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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-10-25
Collection Depot.

TI1HE Charlestown Depot. Winchester & Stras-
burg Branch of the b. o. Railroad. has
been madea Collection Depot. Freights will here
after be collected at Cbarestown instead, ashere-
tofore, at the points from which shipments are
made. All persons receiving freight on and after
August lst 1872, will be required topay for The
same before removal. J. D. STAkRl,
Aug. 3, 1872. Agent.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

WHAT l HAVE NoTICED.-I have noticed
that silks, broadcloth, and jewels are often
bought with other peoples money.
| have noticed that the prayers of every
selfish man is " Forgive us our debts" while
he makes everybody that owes him pay the
utmost farthing.
| have noticed that all men speak we'll of all
mems virtues when they are dead, and that
tombstones are marked with the epitaphs of
the good and virtuous. Is there any par
tcular cemetery where the dead men are
buried?
| have noticed that he who thinks every man
q rogue, is very certain to see one when he
shaves himself, and he ought in mercy to his
neighbor surrender the rascal to justice.
l have noticed that money is the FOOLS wis
dom, the knave's reputation, the rich man g
trouble, the poor mans desire, the covetous
mans ambition, and the idol of nearly all.
have noticed that merit is always measured
in the world by success.
have noticed that we are always wishing
instead of working for fortunes, we are disap-
pointed and call Dame Fortune blind; but it
is the best evidence that the cid lady has most
capital eyesight.
have noticed that purses will hold pennies
as we'll as pounds.
| have noticed that all men are honest when
we'll watched.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

is sown with oats, and in the month of August
the stubble-land is manured for wheat. Wheat
and timothy are put in with a drill, and in the
ensuing spring clover is sown upon the same
ground. When the wheat is taken off in July
the new grass is growing, and will be ready to
NOW IN the next or second summer. In the
third year the sod forms a rich pasture, and is
ready to be broken up again in the fall for In
dian corn. Potatoes are seldom planted in
large quantities. On farm of forty acres, more
than twenty will be put into wheat. The
| average yield OF this crop is twenty bushels; of
corn about forty. When wheat and oats are in
the barn or stack, enormous eight-horse thrash
ers (steam thrashers have lately been intro
duced) are taken about the neighborhoOd, from
farm to farm and despatch the whole crop in a
few 1ays-completing by the lSt of October
what used to be job for the winter.
The Pennsylvania 'Dutchman" has no ex-
travagant enthusiasm on the subject of educa-
tiOn. lie fears too much of it for his sons, as
1t may lead to laziness-and laziness with him
| Is a mortal sin. The book market is not active.
| During the winter months the young men
usually go to school, sometimes with little
reluctance, where they learn to read and write
with a touch of arithmetic and geography
They speak English at school, and the German
dialect at home.
DUTCH HOUSEWIVES.
The Dutch housewife is considered a
more than half the family. She milks tn
cows, raises poultry, takes care Of the garden
: which she often digs herself, and plants an
> hoes, with the help of her daughters and he
ald"-when she has one.
WORK OF THE WOMEN.
In the winter mornings the wife, perhaps
goes out to milk in the stable with Lantern
while her daughters get breakfast. By eigf
! o'clock the house is "swept and garnished,
= = and the motherly hands are ready for sever;
! hours sewing before dinner, laying by hug
! ! piles of shirts tor hot weather. Not muc
= = work is put upon the garments of the family
nor has the sewing machine been in gener
: use until recently although a seamstress
Z tailores is sometimes called in. At the spriu
,. cleaning the labOrs of the women-tolks are il
= creased by whitewashing the picket fence
- SOap-making comes in March, before the ca
u of the garden begins to press. Here success
70 so uncertain that it is deemed matter of Luz
y. ~ and chance. The soap must always be stirrt
&c in one direction, and sassafras stick is thoug
y to possess sovereign virtues for the proce!
-n A smart housekeeper can make barrel
j, soap in the morning and go a-visiting in t
s' afternoon.
sn During the harvest season the househC
~ lab0rs are frightful; but the broiling a
In .n baking in the hot weather are cheerfully do
&c e0 for the men folks, who are Sweltering in tor
'0 fields and sitting barns. Four meals are t
rule at this time, and "a piece" is sent out
3, early as nine o'clock in the morning.
ut Dutch" girl thinks nothing of making Fl
~ ~ pies in a week, and, with pie at every me
=. they are sure to come to i good market
~; ~ Sunday Despatch.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

