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MT. Beach, of Norfolk. has preached for us several Sabbaths, and is much liked.
 At the request of MT. Geo. Hopkins, the church has excused him from accept ing the office of Deacon
 The Sabbath School have chosen A. T. Peck for Superintendent; Wm. F. Cur- tiss, Assistant; A B Camp, Secretary and Treasurer; and Elbridge Knapp, Librarian.
 The Sewing Society met at Mrs Tall madge's on the 10th ult, finished mis- sionary box, and adjourned until fall. There was the usual young peoples socia- ble in the evening"
 We were visited by heavy thunder storm Monday. on the 22d ult., which lasted for hours. The hail demolished one hundred and sixty window lights for Capt. Strong; and fifty for Homer Sackett, besides doing much damage to gardens, fruit, etc. F. A. Curtiss lost five blooded sheep by lightning the same day.
 The Beeman brothers, at Lakeside, recently brought in fine drove of young cattle to stock their farms. ..... The band are much pleased with their new instruments. K
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sion quietly dispersed to their respective abodes, full of patriotism and other good things. and willing to assist at the plant ing of any number of centennial trees on the same pleasant terms.
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aWoLcorTv1LLE proposes grand cele- bratiou of the Fourth, and will expend some $500 thereon.-Lyman W. Coe and wife were in London on the 18th inst Thursday afternoon, Billy Clark" of East Litchfield, came up to town and got pretty well set up on ''what d'you call It. :" The Wolcottville Cornet Band will com mence, this evening, their regular series of opsn.air concerts in their pavilion on the square = Registe1.,
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Ibe GittbhclS Gnquirer,
 LITCHFIELD, CONN.
Ea3JIaEa cLUsBlNo RATES,

Our Litchfeld :ounty subscribers may not off, be able totake advantage of the lowrat ofs:ed llrss clubs by most magazines and peri Q lical4. For their convenience and an extra ndIsansnt to new county subscribers we will sntsi,f1llo wing periodicals to county ysubscrib- CTS, il connection with the ENQUIRER at the prices Iamed
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-01
WASHINGTON. May 29th

w ~~|AA~~~~A A~AsS AAAoJ e~OSA~'
 The drought of the past week has not affected anything but the Sabbath School Library.
 A union Sabbath School has been organized in Davies Hollow District, with Ellen s. Clark and Sarah R. Kinney as leaders. TGJ -4
 The Cheese factory, near the Wash ington Depot, went into operation on Wednesday of last week, with fair, pros pect of success.
 | The celebrated John B. Cough lec- tured in the Congregational church, on Tuesday eve, to an intelligent and inter- ested audience of about five hundred. It more than paid expenses, although the four hundred reported as booked from Goshen for the lecture last winter did not put in an appearance, and the hundred and fifty from Litchfeld were reduced to less than fifty, unless the Editor of the Enquirer counts himself equal to a hun dred. The hundred and one from New Preston were all present, with goody number from Roxbury and Woodbury. Subject: Peculiar People," Commenc- ing with description of the 'sgentleman' negatively and positively, the various pe- culiarities of the human being passed be- fore the audience like the pictures of a vivid panorama. The indestructible na- ture of. character, and the evanescent nature of reputation were presented ir striking contrast. as well as the opposite vices of arrogance and cant. His illustra tions of moral heroism were sublime The closing portion was the best temper ance lecture we ever heard, with the re ward to. him that oyercometh As one class after another was unveiled to tho audience. we were reminded of the saying of the old lady, "It takes great man. people to make world," and we consolet ourselves as she did with the belief tha we belong to none of them. r.
 The annual meeting of the Litchfelt South Consociation will be held at Wood bury South, on Tuesday and Wednesda. of next week. s.
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The following letter was crowded over last week:
 Plymouth Sketches--No. 233.
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A CARD

The subscribers, feeling greatly indebt- ed to their friends and neighbors, for their many kindnesses during the long and severe illness of Mir. Stone. take this means to publicly acknowledge the same and to return their sincere thanks to all who have so generously given them thei, assistance.
 EDWARD STONE,
 ELIZABETH STONE. Litchfeld, May 3Oth, 1876.
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Deaths.

