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Year: 1860

IN the manufacture of Vehicles for
The trade, and private use, the propri-
etor employs none but experienced
workmen, and nothing leaves the es-
tablishment without undergoing q cri-
tical examination, and by this means
all work cannot but prove acceptable
to the purchaser. By devoting a num-
ber of years to the practical portion Of
the Carriage and Wagon Making
Business, the subscriber deems himself
sufficiently experienced to be capable
of " turning out " styles and fashions
suitable to all tastes and fancies. The
public will excuse our outspokeness,
but when it is known that nothing but
truth is spoken in this appeal to them
for their patronage, it will be seen that
nothing is overdrawn - nothing en-
larged has been done, nor the method
in any wise unreasonable. Being now
engaged in the manufacture of Carria-
ges for the Spring trade, any wish
ing orders filed. win do well to send
them in Immediately.
Year: 1860

ENLARGEMENT OF PARIs.-On the morning of
January 1st, the whole circumference of Paris
stepped out mile and drew within its embrace
three hundred thousand new inhabitants. Par
is now contains population of million and
half. When completed the new city will be
thirty miles in circumference, with ninety two
gates. The old octroi wall is to be converted
into boulevard and planted with trees, and
will constitute the largest street in the world
The people living between the old and new wall
have been accumulating for some time great
quantities Of wine and other articles subject to
city tax, with view of being provided for years
after they are annexed to the city with articles
that have escaped the octroi. This evasion of
the law has awakened the attention of the au.
thorities but there seems to be no remedy for il
the city revenue will be legally diminished the
first year by this ingenious dodge of the law
Year: 1860

Qualifying HIMsELF.-The London Quarterly
for July has the following story:


A native of one of the South Sea Islands went
to Missionary desiring baptism. On his con-
fesson that he had two wives, be was told that
he could not receive the sacrament until he
should promise to be contented with one. lie
retired without asking further explanation
The next day be presented himself again aud re-
iterated his desire for baptism, saying he had
oply one wife. Upon examination it was dis
covered that be had qualified himself for the
ceremony by killing and eating one Of his wives.
Year: 1860

The citizens OF Columbus, and visitor sat
the Capitol, will recollect beautiful young
girl, apparently "sweet sixieen," who daily
carried about the Legislative Halls end
State Offices. handsomely wrought basket
eontaining the sweetest aud plumpest oranges
oh. yes everybody remembers Elite. the
beautiful orange girl aud have wondered in
what nook she has hidden for the last two
months ; for no more her sweet face and
girish form is seen in the Capitol, and inter-
esting clerks with great admiration for
the rolunds. are obliged TO forego a glimrse
Of the neatest CATERED foot tripping up the
marble stairs.


Everybody about the State House admir-
ed Elite. but IL was with respectful ad-
miration. and II a gruir legislator was temp
ted to jest with the girl, or make light re-
marks be was restrained by the modest de-
meauor and pure soul look appealing from
her heaven blue eyes.


Elite always brought q full basket and
went tripping home with an empty one and
her scarlet silk purse filled with silver coin.
She was the sole dependence OF widowed
mother, and her noble efforts to keep away
want were known and made the fruit from
her basket ten times sweeter
When the great Union Meeting of the
Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio Legislators
was held in oho's Capitol, the beautiful
orange girl was tripping about disposing Of
her fruit to the ''sons of the SOUTH" and re-
ceiving the homage OF admiring glances from
all.


At the end of the ball, viewing the noble
row Of princely residences on Third street,
stood alone youthful member of the Ten
nessee Legislature, when he was startled
with silvery voice asking:


Buy an orange, sir ~


d" How do you sell them! " said the
stranger looking into her eyes.


Five cents each !" said the maiden, hold
ing large one towards him.


Cheap"


Indeed they sre.'


