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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

EVIL CoMPANY.-The following beau
tiful allegory is translated from the
German. Tophronious, wise teacher,
would not suffer even his own grown-up
sons and daughters to associate with those
whose conduct was not pure and upright.
Dear father, said the gentle Eulalia
to him one day, when he forbade her, in
company with her brother, to visit the
volatile Lucinda, "dear father you must
think us very childish, if you imagine
that we should be exposed to danger by
it." The father took in silence dead
coal from the hearth, and reached it to
his daughter. 1T will not burn you,
my child; take it." Eulalia did so and
behold her delicate white hand was soiled
and blackened, and as it chanced her
white dress also. We cannot be to
careful in handling GOALS" said Eulalia
in vexation. " Yes, truly" said the
father !; you see, my child, that Goals,
even if they do not burn, blacken. So
it is with the company of the vicious. >
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

Sick HEADACHE, ITS Cause AND
CURE DR.. John Burdell, dentist of
New York-not the Cunningham man
says, " Not case of this disease (sick
headache) has ever occurred within my
knowledge, except with the drinkers of
narcotic drinks (meaning tea and coffee
and not case has failed of those cured
on the entire remuneration of those
drinks. In saying this, however, it is
by no means claimed that there are no
cases of sick headache to be found except
those which owe their origin to tea and
coffee. / only affirm that l have never
known of any such cases. Whatever
may be said of the violations of physical
law in other respects. tea and coffee may
claim sick headache as their highly ia
vored representative.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

A STORY FROM PARIs.-.A Paris letter
tells the following story of Twelfth
Night fete in that city:
A wealthy family in the aristocratic
Boulevard Malesherbes were amusing
themselves in seeking the Kings portion
or the ring in the festival cake, when a
lady of the company says to the hostess
Il wish my portion to be given to the
poorest little boy we can find in the
street"
The servant was despatched on this
freezing night, and not far from the house
he found ragged urchin, trembling with
cold and hunger. He brought him up,
was ordered into the saloon where thou
sand lights glittered, and sparkling fire
gladdened and surprised him. He drew
his portion which the benevolent lady had
promised, and as luck would have it, the
little fellow found the "ring" (beans
they use in Paris instead; and, of course
he was King" They all shouted out
that, being a King, he must choose
Queen. He was asked to do SO, and,
looking round the company, he chose the
very lady who had proposed to cede her
portion of cake. He was asked why he
chose her. He said:
IL don't know she looks the most
like mother" pH
Mother whose mother ?"
My mother! / never knew her, but
was stolen away from her, and here is
her portrait!"
With this he drew from out his ragged
coat likeness, which proved to be that
of the very lady herself, who in Italy
had her child stolen from her, and now
he turns up poor little ragged Savoy
ard, dragging along a miserable existence
in Paris. while his mother, by an intui-
ton, perhaps, felt that in the air near to
where she was, was one so dear to her.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

VENTILATION OF SLEEPING Rooms
Sleeping rooms, which should be in the
upper stories of the house, should be
thoroughly ventilated. A full-sized man
takes into his lungs, at each breath, about
a pint of air; while in there, all the life
nutriment is extracted from it, and on its
being sent out of the body it is so entire
ly destitute of life-giving power, that if
breathed into the lungs again, without,
the admixture of any pure air, the indi-
vidual would suffocate, and die in sixty
seconds. AS man breathes about eigh-
teen times in a minute, and pint at one
breath; he consumes over two hogsheads
of air every hour, or about sixteen hogs
heads during eight hours of sleep; that
is, if man were put into room which
would hold sixteen hogsheads of air, he
would, during eight hours of sleep, ex-
tract from it every atom of life nutri-
ment, and would die at the end of eight
hours, even if each breath could be kept
to itself, provided that no air came into
the room from without"
One of the host ways to admit air into
rooms is to drop one or more windows
from the top. When they are not hung
on pulleys and weights, this can be done
by cutting off few inches of the strips
which support the upper sash. Preserve
the pieces so cut off, and when it is desir-
able to close the windows adjust them to
their places
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22
: HORSE CAR IScrpEsr.-A woma,

