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Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
CONSUMPTION AND CANCER CURED.

WALTHAM, Mass. Nov. l2, 1868.
 My grandmother and several aunts and cousins died of consumption. Ny mother had cancer, I was talk en with a bad cough which had affected me IS months;n 12 months after my cough commenced. cancers began in both breasts, which grew rapidly for. $ months, hard cancero IS Jumps in both breasts. In this state | called on you with but little hope, as both my lungs were affected, and a canc,r in each breast. Consumption and cancer seemed to struggle which would destroy me first. ] had. suffered much from dyspepsia. Your reme dies, with the concentrated cancer mineral spring water have wholly cured me- l have been perfectly we'll for two months; no cough or expectoration; no swelling in my breasts; no dyspepsia; no pain or suffering. Every where am strong and able to perform all my duties. Ttook medicines for four months 4 # or Thankfully yours,
 (Signed) N a ' SARAH J. EMERSON.
 All dseases.successfully treated by letter.
 wxk@gsksAs Rs Ally
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
i Book Notices, &o. g

Y! BALLoU's for Decemberiis also upon us. It contains the usual selection of stories
 and other interesting reading: For the coming year a serial story by James Frank
 lin Fitts, and 2 juvenile ditto by Horatio .t,1 lA1 olAJ UuI7lsiy 8i 1W .v3ig sf,i5 }a ~ Aiger, Jr.Ins adj 4rC17 u-r f,ssfajce t,-e s9 Elliott, Thomest &o Talbot, o63 Congress St., Boston. $1,5o year: td1 fo %
 GoDEY's IADY's Book comes also 9 week ahead of its usual timeidA beautiful en- graving, a handsome Christmas Title Page. Illustrationsn and any amount of fashions,
 patterns, &c, indicate aniuncommon nun Der. r. l.. ss' '9q Ae 95Gaaf9s 5a4oI4 l. tiey
 ; L. A. iGoaey, Philadelphias. ssayear. 0 PEsTrHRsoN's for December arrives early,
 It contains beautiful oruamented title
 page,a pretty engraving. elaborate fash ion plate and patterns, and is, altogether
 an exceptionally good number. agRoh -oI
 IS Ohas.y J., Peterson, 306 Chestnut St.
 Philadelphia. $2 a ysara .4aaa sdI .;s ,.534 l PosY vNros's PIcsIc, and other stories by Mary Fl. Seymour, B, P. Dutton d Go, New York, This little book, by the author of !" Molly's Christmas Stocking,
 the wife of the esteemed rector of Trinity Church, Pavtucket, is Q capital one for thu
 children, and should be in every Sunda, School Library, The boys and girls de
 scribed in it cannot fail speedily to becom,
 friends of the readers, of this book, fo
 they are true to the life. and just sucl
 children as those who read their adven , ttures. The lessons of self-denial, charity Il obedience and faith taught in it, come il ], lso simply and naturally, and in such .ap and telling words, that they cannot fail |, [ make a deep and lasting impression, an, yetsthere is not . bit of the unnatural 2 3intense, early piety that fills so many c } 4the trashy books in Sunday School librs | Tries, and which does not harm the chi Il dren only because they, know it to be- uI 2 real, and do not believe in it. It has ! ! pretty picture gf the little picnic whic : gives the name to to tbe book, by Augu. : lfus Hoppin, the well known artist of Pro, 5 idence, whose sketches illustrate the VT ]. tings of so many of our best authors. } ' Lis little book that every child who read 1t will want to keep, and we bespeak for; , asplace in every home. For sale at all u
 bookstores Central Falls tk. L Week fHtsn0r.io a7ry Enrfsfetvaftfg r.ss Y ss
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
SPECIAL NOrgCES
D1. s. $. Fi.ch's Family Physician

