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Year: 1870

The following graphic passage is from the
description Of a scene Witnessed BY Mr..
Campbell and his party in the north:


Norway, from cliff one thousand ut !;
the sound of its waves scarcely reach our
our airy lookout away in the north the
huge old sun swung low along the horizon,
like the slow beat Of the pedulum in the
tall clock of our fathers parlor corner. We
all stood silent looking at our watches.


When both hands came together atxwelse,
midnight, the full orb hung triumphantly
above the wave-a bridge Of gold, running
due north, spanned the water between us
aud him. There be shone in silent majesty,
which knew no setting We involuntarily
took off our hats no word was said.
Combine, if you can, the most brilliant sun
rise and sunset you ever saw, and its beau
ties will pale before the gorgeous coloring
which now lit up the mountains. In half
an hour the sun swung up perceptibly on
bis beat, the cclors changed to ttoee Of
morning, the fresh breere rippled over the
food, one scngster after ancther piped up in
the grove behind us--ws hal slid into an
other day. rJIH ndI ll tn.r. .rn
Year: 1870

 Whatever your other correspondents may be able to accomplish in the way of letter writing during these long tiresome days, and short, tiresome evenings, my communications must be brief; especially when I have but little to write about. I might dig out some interesting items. of the past, but have neither the time nor dis position to do so now. Besides, news re- lating to the present is what you most want. Please endeavor to be satisfied with very limited supply now, I hope 10 do better by and by The Methodist Society in Thomaston held it's annual strawberry festival in the basement of the church, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, the 22d and 23d of the present month. The proceeds to be used for the benefit of the parish.

 PLYMoTHEAN.
Year: 1870

%The New Haven boats will get bad name If many more thieveries occur on them The last time Mir. Riverius Marsh went down to New York he took one of the boats. About 4 o'clock in the morning he awoke and noticed pair of eyes under meath the curtain in front of his berth. Rising carefully and looking down he saw man in stocking feet and peeping into the cabin. Mir. R.. undertook to seize the fellow who succeeded in breaking away with torn shirt There was no watch. man. or the thief might have been appre. hended. -..
Year: 1870

nGa- The Comdnt has an excellent article on railroad consolidation, this week If general consolidation is accomplished be- fore General Railroad Law is passed, Connecticut will become as much slave of railroad monopoly as New Jersey.
Year: 1870

MINORITY REPREsESTAT1oN.-We see that another bill for minority representation on Town boards is before the legislature Some measure of that kind is one of the greatest neeessitities of the times.
Year: 1870

The hearings before the Womans Suf fraee committee have attracted much in terest, and indicate the fact that there are an increasing number of Connecticut la dies of intelligence and ability who desire the suffnge. At the meeting of last week, the first opponent of the measure made his appearance MT. George Pratt of Nor. wich. formerly a prominent member of the lower House, and now prominent mem- Der of the topmost or third branch.

 This gentleman opened with the re- mexkable statement that the women of the United States had no reason to complain of any tendency to thrust them out of av- ocations for which they were qualified. If MT. Pratt would take the trouble to read Dr. Bushnell's work, he would find that the fairer minds among the opponents of woman's suffrage, admit and lament this very tendency. Has he read nothing of the disgraceful opposition to woman's medical education in Philadelphia? When he says that women are admitted to the clerical profession, he must be aware that only single denomination, and that one of the weakest in numbers in the State, has 50 admitted them. When he says there is no statute objection to women be- ing admitted to the practice of law, he forgets to mention that no woman could be admitted to practice without the con- sent of majority of the bar of the coun- E-a consent that would very probably be withheld. He then proceeds to argue that because women would not be fitted for soldiers, sheriffs, constables, and the like. they should not be allowed to vote to which Mrs. Hannaford replied, that |" if women were given the privilege of making the law, they could as we'll hire policemen to enforce the law as the men now do who dare not face elaw-breakers."

