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The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18

nN- A gentleman of means, a resi-
dent of New Hampshire, recently offer
ed to pay the expenses Of literally cdu-
eating young man in case the latter
should be able to cover the walls of a
certain room with dcfaced postage stamps
What pr' else OF ject the gentleman had
in Ai4w in making such II request, does
not appear. Whatever may have been
The moiive, it matters not, SO much as
that the promise was mado in good faith
and that the young man is now engaged
in the accom- plshmcnt of his task As
about eighteen thousand stamps will be
required to cover the entire surface Of
the walls, it will be seen that he has no
small work to perform Several young
ladies in this city, acquainted with the
parties ,bave volunteered their assistance
to the young man One of them has
made a collection of three thousand
stamps, another has collcci,d d abnnt Hi
teen hun1rcd, aud a third about seven
hundred, and they d. not intend to re-
liuquish their efforts until tho requir d
uumber Of stamps is collected.
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ngs~ An instance ef the utility q

sy" An instance ef the utility of Il
black silk handkerchief in cases of epil-
cpsy occurred lately in Paris. A young
girl fell down in the public streets in a
strong cpilcp,;c fit. A crowd imme-
diately collected lound her, but for some
moments nobody could think of any
means of assistance. A sergeant de
vile, bcwcver, coming up and seeing
what was the matter, asked bystapder
to lend bin black silk ncckcloth, and
having obtained it, be covered the gins
face with the silk, and in the course OF
few Sc conds she began to recover -
The commissions ceased, consciousness
and in a sS"rt time she got uT
aud walked quietly home having hrs
tbanked the oDcer for his kindness.
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cey- How is it that girls can always

ca- How is it that girls can always
tell married man from single one !?
The tact is ind'Sputabl. The phio.o-
ply OF it is beyond our ken. Black
wood says, that " the fact of ma,rimouy
or baehelorship is written SO legisly in Il
mans appear nee. that no ingenuity can
conceal it. Everywhere there is some
instinct that tells US whe,h.
er an lnd'vipull (who'e name, fortune
aud c,rcum .'ahces a-c totally usknown)
bc or be not, IA married mau. Wheth.
CT it is n certain sublued look, such al
that which character iz,s the lions in O
mesaseris, aud distinguishes them from
the lords OF the desert, We cannot tell
but the truth 10 SO, We positively affirm
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18
Ha~ 1t is said the famous chair, made

AS- 1t is said the famous chair, made
from pieces of the old I" Charter Oak I"
fer the city Of Hartford, and which the
Common Council refused to accent aud
pay for on tho ground that the bill
($375) was an extravagans one, has
been purchased by Col. Sam. Colt, the
price paid was $500.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18

s0- 1t is said that Empress Eugenie
was unexpectedly and very vigorously
kissed by stranger on tho night of the
attempted assassination. A young fel
low, named Lirrmsn, footmap, was
lnncbing iu ueighboring cafe, when
the explosion occurred He went out
into the crowd, and seeing bow things
stood, without standing upon etiquette,
rushed mp TO the emperor and gave him
several hearty shakes Of the hand, and
then taking the empress in his arms,
kissed her a dem times. 10 the sur
prise and confusion the young fellow had
bis own way, aud Eugene afterwards
giving au account Of the affair, said,
{ And I vs. kissed with warmth by
some person, but by whom ] cannot con-
ceive." at was no doubt the same
friend who shook my hann," said the
emperor.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18
49, Tie llichlnnnd Snnlh snys

py- Th. Richmond South says that
a negro child has recently bean born In
the ncighborhood Of Ringeold, in that
county, with twcn,y.six Gpgofs aud toes
II has ak toes ou each foot aud seven
6agcn on each hand. There are two
iull sired thumbs on sssb hand, and two
!" little y 6pgcrs. All these limbs are
ssid 10 be perfect
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PliOv'DENCE CONrE.E ENCE
SiiM NAY,
EAST GREENWICH r I

