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Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
The African Slave Trade.

Anofficer on board the British schooner Undine, employed in suppressing the slave trade in Mozambique channel, writing under date of July 16, says:
 We are having lively time, I can as- sure you, with one hundred and three poor, miserable, half-starved wretches on board, eighty of them women and children, and for the most part children from eighteen months to ten years old, and one only four days old. The dhow that they came to Johanna in was sixty-three tons, so they were packed like sardines. She was caught by our boat that was left behind for ninety-six days, and am sorry to say that one of our poor fellows died of fever in her. These slaves were kid mapped about two hundred miles south of Mozambique, brought down to the coast, and shipped off to Johanna as 8 speculation, as the sugar crop is just coming on. Some of the children have been taken care of by the women. Two little chaps the men look after, are housed in biscuit box, and they cry lustily if taken out of it. They eat all day and nearly all night. One old wo- man became insane after she was taken out of the dhow, and she has a baby with her. The poor old woman is tied down to prevent her going overheard in fit, of which she has had several. Every morning all are stripped and the fire hose played on them indiscr1ml- nately, and don't they want it The smell is something too bad to be talked about. Luckily we have beautiful weather this trip, and strong, fair wind. Some would be certain to die If we had spell of bad weather, as we have only the upper deck for them to lie on. The night we took them on board they were so cramped and weak that only about twenty could walk. The rest were passed in one after the other, and then slowed in rows for the night. One hundred and twenty pounds of rice, treacle, and sweet potatoes were cooked at once. When they saw it they went hands and feet into it, and fought and bit, and each did everything that could be done to get little more than another. It was really most distressing sight. We should, I think, capture three times as many if we had some more boats and steam cutter, as there is not shadow of doubt that large numbers are run here every year, and especially about this time.--PaN MaU Goeette.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
THE MILKING HOUR.

You good old Boss, stand quietly now,
 And don't be turning your head this way You're looking for Donald, it's plain to see, But he won't be here teddy. Nobody came with me, dear old Boss, Not even to carry my pail; for, you see, Donald's gone whistling down the lane, And Donald is vexed with me. And all because of trifling thing;
 He asked me a question, and said May. '' never dreamed that he would not guess It was only 8 woman's way, wonder if Donald has ever learned The motto of ''Try and try again. think, if he had, it might have been He had not learned in vain. And there needn't have stretched between
 us two, --e--. On this fair evening, the meadow wide, And needn't have milked alone tonight, With nobody at my side. What was it he said to me yester eve, Something about-about my eyes? It's strange how clever that Donald can be; That is, whenever he tries. Now, Bossy, old COW, you mustn't tell That I've cried little while milking you; For, don't you see? it is nothing to me What Donald may choose to do. If he chose to go whistling down the lane, chose to sing gayly coming here. But it's lonely without him, after all; Now isn't it, Bossy dear? I-hark who's that? Oh, Donald it's you Did you speak?-exeuse me-what did you
 say?
 May you carry my pail?" We'll, yes; at
 least,
 suppose, if you try, you may. But, Donald, if had answered No, Do you think it would have occurred to
 you
 Not to be vexed at womans way, But to try what coaxing would do?
 M. D. Brine, ift Hdrper's Weekly
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
A Serious Sham Fight.

