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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

THE DEAooNs PRoPosAL.-In the
town of Hopkinton, Mass, lived a GER
tain Deacon Small. In advanced age
he had the misfortune to lose the rib Of
his youth. After doing penance by wear
ing weed ON his hat full year. he
was recommended to a certain Widow
Hooper, living an adjoining town. The
deacon was soon astride the old brown
mare with sorrel name, and on arriving
at the widows door he discovered her in
the act of turning thesuds from her wash
tub Said the deacon
:" Is this Widow Hooper,"
| Yes, sir" was the reply
WE'LL" continued the deacon, 81 am
that little bit of an old dried up Deacon
Small, and have only one question to
propose to you"
"Well madam" said the deacon, have
you any objection to going to heaven By
,cay Of Hopkinton ?"
None at all, Deacon" was the reply
"Come in deacon"
| Suffice it to say that they were mar
ried the next week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11
GOES COUGH BALSAM.

This long tried and popular Remedy is again called
to the attention of the public, As often as the year
rolls around, the proprietors annually make their
bow to the people, and remind them that amongs
the many things required for the health, comfort
and sustenance of the family through the long and
tedious months of winter, Goes Cough Balsam should
not be forgotten. For years il has been household
medicinc-and mothers anxious for the safety OF
their children, and all who suffer from any disease
Of the throat chest and lungs cannot afford to be
without IL. In addition to the ordinary four ounce
so long in the market, we now furnish our mammoth
family size bottles which WILL in common with the
other size, be found at all Drug Stores.
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agricultural.
Plantations of Asparagus.


We copy the following interesting ex-
periments in asparagus culture from the
London Field
Realatip. Success ,cith Plants Of One,
T,oo and Three Years Od.-There are
still many persons who think that in
planting roots that are two or three
years old, they will gather asparagus
sooner than if they plant those which are
but one year old. To disabuse them OF
this idea, we shall put under their eyes
the result of several experiments which
we have made. We planted (No. y
twelve roots of year old, (No. p twelve
of two years old, and (No. - twelve of
three years old. The results were as fol-
lows:
First Year.-Of No. 1, all had made
growth before May 4, and the vegetation
was fine; No 2, ten plants started before
Nav a, one on the 10th, and the other
failed. The shoots were little strong
than those of No. /. No. 3, eight plants
started before May A, one on May IL
and the other three failed; and, although
the shoots looked well, they afterwards
declined, and on September 10, they
were feebler then those of No. 2.
Second Year.-No. l, growth magnifl-
cent stems measuring on the 10th OF
MAY from two inches to three and one
half inches in circumference. No. z,
growth passable, but irregular; some
tufts small and weak; the finest had shoots
ON the 10th of May, not more than two
ond ona.balf inches in circumference.
No. 3, growth very middling and irreg-
ular; some tufts gave off shoots no big
ger than quilts, and the best reached lit
tie beyond one and one-half inches IN
circumference.
Fourth Year.-No. /, growth remark
able the shoots appear from the Sd to
the 10th of April, some as many as four
inches in circumference they afforded
fifty shoots, which formed bunch
weighing more than six and one-half
pounds. No. 2, growth passable, but a
little later than that of No. l, and with
plenty of small shoots fifty made a hall
bunch weighing little more thar the half
of that cut from No. /. No. 3, vegeta-
ton poor, one plant not starting till the
22d of April fifty shoots formed only
half bunch, and did not weigh more
than two and one-half pounds.
To resume, we have seen that the plan.
tation formed with plants year old has
given at its fourth starting, or at the end
of three years plantation, a bunch OF
asparagus twice as large as that OF ell
Their of the others. In other terms, the
plantation made with plants u year old
produce double that of the one where
two-year-old plants were used, and near
" treble that made with plants of thret
wears old. The conclusions are easy tc
form.
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A somewhat juvenile dandy said to q
fair partner at ball, Do you think
miss, my mustaches are becoming 7" To
which she replied Well, sir, they may
booming, but they havenot yet arrived"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

