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NOTICE..

NHE co-psrtnership heretofore existing
between G. A. CHoppiS and K. LAFoN
for the purpose of carving on the Bakery
business. is Dissolved from the lst day OF
June 1853. The said bakery will be con-
tinued BY r I.afon on his own account at
the old stand
An persons indebted to the above named
firm, are requested to settle their accounts
Immediately with Mr.. H. W. Sherburne.
Attorney at Law, at his Office on Florida ST.
in this city, he alone being charged with
the liquidation of the affairs of the partner
ship. l5t june 2.
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ELOUR-l00 bbls Ohio superfne for sale
i by Imay 1stf] S. M. HART & Co.
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Derfumery.-A large assortment of
L French, English, German and Amer-
can Perfumery, viii constantly be kept for
sale at the drug store of WIN BOGEL,
feb.l3-n lafayette st.
N. B.-Cologne Water of all qualltie.
will be sold, to suit customers.
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Wicker Ba skets.

MESS PORK; so bbls, for sale by,
lN NAV 1877. S. NJ HART & Co.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-22
a@ I" Young man, do you believe in

%" Young man, do you believe in
future state 20
" In course 1 does, and what's more,
L intend to enter it as soon as Betsey
gets her wedding things ready"
"You mistake me. Do you believe
in future state of reward and punish
ment ?"
" Most assuredly. If should cut
mugs at red headed woman, 1 should
expect my hat indented by the first cis-
tern pole she should lay her hand on"
!" Go to, young man; you are incor-
rigible. to-"
"Go two. If it wasn't for that law
agin bigamy, darned if I wouldn't 90 a
dozen. But who supposed, Deacon,
that man of your years would give
such advice to pussun just starting in
life ?"
This took the deacon down. Whether
the conversation was renewed, will not
be known till our express arrives.
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have referred, gave it as his opinion
that the rise of water was occasioped the
SHOWS which fall in the vicinity of those
lakes which lie to the west. He was of
the opinion that the waters caused BY
the melting of the SHOWS around those
lakes generally reached Lake Ontario
about the month of June, July, and
August, and that this accumulation Of
those waters on this lake caused the rise
of it in the summer. This solution
appears very reasonable and if so that
the other Lakes are also effected, and
at such times, according to their relative
distance from this lake as to correspond
in time to their relative distances. The
above reason assigned would be much
corroborated.
Be the cause what it may, the phe-
nomenon is an interesting one. There
are many considerations about these
vast bodies of water which stretched
from the Lake of the Woods down to
the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which tend to
excite admiration. That such vast
bodies of water should be entirely devoid
of the saline qualities of the ocean is
perhaps not among the least of these
wonders especially, when but short dis
tances from these salt springs are
numerous.
But what is there of creation which
does excite our wonder would man but
allow himself to wonder. s. C.
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B9 The Lancashire Journal gives
the following anecdote of the late Rev.
John Skinner, of Linshart, Longside,
and author of the celebrated song to the
tune of Tullochgorum. The reverend
gentleman, while passing along a street
in the village of Longside, was met by
an old woman who was in the habit of
begging through that quarter of the coun-
try. AS was her practice, she made
great solicitations for halfpenny. On
feeling his pocket, Mr.. Skinner discover
ed that he had not a halfpenny, but was
possessed of a penny piece, which he
handed to the woman. The sum being
double what she expected, so excited
her gratitude that she exclaimed
"Lord bless you, sir, and may a.
that's guide attend your bonny famils ;
and for yourself, Godsen' that ye may
win to the kingdom o. Heaven this very
night %
''Many thanks to you, Janet" said
Mr. Skinner, ''but you need ma been so
very particular about the time -
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~A correspondent of the Baltimore
Patriot furnishes the account of little
reptile, which many of our readers will
doubtless recollect often to have excited
their childish wonder, as a hair turned,
by some marvellous creative power OF
the water, into a living snake -
"This little reptile is believed to be
perfectly harmless. Itis generally sup
posed to be produced from horse hair
that has fallen in the water This is,
of course, ridiculous common error
1t is like all other organized beings,
animal or vegetable, a regular organized
animal, propagated by its own kind. Its
scientific name is gordins aquaticus. At
the present time, and for few weeks to
come, it appears nearly white, or like a
thread of gloss or white horse hair, only
little longer. 1t is very active, swim
ming about rapidly. 1t has probably
just cast off its old skin. In week or
two it will be dark brown or nearly
black, somewhat like piece of dark
colored horse hair, from two or three to
five or six inches long. l have had sew
eral of these reptiles brought to me
lately, and many inquiries respecting
them"
In our youthful days we experimental
somewhat with these same horse-hair
snakes, and we have seen horse hairs
placed in small puddle of water in
which there was no living thing to be
seen, after remaining few days the hair
disappeared and in its place would be
found one of these small snakes, On
pulling the snake apart hair might be
found. And what is a remarkable COIN
cidence, if black hair was placed in the
puddle black hair would be found in
the snake, and if a white hair was placed
in the water white iair would be found
in the snake. Now, perhaps "a CORES
pondent of the Baltimore Patriotn can
tell how the snake came in the puddle,
what became of the horse hair, and also
how the hair came inside of the snake.
After all, the idea that snake is created
from the hair, may not be SO " ridiculous
an error" as is supposed.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-22

