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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

A nice little boy went to the circus
the other day, and amused himself by
throwing stones at the elephant while
he was drinking. When he got through
the boy tried to propitiate him by offer
ing him piece ofginger-bread. Before
accepting the cake, the elephant empt-
led about sixty-four gallons of water,
beer measure, over the boy, and then
flung him into the third tier to dry of.
This boy is very Indifferent about cir
cuses now. He says he believes he
dosn't care SO much for them as he used
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26
Vt. Central 4 Sullivan Railroads

| GUNNER ARRANGEMENTS
~ Monday. May 80 1870.
Mail Train leaves 81. Adams at e:2o A; NJ for Bel
lows Falls. Boston, Worcester, Springfield New York
\ &c.
| Night Express leaves 0gdensburgh at LOO NJ
Montrea, at S;45 NJ, StJohns at sos NJ. ST. Al
bans 40 y. m arriving in Boston at $40 NJ, con
Meeting ut Bellows Falls with Cheshire Railroad fol
Boston and Worcester. and the Vermont Valley
Railroad for Springfield. &C., and arriving in New
| York at 1890 NJ
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Bellows Falls at IL AS, AM545Pa 10 10 p. NJ
An. for Burlington, st. Adams, Montreal &C., ar.
irving at Montreal at 9;00PM.. 0gdensbur at l2it
NJ. making close connections with trains for the
Mail trains leaves Bostonvia Lowell at 700 A. NJ
via Lawrence and Fitchburgat7,@ An. Springfield
at l;i5. A. NJ. for burlington, and ST. Adams.
Trains leaving Boston via Fitchburg at 730 A. NJ.
and Springfield at 7.45 NJ, connect at White Riv-
| err Junction with Day Express Train.
Accommodation Train leaves Mortified at las A
~, for Burlington. Rutland, st. Adams. ogdens-
burgh, &c.
Night Express leaves Bellows Falls at 10 Is P. NJ
receiving passengers from VT. Valley Railroad eay
ing New York at IL Is p NJ, and from Cheshire Rail
road leaving Boston at 80 4. NJ, connecting nj
White River junction with train leaving Boston at
500 NJ, for Burlington, Montreal and ogdens;
burgh, connecting with Steamers and the Grand
Trunk Railway for the West.
- SLEEPINo CARS are attached to the Night
Express Trains running between Montreal and Bos-
ton; and st. Adams and Springfield and ST.. Adams
and Troy, and Drawing room cars between Montre-
Through Tickets for Chicago and the Vest for sale
at the principal stations.
St. Adams, VT. May 80. 1870.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26
German wives and Daughters.

A German writer, DIR. Friedberg, hal
recently published two Lectures on Mar
rage. or rather on German Wives anc
English Wives. A few items may moi
be found uninteresting by American
wives:
The author commences by pointing out
the inferior position which women origi'
nally held. Not that the German ever
treated his wife with oriental contempt
but her individuality was utterly merged
in that of her husband, and he might
beat, sell or kill her without much fear
of the consequences. When he died,
moreover, some writer's held that she was
expected to put an end to his life also
The father looked on his daughter as SO,
much marketable produce, and sold her
hand without any inquiries of her heart.
When she disobeyed his commands, he
beat her as much as he liked, and when
she got married he expected to be recon-
pensed for the loss of her services, an idea
which still holds its ground in English
law.
Among the Bavarians, father had
the power of dissclying his daughters
marriage if her husbands money was
not forthcoming at the proper time, and
marriage was regarded as a species. of
purchase-another idea, the author re-
marks, which still turks in the hearts of
Englishmen, many of whom imagine that
they can legally sell their wives by auc-
ton. But, as civilization advanced, the
Germans treated their wives with more
respect. The Franks, and some other
tribes, held a father who forced his daugh-
ter to marry against her will responsible
for any injury her husband might do her
but, on the other hand, girl who mar
ried without her fathers consent was Sc
verely punished. After time, the mon
ey paid by the bridegroom was settled on
the bride, as provision for possible wild
owhood, and eventually it dwindled into
a symbol, and took the form of we'd
ding-ring.
With the Crusades came a great
change. The rough warriors of the West
were Modified by the air of the Orient,
and love took henceforth softer form.
They began to worship women, and to
love the wives of other men instead of
beating their own. A period of profit
gacy and RIGHTEOUSNESS ensued, and last
ed till the times of the Hohenstauten,
when women we're less adored but more
respected, and reformation of morals
took place. DR.. Friedberg, thinks that
the church had little to do with marriage
in Germany till comparati vely recent
date. Betrothal and marriage were orig
inally of equal force, and though banns
date from the year 1915 in Germany, it
was not till the time of the Council of
Trent that the presence of priest at
marriage was made absolutely impera-
tiva
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

