Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-05-24
WHOLE NUMBER 683.
CHANGE IN THE PROBATE STAMP DU.

TY.-By the act of congress approved
March I'd, an important modification
is made in the law imposing a stamp
duty on probate papers. Where the
value OF the estate does not exceed
one thousand dollars, no stamp is re-
quired ON the probate of the will or
letter of administration. Afhdavits
are also exempt from stamp duty.
Two NOTED SoUTHERNERs.-A let
ter from Georgia says: lid
"Toombs has abandoned all hope
of making his slaves answer to roll
call at the foot of Bunker Hill, and
has settled down into the peaceful
pursuits of private life at his home in
Washington, Georgia. He came out
of the war tolerably well, considering
the share he took in bringing it on
He lost nothing but his slave proper
| ty. He has large landed estates in
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and
he is now diligently culoivating them
with free labor. Those who know
him, and have recently seen him, say
that no inducements could get him in
to politics again. He accepts the sit
uation, will obey the laws and behave
himself.
Iverson, his colleague in the senate
at the outbreak of the war, is living
at Macon-broken down in fortune,
and bad in health. He managed to
lose all his property by the war, and
row supports himself by keeping a
large wood yard" L.
SENTENCE OF CoNovER.-Sanford
Conover, alias Chas. Dunham, who tes-
titled on the trial of the assassination
conspirators, and also before the
House Judiciary Committee, that JEFF
ferson Davis, c. G. Clay, and other
southern leaders were in consultation
while he was present, on the plan to
assassinate president Lincoln, was re-
Gently, in Washington, sentenced to
the states prison for ten years. Con
over vas convicted of perjury in tes-
| tifying to the above fact, his accom-
plices admitting that the evidence was
manufactured. The perjurer's attor-
ney, Fl. G. Goodrich, appealed from
the sentence to the supreme court of
the District of Columbia.
BENEFICIAL INFLUENCE OF TEA
The beneficial results of the introduc-
ton of tea and coffee have been very
strangely overlooked or underrated.
1t has been however, well described
as leading ' to the most wonderful
change that has ever taken place in
the diet of modern civilized nations
a change highly important in moral
and physical point OF view. These
beverages have the admirable advan-
) tage of affording stimulus without pro
) ducing intoxication, or any of its evil
, consequences. Lovers of tea and cot
fee are, in fact, rarely drinkers, and
hence the use of these beverages has
benefited both manners and morals
Raynal observes that the use of tea
has contributed more to the sobriety
of the Chinese than the severest laws
or the most eloquent discourses, ol
the best treatises on morality. Tea
is so little drunk in Germany, that i
acts like medicine when taken by ;
, native; and persons decline cup ol
good Bohea with, No, thank you
+. | am quite we'll at present.
/ GOOD ADVICE If a man chea
e thee once, shame On him.
If he cheat thee twice, shame Oh
thee. a.. .a- j. .F
If a man deceive thee, trust him no
! again.
[ If he insults thee, so away fron
him.
If he strike thee, thrash him lik
! smoke.
If YOU have lost your credit, be il
dustrious and you will gain it.
i. If you have a good wife, take car
s of her; and if you have not, get on
Immediately.
e The girls out west frequently rid
n tame wolf to meeting, and it is nc
unusual to meet a lady astride d.
mesticated alligator. A western gil
IS sometimes sits down to tea with ra
y tlesnake coiled up, in her lap, the an
Is NAL thrusting up his head OCCASIONAL
d to take view of the company.
n A Scotchman having hired himsel
I to farmer, had cheese set befol
him that he might help himself. A
10 ter some time the master said:
d SANDY, you took a long time
v breakfast p
= ain troth, MASTER" said Sandy, %
cheese O. this size is ma eaten sac SOC
Id as We may think"
Ks THE BIBLE.-Some writer gives d
IS following analysis of the book
books, the Bible:
a at is book of laws, it shows Il
he right and wrong. 1t is a book I
20 wisdom, that makes the foolish wis
IN 1t is a book of truth which detects /;
,ir human errors. 1t is a book of Ii
and shows how to avoid everlasti
IL death. 1t is the most authentic al
of entertaining history ever publishe
- It contains the most remote antiql
~ ties, the most remarkable events a.
- wonderful occurrences. 1t is a co
"a of laws. 1t is perfect body of div.
u i ity. 1t is an unequaled narrative.
=; 1t is book of biography. It is
- - book Of the best covenant ever made
- the best deed ever written. 1t is t
~ best will ever executed, the b'