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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
The Eucalyptus Tree.

''The Eucalyptus, or Blue Gum Tree of Australia, is to be classed among the useful as well as remarkable trees. It is an elegant and vigorous tree. On rocky hills by the seashore it forms bushy shrubs but in sheltered places 1t attains height of from 160 to 200 feet, and trees have been measured more than 300 feet in height. Its growth is very rapid, so much 90 that tree only ten years old presents the appearance of well-grOwn oak of century Notwithstanding the rapid1ty of it's growth, the wood has solidity that rivals the hardest woods of India. In Australia it is not rare to meet with the Eucalyptus, when fifty years old, 160 to 200 feet in height and 90 feet in circumference at the base. When M Ramel first called attention to the Eucalyptus as forest tree he claimed for it, as one of it's most valuable properties, its anti-miasmatic action in marshy districts. This theory, which some doubted, was tested by planting the tree in three Algerian stations notoriously unhealthy. The result has been, that the worEmen, who had been sorely tried by levers for years, are now exempt, for not a single case occurs Hundreds of trees have been planted by the British Government, with the most beneficial results. The leaves contain an essential oil in their numerous glands that diffuses an odor very penetrating, but not disagreeable {; and these aromatic emanations neutraliZe the mias- nia Of marshes. The total absence of levers m Australian settlements where the tree is found is attributed to their influence. The wood is almost fire-proof and waterproof, and is used on the Australian coast for constructing qnays jetties, &c., to resist the action of water.
 The San Francisco Mail says 'At recent meeting Dr. Behr called the attention of the Academy of Sciences to the Eucalyptus tree standing in the grounds of the old German hospital, which had resisted the action of the f7amaa and nAaGQd fhrnlIUh inc firo of 127R un hurt. Dr. Kellogg stated that Eucalyptus shingles were in common use in Australia, as they were fre-proof and of the 132 species of this singular tree, all seemed to have this property to some extent" Eucalyptus leaves yield, on distillation, an essence employed as an antiseptic in putrid levers, and an ingredient in the manufacture of varnish while the bark of several species furnishes material for paper makers. From all we can gather, Science will have much to say about this useful tree-N. '. O6seyCer
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
The Petition of the Smith Sisters.
The petition of Julia E. Smith and Abby E Smith of Glastonbury, to the Senate of tt

The petition of Julia E. Smith and Abby H. 6 Smith of Glastonbury, to the Senate of the
 State of Connecticut
 This is the first time we have petitioned your honorable body, having twice come before the House of assembly, which the last time gave a majority that we should vote, in town affairs, but it was negatived in the Senate.
 We now pray the highest court in our na- tive State that we may be relieved from the stigma of birth. For forty years have we suf fered intensely since the death of our father, for being born women. We cannot even stand up for the principles of our forefathers, who fought and bled for them, without having our property seized and sold at the sign post which we have suffered four times and also seen eleven acres of meadow land sold to an ugly neighbor for fifty dollars; land worth more than two thousand. dollars, And threat is given out that our house shall be ransacked, and despoiled of property most dear to us, the work of lamented members of our family who have gone before us. And all this is done without the least excuse of right or justice. We are told that it is- the law of the land made by the Legislature, and done to us two de- fenceless women, who have never broken these laws, made by not half the citizens of this State. And it was said in our Declara- tion of Independenc, that Governments de-
 
 governed" For being born women we are obliged to help support those who have earned nothing, and by gambling, drinking and the like, have come to poverty. And these same can vote away what we have earned with our own hands AndAwhen men meet to take of the dollar poll tax, the bill for the dinner comes in for the women to pay. Neither have we husband, or brother, or son, or even nephew or cousin to help us. All men will acknowl- edge that it is as wrong to take woman's property without her consent as to take mans without his consent, and such wrong we suffer wholly for being born women, which we are in no wise to blame for. To be sure for our consolation, we are upheld by the learned the wise, and the good, from all parts of the country, having received communica- tions from thirty-two of our States, as well as from over the seas, that we are in the right, and from many of the best men in our own State, but they have no power to help us. We, now pray your honorable body, who have power, with the House of Assembly, to relieve us of this stigma of birth, and grant that we may have the same privileges before the law as though we were born men. And this as in duty bound we ever pray.
 JULIA AND ABBY SMITH.
 Glastonbury, Conn.,, Jan. 29, 1878.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
BRONCHITIS AND LUNG AFFECTIONS.
 TW1 A 6VWWEnN
TKACHEON.

