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Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
Japan's Human Vehicles.

The Jlnrlklsha men ot Japan are pa thetic class writes a Yokohama cores pondent to the New. York Tribune. Their lives are limited to few years af- ter they begin the business, and yet their ranks are constantly kept full by new re- eruits. They literally swarm on the streets. If lady starts out for walk she is repeatedly offered "a man car riage." These men are never importu- nate like the hackmen in New York
 They keep at a respectful distance and make their offer in low, gentle tones that a stranger might not hear and no one could be disturbed by them. One refus- al Bs-Sccepted as final answer. They are an intelligent class of coolies- of them can read. Their queer little ways is a constant source of amusement and surprise to the newcomer When A. had been here only few weeks she called jinrikisha one morning as she wanted to go to the opposite side of the Bluff, moro than mile off. Previously she had made the same trip in brough- am on fine mornings. She was no sooner seated in the jinrikisha and we'll tucked up in her lap-robe, than the little Jap was off like shot without asking or be- ing told where he should take her. A. said to herself, "Well, now, this is mighty quecrl I wonder if you know where l want to go! Very well, you can go ahead and pu see-I shall not volunteer any unasked information now p
 The little man apparently needed none, for he continued at fast trot, now wind ing to the right, now returning to the left, never once hesitating, on and on, past the public gardens, past the ceme- tery; soon he had left the Russian, the American and the British flags in the dis tance, floating from the consulates of these respective countries. As wonder increased momentarily-the run became exciting-she laughed quietly to herself and wished some one else could enjoy it too. Jinrikisha travel is not social in the least. At last he stopped, dropped the thills and relieved her of the lap-robe with an air of absolute assurance that she was where she had planned to go-and she was. Not word had passed be- tween them. Words seemed supcri1ui- ty. When her call was ended she was returned home in the same silent and magical manner. One man who waits at our gate for chance passenger is no lon ger able to run-he can only walk, and so no one wants his services. His lungs are nearly gone. The rapid, long-con
 tinued running causes heart and lung diseases. The jinrikisha man often has to wait in the cold, damp, or night air, poorly protected, when he is in an over heated state from long running.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
Theodore Thomas,

Theodore Thomas, whose name sounds so Anglo -Saxonish, is native of Hanov- CT, the son of a noted musician, and be- longs to numerous musical family He was a child prodigy, and astonished everybody by his violin playing when he was only years old. At 8 he gave public concert at the capital, and was highly praised by the most careful critics. Not long after he was brought to this country. His whole life has been devot- ed to the cause of music, and his devo- tion has borne good and abundant fruit. He has unquestionably done more for musical culture and advancement in the United States than any 20 men who might be named. The orchestra which he carefully selected and has drilled for years is not only the best, by all odds, in the country, but is not surpassed by any in Europe. Competent critics who at tended the Bayreuth festivals during Wagner's life, where everything was as nearly complete as possible, declare that the famous orchestra was not whit bet ter than, and some think it was not SO good as, the orchestra of Theodore Thomas. He has made New York one of the great musical centres of the world. Every new composition of any value he introduces to us as early as practicable. Enthusiastic admirers of music who have spent years in Germany arc often sur prised to hear in New York compositions they have never heard in any of it's capi- taA-Mw 1sTb 0easmwsiG2 A9slreissr.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
The School of Patience.

My dear boy, if man can only culti- vate patience and strength, it seems to me he will be good neighbor, pleasant man to do business with, safe man to trust and the kind of man the world loves, even though he lack wisdom, and hath 10 genius, and can't tell good
 story or sing note. How much does the fretful, restless, hurrying old world owe to the patient man, who finds his strength Gin quietness and confidence" who can be patient with our faults, our fancies,
 our wickedness; who can be quiet when the softest word would have sting; who can wait for storms to blow over and for wrongs to right themselves; who can patiently and silently endure slight un- til he has forgotten it, and who can even be patient with himself That's the fel- low, my boy, who tries my patience and strength more than any man else with whom have to deal. I could get along with the rest of the world we'll enough, if he were only out of it. I can meet all my other cares and enemies bravely and cheerfully enough. But when myself comes to me with his heart aches and blunders and stumblings, with his own follies and troubles and sins, somehow he takes all the tuck out of me. My strength is weakness and my patience is folly, when I come to deal with him. He tires me. He is such fool He makes the same stupid blunder in the same stupid way so many times. Sometimes, when I think I must put up with him and his ways all my life I want to give up. And then the next time he comes to me with his cares and the same old trouble he seems so helpless and penitent that feel sorry for him, and try to be patient with him, and promise to help him all can, once more. An, my dear boy, as you grow older, that is the fellow who will try you and torment you, and draw on your sympathy, and tax your patience and strength. Be patient with him, poor fellow, because think he does love you, and yet as a rule you are harder on him than any one else. .-Burdette is Brooklyn E0QLe 5.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
HUMOROUS.

