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Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

BR1DaEr.-A -Alissus wants you to send her box of Ccphalic Glue, no, a hottie ofPrepared Pills,- but Pm thinking that's not just it naither; but perhaps yell he afther knowing what it is. Ye see she's nigh dead and gone with tte Sick Head ache, and wants some more of that same as relaiv- ed her before.
 Dru4g,a.-You must mean snalding's Cephalic Pills.
 BriAyt.-Och! sure now and you've sel it. here's the quarther and giv nc the Pills and don't be all day about it aither.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
'ardly Realized,

Hi 'ad n 'orrible 'eadache this hafternoon, hand stepped into the hapothecaries hand says hi to inc man, Gan you hease me of an cad ache?'' ''Does it hachc ard,' says 'e. :: Hex ceedingly," says oi. hand upon that e gave me a Cephaiic rill hand 'pon me 'onor it cured me so quick that 'ardly realized 'ad ad an cad ache 5-.-
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

By the use of these Pills the periodic attacks of Aervous or Sick Headache may be prevented; and if taken at the commencement of an attack imme- obtained.
 They seldom fail in removing the Nausea and Headache to which females are so subject.
 They act gently upon the bowels, s,-removipg Costiueness.
 For Literary INe,a, Students, Delicate Females, and all persons of sedentary habs they are val ua ble a La1atire, improving the appetite, giving tone and uigor to the digestive srgans and restor ing the natural elasticity and strength of the whole system.
 The CEPHALIC PILLS are the result of long in- vestigation and carefully conducted experiments, having been in use many years, during which time they have prevented and relieved vast amount of pain and suffering from Headache, whether originating in the nercous system or from a deranged state of the stomach.
 They are entirely vegetable in their compost tion, and may be taken at all times with perfect safety without making any change of diet, and the absence o any dsqgresable taste renders easy to administer them to children.
 BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS! The genuins have five signatures of Henry c, Spalding on each Box.
 Sold by Druggists and all other Dealers in Med lcines .. A Box will be sent by mail prepaid on receipt of the
 PRICE 25 CENTS.
 All orders should be addressed to
 HENRY c. SPALDING,
 301y 48 Cedar Street, New-Yorlz.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
FHT so U .Eag-.

NNT F keep constantly on hand several brands w ofFlour at prices from S6, % and upwards. We. would invite attention to the
 " EUREKA FLOUR, For which we have the exclusive sale in this vii cinitv. and every Brand of which is warranted to give sa tisfaction.
 People in want please give us a call.
 J. W. BROOKS & co. Goshen, Oct. 23d. 1860. 2Itf.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
IsJcw I@oc9Jk.g.

"a 1ISl received d ~cod lot "f Juveniles presents Si5 and Gift Books fol the Holidays, the remain ing stock Of nid Books will be sold ury cheap
 Commercial Note Paper iii quantity from 3 to 20 cts. per Qnre. Subscriptions for the N |. Independent received at Sl 20 per annum, Har- rer's Monthly Magazine, $2 and all the leading periodicals at the lowest rates.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Hiram Jackson, Agent
 AT THE LitChfeld Co, Hat Store.

EH AS just received a large and beautiful assors-
 E "A. ment of Hats, Caps. Gloves, Mittens and
 FuTs for the Fall and Winter trade. All are res- pectfully invited to give me call. intend tol sell cheap, large sales and small profits is my motto.
 Ladies' Furs, good assortment also Buffalo Robes, just received.
 Dont forget to call on Hiram Jackson. West Main Street. Iatt,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

