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Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Crime Waves.

Sometimes great wave Of crime passes over the land This was the case about the year 1850, when there was general epidemic of burglaries. For some time the Annual Register devoted special paragraph in its index to burglaries, an unpleasant feature which has now happily disappeared. It began with a burglary and murder at Frimley, where one MT. Hollest, an elderly clergyman, was cruel ly killed. He was awakened in the night and saw two figures, with their faces cov- cred with crape, standing at the bottom of the bed. He at first thought it was his two sons indulging in practical joke, and he rebuked them for their untimely and unreasonable conduct. He was soon undeceived, and while he was offering a gallant resistance he was wounded by one of the burglars. It is remarkable that in the excitement of the time, and for some hours afterward, he did not even feel the wound. But when the surgeon came to examine it he perceived that it soon must prove fatal. Two men were executed for the crime. One man, who was accepted as approver, was man who had been the loudest in proclaming his innocence before the magistrates and the most skill full in cross-examining the witnesses The effect of his evidence was to impli- cate other men, including one who had been acquitted of the Frimley murder, in other burglaries, and broke up a gang which had been the terror of Surrey and Sussex.-AU the Year Round.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Why Ladies are Called Ducks.

Because they are not all tame. Because there is good deal of sport to be got out of the wild ones. Because they may be captured. Because they may be sold. Because, as proved by the results of pub- lie examinations, they may be plucked. Because, as we can see in the illustrated newspapers, they may be drawn. Be- cause they may be beautifully done, a good deal of butter being usually em- ployed in the process. Because they are often we'll pasted. Because they are always dressed in some fashion for din- ner. Because they have long bills. Be- cause there are always plenty of them in the market.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20

Since the 1st of last May 12 carloads of bones have been shipped east from Cimaron, Kansas, averaging @2,000 pounds to the car, and aggregating 1920 tons, or 264, 900 pounds. These are principally the bones and horns of buff falo, and, of course, some bones of do- mestic animals which have died. They have been bleaching on the broad prai- ries for years, and are gathered up by citizens and haul,d fifty and seventy-tive and sometimes 100 miles. They sell for S10 per ton in Kansas, and are shipped
 ast, where they are manufactured into handles for cutlery, tooth-brushes, rings and ornaments for harness and various other purposes, while the refuse is ground i. to dust and used as fertilizer for the worn-out soils of the older states.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Millions are talked about glibly

Millions are talked about glibly in these times without clear understanding o the enormous sum represented by the $50, 900, C"O left by Cornelius Vanderbilt, the elder, or the $200, 900, 900 left by William H. Vanderbilt to his sons. A Cnicag preacher Lelps one to realize the magnitude of such fortunes by the figur- ing out that if Cornelius Vanderbilt had been born at the beginning of the Chris tian era and had saved $25, ,00O year ever since, he would not yet have made up his fortune of $50, 900, 900; and that, f William H. Vanderbilt had been a contemporary of Adam and had saved at the same rate of $25, ,000 per annum, he would still have been far short of his $500, 900, 900 at the time of his death, and would still have had to toll and save for 2115 years in the future before amass- ing his fortune of $2oo, ,ooo, 900. That calculation is based on the usual chron- olosy. Without such examples to give cae measure, it is difficult to form a proper conception of such enormous SuusS.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Navigating Under Water.