BI~ The best specimen of original
criticism we ever heard, was in a stage
coach ride to Berry Edge. Three of us
were talking about Adam and his fall.
The point of discussion was apparent
impossibility that perfect man like
Adam could commit sin.
{" But he wasn't perfect" said one of
the three.
-" Wasn't perfect" we circulated in
amazement.
"No, sir, he wasn't perfect" repeated
our commentator.
" What do you mean - we asked.
" Well,'' answered the authority,
he was made perfect, 1 admit, but he
didn't stay perfect"
How ~
a" Why, was not one of his ribs re-
moved? If he was perfect with all his
ribs, he was not perfect after losing one,
was he? Say 2"
Our say was silence. We were con-
vinced then, that woman was the cause
of mans original imperfection.
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ny A pood dea1 has hoon sold ond

1~ A good deal has been said, and
we'll said, too, about mems speaking of
their wives as their L" ladies'" 1t would
sound very ridiculous to hear lady call
her husband "my gentleman "-would
1t not or, ask another lady "where her
gentleman" was ? when inquiring con-
cerning her husband. One is just as
bad taste as the other; giving up plain
" husband," and plain "wife," and a
plain way of calling people by their
right names.
We shouldn't be at all surprised, if
that class of society who hunt for round
about ways to express their ideas, might
in little while, when inquiring about
ones sons and daughters, adopt such
modes of expression as these:
How is your eldest masculine off
spring :" or, How is your little fem
mime darling, who addresses you as
parent ~
We can imagine one of these high
flown, unnatural'' individuals address
ing complaint to a neighbor in the
following language -
"My dear gentleman your speci-
men of the canine species was, by your
youngest masculine offspring, set upon
my 'lady's' feline pet, and had it not
been for your eldest feminine Ethiopian
bond-woman, it would, by compulsion,
have been forced to depart this life."
There is good deal of deserved sat-
ire in this. There is nothing in reality
that is more "vul gar" than an afecta.
tion of high-sounding language in cases
where the employment of simple terms
would not only be more expressive, but
better. One often hears burst'' for
bust, forehead is changed to forward"
and the like; showing "'villainous bad
taste" in the person who uses it. Let
it be reformed altogether.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-22

