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Trusting in Christ.

1t was time Of spiritual awakening
in a small manufacturing town. The
foreman in department of one of the
factories became anxious about his
soul. He was directed to Christ as
the sinners only refuge by many, and
by his own master among the rest;
but it seemed to me without result.
At last his master thought Of reaching
his mind and bringing him to see the
sincerity of God in the Gospel, by
writing a note asking him to come to
see him at six o'clock, after he left
"the work"
He came promptly with the letter
in his hand. When ushered INTO his
room his master inquired, "Do you
wish to see me, James ?"
James was confounded, and holding
up the note requesting him to come,
said:
"The letterl The letterv'
"O," said his master, 81 see you be-
lieved that | wanted to see you, and
when | sent you the message you
came at once"
Surely, sir! surely, sir! replied
James.
"Well, see, here is another letter
sending for you, by One equally in
earnest" said his master, holding up
a slip of paper with some texts OF
Scripture written on it.
James took the paper and began to
read slowly-"Come-unto-me all
ye-that-labor," &c. His lips quiv-
cred; his eyes filled with tears; and,
liked to choke with emotion, he thrust
his hand into his jacket pocket, grasp
ing his large, red handkerchief, with
which he covered his face, and there
he stood for few moments, not know.
ing what to do. At length he in.
quired:
Gam | just to believe that in the
same way l believed your letter ?"
"Just in the same way" rejoined the
master. "If we receive the witness
of men the witness of God is greater.
This expedient was owned of God il
setting James at liberty. He was {
happy believer that very night, anC
has continued to 60 on his way re
joicing in God his Saviour, to poin
others to Calvary, and walk in The
narrow way.
Reader, if anxious about your sal
vation, be persuaded to believe Coz
when He speaks to you in His Work
in the same way you would credit thu
word of an honorable man, and yol
will obtain peace through the preci
Gus blood of Christ. ale cannot de
ny himself"
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lowers, weary of nursing her crying
child, threw it out in the snow to per-
ish. Ney chanced to witness the in
human deed and lifting up the child,
soothed it tenderly, and restored it
to its mother in the sledge. command
ing the mother to take charge of it..
But soon again the woman whose
heart was rendered eallous by misery,
threw the child into the snow. The
Marshal again rescued the little one,
and took it under his special protec-
ton, carrying it far some time in his =
own arms. The indignant soldiers
hurled the mother from the sledge,
and left her to be picked up by the
Cossacks, or to perish on the frozen.
ground. The little orphan was watch
ed over with the greatest care by the
soldiers as they covered it up with
furs and branches in one of the
sledges. The child was carried in
the arms of a soldier, through all the
horrors of the passage OF the Bere-
sina, and surviving the hardships of
the most disastrous retreat recorded
in the history of the war, at length
reached Paris in safety. ode ua
In the passage Of the Beresina,
which soon ensued, Ney again dis
| played his heroism through scenes of
horror which have rarely been paral-
leled, and never surpassed upon the
globe. The genius of the French
engineers speedily threw two bridges
across the stream. The French army
consisted of but $1,000 thousand
men, and a disorganized mass of 40
coo stragglers. While the frenzied
mass were struggling over these
bridges, tue Russians, from adjacent
bights, were hurting upon them
storm OF shot and shell. Sixty thou
sand Russians manned these batteries.
Ney, taking with him but eight thou
sand troops; plunged into the densest
masses of the foe, drove them before
him, and took 5000 prisoners.
Through the long hours of win
ter's night, this horrid scene Of tumuiU
and carnage continued. Thousands
were crowded from bridges into the
icy stream, and sank with slirieks
which rose above the thuuders OF the
battle. A fearful tempest arose of
wind and smothering snow The
black mass of men and wagons, ena-
bled the Russians to direct their guns
with unerring ain. Tue howling OF the
storm, the gloom OF night, the flash
and roar of artillery, the explosion
of shells and whiStling of balls and
bullets. the cries of onset and the
) shrieks of the diving, presented
spectacle that has given the Passage
Iot Beresina perhaps the most promi-
nent position among all the horrors
) which have occurred in this lost world.
The numbers lost have never been
fully ascertained. Thousand were
swept to an unknown burial. But III
The spring as the Ice melted, twelve
thousand c0rpses were dragged from
the river.
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BARTON VERMONT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1867

clear name and Mr.. Lamont was very
kind to him: so kind that Charley
and [ were able to marry much SOON
er than we expected to, and to live
very comfortably without my either
taking in sewing or going out any
more. I didn't feel quite right to give
it up, but Charley took it into his
head that a little cough and pain in
the side which | had got, came from
my sewing so much, and insisted that
should not sew any more.
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Father, take my Hand.

