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Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
How Pilgrim Weakened.

It used to be said of Pilgrim, who was resident of Clinton County, Mich. for thirty years, that he never paid a debt in hls life, and further, that no one ever found a way to make him. The nearest he ever came to such climax was when neighbor found him mired in swamp in the woods, two miles from any house. Pilgrim was over his knees and slowly going down when ac- cidentally discovered, and the situation offered the neighbor just the chance he had long wanted. Taking 8 seat on a log near by he said: "Pigrim, you owe me $16."
 "It's outlawed," was the reply.
 CT can't help that. It was a just debt, and you've got to pay it or I'll leave you to sink out of sight"
 "Inever pay outlawed debts," was the grim answer.
 "Then down you go" said the cred. itor as he started away. Of course he did not mean to leave old Pilgrim to die, but thought he'd give him scare. He therefore hid in the bushes where he could see him, and during the two hours he was there the debtor went down until only head and shoulders were above the swamp. It wanted only an hour to sundown when the creditor came forward and said
 Pilgrim, you are in bad fix"
 Yes, rather bad"
 "Unless you have help you'll be out of sight in two hours"
 "Looks that way to me, too."
 "Now, then, will you pay that debt ?''
 "It's outlawed."
 "I can't help that, you owe me $16. Will you pay it if I help you out?
 "1'n tell you what I'll do. I'll wait till I go down to my chin, and then if no one else happens along, or the boys don't come this way after the COWS, I'll give you my note for $1O, payable in a year. How's that ?"
 "I'll let you go down and be hanged to you p roared the creditor as he moved away.
 "Hold on! hold on P called Pilgrim. II forgot to say that the note must be drawn without interest, and you must agree not to sue on it..
 He was actually down to his chin when the neighbor returned with help, but he was not in debt paying mood On the contrary, when he found that his boots had been left in the mire behind him he growled out:
 "I don't say as shall sue any of you for the value of them boots, but won't agree not to bring i'll the claim if wt ever make hoss trade. ."-Detroit Free l Press.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
How AlligatOrs Eat.

An allIgator's throat, gays a newspa- per correspondent, is an animated sexer Everything which lodges in his open mouth goes down. He is lazy dog, and, instead of hunting for some thing to cal, he lets his victuals hunt for him. That is, he lays with his great mouth open, apparently dead. like the 'possum. Soon bug crawls into it, tl,en fly, then several gnsts and a colony of mosquitoes. The alligator doesn't close his mouth yet He IS waiting for whole drove of things. He does his eating by wholesale. A lit tie later lizard will cool himself under the shade of the upper jaw. Then few frogs will hop up to catch the mosqui- toes. Then more mosquitoes and gnats light on the frogs. Finally whole vil- lage Of insects and reptiles settle down Jor an afternoon picnic Then, all at once, there is an earthquake. The big jaw falls, the alligator slyly blinks one eye, gulps down the entire managerie and opens his great front door again for more visitors.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
Cheese as Food.

When cream is added to new milk, and the mixture is curdled, it forms very rich cheese as double Gloucester and Silton. When new milk alone is used, the cheese is less rich, and is called Cheddar. We then get inferior quail ties, as single Gloucester, Cheshire and American. At first every variety of cheese IS soft, and almost tasteless, but by keeping it undergoes changes, and is said to be ripe. The change is dependent upon the growth of fungi and the formation of fatty acids. Prach- cally, it amounts to this-we coagulate the nutritious part Of milk, and if we take this fluid as the highest type of food, which it is, as animals will sustain life for an definite period upon it, we shall find by reasoning the subject out how valuable it is as food. Sir William Jenner said some months ago that pint of milk was equivalent in nutritive power to an ordinary mutton chop; and as 0 pint of milk will yield only one ounce of cheese, we have 8 highly con- centrated and cheap food. Celsius wrote 1,600 years ago in favor of a peculiar compound which the bakers made, and which consisted of mixture of grain, lard, honey and cheese, and which he called string food; and in some interesting letters which appeared in the Times short time ago, we are told by an old Wykehamist that the boys seventy years ago had for their break fast bread and cheese and beer, and again at nine o'clock they were fed in the same manner. The Italians live to great extent on cheese and Indian corn. In fact, around the Lake of Como, these two foods, with little wine and garlic, form the staple food of the people. In Greece, the common people eat enormously of cheese, which you can buy in the form of 8 goat, the coagulated milk being formed into the skin. English Mechanic.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
About the Stars.

