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Year: 1873

A boy who rushed breathlessly into
the house told bis mother that he just
saw q horse running swiftly by, and dog
sitting on his tail, Was chided for reck.
lessness Of speesh, but bis mother changed
her mind when it was explained that the
dog was sitting on bis own tail. ... ..
Year: 1873

THE MALIGNANT WHEELBARROW.


If you have occasion to use a wheel
barrow, leave it, when you are through
with it, in front of the house with the
handles toward the door. A wheelbar
row is the most complicated thing to fall
over on the face of the earth A man
will fall over one when he never would
think of falling over anything else; he
never knows when he has got through
falling over it, either; for it will tangle
his legs and arms, turn over with him
and rear up in front of him, and, just as
he pauses i'll his profanity to congratu
late himself, it takes a new turn and
scoops more skin off of him, and he
commences to evolute anew and bump
himself on fresh places. A man never
ceases to fall over a wheelbarrow until it
turns completely on it's back or brings
up against something it cannot upset.
1t is the most Notwithstanding object
there is, but it is more dangerous than a
locomotive, and no man is secure with
one unless he has tight hold of its han
dies and is sitting down ON something
A wheelbarrow has it's uses, without
doubt, but in its leisure moments it is
the great blighting curse on true dignity
-Danbury NeUs.
Year: 1873

PAPER UNION OFFICE.


The disastrous fire that occurred in
New York city ON Christmas eve in
volved, among other heavy losses, the
destruction of the New York branch of
the American Newspaper Union
Cramer, Aikens & Cramer, of Milwau-
kee, proprietors-whose pecuniary loss
is set down at $4,000 Fortunately,
however, they were heavily insured i'll
sound and reliable companies, so that
their actual loss will probably not reach
more than a third of that figure.


Notwithstanding the heavy blow to
their business at a season of the year
when such disasters fall with unusual
severity, the patrons of the New York
branch are assured that no serious in
terrnption of their business will ensue.
The establishment was fully prepared
for any emergency of this nature. They
have always kept a duplicate stock i'll
store, including presses, type, and other
material, 50 that the delay will be only
temporary. It is stated that they will
be prepared, III less than n week from
the disaster, to supply their patrons
with ready-printed sheets as usual
Year: 1873

TO CASE-HARDEN WROUGHT IRON.


TO case-harden wrought iron, take
prussiate of potash, finely pulverized,
and roll the article to be hardened in it,
if its shape admits; if not, sprinkle the
powder on it freely, while the iron is
hot. This is applicable to iron axle
trees, by heating the axle red with heat,
and rolling it in powder spread out for
that purpose, turning it up quickly and
pouring cold water upon it :; then dip it
in cold water as quickly as possible.
The axle can be used for years without
showing wear.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of Lana and Water
tells the following about Il cat:


"She was very still, and appeared to
be fast asleep, when suddenly she sprans
into the middle of the room, where she
fixed her feet on limited spot on the
floor, to which also her nose was applied,
as if closely grasping something she held
in her claws. This continued for a short
time, when the nose was gently raised,
and the visible attention was directed to
the feet, which still continued their
grasp; but after time one of them was
gradually removed, and then the other,
at which puss appeared greatly at loss
to imagine whittier the imaginary object
could have gone, so as to escape her
grasp. She looked in various directions
along the floor, with foolish face of
confusion; and then again her attention
was directed to the spot on which the
feet were first closely pressed, as if to
examine closely whether the presumed
escape had been by sinking through the
floor; and when this seemed unsatis-
factory, the disappointed animal, now
widely awake, retired slowly from the
spot; but she returned more than once
to re-examine the place, as if she found
it impossible to comprehend how an
object she had so plainly seen and
grasped should have sunk into nothing.
Many minutes elapsed before the cat APP
peared to be reconciled to the conviction
that what had been dream was not i'll
truth reality"
Year: 1873

"You want nothing but dish ket-
tle," said an old housewife in the
backwoods, to her daughter, who had
just got married. Why when your
father and / commenced, / had moth
but dish kettle. 1 used to boil my
coffee in it, and pour into a pitcher !;
then boil my potatoes in it, and set
sthem on a warm plate, white stewed
sup the meat in it; used to milk in it
and always after a meal, l fed the
pigs out Of the dish kettle. Sal, if you
like, you can use it for any thing
Year: 1873

