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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-10-20
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The Greatest Fire in History.

The great fire at Chicago is the iarg-
est that ever occurred in any civilized
country, both as to loss of life and prop
erty. The great fire in London, so graph
ically described by worthy Samuel Pepys
broke out, September 2, 1866, in dense
ly built section Of the city, and was not
got under control till the fifth day. 1t
destroyed many public buildings and
13,2o5 dwelling houses of an aggregate
value of about $50, 100000, but only six
lives are known to have been lost. The
first great fire in New York, December
II, 1885, destroyed GA buildings, most
ly stores of the better class, Of value
of some S12,000,000. The second great
fire occurred July 10, 1915, and the Her
aid af the following day says of it -
"Three hundred buildings, according to
the best calculation, have been leveled
to the ground. Most of them were large
three, four and fve-story houses, and oc-
cupied principally by importing and
other merchants. 1t is close estimate
to set the loss at from FIVE to ten millions
of dollars" This fire, like the former
one, devastated The business part Of the
city. 1t owed its destructiveness largely
to tremendous explosion on Exchange
place, which killed several persons and
shook the whole city likean earthquake.
Philadelphia great fire, July 8, 1850,
was also characterized by fearful ex
plosion of saltpeter Some 400 houses
were leveled, and property to the value
of between 100000 and 100000
destroyed, hut the actual loss of life was
small, though great number of persons
were more or less seriously injured. The
fire in st. Louis, July 20, 1S49, laid
waste the levee and the adjacent business
section, destroying 41S buildings and %
steamers, valued, with the contents, at
over $6,000,000. Several persons we're
burned to death or crushed by the falling
ruins. The Portland fire, July 5, 1866,
approaches more nearly to the calamity
in Chicago, though still falling far short
of it. 1t destroyed 1900 buildings, and
the best estimate of the loss fixes it at
about 100000.
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-10-20

WASTE PAPER.-Few housekeepers
are aware of the many uses to which
waste paper may be put. After a stove
has been blackened, it can be kept look
ing very well for long time by rubbing
it with paper every morning. Rubbing
with paper is much nicer way of keep
ing the outside of tea-kettle, coffee-pot
and teapot bright and clean, then the
old way of washing them in suds. Rub
bling with paper is also the best way of
polishing knives and tin-ware after scour-
ing. This saves wetting the knife hand
les. IT a little -four be held on the pa
per In rubbing tin-ware and spoons. they
will shine like new silver. For polish
ing mirrors. windows, lamp-chimneys.
etc., paper is better than dry cloth. Pre-.
serves and pickles keep much better if
brown paper, instead of cloth, is tied
over the jar. Canned fruit is not so ant
to mould, ifa piece of writing paper. cut
to mt the can, is laid directly on the
fruit. Paper is much better to put un-
der carpet than straw. 1t is warmer.
thinner and makes less noise when one
walks over it. Two thicknesses of pa
per placed between other coverings on a
bed are as warm as quilt. If it is nee
essarv to step upon chair, always lay a
paper on it and thus save the paint or
woodwork from damage.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-10-20

FLIzE.-1 hate a fiji. A fiji has got no
manners. He amt no gentleman. He's
an introoder ; don't send in no card nor
AK an interducshun, nor don't knox at
the front door, and nuver, nuver think ov
takin off his hat. Fust you kno he is in
bed with you and up your nose-tho
what he wants thar is a mystry and he
invites hisself to breakfast and sits doun
in your butter thout brushin his pants.
He helps hisself to sugar and meat, and
merlasses, and bred and preserves and
vinegy-ennything, and don'twa for no
invitation. He's got a good appetite,
and Jist as sun eat one thing as anuther.
faint no nse to challenge him for takin
liberties; he keeps up a hostile korres.
pondence with you whether you like it or
not, and shoots hisself at you like built,
and he nuver misses nuver. He'll kiss
your wife 20 times day, and zizz so, and
ridikule you if you say word and he'd
rather you'd slap at him than not box !;
he's dodger of the dodginist kind. Ev-
cry time you slap you don't slap him,
but slap yourself, and he zizzez and pints
the hind leg of skorn at you, till he ag-
agravates you to distracshun. He glo-
ries in Tighten every pop on the exact
spot whar you druv HIM from, which
proves the intention to teeze you. Don't
tell me he amt got no mind he knows
what he is after; he's got sense. and to
much of it, though he never went to
skool day in his life, except in supe
dish. He's mean, malignant, owdashus
cuss. His mother never padded him
with slipper. His morals was negleckt-
ed, and he lax good dele of humanity
miteily. He amt bashful bit, and /
doubt if he bushes ofting. In fackt, he
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-10-20

