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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03
REST THING FOR cosrrvnNEss

; DR HARRIsoNs PER1sTALIc IozENaRs are war; ranted In s cases of Piles and falling of the Rectu. Dyspepsa such Oppression after eating Sour ston
 ach Splitting of Food, also Headache, Dizziness Pain in the Back and Loins, Sick Headache Coated Tongue nd Billiousnesa. For sale at No l Fremont Temple Boston, by E.3A HARRISON < CO, propriesorz and by all druggists. Mailed for 60 cents. % 2m
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n L. M. JOHNSON,
 D E N T | S T. " ais ..& IMPROVED PLATE.

The above has purchased the right to use Dr. stuck's new process, which completely solves one of the most difficult problems of Dentistry, and ensures a perfect it; lighter plate better finish and uniform thickness.
 Sixteen years successful experience qualities him to administer ether with perfect safety. OFFICE OVER BDCKwITH's DRUG STORE
 LITcHFIELD, CONN. Al
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03

n KPORT the condition of the First Nation.
 K al Bank of Litchfeld,a at the close of business
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03

I1ORlLLARD,S ess EUREKA. ;,
 Smoking Tobacco is an excellent article o
 granulated Virginia.
 Wherever introduced 1t is universally ad. mired
 It is put up in handsome muslin bags. in which, orders for Meerschaum Pipes are. daily
 packed.
 LORIlLARD,S "YACHT CLUB,
 Smoking Tobacco has no superior: being deni.
 cotinized, 1t cannot injnre nerveless constitu. ftions, or people of sedentary habits, It is produced from selections of the finest
 stock. and prepared bya patented and origi- nal manner. @ weight-hence it will last much longer than others; nor does 1t burn or.sting the tongue, or. leave . disagrceable aftsr-tastG Ordersfor genuine, elegantly carved. Mera- schaum Pipes. silver mounted, and packed in
 neat leather pocket cases, are packed in zach Yacht Club brand daily.
 LORlLLARD's stCENTURY Y'' Chewing Tobacco. ss This brand of Fine Cat Chewing Tobacco has no superior anywhere. It is. without doubt, the best chewing to bacco in the country. LORILLARD'S SNUFFS Have been in general use in the Uni. d States over ll0 years, and still acknowledged tnA best wherever used. Ifyour storekeeper does not have tnese ar-
 ticles for sale, ask him to get them. They are sold by respectable jobbers evary-
 where.
 Circulars mailed on application.
 B l2w P. LoRILLAED & CO.,, New York.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03

and one hundred and two incomplete, though much work has been done ou por- tions of the latter. They show that their is needed to finish the road and the large works at each terminus. and furnish rolling stock, the trifing sum of $4, ,680.000.
 From the annual report the following &C., count of the condition of the road is taken Capital stock ;authorized. .t25 0O0, 900 co Number of shares issued. ........... 250. QUO Capital stock paid in or issued (inclu-
 ding collaterat) ............ $25 ,00o 900 co Floating debt last year. 1,967, ,42l e6 Floating debt this year. ....... 7,949, ,163 "A Funded aebt last year. ............ A,9O4, $50 90 Funded debt this year. r........... 2l 400, 900 % Total floating and funded debt 28,549, ,163 "A
 last year ................ 7,45s, ,s7s 54 Receipts for passengers ........... 294, ,335 S8 Receipts for freights. ............. 2,025 30 Receipts for other items. 12,705 37 H0& NAfnlng6 l15,7Z4 66 Present amount of mortgage debts 2l, ,848,O0O % Average rate of interest paid, 12 per cent.
 Itappears that the total expenditure for the road, including capital stock and the sAoatin5 and funded debt, ts fifty-three and . half millions, or sufficient to have com. pleted the whole two hundred and twenty five miles at an average cost of over two hundred and thirty-seven thousand dollars mile! The magnitude of the swindle stuns the public into silence.
 Among the items charged to construction account during the year were S2.272, 900 for "agencies" and other expenses! And the average rate of interest paid is given as twelve per cent. We have not the full report before us, and we do not know who have been in the management of this road for years past, when all this stealing was done; but they ought to wear on their breasts placards bearing an apology for be- ing seen outside of the penitentiary. fms
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03
NEW GOODS.
SEWING MACHINES.

