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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20

SUMNER TouRs.--A Boston paper
speaks thus of the difficulty of choosing
which way to go for summer tour:
zone may start from Boston with four
weeks, and a hundred and twenty five
dollars at his disposal, and see in full the
picturesque beauty ofthe Adirondacks,
or plant himself in the wild mountain
scenery of Virginia and drink his fill at
some of her innumerable springs. Or,
if he can command a couple of months
and six hundred dollars, he can traverse
the continent, look out on the Pacific,
and see the wonderful Yosemite. Or
with still less means, he may embark on
European steamer, spend day in Lon
don, give fifty days to Switzerland, and
be Mt home in ninety"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20

FISH. -Four years ago a new kind OF
fish, specimens of which Prof. Agassiz
called a variety of alewives, appeared in
Seneca Lake, N. York. This year they
they have been attacked by singular
mortality. Thousands have persisted
from some unexplained cause, and their
dead bodies line the shores in such num-
bers as to threaten pestilence.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20

A Fall River Mass. photographer was
called on recent Sunday to take some
pictures of deceased child. The latter
was placed in a chair, and over it was
arranged an arch of roses, with one sprig
hanging down from the centre. 1t is
related by an eyewitness that several
pictures were taken, and in the sixth,
partly ebscuring the pendent sprig, APP
peared clearly defined the face of the
child's mother, who had been dead
several years. Considerable local excite
ment is said to have resulted from this
spiritual photograph" if such il was.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20

THE Olympics OF Washington defeated
the White Stockings OF Chicago by a
score Of ID toS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20
Backbone.

When you see q fellow mortal
Without fixed and fearless views,
Hanging on the skirts OF others,
Walking in their cast-off shoes,
Bowling low to wealth or favor,
With abjeot, uncovered head,
Ready to retract or waver,
Willing to be drove or led
Walk yourself with tirmer bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
Just the things which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone
Than this, backbone.
When you see theologian
Hugging close some ugly creed,
Fearing to reject or question
Dogmas which his priest may read
Holding back all noble feeling,
Choking down each manly view,
Caring more for forms and symbols
Than to know the Good and True;
Walk yourself with tirmer bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
Just the things which his must lack,
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone
Than this, backbone.
When you see politician
Crawling through contracted holes,
Begging for some fat position,
In the ring, or at the polls,
With no sterling manhood in him,
Nothing staple, broad or sound,
Destitute of pluck or ballast,
Double-sided all around;
Walk yourself with tirmer bearing,
Throw your moral shoulders back,
Show your spine has nerve and marrow
just the things which his must lack.
A stronger word
Was never heard
In sense and tone,
Than this. backbone.
modest song and plainly told
The text is worth mine of geld;
For many men most sadly lack
A noble stiffness in the back,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20

A Schuylkill hotel-keeper makes this
proclamation in his bar-room young
men and boys IRE forbidden 10 occupy
these seats. They will find their way
here too soon for their own good"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-07-20

