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Litchfield enquirer., 1861-11-14
PITY THE PRINTER" pity the printer, said my uncle Toby.

said my uncle Toby.
 "Ie's poor creature, rejoined Trim.
 How o?" said my uncle.
 "Because in the first place." continued the corporal, " because he must endeavor to please everybody. In the negligence of moment per haps, a small paragraph pops upon hm he has tily throws it to the compositor-it is inserted. and he is ruined to ali intents and purpose"
 "1oo much the case, 1rim," said my uncle with deep sigh too much-the case
 "An' please your honor" continued Trim, ele vating his voice, and striking into an imposing attitude" an, please your honor, this is not the whole."
 "Go on, Trim" said my uncle feelingly
 "The printer sometimes" pursued the corpo- al ~hits upon a piece that pleases him nightly and he thinks it cannot but go down with his subscribers but alas sir, who can calculate the human mind? He inserts it, and it is all over with him. They forgive others, but they can not forgive printer. He has host to print for, and every one sets up for critic. The pret- iy miss exclaims "why don't he give us more poetry, marriages and sonnets ?-away with these stale pieces" The politician claps his specs on his nose and runs it over in search of a violent invective /; he finds none he takes his specs off. folds them sticks them into his pocket, declar- ing the paper good for nothing but to burn. So it goes.-Every one thinks it ought to be printed expressly for himself, as he is subscri- Der, and yet after all this complaining, would you believe it sir,there are some subscribers who do not hesitate to cheat the printer out of his pay? Our army swore terribly at the Crimea, but they never done anything as bad as that
 "Never," said my uncle Toby.
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THE RECRUITING SERVICE IN 1798.-That our readers may see how the recruiting service was conducted some sixty years ago, and the spirit which animated the soldiers at that time, we give the following article from the New Jersey Gazette of July 30th, 179s:-
 "GEN. WASHINGTON CoMMANDs-Hork! 1he Drum beats to Aams !-1he undersigned recruit ting sergeant to the honorable Ensign Boote, of the brave and glorious Sd United States regi- ment fthe infantry begs leave to have the hon. or to inform the youth of New Jersey in gener- al, and the lads in the counties of Middlesex and Somerset in particular, that the rendezvous is still continued at New Brunswick, for the re. ception of such young fellows of spirit as may wish to acquire the erect attitude, manly deport- ment, genteel address, and warlike, whiskered phiz of regular Continental soldier,
 Nothing need be advanced to induce the young men who, disdaining an inactive life and nobly preferring musket to an inglorious rus tic implement have served a campaign with ere. dit to themselves and commanders, to re-entel the service when they learn that they will be commanded by the brave General Washington To those heroes who have never seen the worlC or heard the inspiring, heart-cheering sound o the drum and trumpet, he begs leave to addres: few words.
 Your country my boys, is threatened with in VdSlOn. our HOilleS duu ldflllS Wllu lire. piull der and pillage and your wifes and sweethearts with ravishment and assassination by horrid outlandish sans culoHe Frenchmen The tim, is now arrived when every man must conver his plowshare into swords, and his pruning hook into spears or be torn and devoured alive b blood thirsty ferocious cannibals.
 But you will say, why mention these thing to hearts of oak, to whom the knowledge of thu critical situation of the country, with the homo of being permitted to fight her battles, and tn glory of receiving scars in her service, would b sufficient inducement to rally around her stan dard? To arms, then my dear brave boys Leave your lonesome cottages, and repair to tn drumhead at New Brunswick where you vii
 find me and my comrades (all true sons of thun der) drinking bowls of cool grog to the honor c
 Congress and our noble President.
 You shall there receivea handsome bount with five dollars month until promoted an ele
 gant suit of clothes, draw daily rations tha might tempt an epicure and be treated wit kindness and attention by
 Your loving friend and well-wisher, JAS. HAMILTON, Recruiting Sergt.
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A COMING CoLLAPsE.-Hoops are doomed on the other side of the Atlantic. Queen Victo- ria has denounced thom, and the ladies of her court, in convention assembled, have decreed their aboshment. The Empress Eugenie, un- der whose patronage they have blossomed to their present "huge circumference" has also, it is said, assented to their downfall, and so they will soon be accounted as among the things lost on earth by the fashionable world of Europe.
 How will it be here? Ladies, the American man looks to you trustfully He asks in pathet- ic accents for more aoone-room for his lower limbs, and exemption from the entangling alli. ances now so frequent in the bus and car. He petitions for an opportunity once more to pur- sue a straightforward course through the great thoroughfares, instead of describing semicircles, tangents, and various other unpleasant geomet- rical figures, in his progress Gs progress it may be ealled) to and from his business. Beautiful balloons, will you not collapse? or, at least, as retrenchment is the order of the day, may it please you to retrench? Give up half your steel, to be beaten into bayonets, even as you have given all your frayed handkerchefs to be scraped into lint.
 The Queen of England puts her enmity to hooped skirts on the ground of fire. Several English women have been burred to death, like Druids in their sacrifcial cages of wcker-work,, in consequence of the accidental kindllng or their crinolne. For your own sakes, theh' la dies, as we'll as out of compassion for man, be |. come small by degrees, and beautifully less, until your parachute proportions shall have been diminished. at least, to the size of an umbrella, l-N Y TefZ1eT.
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Dentistry.

