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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-10-27
WANTED-FoR CASH

BACON.
anol}-tf JAMES H. BLACKLEY.
DIANOS! PIANOS lit is admitted by
every one, that the KNABE PIANOS
which have brought here are the best to be
found in the whole community ana beyond COM
petition.
These Pianos were selected by nae personally
at the Factory in Baltimore and as | shall visit
Baltimore again in a short time l would be glad
to select Instruments for those wishing to pur-
chase.
In addition to these magnificent instruments
which have received rs Premiums in this country
and Europe can furnish cheap Piano, which
can sell for $50 less than any other Manufac-
tured in thecountrv-and warrant them for five
years
For further particulars address,
d. -. E. LOUIS IDE,
~ ,naye-3mos Staunton, Va.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-10-27

+ LEMON PunDINas. -Grate the rind ftwo
fresh lemons, but not the white part; press
the juice from the lemons, take the seeds
out. Mix the above with six large table,
spoopfuls Of white sugar, one quart Of milk
(the juice, sugar, and grated rind must be
put together two tablespoonful Of powder
ed crackers, one tablespoonful Of melted but.
ter; beat six eggs separately, and stir into
the milk; add the sugar and lemons last;
then turn the whole in a pudding dish, Cor
deep pie dish) that has lining and rim
of puff paste; put it Immediately in the
oven bake about half an hour in quick
oven. To be eaten cold. ss.7 & go
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-10-27

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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08

on st. Johns shoulder, as though it We RI
the most natural resting place it could
find.
Rose was as modest as lovely.
/ don't see how you came to choose
me, Paul, when surrounded by so many
stylish and beautiful women"
Who would gladly do their best to
dissipate my fine fortune" returned st.
John, laughing.
He then told Rose of the little scene
he had witnessed in the store of Lover
ing d Brothers," and he had resolved,
then and there, to do his best to win her,
who, when temped to expenditures be-
you'd her means, had the strength of
mind to say. cannot afford it,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
5fiscellnnu.
From the Rutland Herald.
"The Use of Language"

4
The propriety of the use of the phrase
"is building" and similar phrases, has
been somewhat discussed. | see the use
of the phrases is still continued by some
writers. Almost every paper read
makes the statement that "a house is
building" "a well is digging" etc.
The very idea of house building
something, a we'll digging-what a
hole? excites smile, wonder and a
wish that writers would regard Lindley
Murray, Tower, Weld, Greene, with
more respect.
But authority has been aoundantly
given to show the abuse of. the rules of
the language when such expressions are
used. do not propose to quote any
authority, but l would request you to
place, side by side, the two modes in
which the same phrase is used and let
the absurdity Of the incorrect use be
thus made apparent.
Mr.. B. the contractor, is now build
ing a house for Mrs. F.
A house is building for Mrs. F.
Mr.. G., the sexton, is digging a grave
for the late Mr.. d.
A grave is digging for Mr.. D.
Charles is studying his lesson.
The lesson is studying in Charles book
What are those men doing in that
field? Mr.. E. is selling out and Mr.. G.
is buying the farm.
The farm is selling and the farm is
buying.
What is that noise Mrs. S. is calling
her servant.
The servant is calling.
Now will those who use this new form
of speech please to tell us what is the
house building? What is the grave Dig
ging? What is the lesson studying !?
What is the farm buying? If Mrs. S.
is calling her servant, the servant is
probably calling Mrs. S. Perhaps, if
Mr.. E. is selling his ia rm, the farm is
selling DIR. G. Very Possibly, too, that
the lesson is studying Charles as much as
Charles is studying the lesson. If the
sexton is digging grave, then it must be
that the grave is digging sexton. IF
they dig equally fast will the grave ever
be dug, or will the sexton be buried alive
in the grave be is digging.
1t is such a discomfort to meet with
these gross inaccuracies that l hope this
presentation of the two uses of these
phrases may do something to Danish
them from all reading,
No one will object to ga ship that is
sailing" on the ocean, the river is run
ming" in the channel, but how a railroad
can survey itself, or bridge throw itself
across stream, or house build itself, is
beyond my comprehension.
YER. SAP.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
Mr.. Billings Opinion.

