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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
TIE COMMON. SOLDIER

il ttx,. o l., t,sn mi E3 Ay 4nut s8-Gt{4 Nobody cared when he went to war. s,o,..;.. Butefhe wqpan wfo cried CD his shoulder, Nobody. deqked sbim with inmorte les-a si'E' al4 He was only q common soldier. s.i Nobody packed in dainty trunk sist i3nos :
 Folded raiment and ofi"er's fare
 A knapsackt held altthe new wirecrait "7" A''' | Might own, or love. or eat or wear. ai Ata' Nobody gave him goodbye fete, ''t' .' ''s With sparkling jest and fower-crowned wine, Two or three friends on the sidewalk steod $
 Waiting for Jones, fhe fourth in line. s Nobody cared how the battle went .aaa. |.
 With the man who fought till the bullet sped Through the coat leaf or star 5 z aon 2 common soldier. left for dead t. ,t The cold raia baihea the feyered lwound,sa < feaAnd the kind clouds wept the liyelong night A pityisg lotion nature gave. '. ....
 Till help might come with4morning light. Such help as the knife of the surgeon gives,
 Cleaving the gallant arm from the shoulder And another name .swells the pension list 4a 9For tho meagre pay of 2 common soldier, fl See, over wonder all day he stands--,f 3ne4a iiaAn empty sleeve in the soft wind, ,sways, y.z As he holds his lonely left hahdonta s"
 For charity at lnat the crossing Hays.yuL sla-g And this, is, ,howx with lbittershame,a bt'daQd J He begs his bread and hardly lives;l8l aI So W earily ekes he out the sum s...
 proad and grateful @ country gives. t : II ,i taa,, a.t nj rai tf!aOg ii H}H Nst* q ! What matter how he served the guns .s.,fn. { When plume and sash were over wonder? What matter though hs.bore the flag aE.a agl, Through b1ipding smoke and battle thunder?
 
 What matter that wife and child t h' Cry softly for that good arm rent a it-s.j. And wonder why that random shot ~ v To him, kheir,owh beloved, was sent. :. 3sa' Oh, patriot wipe out this stain | Give jeweledicap and sword no more f'7' But let no common soldier blush s.,, ssf, ,. ,,s
 To own the loyal blue he wore .,..-l ..:, MI ol lasGl s3siRkB AiiHAa3 a2ie AHs- 9"i Sbont loud and long, for victory wona4isl, 4asu By chief and leader stannch and trne;-
 But don't forget the boys that foug6t-
 Shout for the conmon Esoldier t6o.a ,e'5a3 oa
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
CHAPTER xxyII a. , fsS An Act confirming the action Of Town in relation to Rounties s&5s t7'

An Act confirming the action Of Town in relation
 to Rounties. Whereas, certain towns, without authority oflaw, nave held meetings, passed votes, issued town orders. notes bonds, and other obligations, and borrowed money, and done other acts, with the intent the more speedily to i'll their quotas oi troops for the service 1.-the United States, of to defray the expenses of raising said quo tas and to make just compensation to those who have performed military service for the United States; and whereas, such votes and other proceedings, have in many cases been acted upon by treasurers selectfnen and agents Of such towns, as if votes and proceedings were valid. Therefore, -'
 Be at enacted by tie Sencte and House of Repre- se',tasives sm General Asssnsbiy comvened
 SEC. l. That all such meetings, votes and acts of any town, and all acts of selectmen, treasur- CTS and other of such town done, and all notes, bonds, town orders, and other obligations issued, and liabilities assumed, pursuant to such. votes, and for the purpose of carrying the same into ef- feet, are hereby validated and confirmed, and the said votes, acts and proceedings of every town, and the said acts of said selectmen, treasurers and agents, and all such obligations and iiablll- ties shall have the same effect, and be as valid in every respect, as if said votes and acts of such towns, and said obligations and liabilities, had been previously authorized by law:
 SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from it's pas sage, but no costs shall be taxed against any town, in any suit brought under the provisions of this act within six months of the passage thereof. - Approved, June 29, 1865.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17

Oppose dripkingl Yes, I do; for when .whiskey gets into the stomach, really think grace gets out of the heart Somehow or other I've got the idea thu grace don't love tLe smell of whiskey, and gives it a wide berth Yhis do know. that whisksy don't help ma n in religion. I haven't much use for the relig- ion of the dram-drinker; it's Ike corn blades at noon during drought in summer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
tons to be issued under this act shall not exceed the sum of seventy thousand dollars , VI. sSEG. 2 This act shali take effect from and af.
 Approved, June 29th, 1865: .,,
CHAPTER xxxIII.

