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Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-30
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY. |
ADJ.-GENERAL's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, July %, 1868.

General Orders, No. 55.-The follow
ing orders from the War Department,
which have been approved by the Presi-
dent, are published for the information
of the Government, of the army, and of
all concerned: The Commanding-Gen-
erals of the Second, Third, Fourth and
Fifth Military Districts, having official
ly reported that the States of Arkansas,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisi-
ana, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama
have fully complied with the acts of
Congress, known as the reconstruction
acts, including the act passed ODD June,
1856, entitled an act to admit the State of
Arkansas to representation in Congress,
and the act passed June %, 1868, entitled
An Act to admit the State of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana,
Georgia, Alabama, and Florida to repre-
sentation in Congress-" and that conse-
quenty so much of the act of March 9,
1867, and the acts supplementary there
to, as provide for the organization of
military districts, subject to the military
authority of the United States, as here
in provided, has become imperative in
said States; and that the commanding
generals have ceased to exercise i'm said
States the military powers conferred by
said acts of Congress, therefore the fol-
lowing changes will be made in the or
ganizatiOn and command of Military
Districts and Geographical Depart
ments: The Second and Third Military
Districts having ceased to exist, the
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-30

MILTON BUTTER MARKET. - The
Times says at Milton on Monday, 1917
boxes of cheese were sold from 13 to IA
cents per pound and 2O6 tubs butter at
so to SO cents; the latter figures being
the outside for choice June butter. The
principal buyers are o. f. Coon & Co.,
Ladd & Clarke, G. o. Blake and O. w.
Bullock.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-30
ALL CAN Be BEAUTIFUL

Most every on e has intelligence, and
ALL CAN Be BEAUTIFUL
and most wonderful of all the cosmetics. By it's
use all moths and freckles are removed, the skin
becomes clean and transparent, and the cheek
rOseate with the hue Of youth. The Paphian
Lotion can be found at
THE PEOPLES DRUG STORE f.!
And also most complete assortment of all to-
let articles. The new and fragrant Flor de
Mayo, and the delicious wood Violet, and all
other choice and fragrant perfumes.
HAIR DRESSINGS AND DYES /:
Puff and Powder Boxes, Colognes, Toilet Soaps,
Teeth washes and Powders. Brushes: such as
Hair, Teeth, Nail, Infant, &C., &c.
Call and see the beautiful necessities and lux
urcs for the toilet if you do not wish to buy
JUST RECEIVED
As full stock of pure Drugs as can be found in
tho state OF Vermont, together with Resinods,
Fluid Extracts, and all articles required in a
Physicians or domestic practice. Warranted
pnre and of first quality. This store will be I'M
dersold by none in st. Adams
Trusses Shoulder Braces, Supporters, &C., g.,
and every thing kept in well regulated
Drug Store.
s. r. DAY, AGENT.
st. Adams, Vt. June. 1868. diff
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-30

ORwELL.-T. A. Hammond of this
town captured, on Monday morning, a
monstrous woodchuck, weighing 15l
pounds. Charles ID. Wright of the same
town recently. caoght a fine picllerel,
weighing 10 pounds. Orwell appears to
be ahead on game.
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-30
Notice.

4 Ii Persons indebted to Smith Foster
IA would do well to call and settle their ac-
counts before the LIST day of September 1868
Owing to change that is to be made in the firm
at that time the settlement of accounts now
due would save costs and trouble if paid before
that date. Respectfully,
SMITH FOSTER
July 30, 1868
?; S,-For the next thirty days Goods will bo
sold without regard to cost. Can and satisfv
yourselves SMITH FOSTER. Ind
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-30

T EsIREs admiration. To be admired they
- must possess Beauty and Intelligence.
Most every ONT has intelligence, and
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

