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Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
The Painful Remembrance,

Will tell you true story of an old gentle man who IS more than seventy, and whose Tiff has been made unhappy by tine recollection 0 great sin which he committed in his youth It Was violation of the eighth comr'and ment
 When he was about twenty, William Gag went to d neighhoring y.liage to attend q eel e:,fa-,on which brought together great mul tltude. On his way he i,'.l in With stvtra thoughtesS young men of his own .:ge, Wht i told hlm they meant to have a " high time, an asked him to join them. Their plan Was to see how much they could make that day by offering tr-m persons who had articles for sale W siilaih Gage made no objection to this plan
 A they entered the village they found d large collection of people, and laaly tents Were erected for the safe of various articles Their pan Was caS.Iy carried out, and they soon erect d trlt Ior themselves, in which they sod the articles t:.ey dad stolen.
 Ni.i:am went tito a tent of d man who was sci. :, oranyes, anu repre>entig himself aS ;i n.,i* 'rt's clerk, off, red him his Serv.ccs. Td> ma, tl.Arked him, said he had nlorc business than iie could attend to- and would be glad to have him assist him. One of Wiiams COIL panioas stood near the door, and as he soli One orauye, he handed another to him. In t!ls way hc deprived the man of lial his pro- its, aud he was not detected.
 At night the young men reckencd up the mo tcy they lad made, and it amounted to six ty dollars William returned home, and went to his room out his conscience would not al low him to rest. He thought of the man he had wrongel, he thouyh int of his family per haps they were poor, and would suif.r fol t,: want oi what he Ilau so u'ju>tly t~kva iit' tnou i,t ot those words uttered OD Mount Sl- na;, amid tnundcrings a., ngiltnlngs, oy the voice cf Grti i, lnsclf, Thou shalt not steal He thoug,. U! tie tables 0. stone on which was written with the finger of God, "Thou shalt got >teal'
 He resolved to find the man he had de- frauded, to make confession to him and restore his property. He arose ill the middle of the night, and returned to tie village, but the man hal 20 .r reorc ne arrivcd. He Was toii that he would luu him in the next village. lie followed him there, but Was ,!,slpro.nted in tine same Way. H@ ,!ri not know tac moh> name or place of srs''onr", ahd Was unable to find htn"
 "Thc events of tat day" said tue old gentltul,l,, ' shall never lorS.t. 1t was if ty years ago last su:4!mcr that tHeS" scenes occurred, and have aiwav been seek k.ng for the maA whom l wruh:c",i and wishing to rc- store him four,o!d. 1 am uuH- n.ore tltu stv- euty years of age, anu ;!c recollection oi that sin is still fresh Il. ny mind, and l am sui ready to rvstore tourfoil.'
 May you be saved from similar unhaTpines> by remembering to keep the commandments oi God. Crime oncc committed cannot D, rrc,.! jed, and it can be forgiven ouIy for the sake o4 Jesus Christ. MARY II.
 Amsricon .Hessenecr
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
THE Mosr POPULAR Books. i've regard

THE Mosr POPULAR Books. We regard t n~ 3 most hopeful sign of the tmeS that rrli 4lou> biogra! hcs and manuals ot dcvotoa however Ill written, invarlably commail lar SC, circulation than any other speci,s of lit' r. aturc. Thus even the enormous sale of the first two volumes of Mr. Macaulay's hist,t. was eclipsed by that of an insignificant drv'- tonal treatise, which was published at the same tme Thus the sccond-rate compilations of B ckcr>; tn brought him in Gas We iarn from his lfe) an income of gS00 a year. Titus the S.ck'y sentimrntatics of Mr. X. are print ed by thousands annually. and t.. ream> dark rnei ny the dreary vcrbesity of MT. z. would air @.ty g;rdle the earth. These facts are douok ch ering, because the very rlcaiocr.ty of su,- authors proves that their works are bought for the sake of their religion, and for that alone whereas, thc nnumerable editions of such books as kebe's "Chrstan Year, " Cccirs Remains" or Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress may be explained in part by ti.eir literary as well as by their devotional merit. Tine great circulation of their works proves in contestibly that the reading classes of Eng 'aud are sound at least at heart, and that in spite of all which Mr. Carlyle tells us to the contrary, faith is not yet dead, nor Christian ity obsoletc.-Londoa Quarterly
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
Whole No. 1644.