pE@ In a recent debate in the House
of Commons, it was stated that the cat
alogue of the library of the British Mu-
scum, now in process of compilation, has
already cost one hundred thousand
pounds, and is so far from being COM
plete, that it cannot be finished in less
than forty years. This catalogue
already fills 1900 folio volumes. When
completed, it will form, according to
statement in the London Morning
Chronicle, ga neat portable work of
5000 volumes.''
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land to accomplish this, he must needs
declare that all men are born free and
equaP'-a remark, which must not be
taken quite literally. Freedom is the
dearest and greatest attribute of a man.
but it has to be achieved by each indi-
vidual for himself-freedom from Want
from Habit, from Prejudice, from Fear,
and from Desire. And with regard to
equality, there is no such thing in the
universe In stack of wheat as high
as the great pyramid, no two grains are
equal. In the most populous country,
no two men are equal but each indi-
vldual stands, as it were, between two
great bodies, to all the people in one of
which he is inferior, and to all in the
other, superior. No one will deny so
obvious truth yet few, in these mod
ern days, practically and heartily believe
it. The decorations of which we COM
PLAIN are barbarous, because they imply
that if Mrs. Jones is equal to Mrs.
Smith in the trivial circumstance of for
tune therefore, Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Smith are equals. They imply fixed
belief that wealth is the grand distinction
between man and man, and particularly
between woman and woman "which,"
as Euclid a thousand times Observes"
is not the case" The sting of poverty
is gone, the moment it is avowed the
prestige of wealth vanishes as soon as it
Is paraded.
But should jewels never be worn ?
Certainly they should. 1t is the duty
OF every one, and it is the desire of all
healthy-minded persons to array them
selves in becoming and tasteful attire.
One general law respecting the Orna-
mental is this Whatever is merely
ornamental, is barbarous. Every pillar
must support somthing ; every pin pin
something; every ring mean something !;
every pendant have use, or be an en-
blem or reminder. Beautiful is the
wedding ring glistening among the folds
of the infants dress and beautiful the
ring on the maiden's finger, when
1t is worn in remembrance of the
absent lover. Pleasing to see, also
whether upon shirts or chemisette, are
the golden studs which serve for buttons
and the diamond pin when it seems to
perform a similar office. Even bracelet
may be tolerated, if it contains or records
something but when it does not, it
properly belongs to the arm of an
African princess. Happy, too, are
some of those contrivances which at once
bind the head and blessed be those
necklaces from which something hangs
which keeps the heart warm.
Another law is that the ornamental
must be real. Mere inexperience or
ignorance, or custom, may induce
person to indulge in an excess of orna-
ment but to wear sham or borrowed
jewelry, indicates weakness of charac.
ter, which is simply pitiful.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-22

Da~ Some of our subscribers have
complained at our not publishing the
death or marriage of their friends f; when
we were totally ignorant of the fact until
we heard of the complaint. We have
heretofore and will hereafter insert all
deaths and marriages that may be sent
us, free of charge; but the friends in
terested must not expect us to hunt up
the particulars and write out the notices.
This is not our business and besides,
we have something else to do.
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Rock Rose, the principal ingredient in this
valuable medicine, has been long known to
physicians and others, in New Haven and
vicinity, as one of the best alternatives in the
vegetable kingdom, superior to the far and
widely known Sarsaparilla. Myers Com
pound Extract, one of the incest and most
scientlhc preparations in the country, has
been tried and found successful in the cure
of many diseases that have bafied the skill
of some of the first physicians of our land.
After the principal medicines of the day
have failed, Scrofula, that dreadful disease;
which shows itself in so many forms, is
quickly and permanently cured. By puri-
Tying the whole system, it gives to the pa
tient healthy appearance and good spirits.
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Occasional Correspondence.

