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Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

At an examination in the case of farmer in Scotch court, on his sister entering the box to be examined, the following conversation took place between her and the opposing agent:
 How old are you ?" said the lawyer.
 70, well, Sir, am an unmarried woman and dinna think it richt to answer that question: .''
 " o yes, inform the gentleman how old you are," said the Judge.
 ' 'Weel a weel, am fifty"
 Are you no more ?"
 "Weel, am sixty"
 The inquisitive lawyer still further asked ii she had hopes of getting married, to which Miss Jane replied
 "Weel, SIT, wilma surely tell lie; I dinna lost hope yet" And she scornfally added |" but widna marry you, for am sick and tired O your palaver already"
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

SINGULAR WAR INCIDENT.-Anidst all the horrors of War many incidents occur amusing in themselves, and which sometimes, under the most trying circumstances are provacation of mirth, and form subjects for camp stories months after. I have seen soldiers chase hares and pick blackberries when shower of leaden messengers of death was falling thick and fast around them, and do many other cool and re- freshing things. But the following which &C., tually took place at Mine Run. surpasses any thing l remember to have ever seen or heard. On one of those biting cold mornings, while the armies of Meade and Lee were staring at each other across the little rivulet, known as Mine Run, when moments appeared to bo hours aud hours days, so near at hand seemed the deadly strife, solitary sheep leisursly walked along the run on the rebel side. A rebel vidette fired and killed the sheep. and dropping his gun advanced to remove the prize. In an instant he was covered by gun in the hands.of Union vidette, who said. "Divide is the word or you are dead Johnny" This proposition was assented to, and there, between the two skirnish lines. Mir Rebel skinned the sheep, took one half and moved back with it to his post. when his challenger in turn, drooping his gun, drossed the Run, got the other half of the seeep and resumed the duties of his post amidst the cheers of his comrades who expect. ed to help him to eat it. or the hundreds of hostile men arrayed against each other on si- ther bank of that Run, not one dared to vio- late the truce intuitively agreed upon by thsso. soldiers. ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
WHOLE NO. 2O41

ANEcDoTE OF "BuLLY BEN BUTLER."-As the name of Bon Butler is just now big" in the eyes of the public, the following original Lieutenant Leonidas R. Hall, of the 18th Ar my Corps, will be read with interest:
 Shortly after our occupation of the Cres. cent City, the St. James Hotel, on Magazine Street, was borrowed and the word Hotel changed to Hospital A certain army sur- geon from Philadelphia WAS placed in charge, who, although, perhaps, proficient in the field, couldn't keep hotel, and allowed seve. ral complaints to be made, regarding his man. agement of affairs at the St. James. One day, General Butler made hls appearance, entirely unlocked Tor, and guess, u,uhOped for. After examiuing the record of 'admittancss, dis. charges and deaths, he said: Now, doctor, I will look at my soldiers Being curious to know what the Lowell lawyer would say, | followed him and the medical fraternity to the different wards. Entering one room, the Gen. eral saw tin eau (such as is used for pressrv. ed fluits,) filled with Mississippi water, stand. ing by the cot of q sick man. Says the Gene ral, What is this, my boyr t.er .e
 That is the water given me to drink, Gen. eral.'
 Knocking tho can over, and throwing it out of the window, the General hurrid fiercely around to the surgeon, asked: 0.
 What in h-l does this mean, sir 1? I saw you drinking ice water, down stairs. Don't you give it to your sick ?
 The surgeon meekly replied,
 General, ice is a very scarce commodity, here in the city, and our medical allowance is not sufficient for us to purchase enough for the common drink of our patients.'
 Sufficient h-l, sir. Do you mean to tell me (thundered the GeneraD that while every d--d losGer in this city sucks his whisky with ice in it on every street corner for two ear tickets, that you cant get enough for my sick soldiers Lock here, sir, to-day have made my first visit to your hospital, and must say that am dissatisfied with everything that I have seen. l shall come again within week. l don't say to morrow or next day, because l don't choose that you shall know when am 70 come; enough that when l do come, unless find decided improvement, out you 90. And, furthermore, would have you to under. stand that anything that nature produces or art can furnish-anythiDg that is necessary can be obtained by sending your requisition to me. I wish you good morning, gentlemen.
 With a waive of his hand, he was gone. The usual mode of procedure with cur off, cials is, The commanding officer will inspect your regiment, (battery, hospital, or whatever it may bel to morrow, May 22d, 1864, at two p. m. Signed ; By Order, &c. Then all is hurry and hustle to clean up and place every thing in proper condition to receive a good reputation in the Inspection Report But General Butler went entirely on the surprise party principle ; and woe be to him who was found wanting
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