 The whole opposition to the proposed reform is in fact based on the assumption that physical and not intellectual force nov controls civilized governments. This assumption is false every where, and ab surdly so as regards the United States What sort of body would any Congress be for the physical enforcement of the laws they make. Very worthy. respectable ole gentlemen, in the main; but. viewed as { possible police force. somewhat ridiculous It would be just as reasonable to say thai no woman should own house or a field because she could not shoot burglar, ol eject 6 trespasser with her own hands, as to maintain that she should not have tn, ballot because she could not load ana shoot a mountain howitzer. The far fetched fear that all the women might com bine against all the men, out-vote them and pass some obnoxious law which the, could not enforce, is a bug bear that nigh possibly originate with Senator, bu which we did not expect from so intelli gent source as the Third House.
Year: 1870

The citizens of Maine who rejoice in the progress
of Human Freedom and Equal Rights, achieved by
the Nation under the direction of the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN PARTY during the past decade; who
heartily second the administration of President
Grant in its measures to secure national prosperity
by the restoration of confidence abroad and tran
guilty at home who endorse its wise policy for the
reduction of the national debt and applaud Its sue
cessful endeavors establish economy and honesty
in the administration of The Government; who ap-
prove the record of the party in Maine on all
questions of public policy, including its consistent
aud straight forward efforts for the suppression of
the evils Of intemperance, reque sted to send del
egates to a State Convention to be held in
Granite Hall, Augusta, Wednesday, June 18th, 1870
at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for Governor, and to transact such
other business as may properly come before the
Convention.


The basis of representation viii be as follows


Each city town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate, and additional delegate Tor every
75 votes cast for the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor 1868. fraction of 40 votes will be entitled
to an additional delegate.


Delegates are required to be actual residents of
the municipality they claim to represent in the Con-
vention.


The State Committee will be in session in the Re
cepton Room of the hall at O'Clock on the morning
the Convention orthe reception of the credentials
OF delegates and TO hear and determine all cases of
contested elections subject to ratification by the
Year: 1870

We have still on hand
a large amount Of goods,
damaged by the late FIRE,
which we offer at great
bargains. We are also
ready to fill orders for
new goods Of all desorip-:
tionA at lower prices
than any other house in
the West. Consult your
own interests by calling
before buying elsewhere.
Year: 1870

One cut shows the Bedstead as it appears with the crib or single bedstead not in use; the other represents the Bedstead with the as- tachment drawn out. It can be entirely separat- ed from the bedstead and rolled ahnnt at
Year: 1870

pleasure By lifting the foot of the crib, the legs drop down through holl ow posts, and are fasten- ed by single bolts bring ing the crib the level with the bedstead. The same process with the the head. The head an foot boards are folded down over the mattress when not in use. The Crib can contain the be made up for use when

 when closed in, Each bedstead can have single
Year: 1870

The German vessels in port al New
York hoisted their flags Tuesday and
the Bremen steamers fired a salute al
sunrise, noon and sunset on account ot
the war news from the German army
Year: 1870

An old lady died the other day at
Uxbridge. inc England, who proved
herself to have been in more ways
than one a remarkable person. Not
only had she for many years success
fully defied the inquisitOTial gossip of a
country town, but she really had in
early days lived q romantic life, al
though her latter years had been passed
in the deepest seclusiOn. Having been
found dead in her bed, at the age of
ninety-twO, an inquest was held, when
it came to light that she was The daugh-
ter of a Spanish nObleman Of high
distinction. In early life she contract
ed clandestine marriage with the
Count de Chantal, of France, who was
a general in the French army under
the first Napoleon, and who fell at
Waterloo. Exiled from her native
country, as well as from France, she
took refuge in England soon after the
restoration of peace, and lived on her
scanty income at UXbridge in the man
ner described. It is supposed that she
had lain dead for several days before
her body was found, and it would be
hard to find a case presenting stronger
features OF the utter loneliness to which
a human being may be reduced.
Year: 1870

The passage of the frontier bill by the
Texas Legislature provides for the or
sanization Of about twelve hundred
men,in twenty ranger companies, the
captain to be appointed by the State
Year: 1870

