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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-05
sEMI.wEEKLY SUN, 50 A YEAR,

Of the same size AMI general character n,
THE WEEKLY, but with o greater variety o
miscellaneous reading. aud furnishing the new'
to its subscribers with greater freshness. because
It comes twice O week instead of once only.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-05
THE DAILY SUN, SO A YEAR.

precautionary rcadahle newspaper. with the
argesi circulation In the word Free. indie
,endent, AID fearless in politics. All the news
rom everywhere. Tw. cents a copy by mail,
so cents u month, or SO u year.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-05
SsTATE OF VERMONT.
ORLEANS cor NTY, -.
Is CHANcERY, ORLEANS CorSrY CorHr,
September Term, 1871.
ORLEANS NTY, -.


To the Court Of Chauccry next
to be holdenat Irasburgh, with
In and for the county If Or
leans, on the first Wednesday
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Crimes In Dreams.

a WRITER in Mdcn1llldn's Magazine has
some highly interesting speculations on
the subject of crimes which sleeper
dreams ne is committing. He says: Two
esteemed friends have assured me that
their consciences are occasionally awake
in sleep; on the other hand, great many
more tell me that their experience entirely
corroborates my own observations. For
example, an admirable and most kind
hearted lady informs me that she palmed
off bad sixpence on begger, and chuck
led at the notion Of his disappointment.
A distinguished philanthropist, exercising
for many years high judicial functions,
continually commits forgery, and only re-
grets the act when he learns that he IS to
be hanged. A woman, whose life at the
time of her dream was devoted TO the In
struction of pauper children, seeing one OF
them make face at her, doubled him into
the smallest compass, and pOked him
through the bars of lions cage. One of
the most benevolent of men, who shared
not at all in the military enthusiasm OF
his warlike brothers (the late Mr. Richard
Napier), ran his best friend through the
body, and ever after recalled the extreme
qualification he had experienced on seeing
the point of his sword come out through
the shoulders of his beloved companion
Other crimes committed in dreams need
not be here recorded, but / am persuaded
that if we could but know all the improper
things done by the most proper people In
their sleep with the utmost sonUT0ld and
completely unblushing effrOntery, the pic
ture would present diverting contrast to
our knowledge of them in their conscious
hours. If the moral sense be not wholly
suppressed in sleep, there is certainly
enough evidence to conclude that it is
only exceptionally active, and $50 far as
vet learn) only in the case of dreams as
Stunning the character of Nightmares, in
which the consciousness is far less per-
fectly dormant than in others.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14

ne pounds the handle with great force, and
drives It up through the bristles. till the
large end is where he wants il. That
makes 1t much tighter than he could tie it.
! You look at one and see how tight il is.
It's funny to see man make scrub
bring brush. He takes piece of wood
already fixed for him. with holes bored all
| over 1t. Then he takes up q little bundle
of bristles, makes them even at one end,
dips them into melted pitch-wh.ch prob
ably, you know, is the blackest and stick
lest stuff you ever saw-then he winds a
piece Of twine around them, dips again in
70 the pitch, and just sticks i into the
hole with one twist. There it stays IN
spite of hot water and hard scrubbing.
Hair brushes are not quite so easy to
make. Did you ever see hair brush with
the back of, showing little zigzags of fine
wire all over it?
Well, the way it is made is this: Holes
large enough for the punches of bristles,
are bored all over the brush back, part nag
through; and much smaller holes are bored
clear through. The workman takes tuft
OF bristles, doubles it over piece of fine
wire, puts the wire through the little hole,
and draws the bristles up as far as the big
hole goes. That holds it tight and it goes
to the next hole; using the same wire.
When they are all in, the bristles are cut
off square, and fancy back glued on to
hide the wire. So you can't see what holds
the bristles so tightly
Tooth brushes are made the same way,
only the little holes for the wire come out
on the side, and when it is done they are
corked up with tiny ivory plugs. You
would not notice them unless you
looked for them. Some brushes have as
many as thousand holes to fill.
But notwithstanding the great quanti-
ties of bristles told you are used, they use
also for brushes hair from the backs Of our
FUR coated friends; horse hair and goat hair
for hat brushes; fbres Of whalebone for
very hard brushes; broom-corn and cocoa
nut fibre; and even spun glass, to use in
acids which win eat up ordinary brushes.
How many kinds of brushes do you sup
pose they make in brush factory?
Ill tell you a few.
There are paint brushes, dust-brushes,
artists brushes, distemper- brushes q hope
somebody knows what they're for), shoe
brushes, toOth-brushes, nail-brushes, ban
ister- brushes, scrubbing- brushes, shaving
brushes, hair brushes, hesh-brushes, bot
tie brushes, hat-brushes, velvet-brushes,
brushes, crumb- brushes, carpet-
brushes-the brooms belong to the brush
family y-hearth-brooms, store -brooms, Ia
l don't suppose that's
near all the kinds they make.-7Re In
eTi0r.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14

