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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

SwINDLERs LET oFF.-Most of the
New York editors, political and religious
are talking pretty loudly about the big
steal from their State treasury. In
these pinching times, even among the
millionaires, 100000 boldly dipped up
out Of the strong box " they think is an
offence deserving of passing notice at
least, and the staid Observer thus al
ludes to the situation "We are glad
to see that the man who has recently
robbed the treasury Of the State of New
York is IN the hands of law and justice.
1t is hoped by all good and wise men
That if his guilt be proved upon him, he
will be put into the State Prison. :"
What! Compel that amount of brains
and broadcloth to look through the
CRATES Of prison incarcerate man
who has been regarded as " a model of
honesty" for laying his delicate fingers
on only three hundred thousand of the
peoples money What is the Observer
thinking about Why not take the ad-
vice of his less scrupulous companions
in guilt, and compromise with the fel-
low? Accept hundred and fifty thou
sand of the plumber, and let him keep
the balance as a premium for his agility
and shrewdness in thieving This would
have been more in accordance with the
progressive spirit of the age 7" Hear
the Observer once more: "The Increase
of these crimes is so rapid that society
| trembles lest confidence in men is about
to be destroyed. And this increase is
largely due to the fact that swindlers
and thieves (by courtesy called default
ers) are let off without punishment.
A great outcry was made when Garlic
ton He'd from the Union Trust Company
with vast fortune in his hands. The
public was told he would be brought
to Justice soon. But he is let off, and
every little rascal in bank or trust
company is encouraged to go and do
likewise. Out of the scores of such rob-
cries, not one in ten is ever brought to
justice, though the thief is near at hand
and his guilt confessed. Society is
wronged when directors of companies
are thus derelict in duty. We need a
more rigid and exact ministry of justice
and until we have it, these crimes will
multiply, and property in trust will be
more and more insecure"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

"A Milwaukee jury recently Obliged
hotel keeper to pay for valuables stolen
from the room of guest.
A man at Montgomery Center has
has recovered s65. from a blacksmith
for damaging horse in shoeing him,
last spring.
AN exchange pertinently asks
"How can any one with common sense
(mother or servant girD push the baby
carriage towards the rays of the sun,
along whole streetr 1t seems incredi
BILE; yet We see it every sunny day
When the baby will be twenty years
old, it will have weak eyes-and wonder
why"
- If a postmaster knows that letter
addressed to his Office is intended for Q
person living within the delivery of an
other office, it is his duty to forward
such letter lif it has been properly pre-
paid, without waiting for request t
do SO SO, and without additional charge
for postage.
Aliens election in Ohio has SO re
vived the spirits of the ex-rebels of th,
South that one of their organs thu
speaks of the claim for compensation
for emancipated slaves, recently breach
ed by r. M. t, Hunter:
"That claim in due time will be mad,
by Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware anc
Missouri, aud will be recognized anC
paid. We hold this to be certain, if tn,
Government of the United States is t,
exist at all as free, and therefore,
just Government"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

THE AGE OF TRoUT.--Some years since
Prof Agassiz suggested to Geo. S. Page
of New York, president of the Oquossoe
angling association, a means of deter.
mining approximately the age of the
famous Rangley's trout, which grow to
the remarkable weight of seven, eight
and even ten pounds. The mode adopt
ed was to take small platinum wire,
which was pointed at one end and fat.
tened at the other, and marked on the
fiat end with the weight and year. Then
insert this wire in the dorsal fin, select.
ing a mark with weight at the time.
and return the fish to the water. In
1870 Mr.. Page and others marked and
liberated some so trout in this way, and
the practice has continued each season
since. No marked fish has been captur-
ed until this season, when in lot of
trout brought back by the artist, Moran,
who was one of large party who visit
ed these waters not long since, one fish
was found marked 1870, one-half
pound, and weighing, when captured,
nearly two pounds and a quarter, show.
ing that the trout had grown nearly
one pound and three-quarters in three
years. The incident occasions much in
terest among all trout fisherman.-Os-
Ioe9o Times.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

