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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11

JOIN THE PROCESSION !=If you have a cough or a cold join the crowds that are hnrrying to the drug stores for ''Yale's 8 Honey of Horehound and 7'dr." It is agreeable, quick to cure, and absolutely infallible. Sold by all druggists.
 Plke's Toothache drops cure in 1 mln ute. 4O.4w
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 Subscriptions to Harper's Magazine, Weekly, and Bazar, to address for one year, elO or, two of Harpers Periodcas to one address for year, S7: postage free.
 An extra cCpy of either the Magazine, Weekly, OF Baxar will be supplied gratis fer every club of Ave subscribers at A each, in one remittance; or six cop ies for $40, without extra copy postage free.
 Back numbers can be supplied at any time. The volumes of the Bazar commence with the year. When no time is mentioned,i will be understood That the subscriber wish 10 commence with tho number next after the receipt of his order
 The annual volumes of Harpers Bazar. in neat cloth binding will be sent by express of expenss Tor $7 70 each. complete set, comprising nine vol ume sent on receipt cash at the rate of 6 25 DOT volume, freight at expense of purchaser.
 Cloth cases for each volnmo suitable for binding. will De sent by mai postpaid receipt of @i each. Indexes to each volume sent gratis on receipt oe stamp.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11

Your life can be saved by HUNr's Rem EDY. HUNT's REMEDY cures dropsy and all Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder and Urinary Organs. Hundreds who have been given up by, their physicians to die, have been saved by HUNT's REMEDY, and are now with us as living witnesses of It's value.
 INFALL1B1E EYE WASH is the best made.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11

A Court of Probate held at Plymouth, within and A for the District of Plymouth, the 97th day oi December, A D 1876.
 Present, George Pierpont, Esq, Judge.
 ORDERED:-rhat the 18th day of January, A D 1877, at nine o'clock forenoon, be and the is assigI for the exhibition and allowance of the executors final account with the est&te of Anna Darrow, late Plymouth, in sad district deceased md this Court directs the execntor to give public notice to all per interested therein to appear and be heard there on by publishing this order in some newspaper print ed in Ltchfeld county and by posting copy the public signpos in the to where the deceased last dwelt, and return make to this Court
 Certified from Record,
 4Ow2 GEO. w. COLE, Clerk.
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"A Repository of Fashion, Pleasure and Instruction
HARPER'S BAZAAR.
 ILLUSTRATED.
Notices fkhs Presa

For strictly household matters and dress Harper'a Bazar is altogether the best thing published To take 1t is matter of economy No lady can afford to be without it, for the information 1t gives will save her very much more money than the subscription price, besides giving the household interesting literary visitor.-Chicdg0 Journal
 Harpers Bazar is profusely illustrated and contains stories poems, skeches and essays of most attrac-
 tive character In it's literary artistic features the Bazsr is unquestionably the best journal of is kind in the country SatTdGy Ereaig Gazette Boston
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11

INVENTORS are justly proud of the grand display of machinery, manufactures aud designs made by the United States at the Centennial Exposition. The past thirty years have been replete with great me- chanlcal triumphs for America in the way of labor-savlng machinery. musical instru- ments. watches. etc. and t9 the fertile humanity owes more than a simple hon. orable recognition. The patent office is designed to secure the inventor full pro- lection in his particular field, but 1t is of the utmost importance that he should have the services and advice of an expe- rienced solicitor in securing his letters patent. that no flaw or conflicting claim shall rob him of his well-earned reward. MT. R. F. Eddy, of Boston, who for more than thirty years has been in active prac- tice. will be found such an one, and has the highest record for ability, integrity and success in all matters connected with procuring patents, trademarks and de- signs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11

