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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-14

SHERIDAN Is receiving good deal OF atten-
ton over the water. The Revue des Dsux
Mondes without doubt the most Influential
review in the world, thus speaks OF his rs.
msvai and his military ability
"The President has Withdrawn from the
district OF New Orleans Gen. Sheridan, per.
haps the most brilliant of the generals OF the
United States. that chief OF cavalry whose i'm /.
provemep's in the use OF thar arm are the
!, studv of European soldiers. the eonoueror Of
Fiys Eorks, and of the final struggle about
peleTaburS and Richmond. lig ea4a
IL The Queen OF Portugal Is in delicate
heath.
~ There 10 a soe.ety in Nashville, Tenn.
called The "Brotherhocd Of Locomotive EnEi.
~ Idouor prosecutions are beginnins to an.
pear gain in Connecticut.
TT The coiors OF the North Germ an Coufed.
GRAFTON win be black, white and red.
~ Chevalier Wtkof, Laura kssne and
Heller are in London. - 4ts /
pV Nine hundred and ninety millions of naen
use tobacco. ~
~ Hamtll declines to row again til is season.
and means to pull once next year and then
retire ,v4f - =ss- stssssst Z 80. y :
~ During the three months ending S,ptsrn. /.
her 30th the chicago police made seven thou.!
and two hnndYed and twenty. three arrests.
Yesulslne in 4lO3H worth Of fines. Of SiG3 a6,l
in stolen properly, siIasl2 was recovered
~ Rows as Macbias. ne mi old Yuu ont.
ties wrh ater. zeal hem mp, and sell them
on The sly for pure s.Red Eye.
ga large case OF first class firearms has
be an eelzed In Limerick, Ireland, on susrf,
cion Of being Fenian import.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-14

GOA AN d WU0D.
LOW PRICES STILL CONTINUED IN CON
SEEUSNEE OF FREIGHTS NM Tolls
NOT HAVING ADVANCED.
White 20
Red Asb., -...... 7z5
Gyke1 valley teoft Red Ash l...,--........... 90
Bnfthslore company tsTIperiOr White Ashl.... rs
SRssnnt sn nner t0oklrg Coai~................ 90
Sumberiand Kun OF Mime .-................ 90
Strher,anu Insnp zoo
pAh AND PINE WOOD constantly on hand
We are the sole agents for the sale OF the cole
tratsd Baltimore Com pany Coal and pre- pared
scJgTHfsa a Is GSty quantity Persons desiring to
avail themselves of the akeve low prices, by or
<tering their coal. snd paying for it, have it
delivered any time during the winter. Checks will
he sivpn for coal 80 ordered, and will be delivered
upon the surrerdering of said checks.
s. =. BROWN SON,
SOS 9Th street between f and n.
Branch cffice st our yard and wharyes at foot of
7th street. JChronGIn sell
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17

mestic. Had he married Ann Rutledge,
it is not likely he would have continued in
political life. He would have tasted the
cup Of happiness, and it would have been
enough. "The love and death Of this
GIRL" said Mr.. Herndon, " shattered Mr..
Lincoln's purpose and tendencies He
threw off his infinite sorrow only by leap
ing wildly into the political arena" /" He
needed" said another, whip and spur to
save him from despair"
For myself 60 farther and deeper. Up
to this period his habits had been simple
and pure. But trial unhinged him, made
his own life a matter of Indifference TO
him made him for years reckless, des-
pairing and atheistic. His strength and his
weakness came to him in this hour for the
death of the girl was, as Charles Sumner
SAID " no accident" Through it he learned
how to understand himself, and then to
understand others. 1t was very gradu-
ally that he came to conquer the revolt of
his own soul. 1t was that work well done
which finally fitted him to conquer other
men. 1t was in 1924 that he said he acould
be good Now in. 1885, he left New Salem,
and endeavored with an evident personal
ambition that have never seen ascribed
to him, that he aoould be great; but in es-
sential and absolute respects, goodness,
though dropped out OF sight, was the nee
essary law Of his mind. 1t was from his
associating his favorite poem, Oh, why
should the spirit of mortal be proud 2"
with the life and death of Ann Rutledge,
that i, keeps its power over him.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17