AFTER THE FUNERAL,-Of all return
ings, that one latter the funerar' is the
saddest. Who will say it is not SO, that
has ever followed beloved one to the
silent gravel While he was sick, we
went in and out, anxious, s0rrowing. suf-
fering. The solicitude to relieve, and
care for, and comfort him, engrossed us;
the fesr of losing him. excited and ago
nized us; the apprehension of our own
desolation in case he should be removed
from us almost drove us wild.
While he lay dead beneath the home
roof there was hurry and hustle in pre-
paration for the funeral rites. Friends
are sent for, neighbOrs are present, the
funeral arrangements are discussed, the
mourning procured, the hospitalities of
the house provided tor; all is excite
ment, the loss is not perceived in alIits
greatness.
But, latter the funeral"-after the
hustle has all subsidized, and things be-
gin to move on as usual, then it is we
| begin to know what has befallen MS.
The house seems still and sepulchral
though in the heart of the city, and
though it's threshold be still trodden by
| friendly feet, il is as empty. The apart
ments how deserted! Especially the
| room where he struggled and surrender
ed in the last conflict. There is his
clothes, there his books, there his hat
and cane, there his ever vacant seat at
the family board. During his sickness
! we had not so much noticed these things,
for we hoped ever that he might use or
occupy them again. But now we know
| it cannot be, and we perceive the dread
full vacuity everywhere.
o how dark and cheerless the night
shadows come down after the funeral
No moon or stars ever shone so dimly;
no darkness ever seemed so utterly dark.
The tickings of the clock resound like
bell strokes all over the house. Such
deep silence! No footstep now on the
stairs or overhead in the sick chamber;
no nurse or watchers to come and say,
"He is not so well and asks for you"
| No indeed; you may ''sleep on now and
take your rest" if you can, All, poor
bereaved heart! 1t will be long before
the sweet rest you once knew will revisit
your couch. Slumber will bring again
the scenes through which you have just
passed, and you will start from it but to
find them all too real. God pity the
mourner "after the funeral.'- E.r.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF PROVIDENCE.
A little error of the eye, a misguidance
of the hand, a slip of the foot, astart-
ing of horse, a sudden mist, or a great
shower, or a sword undesignediy cast
forth in an army, has turned thestream
of victory from one side to another, and
thereby disposed of empires and whole
nations. No prince ever returns safe
out of battle but many blows and bull
lets have gone by him that might easily
have gone through him: and by what
little, odd, unforeseen chances death
has been turned aside, which seemed in
full, ready and direct career to have
been posting to him. ALI which pass
ages, if we do not acknowledge to have
been guided to their respective ends and
effects by the conduct of q superior and
Divine hand, we do, by the same asser-
ton, cashier all providence, strip the
Almighty of His noblest prerogative
and make God, not the governor, but
the mere spectator of the world.-lDT
South.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

LEAP YEAR, "SEALED PROPOSALS.
"A chap at Louisville issued leap
year invitation and sent tho following
notice to the contractors for publication
in the Courier:
The undersigned feeling the need of
some one to find fault with and grumble
at when business matters are wrong; and
being lonely with no one to hate him,
and whereas, having arrived at the pro-
per age, he is therefore determined to
''come cut"
Sealed proposals will be received till
IL o'clock midnight, of the 3lst Decem-
Der 1868.
Applicants must possess beauty, or it's
equivalent in currency.
She must possess a sweet and forglv-
ing disposition, and, when one cheek
is kissed, turn the other, (this is If the
right man is kissIng.)
She may not chew gum.
Nor wear long dresses on the streets.
Nor frequentse sewing circles.
Nor go around begging for charitable
purposes.
Nor read the paper first in the morn
ing.
| Nor talk when am sleepy.
| Nor sleep when am talking.
Nor trade my clothes to wandering Ital-
l
Nor borrow money from my vest peck
cts while I sleep.
| Nor hold a looking glass over my face
at such time to make me tell all know.
She must believe in the sudden
attack of chills, and make allowances
for their effects on the nervous system.
| When her sold bear"comes home
from ''messing few friends, Rather aft
fectionate, she must mob take advantage
of his State and wheedle him into trips
to watering places.
And above all, she may not on such
occasions put epecac into the coffee she
prescribes for his ''pore head.'
She must not sit up for him when he
happens to be detained to late hour
on his committee.
But when he does return, tired and
sleepy, she will be expected to roll over
to the other side. and give him her own
warm place.
A lady possessing the foregoing quail
fications, positive and negative, can
hear of something to her advantage by
inclOsing n red stamp.
All proposals must be accompanied
by satisfactory evidence ofability of the
applicant to support Il husband in the
style to which he has been accustomed.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

