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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
Y
Domestic Life of Fishes.

A correspondent of the New York Com
mercial gives agraphic account of the habits
of pair of slicklebacks in his aquarium,
and Of the general appearance of his ma
rine museum. He says:
"About month ago, the male sickle
backs began to assume very brilliant colors,
a vermillon red underneath, and deep
sea-green on the back, and then 10 form
nests in the sea lettuce, and the females
spawned. For day or two, the nests were
vigilantly watched by the males, but subse-
quently were abandoned. Suspecting that
the hermit crabs had been filibustering up
on them, removed those gentlemen from
the tank, with everything else likely to
disturb the interesting process. | was anx-
ious TO observe, leaving in il, in fact, only
the acliniae, and a few shrimps and sea-
shells. / then procured another pair of
stickebacks from the museum, the female
being near spawning. Within tweniy-iour
hours, the male was busy in his pleasant
work of nest making. bis little body glow
ing with vermilliun, and hues Of the rain
bow, and | describe from personal observa-
ton. facts in natural history, which but for
aquarium, could never have been known.
The nest is made of fragments Of sea
weed. and the whole duty devolves on the
male. The construction occupied him about
two days. His activity was wonderful
On the third day, judged from the actions
of both fishes, that the nest was complete,
and the moment of spawning at hand
The opening in the nest was not quite SO
large as a three cent piece. Taking last
survey of the new domocile, the male drove
the female into it, and she remained there
seventy seconds. When she entered the
nest. the excitement of the male was SO in
tense. that his back changed from eark
green to a pure silver. The moment she
had passed through the nest, and came oa;
denuded of her spawn, his eoiors retained
their full brilliancy, and he renewed hi'
activity in adding fibres of sea weed TO the
nest, carving them in his mouth, adjusting
them with the utmost care, and keeping
them in place by the aid of particles Of
gravel diligently collected from the bottom
of the tank.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
"GOne Home"
pathway.

She has gone home--that little curly
headed child, with rosy lips, and soft blue
eyes, which reflected a world of tenderness,
hope and love. She brought me sweet
flowers every morning last summer, that
were always wet with pearly dew drops.
Her grifts were simple; but they were the
promptings Of a guileless heart Oh how
loved those little flowers, mutely, yet elo-
quently, they spoke to my soul, Those for
get-me-nots, pinks auhies and violets, were
simply arranged yet priced them more
then if they had been with artistic taste,
placed so that each shade and color harm
onized. ] loved little Mary; but Gcd and
the angels loved her better than her earthly
friends did, SO they called her, and get has
"gone home.'
"Gone home'-! Who? That fair and
loved maiden, who was the life and admira-
ton of the gay circle in which she moved.
Many worshipped at the shrine of her peer
less beauty; but she no longer moves
through the brilliantly lighted halls Of plea
sure her joyous laugh and silvery voice is
no longer heard, for she, too, has "gone
home"
That fond and dearly loved wife and
mother, was consigned TO the cold grave
yesterday. She has passed from the shores
of time TO her home beyond. All that
earthly love could do to enhance her hap.
piness was hers but still angels beckoned
her, and she bid her earthly treasures fare
well. Husband and children mourn her loss
friends miss her gentle face but she is not
here, she has @gone home
A gentle sister has patiently waited toe
long years for her brothers return from for.
eicn lands; but now friend writes, that he
died two days before his intended departure
for homp, of a malignant disease. She will
never see him again on earth, for he ha:
"gone home
| The bright winged messenger came last
ni9ht, anu idstehcu MS 'a'ai hhSeis "Pou al
aged man. lie has baiiled many weary
wears, with rough storms of sorrow. and
chilling winds of adversely. But now he
has gone to his eternal rest, he has ',gone
home
We shall all ''go home soon. OuI
friends are going all the time, and soon We
too shall be called. When the summons
comes, we shall have nothing to fear j
Jesus is our friend. We shall be joyfully
happy, if He is our guide WHO has said
when thou passath through the waters
will be with thee, and through the rivers
they shall no, overflow thee
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18

