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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-04-16
CHESTER.

Maple sugar is now quite plenty and
is very s,ueet this spring
Frank Taft is now taking some nice
pictures at his saloon, call and see if it
is MT so.
Spaulding' smoke house was broken in
to on Saturday night and two hams stoi-
en- from it.
Deming & Mead have raised a new
80 foot smoke-stack at their tannery. 1t
was manufactured by G. w. Hadley.
School meeting at the Academy chapel
on Saturday April 18th at 1 O'Clock P.
NJ, to see about repairing the Academy
or building new school house.
The annual report of the directors of
Pollard's cheese factory, for 1874, made
to the patrons thereof, furnished some
interesting statistics:
Number of pounds of milk
received 631, O27
Number of pounds of cheese
made 69,919s
Amount of sales 1888 81
Cost of making cheese 1878 SO
Cost of boxes 211 so
Net proceeds 1916 90
Average number of lbs. of
milk for one of cheese 9 lbs IA or.
Highest price per pound % cts.
Lowest price per pound 10 cts.
Average price per pound IL cts
Commenced making cheese, May 4 /;
factory close, Nov. 6.
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WINDSOR.

The Windsor journal says that on
the 2nd inst, a chap from West Wind
sor calling himself Hadley but his real
name being Cakes offered an order for
goods at the store of Tuxbury d Stone,
which on close examination excited sus-
picion of forgery, and some inquiry was
made. Meanwhile he took hasty walk
northward on the railroad track, but was
soon overtaken and conducted on cons
plant of Grand Juror VIM, before JUS
tice Pollard who bound him up for trial
at the County Court, under bonds of $500.
Failing to give bail, he was accompanied
by Sheriff Amsden to Woodstock Jail on
Saturday.
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AN INTERESTING SUIT.-One soit Of
ten brings another South Royalton was
famous for them years ago snd keeps up
the record. Now she has one which we
see reported as a warning against court
ing on Sunday. Warren Waldo, who
has an eye for penny, sued his son in
law, Mr.. Elbridge Pierce recently, for
SAL, his board bill for 80 Sundays, while
the said Elbridge was counting Joseph.
inc. The matter is said to have been
compromised.
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HARrFoRp.

Mr. Pierce of Hartland, was driving
past the residence of Deacon Bragg in
Quechee on the evening Of the 1st inst.
when he struck a horse-sled that stood
partly in the high way, and had one
shoulder dislocated and some other in
iuries. A bill of damages expected.
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LUDLOW.

The revival meetings still continue in
this place.
There has not been much sugar made
in this town as yet.
John Barrett commenced selling for
cash April LIST, putting his goods down
lower then any other business firm ii
this place,
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ANDovER.

The PeasviIle district intend to repair
and remodel their school house during
the coming season.
Mr.. James Pettengill of Peasville,
who is SO years of age, can readily see
to read without the aid. of spectacles.
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WINDHAM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
SocIETY.-The annual meeting of the
officers of the Windham County Agri-
cultural Society for the purpose of ar
ranging the premium list and making
the necessary arrangement for the next
fair, will be held at Fayetteville on
Tuesday, April goth, 1875.
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CATTLE MARX Ell.
Wholesale PRICES.
ssaNv snas a. ~
TUESDAY Apr Is, 1915.
MOUNT ~ STOCK At sARkEr.

TUESDAY Apr Is, 1915.
AaOukt ~ srOCS At sARkEr.
Castle sheep. Shotes Veal Fat Hogs
This week. 2I5O tiil l29 $50 500
one ear ago. 3sJ7 VIA 100 500 300
rRlCRs
Prices of Market Beef.-Extra, $4,000 sl075; first
quality 900 "a 9.T5; second quaiity, $500 D $50
third quality. $3.50 y $3.50.
Sheep and Lambs,-per head, in lots $3.50 q 3.I5
Hides. Sc "a SIC, ID.
Tallow, sac tG 6cF 10.
Mich Cows and Calves.-sS5. s6S. sos and SOS.
Prices of Store Catte.-W orKing Oxen. v pair. l5'
% S240.
REMARKS Beef has stifened this week and re
garded "a O. better, the sales ranging from ia u
100 c. But few sheep in market, and not first quail
ity: Sales ate to "a some Live Poultry solo
at Is and Ice
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DO NOT PAY THEIR DEBTS.

