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Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
0Churning'' for Clans.

Two-thirds of the clans are got by "churning." The clam gang wades out over the bed and shovels up mud and clans and everything that comes along into big wire baskets. which, when about full, are lifted out of the water, and rinsing and shaking washes out the mud and leaves the clans. Two men and boy attend to each basket, one man shoveling in the mud, the second getting out the clans, and the boy "culling' them. Churn- ing can only be done at about half tide, when the water is two or three feet deep, as. by the time the workman has to put his head under water, when he bends over at shoveling, he soon has 10 give up the job. The suction on the shovels is tremendous, and they are made exceptionally strong. When there are good tides, on the full and change of the moon, the clans may be raked out after the manner of the professional digger; a shovel ful of mud is turned up at time, and the clans it contains are raked out with a clam-hoe. Consideration of either of the above methods is suffici- ent for true understanding of the happiness of the clam at high water. The clam ordinarily lies in the mud from two to eighteen inches; a clam that would bury itself much deeper than eighteen inches is not to be look ed upon with favor.-Prooidence Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
They Have Their Ears Shaved.

A person unfamiliar with the fash ion can hardly imagine the number of people who, each time they have their hair trimmed, also have the tonsorial artist shave their ears. Many elderly gentlemen are bothered with thick hair on their ears, which would grow in many cases to a considerable length, and which would naturally attract much attention. It is well enough that they should have the hair trim med from their ears, but of late years it has grown to be quite the fashion among swell young men, whether they have crop of hair upon their ears or not, to regularly, each week or two, allow the barber to father and shave their ears. All barbers are familiar with this class of customers, and a fashionable one in this city said, a few days since. that dozen or more gen tlemen customers at his establishment have their ears shaved regularly Boston Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
A Mighty Sentnuce

The opening sentence of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the Heaven and the earth" contains five great universal terms, and speaks of as many boundless totalities-God, Heaven, earth, creation and the begin ming. It is, perhaps, the most weigh ty sentence ever uttered, having the most gigantic members. In it's compre- hensive sweep it takes in all past time, all conceivable space, all known things, all power and intelligence. and the most comprehensive act of that intelligence and power. This sentence is declaration on nearly all the great problems now exercising scientists and philosophers.-The Independent.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
How CncOa is Grown.

United States Consul Bird, in a re- port from La Guayra, Venezuela, thus describes the cultivation of cocoa in that country:
 "Cocoa, or cacdo, as it is termed in Spanish, from which the chocolate of commerce is made, is the fruit of a tree indigenous to the soil of Venezuela, and within this country is compre- hended large part of the choicest cocoa zone. The tree grows to the average height of thirteen feet and from five to eight inches in diameter, is of spreading habit and healthy growth.
 "A cocoa plantation is set in quite the same manner as an apple orchard, except that the young stocks may be transplanted from the nursery after two months growth. No prepara- tion of the soil is deemed necessary. and no manures are applied. The young trees are planted about 15 feet equidistant, which will accommodate 200 trees to the acre. Between the rows and at like spaces are planted rows of the Bucdre, 8 tree of rapid growth, that serves to shade the soil as well as to shield the young trees from the torrid sun. Small permanent trenches must be maintained from tree to tree throughout the entire length of the rows, so that, at least once in each week, the stream decend- ing from the mountains may be turned into these little channels and bear needful moisture to trees and soil. At the age of five years the plantation begins to bear fruit and an- nually yields two crops, that ripening in June being termed the crop of San JuGa1 and that maturing at Christmas being known as the crop of La NG- Uidad. The average age to which the tree attains under proper care may be estimated at forty years, during which period it will give fair to full crops of fruit; but of course, It must be under stood that, as in our fruit orchards, new tree must be set from time to time to replace one that may be de- cayed or blighted. After c'reful in quIry it may be safely stated that the average crop of the cocoa plantation al ten years of age. and under proper state of cultivation, will amount to 800 or 600 pounds per acre.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
At the wedding dinner the Princess Philippine found an almond with two kernels,

