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Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-19


 A. MORTLEY, Esq, of UTICA, N. Y., writes: "I have used your PctoraL myself and in my family since you invented it, and believe the best medicine for its purpose ever put out With bad cold should sooner pay twenty-five dollars for bottle than do without it, or take any other remedy'
 Group, Whooping Cough, Influenza.
 SPRINGFIELD, Mss. Feb. [, 1S56 BROTHER AVER: will cheerfully certify your IsctordI the best remedy possess for the cure of whoopng cough croup and the chest diseases of children Of your fraternity ill the South appreciate your skill, and
 ''''''''' HIRAM CoNKLIN, nID AMOS LEE. Eso, MONTEREY, IA writes, Sd Jan, 1856: had tedious Influenza which confined me in doors six weeks; took many medicines without relief; finally tried your cora by the advice of our clergyman. The first dose relieved the soreness in throat and luGgs less than half the bottle made me completely we'll Your medicines tho cheapest well the best we can buy and we esteem you Doctor and your remedes' as the poor mans friend"
 WEST MANCHESTER, PA., Feb. i, 1856. SIR: Your Cherry Isctoras is performing marvellous in this section. It has relieved several from alarm Ing symptoms of consumption, and is now curing man who has abored under affection of the lungs for the last forty years HENRY L. PARKS, Merchant. A. A. RAMSEY, NJ. D., ALBION MONROE Co.,, IOWA, wrtes Sept 1Ss5 During my practice of many years have found nothing equal to yonr Cherry Pcora for giving and relief to consumptive patients curing We might add volumes of evidence, but the most vncng proof of the virtues Of this remedy found in it's effects upon trial.
 Consumption.
 Probably no remedy has been known which cured so many and such dangerous cases as this Some human aid reach; but to those the Cherry Iscoral affords relief and comfort.
 AsToR HOUSE, NEW YORK Cry, March 5, 1S56 DOCTOR AVER, LOWELL: feel it duty and pleasure to inform you what your Cherry lctoal has done ormy wife. She had been five months aboring under the dan gerous symptoms of Consumption from which aid could procure gave ermuch relief She steadily fail ing until Dr. Strong, of this city, where We have come for advice recommended trial of your medicine. We bless his kindness do your skil for she has recovered from that day She is not yet strong she used to be- but is free from her cough and calls herself we
 Yours with gratitude and regard,
 ORLANDO SHELBY, OF SHELBYv11LE. C5nsumptires do not despair till you have tried AYERS CHERRY PscToRAI It is made by of the best medical chemists in the world and its all around bespeak the high merits of it's virtues. Philadelphia Ledger.
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E1IRE & LIFE INSURANCE.

EHIRE & LIFE INSURANCE. GENERAL AGENCY, Office at New Milford.
 GEORGE LOCKWOOD, AGENT.
 Capital represented-Sl2 900, ,000.
 FIRE COMPANIES, Viz: Etna Co.,, Hartford, Capital and Surplus, 91' loV,ooo Phoenix Co.,, Hartford, Capital and Surplus, ooo'ooo Connecticut Co.,, Hartford, Capital and
 Surplus, .;;..;.;.. ...;..' @oo'ooo Merchants Co.,, Hartford, Capital and Surplus, AoOUUO City Fire Co.,, New Haven. Capital and
 Surplus, ....................... 5OO,OOO Home Co.,. New Haven. Capital and
 Surplus, s2Oo,OOo Home Co.,, New York City, Capital
 and Surplus, s,................... $500, ,OOO Hartford Mutual Co.,, Cash and pledg-
 ed Capital, 700. 900 Litchield Mutual Co.,, Cash and pledg-
 eo Capltal, ...................... l5O, 900 LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, Viz: Conn. Mutual Life Insuranc Co.,,
 acquired Capital, $3, 500, 900 Chatter Oak Life Insurance Co.,,
 Capital and Surplus, s,..5 500, 900 The subscriber is also authorized to effect insur- ances in various companies not specified in the foregoing list
 All applications made to me will meet prompt attention, and losses will be equitabiy adjusted and promptly paid. GEORGE LOCKWOOD. 34 If.
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AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL.
FOR THE RAPID CURE OF Colds, Coughs, and
 EHOarseanesS.
Rs1.nr1r1n M.se ootb nac

BRIMF1ELD, MASS, 20th Dec, 1855.
 DR. J. c. AVER: I do not hesitate to say the best remedy I have ever found for Coughs, Hoarseness, Influenza. and the concomitant symptoms of a Cold, is your CHERRY PEcroRAL. Its constant use in my practice and my family for the last ten years has shown it to possess sHpe- rior virtues for the treatment of these
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Ayers Sarsaparilla

Is an excellent remedy, and worthy the con-
 fdence of the community.
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Ayers Sarsaparilla.

