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Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
They Forgot the Curve.

During the recent struggle of the Union Pacific with the snow blockade a newly appointed official in the mechan- ical department of the road found occa- sion to make of himself frst-class butt for ridicule. The story, as told by one of his subordinates, is this, in brief. Hitherto it had been the custom to send out heavy trains which had to break the snow, with four or five engines coupled together in the ordinary fashion. The unequal motion of the locomotives, when 'bucking" a heavy drift, served to lessen the power of the attack, because The force could not be brought into a single impetus, this circumstance being due to the fact that the engines were loosely coupled together. The officials in question, after studying the problem decided that it would be fine scheme to have engines coupled together by means of long timbers placed on either side, and riveted strongly to each loco motive. In this way all the engines would move at once against the drift and scatter it to the four winds of heaven
 The scheme was tried. Everything went swimmingly until sharp curve was met. The engines being coupled together in a manner which left no play of action, it was impossible to round the curve. Be- fore the danger was noticed, however, it was too late, and every one of the five engines was ditched.-O Onaha Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
The Southern Cam S.

Are you descended from one of the twenty-two?" is the first question asked when you introduce MT. Camp to MT. Camp-which is explained as follows: Benjamin Camp, of Virginia, had eleven sons and one daughter by his first wife, who, not unnaturally, died. He married new wife and repeated his record, hav- ing by her eleven sons and one daugh- ter. Having gathered about him twenty two sons and two daughters, he felt that he had fully obeyed Gods first in junction, and died the death of the just. His descendants are to be found in every Southern State, having his charac- teristics of courage, industry and 'shrewd- ness. They are steady lovers, good hus- bands, and religious as a rule.-Atlaaata Constitution.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
Joseph Cook and the Barber.

A Boston letter to the Minneapolis Tribune says: It is not known that the great man was ever put down but once, and then it was by Boston barber. He was gracious enough to tell of it himself, using the incident to illustrate a point which he made that in Boston alone were to be found high culture and literary taste clothed in the lowly garb of humble menial at his daily toil. He sat in a barber's chair at the Fremont House one day, and while being shorn of his ambrosial locks was startled by having the barber ask him if he had read certain article that had recently been published in St. Louis paper (by Hartmann, I believe) touch ing some phases of the Darwinian theory of evolution. This was matter that MT. Cook would have been glad to discuss, but unfortunately he was un- able to do so intelligently, for the reason that he had not read the article, though the unpretentious barber clearly showed by his manner that the person who hadn't read that particular article was hardly worth talking to on so ordin- ary subject. Not long afterward, as Mir. Cook tells it, he was in the West, and made point of visiting St. Louis for the sole purpose of hunting up that article His search was successful, and a few days later, on returning to Bos- ton, he hastened to the Fremont House barber's, patiently waited his turn in the learned mans chair, and, having gained the coveted seat, proceeded to open up the subject anew. The barber calmly allowed the reverend gentleman to disclose his knowledge of that par ticular article, then he interposed his cold barrier to any further conversa- tion: "Mr. Cook, I perceive that you have read something upon the matter, but the article you speak of has been only recently published. It was not the original article of which I spoke to you several weeks ago and which it is very evident you have not read" Mir. Cook had his tonsorial job finished ID silence and went out abashed from the superior presence:
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
HEALTH HINTS.

Every one should keep bottle ready of equal parts strong lime-water and sweet oil we'll shaken together, to use on burns and scalds, or for chapped hands.
 Essence of peppermint painted on a burn causes the pain to cease at once.
 To exercise in weariness, increased by every step, is not only not beneficial, is is useless and worse than useless; it is posi- lively destructive.
 Bathe sprain with arnica diluted with water, and bandage with soft flannel moistened with the same. A sprained wrist thus treated will grow we'll and strong in few days.
 Every one has cure for sore throat, but simple remedies appear to be most effe>tual Salt and water is used by many as gargle, but little alum and honey dissolved in sage tea is better. An application of cloths wrung out of hot water and applied to the neck, changing as often as they begin to cool, has the most potency for removing inflammation of anything we have ever tried, It should be kept up for number of hours; during the evening is usually the most convenient time for applying this remedy.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
MARKET NOTES. NEW YORK MARKET

