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chair at the foot OF my bed. Even when left ut
Tho church door during daily mass, when I yainly
tho padded door would 10 showed open, and
Chick, with hiH ears and tSistoa tal
"Cocked fu' sprush."
and hia whole boaring tlat Of sthe right man
In tho right place" would souttlo over tho atone
pavemont Bcont NE out, and ensconco himself
beside my olaair. At mea1B, 10 took hlR seat be-
side me, In which 10 would roar himself up un-
bidden in tho dro1loBt way, lolng bncl with per-
foct ease, mud gracefully holding one forepaw
highor than the other, as II addressing tho party.
BometimeH ho would even emphasize hiB ro-
nut, amid tue shouts Of laughter ho occaaloned,
would look up steadily In tho face, aa ii
enjoying tho 5oko ns well as tho rest:
10 learnt to sit up with o shawl around
Ing Lis head to old biscuit On lila u nose H,'S un
touched till bilden to cat, aud ovon to stand
quito upright III tho corner, Watching with
tho graycst Intelligence til ,.he wsa told to
come out. 1u SHORT, az said boforo, II tho QUO
motiVo-powor Of 1oro woro found Chicks genius
seemed to know no limit.
But, meanwhile, the day was drawing near
whom the doep aud most real grlof must DO suf-
ferea Of leaving my friend. Our temporary rest
to1 t'4 GOOD :sTfas oto home =; te cs's propae sss
tiona for departure, and I road IN his eyos tint
ho guessed their import, aud know that our
separation was drawing near. Never for an in
8tant would ho let mo lnoyo out OF his sight, OK.
copt for mass, when ! locked hin. up In my
room. Ills exceeding Joy nj my rotnr1i was ono
Of tho most touching things ovor folt. When
oyoty osor demonstration had booh made, ha
would get up on his hind legs aud gently ltok
my faco, not as dog usually does, but Just put,
ting out big tongue and touching NY ohootf,
Tlis special act always socsned t0 say, j" Car,
you go away and leavo mo behind? Why not
tako mo with youa"
Tho consciousness Of this foolIng wrought so
strongly that tho question was seriously nlootod
botwoen my frIond a'Il mo Of buying Chick anl
Carrying him with liz to Englaul. but thore
were groat lltilcnltiaB In tho way. Tho expouse
was no small addition, bcailoH tho anxiety and
addou fatigue of snothor fresh thing to load
about and struggle for In atations alsd wating~
foo1na. being, aa We waro, only party OF womeii,
ncitlor atronnG. nor woll, md alrealy burtlouod
wlth snporality Of lnggago aud ialpedimenta
50 tho inonrnful dcolaion waH como to that
It could not DO. Our Inst walks woro taIsen, our
lust gau1bols on tho ollyo.terraeoA played out,
ald 1t Heomed to n,o as it ovory hollr Chicks
eyes hocatno moro tondorly loving and moro to-
yosedly faithful. And Hoon should DO far out
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05
Congress.

The AID Congress assembled last Mon
day. The House was promptly organ
lied by the reelection of Hon. james G..
Blaine of Maine, as speaker, by large
majority. The republican majority in
the House as will be seen by the vote for
Speaker, which stood, Fernando Wood,
democrat, II, Cox, 2, Clymer, l, Stephens,
1, Blaine, 100. Two or three bills were
introduced in the Senate looking to the
repeal Of the salary grab law or relating
to it. Senator Morrill, of this State in
troduced a resolution instructing the fl
nance committee to inquire into the ex.
pediency of reporting bill providing
for free banking and the resumption OF
specie payments, to take effect Jan. l
1875. Senator Enmunds also introduc
ed bill, which was reported favorably
upon last January, creating commits
sion to adjust compensation for depreda
tions by rebel cruisers awarded by tn,
Geneva tribunal. Edward Mcpherson
of Pennsylvania was reelected clerl
and N. Ordway, Sargeant-at-arms, with
out ballot. The Democrats in theii
caucus had little excitement over the
salary grab law, and to the surprise Of the
country and their party the grabber'
prevailed, Fernando Wood being nomi
mated for speaker, and only few boltet
the nomination. The democrats of thu
House therefore have put themselve
square on the record as a prop to thu
salary grab. The Republicans tool
an opposite view in their caucus anc
finally passed resolution in favor o
repeal.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