BLEEDING AT THE LUNGS. s.--Putman,
 Conn.,. March 20 1869.- Gentleman-I
 avail myself of this opportunity to say 1 a word in behalf of Dr. WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY, which I have made use
 in my family for several years, and al
 ways with the most beneficial results
 My wife being of delicate habits, has al-
 ways been troubled with dry, hacking
 cough, whenever taking little cold, and
 has employed various specifies without
 any relief. until prevailed upon to test
 the virtues of W1sTAR's BALsAM, the ef- l feet of which has been truly astonishing More than year since young man of this place was taken with bleeding at the
 Lungs, in connection with a most severe
 cough, and was finally given over to die | by our best physicians, and it was evil 1 dent to all that Consumption was claim ing him as its victim. Learning these l facts my wife sent him bottle of the BALsAM, which he took, and, in due time. | to the great astonishment of his friends. was at his accustomed occupation, snatch ed, a. it were, from the very iawsof death.
 In many other cases we have admins tered the BALsAM to the consumptine. and always with the best of success. These statements are simple facts, which can be l vouched for at any time by calling on me at my store. remain, yours truly.
 JOHN B. DARLING.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11

A T Court of Probate holden at Plymouth, within "A and for the district of Plymouth, on the Sth day of of December, 1S7e Present, George Pierpont, Esq, Judge.
 On motion of Edwin NJ. Talmadge, executor of the estate of Alkaline H. Tamadge, late of Plymouth, with in said district, deceased: This Court doth decree that months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit helr claims agsinst the to the executor and d rects that public notice be given of this order by ad vertsing ill newspaper published in Litchfeld ana by posting copy thereof on the public sign-post ir said town of Plymouth nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record,
 wi GEO " COLE Hlork
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PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

nISTRICT of LITCHF1ELD ss. Probate Court Tan- U uary 9th, 1877.
 Estate of Della Howe late of Goshen, in ssid Dis trict deceased:
 The Executor represents the estate insolvent, and prays the appointment of Commissioners thereon. ORDERED,-That Commissioners to receive and de- the claims of the creditors of said estate bt appointed at the Probate Office in Litchheld the 18th day of January, 1877 at o'clock 3fternoon and said Executor is ordered to by advertising in newspaper published in LitchReld county all persons
 interested to appear at said time and place be heard l relative to said appointment. Certified hy 41w1 eGEO. M XOODRITFE Indra
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11
Queries ''

.'Who is elected President ?' asks our Washington correspondent ''S." Our own opinion is that Florida and Louisiana ought not to be counted for Hayes, which would give Tilden the Presidency, either by electoral or House vote.
 The only reason we object to having the Enqdirer called Republican paper is because journal SO termed is consid- cred a sort of attorney of record for the Republican party. Now the admissions of an attorney of record are conclusive against his client; and the old lawyers rule 'Deny everything and insist on the proof" holds Tn politics as we'll as in law. An instance in question occurred the day after the presidential election. It was known that New York. New Jersey, and Connecticut had gone for Tilden. Most of the papers declared Tilden elected. The chances were fifty to one that su oh was the case; but the New York Times claimed victory on that iftieth chance, and few days converted the mere possi- bility into plausible probabi lity. The Enquirer intends to give the probabilities against the Republican party as well as those in it's favor. It Is maIif estly unfair, therefore, that it it's admlssions should he given the weight of the ''ad- missions against interest" of the party paper. As regards office holders, we should expect better civil service North, from Hayes thaa Tilden; but Tlden would clean ont the Southern Carpet Bagger more effectuallY than Hayes.
 Among other good hits in the Cover nor's Message is the following at Secreta- y Chandler:
 The spectacle of chief of great de. partment of the government becoming the chief of party, levying enforced contri- buttons upon government appointees for party use, and issuing proclamations and orders to party followers, is as indecent as 1t is unwholesome.
 Commenting on the message the Hart ford Conrant remarks:
 Incidentally reference is mace to the impropriety of the president or any of his cabinet taking active part in the presiden- tial canvass: and the late spectacle of a cabinet officer conducting the canvass of the.republican party is spoken of in none too strong terms of condemnation.
 The Hartford Post undertakes to parry the force of the blow by making like charge against Congressman Hewitt,
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Dr. Charles JeWett,
Sherif's Sale.

