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Year: 1878

refuse matter should be destroyed, and
cellars and sinks kept clean. 1t is we'll at
all times to look after health, and though
there is little probability of the yellow
fever ever reaching us, it is about as un-
certain where it will strike as lightning......
We have observed, truthfully says an eX-
change, that whenever newspaper says q
kind word of a man, that man never dis
covers the favor, but if a newspaper handles
man little roughly, the man finds it out
by o'clock the next morning. This kind
of a man is he who, when comforting with
the editor upon his grivance, says his sat
tention has been called" to the article in
question.......A gentleman who observed
the follow turning of crop of weeds in q
stock fallow Of Benz. F. Middleton, near
Brynzion Church, standing four and five
feet high, says it was the completest
ploughing he had ever seen, neat furrow
covering everything entirely from view......
Local storms so destructive in other locali-
ties have done very little damage in this
vicinity. The corn fields stand erect, and
under the influence Of the recent rains as
sure us bountiful crop. Be thankful and
take courage......The organ grinder and his
monkey were in town last week and of
course attracted the small size boy as well
| as cnllufen OF an OIdef growth. When
they got on Commerce street Jack" We'd
with "Jocko" in his humorous proclivities
and succeeded in planting the latter before
the post Office, where he was not especially
desired. "Jack," as usual, came out a.
head, having succeeded in getting up two
fights between the boys for the amusement
of the monkey.......The cool nights and
shortning twilight remind us that these are
the sure indicators that summer is ending
and these signs carry in their shadows the
impress of demise-shutting in Of life


Were it not for the enervating heat, one
could wish for days where there were nc
lengthning of the shadows and no icy
fingers to remove the beauties of the land
scape. There is but one country where
exists happy blending of the enjoyable


..... Those sweet singers, the robin, oriole


song sparrow, &C., have shut up their note
books and no longer enrapture us will
their matin songs. IIenceforth we shall
have but little for several months beyond
the twitter of the domestic sparrow ant
cawing of the crow. The sweet vocalsts
however, if they do 60 in quest of NOR


genial climes, promise to return again OF
the approach of another summer solstice
......" Come and see u.s." sounds well, bu
it would be better if there was more hear
in it......Good intentions pay no debts.


Editors do no wrong; for they do write.
Year: 1878

The following extract from an editona

 Of the Eureka Sentinelis too full of wis

 dom not to be circulated again aud again Mining, like. all other business, must bt conducted with economy, and wants prac.

 ucai miner at its head Nearly all the

 failures of Eastern investments have been caused by sending out some friend or reIa.

 ton of some of the company to take charge of the mines, who has not the slightest idea of how silver and gold mines are found, let alone how they should be worked. Theory is gooi and practice is better, but theory and practice are above either, alone. Let your metallurgical students 20 into the mines and there learn to swing the pick, to drill. to blast, and to distinguish ore f.om barren rock; let them go into the field and become familiar with the practical part of miniog life, and then less money will be thrown away and squandcred, and many a valuable property, in place of being con- demned, will be made to yield many returns for the money inyested.p
Year: 1878

The outlines of the new court house ars

 now about completc, and the mechanics are filling in the details. The frame work oi

 the dome is up, and the dials or clock faces

 are in place. These latter had to be put up little in advance of the time when they

 were ready for them in order to save the con-

 tractors and workmen from being bored to desth with questions as to where they were

 to be located; now everybody can see for

 themselves, but they are not quite satisfied with the color, which is black, and the fig

 ures arc to be gold. Some think black figures on white ground wouIl show better, and could be seen ard read farther, while Sterling Wood IS of opinion that the diais should be glass, with black figures, so that a lamp in the dome would enable people to tell time at night. The tin roof is partly on, and the timers arc busy finishing up the job. It was expected that the roof would be completed in time to be received by the Board of Supervisors, which meets on Monday next but the late storn, delayed the carpenters in getting the roof timbers ready, so that now it will bs im- possible to be quite ready, and the Board will probably adjourn to later day and meet again to receive 1t and issue the bonds that will be due upon it's completion.
Year: 1878

In the course of the debate on the
appropriation bill during the recent
session OF Congress, Col. D. Wyatt
Aiken said:


do not know that I can enlighten
this body at all, but I ask the privi-
lege OF saying q few words.