TWEED IN PRIsoN.-Tweed was taken
to Blackwell's Island State Prison last
Friday, where he was asked the usual
questions by the recording clerk to which
he answered that he was aged 90, occu-
patton statesman[ no religion, but as
his family are Protestant be was entered
as such. He weighed 263 pounds, was
taken to the bath and thoroughly cleans
ed, then had his head shaved in peniten-
tiary style, and was arrayed in full strip
ed uniform. He had two letters from
New York city physicians recommend
ing that he be placed in the hospital,
but after examination by the penitentla-
ry physicians he was remanded to COM
mon eel like all other felons, numbered
"a. The jacket given him to wear is
known at the penitentiary as Larceny
jacket" His son stood by him till he
was lead away to his cell, when he and
a few friends and reporters left the is
laud.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

r. r. LITIGATION The Vermont
and Canada railroad company have TAX
en- steps toward the recovery Of the back
money due them on account of the lease
of their road to the Central Vermont
road by bringing, at Boston, an action
of contract for the sum of SIS, 900 against
j. Gregory Smith and others, one of the
results of which is the attachment of the
property of the Central Vermont compa-
ny, now in the hands of the several rail.
road corporations composing the through
line-the Boston and Lowell, Boston and
Maine, Fitchburg and Cheshire railroads
and Geo. Stark.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

Among the passengers on the deck OF
the Vile du Havre was French gen.
tleman of remarkable GOODNESS and pres
ence of mind. He comforted many by
his words. A priest asked, +" Are you
Roman CatholicY" Yes, was the an
swer. Repent, then" said the priest,
"and | forgive your sins" With these
last words the priest sank in the waves (;
the penitent was saved.
The passengers on the Inflated Vile
du Havre were from various places in
New York, Chicago, Rhode Island, Bos-
ton and other places,
One of the most touching of the many
sad episodes occasioned by this terrible
disaster is the loss Of Miss Julia Waite,
age 20, daughter of G. G. Waite of the
Brevoort House, New York. She was
accompanied by her brother, G. Burritt
Waite, age %, for whom the journey
was undertaken, in the hope that it
might be beneficial to his health. Their
destination was the south of France,
where they intended passing the winter,
The first shock came to the father Mon.
day morning. The uncertainty was fl
nally broken by a dispatch from the alb.
sent son as follows: "CARDIFF, Dec. |,
1873. Julia went down with the steam,
er. My health unimpaired. Sufficient
funds to go to Paris. CHARLEY" AS
the father read this to the reporter, his
lips trembled, and his hand shook but
breathing deep sigh, he intimated thai
he was truly thankful that the calamity
was no worse, and that he had beer
partly spared.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.

Capt. Urquhart had been up for three
successive nights on account of dense
fog. After they had met the Trimoun-
tain, he says all the saved were transfer
red except French priest who had be-
come insane and another person left to
take care of him. Speaking of the con-
dition of the saved on the Loeb Earn he
says:
The survivors were crowded into the
small cabin in a pitiable state. They
we're heart-broken, ill-clad and destitute.
but, amidst their grief they expressed
their gratitude to the captain and crew
of the Loeb Earn for saving them from
a watery death.
l supplied them with all the CLOTHING
which could possibly be spared on nv
ship, and with other requisites. Never.
theless, some were almost naked. and 9TH
ers were badly injured by fragments of
the wreck coming in violent contact
with them
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

1t is evident Judge Davis intends to
do his duty to purify the New York City
courts, and does not hesitate to apply
the corrective in whatever direction it
may be needed, bullying and browbeat'
ing lawyers included. The trial OF
Tweed over, he caused all of Tweed's
counsel to be brought before him. Three,
Graham, Bartlett and Fullerton, were
fined $3.50 each and to stand committed
till paid. The janior members of the
counsel were let off with reprimand.
The court room was densely crowded
and included large number of lawyers.
Judge Davis gave sharp lecture and
was frequently applauded during his re-
marks.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