We most cordially invite all cooperate with US
in establishing and making our new system . sue
cess Whichever way you may decide you have
best wishes for the future and our sincere for
the past liberal patronage you have extended u.s.
On the First day Of April goods will be mark ed
down to meet the views Of cAsh buyers.
Respectfully,
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aMarried.

In Saltwater. Iowa, March 18th, at the residence
f, WHITC0MB and Miss NELLIE J, uPHAM,
In Townshend. April It'll. by Rev. L. W. 0lmsted.
Z. j. KNAPP, of the firm of D. j. Winslow 4 CO,
In this village, April 18th. by Rev. J. r. Haskins
DANIEL BEAT0N of Bellows Falls and MYRA h.
HUTCHINS of Chester.
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Sunday Services.

AT the ,ptist Church, Rev, J. r. HASKINS
Pastor. Preaching at l05S o'clock An, SUNDAY
school at " NJ. Prayer meeting in the evening
SUNDAY School Concert the second sunday evening
in each month SEATS FREE,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-04-16
PlANTSl PLANTSl

/ am just receiving a splendid lot of CHOICE
PLANTS from the Hot House of Ellis Bros Keene
N. H.. which shall sell at low price Come and
see them. 1918 o. j. WOODS,
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1sa.
Marriages and Deaths inserted FREE. 0bituari,
including poetry to be paid for according TO lenst

In this village, April 9th, Col. THOMAS BUT
TERRIFIED, aged "a years.
In Westminster. April 18th MIRIAM CLAY,
aged so years. Funeral Friday, at 3 Pm.
In Townshend. April 10th, LEWIS P. BARBER,
aged II years and this.
In Chester, April 18th, Mrs. LAMIRA BATES,
aged 40 years and months
In Chester. April 18th, JESSIE. youngest daugh-
ter of Ii. and Angie L. Hewett aged years.
In Springfield April I. infant daughter of Joseph
and May Boss. aged IA days.
In Cavendish, March 3lst, TIMOTHY DAVIS
aged Sc years, months an le days.
In Cavendsh. April Sd. Capt. JOHN ". HALL
aged So years months and IL days.
In Westmoreand, N. H., April 4th, Mrs MERCY
ANDREWS aged 80 years, months.
In Westminster, April I'd, Mrs. OLIVE THURS
TON, aged 80 years,
In Jamaica, April 4th. CHESTER L. AMsDEN
aged 70 years.
In North Charlestown. N. H., March ed of con
| sumption, Miss HARRIET W. ALLEN, daughter o.
| Charles Allen, aged 40 years and months.
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CASH OR READY PAY.

In adopting the cash and ready pay system We feel
il will be for the mutual interest of both buyer and
seller. afford to sell our goods much less
than we could to charge them. The persons who get
the advantage By the old system those who
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-04-16
T HAVE JUST RECEIVED

splendid lot of Goods for the 98 cent store. and
more coming, Also large lot of nice BATS and
BALLS for the coming season. o, f, WOODS.
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boot AND SHOE REPAIRING

The subscriber has opened shop on Cherry St.
about half way between the Catholic Church and
the School House. where he will do all kinds Of
Boot and Shoe repairing, giving prompt attention
to all orders received THOMAS THANE,
Bellows Falls. April 10, 1875. 1918
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C. T. & G. L. GLYNN.
Saxtons River, VT Is
NOTICE.

TO THE PEOPLE OF BELLOWS FALLS AND
VICINITY:
On and after APRIL FIRST, 1875. all soods sold,
At our store will be for
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NOTICE.

'NoTI0E'
To all whom it may concern; On and after Mon
day April 18th shall sell goods except for cash
ready pay Understanding this to be the true bus
mess principle respectfully solicit the patronage
of any and all who wish TO deal upon this basis. be-
ieving it to be of mutual benefit. My prices will
CORE pond with this arrangement All having un
paid bills requested to settle at once.
Respectfully.
@. S. FROST.
Sa xtons River, April H. 1875. 16-l7
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TO RENT.
One room fitted up for Dress Making. Good op-
portunity for first class Dress Maker.
Inquire of o. w, x A. ID. FLETCHER.
Is Chester, VT.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
Deep Tilling and Understanding.