A most exciting scene lately occurred in a
menagere on exhibition in Turin. NJ. Bidel,
the wild beast tanner, was in a den with lions,
hyenas, bears, and other animals; and having
the Scriptural texts, by putting the lamb $
head in the lions mouth This was too much
for the forebearance of the Beast King. There
came to him an overpowering reminiscence OF
mutton eaten by him in the happier days Of
his forest freedom, and yielding to temptation,
he bit off the head of the poor lamb and hav'
ing mastcated swallowed it. Itwas perilou'
moment for Bidel Everybody supposed that
he would, next moment, be devoured; but
with great presence of mind, he drove all the
animals into another compartment, and escaped
without scratch.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19
Mark Twain's Ideas About Murderers,
Hanging and the Pardoning Power.

To the Editor of the ". Y. Tribune: Sir
have read the Foster petitions In Thursday
Tribune. The lawyers opinions do not disturb
me, because | know that those same gentlemen
could make as able an argument IN favor OF
Judas lscariOt, which is a great deal Tor me TO
say, for | never can think of Judas 1scarlot
without losing my temper. To my mind Judas
Isc1riot was nothing but a low, mean, prema-
ture Congressman. The attitude of the jury
does not unsettle body, must admit; and it
seems plain that they would have modlhedl
their verdict to murder in the second degree II
the judge charge had permitted It.. But when
come to the positions of Foster friends and
find out Fosters true character, the generous
tears will fowl cannot help it. How easy II
is to get a wrong impression OF man. per-
ceive that from childhood up this one has
been sweet, docile thing, full of pretty ways
and gentle impulses, the charm of the treslde
the admiration of society, the idol of the Sunday
school, | recognize in him the divinest nature
that has ever glOri6ed any mere human 0elng.
| perceive that the sentiment with which he
regarded temperance was thing that amount
ed to frantic alteration | freely confess that
it was the most natural thing in the world for
such an organism as this to get drunk and
insult a stranger, and then beat his brains out
with a car-hOok because he did not seem TO
admire it. Such is Foster. And to think that
we came so near losing him How do we
know but that he is the Second Advent And
yet, after all, if the jury had not been ham:
pered in their choice of a verdict L think
could consent to lose him.
The humorist who invented trial by jury
played a colossal, practical joke upon the world
: but since we have the system we ought to try
I to respect it. A thing which is not thorough!
easy to do, when we reflect that by command
. of the law criminal juror must be an intellect
ual vacuum, attached to a melting heart anC
y perfectly maccaronan bowels Of compassion.
{ have had no experience in making laws o.
i amending them, but still | cannot upderstan,
why, when it takes twelve men to inflct the deaf
y penalty upon person, it should take any les
II than twelve more to undo their work. If wer
!. a legislature and had just been elected and ha
,r not time to sell out, would put the pardonin
!! and committing power into the hands OF twelV
II able men instead of dumping so huge burde
IS upon the shoulders of one poor, petition perS'
II cuted individual. MARK TWAIN.
10 HARTFORD, March I, 1873.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

A handsome young Yankee pedlar made love
to a rich widow in Ohio; but accompanied his
union.
Name them" said the widow.
"The want of means to set up retail store
is the first" replied the pedlar
They parted, and she sent the pedlar check
for ample means. When they again met. the
pedlar had hired and stocked his store, and the
smiling fair one begged to know the other i'm
pediment
g L have another wife, +" said the dealer in
notions.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19


