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The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22
(HE. E.ACCEPTANCE OF THE REsIG-
" NATION.

The Presidents acceptance OF Mr. Bel
knap's resignation (says the New York
| HERALD. j Ii aI act worse than the offence
tofthe Secretary To screen him from
| M eoiisequences Of this arbitrary inter-
| ference between Congress and the guilty
official Gen. Grai.t's friends claim that he
MAS not aware OF theextent Of the Sccre-
tary's offences when he accepted the re-
isignation. But this defence will not do.
/ The President had been Informed of the
scandals Of the War Department. and be-
sides this the very fact THAT Mr.. Belknap
resigned was revelation enough. Presi-
dent Grant had no excuse under these
circumstances for accepting the resigna-
ton insantaneousiy aud with great re-
gret,' but was bound by official dignity
ID duty to consult with thecabinet and
await the action of Congress
The reason why ~e consider the act oi
the president worse than the offence Of
Secretary are these:
First-The President has endeavored
officially TO protect criminal who cons
fessed TO him his crime. 1t matters not
how far that crime was confessed or Eow
Confused and incorherent was the man
ner or the offender The President knew
there was guilt.
Second-The President has endeavored
to prevent Congress from yindicating the
honor of the Republic. The disgrac.
which Mr.. Belknap inflicted upon tile
country required that Congress should in
siautly purge the government by his Inn
ptaciment aud conviction. This ~as
necessary 70 tile honor OF the country, and
this the President has forbidden. The
articles ofiE .,eachment adopted by the
House ]. il feared. will fall like spent bull
lets. The President has pardoned Mr.
Belknap before The Senate could try him
Third--The President crowns by thi,
act OF interference long series of acts o
protection 70 officials who were suspected
or accused or convicted of crime. The
list need not be repeated now. but IN,
Il huat ANb NfoAo ~ tCstbUIAiNG 6IdubM ONCI
record already dark and doubtful enough
Fourth-General Grant las BY This ac
lplaced the Executive ina suspicious at.
titude in the sight of the world. Sha
the world may think Of Ulysses s. Gran
may not be important, bnt in the opinion
that other nations may hold of the Presi
dent Of the United States tile people have
certainly an interest. The President dis,
graces the people when he uses his au-
tll0rity to protect criminals. and puts i
veto upon their punishment The felon,
Of The Secretary of War was bad enough
but the net by which the President re,
movesl him from the hands OF Congress
aud tried TO battle impeachment and pre-
vent the iiationfro vindicating It's honor
constitutes moral offence which tile lss
may not he able to punish, uut which th,
people, who nIade the laws will not Tor.
! give.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22

Tho Dausillo ExJress. says when The
alarm Of Ore vas sounded. Mn. Martha
Pairicks ulo,bsr-in-law Of Major ". r..
suthetlin. aud q sety aged lady. came out
Ia the yard. 1t the residence 0f her son.in
law. with whom sle Dad been living for
many ysars aud seeing the flames. fell IN
yard She was carried 10 tho hoass and
physicians summoned and everything pos
sibls was dcue 10 resiore her, il vas too
lste'' oil hopes of life wns gone. She
fingered to about 3 o vlOOk Saturday morn.
INC wLsa she expired.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22

Wilmington Review: Mr.. James r..
Brockett, residing on tile corner Of second
aud Church streets. Is possessed Of very
curious freak 81 nature IN the shape Of =
small boar, nineteen months ~. which
has hams and shoulders, but no sine-
with his TAIL very hear Tie centre Of the
back, and bis h"ots closely resembling
those OF n deer; his tracks would at any
time Le taken for those Of deer. There
Is seaui passing around tile middle 81
the body, which makes II arpearas though
the two halves Of the hog had been sewed
together, and It Is said that when angry he
acts vary much like young bear.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22
WOULDN'T MARRY a MECHANIC.