On the 20th of February, Venus came into superior conjunction with the sun. The sun is then directly be- tween us and Venus; the earth, the sun and Venus being in a straight line. She is then at her nearest point to the sun, 'tJo1ned to him." as the word con- junction implies, con his outer side, :" as the word superior implies. After conjunction, Venus passes to the eastern side of the sun, and becomes evening star. At conjunction, and for month or two after, she is too near the sun to be visible, being completely hidden in h1s rays. In April, a careful observer may find her, serenely beau- tiful star, shining in the glow of twi- light for short time after sunset. She will soon become 8 brilliant object in the western sky, and will continue so until her inferior conjunction on the 9th of December.
 A great event marks the coming in- ferior conjunction. The orbit in which Venus moves around the sun is inclined to the ecliptic or suns path. The two orbits are not on the same plane or level, so that when she passes between us and the sun she is usually below or above him, and we do not see the pas sage.
 Next December she passes directly between us and the sun, and makes a transit; that is she passes across the suns disc like black dot or ball. This is the most important astronomical event of the present year, and owes its
 importance to two causes, it's extreme
 rarity, and the fact that it furnishes
 probably the best means of finding out
 the suns distance from the earth.
 It will be visible throughout tht
 Western hemisphere, and many astron
 omers from the Eastern hemisphere vii
 visit America to view the grand phe nus in 1874, visible in the Eastern hem isphere, but after the coming transi has passed, there will not be anothe till the year 2004, when every human being now on the earth will have passe away.
 The transit may possibly be seen b keen-eyed observers with the make eye as black point on the suns dist But to observers with good telesoop Venus will look like black sphere , nearly as large as the full moon, pass ing over the suns surface. She will t six hours in making the passage, an will thus afford fine opportunity fe observation to those having access | - telescopes.
 It is well to take the superior col junction of Venus as starting poin s and become familiar with the laws tn, t rule her movements, and that will F suit in the long expected transit of 1SS: 0 -Youth's Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
Lost in the Ice.

A dispatch from St. Johns, New foundland, recites painful story of the perils of the wintry sea. Nine open boats, manned by about fifty men, caught at sea in sudden change of weather, were imprisoned in 8 vast field of drift ice, and though by extraordinary exertions seven escaped. two, with their crews, were carried away. Such an incident occurring on the Newfoundland coast will revive the wonder at the great journey of the Jean nette's boats in the Arctic Ocean from the New Siberian Islands to the mouth of the Lena River.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
LESSON OF THE WATERMLLL.

But this say, brethren, the time is short. Listen to the watermill
 Through the livelong day, How the clicking of it's wheel Wears the hours away Languidly the autumn w1nd Stirs the forest leaves. From the fields the reapers sing Binding up the sheaves; And a proverb haunts my mind As spell is cast: ''The mill cannot grind With the water that is past Autumn winds revive no more Leaves that once are shed, And the sickle cannot reap Corn once gathered; Flows the rufled streamlet on Tranquil, deep and still; Never gliding back again To the watermill; Truly speaks that proverb old With a meaning vast ''The mill cannot grind With the water that is past" Take the lesson to myself, True and loving heart; Golden youth Is tleeting by, Summer hours depart; Learn to make the most of life, Lose no happy day. Time will never bring thee back Chances swept away! Leave no tender word unsaid, Love while love shall last; s'The mill cannot grind With the water that is past" Work while yet the daylight shines, Man of strength and will! Never does the streamlet glide Useless by the mill; Wait not till to-morrow's sun Beams upon thy way, All that thou canst call thine own Lies in thy "to-day :" Power and intellect and health May not always last; ''The mill cannot grind With the water that is past" Oh, the wasted hours of life That have drifted by! Oh, the good that might have been Lost without sigh! Love that we might once have saved By single word, Thoughts conceived but never penned Perishing unheard; Take the proverb to thine heart, Take and hold it fast s'The mill cannot grind
 With the water that is past"
 SARAH DoUDNEY.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
Making a Fortune.

