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Year: 1870

Academy OF Music.
Kits annual benefit last night at the
academy, and the season closed there in
blaze of glory.


Odd Fellows Hall.
Testimonial to Mr.. A. B. Chase this evening
and last of the series of parlor concerts.
Tickets at the music stores and at the door.
We need not urge the admirers of music to
go to this concert, for we feel sure they will
do so without urging. See announcement
in another column for particulars.
Year: 1870

A saratoga letter-writer, referring to
the increased sale of the water of Coz
gress Springs, states that not one drop
of the water is sold away from the springs
except in bottles. All that advertised as
Congress water on draught is said to be
counterfeit The supply Of the water is
limited, and the correspondent thinks
that the time may come when il viii be
worth as much per bottle as champagne.
Year: 1870

A gentleman afflicted with the chronic rheumatism says, "No description of my case can convey the vast amount of benefit I have received from the used of Johnson, s Anodyne Liniment. believe it is the best article in the world for rheumatism

 If horse has good constitution and has once been good horse, no matter how old or how much run down he may be, he can be greatly improved and in many re. spects made as good as new by liberal use of Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders.
Year: 1870

Most young people have great respect
for men of science, and are apt to think
that it is impossible that they can ever
know as much as Doctor or Professor
SO and so. All the persons whose great
knowledge you wonder at were once as
ignorant as any boy or girl who reads
this. If any of you desire to become
learned about natural things - the
rocks, trees, animals and the like-you
must i'm the first place, learn to use
your eyes, or make observations, as it
Is called. One of the most celebrated
nsturalists once said to us in speaking
of some of his most important discov.
cries, All / had to do, was to look
and see the thing just as it is made"
OF course, one to make new discover
les, must know what has been done
before, and that can only be learned
from books which record what other
people have done. Every boy or girl
should learn to observe and mark down
what he or she sees. Keeping a record
of the thermometer will do much to
fix habit of accuracy and regularity.
Note the first appearance of snow, the
number of snOw-falls and their depth.
The first appearance of the 6lue-birdS
and wrens, the blossoming of the Red
Maple, Dogwood, and other early
trees and shrubs, should be recorded
each year. These show the compare


tive earliness of spring-and how in
teresting it would he to look over the
record of many years! Those who be-
gin by carefully observing these com
mon things, will soon wish TO know
something more about them. 1t is a
beautiful thing about the study of ma
ture in any form, that the knowledge
we receive, not only prepares us for
receiving more, but it gives us the de-
sir to learn more. The fountain is in
exc austible.-Americdn Ftvmer.
Year: 1870

INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION. de.
cision of the Internal Revenue Bureau
requires cigar manufacturer to pus


IN conspicuous place within his man.


Hactory, the certificate obtained from
the collector, setting forth the number
OF cigar makers for which his bond has
been given All cigars must be packed,
and stamped before being removed from
the manuiactory to the store where they
are sold, whether the removal is from
part of the building whore they were
made to another part of the same build-
ing, but other than the manutactorv, or
other place where they were made They
must bo retrrnedi to the Assessor IA re-.
moved for consumption or r-sala.
Year: 1870

WE yield large part of our space this
week to the publication Of the Annual Re.
port of the County Sup't of Schools. 1t
is a good document, and will repay pc
rusal by every reader interested in the
cause Of educas.on--an who is not
Year: 1870

EVERY parent, and all othsrs interested
in the proper training Of she children Of
our city, should not fell to attend the ex.
hibitions to be given by the Cold Water
Templars next week.
Year: 1870

AT KNoX's.-TO say that hat was bought
synonymous with sayng at reasonable in phee and
fashionable in style believing that art
should good merely for having been bought cheap But he store
at 2l2 Broadway elegance
bined " prices 10
Year: 1870

"A San Francisco man saturated
rat with Kerosene oil, and then set
fire to him and let him loose, thinking
he would convey certain valuable iii-
formation TO other rats, and that they
would leave the premises. The fire
department we're promptly on the
ground, hut could not save the house
The man SAYS it occurred to him what
Il mistake he had ma e as soon as hc
saw the fire coming up through til,
cracks in the floor.
Year: 1870

audience the necessity OF importunate. earnest
prayer and strong and steady faith In God.
Had some OF his audience lived In the time OF Christ
and been treated by himtas thslCanaanite was he
lthe Doctor had doubt they would have given up
St the first rebuff But ahe held on, and the Saviour
decreed 70 her according 10 her faith; and her
daughter was restored from that very hour This Is
the victory that overc0meth even our faith.