I S situate on the Stonington Railroad.
Il 1t has IN Engli III and Clas sical DEPART
ment and Ltlics' Graduating Course.
With it's greatly enlarged accom- mcdm,iols,
its superb new building, ,xI erienc,d
Teachers. and moderate terms, il afc, ds
rare opportunities for thorough prmcti.
cnl education. There now a Jew vacancie ca.
The next Term opens Aprin 10Th.
For Cir iai sgIv.rgparticulars address
q w. QUEkkEAU, A. Nj,
Owo32 Principal.
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p~- The Norwich (Ct Courier soys
that the old Congregational Church, at
Lisbon, which is to be taken down, has
has remained unal,cred 90 years, aud
S at pres, nt probably the las, Of The old
fashioned churches ia the State.
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fxD IN tewb on Ihe iIhe OF D'sVN
and MiddlescY counties, Ma"., q hen
house was entered and robbed. The
next morning tho owner missed his bid.
dies, bu, discovered the poriemcnnaic OF
the thief, containing sirfy dollars and
the namc Of tho thief, lying on the
aoor No questions were asked. The
ou.fancier l. said 10 pass for rc- oect'
,ble and homes, ci'isen.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18
Boz The Providence Conferenc

(Mtholist,) will hold their annual scs-
sion this year, in The East Main street
church, Norwich, CT, commencing on
Wednesday The 3ist iust aud con,inu.
ing through Ihg following Sabbath. Tae
numbers of w ,t~rs expected is no,
far from i5'.- r.j,hop ocott presiding,
in place of Bishop Waugh, whose death
was lately announced.
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Che ruesterlp Gfbo,
AND
woatmck Advertiser.
westerly, March Az 1858.

~ The next number Of the Echo
will be issued about the middle Of April,
printed on new type, aud published by
new proprietors, who have got the means
to make such paper as the people OF
this vicinity ought to patrouise.
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SEWN q Machine.

A Lady, formerly OF this village, now
residing y few miles from here, hns On en-.
cellsnt Hevlng Machine, Of wheeler n WI.
scn'sPntcnt, which cost gitO, and now has
~ by 0ih pisiribut oi,. Enquire NJ this
Once 800
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18

sss- I, was asccriaincd by actual
coun, ,ba, 10000 persons, mostly young
men between tho ages Of 10 aud 30,
visited ,tc lager beer saloons Of Boston
on Saturday last
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18

n5t- Rev. a. B. Tetft has accepted a
call from the Baptist Church of Volun-
town, in the place Of Rev. VIM Biddls
WHO was removed to Brookfeld.
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aay Il j. stated that in Que If the
iillages Of the town OF Sinsbu,y, Ct.,
here is not all adult to bu found, who
las not b en- converted
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18

sly Mark Cohnor, Of Norwich, acci-'
dantYly fell down stairs in his dwelling,
aud injured bis spine SO that he died in
turce hours.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-18

rey- The ship Mary L Sutton brought
t, New Bedford a valuable cargo of bono
aud oil, the ether day, supposed to be
wvrth $4,000.
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u. II. FAAN HAN ,
f1EN,GIN'E.

Would say to his friends and the publis,
that ne Is prepared to attend to all profess
sional calls in his Dsntn, Office as hereto.
fre, with safety and dispatch. He has good
assistance in his labratory and can execute
Llate work ut short notice.
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sy- John Hiscox, Esq, of this viii
lnge, has been appointed Surveyor Of
this port.
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sG- Gov. Holley, Of Connecticut,
has appointed Friday, the I'd day Of
April, to be observed as a day Of fast
ing and prayer, 10 that State.
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- They whs give willingly, losc 10
give quloily
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List OF Letters.

- ENAlNI,G in the Post Ofhce at Wes,
~ terly, April /, 1868.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-22

There is singular sort OF man
living on the mountain in Plymouth, who
has been seen some two or three times
A short time since he went to the house
of Mr.. Francis Green, and took breakfast
with the family. He is not inclined to talk
and often mods his head at questions and
pretends he cannot talk, but occasionally
speaks good English by letting out one
word at time. He wore Kossuth hat
and had on tweed pants, doeskin overalls,
two vests, one being striped, and mixed
spencer. He has blnc eyes, sandy hair
and whiskers and is little bald on the
top and fore.part of his head, and may
be 35 years of age. He carries a sword
cane and sleeps in barn belonging to j.
P. Brown. Mr.. Green finds one of his
cows MIXED every morning, done it is
supposed by this genius, but no effort has
been made to disturb him, or to make him
pay for his board. - Bel'oWs Fails Times.
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.
PROSPECTUS. b.
volume Fourteen begins Septem.
Der IL. 1888.