Submarine navigation seems to be go- ing ahead of late. Goubet of Paris, who four years ago constructed submarine boat with such success as to receive an order from the Russian Government for three hundred sets of his machinery, has now improved his device. In the Russian boats the locomotion was effected by a crew of four men, working treadles; now electricity is the moter, the speed obtain ed being five knots. The crew can &C., one man, who enter the craft at the top by dome-shaped hatch, secured with hinges and bolts, and fitting into rub ber-lined recess. In reservoir is a sup ply of compressed air said to be sufficient to last the two men for ten hours, while the carbonic acid they give off is absorbed by caustic potash distributed through the boat. In this, as in all submarine craft, the object is not pleasure, for little of that is to be had, but warfare. At one end of the boat is fastened torpedo, charged with no pounds of dynamite, arranged so as to be operated from with in.
 A description of this boat, given in a recent number of Engineering, shows that there are seven glazed openings in the hull, with glass half an inch thick, protected by external grating and inter- nal shutters. The two men sit back to back on the compressed air reservoirs. The craft seems to be full of machinery, except in the space occupied by the men, and their heads go up into the dome. But the boat can thus be made small and compact, so as to be rowed with oars if the dynamo fails. There is pump for expelling water from the reservoirs, when the boat has to rise, and these res ervoirs, which effect the immersion of the boat, are divided into several com partments to prevent the water in them from surging forth and back. There is an air pump for extracting the vitiated air, and double acting pump to secure the stability of the vessel As safety appliance heavy weight is attached to the bottom of the boat, which may be re- leased and dropped off in case of an acci- dent requiring rapid ascent. An explo- sive signal for help can also be sent to the surface
 When the two men enter the boat they turn on the compressed air, which is passed through the water reservoirs so as to become humid, and start the electrical motor. The officer steers the boat under the ship to be attacked; and when the right position is gained he casts off the torpedo, which floats up and attaches it. self to the vessel by contrivances provid- ed for the purpose. The boat then rap idly withdraws, and at a safe distance explodes the torpedo by electricity. This, at least, is the theory of Mir. Goubet. --Neao Fork Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
=. ~-,. Took Him For a Bunco SteereT:

George w. Cable, the novelist, came to town the other day, as be often does, from his New England home, says New York letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He wished to meet Mir. Rushton, the Tex- as cattle rancher, and went to Broad way hotel where the man was guest. Cable had never seen Rushton. "He Is about the corridor somewhere, y said the clerk; and so Cable looked about for 0 somewhat unfashionable and rustic figure, such as he guessed the stranger might be:
 "Ah," he said affably to the first indi- vidual of that sort who came along, "are you MT. RushtonG"
 The accosted man gazed impudently into the enquirer's face and then shortly answered ''No." Cable isa polite little fellow, and he was hurt by the lack of that quality in the other; but he passed quietly along until he encountered sec. ond apparent prairie denizen.
 "This is MT. Rushton?" he said affably.
 "No, sir" and the tone as positively insulting, "this is not Mr. Rushton."
 Cable went to big mirrior and looked at himself to see if any thing in his per sonal appearance had become offensive. The reflection was that of an unobtrusive man clothed soberly, and with nothing in his aspect to rouse antipathy. He saunt- cred away, and soon met an ideal Texap ranch-owner.
 II am not mistaken this time, he ex- claimed, extending his hand; 'you are Mr. Rushton, from Texas. I've been"
 "Yes, you are mistaken" was the brusque response, and there was fire in the eyes of the speaker; "a big mistake if you take me for greenhorn. I ain't Rushton, and shan't be fool enough to give you my name, neither. o, rve read of you rascals. If was to tell you who ] am, it wouldn't be ten minutes afore your paid get at me, pretending to be a son of somebody that lives in my town. I've notion to hand you over to the police"
 Cable was dumbfounded, and then amused, for he had merely learned g fact that any curious experimenter can sub- stantiate on trial-that the feats of the bunko swindlers have become so widely known that the simple question whether a tourist is somebody whom he isn't arouses suspicion and resentment.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
The Peacock Not Vain.