Intelligent and observing tillcrs Of the
soil III almost every eectiOn of the cOun-
try where the drouth has prevailed to
any considerable extent during the past
season, have been strikingly impressed
with the surprising advantage to the
growing crops arising from, thorough
drainage of heavy soils in connection
with deep tillage and abundant fcrtiliza-
ton of the sccd-bcd. When the water
line OLA heavy soil that is disposed to be
wet, is sunk by means of Il system of
thorough undertaking, say thirty or
more inches beneath the surface of the
soil, if the secd-hcd be broken up deep,
the finely comminutcd soil will retain II
much larger quantity of moisture in
dry and hot weather than if there were
no understands. AS the soil is dcepencd
by understanding and deep plowing, the
capacity to absorb moisture from the at
mospherc is greatly augmented. Hence,
i'll Il dry season, if the sced-bed he bro
ken up deep, the roots of growing plants
the soil and as the mellow earth will
absorb much larger quantity of moist
ure than if the entire STRATA were one solid
mass, every growing plant is, in Il great
measure, fortified against the trying in
huenccS of hot and Iry weather. Under
draining and deep ploughing, in numcr-
GUS instances, have been the means Of
saving large crops from utter ruin by
protractcd drouth. Hence, many farm
crs have been led to appreciate the ad-
vantagcs of understanding and deep til
lagc where the soil was heavy, us thev
have never done before 1t will pay we'll
to undcr-drain wet land and to row it
deep, whether the growing season is to
be too wet or too dry.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
FACTS AND FANCIES,

"A tree in Ceylon is said to have
been standing more than two thousand
years. The Buddhist priests sell its
leaves as a panacea for sin, and it is
real bonanza to those pious teachers.
1t is said that the game of chess was
invented by a tender woman, more than
TWO thousand years ago. She was a
queen, and played the first game with
the teeth she had extracted from one of
her slaughtered enemies.
Hans TANNER, an Austrian, is exhi-
biting in Paris canine quartet. He
has four dogs, and he has taught each
dog to bark in two notes, and each dogs
notes are different from those of the
other dogs He thus commands eight
notes, and gives Gle dome mobile"
and some other pieces.
While a couple of women were dis
cussing, the other day, the merits of a
certain physician, one of them asked
the other what kind Of doctor he WAS.
Sure, Dunno" was the reply, "but /
think it's an alpaca doctor they call
him."
Chateaubrand said, "Mme. Chat
eaubriand would not dine later than
five. | was never hungry till seven.
But we compromised and dined at six,
SO that we could neither of us enjoy it
and that is what people call the happi-
ness of mutual concessions"
1t will hardly be necessary to tell
the name of the facetious party who
went into village dry goods store the
other day, and was observed to be look
ing about, when the proprietor remarked
to him that they didn't keep whisky.
1T would save you Il good many steps
if you did" was the stage-driver's quick
reply.
"A tramping printer on the route be-
tween New York and Newburgh, is ac-
companicd by his wife. When asked
the other day bya country editor, why
he caTtcd her around with him, re-
marked that she took him for better or
worse, and, having had good taste of
the latter, was endeavoring to lsSd out
where the better came in.
-" Job printing!" exclaimedfan old
lady, the other day, as she peep over
her spectacles, Mt the advertising he of
a country paper. "Poor Jobl ,tIy've
kept him printing, week after week. ever
since larnt to read and..if hesWSsss'tS !.
the patIentest man that ever was. ]! he !,
howl" ie'fA
- was acquainted once with e gallant
soldier who assured me that his only
method OF courage was this: Upon the
first lire i'll an engagement he immedi-
atcly looked upon himself as a dead
man. He then fought out the remain
der of the day perfectly regardlegn of all
manner OF danger, as becomes dead
man to be. So that all the life or limbs
he carried back to his tent he reckoned
as clear gain, or, as he himself expressed
1T, $50 much out Of the fire." tSerns.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
Thc Commercial Prosperity of France.