In an English work recently reprints
in this country, entitled "Wiid Sports of
the East" description is given Of the
manner in which HE hog is hunted in lnsiis
for the sake Of his iusks. These formida-
BILE weapons are priced by English sports
men as proofs Of their skill as horspmen
and hunters. The OILY weapon used in
hunting the gray boar Of India, Is the
spear.
Two or more calaliers, well mounted and
armed with this weapon, SET forth on the
chase, and he who kills the boar, or inflicts
the first wound is awarded the tusks.---
Some of the flesh Of the grizzly monster 10
then applied TO the refreciion Of the hun.
cry hunters, and, after decapitation, the re-
mainder Of the carcass is thrown away.
Far different is the posthumous lot q
the boar in other countries. In Russia the
hog is hunted by horsemen armed with ri-
flies and assisted by dogs, full grown boar
being always most awkward customer 70
deal with. The peril and excitement At
tending the chase Of these animals consti-
tutes the chief inducement for hunting
them, while the head Of the wild boar is :
trophy for the successful hunter. The car
cass is of little value except for the bristlee.
Those from the back and neck are highly
priced for toilet purposes, the best hair
brushes being made from such bristles.
The half wild hogs of Russia are mostly
raised by the serfs, who allow them to run
in the forests till three or four years ~
when they are killed. the fesh i cured g.
food, and The full coat Of bristles carefully
saved and prepared for exports. This
item Of bris,les is large one for the H.
sian peasants, that country alone ~
no less than eighty shoasand eend =
about three million Engish ua1d1 Meisht
annually.
Germany also exports bFistiess but the
quantity is small, compared with Russia,
and the quality inferior. The French hogs
are mostly raised for food; but the bristles
which are fair and white, are only adapted
to the manufacture of certain kinds Of
brushes. The American hogs are raised
in immense numbers in the western states !
also in considerable quantities in other
states. They are mostly killed at less than
year old, for the purpose Of food; and y
certain seasons the slaughter Of hogs in
Cincinnati. and other western cities, is =
sight to be seen in no other part Of the
world.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18

productions may be perused and will infu-
ence mind age after age, for ',printed thought
necer dies"
This age is distinguished for the multiple
ity of its publications. The issues of the
press of almost every character, extend to
every nook and corner of our land.' Their
influence is powerful in enlightening and
purif, ing mind OF corrupting and destroying
il. No one who would implant moral prin-
ciples can be too cautious in the selection
of judicicious matter. Indifference in this
often leads to the most injurious effects.
Fictitious reading corrupis the morals
and perverts the judgement; yet this posion-
Gus matter is daily introduced into hundreds
of families, viatating the tastes of thousands.
Many desire to peruse matter of this char
acter, not because it is instructive or useful,
but because it is designed to amuse the
reader, and suit the taste of the depraved
and carnal mind. Others who may have
some regard for truth, will patronize poison
Gus works because they are cheap.
1t is deplorable fact over which the
good and virtuous weep, that our own hap
py, blessed and glorious New England
Eden land Of liberty, whence the proud
eagle of American freedom first winged its
unffettered flights flooded with publica-
tons whose polluting pages ought nerer to
soil a human hand much less human heart
0, touch them rot They are infected with
poison more deadly than the viper's fang
They poison the soul.
The influence af immoral and fictitious
matter is more potent in the destruction Of
good and virtuous principles, than the ex-
ample of all the vile and degraded in the
land. The extension of literature of a NOR
al and instructive character, not only coun.
teracts this baneiul influence, but is one oi
the most direct and successful means o.
imparting truth, whose beneficial effect;
shall be felt forever.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
MirratiOns OF the Buffalo.

There is feature in the migratory char
acter Of the buffalo not generally known
except to hunters, and that is the vast body
of the herd is never found in the Same
district Of country two seasons in succession
The buffalo of North America form an inn
mense army marching in one continuous
circuit, but prehaps threefourths Of the
entire number Of which are found within
range of from two to three hundred miles.
Thus, where buffaioes are abundent one year
they are fewer the next, and fewer still the
next, until the great body having completed
its circuit,again makes it appearances. This
circuit is complete in about four years. Its
western limit is the eastern is bounded by
a marginal outline of civilization, extending
from the British settlements on the north 70
northern Texas on the south. The range
of traversed has for may years been about
twenty-three degrees, extending from The
Cross Timbers of Texes tn the tributaries Of
Lake Winnepeg on the North. The band
travel southwark on the western, never
crossing the Rocky Mountains. The COM
parasive proximity Of these lines being at
some points not over five hundred miles, &C
count for the presence Of buffaloes, in rela-
lively small numbers, throughout the entire
area embraced within the lines Of travel
.SDn Francisco Ala- California.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
POETR Y
HIGH Err.