To fail in impartiality with regard to men, is not merely at variance with right; it is al so sure to defeat itself The fame that shines only in an eclipse of that of others. is neces- sarily transitory; the eclipse soon passes away and the brighter light recovers its Jus tre. The fond biographer who constructs the road to the monument of his idol over the graves of the reputation of great men, will fad the best part ot his race refusing to tray ell it. Besides, superior merit, to be discerned, must be surrounded by the meritorious; the glory of the noblest genius of his age would be sacrificed by detraction from the ability of his antagonists, his competitors, and his asso- ciates. Real worth delights to be evironed by the worthy; it is selene, and can be duly es. timated only by the serene the chord of hu' man sympathy does not yibrate to eulogy that gratez with malignity. :.
 BANCROFT.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
A RURAL SCENE.

It is not often that we meet with a more ender and beautiful pen-picture than the fol- owing, by Hon. Charles c. Eastman, of Yer nont. Its perfect simplicity is one of its reatest charms
 The farmer sat in his easy chair,
 Smoking his pipe of clay, While his hale old wife with busy care Was clearing the dinner away A sweet little boy with fine blue eyes Oahis grandpa's knee was catching aies The old man laid his hand on his head, With tear on his wrinkled face, He thought how often his mother dead, Had sat in the self same place; As the tear stole down from his half closed eye,
 ssDon't smoke" said the child, "how it makes you cry :" . The house dog lay stretched out on the Where the shade, afternoons, used to
 steal
 The busy old wife by the open door
 Was turning the spinning wheel, And the old brass clock on the mantle
 tree
 Had plodded along to almost three Still the farmer sat in his easy chair, While close to his heaving breast The moistened brow and the cheek so fair Of his sweet grandchild were pressed; His head bent down, on his soft hair lay Fast asleep were they both that summer
 day.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

INsEcrs.-Cultiyate intelligent observation of the habits of insects to distinguish friends from ices. and destroy the latter. Our friends are few in number, chief among them are ants. and bees. the large steelcolored wasp.liks ieh. Deumon fly and others of similar shape, the lady-bird, tiger beetles, ground beetles, and dragon flies or darning needles. These, with others, either feed upon or lay their eggs in the bodies of other insects. Spiders are very useful.
 Peas and beans are the mot nutritious of sll kinds of food, the peas being 98 per cent, The season for these productions in their great. est abundance is just beginning, and they could be proftably used in the place of meat, supuly. ing cheaper and more wholesome food. fn warm weather one half the meat usually eaten could be dispensed with in families, and better substitutes be obtained from vegetables.
 Everything within us and about us shows that it " as never intended that man should be idle. Our own happiness and comfort, and the welfare and felicity of those around us, all require that man should labor. Mind, body, soul, all alike, suffer and rust out by idleness.
 Labor should always have either some use. full or important object in view, as well for our own Denent as :of the gOOu or others. ID AlL the operations of Nature, we perceive that no one element is active for itself alone, but for the order and harmony of the grand and ener. getic whole.
 The wind and the waves may beat aealnsk a rock planted in troubled sea, but it remaips unmoved Be like that rock, young mna. Vice may entice, and the song and the cun may invite. Beware-stand firmly at vour post. There is glory in the thought that you have resisted temptation and conquered.s An able physiologist has written that oas fifth of the human body is composed of phos- phorus. Punch remarks that this most lksly accounts for the number of matches made. | A Snndowep evaporates one and . quarter pints of water in day, and @ cabbage aoous about the same quantity. A wheat plant ex' hales in hundred and twenty-two days. about one hundred thousand grains of water: An acre of growing wheat, on this ceicnial'cn, draws and passes out about ten tonFoE wAser per day. f ~as " ~ The rebel prisoners now in our hands num- | ber over 50,O0O-s5Qo of them are os6essR
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

Dean Swift once attempted in a humorous way to prove that all things were governed by .ne word led. Said he, 's Our noblemen and nara na drinkers are pimp-led. physicians and pulses are fee.led. their patients and oranges are billed, a new married man and donkey are orlde-led. and an old married man and a
 pack horse are sad-led, cats and dice are raj. ied. swine and nobility are styled. a maid and tinder box are spark.led." :" ''"'1 ''''''
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
BANCROFT.