Let a young man at twenty years
of age put twenty dollars at interest,
instead Of expending it for tobacco.
Then, at the beginning Of the next
year repeat it, and include also the
principal and interest of the preced-
ing year, and THUS continue to do from
year to year, until he shall have
reached the age Of seventy; then
the amount he would realize would
exceed thirty thousand dollars.
Year: 1873

In view Of the expected deluge it
may be hardly worth while to trouble
ourselves about the coming race; yet,
if our children are to be taught any


thing, or to have any training, whether
for life in the bush or share in the
universal republic, they must be in
structed in civility, which is only
another name for decent and comfor-
table intercourse with ones fellows,


whoever they may be. The growing
emancipation OF young people from
Old-tashioned forms Of respect would
seem to be making them SO unen-
durable i'll society that they are more
and more exiled from it. What does
it profit that they possess all knowl-
edge if they do not behave ''accorl-
ing to their age and condition.
Affection is damped for the learned
little roughs. who would have been
delightfulif only they hadbeen trained
in habits or respect by attention to
it's outward and visible signs. mature
is" not altogether "a holy thing"
whatever Squeers and Rousseau may
assert; she has to be reformed from
the cradle, and infant-school teachers
can witness how important the con-
duct Of the body is in training chill
dren. We see how charming it is in
a Russian child to kiss his parents
hands, to remain standing until bid
den to sit, and listen until asked to
speak. The disciple Of those Tartars
and Cossacks is the same in which
our Philip Sidneys and Jane Greys
were trained, which gave models to
Vandyke, and kept green the family
affection that was once our boast;
and we hardly do we'll to neglect it.
We certainly provide sufficient dis
comfort for ourselves during those
few minutes in which our Berties and
our Hildas, admitted to the drawing
room, endure the miseries Of shyness
or inflict the miseries of rudeness;
both of which would have been avoid
ed if habitual good manners had put
every body in his right groove. The
humors Of the rising generation are
almost past Il joke. We shall soon
painfully under:rs.nd why our ances-
tors sent their sons to learn behavior
as pages in other households, and the
Gaelic laws OF fosterage applicable to
prince and peasant may regain APP
proval. Our few remaining opportll-
mites Of learning manners are dis
appearing before competitive exam
iilation; yet fortunately, so long as
military service remains, certain ges~
tures Of respect will continue to be
recognized rs necessary Of dicipline,
and discipline as necessary to SER
London Rerier.
Year: 1873

Explaining the meaning Of the word
phenomenon. Il lecturer said, g A cow
is not a phenomenon, nor is an apple
tree but when you see the COW go up
the tree, tail foremost, to pick apples,
that would be Il phenomenon"
Year: 1873

We prophesied short ,ime since. ina, among the very first business of Congrss, on the reassemhling of that body, would be tue repeal of the obnoxious newspape, postage law, That matters favoring tha, action are progressing as rapidly as poss ble Is evident by the result of a meeting of the house committe- on post-off1ces aheld last Friday morning, at which bill ore pared by the subcommittee with reference to the delivery of public documents by mail was adopted. The bill agreed upon m substance authorizes that public docu- menfs be sent free through the mails, the free exchange of newspapers and free de- livery of newspapers in counties wherein they are published. In distributing public documents stamp is provided to be placed ln the custody of an officer of the house to be attached to every book, pamplet or doc ument sent from either branch of congress To prevent the abuse of power by unau- thorized parties it is also necessary for the name of the member sending package to be appended to the package. The commit tee agreed to report favorably on bill looking to the free delivery of seeds from the agricultural department, and will no d"u6t regulate their distribution similar to the means provided for sending public documents.
Year: 1873

RARE OFEERs.-Messrs. Benjamin & Frary of Winsted have made a new adyer- tiscment in THE NEWS this week, and in it say they are bound to sell their extensive stock of jewelry and silver ware, also pi- amos and organs at greatly reduced prices.

 What do the ladies think about buying those line watches formerly sold every where for fifty dollars for only thirty dol larsf A $500. piano for $275.; beautiful octave cabinet organ for $IOO In their new advertisement they talk the matter up in paosn fgurss, and in such manner as to leave no doubt of their earnestness of purpose. One important offer in their ad

 v-rtisement is to pay the return car fare of their customers from distance. Rad that advertisement carefully and get wis dom.
Year: 1873

Canaan.