Ayers Sarsaparilla. For Spring Diseases. For Purifying the Blood. For Scrofula or Kings Evil. For Tumors, Ulcers, and Sores. For Eruptions and Pimples. For Blotches, Blains, and Boi1s. For St. Anthony's Fire, Rose, or Fry. For Tetter or Salt Rheum. [sipelas. For Scald Head and Ringworm. For Cancer and Generous Sores. For Sore Eyes, Sore Ears, and Humora For Female Diseases. For Suppression and Irregularity. For Syphilis or Venereal Diseases. For Liver Complaints. For Diseases of the Heart. The Mayors of the chief cities of the Uni ted States, Canadas, and British Provinces, Chili, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, and nfact al- most all the cities on this continent, have signed this document, to assure their people what remedies they may use with safety and confidence. But our space will only admit portion of them, Ayers Sarsaparilla,
 Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
 Ayers Pills, and
 Ayers Ague Cure.
 PREPARED BY
 Dr. J. c. Aver X Co.,,
 LOWELL, MASS, And sold by Druggists every where.
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OF GentIemens' Wear.

For GentIenens' Wear. TONSTANTLY on hand a good assortment of O Broadcloths, Cassimeres, Vestings Wrappers and Drawers, Collars. Neck Ties, Hosiery, Gloves &c. at prices as low as the lowest.
 Dec 26th A. G. FERRISS.
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GEhoCERIEs, cheaper than ever. at
 March 18th. -'AonAhDn. l. ,o
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DIR, E. coo P E R' 5
 UNIVERSAL MAGNETIC BALM !!

ruyHIS Medicine has, and is proving itself to
 be the most valuable remedy TOT that ter- bIe scourge,
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nouBLE EXTRA SYRUP, very nice at -A 4 WM. H. BRAMAN's
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c T is a conveniently arranged Band contain A ing medcated compound, to be worn around the Waist, without injury to the most delicate persons No change in habits of living is re- quired, and it entirely removes the disease from the system, without producing the injurious effects arising from the use of powerful internal medicines which weaken and destroy the consti- tution and give temporary relief only. By this treatment, the medicinal properties contained in the Band. come in contact with the blood and reaches the disease, through the pores of the skin, efecting in euery instance perfect cure, and restores the parts afflicted to healthy condition. This band is also most powerful ANTI-MERcuRIAL agent, and will entirely relieve the system from the pernicous effects of Mercury. Moderate cases are cured in few days, and we constantly receiving testimonials of its efica- cy in aggravated cases of long standing.
 PRICE $200, to be had of Druggists generally, or can be sent by mail or express, with full di. rections for use, to any part of the country direct from the Principal Office,
 No 409 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
 G. SMITH, & CO.,, Sole Proprietors.
 N. B.--Descriptive Circulars Sent Free.
 GS7 Agents wanted Everywhere. z@5
 March 21, 1861. 481 1y
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R OOFGNG SLATE

from the VERMONT QUARRIES.
 They can be pit upon new or old roofs as cheap ly as shingles. Send orders or letters of enquiry to H. E. WING.
 West Goshen, Conn. 15 If
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An Assortment of
May 2Sth, lSG:

s NARPETINGS, OIL CLOTHS MATITNGs O Sc, &c.-At Low!Pliccs
 F. D. MCNEIL. May 18th, 1861. lt6
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ARE YOU GOING

