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Year: 1876




Is there any good reason why Roscoe conkng
should not be the candidate for President Of the rcpub
lican party OF New Yorkg


During the last years no other republican has
done so much for the party As Mr. Conkling lie has
Kept step to the music and marched up standard
every time Others have criticised and some have.
condemned but he has only the defender and ad
vocate OF the party OF every Of s representatives
and measures Prominent as he has been in the
Senate, and in public affairs generally, he no
speech throughout this whole period cast no vote
supported opposed measure except with refer.
tho success the harmony and the efficiency op
the party and to its prolonged tenure Of power


Who is there among the republicans Of the state to
compete with HIM II IS easy mention the names OF
all those who would like be selected as the re
publican candidate for President Governor Morgan is
the prominent Governor Fish probably the most
earnest in his DESIRE and Governor Dix the least conf
dent but Is there any OF these three Conspicuous
gentlemen who has rendered any such service tho
party as Mr. Conkung2 Has any Of Lhem
trlouted Ike him TO its councils? Has OF them
maintained its unity, and stood forth at all times and
In all weather as It's champion and defender he has
doner TO ask these questions is TO answer them


We suppose there is little doubt how this matter will
be determined. Governor Morgan is n nolit,oan OF
extraordinary shrewdness and uncommon resources
Governor Fish possesses Dutch pertnacity. which

enables him TO appear candidate although the
supporters that follow him scarcely enough TO con-
sttute a forlorn hope. Governor Dix is a veteran of
immense experience, a scholar OF erudition SO rare
and poet Of imagination chastencd that he has
translated English the majestic measures or
that grand Old Latin hymn the 'Dies lrn :" but Latin
scholars and hymnologists numerous enough
to make great figure in State convention Of poll
ticians and Office seekers


Each OF these gentlemen, then, wealthy, expert
enced and respectable they all are will probably lind
it his duty stand aside and make way for the younger
aspirant, who from Utica with brighter intel.
ect broader fame, superior record OF services and
far contempt for the ordinary arts Of party
agement than either OF the others.


We conclude then, that Roscoe Conklng will be pre-
sented to the National Convention the unanimous
choice President OF the republicans Of New York
With such backing, jealous patient and dscrcot. is
by no means impossible that the Convention may
finally select him its candidate. But will he be
clectedp All that is another point upon tho discus
sion Of which il is net yet time for us to enter.
Year: 1876

HIS POSITION.


VIENNA. Feb. l. 1876.
The Polisohe Correspondence Of this city is author
zed to contradict the statements which have recently
been circulated respect to Prince Milans supposed
dissatisfaction with the present position Of affairs and
his intention to resign There is nothing in the pres
condition OF the country to justify serious alarm
so extreme measure abdication


There have been struggles and contentious between
the political parties but they left the position OF tho
dynasty entirely untouched All Servia has affirmed
that It is well that at the present juncturc
serious misfortune could happen the country
than change Of its ruler.
Year: 1876

The longest term of service it will be observed is that of MT. Henry Adams who took the paper early in 1929, and changed it's name from the Litchfeld County Post to the Litchfeld, Enquirer. The paper originally started as a five col umn sheet about half its present size. Since that time it has been several times enlarged, the last increase being from seven to eight columns in 1872. Looking over old files we notice great change of char. acter. Its chief strength in old times ev- idently lay in it's politics. A.good many matters of local interest appear. it is true, but there are no regular local correspond. ents.and no "local column" such as every paper now feels bound to furnish its read CTS. Contributions on political, literary or religious subjects appear more often than upon matters of local interest; hut politics was evidently the staple diet of the newspaper readers in those days.

 On the whole we judge that the Enqui- Ter has led rather blameiess and not alto gethar useless life; sometimes a little live ly and wicked; sometimes rather good and slow. It has been our effort to make it neither so conspicuously good as to lose subscribers, nor so conspicuously wicked as to make us an object of envy to our neighbors.

 We make no special reference to the fact that the Centennial business comes on us and on the United States of Ameri. ca at so nearly the same date. It is prob- ably merely n casual coincidence.