Mrs. Sarah H. Dorriss, who was strangled to death in St. Louis by her grandson, Russell Brown, was, it is said, the only woman in this country who ever made slave trading business. She made 8 large fortune before the war buying and selling slaves, and she has been estimated to be worth a half million dollars. Her grandson, who has confessed that he murdered her il getting her jewels, is the son of Prose cutlng Attorney Brown of St. Louis County. He is the outcast son of di vorced parents, and although now bu 20 years of age, has led a dissolute life since he was 13 years old, when he lief school, saying that he had education enough. Mrs. Dorriss, who was 6! years old, and wife of the famous slav trader, Gen. George P. Dorriss. wh' was candidate for United States Sen ator from Missouri, lived in costl. house amid spacious grounds on tn Kings highway. She retained an affec tion for her grandson when others cas him of, and when her husband wa away she received the youth and gay him money and clothing. Nevertheless she used to say: "That boy will mur der and rob me some of these days. know it. He watches me like 8 ca watches 8 mouse"
 Gen. Dorriss was one of the larges negro traders in the country. Negr women with nursing infants used t command low price, because no on wishes to have the children about bu he bought all such slaves, and gave tn babies to his wife to raise on the bottle while he sold the mother at alarge profit Mrs. Dorriss kept the money the grow up babies sold for.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
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 One package generally suff3cet Delivered by Drrggists, OF by D. B Dewey & Co, nS2 Fulton St., N. '. 01.OO oomplste. Treatis oand re- markable statements by the ours1 nailed free
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15

small pox cures one of other diseases. We'll, some griefs are like the small pox; they cure you of lesser weak nesses-tenderness of the heart, for ex- ample. This, I think, was one of them. '
 "And the tramp
 He and Sarah were of course the witnesses at the inquest. The next day he was off on his journey, and I have never heard of him since. ."-iSunday World
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
cENTAuR
 lniment.

The most Powerful, Penetrating and Pain-relieving remedy ever devised by man. It soothes Pain, it allays inflammation. 1t heals Wounds, and 1t cures
 RHEUMATISM. Scfatica, LumbagO, Scalds. Burns, Stiff Joints, Cuts, Swell. ings, Frost bites, Quinsey, Salt Kheum, Itch, Sprains, Calls, and Lameness from any cause. Sui. ferers from
 PAIN IN THE BACK. Fever Sores, Eruptions, Broken Breasts, contracted Cords, Neu- ralgia, Palsy or dislOcated limbs; and owners of horses, planters, me- chanics, merchants and professional men everywhere, unite in saying, that
 CENTAUR LINIMENT brings relief when all other Lini- ments, Oils, Extracts and Embroca. tons have failed.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15

Have Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry always at hand. It cures Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Group, Influenza, Consumption, and all Throat and Lung Complaints. 50 cents and $1 q bottle.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15

CURED. Voorhees, declares that he has cured himself of rheumatic gout by taking lemon juice in warm water twice or thrice day.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15

The Peruvian Syrup has cured thou. sands who were suffering from Dyspep, sia, Debility, Liver Complaint, Bolls. Humors, Female Complaints, etc, Psmphlsts free to any address. Setl w. Fowle x Sons, Boston.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15

UPTOWN people are getting vacci- mated, and it is now a very ordinary salutation, instead of Good morning. and "How do you do2" to inquire Ho#'s your wax "-Ktngston Free man.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
(aStOr'ia-ssp..s. -ss Dose.

remedy for sleepless and irritable Children. The Recipe of Old D.. Pitcher, Free from Morphine, ana not Narcotic. Formula published with each bottle. For Flatulency, assimilating the food, Sour Stomach, Feverishness, Worms, and Disor- dered Bowels, Castoria has the larg- est sale of any article dispensed by Druggists.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
A FEARFUL NIGHT.

