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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20

A DANCING DEAcoN.-The Galaxy
tells story regarding the introduction
of a violin into an old Congregational
Church in certain village in Connecti-
cut. When the question first came up a
sharp debate ensued. The old folks as
a general thing, were opposed to it. The
novelty of the arrangement on the other
hand arrayed all the young people in its
favor, the innovation triumphed, and the
following Sunday brought both fiddler
and fiddle into the church. But after
the introductory prayer and reading Of
the Scriptures as soon as the first thrilling
squeak of the violin was heard, Deacon
Jones, who sat close by the pulpit, sprang
up danced once or twice forward aud
back" then taking a " chassez down
the aisle, keeping admirable time to the
instrument, danced out of the church to
return to it no more.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20
A New Convert.


A jolly party of our citizens went on
on fishing excursion last week, and as
they were mostly of democratic tenden-
cies concluded to attend the Democratic
County Convention on their way to the
ponds, thereby economizing in time and
money. Now one of the fishermen whom
we viii call Smith, was square Repub-
lican, and went only for the fishing and
not for the politics. His comrade, whom
we will call Jones, on the way to Roch-
ester threatened to publish him as full
delegate to the Democratic Convention.
Smith says, " No you don't" Jones says,
Hanged if l don't"
The convention being over and the
party arrived at the ponds, Smith and
Jones, by themselves, started upon the
ice, Smith ahead, Jones behind-when,
unfortunately, Jones pumped into an air
hole and stuck in the. mud below.
Hullo, Smith, I'm in-help me
out" cried Jones.
Fla, ha, ha," laughed Smith.
"What are you laughing at, you fools
Help me out-don't you see I'm freez-
ing?" said Jones earnestly. ~
Jones, my boy, will you vote repub-
lican ticket next March ?" said Smith
seriously. No sir I'll die in the demo-
cratic faith" said Jones firmly.
WE'LL" said Smith it is my duty to
strengthen my party. What do you
want me to say to yonr family
"Come, come, stop fooling- and help
me OUT" said Jones emphatically. s.
"Duty before pleasure" said Smith,
coolly sitting down on the ice.
Poor Jones struggled and pushed, but
the harder he pushed the deeper he sank.
The cold, cold water had filled his vest
pockets and then his watch pocket, and
was now beginning to trickle down over
high buttoned vest.
!" For Gods sake, Smith, are you going
to sit there and see me die?" shrieked
he.
"My dear boy, will you vote the re-
publican ticketnext Marehf" said Smith
solemnly.
Jones hesitated-but the water was
bubbling about his chin, and an anxious
look at the countenance Of Smith, con-
WINGED him that there was no show, and
he said,
Smith, if you will only help me out,
I'u rote the republican ticket IN the spring
AND FOR GRANT IN THE FALL!p
agreed" said Smith, enthusiastically,
and he pulled with such alacrity that
Jones was out in jify. A rousing fire
was built, and Jones was soon dried and
warmed, inside and out. He is about
town, alive and hearty, but he wears q
good deal such look as President John
son is supposed to wear when enforcing
the reconstruction acts. Smith has got
an eve on him.-Great Falls Journal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20

CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT WATER.-The
extent to which water mingles with bod
les, apparently the most solid, is wonder
ful. OF every 1 200 tons of earth which
a landlord has in his estate, 400 are
water. In every plaster-paris statue
which an Italian carries through our
streets for sale, thereis one pound of water
to four pounds of chalk. The potatoes
and turnips which are boiled for our din
ner, have in their raw state, the one sew
enty-fve per cent. and the other ninety
per cent of water. If man weighing
one hundred and forty pounds were
squeezed in an hydaulic press, one humid
red and FIVE pounds of water would run
out and only thirty-fve pounds of dry
residue remain. A man is, chemically
speaking, forty-fve pounds carbon and
nitrogen diffused through five and a hall
pals full of water. In plants we find
water mingling no less wonderfully. A
sun-hower evaporates one and quarter
pints of water day, and cabbage
about the same quantity. An acre OF
growing wheat draws and passes out ten
tons of water per day. The pore of the
plant Is the medium through which the
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20
ar incurable ague (:

