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Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
The Locust Plagucs.

The records of locust plaques Tn the warm countries of the East, in modern as we'll as in ancient times, almost sur passes belief Kirby and Spence men, toned an army of locusts which ravagcd the Mahratta country, extending in a column five hundred miles long, and so compact that it obscured tie sun like an eclipse. Near the close of the last cen tury so many perished in the sea on part of the African coast that bank three or four feet high, and about fifty miles long, was formed on the shore by their dead bodies. and the stench of them was carried one hundred and fifty miles by the wind. In another part of Africa, early in the Christian era, one plague of locusts is said to have caused the death of 500, 900 persons, and in 509 nearly as bad aplague occurred in Italy. Again, in 147S, more than 80, 900 per sons perished in the Venetian tcrritorles from famine caused by locusts. Boston Budget.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
THE WISCONSIN FIRES.
Reports from the Chippewa Dis
 triCtS.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. 14.-The latest re- ports from the Chippewa fire districts were re-
 celved from several woodsmen who arrived from Deer Tail, an important feeder of the Chippewa. They have travelled considerably over the burnt and unburnt districts north of here, and say no territory can escape the de- vastation of flames in the present dry condi- tion. The Superior regions are we'll burnt over, but fires have broken out atresh in num- Der of localities on the upper Chippewa since Tuesday, and are raging fearfully. The terri tory which has escaped so far is the tract along the Deer Tail towards the Sault Ste. Marie, on which there is plenty of clippings and wind falls, which will offer the most combustible food for the flames, which are expected to reach that locality within & day or two. The settle ments are sparse in that direction, and the loss will be confined to standing pine and hemlock.
 On Yellow River, forty miles northeast of here, the fires have done irreparable damage. Hurlbut Brothers of this city narrowly es- capped with the loss of their mill and 8 quantity of lumber. The fires are having their own way, but men are now stationed at the logging camps and the hay marshes to save that prop erty if possible. The Chippewa districts have so far escaped with less damage than other dis tricts eastward. The Lumber Manufacturers and Mutual Insurance Company of this city has sent an agent to the fire districts to look over matters and see that all the protection necessary is furnished to sawmills and other property on which tho corporation holds risks.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
HOuAehOld Hints.

Never carry a lamp which is burning from warm room into cold one.
 Store rooms and closets should be oc. casionally aired.
 If a bedstead creaks at each move ment of the sleeper, remove the slats and wrap the ends of each in old news papers.
 Take a cows horn or any horn, have il tipped and trimmed with brass, hang it on the wall with a ribbon and it makes a unique vase to hold a single choice flower.
 An effective set Of fine linen dollies, with hemstitched borders, have designs of conventiona.ized flowers and fruit ir discs. The embroidery is done in colors the natural tints being closely followed The periphery of the discs is golden, and the spaces not filled by the designs are darned with gold color.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
Farm and Garden Notes.

Far" ana Gartcn NOtcSs
 Bad drinking water for COWS makes bad m lk.
 Wood ashes or potash in some form around the roots of old pear trees will re- store them.
 A few tubs of poor butter in an in voice may bring the average price down below the line of profit.
 On smooth land always tend corn with the cultivator instead of the plough. It saves time and lobor.
 Kill venomous snakes, but not harmless ones. These destroy insects and worms and much small vcrmin that is hurtful to the crops.
 Eastwood, or the American linden tree, commonly called 'linn," makes the choicest white honey. It is good shade tree besides.
 The best market for any man, provided be has one, is the home market. He who lis near" to his market is better than he "who is far off,"
 Cow manure water spattered over melon, squash, and cucumber vines will destroy the stripped bug. Spatter with an old brush or broom.
 Fowls that must be fed i'll summer should be fed regularly. If fed only twice day, feed lightly In the morning and give full feed at night. If fed but once day, feed at night.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
MEXICO'S LIBEL LAW.
Governor Ireland Says that Her
 Claims Cannot be Conceded.