The Grand Army of New Jersey, in camp at Princeton, was called out for sham battle at p.m., on Wednesday, Tie afternoon was bright aud breezy. The Union detachment, commanded by Commander Cole of Post 3, consisting of three cannon detachments and fifty men, were posted on the hillside near the Mill stone River. They lay under arms for a long time while the Confederate forces were forming for the attack. The at tacking party, under the command of Col Cooper of the Sixth Regiment, was divided into four battalions, and used five cannon. Finally the Confederates advanced in battle lines, firing continu ously. Bombs were exploded over then l heads from the Union side. One Con ferderate battalion charged across the field, and was met by sl1irmish line O Union soldiers, who made it retreat o1 the double quick. As the other Confed crate assailants pressed up the hill they came ill contact with the main body O the Union army.
 The firing became general. Bombs i were shot necessarily from both sides In many instances men ran into oppos ing lines, and were thrown down con trary to instructions. The resisting part, refused to surrender. Confederate
 tried to capture Union cannon by jump
 ing upon the pieces, preventing thei
 discharge, or by throwing down tn
 gunners, who got up and caught thei
 assailants around the neck. There wa
 intense excitement among the 700 spectators who fringed the plateau. Th
 guns of the soldiers were thrown abou
 like fails.
 In the height of the confusion so dier jerked off his jacket, exposing to hi comrades 8 white shirt covered wit blood. Col. Cooper saw it, and roare to his command to throw down the
 arms. He was obeyed. In the mele twelve men had been hit with the wac : ding of blank cartridges they wei nearly all lying on the ground Stretchers were sent for, and the wounde were removed to Brigadier-Surgec
 Gauntt's tent. The commands returne ill as bedraggled 8 condition as thoug they had been through real battle.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
VOL. XIII.

| IuS u0Su WdS Cthcil6u ldE GO Gu0 oouUA- ward, and Gov Tie I,ssgsls.sn I,..s,ssn of Mary land, sent valuap1o ss- capped prisoners.
 Many captives never returned. Be- sides those who were put to death, and those who died of famine, fatigue, and disease, large number of the younger ones adopted Indian habits, intermarried with the savages, and remained in the | tribes. These were spoken of with bit terness in New England as contributing to increase the enemies of their country. A lad, Timothy Rice, captured in Mas sachusetts during Philips war, became one of the six chiefs of the Catholic Mohawks in Canada; and Eunice Will iams, daughter of the Deerfield minis ter, married and remained ill the tribe from which her family had suffered so much. She visited Deerfeld in after years, wearing blanket and crucifix. | Children were now. and then recovered who had forgotten their mother-tongue and who had become savages in habit. When Mrs. Johnson, of New Hamp- shire, after 8 tedious captivity, got her children together again, one son was an accomplished savage, handling the bow and speaking only the Mohawk, and one daughterkne nothing but the language, religion and culture of 8 Montreal con- vent. A lad from the mountains of Pennsylvania, when released, refused to return home; his father visited him among the Indians of Ohio, and won Ais affection, and SO brought him back, but he spent his life as pioneer, and was to the last an Indian in habit and feeling.
 Formal rites of adoption, not unlike those ill use in some ancient communi- ties, were sometimes performed ill the case of adults who were taken to replace some dead tribesman. Colonel James Smith, who was captured while 8 young man in Pennsylvania and beaten to in sensibility ill running the gauntlet, was at length formally adopted to replace 8 chief. He was taken into the water, inn mersed, and roughly scrubbed by some young squaws to get all the white blood out of his veins. After living six years among the Indians, he returned home to find that his betrothed had married 8 few days before his arrival The Indians usually insisted that adopted captives should marry. One Pennsylvania woman only accepted husband after she had been tied to stake and threatened with fire; and Mrs. Bard, among the same Indians, avoided taking husband by refusing to learn the language. Hugh Gibson, another Pennsylvania captive, was whipped for refusing the advances of squaw, after which he contrived to escape, in company with two captive girls who had also been notified that they must marry in the tribe.
 Curious complications arose from long captivities. A Pennsylvanian, taken in Chester County, reached home just as | the administrator of his estate had fin ished selling off at auction all of his goods, which he proceeded to reclaim from his surprised neighbors before they had removed them. Tedious litigation in one instance resulted from doubt ot the identity of girl returned from cap- ivity; and Mary Jamieson, who was taken from Pennsylvania in childhood and was twice married to Indians, spent her old age among white people in New York. k.-Scrib,aer fo,' September.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
OUR AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
Few Interesting Figures Cleaned from
 the Census Report.

