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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27
Mutual COnadepee,

Before an election in Pennsylvania, lew years since, Hans who was Loco went to see his father-in.law. who was { strong Whig. .as & <ss ts
 How te to. Hans 2 said the old man How te to. fader?'
 How you coing to fote, dis fall Hans? .'Oh. init de Lokus. (Locos) of course fader.' 4 of <
 .Vot you coing to fote dat LOku. dicket 2
 .Yaw. fader, you know Is Lokus and l must fote de Lokus dicket.' Now, Hans. I'll dell you vot I'll te nit you. You no go to de bolIs. and nc fete for de Lokus. and no go 10 de ;bolIs and no fote for de Wigs. and den you see don't you, eh? Hans.
 sVe,y veil, fader.' s#@'f
 'Vill you co it. Hans 2 e af
 'Yaw, fader.' a s I
 Nov don't you forget. Hans No, fader.'
 Alter the election, Hans went again to visit his father. in. law. r How te 10, Hans?' said the old man.
 : How te 60, fader 2 qza E s,l 4asla,
 We'll. Hans. did you co to dc bolls 2
 Yaw, fader.'
 'Vot ! and tid you fote, Hans?' 5 '1aw, fader, I had do to it dey cot arount me, and wouldn't let me of. fa> der.' n..
 'oh. you rascal! you no 10 as, you say, Hans t 9"
 Hans was disconceried. and in his con fusion rather meekly asked E. ass t3
 Did you co to de bolls. fader 2
 To be sure, Hans,' ..s.
 And did you .tote, fader?' 10 De sure Z did ; replied the old Dutchman, in earnest excitement, ,.dox't you sabbose / kaow better dan to drust tam Lokus?' .'r....x x.-. ,r.s.,, If
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INToxIeA1ED MosKEy.=Jack. as he companions drinking, with those im'ta- tive powers Tor which his species is res markable, finding half glass of whiskey left, took il up and drank it of. It flew of course, to his head. Amid their roars of laughter, he began to skip. hop, and dance. Jack was drunk. Next day when they went, with the intention of repeating the fun, to take the poor mon> key from his box he was not to be seen. Looking inside. there he lay. crouched in corner. "Come out" said his mass ter. Afraid to disobey, he came walk ing on three legs-the fore paw was laid on his forehead, saying, as plain as words could do that he had headache. Having left him some days to get well. and res sume his gaie,y, they at length carried him of to the old scene of revel. On entering he eyed the glasses with mani' fest terror, skulking behind the chairs
 and. on his master ordering him 10 drink
 he boltei. and he was on the house tor in twinkling. They called him down He would not come. His master shook whip at him. Jack. ast,ide the ridge pole, grinning defiance. A gun. of which he was always much afraid, was pointed at this disciple of temperance he duck- cd his head, and slipped over to the back of the house. Two guns were now lev- eled at him--one from each side of the house -upon which. seeing his predica. ment, and less afraid of the fire than of the fire. water, the monkey leaped at one bound on the chimney top, and getting down into fnc, held on by his fore paws. He would rather be singed than drunk. He triumphed, and although bis master kept him for twelve years after that. he ncver could persuade the monkey to taste aaotksr drop ef svi.iskey.
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NisceijaQy.