Mechanics, what have they not done!
bers of the mighty deep and extracted
it's treasures, and made the raging bill
lows their highways, on which they ride
as tame steedf Are not the elements
of fire and water chained III the crank,
and at the mechanics bidding compelled
TO turn it? Have not mechanics opened
the earth, and made it's products contri-
butte to our wants? The forked light
ming is our plaything, and they are tri-
umphant ON the wings of the mighty
wind To the wise they are hood-gates
of knowledge, kings and queens are de-
corated by their hardwork.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

FRANK AND SUSIE.-s'There! that kit
tens run into the pantry, said Mrs. Lee,
as she was hurryiug about her dinner
"Children, one of you get her out,
won't you2"
81 WILL" said Frank, Gathering into
the pantry. "Here! scat! clear out!''
Poor kitty, frightenedr with tae noise,
ran wildly in every direction but that OF
the door, and finally crept behind a bar
rel. Frank, of course, could not move
it and as little could he get the kitten
ont. When he found she would certain
ly stay where sue was as long as he was
-scolding, he tried coaxing, but it was too
late for that; Kit would not trust him
Here Kitty, Kitty, comelittle Kitty
said Susie in gentle tones, as she came
with quiet football into the pantry
Kitty knew that pleasant voice, and she
put her head out but hesitated.
"Come Kitty, dear little Kitty, ''said
Susie again, and she came. Mrs. Lee
had heard it all.
(which do you think the better way,
my boy" she asked laying her hand on
Franks shoulder, "Susie's or yOursP
"Susie's, Frank replied.
Remember then, little ones, always,
that gentleness and kindness are better
than roughness, and the rule of love is
better than that OF fear"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

THE INCOME TAx.-We are sorry to
see that there is an indispoSition III Con-
gress to remove, or at least tighten, the
heavy burden of the Income Tax-which
is such a grievous weight, now that all
the expenses of a family are so heavy.
1t seems to us it can easily be done.
Say the receipts from the Income Tax
the present year will be $4,000, 900.
Now the army is at present composed of
nearly $4,000 men-the cost of keeping
whom, (including bounties, ETC., is set
down at 1926, 200, 900.
We, for our part, would be quite will
ling to dispense with our share of the
glory of having an army OF 100000 men.
if Congress would cut down said army to
$4,000 men, and abolish the Income
Tax at the same time. Such reduction
in the army would about be equivalent
for the loss of the Income Tax.
Nearly $4,000 men also would be set
to work by this plan, who now simply
idle around, and as they ought to be
able to make on the average 81 so day,
or $3.50 q year, there would be the large
sum of $500, 900 added to the yearly
products of the country.
Both President johnson and possible
President Ben. Wade, are. we believe,
in favor of sach reduction of the army
and Of taxation-Mr. Wade certainly,
Judging by his recently published re-
marks to correspondent of % Cincin-
natl paper.
Thirty thousand men, it seems to us, is
an ample force for all the present or pro
hable necessities of the country. IT a
large army were needed for any purpose,
it could be raised at moments warning
out of the halfa- million of discharged
volunteers. But it seems useless to
keep 30,000,O00 men on hand, when the
country is sopressed and harrasSed with
taxes, for an emergency that will proba.
| bly, never arise, and which if it should,
| could be easily met in another manner
Then why not reduce the army to
| &c, 900 men, and abolish the oppressive
andinquisitorial income taxi Saturday
EUening Post.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

LAZY BoYs.-A lazy boy makes a
lazy man as sure as n crooked twig
makes crooked tree. Whoever yet
saw bow grow up i'll idleness thai he
did not make shiftless vagabond when
he became u man, unless he had for
tune left him to keep up Appearances
The great mass of thieves, paupers and
criminals that fill our penitentiaries and
almshouses. have come to what they are
by being brought up in idleness. Those
who constitute the business portion of
the community, those who make our
great and useful men, were trained up
in their boyhood to be Industrious and
this early training was the foundation
i'll their early manhood.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

