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Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
He E0und Ont.

There was group of striking painters at the corner of Michigan avenue and Griswold street, when farmer with his whip in hand came up and queried:
 'Is this strike2"
 ''Yes, sir" replied one of the men.
 "What seems to be the trouble all over the country just now2"
 "Well, sir" replied an oldish man with many spots of paint on his vest, ''the trouble is there are too many men in the country"
 "All bosh, Jim! exclaimed . young man who was cleaning his nails with a putty knife, "I tell you the whole thing comes about from the efforts of A few to build up an aristocracy,"
 ''Well, you must be greenr' sneered a third one. 'This crisis was precipitated upon us as combined effort of capital ists to drain us of our life- blood"
 'Life-blood be hangedp' exclaimed a fourth as he came to the front. "Any man with brains knows that the trouble started with Jay Gould. He wants to own the United States''
 "Did I ever see so many fools to- gether2" sarcastically remarked the last of the group. "The trouble is all caused by politicians who want to wind us around their fingers. We won't be wound: hence this excitement.
 "Then that's the trouble, eh2" queried the farmer.
 "Yes, sir, that's the trouble" answered the five together, each one speaking for his own theory.
 "Glad to know it. Much obleeged, gentlemen. I knew it must be sunthin' or other, and Pm glad I found out."- Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

Few persons, perhaps, are aware that they possess pair of harps. They are called the organs of Corti, after their discoverer, and are located in the car. They are estimated to have 8, 700 strings, being, of course microscopic and varying in length from 1-5oO to 1900 of an inch. If you hold a properly tuned violin nea, a piano when the E string is struck the E violin string will vibrate and sound too; so with all the rest. Now, tho s,700 strings of the human ear harp have such [ wide compass that any appreciable sound in the universe has the cores bonding tone string, and the sound is , conveyed through Inc Connecting lila ment to the auditory nerve, thence to the sensorium, and thus knowledge of the sound is received by the mind.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

Prof. Graun, of the Berlin Geograph- ical Society, estimates that, outside of the polar regions, an area of at least 500, 900 square miles is still geographi- ca!ly terra incognita. Europe has been thoroughly surveyed, all but the ic. summit regions of the northernmosi fields, but in old Asia vast territories arc known only from hearsay, as the soli- tudes of the Bactrian desert and the mountain regions of western China. The best maps of central Africa still show blanks and conjectural dots; the secret of tho Niles lakes has yet by no means been satisfactorily solved; the sources of the Congo and the upper tributaries of the Zambezi still rise in a clcudland of tradition. Brazil and its border states still contain certain large stretches of untrodden virgin woods, the swamp labyrinth of the Gran Chaco, for in stance. and the all but impenetrable jun gles of the delta formed by the junction of the Rio Madeira and Machato, where even the native Indians can travel only by the waterways of an occasional inun- dation.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
Aluminium. which only a short tin

Aluminium, which only a short time since was so rare metal as to be found mainly in cabinets, is now produced in such quantities as to have given rise to extensive manufacturing works. Its ab solute freedom from liability to oxidiza- tion renders it peculiarly valuable for the purposes of articles exposed to the action of water, acids or damp atmosphere; and for that reason prominence is given in the list of manufactures to which it is now habitually applied to articles for outdoor use in which an ornamental sur face is deslred. Among the articles for which the metal has been found specially serviceable, apart from white metal tableware, may be mentioned ships pro- pellers, yacht-shcathing, ships fittings, horse-bits and fittings, railway carriage ge-handles, locks, keys, chains, wire and wire ropes, tubes, chandeliers, wood screws, lenders, fire-irons, fisher mems trawling ropes, carriage lamps, pens, silver grids, rivets, etc.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

There died recently in New York city at the age of forty-four, business man whose last hours displayed fortitude and a tenderness that literature might preserve. While experimenting the re- moval of some machinery he was thrown under the wheels of freight car and had the flesh ,almost entirely stripped from one of his legs. While waiting for sur geon he continued to give his orders to his men, and wrote telegraphic mes sage to his wife to meet him on the arri- val of certain train. 'I have met with an accident" it read, "but I write this with my own hand" On arriving at the Grand Central Depot he was borne on a stretcher through the waiting room. As soon as he saw his wife ID the crowd he waved his hand to reassure her, saying gayly, with smile, "Here am Annie. {" When told that the limb must be ampu- tated, "All right" he replied, "only leave enough for me to ride horseback with" The announcement few hours later that he would not survive the oper- ation, was received with perfect calm ness. 'It's odd," he observed, dryly, ''that after dodging bullets for four years in the war, and after facing danger for twelve years in and around the mines, I should at last be killed by a freight car." The next morning he was dead, having retained his consciousness and calmness to the end.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
Tho Outside Dog.

