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Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
EyerybOdy DisguSted.

Dr. Brown-Sequard expresses him. self as astonished and disgusted with the manner in which his theory re- garding the Elixir of Youth has been received in this country and England. He claims that he should not be held responsible for the misapplication of his reasoning made by sensationalists. The bungling of charlatans he especial ly regrets. "Epicurus was not an Epicurean, Plato not a Platonist, Aris- totle was not an Aristotelian, Dr. Pusey was not Puseyite,' says Brown-Sequard, who hopes he is not g Brown-Sequardist.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
A DEIFIED ROBBER.
CHINESE PAY HOMAGE TO A
 HIGHWAYIAN.
A Public Demonstration---A Fine Pro.
 oession in Chinatown.

Over 2,000 years ago Ram Sing How Wong was born in Hueng Shan, China. His parents were poor, but not strictly honest. In fact, according to tradition, his father was robber chief, and brought up his son to his own profession. The boy soon out stripped his teacher, and became known far and wide for his bravery and skill on the road. Enc times in China then were not unlike the mid dle ages in Europe, and it was not long before one of the numerous kings made overtures to Wong. These were accepted, and the boy performed prodigies of valor-once, it is said, killing 5000 men single-handed. He was made General-in- Chief, and after his death was worshped as God of War. Recently was his birthday, and all Chinatown in San Francisco was agog to celebrate it. The Yeoung Wo Society took the lead, and organized a procession. It formed on Stockton street at 10 o'clock, and marched toward Sacramento street. In the lead was a handsome American flag, side by side with the great yellow standard of China.
 Close after came the sacred ark, built entirely of everlastings. In it were numerous symbols, much like those in the Jewish ark of the Cove nant.
 Then came more music, horses, men and floats, followed by man, dressed in black and white, bearing two buck cts on yoke. In each was some pigs blood and few feathers. This sym bolized the crimes, vices and sins of the people. When the second process sion was over the buckets and their contents were burned, and the sins were plotted out.
 Later appeared the battle charger and the empty throne of the god.
 Closely on this followed the dragon, borne on the shoulders of score of men. Over 15O feet long, it had the head of camel, horns of deer, eyes of a rabbit, ears of COW, neck of a snake, belly of frog, scales of a carp, claws of hawk and palm of tiger. On each side of it's mouth were whis- kers, while a beard hung under it's chin.
 A smaller dragon followed it's big brother, and was very obstreperous, causing much laughter by its antics.
 In front of each dragon marched a man carrying a colored ball on pole, which he thrust continually into the beasts face in order to terrify it and prevent its committing any depreda- tions.
 Last came troop of soldiers, some of whom-shades of Confucius !-were armed with modern rifles and bay onets.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
The Health.

A London medical man says: "Be careful in your dealings with horse radish. It irritates the stomach far more than spice, and an overdose will bring on an unpleasant sensation for days.''
 The amount of blood in the body is one-thirteenth the weight of the body, or five or six quarts, or eleven or twelve pounds, says the Medical Record. A man dies when he has lost a fifth of his blood.
 The frequency of the pulse in the newborn is 150; in infants of one year, no; at seven to fourteen years, 85; in adult man, 72; women, 80. The resplrations are one-fourth as rapid as the pulse a=----
 A solution of chloral hydrate, five grains to the ounce of water, will clear the hair of dandruff, and prevent it falling out from that cause. It is also claimed that the partial badness may be cured by this means.
 A medical journal offers brief rule or two for beneficial vacation: Keep cool; don't fret your nerves; strive to keep your nerves; strive to keep your temper and be deliberate. Don't hurry. A vacation in the summer is good thing-provided you go about it like a sensible being.
 An exchange says that for the bene- fit of those over-economic people who have way of turning down low the light of kerosene lamp when leaving room for little while, it may be said that experiment demonstrates that the saving in oil by this means is hardly appreciable. With the flame low considerable quantity of the pro- ducts of incomplete combustion are making their escape into the air, and these are not only offensive to the sense of smell, but are injurious to the health.
 Borax water is an excellent wash for the head, removing dullness,- nervous headache, often. If ministers and other students, brain-workers of all sorts, would occasionally use it as a head-bath, they would be surprised and cheered with the astonishing result. For the mouth and gums it is purifying and agreeable. Some use il as gargle for sore throat beneficially also, for inside soreness of the nose, which torments. It is excellent fol catarrh-drawn up into the nose.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
An Excellent Joke.