examination Of their apartment in search
of other funds and missing drafts, touch
ing incident occurred, strikingly displaying
hen taken in connection with the out
break Just mentioned, the lights as well as
shades Of an impulsive character.
During this examination, it became nee
essary to investigate the contents Of a well
filed trunk, and this was done by the lady
herself under my supervision. After sew
eral layers of wearing apparel had been
taken out, she suddenly paused in her
work. and wiped away falling tear, as
she gazed into the trunk. Thinking that
some important evidence Of her husbands
crimes was lurking beneath the garments
remaining, and that her hesitation was ow-
ing to reluctance on her part to be instru-
mental in convicting him, reached
forward and was about TO continue the
examination myself, when she interposed
her arm and said sobhimgly,
aThose are the clothes Of our poor
baby-they haven't been disturbed since
his death and can't bear to move them"
A second glance into the trunk confirmed
her sad story, for there were the little
shoes scarcely soiled, the delicate embroi-
dered skirts and waists-all the apparel so
familrar to a mothers eye, which. in its
grieving remembrance of the departed
child.
Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form"
A similar affection had taught me to'ap-
precate the sacredaess of such relics, and
waited in sympathizing silence, until she
could command her feelings sufficiently to
continue the search. She son resumed
II, and the contents of the trunk were
thoroughly examined, yet none of the lost
valuables were found therein.-Ts gears
Aeong the Mall Bugs.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17

aT1ys successful as preventive.
ONE PILL Is A DOSE.
zaes peculiarly situated or those supposing them
10 cautioned against using these pills while n
condition, lest they invite miscarriage, after which
onion, the proprietor assumes responsibility, al
tagh their mildness would prevent any mischief TO
4 "a otherwise the Pills recommended as
MOST INVALUABLE REMEDY
M those affecting complaints SO peculiar to the sexes
ONE BOX is SUFFICIENT.
Z" Boxes have been sold within two years. 10000
e sent by letter. both by myself and agents, to al
= o. the world, to which have been returned
1eh ladies' say nothing like the above Pulls have been
70 "a since the science Of Medicine dswned upon the
y, In removing distractions and restoring nature to
per channel quieting the nerves, and bringing BACK
hoy color of Health to the cheek Of the most deli
- - friee 81 per Box. Six boxes So.
I'M. % a. Fellows Falls by JOHNSON BABBlTr, sole
asqes n By sending one dollar to the Bellows Falls
car have the pills sent confientiaily, by mail
soi1l nv s Psrt Of the country, free Of postage.
49, s $50 n oy HOWARD 4 HOLMAN. keene, N. H., 1 n
49, bIstteboro,J- 4. SHURTIKFF. Bennington, H. d.
49, "indsor DR.. SHERMAN. Ludlow, POND MORSE,
n l' y and By zone Druggist in every town.
.s,r' o. Soas y. HENRY Il Co., Waterbury. and DEMAs
sss ,s Z Co, New York
h4' s. d. HOWE, Proprietor, New York.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17
DorAsn, PoTAsHi

Prime selected Potash fer sale by the cssk or At rssa
in small quantities, by
Rrattleboro March ., 1854
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17

Willie seemed twice given, when father
and mother held him to their grSsefd1
hearts, in the glad certainty Of recovery.
Afterwards whenever Mrs. Lawson's
eyes rested on willie's rude picture, which
still remained-for though she at first in
tended to erase i she had been 70 busy
before Willie's sickness that il vas forgot
tent seemed watchword, reminder,
a talisman, that quiessd wrong feelings,
and brought into heart her love and grati-
tude.
For years il remained there and when
new paper was needed, Mrs. Lawson 20
carefully removed the strip traced by baby
fingers. that it was not torn, and laid it in >
her drawer as precious thing. BY that
time, seven little ones gathered round her
freside and that picture had been me-
dunn of good to them all, though they
knew it not.
There Willie found it when grown to
manhood.
IT is Christmas Eve. Peace and good
will abide in the comfortable, well-ordered
home of the Lawson family. The dark
winged angel has sometimes over-shadowed
that home and never borne any away. All
are gathered now beside its FIRE save one.
Willie, the first-born, is painter, study
ing his profession in that land Of beauty
and art-Italy. But he is well, expected
home before this festive season shall re-
turn, and, long letter this evening re-
ceived, and replete with hopeful affection
and earnest purpose, seems the thing next
best to seeing him.
But scarcely is the letter read, when
they are surprised by the arrival Of !
package, containing Christmas gift, which
to their hearts, must ever be beyond al
price. 1t is picture, delicate and rich in
in coloring' graceful IN design, of little
child drawing on the wall. Fastened 10
one corner of the frame, is tiny note. in
scribed simply Mother"
All gathered eagerly around. Now tho
picture is held in every light, examined
and talked about in tones Of loving enthu-
siasm; but mother" sits silent till one Of
the younger children addresses remark
directly to her--"I wonder. mother, why
Will chose that subject; 1t is beautiful;
but it is a little strange to send US from
Italy just what he might find any day in
our neighbor's houses"
And then mother" with eyes little
unsteady, told for The first time, to them
the story of the child's wiring on the
| wall"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17
How shall we Pronounce Nsither9