In Morris, May 7, Mrs. Lavina Hub bard, widow of the late Ithamer Hubbard, aged 76 years.
 In Woodbury, May 26. Mrs. Julia, wife of the late Anthony c. Strong, aged 77.
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NTarr1ageS-

In Goshen. May 23. by Rev. MT. Hagen, MT. Charles c. Allyn and Miss Anna M. Lucas. all of Goshen.
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must look after stock, drum up work,
and personally attend to tho details
OF the jobbing. lie must select all
miscellany, compile all news items,
write obituaries. and take a hand at
providing nonsense for such of his
readers as like it. Besides all this he is
at the financial head of an institution
that would pcrplcx even a banker and
his score OF assistants. His subscrip-
ton list must 10 worked up, and
kept up too, ana he must see to it.,
that all subscribers "pay up in course
of time. lie must collect pay for his
advertisements, and job work, and
unless he has large stock Of pa
thence and folbearance, he will oc.
casionally get mad. when told to "go
to the devil with his little picayune
BILL" He must have the soul Of an
angel, the vigor ola steam engine, the
check of the evil one. the patience of
job, eyes as numerous as the stars of
heaven. Il disposition as smooth as
oil, to lie able to dispense with all
tender feelings, and he imperturble
t" blows from every jackass's heels
in his journalistic diocese. Who can
edit a country journal aud be happy.
Whitehall N. W Times.
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., Something ling, .'r':::: so0ts-'
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A Fearful Summons.

"Mr. Smith, I called to SEQ if
could take your life"
"Wh-wh-what d'you say ~ ex.
claimed Smith, in some alarm.
81 say that I've come around to
take yoar life. Ny name is Gum.
As soon as l heard you were unpro.
tectcd, that you had nothing on your
life, thought | would just run in ard
settle the thing for you at once"
Then Smith got up and went to the
other side of the table, and said to
himself:
'1t's 4 lunatic who has broken out
Of the asylum. He'll kill me if hal
loo or run. must humor him.
Then Gum, fumbling in his pocket
after his mortality tables, followed
Smith around the room, and said to
him:
"You can choose your own plan,
you know. It's immaterial to me.
Some like one way and some like au-
other. It's a matter oftaste. Which
one do you prefer :"
cpd rather not die at ALL" Smith
said, in despair.
"But you've got to die, Of COURSE"
said Gum "that's a thing there's no
choice about. All l can do is to make
it easy for you; to make you feel hap.
py as you 60 of. Now which plan
will you take 7"
"Couldn't you postpone it until to
morrow, so as to give me time to
Think"
"No; prefer to take you on the
spot. might as we'll do it now rs at
any other time. You have u wife and
children p
eyes; and I think you ought to
have some consideration for them and
let me off,"
swell, that's a curious kind of an
argument" said Gum. "When l
take you your family will be perfect
~ protected, ofcoursc, and not other
wise."
''But why do you want to murder
me! r.
Murder you! Murder you! Who
in the thunler's talking about muir.
dering you9"
"Why, didn't you say
II called to get you to take out a
life insurance policy in our company.
and r.
ooh, You did, did You said Smith,
suddenl y becoming fierce. "Well, l
Amt going to d" it, and I want you
to skip out Of this office o. I'll brain
you with the poker''
Then Mr.. Gum withdrew without
selling a policy, and Smith is still un-
insured.
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"Don't leg of you, wait for that y
cried out 4 hOarse voice, half-chokct
with rage.
And to Miss Nottingl,am's grea,
dismay aud surprise, MI. Philpottl
himself tumbled into tue fountain.
sparkling nook.
"l'm bald-headed old man, anu
I'm q mere money making machine
Miss Nottingham, l could't have cred
tied this if | hadn't heard it with nv
own ears. Perhaps you will one day
DC rich widow, Miss Nottingham
but You won't be mine. l beg to ~.
lease you from your engagement
And Mr.. Philpotts stalked out of tho
fairy bower.
Miss Nottingham sat looking afts,
him with clasped hands, aud y face
as pale as ashes. Clarence Egerton
pulled hard at his mustache.
"Upon my word, said he, secretly en-.
joylng the discontinue Of the young la
dy who had so cody thrown him Ovel
but few weeks since, "this is what
one would Call pretty kettle of fish.
The old chap mustllaye heard every
word"
1t was quite true. Mr.. PLilpotts
finding himself better as tho hour
for tho reception approached
had resolved to give Miss Nottingham
an agreeable surprise. He dressed
himself and came to Mrs. POdding.
toms, a little late, to he sure, but yet
in tolerable good time. Hearing from
some one that Miss Nottingham had
gone into the conservatory, no limo.
nocently followed her thither, and
heard what the reader already knows.
Miss Nottingham's wedding. dress
was never worn, and she is still gu
the lookout for & successor to the rich
old man that she did not marry.
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We Can Make Home Happy

