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CALCULATIONS ON THE COMET.

I took notice of an Irishman, with a loaded hod on his shoulder. He repeat edly and devoutly crossed himself; then looking to tho top of the building, which he was about to ascend, with fearful and doubtless air. He had got one foot on tho first round of the ladder, and made sundry motions to raise the other; but seemed at every new trial to be arrested, aud as it were pulled back by some unseen hand. As I stood watching his motions and his countenance, he withdrew his eyes from the top of tho building, aud fixing them upon me, said .t a
 Do you think it'll come now2'
 What will come2' said !.
 'Why the comic to be sure.'
 The comet suppose you mean?
 Why yes, I suppose it's all one and the same crathur-that big fley thing that's comin to burn the world all up to nOthiD, and all the papal that's in it besides, men, women and childers, and drown all the rest ins the middle of the sea. Oh, the cruel bloOdy-minded crathur, to destroy every body, and not spare tho poor babes themselves, nor their poor fathers that work hard every day to ate 'em and drink 'em! Do you think it'll come now, Mis- ther 2
 'Now !" said I.
 Why, yes, if you plasc-now, soon- to-day, or tomorrow, or next summer, that is to be r
 Il don't know returned I-'I'm not in tho secrets of the comet. But under stand very strange calculations arc made respecting it.
 Are you sure, said he, looking to the top ofthe building once more, 'lhat it won't come to-day2'
 Why, really, Pa,,' said I, 'that's more than l could positively answer. These. comets are very eccentric beings; and there's no knowing what might happen.'
 The devil thrust lem for me- said Pat, ( the barbaroGs craihurs they wouldn't mind brushing down an lrishman from the top of a house, any more nor should mind brushing fly from the end of me nose.- And then I'm informed they're so hot they'll burn all the flesh of iv ye, and roast your skin to the very bone, without any compunction as it were. You see, Mis- ther, this house here is very high now, ev- en to the very top iv it, as far as it goes and 1.-the comic should happen to ki.ch me there on the top, don't know what would become iy me. I've got wife and seven small ehiIder. two iv whom arc under the sod in swate Ireland, and all depindent on me this very moment for every mouthful iv atin, and drinkin, and food and clothin, that they wear on their backs, poor era-. thurs: and that's what makes me aieardto mount this latheT.' VI
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19
DYSPEPSIA
OR INDTGESTION,

nF long standng and of the most obstinate charac- permaneniy cured ir variety of cases that have eSrred in Rn..- and vicinity by using for short time
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Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19
From the Journal of Humauity..

DEAR SIR, .ss cFse.
 In reply to the inquiry in your letter, remark, that long ago physicians were taught by observation and experience that newly baked bread requires much greater stomach power to effect its digestion than is necessary to accomplish the digestion of bread which is not new. This differ ence has been attributed to the greater ad- hesiveness ofthe hot bread, forming into a mass or masses less pcnetrable to the gas- tric juice. Whether this should be re- garded as full explanation there might perhaps be some doubt, but that certain chemical changes arc constantly going on in bread from the moment it is baked un- til it is unfit for use, and that, when day or two old, it is much more easily subject ed to the delicate chemistry of the stom- ach, than it is when just taken from the ov- en, there can be no doubt.
 A feeble stomach is always disturbed or depressed by hot bread, and headache. vertigo, and sometimes cramp, cholera and convulsions are caused by it. Those who are predisposed,, constitutionally or by their vocation, to dyspepsy, nay, every body, inasmuch as the preservation of health should be an object with every boz dy, ought to abstain from it. For although, in some cases, it may not, for a time, ape pear to do mischief, it is secretly under- mining the powers of the stomach, and dis- ease will some day make its appearance in form more aggravated or obstinate, than if the stomach had been put to less severe task.
 The business of bread making is gener- ally not enough attended to in our country. The yeast is too often not perfectly sweet, and when it has become sour, alkaline sub- stances, as salaraius, or pearlash or soda, do not restore it to its original fitness for the process of fermen,ing the dough. An other defect is, that the dough, when put into the oven, is frequently not enough or too much fermcnted, the consequence ot which is that the bread is rather clammy or sour. Another, and almost universal defect is, that the bread is not baked en- ough. The thickness of the loaf may bs too great for the heat of the oven, or the heat may be SO great as to burn or crisp the outside of the loaf before the inner parts are done.
 Hot bread should be banished from all our literary institutions; and 1.-the guardi- ans of these establishments were faithful to their trust, they would not only interdict it, but would take care that their students should be regularly furnished with well made bread.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19
POETRY.
FOR THE EEQUIRER.
TO