yHSO BUILD or REPAIR, and do you want -A .secure durable and cheap ROOFS?
 If so, buy
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THE Remedies carefully prepared under the direct supervision and inspection of Prof HUMPHREYS in order to meet that great and long realized want of the public, namely remedies for all the common and simple al- ments of life.
 moments reflection will show that vast majority of diseases from which suffer and de were at their com mencemer simple and trifng mere cold slight diar- rhea pain in the sde headache or hoarseness at first easily cured and sublued in time becomes eonsump- ton a fever dangerous dysentery, Group or other disease which all the powers of medicine fail to arrest
 Herein these remedies supply great public want Being on hand, simple, so you know at once what to take pleasant so as to repusnance-sae, and hence occasionng risk while the curative effects are positive and certain they tken and at once the spell is broken and the danger allayed.
 Other Homeopathic Medicines, however carefully pre- pared or however full and extensive the Manual to which you refer to them always require study and careful examination and always leave in doubt as to the remedy and the result Such examination or study and such doubt is always most unendly to the sick or aing and especially be avoided Nay it often strikes o the very foundation of success and prevents result which with confidence in the remedy and hence persever- ence in its application, would have been easy.
 dies for families and private persons as being THE BEST IN RELIABLE
 Thousands are and have been using them for some five years past in every section of the country with almost
 varbe success All speak in the highest terms of their simplicity and certainty, and among our hundreds of agents the uniform testimony is that they give good satisfaction to their customers.
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The Company have no losses or claims unpaid
 SETH P. BEERS, President. JASON WHITING, Secretary.
 SnEIDEN OSBORN, Harwinton,
 General Agent. July l, 1861. tf-13 Directors of the Company. Hon. Seth P. Beers, Shelden Osborne, Jason Whiting, Philip s. Beebe, Abijah Catlin, Henry R. Colt, Charles Adams, George w. Thompson. A. s. Lewis
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4 NROCKERY AND GLASS WARE, very cheap, 1 at T, H, RICHARDS.'
 March 25th, 1861. tf-49
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EIePdTGI Vy llA'' u' .. i \ GiS, Practical and AIelytical Chemist, Lowell, Mass PRIcs 25 Crs. Box. FIVE BOXES FOR $l.
 SOLD BY AGnNrs.--.s c. Smith, ljtchti~ld Hart Broti CTS X G.. West C shea Fred. Boardnan, New Milford Pratt. Foster & Co.,, West Cornwall H. c. Gregory. Corn""ll Bridge A. St. Johr Kent G. il. Chase, Sharor smith X Ensign Morris.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
HOW TO REAR CHILDREN.

Here is chapter of instructions, address
ed to parents, from Halls Journal Of
Health:
1. Children should not 60 to school until
six years old.
9. Should not learn at home, during that
time, more than the alphabet, religious
teachings excepted.
5. Should be fed with plain, substantial
food, at regular intervals of not less than
four hours.
4. Should not be allowed to eat anything
within two hours of bedtime.
5. Should have nothing for supper but a
single cup of warm drink, such as very
weak tea of some kind, or cambria tea, or
warm mix aud water, with one slice of cold
bread and butter-nothing else.
6. Should sleep in separate beds. on hair
mattresses, without caps; feet first well
warmed by the fire, or rubbed with the
hands until perfectly dry; extra covering
ON the lower limbs, and but little on the
body.
z. Should be compelled to be out of doors
breakfast until half an hour before sun
down, unless in raw. damp weather. when
they should not be allowed to go outside the
door.
s. Never limit a healthy child as to sleep
ing or eating, except at supper; but COM
pei regularity as to both-it is of great i'm
portance.
9. Never compel child to sit still. or
interfere with its enjoymsnts, as long as it is
not actually injurious to person or property.
or against good morals.
10. Never threaten a child it is cruel.
unjust and dangerous. What you have to
do, do it. and be done with it.
II. Never speak harshly or angrily. but
mildly, kindly, and when really needed,
firmly-no more.
12. By all means arrange it SO the last
words between you and your children at
bedtime, especially the younger ones. shall
be words of unmixed lovinguess and affec-
ton.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20

TIE STONE REMovED.-I saw laborer
returning weary from his work. I saw him
stoop and take stone that lay in the path
way of passing wheels. and cast it out Of
the road. That sight did me good. That
stone might be struck by passing wheel,
to the discomfort, perhaps. of the traveller.
and possibly to the injury of the vehicle
1t was kind in the man to remove it.
What trifing paragraph says cap
tious one.
Not SO, my friend. The act was small
the principle on which it was based is OIL
unspeakable value to the human race.
love to trace things, especially such things.
to their fountain. That man had an emo
ton of love in his soul when he stopped to
remove that stone. He felt, or he would
not have acted. He felt Alright. It was
kindly affectioned in him. I am inclined
to think that that act was but one of the
links of a chain; and never was q chain
made of better material-love for the
welfare of others. Such a chain is all gold
IF every other man would stop and pick out
of the way of his fellow travellers through
life the little things that vex and annoy
them, how many sunny faces there would
| be, in place of scowling ones
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20
COMPROMISE.