During the Lenten season services will be held In
this church every day in the week except Monday
and Saturday. Sermons VIII be preached on Wednes-
day evenings by different ministers Oi the Protestant
Episcopal Church. meeting Of the ladies' OF the
church will be held next Wednesday noon to take
action In regard TO fair TO be ned for the benef1t
Potter Will mold confirmation at the Heavenly
Year: 1870

AS rode on to the crest of the hill,
which rises sharply about 600 or 700
feet above the little hamlet of Chew
ange, nestled in the grove below, the
most glorious panorama burst on my
view. AS General Forsyth, of the
United States army, remarked to me,
later in the day it would have been
worth coming merely to see so splen-
did scene, without the BATTLES mag
nificent, stern array In the lovely
valley below US, from the Knoll on
which I stood with the King and staff,
we could see not only the whole valley
of the Meuse, but also beyond the great
woods of Bois de Loup and Erancheval
into Belgium, and as far as the hi1ly
forest of Numo on the other side of the
frontier. Right at our feet lay the lit
tie town of Sedan, famous for its foFt1-
fications by Verdan, and the birthplace
of Turenne, the great Marshal known
also as the place where the sedan chair
originated. AS we were only about TWO
and a quarter miles from town, we
could easily distinguish its principal
| edifices, without the aid of field glass;
es, On the left was a pretty church
it's gothic spire OF sandstone offering
a conspicuous target for the Prussian
/ guns, had General MoltlTe thought mt
| to bombard the town. To the right on
/ the southeast of the church was large
barracks with the fortifications of the
citadel Behind it and beyond this to


the southeast again, was an old chateau
| of Sedan, with picturesque round-tur-


reted towers of the sixteenth century,


very useless even against four-poundeI
Krupp field-pieces. This building,
believe, is now an arsenal. Beyond
1 this was the citadel, the heart Of Sedan


on rhe rising hill above the Meuse to


the southeast, but completely COM


manded by hills on both sides of tht


river, which runs in front of the eita'


del.


Continued on Second Page.
Year: 1870

Nv z have had our Banner on the
outer wall. with PRICES SO Low that
no firm in the State Of Ohio undertook to
meet us. We have driven our foe to the
wall, and occupy the field without fear.


we have silenced-an men who years ago
assumed some power Of competition. They
are now willing to confess conhdenIally
that there is no use trying to meet or beat
us in prices, because we are game on a
Clothing ''set-to." Their only hope is In the
ignorance Of their customers, who win not
look around to see the difference in our
prices and theirs, which amounts to at least
Year: 1870

Nearly thirteen years ago there lived
on the banks of the Ohio, but few miles
from the city of Louisville, a man by the
name of Henry G. Danforth, the family
consisting of himself, wife and one child,
daughter, only a little more than two
years old.


One day the child escaped the vigilant
eye Of the mother, and wandered from
the hours. Search was made, but no
trace be found of their prattling darling,
until reaching the banks of the river, her
little bonnet was seen near the mal gin of
the water. Then, indeed, the little one
was mourned as dead, and only mothers
heart can fathom the agony of the be-
reaved parents. Other children came to
take the place of the lost one at the fire.
side, and the first storm of grief at the
terrible affiiction had given place to a
quiet admission still the blue, dancing
waters of the Ohio always caused mex
rressibc sadness to their bereaved hearts.