4 sIiOht sO-caIled cold soiII Of1fIRsss 1e0d to q serious c0mDh, srhich, uneaesd for Or badly treated, must k0rr bnf 9.eSuEt-it 9AtGSt crontUdte in e settled sSss Of BRONCHITIS, Or IrIat iS rss, tks deadly CONSUMPTIOH. To 0H sHHeFiSc from hardsstaO cough 0Hd eTpec'oFa1ts", TRACHEON OEEerS q sOWnd, TetidhIe, as'd permanent relief. It oWOnscHfs sFpes'S- ration, aud enables tLe P"tt'ns % ssgs. that terribly septic deposit, tchirh, T hsJf aCithotGt 1IdtciOnS tI'c0tNsenf, Osssf eoas- sau,licate it's fDOiSOIs tO H.e resicsatar sssS- stas.ce Of the lHnO, degeaerGttSJ dSsd de- styOvi1l0 fH0t 9IsOSt cSSSRfiut of orggHs, and stEtinaGfcS OmIy iH GH edrfy aRd timely deGth. TRA CHEON has nO equaI, s1Hch less superior, mud it's sfsE s.S only Tc1I0re the deposit, thereby 0I'oTsffSg 0reHt TeIieT, but heGIS Ahc HacDtbFaSs USsa feGceS the patient iH possessions ol kSafshb IMSsO tissue.
 Pricc, FTfYV Cents per bottle, or siS
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28

CLTRAMoNTAEIsM IN FRANcE,-It is clear to most lockers on, that nearly the whole of the clergy of France, and small but impetuous portion of the laity, are animated by strong Cltramontane spirit that is to say-in order to define the sense in which the word Ultramon- tame is habitually used in France-with an in- tense desire to claim and to obtain for the Church and for it's ministers recognized right of action and interference in political, social, and worldly matters The efforts which have been made of late years to bring the entire priesthood of France into one mold of thought have now borne such full fruit that almost all the younger and more energetic members of the clergy have joined the Ultramontane move ment while such of the bishops and older priests who formerly held out against it are giving way in appearance, if not in conviction, and no longer offer any opposition to it. So far all observers will probably agree in sub- stance; but at the next step in the description, dIfnculties may arise, for a thorough knowledge of the undercurrents of French life is needed In order to enable foreign spectators to perceive thai while the mass of the clergy, under the pressure of seminary teaching and of episcopal direction, has been growing toward Ultramon- tanism, the mass of the educated laity, under the pressure of public opinion, has been grow ing away from it. It needs close watching to enable us to recognize that believing French
 men are becoming more and more moderate in everything which lies outside strict fath that while they resist the tendency to indifference or to active unbelief which fills the air around them, they are deeply pained and irritated by the aggressive attitude of the Ultramontane minority at their side. Influenced as they cannot fail to be, by the generally progressive tone of the society in which they live, the greater part of the French Catholics regard re- hgiOn, not as state which provokes them to struggle for any political or special objects but as purely personal condition which they adopt and work out for their own satisfaction ex- clusively. Of course there are many obvious exceptions; they are, manifestly, in France as elsewhere, enthusiasts who graft some outside purpose on to their faith. But, taking the Catholic gentlemen of France as a whole, it will certainly be recognized, by those who re- ally know them. that their use of their religion does not generally stretch beyond the discharge of regular duties andthe pursuit of their own moral amelOration. They hope that Ultra montansm is a passing accident, not perma- neut principle of Catholicism and that there may be some day, at last final separation between faith and politics. Bkckwoods Mag- Gziae.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
VEGETINE. WHAT IS NEEDED.

BosToH. Feb. IS, 1s71. H. R. STEVENS, Esq. .
 Dear Sts,-About year since found myself in . feeble condition from general debility. V8oRrINK was strongly recommended to me by fri 'nd who had been much benefited by its use. procured the article and after using several bOtes was restored 10 health and discontinued it's feel quite con- hdent that these is medicine to for those complaints for which It is especially prepared. and would cheerfuy recommend it to those who feel that they need something to restore them to perfect health Respectfully yours, U. L. PETTIN0ILL,
 Firm of s. M Psttengin Co.,,
 No. 10, State 6t., Boston.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
DYSPEPSIA.
GASTRON.