An. Act in addition to An Act concerning Com
 4os.4e, munities and Corporations. oa niiN I
 Be tt enacted by tke Senate aud Honseof f1eprs. this state, are hereby empowered toappoint with. in their respective towns, upon the occasion of any public 7celebration ortgathering, Or during the period of any unusual excitement therein, suchnumber of special constables as they may deem necessary to preserve the public peacs with. in the limits of such town; such appointment shall be fora specified time not exceeding five days, and such special constables shall have i1- ring the time for which they shall be appointed. all the powers which constables nov by law have t9 serve criminal processs and to make arrest for
 SIC 2 This act shall take effect from its pas. ! Approved, June 30, 1865.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17

|j fs4 SHE 9-sa Ss Ssi4a i4a sSz sSz sNsEt VI \,
 SHARP l SHoorIso.- The folld sharpaaho oting' took plaeell 2 and Yankee picket: Il aas shoot r Wall, | Ireckonas iin Mississippi we eaa.kaOck . . thistle blow at 300 yards nothing toltAe way we Ahs] I belonged tea sailitary q haadredmen .iaaacB co 'oatEfpr ptactic caleaDhi lps upin jingle file, ap
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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XVIII. = - An Act in alteration of An Act relating to cer- tain State Officers, and to the Treasury Be- partment." =. Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives ia General Assembly concerned: f. SEC. l. That the term of office of all notaries public heretofore, or whe shall hereafter be ap- pointed by the Governor, shall expire two years from and after the fourth day of July of the year in which they were, or shall be commissioned, re- spectively unless their commissions shall be, or have been revoked by the Governor.
 SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from it's pas. sage.
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An Act in addition to An Act entitled :sAn Act
 concerning the Domestic Relations ? q. pc ss :: X. tls Seaa.s and Hoase of Rep
 That no parent or master shall be entitled To receive, or use, any money or other property be longing to his child, servant apprentice, with out first having been appointed guardian to such child, servant or apprentice. and given bonds to the satisfaction of the court of probate having authority to appoint such guardian.
 Approved, June 29, 1865. ss
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Approved, June 2s, 1865.

@- CHAPTER xxx. d.. ,... An Act relating to the execution of Deeds of Hs r Real Estate. .i 6. "
 Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentat,ves, im General Assembly conpened::
 SEc l. That all deeds of the real estate of 8 married woman heretofore made, where the bus band and wife executed separate deeds of the same real estate belonging to the wife, under their hands and seals, which were by them ac; knowledged and duly recorded, shall be valid and effectual to transfer said real estate. as ~
 SEC 2. This act shall affect no suit now pend ing .Isa tjst +e9
 Approved, June 29, 1865.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
cHApTER xxxiy

An Act confirming the d0ings Of the Eighth
 School District of Griswold s, 3t
 Best enacted by tbe Se,eafe aa,d House of Reprs- semtataves an General Asse1tbly co1vened:
 of the annual meeting, in the year 1883, of the eighth school district of the town of Griswold, are hereby validated andl confirmed. and the taxes Imposed by such meeting shall be binding and obligatory upon the persons assessed to pay the same, and shall be payable and collectable in the same manner as if the same had been legally imposed at Said meeting. ty ssty Zis a n ~ SEC. ?. This act shall take effect from and after it's passage. r. T,i.--
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17

It is not manly for man to be looking out ahead all the time to avoid work, and saying to himself ''How can spare myself this or that piece ,f drudgery?" What if blow drawn by stout oxen were all the time to be looking out and saying to itself, How shall l avoid having to rip through that rooted turf : What shall I do to avoid having to turn out that stonef' No! no take the furrow of life as it comes. and cut it right through.-Beec
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
CHAPTER xxxvI.
An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act
 entitled An Act authorizing the establishment