ished exclamation. Where did this mon
ey come from? ?"
Have you forgotten the three glasses a
day you indulged me in for so many years ?''
replied Lizzie, smiling at the look of
amaZement with which her husband sur
veyed the large collection of fire, ten, and
ti,eHty:fUe cent pieces which formed the
contents of the work-box.
" Is it possible that you treasured it up
in this manner, my little wife?"
4" L saved it against time of need, VIII
liam dear; it is all yours now There is
more than t0e hundred dollars there. We
may keep our own dear hOmeI"
And | am free man once more, thanks
to my own dear wife," exclaimed William,
as he clasped her to his bosom. Il accept
your GIFT, love, as freely as it is given.
Strange that both sorrow and gladness
should be caused by three Glasses a dey r"
Years passed on. The busy sound of
the blacksmith's hammer was still heard
in the little shop. The grsy-haired gen.
tleman still smoked his pipe, as, with a
complacent air, he watched his industrious
son at his work, and both at the old home
stead and the cottage all was sunshine
and happiness. The dark cloud had in
deed passed away Woods Household Mag
c=ine
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
How to Get, and How to Lose, a Set
OF Teeth

A BEAUTIFUL belle, whose mother kept
genteel boarding house in New York
city, induced one of hermamma's boarders
to introduce her to first-class fashionable
uptown dentist of his acquaintance, as
she wanted a set of artificial teeth. Her
mamma accompanied her, and directed the
dentist to insert them on heavy gold
plates, in the highest style Of the art, with
out regard to expense On the first visit
the young lady's stumps were extracted,
and soon thereafter she had mOuthful of
gOld-plate and pearl artificial teeth, which
added greatly to her natural charms and
acquired graces. But the bill was not paid,
and after a collector had worn out some
shoe-leather and exhausted his patience in
trying to get pay from the mother, the
dentist related the circumstances to his
friend.
One morning the dentist called on the
ladies: after passing few minutes IN gen.
eral conversation, he changed the subject
and talked business.
Mamma, of course, professed to be very
sorry that she was unable to pay the
" doctor" but would certainly do so in a
few days. As he was apparently about to
depart, he casually asked the daughter
how she liked her teeth, and she replied
that they were perfect and pleased her
very much.
"Do they evers slip or pain you?" kindly
asked the doctor.
"Very seldom, DOCTOR" she replied;
sometimes they pinch me little, but l
suppose that can't be avoided
"Oh, yes" said the polite dentist, pull
ing pair of little nippers from his pocket,
allow me to bend the plates little with
my nippers, and it will not occur again"
at the same time holding out his hand to
receive them. The unsuspecting maiden
pulled them out and handed them to the
+" DOCTOR" who instead of nipping them
with his pincers, quietly wrapped them up
in his pocket handkerchief and placed
them in his pocket, and politely but firmly
told the terrified beauty that when her
mamma paid his bill she could have them,
but not before As the girl was engaged
to be married to well-to-do young gen.
tleman who had never seen her without
teeth, and who was expected to return to
the city and hand her to the hymenlal alter
in few days, that bill was paid.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Summer showers.

