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Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27
ALL ABOUT A CANE.
A Story Told of the Late Minstrel. Charley
 Bnckus.

Poor Nelse Seymour and Shir Camp bell, though respectful toward MT. Backus, placed no confidence whatever in the wicked MT. Birch, and were very guarded in his presence. They had reason to be. One pleasant afternoon the party, with several others, were en- toying themselves in Chris O'Connors. MT. Backus had on the day previous been presented with magnificent gold mounted cane, which rested by his side. MT. Birch looked longingly at the cane, and looked expressively at MT. Seymour, who sat next to it. MT. Seymour appro- priated the cane and passed out into the street.
 "Bless me, Charles" remarked MT. Birch, "I surely thought you had your cane with you"
 "I have, William," answered MT. Backus.
 1T see it not. It hath vanished, ver- ily," replied the more aged minstrel.
 Then there was war in the camp, and one of the attendants was sent out with instructions. In five minutes an able bodied Irish policeman brought the astonished MT. Seymour before the com pany.
 els this yer cane, sor ?'' inquired the officer.
 ''It is; it is, answered MT. Backus. Gra oaca ro~oorJ-o1 kha ofGoo,, as he produced pair of nippers.
 ooh, come now, boys." said MT. Sey- mour. "A jokes joke. Just tell this man to let me go.'
 "I regret cannot do so, sir, said MT. Backus, sorrowfully. "1'he cane has been found in your possession, and feel that owe duty to the public as we'll as to myself" said the policeman.
 Certainly, certainly" added MT. Backus. "Oficer, let the law take its course. and be careful of your prisoner, as see something desperate in his eye.
 "Now look here, my fine fellow," said the officer, ''to headquarters ye've got to go, an it'll be bother for ye till gc aisy."
 So down Broadway MT. Seymour was marched, his ears being regaled at inter- vals with remarks such as
 "Who'd think nice young man like that would do anything wrong g?" "He looks like bookkeeper," etc., until he was fairly crazy.
 On being brought before James Kelso, then Superintendent, who of course saw through the affair, Nelse begged and implored to be released before the re- porters should hear of it, and MT. OConnor explained that the cane was taken in 8 moment of absent-minded- ness.
 "I will detain you here, sir" said the superintendent, 'until you become calm. The other gentleman can go home."
 After 8 half-hour's mental agony Nelse was released. If MT. Backus and his wicked partner had encountered MT. Seymour that afternoon there would have been bloodshed. As MT. Birch remarked: "I shuddel to think of the consequences, for 8 minG once perverted, no matter how little, it utterly controllable, and will stop al noting desperate. For myself, I have no fear but should anything happen te | Charles-what then-what then? p
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Local News a Speciality.
THINGS 7 HATE.

hate to see the world go wrong mean the people in it. wish they would sit down and think. If only for minute. And try to act like honest men And faithful, loving women: Oh, what blessing it would be To all in our dominion. hate to see man that looks With longing eyes the while Up in the boss's face, in hopes From him to draw a smile; And if perchance the boss should laugh, : And that way turn his eye, This miserable, crawling thing With joy would nearly die. hate to see churchman, With face so long and grave, With tears rolling down his cheeks, Pray God my soul to save. If I ask him for dollar
 To buy my babes some bread, He'll very soon dry up his tears, And shake his saintly head. hate to see checkweighman, That is paid two dollars per day By his humble fellow workmen. Turning from them away, And weighing for the operator, Atthe very same machine, For dollar and fifty cents day. Does he think the men are green? hate to look upon man
 Taking himself wife, And bringing her to his mothers house, To make her sad for life. Saying, 'My darling, you must do All that my mother may say, Because you took solemn VOW Your husband to obey" What shall we do with all such men2 lis enough to make one swear: But it takes all sorts to make world; Then let us all beware.
 JAMES LAWYERS.
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He Left.