UGHNHoo.-Yuba Dam, of the Louis
vile Courier, assigns sundry reasons for
declining to be a candidate for the Pres
idency. Among them are:
1 don't know how many stars there
are on the American flag, and don't
care a cuss.
When my term of Office should be ter
minated by pistol or poison, l don't
want Mary Jane accused of stealing the
silver ware, the sheets, towels, table
cloths, napkins and other tableware OF
the White House. l cannot bear the
idea of that angelic creature being com
PEELED to show her old clothes for q
| living.
1 don't want to be pumped every
quarter of an hour by smack" of the
| Cincinnati Commercial.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

Abraham Lincoln, whose opinions and
teachings are regarded by many people
as inspired, said in a speech delivered
Sept IS, 1853, at Chicago, ILL.,:
/ will say, then, that 1 am not, nor
ever have been, in favor of bringing
about in any way the social and political
equality of the white and black races;
that am not, nor ever have been, in ia
vor of making voters or jurors Of ne
groes, nor to intermarry with white PEG,
pie; and I will say, in addition to this
that there is a physical difference be
tween the white and black races, which
l believe will forbid the roaces living to
gether on terms of social equality; and
inasmuch as they cannot SO live, Will,
they remain together, there must be The
position of superior and inferior; and l
as much as any other man, am in favO
of having the superior position assigned
/ TO the white man.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

Pats idea of sympathy was a good
one. He had long been trying to get
Bridget to give him parting kiss. Eli
nally, as last resort, he turned away,
saying: Goodbye, Bidd. Sure and
We haven't any sympathy for me at all,
at all!''
sympathy, is itl And what dye
name by that, PatrickF
Come here, Biddy, and I'll be after
telling We. When love ye, so that I'D
lake to bite piece right out of youl
swate cheek, aud We fale as if ye'd like
to have me do so-that's sympathy, b'
jabers!"
"Ah, Patrick! you know my wake
nessl Take piece; but be sure ant
lave. it, so that ye can take it again whei
re eomel"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

1t is easy to say ill-natured things and
thus get reputation for smartness, but
genuine humor doesn't flow from a bitter
fountain. 1t is gentle and genial comes
from bright and loving spirit, and re-
freshes while it excites to mirth aud
laughter. Less brilliant than wit, it is
more agreeable. While the one Otfends
by its severity, the other makes u man
ashamed of his follies without exciting
his resentment.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

Lord Chesterfield one day, at a
tavern where he dined, complained that
the plates and dishes were very dirty.
The waiter, with degree of pertness
observed, ''It is said every one must
eat a peck of dirt before he dies
"That may be true" said Lord Chester
field "but no one is obliged to eat all Of
it at one meal, You dirty dog"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

COURT IN TIA CASE OF INKS. 1AlNES-
We copy as follows from the National
Iateliigencer
In the Supreme Court of the United
States, on the 9th inst, Associate JUS
tice Davis delivered the opinion in the
case of Mrs. Gaines, the daughter of
Daniel CLARK, against the city of New
Orleans. He said that all the material
points of the case had been decided in
Gaines against Hennon, but as it had
been recently been argued, the court
had taken up the whole subject, and re-
viewed it on it's own merits both as to
the law and the facts. He then proceed
ed to examine, first, the question OF the
legitimacy of Mrs. Gaines, and the facts
on the record concerning it; and, End, the
marriage of Zulime Carriere with Dan
iel Clarke, and came to a conclusion in
favor of Mrs. Gaines on those points.
He next considered the other question
of law and fact, including the alleged
copartuership between Clark, Chew and
Relf; the alleged insolvency of Clark !;
the alleged validity of sales by Chew
and Relf, as executors of Clark; the OBJ
lection of prescription, and of all other
technical objections, and decided each
one in favor of Mrs. Gaines.
| The court expressly said that it consi-
dered this decision as conclusive and
final disposition of the whole matter.
The will of Daniel Clarke, of 1918, as
probated in the proper court of Louisia-
na, was binding in the Supreme Court.
If there was any objection to that act of
| the probate court, it should have been
made at the proper time by proceedings
before the same court in Louisiana,
which, not having been made, the decis-
ion is presumed to be free from any
good cause OF objection there, as is ne
cessarily is in the Supreme Court of the
United States. The suit in the present
case was for property disposed OF by the
executors of Daniel Clark under preten-
ded authority of the previous will OF
1911, which the court decided to be a
nullity, and said the purchasers must
take the consequences. The case was
argued by Gen. Gushing for Mrs. Gaines,
and by Miles Taylor aud NJ. Mcconnell
for the city of New Orleans. Two othor
cases, involving the same principles
were also decided on Monday in favor
of Mrs. Gaines. The matter has been in
controversy forty years. Associate JUS
tice Davis expressed the opinion of him
self, Chief Justice Chase and and Asso-
ciate Justice Nelson, Clifford and Field
1t was dissented from by Associate Jus
tice Grier, Swain and Miller.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23
Che Natfbitofbes SPECTATOR.
T E r II s /:

THE SPECTATOR will be issued every Thursday
Morning. Subscription price-$5 per annum,
63 for six months, IN ADVANCE.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
of 81 SO per square, for the first and IS cents
for each subsequent insertion. Eight lines, or
less, constitute one square:
Cards occupying the space of one square, $50
per year.
Liberal deductions from the above rates made
In favor of those who advertise more extensively
by the year, or for shorter period.
Marriage and Obituary notices exceeding four
lines in length, aud all others published for the
benefit of private parties, will be charged as
advertisements.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

GoLD.-The entire amount of gold
in the world at the present time is
estimated at about So 100000 in value.
If melted together it would make a
lump of 660 cubic yards. If beaten out
into gold leaf it would cover an area OF
100 miles square, less than the extent OF
Vermont, and little more then the
fifth of either New York or Pennsylva-
MIA.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23
Cu1r1yArE GRACEFuLNEss. = Tl

CULTIVATE GRACEFULNESS. - The
chief distinction in society between the
"attentions" of the thoroughly, graceful
gentleman, and one who simply knows
the rules, is that the former pays them
without attracting notice. a lady hard
ly realizes that anything is done for her
she only knows that the gentleman is
agreeable
Does the young man ask how he shall
cultivate this unconscious gracefulness!
Some men, the reader says, have the
gift by nature. True-but with rare
exceptions, nature declines to make her
gifts available without culture and care.
There is but one way to cultivate the
ease of which we speak. Never willing
ly allow an opportunity to pay grace
fuI attention pass without taking advan-
tage of it. Never, we say-not even
with the sister, or mother, or most init
mate cousinly friend. 1t is mistake to
regard these things as ''too formal
they are formal only when they are awk-
ard. There is not single polite atten-
ton called for in society which is not APP
propriate at home. If sister drop q
handkerchief do not give her an oppor-
tunity to pick it up herself-unleSs you
wish to be constrained and slightly awk.
ward when you are called upon to pick
up handkeIch in the drawing room.
If mother is getting into a carriage
offer her hand, even if it be purely a
matter of form.
Nor are these attentions from young
men to their near relatives valuable and
called for only as matters of practice
Genuine pOliteness demands them al
home as truly as it demands them il
society EUening Mail
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

Funny things very often take place at
the registry offices.
"How old are you9" asked Register
of Sambo.
''Fore God Use twenty-three!"
'sWhy didn't you register the last time
when Sheridan was here?'
"Hi, boss, Use only nineteen den, an
cOuldn't.-[N. 0. Times.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

Tie Oshkosh wisconsin, Times gives
the following "Black Crook" story
'My DEAR" said the wife, ''the BLACK
Crook is here, shall we witness it to-
night?' SWELL" said the husband, al
had better go alone tonight and see if
it is proper place for ladies'" ayes
WE'LL" says the wife; 81 rather guess I'd
better go and see if it is a proper place
for gentlemenr' Both went.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

s'I wish could prevail on neighbor
Kinder to keep the Sabbath, 'said good
old Mr.. Jones, "I'll tell you how to do
it!'' exclaimed young Smith; "get some
body to lend it to him, and I'll be bound
ifhe don't keep it. He never was known
to return anything be borrowed"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

A credulous man said to a wag who
had wooden leg, GLOW come you to
to have wooden legl' "Why," an
swered the wag, "my father had one and
so had my grandfather. 1t runs i'll the
blood"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-04-23

The Ohio Legislature has passed a
bill making the chronicling of prize
fights an offence punishable by fine or
Imprisonment. They ought to bring un-
der the same head the reports of the
proceedings of Congress.