A young man commenced visiting q
young woman, aud appeared 70 be well
pleased. One evening hscilled when u
was quite late. which led the young lady
10 inquire where he had been.
4 had IN wutk urnight.'
what. do you work Tor u living? she
inquired Ia astonlshment.
Certainly replied the young man, J
am mechanic
Il dislike Die naineofa mechanic, and
she turned up her pretty hose
This wis the last time the young man
visited the young lady. He l. now
wealthy man, and has one of the best wo-
men IN the counry, fDr wife.
The young lady who dIshked the name
of mechanic Is now ii,ewife of 4 ,nisefa-
ble foal--a regular vagrant about grogshops
--aid tie spst. vesdan,, siliy. miserable
nlrl Il obliged 70 take in washing ~ order
10 support herself and children
You dislike the name Of n mechanIo. ehY
You whose hnahers are but weli-drr-red
loafs ~. We pity any girl who l. 50 YER
dant, - soft, 10 think less ofa young man
for being mechaniIc--one of Go,i's noble-
men--llle most diguiilcd aud horombIe
personass II heavens creatures.
Beware young ladies' how you treat
young men whowurk for living, for you
may one u these days be mentai 10 one OF
Them. Far better 20 discharge the weli-
fed pauprr with oil his rings, jewelry,
brazcnnsss aud pomposity. andto take q
,our affection tile callous handed, Indus
duitrions mechanic.
Thousands have bitterly repented thei'
! folly who have turned their backs %
honest Industry. A few years have .aush
them q severe lrssDii.
~ .,..%....<.,se%~ M#t
,whrre are you goiug7' said ayouai
gentleman 10 M elderly oneiu Whit
rrayat. whom he over tooks few miIei
from Little Book. 4 am going to heaven
my son have beeh nn the way eigh
,es, wears. We'll. RDodrhy, old follnw
fyoi have betn travelling toward lssvei
.ishteep years. aud got ne nearer 70 " tnai
Arkansas, IN Iltske another route.
A Girl that has los, hss bcau may as vel
hang 10 her hicle'
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22
j .Rrsrraslaalna ro.lags.l
CLUES.

A discount oftwenty per cent will be allowed
10 clubs of four or more per-ons. thus; ionr
ronles az Blackwood or nf one Review VIII be
sent 70 one address for e.. 50: four copss of The
four RsYiens aud BIarkwood for sss and 70 on
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22

Capt. James l.. Robinson Is booked for
speech u Cherokee Court. urging the
adoption of tile Constitutional Amend.
pensg
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22

Blue Ridge Blade Tie editor ofthe
Concord Sum Is very much put OUT be-
cause the highest ecclesiastical auth.rltv
In England has declared there Is no devil.
A sect up here has been preaching that
there Is no hell. or course IL you take
away fellows. homestead. you had as
well bury him VI once.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22

The Winston Sentinel says: The recent
election In Texas resulted In DemncYa-
tic majority of50 900 and amaay tifenanies
Of the successful candidates we notice that
Of Rufus s. Bynum. aifafney ut law,
son oi Benz. r. Bynun. u Stokes co; y.
O; who was elected Solicitor ef Ellis
county. Mr. Bynum lslfAere only two'br
three years ago and his nachy friends win
sincerely rejoice 10 hk popularity and
prosperity.
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22


There Is no greatcreyery. day virtue than
cheerfulness. This quality in man among
men. Is like sunshine to the day. or Ilenilo
renewing moisture TO parched berbs. Tho
light Of a cheerful face dlffuses i.self. aud
communicates the happy spiritihst inspires
Il. The sourest temper must swsetsn IN
the atmosphere Of con,ineous good bun,or.
Kind words are the bright flowers Of
sarth's existence; use them. and especially
around the ireside circle. They arc iewols
beyond price. aud powerful to heal tho
the wounded heart aud make tho weighted
down spirit glad
Farmers should live and work aud
gather light at home. 80 that when they
20 abroad, like the sun, they may dis-
pense light to Al.
Don't Kill the toads. III Paris they arc
sold VI sIty csnis dozen 10 protect vine.
yards and gardens from insects. A toad
will swallow the biggest ionaatto worm.
,Tis little troubles il,as wear ,ho hestt
out. Il is easicfio ilfow bombsBsll .
mile than feather, svrn With sf,iIisf.,
The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-22

Marriage said nm unfortunate hns.
hand, Is the cl,nrclyald o. love- And
you men. replied his wife, are ihs grave
tllSzes
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
or around machinery !?

or around machinery?
Great God do you doubt my word !?
gasped the man, starting back.
We do they replied in chorus. He
closely scanned each face, and was in
dulging in gestures to show how he de-
plored such conduct toward one who had
fought bravely, when one of the men re-
marked:
Come now, speak the truth, and wen
raise you thirty cents. The old man
turned to 60, halted, hesitated, and then
replied
l suppose, gentlemen, that fell off a
building in Atlanta and hurt my leg,
but it happened so burned close after a
battle that | could never really tell
whether the fall or the fight hurt me
the most. Now, please pass in your ten
centses i-Raleigh Sentinel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
A CURE FOR GOSSIP.

