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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-12-21

Rev. C. II. A. Buckley. late Of Ithaca.
N. Y.,was installed is pastor ofthc Cows
gregationsl, Church Ii West Wihs'cd. on
tho 5 II inst. Sermon by Rev. Mr.. Scc-
ley, Of Springfield. M-ss. 9sa
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-12-21
l,sst Of Gifts. Il


40 Cay, Iu0 10 900
100 Webster, q 100 10000
100 :. Calhoun, y. 3. 100 1900
SO ELEGANT OIL Paintings, IN splendid & 84
gilt frames, size 3x4 Ii each, 100 s 600
I00eleganl o. Paintings, 2x3 I, each, 50 5000
500 stceI plate Engtavings, brilliantly
coafed in Oil, rich gilt frames.
2lx30 in. each, 1 10 5000
10, 900 elegant s,eeip plate cngravings. ss
coiorcdiu oil af the Washington
Monument, BOXES III. euch, 4a 4 10000
$4,000 steel plate cngrayings, from
100 different plates now in posses.
session OF and owned by he Art.
lists Union, Of the marke, value Vt
from so cents 10 81 each. 4s ~ ~ $1,000
New York eity, $4,000
% Baid;ng Lots III 100 and loist sts,
N. X. CITY, each 25xl00 Il deep. Of 1000 Ss,o0O
100 Villa Sites, containing each TO-.
:. 600 sqaats fect, IN the Suburbs ct
I New York city, and commanding
o magnificent visw Of the Hudson
river and Long IsandOSuund. at 500 10000
90 perpetual loans Of cash, without
in.est 81 or secu iiy; OF 500 each, . .UO0
SO do do 100 do 1000
100 do do 50 do 5000
$50 do do 20 do $500
$500 do do do 100. .
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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-12-21

Each purchaser Of One Dtllar Engraving,
therefore receives not only an Engraving richly
wortl'the money, hut also u ticket which entities
him to One OF the Gift when they are distributed.
For FIVE D1LbaH RS = his.tv FINISHED Engraving
painted in OIL, and Firs Ggt Tickets i'll be sent
or Five Dollars worth Of splendid Engravings
can be Sc ected from the Catalogue AMI sent by
return mail or express. s9.,.
A copy Of The Catalogue, together with spe-
cimen Ut one Of The Eneravinss can be seen OF
The office Of dis paper.
For each Dollar sent. an Ergravn1hctu Il "
worth that snnl, and Gift Ticket will immedi-
aiely DO forwarded.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-12-21
American Artists Uaion J
'HsEgE American Artists onion.

n would respectfully Announce to tho citizens
Of the United States and the Canadas, that Tor
the purpose u cu!,iyatinga taste for the tiae ars
throughout the country. and wilma view Of
enabling every family 10 become possessed Of
gallery Of Eaytavngs,
Ru The Eirs. 1rtiskS IF iLc 4de.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25
MISCELL ANY.
S c A 4 D A L .

"Ncw, let It work. Mischief, thou art
afsot,
Take what comes thou wil.."
The substance of the following is no
fiction. In ncighboring village, whose
iahatitsnts, ike the good people of
Athens, were much given to ''either tell
or hear some new thing" lived Squire
p. facetious good natural sort ofa BODY
whose jokes are even yet matter Of
Village Record, and have been re-told
through various editions, from folio down
20 duodecimo.
Aunt Lizzy was Deacon Snipe's wise's
eistcr-a maiden lady Of about fhy-
she went to all the meetings-kept .
regular account Of every birth, death
and marriage, With their dates-doctor-
ad all the babies and knew every yarb
in the neighborhood-showed all young
married women in the neighborhood how
TO make soap, and when they had bad
luck, .madc every child in the house set
cross legged until the luck changed. In
Anc, she vas kind Of village iactotum
--spen. her time in gcias from house 70
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25