MECHANICS, INVENTORS, MANUFACTURES AND
FARMERS.
The Scientific American mas now reached its
Fourteenth year, and will enter upon New Vol.
ume on the llth of September. II 10 the only
weekly publication Of the kind now issued in this
country, and II has very extensive circulation
in all the States Of the Union. Ii is not, as some
might suppose from its title, dry, abstruse work
on technical science the contrary, IL so deals
with the great events going on in the scientfc,
mechanical and industrial worlds, as to please
and instruct every one. II the Mechanic or Ar
tixan wishes to know the best machine in use, or
how to make any substance employed In HE bus
mess If the llou ewile wishes 10 get recipe for
making oOd color. &c.-if the Inventor wishes
to know what Is going on In the way Of improve
ments--if the Manufacturer wishes to keep posted
with the Times, and TO employ the best facilities
Ia his business-if the Man of Leasure and Study
wishes to keep himself familiar with the progress
made in the chemical labratory, or in I con-
struction OF telegraphs, steamships, aiIoads,
reapers, mowers, aud a thousand other machines
and appliances, both of peace aud war--all these
desidsrdta can be found in the SCIENTIFIC AMER
icAs, and uot eiserhere. 1hev are here presented
IN reliable and interesting form. adapted to the
comprehension Of minds unleaTned IN the higher
branches OF science and art
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Specimen copies sent gratuitously for inspec-
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Qz- Letters shou d be directed to
r'T MUM K co. I2s Fulton street, MY.
o. MEssRs MUM & 20. are extensively sn-
gagged in pr curing patents for new inyeni IONS
and will advise inventors withoat charge, in re-
gard to tho novelty OF their improvements.
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ing her bloom and fragrance aud precious
health, her poor scrub Of mother may
be locked in sleep which her exhausted
nature demands.
This kind of a woman will not make q
man happy nor will any man, except he
is as frivolous as herself, offer her honor
able marriage.-aIe en- want to see in their
wives some glimmer, at least, of common
sense. And they want to see some evil
dence that they are competent to sit at the
head of household. But how is it with
majority Of young women2 They turn
their backs upon domestic duties, and
know knothing of domestic joys As soon
as they can get away from their mothers
care, they rush into shops and factories
and trades. 1t has got to be so now that
full four-6ftbs of our young women don't
know enough about the kitchen even to
make cup of coffee or to cook beef
steak, or broil a mackerel. Indeed, in too
many cases, it would be deemed an insult
to ask them the question if they knew
how to cook. Instead of home duties,
they are fierce after accomplishments
not thinking or not knowing that what they
call accomplishments become defects
unless they are associated with home gra.
ces, which most adorn woman.
Yoang women, if they would preserve
themselves fresh and pure and fit to be-
come what God designed they should be,
bel lpmates for man, should exercise
stronger restraining influence over their
minds than has been the fashion of late
years should cease to look upon mar
riage only as the means of greater e1trav-
agance and wider scope for pleasures,
and upon husband only as the golden
goose who pays for them.-Depend upon
it that, while amusements and extrava-
gance are regarded by the woman as the
chief objects of life, they will find men
who will crafty them--but not for mar.
riage. So long as married men who have
been so unhappy as to be caught by such
cbatf, present woful example and warn
ing, those who are out will keep out of the
silken moose"
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COrrsspondsnco OF tho Now York Express.
Oliver Cromwell's Head-A Curl
ous Story.