am a representative of an agri-
cultural community; and a great deal
has been said here to day about as
sisting the laboring classes. l have
never yet heard one word expressed
to show me that if we appropriate for
this purpose the entire sinking fund
OF $35, 100000, and double il, that
these very classes will not come here
next year and ask for as mauy mil
lion dollars more. | believe in help.
ing the people, but l do not believe
in helping them to day and letting
them starve tomorrow.


u.any gentleman on this floor will
present a constitutional method by
which we can, at the public expense,
dlsperse the crowds that now concen.
trate inthe cities and scatter them in
the agricultural portions of the coun>
try, shall be glad to vote for any
such plan. My State to day holds
ont It's hands to hose who are will
ling to work and says: "We will cm
ploy one million of yon," and 1 have
of' en- Ecard it stated on this floor
that there are only about one million
and Il half who are idle, not from
choice, but necessity.


Now, suppose we appropriate S35,
100000 to assist these people, how
long would it be before the last dol
lar would be consumed? If there are
one million idlcrs to day, and we can
employ them by making tbis>appro-
pria'ion, would they not be idle
again at tho expiration of thirty i've
days? for they would expect at least
dollar apiece daily for their labor.


l only regret that there ever was
dollar appropriated by the govern
ment Tor erecting any ono OF these
public buildings. 1t has been the
cause OF one half the ideOess of the
people OF this country. Who is it
that arc idle to day? Either mechan,
lcs who have been employed by the
government or men who are too lazy
to work, | care not of what color. liz
my section Of the country we have
had none OF these public buildings,
nor do We have men clamoring for
work and cannot get it. Every man
there who asks for work can get it;
if he is willing to toll for a livelihood
he can support himself. I say to
members of this Congress, and I ask
the particular attention of the gen.
tIeman from Pennsylvania, '(Mr.
Wright,) that If he and other money.
ed men will only pay the expenses of
transporting the idle laboring men
with whom they are acquainted, who
have no money and no work, down to
my State will guarantee that every
one OF them will be employed and be
able to realize a livelihood and 10
per cent. clear over and above the
annual cost Of living. 1t is all dem.
agoguery and nonsense to talk about
Congress helping The laboring men
by appropriating money from the
public treasury solely for this pnr,
pose. There is an abundance of
work all over the country if the idle
hands were only willing to do it.
\ At A -.
Year: 1878

Ben. Butler would be the most sue
cessful loader of the communists which
tho country can afford. There is no
man in the United Statos who moro
thoroughly understands tho art of ap~
propriating the property cf another
to his own use.
Year: 1878

A VERY NATURAL M1sTAKE.-That was
q adreadful affair that happened out in Ohio
the other night They had just been mar
ried-scarcely out Of the honeymoon which
in Ohio extends over month, They were
both asleep when the noise awoke them. The
noise appeared to come from under the bed.
He got up-that is, he lifted right out of bed,
and rushed for bis shot gun, which in Ohio
is part of the bridal trosseau, and sets up in
one corner of the bridal chamber. As he
turned with the gun bis young wife was pro-
ceeding to bolt from the couch also. The
same instant he perceived an object beneath
the bed move. There was no time to specu-
late on its nature. He could only hastily in.
fer from its size that it was man, and then
he fired. There was report and scream.
Subsequent investigation discovered his wife
minus two toes from one foot. There was no
burglar. The moving object was the foot she
had put out to reach the floor. He cannot
say that he shot for fun, and naturally
enough he shrinks from claiming that he mis-
took her foot for man, for women are very
sensitive on this subject 1t is distressing
dilemma, but the lesson it teaches is plain,
Ohio women in, leaving their beds should
crawl out head FIRST -Danbusy Nsrs.
Year: 1878

THE editor Of new paper in Arizona
cheerfully announces that she will always
held himself responsible, in any manner.
far the matter contained in bis editorial
and it may be proper to state, in that
connection, that he weighs but 1875 pounds
and is nothing without the aid Of modera
improvements"
Year: 1878