NEW TuRKEy.--The Queen has presc~.ed
 to the Biological Society large and brilliantly
 colored si ecies of turkey, (Mclleagris occelIa-
 ta, which has been known for many years {.
 habit the vicinity of Lake Pcten, near the
 confines of the provinces of Vera Paz and
 Belize, Central America but so r.re is even
 the skin of the bird ill this country, that a stuffed specimen is valued by dealers at about 40 gnuens The late Earl of Derby, who was most Jealous in his endruyors to improve the breeds of birds likely to be scryiccable for food. went to the expense of sending collectors out to Honduras, almost solely with the view of procuring living specimens of this turkey for his aviary at kncws,"p. For nearly tweu- ty years his 'ordsiip looked forward to the qualification o; possessing the species, but all attempts to bring it alive to England failed. Tt.!S, we are happy to announce, las at length been accomplished by Mir. Skinner, the well know collector of orchidcons plants of Gaute- mala, ass sted by Capt Wilson, of the West India steam packet parana. Mrs. Stevenson, the lady of II. M Superintendent of Baizc, posse sscd q fine cock co lated turkey ard two hens, which she was dcsirous of presenting 10 the Queen, and Mt. Skinner undertook the del icate task of bringing them to England. They are tal:r, tn nncr, an1 more erect than the common turkey, with the plumagc marked with iriidescent peacoIk-hke eyes, the legs bt ing riHk, aud the head of a peculiar soft gray blue, crested with clear, bright orange warts. They are to be seen at the Socicty's Gardens, in the Regents Park - IimJs Year Book of Facts for 1851.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
SERMON HEARERS CLAssED-As ye come wit

SERMON HEARERS CLAssED-As ye come wit. divers n tons. s,ye hear in divers manners. One is ike Aii,rna,, aud h, hearkenelh after news ii the preacht s.y anything of our armies beyond the sea, or council al home, matters of court. tatis his ure Another is like the Pharise-. and he watchei" ifany thing be said that may be wres- ted 10 be sppk lgalns, persons in high piece, that he may play the Devil in accusi of his brethren lei him writ. that in his tables too ! Another smacks of eIcquence, and he gaPes for a phrase, that when he cOintih to his ordinary, he may have figure more 10 grace his tale An
 other Is maicunenl, and ne never Prcketh up hi, Gals til the p eacher cone to gird ag'lnst some V hom he >plteti-and when the sermon was done he was surr he remembers nothing which Was said 10 him, but that which was spoken against others Another cornetn to gAze about the church: he hath an evil eye, which is still looking upon t,al from which Job did avert his eye. Another cometn to nuse-So he Is Set, he tale,t i into brow" study-son.etImes his mind run, or i his markt t-Somttmes of his suit, sometimes 0t his dinner, sometimes ot his sport after dinn-r-
 and the sermon is done before the man think 1 where he is. Another coIn-th 10 heAr-bmt s,
 soou as the preacher has id his prayer he t.!l
 fist astee,, tho 'gh he had been brought ,u for
 corpse, and the preacher should preach a. his |, f"neral.-- Henry Sm'h's Sern.ony.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF JonN HANCOCK. One who saw John Hancock ill Jme 11S2, relates that he lad the appearance O, advunc- ed age, He hat been repeatedly aud severely afflicted with gout probably owing in part to his custom of drirking pulch--a common nrac- tee ill high circles in those days. As rccol- lccted at that time, Hancock was nearly six feet high, and of thin person, stopping little. and apparently cnirebIcd by disease. His manners were very gracious, of the old style dgnI'd compIaj>ance His face had been very handsome. Dress was adapted quite as much to the Crnamynal as us fl Gentle men Wore wigs when abroad, and commonly caps when at hone, At this time, about noon Hancock was dressed in d red velvet cap, with in which was onc of fine linen The latter turned up over the lower edge of the velvet one, two or three inches. He wore blue damL>k gown, lined with silk, white cmhroi- drred waIstcolt, black satn small clothes, and silk stockings, and red morocco slippers.
 It was general practice in gentccl !uln;lios to have a tankarl Of punch made in the morn ing, and placed ill q cooler, when the weather required it. At this visit, Hancock took from the cooler, standing on the hearth, a full tpik- ard, and drank first himself, and then offtrrcd 1t to those present His eqnpagc was sp.en- lid, a"t such as is not customary at this day
 He wore scarlet coat on public occasions, which scon became tEe prevailing fashion.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
An Eastern Tyrant.