The ray from the eternal fountain of justice suffers defecton, ,as it falls from absolute prin. ces ou their subjects, from an established church on heretics, from masters of slaves on men in bondage, from privileged caste On an oppressed one.
 BANCROFT.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

Opp NAMEs.-Some people are always searching for odd names for their children a not far from here named their child Finis, sup- posing that it was their last, but they after wards happening to have daughter and two sons. whom they called Addenda, Appendix, and Supplement. A man out West called his son James Also, and the third William Like
 Yisa.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
Bishop & Sedgwick,

nEALERS in DRY GOODS. READY MADE D Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Groskery, Groceries, &c.,, &c., West Street Litchield, Conn.
 c. 3. BISHOP. T. s. SEDd~lCk.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
Caftes de Visites

CRANE, sEDGw1cK, BUTLER, SHERMAN,
 &c.,, Sc. Sent by mail on receipt of price, 10 cents each. '.4 BIRD CAGES. 15 Styles. SHELLS for Frame Work. She'll Boxes. She'll Flowers. Card Games of all kinds. In fact. any thing you want, can be found
 NoRTHRoP's GALLERY OF ART, kS New Milford, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
David q. BNckIey,

DEALER IN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE of all kinds and prices, Chairs, Tables, Bureaus, Bedsteads and Cofins: Also' Picture Frames. Toilet Stands and Sofas made and sold with neatness, elegance and despatch Wwshouse, West St., Litchfeld, Conn., lyso
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
FREDERICK B. SWIFT

ATTORNEY AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC,
 AND Coasmissioner of Deeds f0r Every State 'd
 Territory;
 200 Broadway, New York, 4f1O First FloeR-Rear
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
Wm Fl. Bralnall.

HEALER IN FOREIGN and STAPLE Dry D Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Glass Ware and Yankee Notions, No. 6, West Street, lst deSr west of the Court House, Litchheld Conn.,
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
DENTAL NOTICE.

~xM TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS (s25 I NYFS Cash, will, for the next six monts
 AIu pay for full Set of Upper Teeth, on !s Carat Gold, and warranted to fit, and made better than any made for the same price tasinsss. whip the Cat to get work.
 will be found at the old Stand whese have been for the past five years, over the Post Off, oce, South.Strset. LitchReld
 .Taaastal e for fort. the liberal patronage have Hceivea TOT years past, l hope. by closest ap- eeivea continuance of the same. MtchRsld, Jan. 1862. tf.a7
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
Sanford & Giddings.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, New Milford, Conn XA- Particular attention paid to Students. H. s. SANFORD is Notary Public and Com m issioaer for New York.
 H. 8. SANFORD. Lly1 V. c. G1DD1NGs
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
Chas. HOtchkiss & Son,

WOLCOTTVILLE, CONN.,, TDRAcTICAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILD
 FRS, Manufacturers of Sash, Doors Blinds, Mouldings, &c., and Dealers In Lumber of all kinds. Saving and Flaming done at short notice. March 4, 1861. tf 4o
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
HOllister & HickOx,

A TTORNIES & COUNSELLORS AT LAW, A Office in Seymour's Building, Litchfeld, Conn. 20
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

Mosquitoes are tolerably large and somewhat ferocous in the Mississippi country. A man who went out one day to look for his COW, found her skeleton on the ground, and large mosquito on an adjoining tree, picking his teeth with one of her horns
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

"A STUBBORN JuRY.-Tho Transcript tells a good story of a Colonel M, living in Washington county, Maine who had great aptitude for serving as juror. When thus serving he had q very great anxiety that his opinion should be largely consulted upon a verdict. Some years ago, while upon case, after many hours trial to agree, but failing, he marshaled the delinquent jury from the room to their seats in the court, where the impatient crowd awaited the result of trial.
 |" Have you agreed upon verdict ?' inqur ed the clerk.
 Col. NJ arose, turned whitening glance upon his brother jurors, and exclaimed :
 May it please the court, We have not have done the best I could do, but here are eleven of the most contrary devils ever had any dealing with !'
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
CHAS. KIRCHBERGER,

BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, D0OTS & SHOES made to order and re ID paired. RHbbers Repaired. Iron and Brass Boot and Shoe Heels-Green' Patent, Sold.
 Litehfeld, Jan. 20th, 1864. If 4l
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

THE SKEPTIc S1LENcE.- Ahv exclaimed a skeptical co.legian to an old Quaker, sup pose you are one of those fanatics who believe in the Bble?'
 I do believe the Bible, replied the old man. Do you believe i9?'
 'No; can have no-proof of it's truth
 Then inquired the old man, does thee be. lieve in France?'
 Yes; for, although have not seen it, l have seen others who have. Besides, there is plenty corroborative proof that such country does exist
 'Then thee will believe anything thee or others have not seen ? 'No.'
 Did thee ever see thy own brains 2 sNo.' sEver see man who did see thom?' l sNo.' Does thee believe thee has any? l This last question put an end to the discus sion.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
George M. Woodruff,

A TTORNEY A ND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, A and Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New Yerk. Litchfeld Conn
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

J. F. WALKER. Over the Post Office. South-st., Litchheld, Ct., Manufacturer and dealer in gaades, Harness, Brides, Halters, Whips Lashes, Sockets. Surcingles, Orna-
 ments, Trimmings, &c. Rossman's Oil Backing Far nreserving, softening, and renewing the snnearance of Harness, Carriage tops, &c. Made to order all kinds of double and sin gle Harness of superior style and workman sbip. and of the best material. 59
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
Mansion HOuSe,

TN M. HALE, PROPRIETOR, Litchfeld, .E Conn. 4tt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30
dbe Gittbhela Gnquirer, Published every Thursday morning, by JAMES HUMPHREY, JR., In Lords Building next to the Court House
 LITCHFIELD, CONN.
TERMS.

sHae TERMS.
 SUBSCRIPTION PER ANNUM. Village subscribers (by carrier) and single mail subscribers, In Aduance, ............. $l .6O Subscribers of carriers route, and mail subscribers, in bundlss Ls Aduanes.. 1.6O Single copies, 4 cents. hE Postage Free within this County.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

Z BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, Of all descriptions, neatly and promptly done.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-30

.. ADVERTISING.
 Fourteen lines or less-1, ora weeks, 100 Each week thereafter, er,.................... 20 Probate and other legal notices at usual rates Yearly advertisements at the following rates: One column s75; one half column $37 one- third column S25; one fourth ;column SIS. Business Notices not exceeding half a square, $S per annum.
 Obituary Notices and Poetry five cents line.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-07-01
Sentiments OF Andrew Johnson.

In his famous reply to Joe Lane. of Ore
gon. i'll the L. :. Senate, during the first
debate III Congress on the out cropping re-
bcllian. Andrew Johnson said /:
The distinguished Senator from Oregon
asks me what would do with the rebels,
were | the President of the United States,
would have them tried, and il found gull
", hF the ENrEENNI. Gcp [ would have
them EXECUTED.
This was no haStv cbulition Of feeling,
but the lansHagc Of delibcration, rs is
shown by the Unrarting course of DR..
Johnsau ever since. During the last
Spring he addressed his old ncishlors of
East Tennessee in Il speech from which we
take the following extract:
The time has arrived when treason must
he odioas, when traitors must be punished
impoverished their property taken from
tEcin whether i, be tlscir horses, their lands
or their nceroes, and given to the innocent
'Iil' honest, the loyal. upon whom the
caIaMiticS OF tl.js uaProyoked and wicked
rebellion have !lllgH with such crushing
weight.
What hes brought this war upon Us -
Let tHe answer IN enc word. let me speak
il 81 loud that the dgatc-t man in this
.h,lttgde can hear me-Siavery Glun-
lrrds Of voices: THAT'S 50. that's Il
t,od's truth"@ Men talk about the Con
stiiatlon aad State rights. They sneer At
the Emancipation Proclamation aud call ii
tfraHH;e,d assumption of authority, Il
dcspotic uSurpafiom OF power. Listen to
what ! now -ty, all sHeh talk is the IAN
gua%t Of treason.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-07-01
2oet Y.
"Spritag Cleaning