DR. E. w. BLAKE, WOULD GAIL THE
 attention of his patrons to his superior spode of filling Teeth with pure gold, which rem ders further decay next to impossible He would also ask them to look at his superior Single Gum Teeth also to his Premium Continuous Gum Tee.h-:he best in use.
 Tie s;,ictess attention given, as usual, to the oare:nl vet E>,peGitious Extraction of Teeth with or v,;t:,out i5e use of Chloroform, Ether and other 1enurn Ding agents
 Business hou,s ftom So'clock, A. M. to6 o'clock PM. Ofice in' the first building south of thu Mansion House, Cup stairs) E.
 Sixteen years in the business-Ihirteen II Litchield. Conn.
 Iitchield January l, 1861.
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sza- Our young friend the Prince of Wales ia limited in his choice of a wife to six ladies, nnless H he should decide upon selecting one much older than himself. They are l. Princess Alex andrina, daughter of Prince Albert of Prussia, born Feb. l, 1s42; ?. Princess Anne of Hesse- Dramstadt. niece of the Grand Duke of Hesse and of the Empress of Russia, born May 20, burg, born Feb. 27, .1844; 4. Princess Alexan- dria, daughter of Prince Christian, of Denmark born Dec. l, 1s44; 5, Princess Mary of Sake Altenburg, born June 2S, ls45; G.. Princesss Catherine of Oldenburg, sister of the Grand Duchess Nicolass of Russia, born Sept 2l, ls46.
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How TO DRINK" Now, gentleman said Sheriden to his guests, as the ladies left the room, "let us understand each other. Are we to drink like men or like beasts?" Somewhat indignant, the guests exclaimed, Like men of course" "Then,' he replied, "we are going to get jolly drunk, for brutes never drink more than they want"
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From " Vanity Fair. "

THE SONG OF THE SOCK. DEDICATED TO THE F"RE-woMAs OF ''HosE COMPANY, NO. l. By Blue Stocking Maker. With fingers flying fast,
 With voices merry and light, ''Thc Club" arc sitting in easy chairs, Plying their needles bright,- Knit knit knit. As forward and back they rock, And ever, as at work they sit, They sing the ''Song of the Sock !''- Work work work! In the sunny afternoon!
 And work, work, work, By the silver light of the moon! It's oh to be a slave
 And work with right good will While we have yet country to save, And brothers to go and-drill! Work, work, work!
 Our labor never flags, Till our soldiers down in Dixie, Burn all secession rags; Till the sacred tomb of Washington Which woman's labor won, Shall be free to every pilgrim,- Rebought with sword and gun. Work, work, work, Twill help to 'troil the ball." Work, work, work, Till the evening shadows fall Seam, and middle, and heel Heel and middle, and scam, Till the welcome sound of the supper-bell Startles us, as from a dream. Work, work, work! With sympathies all alive;
 Work, work, work, Till the gentlemen arrive; And then for a few short hours, To listen, and laugh and talk, And hold the yarn, or wind,- Then start for @ homeward walk. With fingers flying fast,
 With voices merry and light, sThe Club'' are sitting in easy chairs, Plying their needles bright,
 Knit knit knit! As forward and back they rock, And ever, as at work they sit, In this spasmodic, industrious fit, They sing the s'Song of the Sock!''
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1Doetrn.
From the Couranf