What is the cure for gossip? Simply
culture. There is great deal of gos-
sip that has no malignity in it. Good
natured people talk about their neigh
bOrs because. and only because, they
have nothing else to talk about. As we
write, there comes to US the picture of a
family of young ladies. We have seen
them at home, we have met them IN gal
leries of art, we have caught glimpses
of them going from bookstore or IL
brary, with fresh volume in their
hands. When we meet them, they are
full of what they have seen and read.
They are brimming with questions. One
topic of conversation is dropped only to
give place to another, in which they are
interested. We have left them, after a
delightful hour, stimulated and refresh
ed and during the whole hour not
neighbor's garment was soiled by so
much as touch. They knew something
and wanted to know more. They could
listen as well as they could talk. 10
speak freely of neighbor's doings and
belongings would have seemed an imper-
tinence to them, and, of course, an i'm
propriety. They had no temptation to
gossip, because the doings of their neigh
bors formed a subject very much less in
teresting than those which grew out of
their knowledge and their culture. And
this tells the whole story. The confirmed
gossip is always either malicious or ig-
norant. The one variety needs a change
of heart and the other a change of pas
ture. Gossip is always personal con-
fession either of malice or imbecility,
and the young should not only shun it,
but by the most thorough culture relieve
themselves from all temptation to in
dulge in it. 1t is low, frivolous, and
too often dirty business. There are
country neighborhoods in which it RACES
like pest. Churches are split in piec-
es by it. NeighbOrs are made enemies
by it for life. In many persons it de-
generates into a chronic disease, which
is practically 'incurable. Let the young
cure it, while they may.-Dr. j. G.
Holland, Scribmer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
CENTENNIAL NOTES.

Among the interesting objects to be
seen at the great exhibition are the
following:
A 20-inch Rodman gun, weighing 10,
100 lbs, taking 1850 pound shot aud
200 pounds of powder.
A Gardner repeating rife which can
be discharged 400 times in minute.
An Indian canoe from Vanconver's
Island, dug out of a log go feet in length
and feet in diameter.
The locomotive. John Bull, the first
used in America, tried in 1881 on the
Camden & Amboy railroad, and put
into use in 1888.
The original Campbell printing press,
with which Isaiah Thomas printed in
the Worcester Spy, July IL, l776, the
first Of the Declaration of Independence
The first copy of the Bible printed in
the United States.
A mosaic lion from Egypt, said to
have cost 100000.
The celebrated California grapevine
which produced annually six tons Of
fruit.
Sooryu Deb, or God of the Sun, found
buried in the Ganges, supposed to be
1000 years old.
A mahogany tree from Mexico, diam
eter IA feet.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
A BRAVE OLD SOLDIER.

He was quite an old man and he had
quite bad limp, and he remarked as
he touched his hat, "All l want is to
get money enough to get to Savannah.
l feel that have not long to live, and
| want to be buried in that nice, cool
graveyard just outside of Savannah"
The appeal didn't open single wal
let. He was talking to three men who
had found a shady spot under a grocery
awning. and he seemed little disap-
pointed. Pulling a new string, he re-
marked. Gentlemen, won't you do
something for an old soldier p "Were
you a soldier in the last WARP" asked
one of the group. 81 was,' was the
prompt reply. "What branch of the ser
vice ?" 1.-The heavy artillery Where
were you stationed %
Well. slowly replied the stranger. as
if he hadn't expected such question,
we were sometimes here and sometimes
there. The fact was, our artillery was
so heavy that we generally kept it on a
hill. The confederate government did
not seem to expect that us three or four
men were going to drag big cannon all
over the country and whip the Yankees
to boot. Yes, l was wounded in the left
leg.
In what action, was asked.
| never knew what theys named it.
My business was to get up and hump
and knock thunder out of whole Union
regiment to once, and you just bet
didn't have any time to fool around and
ask what they was going to name the
battle. | went into the war to fight, and
didn't just throw myself, though.
Did you throw yourself under wag-
on ? quietly asked one of the three.
Sometimes | did, and sometimes
didn't They used to let me fight any
rway to win. I've fit from under wag
on and from the top Of tree. and tht
boys used to call me the wild cat.
They must have seen you 'clawing'
to the rear. suggested another Of the tho
Very likely, gentlemen. Sometime
could fight better at the rear. and
went back then I'D change and fgh
on the flank, and then I'd advance an.
NOW EN- down in front
Where do you say you we're wounded
In the leg-just below there Th
surgeon said that three or four bullet
had hit me to once.
Be honest, now, old man. and tell u
If yOn didn't get that leg hurt in mil
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28