disease cold settles somewhere in the boiy, and ob react upon themselves and the surrounding organs pro- ducing general aggravation, suffering, and disease While in tbis condition, oppressed by the derangemcntf take Ayers Pills and how directly they restore tt natural action of the sysem and with it tho buoyat feeling of health again. What true and so apparent Ill this trivial and complaint is also true in many of the deeseated and dangerous dstempers The same purgatve effect expels them. Caused by similar obstruc- tions and Arrangements of the natural functions of tho body they rapidly, and many of them surely cured by the None who know the virtues of these Pills will neglect to employ them when suffering from the disorders they cure.
 Statements from leading physicians in some of the principal cities, and from other well known public per sons
 From Tor,varding Merchant cf s. Louis, Ftb. l. 1856.
 DR. AVER: Your Pills the paragon of all that is great in medicine. They have cured my little daughter of ulcerous upon her hands and feet that had proved incurablc for years Her mother has been long grev ousy afflicted with bloches and pmples her skin and in her hair. After child cured, she also tried your Pills, and they have cured her.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
ISeady-Made Cf0sfsEiss

Wool and Cotton Druggets, Oil cloths' Carpets &c., Sc. nuApE BOOTS SHOES &c., &c., .-o,, ,,,o,,, por-ro +o c.l, before purchasing. Respectfully,
 G B. BISHOP, T, s. SEDG WICK.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
AZ FRS CATHARTIC PII.T &

Are you sick, feeble, and complaining! Are you cut oc order, with your system de- ranged. and your feelings un- comfortable? These symp- toms are often the prelude to serious illness. Some fit of sickness is creeping upon you, and should be arerted by a timely use of the right rem edy. Take Ayers Pills, and cleanse out the disordered hu- mors purify the blood, and let the fluids move on unob- structed in health again, They stimulate the functions of the body into vigorous ac- tiyity, purify the system from tl,e Instructions which make
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
BIaLE REPOSITORY,

Bibles and Tesiancnts are kept more partcu- larly to accommodate the poor and are sold at Co$t. Trstamcnts fem cts to S2 per copy. Bibles from 30 cts. to 3G each, good supply on hand Orders for Books promptly attended Co lv EIVER1US MARSH,
 Proprietor of the Lichield Book Store.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
TO C0MsUMPTlVEs
And those affliceed with
DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, HEART DISEASE,
 FEVER & AGUE,


 Or
 CONSTIPATION. The undersigned. now seventy five years old, has for year. devoted his time to curing his Par ishioners and the poor in New York of these dreadful complaints, which carry thousands to an untimey grave :; he has seldom. failed to cure all who have applied to him for relief and believing it to be Christians duty to relieve those abroad, as well as at home, he will send to those who require it, a Copy of Prescriptions used, Gree of Charge), with directions for preparing and using the same. Also rules on Diets Bathing, Ventilation, and Exercise for the Sick, they will find these remedies sure cure for Consumption, and all diseases of the THROAT AND LUNGS, FEVER AND AGUE CONSTIPATION, HEART DISEASE, DYs- PEpsIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY, and FEMALE CoM- PLANTS, and he hopes every one afflicted will send for copy as it will cost nothing, and those sui fering should apply before it is to late. These Prescriptions used by the most eminent Phy- sicians in London, Paris, and New York. Those wishing them will please address
 REV DR. CHAMBERLAIN, 31-1yr-12m. Wilamsburgh, New York
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
AMERICAN 6 FOREIGN PATENTS

gp H. EDDY, Solicitor of Patents, Qate
 N G. Agent of the It. s. Patent Office, Wash ington under the Act of 1887. .)-76 State St., opposite kilby St., Boston.
 After an extensive practice of upwards oftweno ty years, continues to secure Patents in the United States also in Great Britain, France, and other foreign countries. Caveats, Spccitica- tions, Assignments, and all Papers or Drawings for Patents, executed in liberal terms, and with despatch. Researches made into American or Foreign works, to determine the validity or util- ty of Patents or InventioAS-and legal or oth- CT advice rendered in all matters touching the same. Copies of the claims of any Patent furn- ished by remitting One Dollar. Assignments recorded at Washington.
 This Agency is not only the largest in New England but drought inventors have advan- tages for securing patents, or ascertanlng the patentability of inventions, unsurpassed by: II not immeasurably superior to, any that can De offered them elsewhere. The testimonials De low given prove that none IS MORE SUCCESSFUL AT THE PATENT OFFICE than the subscriber ; ana as SUCCESS THE BEST PROOF OF ADfANIA'ho oh ABILITY, he would add that ne mas aouhdant reason to believe and can prove, that at no oth- ar office of the kind are the charges for profess s;onal services SO moderate. The immense prac- tice of the subscriber during twenty years past, has enabled him to accumulate vast collection of specifications and official decisions relative
 to natents These, besides his extensive library of legal and mechanical works, and full accounts of patents granted in the United States and Eu- rope render him able. beyond question, to of- fer superior facilities for obtaining patents.
 All necessity of a journey to Washington, to procure a patent, and the usual great delay there, are here saved inventors.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
1.itchdaId Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