oas story.
Before leaving England had an op-
portunity Of seeing great curiosity, a
relic of antiquity, which few Englishmen
have seen. You will be surprised, and
perhaps incredulous, when 1 say I have
seen the head Of Ohrer Crom,Ocll, not
the mere skull, but the head entire, and
in state Of remarkable preservation. Its
history is authentic, and there is verbal
and historical evidence to place the thing
beyond cavil. Cromwell died at Hamp.
ton Court in 1858. After an imposing
funeral pageant, the body having been
embalmsd, he was buried in Westminster
Abbey. On the restoration Of the Stu
arts, he was taken up and hung in Ty-
burn. Afterwards his head was cut of,
a pike driven up through the neck and
skull and exposed on Westminster Hall.
1t remained there a long while, until, by
some violence, the pike was broken and
the head thrown down. 1t was picked up
by soldier and concealed, and afterwards
conveyed to some friend, who kept it care
fully for years. succession of families,
which can easily be traced, 1t has come
into the possession Of the daughter of
Hon. Mr.. Wilkinson, ex-member Of Par
Lament from Buckingham and Bromley.
1t was at the residence of this gentleman
that saw the head, and his daughter, a
lady of fine manners and great culture,
exhibited it to Rev. Mr.. Verrell, the Pas
tor of the Bromley Dissenting Chapel,
and myself.
This head of Cromwell is almost en-
tire.-Tbe flesh is black and sunken, but
the features are nearly perfect, the hair
still remaining, and even the large wart
over one of the eyes-such being a dis
tinetive mark on his face-is yet perfect
ly visible-The pike which was thrust
through the neck still remains, the upper
part of iron, nearly rusted off, and the
lower wooden portion in splinters, showing
that it was broken by some act Of violence.
It is known historically that Cromwell was
en,balmed, and no person thus cared for
was ever publicly gibbeted, except this il
lustrious man. In addition to the most
authentic records concerning the head
possessed by the family, and which I have
found sustained by historical works and
even an old manuscript in the British
Museum, Mr.. Flanmsn, the distinguished
sculptor, once gave it as his opinion that
this was none other than the head Of Oil
yer Cromwell. Yet its existence seems
almost unknown in England, and only a
few years ago a discussion in some of the
public journals, which have seen, alter
nately denied and advocated it. Such q
rumor was in circulation, and. as no one
had then seen the head, it having been
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-22

A CuRIesIrY.-One of the most curious
things we ever heard of is the following
At MIR. Elkins mill in North Troy, a few
days since, a piece of black web silk in
perfect state of preservation, together with
a few birch chips, was discovered embed
ed in a pine log which was being sawed.
The log was solid save where the articles
were found There for n few inches the
log was hollow.-There was no crack nor
hole by which the silk could have been
thrust in, but the tree had grown over it
completely. The silk was nearly yard
long. How it came there is more than
we can explain, and how it should be pre-
served for the period that it would take
the tree to grow over it is very strange
haS5urgh Standard.
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concealed, none could speak by authority.
Recently the motive for concealment has
passed away. and permission to see it was
carefully granted.--It is curious keep.
sake for lady, but it is carefully pre-
served under lock and key in a box Of
great antiquity, wrapped in number of
costly envelops, and when it is raised
from its hiding place and held in ones
hand, what world of thought is sugges-
ted!
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POETRY.
From Peterson's Magazine.
Fail Me not Thou.

Fdll me uOC InOu.
BY HATTIE II. CHILD.
Think you, because one little hour
OF cloud, or dreary rain,
Breaks in to hide the suns full power,
He ne'er will smile again
Then doubt not woman's constancy
Whate'er may hide her smile from thee
Thou knowst the sun is true to earth,
Know then her heart is true to thee.
Think you, If on some dsrksome day
The bird doth hush her song,
She ne'er again will tune her lay
In carol sweet and long?
The lay still lives, though gloom and fear
May fright its echo from thine ear
Sooner will every bird forget,
Than she the tone love renders dear.
II DER the fountain hangs a veil
OF mist, to hide its play,
think you its waters all must fail
In silent drouth away2
Nay, nay, the fount Of tenderness
In woman's heart is fathomless;
oh, traitor doubt to think 1t gushed
But once, and never more could bless.
If droops single floral gem
From where it freshly grew,
Dost think the self-sams parent stem
Will never bloom anew?
Fresh tuds shall spring to glad thine eye,
Fair as the bow in hopes young sky;
The past hath pressed its own bright flowers,
Then oh should faith look up and sgh2
When all the vine hath twined itself
About the growing tree,
As all my spirit-though hath chung,
And cngeth still TO lhee;
Who would rebuke tendril new
That hung unfettered as it grew,
And chdc its seeming hardness,
As though it were untrue?
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NC. o. REDINGTON.

