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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

Horse LAMENEss-How DISCOVER
ED.-Take notice, that in examining q
horse for lamoness, you may often detect it
by only looking at his ears; for all horses
that are lame before, drop their heads
when they throw their weight on to the
sound leg and those that are lame behind,
throw their head up when the sound leg
comes to the ground. ...r .s.,-
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

An elegantly dressed young lady recent
ly entered railway carriage in Paris
where there were three or four young gen.
tlemen, one OF whom was lighting cigar.
Observing her, the Frenchman asked il
smoking would incommode her? She re-
piled, g" | do not know, sir; no gentleman
has ever smoked in my presence"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

Mr.. w. j.. Robinson, of New Orleans,
proposes to publish, in book form, record
OF the names and services of every citizen
CT that city who served in the late war,
with specifications Of all items Of interest
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

A pretty girl says: IF our Maker
thought it wrong for Adam to live single
when there was not woman on earth, how
criminalIy guilty are old bachelors, with
the world full of pretty girls |"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

a gentleman having asked young stu.
dent What gender is Thomas p was duly
answered, 1t is masculine" What gen.
dor is Mary" "Why, the crinoline gen.
der sir"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

HONEST ToIL.-A cheerful life must bo
busy one. And a busy life cannot be
we'll otherwise. Frogs do not croak in
running water. Active minds are seldom
troubled with gloomy forebodings. They
come up only from the stagnant depths Of
spirit, unstirred by the generous impulses
Of the necessities Of honest toll.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

If you would be known and not know,
vegstdte in a village; if you would know
and not be know, lipe in city.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-06-21

A FREEDMAN ExpLAIss.-A freed
man explains the difference between q
Yankee and Southerner .thustly :
Now, white folks, Use a gwine to tell
you de difference tween a Southern, man
and Yankee. Well de Southern man
he stop at dc hotel. he ax tor q room. he
git de key; he say " here Jim, take nv
valiso." When he cit in de roou. he s,v.
"Jim' You black rascal, brush my coat and
boots, and be in a hurry. While Tse do
ing dat he wash hisself, comb his har, take
drink, aud when gives him de boots he
hands me dollar. When de Yankee stops
at de hotel, he says, " Mr. johnson, please
brush my boots-Mr. johnson please carry
dis note 10 Mr.. Smith at tie railroad depct
MIR. johnson, l guess III have to trouble
you to bring me pitcher of water-Mr.
johnson, please carry dis message to do
telegraph ofhce-Mr. johnson, 1 guesssI
ought to have cigar-run down and pet
i've cent one" cum back, aud spcss,
OF course, he sib me about two dollars, ,but
stead OF giving me de money he az me to
take seat and tell him bout NV, grapfad-
der, my granmudder, my brudder, my sis
ter, and my cousin, and my old massa, and
how much Use maxim and how old I Is,
and all sich nonsense, and after a while
he say, Well, johnson, guess I'll have
to give you dime afore leave here
Now, white folks, dat's de difference tween
do Southern man and de Yankee, and its
every word truf. q e'sl@
EFFECT OF SoRRow.-Life has long
years; many pleasures it has to give in re.
turn for many which are taken away; and
while our ears can receive the sounds of
reyeiry, and our eyes are sensible of pleas
antslghts, and our bodies are conscious of
strength, We deem we live. But there is
an hour In the lives of all when the heart
dies; an hour unheeded, but after which
We have no real life, whether it perish In
the agony of some conquering passion, or
die wearily of sorrow an hour which they
may try to trace, who say, Gay, remem-
Der | thought and felt differently then
| was mere boy--I shall never feel the
samc again an hour when the cord u
snapped, and the chain broken, on which
depended the harmony of existence. Shout
little children shout and clap your hands
with sudden JOY ! Send out the sound Of
ringing laughter over the face of the green
bosomed earth From you the angel hath
not yet departed in your hearts still lin.
ger the emanations from the Creator
perfect love and perfect JOY. F A''4w
VI
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: wOODBURY.,


 P B Hulse the recent principal of the Wood bury Academy has disposed of his interestsin that institution, and the building has been re- moved to the Judge Phelps place, snd is to be occupied as . boarding school for boys. It will hereafter be known as the Parker Acad eny, and will be under the direction of Rev. Alonzo Norton Lewis, who for many years, was the efficient principal of the Waterbury High School. .........,t.,.,.. - The congregation of the North Church, are now enjoying sweet harmonies drawn from $l200 organ which they have recently plac- ed in :l.eh :hsir house house of vcrship,,:. nis,,t Small fruits are scarce, and apples are un-7 promising. Contrary to early expectations, the hay crop was fair. Oats were fine, rye. good. and the crops yet to be gathered indi-- cate full yield.
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LITCHFIELD.