Two men were travelling in an express train in England between Sheffield and Doncaster.- Presently one got up and opened the door, with the evident inten- tion of jumping out. The other promptly closed it. After doing so he climbed over the partition into the next compart- ment, to avoid, as he remarked, any blame attaching to him if anything else happened. His fellow-t traveller. left to himself, immediately jumped out of the at all events have the consolation oi having closely observed the national maxim of "mind your own business"
Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27

me I'd q pounded him till his own mud der wouldn't a believed she eber set eyes onto him bcfo' !" M. QUAD.
 PROBABLY MADE IT DO. In times gone by wholesale merchant of New York had the reputation of be- ing terribly hard on 0 debtor who met with ill-luck, and it was therefore with sad heart that Poughkeepsie grocer who had been obliged to close his doors, sent him word and waited his coming.
 "I shall take your house and lot, of course" said the creditor.
 "Of course"
 "And your horses ?"
 "Yes."
 "And your wife's jewelery?"
 Certainly"
 "And your boys ponyP"
 "Yes."
 "And-and, look here, sir; are you hiding anything from me?"
 "My dear sir" replied the debtor, 'I want to reserve my grandmother's tomb- stone. It has not been put up yet, and stands in the barn."
 "Want to reserve it, do you?" unused the creditor. "Well, I'lfsee about it. I'll see if it will pay me to have it cut down for the baby my daughter lost last week r'- WaU Street NcaUs. PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.
 We never feel so mad arter we shed tears. De cloud ain't nigh so dark arter de rain falls.
 Many oman what won't wash her chillun at home, delights in washin' dishes at church fair.
 De worst sort of boastfulness is showed by de man what thinks dat he can enter tain you wid long story.
 Oar is many rule what won't work both ways. Whisky will produce 8 headache, but headache won't produce whisky.
 No man should be looked on as a fool on account ob what he doan' belebe, but on account ob what he does belebe. A too easiness ob conviction ter strange ideas is caused 8 mighty heap ob trouble | in dis world. .-ArkdnsGW 7f0Ueler.
Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27

SWALLOWED HIS FARE.-In @ Back Bay, Boston, horse car the other day, as the conductor approached young pas- senger, the little fellow was seen to turn first pale and then red, and when the official held out his hand for his fare the young sufferer gasped out: "Will you please charge this to my father, MT. A. L-2 I've swallowed my money"
Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27

VALUES. total assessed valuation of the United States is as follows: New England States, $2, 1852, ,076, ,5S6; Middle States, $5, ,567, ,073, ,S48; Southern States, $2, 369, ,246, ,S90; Western States, $6, 18O, 524, ,614; Territories, SIPS, ,213, ,629. Total, SIC, ,S97, ,135, ,567. This is about one- third the true valuation.
Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27

A MECHANICAL L1FE.-Frogs continue to exist mechanically after all sensation has disappeared. If the brain of frog be taken out, and food be put before the animal, the food is not touched, and the animal dies. But if food be placed in it's mouth, it mechanically swallows it, and digests it, and its mechanical exist ence may thus be prolonged for many weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1883-06-27

me I'd pounded him till his own mud der wouldn't believed she eber set eyes onto him bcfo' !' M. QUAD.
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A NEWSPAPER IN DISTRESS.

Help wanted here Things are going wrong again Our crop is cut short by the late spring; the rats have eaten our rollers; our supply of black paper is ex-
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ADVERTISING RATES

Schedule of prices for Advertising furnished on application at this office.
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NEWS n VIEWS.

\ CoMPANN has been formed in London
for furnishing water mt such a pressure
that as much as ten-horse power, it is said,
can be obtained from a one-inch' supply
pipe. The scale of charges is regulated by
the amouns of water consumed, the COM
bany furnishing the motors at a rental OF
about S25 a year. For the water the
charge is from 81 80 to 81 per thousand
gallons, according to the mount used.
THE government OF New Brunswick is
the owner of large tracts of excellent tim
Der lands, and a curious and for the pres
ent a profitable system prevails of making
them available. The lumbermen assemble
and bid in the land in lots of a mile square,
not taking legal title in the land, but only
a leasehold interest for terms OF ten years
each. The former leases were granted for
five years, but the longer term is much
preferred. The sales for this year aggre-
gated 8 5000, the number of square miles
leased being 1881.
THE English Tories among h landlord
and agricultural classes are considerably
exercised on the subject of the Mark Lane
Express, the agricultural journal OF Eng
land. They say it has passed into the
hands OF the so-called Radical newspaper
syndicate, and point to the very pro
nounced tone" which il has adopted of
late ON various agricultural questions. 1t
has even gone so far as to sheer at the
agricultural holdings bills, affecting Eng
land and Scotland, as not being liberal
enough for the times.
Ar Chaplain junction, where the great
railroad systems of London connect, the
rails lie together like the wires of a piano.
Sixteen hundred trains a day run over
them, There is no s~hrieking of whistles
or -clanking OF bells. They keep their sig
nails for their officials, and outsiders must
expose themselves at their own risk. A
tunnel way for passengers connects the
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JACKSON, TENN.