A pawnbroker is g. sloanly man.
 'T smoothed everything over," as the laundress said.
 People who wear pepper-and-salt suits are always in season.
 The selfish man has most presence of mind. He never forgets himself.
 'Buffaloes are bred in Kansas," it Is said They are meat elsewhere.
 "This is my sphere, '" said happy wife, as she patted her bald-headed husband on the pate.
 A rule that works both ways-When a fleet goes out on cruise the crews 60 out on the fleet.
 s.Brass bands are on the increase throughout the country" Even the dogs wear them on their necks.
 Teacher: s'What animal is most ca pable of attaching itself to mani" Head of the class: s'The leech."
 Can the sound in mans head, when his wife hits him with rolling-pin, be described as marriage ringf"
 When young lady tells young man that she will not have him, does it tic him up in beau knot, as it werei
 "My motto is, Live and let LivA'" said the soldier as he turned his back to the enemy and fled from the battlefield.
 Little Boy-Pa, why does the world -moveG Pa Uhinking of something else) Because it finds it cheaper than to pay rent.
 A harmless American ship of war may be called ''she" properly enough, but . fine mail steamship ought to be called s1he."
 "Well, that beats me-" the boy ex- claimed when his teacher sent him to the principals room to borrow the masters rattan.
 A journalist went into a barber shop the other day to get his hair cut, and fell asleep during the operation. The barber, who awoke him when he had fnished, said to him: ''You are tired. Iunder- stand it. It's the same way with mo when evening comes. An, this head-work is something terriblew
 ''You ought to be married, sir," said the phrenologist to the victim on the stage. "Yes, sir. You ought to be married. You have no right, sir, to have lived bachelor so many years. Now, look at your clothes, sir! Who mended your coat, sirq Tell me that" My third wife, sir"
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
Ny Here.

What signifies the outward dhowl Whit signifies his veal b or plscsl When we the heart have learned to hncw What do we care for form or facei ., And what care we for name or creed That buried ages may unron, If under au ws clearly read
 The record of dauntle@ soull If loyal to his sense of right,
 If prompt and sure at Duty's call, He walks, as walking in Gods sight, His aim the manifest man of all; If helpful as the sunbright day,
 If pitiful of others woes, He follows in tho masters way And bears a blessing where he goes; If, gaining much, be loses all,
 While summer friends go boldly by, He proves his courage by his fall Resolved to win the day or die; With hope alive, in God his trust, a. He keeps . spirit kind and true, And rises bravely from the dust
 To fight his weary battle through; If, working on through pain and los, His earnest soul be not cast down; He beareth patiently his cross,
 While winning steadily his crown; Tho mans hero! and we give The need of love, which is his due. ! No idle praise! but while ws live, The wreath of bay! the knot of blue! j
 Helen Keiyh.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
Ancient Writing Material.

When the Prophet Ezekiel was com- handed to write about the city of Jeru- salem, he was compelled to write his ac- count on smooth tiles, and we find frag- ments of such tiles to this day. The heaps of broken pots and crockery of all sorts, which are nov so abundant in all Eastern towns, prove that bits of smooth stone or tiles were constantly used for this purpose. The Island of Elephantine, on the Nile, is said to have furnished more than hundred such specimens.
 One of these is soldiers leave of ab- sence, scribbled on fragment of an old vase. How little those scribes and ac
 countaats imagined interest," with which their descendants would one day treasure their rough notes! Still quaint CT were the writing materials of those an cient Arabs who, before the time of Mohammed, used to carve their annals on the shoulder blades of sheep. The
 ''sheep-chronicles'' were strung together, and thus preserved. After awhile sheep's bones were replaced by sheep's skin, and the manufacture of parchment was brought to such perfection as to place it among the reinements of art. We hear of vellums that were tinted yellow, others white. Others were dyed of rich pur- pie; and the writing thereon was in gold en ink, with gold borders and many colored decorations. These precious manuscripts were anointed with the oil of cedar to preserve them from moths. We hear of one such in which the name of Mohammsa is adorned with garlands of tulips and carnations painted in vivcd colors Still more precious was the silky paper of the Persians, powdered with gold and silver dust, whereon were painted rare illuminations; while tho book was perfumed with alter of roses or essence of sapdalwood. Ofthe demand for writing materials, one may form some faint notion from the vast manuscript libraries of which records have been pre- served, as having been collected by the Caliphs both of the East and the West, the former in Bagdad, the latter in An dalusia, where there were eighty great public libraries, besides that vast one at Cordova. We also hear of private libra ries, such as that of a physician who de- clined an invitation from the Sultan of Bokhara, because the carriage of his books would have required 400 camels.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
The Ball.