To Destroy Axs.-1. Pour ~.
pipusly, hot water, as near the boiling
point as possible, down their burrows and
over their hills. and repeat the operation
several times.
z. Entrap the Ants by means of mar
row sheets of stiff paper or strips of
board, covered with some sweet sticky
substance the ants are attracted by the
sweets. and sticking fast, can be DESTROY.
ed a. often as sufficient number are
entrapped.
8. Lay fresh bones around their
haunts they will leave everything .lso
to attack these, and when thus accumu.
lated, can be dipped in hot water.
4 Pour two or three spoonfals Of
coal oil into their holes. and they will
abandon the nest.
s. Bury . few slices of onions in their
nests, and they will abandon them
WesfeTn Rural.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

A very singular freak of lightning
occurred recently, during the storm, at
Independence, Ky. Eight men were at
work in a field threshing wheat, when
lightning struck the machine they were
handling, stunning them all quite severe
ly and prostrating four horses. When
the men recovered their consciousness
three of them found that their tongues
had been blistered, as if they had been
touched with red-hot iron. The spots on
each mans tongue were exactly alike,
and all near the front.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

An Iowa paperhaving inserted an item
relating that woman of that State had
helped hei husband raise seventy acres
of wheat, and noticing the item copied
by its exchanges under an evident mis-
appreciation of facts, now explains that
the way she helped was to stand in the
door and shake broom at him when he
sat down to rest.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

BLAsPHEMERs INSTANTLY STRICKEN
DowN.-A sad affair occurred at Port
Huron on Sunday forenoon. Three boys
went into the river to battle, and while
doing so terrible thunder storm arose
the lightning being extremely vivid.
Two of the boys thereat began blasphem-
ing in horid manner, directing the most
sinful language against the lightning.
The falling rain compelled them to 60
out OF the water and seek shelter. They
got under tree, but had not been there
more than few minutes when the electric
huld struck the tree, SCATTERING it into
pieces, and instantly killing the two
swearers and prostrating the third boy.
The affair has caused intense emotion in
the community.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26
Cheshire Railroad.
UMMER ARRANGE MEN

S . NJ MER ARRAN MENT.
EXPRESS TRAIN leave Bellows Falls at 400 A.
M. ACC. at SIS A. NJ. and MAIL 2.35 p NJ.
keene. at 500 and 9,42, A. NJ. and 325 P. NJ, for
fitehburg. Boston, Worcester, Lowell, Nashua and
intermediate Stations. Arrive at Fitchburg at 635
A. NJ. 1900 M: and ass P. NJ. Boston at s.S5 A. NJ
Returning leaves Boston. at 100 A, NJ, MAIL, and
II A. NJ, ACCOM-, and $50 PM. EXPRESS. Fitch
burg, at9l5 A. NJ. and rs P. NJ. 730 p. NJ. Keene
at 10 40 NJ, $50 p. NJ. and. 10 p NJ for Bellows
Falls. Windsor, Rutland. &c.
KEENE. N. H.. May 9. 1870.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26


HE GARDEN CITY.-The Official GEN.
sus OF Chicago, taken by the school
agent, in compliance with the State law,
shows the population on the first of Au-
gust. 1870, to be 100000. being an in
crease of $4,000 since October. 1868
The total assessed value of real estate
amounts to $211 1881, 900, and of person
al property, s54,653,000. Income from
taxes amount to s3,990,O00. The mum.
Der OF persons under q years of age is
loo,OOoO; under six years of age 3d..
700; colored 1867. The increase in
population in 16 years and 9 months is
4lS per cent. The population of the
city 80 years ago was 4,479.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

BARNS In FRANcE.-The barns at
present coming into use, are built Of
or'ck dove-tailed into each other, no
mortar being employed-and the inter-
stices, ample for ventilation, will not Der.
init the entry of vermin. The form of
the building is round, two or three stor-
les in height, with zinc roof. have OBJ
served few days ago, an oat-bin, some
TWO feet high, standing in corner of
stable and occupying but little space.
IL niied from the top; the covering be-
ing secured by paddock. Outside is a
graduated scale that marks the quantity
OF grain daily withdrawn, and forms a
perfect tell-tale in the event of dishones.
ty.-Paris Cor. California Former
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