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
Jackson, September 29.-The murrain,
which has been so bad among cattle in this
county, is now subsiding.
There has been more than a hundred
bales OF new cotton sold in this city this
season.
Gun merchants have purchased larger
before.
Our farmers are making good use of this
dry weather picking cotton.
Our city is again in the midst of a build
ing boom. Six or eight new brick houses
are being put up.
The Referee Court, which is now in
session here, will be removed to your city
on the second Monday in October. Some
of our citizens are cutting up about it
A party OF our citizens left this week on
the [. L. Collins excursion to the great
Louisville Exposition, Cincinnati and
Niagara Falls. The editor of the Dispatch
and wife will leave tomorrow for Louis
vile and other Northern cities on 4
pleasure trip.
A happy event took place at the First
Presbyterian church, in this city, on the
morning of the 18th instant. Mr.. NJ. +.
Murdoch, one of our prominent young
merchants, and Miss Minnie Nicely, daugh-
ter of DIR. NJ. S. Nelly, of this city, were
snited in the holy bonds OF wedlock.
s. II. Barrett K Co.'S great menagerie
and circus is advertised to show here No.
vember 9TH.
The Dispatch office will issue a first-class
daily during the Fair week, which will nc
doubt be highly appreciated by our citi
zens and visitors from abroad.
The pastor, the Rev. David Leath, is
carrying on a revival at the First Meth.
| odiSt church in this city. Mr.. Leath's ser
mons are very interesting. JACKSON.
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whole, so that no one is allowed t6Vcross
the rails except the employees, who grow
foolhardy and now and then come to grief.
On the average one man is killed everL,
six weeks.
II is estimated that st. Louis suffers a
loss of over $4,000, 900 annually from the
damage done by the dust of her badly
paved streets. The damage to clothing is
put down at 81, 0O0, 200; to furniture, $780,
600, and to stocks of goods, $500 900. The
extra labor required to free households
and public edifices of dust Is put down at
81 900, 900. These estimates may appear,
at first blush, slightly exaggerated, but the
st. Louis papers doubtless know what
they are talking about. In a section where
double windows have to be built to keep
out the dust it would seem as if no esti-
mate could be too large.
THE Legislature OF Georgia has adopted
a novel way for the suppression of traffic
in "that vile compound" called oleomar-
garine, by requiring keepers of hotels, res
taurants and other places of public enter
tainment to post a sign in their dining
room as follows: "This house uses oleo-
margarine" If a way can be discovered
to put the law into execution, dairymen
ought to do something handsome for the
wise legislators. The question arises,
however, why were the clearinghouse
keepers not included in the bill. Was it
out of consideration for poor boarders who
are depraved enough to prefer good "oleo"
to very bad butter?
THE eyes of the nation cannot be too
soon opened to the fact that ours is a coun-
try essentially defective in woodland.
| There are stretches extending from the
Mississippi to California and from Texas
to the great lakes where forests are almost
unknown. 1t is possible to travel from
region. New Mexico, Utah and many
more of the Territories are practically
without local woodlands. Recognizing
these facts, the New York Tribune makes
the timely suggestion that portions of the
public lands about the sources of the great
rivers OF the country be held in permanent
forest, and that all tree-cutting in them be
strictly prohibited, except under fixed
regulations.
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Meeting of the Jackson Bar.