In the value of live stock Illinois stands ahead of all the other States, be ing put down at $132, ,437, 762. low, comes next with SPA, 715, 1O3, New York is third with SLY, 868, ,293, ant Ohio fourth with $1O3, ,707, ,73O.
 In the matter of milch COWS New Yorl takes the lead, with l, ,437, ,S55; Illinois next, with S65, ,913; Iowa, S54, 197 Pennsylvania, S54, 156; Ohio, 7,O43 and Texas, 6O6, 176.
 In sheep Ohio excels with 4,902, ,4S6 followed by California, with 4, 152, ,349 Texas, 2,411,633, and Michigan, 2, 1S9. .399.
 For hogs Iowa takes the cake at the formidable figures of 6,O34, ,316; Illinois close behind with 5,17O,2O6; Missouri 4,553, ,123; Ohio, 3,141 ,333, and Indiana 3,1S6,41
 New York makes the most butter Ill, 922, ,423 pounds; Pennsylvania next 79,336,O12; then Illinois. 53,657. .943 Iowa, 55, 491, ,95S; Ohio, 67, ,634, ,263.
 New York excels in cheesemaking S,362,5 ,590 pounds against 2,17O,2 ,245 ot Ohio. In 1860, however, New York produced AS, ,54S, ,389 pounds of cheese showing an immense falling off in the business.
 Illinois has the most farms, 255, TAI New York, 241, 1,O5S; Missouri, 215, ,575 Ohio, 247, ,189; Pennsylvania, 213, ,542.
 New York raises the largest quantity of potatoes, 33, ,644, ,9O7 bushels; Penn sylvania, 16,294,81; Ohio, 12, 1925 Illinois, 1O,365, ,7O7, and Michigan 1O,. 924, III.
 Illinois carries off the palm for its number of horses, 1,O23, ,O82; Ohio 736, 478; Texas, SO5,6O6; New York 61O, 1858; Iowa, 92,322; Missouri, 667, 776, and Pennsylvania, 533,5 ,597.
 New York produces 231, ,965, 533 gal Ions of milk, which is more than all the other States put together; Pennsylvania 36, $40, $40, and Ohio, 46, ,8O1, ,537. Nev York has 42, 739 manufacturing estab lishments, with $514, 246,575 capital employing 500, 900 hands; Pennsylvania 31 ,232 establishments, with Ss474, 510, ,99; capital, employing 350,O00 hands; Mas sachusetts, 1852 establishments, witl $3O3, ,8O6, 1855 capital, employing 330, ,00' hands; Ohio, 2O,699 establishments with $1ss, ,939, ,614 capital, employing 182, ,OO0 hands.
 There were 91, ,997 insane people in tn United States in 1SSO-65, ,651 native 26, ,346 foreign. Of these IA, III belonge, to New York, 9.3O4 to Pennsylvania 5, 134 to Illinois, 5,127 to Massachusetts 7,296 to Ohio, 3, 53O to Indiana, 3,31O t Missouri, 2,4O5 to New Jersey, t Wyoming and 16 to Idaho.
 Pennsylvania has one public schoc more than New York. Her figures ar 19,616; New York, IS, S,615. The forme spends for education $7, 126, 927 and tn latter $11 ,O35,511. Ohio has 16,4 public schools and spends $11. .0S5, ,31t Illinois, 15, 2O3 schools, spending $9, $50 Oil; Indiana, 11,623 schools, costin $7, ,267, 700; Iowa, 12, ,635 schools, $6, ,29S 167; Massachusetts, 6,6O4 schools, $4 696,612, and California, 3,446 schools s, ,525, ,527. Wyoming, where woma suffrage prevails, has the fewest schools 55, at cost of $36, ,161. The total nun Der of pupils in the New York schoo were 1,O27, ,938, and in the Pennsylvan 95O,3OO.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
THE LIME-KILN CLUB.
BRO. GARDNER AND THE ssPURTY,'
 MAN.
A Lesson in Every Day Real Life that is
 Worthy of Consideration.
From the Detroit Free Press. l

