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Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
Warming the Shiyering Poor.

In many cities on the Continent in days of extreme coll, the municipal governments, from fund previously set apart for the purpose, place at inter- vals among the crowded neig ghborhoods of tho poor large iron brazicrs, which arc kept filled day and night with hot coals. They arc circular upright reccp- taclcs, about tho size of barrel wit. an open top and with holes pierced in tho sides for the purpose of drauyht They are placed upon the pavement near the sidewalk it the corners of streets, where crowds may collect about them with the least obstruction to traffic. During tho bitter coll weather crowds of half frozen people huddlc about these braziers. - Boston Advertiser.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
The Wild Animal Trade.

''Thcre is scarcely anything going on in the trade this year," recently ob- served MT. F. J. Thompson, who is perhaps the largest wild animal dealer in the United States, and who resides in New York. "You see, this year," he continued, 'is the presidential year, and like theatrical business, our trade is seriously affected. In off years circuses and other shows put in their heaviest work, while in years like this the coun- trymen, when they have holiday, in- stead of going to the circus go off to a mass meeting or to see the parade.
 ''But the wild animal trade has never tlourished as it did before 1s73," added Mir. Thompson. ''It was during the war times and immediately after, when every one was flush of money, that the greatest seasons were experienced. Then there were hundreds of circuscs, big and little, and various side shows, which patrolled tho country from ocean to ocean. Out in tho west, too, msny of the small shows had gambling at tachments. which helped materially to rake in the money. A proprietor of one of these thought nothing of paying 5000 for any animal which happened to strike his fancy.
 *FBut many of these parties made money so fast that they shortly closed up business and quit. Then came the financial crash of 1873, and the stagna- tion of every kind of business, and the failures of most of these circus ard showmen remaining. Then the new men who came into the business di l not have much money, and could not afford to buy large numbers of animals or very valuable specimens. So it has been ever since, with consequent stagnation i'll animal trade.
 Another thing which has affected the business good deal is the growing scarcity of certain kin ds of wild ani mals, and the closing of some of tho ] depots for their collection and ex portatio,. Nubia and upper Egypt, for example, for Q long time were tht great headquarters for the supply of ei rsffes, elephants, hippopotami, and tn: double-horned rhinoceri with many other wild animals, but sinco thu troubles there, subsequent to the deatf of Gen. Gordon at Khartoum, absolutely nothing has been received from this re. zion, which is now barred, for an in definite period by the impending Italo Abyssiuian war. And then again tn: depot in Sou Africa are beginning te close because the hunters have to gt such immense distances before they car reach the lairs of tho wild animals, hun dreds of miles from their former haunt The cause of this is the cxtcrmination o all kinds by the so-called sportsmcn who pour Into that regiou like they dil into the United States when the buf faloes roved the plains. ''--[New York | Sun
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
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Southern Rico Fields.

In former times the cultivation was confined mostly to the sea islands, and the low shore lands of the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia. More re- cent'y Louisiana and several other southern states have produced large quantities of rice, making rice culture one of the most important industries of the south. Yet the annual consumption of rice in the United States is reported as nearly double the production.
 One of the greatest troubles of the cultivator of rice is the bi-annual at tack of birds. In the spring, at the time of planting, the rice-b birds of variou, kin Is cat the seed before the ground is we'll flooded with water Again, in the fall, whom the grain is in the milk, tho birds arc very annoying and destructive, and it is never-fniliny time O. great anxiety to the rice grower.
 Many birds arc fond of rice, but tho chief marauler is the "rice-bird" or 'tkol blink" of the north. These winged Anarchists" do not visit tho fields by scores or hundreds only, but by thou sands and by innumcrablc multitudcs. Sometimes whole fields are destroyed, bringing to the rice-plantcr 'crop of discouragements" instead of crop of rice.
 During the time tho rice birds are so numerous. hundreds of boys and men are employed, called 'sbird -minders," who alarm the birds by discharging fire arms, and ln various ways strive tokeep the birds from the fields. Bird-trap- ping and netting and egg destroying are resorted to without apparently diminishing the numbers, md with about as much visible benefit IS fence might bo in keeping weeds from garden. In the Annual Report of Agriculture" it is stated that the .nnual loss occasioncd from birds aggregates s2, 900, 900.
 Ono large rice grower says: "We em- ploy about one hundred 'bird- minders,' who shoot from three to five kegs of powder daily, of twenty-five pounds each; add to this shot and caps, and you will have some idea what these birds cost ono planter. ."--[Iudependent.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
When a New Century Begins.

