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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20
A Poor Man Cannot Afford 60 be a
Poor Farmer.

Ia an address before an agricultural
society, Mr.. Greeley gave uttsrance to
the following sound suggestions
The truth which | am now anxious
to impress is this, that no poor man can
afford to be poor farmer. When
averecommended agricultural improve
ments | have often been told that expen-
sive farming will do we'll enough for rich
people, bot we who are in moderate cir
cumstances can not afford 1t. Now, it
Is not ornamental farming / recommend,
but profitable farming. 1t is true that
the amount of mans capital must fix
the limit Of his business in agriculture
as in every thing else. But, however
poor you may be, you can afford to cul-
tivate land well. if you can afford to
cultivate it at all Itmay be out of your
power to keep large farm in high
state Of cultivation, but you should rest
a part Of it, and cultivate a small one.
II JOu oiS a pun haA Juu Oau hOb III
ford to raise small crops; you can not
afford to accept half crop from land
capable of yielding whole one. If you
are poor man, you can not afford to
fence two acres to secure the crop you
ought to grow on one acre; you can not
afford to pay or lose the interest ON the
cost of one hundred acres of land to
get the crops that will grow on City
acres. No man can afford to raise twen-
ty bushels of corn per acre, not even if
the land were given him, for twenty
bushels per acre will not pay the cost of
the miserable cultivation that produces
it, No man can afford to cultivate bis
land in such manner as will cause it to
deteriorate in value. Good farming im-
proves the value of land, and the farm
er who manages his farm so as to get the
largest crop it is capable of yielding, in
creases the value every year"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20
Grange Initiation Ceremony,

An exchange gives the following ac
count of Grangers' initiatory ceremony /;
On being brought into the ante.room
of the lodge, was told that / had been
ballotted for and accepted. My infor-
mant, wao was securely masked by what
| afterward learned was a large burdock
leaf, perforated with holes for the eyes,
told me that if valued my life, il would
be necessary for me to strip. As did
consider that of considerable worth TO
me, and as he italicised his wishes by
carelessly playing with seven-shooter,
| withdrew my garments with eagerness.
My masked friend then furnished me
with regalia of the first degree-called
1.-The Festive Plowboy which consist
ed merely of one large cabbage leaf, at
tached to waistband of potatoe vines.
In this air-costume | was conducted to
the door where my companion gave three
distinct raps. | was securely blinded by
binding slice of rutabaga over each
eye. A sepulchral voice from within
asked:
"Who comes :? +"
My guide answered.
"A useful agriculturalist, who desires
to become granger"
Sepulchral Voice" Have you looked
him carefully over?"
Guide" l have, noble gatekeeper"
S. V.-"Do you find agricultural
marks about his personH"
Guide-"I do"
S. "" What are they ?"
Guide" The candidate has carroty
hair, reddy whiskers and turnip nose."
S. V" 'Tis well. Why do you de
sire to become granger
Guide-(answering for candidate -
" That | may thereby be better enabled
to harrow up the feelings of the rascal
ly politicians"
S. W" You will bring in the candi-
date. My worthy STRIPPING, as you can.
not see, | will cause you to feel that you
are received at the door on the three
points of pitchfork, piercing the re-
gion of the stomach, which is to teach
you the three great virtues-faith, hope
and charity. Faith in yourself, hope
for cheaper farm machinery, and charity
for the lightning-rod peddler. You will
now be harnessed, and in representation
of the horse. Pegasus, will be tested as
to endurance and wind"
The candidate is here attached to a
small imitation plow, by means Of a
hemped harness.
A dried pumpkin-vine is put in his
mouth for a bit and bridle-he is made
to go down on all fours, the guide seizee
the bride, and urged on by granger
armed with a Canada thistle, which be
vigorously applies at the terminus of the
spine, the candidate is gslloped three
times around the room. While making
the circuit the members rise and sing.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20

LET THE HORSES RoLL-Horses that
are kept in the stable during summer,
should be given daily the luxury of a
roll on the earth. Rolling is the means
given by nature for the animal to rid
itself of vermin and skin diseases, and
it tends to make the animal healthy.
Some owners object to allowing horse
to roll on the bare earth because it gets
dirt into the bair. and makes extra work
to keep the animal clean, but the extra
work pays if rightly understood. Al
low a horse to roll in the dirt when he is
not moist with Precipitation, and then
stand an hour or two with his coat full
of dust before being cleaned up.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20

