Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

AMONG the lost dances of today arc many of the delights of the ballroom of one hundred years ago, "Boston's De- light" "Pea Straw" "Stony Point, !" "Haymaking," "Innocent Maid" and "Ill be Married in My Old Clothes"
 GOVERNOR Pingree's Arbor Day pro clamation in Vermont is prefaced with the remark of the Highland laird: 'Jock, when ye hae naething else to do. you may be sticking in tree; 1t will be growing, Jock when ye're sleeping"
 ASTocK growers association in wyom- ing Territory which twelve years ago was organized with ten members, own ing 10000 head of cattle, valued at S350, 900, to-day has 435 members own ing 2, 900, 900 head of cattle, whose eati- mated value is $1OO, 900, 900.
 A FEW days ago James Robbins, a farmer living in Ross township, Pa, went out to feed his hogs. He had in his pocket a wallet containing 5000 in bank notes. After returning to the house he missed his wallet He hurried out to the hog pen, where he saw one of the hogs tearing and eating the lost prop erty. Only Q few fragments of the money could be found. ..... -
 OUmA gives a sketch of the bad re- suits of cramming little children with two much "book- learning. "P'r'aps I'm il," complains the poor little urchin of the drama,
 ''THE ciphers jump about my bed all night ] |
 And when shut my eyes, see the slatel I try to learn; try with all my might;
 Is'pose I'm stupid; leArnin's such A weight. And, do 'em how I may, they won't come
 right" ...... ...
 AN interesting estimate of the amount, in weight, of one inch of rainfall on one acre of ground is thus given: An acre of ground contains 6, 272, GAO inches square. Rain one inch deep would give that many square inches; 1,72s cubic inches make one cubic foot. Rain one inch deep would give 3,630 cubic feet A cubic foot of water weighs 62l pounds; 2,0OO make a ton. This will give 226, 1875 pounds, or 113 tons and s75 pounds to the acre, of rain one inch deep.
 ONE of the Sherif's deputies in a South Carolina county was sent into Horry to levy on and take mule in the possession of citizen of that county. The gentleman pointed to his stables, saying: "The mule what you come srter is in that off stable. I see you got the right to go in arter him, but don't sec that you are pervided with authority to come out again. Betsy, bring me my shotgun" The deputy returned, but he did not bring the mule.
 TIE Bangor Commercial relates that A man in that section lately received several hundred dollars back pension. He has quite a large family and had been very poor. The first thing he did after receiving his pension money was to buy a trotting horse, a harness, wagon and the usual amount of boots, hoods and other horses trappings. His friends conclude he Is now poorer than he was before he received the windfall from Uncle Sam. If there is any one thing a poor man needs it is surely a trotting horse.
 FLIPPER, who was once e cadet ct West Point, is an exceptionally bright colored man. He is a yoracious reader, and sent several letters to ask about books. After his courtmartial and dis charge for irregularities he went to Mex ico. where color is not an obstacle to Ad- vanoement, and now has a high position in the Mexican Army, with a handsome salary. He must be twenty eight or twenty-nine years Of age. He wrote an autobiography in 1878, which is yalu- able addition, though a somewhat crude one. to the history of the .colored race.
 Ir is the opinion of many eminent British engineers that the English coals will gradually cease to be sent to the Black Sea, or to the Mediterranean, and even the use of petroleum in engines becomes better understood. Already it is the only fuel in use on the Caspian, either in the mercantile marine, in the Russian gunboat fiotilla; or on the railways, and even in domestic stoves it is in favor through out the Caucasus. At present in the countries of the East, much oil refuse is poured into the sea, as the only way to dispose of it.
 ONE of the dry goods stores of Ban Francisco has lost a customer, one of the handsome clerks has lost his situa- tion, and all through his miserable edu- cation at the telephone. The lady in question is deaf and carries little tube, with the usual mouthpiece, to speak into. The other day she came up to the counter, and as preliminary to the con- versation touching her proposed pur- chase, she put the tube to her ear and handed the mouthpiece to the clerk. He immediately put his mouth to it and called out, "Hello r and before he recollected himself the customer had fiounced out of the establishment.
 TIE President of the First National Bank of Denver was approached by Ferdinand Ward about year ago, witt a request for loan based on promises of enormous profits. Mir. F. in speaking of it the other day said: "Ward wanted S100, 900, and said he could make $50, 900 on it in sixty days. l told him didn't know why he should be so gooC to me; that never had done anything for him. I guess he understood me. fol he went of. I never took any stock il the fellow. He was too white-liyered l never tie up to a man when l can SCI through his ears, as could througl Wards"
 ALL OFFIoERs.- is a strange fac that while numerous priyates arc foun' among Mexican war veterans none bu officers have survived the war c