The way is dark, my Father Cloud on cloud
Is gathered thicky o'er my head, and loud
The thunders roar above me. See 1 stand
Like one bewildered Father, take my hand,
And through the gloom
Lead safely home
Thy child.
The day goes fast, my Father and my soul
Is drawing Garkly down My Fatherless sight
Sees ghostly visions. Fears, a spectral band,
Encompass me. o Father, take my hand,
And from the night
Lead up 10 light
Thy child
The way is long my Father! and my soul
Longs fol the rest and quiet of the goal
Keep me from wandering. Father, take my hand
Quickly and straight
Lead 10 Heavens gate
Thy child.
The path is rough, my Father, many thorn
Has pierced the and my weary feet, all torn
And bleeding, mark the way. Yet thy command
Bids me press forward. Father, take my hand,
Then safe and blest
Lead up to rest
Thy child.
The throng is great my Father Many doubt
And fear and danger compass me about.
And foes oppose me so. cannot stand
Or go alone. o Father, take my hand,
And through the throng
Lead safe along
Thy child.
The cross is heavy, Father! have borne.
1t long, and still do bear it. Let my worn
And fainting spirit rise to that blessed land
Where crowns are given. Father, take my hand
And reaching down,
Lead to the crown
Thy child.
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CONFORMITY WITH CHRIST. = The
chief study of a Christian, and the
very thing that makes him to be a
Christian, is conformity with Christ.
The sum of religion (says Pytha-
goras) is to be like him thou wor-
shippest. And that truly is our oIi5
way; there is nothing but wandering
and periShing in all other ways, moths.
ing but darkness and misery out of
him; "but he that folIoweth me-, says
he, "shall not walk in darkness. =
And therefore it is set before US in the
Gospel in so clear and lively eoiors
that we may make this our whole
endeavor-to be like him.-LejghtoH.
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Do you say, Il would be a Christ
ian if | felt that was worthy 2" How
is it with Christ? Is he not worthy :?
If you depend upon your own strength
alone, you might fear and draw back;
but when the treasures of eternity are
yours, and when Christ has said to
every one of you, as he would say if
he were here now, "Trust me; just as
long, my children, as live, do not be
afraid, for you shall live also; Ipledge
my life for yours s'-can you not take
him at his word, and be content?
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

Mr.. Alexander [. Stewart, the IA
nous dry goods millionaire of New
York, it is said will erect block of
dwellings, to cost 81 100000, and to
be forever the home of the working
women of New York. It is to be a
home where women may find food
and shelter at prices within their
reach, and whatever revenue it may
yield is to be employed in the erection
OF other like Institutions.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

CRIMINAL SILENCE. ow many
Christian students in college, and
Christian clerks in business, are gull
tY of the negligence referred to in
the following paragraph: ..
A college studeat, who, after re-
siSting the strivings CT the Spirit for
months. has recently yielded his heart
TO Jesus, tells me thag the great OBJ
stacle which kept him from Christ
was the fact that although for a year
of college life he had been constantly
"a n d intimately associating WI t b
Christians, not one had ever spoken
to him of the welfare of his soul
Could they be sincere? Was religion
reality? sr 7
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DR.. Adam Clark, who had strong
aversion to pork, was called upon to
say grace at dinner where the princi-
pal dish was roast pig. He is report
ed to have said: 80 Lord, if Thou
canst bless under the gospel what
Thou didst curse under the law, bless
this pig" a2i @
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

TRUE STRENGTH.-The secret of
all diligence, energy, pleasure, sue
cess in duty, is a heart enlarged by
the love of God. "For the love OF
Christ constraineth US" Oh! that
golden chain Of perfect freedom; that +
binding yoke of most sweet and will
ing bondage! See St. PauEthe bonds
man of Christ, going out to his daily
service of labor and perils, chanting
his morning song, and saying, @most
gladly will | glory in my inirmities,
that the power of Christ may rest
upon me" "Strong in the Lord and
in the power of his might" was st.
Paul,--but his strength was the Z
strength of faith.-Bishop McIlraine.
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Dirge.
BY CHARLES G. EASTMAN.

