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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-09-08

The ORIGIN OF SoAP.-The applica-
ton of soap as detergent is not OF
high antiquity. Like other usual
things, electric communication, for in
stance, it seems to have been known,
as fact, for a considerable time be-
fore it was turned to its most servic e.
able account Soap, at first, was
merely cosmetic, for smoothing the
hair, and Frightening the complexion.
When once its valuable defensive pow
ers were discovered doubtless by
ACCIDENTS employment spread rap
idly. Numerous soap manufactures
sprang up in Italy, notable in the little
seaport town of Savona, near Genoa,
whence the French name of soap,
"savon." The manufacture spread in
in Spain and France. Marseilles be-
came famous for its marbed soaps.
Our word soap may have come from
the Latin "sapo," which is mentioned
by Pliny as an invention of the Gauls.
As wooden garments preceded linen,
so the fuller's art for cleansing, scour-
ing, and pressing cloths and stuffs) is
older than the washerwomen's being
due, it appears, to one Nicias, the son
of Hermias. His grand discovery
would be the employment of an earth,
since named after the persons who
use it. The Roman fullers, who
washed dirty togas, were persons of
no little Importance. Their trade, and
the manner of carrying it on, We're
regulated by laws such as the Lex
Metella de fullonibus. At one time,
fuller's earth found of very supe-
rior quality in Staffordshire, Bedford
shire, and other English counties J,
was considered so indispensable for
the dressing of cloth, that, to prevent
foreigners from rivalling English fab
RIGS, it was made a contraband COM
modify, and its expectation made
equally criminal with the heinous and
wicked export of wool. How COM
pletely public opinion has changed J
No weathercock could make more
perfect gyration from north to south,
from east to west. What is it crimi-
nal to export now Convicts and con-
traband of war, perhaps; but certain
ly not harmless earth and wool. al
the Year Round
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REMEDY FOR DYsrErsIA. Halls Jour
nal Of Hcdih says:
There are some general principles
OF cure applicable TO all, and which
will seldom fail Of high advantages.
|. The entire body should be
washed once week with soap, hot wa
ter and stiff brush.
2. Wear wooden next the skin the
year round, during the daytime only.
3. BY means of ripe fruit and ber-
ries, coarse bread and other coarse
food, keep the bowels acting freely
once in twenty four hours.
4. Under all circumstances keep the
feet always clean, dry and warm.
g. 1t is most indispensable to have
the fullest plenty of sound, regular,
connected and refreshing sleep in n
clean, light, well aired chamber with
windows facing the sun.
6. Spend two or three hours every
forenoon, and one or two every after
noon, rain or shine, in the open air,
in some form of interesting, exhilerat-
ing and unwearying exercise. Walk
ing with a cheering and entertaining
companion is the very best.
7. Eat at regular times and always
slowly.
g. That food is best for each which
is most relished, and is followed by
the least discomfort What may have
benefited or injured one is no rule for
another. This eighth item is of uni
versal application.
8. Take but teacupful of any kind
of drink at one meal, and let that be
hot.
10 Confne yourself to coarse bread
of corn, rye or wheat-to ripe, fresh,
pcIlSCb lIulUc anu btIllcS, III tlloiI nav
ural state-to fresh lean meats, boiled
or roasted, as meat is easier of diges-
ton than vegetables. Milk, gravies,
pastries. heavy hot bread, farinas,
starches and greasy food in general,
aggravate dyspepsia by their contti-
pating tendencies.
II. 1t is best to eat Mt regular times
as often as hungry, but so little as to
occasion no discomfort whatever
IL. Constantly aim to divert the
mind from bodily condition, in a pleas
ant way; this is half the cure in
many cases.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE-A one-legged
soldier hobbled into crowded street
car in Chicago on Friday, and pale
faced but pretty little woman arose
and gave him her sent. As he was
passing up to the vacated seat their
gaze met, and they threw themselves
into each others arms. The soldier
had been terribly wounded in Ten
nessee, and was supposed to be dead
by his loving little wife. Before he
was able to write to her she removed
to Chicago, and his letter never reach
ed her. As soon as he could travel he
set out for home, and met his sorrow
ing wife in the romantic way we have
described. But for her generous i'm
pulse-so rare in these days-in Civ
ing her seat to n manned soldier, their
reunion might have been long de-
layed.
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FOR he I'erm0nt Transcript
LONG AGO.