Though we may not change tho cottage
For mansions tall and grand,
Or exchange the little grass plat
For /, b0untless stretch of land
Yet there's something brighter, dearer,
Than the wealth we'd thus command
Though we have no means to purchase
Costly pictures rich and rare
Though We have no silken hanginss
For the walls so cold and bare,
We can hang them DER with garlands,
For tiOwe.s bloom everywhere.
We can make home very cheerful
If the right course we begin;
We can make its inmates happy
And their truest blessings win;
1t will make small room brighter
II We let the sunshine in.
We can gather round the fvcsi,le.
When the evening hours are long
We can blend our hearts and voices
In a happy social song;
We can guide some erring brother,
Lead him fiom the path of wrong.
We may fill our homes with music
And with sunshine trimming DER,
Ifagainst all dark intrudcrs
We will firmly close the door;
Yet should tho evil shadow enter,
w. must love each other more.
There are treasures for the lowly,
Which the grandest fail to find;
There's chain Of sweet affection
Bringing friends Of kindred mind;
We may reap the choicest blessings
From the poorest lot assigned.
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NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, MAY 20, 1875.

green recess of the conservatory Will,
the straight nosed Clarence Egerton.
The POddingtons had more money
than they knew what to d. with, and
had expended Il goodly portion of it
in the decoration Of the great arclIed
palace of plate glass which opened
out of the supper. room. Acacias
brushed the roof, passion vines swung
their purple cups on every side, aud
a little grove Of palms and blenders
in the center inclosed sparkling
fountain Of cool spray, which tinkled
down among messy rocks, and into
clusters Of pale green ferns, like IL
forest waterfall.
just within this enchanted nook q
rustic seat afforded an excellent corn.
er for Irritation, aud of course Miss
Julia Nottingham and her rejected
swain found their way into it.
"Now don't he ridiculous Clarence"
said Julia. "Let 90 my hand"
"But You shall answer me first"
persisted Clarence. "You shall tell
me whether you really love this old
moneymaking machine you're going
to marry"
"Of course l don't love him."
"And you do not love me Z"
"Well, yes, i do-if that will be
any satisfaction to YOU"
"Then, Julia, it is me you should
we'd" cried out the young man.
"Now you are getting silly again.
said Julia, imperiously Withdrawing
the hand which Mr.. ESerton had con-
trived to keep captive until then.
''When you know very we'll that your
entire income would hardly keep me
in gloves and slippers !"
"Juliaw
"It's as well to he honest about it,
said Miss Nottingham. II do like
you the best-and l shall appoint you
my chevalier-in- chief when l am
married. TO carry my fan and bou-
quets, you know, aud take me out to
morning concerts and matiuees,
when my husband Is ut the bank. But
old Philpotts is rich-and that's why
intend to marry him. OF coure
don't love him-who could be expect
ed to love a bald headed old man like
that :! But l dare say shall make a
very good wife and he can't live for
ever, you know, 50 when l am a rich
widow mean to suit myself"
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The Country Editor.