BY CHARLES G.. EASTMAN.
Softly
She is lying
With her lips apart.
Softly
She is dying
Of a broken heart.
Whisper
She is going
To her final rest.
Whisper!
Life is growing
Dim within her breast.
Gently
She is sleeping
She has breathed her last.
Gently
While you are weeping,
She to Heaven has past
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

A poor yagabond in England was
recently sentenced to three months
Imprisonment, with hard labor, for the
crime of sleeping In a gentleman's
barn.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

Weston is to commence his fourth
trial to walk hundred miles in twen-
ty-four hours at or near Pittsfield,
Ohio, when he will be 933 IL miles
on his Journey. People with him
think he cannot do it.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

The official vote of the State of
Georgia is as follows: Number of
registered voters, 1854; vote cast,
lO6,4lO; for Convention, 102 ,283;
against, 4,127; majority for Conven-
ton, 98. .156; number of whites voting
for Convention, about SO, 500. sss 81
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

Prof. Loomis suggests very un-
comfortable theory in regard to the
safety of the earth itself. He thinks
it not impossible that sufficient steam
might be generated in the burning
centre of the world to blow the whole
globe to pieces. .-0
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III. p, BALLARD a. Co.,

Ii. II BALLARD N Co.,
PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
For the sale of Butter, Cheese, Lard, Tallow,
Eggs, Beans, Peas, Flour, Grain, Hops, Wool,
Poultry, Game, Venison, Green and Dried
Fruits, Cotton, Tobacco and all kinds of
Country Produce
1872 WASHINGTON ST., New YORK.
Also Agents for the Great United States TEA
WARE EHOUSE. All orders promptly attended to
References NORTH River Bank, N. Y. City; Da-
vid MUIR, 2 Broadway, N. Y; Ballard & Bro ,
Keh4o1d' ;i Va; D, G; McCotter, l4l Broad
way NJ y Su'tn Maynard, Is Courtland
n. T.; /. Whitebou,e,2 25 Courtland ST., N
ID. 5. Havens, Southampton, l.. /.
COFFINS AND CASK ETS.
excellent assortment of Collins and C,s
II kets always kept On hand and furnished r.,
order with appropriate trimmings, and at shor,
notice by
T.. B. TRUE & co.
Newport, Jan. 25 1867
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

LANE, ADAMS Il CO.,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
and wholesale dealers in
FLOUR, BUTTER, CHEESE, EGGS, BEANS AND
ALL KINDS OF COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Liberal Cash Advances made on ConSignnaerts.
50 Main Street, Springfield, Mass.
H. h. LANE. O. d. ADAMS. o. H. SMITH.
REFERENCES Ballou & Hubbard, Boston, Crook,
Palmer & Co., Albany, Henry Lansing, AL
2ll bany, Agawam National Bank, Springfield.
A. vi. RUGGLES, M. d.,
HON G OF IT IST,
25 BARTON. VERMONT.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

GRANDEY, SKINNER Il PARKER,
dealers in
GROCERIES & GENERAL HARDWARE.
BARTON LANDING, VERMONT,
Agents for NAILS, PLows, STOVES, &c, at Whole
sale and Retail. 2l
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What a few Car rides Cost.

BY MRS. P. H. PHELPS.
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COFFINS AND CASKFTS
COOKING STOVES.

,oOD Samaritan. Stewart, Soap Stone, Parlor.
a. ~ once, and other Stoves, always on hand
o oui .tock Is much the largest to be found in the
tb;l tUaIty, We can underseIl all competitors in
'iiS oraheh OF trade. See ii we can't.
T.. Ii. TRUE Il co.
NEWPORT Ian Ok ,ooz
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Nj. j. BLACK.
LICENSED AUCTIONEER.
NEWPORT, VERMONT.
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-11-07
DIR. II. p. SHIELDS,
OF PENNSYLVANIA. PROFESSOR OF
Special Pathology and
Therapeutics,
and Physician for the Exclusive Treatment OF
hrOnic Diseases.

