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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-27

o De equally candid win you, SIR,
replied the happy bride, have nothing
in the world but wha, you see
Have you no real estate!' said the
Major, starting on his feet.
Not an acre.
No bank stock!'
sNone.'
mo securities, no jewels, no money!
'Notbing Of the kind
Are you not the daughter. and heiress
Of rich broker!'
Mot l, indeed
who the devil are you then =
Il am your wife, sir, and the daughter
Of a very honest blacksmith
Bless mel exclaimed the Major,
starting back with astonishmcn'-the
covering bis face with both his hands, he
remained for moment absorbed in
thought. Resuming his serenity, he said
10 sneering tone, ! congratulate you,
madam, on being the wife Of q beggar,
like yourself. am . ruined man, and
know not whence to supply my immedi-
ate wants.
Scan you not draw upon the earl, your
brother = said the lady.
Il have not the honor OF being allied
to the nobility
Perhaps ypu can have recourse to the
Ipaymas,er Of -Four regiment
Il do not h.pPsn to bs'one to any re.
giment.'
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
! y Presidents and non-residents) who are
by law liable to pay taxes in the town of
Litchfeld, that the subscriber has warrants to
collect State tax of one cent on the dollar
and Town tax Of four cents on the dollar,
laid on the list for 1895. 81
will attend at the places herein mentioned
to receive the same, to wit, At fI,s sfnre ri
Edward Cowles the 18th, at the house 81
Abraham Moss the 10th, at the store 81 Ar
viii Morris the Goth, at the house of Stephen
Deming Esq. the 21st, and ut the house OF
Capt. Aaron Bradley the 25th of September
next from one o'clock until six O'Clock, p. M.
OF each Of said days. All persons who do
not attend to this opportunity of paying their
taxes, may depend on paying the lawful trav-
cling fees. CHARLES BUELL.,
Collector Of State and Io,cs tares.
Litchfeld, Aug. is, 1895. 10
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
NOTICE.

SHE Hon. Court of Probate within and
= for the district.of Sharon, has appoint
ed the subscribers, commissioners on the es-
tate of JOSIAH Mansfield, late of Canaan in
said district deceased, represented insolvent,
and has limited, and allowed, six months from
this date for the creditors Of said estate to
present their claims to us for adjustment and
allowance. We therefore give notice to all
persons concerned, that we shall attend to the
duties of our appointment, on the fourth Mon
day OF September next, and on the first We'd
nesday Of January next, at the Office of Will
liam M. Burial, in said Canaan, at 0 O'Clock
IN the forenoon, on each of said days.
WILLIAM M. BURIAL, 4 Comnsis-
SIMEON HIGLEY, sioaers.
Canaan; July nth, 1895. 80
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
VISITS IN SEARCH OF SCHOLARS

