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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

WAYS or STEERING BALLooNs.-We never watch arocket flying without wish- ing to see it's principle extended to the balloon. so as to furnish a means of gui. ding it. Let balloon. elevated by hy. drogen or coal gas, be also furnished with the means of discharging a vapor. such as steam. carbonic acid, the products of ordinary combustion. or the like. and let this vapo, be allowed to rush out against the air. as the gases produced by the combustion of the powder in rocket do. If the gas were discharged from tube pointing downwaIds the balloon would ascend :; if the tube were placed iorizon> tally. the machine would be impelled hor. izontally in the opposite direction By the com binalion of two tubes, each move> able on a universal joint the balloon might be driven in any direction. The princi- pie we are sure. is just one we may yet see it applied in practice.
 British Quarterly.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
HINTS FOR THE FARMER.

A few hens. if properly managed. are very gooj to protect gardens from insects. Give them a yard with suitable shelter from the storms. and turn them into the garden early in the morning, when they are hungry, or just before night. They won't stop to scratch up your plans and vegetables. but will run about and pick up the worms, bugs. grasshoppe's. &c. The morning is the best time. because worms and other insects that destroy plants are out in the night, and ae jus. crawling home to their hiding places as the hens begin to stir, and grasshoppers &c.. which wo'k by day are then loaded with dew and are more easily captured
 The Shanghe fowl is. perhaps, the best, because they will best bear cooping. also because, with those who are acquainted with them. they will fetch the hi ghcst price; their flesh is as tender when they are two years old as that of the common fowls at six months. Robins a, d spar. rows are great friends to gardine's.-- They are very industrious in taking care of insects. The Robin likes 10 build her nest near the habi'ation of man. Swallows are valuable binds. They go skimming over the fields of grass and grain from morning until night. catching insects that are destroying the farmers crops. Give them the privilege of building their nests in the barn and they will pay high rent. If every farmer would plant little clusters of bushes in his fields at convenient disiances for the recommendation of hi,ds, they would re- pay him an hundred fold. Blue6irds and wrens are very busy creatures among insects. and if you will put up little boxes on stakes. with small holes for doors, these birds will live near you and pay double rent, first. by clearing away the insects. next by cheering you with their lively company and pleasant music. Partridges ase valustle birds. They protect forest trees from worms. Kill of these bids. and the worms will kill your valuable spruce timber. A pig is valuable animal on a fasm or garden, provided you keep him on weeds and slops. and your lot is large enough to keep him and his filth at good distance from your dwelling. Give him weeds. tu,f, cath, straw. leaves. or almost any thing elss, and he will make lots of good dressing.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

TIE RUSSIAN WlLD HoRsE.-Tn the steppes of Russia. it is not rare to see a two-year~old colt rush singly to attack a band of four or five wolves, kill one or two of them. lame the rest, and spread the terror of his name througtout the country. The wild horse strikes with his fore feet, like the stag, and not with his hind legs. as is popuIa'ly believed. He draws himself up to his full height. against his enemy. pounds him beneath his murderous prs,les. then seiz.s him between the shoulders with his formiable inscisors. and losses him to his mares, to make sport for themselves and their uff. spring.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
wOMAN,S MISSION.