A BEAUTIFUL THoUGHT.-Ricbter
writing upon the reception of praise and
Diane, says: A man takes contradiction
ana advice much more easily than people
tnink' only he will not bear it when yio-
ientiy given, even though it be we'll
founded. Hearts are flowers they re-
main open to the softly falling dew, but
shut up in the violent down-pour of
rain."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

1t is good thing to have a hand.
some penman for beau" said Mary, as
she glanced over billet-doux. "Yes !,
replied Julia, " if the penman is hand.
some l don't care how ugly the penman.
ship is."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

" Mr.. Jones" said Mrs. Jones, with
an air of triumph, don't you think
marriage is means of grace %" "Well,
yes" growled Jones, :" / suppose any
thing is means of grace that breaks
down pride, and leads to repentance"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

Narrow-minded men, who have not a
thought beyond the sphere of their own
outlook, remind one of the Hindoo max
i'm =" The snail sees nothing but its
own shell, and thinks it is the grandest
palace in the universe.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26
Rutland & Burlington and Yer.
mont Valley Railroads.

ON and after May I'd, 1870, trains will run as
MOVING SOUTH AND EAST.
Leave Burlington at s,45 M, lois A. M 1000 p.
NJ, 80 7. M, Arrive at Rutland at IL As A. NJ 70 Is
I NJ, GOA, NJ. s lG A. NJ. Leave Rutland at u 20 p
R Nj IL 10 !, NJ. 80 A. NJ; loP, N. Arrive at
Leave Bellows Falls at 235 P. NJ, Z SIS, 8 40 A. NJ.
A. NJ. -A' ~ 'O
MOVING NORTH AND WEST
Leave Brattleboro at 10 As A. NJ, 915 p NJ 44O P.
M Arrive at Bellows Falls at II 40 A NJ. 10 10 p NJ
549 I. NJ. Leave Bellows Falls at II As A. NJ, 10 20
I; NJ 5 As ?. M, 500 A. NJ. Arrive at Rutland at
z ~ A. NJ, 30P. M, 900P. NJ, II 40 A. NJ Leave
Rutland at 20 A. NJ, 80 p M. Arrive at BurIing-
ton at 4 so P. NJ. 90 A. NJ. 4O0P. 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, Rouse's Point,
Montreal, Ogdensburgh and the West. AT Platts-
6nEgh with Montreal and Plattsburgh Railroad for
nsburgh and Montreal, and with Whitehall and
Plattsbprgh Railroad for Ausable River and the
Adirondack wilderness. At Rutland with trains
LOT bennington, Manchester, Troy, Albany and New
YORK, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady and the w est
Al Bellows Falls with trains on Cheshire Railroad for
rltch6urg. Worcester. Lowell and Boston, With Sui
Iiyan Railroad for Windsor, White River Junction
ellis River: St Johnsbury, Newport Littleton and
me White Mountains, and with Vermont Valley
Haven and New York ~"
Passengers for the West will find this a chean
Pheasant and expeditions route
or tickets and all necessary information enquire
at the Offices the line
GEO. A. MERRILL supt
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26
COFFINS AND CASKFTs

Large assortment Of Black Walrr, n
Birch, and Soft Wood Collins and Casts,ss VesfT,
had trimmed at short notice. Va 4
n 60 The above Goods will be sold Al Res,
Prices for Ready pay. ~ AeSsoassl,
Old Furniture repaired and uphol,ter.s !. i,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-08-26