A STRANGE CAsE.-The st. Adams
Messenger says: DIR. Goldsmith of Rut-
land, one of Vermonts noted physicians,
related as witness here the other day,
an incident occurring during his army ex-
perience which has never appeared in
p int before. Illustrating the power of
chloroform as solvent of teigned con-
traction of the limbs, he said-and we
will use his own language:
"While in Jefferson Hospital there
came man who had run the gauntlet
of several hospitals, having been dis
charged on the ground of contraction of
his arm, which was Dent up SO that the
hand nearly touched the shoulder or
breast. 1t was so rigidly and firmly fix
ed that | could not with any strength
(and the DIR. is 'heavy weight'') which
seemed to me not to risk the breaking of
his arm, straighten it. | directed the
nurses to watch him by night, and 60 to
his bedside and seize his arm and sud-
denly try to straighten it. They UNI
formly reported that they were unable to
accomplish the desired result. He was
then allowed to pass out and visit all the
rum shops at will, in the hope that un-
der the influence of alcoholic stimulant
the case might be solved, but it found
no such solution. then put him under
the influence of chloroform and as soon
as the chloroform began to act, his arm
was Strengthened out, and / tied board
on the back of it and when he awoke
and looked at his arm he said, well,
DIR. suppose l will have to return to
my regiment 2 ] replied, that's just
where you will have to 60, my friend p
He went"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-10-20

was never fetched up tall. He was
born full grown; he don't git old-uther
things gifts old, but he never gifts old
and he is imperdent and mischievous to
the day of his deth. He droops in cold
wether and you can mash him on the
window pain and you've jest put your
finger in it. He comes agin next year,
and heep more with him. Tain't no
use. One fiji to family might do for
Amusement, but the good of so menny
flize bedogon eff | kin zee. Kin you
/ has thort much about fize, and as /
has notist how citing they stop in their
deyiltry to comb their heads and skratch
thar noze with thar fourlegs, and gouge
thar arm-pits under thar wings, and the
tops OF thar wings with thar legs And
my kandid OPINION ar, that fize is lowsy;
they caches all the time, is misserbul and
that makes EN- bad tempered, and want
to make luther peepil misserbul too. Eff
that amt the fossify of fize l give up.
Attic fiji don't send in his kard, he al
ways leaves one, and / don't like it.
'Taint pritty if It's round he can't make
a cross-mark, only dot, and he is al
ways dotting whar thar amt no is.
Thar's no end to his periods but he new
er Gums to full stop. Sich handwritin
is dlsagreeabil. He's an artist, but his
fresco and wall paperin / don't admire.
Thar's too much sameness in his patterns.
His specs is the only specs that don't help
the eyes. You kant see throo UNI, and
you don't want to. | hate fiji. Darn
a fi.-Josh Billings.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-10-20
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1t is universally acknowledged that the medicines
manufactured by NJ A. Davis are the pest before the
public, for what they are recommended. They com
prise the following: DAVIS LUNG SYRUP, for
Coughs Colds, Pains and soreness of the Chest and
Lungs, Group and Whooping Cough. DAVIS IN
DIAN RHEUMATIC EMINENT, for Rheuma
tism Neuralgia. Spinal Fiction Sprains, and equal
" good for Horses. DAVIS VEGETABLE BIT
TIERS for Jaundiee and Biousness and for strength
ening the weak and debilitated system. DAVIS
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Chronic piarrha, Chills Sore Throat, Collie and all
Internal Pains. DAVIS HUMoR OINTM ENT for
all humors that appear upon the surface. Also chill
blains. Chapped Hands. Old Sores. Salt Rheum. and
HEALING SALVE, for Cracked Hands, Corns. &C.
DAVIS CATARRH SNUFF, for Catarrh. Colds in
the Head Headache and Dizziness. All of the above
medicines are prepared and sold wholesale and re-
tail by NJ. A. DAVIS, Bellows Falls Vt
Also sold by druggists and Merchants generally
At Bellows Ais by Cooper x Turner AS
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02
&EsGs s,E riaG. tpsa.
" Z" st"r 'h~ sesY mgr and boin Of thr Tn