The Wholesale New York market ouot.t,on show:
 BEAss-Prime. s165@s1. 70; fair to good. s1.40@$1.50 per busheL
 BUTTEa-Sew York sold at as@s6o for choice in pails, and 30@35c. common to good Western Creamery sold at 32@35c., and the common Western at 2S@30c.
 CHEESE factory fancy 9@101sc; do. fair and to good, 7@9o.
 Eees-Quotations ranged from 200. for o Pennsylvania
 FLOUR -superane. s2. 9O@ss. 25; Western. sS. DOOR, %; extra New York. $3. 75@s45 50.
 HA1-No.1. soc. @92c.; No. 3, SO@s5c. straw, s5cSgl 05. for No. l. and 70@75 for oat.
 HoPs-New York, 10@12o. Eastern, 1OQ12o;
 Prime, s1o.5o @ s12.5o; dressed hogs, 5@5sc.
 WHEAT Spring No. 2, s4@s8c.; Ml-
 CORN s-Ungraded Western Mixed. 47@51o; Steamer Mixed. 4s@5Oo. in elevator, 5O@51a
 RYE-state, 63@66c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET
 FLoUR-state family. s4.1O@$4S0; rye flour $3.25@S345; wheat, State, 94@g7c amber. 50. o.oOioorn. yellow soc; mixed States
 PErRoLEUM-Refned. 8@9slc. crude6sSt07
 WooL-State and Western K, 32@36e.; x. S0@34c.; medium, 30@31c.; coarse, 24@25o. BOSTON MARKET FLOUR From $s.25@s4OO for low and medium. to $4.25@S5.OO for choice Minnesota. Corn. 49@51c. for mixed and yellow BUTTER - Common. 32c. 0S5c; Vermont dairy, 30@33c. choice creamery, 36o. CHEEsE-9@1O>Sc BEANs-$1. .60@$I.7O HAY-Choice, $21@S24 CATTLE MARKErS BUFFALO - Cattle. good quality, A. COO $4. 70; hops fair to good S4 3OMa1 6O, haat AGO.
 EAST LIBERTY PKNN.-Best cattle, $425@ $4.6O; medium to good, $4.00@$4. 25; common to fair, $3.50@s4.00; Hogs, Workers, $43O@ $4 45; PhiladelphiaA $4.65@$4 75. Sheep $3.45@3.75 g.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
NAsHIEGTCA NoTEa

The U. &. House Committee on Shipping heard delegation representing the New York Chamber of Commerce in support of bills to grant to American vessels subsidy of 90 cents per ton for every 1000 miles travelled.
 Anthony Comstock addressed the U. S. House Post Office Committee upon the use of the mails for the promotion of fraudulent schemes. It was difficult, he said, for the off cers to trace the persons conducting the fraud ulent schemes because of their numerous aliases. One man whom he had arrested had 145 different names and addresses, another 1855. and a third had 80.
 The Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway bill, known as the Eads' bill, was reported favorably from the Commerce Committee by vote of 9 to f. with two absentees.
 The House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads completed the Post Office Appro- priation bill. The bill appropriates for the postal service during the next fiscal year the sum of S54, 336, 5S8, an increase of $625, 59S over the appropriation for the present fiscal year, and decrease of $659, 579 as compared with the departments estimates. The esti- mated revenue for the next fiscal year is s47,- 142 252, and the estimated deficiency Cndef- nite) is S7, 443, ,914.
 At the meeting of the House Navel Com mittee, it having been agreed to recomend the building of ten vessels, of four and six thou sand tons, 1t was proposed to buy the engines for the vessels Ill England, the American spirit of the other members was reused and 1t was claimed that our builders could turn out just ss good engines as could be constructed abroad Finally, it was proposed that at least one engine should be bought abroad to serve as 8 pattern for the other nine, but that pro position was also rejected as repulsive to our people.
 Mir Hoar, of Mass, in the U. s. Senate called up the bill appropriatng $25O coo for the erection of a monument in Washington city to the memory of General Grant, and the bill was passed.
 MT. Weber, of New York, from the House Committee on Railways and Canals, reported 8 bill to the United States Hot SC of Represen- tatives for the permanent improvement of the Erie and Oswego canals and to secure the free dom of the same to the commerce of the United States.
 MT Buchanan, of New Jersey, from the Committee on Claims, reported to the United States House of Representatives bill for the relief of the survivors of the exploring steamer Jeannette and the widows and children of those who perished in the expedition.
 -Solicitor-General Goode said to Wash ington reporter that nothing has yet been set- tied with regard to the time and place of filing the suit against the Bell Telephone Company. It is expected, however, that proceedings will be instituted before the close of the present week.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
Keeping Geese.

