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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23
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 T@rmindsd of this by a little incl
 Tkmva alwMys bought my oysters open ms Mra Psxkins and myself are fond oi ~~xs1rw smd eAt great many of them II .,e-wrrn7 fo me 0ne day-last Saturday to h@ mura dfrnck-ShMt there existed Q mo- ng1oav ia opezing oysters that vas hurt. exf to fha rzhlic purse. Whenever I gel Rcsa cf a nOaion of that kind I work itup, Twur%ed shss ID, brought home . had kmsAa1 cf owskers in the shell, Saturday rs-RA xui rue them in the cellar till morn S~r when tkev were to be opened fresh ksr hesakfask When morning came wwa 6gwa stnirs and brought up the oys- amzs wAla Mrs. Perkins got ready knife a@2 pMA Tw~mt quite dressed, because Kwaa k<f1a eager to profit by my ex- ww-smsuG Mrx. Perkins shared this earn mMrzws Sz A measure. and was anxious to Amwa -a 70 to work ak once.
 nS ss2 thsa the less a man knows nAcxa xzvsAsrg the more willingly he en- mmmum ae &a l. knew nothing about ssr@zzx es<serz. I had never opened one "a " SE@ Bz1 what lacked in knowl- saea1 made zp in zeal
 wzn eRsxyfhi1g vas ready, I smiled sa M-s. Rsxkzns and commenced.
 Isawad the most difficulty with the first cvxaeK. I looked some fifteen minutes for sSs ksle n which to put the knife. But coul1nT hnd 1t Mrs. Perkins, who had rxshar impatienfly watched the snrvey, szxxs4sd that it might have fallen out, an1 would be in the basket Mrs. Per kinx was lightly costnmed, and there was no fire in the steve These things wore on her and made her ironical.
 There was no use looking further for & hole in that yyster. I got out my jack knife. which Eas sharp, land placing the point at what reasonably appeared to be seEsvice, pushed firmly against it. If I had used little more lirmness it is more dle would have passed through my hand As it vas, it was only a part of the blade, and I was enabled to pull it from the same side it entered. This was an unex- pected advantage, and hope was suffi- cienfly grateful, but it is doubtful.
 Mrs. Perkins screamed when the blood flew.
 ''You're the awkwardest man I ever saw" she observed.
 It was an easy remark. Ninety-nin women in every hundred would have said it
 tied up the wound in silence, and re- Oewed my endeavors to gain an entrance, with zeal materially abated
 Pretty soon missed part of one thumb and the knife snapped in two. thought over few oaths had heard when a boy while Mrs. Perkins went for another knife.
 They don't make knives of the material they used to. was surprised to see them break as fast as they did before I got that oyster open. Mrs.' Perkins was some what surprised herself I think if I had not been bald there would have been con- siderable variety added to the perform ance.
 didn't break the last knife. It slipped over the edge of that accursed bivalve, and went across the apex of my knuckles with ferocity almost human. It next went into the stove.
 went into the yard to think. Mrs. Perkins went up stairs for 8 cry.
 When came m l was accompanied by the axe.
 The balance of those oysters came apart in two minutes.
 And mOnOpolies are better endured than cured
 Respectfully yours,
 CYRUS D. PERKINS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23
Ayers Sarsaparilla

Is widely knowI. as one of the most effectual remedies ever discovered for cleansing the sys-- I@n and purifying the blood. It has stood the test of years, with 8 con- stantly growing rep utatipn based on it's
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
K. H. EDDY, SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,

For Inventions, Trade Marks, or Designs, No. 76 STATE ST., OPPOSITE K1LBY ST., BOsroN. FTER an extensive practice of upwards of A thirty years, continues to secure Patents in the United States; also in Great Britain, France, and other foreign countries. Caveats, Specihca- tons, Assignments, and all papers for Patents, ex- ecuted on reasonable terms with dispatch. Re- searches made to determine the validity and utfi- ty of Patents of Inventions, and legal and otneE advice rendered in all matters touching the same. Copies of the claims of any patent fuTnished by remitting one dollar. Assignments recorded ta Washington. s .- aENo Agency in the United States possesses supe- rior facilities for obtaining Patents, ascertain ing the patentahility of inventions,
 All necessity of journey to Washingtonto pro- cure patent, and the usual great delay there, are here saved inventors.
 EF TESTIMONIALS.
 II regard Mr. Eddy as one of the most success, tercourse.
 CHARLES MASON, Commissioner of Patents" T have no hesitation in assuring inventors that they cannot employ man more competent and trustworthy, and more capable of putting their ap pications in . form to secure for them an early and favorable consideration at the Patent Office
 EDMUND BURKE,
 Late Commissioner of Patents." 'sMr R. H. Eddy has made for me over THIRTY applications for Patents, having been successful in almost every case. Such unmistakable proof of great talent and ability on his part, leads me to recommend all inventors to apply to him to pre- the most faithful attention bestowed on their Oa- ses, and at very reasonable charges.
 Boston, Jan l, 1872. JOHN TAG0ART
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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23