''It seems like pity to shatter belief that has existed for years," said dealer in pug dogs, pigeons and peacocks this morning to a news gatherer, ''but the old, old story about the vanity of the peacock is miserable myth. I cannot understand why people have believed it so long. Why, sir, are you aware that the peacock has less brains than the chicken? Do you know that the pea cock is practically the idiot of the feath- cred tribe, the same as the pug is of the canine racea A peacock, sir, hasn't sense enough to go in when it rains. No, sir. What say is literally and actually true. I have seen lem stand out in a storm and pick up corn, while every sen sible turkey, goose or duck would be under shelter. It is simply the gaudy piunage of the peacock that has led to the story of its vanity.
 'It is true that when the peacock hoists his tail and struts around it looks as if he was trying to show off, and all the women folks say: Just look at the vain thingp The truth is that the pea cock rarely, if ever, exhibits his magnif- cent tail except when courting. A male pigeon swells out his chest and raises his neck-feathers, while banyard rooster seeks for dainty morsels for the hens and clucks complimentary clucks. The pea cock takes different style, that's all.
 '1 don't suppose that a peacock has sense enough to know that his feathers are gaudy or his feet ugly It's dead sure fact that he has a smaller head and less in it than any bird you can mention that is half his size in body. Vanity be blowed !"-Philadelphiu Neacs.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Dying Fires.

The log on which the hearth-fre long has faA Is nigh consumed, and now the flame burn;' With one faint blaze of feeble, fickering reti That ghostly figures on the wall doth
 throw.
 But now the wind comes breathing soft along. It flames again and lights the gloom about, Then lower sinks, as quick the wind is gone, Then flickering fades and with a pun go-s
 out.
 Love's fire for long has fed upon the heart, And nigh consumed it through feeble
 flame,
 From out the ashes now and then doth start, Casting wierd shadows on the troubled
 brain. >. But mem'ry's wind comes breathing softly
 by, ....
 It glows again and for a time is bright. Then the thought passes and lips sadly sigh, As it dies out and leaves behind but night -Ed,curd 4. Fuller. t
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20

From time immemorial pickled cab- bage has been denounced by doctors as outrageously indigestible. Of late, how ever, that dietetic preparation has grown to be quite respectable. It has risen to the dignity of an alkaloid producer. NJ. Tuyapogu has isolated the substance, and finds that it suppresses the delirium due to prolonged use of alcohol. So the whiskey seller, in placing pickled cab bagc upon his lunch table, has been for years unconsclously engaged in providing his guests with proper scientific treat
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Destroying the Effect. .

remember hearing Curfew Shall Not Right Tonight" recited by young lady of considerable elocutionary talent. She was making very favorable impress sion, and as she neared the end she pre- pared to wind up with a flourish on the final line
 Thy lover lives; curfew shall not ring tonight" ...
 But the cursed alliteration "qucered'' her, and, as might have been expected, she said, in voice that quivered with emotion:
 ''Thy liver lives; curfew shall not ring tonight. -Cou'ier-Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Only . Boy.

V04y - OVys Only . boy1
 Only healthy and rosy face, Bearing of pain and grief no trace, eave where at times the shadows play 1ihe the light clouds on a summers day. Only boys
 Only loving and trusting heart That throhs and strains for long ife's
 start,
 That yields in love to the gentle touc Of one who will chide not overmucF Only boys
 Only an earnest and longing soul Through which wild fancies and wishes roll, Fearing from out those eager eyes At the untried world that around them lies. Only boys
 Only the germ some unknown gain To world that wavers twix joy and pain, Tell me of better gift who can, To give to the world, than an honest man. Only boys
 Only man with saddened face, Bearing of grief and sin the trace, Craving love that might cleanse the stain Of the old thoughts that will come again. Only boy.
 Only a spirit that scars at last Der the chains and blindes of a pretty past, Hardened, but faithful, saddened, but true, Saved-but the praise is not for you - Charlotte E. Coursen.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20


