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Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
An Electrical Dog Cart

MT. Volk, whose electric railway is known to all visitors to Brighton, Eng land, has constructed an electrically driven dog cart, which attracts good deal of attention among the leisured crowds which throng the gay Sussex watering place. It is driven by half horse power Immisch motor and 16 small accumulators, which have a ca pacity equal to six hours work. In the desire to keep the machinery light, scarcely sufficient power has been pro- vided, so that, although the vehicle will make speed of nine miles an hour on asphalt, it only makes speed of four miles on a soft maeadam road, while, with two passengers, an incline of 1 in 80 is the limit of it's climbing power. - Electrical World,
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
Where Gold Seemed to Grow.

A few weeks ago parties who reside in this city were making an examination of the old Sogg chute of the Merrifeld mine, and found in one of the slopes of the abandoned upper works, which have not been touched for 8 period of tweuty-two years, a piece of very rich quartz, which had been broken in two with hammer and laid upon the foot wall, probably by some employe who intended to carry it away, but was pre- vented doing so. The two sections were lying about half an inch apart upon highly miner alized clay. The fragments were carried to the surface and washed, and an effort made to join them together, when it was found to be impossible, the spurs of one piece refusing to re-enter the cavities to which they corresponded in the other, these cavities having partially filled with gold since the fracture was made. In some places thin, foliated film of gold had spread upon the surface of the rock, but the most noticeable formation was in the holes and Assures. When placed under powerful magnifying glass it could be plainly seen that the two pieces were originally one, and that formation of gold had taken place, so that to join them accurately again was impossible. This quartz was laid, as before stated, alono on a bed of clay, and this proves that the gold-producing power is not confined to tho rock and earth alone,
 but must exist in currents, which are stronger in some parts of mine than in others. But the process of gold growth is slow, and it requires ages to become large enough to make the formation, in which state it exists, of value to the miner. --- Nevada City (Cal.) Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
HUMOROUS

The mon who establish the lard trust will have soft thing in hand n sum, mer.
 !: Hardly a week passes but we are re- minded that we are constantly sur rounded by peri!s seen and kerosene.
 Boarder-whcre is this butter madei Landlady-D,iry male. B.-Whcre do tho hairs that are in it como iromi L.-Dai,y maid.
 If an untru;h is only day old it ii called lie; if it is a year old it called a falsehood; but if it is century old 1t is called legend.
 A young lady, asked by rich bache. Tor. "If not yourself, who would you rather be7' replied, sweetly and mod cstly, Yours truly"
 ''Is Mrs. Fullbloom a widow, Char
 9' 'She's widower" IA widow. erl How can that be2' ''She's been . widow twice. Once more will make her a widowcst."
 Oll gentleman Calling down the stairs) )--C Clara, didn't hear that young man go just now. Daughtsr-Yes, papa, you heard him go to tho cellar for moro coal.
 A man who has lived in Minnesota for ten years says that when he went there the country was peoplcd by reds with. out white. but now there are all whites without a red.
 ''Pofessor," said a graduate trying to be pathetic at parting, 'I nm in, debted to you for all know" "Pray do not mention such trife," was tho unfattering reply.
 He, with motion-Now, dearest that you have accepted my proposal, let ua seal.it with a kiss. She, in business tone--- What the use9 Your bid has been accepted, and there's no need of sealed proposals.
 Guest at hotel-sT want extra steam heat, weather strips on the windows special call boy, private dining-rooma eider-down quilts and--Hotel clerk ''Hold on, my dear sir, think you've made mistake. This isn't heaven"
 Practical American father: "Now, Count, before you can go any further in this matter, so far as my daughter is concerned, should like you to establish your identity" Count: "I will show you my patent of nobility" P. A. F.: "That is all very we'll: I own several patents myself;but how do know yours is not an infringementa'
 We've come to an era of trusts, it appears A milk trusts the latest that reaches our
 ears;
 A milk trust' We'll, well wo got on pretty
 fast.
 And we've got something thatll hold water
 at last.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
All Out of That Dish.