 We had thought of biographical sketch es of our predecessors. but don't like the precedent. Fifty years hence some fellow might be raking out our protested paper.
Year: 1876

A horrible miscreant walked del1berate- ly into a certain store in this place day or two ago and registered an awful VOW that. for once in his life, at least, his wife should have a sensible present. As it is to be surprise, we mention no names, but will simply state that the sensible present" is to be a new Domestic" sew ing machine.
Year: 1876

Heavy ss our taxes seem, they are light compared with the burden that unsuc- cessful war and extravagant government have brought on the French people The Assembly has to raise $54O, 100000, an. nuallY, by direct or indirect taxation They pay two hundred millions interest on their national debt, and more than as much more for the army and civil service. Probably our municipal expenditure is much larger than theirs, but then, our people earn vastly more money than the French.
Year: 1876

In our advertising columns will be found an advertisement of the Grand Con. cert of the Winsted Choral Union, to come off on Wednesday evening of next week. The chorus is large; there IS quite full orchestra. the selections are popular, and the lovers of good music should give it all the help such praiseworthy undertaking deserves
Year: 1876

The House, with the evident view of propitiating the anti Chinese vote of Cal ifornia, has requested the President to have the present treaty with China so changed as to allow the prohibition of Chinese emigration to this country. An impending presidential election always turns Congress into den of demagogues !
Year: 1876

the address by the Attorney General lasted two
hours II was full Of and research and very ex-
pana.ory OF the law touching the He At times
became eloquent and warm in his remarks, and his
speech throughout attracted strict attention and
doubtedly left deep impression. Tho charge OF the
Chief Justice was pithy and lasted only half hour.
He simply laid down the law In tho and read the
evidence Of two or three OF the principal Witnesses
Tho jury retired at twenty minutes 10 one O'Clock.


THE ATTORNEY GENERALS ADDRESS


The Attorney General, in opening. alluded to the
address OF the prisoners counsel which, ho said,
fu of tact and skill, and when might lead you to
pect superhuman performance tho part OF tho
prosecution. he was hero Tor purpose OF search
ing after the truth and presenting such material
points the may be servceable In its in
vcstgation. he ALLUDED TO homictdal women, and
quoted from work tpat subject which stated that
II was the uniiorm practice in The United States
whenever q woman was indicted Tor killing her hus-
band or whenever woman killed her lover whom no
refused TO marry her, the quesoa how often the
homicdal woman might repeat the samo thing, how
often she might do it-once. twice often as sho
iikedwith impunity. This Was keen piece OF SATIRE
Year: 1876

One hundred years ago wedding tours
were not fashionable.
One hundred years ago there were no
Confederate Generals in Congress.


One hundred years ago farmers did not
cut their legs off with moving machines.


One hundred years ago our mothers did
not worry over disordered sewing machines.
One hundred years ago horses which
could not trot mile in 2:14 were some
what scarce.


One hundred years ago it took several
days to procure divorce and find congo
NAL spirit.


One hundred years ago there were no
disputes about the impoliteness of street-car
drivers.


One hundred years ago crooked" whis-
key was not known. Our forefathers took
theirs straight.


One hundred years ago every young man
was not an applicant for position as clerk
or book-keeper.


One hundred years ago kerosene lamps
did not explode and assist women to shuttle
off their mortal coil.


One hundred years ago men did not COM
NIT suicide by going up in balloons and
coming down without them.


One hundred years ago England was not
far behind the United States in all that
goes to make nation powerful and pro-
gressive.


One hundred years ago the Dutch had
taken Holland, but they had not made
France come down " with handsome
pile of smart money"


One hundred years ago a young woman
did not lose caste by wetting her hand in
dish water or rubbing the skin off hei
knuckles on a washboard.


One hundred. years ago the physician
who could not draw every form of disease
from the system by tapping large vein il
the arm was not much of doctor.


One hundred years ago men were no
running about over the country with mill
ions of fish eggs to be Matched to order
Fish superintended their own Matching il
those days.


One hundred years ago the condition o
: the weather on the lst of January was no
telegraphed all over the continent on til
evening of December 81. Things hav
changed.