 lady-like looking person, who at first re- ceived them pleasantly and as any sane person would, Something about her features, which, although careworn and ! haggard, gave evidence of former beauty, | struck MT. Clark as of some one he had seen before. After few moments con- versation with him, she startled him with the question: "Where is my Rita? You have taken her from me-my beautiful child.n MT. Clark was SO astonished for moment that he could not speak. After recovering somewhat from hls surprise, he endeavored to question her, but could get no intelligible answer, and after some little delay left the asylum. The interview, however, preyed on his mind, and on his return home he commu- nicated to his wife the strange interview. She, with woman's quick perception, at once jumped to conclusion, which suc- ceeding events proved to be correct. It was finally arranged between them that Rita should be taken with them to the asylum and Mrs. Clark's theory tested. Accordingly on the pretense, of an excur- sion the three took the train one day and arriving at Pueblo proceeded at once to the asylum. After 8 slight delay they were shown into the crazy woman's room. At first she did not see the girl, then in looking at her visitors she suddenly dis covered her and with a cry that was hardly human in its intensity she threw herself upon her screaming: "Rita, my Ritaw hugging and kissing her and crying at the same time, the tears, proba- ply the first shed for years, rolling her cheeks. The frightened girl endeavored at first to disengage herself, but at re- assuring sign from Mrs. Clark submitted to the caresses of the insane woman. With considerable difficulty they tore themselves away from her, and, making a solemn promise to return the next day, they departed. On the following morn ing, according to promise, they called at the institution and learned that won derful change had come over the patient, that instead of raving the whole night long, she had been very quiet and had wept great deal. Being shown into her presence, she seemed only to sec Rita, who, having been instructed by her fos- ter parents, submitted to the caresses lavished upon her, but in a more quiet manner, by the unfortunate woman. Feeling satisfied that her suspicious were correct, Mrs. Clark insisted upon remain ing in Pueblo for few days, during which frequent visits were made to the asylum, the woman seeming to become more sane with each visit and talking more coherently about the past. Finally the whole cruel history was told by her, proving beyond doubt that she was the long-lost mother of Rita Her discharge was easily secured, the Clarks agreeingto care for her, and she was taken to the pleasant Denver home, where she entirely recovered after a time Rita, blessed with the love of two mothers, was happi- CT if anything than before, and some time afterward married an estimable gentle man of means, being comfortably dover ed by her foster parents, is living in cozy dwelling on Broadway with her mother and husband, an ornament to the circle in which she moves.-Denrer Ne,rs
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
HUMOROUS.

A real corn tax-A tight shoe.
 A calico party-Thc pretty girl that answers the door bell.
 The pupil of ones eye is made to attend to business by the lash that is held over 1t.
 ''This is my golden wedding" remark cd an impecunious man when he married woman worth $50, 1000.
 ''Ah, there! Stay there" as the man said when he passed the pocketbook that was fastened to the grating by string. By actual count it has been discovered that man can shoe 8 horse in seven minutes less time than a woman can shoo hen.
 A western settlers cabin was recently swept entirely away by tornado. That is what we should call carrying a house by storm.
 A favorite dress custom with Cuban dandy consists of black silk suit, a white necktie and green shirt. Makes a sort of rain beau of himself as it were.
 ''When married you," she hissed, q thought you were better man." "And so I was," he replied. 'sMine is not the first good temper that has been ruined by matrimony"
 ''Well, may hope, then, deerest, that at some time may have the happiness of making you my wifes" "Yes, I hope so am sure, she replied; 'T am tired of suing fellows for breach of promise"
 ''I guess this is kind of put up job,'" was the husbands comment as he cast his eye along the row of well-filled jars on the shelves in the cellar, the re- suit of his wife's labor.
 Ex-Governor Bishop, of Ohio, is just in his sixty fourth year, and last summer leaped fence four feet high without laying his hand on its rail. But then savage dog was behind the ex-Governor. One of the cruelest retorts made by any musical audience is reported from Cali fornia A vocalist was warbling to her own great satisfaction, "Oh, would I were a bird" A rough miner replied, "Oh, would were gum"
 The western editor who put the head Natural Gas'' over the proceedings of woman's rights convention, was con- veniently "out of town" when commit tee of ladies wearing spectacles and a revengeful expression called to interview him.
 A smart bit of repartee was overheard the other day at Killarney. A guide with tourist scowled at peasant who stared well at him. ''You'll know me again if you meet me-" said the guide. 'Not if you wash your face," said tho peasant.
 A New York physician has written an article entitled, Kissing as medium of communicating disease" It has long been known that kissing causes species of heart disease, which terminates in mat rimonial fever, and the victim dies soon- CT or later.
 CHANGE or COLOR. He saw her first at the garden gate,
 Six months ago.
 Her charming face was as poor as snow, And his heart was caught in the golden now
 Of the ringlets of saucy Kate. He saw her last with her shapely head
 Two hours ago,
 On a manly shoulder nestling low; And, seen gainst the cheek of another beau,
 That hair was only red.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
ROW the Oyster Aids the Chur ch.