Let Us now pen q picture of the
country editor, to be seen in every
country village of any professions
whatever.
The country editor is obliged to
prepare his own editorials on all the
leading questions Of the day. To do
this he must Tread up" continually,
and unless bis editorial rakes into
some one, or tears up some interest
he is not able to hide under the cover
of his journal, but must take a show.
er of oaths for being stale. If he
rakes into parties or measures no Of
course receives the shower all the
same. He is expected to blow the
horn of every aspirant for political
aspirent for political favor in his par
ty, and at the same time if he asks
such aspirant to help him "raise the
wind" with which to "toot his horn,'
he is told that some individual who
has swung lis lat, three or four
time over bis head, must 10 taken
care of, and he must stand aside.
The country editor must take an
interest IN all local matters. He mus,
advocate all public improvements and
thereby win the hate and lasting en-.
nifty Of tax payers, who are opposed
to public improvements If he does
not advocate improvements, then the
masses call him the paid tool of rich
tax payers. He must attend all meet.
ings aud conventions, and if 10 fail
to report the same in full, he is said
to be behind all live journals. He
must write up local spicy matter, and
if lie notices an improvement made
by. Mr.. A., he falls under the lasl, d
Mr.. B., because he did not happen t.
be aware that Mr.. B. had made i'm.
provements also, which were twice a
great, on his property.
If the country editor obtains ad
vertising, be must go for it personally
Every time he turns around be must
turn over a sixpence, or the s,xpcnct
will turn him over. He is PERSONAL,
theld accountable for all typographi,
; cal errors iu bic Journal, and mus
oversee tho ''make up" aud printin,
Of his paper, and II he has ! JOB Of
fee attached to his establishment; b,
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fLETTERs.-By many things we may
know man by his friends and pho
togra2h book his enemies and what
they say Of him, by his pursuits and
his pleasures the woman he marries,
and the woman ho might have mar
ried, but did not !; by his servants,
aud the household he keeps his hab.
its and the things he allows and the
things h. forbids; but by nothing is
he better known than by his letters,
aud how he writes, and whether he is
punctilious in answering at once, or
uncertain and full of delay brief in
reply or prolix ; careful in taking up
your points, aud satisfactory in the
way in which he handles those which
it is important to you should be touch.
ed on, or haphazarl in his replies /;
clearly focused, or with thoughts Il.
wool. gathering, giving four pages to
utilities that are no good to him or
you, while COMPRISING all the impor-
tant parts into one paragraph, if iu-
deed, they are not forgotten altogeth.
or, or at best huldIed up in a post
script written across the page, and
difficult to dccipher All these traits
come in as parts Of the puzzle, by
which, when fitted together, eau be
read the true nature Of q man. The
tiresome and trustworthy, the cgotis-
tical, and tho exact, tho atfectionatc,
the conscientious, the ostentatious-
each writes 4 different kind Of letter {;
and all declare themselves, with more
or less distinctness, according to. the
amount Of training in each, and the
more or less influence education las
had ON nature.
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During a recent performance at a
Paris theatre, a man aud his wife had
a quarrel on the stage-the woman in
q rage Of jealousy, the man trying to
pursnade her that she was too sus.
picious and too passionate. Both
were acting with great spirit, when
the wife moved her arm too near a
candle, and her muslin dress was in
flames 10 an instant. Both actors
kept their presence of mind, however.
The husband extinguished the lire,
and, proceeding with lis part, inter.
polated, "You see, my dear, l was
right; you are ready to fare up fol
the least thing"
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VOL. IT,.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
NEW ORLEANS, Red River Landing,
Simmsport, Morcauville, Cotton
Point, Evergreen, Cheneyville Kamo-
nie, Wellswood, Alexandria, Cotile
and Cloutierville, Arrive and dc.
part Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
at8A. N.
SHREVEPORT, Spring Ridge, Keachie,
Mansfield, Sunny-South, Pleasant
Hill and Marthaville. Arrive Tues
day, Thurday and Saturday. Depart
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at
SA. NJ.
SAN AUGUSTINE, Milan, Sabinetown,
Pendleton, Many, and Fort Jessup.
Arrive Tuesday and Saturday. De-
part Monday and Thursday, at A.
NINDEN, Buckhorn, Ringgold, Iverson,
COushatta, Grapes Bluff and Camp
te. Arrive Tuesday and Friday. De-
part Wednesdayand Saturday at 6. A.
WINFIELD, Atlanta, Montgomery, and
St. Maurice. Arrive Wednesday and
Saturday. Depart Monday and Thurs
day at 6 A. NJ.
ALL MAILS CLOSE AT 6 A. NJ.
Office HOurs-from "a. NJ. to 2 P. NJ.
and from 3PM tO7PM.
w. D. HARKINs.
Post Master.
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conll not easily prevent. Qthera see
missteps, whichin their Judgment were
unpardonable. But whence tofee Is un'
determinable By then, or their followers
one waytthereSiA, 1t may be saving at the