HoUNsFIELD, N. Y, Sept. 16, 1863
To the Editors of the Literary Echo -
The way that some printers and type
settlers, not editors, distribute their stops
and marks reminds me of Timothy
Pickles book. This Timothy Pickle
wrote and published a book without
either title page or preface. He COM
menced the book (that is the reading
part of it) without a capital letter, and
finished it without any division by para
graphs, or any punctuation marks. On
one of the fly leaves at the fnis of the
book he had whole page of commas,
semicolons, colons, periods, interroga-
cations, and exclamation points, para
graphs, dashes, hyphens, quotation
marks, and underneath this collection of
guides to reading, he requested every one
to "pepper the dish to his own liking"
Perhaps Mr.. Pickles recommendation
might be followed to advantage by mod
ern writer's if not modern printers.
From the above remark l wish you
not to think that the Literary Echo
or the printers are intended. For to
the credit of its Editors, that paper
almost invariably punctuates according
to the most approved rules, if indeed
there are any such rules. For, although
perceive occasionally blackspot not
exactly where think it ought to be, vet
rs far as my communications are con-
'erned, 1 always suppose that it was
owing to some mistake of mine, or per-
laps it was mere fly speck. Near the
close of one of my articles one of those
iy specks made rather an awkward idea.
But perhaps the mistake made better
sense than the original, for my hero
yyphics need a translation. Thus much
about this.
There are not many curiosities in this
vicinity to excite the attention of the
curious, yet there is a phenomenon of
he Lake Ontario which is worthy of
lotice. During the summer the waters
If this Lake begins to rise and so con-
lnues until about the first of August,
when having reached their highest point
hey begin to fall. Having learned this
act, l made inquiry of a gentleman who
Kindly gave me sail on the Lake.
from him | learned that the rise and
all of the waters was about four feet
md the rise was always during the sum-
ner and the fall during the winter
eason. Some have thought that in a
'ery dry summer the rise of the water
vas always higher, others that the ariditv
II humidity of the season had no effect
lpon this rise. The, gentleman to whom
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HoLLOWAY's OINrMEN,

HoLLowAY's OINTMENT AND Pills
AGAIN SUCCESSFUL IN THE CURE OF Ban
LEG.--Extract of letter from Mr.. Bother
ton, OF Stangrat, near Bootle, January Is,
1881. "To Professor Holloway-Sir-Af-
ter my wife's confinement in 1848, she
caught severe cold, which settled in her
right leg and foot, causing it to swell to an
alarming size, ultimately forming into
about twenty wounds, or ulcers, presenting
most fearful appearance. The pain she
endured was almost insupportable, and the
treatment of her medical attendants did no
good whatever. She therefore resolved to
give your Pills and Ointment a trial, and 1
am happy to say they have effected a per-
feet cure.'
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R9-A Hoosier woman, writing to her
younger sister who is just coming out,
cautions her against kissing, short men.
She says there is no satisfaction in it
especially if circumstances render it ne
cessary to do it in hurry, and further,
you are never safe in making hasty
dive, you are just as likely to kiss the
end Of the nose as any thing else, and
that is not always clean Moreover,
she attributes stitch in the back, with
which she is now troubled, to this per-
nicious habit of her youth. Awful.
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sas" Through an oversight of the
compositor one of the toasts given at the
Sabbath School Pic-nic-an account of
which was given in last weeks Echo
was omitted. The following is the
toast -
THE Committee Of Arramgements-M May
all the arrangements ever committed to
them be as successfully concluded as
those of the present occasion have been.
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Bgr By new law the Inspector

W- By new law the Inspector is
obliged, to make monthly returns of the
births, marriages and deaths in the city
of New York. He has just made his
July returns. The marriages present
a curious report. The whole number
was 1920, or over $50 day. Among
them were ninety widows and widowcrs,
los persons under twenty years old, IL
over 40 years, and one old man over 70
years Of age. There were 1891 births
during the same period.
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D~ Advices from the Salt Lake have
been received at San Francisco. They
report that emigration was passing quite
briskly. The crops were good. The
Mormon Temple at Deseret was progress
sing slowly. The people of the Ter
ritory were going ahead with all the
improvements of the age.
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s9~" " Cosmopolite's" proposition is
accepted with much pleasure.