Why loiter near lhy bane alas iO breathe A moments space where every breeze is death; Death to thy future peace. Shenstone. Lady! year ago, when grief
 Had wi,her'd from Iiie's path the flowers, And left not for my heart one leaf
 Of the high hopes of happier hours, To cheer and cherish: and alone
 stood amid earth's fading things, A bIighted being with the :One-
 That agony's dark Pinion brings From aught of earth, the sky, the air, Mocking my spirits deep despair, Without hope in joy to fling One sunbeam from its rainbow wing; Without voice from earth or sky, To which my rent heart could reply, Save the low echo of sigh,
 Flung back from Nishi's unOlonded wings: And with spirit how'd and bent
 Before the whrlwind path of death, And an unwhisper'd yearning sent
 Up through the sapphire, with each breath Ofthe low wind, 'mid blight and bloom, For that dark resting place-a tomb. Lady did not, could not deem
 year ago that love would fling The witchings of its rainbow dream
 Upon lny spirits dropping wing. could not think-for oh my fate Seem'd like the lone bird, desolate, Amid springs spells O'er earth and sky, My only prayer that might die- My only hope that might be A nothing in eternity. did no, think that joy could come Fen for moment from its home In the far sapphire's light and bloom, To cheer the darkness of the tomb. The fever throb had lei my brain,
 A s,ar-beam gl,,ered in the sky, The wild birds warble caugh, a strain
 Ofscarce remember'd melody. And to my heart came back, all free, The bright dreams ofmy infancy The sunlight hope-the high thought sent Up through the gorgeous element, As ifto hold communion there With the freed spirits of the air. For had seen thy angel brow lov'd thee MeR--I love thee notc. But let it pass-I have known'all The bright flowers of love's coronal; And to my heart-oh! fearf Iy true Each blossom had its cGnker too. But let il pass the low winds moan Sighs wildly o'er the funeral stone; And a still voice is in the air, AS the nights mary eis gaIirI tberet And darkness o'er my burning brow
 Hath mutter'd it's untimeiy spell: have one. whisper for thee now;
 Lady 'tis my last word-Fare,ceH!
 SEnIRY.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19

NOTICE. The Litch!feld County Tempe IN rance Society WiH meet in SHARON on the .tourth Tuesday, of ths present month. at 10 o'clock 4. M. The sereraL Branch Societies are requested to send deLegates to Me abore men riOaed meeting.
 RICHARD SMITH, SecretGry. Sharon, April g, 1882
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19
Remoral of Turnpike Gate.

THE Litchfeld and Harwinton Turnpike I Company, by their vote passed on the Sd inst. have applied to us the subscribers, Com missioners or the Litchfeld and Harwinton Turnpike Road, to remove the East Gate on said road now located near the house of Uri- ah Hopkins, in Harwinton, and to locate the said Gate near the house of Arah Phelps, now occupied by Orson Goodwin, in said Harwin. ton. We hereby give notice that we shall meet at the house of Wm. c. Abernethy, in Harwinton, on Thursday the Sd day of May next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of acting on said application.
 JOSEPH ADAMS, ! Commissioners
 URIAH HOPKINS. on said road.
 Harrinfon, ArrH II, 1882 A
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19

Short Sentences do more good than long spseches-wc can remember the one, while we can scarcely find time to peruse the other. One is like guide post, distinctly pointing out the way the other like gen. eral map, in which we are puzzled, after long search, to find where we are. Neith- CT Solomon nor Solon, Napoleon nor Franklin, were famous for long speeches; nor wasit long speech that made Bel- shazzar quake, or Felix tremble.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19