At the wedding dinner the Princess Philippine found an almond with two kernels.
 "These stands for you and me-" she said t0 her husband; "you shall have one kernel and will have the other"
 "Thanks, my love-" said the prince. 'Let me have the kernel that repre- sents yourself and I will wear it, that you may never again be lost away from me-"
 "Here is your Philippine" said the princess, "and with it give my sig net ring, that stands for all my posses sions, for since I threw it away and it was saved for me by aspider, against all whose kind I have all my life waged war, it humiliates ms every time my eyes falls upon it, and l think ought to pay some penalty for my foolishness and for my ill-treat- ment of yourself"
 But did not cry Philippine my dearest one! the moment my eye fell upon you on my return" said the prince,-"to show you that I never held anger against you in my heart. |"
 At this all the young people who found double almonds began to eat them with some chosen friend, and since they all had not signet rings to bestow, it came to be custom that the one who should first cry Philip pine" after an absence should receive gift, and the custom continues among young people in all countries to this day.-Sprinqtfeld Republican.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
A poetic Tail.

A thoughtless boy with a shining pail went singing gaily down the dale, to where a sad-eyed COW with a brin- dle tail on clover sweet did herself regale. A humble bee did gaily sail over the soft and shadowed vale, to where the boy with the shining pail was milking the COW with the brindle tail. The bee lit down on tho cows right ear, her heels flew up through the atmosphere-and through the leaves of a big oak tree the boy sailed into eternity. Oregon Reporter
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
South CarOlIna's Phosphate Deposits.

South CnrOlina's Phosphate Deposits.
 A member of New York Arm who has received an order for dredges for use in excavatlng phosphate in South Carolina reports that industry as e. pecially prosperous, md that 5OO,OOo tons of this material is now being dug up as against 35o0o0 tons in 1888 The phosphate rock bed of South Car olina now supplies the world with the chief part of ali the phosphate of lime used in the manufacture of commer- clal fertilizers, and this industry was
 unknown there until 1868. The great est length of this phosphate bed is about seventy miles, the city of Charleston being about the center of the most accessible deposits,-It crops out at the surface in many places and is found distributed over large areas at the bottom of many of the rivcrA It Is mined in three ways-by open quarrying and digging in the landi by dredging and grappling with powerful steam machines in deep water; by hand picking and with tongs in shall low streams, It's average price is about $6 ton, and the State leviea tax of one dollar a ton on all that is shipped, making 1t m important item of revenue These phosphates arc the remains of ancient animal life, and ' fragments are brought up not only representing the tapir, horse elephant. and mastodon, but amphibious ones, such as the seal. dugong, walruA etc
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
A River Dream.

A River Dream. The blue, blue sky above, a The blue, blue water under, Two eyes more blue, and heart that's true, And n boat to bear me with my love To lands of light and wonder. The sunny fields around, .-. The river rippling by us, A smile more bright than noonday light, Our brows with meadow garlands crowned, And never a care to try us. A drifting with the tide,
 A wind that whispers greeting, An isle of rest in the faded west, With only the waves on the shore beside Anf tw, hearts fonIly bsating.
 III. E. Boutton, in CassciFs -MGgazine.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
Willing fo Work

Country girl Undressing robust tramp)-Why don't you go to work ? Tramp Cooking hungrily around)- I would if I had the tools.
 Country glrl-What sort of tools do you want?
 Tramp Knife and fork. Rambler.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

Dude-"You love me, then, Miss Lydia?" Lydia-"Love is perhaps somewhat too much to say. At least l have sympathy for you, because your face resembles SO much that of my poor dead Fido.''
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

A New York physician "whois taken by everybody to be ten or fifteen years younger" than he is, attributes this favorable condition to the use of lem ouade taken regularly four times day. He has used 5000 lemons a year for ten years. \
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

One of the English railway compa- nies has supplied all its employees with red neckcloths, the wearing of which is to be compulsory. The object of this regulation is to furnish porters, guards or switchmen with red flags that are always at hand. and can be employed in the event of any sudden accident or the Arrangement of the regular signals.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