There's q charm that ever fingers,
Round the hours that are past,
And those happy gliding moments,
All loo sweet, and fair to last.
Oh. love to lie and listen,
To The song that memory sings
And the low, melodious cadence
through my dreamy spirit rings
Waking echo as the Ginning
OF the holy sabbath bells,
Reaches even to the lowest
Of the lowly forest dells.
Like .hc music Of a brooklot,
with it, mimic rush and flow,
Come the half forgotten voices
Ofthc dear Long Ago"
Eyes then filled with loye-hght
Have grown dim with years.
Faded now with weeping
sorrows bitter tears.
Where are the sweet voices,
Heard in days Of yor G?
l- their loving music,
flushed f1rcycrmore?-
Shall 1neycr hear their tones
Beyond their earthly shore
Echo only answers me,
"Noyer never more
4, ibms ~. 1865
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A YANKEE BLOCKADE RUNNER ON PRIVATE
AccoUNT.-The Lynn Bulletin says
there is a gentleman residing in that
city, well known to the merchants of
Boston and New York as an intelligent
shipmaster, who some time before the
fall of Wilmington, and when that
place was in the full tide of successful
blockade running was urged by certain
parties to undertake the venture of
running a cargo of cotton out OF Viii
mington, and into Liverpool, they
promising to provide suitable vessel
for the purpose. He finally consented,
and ran into Wilmington. shipped his
cotton and ran out again, successfully
evading our blockading squadron.
Once safely out however, he raised
the stars and stripes and headed his
vessel for New York, arrived there
safely, sold the vessel and cargo for o
handsome sum, and With part OF the
proceeds bought O house in Lynn.
which he paid for in gold, 1t is not
very likely that the prime movers in
the affair will ever make much stir to
recover their vessel or cargo, though
they will not be very likely to ask that
man to run blockade for them
again.
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to their new conditions inaugurate a
life of discord or indifference.
Absorption in business and pro-
fessional pursuits is perhaps the grand
cause of enlargement between mar
ried lives. In France there is say
ing that tobacco is the tomb of love"
French love probably. In America,
business is the tomb of love. 1t is
hard if not impossible for two great
passions to live in the heart at the
same time It is rs difficult to love
woman and mammon, as to serve God
and mammon The love of man for
his wife must be the grand, enduring
all'subordinating passion of his life,
or woman is defrauded of her right
The man, who, when his wife is won,
turns the whole interest and energy
of his life into business, making that
an end which should only be a means,
is married only in name. There is no
narcotism of affection like the strong
love and ceaseless pursuit of money.
Turning gradually away from the
quiet society of their wives, and the
enjoyment of their homes, most men
yield themselves to the pursuit of
vvooItb or1 -, t1o eo.o, ,.,.,; o,,o,t =. 6
their enterprise, lose taste for the
calm delights of domestic life. At the
close of days labor, they bring home
weary bodies and worn minds. Moth
ing is saved for their homes or their
wives. Their evenings are stupid and
fretful, and the pillow is welcomed as
relief from ennui.-HourS at Home.
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California WOOing.

Nobody ever thought of looking
twice at Absalom Staples in his young
or days Even his mother noticed
him very little, though that was not
strange, as he was one Of a dozen
children, and could, of course, legally
claim but one twelfth of her maternal
fonduess Clad in homespun he
trudged through the period Of little
boyhood barcfooted, without saying or
doing anything wonderful enough to
tempt the most inyeterato biographer
to put him in a book.
With the deeting years he glided
from pinafores to frocks, and from
frocks to jackets, till in his eighteenth
winter he occupied the back seat in
the district school in all the manly
glory ola coat and standing dickoy.
The former, to be sure, was of an awk-
ward pattern, with such very tight
sleeves that one of the large girls pro
tested that his excellent mother must
hFst have arrayed Absalom in the gar
ments, and then have dipped him in
TO her kettle of butternut dye, thus
causing the shrinking cloth to impris-
Oh hls arms beyond hope Of release.
let 1t was nevertheless a coat, and
could not by the most malicious be
termed a jacket; and if there was any
i'ck OF material in it, certainly the
huge size of the dickey more than
compensated for the deficiency.
Yet, notwithstanding these badges
Ol lnelplent manhood, young Absalom
even now created no greater sensation
'nah when in his molasses-loving in
nancy he had explored his mothers
pantry on all tours. None of the
schoolgirls regarded him with any
''8fee OF favor, albeit, they did not
Spurn his assistance in solving diff
Gull problems in arithmetic; for he
was quite proficient in mathematics.