The yellow spots produced by nitric
acid may be removed from brown OF
black wooden goods, while fresh. by re.
pestedly dipping them into conoentra-
ted solution of permsnganate of potash.
and then washing with water. The yel-
low spots on the hands may be removed
in the same way, the brown stain pro
duced by the permangsnate being re
moved by an aqueous solution of sui
phuric acid. Old stains cannot be re.
moved by any process.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20

A HUMAN SKULL IN SOLID Rock
A very strange discovery, interesting to
geologists, is reported by the Usage Mis-
sion Kansas Journal. A human skull
was recently found near that place, i'm
bedded in a solid rock, which was brok-
en- open by blasting. DIR. Weirly of Os-
age Mission, compared it with modern
skull which he had in his office and
found that though it resembled the lat
ter in general shape, it was an inch and
quarter larger in greatest diameter,
and much better developed in some 9TH
er particulars. He says:
1t is that of the Uranium of the hui
man species, of large size, imbedded in
conglomerate rock Of the tertiary class,
aud found several feet below the surface.
Parts of the frontal, partial and occipi-
tai bones were carried away by the ex-
plosiJn. The piece Of rock holding the
remains, weighs some forty or fifty
pounds, with marine shells, and through
it runs vein of quartz or within the
Uranium crystalized organic matter, and
by the aid of microscope, presents
beautiful appearance"
Neither Lyell nor Hugh Miller, it is
stated, nor any Of the rest of the subter-
ranean explorers, reports any thingso re-
markable as this discovery at Usage Mis-
sion. Neanderman comes the nearest to
it but Neanderthal bones were found in
loan only two or three feet below the
surface, while this Kansas skull was dis
covered in solid rock.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20

A landlord, who gave to overy Gus
toner an example of his moderate drink
ing, complained of the badness of his
eyes, and asked Quaker whsthe should
do for them, removing his goggles and
submitting his swollen, inhamed eyes to
the examination of his customer. Ny
advice, friend, replied the Quaker, is
that thou shouldst put thy brandy on
thine eyes and thy goggles over thy
mouth"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20

The daily saving of sums intermedi-
ate between those named in the above
table would, of course, yield similar pro-
portiouate results. We invite our read
ers to study this table with care. There
is no man, woman or child living to
whom it would not convey very i'm
portant practical lesson. The fact is,
the miseries, poverty, beggary and want
that prevail among men, especially in
this country, spring very largely from
their prodigality. They manage to con-
sumo as they 60 along all their income,
whether from business or wages; and
hence, they are always poor, thousands
of them never being worth enough to
pay their funeral charges A great
many fortunes that might have been
saved are lost in this way. If the en-
tire body of society were to act on their
principle, it would be in the state of per-
manent pauperism, consuming as it goes
along all the products of its industry,
and hence, living from hand to mouth.
The only reason why this is not true of
all is that a portion of the people do not
consume all they earn or produce and
hence they have surplus which goes to
make up the general wealth.-N Y. In
dependent.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20

KEEPING MEALS WAITING.-LittIe
things cften interfere with our comfort
very much, and one small annoyance is
for men to delay coming to dinner when
called. Sometimes they have an hour
or more of work which they viii do be-
fore quitting, and then they 20 to the
house to find the dinner cold and the
cook discouraged. Nothing is more dis
beartening to tired woman than ia
bic fell of dirty dishes ornamenting the
table an hour and a half later in the
day than usual. Punctuslity is virtue
that men should learn if they are in the
habit of being uncertain about coming
TO meals. Any woman worthy the name
of hOusekeeper will be regular with her
meals if it lies within her to nave them
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20
Daily Savings.

But few people are aware of the re-
suits to be accomplished in a series Of
years by the habit of saving a small
amount each day and putting it to in
terest. Most persons spend these small
amounts on unnecessary and useless lux
uries; and because each amount is
small, they fail to take any particular
notice of it and utterly fail to estimate
the aggregate of such spendings during
the course of life. In this way many a
man spends fortune without knowing
it and in this way, too, the poor are
kept poor. Most people in this country
who enjoy an average degree of health
and who are industrious earn at least a
small surplus beyond their necessary ex-
penses and, if they would save this sur
plus and put it at interest, they would
find in the end much larger accumula-
tion than they had anticipated. Thou
sands of them would have competency
if living to old age, instead of being de-
pendent on the charity of others. We
submit the following table to show what
would be the result at the end of fifty
years by saving a certain amount each
day and putting it at interest at the rate
80 81 nor onp4.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20
BELLOWS FALLS, VT. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1874.

dreamed, and as for the fine grained and
chivalrous groom, our best wishes alone
can attend him.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20
pnftry.
For the Bellows Falls Times.
The Clouds.