A REMAEKABLE MAN.-At a temper ance meeting held in Alabama, about 6 years ago, Colonel Lemanousky, who had been 2s years in the armies of Ma poleon Bonaparte, addressed the meet> ing. He arose before the audience. all erect aud vigorous. with glow of health upon bis cheek. and said:
 -.YAu sa~ hNfnrn rlu,s . man 1fl reara old. I have fought t,co Hundred battles, have fou'teen wounds on my body, have lived thirty days on horse flesh, with the bark of tees for my bread. snow and ice for my drink, the canopy oI heaven for my covering. without stockings or shoes on my feet. and only few rags of clothing. In the deserts of Egypt l have marched for days with burning sun upon my naked head i; feet blisi cred in the sco.ch- ing sand. ard with eyes, nostiils, and mouth filled with dust-and with a thirst SO tormen,ing that have opened the veins of my arms and sucked my own blood l! Do you ask how l survived all these horrors :? I answer, that under the providence of God. l owe my p'eserva, ,ion, nay health and vigor to this fact that pever drank drop of spiritaoa. iQaor in asy lJs. and, continued he "Ba,on Larry, chief of the medical staff of the French army, has stated as fact lllat the 5000 su. vivors who safely re- turned from Egypt. were all of those men who ahstained from ardent spirits. ,.
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VALUE or 4 ScnooL- MASTER. There is no office higher than that of a teacher of youth, for there is nothing on earth go precious as the miad, soul and character of the child. No, office should be re, garded with greater respect. The first minds in community should be encour. aged to assume it. Parents should do allibu, impoverish themselves. 10 induce such to become the guardians of their children. They should never have the least anxiety to accumulate property for their children. provided they can place them under influences which will awa- ken their faculties. inspire them with higher principles. and it them 10 bear a manly, useful and honorable part in the void. No language can express the folly os that economy. whish. to leave q fortune to n child. staTyes his intellect aud impoverishes his heartr
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TIE ADVERTISING COLUMN. Macaulay
 confesses that much of the material for
 composition of his splended chapter on
 the mancrs and customs of England in
 the seventeenth century was drawn from
 the old ballads and comedies which were
 in vogue during that period. But had
 there then existed advertising sheets,
 such as now abound. what mass of ad-
 diiional information he would have pos.
 sessed on the subject. Uninteresting as old advertisements g-nerlly seem, they
 faithfully reflect the .''very age and body
 of the time and place in whieE they ap-
 peared. There is scarcely subject on
 which they do not throw light. The ad> rertisement of the clothier. boo!maler,. perfumcr. tell us of the prevailing tastr in dress, and all matters relating to the toilet. The published bills of fare. Of our dining saloons show the habits of the people, their taste in eating. and the price at which it can be gratified. Sol with musical and dramatic advertise, ments, which point out the number of places of popular resort, and tke char> acter of tho performances suited 10 tho taste of the time. Even our moral. re. ligious, and political history is illus'ra. ted by the advertisements Of public meetings, sermons, and lectures. for they at once show what were the subjects of public agitation. and the topics which, for the day, engrosscd the attention of the people. l'ssaa a 5a.
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-ErOspetity, as le truly aS. serted by Seneca, very much Obslrucis the knowledge of ourselves. No man can form . just estimate of his own powers by inactive speculation. That ioriiiude which has encountered no dangers, that prudence which has surmounied no difficulties, that lions, cans uT UeU9srUr not yet brought to the the test, 0f which therefore, the true vslue cannot be assign cd. Equally neccssasyis some variety of fortune lo nearer iilSpecliun nf the man- ners, principles and aiisciions ofTnanklnd.
 The Guoiine was the first attempt at shaving by machinery; il took q he beard very cleanly. But there was slilzlst ohjec- ,iou io this invention; Il invaribiy tOokCH the head and beard together.
 The amount of notes of the Bank of England in circulation exceeds twenty two millions sterling, Or one hundred mtl- lions of dollars. The amount of specie inc bank is sixteen millions sterling.
 A nut f,r lawyers" Woe unto them ,ha, call evil good aud good evil; that put darkness ior light md ligh, for darkness ,hu, justify the scicked tor rsscard"- Isaiai. l Montesqnn says; !" 1 never lisien to cal- umnies, because if they are untrue, run lhe risk of being deceived, and if they are 'ruc, ofhaiing persons not worth thinking about. se "Ah sir said an usher al Eaton, as he Hour.si,ed lhe cane over boy who strug- sied greatly, you may shuttle but I'll cut"
 A quaker said to . gunner, " Friend, ! counsel no bl0odshed, but if ii be thy de- sign io hi. the llie man in the blue jacket, point thine engine three inches lower.
 The frlow who tried to fix up his coffee with the milk of human kindness. says that 1t is ten times weaker than tue chalk and water deal. out from ihe cana at six cents. An exchange tells the incredible story Of a hoy who caught hungry dog and tied him by the tail, and then c0axed him 0uk of his skin with piece oliver. There are three things which never be- come rusiy-iHe money If the benevolent, the shoes ec the butchers horse, and
 woman's tongue.
 Three things mt easily done-tO allay l thirst with fire, 10 dry wet with water, l to please all in every thing that is done.
 Three things that are as good as the best brown bread in famine, well>water 1 in thirst, and gray coat in cold. Three things as good as their better dirty wr,er 10 cxiinguish fire, homely wife io blind man, and q wooden sword to coward.
 hree'warnings from the grave--s shOsa kaowest what was thou seest what | am; remember what ihoa art b be. Three things of short continuance
 lady's love, chips tire. and | brooks 1 flood.
 1 Three thing that ought never ta be from home--lhe cat, the chimney aad the house | wife. a
 Three things in peacock ihs earb ' anange. the walk of | thieg and lhe voice of the devil
 Three il,inasit is unwise io boasl of-A | the flavor of ths ale, the heamly If tAy
 wife. and the eontenls ofthy pusss.
 Three miaeFiss of mans house-a s1.oly
 chimney, dgipping Sool. and 2 sco'aanB
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EVIL SPEAKING. That you tuav not speak ill of any one, do not delight to hear i'll of them. Give no countenance to busy bodies, who are running from house to house and love to talk of other mems faults. Those who delight to hear i'll of others, will soon fall into the habit of speaking i'll of them. When busy. bodies run out of matter of fact, they will soon resort 10 conjecture and idle stories 10 please those who are fond of hearing others spoken against. Such characters are common nuisances. often destroy good nsighborhoods and the fel- lowship of old friends. If we endeavo' in good earnest to mind ourselves. we shall tind work enough, and but littl'
 ti,He to talk to others. 7' 7'%
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A REASONING Fox.-A certain Jagare who was ere morning keeping watch in the forest, observed q fox cautiously ma- king his approach towards the stamp of an old tree. When sufficiently near, he took high and determined jump on the top of it; and after looking around awhile hopped ts the ground again. After Rey- na,d had repeated this knigh.ly exercise several times, he went his way but pre-. sen,ly he returned 10 ahe spot, bearing a pretty large and heavy piece of dry oak in his mouth; and thus bu'dened. and as it would seem for the purpose of testing his vaul,ing powers. herenewed his leaps on to tbe stump. Alter time. howev- CT, and when he found that. weighted as he was. lie could make the ascent with facility. he desisted from further efforts. dropped the piece of wood from his mouth and coiling himself upon the top of the stump, .,emained moiionicss as if dead. At the app,oach of evening. an old SOW and her p, ogeny, five or six in number. issued from a neighbo,ing thicket. and. pursuing their usual track. passed scar 1 to the stump in question. Two of Ter I sueklincs followed somewhat behind the l rest, and jus, as they peared the ambush l Michel, 2swilh.ihe raridity Of thought. Larted down f,om his perch upon one oi
 them. and in n twinkling of an eye bore i it in i,inmph on 10 the fastness. be lad so 1 providently prepared beforehand. Con-
 founded at tho shrirks of her offspring,
 the old apw returned in fury to the spot
 and until late in the night. made repeat
 ed desperate attempts to storm the mur. | de,er's Stronghold; but the fox took tho
 matter very coolly. and devoured the pic
 under the very nose of it's motEer whicl
 at length, with the greatest reluctance
 and without being able to revenge her
 self on her cfafty adversary. was forced I 10 beat aretTsat, - LIcs ( SeaRdinarias
 AareHtHTe. .sts fsst
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You rarely. if ever, see . politician with smooth hair; great scholar with fine hai, an artist with red hair; a flop with coarse hair; a minister with long hair; or an editor whose hair is carefully adjusted. XXI t.t
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WHERE'S MUSIC.

