Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-10-21

600. The Democrats lose one Of their
usual six counties.
= The Ohio Congressional delegation
viii stand as before. That of Indian a
will consist of six Republicans and five
Democrats--a Democratic gain of one.
= Barbecue is derived from the
French phrase de barbe queue, which
means from snout to tail, and is equiva-
lent to the whole hog"
A boy was recently admitted to a
London hospital who had utterly lost his
eyes ght from a wound received while
playing at William Tell"
= Hundreds Of acres Of cabbages in
Pennsylvania have been eaten up by
new worm Matched from the eggs Of the
yellow butterfly
A Milwaukee tobacco dealer keeps
in front of his store a blackboard, on
which he chalks the names of persons
who neglect to pay him their bills.
- The Cleveland Leader publishes
returns on Ohio Stare ticket from So
counties, showing Republican majority
of 21,199, gain of $3.50 on Hayes
majority for Governor of last year.
A sly old rat gnawed hole 10 one
of the wheat bins at Wright & Co.'S
grist mill in Great Falls on the 18th.
The result was that thirty or more bush
els of wheat ran into the river About
half was recovered owing to the low
water, but in damaged state.
The clerks at the New York City
Hall are so accustomed to writing names
beginning with o and an apostrophe,
that one of them recently, addressing
friend, concluded his letter with and
OBlidg yours" &c. The letter was TO a
gentleman in OMAHA, Nebraska.
Twenty years of time and repairs,
1T is said, will hardly restore the sur
roundings Of Paris for twenty miles to
their beautiful condition Of one short
month ago. Such are the glories of war
with all the modern improvements"
= The Paris theatres are not only
shut up, but all their government allow
ances have been abolished. The Grand
Opera House is changed into a proyis-
ion depot aud the Grand Hotel into
hospital. There never was before such
a revolution as this in Paris.
- Gen. Sheridan writes to a friend
that there is about the same percentage
Of assertions and Sinking from military
duty in the German Bnd French armies,
as there was in the United States during
the late civil war He says that the TALL
of Paris is merely question of time.
- Recent investigations by the PEN
sion office have disclosed the fact that
there are now on the pension rolls twelve
widows Of Revolutionary soldiers, who
are over 100 years old. The oldest is
Lydia Belvias, of Troy, Ohio, who is
l09 and has son 81 years old.
= A silver coin in his vest pocket
saved the life of a man in Cincinnati.
the other day. He had got into dis
pute with another man, which finally re-
suited IN his opponents drawing knife |
and making violent thrust at his side |
but fortunately the coin turned the weap- |
on aside, without It's doing any injury to |
him.
= The Alexandria CVa.) Gazette saws
hat 1t is the opinion of many persons
that the late unprecedented freshet in
he James and Shenandoah rivers was
lot caused by continued rain, but by
omething like the bursting of a water
pout on or about their head waters.
md their sources are not a very great
distance apart. The food came down
the Shenandoah in great waves, sue
eedIng each other rapidly.
= The effect of heavy cannonading
pom the weather has been often remark
d, and during any great war it is sub
ect of frequent comment. In 1892 the
'erman army which invaded France met
nth constant delays on account of the 7
tate of the roads consequent upon the /
eavy rains which followed almost every !
Engagement. Everybody knows that it /
AIMED heavily at Waterloo, aud the bat i
G Solferino was interrupted Sy a rain
orm. Heavy rains followed the seveu
avs battles in Virginia, and the battle
ettysburg was scarcely over until a
in the evening made way t,
'r night of rain. In modern warfare = =
Ie state of the weather is an important n
ctor, and the fall ofrain after battle of
Is been so well proved that it ought to
considered in estimating the fruits of =,
victory, or preparing against disas NJ
r.