Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-04-01
The Scientific American says if you put

The Scientific American says if you put
mullen leaves in pipe and smoke them
they will cure bronchitis.
An old fellow at Yuba City, California,
who had not done the honorable thing by a
widow, was walked up one night by the boys
and ordered to 90 at once and be married
or be ducked in pond. He chose to keep
! his promise to the widow, and as she was
willing. the transaction was completed.
The state census of Louisiana, taken in
1888, shows population of 3ll,2l7 free
whites TO 3lS,659 of slaves of all colors
and free negroes.
| The schools at Cleveland, Ohio, are get
ting in a bad wav. from the characterization
OF the pupils. If the teachers thrash them,
/ they are pretty sure to be thrashed in turn
by some indignant older brother, or father
and then the case goes to court.
The Canterbury Shakers had their won
ted gravity disturbed by the freshet, which
came up around their farm house, insulating
its inmates from the world more thorough
ly than their religion does. and seriously
threatening sail down the Mrrrimac
The war in Verginia between the Letch-
er and Goggin parties RACES with inerea,-
e fury. The Norfolk Argus puts in
mplrniug part OF its sheet containing an
extract from the Norfolk Herald, in which
the editor said that Verginia would one day
be free State, land the sooner the better"
The Rhode Island election, which follow,
the Connecticut week, Is warming up the
people of that breeches-pocket state. The
principal interest is in the eastern congress
sional district where two opposition cand-
dates are running, Thomas Davis, repub-
lican, aud Christopher Robinson. American
republican. As plurality does not elect
till the second trial, there will he no choice
at the first election, but there will be great
strife to SEE who shall get the most votes.
Meetings are being held in behalf of each
OF the two candidates. Dom Plat of Gin
cnnati and ex-mayor Barstow of Provi-
denee addressed Davis meeting at Proyi-
dence on Friday evening
Testimony now taking in the election
case in the Detroit congressional district,
shows extensive democratic frauds, and it
Is not impossible that Mr.. Howard, repub-
lican, will be found to be reelected by the
majority of the honest voters.
Another Democratic State Convention
has been called in Pennsylvania, under the
auspices of Col. Forney, to meet April, /
18th. The Convention last week endorsed /
buchanan and repudiated Gov. Packer.
The next one will doubtless endorse Packer
and repudae Buchanan.
democratic paper says the black repub-
licans are trying to crow over their waning
fortunes IN New Hampshire. Nero fiddled
whilst Rome was burning. Just SO and
the republicans are fiddling while democrat
cy is on fire and burning up.
Scorbutic diseases are the parent stock
from which arises large proportion of the
fatal maladieS that afflict mankind.-Thev
are as it were species of pototo rot in the
human constitution, which undermines and
corrupts all the sources of its vitality and
hastens its decay. They are the germ
from which springs Consumption, Rheum-
atism. Heart Disease, Liver Complaints.
and Erupiive Diseases which will be rec
ognized as among those most fatal and des-
tructive 10 the races OF men.-So dreadful
are Its consequ' noes to human life, that il
is hardly possible to over estimate the i'm
portance OF an actual. reliable remedy. that
can sweep out this Scrofulous conlamina.
ton. We know then we shall proclaim
welcome news TO our readers, of one form
such quarter as will leave little doubt of