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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
A Joke and What Came of 1t.

Mr.. Alexander III. Stephens, although
not yet sufficiently recovered from his re-
cent illness to take his seat in Congress.
is we'll enough to sit up in his rooms and
entertain his visitors. Nothing pleases
him better than to have a company of
young men about aim who are interested
n political "reminiscences, and for their
entertainment he will devote hours to the
relation of anecdotes about the great men
and the prominent measures of ante bell
um days. One of his stories concerns
bon n,otof Stephen A. Douglas, to which
the narrator attaches peculiar signif-
canoe. When the Georgia delegation to
the Cincinnati convention of 1869 reach
ed Washington, its members were enter
tanned at dinner given by Robert
Toombs, and Howell Cobb and Douglas
we're among the gentlemen present.
After the wine had circulated pretty
freely, and when the presidential aspi-
rants in the party we're in a very e1thu-
siastic frame of mind, somebody propos-
ed the following toast: Here's hoping
you may all live to be Presidents of the
United States" As Douglas carried his
glass to his lips, he turned tc his neigh
Dor and said: "Our friend wishes you q
very long life, Mr.. Cobb" There was
naturally very hearty laugh at Mr..
Cobb's expense, and every guest present
noticed that the joke was taken in any
thing but good part. In fact, it was
never forgotten or forgiven. 1t did more
than any other personal thing, says Mr..
Stephens, to split the democratic party
(for Cobb planned the tactics that pre-
vented Douglass getting the Charleston
to elect Lincoln, to precipi-
tate the war, aud to "strand us where
we are"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
HIS LAST DINNER.

When | arrived at Mr.. Summers house
at six o'clock, l found him in his library,
diligently engaged infnishing his letters
for the mail, and chatting as he wrote
with Hon. Henry L. Pierce, who was
sitting near him. When he had sealed
and directed his last letter-the last that
be ever wrote-he began to talk about a
proposition to give Baez compliment
tary dinner in Boston, giving the reasons
which prompted him to disapprove OF it.
There was then some conversation on
the San Domingo affair, but neither then
nor at any time since his return from
Europe, after the last Presidential cleo
ton, to my knowledge, aid he speak
harshly or unpleasantly of President
Grant.
The dinner was plain and substantial,
seasoned with general conversation on
the prominent questions of the day, es-
pecially the developments before the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Pierce narrated several incidents
which had occurred during bis recent
visit to Boston, and couple of hours
passed quietly away. l was expecting
to receive New Hampshire election news
at the news bureau of the Boston Journ-
al, and when, IS the clock struck eight,
excused uyself and rose to leave, Mr..
Sumner said, "Sit down few moments,
1 want to talk to you about my health.
have had q return of my old enemy,
the angina peetOris." He then narrated
his attack on Sunday night, which the
anodyne supplied him By DR.. Brown-Se-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
South Acworth, N. H., Feb. 1874.

AN ERECT CAN'T gives a woman
queenly appearance, and to men an
air of manliness, integrity and fearless
ness. To bend forward or downward
while walking, indicates debility, or men.
tai trouble, and always aggravates and
promotes disease. Pads and supporters
are all pernicious, and worse than use.
less, because they teach the system to re.
ly upon them, and can not support one
part of the body without causing an un-
natural strain on some other part, and
to some extent, tend to disease that part.
There is always one easily available
and successful method of acquiring an
erect, manly gait, without any material
effort, or feeling of awkwardness. Let
the chin be little above the horizontal
line, which is easily done by keeping the
eye fixed on the top Of some persons hat
or bonnet in front of you.
The habit of this erect carriage NAV
be facilitated by accustoming yourself
when at home, in the garden, or other
places, to walk with the hands behind
you held in one another and the head
thrown up as in smoking cigar or sing
ing a tune.-HaiFs Journal Of Health.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
TO CONSUMERS OF
PAIN AND OIL.

