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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29

finished The wind was blowing gale at
the time and everything worked to a charm,
The occupants gliding swiftly over the prai-
ries, were delighting themselves with the
anticipation of speedy and comfortable
trip to the mines, when the velocity of the
vehicle created hgely alarga for their safe
ty. The wagon sped onward before the
driving wind faster and faster, until the
axletrees broke and deposited them all on
the ground, and in a somewhat damaged
condition from broken heads, bruised limbs
and bodies. The speed Of the machine is
said to have been forty miles per hour.
We find the above in an exchange, but
it is TOO big tax on marvelousness foG
us.-ED,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29

A SToRg FOR RoMAKCE.-A suit is
in progress before one Of the French courts,
in which the abiest lawyers are engaged,
the romantic story of which was thus ::
Nearly thirty years ago, widow lady of a
noble and powerful Huguenot family re-
siding in the south of France, placed her
child with gardner's wife who was to act
as its faster mother and nurse. One day,
as the young heir was sporting before the
door, and the gardeners child was lying on
bed in the cottage, the nurse heard the
wheels of carriage, and Immediately sus-
pected that the mother Of her young charge
was coming to see her son. In her furry
she snatched up the heir, but slipping. let
him fall upon heap of stones, breaking
his right arm and collar bone. In her ter
ror, she rushed TO her husband, who advised
her to stow away the screaming victim un-
der the bed clothes, and taking his garments,
ne placed them on his own child, and boldly
stood at the door to wait the lady's coming
Contrary TO the usual casual glance given
by her on her previous visits, the lady
mother was so struck at the change in her
darling TO the lean, brown, hungry looking
babe which she beheld, in the place of her
own plump baby. that, yexed and exasper-
ated beyond measure, she seized the child
in her arms, and bade the postillion drive
away. The gardner and his wife were
terribly frightened, but decided to 90 the
next day to the chateau aud make expla-
nation. To their further CONSERVATION,
they found on the next morning that the
lady was gone, and had taken away tho
child. Years sped on, and the family did
not return, while the ignorant coitagers, in
fuenced by terror never dared to stir in
the matter, until the gardner's wife. on her
death-bed, recently made full confession.
In the mean time, the cotiagcrs child has
passed his life as member Of one of the
nobIest families Of France, has been at
tached to an embassy, and now holds de-
sirable Official position, while the real heir
has spcnt his youth in discipline and priva-
ton as soldier in Algeria. The latter
now brings suit TO recover his property and
title.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
The Barbarism Of Slayeholding 30.
eipty

The Springfield RepSbdcan re marks WITH
much truth tha if Mr.. Sumner had been iun
nished with acpiss ca I've so,ahesa and soalI.a.
western papers Tor Nonth pass he could hatj Z
glraued any puni,er of foreibLs i.lvsl 4 S
tions Of the violence and shoas ipg Eoc IN
ness of lhv Gaat characterize society where
slavery exists. The tragic ef.4 Sf Mr., anS
Mrs. Lee, newly mGrried osuple, near
Vicksburg, Miss, feripi.M since, il 4
case in point. Mr. sas did not Ike his
wife as web as he aniieiPasd, ana eenclud,
ed to send her to q better world, This he
does deliberately ky means sf fevolvcrs
while she is playing chess with n friend.
She falls into the arms OF that frirnl, dy;
ing, and he instead of attempting TO stauneh
her Notnds, draws his 5wn revolver aud
sends five balls into the head of the husband.
The two dead bodies are taken cut for buri-
al, and there is a brief paragraph in the
newspapers and things move on ms usual
The event is not SO unusual as to stai4le
Mississippi society ia the least. In tile
town 81 Warrentoa, in the same State.
| DIR. Selses informs DIR. Bell That his ad-
dresses are net agreesbie TO his sister ami
| requests him to discontinue them. DIR. Bell
repEes ia an iSsahing letter and continues
to visit where he is not wanted. The next
time the physicians meet DR. Selser ask
an explanation of the insulting letter, and
Dr.. Bell replied by drawing his bowie
knife and staboing Selser in Tire neck, caus-
ing his immediate death. Col DE Griffin
attempts to interfere and DR. Bell stabs him
In three places and he dies in the course of
she day. On the same day, in Madison
parish, anather village Of the sas@e town,
Scruggs and Fleetwood got into fight, in
which tire bystanders mixed freely, and in
twenty minates SIX faen We're left dead or
mortally wounded On 1le field. In the
slave States, and especially at the south
west, the people 90 armed, constantly pre-
pared for these little skirmisIes, and a mur-
der in private fight sakes less sensation
than the escape of negro. 1t is among
people protesting to be civilized and Christ
ian, after sort, that these things happen
And this is peculiarly The style of civilza-
tion slavery creates. What element does
il lack of barbarism
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
About seIae Common Errors In Speak
ing.