Face all things; even adversely is po-
lite to a mans face.
Convince phool of his errors, and
you make him yure enemy.
Cunning, at best, only duz the dirty
work ov wisdum tharefore / dispize ii.
1t is just az natral tew be born poor
az tew be born naked, and it il no more
disgrace.
A man with phew branes IL like a
dog with one flea on him-dredful on
eazy.
Men ov little authority are like men
ov little strength-alwus anxious tew
lift sumthing.
hav known people who had so little
karakter that they didn't even hav emmy
phailings.
Blessed IL he who kan pocket abuse
and feel that it IL no disgrace tew be bit
bi a dog.
a learned phool il one who haz read
everything, and simply remembers what
he haz read.
| don't know ov emmy det so hard to
kollekt az minister's salary, after it
once gifts cold.
A dandy in love IL in just about az bad
Tx as a stick Of molassis handy that
haz begun to melt.
Poverty kant be wuss, and may be bet
ter; riches can be better and may be
wuss. The difference liz in favor ov pow
erty.
The highest rate ov interest that we
pay iz for borrowed trouble. Things
that are alwus a-going tew happen, new
er do happen.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
Wells.

In Southern Italy wells very generally
replace bonnets, and it is we'll known
that at the grand ceremonies Of the Sis
tine Chapel (Rome) no ladies can be adj
mitted unless attired in black, without
bonuets but with wells. No exception
is made for rank-queens and princesses
have to conform to the etiquette enforc-
ed by the Holy Father. I have often
seen the beautiful ex-Queen of Naples
IN the Sistine Chapel and st. Peters ar
rayed in black velvet or pink, according
to the season, with the graceful Spanish
mantilla of black lace forming Marie
Stuart coiffure upon her head, and fall
ing over her shoulders.
FITNESS.
Gay and frivolous as the French la
dies ere supposed to be, they have an
idea of appropriateness in dress, in which
we might well emulate them. For in
stance, dress suitable for carriage is
entirely out of place, in their idea, in
an omnibus, or as a walking costume
A Partisan grande dame when she walks
wears black or Quaker-colored dress,
and one made, as they say, ras-terre-to
! clear the ground-not to drag and
lady who would walk in the streets of
Paris in green satin costume, as | have
seen one do on Fifth Avenue, would be
at once set down as an actress or an An
gla'se. In carriage a French lady can
dress as showily as she chooses, but on
promenade she must not wear conspicu-
Gus colors.
MAGNIFICENT ToILETTEs.
Ionce remarked to some ladies, "The
New York dressmakers are admirable in
making magnificent toilettes, but they
do not equal the Parssian modistes in
simple dresses-young girls dresses, for
instance" And do you not know the
season ?" said French lady quickly -
Gin New York you have no young girls
or children; they are born women, and
from their infancy are dressed in satin
and point lace" This remark we laugh
ed at as an exaggeration; but if one re-
fleets upon the style in which our fashion,
able children are dressed, it is really not
far from the truth. At Dodworth's for
instance, the most select dancing school
in the city, have seen little girls Of ten
and twelve years old wear the heaviest
silks and satins, whereas in Partisan
dancing academy merino or muslin
frock is considered quite good enough
for the daughter of a duchess.
EXTRAVAGANCE.
Much has been written of the folly of
dressing children SO extravagantly at
watering places but fear the writer's
have exhausted their eloquence to no
avail, if | may judge by an incident that
| witnessed this summer At the Cats
kills little boy, the child Of wealthy
but sensible parents, wore on cold DAYS
blue flannel costume. Win it be cred
tied that large proportionof the guests
refused to allow their children to play
with this little. boy because he ayas dress
ed IN J7aanel2 This is in Republican
America. In aristocratic England little
dukes and earls are seen at the seaside
dressed in flannel or linen, according to
tempature of the day, and are allowed
to run on the sand or in the water with
bare-feet and get their clothes as " de-
lightfully dirty y as they choose. Health
and comfort before style is the maxim
forchildren under empires and kingdoms.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08

A reverend gentleman addressing q
school concert, recently was trying to en-
force the idea that the hearts of the little
ones were sinful and needed regulating.
Taking his watch and holding it up he
said: "Now here is my watch suppose
it don't keep good time, now goes too
fast and now too slow; what shall 1 do
with itw Sell ity' shouted q young
ster.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
Gumrdinu,s Notice,

SkTATE OF VERMONT I The Probate Court in
Ids T. OF WESTMINSTER IS and for said District =
s 10 whom it may concern GRFPTTNe
zAoU are hereby notified that John Aiken guardi-
8siding in Londonderry in said district has ed his
petition in the COURT here setting forth that the per-
onai estate Of MS ward is insufficient pay the ex
& &penses OF said wards maintenance. Wherefore he
Tor license to sell the whole of the real estate
Xof ms said ward and you further notified that
<5esson thereof to be held the Probate office in
zlewnshend IN said district on the first Wednesday
Nov. 20. ISL. go
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
poetrY
For the Bellows Falls Times.
The Mountain Land.