90 was his father before him; though
- was limited THAI Deacon Staples un-
uerStood addition and multiplication
Uuch better than subtraction and di-
''S'on beng decidedly NEAR" to use
local idiom.
Whatever may have been the dis
position Of the father, it is certain that
Ho'alom could treat greater mum
wi OF girls from one apple, or a sin
se paper of lozenges, than any other
Jung man in the village. But in vain
l p''o ms gifts of peppermints, and
SUCKS OF cinnamon candy; the
lung ladies' stunned him, and rode
''Peiiing-school in other sleighs,
WINE he was left to 60 alone, or
D0oSe companions from his large as
s'' ''neht OF sisters. OF no avail were
r ' 'oliow candles surreptitiously APP
i"ou TO his stiff red hair. 1t was not
=" ,ne nature ofgrease to subdue such
sowing flame, nor could ANYTHING
I'm The polish of his shining brick
9'o'ea complexion, Evidently ma
",v never designed him for ornament.
ABOUT this time the California fever
90 enc :" out and Absalom became one
O., '''e ilrst victims. OF course he did.
=; l'e Doyhood he had taken every
ra ,'l'Se' from chicken pox to canker
nj. WIN the utmost greedinoss, and
# was more contagious than any.
49,. even infected his steady plough
,vL 9suis brothers, Seth and Enoch.
having worked their time, we're
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after. "They belong to Mr. Gibson,
an extensive importer of stock here in
Putney. l was tempted to secure
them at once, but hardly felt at liber-
ty to pay the high price he asks with
out receiving further orders from you
Can't you run down and see them
Yourself? There is another reason
why | want you to come--I believe
Mr.. Gilson's daughter, Henrietta,
would make just the wife for you. l
hadn't seen her five minutes before
said TO himself She would suit Absa-
lom' However l was not sure she
was domestic, you know. But l ac-
copied Mr.. Gibson invitation to spend
the night, and this morning passing
the dairy-room window early, ] caught
a glimpse of Miss Henrietta chopping
cheesecurd, so Of course she is capa-
bic house-keeper. Come and decide
about the sheep, and look at her
Marriagable young ladies, please
notice the domestic virtues portrayed
to masculine eyes in those cuts of the
chopping-knife Hereafter, let hero
ines vary the tableau of white arms i'm
mersed in kneading dough. Occasion
ally let them be surprised at the chop
ping-tray, that emblem of housewifery
thrift.
But to turn to our mutton. Cep-
has letter sent Absalom wool-gather-
ing Immediately. Indeed, he made
such haste that he arrived at Putney
much earlier than Cephas had expect
ed him, and actually hurried that I'M
fortunate young man from a half-fn-
ished dinner in his eager desire to be
introduced to Miss Henrietta ellison.
She'll do quoth he to himself, as
he shook hands in her fathers parlor
why her cheeks are like cabbage
roses, and beets amt redder than her
lips But how in the world shall |
set about asking her to be Mrs. Sta
ples?' and Absalom neryously con
suited his watch
His wooing was distinguished by
three leading questions. At their first
meeting, clasping his hands at the
back of his head, be asked-"What do
you think of sheep, Miss ellison ?" and
this led to further conversation.
The next day he came, his loqua-
cious boots heralding his approach,
and inquired what Miss Henrietta
thought of California ?" which paved
the way for the third query PROFOUND
ed on the morrow How would Miss
Henrietta like to go to California ?"
The fourth day they were engaged,
and Absalom, no longer needed to in
vent an excuse for his stay, closed his
bargain for the merinos.
The following week there was a
wedding at Mr. Gilson's, and the cab
bage-roses' bloomed on Absalom's
shoulder, as, seated in the cars, he and
his young bride set out for the Elder
ado.
Thus one of the choicest flowers
from our garden of girls was to be
transplanted by rude hands across
the Rocky Mountains.
Peace, thou knowest not Gods
effect
Young ladies be on your guard, lest
you, too, be taken captive by the "force
of potent spells" For Enoch Sta
pies is soon to come East, encouraged
by the success of his brothers. And
behind him, in the distance advances,
alas retinue of wife-seeking bach
elors, whose name is legion?
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NANTUCKET Nor UP WITH THE TINES.