Some older persons may find it useful to
look over the following from our centriba-
tor, Anna Hopes
What fuss some people make when they
are sick, a child exclaimed to me, and i'm
Fsediately added, why aon'tyeu say persons?
you always do. she remembered that sire
had been told that people means NATION,
and should not be used, as it so often is.
where persons only are referred to.--My
is frequently used instead Of IN. There is
no such word as lily. Persons may be III
prepared for any occasion, but they can
never be lily prepared for anything
Tasty is vulgarism. Tastefm is the prop
er word.--We often hear certain kinds of
food spoken Of as healthy or uazcahhy for
us. Vegetables may be healthy or unhealthy
in themselves, just as we may be i'll or well
but for us they are healufM or mheolMfM
-sumthia is sometimes used for some-
thing. 1t is not uncommon TO hear Ms'a,
her'n, our'a, your'n, Meir'n, instead of his
hers, ears. yosss, theirs. These words are
evidently contractions OF hts ocn, her omn,
our oecn, etc, Int they are never proper
| must go up stairs and be getting ready
for meeting. Omit the a and be getting
ready 4 must be "a doing something is
a kindred wrong ekpression.----sJast as
lice as not shoald be just as lief as not
Say, SO far as ! know, and not 'Fur's
know II should like to do it, not Il
should Rc,e TO do it.'-We lore that which
has life. We may lore COW, hut we must
like beef. We cannot lore apples and pears,
and puddings and meats, but we may ike
them. We must not gil sfcm for our
friends, although it may be very kind to
get them.-Do not talk about reading the
the advertisements IN a anewspaper--place
the accent on ger, and say advertisements.
Tell not your friend that your Charley
is mis-chser-ous hey, But if yoa wish 10
mention the fact you can say that he is
wiS- -chievous. IF lie shohld try TO run
away, make no attempt 10 ketch him. Sim
ply endeavor 70 catch him. Neither should
you tell him interesting stories those that
are iaterestins viii please him quite as
welL-f he tells ycu Ire would drather go
to see his aunt, you can tell ff1n you would
rathef he sllcrld stay at home. If he is
dissatisfied and cries, do not say to him,
What maksh you cryY Indeed, never
chaa &c the sound OF into sh before the
letter q, as is so frequently done. SIle is a
sish young man.'--'Ast you please We
pasSi your house, etc.--sYou may have
the two first, Or the two iast,' is oiren heard
yet there can be but one first and one last.
1t should be The first t,ro and The last tmo.
DO not say, 'have h the lamp; .bnt
have you lighted the lampT-Eiaer and
eldest are applied to persons, oldey and oldest
TO things.--Less refers to quantity --.fets
to numbers. NO less than a hundred per-
sons were at the Fsrty,' should be, No fer
or ihan,' 'ctc.--Remember that you are
Taught by others, and learn yccrsem You
may tcach child his lessons, but you cam
not earn Them 10 him. lie learns by his
own efforts.-Am, Ag.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
Houses in Japan,