Martin Ewing. a colored man living at Keyterville, Mo, was born in lf65, and is the oldest man in this country. His memory is good and his mind clear. But few wrinkles furrow his cheek. If he would dye his hair. his general appearance would indicate a man about seventy. He has lost but few teeth, his eyesight is good, except cataract in one eye from blow forty-hye years ago.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

The safety of mountain travel in this country is proved by the small number of accidents reported each year. Compared with the results of an Alpine season, or even of sum- mer among mountains in Wales, the sum of the season among our noun tain resorts is most satisfactory. Per haps Americans are more careful in their ventures inmountain-climbing.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

The total annual product of fish is about 100000 tons for Europe and America; ton of fish being equal to about twenty eight sheep, a years fish supply is, therefore. for the United States, Canada, and the ten European countries included in this estimate, equal to 42,000 GOO head of sheep. Of this amount, 100000 tons, or the equivalent to 2S,o00.0O0 head of sheep, are consumed in the United States, Canada the United Kingdom, and Russia
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

iects of the exhibition, which is ex- pected to form leading attraction of tho next season.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

The American Exhibition in Lon don next summer promises to be a success. The site is already engaged, and occupies twenty acres near the West Brompton station. The exhibits will have for their aim the showing to the Old World what the resources, products, manufactures, and arts of the United States are at the present time" Perhaps one of the most in- teresting parts of the Exhibition will be the "American Garden" in which will be seen as complete a flora of the United States as can be collected. The trees, shrubs, and plants are to be ar ranged according to longitude and lati- tude In this way the student may study local diversities in systematic progression. and many flowers and towering shrubs will appear for the first time away from their native habi- tat A special newspaper published monthly, called the American Eagle, is issued to promote and explain the ob-
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
Connecticut Western News.
 PUBLISHED AT eAhAAN, llTcHFIElD c0UATt, CT. EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. s. C. BECKLEY, Editor and Proprietor
Local News a Speciality.

TERMS: e2.00 per year, if paid strictly in advance f not paid at the expiration of three months 2.25 will be charged.
 Su ,scrib,rs desiring their papers continued must give nouce at the EXPIRATION of their subscriptions. any previous nstice not being suficent and unless al arrearages are paid, papers will not then be discontinued save d the option of the publisher.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

According to the last United States census there are 563 establishments in this country devoted to the proprie- tary medicine business, employing A. 0l5 operatives, with an aggregate in- vestment of capital amounting to $lO,- 620,000, and the annual product is valued at $l4,6S2,000. New York State leads all others with an invested capital of s3,5l2,430, which is about one-third of the entire country's in- vestment. Pennsylvania comes next and Missouri ranks third in invested capital, followed respectively by Ohio and Massachusetts. In the amount of annual product New York again stands first followed in order by Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, the other States standing about even. A fair calculation is that about twenty five American proprietary medicines have at present a very large sale in England.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

The richest single woman in the country is Catherine Wolfe. She has an income estimated at half a million a year, and she owns real estate all over New York. Her father, Peter Wolfe, married Peter Lorillard's sister, and with her got dowry of si,0oo,oOO. His wife died soon after and he mar ried another of the Lorillard sisters, and with her got another million. In a short time she died also, and Wolfe after speculating awhile with his two million and more, died himself, and his property came to his daughter Catherine.
Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14

Of the 2,647oOO women in oecupa- tions in the United States 595,000 are engaged in agriculture, most of them colored women in the Southern States; 632,0O0 are in manufactories, of whom about one-half are in New York, Mas sachusetts and Pennsylvania; 2S2,OOO are milliners, etc; 50,000 are tailors. Of the A occupations recorded as "personal service" 40 find women in them. The 525 female surgeons of 1870 have increased to 2,743; the 2 lawyers to 75; the 65 clergymen to 165. The number of laundries have increased from 61,0O0 in 1870 to l22,- GOO, and of the latter 108,C00 are kept by women. This large increase shows a great Tightening of the housewife's labor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
STEAMER LIKELIKE,
norenzen. Commander,