TuyHE Directors of the Litchfeld Mutual Fire
 -H- Insurance Company, in submitting their 26th annual report, propose to submit herewith a brief summary of their operations during the quarter ofa century which has elapsed since their organization, for the purpose of determining whether the Company has fulfilled the design and expectations of it's founders by afording the con- venence of central location in our County, ex- tending facilities and resulting benefits by means of agencies established in each town and still pre- serving just and uniform rate of insurance. and by avoiding the assumption of hazardous risks by agents, by subjecting all survey, of property and applications for insurance to Central Board of Directors and thus furnishing to each. member of the Company & safe, economical, and '' honne' insurance company, at equitable rates, and secur- ing the resulting profits to the insured, as their common property.
 How well the principle of mutual insurance has been sustained, as an economical and reliable sys- tenn, will appear from the following statement of the operations of the Company during the ~ years of its existence: The following statement exhibits the amount in cash received for premiums, the amount charg' cal on the Company books reserved as guarantee fno1 and as A basis for assessment, If necessary. and also the amount fproperty insured-which
 we have arranged into periods of five years. while onr nolicies were thus extended and three years for the subsequent period, the last being the pre- sent term of insurance:
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Price, 25 cents per Box, or Boxes for $l. Prepared by rr, JIG, AVER g. CO, Lowell, Mass

AGESrs.-A. c. Smith, Litchfeld Hart Broth CTS X Cn., West G ,shen; Fred. Boardm:n, New Milford Pratt, Foster & Co.,, West Cornwall /: II. c. Gregory, Cornwall Bridge A. St. John, Kent; G. H. Chase, Sharon Smith Ensign, Morris. 1yG.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
F. HUMPHREYS & CO.,;

Sold by C. B. Maltbe, Falls Village J. Catlin, Northfeid; A. St. John, Kent; G. F. Afford & Co.,, Hitchcocksville
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Goni News for those afflicted
 with. V"@01< TTE-@@

T UST received, supply of the celebrated Ger eD man Eye Balsam-preparod by A. Muller. It is doubtless the best remedy for any kind of Weak Eyes in the world-it has cured hundreds of cases which have been pronounced incurable by the most skilul Doctors in his country, and in Germany.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Special !!

N EW BOOKS by the following Authors fur nished in quantities of $5 worth and un ward at the following discount: Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz. Mrs. Southworth and Mrs. Ann L. Stevens works B l-S off. T. S. Arthur's 35 off Standard l2 mo Poets. Boston and Philadelphia editions42 off at the Litchteld Book Store by
 RIVERIUS MARSH
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

MM ONEY WANTED
 -'A In exchange for Dry Goods at Panic Pri- ces at BISHOP & SEDG WICK'S.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Use the Best /!