NANTUCKET Nor UP WITH THE TINES
A lettcr from Nantucket says:
"The grass grows on the middle Of
the streets that once echoed to the
busy feet Of Trade. Vast edifices-
sperm candle manufactures, oil cell
lars, ship chambers stores-are aban-
doned to the mercy of the elements
Whole blocks, rows of buildings are
deserted. A desolation hardly less
sinister than that Of Pompeii, hangs
over the place. 1t seems as il the soul
that once tenanted it, had taken its
flight, leaving only poor mockery Of
life behind it. It's population has
dwindled down to one-half its former
number Nearly all it's young men seek
their fortunes in more promising fields
of enterprise
The youngsters probably prefer dig
ging for petroleum to fishing for
blubber. Verdict of the crcwner'a
quest "Kerosine did it,"
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HINT TO MOTHERS Low
There are some honses, well-built and
handsomely furnished, where it is not
pleasant to be even visitor. Sharp,
angry tones resound through them
from morning till night, and the inAu-
enee is as contagious as measles, and
much more to be dreaded in house
hold The children catch it, and it
lasts for life, an incurable disease. A
friend has such neighbor within
hearing of her house, and even the
poll parrot has caught the tune, and
delights in screaming and scolding I'M
til she has been sent into the country
to improve her habits. Children catch
cross tones quicker than parrots, and
il is a much more mischievous habit
Where mother sets the example, you
will scarcely hear pleasant word a
mong the children i'll their plays with
each other. Yet the discipline Of such
family is weak and irregular. The
children expect inst so much Seeding
before they do anything they are bid
den, while in many home where the
low, firm tone of the mother, or a
decided look of her steady eye, is law
they never think Of disobedience either
in or out of her sight. Oh, mothers,
it is worth great deal to cultivate
that excellent thing in woman, low,
sweet voice.
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How Tnur.-"No one." says Plato.
in his second AlcibiadeS ever pre-
tends to make shoes without having
served an apprenticeship e the bus
mess of shoemakipg, Yet, says the
great philosopher, mo man appears to
despair of bis talents in the art of
governmsspt. though he has never APP
Piled bis thoughts to that most diff
cult Of all arts till that instant in which
he commences the nice and difficult
operation.
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CAST LINE FOR YOURSELF. A Young
man stood listlessly watching some
anglers on bridge He was poor
and detected. At length, approaching
u basket well filed with wholesome
looking fish, he sighed, IF now, had
these i should be perfectly happy. 1
could sell them at a fair price and buy
me food and lodgings Il will give
you just as good fish, said the owner,
who CHANGED to overhear his words,
''if you will do ME trifling favor"
"And what is that ?" asked the other
eagerly. "Only to tend to this line till
/ come back, l wish to go on a short
Grand The proposal was gladly
accepted. The old man was gone so
long that the young man began to be
impatient. Meanwhile, however, the
hungry fish snapped greedily at the
baited hook, and the Young man lost
his depression in the excitement of
pulling them in, and when the owner
of the line returned he had caught a
large number. Counting out from
them as many as were in the basket,
and presenting them to the young
man, the old fisherman said:
Il fulfil my promise from the fish
you have caught, TO teach you that
whenever you see others earning what
you need, to waste no time in frntless
wishes, but to cast line for yourself"
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A TnuE SOLDIERS CouRAaE.-Teeto-
tum tells us that Miss Buchanan.
once rallying a brave soldier on his
courage, said;
"Now, Captain . do you really
mean to tell me you can walk up to
the canonn's mouth without fear ?"
Yes" was the reply. cor a Buchan-'
ans either" rs
And he dilit
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IxPo TAST CHANGES Is TIE REyENUE Law.
After the hrst Of April All manufactured
articles and Photograph Pictures, upon
which proprietary stamp is required, in
addition to the fine, will be subject 70 seiz-
ure, if exposed for sale without the requi-
site stamp. Some parties are IN the habit
Of waiting until they sell, before stamping.
Tie stamp must be affixed before the ar
tieIe is offered or exposed for sale. Manu-
faotursrs must Psy within ten days Of the
twentieth Of each month, " or 10 per cent
will be added. Incomes are taxed per
cent. up 10 Eve thousand dollars ali over
that amount are taxed 10 per cent and the
tax is payable immediately after the SOth
day Of June, upon ten days notice.
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All 0oods guaranteed a, represented: We y
vts car breads aud the putaic generally 70 call an
examine our stock.
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The notes and accounts Of T. 4 W. Ea-
kin & Co., Stricken, Ellis 4 Co., and A. q.