There can be no longer doubt that the dog which passed through our village biting every dog that came in his way, last week, was mad. AS he made his way down street from the Gen. ter he was observed hy lady, who has on sev- cral occasions during her life witnessed the freaks of mad dogs. When she first saw him he was running on the sidewalk The walk cross es running stream of water near Mir. Hitch cocks shop, which supplies watering place. The lady called the attention of her companion to the dog, saying she thought 1t appeared like mad dog, and that the passing of that water would test the question. As the dog came near the water, instead of going over 1t, he stopped short, and sprang into the middle of the street, giving the "yap," or peculiar cry of tho mad dog, ,and hastened down the road with increased speed, He passed on to Pomperaug, biting three dogs there, and then was lost to view in the woods of Ragland. Woodbury wakes up to any danger rather slowly, but Is rigorous when fully aroused. The result of this dogs appear ance Aas been that four of our justices passed and published an order pursuant to statute, re- quiring all persons to keep their dogs en their own premises, or securely to muzzle them if

 

 of seven dollars fine, making it lawful for any person to shoot any dog found running at large without a muzzle and granting bounty of one dollar ($l) for every dog so killed, and requir- ing all constables to kill dogs so found at large This is right, though some grumble at being obliged to incommode their miserable clir-pets But 1 had never supposed that our authorities could be induced to take action till some human being had been bitten. l am happy to have guessed wrong.

 Families must look out for their family secrets we have telephone. Our new jeweller, Mir. Powell, has connected his office in Hitchcock's block Qate Woodruff's) with the Parker man. sion, across the street, by telephone. It is said that not only is conversation heard at the two ends of the line, but by persons passing un. der "the string" over the main street, This lat ter statement Is doubtful. ItwOuld be an un. safe contriyance if it is going to scatter the words used in family jars" and curtain Ice. lures to the four winds of heaven. The legisla ture would be instantly importuned, if this were the case, to abolish the "pesky thing" from the land, making the having, or constructing of one a penal offence, punishable with death. It can not be true that when people are talking with each other by means off telephone from New Orleans to New York the treacherous instru- ment win be revealing their secrets all along the route

 Our most remarkable Winter is bearing very sad fruit in the way of sickness. There have been many cases of typhoid fever. pneumonia, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and now the measles are careering around. But all of olIr neiQhbors who have been 30 seriously and dangerously i'll are slowly but surely conyalescing,

 NAhELEss.
Year: 1878

Editor 0f h6 Bee.

 DEAR SIR: We learn by careful enquiry that company was formed about three years ago, called the Mitchell bridge company and they pc. titoned the legislature of this State for a char. ter to build a "free-bridge," or tcll-bridge across the Housatonic river, about three hun. dred feet above the piers of the \. '. & New England railroad, which Is a good location, the river being only 250 feet wide at this point; and the road from the bridge would unite with the main road near the house of Dennis Cavender, that leads to Sandy Hook We think this the best location for q bridge to unite the two towns that can be found between Bennotts bridge and the fording place. further learn that this route has been surveyed and the different grades ta- ken, and the difference in distance by actual measure from Bennett's bridge to Sandy Hook would be one half mile on every trip made; and have in the two towns. The road we now tray q from Bennett's bridge to Sandy Hook is the worst road we have in our town, both Spring and Fall, on account of mud and lee, beside be- ing hard, hilly road. We further learn that the legislature guaranteed to the said company charter to build toll bridge at the point above mentioned, but compel them to pay whatever damage 1t might be to the Bennett bridge con- pany, which the new company declines to do. After this there was town meeting called, one in Newtown and one in Southbury, for the pur pose of considering the expediency of building free-bridge at the point mentioned; and the people thought the old bridge would do year or two longer, and the subject was dropped.

 We urge the people of the towns of Southbury and Newtown, and also of adjoining towns, to send committed and examine the aboye.named location and see if some action can be taken in this matter before 1t is too late.