A financial journal publishes some in
formation respecting the commercial sit
uation of France before and since the
war, which prove to a certain extent
what NIacaulay said about no form of
government hindcring the march Of pros
pcrity. Wealth in England steadily in
creased under Elizabeth, James /,
CharlesI, Cromwell, etc, nor have pro-
visional government and. a republic pre-
vented the development of the resources
of this country. The total commercial
movement, exports and imports, for 1874
(Which will prove inferior to that of
1879 amounted to 1926, 764, 900 francs
say 100000, ,0O0-exceeding that of
1869 by about f59,000,000, when the
Empire was at the height of its prosper
ity, and when Alsace and Lorraine be-
longed to France. The railways are con-
sequently doing larger business. The
Western line has improved 5000 francs
a mile; the Northern, 1000 francs;
Lyons, 5000 francs; the Eastern, $4,000
francs; The Southern, 10000 flames. AS
far as Paris Is concerned there are fewer
failures, and the theatrical receipts
sign of lluxury-show an increase Of
1000, 900 francs over those ofs1S69. In
spite Of restless politicians floods and
other partial disasters, there can be no
denbt hab France hrs nothing TO evtna
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
The state averages are
DIRECT Trade with South America

DIRECT Trade with South America
from Southern ports, is certain sooner or
later to be accomplished. At the present
time there is no regular and reliable COM
munication with Venezuela, and hence
they are now importing steam engines
from England. Our hold upon Brazil
has sensihly diminished since the failure
of a Baltimore firm that was engaged in
exporting provisions and manufactures
thither in exchange for Brazilian coffee
and other products. This circumstance
will result favorably to the efforts of the
Mississippi Valley Company in establish
Direce Trade in that portion of the world.
Their ships will have the advantage, too,
Of: shorter distance from New Orleans
TO South America and all the gains of
interior water communication. Even the
Philadelphia North american confesses
that the interests of the people of the en-
tire country will be directly or individ-
ually benefited by Direct Trade between
Southern ports and South America, the
enterprise being really National and not
local.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

THE SECRET OF HEALTH.-M. Robinp.
an eminent French chemist, announces
to the French Academy of Medicine his
belief that life exists only in combustion
which occurs in our bodies-like that
which takes place in chimneys-leave a
detritus which is fatal to life. To re-
move this, he would administer Tactic
acid with ordinary food. This acid is
known to possess the power of removing
or destroying the intrustations which
form on the arteries, cartilages, and
valves of the heart; and, as buttermilk
Fabounds in such acid, and is, moreover.
an acceptable kind of food, its habituai
use, it is urged by M. Robing, will free
the system from these causes, which in.
eyitablv cause death between the seventy
fifth ana ene hundreath year,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
How to Hold Fertility of the Soil,

Gypsum attracts. 1t isnot only a ma
nure in itself, but it attracts the atmos-
phere that comes in contact with it.
which is abundant on windy days. but It
catches and holds the fertility of the
ground that in some soils escapes. Lime
will also do this-so will clay. CLAY,
dried and powdered, is an excellent thing
to put on a barn-yard, or to cover a com.
post heapwith, or work through the heap;
hence we use gypsum or lime in our sta
bles or privies. Gypsum is best; it has
the most attraction, besides other proper
ties. 4 little should be kept by every
farmer for use, even at high cost, as the
benefit is sometimes more important than
the high price. Butwe waste our manure;
we not only permit its strength to escape,
but we are glad to;get it out of the way.
The same recklessness extends to the
land. 1t is well our land has q good pro-
portion of clay to hold its strength
We must conserve. The time is not
far distant when we shall be compelled to
do it. Already there are symptoms of
lack i'll our soil; we do not raise as heavy
crops as we used to-here and there a
field, here and there farm is less pro-
ductive. 1t is not SO much that we need
plaster here in the west to hold the
strength of the soil, as to use it to alb
stract it from the atmosphere, and to
save the ammonia of our barn-yards and
stables. For this let us always keen a
little on hand. Let us save and improve
our manure and thus save our FARMS
Rural World.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

THE FAST MAIL TRAINs.-A feeling
has prevailed among commercial men
since the establishment of the new fast
mail trains that their interests were being
sacrificed to those of the morning news,
papers by the post-office department
The idea got abroad that mercantile let
ters we. : delayed until morning, and that
the time Of transmission to the west was
thereby increased instead of diminished
under the new arrangement A number
of merchants and publishers of evening
newspapers met at No. II Broadway yes.
terday, and Major Bangs addressed the
assemblage, explaining the system of
railway service of the United States very
fully, and said that the city could not
possibly be better served than IL is at
present. The morning trains from this
city had been arranged TO catch most of
the through trains in the west. Thus
everything combined to render. q, fast
evening train of no practical 5vaite: in
planning the new sefyice all these. things
had been carefully weighed, the principal
object being to accommodate the large
cities which are the distributing AGENCIES. y
Shomld any new considerations of impor-
tance be offered to the department Major
.Rancs eroniised that care wouh be taken
to uive them the attention shey might
staasns,y~-fNs H Rfssest
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

plain of, and that she has more than c
covered that material welfare which is
supposed to have unncrved her under the
immoral and luxurious empire. There
is, of course, Il dark side to this brilliant
picture not alluded to by the financial
writer, to wit, the extra burdens with
which the country is saddled.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

Only nine persons out of hundred
are insane from hereditary causes. The
llm7Iams finstancc, are more rcad-head.
itary than hereditary.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
PERIODS offinancial depression, amount.