Five years ago the family removed to
st. Louis, where they have resided ever
since. Saturday, Mr.. Danforth received
an anonymous letter from Kansas City,
urging him to come up Immediately, if
he wished to fiud his daughter, whom he
supposed was drowned thirteen years be-
fore. He arrived in the city Monday last,
and proceeded to the place designated in
the letters found woman whom he had
known in other days, rapidly nearing the
grave, and young girl in attendance
upon her. She pointed to the child i'm
mediately upon his entrance, saying,
"that is your drowned child" and enter
ed upon an explanation which convinced
him of the truth of her words.


1t seems that he himself was the inno-
cent cause Of the affair. The woman had
loved him previous to his marriage and
when the words were spoken binding him
to another, all the worst passions Of her
nature were aroused, and She determined
upon some revenge, and how faithfully
she executed her intention, the above
facts will testify She had kept herself
informed Of his whereabouts, and when
she knew that death would shorty claim
her as its victim, she determined to make
all the reparation. Who can paint the
Joy Of the father on finding the dead
alive?


The woman, it seems, had only been
in that city some six months, coming from
Cincinnati, to which place she had fed
with the child. She said that she had al
ways treated her as she would have done
her own daughter to which the child tes-
tilted, and begged that the woman might
be taken with them. The result was,
that last Thursday evening the three
took the train on the North Missouri
Railroad for St. Louis, and ere this the
waiting mother has received the embraces
Of her long lost daughter. Such incidents
were Of frequent occurrence years ago,
but in this modern age it calls forth no
little astonishment
Year: 1870

The following was found in the Office
of an editor by the county sheriff


Editing paper is very pleasant bust
ness.


If it contains too much political matter
the people went have it,


If it contains too little, they won,
have it.


If the type is large it don't contain
enough of reading matter.


1t the type is small, they can't read
it.


If we publish telegraph reports, folk.
say they are nothing but lies.


lfw we omit them, they say We have nc
enterprise, or suppress them for political
effect.


If we have a few jokes folks say we are
nothing but rattle-head.


live omit jokes they say we are an
old fossil.


five publish original matter they damn
us for not giving selections.


If we publish selections folks say that
we are lazy for writing more, and giving
them what they have read in other pa
pers.


Il If We give man complimentary
notice We are censured for being too
partial.


five do not, all hands say we are 6
great hog


If we publish an article which please
the ladies, men feel jealous.


If we do not cater to their wishes tn,
paper is not fit one to have in theil
houses.


If we attend church they say it is only
for effect.


Ii we do not they denounce us as de
ceitful and wicked.


If We speak well of the act of the Pres
dent, folks say that We dare not dt
otherwise.


If We censure, they call us a traitor.


If we remain in our office and attent
to our business folks say we are too prou,
to mingle with our fellows.


five do 60 out, they say we never at
tend to our business


five do not pay all bills promptly
folks say we are not to be trusted.


five do pay promptly they say W
stole the money.
Year: 1870

l


DO WE NOT NEED ONE IN VERMONT?


Not infrequcntly an offender is brought
to trial whose crime is too clearly proved
to justify acquittal, and yet not sufficient
ly malignant to warrant the court in
sending him to the States Prison for a
long term or the offender may be too old
to be admitted into the State Reform
School Oimited to sixteen), or too young
for the States Prison; in this dilemma
the court, rather than punish too severely
acquits the offender who after mingling
with more hardened ones in our county
jails, is turned loose on the community
the worse, sometimes, rather than better
for few months Imprisonment and pos
sibly with the impression that he had al
ready suffered more than his offence de-
served.


