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Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-04
saddles. Trunks and Harness

saddles, Trunks and Harness.
1--WE undersigned has just received splendid
i assortment of materials from Philadelphia,
and is now prepared to supply any calls in his
line.
Ga He designs keeping on hand, in addi-
- ton to his stock of SADDLES. BRIDLEs,
&C., an assortment Of travelling TRUNKS. Also.
CARRIAGE and WAGON HARNESS, Of the nedtest
and best quality, all Of which he wiu sell on as
accommodating terms as they can be obtained tn the
upper country.
He respectfully invites persons needing such
articles to call and examine before purchasing
elsewhere.
Shop on the corner-a few doors below the store
of HUeHEs, BIRCH & WARD.
LELAND WRIGHT.
Fsyette, June 26th. 1s47.
N.B CASH CUSTOMERS CAN DO BEST WITH Us
though to punctual customers the usual credit Toll
be gtuen Corn, Wheat, Flour, Meal, green ana
dry Hides, Linen, Linsey and Jones, taken IN
phole, or in part, for uork.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-12-04
Jcwelry.

4 HAVE now on hand as good an assortment
L Of Jewelry as these 'dig gins" will justify my
keeping-consisting Of all that is Fashionable:
Such as fine Breast Pins for ladies'; Finger Rings;
Ear Rings; Gold Chains; Pencils; Shirt Studs, for
gentlemen; Watch Keys, &c. Also, few strong
We taing Rings left, but selling very fast Please
call soon or they will all be sold.
G. w. COOKE.
Boonville, December 9th, lS46. SLY
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01

seIis gould See them as they dug the grave "naeS t'''ck shades of the Goyes, trees, on the e's0 Of sweet glade, whch slored down to ".e water-and in my heart blessed them, and prayed that God would reward their k'hoOes.:' 70 the living and the dead. When '~ey returned on board the Captain cane to
 De and said-"My good woman, the place where your son is buried is Greenville, on the coast of Brunswick. l will write it up. on piece of paper that you may knew where his remains le." I thanked him for his care, but told him the record was al ready written, on my heart, and would re main there till my hlest boy and Ahoula meet in brighter and happier world.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
AUTHORDOM IN ENGLAND

A London correspondent of the N. Y. Inquirer writing about the inordinate charges which many who are upon the Stage exact and''receive, thus contrasts the condition of two, at least of the ena;o- ent writers of England--
 I venture 10 say that Fisher Murray ono or the most esteemed of the eminent English Magazine writers. does not ex. ceed e30o year by his literary labors. l am told that Carlyle's income from his writings, does no. exceed G50O per an-- num--yet he works eight or nine hours a day and the productions of his pen arc read wherever the English language is understood.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
FosITIvELYA SHOCKING IDEA

F"'''ns up street few days ago, VIC were met by an old lady, whose coun,e. nance betrayed symptoms of anxietv- She had been reading the la,cs, news from tbe "war."
 :Friend," said she, "do you think there is any danger of Mexico being ta- ken into the Union?'
 "Guess not" we replied; ''it mIgh. be taken in by the Union-"
 "WeII," says she, q am opposed to annex'ng it 10 the Unioh, in any shape."
 An, why se?' we inquirinsly respon>- ded.
 Why" said the old dame, q am af> e'red of nirthquakes, and don. want sicl things to come into the United Staies,"
 W" thought tho idea p~>t;y good, though positively shocking for aon,emp- lat'on' The old lady shuddcr..i at the thought. and then we seporate,I.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
THE RESTITUTION IN THE
 HIGHLANES

A deputation of the Free Church of Scot
 land has visited the highlands, and an ap
 palling repor. they bring hack. They say :.c: :.c. :! this date Ihere must be nearly two hundred thousand of their country men dex. titute of foad-aud of the other half, multi. tudes are daily falling into the same dis 'ressiRe and fearful slate-,he remaining produce of their soil expending and expen ded-while, ere the month Of May next, they can but anticipate that the same con- iitian will be universal, with exceptions <numerically) to be scarcely taken into account. A parallel more easily realized than perhaps Highland destitution, would be that of the population of one of our lar> sest cities, by some dreadful and sudden deprived, not merely of their household stores-not merely of their farn, fly resources, but also, together with those deprived of their commerce and ordinary ousiness-of all and whole the sources bv which their whole bodily sustenance was wont to be maintained.
 The liberality manifested in England and Scotland for the relief of these deplorable 'alamities, is credtable to the humanity of he country in the highest degree.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
cAIaIIoUNAND WEBSTER.