HAR. KENNEDY'S Medical Discovery D.. E B Brandreths Vegetable Pills, Herrick's and Ayers Pills, Dr. Hanson's Cold Powders, Ray monds Arnica Liniment, Arnica Strengthening Piasters, Arnc. Ointment and Arnlca Salve, All cocks Pnrus Strengthening Plasters, Wm. Pur- don's Worm Lozcngcrs, Tobias and c. F. Peck $ Horse Liilintnt A. Null rs-'' Sure remedy '" Eye Dllsam; Smiths r lraiine Leather Preservcr for Boots, Shoes and Harnesses. For sale by
 RIVERIUS MARSH.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
TESTIMONIALS,

TESTIMONIALS.
 "I regard MT. Eddy as one of the most capable and successful practitioners with whom have had official intercourse. CHA'S MASON"
 Commissioner of Patents. "I have no hesitation in assuring Invcnsors that they cannot employ person more competent and trustvorthy, and more capable of putting their applications in form to secure for them an early and favorable consideration at the Pa tent Office. EDMUND BURKE
 late Commissioner of Patents.
 ''BosToN, February s, 1o5o. "Mr. R. H. Eddy has made for me THIRTEEN applications, on all but ONE ofwhich patents nave been granted, and that one is now pend'ig. cucn proof of great talent ana aoiil'y On his part leads to recommend dss ihsStoie iI to apply to him to procure their patents ana .ney may be sure of having the most faithful atten- ton bestowed on their cases, and at very reason able charges. 1orIy yrAccApT, From Sept. 17th. 1857 to June J! M l7th, 1sss' r,ade rn on t,cice rejected applications, SIXTEEN APPEALS. EVERY ONE of which was decided in his favor. by the Commissioner of Patents III ''''' R, H. EDDY. Ian. 1. 1860. s7
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

A SHToN's SALT for Table and Dairy use ssfor "A sale by T, H. RICHARDS,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
Agents Wanted.

VHSo travel and sell Valuable BOOKS An in.
 a"stflons and enterpfising man can make TT 10 sersnfy nv dollars per month AnnIy to 47.tfl JOHN HINSDALE, West Winsted. C "
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

RJ- Most of the Pills in market contain Mercury, which, although valuable remedy in skil:n hands. is dangerous in public pill, from the dreadful consc quences that frequently follow its incautous These contain mercury mineral suhstance whatever.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

V" F D. McNEIE'S
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
HARRTSON,S

TOLUMBIAN Perfumery and Hail Dye, at o T. H. RICHARD Cents Furnishing StoreI
 West street
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

TROUBLE EXTRA SYRUP. very nice at
 2I VIM. II. BRAMAN'S,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10
const:pa tie.a. ccstivencss. Suppression, fssieassiaatisIn, G0set, Neuralgia, tscop- sy, Paralysis, Fits, csc.

SENATE CHAMBER Eaton Rouge, La.. Dec. 1855.
 DR. AVER: have been entirely cured, by your Pills of Rhenniatic Goh-a painful disease that had afflicted me fIr VINCENT SIlDEiI..
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-10

P.S Dealers and Physicians ordering from others than Fleming Bros, will do well to write their orders distinctly and take but Dr. MLanes, prepared by Fleming Bros, PGts5argh Pa To those wishing give them trial will forward per mail post pad to any part of the United States box of Pills twelve threecent postage stamps vial of Vermfuge for fourteen hreecent stamps All orders from Canada must be accompanied by twenty cents extra.
 Eg7 Sold by druggists and country IT. ere han yerywhere
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22

TIE GERMAN ELEMENT IN AMERICA
A correspondent of the London 44tben-
ieuna regrets the tendency of the Ger
mans in this country to form a seperate
nationality in the midst of the great An
gio Saxon stock. and to maintain their
language. He finds thai there yenty-
seven German periodicals in the United
States. AMI he quotes from Stuttgard
publication a pass rye showing tha; the
Germans glory in this tendency TO iso
lation in foreign land, and that they
claim the honor Of Commanding the
Americans in the important matter Of
meerschanm pipes and lager beer
Herenpon the correspondent Of the
AtkeHoeunl 0bservesit that niflor the sake
If preserving one nationality, whether
German, Welch or Norwegian, the
unity of language in the great republic,
orchain of5republicss in NORTH America
were ever allowel4 to be broken, 0neqVt
the great foundations Of hope Lon lRe
superior civilization of the failure wnuld
be rrec0vara ably lost. Ii is the wish o f
all right thinking Europeans, not mere
iy of EngliShInen, that the effect Of the
supremacy of one great language IN
Christendam should be fairly tried, and !,
as the affairs OF the world now staAd,
the only chance of establishing such a
supremacy which exists is for the. Ian
guage of Shakespeare aud Milton, Of Ten
nysOn and LongIellow. .ar4.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22

