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Misrellaneons.
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A Reminlsceuce Of the War Of 1912

A Reminlsceuce Of the War Of 1912
Frank Adams was q tall, active
young man of about twenty. Straight
as an arrow, with a very handsome
face, on which there was an expression
of intelligence and honesty, joined TO
good nature and a reckless love of
fun.
He was very athletic, and as fear
less as lion when aroused, as he was
quiet and pleasant when not mol ested.
This appeared one day when being
rudely jostled on the sidewalk, by two
bullies, he asked leave peaceably to
pass along but they followed him up;
when turning suddenly upon them he
boldly and calmly invited them into
the street, and laying off jacket and
hat, he handsomely whipped them
both, much to the joy and hilarity Of
the crowd.
He was his mothers only child, and
she q widow.
On the breaking out Of the War Of
1912, there was q rendezvous in a
certain town in this State, where
Frank resided, and he accepted a war
rant as Sergeant in the army. When
he returned that evening to his moth
er's, accompanied him, for l was his
boon companion. She embraced him
with tears-she had heard OF his inlist-
ment-and cried out aloud, my child,
my poor child" He opened his great
blue eyes and said, mother what great
misfortune has happened that you
weep this for mey'
1.-The greatest possible misfortune to
poor mother" said she, and her man
ner and her tears were more precious
than the dew upon the morning rose.
for they were tears from broken
hearted mother, for an only child, that
must hasten to the wars. "Aother"
said he, with his confident, ambitious
heart, 'don't weep for me, shall re-
turn home with honor and distinction =
and he did.
But 60 he must, and in very few
days he left to join the forces of Gen.
Hull, then on his march 10 Canada.
Frank arrived at Detroit about the
first of August, two weeks before the
Surrender Of Gen. Hull of the fortress
of Detroit, With the garrison and
munitions of war.
; Here, and while on tue march, h,
; became the favorite of the Regiment
. He wop the respect and confidence o
. his superior officers, and the love ant
esteem of the rank and file. Away
mild and even tempered he could not
! however, help giving expression o
!. chagrin at the disgrace OF HuiPs Sur
!. render, without even calling a councl
: Of ofAcers.
!. Ana now there Has no. more fight
. ing for Frank. Indeed there had bee
> nons q any consequence - tss' IN
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THE Power OF oNG.-Mrs. Imogen
Brown NAV be thankful to Providence
for the possession ofa fine voice-a very
high-priced voice-the highest, indeed.
in the church-choir way yet known in
Episcopal annals either here or abroad.
Mrs. l. B. has been engaged to sing A.
NJ and P. NJ. on Sundays at St. Bartho-
lomew's Church OF $4,000 year. In the
evening she is to sing at Christ Church
for another $1,000, thus realizing from
her beautiful voice and culture about
$50 Sunday. Behold how good and
pleasant it is to be tn possessor OF that
sort OF thing!
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iFor the American. |

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 3, 1873.
To the Editors Of the american
In travelling through the New England
States, one is not much surprised at
the amount of manufacturing, because
that is matter Of history; but to Wis.,
it the different establishments and wit
ness the maneuvers Of the operatives
and the working Of machinery. In
passing along the shore Of Maine, one
sees more Of lumber in the rough state
than any other one thing. With
railroad, what wonder if We should
furnish the market with more or less
finished lumber5 But the great dis
tance from market is an objection hard
to overcome.
Boston is Q city Of printing presses.
books and paper. An hours ride from
Boston and the brak eman calls Paw
tucket." The train "slows down" and
We jump of just before reaching the
depot. After dinner we call at the
spool mandatory Of Cushman, Phil
lips & Co. Here are about forty men
employed, and for the first time we
can realize the extent Of this business.
The spools are first roughed, then fin.
ished, and then polished. About one
second is the time required on each
spool to perfect it. At that rate you
can imagine the number of spools pro-
duced per day, by forty men. This
mill must have a fearful account to
settle with the forests Of Maine. by
and by, for the amount OF white birch
destroyed. There are other smaller
spool mills here.
Mr.. Cushman, with his fine driving
span, gave Us q ride through the city,
and out upon an eminence from which
we obtained a view of Pawtucket,
Central Falls and North Providence.