, One hundred years ago the people di
l not worry about rapid transit and chea
transportation, but threw their grain crop
across the backs of their horses and ur
| complainingly "went to MILL
D One hundred years ago every man Gu
his coat according to his cloth, every ma
r was estimated at his real value, shoddy wa
t not known, nobody had struck "ile,'' an
J, true merit and honest worth were the onl


grounds for promotion.
Year: 1876

GOLDEN WoRDs.-The habit of looking
on the bright side is invaluable. Men and
women who are evermore reckoning up
what they want rather than what they have
counting the difficulties in the way, in
stead of contriving means to overcome
them--are almost certain to live on corn
bread, fat pork and salt fish, and sink to
unmarked graves. The world is sure to
smile upon man who seems TO be success
full, but let him go back with crestfallen
air, and the dogs in the street will set upon
him. We must all have losses. Late
frosts will nip the fruit in the bud, banks
will break, investments will prove worth
less, valuable horses will die, vessels will
be shipwrecked, &c, but all these calami
ties do not come together. The wise course
to pursue, when one plan fails to form
another, when one prop is knocked from
under US, is to fill its place with substi
tute, and eyermore count up what is lef
rather than what is taken.
Year: 1876

ALTITUDE FAsCINATIoN.-Jumping from
points of elevation is a fashion of suicide.
To stand on an elevated site exercises a
singular fascination over some people, lead
ing them to jump into the air. 1t causes
others to sweat and tremble with fear.
Last year l talked with the guardian Of the
steeple of the Cathedral at Strasburg on
this subject, and he informed me that few
visitors were free from the feeling of fright
on reaching the first terrace, which is of
great altitude, and thatit was so pronounced
as to generally prevent them from going
any higher. Sometimes the women tainted.
l confess that l was not free from vague
dread in looking over the immense reach
of landscape which this view takes in,
although there was absolutely no danger,
theterrace being securely guarded by strong
iron rails. This man of upper air-the
guardian or guide-informed me that the
summer before an Englishman had tainted,
but determined to overcome his fright, and
continued to ascend every day for a week,
until he could look out in the direction OF
the Black Forests, from the lantern, with
equanimity. During the summer a man
had jumped into the air through altitude
fascination. He was probably dead before
he reached the ground, on account of the
immense height from which he hurled
himself


Formerly the Vendome Column was the
scene of so many deaths of this kind tha


a decree was issued to prevent visitors from


ascending it unless accompanied by guar


dian. 1t was the Tarpeian Rock of Paris


Such a number have killed themselve


from the fascination of altitude, or tn
fright produced thereby, that elevate'
places must be recognized as dangerous 70
certain people. Those whose selfkillin
is premeditated of course are not comprise
, therein.-The GALAXY.
Year: 1876

lie sat in railway car. His head was
thickly covered with mass of red hair.
Behind him in a seat sat man with hard
ly any hair on his head. He said to him,
a guess you wasn't around when they
dealt out hair" "Oh, yes 1 was" replied
bald head, "but they offered me lot of
red hair, and l told them to throw it into
the ash-bin."
Year: 1876

THE DEATH KIss.-It was love-true
unalIoyed love in death. He saw her sink
ing fast, he knew it, she knew it was con-
sumption. He nursed her like child, the
great strong man, and there they were in
the room together the night she died. She
wanted to see out, to gaze once more at the
world outside, but he entreated her against
it, and told her that to take her up would
make her worse, but she told him she was
dying anyway, and he lifted her tenderly in
his arms and walked with her from window
to window, holding her to his breast, and
showing her this object and that, pointing
out every pleasant thing, and she kissing
him at intervals till the last breath had
gone, and the kiss died cold on his cheek
Woman's love? When God made man he
put all of Heaven in a woman's love, ano
told him to win it and be worthy Of it,
| Grace Greenwood.
Year: 1876

