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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

IHRoRxANT TEMPERANCE STATISTICS, The Superintendent of the Binghamton, N. Y.) State Inebriate Asylum has pub- hshed his annual report for 1870, showing the following among other facts:
 The whole number of patients treated during the year was 279; POS of whom have been discharged. Since the middle of Nay, 1S9 had been received, and 118 dis charged, with 91 of whom there are great hopes of a permanent reformation, while 27 were discharged unimproved. With regard to the cures in the asylum, the re- port asserts. '.from positive statistinal proof, that, in the past two and half years, they have been sixty three per cent. of the patients.
 Making due allowance for future lapses of those discharged, it would seem that permanent cures are effected in at least bGf the cases treated! If these statistics gre correct, and we see no reason to donbt them. is it not the first duty of this and other States to establish permanent Asy- lums for the reformation of inebriates? Any institution which will cure half our drunkards, will do much more for the mor- als of the State than all the rest of our penal and refOrmatory institutions put to- &ef8eE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
For Sale or Rent.

"HE Hampstead Place, so called, on South St. :. in this village, House 30x30, with new l. 12x27 l Wookhouse 20x23, Barn 2sx3O, large. bear
 vines in bearing, pear and cherry trees. &c.; only
 $4 900. for particulars inquire of - s# 0 ss-Aekt4H RIVERIUS MARSH, Secretary Ives Patent Lamp Co.,, or 12tf F. D. MCNEIL & O.. at Ltchfeld.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

WcaEAx ROASTED DALIvE.-''Sunday night Q acolored servant girl in the employ of MT. stevenson vas fatally burned by coal oil lamp exploding in her hands. The burn- ing nlld communicated to her dress, and in endeavOriBg to put it out. Mir. Steven son vas himself badly injured. The oirl died from the effects of the burns few hours afterwards"-Ner Orleans Picavuue
 We again have occasion to warn people to bay only the best oil Pratt's ssAstral., 0Iis the best. and is perfectly safe. No accident ever occurred from this. If you sh0uld upset lamp and break it, flied with the Astral Oil, the contents would not explode nor take fire. Ask your dealer fol it. Don't buy any other.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
CLIPPINGS.


 Backgammon-A lady's waterfall.
 How to make time go fast-Use the spur of the moment
 An inclined plane-An ugly woman with . Grecian bend.
 If woman were to change her sex of what religion would she be? A he-then.
 A doctor was asked to dance the Clan eeEs." He declined, but expressed will kngnes to lance the dancers. es1 came near selling my boots the other day. said Scuttle to friend. "How SOP" "Well. I had them half-soled."
 Widows are estimated by the square mile in New Hampshire. Twenty to the mile is thought to be good ratio. If a ''1Elzs is as good as a mile," isn't it rather rough on the widows to count twenty of the1a to one miss?"
 A church-going man is said to have of fered $2OO per annum for the use of cer: tain pulpit for advertising purposes, agree ing t0 present no "notices" more ssworldly' than some which were read there every Sabbath.
 4Ms OtAS@ OOScTGeF says that the Clear. field Fair consisted of a calf, goose and a pumpkins and that it rained so hard the nrst night that the goose swan off, the calf broke loose and ate the pumpkin, and a thief prowling around stole the calf, and that ended the fair.
 An old agricultural laborer in England tried muscular method of evangelizing his family. Being demonstrated with by the pastor for not " bringing up" his boys ss he should. he replied, "I dunno tow 'tis, sir; order 'em down to pray, night and mornin. and when they won't go down I knocks iem dovn-and yet they ain't good Is
 The Air Line people will have to raise l.lb4, ,0O0 to complete their road. To ef- feet this. they call on New Haven for an. other half million.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
HELMBOLD'S
 Fluid Extract 8 IF

For weakness arising from indiscretion. The exhausted powers of Nature which are accompanied by so many alarming symp- toms, among which will be found, I1disposi. t1on to Exertion, Loss of Memory, Wake
 fitness, Horror of Disease, or Forebodings or Evil; in fact, Universal Lassitude, Pros- trstlon, and inability to enter into the enjoy
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
A GREAT OFFER!