The Christian AdUocate and Journal thus
closes an excellent article, entitled 'tShall
we Compromise 90
However bad war is, and however ar
IDENTIFY we may long for peace, is compro-
mise now possible? There are but two
ways: one or the other party must wholly
abandon its ground, or the question must
be settled by the stern and memorable arbi-
trament of the sword. There is no middle
way. Can the Government yield? Would
it be right? Would it be safe ? Would it
be for the common good? Then in the
name Of reason let it be done. But can any
man think so?
Can the rebels yield Here only is the
possibility of bloodless solution of the
difficulty. Let them dIsband their armies.
and, as good citizens, return to their homes;
let them abandon their causeiezs treason,
and return to their allegiance; let them ac-
knowledge their fault, give their declara-
tions of disloyalty to the flames, and their
psuedo flag and Constitution to be torn to
pieces and remembered only with sorrow
let them say by timely and discreet proc
lamation, We have made mistake; let
them put away from them hate, and be con-
tent to be equals, sharing to the full their
part in the honor and glory of the country;
let them embrace again the flag which has
led their armies to victory, and never knew
shame till they dishonored it let them take
back to their hearts the Constitution, which
has shed glory around the name of their
country as it brought liberty to all its hearth
stones let them lament the sorrow they
have made, and, like magnanimous men
which they boast to be, let them prefer
peace, and, once more as brothers, cultivat-
ing more respect and affection for each
other, proceed to the glorious destiny ap-
pointed US. This is practicable. Will they
do it? That they ought, no lover of his
country can question,
/ We fear they will not. They have gone
too far. Hoping against hope, they will
take the hazards of battle. Then we must
have the battle. What they might do by a
return to reason, but in their madness will
not, we must enforce at the point of the
bayonet Let our leaders think of nothing
else. It will cost precious lives, that all
our instincts and loves would lead US to wish
might be spared it will bring long score
of evils that for every consideration we
| would desire to avoid but whatever it may
cost will be less price than the success Of
the Rebel lion. Let every Christian patriot
be firm and true, and while holding the
olive branch also grasp the sword, and in
the end We cannot doubt the ight will pre-
| vail,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20

LoYALrY.-The London Times objects 10
our American use of the term LoyaList, to
describe one who remains faithful to the
Government. It would have the word linn
tied to the application it has usually had, OF
''fidelity to a sovereign or dynasty" We
do not admit the propriety of the restrlc-
ton. Surely, loyalty to principle or a
constitution is of higher. nobler stamp
than mere loyalty to person or family.
The very derivation of the word loyal from
the Lain word Iez, law, shows that our use
of it Is more consistent with its original
meaning and true spirit than the mere su-
nerstitiop that would make fidelity to SOW
ereign's person the highest embodiment in
action of the virtue.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20

WESTERN ELoQUENoE--A gentleman at
Chicago writes the following account of
speech recently made in that city by Jim
Lane, one of our Senators in Congress.
The writer says:
Lane is sample brick o: the Free-State
men of the border. He made speech
one night about two weeks ago, when on his
return to Kansas 10 take command of the
Union men there. 1t was a very telling ad-
dress, carrying the vast audience by storm
when he unfurled secession flag which
and his comrades had taken few nights
before in Virginia. He trampled on it.
saying, Thus shall it be with these vile
rags" Finally, wishing to close in SOL
emu and affecting manner, he attempted an
address to the Deity, but he showed by the
way he came out. that he was somewhat
unused to the common style of prayer
"Great God =" said he, ''grant US success
in this our righteous cause. and may We
NAV we-take all the starch out OF these
ID Rebels Amen"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20
THE CHARGE ON THE 1900,
OR THE FAIRFAX STAMPEDE.

Twelve hundred gentlemen real F. F. VS.,
Taking at Fairfax their elegant ease,
Early one morning aroused by drum,
Mustered to slay forty five of 1.-THE scum
Daring Twelve Hundred
What did those fre-eating gentlemen do.
Who were in numbers fifty to two :?
Say, did they pitch the vile under bred foe
Straight to the place where the bad people gof
Furious Twelve Hundred
Oh not at all and that wasn't the worst!
Into their camp the vulgarians burst,
This way and that way, ike eentaurs they wheeled,
While from the battle-shock helplessly reeled
Treason's Twelve Hundred!
Several who didn't were knocked on the head,
Others caught up by their soap-locks were borne
OFF from the attleground captiyes forlorn,
Hapless Twelve Hundred
Twenty or thirty were wiped out" and five
Sneaked from the village, much scared, but alive
What Of the rest of th lose Bayards became,
Has not been bregthed by sshe trumpet-of Fame
Ill used Twelve Hundred
Brave F. F. VS.! how your passions must boil,
Scattered like sheep on that 'sacredest SOIL -
Upset by "mud-sill," unpedigreed LOOMS
Twelve hundred licked by troop of dragons,
Nonplussed Twelve Hundred
Henceforth, o 'Chivalryl'' be not proud;
If you are pa nic-proof, don't say it so loud,
Don't call US Mortimer mere "dastardly hordes ;;
Think how from forty-fve Northerners swords,
Fled your Twelve Hundred
Though we may not be all gentlemen born
Don't upon that account laugh us to scorn.
Scoffers-beleve US, "elite" of the South
Oftentimes laugh on the wrong side of the mouth
a.. Ask the Twelve Hundred
Look at our muscles, all strung for the fight;
Look in our eyes, full of terrible light:
Though we We no serfs to turn pale at our nod,
Yet we can fight for home, freedom and God,
". F. Four to One Hundred
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20
WASHINGTON SIXTY YEARS AGO

