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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-24
MISCEEIsANY.
Tile Rag Merchants Daughter. d

The Rag Merchants Daughter. u
In one of the narrowest and daadirtiest
streets in Paris, on the ground fIoor of a
crumbling old house, is the shops.of Mon
sieur Thomas, rag merchant. In the
back part is a sort of glass office, in
which an exceedingly pretty girl not long
since transacted the business of the estab-
hshment. This young girl was Mademoi-
selle Mary, old Thomas daughter.
Not "a great while ago, an elegant looking
young gentleman CHANGED TO pass through
the dirty street, and involunfarily stopped
70 admire her. The next day he came
again, but it was not chance that brought
him there this time for after pausing on
the street. as before, he entered the shop
under the pretence of asking the way, but
in reality to approach nearer the object of
his sudden admiration. A very few words
sufficed to confirm and fasten first impress
sions, AMI he was about to 90 away in a
very disconsolate frame of mind, when, in
among the old junk which the shop con-
tanned, he observed pile of old books.
Selling upon the excuse to prolong his stay.
the young man turned over the taitered
refuse, and purchased several of the books,
promising the fair saleswoman that he
would. from time TO time, replenish his IL
brary at her establishment. He must have
been very studious that day, for early the
next morning he returned and obtained an
other supply. So too, the next, and newt
until, troubling himself no longer about the
old books, he came and passed much of his
time in soft conversatioa at the window of
the glass cage. and finally wound nm bv
asking Nj. Thomas to give him his dapob-
ter in marriage. As the old fellow. with
out being seen had witnessed all tbat bad
transpired, and liked the youths annaar.
ance, he at once granted his PRAYER. on tho
condition that the demand should be of4;c;aI
by the gallanfs father. Here was tbe
difficulty. The father Of the lover M
George,w was dry goods merchant. bavino
handsome store in one of the most br;is
liant quarters of the city, and he looked
for something better for his son than a rae
merchants daughter. However, as there
was nothing better for it the youth broacbed
the subject to his parents. AT first he was
laughed at; but as he frequently returned
to the charge. the father and mother in the
hopesof diverting him by other means from
this mad project. invited him to family
dinner, in order TO talk this matter over.
1t was hoped that the ridiculous figure the
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The Parents Of Daniel webster

The Newburyport Herald has anH =,
ticle on the parents of Daniel Webster
which contains some anecdotes never be-
fore IN print u aa G IS
"The revolutionary services of his fath-
er were very important, extending throGgh
the whole war. At first Captain. he was
promoted in 17S4 to the rank Of Colonel.
He was brave, trusty and reliable officer,
and engaged in many situations of great
responsibility. He was in the armv when
the news came of the birth of his son Dan
Iel. Calling to his brother-in-law. Stephen
Bohonnon, he said " Here. Stephen. have
another boy at home; get a gallon of rum
and we will bemerry.'' This, of course,
was before Temperance DAYS. when every
good Chriciisn thought it no harm to use a
little stlmulant to keep the heart cheerful
1t Is said on one occasion. Can't. Webster
was encamped with Gen. Stark. near the
british, little stream alone dividing them,
the British however, in much greater force.
a stern OF great length and severity aris-
lng,the Americans found shelter in large
barn. When fair weather came. it appear
ed the British had disappeared. This
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-24

