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stupid w'fnen, and ordinary, vnlearlv.a.
children are no great rarity in his orss I'essFd
nc; anybody who gives quarter 10 , SEQ rpuO-
them deserves pair of donkpy's sar. ioI d
exhibition is akin TO HE old model-or,;s. lie
sa,a sna wnrn S barna'a and Wood visit I"'' c,y :,
ofng shame on thr mothers Of it bv one ~, 5 %
shows ihe sons Of that city shdnId 500 ~ "Ese
safely past the suburbs on a pair Of rails - ''en
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LAW NOTICE.
w. ]. RAER. AttnrneV az e.

W y 1A1h, ACLOIley az Law
WILL practice regularly in the Courts of
Bedford County hereafter. He NAV, during
Court Weeks, be consulted at his room at the
Washington Hotel.
Nov. %. 1885.
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% Hon. ISAAC HUeUs, Of Somerset, will be
warmly supported for next State Treasurer
DE is true Democrat and would 6iI the Office
with honor and dignity.
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Wanted.

Eight School Teachers 10 take charge o. y.
schools OF Bedford Township. Persons p'sn,"s , .,G
be employed, as Teachers, wlA meet The Doa'u s-,s
County Superintendent al Hater's HOTEL on
THOMAS HUGHES,
Seerstatg,
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value. Who would be without il when il can
be had for four cents week. af a cent a
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Very respectfully yours.
EETJ n,

IT I7I1I II OHJ I.
No. ~ Cartrr's AlIs,
To DR.. c. NJ. Jackson. 'A'''S
See advertisement.
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THE JUG LAW.


is ace predicted, the jug Law turns out
TO be perfect farce. Nobody regards lt-and
10 nearly every case OF indictment the Bills are
ignored. Those who got drunk before It's pas
sage, get drunk stiIl-and every lover ofthe
article finds easy access to the Bottle. Legs
latve enactment may mitigate, in some degree,
the great evils of intemperance, but IT can nev-
er eradicate them, and every 0CeT-Sfr'ngenf act
that is passed, will only add to the general deg
radiation emanating from the use of intoxicating
Liquors. 1t is moral and not political Reforms
TO which we are to look for a cure to this
scourge, which has destroyed its millions, and
will destroy its millions more, because men love
e'darkness rather than light" There never
was and never will be any honesty n political
Temperance movements, and we shall never
fail TO oppose them with all the ability we pos
sess. Ifthose .HiaiSters WHO have spent their
time in promuIgating the horrid and wicked
doctrines of acknowledgement, counselling
men TO take an oath which binds them 10 pprpe-
trate faIsehood, had spent their time in giving
Christian advice to the poor inebriate, Temper
ance would be thousand fold further advanced
than it is to-day. What convert men into
Heathens, by swearing them TO violate the
Constitution under which they live, and then
invite them TO Temperance testiral 2 What
mockery
COL Mcclure, of the Chambersburg Wing,
'sbreathes freer'' under the belief that he has
not entirely lost his reputation. We are glad TO
hear he has little left for the man who would
dpnounce a certain organization as the "most
wicked of the wicked d'-RIDTCULE them
whilst smarting under their DEFEAT-and
Immediately afterwards turn round and court
them, we should suppose would be rather des-
titute ofany kind Of reputation It is said the
bold Col is to become the ORGAN of the Ad-
ministration at Harrisburg. If so, we may look
for very diScordaat music from that quarter
y~Our friend, TRAUCH, of the Holidays
burg Standard, we are pleased TO observe, has
been appointed by the Canal Commissioners
Cargo Inspector at that place We congratu-
late him upon this slight testimonial of regard,
but could have wished that be had received a
much better appointment. Mr.. I. is one ofthe
reliable men of the Commonwealth, and pub
fishes paper equal TO any in the country. We
hope his services will be properly appreciated
in the future, for they certainly have not in
days gone by, or he would have been invited
by the Canal Board to occupy positions on the
Portage road heretofore given to men of no in |
fluence, and unworthy the name Of Democrat. |
The appointments by the Canal Commissioners
this year have given general satisfaction. We
never had a better Canal Board than the pre- I
sent.
% Hon. Isaac HUoUS, OF Somerset, will be |
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Nov. %. 1888.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
1Doetrp.
For the Echo and Advertiser.
3 u X i N G..