Daniel Webster npd John Caldwell Calhoun were born in the same year One the son of a respec la ble northern far mcr, who cmigra,ed into New HaMp. shire when it was wilderness, and serv- cd as an officer in the old French war and the Revolution and the other, of a routhcrn planter. of similar circumstan- ces. who was pioneer in tho forests of Carolina, and with tho same rank, fought the Cherokees and the British. The ta- thers of both, after distinguishing lhem> selves in the field were called to honor able civil stations, but they continued to be cultivutors of ihe soil, and their sons, after partially acquiring their education, decided to follow their inherited occupa- tions, and passed some three years in the quiet pursuits of agriculture. What changed the purpose of Webster is un- known, but Calhoun was led to study his profession by the jus, appreciation of an elder brother. When Christopher Gore presented his pupil, young Danil Web- st r, for admission to the bar of Boston, he ven,ured u prediction of h,s future emi- hence, which all his present fame has not more than fulfilled, and Doctor Dw- ghf, about the same time, ut the close ef il cIass examination at Yale College, fore toldS that his southern student. John Caldwell Calhoun. would ene day bc President of the United States. For while, they fingered about tho northern and sonlhern horizons, and then simul- laneously shot up iuso mid-haven, with a steady. but different Iusirs, 10 fix the gaze, not of their admiring couatrymen only, but of mankind. Whatever may now or hereafter be the estimation in which any man or men engaged in our public affairs may be held, Daniel Web ser and John Caldwell Calhoun will c: n. ,inue to be regarded as the rePresenta> lives of the genius me of the lending oonions in political philosophy. held by the northern and southern staees of tho confederacy in the frs, hult ofthe nine : teenth century.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
OF LUTHER MARTIN,

We heard an anecdots of this disting. uIshed lawyer few days ago, which we do not remember 10 have met with ia print. and which is certainly "tuo good % be 'os'," os the reporters say. Martin was on one occasion riding to Annapolis in a ssuge coach in which was solitary companion, a young gentleman jus, com msncing the practice of law. After some familiar conversation, the young gentleman said
 ''Sir, you have been remarkably suc- cessful in your profession few men have gained so many cases; will you be good enough to ccmmuuicste to mo, n beginner, the secret of your wondrous success !"
 "I'i d. if, young man, on one condi. tion and that is that yo defray my expen- ses during my stay of a few days at An. napolis."
 < Willingly" replied the young man, hoping to profit greatly by the communi- cation.
 "The secret ofmy success" said Mars ;in may be discovered in lhis advice, which Inow give you, numely-Be sure 70 have good witness for every cage yeu desire 10 secure"
 On reaching Annapolis, Luther Martin was not very self-denying in the enjoy mcnts presented by q. fine hotel she sub stantia!s and general refreshments were despatched in manner quite gratifying to "mihe host" The time for return at length came. The young man and Mars tin stood together at the bar. and deman- ded their respective bills.
 Martins was enormous, but on glan- cing at it, he quietly handed il 10 the young lawyer, who running his eyes Ieis- n'eiy, r>.e."eA !. ~iih '4i.A u,s,aes. gIuv- ity.
 Don't you mean 10 pay :" lid Mar tin.
 "Pay whot!" said the young lawyer.
 "Why, pay this bill. Did you not say on,he rout downward, that you would defroy the chargc?''
 "My dear sir" said the young gentle man, have you n good Ditness 10 prove wha, you demand in this c&se." Martin at once saw that ho was caught, and eyeing his young friend moment or two, he said pleasantly" You don', med any counsel from me,'' l Methodist Proiesiani.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
A DRUNKARD ON FIRE.