{" S.'F' u" Et'U 'f9f ana O"'H ~ "@ i'"'fH'
Col. Forbes, Of phi!alclphia, Invalid Pension
Agent, was arrested yesterday, charged with
cmhcZZling the funds of the Government.
The accused denies that he is guilty Of the
charge alleged against him, but admits that
for long time his accounts We're kept III Il
rather loose manncr lie was released on
5000 hail for 4 hearing.
The homestead Of the late Thaadcu> Stevens
is advertised 70 be sold at public auction, by
order of the executors. next Tuesday, Nuvcm-
Der :. 1t is represented to be IA two story
brick dwelling house, IS! by % feet with the
usual fixtures and in good condition
The Navy Department has received letter
from Dr. pctcrmsn. of Gotha, confirming the
reported discovery Of an open Polar Sea, by the
expedition under Captain Wcyprccht and
Lieut. Payer. OF the Austrian army.
The public debt statement issued yesterday,
shows decrease during October Of IS, $50: 49l.
The total decrease since President Grant was
inaugulnted.iS about two hundred and seventy
three millions Of dollars. ,...
The declaration of the emancipation vote in
Brazil was received by the people with eviden-
ces of joy. The Senate was crowded, and rose
leaves were slvwcrcd from the galleries upon
the Senator's
1t Mount Washington, New Hampshire,
yesterday, the thermometer indicated Is de-
yrecs; willie at Key West, Florida, it stood at
- degrees.
Salt Lake City was quiet yesterday. Brig
ham Young at the latest accounts was still!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ,.

TIE CONSERVATIVE MEETING held last
night. at Liberty Hail. in this place, was very
large and enthusiastic one, and gave us cheering
evidence that the right spirit prevailed in refer
cocc to the coming election. Able aud eloquent
speeches we're made by Mr.. Maryc, Gov
Smith. and Judge W. II. Thomas, and the
spcaking closed with some brief but telling re-
marks from Mr.. Taylor of Loulouu. The
meeting did not adjourn until near II Q clock
and the speakers were listened to, throug h"ut,
with the closest attention. We have rarely
heard more excellent political addresses. or any
which were morc cordially commended and
chccrcl \ report of the principal points
made ~ the speakers will be found in our
columns 70 day Mr. Maryc was strong in his
arguments: Gov. Smith, as fresh and young
as ever. displayed all his former vim and visor,
and Judge Thomas was most effective IN his
exposure OF Radical cyils-anl in his appeals
to our people All the Conservatives We're
pleased and in the best spirits -th2ir zeal
aroused, and their differentiation expressed To
DO their duty on the day Ct election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02

The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun says Tho chairman Of the civil
cryice commission had an interview with the
President to-day, lasting some time, in which
he submitted preliminary report Of the results
which have been reached by the commission.
On various branches of the proposed civil ser
vice reform the members of the commission do
not agree. but there is no difference Of opinion
tina, the standard Of al persons in the civil
service should be raised and better class Of
appointments made wherever practicable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02

