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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31

yard. .Poplins of good appearance, and
very suitahle tor, walking suits may b.:
purchased for 60 cents yard, and very ele-
giant quality can be obtained, for So 10, "a
yard. Yard wide muslins have been re-
duced to l2cents, and tor the same money
ealieoes Of good designs and colors can be
The newest 'fur. collar is rather small,
slig htly poilited In front, and at the back
has tail three quarters of yard long.
Nuts are frequently made of the same MAJ
terial as the cloak, or of Astrakan edged
with a long fieecy fringe. In fancy muffs
we see ascharming little affair of ermine
disclosing stopping wallet intended for
small parcels. These mufis are made up In
various STYLES, some in the form of trav-
cling bag, others like round muff with q
giltor colored handle. Persiani and As
trakan, now SO much admired, bear a
strong resemblance to'each other; the lat
ter has short rings and is less expensive
than the Persiani, which has long
! silky curls. The Astrakan fur is obtained
from a sheep found in the center OF the
Russian empire; the black wool is from the
full grown animal, and the gray is taken
| from the young lamb as soon as it Is born
The head, SO often used on Astrakan muffs
and thought by many persons to be the
/ real head of the animal, is manufactured
4 V-hffOae fuiH atlOBS 0l tueSo luFS are H1ade
| in cloth; WHICH are very desirable both fol-
trimmings. wraps aud muffs. Mink ful
ranks very high, the value of the article
being estimated by the number of DARK
stripes which determine the number OF
skins used in the composition of it. Seal
and otter sets are considered quite elegant
they are dyed of a dark chestnut brown
aud are OF, . chinchilIa-like softness. They
are made up into sacks, muffs, collars, hats
and portemonnaies. Some are perfectly
4 plain,and finished with rich quilted lining
others have u border composed of mink tails
others again are trimmed with inserting,
or bands OF seal-skin of the original color
which is a yellowish gray The hats ar,
generally Of the turban shape, ornamentet
with sprays of flowers formed of ricl
brown feathers. Others have the crown
of velvet and the band of scar or otte
y skin, and are. trimmed with short
upright feathers Russian sable, thougl
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31

FILED YEsrERDAY.-The Lawrence coup-i
ty Agricultural Society and Industrial AS
sociation fled It's certificate of iucorpora-
tton with the Secretary OF, State yesterday.
It is orgaaized- for agricultural, horticnltu-
raj, mechanical and industrial, purposes,
and for the improvements Of live stock.
Pnncipal Office at Ironton. Capital stock
$4,000 In shares OF 500. John Ellison,
Thos. A. Dempsey, Arthur t. Dempsey,
Alex. H. Rucker, Cyrus Ellison. R.. Math-
er, s. w. Dempsey. W.. W. Johnson s. B.
Hampstead, John Peters and Hiram Camp
bell are the corporators.. :; n ...e...f -
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-31
Bound Home.

/ WAsH1NGToN, Jan. 3O.AThe United
States steamer Wyoming bound home from
East India was to leave Cape Town, De-
cembpr 9Th. sssa''' - --.-t 17'i -, go -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30

FORCE OF MAGINATIoN.--An esteem
ed friend of ours heard much of the
beneficial properties of the water from
certain spring some distance from where
she resided. She had read pamphlet
that enumerated many diseases for which
it was specific. among which she recog-
nized at least half dozen that she was
afflicted with. Much to her joy she was
told that her son had business call to
the very town where the celebrated spring
was located, and five gallon keg and a
strict injunction were laid upon him to
bring back some of the water.
The keg was put into the wagon, and
slipping under the seat was quite over
looked. The business was urgent and
took some time to perform, and the wa
ter was entirely forgotten. He had got
near home in the evening, when feeling
down under the seat for something he
felt the keg. To go back was not to be
thought of, and to admit his stupidity
was impossible. He therefore drew his
horse up by the side of wall near which
was the old sweep-well from which the
family had drank for century, and fill
ing the keg went home.
The first question was:
Did you get the water?"
YES" said he, Z" but darn if Isee any
difference in it from any other water"
and he brought in the keg.
A cup was handed to the invalid, who
drank it with infinite relish, and said she
was surprised at her sons not seeing any
difference. There was undoubtedly a
medical taste about it, and it didn't fill
her up, as other waters did, which she
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30