Some persons say neether, and some say
nither. Which is right? Both; or, It
least, il cannot be said that either is abso-
lutely wrong. Still, one mode is preferable
to the other, as we shall presently see. m
all questions Of this sort, two things are
to be considered. First, what is the best
and prevailing usage and secondly, which
mode is the more analogical, that is to say,
the more accordant with the way in which
other words Of similar formation are pro-
nounced ? It is often difficult TO determine
which Of the two modes IS more favored
by usage but in The present case there il
little or no room for uncertainty. Although
mMer has come to be very common in
England, and is sometimes heard in this
country, the great majority Of good speak
ers say eeher as DO nearly all the dc
tionaries. On The ground Of analogy, too,
there is good reason for this pronunciation;
for the combined vowels Is have the sound
Of only in height, sleigat and one or two
other words; whereas they have the sound
of &c in quite numerous class of words,
examples of which are csiling, conceirs
perceire, seize, &c. 1t is SAID that Dr..
johnson. the celebrated author of Johnson's
Dictionary, was once asked whether he
was in the habit Of saying neether Or NJ
Mer ? 8 Nayther," was laconic response.
In thus pronouncing the word, he fol-
lowed practice which was very common
in his day, but which rs no longer observed,
except by some Of the Irish. II our pro-
nunciation were regulated by considera-
tion Of analogy alone, we should also tay
nay her;; for oy is the regular and pre-
vailing sound Of 81, there being grext
many more words in which this combina.
tion has that sound than there are of those
in which it has the sound Of 60 or !. Ex-
amples are, deign, eight, Aeinous. veil, sksin,
Ueigh, neigh6or. &C. Oissr Optics Nag
azine.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17
naeaifaI.
A CARD TO THE LADIES
!. lUP0NCO'S GOLDEN PERIODICAL PILLS,
FOR FEMALES.


[hkEs in correcting Irregularities, removing OBJ
asof the Monthly Periods, from whatever cause
aTlys successful as q preventive.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17
Miseel1ann.
From the Atlantic Monthly for April.
Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rut-
ledge.

We left Herndon killing snakes, hunting
bears and smoking cattle in the bog at
Springfield. There he waited, from his
thirteenth TO his fifteenth year, for the
coming Of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln,
born in the class of poorest emigrants, was
trained TO far different life in his early
home, from that whicl, the books describe.
/ do not think that it was upon slavery that
Thomas Lincoln turned his back when he
went to Indiana. 1t was upon brawling,
reckless neighborhood, that made life un-
endurable. The pious care Of the good,
poor parents, so touchingly described in
our books only 10 be ridiculed in Illinois,
Abraham certainly never had. His step
mother--a woman far superior to any
Thomas Lincoln could have hoped to win in
any state of society but one which made a
man necessary protector of every woman,
seems TO have been his first and best friend.
TO her he was always grateful, and to the
last stood between her and trouble. Among
the most touching relics which I saw at
Springfield was an o'd copy-book in which,
at the age of fourteen, Lincoln had taught
himself TO write and cipher. Scratched
in his boyish hand on The first page were
these words -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17