1t i, generally thought that the two most
remarkable cases Of ctfrontcry in the political
history Of this State, is the Remuneration by
the Radicals Of the Funding bill, for which
they voted in the Legislature; and then com
planned about the public schoolswhich schools
have been carried into operation successfully
by the Conservatives, and are mostly support
ed hy the taxes pail by the Conservative
people Of the State!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02

Ii was good to have been at the ConScrva-
tive meeting last night. How The aculorc3 Of
the past came crowding back upon the i'm
acination, as the familiar voices Of Nayc,
Smith and Thomas, sounding the note OF rrcpa-
ration Tor tic coming fight rcvcTbccatcd through
cid Liberty Hall, awaking rccolieciions OF
the days that are gone, and the times, the
like Of which We shall scarcely behold aga;u,
and the plauAitS Of the people showed plain,
~ tha, responsive chord had been struck. the
vibrations Of Which will not cease until after
election day. All felt, all showed that the
situation Was appreciated, and all eviuccl a
determination to work from now until election
day for the success of the Conservative cause
the cause Of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02

Let the people remember that the Radical
party in Alabama have run up the State. debt
from 5,Q0Om0 to lI.25S, 900, and that the
county taxation Of Georgia, under Radical rule
is now 9p1 600 against 2S3, SO in l,t2.;; and so
Of all the Southern States Every where. where
the Radical leaders have had control, taxes
have been increased the State debt increased,
and the expenses Of the State increased. This
will be the fate Of Virginia, if the State gov
inert is turned over to the Radicals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02
Letter from :.0udOsI.l Go.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
LEEsBUEG, Va, Oct. 3I.-Thc month is
going out with fine rain. Tut VT have had 4
fine fall and goud deal Of the corn l. hu~kc,l:
The ears of corn are said to be lani 50 far a.
have seen them they are very good: AMI thc
corn sound.
The supply of vegetables for the winter.
such as ca!bagcS and tllrrIips, will hc very
limited and the former sold here last week at
ten cents i head. sualIy the price l. from
i 10 cents each.
The tomatoes have. however. continued to
ripen: saw to day one weighing probably
pound. raised in the garden Of the Rev. Sam
ucl Cover
\ lady gathered yesterday nearly half
bushel from patch about 2ox4j tcct
The canvass is waxing Very warm in lou
doun; Capt. Head and Mr.. Matthews arc fl"
lowing up the Radical candidates for the
Senate and pouring hnt shot int" them: c>l'c
cially into him from liiin"i>. They met on
Saturday NJ SnirkcrSvillc on Monday II .illic
and Nlldlrburg. on to-day ut niun and to
morrow they will meet ut Hamilton, and it Is
supposed Il large crowd will ic in attendance.
The vote it is supposed will he very large
and u large vote means farewell, for tLc
Radicals
The State school tax mus not be increased;
our people pny out 2nfn ard get back
$1,000: they pay ont IS per head for each
scholar white and black and get back onIy. one
dollar
The Tux on the coorcl people of Lnuloun
cannot exceed IL cents per scholar. while that
Oh the whites is 81 per scholar.
The proposition to increase the State school
tax | think will not be acceptable
We may tax for local purposes hut there is
Il determination not to increase the g"ncr;. tax.
Judge Keith again oyer-rllel The Home
stead exemption plea against old debts.
y divorce from bed and board withor: ali!
mony w;l> given to Mr.. Saunders and Mrs.
Saunders They were an old couple. widow
and widnwcr, ia very unfortunate union hy
the way, married few years ago: and could
not agree and she went away from his house.
No charge Of immortality on either side; each
one to keep his or her separate property.
These cases are rather more trcIucnt than Is
desirable in our community. but believe there
We're no new cases ut our last Court.
Was not delighted to hear that Benjamin
IIa!lowcll was going TO publish Il book on
Mathematics? 1t will. | nm perfectly sure, lie
the ne plus ultra If pcr>pccuity.
Mr. {. F. Fadc!ry has sold 80 acres Of bis
land Just beyond the toll gate. and on the
eastern side Of the IIogback Mountain. FOR -
per acre. to gentleman, who Meals t. c>tab-
lish vineyard. I understood the purchaser
wanted more but whether he will get it or
not. am not advised. Yours ALIQUIS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