4 Old man would cut, and his inability
give his daughter respectable rtaus.
portion, would put an end to the affair:
The invitation was accepted andthe pa
fties came. Atthe' dessert, the merchs1
,. endeavored to jest with old Thomas a.
|, turn him into ridicule. u This didn't sssl
to work particularly well, and nothing ie
NAMED but to try the, financial questiol
j This was Madame Georges point, and d
commenced by asking what he intended
give his daughterson the day of her ma
riage,,, s,g.4 .s ss-.as
- pray mother" cried young Georg
who saw the trap, don't talk about that-
another time--"sb
2, =, /" Not at all, young man" interrupted N
Thomas. 3" Letus ialk of il at once. 4
your mother wishes. A little money doe
a newly married couple no harm. corf!n j. i
~ Madame viii say how much it 90
posed TO give her son, will .rs;
a like sum- sa-sss~s..s.1 49,
we intended observed srads'S'
1.eorge with superb, air, g to give our sc'
fifty thousand francs, sir.n -
F" Well, we'll" said Tom with a shfur. a
must say expected better than that for nv
little girls husband but, as the Young
people love each other, i will throw no o.
Jectlon in the way. Mary is nv only child,
and on the day Of her marriage shall
give her four hundred thousand francs,
money down." ag sBf
1t may readily be imagined that the
Georges " changed their gait in hurry
about this fine. But now came another
difficulty. Expecting to frighten old Thom-
as OFT, Madame George had rather stretch
ed the truth in naming fifty thousand -traacs
as her sons wedding present, and both She
and her husband were now very anxious to
see the son so richly married. Sacrifices
were made, and loans negotiated, in or.-er
o gather up the sam mentioned.
Things went on for some time. and the
lay OF ceremony had been several times
when one morning the merchant
'eceiyed a packet containing fifty bank
totes a thousand francs each. with these
words sa
II see where the shoe pinches, and. for
trlhe, | won't have things drag ON any
onger. send you the needful. Anoher
me be more candid with your friend, and4
ont put on any more airs with poor peo-
ie. on the fifteenth Of next month Il Inc
edding," :
1ou remember one of Shakespeare n,,ss
elebraied apothegms. .sAll ie not gold ,haf
itters might il not be well 10 add. ard
le purest gold often does not shine at all Il
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LAWS OF VEMONT. {
.sasfaf E ---- FEaf p
OCTOBER SESSION, 1865.

No. 51.-AN ACT to repeal an act {,
z provide for publishing condensed edi
/ ton of the Vermont Reports. b as5
= II IS hereby enacted. SC.
SEC. /. The act to provide for publish
Eng condensed edition Of the Vermont Re.
ports, approved November eighteenth, A.
-. 1856. is hereby repealed. 500
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect fom
is passage.
Approved Nov. 25, 1858.
10. GAN ACT in addition to an act
entitled can Act authorizing the Select
men Of the several towns to establish
FIRE districts in certain cases." approved
Nov. 1lth, 1854.
WI Is hereby enacted, sc.
SEc. l.. Whenever fire may occur in
fire district or town in this State. and an
cation shall be made to any officer or in
ant Of any other organized FIRE dis
-ff-rs7-,7 inhaDitant of such
riet or town where such fire occurs, for
stance, II shall be the duty Of the chief
- peer of the district to which such ap-
sS,ration may be made to decide whether
lie assistance requested shall be granted,
aid If such assistance so requested is in the
opinion of such chief engineer proper to be
canted, he shall designate the engine and
clmpany to render such assistance.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from
is passage. r g,ae
Approved Nov. %, 1858.
No. 5S.-AN ACT fixing an uniform time
for holdinn, tba ,,p,,aI sot,coI ,,,eofiner &c
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p o OETR Y
rIrD~nfs AT THE CLOSE OF THE
YEAR.

YEAR.
Mournfully upon the ear
Sounds the midnight bell
That tolls from steeple and from tower
The years departing knell.
Mournfuly the memory comes,
OF years forever fed
Whilst in the moaning winds are heard
The voices Of the dead
Since leaves have budded and have fallen,
Since flowers have bloomed and died
How many warm and faithful friends
Are scattered far and wide.
How many dear loved one is missed
From the accustomed seat,
Beside the freside tonight i
When friends and kindred meet
She has been laid beneath the turf .es
With flowers upon her breast
And summer birds among the boughs
To sing her to her rest
Another has for winding sheet H
The winters spotless snow
And for a dirge the wild winds chant
requiem sad and low
Some have been laid by strangers hands, l
Within foreign grave
And some have breathed their dying PRAYER
Upon the stormy wave.
Not for the sileut dead alone
Does memory wake and weep
But for the pilgrim on the land
The wanderer on the deep.
And every howlng blast that shakes
The bare and leafcss tree
Sounds like the shRHnrked seaman'ss ssry
Upon the lonelyssa.
Yet mercies mingle With the woes
OF sad but grateful hearts.
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-24

