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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14

Open your mouth bat seldom, and
never but to the point and purpose; shut
it close when misjudging friendship
holds the glass TO your lips.
Be slow in choosing friend and slow
er to change him; courteous to all; init
mate with few; slight no man for his
humblensse, nor esteem any for their
wealth and greatness.
When old Jacob Strawn. of Jackson
vile, Morgan Co. ILL.,, was called on by
a newspaper reporter to give to the pub
lie the benefit of his experience as a
drover and cattle feeder, he confined
his advice principally to three points
saying that if the farmers of cOmmu-
nifty attended to these matters they
were sure of prosperity. First, they
should build good roads, and keep them
in repair; second that they should do
the like with their fences; and third.
that they should go to bed at O'Clock
and rise at O'Clock in winter, and 90 to
bed at shutdown and rise at sunrise in
thesummer.
RECEIPT FOR DIARRHGA-A friend
has handed to us for publication the
following receipt, which he feels conf
dent, latter use of twenty years, will
cure the worst case of diarrhGa:
Tincture Capsicum, one-half ounce.
Tincture Ginger, one ounce.
Tincture Opium one-half ounce.
To be well mixed. Dose for an adult
half a tea-spoonful in wine-gIasS of
water, and repeat in fifteen minutes if
necessary. For chiIdren-from five to
twenty drops, according to age.-Ex-
WHO ARE TO BE OUR MECHANICS 1T
is noticeable fact, that in the large
workshops, manufactures, and foun-
dries in our cities, at least three-fourths
of the wOrkmen, and almost all of the
younger journeymen and apprentices
are foreign born, or the sons of foreign
parents. Many American parents bring
up their children to feel that manual and
mechanical arts are not as genteel ~
other professions, so that they are fall
ing into the hands of foreigners.
MARK TWAIN ON FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
MARX Twain" writes to his cousin
Jennie" on the subjects of ''female suf-
frage," as follows:
There is one insurperable obstacle in
the way of female suffrage, Jennie.
approach the subject with fear and
trembling; but it must out. A woman
would never vote, because she would
have to tell her age at the polls. And
even if she did dare to vote once or twice
when she was just of age, you know
what dire results would flow from put
ting this and that together in after
times. For instance, in an unguarded
moment. Miss A. says she voted for Mr.
smith. Her auditor, VINO knows that il
is seven years since Smith ran for any
thing, easily cyphers out that she IL
at least seven years over age, instead Of
the young pulletshe has been making
herself out to be. No, Jennie, this new
fashion of registering the name, age, resi-
dence, and occupation of every voter, Is
fatal bar to female suffrage"
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14
MILLINERY GOODS
MISS F. C. APPLETON
Millinery and Dress HaIsing,
Assembly Notice,

NOTICE is hereby gwen that an application
~ for an act laying a tax upon the County of
franklin for the purpose of paying the indebted
ness of said County viii be made at the next
Session of the General Assembly of Vermont, in
October, 1868.
Ia order that the amount of such Indebtedness
may be ascertained, all persons having claims
upon the County of Franklin are requested to
present them at st. Adams to Cyrus \. Bishop.
Esq, County Treasurer, on or before the second
Tuesday OF September next.
BY order of the Court,
JOSEPH H. BRAINERD, County Clerk.
st. Adams, July &, 1868. 225-3w.
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Truth Stranger than Fiction.

There are those who disbelieve the
story below, but it is true in every par
ticular. We know Nixen Curry, and a
more brave, honorable, and candid man,
prior 10 the affair with the Strongs, new
er breathed. The writer has omitted
to mention two facts first, that Curry
WA under the in1saaeneeof strong drink
when he revealed the strange history of
his early life, although he was very
temperate man. The second omission
is, that Nose Howard, spoken of, was
the betrothed of Curry's supremely
beautiful daughter Mary.-Bafte Coun-
~ (Cai.) Press
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Poetry.
Carmen Beiiicosti,i.