This Introduction opened the way fer
prolonged and serious conversation, in which
the girl artlessly revealed to the stranger
the poverty of her home, and the necessity
OF her supporting her sick mother. He was
SO struck with the girls manner and her
singular beauty, that be secretly resolved TO
visit her home and become more intimately
acquainted. He did SO and after successive
visits, won the confidence and love OF the
maiden, and her mothers consent to their
marriage and when be went back to his
Southern home it was with promise to re-
turn in fortnight for his bride. He came
and now the manly Southernor aud the
beautiful orange girl are man aud wife. He
has taken her the iairest OF the fair. to his
Southern home, to dwell with him and her
aged mother. in opulence the idol Of her
husband and blessing OF the whole neighbor-
hood. What an inducneut for constant
supply Of beautiful, virtuOus orange girls
Gin. Gos.
Year: 1860

The 0phir Cos engine is already 90 the
ground, and 10 few days will be ready TO
free the mine from water, aud raise the ore
to the surface. The Central Company will
also have their machinery on the ground in
few weeks.


The ore recently taken out from the opbir
mine, surpasses anything In richness hith-
erto seen.
Year: 1860

The Mobile Register is responsible for the fol-
lowing mirth provoking incident


For twenty-three years old jake Willard has
cultivated the soil of Baldwin county, and
drawn tnrrefrom support for self and wife
He is chldIess. Not long ago, Jake left the
house IN search of a missing COW. His route
led him through an old worn out patch of clay
land, of about six acres in extent, in the centre
of which was a well, 25 or 80 feet deep, that
at some time probably had furnished the inmates
of dilapidated house near by with water. In
passing BY this spot, an ill-wind lifted Jake's
'slle'' from his head, and maicously waited
il to the edge Of the well, and in it tum-
bed.


Now Jake had always practiced the virtue
of economy and he Immediately sat about re-
covering the lost hat. He ran TO the well, and
finding It was dry at the bottom, he uncoiled
the rope which he had brought for the purpose
ofcapturng the truant COW, and after several
attempts TO catch the hat with moose, he con-
cludpd tc save time by going down into the well
himself. To accomplish this, he made fast one
Year: 1860

"a printer's apprentice says that at The
Office they charge him with all the pc they do
find, and at the house they charge him with
all they don't find. He does not understand
that kind of logic. -..-
Year: 1860

DoEsTIcKs on BlLLIARDs-The following is
noestlcks' idea OF the game of billiard, ;'el
need hardly tell you that the game of billiards.
consists in punching ivory balls about on big
table covered with green cloth that looks like
hall an acre of meadow land with an India
rubber fence around it that the balls are
punched with long wooden Tamrods with wax
on the end TO save the wood, and leather on the
end 10 save the wax, and chalk put on to keep
the leather from wearing out. You take our
Tamrod and rub some chalk on the little END
then you lean over the table then you squnt
then you lift mp your leg then you fiddle
little on your left hand with your ramrod :then
you punch your ball if your ball runs against
The other mans ball you've done big thing,
and you poke up lot of buttens that are strung
on a wire. THIS is all there is Of the game OF
billiards. can, and maybe you could. ..
Year: 1860

THE BIRTH PLACE OF WASHINGTON. Some
years since Lewis Washington, presented
to the State of Virginia the lot of land in
in which the father of his country first saw the
light of day. This was done with view of
having the spot marked by some suitable mon
ument by the State. We learn that it is the
intention of the Governor and Secretary of
the Commonwealth to proceed to Westmore-
land county during the present week, to exam
inc into the present condition of the ssbirth-
place of Washington," ceded to the State by
his relative. They propose having the ground
cone or more acres) enclosed, and a roadway
made to it. 1t lies on the Potomac river. A
monument will be put up to designate the spot.
A piece of the hearthstone of the ancient ed
ifice (perhaps the only remaining relic) is
now in the State Capitol in Richmond. Many
years since marble slab denoted the place of
Washington's first home, but the mutations of
time and chance, it is believed, have caused
it to disappear.
Year: 1860