All in want of a good machine, will do well to callas Mrs. Bal1vins, and get Singers. have tried several kinds of machines and find Singers the best. Mas. H. M. BALDWIN,
 TW -...r.r- Agent for MtchAeld.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03
aForI'Sale.

lOE TONS of good upland hay; alao, aome 65 cYA acres of land, one half of which is heavy tO0 timber, bordering on the travelled road.
 Enquire of WN E. BUELL.. Atchfeid Feb. let, 1870. < 91 AS Sws
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Elae N6@&tC Cor16R wifi change any eolored hair or beard to perma. nent black or brown. It contains no noison Anyone can use it. One sent by mail,for SI Address MAGIC COMB CO. Springfield. Mass,
 36 8m
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03

KlLl. THE DEMON of Pain. Woi- cott's Pain Paint removes pain instantly, and heals old ulcers. WOlcott'a Annihilator cures Catarrh, Bronchitis and Cold in the head. Sold by all Druggists, and 18l Chatham Square NY. 4l4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03
Great Distribution. By the Metropolitan Gift Co.

CASH GIFTS TO THE AMOUNT OF $500, 900.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-03

QEPORT of the condition of the Nation
 l. q Iron Bank. of Falls Village, at close of Inn %aess Jan. 22d, 1870. ...-., ,.-.....,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-11-17
MUSCLE AGAINST STEAM.

Two young men from the country
called In at Detroit foundry, few
days ago to get piece of casting for
some farm machinery. The employ
ees were absent at their dinner with
the exception of the engineer, who
was oiling up his engine for the after
moons work 1T was running at low
speed, and pumping water into the
boiler. The country cousins looked
with interest at its motions and the
slow revolution of the large tiy-wheel,
and fell into discussion as to the rel
atiye power of steam and human mus
Gle. One of them finally offered to
bet dollar that he could "grab" the
huge wheel and hold'it. He stepped up
to the engineer and, asked permission
to try it, which was readily granted,
and taking off his coat and rolling up
his sleeves, braced himself for the ef-
fort. Watching carefully until the
right stroke came around, with rush
to encourage himself he clutehed it,
He didn't exactly stop the wheel--in
fact, he went over it without stopping
and was discharged in parabolic or
bit through space, coming down in a
sand heap, in the further part of the
foundry. Hewas picked up a thor
oughly. disgusted man, and so lame
that he was obliged to climb into his
wagon at the back end, quite satisfied.
however, that steam was too much for
him.
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and accordingly told them of my mis-
cradle failures. They laughed some,
and evidently wanted to langh more.
"And what induced you TO bury
your unlpcky loaf? ?" asked Mrs. Dos
sci. u,
"To get it out of my sight" 1 re-
piled, kicking the de iormed thing
back into its hole as we passed on our
way. .l =-5lz.ug 9l59z
"No, one but physician would
have thought of thus disposing of an
unfortunate job" remarked the young
lady, mischievously. aoa.
The next day they left me, after
preparing bread and cake enough for
three men, instead of one, until my
mothers and sisters return.
Mrs. Dossel's daughter is now my
wife. l was sure that woman who
could get up a meal in the way she
did, could get up wife, of whom any
man might be proud-and l was right.
She is a little saucy. at times, and
Jenny aids and abets her, especially if
l dare to find the slightest fault with a
dish on the table. "Perhaps he would
prefer cooking it himself" she will
say, go, Edward is capital cook!
learned by tuition; beats up eggs in a
basket, buries his bread to make it
rise, and fries beans in pork gravy! !"
and before / can box her ears, is out
of the room, leaving me to think of
that wretched week, with a horror
that even my enemies should respect,
and be silent as to its cause.
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BLOODY AFFEAY IN GEORGIA. Il