A New Hampshire man told a story
about flock of rocks nine miles long,
and so thick that you could not see the
sun through it. Don't belive it," was,
the reply. WAL" said the narrator,
you're stranger, and l don't want to
quarrel with you so to please you, I'll
take off quarter of mile from the
thinest part.
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Cheshire Railroad.
SUMMER ARRANGEMEN

q M NJ EK II IN U II w II "
EXPRESS TRAIN leave Bellows Falls at 800 A.
NJ, ACC. at $50 A. NJ, and MAIL, 24o 7. NJ
Keene. at ASS, and BIS A. NJ, and S,% ?, NJ, TOT
Fitehburg Boston, Worcester. Lowell Nashua any u
A. MI, 200 M. and sos P. NJ. Boston ats.S A. M
and $50 and 100 p. M.
Returning leaves Boston, at 80 a, M MALI, anu
burg, at ei5 A. M and LIS p. M, 7,2a NJ keene,
at TO- 49A M 98T A. NJ, and. 9,uo Z. M, FOR beiiows
fa'is' "ihasor' h"''"'' r. STEWART. supt
KEEsE.. May II. 1869.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

A Western farmer adyertises fuga-
cious wife, who, he says, "has left him
Just as his summers work is beginning,
notwithstanding he had the expense of
wintering her"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

ONION SETS. i generally grow several
sorts of onions. When my black seed
onions require thinning out in the bed
the second time, / draw out those with
the largest bulbs, about the size of horse
beans, and lay them on the ground in
rows to dry. They will enlarge consider
ably after being drawn. Let them lie
till the tops are all quite dry and dead,
no matterifthey have shower of rain
or two upon them, if turned over often
to dry again. When quite dry l tie
them up in small punches by the tops,
and hang them up where the sun can
shine on them, taking care to stow them
out of frost's way in winter. Soon as
spring opens put them in rows about six
inches apart each way, and we get early
green onions, either to eat green as a
salad or to use with Usage" for stuffing
ducks to roast.
Potato onions plant twelve inches
apart each way, on not to rich soil, but
that we'll pulverized. Rich soil makes
the bulb grow to larger size but they
rot and won't keep. Multiplyers and
Shallots plant on good soil. / find the
Top or Tree onion to pay the best here,
as they are a sure crop. ! plant the
large bulbs for raising the seed on good
rich soil, and let the little punches OF
small ones remain on the old stock till it
is quite dried and dead--then gather the
tops, spread on boarded floor to dry,
and put away in open baskets or boxes
with many holes or cracks to admit of
plenty of air, till the next spring. Pull
the branches to pieces, and plant each
little bulb separately about six inches
apart in the rows the rows being wide
enough to admit of hoe between them
These small onions bring good crops o
large ones if kept clean from weeds anC
planted on good rich soil. suppose thu
above is what your correspondents re
quires to know about onion sets.-Jolt,
Whatmore in NJ f. Farmer.
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Rutland 4 Burlington and Ver-
mont Valley Railroads.

IN and after May II, 1869, trains will run as
MOVING SOUTH AND EAST
Leave Burlington at As A, NJ, 80 P. NJ, 10 COP.
NJ 600 p. NJ. Arrive at Rutland at II 20 A. NJ, Is
P. NJ. II As p. MA IS A NJ Leave Rutland at II 81
Nj SoP . NJ oooP M oe 4soI NJ Arrive gdp at
600 A. M. Leave Bellows Falls at 40 A. NJ, IS
at 46 A. NJ, 4 80 A. NJ, so P. M.
MOVING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Brattleboroa at 10 As A. NJ, 80 p NJ, $40 P.
NJ. Arrive at Bellows Falls at II As NJ 10 So P, NJ,
40 p. Nj. Leave Bellows Falls at IL so A. NJ, 10 40
p. NJ, As p. NJ, 20 P. M. Arrive at Rutland at
Els A. NJ Is p. NJ. 000P. NJ, 90 p. NJ Leavt
Rutland at % A. NJ, 5 50 P. NJ, BOP. NJ. Arrive
at Burlington at 90 A. NJ, 90 P. M, 400P NJ
TRAINS CONNECT AS FOLLOWS:
At Burlington with Boats on Lake Champlain and
Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada Rail
roads for Montpelier. St. Adams, Rouses Point,
Montreal, 0gdensburgh and the West; At Rutland
with trains for Bennington, Manchester. Troy,
Albany and New York. Saratoga Springs,
Schenectady and the West. At Bellows Falls
with trains Cheshire Railroad for Fitchburg
Worcester Lowell and Boston. With Vermont Val
ley Railroad for Brattleboro, Springfield, Hartford
New Haven and New York and with Sullivan Rail
road for Windsor, White River Junction, Wells
River, st. Johnsbury Newport, Littleton and the
White Mountains.
Passengers for the West will find this q cheap
pleasant and expeditions route.
For tickets and all necessary information enquire
GEO. A. MERRILL, supt'.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