GASTRON is q safe, speodv, sad pSst- ttUe cure for thGt s'SOst depresSanO of Stl- restore the diOestiVe OFO0Hs Co ehesp priS- tine strength, and promote the heaJGAw action OT the SfOmGch and intesttpses. xho merUOsss irrttGbtIitB OE literary and sU persons pWrSHin0 e sedent0rH Hfe, tS speedily TentOUed by this 0Oent. 1Ns stomach iS restored to hedIfh and 1hs koN- note Of the system sUiU OMce nsOr0 eeeDoaS %H the perfOTBtdnoe Of IaJOr.
 PriCe, One DOIIdr, tSs large bottle, OP aia bottles, S6,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
PREMIUMS.

New subscribers applying early) for the year 1878 quarter of 1877 of such periodicals they may sub scribe for.
 Or instead, new subscribers to any two, three, or four of the above neriodicals may have of the -four Revews for 1877; subscribers to all five may hove two of the -four Reviews" set of Black woods Magazine for 1877,
 Neither premiums to subscribers nor discount to clubs be allowed unless the money is remitted d to the publishers. No premiums given to clubs To secure premiums it will be necessary to make carly application. the stock available for that pur pose is limited.
 THE LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING co
 d1 Rarnlav York
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28

POULTRY IN FRANCE.-No nation devotes SO much attention to poultry as France; fowls are treated there as an important branch of farm economy and made to contribute largely to the profits of the farmer. A French ionrnal ayers that France keeps about 55, 900, 900 hens, pro- ducing 5000. 900, 900 eggs It is estimated that the annual meat value of fowls killed is $3O, GOO, 900, and the value of the eggs $36,- GOO, GOO. England alone receives more than Sc, ,OOO, 900 eggs annually from France. It is an accepted fact in France that the ovary of the hen is not renewed, that is, that the hen can lay 30 many eggs during her life and no more. A longer or shorter period may elapse before she will lay these eggs, according to the treatment she receives. If she is badly led and poorly housed, four or five years are required if, on the other hand, she is highly fed and kept warm, her eggs will be developed more rapidly and in quicker succession. The hen, for egg producing, must be treated as & ma chine. Fine eggs, collected daily and sent to market while undoubtedly fresh, command a high price, especially in autumn and winter The brown varieties sell in the London mar kets at fifty cents dozen, and great difficulty is experienced in obtaining sufficient supply. In France scarcely meal is complete without chicken in some form poultry feeding is there fore great business, and magnificent fowls are reared. The secret of this excellence is that the animals are fed from the day they are hatched, and not allowed to hunt for living as on most of our farms. The consequence is sthat at three or four months old good chicken IS ready for the table and at six or seven it has become fine, heavy fowl and fit for poultry show.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
PILES. HemOnhOidS.
 PILLOW.

Many causes tend to produce a e ,,ais- fEI aud distressing St6te. Inc blood ss 4sse Of dTnstic pHrgGtires tcRels tO produce cOn1eStiOn Of Hie bOtCels, torpid acfJcN sf the ItUer, 0nd 1a,dMserOHs other caSSes are the source Of thiS c0nnpI0ibst, usd htfhevfs saOtHirg cfectWaL hos beoss gDrcse nfsd Co the public, tchicft 9cOstJd TapSdIv aGIertstS symptoms 6nd RGItt0GtOIv prOre esp eject qchict 9aOt only acts GISssOst tsssfasstfg, bst sctLI TentOVc tHe largest tWssOrs eT tks Parfs (Piics1 by GbsorPtton, and :SSay sehs been radically cwred, h0vs 6eess assSF.S (priO4' to SsSin0 this freGfD.eEtJ Sy es.ss- sieat sHrgeoms th9t the eEty re!tsI thsv operation, aud Tent0rtHO tt or theHs 1reNs the body by procedure sch tch aecsssttes- cd the E'.ife. ThiS Tc'nedy hGs been A.tis& 1cith deliOht, cad ts MoIr prcseribed bw s1IGny prdct iStGaO phy sict0ns, srho 6pS oog- ssiSGnt Of its merits, Gs tLo OsIv kaOsSs sure cssre for PILES.
 Priees Fiffv Cents per package, Or sIs for $@.5O.
 THE ABOTE REMEDTEa ARR thorough Sn the cradic0tiOH og sho dtRs~- e1st aud curious snGIadies dessoss I.assef, and the 9'esuIt or 4saftessf, Ar0vsklaH. LGbOriOMS, aud SctenfiJic tNsesItgastsa, embracing e 1lertod or "'o''g Searss tSs
 IT the specific directions sva co,,s~tte.a HCSth, thouS1nds or p"tirHts Sriu bear syff- ness to their Tcldtire Merits, sssd rsrreb- Orate eUery assertion. Hhete fk%se srs 9nG1ay complications of discoSe, aad pa- tietsts so desire, DR. CH.INDLER Setls freat Ty letter # "ecessars'. ''''''
 DeScripttce and ErpiaHafory Ctsseu. LGr Of the GLOve remedies SeHi OSs re~s.ps %EDiGfRxEs G i5GiGfRx ars s@' nct 0s .s.e as pGTticssIcs' dTWO0ist's, seHd orsters :,
 DR. CHANDLER,
 147s Rroady:~: ., T-gys-T>rk -''-'
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine

eB- These Reprints aae NOT SELECTIONS they give the originals IN FULL, and at about THIRD the price of the Engsn EdItlons
 The latest advances and discoveries in the arts and sciences. the recent additions to knowledge in every department ot literature, and all the publications they issue from the press, fully reported and discussed in the pages of these periodicals in an- guage at once clear, forcibe and comprehensive. The articles sre commonly more condensed and full of matter than the average books of the period.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
VEGETINE. SAFE AND SURE.
VEGETINE. THE BEST SPRING MEDICINE.

Fl. R. STEVENS, f ' Dear S1,-This is to certify that have used your "Blood Preparation" in my family for several years. and think that for Scrofula Cankerous Humors or Rheumatic affections it cannot be exceled; and as blood purifier and spring medicine is the best thing I have used and have used almost everything. eheerfully recommend it to any one in need of such medicine.
 Yours respectfully,
 MRS. A. A. DINSMORE, l0 Russell Street.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
VEGETINE. ALL HAVE OBTAINED RELIEF.

SOUTH BERWICK, NE, Jan. IT, l877. H. R. STEVENS. Esq. . ..- -s Dear SI,-I have had dyspepsia in its worst form for the last ten have taken hundreds of dol lars worth of medicines without obtaining relief In September last commenced taking the VEGETINR since which time my health has steadily improved. My food diRests we'll and have gained fifteen pounds of esh There several others in this place takil VRaRTINR and all have obtained relief.
 Yours truly THOMAS k. MOORE,
 Oyerseer of Card Room, Portsmouth Co.'s Mill
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28

S$nmg1 Can't be made by every agent every month EIAhsnH in the business we furnish, but those will A79T ing to work can easily a dozen dollars @UUU day right in their own localities. Have no
 room to explain here. Business pleasant and honorable. Women, and boys and girls do as well as men. We will furnish you a complete Outfit free The business pays better than anything else We will bear expense of starting you Particulars free Write and see. Farmers and mechanics. their and daughters and all classes in need of paying work at home should write to and learn all about the work at once. Now is the time. Don't delay. Address
 1y44 TRUE CO.,, Augusta, Maine.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
PATIENTS.
 R. H. EDDY.

No. 76 STATE ST., opposite Kilby, BOSTON, Secures Patents in the United States also in Great Britain France and other foreign countries Copies of the claims of any Patent furnished by remiIting one dollar Assignments recorded at Washington. NO ge'cy in tue United states possesses superior facilies tor o6ta'ng Patents Or Gscertaiig the patentGbility of fn0enttOns R. H. EDDY, Solicitor of Patents TEsTIMONIALS.
 "I regard Mir. Eddy one of the most capable and stccessfl practitioners with whom have had official intercourse.
 CHAS. MASON, Commissioner of Patents" "Inventors cannot employ person more trustwor. thy or more capable of securing for them an early and favorable consideration at the Patent Office. EDMUND BURKE, late Commissioner of Patents"
 BOSTON, October 19, 1870. R. H. EDDY, Esq-Dear sir: you procured for me, ill lS4O my first patent. Since then you have acted for and advised in hundreds of s, and procur ed many patents, reissues and extensions. have casionally employed the best agencies in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, but still give you al- most tie whole of my business, in your line, and ad- wise others to employ you.
 Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER. BOSTON, January l, 1878. 40-1y
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
Naugatuck Railroad.