A gentleman said to be well informed.
writing from St Domingo to the Boston
Post in relation to the annexation question.
says: AZ


mo voting by ballot has taken place, but
the so-called viii of the people was obtain
tanned by summoning all citizens, old and
young, to appear before the Governor and
sign paper which represents their wish
for the Incorporation of the island with the
United States, as q territory. The Comman-
der of Arms orders all the soldiers In his
command to sign; the Commodore of ths
Port brings up the naval officers and seamen
TO swell the list; and the municipal authori-
ties do the same with all under their con-
troll. 1t ls stated that Admiral Poore and
the new Consul have been grossly deceived
IN the whole matter; that tWo-thirds of the
people are opposed TO annexation, being de-
TERED from expressing their opinions enIy
by fear of punishment, and that as soon as
tie transfer takes place our Government
viii have to send troOps to suppress a re-
bellion."


There is reason to believe that this is a
true statement of the condition Of affairs
in st. Domingo. Baez and his party are
directly interested in bringing this matter
of annexation to speedy solution. They
have money in the venture. A large pro-
portion of what is called the public debt of
San Domingo, has been bought up at thirty
cents on the dollar, by his faction. If paid
in full they will make a nice profit, and
hence bogus elections are reported, and
other neans resorted to with a view of in
huencing the Senate. Can it be possible
that Grant is interested in these speeula-
tions? His connection with this job is
strange, and requires explanation. In lob
bying so actively as he has done in behalf
of the annexation of San Domingo, he has
acted in singular contrast with his habitusl
reserve regarding matters before Congress.
For 50 marked a departure from the policy
which he had previously pursued there
must be strong underlying reason. That
reason the country believes to be Of char
acter calculated to degrade the high Office
which Gen. Grant now file. The people
elected Gen. Grant to take care of their in
terests, to be the President of the masses;
not the mouth-piece of a set of spectators,
who will get up gold Rings or purchase
foreign territory as it may best sat thsir
mercenary and corrupt purposss He
should run his administration on that track.
When he does not, the people will put their
own construction upon she causes which
lead him in a different direction Union
and American.
Year: 1870

a SECRET WORTH KNoING-A Iau2drsss
gives the following receipt for doing up
shirt bosems. Any lady who desires 10
make home happy. will do well to try the
experiment. It will be found sovereign
antidots to that perilous stuff which weighs
upon the heart-an i'll ironed and Ill fitting
shirt bosom:


''Take two ounces of fine white gum
arabic powder, put it into a pitcher and
pour a pint or more of water, and then
having covered it, let it stand all night
In the morning pour it from the dregs into
a clean bottle, cork it and keep it for use
pint of starch made In the usual manner
will give to lawns, either white or printed,
a look of newness, when nothing else can
restore them after they have been washed
Year: 1870

The, Dexter Base ball club of this place now claim to be champions of the county, and hold themselves in readiness to meet any county club who desire to contest that claim. May we not soon hope for game between them and their old opponents, the Duttons of your place ?

 The Dexters have now beaten the Etnas of Wolcottville, twice. The following is the score of the last game played at Vol c0ttvilla SaEnrdan
Year: 1870

THE DROUGHT. The intense heat and dry weather of the past and present month have brought drought upon us, the evil effects of which are increasing with fright ful rapidity. as day by day goes by without rain. The tobacco crop is likely to be the greatest sufferer by this state of things. It is estimated that even with speedy rain there will not be more than half the usual yield throughout the Connecticut valley. Pastures are drying up and decrease in dairy produce and rise in it's price is the inevitable result. Still our suffering by no means equals that of Europe. particularly in France where the drought is the worst of two centuries.
Year: 1870

D~ The Herald of last week, contains the plan for visit by the 2d c. V. H. A. to the scene of their labors in Virginia. They propose to make the round trip for SS5 apiece, faring considerably better than they did in 1S64-5. at that. The expedi. ton is to be semi-military in conduct and commissariat. We have no doubt that such of the old Regiment as can afford the time and money. will have one of the pleasant fortnights they will ever spend in their lives.
Year: 1870