Unlike the mule, the bull seals bis dec- laration of war with the front end of his body. And while the mule is satisfied with an attitude of calm and phi1osoph- ical7 belligerency, the bull nearly right ems his victim to. death with unseemly demonstrations of wrath before finally tossing him into the great beyond. The heels of the mule may be the favorite re- sort of the uncertainty of life, but on the forefront of the bull sits nightmare of rampageous fury that is worse than death.
 I was once chased over a ten-acre lot by an angry bull, and know whereof I speak. The day of doom will not be a fragment of last years circumstance to what experienced on that occasion. He cued me, as billiard player would say, while yet fingered half way through the fence, and I thought the end of all things had come, especially the front end of the bull. And to all intents and purporses the final catsclysm had, indeed, broken loose. The fence tumbled down upon me like, and the beautiful, bucolic land- scape was lacerated beyond recognition. To add to my misery, some one struck me with the butt-end of brick house, and jammed church steeple through my left leg. And as if had not achieved enough glory for one day, the horizon was rent in twain, the blue vault of heav- en collapsed, and big fragment of the sky fell on the small of my back.
 My friends afterward tried to convince me that all this was figment of my agi- tated imagination. They cruelty secuted the idea that l was punctured by church steeple, and substituted therefor an ordi- nary 'way-down-on-the- e-Suwannee-R River horn. They even went so far as to insin- uate that the landscape was not much hurt, and that it was only the demolition of my two-dollar- and -a-half pantaloons that made me think the graves were giv- ing up their dead. But I carry with me down this vale of tears game leg and a twisted spine as proof of my assertions.
 There is one good point about the bull he can't climb tree.- Washington Hntrhet. t
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31

The times seem to be going hard with European princes A few days ago we read the following advertisement in the Vienna Zeitung: "Wanted, home in which an orphaned, highly gifted boy of ten years, the heir of renowned family, will be received for period) gratuitous- ly. For full particulars, address 'Chari- tas, Poste Restante, street, vien- na'" For all we know, this homeless young 'sprince," who cannot afford to pay for board and lodging, may be apre- tender to the throne of France or Spain, or one of the nationalized principslities: of Italy. -
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
Nothing Extraordinary.

Mrs. Awljaw-''Gough must have been remarkable man. have just read that he lectured nine thousand times"
 MT. Awljaw-''Nothing remarkable in that''
 s'So? Where is there similar caseW
 stLet me see. We have been married thirty years Now, you have lectured about every night-let us say thirty times three hundred and fifty"
 (Seance breaks up in disorder.--Phila- delphia CaW.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
AstOr and Girard.

It has often been said that John Jacob Astor was, sixty years ago, the only citi- zen of American worth $1, 1000, 900. He may have been the only New Yorker then possessed of such a fortune, but the wealth of Stephen Girard, of Philadel- phia, would at that time have reached at least $6, 900, ,OO0 He died in 1881, leav ing an estate of $o0, 900, 900, much of it having been accumulated within fifteen or twenty years.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31

effort3 to get clear, but as this was i'm. possible, he headed right out to sea, and at length was lost to sight. About mid- night that night we were picked up by a coaster. The mate and one of the boys were clean gone, probably drowned under the Fly as she went over, but the other boy-now a man-fs living in New Or leans, and can back every statement have made. '-Neso York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
A Noble Brute.

J. E. Walter, master of train services of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, has dog he values highly. The dog is a Newfoundland, and has been raised by his owner from small puppy. MT. Walter has little girl who is fond of the animal, and the affection between the two is interesting. A few mornings since the little girl was left in the room alone by large fire in the grate. She went to near the blaze, and the dog open ed the door and entered. He went to her and began to pull her away by catch ing her clothing in his teeth. The two companions played about the room for some time, until the little child grew tired and sleepy. She went to near the fire again, and the dog could not get her away. He pulled at her clothes for some time, but could not arouse her.
 He then hurried to her mothers room and began to act strangely by rubbing against her hand and catching her dress, pulling her toward the door, She caress- ed him and told him to go away and find little Nellie. He made a strange whin- ing noise with his mouth and then slowly walked back to where the little one was sleeping, unconscious of her danger. The dog made another attempt to rouse her and failed. He then crouched down beside her, between her and the fire, taking care to protect her well. Mrs. Walter entered the room few minutes later and found the noble dog in this po- sition whining and crying, while the hair was being singed from his back. Little Nellie was sleeping sweetly. -Birming- ham (Ala.) Age.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
Splendid Luck.

