Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-08-08

part Ol NcUIhShN say lh"s t'S S'"S'""P-
pers descended about noon, Saturday,
aud almost destroyed the corn and oats,
SO that the crop will be very light.
Wheat is out Of danger and is a fine
crop.
- The New York Times having in
quired, :" If the democratic party swal-
lowed Horace Greeley and Gratz Brown,
with the ragged regiment as their tails,
why on earth should they turn up their
noses at Ben Butler?" the Boston
Post replies, because one dose was
enough"
"A Western paper says "hayseed in
the hair and blue drilling overalls are
to be the prevailing styles for Western
politicians this fall. 1t is said that the
accession to the ranks of farmers for the
last two months from gentlemen that
never before scented clover is something
wonderful"
= During a recent thunder storm at
Rochester there was an alarm of fire,
and German living in the northern
part Of the city put his ear to the key
hole of an acknowledgement box to as
certain where the fire was. The light
ming came through The keyhole, passed
into his ear and knocked him senseless.
He recovered, but retains a lively dis
like 10 keyhole information.
The Chicago Times does not take
kindly TO the name Liberal Democra-
cy," suggested by Mr.. Groesbeck, for
new organization. 1t says the name is
a very bad enc; could hardly be worse.
It is doubly bad, suggesting, as it does,
two offensive "reminiscences of political
rascality, when even ore would be too
much.
- 1t is evident from the tone of sew
eral of the late liberal journals that
they despair OF any success for the new
party movement, and are undergoing
grinding torments from fear that the
staunch old republican party has strength
and virtue enough left to free itself from
corrupt and unprincip'ed politicians
Which that it has.-Hartford Courant.
The New York World is sarcastic
in saying it would like to have the liber-
ais run a separate ticket in that State.
If" it adds, they get any votes, it
will be from the republican party, and
we are willing to see it divided. As
they pretended to transfer votes to us
last year, but did not deliver them, we
are curious to know how many they re-
ally had at their disposal"
The Philadelphia Press sums up
d" the substantial results of republican
policy as interpreted under President
Grant" as follows: Its unparalleled
currency, its financial success, its re.
wards of labor, its comfort to the emf.
grant, its trophies of redeemed wilder.
ness and improving cities, and its peace
with the world-all combined in univer
sal content and peace"
- Gen. Leggett, of the Pension Office
refuses to follow the custom of the othel
/ heads Of the Government departments
and discharge the lady clerks who ge
married. The Detroit Tribune think
! that everybody ought to honor Gen
Leggett for this, for, it asks, how can
( woman be expected to support a hus
r band if she is to be discharged from be
i situation as soon as she gets him?
= The DanvilIe, ILL.,, Times, an orgal
of the grangers, evidently is not afraid
!. and who would be with such backing up
i This is the way it talks: 'Stand aside
n politicians, you little gnats and worms
l. or the farmers will step on you and crus
:, you The farmers will crush your YER
life out of any party or any political
:. who binders the car of reform Wit
corn at quarter bushel, you may a
well play with an elephant as with
farmer"
y A curious calculation has bee
made and published in French pape
.. in regard to hens. 1t reekons the nun
y Der of hens in France at 40,000,00C
: valued at $20,O00,000. OF these abor
! one-ffth are killed annually for th
|. market. There is an annual net pr,
duction of 100000 chickens, wbic
in market yield s24,000,00O. The e,
. ira value to be added for capons, fattel
: ed hens and the likeis put at 81, 200,00t
: The production of eggs is reckoned ,
: an average of 100 eggs to each hel
!. which are worth S4S, 100000. In all
is reckoned that the value of hens, chicl
ems and eggs sold in the markets
oe France amounts to $80,O00,000.
ID = Senator Morton has sent notes
ma his colleagues, calling a full meeting
10 that committee at New York on the Il
ID of October, for the consideration of pr
posed amendments to the constitute
l. which shall effect change in the methc
1 of electing president and vice ,presiden
= It is intended to give the sessions of IL