New Edition. Much enlarged, 90 pages, with most valuable additions, sent free to any
 address. Write to Dr. $. s. FITCH, TIA Broad ! way, New YorkJ EL .... A.....- Dr. $. 5 Fitch will be at the Tontine Hotel, New Haven, Saturday Jan. B, 1869,, and every 2d Saturday after from 8a. nj. until l p. m. consultation. free. 4 }rtA' .ytt tiLF Dr. s. s. Fitch successfully treats all chrOn- ic disease of all or any part of the human sys-
 tem.9 Js;3s3 As ,,-o, .....,.p ..r
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
MiaceTIaneous Iterns.

iA -2I}FfUEG rf~rT1FIg rggyeI
 Robert J. Walker is seriously i'll again at I1Washington,t ai sLam aTTaoaI rw @sg,
 Rose Bonheurr i1. not only smokes but car ries 9 pocket pistol, 9.l ,e ,s.ssfnT
 The health of Bishop Whipple, 1sof Min nesota, is much impaired asE ass'.a ..' n q That much enduring man, Father Hya-l cinthe, is at West Pofht.9s .ssg@1aua T
 The notorious MataP. iBemns goes .baek into the New York assembly.
 J. C. Brown IS putting "The Girl of the Period on canvass. kgaH B9g lsgdg
 Madame Ratazzi's latest book criticises |Eugenie ess taste in dress. T 70 gta,
 Among Van Elten's new pictures is aa ssView on the Pennington River"
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

A CLERGYMAN writing to a friend, says. !" ' My voyage to Europe is indefinitely postponed. l have discovered the foun- tain of health on this side of the Allan tic Three bottles of the Peruvian Syrup have rescued me from the fangs of the fiend of Dyspepsia Dyspeptics should drink from this fountain, 2 oa iiR L''
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
,-' 779 aaLA s D lsJt g ' POLITICAL I

Ien NEW YoRK.--tThe democratic State tick ct is elected by about 24, 900 majority, and fthsy will have g. majority of 2 in the Sen- ate and 16 in the House. ri94~,
 Fh Nfw JERSEY. The alegislature hal 1s
 democrats to 8 republicans in the Senate; tthe House has 26 republicans and 34 dem.
 ocrats.e3 ea7 qn D9b5aeoza 1asla neoa
 l, sMAasAcHussuEnrr I,i ussuEnr -Clafin, rep. is elected over Adams by about 20 900, mai. over all, ! 1000. The legislature stands: Senate 2S [repubicans to 19 opposition House, Al Erepab ablicans, sopppobsition 65. The prohibi- ftionists are in minor:ty , 95'a ,,,.1 'z' eIqn W1scoNs1N.-.Fairchild., rep, 1ise elected governoe by about 10, 900 majority. The Legislature shows about 2 rep. majority in the Senate and 10 in the House. l1et
 ;eIhhINo1s The Citizens ticket is elected | in Chicago by about 5000 majority. The Republicans have a; majority in the Con- stitI6onal convention Tglto 9dI' ERA |Easla;l sl;lW WEST sV1Rars1A The legislature will stand about as follows: Senate. 418 Re, publicans to 8 Democrats; House, g Re- publicans to 24 Democrats. "A majority of
 !he House will favor 9r the a@bolition bolt o of dis M4RzLAND. The legislature is com
 posed entirely of Dem mocrats and conserva-
 ltHesbsb saga2sd .s5aslt o9alI3 10 -.'5s ID MINNESOTA. The eretnrns indicate the election of Ansting Republican, Gov, by absuts4, ,0o0 majority lag ,aohroD
 OFFICIAL VorEs Hayes has a7,5Ol ma. [|iofity over Pendleton in Ohio; Merrill, PRspdbliSan. has 38 .957 majority in Iowa.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
NEW, MILFORD.