him without word. We went through
lanes and bypaths, until lost all idea of
locality. Finally we came to a cabin,
when he motiOned me to come round by
the side, then he pointed to me to look
through slight aperture.
Two men lay on the floor, which was
covered with blood.
saw at glance that one was Bill, and
the other bore the same face | had often
seen in my dreams.
| thought at first that they were both
dead, but low groan came from Bill, and
| rushed to the door, knelt down by
him and spoke.
81 did not do it," said he, shut | meant
to-"
asked him no question, only if he was
able to be moved.
eyes, but never mind"
We made a litter of door, and by the
help of some men the Spaniard brought,
we carried him to our boarding-place.
summoned physician, who pronounced
the wound dangerous but not necessarily
mortal.
watched over him, and saved him in
spite of his own desire. He chose to die,
but by my care he came slowly back and
took up his burden again.
One day as | sat by his bed, took from
my pocket the little book | had found
buried under the green boughs. read
two or three chapters aloud, then put it
up without word. He became interested,
and read on from day to day, as he could
bear it, until the book was finished
Then he asked, "Wherc did you get it ~
81 dug it from the ground" said lacon-
ically. ..
He held out his hand for it, and so it
passed into his keeping.
When he became strong enough we took
walks together, which gradually increased
in length until we would spend whole days
down by the bay.
! knew he would tell me his story when
he could bring himself to it. He was two
weeks going over it, sometimes giving me
single picture, and at another time I'M
rolling whole years like panorama before
me.
His first remembrance had been of o
howell where rum had left nothing but ruin.
He never heard kind word, or had kiss
lett upon his childish face, but he hated
the meanness and filth which surrounded
him and ran away to sea, when only four
teen years Of age. When he came back,
grown to manhood, bis old home had been
swept away by the tide Of improvements,
and his relations were all gone, save one
fair-headed sister, who might have been
bis idol, bst she vanished out of his life
without word of farewell, and for years
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15
Western Lawyers Plea Against the
Fact.

Some years ago in a celebrated mur-
der trial in the Western country, and
when juries care little about the law in
the case the counsel for the defence sum-
med up in the following manner:
Gentlemen of the jury The Scrip
ture saith, { thou shalt not KILL" now,
IT you hang my client, you transgress
the command as slick as grease, and as
plump as goose egg in loafer's face.
Gentlemen, murder is murder, whether
committed by twelve jurymen or by an
humble individual like my client. Gen
tlemen, | do not deny the fact of my eli
ent having killed man, but is that any
reason why you should do so ? No such
thing gentlemen, you may bringthe pris-
oner in guilty. the hangman may do
his duty, but will that exonerate you E?
No such thing, in that case you will be
murderers, Who among you is prepared
for the brand of Cain to be stamped ON
his brow to-day Who freeman, who in
this land of liberty and light? Gentle
man | will pledge my word, not one of
you has bowie knife or pistol in his
pocket No, gentlemen, your pockets
are adorilerous with the perfumes of ci-
gar-cases and tobacco. You can smoke
the tobacco of rectitude in the pipe of
peaceful conscience but hang my un-
fortunate client, and the sealy alligators
Of remorse will gallop through the inter-
nal principles os animal viscera, until
the spinal vertebrae of your anatomical
construction is turned into railroad,
for the grim and CORY goblins of despair.
Gentlemen, beware of committing mur-
der Beware | say of meddling with tn e
prerogative Gentlemen, adjure you
by the manumitted ghost of temporal
sanctity to do no murder adiure you
by the name of woman, the main spring
of the tickling timepiece of times the
oretical transmigration to do no murder!
And, lastly, gentlemen, if you ever ex-
pect to wear store made coats-if you
ever expect to wear boots made of the
free hide of the Rocky Mountain Buf'a
lo,-and, to sum up all, if you ever ex-
pect to be anything but set of sneaking,
loafing, raseally, cut-throated, braided,
small ends of humanity, Whitfield down
into indistinctibility, acquit my client,
and save your country. The prisoner
was therefore acquitted.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15