The longer l live the less grows my sympathy with women. who a'e always wishing themselves men. cannot but belieVe that all in life that is truly noble, truly good. huly desirable, God bes.ows upon us women in as unspasing measure as upon men. He only desires us. in his g,eat benevolence. to stretch forth ou, hands and to gather for ourselves the rich joys of intellect. of Dature, of study. ot action. of love. and of usefulness, which he has poured forth around us. Let us only cast aside the false. silly veils of pre- judice and fashion. which ignorance has bound about our eyes 1: let us lay bare oar souls 10 Gods sunshine of truth and love; let us exercise the intelligence which He has bestowed on us, upon worthy and ncbls objects. and this intelligence may become keen as that of men and the paltry high heels and whalebone supports of mere drawing. room convcn,ionalily and young ladyhood whitening up, we shall stand in humility before God, but proudly and rejoicingly at the side of man Different always. but not less no. ble. lees richly endowed. And all this we may do, without losing one jos or one little of our womanly spirit, but rather attain solely to these good. these blessed gifts. through praye'ful and canes. development of these germs of peculiar purity, of tendsrest deIicacy and refine. ment, with which our Heavenly Father has so especially endowed the women. Le. beauty and grace, spiritual and ex. ,e'nal, be the garments of our souls. Let love be the very essence Of our be. ing-Loye of God. of man. and of the meanest created thing.-Loye that is strong 10 endure, strong tO tenounce, strong to achieve! Alone through the strength of Love. the noblesi, the most refned of all strength--our blessed Lord himself having lived and died teaching it to us. have great and good women hlh. erlo wrought their noble deeds in the world; and alone through the strength of an all-embracing love. with the noble women who have get to arise wo' k noble works or enact noble deeds. Let us en.- ula'e. if you will. the strength of determ- inalion which we admire in men, their ea,nes.ness and freeness of purpose. their unwearying energy. ,he:r largeness Of vision; but let us never sigh after their lower so.called privitege, which when they are gifted with thoughtful mind. are found 10 be the mere husks and cEsff of the rich grain belonging to hum znity. and not alone 10 men.
 The assumption of masculine airs or of masculine attire, or oi the absence Of tens derness and womanhood in a mistaken st, uggie after strength. can never sit more gracefully upon us than do the meas old hats. and great coats and boots upon the poor old gardensressss Of the English garden. Let such of US as have devoted ourselves to lhs sludy of an art l-the interpreter 10 mankind at large of Gods beauiy-especially remember this. that sie highest ideal in fife. ss well as in art, has ever been the blending Of the beautiful and the tender with the strong and the intellectual. .--Miss Howitts Art' Stadsnt ia Nsniek.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
FORGIVE YOUR EgE,llEs.

An excellent story is told of the el- der Keane by one who was an ad- mirer of him when living, and an en- .huslastic eulogist now that he is dead. As the great actor sat alone one day in his room, in Philadelphia hotel, with his favorite books around him and bot tie of Cognac by his side, an old friend of iis, who in former years had been quite dissipated, and was now an en- thusiaslic exponent in the cause oi iem- perance, entered the room, and quietly seating himself by MT. Keane, with a mechanically but determined coun- tenance, spoke to this effect" MT. Keane, you have an enemy !'' Sir } ejacuDated the great tragedian. "Yes, sir, you have And he is a terrible one. He is following close upon you. Each day he is strengthening his pre-
 paratory measures for your destruc-
 ton. Day and night he is near you, and very soon he will strike sure blow" MT. Keane in an agi.aied man. ner replied-" I don't know what you mean. sir; never in my life injured any man. An enemy. sirf Who is he }" There r rejoined his friend, pointing to the bottle, and in the same voice he said, iei me dash him to pieces" As he was about to seize the unknown enemy, MT. Keane, his coun,enance rekindling with ai happy thought, and pressing the bottle 10 his heart, he exclaimed in a quick and agi,ated manner-" Hold tue 'good book teaches us to Jorgive our eaelaissi I
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
Nisceijapy.