In their ragged regimentals,,
Stood the old Continentals,
Yielding not,
When the Grenadiers were lunging,
And like hail feb the plunging
Cannon shot:
When the flies
OF the Isles
From the smoky night encampment bore
the banner of the rampant
Unicorn.
And drummer, drummer, drummer. rolled
the roll Of the drummer
Through the morn.
Then with ewes to the front all
And with guns horizontal
Stood our sires
And the balls whistled deadly.
And in streams flashing rediy.
Blazed the fires
As the roar.
On the shore.
Swept the strong battle breakers Ger the
green sodded acres
OF the plain;
And louder, louder, louder cracked the
black guHpowder,
Cracked amain
Now like smiths at their FORCES
Worked the red st Georges
CannOnicrs
And the " yiliainons saltpetre
Rang fierce discordant metre
Round their ears
And the swift
Storm drift
With hot sweeping anger came the horse
guards ciangor
On our iankS
Then higher, higher, higher bnrned the
od-tashionod fire
Through the ranks
Then the old-fashioncd Colonel
Galloped through the white. internal
PoWder-c.oud
And his broad-sw0rd WAS swinging,
And his brazeu throat was ringing
Trumpet loud:
Then the blue
Bullets flew,
and the troopers jackets redden at the
touch of the !eaden
Rifle breath,
And ronnder. rounder, r0under, roared
the IRON six-pounder,
Hurting death
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Content.

Il weigh not fortunes frown or smile;
JOY not much IN earthly joys;
seek not state. / seek not style
| am not fond OF fancy toys
rest 50 pleased with what have.
l wish 10 more, no more | crave.
| quake not at the thunders crack
! uemble not at noise Of war
| swound not at the noise of wraeA
shrink not Al blazing star
| fear not loss, hope not gain
envy none, none disdani,
feign not friendship where hate;
IA WI not on the great in show
prize, praise mean estate
Neither too lofty nor too low
This, this Is ali my choice, my cheer
a mind content. conscience clear
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14

AN ANCIENT PRINTING PREss.-It is
generally supposed that the art of print
ing from movable type was discovered
by Gutenberg in the fifteenth century.
Recent excavations in the Benares dis
trict. in India, have brought to light a
kind of printing press, set up in vault,
and on It movable types, placed as If
ready for printing, which, it was judged
had remained in the state in which they
were found for at least thousand
years.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14
DISSOLUTION.

VNHE CopartneTship heretofore existing un-
i der the name of W. K. Nash, Co.. is this
day dissolved by mutual consent All demands
due the firm are hereby transferred to Willis h.
Nash and all demands against said firm are to
be paid by said Nash:
WILLIS X. NASH,
HENRY A. SEARLES,
The business viii be carried on in all its BRAN
ches. at the old stand by Mr.. Nash.
ST. Adams, July z, 1858.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14

Would il not be beauteOus sight
AS throned king and queen,
Beside each fat alumnus wight
a soulful crinoline?
Here at our grand symposium
To see in BlOOmer dresses,
Among Alumni, grim and glum,
Some sweet Alumniesses
And hence | will propose as toast,
Tho some ABS may mutter-
The one who, when she is the toast,
We don't want any but her.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14

BETS ON THE ELECTION.-We extract
the following paragraph from the World
of Tuesday morning last:
1--WE have received note from a per-
son who offers to bet from $500 10 5000
that Governor Seymour will carry this
State by 10000 majority and the same
sum that Gov. Seymour will be the next
President Of the United States. If the
enthusiastic better desires Us to hold the
stakes he has addressed the wrong Jour
nal. His note should be addressed to
Mr.. Theodore Tilton, editor of the In
dependent, who has mentioned i'm the
Washington kilograms ~ q prominent
bottle and stakeholder during the i'm
parchment farce
The above offers can be met and COW
cred, at this office, for the highest sums
named-tO wit, 3, 900 each-and we will
then bet -, 900 to s., 900 we will win the
first bet, and SIG, 900 to s., 600 that we will
win the second-that is to say that Grant
will be the next President, instead of
Seymour. We have no objection that
either the editor of the World or Mr.
TiltOn should hold the stakes. Will the
World please name it = U'iikes'
Spirit.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14
English Hotel.