The following is plain English version of Excelsior
The shadows of night were ccmin' down swift,
Aud the dazzn' snow lay drift on drift,
As thro' village youth did go,
carryin' flag with this motto
Higher!
Der forehead high cnrled, copious hair,
HIS nose Roman, complexion fair,
Ger an eagle eye an auburn lash,
And he never stoppd shoutin' thro' his mous.aehe,
Higher!
lie saw thro' the windows he kept gettin' upper
Dumber of families settin' at supper
But he eyed the slippery rocks very keen.
And fed as he cried, and cried while heen'-
Higher!
take care, you ther, y said an old woman, stop
Its BLOWN gales up there rop-
You'll tumble of on tother side y
But the hurryin stranger loud replied
oh don't you go up such shocking night,
Come sleep my lap said maiden bright,
On his homan nose a tear-drop come,
Bat still he remarked as he upward clomb,
Higher
Look out for the branch Of that sycamore tree
Dodge roln stones, if any you see y
sayin' which, the farmer went home to bed,
And the singular voice replied overhead
Higher
About quarter past six the next afternoon,
man accidentally goin' up soon
Heard spoken above him as often as twice,
The very same word in very weak voice,
Higher
And not far, believe from quarter of seven,
lie vas slow gettn up, the road ben' uneven.
Found the stranger dead In the drfted snow,
Still elutchin' the flag with the motto
Higher
Yes lifeiess, defunct, without any doubt,
The lamp Of his being decidedly out,
On the dreary hillside the youth layin',
And there no more use for him to be sayin'
Higher
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
CouRrrNo ON ScIEsrrroc PnIScIrLl

CoURrING ON ScIENTIFoc PRINCIPLES.
Among the necessary evils of life
courting my be classed as one Of the most
serious and interesting. lfattempted at all
it should, like dueling. be conducted accord
ing to some well defined rules. The sub
ject has not been entirely overlooked in
books on etiquette and department, &c;
but the most plain and practical rules we
have seen, are those laid down by Samuel
Slick. Esq, as follows: sCourtin' gal, ]
guess, is like catching young horse iD .
pastur. You put the oats in pan, hide
the halter, and sof-sawder the critter, and
it comes up softly and sl.;ly at first, and puts
its nose to the grain, and gets taste. stands
off and munches little, looks round TO see
that the coast is clear, and advances cautious
again, ready for 3 go if you are rough.
Well, you soft-sawder it all time $3.50, pet!
gently pet! that's pretty doll!it gets to
kind a like it, and comes closer, and you
think you have it, make grab at its name,
and 1t ups head and tail. snorts, wheels short
round, let's so both hind feet at you, and Oft
like shot. That comes of being in .
hurry. Now, if you only had put your
hand up slowly towards its shoulder, and
then felt along the neck for the name, e
might perhaps have drawed away. as much
as 10 say hands of, if you please; like yeur
oats, but don't want yon; but the chance
is you would have caught It. Well, what's
your play, now you have missed it? Why
you don't give chase, for that only scares
the critier but stand still, shake the oats
in the pan, and say. cope. coPel and il stops,
looks at you, and comes up again, but awful
skittish, stretches lis neck out ever so far,
steals few grains, and then keeps a re-
spectful distance. Now, what do you do
then? Why, shake the pan and move
slowly, as If you were going TO leave the
pastur and make for hum; when il repenfs
for bein' so distrus;fal. comes .un and you
slip the halter ON"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18

GEMS OF THoUGHr FROM EMERSON
There is always room for man Of force,
and he makes room for many.
A feeble man can see the houses that are
built, the farms fenced and titled. A strong
nam sees the possible houses and farms.
"Enlarge not thy destiny" said the oracle.
"Endeavor not to do more than is given thee
in charge" The one prudence in life is
concentration the one evil is dissipation.
You most elect your work you shall take
what your brain can, and drop all the rest.
Only so can that amount of vital force ac-
cumulate, which can make the step from
knowing to doing.
A man who has that presence of mind
which can bring him on the instant all he
knows, is worth for action a dozen men
who know as much, but can only bring it
to light slowly.
No genius can recite balled at first
reading, as well as mediocrity can at the
fifteenth or twentieth reading.
All the great speakers were bad speakers
at first. Stumpiug it through England for
seven years, made Golden a consummate
debater. Stumping it through New Eng
land for twice seven, trained Wendell
Phillips.
The key TO all ages is imbecility i'm
becility in the vast majority of men, at all
times, even in heroes, in all but certain EN-.
inent moments; victims of gravity, custom
and fear. This gives force to the strong
that the multitude have no habit of selfre.
lance or original action.
The crime which bankrupts men and
states is job-work declining from your mair
design TO serve turn here and there
Nothing is beneath you ifit is in the direc
ton of your life; nothing is great or desir.
able, il it is off from that.
We stand up against Fate, as children
stand up against the well in their father,
house, and notch their hight from year tc
year. But went the boy grows TO be mar
he pulls down that wall, and builds new
and bigger.
A learned physician tells us the fact il
invariable with the Neapoliian, that wher
mature he assumes the form of an unmis
taxable scoundrel. That is a little over
stated, but may pass.
The secret of the world is, the tie be
tween person and event. Person makes
event, and event person.
In each town there is some man who is
in his brain and performance, an explanat
ion of the tillage, production, factories
banks, ehurchs, ways of living and society
of that town. If you do not chance to NEE
him, all you see will leave you little puz
zled if you see him, ii will become plain.
The truth is in the air, and the most i'm
pressionable brain will announce it first. bu
announce it few minutes later. So wo
men, as most susceptible, are the best inde'
Of the coming hour. So the great man
that IS the man most imbued with the spiri
of bis time, is the impressionable man,-o
a fiber irritable and delicate, like iodine il
light. lie feels the infinitesimal attractions
His mind is Fighter than others, because h
yields 10 a current SO feeble as can be fel
only by needle delicately poised.
In every company there is not only rh'
active and the passive sex, but, in both mel
and women. deeper and more importan
sex of mind. namely, the inventive or Great
ing class of men and women, and the IN
inventive or accepting class.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
The Conn. River Mutual Fire lnsurance Co.,