To avoid these extremes, an intermedi-
ate establishment appears to be needed
say House of Correction conducted on
simalar principle to that followed in
the Reform School, to which offenders
might be committed who were judged
unfit for perfect liberty, and undeserving
the rigors of the State Prison.
No one who properly estimates the i'm
portance of those five years, between six
teen and twenty-one, in young mans
life, can be Indifferent as to the education
he may be subject to, especially if his
training or propensities are, or have been
leaning toward lawlessness no one who
desires our "public virtue" may be culti-
waited and perpetuated, can regard with
Indifference that class of our young men
now under our notice,in that critical per-
iod in which the character is being form
ed. How often it happens that when a
| first offence is committed little correction
administrated in proper manner, and
with favorable surroundings, leads the Of
fender to see the consequences that would
follow the repetition Of the offence, and
induce reform while neglect of such
opportunities would lead the repetition
of the offence, the hardening in crime, the
loss Of one who might be an efficient con-
tributor to the moral and material wealth
of the State


And we need House of Correction in
which this wholesome discipline might be
administered in manner that would ia
vor, not the crushing out of manhood
not the cultivation of an independence
that borders on disregard of the law and
the right of others but reform Of char
acter that should go down as deep into
the moral nature of our client as his trans
gression has gone, and give him an oppor-
tanity to recover his lost ground and be-
come laU abiding citizen.


The Trustees of the Vermont Reform
School in their tenth annual report say /.
"The work Of taking the juvenile delin-
quents from the evil examples of our
streets or vicious homes, and placing a.
round them all the good influences Of in
tellectual and moral training and pleasant
employment, is based upon the truly
Christian idea of reform, and not punish
ment. Social and political economy, and
the demands of our religion, go hand III
hand in this enterprise"


[P. 9.


Let that beautiful sentiment become
the public sentiment Of the State; let it
permeate the mind Of our Legislative As
sembly, and we shall have House OF
Correction comforting endurable favors on
the Commonwealth.


HENRY MILES.
Year: 1870

A rich old uncle who had two nephews
left his will as follows, 'To my nephew
William leave my whole fortune, because
l know he will bestow it on the poor
To my nephew Albert l leave nothing for
the same reason.
Year: 1870

Is THE CELEAR CLEANED - 1t would
seem absurd that such question as this
should be asked in August when the win
ter has been over and gone for nearly
five months, and the but side cellar door
has been open for more than four months
and yet, there are cellars in this country
now doing all they can to introduce fevers
into the family, that eat days and sleep
night over them, they are covered with
rotten potatoes, decaying turnips, rat
cravings, anl some other things that rats
leave, and what with this conglomerate
and the scent of old brine, and perhaps
some other unmentionable things, is not
the evidence Of a special providence, if the
family have not already had funeral or
two since April.


Many men, intent upon out of door
work, neglect other things that need the
earliest and the most careful attention in
and about the house, and nothing so de-
nands an hour of some spring days time
as the cellar.
Year: 1870

This committee respectfully requests that it may be furnished at as early day as practicable with the n ames and address of the members of the Gen. tral Committees of each County of the Territory It also requests that the Chairman of each com mittee will, from time to time, communicate with the undersigned, giving the condition and prog reSs of the campaign in his County, with such other information may add to the efficiency of our party organization in this Territory.

 In this connection this committee cannot fOr- bear earnestly iDvitin the attention of Damocrst and COnservativ es throughout the Territory, to the condition of their respective party OrgauizA- tiOns everywhere, and urging the high importance that such org snikatiOns in disticts and counties should be in through, effective, practical work, ing order.

 ?. N. HODGES.

 Chairman.
Year: 1870

That eminent minister, Rev. Albert
Barnes, held very decided views with re-
gard to the miquitous liquor traffic.
Would that all of the profession would
as boldly speak out againstthe enemy of
religion, the family and the State. He
says


There is class of men, and those most
deeply interested III the matter, that .you
can never influence by moral suasion.-
They are men Who enter no sanctuary
who place themselves aloof from arpu-
ment; whose hearts are hard whose
consciences are scared (; whose sole mo-
live is gain ; aud who if the moral part
OF the community abandon a business.
will only drive it on themselves the fast,
er. What are you to do with such men e?
Are you to protect them in their business
against the general sense of community i?
Are you to throw the shield of the law
over them, aud sanction all that the7 do i?
Are you TO license them and derive q
revenue from their business ? Are you
to make supplementary provisions to sus-
tain all the paupers they will make, and
TO pay the costs of all the prosecutions
for crime that shall result from their en-
ployment? How are you to check, re-
strain, control, such men Is it to be by
moral suasion ? All our acts of legisla-
tion answer-No. You may go far in the
temperance reformation by moral suasion,
but il has failed in removing the evil, and,
from the nature of the case, must always
fail, just as anything else would, while
the State throws its protecting shield
over the traffic; and while there are men,
principled and unprincipled, Who will
take advantage of such protection, and
resist your arguments, and soothe their
consciences in the plea that what they
do is legal.
Year: 1870