Geese are profitable or unproftable ac cording to the manner in which they are kept. If given the use of large pond on which they can enjoy themselves and dive down in search of minnows and tad poles, they can supply themselves with all the animal food they require. They should also have plenty of grass. When the geese are kept on abandoned fields, and have access to ponds, they are prof. table; but if they are to be fed alto- gether, they will be kept at loss. They often do damage to pastures, and destroy and waste much that they should not dis turb. The best breeds are the Toulouse and Embden, the latter being entirely white in color, thus rendering their feathers more valuable. A cross of the Toulouse gander on the Embden goose makes the largest produce for market. A goose will lay from twenty to forty eggs, but seldom matches more than one brood. The goslings should not be al- lowed near the water until fully feath- cred, as dampness is injurious to them, the down being no protection. They should be fed for the first six or eight weeks, on mixed diet, and may then be left to their parents altogether. Old geese make the best breeders, but only the young ones are marketed. Eggs from geese under two years old do not hatch well,
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
The Strongest Ship Afloat.

The Camperdown, which was launched at Portsmouth, England, has cost e475, ,- 900 for labor and materials, and the esti- mate for her machinery amounts to e1O5,0 She has taken three years to build, TOO hands having been constantly employed on her, and it will be another three years before she is ready for sea- She is the heaviest ship ever launched from government slips, and is the first man-of-war that has been launched with her armor on. The Camperdown is built entirely of steel, and in her armament she will be the most powerful vessel of all her class; her displacement will be 10 900 tons,
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
A Medical Directory.

'How are you getting on?" asked Yeast of young Crimsonbeak, whom he met on the street the other day.
 "First rate," was the young mans re- ply.
 "What are you doing2" further queri- ed Yeast.
 'I'm medical director in an institu- tion down town"
 "A medical director"
 "Yes; you see direct envelopes in a patent medicine house."
 "Oh. D. Yonkers 4tat<sn,oss,
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
Hatch Your Chicks Early.

The advantages of matching chicks early cannot be overcstimated. Chicks that are matched late bring late prices, and chicks that come out of the shell this month, and get in market as broilers, bring as high prices as grown fowls
 The objections urged against early chicks are that they give too much trouble, and those matched late have the privelege of grass runs, and take partial care of themselves. And so they do. They are raised much more easily than those matched this month, but our readers should remember that it is not the chicks that bring the best prices, but the trouble. Whenever chicks are raised without effort the cost is, of course, small item, but the time is then occupied by hundreds who also prefer to perform as little labor as possible, and the conse- quence is that chicks are thrust on the market by thousands, only to depress the market, and cause the oft-repeated as- sertion that poultry does not pay. But early chicks do pay, however, but they pay only for that which is expended and bestowed upon them by the attendant. It is claimed, again, that labor is labor, and may as we'll be expended in one di- rection as another, without devoting it to early chicks. That is true, but unem- ployed labor is waste, and if, in win ter, large number of chicks can be grown for market, there will be saving of wasted labor, and the wages will be trebled on account of the better prices demanded for labor in that shape.
 Early chicks are often worth, in April, as much as eighty cents 8 pound, and they are sold when about one-pound- and a-quarter in weight. It requires no fig ures to show that aside from the care the actual cost of food is small item. No doubt, large number or eggs may be required for the purpose of matching a fair percentage of chicks, but this item of loss may also be added without fear of diminishing the proportion of profit to be procured when the chicks are marketed. Early chicks are always salable, and it costs more to raise chicks to the weight of two pounds at twenty-five cents a pound in price than it does to raise one to pound, and with double the market price. The real difference, as is plainly apparent, is four times as much as the other. r.-Rural Home.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
HOUsR.