-HoRsE CAR INcIDENT.-A woman
entered street car in Troy, the other day
accompanied by five little children, one
of whom she held in her lap while the
others were ranged upon a seat beside
her. In few minutes they were all fast
asleep. When the mother arrived at her
destination, she attempted to wake the
littl ones, and the trouble she experienced
caused quite little amusement for the
spectators.-They were awakened in the
order in which they sat but before the
mother got through the row oflittle ones
the first one was fast asleep again, and
the next and the next, until she had to
go over the crowd three or four times
before she was able to keep them awake.
1t was as good as play.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

A lady of more wealth than culture
applied to a Boston bookstore recently
for Dickens novel, David Copperhead." !"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22
A Text for a Post Office Sermon.

Post-Ofiice Department was called to a
series Of losses of registered and unregis-
tered letters to and from post-offices, on
two Stage routs in one of the Northern
States, and special agent was instructed
to investigate the matter, and if possible,
to detect the depredator. 1t did not take
long to discover that the point at which
the Irregularities occurred was post
office which was the common terminus of
both the stage routes, and through which
all the letters to and from the offices on
the routes passed on the way to and from
the railroad. AT this post-office the
postmaster employed his brother and son
as assistant and clerk, all three bearing
excellent regulations for integrity. Their
relationship was somewhat of an embar-
rassment to the operations of the agent,
but he nevertheless found means to thor
oughly test their honesty, and the result
was a confirmation of the good report
which had been obtained concerning them
The losses ceased for time, only to be
renewed with increased frequency. Other
tests were applied, but with the same re-
suits. The agent finally sought private
interview with the postmaster, and soon
succeeded in convincing. him that the
thefts must have been committed within
the walls of his office. He felt certain,
however Gas did the agent, that neither
the brother nor the son was the offender.
The question then naturally followed !:
Do you allow outsiders to have access
to your mail matter?
No, sir; that is, no one but Mr.. X"
"And who is Mr.. X"
ooh he's the senior partner of the firm
of X. and Y, just round the corner, in
the dry-goods business
"Why do you allow him this privilege?
You are of course aware that is contrary
to both law and regulations"
Eyes, l know it; but, bless you; he's
above all suspicion-a most honorable
business man, does a thriving trade, and
is trusted by all who know him. He
only comes in occasionally and helps
sort the stage mail, by which he receives
a great many letters"
cob that's all ?"
That's ALL I'd as soon think of
stealing myself as of suspecting him :
but I'll keep even him out in future"
No, don't interfere with him at pres
ont ynn might perhaps. offend him"
Two days afterward the immaculate
Mr.. X. was detected in the act of leaving
the post-ofice with letters in his pocket
which he had distracted from mail
pouch. He was arrested, made no at
to deny his guilt, and is now awaiting
trial for the offence. The losses on the
stage routes have ceased.
Here was case in which, if post
master were ever excusable for allowing
an outsider to have access to, or to
handle, mail matter within post-office,
some excuse might be found. But the
fact is there is no excuse for such a vio-
lation of duty and if there is within our
circle of readers postmaster who thinks
he is justified in allowing merchant,
bank president or clergyman to act as
his volunteer assistant, we beg him to
take the above facts for text, and
preach sermon to himself thereon.
u. S. Mail
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

This epitaph is said to be taken from
a stone in an old Connecticut graveyard.
Here web
He and me
Twenty he
Forty She"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22
A. V. STOUT.

This gentleman is one of our wealthy
citizens, man of high integrity and one
Of the most influential bankers in New
York. He began life with nothing ex-
cept good principles, industry and perse.
verance. He indorsed notes when quite
young man to the amount of $4,000
He was called upon to pay them. He
had $4,000. all he possessed on earth
The bank would cheerfully have taken
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

A man on Cape Cod having advertised
his wife as having left his bed and board,
she retorts that she went away for a cou-
pie of weeks to earn her board, and that
the bed belongs to her mother.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