Lieut.. Webster has, we learn been assigned to F. Company 4th R.gt, U. s. Infantry. sta tioned at Fort Niagara.
 The net proceeds of the Episcopal Fair, of last Week, were over $500 little more than the amount required to complete the pur- chase of the organ. That it was such suc- cess, is chiefly owing to the energy of our min istar and his wife, who not only took the gene- rsl management. but lab ,rsd most assiduously and ingenioasly at the details of the affair.
 The most startling fact that we have this week to announce, is the arrival of the en- zine for the Petroleum enterprise. Taking that and other late occurrences into account, we think Mr. Saltonssall might now start some M,Ilennial exercises in the Court House. with a fair prospect of success. N
 On Saturday the Dutton Club of Litch field and the Woodbury clab played game oI Base Ball at Woodbuy resulting in the victo " of th @ former. iH" i-f
 We learn that during the progress of the game, the Woodbnry pitcher became enraged because a Itch6eid boy at the bat, did not strike at his balls, and tried to pick . fight with biln, and thatwhen the game was over, the Woodbury Glib left the ground precipitately not one of them being seen afterwards. y
 When the game was ended. the Dutton club procured an excellent dinner at MT. Kelley's hotel and returned home just at evening.
 The scere stood as follows:
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CANAAN.

We are quiet people. in this goodly histor- ical land. Among all the natural and moral evils which prevail in this region, there gre human sympathies within warm hearts. We do not, however, often get into the papers, and this may be good reason for letting the world know hereby and herewith, that we of Canaan still ''live and move and haye be. ing" As in most eoaniry hssnlsts in. New England 's large part of. the public interest lies in matters selssiastical or religious, so 1t here.
 The Rev E F Howe, late pastor of the church in this place, is now spending part of this summer vacation among his old friends. Him. self, wife and child are ,snjoyinatheir Eastern visit very much. Mir H is now preaching in Q fine church in Terre Haute, Indiana.
 The chief amusement in this region. as in many other places, is the game of eroquet; which is very fine recreation, and much more sensible than it appears to be to the locker on. The old people call 1t silly and simple. But those who are younger in years. and feel the worth of good hsslthy exercise, combined with sociality between young ladies and gentlemen, not only differ from such sage opinions, but reply to the charge of stiffness and simplicity "eoms on! and we'll beat you!" It is conceded that there is no better game in the world either to promote health and social feeling, or to kill time if one wish es to do such thing. a
 There is smother kind of exercise in this town which is in vogue. It is much harshsr. and is slwsys engsgsd in, when one rides over
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these roads !. Alas for the roads of rauaan They are terrible. They are disgracsfui, No wonder that people do not like to travel this way. Once or twice year. few wheslhar- row losds of earth are placed on whattars called the roads, but yet, it is not safe to travel here. except on mules. If the children of Israel went in wagons in the wilderness, the bad state of the roads, if they were like these, was reason enough why they conld not
 enter Canaan! o, Canaan, for the sake of your goodly name. give us, give us, better
 roads! SUPPLIx:
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-23
WOLCOTTNILLE.

5 -x .f IL a 4 E .s sy . H a The FoarthI aauaal Sabbath School conveh-- ton of the North Consociation of Litch6eld County will be held in this village on Wsdnesr day and Thursday, August 2s, and 30els66: Commencing on Wednesday,, at 10 o'clock. PM.
 Pastors, ySaperi ntepdents, Teachers. andl others interested in Sabbath Schools. ard ip the religious growth and educatiOs of children, are requested to attend the Copvention. ito be. there at its opening. and and remain if possi- ble until its close ,--and participate i'd she many practical subjects that will come before ," L9gHaIl Ft.lJg u-t .TfNH
 R, 0. Pardee, Esq, of New York, an efici- ent and practical Sunday School worker, has engaged to be present; and will take promi- nent part in the exercises of the occasion.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
EDITOR OF ENQUIRER.