HORACE WATERS. 4s1 Broadway N. F., Will dispose of 100 pianos, melodeons, and organs of six first class makers at extremely low prices for cash, during this month, or will take from $5 to s25 monthly, until paid the same to let, and rent-money applied if purchased. Chickering's Pianos are included in the above offer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
Lord & Taylor

Respectfully announce that, for the aecommoda- for whom our uptown store, corner of Broadway and Twentieth Street. is inconveniently distant we have completely re-stocked the Store corner of
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
BAKERS BREAD

iErated, Bakers and Graham Bread, French Rolls, Tea Rusk, Ginger and Sugar Cakes, recafvs supplied if requested at one days notice.
 F. D. MCNEIL & co.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
HELM BOLD'S
 FLUID EXTRACT OF B U C. III U

in affections peculiar to Females. is un- equaled by any other preparation. as in Chlorosfg, or Retention, Painfnlness, or Suppression of Customary EvacuatiOns' Ul- cesated or Seirhus State of the Uterus, and ah complaints incidental to tue sex. or inc decline ar chance of life s-L5 v - ".
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
The Constitution

once affected with Organic Weakness. re. quires the aid of Medicine to gtrengthen and 1nyig0rate the system, which REL 6BOED'6 EXTRACT BBCHU invariably does. R no treatment is submitted to, Consumption or
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
SAVE THE CHlLDR FEN ]!

Multitudes of them suffer, finger, and die, be- cause of Pin Worms. The only known remedy for these most troublesome and dangerous of all worms in children or adults is ssss4e ss.s s
 Dr. GOuld's Pin Worm Syrup Purely vegetable, safe and certain. A valuable cathartic, and beneficial to health. Warranted to cure.
 c. Q. GOODWIN < co, Boston, and all druggists
 26-6m. -sass-ssr K 4aas N -ss
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

Drug and Chemical Warehouse, 5o4 BROADWAY, New York.
 NONE ARE GENUINE un- less done up in steel engraved wrapper with rac.simiIe of my Chemical Warehouse, and signed A~
 H. T. HELMBOLD.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

doz.) extra. ~ z.s Ze.- ssas sa s.~3 2 2
 ax-s .Esssesasi 5a Ts
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23
HELMRoLD'S Fluid Extract RuChu.

Soid O. DsMggisls eSesyxhere. c7sce SZ: 20 pes. Bottle, or c BOlRAee I0r ,S6:6O. Deli~ese0 % any add,;ess. Uesc,soe $Inslpl0Nss in 0V c0nsNsNsaic0.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-02-23

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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08

1t can he OBJ aimed at j. D. LOyFTI,S Sesd Store 95e
NAN ST., ana VIII DE mailed free all applicants.
p,,, JAMES DRAPER,
Bloomingdale Garden and Nursery Worcester Mass
II dWEStEGw1t
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08
$50 Miles of Railroad
First Through Line Across the State
FIRST MORTGAGE
Seven Per Cent Gold Bonds

which are issued upon this road limited In amount
to $4,000 per mile (while many roads issue from $OO 600
to S4O0OO and offered 90 and accrued interest in
currency About two millions and half of these bonds
have already been disposed of, leaving but small bal
ance unsod, which are being rapidly taken.
The most experienced fnanciers agree that FIRST
MORTGAGE B0YDS to a limited amount, UPON A
FINISHED RAILROAD, which is well located for business
are one of The very safest forms ofnvestment.
Parties desiring to rst-cass security, based
upon railroad practically done, and in the hands of
leading capitalists who have large pecunary and bust
interest in its success, will do well to apply the
Office of the Company, any of its advertised agents,
for pamphlet and map showing the characteristics OF
the enterprise.
Holders of Government Bonds may exchange them
for Central lowas at large present profit beside a
handsome increase of interest for long term of years.
Parties making such exchange will receive for each
$1,000 Bond 900 Central Iowa Bond, and the follow
ing difference in cash Qess the accrued interest in
rency upon tine latter bond and in annual interest," this
calculation being based upon market prices Of February
LIST, 1871:
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08
Trnanttal.
Resourees I'd the Companv.
SI4,OOO,OOO