''.. '.++ CHATTER XXXVI.
 An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act
 entitled An Act authorizing the establishment
 of Savings and Building Associations"
 Be it enacted bythe Seasdts aud House of Repre- se'ttattUes 70 General Assembly eOa,Vened:: 1-.5 5 SEC. l. That the several savings and building associations in this State be, and they are here by required to pay over to the depositors therein
 the several sums due to the sane on or before the lst day ofJuly, ls66 and if any of the depositors in said savings and building associati are not known and cannot be found, the several savings and building associations shall deposit the sums due such depositors with the treasurer of this state, with the name and residence as far as known of each of said depositors on or before the first day of July, 1866, and the treasurer of this state shall give his receipt for the same, and shall at least once in each year, advertise in such news papers of this state, as he shall deem expedient, the names of such depositors and the amount TO. smAining dde to each and their last place of resi-. dence in this state, and he shall pay to such de- postors, to their order respectively, such sums whenever the same shall be demanded. ,s T :..
 SEC, 2 Any savings and building association whose officers or directors shall knowingly violate or permit to be violated, the provisions of the preceding section, shall forfeit to the treasurer of this state sum not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each and every violation thereof and it shall be the duty of the attorneys of the IState, in their respective counties, to prosecute every violation in his own name one-half of which forfeiture shall be for the use of the state, and the other half to him who shall sue therefor and prosecute his sute to effect
 Approved, July 6, 1865. s9ia5'!,F 'ii.i. M
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
.3t CHAPTER xxxv. 4
 

AH GU CUuTLE.
 Be st enacted by the Senate and House of Repyee sentatfUes f'ta General Assembly eonvened , r-fp That, untila new court. house shall be erected at Norwich, within and for the county of New London, the supreme courtof errors and the sul perior court when required by law to be held at Norwich, shall be held in such room or rooms in said town, as the sheriff of said county shall pro vide and the sheriff of said county shall provide asultaDle room or rooms for the purpose and the county commissioners of said county shall draw orders on the treasurer of said county in favor of the sheriff, for the expense by him in cured in preparing and fitting up the said room or roolls and for the rent thereof as it shall ac- crue. aF t13 stH.' .tI1 '.",'' 'A
 Approved, July 6, 1865. i@
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
cHAprER XXI.

An Act in addition to " An Act relating to Sala7 ries and Fees
 Be snacted by tte Senats and House of Repre- sent0tives in General Assembly comvened: 4g,
 That the fee, for filling out an application for pay, bounty, or pension, due to volunteers, or to the relatives thereof. administering the necessary oaths and affxing the official seal of g judge or clerk of any court in this state shall not exceed one dollar.
 Approved, June 20. 1865. s1'
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. ~ All kinds of Book and Job Printing neatly and, promptly done. aW tsatn '4o - Business Cards, Wedding Cards. aBill Heails,
 Labels, Ball Tickets, Handbills, Pamph.-
 lets, &c, Re-, done in the best style and
 US cheap as at any office in the State. " 'f Orders by mail or otherwise respectfully so .-a licited. All Jobs returned c. O. D. Hi' 'f'sfd a1"H '''@"
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
S95 ~ CHAPTER xxxII. ~ An Act authorizing the Town of Meriden to issue


 sa Bonds. l. j Be t enacted by tie Senate and Hoase of Repre- ssptatsves sn General Assensbly eomveaed !, \ i SEC. l. The town of Meriden is hereby autnor- ized to issue and dispose of as said town may see it. at any time or times, it's bonds or other obli- cations. with or without coupons attached, pay. able at such time or times and at such rate of in terest not exceeding seven per cent per annum, payable annually or semi annually, and anthenti7 cated in such a manner as said town shall deter mine provided, however, that nc bond or other oblieation shall be issued under the authority of this act. except in pursuance of vote or votes of said town passed at meeting or meetings of said town to, be duly warned and held for that purpose and provided, further, that said town shall noi sell or dispose of any such bond or Obligation 2! leaa than the par value thereof i; and proyidet further, that tho total amount of bonds or oblgs
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17

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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17

