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Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

But since Beaumarchais immortalized the barber of Seville, the intellectual and artistic level of the Figaros of New York has been so much elevated that l do not believe am mistaken in predict ing that the future sign of the American hairdressers will be this:
 Hair cutting Studio.
 The story of my adventures would not be complete if I should forget to men, tion that after many peregrinations I once fell into the hands of village bar Der. Only few days after I had changed masters SAW entering the shop a poor devil with piteous air, wbo politely asked if they would be so generous as to shave him for the love of God, for, he said, he found himself without a penny
 The rustic barber was charitable enough to consent, and invited him to sit In the arm chair. Nevertheless, when he saw the bristling chin of this unlucky fellow he judged it proper not to make use of his best instrument Some little time after the operation was begun great caterwauling was heard from the back shop. These cries be- came so persistent that the barber final ly remarked:
 "What in the world can they be do- ing to the cat to make it cry like that ?"
 The unfortunate customer, his eyes filled with tears, replied with deep sigh:
 Perhaps it is cat they are shaving for the love of God"
 This pathetic response completely softened the heart of the hairdresser, and he took @ sharper razor to finish the shaving. HENRY PoUJo1.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
Remedy for Cold Feet.

The following remedy for cold feet is recommended by the FSrenaa'a's Journal for sedentary sufferers, as we'll as police men, car-drivers, and others who are ex posed to the cold: All that is necessary Is to stand erect and very gradually to lift one's self up upon the tips of the toes, so as to put all the tendons of the oot at full strain. This is not to hop or jump up and down, but simply to rise the slower the better-upon tiptoe, and to remain standing on the point of the toes as long as possible, then gradually coming to the natural position. Repeal this several times, and, by the amount ot work the tips of the toes are made to dc in sustaining the body's weight, sui fcient and lively circulation is set up. A heavy pair of woolen stockings draw1 over thin cotton ones is also recon mendation for keeping the feet warm and at the same time preventing thei becoming tender and sore.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
IN THE POULTRY-HOUSE.
How to Insure Ventilation Without Dan-
 gerOus Dranghts.

H. F. Corbin, of Newington, Ct, says: In the multiplicity of details some are liable to be forgotten. This applies to the chicken business as we'll as to any other, and usually it is the man who overlooks the least number that succeeds the best.
 In the rearing of poultry it is, or should be, we'll understood that proper ventilation IS very important essential, in fact, if we desire healthy fowls or 8 plentiful supply of eggs. But what do we mean by proper ventilation I pre- sunie that this question would receive a variety of answers, according to the pre- conceived ideas of different individuals, and yet there should be but one proper | definition.
 Ventilation, in its strict sense, means the displacement of noxious or impure air in any confined space, and the intro duction of pure air from without in its place. But is this all we mean by proper ventilation Evidently not, for if that were the case all that would be necessary would be to leave open door or win dow sufficiently wide, or open them suf- fciently often, and you would secure the desired result without further trouble.
 The fact is, however, that in the intro duction of pure fresh air, care must be taken to avoid draught, which is as det rimental as lack of ventilation, anc perhaps more so. For this reason the openings placed in the fowl-houses fo the purpose of ventilation should neve be made below or on 8 level with roost for the fowls, as the daught thus formed will surely cause colds, roup and a variet, of kindred diseases. Let the opening then, be placed as high as possible, s that there may be no danger iron draught in any form.
 When it can be done it is usually bet ter to construct ventilators at what called the ridge of the roof, as that en sures good ventilation, with freedor from colds, etc.. but where that is in possible let the openings be made jus
 under the caves Fowls are very susceI tible to any sudden change of temper ature, especially at night when upon tn roost, and in this respect they only folio all other kinds of animal life. Attend
 this detail, therefore, as well as to others , give you stock proper care and food, tt t gether with comfortable quarters, an l you will be amply repaid for your troub by its increased productiveness, especia 5 ly if you keep improved Plymouth Rocl in your yards.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
The Western Lumber Firm.

