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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21
The Passion of Love.

The growing desire in our time for
show and luxury, the increase of the ex-
elements Of publicity, the sensational
literature of fiction, which is absorbing
an even larger share of attention from
the more sensitive portion of the femi-
nine public,-these causes are concentra-
ting an undue interest on the passion of
love. 1t is the almost exclusive theme of
plays, novels, poems. One consequence
is an exaggeration of the part that should
be played by this sentiment in the expe-
rience of the individual. 1t comes to be
the engrossing subject of regard. Life is
considered failure unless it contains
love, followed by marriage; yet it must
often be deprived Of this experience.
In the most civilized countries, especi-
ally in their brilliant capitals, higher
and higher ratio of women miss of hap
py love and marriage. There never were
so many morally bafied, uneasy, and
complaining women on earth as now
because never before did the capacities of
intelligence and affection so greatly ex-
eeed their qualifications. New percep-
tons are the scouts of fresh desires !;
fresh desires precede their own fulfill
ment; just reconciliation is slow, his
| toric process. The lives of multitude
of women all around us contain large
element Of unsuccessful outward or in
\ ward ambitions.-vain attempts and
prayers. This drives them back upon
themselves, into deeper and sadder ex-
clusion than that naturally imposed by
their housekeeping and their historic
withdrawment from the bustling business
of the world. In that silent retirement,
in thousands of instances, a tragedy not
less severe than unobtrusive is enacted,
the tragedy of the lonely and breaking
heart. An obscure mist of sighs exhales
out of the solitude of women in the nine
teenth century.
Ihe proportlOnate number OF exam
pies of virtuous love completing itself in
marriage, will probably diminish, and
the relative examples of defeated or of
unlawful love increase, until we reach
some new phase of civilization, with bet
ter harmonized social arrangements.-ar-
rangemenis both more economical and
more truthful. In the meantime, every
thing which tends to infame the exclu-
sive passion of love, to stimulate thought
upon it, or to magnify its imagined i'm
portance, contributes so much to enhance
the misery of its Withholding or loss, and
thus to augment an evil already lament
ably extensive and severe.-Algers
Friendships Of Women.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21
FEBRUARY 81, 1868.

got out agin his property, and it wuz sold
from under him, and ez he wuz not able
to work, wat wuz over wuz held by the
trustees of the township ez bail agin his
becomin township charge. Capt. Nc
iPelter bot the place, and ez it wuz hizzen,
he wantid it. The nigger wuz turned
out, and he wandered about few days
aperiently not in his right mind, and
finally wuz found ez / hev described.
Dead he wuz and wrappin him, in the
bloc coot into wich we found him, hole
wuz dug and he wuz hid from mortal
site. IL. .s.. ,f{ i...
!, Sich is the froots NV emancipashen /!
when that niger wuz dug under, $500
worth of Elder Gavitt's estate wuz put
out NV the way. His death lies at the
door Nv A. Likin. He'd that nigger bin
permitted to hev staid with his kind
master, and devoted his life to his servis
this would not hev happened. He'd
he been permitted to hev continyood
workin quietly and comfortably, satisfied
with his two scots Nv close per annum
and the rashens given him, he would not
hev died miserably by the roadside. For
when the niger was in his normal con-
dishen he was not the objict of dislike he
now is. Their wuz then no war NV races.
The feelin that impelled the Caucashen
NV the Corners to go thru his crops and
burn his houses, and sich, did not then
exist, for he he'd no crops nor houses.
He wood hev been worked till old age
overlook him, ez it does all Nv us, and
then he wood hev bin sold south, to end
his days quietly in rice swamp. Sich
is the bitter froots NV raisin EN- from ther
normal condishen. The site NV that
dead niger satisfied me that under no
circumstances Good the race be elevated
to the pint Nv goin off without the pro-
tecshun Nv a superior race. There is an
irrepressible conhick atween the races,
and the niger must alters be the loser.
Sich is the will NV the i orl.
PETROLEUM V. Nasty, P. NJ,
(Which is Postmaster.)
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21
The LARGEST CIry n THE won1p.