DY virtue of an order of sale to me directed will o sell at PUBLIC VENDUE, to the highest bid der therefor at the residence Of Edwin L.ThOmp- son. in the town of Bethlehem, on Saturday, the 18th day of January, tS77, at 60 o'cIOck, in the forenoon. the following described property viz One pair dark red oxen, one pair steers, three red cows, one red cali, and one bay horse.
 Alw1s CHA9. F. BALDWIN, Deputy Sheriff.
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Certified from Record, A1w3 GEO " COLE Clo
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 OF SHARON. ss. Probate Court. h

nIsTRICT OF SHARON, ss. Probate Court Jan U uary I'd, 1877.
 Estate of George Chamberlain, late of Sharon, in said District, deceased. v. The Court of Probate for the District of Sharon hath limit ed and allowed six months from the date of this order for the lors of said estate represented n solvent in which to exhibit their claims against said estate; and has appointed Eban WChaffee snd George D. Hoodwin Commissioners to receive and examine said claims
 Certified by CHAs. F. SEDGwICK, Clerk. The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the late residence of the said George Chamberlain in said Sharon on tile 3d day of February and the 30th day of June, 1S77 at o'clock in the forenoon each of said days for the purpose attending to the bus mess of said appointment.
 - BEEN W.CHAFFEE, Commis- GEORGE D. GOODWIN, sioners. All persons indebted to said estate requested to make immediate payment to s.---- RUTH E. CHAMBERLAIN,( Adminis. 41wA JOHN BOYD, trators.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11
New Preston.

On Monday evening, January 8th, the silver wedding of MT. and Mrs. Walter Sperry, passed off very pleasantly A few of the select few of New Preston were present. It would be needless to say that the presents were both elegant and useful.
 The Lycetm decided on Friday even- ing last, that Washington was a more it. lsstrious man than Napoleon. The audi ence was large, and many express an opinion that they never saw the Lyceum in so prosperous condition as now
 Services were held in the Congrega- tional church on Sunday last, in the morning only. Mir, Lee, from New Ha- ven, supplied the pulpit.
 The young peoples prayer meeting was held in the conference room on We'd nesday evening last. .. The first meeting of the "young ladies society,"" held at Miss Rurnham's, last week Thursday, proved success. They will be continued throughout the winter months.
 -G. s. Cogswell has just completed a sleigh which is ahead of any in this town It has cast iron knees. and it is very etrong and handsome. Mir. Cogswell has made it for himself and it speaks we'll for hls fine workmanship.
 pr. Lyman who had a shock two weeks ago, is still in critical condition. His many friends hope to see him out soon again.
 The week of prayer will be observed here. G. B.
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cosnen.-No 27o.

 WRDDITG.-About 70 guests attended the wedding at Beach street and every thing passed off finely
 SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Willard E. Gaylord was unanimously re- electe1, last Sabbath.
 MIR. GRAY.-It Is now almost absolute ly certain that one of our Representatives at Hartford, Mir. Moses W. Gray, if he had not been elected to the Legislature, would have been on the Lake Shore R. R. fearful night, and would have gone down to death at the Ashtabula horror.
 MT. F. W. Seaton. besides furnishing milk for the family, has made from two COWS between Nov. and Dec, one hun dred and thirty-six pounds of butter, and one of the COWS is coming in next March. AsrRoNohIcAL.-Atth this present writing (MondaY morning), there is a fine sight in the Southeast. Venus and Mars are apparently not more than ? feet apart.
 H. N.
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The Youthful George Bancroft.

George Bancroft is another veteran who,
near his seventy seventh year, appears as
vigorous as most men of fifty. lie is a
summerer at Newport, and has recently
given several elegant entertainments, play
ing the host with dignity and grace. He
also is childless man. lie has had two
wives, both of them rich, but never chick.
A SON he ought to have in order to make
sure of the completion of his history of the
United States. The first volume was pub
lished in 1884, over 40 years ago, and the
last will appear-Heaven knows when.
Bancroft is still employed on the work, and
there is hope that il may be finished
about 0999, though it would be unwise to
look for it even then.
Aged as Bancroft is, he is reputed to be
quite sentimental, especially about young
women, with whom he fiirts mildly, and
requests them to call him George. Some
years since, Mrs, Ronalds (ase Fannie Car
ter, of Boston, then a brilliant and beau
tiful young woman of society, now a very
eccentric member of the American colony
in Paris, was dancing at grand bali being
given here, the historian being her part
ner. Shs dropped her lace handkerchief in
a quadri'le. and amazed those near her by
calling out in loud voice, Pick it ND,
George, that's good boy" And George
picked it up with an effort at galIantry and
alacrity that would have done homer to
Sir Harcourt Courtley.-Nsuport Cores
pondence Globe Democrat.
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A Gorgeous Carriage.