MIXTURE oE RACES IN CALIFoRNIA.
The intermixture of races in Califor-
MIA, says correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune, is beyond all precedent in the
history of mankind, and what the third
or fourth generation may be like, OF
what language they will speak, are ques-
to puzzle the scientific inquirer. There
are marriages between Yankees and Dig
ger Indians, Irish and Chinese, Mexican
and Malay, Portuguese and Sandwich
Islanders, English Canadian and negro,
French and Apache, to say nothing of
the more common intermarriages to be
seen in all parts of America. The way
the English language must suffer in the
mouths of the descendants of those odd
ly coupled people will be terrible. Even
now the most familiar terms of Spanish
have been engrafted in our English, so
that they can never be attached again,
and words from every language on earth
from Chinese to Kanaka, are working in
A shoemaker was asked by customer,
Can you speak English?" and replied
unhesitatingly, ST senior certainment
you bet!" There were three languages
all in one sentence, and the good man
Strengthened himself up, with look o
proud satisfaction at the thought that he
could speak English like native. HI
was an Italian.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20

mass of fluid is conveyed. 1t forms a
delicate pump, up which it flows with the
rapidity of swift stream. By the ae-
ton of the sap, various properties may
be assimilated to the growing plant.
Timber in France is, for instance, dyed
by various colors being mixed with water,
and sprinkled over the roots of the tree.
Dallas are also colored by similar
process.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20
MARCH 90, 1868.

by getting into hole. He met a fox
who had some fish, and asked how he
might also catch some. "Drop your tail
into a hole in the ice" said Reynard,
"and let it be in the water long while
never mind the pangs of pain--they
are bites-then pull it out suddenly, and
you will have large haul of fish,
Bruin did so, and the hole froze up; by
and by he gave leap, and, instead of
getting any fish, lost his own TAIL
There is something very comical about
some of these old fancies. The kilkenny
cats have passed into a proverb. Even
that tale is almost matched by one more
recent of hen which went to lay in a
new patent hens nest, in which the egg
drops through trap door, and SO deceives
biddy that she keeps on laying. This
particular hen went on the persuader, as
the invention is called, and never came
off again. The owner visited the per-
suader at night In the upper compart-
ment he found handful of feathers, a
few toe nails, and bill. In the lower
COMPARTMENT were three dozen and eleven
eggs. The delicate constitution of the
hen had been unequal to the effort; and,
fired by young ambition, she had laid
herself all away.
The man with the wonderful mechan-
ical leg, which would not stop walking,
was a very queer invention; but was
hardly equal to the person of whom there
is German legend, who, having lost his
legs in the war, was furnished with two
India rubber ones. On putting them on
he felt so happy that he sprung into the
air; but when he came down he bounded
back higher than before; and SO every
time he came down he rebounded into
the air with greater velocity, until, as
days and weeks and months passed on,
and he returned from his mrial trips at
longer intervals, he bounded above the
clouds and came down upon all parts of
the earth. 1t is supposed that he is still
bounding and rebounding among the
orbs of the universe, carried now to one
and now to another planet by different
currents of gravitation, and that he will
continue thus in unceasing motion through
all eternity. His fate was as terrible as
that of man who became the victim Of
ar incurable ague:
"And it shook him. shook him sorely,
Shook his boots off and his toe nails.
Shook his teeth out and his hair off,
Shook his coat all into tatters,
Shook his shirt all into ribbons,
Shrtless. eoatless, hairless, toothless.
Minus boots and minus toe nails,
Still it shook him, shook him. till it
Made MIN yellow, gaunt ana bUny;
Shook him till he reached his death bed.
Shook him till it shufled him
OFF his mortal coil and then. it
Having laid him cold and quiet,
Shook the earth all down upon him
And he lies beneath his gravestone
Ever shaking, shaking, shaking!''
Public Spirit.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20
The Wounded Soldier and the old
ColOred Woman.