AN AWFUL WARNING.-The Baltimore Clip
per, of Thursday, June 1, says We heard
yesterday from an entirely responsible source,
the particulars of an occurrence which can
only be looked upon an instance of Divine
rebuke for taking the name of the Almighty
in justification of falsehood. We refrain
from mentioning names through consideration
of the parties, who are respectable persons,
residing in the southwestern section of the
city 1t appears that a few days since the
aunt of young girl about eighteen years of
age, accused her OF having been guilty of some
misconduct, which she positively denied, and
on being again accused, she called upon God
to strike her blind if she was not telling the
truth. In moment after according to her
own statement, a film seemed to pass before
her eyes, and in the course of five minutes she
was totally blind, and she has continued sight
less ever since. The afflicted victim of her
own impiety confessed that she had called up
on her Maker to justify her in what was
lalsehood. May not this be considered as
terrible instance of Divine wrath, and may not
the thoughtess take warning?
Year: 1860

WHAT YOU DO, DO wELL.-This is lesson
which cannot be too earnestly impressed upon
the young. No person of experience but knows
the i'll policy Of poorly done work, and yet the
world is filled with botching. 1t is labor GO
ing on its tasks slip shod, caring not for per-
manent accomplishment, but only to provide
for the moments emergency. Halt the world IS
work has to be mcnded almost as soon as done,
the half-doings and mendiugs-producing at
best only wretchcd, slovenly resuts-costing
more than would, with greater care and pa
tience have done everything we'll. Every man,
however poorly he may do himself, is quick to
appreciate what is well done, so that the we'll
doing commands the best market for labor,
and gives the greatest profit equally to the
serving and the served. If labor is worth
doing at all, it is worth well doing. Plant
well, cultivate well, build well, think well, act
well, and live we'll and all will be well-or, if
the aggregate result chance to be i'll, we shall
not have to reproach ourselves with neglect
of means and opportunities.
Year: 1860

~. The active part is taken by the "Bouze,
and the worshippers are not obliged, as with
US, to turn praying machine themselves.
They are taught as the highest exercise OF
virtue, to forgive their enemies. In this the
present Sly Coon, is said to excel when their
wrath is enkindled against him, he gives them
what are called Post Office Blanks we have
no term for this in our language, but they
quiet the most violent until they are printed.
BY this means he has conciliated all his enc
mics and lost all his friends. He will soon
retire from his high station, which it seems
he never sought, except during the last six
ty- five years of his life. His successor, it is
said, will be splitter of bamboos, or maker
of teapots. Some of the people are anxious
to place venerable statesman on the throne !;
but he was unfortunately educated in early
life, by the eyertons of his injudicious parents,
and has not, therefore, been able to exhibit
the necessary self-reliance. How solemn a
warning this, oh Hakodadi, against parental
Indulgence, which often, with the best inten-
ton, plants thorn which no after exertions
can eradicate. All the people have voice in
the election of their ruler, and he who has the
greatest number of voices is chosen. The
head men here talk of nothing but the chances
of their favorites. 1t is essential that he
should be IN favor of free trade, and high
tariff. of peace and the annexation of Cuba,
together with strict economy in the finances



ciic ocean. But the great difficulty seems to
be about set of people with black faces and
woody heads. They cannot go, it appears, into
certain parts of the country where 1t Is very
cold, and their masters think the Tycoon ought
to heat it for them, as the Constitution gives
them right to go there; on the other hand,
the white people, who own none of them, in
sist that the country where the blacks only
can work should be made cold enough for free
white labor. Those aspiring to be Tycoons
strive very bard to blow hot and cold, but are
not able to satisfy both parties. Such ques-
tions as these we leave to Buddha, the great
spirit who rules the world, but the Supersti
tious barbarians OF this country believe that an
act of their Congress can people the waters of
the South with the sperm whale of the North
Pacific.


But fear, oh, esteemed companion of my
youth, that when your eyes shall light upon
this despatch in the fowery island of Niphon,
you will think have sent you epistle as
long as the message Buck, the American Ty-
coon, delivered to his men, and which our in
terpreters translated with so much tribulation
l, therefore, wishing you health, contentment
and peace, sign myself your ever friend.
Year: 1860

THE SWEEP OF THE ToRNADo.-It appears
that the storm fiend swept over the space of
four hundred and fifty miles without diminution
of force, shifting towns, farms, forests and
everything on the surface of the earth with
the violence of a battery OF a thousand guns.
Indeed, the arts of civilized man are made
quate to the work of the destruction accom-
plished by the hurricane during any single
minute of its duration, where it had anything
more movable than the solid earth to work
upon. Whole forests were crushed in an in
slant, and respectable streams of water literal
ly scooped out by the mighty tempest.