Dr. Mott, in his lectures, gave the follow ing acecout of young man, about 25 years of age:
 "He had been an habitual drinker for many years. I saw him about 9 o'clock in the evening on which it happened-he was tEen as usual, not drunk but full ofliquor- about II o'clock the same evening was called to see him. found him literally roasted, fiom the crown of his head to the sole of his feet. He was found in Black smiths shop: just across the street from where he had beer. The owner of the shop all of a sudden discovered an extensive light in his shop, as though the whole kuild> ing was in one general flame. He ran with the greatest precipitancy, and on throwing open the door, discovered man standing erect in the midst of wide silver color flame, bearing, as he described it, ex. actly the appearance of the wreck of bur ulng candle in it's own flame. He seized him (,he drunkard) by the shoulders and jerked him 10 the door, upon which the blaze was instantly extingnished. There was no fire in the shop, neither was there any pos. l sibility of any fire having been communi- cated to him from any exteruar Suus.. T, was purely case of spontaneous ignition. A general sloughing soon came on, and his flesh was consumed o. removed in the dress sing, leaving the bones and few of the lar- ger blood vessely-ihe blood, nevertheless, rallied round the heart, and maintained the vital spark until the thirteenth day, when he died, not only the most loathsome, ill., featured, & dreadful pictured that was ever presented to human view, but his shrieks, his groans, and his lamentations, also, were enough 10 rend heart of adamant. He complained of no pain of body-his flesh was gooe. He said he vas suffering the torments of hell-that he was just upon tn, threshhold and should soon enter its disrna cavern-and in this frame Of mind he gay, up ,he ghost"
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
SIR WALTER SCOTT, ON THE
 SABBATH.

It may not be without i's usc Inc .,h m't''"g to our r'c- -~ors, the following o "..- . -.vu on the Sabbath question, of ont
 whom none could accuse of bigotry, viz Sir Walter Scott. l. is taken from th,
 Quarterly Review of ls25--
 live believe in the Divine origin of the
 Bible the Sabbath is instituted for the
 purpose Of religion. The time set apar, is the Sabbath of the Lord a day on which we nrc'not to work our own work or think our own thoughts. Thc precept is positive, and the purpose clear. For our eternal beneita certain space of eve cry weeki is appointed. (Which, sacred from all other avocations save those imposed by necessity and mercy, is 10 be employed in religious duties. The Roman Catholic church, which lays so much force on obser vances merely ritual, may consistently sup pose that the time claimed is n,ure than sufficient for the occasion, and dismiss the peasants, when mass is over, to any game or gambol which fancy may dictate, leav< ing it with the priests to do on tehalf of the congregation what farther is necessary for the working out of their salvation. But this is not Protestant doctrine, though it may be initiated by Protestant Churches. The religious part of Sundays exercise is not to be considered as bitter medicine. the taste of which is as soon as possible to be removed by bit of sugar. On the con- trary. our demeanor through the rest of the day ought 10 be not sullen, certainly, but SC. rious, tending to instruction. Give to the world one half of the Sabbath, and you will find that religion has no strong hold of the other. Pass the morning at church and the evening according to your taste or rank, in the cricket-feld or al the opera, and you will soon find thoughts of the evening haz- ards and bets intrude themselves on the ser> mon, and that recollections of the popular melodies interfere with the psalms. Religion is thus treated like Lear, tu whom his un- grateful daughters first denied one half of his stipulated attendance, and then made i, question whether they should grant him any share of what remained"
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
The School Fund,

II will be remembered that tho last Legislature of this State abolished tho office of Assistant School Commissioner. The importance of that office will be fully appreciated by all who have read lhe report of the minority of the School Fund Committee.
 This report the Legislature refused to prini, although it contained iniormsuon important 10 be known to al! inieres'co in ilie prosperity Ot lhis fund. we oo@ tajned inc document from the Commlltess and published il in the Palladium of Fr!-' dny. We hpnrn from the report inat' much. of he reul estate upon which the Schoo, Fund has been loaned" IS inven- lor,ed considerabely above tho cash va'~ ue," Again the Committee say that ,bsy have reason 10 fear that "upon n ryid examination, some of the securities ,nnv prove indequate." They add fur:' finer ihnl "moneys arc freqisn!ty Ioanef upon land. the essential value of which Is wood and timber this liable to be, and in somo cases has been removed wltnout inc knowledge of the Commissioner, and the security has thereby become impaH- ed.
 The Committee have informed the peo< o,e of another fac. which they were not m uossc sion @, and which has been brouph, 10 light by the aid of the late Assistant School Go nmiss,onsr. uis iha; the ,i,le 10 about 2O00 acres of land ,nYermont is exceedingly doub'iu'. h. deed, it is thought by the Agent who has them ip charge, and who has recently in> vestigased the matter, that the title upon which the State can alone rely, IS that oi possession. while 70 portion of the tfact claimed by the State, i, is believed poS1 sessory title has been acquired ny o'he1s. I' appears that the aTrearaSes oi interest: Pa able al the treasury, amount 'o $'f,0~s Are arages on interest payaoie eisew.efe' the Committee have not been aoie so oesa'ns
 In regard to the policy ot the State m eutrus,ing the management of thtS immSnsS' fund ,o a single individual. the LommttteS justly exrr.ss surprise, ard show that It fs without a precstenI-and that however fai hful and intelligent a Commissioned may he, i. is impossible for him unassiS!sd, 10 dive the attention to all the affairs oF the Fund, which it's safety and propriety require. Yet the loco loco legislature by abolisntnsas rhe office of Assistant School Commissioner, has expressed its willingness, and its de~ termlnation to leave this School Fund iatts presen, condition, and so il wouldremaia ii the locos were to retain their power. Tine WhigS have greatly improved the conditions of the State Prison since il has been under their supervision and management g. in due. lime we doubt not that they will finpros q the affairs of the School Fund.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
THE OCEAN TURNED INTO A
 WATER POWER. II. ..