oCATED at Bellows Falls continue toinsure against loss
IL by Gre. This company commenced granting policies in
March 1859 and up to this time May 1850, has insured
property the of Three Hundred Thousand Dol
lars aud Is in successful operation and having been
conducted upon the SAFEST PLAN being confined prnci
pay nsurng buildings loss has accrued render
ing II necessary TO make an assessment
The following persons whom applications may be made
for insurance, Agents for the Company
JOHN AUSTIN, Athens;
WI HOWE, l.. w BISHOP, Dover;
J. Z. STEARNs G. Y. TAFT Dummerstoni
CHAS. FOWLER, Halifax;
Il E. KELLOGG, Jamaica
{. = ARNOLD. +. A. FULLER, Londonderry
DAVID JOHNSON. J. A. MERRIFIELD, Newfanej
WM. H0UGlITON. Put.ey;
j. W CARPENTER, Saxtnus River;
J. AUSfIN c. WILKINSON, ToWnsheDd;
Il c. WHEELER. West Townshend
j. q. RICHARDSON Westminster
DAVID ALLEN Westminster West;
HN. nix, CALVIN BAKER, whtnghAm
HOLLIS @. SToWELL. windham
W. II. FoLLErT, Readsboro. %
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
New Feed Gutter.

rINE subscriber having purchased the right 10 manufae
i ture and sell in wndham County, W. W HOLMAN .
Feed Cutter would give notice that he is ready
70 furnish the same.
attention Of Farmers and all who have stock to feed
invited this Machine the best and cheapest thing for
cutting hay corn-staks in 1t simple in
rangenent efficient in execution and not liable to get out
repair II self feeding and be guaged as to cut
the feed from ons-hf inch to three inches n length
WM. STONE.
Bellows Fall August /, lS60. 81
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18

As wise man may be pinched by poverty
but only a fool will let himself be pinched
by tight shoes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
POWERS lGasTlTUTG,
DornardStOn, Mass,

CCEssIBlE by ail-reads first station below South YER
N Junction
Fall Winter and Spring Terms OF II weeks each begin
the last Wednesdays of Aug Now and Feb. respectively
Large beautiful Institute Buildings Extensive Appar
atus Agricultural Department Gymnastic Club for health
al exercise and the Most Popular and Experienced Teach
ers, are among Its Advantages.
LII WARD, A. NJ Principal;
Mrs T.. II. wAib, Teacher of ornamen tai Department.
Miss s. l.. LEACH, Preeeptress;
SEVERN SCiINEL, Native OF Germany, Teacher of Ger
man;
L. O EMERSON, Teacher Of Music, Instrumental Vocal
aud other able Teachers.
Daily Lectures the Principal In the Preparation OF
Teachers and from Gentlemen OF High Scientific Attain
nent before the Agricultural Department. will be given
Letters Rooms for Self Boarding for Board may be
sent to Y. WARD, Bernardston, Mass Board including
all Incidental Expenses furnished in private families and
the Cushan Hall under Of the Teachers az $40
per week. oo
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18
Cash Paid For

DurrER. EGGS, POTATOES, WHITE BEANS AND
IL OMkh cRAeIS STONE.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-01-18

Even 10 dress
She makes the common mole express
New know edge OF what's fit so we'll
'Tis virtue gaily visible.
The bold said |. have climbed to bliss
Absurd, i'm possible, this,
with nsught TO help them but so great
A heart it faeinates their fate.
Many men cannot love; more yet
Canaot love such they get,
who still should marry. and do, and find
Comfort of heart and peace Of mind
More than when love-sck spirits dull
The force OF manhood masterful,
Which womnn's softness require
And woman ever most admire.
'Tis her view
That people, II they're good and true,
And treated well. aud let alone,
Will kindly take TO what's their own.
Dryden.