The LARGEST CITy N THE WoRIp.
"A very erroneous idea is indulged in
by many people in relation to the largest
city in the world many confidently az
sert that London is far. superior, both in
size and the number Of its inhabitants.
But such is not the case. Jeddo, the
capital of Japan, is without exception
the largest and most populous in sle
world. It contains the vast number cf
100000 dwellings, and 100000 Of Lu.
man souls. Many of the streets are nine.
teen japaneseries in length, which is
equivalent to twenty-five English miles.
The commerce of Jeddo far exceeds that
Of any other city in the world, and the
sea along the coast is constantly white
with sails of the southern portion of the
Empire, where they are laden with rice,
tea, seacoal, tobacco, silk, cotton. and
tropical fruits, all of which can find ready
market in the north, and then return
freighted with corn, salt, isin-glass and
various other productions which have
market in the south.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

BULL RUN RUSSELL DEMoRALIzED.- -
We take the following from book of
war "reminiscences recently published
from the pen of New Jersey officer:
General McAllister (of the first New
Jersey brigade) gives the following anus
ing account of the manner in which
William H. Russell, of the London
Times, fled from the field. He says:
"a civilian, with broad-brimmed
hat, his face pale as death, came riding
down the road at furious rate. 1 or
dered him to halt. He, very much agi-
tated and frightened, said, 9 am a civil
ian, and must pass on No, you can't
pass replied; my orders are to stop
everybody He then said, am bear
er of dispatches to Washington, and it is
imperative that should go on you
cannot pass until this panic is stopped /;
every one who passes helps to increase
the stampede, was my answer. Here
are the papers-look at them,' at the
same time pulling them out of his pock-
ct. replied No time to examine pa
pers now, wait till we are through with
this job, and we will consider your case.
He again implored me, in pitiful tones,
to let him through, whereupon I said /:
There is my commander, gs to him.
pointing to Col. Montgomery. He went
to the Colonel. and had some conversa-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

A Man Buried for Three Days In q
SnOW-Drift.

A correspondent Of the Deseret News,
writing from Heber City, Wasatch coun-
ty, gives the following account of most
extraordinary case of exposure:
On Sunday, 10Th ult, young man
named John Lee, started on foot from
this city to 60 to Heber city. On the
Tuesday following he was at William
Kimball's and started from that place to
60 over the mountains. A heavy snow
storm coming on, he lost his way in the
binding drift, and travelled in the snow
from Tuesday till Saturday, when ex-
hausted nature could endure no more,
and he sank down. Thinking that he
was going to die, he sought hole where
he might lie and not be 50 exposed in mis-
last moments as he would be on the level
snow. Here he was covered by the snow
drift, the storm continuing, until he was
completely buried in, how deep he did
not know, but believed there was about
five feet of snow over him. In a state of
partial Inconsistencies he lay until Tues
day morning, as he afterwards learned,
when he thought he saw the sun rising,
and with the thought came hope and a
desire to dig his way out. He had ON
two hickory shirts and two heavy coats,
but in his efforts to free himself from the
snowy tomb in which he was buried, his
clothes were worn through, and the skin
and part Of the flesh were wern off his
elbows. As he got his head above the
snow, he saw man coming down from
the mountains, to whom he made signals
and this person, young man named
Galloway, from Rhoads' Valley came to
him and helped him out Galloway then
started for the nearest house, at Hall
stones ranch, some three miles off, for
assistance. He found some teams from
Heber City, and Lee having been got
down to the road where sleigh could
get to him, one of them took him ON
but horse team soon after passing, he
was taken by it to the fort of Heber
City. During all the time of his expo
sure from leaving Kimball's he had been
without food. 1t was nearly sundown
when he was got down to the road, and
the air was very cold. When he reached
Heber City, it was found that his arms
and legs were frozen; and though living
when Murdoch left, his recovery was con-
sidered almost hopeless,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

