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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-02-27
5fiscellamu.
Our Sufferings with Agents.
BY JOSIAH ALIENS WIFE.

We done pretty we'll this year, the
crops came in frst-rate, and then Josiat
had or head of cattle to turn off, anC
he proposed should have sewin' ma
chine. Though we don't COO at each
other SO much as some do, my pardner
Josiah, is attached to me with a firm and
almost cast-iron devotedness.
But says / to him,
"Josiah, l had rather Tirzah Ann
would have organ, because if she is
ever goin' to learn to play, now is the
time. And have got a couple of sewin
machines, that have run pretty well for
upwards Of we'll, it haint no matter
how many years, but quite number,
anyway"
But Josiah hung on to that machine,
and Tirzah Ann seemed sot onto her or
gan, and, finally, Josiah ups, and says
he, " / will get both on 'em." And Tirzah
and me thought we would let him have
his head in the matter.
So it got out that we was goin' to buy
sewin' machine, and organ. Wall,
we made up our minds on Friday, pretty
late in the afternoon, and on Monday
forenoon | was a washin' when heard
knock at the front door, and l wrung
my hands out of the water, and went and
opened it.
A slick-lookin' feller stood there, and
1 invited him in, and set him chair.
hear you are talkin' of buyin' a
musical instrument for your daughter, I"
says he.
No." says I, Eve are goin to buy a
organ"
Wall" says he, 1 want to advise
you, not that l have any interest in it at
all, only | don't want to see you imposed
upon. 1t fairly makes me mad to see a
Methodist imposed upon. lean toward
that perwaision myself. Organs are
liable to fall to pieces any minute. If
you have any regard for your own vel
fare and safety, you will buy piano.
Not that l have any interest in advising
you, only my stern devotion to the cause
of right. Pianos never wear out"
"Where should we go toget one," says
/, for did MT want Josiah to throw away
his property.
WALL" says he, "as it happens,
guess l have got out here in the wagon.
l believe l threw one into the bottom of
the wagon this mornin', as was comm
down by here on business. l am glad
now that 1 did, for it always makes me
feel ugly to see a Methodist imposed
upon"
Josiah came into the house in few
minutes, and l told him about it; and,
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Poetry.
Agassiz,

BY JANIS T. rIBLDs.
Once in the lesfy prime of Spring.
When blossoms whitened every thorn,
wandered through the Vale Of 0rbe
Where Agassi1 was born.
The birds In boyhood he had known
Went fitting through the air of May,
And happy songs he loved to hear
Made all the landscape gay.
/ saw the streamlet from the hills.
Run laughing through the valleys green.
And as 1 watched 1t run. | said
This has dear eyes have seen
For cliffs of ice his feet have climbed
That day outspoke Of him to me -
The syalanches seemed to sound
The name Of Agassiz
And, standing on the mountain crag
Where loosened waters rush and foam,
/ felt, that though on Cambridge side,
he made that spot my home.
And looking round me as mused
knew no pang of fear or care,
Or homesick WEAKNESS. because
Once Agassiz stood there
l walked beneath no alien skies,
No foreign heights 1 came to tread.
His grand. beloved head.
His smile was stamped on every tree,
The glacier shone to gid his name.
And every image in the lake
Reflected back his fame.
Great keeper of the magic keys
That could unlock the guarded gates
Where Science like monarch stands,
And sacred knowledge waits
Thine ashes rest on Charles banks.
Thy memory all the world contains,
For thou could'st bind in human love
All hearts in golden chains
Thine was the heaven-born spell that sets
Our warm and deep affections free,-
Who knew thee best must love thee best,
And longest mourn for theel
--Scrtbnsr's for March
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Make-Belieye.