Some seek their pleasures by the sea.
And some in courts of kings.
And some in jungles wild. but we
Are pleased with kindler things.
While others sigh on foreign shores.
Or diseontented roam.
Wen take the good things at our doors,
And bless the joys Of home.
o, where can purer joys be found
In all the world so wide.
Than those that sweetly cluster round
Our own dear mountain side2
I've seen the prairies bright with bloom
Far as the eye could see.
But still the clover fields of home
Are fairer far to me.
know that miles of corn look grand,
And wheat fields broad as seas
But best love the mountain land.
The rocks. the brooks, the trees.
love the hills where'er they RISE
They hold my heart in thrall
But those beneath New England'a skies
love the best of all.
l love New England's hillside farms
Where thrift and order rules;
love her pleasant social charms
Her churches and her schools.i
love New England enterprise,
So study and so strong.
For DER each disadvantage flies.
Or bears it with song.
While foods o'erfOw the lowland plains,
And fires the towns alarm,
Let us be glad our home remains
Safe on the hillside farm.
Our roekribbed hilsides, rough and grim
Afford abundant cheer;
Which calls for gratitude to Him
Whose goodness crowns the year.
Then let us join in grateful strains
And bless our Fathers hand,
Who, while He spreads the wales and plains,
Built up the mountain land.
AMANDA P. WALKER.
GRAFTON VT.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
GRAFTON VT.
EXaggeratIOn.

EXaggeratlOn.
We overstate the ills of life, and take
Imagination. given us to bring down
The choir of singing angels overshone
By Gods clear glory. down our earth to rake
The dismal F1tows instead fake following fake
To cover all the corn. We walk upon
The shade of hills across level thrown
And pant like climbers Near the alderbrake
We sigh so loud, the nightengale within
Refuses to sing loud, or else she would
o, brothers, let us leave the shame and sin
OF taking vainly in plaintive mood
The holy name of Grief-holy herein.
That by the grief of Ono came all our good,
Mrs. Broacntag
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08

A married gentleman of Elizabeth N.
j., lost valuable diamond pin, which
be advertised in the Herald, leaving SIS
With the book keeper as a reward to the
finder. His wife was the lucky person.
She took the pin to the Herald Office and
got the money.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
Tavern STAND FOR SALE.

81 That Unknown STAND at READING Uam-
Rondsyilllel Vt, containing about FOUR ACRES o
EILLAGE LAND. with running WATER at The
4OuSE and BARN. BUILDINGS in good repair
ossesson given to suit the purchaser. For further
description enquire of
sMIF nIlC9 HODGES, South Pomfret. or GEORGE
H. BUCK. on the premises,
s. Reading Sept 20. 1871: 80
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
Business Cards.

I S. WALKER, Attorney at Law,
IL. GRAFTON. VT.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-12-08
Snow.

SHOW.
Gently fal ling to cover
The earth in her quiet sleep;
Its white robe closing over
The graves where all lone hearts weep.
But not to last forever
Earth wakes at the breath of spring;
And love death could not sever
Waits the new life Christ will bring,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

The report of the Secretary of the
Interior informs US that there are
now in the domain of the United
242,371 Indians, exclusive of
those in Alaska. Those under the
Jurisdiction of the government are
located on reservations which con-
tain, in the aggregate, 228,473 square
miles. The Indian Territory, lying
west Of Missouri and Arkansas, con-.
tains 10000 population, and has an
of Al, 154,340 acres, or $50 acres
to each inhabitant. The quantity of
lands disposed of during the
year was 10,606,792 acres of this
l 389, 1882 acres were sold for cash,
1900, 1923 entered under the homo
stead act, and 2,9ll,9 10 approved to
railroads. The cash receipts during
the year for lands were 81, $780, 84.
The aggregate areas surveyed
amount to $50, 879, O69 acres, ieav.ng
an estimated area of 1 1884, 1881 I'M.
surveyed. There were fled during
the year 1929 applications for pat
ents, and 18I applications for ex.
tension of patents. There were
granted 1880 patents, and ex-
tended, LAT. 514 applications for
trademarks were made, and 452
issued. The pension list shows an
aggregate of 8 1920 invalid military
pensions, and 112,428 widows, or
phans, and dependent relatives of
soldiers, making 203,718 army PEN
The total amount of pensions
paid last year was S32,492,930. The
report shows the condition of the
several Pacific railroads that have
received land grants.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
BEER AND