| iuktou. unuer the Act OF 1901.
No. 70 State St. opposite Kilby St., Boston.
After an extensive practice of upwards Of txehg
years continues to secure patents in the Ob. ~
states; also In Great Britain, France, and othsf AZ
eisn countries Caveats, Specifications, Bona, ,ts
sisnmsnts and all papers drawings for ta'epp.s
executed on reasonable terms with dispatch, ne e
searches made into American and Foreign worst u IN =.
oetermlne the validity and utility of Patents ~ I'll
sentlons, and legal and other advice rendered on ~
matters touching the same. Copies Of the eiaiiIi
any patent furnished. BY RENTING one dollar "
slgnments recorded in Washington. ..;o,
no Agency in the United States, possesses SUPP H.
iacnlties Tor obtaining Patents ascertaihins 80
pa,entabiiity of inventions. ,-.,
purng eight months the subscriber, in ne sy ,,es
OF ms large practice. made on f,rfee reJecfed aPY
tions. Sixteen Appeals. Every One of which was Wa
elded "a hfsyaror by the Commissioners OF PsteHN'
TESTIMONIALS.
regard Mr.. Eddy as one Of the most eapssss,s;s
successaf practitioners with whom have haa ei-N
intercourse.
CHARLES MASON. Com'r of Patent. III.
have no hesitation in assuring inventor -
they cannot employ a man compefenf anu i;ss-
worthy and more capable of putting their sppI T.
tons IN a form to secure for them early aD-
vorable consideration at the Patent Office. -
EDMUND BURKE. late Comr. Of fslessrli-
Mr.. r. II; Eddy has made for me Thirteen AS Ken
cations. IN all but One of which patents nav
granted. and that one is now pending. such al
taxable proof Of great talent and ability on ~
leads me to recommend all inventors tosppn SShsr-
ing the most faithful attention bestowed on ths"
ses. and At very reasonable charges. ,u.pT"
Boston. Jan. l. Is-o
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-15
Stirring Soil Around Trees.

OPENING or tightening the soil around
the roots OF trees, either in the spring or
fall, for the purpose of letting In warmth,
and aHording freer medium tor the ex-
pansion and development of the roots, is
of great value in promoting the health and
vigor of the tree. ALI trees, whether
fruit or ornamental, young or old, indigo
nous or exotic, are vastly benefited by this
process. In old orchards, the soil about
the trunks of trees, and to considerable
distance from them, in every direction,
should be carefully broken, and the upper
surface, to the depth of three or four
inches, removed in the spring, every four
or five years. The eggs OF the curculio
ana other insects are deposited In this
stratum, and, if not removed or destroyed
will produce insects, the ravages of which
the succeeding year will be productive OF
far greater loss than the expense of re-
moving the soil, and replasing it with COM
post or loan. 1t is an utterly hopeless
undertaking to attempt the cultivation OF
good fruit, when no measures are resorted
to to obviate the fatal ravages of this detest-
able and insidious toe, and the remedy
now suggested is by no means expensive,
If we take into consideration the adyan'
tages otherwise resulting to the trees from
its application.
Any good soil, taken from the open
fields or cultivated lands, may be used as
q substitute for compost, and very small
quantity will suffice. Even if no fresh
matter is applied, would recommend the
removal OF the surface soil, and would
replace It when convenient. Chip manure
or d dung covered with straw, answers
well Tor that purpose. = GermGntoon IeIe
lTdDh
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-15
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
The use Of saIt in AgrIcuIture.


WHETHER common salti of any value to
plante, is still mooted question, and one
that finds advocates on both, sides. The
luxuriant growth of marsh meadow grass
is taken as proof that salt water must be
favorable, and farmers attempt to initiate
this state of things by putting salt on the
grass without rejecting that all other con-
ditions are omitted in the experiment
They are generally astonished to find that
the grass is killed, instead of being
promoted In its growth It's remarkable
fact, that this came salt marsh grass, on
analy sis, is found to contain very little
soda, but to have its full complement Of
potash. This would seem to indicate that
1t had grown in spite of the salt, rather
than in consequence of it. According 70
some recent researches made in France,
potash is hundred times more valua BILE
to plants than soda. 1t is true, that small
quantities of soda have been found in
plants, but, generally, under circum,
stances that seem to point TO its accidental
rather than essential presence. Direct
experiments have shown that salt is in
furious to tobacco and to the sugar beet.
An examination of the plants growing
near salt springs and salt marshes, shows
that the vegetation is of limited and
peculiar character All of these observa-
tions point to the conclusion that
the direct use of salt as an artificial
fertilizer, is only applicable to such plants
as grow on the sea shore, or near salt
springs, and not at all to the usual grass
and cereals OF our farms. The whole sys
tenn of manuring farms is based upon The
principle TO restore to the soil the con
stituents that are removed by the crops
AS the crops carry away no soda, 1t fol
lows that none is necessary to theil
growth. There is another objection tC
the use of common salt, and that is thu
chloride contained in it. This element i
decidedly injurious, as has been shown b.
the experiments of Wolfand others Pub
lie opinion in Germany has set so strongl.
against the use of SALT that, in the famou
mines OF Stassfurt, where vast quantitie
of artificial fertilizers are manufactured
the exclusion of chloride OF sodium, o
common salt, is now considered necessary
and the value of manure is made to de
pend upon its per centage of potash.
We have been led to make these obser
vations after perusal of an able lecture o
"Salt and ITS uses in Agriculture" b
Professor Gossmau, of the Massachusetl
Agricultural College. DIR. Gossman cor
cludes his remarks as follows; The safes
and cheapest way of supplying salt
your farm lands, if at all desirable, is
teed it TO your live stock, for natural ohal
nels of distribution are always the best "
Scientific American.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-15
Profitable Farming.