|
 eff Clarence De Melville Bungs am present wid us tonight, I should like to spoke to him." said Brother Gardner as the meeting opened.
 Brother Bungs was on the back row with 8 looking glass in his hands and 8 new brand of hair-oil on his hair. He | rose up with scrape and bow, made 8 great sasfead of 8 blue silk handkerchief, and finally stood before the Presidents desk.
 "Brudder Bungs," resumed the old man, 'I reckon you am de purtiest member of de Lime-Kiln Club. You puts ile on yer ha'r, wax on yer nous tache, an de perfume on yer clothes reminds ne of de wild roses of Varginny. Yes, you am de purtiest an sweetest one of de lot.'
 "Yes, sah," replied the brother, while his face betrayed the fact that he was tickled half to death.
 ''But-by de way, Brudder Bungs, what am your present bizness ?"
 ''I'ze out of 8 job jist now, sah.' "When you work how much do you airn ?''
 ''As high as seben dollars week, sah."
 "Jist so. Am dat suit O clothes all paid fur?"
 "No, sah."
 ''An' you am how many weeks behind on yer board?''
 ''Not ober six, sah."
 "An' you owe dis lodge $3 dues?'
 ''Yes, sah."
 ''An' you owe members here as much as $2O fur borrowed money"
 ''Ize borrowed some, sah."
 ''Brudder Bungs, I'ze had some 'spe- rience wid purity men, an nebber seed one yet who wasn't fraud on de word manhood. When man sots out to be purity all de hoss sense leaves his head. No man kin labor and be purity too. He darfor' lets work alone. He beats his board, his tailor, his shoemaker, an all his friends. He looks killin', an smells like cologne factory, but he doan' pay up. Ebery smile beats somebody outer twenty-five cents, an ebery giggle costs somebody half dollar. Ize had my eye on you fur some time."
 'Yes, sah."
 ''Six months ago you had steady work, good pay, respectable clothes an was outer debt. You sot out to be purity; an to-day you wouldn't sell fur huff to pay yer debts. You smell awful nice, but you owe twenty-six- dollar board bill. Your h'ar curls beautifully, but de tailor am whistling fur his money fur dat suit. Your form am elegant, but you has borrowed money until no one will lend you anoder cent. You smile like 3 buttercup an raise yer hat like Ches- terfeld, but yer butes ain't paid fur!'
 ssIze gwine to squar' up, sah."
 ''Maybe you is, Brudder Bungs, but il am too late, so fur as dis club am con sarned. Secretary!''
 "Yes, sah,''
 "Scratch de name of Brudder Clarence de Melville Bungs off de roll P
 'She's dun scratched, sah."
 ''Janitor P
 ''Yes, sah.'' ''Escort dis pusson to de alley doah He am too purity to remain heah wid us He am gwine out owin' us fur dues, am wall, nebber mind.' There was no need to post the Jani tor. Every one could picture him as h. cleared space to swing his right leg and if anybody doubted that Clarenc de Melville Bungs was ''lifted' into tn alley he had only to listen to the labore breathing of the Janitor as he returne to his seat.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12