FRCTLY WHITE HAIR WHEN SCARCELY OUT OF HER TEENS.
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
Connecticut Western News.
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Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
NEVER SUSPECTED

A letter on the table lies;
 do not recognize the hand,
 And yet my heart is throbbing and There's joy-light in my yearning eyes. Is it from mother, old and gray,
 Or from the little trusting maid Whose heart won before strayed Out to the mountains, leagues away2 Before break the seal, press
 My lips upon the envelope,
 And oh a boundless wealth of hope Is lavished in that soft caress. Peace, fiuttering heart Oh, soul, sit still Why should my trembling frame recoil9 My letter comes from Bridget Doyle; It is-it is my laundry bill
Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15

TRY A SUN bath for rheumatism.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-01-24

Dr.. s L STEWARD, o, Milton sburg
has disposed OF his practice TO Dr. L
DIEHL. of Lewisvile. We understand
that DR.. STEWARD contemplates locating
in Woodsdeld.
Our farmers should keep an eye on
every stranger who applies to them for
the purchase of any kind of a machine
Swindlers are abroad and in too many
instances get in their work.
The next ptn to have his day Is the
Ground Hog, AMI then comes St. VAL
entine's dav. The votaries of the lat
ter are male up principally - children
and few cheerful idiots of mature age.
A person who helps to circulate a
piece Of gossip, is as bad as the one
who originated it To put their fist into
tar barrel, and then 60 around shak-
ing hands with everybody, is what some
people like to do.
There'is general complaint all over
the country regarding the English spar
rows. and in some cities they are being
killed as fast as shot guns can reach
them. L is said that our native birds
will never return until We get rid Of the
little nulsancee
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-01-24
Small POX Scare.
BEALLsvlLLE, Jan 20, 1889.

Odu IU, 1909.
EDITOR SPIRIT: Some of the most i'm
pressibe and excitable Of our citizens
we're thrown into furore of excitement
on Thursday morsing last by the re.
ported arrival of case Of small pox in
town. Instead of calmly and quietly
ascer,aining the truth, from the attend
ing Physician, they ran about wildly
with coat tails at right angles crying
small pox; every ninny adding fuel TO
the fire by some new exaggeration
The Marshal sumnarily ordered the
school children tu return home which
was UNDECIDED by the older ones for
even they laughed at the ahsurdity OF
so much excitement The Mayor alied
"forpwith" meeting of the Council
which met hurriedIy and then the mouL-
tain commenced to labor in earnest.
After summoning Wm. McDonnell's
two boys in consultation to eDlighten
them. on. the subject Of small pox this
august body was Quilted down to q semi.
normal condition, but not until Charley
and John had prescribed sedalive, in
the shape of little timely advice, did
the excitement abnte The mountain's g
grest struggles finally subsidized, the la
bor was accomplished, and shades Of
Esculapius what an offspring-a poor
sqneaky little mouse, of wholly tlif-
ferent species from its mastadon mother.
TIE attending accouchers regardless Of
the good advice given them (poor inno-
cent souls naturally thinking that such
a poor little bit OF varmint could never
have crested such q dstress'ul racket,
determined upon meeting at the bedside
later in the day but they were deferred
from their purpose by the side winks OF
the old matrons, the jeers OF small
knowing boys and the execrations Of the
business men, who are satisfied that. the
foolish and :bsurd scare will injure
Beallsville to the exte,t Of thousands OF
dollars In justice to Mr.. Dixon and
Black we are informed they took nc
part in the scare The truth Is as fol-
lows:
Mr. VIM. Hutchinson's son, who was
attending College at Washington, Pa,
was taken sick aud advised by DR.. Nc
Kennon, OF that place, to return home
and report to his family Phvsician, Dr..
Dennie, which was Immediately done.
II the Mayor, Marshal or any one else
had called upon Dr.. Dennie he would
have informed them that George Hutch
inson was not suffering from small pox,
but acute Dysentery. While it is per.
fectly' proper to take every precaulion to
protect cur citizens from this dreaded
pest by vaccinations and o,hPr available
means, we must say that the action of
few OF our own excitable citizens in
spreading the false alarm of small pox,
without trying to ascertain the truth, was
not onlv injuiicious and injnrous to the
best interests of our town, but savored
strongly OF assine characteristics. in all
who took part in this scare ANON
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:. PROBATE NOTICE. .