Mir Cole CNd.) ), from the Committee on Rail- Ways aLd Canals reported bill for the con- struction of the Maryland and Delaware free Ship canal.
 In Committee of the Whole the House con- sidered the Pension Appropriation bill. MT. Townshend (Ill. ), who had charge of the bill, explained it's provisions. It appropriated, he said, $75, ,754 200, or about $15, GOO, 900 more ths2 was carried by the law for the current year. This increaee was occasioned by the ac- cellerated work that was being done in the Pension Office.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 A dispatch from Westport, Ireland, re- ports great distress from famine and fever in the villages of Caslecka, Mulvany and Doobeg. The reports are confirmed by the parish priest. One death has already occurred, and many are ill from want of food.
 Very much excitement wls caused in the French Chamber of Deputies by the firing Of two shots by man named Poirier, who seems to have been insane.
 The leaders of the London socialists were brought up at Bow street on the charge of in citing to riot, and defended their language. They were committed for t'isl
 The Dublin Chamber of Commerce has offered and the Glasgow Chamber has seconded resolution against weakening the union be- tween England and Ireland because of 'the disastrous nature of the results which would ensue to the commercial and trading interests of Great Britain"
 A London despatch says the socialists heldIa meeting in Hyde Park and that the crowd was dispersed without rioting.
 The French Government has decided to adhere to it's decision to have Universal In- ternational Exhibition in Paris in 1889.
 The Princess Irene, daughter of Princess Alice, is betrothed to the Grand Duke Paul, the youngest brother of the Czar of Russia The Princess Irene was born July II, 1866. and the Grand Duke Paul was born Dec. 21, 1860.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

been accustomed to leave their wood in four-feet lengths until the warm summer rains begin to come, lose a considerable portion of the heating qualities of the wood. Birch, hemlock, pine and maple all require to be cut in short lengths and split in short pieces to get the best re- suits, and the work should be done early enough in the season to get it we'll dried before the warm weather.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
Improving Sandy Soils.

| Sandy soils contain at least eighty per cent. of silicious sand. They are ex- tremely porous and, of course, easily permeable by air, water, and the roots of plants. The color in such soils when not white varies from yellow to brown and red, according to the quantity of oxide of iron that they contain. In fact, oxide of iron produces these colors in all kinds of soils, excepting the chalks and black molds. A red sandy soil is likely to be fertile from the fact that oxide of iron has the power of retaining phosphoric acid. A sand soil when devoid of lime, iron, and alumina and humus is bar ren, for it is then pure sand, which is nothing but small silex and quartz stone. There are, however, some sand soils con- sisting of over ninety-four per cent. silex with only two per cent. of clay and one each of humus, phosphoric acid and lime, and yet these deficient soils are very pro- ductive when sown with legumes' like clover and lucern. Little or no nitrogen exists in such soils, and yet the legumes that grow there abound in nitrogen. This fact has been adduced as evidence in fa- vor of the theory that plants derive much of their nitrogen in some way direct from the atmosphere. A barren sand can be made fertile by the application to it of lined muck, clay, and mari, and after ward the fertility could be kept up for a long time by green manuring.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

DR. WALKERS VINEGAR B1TTERs-a medicine that expels disease without weakening the patient, exhiiarates the spirits without the aid of alcoholic poison cures every phase and consequence of indigestion, restores the shattered nerves, regulates the bowels and the liver, and imparts to the constitution new strength and elasticity. Let the sick reioicel
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
Within an ace of 1.-The king.
! Tn~rfh1o Ff~A