To the stranger however, these three
are one, as the dividing lines are to be
found only on the original plan. Just
across the street from Cushman's il
the extensive thread mill Of Greene 4
Daniels. Here is cotton, carding and
spinning spindles, bobbins and spools
How it is managed cannot tell, save
that it is found somewhere ready for
winding. Winding thread is the high
est condition Of factory life and the
operatives are females of the bettel
class, some of whom belong to the
first society. We saw about eight,
girls winding thread. averaging abou
ten spools per minute to each girl
Satisfied that they understood thei
business we quietly Withdrew.
Our next call was at the hair-olotl
mill-the firm name do not remem
ber. This machinery is most wonder
: full and seems almost endowed with in
, telligence. To describe it seems i'm
, possible, yet will venture. The hai
(from horses tails,) is imported fror
: So. America, is colored black, combe'
). and arranged into hanks the size q
!, your wrist. The different lengtha 9
hair sre ased for different widths G
: webs. The looms are not difjereu
q from cotton looms in the main, ye
Q from the nature Of the case they ~
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-27

The SOCIETY OF TO-DAY.-Thc old
time weddings, Of which love was the
foundation and constancy the result,
have been crowded out and away by
the weddings of policy and position
and love is too often the accidental
consequence of the alliances, whilst
the women who become wives wed the
pocket-book or the bank-balance
rather than the husband, and shrink
from the responsibilities of their posi-
tions when the emergencies press them
down to hard work or privatlon. The
Young women who come from the
seminaries, just as fresh and as pretty
as the rose-buds in the bouquets on
their centre tables, are sent forth IN
the matrimonial whirlpool, equipped
with no practical knowledge of what
they may be called upon to do. Their
panniers are the latest mode of the ac-
complished mantua-maker their jewel
ed hands. waiting for the solitaire
diamond denoting engagement, touch
the bright keys of the piano to the
arias of the opera boufe or of the last
new waltz and the pretty fingers, if
5ereft of the jewels, and prepared for
the performance of honest household
work, would be without the guidance
of knowledge of how to do it-and
the result would be failure Home
Journal.
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The storms Of life are past for her ;
the sneers Of the unkind ones can have
no longer a sting, nor coldness nor
misapprehension stir one throb of pain
IN the pulseless bosom. To night, the
winds will howl drearily, and the cold
rain beat pitilessly upon the new-madc
grave, but their clamor will be all
unheeded. Dear heart, farewell! Rest
in the loving. never failing care of the
All Wise. All Merciful Father. II.
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ton station is in charge of Sergean,
A. X. Thornett. The other New Eng
land stations are at Burlington, VT
(Sergeant Geo. II. Ellery. observer)
New London, Conn. Sergeant c. f.
brInsmade, observer), and Portland,
Me. (Sergeant X. E. McGrady, OBJ
server). Requests have been made to
the Chief Signal Officer for additional
stations on the summit of Moos,lauke
IN Warren, N. H., and at Belfast, Me-.
Bangor, Me-. Vinyard Haven, Mass. ;
Newport, r. l.; Cape Ann; Dover
Point, N. H.. and at Nobscoe Point
Cape Cod.
The organization of a mobilized
corps OF observers has been commenc-
Ell. This will be composed of picked
men, and its object is to place at the
disposal of the Government the power
OF suddenly increasing the number of
stations from which reports are to be
mad In any section of the country
winch may, at any season of the wear,
pe especially threatened by storms.
The propriety of an established Or
ganization of the officers of the Signal
service is strongly urged by General
Myer, and seemingly with good reason.
There also seems to cxis, n very
strong argument in this connection for
an increase in the remuneration of the
members OF the corps. At present
the corps Is part of the regular army.
ana It's members are regularly enlisted
"V one entering it does so as
private soldier, althnngh the stand.
ard of examination is Quit. ~ h;,,h
as taat at'required of q candidate for =
iiea'enancy. In addition he must fur.
h'sh satisfactory evidence as TO charac-
ter After severe course of studv
and practice he may be appointed -,
assistant observer and paid fity-cight
doiiafs month for labor that may i.
'"'u 70 average fifteen hours out of the
twen,y-iour. The position of observer
commands only sixty-eisht dollars Der
month. The peculiar nature Of the |
service IN a measure units n man fn,. |
''her employment, except possibly /
'nal o' telegraph operator. for tele. +,
'raphy with many other things i re-. |
inired TO be learned, aud he is no,
ikely to find himself much enricb,.d -,
iie exp'ration of his five wears term
II enlistment.
y very great degree of The accuracy
't'a'hed by the Signal Service Is un-
loubtediy attributable To the fact That
Is military establishment. govern.