DIR. SHIELDS will make his first professional
visit to Belmont County, Ohio, for the benefit of
those who have heretofore consulted him by let
ter; and also To meet all others who may wish
to consult him and receive the advantage of his
SIKH, experience and iudicious treatment The
Doctor visits different portions of the County
for the benefit of those who are unable to come
u long distance, and viii spend one day I'm each
Township, at the following places, where all
who desire can consult him, free of charge The
in order that no one can fail to find him, II de-
sired. You can rest assured that he will he Al
the place and time appointed.
DIR. SHIELDS will be ut the LEWIS HOUSE.
st. Clairsyille. ON Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, October p, %, 30, and 81, and
Friday and Saturday, Nov: LIST and ID, 1857.
At bridgeport, Monday, Nov. Ith, ...
At Bellaire, Tuesday, Nov. 9th.
At Jacobsburg, Wednesday, Nov. Gth
~ Industry, THURSDAY Nov. 7th.
AT Glencoe, Saturday, Nov. 9th.
At Hunter, Monday, Nov llth,
AT SonIerton, Tuesday Nov. l2th.
At New Castle, Wednesday, Nov. 18TH
A. Boston, Thursday, Nov lith.
At tTemperanceville. Friday, Nov. 18th
Al Frazier House, Barnesviile, Saturday. 18th.
At Louisville, Monday, Nov. 18th.
At Morristown, Tuesday, Nov. lgtn
At Belmont Station, Wednesday, Nov. 2ath.
AZ Fidelity, Thursday, Nov. 2lst. ~
At Hendrysburg, Friday, Nov. 22d.
Al Sewellsyille, saturday Nov. 23d. 4.-ff
At Rock Hill, Monday, NoY. 25th
Al Uniontown, Tuesday, Nov. 18th. -.
At Pleasant Grove, Wednesday, Nov. 27th
At Farmington, Thursday, Nov. 2sth.
Al st. Clairsvtlle, again, Friday and Saturday
Nov. 18th and s0th, 1861. i ,.i.. '-I-I,- :,
When appoint nents come on Saturday the
Doctor will remain only iii 3 y. NJ, and person
should not fail to come early ON that day Per
sons can md me BY making Inquiry. oc24-sws
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-11-07
The Cleveland Leader on Wade.

The Cleveland Leader, commentlngon
the statement made by the Toledo Blade
that the friends of Senator Wade, now
that he has no chance for the United
States Senate, intend to place him In
the House of Representatives, says:
"As friend of the Senator, we ad-
Wise him not to try this plan. II he at
teinpts 10 contest nomination against
Gen. Garfield, he will miss his mark
The people OF the Nineteenth District
appreciate the military services, the dis
tingulshed ability, the commanding in-
fiuence and the legislative experience of
James A. Garfield too highly to exchange
him for Is. l.. Wade"
The Leader Is one of the most radical
papers In the country, aud n few days
after the election said the course of Sem
ator Wade was one of the principal causes
az the Republican reverse In Ohio
Pitts. Com.
The secret of the Leaders radical
ism" so far Us Ben. Wade Is concerned,
has its origin in a certain Cleveland Post.
ofIicc affair. 1t is understood that Wade
was Instrumental In kicking the Editor
Of the Leader, Mr.. Cowles, out, and
placing the Editor OF the Herald, Mr.
Benedict, In. "Thsreby hangs a tale
The Leader Is by no means considered {
lendeS In the Republican party or an,
where else, in this State, Its oDinion
are always second handed.-[salem Re
publican.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-11-07
An Elephant Unclaimed.