From the Courant.
 THE STOCKING. By the fireside costly seated,
 With spectscles riding her nose, The lively old lady is knitting
 A wonderful pair of hose She pjdes the shivering soldier
 who is out in the pelting storm, And busily plies her needles
 To keep him hearty and warm. Her eyes are reading the embers, But her heart is off to the war, For she knows what those brave fellows Are gallantly fighting for. Her fingers as well as her fancy Are cheering them on their way, Who, under the good old banner, Are saving their country to-day. She ponders how in her childhood Her grandmother used to tell The story of barefoot soldiers
 Who fought so long and well: And the men of the Revolution
 Are nearer to her than us, And that, perhaps, is the reason Who she is toiling thus. She cannot shoulder musket,
 Nor ride with the cavalry crew, But nevertheless she is ready
 To work for the boys who do. And yet in official dispatches
 That come from the army or fleet, Her feats may have never notice Though ever so mighty the feet. So prithee, proud owner of muscle, Or purse proud owner of stocks, Don't sheer at the labors of woman, Or smile at her bundle of socks. Her heart may be larger and braver Than his who is tallest of all; The work of her hands as important As cash that buys powder and ball. And thus while her quiet performance Is being recorded in rhyme, The tools in her tremulous fingers Are running a race with Time. Strange that four needles can form A perfect triangular bound And equally strange that their antics Result in perfecting the round." And now, while beginning "to narrow She thinks of the Maryland mud, And wonders if ever the stocking Will wade to the ankle in blood. And now she is 'shapeing the heel, And now she is ready ito bind," And hopes, if the soldier is wounded, IL never will be from behind. And now she is raising the instep,' Now narrowing of at the toe, And prays that this end of the worstcd May ever be turned to the foe. She '.gathers" the last Of the stitches, As if new laurel were wou, And placing the ball in the basket Announces the stocking as ''donc" Ye men who arc fighting our battles, Away from the comforts Of life, Who .houEhtfully muse, by your camp fires Ol swee.A Aeart, CT sister, or wife, Just think of their elders a little, And pray for the Grandnothers, too, Who, patiently sitting in corners, Are knitting the stockings for you.
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Bishop & SedgWick-,

DEALERs IN DRY GOODS, READY MAD. ED Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hardware Crockery, Groceries, &c., &c, West Street, Litcl field, Conn.,
 c. B. BISHOP. T. sEDdW1cK
 4S-1y
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q. s. Whaples,

n EpAIRER OF CARRIAGES AND WAGONS 10, of all kinds, at the old shop of Wm: Rogers in West street. Particular attention paid to re- painting and trimming. Also, new work made a1 to order in the shortest possible time and at the cheapest rates for the ready rhino.
 Give me a call. 2-tf
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David c. Buckley,

nEALER IN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE OF &D all kinds and prices. Chairs, Tables, Bu, reaus, Bedsteads and Coffins. Also Picture Frames Toilet Stands and Sofas made and sold with neatness, elegance and dispatch.
 Warehouse, West St.. Litchfeld. Conn. ly30
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Mrs. Wood. nurse at Washington, writes to the New Bedford Standard, that she finds to. bacco to be one of the nice things sent" Poor fellows !-Let them have all the tobacco they want
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sT.JULIEN SALOON

selling Raw, Roasted and Stewed OYSTERS, Reg do.-Norwalk Planting-served up tc suit-.Is also selling Sweet Potatoes, She'll oys tsrs, to Conieetiooneries.Mince, Apple and custard ed Chickens. The only Beverage Beer and Ci der. He respectfully solioits the trade. E9 Harrington Crackers, at wholesale and re taiI 4E e 4a..
 s. A. WHEELER,
 NSchhe!d, Sept. l7th, 1881, tf-22
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E. CrOsslllan,

EAENT1sT, SUCCESSOR TO c. M. HOOKER ) NJ Office in South street, over the Post 2iaee.
 All operations on the Teeth carefully perform sd. and warranted to give entire satisfaction.
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Noah should have pre-empted Mount Ararat
 An English colony have settled there n ana ac.u st ally established newspaper called the ? AraIaI n Advertiser. We shall next have the ked sea
 Fery-boat and the Jacobs Ladder-second edl- ton.
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No persons are permitted to leave New Or leans without passports. Travellers unprovided with such document, are arrested on stages, trains, &c., by military officers appointed for the purpose
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nHANUFACTURER OF CORN SELLERS lYH Churns, Safety Tug Irons, &c., Morris Conn.
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Chas, HOtchkiss & son,

WOLCOTrVILLE, CONN.,,
 DRACTICAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILD FRS, Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Bin is Mouldings, &c.,, and Dealers in Lumber of al kinds. aT Saving and Flaming done at short notice March 4. 1861. t1'4o
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A TrORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE IN EAo "A Street, directly opposite the Congregations Church. Litchfeld, Conn.
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sigh and simmer down in utter wretchedness and woe forever?
 Brethren and Sisters-think of these things while your preacher pauses till next week.
 Brother Bogtrotter will please ambulate his hat and see if he can get around as fast as a choice bit of gossip can travel in this commun-
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Ss,ac3,ingssaGll x swift,