PLEASANT CoNvERsATIoN.-The Obser-
yer gives the following admonition, both
to those glum persons who talk very lit
tie at all and to those that think all con-
versation should be of serious nature,
for the purpose of mutual instruction J;
Conversation should be the relaxation,
not the business, of life; and the moralists
who require that it should always be
of" Improving" character have no idea
of its proper social uses. Improving !!
Have we not books, lectures, institutions
and a complicated. educational machinery
enough of all kinds to improve us all off
the face of the earth, if nature did not
oppose little wholesome duncehood to
this sweeping tide Of instruction Must
the schoolmaster still follow us into our
little holiday? If the "queens Of socie-
ty'' will only give us talk which shall be
bright without ill-natured sharpness,
playful without silliness-if they will
show us that affectation, vanity, jealousy,
and slander are no necessary ingredients
in the social dialogue, but that rather
they give an ill-savor to the wittiest and
cleverest play of words-if they will re-
member that good-humor, sympathy, and
the wish to please for the sake of giving
pleasure, will lend charm to the most
common place thoughts and expressions
their conversation will, "improve
us, perhaps, quite as much as most pop
ular lectures and some popular sermons.
The talk which puts you in good hui
NOR with yourself and your neighbors is
not wholly profitless. If it has but
made half an hour pass pleasantly, which
with less agreeable companion would
have been spent in gloomy silence, brok-
en- by spasmodic efforts, resulting in dis
gust atyour own and his or her stupidity,
it will have effected one of the ends for
which speech was given us."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
Miscellanu,
Where our News Comes FROM
BOOth--JacksOn.

From Washington letter to the Hart
ford Post we clip the following interest
ing account of that important news GEN.
tire, Washington, and how it is managed
for the press
Not to know Gobright is to be un-
known. He is perhaps the oldest, GER
tainly the most reliable and painstaking
agent of the Associated Press, the charge
d. affaires at the vital point, Washing
ton. Here he has been, heaven knows,
how longl pulling the only just and du-
tiful wires that are pulled here, those OF
public intelligence. He is an elderly,
most gentlemanly, very old fashioned
man, like the better kind of fathers, put
ing all things on the ground of honor,
commanding by kindness, holding self
respect to be sure of the commandments,
and truth and manhood to be insepara-
BILE. His features are small and delicate.
His head is gray. You are forever i'm
PEELED to ask, by reason of his gentleness,
not his years,
"How are your grandchildren, Cob
right?"
1t is this smoothly-dressed, small-foot-
ed, timid little gentleman who supervises
the yastness of daily news that is sent to
you. He appreciates the responsibility
of his position more than its power. L
never asked nor limited it to him, but l
am willing to be qualified that he never
made an aside penny out of all this I'M
mense and prompt information. Being
the soul of honor he never makes mis-
takes, preferring to be slow instead OF
daring. Although the Washington bu-
reau is altogether the most busy and i'm
portant ofthe Associated Press, it IS pro-
badly more satisfactorily administered
than any in America.
The celebrated dispatch on Bull Kun,
which electrified the country, was sent
from this Office by John Hasson, aprote'
ee of Gobright. The latter had many
griefs during the war, and was often Sc
verely treated by the War Department
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
An Hour With i" Nasby."