The Wounded Soldier and the old
ColOred Woman.
One sees a good deal of character
when travelling, especially in horse-cars,
and as | do great deal of the latter
sort, often get glimpses of the odd, dis
agreeable or pleasant side of my fellow
beings. Let me tell you a little scene
which was lesson to all who saw it.
Going to Brooklne one day, l took a car
at time when it was fullest. As we
rolled along glanced up and down the
two rows of faces, and amused myself by
studying them. None were particularly
attractive except boy of eighteen, or
so, who sat reading in the corner opposite.
He wasn't handsome nor very well
dressed; but there was something very
pleasant to me in the thin, brown face
bent studiously over the book. From
the cap he wore and the erect carriage
of his shoulders | fancied that he had
been in the army, and liked him all the
more for that. While | sat looking at
him an old colored woman got in. All
the seats were full, and no one stirred.
Two gentlemen had given their places to
white ladies, but none of the five seated
gentlemen offered the old woman a seat.
She was very black and shabby, but the
ugly face was kind and patient, and the
poor clothes were neat. Having no pref
udice against color, was about to offer
my seat when the boy glanced up, rose
instantly, and beckoning, said respect
fully
Here's place, a'am."
She took it with motherly Thanky,
dear, thanky," and settled herself with
sigh of satisfaction. Two girls looked at
one another and giggled, but stopped
suddenly, with an altered look, when
they saw, what none of us had observed
before, that the youth was lame. As ne
arranged his crutch the old gentleman
next me bobbed up in an impetuous way
which made me suspect that he was a
little ashamed of himself.
"Here. you mustn't stand sit down,
sit down." he said.
Certainly not, sir, can stand per-
fectly well !" and with decided shake
of the head the boy looked down at his
book, coloring little under the four-and-
twenty pairs of eyes fixed on him. The
old gentleman would MT sit down, and
glancing at the boys cap he said,-
" You've been in the army ?"
Yes, sir, short time"
"See any fghting?"
was at Wagner" :"
At that time little breeze of interest
blew through the car, and the old woman
patted the end of the boys coat, that lay
on her knee, with a look that was a
blessing.
Got wounded there?" said the old
man.
Lost my foot, SIR"
| Up got and insisted that he should
sit down. But he laughingly refused
saying he was going to get out; and with
a military salute, he left the car. 1t was
curious to see how carefully the ladies
drew their skirts out of his way-how
respectfully a man opened the door for
him, and how gratefully the colored wo
mans eyes followed him.
1t was small thing to do, but some
how | think every one had learned a les
son of that true gentleman, who had
proved that he was not only brave but
; courteous in the best sense of the word
J for something finer than politeness taught
! him to respect the woman because she
was old, and poor and black.-Me,1y.
: Museum.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20

In Bridgeport, CT, recently, physi-
clan was called to attend sick child,
troubled with worms. He gave directions
to give the child grated cheese. The
parents neglected to do SO and death en-
ued. A post mortem was held, and a
ball of worms found in a passage-way to
the stomach. The doctor called for a
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-03-20

piece of cheese, and the moment it was
placed near the worms they separated
and scattered. Had the doctors per-
scription been followed, the child would
have lived. sAlkh4 HlAtIA3
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-01
Bank ROhherT.

A fuw days since band Of highway robbers
mounted on horseback, in open daylight, rode into
Russelville, Kentucky armed 70 the teeth, entered
a banking house. and after quite conflict with the
bark officers, overcome them, and proceeded to help
themselves 10 the funds in the vault. While those
inside the building were thus engaged, their com
rades without we're firing upon every citizen who
offered to intrade upon them. After taking what
ever they wish, they rode of, bidding defiance to
al attempts 70 arrest them.
This is law-abiding, ordcr-loving, peace-making,
Conservative Kentucky. Had such an occurrence
happened ia Tennessee, it would have been herald
ed TO the world by the rebel press both North and
South, as an evidence Of tae inespacity e the
Brownlow government TO preserve law and or
der and 70 protect the interests Of the people against
outlaws. But living in Kentucky, where the peO-
pie are governed by Conservative Government
it viii be passed. by as an unimpOrtant matter
scarcely worthy Of notice.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-01
Gen. George II. Thomas.