4 '
 WHERE'S MUSIC. -sE3
 BY HORACE G. POLICEMAN. s4 E& T -E fs.7sSt There's solemn music in the pillows or the mighty, restless sea s. Lively music poured from brooklets, ..7 As they gambol in their glee., There's stirring music in the gale;
 Soft music in the breeze; ra.aa.t.ss Music sweet when winged minstrels
 Carol mid the vcrdant trees. x Y There's awful music in the thunders; E5a Lulling music in the rains; as Music echoed from the fores',s {. In Q thousand living strains. There's silent music in the flowers,
 And in the planets genial fires ,-s Music crandest in the rivers, .-.... -s- Where they tune their cat 'ract tyres. z- There's cheering music all around us,
 Ihr Hing music from above;,
 Ard those magic tones should teach us Sweeier, nobler strains of love.
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RATs.-A Jamaica paper speaking oi these interesting animals, says:

tHese H1eIestIng anIMaIs, says N .----71
 Rats are sadly destructive to the for- eign mails, particularly on board the Wes, India packets, where the rats are large and voracious. It is curious that these vermin will not touch leather bags of a tan color. Rats are extremely fond Of parchment, but sealing wax they will not touch. Some time since will in Eng land was required in Demerara. After immense trouble snd expense the will mail arrived at Demarara, hoWevsenq, hoWevsenq ths thG rats hau eaten the will, ana nornrng puv the seal was left.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