Adams & Co.. will be found at No. 81 North
College street, near the Square, where al
persons indicted to any Of these frms Will
D ease make immediate payment, as the
business must be closed up.
In my absence, Mr.. r. G. Throne is full
" authorized to attend 20 The business.
A. G.. ADAMS, 81 College street.
marsl-3m near the Square.
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The following Is a complete iist q
the Senators and Representatives eief'
ted on the general ticket on the 4th
Of March last
Senators.
BUTLER, Col. p. r., lss district, johnson,
Carter, Washington, Sullivan.
BOSOM, Nh., eth district Waits, Jack
son, 1feeon.
bowen, JNO. ", Ieth district, Smith,
sumner.
CATE, A. A., ssh district Rhea, Bisdsoe,
bradley Hamilton, Marion. ssqustehis
cTrERT, THos. J., 18th district Giles,
Lswrence, Wayne.
CASE, Dr.. ALMOND, 22d district, Henry
Weakly, obi0n-
FRAZIER, DR.. z. W., lIth district Wilson,
DsKdb,
FRIERsoN, JOSH. B., lTtb district
Maary, Lswis, Hickman, Dekson-
GORDON, TInFoRD, is.k district, Frank
ilhI Lincoin-
HURST, Col. TN slst district, Hardin,
sieEaisy, Hardsman.
HALL, ". K, Esd district, Gibson Carroll
Dyer.
KEITH, GEO. W., 9Th district, Morgan
Scott, FentEess, ovsrtOn. aaa
LAsATER, RoBsF + l4lh district, Warren
Cannon, Coffee, Van Buren,
MCKINNEY. C. J., I'd district, Hawkins,
Hancock, jefferson.
MoELWEE, TH0s. B., 7th district, Meigs'
MeMinn, Polk, Monroe.
MUSE, THos. A., 2Olh district, Benton
Humphreys, Perry, Decatur LENDER
son.
EUNN, DAVID, "a district, Madison
Haywood, Upton, Laudsrdals.
PEART, B. r., 18th district. Robertson,
Montgomery, Stewart.
ROGERS, SAINT R, 5th district, Knox,
Roans.
RANDOLPH, JAS. H, Sd DISTRICT 0foohs'
Cocks, SEWER, BlOnnt-
sENTER, DEWITT C., 4th district. clsi-
borne, Granger, Anderson, Campbell.
SPENCE, VA. 18th district, Rutherford
williamson.
SMITH, JNO. W., 25th district. Fsyettet
Shelby.
/ TR1MBIE, JNo .Islh district, Davidson,
| wIsENER, W. H, 18th district, Bedford,
Marshall.
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! am. vsry respectfully. you're, s.s.
Of The firm Of skiR & Wnls.


RossEKY OF DRT eooDs.-Yesterlay morn
ing two Germsn gentlemen, who row Ocea-
py the store formerly kept By Mr.. J. G. Al
brook, at the corner Of Cherry end Mulbsr-
~, in South Memphis, found that their
store had been prised open during the night,
BY aid Of Jimmy" and goods 10 the
amount Of three hundred dollars carried
away. The traces Of wagon wheels showed
hew the property had been got of. By the
sill Of the door broken open, lay brass
button Of = soldiers uniform. The articles
Carried Of comprised esliicOes, bFaizes,
prints, etc, the srestsr portion Of the
eplunder' wss IN ealieoes. A large guam
tity Of new goods was laid in week ago,
and the best Of them was carried off. One
Of the partners was sleeping in the back
part Of the promises, he hseEd noise in
the night, but sttributing il 70 rata, he did
not get up.
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To those Of our readers who are fond Of
fishing We would say, that we have ex-
amined the stock Of Arthur A. Breast, No.
20 Public squSre, and found it complete,
embracing ine LaPce~OOd Rods, japanese
Rods, Meeks Reels, twisted silk Lines,
plated silk lines. grass Lines, Fish Baskets,
Minnow Buckets, Miunow seines, Hooks
in endless variety, and in fact, every thing
that fisherman needs.
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OH TaEAsnE.-Miss Mitchell appears 10
pight in the attractive characters Of Lady
Gay spanker, in "London Assurance
with Albaugh as Dazzle and as Luere-
lie in aLucrstia Borgis," Mr.. Albaugh
taking the part Of Gennaro. This Is one Of
the very best bills Of The whole season, two
sne pieces on the same evening. The oe-
casion is for the benefit Of Miss Mite hell.