A Terrible Fire arouses the apprehensions of a whole city. And yet the wild havoc of disease startles no one. Sad to relate, women suffer from year to year with chronic diseases and weaknesses peculiar worse with every day, and still take no meas ures for their own relief. Dr. P erce's Favor ite Prescription' is the result of lifelong and learned study of female complaints. It is guaranteed to cure.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

Railway men complain of the weight Of the passenger cars now built, and show by figures that an engine hauls be- tween five and six pounds of dead weight for every one pound of paying passen- ger weight, reckoned when all the seats are filled.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
COME to stay-Your poor relations.
Decay of the Bones,

DcCHy OI Inc Bones, with some thirty other symptoms, mark the progress of that terrible disease known as ca tarrh. It advances from stage to stage of fear , ful ,annoyances m and if neglected is certain to sumption or insanity. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will cure it at any stage. This medi- cine has been long before the D blc, and thou sands have been restored to health by it's never failing virtues.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
Slaves of the weed--Gardeners.

A Century of progress has not produced a remedy equal to Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh, Cold in the Head and Hay Fever. It is not liquid or 8 snuff, but is perfectly safe and easily applied with the finger. It gives immediate relief and cures the worst cases.
 "A God-send is Ely's Cream Balm," writes Mrs. M. A. Jackson, of Portsmouth, N. H., on May 2, 1882. I had catarrh for three years had tried nearly all remedies but to no purpose. Two or three times week my nose would. bleed quite freely, and l thought the sores in it would never heal. Your Balm has cured me-. This. preparation is not a liquid or snuff, and is easily applied. Price, 50 cents.
 Ely's Cream Balm is the most effec- tive, convenient and agreeable catarrh reme- B. Cook, Henning, Lauderdale Co.,, Tenn.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
The WOOd-Pile.

It is a sign of unthrift, of household discomfort, of bad management general
 ly, to have the wood-shed empty. It means plenty of fault-fnding and un- necessary worry and hard work in the summer time when cheerfulness and smooth management are more to be desir- ed than at any other time. Then be sure and fill up the wood-shed if you would have peace and goodwill reigning around your hearth-stone when the days of sow ing and planting and harvesting have conie. And the shed should not only be filled with wood, but with the right kind of wood. It will only add to the un- pleasantness of the situation if there is nothing but an accumulation of great, unwieldy, unsplitable knarls that the housewife can hardly lift, much less use in the stove. Such unusable material is only mockery and source of exas- peration. Neither is there much advan- tage gained in storing up wood that is only half prepared for use. Every farm CT, says the Ploughman, should look ahead at least one year to secure wood in the best condition to burn; that which is to be used next winter should be prepared this winter. If it was cut, as it should have been, last autumn, it will be in readiness to draw home the first sledding; when at home, every spare hour should be devoted to preparing it for the stove
 To have wood in the best condition to burn, it should be sawed and split before the first of March; then it will have the benefit of the drying winds of early spring, and, if properly piled up, will be in good condition to house before warm weather commences. Those who have
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

CHARLES FISHER, the actor, who is member of Daly's company, although he is 70 years old, looks 30 years younger on the stage.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

It is computed that one-fourth of all the hats worn in the country are made at Danbury, Conn. The average product is 1,343 hats an hour.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03
Old rounders--The hands of the clock.

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Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

Husbands! take the hint. Your wife or your children are liable to take colds from drafts. Keep on hand Aliens Lung Balsam, the best and purest remedy for coughs and colds. It @ an mo % nsr afd IS at
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

Wm. Black, Abingdon, Iowa, was cured ot cancer of the eye by Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic, which cures all blood disorders and dis eases of the stomach, liver and kidneys. The best tonic and appetizer known. 50 cents.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

In 1885 one out of every eighty-six traders in the country failed; this is a Gecidcd improvement over 1878, when one in every sixty-four became bankrupt.
Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

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Connecticut western news., 1886-03-03

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