The financial troubles of the Paige Brothers, the great lumber merchants of Oshkosh, Wis, and Davenport, Iowa. explain in degree the late suicide of Simon B., one of the Paiges. Two years ago the first wife of Simon B. Paige, the senior member of the firm, was burned to death in fire at Oshkosh. While the building was on fire, MT. Paige offered reward of $5,OOO to any one who would rescue the body of his wife from the flames. A fireman did this, but failed to secure the reward offered. A suit in the courts for the amount was the result. Soon afterward MT. Paige married Mrs. McManus, young widow of Brooklyn, N. Y. A few weeks ago he committed suicide by shooting, and fol time the cause was supposed to have been domestic troubles. Then it was whispered that Paige's self destruction was due to financial difficulties, but the report was promptly denied by those who presumably spoke from authority The assets of the firm were from $3, 900. 900 to $4,OO0,OOO.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
Enemies of the Squash.

The enemies of the squash are numer- ous. It is too often supposed that the ''squash-bug," as 1t is called, does all the mischief inflicted upon this plant. But there are at least four different insects-one bug, two beetles and moth - which prey upon the vine. There are some mistakes, too, in regard to the habits of these insects, which are based upon very incomplete observa- tions. The writer has grown squashes for several years past with view to Investigating the habits of these pests. The worst of all is the vine-borer, which lays it's eggs upon the vines near the joints, and not only near the roots, as stated in some works on entomology the larva bores into the vine and eats out the heart, which causes the leaves to droop and die. This moth is related to the currant borer, the peach borer, and other borers. It is orange and black in color, and goes to work in the afternoon near sundown. To prevent damage from this pest the soil should be richly manured, the vines covered with soil at every joint where new roots will form, and may be brushed over with paste of COW dung. When the worms are in the stems, their whereabouts may be found by scar at the place of entrance. If the vine is carefully slit with penknife on one side, the grub may be taken out and killed, and no harm will be done to the vine, if it is covered with soil. The next worst pest is the ash gray bug, which sucks the sap from the stem of the vine near the root, and also from the ribs of the leaves on the under side. It lays it's eggs on the under side of the leaves and also on the stem. The young bugs feed on the under sides of the leaves, and young and old may be seen feeding together at times. This pest must be caught and killed. It is useful to heap soil around the stem, wholly covering it, and spraying Paris green or cayenne pepper water on the leaves on the under side. Corn-cobs steeped in gas-tar and laid under the leaves will keep them away by it's strong sent to some extent. Another pest is species of ladybird, which, however, differs in it's habits from the ordinary kinds in feeding upon the leaves, both in it's larva and mature state. It is about one fifth of one inch long and oval, of a greenish color, with fifteen black spots. The larve are hairy grubs which eat the leaves on both sides, leaving network of fibers only behind them. This may be M:ysdo, gui'egwe-decen'a, 1ou'actato, oi which no complete history is given in any work upon entomology. Or it may be related to Diabrotic0 duodecina pune tato, which is said to injure the leaves of the dahlia. The fourth and last if the well-known striped squash beetle yellow and black in color. This eatG the stem near the root below the ground and above it. It may be destroyed by spraying the stem of the squash witt Paris green, and perhaps covering tht stem wholly with hill of soil. Witt all these pests, every one of them yer, active and persevering in their occupa
 tion, it is only by the exercise of con
 stant and close vigilance that one cal
 grow squashes in localities where the,
 abound.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
Lumber Camp 'sFun.''

One of the favorite games among lot of lumbermen in the Western camps is "Put your head in the hat" They draw lots, and the unfortunate victim hides his face by drawing hat over it. Some body gives him whack with the palm of his hand, and he is required to guess who the man was. If he guesses right, he is relieved by the man who gave the blow, but a wrong guess results in an- other blow. As some of the men have a hand like sledge-hammer, the unfortu- nate sometimes gets black and blue be- fore he guesses correctly. The fun is enjoyed intensely by the whackers, al though the one who gets whacked may not appreciate the joke so hugely. The game has been known to be kept up fol two solid hours.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
BACK FROM ARCTIC WASTES.
Arrival of Four Jeannette Survivors and
 Ensign Hunt.