Women have no names in Cairo. They, o course, have their names at home, but no ma, knows the name of his neighbors wife or wives X woman is spoken of as the wife of such a person, or the sister of such a person. but nev- CT by her own nane
 The daughter of Mchemet Ali, the sister of the present Eceroy is the first lady il Egypt. i Her history is almost romantic Tins is uot the place to speak of the private incidents 1 in 1t, which have long made her to Ee spoken of with contempt eHel tYen hy the Egyptians, the vcst race of men on eart.i. But her bus bands name IS still terror in Cairo, and nlen will hardly believe ti.at he is Gead The Deiterdar, as Ae is always called, Was son in Jaw of Mehemet Ali, and the realza ton Of all the stores 0: Turkish brutality aud tyr rany. His palace is in front of the Esbeklsh, ou: since his death, it has passed iuto other hands
 He it was who heard the complaint of a poor woman that a man had drauk milk from her measure and tncn refused to pay her.
 Tie man denied it entirely
 ''Whcn Was 1t !' demanded the Dtfterdar
 "Tnis monlr.it"
 "WeIl, ,l"w, woman, lstcn--I will rip this c:an open. If ti"it the milk in him, it is we'll --you shall De paid Ii not, l will rip you open ill the same manntr."
 1t Was done Instantly on the floor of his room by his men, ne and the women look:ug on complacentIy. Tine milk Was fou..u in the mans sto,narcl., and the Deytcrdar ordered the value of the mk-ten parla>, or about one cent to Ie t,ken from the mans gown aud paid to the woman.
 In another instance, tax collector had lev jed on d poor mans COW, hS sOie DOS sS:on, for one of the enorlnous taxes of M"hemct Ali The COW Was worth two hundred pi,stres Tine tax was forty. The collector took the COW, and sent for il butcher made l,im kill the COW, and cut It lto tan ? ccts, and then sent for ten men, aud forced them to take and pay for the pieces, six plaStres each. 1t was cheap meat, but they would never have touched it, except under force.
 Thc man complained to the Deftcrdar, that in this manner sold for >ixty, ai.I by the op- pre,Sion of the collector, he Was left destitute The Dtsterdar, sent d boa: to tie village, and brought all the parties and witnesses to tn. palace.
 It was clea case of oppression.
 " How dare you kill that mans COW ?' ask cd he of tic butcher.
 " Do then what l tel. yon. Kill that man, the co.!cctcr, and cut h;m into ten p,,, ,es"
 It Was done on the spot, and every man who had beef at six pa>trrS Was made to buy piece of the collector at twenty, "n1 so the poor man had the value of his cow
 These ns4anccs are both on th, side of ins- ticc--hut others, countless store> of lis cruel ties are told, which are perfectly retle
 His horse was badly SI,od 90 that nail prirked his fo)t--not an uncommon occurrence with the best of hIickSmitllS Bat he went to the shop and had hot shoe nailed on the foot of the smith These and other similar accounts may be relied upon. Every one in Cairo knew hundred such
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

CUHIO1-s HABITS OF MACKEREL-The habits of these fish are very jecu!lar And although thrv have been taken in immense numbers for three quarters of a century their habits are not well understood. Thry often move in i'm mense numbers apparently filling the ocean for miles in extent. They are found near the surface Sometimes they vii! take the hook with great eagcrn sS, at other times net a mackcrel will bite for four days although mil lions of them are visible in the water. When tEav are u the mood for talk nr the bite, ten, twenty and even thirty barrels are taken by vessel ill a few hours. They usually bite more freely soon a. CT sunrise n thc ,uurnry, and towards sunset n tie evening. They ali
 cease to bite ahout the samt tiEla, as if they were @ctuatei by common impulse. T;r" are easily frightened. and will descent Ncu deep water. It has often happened Ina; d fleet of vessels lying of the shore, in tue miL:t ot school of mack,rel, and taking them rai,. idly oa their decks when the firing of q gun, or ,ne blasting of rock would sct,i every mack crel tathonls deep into the water, as though they had been converted into so many pigs of lead, and perhaps it would be some hours be- fore they wouli re-apear They are caught more abundantly ucar the shore, and very re- iy out of sight of land -Od Colony -Lemorial
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
Hay> If a ta''rw candle be placed in a q,