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial Adpertiser INDUCES
in the following "reminiscences of the Fed
eral city:
Sixty years ago, on the 17th of Novem-
Der, Congress met here for the first time,
occupying the wings of the Capitol, which
were but partially completed. The metrop-
oils was staked off, but there were but few
buildings, and those were at magnificent
distances from each other. Pennsylvania
avenue led through a swamp which over
flowed in the winter there was no indus
try, society, or business and Oliver VOL
colt wrote The people are poor, and as
far as can judge, they live like hshes, by
eating each other
There was but one hotel in Washington,
and the greater portion of the members
boarded, or kept house in the old settled
borough of Georgetown. Crawford's hotel
was for many years the headquarters
of the Federalists, and the host had a
large six horse stage, in which he sent his
boarders to the Capitol, and brought them
back, which was called the Royal George.
Rufus King, when Senator in Con-
gress, boarded in Crawford's, and kept
his own carriage, drawn by four black
horses, the coaehman wearing livery
Many other members KEEP. up fine estab-
lishments, or saddle horses, = especially
those who came from sections of the coun-
try between which and the capital there
were no public conveyances. Henry Clay
used often TO come on horseback across the
mountains from Kentucky; and when John
G. Calhoun was Secretary of War, he came
from South Carolina in his own carriage.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20

How POWDER is Put ON BOARD A WAR
SHIP.-On last Friday the United States
steamer Colorado received her POWDER
The process is thus described by the Bos-
ton Traveller:
The Colorado has a red flag at her mast
head to-day, indicating that she is taking
her powder on board. All fires and all
lights are put out in the ship at this time,
and all hands must have a cold dinner.
Nothing can be cooked, even for the Off
GERS. The custom generally is to cook
enough the day before the magazine is open
ed, The Colorado will take about fifty
thousand pounds of powder. It is placed
in copper tanks, and each tank has from
one hundred and fifty to two hundred
pounds in it, all made up into cartridges.
Each tank is marked with the size of the
gun or cartridges. Each gun has three OF
four different sized cartridges, the largest
being for the first charge. AS the gun gets
warm smaller size is used, and so on
down to the smallest. Near the entrance
to the magazine is what is called light
house. A large lantern is here ar
ranged with a sort of BULLS eye, which
throws light into the magazine. While
the powder is being carried in, man is
here stationed with bucket of water, pre-.
pared to use it in case anything should hap
pen to the lantern. The utmost care is used
| to prevent accident.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20

THE CASE PUT.-The Rnickerboeker Nag
azine for July has timely article entitled
''Wha: we are Fighting for" from which
we extract this paragraph !:
Suppose we had yielded at first to the
wishes of the seven seeded States; suppose
satisfactory treaties were made-yet how
absurd the supposition-and all perfectly
consummated. Congress meets again. Vir-
GINA and North Carolina and Tennessee are
represented there, with other States who
sympathized with the seceders. The ses-
sion would be a stormy one. Something
transpires which does not suit the repre-
sentatives from those States. They claim to
have their way. demand further conces-
sions, and threaten-what they would have
a right to threaten-to join the &c Southern
Confederacy :" and having admitted thai
right, we could not help ourselves. What
a humiliating spectacle A nation sud
denly become emasculate and imbeciie; q
subject for the Just contempt and scorn Of
Ltha whole worldi The right to secede
Granted. there would be nothing left of US
We should become SO powerless that, as in
the case of the sick lion, every donkey
would lift his heel against us. Why, even
as it was, the men of shallow intellects were
misled, by the extraordinary forbearance OF
the people. into the belief that treason would
triumph.