The course of the tornado is now traced
from Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa,
more than two hundred miles west of the Mis-
sissippi river, to the northeastern corner of
Ottawa County, Michigan. Nor is it at all
probable that the entire range of devastation
is yet known, though its direction at both
extremities leads us to hope that however far
it may have travelled. it did not involve much
more destruction of human life than is already
known. The time occupied by the tempest in
making the. entire distance cannot yet be cor
rectly estimated. We know merely that it
swept over Webster county, Iowa, on Sunday
afternoon, and Ottawa county, Michigan, on
Sunday night. To ascertain and preserve the
exact date at the time, distance, and the more
marked effects of the phenomenon, furnishes
so ample and interesting field for our Acade-
my of Natural Scicnees.-Chicdgo Press.
Year: 1860

The Rising Sun (Ia.) Nisifor, of american
tendencies, thus briefly but pithily disposes of
the great third party movement, in an allu-
sion to Mr.. Bell He has been good old
Whig, and we respect him for it, yet think it
would be the heighth of folly for US to lend
our aid to his election, and thus help to divide
and distract the compact army that will fight
for the nomination at Chicago, To us, at
present, it seems that every vote given in a
free State for Bell only helps to continue in
power an Administration whose very friends
have been driven off by thousands at the sight
and knowledge of the corruptions that have
crept into every department of the Govern
ment,
Year: 1860

WAVKON, Dec. 40, 1909.


Editor 7imes:--I have been sojourning
in this beautiful county for some time past,
and thought that perhaps slight dcscrip-
ton of its many superior advantages and
the principal doings of its people, might not
be uninteresting to many Of your readers.
During the short time have been here
have travelled over most Of the county
Year: 1860

THE BELL-DoUGLAs CoALITIoN.-The New
York Sun, a paper of decided Democratic
leanings, says of the Bell-Douglas coalition
in that State:


Exactly such coalition as this has never
before been seen, even in politics, and it is
improbable that its success will be such as
to encourage speedy repetition of the ex-
pertinent 1t is doubtful if the double
headed ticket will receive as many votes as
a pure Douglas ticket would have COM
manded
Year: 1860

Rea- Our Bell and Everett friends raised
a pole yesterday at the foot of Walnut
street, on the river bank. At the first at
tempt it unluekily broke. A new splice
was made, and second and successful
hoist was given TO it, and the butt safely
landed in the hole in the ground, the top
kissing the upper air. The pole was 100
feet long in the clear before it broke. 1t is
now somewhere between 80 and 90 feet
high. An immense streamer, with " Bell
and Everett" ;" in large letters on it, waves
from its upper extremity. The pole is of
sycamore.
Year: 1860

WIDE AwAKEs, remember the expedition
to Newburgh Tomorrow friday night
Boys, have your lamps in order, and your
uniform ready. The cost of the excursion
will be small. AS many should go as pos
sible the more the cheaper and merrier.-
Those who go can get home by midnight.
The time for starting will be about six
o o'clock in the evening.
Year: 1860

6GE Immense preparations are being
made at Indianapolis for the Republican
State Ratification Meeting of the 29th.-
The largest crowd will be there that was
ever at the Capital on similar occasion.
Year: 1860

The Battalion will meet at the
Headquarters, on Water street,
this evening at z o'clock precisely,
and march to the residence of Rob't
Barnes, to receive the Flag to be
presented by the Ladies Of Evans
vile. Be PROMPT. By order of


THE COLONEL.
Year: 1860



 EDITOR ENQUIRER II noticed in that immac. ulate journal the Winsted Heruld of last week criticism on the call of our State Commit tee, for Convention few weeks since, an at. tack on the last Convention, and Legislature of last spring; of which Financial Tom' was no, a member.

 The editor of that paper is, if sober, evidently in an unamiable mood when writing his editori- als; he must have everything his own way or growl.