ID CaAEKIEs H.S<1KH 80 '@'
 A TrORNEYS AT LAW, NO. lG9 BROAD. A way, Sd Floor, Giscy Building, corner ot oourtland street, New4ork.
 olIN M BUCKINGHAM, FREDERICK B: SWIFT .sOur Mr. Swift is Commissioner of Deeds for tho various States, and Notary Public: Particu- lar attention is given to taking testimony, ac- acknowledgements &c. oo
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What should the churches do in the present criMss Present Aims.
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WMl. IN. Brsalsfssle.

nEALER IN FOREIGN AND STAPLE DRY .ED Goods Groceries, Crockery, Glass Ware and Yankee Notions, No. West Street, lst door west of the Court House, Litchtield, Conn.,
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AmbrOtypcs! Ambrosypes! VuYHEsE POPULAR PICTURES ARE TAKEN -k with great success, aud at a trihing ex pense, at
 Litchfeld, Oct. 4. 1860. "A
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G. H. HOlEisteE

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW'
 "A LtchtielL, Conn. Office in the seymour Building Cup stairs,) South Street. oz
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Mansion House,
Robert M. Treat,

6 SPENCER, PROPRIETOR, LlTCHflELD Ss Conn. oZ.
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CHARLES klRCI1BELsGER, Boot onGa Shoe Maker.

nM DOTS and SHOES made in the best manner .E3 and at tho shortest notice:
 Mep's, Women's and Children's Boots, shoes' Shippers, Caters and Brogans.
 GsT Give him call, and try them on
 LItchficld July 2Oth, lS6l tl-lo
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Charles B. Andre TVS, A TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW Kent A. Conn.
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BUSINESS: DIRECTORY
James Humphrey, Jr.

vNLA1N AND ORNAMENTAL PRINTER
 and Publisher of THE LITCHFIEED ENQUIRER Job Printing of all descriptions neatly and promptly executed. Legal Blanks of the yarl9us 9 kinds, always on hand. Office in Bishop sedg wick's Building, West Street.
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E.. ". Seymour,
eSeerge A, EIicAGX,

f ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LA"
 ,- A Litchieid. Conn.
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George M. Woodruff,

. A TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
 A and Commissioner of Deeds for the staee or New York. Litchfeld. Conn.
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Borne down by the flying. Where mingles wars rattle
 With groans of the dying, Thnrn ahn hn hn luinn,

Monster of perfdy, ingrate and fend, his name will be eternally linked with those of Ju- das and Arnold, and, when history seeks to re- count the damning deeds of those who have en- titled themselves to the execration of mankind, that name will be foremost in the scroll, which was borne by one, who, in the very spirit of the arch-demon, thought it better to reign in hell than serve in heayen.'"
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-29

NAUGATUcK RAILROAD. - NEW AR 4V RAAGEMENT. = On and after Thursday, August 1st, 1861, Trains will run as follows FREIGHT AND PASSENGER GcrsG NoRTH-Leave Bridgeport: 1915 A. M for Winsted. connecting with the 800 A. M. train from New York, and with the 9.45 A. M train from New Haven, and connecting at Waterbury with train to and from Hartford.
 1o BOP N. freight train for Waterbury.
 sO " for Winsted, connecting with the 2 15p M train from New York, and the 4.3O p N train from New Haven. and at Waterbury with train from Hartford:
 GOING SoUTH-Leare Winsted: GAO A. M. for Bridpeport. New York and New Haven, con- meeting at Waterbury with train to Hartford.
 FREIGHT AND PASSENGER.
 11.3OA. M. for Bridgeport, New York, and New Haven, connecting at Waterbury with tram for Hartford.
 Leare Waterbury: S.15 A. M. for Bridgeport New York, and New Haven.
 8 9 A. M. freight train for Bridgeport. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER. 200 P. M. for Bridgeport, New York and New Haven.
 The stage from Norfolk connects with the 6.4C A. M train down from Winsted, and returns on the arrival of the 5.30 train from Bridgeport The Woodbuly stage arrives to connect al Seymour with the 8.15 A. M. train down from Waterbury, and returns on the arrival of tho 1O.15 A. N. train from Bridgeport. The Stage from New Hartford. Otis, Colebrook Burlington, Itchield and Bethlcm, arrives to connect with the II, 80 A.. M. Train down from Winsted, and returns on the arrival of the 10, l. A. M. Train up from Bridgeport. The stage for Harwinton leaves Litchfelt station on the arrival of the 1915 A. M. traiI up from Bridgeport. The stage from Watertown connects witf , the g. 5 A. M train down from Waterbury, ant returns on the arrival of the 1915 A. NJ. trai1 up from Bridgeport. Stage for Goshen leaves Wolcottville daily | on arrival of the 1915 Nj. train from Bridge port.
 A discount of five cents made to passenger purchasing tickets at the office. CHARLES WATERBURY, Superintendent. Bridgeport, July ?. 1861.
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TREAT O.N fE .gG.AE.s:,
 Of New Milford.