You nay sing of your dog, your bottom doG' Or of any dog that ycu please, go for the dog, the nice old dog, That knowingly takes his ease. And wagging his tail outside the ring, Keeping always his bone in sight, Cares not pin in his sound old head For either dog in the fight Not his is the bone they are fighting for, And why should my dog sail in With nothing to gain, but a certain chance To lose his own precious skins There may be few, perhaps, who fail To see it quite in this light; But when the fur flies I had rather be The outside dog in the fight. know there are dogs, injud icious dogs, That think it is quite the thing To take the part of one of the dogs, And go yelping into the ring. But care not pin what all may say In regard to the wrong or the right, My money goes as we'll as my ng, For the dog that keeps out of the fight.
 Philadelphia Call
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
HUMOROUS.

Hard luck. A big ice crop
 A last farewell. A shoemaker giving up his business.
 Men of mark-those who are unable to sign their own names.
 The greatest satirist is the blacksmith, for he is so extremely ironical.
 When you offer oats to a horse he may say neigh, but he don't mean it.
 Wives who are always blowing up their husbands are domestic magazines.
 "This is a very paneful affair."" re- marked the man as the sash fell on him.
 Our country's best resources arc un- doubtedly its women; but its resources should be husbanded.
 There arc two reasons, why we don't trust a man. One because we don't know hlm and the other because we do.
 A girl baby, born in New York during terrible storm, has been named Cy- clonia. She will probably live to blow up her husband. ...s
 The proper course to pursue or. being informed that somebody has threatened to pull your nose is to procure some tal- low and grease it.
 A writer says that woman Is Q silent power in the land. To this cynfcle old bachelor editor responds :-"That will be news to thousands of husbands. '
 Governess-Now, Jack, if I were to give twelve pears to Maudie, ten to Edith and three to you, what would 1t be9 Jack (aged slx)-it wouldn't be fair.
 "Papa, if three wheels is tricycle., and two wheels is bicycle what is ono wheela" ''One wheel, my sona We'll, let me see9 One wheel must be unicycle." ''No, it ain't papa, it's wheelbarroww
 "Pa," inquired little boy, Eff you can say that people run for ofice,' why can't you say that people walk for officer "Because they are in two big hurry tc walk," explained the intelligent father. There is difference between a hurn- cane and a cyclone. A hurricane de- votes several hours to the work of scat. tering Q mans house over several miles of territory, while cyclone picks mp the structure bodily and completes the job in about fifteen minutes. No cight-hour movement for the cyclone! At time of great excitement in tfis country growing out of our political relations with France and England, man in Vermont named his daughter Embargo" It wal suggested that the name might have been given ironically, for when read backward it expresses more than . mcre willingness to be taken. They grew in booty side by side; They filled one home with glee They were their makers hope and pride | A shoemaker was be- But joy their wearer ne'er can know; With grief his sole is torn A bunion decks his major toe While near itgrows corn.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
To talk with ones mouth seems to l

To talk with ones mouth seems to be the end and aim of good many men and most women; but John Carter, an Eng fish peasant, makes use of his to paint with. Some years ago he lost the use of all his limbs by paralysis, occasioned by falling from tree. He was, of course, bedridden, and of sudden acquired a faculty of painting on Bristol board by the aid of his mouth. His work was sus- pended above him, and with his camel's lair pencil dipped in sepia he made the necessary strokes, as fine and as effective as delicate line engraving. One of his works, "A Ratcatchers and His Dogs," was disposed of not long since to a gen. tleman of Boston, says the Herald, for a sum amounting to nearly $10,000.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
He Holds fha Fence.

Several weeks ago a Dctroiter pur- chased piece of land in the west end of the county. After the purchase had been completed he engaged surveyors services to sec if he had been cheated. The discovery was made that al:nc-fence was over on his land eight inches. When he went to the owner of the adjoining property with the statement the man re- piled:
 Stranger, the row about that fence began twenty-eight years ago. It was then five feet over the line, and the two men fit and fit unt one was killed and the other crippled. After while it was moved a foot, and then the other owners fit and fit until the lawyers got the two 1faFns. The fence was then moved an- other foot, and the two new owners spent half the year in jawing each other and the other half in having. One died and the other got sold out on mortgage, and when l got this farm the fence was moved over another foot Then I fit and fit, and two years ago was kicked in the ribs and laid up for three months. During that time the fence was moved to the present line. So it's still on your land?'
 "Yes."
 "Well, Is'pose the proper thing is { row. If you'll go out by the barn witl your revolver I'll come out and hunt fo you with the shotgun. If you git tht drop on mo don't let go, because shal shoot to kill"
 It took the Detroiter some time to con vince the farmer that he didn't care fo eight inches of land, and that he wouldn' have the fence moved for fifty dollars and when he had succeeded the old mal drew long breath of relief and replied "That's kind O you, and it leaves m, boys chance to fit and fit after Tn gone. Ihope you aint comin' out here to live alongside O mel" "No." s.
 "Glad ont. If you lease, git som man who'll want them other eight inch es. The boys and I is lonesome for ex citement. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
Rules of Conduct.

