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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20
A Touching Incident.

Some years ago we visited Portsmouth
N. H., to attend mass meeting of the
Washingtonians. As we were passing
along one of the principal streets, our
attention was attracted by the noise OF
a bell, succeeded by the stentorian tones
of the sturdy crier, who was announcing
the meeting. As he approached near,
we said to him:
"Friend hope you are personally
interested in the object about which you
are making so much noise for the bene-
fit of others"
"Ahr' said he, 81 am glad you men,
toned it. l want to ell you about 1T;
am ashamed to tell you, | was an aw-
full drunkard once. I'll tell you what
turned me round. l was terribly dry,
one morning, and wanted some rum;
| handed my youngest boy, only six
years old, some coppers and jug, and
told him to go and get me aplnt OF rum.
1t was a real cold morning, and Wlllie's
trowsers we're thin and ragged, and he
had no great coat nor mittens. WINE
did not want to go; but | scolded HIM
and he started few steps, and then stop
ped and said:
"Father, I wish you would give me
cent to buy stick of candy"
/ told him to go along, and not bother
me about stick OF candy. The little
fellow began to cry and stammered out,
Father, you never give me any mon
ey to buy candy. Tommy Jones Che was
the rumseller's boy) has candy every day
and ne says l can't have any because
my fathers drunkard.'
1 felt as though lightning had struck
me. "Good God p said |, 'has it come
to this Have l been paying my mon
ey to support the rumseller and his wife
in luxury, while my own little boy could
rot have single cent for candy? Yes,
I am drunkard but old Jones chill
dren won't sneer at Willie and me any
more"
l called my boy back, and took the
Jug and the money. Here are the cop
pers, said he, taking them from his pock-
et-fve of them l will keep them as
long as Z live, and when die, leave
them as sacred legacy to my children.
| / have got six, and good wife besides.
You don't look upon a drunkard now
Thank God, 1 am saved, and my home is
happy. L will do what l can to save 9TH
ers, stranger. That jug don't go to
Jones's now, and my boys as smart as
his !"
Having told me about it, he again
rang his bell, and walked away proclaim
ing as before, the invitation to attend
the great convention. The name OF the
noble man has passed from memory /;
but his story is fre'h in our mind, and IS
given very nearly in his own words.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

SAD CAsE-A BRoTHER's SACRIFICE.
- We have already mentioned the
drowning at Fulton of two Merriam
boys, nephews of Major Thomas Mer-
riam. The case is a sad one indeed; but
from this afiiction CLEANS the nobleness
of human nature even in childhood
The two Merriam boys-Willie aged
fourteen, Allie aged twelve-and three
other boys about their, age, in the fore
noon went to Lake Como to skate. They
were joined on the way by another boy,
notFa mate of theirs. The ice seemed
firm along the Lake shore, where the
water is thought shallow out some rods.
1t was about three o'clock when three Of
the boys passed in safety over the spot,
which proved to be only a thin shell
over springy place. When the Mer-
riam boys, and he who had joined them
last, ran on to it, they were all precipi-
tated into the water. The Merriam boys
were excellent swimmers, and with their
comrade began to break ice by clinging
to it. But this was pecarious hope
Their comrades fastened their tippets to-
gether, and threw one so that Willie
could reach it, and he was hauled out
upon the ice. just then came from his
little brother, who had already sank
twice, "Ch, boys do not let me drown
Willie gave one glance, and with the
words, II cannot see my brother perish
plunged to the rescue and both sank to
rise no more alive. When help came
the other boy had hold of the ice but
was senseless. He was however brought
to. The bodies of the two brothers were
readily found, clasped in each Others
arms. What noble sacrifce.-Syracust
Standard.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20
How THEY KEEP CooL IN SENEGAL