Baltimore held a municipal election,
on Wednesday of last week, and accor-
ding to the reports it was an old fash
Toned "plug ugly affair, the majority
for the democrat ticket whatever that
may mean in that place-being some
10000. Thousands ofrepublicans white
aud colored, were disfranchised and re.
peating was general. In a single ward
the fraudulent majority is nealy 1000
in excess of an honest vote.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

The MEASEsT Mantle Wood.
scock Standard announces that the
meanest man has been found in Tun-
bridge, and states the facts as follows !:
1.-TWO poor little girls about ten or
eleven years of age, last year asked of
this " Gradgrind," the privilege of gath
ering few butternuts on his farm.
That year the nuts we're not plenty and
the leave given was that the little girls
might "pick up at the halves" which
they did.
This year when the forests are bur-
deued with nuts of most every kind, the
same children supposiDg the kind heart
ed man would allow them the same
privilege, went at their work at such odd
hours as they could command, and by
extra industry and labor, when other
children of their age were at play, had
collected about IA bushels of butternuts
and reported to their benefactor and re-
9uested him to come and divide; but he
looking over the big pile, and daring to
stoop and cheat the merest child, inform
them that his offer did not extend to
this year, and they must be contented
with one half bushel for their share !
Oh! the disappointment which crushed
the poor girls for they had seen in
their childish simplicity the pleasure
and happiness that the wealth of Cresus
could not buy clustering around their
Preside, and all had now been scattered
to the winds. La response to their tears
he finally yielded to them one bag Of
the nuts. They went to neighbor to
borrow wheelbarrow to carry home
their meager portion and told him their
story. This neighbor advised them to
let Gradgrlnd have the whole, saying
"go up into my lot and get all you
please and welcome"
If any town has meaner man than
this one, trot him out"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

Terms of the Liberia Advocate per
annum: One bushel of unhulled coffee.
A party of bears recently destroyed
five acres of corn for Wisconsin farm
er.
Twenty out of twenty-five inmates
of Memphis boarding house died of
yellow fever.
"A sweet potato feet and 5 inches
long, graces the sanctum of the Selma,
| Gala. J Times, and the editor has no fear
of famine.
The boyish game of snap the
whip" has been forbidden by the school
authorities of Milwaukee, several BOYS
having been seriously injured by the
swapping process.
The education of children is COM
pulsory in all the cantons of Switzerland
except Geneva and Uri. The number
of primary schools in the country is 700 !;
teachers, $500; scholars, 100000.
The Congregationalist tells of a
minister who prayed forty minutes at a
funeral, and adds Not Solomon in
all his glory would have prayed at this
length, had he dedicated hundred
temples"
-" | want you to pay me that thirty.
five cents you owe me, roared an indig-
nant newsboy to bootblack, yesterday
morning. "Havu't got the currency,
Jimmey," replied the burnisher, /" but /
can give you a certified check. o-Trov
Wing.
As the Republicans Of Ohio have
elected all their candidates for State
officers, with the exception of the Gov
ernor, the Dayton journal, lively Re.
publican paper, prints fine picture of
a huge rooster without a head, and be.
meath it the names of the successful pom-
inees, with quiet intimation that the
bird makes Every little Noyes."
A curious case of somnambulism
WAS that of an English soldier, who
while on guard during the night at
Woolwich arsenal, recently, fell asleeD
at his post and started off across country.
trailing his rifle in true military fashion,
and only ended his campaign after a |
march of four miles by running against
a policeman, who arrested him for a de-
serter.
The Swiss seem to be as avaricious
devourers of newspapers as We enlight-
ened Yankees. Last year, there were
printed IN Switzerland 90,S75. 3SS num-
bers OF different journals, representing a
value OF 81 ,200.S75 and constituting an
average of about so cents per anpum
for each inhabitant of the country. spent
for Swiss newspapers. Besides these
home journals, 1882 numbers of
German newspapers were sold in Swift.
erland during the same year, and large
portion Of Italian, French and English |,
journals.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