The Cincinnati Enquirer tells an anec. dote of a piOus old gentleman. wEo told his wayward sons not to go under any circumsiancss, fishing on Sunday. but t they did, by all means bring home the ish.'
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-27

eH- 2 T87T U-r1 Q Hay and corn and bnds and flowers, Snow and ice and fruit and wlne,- Suns and Seasons, slee1s and showers, Bring, in turn, these gifts divine. Spring blows, Summer glows,
 Autumn reaps, Winter keeps;
 Spring prepares, Summer provides, Autumn hoards, and Winter hides. Come, then, friends, their praises sound; Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, As they run their yearly round.
 Each in turn their gladness sing! Time drops blessings as he fies-- Time makes ripe and Time makes wise.
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SPRCULATIvE PHILosoPY.-lfa all man. kind could wink at the same moment. the muscular effort exerted would be sufficient to jos.le the earth out of it's orbit. & Ssstts @
 If all the oaths uttered in the United States were required. 10 be printed, it would require all the presses in the country. day and night. to perform the labor and # tax was levied on them of one cent each, one years revenue would be sufficient to transport all the malls. lay double track railroad to the Pacific, and pay the public debt of every State in the Union.
 Tue cigars consumed throughout the country in one year. would make worm fence six feet high roune the District Of Columbia; and the air expelledm smoking them would drive the Japan squadron round the world. with enough over to do the wind work of all the patent med icincs. ps= 1 s 6@ 0
 If all the eiected tobacco qnids were from this lime to be dropped on the dome of the Capitol at Washington. the hail of Egypt would be no comparison 10 the pelting storm. and the edifice would be buried deeper than Nineveh, before the next meeting of Congress. ~ If m the lies told. during the last Presidential cam paign could be boiled to> gether, they would make soap enough 10 wash the face of nature
 No man wIo has once heartily and wholly laughed can be altogether irre- clamiably deprayed. o laea
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR
 STRING & SUMMER MN . A m F AT GIN O r a sa sl R 5 4 a

Great Indaceasents Co Cask { Ezchange Gardeners HAVING disposed of our Grocery department l4. to Mr A Palmer, we shall continue the stand. We expect to keep . much larger as sCstment oi goods than heretofore, and our fTiends may rely upon finding good assortment of goods which we pretend io keep. We shall infJgm the public from time to time of bargains in new and desirable goods we receive; we shall continue to take in exchaRee for gdads butier, chseae, eggs. &c. We wauId also say to our friends that we gre salised that by thus dividing assortnaanf of goods and at far lees prices than ehoae who continue on in the old Irack Of keep ing little of everything without being able lc sh0w an assortment of anything which other GUS toners may want-AOping that we may continue ltSeBalIy bestowed and for which we would re
 '.s ALvORD ( BROTHER.
 WoIeoslviIIe. April 1854.
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Long John Wenlyo,th is accused of passing for more than he is worth. The Detroit Times says that when he went to Chicago, fifteen years ago. hewas . jour printer. The Toledo Blade denies this. he avets he was nothing but law> yer. yet as he was an ambitious chap and wanted to come up in the world. be allowed the impression to go abroad that he was a printer for the fesPectabiIi' Y of the thing. n
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Corn .WeuE.

sssFleg aH GsO1,19 svAg99kS a8as DOLTED AND UNB0LTED and PROV l1 BINDER, constantly on hand atr
 March 9. c. ADAMS < cos.
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2 ,. s. smith, 9'
 Surgeon Dentist.

nR. SMITH respectfully lenders hs thanks ts IE the people of Falls Village and the adjoining towns for the liberal patronage received from them for three years past, and would say that for the better accommodation of his customers and the public generally he has permanently located hini- self at Falls Village where he wil still carry on Dentistry in ell departments in the highest per lection, surgical and mechanical.
 Teeth extracted with great care decayed teeth filled with pure gold so as to last fnr nunll,er of years Artificial teeth inserted on piyots or plates as the case may require from to an entire set, according to all the latest improyements
 He would say to those wishing block. teeth fwish artificial gums, that he has had great ex- perience in setting them within the last six or eight years $8s. Egg
 AM work warranted to be done in finished and workmanlike manner. combining durability with beauty. 4 a sS.
 n Any amount of private reference given.
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THE SEASONS,