All hail lovely Spring, we welcome thy tread
Stern Winter no longer shall reign;
He has blighted the earth, and her beauty has
fed,
But thou shalt return it again.
No longer all nature In silence shall mourn,
Disrobed of each beauty and charm;
But thou shalt return all her gladness again,
And her bewers be fragrant and warm
No longer the wood shall be silent and still
The staeamlets be bound by his chain;
But the wood shall resound with the voice Of
the lark,
And the flowerets shall smile on the plain.
Again shall the husbandman 90 to the field,
The lapibkins shall bound DER the lawn,
And sweet zephyr breezes be borne from the
grove
Where gambol the young hare and fawn.
Thou'lt wake to existence each sweet slumber
ing flower,
And the rose shall again scent the morn;
Thou givest new life and new charms to eacl
hour,
And fresh beauties thou wak'st with each
dawn. ORION
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s%- The more quietly aud pcaceably
We get along the better for us-the bet.
ter for our neighbors. In nine cases
out of ten, the wisest policy is, if mar
cheats you, quit dealing with him ; il
he is abusive, quit his company if he
SANDERS you, conduct yourself SO tha,
nobody will believe him. No matter
who he is, or how be misuses you, the
wisest way is generally to let him alone,
for there is nothing better than this
cool, calm, quiet way Of dealing with the
wrongs we meet with,
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nlislcllallcons.
A SKETCH.

had already bad some skill and
notoriety in my treatment Of pulmonary
complaints, and travelling North one
summer for health and rest, stopped
for few weeks at beautiful little
village near the St. Lawrence, where
was somewhat known.
had only been in the village two
days when | was called in to see the
young daughter of a wealthy farmer by
the name of Summer.
Ida Summer had been the belle of
the county, and though only seventeen,
her marvellous beauty had already kind
led Quenchless fire in the heart Of ma
ny an unsuccessful suiter to her favor
Frank, coniiding and at once playful
and modest, arch, yet innocent, full of
wild spirits, yet utterly devoid of CO.
quctry, to see her was to love her.
| found the peerless girl, whom / had
remembered from the summer before as
buoyant and rosy with health, pale and
wan as simmer cloud, and apparently
10 the cI sing stages OF decline.
A careful investigation into the state
OF her lungs convinced me that hers
was mental rather than a physical
consumption l studied her case care
fully, watched the various expressions Of
her speaking face, and at last came to
the conclusion that her malady was one
purely of heart.
OF unrequitted affection 1 could
not think that, beautiful as she was.
The case was difficult one. Tendcrly
and gently l probed every sounding,
but could arrive at no conclusion. Thus
much l discovsred--that she possessed
no particular regard for any one of the
youths far or near whose name could get
hold of. And Notwithstanding all my
efforts she seemed rapidly declining.
1 'uade minute inquiry into all her
past life, and of her mother, but so eau
tiously as not to let my motive be ap-
parent. l learned that she had spent a
few weeks Of the preceding winter with
an intimate friend in an adjoining town,
and from that time had begun to fade.
To that town | repaired; but by
closest inquiry of ono or two friends in
that place, could ascertain no clue to
her illness. To all the swains alike she
had been friendly, but nothing more.
The clergyman of the church which
she had attended, and she bad been ex-
ceedipgly regular and devout in her at
tendance, was young man, but one
much given to study and seclusion, and
one who refused to mingle in any man
ner in social gatherings. She had con-
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/ AWKWARD SITUATION FoR A TAIL
oR.-Mr Joseph Gilbert, who had
been attached 10 the astronomical scrv-
ice in Captain Cooks expedition to OBJ
sorve the transit of venus, and whose
name was conferred by the great navi-
gator on Gilbert's Island" resided at
Gosport, where, according to the fash
ion of the day, he, like the Count dAr-
tots, woe very tight leather breeches.
He had ordered a tailor to attend him
one morning, when his grand daughter,
who resided with him, had also ordered
her shoemaker to wait upon her. The
young lady was seated in the breakfast
room, when the maker of leather breech
was shown in (; and as she did not hap
pen to know one bandicraftsman more
than the other, she at once intimated
that she wished him to measure her for
a pair of" leathers," for, as she remark,
ed, the wet weather was coming, and
she felt cold in " cloth" The modest
tailor could hardly believe his ears
Measure you, Miss Z" SAID he Will
hesitation. :" IF you please" said tn,
young lady, who was remarkable fo
much gravity Of department "and
have only to beg that you will give m
!, plenty Of room, for I am great walk
er, and do not like to wear anythin
I that constrains me-" "But, Miss,
exclaimed the poor fellow, in great per
tplexity, " never in my life measured
lady. I" and there he paused
Are you not lady's shoemaker p
was the query calmly put to him. " By
no means, Miss" said he, am a leath
er-breeches maker, and l have come to
take measure, not of you, but of Mr.
Gilbert. The young lady became per-
picked, too, but she recovered her self
possession after good common sense
laugh, and sent the maker of brecches
to her grand-papa.
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WHOLE NUMBER 213