Dr. Holland does not like the English
hotels. He writes to the Springfield
Republican:
- l intended to say something in this
letter about English hotels but space l.
getting short. l supposed when | touch
ed England that | knew something
about hotels kept on the European
PLAN | had been to the BrevOOrt and
the Albemarle; but | was not prepared
by my experience there for my -necessi-
ties here In the matter Of operating
hotel, the English are just a. much be-
hind the Americans a. they are in Oper-
ating a railroad. The English hotel OF
to-day is the old English inn OF a cen
fury ago, Just as the rail-car il the old
stage coach. The landlord l. a woman 8.
the bar-keeper is a maiden, they eat IN
the office, sell eirgars in the pantry,
throw the principal responsibility OF
the establishment upon Boots" en-
plOy for table-waiters persons who seem
to be decayed clergymen of the Church
of England, and compel their guests to
hire private DaFlOrs or receive their Wis
itOrs in. the dining room 1 cannot pos
sibly get used 10 them, and "a for liking
them, it will be when / become insane"
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nIcnAEnsoN,. PIcrrRE GALlERY.

n uain. opposite Bauk Street, ST. Adams,
Up staIrs.) Open all hours Of the day,
aiay- excepted All the latest styles OF pic
made az thls Gallery. Albums and Pie
Il lrme-. Stereoscopie and card Pictures Of
al.l' Scenery all al low prices. CAL early
.-ll-rel. T. e.. IL HARRISON,
5l-f. Proprietor.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14
plRRAK BROTHERS. IRON NEE

lNEs STONE. GROCER. Kingman Block
a-lu Street, 81 Adams, Vt. ll6
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14

.r- ia Nails, Glass, Oils. Paints, Aerieul-
Tools which we offer at low cash figure.
Corner Lake and Main streets.
~ Adams. March l6, 1864. 1-tf
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14
GORGE =. HorGuToN. Ann

y Counsellor at Law and Solicitor IA Oh n
81. Adams, Vermont. Office near She Posi-
.e. and residence on Weldon street.
--a United States Commissioner, Commits
er VI Deeds for the States Of New York,
-slaau-etts. and other States. He VII give
. attention TO ali professional business
which be may be entrusted.
Adams. Nov. J. 1864. Il
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14

II =. NORWICH, Practical steam and
y . Das Filter. Brass and Iron Goods Oh every
option. for steam, water, and gas Gums
ls- repaired. and KEYS fitted. &c.
Adams Vt 173-ly
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14
NOTICE.

y FARMERS AND OILERS. The ubscrib-
rs having purchased and fitted up in good
z the Wooden Mil at Swanton Falls, for
q known as Platt's Factory, are now pre-
= 10 manufacture Cloths or Yarn Tor cns-
q, or exchange the same for wool. A lib
share Of patronage solicited. and satisfae
Suaranteed
1.-Office in south end of Factory. where
: found the books and accounts of the late
. flatt Hinkley.
MEIGS < HINKLEf.
IA - WANTED.-For the best Book out
Picture of the Desolated States, and
9TH Of Restoration 1so5-166S. Largest
lF4,enIs offered. For particulars address
''bBlNS, Hartford, CT 4w
I" and Linen Cuffs, large assortment,
WM. n. SMITH 4 cos.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14
Females. Railroad EMPLOYEES Or Seame

A Policy in the PHGN1x is properly called a
Whole World Policy. 1t permits the insured to
travel or reside at viii anywhere in the United
States or Europe, at any season of the year,
without extra charge.
NELSON H. ARLINGTON, Agent,
For Franklin. Grand Isle and Lamoille counties.
c. l.. BABCOCK, State Agent,
709tx r)0O r. Rutland Vt
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
TRIUMPHANT

NHTE would give this notice to our former
w friends and patrons, that on and after the
Is; day OF june, 1865, We shall sch our goods
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Ap0RTANT TO SOLDIERS
THEIR WIDOWS.

Jose INTERVIEWED ARE HEREBY
-1'lhea tDat am agent to transact all bust
pertaining 10 pensions, bounties and back
Claims OF the above nature can be pre-
I'd, and their allowances obtained, by appN
VIM. BRIDGES.
@ Alhans Nav 10Th ISf6
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Notice of Dissolution.

WE partnership heretofore existing between
1 Nm Locke and Louis Med Smith, under
firm name Of Locke & Smith. is this day
solved 10y mutual consent. All deots due the
sr firm must be paid at their old place Of
laos- WILLIAM LOCKE,
LOUIS Med. SMITH,
Albai 49,, Is, 1867 l57-tf
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Ii and Linen Cuffs, large assortment,
WM. n. SMITH 4 cos.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-02
Selected qoGtrp.
" TICTORY T."
TO NORTHERN FRIENDS.