Il bv strict military regulations, but
mere seems TO be an eminent fitness in
laking 1t distinct body in the army,
TN an amount of pay commensurate
ith The quaiiticati ons demanded and
le duties performed, and with gre.ter
lcent!Ves for useful effort "a the way
opportunities. For pro.notion. WALL
department clerks receive one hundred :
ollars per month 70, si, ho,.., ...., .
nd even messengers n.net, ao....e f
er month, the pay of the Observers of d
he Signal Sor,ice, who wo,k literally t
ay and night, and are required TO fit c
for their position by long
nd rigorous course of study, is ridicu- ,
,uSly small. The usefulness of The
i2nal Service Bureau has boon fully
emonstrated, and the classes more
specially benefited by its operations,
nc commercial and agricultural, would
illingly see Congress pledged more
berally to its support.
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/ DOUGLAS AND LINCoIN.-Thosc who
witnessed Lincoln's first inauguration
Will not soon forget one LITTLE sceno
which then occurred. The PresideutIelcct
came forward upon The platform prenar-
''' at '"r east trout of the Capitol, with
nj natural awkwardncss increased b,-
'he hIolhent"us circumstances of th..
OCCASION, and by gorgeous warlrobc
IN which il was evident lac ral, cx,.,..l
ihSiy uncomfortable. The still drr..
coat vest and pantaloous of black hrn,d.
cIoih were enough of themselves +, dis
'urb has mental and PHYSICAL eauoui-
f'''N' o"t 10 these wee added other in
chrnbrancr, IN the shape OF "A brand
new silk hat and Il poudcrou, ooldhead-
eel cane. The cane he MANAGED tn uut
ava! IN corner, but the disposition Ok
'he nat prepleXed him greatly. 1t was
100 good to throw away, too nice As he
thought, to rest upon the rough boards.
'"' ior minute at least, poor Lincoln
'too" there IN the gaze OF assemhl"1
deposit it, Douglas, who sat immediate
lv IN the rear, saw the embarrassment OF
his rival, and rising, took the shining
beaver from its sorely bothered owner
and held it during the delivery OF the
inaugural address. 1t is doubtful
whether, i've wears before, stephen a.
Dougla, ever dreamed lhat he was de-
tined 10 hold the lat Of Abraham Linz
colin while that individual WAS appear
lug Tor the tir,t time as President ol the
United Slatc,.- Missouri Republican.
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the nation, aud Ames's shovels were
known and used throughout the world
lie died at an advanced age, having liy
ed to see fionrishing town grow up
around him, which, in large measure
owed to him its existence and prosper.
Ity. lie was universally respected. A
Keen, energetic man of business. vet
slngularly Straightforward and upri0bt
IN his dealings. What a melancholy
contrast is presented when we see the
son of this man 'contamipatino his fin.
gers with base bribes /
The Ames family have ALWAYS been
interested III the welfare ofNorth Easton.
anu every scheme tor public improve
meht meets their ready support and re-
ceives from them substantial aid. They
have always been firm advocates oftbe
temperance cause, and have waged re-
iehtiess warfare against the liquor traffic
In their midst. And this has not been
without its preceptible effect, for | will
venture to say that no other town in the
state, IN which the foreign element so
iargeiv predominates, can show so good
a temperance record as does this place
Ihree or tour years ago Oakes Ames be-
gan building an elegant school. house.
Win thc intention OF presenting it to the
uistrlct IN which he resides, but before
It's completion the school-district system
was abolished. and, otcaring to include
the whole town in his liberality, he Of
lered to sell the building at slight ad-
vance upon cost. After much contro-
Vefsy upon the subject, the town finally
pouSht the house, and some people have
Oeeh so ungenerous as to assert that Mr.
hhles knew that this measure was to b,.
Drought before the legislature, and
would probably be successful; and h..