A Coon SToRY.-Richard B. Kim
ball in the Galaxy discusses some fea-
lures of the financial panic, particularly
the present way of doing business with
out actual transfers of money, which is
based on mutual confidence. He begins
his paper by telling the following good
story:
There is no such thing as money in
this country was the exclamation Of
an Englishman few years ago, after a
brief sojourn in New York.
1t happened in this way:
The Englishman, in the course of his
business, found 1t necessary to obtain an
advance on some merchandise. He made
the usual arrangement with large COM
mercial house to accommodate him. On
going to consummate it and receive the
cash, he was good deal surprised when,
in lieu of it, the senior member rendered
to him the acceptance of the firm, paya-
BILE at ninety days date. What am
to do with this :? I" Take it to B. B. q
Co" (naming some we'll known bankers).
was the reply. "They will give you the
money at the legal rate" The English
man did as directed. He met with no
difficulty. The paper was acceptable,
and, although our hero did not touch the
cash, he received check for the proper
amount on neighboring bank. Thither
he repaired in the full confidence of hav-
ing something tangible. He was mistak
en-. The individual at the bank tC
whom he presented the check for pay.
ment seized it nervously, and in rapid
incoherent manner, scrawled some hero.
glyphics on its face, and thrust it back
into the hands of its astonished owner
motioning him at the same time to stand
aside for the next conner. The check
had been duly certified" That was
what the scrawl across the face meant
In a state of suspense and anxiety the
Englishman betook himself to the per
son to whom he was indebted, and tim
idly exhibited what he had to offer. To
his surprise his friends countenance
frightened. " Many thanks!" he ex.
claimed. "By the way, this amount is
too large; there will be something over
hundred dollars coming to you," and
be proceeded to fill check for it. The
Englishman gioaned in spirit. 1t was
only another "piece of paper" And
then it was he exclaimed, There is no
such thing as money in this country +"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

The VERMONT STATE LIBRARY has
secured at very reasonable price, the
library of the late Nathan B. Haswell,
of Burlington, which is chiefly valuable
we may almost say invaluable for files
of the two earliest Vermont newspapers,
started respectively at Bennington and
Windsor in 1888. These were the earli-
est newspapers which we're published
continuously for long series of years.
The Windsor paper was preceded by one
printed at Westminster in 1872 of
which single copy, No. 8. is in the Ii
brary of the Vermont Historical Society.
Can anybody furnish file of the West
minister paper2 1t is wanted Mont
petier Journal
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05
Peace.

The war cloud seems to have subsidized.
The demands of our government have
been complied with by Spain, and the
matter s to be adjusted. The Virginius
is to be surrendered, and her true status
ascertained, and such damages paid as
may be found just. The presidents mes
sage states the present condition of affairs
on this subject and the part relating to
it will be found in another place. All
will be thankful that war has been avert
ed, and may all future international
questions be settled in similar manner.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

1t is estimated that the late H.,
John T. Hale left his wife and
daughters between fifteen and ,m wv
thousand dollars.
The Peoria, Ill, Review saws Il
there are 1000 men in that civ n
want a war with Cuba, provided J,
can go as suffers. They do no, =,
for the honors and glory of war all n,
want is to avenge the violated hoOo, I,
our country by selling cheese at 81, ~
per pound shippers included"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

THE HoosAc TUNNEL.-The headings
of the Hoosac Tunnel met on Thanksgiv-
ing day, and all that now remains to
make the opening through the mountain
available for traffic is an enlargement OF
some two thousand feet of its length. 1t
is the second longest tunnel in the world,
took nearly fifteen years to build, and
cost ten millions of dollars. The work
was began in 1856, and the engineering
for the bore began at both ends is said to
have met within half an inch at the sides
and about ! inches overhead.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

AvILUDE OR GAME OF BIRDS lust
published by West & Lee, of Worcester.
Mass, is as the nameindicates an instruct
We game for the young. 1t is seldom
that amusements for children combine,
valuable information with sport and
pastime. Natural History is a subject
which cannot fail to entertain the young,
represented in an attractive manner, and
one to be remembered which is the case
with this game of Attitude. The game
employs GA cards divided into eight
groups, each consisting of four pairs.
One card of each pair has an engraving
off bird and its name; the companion
card has description of the same. The
price is 20 cents which must warrant an
extensive sale. This is one of the useful
Christmas attractions.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