Wen play it's Christmas Bessie,
And wen have Christmas tree,
And whom it's all, all ready,
Wen call Mamma to see,
Don't you remember Christmas?
That was the way, you know
We couldn't see single thing,
And we did want to sol
Twas just to s'prise US. Bessie.
And now, won't it be fun
To make Mamma a Christmas tree,
And call her, when it's done F"
Then Amy stuck the duster- brush
Through the cane seat of chair,
And she and Bessie went to work
a merry little pair.
They hung its dropping branches
AS full as they could hold
Trimmed them with motto papers,
elbow, and green, and gold.
With many a gleeful whisper,
And many cautious "husht"
Did Bess and Amy make it gay
That pretty duster-brush.
"0hi oh /" cried Amy at the last;
never did | Did you?
just see the sp' 'endid little things.
And gold a-shinnin' through
"We hayn't any candles.
But well play the whole daylight
Is cause there's lots of candles
Ali Lit. and burning bright.
Lets call Mamma now, Bessie;
And, oh how s'prised she'll be
To see we've got Christmas.
And made Christmas tree !"
IS. s. a., an 81. Nicholas for March
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VOL. XIX.
HANGING SCHOOL,

The subscriber having recently received thor
ough course of instruction in PLAIN AND FANCY
DANCING. is prepared to give lessons in the same,
at private houses, or at Assemblies.
/ will also furnish MUSIC for Balls social gath
erings, wherever string band Is required Terms
given on application. GEO. b. WHEELER.
Bellows Falls. w.. Oct, l. 1878. 40
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NJ. ARMSTRONG.

PRACTICAL PLUMBER and dealer in PLUMB
4 EhS, MATERIALS. ks-Competent workmeu
sent 70 AL parts of the country. All work neatly
gone and satisfaction guaranteed. Constantly on
hand end for sale Drain Pipe and Tying. Shop in
rear of Cheshire Bank, KEENF. N H Rox Slr
BRANCH SHOP at +. P. Hadley's Tin and Stove
Store, Bellows Falls, VT. q -
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TO CONSUMERS OF
PAIN rs ND OIL.

ToTHE HOUSE PAINTER, THE CARRIAGE
l. Painter, the Artist, the Builder, or Owner, in
short all consumers of paint: We desire to say 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 COL0RS 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 in the world corresponding
prices.
We have ust received large invoice of these
colors. also of linseed oil and turpentne which we
offer at corresponding prices. Call and examine our
stock and prices.
JOHNSON BABBITT.
Bellows Falls. VT. 26
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FLOUR.
Bellows Falls

am selling NY best HILLS xxx FLOUR a,
s10.75, ST. LOUIS, si0.5O. WHITE WHEAT, sl06l
OF. WOODS.
Bellows Falls. "a
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
STATE SENATOR.

The question OF q State Senator
for Greenwood and Lyon counties
begins to attract considerable at
tention. It has been the custom
for some years to let this Office al
ternate between the two counties
This has been both just and salts
factory to the people of both coun'
ties, and they have worked harmo-
niously in consequence OF it Un-
der this rule the SenatorshIp falls to
Lyon county this year. 1t is but
proper that we should present one
OF our best citizens, one of recog.
nized fitness for the place. We
have heard the names of several
good men from different parts OF
the county mentioned for the place.
1t will be the duty of the two
counties to elect delegates at such
time as the local committees may
specify to a convention yet to be
called for the purpose of nomina-
ting a Senator. Our delegates are
to be elected on the 26th, at the
primary elections. The numbers
for each township are specified in
the call in to-day's paper.
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THE SECOND DaarRnCr

The Republicans OF the SeconC
Congressional district held theil
convention at Humboldt on tht
I'd, and nominated Hon. S. A
Cobb tor Congressman. Mr.. Cobt
has been one OF onr Representa-
tive for two years past, and has
given very God satisfaction to the
people. The convention which
nominated him was both harmon.
ious and enthusiastic. The major
ity for him was large, and we
judge his nomination is popular
with the people.
The Reformers held their con-
vention at Ottawa on the 4th.
Judge John r. Goodin, OF Hum
boldt was nominated, after q heat.
ed contest The Judge is a gen.
tleman Of good abilities. He has
always been a Democrat. He is
popular with the people, and is
undoubtedly the strongest man the
Reformers could have put in the
field. In Congress he would act
with the Democrat party, which
would be a strange spectacle, in
deed, for q Kansas Representative.
But we guess the Judge viii be
permitted to return his seat on the
bench at least for a time. Judg-
ing from Mr.. Cobb's popularity
with the Republicans, he will be
selected by a large majority.
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horse back, both riding the same
horse.
The proposition of the A., T. Sc 5.
F. road to furnish seed wheat is be-
ing generally accepted by the farm
ers of Reno county, and large acre
age will be sown.
Rock Creek township, Coffey
county, raised 1000 bushels offiax
seed this year, which averaged
thirteen bushels to the acre. 1t
commands $1.35 per bushcl, and
is proof against the chinch bug
In Eldorado, the other day, thG
editor ofthe Times was sauntering
down street, when he met a friend
from Augusta, and sat down tc
have a chat. He inadvertently
squatted upon the Stats of a boz
which happened to contain huge
turtle. The turtle reached 70
him, and friend who describe
the incident predicts that the edi
tor "will carry the marks to hi
grave" That's the first fruits o
boiling the Irregular" ticket.
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ENTERTAINING ANGELA
UNAWARE4.