Our readers, whose principal knowledge
of coach and carriage building consists in
their experiences with the family carryall,
may be interested in Mr.. Thrupp's descrlp-
tion of the state-coach, built in 1920 for the
marriage of Duke Edward Farnese with
Lady Margaret of Tuscany, the body of
which was lined with crimson velvet and
gold thread, and the woodwork covered
with silver plates, chased and embossed,
and perforated in half relief. It could carry
eight persons; four on the seats attached to
the doors, and four in the back and front.
The roof was supported by eight silver COL
umns, and on the roof were eight silver
vases, and unicorns' heads and lilies in full
relief projected from the roof and ends of
the body here and there. The roof was
composed of twenty sticks, converging from
the edge to the center, which was crowned
with great rose with silver leaves on the
outside, and inside by the armorial bear
ings of the Princess of Tuscany and Far
nese held up by cupids. The curtains of
the sides and back of the coach were of
crimson velvet, embroidered with silver
lilies with gold leaves. At the back and
front of this carriage were statues of uni
corns, surrounded by cupids and wreathed
with lilies, grouped round the standards
from which the body was suspended; on
the top of the standards were silver vases,
with festoons of fruit, and wrought in sill
YER. In the front were also statues of JUS
tice and Mercy, supporting the coachman's
seat. The braces suspending the body
were of leather covered with velvet; the
wheels and pole were covered with polished
silver. The whole was drawn by six horses,
with harness and trappings covered with
velvet embroidered with gold and silver
thread and with silver buckles. It is said
that twenty-five excellent silversmiths
worked at this coach for two years, and
used up 5000 ounces of silver; and the
work was superintendent by two master
coach builders, one from Parma and the
other from Placenza.
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sALTEr DOWN.

The body of Joe Dumond-the murder
er whose death we announced yesterday
was brought in Modoc county in wagon
Mr. Long, the J. P. at Cedarville, was in
charge. He applied at the ticket office for
"first-class ticket for corpse. On be-
being asked if the body was offensive, he
earnestly replied: No, no ; his insides
have been taken out and he is filled with
SALT The ticket was produced, and after
six men had got the weighty coffin into the
cars, it continued on its way to Merced,
where $1,000 are awaiting its captor.
The murder was committed on the 22d of
June list, at sheep cabin on Los Bafios
creek. Dumond had been working for a
man named Arees, and during the latter's
absence he entered the house end killed his
wife. girl four and boy seven years of
age. lie shot the woman twice, the boy
once and stabbed the gill to death. No
cause, but a fiendish, malicious disposition,
could be assigned for the act, which in
censed the whole country, and hundreds of
men secured the country in every direct
ion for two weeks afterward, but all in
vain. The Governor offered a reward of
5000, the Sheriff $500. while T. Barilles,
the dead woman's brother, offered $40o.-
NeradG State Journal.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-09-14
A Nevada Sand-Storm.

The Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise, of July
81, has the following account of an unpleas-
ptkind of tempest: 4" For time yesterday
afternoon quite heavy sandstorm was in
progress ON the large desert some forty
miles to the eastward of this city. Great
along over the plain, gradually ascending
until the highest peaks of the Humboldt
mountains were hidden. In appearance the
drifting sand much resembled the clouds of
prairies of the West. The sand also forms
drifts, or dunes as drifts are formed from
snow. Every clump of grease-wood has it's
surrounding hillock of sand, and in places
long ridges of sand are seen as in many To-
calities on the shores Of the sea. Among
these dunes, and OH the level alkali flats,
the mirages play their fantastic tricks upon
weary and thirsty travellers. Bunches of
bushes become forest trees; crows look
like girafes, and broad dge-bordered
lakes lie shimmeriDg in the sun-all
to recede or vanish when approached.
Here, too pillars of sand, formed by small
whirlwinds, glide along over the desert like
troop of ghosts, half dozen sometimes
being seen in company. These are fire.
quently several hundred feet in height,
and remain intact for an hour or more.
Three or four small pillars of this Kind were
yesterday afternoon waltzing about on the
twenty-five mile desert for Lalf an hour or
more. They are of the same nature as the
water-spouts met with at sea, and there
fore might not inappropriately be termed
sand-spouts. The deserts being generally
basins surrounded by high mountains, ed
dies or whlrls in them are of frequent oc-
occurrence when heavy wind is blowing,
and thus are produced the great pillars of
sand"
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The Iost Expensive Book Ever Sold.