LADT DuEEExsrS- Mexican romance kAowx that the Mexican woman is willing to sss4me all the responsibility belonging te her ESgass Two Mexican ladies of Eank. mk ball in Santa Cruz, quarreled re8nxllng . gentleman who loved each, we eansumes about equally. A challenge tasAnmed- and there was flight with swords. sAA cd oE which was the disabling of the - ct one She combatants. The pzaenz and dared the other to come on
 The parties were placed and the word eiy- ems and the unfortunate one in the ore wfnms aMhny received ball in her left arm nn3 wms csExsed from the field in a swoon. Two Asars afterwards, the rules of chiv- airy hnlaing good. the victor was married 11 the oASssk of 60 many affections, and hsee hiz bIn<hfngly away on horseback weia1fng gtgnr.-R0chester Chronicle.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23
ROYS Take The LIlputIan Advertiser, capital little Q paper at only lOc. 2 year Rox A Idiehasld Conn

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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23

KxxKzxR CoED.-Dr Kane, in one of cf the expeditions in search of Sir John Ermnklzn. records that 'ton the 9th of February. 1854. the alcoholic thermome- teEs Indicated the terrible temperature of uewslkv-ffve degrees below zero. or one kznaDed and seven degrees below the fsesmlng- point of water. At such temper namrna ehlnric ether became solid. and eAzefnIly chloroform exhibited gx@nnIar pelncle on its surface. Spirit of naptAA fFOae at fifty-four degrees, and eSl of sAssAfr@s at f0rty-nine degrees be kw xeE1 The exhalations of insensible perpi1&iOn from the surface of the body invested the exposed or partially clad paxls with a wreath of vapor. The air ka1 q percsptible pungency upon inspira- tiom. and when hreathed for any length of tlme. ik impaxted . sensation of dryness to the air passages, inducing the men to hRsaEhe guardsdly and with the lips com pressed -GoOa HcalIa.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23
Pennington Savings Bank

FarmIngtOn SaVIngS Bank. E His old and we'll esta blished Bank has Sur plus Fund of more than
 SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, which selves as E guarantee t0 DeposltOrs IOm loss Interest at ihe ate of Six per cent. free of all taxes, has lAeen Ilaid Deposits for the last eishteeh year.. New deposits sFe,put upon h. terest the first day of cry month. All loans are made under 'he eupeI vision of an efIieitDt Board . of Directors. Amount ct Funds, March l, 1872, $l ,360. .S75. Business hours, from $ to I2, B. III. and from Ito D. ID. -----.-------y
 SAMUEL 8. COWLES. Treasurer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-05-23

A NEW AND FULL-POWERED 'SrEAMSHlfS.
 THE SIX LARGEST IN THE WORLD. OCEANIC. CELIIC. REPUBLIC,
 ATLANTIC BALTIC, ApRlAIIC.
 6 0G0 tuils bn, ien-3rCV h. r.. each.
 ;>aIins from New Yoib on Sal ardays, Ir"n I.iV- eYpool on Thursdays, and Cork H4IDor the day Relieving.
 From White Star Dock, PavOnia Ferry, Jersey CI4g.
 Passenger accommodations (fur all oiaSSesl ALlicd combining
 SAFETY, SPEED, AND C0MFORT Eaiasna, state-roOn,s. shOkiug- OOm and bath roonls ags lniGsp 4cttIuiI, whrI6 iCa ast mutlUh felt. AargeuGs and stewardt sscr accompany these saLAmrrA.
 RATEs-Saloon, SSO gold. Sttersge, S3O cUI- rency. Those wishing to send for friends from she Old Country can now obtain steerAge pre- paid certificates, $3S currency. a,
 Passengers booked to or from all parts Of America. Paris, Hamburg, Norway, Sweden, h. dia, Australia, China, etc.
 Excursion tickets granted at lowest rates. Drafts from q upwards. For inspection of plans and other information, apply to J. H. Sparks, agent, No. 1S Broadway, Ally G. EATON JONES. Ltchneld. Ct.
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HEREAFTER,