You ask my views of the Cutting case. Cut ting has never applied to me. It may be con- ceded, if necessary, that Cutting has been le- gally convicted under Mexican law, but the people and government of the United States can never submit to such rule of law. Every editor and every other person who writes or prints matter in the United States obnoxious to the views of Mexican courts can at any time, when found in Mexico, be arrested and pun ished as Cutting has been. The person of Cut ting is not involved. Surely our government has not made an idle demand. No one wants war, and trust no one wants peace at the ex- pense of national honor and the rights of American citizens. The only way to avoid war is to be ready for it and show willingness to accept it if it must be. Outrages have gone far enough and have been numerous enough.
 JOHN IRELAND,
 Governor of Texas,
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
A Denial of Reports About the Colo
 radO Drought.

DENVER, Col, August 14.-Some Eastern papers have recently published sensational re ports from special correspondents which have caused a widespread impression that the grain fields and cattle ranges of Colorado have been devastated by drought, and that herds of cat tie have been driven from the State The last evening, after discussing this subject, adopted the following:
 RESOLVED, That the Chamber of Commerce, through its President and Secretary, request that the Associated Press make statement to ports which have been published in the East ern and Southern press that this season has been disastrous to the agricultural and stock interests of Colorado arc unqualifiedly false and are calculated to work inestinlable damage to our State.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
THREE DROWNED TOGETHER.
Henry Wyman's Daughters All
 Taken from Him at Once.

A sad calamity occurred at Far Rockaway. Three children of Henry Wyman, 8 fisherman living on the beach, and aged 12, 10 and 8 years were in bathing, something that they have often done before unattended.
 They went, as had been their custom during all the season to point only short distance from the cottage, and they had donned bathing suits before leaving home, they waded at once into the surf. Afterward Nellie, the eldest, was heard screaming for help, but when assistance arrived all three were lost from view.
 It is supposed that one of the children got out beyond her depth, and that tho others the water they were noticed to be holding each other by the hand, with Nellie, the eldest, in the lead. The mother and father are almost hcartbroken. There was not per son near them on the beach when their cries were heard
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
Recipes.

Corn Pudding. g.-Grate ears of greer corn; add to quart of it a teaspoonfu of cream or milk, lump of butter the size of an egg, and a teaspoonful of salt Mix all well together; put it in a par and bake one hour. To be eaten as { vegetable.
 WAeaten or F::anne.. Cakes. cul of flour with tcaspoonful of baking powder and a cup of milk to batter beat in one egg, pinch of salt, and |. tcaspoonful of butter melted. Bake or griddle. If the batter is too thick a'lo more milk; these should be very thin anc flexible and full of little holes.
 String Beans- String the beans, cu' them in inch pieces, wash them, pu over to cook in boiling water, adding |, scant teaspoon soda to two quarts O. beans. Let boil fifteen minutes, drain, add fresh boiling water, and as soon a. they begin to be tender salt them; boi until very tender, drain, add butter anc milk until creamy. They require cook ing from an hour and half to two hours
 Mead.--Pour two quarts of boiling water upon fou- pounds and half of sugar; add one pint of molasses and four ounces of tartaric acid. Boil all to- gether for few minutes, and when cold add one ounce of essence of sassafras. Bottle, cork tightly, and keep in a cold place. Take one-third of glass of the mead; fill the glass nearly full with water; add quarter of teaspconful of carbonate of soda; stir and drink wh lc it effnrvnscns
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
MIRAGE ON THE HUDSON. A Charming Rnral Landscape Paint
 ed on the Sky.

RoNDour, N. Y. August IS, 1SS6.-The phe- nomenon known as mirage was witnessed at 2 a. m. Thursday from Woolseys Commons and from Weinberg, i'll Rondout. The wonder presented was a rural landscape. In the fore ground cattle were seen lazily chewing their fodder, while close by were the farmers house, barn and other outbuildings. In the back ground the picture of pretty rural scene was presented to the eye. The atmosphere was murky. The spcctucle, which was viewed by a number of we'll known citizens, is said to have been the first of the kind seen in Ulster coun- ty within the memory of the oldest inhabl- ton
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
A Frightened Agent.