Years ago a Naval chaplain with 8 tall hat was passing through the dock yard gates at Davenport, when one of the policemen on duty noticed that he had piece of tobacco sticking out un- derneath his hat. The chaplain was requested to remove his head-covering for examination; but he refused.
 "I am an officer in the navy" he sad, "and I consider your request an insult"
 The officers were polite but firm. They were very sorry to put so distin- guished gentleman to inconvenience :; but their orders were explicit to search every person whom they suspected of carrying out articles liable to duty.
 'I have no contraband," said the chaplain, in rage; "but as you doubt my word, will take off my hat"
 He did so, and there was nothing inside. On the day following the chaplain passed out again.
 "Well," he said with a grin, "would you like to have me take off my hat to-day?"
 "Oh, no, thank you, sir," said the police, with effusion-ssnot to-day! Ha, ha, ha!'-and they all laughed at what they considered an excellent joke. t
 But the joke the police did not see in its entirety; for the chaplain this time had several hundreds of cigarettes | within his hat.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
TIMES REVENGES.

Years, years ago, when l was young, l loved a fair and gentle maiden; Her praises day and night sung,
 My heart with deepest passion laden; But, learning that she loved me not,
 I did not drop tear or quaver, But bowed to my unhappy lot,
 And wooed another sweet enslaver. How quickly time doth turn the scene With wonders strange and changes plenty My pretty girl is just eighteen,
 My first loves boy is four-and-twenty. Her child loves mine. How merrily
 Pn lead his hopes unto the slaughterl His mother would not marry me,
 And I'll not let him wed my daughterl
 Nathan M. Levy in Harper's Bazar.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
TABBY AND TOM.

Out in the night. on the high broad fence, Singing the song of their love intense,
 Are Tabby and Tom. What though the shot and brickbats fiyi What though the neighbors for slaughter cryf They dream wrapt up in each others souls, Nor think of time as it onward rolls. Iris no occasion for fear or strife, Iris romance-a scandal of feline life. They corn to dodge the projectiles hurled, They are monarchs of this great midnight
 world.
 They sit all night on the high board fence And sing the song of their love intense
 Do Tabby and Tom.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
A Matter of Build.

A little girl of this village was cry ing bitterly the other evening about something that had happened, when her mother endeavored to soothe her. mind" and "stop crying" when the little one answered between her sobs: "I c-can't, mama, cause I ain't built that way Akron Breeze.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
Rather Different.

Chicago Merchant (scowling at book agent)-I have no time to look at your Bibles. I have forty at home.
 Book Agent-But you have none like this. This has whole page in the family record for divorces, and"
 Chicago Merchant-Oh, that's differ ent. Why didn't you speak up in the first place? You may leave me a couple
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
s@ CANAAN, CONN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

scrutinize the strangers face. It was expressionless. Then he said:-
 "Young man, you remind me of that great chess player from the North who all but routed us at Nizib as you routed me here. Only one man in the world can play chess like that. He is Col. von Moltke."
 "You have it," answered the stranger, reaching the Pasha his hand across the chess-table, 'sI am Moltke."
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
A Capitalist,

"Where did you spend your vaca- ton, anyway, Smith?" asked Jones, casually.
 "Spent it at home," replied Smith. !" I couldn't afford to go anywhere this year."
 els that SOP" said Smith, promptly. "You're in luck, old man. Lend me five dollars, will you?'-Somelvillc Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
"You've found the way to my heart, my darling"-

The second Lady Fleshpotts is @ very popular person, and her dinners are celebrated. She has married of her three step-daughters to Mustard, Soap and Furniture, respectively, and she takes the most dutiful care of her husband.
 His lordship's bill, the British corks' compulsory education act, comes on for first reading at an early date; and the young Countess of Fleshpotts has promised to give evidence at the royal commission which is expected to be ap- pointed upon the subject.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
They Had Gone to the Seashore.