No MoTHER.-" She has no mother p What volume of so,rowful truth is com prised in that single uiterance e-no moth CT! We must go far down the hard. rough paths of life, and become inu'ed to care and sorrow in their siernesI to, ms, before we can take home 10 our expert. encs the dead realily-no mother. with out a struggle and tear. But when it is said of f,ajl young gi'l. jus. passing f. om childhood towa,ds the life of woman how sad is .he story summed up in that short sentence! Who now shall admin. iser the needed counsel who now shall check the way yward fancies-- who now shall bear with the errors and failings of the molherless daughter?
 Deal gently with the child Let not the cup of sorrow be ove,filled by the harshness Of your bearing. or your un. sympsthizing coldness. Is she needless of her doing7 Is she fo'ge,ful of duty ? Is &he careless in her movements Re. member. oh, remember. "she has no mother !" When her companions are gay and joy ful. does she sit so',owing? Doea she pass with languid step and down cas. eye. when you would fain witness the gushing and ove'fowing gladness of youth! Chide her no,--for she is moth. erless; and the great sorrow comes down upon her soul like an incubus. Can you gain her confidence. can you win her love? Come then 10 the mo,he, less with the boon of your tcnderest ca'e. and by the memory of your own mother. already, perhaps. passed away-by the fullness of your own remembered sorrow-by the possibility that your own child may ys. be mothe' less- contribute 90 far as you may to relieve the sorrow and repair the loss of that fair. frail child. who is writ. Zen, nsotkerless !--POrtlQnd Eclectic.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

AFIasr RATE NorIcE.-The Supreme Cour. at it's last session ia Franklin Coun- ty. granted seven petitions for divorce. among which was that of Sarah A. Mott VI. Darwi Mott. former editor of the St. Albans Democrst. Of this worthy. the Rutland Herald kindly furnishes the fol-. lowing short and pithy biography:
 !. "Me know that man-D---M--. He cane to St. Albans. with long face oliver headed cane. and Rev" pfe- fixed to his name. He preached one faith few monlhs. and suddenly cEang. ed tt. He preached and went hunting the same day. He lec,ured on tenn. perance land the people were asionished at bis stolen lectures and feigeed honestly and got drunk. He leciured to young ladies. and played the adaI'eEer. tie kept . bad school, --edjted a reckless papas--stole money from his (horrowed) boy. and charged the thsft upon shs servan. girl.--got lbe office of Deputy Inspector, got drunk oa smaeg'ed liq1or. .--took one shirt. anolbef mans wiss. and . huadls Of manuscript sssmons aud ran away from his own wases his papsr. sDd 6 crowd oG ereditors.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

A GHoUL IN VALPARAIso.-We learn by the Valparaiso He,ald that an extra- ordinary excitement prevails in that place in consequence of a report having aIisen that an i0dividual. no one knows Of which sex-is in the habit of devou'ing any number of children he or she can get hold of. The juvenile population is. Of course, in ss great ter'Ur as the papas and mammas end one day a boy, on being asked by . Frenehman for a light to his segar. took to his heels in such Ire. pida,ion, that he stumbled. and rubbed the skin of the point of his nose. This was seen a. glance to be the !" first bite of the ghoul ;:'' and the exaspcrated pop' ulace made a sush at the monster, and would have torn him to pieces # he had not been rescued by the police. These "put him in a carriage, and whi'led him of towards the station house i: the crowd gave chase. and for two miles or so ran hooiing and yelling after the carriage everywhere the alarm spread. and the mob increased they poured through the streets like torrent. and ladies, as they swept by, crossed themselves. and ex- claimed: A revolution r Bat the un- fortunate prisoner was safely landed al the station house. and the mob. by thou. sands. pressed round. eager and furious ; then ,he story ,an: This is the man who eats our children! he has been at it two yeats and half !-he has eaien np ore kundred and ten inianis!' Two hun dsed r says another. Two hundred ssd lifty [ says third. He eats them raw ! He bsoiIs them on a gsidiEon ' He makes tbem into sausages and sells them!' 1he end Of the adventure was. that sa the mob seemed determined not to raise the siege of the station house. the French. man was dressed h some diuguise, Iel osG by private door. and SO escaped fOs she time. Bat the most curious part oI the story b to come Eg b an ascevgained fact. shas sos ons ekiId is Hsgperiess is sissi@g!
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
AR.,xD AncHrR.-. We fipd in the la,

