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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
Beautiful Extract.

The following wall, All ut on the @sca of
reading, we clip from an exchange. We
do not knew lis paternity, hut it contains
some wholesome truths, beautifully set forth,
Men seldom think of the great event of
death untl the shadow falls across their
own path, hiding forever from their eyes
;he traces OF the loved ones whose living
smile was the sunlight Of ihoir existence.
Death Is the great an,agoui.t of lite, and
the cold thought Of the tomb is the skrle.
eton OF all iea>tS. We do not want to 90
through the dark valley, although its pas.
sage may lean 20 paradise; and with Chas.
Lamb, we do not want to lie down in the
muddy grave. even with kings and princes
for our bed-fellows. But the fiat Of nature
is inexorable.
There is no appeal or reli.r from the
great law which dooms us TO dust We
flourish and we fade as the leaves of the
forest, and the flower that blossoms and
wlihers in day has not Trailer hold up
on life than the mightiest monarch tInl
ever shook the earth with his footsteps :
Generations Of men appear and vanish as
the footsteps on tie shore.
In the beautiful drama or Ion, the in
stinct of immortality, so eloqgenrly uttered
by the death devoted Greek, finds deep
response in every thoughtful soul. When
about TO yield his young existence as Il sac
riiice 10 fate, his beloved Clemanlhe asks if
they shall not meet again, TO which he re-
plies: " | have asked that question of the
hills that look cternal--of tie clear streams
tltnt Hon ~ .I,
whose fields of azure my raised spirit hath
walked IN glory. All were dumb. But
while gaze upon thy living face feel
that there is something in the love that
manles though its beauty that cannot who'll
ly perish. We shall meet again, Gle
manlhe."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
Poverty not so great Curse.

If there is anything in the world that
young man should be more grateful for than
another, it is the poverty which necessitates
his starting in life under very great disad-
vantages. Poverty is one of the best tests
of human quality in existence. A triumph
over it is like graduating with honor from
West Point. 1t demonstrates stuff and
stamina. 1t is certificate of worthy la
Dor creditably performed. A young man
who cannot stand this test is not good for
ANYTHING. lie can never rise above
drudge or pauper. A young man who
cannot feel his viii harden as the yoke of
poverty presses upon him, and bis pluck
rise with every difficulty poverty throws in
his way, may as well retire into some corner
and hide himself. Poverty saves thou
sand times more men than it ruins for it
only ruins those who are not particularly
worth saving, while it saves multiludes Of
those whom wealth would have ruined. If
any younq man who reads this is so unfor-
tunate as to be rich, give him my pity. |
pity you, my rich young friend, because you
are in danger. You lack one great stimu-
Ius TO effort and excellence, which your poor
cum IltitOH pVSSSsopS' o4 VII ~ very
apt, if you have a soft spot in your head
to think yourself above him, and that sort
of Thing makes you m-an, and Injuries you.
With full pockets, and full stomach, and
good linen and hroadcloth on your back,
your heart ard soul plethoric, in the race
of life you will find yourself surpassed by
all the poor boys around you, before you
know It.
No, my boy. if you are poor, thank God,
and take courage, Tor be intends ie give you
a chance to make something Of yourself
If you had plenty Of money. ten chances 10
one it would spoil you for all useful pur-
poses. D1you lack eduea,ions Have ynn
been cut short in the text book! Remem-
Der that education, like some other things,
does not consist in the multitude Of things
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
Cancers and Tobacco.