GREAT FEAT IN TE1EaRAPHY.-Thc
weather recently being unusually favora.
bic for telegraphing, an experiment was
made according to previous arrangements,
by connecting the lines through from
Valentia, Ireland, to San Francisco, Cal.
ifornia, direct, a distance of between Eve
and six thousand miles. A message was
sent through and an answer received at
the place whence it was dispatched in
three minutes. This is the greatest feat
in telegraphy ever accomplished.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21
stantaneous effect, although
from the object ;tself Pa

Simultaneous effect, although
from the object itself, Pc
fectedby this emanation hay
to be seized with spasms in
although removed by col
from the cause.
The ordinary spasmodic asthma arises
from causes just as local. 1t often hap
pens that patients so afflicted cannot pass
certain limits without bringing on a
spasm. The distance Of the length Of
a street will often give man perfect ex.
emption from his dire trouble, or precip-
itate him into it. As rule, persons who
are liable to seizure in the pure atmos.
phere of the country, obtain great relief
by residence in towns; often, too, in
the most disagreeable, and, to persons in
health, most unhealthy portions of them.
In this distressing complaint it may be
truly said that what is one mans meat is
another mans poison Cassells Mage.
xine W
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

tion with him: when Montgomery, dis
gusted with the mans cowardice, raising
himself up in the saddle, cried at the top
of his voice, Let that man go!' did
so, when the stranger put spurs to his
horse, and made the very stones of the
pike fly behind him. That man was no
other than Russell, the correspondent of
the London Times"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

GIVE HIN his DuE.-It is altogether
too absurd to say that MAN is not per-
feet "-who is there who has not met with
many who were perfect strangers, some
who we're perfect rascals, and few who
we're perfect foolsf
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

The love of goodness only becomes real
by doing good. The more admiration Of
duty, without an effort for its accomplish
ment, will but resolve itself into cant or
unmeaning phrases.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

Benevolence is daily more and more
generally acknowledged as the true rule
of conduct. The maxim, Live and let
i've" will soon be superseded BY still
nobler principle Of action. "Live aud
help live"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

The man who hasnever tried the COM
panionship Of little child, has earelessly
passed by oae of the greatest pleasures
of life, as one passes rare flower with.
out plucking it or knowing its value.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

1t was an incorrigible old bachelor who.
said: Though SOME very romantic
maiden may exclaim, Give me hut
with the heart that love, most of the
sex vastly prefer palace with the man
they hate"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

The life Of summer has gone out; but 10!
Each season takes the heart; today
we miss
The balmy sunshine. lightly let it 50.
And turn to fireside bliss.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

Ladies who have disposition to pun
ish their husbands should recollect that
little warm sunshine will melt an icicle
sooner than a northeast gale.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

"Well, wife, yon can't say ever con.
tracted bad habits" " No, sir; you gen.
orally expanded them"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

Whatever made you marry that old
woman 7" said a mother to her son.
You're always telling me to choose
wife like my mother" was the dutiful
reply.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

AT public house in Devonshire the
landlord has it painted up outside his
door" Good beer sold here, but don't
take my word for it."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

A little girl in Bangor, last Sunday,
astonished her Sunday-school teacher
with Blessed are the dress-makers."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

If you wish for care, perplexity and
misery. be selfish in all things; this is the
short road to trouble.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

Slander not others because they have
slandered you; bite not reptile because
you have felt his bite.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

The height Of modesty is that Of .
young lady who, desiring leg Of chick
en- at table, said: I'll take the part that
ought to be dressed in drawers"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

Politeness often contributes more to
ones success in life than brains or capi.
tal
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

What is the difference between bar
Der and mother! One has razors to
shave, and the other shavers to rsise.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

The lasses candy weddng is when the
first baby gets big enough to lick.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21
NOTICE TO JOBBERs!