ED. Courier :,Among the proceed
ings of . meeting of prominent citi-
zens in Chicago night before last to
consider the question of rebuilding
the North Side, Mr.. Lili, the prince
of brewers, made the following re-
marks:
aMr. Lii proposed TO put up q
good house. Ills present one was
not fashionable, but the latch was
always up. He would not build an
other brewery; he was sick of it,
He would rather not have anything
more to do with = brewery if one
were given him grAtuitousiy. Not
that it was not y paying business, but
all the employees and every n con-
nected with q brewery were more or
less drunkards. He would rather 20
into some other business and make
halt the money. he understood the
other brewers were not going to no.
build" SEA.
There is probably no man in the
country who knows More about the
influence Of this business, than Mr..
Lii no one has ever walked the
streets Of Chicago but has observed
tho frequent recurrence of the sign .
"LilIs Premium Ale" and this is
what tho man has to say of brewing.
Will abundance Of beer and ale help
men to be temperate?
TEMPERANCE.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
The Internal Revenue Report.

The report of the commissioner of
internal revenue shows thar the to-
tai receipts OF internal for
the fiscal year 1871 we're Sl44, 001.-
l76. OF this sum the tax on spirits
yielded S46,28l,848; the tax on fer
merted liquors 81, l59, 740 tobacco,
S33 $751; 07. The commissioners es-
innate of revenue IN his department
for the present year is Sl25, 000, 900.
Lie recommends that the tobacco
tax, now 80 and IL cents per pound,
be made uniform at 80 cents. AS a
preventive OF frauds in peddling to-
bacco he advises that peddlers be re-
CURED to pay a special tax of Sl5,
S25, or $50, accordingly as they use
one, two or more horses or mules in
their business. He also recommends
stringent penalties against tho sale
leaf tobacco directly to consum-
,ps.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
Ths Navy Report.

According to the report of the SEQ.
rotary Of the navy, we have now 179
ships Of all classes and in all condi-
tions, able to carry 1900 guns. OF
the whole number 20 are selling yes
sells, and the others are side.wheel
steamers or sailing vessels with aux
Hilary screws 80 are armed with COL
guns and ready for service ; So are
monitors, only M of then being in
commission, the others laid up, The
report gives an account of the wreck
OF tho Saginaso In October /; and an
account of the surveys for the To-
huantepec and Darien canals. The
secretary promises to present to con-
gross u system ofiron ship building
yards and docks to economist expen
diture in the navy, and to aid in
restoring commerce. The navy pen i.
sion roll on the 1st of November las,
showed 1880 invaGds, annually re-
ceiving $l30,654, and 1903 widows
and children, annually receiving
2 6O,644, making a total of 3,133
pensioners, who receive 1891, 2S8 a
year.
The whole expenditure Of the de-
partment for the year was $685..
$40 the appropriations for the pres
emit year are S20,964,717; and the
estimated expenditure for the year
ending June 80, 1873, is $l9, 925 ,507.
The secretary advises that the grades
of admiral, vice-admiraI and commo-
dore be suffered to lapse. and that
the term ofcadetship for midshipmen
be extended from four TO six years,
thus reducing the number who enter
the service annually one-third. Be
yond this he does rot think reduction
be extended.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
a Cure for oaneer.