A little time previous 10 his death | re-
ceived the following letter iron DR.. John C.,
Warren Of Boston.
DEAR SIR: For more then thirty years
have been in the habit of inquiring Of pa
tents who came to me with cancers on the
tongue or lips, whether they used tobacco,
and if so, how whether by chewing or smok-
ing. If they sometimes answered in the
negative as to the first question, ! can truly
say that to the best of my knowledge and
belief, such cases are exceptions to the gen
eral rule. When, as is usually the case,
one side of the tongue is affected with
liberated cancer, it arises from the habitual
retention of the tobacco in contact with this
part. The irritation from a cigar or To-
bacco pipe frequently precedes cancer of
the lip. The lower lip is mere commonly
affected by cancer than the upper in conse-
quence of the irritation produced on this
part by acrid juices from the mouth
Among such substances, what is more likely
to cause a morbid irritation terminating in
disease, than the frequent application of to-
bacco juice?
Aged peasons are very liable to cancer,
especially about the face,and when an irrita-
ting substance is applied the skin becomes
discolored and takes on a cancerous action.
This irritation may be produced, as already
stated. by the use of tobacco in the interior
of the mouth, by the habitual application of
a cigar TO the lips, and even pipe applied
to the same parts, Few days pass without
an opportunity of witnessing veriiicalion
of these facts, and at the moment OF writing
this, such case presents itself for my opin-
ion. The patient is a fiimer, healthy except
that he has formerly used spirituous liquors,
about fifty years old, an habitual smoker
who two years since was afflicted with can
cerous liberation of the lower lip. The
primary disease was removed by an opera
ton, and the wound healed. but soon after,
numerous lymphaiic glands on both sides
of the neck began TO display the effects Of
cancerous poison, and there are now devel-
oped number of large very hard punches
which must continue to grow until they pro-
duce fatal termination.
The want of attention to CLEANLINESS Of
Ten connected with this practice, and the
consequent lodgmeut of the particles Of To-
bacco on the surface Of the lip has, rs al
ready suggested. a great influence in these
cases. This would naturally suggest an in
quiry whether those who have been in the
habit of general and exact eltanliEeSs are
so affected with external ca Ger rs athers,
think they are NOT.
But you ask why do not all tobacco chew
ers have cancers on the tongue and lips r.
I answer, because they are MT predisposed.
You smile, but there i something in this
rs cooperation is necessary. Where has
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

poured over the plate, which etches ou. its
suHnqu wherever the light has acted on the
gelaiire. And thus light leaves its delicate
to1tprints on imperishable steel.
The tngravcr of the highest order, who
is an artist as well as a manipulation, may
still produce the best efforts of his art /; but
instead OF having for his audience only the
favored few, hc may be admired by the mil
hon as well. The catroJns of the great
masters, which fill choice inches in the roy
al galleries and grand cathedrals the statu-
AIRY which the pilgrims OF the world go so
far TO see, the masterpieces in plastic and
pictoriel art, with all the wonders of nature
and science invisible TO the microscope of
the astronomer, may thus at no distant day
come to adorn the cottages Of the poor
ECeHiRg Post.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06


An Irish woman residing at johnny Cake
Dam, IN Chcmung county, y. Y. gave birth,
about two weeks since, to three children at
one time. She has been married. but three
years, but during that time has presented
her husband with no less than seven little
responsibilities the first year one, the
second year three, and the last year also
three. No use talking abont Americans
ruling America if things go on in this style
A COW belonging to William Deaton of
Roadoke county, Va. died suddenly short
time since, and on examination large sew
ing needle was found embedded in the heart.
Mrs Swisshelm says that the popularity
of her paper in Minnesota Is due to the
fact that "peoplc are always expecting she
will say something she ought not to-
There are more such,
Two young brothers Park, at New
Orleanr, engaged in mock duel, but ono
of the guns proved to be loaded, and the
younger brother, Charles, received fatal
wound.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

PARLIAMENTARY PRIvILEGE.-Sir Hec-
tor NJ. Gilliecuddie being once on his legs
in the house of Commons, indulging in
course of remarks by no means agreeable
TO some of the members, an attempt was
made to cough him down. After affecting
for some time not to observe this effort, Sir
Hector at last found the symptoms too ur-
gent to be disregarded, and accordingly
calculated, 'Mr. Speaker, the Gentlemen
may cough here, and they know it, but in
the strate, SIR, / should be glad to hear a
wheeze from the most asthmetic member of
the opposition"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

LET THE STQMAcu HAyE lTs CRAVING.
In the diseases produced by bad food, such
as scorbutic dysentery and diarrh9a, the
patients stomach often crxxcs fer and di-
eesis things, some Of which certainly would
be laid down in no dietary that ever was
invented for the sick, and especially not tas
such sick. These are fruit pickles, jams.
gingerbread, fat Of ham or Of bacon. suet,
cheese butter, mix. These casts have
seen not by ones, nor by tens, bnt by hund-
reds. And the patients stomaeh was right,
and the book was wrong. The articles
cravcd for, in these cases. might have been
principally arranged under The two heads
Of fat vegetable acids. There is often
marked difference between men and women
IN this matter of SILK feeding. Women's
digestion Is generally s!oSer.-f2ore'sce
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