The undersigned wish TO let lot Of timber 10 cut
and draw to the river the present winter. The tim
ber staads in the North part of Rockineham, one
mile from the river on the land of j. H. lOcott viii
let . large or small amount. We will also let tho
rafting of about 2o000 feet of timber from the river
bank in Caremont TO Bellows Falls. Address or
FARRELL, ToLMAE AGO.
BsLLovs FAils, ysu. 18th 1855 50
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

pLUID AND KkR OsENE OIL. and aro-
L eeries of all kinds. as low a. can be Afforded,
by X. HYDE.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21

DIAPER AND ENVELOPES,
For Sale By IS p. c. EDWARDS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-18

was in an uproar about it. Without doubt
1t would have made as great sensation as
the more famous "Cock Lane Ghost" but
that its visits lasted so short time-only
some twenty hours in all. The general be-
lief was to the effect that the disturb
anoes were to be attributed to supernatural
agency. Sir Walter Scott, in his letters on
" Demonology and Witchcraft," writes in
allusion to the narrative: $50 many and
wonderful are the appearances described,
that when | first met with the origi-
nal publication, was strongly impress
ed with the belief that the narrative was
like some of Swift's advertisements,
jocular experiment upon tho credulity of
the public. But II was certainly published
bona fide, and Mr. Hone, on the authority
of Mr.. Brayfield, has since fully explained
the wonder"
The explanation, it may be noted, how
ever, was not forthcoming until nearly fifty
years after the publication of the narrative
Mr. Hone, in his Everyday Book" states
that he had often conversed with lady
who had been an eyewitness of the extra
ordinary conduct of the furniture and
crockery. She maintained that it was
simply impossible such marvellous doings
could have been contrived by human means.
He learned, however, from Mr.. Brayfeld,
Of Southampton street, Camberwell Green,
some interesting particulars on the subject.
Some years after the affair of the Stock
well Ghost, Mr.. Brayfield had become ac-
quainted with q woman named Robinson.
He was unaware at the time that she was
no other than the servant of Mrs.
Golding during the visitation of the ghost.
He learned the fact by accident, and in due
time gathered from her the details Of her
share in the mysterious occurrences. She
confessed that she alone had caused the
disturbances. She had affixed long horse
hairs to some of the articles of crockery,
and inserted wires under Others, and was
enabled to throw them down at pleasure.
She had with her own hands, thrown down
many things while the attention of the
spectators had been attracted In other di-
rections. She had herself thrown the egg
at the cat; had loosened the hams and ba-
con on the hooks from which they were
suspended, SO that they might fall on the
slightest touch and had made the water in
the pail appeart to boil by means of a chem
ical powder she had dropped into it. She
stated that the spectators were too much
alarmed to give due examination to the oc-
curances, They kept at distance, and
sometimes closed their eyes in their dread
of new horrors Of the opportunities for
further deception thus provided she avail
ed herself to the full, ,..
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-18

AN ENGIIsH LAVENDER FIELD There
is one sight in old England that is pleasant
beyond measure, and that is q Lavender
field; it pleases from its intrinsic beauty
The lovely color of its flowers all the silk
dyers are trying to match" but can't ex.
actly hit ON the shade. Then its fragrance
--ah how inimitable, as the sprays wave
with the breeze In this little island nc
less than about 270 acres of its precious
land is devoted to lavender farming. Each
acre yields say $500 pounds of flowers
Every hundred pounds of flowers give up,
: by distillation, about one pound of the OF
to of lavender; and thus we learn that
there is an average production of 1900
pounds of lavender otto annually. It re-
quires six ounces of this to make a gallon
of lavender water, so that Britannia and
her children and customers use $4,000 gal
Ions of this favorite spirit. The lavender
farms of England are situated at Mitcham
in Surrey, and at Kitchen in Hertfordshire.
The lavender, when in blossom, is resorted
to by all the bees for miles around. The
sound of their hum in such vast numbers is
quite enchanting; nor do the butterflies neg.
leet visiting SO luxurious . feast, taste q
which appears TO be particularly grateful
10 them. The bees love for lavender is 90
excessive that, at the harvest time, us the
sprays fall before tho sickle and are tied
up in sheaves, they win follow it even ut !
sacrifice of life, into the boiling still,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-18
Cisco, Calif0rniG.