 There has been quite change in the weather since wrote you last. Winter has for few days withdrawn his presence, and to day it seems quite like early spring time. What effect the change will have upon finances is yet to be known, The panic here is felt chief1ly in the decline of prices on fancy goods. But what avail this when there is no money in the treas ury. We had one illustration last week of the hard times. A good Caaaanite heard a noise in his poultry yard one night, and looking out saw a man walking in the hen cry. Acting on the impulse of the mo- ment, he seized gun and stepped out of doors and confronted the visitor, and in answer to the question ''What he was do ing there ?" was told ''He was looking for bis son." "Well," says neighbor D, Where do you live? will go home with you and wait your sons return" Accord ingly they walked over the hills about two miles, and found the better half waiting with a kettle of hot water on the stove. Time ? A. N., and after @ short, spirited conversation, was told if he would say nothing about it, the two turkeys taken the night before would be returned, and sure enough they came. But there is about $50 worth of poultry unaccounted for......On Wednesday evening of last week, the quiei of our village was disturbed by tue loud and profane talk of two females who made the night hideous. The next day one of them. it is reported. was about soliciting assistance to purchase sewing machine to keep her family of five fatherless children from starving. ....At Friend Riker's, a pleasant company gathered one night last week to enjoy good tea and trip the fool to music. leaving good purse as 8 surprise for a worthy lady of Canaan. We nolic, some improvement has been made at the drpot. in the steps at the north end of the Strong for few days, and learn he has a thousand dollar job of roofing at Mill Riv- rr...... Our freight agent Pulver has just rc- ceived cargo ot apples from the West Some one may enjoy an evening lunch ot apples, nuts and cider. It almost makes my mouth water at the thought. .Rrporr says we are to have DO lecture until after the lst of January, but the interval will b, filled up by Sunday school thtertainmt D At East Canaan, about Christmas time..

 Tie children of the Methodist Sunday school are practcing for an exhibition soon after the Holidays. No notice as. yet is given of the entertainment. Will look out tor them this week or next in the CONN WESTERN NEWS. CANAAN.
Year: 1873

The recent troubles in the first eccl. so. ciety have been so thoroughly ventilated in the newspapers that need hardly allude to them. The jist of the whole matter is this: About three years az man came to this place by the name of N. A. Prince, claiming to be minister. The pastorate here being vacant, he applied for the silua- tion. meeting of the society was held and majority voted to give him call /; but there was minority who did not put, their faith in princes, and that grew until it reached a majority, and Mr. Prince was asked to resign, and he told them be should stay until he got ready to go, and there tn, matter rests......A Very devcut individual was much disturbed the other Sunday by somenody whispering in church. H.. picked out couple of young men whom he thought made the noise. Imagine hi. astonlshnent tue next day when he ..wen, for them, to learn that one of them sit in the gallery and the other down stairs, and that the whispering Was done by person who was trying to ask him the price of to- 0acco !......A very nice game for skaters originated in this place. A South A. boy bet another lad five cents that he could no, jump over him while lying down upon the ice. The other boy tot k the bet, when the South A. lad laid himself upon the ice with the pensive smile of brahma hen go- ing to roost, and told the other boy to ''come on.' He says when he felt his three front teeth going down hls throat and the skate iron going through his upper lip he knew he had won his bet, but had lost three teeth. He now eats his soup with N spoon and don't believe in betting.
Year: 1873

There are frequently observed very curions
analogies between men and other brutes.
Now, down in. Martinsburg, West Virginia,
lately, rat abstracted money enough from
the drawer Of a bar-keeper to start a bank Of
his own. Finally there was run on his
bank and he absconded, leaving assets enough
to pay just so per cent. of his Indebtedness.
Year: 1873

A good little boy in st. Albans told his big
brother that if he would put his toe upon the
chair he would cut it off. His big brother
laughingly complied, when the little fellow
deliberately chopped it off with a hatche..
The good little boy couldn't tell lie, and
will probably have his head put on postage
stamps hundred years hence.
Year: 1873