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 14.-Commercial circle in this city were agitated last evening by the receipt of telegram by the machine and im- Plement firm of Hatch & Co. from their agent Ill Mexico, advising the firm not to ship any more goods to that country, as it was not judi cious to do so. The feeling is too bitter, he said, and the lives of Americans, particularly from Texas, are in great jeopardy. The bodies of two dead Americans had just been found on the public highway, with all evidences of hay ing been murdered. The agent said that he would leave the country at once while he could do so with safety.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
End of the Drourht.

BLOOMINGTON, H., August 13.-At six o'clock yesterday afternoon a very heavy storm of wind and rain struck this city. It rained half an hour. Much water fell, completely break ing the disastrous drought. The telegraph and telephone wires were all badly wrecked. Alton and St. Louis, there was great havoc of the wires, and a tornado was threatened. At Elliott, Ford County, on tho Lake Erie Rail- road, five cars were blown from siding on the main line, and the east-bound accommodation leaving here at five o'clock ran into them, wrecking the engine. So far as known no one has been hurt. Copious rain fell from Spring field nearly all the way to Chicago. The estorm seemed to have been general throughout cen- tral and southwestern Illinois.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
The calf born in the fall. fairly-well

 wintcred, and given the vigorous growth that grass food gives the following sum. mer, makes a better COW than the spring raised one, and she Is two years old-the right time for the birth of her first calf.
 Very young ducklings arc tender at first, and should neither be allowed to go into cold water nor be exposed to chill ing winds while they are under twenty days old. Such exposure causes cramps, and they often die suddenly from these results.
 All fowls that feather slowly are usu- ally hardy-for instance, the Brahmas. For it is owing to the fact that the drain on the system occasioned by quick feath- ering docs not weaken them. Slow feathering while growing is indicative of hardness.
 Hydrangeas in bloom arc benefited by an occasional dose of manure water. Young plants in their first year like par tial shade in tho summer If the soil about trees and plants is somewhat poor applications of llquid manure to them will greatly assist the crop.
 The disadvantages of the ordinary sys- tenn of settling milk in shallow pans for raising cream are that a longer period clapses before the skimming is com pleted, too much space i3 required, and in summer the milk becomes sour before the whole of the cream is raised.
 The great flow of milk of COWS is truly artificial. In a state of nature the COW gives only the necessary quantity and gives it only the necessary time to sus- tain tho calf. The greater and longer yield of milk is the result of better feed | ing, better treatment and longer manipu- lation of the teats. Hence, to increase the yield of milk, feed and milk we'll. Bathe the horses shoulder with cold water or brine as quick as the collar comes off, before the sweat begins to dry, and rub off tho collar and saddle pieces with moist cloth. This will prevent sore shoulders. All changes of food should be gradual, but in propor- tion to the work. Heavily taxed mus cles makes demands on the stomach !; hence, increase the food after work be- gins, never in anticipation. A horse fed up before he is called to work gets soft and fat.
 If oats are crushed, or just slightly ground, before they arc given to horses, they will prove more nourishing. In England they are passed between rollers. But if horses teeth are good it vii generally grind it's oats pretty we'll There is a great differencein horses, how. ever, in this respect, just as there is in men. Some bolt their food much more rapidly and less masticated than others But whatever grain you feed, do not le the horse drink immediately after I you do, much of the grain will be washed out of the stomach without being ali gested.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
CHOLERA IN JAPAN.
Inhabitants Dying by Hundreds Results of the Treaty Conference at Yokohama.