F. The following items from the New Has ven Journal and Courier of last 'weeki,Twill
 be interesting to the many friends of pr,
 Murdoch in this vicinity:, biuods ell II 2
 The sermon by the Rev. Dr. Murdoch on Sunday evening last, from UsuSeronomy, g. chapter, 1lth and 18th verses: .z9h
 3I" As an eagle stirreth np her nest, Hut |tereth oyer her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings; so the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange God with him, '
 Is one deserving of more than a passing
 notice. This is the, text, from which the Rev. Charles Wadsworth (then of 7Phila- delphia) preached in this city some twenr ! ty years ago, charming the audie enco, and gaining for himself the distinguished rep utation which, led to. his having . call to the Third Congregational church some time since. The subject was handled by Dr. Murdoch in g very able manner, show ing God's love to those whom he wishes to
 save by stirring hp their nests and taking
 them from all earthly props to which they cling. It was very comforting to those who had passed through many of the tri- als which the speaker enumerated, beliey- ing that He doeth all things we'll. 70 The speaker was truly eloquent. and at times
 reminded ore or the late Rev. Mir. Bas- com, whom Henry Clay pronounced st the most eloquehttpf living preachers!', This church may be tbankful to the Author of
 all mercies for sending them such preach CT. 9It'is to be hoped that the sermon will
 be repeated soon.h 5sai 3a tgd .ei3sigs +t9 r . ,iT5 Tie nsgnfdesns weather this week |ispin such contrast to the preceding month.
 thatiwe have almost concluded that in some
 way Octoberand November have changed Eplacest 1t is such splendiit time for out
 door sports, thatit seems 2 pity that some
 of our neighboring base balf clubs are not in time for another brush with tue Wean, tinnau,ses,l who would iiikeiis game or two, while these pleasant days continue. a5,T ,a
 :, = Van Amburgh's Mammoth Menagerie was here on TussasySf last week, and exs
 hibited to 2 large adaienoas e The Mensa
 gerieis afair oney and repaysa visit. se;r.. .os
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

B@ MT. Thomas Tyrrell of Roxbury has taken the New Haven Register 51 years. Think of the moral and political condition -of Thomas Tyrrell 5ro.-. ar.~+ f'5 ''5.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

4 Le0- Gov. Hoffman, ,lof New York, in n screnade speech, Saturday night, predicts an honest legislature He don't fix the date of the Millennium, also, but it must be coming soon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
CORNWALL.

| nm lL
 The sudden cold snap of Sunday an,
 Sunday night admonishes people to clos
 up unfinished jobs and get ready for win
 ter. It comes about such time whethe
 we are ready or not.
 There has been large business done
 this season in making charcoal, and maaJ lops are yet unfinished. Our mountain lands areproliic in tbe production ofwood TOT this purpose, and will cut over once in twenty. five or thirty years with profit. So valuable is it for the purpose of making iron, that many of onr people are substitut- iAg hard coal for family use. Even our farmers, who have an abundance of wood, are putting up their Orientals and Home Comforts in their sitting rooms to, burn coal - gt5s9G 9fs1s u n.g5J - MT. Isaae Marsh has resigned the De- pot Agency on account of i'll health. and Henry Crandall is appointed in his place. '.@- .5,e Geo. H. Wheaton has bought the old Cornwall Iron Co. $ store building and has taken it down to remove it, down to the village and putit up again, on a lot bought ol Mrs, McclMluqrttry. cllq between her. house and the Hotel.,ni .s7ffA fa*r. s-..i. /. o1 'nA There was quite a scrimmage among ] the unterrified lately. Frenehy bought a bottle of liquor, and Roraback. stole 1su and drank 1t, and under it's inspirations thrash ca Humpy, and in turn was thrashed by Frenehy as the only remuneration he could get for the lost liquor. ] Where is our new. constable ?5s" zda t8d .biFs <y3Hk Ee.,rE
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