An obvious application of Harvey's grand discovery of the use of valves in raising the blood through the veins, has just been sug. gested by correspondent of the Mechanics Magazine, namely the raising ofwater from the sea by the lash of the waves through. waived tubes into reservoirs on high level, for the acquisition, of course, of an un!im- i.ed supply of water power, to be turned to any requisite purpose. The inventor pro- poses to test the practcability of the prin" ciple on Southsea Beach.
 Scientific American.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
AFFECTING STORY.

The folloving story we heard a short time since from yonns female in humble life-an emigrant from Ireland. During the recital, the expression of her fine intellectu. al face-her fast flowing tears attested a truth we all admit-that warm hearts and gentle sympathies may exist when the re- hnement of polished life is wanting. The narrative is in our hands--it has lost, along with the strong accents of her country, the touching simplicity of her original narra- ton:
 "The steerage of cur ship was crowded with passengers of all ages, and before we had been long 'at-sea,a a malignant disease broke out among the children on board . One after another sickeIed aud died, and each was in turn wrapped in it's narrow shroud and committed 10 the deep, with no requiem but the bursting sigh ofa fond mo,h- CT, and no obsequies but the tears of fathers and brothers and plying spectators. As they sulleniy plunged into the sea and the blue waves closed over them, clasped my own babe more strongly 10 my bosom, and prayed that Heaven might spare my only child But this was no, to be. It sickencd, and day by day saw that its life was chs ting and the work of death begun. On Friday night il died, and 10 avoid the neces. isty of seeing what was once so beautiful and still so dear given to gorge the mGn>ters Of the deep, I concealed it's death from all around me. To Hull suspicion. gave evas. i've answers to those who inquired after it, and folded 1t in my arms. and sarg to it, as if my babe was only sleeping for an hour, when the cold long sleep Of death was on it. A weary day and night had passed away, and the Sabbath came. Like others wore my nealest dress and put on smiling face, but no! it was heavy task for I felt my heart was breaking.
 On Monday the death of my child could no longer be concealed, but from regard. to my feelings the captain had it enclosed in rude coffin and promised to keep it two days for burial, If in that time we should make land. The coffin was placed in the boat which aOa,ed at the ships stern, and through the long hours of night l watched is-a dark speck on the waves, which might shu, it from my sight forever. It was then though. of my dear cottage at home. and my native land, and of the kind friends l had left behind me, and longed to mingle my tears with theirs. By night watched the coffin of my babe, and by day looked for the land raising my heart in prayer 10 him who hulds the winds hand, that they might walt us swiftly onward.
 On the third morning just as the sun had risen, the foe lifted and showed us the green shores of New Brunswick. The ship was laii to, and the captain with few men left, taking the cofiu with them. ] was no, per> mitted to go, bu. from the deck of the yes
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
FALL OF 1DoLATRY IN CHINA.

pr. Gn,staH rcc~aris s~sAsa-lEahls- cncns of the British invasion of China. The
 natives expected that their idols would re; pell the invaders, but seeing them unable to make the least resistance, even to save themselves from the hands of an excited soldiery, veneration gave way to contempt. The idols having proved their worthless ness, the Chinese refuse to worship thems aud the shrines and priests are deserted. !
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
From the London Economist. COBBETT'S IRISH FAMINE
PROPHECY