Bay fla ta'ow candle be placed in a gun 'nd be shot ;.t <. door, it will go through with ''ut sustaining uny injury and if musk, t ball be fired ;n water it Will rebound and be !'attened as if fired against any hard substance. \ mu>ket ball may bs fired through pane of glass and if thc glass be suspended G y a thread, it will make TO difference, and even the thread will rot vbrate Cork, if sunk twenty feet in the ocean, will not rsc on ac- count of the pressure of the water. In the Arctic regions, when the thermometer is below
 zero, persons converse mere than a mile dis tant Mr. Jameson asserts that he heard cv- cry word of a sermon at the distance of two miles on still day, with perfect distiuctncss
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

TIE AFrEcTIoNs.--Oh mau fear not for thy affections, and feel no dread lest time should eflacc them. There is neither to-day nor ycS- terday in the powerful echoes of the memor, !; there is on y always He who no longer fees, has never t,h. There are two memores-t.c memory of the senses, which wears out wt't tie senses, and in which perislabIc sL;sgs du- cay and the memory of the soul, for whrA time does not exist, and which lives over at the same instant, every moment of it's past ani | present existence Fear not ye who love. Tine has power over hours, none over ti.o Soul-Lam1rtine
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
r.zP The hark krrshaw of ChcaUo, last from

Eg The bark kershaw. of Chicago. last from that port, has lately reached Liverpool after pas sage of ,wen'y->ix days from Qoebec This is the second vpsse! send from Chicago to Liverpool! and she was commanded by Captain Pitrce. wno successfully navigatd ,he first ore. tue Dean 'ci- mond. Tn. barqu" krrshaw carrie" "n' grain t,e;uh,. ani her peculiar model and rig laade her cui,e a curiosity to the hundreds at people who visited her at Lverpocl. Sine will remain this fall and winter in the British c"as,ing trade, and in the ensuing spring re,urn to Chicago, with a largo of merchandise
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

FEMALE SwIMMERs--It is matter of the greatest surprise that our young girls do not as a matter of course, learn 10 swim, inst as they learn to sew. With frame much lighter than the bony structure of man, it is impos- Sibc for woman tc avoid floating if she will only put the hack part of her head, un.!"r the water, or in other words bend hr head back aEl' raise her ch,si, and, of courst, her mouth and nose up into the air. The attitu,ie, iy the way. Is by no means uncosnnon ..i,ong la- dies iu the;r daily walks. A weeks trial will gve any young girl the necessary self:poes"Sim to do this in the wat,r. Tine body will at once assume natural recumbent floating pos. ture. l have Aoated in this way for half an hour, and could do so for any length of time How often has life itself been jos: for want of an attainment thus easily acquired!
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
S,,IFNT RECEPTA,IES FOR THE DEAD

ANCIENT REcEPrAcLEs FOR THE DEAp.-The ancient Gr eks huried their dead in carthcn jars and mauy of these are found in the Cr'- mea The largest and most perfect was dis covered by some bee hunters, who traced bee to the spot, and found the jar filled with hot'- ey. When empticd, this enormous jar was found large enough to contain six persons ill sitting posture.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

However much wc may have accomplished. through a long fife of active and unren,,t., Il tol when we come to reach its closing seen, our labor' will then appear 10 us but tr.A. z ant n>ign.6c mt for they are about to Le weighed Ill the Scales of a bouuLess aud u., s- terious Eternity,
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15
THE J. \. II HARRls.-Capt Haf the di-