BLIND ARCHER. We find in the last Edinbu,gh Review the following strange fact in relation to the powers of the blind:
 ."There is now living in the county of York. (Eng. a gentleman of fortune, who though totally bl,nd. is an expert archer: so expert says our informant. (who knows him well. that out of twenty shots with the long bow. he was Ear my superior. His sense of ksaring sOds 90 Keen, that sOhen q boy behind fhs tayges rang q 6eil. the blind archer knew pre- cisely how to aim the shaft.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
An old woman at New Haven applied

An old woman at New Haven applied to her doctor for some imaginary diso,A er. and received box Of pills. for which she paid 50 cents. She took some dos. . and got well. as if by magic. She care. fully kept the remainder, but somehow the box got knocked out of the window. It was several week. before she discov- cred her loss. when on going down under the window in the garden. she f"uadtha al her pills had sp'out. l They wee only peas in disguise.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

BENEFITS OF ADvERTIsrE One chsp ou. yves. tried advertising for wife. It worked to charm as usual. lie says he has received in answer to his advertise. ment. 794 letters, IS dagnerreosype likenesses of ladies. 2 gold fngef. .'ings, IT locks of hair. copy of K Marvcl's Reve,ies of Bachelor" thimble and ? dozen shirt buttons. He ought 10 be convinced.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

OwLs Eoes.--Mach has been written and sung about Old Grimes and his hen; but both man and lowl stand in the shade by the side Of a shvewd Duschmsn who lives near PaIteEsOo. New yerssy. who actually raises owls. and breakfasls every morning upon their eggs His bids are said lo be Of the Ialless kind, and he says he means tO eTOss the breed by setting e ben to hatch brood os young owlets.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

Ixpus1rABLE PRooT.-The keeper of a large boarding house has come to the con clus;on that the modern sausage is gem erally made of dog meat, md grounds his belief upon actual experiment. He fed his boa, ders upon sausages. exclusively. for a week. and before lhe end of that tune every one of them began to gro,Ol.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

A gealleman of African extraction. who used s6 display his grinning com binatian of ivory and ebony about Ire streets in Indianapolis. was aHked by whise genllemas l:
 .. How old are you. Sam '"
 "Twensy fve. massa." was the reply: .s but H you counts ap ce fan I'ss seen jsss call ms ssven'y-aye.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

The Boston Post has lha fclloWina hit at the Knud Iverson MonaanAaa aiFair
 "Out West r semaFsed Auaa kiisx looking up from lhs nswspapeF. 2 llssy build mnnamenaa l0 persons who doa's steal.-- q snpr0s1 that ip he tls0 rsas0n,' replied Roger. wl.f sless 4 so eew monunspls n shsl ss
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

FEMALE LooUAcrY.-Jean Paul says that lady officer. if she wan.s 10 give lEe word "hai.," would do it in this strain "You soldiers. all of you now mind. I order you, as soon as have fin. ished speaking. 10 stand still. every one of you. op the spot. whe'e yoa happen to be don't you hear me? Hall. l gay. all of y0u."
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

Evils in the journey Of lila are like the hills which alarm travellers upon their road they both appear great at dis.arce but when we approach them we find that they are less insurmonnt- able than wc had imagined.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

A constable pursued a thief; who took refuge on stump in ! swamp, and pulling up inc rail after him on which he went out. The constable made the following return: s.Sighiabls non esl come at able lin swamrum--up siumpom-- --railc.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

The immorality ofll,eage is astandr ing sonic of complaint with some men. But if any one likes to be moral. ws can see nothing in the age lo prevent
 him. NM
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
LlTCHIFlELw EIN@UlRER.
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 LITCHFIELD, CONN.

TER Ms.
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 RATES or ADVERTISING. Nine lines or less, ! insertion, so 50 do do 3 do so IS Tea to sixteen lines do so 75 de do 2 do ST co For continuance per week, 20 per cent. on the above terms.
 Probate and other lega! notices at the usual rates.
 Yearly advertisers charged according to space occupied. @ Casual Advertisements must bs Gceons. panied Wish tke Cask.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
Poetty.
BY soLYMAN BROWN.

