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Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
THE ARABIAN PESTS.
The Devastating Power of an Army of
 Locusta.

A swarm of these insects stopped the
 advance of the Russian army. They filled the air and blinded both officers and men, so that the former could give no orders, and even if they had done so the men could not have obeyed them.
 The horses would not face them, and they lay on the ground many inches thick. Every man and horse in the army was encrusted with the insects. and their clothing was literally eaten of the men as they stood helpless and blinded. The railways were useless, as the locusts covered the rails, and the
 oil which exuded from their bodies when crushed prevented the driving wheels from "biting." After they had settled whole regiments were detached for the purpose of trampling them to death. Trenches were dug across their path and filled with burning coals, but the crowding swarms actually smothered the fire, so vast were their numbers. Even in a little island like Cyprus in 1882 one-fifth of the entire revenue WAS spent in destroying the locusts, and especially their eggs. When these eggs are laid they are enclosed in a horny envelope called "pod," each pod con. taining thirty-five eggs. Iu seven months 1880 tons of pods were destroyed. Now a single ton of pods contains 0,000, GOO eggs, and yet, in spite of this almost inc credible destruction, the locusts are still dreaded plague and show little if any symptoms of diminution in numbers. The Arabs say that the dark mottlings upon the wings of the locust are ancient Arabic and that their signifcation is as follows: "We are the army of the great God. Each of us lay ninety-nine eggs. If We laid the hundredth VIC should de- story the world" Not long ago I saw a letter from a gentleman over whose property a locust swarm had passed. He said that in the morning his garden was a paradise. In the afternoon it was all blackened and withered, as if a fire had swept over it. Unconsciously he used the very same image which the prophet Joel employed some 2, 1000 years ago. "A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth; the land is the Garden of Eden before them and behind them desolate wilderness"
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
A Paying Enterprise.

"Do you thInk you could get the stock of my railroad listed2" asked a sharp-nosed man of prudent operator.
 "What is your road?' inquired the operator.
 "It isn't built yet. and I haven't any name for it, but it's good thing"
 "Where are your surveys2 Where does it start from and where does it stop?"
 Haven't got any surveys and don't want any; but when that road is built it will run from a college regatta to a baseball match, making signal stops at the race-track and laying over at a sparring exhibition. Want to touch it ?
 And the prudent operator let gross of opportunities pass by while he and the sharp-nosed man examined the plans and specifications. -1Taveters' Maga- zine.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
sluggishness of the tide, considered it a

sluggishness of the tide, considered it a bay"
 Dr. Bessells criticised with some severity the judgment of Gen. Hagen in the organization of the relief expedi. tions. The first, he said, was placed in command of an incorporate man, and the second was under the control of a cavalry officer, who had never had any nautical experience, and whose orders were very vague. It would probably turn out, Dr. Bessells said, that Greely had provisions enough to last another year at Lady Franklin Bay.
 With respect to Commander Sehley's report of the condition of the ice in Smiths Sound, Dr. Bessells said it was yet too early 10 form an opinion as so what the season would be. The ice never breaks up so early, and it would be folly to attempt to pass north before the middle of August.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
MARKET NOTES