How THEY KEEP CooI. IN SENEGAL.
The dry season in Senegal lasts about
eight months. The white people during
the rainy season, collect all the water
they can, either in cisterns, or IN I'M
mense earthern jars, some of which are
so large that a man can 60 INTO them
through the opening. These jars are man
factured In Marseilles, and some of them
must hold fifty or sixty gallons, and even
more. The water is keptin them delicious
ly cool. A very fat man could not get in
one of these jars, as the opening is small
compared with the body. In one of my
rooms l had several OF these jars, in
some of which kept little water, while
in others l kept none. When the terri
BILE hot weather came, it struck me that
the coolest place / could find was inside
one of those jars, as they are very thick
and not liable to become heated through.
So made the trial, and found the ex-
pertinent worked to charm, and that
/ had discovered cool retreat. As soon
as the desert wind began blowing, |
would quietly put myself in one of these
Jars, and stay there for few hours.
When my friends were to stout to follow
nv example, l would apologize to
them, and give the excuse that | had
the largest jars that were made. Then
nv fat friend would look curiously al
me, and say, Wish l were as slim as
YOU are." The first time | tried the jars
/ had a great deal of fun. Somebody
came to see me, and sent into my room
but, in the mean time, having heard hin
coming, / had drawn my head inside, and
SO remained perfectly concealed. Seeing
nothing but jars, my visitor went intc
the next room, and, seeing nothing there
shouted "Where are your l answert
back, still keeping my head below thu
the opening, Here am" He came
back into my room and begun 20 be be
wildered. / could stand it no longer
and bursting out with a loud laugh, show
ed my head above the jar opening anc
and invited him to follow my exampl,
and take jar.'-Du Chaiiiu.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20
Lost in the WOOds-Six Days With.
out Food.

From the Traverse Bay (Mich.) Eagle. Dec. ISL
Three or four weeks ago, a man by the
name of William Engleton got lost in
the woods near Green Lake, in Benzie
County, aud wandered about without
food for six days. He was lost on Satur-
day, and wandered up and down the
country without matches to make fire,
or the slightest thing to eat, until Friday
when he came to the river, and followed
along the bank until he came to the
shanty of Mr.. Marble, which he broke
into and found some salt pork and a
quantity of -four. He ate about pound
and half of raw pork, then built fire,
filled the kettle with water, stirred in
some -four making kind of porridge, Of
which he ate very heartily, and then roll
ed himself up in blankets and went to
sleep. At night Mr.. Marble came and
found him in a stupid state, and after
arousing him and finding out the trouble,
baked him some biscuits. Upon exam
lining his feet it was found that they had
been frozen and were black, and his legs
were badly bruised by rambling through
the brush. He was taken to Frankfort,
and is in a pitiable condition. His legs
are badly swollen, and the skin on the
bottom of his feet is entirely off. He
will lose all his toes, and will be fortu-
nate if his feet do not require amputa-
ton. The Frankfort Express, from
which paper we get these facts, says the
poor fellow is unconcious of all that
transpired after Monday night, till he
found himself in the trapper's camp
He is from Holland, Sheboygan county,
Wisconsin.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

FEMALE SOLDIER. the battle of
Gravelotte, the colors of the sixteenth
Prussian Regiment were taken by the en-
envy, and we're recovered by young
woman of some twenty-tour years of age
named Bertha Weiss, who in private s
uniform was fighting in the regiment
Kron Prinz." In doing this she receiv-
ed severe wounds, and these led to the
discovery of her sex. She had entered
her name on the books of regiment as
Bernhard Won Weiss and had already
been decorated with the Iron Cross by
Prince Frederick Charles. Itseems that
through and by the connivance of a cap
tain of the Sixty-ninth Regiment of Prus-
sian Infantry, she had passed an ensign's
examination successfully dhad already
participated in several battles-among
others that Of Specheren Heights-had
supported herself SO we'll that she was
decorated and transferred to the Crown
Princes regiment. Sheissaid to be good
looking, and to bear herself modestly
and firmly.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

The other day, in Buffalo, an excited
individual with carpet-bag in one hand,
an umbrella in the other, and shawl
hanging over his arm, accosted one of the
street gamins with the question, Say,
bub, which is the quickest way for me to
90 to the Erie Railroad depot?" Rum"
was the laconic response.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