JOHN JoHNsToN's remarkable success
as farmer is owing, first to the man him
self-to his rare good judgment, combined
with indomitable energy, perseVering IN
dustry, close observation, anu prompt, in
telligent action. Second, to uuderdrain-
ing. Third, to the free use of plaster on
clover. Fourth, TO consulting all the
clover, straw and corn on his farm. He
has raised 1900 bushels of corn in o year.
but none had been exported from the farm
except some which he gave to be sent 70
Ireland at the time of the famine He
never sold bushel. 1t has all been ted
out with the clover, straw, stalks, &c,
raised on the farm, In addition to this,
he has bought large quantities of oil-cake
to feed sheep and cattle, and this has
added greatly to the quality of the ma
nure heap Fifth, he bestowed great care
on his summer fallows. They were not
allowed to grow up to weeds but wefe
repeatedly piowed, and narrowed, and
rolled, and cultivated, until the stiffesi
clay was reduced to almost as fine tiltf
as an English turnip field. Such thot
ough tillage is itself more than equivalent
to heavy dressing of our common ma
nure.
Undertaking enabled him to work hi
land thoroughly and in good season. Thi'
thorough tillage set free the latent plant
food in the soil. The clover took roo
and organized it into food for sheep. The
sheep extracted the lat from the Glove
hay, and left the nitrogen and minera
matter in the manure heap. So of tn,
corn, straw and stalks. They all feunC
their way back to the land, with oil.cak
in addition. 1t is easy to understand VIII
his land Is vastly more productive thai
when it hrst came ints his possession
Undertaking, good culture and good ma
nure will make any land rich.-Americai
AgTiCalsaTrSt.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-15
Negroes at the Polls.

On Monday, the newly made citizens of
African birth exercised, for the first time,
their right to vote. They voted in all the
city elections in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, The god
of day, after shining upon this exhibition
of "negro equality" went down as usual,
and neither earthquakes nor tornadoes
followed. We have heard of nobody be.
ing degraded" by the voting of negroes
nor does the telegraph tell us of any mar
riage engagements between whites and
blacks as a consequence of negroes visit
ing the polls. The Democracy do not ap-
pear 10 have absented themselves from
the ballot-boX because of the necessary
association with the negro; on the con-
trary, in many places they were sssiduous
in their attentions to them, end in one or
two places divided the African vote with
the Republicans.
The colOreG-yoters seem TO have made
an intelligent and discriminating use of
their newly acquired privilege. They
were neither boisterous nor extravagant
they made no ostentatious exhibition OF
their power, but voted quietly, conscen-
tiously, and with judgment, just as if they
had been voters all their lives. To their
| cerdit be it said, they voted independent.
class or race. They voted, each man
for himself, and not under the direction
or management of any guardian. 1t mat,
tiers not how they voted, whether for one
party or the other, so they voted their own
opinions, both of men and measures As
natural remembrance of the long and
bitter past, the great majority of them
voted the Republican ticket, but there
were some exceptions These men are
now citizens, and nest Of them are
dependent upon their daily earnings
Having common interests with their fel
low-citizens OF all parties, they will natu.
rally be guided by the best lights they car
obtain, and will vote like other people for
those measures which they deem best cal
culated to advance their own interests
The grand event has taken place. in antici
patton of which our Democratic friends
have shed so many unavailing tears, and
uttered so many direful predictions. The
negro has actually voted at the same polls
with the white man, and there has been
no convulsion of nature, no riot at the
polls, no war, no pestilence, and no famine
Chicago Tribune, Apra 6.