There is not little condensed wisdom
in the following sayings from Don Quix-
ote
Beauty in modest woman is like a
fire or sharp sword at distance ne
ither doth the one burn on the other
wound that come not too close to them.
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes
open.
The absent feel and fear every ill.
Self praise deprecia.es.
The dead to the bier, and the living to
good cheer.
All women, let them be never SO home
ly, are pleased to hear themselves cele-
brated for their beauty.
Squires and knights errant are subject
to much hunger and ill luck.
Liberality may be carried too far in
those who have children to inherit from
them.
Virtue is always more prosecuted by
the wicked than beloved by the .righte-
Gus.
Every one is the son of his own works.
Honey is not the mouth of an ass.
No padlocks, bolts or bars can secure
a maiden SO well as her own reserve.
Wit and humor belong to genius
alone.
The wittiest person ia a comedy is he
who plays the fool.
There is no book so5ad but something
good may be found in it.
We are all as God made us, and often
times great deal worse
Let the hen live though it be with the
pips.
We can not all be friars, and various
are the paths by which God conducts the
good to heaven.
Covetousness bursts the bag.
1t is easy to undertake but more diff
cult to finish thing.
This term is equally applicable to all
ranks-Whoever is ignorant is vulgar.
BY the street By-and-by one ar
rives at the house of +" Never
Between the Yes and No of a woman
| would not undertake to thurst point
of pin.
Patience and shuttle the cards.
A soldier had better smell of gunpow-
der than musk.
Other mems pains are easily borne.
A bad cloak often covers good drink
er.
Pray devoutly and hammer stoutly.
When thing is once begun it is al
most half finished.
Lay bridge of silver for the flying
enemy.
The jest that gives pain is no jest.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS. A
gentleman advertised for boy to assist
him in his office, and nearly fifty appli-
cants presented themselves to him.
Out of the whole number he in a short
time selected one, and dismissed the
rest.
81 should like to know" said friend, .
"on what ground you selected that boy
who had not a single recommendation.
You are mistaken" said the gentle
man, "he had great many. He wiped
his feet when he came in, and closed the
door after him, showing that he was
careful He took off his cap when he
came in, answering my questions prompt
ly and respectfully, showing he was po-
lite and gentlemanly. He picked up
the book which / had purposely laid on
the floor, an replaced it on the table,
while all the rest stepped over it or
showed it aside, and he waited quietly
for his turn, instead of pushing and
crowding, showing that he was honest
and orderly. When | talked with him,
L Dticed that his clothes were carefully
brushed, his hair in nice order, and his
teeth as white as milk and when he
wrote his name, l noticed that his fin
ger nails were clean. instead of being
tipped with jet like that handsome little
fellows in the blue jacket Don't you
call those things letters of recommends
ton? | do, and 1 would give more for
what | can tell about boy by using my
eyes ten minutes, than all the fine let
tiers he can bring me" Little Corporal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15

CHILDREN's SCRAP BooKs.-It is we'll
to save childish pictures and wood cuts
of various kinds, (many of which give
children an excellent idea of places,
and paste them into an old ledger or
copy book. They help pass away many
childish hour, and are at once innocent
and instructive. With the help of ques-
tions from their elders, they aid chill
dren to thinx.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15
Keep.

Keep to the right. the law directs.
Keep from the world thy friends defect.
Keep all thy thoughts on purest themes.
Keep from thine eyes the notes and beams.
X eep true thy deeds, thy honor bright,
X eep firm thy faith in God and right,
Keep from every sin and stain.
j keep from The ways that bring thee pain.
Keep free thy tongue from words of i'll.
Keep right thy aim. aud good thy will,
Il eep all thy acts from passion free,
Keep strong in hope, no envy see.
II heep watchtul care Ger tongue and hand,
X eep firm thy feet. by justice stand,
Keep true thy word, sacred thing
Keep from the snaTes the tempters bring,
h eep faith with each you call a friend.
Keep full in view the final end.
Keep from all hate and malice free,
Keep strong the love of liberty.
Keep from thy courage bold and strong.
Keep up the right, keep down the wrong
Keep well the words of wisdom school.
Keep warm by night, by day keep coOi
- Worcester .Spp
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15
The Dead.

How they so softly rest,
All, all the holy dead.
Unto whose dwelling place
Now doth my soul draw near
How they so softly rest
All in their silent graves
Deep 10 corruption
Slowly down sinking
And they no longer weep.
Here where complaint is still
And they no anger feel,
Here where all gladness flies
And by the expresses
Softly o'ershadowed.
Until the angel
Calls them to slumberi
-German Of .Toek0anH.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15

"Pa, what can l do. unless you get me
q riding habit, up here in the country ~
Get into the habit of walking, my dear" I"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15
The Seioolmaster.