OFFICE SBEKING IN THE SOUTHERN CoNFED-
ERIcY~= One of the-mauy clerks who resigned
their Offices here from patriotic" motives, and
went to Montgomery to tender their services
to the Southern Conlederacy. has written to
his friends here that that Government is mo
greatsshakesp after all. He aud his compa-
tIiot applied for Office and did not get any
thing but a vague promise. He says that
there are five times as many applicants for Of
flee there under the Southern embryo Gov
erDmeBt Us there are here. and that the town
is so beseigeda by this class of persons that.
the hotels charge three dollars and bali per
day. He-will return in day or two. The
rush for Army and Navy commissioners is
unparalleled, and the town is actually over
run by Office seekers but the offers of men
for the ranks Of the army are proportionately
SMALL Wash. Cor. n. Y. Times. t.la -a
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22
xegialarive Summary.
WEDNESDAY, March 90.

In the SxSA1E Yesterday Afternoon, the
Govern eSaa ai " seires q appoinl-
ments ubieh pssif dflira,ssl. siz Wm A.
Moore. og & irsiasa Military I1,nds;
Herman Osdha, D-reetoF of the Asylum
for ldioaes jan Greiaer, Director Of the
Deaf "a nsah sAsy iaiH !. and BlRaFd J..
AIanslirid.- ec,iii,sissio.seF- Statistics
So, Flamen Bail, Rufus King, Wm- Mount,
Isreal Dodge. A F. Perry, ". NJ. Dick
inson, q. ". Holmes. fl. L. Spencer, r. Sher-
] ,ck, and A. r Durion, Trustees o. the Ohio
Medical Collcge. He also communicated Gov.
Cbases resignation Of MS seat il the l. ;.
Se.iate.
This morning, among other memorials,
one WA ineseuied from john Nc Lars and
oIheEs4 i5r, pAsis2 10 lease the Public Works
.oss- lhe Ssaie- e-fsr len Years. al 3 25s000.-
The bill providing. a1E building u Deaf aud
Dumb AsvluIn, wss ordered 10 be eHgro ;
I'd f'he lJiiii ftr tlle relief or john W. Aiicn
vas passed T'he. House rpsolu;ioii, suypeitdirg
c6i.ir3c5s IS tie eana,s, was referred 10 the
coh'tpftce Oh P able Works. Several bills we're
read dfsr time. ana a number q r,2nonstrau-
cts fecefved tsafnst The sale Ct lease Of the
rtbIic Works, 3 90 q ''- - . .-- 0'' -@
II }bs H64lgs,, afHEl faT memorials. bills
were ;iitr6hdetJ. Pie House refused 10 pass tfe
ten Ter eli, bif Bills were passed 70 provide
for 1'racbei1s Institutes IN adjoining counties;
Is provide for a nee bridge 4er the aiiami at
MiHfofd.. Several reports were made rom
connitiees and 6iiis sci Tor a third reading TO-
morrUw Afer discussion, the House adopt
cd The Seua. e's Joint ResoluJion recommend
ing NatioB1 Consentiof. The bin for he safe
Of lie interest Of tbe State in The 0Aio and
PENNSYLVANIA canal. was passed aiso tLe bill Il
regulate tle itcticl Of Justices Of the Peace
/ IL C!tsciald
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22