For the Bellows Falls Times.
The Clouds.
/ often think as look above
And watch them in the sky,
They are the hooks the angels love,
As they roam the fields on high.
They are so pure, like a. place Of rest,
Where one might find repose
From all care and strife. an island blest
With freedom from earth's woes.
So ] sit and watch them. sit and dream
The thoughts that here | trace,
And watch and dream. till l sometimes seem
To see an angels face.
And an angels form / seem to see.
All robed in spotless white.
list TO the words it speaks TO me,
With thrill Of sweet delight.
Oh, I love to watch them as they roam,
To western Gates of Light,
For il seems TO ne they are going home,
And stop to say " Goodnight"
PANsY.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20
Il. a. GRAVES LINIMENT.

UNHIS LINIMENT. which is well known, and has
Il been received by many with much favor, in this
section. is now Manufactured by Mrs, MARIA A.
EARL a daughter Of the originator with whom he
left the recipe for manufacture. 1t is good for
Rheumatism Chilblains Scaids, Burns, Bruises,
Chapped Hands. Sore Lips. &C.. and will be found
or sale at L. L. DEME1'S.
Bellows Falls. Mayo 1877. q
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-11-20
LOVELL'S
NEW LIVERY STABLE.

The Subscriber has Just opened his Livery Stable,
on Rockirghsm Street and Is nov prepared to ac-
cornmodate the travelling public,
All those wishing for teams will do well TO call.
l.. I. LOWELL, I'd.
Bellows Falls. August ssh. 1874. %
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-13
A Gathering OF ci.izep,. j.

VICTORIA, B, c., Feb. 12.-Mondsy al
ternoon citizens TO the number of nearly
one thousand marched to the Parlismen.
tary building in an orderly manner A
large police, force was one hand, but there
was no disturbance Dr.. Helweken pre-
sented the petition, passed az the meeting
Saturday, the germ Of which is that this
meeting deems it advisable to oppose apy
negotiations for the capital stock Of the
dry dock, or to guarantee or borrow apv
money from the Dominion government
until the scheme Of the Mckenzie minis
try for the relaxation OF the terms OF the
Union ahall be made known; and further,
that 1t is opposed TO the Provincial gov.
ernment interfering with the terms, or
agreeing 10 any new terms offered by
the Mckenzie government until that shall
have been submitted to the people for
adoption. AN application by the Min
istry for q gunboat TO be stationed at the
Government buildings was refused byI
the commander Of the feet. A resolu.
ton was also sent to the city members
who support the Government, calling
upon them to resign. The same after.
noon Decosmas resi- gned and has since
lett the city 1t Is said to stand Tor an out.
side District for the Commons. To-day
Walkem, Attorney General OF Decosmss
Ministry, was called upon by thee Governor
to form a Government. Ii Is understood
he makes no changes in personal Of the
Cabinet. Considerable excitement still
prevails. Mr.. Morton, one of the leaders
IN the attack on the parliament buildings,
Is ont for common. Mr. Higgins, another
leader, having been threatened with ar
rest publishes card, accepting the entire
House meets. Friday, when the petition
Will be considered. yrhepfess In opposi-
tion TO the general government saws
Nothing but dissolution will satisfy the
country, and charges that an attempt 10
change the, terms Of the union was done
to violate the railroad clause.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-13
THR NATIONAL oRANeERs.
EP1sCoPAL CONVENTION.