OoNMENCING with Monday, Jan. S0th, the subscri, yer will ordsr regularly once in two weeks, whatever may be desired in the way of
 BOOL and sheet Music, Instruct. Ion Books, &c.. Sc. |, at List Prices.
 by mail from the ne tghbOring towns, will receive prompt attention. .,,.,,,,.s,,r
 Litchfeld, Jan 2Sd, l. vi. 42-tf
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07

the passenger cars six tons as against eigh.
teen the freight cars weigh three tons, and
olrry five tons Of freight as against nine TONS
and capable Of ten tons load. The passenger
car carries thirty.two as against fifty, and is
seven feet wide as agnst nine. The trains Of
the narrow gauge roads have Ear less dead
weight to carry; even with an equal speed,
overcome with more ease the same grldes,
and it costs only thrce-6hhs as mnea to con.
struct equip and run them. The dead weight
ola train increases with The width Of the track.
The advantages Of the feet guage over
the 4 feet n inches are equal to the adyanl-
ages Of the feet = inches over the feet {;
for narrow guage roads can carry an e1u 3
greater proportion Of paying weight Roads
of this sort are now being built in England,
in Canada, in Colorado and Georgia aud
Ohio and in India all future roads are to
be built on this principle Ia Russia also
the government has adopted the narrow
gauge, and in the opinion Of the scientific en-
gnccrs Of the world it will bear the palm
over all others A road on this principle
can be built and equipped to the Lamoille
Valley for s2j0,000 or less. 1t would be
able to do the business Of that section Of
country at far less cost than any other
gauge could possibly do it, and in addition to
this superiority over all rivals it would have
the great advantage Of diminishing the dis.
lance between It's point Of intersection with
the Lamoille Valley road, and all points west
and north Of it and Boston, by twenty-five
miles
We shall publish a series Of articles after
this week, by a very competent engineer, who
has hoen constructing the narrow aanae roqd
in Georgia and Colorado, upon the applica-
ton and superiority Of this principle. We
trust our citizens will soon take active meas
ures to carry into effect the project We have
discussed From what We have heard, the
business community seems to be ready for It,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07

1ts,rs. Editors An article published in your
nopor n week or two since relative to my course
with an insane paupcr, now ct Brattle5oro Asy-
INN. seems to call for word of explanation
And mag rs well say in the outset tu'' 'Du
manner alluded to is a Mrs Whito who has been
for several years town charge, and whose case
is well known % most Of The inhabitants o' ''o
town.
shall refrain from war OF words with your
humble correspondent and conion. mi7'"
with briefly answering Two or three OF inc Hpe''
fcatons in the complaint
First am charged with promising Wien !
took her TO Bmticboro, that " in case she iai'el
in ony way under the treatment she would there
receive. or If at any timo they Iber li'enu'l
wished her to be brought back to their e''e' !
would 20 myself and get her, or give her sister "
written order to do So" The first part OF tue
statement fully admit, and have ever held my
self ready to fulfil the pledge the latter part ]
emphaiically deny.
secondly. the whole a" complaint seems based
on tho assumption which | deny inat M's.
White is suffering under The treatment received
AZ Brattleb1ro. As bcariug directly ON thus point
ask You to publish the following letter. Tee
eeiyel from Dr. Rockwell since the article wa'
published in your papcr
Ba,rrtmoRo, january 81, i7'2.
j. NJ WILLARD Eq -Dar Sir Your. ol
tho 95fh inst. is received, enclosing the 80 to'-
rigi1t . published in Che Warfw0n relative o. "a
patient from East Montpelier and now 40 t'o
Vermont Asylum did not suppose one ~ sl.-
ter - was capablc 0f publishing 20 letter oi suen
gross misrepresentation unless she was "''''"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07
The ClOycn Foot Revealed.