Threshing times neglected sheaves,
Gathering up the scattered leaves
Which the wrinkled sybll cast
Careless from her as she past
Twoiold citizen art thou.
Freeman of be past and now.
He who bore thy name of old
Midway in the heaven did hold
Over GiheOn moon and sun
Thou hast bid them backward run,
of to day the present ray
Flinging over yesterday - Whittier.
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poetry,
Purposes.

No wrath of men or rage of seas
Can shake a just mans purposes
No threats OF tyrants, or the grim
Nisage OF them can alter him
But what he doth first intend
That he holds firmly to the end.-Herrick.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15
ROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.

81 CRAGIN. has bought II. A. Cooper's stock of
>oerics and will continue the business at the old
nj, opposite the depot. Feeling grateful for the
~ would solicit share Of your patronage in the
fslIows Falls. Vt. Sept. LIST. 1870. 80
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15

Counter-irritants-people who examine
the whole stock and buy nothing.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15

He who waits to do q great deal st
once will never do anything.
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one ever heard of such case ever being
brought to trial afterward.
In another way were these repeaters
used. Many people, especially wealthy
republicans, do not vote 1t is the duty
Of every man to vote; this is one of the
obligations he assumes in demanding lib
erty, and, rather than have the duty neg
lected, Tammany sees that it is performed.
Toward the latter part of the day it will
be found that certain persons who are
registered have not voted, and it then be-
longs to the polling officers to copy such
names on slips and pass them to the prop
er parties outside; and it would horrify if
not amuse some of our wealthy million
aires to see what ragged. d.clothed, bloated-
faced and disreputable individuals rep
resented them at the polls, and perform
ed for them public duty which they
had neglected. This is repeating. /
have given you hurried sketch of it
the votes polled by it count up by tens
of thousa- DIS. But, successful as it was,
it mad its defects. The repeaters began
toimagine they we're the masters; they
thought they held the power because they
were the instruments of power. To use
a political slang term, they undertook to
set up shop for themselves. Still re-
peating, when kept in its place, is not dis
approved by our ring rulers.
THE RINGING DODGE.
The manipulation of the ballots
Ringing" the ballots, as it is appropri-
ately called-is very beautiful opera
ton, and i. said by those who have tried
it to be perfect. 1t is now the favorite
plan it is simple, inexpensive and eff.
fective. When one of you good, inno-
centrepublicans, we will suppose, is going
to the polls to vote the wrong ticket or
support the wrong man, as you are SO
fond of doing, your unwise intentions
are so quietly frustra ted. The inspector
holds in his hand the ballot you ought to
deposit, and when he receives yours quiet.
ly substitutes one for the other, and drops
yours on the floor before be puts it in the
box. This is a simple slight-of-hand
trick, easily learned and readily applied.
If, however, you are suspicious, and
watch the official, if the latter is akward
and inexperienced, man near by push
es against you or the policeman seizes
you and accuses you of having voted be-
fore. OF course ample apologies are
Immediately rendered for the rudeness,
the inspectors are indignant that so re-
spectacle gentleman should be insult
ed, they abuse the rough or policeman,
you are shown out with great respect
but your ballot went down on the floor
and the substitute got into the box. Re-
peating is expensive, false counting is
troublesome, our Tammany men are not
experts at arithmetic, and figures are Of
ter. troublesome, as our amiable Controll-
er will admit at this moment but "Ring-
ing" ballots is complete success. 1t is
only necessary to buy republican in
spector, and small place or few hun
dred dollars will usually do that.
FALSE COUNTING.
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FALSE COUNTING.