TOOK advantage OF this knowledge 10
reaiiAe lew dividends bv speculatino
IN schooi-houses. OF the two brothers
ollVer Ames is the general fayorite. ana
ne Is certainly morally and intellectually
The superior. If you want a favor gn
to Oliver; he will grant i: if it is wilma
his power; and ifnot, he will give ynn
courteous refusal, which is more ,L.,
YOU VIII always get from Oakes, who is
rs rough and blunt as one of his own
shovell
The people of this village met the
'anlpai9n SANDER, at first with indip-
lant denial then with attempted defiance,
" men mas gwen place to Il feeling of
iihlost u personal shame and humiliation.
nc Aines family has been held in such
iiSh esteem that the detection of Oakr.
: neehiy ieIt, and when he retires fro,,
,uoiic ne, whether that be the result of
ne expiration of his term, or of the ex-
lu,sioh which he SO richly deserves. he
III ma That he has lost, much more
"'iH t"al he can regain, the confidence
Ihd esteem of his townsmcu."
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DRAGDON and Martins well known stand for
u merry occupied by Woodcock and Gould Of
franklin Is now open with well selected stock.
Jobing and all kinds work done to order ana with
dispatch. Particular asssasion given 70 Horse
shoeing Thankful Tor past favors1 wish TO N.
fotm the eitt1ens of HrnAklin and vicinity that
they will always And n IN IL shop when An
not in the Franklin Uouoo. JOHN ". RICKETT,
Tranklin. Juno Nh ia, ~
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Chickens under two weeks old should be
fed as often as every two hours, and fed
no more than they will eat up clean az
each time.
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20
DEATH INSURANCE.
= Fable.
By JOHN G.. SAKE.

mountebank whose life displayed
Uncommon genius in the trade
% getting much while giving naught,
Except a deal of knavish thought,l
Gave out through all the country round
Inat he the magic art had found
Of teaching Eloquence to all
W no cnose to pay, the fee was smallN
indeed, the rogue declared, his plan
ould educate the dullest man,
Nay, cen horse, or OK, or ass,
TIL he in speaking would surpass
Immortal Tully land would show
All modern arts that lawyers know.
Besides, to grace brilliant speech
"All this undertake to teach
The merest dunce-or else" he said.
The forfeiture shall be on my head ~
OF course so marvellous thing
Soon. through the courtiers, reached the
king;
Who. having called the charlatan
Into his presence, thus began:
well Sir Professor, / have heard
Your boasts-and take you at your word.
Between us be it now agreed
That to my stable you proceed,
At once, and thence donkey take,
OF Whom-'us bargained-you shall make
An orator of fluent speech;
Or, failing thus the brute to teach
You shall be hanged till YOU are dead ~
"A bargain, Sire!" the fellow said:
"And ten years time shall be allowed;
1t is but fair" The monarch bowed.
"And now my fee be pleased to paw! ~
Then takes the gold and goes away
\ cOurtier whom he CHANGED to meet
\ fortnight later. in the street,
Began the fellow to deride
About his bargain Faith ~ he cried,
"A fine agreement you have madei
mean to see the forfeit paid:
The artsof rhetoric to teach
OF course you'll make gallows-speech -
Laugh as you may, my merry MANI
Replied the cunning charlatan
"AlthOugh my wisdom you may flout,
know, quite well, what I'm about.
If in the years allotted |,
The king, or ass, should chance to die,
Pray, don't you see, my giddy friend,
The bargain finds q speedy end?
My fee was but a premium paid
To one in the insurance trade:
OF one or other of the three
Ten years are pretty sure to see
The epitaph-as chances fall
| take the hazard-that is all!
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three months and waking its pristine
quietude into life and activity worthy
of true follower of old Ethaa Allen
worthy of Vermont.
The drift investigation seems to have
began and the length of its reign no
man may foretell. Scarcely has one
rumor been chased to a conclusion than
another comes to the surface, and it has
finally seemed to dawn upon the minds
OF men that square exposition OF the
facts is the one thing needful. Charges
too grave to be whistlcd down demand
investigation, not in the interest of a
party in some immediate campaign, but
in the interest of truth and candor that
public confidence in our own institutions
may not suffer The Republicans done
wise thing in the appointment of the
Credit Mobilier committee. The same
is true of the Patterson and P0meroy com
mittees in the Senate. IF there were the
disposition to whitewash, it is obviously
impossible to do so to any considerable
extent, where both parties are literally
represented upon the committee, and the
effect of any truth revealed is at this
iuncture less to be feared that obvious
concealment of facts. An open hand
honestly shows what is in it hand
tenaciously closed is enough to work
Imagination into frenzied belief that
it contains anything and everything.