A doctor detained in court as a witness
complained to the judge that if he was
kept from his patients they might recover,
in his absence.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11
A GREAT BLESSING.

From Rev. L. +. WARD, Avon, Lorain Co., o.
Messrs. Strong & Armstrong, Druggists, Cleveland.
Gentlemen 1T gives me great pleasure to state
that wife has derived great benefit from the use
of Goes Dyspepsia Cure. She has been for a num-
Der of years greatly troubled with Dyspepsia, ac-
companied with violent paroxysms of constipation,
which Frustrated her that she was all the while
for months, unable to do anything. She took, at
your instance Goes Dyspepsia Cure and has derived
GREAT BENEFIT FROM 1T, and is now compare
lively well. She regards this medicine as a great
blessing Truly yours. If. WARD.
Jan. 18th. 1865
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

A line in one of Moor's songs reads
thus -" our couch shall be roses be.
spangled with dew" To which sensi.
BILE girl replied = T'would give me
the rheumatism and so it would you."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

Pats opinion of the donkey. It's a
fine large ear that bird has for music
but troth. has got an awful cowld.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11


CHICKEN IN HIS HAT.-Nat, friend of
ours is very poor rather light-fngered,
and, it is said, not so bright as his par
ents could wish. The other day, Nat
was passing brood of chickens, and
Immediately caught fine one to carry
home. He had not gone far, however
before he saw the owner coming up the
road, and not knowing what to do with
the chicken to conceal it, at last succeed
ed in crowding it into his hat, which he
again placed on his head But the chick
en-, having a longing for liberty, and be-
ing also pressed for air, managed to
thrust its head through an opening in
Mats old straw hat. Nat was presently
accosted with:
What have you in your hat +"
Nothing but my head" said Nat.
But 1 see chickens head sticking
through the top of it, Nat"
Nat, taking off his hat and looking al
| it in feigned establishment, exclaimed:
Wal, how do you s'pose that crittel
come in there? He must have crawlet
up my trowsers leg"
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LIVE cry NOTICE

fINHE So BSCRlBER. having purchased the inter-
est ot Shares Towns in the Livery Business in
oeloMs faiL:, nov prepared to wait upon his Gus
Towns he solIcils the patronage Of the public. He
VIII run coach TO and from the depot and To All
parts of the village when desired Orders for coach
ing may be left at either Of his stables
April 8. 1859 H.
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"P Err L T. S S."
First Grand Prize Medal
AWARDED
PRATT & WENTWORTH,
FoR the CELEBRATED
+" PEERLESS COOKING STOVE,
AT THE
EXPOSITION UNIYERSELLE,
Paris, 1867.
The Best Cooking Stove Ever Made
FOR COAL AND WOOD
No. u, s, 81 and 8.