A haunted house in Saginaw, Michigan
from which the ghosts have driven sever
al families who attempted to occupy it di-
ring the last three years. by irrepressibls
noises, has been taken possession of BY .
deaf man, and the spirits will have to re-
sort to some other means than noise to
rout him. The result is anxiously watch
ed BY the believers in the marvellous.
An American traveller in Europe says
the lump Of butter an American girl puts
on plate would make Parisienne stare
wildly.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17
MELoDEoNs / MELoDEONs!
]. ESTEY,

iS'I = -
CUCCESSOR tc Messrs. EsrEY & GREEN only
- Manufacturers In this country the PERFECT ME-
L0DEoN with patent Harmonic Attachment Bass Damper
and Manual sub-Bass.
The world wide these MEL0DE0NS have obtain
within the last few evidence Of their
peiiority all Others We manufacturing
thirty dieren kinds of these Instruments, and have
GENTLY added to our former large variety, the
COTT A GE AN,
with or without the Harmonic Attachment, and Manual
subBass. This Instrument has equal OF ts size for
power and efficiency and is really the most desirable for
Sabbath Schools Churches Lecture Rooms yestres Pub
lie Halls, &C. that be obtained as the low price at
which II Is sold brings within the OF the most lmi-
ted and supplies place which II has long been felt
strument peculiarly adapted Its size, compactness,
and beauty of tone neapess and of
struction, Of will ut recommend
to every us being all That IL claimed for IL
~ Every Instrument warranted
PIANOS
From the best Manufacturers New and Second Hand For
Sale, and to Rent ON the most reasonable terms.
n- Address, ]. ESTEY. Bratteboro,yt. 7's
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-05-17

A FACT NOT GENERALEr KHowx.-
The origin of the portrait for the Goddess
of Liberty upon our coins Is Of great in
terest. Mr.. Spencer. the inventor Of
Spencer's lathe, used by the American
Bank-note company. was the artist who
cut the first die for our American coin.
He cut an exact medallion Of Mrs. Wash.
ington, the wife of Gen. Washington. and
the first few coins were struck with her
portrait. When Gen. Washington saw
them he was displeaseA and requested
the figure to be removed. Mr.. Spencer
altered the features little, and putting
a cap upon its head called it the Goddess
of Liberty. If future artists will bear
this in mind, they will always take M..
Washington's portrait for their guide whsn
wishing to produce the Goddess.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-08
settlement of the Public Debt.

Editors IlltslligeReer:
The pending Joint Resolution before
our Legislature 10 authorize the Gov
ernor TO appoint Commissioners to pro-
coed TO Richmond for the purpose OF
adjusting and appor;ioning the public
debt between the old and new State,
presents the most important subject, SO
far as the future OF the State Is con-
cerued, that mas ever been brought to
the consideration OF our people.
The public debt Of Virginia on the
I7Lh OF April, 1851, was, in round num-
bers, az least SO, 600, COO. Many of the
bonds constituting this debt, which
were issued for internal improvement
purposes, had been sold by the State OF
Virginia 10 Europeans and New York
capitalists. The cid State promptly
paid the interest semi-anuualiy on this
debt to lis foreign and home creditors
up TO that period, and IL Is not likely
any part of the interest has been paid
since To add to The principal the in
terest which has thus accrued, would
swell the public debt Of Virginia on
the 18th of April, 1861, to S57, oct, 600, to
be appoTtiOned between the two States.
The Constitution and ordinances OF
this Stale provided !or the payment
upon the part of our peoPleJ OF an
OF Virginia created prior TO the 18th
of April, 1861. This, we take
1t, was one of the conditions
By which West Virginia became a State
in the Union. She is in honor bound to
pay her part of the public debt, let it
be great or small. The first and para
mount question which most deeply
concerns Us State, in this reference,
is, on Uhdt bdSis or principle is the set
Element to be made7
Suppose, as will most likely be con-
tended for by Virginia, that population
should be adopted; what would be West
ness? Without going into detail, or
producing figures TO establish facts, is
it not plain TO be seen West Virginia
would have TO shoulder at least one
third of this vast debt, viz: I.iHeteen
millions Of doiIurS7 the interest OF W hitch
is one million one hundred and FORTH thou
sand dollars, and il the State would
provide for its payment in 81 years, as
required by the fundamental law, an
additional l per cent as Il sinking fund
would also have TO be- provided for.
This vast sum, together with the o-di-
nary and extraordinary expenses of our
State government, would necessarily
increase our taxes to an alarming per
centum. Indeed, it would crush out
the prosperity of our new State and
force our best citizens to leave it. II
our Governor will select wise and dis
Greet commissioners, who will have the
holiness and ability to maintain and
establish as basis OF settlement MONIES
de1IUed from, and monies expended ia the
counties composing tie tIC0 States, we
assert without fear of erroneous conclu-
sion, that West Virginia will have but
a small part of the public debt of Vir-
GINA to pay. a.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-08
~ Democratic n..mbeEs q q