have on hand sl0,75s 81. To this, il
authorized BY law, might be added the
unemployed $40, 900 now on hand and
set apart for the redemption Of the prin-
cipal of the State prison bonds, without
prejudice to their present holders, and
would leave but little to do on the part
of the Legislature to enable me to make
the July payment.
The necessary means for the support
of common schools in which all must
feel deep interest, will of course not
be overlooked by the Legislature. The
interest arising from the sales which
have been made of a portion Of the FIVE
hundred thousand acres Of school lands
donated to the State for school purposes
has proved to be inadequate to meet the
public demands, now that the free
school policy adopted at the last session
of the Legislature is beginning to be
fully carried out.
The partial experiment already made
has had the effect to reveal the fact that
OollAOIult uOW las tuOuSduUS Wltulu
her limits whose tender ages disqualify
them for active participation in the af-
fairs Of Government; but to whom ere
long must be entrusted to an important
extent, the defence and preservation of
our republican institutions; reflection
which doubtless inspires every pi,ilan-
thropic and patriotic bosom with sin
cere desire that they to whom this great
trnst is to be committed, should be fully
prepared to protect it understamdingly.
With due regard to the dictates of
prudence and wisdom these great ends
can be accomplished, and all reasonable
given Of the willingness and
ability of the State to promptly fulfil all
her pecuniary obligations. I have the
honor to be
Your Excellency's ob't servant,
8. A. McMEANs,
State T. easurer.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25

ABsrESlous DrEr.-Many cases Of
illaess, both in adults and children, may
be readily cured by abstinence from all
food. Headaches, disordered stomaehs,
and many other attacks, are often caus-
ed by violating the rules Of health, and j,
in consequence, some parts Of the system
are overloaded, or some Of the organs
are clogged. Omitting one, two, or
three meals, as the caso may be, gives
the system chance to rest, and allows
the clogged organs to dispose of their
burdens. The practice of giving drugs
to clear out the stomach, though it may
afford the needed temporary relief, al
ways weakens the system, while absti-
nence secures the good result, without
doing any injury.
Said young gentlemen to a distin-
guished medical practitioner, in Phila-
dclphia, Doctor, what do you do for
yourself when you have turn Of head
ache, or other szsht attack"
Go without my dinner" was the
reply.
"And if that does not cure you, what
then::''
eco without my suppcr-''
"But if that does not cure you what
then:'
"Go without ry breakfast. We ply
sicians seldom take medicine ourselre es.
or use them in our families, for we know
that abstinence is better, but we cannot
make Our patients believe it."
Many cases Of Sight indisposition arc
cured by change Of dict Thus, if q
person suffers from constipation, has q
headache, slight attack of fever or dys.
pepsia, the cause may often be removed
by eating rye mush and molasses, baked
apples, and o.hcr fruits.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25
TROUBLESOME NEIGHBORS

4 gentleman of our acquaintance va
passing an old house in-Street whi,h
had recently been leased by a French :
man, and saw the new tenant industri- :
ously at work in the yard, stopping rat
holes. AS the two said "good morning."
three large, fat, sleek looking rats chas-
ed each other from one corner to anoth :.
er, before their eyes, as if to laugh at
Monsieur for his pains.
"You have numerous meigh5o,s,' oh
served MIR. P, laughing.
eEh! What you call'em? neighbare;''
cried the Frenchman "Mon Dieu! yo.,
say well-very numereuse!" he added,
with bitter laugh "Zey eat me up.
Zey devour-zey ME leave nossipg!-
Saere! ze numereuse neighbare!''
"Poison them," replied Mr.. P.
He passed on; and saw no more Of
the Frenchman until evening. Hap
pening to enter drug store, he heard
Monsieur, who stood at the counter,
with his back towards him, ask fer some
"poison.'
"What kind Of poison:" demanded
the clerk.
"Ze diaJle, I dom care" cried the
Frenchman. II will have re something
to empoisoaner-what you call poison,
kill, murdare ze neighbaren' he added,
with violent gestures.
"The neighbors!" exclaimed the as
tonished clerk.
"Certa,nemenH to be sheere! zc eaere
gottam neighbare!" replied Monsieur
"Zay come in &c coor-what you cali
yard. Zey laugh at nae. Zey run eg-
erywhere. l trow stene-1 strike viz
re ciub-no mattaire! Zey come-sey
rob-zey pass into ze pantree, zey eat
ze f,omage-you calrem sheese, cheese,)
eh' Zey take away se egg, &c bread
everything! Parblen! 1 viii poTon ze
neighbare!"
''But ] can't let you have poison TO
kill your neighbors," said the clerk, sup
posing, of course, he was dealing with
maniac.
'|You cannot? Hem? not give me
poison" cried Monsieur, furiousiy.
"if the neighbors trouble you-"
eff zey troobl line! Mile disAe! zey
commence one war-I will kill ze every
one!"
"Wouldn't it be better way to CON-
plain to the authorities:" suggested the
clerk, mildly, with the air of a nsn hui
moring maniac.
"Complain' he, hep laughed Mon
sieur, savagely. "You make re fool Of
me! By garc! Will have .e satisfac-
ton Of you. You not giSe nae &c poi
son now-eh:"
Here Mr.. P-,restraining his nirth,
interposcd to prevent serious eensequcn-
ces, and explained the Freaclnnon's
natural mistake. We need only add
that the latter was paciied d-tae clerk
delt out ''ze poisono-a good lsugh was
had at the expense of both parties-tho
rats were extcrminated, while Measieur's
human neighbors were undisturbcd.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25
4 GAI.LANT,S OFFER.