A BosToN RoMANCE.-Among the
kind, fair hands that fairly patted approx
al of Mr. Dickens here was a pair that
have history. That diamond was plac-
ed on that finger eight years ago, and has
not been removed since, nor will it be
until palmer circlet is put on another.
Without mentioning name that is well
known here as a guarantee ofold puritan
stock, it will answer to say that the young
lady is the youngest daughter of one OF
our first families, and has been beauty
from a mere child. When she was some
years younger, and when there was not
that impossible gulf between the first
families of Boston and the +. F.'s of the
South, she became engaged to a young
South Carolinian, student at Harvard.
True to his promise to her, the youth,
when hostilities commenced, held aloof
from the military organizations that
sprang up around him, and sought to
serve his state in the diplomatic line. He
went over to France some little time
after Mason and Slidell, and worked un-
der them at the French court and else
where doing valuable service, for one so
young, in fnanciering and intrigue.
Meantime his father died his family es-
tates were confiscated, aud ravaged now
by one side and now by other, and at the
close of the war found him almost penni.
less and an exile. AS the young lady
was by this time fully of age, and as her
lover had now an honest right to be called
loyal man, she announced her engage
ment to her immediate family. Ofcourse
there was thestrongest opposition to such
an arrangement, especially as the gentle
man proposed was without fortune; but
the determined girl maintained her right
to confer her hand on whom she pleased,
flashed the diamond of her engagement
ring in the eyes of her opponents, and
declared her intention to be unalterbale.
The young ex-rebel also stuck it out
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22
ROBERT BONNER.

The income of Mr.. Bonner, as render
ed by himself this year, is s23S,0 and
some hundreds. His success is based on
a principle he adopted when lad, never
to be excelled in anything he undertook
to do. When in the printing office of
the Hartford Courant, as boy he could
do more work and set up more type in a
day than any man in the State. When
he bought the Ledger he resolved to make
it the foremost weekly in the world. He
bought Dexter to have the fastest trot-
ting horse in the world. Stewart does
not attend more closely to business than
does Bonnor. He rides every day, but
not till business is over He knows how
to advertise. He throws away no mon-
ey. If he spends $4,000 on the press it
yields him $4,000. If he pays $4,000
for story, he realizes 100000. He lives
in plain style. There is hardly clerk
in New York on s250O year who would
occupy Bonner's house on Twenty-seventh
street. His room at the Ledger office is
regular work shop. He controls his
business as he does his teams.
These men are but illustrations of the
position with which we started that in
dustry, honesty and integrity are essen
tial to permanent business success.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-05-22

A sharp student was called up by the
worthy professor of a celebrated college
and asked the question:
Can a man see without eyes 2" =
Yes, sir, was the prompt answer.
How, sir" cried the amazed professor,
"can man see without eyes Z Pray, sir,
how do you make that out ?"
He can see with one, sir, " replied
the ready -witted youth and the whole
class shouted with delight at the triumph
over metaphysics.
The New York herald., 1868-06-27
Yachting Notes.

II having been announced that the Gusstc was
quietly waiting for a match to sail to the iightshtP
and back Mr.. Jacob vOorhis, Jr., Of the Addie ".
has taken up the gauntlet thus saucily thrown down.
and asks the Gussie to name the day. Sport ahead.
The Pauline Ia OH the screw dock, where she ts
undergoing q thorough overhauling preparatory To
her race with the Fleur de LIS on the 5th proximo.
The Dauntless passed out from the Hook on Thars
day evening, under a full press OF canvas, b9Hnd
East.
The Fleur de Lis ia at anchor of Bellevue Hospital.
East river
The annual regatta OF the Boston Yacht Club tskcS
place to-day. Great preparations have been tnahe
for the event and pleasant days enjoyment ~ an
ticipatcd. Several new yachts have been added 10
the squadron this year.
rHE BROoKLYs YACHT CLUB UNION REGATTA-THa
SCHOONER MYSTIC.
BROOKLYN, June &c. 1858.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HBRALD:-
In the reports OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club Union
regatta the Mystic alluded TO In several OF the
papers as being the last yacht TO round tue home
stakeboat which ~ great mistake, as the LOIS ana
the illie both SchO0ners, came IN az least nCeeh OF
twenty minutes after the Mystic, besides several
sloOps. As TO the Mystic's not being the winning
boat, a. was understood by many around the haIbOr
before the start that she would have but one real
competitor the Lois: 30 that should she beat, OF
be beaten by the Alice, 1t would he but another
laurel (honOrary 1t il truel TO add TO those already
won 10y THIS swift craft. IACdIMhN
The New York herald., 1868-06-27