OGDESsBUR0H, n. ].
Teacher of Vocal and instrumental Music
Agent for Piano Fortes, Organs, Melodeons, Au-
sic Books, Sheet Music, and all kinds of musical
merchandise. Pianos and Mslodeons of any man.
ufacturer furnished. Mr.. K. agrees to be neld re-
sponsibls for every Instrument selected by h'm-
self, (beside the warrant of the manufacturers)
Terms, the usual retail prices. Mr.. X. purchases
at Wholesale prices thing which none but agents
and dealers can do) and delivers, sets up, and
warrants, for the same prices which purchasers
would be forced to pay ut the manuiaeturers'
places Of business.
Z NiddlehurY, Sept. I, 1858.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-22

COMFORT OF A SMALL HoUss.-We con-
fess to being altogether of the way of
thinking expressed in the following extract
from the Ohio Farmer -
1--WE confess to liking for small houses
and small women. Touching the former
we will here give seven good, and, as we
think sufficient reasons for our preference.
In the first place, they imply small, cozy
rooms. Not cramped, but measurable.
So small that the light and heat are re-
Aeoted and radiated from all parts. Fam
lily comfort cannot thrive in hall or a
field. 1 imagine that the boy who did not
feel sufficiently acquainted with his father
to ask him for new cap, lived in "a pal
atial residence" | doubt not, for the
same reason, people living among noun
tains are more sociable than those who
live on plains. Affection, like smile,
dies unless it is reflected. Secondly, we
like small houses because they look paid
for,and a small house paid for holds more
happiness and real friends than large
one unpaid. Anything unpaid is uncom-
Portable. To an honest man debts are
demons, and an indebted house haunted
house as full of creeping horrors and dis
quietudes as that described by Hood.
Thirdly, we like small houses, because
they look sympathizing. They are like
people not overdressed, more ready to
make acquaintance. A big house is like
big man--unaccostable Stately porti-
cos and lordly halls are like the titles d.
D., LII D, etc.-imposing, distant. and
inclined to be repellent. In the fourth
place, we like small house. because it
excites no envy. 1t matters not how ele.
gantly it is furnished, how tastefnlly sur
rounded and adorned by shrubbery and
flowers, its observers are its admirers and
friends. 1t does not fall under the "evil
eye," and no man who has a soul would
wish even his house-his home--the a.
bode of his wife and children-to be an
object of envy. Everybody can say, and
is encouraged to say, can build such a
house, which words are equivalent to a
blessing. Filthy, we like small house
because it must always remain the. peoples
house. The industrious mechanic can
earn such a house. The diligent laborer
can own, by patient industry, such a
house. The widow can live in such q
house and what rich rational comfort
it is to live in such Accommodations as o.
necessity must be the dwelling-places o.
nine-tenths of the race2 Sixthly, we like
small houses, because in such most of u.
begin life. 1t is with small houses thai
the affections OF young couples, the first
care and joys of married life, are mostly
associated. Most of us begin sin a small
way" In the last place, we prefer tn,
small house, because it is not so far re
moved from our last narrow home. Only
a few steps down and our weary feet ar,
there but from the large palace to thu
narrow grave the change is too abrupt
I've grown sober over these orders of ar
chitecture, and will stop.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-22

. Coon, EVEN FOR PRENTICE The Uni
ted States Treasury is in bad way. 1t
has shelled out until nothing is left but
q Co6G."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-22

"A scientific gentlemen put the en-
quiry, if We supposed the news communi-
Gated through the Atlantic telegraph,
1000 miles nnder the salt water, could
Se fresh when it reached the shore.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-22
DR.. JEN MIN G S

Would take this method to inform the public,
that he has concluded to make this place his res
idencs, and would here express his gratitude to
his numerous patrons in this, as well rs the sur
rounding towns, and hopes he may still merit their
patronage. r-
DR.. JENNisos, would inform his patrons
that h. has again taken rooms at the Addi-
son House, where lie will give his undivided
attention to all who give him call
MiddIebury, Nov 25th, 1867.