The FRANKING PRIvILEGE.-A dis.
patch from Washington on Tuesday
says:-A senator who has taken up bis
winter quarters here, to whom applica-
ton was made to-day concerning postage
on some public documents to his own
State, said that he would not send the
books until after the meeting of Congress,
when something will be speedy done
either to restore the ranking privilege
or to provide some adequate substitute.
Several Congressman recently here have
expressed similar opinions"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

ANoBLE MISUNDERSTANDING the first
who fastened to the relief of the Shreve.
port sufferers was beautiful young lady
of Philadelphia, who was willing to
brave even the terror of death to give
aid and comfort to the helpless victims
of terrible seourge. She was Agnes,
the daughter of United States naval
officer deceased, and was adopted by S.
and Agnes Arnold of Philadelphia, when
scarcely three years old. At Shreveport
her noble bravery and devotion gained
for her the title of Angel Agnes. One
night, while walking with sick child in
her arms, she fell down stairway and
fractured her spine, and died in great
agony. Only few days previous, her
intended husband, who had followed her
to Shreveport, died with the fever. Both
bodies will be brought to Pbiladelphia
for burial.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

VERMONT AHEAD.-Hon. Z. d. Ma.
son of Richmond, President of the Yer.
mont Dairymen's Association, sent two
of his cheeses to the Vienna Exposition,
has just received information that they
were awarded the highest prize above
all competitors. In view of the fact
that the celebrated dairy regions of Eng.
land and Holland as well as America
was represented, this may be said to be
high favor and to place Vermont, the
Dairymen's Association and Mr.. Mason,
in the front rank of a great industry.
We are proud of it-G. Adams Mes-
senqer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

A "CAUsE. According to the Gin
cinnati Gazette, the abstaining republi-
can voters of Ohio have said to the party
managers: Reform abuses or retire
from Office. We serve notice now that
the republican party must clear its skirts
of the salary grabs and Credit Moblier
scandals, and give evidence of general
reform, or we will vote against it next
time. For the present we will indicate
our dissatisfaction by staying at home
If this warning is not needed, we will
throw stones next time" The Gazette
adds on its own account: 1t is claimed
that the republican party is capable o.
purifying itself. This claim can only b.
made good By doing the acork. Congress;
will have plenty of time before another
autumn to satisfy the people on thi:
point, and upon the success of Congress
in this direction will depend the future
of the republican party.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

ST. NICHOLAS is the name of
the new candidate for public favor among
the boys and girls, announced some time
since by Scribner & Co., New York. 1t
is very neatly got up in topographic APP
pearance, live, progressive, spicy, full
of nice Illustrations and sure to be liked
by all wide awake girls aud boys. The
subscription price is So a year. We
presume they may be obtained of o. F..
Woods, or address the publishers, Scrib-
ner q Co, 654 Broadway, New York.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31
Floating Gin MIN DESTROYED.