-->.--------s---- The outrageous attacks of that portion of the Democratic press, which was always secessionist, upon Dr Dostie and others murdered at New Orleans, arouse the disgust of not eew who have all through the war acted with the Democratic party. But ney eyes and those ol some of my neighbors are now open. will never support party which upholds. wilful, unprovoked murder, or which stoops to paliiate the crimes of New Orleans "Thugs," by sneering at Dostis for having once been "only barber, and then merely dentist" As g party, the old Dem ocrats were always proud of the fact when any of their great leaders had risen from undistln- guished trades or professions to posts Of honor. Bat now the sycophantic Northern Democratic press are sping the style of the old slave driv- CTS and dsnouncing as .'scrubs,"' those who were not born with "gold spoons in their mouths" They seem to love to lick the dust of the shoes of such wretchss as Orr of South Carolina and others. This fact argues danger to our institutions. think, and if we do not have care. not only the Democratic party of the North but the whole mort hern people will be sold ou. by the Woods and Vallandighams, to. the Southern oligarchy. think we have more to fear now than any man. North, foresaw in 1860. ssS aaEs4t g..F -..s 4.,g..
 am surprised to see the course which the
 -.r y.t t ..a ,h
 Sentinel is taking, panderins, at every oppor- tunity, to the Southern behest. Its Editor ought to be wiser than that, whatever his per- soma! feelings may be. He tells us that Dos tie was originally Secessionist. do not know but he was. But what of it7 He was not murdered as such, but because he was Unionist. We are not so thick-headed as to be cajoled by the Sentinels talk about non- essentials The. facts, in nutshell, are, that Dostie was, at the time he was murdered, an object of hatred to the New Orleans rebels. and that they murdered him with just as much se- cession malice in their hearts as Booth had when he murdered the lamented Lincoln But Dostie's friends. where he was brought up and who kept watch of his history through the war, say, that he was never a secessionist. The Sentinel asks you to prove that he was not one. Let us ask it to prove that he soas. You law yers tell us that a negative cannot be proved Let the Sentinel prove it's affirmative. But no matter lift does; Dos:ies having been se- cessionist, if so, has nothing to do with the matter. AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
 Aug. 20, 1866. sa 49a s,ss ai
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b@ We occasionally get, through the kind ness of Capt Whittlesey, Texas. paper called the "Paris Press" We should judge from the following extract that it had been slightly hoaxed. 1...
 "DoN'T BlrK YoUR FINGER NAMs.-L. F. Scott, of Bethelhem. Conn.. writes that post mortem examination was made on the body oi little girl who died in his neighborhood and it was found that particles which had been bitten from her finger nails and swallowed were sticking in the lining -f her stomach, which was ulcerated where ever they stuck. and undoubtedly caused the death of the child which was seven years old.
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Miscellaneous Items.