ACA] s4A1tT AA4 aS1At9 g.A@&JIEfSiI
 eENUnited States Senator John s. Car lisle was defeated as candidate for sothe isenata bf Nest Ya, atlthe recent election. Bishop D Potter of New York, has con- frmed 41. 900 persons ordained 400, and 12o 900 miles ni a during his epia- sss'sy3UsEa Zi3sg8Yfh a4s7 fotdE .to E1 "A defeated politician of the Nineteenth ward 0f sBr6oklyn, has since the election aslischafked several employees of his, for pvosing against him. He probably takes the Henliss6za ya tlsJ7 vfa qg b4EoH
 g1a..G 2 .a,. 9s ise ..ss3Gaa doods bZ Astalstlca! eh5istian, on 2 recent fSun- s5spe.s M ia fourtsenI churches. whose pas tors received altogether ,ss35. 900 salary.
 Nearly a foot of snow fell in northern Vermont, Sunday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

'g s@- We are indebted to Capt J. E. Whittlesey for copies of the Times, Tsls. graph and Uaioa. Houston tTex. papers. The two former support Jack Hamilton
 tConservative) for Governor, while the. lat.
 ter speaks of him in about as complimen. ltary terms as our neighbor. the Sentinel was formerly in the habit of doing. Hi'
 is matter of private icharactsr. knowing
 something of Mir Hamilton and knowing nothing of hisacompetitor, we shouldzb, inclined to back the latter From the ..lo
 calls" we clip the following, both evidently
 referring to the same occurrance :: aa . ' Gf"A slight unpleasantness occurred yesterda, ca Main street. with no serious results 1elt
 graph. sff s'gg 3lg4I Irf, r1r,T ss-a1, E. H. Quick, one of the editors of this paper was yesterday brutally assaulted, the weapon be
 ing an ax-hslve. But for the interference of CO R. o. Love, he would have lost his life. ."- Union
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

nel The Sentinel quotes from the N. Y. Mail statement of the 'Legal Disabili- ties of Married Men. 2 We presume the selection was made to show what favored individual the Connecticut male happens to be; for not single one of the ..legal disabilitiesa mentioned, occurs under our la1r v .l-La.. .lEstt ,.e ] -l..tI.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

p9- Even the Register ''hopes that some friend of Andrew Johnson will get him to subside."
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
"Light Ahead I"

H1 "Eo far as the negro is concerned it cannot for any length of time, strengthen the republican par fraction the population. At the South the blacks own very little land. They will be controlled by the planters who employ then. 4.;* -~Ea*
 oln nine cases out of ten the negro when the Army and the Bureau are withdrawn from the Southern States, will vote with his employer. There is no reason why he should not. White naen do the some MSng here. Take for instance the town of Plymouth, in this county. The proprietors of the four-ffths of their workmen vote the republican ticket Let the sock of those geat con,panies pass snto he hdnds cf densocrdts Gad the toson ,ooad be reuotutionized ia year. A sintlar thing scM hap pen ot the South. If the democratic party goes for the interests of our industries the planters will go with the democratic party and the negraes will go with the planters. However dark, then, radical etrickery has made the political horizon there is which ruled the country so long and ruled it so we'll and made it prosperous will soon again guide its destines. ."-Sentine. a .yyke Yz
 Such then is the Democratic "light ahead P The country is to be redeemed by coercing electors into voting the demo- cratic" ticket Isn't it little remarkable 2 too, that the Sentinel locates the Litchfeld county sample ofscorruption and coercion at the greatest possible distance from Sal iSpuryg AJkrOE @h
 If it is indeed true that the manufacture rer can and does control the vote of his workmen, then that branch of American Iinstfiustry deserves not protection but des. truction. Whatever may be true of the Northern manufacturing laborer it has never been claimed that the Northern agricultu. ral laborer does not control his own vote. And now party calling itself [" democrat, ic" proposes to extend the system of coer.
 cion over the quarter of million of voters who till the lauds of the South--to con
 tinue Capital in the ownership of Labor 1 -5 m Doubtless many politicians secretly en ii igcodrage the infamous practice recommend T cd by the Sentiael; but out of the late Slav
 States such open contempt of the suffrag
 is not often avowed. nj i,ile saa 54.fa ,l F
 a E .+a t s. 4s -
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

sa Rev. GA9B. Judd, D. D. : ofadiHorcaF ino- toriety, has married SusannahE ReynoIds A rather unscriptual de'souemeat1 of the "Susannah and the Elder" story? sa ' ! \ The Mayor of New Haven is 2 model A ragged boy stubbed his toe. lately. and the Mayor stopped in the street and bound it up. If the late J. Gallagher had done this, we should have said what we have no idea of saying now.
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