The London Saturday Reoieso, referring
to the Caxton collection now on exhibition
in England, says that " In first editions and
in books which are the first fruits of par.
ticular presses, the Spencer collection is
extremely rich. THIS was the peculiar
province of the gossiping blunderer who
brought photography into fashion 80 years
ago. The amusing pedantry of DR.. Dibdin,
who made mistakes whenever he could, and
who, it may safely be said, never hazarded
a guess without guessing wrong, has rem
dered many people familiar with the famous
history of the Valdarfer Beecaecio. The
book reposes quietly in one of the cases,
and gives little indication of being the most
expensive volume man ever bought in
1912 Lord Blandford bid against Lord
Spencer at the sale of the Roxburgh Libra
ry in st. James Square for this volume,
and they ran each other up until the eaor-
nous price of $10,9 ,96i was reached, when
the hammer fell. Dihdin has told the story
in his most hyperbolical language. The
Roxburgh Club was founded in honor of
the sale, and Dibdin Wrote his g BiLlio-
graphical Decameron" in honor of the
book. But the strangess part of the
story hardly comes out in contemporary
literarature. The Valdarfer Boccaccio was
printed in Venice in 1471, and owes its
distinction to its being the first edition of
tine Italian romanser with date. An inn
perfect cppy is in tue library OF the Duke of
Marlborough at Blenheim; and when Lord
Blantlfor,i succeeded to the dukedom he
was actually the happy possessor OF two ont
of the four known copies. Naturally one
must be sold. The Blenheim copy was an
heirloom, and had to be retained. The
Roxburgh copy was sacrificed, and at the
bite knights sale. so called from the
name of the house in Berkshire where it
took place, Lord Spencer had occasion to
be thankful he did not buy the volume
when it was put up before. At this sale
he secured the book for So, 437 80. Il is
on The whole very plain volume, having
only colored initials at the beginning of the
chapters.
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What 6 Wife, Means.

Says Ruskin: " What do you think the
beautiful word "wife !" comes frome It is
the great word in which the English and
Latin languages conquered the French and
Greek. I hope tine French will some day
get a word for it instead Of that femme.
But what do you think it comes from The
great value of the Saxon words is that they
mean something. Wife means weaver -
You must either be housewives or house
moths; remember that In the deep seIise,
you must either weave mems fortunes and
embroider them, or feed upon and bring
them to decay. Wherever true wife comes,
home is always around her. The start may
be over her head; the glow worm in the
night cold grass may be the fire at her feet;
but home is where she is; and for noble
woman it stretches far around her, better
than houses ceiled with cedar or painted
with vermillion, shedding it's quiet light for
those who else are homeless. This / be-
lieve is the woman's true place and power.
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80 Wanted to Lock Like Hayes.

On the occasion OF the recent excursion
from Sharon and vicinity to Saratoga
Springs. q ruralist of the party wandered
into the barber shops OF one Of Che mann
moth hotels, and taking seat in one of
the chairs, remarked that g he wanted his
hair and whiskers cut in President Hayes
style" After due manipulation bis poll
was pronounced scissored, and he tender
ed a dollar in payment. Then after wait
ing some moments for his change, he made
known that fact, when he was informed
that "$1 is the regular price no extra
charge for cutting in desired style. This
was new deal Of = seven to eight z to the
conntryman, to whom shilling was the
accustomed price, and here be had PAID
the whole eight " to look like Hayes" His
complaints were long and loud, and had
not ceased when the excursion departed.
Albany Aygus.