1t is hardly necessary to say that
shooting stars are not stars at all They
are very small, for the most part, weigh
ing certainly not more than a few grains
and, possibly, only some thousandths Of
a grain, mere particles or cloudlets Of
dust, which are travelling 10 space under
the same laws as those which govern the
motion Of the planets and comets, aud
with velocity as great varying in diff
ferent cases from eight or ten miles per
second 10 forty. The least velocity nam
ed is more than thirty times that Of
cannon ball. When they encounter our
atmosphere this velocity is destroyed by
the resistance. and according 70 we'll
known laws. their energy Of motion IS
converted into heat Of intensity sufii-
cient 70 render them ineandescent. and
even 70 dissipate any solid portions in
yapor. The height at which they make
their hrst appearance Is usually between
seventy and eighty miles they disap-
pear AZ an average elevation of about
sixty miles. after traversing path about
forty-two miles long on the average, aud
with . velocity varying as stated above.
but averaging about twenty nine miles
+ per second. Professor Newton, Who IS
perhaps the highest authority on this
subject. says that 300 900 reach the
earth daily. A curious fact Is that the
hourly numbers increase from sunset 70
sunrise some fifty per cent. The reason
Is sinply that in the evening We are. 50
70 speak, behind the earth a. it PUSHES
through space. and see only those which
oyertakes a. 10 the morning. 90 the
other hand. we are ia front and see all
We meet. a. we'll a. those We oyertake.
--Profsssor Yoas4g.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28

Creditors are now put off with the plea
that the money is needed to 60 to the
Centennial with.
Troubles are not always in proportion
to their size. What a gigantic nuisance
a single mosquito is !
To write good love-letter you ought
to begin without knowing what you mean
to say, and finish without knowing what
you have written.-Rousieau.
The editor of the Vicksburg Herald
says, rather meekly: alt is still hot
enough to burn the ears off brass mon
KEY" Will somebody give him an um-
brella?
A clergyman said the other day that
modern young ladies were not daughters
of Shem and Ham; but daughters of
Hem and Sham-eOmpounds of plain
sewing and make-believe.
An educated hog at one of the water
ing places is said to be good mathema-
tician. No doubt it exeels in square
root" and is also good at subtraction"
when in a turnip patch.-NoTTlsto'0n
Herad
A wag presented an Elizabeth saloon
keeper with a pair Of steel engravings
Of Sankey and Moody. representing them
TO be correct portraits of Tilden and
Hendricks. They now adorn the walls
with Tilden's letter of acceptance under
meath.
"Did she not return your love 2" in
duired a synpathizing friend of young
nan who intimated that he had had
some difficulty with his sweetheart.
EYES, she returned it, and that is exact
Iy what the trouble is. She said she
didn't want it.
| Two young men out riding were pass
ing a farm house where farmer was
| trying to harness an obstinate mule
Won't he draw? said one of the men.
Of course, said the farmer. he'll draw
the attention of every fool that passes
this way. The young men drove on.
! Danbury has the champion patient
bow. He comes from chronically bor
rowing family. The other.day he wen
TO neighbor's to for cup Of sour milk
II haven't got anything but sweet milk,
said the woman pettishly. III wait til
it sours,' said the Obliging youth, sink
ing into a chair.
What in the world induces Mrs
Blank 10 wear so many puffs and founc
es % said at a lady ball. as the persoI
referred to swept past, vision of mil
linery. why" was the reply, "sh
has INDUCED so much in fashionabl
dissipation that she has the deliriun
trimmings.
Two Hibernians were passing staol
which had rooster on it for q weathe
yane. when one addressed the other thus
..Pat. what's the reason they didn't pu
hin up there instead Of rooster Z
'An' sure" replied Pat, "thats ans
enough don't you see il would be II
convanient to 60 for the eggs.
1t was evening. Three Of them wei
killing a cat. One Of them held Lar
tern, another held the cat, and the thlr
damned the pistol into the cats ear. an
fired, shooting the man in the hand WI
held the cat, and the one with the lal
= tern was wounded in the arm. The c
left VIXEN it saw how matters Stood an
- that ill.feeling was being engendered.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
sELF-CoNQUEsT.