Two gentlemen who had come into a restaurant one day, had scarcely seated themselves at the table when waiter rushed up and asked, "What shall I bring you, gentlcmen9'
 "Oh dear," said one of the gentlemen impatiently, "givc us little rcspite!"
 ''All rightr' said the waiter, and dis appeared.
 They had been looking over the bill of fare about five minutes, and were waiting rather aaxiously for the waiter to return and take their order, when he came up suddenly, IS if in breathless haste.
 "sorry, gentlemen" said he. ''bu. the respite is all outr'
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
The Beautiful Land.

There's a beautiful land that lies to tho west Of the far-famed valley of tears, Where the griefs that arc born are jealoualy
 prest
 10 the hearts of sorrowful years, And are borne with with noiseless,
 measureless tread
 Down the valley, across the strand, Straight on to the sea, where the barks of the
 dead
 Float by to the Beautiful Land. The dip of the water is heard in the night, And the griets that lie on the sands in their naked woe, through the shimmerin2
 light, &4s Reach out their weird. shadowy hands, And beckon the vessels to come to them there, And call to the mystical band That drifts OCT the sea, to welcoming air Blown soft from the Beautiful Land They glide in the wonderful silence of death. With faces, white, to the west, And lily hands kissed by the spice-lader breath, That strays from the sweet land of rest They heed not moan from the grey, misty vale;
 They see not a beckoning hand, But sweetly they sleep in the barges a-san
 For the beautiful, rest-filled land. -[Indianapolis News
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
The Doom of Juggernaut.

The announcement that the once famous festival of Juggernaut has so de- clined in popularity in India as to rem der it necessary for the priests to hire coolies to drag the car, is a measure of the extent to which the destructive solvent of western thought is being ap- piled to eastern creeds. The car of the great god of Poree was ono of the most sacred of Brahamanic "properties," and the Bath Jattra, festival which in i'm portance yielded to that of no other deity in the Hindoo pantheon. From every part of the vast empire of Hiudoo stan pilgrims fockei to share in it, and when the car of Juggernaut was dragged once year from the temple in order to bathe the gods in the cold water of the tank, a mile and half distant the widest enthusias m seized the vast null titudes of devotees. Thousands rushed to seize the cables, and SO eager were the volunteers for his holy service that the best and greatest men of Orrissa struggled with each other to obtain hold upon the ropes.
 At even later date, martyrs to Jug gernaut, or Jaggana'th, as she is moro correctly termed, were not iufrequent. When Francis Buchanan was in Force, early in this century, he described the harsh grating of this gigantic car as it moved along, and the fierce glances which the fanatics bestowed upon tho beef eating Englishman as pilgrim an- nounced himself ready to become sac- rifice to the idol. No one daring or caring to prevent the self-imm olation, the man prostrated himself in front of the tower as it moved along, lying on his face with his arms stretched for | ward.
 The multitude passed around him, leaving the space clear until ho was crushed to death by the ponderous structure. Then wild cry of praise was raised as the god was seen to 'smile' at the libation of spouting blood, the devotees threw cowdries and pieces of money on the body of the victim in appreciation of the holy deed by which he had won immortality in the Hindoc Walhalla.
 It is, therefore, suggestive of trangc revolution in Hin loo opinion to hea, ! that not only are victims lacking. but that, instead of thousands struggling for the honor of place at the drag ropes, laboring men, at so many annas per diem, have to be hired to perform the sacred function. The awe of tho Indian people for ''the lord of the world" has been declining. For many years the fame of the great order O Orrissi has been on the wane, and thu time when human sacrifice was de liberately offered up to the hideous ido is fast getting beyond the power of ths very oldest of the old Indians to recall. --- London Standard
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
Dancing for Rain.