: = A LATE London letter gives this report
of the condition of monetary affairs
there: "The official minimum is still Q per
cent, and i'll open market the best bills
are taken at II to 3 per cent. The
supply of money seeking employment is
very large, and there is but little pros
pect of any dimunition. There is Just
now, owing to the timidity Of the public,
"a great demand for sound dividend pay
ing securities, These have been forced
up in value to a poiHt which yicldssfu
tho investor but a, small, return G. inter.
EST; but as safety is every consideration
with the public, it is necessary to bt
content with small profits, Among thest
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

MOODY and Sankey will groan In
wardiy when they return to Chica 70 and
find the Bials banie,,sJ ffnm the pablic
htsNslh
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

The September report of the deparat-
mcnt Of agriculture says of the cotton
CROP. Could it be Thoroughly ripencd, it's
aggregate would exceed any previous
crop, and the yield per acre would be one
Of the best, Notwithstanding the losses
by the overflow of bottoms and the
saturation of heavy fiat soils Such
losses have. proved less than the usual
damages by drought and insects, while
the rains have greatly benefited the
crops on drier and higher sails. Nearly
everywhere corn is late in maturing from
one to two weeks. In general high
condition is still maintained, the average
being one per cent. higher than in
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
are United States government and first
mortgage railroad bonds. These are
quoted at high prices. Second-rate Sc
curities cheap and much neglected.

THE president of the Continental III
surance company of New York, in a con
vention Of insurance men held last week,
made the astounding statement, that the
losses Of insurance companies in this
country are six times greater than in
England; that in his own company, he
thinks twenty per cent. of the losses paid
are for fraudulent claims, saying nothing
of claims that are fraudulent and not
paid that legislatures often do all they
can to help swindlcrs of insurance com.
panies; that the law courts generally -
strain the law in favor of incendiaries,
and that the honest part of the com
munity has to make up for those, bur
dens on the companies. This cannot be
said to form an agreeable picture for
contemplation.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

The consumption of Brazil coffee in
this country is enormous. During the
season Of 1874 it was l03,751 tons, or IN
average of S,646 tons per month This
was the largest consumption OF Brazil
coffee in the United States that was ever
known, with theexception of that ofi1S7O,
when 10s,502 tons were consumed. : The
coffee trade is now on firm
footing, and the consumption stead
lily increasing, especially in this coun-
try, where it is about one-fourth
of that Of the entire world. 1t is worthy
of note that the worlds consumption of
coffee is nearly, if not fully, 1926, 200
tons, or 935,O00,000 pounds! The people
of the United States consume more coffee
than any other people on the globe. The
main source of coffee supply is Brazil,
but Java, Ceylon, and the West Indies
furnishes considerable quantity. The
yearly value of the coffee crop is esti-
mated, by an Amsterdam authority, at
first hands, at Sl25,00O,0O0, and this
amount is considerably reduced before il
flows back, from the consumer.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16
TIMELY TOPICS.
The clay pits tncar New Brunswick,
Nj, yield annually some 235,U0O tons
of clay, worth over 81 100000

The Phoenix Cotton Factory, near
Baltimore. on the Northern Central Rail
way, was sold under, the hammer, last
week, for 500, 200. Besides the mill
proper, the sale Included machinery, tcnc-
mcnt and storehouscs, and 1863 acres of
ground. -
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-16

IT appears from astatemcnt just Issued
by the Statistical Bureau that in the fis-
cal year ending June, 1S74--the last year
ofwhich the Bureau has made up full
returns that our domestic exports
amounted, in specie Value, to over $780,
100000. For the same. period of the pre-
vious decade, that ending June 80, 1864,
the special value of the exports was but
$763, 5000, ,0OO-an increase of more than
three-fold in ten years