1. Never lose any time. I do not think that lost which is spent in recreation every day; but always be in the habit of being employed.
 2. Never err the least in truth.
 3. Never say an ill thing of person when thou canst say good thing of him. Not only speak charitably, but feel so.
 4. Never be irritable or unkind to anybody.
 5. Never indulge myself in 1uxuries that are not necessary.
 6. Do all things with consideration, and when thy path to act right is most diff cult, put confidence in that Power alone which is able to assist thee, and exert thine own powers as far as they go.
 The foregoing rules were penned by the we'll known Quaker lady, Mrs. Elizabeth Fry Watchman.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

One of the strangest communities in the world lives on the Island of Redonda which is one of the British West Indies, between Nervis and Montserrat. It is very rocky and barren, and contains no vegetation, but has extensive mines of phosphate of alumina and iron. About fifty men work in these mines, they being the only persons on the island with the exception of the foreman's wife. Their provisions have to be brought from Ner wis and Montserrat in small boats. The men live in small wooden huts built fol the purpose. The climate of Redonda is beautiful and healthful, and the work ingmen enjoy perfect health. The har- Dor is excellent and we'll protected, the highest point on the island being 1000 feet above the level of the sea.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
Hypnotlsn.

The facts connected with mesmerism, or animal magnetism, biology, odylic or odic force, or hypnotism, as it has been variously termed, appears to be of very similar if not identical nature. The only difference seems to be that in sleep-walking the peculiar condition comes on spontaneously and during sleep, while in mesmerism this is brought about purposely and through the agency of an operator or of some sort of mechan. ical contrivance calculated to impress the imagination of the subject. Tho different terms used to indicate the con- dition signify the theories that have been, from time to time, advanced to account for the facts observed. Hypnot- ism simply means sleep, and indicates nothing in the way of accounting for it. All the others imply that something emanates from the magnetizer or mes. merizer which produces the effect in tho subject of the experiment.
 The sleep purposely induced by vari-  ous methods, now known under these names, is nothing new. In all ages, and in every country that possesses traditions or records, such events have been known. Thus, it is known that among the As syrans, Babylonians, Persians, Chal- deans, Egyptians, Romans and the Greeks, certain of their priests threw people into deep sleep in the shades of the temples, and produced other effects now referred to animal magnetism. In the middle of the seventeenth century many people in England claimed to have the power of curing diseases by stroking with the hand. The most notable of these was Valentine Greatrakes of Affanc, county Waterford, Ireland. He was subjected to scientific and theological investigation, and many of his cures of scrofula, etc., are attested by the best of witnesses = sceptical investigators. - Globe Democrat.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
A Feline's Fright.

Last week in connection with a study of the carnivora, says Denver scientist, obtained cat from an acquaintance at dinner and carefully dissected it in a room above our stable. When had fin ished the cat was, as may be supposed, hardly recognized. I cleaned the seal pels, placed them in the case, and took them to the house. No sooner had put them down than I observed our own cat go and sniff all around the case with a pecuiaF3oek of intense wonder. took the instruments away and thought no more about it; but short time after I returned to the remains of the dissected cat in order to prepare the skeleton, when I saw our cat standing at distance of about foot from the dissection, and presenting an appearance of most help less terror. She was trembling from head to foot, and in such condition of evil dent horror that my presence had no ef- feet upon her. After some moments she noticed me, and then darted away with a scared look such as I had never before seen. She did not return to the house that day, thing quite unusual, but on the next day she returned and entered the house with fearful caution, as though realizing the probability that she herself might become victim to science, and her whole conduct was changed. This suggests that the country custom of using dead birds, weasels, etc., as scare to the like is not entirely unreasonable, and it would be interesting to know whether others have noticed similar eff. fects.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