TO NORTH EhN hlENDS.
BY MARY E. TUCKER, OF GEORGIA.
When you sing your song of Victory,
Exulting in your pride,
That your brave and gallant warriors
Again are by your side,
Pause, and think but for moment
OF heland beyond the sea,
Where the hearts throb wildly, madly
At your song of " Victory"
Think of desolated homestcads
In the conquered Southern land,
And the gaunt and meagre famine,
That has severed kindred band
Then let your voices soften,
Think of those beyond the sea,
And let words of pity mingle
With your cry of "Victory."
Think of those who now are sleeping
In their lonely unknown graves,
Respect their memory, they fell
For freedom, and were braves.
All many hearts are mourning North
But, oh beyond the s,a
The unhealed wound is opened, at
Your song of Victory"
We had, too, flag we cherished,
But it is forever frlrled;
And it bears no stain upon it
AS we show it to the world.
Save nations lack of numbers
In the land beyond the sea
We fought for freedom, you but fought
To win the "Victory
You gained it now let charity
Your better natures move,
And change your song of Victory"
Into song of Love.
Then reunited by loves bonds
Each voice beyond the sea
Will swell the chorus long and loud
Ofyour song Victory"
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-02
SStlisrellaneous cStems,

branding criminals is abolished in
Russia.
Fun calls Cyrus W. Field for en-
terprise.
There are 1900 INDECENT clergymen in
England.
Eight hundred Americans are summer
ing at Dresden.
There is firm in Syracuse by the
name of Settle & Burst.
A son of the Sultan is on the way to
France for an education.
john Brougham talks of forsaking the
stage for novel writing.
The Louisville Journal has seen some
white blackberries.
The cattle plague has broken out in
Egypt and Russia.
There are about 100000 vines in
California vineyards.
London has home for lost and starry
ing dogs found in the streets.
Nineteen couples were divorced in
Hartford last month.
Waterproof suits for ladies are being
introduced into England,
The new insane asylum at Poughkeep-
sic is to have Turkish bath.
...Steuben, Maine, didn't have a clear
sunrise from May 4th to June 2Sth.
1t is baleved that ten people were bur-
led alive in Berlin within year.
THE rust has struck the tobacco-plant
badly in many parts Of Connecticut.
ITO ascertain whether a bull is mad
Twist his tail and punch his sides with a
pitchfork.
THE greatest glory is not in never
failing, but in rising every time that we
fail.
The board for a pet dog is five dollars
per week at the fashionable watering
places.
Victor Emanuel is writing an account
of his reign, to be published after his
death.
The sugar crop in the West Indies
promises to be a very large one this
season.
philadelphia does less in Life In
surance than any other city of hall
its size.
The preponderance of women ever mer
among the English Quakers is said to bC
twelve per cent.
Six paupers recently died at Spring
field, Mass, aged respectively 80, 80, 81
96, 81 and 100.
BOILED oranges are considered very
good as side dish by the japanese
gOurmands,
THE reported discovery of rich gol
fields at the Cape of Good Hope is con
frmed.
When you 60 fishing, be sure and tax
a bite " before you start, for you may nc
get one after.
mo less than two hundred kinds of hat
are worn by men, and all fashionable tn
present season,
The wheat harvest in Minnesota
estimated at fifteen millions bushels, nearl
double that of last year
"A meteorc stone about the size Of
tea-cup and ofareddish brown color fell
FaireGll. Connecticut, few days since.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-02
1 WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD /!

If your are going to build House,
Store, Church or Barn, call before you
oder your Tin, Copper or Sheet Iron
Work.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-05
TRADES ASSEMBLY.

The regular meeting Of the Trades Assem-
BIZ was held at their hall, 237 Randolph
street, on Monday evening, August 3lst.
On motion Mr.. A. q. Cameron was called
to the chair.
After roll call the minutes u the preced
ing meeting were read and approved
The adoption of the constitution being
the special order, the consideration Of the
same was resumed.
Article II. Section Adopted. Sec. .
Adopted. Sec. 3.-Adopted as amended.
Article Ill. Sec 1-Adopted as read.
article w. Sec Adopted as read.
Sec. Adapted as amended. Sec. s.
Adopted as read. See. Adopted as red.
Sec. 5-Adopted as amended. Sec. g.
Adopted as amended. Sec. Adopted rs
amended
Mr.. Massie offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That . committee Of three, ap-
pointed by the chair, he authorized 10 wait on
the several Unions throughout this city, asking
them TO send delegates, 10 the ~ 10 of one del
egate to ity members, to convention Of work
ingmen, TO be held in the Court House, on the
And Saturday IN Sept. al O'Clock, n, 70
nominate city and county officers.
The chair appointed as such Committee,
Messrs. Massie, Ramsdale, and O'Connell.
On motion, Mr.. Cameron was added to the
committee.
On motion, the Assembly adjourned.
p. III. MAssIK, Sec'y
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-05
THE wuRklnemEAs cuxVERrIuH.