ALBANY, GA, Nov. 5.-The follow
ing are the particulars of the fatal af-
fray which occurred at Dawson's Gap
on the End inst, resulting in the death
of two men and the wounding of q
lady; A man named 81. r. Russell
while intoxicated, asked the door
keeper of a show the price of admis-
sion, and passed his family in. Rus
sell asked the door-keeper how many,
who replied nine. Russell answered,
there were but four. The door-keep-
er said he would call the family back
to prove that he was mistaken. The
latter got angry and struck the door,
keeper, nearly knocking him down,
and then drew a pistol and threatened
to blow the door-keepers brains ont.
The latter said he meant no offense.
Russell, still threatening, cooked his
pistol. The keeper ran inside the can
vas. Colonel Ames being near, ap-
preached and remarked to Russell
that this was not q place to get up
difficulty. Russell responded, 81
will kill you too, " and shot at Colonel
Ames. Another circus man remon-
strated with Russell. Two brothers
named Kelly, known as desperate
characters, approached and COM
menced' firing. Colonel Anes was
shot twice while endeavoring to es-
cape. A spectator named Oxford,
who was holding child in his arms,
was instantly killed. The child was
taken from under the dead body. A
lady was wounded inside the canvas.
Colonel Ames died on the afternoon
of the 3rd. His body was escorted to
Macon by the city council of Dawson.
The men have been removed to Cuth-
bert, Georgia, and confined in a Sc
cure Jail. 81 tH lea }14 ~ -a r..
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ROMANTIC PUzzLE.-A young man
of 10depyears s. feelings stood gaz-
ing at the ~ heaven with a I in l Ra
s. ~ of pistols in the other. We
endeavored to attract his a1Otion by
ing T in a paper we held in our
Bg@ relSing 2 nice young man in
this ; of country, who left home in a
stS of arrangement, He dropped the
+ and o,of pistols from his R9-s
with the sit is of whom . read.
I1eft home b4 my friends knew of
my design. / had so the Rssr of girl
who refused 2 lis10 10 me, but smiled
upon another. / -d from the
house uttering wild | 2 the gem of
my love- without replying 2 the 2? of
my friends s. came here with this +
and e~> of pistols to put a i. to my
exis10ce, but l have decided to sub
scribe for the DEMOCRATIC Press, pay
4 it in advance 6 live useful life, s.
l advise U do likewys. ,aa e.. ...
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NoYn4RER.-November was among


NoYEARER.-November was among
the Romans the 9th month of the
year, at the time when the year con-
sisted of 10 months; and then con-
tained 30 days. 1t was subsequently
made to contain only SO days, but Ju-
Illus Cesar gave it 81 |; and in the reign
of Augustus The number, was restored
TO 80, which number it has since re-
tanned: November was the most i'm
portant month in connection with the
religious ritual of. the Romans, and
continues in the same position, though
for other reasons, in the Roman Cath
olic ritual. 1t was. known among Il o
Saxons as Blot asonath, 'blood-
month"; on account of the general
slaughter of cattle at that time, for
winter provision and for sacrifice.-
This custom was not confined to the
Saxons, but prevailed in Northern
Germany, and even as far South as
Spain. .,..s. ns5a .fsia4ft isli at .
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Official Registry.

> y
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judges Of Common Pleas-GEo. N. TUTTLE,
PHILo B. CoNAHT. ..tf,a,
Probate Judge-JAcoB V. NELL.
Prosecuting Attorncy-C. A. REED.
County Auditor-TWILLIAN7G 7GEIsEELL.
County Treasurer AGusTAyUssPSR REED.
Clerk of Courts-ANDREw JACKSON.
Sherif-OTIs B. PAINE.
RECoRDER-G. W. BARRETT.
County Commissioners-HENRY J. NOBLE. n
B. JENKENs, Jos. C. CONRAD.
Coroner-REcELLUs RooT.
Surveyor-JEDDIAH COLE.
Directors of County Infirmary-J. C. BEATTY,
GUAM CLEMENTS and OzIAs ALLEN.
MAYORS OF INCORPORATED TOWNS.
Rayenna-JoHN MEHARG.
Kent-S, p. WoLCoTT.
Garrettsyille-O. L. HAwLEY.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Atwater-J. R. Conrad and Sylvester A.
Hinman.
Aurora-ReubenP P. oannop and Worthy Tay-
Brimfeld-oseph L. Carrier and a. q. Lam
phare. S4yf.rE aaGg
Deerfeld-C. s. Tibbals and John Il. Hoffman.
Edinburgh Sanford aud Asa bingham.
charlestewn Augustus Mnnyoa and Nathan
n. Smith.
Franklin-Issac Russell, Alvin Barton, 1. Ar
cher. - ~
Frcedom-Lyman Bryant and Arvillus C.
Larkcom.. = ~ ID
Hiram-Rufus Butts and Frank Squire.
Mantaa-A. n. Farr and Henry Cobb.
SNelson-James Ashald and A. +. Hannahs.
Palmyra-John j. Williap,s, David E. Wilson
and Enoch Morgan.
Paris-A. B. Merrill and Brainard selby, Jr.
Ravenna-JoHN MEHARG, George f. Robin
son and Charles B. Stowe.
Randolph-James P. Coe and N c. Sears.
Rootstown-A. II. Barlow and Gideon Sey-
mour.
shalersville-samuel G. Eloridge and William
Carlton.
Streetsboro-E. n. Stanton and Ebenezcr
Ward.
Sufield-H. Z. Martin and VIM. Paulus.
Windham-E. 8. Woodwork and Thomas @.
ANGEL 70 t1enft-9ssa 'sI-as2 4
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THE MOUND BUILDERS OF MICHIGAN m