The history of the tune known as ''Bonny
Doom is certainly very queer. A good
many years ago Mr.. James Miller was in
company with other musicians and poets, and
talking about Scotch music, Miller expressed
Mr.. Clark, by the way of joke told him to
keep to the black keys of his harpsichord and
preserve some kind of rhythm, and he would
invariably write Scotch air. Certain it is
that few days afterward Mr.. Miller produc-
ed ''Bonny DOOM" which if our readers will
try, may be played on the black keys alone.
Year: 1873

Whale skins are reported to be gradually
supplanting cow-hides in the Northwestern
cordwainery market. They are not only quite
waterproof, but possess the additional advan-
tage that pair of Michigan-sized boots may
be made from single skin without piecing.
Year: 1873

Speaking truth is like writing fair, and
comes only by practice; it is less matter of
will than of habit; and l doubt if any occa-
sion can be trivial which permits the practice
and formation of such habit Ruskin.
Year: 1873

A man must invest himself near at hand
and in common things, and be content with
steady and moderate return, if he would
know the blessedness of a cheerful heart and
the sweetness of a walk over the round earth.
This is lesson the American has yet to learn
-capability of amusement on low key.
Year: 1873

Business For SALE Any one desirons
Of purchasing good retail business, vi ith
stock, in Mineral Point, can learn Of an
opportunity by calling on or addressing
the Editor of this paper Capital re-
quired not large None need apply un-
less they "mean business Curiosity
hunters will receive no information. OF
Year: 1873

CH1 WEST FIFTEENTH STREET BETWEEN
LOi Seventh and Eighth avenues-A handsomely
furnished front Room second floor with all
improvements to rent with Board, TO gentleman and
WIFE terms moderate.
Year: 1873

We were greatly shocked at reading in
the evening papers OF Saturday the announce
ment Of the death Of WILLIAM III. TRACY, Judge
OF the Marine Court. OF all the men in the city
Of New York not one would have been picked
out a. more likely to live to a ripe old age than
Judge Tracy. A muscular man, not corpu-
lent, weighing considerably over two hundred
pounds, OF strictly temperate habits, very regI-
lar in his life, rarely being out after o'clock in
the evening, in the prime Of manhood, he was
the picture OF health; yet he lies cold In his
conn, while the invalids of years and those de-
cTepit with age still totter onl


Judge TRACY was THE SUNS candidate for the
Marine bench; and the manner in which he
performed his judicial duties, so far as we
know, has given general satisfaction, and has
warmly attached TO him many members of the
bar.


Soon after his election he was married, and he
leaves a young wife heartbroken at ms sudden
and unexpected decease.


We shall miss his pleasant countenance. II
viii BE fortunate for the public II as fair r-minded
and Conscientious lawyer is found TO take his
place.
Year: 1873

A COUNTRY editor, while reading
his proof the other day, encoun-
tered this expression: "For out
part We are firmly convinced that
a long tail shirt is by far the most
desirable" 1t was a canal article,
and what misguided editor wrote
was slow toll sheet" s.a-
Year: 1873

A farmers daughter out West
received a hairy poodle dog from
a friend in New York. The unso-
phisticatcd damsel wrote back
thanking her friend for the present,
and saying that she found it very
handy, when tied to stick, to
clean windows with.
Year: 1873

desire to call attention to the fact that Ihave on hand full stock of all varieties of LUMBER called for in this market and am prepared to sell the same at the lowest market price for Cash. Mv
Year: 1873

For few days all went smoothly, The musician had for once proved so tracta- ble that he stood on pinnacle of Court favor. There was nothing he might not say or do just then and being very much of child, and of a spoilt child too, he found it delightful to be petted by the Duke, the Duchess, and the young Prin- cesses. But when the day ofthe betrothal approached-in Germany an engagement hardly less binding than marriage itself his courage gave way. sa s-ta

 One morning, therefore, the serenity of the little city was disturbed by the almost incredible tidings that Oglostro was gone none knew whither and that the cause of his going was the marriage that the

 CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
Year: 1873

The overcrowding Of our county Jail is an evil
loudly calling for remedy Convicted prisoners
should be iu Penitentiary aud persons hold
for trial should have the opportunity OF it often
or than twice year. Whsre is the Prison Re
form Society
Year: 1873

John Bush Mary Morgan and Martha Turner,
all colored, were sent over to New Castle for
vagrancy.