Four survivors of the Jeannette expe- dition arrived ill New York on the steam ship Westphalia The steamship was 8 day ahead of time and the arrangements for welcoming the voyagers was not l complete. The Jeannette survivors are Bremen James H. Bartlett and John Lauterbach, and Seamen Herbert w.. Leach and Frank Manson. They were of Melville's party. All are in perfect health, and they have grown stout and ruddy on their voyage home. Ensign Hunt said that Lieuts. Harber and SchuGtze left the Lena River some weeks ago with the bodies of Capt. De Long and his nine companions, and have prob ably arrived near Yakutsk.
 Of the loss of Mir. Putnam, Master of the Rodgers, Ensign Hunt said:
 'We had started together from na- tive village on the west bank of St. Law renee Bay The first day out we had a heavy gale of wind, and were forced to turn back. Putnam decided to return to
 
 the one which was nearer, because there was no dog food at the nearer village. On our way back Putnam's sled, on which was riding, broke down. l was transferred to another sled After we reached the western side of the bay the wind increased very much, and when we arrived at the point for turning up to the village Putnam kept straight on, not knowing the locality. Arriving at the village, I found he was not there. I en- deavored to induce the natives to go on, but they refused. Threats and entrea- ties had no effect
 "The following morning, the weather having somewhat moderated, we started search. One native was dispatched to the next village, two to search the sur rounding country, while MT. Zane and l searched the coast. In the evening we all came together with no result. The following day went on to the North Head to report the circumstances to Waring I met Waring on the road, and told him that I feared Putnam was lost through the ice. I asked him If l should remain and join in the search. No, he said, report to Capt. Berry at once. It was seven days journey from North Head to Eeteetlan. While en route I heard that Putnam had been saved, and it was so reported to Capt. Berry. The news was contradicted, and it turned out that Putnam was lost.
 "Nr. Waring, senior officer, made five weeks search down the coast as far as Phover Bay, and found five of Putnam's E dogs: The dogs would never have left him while he was alive. It was found he had met with many natives on his way back. Putnam was as cool and col lected man in all circumstances as you could possibly find. I am perfectly sure, as all were who knew him, that he did for himself all that any man could have done. My belief is that, after being for eight or ten days on the ice, he attempted to cross the young ice lying between the pack and the shore and went through.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Action of Governor Butler-PetitiOn Filed to Test the Question in the Court Of
 Claims.

The Sunday Chronicle prints the fol lowing letter from Governor Butler, of Massachusetts,, with regard to the en- forcement of the eight hour law:
 Mr. Barrett and myself have filed a pc tition in the Court of Claims, which will test the rights of all mechanics laboring tor the government under the eight hour law. I suppose that when we get judgment, if we do, in that court, the United States will appeal to the Supreme Court, so that it may be some consider able time before we can get the ques- tions of law decided.
 Meanwhile, large number of those claims will outlaw" that is, the statute of limitations will run against them, so that it will be necessary to file a petition in each case to save our rights. But that probably will not be necessary until next fall. Meantime, I propose that large number of petitions, from every ar senal, navy yard and government work shop in the United States, be prepared and forwarded to Washington, and pre- sented to the next Congress at its first session, and see if they will not order the claims paid without the trouble of going through the courts. I believe l Congress will do it if called upon. That is what ought to be done, and the labor iug men saved the cost and trouble of litigating all these cases.
 This performance of the government in nullifying almost the only law that has been passed for the benefit of the workingmen directly is not creditable to the administration of justice and law il this country. Why officers of the United States, whose duty is simply to execute the law, should set aside a plain provls' ion of law is inexplicable, especially when that lawis in favor of the mechanic who ought to be favored by the govern ment, if anybody. I observe that suci officers do not nullify any law in favor O large corporations, railroads, banks ant others, and, more than that, wheneve anybody holding bond of the Unite' States, which is only another clas of claims under a law of Con gress - nor which no more valu able consideration is paid than the labo which the mechanic gives to the govern ment under law of Congress whicl fixes their rate of pay-is asked to talk
 his pay in the same currency that tn mechanic receives for his labor there instantly howl about repudiation, an everybody who suggests such thing } called repudiator. submit to you an to the judgment of any candid mar which is the repudiator--the officer wh deliberately sets aside the law of Cor gress, nullifes it (which Jackso threatened to hang the South Caroliniar } for) or the man who believes there shoul } be one currency for the rich and th poor?
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
Local News a Speciality.
THE MADEN'S LAMENT