The true test of strength is not in
what a man does, but in what man re-
strains himself from doing. And not
withstanding all the false maxims of
this false world, he is not the strong
man who can lift himself up with a gi-
ants might, and grind an enemy be-
meath the heel of hate he is a strong
man who in the face of insult, in the
face of open antagonism, and that which
is harder still to bear, In the face'of Sc
cfet persecution, with the thunderbolt
already forged and in his grasp, can
with closed teeth say, 81 will not hurl
it." Like God, he is slow to anger, not
becr Sc he is feeble, and dare not show
his wrath, but because he is strong and
will not.
1t is always harder for us to wait
than it is to strike. All of us are more
or less animals down at the base. We
each have our horns, just as much as
the OK, and we are by nature just as
fond of goring people. But is that a
test of power, worthy of men IN the i'm
age of God ? 1t takes only the lowest
brute in the field to kick. All but it
often takes soul filled with the spirit
of holy Christ not to do it.
Oh T! to have the power to crush some
bitter prosecutor, to hurl to the dust
some cruel foe, to have the power to do
all this, and still be able to say, mo,
my Father, if it be thy will that |
should carry this woe, will neither
murmur, nor lay it down, nor shrink
from it. Gods heaven lies all about
such an one. Gods angels come to sing
their songs to him. And as Christ stood
in the midst of that council-chamber,
smitten and degraded, and yet the only
calm and peaceful one among them all,
so in this world doth he stand who hath
learned to conquer himself, smitten it
may be, Knocked and reviled and misin-
terpreted. and yet in the midst of all
his heart-aches he stands a king, though
his only crown may be wreath Of
thorns.
Now here is just where lies our great
est difficulty in leading Christian life
If it were merely to perform some single
act, why think I could rush upon a
hundred bayonets. 1 too could stand
as Latimer did, praising God while the
flames gathered about me, if l knew
that by the time the day went out
should have seen the Sun of Righteous
ness in His glory. | envy the martyrs
every one of them. think you or
could have had their physical courage
All but this moral bravery, which i
harder than mere brute endurance in tn,
same proportion as it is nobler and NOR,
heavenly-this bravery which must las
not an hour only, while the flames ar,
burning and the soul is spreading it
wings to mount to God, but month,
year, lifetime-that, that is the trues
test of manly strength.-ReO. G. z
Dowling.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
REST.

Love. give me one OF thy dear hands to hold
Take thou my tired head upon thy breast;
Then sing me that sweet song we loved of old.
The dear. sOft song about our little nest.
We knew the song before the nest ours;
We sang the song when first the nest we found;
We loved the song in happy ater-hours,
When peace came to and content profound.
Then sing that olden song to me tonight
While l. reclining on thy faithful breast,
See happy visions in the fair frelight
And my whole soul is satisfied with rest.
Better than all our bygope dreams Of bliss,
Are deep content and rest secure as this.
What though we missed loves golden summer time
His autumn fruits were ripe when we had leave
To enter joys wide vineyard in our prime.
Good guerdon for our waiting TO receive.
Love gave no frail pledge Of summer flowers,
But side by side we reaped the harvest field;
Now side by side we pass the winter hours.
And day by day new blessings are revealed.
The heyday OF our youth. its rOseate glow,
It's high desires and cravings manifold,
The raptures and delights OF long ago,
Have passed; but we have truer joys to hold.
Sing me the dear, old song about the nest,
Our blessed home, our little ark OF rest
An The Year Round.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28

BREAKING THE CHILD's WILL.-No
art is so useful in the management Of
young children (nor is any art 50 neg
.lected) as that Of avoiding direct collis-
ion. The grand blunder which almost
all parents and nurse-maids commit i.
that when the child takes Whim against
doing what be is wanted to do-will not
eat his bread and butter. will not 60 out,
will not come TO his lessons. etc. they.
so to speak. lay hold Of bis hind leg and
drag him to his duties whereas per-
son of tact will almost always distract
the child's attention from its own obsti-
macy, and In few moments lead it gen
tIy around to submission. | know that
many peasons would think il wrong not
70 break down the child's self.will by
main force. TO come 70 battle with him
and show him that be IS the weaker yes
sci but my conviction is that such
struggles only tend 70 make his self-will
more robust If you can skillfully con