SUMMER showers frequently overtake
persons and "wet them to he skin;" it is
then safer to walk steadily and rapidly on,
until the clothes become dry again, than
to stop under a shelter and remain there
still until the storm is over. If home is
reached while the clothing is yet wet, take
some hot drink instantly, a pint or more !;
go to the kitchen fire, remove every gar
ment, rub the whole body with a coarse
towel, or flannel, put on wOolen under
clothing, get into bed, wrap up warm, and
take another hot drink; then go to sleep,
If at night; if in the daytime, get up in an
hour, dress, and be active the remainder
of the day. Suppose you sit still. in the
damp clothing: in few minutes chilliness
is observed, the cold "strikes IN" and
next morning there is violent cold, or an
attack of pleurisy, or pneumonia, which
if not fatal in a week often requires weeks
and months and weary years to get nd of.
The short, sharp rule should be, if the
clothing gets wet change instantly, or
work or walk actively, briskly, until per-
fectly dTy.-Hdl's Journal of Health.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Hints In Regard to Injuries from Gun
Powder.

A BURN caused by the explosion of gun
powder generally seems much worse than
it really is, owing to the deposit of black
powder upon the surface. Soft pieces OF
old linen dipped in cold water will afford
relief at first, and, in some cases, pow
dered starch or flour, forms soothing ap-
plication; but as soon as the first moments
of distress are over, dressing should be
applied composed of equal parts of lime
water and linseed oil. As soon as practi-
cable the grains of powder that lodge in
the skin should be removed with needle
or the point of lancet. If this IS not
done, the burn will heal over them, and
the surface ever after will be dishguIed
with blush mark. In cases of raw burns,
the whites of eggs weIl-beaten, and then
applied to the surface with a soft camels-
hair brush, sometimes will give immediate
relief; but where blisters are raised, great
care should be taken not to tear them II
they are cautiously punctured win nee,
die the water beneath will run out and
thew will fall, thus forming perfect pro-
lection. Burns should always be protect
ed from immediate contact with the air.
Hearth and Home.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Youths Department.
al THANK YOU"
BT NJ. A. KIDDER.

BY N. A. KIDDER.
Three little words nine letters wide,
And yet how much these words betidel
How much of thought or tenderness
This curt II thank you may express.
When spoken with proud disdain,
Twill chill the heart Ike frozen rain;
or, when Indifference marks its tone
Turn loves sweet impulse into stone.
Be not afraid, my little one,
As time goes on beneath the sun,
While marching in LIES motley ranks.
For all your blessings to "give thanks" g"
First thank your God for life so fair,
For tender mercies, great and rare
For health and strength, for home and friends
And loving care, that never ends.
Then thank the ones, whoe er they be,
That do kindness unto thee;
Twill cost you little, pain you less,
This sweet Il thank You " to express
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14

THAT funny fellow, Billings, says "GOod
whistlers are getting putty skarse; seven
ty-ive years ago they were plenty, but the
desire tew git rich or tew hold offs has
tuke all the pucker out of this honest and
chereful amuZement"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-07-14
Poetry
THE MANGO TREE.
"a
BY G. KINGSLEY

"A 81, By c. KINGSLEY.
EEvilee me thto5gh the furry croft;
He wiled me down the sandy la1e.
lie told his boys love, soft and oft,
Until told him mine again.
We married and we sailed the main
A soldier and soldiers wife.
We marched through many a burning plain;
We sighed for many gallant life.
But his7God kept It safe from harm.
Fle toiled, and DARED and earned command.
Aid those three stripes upon his arm
We're more to me than gold or land.
Sure he would win some great renown:
Oar lives were strong. our hearts were high.
ORe night the fever struck him down.
l sat, and stared, and saw him die.
l had his children-one, two three.
One week had them, blithe and sound.
The next-beneath this mango-tree,
By him in bar-ack burying ground.
sit beneath the mango shade:
live my five years life all DER
Round yOnder stems his children PLAYED:
BE mounted guard at yonder door.
IT is I, not they, am gone and dead:
-, They live; they know: they feel; they see.
Their spirits light the golden shade
Beneath the giant mango-tree.
All things, ssveI are full OF life:
{ TIE mina-. plumins' velvet hreasts
The monkeys, In their foolish STRIFE;
The swooping hawks, the swinging nests.
The lizards basking on the soil;
The butterd who sun their wings;
The bees about their household toll;
Thes lise; they love. the blissful things,
Each tender purple mango-shoot
That folds and droops so bashful down;
rs
Ii rears at last 9 broad green crown.
1t blossoms: and The children cry,
Watch when the mango apples falli''
1t lives; but rootless, fruitless, +
4. breathe and drean;- and that is all.
Thus am dead; yet cannot die;
But still within my foolish brain
There hangs pale blue evening sky;
Afurzy croft, a sandy lane.
-Epeyg SItVrslda.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