MILWAUKEE, Feb, 12,-The Episcopal
Convention re.assembled st9A.A, Most
Of the ioreno oon. was occupied In discussing
the charges made against DR.. Dekoven
by the Nsshatah professors, and especially
the pamphlet by DR.. Eogen, OF Nashatah,
entitled Principles, not Men" and which
was aimed at the principles Of DR.. Deko-
ven. A fre.brand was thrown into the
Convention in the shape Of document
signed by four young students at Nasha-
tab, declaring that DR.. Eogen had stated
that the pamphlet was written for politi-
cal effect. To end the discussion and
personalities which bid fair. to prolong
the Convention for several days, Mr.,
Strong moved that the debate terminate
at 0 r. n, and the business Of electinr 4
Bishop be proceeded with. ? rfrs
DR.. Dekoven here rose and asked the
privileged OF the floor the last hour, be.
tween 8 and 0 P. NJ, to define his position,
This was objected to on the ground that
It would be unfair 10 the Hoffman party
10 proceed 70 the election Of Bishop
under the spell OF the Professors elo.
quence. DrEDekoven declined making
any statement under my other condition
pending the argument on this point,
The Convention adjourned ill 2 P. NJ
Tho faction opposing the extreme re-
treats Of the Dekoven party are conserv'
stives, not .Cumminsisls. There are said
10 be only aiew Of the Cummins' party
in the diocese The excitement Is very
high, and each stepis hotly contested With
very bitter feelings on both sides. . ot
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-13
GkeG3telIigenrer.
rhn Aot, Of the LegIsIature.

The Martlusburg Independent suggests
to the Lycsum of that place to discusl
tLe question whether We cannot dis
pense with Legislature altogether in
this State, seeing that previous to the
new Constitution the people lived for two
years under an unpublished code, and
seeing that they are now living in bllssiul
ignorance Of the laws that were passed al
the last session Of the Legislature. II
suggests that in these panieky times
people are cutting of superauous luxu-
nes, and what is more superhuous than 9
code in State where they are always
changing the laws.Y We have all heard
Of that ancient ruler who had his laws
posted so high up on the public places
that the people could not read them, and
then punished them for violating them.
Ignorance OF the law excuses no one"
tue books tell US, not even the people Of
West Virginia, and therefore II We make
sny legal blunders these times we must
expect to pay the penalty when wO dis
cover what the law is.
The following is an; extract from the
editorial in the Independent!
AT this distance from Charleston, we
DO not know whom to blame. II II is true
that the public printing Of the State Is
done in Richmond, we suppose no one is
responsible Tor this trifling with the pub.
lie Interests II II grows out Of the war
between Governor Jacob and Walker, or
ia due 10 the want Of concert between the
Executive and Printing Commissioners,
Tor Heavens sake let the whole batch go
back 10 their homes, so that somebody can
take their places and break up this how
uot to do It policy Of our enterprising ru-
lers. We trust some one will enlighten
US If any light can be gotten from the
present permanent seat. The Wheeling
Register recently undertook to explain the
nuddle, by saying that the laws were
printed but no appropriation had been
made by the Legislature for their dlstri-
button. Acting upon this suggestion, one
ot our officials wrote to the Secretary OF
State. begging that copy Of the acts
might be sent 10 him G. o. D. The an
swer TO that request, which we have just
seen, Is, 1.-THE acts Of the last session oi
the Legislature have not been printed, nor
can l tell when they will be-"
Now, somebody is to blame for all this;
we trust we shall be informed who 1t is.
It Is precisely such offenders that the
press and the people will be glad to make
notorious. ...
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-13

yond question we must receive It, and
proceed TO conform all our other notions
to It. But II has not been proved. In
lact It In the nature Of the case cannot
be proved. II cannot be more than by.
pothesis at the most. And II does in.
fringe upon our dearest religious convic-
tions. What therefore arc we TO doS
Must weremain In uncertainty both as 10
Darwinism and rellgionS Or shall we
look at the evidences In favor 0t each
and cleave 10 that which commends it.
self as trueg Surely the latter Is the only
course which Is proper.
WEIGHED IN TIE BALANCES.
On the ono side, therefore, we place
Darwinism. tits urged upon Us as a by.
pothesis. AS such 1t Is not claimed to be
proved. Darwin himself makes no such
pretension. The utmost that It's most
substantial advocates assert for It is that
II is probable as an explanation Of the
facts oil nature. Many Of the most dis
tlngulshed men OF science scout 1t as an
utter absurdity except within very lin
tied sphere. On the other side, are certain
great religious principles. And it may be
worth while here to remind some OF the
men OF our time that there are at least
lew elementary religious truths, which in
the past history Of our race have been set.
tied. One ofthese Is that there Ia o God.
Another Is that the world bears the i'm
press Of Creator, and Of his wise design
in its affairs. A third IS that there is such
a thing as an ever.present and allcontrol.
ling Providence. A fourth is that wind
and water in their very nature are differ.
ent. The Scriptures also have been attes.
ted by so much internal and external evil
dence that to most persons who have
carefully studied them there remains no
doubt ol their heavenly origin. The query
Is whether we will reject or at least hold
in uncertainty all these well established
verities, because Darwinism within the
last score Ci years has broached at yari-
ance with them hypothesis which Is not
claimed TO be proved, but only probable,
and which Is utterly denied BY the ma
jority oi those who are capable OF scien-
tidcally examining It, or shall we hold on
10 these religious truthsp The response
to be made Is perfectly apparent.
ALINTTBD DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE.
As has been casually intimated above, II:
Is possible In harmony with religion that
in limited way development may have
obtained among plants and animals. 1t IS
not probable that it has operated. But II
It has, It in no way conflicts with religion.
And in case 1t has obtained among plants
and animals. il has been as law under
tle close guidance and control of the Al.
mighty. And ii had nothing 10 do toith Ae
origin ofmdn He is not the offspring OF
the beasts. He came originally by direct
creation from the hands OF God.
HoMo.
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WASHINGTON.
TuHMuRpER OF UNITED srATRs soLDrEas
CONFIRMED.