The elephant to be disposed of just now
is the report of the Poland committe.
POmeroy and Patterson both go out of
office on the 4th of March, after which
there will be no pressing demand for
justice in their cases but the Credit
MObilier business must have a special
and complete burial of some kind. Ru-
NOR has it that the committee will rec
ommend the expulsion of Ames and
Brooks with the taCit recommendation
of the others to clemency. The report
of the Caldwell investigation committee
(that Senator G. was unlawfully elected)
created two distinct impressions upon
the public-one of surprise, as the pre-
vious conclusion had been that such re-
port would not be made, and one of en-
tire satisfaction as to its business. The
POmeroY committee assembled to-day
and excitement is running high. The
Senate has passed stringent rules restrict
ing debate, with the view of completing
the necessary legislation before the 4th
of March. The naval appropriation bill
is provoking long and sharp discussions
upon the condition of our superannuated
and epfeebled marine, and great effort
is being made to place that branch of
the service on better war footing. The
House has been engaged upon legislation
of an ordinary character, prominent
among which has been a speech by Mr..
Banks in favor of the Sutro tunnel, and
an attack upon, and the vindication of,
the affairs of the District of Columbia.
But such stupid matter as ordinary leg
islation can be had almost any time here,
and neither House of Congress can sue
cessfully compete for public attention
with their own investigating committees.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-20

A SUBSTITUTE FOR NACoINATIoN.-T
ls new thing in medicine is a substi-
trte for vaccination, a description of
which is contained in the last number of
american Practitioner, but not in terms
sufficiently plain to make it thoroughly
understood. The propagation of the new
doctrine, an eminent Western physician,
says that for thirty-four years he has
held to the plan of pustulation by tartar
emetic as fully as good a preventive of
small pox as perfect vaccination. He
adds that the fact is familiar TO phys
icians that there is an almost exact re
semblance between tartar-emetic pustules
and vaccina, not only at their full de-
yelopment, but during the successive
stages. lie asks the question Why this
artificial pustulation may not be lust
rs good preventive as vaccination, since
the same process has been gone through
with, and the same molecular changes ?"
and suggests that experiments be made
il hospitals TO prove this theory.
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stances; but the young widow tbanl,,s
him, and said that the only service -
required was that he should maintain -
absolute secrecy regarding her. He o.
deavored to obey her, but his Affect
for her was stronger than his lovalty-
he was young and handsome, as we'll.
impressionable, and perhaps the ~
princess was not sorry when, her pra
tended father dying, Dauband offeras
himself to her as her husband. If sbo
had really renounced all thoughts of r.
Stunning her rank, he argued, why sborE
she not wed an honest man who love-
her? Though not queen, in him sAs
should ever have a devoted subie.
She consented; and in so doing afford
one of the strangest vicissitudes Of fo-
tune that history has recOrded-the mar
rage with an humble officer of infaD,rr
of one who had been destined for m.
throne Of Russia, and whose sister We.
actually occupying that Of Austria. IT,
marriage was a happy one, and bon.
fruit in an only daughter.
After ten years, Dauband beirs
troubled with some disorders which tfz
practitioners in Louisiana could M
cure. removed with his wife and Cbi]5t
Paris to get medical advice, and Oh b..
recovery obtained from government On
appointment in the Isle Of Bourbgr
While in Paris the wife and dsugh'a
went to walk in the Tuileries, and con
versing in German, were overheard t7
Marshal SAKE, who stopped to cOnsi55,
them. Nine. Dauband's embarassme-
confirmed his suspicious, and his reco;
milton of her was complete. She Der.
suaded him TO promise secrecy. r.
called on her. however, the next da7
and often afterward; and when she hs
departed for Bourbon informed the kic.
Of what he had discovered. Order
were sent to the island that the greats
respect should be paid to her, and 1s
king Of Hungary was also made e.
uuafnted with the position Of his ag1.
He sent her a letter inviting her 20 bis
court. but on condition that she shout
quit her husband, which she refused
do. In 1747 Dauband died, having bse
preceded to the grave by his daughts,
and the widow came to France with ,ha
intention of taking up her residence In q
convent. In place Of doing 50, L0u
ever. she lived in great retirement 81
Vitri. about a league from Paris, Wb-.
she died in .-ChaHb6Ts' J0urnu