The New Haven Register complains that the Free-Trade Republicans do not pro pose. as general thing, to bolt their par ty ticket and vote for Democratic Candid ates. What does it advise the Democracy of the Fourth Congressional District to do in case of MT. Barnum's renomination?
Year: 1870


We were standing in the doorway
My little wife and L
The golden sun upon her hair
Fell down so silently,
A small white hand upon my arm,
What could ask for more,
Than the kindly glance of loving eyes,
As she kissed me at the door.
know she loves with all her heart
The one who stands beside!
And the years have been so joyous
Since first 1 called her bride!
We've had so much Of happiness
Since we met in years before,
But Che happiest time of all was
When she kissed me at the door.
Who cares for wealth of land or gold,
Or fame, or matchless power?
1t docs not give the happiness


OF Just one little hour
With one who loves me as her life
She says she Gloves me more
And thought she did this morning,
When she kissed me at the door.
AT times it seems that all the world,
With all its wealth Of gold,
Is very small and poor indeed


Compared with what l hold!
And when the clouds hang grim and dark
/ only think the more
OF "onc' who waits my coming stop,
To kiss me at the door,,
If she live till age shall scatter


The frost upon her head,
l know she'll love me just the same
As the morning we were wed.
But if the angels call her


And she goes to Heaven before,
will. know her when meet her,


For she'll kiss me at the door.
Year: 1870

force as to deprive him entirely of rea-
son. The poor fellow who was struck
never spoke a word or made sign af-
'terward, though he survived in an uncon-
sseiious state about three hours after he
was taken to the hospital.


We had all Of us been used to seeing
death in every shape, but the whitcness
of sudden fear fell upon many face in
that group, of soldiers as the terrible
messenger of death Glove a passage
through us, and, passing by every
thing else, went to its destination as un-
erringly as if sent by some invisible
inafksinan.
Year: 1870

Eylt is said that the Piegan Indians
as soon as they recover sufficiently from
the smallpox to be able to write, will
forward petition TO the French and
PrussiaE Governments requesting that
Gen. Sheridan may not be restrained
from exposing himself at the front
They will also make known the pleasure
If will afford them, in case he is killed
to act as pail hearers at the funeral.
Year: 1870

"A a


Feet Deep and Is Uninjured.


The Princeton Qll.) Republican of the 22d
says


On Thursday last five-year old boy, belong
ing to Swedish gentleman named Nelson,
undertook to investigate the mysteries of an old
well some fifty-five feet in depth, or, at least,
some of the trappings with which the well was
covered, and, finding a large hole in one of the
boards, concluded to take a peep below the
scenes Inserting his head into the hole and
looking about its surroundings, he slipped
through so far that he was unable to get back
again.


However, he made vigorous efforts to recover
his usual perpendicular condition, screamed
like q scared Indian and SO badly frightened
the children playing with him that they scam
pered away into the house. Tugging and work
ing for dear life, he gradually became exhausted,
began to lose his hold on the board, and at last
his feet assumed an upright position in the air,
and down he dropped into the well, falling
about fifty feet before striking water. 1t was a
fearful plunge, and yet, strange to say, he was
not harmed in the least. The well was not a
large one, and his escape from instant death
seems 10 be unaccountable. The theory is, that
he not only escaped touching the walls but that
somehow in the fall he turned partially round,
and when he struck the water, which was about
five feet deep he came up head foremost.


The little fellow, too, must have had some
presence of mind, for no sooner had he recov-
cred from the shock of the fall than he grabbed
hold of the chnking In the side of the well, and
saved himself from a watery grave. By this
time the frightened children had alarmed the
parents in the house, and, as soon as possible
the we'll bucket was lowered, and a Mr.. Mosher
went down after the boy. He found him cling
ing to the side OF the well, helped him into the
bucket, and he was then drawn up.
Year: 1870

learn to develop its own existence in self-per-
fection and sincerity, without wishing to keep
its neighbor in the leading strings. She must
recognize that there are other civilized nations
besides herself, and that all peoples taken In
their totality alone represent the phenomenon
of the spirit OF humanity.


