Litchfield enquirer., 1860-08-16
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 WHAT BECOMES OF ALI. THE NEWSPAPERS ?- There are published in this country and Canada, nearly three thousand newspapers More than one-half are weekly. the remainder are divided between semi -wecklies, tri-wcekes and daes. These papers would more than reach around the gloho. What becomes Of all the pins? is ques. ton often asked, as a puzzler-but is it not equal y q puzzlcr, what becomes of all the newspa- pcrs? The editor of the Newburyport Herald tries to solve the mystery He says:
 "Wc have sometimes heard it asked. how high would all these journals reach if piled on the top oi each other, ust the thickness of one sheet Some have answered q thousand feet-others two thousand, others mile. But all arc wide of the mark. Dr. Aver of Lowell is probably inc only man in the United States who takes ali the journals of our country. CaEada New Bruns- wick and Nova Scotia. By actual measurement he has ascertaned that in ono year his exchang- ca amount to neither a thousand feet. nor five thousand. nor two miles. nor five nor ten, nor twelve, but to more than fourteen miles In short. the newspapers published north of the Southern line of the United States. are nearly five times igller than the Mount Blanc of Er- ropc--a mountain which oyerlooksa circle whose diameter is four hundred miles, We have not included in this calculation Ilarpers Magazine The Atlantic Monthly. Godcy. Graham Peter son. adies Repository. &c.. &c. IIarpers Magazine, according to it's publishers state mcnts. c'rculates monthly 10000 copies. each on" Of which is q t!i d of an inch thick. Annr- ally the number will be represented by 20.'C . 000 or if these numbers could be placed onc upon tho other we should have 55.l5l feet inches, or more than ten miles high. or twice tho altitude of the highest Himalaya. the loftioet mountain in the world.
 | Paper printed upon cannot be ground over and made anew. Printers ink spells paper for re- manufacture. and the great amount of paper which enters into public journals after being rn- rused is not bound ur and laid aside, as it should l be fer future reference Int goes to waste. A nortion is used for wrapping paper, but sad as is the reflect oa. the newspaper containing so much that has ccst mind, labor. sleepess nights and wcary days goes to waste, 'hurries on to instinc- tive decay Let each one after reading these 1 figures do his owE moraliZne'
 E.aliah Eookh'' is a female elephant belong :rS 10 circus lately exhibiting ct Cincinnati. ihe following account of her passage across the 1 Ohio is from The Cinc:nn0ti Commercial { " At o'clock, Madame i&aiiah Rookh' was discovered by the anxious crowd. walking les- urriy down to the landing upon the Kentucky >idc Tapping her huge ears the motion of which was distinctly visible uron this side of the river 1 Every thing being in readiness, l ala Eoohl. rlnrwed into tho flowing waters, but was al most immediately lost to sight. The cooling cf Icrts of the fluid wcs. so agreeable that her h. ,iyShp seemed disposed to neglect the task a,- signed her; and, regardless uf the expectations for the assembled multitude, rolled and splashcd around n; her casn. Tho exertions of her keep CT who pilntcd her in skiff. soon brought her to scnsc of her duty. and she struck out man fully into the stream. At times nothing hut the end of her trunk would be visible, then the top of her head, and again sho would dive entirely out of sight remaining under water until those on shore began to think she was drowned, when of sudden she would come to the surface with a surge that would throw her huge bulk half way out of tho water. Thus she proceeded until o, . rosite the Covington ferry landing when an amusing incident occurred. The fleet of skiffs which accompanied her on her trip became so numerous as to seriously incommode her lady ship, when, becoming indignant. she turned about and gave them chase. Tho result was some rowing which would have put even the famous Harvard oat Club to the blush. One of the skiffs she pursued to the bank. The con- sequence was, that, allowing due calculation for the force of the current, as to make a land ing at the required point, it became necessary | to take her ashore and let her try fresh start The second time she started short distance be- low the mouth of the Licking, and proceeded diagona!ly across the river, diving and rising with blow at times. and landing safely at the foot of Race street. thus giving the whole line of spectators full view of her performances" The Saratoga correspondent of 7Ae Washing- ton Star has the following:
 "The most elegant and recherche turnout at Saratoga this season is that of Mrs. Bennett the wife of the editor of the N. '. Herald; pony phaeton, evidently built in Paris Mrs. B. drives her par-in- hand herself, carrying launtily her | parasol, attached to a delicate ivory whip which is thus made to serve, very gracefully indeed, double purpose. She drives capitally, and there are few teams there that can pass her ponies when she fancies to put them upon their mettle. As seen in her carriage she looks under thirty years of age, which can hardly be; as she has I son some eighteen or nineteen years old. From the remarks made around me as she mounted her phaeton, it is clear that she is the envy of the envious of her sex at Saratoga; as well she may be- for of all the ladies here assembled she creates the greatest sensation, go where she will The truth is, she is the finest looking woman here. So all the men think, which, with her mo- tability as the wife of her very remarkable hus- band is enough to set to chattering all the gos- siping and envious tongues, especially whenever she appears, whip and ribbons in hand, either on the avenue or upon the fashionable and mag ni6cent lake-drive, where one sees such sight | of mounted and flashing wealth as is to be seen nowhere else on this continent
 The Hartford C6urant is indebted as are we to Rev.J M: Wiley for copy of the Seventy-sixth, Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut, The summary of the parochial reports for the year IS as follows: Number of families, 9,909 l,
 " baptisms, !,3S9
 communicants, II ,93!
 marriages, soo
 {" burials, l,O41
 s. Sch. teachers, l,227