Whereas United States of America
aud His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and Hungary relating
their respective penpoentares the twenty fifth day OF
November in the OF our Lord thousand eight hun
English Hungarian and German languages is worddor word
The United States America and His Majesty the Emperor
deslinE in therespecye territories
s % o @ vs sn SSe % %
m tho 1n,,od State. of Aec. Jobr Law
their Envoy Exa"rdnary and Minister from
H @ nG m Msty tbs hs 9
aud o lis % P
9r and Minister q the imPe9 H3Use and Of FGresH Affairs
have agreed to sign the following articles;
Every duction of which, in the countries
OF the one OF the contracting parties are xed to
certain merchandise to its origin and quality is forbid
den in the countries territories the OF the
ASTON proceedings prevent such reProducon and to
country just ii the
The exclusive right to use trademark Tor the benefit OF
citizens OF the United States 10 the Ausro HUNGARIAN Empire
Of United States cannot exist period than
the public property the country
rories OF the other Of the two Contracting parties
If the owners of trademarks residing in the countries
% OF the one OF the parties ne NV wish to M
contracting parties they must deposit
bers of Commerce and Trade in Vienna and Pesth
The shall take effect ninety days afte
exchange OF and shall continue in force for tel
In Of the high contracting parties gives notice
OF its intention discontinue this convention twelve months
before expiration it shall remain n force from thu
time that either of the high contracting parties announces IT.
| discontinuance
ARTICLE ".
The ratifcatOns of this present convention shall be
changed at Vienna within twelve months or sooner posi-
ble
In faith whereof the respective. PenIotentaries hav
signed convention well in English in Germa
Hungarian and have affixed thereto their respective seals
Done Vienna the twentyiith day OF November. in tn
of Lord thousand eight humid aud
in the nnetysxth of the Independence OF the Uni
States America and in the twenty oil the reign
| Imperial Apostolic Majesty.
IL 81 JOHN JAY.
| IL s.I ANDRASSY,
And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified
both parts and the racatOns OF the
exchanged Vienna the day OF April last
Now therefore, he it that l. Ulysses S Grant, Pres
United States America, have the said
public. the end that the and
clause and thereof be observed and fulfilled wit
the United citizens thereof
In witness whereof have heeuntO hand and cause
the seal of the United States to be ahixed. ,
Done the city Washington this hTs day OF June IN IN
Lord thousand eight hundred and sevenytw
the independence of the United States Of America
nney-SlXth. -
tSEAL.l L, =. GRANI.
By the President:
Hamilton FISH,
o
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

CoRRECT WAY TO SWEEP A CARPET
There are three ways to sweep carpet, one
right and two wrong ways. One wrong way Is
to hold the broom nearly in front Of the Op-
orator, with the hand inclined toward him,
then press down as toward thrust is given,
thus heaving the heaviest dirt half way across
the room, while the light particles are sent
whirlng about covering, as they settle, every
article of furniture.
Another wrong way to sweep carpet IS to
move the broom forward with heavy drawing
stroke, by which the material to be moved it
to be pressed into the carpet, rather than
worked gently along the surface. Ii either OF
these wrong ways are adopted, the broom will
wear out the carpet more than 1t Is worn by
the occupants of the dwelling. When the
sweeper collects a dust-pan full OF the nap OF
the carpet every time it is swept new one
will soon be required.
The right way to sweep is to incline the
handle little forward, then give light, draw
ing stroke, allowing the broom to touch the
carpet Not One-half the weight of the broom
should be allowed to press on the dirt whlct
| is moved forward Let the dirt be moved anC
and rolled along very lightly. If generou:
supply of tea grounds, small bits of wet paper
or clean and wet saWdust can be spread owe
the carpet before the sweeping is commenced
| all the fine dirt will adhere to the wet material
A smart little woman who is terror to dir
will frequently hurl it about the room, as
impeled by whirlwind, and when the task i
ended, her dust pan will contain scarcel
enough to pay for sweeping. But using .
good broom having a long elastic brush touch
ing the carpet very lightly, it will scarcely re
qure the strength of a child to sweep larg
parlor in few minutes. Scarcely one house
keeper in fifty understands how to sweep
carpet correctly. Rural Home.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

OF all outer coverings for ladies' wear, no
garment has ever met with such universal
adoption as the water proof cloak. 1t is worn
by rich and poor alike, and with seeming satis-
faction by all. A neatly made, nice fitting
water-proof cloak, is something in which no
body need feel ashamed to appear anywhere
in bad weather.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

The following story is told of Rev. Mr..
Hammond, who approached man at Burling-
ton Iowa, the other day, asking him if he was
a Christian NO." replied the other party,
&" l am a railroad man." WELL" said Mr..
Hammond, Il know Of several conductors In
may work down east all right, but a man can t
be both in Iowa" responded the employee.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

A lady who was urging some friends to stay
to dinner, felt disguised when her eight-year
old boy came in and said: Mrs. Jones says
she can't spare no bread and Mrs. Brown ain t
to home, so [ did not get no butter" The
friends thought they had better dine elsewhere.
and the lady thought SO too, but she taught
that boy that the way of the transgressor was
hard before evening.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

A worthy old lady offers the following ad-
vice to girls =" Whenever fellow pops the
question, don't blush and stare at your foot.
just throw your arms around his neck, look
him full in the face and commence talking
about the furniture"
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