TOTHE HOUSE PAINTER, THE CARRIAGE
i Painter the Artist, the Builder. Owner, in
short all consumers of paint: We desire to that
we will furnish you with PURE C0L0RS ground in
oil and Japan at prices not exceeding those often
paid for colors much cheapened by adulteration
Masury's ready made colors, CALLED RAIL
ROAD C0L0RS for house painting. ground in oil
and superfne colors ground in Japan for carriage
painting, are put up in patented cans and guaran-
teed better than an in the world corresponding
prices.
We have ust received large invoice of these
coors also of linseed oil and turpentine. which we
offer at corresponding prices. Call and examine our
stock and prices.
Bellows Falls VT. 26
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20

When Kansas city girl, who was
clerk in candy store, learned she had
fallen heir to one hundred thousand dol
lars in England, she refused to attend to
customers, and perched herself on the
counter, and chewed gum-drops the rest
Of the day.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
M. ARMSTRONG.

PRACTICAL PLUMBER and dealer in PLUMB
ERS' MATERIALS. ssrCompetent workmen
sent to all parts of the country. All work neatly
done and satisfaction guaranteed. Constantly on
hand and for sale Drain Pipe and Tying. Shop in
rear Of Cheshire Bank. KEENE, n. H. Box 81.
BRANCH SHOP at f. p Hadley's Tin and Stove
Store, Bellows Fails. VT. q p
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
: Norman Henry, of Rutland has for

Norman Henry, of Rutland has for
some years been occasionally troubled by
bunch or swelling of his leg, the cause
of which he had always been unable to
discover. A few days ago be opened his
leg below the knee, aud extracted a piece
of glass, an inch and half in length
and half an inch wide, which had work
ed from his hip down, since fifteen years
ago, when he crawled through window
and received several pieces in bis hip, all
of which, he supposed, had been extract
ed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20

A physician, ON presenting his bill to
the executor of the estate of deceased
patient, asked: do you wish to have
my bill sworn tor" No." replied the
executor The death of the deceased is
enough to prove that you attended him
professionally"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20

A little four-year-old in Richmond,
very fond of certain dish, when asked
by his mother ii he wouldn't like to be
an angel with wings, and fly about Heav-
en- like his little brother, replied after
pause No ma; I'd heap rather be
a hawk, and live ON chicken"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
THE BODY EMBALMED.

Arrived at the house, the embalmers
found that the body had already become
greatly swollen and disfgured, and it
was feared that the decomposition had
been 80 rapid that the features might not
be restored, and that cast could not be
taken. AS the process proceeded, how
ever, the color gradually came back, and
it is now anticipated that mourning
nation may be again permitted to look
upon the features of that classic face.
The hair was cut in the usual manner,
and each lock was sacredly preserved.
At midnight the face had regained its
familiar form. Col. French, the Ser
geantat-Arms of the Senate, with de-
tail of Capitol police, guard the house
aud have charge of the body. If it can
possibly be done, Mr. Powers, son of
the celebrated sculptor, will make cast
of the face.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20

Bstfer q csn,s s se i9r IS cents sell for so cents
IF. WOODS.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-03-20
FLOUR

am selling my best HILLS xxx FLOUR al
sl0.75, ST. LOUIS, si0.50. WHITE WHEAT, si0-Oo
Delivered and every barrel warranted.
n.u.-,p.u or, WOODS.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31
The Husbands Commandments.

L. | am thy husband, whom thou
didst VOW to love, honor, and obey !;
for | saved thee from old maidism
and the terror of single bIessedness.
=. Thou shalt not look upon any
other man, to love or admire him;
for |, thy husband. am a jealous hus-
band, who will visit the sin of the
wife upon followers; therefore keep
thou faithfully to thy marriage vows.
3. Thou shalt not backbite thy
husband, nor speak lightly of him;
neither shalt thou expose his faults
to thy neighbor. lest he should hear
of it, and punish thy periidy by a
deprivation Of sundry items, such as
bonnets, dresses, &c.
4. Thou shalt not 90 to the opera
or evening parties without thy hus
band; neither shalt thou dance too
frequently with thy cousin" or thy
husbands friend.''
). Thou shalt not listen to fiat
terry, nor accept gifts or trinkets
from any man save thy husband.
6. Thou shalt not rife thy hus-
bands pockets for money when he is
asleep; neither shalt thou read any
letters thou mayest find therein; for
it is his business to look after his
own affairs, and thine to let his
alone.
7. Thou shalt conceal nothing from
thy husband.
8. Thou shalt make no false repre-
sentation of the state of thy pantry,
thy purse, or thy wardrobe.
8. Remember to rise early in the
morning and be prepared with be
coming good humOr to welcome thy
husband Mt the breakfast table.
10. Look for no jewelry from thy
husband on the anniversary of thy
wedding, for it is written, BLESSED
are they who expect nothing, for they
shall not be disappointed"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31
PennIe Who WhIne.