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est, to suspend the passage OF bill whose
merits cannot secure the approval OF two
thirds Of the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatiyes until the judgment OF the people
can be obtained thereon, and which has
saved the American people from the cor
rupt and tyrannical domination OF the
Bank Of the United States, and from
corrupting system of general internal Inn
provements.
VIII. Resoived, That the Democratic
party will faithfully abide by and uphold
the principles laid down in the Kentucky
and Virginia resolutions Of 1898, and in
the report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that it adopts those
principles as constituting one Of the main
foundations Of its political creed, and is
resolved to carry them out in their obvious
meaning and import.
TX. ResolUed, That the war with Mex
leo, upon all the principles of patriotism
and the laws Of nations, was a just and
necessary war on our part, in which every
American citizen should have shown him
self on the side Of his country, and neither
morally nor physically, by word or deed,
have given /" aid and comfort to the
enemy"
X. Resolued, That we rejoice at the res
toration offriendly relations with our sister
Republic Of Mexico, and Earnestly desire for
her all the blessings and prosperity which
we enjoy under republican institutions;
and we congratulate the American people
upon the results Of that war, which have
SO manifestly justified the policy and con-
duct Of the Democratic party, and insured
to the United States indemnity for the
past and security for the future
XII. Resolued, That, in view Of the con-
dition of popular institutions in the Old
World, high and sacred duty is devolyed,
with increased responsibility, .upon the
Democratic party Of this country, as the
party Of the people, to uphold and maintain
the rights Of every State, and thereby the
Union of the States, and to sustain and
advance among us constitutional liberty,
by continuing to resist all monopolies and
exclusive legislation for the benefit of the
few at the expense of the many, and by a
vigilant and constant adherence to those
principles and compromises Of the Con-
stitution which are broad enough and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the
Union as it was the Union as it is, and
the Union as it shall be, in the full expan-
sion Of the energies and capacity Of this
great and progressive people.
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aforesaid is hereby authorized and requir-
ed TO employ so many persons as he may
deem necessary to overcome such force,
and to retain them in his service so long
as circumstances may require. The said
officer and his assistants, while so employ
ed, to receive the same compensation,
and TO be allowed the same expenses, as
are now allowed by law for transportation
Of criminals, to be certified by the Judge
of the district within which the arrest is
made, and paid out Of the treasury Of the
United States.
Sec. 10. lind be at further enacted, That
when any person held to service or labor
in any State or Territory, or in the District
Of Columbia, shall escape therefrom, the
party to whom such service or labor shall
be due, his, her, ortheir agent or attorney,
may apply to any court Of record therein,
or Judge thereof in vacation, and make
satisfactory proof to such court, or Judge
in vacation, Of the escape aforesaid, and
that the person escaping owed service or
labor ito such party. Whereupon, the
court shall cause record to be made Of
the matters SO proved, and also general
description of the person SO escaping,
with such convenient certainty as may be ;
and a transcript Of such record, authenti-
Gated by the attestation Of the clerk and
Of the seal Of the said court, being pro-
duced in any other State, Territory, OF
District, in which the person SO escaping
may be found, and being exhibited to any
Judge, commissioner or other officer au-
thorized by the law of the United States
TO cause persons escaping from service or
labor to be delivered up, shall be held and
taken to be full and conclusive evidence
of the fact of escape, and that the service
or labor Of the person escaping is due to
the party in such record mentioned. And
upon the production by the said party Of
other and further evidence, if necessary,
either oral or by affidavit, in addition to
what is contained in the said record, Of
the identity Of the person escaping, he or
she shall be delivered up to the claimant.
And the said court, commissioner, Judge,
or other person authorized by this act to
grant certificates to claimants Of fugitives,
shall, upon the production Of the record
and other evidences aforesaid, grant to
such claimant a certificate Of his right to
take any such person identified and proved
to be owing service or labor as aforesaid,
which certificate shall authorize such
claimant to seize or arrest, and transport
such person to the State or Territory from
which he escaped; Pyouided, That moth
ing herein contained shall be construed
as requiring the production Of a transcript
of such record as evidence as aforesaid.
But in its absence, the claim shall be heard
and determined upon other satisfactory
proofs, competent in law.
HOWELL CoBB,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
WILLIAM r. KING,
President Of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved, Sept. 10, 1850.
WILLARD FILLMORE.