The following interesting communication is
from the N. Y. Religious Chronicle. The ia
tai ignorance and wretchedness described by
the writer, would scarcely be believed by the
most credulous, were it 1ot known that such
cases often meet the eye and affect the heart
Of those Who go about stalking the guage and
dimensions of human misery" The concln-
ding paragraph, however, furnishes strong en-
enlargement to Sunday School laborers. In
the great day many little children will be seen,
with their own parents, as seals to their minis
try hiladelphian.
"As came one day to the doer ola small,
dark, and inconvenient room, to inquire for
children, woman opened the door but two
or three inches, and informed me that she did
not wish to have her children seen, for their
clothes acre so ragged" reminded her of the
utility Of Sabbath Schools, and expressed my
desire that they might attend, and that / might
see them. With apparent reluctance she o.
pened the door; and how degraded was the
scene Here stood the father, whose dirty and
tattered clothes, like those of his companion,
bespoke his Incidence and vice, and there, on
little bundle of rags, their youngest child,
entirely destitute Of clothing. There stood
two other children who, like the former vert
unclothed, and were dismayed at my approach.
III one corner Ol tuc FOOHl were a lew unCIcdL1
plates; but there were neither chairs, nor bed.
The parents were unable to read, and knew
not that hereafter there was heaven and a
hell.
In garnet of the same street saw two
amiabIe and mild children who had been call
ed to consign their father to the grave. The
aspect of the room evinced that it's tenants
were wretched, INDECENT, and immoral. The
widow seemed to be too ignorant to instruct
her children, but engaged them to be schol-
ars; they appeared to have no correct views
of the Sabbath, the soul, and divine things
They had no Bible, and few or none of the
comforts of life. They and their mother did
not know until told them, ''that their ia
Their still lived IN eternity She was rcluc-
tant to believe it; andaffrrncd g that she could
not see how knew it." / told her that this
truth was taught in the Bible.
In two or three adjacent rooms, resided
children who have never entered our schools
Here heathenism reigns. Seine of the parents
1ad never heard that Saviour had appeared
n the flesh, bled, and died to save Sinners
The story which / told them about him was
1ew and affecting. They wished their chill
dren to attend the schools that they might
know more about it.
In visiting hundred families to obtain
children for certain schoolS,I found that those
who had never received the benefits of Sab
bath schools were uniformly debascd, ignorant
and indolent :-that their dress was was rag
yed and loathsome,and that every part their
rooms presented a sad appearance. On the
other hand, those poor parents aud children
who have been visited by the teachers of
Sabbath Schools, have greatly improved, both
IS it respects their temporal and spiritual con-
iitiOn.
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
Total s234,745 IL 90

4 Which, reduced to our currency, woult
showthe sum of nearly ONE MILLION, FIPT,
THOUSAND DOLLARS appropriated to the
purposes of Christianity.--I'hiZad.
One million and half annually, for the
instruction and salvation of men. This is
something, truly, in comparison with the
fling, compared with other expenditures of
the present period. 1t is only about four
times as much as the single state ofMassa-
chusetts expends- annually in military duty,
without single cent of profit, or single
iota of advantage in amy way. 1t is Tess
than Twentieth part of the sum which is
every year wasted in the United States, by
the consumption Of ardent spirits--the eff
fects Of which are poverty, ignominy death
and wretchedness eternal. The following
estimate too, which has just now fallen un-l
der our notice, may be compared with the
benevolent expenditures of Europe. WEI
say of Europe; for it is principally in G.
Britain, among all the countries Of Europe,
that efforts are made for the extension of
the Protestant religion in the world. The
estimate to which we allude is this -
t' According to the calculation published
in 1924, in the Mentz Gazette, the militia
ry force of Europe then amounted to g.
500, 900 men, including all, both Of land
and sea service. These cost their govern
ments, annually, 1900, OOO,O 900, francs, or
G9l, GOT, 600 13s. 4d. sterling, or about
$50 million of dollars, while the entire ter
ritorial revenue of Europe does not amount
tomore than 1900, 900, 900 francs, or Esq.,
100000. About the eightieth part Of the
population of Europe is still under arms,
and each inhabitant furnishes edwards oil
nine shillings sterling per year, for the sup
port of this mass of armed men, whilst Eu-
rope is in profound peace"
Rec. 4. TIL.
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
NOTICE.

The Faculty of the Theological Semina-
ry, Andover, to prevent the recurrence oil
mistakes which have often been made,
think proper to publish a brief statement
respecting the terms Of admission into the
Seminary.
The regular time Of examination for adj
mission is the beginning of the winter term,
which is six weeks from the fourth Wednes-
day in September.
As the classical studies commence, and
the assignment Of rooms is made, immedi-
ately after this examination, any one must
sustain considerable Inconvenience from
being admitted at later time.
! Every candidate for admission must pro-
duce to the Faculty, before examination,
satisfactory testimonials, from persons of
information and responsibility, stating that
in their opinion he possesses good natural
f and acquired talents that he has been reg
ularly educated at College, or has other.
wise made literary acquisitions, which, az
3 preparatory to theological studies, are sub.
: staptially equivalent to liberal education
. stating also that he sustains fair mora
v character, and is in full communion witt
: some Christian church; or if he has no.
: made public profession of religion, thai
he is hopefully possessed of personal
piety. F4as
II The candidate is besides to be examined
in the learned languages, and in respect tc
the evidences ofhis piety, and his motives
|impursuing theological studies. When he
is. admitted, he is to subscribe a declaration,
, that it is his serious intention to devote
himself to the work ofthe Christian minis
try, unless, in some peculiar case, the ma
king of this declaration on the part of q
l pious applicant should be suspended by
the consentof the Trustees, or their Com
mittee.
In addition othe above testimonials.
when any one expects to apply for the
benefits Of the charitable Foundation, he
must present satisfactory certificates. from
Respectable men, acquainted with his Cir
cumstances, that he is destitute ofthe means
to support himself.
\ 1t is requested that the Publishers OF
j Newspapers, and of Periodical Journals.
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