USE OF COAL-A writer in the Journal Of
Health offers the following suggestions con-
cerning the economical combustion of coal /:
A very common mistake is made and much
fuel wasted in the manner Of replenishing
coal fires, both in the furnace and CRATES.
They should be fed with little coal at a
time, and often; but servants, to save time
and trouble, put on a great deal at once,
the first result being that almost all the
heat is absorbed in the newly-put-on coal,
which does not give out heat, until it has
itself become red hot. Hence, for a while,
the room is Gold, but when it becomes fairly
aglow the heat is insufferable. The time to
replenish a coal fire is as soon as the coal
begins to show ashes on their surface
then put on merely enough to show a
layer of black coal covering the red. This
will soon kindle, and as there is not much
Of it, an excess of heat will not be given
out. Many almost put out the fire by stir
ring the CRATE as soon as fresh coal is put
on, thus leaving all the heat in the ashes
when it should be sent to the new supply
of coal. The time to stir the fire is just
when the new coal laid on is pretty vel
kindled. This method of managing Goa
fire is troublesome, but it saves fuel gives
a more uniform heat and prevents the dis
comfort or alterations of heat and colo
| above referred to.
Year: 1876

A Delaware man whose wife dropped
dead few days ago, had the funeral put
off one day longer to get the balance of his
corn husked. He said it wouldn't make
any difference to her, as she was always
good-natured.
Year: 1876

DIsAGREEABLE THINGs.-No class of peo-
pie can inhict such martyrdom on their
associates as those who are given to the
habit of reminding others of their faults
and peculiarities. You are never safe with
such person. When you have done your
very best to please, and are feeling kindly
and pleasantly, out will pop some bitter
speech, some underhand stab which you
alone can comprehend-a sneer which is
masked but too well aimed to be misunder-
stood. There is one consolation to be taken.
The repetition of such attacks soon wean
your heart from the attacker. While, as
for him, one friendship after another, NOR
tally stung by his sarcasm, dies, and he
finds himself at last alone and frienless-
as he deserves to be. Setting aside the un-
kindness of the habit, and looking at it
entirely in worldly point of view, it does
not pay to say disagreeable things to those
who love us, as our i'll nature will recoil.
Year: 1876

An old Scotch lady gave a pointed reply
to minister who knew he had offended
her, and expressed edsurprise that she should
come so regularly to hear him preach.
Said she, "My qusrrers wi you, man its
no wi the Gospel"
Year: 1876

A FEARFUL VIsIToR-A Paris paper re-
lates the following story: "a Madame
Bonneau, living in the Rue Descartes, was
sitting in her parlor few days since
awaiting her husbands return to dinner,
when a man Of wild and haggard appear
ance entered and seated himself opposite
to her, addressing her in the following
terms:


{! | am great doctor. | can effectually
cure all headaches. | have heard that you
suffer great deal from that cause, and l
am come to cure you


The lady, perceiving that she had to
deal with mad man, prudently seemed to
fall into his humor, and asked what was his
method Of treatment.


"Simple enough madame" said he
drawing a razor from his pocket: I" 1 will
cut off the head, and then, after having
well cleaned it, l replace it upon the
shoulders"


Upon this he prepared to suit his action
to his words. Nine. Bonneau, with great
GOODNESS professed her readiness to submit
to the operation, but suggested that she
should fetch towel from the next room to
prevent her dress being stained. Her
visitor assented to the reasonableness of the
suggestion, and she left the room, locking
the door behind her. Upon her return
with some police officers, they found that
the unfortunate maniac had cut his own
throat.
Year: 1876

DAMAGED MES.-You can see any day in
the street of any city, men who look DANA
ged. MenatOo, Of good original material,
who started out in life with generous aspira-
tions. Once it was said that they were
bright promising lads; once they looked
happily into the faces of mothers, whose
daily breath was prayer for their purity
and peace. All, and what, too, if some of
them have vowed their souls away to con-
fiding wives who silently wonder what can
be the meaning Of this change that is
coming over the house and heart.


1t was the spell Of evil companionship;
the willingness to hold and use money not
honestly gained; the stealthy, seductive,
plausible advance of the appetite for strong
drink: the treacherious fascination of the
gambling table; the gradual loss Of interest
in business, and in doings which build
man up, the rapid weakening of all noble
purposes, the decay of manliness; the
recklessness and blasphemy against fate;
the sullen despair of ever breaking the
chain of evil habits What victories of
shame and contempt, what harvests of hell
have grown from such seed as this.-Gopgh.
Year: 1876

This jute the ladies patch their hair with
never looks more like real hair than when
it appears in tire butter.