An elephant, under certain conditions,
is a valuable animal u menagerie is in
complete without one. But an elephant,
around loose" is neither ornamental
nor useful "on the contrary thereof" ho
breaks things; he may not smash his
own trunk, but he smashes baggage gen
eraily, and what he steps on he annihi-
latcs.
SO long MS the Democrats could keep
Vallan;,igham under the canvass, exhibit
him rs feature in the C'opperliead show,
to take his turn in the rinS along with
the pony and the monkey, he M.as an es.
sential and available part in the poi. tical
menagerie rs the elephant--the bigges,
beast in the show. But the elephant
cannot be Gagged, and hence when the
campaign was over he struck out upon
his own hook, and now is roaming the
field on his own account.
That Vallandigham Is the pet of the
Democratic masses none, save u knave or u
fool, will deny. From the day he assum-
ed the lead of the peace Democracy no
man with the rank and file ofthat party,
could produce such shower of hats and
cotton nosewipers as he; the wave of
the Japanese juggler's fan never started
so many paper butterflies. The entrance
of Vallandigham to n state Convention
particularly since his conviction for
treason-has been the signal for nstan-
taneous rising, the utterance of his name
invariably opening the thrOats of the
"unterrifed." and no Democratic favor
ite so makes the welkin ring with huz-
zas as does the martyr of Democracy who
watched across the border "
So, too, among the Democratic masses
in their political gatherings, the name of
Vallandighams stirs the enthusiasm to the
very dregs, and men and women tear
their clothes in their mad anxiety to hut
touch the hem of Nalandigham's gar
ment, that they may receive the JUNCTION
of Copperhead bliss.
Nailandighan. before the election, pro-
claimed himself the candidate for Sena-
tor Wade's place; theeleetion was fought
partly, on that issue, and without
| the furor that Nallandigham only
can create i'm Democratic ranks the result
might have been different. The leaders
were very glad to have Vallandigham's
valuable aid during the canvass, and the
masses ofthat party will not permit him
now victory has been won, 10 be discard
ed as a used-up man.
And here comes the fight. On one side
the Copperhead rank and file who Low,
Vallandigham, and follow him as theil
political god on the other the wire work
ers and party leaders who study policy
and who seek their own interests. Tn,
advantage in Senatorial contest before
the Legislature Is with the leaders, fol
the masses cannot reach the Capitol
On the other hand majority OF til,
members of the Senate and House go Il
Columbus directly, or indirectly, pledged
to their constituents to support Valhh
digham, and 10 only remains to be seer
whether these pledges can be overcom,
by the manipulations of politicians, O
: whether the newly elected Legislator
have the stamina and the honesty to ca I
ry out what they know to be the wishe
of those who sent them to Columbus.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-11-07

How the DE Thrive In New York.
New York city Is the hardest place,
politically, in the United States, probably
in the world. The cause of this may be
gathered from the following, which we
copy from the Tribune: f
The city of New York gave Abraham
Lincoln 90, 200 votes in 1860, and 36,6S1
in 1864. We are confident that not one
hundred in either case were Illegal. OF
the legal voters In our city, but two-fifths
are native born, and of these there is
decided Republican majority; but the
great mass ofthose who come hither from
Europe vote against US. And there are
always from 20, 900 to 10000 adult male
immigrants here who are not naturalized. !.
and not yet entitled to be; and, so far MS
these vote, they vote solid against us. BY
their votes, Heniy Clay was beaten for
President in 1874 by their votes, John r.
Hoffman was sent out of the city last
year with over AZ 900 majority. But for
the registry, it would have been at least
10000. 1t is not now so easy as it was to
start at the Battery on election morning
and vote at every poll up to Harlem nor
is 1t easy for men not month in the
country.to vote, as il Is in evidence that
they did vote in 1874. But men are
ground through the naturalization mill
at the rate of thousand per day with no
more solemnity than, and quite as much
celebrity, as is displayed in converting
swine into pork in Cincinnati packing
mousse. One veteran swearer deposes sue
cessfully to the term of residence, good
moral character, &C., &C., of hundred
roughs whom he never saw before; thirty
seconds each being the average time
squandercd in Transforming them from
aliens into citizens. And, dissatisfied
with this slow rate of progress, the Dem
ocratic managers have entered largely
into the fabrication of forged certificates
of naturalization, which were last year
freely distributed to such aliens of recent
importation as could be induced to ac-
cept, register and vote Upon them. BY
this bold villainy, the vote for Hoffman
was swelled heavily-probably by thous
ands. And the work of counterfeiting
the requisite seals and signatures has
been resumed this year, with what inn
punity and success remains to be seen.
The efforts, the vigilance, the means,
of the resolute and active Republicans of
this city are mainly absorbed In the work
of keeping fraudulent votes out of the
ballot boxes. We do not fully succeed
but we generally preserve the State from
being swamped by the wholesale frauds
pcrpetratcd in this focus of Democratic
inlquity. But for fraudulent naturaliza-
tions and fraudulent voting, the Demo
cratic majority i'm this city and its sub
urbs would be 20, 900 less than it is; but
for Republican energy and vigilance in
counteracting those frauds, it would be
at least 20 600 more