Floating Gin Mill Destroyed.
Its Proprietor Killed while attempting TO be
Revenged for Its Destruction.
Simeon Basset, the man who has
made himself notorious this summer by
sailing up and down the lake in a
floating battery" selling liquor to the
workmen on the New York and Canada
railroad, has met with violent DEATH.
The circumstances connected with the az
fair, as near AZ can be ascertained, are
as follows:
Basset had been requested, by the
men who had patronized him, to give up
the business, as they could not resist the
temptation to purchase liquor and use 1t
when it was in reach of them. Not
needing their request, the overseers on
the railroad then notified Basset that un-
less he abandoned the business, and
cleared out, they should take measures
to close up his business. BasseL replied
that he would st Ike the hearts blood of
any one who interfered with his business"
Last Friday, the Oath inst, Basset left
his boat ON the Putnam side of the lake
in charge of his bro her, and came over
to Samuel organs in Benson. During
his absence party of men rowed up to
the boat, and as the brother In charge
of the institution showed himself, they
caught hold Of him, took him out and
brought him on shore.
They then took out several guns, pistols,
etc, and set fire to the craft and burned
it with what liquor there was ON board.
About this time Basset was returning by
the way Of the Hunt lot, and discovered
his boat on fire. He took boat be-
longing to Arunah Walker and went
over to the scene Of action, and rowing
up within twenty feet of the party OF
men near the burn ing boat, he said with
a terrible oath, that he would teach
them to burn his property" and fred
six pistol shots at them, whereupon some
one discharged shotgun at him the
contents striking him in the legs, and
one shot entering the body and piercing
the bladder. They then let the brother
20, and he took Basset to the "red house
at the Bryan place, where he fingered
till Sunday morning last, when he died
Basset is the same man who sold liq
uor TO james Parsons, about four week,
ago, in consequence Of which Parsons
got intoxicated and fell into the LAKE
and was drowned. Basset is from Eagle
Bridge, New York. The boat he haC
used in this business was large yaw
with small cabin. A. S. Bartholomew
who is overseer of the poor at Benson
Landing, was applied to for aid to bury
Basset. -RmLand Herald.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

DEsoLATIoN OF YELLOW FEVER
A private letter gives the following pic
ture of the desolation caused in Mem.
phis by the yellow fever: -Four hun.
bred children have been made orphans,
and many more Will be before the pesti-
lence is over. God pity them. In the
infected districts l have found them,
sitting sad and desolate upon the streets,
and, on inquiry learned that both par
ents had gone to the grave, and they
had wandered from the place of death. .
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31
M assachusetts holds her annual Stat

Massachusetts, holds her annual State
election next Tuesday. There will be
some local contests but in general very
little interest has been excited. The
same is true of New York where the re-
suit may be put down as doubtful till
after election. Both parties there have
each candidate on their tickets said tc
be more or less guilty of neglect of duty
in the recent State Treasury THEFT, and
it is to be regretted that both cannot be
defeated.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31
Postal Savings Bank.

Postmaster General Creswell recently
made speech at Baltimore, wherein he
advocated the establishment of postal
savings banks, as more safe deposit
and investment than that now afforded
by the various savings and trust institu
tons of the country, and which he claims
would avoid the danger and uneasiness
prevailing during the recent financial
panic. He says:
The recent financial panic has shown
that depositors in banking institutions
should receive as great security as bill
holders. That security can be afforded
the great laboring masses through postal
savings banks. BY this simple pan ev-
cry suitable post. Office could be used to
receive the deposits of the people and
transmit to the Department at Washing
ton, to be invested under the direction of
designated officers in the bonds of the
United States. Nothing short of politi-
cal chaos overthrowing the government
and the total destruction of all morality
and honor among the people could jeop-
ardize their interests. In times of panic
the people Instead of boarding their
means, would place them on deposit with
the government, to be invested in gov.
eminent loans and then sent again into
circulation. Thus the people would be
served by the security of their invest
ment, the government would be served
by the means placed at its disposal, and
the banks and the capitalists would be
served because of the tendency to pre-
vent boarding of the currency of the
country.
Mr.. Creswell refers to the provisions of
the National Banking act, and to the
fact that under this law the Treasury OF
the United States has been used as q
place OF deposit by the banks to the ex-
tent of millions, and asks: Why, taep,
should it not be used with equal propri-
ETY. and to the same extent for the secur-
ity OF the masses of the people? There
is nothing in the objection that the es-
Enlistment of postal banks would be
equivalent to the assumption of banking
business by the government. The rate
of interest would be too low to Justify
any such complaint. 1t would not con-
troll the active capital of the country. Il
would not check reasonable enterprise
and activity. Its Office would be two
fold, yet limited. 1t would supply, first,
safe deposit for the people and serve as
regulator to control undue excitement
in the money market. This is no untried
project. 1t is no longer an experiment.
Twelve years of actual use in Great
Britain have established its feasibility
and success. Postal savings banks were
established in the United Kingdom in
the year 1861, and now count nearly two
millions and half of depositors, and
nearly hundred million of deposits.
Such are Mr.. Creswell's views. 1t is
easy to see that the security to depositors
is greater with postal savings banks, but
we do not see how ev-n they would pre-
vent the same temporary Inconvenience
during financial panic, like the recent
one, especially 10 case Of " run" under
our present banking system. OF course
runs would be less likely to occur, and
so far it woull be an improvement.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

