Litchfield enquirer., 1872-02-29
CLIPPINGS
Extremes meat-Souse.

Extremes meat-SouSe.
 Civil service-good walters.
 It is objected to morning paper that 1t is two cents-additional.
 Some scraggy Boston women have start ed an "Anti-low-neck Association.
 There is but one good wife in the world, and every happily welded man thinks he has her.
 The only mention of paper money in the Bible is where it says dove brought the green back to Noah.
 What is the difference between spend thrift and feather bed? One is hard up amp the other soft down.
 TWICE RUINED.-'1 never was ruined but twice." said wit; 'once when lost lawsuit and once when gained one." A negro, after gazing at some Chinese, shook his head and solemnly said elf de white folks be so dark as dad out dar, I wonder what's de color of de black folks. D When Bridgeport family lost child several of the neighbors came in to extend the symphathy due on such sad occasions. One of them made the remark that it was easier to lose children when they were so young than when they were grown up. 'eThere is no doubtin' they can be buried cheaper" explained another in friendly and unostentatious manner.-Ddn6ury Nescs.
 There is baggage master on the Hou- satonic railroad who is fond of telling how he was taking for Horace Greeley. The veteran farmer was to lecture in Falls Village, and there was a committee of cit izens to meet him at the depot. When the train arrived, trunk toppled down, rasping our baggage masters shins in @ friendly and informal manner. Without amoment's reflection he vehemently shout ed, s'D-n the d-n trunk to h-n." At which the chairman of the committee de- ightedly sung out: "Ah, here he is,'' and at once proceeded to introdnce himself.- Dan. Netcs.
 The repeal of the duty on tea and cof- fee by the House at Washington has alarmed merchants and importers who have large stocks on hand, as considera- ble fall in the price of these articles is in evitable should the Senate indorse the ac- ton of the House. It is pretty certain, light again after the Senate finance com mittee get possession thereof. A balloon ascent unprecedently satisfac- tory is reported from Vincennes. France. During the siege of Paris one M. Dupuy de Lome received from the government of national defence an offer of twenty thous- and dollars for 8 balloon which he under took to furnish, but 1t was not finished prior to the equalization of Paris. About three weeks ago, when all was complete he made an ascent with thirteen men, and the result seems to have proved to demon stration the perfection of his method of guiding The balloon is said to have obeyed the helm with the utmost alacrity, and to have progressed readily in the teeth of the wind. If this goes on, rail- way and steam packet stockholders must prepare for fall. London and Paris will become three-days' journey from New York when the wind favors
 The we'll known Honest Billy Spriggs, 9 | formerly state treasurer of Kansas, testi- fed before the Kansas Investigating com mattee that the county treasurer of Leav- enworth county told him that he had spent
 Imenty thousand dollars cash for the cleo
 os .i .l oI senator Caldwell, on the promise
 A snS iatter to recompense him. Also
 ra. ~s E ran. Drennig of Wathena. another t-rn tIer 4l oi the ring, told him he had paid oF Nnd Nousand dollars to the county treas :. cc,,,ss.. ala county, for two yotes of that : CnIIy,nnd, nnd, that he was asked hv ona oi S1M"e.a rang to collect one fho,,sa,s5 < uouars rom member in soutbar,, .I7s...e Ta.s' ' sas, who had failed to vote as n Nan, 1 promised. ne nao