The steamer San Pablo brings advices from Hong Kong to July 13 and Yokohama to July 9. Cholera is now raging in the cities of Yo- kohama and Tokio. In the former the disease is worse than ever before known. Between July 15 and 20 the cases averaged over one hun dred daily, and the deaths fifty. There is every reason to fear the disease will spread further, as the atmospheric conditions at the present are favorable to the propagation of ep- idcmics. The weather is the hottest expe- rienced since 1871. Up to date, only two for eigners have been attacked by the disease and both of these, whose names are unknown, died. The better classes of foreigners and na- tives are comparatively exempt from the dis ease.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
Trin WreCkrS at Work.

WH1IAMsroRT, Pa., August Is, 1SS6-An att tempt was made last night to wreck the pas senger train on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad due here little after midnight. The switch at q point three miles below this city had been turned. A freight train ahead of the passenger train was thrown off the track, and several cars of coal were completely wrecked. The engine turned upside down. The engineer and fireman escaped almost mi raculously. Passengers had to be transferred at the scene of the wreck
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
A Grab.

The Chinese manner of fighting is said to be to grab each others pigtail with the left hand and hammer away with the right. When Chinaman tackles short hair man he is nowhere :; his left hand goes clawing wildly around the back of his opponents head, and failing to catch a pigtail he seems not to know what to do with his right.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
FORTY MINERS KILLED.
Terrible Explosion in a Lancashire
 Colliery.

LONDON, August i3.-A despatch from Leigh, Lancashire, states that terrible explosion occurred this morning in the Woodend Coliery at that place. One hundred and forty miners were below at the time, and many of them were shockingly burned. Two corpses have already been recovered. Forty miners are known to have perished by the explosion.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
The Will of Samuel J, Tilden,

The estate of the late Samuel J. Tilden is now said to be worth between $6,OOO, 900 and SS,OOO, ,OOO His relatives, by the will, receive altogether $1, ,75O, 900, besides being released from a large debt. The trustees believe that after everything Is settled, there will be left fully eA, oo0, 900 for the great psbltc library in New York caty.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
AN ACT OF WAR.
Disarming American Soldiers who were Chasing Indians in Mexico.

TOMBSTONE, A. T., August II. 1SS6.-Mr. George Baker, gentleman well known ill this city, came in this afternoon from Sulphur Springs Valley, bringing the startling report that the Mexicans have disarmed Captain Lawton and his command in Sonora and taken them prisoners, and that when this became known at Fort Huochuaca q company of troops was sent from there, with orders to push to Lawton's relief and stop for nothing, fighting went through here in great haste this morning, bearing sealed despatches to the officers in tho dragoon service.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

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Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
NO ASSESSMENTS.

Anyone insuring therefore for the curren, year will only be required to pay . cash pre-. mium, which will cover all liability. In case of loss 1t is provided in the charter that fit cannot Dc amcsbly adjusted, it shal be referred to two disinterested persona, one to be chosen by each party, and if they cannot agree, they shall choose third, and the de cision thus rendered shall be final
 Information and circulars may be obtained by addressing
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

"WHAT is the average length of whales?' asked teacher of a class of boys. About five minutes" " responded the fluff" of the class. Poor fellow, he had gone through "whaling" voyage that morning, with his father for skipper.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
FOR THE FARM AND HOME,
Sore Shoulders,

If there is anything on the farm that is only less than infamous, it is sore shoulder on horse. It is unnecessary, there is no excuse for it. Not the thin nest skinned horse that ever lived need have a sore shoulder, if his master has ordinary gumption and consclencc.
 have been great deal in the South ern States, and do not remember that I ever saw sore shoulder on horse or Q mule. In this hot climate one might fairly expect to sec it. but the planters, for that very reason perhaps, have learned to prepare for it, or rather, to prevent it. This they do by the use of wooden or corn -husk collars, and by the abundant use of water.
 As soon as the spring work opens the drivers of the horses should begin to give careful attention to the shoulders and the collars. If the animal is thin skinned it is we'll to bathe the exposed places with tannin to tougher the hide I think this is better than salt water for this purpose. All the manc ought to be cut away that can by any possibility work under tho collar. This may seem a great deformity on the animal, and so it is; but it is not nearly so deforming as a sore shoulder. r.-Otio Farmer.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