"A LII persons, residents and non residents,
~ who are by Law liable to pay Taxes in
the Town of Warren, are hereby notified that
L have received Warrant to collect Town
Tax of five cents ON the dollar laid on assess
ment List of 1895, and that will receive said
Tax at the store Of Benoni p, Beardsley g.
Co. from the 20th to the 25th of September
next. Punctuality must be observed or fees
will be cxacted.
BENONI p. BEARDSLEY, Collector.
Warren, Aug. 10th, 1895. 10
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
NOTICE.

THE Court Of Probate for the District Of
Il Norfolk hath assigned Monday the 10th
day Of September next, at ten O'Clock fore
noon at the Probate Office in Norfolk, TOR the
appointment Of Commissioners on the Estate
of So
ABRAHAM CADWAI.L,
late of Winchester in said District, deceased,
represented insolvent. All persons interest
ed are notified to attend if they see cause, and
be heard. @
MICHAEL F. MILLS, Judge.
Norfolk, August Is, 1898. 10
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
establish this School in the vicinity c

establish this School in the vicinity of
Newark.
The fund just mentioned originated in a
legacy, left BY Kosciusko, that distinguished
champion ofcivil liberty, on his last yisitto
this country, He appointed Mr.. Jefferson
his executor, who approved the object,and
has left the management and application OF
the fund with Mr.. Lear, of Washington
The legacy was to be employed in liberia
ting and educating enslaved Africans. The
School is to bear the name of this generous
benefactor.
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
DECLINE OF PAGANIsM.

,vs%dgGpGtam. A seaport town 500
miles 8. w. of Calcutta.) The scar of
Juggernaut at Vizagapatam, which, seems
to have fallen greatly in public estimation,
did not make its appearance last year: it's
three images were offered to the missiona-
ries for ten pagodas. The Brahmins, ill.,
deed, appear to support Hindooisns merely
to support themselves; since, in other re-
spects, they are as Indifferent to its inte-
rests as they are ignorant of it as system !:
they evidently feel their inferiority in ar
gunlent with the missionaries, and stand
confounded at the poverty Of their dogmas
when contrasted with Christianity; never
theless, 50 blended are their interests with
the existence Of Hindooism, that they con-
iinne externally to oppose the truth, the
force (which they are compelled to feel.
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
NOTICE.

TINE Court of Probate for the District Of
i New-Milford, hath allowed six months
from the date hereof for the creditors to the
Estate of
DARIUS JUDD,
late of Kent, deceased, to exhibit.their claims
for settlement. Those'who neglect to present
their accounts properly attested within said
time viii be debarred a recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to
~ DAVID JUDD, Administrator.
Kent, August Is, 1896. 10
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29

who are friendly 10 the object of this COM
municatiOn, win insert the above notice !
and that officers Of Colleges, aud other
gentlemen concerned in giving testimonials
to theological students, win preserve it,and
conform to its conditions, in preparing these
papers.
E. PORTER, IN behalf of the Faculty.
Theological Seminary, AndOver, Aug. 10,
1895.
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
NOTICE.

VIE subscribers contemplate making such
arrangements in their business as will
render it necessary that all persons indebted
TO them should close their accounts~by the
first day of October next without further
notice. PHELPS 81 JUDD.
Litchfeld, Aug. 21st, 1895. 10
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
THE KosCIUsKo sCHooL..