The houses Of The Japanese are usually
of wood. This arises not so much from
any want of other material, or inability TO
use il. Stone is abundant and of the best
quality for building, and the specimens of
the stone-work seen in the bridges, piers
and foundations, were such as evinced great
skill in masonry. The reason given for the
universal preference of the lighter materi-
al is, that it is safer when earthquakes oc-
cur, which they do very often. Most OF
the houses are of one story. The upper
part is occasionally fashioned into COM
modious room, but generally is used for the
storage of goods or lumber, or servants
lodgings. The roof is seldom more than
twenty-five feet in height, and slopes from
the top. with the caves projecting beyond
the walls of the building. They are. shin
gled with small shingles about the size Of
the hand, and these are kept on by bam-
boo peg or fastened down by long strips OF
board, upon which cobble-stoncs are laid TO
prevent their flowing away. The gable
ends, like the Dutch houses, face the street.
Upon the top of every house stands tub,
wrapped with straw TO protect il from the
effect Of the weather, which is kept filled
with water TO lie used in case Of fire,
of which, from the combuslible nature OF
their dwelling, they have the greatest
dread. Some of the better class of HOUSES
are neatly rooted with brown carthen tiles,
laid in gutter form.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29

Coon REToRT.-A gentleman. present.
ing young lady TO his mother, said -
I" Madam, ihis IS Miss f., and she is not
so great fool as she looks to be-"
IS Theirs, madam" said the young lady,
= lies the difference between your son and
myself
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29

In town moi hundred miles from Bos-
ton, a bright little girl of five years was re-
Gently standing by a window, busily ex-
Awning a hair which she had just pulled
from her head. What are you doing my
daughter asked her mother, whose Gu
riosiiy was excited by her eager gaze.
4" Unlocking for The number. mamma" said
the child; the Bible says iha; the hairs
of our heads are all numbered, and want
to see what the number IS on this
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29

CooN.-The Lafayette (Ind.l Journal
publishes Tire following frigia extract ffom
reply Of Boone County subscriber 10 a
dunning letter.
Sorry to say, old fIoss, that j can't
pay. ! am very tight up which is TO say,
haint nary red cent. Ef lard oil was
zen cents a barrel, couldn't buy enough to
grease my hair. Don't worry about Il,
freely forgive you the dett.
Signed, -"
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MISCELLANY
Indian RarbaritY.

Mrs. Page whose capture by the Indians
in Arizons, and her miraculous escape from
death, have been mentioned, has given an
account of her sufferings to correspan-
dent of the St. Louis Republican. Mrs.
Page was weak from recent illness and
could not keep up with the speed of her
captors. They therefore resolved to kin
her. Of their attempt to do this, and her
marvellous escape and return home she
gives the following thrilling account:
" We had proceeded thus about sixteen
miles, as nearly as my limited ideas of dis
tance will enable me to judge, and | now
Jagged behind so much that my savage
eaptors grew impatient, and resolved to kill
me. They stripped me of my clothing, in
Guiding my shoes, and left me but single
garment. They then thrust their lances al
me, inhcting eleven wounds in my body,
threw me over ledge of rocks, or preci-
pice, some sixteen or eighteen feet high,
and hurled large stones after me, to make
sure Of their victim, and then left nae, sup
posing / must die, too barbarous to end my
misery by entirely extinguishing the spark
of life. This occurred near sunset. / had
nine lance wounds in my back and two in
my arm, and my head was cut in several
places by the rocks which were thrown af-
ter me, but most of them glanced, without
striking me.
81 had alighted on bank of snow, al
most in state of nudity, and in a senseless
condition. In counting up my camping
places before reaching home, ! think ]
must have laid there in state of uncon.
sciousness for near three days. When
came TO / took some snow and put on my
wounds. l reeollected the direction travel
ed, and the position of the sun from eamr
at sunset, and with these guides started fol
home. My feet gave out the first day, ant
| was compelled to crawl the most of tht
distance. did not dare to go down TO The
foot of the mountain for fear could fine
no water, and was therefore compelled f
keep in the steep and rocky mountain
Sometimes, after crawling up a steep ledge
laboring hard for half day, would loos'
my footing and slide down lower than tn
place from which l started. As / had n
fire and no clothing suffered very mucI
from cold. / was at point said TO be 81,
thousand feet above the sea, and only won
der that did not freeze l scratched hole
in the sand at night, in which TO sleep, an,
before could travel was obliged every da,
10 wait for the sun TO warm me up.
Travelled what l could every day, and in tn
meantime had to subsist on grass alone
On the fourteenth day / reached the cam
Of some workmen in The pinery, which wa
untenanted. There ! found little food
and some -four which had been spilled upol
the ground. The fire was not quite out
and l kindled Il up. Scgaped up some O
the flour and made me a little cake, th
first food had tasted since left home
/ was now near the workmen in the pinery
and within two miles Of nay home, but wa
too weak TO 90 on. could hear the mel
at work, ard sometimes saw them, but coui'
not attract their attention. At length
crawled along 10 the road over which the.
must pass, and was found there, and car
ried home, after being out sixteen days"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
MANGERs.--Young folks should be man