OF the 3 9S7 females admitted to the Penn
sylyania Hospital for the Insane 297 we're
seamstresses and mantuamakers. This need
not surprise any one, for the wages paid needle
women generally are pitful enough to drive
any one crazy, while the torments which man
tuamakers must necessarily suffer from the
whims and caprices of their fair customers are
in their nature we'll calculated to unsettle any
ones brains
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

A gentleman who several years ago used one
of the popular hair dyes, informed us that he
suffered so terribly in consequence that no con-
sideration that. could be named would induce
him to use it again. Intense pain in the head,
weakening of the eyesight, and general ten
dency to destroy the mind were some of its
effects
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

A girl in Stonnington used singular cos
metic. Before going to bed she tied her hands
up in stockings filled with hot mush, to whiten
her hands have felt uncomfortable ever since.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

Near Sigourney, Ia, Wednesday evening
of last week, while returning from a theatrical
entertainment, Arthur LIE Croix and Ella
Fielding were married in stage coach, travel
ing over the prairie at the rate of five miles an
hour.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19

The white of an egg is said to be specific
for fish bones sticking in the throat. 1t is to
be swallowed raw, and will carry down bone
easily and certainly.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19
LOST,

Ia a monday. March Sd, between SMYRNA and mr.
.s'emiah Pryor's, a heavy ZEPHYR SCARF, white
No." M oiack. with red border The finder will be re-
oy returning TO the subscriber. or The TINES
0hee. 1Vt ISAAC II. FAIRIES
@ehS Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19
Q f f ICI Ia l..
OF FICIAL.
Laws and Resolutions of the United States Pas
sed at the Second Session of the Forty
Second Congress.
CONVENTION
BETWEEN
The United States and AuStro- Hungarian
Empire.
TRADE MARKS.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

Concluded November 1871 Exchanged April 22 1877 Pre-
claimed June l. 1872.
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19
DiSSolut1on.

The firm Of WARD q PHILLIPS is this day dis
"Ned by mutual consent All persons indebted 10
ss,a hrm are hereby notified 10 come forward ana
seu'e Immediately, as the business Of the said Lrm
must be closed up WARD & PHILLIPS.
smyrna. Del, March 5th. 1873.
me business will be continued under the hrm
aane Of JOHN 4. PHILLIPS Il co. li23tI
Smyrna times., 1873-03-19
BANK NOTICE.

n on and after Thursday. the Sd Of April next, the
directors of this Institution will meet at their
SSahs'ng House al 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. every Thurs
Say' instead Of IL o'clock. as heretofore.
BY order, w. M. BELL,
Cashier.
bank Of Smyrna, March 9th, 1873.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-21

sands(?) of other wonderful wonders met us at every turn while ''doing" the city with Editor Harding, but space forbids their enumeration at the present time, and we can only say further concerning Pittsfeld institutions, that two of the best newspa- pers in Berkshire county are published there: the Berkshire County Eagle and the Pittsfield Sun. We propose at future time to know more of the Sun, but can only say now that it is one of the longest established papers in the country, being not far from a hundred years old. The Eagle is a very large paper, in size as we'll as in circulation, being much the largest of any in Western Massachusetts. There is paper in that county, the publisher of which claims 2,5O0 subscribers, and who makes vast amount of noise over it. The actual and positive subscription list of the Eagle is 3, l6S, and the publishers hardly think that worth telling of, but say they presume they will have a fair list in few weeks, if it continues to grow as it has for some time past. This is only another illustration ot the firmly established fact ''that there is as much difference in folks as there is in anybody"
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-21
West COrMwRlI.