r.
TIM MURDER OF UNITED srATRs SOLDIERS
CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The War De
partment has received official advices
confirming the accounts of the murder d
Lieut.. Robinson and sprivate by the In
dianS. The following telegram was re-
ceived to-day:
WHITE STAR AGENCY, Feb. 9, }
VIA Fort LARAMIE, Feb. 10. j
70 he COmmtS,ioner Of Indian ASairs
Washington: : - EtJ
In view oil the late Indian outrages !
am compelled to ask that military protec-
ton be furnished me.
(Signed) E. 4. HOWARD,
s.dAisf shi u S Indian agent
The Commissioner replied to the tele-
gram that every protection would be az.
iorded. Application has been made TO
the War Department for this purpose.
The Secretary Of the Treasury sent o
communication 10 the House Of Repre-
sentstives to-day in response 10 the reso-
luton calling ior statement Of the
amount OF money paid from March 1st,
1859, TO November Sd, 1873, by any per-
son or persons in the settlement OF suits,
Judgments or claims made by or on be-
half OF the United States Tor violations Of
the revenue laws at Boston and New
York. The statement accompanying the
letter gives about $500 cases In New
York, the names Of the delinquents, the
amounts Of their Indebtedness, and the
names ofthe intormers, with the amounts
awarded TO them and to the collector,
Surveyor and Naval officers, etc. The
Indebtedness for the greater part in indi.
vidusl cases are small, ranging from
twenty 10 one thousand dollars. Some
ol the largest sums, together with the
names oil the delinquents are given.
Special Agent B. G. Jsyne, Is stated as
the inicrmer in the cases mentioned and
is receiving in aggregate $93, 900. in ad-
'dition to al least $4,000 IN small cases.
Apart from these there is q statement Of
delinquency OF Phelps, Dodge s. Co.,
namely, $27l,0l7 The costs and ex.
penses OF the recovery was $S,145.
Jayne, as informer 10 this case received
$65,71S, and Collector, Surveyor and
Naval officer. each one third ofthat sum
or $2l ,006 The otilcers in all similar
cases receiving one-third as much as in.
former Frank Z. Howe, Geo Brown
and q. u. Bracket received $l4,50O from
the delinquency OF other firms. The
gross proceeds were $4,21039l; duties
$222, ia; costs and expenses 1894 ,104;
amount covered into the Treasury 3d..
75S,512 The Collector received $407.
PAS; Naval Officer 1924, ,05S; Surveyor
1891, ,9l3; intormers $7l624s; total
amount distributed $1,8Ss,786; United
States share remaining in the Treasury
$1,914,778.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury also
transmits statement Of the fines, penal.
ties and torieitures in the district Of Bos-
ton and Charlestown from March 1st,
1869, to November Sd, 1873. Special
Agent Jayne also received large amounts
as informer here. The net amount COW
cred into the Treasury was 5000 ,40l. OIL
which the collector received $50,S16 :;
naval officer. $50,Sl7 surveyor, $60,s17
informers, $159,799; total amount dis.
tributed, 1907 ,249. The United States
share remaining in the Treasury Is
1904, 4,151. 1 y o saie.. ~. d 0