At a meeting of the Jackson Bar, in the
Circuit Courtroom, on Friday, September
IS. 1888. the following proceedings were
had:
The Hon. Thomas C. Muse was called
to the chair and Mr.. f. s. Malley APP
pointed secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained, Gen. \. w. Campbell, the
Hon. II. W. McCorry and Col. John W.
Buford We're appointed a committee t6
draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the Bar in regard to the Commission of
Referees for West Tennessee, who retired
and reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted and ordered to be published:
WHEREAS, The Commission of Referees
for West Tennessee has been in session in
jackson since the 2Sth OF Nav
last and has disposed of a large
amount OF business from several of the
| circuits; owing to u central location we
have been thrown in contact very gen
orally with the members of the bar from
| he counties of West Tennessee, and hav-
ing heard nothing but favorable opinions
from them as to the ability OF the commits
sion and the efficiency of the system, feel
it to be our duty to give public expression
| to our opinions ON the subject; therefore
Resolred, That the thanks of the Jackson
bar and htlgants in the court are due to
| the Commission of Referees sitting at Jack.
son for West Tennessee for the able,
| p~ainstaking and interchangeable discharge
OF their duties.
Resolred, That the organization of this
| tribunal has contributed more to the
relief OF the crowded condition of the
| docket of the Supreme Court, which hat
become almost too ~grievous to be borne,
| than any relief measure that has yet been
| tried.
ALEX W. CAMPBELL, Chm,
| IL. W. McC0RRY,
inc. ". BUF0RD.
| Attest: E. :. MALLORY, Secsy-
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The ADneal Is Right.

Dresden CTenn.) Era: The Memphis
APPEAL SAYS the Democratic party must
obliterate Mason and Dixon's line, and adj
vocates the nomination OF a Southern man
for at least the second position on the ma
tional ticket. 1t urges that as it is only by
the votes of the South that the Democrats
can hope to elect a President, it is but just
that the South be allowed to name one of
the candidates which its votes elect. 1t
asserts that, as the party claims to know
no East, no West, no North, no South, it
should not discriminate against one section
in favor of another in its selection of can
didates. 1t suggests hat if the party
would save itself from being stigmatized
as a sectional party it nominate a Southern
man for the Vice-Presidency, and names
Gordon, of Georgia; Harris, of this State !;
lamar, of Mississippi, and Garland, OF
Arkansas, as available Southern men of
well-known craftsmanship and ability, and
who command the admiration OF the coun-
try. The APPEAL is right. Southern
Democrats bear about the same relation
to the Democratic party that the negroes
do to the Republican party-their services
are only wanted at the polls.
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Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, September 20 Indica-
tons point to rain. 1t will soon be here.
The relief it will bring to the parched
earth and to poor, long-suffering man and
beast cannot be measured. The dust en-
velopes everything as a cloud.
The Jewish wedding came of on
Wednesday last. Our city was full of the
representatives of the peculiar people"
on that day. Thirteen States are said to
have sent relatives and friends to partici-
pate in the festivities. As usual, the cere-
mony at the synagogue, by the rabbi, wa
followed by a ball at the operahouse. The
presents are said to have been numerous.
The telephone connecting the cities OF
Brownsville and Memphis is finished.
The office has been located in the drug
store OF Stacy Lord.
DIR. Isaac Num-, State Senator from this
district, died at his home in Crockett
county on Thursday last. The deceased
was a prominent citizen, and a brother to
Col. d. A. Num-, Secretary of State.
A large number of our people left this
week for the Southern Exposition, and
more will go next. Tennessee Day" will
draw many from Memphis, also, 1 sup
pose.
Mr.. John Barbee, w. +. Hubbard and
DR.. H. B. Mooner, of Lauderdale county,
were in the city this week.
DIR. w. w. Longley, of Arkansas, is Wis
iting relatives in the county.
Miss Willie Smith, the accomplished
daughter OF Judge William Smith, who
has been up on a visit to friends, returned
home Tuesday.
Our citizens were alarmed on Wednes-
day night last by the cry OF "fire," a cry
that always causes intense excitement
here, as there is no means of putting it
out. The stable of Col. Cowen was
burned, with some hay and corn. As
usual, it is said to have been set on fire.
No clew to arrest anyone.
The Democrat is stirring up the county
officials by calling attention to the lack OF
effort heretofore displayed in ferreting out
the perpetrators Of various crimes com
mitted in this county in the past twelve
months. Through its efforts we shall
doubtless have a full investigation of the
CaPen murder. All good citizens COM
mend its course.
Mr.. j. NJ. Rogers and daughter, of Iowa,
are here OIL a visit.
Mr.. Henry q. Folk, jr., has accepted the
chair of mathematics in a prominent New
Orleans high school.
Mr.. w. E. Cunningham left last Wednes-
day for Surrounded Hill, Ark, where he
VIII reside in future.
Mr.. Il. 5. Fletcher, of Jackson, Tenn,
at one time editor of the Dispatch, and
Miss Matte X. Walker, daughter of Mr..
Aaron Walker, will be married at the
Presbyterian church in this place on next
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
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SIFTINGS.