Total. .gI4 200, 900
EqHdl to $4,000 per mile
The road is built in the most thorough manner, and
at the lowest attainabe cost for cash
The liberal subscriptions the Convertible Bonds of
he Company, added to its other resources, give the
encouraging assurance the early completion of
the road. Tie portion already finished will be
by the following letter from the President Of the Com
pany, is doing a profitable local business!
m NEW YORK. Dec. ., 1870.
"Geatlemen Your favor of the list inst. asking for
statement OF the last months earnings Of the New York
and Oswego Midland Railroad is at hand. have not
yet received report OF the earnings for November.
THE earnings for the month of October from all
sources, were Sl3 H. equal to S52450, "a per
on the lat miles of road, viz Main Line from Sidney to
"The road commenced to transport coal from sidney
under contract with the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company, in the latter part of November The best in
ported the first wear ut not less than $50 900 tons while
estimate the quantity at 100000 ions. This will
yield an income OF from S55OOO to S45O0OO from coal
alone on that part of the road
Taking the lowest Of these estimates it gives tor the
l41 miles total annual earning of SS9S, $4,000 The TO
Wick SaVes the Re annual earnings gS g. which
Is S24555 o. in excess of interest of the Bonds issued
81 should add that the earnings from passengers and
freight are steadily increasing and that, too, without
any through business to New York. Yours, truly.
IN. Y. and o. Midland Railroad Co."
The very favorable exhibit presented in the foregoing
letter shows that this ~Oad when finished, with its
equalled advantages for botF local and through bust
ness must prove be of profitable railroad
enterprises the United stat and that its First Mort
gage Bonds constitute OF safest and most nvit
ing railroad securities ever offered to investors
For sale, exchanged for Governments and other
rent securities, by
GEO. OPDYKE & CO.,
Is Nassau Street, N. Y.
L. w. HAMMOND,
d9I diff Sole A gent for worcester.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08

The road being built from Atchison, Kan as. to
the Arkansas River Sixty-wo miles already built
and in successful operation and the net earnings
than double the interest on its Mortgage Bonds
which limited $4,000 per mile of completed road
The Company has large and valuable Land Grant,
and now placing the lands the market for sale.
The road runs through rich and fertile country which,
with the Goa Mines line and its large Lumber and
Cattle business, and the enormous emigration into
Kansas insure constantly increasing business.
The Cattle trade of also tributary to the Road
and the extension the Road to the great Cattle Trail
to which point it is expected to he completed by May
next will insure an increase Of this profitable business
The Capital Stock is owned by responsible capitalists
in New England and elsewhere, and they complete and
equip each section of rad before issuing bond upon it.
The Road is managed and principally owned by well
known New England business men, under whose super
vision beng constructed and equipped in the most
thorough manner, and when completed Its track and
equipment will compare favorablY with those Of any
Western road
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08
HENRY CLEWS & co,
50 Wall Street, New York.
TOWER, GIDDINGS & TORREY,
BOSTON.
BREWSTER, SWEET & CO., Boston,

General Agents for New England.
ron SALE BY
RICE a. WHIT q, Bankers, Worcester
SUTTON a WHEELER, " s.
GEORGE II. WOOD, Cashier, 4"
NATHPL PAINE, "
d. Il. MERRILL, "
u d. FARNUM, I" "
HENRY a. MARSH, d"
j. Il. HAMILTON, "
y. w. HAMMOND, Treasurer
sPENCEM, villa a CO., Boston,
I1EA ID a PERKINS, "
RICHARDSON, HILL a CO, "
Il. ROLLINS, MORSE a CO.,
n TT ~ GOD ~ CO.,
81 UBBAK ID BROS. a. CO.
BECEA kKOS.,
STONE a. DOWNER,
f. a. HA " LEY a. CO.,
j. ID. ST RrEVANT,
GEO. W. WARREN a. co,
OfwhOm pamphlets and information may be obtained.
AFTER a CAREFUL INVESTIGA.
TION OF THE MERITS OFTHE BUR
LINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND
MINNESOTA RAILROAD FIRST
MORTGAGE BONDS, WE CAN CON
FIDENTLY RECOMMEND THEN As
A SAFE AND DESIRABLE INVEST
MENT.
TOWER, GIDDINCS & TORREY.
BREWSTER, SWEET & co.
ja9l deopf
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-08
HoS. emery rw1cHEL1, President.