The Trustees of the African Education
Society, and other gentlemen who attended
on their invitation, met at Newark, N. J..
Aug. 7th and after free interchange Of
views and feelings, unanimously recom-
mended the establishment Of school. to
he called "the kosciusko Schools for the
education Of free coloured youth in the u.
States. Measures are to DO taken imme-
diately, to raise funds for this object, equal
at least to the Kosciusko fund, which is
$4,000. The Trustees have resolved to
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF Benevolent Socie

ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF Benevolent Socie-
ties in England, as reported May, 1925.
Irish Society of London E54 2 /
Merchant Seamcn's Bible Society SAT o
Language Institution 586 8 5
Wesleyan Missionary Society 1000 o
British & For. Sea. Friend Soci-.
ETY. LIST Anniversary 10 0 o
Church Missionary Society 46,425 o
British and Foreign Bible So. 82,763 Q 8
Prayer Book and Homily 1881 Is 6
London Association, (Moravian) 5000 IL 8
Jews Society 13,418 10 10
Hibernian Society G,728 10 8
Port of London Seamen's So 4,55l 19 10
Sunday School Union 1896 10 0
Naval and Military Bible So. 1865 4
London Missionary Society S7,r64 /
Religious Tract Society 1867 Is 0
British and For. School So. 1,481 10
Newfoundland School So. 1879 4 I
Continental Society 1858 II z
African Institution $50 0
Gospel propagation Society -four
month receipts) 1880 O O
Slave Conversion Snciety S,O87 8
Spanish Translation Society 965 ID 0
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-08-29
L(lS.lN

a FEW days ago.a small Gold BREAST
IN PIN, set with Pearl. The finder WI
be rewarded by leaving it at this Office. y i,
LitchReld, August 92. a
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07

Do same number OF coIors halt SIZE, half price,
with brushes, pencils, &c.
Mahogany and curled maple boxes, with lock and
key, palette, chaks, carnine gladstone and madden
lake, and 81 colors price S16
DO "a 10
Do Is =
Do -
All the above colors may be had separately Also,
Camels hair and Lead Pencils Chalks Crayons Slabs
Paettes, Pink Saucers, Drawing Paper, OF all sizes,
Drawing Books. Washington nov 4
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07
Fall fashions.

MARY MOONEY has just received from New-York
w her Fall Fashions, consisting of hats and caps OF
the latest patterns; black, white and bald ostrich fea
thers elegant winter flowers head ornashents camePs
hair scars; gros de naples and plaid silks; bobbinett
ors plain and figured gimps; cords and tassel; gold
and silver lace; black and white cotton cord togeth
er with large supply of LEGHoRNS, and expects
daily receive handsome assortment of Rbbonds, &c.
nov st
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07
New and Cheap Goods.
LEI. BRENT & co.

OUNCE the recent fall in Dry Goods, have received
- by the late arrivals from NewYork, the following
articles, viz
Fine and superine blue and black cloths
Drab, brown, and mix'd do
Blue, black and mix ID cassimeres
Red, green and blue bookings
Blue and white plans drab flushing
Cassinets of every description
Plain and striped linsey
Red, white, green and black tiannei
Worsted and lambs wool hosiery
Plain and figured black bombazetts
Tartan and Crcassian plaids
Sd, ga, 1914, Ia, 1914, and 1S-4 rose blankets
q, 8, 81, 4, and 1-2 point do
Brown and bleached shirtings and sheetlngs
Plaid cottons and cotton checks
sackings, burlaps oznaburgs and ticklenburgs
Brown and bleached Russia sheetngs
Irish sheetings, diapers and linens
Merlpo and cashmere shaWlS, cloth and cotton do
Hearth rugs, bangup cords
Black and colored Nankin and Canton grapes
Black and white Italian do
Black Italian lustring of good quality
Plain and figured gros de naples
Black, white and green satin
Black, blue, and white florence
Black and pink levantines, black mode
Black, scarlet, and drab silk velvet
Black, scarlet, and drab tabby do
Blue and black plush, long lawns, linen cambrics
Scotch lawns, linen cambria handkerchefs
Calcoes and ginghams, new style
Black and colored bombaznes
Bandanno and Madras hdkfs
Cotton cambrcs ackonet do
Plain and figured book muslins, Swiss do
Plain and figured real India do
Gentlemen's beaver and dog skin gloves
Ladies beaver and kid do
Bobbinett lace, thread edgings
Bobbns, tapes, cotton and silk cords
Colored sewing silks, cotton balls and spools
Black and colored sash ribbons
A supply of COTTON YARN, of good quality, with
variety of other articles, which will be sold low for
CASH now
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07
A Piano Forte for Sale.