The Kalamazoo Telegraph says -
con the north side of Rabbit River,
in Allegan county, near the station of
the Allegan and Holland Railroad,
called Rabbit River, is level piece of
table land, and, where the axe has not
done its work, covered with a thrifty
growth of beech and maple, tall and
straight, showing in its manner of
growth that the land has been a for
est comparatively q short time, that
is, as the lives of forests are reckoned.
This tract has a number of those Curl
GUS ancient rings of earth scattered
about. One, about five rods in diam
eter, is crossed by the stage road from
Allegan to Holland. About forty
rods from this one and nearly north,
is another, of the same dimensions,
with small mound near its southern
side. This might have been made by
an upturned tree, but no signs of the
tree were visible in the slight exami-
nation we were able to give it, for the
ground was covered by newly fallen
timber, forming that chepeaur de
Jrise known to wood butchers as
slashing.' About half mile north
west, in field, is yet another of these
rings. larger in diameter than the 9TH
er two. About thirty rods east of the
last named circle is mound of Garth
rather more than half the height of
the one In the park, and covering
about half of its area. We found that
very rough attempt at an examina-
ton had been made by the summary
process of digging large hole down
to the bottom, which was the old sur
face level. The result was the discov-
cry of an absurd mixture, of broken
human bones and sandy loan, for The
remains were so fragile that the spade
passed through them, meeting no
moro resistance than the earth would
give, although, where they were un-
disturbed, they were very compact, as
though they had been beaten or
rammed down. Clearing away the
rubbish of former. explorers, we made
trench on each. side of the hole al
ready made. Proceeding very care
fully, we found that The earth was
about eighteen inches above the re-
mains. Then came the stratum of
bones and loan. This loan had a
grayish tint, as though ashes were
mixed with it, and it was full of small
pieces of charcoal, not bigger than
kernels of wheat. The bones were
packed and pressed closely together,
anyhow, without any attempt at or
der; many of them were blackened
as if scorched by fire. The remains
seemed to be those of all ages and
sexes, the skulls with very retreating
brows and narrow; the back head was
large and the skull very thick. Near
ly on top of the mound. were two
trees, one about twenty inches
through. The ideas forced upon us
by this hasty examination were these:
that when this plain was clear of tim
ber, it was peopled by these circle
builders that some of them, to the
number of fifty or seventy-fve, were
massacred; that an attempt was made
to burn the pile of dead bodies with
some light fuel, such as a great guam
tity of dry grass and weeds; then
they were covered with the soil
scraped in every direction to the pile,
as the existing hollow shows yet" '1
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EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES. II
Darwin, the naturalist, who was on
the South American coast with Cap
tain Fitzroy, of her Britannia Maies-
ty's ship Beagle, on a scientific expo
dition, at the time of the great earth
quake of 1855, mentions the fact that
the volcanoes -Osorno, Aconcagua
and Coseguina-3,1SO miles north of
Osorno, suddenly burst into eruption.
He is inclined to connect the eruption
of these volcanoes, the upheaval of
the coast and the earthquake together
as if subterranean lake of lava had
simultaneously burst forth in its ac-
customed outlets, raised the entire
land, and incidentally caused the
earthquake. He concludes From
the intimate and complicated manner
in which the elevatory and eruptiye
forces were shown to be connected
during the train of phenomena, we
may confidently come to the conclu-
sion that the forces which slowly and
by little starts upl1ft continents, and
those which at successive periods
pour forth volcanic matter from open
orif1ces, are identical. From many
reasons believe that the frequent
quakings of the earth on this line of
coast are caused by the rending of the
strata necessarily consequent on the
tension of the land when upraised,
and their injection by fuidified rocks.
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GENTLEMEN of the turv, said blum