According to some sta istics recent } published by m Indian paper, it appears that the people of Great Britain are con.
 siderably behind other nations in the average consumption of tea per head of population. The Australians come first with 766 lb. per head; the New Zea- flanders next with -7:23 lb. per head while the people of Great Britain, though appearing third in the list, consume only 4. 90 lb. each. Newfoundlan and Cana.
 da come next, while in the United States the consumption is only 1.30 ID. per head; and in Russia, which is always re- garded as great tea-drinking country, the consumption is only 0.6 ID. per head. Belgium, Sweden, a-Hungary, and Spain consume less than the other Euro pean nations; but there is not one nation on the continent, with the exception of Holland, in which the an. uual consumption exceeds lb. per head.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
The farms of America equal t

The farms of America equal the entire territory of the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Portugal. The corn fields equal the extent of England, Scotland and Belgium; while the grain fields gen. erallJ would overlap Spain. The cotton fields cover and area larger than Holland and twice as large as Belgium. The rice fields, sugar and tobacco plantations would also form kingdoms of no insig- niffcant size, and such is the stage of advancement reached by American agri- culturists that is ie estimated that one farmer like MT. Dalrymple, with a field of wheat covering hundred square miles, can raise as much grain with 400 farm servants as 5000 peasant proprietors in France.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

There are forty-eight women lawyers in practice in the United States, dis tributed as follows, the states being given in t...e order in which they first ad- mitted them: Iowa 3, Missouri 2, Michigan 6, Utah Territory 1, District of Columbia 8, Maine i, Ohio 4, Illinois ', Wisconsin 5, Indiana 2, Kansas g., Minnesota Qrom Iowa), California 8, Connecticut 1. Massachusetts 1, Nebraska i, Washington Territory 1, Pennsyl- vania 1.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

It is estimated that twenty-five acres of grass land are necessary to keep an animal the year round in Arizona. The total acreage of the Territory is about AS, 100000. On this basis, it is easy to estimate its capacity for cattle-raising. But serious drawback is water. This will have to be supplied by artesian wells, if at all, AS yet, only about half ot the grazing area is occupied.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

The American hen is not doing her duty. There are 16, ,o0o,0o dozens of foreign hens eggs brought into this country every year free of duty. The American hens must scratch around, says New England paper, if they are to avoid the reproach of allowing the egg in- dustry to be crushed by the competition of the cheap pauper fowls of the effete monarchies of the old world. With in cubators to help them the American hens ought to make better record.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
MO-. 52.

Although the Territory of Idaho is so little known, it was settled earlier than Minnesota, which is now considered rather an old State. Gold was first dis covered in Idaho in 1852. During the lat twenty years the gold mines have yielded over $70, 900, 900. Idaho is am bilious to bee State.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

A Des Moincs Qa.) paper says the United States Express Company is sell ling off all its bay horses and replacing them with grays and sorrels. It is claimed that bays are more liable to dis case and injury than horses of any other color, aud that grays and sorrels have the most immunity. If this be so the prices of the fortunate colors will ad-
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

The acreage in cotton of the cotton growing States last year was 17, 322, 3s3 acres. The crop for the season was B. 774, 665 bales, equal to 2,742, 9e6, Oil pounds of lint or about s,22s, s9s, o33 pounds of seed cotton. The great ,e3- pense attached to cotton growing is the cost of picking. The lowest price paid for picking in any of the Southern States is fifty cents per 100 pounds. As the crop amounted to 8, 22s, sss, oss pounds, the cost of picking was $41, 414, 449.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

The law recently enacted in Iowa not only requires that every package of but terine or caseine shall bear, in letters an inch and half long, an emphatic state ment that it is an imitation article, but it requires all hotel keepers and restau- rant and boardinghouse keepers to put a placard on every plate of imitation but ter or cheese that is brought on the table, stating that it is not the genuine arficle
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

Potatoes are imported into New York for SIX months in the year. Nearly every ocean steamer reaching that port from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales and Germany brings its quota. A White Star steamer brought over on one voyage last winter no less than 22, 900 sacks of pota- tOca
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
A Musician.

First traveller-And may ask what your occupation isa
 Second traveller-I travel with Prof. Blowhard's concert company.
 First do.-O, musician. What in- strument do you play2
 Second dol help tune the big drum.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

Colorado offers premium of $2 per hundred for every line of trees main- tained along ditches, fences and high ways and properly cared for.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
Opportunity.

He who shuts his eyes repining, When a shadow aims the day; May not see the sunlight shining When the clouds have passed away. Only when the clouds are cloven, By the tempest passing by Is the rain with sunshine woven, Then the rainbow spans the sky.
 Monthly -4drdace
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
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