There has been but one case Of drunkenness
and one care OF disorderly conduct since Satur-
day, in each of which the usual fines were i'm
posed
Year: 1873

Cur rms ORA tea made Of chcs-
nut leaves drank in the place Of water,
will cure the most obstinate case Of drop
sy in y few days


a tea made OF ripe or dried whortle
berries, and drank in the place of water,
is sure and speedy cure for Il scrotu
Ious difficulty, however bad


A tea made Of peach leaves is n sure
cure for kidney difficulty


A plaster made Of fresh slack lime and
fresh tar, is a sure cure for cauc.r, which
with all its roots, will come odt
Year: 1873

GS~ When John Quincy Adams was
President, the Potomac played him a
old fashioned schoolboy bath in the riv.
or, the water rose SO rapidly as to sweep
away his clothes AS Mr.. Adams walk
cd toward the W bite House in the garh
which nature gave him, he may have felt
like president, but we venture TO say
that he did not look like one When @
man cannot find his clothes, after taking
his bath, and is some distance from
home. he is very apt to he in anything
but a serene, christian state OF mind.
Year: 1873

&c Remember that raw egg will
clear your throat Of Gshbones Pit one
in q little hot wine add some sugar, and
the fish bones will slip down all the cas-
ler 4 S-You can take the cga. vine
and sugar, anyhow They're good qs n
preventive; and you don't know What
moment YOU may get y fish bone ia your
throat
Year: 1873

A MALE GOAT entered the office Of Il
Mobile doctor the other day and de-
voured n costly work on anatomy.
The indignant doctor has caused the
owner OF the animal to be brought be-
fore the Mayor.
Year: 1873

WINDING UP.-AnotherL loan Association
the second in the history of these institutions
in this State-has served out its time in Will
miDgton. 1t has run ten years and half
As many of our readers are interested in this
means of investment we publish the following
items concerning this Association. The Ga
zette says:


In the amount of its premiums the Delaware
has been very fuctuating. 1t was organized
during the war, when the volume of our
currency was much inflated, and money was in
but little demand and the premiums obtained
on loans were very low, ranging between and
10 per cent, and there have been times in its
history when the money was loaned at par In
this respect, therefore, the Delaware differs
from the Associations Of more recent date, and
it cannot be regarded as fair example of the
utility and practical benefits of the system
The other Loans, almost without exception
have obtained uniform premium on the mo
ney which they have sold, hence they will ex
pire in much shorter time than the Delaware
the premiums advancing the shares to par more
rapidly. The following is a tabular statemen
Of the sales of money, and the premiums re
eeiyed annually:
Year: 1873

LEIPsIC.-M. Editor Noticing in your
last issue the article from Leipsic l discovered
that your correspondent X was indebted to
his imagination for his facts" The Worthy
Chief of the l. o. of g. T. has not been
engaged in any litigation and if may except
five dollars given to lawyer no member has
incurred any expense in litigation whatever.
The draw on the Lodge was to pay the counsel
who acted in behaf of the remonstrants.
Tie also makes a misstatement when he says
the remonstrants did not defeat Mr.. Padley
But for the remonStrance from this place he
would not have withdrawn his application.


INFORMANT
Year: 1873

A DESPERATE CHARACTER THAT beliger-
ent Messick who some months ago was commit
ted to jail for shooting young LOAaud, aud who
it will be remembered escaped from prison, is
now prnwing around Milford.


The Milforl Necs says that Constable Moore
of that town, last week went to his house 10
distrain on his property for rent, when he
found Messick in q resisting mood. lie seized
an ak and went for Mr. NJ, swearing he would
kill him then and there and would probably
have executed his threat but for his sister who
caught the weapon and prevented the blow.
The officer was not prepared then to effect bis
arrest, but went again in few days, when
Messick had left He appears to be q desDer,
ate character and will probably yet do fata
mischief.
Year: 1873

The BANK ROBBERY-We give a full
report in another column of the attempted
bank robbery in Wilmington. The question is
now being canva<sed as to what punishment
can be meeted out to the prisoners should they
be adjudged guilty. They can only be convicted
of burglary, the punishment for which is a fine
of from 500 to $500, an hour in the pillory,
from 20 to 4G lashes, and Imprisonment for not
more than two years. A proved attempt al
burglary is just the same as if the burglary had
been committed. This is light punishment
for so heinous an attempt. Carter, the mos


desperate of the party, is also accused o.


assault with intent to kill officer Carberry


which may bring double punishment on him