A CCOUNTS and vouchers have been Hlsd In
n the Probate Court Of Monroe County,
Ohio by the following Executors, Admins.
traitors and Guardians, to wit: aas
! rc Third and fnal account Of O E Foulke
Admir- of the estate of CAdwalsder Foulke,
deceased $50
Second and fpsl account Of B h Mallory
Guardion of Jas Andrew Carney. q minor.
Second partial account of A g W Potts
Admir- with the will annexed upon the estate
of John A Boioe, decd.
Third partial account Of Neri Lin lamood
admir- Of the ests's Of Einsey Davis, decd.
First partial account OF Philip Weber
Guardian of Louisa 3 Yockey, minor.
| Second and final account Of Samuel Cisgg
Admir- Of the estate Of Jacob Mark.s. decd.
FIRST partial account Of John Mssseriy
Guardian Of Jobu D and Albert I Messerly,
minors. M a3
/ Second partial account OF Joseph Ksst
Guardian Of Anna and Frederick Baumgart-
nsr; minors-fnal ss 70 Anna. ,ss so
I Second partial account Of Bbsnezsr Taylor
Executor Of the will Of Henry Gates. decd
4 Second partial account Of John Maginnii
Admir- Of the estate Of Bdw'd Maginpis, decd
Second partial scoount Of John Ksyso
Admir- Of the estate Of Isssc Wisener, decd
First and fpal account Of Hill Gusrd
ian Of Forest NJ Davidson, . minor,
First and final account Of Thomas Cali
Gusrdian Of John Baker, sr, an ifrbscile,
Any person interested may fls write
, exceptions 10 said accounts, or any item ther,
Of, on OF before the Gath day OF Fehruar
: hsxt. when the same will be finally heard IN
continued from day 70 day until disppsed q
B, Z. WAlAQN,
Il tsn2l,'s2ws. Probate Judge, MOO
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~The latest market quotations il
Wheeling are as follows:

| w ucciIuS dIt lOllOWSs
Grain List Saturday, owing to the
action of certain dealers, it was found
necessary by our mill men to put whea,
up to l 40 which prices is Tow paid
Corn brings Toe and bids fair, like. whea,
to 90 up little higher. Oats are sold
at 4Sc.
Flour-Traie has been dull and with
no change in prices We q1ote 0C
AZ so for superfine; Z 00a7 SO for
hest winter wheat, and patents 8 So
Rye 8 0Oa6 25.
Dried Fruits-The market is very
steady. We quote Apples at Sa9c;
for sliced and 4s5c for quarters Peach.
es, halves &c; peeled l7alSc.
Cheese-I- quoted at l0c for prime
Western and 134al5 for New York
S~ei'zer 15al7c, according to quality.
Limhurger l2c.
Vinegar-Dnuble strength vine vine
gar, 25a30c. standard, IIa13c; l0a1lc
for country stock. wine vinegar SOC.
Eegs-Receipts are light; demand
good at 2Sa30c per dozen
Butier-Prime TO choice creamery
40a45c; DO dairy 2Sa32c; fair to good
country % Csc; inferior 70 common
1920.
Wool-A fair trade has been done,
being better then that OF the week pre-
vious, although there is no change in
prices 4Os42 heing the quotations
Poultrv-Chickens a.good supply in
market; 35a40c per pair.
Feathers-Live geese firm at 60s65c /:
50a55c for mixed
Tallow-Market steaiy country 6a6tc
per pound; city 7a71c.
Seeds-The price has fallen on all
brands; Timothy . 90a3 90 per bushel.
and coYer at 00a5 so for small and
6 90 for large.
Whisky-Per proof gallon was qno-
ted at 81 16 Yesterday.
Giuseng-Very qniet at 81 rs
Hsy-No. Timothy bsled bay brings
Sl4; loose on wason sells at S12
B ans-Receipts come in slowly and
demand steady: prime n4vles 8 00a3 Is !;
do medium 25: butter do 3 25a3 40;
red kidney 2 1888 90; red pink iJa
3 0e; limas 8,l0c.