NEW 4O1hh mAhhEIv
 The Wholesale New York market nuotAtionp show:
 BEANs-Prime $5.O0@$5.15; fair to good, $200@$28 80 per busheL
 BUTTER - New York sold at 22@23c. for choice in paiIs, and 18@19c. common 10 good. Western Creamery sold at 20021c., and the common Western at l5(D16c.
 CHEEsE-Factory fancy 100101Ic; do fair Eeas-Quotations ranged from 17c for or dinary, to 1Sc. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. FLOUR = -superfne, s25O@$3.25: Western, $3.7O@$6.40; extra New York. S3.55@S6.00. HAY Shipping. 65@70c-; clover, 40@50c salt. 60c; straw, 60@55c.
 HoPs-New York, 24025c; Eastern, 21 023c; yearlings, 16@22c; olds, -@-.
 PETRoLEUM-Refned, 7a6c; crude, 6S@7&c ' in bulk; in barrels, Sssc; naphtha, 6slc in shipping order, and II 16Ga12c in cases WHEAT 1 Spring No. 8, $7716@s5c.; Mil waukee, No 2, 98c; amber. $1.32@$2 40; white, -e.@$1.03.
 CoRN-Ungraded Western Mixed. 47@62c; Steamer Mixed. 681S@5go. in elevator. 611Sc. delivered; Mo- 2, 594@60c. in elevator. 6l@ 611(c., delivered White Southern. roc. de- hvered.
 RYE-state, 74@741Sc.
 WooL-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, 4Dkn4oC-; 4ASM3fC.i 3Ay13OC, NOs 1, 45@47c No. 2 38@40c.; common, 3S@35c New York and Western U and X, 39@4516c. ; No. l, 44@45c. -
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET FLouR-State family. S4. 50; rye flour, $3.6216@$375: wheat, State, S-.--@$l.05 /; amber, $1.43; corn, yellow, 59c; mixed States 62c.
 PErRoLEUM-Reined, 79Sc.; crude, 65[c WooL-State and Western xx, 46@50c; K 47@48c. medium, 50@51c.; coarse, 45cs
 BOSTON MARKET
 FLOUR - From $2.75@S3.25 for low and medium, to S4.25@5.25 for choice Minnesota Corn. 63@67c. for mixed and yellow.
 BUTTER Common, 6c @l2c. Vermont dairy, 18@I9c.; choice creamery, z0@22c. CHEEsE-8O9c.
 BEANs-S2. 900$3.OO.
 HAY-Choice, $16. .00@$165 50
 CATTLE MARKETS
 BUFFALO - Cattle, good quality, $5. 60@ S6.l5; hogs, fair to good, $5.25@$5.35; best, EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle &6, 25(6 S6.7 medium to good, $5250$6. %; common to fair, $5.0O@$6.00: Hogs, Workers. S5. 5O6o, S5.70; Philadelphias, $58OC0S6. loo. Sheen. &5.250$5.50. WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice. A. @$10.25; extra, $8.00@S9.00; first quality. S7:5O@S8;oO; second quality, $5.5O@s7 O0; third quality, $4.50@S6.O0 Sheep and lambs wool sheep, $3.0O@$6.O0; extra $6.OOO *LOO; spring hmbss 61698c.j Yeal calves ss&ss@@ 30
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

RUSSIAN DRAaooNs.-A regiment of Russian dragons rode from Kretche- vitsky to Yamijora, by the order of the cavalry, who wished to ascertain the condition in which the regiment would arrive at its destination after long forced ride. The distance is 105 miles and was covered in hirty-eight hours. As the riders rested eleven hours atnight and m made two halts of seven hours in all they were only twenty hours or the road. The frequent change from walk to trot, with occasional dismounting, was rec commended by the riders as the best means of keeping the horses fresh.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

The superiority of Wells, Richardson d Co.'S, Improved Butter Color over All others made, is again demonstrated by its record at the Antumnal Fairs The test of practical use is what tells the story, and the great valne of the premiums given by the Agricultural Fairs, lies in the fact that the judges in these cases are regular farmers, who know what their needs are and what will supply them. Wels, Richardson X Co.'S Improved Butter Color, which has taken first premium at all fairs where exhibited, is put np iu a vegetable oil 90 prepared that it cannot become rancid. amoat important property, the lack of which is fatal to So many Of the Butter-Colors offered for sale. IL does not color the butter-milk, l inns parts bright natural color, which is unAt- tsincd by many others; and being the strongest is the cheapest Color in the mArket
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
CROP PROSPECTS.
Condition of the staple Agricultural Ere.
 ducts of tho Nation.

The report of the Department of Agriculture for July says the area in corn has increased about two per cent. The total area will be be- tween 69 000, 900 and 70, GOO, 900 acres. few States report 8 deerease-Maine, Massachu- setts, New York, Louisiana and Minnesota. There is a good degree of uniformity in the in- crease of the Southern and Central districts. 1t is 5 per cent. in Iowa, 20 in Nebraska and 30 in Dakota. There is also an increase on the Pacific coast.
 The condition of spring wheat is up to the normal standard, 100; the same as in July of last year. Wisconsin and Minnesota stand at 1O1 and Dakota at 102 The winter wheat covers an area of about 27 GOO, GOO acres, and unless the threshing rec ords should prove disappointing or injury re- suit in the stack the outcome would exceed $50. 600, GOO bushels of winter wheat
 The condition of barley is good, averaging 98, against 97 last July.
 Oats averages 98: last year at this date, 99.
 The average for rye is 97.
 The excessive production and low price of potatoes in 1888 has caused reduction of three per cent. in area; condition is good.
 A large increase, amounting to nearly ten per cent, has been made in the area of to- hacn0
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

WHAT THE LIGHT Dm.-A local news paper says: "The electric light has proved great blessing to the people of Sacramento, Cal. For several weeks after the electric lights were put up the sidewalks under the street lamps were nightly covered with large black beetles. Attracted by the light they would as. semhle in large numbers, and coming in contact with the light, they would drop dead on the walk. Fer several days past but few of the beetles have been seen, and it is thought that their tribe in that vicinity will soon be extermi- mated
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
THE GREELY PARTY FUUND.
And in Pi.InbIe Plight when Rescued.