GEORGE OPDYKE.
EAMONS RAYMOND, ........ Trustees.
OLIVER W. PEABODY
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-12-20
In A PREDICAMENT.

1t is very pleasant to be in love some
times, but quite annoying when the ten
der feeling is accompanied by those petty
drawbacks which are sure to follow pa
rental hostility. Such at least is the
experience of one August Kleine, a
youth whose heart has softened and
whose brain has grown dizzy beneath the
smiles of Camden belle. Somehow OF
other her father won't listen to his suit,
and claGestine interviews have taken
place in vacant lot in the rear of her
residence Seated on bench, close up
to the fence. they did bill and coo fear
lessly as two gentle turtle doves. But
one evening, lately, their stolen inter
views were discovered by the girls
brother. malignant little wretch, who
out of their love determined to extract
some fun for himself. With this end in
view he watched for their next meeting,
and when they were comfortable seated on
the bench, he managed, without exciting
their suspicious, to draw the gentleman S
coat-tail and part of the lady's dress
through a.crack in the fence and fastened
them to post. This accomplished, he
screamed Justify for his father At the
first scfeech the lovers started to run,
but the post held them fast.
"Lct me gol ~ pleaded the lady.
The gentleman, quicker in expedients,
threw his coat off and bounded away
Now the lady coulc1nt pull eff her coat,
neither could she unloose it. Her lover
had left her, her brother still screamed,
and she, like an ambitious dray horse,
still tugged at the obdurate post.
The old man was by this time heard
approaching. But one course was left.
A desperate pull tore the dress loose at
the waist, and a skeleton clad figure fed
wildly across the lot.
Somehow or other the lovers haven't t
met since.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-12-20
QUARRELING.
met since,

II any thing in the world will make a
man feel badly, except pinching his fin
gers in the crack of door, it is unques-
tionaGly quarrel. No man ever fails to
think less of himself after it than before,
1t degrades him in the eyes Of others, and,
what is worse, blunts his sensibilities on
the one baud, and in :reases the power of
passionate irritability on the other. The
truth is, the more peacefully and quietly
we get on, the better for our neighbors
In nine cases out of ten, the better course
is if man cheats You, cease to deal with
him. if he is abusive, quit his company
and if he slanders you, take care to live SO
that nobody will believe him. No matter
who he is, or how he misuses you, the
wisest way is to let him alone; for there
is nothing better than this cool, calm and
quiet way of dealing with the wrongs We
meet with.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-12-20
WHAT THE CEDAR RAPIDS HUSE4ND
FOUND IN HIS WIFE'S CLOSET

Cedar Rapids has had jealous hus
band sensation. A rich resident of that
ambitious city. who has pretty and
swee. young wife, has for some time been
the victim of suspicious. He laid plan
He announced that he was going East to
stay at a water cure for a month. And
be did go But he came back on the
next train, reaching his home as it slu m
bered in the peace of drowsy midnight.
If there was any thing wrong he knew he
had it by the ear. The only light was in his
wife's bed room. lie fingered under the
window to hear the murmur of low
voices. He heard it. How his wrath
ragged. With pistol in one hand and
night key in the other, he bounded up
the steps, through the outer door Reach
ing the bed room door, it was locked
His wife had heard the footsteps, and in
terror wanted to know "who was there p
He replied, he believed it was her hus-
band. She would open the door in a
minute This was the straw that made
the irate husband irater. With a heavy
and wrathful foot he banged against the
door, and the door yielded. The observer
tells the rest:
This bombarjment was greeted with
a shrek from his wife, and the infuriated
husband rushed in just in time to see the
door of closet closing. Now he had
him Now (and LIE ground his teeth in
ecstacy of rage how be would rend the
destroyer OF his domestic happiness
His wife placed herself i'll front of the
closet door and entreated him not to open
it. This only added fuel to the fame of
jealousy that was raging like volcano
with the "pent up Utica,,' of his breast.
He thrust her away and jerked open the
door and saw-en We-Miss--
a neighbor lady friend, who had been in
vited to stay with her during his alb
scnce
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-12-20