We are inclined to think that the
experience of this year will prove .
blessing In disguise to Kansas. Our
people needed to learn one great
lesson that they who will not work
shall not eat Hitherto there has
been but little legitimate hard work
among ms. Having learned that
"mighty mean men get ONCE
here" we have all turned politI-
clans; We have striven to grow rich
ont OF impossible town sites, paper
railroads, and all sorts Of moon.
struck speculations. We have mort
gagged the resources Of the future
by:an utter by reckless incurrinR of
public and private debt. We have
spent that which we have not earn
ed /; and the ghost Of public and
private bankruptcy stares as in the
face. Investment In land" has
been the universal recipe for grow.
ing rich; not to make the land pro-
duCtive by skilled labor, but that Il
might rise in value through the Ia
Dor Of others upon adjacent estates
We fancied that this bubble of spec
ulation would expand and infAtG
forever.
But an angela legion Of angels
have come to prick the bubble. I
has vanished into thin air. Blessei
be the grasshopper, II he has tAugh
our people the true road to comfoK
and eolvency.
This Is q better time than tn
country has ever seen for live, work
Ing men to locate in Kansas. Rea
estate f. down to hGrd-psn. Legit
innate industry has ct last an op
portunity.
Il We have the best country for liv
| stock in America, and one Of tn
: best for grain and fruit. The land Il
this part Of the state demands . pc
: culiar tillage-carefnl, prompt, an,
: thorough. But It contains abund
, ant elements Of wealth. We Ough
, to yearly export an immense prod
net Of beef, wood, -four and frui
Our prairies ought to be covere
with live stock. Let us do our du
~ henceforth, and this year 1877
!. will mark a new era of progress 70
Kansas.
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Once Seeking the MAN.

A genuine case of ''ofIice seeking
the man." has just occurred in 10.
wa. Hon. Geo. w. MCCRARY has
been the Congressman from the
First District. He will be remem-
bered as the author of the bill req
ulating railroads. He is a man OF
brilliant capacities and the strictest
integrity. Last Spring he wrote a
letter to his constituents stating
that he would not again be a candi-
date, as his private interests re-
CURED his attention, and he could
not, without great personal Sacri-
flee, return TO Washington. In Ju-
ly the Republican Convention as
sembled, and Notwithstanding this
letter, re-nominated Mr.. MCCRAI:Y,
He promptly declined the rendered
nomination. a new Convention
was called, and met a few days ago,
when Mr.. MCCRAEY was again re-
nominated in spite of himself. Ills
constituents demanded that he
should accept. After this second
and wholly unsolicited nomination,
Mr.. MCCRARY agreed to accept, al
though, as he stated, he took the
position at the sacrifice of q practice
worth vastly more to him than the
salary of Congressman.
We hear great deal of theoriz-
ing about ''the Office seeking the
man." but this is one of the rare in
stances in which it has been pat in
to practice.
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Gjft Concert, the directors of tLs Masonic
belief that there wauiti i,r =. II stI,i
length Of time hctg cr-a il'- i.5,.-.si.-.-. :
TIE scheme ana the al ~ Ri"ri;rI.t1l ,is;s.
to enable thcIn Ia djsI'"~. H.! = utigt-
her of tickets as Ia ia,t4- al drawing
and an avoidance Of scai!ias t!ic prizes.
While the eBterpriZ,, has h.en literally
patroEi,ed by large uimher cf pUyrl,u>-
cr> OF tickets in every Srctloa II ,lsr TIM
ted states and the British pros itl...~. Vet
the impression seems 10 have prevailed
with many W no were wilma t. aid IN HE
work Of completing the Masonic Temple
| in this city, 10y investing in this scheme,
that the concert would Ice po>ip and
| a a consequence they have declined II
| purchase tickets until an announcement
| should be made that a dav had been fixed
| upon when the DRAWN. youlL positively
| take place The directors. bciu. assured
that their patrons Will lie satisfied with
| the reasons actuating hem ia saakiae a
| pOStpoReincnt, have selected
Thursday, the 18th day Of NOycEiher.
| rs the time 70 hold their Second Grand
| Gil Concert and drawiue,. and they hope
! that orders for tickets will he sent immr-
dialely by all who desire to obtain one a
more Of the valuable Cash Prizes which
they offer. The public may he confident
that the same fairness and honesty which
characterized their first drawing will bS
observed in this.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Masonic Relief AsSori alton
| by HENRY V. MOORE. Sec'y.
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LYON COUNTY POLFTTGs.