 Yours, DAN
Year: 1878

The narrow escape from destructlon .by fire ofJudse FaitBians house, last week, has re riyed the interest that many have felt concern Ing ths safety of their homes against fire. It Is evident that if 1t had not been for Mrs. Castle, md the prompt alarm that ebe gave, Judge Tair1nan's house would have been destroyed, and with 1t the house oi Mir. Albert Turner, al joining itand possibly the house in .rhich Mrs. Castle and Mrs. Fairchild lived. v must bo borne in mind also, that had there been no Champion Fire Extinguisher close at hand the house would have certainly been destroyed, for the simple reason that the fire had worked its way between the floor and ceiling, to a distance that water thrown under the floor and ceiling could not reach 1t. These two cirtumstances were very fortunate in this instance, but they are not always to be relied upon. Not that lndiyiduals are indifferent 10 the affairs ofothers but 1t might be that peopls less watchfNh would not see tho danger, as did Mrs. Castle, and give the alarm.

 We understand that though there was well situated in the yard, between the two houses, that there was no bucket with which to get water to put on the fire and but for the presence Ol Hiuu bI ut' hoS uoINei h iio ICiiASihpeiSu oSS ing & barrel of water in Mir. Turner's yard, 1t would have been some time before water could have been obtained to put on the burning floor

 All who were present at the fire, and who saw it, and heard the circumstances attending the discovery and alarm, are fully convinced of the importance of having some systematic government immediately organised to protect property from the ravages of fire,

 The work done by the Champion Fire Ex- tinguisher won for 1t many friends, and 1t has been suggested that we call attention to # with the view of having more Of them In this village. There is absolutely no defence against fire, and the only safe way Is to provide something that will be of use in case of fire. Mir. Booth has two of these fire extinguishers in his store, be side force pump with hose, and ofcourse with those he could protect his own property. We think that few more situated about the village in convenient places, s,woud not be an unreason. able thing Individuals ought not to be looked 10 for the use of their extinguishers when dan ger threatens. Property holders ought to com bine, and purchase and secure a joint interest in machines to put out fires.

 We should have fire inspectors, whose duty would be to carefully inspect every house. There never was 8 more fitting time to do this than now. Let there be careful consideration of this important matter, at an early day. Let ths warden call a borough meeting, and maybe some good might result from 1t.
Year: 1878

The above named drama was well ren- dered by the Bethel Dramatic Association, on Tuesday evening,and we regret that they were not better patronized, as their acting was cer. tainly fine, and did them great credit.

 Sanfords Hall was not filled, but those in at tendance were well pleased with the entertain. ment. large party of Bethel people were in attendance, and it was pleasant to see so many familiar faces. Should the same company ap. pear again in our town, with new piece, we are sure that the Hall would be crowded
Year: 1878

To any one sending US a club of Fifty
Subscribers to the GAZETTE, accompani-
ed with seventy five dollars in cash, be-
ing the amount for fifty copies of the
GAZETTE at ONE DOLLAR AND A HAIL per
copy, we will give late improved new
Howe Sewing Machine, the cash price
of which is twenty-five dollars, all over
the world. This offer is made simply
as an inducement for neao subscribers,
and not as pecuniary motive.
Year: 1878

Connecticut is land Of wonders.
It has long enjoyed the reputation
of having within it's borders the
most spicy workers in the wood


within the confines of this broad un-
iverse. But Connecticut has sur
passed all previous efforts in the
culinary line. She has solved the
problem SO long the perplexity aud
and terror Of naturalists, and has
discovered the true sphere of USE


fulness of the amphibious croaker of
the bog-the agile, tuneful frog.
1t is the most astounding discovery
of modern journalism there is a
sort of slap-dash about the affair,
too, that is peculiarly touching. 1t
may be called the cream of modern
Inventions, not even excepting Edi-
son. with the renowned phonograph.
The discovery was thus reached. A


farmer in MiddIetown, the home of
the University boys. having placed a
pail of milk in a spring of water to
cool over night, went there the next
morning and found, it is solemnly
asserted. instead of the pail of milk.
large bull.frog sitting in cOntem-
plative mood upon roll of fresh
butter. The sole explanation is
that the frog had jumped from the
water into the pail, and, in trying to
extricate himself, had, by diligent
and continuous strokes of his long
legs. churned the milk into butter.
Such a thing might happen in the
country. but we will venture to as
sert that no bull-frog, however en-
ergetically trained, or however ag-
ricultural in instinct, could in any
given time convert the aqueous kind
of milk we get here into butter, or
even into tolerable buttermilk. It
would stagger the most stalwart bog
warbler in the land, and make him
wish that he were dead, or in
France. which amounts to the same
thing practically.-E"chqnge