BY reference TO the proceedings Of tho Trades
Assembly it will be found that convention OF
Sorkingmen, under It's auspices, has been calico
to meet at the Court House on Saturday, Sep
tembar l2th, At O'Clock p NJ, 10 nominate
candidates for the various Offices to be filled It
the ensuing election. The plaa adopted to Sc
cure iull and free expression Unpopular opinion,
viz: allowing each trades organization TO 81
lect its representatives to said convention, Is
the best that has ever been proposed. BY this
means all chickering's and jealousies can be
avoided ard thorough corporation between
the various trades effected. The response al.
ready given 10 the invitation, are Of the most
tiattering character, while the status Of the del
egates elected are guarantee that the unions
arc fully alive 70 their best IN crest, and the
ton good men and true will be placed in nomi-
nation men whose characters and antecedents
are unexeeptonahIe, and who can command the
respect and support Of their fellow citizens
The call extended to the employees OF the
lllincis Central, Rock Island and Northwe stern
K r. shops, is one to witch we trust hearty re-
Spouse will be given, as these establishments
contain some Of the most earnest and allie al
vocstes Of labor reform to be found in the west
ern country.
Let the workingmen of Chicago emulate the
example Of their brethren in Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati; Feinquish all their predictions
for the common good place true and tried
standard bearers 10 the field, and stand by the
nominees through evil and through good report,
and thousands, who have never allied them
selves with the movement, will ebeerfully rally
to their support
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-05

IMPORTANT DIscoyERY OF CoAL.-No more
important discovery has been made in
southwestern Virginia since the war, says
the Bristol Nescs, than the recent one Of
coal at Salrville. 1t is on land sold by Hon.
Wyndham Robinson to Mr.. F. Smythe. As
usual, Mr.. Robinson bad reserved the min
er1l right, and at more subsequent period
Leased it to MIR. Milburn Gslliher, Of Smytke
county. This gentleman went 70 work on
the slope Of the mountain imme diately north
# and within q mile Of the sslines, and
within about ten feet they found a small
vein. few Feet further ON, and still anoth-
er, until At the depth Of Is feet eas vein
was opened up. The quality is very ine.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-05

INSURE IN THE RsPuBLIc Insurance. COMPANY
Of Chicago.
PAPER HANGNGs AND WINDOW SHADES
--latest Styles, at F. E. RIG BYS.ss Randolph
ereet.
WHICH SnrCH Is THE BEsT. The two lead
ing sewing machine stitches are the twisted
loop or Wilcox 4 Gibbs" stitch, made with
one thread, and the clock stitch" made with
two threats. A; the Great Island Park Trial, |"
where the contest was between machines repre-
sentiug these two stitches-cach Of them Claim
ing superior merit on account Of It's peculiar
stitch--their re 4peetive claims we're submitted
to the ordeal of thorough practical tests each
machine being required TO use thread from
the same spool, make the stitch of the same
length, and perform the test work on the same
piece of goods, with the lines ef sewing side by
side. The results were all decisive, and IN every
test in favor Of the Wilcox 4 Gibbs Machine"
Aud the judges decided that " the twisted-loop
stitch, made by Wilcox 8 Gibbs, il, for general
PURPOSES, superior TO the lock-stitch Report
Of Grand Ir,al
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-05
AuthorIxed Agents.

Mr., John James, gentleman in whom we
have the most explicit confidence will short
" visit the towns in Ohio and Kentucky In
our behalf, with full power to rsctify all err
rSrs which may have been committed.
SIR. James Hennessey, Of Chicago, is au-
thorized to act as agent for sne ADVOCATE
among the shoemakers Of the United States.
All monies paid to him for subscriptions
will be duly acknowledged at this office.