\ Word TO BoYs.-Make Yourselves
indispensable to your employers that is
the golden path to success. Be so in
dustrlous, so prompt, so careful, that if
you are absent one hour of the usual
time will be missed, and he in whose SER
vice you are shall say, Il did not dream
Was so useful Make your en-
ployer your friend, performing with min.
nteness whatever task he sets before YOU.
and, above all, be not too f1ice TO lend a
hand, however repugnant to your sense
OF neatness it may Ie The success of
your business in atter-lfe depends upon
how you deport yourself now; if YOU
are really good for anything you are for
great deal. Be energetic, put your
manners into business look as we'll as
act with alacrity. Appear to feel an in
tereSt, make your masters success your
own, if you have an honest one. Let
yOnr eye light up at his request, and
your feet be nmble. There are some
that look so dull and heavy, and 90 with
so slow and lazy pace, that it is irk
some to ask what it is your right to de-
mand OF them. BE not like these.
Year: 1870

"PoLHIos WILL DEGRADE WOMAN. -
There is not dram-shop in these United
States that would not allow me TO enter
and refresh myself wiki brandy sling,
if | chose to go in and ask for and pay
tor it. What keeps me out Can ycif
Year: 1870

The Queen is happy over the fact that her
eldest son came out of the Mordaunt case
without being Judcially convicted as 6e-
bauchee. Her Majesty has some occasion
for her rejoicing. At the same time the
fact that Wales was called to the stand like
any other man, made to bow his'royal head
before the Judiciary ofthe realm, was deep


" significant fact, and one that would natur
ally excite the apprehension of royalty
divinity doth hedge king" no longer, il
England at least. The leveliing power o
the witness box has done its work effectually
Year: 1870

,> The liquor shops shut up on Saturday night for fear of drunken row. The streets were full of drunken Irishmen. What a pity itisF that man swiilbe 90 fool ish as to bring trouble upon themselves for the love of money. There are in the little village of North Canaan, three liquor shops, besides two just out of the village. They area consta nt source of disturbance, but our civil authority arc not of the right stamp to put down the liquor traffic.

 The Conn. Western R. R., is progress ing finely in this village. The prospect is that thissection will be graded by Spring, with the exception of two quite long bridges. C.
Year: 1870

neA Another clericsl scandal has occur red in New York city. A Methodist clergy man named Cooke left his wife and family and eloped with a young girl of sixteen, daughter of one of his parishioners. We wonder that the reverend Bellamy Stokers, so severely satirized by Holmes in his Guar dian Angel, are so few, rather than that they are so many. They will only become extinct with the independence of woman. When the young pastor is at once hus-' band, and the spiritual ruler and the trust cd con1fdant of the young ladies of4his flock. the situation is one which leads, sel.c dom indeed to crime, but often to much unhappiness. Their innocence depen- denee, and unsuspicious confidence may become more agreeable to him than the sterner duties of parish work and domestic life while, on the other hand, many of the barriers with which society surrounds the young lady's intercourse with, young men are removed in the case of her pastor. intelligent, innocent, independent wo- man is a holy thing, in whose presence vice itself strives to oappear lik virtue; but ignofance and dependence make woman dangerous in whatever condition of life. is

 When 9, minister falls, the vigor with which society casts stones at him c is truly wonderful The gross {wickednsss of a Byron is treated with lenience but upon. the man who shrank from the accomplish. ment of the crime he intended. is heaped mountain of ignominy worse than death.i