A writer for the Rochester Chronicle
describes an hours interview with Pc
troleum V. Nasby." We make few
extracts from his account:
"The portrait of him by Mast, as he
sits in his famous post office, opposite
Bascom's grocery, with his feet on the
table almost touching bottle of whis-
key, and the longed for commishun'
firm in his hand does him great injustice.
He really don't look half SO surly and
cross. But his trials with A. johnson
about that 'postoffic' probably soured
him some. AfteSa few moments wait
ing in the editorial sanctum Nasby comes
in. He has that quiet, easy, unpretend-
ing manner that wins you over at once.
You see in him the honest, candid, intel
ligent, thoroughly posted and most in
tensely earnest political writer of the
day. He has none of that light, pun
ming, yet droll wit of the Artemus Ward
kind, for he is not at all that kind of
man. He is deep, thoughtful man,
with purpose, with great work laid
out for him to do; occasionally in con-
versation a rich nugget of wit will fall
out from the well-known Nasby vein, but
rarely-in fact he says he cares but lit
tie for the reputation the Nasty papers
have brought him if he were to be known
by them only"
The following is the history of the
origin of the " Nasby" papers. 1t seems
that during the campaign for the re-
election of Mr.. Lincoln, when Mr.. Locke
was editing country paper in Ohio,
petition was drawn up for circulation,
asking the legislature to Danish all col
ored persons from the state. The writer
says:
This petition, for some time, they
were positively ashamed to circulate
but at last a package was sent to Levi
G. Flenner for distribution. At the
mention of this name Nasby paused and
INDUCED in one of those quick chuck
ling laughs of his, and remarked =
What lucky thing for me that that
Flenner was ever born into this world.
If there had been no Flenner there
might have been no Nasby.' who was
this FlennerY l asked. He was a
"poor white from Virginia, who had
come into the state years before with his
father and mother, neither of whom
could read or write it; and his only oc-
cupation had been hanging around the
bar-rooms, drinking whiskey and talk
ing politics. Neither father nor son had
ever been known to do single days
work in their lives, and of course they
were the great democratic oracles of the
place. For their valuable political SER
vices they were let into the ring of the
overseers of the town poor, and had
managed to steal enough Of the supplies
| furnished by the town to exc out mis-
cradle existence. Such was Flenner !;
and when saw such creature circulat-
ing such petition--a document so
wholly beneath the reach of any digni-
fled or serious discussion the idea of the
first Nasby letter came to me- My main
idea was to ridicule this Flenner, and it
took so well, was copied SO extensively,
and so effectively squelched him and his
petitions, that was satisfied that had
struck a rich vein and must work it
out
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30

LIVING WITHOUT SLEEP.-Five young
men in Berlin lately made an agreement
for a wager, to see who of them could
keep awake for whole week. They all
held out for about five days and half,
by drinking largely of strong coffee, and
keeping up constant round of active
exercise and exciting amusements, at the
end of that time two of them yielded to
drowsiness. A third soon after fell
asleep while riding, tumbled from his
saddle and broke his arm. A fourth was
attacked by severe sickness and COM
PEELED to retire from the list The fifth
held ou. to the end, but lost twenty-five
pounds of flesh in winning the wager.
Long ago, Frederick the Great and Vol
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30