PROPHECY.
 Remarkable Prophecy of Cobben rcsp-eiinc Ireland and the failure of Ms Potatoe Crop. ..-
 BENNINGTON To the Ediior:
 My Dear Sir-Last evening. met, at dinner, Roman Catholic Priest, a Doctor Smith, from Connemara County, Galway. who related the following conversation he had with that extraordinary man, Cobbett In 1926, while speaking of Ireland, Cobhe,t said, that the dirty weed, alluding to the Potaloe, UouM De the curse of Ireland. f" How so ?" replied Dr. Smith, "what must the people do Withou! it ? they live upon it they have had 1t in cultivation lSO years" Cobbett answered, "they must 20 back to the same food they were accustomed to live upon previously to the general cuIti- valion of the dirty weed and that Is to grain. as wheat, oats, rye, &c. You have four millions of souls in Ireland, and eish, millions of uncul,ivated ground. This ground must be drained, and brou.Lt into cultivation, aud yoa must again grow wheat, oats, rye, &c. The psta,oe will not last more thar twenty years. when it will work itself out, and then you vill see to what state Ireland will be reduced. You must return to grain crops and Ireland, ir- stead of bsiag of the most degraded will be !. come one of the finest countries in the world, You may live to see my ~or1s prove true, but never shall"
 Dr.. Smith made note Of the above in lS26, and the same opin!on and prophecy concsrning the Potato occurs tn one oI Cobbe.'s books, Cottage Economy or Cot tage Comforts, il is forgotten which.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
Cbe lttrDftrIn 7snqutrer,
1a CEIl B.

Mr. H1Ijown:
 Dear Sir-As your paper is read some what extensively in our village, and as we, like Hallowell and other country villages, have more than one gossiping Lizzy, we suggest to you the propriety of giving the following narrative an insertion in your paper, for the benefit of fmorals.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
LITCHFIELD, (CONN.,) THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1a47.

the parson, could not refrain from join ing-nnd parson G. afterwards acknowl- edged that squire P. had given dcafh blow 10 scandal in the village, whicL all his preaching could moi have done.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01

Portrait of Judge Sfsac<r.-THe DOT trai, of Hon. ambrose Spencer is to be Pla, ced in the Law Institute in the city of New York.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01

PROPHECY. Remarkable Prophecy of Cobben rcsp-eiinc Ireland and the failure of Ms Potasoe Crop.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-06-24
CLOTH MANUFACTURING.

FENHE Subscribers wonld respectfully inform
Il their friends and customers that they are
now ready to manufacture Wooden Cloths
at their Factory in Crown PoINT, such as
CASSLlLERES, PLAIN CLOTHS AND
FL1NNELS.
The subscribers have recently fitted up
their Factory in thorough manner, and
have putt an entire set of new Machinery,
and are prepared to manufacture wool on the
most reasonable terms, and in the most work.
manlike manner, by the yard or on shares as
may suit customers.
Having been brought up to the business
of Cloth Manufacturing and having worked
at it from " their youth up" they hatter
themselves that they can do the work lit
tie better than can be done at any other es-
adjustment in the country They will give
strict personal attention to the business, and
hope togive entire satisfaction to those who may
bepleased to favor them with their custom.
Our friends who wish to exchange their
wool for cloth, are requested to give us a call
as we intend to keep cloth constantly on hand
for their especial accommodation.
WIN. & WIN. NJ TREADWAY.
Crown Point, June Is, 1917.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-06-24
DIED..

In Cornwall, on Monday, June II, Mrs Samson,
In Sudbury, on Thursday evening June II, Mrs
Polly, wife Of Enoch Smith, aged II.
In Orwell, within few weeks past, Darwin Mum
GER and Ira Munger;-also, at Saltwater, n Y,
Harry Munger, all three brothers, and all under 80
years Of age.
In Shoreham, June s, Miss Thrza s. Hunt, aged
81, and daughter of Dea. Lewis Hunt.
In Middlebury, June u, Francis Bowe, aged %
years ana IL months, a member of the Junior Glass
in Middebury College.
In Chester June 3, Hugh Henry, Esq, aged So
In Arlington, Sunday morning, June 2O Mr. Abel
Merriam, aged II years. His body was brought
to this, his native town, for interlnent on Tuesday
of this week
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-06-24
TAILORING.

VTNIIE undersigned, having located himself
N in the above business opposite j. W.
BoYNToN's Inn, in Orwell, Vi, would re-
specially announce to the public that he will
be ready, at all times, on very short notice,
to Cut, or Cut and make up,
COATS, PANTS and VESTS,
in the latest and most approved styles, and
will warrant all his work faithfully executed.
Prices will be as low as at any well estab-
lished shop in this section.
JAMES Z. NEGUS.
Orwell, June 81, 1847. l