There Is no Independent-ReHorm
party In this county-that IL, no or.
ganization. "Hanner," of Ottaws,
10. Randolph, frey, and others
made q start in that direction
and sent delegates TO the Independ-
ent-Reform State convention. Com
Ing home from that and finding thu
Cusey ticket did not take, thav
abandoned It aud called the old
FarmerS' Cooperative Association
together. They cared . good deal
more for getting control Of the
county politics and 10 get themselves
in ONCE than they did for principle.
and were willing to do anything
that promised success. Thev
thought they would get away with
the Republican party by playing
the "Farmsr" dodge. So they got
seven CO-operstors together, and
changed the name, contrary to
the constitution Of the AssOci-
alton, we presume, and without
consulting any but themselves sim.
ply to catch votes. The re-
suit isthey are swallowed up.
They are "Jenahed" completely.
The Republican party haYe taken
charge Of their train. According 70
their loud-soundIng professions
they have either got TO bolt, or vote
flor q lot ok Republicans. After his
abusive speech at the court house
on the 11th of July, how can frey
vote for Republican, How car
the pure and child-like Randolph
support q Republican after lifting
his guileiess hands In horror ct thC
outrages Of the Republicans onsthS
country, and the dreadful calami'
ties they have brought upon the L.
boring classes. Amt Randolph
commissioned to look after thosG
who toll? The way in which thu
Republicans baked these fellows
last Saturday is rather amusing
Had they stuck to principle, they
would undoubtedly had something
Of Q following for the "new party
. which they started ct the ceurt
house so jOyfully on the 1lth ofJu
ly. As it Is the Reform ticket viii
have but q few scattering votes
mostly Democratic, and 10. and
Milton will have to go over til
next year without Office. That
sad. In fact, 1t is deplOrable. W.
don't see how the country can stand
it another year.
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To save time and trouble, IL IL suggested
after consultation with such district com.
mitteemen rs we could find, that after the
business OF the county convention IL
transacted, the delegates 70 the county
convention shall assemble In separate dis,
trict conventions and place in nomination
candidates for Representatives for the 6sth
district, composed OF Emporia, Pike
and Center townships, and the Goth dis.
trict, composed OF the other townships
OF the county.
We urge the Republicans OF the county
to attend the conventions above called,
and see to It that the work Of electing del.
eGates Is done In the right way. The mum.
Der Of delegates Is made large so that the
convention may Is nearly as practicable
approach . peoples convent ion. The com.
mittee is DESTROYS that the convention
shall be run by the people, and that q
ticket shall be nominated which the PEG.
pie will endorse. We leave the work in
the hands OF the people, and trust they
Will manifest that interest which the Inn
portAnce OF the matter demands.
By order OF the committee.
GEO. W. FREDERICK,
Chairman OF Committee.
A. ID. CaAMBXRs, SecY.
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THE GIFT CONCERT OF THE MASONIC
| RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF NORFOLK
| POSTPONED.-Our readers will see from
an advertisement in another column thai
the Grand Gift Concert, which was ia
have been given by the Masonic Relief
Association Of Norfolk, Va, on the Sd OF
september, has been postponed until
Thursday. the 18th of November.
AS the Directors remark IN their car 4
there are many persons who desire and
intend to invest in this enterprise. but
have been deferred from so doing by the
Deilef that q Postponement would take
place, and they were unwilling to pur-
chase tickets until they felt assured that
day hao been hxed when the drawing
would positively take place. In couse.
quenee OF this impression, the sale Of
jacksonville largely in excess of the
number sold previous to the POSTPONE
ment Of the first Gift Concert given by the
Associati0n-has not been to such an ev-
tent as to enable the directors TO make a
satisfactory distribution of prizes or To
accomplish the object of the Concert pro-
posed TO be given. 1t is therefore the in
terest OF all concerned that the ORA wins,
be deferred until the day designated in
the announcement; and we doubt not
that the action OF the directors will meet
with the hearty approval OF their patrons
and that the result will prove satisfactory
to them.
TEE LAST GRAND GIFT CoEcERr IN Ar,
OF The AAsoNIc RELIEF AssocIA-
TON OF NORFOLK POSTPONED
To THE PUBLIC.
In selecting the Sd day Of September as
the date upon which to have their last
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The Wsy to No II.