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Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
ExpelIed From Alaska,

PORT MooDY, B. C., August 13.-The inhabi tants of Juneau City and Douglass Island Alaska, expelled seventy-six Chir 8 nen from those places on the 9th inst. They were put on board two small schooners and shipped tt Fort Wrangell.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Cutting is still in jail, but his case has been appealed to the Chihuahua Supreme Court; he has called on the Texans to rescue him; Secretary Bayard insists on his release, and there is some possibility of the whole matter being referred to an international tri- bunal
 The receipts of the Government since July 1st have been nearly $4, ,0OO 900 in excess of the receipts during the same period of last year. The increase was about S2, 900 from cus- toms and about S1, soc, 900 from internal reve- nue. These figures are held to be indicative of good state of business throughout the country.
 FOREIGN ITEMS.
 -131 new cases of cholera and 63 deaths were reported at Barletta, 36 new cases and deaths at Ravenna, and 61 new cases and 30 deaths elsewhere in Italy,
 Seventeen new cases of cholera and 5 deaths were reported at Trieste Saturday
 A despatch from Paris announces that Mime. Christine Nilsson was married in that city Friday to Count Casa Miranda, of Spain, The ceremony was as private possible The couple go to Spain to spend their honeymoon.
 The English Home office has, it is an- nounced, been informed from New York that & number of dynamiters have left the United States for the purpose of making attacks on the English government. The conspirators, the report says, will go from New York to Paris and there await favorable opportunity for entering England. The Home Office has notified the French government.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

After the most exhaustive practical tests in hospitals and elsewhere, the gold medal and certificate of highest merit were awarded to St. Jacobs Oil, as the best pain-curing remedy. nt the Calcutta International Exhibition.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

"Silent Music" heads an article in musical journal. That's the material When the cats get on the shanty root and scratch and claw and pull hair and go through all their gym nastic contortions without uttering a sound, then we may hope for silent music. But alas ]! Such things only exist in the brain of the mu- Sio
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
The Fall came early m Eden.

The purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver on n tie world manufactured from fresh hea ,thy flyers, upon the seashorc. II is absolutely pure and sweet Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have de- cded it superior to any of the other oils in market. Made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,, New York.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

A certain Indiana editor is said to be the pcs sessor of three shirss, and he is so stuck up over his good for une that he refuses to join the State Press Association. The associ- ation denounces him as & dude and 2 bloatod ri
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18
Failing Health.
Dyspepsia Cured.

It would be impossible for me to de- scribe what I suffered from Indigestion and Headache up to tho time I began taking Ayers Sarsaparilla. l was under the care of various physicians, and tried great many kinds of medicines, but never obtained more than temporary re- lief. Alter taking Ayers Sarsaparilla for short time, my headache dsap- peared, and my stomach performed its duties more perfectly. To-day my health is completely restored.- Mary Harley, Springfield, Mass.
 have been greatly benefited by tho prompt use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. It tones and invigorates the system, regu- lates the action of the digestive and assimilative organs, and yitalizes tho blood. It is, without doubt, the most reliable blood purifier yet discovered. II. D. Johnson, 3S3 Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, N. M
 Aver s Sarsaparilla, Prepared by pr. J. c. Aver & Co.,, Lowell, Mass.
 Fricc S1; six bottles, 85.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

If you are suffering from Chronic Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, or Loss of Voice, Dr. Kilmer's Indian Cough Cure (COnsttm ption Ofp will relieve quickly-remove the cause and cure. Price 25c., 50. and LOO.
Connecticut western news., 1886-08-18

Prof. Grothe, Brooklyn Board of Health says Red Star Cough Cure is free from opiates and highly efficacious. Twenty five cents.