w TN anu W
The "PEERLESS" has all the advantages of the
popular Stoves in use together with suoh NEW fEA-
Turns as Justify the manufacturers IN calling IL the
REsT COOKING STOVE in the market. ,
II is the Peerless because 1t IS superior 70 all
other Cooking Stoves in Economy. Simplicity Clean
Illness Baking, Roasting and Beauty
lst EcoNoMY-A patented method of heating the
air and conveying it through the oyen saves from
twenty TO thirty per cent of fuel. -
Oh SIMPLICITY.-It Is easily managed. The hre
can be perfectly controlled and kept through an en-
fire season without rekindling.
3D. CLEANLINEss.-Nod dust escapes while shaking
or dumping the CRATE. -.
4th. BAKIYG.-Its large oven wherein all parts are
Of equal temperature, bakes as evenly as q brick
oven and that without turning the article 1t bakes
quickly.
passing through the oven, thoroughly ventilates
Il that il roasts as well as a tin kitchen
9Th. BEAUrY.-Made of the best iron, it will not
crack Well moulded, artistically designed. and
smoothly cast it is the most beautiful well as the
most serviceable Stove in the market.
Each Stove is warranted to be and to do all that Is
claimed for il.
In ali the requisites Of frst-class Cook Stove the
Peerless its name indicates. has no equal in the
market.
PRATT & WENTW ORTIZ,
MANUFACTURERS,
ST, 50 and 81 North St., Boston.
FP. HADLEY,
Agent for Rockingham and Westminster, and also
Walpole, N. III. 40
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11
FOR GROUP,

The Balsam will be found invaluable, and may al
ways be relied upon in the most extreme cases.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11
WHOoPING COUGH.

The testimony of all who have used it for this ter
rble disease during the last ten years is that 1t in
yariably relieves and cures il.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11
AMERICAN
AND FOREIGN PATENTS.
r. II. ED ID Y,
cor ICJTOP on PATENTS

Late Agent of the United States Patent Office Wash
ington, under the Act of 1887.
No. IS State St, opposite Kilby St., Boston.
After an extensive practice of upwards of twenty
years, continues to secure patents in the United
States also in Great Britain France and other for
signments and all papers or drawings for Patents.
executed on reasonable terms with DISPATCH, Re
searches made into American and Foreign works, to
determine the validity and utility of Patents Of In
matters touching the same. Copies of the claims Of
any patent furnished. by RENTING one dollar As
signments recorded in Washington.
No Agency in the United States possesses superior
facilities for obtaining Patents ascertanng the
patentability of inventions
During eight months the subscriber, in the course
of his large practice made ctce rejected appica-
TONS Sixteen Appeals, Every One of which was de-
cded an his tdUor by the Commissioners Of Patents
TESTIMONIALS
Il regard Mr. Eddy as one of the most capable and
successful practitioners of whom have had official
CHARLES MASON, Com'r of Patents"
have no hesitation in assuring inventors that
they cannot employ man competent and trust
irOrhY and more capable of putting their applica-
tons in form to secure for them an early and fla
vorable consideration at the Patent Office.
EDMUND BURKE, late Com'r. of Patents
Mr. r. Ii. Eddy has made for me Thirteen appli-
cations in all but One Of which patents have been
granted, and that one is now pending Such unmis-
taxable proof of great talent and ability his part
leads me to recommend all inventors TO apply to him
ing the most faithful attention bestowed their
SEES, and at very reasonable charges
Boston. jan l. 1869. i-52
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SORE THROAT.

Keep your throat wet with the Balsam-taking
little and oiten-and you will very find relief
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11
DRUGGISTS.

Any druggist in the country viii tell you. if you
take the trouble to enquire that every that buys
bottle of Goes Dyspepsia Cure from them, speaks
in the most unqualified praise of its great medeina
virtues.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11
CLERG YMEN.

The Rev. Isaac AIKEN, of Allegheny, testifes that
it has cured him. after all other remedies had failed
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-06-11