Naugatuck Railroad. | ~ ommencing June 18th, 1877, trains will leave !OLIrCHFIELD STATION as follows: 7.05 A. M.-Freight Train for Bridgeport. 7.30 A. M. Passenger trains for Bridgeport, and 1 35 P. N. l New Haven (through carl connect
 ing at Bridgeport with Express
 trains to New York; at Waterbury
 for Hartford. 4.5O P. .M.-Milk train with passenge attached
 connecting at Bridgeport with ex-
 press train to New York, also with
 steamboat leaving Bridgeport at II
 D.. m. (Saturdays exceptcd). On
 Sundays. milk train leaves Bridge
 port for Winsted at TOO 8. m., re.
 turning leave Litchfeld at
 1852. m.
 FOR TWISTED.
 10 50 A. NJ 1219: 4.5O 7.15:P.M. WATERTOWN & WATERBURY E. R. Trains leave Watertown at 7.35 A. M and 1 45 P. M., connecting with passenger trains to New York and Hartford.
 Leave Waterbur. at II. a.. m. and 6.35 D. m. . on arrival of trains from New York; Stages to aRd from Litchfield connect with all trains at Litchfield station. Thomas stage for Bethlehem and Morris leaves WatertoWn daily.
 Stages for Woodbury, Harwinton, Otis, Cole. brook, and Goshen connect with 1910 a. m train from Bridgeport
 Discount of cents made to Passengers par. chasing Tickets at the Office.
 GEO. ". BEACH, Superintendent, Bridgeport. June 18th. 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
SHEPAUG RAILROAD.

Commencing Dec. 3d, 1877,
 UPWARD
 lO.0UA M. Mixed Train from Danbury, connecting at Bethel with train leaving South Nor walk at 9-30 a, m., on arrival of 8.05 a. Express train from New York; at Hawley- vile with train leaving Bridgeport at 10.1o a.m, on arrival of 9.33 a. m. Express train from New Haven. Arrives at Litch- field at 2.15 p.
 SATURDAYS, special train will leave Bethel at 7.3O, p m., on arrival of SPA p. train from South Norwalk, connecting with Train leaving New York at 4.40 p. m. Will also connect at Bethel with train leaving Dan bury at 6.15 p. m. and at Hawleyville with Housatonic train leaving Bridgeport at % p. nl.. connecting from New Haven at 5 25 p m. Also with train leaving Pitts field at 200 p. m Arrives at Litchfeld at 1000 p. m.
 DOWNWARD. % P. NJ. Mixed Train from Litchield for Danbury arriving at 7.05 p. m. Saturdays runs to Bethel only) Will connect at Hawleyviile for Bridgeport, New York, and New Ha- ven. also tor New Milford. Arrive at Bridgeport at 8 30 p. m.: New York 10 .29 p. m., New Haven 1.52 p. m. Will con meet at Bethel for South NorW ak, arriving at 9,2O p. m
 4.S0 P. M. Sunday Milk Train from Litch6eld for Danbury, arriving at 7.53 D. n. Will Con- meet at Hawleyville with Housatonic train for Bridgeport and New Haven; at Bethel for South Norwalk and New York.
 c. H. PLATT, Superintendent. Fec. 3d, 1877. 9-tf
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28

The other evening hoy about eight years old, who had become bewildered in Chicago and whose ear had been nipped by the frost. was taken to the Central Station to get thaw- ed out and cheered up The man in charge talked to him in fatherly way, put liniment on his ear, and the boy seemed to be full of grit. After time, however, the big tears were observed rolling down hisscheeks, and the captain said: ''Why, bub, I wouldn't feel bad. It isn't much of a frost-bite" :" ''But it shows don't it." tremblingly asked the lad. "Why, yes, a little bit; but wouldn't care for that. :" Maybe you w-wouldn't!'' P gasped the boy, ''but you h-hain't engaged toto be married as I am,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
TERMS FOR 1878 Uncludinglpostage)
Payable strictly in Advanc,
CLUBS.

discount of twenty per cent. will be allowed to clubs of four more persons. Thus four copies of Blackwood CT of one Review will be sent to one ad- dress for 8O four copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $4e, and on.
 To clubs of ten more, in addition to the above discount. copy gratis will be allowed to the getter up of the club.