The confusion Tn the question whether the year 1900 is part of the nineteenth or of the twentieth century arises prob ably from the com mparison of the age of man with the years of the century. We do not call child one year old till he has lived year, and we call him ten, for instance, all through his eleventh year. But the year ono began with tho day No. 1, and we call it tho year one up to and including the 365th day. So the years from 1 to 100 comprise the first century, and tho second century begins with the year 101 and ends with 900, and the nineteenth century began with the 1901 and ends with the la day of the year 1900. -[Spria gfield Union.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
The cold waves of the west this year

The cold waves of the west this year have been veritable tidal waves. A Boston woman passing the winter in Iowa writes of her experience in bliz- gard that for fifteen hours the wind blew not in gusts, but with blast apparently perfectly even and steady; dreadful, icy stream which seemed to penetrate the walls of the house like needles. With the thermometer below zero and this appalling wind smiting the face of the Suntry, the condition of things,
 says the Boston Courier, must be like the Esquimo he'll described by Lieu tenant de Long, of which the terrors were wind and cold instead of the brim- stone and fire of more orthodox regions.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
with all the experience which I have gained with fifteen years practice.


 Ramsay first of all administered 6 draught 10 Grace Thorncycroft, who was seated in reclining chair. A few moments later he made small incision in an artery in the patients right arm, which movement he followed by mak- ing Q similar incision in an artery of his own left arm. Tho two arteries he then conn ected by means of small sil- yer tube. Facing his subject, Ramsay tapped her head, near the baso of the brain, two or three times with his knuckles, and then gazed into her eyes. Ten minutes passed slowly by and no perceptible difference was noticeable in Grace's condition. Ten more minu;cs, and gleam of intelligence seemed to be forcing its way into tho face of the poor girl-but, strange to relate, wild, far-away look was settling upon R ,m- say! Another ten minutes, ant Grace Thorneycroft recognized every oac in the room, including myself, while John Ramsay was led away from tho newly conscious girl, a raving maniac!
 As have before remarked, I have no explanation to offer-I can only chron- icle bare facts. Ramsay was a man of genius, surely, though in the one act of his life in which he proved that genius, he partially failed; and, in that by losing his mind he was unable to give his theories to the world, his genius will never benefit posterity.
 Habershon married Grace Thorney- croft two years later, and they have al- ways taken the best of care of the man who saved a woman's reason at the cx- pense of his own. Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

Sergeant Jasper at Fort Moultrie. When Charleston built for the Briton's
 sport The spongy, hardy palmetto fort, And the ships with their topsails taut and
 thin ,Stormed over the bar at break of day, Gun and swivel and culverin Shouting their murderous roundelay. When the hissing shot was immured for
 good,
 Time after time, in the soft, sly wood, A venturous shell, from the Moreland's deck. Struck the patriot staff and snapped it
 quite, Neat in the middle, without one heck, And whirled the flag from the rampart's
 height.
 But Wi liam Jasper saw from his post, And, his young blood seething, still as a
 ghost, ..-
 down, Leaped down, and back, by leopard spring, The smoke in his eyes, erect and brown, All in the beat of a swallows wing.
  The banner sacred and overthrown; And quick, with that steady hand of his, Notching its loops on his ramrod bare, With ''So, my beauty" and one frank kiss, Flung it again to the glad, free air! Then the friendly tides turned clean about, And slipped from under the frigates stout, And Sir Peter Parkers crippled fleet, I Groped and fumbled, and got its feet, And reeled off into the scas anew. lis the old tale; how ours sat down At dusk in their fair, beleaguered town, We seal their valor, repeat their vows; We keep their memories east and west; We sing their praise through the happy
 house; But of Sergeant Jasper, who knows the rest. Who asks it3 Peace to his ashes cold The Carolinian grasses fold! To the fond boy heart, in its little hour Symbol and vision of loyalty, Homagel The root whereof he was flower Bears hundreds, happily, such as he. Let emperors sleep in their gorgeous fama' For us, forever, some quiet name, In which no armorer's skill is versed, To mock at history's calendar. And once through its ordered page to
 burst Liko headlong, glorious August star!
 -ILouise I. Quincy in Boston Post
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
An Expensive Rc0ueSt.

A Philadelphia lawyer was appointed solicitor for certain business house in that city. At the end of the year he was asked to send ill his account, which he did, by Jumping everything. simply saying, "So and So, Dr. to Professional Services, $2oO0. The manager was d great sticklcr for form, ard sent back the account, asking for an itcmizcd statement. The lawyer did as requested, and at the bottom tacAcd on the follow ing: 'To preparing itcmizcc: state- mcnt, S1o0." After murmur Of horror and astonishm,nt, it was paid.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
The Cost of a HOuSe.