A LITTLE GUMPTIoN WANTED.-The
Berkshire Eagle says: In certain
school building in Berkshire town, it
happened recently that one of the stoves
smoked badly, and the school committee
were notified that something was wrong
The committee looked the stove over
"fussed round" a little, concluded they
had fixed it and went away. Still il
smoked. The Board again investigat.
ed, but failed to remedy the difficulty.
Then a stoye-dealer was called in and
he make such changes as thought neces.
sary, but these did not avail. and that
stove would have broken up the school
if a boy had not accidently discovered
that a damper ,cas turned the ,crong ,oay
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

To SToP BLEEDING.-It is said that
bleeding from wound on man or beast
may be stopped by mixture of wheat
-four and common salt, in equa. parts,
bound on with a cloth. If the bleeding
be profuse, use a large quantity, say
from one to three pints. 1t may be left
on for hours. or even days if necessary.
The person who gave US this receipt says
in this manner he saved the life of a
horse which was bleeding from a wound
ed artery; the bleeding ceased in five
minutes after the application.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

Reading maketh = full man, confer
ence a ready man, and writing an exact
man therefore, ifa man write little, he
had need have a great memory; if he
confer little he had need have present
wit and if he read little, he had need
have much cunning to seem to know
what he doth not.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

Charles Lamb told Barry Cornwall,
when they were once making up a dinner
party together, not to invite certain lu-
gubrious friend of theirs. I" Because,
said Charles, che would cast q dam2er
even over funeral"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

They never ground grist finer than
that W hich Napoleon III. sent to their
mill, marked T" Empire of Mexico"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

Dandys are hybrid, cross between q
fashion plate and an unpaid tailor's bill.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

A fellow stopped at hotel at Pixies
Peak, and on settling his bill the land
lord charged him seven dollars day for
Eve days. "Don't you make mistake"
said the fellow. No." said the land
lord. "You did" retorted the wiry-
looking fellow, you thought you got al
the money l had, but you are mistaken.
have whole purse full in another
pocket"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

The mills of the Gods grinds slowly
But they grind exceeding small"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20
rRoCERIEs AND PROVISIONS.

s. CRAGIN. has bought H. A. Coopers stock oi
groceries, and will continue the business at the old
stand opposite the depot. Feeling grateful for the
past, would solicit share of your patronage IN the
Bellows Falls. VT Sept. LIST. 1870. Sc
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20

nOORS, SASH AND BLINDS.

Special attention given to Glazing Windows. Old
Window ali large glass bedded in putty. Blinds
painted and trimmed.
Bellows Falls. Vt. is
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-20
POLICIES WRITTEN IN THE

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies,
and at as low rates as at agency in the country
Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
6
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17

INTERESTING DIALOGUE. what is
Radically"
Answer-"A Radical is a rapaclous
animal of the genus homo; native OF
the New England States, but occasion,
ally to be found in the Middle and
Western States; satanic spawn OF
Puritan parentage, conceived in sin,
born in iniquity, nursed at the breast
of jealousy and self-esteem, rocked In
the cradle Of prejudice and intolerance,
educated in the school of low cunning
and foul play, and lives by public and
private plumber. :,
CHOW, my son, since I have defined
Radical, let me hear you parse It,"
Answer-"A Radical is compound
unconstitutional noun; black in person,
declining in number, African gender
and desperate case; governed by negro
according to the puritan rule-one lg-
noramus governs another"
"That will do, my son. catch your
pony and take ride"
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17

turbed the midnight silence. A white
handkerchief futtered from a vine-cov
cred lattice. A moment more and a
yelled figure stole out Of door. Fitz
hugh sprang up the steps, clasped the
uplifted snowy hand in both Of his, and
led the way to the gondola.
"Victory is ours !" murmured he.
"Ohw sighed the trembling lady.
Danger is over, and bliss is ours,
my precious my angelW
"My knight! my hearts idolv
Tableau.
They sweep gracefully out into the
Grand Canal, under the glow of the
full moon.
Lady's veil drops.
ooh, God oh, God it is-it is the
old dragon aunt p
ooh, God! oh, God it vast was,
then, my niece that he meant and not
me!'
Another tableau, consisting of one
one PROSTATE aunt, one
indignant love pointing out the nearest
landing, and a dumbfounded gondolier,
who for a.moment ceased his monoto-
nous love chant.
The plying moon stepped behind a
bank of clouds, and in the gloom that
followed, who shall say how this vic
timized couple reached their respective
homes?
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17