DIR. Richard Mead of England, was tn,
first doctor TO Introduce the custom Of bav,
ing himself called oai Of church; but he
practiced this rase under more favorable
advantages than most could. His father
was clergyman with a large congrega-
ton, and when the doctor was called out,
would say, dear brethren, LET US offer up
prayer for the poor sufferer to whose relief
my son Richard has been called In this
way the son gained great notoricty,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06


An EsoCIMAUx WIpow.-This widow
greatly interested me. She ate birds for
conscience sake. Her husbands soul had
passed into the body of walrus as a tenn
porary habitation, and the Angekok had
prescribed that for certain period, she
should not eat the flesh Of this animal aud
since at this time of the year bear and seal
were scarce, she was compelled to fall back
upon a small stock Of birds which had been
COLLECTED during the preycps summer.
This penance was of kind which every
Esquimaux undergoes upon the death of a
near relation. The Aneekok announces to
the mpurners into what animal the soul Of
the departed had passed and henceiorth,
until the spirit las shifted its quarters, they
are not 10 partake Of tie animal. This
may be bear, a seal, walrus, a lumme,
a bur -mnstergull, or any other embraced
within their limited bill of fare. The
widow had one practice which, notwilh-
standing that it related 10 the same serious
subject, caused us not little amusement.
Her late husband, for whose sake she re-
Trained from eating walrus, met with his
death last Upernak (summer} by being
carried put TO sea on loose cake of ice,
to which he had imprudently gone TO watch
for seal. The tide having changed, the
floating raft was disengaged from the land
aud, in full view of his family and friends,
the poor hunter drifted out into the middle
Of Baliin Bay, never to be heard of more
1t happened That during the evening, the
name Of this hunter was mentioned several
times, always in terms of warm praise, and
each time his widow shed copicus flood
of tears. Peterson told us that all strangers
were expected TO join in this ceremony.
Our first attempt, | fear, made poor show
of sorrow but the second was perfect of
its kind The motions could rot have been
surpassed, even if the cause of grief had
been a rich banker and the mourners his
heirs. The tears were hardest to manage;
but sufficient quantity found their way TO
the surface to satisfy the bereaved one that
her grief was appreciated by US, and she
resumed her lively manner, so far forget
ting our former discourtesy in our present
respect for her sorrow, that she tried
again to treat us TO munched meat.-Dr.
Hayes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

BELYING a BoDY.-George III. once
said to Sir John Irwin, famous bon yivant
''They tell me, Sir John, you love glass
of wine" "Those, sire, who have so rep
resented me to your majesty" answered he,
"do me great injustice, they should have
said bottle"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
The LoOkiHs-GInss or IiI-Humor Cor.
Fectcd.

The LoOkiH&-Ginss; or IiI-Humor Cor
Fectcd.
There little stubborn dame
Whom no authority could tame.
Restiye by long indulgence gown,
Ne will she minded but her own
At triiles Oft she'd scoid and fret
Then in a corner take seat,
And, surly, moping all the day,
psialn alike 10 work play.
Papa all softer arts had tried
Aud sharper remedies applied;
But both we're vain for ey'ry course
lie took still made her and worse.
Mamma observed the rising lass
By stealth retiring to the glass
To practice little airs unseen,
In the true genius Of thirteen
On this deep design she laid
To tame the humor Of the maid
ContriEing, like prudent mother
TO make one folly cure another
Upon the wall, against the seat
Which Jessie used for her retreat
Nhcner by accident offended.
ooking-glass straight suspended,
That it might show her how deformed
She looked, and frightfui when she starmed
And Warp her she priced her beauty,
To bend her humor to her duty.
All this the looking-gass achieved
Its threats minded and believed.
The maid, who spurn'd at all advice,
Grew tame and gentle in a triee;
So when all other means had failed
The silent monitor prevailed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

