Litchfield enquirer., 1857-08-13
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Litehfeid. Conn, Thursday, August 13. 1887
Silver 1fine-No, III.


 In what does the value of Silver Mine con. sist Surely in that ore may be taken from it and turned into dollars, and this will be wealth. and wealth will buy food. clothing, lands, houses, and comforts. competency, luxury will be enjoyed. Such would be the advantage of Silver Mine to his place. Virgil said of old, "Oh, fortunate husbandman, if you only knew your blessings" /" IL requires no poetic inspiration to till the goods kind Providence has bestowed on these hills and amid these val eys, and but moderate share Of good sense only to appreciate them and yet emigration in an unbroken stream pours over our mountain barriers towards the setting sun, and spreading over the western prairies and crossing 'he Rocky Mountains plants new homes near the current of the Mississippi and in sight of the Pa- cihc. Does the emgrant find happier homes than those he has left behind ? Is he richer by single comfort. in his Western log-house or California shanty over the homestead of his fathers How many of the olive plants around his table have been bligh,ed by the chill of the Western fever, or how has his own strength been sapped by arduous toil fit be our lot to push on westward until our destiny as nation is fulfilled, as the star of empire cuIninates on the Pacific, still let us do it with eyes open to the fact that after al the inst- tutions which we shall plant towards the setting sun will in true value only approximate to those We have left behind
 have heard fable of a discontented bee, who one November morning was lured out by the bright sun, and smelling sti the fragrance of his own honey thought it was some store of sweets abroad, and thus Wandering far over the wastes made deso- late by frost, continued to roam until the chils of evening overlook him, and he perished miserably far from his own hive. This is too often the fate of restless and discontented wanderers. Let us realize and improve the goods we hold in our h"nds, before We throw them aside and grasp at others unknown and untried.
 pure and bracing country air is now esteemed by the inhabitants of our cities as essential to their comfort not only, but their health during te su'nner months. Pure air, however, like Con- gress water, loses somewhat of its virtue, if bot tied up and transported a long distance. To be enjoyed, it must be breathed as it blows, on the tops of lofty hills, and by the side of running brooks, perfumed by the aroma of the forest, aud scented with the breath of flowers. It is best taken on hillside pastures, where cattle browse, and In rural walks, remote from dusty streets, with exercise of lilub and voice of cheerful laugh. ter.
 The benefit ot country air people of the city must have; for the acco.nmod Atons necessary to their enjoyment of It they are willing to pay. They must have houses to lodge in, food to eat, milk 10 drink, horses to ride, people to serve s sh"'t'. .. y'"en city people are gregarious in their habits; they .fock to Saratoga and Newport, to Abseoom and 4Nahant; the more come the tablished character for saIubrous air and pleas ant scenery afford in addition to this, convenlences for the accommodation of guests, and hundreds would resort to lIitchfeld for health and pleasure each year; and as they depart leave behind them their wealth, and wealth thus secured will be of as much advantage to the people of this place as it it were coined from silver mine, or spun out In cotton factory. The resources of country or district must first be understood, and then devel- oped aud made available by well directed and practical effort. Its pure air, and beautiful scene ry, and hea,htul food, are the resources ot L,ch- huid, especially the former, aud if mountain air could be transported in cans like Orange County milk, and served round to customers in the morn- ing unadutterated, how brisk trade we nigh. push in this article. Pure air. however, is not a merchandise commodity; we can lay no tariff on the winds of Heaven aud raise revenue thence, bu, If strangers would come to our hills to enjoy it, it will bs legitimate business for us to pro- vlJe accommodations as they need, and to be paid accordingly. BIRD IN HAND.
 SINGULAR Errxcrs OF ELEcrRiclry.-A sim guar occurrence took place short time since a. the locomotive works, illustrating the powerful effects of electricity. A locomotive was being removed from the manufactory to the Central depot suddenly all hands dropped the bars with which they were moving the machine, and fell back in amazement. Resuming them at the order of the man in charge, they applied them again to the wheels, and again fell back paralyzed the instant they touched the iron. The director of the job cauSat uP oho o' 1he oats' anu udhlhS savage thrust, planted it under wheel preparatory 10 giving huge lift. No sooner had it touched, however, than he saw, it fall from his grasp to the ground, as i, had done in every case before. Such singular occurrences excited attention, and an examination was made as to the cause, when it was found that the locomotive, in passing under the telegraph, line, had come in contact with a broken wire tha, hung sufficiently low to reach it The whole mass of iron composing the locomotive had thus become charged with electricity, which had communicated itself to the bars that the men held in their hands, and caused the effect above described. The wire was then removed, and the difficulty obvia,ed in moment. Detroit Press.