In many parts of the Balkan Peninsu- ia, and especially in Servia and Bulg aria the old pagan custom of dancing for rain still prevails. During times of great drought the peasant girls assemble in public places and deck themselves with flowers and the branches of trees. One girl holding a branch in her hand, represents Dodol, the Slav god of the air, to whom the others sing song ap- pealing for rain for tho thirsty land, while one of the bystanders throws water from pitcher upon the bare feet of the dancers. Tho master of the house rewards the dancing divinities with small present, confident that their lively appeal for rain ought to be at least as effective as sailors whisthng for wind.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
Materials for COlOrs in Paints.

Every quarter of tho globe is ran- sacked for the materials animal, vege- table, and mineral in the manufacture of the colors ono finds in Q paint box. From tho cochineal insect are obtained the gorgeous carmines, as we'll as the crimson, scarlet, and purple lakes. Sophia is the inky fluid dis charged by the cuttle-fsh, to render the water opaque for its own concealment when attacked. Ivory black and bone- black are made out of ivory chips. The exquisite Prussian blue is got by fusing horses hoofs and other refuse animal matter with impure potassium carbonate. It was discovered by an accident. In the vegetable kingdom are included the lakes, derived from roots, barks, and gums. Blue black is from the charcoal of tho vine stalk. Lampblack is soot from certain resinous substances. From the madder-plant, which grows in Hin dostan, is manufactured Turkey red. Gam boge comes from the yellow sap of tree, which the natives of Siam catch in cocoanut shells. Raw sienna is the atural earth from the neighborhood of Sienna, Italy. When burned, it is burned sienna. Raw umber is an earth from Umbria, and is also burned. To those vegetable pigments may probably be added Indian ink, which is said to be made from burnt camphor. The Chinese, who alone can produce it, will not re. veal the secret of its composition. Mas tic-the base of the varnish called is from the gum of the mastic tree, iu- digcnous to the Grecian Archipelago. Bstre is the soot of wood ashes. Of real ultramarine but little is found in the market. It is obtained from the precious lapis lazuli, and commands a fabulous price. Chinese white is zinc. Scarlet is iodide of mercury, and cinna-
 far, or native vermillion, is from quick silver ore. Luckily for tho health of small children, the water colors in tho cheap boxes usually bought for them have little or no relation, chemically, to the real pigments they are intended to counterfeit. -[Argonaut.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
Henry Bergh.

Henry Bergh was born in New York graduating at Columbia college. Ho spent some years moro or less active. y engaged in literary pursuits and wrote ] large number of tales and sketches, none of which, however, had any very lasting famo. In 1863 he was secretary of legation to Russia, and also acted as vice consul there. In 1866 he fouadcd the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New Yor.l, in the face of much scotting and oppo- sition, and to the work of this society he has since devoted his life. - Iatcr- Ocean,
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
Beneath the Pines.

O sunless deeps of northern pines!
 O broad, snow-laden arms of fir! Dim aisles where wolves slip to and fro,
 And noiseless wild deer swiftly skirrl O home of wind songs wild and grand,
 AS suits thy mighty strains! o harp On which the north wind lays his hand!
 walk thy pungent glooms once more
 And shout amid thy stormful roar. As in deep seas haven is found,
 No wintry tempest stirs, though high As hills the marching waves upbound
 And break in hissing foam, so Walk here secure; though far above
 The storm king with his train of snows Sweeps downward from the bitter North, And shouts hoarse fury as he goes. I laugh in tones of chiming glee
 To see the shaking of his hair, And hear from out his cloud of beard
 His voice imperial sweep the air. The dark pines lower their lofty crests,
 As warriors bow when chieftain grim Rides by and shouts his stern behests,
 And with swift answers echo him. -[Hamlin Garland.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
SirIOin,

The sirloin of beef Is ~aid to owe its name to King Oh ,rlcs the Second, who, dining upon loin of beef, and being particularly pleased with it, asked the name of the joint. On being told, he said, ''For is merit, then, I will knight it, and henc eforth it shall be called su-Loin," In ballad of "The New Sir John Barleycorn, this circums tancc is thus men tioncd:
 Our Second Charles, of fame facetia,
 On loins of beef dd dine;
 He held his sword, pleased OCT the meat,
 Arise thou famed Sir I4oin."
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
AlWays Prepared,