= The Sentinel foreman is suffering from bilious zeholica The doctorsl attribute tito the style of ..copy" he has had to set. One of our printers has had one or two attacks also, but it is constitutional with him sA
Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11

Only ten men are hustling each other ln the race for the mayoralty of Montgom.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

THE EYE OF AN EAGLE. The eye
Of all birds have pecul .rity of
structure which enables them 20 see
and hear distant objects equally
we'll, aud this wonderful power is
carried to the greatest perfection III
the bird of prey. When we recol
lect that an eagle will ascend more
than IA mile in perpendicular height
ane from that enormous elevation
will perceive its unSuSpectlng prey
and pounce upon it with unerlng
certainty, and when we see the
same bird sctutinizing with micro
scopic nicely an object close at
hand, we shall at once perceive that
he possesses power of accomLOdat.
ing his sight to distance in a man
ner to which our eye is untitled, and
of which it is entirely incapable.
If we take printed page we
shall find there is some particular
distance, probably about ten inches
at which we can read the words and
see each letter with pertec. distinct
ness but if we move Il page to the
distance of foIty inches we shall
find it impossible to read it at all
sicntiiic men would therefore, cal
ten inches the focus or tocid dis
tance of our ewes. We cannot alter
this focus except by the aid of spec
tacles.
But an eagle has the power Of al
tering the focus of his eye as ht
pleares he ha; only to look ut al
object at the distance OF two feet ol
two miles IN order to see it distinct
~. The ball of his eye is surroun
ded by fifteen little plates, called
sciorotic bones. They form n com
pletc ring. and their edges slight,
overlap each other.
When he looks at the distant oh
ject this little circle of bone expands
and the ball of the eye being lclclv
cd from the pressure becomes ila
ter and when he looks ut a very nea
object the little bones press to
gether and the ball of the eye j
thus squeezed into rounder ant
more convex form. The effect i
very familiar to everybody. !
person with very round eyes is nea
sighted, and only sees clearly IN OF
iect that is close to him; and pei
son with Hat eyes, as III old age, ca
see nothing clear except at u dis
tance. The eagle, hy the mere vii
can make his eye round or HAT, an
see with equal clearpess at any iii
tance.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

and newer machines, and machines
still newer, will give one an agreea-
ble relaxation if he is fond of spend
ing his money.
But if a man is cOnceited, and de-
sires to be brought to a realizing
sense of his proper place i'll creation,
| advise him to attempt grading.--
Grading is the art of recreating the
world. 1t makes valleys where ma
ture made hills. 1t makes hills
where the ages have made valleys.
1t changes northern slope into a
southern one. it smoothes off the
undulating face of grounds, as a
fiatirOn takes out the wrinkles and
creases of "a sheet or tablecloth.-
One has no idea how thoroughly
the world was made until he under
takes to remakei il. Inever admired
hills as much as since l made a
small one. l got it up about four
feet high and stopped! 1t was a
good lesson. | now look with an
increased respect upon the neigh
boring hills. had before no con-
ception of what it cost to make them.
Are you disposed, Mr.. Bonner, to
try the country again 2 Would you
like an experimental farm, or rather
will you take up with an experiment
tai farmer, who works hard eight
months of the year to pay the bills
of the other four months! You
shall pay, and | will explain nature
to YOU.
Behold the fields, do they not
cry out for gold and silver? What
mean those dandelions and those
golden butter cups! Are they not
intimations and prophecies OF gol-
den dollars and golden eagles? And
those large, serene daises, are they
not the symbols of silver dollars !
DO they not all cry to you, night
and day, If you would be farmer
shell out your gold and silver, and
cover the ground with it plentifully
as we ourselves do"
Are you not tired, Mr.. Bonner,
of Office and city life Do you not
long for "a farm! Is your purse
costive =? Does it not need relaXa-
ton. Come and Join me Z.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