The Kings county On. Y.) grand
jury on Saturday indicted Whitelaw
Reid of the tribune, and Chas. A. Dana,
of the Sun, for alleged libel on Judge
McCue.
"A man from Somerset county Me-. will
be the only democrat in the next Senate,
against 80 republicans. He will be toll
erably certain. however, that every
measure he proposes will receive the
united support of his party in the body.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

COLDS are flying about in the air
thicker than fakes in snow storm.
Everybody is catching them, but every
body knows or ought to know how to
get rid of them. A few doses OF
HaLe's Honey Of HorehO,ad and Tar
and presto! they are gone. Why con.
tinue to cough, with positive cure a,
hand. Crittenton's, Z 9th Avenue. Sold
by all druggists.
Pixies toothaehe drops cure in minute.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

The trial of Stokes will probably be
concluded this week, and if Stokes is mol
acquitted it must be because the jury do
not believe much of the testimony for
the defense, as they have certainly man.
ufactured and put in enough for that
purpose.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31
gslluws gals Jimss,
BELLOWS FALLS, OCT. 81. 1878.

The democracy are beginning to over
flow on their election of governor in
Ohio already, the Springfield (O) Reg
lister having raised the old but charac'
teristic cry against negro children in
public schools.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

CAUTroN.--Purchasers of the Peruvian
Syrup "a protected solution of the pro.
toxide of Iron, are cautioned against
being deceived by any of the prepare
tons OF Peruvian Bark, or Bark and
Iron, which may be offered to them.
Every bottle of genuine has Peruvian
Syrup (not Peruvian Bark blown in
The glass. EXAMINE THE BOTTLE BE.
FORE PURCHASING.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

In a test case brought before it,
the Supreme Court of Indiana has deci-
ded unanimously that the State law, in
its sections relating to the granting Of
permits to sell intoxicating liquor and
prohibiting the sale without permits, is
constitutional.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

Several municipal elections held in
France last Sunday, showed decided re-
publican triamphs, and the republicans
have within few weeks made so vigor-
Gus campaign against monarchy. that
they will preserve the republic for a
while longer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

A Junction City, Kansas, girl swal-
lowed pin about year ago which re-
Gently made its appearance, coming out
through the left eye, entirely destroying
the sight.
How is this for French descrip-
ton CT a young lady: "She leaves of
kissing at twelve, and begins again at
twenty"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31
: Anna Dickipsou. baviuoan en..,

Anna Dickinson, having an engage
ment to lecture at Keesville. n. Y, on
the 23i, and being behind time when
she arrived at Burlington, chartered
steamer at the expense of $50, on which
she crossed Lake Champlain, and then
hired q feet horse, reaching Keesville
only an hour behind time
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

RULE OF THE ORANGES. Patrons
of Husbandry have made it rule OF
their order never to 60 to law, but to set
tie ali disputes by arbitration, the jury
to consist of mutual friends of the par
ties.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31

If VEGETINE is taken regularly
according to directions, certain aud
speedy cure of Dyspepsia will follow its
use.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-10-31
Pratt's Astral Oil.

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Millions Of gallons have been sold and no acct
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Inc Immense yearly loss TO life and property. re-
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