The New York OBSERVER takes a
bold stand against gift enterprises in the
shape Of picture premiums, offered to
subscribers, and said to be worth SO
much more than the price OF periodi-
cal. The Observer does not publish pic
lures, but publishes neaCs. Any person
desiring comprehensive weekly news.
paper, flied with just the news that ev-
cry family wants, and free from any
clap trap, or objectional matter of any
kind, will hardly do better than by send
ing So to S. l. Prime g. Co., 81 Park
Row, New York.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-The year
1874 will usher in the S8th volume of
this magazine. That it has been sue
cess both to Mr.. Cooley and its patrons,
its venerableness and present popularity
both testify. The December number
offers extra inducements for the coming
year. 1t contains the first of the chrome
series, which is a new feature of this
magazine. This is " Winter at Home, !"
and is gem of a chrome. The second
of the series will appear in the January
number. Extra offers are made to the
getters up Of clubs, which will be found
in this number. Published by L. A.
Cooley, Philadelphia, Pa.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05
THE PURsER's STATEMENT.

The purser says: Thirty or forty
passengers managed to get into the long
boat, and life grew strong within them
when they were freed from the sinking
vessel; but, suddenly, the mizenmast fell,
and left the side of the vessel, killing or
wounding nearly all of them. Immedi-
ately afterwards the mainmast fell on
the deck, killing and wounding more.
The water was rushing down the wind
pipe with fearful velocity. The vessel
was sinking. Some were heard saying
calmly, As we must die, let us die no
bly, jumped overheard, with anoth-
er, and commenced swimming towards
the Loeb Earn, which was half a mile
off. Looking around / saw the steamer
disappear, without reeling, going down
head foremost. For moment a mighty
shrek rent the air-the last outbreak of
agony. A deathlike calm succeeded the
noise and tumult. The captain remain
ed on the bridge during the whole scene.
He was rescued one hour later. Six of
fcers out of fifteen were saved, all by
swimming for life, with the exception of
the first lieutenant, who went in boat
to the Loeb Earn.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

At one of the hotels, yesterday, was
family travelling West from Vermont.
The wife was continually badgering the
husband for his method of doing this or
that, evidently supposing that everybody
else was noticing his unaristocratic ways.
At the table she passed him the potatoes,
and he took off small mountain, and
in three minutes held up his plate for
more. She winked at him but he was
determined, and shouted; !" Elizabeth
Jones, you may wink and blink all day,
but I'm going to have some more later
or bust the bank p" He got some.-De-
troi Press.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

ANOTHER STOKES JUROR SENTENCED
Robert Porter, one of the Stokes iu-
rors, was sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment in the county prison last
Saturday. and to pay fine of one hun
dred dollars and stand committed till.
paid. He pleaded guilty to disobeying
the order given to the jury, and the dis.
srict attorney said be was seen in dis
reputable house during the trial. II
passing sentence Judge Davis sharply
lectured him on the unseemly character
Of such conduct.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

MANY SUFFER rather than take r.,
seous medicine: and this is not n Y
wondered at, as the remedy is oNs'
worse than the disease. Sufferers f,o~
coughs, colds, influenza, sore throat !,
tendency to Consumption, will fud \
DIR. Wistar's BaLsam of Witd Cherr |.
remedy as agreeable TO the palate az st
fectual in removing disease.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

In Decatur, H., when young
lady refuses an offer to convey her home,
he asks permission to sit on the fence
and see her go by.
Lyman Tremaine received SOS, 900
for defending Stokes-s10,000 as a re-
tainer and the remaining 5000 at the
end of the trial. This, we believe, is the
largest sum ever paid to counsel in a
murder case in this country.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05
WINTERS DEATH WARRAnrs are

WINTERS DEATH WARRANTS are neg
lected coughs and colds. Thousands die
at this season simply because they per-
NIT these ailments to take their fatal
course instead of curing them promptly
as they always do, with Haie's Honey Of
Horehound and Tar. Crittenton's 7 9Th
Avenue. Sold by all druggists.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05
Pratt's Astral Oil.