The Park, the pride Of the city, is now
in all its summer glory. The trees, the
shrubbery and the flowers, the mall, the ram
BILE, the lakes, the museum of animals, the hall
of statuary, the Fairgrounds, summer houses
and refectories, the terrace, the bridges, the
hills and holIows and shady hooks and corners.
make the walks and drives and sails and rest
ing places of this grateful summer retreat
sources of never failing recreation and whole
some enjoyment. II is especially 40 because
Of the admirable reign Of law aud order within
the charmed circle of these beautiful grounds,
and because Of the perfect sense of peace and
security which visitors Of all races and condi
tions-men, women or children, equestrians
and pedestrians, on foot or in carrfages-feel on
entering those inviting gates. For this we are
directly indebted to those faithful guardians,
those quiet and polite men in gray, the Park
keepers, as our fellow citizens and the thou
sands OF welcome strangers mingling with them
in these public gardens will cheerfuly testify.
These Park keepers, therefore, ought to be at
least reasonably paid for their services but
tWo Wty tNtiNe WI oNcu oisun
hours Of their services il hardly Csir. In truth,
the Commissioners ought TO be ashamed Of it,
and they should make it more without another
word on the subject.
Another thing. Dodworths band on Satur-
days. in the afternoon, ia great treat but we
think that during the summer we might have
music also on some other day in the week, as
they have ia Washington. We presume that
the city railroads would be glad for this pur-
pose to assume aud pay without chaifering the
expenses OF the United States Marine baud
from Governors Island, or that of the receiv-
ing ship North Carolina, and would have no
objection either to meet the cost Of an occa-
sional festival of some singing society in the
Park inasmuoh as every railroad line con-
cerned is getting rich from the Park, and
would reap an immense profit from these enter
tainments. We submit these hints TO the Com
missioners, respecting the Park keepers and
the music, and the railroad companies, and
particularly that this good old maxim, appli-
cable everywhere, ought 10 be fixed law in
the Park, that the faithful servant should be
well paid.
The New York herald., 1868-06-27
TINE SCHuETzENFEST.

Il Is undoubtedly true that notwithstanding any
accident that may befail the arrangements the
schuetzenfest is destined to be one OF the grandest
displays ever seen in this city. Yesterday at noon
the honorary committee met at No. 10 Broad street.
and resolved to engage parlors at the Everett House
FOR headquarters and also to give two prizes Of sss
each lin gold, and large number Of smaller prizes.
each consisting OF a $40 gold piece. Mr.. Henry
ntee that the bankers and manufacturers OF Zurich.
SwItzcrland had placed in his hands the sum OF $780,
god 10 lie distributed In three prizes. This valuable
slft will he divided into one prize for $3.50. one for
el5o and one for 800. large number or guests
from other cities have already arrived and they were
heartily welcomed. Decorations In the streets begin
10 show themselves Prominent among them IA GET
mania Hall, where large quantity OF nags, lamps,
nanners transparencics AMI the like distinguish the
building from its surroundings. To-day the Official
reception o pc guests fran the West wtu tako p ace
The New York herald., 1868-06-27

and labosicss aay. has also shown how effect
ual' skilfuA msaagement may prove. Indeed.
cpero boa6s seems not unlikely TO bear OF the
palm, ct least for time, from both high
tragedy and high comedy, and the Italian
Opera besides; for we hear that Grau pro-
poses to Garry out an old idea of bis, and
engage = SS;.,ss Ss.c,sss S&Ss class opssra 5oats
company for the fail season, and that Pike as
well % Bateman Is to do likewise. So that
with Grau and Batemaa and Pike we shall
have three Richmonds in the field. After the
thrilling emotions which Ristori has aroused
b tragedy Il may be somewhst Of relief to
look forward In autumn to the amusing rivalry
between three opero bouts companies, with all
their provocations to mirth.
Meanwhile We must bid hearty farewell to
Ristori, who has favored the American public
with . series Of unprecedented exhibitions Of
lofty dramatic genius. Our best wishes will
accompany her and her charming children on
their return to Italy.
The New York herald., 1868-06-27