He had been standing in front of 8 house on Second avenue and gazing at the front window for long ten min utes, when pedestrian halted to in- quire:
 "Anything the matter with the house?"
 "No-o, I guess not"
 "But you are looking at it!"
 'sYes; it is shut up."
 ''Can't house be shut up?"
 "Certainly, but in this case it was very sudden. am collector. Twas up here last evening to collect an old bill, and the debtor gave me glass of wine and asked me as great favor to call at eight o'clock this morning. 1 was here a quarter of an hour ahead of time."
 "What does the sign read?"
 "Gone to the seashore for two months. That's the fourth time I've lost just this way in one week, and to- morrow I will take my station at the depot and try to head the rest off."- Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
How Hair.Cloth is Made.

Many people understand, of course, how hair-cloth is made, but for the ed ification of those who do not, we will explain the process. In the first place, horse-hair cannot be dyed. It repels coloring matter; SO to make black hair-cloth it is necessary to secure nat ural black hair. The horses, in many cases, absolutely wild, running unre- strained, are regularly corralled and shorn. Of course black hair is prefer able, but sometimes grey hair is util- ized. Not only the tails, but also the names are cut; tEe hair is punched. These punches seldom contain hairs of less length than two feet, some are even three and three and half feet, and the thickness of the punches is usually two or three inches. The hair-cloth looms are provided with what we may call 8 nipper, in place of shuttle, and the nipper is so finely actuated that it travels across the warp and seizes from the punches one hair only, the jaws of the nipper being too fine to grasp more than one, and car- ries it across the weft threads, dropping it into it's exact place. The action of the loom mechanically forces the hair next to its predecessor, the warp crosses upon it, snugly holds it in it's place, the nipper travels back and seizes another, and so on and on. The delcacy and almost human accuracy with which each separate hair is placed between the warp threads is really in- credible,
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
Crows as Street Cleaners.

The city of Omaha has in its ser vicea force of thousands of scavengers, who draw no pay, report to no official, but are protected by law from molesta- ton. They are the crows who flock into town as regularly as cold weather comes, stay during the winter, and vanish in the Spring. Each evening as the shadows fall, legions of crows wing their way in a seemingly endless flight to the willow copses and clumps of small cottonwood trees on the banks of the Missouri, where they roost for the night. A favorite haunt is at the bend of the river between Cut Off and Florence Lakes, where the banks shelter them from the northwest wind. The air is thick with sable wings and resonant with hoarse caws there after sunset each night, as the scavengers settle down among the branches to dream of back area lunches and carrion spreads.
 With the break of day the sable flock bestirs itself. Each member hops to warm its chilled legs, stretches its shiny wings, and heads back towards the city. The vast flock breaks into small groups, and they alight here and there on the tree tops and survey the back yards and alleys until they can pick out foraging places. Then they descend, and in short order the re- mains of the breakfasts, the scraps of meat from markets, and the rats killed by household dogs and cats are gobbled up. Some crows do scaven- ger work about the residences. Others alight cautiously in the alleys, and others are attracted to the stock yards and packing houses.-Omaha World.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
"What does the sign read?"

Bismark is not paving the air now but he is not smoking the pipe of peace.-Atlanta Constitution.
Connecticut western news., 1889-09-25
Death Rather Than Unhappy Marriage

Death Rather Than Unhappy Marriage.
 The Coroner held an inquest at Jeffersonville, on the remains of Miss Annie Berry, who, on account of dis appointment in love, ended her life Tuesday night. The affair is one of the saddest, in all its details, that ever occurred in this city, and the whole community was shocked by the trag- edy.
 Young John Veeley states that he and Miss Berry were to have been married this week, but the union was prevented by the parents of the young lady, who had determined to make her marry the old man, John Bowman. The lovers were together on Monday night, and Miss Berry told Veeley then of her intention to take her life. The young man reasoned with his sweetheart, and, before they parted that night, obtained from her prom ise that she would not harm herself. When he next saw her she was in the agonies of death.
 A letter has been found, addressed to her lover, in which she tells him good-by, and acknowledges taking the poison. The letter continues and says |: s'Ma said she would follow me to the grave rather than see me marry you, and guess she will have chance to see my body placed beneath the ground. I will never marry Bowman. I desire that you attend my funeral. and re- quest that your photograph be buried with me. e."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-14
ALLIANCE Department.