A BS0LUTELY safe. Perfectly odorless. ALVIN
IA uniform. Illuminating qualities superior % n,
Burns in any lamp without danger of explodipss
taking fre. Manufactured expressly to dspIas
the use of volatile and dangerous oils. Its AZ,
under every possible test. and its perfect burpr,
qualities, are proved by its continued use in oTS
100000 families.
Millions of gallons have been sold and no ac.
dent-directly or indirectly-has ever occurred bTs
burning, storing or handling il.
The immense yearly loss to life and property \,
sulting nom the use of cheap and danger oit i
the United States, is appalling.
The Insurance Companies and Fire Commission
throughout the country recommended the Al
TRIAL as the best safeguard when lamps are asei
Send for circular.
For sale at retail by the trade generally, and =
Wholesale by the proprietors, CHAS. PRATT N
los. Fulton Street. New York. $50 ann
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05
Terrible Ocean Disaster.
over 900 Lives Lost.-AppaiIing Scenes

Another appalling ocean calamity has
occurred by the collision of two steamers,
one of which was sunk in about five
minutes and over two hundred lives lost.
The French steamer Ville-du Havre
came in collision with the British iron
steamer Lock Earn, and sunk. The
Loeb Earn was coming from London to
New York. The Ville-du Havre left
New York for Havre Nov. 10, and the
disaster occurred in mid ocean at about
o'clock A. NJ, Saturday, Nov. I'D.
The number of lives lost is stated at 226.
Number saved was 81. OF the saved
were the captain and 90 of the crew and
SO passengers. These were at first pick
ed up by the Loeb Earn, which was
much damaged by the collision, and
which Immediately hoisted the sign of
distress. She was fortunately sighted at
s o'clock in the morning by the Tri-
mountain, who took those saved from the
Vile du Havre, and landed them at
Cardiff, Wales, last Monday.
AS usual on such occasions of peril,
the most heart-rending scenes occurred.
Men, women, and children, seized with
terror, rushed on deck in their night
clothing, and all was confusion. The
Loeb Earns bow had cut assure in the
deck of the Vile du Havre twelve feet
in depth and the iron plating of her side
was crushed in for a distance of thirty
feet.
Most of the passengers were too ter
rifed to try to save themselves. Many
prayed, and many laid down with the
calmness of utter despair. Some, hear
ing the water pouring into the ship,
never quilted their staterooms whole
families thus went down together. The
means of escape were crippled by two
boats being crushed by the mainmast
and mizzenmast, both of which fell
over five minutes after the collision,
killing and manning many persons.
The whale boat of the Vile du Havre
saved its load of passengers, who were
put on board the Loeb Earn The boat
then returned to the wreck and saved
a second load, including the Captain,
who remained by the Vile du Havre
until she sunk.
The boats found the passengers and
crew floating on the waves, holding to
planks, buoys, spars and whatever could
be seized as the wreck went down. Many
had thus prepared themselves from the
first. Many of the women saved were
floating in the water for two hours or
more before being picked up. One of
the Officers of the steamer swan to the
Lock Earn.
The boats remained about the spot
where the steamer went down until there
was no longer any hope of saving more
people.
Among the survivors was one lady
whose husband and four children had
persisted in these Three young ladies
lost their father and mother. One
young man lost his father, mother and
sister; and another gentleman lost his
sister, whom he was taking to France
for her health.
| The suferings of those who were res
cued were intense, the cold being very
severe; many persons were nearly in
sensible and would have utterly persisted
in few minutes more. The rescues
, were nearly all matter of haphazard,
as the time permitted no organized effort
or attempt at choice.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

THE NURsERY.-By accident we omit
ted last week the terms and address of
this splendid little monthly for children.
1t is but 81 so and address Sc Broomfeld
Street. Boston, or you can send Is cents
and get single copy. Then you will
become a subscriber sure, for you will
not fail to like It.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-05

A REVENUE DEFALCATIoN.-An Arson
j. Crane of Burlington, Assistant Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the Third
District of Vermont, was declared on
Friday to be a defaulter to the amount
of ST, 900. Mr.. Crane claims that Jew
EFT, former collector, embezzled the
money. Mr. Crane is senior partner of
the firm of Crane & Stacy, who have
been proprietors of the American Hotel
for nearly two years. His bondsmen
are said to be amply able to make good
the deficiency. l.. B. Platt, George III.
Bigelow, William G. Shaw, Geo. F. Ed
munds and Jed. P. Clark. The Bur
lington Free Press says that the money
was taken by former deputy in the
office and concealed by false entries, is
fully credited by his bondsmen and those
best acquainted with the case. Exam
nations by the agents of the Internal
Revenue Department have made this
apparent to them, and Mr.. Crane is re-
garded, not as the criminal, but as a
victim.