%h'%SN@ ~ 49, a-'Si.
The third plan is false counting. This
is done generally by transferring the fig
ures bodily. For instance, if Jones. the
Tammany candidate, gets 100 votes, and
Smith, the opposition candidate, receives
200, the 200 of Smith are transferred to
Jones, who gives his 100 to Smith. This
is an exquisitely simple process, but in
practice is said to work badly, aud great
complaint Of it is made by those who
have tried it. In the first place, the can
didates are often too nearly equal to give
Tammany its just preponderance or to
overcome some persistent opposition in a
district where this plan cannot be work
ed, for it is found utterly impracticable
in some districts. Its defects can some
times be cured by false count. That is
to say, the votes are counted by tens, one
canvasser taking them up and counting
ten, when be calls tally" and slips a
piece of elastic around the bundle. Of
course be has only to take FIVE votes in
stead of ten and call tally" to augment
greatly the chances of bis fayorite. In
one instance this was done so enthusias-
tically that the Tammany candidate had
received fifty ''tallies or 800 votes, and
had large quantity yet uncounted, when
the poll-clerk felt it advisable to inform
the canvassers that there we're only 450
names on the registry.
AN oDIUM DEMOCRACY CANNOT ENDURE.
Between these three schemes the voice
of the people of New York has been ut
terly stified up till last Fall, when, by
the cruel and tyranical interference of
the United States Government, under the
vile bayonet election law, we got fair
vote. The wrong was not so much due
to Republicans, for the inspectors saw that
comparative justice was secured to their
party on general issues, but it was allow
ed full scope against opposition Demo-
crats-Democrats who believed in a pure
government, and were opposed to Tam
many Hall. Thus it is that democrats
have TO bear the entire odium of the mis-
rule of our city, while we democrats still
believe our party to be the honest one.
Thisodium we cannot endure speak
as democrat to democrats. If we
would see chance of carrying the next
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-15

A N. GEORGE, Surgeon Dentist. Teeth
~ filled with Gold or Silver. Satisfaction given
II All cases
~ Particular attention is given to inser ting Ar
1f1oAl Teeth with all the modern Improvements.
0fhce No. /. Up Stairs, Union Block
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt.
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POLICIES WRITTEN IN THE

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the blame ON theshoulders of republicans
as if burglar we're to excuse himself
by asserting that he was assisted by fel-
low burglar, and they have stated that
the charges were brought by political en-.
emies and so not entitled to an answer,
but nowhere has there been straightfor-
ward, positive refutation nowhere de-
nial even of any sort.
UNDoUBTFD GUILT OF THE CITY Off
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-31
Columbia Music Store.
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The huffaloes are very much discom-
moded by the lato terrible snow storm
on the Pacific Railroad. While one
train of cars was imbedded in the snow,
these animals gathered to the leo side
for shelter. correspondent says: "If
any one felt disposed he might, from his
seat in the cor, pop them over with his
revolver-the rest would not move-they
could not be driven away by engine
whistle or human voice, but crowded
their shaggy sides close up to the cars
and there stood, with bowed heads, for
the storm to pass. Many were seen to
fall down in their tracks, dead from the
cold"
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Tho Dying Year.

Tho Dying Year.
Chill blows tho wind, and dark and droar
The forest and the fields appear,
And the cold rain,
O'er hill and plain,
Is weeping for the dying year.
All natures robed in sables sad:
Where is the smile which late she had
When all was seen
Arrayed In green,
And every living thing " as glad?
Gone with the dying year away;
Nothing that's lovely here can say.
Sad lesson this;
st There is no bliss
In this bleak world but must decay.
OF all that lives, is this the doom2
SO soon to pass from Joy to gloom?
A little while
To live and smile,
Then rest forever in the tomb.
Will not the power which bids to blow
The folded buds, the rill to flow,
The soul to hope,
To mortals ope
A brighter world than this below2
The genial spring revivos anew.
In richer radiance where it grew;
The faded flower,
In dell or bower,
With rarer, brighter beauties, too.
Will not that power as surely bring
To you, and me, and everything,
When life is Ser,
And times 40 moro,
In Paradise, eternal spring2
lAuguSta Constit,tionalist.