[After schiller.]
 The oak forest bends
 To the tempest's roar,
 As 6 maiden sits
 On the lakes green shore; The waves are breaking with stormy might. And her sighs go forth in the darkening mig h And her eyes gre red with weeping. "Oh the world is void,
 And my heart is sore,
 And nothing is left me
 To wish for Elore Oh mother of Christ! why still must live? When I've known all the joy this world can give The rapture of living and loving" fhongh many thy tears
 Jn vain dost thou weep; Thy cries will not waken Q The dead from their sleep; put tell me the balp9 for 8 wounded heart where the death of love has left it's smart Ihls sobace I'll send thee from Heaven, Full we'll do I know
 That in vain weep,
 That my cries cannot waken
 My dead from his sleep; Yet the sweetest balm for wounded heart Where the death of love has left it's smart. Is loves sweet anguish and sorrow
 The Academy.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
SCWMER LN MY HEART

Above, the sky is pale and drear; Below the ground is white with frost, No merry voice of bird I hear; The babbling brook in ice is lost. Nature is resting from her work, And when she sleeps she little needs Whether the skies be bright or murk, Or what her waking children needs. It IS the time we winter call;
 Of all the seasons most forlorn. Beauty arrays her in pail, Forgets the weeds that most adorn. But when I fondly think of you The dreary curtain drops apart, A enarWing landscape then view, for then 'tis summer in my heart.
 MINNIE c. BALLARD
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

AFTER ANXIOUS STUDY-A bucolic gentleman who has given the subject deep and anxious study has concluded that there is twice the profit on hens that there is on COWS, and it's just as easy to keep patching a picket fence round a henyard and fight your neigh bors who own gardens, as it is to fix up pasture walls and hunt over the country for stray animals and settle for the dam age they have done.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

WHERE IT WENT-In paying out $700 in wages to his workmen, a manu- facturer at Marseilles, Ill.,, privately marked all the bills. Within. two weeks $342 of it was deposited in the local bank by saloon keepers.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

HERE, my friend" says the cashier, handing & customer pile of silver dol lars, "here is your money-$30. Count it, to be sure it is all right" The cus- toner begins to count-one, two, three, and so on up to seventeen; then he puts the whole pile into his pocket, with the remark: "Oh, it's correct as far as I've gone-the rest must be right also !"
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

THE petrified body of a man, with both hands on his stomach, has just been found in the ruins of Pompeii. The deceased was probably one the Pompeii Board of Aldermen after ban quet.
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

THERE is new French saying "A woman is like an army-she is lost il rhe has no reserve"
Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04

NEVER change thy mind" You may not get as good one as you now have.
The daily gazette., 1883-04-30
WInston-Gordon Opera 90.

A fair audience assembled in the Opera
House Saturday night to witness the perfor-
nance of"Fatinitza" "by the Winston Gordon
Opera Co. The minds of many of the hear
ers were still too wildly impressed with
the fine rendering of the piece given by
the Boston Ideals six weeks ago to appre-
ciate any other than a frst-class perform
ance, and this economium could not in
strict justice be bestowed on last nights
work One character alone was portrayed
in a real first-class manner, that of the
Herald Correspondent, to which
Mr.. William A Morgan impaired
| a full measure of liveliness and audacity,
while yocally contributing largely to the
success of the concerted music. The per-
formers, terribly slow at first, became in
| fected by degrees with Mr.. Morgan's easy
and vigorous acting and decided improve
ment was manifested throughout as
the evening advanced. Mr.. Arthur
H. Bell was an Indifferent ex-
ponent of the Russian General, especially
after Myron Whitney's great hit in this
part. The Dutch Sergeant, which offers
A,4stdphd was a clever bit of acting, and the
bibulous and much-married Pasha was
fairly interpreted, The leading ladies
divided the honors as Fdtiiitzd
and the Princess Lydia, their
| voices being mezzo sopranoes of nearly even
compass and blending very agreeably. Miss
| Winston is an easy, natural and spirited
| young actress with future in store for her
| The chorus was numerically weak and
| locally uneven. The utility characters
were generally fairly efficient; but with the
exceptions named the performance did moi
rise above mediocrity.
The daily gazette., 1883-04-30
just in the Nick of Time.