NUMBER OF WoRps USED. Prom a
Teport OF one of Hon George p. Marsh's
Ieclnres on the English language, we take
me following Interesting extract:
I" The number of good English words
found IN use by good writer's eoald hardly
fall short Of 100000. But we know these
mainly as we know Greek, as. book-words.
and not as the language of speech. Even
= a man was able on extraordinary occa-
sions to bring into usein wordy battle half
that number, he generally conteniel him.
self with far fewer, Each individual used
m his daily life o, repcrtory of words TO
some extent peculiar TO hinself-one which
would furnish akcy to his private history
Few scholars used as many as 10000 Eng.
'lssh words ordinary people not more than
5000. In all Shakespeare there was not
han $4,000 words IN all Milton
.RusI9 ~ the Egyptian l,ierogIy y-'hics there
llNlp, and il WAS sa;d TIE vocabu-
- iiaiian opefa VAS SCARCELY grea-
l each found avery Iinited yocabu-
y 'tsss's svr oni. pbpose. One man
ieou'd say d Aougltfk heart another \
jfr1efm spirit; one fancg, another fD,a6;fu-
ftson one described his friend Of a sa1o,.-
ne temperament; another as Of hopeful
disposition one man began to build another
ynaaenced building; each lad his own words
pd stuck 10 them. A man of controlled
Fnissions used plain words, while a passion
ate man used many intensives. Loose think
Ts contented themselves with general au-
piieations for large classes of ideas, while
logical thinkers used more and more speci-
ac words. The arts demanded more new
words than anything eise.'' 'o3 s'a 4 i-a
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SEEMING like an interpositon of Providence

seeming like an interposition Of Providence.
ASQl1e one proposed prayers.
~ D--n the prayers said soldier, let
those pray who want to- Gen. Stark was
q much incensed at the language, that he
xFuck him over the shoulder severely with
lns sword, saying the name of God Should
not be profaned in his army. 4 They all
went into the barn, where he called on Capt.
Webster to lead in prayer, who mounted
on aihaystack, prayed with such fluency
and fervency that, as Stephen Bohonnon
said, { there never was SO much blubbering
at a camp-meeting,
Judge Websfer's second wife, the moth
q Of Daniel, was Abagaif Eastman, born
~ Salisbury just opposite Newburyport.
She was a taiIoress by trade, going round
from house TO house, as her services were
fhoxsel. Her father was the owner of a
family came from Wales
settled IN Salisbury. She had
so nlufhers, Ezekiel and Daniel, from
sWnom She named two of her children.
& The story of the courtship is thus told.
Soon after Mr.. Webster became widower
'frslich was in March, 1744, he came 10
Fast Kingston, his old home, on visit.
"A lady friend said to him, swhy do Won
not get married again I" s'I would" he
replied, "if knew the right one." at
can tell you,' said she, "one who will lust
suit you--Abagail Eastman OF Salisbury
lie mounted his horse and went 10 Sails
bury. Reaching the house, young woman
came 70 the door, whom he asked If Aba
gail Eastman lived, there. She told him
she was the one, when he handed her the
letter Of introduction he had brought. She
invited him in, and before. he left the bar
'-Tas was made. They were married Octo-
Der l3, l7d4."
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
Fairs for IS5S

The State Fair of Indiana will be held at In
dianapoIis, from Oct 4th, to 9Th inclusive In
Wisconsin at Madison from Oct 4th to 9TH in
elusive.
County Fairs will be held as follows In
Cuyahoga, at Cleveland, from Oct. 5th tc 9TH
inclusive; Erie, at Huron, Oct 9th to sth; Ge-
auga, at Claridon, Sept 2sth to 3Oth; Huron, at
North Fairfield, Sept 2slh to 3Oth; Lorain, at
Elyria, Oct 5th to 7th; Lake, at Painesvile
Oct l4th to 10th; Lucas, at Toledo, Oct. 18Th
and I4th; MahOning at Garfield, Oct 5th to
9TH; Riehland, at Mansfield, Sept 29th to Oct
LIST; Sandusky. at Fremont, Oct 9Th to sth;
Seneca, at Tifin, Oct 9th to sth; Starr, at Mas
sillOn, Oct 5th to 7th; Summit, at Akron, Der.
9Th to sth; TrumbuIl, at Warren, Oct 18th, TO
18th; Tuscarawas, at New Philadelphia, Sept
10th to Oct lsti Morrow, at Mt GiIead, Oct
18th to 18th; Wayne, at Wooster, Sept. 29th to
Oct. lst; Harrison, at Cadiz, Oct 9Th to sth;
Carroll, al CarrOlltOn, Oct 18th to 18th: and
jefferson, at Steubenville, Sept 30th to Oct
1st.
Township and District Fairs are 10 be held
as follows; Avon. Sept. 2sth; Brunswick,
Oct 5th; COnDeaUt, Sept. SOth and Oct. Ist;
Wellington, Sept. Ssth to 30th; Orwell, Ashta-
bula county, Oct. 5th to 7th; Plymouth, Rich
land County, Oct 5th to 9TH; Madison, Lake
county, Oct. 9th; and Richfield, Summit eoun-
ty, Sept. 2sth TO 30th.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
The Maryland slave Holders Meeting.