THE J. \. HARRIS. Is.-Capt. Haf the di- yer, s;tcd New London Tn Stiuy. He it.. forms the editor of thy Star that the prcpc Ter lirs n about nll.ty->lA feet of water, am; is headi.:g about southwest, with all htr nlu>ts gone. Her boats ar- iyiug on the deck. Tn vessel has about four feet heel to starboar,t a,,i t e Starhoard s.de oi the cabin deck has IsoAcn from thc vessel and raised three or four feet. It is the opinion of Capt. Half, that some of the bodies have escaped throHg, the aperturc-(very likely those found on tic Long Island >hore.) At one time, while on the lroptlcr's deck, Capt. II. became entall- gied in the rigging, but soon extricated him fl. He tli,ks it would be very difficult to r,.s the proi'cll'r, aisi that if possible, it w'ui not justly the rxi,ense The boy of Mss Robinson he found ln the co'nj,anlon-~ay wed4ed in, in some manner ; but t.s ,o''o u> it was dtt#ched, it rose to the top with great force, like cork, so great as to have carried him up, had he not disconnected himself from 1t Tine other bodies were found closely press ,,l agailSt the side of the deck While under water they looked very na,nrai, but immcdi- atey on comiAg in contact with the air, they assumed black appearance.
 tapt H. sa" d large huthpef ol HharhS ne thinks (Says th" Star,) if he makes another
 K clatson, he >ial eut away al the rigging fit. Capt. Half deserves much credit for ~ncc Ssful efforts D vrrs, as a general :1;.r are not willing to go below fifty feet, $. when distance it is quite dark alI the pres sure great.
 The six bodies recovered have all been ta. ken 10 New London and inferred in Cedar iiro'e Cemetcry.-Journal and Courier.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

A Quaker being asked his opinion of Phre- nology, replied indignantly, Frien,l. there can be no good in a science that compe's man to take of h;s hat ,"-Iustk
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

The hoop question like most others, has two. s;d.s to it. The ladies take tb, inSs Of course.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

Knowledge is better than silser or gold it is nperishab.e
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-15

There is tso 'nuci, f!isity taught for truth, on this and similar objects not only in the newspapers, but in elaborate books. The req son is that few persons think sound'y or dare to deny the rrc-conce"ed or popular ideas We would, however, have every man reflect for himself, and hold fast to the good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-27
TREASURY DIPARrMErI,

WAsHINaTON, December TO- 1855
DROP0SALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
L this Department until the l2th day Of Feb,u-
airy, A ID. 1857, at L. O'Clock, noon, for the con.
stTuction Of the Custom House, Post Once, and
Court Rooms, authorized to be erected at Calves
ton, Texas, according 10 the plans and specifca-
tons prepared at this Department; said piopo-
sails to be eithSr for the whole building, or tepa
rate for the different kinds OF worb; bills of parcels
amount Of each kind Of work, and the total
amount carried ont, the department reserving ne
right 20 reject or accept the proposals hereby in
vited, or any parts theceoA when IL deems the In.
tefest Of the United States uires Ia the depart
ment also reser' es the right TO exclude the bids
Of any person or persons whom there is Just cause
to believe will not faithfully perform the con
tracts, or which ttey have attempted 10 obtain by
indireciion; an all bids when here shall be par
ties in Interest who do not join Ia the bids, sud
all bids that, upon Investigation are below q fair
price for the WORK.
Bids will not be received In gross, and no con-
tract will be awarded TO bidder unless details
are furnished the department OF the prices OF the
different kinds OF work and materials, which
snail be subject to the revision OF the department,
so that 1t may adopt the whole or part OF the bid
as the interests Of the United states may require
Ninety per cent Of the amount CT work done
and materials delivered, according to contract
price, said amount TO be ascertained by the esd
mate OF an agent Of the department, appointed
Tor that purpose, Will be paid from time TO time
as the work pro2Ies AID ten per ctnt retained
until the completion Of the contract, and accept
q,
and be forfeited In the event Of non fGlhlment Of
contract.
Contracts will be awarded oniv TO mas build
ers and Mechanics, snd the assignment thereof
except by consent Of the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, will be a forfeiture Of the same
Each propos: Il must be accompanied by a writ
ten guarantee, signed by two respons. bic person.
certified TO be SO by the United States dist.ict
Judge or attorney Of the said district ia the sum
OF IS 600, for the whole wark, or prcportionaie
amount, IL for any part, that the bidder will,
when required, IL his proposal be accepted, enter
Into contract and bond with paper and fncient
securities for Its faithful performance. Form Of
bond and certificate required will be furnished.
together with plans, specifications, and working
drawings, on application TO the depar ment
NO bid viii be considered unless II fully CON-
this advertisement
The proposals must he sent 70 this department,
addressed 10 the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed - Proposals for the GaIr,sfor
Custom hoEee," and will be opened at one
O'Clock p m, OF the last dav na med for receiving
the same. JAMES GUTBRIE
dec - -2awtl2Feb Secretary Of the Treasury.