DEATH OF Mr.. SAMUEL SmvER.-This
community has lost one of its ancient land
marks, by the decease of Samuel Shivcr,
which occurred on the morning Of the 18th
inst, at half.past five o'clock. He had been
suffering very much from severe carbuncle
for some time, as well as another disease, and
finally weakened until he died. His funeral
was very largely attended by both white
and colored, showing the estimation in which
he was held blythe community. The services
were performed at the Baptist Church, by
the Rev. S. Fl. Hay, assisted by the Rev. A.
j. Stokes, in the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. A. K.Durhanl. They very solemn
and impressively rendered, especially since
it was pointed out that, within few days,
two very sudden de-ths had occurred in this
small community, and how it was thus sure
"that in the midst of life, we are in death"
A large concourse followed the body to the
grave, where it was deposited in the family
enclosure. One by one our old citizens, are
departing, each leavinga vacuum hard to be
filled.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

Look Our OxEN.-Our freedmen and
sheif oxen are beginning to find out that they
have taxes to pay as well as the ''white folks"
Nearly every day, two or three un fOrtunates
find their oxen levied upon, and taken to a
place Of safety, by the Deputy Treasurer
but the oxen have evidently got wind OF the
matter, because on Monday, one of them,
seeing the Deputy coming his way, broke
and ran, as hard as he could drive, right up
Main street but was overhauld and captured
after q short chase. We wonder whether,
the poor colored men do not, begin to think
that their. professed friends been telling some
huge fctions, for the last three or four years,
just to get their votes? We could expatiate
immensely upon this subject, but we have
doaeit so often, with SO little effect, that We
p ow ferbear.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24
OBITUARY.


HENRY C. ROBERTS was born on the Hills OF
Santee, near Statesburg, s. c., August 29th,
1906, and married TO Miss Emily Thomae of
Camden cSahiy, Esi, November s25th,; 1881, and
died in the town of Camden, s. c., August 9th,
1871.
In early life he was the subject of religious
IMPRESSION. When young man he boarded with
his,aunt, Mrs. Mathis, lpious 'niember of the
MethodistR. Church, jat whose honse ae also en-
loved the pious influence Of Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
Belts. Mrs. Belts manifested deep interest in
his spiritual welfare. Her godly counsel, cou-
pied with her meckncss and gentlenessRnder at
Fiction, flor she was an invalid and great suf-
fercr,) impressed him with the reality and con-
summate importance of religion. On one occa.
sion, while she was repeating to him the 9Th verse
ST the 1S9th Psalm, he was deeply moved. These
Impressions assumed definite shape during
prayer meeting at his boarding house, and he
then resolved to connect himself with the NJ. E.
Church, but for some cause unknown TO us, he
did not do SO then Soon after this time he go
entirely lost his sense of hearing to be unable
to communicate with men without artificial
means; he therefore sought their society less,
and the companionshipr of books more. Posses
sing o remarkably retentive memory, ne became
we'll informed on the ubjects Of general interest.
In his gene.al reading he did not neglect the
Bible, and he often surprised MS lrlenus Win
the facility with which he could quote or refer to
any needed passage of scripture.
Though he could not hear, yet he sometimes
attended the house of God in company with his
wife He was remarkably retcent about him
SELF but some time before his last illness he ex-
pressed ut length to his wife his views of the
future, and assured her that he was Mt peace
with God and man. He was q man of strong
character, and was firm in all his CONVICTIONS
Though his strong will rebelled against coercion,
he could be led by. the silken thread of kindness.
Though he was of D stern nature, he was suscep-
| tible of the tenderest sympathy. He was noted
for his business integrity. In his life he COM
manded the respect and esteem of those who
knew him, and was sincerely laniehted in his
| death. He has left an invalid widow, whom we
commend to the sympathics and prayers of his
| numerous friends. A. J. STOKES.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