AS the early passenger train on the j. e.
B. railroad was nearing town on Tuesday
morning, the switch connecting the main
track with the B. & F. railroad, was discov-
cred to be open. The train was running at
a rapid rate OF speed and the whistle for
brakes was blown so frequently that W. j.
McNatt, who was in front of his store. had
his attention called to the approaching
train. Mr.. Nc att is a thorough railroad
man, and his practced eye thoroughly de-
tected the danger. The switch was hun
dred yards distant, ard down the track
came the laundering train. Mr.. McNatt
started at full run and after an exciting
race, reached the switch and turned the
rails, just as the train, which had not been
able to check its speed sufficiently to come
to stand still, passed over. Mr.. McNatt's
promptness and presence of mind averted a
serious accident. 1t is not known how the
switch came to be open, but there has re-
Gently been quite a contest for the position
of switch tender at the depot, and it is
thought that some malicious person did the
act in order to cast reflection on the new
appointee. Nothing is definitely known in
regard to it, and the above theory is hardly
probable.
The daily gazette., 1883-04-30
LOCAL LAUO MOS.


The steamer Shady Side will take the
place of the Morrisania tomorrow.
DR.. s. L. West will be candidate for the
Board of Education from the Fifth ward.
Nine steam tugs were tied up at the
wharves of the Pusey Il Jones Company yes
terday.
Lewis Ke'ser and A. Kirm have been
elected trustees OF the German Baptis
Church.
Workmen are engaged in putting the
cornice on the new Every E0enins
Building.
Mr.. w. R. G. Colquohoun denies that h'
is about to visit Europe, as stated in thu
Morning NeaCs.
Daniel Creeden, a resident of Hockessir
aud well. known in this city, died at his
residence last evening.
Twelve small boys were arrested yester-
day by the police for playing base ball and
other games. All were released last even.
ing.
A plank walk is being laid on ShipleJ
street from the freight depot at the corner
of Water street to the wharf of the steamer
Morrisania and Shady Side,
The walters of the Clayton House will
give a concert exclusively for the guests o
the house and their friends in the dining
room on Tuesday evening, May 1.
James 7. Curran, tenor of St. Peters R
G Church has accepted like position in
St. Mary's church, Philadelphia, at salary
of $3.50. lie sings there next Sunday.
The f. flowing officers of Mechanics
Lodge, n 4, l. o. o. F., were elected Sat
urday mig IT: N. g., Alexander Dill; v. G.
! E. w. ST. fart; R. Sec., Robert Ferguson.
The daily gazette., 1883-04-30
DR.. H. R. wilson ON Agnostiolsm.

At the First Unitarian Church yesterday
morning the pastor, DIR, Fl. R. Wilson, de-
livered an elegant extempore address on
"Modern AgnosJicism" with special refer
ence to recent funeral grafton at Washing
ton by Colonel r. G. Ingersoll. The latter
was represented as an agnostic, by which
was meant one who, facing the mysteries
of creation and the problems of the age,
said ~ do not know !'' one, who, when
asked whence he came, what he was and
what he was to be, answered simply, 81 dc
not know" The preacher contended that this
knowledge of the life beyond the grave was
~'isely hIadoA FROM uo. The world we live
in is as the first text book of science to a
student which he must master before he at
tempts the next. To attempt to grasp the
mysteries of the world iP to run before we
can creep. Could we be permitted to pene-
trate into those mysteries we should be per-
picked, confused, con .ounded. There was
no Bible, Christian, Hindoo, Buddhist, or
Mahometan which taught us anything of the
world beyond the grave. Everything
pointed to the immortality of the soul of
man. God had use for every human being
on earth and there was in even the most
abject and degraded of men a something
which annihilation could not swallow up.
DR.. Wilson aptly quoted rennyson's confes-
sion of agnosticism What am ] Achild
crying in the night, crying for the light, and
with no language but cry !"