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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-08-17
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Smyrna times., 1865-05-04

the same powers and dulIes which are now prescribed
by law, except that the President OF the United States
may at his discretion, change the location OF the office
oil SAID agencies and superinIehdents.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That until Con
gress shall Otherwise direct ali that part Of the Terr
tory Of Idaho Included within The following bounda
rles, TO WIT Commencing al point formed by the
ersecIIon OF The lhlry-thrd degree OF longdue west
from Washington with The forty first degree OF north
latitude; thence along said thiry-hrd degree of Ion
gltude 10 the crest Of the Rocky m0untalns thence
nnrIhward along The said of the Rocky
TO The intersection with The forty fourth degree and
ltnrly minutes OF north latitude; thence eastward
along along said forty fourth degree thirty minute.
north latitude 10 the thirty fourth degree OF Longitude
west IRON Washington; thence nOrIhward along said
thirty fourth degree Of longitude to its intersection
with The forty fifth degree north latitude thence east
ward aOgg sad forty filth degree OF north latitude
It's intersection with the twenty seventh degree u
ongIInde wesi from Washington; thence south along
sand twenty seventh degree of longitude west from
washington TO The IOr' first degree north latitude
thence west along sand forty first degree Of latitude lC
The place OF beginning shall be and hereby incur
poraied temporarily InlC and made part Of the Tern
tory OF Dakota
Approved, May 26, 1864
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04
The Stars and Stripes.

Sala, in late number of "Temple Bar,
thus speaks of our reverence for the flag =
Although some opticians declare the primary
colors to amount to seven, there are no hueS In
the American rainbow deemed worthy of men
ton, save the red, white and blue. Big flags
and little Haunting standards, trailing pennons,
stiff guidons, you may select them as you please
but there must be a star-spangled banner OF
some kind about the premises. In Boston
have seen the American flags made up into
windOw-blind On the fourth Of July all the
omnibus and hackney-coach horses carry the
stars and stripes in their ears. / am glad to
say that the stripes do not extend to their
backs for the Americans very seldom whip
their horses Ladies frequently wear the be-
loved banner, enameed in gold as brooches
and, after the first shot fired at Fort Sumter,
almost every matter-of- fact merchant or bro
ker you met down Gown wore a tiny represen-
tation of the flag in his buttonhole. Bootma-
kers work leathern arabeSques of the flag ON
the fronts of their patent-leathers eating
house keepers and pastry cooks stick lillipu-
tian flags into rounds of beef and plum-cake !;
you can get the flag in colored candy and,
more than once, have seen its infnitesimal
confgurement among the pounded ice which
crowns sherry -cobbler glass.
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04

wise statesmen, the generous, kind and lenient
friend, President Abraham Lincoln, fell a mar
tyr to liberty, by the hands of an assassin, in
the capital of a regenerated Union.
April, with her many tears, weeps in unison
with an agonized nation over the bloody sac
rifce
ReQuiescut en- pacei Us NJ.
Clayton, April %, 1865.
lon the 2cth Of April, 1865, J. Wilkes
Booth, the assassin Of President Lincoln met
his death by the same means he took the
Chief Magistrate's-a poor recompense to an
insulted nation -ED.
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04

II is said that Ex- President Millard FIJI
more's house, in Buffalo, displayed no mourn
inc, last week, in striking contrast with other
honses in that vicinity. The people gathered
a crowd and covered the front Of the house
with ink. :,
In recent number of Chdriuart, John Bull
is represented in an attitude Of abject terror,
leaning against post inscribed ''Canada,"
and staring in alright at burly Yankee male
factor who is throtIling man on the ground.
"When he is done with him, he'll come and
rob me - is the despairing cry Of the helpless,
fat and timid victim.
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04

CHECK ON TEXT They had an excellent
Got to % e D the % proaber SnS o@ ndung %
in long sermons. An hour glass was placed at
the right hand of the minister, and it was the
clerk duty, when the last grains of the sand
had run out, to remind him that the time to
end the sermon had come by three raps Of his
cane This was better than the plan OF side
doors, adopted by our Puritan fathers, through
which they stole out and escaped when they
could endure NO more.
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04
WHOLE NO. 563
A Novel Gift to President johnson.