Father" said a cobbler's boy, as he was begging away at an old shoe, "they say the trout bite now, s'Well, we'll" said the old gen. tleman, "you stick to your work, and they won't bite your.
 Irish pilot. At that-moment the ship struck, Why is a kiss like some sermons Be- cause there two heads and one application
 At church in Scotland. two candidates of- fered to preach, of the names of Adam aud Low. Tbe last preached in the morning ane took for his text Adam where art thou 2 In the evening Mir. Adam preached. and took for his. text, Low, I am here.'
 WORLD vs. TIMEs.-The Philadelphia BuL letin, commenting upon the fact that recent base ball match between pressmen of the New York World and Times resulted in victory of the World men by score of 62 to 19, re- marks that the Times people probably played on both sides after their usual fashion.
 A novel scene was witnessed at Long Branch on a recent evening. There were eleven hundred guests at the Continental. and all the rooms being filled, the proprietor spread about uIlY OeuS anu u6luuIOChc HI tu0s uIutuS uuus About midnight the occupants of these ex tempore resting places arose and each have ing a sheet wrapped around him. filed out in solemn procession, first to the bar for a drink. and thence into the yard and elsewhere. The appearance of this spectral file of speeches. beings attracted much attention, causing general wake up all over the hotel, and occa- sioning much merriment.
 q .- . t. s
 T think said fellow the other day, I should make good member of parliament for l use their language. received two bills short time since, with request for immediate pay meut the one ordered laid on the table, the other to be read that day six months.' ,- ! An exchange come to us with a notice For the evil effects of intoxicating drinks, see our outside ......5 ..l
 A Boston newspaper says that the most chaste writer of the present age is. the editor of the Memphis Appeal, who was chased from Memphis to Grenada, from Grenada to Clinton, from Clinton, to Jackson, and so on to Altan- ta, aud from that point to the Atlantic. Iliad.
 Stewart pays $50, ,oOo for the window glass in his house in New York; aa .,- =. :.
 The New York Academy of Music will be ready Jan l, 1867. aa s9
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Passed Balls, Ltchfeld II, W oodbury 10.
 Home Runs Ltchdeld l, Bulkley.
 Fly Catches, Ltchfeld H.. Woodblry 5. Left on Bases, Litchfeld, Thomas l, Williams l, Spencer 2, Sbumway ?, Woodbury, Hotch- kiss 2, Barnes l, Way l, w. T. Bacon ?, Tut tie l, White 2. ai ,.l .~s.., r ....'.-
 Umpire. Fl. s. McKenney, of Woodbury.
 Scorers. E. o. Crossman, and W. c. Strong. Time of game, hours 20 minutes.
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ra We quote the following from the co1. respondencs of the gentleman who, we see, now edits the religious department of the Sentinel ;....,tu.l ~,r..-
 "I cant avoid laugh ng. (evsn in the pulpit at sohat e figure Me Sarior aud his disciples in Peter's boat ,ooul6 Aaue cut, dressed up in ndry unif form; or Ao,c tie muL titude ,couzd hare looked on the day of Psate. cost tricked out .tor military dress parade !! And yet most of my brethsrsn uphold war practically, and theoretically too, cum. grano salis and that grain is, that they abhor war, except when they like it-for that's all it amounts to. teU nsy congregation plainly that man can't soIfuly spiW his brother 2 blood under any circumstance achateoer and De Christian-and am honest enough to tell lem my authority for that at-uameIy, Christ himself" ., ...r,i. ~>-. -.... -.ta
 Piety Patriotism Consercatisns
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D0r Dog days are fairly upon us and-this is truly the sickly season. Do no bet without supply of Goes Dyspepsia Cure in the house It cures cholera morbus. cramps, pains and collie in either stomach or bowels, is only rem
 edy ever discovered that is . sure cure for dyspepsia, and is splendid antidote for dis orders oceasioned by . change of water or diet; beiug prompt, harmless and certain in it's action, we cheerfully commend it to all clAeses, fs9 @s s, 7s4yS. ...,, u .t t
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-23

pT On Sunday terrible fire was osca- stoned in Jersey City by the explosion of 2 cargo of,pe.rolsum. number of vessels were burned and several lives lost. Amount of property destroyed estimated at $2,Oo0, coo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-23

D@-, The President made speech to the committee delegated to wait upon him by the Philadelphia Conveution,' in which be says that if he had yielded to th" radicals be might HOW have been Dictator. Wethink it is pre- eissly because he was not allowed to be a die tator, that he is now fighting the radicals
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A NEW York compapyis expending some $so,o0o in putting up buildings, snginss, etc., on peat bed in Seymour. It. is saia 25o,ooo tons of peat can be produced Iron this bed. -a. E.. .aa a,ly %t4- ytV-
 THIRTY vessels of the New York Yacht Squadron arrived at New London last wssF and left the same d4yfor New York. ID s' ~ } Ar late meeting of the Hartford Aceldsht Insurance company the directors were authcsizr cd to increase the capital ssock ofths eOhPatl to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. 70 tSe 'si'
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The Convention.