'Did you ever have lady hand you lead quarter2' was asked of car conductor yesterday.
 'I have"
 "Nicely dressed, hieh-toned ladiosr
 ',Just so There were several on this line who used to hand me lead quarters"
 And you didn't foel like saying anything to thcm9'
 "There was no need to. l always had four icad nickles ready to return for ckange. "-[ -[Detroit Free Press,
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

An Ohio girl, who tired of hearing the farmers iu her section growl about wheat growing not paying, decided she'd see about it. She rented five and three- quarters acres of land, kept strict account of every dollar: expended in raising the crop. got an average yield of thirty-five bushels to the acre, and sold It for $14a. 10. The cost of production was sos. ta, including S31. .50 for fertili- sers, and the gain on the investment was A psr cent.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

The most notable mail robbery of re- cent years wasthat of registered pouch dispatched from the New York office for St Louis about year ago. Nothing has ever been heard of either the pouch or its contents, but the inspection de- partment is still at work on the case, and it is likely to, be solved any day. The bag contained about s20, 900 belonging to St. Louis parties. It is their loss if the money is not found. It is thought the pouch disappeared from the mail car between Pittsburg and Indianapolis.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

A terrible surprise was suffered not long ago by married couple at Paris,
 France Fheir only son, little fellow of B, hid in the safe which the father had:in hs office in the family dwelling,
 expecting that his mother would miss him and look for him. The father, be- ing suddenly called away. locked the safe. All night the parents searched in vain for the child. On the next morn ing when the safe was opened, the child was found in it suffocated.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

answered meekly: Perhaps she was thinking that, if she were Mrs Dwight, no old friend of hers should go begging for refuge at an almshouse. Perhaps she was thinking of the pretty, com fortable home waiting for her friend, and wondering why their fortunes were so unlike. "Write when you reach Plymouth, and let mo know how you re suited," said Mrs. Dwight, and just then the cars gave lurch and left her behind, and Miss Becky turned her glance in- wards. Somebody had taken seat be- side her.
 '"Your face is familiar madam" said the occupant of the seat, fine-looking gentleman, whose dark hair showed many stteaks Of silver. 'I am going to Plymouth, my early home, which have not seen for twenty years. l am on my way to look up my old friends"
 ''Twenty years is long time," an- swered Becky. I'm afraid you won't find many of your friends left. You'll hardly know Plymouth"
 '1 suppose not-Isuppose not. Have you lived there long2'
 'sI7 1 have lived there all my days"
 ''Goodl I'm hungry for news of the people. Tell me everything you can think of. Did Parson Amory leave a fortuaeg He was called close. Where's Miss Nell, married or dcad2 I can see the old place in my minds eye, and the parsonage under the ems, and the or chard behind it where Lucy Amory planted young tree ou her wedding day, aud the gown little B.cky Thorne wore. By the way, is she alivea Do you know her2'
 Miss Becky hesitated an instant.
 "Yes," she replied, sI know her more or less. She's alive"
 "And married2 She must be sixty odd; she was pretty creature, such---I suppose they are wrinkles now. w A0AO AoSO CAC yCdAS SVAos AS A0A home in the old place stilla"
 "Her home!' said Miss Becky, fush- ing little; ''she has none; she is on her way to the Old Ladies' homc."
 s'To the Old Ladies' homel Becky ThorneI' he gasped. "And I-'
 "You seem to have known her pretty welll' said Becky, who was beginning to enjoy the incognito.
 'I should think so. Two loved Becky Thorne from my cradle; we had a silly quarrel which parted us; such trihe, when look back. Do you ever look back, madam2' -. a.~
 The twilight was falling about them Becky's face had grown shade or two paler all at once; she turned her dark velvety eyes full upon him with a startled air.
 "You9' said she. 'sYou must be Larry Rogersp Then the color swept to her cheek in a crimson wave. "Dc you know, I never thought that you had grown old like myselil Don't you know mel lam Becky Thorne."
 Just then the train thundered through the tunnel and they forgot they were ''sixty odd"
 ''On the way to the Old Ladies home," she wrote to Mrs. Dwight, "] was persuaded to go to an old gentle. | man insteadI
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Captain Baldry, of the steam whaler Drea, has returned to San Francisco from voyage in which he killed thirty five whales, the largest catch on record. Twenty-eight of these---all the ship could carry-were slowed and yielded 2soo barrels of f'oil and AS, 900 pounds of bone. The catch was valued at $66, 800.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Representative Stephenson of Wiscon- sin, his brother and another gentleman, have bought 90, 000- acre tract of pine land within few miles of Alexandria, La, on winch the first payment of $2O,
 900 has been made. The price they pay for the land is s100 900, and, as it is situated upon bayou with easy means of transit, 1t is likely to prove a profit gentlemen recently bou ,ht tract in Mississippi; which is est imated- to con- tain about 10, 900, 900 feet pine lumber.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

