Connecticut western news., 1884-12-31
NOTES AND COMMENTS.


 LOUIS KossuTH declares that no pow CT on earth will make him believe that Gregory did not betray Hungary. and that all the newspapers in America can not convince him that he himself is dead.
 MosT of the people of Lee, Ind, firmly believe that James Lyman was struck dumb as punishment for blas- phemy. He was a notorious swearer, and one of his tirades was cut short by complete paralysis of the vocal organs.
 Mss MAUD READ owns a good ranch, we'll stocked with cattle, the whole of which she superintends herself, in Wyom- ing Territory; she is one of the shrewd- est cattle owners in tho country, is Q good shot, and is respected by the cow boys.
 SoMETnIEs a rare book has value upon it that is wonderful. At the sale of the Sys'on library, in London, a 'Psalmoru Cordex" of 1459, printed by Faust id Schoiffer, brought e4, 950 Nearly S2 ,00O for book is certainly q handsome sum.
 A BULLET with which Henry Southern, of Greenville, s. O., was wounded in the neck at the battle of Gettysburg, has just been taken from beneath his collar bone by a surgeon. The bullet was not dishgured, and looked as new as when it entered his neck.
 No FORM of amusement has ever had in this country so great popularity as roller skating. It is said that no town of five thousand population is without its public rink, aud in the larger cities such establishments absorb 80 much time and money that little is left for the travelling entertainments.
 'I LOVE my country" says Peter Brush in 'Charcoal Sketches" "and I want an office. don't care what, so it is fat and easy. I have a genius for governing-for telling people what to do and looking at 'em do it. I want to take care of my country, and want my country to take care of me"
 A KANSAS editor makes the fo flowing announcement in his paper "Last week when we were coming home from Topeka, we were held up by two road agents who took all the money we had left. We hope, therefore, that our de- linquent subscribers will pay their sub- scriptions promptly, as we are mighty hard up.
 THE Board of Trade of Columbus, O., estimates the cost to the Board and to the coal companies of the recent strike in Hooking Valley at $I, ,620,0 ,0o0. The loss to business men outside Of the Board has been estimated at S350, 000 to.the railroads centering there at $1, 100, 900, to the furnaces in the valley al $225, 900, and to the City of Columbus at S3, ,511, 900.
 CANADIAE merchants and manufac- turers who have large mails save third in their postage expenses. it Is said. by sending their mail matter in bundles to the nearest Post Office on the United States side of the boundary line. where they mail it at the two-cent rate. whereas they would have to pay three cents fl the matter was mailed on the other side.
 A msMATED Canadian couple wish a divorce. The first judge they applied to declined to consider the case, inas. much ss he had married them. And an. other judge declined because of some business relations which had existed be. tween him and the husband defendant in years gone by. They are hoping to be more successful with a third judge before whom their appli cation has been brought.
 THIS is the opinion of a country physician as to the case of the increased debility among young people: "It's this roller-skating. I've besought parents and advised children, but it does no good. The general health of our young women has decreased greatly since that rink was built. It doesn't seem to hurt the boys so much, but it's death on their sisters. We might manage to worry without the boys-all boys are beasts-but the girls we can't afford to lose. I tell you something ought to be done about it."
 ANTON WARNING left Chateau, M. T., a short time ago to get logs from the mountains, and not returning within a few weeks, search for him was made by friends, when his body was found be- meath great tree, which had fallen upon him and held him prisoner until death ensued from starvation and cold. After the accident he had written Q note and tied it around the dogs neck, tell ing the particulars of the mis fortune, but the faithful animal would not leave his master, and was sitting on the body when it was found, nearly famished.