''Iou clothe yourself after the manner of the
prophets of old: but these ancients cried ont to
the face of their people. No nation falls into
such disgrace and humiliation without being
itself guilty. To say this was your duty; that
is the way to make good the past; the way to
please the French people with itself and with us.
For We do not fail to recognize even now that
from the French people went out, with sacrifices
unequalled, much that has been elevating and
emancipating for the human race. We wished
to live in peace with France; but the demon of
dominion, of vanity, of pre-. eminence over all
others-which you still cherieh-called forth the
war, brought death and devastation over your
land, and to rs, in the midst of victory, sadness
for we have lost thousands of our brothers in the
triumph and see the peace ul labors of mind and
hand destroyed.


ITO you, as author, we give an especial fact
for your consideration. The war on your side
is songlese. Excepting q few cynical street
ballads your soldiers have no song. At first
they wiehedto adopt the 'Marseillaise, but they
must soon have felt it became lie and re-
proach. On your side no song could arise, be-
cause every ethical impulse was wanting. But
with our army, in camp and on the march, there
is the genius of song, in gladness, in confidence
in the good right, in wrath against corruption,
in the fervor of reconciliation. Give heed to
this phenomenon. You will understand it.


"We, as author, have not the mission to stir
up the conflict 1t is ours to labor for the unity
of the human soul in its various phenomenal
FORMS to cultivate knowledge and human love-
When the sword is sheathed-and all hearts
wish not long dlstant-then it will be our new
calling to again bring about, as far as it is in
our power, unity and the peaceful mutual ad-
vancement of intellectual culture.


II do not know whether you will hear my
words, or If you wish to hear them; but /, as an
individual, would give testimony of that which
Germany desires and what you and your coun-
trymen should strive for.


"BERTHoLD AUERBACH."
Year: 1870




The correspondent of the London Telegraph
at Havre writes December IL


The road by which L drove this morning leads
directly into Hayre; and the approaching enemy
if they wish to reach the to gn must pass along
it. at right angles with this road is a range of
hills. The French have not been slow to per-
ceive the immense advantage of such position.
On the high ground commanding the road they
have placed some strOag batteries. III tue men
have only courage enough to hold the position
for short TINA, they must succeed in inficting
considerable damage on the advancing aud un-
protected foe. In fact, should the French sol
diery act as they ought to act, the Germans will
have to penetrate through some very formidable
obstacles before they stand face to face with the
walls of Havre.


With the exception of half regiment of hus-
sars and q few nondescripts of several line
regiments, the regular army is completely un-
represented by the actual garrison of Havre
Many and different opinions are beld as to the
resistance which our defenders are likely to
give the invader. Some speak of our troops in
terms of the greatest admiration and have the
highest expectations of what they are going to
do SO far as men holding such opinions use
words of admiration for the bravery and spirit
of the Mobiles, fully agree with them. But
when they go on TO assert that these unframed
soldiers are capable of making any stand what
ever against the enemy, do differ from them
most materially. have not seen yet single
battalion fit 10 take the field against the German
troops. The men are animated with the best
spirit and are for the most part fine fellows;
but In my opinion 1t Is simple butchery to send
such troops into battle.


The correspondent of the London Standard
writes:-


The defenses of Havre consist of line OF
forts and batteries running along the crest of a
range of hills, commencing about mile beyond
lie Hive on the sea coast to Harieur, on the
river Seine. They are about three miles from
the outskirts of the town of Havre and are
armed with about 100 heavy naval guns. These
lines are about six miles in length, aud can only
be approached by two roads, both Of which are
well swept by batteries, and the position Is sc
formidable by nature that, with a flanking fire
on both extremities from the men-of-war, they
could easily be held by 10000 good troop
against all the Prussians in France.
Year: 1870

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this article, and better one could not be
found, for the remedy is effective in the
speedy cure of consumption. What cures
consumption? Bslssm of Alpine Moss.
How many there are to whom this assurance
brings hope, and hope is the blessing of the
sick bed. Secure then, . bottle of this
wonderful remedy and cure yourself.