MARIETTA JOURNAL IS THE
official organ Of the Farmers A1liance
Of Cobb County.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-02-14
HOW TO MAKE The FARM PAY.

Read before the Whitfield County Ali
ance, Jan. 10Th, by the Lecturer
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
One Of the Peculiar Cases.

Miss Sue Sutton, of Mount Carmel,
ILL.,, some months ago suddenlylost her
power of speech. Her voice was gone
and she could not utter a sound. The
affection baffled the aid of the ply
sicians. All of her other faculties were
unimpaired, and she continued to go
about her household duties. Recently
her mother sent her out to dig some
potatoes. While in the garden she felt
a strange sensation and found herself
nearly paralyzed. She managed, how
ever, to reach the house. Her mother
said: "Have you got enough potatoes
already?" and looked toward her for an
answer, which the mother expected
would be made by amotionof the head,
as the girl could not speak. The girl
stood as if rooted to the floor. Great
drops of sweat stood out upon her, q
tremor passed through her frame, and
she replied in q strong voice, "Yes."
To her great joy and astonishment her
voice had returned. Her strange ner.-
yous attack had passed away, and the
full $ OF her faculties had been re-
stored.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
She Could Smell m.

Little Johnny Mcswilligen surrep-
titiously sampled his mamma's branded
peaches Yesterday, and soon after had
occasion to use the telephone.
A little later Mr.. McSwilligen called
his wife to the phone to inform her that
he would he late getting home.
aYes, 1 know Why" she replied.
"Ah, how do you know"
why, you're drinking again, and
intend to make a night of it,"
Indeed ] am not," protested Nc
Swillisan, Il have not touched a drop
for q year.
"Oi, you can't impose on me that
way" insisted his wife. II can smell
your BREATH"
And she hung up the receiver with a
rattle that almost dislocatedt the instru-
ment.--PitsJu,y Chronicle.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
Thrss Rebslllons . Dey.

Three rsbellions, obstinate, though bloodleee,
occur in the stomach Of the dyspeptic who Per.
takes Of food thrice . day. The digestive organ
refuses on each occasion to perform IL duty
assigned to It by nature. and trouble ensuss.
How discipline. how regulate it, Simply with q
wineglassful Of the genial invigorant and appe.
tier, Hostetter's Stomach Bittsrs, before eech
meal and before retiring. Digestion will. after
= courso Of this pleasant regulator, become easy,
aud its ~fororunner. appetite, also improve.
Nervousness and insomnia, always induced by
chronic dyspepsia. will disappear with it's die.
appearance thus insured, aud constipation aud
leave. Not only will the system acquire
strength but also substance by I more perfect
asstmdlation Of the food. Rheumatism, male.
the Bittero.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
A Dude In Montana.

"a 0U4N III lWVUt0W0D
sYou couldn't give me a suite Of two
rooms with q bath room adjoining,
could you?" asked q young and aesthetic
neophyte of a Montana hotel pro-
prietor.
"a what9" asked the dazed Mon
tanian.
"A suite Of rooms"
"a which?.
aWhy, a suite of ooms-a pahlor
ahdtbed chambah."
Glow many is there Of your" asked
the dazed landlord.
mo one is with me-"
And you want two hull rooms to
yourself, and q bath room thrown in?
Well, if you amt got tile cheek I don't
know who has. Here, mew, show this
chap up to that little room over the
kitchen that amt got only four beds in
it. He wants to be kinder private, he
does. And he wants a bath, too, SO
you give him o sasser of soft SOAP and
the towel after the rest is done with it,
md then show him where the pump is.
This amt exactly the Parker house in
Boston, but when a gent from the Hub
favors me with his com'ny he gets the
best we got, he does."-Drake's Mag
| nzi27p.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12