 Is he not sufficiently read in the political his tory of this state to know that the American party of the state cut loose in 1855 from the National organization on account of the Mig. ger? and that as state organization they took the same ground on the matter of [" the peculiar institution" (n advance of the existence of the Republican party) that Mey now occupy.

 Don't he know that the begetters of the Re- publican party, himself included, were set of fellows who had found no "aid and comfort at the watchfres of Sam?

 If he don't know it, others believe him to be of that class who had rather rule in Hell, than serve in Heaven. He prates of back seats to new converts, as though the members of the State Committee and their co-workers had not been earlier than himself and his fellows to enun- ciate openly and publicly Republican seuti- ments.

 He intimates that the party would have been 5000 better now. if they had kicked the An,eri- cans to the D-l. Admit his claim, and they
Year: 1860

would have counted in gross HOO, now, having when they run separate ticket for state officers in 1856 some 5000 votes.

 Why under Heaven cannot he let every body that vents to vote for Honest Old Aben do it quietly, whether they have at some day been Whigs, Americans, Democrats or Abolitionists, and not be eternally poking sticks at everybody for their Americanism,-if he knows why I wish he would tell. ALPHA. MIR. EDITOR Tn the Enquirer of this week, I think you are wrong in recommending Cat tie Show in connection with our County Fair this fall We are not wholly out of danger of the fatal disease yet, and we cannot be too eau tious against it's spreading. By all means give us County Fair in every respect, excepting the exhibition of cattle; which know is the most prominent feature of the Fair, but we can dis pense with them for one year and then if we have not got the disease among us, no one need be alarmed. w. H. J. Milton, Aug. 4th, 1860.

 We cannot agree with our correspondent in regard to any danger that would arise from the usual display of cattle at the Fair, but we have no doubt the Executive Committee will take all the risks into consideration, and decide as seems to them proper in the matter and as the pre. vailing sentiment of the owners of cattle in the county would seem to indicate Certainly the fears of our correspondent are as much entitled to weight in the matter as our own impressions which are decidedly that the late epidemic will make but little difference with the Cattle Show

 if it should be held at all, and that the fear of contagion above expressed is not a general feal among farmers. ED. ENQUIRER.
Year: 1860

The following preamble and resolutions ware adopted by sr PAuI's LODGE, No Il, of Free and Accepted Masons at special communication on Monday evening, August 9th, A. L. 5sCO, wis |. Whereas it has pleased Almighty God, to take rom rom us our friend and brother, FREDERICK D. LEHMAN, so well known and SO dearly loved.

 Resolved, That the members of this Lodge. crn ma no language, in which to express their grief al thls bereavement; that he was one of the Drghtest ornamt nts of order and that his life was an example of that brotherly love and chari. ty which we profess 10 live for and teach to the world that as Master of this Lodge and in all subordinate situations which he held in it. he waS always at his post, shrinking from no responsi- bility, remiss in no duty, ever ready to warn . brother of his error to receive in turn friend. ly admonition that he never turned his back upon inc widow or the fatherless that bis hears was pitiful and geptle and his hand always open to the relief of every kind of human suffering 1; that his intellect was of noble and manly cast, developed by science and oInameDted with the re- fnements of polite letters that bis manhood was of high and generous type, honest in sentiment, upright in purpose, just in its judgDept of men and things and that the legal maxim which bo 50 carly imbibed. to live honorably, hurt no- body and render to every man his own was c rule of his life, and a law of his lcing.

 Resolved, That we regret the removal of our brother from the office of Clerk of the Courts of this County, long held by him, and the duties of which he discharged with the integrity, ability and kindliness of manner so peculiar to him and that he could not have been permitted to hold it for the few remaining days of his life.

 Resolved, That we deplcre in his untimely death, the loss of neighbor citizen, brother, and flat we will cherish his memory forever in. our hearts and confidc it as Q sacicd kecrsnke to our children.

 Resolved, That the condolencc which VIC offer to his afflicted family is not cold and formal, but springs from the bitter fountain of sorrow which we have tasted in common with them, and tlIat we shall always remember and love them for his sake.

 Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be published in the LITcnrIEID ENQUIRER, Winsted Herald, Hartford Times and New Haven Rcgi,teT.