The quicker we comprehend the
changed condition Of things, and
prepare to carry on business in
individual, city, county, state, and
natiotal affairs, accordingly, the
better we will be of. Here is an
item exGctly to the point from the
Lawrence Tribune:
The Kansas Pacific is doubling
up and SAVING expenses. Su-
perintendent Bowen goes to
the Erie railroad, and Pres.
ident Carr takes his place, and viii
remove to Kansas City, thus COM
bining the duties OF president with
that Of general superintendent,
saving to the company g, 900
the salary Of superintendent Bow
en-. This is theWay to meet hard
times. It is our opinion that
doubling Of offices, both political,
and mercantile, win be the rule this
winter, and will doubtless have to
be done in = good many cases to
weather the storm. Economy
win get us through, and we might
as we'll get down to it.
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NOuaIaeeV for County Omces.
The call of the Immortal seven"
which was issued on the 1st of Au-
gust, under the head Of the ''Farm.
ers', Mechanics and Laboringmen's
Association" Owe write from men,
CRY and may not have It all I'M cul-
minated In q convention at FoWleE's
hall In this city on Saturday last
So far as party was concerned it
seems to have been 8 "mixed" af-
fair, being composed of Republicans,
RefOrmers, Non-partizsns, Demo-
Gratis, Co-OperatiVes, etc. As near
as we can find out no party can
claim q success. The uneasy pol
iticians who started it, were GER
tAinly 'taken in and done for" to
considerable extent, as several of
the nominees are avowedly straight
out Republicans. The Seven"
didn't want any Republicans nom-
mated, judging from their late Bit
ter foundations of the party and
it's principal adherents. OF course
the incongruOus elements in that
gathering could not put q ticket
in the field that wonld har.
monte them for future action.
There is already great dissatisfac-
ton among them over the ticket.
Itwas attempted to adjourn the con-
ventiOn without making nomina-
tiOns, so that the people might select
their officers directly at the polls, an
excellent custom which has been
practiced by the large and magnan.
imOus Republican majority In this
county for some ten years. It has
been found that under this practice
we have almost universally had
good officers. But this did not suit
the Reform politicians" of the
convention. They did not want to
trust the people with selecting their
servants. Some of them were fear
full of "back seat" In November.
We have not been furnished with
the proceedings of the cow entiOn,
and do not know all that was done
or who were the actors further than
we have gained from hearsay. We
learn that about twenty-five school
districts were represented out of
the seVenty-fiVe in the county,
making a convention composed of
about one-third of the county.
The number was increased some
what by admitting by-standers as
delegates. There were twenty del
egates from Emporis township
alone, which together with eight
from the city, made nearly half the
The following ticket
was put in the field. Senator, NJ.
]. frey; (of course) Representa-
tive, 6Sth district, 8. j. CrOWford;
seth district, John W. 10y;
County Attorney, r. II. Ruggles /;
Clerk Of district court, w. L. Tray
Tor; Probate Judge, r. II. Gilliland /;
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ion, A. II. Averill. Several of
these gentlemen are among our
best citizens, and are well fitted for
the positions to which they have
been nominated. Some of them
are Democrats, some Republicans,
some Liberels, and some Reform
arS.