There is class of persons in this
world. by no means small, whose
prominent popularity is whining.
They whine because they are poor,
or if rich, because they have no
health to enjoy their riches; tney
whine because they shave no luck
and Others prosperity exceeds theirs; !;
they whine because some friends have
died and they are still living; they
whine because they have aches and
pains. and they have aches and pains
because they whine; and they whine,
no one can tell why. Now aJword to
these whining persons. First, stop
whining-it is of no use complaining,
fretting, faultfinding and whining.
Why, you are the most deluded set
of creatures that ever lived! Do you
know that it is a well-settled princi
pie of physiology and common sense
that these habits are more exhausting
to nervous vitality than almost any
other violation of physiological law
And do you know that life is pretty
much as you make it? You can make
it bright and sunshiny, or you car
make it dark and shadowy. Thi.
life is meant only to discipline us-t,
fit us for higher and purer state o
being. Then stop whining and fret
! ting, aud go on your way rejoicing.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31
THAT HowLiNG CHERUBIM
A Glitterlng Fragment.
From the west-coAst (cal., Signal.

From the West-Coast (Cal.) Signal.
But isn't it strange that the whole
world over, babies never go out of
fashion? Nor am / inclined to be-
lieve they ever cease to remain ba-
bies. From the moment when the
pink mystery of being first animates
the little dry goods package hidden
among the cradle wraps, to the end
of life's brief day, when the cradle
of age is rocked by the skeleton foot
of Time, the baby-heart still longs
for its cradle at every nightfall.
And even in the solitary chambers of
maturer years, isolated, starved and
desolate is the grown up childhood
that finds at dewing time of day no
home-nest warmed by the fires of
sweet, pure affection-nO soft hands
to smooth the pillow for the tired
head-no tender foot to jog the era
die of rest and peace, and no ever
tremulOus voice to Groom a sorrow
forgetting lullaby over the care:ob-
scuring lids of sleep. There are
many little feetless shoes laid away
in the chamber casket of the long
ago; many the little white feet that
have slipped these sandal keepsakes
and climbed up higher, over the star
ry floor; many little trinkets once
caressed by fingers that have forgot
ten their touch; many treasures of
hossy hair mOuldering away in the
old forsaken chests in the garret, and
many empty cradles never to be filed
yet never so sadly hovers the pail
as when it drapes the ghostly fabric
of soul starved life.
Better the childless cradle than the
waiflife of the uncradled Up there,
among the angels, they 10 not forget
to love and caress those transports
from our homes and bOsOms. One
by one they slip away as the stars go
out with the mornings haze, while
those their spirits leave behind toss
their wild arms about them, to clasp
only the empty air, or to enfOld upon
their breaking hearts the phantoms
of memory. Really, what the world
wants is more cradles; a just recog-
milton of its big babies, rs well as
its lesser ones.
There! if you believe me, l am
forced to the acceptance of my own
theory or otherwise, for somebody's
baby in earnest across the way has
forgotten the appropriateness of
the midnight hour, and is fairly
drowning my sense of hearing by
food of musical strains. The way
that cheruhim does howl though, is
terrific! The unabridged edition of
that series of night song warbles is
none the less abated by the vigorous
application of palm to that ill-starred
billboard where mothers continuous
", and yet with undue familiarity.
smite their young. r Re
quiescat. Peace reigns; sleep gently
sOnambulates the infant.
ADDIE l.. BALLOU.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31