BY the action Of the Missouri Liberal Re.
publicans who are to be used as skiunishers
by the Democratic party in the coming Pres
idental campaign, we now get at the key of
the whole movement and learn clearly its
real and ultimate purpose 1t is neither more
nor less than to draw off from the Republi-
eau party proper, on one pretext or aloih err
sufficient number to put the Democrats in
power. The few Republicans who are active
in the movement must maintain nominal
leadership in order to increase the chances Of
success.
The programme marked out is this The
Liberal Republicans, so-called, are 70 hold a
National Convention in May, to ado, plat
crat. will not hold National CodS la6fGa;
til late in the summer, if at all, when il is
expected they will decline to put candidates
into the field and agree to supportthe eaudi-
dates Of the Cincinnati Convention. Some.
thing may turn up to spoil this scheme, but
that is the order to be pursued so far as pre-
arrangement can provide for any thing in the
future
That this movement is destined to a most
ignominious failure, is evident for two reas-
ons, among many others In the FIRST place,
so far as the Republicans engaged in the
scheme are concerned as a class they are
known to be disappointed, ambitious men,
who never eau be satisfied with any movement
in which they are not the chiefs Many of
them have no higher motive than to revenge
some political slight, real or imaginary,
from the administration or the party. But
these men will find themselves mistaken in one
particular. The people take very little in
terest in personal matters among politicians.
They will not follow the lead Of men wiz
wage war for purposes Of revenge Many
politician has learned this to his sorrow, when
too late to rotriye himself. The people never
have taken kindly to personal PARTIES and
there are none certainly concerned in this
movement who have the power to attract any
extensive following
And, finally, the fact of the Democratic
party seeking a combination of this character,
with men with whom it fails to hold a single
political sentiment in common, is an open
proclamation of its readiness to abandon all
its cherished and time.horored principles in
desperate effort to regain place and power
in the nation Such unnatural and bare-faeed
combinations never succeed-and so far as the
Democratic party is concerned, not the least
of its losses must inevitably be that Of its
own self.respeet.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07

Mr.. ELLIS II. RoBERrs of the Utica dis.
trict, struck the right note in Congress when
in discussing the report on Mr.. Boutwell,,
negotiation with the Syndicate he said he
did not know nor care how much the Syndi.
cate had made by the transaction but he did
know and did care what the people of the
United States had made by it," That is just
the point. Some journals have been treat
ing this matter as though it were simply a
question whether the Syndicate had made
any money or not. Suppose it did, what Of
it so long as the transaction was eminently
advantageous to the government ? Will a
man refuse to dispose of stock of goods
upon which he can realize a large profit, lest
the party with whom no deals may also make
something Mr.. Roberts, with his usual
directness, brsught the question back to the
proper issue, aud showed that by the transac-
ton, there would be- without compounding
interest, saving of sl9,0O0,000 in ten
years. The people will ratfy without hest.
tation proceeding of which this is truthful
exhibit.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07

Mrs Laura Fair is said to be writing a
naughty biography.
One hundred and fifty men are at work
day and night on the Fails Of St. Anthony
improvement
Reports from stations along the Union
Pacific Railroad indicate the worst blockade
Of the winter,
--George Bolts, the murderer Of Pet Hal
stead, expiated his crime on the scafIold. at
Newark n. j. on Friday last
Michigan state prison convicts have yo.
ted to take Harpers Magazine in place of
their tobacco rations.
Stokes asks suspension of public opin.
ion' Public opinion is more moderato-it
only asks a suspension Of Stokes.
The Illinois Legislature is CONSIDERING y
bill proposing that women shall be debarred
from no occupation, except the military.
"A Pennsylvania paper, in speaking of a
songstress, says &" She beats cats on bigb
notes. There was no music or chest tone In
her voice, but it was about six octayes above
the screech Of a lost Indian"
The Grand Union hotel at saratopo. las,
year. cleared but S2054, while the reeeints
were S282'276 Some Of the principal items
were Employees, s36,G2l; market bil $50
oloi music, repairs and painting, s3G,O2l;
interest and insurance, $4,000.
Mrs Burbridgc of Minnesota Lake town.
SNIP Is the latest victim of filial ingrattude.
Although the mother of 81 children, not one
OF them will provide for her support and She
ties for relief ~
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07
Rev. Mr.. HepwOrth.