LOrenZen, COmmander),
Leaves Honolulu every Monday at p. n. for
TKGunakakai, Kahuui, every week; Huelo, Hama
and Kipahulu Kauai, Mokulau and Nuu every
other week. Returning, will stop at the above
ports, arriving back Saturday mornings.
y For mails and passengers only.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
when fhe lSudder Is GONE.
BOSTON TranScrint.

japanese Proverb: To know the new.
search the old
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
STEAMER KH4AUEA HOU,
Cweisbarth. Commander

w elSf1aEtn' OOHlLnauoeTI
T1in leave regularly for same ports as the 5. s.
Lehua.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
The TricOIOr QuadrilIe.
rDo,.;e, 7 .,ttar.

The latest and funniest phase OF French
fashion has cropped out in Paris in the
invention by society leader of what he
calls the "Tricolor Cuadrille Of the
eight couples composing the quadrille
half the gentlemen wear red coats, the
other half blue coats. and all of them
white knee breeches, while all the ladies
are In white This presents a perfectly
prismatic picture. which the quadrille
movement makes kaleidoscope. 1t is
proposed to get up a cosmopolitan ball
where the dancers shall represent the ma
tional colors of every government in
Ei1rnNo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
advertisements.
CASTLE & COOKE
M SALE
Elk MENDOZA and Other Late Arrivals
New York ands and Varied Assortment" v
erchandse
Plantations, Country Stores and Families,


Palace oil the market vulcan anu O
and Cylinder OIL Albany oonpoun
Wrought Nails Galvanized Cor
nand Plain Perforated Snee' %
Centrifugal Rubber springs
Valves and Springs l. L. nose
ply Packing round square and nat all
Breaking PWsthe
Breaking Plow all Sizes CuhVa Horse
make, Goose Neck Lanes
Planters Forks Scoops Bush Scythes Feed Cutters
Knives, quality; Lawn Mowers Road scrper
Pick Shoes Machine Bolts all sizes arc
Builders Hardware full line
Locks. Tck Brads, Planes of all kinds
Paints, Oils
and Glass
White Lead and Zinc Rubber Paint Boiled and Raw OIL Valentines Vn
Turpenine small Oils Chandeliers Glass
Lanterns variety Stationery Hollow Ware, Medicine
DENNIS 9and1 OF al tom
SALMON, in barrels
BENICIA Family
andGR SUGAR. n barrels.
POWDER GELATINE POWDER, very effective
Alameda
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29

The following various branches Of business VIII
enable the public the Islands and from abroad
to gain general information on all matters in the
following denarfrnents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
Jenny Lind.

Jenny Lind GoIdschmidt, who has not
sung in public since 1868, now proposes
10 raise her voice in Norwich, England,
for the sake of raising funds for a chill
dren's infirmary there of which she was
the foundress
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29

Buys and sells Real Estate l all parts of the
Kingdom.
Values Real Estate and Property in city and
suburbs.
Rents and leases Houses, Cottages, Rooms and
Lands.
Attends to Insurance, Taxes, Repairing and
Collecting of Rentals.
Draws legal papers of every ADMINISTRATORS
Titles, Records, Etc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
Rnt More Regularly.

Old Bachelor-They tell me you don't
walk in your sleep since you are married.
Benedict-Not since the baby came.
Walk just the same, though, and about
the same hours, but rather more regu-
larly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
The Bicycle Business.
IPEilad -lphia Call

There are n England over 300 900 cycl-
lists. aud the capital invested in manu-.
facture of bicycles and tricycles is 49,.
000, 600, employing 8. 900 persons,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
STEAMER MOKOLIl,
tMcGregor. Commanderl,