EE- GUILD respectfully inform his customers " and tine public generally, that he has completed his New Store. and filled it with as fine an assortment of Goods as ever were collect ed together among the hills of New England
 Treat having purchased his Goods at low fig ures, will .ake great pleasure in selling them low
 Treats Stock consists of great variety of Cotton Goods, Dress Goods. Cloths and CaSsi- mcres- cheaper than ever before known. 20 0G0 Yds of choice American. English and French Prints, Embossed Table Covers. at half price Elegant Piano Covers l'almaral Skirts, Hoop do. -1OO0 YIs Crasl-Tolc, Quits &c. &c.
 Treat keeps large and extensive assortment of Hardware, Carpenters and Joner's Tools Paints, Oils, Glass -GROCERIES-Iron and Steel Nails and and endless variety of other Goods not mentioned.
 Treat keeps and sells the best FLOUR that IIuuIIS sold are to bG called by their right names, ard no unreasonable amount of Gas will be displayed in order to effect sales.
 eY" Treat has GOO lds. of the cheapest SILKS ever seen in the State.
 Feb. ?. 1861. tf-41
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They Go Right ta the Spot"

aThey Go Right @ the Spot" INSTANT RELIEF! Stop your Cough! Pu- U rify you- Breath! Strengthen your Voicei Spalding's Throat Confections GOOD FOR CLERGYNEN,
 GOOD FOR LECTURERS,
 GOOD FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS,
 GOOD FOR SINGERS.
 GOOD FOR CONSERVATIVES.
 Gentlemen carry
 SPALD1NG'S THROAT CONNECTIONS.
 Children cry for
 sPA.DING's THROAT CONNECTIONS. They re ieve Cough instantly. They clear the Throat. TLey give strength and volume to the voice. They impart delicious arena to the breath. They are delightful to the taste. They are male of simple herbs and cannot harm any one.
 advise every one who has Cough or Illus ky Voice or bad Breath, or any difficulty of the Throat, to get a package Of my Throat Contee- tions. they will relieve you instantly, and you will agree with me that G. they go right to the spot'' You will find them very useful and pleasant while travelling Or attending public meetings for stilling your Congh or allaying your thirst. If you try one package am safe in saying that you will ever afterwards consider them indispensable. You will find them at the Druggists and Dealers in Medicines.
 PRICE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. My signature is on each package. All othcs are counterfeit.
 Package will be sent by mail, prepaid; ;7un rc ceipt of Thirty Gents.
 Address, HENRY c. SPALDING, Is No. IS Cedar Street. New York
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Carpets and Oil Cloths.

'X7IIE undersigned are offering to the pub a- lie large and we'll selected Stock of Goods fer the Spring season, consisting in part of ,;rossleys well known and other IMPORTED TAPESTRY BRUSSELS at exceedingly low rates also, their I'll IliEE PLY and SUPERFINE E INGRAINS complete with every thing that is desirable in colors and patterns and at prices that defy competition.
 W ST. LEWIS have constantly on hand and purchase largely at auction LOW PRICE IN GRAINS from 3lc. per yard; all wool from 40c. e soc. per yard.
 OIL CLOTHS in every variety of pattern and style, from yard and upwards wide, at such rates that will give satisfaction to all purchasers. With RUGs, MATS, MATING, DRUGGErs, STAIR RoDs. WINDOW SHADES, TABLE AND PIANO Gov FRS, AND ALL ARTICLES CONNECTED WITH THE TRADE. w. x T. LEWIS,
 12 Fourth Avenue,
 Opposite Cooper's Institute,
 50m6 New York.
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Who's YOsg1' Matter ? HIRAM JACKSON, AG,Y.

HDEGS leave to announce to the inhabitant ID of Litchfeld and vicinity, that he has now on hand large and handsome assortment of
 SPRING HATS AND CAPS, From the most fashionable Dealers in New York.
 GIVE HIM 4 CALL.
 Watts on the Mind is a very important Worb. But Watts on the Head is "more so.D ss Iitchfeld, May 22d, 1861. tGs