The exodus Of this celebrated preach
from the ranks Of the Unitarian church ls
caused quite a stir in that organization !
says that he " has been broodina on stoo
eggs long enough that religion must hae
a basis element, and that element is divle
Christ" The former pastor Of his churchn
New York. the Rev. Dr. Osgood also wet
the same way before him There seemso
be a fatality attending The ministers Of TIT
church. The contagion Of Trinitarianm
turks in it evidently, and it ought to be
fumigotcd and purified.
We arc surprised that Mr. Hepwort Is
not more cordially saluted on his retironnt
from his position. The essence of Liberalism
is not the assertion of It's own ffcodomlbut
Of every body's freedom. Its dcligl is
Cathoicity. 1t upholds the Broad chutA y
1t not only loves those who love it, but oges
those who do not love it, II includes ali be
children Of the Common Father in his great
family. We regret to see, therefore. any
inyidious remarks made about Mr.. uepvorth
as he laws down Mi, Office as a distinctive MI.
tartan preacher. The Broad church s,al
covers him. though he knows it not and
Catholicity holds him in her arms. tbouob bo
d.owns it.
But what has Mr.. Hepworth made by the
change He has left his shin, only 10 eS,og
himself into the sea. lie stilI declares that
he knows and cares nothing for c,ocds. tbeolo.
gics. or organizations. lie has cast himself
out of one body. but has not tranenipralrd
into another. He has SCI, no new church
The church Of the Discieles and Il no,n.i,sc,
sci, q" ms own ''~,,h .sa sl'.ei r.-u = =
siastieai organizaiioai &c is trying to sa'
his own little boat across the Atlantic. h'
d'sdalns all organization ana cooperation
when Huntington Iel' the Unitarian ohurch
he went to the Episcopal 90 WIN pf' VS.
good ihey ielt mat one man was 10 man
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07

~ The regin of law and order seems to be
fully restored at New Orleans, and no sign Of
tumult has been visible for several days The
boiling members of the Senate belonging to
tho Carter faction have returned to their
places, and so have the members of the House
of the same stripe, Carter himself and a few
of his chief supporters are not yet admitted.
Probably the act of deposing Carter from the
Speakership was gross outrage. But in the
main the Warmoth party seemed to represent
the cause Of established authority little bet.
ter than the other, though there was nothing
to choose between their motives aud spirit,
aud it's success is doubtless for the hest inter
ests of all concerned. That the stormy sea-
son passed without collision and bloodshed
was due to the signal discretion Of the Presi.
dent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-02-07
Words Of Truth and SoberncSs.

~ tut IHCcut baHHutt SlfN" ~ WV ""l"7
ncso Embassy in San Francisco, a most excit-
ing scene occurred in consequence of one Of
the speakers rebuking in bold and eloquent
language the infamous caste legislation and
sentiment which pravails in that State.
Ex-Governor IIaight had responded to a senti-
ment in honor Of the State of California In
the course Of his eloquent speech he had re-
peated the text God hath made Of one
blood all nations Of men to dwell on all the
face Of the earth" and said that the coming
of the embassy marked a new era in the
progress of civilization and humanity.
Rev. Horatio Stebbins was then called on
to respond to a sentiment compIincniing the
spirit of American commerce. He remarked
that California was proyidcntially placed in
new relations with the Asiatic nations which
had heretofore been excluded from our ciyili-
cation. The nature of our overland aud
oceanic communications has changed the
flow of commerce. The cities of the Pacific
slope eau never hope to do the business Of
the Mississippi Valley, aud we shall probably
not extend our inland commerce beyond the
summit Of the great mountain chain. To
compensate for that said Mr.. Stebbins, we
must gather up the islands Of the sea, and
push our trade to the immense and immeas-
urabe population Of the Asiatic world But
he continued our position is both anomalous
aud ridiculous. While we are, as here to-
night, wooing the commerce Of the old empires
your Governor pointing to Gov. BOOTH, "as
the representative Of one political party, and
Ex-Governor Haight, as the representative q
the other are committed to the short-sightdd
and illiberal policy of excluding their oeoRto
from our shores" N9Dsnfoh lst5,sSAi
aud ridiculous. AS policy it is non y
As principle it is nowhere. 1t is the N Z
your rag, tag and bob-taiI style Of politiciMs
II your cheap politicians have won penny
by appealing to the passions of the hour, be-
ware when you put that penny in your purse,
lest the eagle on the reverse of your gold
coin stick his talons through to scratch the
face Of the goddess of liberty on the other"
The scene which followed this bold and
mastery rcbuke of sereility to caste is de-.
scribed as one Of the widest excitement.
Round after round of applause was accorded
the speaker, ending with three ringing cheers
by nearly all the guests in attendance after
which the crowd gathered round to grasp his
baud. This spontaneous response of such a
popular assembly in San Francisco is an un.
mistakable indication of the change which is
steadily gong on in California on the ques-
ton Of excluding the honest laborers who
come here from Asia to earn their bread. We
greet the rich and titled Of these nations, in
order to establish and foster commercial rela-
tons, and make money out of them and then
meet their poor with brutal violence and op.
preston. Our practice is SO utterly iuconsist-
ent with all our boosted professions, that we
ought to hide our faces in shame