Human chattels have become so prone to take
to their legs and run away in portions of Mary
land that the owners recently held meeting
at Snow Hill to devise means to stop the dispO-
sition to emigrate. They did not resolve to
free their slaves and TO pay them suitable wages
for their labor ike sensible men, but they did
resolve to make the life of the slave more irk-
some than ever. by depriying him of his corn
patch, not permitting him to leave home with
out pass, and not suffering him 10 choose his
master when hired out They also resolved in
favor of the enactment of still more stringent
laws by the State of Maryland and by Congress
touching fugitives from service, and the pay
ment of sI0O for every white man, and $50 for
every free negro, detected aud convicted of tam
pering with slaves. The effect Of this cruel
policy viii be 70 make stampedes still more fire.
quent.
The crOwning act Of the folly Of the Snow
Hill resolvers, was the adoption OF the follow
ing
Res0lDsd, That We recommend that authority
be given to pOstmasters in slayehoidIng States
to open and read all letters and other documents
addressed to free negroes aud slaves; and when
ever anything incendiary shall be found therein,
to place them in the hands of the proper OH
GERS for prosecution.
1t is well remarked by the Toledo Blade that
this policy of subjecting the mails to the
POiEage of Shareholders was aeceded to by
leading Democrats in Congress twenty-five
years ago, and the support it received from them
was among the 6rst steps taken in the work of
subjecting that party to the domination ard US
es of slavery, which has since that time so
steadily progressed and has now become so com
Pletc- 1t is far from being the most audaciOus
Of slavery's demands upon the country, bat is
one which will never be aeceded to by the Leg
islatiye department of the Government, howev-
er ready the Executive may be to grant it.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
State Fairs--ExhiBiriOn of Ohio stock, &c

State Eairs--EXhibitiOn OF ONO StocA, ~ /
The State Fair of Michigan will be held at De /
troit from Sept 2sth to Oct. lst, inclusive, and
we understood Mr.. AsTON and Mr. HUNPHREY
of Lorain, will exhibit some of their superior
Hereford Cattle and premium Sheep for cOmpe-
tition with the best Michigan can produce, and
will then take their stock to the New York State
Fair to be held in Syracuse from October 5th to
the sth, inclusive.
Mr. ELY, of LOrain, has taken nine or ten
head of his beautiful Devons to the Pennsylva-
MIA State Fair at Pittsburgh, to be held from
Sept. 2Sth to Oct lst, inclusive. Pennsylvania
cattle-growers will have to bring out their very
best stock to compete with Mr.. ELs's famous
herd of dark red, clean limbed, pure bloOds.
Specimens of Ohio Tanned Leather by the
new process of Mr. JOHNSON, will be exhibited
at the Pennsylvania State Fair. Many attempts
have been made within the last few years TO
successfully improve upon the cid method of
tanning. Most of the improvements which have
been brought before the public, have proved Of
but little consequence. For several years Mr..
Horace G. JOHNSON, now a resident of this city,
has been experimenting with view TO improve
upon the old process of tanning leather, and
quite recently he has met with decided success.
His process is peculiar to himself, and in but
few particulars resembles that of The old. The
grand feature in his improvement is, that in tan
ming leather ne uses no bark Time, which is
the principal objection TO the old method Of tan
ming, is by the new process nearly annihilated.
By Mr.. JoHNsONs process ii requires but one
day to tan sheep skin, six TO tan calf. and the
largest raw hides are made into leather in
twenty or thirty days. By this process Of tan
ming the expense of manufacturing leather is re-
duced nearly one half, even in those localities
where bark can be procured at the cheapest
rates
Several tanneries we are informed are now in
successful operation which are being worked by
this process and large one has been lately
built and is now in operation at Norwalk, HUI
ron county. From this tannery, specimens of
several different kinds of leather were sent to
the late Ohio State Fair, and received the first
premium. This speaks well for the new pro-
cess, and from what we hear the leather is de-
serving all the praise bestowed upon it. II the
process shall prove what it seems to be, it is
certain that it will produce great revolution in
the tanning business.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28