The Philadelph,a Convention has, i've are willing soAdmit. accomplished sonsthinp It has put many Soather. ers and alany Demo c.ats oaa piatfor,a. whchs thoogLs inadequate, is1neve.theless patriotic. and to some of these gentlemen thef position is ceriainly anovei one.
 Beyond this, the results of the convention have been small. Nothing was said there eithsrby Democrat or Soutnerner. A speech full of Conservative common-places xas propoubcsa ,lat is connepeeneht .jby Gen Dix MT. Tburlow Weed contrivsd to have the delegates from South Carolina and Massa. chnsetts enter arm in arm. piece of stage ef. feet pleasing and melo-drama,ic enough on the spot, but which could hardly have moved any one, hundred miles away. to tears, except Andrew Johnson. Senator Doolittls made a short speech praising the device of his irie,.d Mir Weed The Peace Democrats werp kept quiet by means of the ingenious resolution we tsvs italicized in our report. That Confeder ate vol, Judge Abel, of late New, Orleans |noteriety. licked the patriotic blood from his jaws. looked as like lamb as he could, and meekly eccupird the seat vallandigham had forfeited for -disloyalty. series of rpsolu. tions were adopted making the single issue with us, of the Constitutiondl Amendments and their enthusiastic reception was strikingIy suggestive of the abolition of slavery by the South Carolina Legisatare, also under the auspices of President Johnson. Mir. Henry J. Raymond, to compensate him for the utter in. significance into which he has fallen in Con gress, was allowed 10 promulynte an address only remarkable for it's length. The srmbIance of party was Set up, and the Convention ad- journed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-23

p0 The President has issued . proslams- ton declaring peace and restoring the Habeas Corpus throughout the Union. Texas had hitherto been excepted. ,&i'
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n@The Administration victory in Colorado, which was 90 unanimously applauded at the Philadelphia Convention, turns out to have been an Administration defeat. s',,
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fE Albert l. Starkweather was executed at Hartford on Friday last. He has left writ ten confession of his crimes -y-,7i
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The boundaries of the province of venetia are well known, bnt not very generally the ex- tent which it occupies on the map of Europe- 3,s70 300, acres, and 2, ,495, 5,967, inhabitants |
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-23

D~ France withdraws her demand of an extenslon of her boundaries to the Rhine, and 8 peace is said to have been definitely arrane- ed between Prussia, Austria and Bavaria. "a,
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n@- We give the Sentinel, with pleasure, our reasons for believing his statement con. corning Dr. Dostie, incorrect. An editorial in the N. Y. Times of Aug. 4, charged Dr. D, with having been, at one time "blatant ad- hsrent of the rebel government" On the 7th, the Tribune publiehsl letter under the head of, "The islander on Dr. Dostie," absolutely denying this charge. As far as we have seen the matter has not since been rsferrsd to by the Times as it certainly would have been had there been any evidence O! the truth of the charge.
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 ea- One of the Sentinel's Wins,sd cores. pondents proposes sending us half bushsl of shingle nails to print our paper with. We should want, besides, something in style to suit the type. Could the gentleman spare us one of his political articlss7 ,l-..Et
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na Tse following from the correspondence of the New York Tiuss. (Administration paper) concerning meeting between the New Hampshire delegation and President Johnson. explains quite frankly, the means which will bs used to carry that State for Couserva. ti.u. @k ssB4a 5 8a.E$s "Thereupon a dssulatory conversation en- sued. in which the delegates explained that they desired to make known to the President State of New.Hampshire. It was believed that the State. could be carried in favor of the Administration if proper judgment shall be exercised in the disposition of Government patronage, and by assurance from the Presi dent that the real friends of the Administrs tration will be sustained 30 lar as practicable by the Executive ..i tt>Y.' .!s..
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16 From the grave. way in which the Sen tinei treats the closing sentence of our tsunarks pn MT. Sedgwck. last week, wo psrceiss ,ha. 'ts loyalty is too young anj trail, as yet, to bear any but the most tender handling we al. most doubt whether prudsnt nurse Wonld sx- pese it at all.
 To make matters worss, ws now feel obliged to make similar charge, seriously. Promi. -neRt Northern Peace msda were seluleusls 7 kept out of the Philadelphia Convention, while Southerners, holding exactly similar pc- litical views, We're admitted. A preference therefore. was evidently given to those who had actually com mnittsd the crime of treason over those who hal rot. If this is not fair inference will the Sentinel explain why