West Cornwall.
 Rev. Jesse Brush has been absent and Rev. L. F. Dudley has occupied hls pulpit two Sahbsths.. The Gold Sanitary Heater Go. have increased their capital stock tc $3O,O0O This and the foundry looks as if they intended to crowd things little dur. Ing the next season......Wm. Howard bought two ''shakes" at dollar in seven dollar horse, and unfortunately won the animile. The horse died last Friday (How- ard is always lucky,) and ''Steve" consign. ed him to his last resting place in the horse cemetery......Capt. Cole no longer monop- olizes the sucker business, as everybody fishes now that feels inclined. About sev- en hundred were caught last Saturday.. T. 8. Gold has recently purchased pair of mules which weigh about 2,2O0 pounds They are the finest specimens we ever saw. 1.-The Reading Circle last Friday evening at R. P. Fosters was in every way a very enjoyable affair. MT. Foster and his ami able lady know how to entertain company in an agreeable manner. as all will testify who were present on the occasion. The selections were we'll chosen and admirably rendered. The playing and singing of Miss Rosa Hart, assisted by MT. and Mrs. N. Hart, Prof. Niles Scoville and Mrs. James A. Cochrane, was highly commendable.. The snow storm on Sunday was the hesvi. est of the season..... Theodore Leach has hired Mrs. Murphey's place......J. c. Sher- wood is about to occupy the Wheaton house .....T The hearing of Kenyon vs. Me sick drew large crowd of spectators. Major Nickerson and A. D. Warner are Mesick's counsel and o. Nickerson, Esq, appears for Mrs. Kenyon. All the after noon was occupied in taking the testimony of Mrs. Kenyon, when the case was sd- journed to Wednesday, p. m.
 NUF CRD.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-21
M AR R HE D.

At Canaan, Feb. IS, by J. B. Hardenburgh, Tm. Hart to Ella Curtiss, all of Canaan.
 At Lakeville, Feb. 12, by the Rev. W. s. Bouton, Edgar C. Armstrong and Sarah E. Owen, all of Salisbury.
 At the residence of Henry Tripp, Pulver's Cor ner, N. r., Feb. 12, by Rev. B. H. Burch Joel O. Whitford, of sharon, and Kate K. Vosburgh, of Pine Plains, N. Y.
 At Sheffield, Feb. 5, by Rev. J. H. Lane, John Hains, of Canaan and Mary Williams, of Shefielc
 At New Milford, Feb 1S, Daniel A. Gaylord and Flora c. Lane. At Collinsville, Jan. 30, by Rev. L. s. Grigg., E. c. Pettibone, of Colnsyillc, and Emeline Foote, of Pleasant Valley.
 At Canton, Jan. 21. by Rev. F. Bestor, Willis E Correll of Canton, and Libbie Teter of New Hartford.
 At Winsted, Feb 4, by Rev. D. P. Sandford, Wm. Riddeford and Ellen M. Bailey, all of Win sted.
 At Waterbury, Jeb. 6, D. B. Tyler, of Waterbury and Miss Jennie Futile, eldest daughter of Joel Futile, of Winsted.
 At White Pigeon, Mich, Hiram D. Allen and Kitty B. Smith, of East Canaan.
 New Milford Feb 6. by the Rev. C. G. Acly, George J. Haviland and Grace Richmond.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-21
STATE NEWS.

An attempt is being made in Norwich te establish free reading-room.
 The county commissioners have revoked the license of MT. Charles Krutz of Nauga tuck, for violating the license law.
 And now Meriden is clamoring for 8 pub lie park that shall equal at least Central Park, and if possible surpass it in beauty.
 The Normal school at New Britain, which opened Monday, has ninety nance on it's roll, and admitted twenty-seven new scholars.
 A new paper called the Press made it's first appearance in Mystic on Friday, the 7h. The paper is six-column one, neatly printed and edited, and published by L. F. Guernsey.
 The Modus reservoir company that was chartered by the last legislature, is perfect ing arrangements towards building dams and reservoirs, which, when completed, will make the water power of Modus sec ond to none in the state.
 Both the Yale academic and scientific freshmen intend to enter a crew at the Springfield regetta next summer. The crews are working in the gymnaseum, and are made up as follows Academic-Met- call, stroke; Allen, Noys, Kellogg, Dawes, Deforest, bow. Scientifc-Kenedy, stroke; Wood, Hall, .Brownell, MaYbury; Nicho. los, bow.
Connecticut western news., 1873-02-21
Keep Your Mouth Shut.

Mir. Catlin, who recently died, and who was known as painter of Indian portraits and for hia accurate description of our In dian tribes, their life and manners. held one curious theory, which he sought in various ways to press upon public attention. In his opinion many of the ills that at present affiict civilized humanity originated with the practice of sleeping with the mouth open. The Indians never have certain spe- cific diseases. Could anything be clearer than that these maladies are the result of the practice of sleeping with the mouth open, perhaps even adding thereto the un- endurable habit of snoring2 The savage inhales through the nostrils as nature inten- ded; the civilized man gulps down air in it's pure, unfltered state, in warm room, with inadequate ventilation. Whether the air be filtered or not, it is generally considered very safe plan to keep the mouth shut at least part of the tune.