The following is from the pen of a writer in the St. Louis Christoin Aduo- cote: ''If a church is to be built the oyster is summoned to assist in laying the foundation, and when the cap-stone is brought forth with shoutings he graces the occasion and gives zest to the hour
 If debt is pressing heavily upon the peo- pie of God and all other help fails, the oyster Gin his season. never fails. If the salary of the pastor is in arrears, the oys- ter must iquidate. If improvements are to be made in the building or the church prepares to enlarge its sphere of useful ness, the oyster must be interviewed. The days of martyrdom, after all, are not yet past, for the oyster is dying daily for the glory of God. His bones are bleaching upon every field where the church has fought with the powers of darkness. The highway along which the church is marching her victorious columns is paved with ghastly evidence of his mortality. His shells whiten in the sun at the door of the sanctuary. Every pastor and dea- con is walking cemetary, and the grand army of dyspeptics, for the glory of God, is multiplying every day. oh wonder full bivalve, great is thy renown. The whale has aforetime put on airs because he was called upon to assist the Lord in that little affair with the prophet Jonah. The Galilean pike that brought the trib- ute money to Peter has always claimed a patent for nobility, because he helped the Master to pay His taxes, but henceforth the whale and the pike must hide their di- unfinished heads, for the oyster has come to the front and he is greater than all.'
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20

The Florida orange trees must be very productive, if all that is written about theni is true, remarks new York paper.
 It is said that man ill Levy county, that state, has an orange tree on his place that is about forty years old, from which he will gather this year over 5000 oranges, and has gathered as high as 5000 in one :ear. This is ahead even of the glorious climate of California. ...
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
NO. 30.

Ono gets striking idea of the magni- tude of this country from the statement of the Rev. Dr. Barrows, in the Congre- gationolist, that if the entire popalation of the globe, estimated at 1 400, 900, 0GO, were divided into families of five, the state of Texas alone could give each family half an acre of land to live upon
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20

it is officially announced that in the short twelve days war the Bulgarian losses were 500 killed, 2,00o wounded and 500 prisoners, while the servian losses, of course by Bulgarian estimate, are 2,5OO killed, 1,126 wounded and prisoners. The figures, though official, are probably an underestimate on both sides, but the number is enough for g few days of the ''game of kings"
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
No Novelty to Her.

''Here is a curious case, ma'am," said the superintendent of the insane asylum. t'This man imagines he is the motive power that runs the world He's per fectly harmless, though, but he thinks the world wouldn't move without him Very queer notion, isn't ita'
 II don't know about that; my husband has got the same notion in his head."-- MocNiek.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20

Justice has finally been done to the smith family, and they now have an orgaii of their own. It bears their nan,e, and is published by the Smith Publish ing Company, in Michigan town. It is entirely a family affair, every item and article ip it referring to persons bearing the name of Smith. If the publishers can induce all the Smiths in country to subscribe, their future is assured.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
Corn and Corns.

T see by the papers that in Kansas tho yield of corn is forty to the acre. Isn't that remarkable?n
 's Not at all; only it seems to me that item is upside down."
 "Upside down9''
 "Yes. My experience is that the yield is about forty achers to the corn. Get off my foot, please. ."-- CaH
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20

A liquid black lead for polishing stoves is made by adding to each pound of black lead one gill of turpentine, one gill of water, and one ounc. If sugar.
Connecticut western news., 1886-01-20
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