TIKI Democratic members OF the
Lower House Of the kentucky Legisla-
turs, voted few days ago TO pay them
selves mileage, IN gold, and rejected an
amendment reading gold or is equiv
aIent IN currency" The 81 Republican
members voted against the bin, but it
passed Notwithstanding. wbereUpoH
the Detroit Post remarks as follows:
THE Democratic members were will
Ing TO tax the people heavily TO buy
gold 70 pay their salaries, 50 as TO show
Insir spite toward United States green
backs and national bank currency. At
the same time, they proposed 70 line
thsiT own pockets thereby. TIE motive
l. shown in the rejection of the amend
nsnt proposing 70 receive gresnbacks
Of equivalent amount NO. the mem
bers would not have Sreenbacks al all
nothing but gold is worthy of their
confidence.
Democracy being the same in all the
States, North "a we'll as South, this
same sort OF spite. at the expense OF the
people, might be exhibited in all the
states, il the Democracy was every
where in the ascendency."
There i, perhaps, unfortunately
enough, too much truth in what the
Post says, and yet there Is this much to
be said on the other side. The pay Of
members fthe State Legislatures Is, a.
a general thing, meagre enough, hard
l. sufficient, these times, to pay their
board at hrst-class hotel. In many OF
the States, our own among the number,
the allowance Is fixed In the coustitu-
ton, and in many instances the amount
WAS specified IN the days before the
war, on the cheap scale OF things then
existing. There is, therefore, no way
TO get round the constitutional provi-
sion, except by doing as the Kentucky
democrats did, voting themselves spe-
Gle, which is an example of very dou bt-
iul authority or propriety, and more
TO be hOnored in the breach than the
observance" Their animus seems to
have been rather political than pecu-
mary, from the fact that they would
not agree TO take any equivalent Of
coin in the legal tenders of the country.
We are not astonished that such men
should have recently elected Care
Davis 70 the L. 5. Senate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-08
WIdor. nnd Miinua.

The monthly tables of marriages show
a decrease in the number OF marriages
consequent on the war, and the p1o.
pensity of widowers for unmarried yvo.
men, appears fully in this statement,
II seems that a widower is tvgices a like.
" to re-marry as a widow-Bu1lILo r.
press. 80 L.
That was not the experience of the
elder Weller. In giving his boy sami-
vel advice upon matrImony, he eau
toned him against Widows charms
for his theory was one widow was equal
to about a dozen common women. The
Cleveland Herdtd thinks that the nra-
pouderance of REMARKED widowers
over remarked widows, is due to the
fact that widowers. can go around ask
ing, while the widows must WAR IN ba
asked. Give the widows a stair shake },
and they will beat the widowers in Tho
game OF matrimony two to one. WIN
a wldower should select an unmarris5I
woman for second wife NAV be oTrino
s 20 a Iear r, that marrying widow night
expose the second husband to fnyidions
com com parsons on the pat of the wife as
between her present and her Esdssr d.
parted husband 20
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For sale by all Druggists. -''7-
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There IS no remedy that can show more evf
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Physicians having CONSERVATIVE patients
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-08
DIED.

On THURSDAY. Feb. It'll. 1857, Sir. JOHN K.
SMITH, ST, IN the :. tn year OF his age
the funeral VIII take place from his late
residence on Clay street, East Wheeling, on
Saturday, the 9th inst, at 10 o'clock. The
friends Of the family ara invited to attend.
febs-2to
January Is 1867. at Faton Rouge, La,
w!LLIASf j. DARLING, formerly of this city,
In the Sith year OF his age.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-08

Clergyman, while residing In soutb
america as missionary, discovered SAFE
and simple remedy for the Cure of Nervous
weakness, Early Decay. Diseases of the mn
nary and Seminal Organs, and the whole
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MARRIAGE AND CELIRtCy-

AND THE HAPPISEss OF TRUE MASHoop
An Essay for Young Men ON The CT, =,
solitude, and the Physiological Errors
Aouse5 and Diseases which create fmre,ji,
InentSt N MARRIAGE, with sure means M
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OF Gharge. Address, Dr. j. SRQiE
Howard Association. Phiia.