Connecticut western news., 1881-08-17

 that is so it is very serious question whether some of us when we drew our brains did not draw blanks.
 GA ROLLING stone gathers no moss," but one that sticks in the same place continually, gets so covered with mess that it can't see its way out.
 Who seeks to please all men each way
 And not himself offend,
 He may begin his work to-day,
 But who knows when hell end7
 THE mean man, on looking into the crowded street.car and seeing ever seat filled, gets the driver to yell ''dog fight, and then takes one of the vacated seats.
 IF man should attempt to go down the street calling everything he saw by it's right name he could hardly get half a block without being mobbed and ar rested.
 THERE are men who have SO little of earnest ambition in their lives that you are forced to the conclusion that they were born merely for the purpose of digestion.
 IT IS sald that in carving piece of mutton it is better not to cut saddlewise, but rather bridlewise, because in the latter case you are able to get bit in your mouth.
 TALKING of the political nonentities who are at present coming to the front, witty and severe lady observes that, nowadays, in order to become somebody one has to be nothing.
 A MAN in Connecticut is said to have been cured of Bright's disease by diet of skim-milk. If fskim-milk ia a specific, people hereabout will never suffer from the disease, say s the Boston Bulletin.
 No MAN can go into bad company without suffering for it. The homely old proverb has it very tersely: "A man can't bite the bottom out of frying pan without shutting his nose."
 A MAN need not fiatter himself on everything about his house being as regular as clockwork, simply because ho buys everything on tick. Unlike clock, he will run down when his affairs are wound up.
 IT IS said that @ given amount of food will go further in manual than In men, tai labor. The man who lives out of town and brings his dinner into the city makes his food go great way, whether his work be manual or mental.
 THERE is one fact in this world that people should remember, and that IS that cheek is not synonymous with brains. You can poke the fire with an umbrella, but you can't keep the rain of with poker-Meriden Recorder.
 DoN'r let any one keep your con- science for you. You may have difti- cult task on hand if you propose to keep it yourself, and to keep it without a muzzle or collar, but not half as diff cult as to try to please everybody. The poet says:
 THAT was 8 very pretty compliment which the negro paid to beautiful young lady whom he lifted across the gutter. She said: ''Sam, am afraid I am too heavy" "Oh no, miss," was the gallant reply. "You know I'se lifted barrels of sugar all my life"
 AN exchange says: "A man lives in this vicinity who states that he first met his wife in a storm, took her to the first ball m storm, popped the question in l a storm, and has lived in storm ever } snce." That couple must have been . Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Clone. Now the wise man, who has the nee essary ducats, will lay in his winter supply of coal, while his less thoughtful neighbor, when the bleak and dreary days of December come on, will 5000 3 out in the cold and borrow ''just on' bucketful" while he awaits for the tol he has ordered to arrive.
 AN AUGUST CHRONIC, The farmer sat in his easy chair, l Crooly;osY h;a ,,;na If clav