"Yonr home, dear Miss, is very far,
The winds are cold and high,
Ne splendid moon or twinkling star
Is looking from the SKY;
So please, Miss, take ny profferd arm,
Then let the varmints come:
I'll sec you safe iror, flight or l.arm
Within your quiet home'
'I know, dear sir, the way is rough,
know the night is dark;
And certain ',would seem we'll enough.
For me to have spark;
But then vowed some years ago,
Call me you may tumbug,
Ny arm should never enter through
The handle of a rum Jug"
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25

How DEACON SMITu CouRrED rnR
WIDow--Thc deacon's wagon stopped
one morning before widow Smiths door,
and he gave the usual country sign that
he wanted somebody in the house by
dropping the rcins and sitting double,
with his elbows on his knees. Out trip
ped the widow, lively as cricket, with
a tremendous black ribbon on her snow
white cap. s:Good morning. was said
on both sides, and the widow waited what
was further to be said.
"Well, ma ain Jones, perhaps you don't
want to sell ene fyour COWS, now, for any
thing, any way, do you;''
"WcIl, there, mister Smith, yoa
couldn't have spoken my mind better
A poor, lone woman like me, does not
know what to do with so many creeturs,
and should be glad to trade, if VIC can
fix tn
So they adjourned to the meadow.
Deacon Smith looked at Roan-then at
the widow-at Brindle- then at the wid-
ew-at Downing eow--then at the wild
ow agaiu-aad SO GA through h the whole
forty. The same call was made every
day for week, but the deacon could not
decide what COW he wanted. At length
on Saturday, <acn the 1idew Jones was
in harry to get through her baking for
Sunday-and had "evcr so much to do
in the house," as all farmers wires and
widows have on Saturday, she gas lit
tie impatient. Deacon Smith vas as ir-
resolute as ever.
THAT ere Downing COW is a pretty
fair creatu-," said he, ''bu.-" he stop
ped to glance at the widows face aud
then walked round her-nct the widsw
-bu. the COW.
That ere short Durham COW il 20.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25

ANOTHER CUBAN EXPEDITION IN
PRocREss.-The Washinton correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune, asserts
that he has trustworthy information from
New Orleans, to the effect that power
full flibuster expeditions is preparing a
gainss Cuba, and wiz sail before the mid
die Of February. 1t is said that the en-
tire force will consist Of q 900 men, with
a General who gained laurels in Mexico
at their head.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25
POETRY
COME HOME.

Come home.
Would conld send my spirit DER the
deep
Would could wing it like bird to
thee,
TO commune with thy thoughts, to gil
thy sleep,
With these un~caryiug words OF mel
Brother, come home!
Como home.
Come 70 the hearts that love thee, to the
eyes
That beam ia brightness but to glad
den thine;
Come where fond thoughts like holiest
incense rise
Where cherished memory rears her al
tar's shrine,
Brother, come home!
Come home.
Come to tho hearth-stonc of thy earlier
days,
Come to the ark, like the o'erwearied
dove;
Come to the sunlight Of thy hearts warm
rays,
Come to the Are side circle ofthy love
Brother, come home.
Come home.
II il not homo without thee: the lone seat
1t still unclaimed where thou vert
wont to be;
Ia every echo Of returning feet,
In vnin We list for what should herald
Brother, come home!
Come home.
We've mlrscd for thee the sunny buds
Of .pring-
Watched ev'ry germ a full. blovr
aowret rear;
Saw DER :hcir bloom the chilly winter
bring
Ix lev garlxnd- d---ani thon art not
here.
Brother, come hoI1.c!
Come home.
Would could send my spirit Ger the
deep,
Would could wing it like bird to
thcs,
To commune with .hy thoughts, to Ell
tty sleep
With the uuwearying wor Is ofmelody;
Brother, coVc homc'
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25

SrERNE's Uncle Toby says that one
of the tricks of women is to prefer d that
they have accidentally got something in
there eye, ,and induce man to look into
it; and he says the man is sure gone if
he looks there for that somethin,.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25

DR. johnson ascd to say ths. nothir z
was easier than to draw crowded house;
let man announce that he will preach
standing on his head, and thousands will
assemble to hear him do it.
Columbia gazette., 1854-02-25

The man who carried a hammer into
Quaker meeting to break the silenca,
vas bound over to keep the peace.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10
How CANADA OR- ,INp,, .rs NAME.
What riley Say About 1t.