The Acting Secretary of the Navy has re- ceived telegram from St. Johns, stating that the Greedy Relief Expedition has found the survivors of Lieutenant Greely's party, seven men in all
 The survivors of the Greedy party number seven, and were found on the 22d of June. Their names are: Lieutenant Greedy, Sergeant Brainard, Sergt ant Fredericks, Sergeant Long, Sergeant Ellison, Hospital Steward Bieber- back, Private Connen.
 They were found by the relief ships Thetis and Bear near the mouth of Smiths Sound on the 22d of June.
 Sergeant Ellison was very much prostrated and badly frost-bitten when found, and died at Godhaven on the 9th of July, after under going surgical operation.
 The relief ships Thetis and Bear, with the survivors, are now at St. John, N. F.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
Sick Headache

That oppressive. dull pain in the head, with which 50 many people suffer periodically, often as to cause oss of all rest sleep. s entirely relieved and permanently cured by Hoods sarsApSria. Some who write to say that words are incapable Of c1' pressing their happiness st tho relief Hoods sarsApsr lila has given them
 'Ibavs used Hoods sarsAperllls for sick headache and indigestion. and t has relieved me of days and weeks of sickness and phin.n MAnY c. sxtrn. Cam bridgeport. Mas
 VI was great sufferer from sick headache and dyrpepsm Therc constant misery In my stomach, By advice of my nsEhbor Mrs. o'Raurke. made nee of Hoods Ssrsapariila. snd ssy with truth am free from hsAdGohe and my food docs not distress me used two bottles" Mrs, P, o'GoRaAE Grand svc. Brooklyn. NY.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
A Fatal Railroad Accident.

On Wednesday the axle of the engine at tached to the express train on the Manchester and Sheffield Railway broke near Permission, England, and the train jumped the track and fell from a bridge which 1t was on al the time. Twenty-Five persons were killed and forty others more or less seriously injured The scenes underneath the bridge after tht train had fallen were most terrible to witness. The carriages were reduced almost to splinters The groans of the men and the shrieks oi the women and children were heartrending in the extreme. Some delay was experienced be fore the victims could be extricated from the wreck
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

Mrl Harriet Cummings. of Cincinnati, Ohio, writes Early last winter my daughter was attacked with severe cold which settled on her lungs. We tried several medicines none of which seemed Co ao her any good. but she continued to get vorse, and finally raised large amounts of blood from her lungs. We called in a family physician. but be failed 10 do her any good. we then called in phy sician-a most skiful professor in one of our col. leeee- he said that she could not got we'll Al this tIme friend who had been cured hy pr. Vim, Halls Balsam for the Lungs. advised me to give h trial We then got bottle. and before she had used it al up she began to improve, and by the use of three bottles she was entirely cured.
 
 FoR SPECIAL RATES for ndvertialne in thia pnp4r. Hpuly 10 the pu hiiehef of the napef TNU
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

SAFE.-A French officer has invented device to save life from fire. It can readily be attached to every kind of belt used in gymnastic exercises, and fur nished further with cord, the person thus equipped can lower himself with any speed desired.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
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10 tho uessit of tlas tourist, commercial traveller and naw settler, utmtsl13f'a
 HtOialHrh liitle1a iH tsrnliagiy ssiaflt
 Id HiltsF ttFcaeths eiiR tho diesNtlNn UfRKnM hu1 braces the FtllKAifsi etfrr Elre Co uuheaithtui innHgHrfN N esN mlNkUa aud prevents liiuiA tal lever. con NiiIAfluns ttAHfgft FiR. hralthfuliy stimulates tle sd tiNYF aud tiikuilef, and nnriohos aa well HN pMEfnae the hlna.i When avnr come tY fatigue
 whefhsf nfNutei ur piisntaai. the weaFY and steifilitatrii ttnd ith reliable hpNtx4e uftcnnNssi Htiwurtt l1fusffstt and pnAl
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
M HAY FEVER isu

HAY FENkK isa type of oatArrh having peculiar symptoms, tt is attended by An innamea condition of tho lining membrane of tho nostrils. tear ducts and throat. nf fectinF the lungs.
 An hcrid mucus is arcrNted. the q tiischHFrf is accompanied with a bu rnimE sensation. T here BrN RCverg snaatms Of Hnnexing, frequent attacks oi headache, watery and unframed cYeR.
 Cream HniEl in a remedy founded on a correct diagnosis of this disease aud can be detandpd upon. hS, ,ample bottle by mall agfatH OWEaa. N. N
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
IOO Doses Ono Dollar HUDSON RIVER R. R.