A little pepperment is better than brandy
when there is any trouble with your "true
inwardness.n
Year: 1876

IT IS little singular that the men who
are fercest in their denunciations of "Re-
turning Boards" are the warmest advo-
Gates of the power Of the Congress to manip-
ulate the electors returns. They would
transform the Congress into two great Re.
turning Boards. which would have 1t in their
power to defeat the will of the people at
any Presidential election by making COM
binations for such purpose, and thus per-
petuate the power of corrupt party in
definitely, 1t is clear thst the convention
never designed the House of Representa-
tires TO have the power to declare an cleo
tion by the people void, and at the same
time give it the power to fill the vacancy
thus created. Such a provision wouli be
utterly at variance with the spirit of our
institutions The Vice President, or act
ing Vice President, was purposely selected
for the duty of counting the electoral vote
because of his non-membsrship while thus
acting OF either House.
Year: 1876

gence ofthe editor in chief will be devoted
to the elevation of political journalism at
the National Capital. The facility for mis-
representation disclosed in the first number
and the imputation of unworthy and un-
patriotic motives to its opponents, both
the President and President-elect. without
the slightest real provocation. preclude all
hope of anything but mischief resulting
from an obedience to its couhsels.
Year: 1876

WHEN the Democratic party or any other
organization attempts arbitrary measures con-
trnry to the popular will of sovereign peo-
pie they will experience selfdestruction. On
Monday they sought to destroy that sovereign
Will expressed in the election of Mr.. B,lford
from Colorado by excluding that member
from the rights and privileges Of his seat in
the House. Yesterday, however, a change
come over their partisan spirit, and the mem
bers Of the Judiciary Committee seemed
unanimous in the belief that he was entitled
to his seat as Representative from the Gen.
tennial Silver Star State.
Year: 1876

THE Union made its appearance yes
te1day morning. If lis salutatOry had not
kindly informed the public that the chief
aim of the proprietors WAS 'the public
service" " in the accomplishment OF which
object thsy would "not address them
" selves to partisanship nor seek to en-


sbitter controversy, the casual reader of
its editorials might have fallen into the
error of supposing that he was perusing an
unscrupulous and bitter partisAn sheet
The paper is well written and printed and
presents q creditable appearance; but Its
tone and style Of discussion Of the all
absorbing question Of the day affords but
little hope that the large exnsrience. pro-
found slatesnAnship and cultivated iatslli:
Year: 1876

JUST As everybody in the galleries of the
House yesterday got snugly quartered for q
day of noisy and hostile deliberations on the
floor, q motion to adjourn was made and car
ried. Everybody WAS anxious to know the
object of such precipitate sction, but every
body failed to ascertain what 1t was. This
left an ample field for conjecture, and the
general impression was that the best men of
the Democracy being on the committee sent
to South Carolina, the rest dare not cope
with the Republicans, and in order to avoid
8 parliamentary thrsshing, adjourned early
in the day ....-r- ..s..- ~.
Year: 1876

WILLIAM A. WHEELER's seat in the House
still remains vacant. The genial face of the
new Vice President does not yet illumine the
council chamber of the nation owing to the
fact that illness has overtaken him at his home
in Malone. He is rapidly recovering, how
ever, and will be here next week to lend grace
and dignity to the present uproarious condi-
ton OF the Confederate House.
Year: 1876

WHEN Mr.. Randall announced yesterday
that the joint RUE was in force the Demo
cratic side Of the House, including the gal
leries, besmed with triumphant smiles. One
old patriarch thumped his cane against the
gallery railing, and in suppressed tones cried:
"That makes chasm between the House and
Senate which can only be bridged by resort to
arms" This sentiment was expressed by
many Intelligent men, but whether they were
right or wrong, time alone will determine.
1t is certain, however, that this announce
ment on the part of Speaker Randall is in
open opposition to the decision Of President
Ferry on Tuesday, and creates serious
breach, from which must necessarily spring q
violent contest between the two Houses that
may end in wind, perhaps in fratricidal strife.
The bali is opened, now let the American
people prepare to dance to the music of their
political demauopues. EN-.
Year: 1876

IT Is very kind Of Judge Black to express
the opinion that Gen. Grant twill not use the
army to punish the people for electing Tilden
President" Why, according to Black and
RlaIr. he has done worse things