The yew's Appeal so CAra.suaus of Aunsrsca
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23
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nOOTS AND SWOES.- - A good stock 0f Boots and shoes 6oE sale s. D. NoRTHwAY & co.
 South Norfolk. Conn.

Hams WmA shealaess. TUST cured and foF sale hy e Dee. 90. C. AnAms & Co. MHAP OF few copies Isls. IVA Also, WooszgsE's HIsTvRY aR LsTcnFssrD.
 c. ADAMS 6 CO. A NEW supply ef OvEEcoAr CLorH as "A c. ADAMs 6 Co's. DROADCLOTHS. eassimsres and Ovsgeoas Ik6 cloths. as C. ABAms & Co.'S.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-23

0UNGHAms.-so0 yards q MsnchesssE per yard, af bRAOFOkD'S' RNN YDS. of daEk-eolcEsd PRINTS juss 0VV sse'd. as eess per yesa; !sst eelefs. aG
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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-22
st. johns School,

RI. Rev. r. F. DAVIS, D. D., E..oa;aio
Visitor. 'oio
Rev. J. D. McCoLLnUGH. A. NJ, Rector
and Instructor i'll Christian Science and Bellies
Lettres. AS''e'
WIN b. LEARY. A. M., Vice Rector md
Instructor st in Ancient Languages and History
ID. ID: ROSA. Instructor in Mnthema,i.. and
Natural Science "'''
= Rev. E. a. WAGNER, Instructor in Euriuh
Department. ''
THE Exercises of,his institution will he
resumed on the I'd day in FEBRUA-
Rf next.
Boys Ire admitted over the age of seven yrara
and prepared for the Junior class in College; or
they NAY receive n thorough h axademical course
either classical or English
There IS but one session, divided in 10 two
terms Of five months each) beginning on the I'd
OF February and ending November So.
iERAs FER SEssIoN.-For Tuition and
Board. including wnshing, fuel, lights, &c.
SZSo payable scnii.annuaHy in Advance.
Entrance fee S25. for which books and sin.
iionery are furnished the student SO long as ho
may contn'is in the institution. s1,s--
Advanced students desiring private rooms
Will he allowel them Int the discretion of lh,,
HeGt3r) Tor an extra charge of Sl3, 10 paw for.
fuel, lights, &c.
For further information apply for "Prospect.
us 70 In, a hstcr, at "Sparsanburs c. H., S, c.,
Dec' ~i' '9'S t3m
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-22
JANNEY'S HOTEL.
Columbia, =. G..


Mr.. JANNEY, in connection with Mr. D. w.
HARRIS and Dr. r. J. GOODWIN, having
purchased that fine and commodous establish
ment heretofore known rs the CoNGAREE
HOUSE. il will hereafter be designated ~
"JANNEY'S HOTEL"
In announcing ,his to the public, tho propri.
etors feel that il il not necessary to present in
detail the inducement and advantages which
the Hotel presents. Its location, i,s commDti.
onsness, and the improvements contem plated
by the present managers, will, they feel salts
fed, aiiurd 10 the travelling community and
Others, a Hotel in Columbia Which will in ey-
cry way rank among the best in the country
Every comfort, convenience, and appendage,
to the first class hotels in The United States.
will be found at JANNEY'S HOTEL, and no
effort on the part of the proprietors will be
wanting to render il worthy Of the capitul of
the State.
MR.. JANNEY and MIR. HARRIS, 30 well
known by the vititors; mt ille American Hotel,
will always be found nt their osts, and if un.
remitting attention TO the dulles they have as
snined, be any guarantee Of satisfaction, they
have no hesitation in promising j, to their guests
We have nlsn secured the servises of Mr.. II.
L. l.. EWART. NJ ook-keeper
6GV Mr. Hitchcock 8 splendid line Of Omni.
buses and Hnrks. having the name Of the H.
tel painted on them, are attached to Janney's
Hotel. and will he prompt and faithful in the
conveyance of passengers to and frum the yari-
ous depots.
Jan. 25, 1854 l3 tf.