The LADIES' CHRISTIAN ANNUAL.
is the title of magazine published by
James Challen, l46 Wallace-st., Phila-
delphla, at 81 a year, in advance. 1t
is devoted to a pure literature, and to
the interests of Humanity and Religion.
The letter press is of high teoe, and
the illustrations are good.
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Hy- The task set to children should be
moderate. Over exertion is hurtful,
both physically and Intellectually, and
even morally. But it is of the utmost
that they should be made to
fulfill all their tasks correctly and pune
tually. This will train them for an ex-
act, conscientious discharge of their du-
ties in after life.
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- es-By new law, just passed by the
3 British Parliament, every infant born in
England and Wales, after August lst,
1898, must be vaccinated under
heavy penalty, payable by the parents, )
three months after its birth.
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pNo one can ever become lea rned
except by his own application. Modes
and opportunities of education may ia
cllltate our progress but on the whole,
our attainments must be resolved into
our own diligence.
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sS Mrs. Caroline Z. Putnam, of
Salem, has announced to the public that
she has adopted the profession of a
barber. Miss Julia Beverly advertises
in the Providence Journal that she will
practice medicine and surgery.
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p6% For terms of the American
Courier-one of the best papers pub
lished in the country-see advertisement
in another column.
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gsr We find on our desk some mon
,ter tomatoes-placed there by the
6 devil" Well, we like monster toma-
;oes, as we'll as peaches and pears, and
,ther fruits-ue do.
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GThe first term of the new year at
Brown University in Providence CON-
menced on the 18th inst. We learn
from the Journal that 90 students have
already entered, and the prospect is of
some l25. The present number of
students in the college is altogether
greater then ever before.
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Westerly, September 22, 1853.
For the Literary Echo
Newspaper Articles.

There are two maxims which ought
certainly to be borne in mind by all
newspaper writer's. One is" Variety
is the spice of life," and the other,
" brevity's the soul of wit"
Short periods, short sentences, short
paragraphs, and short articles. 7Hem's
the kind. Only Undue them with good
common sense, and they will not fail of
being read. Rich, racy, and rapid, is
the order of the day; and of course,
newspapers must keep pace with the
times. What say you, gentlemen
Editors of the Echo? Haven't 1 the
right idea , Away with your dull, life
less, prosy manner of writing, as well as
preaching. Make your thoughts when
put on paper, lively, energetic, nervous
Write with earnestness, give to your
articles soul as we'll as body. Dwell
much, that is often, on the matters of
the day. Don't live too much in the
past. Don't speculate too much con-
corning the future. Do the work of to-
day, and in the end all will be right
Tell needed truth, and do it in the most
direct and plainest manner. Never
mind as to who among your friends it
may hit. If it is needed truth, out with
it like a man who would leave his mark
upon the times for good, and let it be
done in a straight forward, off-handed
manner.
Give US the whole hearted man |!
When he eats, he does it with a keen
relish. When he speaks he means it,
and you comprehend him. When he
acts you feel it, and it cannot be other
wise.
Now to make such men, should be
one of the objects of the public press
And to do it effectually, public writer's
should be such men themselves. Give
us brevity and variety-matter of fact
and real earnestness What say you
reader /? CosMoPoLIrE.
Bg Our friends ideas are consonant
with ours; but they will apply much
better to correspondents than editors,
for correspondents are not under the
necessity of writing except when " i'the
mood" but editors poor fellows
even though their sheet be small, must
write-the brick must be made, though
the straw is lacking-the paper must be
made up, though the editor may be sick
though there may be a scarcity of
news, something must be furnished,
weekly. If any one thinks it an easy
task to furnish the matter for a paper,
et him try it for a few weeks, after he
nas performed his twelve or fourteen
hours of manual labor; for country
editors do not belong to that favored
class who are exempt from physical ex-
srtion-t though that is probably no dis
advantage, mentally; in fact we rather
shink it an advantage, if the demand on
he physical be not too exorbitant. In
Iced, we are rather inclined to the
opinion that that is the reason why
country papers are SO mnch more inter-
,sting than city papers, whose editors
ire generally exempt from physical
abor.