Our Legislature viii probably adjourn in
about two weeks if the Resolution adopted is
not taken up, reconsideted and Indefinitely
postponed saaft
There being some. probability that Lieut,
Gov. Khk being Heir apl aren't might soon
succeed to the throne, and Mr.. Harrison not
wishing to lose his seat in the senate and fill
the ofire of President of the Senate, sent in
his resignation which was accepted and Sena-
tor Monroe. one of the most talented men in
the Senate and an accomplished aud Christia
gentleman was elected PT ,sidsht pro ten.
Mr. Monroe, though he represents and honors
q radical cqpstitqsney,I has showa by his acts
and his speeches that partisanship has no
place in his breast when it comes in conflict
with his devotion to his couhtry.
The Bill for leasing the canals for ten years
for. an annual rent Of $1,000 to Messrs.
Medbnry, Jarvis and others, has passed both
Houses thus perhaps for ten years the vexed
question is settled. some Of the lessees we
knoY to be men, Of Integrity and capable of
making something out of the canals if such
thing be possible. ia5i I'll 9sssa-
: q The returns from Washington had not.
reached Columbus at the latest advices to en-
able the Legislature to re-district the State
1t is supposed we will lose three congressman
in the apportintmen. f.. ,,,s li.5--s. K i
i The excitement Of the senatorial contest
ha- walked. up the Legislature and business
has been dispatched more rapidly aud the
gas tanks seemI TO be exhausted We are
glad Of it;for some time it is seems as if our
Legislators 75sss1I 5ai Z, EEa..
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22

or Photographic prints on rollers or pa
per covers; books, bound or unbound,
phonographic paper audEenveioPes; gil
Of which are to be rated at one cent an
ouaee fer any place Within the / nited
States not over l 500 m1ies. and two
cents. an ounce for any distance over fl
teen hRndFed miles, prepaid BY postage
stamps. The packages must not. exceed
four ponds Cards, blank or printed,
in packages weighing al least eighIsouu-
ces, are made mailable matter at the
same rates, prepared in the same way.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22

FUo1TIvE SLAVES IN CANADA 1T is
estim atet! that there are. 10. GOO inEIIlre
slaves in Canada from the United States.
The negroes are a glegarious race, ana
they are disposed - settle in villages
and towns. and to cling together. 'Fhe
1000 fugitive slaves. il Toronto wash
linen, make shirt, are hlackemiths,
bricklayers. carpenters, sh ieniak9fs,
painters. &c, There are six coIored
grocers in. The towu, aud there is one
colored physician. One fugitive Slave
is worth 800, 600. Bat the hea4qnar-
ers of the negro race in Canada is Chat
tham on he:Thames. Ofitspopulation
Of 6, 900, 2 600 are colo1eG.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22

The END OF, THE Ono FAT BqY.-The
body of VantiIe Mack, the celebrated
Ohio Fat Boy. who died in New York,
while exhibiting in Barnum's Museum,
passed through Pittsburgh not long ago,
by railroad. 1t was marked. agent
Ohio Fat Boy, Darlington, Pa" and
was described on he bill Of lading as
follows: Il Fat Boy--dead. Double
fist class passenger freight. Weight,
600 pounds Freight $3.50" " The
weight, as given above. inelndes tine cof-
fin and box. ...r ~. t- @
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-22

The Charleston Mercury boasts that nearly
all the U, s. Ftrts in the South have fallen
Yes, and we are sorry 10 say, thai, liz4 the poor
man in the Bible they have fal.en among
thieyes.-Loaisville journal
It is fortunate for the names of Burr and
Arnold, that David L. Twiges was born, and
f3r the names Of Swartwout, Price, &C. that
Gov Floyd was born, aud for the name of John
Tyler that Buchanan was born Louisville
Journal
Some one, speaking of the unceremonious
manner in which tourists attack the the food.
provided for them at the railway stations and
on board steamers, says: If Heaven helps
those who help themselvs," all travellers must
receive vast amount Of celestial aid.