SOME folks don't like the Odor of
Limberger cheese; but there are peO-
pie that can't appreciate the flavor Of
a well-developed p0lecat. One even
ing not very long since, gentleman
had made his preparations to attend
prayer-meeting with his wife. Prior
to starting he came down town to his
place of business, and while there an
acquaintance discovered that he was
about to engage in Wednesday even
ing devotion. Accordingly he put
up a villainous job. Procuring
huge slice of the most fragrant Linn
berger cheese to be had, he watched
his opportunity, and just as the gen
man stepped out of the door to go
home for his wife, slipped it in his
pocket. The parties repaired to the
church and were soon seated side by
side in a comfortable pew near the
stove. Soon the cheese began to
grow loud. The sisters turned their
heads about and looked as if kraut
barrel had exploded. The deacons
elevated their noses and thought of
the third plague of Egypt. The
preacher smelled a great smell, and
the wife of the unconscious odOr
casket nudged the spouse and inquir-
ed if he didn't smell something.
"Mariar, it's awful" he responded;
sit must be in the coal" The more
the assembly speculated the louder
the odor became, and finally all hands
united in hurrying the proceedings to
close. Arrived at home, and while
preparing to retire, the gentleman
discovered the cause of the unpleas-
antness, and removed it on couple
of chips.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31
A MOTHERS LOVE.

Lured from her home and ruinel,
Wandering | know not where;
Starving. perhaps, in the garret,
With nothing TO eat or to wear;
Fallen, YET, daughter, love you
No matter how low or distress'd;
A mothers love, child, is eternal>-
The fondest, the truest and best.
1t may not be that thy mother
Knows half the remorse of thy heart,
But know twas thy evil transgression
That keeps us thus lonely apart;
But if you are buoyant with pleasure,
Or cropping in darkness and shame,
bid you return to your mother
You'll find her love ever the same.
Then leave all your wayward transgres-
sions,
And come to your mother once more
Twill rid her heart of its SORROWS
Ere she starts for that beautiful
shore;''
But if you'll not heed her persuasions,
Remember, dear child, you're for
given,
The love for you, darling, though
earthly,
Is eternal when taken to Heaven.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31

THIS is the way the democrats down
South manage things. 1t comes from
Summer Grove Parish, Louisiana:
ReSolred, That we. the white mems
party, in Ward No. ., outside the city
limits, do hereby call upon and invite
the people of CaddO Parish, to assemble
in their respective wards, OH Saturday,
the 18th, so rs to have simultaneous ac-
ton and perfect understanding on the
labor question. upon the following ba-
sis: THAT in making contracts for the
ensuing year we give the first prefer
ence to those who voted with us at the
election; that we give the next to those
who didn't vote at all; that we utterly
repudiate the employment of any Radi-
cal, black or white, and refuse cOunte-
nance to any planter, or to patronize
any merchant, who gives aid or comfort
in any manner to the same.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31
Correspondence Galllpolis Journal ]
From Colorado.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, CoLoRADo,
Decamher 7fh 1874