Spisot, but in thisit lies: Reduce the Official
salaries, ctirtaurunning expenses, rents
contingencies, &c. And why3 Because
the salaries now paid are almost, If not
altogether equal TO those given when
gold was quoted at Sl.S0, and pro-
visions and clothing at figures % 10 lVV
per cent above current rates. ,Jr4yf,
Ia The United States Government took
away the additional 2 per cent clause
years ago, and IL was publicly ap
proved, and would not ia similar
course, consistently pursued by corporate
bodies meet withgeneraliavor. ltiSnoll
herein advised to begin at the lowest and
gradually work up, but beginning at The
Ion 10 work down and take say 80 per
cent from all over $4,000 per cent
from all over S2,0OO-l0 per cent IRON
all over 81 600, and 5 per cent from all
over $500, thus making the burden
heaviest wlleie il eau best 10 borne.
Other suggestions might and may Ie
made on this subject, but this ia already
beyond a suggestive length, except that
stockhoIler In the insurance line whis
pers, "Would II not help my side Of The
question il the rent and other office ex
perses were little more reasonable, OIL
The Investments in fine Office rooms were
| In q. s. bonds; or other approved securi
tieS.n an A STocKHoLDER.
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should shake herself free from that moral
and intellectual despotism which has
darkened her lie for many generations.
The Jews are Just about TO present 4
memorial to King Alfonso, praying for
the revocation OF the Edict BY which, In
1902, the members Of their race, 70 the
number OF 100000, were driven forth
from the country. Their expulsion wa!
not only an act Of shameful cruelty and
wrong, but Il inflicted an injury on
Spain from which she never has fully
recovered, depriving her as il did Of q
multitude Of her ablest and most useful
citizens. And yet this decree OF exclu'
sion temairsin forceto the present hour.
This is but one example Of \ policy
which las been a. short.sightel as It has
been inhuman, inspired BY cowardly
terror Of any approach TO freedom Of
opinion.
Those who think that the Church oil
Rome has modified or altered her i'm.
perious assumptions and cruel .ntolsr'
ance, may be undeceiyed il they will open
their eyes to what 10 going on to-day. To
their assurances that the Roman spiri!
Of persecution is dead that II belonged
to men not 10 the system-it Is only need
ful TO give one reply, Look at Spain !
London ChriLiun World.
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On The Exposure Of Young Children 10 lts
C6H.-We should say that no child TOO
young to walk or run should be taken
out when the external temperature is be-
low so; that the rooms in which they live
and sleep should never be below $50; and
the day room should be three or four de.
grees warmer. The practice Of wheeling
children about in perambulators, sitting
or reclining in one position without ex.
ercise, il particularly harmful. We
would earnestly appeal to mothers TO put
aside all feelings Of vanity, or what is
sometimes miscalled natural pride, and
cover the arms, neck and legs Of their
children as n simple sanitary precaution.
High frocks, long sleeves and warm
stockings should 10 worn out OF doors;
hats which cover the head, and boots
which keep the feet as dry and warm as
possible. On coming in from eur streets,
nearly always damp, both boots and
stockings should be changed; and il the
feet be cold, warm footbath should be
used for few minutes. The exquisite
pain Of chilblains could be saved to many
children by this use OF hot water for
hands and feet. We see that flannel has
yielded to merino, chiefly on account OF
the greater convenience OF ready.made
Undertaking, but there is nothing equal
to flannel in The property Of preserving
warmth.-British Medical journal.
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The ChitdS Bah.-There is one import.
ant point which 10 the question Of the
day with mother and nurse, and that is
the morning bath. Let the room he well
warmed before the child Ia taken out OF
bed, and let those who think cold batl,
an absolute necessity remember that, on
summer morning, their children enjoy
it; andit they keep the temperature OF
the water the same all the year around,
that il, about 55s or COZ they may obtain
all the benefit possible. Let them think
how unreasonable it il to take water not
much above freezing point, anu attack
the nervous system, already depressed,
by shock which is followed by areaction
which requires the whole morning to re-
cover from. We have no hesitation in
recommending n warm bath, early in the
day, followed by n simple douche Of cold
water, as far preferable to the cold bath;
or u, warm bath at night, for the sake Of
cleanliness, aud none at all in the morn
ing. It may be taken as u rule that, in
the case Of children, sudden changes OF
temperature are dangerous, and that $50
TO co. may he taken as the safe average
temperature in which they should be
constantly kept.-BritiSh Medical Journal.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INJECTION NOTICE.
The annual meeting Of The stakeholder Of Tie
Etna Fire and Marine Insurance Company o.
Wheeling, for the election Of DtfeetmS VII Y
held at the ,oiliCe Of tho Company On 4vhpA1i
January ssh, 1871, between the hour o. ~ A. NJ
and Al Pm RICHARD SAVAGE, sesy.