STILL MovING Up.-The Town Council
have been petitioned by Mr. R NJ. Kenne-
dy and Messrs. Hodgson & Dunlap, for per-
mission to move their stores to the lot where
stands the ruins of the Episcopal Church,
destroyed by fire in 1867, just below the
Kershaw House, and few doors below De-
Kaib street.
The town has been moving northward for
many years. Ever since the fire Of 1929 its
progress thitherward has been more marked.
BY that fire, the greater part of the business
portion of the town was destroyed, and in
rebuilding, lots higher up the street were
selected. The work of removal will be CON-
menced at once, as it will be the endeavor Of
these gentlemen to open their fall stock in
their new location.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

OUR TABLE,-The American Exchange &
Review for August.-Contents-The great
Plains of the American Interior: The Stone
Towns of Central Syria: Proportional Repre-
sentation; Platonic Philosophy and Modern
Realism The Military and Material Resorces
of Russia: Departments of Mining and
Metallurgy Monetary, Insurance, Railways,
and Transportation, Patents, arts and science,
noting and Commenting. This able journal
will amply repay perusal, and fully comes up
to its motto" Utility, Profit and Progress"
The Reconstructed Farmer published at
Tarboro. N. G., is full Of entertaining and
instructive matter for the family the gardon
and the household Many matters ofintercst
to farmers and gardeners are discussed with
ability, and the household department is rich
and varied.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

:, A. machine has recently been perfected in
London. with which writer, using a pen in
the usual manner, can, at the same time,
produce duplicate SO small as to be invisi-
BILE to the naked eye, yet SO distinct that a
microscope will reveal every line and dot A
most useful application Of the apparatus will
be for the prevention Of forgery, as private
marks can be made on notes and securities.
legibls uade Microscopic power, but which
no inn itatorlcohld See, Cor even suspect the
presence of.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24
PLAIN MJJTJJ.A.I,..
ROANOKECOLLEGE,
SALEM, VA.

THE NINETEEl! TIL ANNUAL SESSION
begins September 87i..-This Institution has
has full corps Of instructors, q thorough
course Of studies, and aims at . high grade Of
scholarship.
It's superior educational advantages, moderate
expenses, healthy location and e1ccllentl msil,
travelling and telegraphic facilities, render it
well worthy thcattention and patronage Of the
South. Entire expenses for session Of ten
months about $2l0. This estimate includes
board and tuition, embracing modern languages.
A slight advance on the above for students
boarding in private families,
The session is divided into two terms of fse'
months each, beginning September g. 1871 and
February /, 1872. " sss5i.K l4 q .
Students may enter at any time and take reg
ular course, or such studies as they prefer.
The College is in q fourishing condition, is
rapidly risingin public favor, and numbered
among her students of last session representa-
tiyes from fifteen States. 81
Catalogues can be had by addressing
REV. D. F..BRITTLE,B. E. D. D.
President Of the College.
op1 IN OF s-+; Z, 49,. s!--s:
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-08-24

AW1sE CHOICE Alfred Alexander, COL
orcd, convicted of assault and battery be-
Trial Justice Sutherland, was sentenced to
nav ten dollars fine and costs or ten days in
iail He was allowed week to i've secu-
rieyforthe fine and costs, at the end OF which
time he returned and announced his inten-
ton of boarding at the public expense rather
than pay the fine. He voluntarily went to
iaiI and delivered himself up to the jallor.