cracked. and the nap worn on my Car
pets. 1 should go out Of my mind or die
l know she feels in this way, for no
lorg since, when she was fretting abou
her troubles. having such inefficient helE
and the vexation of changing servants
so often. and that it took unfinchins
vigilance to keep everything just as clean
as it could be, and venlured to say
"And if you had SO many children as
have !" she turned and looked at me
with peculiar expression of pity and
scorn, and said, Il should go out of my
mind or die !"
Well bit l am to be pitied Lc: us
see. These people are lonesome, weary
of themselves, filled with emu. Now
I have no chance to be lonely, very little
time to think about myself, and as tc
ennui. why the thing is absurd-I only
know it by name and hearsay. These
people feel that they can depend abso
lutely on no ones friendship, while
know that and my children love one
another. What sort of an old age dc
they anticipate Their own friends dead
will the young world of strangers care
for them In whose family will they fine
a home? While l know that if l brins
my children up in the preceps of the
Bible, which teaches them to respect
old age and honor their parents. shal
have comfortable and happy home will
my own children. Yes, aud l am happy
now, happy in making them comfortable
aud happy in teaching them to be truth
full and noble. and never day passes bu
something funny the baby does, Or some
thing queer the children say, makes me
laugh heartily.
Then don't pity me, friends. Pity tn
heathen-pity the poor homeless, moth
erless ones-pity the children of tn
burnt prairie, and of Chicago. All! ant
pray for them, and help them too
will do you good But don't waste You
pity on me, for | need it not II at
and Home.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-12-20
A COW.ARDLY SENSATION.


A COW was the cause Of most re-
markable devastation few nights since,
Breaking into the yard Of Mr.. Lambert S
dwelling, and putting her head into an
empty barrel in an exploring tour for any
contents it might have, she was unable to
extricate herself, and soon became thor
oughly frightened, and began to rush
wildly around. In this condition she
forced her way into the woodshed, and
thence into the dining room of the house,
becoming all the while the more furious.
From this room she made her way into
the parlor, throwing down and trampling
under foot everything that came in her
way. Mrs. Lambert aroused her hus-
band, who arose, and went for help. The
cow next rushed into the bedroom where
Mrs. Lambert. with little baby and one
child occupied bed, while another little
child was in crib in front Of it. The
enraged animal mounted the bed. but
help arrived, and not an instant too soon.
The window was raised from the outside,
and Mr.. Mckenzie attempted to enter,
when the barrel gave him a blow which
knocked him back against the fence. The
children were at last secured and passed
through the window and Mrs. Lambert
soon followed The door of the bed
room was then closed, and the COW left to
herself At length she became quiet !;
the doors were opened and she walked
out. The furniture, which was very nice,
is fearfully demoralized The plastering
is knocked from the walls and the panels
of the doors broken out.-DeirOH Tri-
June.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-12-20
9ott's Coruer.
THE WANbERER.
DY FRED A. HARRIS.

Stranger! it's very cold to night,
And I've no place to go
No place to lay my weary head, |
To shield me from the snow.
There are hundreds pass me on the street,
ask them where to go;
And then they ruthlessly pass by
And leave ,1e in the snow.
Oh. stranger, do not pass me by,
And leave me on the street,
With nothing for my covering
Except the hail and .leet.
had as good home, perhaps,
As any one you'll find,
But father died when I was young
Then mother lost her mind.
They sent her to the almshouse,
To pine sway and die,
And She IS looking down on me
From yonder starless sky.
And her heart must be sad to see
Me wandering to and fro,
And asking every one meet
To tell me where to go
But, hark those chilling blasts Of wind,
AS they 60 passing by,
Appear TO sing a requiem,
"That l must surely die!'
The strangers gone . Too late for help,
FE make the snow my bed,
And all the passers-by will hear
The winds sigh, s'She is dead ~