they have visited FOR the purpose. SO "a
NJ the number and prominence ofIthe peo.
pie whQsc influence has thus been secufed
here arc concerned the documents are of
an exceedingly formidable character, IN
casual conversation Col. Rogers said that
at u time he, in common with many
other Missouri people, had not q particle
OF consideration for the Youngers, but he
has been convinced by actual demonstra.
ton that they have been accused Of crimes
OF which they were innocent and had not
even remote connection.
Tho st sndlng Rock sioux Warrior.
When Major NcLachlin, the nationally
popular agent OF the Standing Rock
agency, took his attractions to the Fourth
of July celebration at Bismarck last week,
a reporter interviewed the band and gar
nered the following class cal and
euphonious names which are
borne by the Sioux braves: john Grass
Mad Bear, Two Bears, Cottonwood, Sit
ting Bull, Fire Heart, Bears Rib, Walk
ing Eagle, Eagle Trat Scares, FLYING By,
l:ull Head. Bob Tailed-E Elk, strike-the-
lee, Catch-the- Bear. Henry Agaard,
William Nalsey, White Bull, Hoarse,
n, Eyebrows, Skunk, Good Dog, White
Thunder, Long Dog, NO Heart. Flying
Hawk, Eagle Horn, Pretty Hawk, Capt.
Crazy Walking. Se.gt. shave Head, Left
Hand, Antoine Clement, Stone Man, Lean
Elk, Call, Big Lead, thunder lIawk,
Running Antelope, Rain-in-the- Face,
high Eagle, High Bear, Wolf Necklace,
Gray Eagle. Hairy Chin, Shoot the Enc
my. Winnebago, Flying Horse, Black
Bull: Sounding Iron. Bears Coat, John
Fleets, Crazy Dog, Nick Cadotte, Red
Fox, Crows Ghost, Iron,
Black Shield, Thrown Away, Lightning,
Four Claws. Gray Spottef, Crazy Bear,
One Dog, Standing Soldiers, Lieut.. Bull
Head, Sergt. Yellow Wolfe, Owns Medi-
icine. Red Fox, Fool Bear, Fool.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
Immense Iceberg

The French line steamship La
Bourgoguc recently arrived at New
York from Hayre. On June Goth, at
5 O'Clock in the afternoon, in latitude
A degrees, thirteen minutes, and Ion
gitude AZ degrees, 81 minutes, she
sighted the largest iceberg vet wit
messed by ocean travellers. The
captain OF the vessel called the saloon
passenger IN deck and pointed out the
towering mass of ice, g~listening in the
ocean about seven miles away. The
vessel veered slightly to the south and
passed within n mile of the berg.
The captain estimated the berg to be
100 feet high by 975 feet long. The
following day and night a dense fog
overspread the ocean.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
An Incorrect Diagnosis.

a business man and fnancier of Che
first rank in Boston is SO absent-mind-
ell that lie occasionally forgets to go to
his dinner. His customary hour fol
this meal-when he remembers its
2 o'clock. The other day, quite alb
sorbed in business, he worked steadily
on until 4 o'clock, and then began ia
have a quite natural sense of emptiness
and yearning in his stomach.
Dear me-" he said ~musingly, apply
ing the flat of his hand to his waist
coat, II wonder what 1 ate for dinner
that disagrees with me?"-Bostom
transcript.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-12
Furthsr of the snbln case.

There is little doubt that Mrs. Ellen A.
Sabin, the divorced wife Of ex-senator
Sabin, is now on. her way to Europe, o
passenger or the steamship Germanic,
which sailed from New York a few DAYS
ago. Mrs. Sabin was taken to Sanford
Hall. o private asylum for the insane at
Flushing, L. l., n few months ago while
her husband was awaiting the decision of
the court which granted his divorce.
Wien a reporter called upon DIR. j. w.
Barstow, manager Of Sanford Hall, the
doctor was very reticent OF first and de-
clined to say anything at all on the sub
ject. 81 don't know anything about Mrs.
Sabin," said DIR. Barstow, land l shall
not soy anything, either" The doctor,
however, finally admitted that Mrs. Sabin
was brought to him several months ago.
and that she was a very sick lady at thnt
time. "But she has improved wonder.
fully since then" continued DIR. Barstow.
"She has been n great opium eater, and
was naturally more or less insane. She
has done very we'll Willie here, and has re-
ceived a number of. her friends from time
to time" sShe was moi confined here
against her WILL said the doctor. He
added: 'sShe is in the hands of her
friends. and il they choose to say anything
about her they eau do 3d."