with perfect unanimity Of opinion end ea.ire
oneness Of spirit the rebel papers Of Tennessee have
opened out and LET fy in vulgar abuse and false
representations against this distinguished Officer
he is charged with conspiracy with the Governor
Of the State against the Liberties OF the cOnserva-
.ives Of Tennessee; be is accused Of incompetoncy
weakness and folly, and sunary other Offences
They alike despise his exalted, patriotic loyalty,
and his unrivalled bravery as soldier. Their ha-
tired Of him Is not recent They have hated him
from The time he achieved the great victory al Mil
Spring. His mastery and successful conduct at
The battles Of Stone River, Chattanooga and Ch'ek
Amauga, and his ssowning victory over Hood at the
great battle Of Nashville, have all added intense
bitterness 10 Their hatred Of General Thomas, 50
that they not only cannot forgive him. out they ind
il impossible 10 sppeaso or satisfy even their own
implacable rancor. Such unwarranted, unstintea
abuse Of General Thomas cannot injure him in the
estinktion Of the loyal people Of Tennessee, who u
they had the power, would make him President Of
the United Stste, SENIOR EDIToR
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-01

The old proverb, which indicates the nrocaa,,vo
6y which honest men get their due" has had
another striking veri6cation in the quarrel which
has just taken place between the President on5
Jerry Black Nothing could have been mora MI
mate and confding than the relations which have
existed betwe en- Judge Black and Mr. johnson eyer
since the lstter's apostacy made them worthy ~
each other and it Yves consequently a matter If
general surprise on Monday last, when the JUDGE
did not present himself among the President oo,
sci at the opening Of the Impeachment trial An
sorts Of rumoTs filed the air. Some thougbi one
thing' some another; but, most singular of All no
one seemed 10 hit upon the obvious coniectnro a..
one OF the two Of these warm friends folowin, tha
instincts OF ms situation, had deserted or BETRAYED
sne otnef; mat was the natural surmise and YET
u would have embraced but half the truth. for n
turns out, II the following article from tba Rs1,
more - S4E may be relied upon that the President
and Black have mutually BETRAYED each otbo- w
say, If the article may be relied upon. becanse f,
Us signature, It viii be recognized as having como
through one Of the Presidents private secretaries
ana may therefore be regarded as having hen A.
tated BY the President himself: '''- U''-
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
MAsAIssToS March 23.-Judge Black did no,
appear Is one Of the Presidents counsel Ia
i IS reported that he has declined - ssSo Ala
the defence because the Administrstian ref,sa' :.
aceeae 70 MS request to order vessel Of vvsr -
Seea 70 ana take possession Of the island Of Aits
leia. --S%
e II apPe9rs citizen Of Baltimore, who is client
" IuIge BLACK claimed 70 be the owner Of Ans
'eta " discovery. While this client was II -
session the Dominican Government. which -
cals . own the Island directed its officers 90 sis
Poes mr. Blacks client and put another Amer;-
san eisizen IN possession, under an alleged ale -
me slNhd 70 the latter. It therefore become. =
question o. right Of properly between two psrties
VINO are citizens Of this country. Tho whoio -
jet is now before Congress under yes @s sue
me Senate calling upon Secretary Seward For conf
2. al papers IN the case on Gle in the State Depsrt
a; ne administration holds, that BY the terms Of
s Ia a1S ehoef which Mr. Blacks client claims tho
a~.. w tnatser Is within the Jurisdiction and
control Of Congress and therefore the President car
make no order IN the premises. Nevertheless Indga
black Insists that The Executive send an armed vs.
sci to dispossess the Dominican Government Of tba
EiSnd The administration claims that such Al act
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-01


would DO eaaivaIsnt 70 a declaration Of war and
commencarnets Of hostiities against the Dominican
Government DATA.
This discloses very curious state Of affairs be-
tween the President and his some time first counsel,
and certainly paints their joint hksnesses, after
fashion which neither Of them would care 10 order
for cartoons in the Capitol It was never supposed
Of course that Black debauched Andy from bis al
legiance without large hopes Of profit; neverthe-
less, it hardly to be expected that the Pennsyl
vania Mephistophiles would come down upon him
for whole island, and put it to him, too, in the
way Of Blacksmith just at che most fearful crisis Of
his fortune.
As necessary, therefore, as Black was the Pres
iiential safety, johnson could not afford another
breach with Congress st this juncture and at such
rrice, so he was fsin TO refuse him his Island
whereupon Black cut loose from him with indigna-
tion and left him 10 his fate. It win appear, how
ever, by the despatch which we have reproduced
above, that johnson did not permit Black to retire
without some effort at satisfaction, at any rate
without having the last word. In keeping with bis
vulgar disposition he curses him from the windows
of the White House, and endeavors to End solace
for his injuries in oblcquy which is one-hsh bis
own. This has always been the malignant course
eff johnson toward every man with whom he ever
had difference or who ever found it necessary to
abandon him; and we present this picture now in
the belief that it may be useful in the pending eri-
SIS Washington Chronicle.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-01
Railroad Meeting.
MONTGOMERY, Morgan County, Tenn
March 18th 1868.