Up in Boston, where they have a pro
hibitory liquor law, and SO many good
people are total abstinants, they are
very fond of "tea punch" The ingre-
dents thereof are one bottle of cham
payne, one of whisky, one of rum, two
of claret, a lemon, and tablespoonful
of black tea.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17
A New HAMPSHIRE farmer sold one of

A NEW HAMPSHIRE farmer sold one of
the officers of three-years' regiment
a horse, and warranted the same 70
be good war horse" Upon trial the
officer found it almost impossible to get
the horse to move faster than walk
He returned the horse to the farmer,
telling him he had been cheated, as the
horse was so lazy it could not be urged
into trot, and that the farmer had de-
ceived him, as he had warranted the
horse a good war horse" "Well,"
says the farmer, 81 think it is good
war horse, for | have owned him for
over five years, and he would rather die
than run any time" Grand Army Jour
nal.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17

A BEAUTIFUL CAsTAwAY.-A cores
pendent of the New York Times tells
the following sad story of what he
saw in one of the wretched tenement
houses which abound in the metropolis
AS we passed up the stairway we
met fair young girl, poorly clothed,
and haggard from debauchery. Her
long, flowing faxen hair, blue eyes,
fine white teeth, good features, and
slender and graceful figure looked
strangely out Of place amid such sur
Iroundings. The detective suddenly
grasped her arm. She stopped and
turned toward us with a.startled ex-
preston. "What have | done? Do
You want me-" she gasped. "No, Mag
But what are you doing here? Do
you live here, now?" he asked. "No,
sir. osly stayed here this morning
| don't he anywhere, only stay you
know. ! was out all night, and Mrs.
-, upstairs, let me lay on the straw
for little sleep she answered. why
don't you go home, Mag? What are
you knocking about such place for?
You are decent-ooking girl. Can't
you get work and earn your living?"
Home 2" she almost screamed. "Homc
| did know what that was once. But
now, now-pshaw, what's the use?
Let me 60, please"
There was wild light in her eve,
and tone to her voice and trcmor TO
her features that rooted us to the spot
and brought tears to our eyes.
"Work. Didn't | try to work and
didn't they find out what happened me,
and wasn't | called -, and dis
charged from every place? No one
would give me chance; and when | !
first went home didn't my uncle tell me
to clear out and 60 to -? and that's |
the only place can go y she con
tinued, with a halfhysterical laugh. |
Never mind, Mag; be an honest girl
and do the best you cam" said the off,
Ger, and she disappeared down the
stairs with a bound.
An old woman was leaning over the
and overheard our conversa-
ton. She turned toward us as we
reached the next landing, and said:
That was a good, nice girl once But
she came here from the country for
work, and she was looking for lodgings
1T night, when two men told her to
come in here and they would show her
L cheap clearinghouse. When she
got in dark place they knocked her
lown. She couldn't make much noise,
md you can guess the rest yourselves.
Those two devils left her most dead
aint, and since then she's gone from
oad to worse" Can this be true 2"
We asked, True! Why you needn't
wonder at any kind of deviltry that
happens in these places. If you trav-
led around this ward much you'd hear
! great many strange stories !" replied
he officer.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17

A KALAMAZOO farmer got drunk and
ALPHABETICALLY remarked that since the
d. Cd. D. editors took up agricul-
ture and did so much farming in their
cussed papers, a decent man couldn't
make a living any more.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17