SULPHUR SfkiNGe, OOLOhADO,
December 9Th, 1874.
EDITOR JoURNAL:-Thinking that a
letter from Colorado might prove inter-
esting to some of your readers. | will
try to pen few lines. i have now been
resident of this territory for about one
and half years. Will not go back TO
give description of my Journey across
the plains; will just say that drove cat
tie from Southwest Missouri, and ar
rived in South Park, Colorado. about the
first OF July, 1873, after Journey of two
months.
South Park is situated in the Rocky
Mountains, about fifty miles from
Colorado Springs. The Park is about
thirty miles willie by sixty in length
with the south branch of the, South
Platte River running through it. The
Park is at an elevation of between eight
and nine thousand feet above the level
of the ocean and is surrounded by
mountains ranging from eleven thou
sand to fourteen thousand feet i'm height
which are covered with perpetual snow.
This is nOta agricultural region. The
principal business here is mining and
stock raising. Cattle do well here the
year round without feed. All man
has to do is to brand his stock well and
turn 1t loose. Look after it to keep it
from straying OFF too far and brand his
calves. Dairying also pays well. One
man has made over 81 900 worth of but
ter this year off of thirty very ordinary
cows, besides raising their calves. Our
land has just been surveyed and is now
open for preemption or homestead.
There are some excellent chances for
stock ranches now.
At present there are but six families
in the township. We have no fear of
Indians. Never see any except the
Utes and they are harmless. Have been
very friendly to the whites for years.
Our winters are cold, but so dry that we
do not feel the cold as we did in the
States. The summers are very pleasant.
A man will not sweat much i'm South
Park. This is one of the most health
ful countries in the world. | believe
it is II certain cure for asthma and many
other ills to which human flesh is heir.
| have never known Il cOnsumptive here
unless il was those that had 1t before
they came here, and many of them are
benefited greatly by our climate. l
could spin this out to great length but
will not tax you and your readers with
more at present. | will gladly answer
any questions from any one desiring in
in regard to this country.
My address is Sulphur Springs, Park
Colorado.
JOHN WEED.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31
JOHN WEED.

VIZ bury all our prejudice against the
mosquito. Hereafter we must regard it
as close friend of the human race;
philanthropist worthy of all honor.
That is, IL Doctor Samuel W. Francis,
of New York, is correct. In recent
work entitled "CuriOus Facts concern
ing Man and Nature" he says:
"Taking rs my standpoint the aphOr-
ism that all things were created for some
good purpose, it is my firm eonvictiOn
that the mosquito was created for the
purpose of driving man from malarial
districts; for | do not believe that in
nature any region where chill and fever
prevail can be free from this little ami
NAL. Now, if man will not 60, after
the warming is given in humming ac-
cents, then the mosquito injects hypO-
dermically little lifHil which answers
two purpOses-firstly to render the blood
thin enough to be drawn up through 5
tube, and secondly in order to inject
that which possesses the principles of
quinine ~
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31

KING KALAKAUA, of the Sandwich
Islands, has received an invitation to
visit WestbOro, Mass. The extend
ing of this invitation is prompted by
the fact that Mrs. d. Chamberlain, an
old resident, was one of the original
band of missionaries that went to
the Islands about fifty years ago,
when the inhabitants were savages.
Mrs. Chamberlin is in her eighty
eighth year, and she retains her men
tai faculties to remarkable degree,
She speaks the Hawaiian tongue flu
entity,
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31
Allen i'm the Hands OF HIS
Friends.
From the Ohio State Journal.J

From the Oillo otdUo "i 'J
The friends of Governor Allen
have been forced by the wicked
Commercial into declaring that he
is ..in the hands of his friends" for
the Presidency, and that he "will not
suffer himself to be made cats paw
in the interest of any other man.
The diabolical. Commercial has been
goading the Allen men to frenzy by
pretending to believe that Uncle
William was really in favor OF Thur
man for President, and would at the
proper time transfer his strength to
Thurman. But Governor Allen does
not regard himself with such lndif-
ence. His nearest friends know that
he looks upon the Ross county farmer
as one of the most remarkable men
of our country, sir.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31

Two hundred and forty three per-
sons perished on the lakes this year,
against two hundred and twenty-one
in 1873, and two hundred and nine
teen in 1872. The estimated dam
age to property foots up $3,03l, 600,
against $3,976,000 in 1879.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-12-31

A WESTERN girl tells this story at
the expense OF her faithful teacher:
He called lately to see the Young
lady to whom he is engaged, and
upon the servant answering the bell
asked. as Miss - in, and, if so,
why? Is she engaged, and hOwT'
Then he went in, and the little tattle-
tale, listening at the keyhole, heard
him say, "My darling, do yOn love
me? If not, why nOtY After a
while-"Give a synopsis of your en-
ployment during the week. Analyze
thoroughly and completely the state
of your sentiments toward me.
When he left, after kissing her, he
remarked. "Be prepared on next
Sunday at half-past . p. NJ. to state
accurately and concisely, when'
where, and by whom, and under WhaG
circumstances our marriage shall DC
performed"