MANGERs.--Young folks should be man
nery: but how to be so is the question
Many good boys and girls feel that they
cannot behave to suit themselves in the
presence OF eompany. They are awkward
c4ownish, rough. They feel timid, bashful
and, self-distrusifal, the moment they are
addressed by stranger or appear ia COM
pany. TGere is but one way to get over
this feeling, and acquire easy and graceful
manners, and that is to do the best they
eag1 all the fifhe, at home as well as abroad.
Good manners are not learned so much as
acquired by habit They grow upon us by
use. We must be courteous, agreeable,
civil, kind, gentlemanly, and manly at home,
and taen it wiia become Kind of second
nature everywhere. A coarse, rough man.
ner at home begets habit of rcughRess
which we cannot lay off if we try, when
we 60 among strangers. The most sgree-
able persons we have ever known in COM
pany were those who were most agreeable
at home. Home is the school for all the
best things.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29

WIEp WAGogs.--A Western genius
lately constructed wind wagon 10 bear
him 70 Pixies Peak, which has realized his
most sanguine expectations, carrying him
through in twenty days. Encouraged by
This success, other parties in the same town
set about the construction of the same kind
Of wagons, and party of eight started out
on the prairies to try one which had been
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
A Farewell.

Ny tairest child, have no song to give you;
No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray
Yet, ere we part, one lesson can leave you
For every day;
BE good, sweet maid and let who will be clever;
Do noble things, not dream them all day long
And 50 make life, dea tn, and that vast forever
One grand, sweet song CHARLES KINGSLEY.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29

The interior OK the houses Is plain and
simple in arrangement, bat always scrupu-
lously neat and clean. There are in some
of the beStcr mansions occasional wood
carvings of exquisite workmanship, though
not elaboyate in design. The paper win
dows ard sliding screens ghich divide the
apartments are cften ornamented with
paintings Of landscape and birds. In addi-
tion to the panels the walls OF the room
are frequently hang with gaiiy painted pa
per, which being arranged as rolling maps
are with US. is movable al pleasure. The
s,ork, or crane, a bird held sacred by the
Japanese, and the winged toiteiSe, and rile
pGrpoise oe dolphin of the aneiexts, are fa-
vorite designs in all these deeoratitas,
whether of wood carving or painting.
The furniture Of Japanese house is
very sirMple. As the Japanese squat and
never sit, they have no use for chairs, al
thoagh when the conferences were held
stools were always furnished. These were
of very rude pattern, having l1athern
seat, and q framework IKE tire common
camp-seois, which can be folded up nj
pleasure. The natiGnal posture of all class
es in Japan, when at rest, is erouching Ell
ther upon taeir knees or on tine haunches
with their legs crossed. The latter is com.
mon AMONG the }cwer classes, and il pro
nornced by the fsshio4abies, VINO Invariably
assume the former, to be decidedly vulgar
They have no fixed stoves, hut burn char
coal in braEier, wkieh ia handed round
FROM rooa TO room as needed IN tae
colder parts of the empire this lack o
heating apparatus is compensated by the
custom of envelOpng themselves in sue
cession of warm robes, as do fae Chinese
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
AGENTS FoR TIE TIMES.