"Yes, 1t vhas grogery radt, und he cost me den cents Y calmly replied the placid man as he walked off with the trap.-DetroH Free Press.
 THE GOVERNORS CALLER.
 One day an old negro, clad in rags and carrying a burd en on his head, am bled into the executive chamber at AL bany and dropped his load on the floor. Stepping toward Governor Cleveland. he said:
 "Am you de Gubner, sah p
 Being answered in the affirmative, he said:
 eff dat am fac I'se glad ter meet yer. Yer see I Hbs way up dar in de back ob de country, and is a poor man, sah. h'ar dar is some pervishuns ln de cons tuition fer de culled man, and l am har to get some ob 'em, sah. "- IVhitehaU ISnaeS.
 HE WAS CONVINCED.
 A citizen having painted the front of his grocery hung out 8 sign bearing the word "Paint.
 "Ah so you have been painting ?" queried the first man who came along. "Yes, sir"
 ''Is it fresh paint ?"
 "It is."
 "Will it rub off ?"
 Ut will"
 "Ah yes-I see-so it does," con- tinued the man, as he rubbed his hand over the boards and brought it away covered with daub. Never leave fellow-man to find out anything by rubbing his back against 1t. Detroit Free Press. THE INTELLIGENT ooMPosrToR.
 Distinguished medical man, entering the job printing office on his ear-'Look here, what in thunder do you mean by putting in my circular that my medicine will affect @ cure? Effect is what wrote, sir, effectw
 Foreman-"Oh, yes, sir, we know all about that, sir. Very sorry, sir, very sorry. The man who set that up has given us 8 great deal of trouble, sir. We've just turned him out, sir. He will never be here again, sir. He has been put to work on morning paper, sir. "- Louisville Courier Journal. RASH MAN.
 "Yes," said Fogg, cor. Pillroiler is brave man, no doubt, but he carries his bravery too far. He is foolhardy, sir; never saw so rash man. Called him to see Mrs. F., and he actually asked her to let him see her tongue Fact, sir. I wouldn't have believed any living man would have had the courage to meet that tongue of hers" = Boston ITGnScr510t.
 HIS REVENGE.
 They were riding up from the Wall Street Ferry in bus. He lifted his hat to her in gingerly manner, and she bowed with the coldness of an iceberg.
 "Kuow her ?" asked man at his elbow.
 "Know her Why, I was engaged to her last fall !"
 "And what"
 "And she gave me the bounce. She said she loved me, but she could not en- dure the thought of struggle with French flat and tapestry Brussels car pets. Iwent forth a crushed man, but revenge is mine !"
 "How ?"
 "Why, her father put $15O, 900 in summer hotel. and the company hasn't made enough to pay the wages of the head waiter !'- IVdU Street NeaoS.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12

THE FIRsT.-A wealthy young private of the Seventh New York Regiment drew his pay for going into camp in the form of check for $8.75. "I shall have this framed and hung up," said he, ''for it represents the first money have ever earned.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12
ADVERTISING RATES 1:

"Yes, it vhas a grogery radt, und he cost me den cents r calmly replied the placid man as he walked off with the trap.-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1883-09-12

GRATITUDE, says some one, is the memory 0 the heart. :
The daily gazette., 1883-08-09
Rallroad employees

The leading business men of Providence, K :
l., compose the Hunts Remedy Co., and they
guarantee all testimonials published by them
TO be genuine. The following dated May 4,
1883 from Mr. w. H. Blanchard, Lowell, Mass +,
is but one Of the thousand remarkable cures
that are being made by this wonderful medi-
cine. Mr.. Blanchard says: II have been
greatly troubled for over six years with acute
kidney disease. with severe pain in my back
and hips, was formerly employed on the Bos
ton and Lowell Railroad but was obliged owing
to the cons ant jar, to give up railroad busi
ness, as many others have been obliged to do,
on account of .idney disease j have tried
many medicines, but received no permanent
relief. A friend recon ended me to use
Hunts Remedy. purchased a hottie ofone of
our druggists in Lowell and commenced to i'm
prove at once and after using two bottles vas
entirely free from all pain, and consider myself
cured, and choerfully recommend this won
derful medicine Hunts Remedy, to all suf
ferers from kidney and liver disease
The daily gazette., 1883-08-09
At Liberty.