The following little "pome," being parody
on Bryant. " Death of the Flowers" may be re-
garded rs "a in the season" about now.
=" The melancholy days have come, the saddest Of
the year,
or cleaning paint, and sctubbing floors. and
securing far and ncarl
Weapcd in tho corners of the room the ancient
81. dirt lies quiet,
but now tho carpets arc all up, and from the
The mistress calls to man and maid to WELD the
broom and mop.
Where are those rooms, those quiet rooms, the
house but now presented
Wherein we dwslt, nor dreamed of dirt so cozy
and contented
Alas they're turned all upside down, that quiet
suite Of rooms,
With sIops and suds, and soap and sand, anil tubs
and pals and brooms;
Chairs, tables stands, are standing round at skies
and at sevens,
While wife and housemaid, 1y about like meteors
in the heavens.
The parIor and tho chamber floor were cleaned
week ago,
The carpets shook the windows washed, us all
the ncighbors know;
But still tho snnctum had escaped--tho table
piled with books.
Pens, ink, and paper all about peace in its very
looks
Till fell the women on them all, as falls the
plague on men,
And then they vanished all away-books, papers,
ink and pen.
And now when comes tho master home, come
he must at night,
To find all things are set to wrongs that they
have set to rights ~
When the sound Of driving tacks is heard, though
the house is far from still,
And the carpet women on the stairs, that barbin
ger Of ill
lie looks for papors, books bills. tha. oil
there before,
And sigh. To Gna them on tho desk or in the
drawer more.
And then he grimly thinks of heg who set this
fuss aloat.
And wishes she were out at sea in a very Isaky
boat.
Me meets her at her parlor door with h,r and
cap awryi
With sleeve, tucked ur, and brrom in hand de-
Gancc in her eve.
lie feel quite small and kGovs iu'I we'll there's
nothing TO he said,
So helds his tongue, ard driAks Ii tea, ami
.nress away to bed
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-07-01

SETTLEMENT OF M4cplAs. We have
received IA copy of the "Centetiial Memo:
rial OF Machias." u neatly printed volume
of about lo0 pages, published to comi
memorate the one hurdredth anniversary
OF the settlement Of THAT town which oc'
cured OIL the Goth of May, Of last year,
1t must be regarded as very valuable
contribution to the histGty of the State,
and if other towns collect their annals as
carefully and preserve them us worthily
as the Machias people have theirs in this
volume, the labor Of the historian will be-
greatly less.ncd. ...,
Some sixty pages Of the book are Ia.
ken up by the Historical Sketch of Wm.
b. Smith, Esq. of Machias, which, how:
ever, only brings the story Of the froh'
tier colony do'@n from the first settlement
in 1863, through the Revolutionary War.
1t is glorious story, howetet, not Who'll:
y unkhown to the world. embracing the
gallant exploits of band 0f imptomptu
naval heroes Capturing British armed
vessel which they boarded and took oy
hand to hand Sighting at close quarters !
also the rcpulse, by handful OF settlers
and friendly Indians. Of formidabIs IA
val attack by British squadron. lie sue.
cess OF which would have entirely chang
ed the eastern bounaary or our country.
| tPort.'ai,d Pres.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-07-01
Rise in Price.

We notice that our cotemporories find
it impossible to continue the publication of
their journals at the cid rates of subscrip-
ton, on account of the rise in cost of all
that pertains to getting up q newspaper
The Bangor TFhig, after comparing prices
of 1854 with those of 1864, says:
These facts presented to our patrons,
we believe they will not expect or even
wish us to furnish them with our paper at
the old rates. We have hoped for several
months that a change might take place
for the better, and have been supplying
our subscribers at price which barely
paid for the white paper, and ink. We
know we shall lose some old and valued
subscribers by the change, but we believe
that the majority of our customers will
acknowledge the necessity, and cheerfully
aquicscc in it.
The proposed increase is not SO great as
has already been made in almost every
other branch of business, and we believe
there is no class whose expenses have been
increased by the war so much as printers.
We hope, however, with this increase, to
be able to make both ends meet until the
close of the war, when matters will again
resume Il peace footing"
The price of their daily is now 50 per
year, and that of the weekly 81. We no.
tec that the JcGersoajan, and Democrat,
have placed their subscription price at So
per year.
Almost every paper in the State have
raised their prices from SO cents to 81
higher than formerly. and no one can fail
to see the justice Of such action.