Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-01-30


"A graveyard in Delaware county,
N. Y, has this epitaph:
The Lord he made her, and lent her to me
Till he should call for her again;
He had right his own to take;
o. praise Him tor His goodness sake.
-" involuntary man-slaughter is
what they call killing man in duel
in Virginia, and it'only costs $500 to DO
it.
Two women have en- nominated in
Philadelphia as candidates for directors
of the Public Schools, under the pro-
visions of the new constitution.
As rule, wine is not served at the
fashionable New York receptions this
season, though whether this is due to
hard times, or is the intimation of an era
of reform, nobody seems to know.
- The Legislature of Illinois have
passed law to protect sheep by making
it legal to scatter poison where dogs will
get it. No socieyy with long name 10
that state.
= The sixteenth legislature of the
state of Minnesota contains sixteen ma
tives Of Vermont nine senators and
seven representatives. One ninth the en-.
tire legislature are Green Mountain Boys.
cob, / do wish this came out weekly"
said little girl of discretion, as she
finished reading the last issue of St.
Nicholas. This is a compliment for you
Messrs. Scribner & Co.
The claims of the grangers have
become SO numerous that the Agricultur-
al Committee of Congress has appointed
subcommittee to take charge of the
petitions that come in from various parts
of the country.
The execution of the Northwood
murderer, Franklin B. Evans, will occur
at Concord on the 18th of Februrry. 1t
will take place in the prison, and only
the legal number of persons, twelve be-
side the officials, will be admitted.
"A suburban minister applied to
ticket agent on one Of the railroads for
" clergyman's ticket " and on the Of
fetal expressing a doubt as to his cleri-
cal character, exclaimed, I" If you don't
believe / am clergyman I'll read you
one of my sermons The agent passed
over the ticket, but did not insist upon
the proof.
The Cleveland Herald INDUCES in
fippancy on the chiefjustioeship, as fol
lows: The condition of things is like
that of the farmers ploughing team
"There," said the son who was holding
the pillow, his father groaning in the fur
row" old mare you have kicked over
the traces and hit dad in the bowels; now
if you don't gee little, you shall 'haw'
rod" It's time to haw out of this
muss
William Cullen Bryant, who is now
upwards OF eighty, is remarkably well
preserved. He walks down town every
day, rain or shine, to his office with as
light and brisk step as many men half
century younger. He is able to read
without spectacles, and shows advanced
age in but one particular-his memory
is failing him. He was down to the of
fee of the Evening Post, Saturday, and
ran up the stairs CHS office is up three
fight of stairs) as nimbly as a young
man.
= The Boston Pilot has an able and
manly protest against the position as
sumed by A. o. Brownson in the JAN
uary number of his Review, That chill
dren should be trained to live and per
form their duties in the sphere of life in
which their parents live and move, never
as rule, for a higher social sphere y
The Pilot responds: We believe it to
be the duty of every parent, no matter
what bis social position-so long as he is
neither hind nor slave-to give his child
the best education in his power. Relig-
ion demands this from him, civilization
demands it, and the moral and physical
health of the child require it."