Conductor mellus Says Something of Inter.
 est to All Travellers.
 PououKEErstE, N. l., Feb 27. 1884 Dr. D. Kennedy, RoHdotf, N F.
 DEAR SIB: have used your medicine called Dr KENNEnI's FAyoRtTE REMEDY, for IndiRea- and know from experience that Is worthy of all that can be said of t for disorders Of that kind,
 Respectfully,
 W S MEL1us RS HArrison street. That Dr. DAVID kENNEDYtS FANORITE REMEDY is extensively used along the line of the Hudson River Railroad. Is shown hy the following from Tarrytown. The writer is none other than River Railroad Company at Iauytown, man well known in that community:
 TAnRrrOwN, N. r., Feb. 2a, 1884 Dr. D Kennedy, Rundonf, N 1.s
 DEAR SIR For . long time I was troubled with severe attacks of DisFfnsss and Bitnd Sfck Head aches. thought itwAs dne to impure blood and disordered state of tho system. was advised to been completely cured Its tho best thing l ever heAd of for any disorder of that nature and Two recommended Ii to many with like suceess. Dr. KENNEDYs FAvoRITE REMEDY h not confined in its sphere Of usefulness 10 one State or locality, but is hailed 6 boon hy hundreds tu every state as the following letter from MllYille N.J., will show
 MItLvurr, NJ, Dr. Ddrid Kennedy, RaadnHt, " r..
 DEAR SIR had betn c sufferer from pBsprpsfd from the time was sixtcen years old. had com suited various physicians but could find no relief therefore had almost given up in deEpAlr of esel recovering health, when Dr kENNEDfS FAVOR HE REMEDY was recommended, which I tried and have been cured It's the best medicine ever knew of, and worthy of tho greatest confidence.
 MUs. N C. DnuGUFNTV.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

LYDIA E. PNKuAMs Vegetable Compound is most valuable medicine for ladies of all ages who may be afflicted with any form of disease peculiar to their sex. Her remedies are put up not only in liquid forms but also in Pills and Lozenges. in which form they arc securely sent through the mails
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

A LODGE of colored Masons in Boston Is to celebrate in September the oenten. nial of the granting of charter to Afri- can Lodge, No. 459, in that city,
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

Nature is the great teacher. She clothes the fowls and animals with warmer clothing for winter; helps them to cast it of In sum. mer; makes the best hair oil, Carboline, which is petroleum perfumed and sold at Sl . hnttla
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
nRonrh en pnln,, plnster

Porous and strengthening, improved, the best for hackaohe, pains in chest or sida rhen. matism, neuralgia. 25c Druggists or mail
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
Anntl,rrI.ire snrrh.

Cures collie. cramps, diarrhpa; externally for aches, pains, sprains, headache, neuralgia rheumatism. For man or beast 25 and soc
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
Hoods SarsapaEiIla

Sold by all druggists. s1s sK for a6, Prepared ou by 0. l. HOOD O., Apothsoaries, Lowell. Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
aRoasls on Pain.

IT. a cough disturhs your sleep, one dose of Piso's Cure will give you nights rest.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
.I,h.- IInns nI Ihn NnIio

Children, slow in development, puny, fcrAwny and delicate, use "Mells' Health Renewer.N
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
ALADIES FORTUNE.

How Her Husband Enabled Her ts Aeaair@
 IA short tutVrestinms bat Tras htsEg
 One worth Reading.
 tErom f4us6eid, Mas. Ea1lsA
 aThero gre some thlngs all the world should know. No man has A moral nght, Tor more per sonAl reasons, Co keep Co himself any fhct the knowledge Of which would tend Co benent others" This undoubtedly correct position wHs hseumed hy our esteemed citizen, Mi ii. w. ecefcss when he wrote the following manly letter.
 ptrHsrtnib, Mhss.s July kthi tse4 Dr. narid EtHnsdN, E0Hduni, N Hs
 MH uedF Sifa1hern are e0me thinRh thai ths world should know, and deem it but Nouf duo, and the tiEht Of suffering public, Co make tho fols lowing statement, which you arc e liberty Co uee in any way you think will do the mnst good For q long time my wife had suffered from arfhnKes meut uf thc kidneys employed The settiees ~ seven Of our hest physicians without her obtaining any good Inc late nf Allen was tho laHi one that made au effort, but ike tho etherh, Jailed lle, however, recommended my vile 70 nss pkt DAVID kENNEpftS FAN0RtIE EEMEnT fumaTkinn sl he same time that M MFANONIE REMEDY would not cure het thefe was no nee trying anything else@ hhe muet dc
 About thls tlme hah been told uf meny wonder fnl cnrrs this medicine hhd made, and especially that of Mir. reirt lAWiot, uf Dalton Inc "uh Berkshire Nils z N'apef EA.l had cefiined e ths facts that Mir Lawluf had been ln lheir employ come reVeuteeh yeafs thA he was ' nfttse ass man, knew bc had kidney trouble and he'd been cured hy DR, DAVID kENkEoN'S FA@ WORTH REMEDY, Io make long slesy thanks to yen aud the medicine thai has made me happy by restoring my wlfc to inc bloom ot hoslth once more, Believe me am youfnt ...
 Most respectfully, tl w, PEA1Ch.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23
Pig-heAded people are generally boroa,
The Record of The Fairs ......s..-Ia-..... af mn. n..Aa