RADICAL Trouble ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC
NoMNAroN. The fear of Chase is dreadful
thing in the radical thoughts, and seems to go
with the leaders in their dreams, even If IL does
not prevent their getting an ordinary allowance
of Sleep The latest indication is the attempt
Of the roaring radical organ to conjure up q
candidate In the person Of that unselfsh states
man, the Hon. Horatio Seymour. Anybody
will suit them better than Chase, and thus One
organ urges Pendleton as their only man,
another sets up Chase and third seems to fancy
that the democrats have no particular need of
any candidate at all. 1t is astonishing what an
interest the radicals take in the welfare of the
democrats
The New York herald., 1868-06-27

At late hour yesterday afternoon the
House Of Representatives passed the new
Tax bill, and it now goes to the Senate
for concurrence. According to its provisions
the tax on whiskey is fixed at fifty cents
for every proof gallon, aud all spirits in
bonded warehouses must be withdrawn within
six months and pay tax of four dollars per
barrel in addition to that of fifty cents per gal
lon. The system Of bonding is abolished, and
henceforth the tax Is to be paid at the distil-
lery. The tax on tobacco is fixed at thirty-two
cents for chewing and snuff; five dol
lars per thousand for cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots, and two dollars and half
per pound and twenty-five per cent ad valorem
on foreign cigars, this latter being reduction
from the present duties. Contrary to what
was expected, the bill is not devoted exclu-
sively to whiskey and tobacco. The tax on
banks is also regulated. This is fixed at one
per cent per annum on private deposits, three
per cent per annum on public deposits, and the
half of one per cent per annum upon the CAPT
tai employed by banks and bankers. A strong
effort was made to levy tax upon the interest
received by the national banks from the bonds
held by them. but it failed.
The New York herald., 1868-06-27

Shots Of tine .swsa,s .snses. and other pieces
Of financial artillery begun t0 tell upon the easo-
mates and breastworks of the Indiana deleEs.
ti0n. Now, two weeks before the sitting OF the
Convention. General Belmont eau count on one
third Of the delegation ready to pariey, ana
swears, before the 9th OF July the whole garrin19
will Surrender. The masses Of the democracy Of In
diana know but little OF what the leaders intend u
the New York Convention. 1t win be remembered
sxucS93s u As 94 q {eaasry Convention. 8
gain vita the bondn0lders. VINO nai prSslsel
tl0nai Convention for President Mark my pre-
dictiOn, that Hendricks H the man with whom
the b0ndhOlders intend to defeat Pendieton. And
they will do It, Money will be used lavishly end
promises Of political position to the Indiana deegn-
tion both in and out Of the State. Doctor Pierce,
brOther-inlaw OF Hendricks, has been here ct Phila
delphia and New York, and has made such arrange
nae1lts toU Insure Hendricks 0uer hundred votes
ON the first ballot after the presentation OF his naane.
1t was the Hendrlcks influence that carried the Con
venti0n to the city Of New York. Ntblack, the friend
OF Hendricks procured the ballot vote In che
National Committee, instead OF the vsVG eoce
which had always been the custom. The beilok
vote kept the constituents OF Niblack, Sharkey, 0f
Mssiss(ppi; Trimble, Of Kentucky; Fuller OF KalsaA
and Governor Aiken Of South Carolina, from know
ing how their delegates voted. Most Of them were
for st. Louis. learn from the best anta- -Pendot0a
authority that they expect to carry the ballot vote d
the Convention. You will also lind al OF HendrlokS
friends In favor Of the tw0thrds rule, which WIN b
''settier' Of Van Busen, and In 1852 OF Can saAA
Buchanan Voorhees, recent trap from here 70 indiana
was for the purpose OF manipulating the indiAns
d0l0Qates,