Booth was, if am not at fault. on Sun
day, April 5, eleven days before the as
sassination. l had returned from New
York from the battle of Five Forks, and
was again on my way to Richmond. AT
the Metropolitan Hotel, looking in Sun
day at eleven o'clock in the morning,
recognized John McCulloch, an actor,
whom had met at the house of Edwin
Forrest, Philadelphia. McCulloch was
an amiable, companionable fellow, and
one Of very few theatrical people that
was acquainted with. He came up at
once, and then introduced me to Mr..
Booth. Booth had often seen perform,
and had poor opinion os his talents.
lie was interesting to me chiefly as the
son Of his father, about whom / had
heard stories enough to fill book.
Standing together in group, several
other persons being of the party, / turn
ed my entire conversation. upon young
Booth and made study of him.
The first thing that passed through my
mind was his good looks, fine brown col
or, good head, strong hair, eyebrows and
moustache, teeth and breath most envia-
bic, well knit arms, shoulders and neck.
Here" l said to myself, sis one of
those superb vagabonds who can drink
all day without headache, smoke into a
cast-iron stomach, look well in any
clothes, be devil in quiet hospitable
families, and breaker of hearts of wo-
men whose hearts have been broken al
ready"
Leaning easily on the counter, finger
ing his moustache and the shaved under
lip below, his face lay close under mine,
looking up and being agreeable as the
first glimpse of the great world. / thought
again:
What an agreeable fellow Soft as
duke, modest as virgin genius, with
out antagonism, making himself like an
old acquaintance, yet without familiar
ity!"
He talked of oil, the stage, said he
should reappear, asked if he could find
me in New York, and took my address
in little notebook. Not much trust
er of actors, heard it all like man Of
the world, and forgot it. Some one ask
ed us to go to a club room on Louisiana
avenue. There | asked Booth about his
father, wondering all the time what it
must be to be son to a tragedian, broth
er-in-law to comedians, wondering if he
had ever seen old Junius Brutus come
home reeling, wondering many things,
but without the least idea that Booth
would ever remember more than my
name again, and Indifferent about it. |
saw him next dead carcass, and felt
how truly had OWNED that his life was
hollow.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
.CONOMY Is WEALTH.

1hOUR OLD NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS,
tbs &C., and take them to Bartonsyille,
Sen,s paper Mill of b. Snow. Jr.. Il Co.. and
ko-oa per 10. for them. They also buy White
's' hags, old Rope. Bagging. &c.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30

THE GREAT VICE OF Our AGE.-Dr.
Kirkbridge, Superintendent of the Penn
sylvania Insane Hospital, in his last re-
port, refers to 334 cases of insanity as in
duced by intemperance, but says that
he is satisfied that this is far below the
result of intemperance of parents, hus-
bands or others, without which the dis
eases would not have been developed.
He says" I" Intemperance is steadily on
the increase in both sexes, and with
all classes of people. Of this there
can hardly be question. 1t is indeed
rapidly becoming the great vice of our
age and country, to the Criminal Conrts
the largest share of their business, filing
up the wards of our hospitals and other
Charitable Institutions, crowding our
Almshouses, and blighting anticipations
of whole families in every walk Of life.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
A MERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS
R. II. EDDY,
SOLICITOR on pATENTc

Late Agent of the United States Patent Office. Wash
ington, under tho Act oflss7.
No. 81 State ST. opposite Kilby St, Boston.
After an extensive practice of upwards of twenty
years continues TO secure patents in the United
states; also In Great Britain, France and other for
eign countries. Caveats, Specifications Bonds AS
signments, and all papers or drawings for Patents
executed on reasonable terms with dispatch Re,
searches made into American and Foreign works 10
determine the validity and utility of Patents of In
ventons and legal and other advice rendered on al
matters touching the same Copies of the claims OF
any patent furnished, BY remitting one dollar AS
signments recorded in Washington
No Agency in the United States possesses superior
facilities Tor obtaining Patents or asccrtaininR the
patentabiity of inventions. NV
During eight months, the subscriber in the course
OF ms large practice made tcice rejected applica
tons, Sixteen Appeals Every One of which was de-
cded IN has fapor by the Commissioners Of Patents
TESTIMONIALS.
" regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the most eapable and
suecess'm practitioners of whom have had official
intercourse.
CHARLES MASON, com,r Of Patents.
have no hesitation in assuring inventors that
they cannot employ man competent and trust
,corfhp and more capable of putting their appiica-
tons IN form TO secure for them an early and ia
EDMUND BURKE. late Com'r of Patents
Mr. X. ii; Eddy has made for me Thirteen appli-
cations, in all but One of which patents have been
granted, and that one is now pending Such unmis-
taxable proof OF great talent and ability on his part
leads me to recommend all inventors to apply TO him
ing the most faithful attention bestowed on their ca
ses, and at very reasonable charges.
Boston. Jan. l. 1868. i-52
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
Bereavement.