An independent paper OF Cincinnati. (the
Commercially in speaking of our neighbors
in their consolidated condition, thus re-
market tn =
'The paper is to be enlarged in its dimen-
sions, and reduced in price, and is to be un-
der the editorial control of Horace S. Knapp
and Chas. B. Food, who represent them
selves to have fought with the Ohio democ-
racy, in every conflict since age first gave
them the right to vote-a testimonial which,
considering the condition to which the de-
mocracy, as they call it, has reduced the
State, is just now somewhat 'over the
left"
That thing Democracy, as they call it,
has afforded great many men we wot of
very comfortable livings and to that extent
shifted the pecuniary pressure from the
shoulders of one public institution to those
of another. In this respect it has some
times proved "a real blessin' to mothers" p"
You may meet with those who will dis
course you by the hour, if you will but lis
ten, upon political topics, who never in
their lives earned a loaf of bread, though
themselves great loafers-who never, by the
practical application of the talents loaned
them, " caused two blades of grass to grow
where but one grew before and yet who
live from the top of the heap and fare sump-
tuously every day They live by their wits
and escape taration Their whole stock in
trade is &c Democracy, as they call it,
Seeing the success which has attended
Others in like enterprises, why may not oul
neighbors reasonably anticipate like results
The enterprise offers one advantage some.
what peculiar: 1t requires very little INCEST
ment of capital or reputation; and no re-
verse, not even bankruptcy, diminishes the
stock.-[O. S. Journal.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10
News from New Mexico.

The Santa Fe mail arrived at Indepen
dence, May Goth, bringing news that the
,oilitary were in pursuit of the Jicarillas
Apaches but nothing of importance had oc-
Cured since the arrival OF the last mail.
From the official reports it appears that
Lieut.. Davidson lost in the fight, at the Cier-l
tiguilla, twenty two killed on the field, anC
twentv-three wounded, and forty five horse!
lost in the action. We annex short ac,
count OF the fight, from the Santa Fe Gazette
Of April 5th:
The camp of the Apaches was situated
1,pon a mountain ridge, and in position
naturally strong and difficult Of access
Lieut.. Davidson saw that an action could
uot be avoided, and therefore made the nee
essarv preparations for battle. He dismount-
ID his men and with small guard to pro-
tect and hold them, placed his horses little
way in the rear. With the balance of his
command. not more than fifty strong, ne
made an attack upon the camp of the
Apaches. who were forced to retreat. The!
rallied. however, almost instantly, and at
tackled the troops at close quarters, witt
great desperation they were several time;
Iapulsed. and upon each occasion, seven II,
ali. rallied again to the charge, in every in
stance exhibiting the utmost determination
and bravery. The troops maintained this
unequal contest for nearly three hours, whel
they were forced to give way and retreat
which they succeeded in doing, and reached
Taos the same afternoon, with their wound
Cd.
This is one of the severest battles that eve
took place between the American troops anc
the Indians, and our loss much greater II
proportion to the numbers engaged. Th'
Apaches fought with bravery al most un
prrcedented, and we are well convinced tha
nothing but the stubborn valor of Lieut.
Davidson and his men, saved the command
from entire destruction. The troops haC
greatly the disadvantage. The Indians selec
ted their own position, on rugged noun
tain ridge and the dragons had to charg
up a steep slope to reach them. The latte
were encountered with their horses, which
it required nearly fourth part OF the com
mand TO take care of; and the valley Il
which the troops were at the time they com
Inenced the attack, is so filled with larg
bovlders as to render the movement OF horse
almost impossible. We are sorry TO lear
that Lieutenant Davidson and DIR. Magrude
are both slightly wounded.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

During the heavy rain on Friday night,
by large number of persons in this city
with illuminated balls, resembling fire, which
foated through the air only short distance
that of mans double fists to that of mar
bic. They were not extingushed by the rain,
but were brightest and most numerous when
the storm was the severest. Their appear
have been exceedingly beautiful We pre-
sumo they were electrical balls, but how
generated or occasioned we do not pretend
to explain. Alton Tel.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