Mr.. Charles Yardley of Pittsburgh,
Pa, writes thus to the Cincinnati
Enquirer:
/ wish to tell how l cured nv
cancer last summer, without pain or
money. Eight years ago u cancer
came on my nose it grew slow for
several years. The last two wears
it grew very fast-it became fright
full. 1t had begun to eat out my left
eye. | had paid hundreds of dollars,
and had tried doctors from far and
near: without finding relief. Last
summer l drank wild tea, putting
the tea grounds on my cancer every
night as a pouitice. In six weeks
my cancer was cured. [ am now 62
years ole. l have told this remedy
to several that had cancers. / know
of two that have been cured SINCE
| believe wild tea grows over the
country generally, always on high
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21
FOREIGN.
New YoRK, Dec. IL

AAOb u kxV4083-Mo10 O90040o3 A00eS-
NEW YoRK, Dec. Is.
The Herald,s, special states that
the Bishop Of Londonderry. denoun-
ced the proclamation forbidding the
church procession. The procession
formed, and on attempting to march
to the Cathedral, was attacked BY the
military. A fight ensued, during
which several persons were hurt, but
the procession finally Dispersed
Great excitement ensued, and more
fighting is anticipated.
LONDON, Dec. 10, 8 a. m.
The progress of the Prince of
Wales toward convalesence Is salts.
factory. 1t is announced that he
will DO able to leave the house in.
three or four days.
Minister Bancroft yesterday dc.
livered to the Emperor Of Germany,
who is arbitrator in the matter,
memoranda Of the American govern
ment with regard to the northwest
ern boundary question.
PARIS, Dec. 10.
There was q long and animated
debate in the Assembly, yesterday,
upon the right of the Orleans Princes
! 0 seats in that body. Cassimer
Periere represented Theirs, who was
absent, and aaid that, while Theirs
does not insist that the Orleans
princes r under any binding en-
gagement not to sit 10 the Assembly.
he cannot, at present release them
from q promise not TO do so.
Des Jardine's moved o restoration
to the Princes to all their rights.
To this proposition the Deputies
on the left violently objected, and 10
so doing drew compare ons between
Orleanists and Napoleon.
Motion by the supporters Of Theirs,
that the Assembly pass to the con.
of the order Of the day.
which motion, together with Des
J ardine's, were both rejected by con-
siderable msjorities. subsequently. |
9 motion which skillfully avoided III
advice and responsibility on the SUBJ
ject, was passed, with but two dis
sentipg votes.
LONDON, Dec. 20.
John g. Heenan, who is here, pro
nounces untrue the charges, publish.
ID against him in New York, impli.
him in tho voucher robbery.
md threatens the News Company.
which telegraphed the report to
Europe with . libel suit.
Charles Francis Adams and Lord
renterden have returned from
Geneva.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-21

After q long discussion, tho House
has finally passed an apportionment
bill which the Senate will probably
not insist IN amending. It fixes the
ratio of representation at 133, 900 in.
habitants, without which no new
State is to be admitted, thus cutting
off for the present, Utah, Colorado,
aud Now Mexico. The membership
of the House is fixed at 283, taking
one representative each from New
Hampshire and Vermont, and i'm
creasing the representation ~ fol-
lows:
Illinois, five, the largest gain of all,
making its total nineteen /; Massa.
chusetts, New York, Maryland. Viz.
GINA, North Carolina, South Caro-.
lima, Alabama, Mississippi. Ohio.
Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ar.
kansas, California, and Minnesota,
one each; New Jersey, Pennsylva-
mia, Georgia, Texas, California. and
Kansas, two each Iowa and Michi.
gan, three; and Missouri four. The
bill provides that no State shall be
hereafter admitted without q popula.
ton great enough to entitle It to one
representative upon the new basis.
The most notable effect of che bill
will be its last clause. While nobody
believed seriously that Colorado or
New Mexico, neither of which has q
population of 1OO, 1000, would be
permitted to inflict two Senators and
a representative each in Congress,
a very strong effort is being made to
compromise the polygamy question
by bringing Utah into the Union
with an anti-poiygamy constitution
under which polygamists would be
chosen TO every executive aud iudic
ial Office. The population of Utah
by the census Of 1870 lacks 5000 of
reaching the fixed basis OF apportion.
ment, and polygamy must now ex-
tinguish itself in Judge McKean's
or be extinguished by Senator
Cragin's new bill, if that measure be.
comes o law.
Colorado is an enterprising terrific
~, which is just o. well off for the
present without the snarls which
Statehood will entail; and If the
present Legislature of New Mexico
pass a tax bill and q school law, the
people of that delightful and
lazy region may have some chance
IF sending q pair of Senators to
Washington by the time the Fifty
ifth Congress assemblies Chicago
Post.