Leaves Honolulu each Monday at p. m. for
Kauakakai, Kamalo, PukOO, Lahaina, Moanui,
Halawa Wailau, PeleiuInu and Kalaupapa. Re-
turning, leaves PukOo Friday a. m. for Honolulu,
arriving Saturday morning.
R$- The Company will not be responsible for
any freight packages unless rcceipted for, nor
for personal baggage unless plainly marked. Not
responsible for money or jewelry unless placed in
charge Of the Purser.
All possible care will be taken Of Live Stock, but
the Company Will not assume any risk of accident.
SAM'L.. q. WILDER, President
s. B. ROSE, Secretary.
OFFICE-Corner Fort and Queen streets.
2S-1y Mar 80
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
WILDBR'S STEAMSHIP CO.,
'LinAfteG).
STEAMER KINAU,

lhINBe NOIIIIIItIlutAJI
Leaves Honolulu as per following schedule,
touching at Lahaina, 'Maalaea, MakenR, MANU-.
kona, Kawalhae Laupahoehoe, Hilo and keauhou:
Tuesday June %, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday, June 80, HiIo and way ports.
Tuesday, July 7, Hio and way ports.
Tuesday, July II, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday July p, HilO and way ports.
Tuesday, July 2S, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday, August 4, Hi0 and way ports.
Tuesday, August IL, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday, August Is, HiIo aud way ports.
Tuesday, August 25, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday, September 1, Hilo and way ports
Tuesday, September 8, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday, September Is, Hilo and way ports.
Tuesday, September %, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday, September %, Hilo and way ports.
PASSENGER TRAINS will connect with the
Kinau at MahulSona.
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at HOonOkaia and
Paauhau on down trips from Kilo for Passengers
II q signal is made from the shore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29

I'VE. THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVE THIS
w day formed a copartnership for the purpose
of carrying on sugar planting business under the
name and style of Hop Pom & Co., at Moanui' in
the island of MoloRai.
Mok Ken and Wong Mang have this day been
appointed as Managers of the said company here
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-06-29
STEAMER LEHUA,
davies. Commander

VIII leave regularly for Paauhau, KohOlaIoIe
Ookala, Kukaau, HonOhina, LaupahOehOe, Haka
Ian and Onomea.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-20
TIE HOME CIRCLE AND FARM.
Agricultural Miscellany.

No doubt, Mr.. Stahl says, the small
morse wears the best. The history Of
the Morgans proves that. But one
horse farmers, like myself, often find
themselves best served by a heavy
horse, that takes the pillow, harrow and
c~ultivator right along by his weight
alone. I have pitched forward over
Dlow and horseshoe handles and hurt
myself too often, when a light horse
stopped suddenly at some little obstruc-
ton, to want such a one for my work.
Give me my well GRAINED, half blood
ClydesdaIe, going slowly but steadily
across the field. He costs as much as a
pair of little fellows, but he does the
work as much less expense, does far
less damage in orchard, nursery and
garden, and can draw a two-horse load
on a one-horse wagon to market.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-02-20
Tests.

The reports Of the various tests of
COWS for milk and butter are calling
out all kinds of criticisms Our Coun-
try Home discusses the subject in this
way: "The one-week tests of Jersey
COWS are interesting. But are they
useful? The cows are fed specially for
these tests; thay necessarily require
extraordinary care, and are subject to
UNUSUAL risks. Being highly valuable
as breeders, we doubt the wisdom of
taking such risks. Conduct the chances
for ayear under possible conditions of
general treatment, ond they would pos
sess decided value as indexes of the
quality of the animals under trial.
Herd tests, or Ia better world records
of yearly products, are the only reliable
tests for breed.
In answer to the above ques-
ton we say yes, they are use-
full Of course the cows are fed
for it, and if it could be proved that the
feed was all the difference there was
in cows, it would be useful for people
to know it so they would be induced to
feed better. If one COW with good feed
will yield as much profit as two with or
binary care, it is useful to know it. If
one breed of cows will respond to good
feed more promptly than other breeds,
it is useful to know which. These things
can never be known without trials. Who
knows that they are valuable as breed
ers till they are shown to possess some
| other value so as to make it an object to
breed them? No man expects to drive a
roadster all the time at q 2.30 clip but
he likes to have one that Can go that
gait. Great possibilities indicate high
averages, and if milk and butter tests
had never been made by some one on a
large or a small scale, the country
would still have been stocked with COWS
giving six quarts a day for six months
in the year and making butter the color
of lard.