+, n2y- There was once an itinerate
preacher in West Tennessee, who, pos
scssing considerable natural eloquence,
had gradually become possessed with
the idea that he was also an Extraordinary
Biblical scholar Under this delusion
he would very frequcntly, at tho close
of his sermon, ask any member Of his
congregation, who might have !" knotty
text" to unravel, to speak it, and he
would explain it at once, however much
it might have troubled less distinguish
ed divines." On this occasion, in .
large audience, be was particularly
pressing for some one 10 PROFOUND
text, but no one presuming to do so, he
was about to sit down without on op-.
portunity of showing his learning, when
a chap by the door announced that he
had Bible matter of great consairn,"
which he desired to be enlightened
upon. The preacher, quite animatedly, /,
lprofessed his willingness and ability, and
the congregation was in great excites
ment.
What want to know" said the
outsider, 4" is, whether Jobs turkey was
a hen or gobbler I" 80 ..
j "The " expounder" looked confused,
and the congregation Uttered, as the
questioner capped the climax, by ex-
; claiming in loud voice '-'''
I fotched him down on the first
question !"
From that time forward the practice
of asking for difficult passages" was
avoided. '--
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sG- At the celebration Of a s;lve,

BD- At the celebration of silver
wedding in New York, masquerade
ball was given. AS the larger portion
Of the company appeared in disguise the
effect was both picturesque and anus
'sng. Many of the characters assumed
were admirably sustained; and broth
ers and sisters, husbands and wives,
were puzzled to know who they belong
ed to. At the supper table the masks
were removed, when several gentlemen
found they had been flirting with their
sisters, making love to their mothers,
and, for once, playing the agreeable to
their own wives. @ n t.'
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bGs- Tom Corwin, while a member
Of the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, brought in a bill for the aboli-
tion ofpublic punishment at the whip
ping post. He made speech thereon,
to which an elderly member replied
somewhat as follows" MIR. Speaker
the gentleman is not as old as | am, and
has never seen so much of the practical
operation of the system of punishment
which he desires to abolish. When
lived in Connecticut, if fellow stole a
horse, or cut up any other rustics, we
used to tie him right up, and give him
a real good thrashing And be Away;
cleared right out and we never saw nc
more of him. It's the best way of get
ting rid of rogues that ever was tried
and without expense to the State"
Corwin rose in reply. T" Mr.. Speak
er, | have been often puzzled to account
for the vast emigration from Connccti-
cut to the West, but the good man last
up has explained it to my entire salts
faction" The bill passed without fur
ther discussion.
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SAr!-Why can't young ladies alb
stain from kissing babies frantically be-
fore strangers tse % aelin3
Why can't man visit Paris without
returning with supernatural toothbrush
in the guise of moustouche p And
lastly. aa 20 asbrag % oi
How does it happen that whenever
you chance to stop out late, upon your
retirement as quietly as possible, every
door creaks ten times as much rs usual,
and the stairs 60 off like parks Of artil-
lery Hs.Iof 'sd is ,liwoIa
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ire Ealq ap that suy
WESTERLY, R. |, THURSDAY, MAY B. 1856.