DRowsED-The body Of drowned man,
much decayed, has washed ashore at Putin
Bay Island. 1t is supposed to be that of Mr..
McCuuon, of Toledo, who is thought to have
been lost from the Bay City on her Ietun from
the 10th of September celebration. The San
dusky Register learns that Mr.. Daniel Davis, of
Clyde, sandusky county, who was on the Queen
City on her return from the celebration, has not
since been heard Of 1t is feared that he also
fell overheard and was drowned.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
Pigeon Tournament.

a Pigeon Shooting Tournament took place a;
Lafayette, Ind, on the a3i and 2ith inst. The
grounds were thrOnged with spectators, and
" crack shots were present from several cities
The first match was composed Of MesSrs- King,
of Fort Wayne, Hattersley, of Cleveland, Fon-
day and Dixon of Lafayette, King, of St.
Louis, Fifed, Carter, and Hathaway, of Toledo
Hattersley and FOnday made tie shot, winning
the first prize.
Second match, King, of Fort Wayne, King, OF
St Louis, Hattersley, of Cleveland and Fiield,
of Toledo, all acknowledged to be crack shots.
King, of Fort Wayne, won the first prize, FL
field, of Toledo, the second.
The second day there were eight entries for
the sweepstakes, and DR.. Fonda, of Lafayette,
and H. Hattersley, of Cleveland, making tie
shots, divided the prize
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
Fight Rerween Profes.Ionnls.

In conducting suit in Columbus, few days
ago, H B. Warden, Esq, shOwered phillipics,
as is too much the custom of the bar, on a wit
ness, fellow citizen, DR.. John W. Hamilton.
On Saturday Dr. H met Judge ". in the mar
ket, and avenged the insult in Court, by knock
ing him down and pummeling him until taken
off. Judge Warden had pistol IN his pocket,
but having market basket on his arm, he had
no opportunity to use it before dropped ala
Hyer. The Fact thinks that Judge W was
served right, judgment most badgered and
abused witnesses will not be disposed to reverse.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28

A KSowIxG Dos.-At Trenton, Mich, last
week, as an express train was going at its
greatest speed, the engineer discovered little
daughter # brakeman belonging TO the Road,
on cattle guard short distance ahead, and
whistled down the brakes. The headwsy, how
ever, was such, that the train could not be
checked, and the death of the child seemed in
evitable, when small dog with which she had
been playing, sprang on the track, caught her
dress and dragged her back into the ditch by
the side oil the Road, retaining his hold on the
dress till the train had passed That dog will
no doubt be kept hereafter as permanent asEis-
tant in the nursery.-TOIed0 BLADE,
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28

SENSIBLE VOrE.-of all foIlies people can
commit, that of tinkering good State Consti-
tuition most entities them to wear the cap and
bells Such is the experiences of Ohio at least
The people of Tennessee have shown their
good sense by deciding against calling COnsti-
tutiOnal Convention by a majority of over 10000.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28

CRoPs IN HURoS.-The Reflector states that
over one half Of the corn in Huron and adjoining
counties Is out Of the way Of the frost, and
thinks there viii be more sound corn raised this
year than there was last. The potato crop win
be fair, and much better yield than was an
ticipated a short time ago The apple crop is
decidedly slim, as compared with former years,
but will also yield more than was anticipated a
month aro
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
The Arlanfic Cable

Appears to be IN a state OF suspended anima-
ton It has given but feeble kicks, expiring
ones we fear, since the first Of September. So
admits Desauty after much pumping by the i'm
patient public and Board of Directors.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28

Coax IN LAkE-The Painesville Advertiser
says =" Our farmers have commenced cutting
up their corn. 1t has filed and riPened finely
The crop was never heavier or better"
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-28
MARRIED.,
DIED

Another Instance of the Efficacy of
BerhRve's Holland BiIters.
N. NJ. PoISDEXTER. Union Office, September l6h.
ls54 says;
'Soms weeks since being seriously Affected with pain
aad Of the stomach loss Of appetite, snd
strong symptoms II dyspepsia, induced to try
your HOLLAND BITTERS, and feel It bot act 4
Justice to the aItee well for the good those who
my affected with ike arrangement Of the stomach
state that the Of single bottle Of this medicine
proved Of incaculabls benefit hlving freed the stomach
from all OF depression, and removed eve symptom
odyspepsia would also remark that two other members
OF my fumily who afflicted IN similar with
myself entirely relieved By the Of single bottle
each"