People who are going to build may like to know that "a three thousand. dollar house. is ono that the architectu- ral paper says can be built for $2, $50. 37; costs B, 100, according to the ar chitect's estimate; is worth $3, TOO, the carpenter says, to build; increases in cx- pense to $4, 800 during the process of erection, and makes you draw your check for $5, 953. 28 before you move in and get your first bill for repairs. = Journal of Education.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

A few months ago it was reported in flaming headlines ia many newspapers that French genius had perfected an aerial car, upon which the French mili- tary authorities had secured the patent light, which would turn the science of war as now understood into an involu- ton by the side of which sickly um-
 brelIa in healthy wind storm would be as nothing. But the mind of the French genius cannot have triumpaed over the matter, or we should have heard some more about his great achievement. A-d now modest Brooklyn inventor announces that he has found the missing screw and will have an aerial car sailing throu yh space Qimited) in a short while. A number of reporters have seen his machine work in small room, but when he per fleets the sO0-pound one he has in contemplation we shall be better able to judge of the ability of his device.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
The New Universal Language,

'I love, thou lowest, she loves," in Volapuk, the new universal language, is ''Lofob, lofous, lofof,' and "Thcy will have been loved' is ''Pulofoms. /" "The knowledge of one's self is the best foundation of all virtues" is, in Vol apuk, "Itisevam ebinom stabin gudikin tuRas valik.n
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

The lumber trade of Oregon and Washington Territory is one of the domestic Industries which is sure to profit by the completion of the Mica ragua canal. Even now that the voyage from Portland to our Atlantic seaboard is five or six months iu length, occa- sional cargoes are shipped around the Horn. In 1866 Oregon and Washington exported six million feet of lumber, in 1887 eight times as much, and when this vast timber bearing region is brought thousands of miles nearer Philadelphia, New York and Boston by the opening of the canal, wonderful impetus will be given to it's develop mpnt
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

Tho following is told as having oc- cured at diplomatic reception in Washington the other night, though it has the look of an old acquaintance: As the presiding officer of the leading dining club of the world left the white house wag on the portico shouted : ''The Irish minister's carriage!" The policemen took up the cry seriously, and in a moment every attendant in the grounds was bowling for the equipage of the representative of poor Erin.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
Diedrich and Gretchen. Sat a prince within his castle,
 Sad and lone.

Sad and lone; Far beneath winding river
 Danced and shone. "Ah!n he sighed, 'T wish and pray I were happy now as they Wonder peasants on their way" Paused peasant gayly humming
 Simple song, Glancing upward toward the castle
 Grim and strong: "Would that were there,' said he. "Ah, how happy should be, Feasting, singing merrilyw "Nay," said Gretchen, now beSidc him
 "Covet not; Thou art happy, honest Dietrich.
 In thy cot God hath given thee thy place, Castle walls would pale thy face, Waste thy strength and mar thy graca" Sunday came and bells were tolling
 Soft and low; .-sl From the castle walls cortegc
 Moved, and slow. Diedrich," said fair Gretchen, "sec! Whom thou envied so, 'tis he,-- Wouldst thou prince or Dietrich bef' "Diedrich ever with my Gretchen By my side In the cot-if thou wilt grace it,"
 He replied. "Yes," she whispered, thine, command" Then he slipped a golden band On the blushing maiden's hand.
 I'M. J. Adams, in Courant
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

Prince Bismark, according to the New York Sun, wants TOO, 900 moro men and $7O, 900, 900 as the first installment of the increase in the German army. He makes TO secret of what this means. It means being able to face France with a million soldiers and Russia at the same time with another million.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

There will be an exhibition in Paris next year intended to illustrate all the religions of the earth, past and present. Idols, manuscripts, and all tangible symbols of religions will be shown in Q museum building. which it is expected will cost $2OO, 0OO
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

The 1s2d anniversary of the birth of
 Ben jamin Franklin was remembered in Philadelphia by formal banquet of pressmen. There has never been a period SO full of remembrances of Frank lin. His literary life by MacMastcr, his life in France by ths Hales, and minor publications have caused Franklin to be
 better known than ever before, and in a more intelligent manner.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

Many persons, says the Argonaut, use the phrase ''in trice" who have no con- ceptlon of its meaning. A trice is the sixtieth part of second of time. The hour is divido1 into sixty minutes, che minute into sixty seconds, and tho second into sixty trices, or third'.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

An old gentleman, said to be 103 years of age, has just pre-empted eighty acres of land ia Pasco county, Fla, and proposes to break it ia and farm it him. self. H. is well preserved and native of Florida
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

There are two sisters between 50 and 60 years old, living near Dalton, Ga, |, who havc not seen each other for six teen years, although they live only four miles apart aud ara on perfectly friendly
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

The minister of mines in Victoria, Australia, says that it cost e2, 3s5, 6SO to mine @, 71o, SIS worth of gold in Australia last year. Not very large profit there
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
Indignant.