Day DEAcoNs.-liy the records of one
of the oldest religious societies in Boston,
ii appears llat there was a large consump-
fion Of wine for church purposes in tho
parish several generations ago. Takin.
the number no communicanis, and the
amonnt OF wine charged in a year, it would
appear, from the records. that there was an
average consumption of pint of wine to "a
church member. each communion season
Ii is shFewdly sAspeeied, however, that the
leacons and lpaaina membars ot The church,
at their business meetings, paflook quito
freely Of the parish Stores, aud thus incar-
red hills for wine, which s,cm rather
strange to those who have ini5ibed the idea
that in the good oil iimes." about which
we hear SO much. men were less irsil and
dry, when good wine cost il,sm nothing.
than they are in our day and g-ncraitcn.--
BDstoa TyHScripi.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
Scraps from Old Newspapers.

a STRONG IpEA OF MILITARY Promo
TIoS.-lt was the custom of an old officer
TO make his childIea read chapter in the
bible every Sunday afternoon. Upon men
ton being made Of Nebuzaradan, captain of
the guard, coming to Jerusalem q Kings
XIV: 50 he stopped the reader and cried
out in tone of voice that showed how much
he was Interested in the matter, +" Good
Godl is that man still captqnY Why he
was captain when was a little boy. Pro
motion in his regiment must have been
very Slow"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

In literature, as in morals, there are a
certain taste and grace, which confer dignity
on moderate acquirements; and there are a
negligence and grossness that disgust even
when accompanied with incontestable supes
riority,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

Late Agent of U $ Patent oarc Washington under the
70 STATE STREET, opposite Kiby Street BOSTON.
FfE aneStcnsiycprctice Of upwards of twenty years
continues To secure Patents IN the United States also
~ Great britain, France aud other foreign countries Ia
Yeats speeincaton Bonds Assignments and all Papers or
drawings Tor PatentS executed liberal terms aud with
despatch Researches made into American or Foreign
MukS TO determine the validity or utility Of Patents or n-
touchhg the same Copies Of the claims any Patent fur
nishsd by remitng One Dollar Assignments recorded
Washington.
The Agency Is not only thclarg st in New England but
through inventors have advantages for securing Patents
OF aseertaning the pecntby Of inventions unsurpassed
~ u ny immeasurhie superior To- any which can be Of
iered them elsewhere The Testimonials below given prove
that none is MORE SUCCESSFUL AT THE PATENT or
| PROOF OF ADVANTAGE AND ABILITY, he would add
WAY he as abundant reason to believe and prove that
al services moderate The immense practice OF the su
scrber during twenty past has enabled him
huae vast collection OF specifications and official dccis
ions relative 20 patents
These, besides his extensive library Of legal and meehan
zeal works, and full accounts Of patents granted in
United states and Europe. render him abb beyond ques
ton to oter superior facilities for obtaining Patents
All necessity Of journey Washington procure a pa
tent and the usual great delay there here
rEsTIMONIALs.
y regard Mr. Eddy Of the capable and
cesYRt with whom have hal official inter
course CHARLES MASON Commissioner Of Patents.
have no hesitation in assuring that they can
not employ person coapstRt and fsiIrorfhy
mere capable Of putting their applications in form
for them early favorable consideration at the
Patent Ohice.n EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner of Patents.
"BosroN, February s. 1858.
Mr. r II. Eddy has made for THIRTEEN applications
all bat Of which patents have been granted
is aoc ptHdHg such unmistakeabe proof Of great talent
aud ability his part leads a inventors
70 apply 70 him procure their patents they be
Of having the m hul attention bestowed their
cases, and at very reasonable charges
JOHN TAGGART
From Sept lTth 1854 to June Eth 1888 the subscriber
in Of his large practice nade rejected app
cations SIXTEEN APPEALS EVERY ONE Of which was
decided In his fac0r, by the Commissioner Of Patents.
Boston, Jan. l. 1860. 50 X. II. EDDY.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
A NASAL EPIGRAM.

Whatever doubt about the proper place,
If other features in our heads may enter,
None can deny the middie Of the face
Delongeth to the nose, for that's the scsHtsr.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

man posses. What can you do! That l.
the question that settles the business for
you. DO you know your business? DO
you know men, and how to deal with them
Has your mind, by any means Whatsoever,
received thai discipline which gives to il ac.
ton, power and facility; Ii SO, than you
are more man, and a thousand times bet
ter educated than the fellow who graduates
from college with his brains full OF stuff
that he cannot apply 10 tho practical busi-
mess OF liie-siuif, the acquisition Of which
has been in no sense a disciplinary process
SO far as he is CONCERNED. There are a
very few men in this world less Than thirty
years # age, and unmarried, who can at
ford TO be rich. One Of the greatest bcne-
fits to be reaped from great financial disaS-
tiers is the saving of large crop OF young
men. - Timothy 7tcon,b.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

thu prcdispnsiion arisen in thl case? The
patients parents aud ancestors had no can
GERS 80 far back rs lie knows,-4fDG- Tad1c.
co JUyWaL
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