For number of years / was afflicted with
kidney and gravel disease, and suffered with
pains In my limbs and back at times so severely
that 1t seemed that l could not endure 1t. l
used several so-caljed cures recommended for
these diseases, but they did me good. A
friend of mine that had Used Hunts Remedy,
and pronounced 1t the best in use, urged me to
try 1t, and purchased Il bottle at George t.
Haii's drug store in Manchester and before
had used one b5..tle began to feel much better
the pains in the bladder anu Kidneys were re-
duced g. cd deal, and after using hye S"''ieS
found that Hunts Remedy had done all that
It was recommended to do. 1t had removed al
the pain, my appetite improved. and / gained
several pounds in few weeks. have renewed
vigor and strength for one of my years & y, and
i can only thank the proprietors Of Hunts
Remedy for my goo health of to-day, and you
are at Liberty to publish this, that 1t may he the
means Of soue one being cured by the use Of
your truly won erful remedy.
W. H. TERRILL,
GoFFsTowN, N. H., May l. 1853,
The daily gazette., 1883-08-09
--FoR--

This preparation has remarkably healing and sofenng
effect upon the Skin removes Pmples Botches Eptio,
Red or lnamed Nose Freckes Sunburn Rough Chapped
Lips Hands, Liver Spots and Discoorations Dandu4 or
Itching of the Scalp, Thckened or Brittle Nails etc
Read the certificate of the Eminent Chemist Prot Charles
Gauntt M d. Graduate of the University OF Pennsylvania
1874:
The daily gazette., 1883-08-09
Alice.
-
rBy NJ, A. ID.

said the girl, passionately, "my
fles, 100 narrow, too full OF petty cares,
+ w. ha anv broader If | married youi
|pula ~ Lnow what an unhappy, dissatis-
n lon an. how tired of everything about
/ gllt padm Monday morning TIL Saturday
n. / must perform the same tire7ome
~, ~, Then there is always the rehearssl
nr5av and the singing on sunday NY
~, rsads his sermons to me III the mlddie
I,ei ~eek a,s so that is nothing new. Don't
tnt "1, ,o he YOUR wife, Louis; you would
arry Tr n A year II said yes.
Il In thought you loved me," said the young
D. sap'3 AZ. At least think do, i" she added /,
81 ,nrious righteousness. II am
I,,is love no one better than you;
",J ,al Won this kind Of life don't suit
,vtat would suit you, dear'"
a a bsrdly dare TO say; but should like
an,.thinp preat-to be looked up 10,
y ,.ad - oxen of with enthusiastic
\. should prefer to live In city
a,s could see great people and art gal
!. and 70 to concerts--yes, and to the
s,,s though father thinks 1t SO wicked. :"
an An Alice, dear, your head is turned, not
IN beart: pray God not your heart. Go
: Nh, me great city has changed you; and
If remember, you did not like your
relatives"
M nor they me; but they found me
ba,dy. could make over their dresses
.,nhroidrr dainty little Reck-ties, aud
iS.m in a thousand ways; yet, slave
,hougb If was, IN one sense, they have
,,pg NE. and am going there again, TO
sil weeks
5Oh Alice ~
9nd then. when come back--if do"
Il n4llsed moment, for Louis face had
ng5d and, after all, she loved him better
he kncw-"I will give you your
n yoa come back Good by, Alice"
Are you golngF
Wby should stay. You will not come
Alice, Good. night and goOd-by."
Good.by, then," she answer, proudly,
hurried into the porch of the parsonage,
tear. crowdmg up TO her eyes.
II don't care for him at all; why should /
she asked herself, aRgrily, as she en-
d the parlor,
Alice. her father called, "brlng me my
rrb History, Thank you, child; but
A makrs you so pale, birdie ~
Nothing father, only Pm tired. Good
y and Alice sought her own room.
"a = week more and Alice was on her way
a civ, to live over again what had been
N lllc or iorture-rendered endurable,
ever. b, one cherished, underlying pur-
Her mind was made up. People told
she mad talents. Her father, even, who
ON praised, had once said that he feared
H. poor little motherless girl, because
had genius