AFFECTING AND TRUE SToRy.-A lit
tie girl in family Of my acquaintance
Ia lovely and precious child-lost her
mother at an age too early to fix the
loved features in her remembrance. She
was beautiful and as the bud OF her
heart unfolded, it seemed won by that
mothers prayers to turn instinctively
heavenward.
The sweet, conscientious and prayer
loving child was the idol of the bereav-
ed family. But she faded away early,
she would lay upon the lap of the friend
who took mothers kind care of her,
and winding one wasted arm around her
neck, would say, "Now tell me about
mama !" And when the oft told tale
had been repeated, she would say, Now
take me into the parlor | want to see
my mama" The request was never re-
fused and the afiectionate sick child
would lie for hours gazing on her moth
ers portrait. But
Pale and wan she grew, and weakly
Bearing all her pains so meekly
That TO them he still grew dearer
As the trial hour grew nearer.
That hour came at last, and the weep
ing neighbors assembled to see the little
child die. The dew Of earth was already
on the flower, as its life sun was going
down. The little chest heaved family,
spasmodically.
Do you know me, darling ?" sobbed
close in her ear the voice that was dear
est, but it awoke no answer. All at once
brightness, as if from the upper world,
burst over the child's colorless counte-
nance The eyelids parted +; the wan,
crudling hands flew up in the ones last,
impulsive effort as she looked piercingly
into the far above"
Mother |" she cried with surprise
and transport in her tone-and passed
with that breath to her mothers bosom.
Said distinguished divine, who stood
by that bed of joyous death /" If l had
never believed in the ministration of de-
parted ones before, could not doubt il
now, "-Heaueaaly Recognition.
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SORENESS OF THE THROAT,
CHEST AND LUNGS.
IN CONSUMPTION,

Many eareworn sufferer has found relief and to-
day rejoices that her life has been made easy and
prolonged by the use of Goes Cough Balsnm.
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PRICES AGAIN REDucl

Dry Goods. Carpets. and Millinor,
until the whole stock Is disposed Is fPpal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-10
THE STORM IN MAINE.

Terrific Hurricane mt EastpOrt-A Portion Of
the Town Blown Away-Marine Disaster.
on the Coast-Twenty .scven Vessels Ashore
In Rumuey's Bay-Thc Loss of Life
Unlkuowa--$5O0,00OD Damage to Property.
EAsTPoRT Me-, Oct. g.
Via BANGOR, Oct 8, 1862. !
This town was visited by q fearful hurricane on
Monday night. Vessels, wharves, stores and fish
houses were smashed to atoms Great quantities OF
fish and oil were destroyed. The steamer New York
narrowly escaped loss with all on board She was
driven ashore and lost both anchors and her rudder
Many of the merchants here have lost all their prop
erty. The heaviest losers are j. .. Griffin, $1,000
E. W. French, $6,oo0 and j. 8. Pearce. J. s. Grimm
lost their vessels, fish and store houses Mr.. Pearce
lost his store and all the stock. E. w. French had
vessels wrecked and stores and wharves washed
away.
Most of the fishing vessels are in pieces. Twenty
seven vessels are ashore IN Runners Bay The
schooners Romp and Percy were badly damaged.
The schooner Rio was lost in st. Andrews Bay with
all on board bark at New River was lost with all
on board, seventeen IN number.
Grand Menan Is swept, with all the wers and
smokehouses The towns OF Lubec, Pembroke and
Perry lose heavily. Houses and barns were blown
down.
This tornado is worse for Eastport than the great
dre. The vessels ashore are the Sarah, Convoy En-.
press, Ward. Boston, Burns, Bob. Starlight, Belle,
NJ. J. Laughton, Speedweli, Debonaire. Margie,
Willie, Move and others. The Convoy. Speedwell,
Commodore and some others are complete wrecks.
The revenue cutter Mosswood was disabled at the
beginning OF the Storm and could render no assist
ance. All the smokehouses are down, and the
smoked herring and Oil are lost. The loss cannot be
less than 100000 A large part OF the town il q
perfect wreck.
Great Freshet In Swift Rivcr-Lerge Dam
swept Away-Fnrms Ruined and Houses
em0lisicd-Impo vcrishmcnt OF the Fnrm-
ers Along the River.
LEWISTON, Oct 0, 1862
The EventaD Journal has a report OF great
frcshet in Swift river, in oxford county. showing
rise OF thiry-sx feet twelve hours in that stream,
which Is q tributary Of the Androscogrn. The
improvements OF the Lewiston Steam Null Company,
for numbering operations, were destroyed aud their
large dam swept away. Scores Of interyae farms
were covered several feet deep With sand; numer-
QUE houses and barns were demolished. Tie people
barely escaped with their lives and with the Chi
dren in their arms to the mountains. The farmers
living on the river are Impoverished and homeless.