Monday night coffee or tea set, formerly
used by JEFF. Davis and sold ut auction with q
quantity Of silver plate just previous to the
evacuation OF the city by the rebels, was pre-
sentcd to President johnson by Mr. II. Bar
ratti, Of Richmond, who purchased the article
at the auction sale The coffee or tea set in
question is perfect miniature or fac Stmite of
a railroad locomotive, with tender attached
the locomotive boiler receives the coffee or tea,
makes and discharges it through spiggOt, a
whistle indicating when tea or coffee is ready.
The boiler OF the locomotive is of porcelain,
and the figure OF the fireman, Of the same
material, appears on the locomotive vigorously
ringing the bell, which, We suppose means the
breakfast, dinner or supper bell. The tender,
which is an admiXture Of brass and other met
al, carries the sugar in an elegant sugar caissOn,
with goblet for cognias and stunning small
cut glasses The sides Of the tender are en-
beishcd with racks for cigars. The most Gu
riOuS contrivancc Of all is a secret music box,
located somewhere in the tender which, being
set, plays eight popular airs, sufficient in length
to entertain supper, dinner or breakfast ia
bic The whole establishment, engine and
tender, rests upon two beautiful enameled
walters. Upon the side of the locomotive, in
miniature, is enlblazoned : President Jefferson
Davis, showing that the testimonial, lncOmo-
tive and tender, were built expressly Tor his
use or pleasure. Upon the front, just above
where the COW catcher ought to be, appears
the confederate national banner and battle flag,
entwined with the national ensign Of France,
- WdShtngtoA Star.
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04
Still another, from the same source:

1t is not unfrequent in the West, when a
preacher has closed controversial discourse,
to invite any one present TO reply, On a GER
tam occasion a Campbete said that before
finishing his sermon he had few horses that
he wished to curry down. = So he led out
the black horse, the bay and the gray, tEpis,
copalian, Presbyterian and Methodist. and
gave them thorough scoring upon their pc
cularitics. He then invited any one who was
stand 4 very quiet working man arose, and
said that his brother had proved himself
yery good hostler, but he had left for him the
most Idisagreeable job-that Of currying the
lack -
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04

There are very few men, of industrious hab-
its, who can not maintain wife, if they are
willing to live economically, and without ref
erence to the opinion OF the world. The great
evils, they are not content to begin life humbly.
to retire together into an obscure position, and
together work their way in the world--he by
industry in his calling, and she by dispensing
with prudence the money that he earns. But
they must stand out and attract the attention
Of others by fine houses and fine clothes.
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04

A young girl, who had become tired of sin
gle blesScdness, thus wrote TO her intended;
Deer Gin, cum rite oph efyu air commin
at awI Ed Collins is insstn that | shall nav
him, and he hugs and kisses me so kontlnner!lfy,
that | can't holed owt mutch longer, but VIII
hav to kave in. bEIsEY.
Smyrna times., 1865-05-04
p EFT II Y
For the "Smyrna Times"
IN TEARS.
(TO THE MEMORY OF OUR DEAD PREsIDENT)

BY J. STEVENSON MITCHELL.
Oh Aprl-April in the CIRCLES yet
To be spun out and woven up in Time.
Sink Thy shamed face in shadows; and set
Thy Boreal harps for one harmonic chime
One wild and weird melancholy wall
That shall O'ersweep creation. like gele
Tuned ON the keys Of Woe for while men see
+ en- but spectral CLEAN OF Liberty,
Their tears i'll swell thy flood their holy sghs
Sweep through The listening ages for the sacrifice
Thou Nobe of Months well mayst thou fling
Thy coPlo Is streams upon a stricken land
Well mays thy winds and zephyrs sadly sing
With u.s. concOrdant p@ans we stand
Full of an awful grief, around the sod
That holds the mart red instrument Of God
Well mavsi the glory of each trembling star
Be veiled in Aethop canopies of clouds.
For while thy misty tears obscure and mar
The luminous splendor of thy nights and shrord
The glory of thy days, earth sits IN gloom,
And walls and weeps with thee above a martyred
tomb!
Clayton. April. 1865.