MONTGOMERY, Morgan County, Tenn,
March 18th, 1868
Editors KnorUiue Wig
An enthusiastic meeting was held here TO day for
the purpose Of furthering the completion of the pro-
posed Railroad from Nashvilleto Knoxville TO form
portion Of the Pacific Railroad.
Capt. S. c. Hunneycutt was called 10 the chair,
and Chss. q. McGuffey chosen Secretary
Capt. D. h. Young, in a few pertinent and fOrci-
BILE remarks, stated the object Of the meeting and
commented on the great importance Of railway
communication, especially TO county so remote
and SC rich in minerals as Morgan He spoke Of
the great increase Of the value Of real estate ard
The many other advantages that would follow the
completion of the road through the county, and
mentioned the great benefits already accrued to
Anderson county from the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad.
VIM. A. Henderson and Chas d. MeGuiIey we're
next called on, who addressed the meeting on the
great necessity Of commerce snd ready transporta-
tion 10 develop the resources Of the nountains Of
the many obstacles to successful engineering form
ery supposed 10 exist, and the ready manner in
which tho vastly greater difficulties encountered in
the Srreas, the Rocky Mountains, and the desert
alkali plains had been met and overcome.
The Chairman then called Capt Young TO the
chair, and addressed the citizens on the great ad-
vanlags 10 men Of every station business and pro
ession to result from The completion of the road,
demonstrating clearly that il was not 10 benefit
simply the capitalist and rich land-holders, but 70
be Of substantial service 10 every part of society.
Il was then resolved by unanimous vote that the
people Of Morgan county instruct the County Court
10 subscribe twenty-five thousand dollars 10 the
stock Of she road 70 be paid in case the road is To-
Gated through Morgan county.
S. G. HoSEYcUTT, Pres'L
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-01
Not True.
SENIOR EDITOR.

The Republican Banner of The oath ult has an
editorial article as follows
The New York Tunes is not greatly euamored Of
Brownlow and the despotism of which he is at the
head The troubles in Tennessee, whatever they
NAV be Il Justly attributes 70 the misrue and "
ranny Of those 10 authority. Under the fostering
csre Of Brownlow, says the Times, the hatred en-
rendered by the war has grown In intensity since
its close. The entire population OF the State are
divided into hostile camps. The classes on whom
rash legislation has imposed Acknowledgement and
other disabilities are forced into attitude of an
tagonism 10 an authority which IN their Judgment
adds usurpation to insolenoe and tyranny. Senu-
inc reconstruction, therefore is unknown in Tonnes
see. And in its fate we may read what is in store
for other States that shall be reconstructed in the
same rude way.
In this brief paragraph there arc at least fo'a de-
hberate malignant falsehoods. Il is not true that
hatred eDgondered by The war has grO'O" ia
intensity since its close" II is simply impossible
for il 70 have grown, for it was then as intense rs
the devil could desire it as his Satanic majesty
could make il this side Of perdition. An know 1t
is intense enough now, but il has not grown
The second lie is the declaration that rash legis
lation has imposed Acknowledgement on certain
classes On the contrary the legislation towards
rebels has been signally mild calm and lenieut.-
More have been DISTINGUISHED except those who, by
unprovoked wicked rebellion forfeited all political
rights.
The aird iie is the statement that the entire
population Of the State are divided into hostile
camps" The Radicals not hostile They de-
sire peacs seek peace and practice peace Only
unrepesiians rebels are belligeront.
The fourth lie is The assertion that genuine re-
.,,;.., 4. mn r,.,,rn in T,snnesAeon That reb-
els should lie is not 80 very surprising Tor the re-
bellion itself was one huge lie. Ignorance ana bad
company are the explanation Of the falsehoods oil
The New York Times But whatever the explains
toD the fact remains that those papers have uttered
fslsehood. We have read Of persons who could ne
as fas; ms horse trot The fastest euarter-nsg
in the State would be distanced by these siagers
SENIOR EDIToR.