Night sweRtm. Headache, fever chills, malaria, dyspepsia cured by "Wells' Health Remover" Sl.
Connecticut western news., 1884-07-23

FoR SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this pnper sprly to thepuhlisher of the paper UAu,
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-05
GUS MAUI'S FUNERAL.

The body OF Gus Msut, who was
drowned in the Little river Friday night.
was recovered at about . o'clock yesterday
morning by the parties in search for it.
The body had been carried but short dis
lance below where the accident occurred,
and was found tangled up in the roots OF n
large tree in water about fourteen feet
deep. Ii was taken 10 the undertaking
rooms of W. II. kendle, where it was
viewed by the coroner jury yesterday
morning. The jury then adjourned to Act
ing Coroner Hobbs Office. and amer hear
Ing the evidence of those who were with
Mr.. Maui at the time OF the drowning, re-
turned verdict in accordance with the
above facts, /. e., that the deceased came to
his death by accidental drowning in the
Little river
Mr.. Maut WAS young man about w enty-
four years of age, and had been in the EN-.
ploy Of Root Bros. for about four months,
lie was very exemplary, sober and indus
trious man, and must have some means
laid by rs he was quite frugal in his habits,
but no one knows what amount be had or
where il is. He had no relatives in this
city, but has brother in Ness county to
whom word has been sent apprising him
OF Gus sad fate. The funeral of the de-
ceased occurred yesterday afternoon at
about O'Clock from kendle's undertaking
rooms and was generally attended by his
friends and acquaintances.
This is the second case OF drowning in
the Little river In less than week, and
should be warning 10 all those who are
in the habit OF bsthisg in this stream to
exercise more judgment and be less VEN
turesome.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-05
THE CITIZENS BANK.

Already this week the EAGLE has pub.
lished the sworn statements of the condi-
ton OF three of Wichita's banks, viz: the
Wichita National, the Kansas National and
the Kansas State bank, with editorial refer
ence to the very evident sound and pros
porous condition OF each. In this issue will
be found the sworn statement OF the cOndi-
ton Of still another, the fourth for the
week, that Of the Citizens bank, tie loans
and discounts Of which latter bank reach
the sum Of s1s7, 402.s5. as a single item
among its resources, and another, that of its
available cash, upwards Of 100000. The liz
abilities of the Citizens bank are represent
ed in two items, the paid up capital stock Of
800, 0oO, and deposits to the amount Of
sl64, 412.lS. We believe if the statements
of the banks Of the other cities Of the state
were gathered up and compared, that Wich-
tia would show a greater volume of BUSH
ness than that shown by any other town or
citv in Kansas
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-05
First street, right resting ON Main. facing

First street, right resting on Main, facing
west
knights OF Labor viii! form on the west
side OF First street. right resting on Main,
facing east.
brotherhood Of st. Joseph will form on
Main street, right resting on First, facing
north.
Holy Angels-Young ladies.
Sodality and Altar society will form at
Russell hall and move Immediately after the
brotherhood, the press, citizens in car
riages, wagons, etc. will fall in after the
clergy.
Line Of March-From Russell hall to DC
cidental hotel and counter march; thence
south on Main street to Douglas avenue /:
thence east on Douglas avenue to Emporia;
thence north to Central avenue; thence
east to Fourth avenue; thench south to
Catholic church, where each society will
be assigned its place. All are invited to
participate in the procession. BY order OF
REV. G. NJ. KELLY, Pastor c. c.
CAPT. J. J. MOHEN, Chief Marshal.
JAS. STAFFORD. Secretary