SOMETHING FOR THE CURIoUs.-ln the
Item of the 4th of November last, we gave
a description of the wonderful Foun tains in
town, and stated that a curious species oi
fish were sometimes seen IN them. This
spring these fish appear to be numerous, and
droves of them, of various sizes, are seen
in the wells, where no stocks have been sunk
TO elevate the water above the surface OF the
earth. They are of different shape and
color from any fish we have seen in above
ground streams. They are seldom found
more than a few rods from the Fountain,
and upon seeing any person, run IN with
great swiftness and 60 down out OF sight.
These fountains are now attracting the at
tention of learned and scientific men, and
letters from different parts of the State have
been addressed to our citizens in relation to
them, while some have visited our place to
see these great curiosities for Themselves
DR.. Gowan, an eminent physician of Holmes
county, was here few days since, and says
that the waters of these fountains contain
mineral properties of the most healthy quail
ities. The health Of our citizens will bear
testimony of this statement. The Doctor
also procured several of the fish and took
them with him, preserved alive in a jar
Bryan is yet destined to become celebrated
as one of the great waterlng-places
in the Union.
In our opinion, better locality for a
Water Cure Establishment cannot be found
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

We clip the following from the Detroit
ties of that city must be great;
MORE ARRIvALs.-The express train on
the Underground Railroad came in this
morning with 43 passengers, mostly adults.
They came through Cleveland, on their way
from the land of liberty--Spread Eagles and
Matt Wards.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

NO. ID.

The New York Herald says that boots q
Ia mode are fitted to aristocratic feet for ten
dollars. One style of cravat is sold at seven
dollars; waistcoats from twelve to eighteen;
and there is one extraordinary pair Of trou-
sers in Broadway, the pattern Of which is 50
striking that it costs eighteen dollars to buy
them The last style Of dress coat, the
skirts approximating the heels, and The hip
buttons placed between the shoulder blades,
is made by fashionable tailor for forty
dollars, from his Paris patterns, ''importej
expressly for this house"
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

FEMALE PHYSICIANS s.-Massachusetts has
Female Medical College, to which the Legs
lature has just appropriated 81 900 annually
for five years, sin aid of the medical education
of females by the establishment of forty
scholarships, the benefciaries of which shah
be selected from the several Senatorial dis
tricts, in numbers according to the Senatori-
al apportonment." So, in the land of the
Puritans, female NJ. DIS are authoritatively
recognized. This is somewhat of an inven-
tion, but if females desire to heal the sick,
there is no earthly reason why the field should
not be open to them.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

Little girls seem to be nowadays beset
with mania for incorporate exercise in
jumping the rope Several have died
from excess of this kind. Two victims have
been reported within two days one in New
ark, N. j., who died outright, and another
in Northampton, Massachusetts,. who lies IN
dangerous condition in consequence of
jumping five hundred and fifty-four times
without CESSATION Gin Columbian.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

The State of Ohio alone, has 3, l40 miles of
railroad either finished or in the course of
construction-being the largest number Of
miles of any other State in the Union
These, when completed, at $4,000 per
mile, the average expense in Ohio, will cost
1862 800,0O0. Ohio needs a few railroads.
Ohio is great State. She raises annually
about eighteen millions bushels of wheat,
and over sixty millions of Indian corn, no
less than four millions of which she con-
sumes into whiskey. quantity large enough
to make drunk every man woman and child
in the Union. She has twenty millions of
dollars actively employed in manufacturing
purposes.
The British empire has little over $3.50
miles of railroads, nearly equal to all the
rest of Europe, and about twice as much as
the State of Ohio. The capital invested in
these, is reported at $6,859, ,068, ,000,-an
average of 13l 800 per mile. English rail
roads are mostly constructed with stones and
iron, which, in connection with other things
and Notwithstanding the low price of labor
makes the expenses over five times greater
than ours christian Reg.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

Wharton, the out spoken editor Of the
Wheeling Times, "talks out in meeting"
bravely, manfully. Is not this strange IAN
guage emanating from the cold Dominion %
There is not more than one man in tsn in
the State who owns slaves; and there is no one
who does not own slaves, and but few who DO
own them, who do not say in their hearts
and tacitly admit in their conversation that
slavery is curse to the State, retarding her
progress, her intelligence, her population,
her wealth, and her happiness. These are
facts known to every man, and hinted about
in the corners, but many men are too timid
to speak them out plainly
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-06-10

A REMARKABLE INSTANCE. There is a
family in this city, consisting of Z males
and 3 females, whose aggregate weight is
one ton The lightest weighs I68 pounds,
and the heaviest 235 pounds We think
this instance is hard to beat, and would
challenge our Vermont contemporaries Qarge
people grow up among the Green Noun tains,
we hear.) to produce its equal.-[New Bed
ford Standard.