Litchfield enquirer., 1868-05-21
nrrsosllaneous Items.

Ambitious Cleveland is about attempting the production of "The Creation. ."-M F. Ece Mail
 For goodness' sake-does that mean Ed? -Hdy5ford Post.
 Badness, Grayness and other imperfec- tions of the hair will be regarded as inex- cusable after trial Mrs. S. A. Aliens Improved (neU style) Hair Restorer or dres-- sing, (ia one botae.) Every Druggist sells it. Price One Dollar. = aA - - TT
 SWEET ALIssUM is pretty little garden flower; but if you want whiff of s,peet ekysixns, you will find the nearest approach to it in the heavenly odor of PHALoN's new perfume, " FLOR DE MAYo.' Sold by all druggists. '
 They made her grave too cold and damp ts For soul so honest and true."
 If they had been wise, the dire necessity of opening the grave for one so lovely, might have been averted. Plantation Bit ters, Ii timely used, are sure to rescue the young and lovely, the middle-aged, and the ailing, from confirmed sickness.
 Almost all diseases have their beginning in some slight difficulty of the Stomach. which would eyentuate in Dyspepsia, Head ache. Liver Complaints, Night Sweats, Consumption, Death. Plantation Bitters will prevent these premonitory symptoms, and keep the blood pure and the health good.
 While they invigorate the system, they enliven the mind.
 MAGNOLIA WATER-A delightful toilet articie-snperior to Cologne, and at half the price.
 When Voltaire was told that friend of his was studying to become physician, he exclaimed: "Wby will he be so mad? He will have to thr,ist drugs, of which he knows little, into a body of which h, knows less.' D
 Why is life the greatest riddle? Because all must give it up.
 The Naugatuck Railroad Company have ordered 400 tons of steel rails for their track. - . s'-f :. -~.' -.
 Wolcottville has been added to the list of money order post-offices Postmaster Ty- Ter having qualified himself according to law. Lla.-. 5:-se .ts.. .- The printers in the office of the Bridge port Standard were ungallant enough to "strike" last week, because of the employ ment of lady. Their places were at once supplied by more sensible competitors. In the last general election, the town of Meriden boiled two hundred and fifty-five more votes than ever before. SHABBILY PA1D.-A conductor on a Con- necticut railroad passed free poor penni- l less chap recently. An officer of the road Tn the same car called him to an account. l pass him." said the man of tickets, because he's & conductor on the --- rail l road. '. He conductor! Why, what | makes him dress so shabbily?' "Oh, he's l trying to live on his salary was the quick reply. MT. Treasurer saw the point and dropped the subject.
 What brought you here to prison, my colored friend?' 1.-Two constables sab. j. " Yes, but mean had intemperance any, thing to do with it?' "Yes, sah, dey was bofe ob 'em drunk
 Coleridge was descending, in the presence of Charles Lamb, upon the repulsive ap- pearance of an oyster u ?. |" 1t isn't handsome, Coleridge," said Lamb, "but it has the advantage of you in one thing'
 Whats that?" inquired Coleridge, who as every one knows, was an exhaustless talker. 7'-
 It knows when to shut its mouth," was the reply. S.r. sji~r... . - as5
 How long did Cain hate his brother? As long as he was Abel f l.. .-
 Bonner's income for the past year was $238, ,O00.5 .;a. d It is related that in window in @ certain city there is parrot which amuses itself with crying ''Stop thief," and that most of those who hear it stop. 7A s :. T ko ing to such an extent in South Carolina, that 1t is probable that fifty or more churches will be established in the state within the next two or three years. .t
 The biggest trout story yet. The Bridge port Standard says that on Tuesday James Pinkerman of that city ''canght beautiful r; trout weighing thirteen and Q quarter pounds" -osf.2 s.iu. .5 a..E4l.. ,. [ Robert Bonner pays Fanny Fern $5,000 dollars per annum for her contributions to the Ledger.
 With a refined cruelty the St. Louis newspapers have published the lists of those citizens who have no taxable income. t.iA' man in Boston, in his hurry to assist a fainting lady, got bottle of mucilage in stead of camphor and bathed her face with I6. Duo WitS u SOOO ucdi otuCh up, py bno attention. s.H YF
 The total debt, May 1. was $2,639, ,612.- 622; the amount in the the treasury in coin $1O6, ,909, ,65S, and in currency $32, ,174, 136.
 Prentice says that though Queen Victoria and the King of Abyssinia didn't marry, they fit just as much as if they had done so.OG ,at93A<lIA ,2HhI'
 MT. F. l.. Cardozo, the secretary of state (elect) of South Carolina,i is described as ''a light mulatto who is portly. and of medi- um height, walks with quick, firm, elastic step, has good flow of strong Anglo-Sax- on, with full and flexible voice. He was educated at the University of Glasgow"
 Robert Watson, whose death is mention ed in the New York papers, was originally a negro house servant, and could neither read nor write. Nevertheless he made his way, and at the time of his death was the owner of eight houses and of property to 2, the value of one hundred thousand dol { lars. aoD ysaaE ssa,s9. ..l sesa 4f..st :,