After church:
 Spoggs--W it not oisgraccful, :h, way in which S!niSgs sno:cd io church to-day?
 S;uggs-I should think it v.es. Why, he woke us all ur
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

Under the auspices of the New York school of navigation training ship for the proposed naval reserve will start on cruise next summer, with prominent vachtsmen as th. ships company.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22

The Kentucky legislature has empow- cred the descons of the Methodist church to elect ushors upon whom shall Do conferred full police authority to maintain order during the services.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
The Russians will celebrate at Kiev the 900th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity into their country.

At recent military reunion in Boston President Elliot stated that of 1887 Harvard students who went into the late war, about one-eighth never returned.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-22
Connecticut Western News.
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13

Germs already established, and tie innugu-
ration OF new enterprises, these figures will
be nearly doubled for this year. Among
some of these enterprises are the scale
works, capital $3.50, 900, moved here from
Chattanooga on account OF better facilities,
several large door, sash and blind manu-
factories, one OF which amploys 1876 skilled
workmen, brick machine with capacity
OF 5000 bricks day, and cotton fac
tory, which, starting in with 5000 spindles,
was so successful that II has recently been
enlarged and new machinery added. There
are also several furniture factories, cotton
seed oil mills, foundries and stove-works,
a nail factory, two ice machines, Hour and
planning mills, and other smaller manuiac-
tories too numerous to mention.
There are many handsome residences
upon the hills OF Rome inhabited by some
OF the oldest and most aristocrntic families
OF Georgia. Iou can see many oil these
residences by taking IA ride on one OF the
three street cars that run along the Main
street OF the town and out across the river
10 East Rome, where they connect with
dummy for Mobley Springs, the property
and park ofthe land company which owns
both dummy and street ears. Real estate
agents here say that there IL no boom
around Rome-only steady, healthy IN
crease in values. which IL something like
il IL in Memphis. One secs new buildings
going mp in many places, one OF the largest
OF which IL the Armstrong house, q five
story brick and stone hotel Of handsome
design, expected 10 he finished by October
| at cost Of $4,000.
When a stranger visits Rome he is agree
ably surprised to find that he has gotten
into small place which has all the mod
orn improvements, gas, electric lights,
public library, telephones, street ears,
small but comfortable hOtelsand an appar-
emily nicu set OF people, lots OF whom ho
will see every day whirling down the street
in elegant and stylish tnnouts and when
no leaves il will most likely DO with tho
conviction that these Romans OF America
won't let their little empire have much OF
a fall 30 long ~ the combination Of national
resources brains and capital does not fail
~ work.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13
SYNOPSIS AND INCIDENTS.

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merry over
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SCENE Entrance Of the German The Wn and Rhn Grand military
King william Prince Motkc Bismarck
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13
Notice OF Insolvency.

ofcc COUNTY yguu Clsfs shelby County, stats oi
leuhesaer Memphis. iulI ~ issNstn John
lnague aiminislfAiUf ~ " Avtli, deccss,d
" " Ayft dgUeAsy.i Yuu sfe hsrvhy of,isnld ~
Hite unNcf ~ Advertisement Ia sans newspaper
puhllshed ilhih the s.id state. and ai-p III The
having claims against aid estate IL spt...sf aud als
the sane, authenticated IN the manner prvs1fibci
bf lav, on 90 bcinfe the oh day u ofiebef, iss.
before an appropriation n tho funds 81 aid estate
y msde' shall " iorv,ct batsd both Ia Law and
equity.
witness my land. At orlco, MI, NIB day oi July.
is.s y , QutGikY. Clsfk.
~ 1hos Hdfidrs b,puiy Clefs
Notcc Il hereby given. a. feauirrd by the above
order. JOIN LOAUuk, Adnlnlstfaiet.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13
FranCO-German War.

Rpe1 with Novel Startling and Mechanical Eject Realistic Tn,omaton fy"
Paris covering MILES OF cnya, Ctnn' Hoiealy rrS Anr' New
Marvellous produced feet Wide
feet depth 5Oll' 100 Electric
LgItA alOrIs OF Artillery
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-13
A RAMBLE In ROME.
WHAT A VISITOR SAW IN A aEoR
qlA CITY.

The Homo OF Progressive People-No
Liquor Sold. but "Double-Reflned
Cider Of an Effective Sort To Be
Had.
Decorah-posten., 1888-08-29
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