Gen. Barry, commanding at Fortress Mon
roe has taken the utmost precautions to pre-
vent yellow fever from being communicated to
the shore from the schooner Florence Rogers,
from Charleston, now at quarantine with the
disease on board. below Norfolk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The rain yesterday, interrtrrcl with the
Agricultural Fir at Richmond. To-day, how
ever it is probable great crowd will be pres
cnt. The display in the cattle department fully
equals that OF any previous year, IN point vi
numbers and quality Of stock. Specimens OF
marble from Fauquicr are exhibited. For best
specimens Of calf sskins manufactured and dress
cAin virginia. premium and medal awarded to
Henry Still Il Co., Culpepcr.
\ Culpcper county eypcrimentor writes as
follows From three quarts Of the Touzelle
wheat. <own on one-tenth, of an acre, har-
vested five bushels, weighing :6G pounds per
Lu>hc 1t ripcncd June |. about eight days
earlier than other varieties.
\ new poStoficc is established at Potomac
Shipping Poiu.) Prince William county, on
the line of the Alexandria and Frcdericks-
burg railroad, and Arson Bangs appointed post,
master. The construction trains on the railroad
will reach this point in a few days.
Resident merchants under the present rev.
euue law of this State can without a sample
merchant or other license sell and offer to sell
elsewhere within the commonwealth their
goods. wares and merchandise.
Col. J. W. Ware announces himself rs an
independent candidate for the State Senate, in
the Frederick district =.
VALLEY Z. R.-Thc provisions Of the city
| ordinance in favor of the Valley Railroad have
AZ last been complied with on the part of the
Road and the city suhscri ption Of $780, 900
was yesterday made The subscription Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad of $l,000,000
was made day previously. The Road now
has stock basis CT So POO 900, which Is not only
an unusually large stock basis, but one which
10y its very size protects the stock from being
sacrificed to the hondholdcrs.
There are now two corps OF engineers
in the field, one between Stauuton aud
Lexington. and the other corps at Buc hanau,
in Bottctourt councv. near Salem. Beween
lIarri>onburg and Staunton two routes have
been surveyed. Both are ready to be put un
der contract. and the selection depends chiefly
upon the llbcrality Of the land holders tho are
interested in the completion Of the road.-Bal-
timOyr Gd:e''.
SOME EXCITEMENT WAS produced among the
railroad men at this place yesterday, in conse-
ouencc Of the measures threatened by Collector
Ruthgcb. of Opequon township, in this county,
to enforce the payment OF the State and coun-
ty tax assessed on the property OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad in that township,
amounting to upwards Of thousand dollars.
PAYMENT was demanded, and as, for some rct-
son. N the money was not forthcoming at the APP
pointed time, the Collector announced that he
would seize the rolling stock at , 0 clock yes
terday afternoon At the time of g"lng to
press We had not learned the result Iitnches-
ter Times. .,.:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02

Gov Palmer, Of Illinois, in his recent mes
sage to the Lcgi>aturcof that State, says that
government is to be regarded as the best that
intcrtcrcs with the people the least. This is
good, oI-lasbioncd Republican doctrine, not
modern Radiclli<m. .-.....
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02

The Journal dc st. Petersburg referring to
the case Of the Russian Minister at Washing
ton. denies that Ca,lcazy has been told he can
no, stay in Washington after the visit OF the
Grand Duke Alexis, and states that the American
Minister has never informed the Government
here that the American Government threaten
cl to send the Russian Minister his passports
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-02

1t is reported that the leaders of prominent
men alleged to be connected with the ku-klux,
who are now in Jail in South Carolina, will be
retained there until trial, willie the other rris-
oucrs Of less consequence will be released on
boil