&c., 49,. &c - have an DpnIuraA E~-
nI i
'nnnse'
LIE peanut crop Oh georgia Is salo ooe
a failure.
JACKSON, MISS, Is suffering from scarcity
OF wafer.
THE pillow works at Chattanooga, Tenn,
will soon be in operation.
THE apple crop of Western North Caro-
lima is the largest for years.
THE total valuation of property in Ken
lucky shows an increase of ST. : 5000
over the valuation OF 1882.
Eopr,xr-rr1t I Is not allowed in
Nosbr;1o Tenn aud those who attemnt
~ nraet;ce arn nrocaadad AGAINST nv Law
- 81 -
ootI an ~ 10 "as sast
Tbern viii not he more than half = crop,
however -
- - Noh;Io Ala
me lee Assooia.ion IN - a"'
mas uhuerIakeh W Ialoe ~ y ~ PuI
pose OF erecune HohuHeht 10 tne ia.e
Aomlrai 0eihmes' tne navy
SMALLPOX has made its appearance IN
Grant parish, La, having been introduced
by negro tramps. Three deaths nave thus
lar occurred. Every sanitary p~recautloh
is taken to prevent Its spread
MERIDIAN, MISS, is spoken of by the
papers of that State as the growing and
progressive METROPOLIS of the mighty East"
As a matter of TACT, the town has improved
wonderfully during the past two years.
T,,r E1or;do T;n,ee-Eoion estimates the
o-anne c,nm tbis Year 70 he one.s;gbth
0raater thar Lost vear II Is now bet,;n-
nn;ng 10 rinen. andi If the October gales do
not nroye damapino there is every pros-
meet of large nrofits for h
r.. D. Al - prtbarford hos
II Iaiis' HIh, ouuSo NuIHno na
heio that senlhg pran9y- peaciles "llhou'
"A license Is an lndlctaDie onehse, wh iod
subjects the persons 10 a me Oh S11V9'
This supports the views OF Judge Cald'
well, OF the tnlted states Dlstrlct court
Judge Rutherford Is oil the onlted states
circuit court.
A CHILD was born Saturday morning to
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph, OF Greensboro, \.
c., weighing only one pound and eight
unc 1t is perfect in development and
has every chance to live, if not to grow
big. 1t was too small for anything except
doll-baby clothes, and it is now rugged up
after that name If it lives to attain
maturity it will be one OF he wonders oil
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OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS.

The public schools OF the city will re-
open tomorrow morning. When there
is so much illiteracy, it is a great mis-
fortune to the rising generation and to
the country that the public schools cannot
be continued a month longer and opened
a month sooner. Children need recreation
to sustain them in the battle with the
books; but a our months vacation is so
long that they forget much that they have
learned, and it requires much of the new
term for them to gain what they have lost
by prolonged absence from study. For
four months the children have been as
free as the gazelle in the mountains, but
to-day an entire revolution will be wrought
in their lives. Instead Of freedom and
thouehtless amusements, they will 90 into
the sitting air of crowded school-rooms, to
sit In crsmped and unnatural positions for
hours, with only a few moments for recess,
then home, to pore over the lessons for
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Sensational Trial.

KINGsToS, y. ", September 2S.-A SEN
satienal tial took place at Rosendale, near
this city, yesterday afternoon. Mary f.
Davenport, an attractive young woman,
arrested on a charge of bigamy, pre-
ferred by her husband, William Davenport.
They were married nearly five years ago,
at Newpaltz, in this county, but their
married life was unhappy, resulting in the
wife separating from him about six months
ago. 4 lew days ago he was informedthat
she had married a man named Lewis l.
Brundage, OF Grahamsvilie this state, n
ha cansed her arrest. At the hearing, the
prisoner. who is twenty-one years old, as
serted that she marrlea davenport when
treated by him. She protested ignorance
Of the law in the matter, and declared that
her husband was again married, and that
she had the same rights. She was held &c
await the action OF the grand jury