You needn't be afraid of the comet to- day, Pat,' said I.
 'Needn't II nowg' said he, suddenly brightening up 'bless your honor's sowl for that word. I've been afeard 10 go up to the top iv this same, for fear the bloody comic should come along afore I could get down again; and destroy me root and branch and burn the clothes and the skin of iv me and kill me clean dead as door nail; and brush me down with the end iv his tail, to the great danger and destruction iv my life and all the rest iv my bones.- And Go ye raaly think, now, Misther, that it wont come to-day, that bloody comic ? I'll insure you fer sixpense, Pat.'
 Well now that's kind iv ye; but the divil sixpence have I got. Wouldn't your honor thrust me till night?'
 'Ay; Pat' I'll trust you till the comet
 'Will ye now? Then Misther. you shall have all my insurin. But afore go up, you'll. phase to give me bit of writin to show that I'm insured.'
 "A policy you mean 2
 'Ay, 'twould be thrue policy that; for then you saa could show it to the comic, and let him know that I'm insured.'
 Never mind the policy, Pat; I'll insure you by word ofmonth.'
 Being satisfied with this, the Irishman mounted the ladder, and emptied his nod. While up there could perceive that he turned his face to every point of the com- pass, as though looking for tho approach of the dreaded visitor. He presently de- scended and told me the insurance worked we'll, for the devil bit,' said he, did tho comic dare to show his ugly face.'
 But, Pat said I, comets seldom show themselves in the day-time.'
 'Oh, the thieves iv the world!' exclaim- ed he |; to come prowlin in the night like any other blackguard, who hasn't an honest face to show. But L don't care fig for him, that same comic, in the night {; be-. cause why? slape down cellar, mo and me wife, and all me childer; and the devil a bit can he find us there, the thief
 But,' said |, q if the world should be burnt up, you'll be likely to go with it.
 'Ah there it is now; there's no safety for an Irishman at all at all. He's perse- cuted in Ireland, and burnt to death with vagabone ofa comic in A Ameriky; and he's no where to hide his head out iv sight, on the top iv the wide world. And then if the tarraqueous globe is destroyed, and all the papal in it, where shall poor body find employment. There'll be no houses to build, nor no paple to build em and then wha.'ll poor hod-carrier dol Bles- sed St.. Pathrick! what'n become iv mel 2
 'Never fear, Pat,' said l, 'trust in your patron saint; be honest, industrious, and temperate and let the comet come when it will, it will never hurt you.'
 Bless your honor's sowl for that word ' said Pat; and seeing him mount tho ladder with renewed hope and fresh courage, turned again to look about me. ~ r. Constellation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19
A New Invention.

"HE subscriber has commenced making l the Ne,ely Invented MACHINES for WASHING aud HEATING WATER; and he respectfully invites the inhabitants of the towns of Litchfeld and Goshen to call and examine for themselves. The principle on which they are made cannot fail to give entire satisfaction to all those who wish to save la- bor and fuel. The said Machines can be had at the shop ofthe subsbriber, a few doors west of the County House.
 WILLIAM R. BUEL. Litchfeld. March g, 1882 3m30
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-19
LETTERS.


 What little paper messengers these arc that transport our thoughts from one quar- ter of the world to another We trust to them our business, our hopes, our aspira. tions, aud most secret thoughts. We yen- lure to write witl the pen. things we ney- CT dare to say by words. What worlds would not tempt US to publish, wc commu- nicate to a lettcr-passing hundreds of miles and through thousand hands. This is the trust we have in single seal. We put all our confidence in crooked charac- ters whose lips arc closed but by single wafer. This is the trust in man. This ia tho worth of honor. But would we send the most unimportant affair unsealed i- No, we risk every thing to the guard of piece of wax, when we would not launch a single thoughtto the mail. without putt ting over il this honorable keeper. We lock up our thoughts in impcnetrable se- crecy; we put bolts upon our property at home, and yet with the thinnest piece of wax for lock, such as can be broken al. most without any effart, we trust our in- most secrets, and our most valuable prop. erty to hands that we know nothing off, Indeed this is the worth of honor.
 Port Pat.
 MethaseLah aOt as Old as kc might kGUe been.-The London Atlas tells us that, according to tho Jewish authorities. Me- thuselah did not live SO long as he might have done had he attended to good advice for it is written. that as he was sleeping on the ground when well stricken in years. an angel come 10 him and told him that if he would rise up and build him house Co live in, he would live i've hundred years long CT. Methuselah made a reply that it was not worth while to build house for co abort q term! And SO he died before he waS thousand years old.
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DR.. RELIES
botanical NrOps.