The Country DocToR. The follow.
ing scere in the life of country doc.
tor is taken from the Knickerbocker.
The poor doctor is called from his
bed on stormy night, with the stirring
summons:
Doctor, want you to come right
straight off to Banks. His child's
dead
Then why do you come ?
Hes p'isened. They gin him laud'-
mum for paragoricky.'
How much have they given him ?
'Do'no. A great deal Think he
won't get over it, ...
The doctor pushes off through the
storm, meets with divers mishaps on the
way, aud at length arrived at the house
Of his poisoned patieut. He finds all
closed--not light to be seen.
He knocked at the door, but no an.
swer He knocked furiously, aud a
last nightcap appeared from the cham
Der and woman's voice queaked ou
/ Who's there =
The doctor to be sure. You sen
for him p
'Oh, yes!'
What the dogs is the matter =
'Oh it's no matter, doctor Ephrair
is better. We got little skeered kin
der. 'JGip him laud'num and he sler
kind o'sound, but he's woke up now
How much laudanum did he swal
low 2
Only two drops. 'Taint hurt hin
none. Wonderful bad storm tonight.
The doctor turns away, buttoning uE
bis overcoat under his throat to seek
home again, and tries to, whistle away
modification and anger, when the voice
calls,
Doctor, Doctor y
What do you wants
You won't charge nothin' for this
visit will YEP
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Bay- In France, to kiss lady with

Say In France, to kiss lady with
whom you are not at all intimate, on
meeting her is very common especially
is this the case if she be married lady.
Not only the members of the family,
but all the guests, expect invariably to
salute the lady of the house on coming
down in the morning But though the
modest American may perhaps, escape
the ceremony on ordinary occasions,
yet on New Years day it is imperative
On that morning says Paris letter
writer, l came down to my coffee a
bout 9 o'clock. | sat down quietly,
bidding Madame bon jour, as on ordi-
nary occasions. But | was not to get
off so easily. In few moments she
was at my elbow, with Mons. b., l am
very angry with you 1 expressed, of
course, regret, and ignorance at hav-
ing given her offence.
'Ah,' said she, you know very we'll
the reason. 1t is because you did not
embrace me when you came down this
morning.
Madame was lady of perhaps twen-
ty-eight, with jet-black, glossy hair,
large lustrous black eyes. clear, fair
complexion She was very beautiful );
had she been plain l should have felt
less embarrassed She waited as though
expecting me to atone for my neglect
but how could | before the whole table 7
| sat all this time trembling in my seat
At length Madame said: Mons. b.,
embrassee MOI The worst bad come
| arose tremblingly, put my white
bloodless lips, all greasy with butter,
and wet with coffee (for in my emtar-
rassment, | dropped my napkin) to
those of Madame. This was my first
French kiss.
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say- While DR. Samuel johnson wa.

Bay~ While DR. Samuel johnson was
counting his intended wife, in order to
try her, he told her, "that he had no
property and, moreover, he once had
an old uncle that was hanged"
To which the lady replied I" that she
had no more property than he had and
as to her relatives, although she never
bad one that was hanged, she had a
number that deserved TO be-"
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sey- There was once an old man VII,

Gay There was once an old man who
believed that what was to be woul,l
be-" He lived in Missouri, and was
once going out through region infested
at that time by very savage Indians.
He always took his gun with him, but
this time found that some one Of the
family had taken it out. AS he would
not go without it, his friends tantalized
him, saying there was no danger of the
Indians that he would not die till his
time any how "Yes," says the old
fellow, " but suppose I was to meet an
Indian and his time was come, it would
not do to not have my gun"
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n2Y- Tho NJ " IT,.

~ The N. Y Times says, that
I" at fancy ball lately given in New
Bedford, Mass, one Of the characters
represented was an Editor 70 We sup
pose the chap who sustained that char
acter wore seedy clothes, carried pen
in one hand, and scissors in the other,
bad paste pot in his bosom, and not
halt cent in bis pocket. Cant SEQ I
any other way to do it. o'isl'a Dn'
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s~- A friend Of ours says he would
always have remained single, but he
couldn't afford it. What il cost him
for {" gals and ice-cream, is more than
be now pays to bring up wife and eight
children. Bachelors should think Of
this,
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ney- In the Police Court, of Bostor

recently, an Irishman being on trial fo
assault, witness was asked by th,
counsel for the defence if he was s
member of the Know Nothings. Hc
declined to answer the question, and
the Court refused to compel him, hold
ing that bis being member of such {
society would not invalidate his testimo'
nv,
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~ The constant tossing Of the
head" which is so common with ladies',
does not arise from coquetry, as many
suppose, but from the necessity Of con-
stantly pushing on the bonnet With the
shoulders.
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~ A blunderbuss is so called be-
,ause you are always sure TO shoot the
wrong person with it. Well mention
'ne--kissing another mans wife for your
,wn.
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y. & p. NOyes:

Dry Goods-Prints, Muslins, Cambrics, D,
Lanes, Brown and Bleached Sheetings,
Broadcloth ssimeres, Satinetts.
observation-disclosures White and Brown Su-
gars, Teas, pure Coffee, Spices, &c.
Agents for the sale of valuable Medicines.
- Store next to Pawcatuck Bank.
f37tf PAWCATUCK, CT.
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"a. WarsGOm,

INt Va Wll,
Makes to order, Walking Shoes, Caters,
Slippers, and every description Of La
dies work; also, Gontlemens Boots,
CATERS, sc. ,ofG superorqual-
i.y and workmanship
Constantly on annd, . large Stock of Goods
. in che Boot and Shoe line.
Store on Main st. 137ti
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r, ,.d,es, Fancy Goods Store,

Ladies' FanCJ OOOus StOIc,
Iyyeay the Raiiroad Stafion.)
D. W. HAMMOND.
Genstansly on bend and fer sale O good
assortus spt OF Fancy Goods, Books, Per-
fpmery. superior Confectionery.
Poreign and Domestic Frui Il,
Patent Medicines, Btsti On
cry. Toys, &c., &c.
Sole sppoipted agent for Rosemary and
Castor Oil, Prof, Clinton's instantaneous
Hair Dye. and Mrs. Partington's Toll ct
ao.o. 168
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II. G.. Barnes
o. Stillman,

AN endless variety Of Cabas. PorteFolios
IA Porte Mopnsiss, just received At the
eTN VARIETY STORE
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C.. w. MarstOn,
Halter AND DEALER IN FURS,
Keeps constantly on hand large stock of
Gentlemen's and Boys'Hats Of the latest
fashions. Furs of the estquality,
and Of the newest styl les cheap.
Buekskin Gloves, Mittens Of every variety.
Spring Styles just received.
Store under c. Leonard's Hotel. 137tf
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Porter 81 LOyegInd.

Manufacturers Of Tin and Sheetiron Ware
A full supply of Stoves, of the most ap-
proved patterns, always on ! and
Hin aud Sheet Iron Ware for sale or made
to order, at short notice.
shop on High street. I37tf
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Il. M. Dunn,
Keeps constantly on hand large stock Of
Gentlemen's and Boys Clothing, adapt
ed to the season, such as, Hats,
Caps Goats, Vests, Pants Shirts,
Undershirts, Draws, Boots
and Shoes, &c., sc.
Fancy articles and Ready Made Clothing
ut low prices. l37tf
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Samuel A. Gov.

1.---.-"--- FAFEK-HANGEk.
Paper Hnngings Of the latest and most de
sirable styles furnished when desired.
Agent for G. G. Dodges Dye House, of Prov.
'idencc Orders left at Messrs. 8.
d. Smiths Store will re-
ceive vepromrtattention 1857
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Business Gar0s.


DENTAL SURGEON. En-
QNU trance to Office irst door west
ID Of Thomas Perry's Jewelry
Ssore. Westerly, 1855.
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~ prepared tc have Books bound in neat
and desirable styles at short notice.
N. B. Books ready for delivery in two week,
from the time they are left lO6tf
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George G.. Wells,

Dealer in Boots and Shoes of nil descrip.
tiens. Gentlemen's fine Calf Boots,
Caters Of all descriptions, Rubbers
and rubber Boots. Thick Boots,
.Brogans. Shoes, &c. ,. ~
aides CATERS, Walking Shoes Slippers &c
Main Street, Westerly, X. I. 134tf
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Francis Sheffield.

Agent Of the .NetD London County.
MUTuAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Office West Bread Street, Pawcatuck
-. Bridge.