vEVIE subscriber respectfully informs the citizens of
Alexandria and It's vicinity, that he this day only,
exhibits at Messr%. Douglass's Book Store, Piano
FORTE of very superior quality, which he will sell
at low price if Immediately applied to, as he expects
to stay one day only; and as my instruments are so
much in use and 50 highly priced in this city, there
be no doubt of their quality
n. B. Persons wishing their Pianos repaired will
please make immediate application.
nov 5-3t+ l.. RICKETTS,.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07
COMMERCIAL.

Atlantic Souvenir Tor 1S2V.
nIsHEY THOMPSON has Just received few CO.
l. pies of the above very elegant work, containing
early impressions of the plates Price, in an ornament
ed case, So so.
Washington, nov
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07
Nrr.Es a NlDl&9As
.snAy MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1926

failure of par. of the Northern Mai,
lae on Sunday evening, is ascribed by the
Ss pc. napers to the mail boats running
B'l''' on POOLS Island in the Chesapeake
.yr'nu
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07

The Far 7rade-It appears from the St.Louis
Inquirer, that this valuable trade is still pospe-
rous to degree heretofore unknown. Gen
Ashley's party left ST. Louis last spring, and the
General himself, some time subsequentlytot their
departure, left there also for the Rocky Noun
tans The General and part of his men re-
turned to St Louis previous to the 18th uit.
with l25 packs Of beaver, having performed
the whole route in something less than six
months.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07
Nicholas Brown. an approv

ed Minister of the religious Society of Friends, pro
poses attending appointed meeting, to be held at
their Meeting House this evening, to begin at haPast
SIX O'Clock. To which the inhabitants of Alexandria
are respectfully invited.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07

Counterfeits of the fve and ten dollar notes
of the Farmers Bank of Alexandria, have been
presented at one Oft the Banks in this city. The
signatures are we'll executed, but the paper and
engraving are bad. Bali. pap.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07

The Boston Palladium says, Of the prisons
on board the ship Globe, Of Nantucket, lin
which ship was bloody mutiny) one third
were massacred by the mutineers-one third
were destroyed by savages-and OF the residue,
Ave returned in the Globe, and the other two,
Cyrus NJ Hussey, Of Nantucket, and VIM.
Law, of Connecticut, were carried to Valparal-
so, from the Mulgrave Islands, in the y s. schr
Dolphin; "they have grown up to be fine young
men, and were very much liked by the officers
Those killed by the savages at the Mulgrave
Islands, were Columbus Worth and Rowland
Jones, of Martha's Vineyard; Rowland Coffin,
of Nantucket; Silas Payne, of Long Island;
| Thomas Lilleston, of Virginia; John Oliver,
an Englishman; and a Sandwich Islander
While the ship Ganges, of Nantucket, lay at
! That, (Sandwich Islands) several valuable ar
ticles of clothing, &c. were stolen by one of
the natives. After her departure, the property
was recovered, and has been forwarded to the
owners, by Mr. Pritchard, missionary
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07

iAs following anecdote, which we extract
nom The Baltimore Chronicle, is, we believe,
founded in fact, but certainly not little embel-
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-07

!. exertions have been made by few
Gle'' IN Rhode Island to exclude the
1''' .rcher Robbins of that state, from the Sc
Hoa' -. limited States. Some two or three
aE .,,mns have been written against
b''. = consequence of his spirited and efficient
An &C the Administration, but after all, ne
"R s.sO unanimously elected. Is it not time
|" =. Faction had ceased in their efforts to
-. an intelligent people!