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District Of Columbia,

County Of Hlerandr,d, ocf.
APRIL Term, 1852.
John u. johnson and Albert Fair
fax, trading under the firm OF
John II. johnson & Co, Com. "
plausnts, fIH CH4nCEhf'
against
william Knight, George Riley and
William ID. Mutt, Defendants, }
vJVHE Defendant, William Knight, not having entered
Il his appearance to this suit, and given security &C.
cordng to the statute and the rules Of this Court and
it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the
said william Knight is not nhabtant of the District
of Colambs. on the motion of the cornpainants, by
their counsel, it is
Ordered That the said absent Defendant, VIM knight,
do appear here on or before the first day OF the No
vember FERN of this Court and answer the Bill OF the
Complsnants, and give security for performing the
DEGREES of this Court; and that the other Defendants
George Riley and William d. Mutt. do not pay away or
secrete the debts by them owing TO- or the money e
tate, or effects, in their hands, belonging to the said
absent Defendant until the further order and decree OF
this Court; and that copy of this order be forthwith
published in the Alexandria PhenI Gazette for two
months successfully, and that another copy be posted
at the front door of the Court House Of said County
Test: EDN. Ltb'
NAV sa-em C. C.
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District Of Votumbia,
County of .4leramdria, Set.

County of .4lerandria, Set.
APRIL TERM, 1882.
John II. johnson, Complainant,
against yVrH9NrERY
William Knight, George Riley. and 1
William d. Mutt, Defendants,
TIME Defendant, William Knight, not having entered
4 his appearance to this suit, and given security &C
corng to the statute and the rules of this Court and
appearing to the satisfaction Of the Court that the
said William Knight is not inhabitant of the District
of Columbia, on The motion of the complainant, by his
counsel it is
Ordered, That the said absent Defendant, William
Knight do appear here before the first day Of the
next November Term of this Court, and answer the
bill Of the Complainant, and give security tor perform
ing the DEGREES ofthe Courts and that the other Defend
ants, George Riley and William d. Mutt, do not con
vey away or secrete the debts by them owing to, or
the money. estate, effects in their hands, belonging
to the said absent Defendant until the further order
and decree of this Court; and that copy OF this order
be forthwith published for two months successfully,
in the Alexandra Phenx Gazette. and that another CO.
py be posted at the front door of the Court House Of
said County. Test: EDM. l. LEE,
NAV 2S-2m T.. e.
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DIR. JEBB'S CELEBRATED EMINENT,
DUMFRIES'
EYE WATER.

LNOR sore or infamed Eyes gives immediate ease
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For sale at his Counting ROOM No. 90, Court st,
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apr Fairfar Street, Alexandria.
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REMEDY FOR
Rheumatism.

INHE excruciating psin-the decrepitude and de.
y fornity, and the premature old age, which arc
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many from despair ofs cure or disappointment in the
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District If Columbia,
County, of Hlerandrid, S

CO""y " '"eIWtp'u1 o'''
- APRIL TERN, 1882.
George Jacobs, and Sarah A, his1
wife; and Augustine p Will
lisus, and Ann L., his wife,
against
William Chds, John p. La [ rUCyaNrEBy
trute and Elizabeth Ann his
wife, Samuel A. Childs, John
Wien end Mary Y his wife.
John Wesley Childs, and Benja
min A. Chids
yUyHE Defendants John Wren and Mary Y. his wife.
L William =. CHI g, and John w. Chiids, not hav
ing entered their appearance and given security,
cordng to the statute and the rules Of this Court and
appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the
said John Wren and Mary his wife, William
Childs and John w Chds, not inhabitants of the
District of Columbia, on the motion Of the Complain,
ants by their counsel. it is
Ordered. That the said absent Defendants. John
Wren and Nary Y. his wife. William A. Childs, and
John Chlds, do appear here on or before the first
day of the next November Term Of this Court, and
answer the bill of the Compliments and give security
for performing the DEGREES Of this Courts and that
copy Of this order be forthwith published in the Alex
sndria Phenix Gazette for two months succes,ively
and that another copy be posted at the front door Of
the Court house of said County. Trst:
iune 6-2m EDM I. LEE, C.! C..
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dyspepsia!
OR INDIGESTION.

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