Every desire bears its death In Its very
qualification. Curiosity languishes under
repeated stimulant and novelties ceas 10 ex-
cite surprise, until at length we cannot even
wonder at U miracle Washington hyqng.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
= O f II r. Y
For the Bellows Falls Times
JOY AMID OUTWARD SORROW.

For the Bellows Falls Times
oY AMID OUTWARD SORROW.
Near dark and lonely woodland,
Stood messy cot and old
Where the autumn winds we're moaning
Through the tree-tops, chill and cold
All around the leaves were falling
With a low and mournful sigh,
And the dwelers in that cottage
shirered as the winds flew by.
Children clad in scanty garments,
Played around the dying fire,
While the pale and wearied mother
Looked abroad with fond desire
And though all around seemed chccrless
Joy within her heart would bloom,
And she longel for evening shadows
For the loved one then woud come
Thus they lived through all that winter,
With its ever drifting SHOWS
For amid their toll ami suffering,
They had found sweet rcpose.
And they falt that life would brighten,
And more joyous days be given,
II they ever loved and trusted
In each other, and IN heaven. MARMLA.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06
FRIENDS Or THE-UNIoN.

Among the men what dire divisions rise,
The ''Union' one, and one "Disunion'' cries
Shame on the sex with which such feuds began,
The girls are all for Union-to a man.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

aud daslc against all Obstacles. The fac,
nl'y wlieh ih,y undoubtedly possess, f
ieeiitq llicir way in the d.ak, l. no doul
due TO y great eNte't To the extreme sensi.
i'vcnrsS Ct the whole surface Of the ho,ly,
particularly the wines. which aeo extreme,
~ delicate orgWt' 81 touch. AT all events,
the strahge anl mlsro,crable sixth sense
rcsts OF no solid ct dpwp.-l liner, Stoch
JounaL
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

Dr. Hayes, Of Arctic fame, expresses tho
opinion, based upon expe iepee, that to men
living on n short allowance of food, in
cold climate, where special stimuli are re-
quired,lhere is nothing as valuable as coffee,
Tea Is not much priced by explorers in
frozen regions. To arctic travellers, the
DIR. adds, spirits in any form are In almost
any case worse than useless, while coffee
is always grateful, and always beneficial,
Dr. Hayes states that he never saw but
one of the Esquimaux with bearl,-tho
exception to the general rule was an old
man with hals upon his lip and chin, which
were silvered with ago. The faces of all
the others of the tribe as INNOCENT of hair
as woman's. The boards of DR.. kane's
party excited great curiosity and admira-
tion among tie native residents of the
Arctic regions.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

TALLow AND TALENT.-F Fletcher, bish-
op Of Hsmes, was the son of tallow-
chandler. A great duke once endeayored
10 mortify the preiate by saying at the
Kings levee, that he smelt of tallow. "My
lord, | am the son of chandler, it is true,
and if your lordship had been the same, you
would have remained chandler all the
days of your life"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

DARK IlouRs. There ar dark hours
which the mark history of the bri.h,e,,
years, For not a whole montI, in many of
the millnrs OF the past. prellaps, has tho
sun shone brilliantly all the time.
And there have been GOLD and stormy
days IN every year, AID yet the mist and
shadows OF the darkest hour disappeared
and fled hccdlas-ly. The most cruel ice.
trtiers have been brokei. and dissolved, and
the m'st furious storm loses its power ia
harm.
And what n parable is this In human
llie-=ot our inside world, where the heart
works at is shadowing Of the dark hour,
and many cold blast ehills the heart to its
core But what matters it, Man Is horn
a hero, and it is only darkness and storm,
that he roiSm gains It's greatest and the best
development, and the storms bears It moro
rapidly on to its destiny, Despairnot, then.
Never give up: while one good power is
yours, use it. Disappointment will not bo
realiz d. Morlifying failure may attend
this effort and that one-but only be honest
and Struggle on, and it will work we'll,