The government of Guatemala, Gen. tral America, has sanctioned the exist ence of Free Masons in that republic. The lodge is recognized as corporate body like all other societies. The Ma sons in Central America number about 5000. A few years ago there was scarcely a lodge Tn the five republics.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Think of the joy before tho boys of Lexington county, Ky, for this summer. A man there has taken an order for $1O, . 900 worth of humble bees to be sent to Australia to ferti.ize clover blossoms, and rewards will probably be offered to the urchins to stimulate them to catch sthe insects
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Out of 40, 900 Sioux Indians there are S5- -000 still in heathenism. There are sixty six tribes on the Western prairies for whom nothing is yet done. There are 40;e00 Indians of school age, but when every school is packed to it's ut most only 1a, 900 can be accommodated. This includes government schools, Roman Catholic schools and all, so that those under mission teachers would be far less a number than 12, 900,
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
Polite Amenities.

Business Man (with his feet on his desk, to small applicaaD-Boy, don't you know enou sh when you enter q gentleman's ottico to take your hat off
 Boy Qaking If his haD-Yes sir. Where shall hang it, on your fcet9
 The boy is still looking for job. = [New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Tho Working Women's Society has just been organized by many intelligent women of New York City, of whom Miss Id. Van Etten has been the inspiring spirit, the objects of which arc to found trade organizations among women, that their wages may be in- creased and their hours of labor short ened; to see to the enforcement of laws designated for the protection of women and children in shops and factories; to labor for the abolition of tenement-house manufacture, especially of clothing and cigars, and to secure for both sexes equal pay for equal work.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

A locomotive has been sent by the king of the Belsians to Tangiers as a present to the Sultan of Morocco, sim guiarly inappropriate gift, considering that there is not a yard of railway of any kind within his dominions.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

The people of Rhode Island are to be called upon to approve proposed amendment to their constitution, abol- ashing the property qualification for voters at state elections.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Runaway marriages are not popular in Russia. A young girl has been sent to prison for four months, and will lose her share in the family. property, be- cause she married without the paternal consent
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
Figures Never Lie.

'Now, John,' said the keeper of q cigar store to his boy at shutting up time, "bring in the figure of the Indian and let it lie behind the counter"
 "Hadn't we better stand it up be :; hind the counter, sira'
 ''Stand it up?'
 t'Yes sir: Figures never lie, you know. -[ Boston Courier.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

A San Francisco book agent seems to have found his match in a lawyer of that city. The lawyer subscribed for & copy of Shakespcare's plays. In the meantime, having heard of Ignatious Donnelly's cipher theory, he refuses to take the book until the agent proves sthat Shakespeare, and not Bacon, is the
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

The state of Sonoro, Mexico, levies tax of S2 on every baby born within its limits, and charges the farmer cents for every chicken he raises and 50 cents for every sheep
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Sameness in dress does not a,ways look we'll. The man who wears shiny silk hat does not waat a shiny coat t. go with it.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29
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Connecticut western news., 1888-02-29

Bismarck says that the great European war will not occur until 1899. What Bismarck says and what he believes do not always dovetsil.