GENTLEMEN of the jury, said blum
dering counsel, in suit about lot
of hogs, "there were just thirty-six
hogs in that drove. Please to remem-
ber} that fact-thirty-six hogs; just
three times as many as there are in
that jury-box, gentlemen" The coun-
sci didn't gain his case.
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ILwas once said of q Boston money
lender that he kept the trunk contain
ing his securities near the head of his
bed; and lay awake to hear them draw
interest. 100 ioa a}'7 s7'ii>' a..i % . -
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A TEAR is an oath in the sight OF
heaven to repent and reform,
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7.rlaII THE UNLovED, cHIIp.s REQUEST. =
% i9Tq BIZ GLE sE1rEr.

eii2 .9fq S1B BIZ cELE sEKLEr. 10"
IsIi GF SbEff1 - y a--- ~ 80 f-tJl}5T l'
I45i Oh, mother, let me lie up there, ioszsisi
81 : Where little brother hesis d Z Eiar.59s
Iots III fold my hands together. so, 10 slisl
he And sofly close my eyes,; 50 5e5a
lo,, Then, mother, gently ,iift him down, ,D
And let him run about; t-..-,,
Twill bring your old smile back again,
To hear his gIeesone shout.
liog YOU'VE cut the tresses from his brow, ~
lss 81 Which clustered there SO late; no. l.-s;i
az He has such golden hair, you know, 81
lr,at While mine is-dark and straight, 5.t.
lar, Why do you cry SO, mother, dear,
| And, sobbing, hold your breathe :,
Good Bessie says our Charles dead;
/ wonder what is death?
ri, She says he's gone, dear mother. where
-Hsl Grief never can come neari ssh .4n,i b,
You always loved HIM, mother, and
.oo He meyer cried much here. N ..5t
-, Why does he lie so still up there,
.I,.-,A And never speak to your 49,. 4. ,f
do not like the robe he wears,
Aithough its white and new. -
d III bringihis hat with sable plume, 10
no; The coat believes to wear, . 80 st-5sit
.ssAhd while gou take; Linn out to walk.
mel ElEIqnickly climb mp there, ,yed sl9
III And fold my hands together, so. fe..g. =.
-, And softly close my e, es. ..s5..t
| ?. And when fopen them again,
IN be beyond the skies. "a -tI
4 Thea God viii call dear Charities name, 3
| y.,..1 And look around to, see. ;.zaeo7 s.rs E.
| q Butt will tell Him, mother dear, - /,
~ That it is g only me- .,,5.i.,ss.,r
| :, And that you could not, could not spare
ny Your only darling, boys 20 -
u That he is an you have on earth ; 'l
Ls4To bring yOn'fdture joy. iAe2 !'1tii'''s
:. Although he'll see how plain ! am ;.,fbsH
4. How black and straight my hair;o 80.
= And sure he would much rather have.
-SpS Our little Charlie there; n92N
Yet: win tell Him, mother dear, ~
You never did love me, y {,,..,.--r
- But that my brothers. golden curls = ,..o
ii',i Are all the world to thee. - =
MY EXPERIEECE AS "A COOK
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Rayenna Summit Mil ..
.lrsA AND q i3h1sa 'lift.is5.
FLOUR and FEED STORE,

"AVING opened Flour and Feed Store in
III the first Z Shanty'' south Of the EZcnange
Hotel on Chestnut street, Twill keep on hand at
both the Mill and the Feed Store. a full stock of
eyerythine pertaining to the Milling business. E
any thing in my line at the same price. On ac-
count of my advantage in rent I can sell rs low
or lower than any other concern in Rayenna; en- Ia =
sLIsff y = s,lFs w. e. BRADLEY
Rayenna. Dec. Is. 1863. 6s=tf. ir,,,eI l,IaqR
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o@9 Singer Sewing Machine. So
HinkIey Knitting Machine.

TIME most perfect and simple machinesiof the
kind ever invented. Both of the above pop.
IIar machines have been lately improved!until
they stand Without rival. Price of the Singer
Family Machine from S65 upward. according to
finish Hinkley KnitteFs $50. Circulars and
samples mailed free on application. ~ iI.} ~
Agents wanted for the Hinkley Machine eve
where. and for the Singer in Western PenTtsyl-
yania. Eastern Ohio and West Virginia, where
there are none already established.
ffia aSYB.4W d. MORTON, 4, 2
laa3ssai5 40 i5aHlo General Agents, g g
teune' 16 1870, 65-1y.
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NOR Posters, HandaBh .Fins Heads, &S
II come the Press Office, on.Chestnut Street
north end of Empire Block.