Athens, J. Q, Relhela. Lnndnndesry, r. Barier
Brookine Asa Fiat So henkou9erry H. Walker,
saNtohs River, NJ. Y. Barry. Putney n. u Campbell
Rockingham, s. l.. Killings Townshend Henry Salisbury
Westminster, \, q. Pierce jacksonville. IL. W. brigham
1faiop samGel Phelps. Wilmington, Origin Smith.
hougt tonviiie J. IL Putnam windham, N. W. Wood
Jamaaeai D. Gilbert Dexter W, TowGshend y. d. Sawyer
Windsor County.
Springfield, Geo c. Peyeer. 80, Geo r. Barrett
Gayendsl 4 o. W1nslow, NhesV'rl T. r. Clark
plymouth, J. j Hadley.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
American & Foreign Patents.
n. III. EDDY, Solicitor OF Patents,

X. IL. EDDY, solicitor OF Patents.
Late Agent of U. s. Patent Once Washington tunder the
Act Of 1881
76 STATE STREET, opposite Kilby Street, BOSTON.
FrER an extensive ractice Of upwardsof twenty years
continues to secure Patents in the United States aao
yeats Specifications Bonds Assignments Papers or
Drawings for Patents, executed liberal terms and with
works TO determine the validity or utility Of Patents or In.
Venonsand legal or other advice rendered In all matters
phed by remitting One Dollar. Assignments recorded at
The Agency is not only the largest in New England but
hrough inventors have advantages for securing Patents
asoertaning the patenaby Of inventions unsurpassed
II not immeasurabls superior to, any which can be Of
elsewhere The Testimonials below gyen
That none is MORE SUCCESSFUL AT THE PATENT OF
rRF ss or a1S H % he Ia Would add
that he has abundant believe and prove that
al services moderate The immense practice of the sub
scrber during twenty pest haenahed him to
mulate vast collection Of specieaons and ociai aecs
These besides library of legal and mechan
works and full accounts patents granted in the
United states and Europe render him able beyond que-
tion, TO offer superior facilities for obtaining Patents
All necessity Of journey 10 Washington to procure
tent and the usual great delay there here saved invent
ors.
TEsrIMoSIALs.
"Iregard Mr. Eddy Of the mos, capable and sue
eeSYd practitioners with whom have had official antar
course" CHARLES MASON, Commissioner of Pstents.
81 hesitation assuring inventors that they
not employ competent and trustworthy, and
capable Of putting their applications in form to
cure for them early and favorable consideration at the
Patent Once EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner Of Patents
"BosroN February s, 1853
Mr. n, II. Eddy has made for TIL RTEEN applications,
all but of which patents have been granted and that
pending Such unnisakcabe proof Of great tae
aud ability his part leads 70 recommend al inventors
apply 20 him 10 procure their patents they be
having the faithful attention bestowed their
cases. and at very reasonable charges
JOHN TAGGART.
From Sept l7.h 1857 June th 1883 the subscriber
in Of his large practice made rejected app-
+ cations SIXTEEN APPEALS, EVERY ONE Of which was
decided In his faroY, by the Commissioner Of Patents.
Boston, Jan l, 1850. l 80 II. ii, EDDY.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-06-29
JOB PRINTING.

Our Office Is furnished with the approved materials
sed the art for doing JOB PRINTING In all varieties
p { short notice. and on reasonable terms.