Fair the souls recess and shrine,
Magic-built to last a season;
Masterpiece of love benign,
Fairer that expansive reason.
Whose omen tits, and sign.
Wilt thou not ope thy heart to know
What rainbows teach, and sunsets show
Verdict which accumulates
From lengthening scroll Of human fates.
Voice Of earth to earth returned,
Prayers of saints that inly burned
Saying. What is excellent,
As God lives. is permanent;
Hearts are dust, hearts loves remain;
Hearts loves will meet thee again.
Revere the Maker; fetch thine eye
Up to this style, and manners of the sky.
Not of adamant and gold
Built he heaven stark and cold;
No, but nest of bending reeds,
Flowering grass, and scented weeds
Or like travellers fleeing tent
Or bow above the tempest bent;
Built of tears and sacred flames.
And virtue reaching TO its aims;
Built Of furtherance and pursuing,
Not of spent deeds. but Of doing.
Silent rushes the swift Lord
Through ruined systems still restored,
Broadsowing. bleak and void TO bless,
Plants with worlds the wilderness;
Waters with tears Of ancient sorrow
Apples of Eden ripe tomorrow.
House and tenant go to ground,
Lost in God, in GOdhead found.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30

taire, made similar experiment, max
ing use of the same stimulant of strong
coffee but they did not succeed in driv-
ing away sleep for more than four days.
Tired nature obstinately refuses to ac-
cept any substitute for her "sweet re-
storer."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
Business Cards.

AELL. T0LMAN & CO, Manufacturers
bealers in Pine. Chestnut, Spruce and Hem
6ober. BELLOWS FAILS, VT.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
MajOrie's Almanac.
BY T. b. ALDRIcH.

BY T. b. ALDRICH.
!.
Robins in the tree-tops,
Blossoms in the grass;
Green things agrowing
Everywhere you pass;
Sudden little breezes,
Showers of silver dew.
Black bough and bent twig
Budding out anewl
Pine-tree and willow-tree,
Fringed elm and lareh,-
Don't you think that May times
Pleasanter than March?
II.
Apples in the orchard.
Mellowing one by one;
Strawberries upturning
Soft cheeks to the sun;
Roses, faint with sweetness;
Lillies, fair of face;
Drowsy scents and murmurs,
Haunting every place.
Lengths of golden sunshine.
Moonlight bright'as day.
Don't you think that Summers
Pleasantcr than May2
III.
Roger in the corn-patch,
Whistling negro songs;
Pussy by the hearth stone,
Romping with the tongs;
Chestnuts in the ashes,
Bursting through the rind:
Red-leaf and gold-leaf
Rustling down the wind;
Mother doin peaches"
All the afternoon
Don't you think that Autumn's
Pleasanter than June?
".
Little fairy snow flakes
Dancing in the tue;
Old Mr.. Santa Claus,
What is keeping you?
Twilight and freight, ..
Shadows come and go;
Merry chime of sleigh-bells,
Thinking through the snow;
Mother knitting stockings,
PUSSY got the ball D.
Don't you think that Winters
Pleasanter than all?
Orr Young Folks for October.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
III A X d w A RE, &

The Subscriber has now on hand the largest
and best stock Of HARDWARE to be found in the
State consisting of
BUILDERS, HARDWARE, ALL KINDS. IRON.
STEEL AND NAILS, DOORS. SASH
AND BLINDS.
Mill. X-Cut Circular. Hand and Wood Saws; Glass,
all sizes; Carriage Hardware, &c.
Customers in want Of Hardware will find IL for their
interest to call before purchasing.
JOSEPH CLARK,
No. l. and 3. Revere Hall.
Brattleboro. Jan. !, 1866
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-30
ARMS 81 WILSON
Farm for Sale.

THE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale, his 4 farm I'll IN
South Reading VT. formerly known a. me .bao,
S0 acres OF good land well divided into ulage pas
turing. and wood. Good two story house . oarhs
and other outbuildings. all in good repair;
South Reading. VT. Oct. s. 1855.