The above story is at least seven.
ty-five years old and revamped.
The true statement Is, two young
sprouts from the village were wan.
dering out in the country, stopped
at a spring to drink when they dis
covered a Jar Of cream covered with
a nice, clean cloth, and fastened to
the jar with string. In tit of
roguishness they uncovered the
cream. put frog in it and recover
ed 1t, tying the string as they found
it. The frog. desiring to get out Of
his confinement, jumped up and up
till the cream turned to butter.
When the good dame opened the jar
out jumped the frog, leaving the
cream turned to butter and butter
milk. The old lady studied over
the matter awhile. and at last came
to the conclusion that some mis-.
cheivous boys had put the frog in
her cream and that it had brought
the butter. She could not eat the
butter. nor could she afford to lose
it. SO she concluded that it was
good enough for the town folks and
accordingly sold it to village store.
Year: 1878

A young lawyer. who had been
admitted about year, was asked by
q friend: "Hew do you like your
new profession?" The reply was
accompanied With a briefsigh to suit
the occasion: my profession is
much better than my practice" s
Year: 1878

Mile. D., good and worthy lady,
who lived in a country house in the
neighborhood of Columbier, had dog
of special intelligence. He was Of the
race ofpoodles, which, everybody knows,
is remarkably sagaclous. When Mile.
D. passed the evening with ladies Of
her acquaintance in Columbier, as often
happened, the dog lighted her home by
carrying two little lanterns, which were
fastened on each end Of stick which he
carried in his mouth. If she went to
walk during the day the faithful dog
carried her work basket. On beauti-
full autumn morning, as Mile, D. was
going by vineyard on her way back
from Columbier, a hare sprang out into
the road. The dog set out after him,
fersook his mistress, and sOwed a part
of the contents of the work basket at
every turn in the field. When he came
home with the empty basket Mile. D.
scolded him well. Wholly ashamed,
with dropping ears and tail, he did not
wait for the end of the lecture, but
scanpered off. Scarcely had half the
hour passed when he came gaily back,
bringing a pair Of shears; then he
hurried of again and brought the knit
ting work; then skein Of thread, and
at evening all the articles which the
basket had contained, except the
thimble, were together again.
Year: 1878

1t is said of a man who looked down
his neighbOr's chimney to see what he
was cooking for supper. not only did he
not find out, but was nearly blinded by
the smoke.


When you hear men say, Il have
watched those who profess so much re-
ligion and l don't see that they are any
better that those who do not make such
high profession depend upon it they
have got some smoke in their eyes, and
those whose eyes are full OF smoke
cannot see very clearly.


Denominationala smoke is about the
most binding smoke we know OF, and
prevents the gospel from taking hold Of
the masses more than any other agency.


Were we to sit down by our neighbOr's
fire occasionally, instead of looking
down his chimney, we would see many
good points in his character that smoke
will surely obscure.
Year: 1878

The following is the experience OF q
mechanic concerning the benefit of n
newspaper:


Ten years ago l lived In a town in
Indiana. On returning home one night
for l am carpenter by trade-I saw
a little girl leave my door, and asked
my wife who she was. She said Mrs.
Harris had sent her for their newspaper,
which my wife had borrowed. AS we
sat down to tea, my wife SAID to me, by
name:


II wish you would subscribe for the
paper it is so much comfort to me
when you are away from home"


II would like to do so," said |, "but
you know l owe a payment on :he
house and lot. 1t will be all | can do
to meet it,"


She replied: If YOU will take this
paper, | will sew for the taller to pay
for it."


| subscribed for the paper; lit came
in due time to the shop. While resting
one noon and looking ovsri it, l saw An
advertisement of the county commits
sioners to let bridge that was to be
built. put in bid for the bridge, and
the job was awarded to me, on which l
cleared $500. which enabled me to pay
for my house easily, and for the news
paper. III had not subscribed for the
newspaper, l should not have known
anything about the contract, aud could
not have met my payment on my house
and lot, A mechanic or farmer never
loses anything by taking a newspaper.