'FWhat luck did you have fishing yesterday, Pennybunkers" asked an Austin gentleman of we'll known i'm pecunious character who owes everybody.
 ''Splendid! While I was out on the wharf twenty men with bills called at my house to collect money. nSittsn0s.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31

What is difficulty2 Only word indi- eating the degree of strength requisite for accomplishing particular objects; mere notice for the necessity of evertion; a bugbear to- children ald to fools; but oftea stimulus to nen.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
The Nightingale's Song.

This is part of French naturalist's at tempt to state the nightingsle's song there are twenty-one lines more, by the way:
 Did! Souci tiou, tiou, tiou, tout, tiou,
 Serr, sarr, SOFT serr SOFT sorrs del mou, Quito lau lau lau lau lau lau lau besc,
 Veni biourre biourre, beviere ambe iou.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31

Thoughtful young lady to college grsduate)-Who, in your opinion, Mir. Muscle, was the noblest Roman of them alla College Grsduate-I used to thlnk Hanlan was, but l wouldn't bet . cent on any q ,en now.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
A Carriage and Pair.

Smith thought you told me, that Brown had got along in the world so we'll that he had a carriage and paira
 Jones-Well, told you the truth.
 S.-Yeu did, ehf Why, he is work ing s . laborer in the navy yard.
 J.-Well, that is all right. A man that gets into the navy yard is getting along in the world, and the carriage and pair l refetred to wsse baby carriage nnd tvin6-1o01en obueten
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
Yery Successful Case.

First Lawyer-Ah, Dobkins, how did you come out in that case you were just beginning when I went Easta
 Second Lawycr-Gloriousiy. It was a perfect success. Created 8 great sen sation. Papers full of it. Got lots of advertising out of it. I think it was the making of my future.
 ''Goodl Glad to hear it, old fellow. I knew you had stuff in you. And by the way, what did they do to your eli ent2
 s'Oh, they hanged him."
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
The Impossible.

AMo
 0AA cannot draw water from an empty well, Usr Gacs tho stories that go~ips tell, &or eAtAer tho sounds of . peaiing bell 1om nsver con stop the hinows roar, 09 change tho winds Hn they blow no moro, Ner drive true lovs from . maiden's door. - cannot o'ertAke . Aesting lie,
 CAnnge Ais wheat to field of rye,
 Nor call back ycars tAat have long gone by. 4an cannot . cruel word recall,
 Jse>sr thought, be it great or small, Ncr honey extract from . drop of gall. Nan nsver can brihe old Father Time, Gen tho peak that he cannot climb, Nor trust the hand that hath done . crime 0n never can backward turn the tide, Nse count tAs stArs that are scattered w1ds, Nw A.a inA feoa txusey guide. 4aA cannot rsap fruit from worthless ssed, Fly for sareagth on . broksn reed, NsR gain heart he hath caused to bleed. Aln never can hope true peece to win. I1sasare without and joy within, AvlAg . thoaghtless life of sin
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-31
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-23

Mr. John Thomas, of Montfort, was
at the county seat yesterday, shaking
hands with friends
The Portland daily press., 1886-08-19
Portland wholesale Prices Current.

Corrected for the PRESS to Aug. IL, 1886.
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The Portland daily press., 1886-08-19
A Navel Exneriment.

About a wear ago common fodder plant, TASTE
less as wood was accdently found to have most mos;
remarkable sustaining power after hard labor eti-
er mental or physical acting on the nerves like
food. Two hundred and seventy girls, who were
engaged at piece-work in a large establishment IN
New York conceived the idea OF buying large
,mount of the manufacturer at the wholesale price
and fake it constantly. At the end OF SIX months
they found its support had made it possible to 90
almost double the amount OF work by giving IN
creased strength, and preventing overwork from
Compelling them to lose time by resulting illness.
If ali classes of people were as shrewd as these
Girls. whose necessities drove them to the expert
fnenf it would improve things very much me plant
IN question was accidentally discovered Dy Lieut..
Moxie 1t seems to be wholly nerve food, ana mas
created great deal interest lately 1t stops nefv
business and nervous exhaustion at once. Inc drug
eists sell it, and it is known as MoxIe Nerve food;
IL is said to be so cheap, most any one can aHoIu
TO take it the year round-ten cents worth DAY is
about its cost. ,l,, .,,,,,,o
ali the evening, and then knock their poozy OUT
with mug of the M0xie Nerve Food, when Is now
getting to be known the great dissipation repair
er III takes nervous exhaustion out OF a woman In
a week. breaks up recent drunk In an h0ur; ana
now husbands can have a good time until IL NJ,
drink mug of Moxie at 1916, arrive home per-
fectly sober at 1.3o, and make the wife Deneve
they have been at work in the counting room IKE IKE
a good bow If it will make an editors pocket feel
better, we want barrel