"Do you like novelist" asked Miss
Fitzgerald of her backwoods lover. II
can't say" he replied, Il never ate any;
but / tell you Pm death on possum."
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-08-17

one side.
x x \ x X
1t was midnight in Venice. The
treacherous light of day no longer dis
closed her decayed grandeur.
From her waters edge rose long
rows of marble palaces, bathed in the
mellowest light that ever streamed
from the moon, while over all brooded
that dreamy stiffness so suggestive of
lovers and bravoes.
Within the shadow of those grim
old mansions might be seen tiny gon-
dola, now gliding stealthily through
dark alleys, now disappearing under
ponderous stone bridges that threw
their shadows across the shining stream,
and finally sweeping out into the Grand
Canal, under the light of the full moon.
A pair of boots in the air, and con-
tinuous puffs of cigar smoke from the
little curtained cabin, told that the in
mate was happy.
So, also, was the gondolier, who
stood erect upon the stern, humming
over an old, familiar love ditty, unmind-
full of the number of toes that projected
from his shoes, or the breezy condition
of his pantaloons.
A few moments more and the Condo
d disappeared within the shadow of a
stately mansion. Not q ripple dis
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-22

Peoister and Democrat is certainly very
gratifying to the friends of progress
but those papers should not let tneir
zeal run away with their discretion
The Regisnr has become so progressive
that i, will not be satisfied with any.
,h;re less than a declared republican
- the chosen candidate of the democ.
racy next year, and the Democrat wants
TO graft unmistakabe radical fruit on
the democratic tree. Softly, gentlemen.
The Register, which shows such de-
cided hankering after republican can.
didate, should not object to republicans
whose only fault is that they showed
democratic proclivities three years ago,
and the Democrat, who wants to lop of
the dead branches Of the democratic
tree, should not cut away indscrimin-
ately, lest in the attempt to graft for.
eign fruit upon it, the democratic trunk
withers and dies.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-22
ONE HUNDRED YEARS BEHIND TINE.

When in l1Gi, one Of the friends of the
Newcastle Chronicle sent for Insertion the
following advertisement he little dream
how long space of time would intervene
before responding applications would be
made: Wanted, a middled-aged woman
(who has been servant in genteel families,
and can be well recommended for honestly,
to take care Of a single gentlemsns house
in the country. She must understand cook
ing and setting out the table. A gardener
is also wanted, who, having but small
garden to take care of, will be expected to
assist occasionally in the house or stables.
If man and wife can undertake the above
places, provided that they are not en-
numbered with children, il will be more
agreeable. Apply TO the printer of this
paper" Yesterday, in celebration of the
centenary of the Chronicle we distr ibuted
among our subscribers reprints Of No !,
and of twenty-nine advertisements which
it contained, the foregoing stood at the
head. The sheet had not been issued
many hours when respectable, worthy
looking couple entered the publishing Of
flee, and advancing to the counter, in
nocently inquired the address of tho "single
gentleman" All the establishment was
ut fault. Its "oldcst nhabitant' could not
remember the name of the advertiser.
The rustic bachelor was unknown. No ac-
counts stood against him in the books of
the office, aud the honest applicants who
offered themselves so unexpectedly in
answer to this card were apprised to their
astonshment, that they were one hun
dred years too late.-Newcastle Chronicle.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-22
A SMALLPOX REMEDY.

The following statement Of Il correspon-
dent of the Stockton (Cal.) Herald has
been going the rounds of the papers. An
ex-Californian says he has seen it tested
with entire success. We reproduce it,
therefore, for what it is worth
/ herewith append recipe which
has been used, to my knowledge, in hun
dreds of cases. 1t will prevent or cure the
smallpox though the pittings are filling.
When Jenner discovered cow-pox in Eng
land the world Of science hurled an avail
anche Of fame upon his head but when
the most scientific school OF medicine in
the world-that of Paris--publshed this
recipe as II panacea for smallpox, it pass
ed UNDECIDED. 1t is as unfailing as fate.
and conquers in every instance. 1t is
harmless when taken by we'll person.
1t will also cure scarlet fever Here is
the recipe as ! have used it, and cured my
children Of the scarlet fever here il is as
/ have used it to cure smallpox when
learned physicians said the patient must
die, it cured Sulphate Of zinc, one
grain; foxglove (digitalis), one grain !;
half a teaspoonful of sugar mix with two
tablespoonful Of water. When thorough.
ly mixed, add four ounces Of water. Take a
spoonful every hour. Either disease will
disappear in twelve hours. For child,
smaller doses according to age. If coun-
ties would compel their physicians to use
this there would be no need of pest houses.
If you value advice and experience, use
this for that terrible disease.