CHICKEN IN HIS HAT.-Nat, u
friend Of ours is very poor, rather
'ight-ilngered, and it is said, not so
bright as his parents coold wieh.-
The other day, Nat WAS passing a
brood of chickens, and immediately
caught fine Ons to carry home
lie had not gone far, however, be
fore he saw the owner coming uI
the road, and not knowing what t
do with the chicken to conceal it, a
last succeeded in crowding it into
his hat, which he again placed on
his head. But the chicken having
a longing for liberty, and being a!so
pressed for air, managed to thrust
his head through an opcningin Mats
old straw hat. Nat was presently
accostcd with:
"What have you in your hat y
"Nothing but my mead" said Nat.
"Dut | see a chickens head stick.
ing through the top Of it, Mat"
Nat, taking OIL his hat and look.
ing at it in lcignod astonishment, ex.
claimed:
"Wal, how do you s'posc that crit.
ter come in there! lie must have
crawlcd up my tr0wsers leg"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
One hundred and ten yeaas .E,go,
there was not single white pan n
Ohlo, Kentucky. Indiana or illinois.
ihen what is now the most flourish
ing part OF America, was as little
known as the conntry around ths
mountains Of the moon. It was
not until 1907 that Boone left his
home in n. Carolina to become the
first settler of Kentucky. The frst
pioneers of OhiO did not settle un-
til twenty years after this time. A
hundred years ago, Canada belonged
to France, and the whole p0pula.
tiOn did not exceed q million and
half of people. A hundred years
ago, the great Frederick of Prussia
was performing those great exploits
which have made him immortal in
military annals, and with lis little
morharchy was sustaining a single
handed contest with Russia, AustrM
and France, the three great powers
OF Europe combined. A hundred
years ago, Napoleon was not born,
and Washington was a modest col
onel, and the great events in the
III the history Of the two worlds, in
which these great but dissimilar
men took leading parts, were then
scareely foreshadowed. A hundred
years ago, the limited States were
the most loyal part of the British
Empire, and on the political horizon
no speck indicated the struggle
which within a score of years there
after established the great republic
of the world. A hundred years ago
there were but four newspapers in
America. Steam-Engines had not
been imagined, aud railroads and
telegraphs had not entered into the
renotest conception of man. When
we come to look back at it through
the vista of history, we find that to
the century passed has been allotted
more important events, in their bear
ine upon the happiness Of the world
than almost any other which has
elapsed since the creation.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09
Sensation of Drowning.

A sailor named George Forbes,
who was lost overload from a Cow
in Lake Michigan, and nearly drown.
ed before he was rescued, thus de.
scribes the feelings he experienced
on that occasion
Il was feeling more courage, and
striking out with n will, when a
sudden cramp took me all over, and
| could not do another stroke. !
felt like u lump of lead. My head
began to spin around, u great lump
rose in my throat and choked me,
and my eyes closed rs ifa weight
had been hung on the lids. began
10 drown--I felt IL; then came II
feeling something like red hot iron
rod being drawn through my brain.
didn't care to be picked up-didn't
care for I.izzic--only wanted to float
and drift on the rollers. | wouldn't
have moved my finger to have been
aboard tho sc0w, IL grew darker
and darker; the old fire. feeling
came through my head again.
Something clutched me by the leg
and drew me down. ! rocked to
and fro, fclta noise .ike the dis
charge ofa cannon, and then ] drop
cd to Sleep
Nehemiah Weeks of st. Johnsbu
ry, committed suicide Saturday,
lie was IS years old aud quite veal
thy.