| A correspondent Of the San Francisco
| Times has visited the somewhat famous
town of Cisco, on the Pacific road, and de-
scribes it as follows:
| Passing without notice the numerous
towns and villages springing along this line
Of the road, / shall briefly notice Cisco,
| which is nmety-two miles from Sacrament
to, and five thousand nine hundred and
| fifty feet above the level of the ocean. The
place contains I'm extensive depot for the
| railroad company, about one hundred other
buildings, and probably one thousand in
habitants. 1t is nestled on wide shelf on
the sides of range of peaks of the Sierras,
whose crests, towering in the form of an
amphitheatre, were covered with broad
patches of snow. Snow also lay hard and
solid in every place sheltered from the sun
under the houses and ON their shady
| sides. The soil of the place is dark gray,
and like ashes when dry, but forms thick
| adhesive black mud when wet. The streets
are mostly very steep in grade, all the lower
portion being corduroy, to admit OF passing
in wet weather. The place is wellsupplied
with water, which is brought into town
from the adjoining snow-banks by means
of logs bored lengthways and united like
ordinary water pipes. Everything about
the place appears prosperous; stages and
teams are constantly arriving and departing
loaded with passengers and freight, and
everybody seems to be in hurry.
Several comfortable looking private resi-
dences have been built, but the majority of
the buildings are lodging houses, saloons
and restaurants. The latter furnish good
square meal, consisting ofsoup, fish, meats,
pastry and tea or coffee, for fifty cents,
which is much cheaper than similar meal
can be obtained in Sacramento. The Cisco
restaurants are cleaner than those ut the
State capital. Their table-cloths and nap
kins are as white as the snow on the noun
tains. The water at Cisco is an absolute
luxury to persons residing at Sacramento,
for that drank there is usually the odor of
new leather, and about as transparent as a
bottle of coffee and milk. The original
town of Cisco is located about halt a mile
below, in broad, well-timbered Valley,
1t is larger than the new town, and does
considerable business among the miners
working in Meadow Lake and other dis
tricts located in this section of the Sierras.
But to our taste, both towns appear to be
built little too near heaven for ordinary
mortals to reside" .r. -
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-18

SOLDIER WIT.--The colonel of an Ala
bama regiment was famous for having
everything done up in military style. Ones,
while field officer Of the day, and going
his tour Of inspection, he came on senti-
mel from the Eleventh Mississippi Regi-
mcnt, sitting fat down at his post, with
his gun taken entirely to pieces, when the
following dialogue took place - ~. +, n \.
Colonel.-Dont you know that q senti-
mel while on duty should always keep on
his feet3 't .laaa. asl.s.s
Sentinel Without looking up.) That's
the way we used to do when the war first
began, but that's played out long ago.
Colonel Beginning to doubt If the
man was on duty) Are you the sentinel
here2 so +t~ Asl0 af'iA9s9
Sentinel Pm o sort of q sentinel
Colonel-Well, I'm sort Of officer of
the day. a s T t,,, a s1t. <
Sentinel.--Well, if you'll hold on till
sort of git my gun together, I'll give you
sort of salute. ~
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-18

eY- During the homeward trip Of the
Henry Chauncey, from Aspinwall, the steer
age passengers were 80 numerous, 40 tc
make them uncomfortable. As for sleep
ing accommodation, it was aptly described
by a Californian who approached the cap
tain and said: h.
II should like to have a sleeping berth
ifyou please" esi eat
ssWhy, where have you been sleeping
these last two nights since we left2''
"Wall, I've been sleeping top Of sick
man but he's got better now, and won'I
stand it any longer"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-18

ted in life in this way during the past year,
and are all well cared for, happy, and con-
tented. Lads who left tho Home ten or
twelve years ago for the West are now we'll
TODD farmers or prosperous shopkeepers,
some of them actually independent; and
it is common occurrence for applications
for boys to be made by young men who
commenced their own career in this way
The Home is supported by the payments
of the boys and by voluntary contributions
A visit will well repny the walk down to
Park-place, and the visitor win find Mr..
0'Conner, the respected Superintendent Of
the Home, kindness and courtesy itself