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K. SWAIN, Editor ana Publisher.
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RATKS OF ADVERTISING.
nara. one Insertion i Mi
juaquars, three inaertiimi, 2 go
JOB I'KINTINO.
office is furnlabwi with the moat approved ma
maud in the art. for dnini jo raiNTino in all
k-a, on abort notice, aud un reasonabla tarma.
p 1I1F.I.U, i'"-. Manulactnrcrs
1 , i Kealera in riaa. i nwtnut. Mrnee and Hem
U, .u... . . .
fcXSEO VETERINARY SURGEON,
Lry Stable, K. A. WIKK.
(' IS. M. MAAJitLii, ucairr in w atches,
. kl. Jewelry. Silver, Faniy A Toilet Wares,
alea. Cutlery, Stationery, I'hototraph Albums,
I niches. Clocks and Jewelry Hfimired. Ala,
a-ioa aone. iiuiei iuuuiu, tuuian, u.
f. MATHER, DENTAL SURGEON,
1,1 lUbSIE.il, II,
f i. VV. rORTER CO, Dealer in Dry
i fruHla, uroeeries a riour. uarawarea iieitint,
.. Jsuod assortment of Zephyr Worsteds and small
VAN RICHARDSON, Manufacurers
Janh, Uoors ana unnaa.
STOUGHTON, Connaellor at Law and
ilicllor in voancery.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT.
II. BIXBY, Attorney at La,
UKAtiUa, VT.
ISLOW S. MYERS, Attorney at Law,
Ui-.1.L.US rALL,3, VT.
A. BALL will cive instructions in
iiM Ww American Method" for the Piano
jier Jan. 1st. 1B67.
( GEORGE, Dentist Roomi in Depot
rticalar attention paid to inserting teeth on
ver ana ruooer. All wore warranted.
HI HENRY, Atlorncy and Connellor
a.aw. an1 Insurance Affenuumca over E. B.
re, CHESTEK, VI.
Mv WHITMAN, M. D, (late Sar-
i t. o. AMi mysician ana rurirenn.
BELLOWS FALLS. VT.
n the Square, nearly opposite the Timea Office.
MERRILL, Teacher of Inatrnmental
imeota and Mnsic furnished, l'ianoe Tnned.
i.e. UKl.1,1 WS FALLS. VT.
E. ARNOLD, Attorney and Conn-
a.ratLaw. Office in Wentworth'a Block.
DLUWnO TALUS, tl.
JS. a EDDY Attorney and Coansel
at Law. Solicitor ant Master in Chancerv.
a-1 Ascnt tor pn-nrinff Pe-i.ions. Soldiers1
lea. Ulfiee opposite the hank.
jttbLLUivs rALLS, VI.
BIUDGMAN, Attorney and Conn
lor at Law. antSolicltnr in Chancery.
BKLLOWS FALLS. VT.
'ommiitaioner to take the acknowledgement
U and other instruments, for the State of New
0
. RK II
nnaellor ai
Lrent for F
II. CHAPMAN, Attorney and
at Law, and Solicitor in Chancery.
Fire ana Lite Insurance Companies.
KOCTOKSVILLE. Windsor Co., VU
ffiERT A. DAVIS. Attorney and Conn
i sailor at Law. FELCUV1LLK. VT.
Icitor and Master In Chancery. Notary Public
liidfe and Fire Insurance Affcnt. Also Licensed
viB-Aveu! inr trie collection ot renamna, Dounues,
.iuio of Uovernment and State Fay.
' f; AMADON, Watchmaker and Jeweller
CnmtanUv for sale Watches, Clocks, loll and
(vet Work and Fancy Goods. Also a good aesort
aataf liuna. Kifloa and Fishini Tackle. In Wcnt
mJ$ New Buildinr.
BLAKE, Dentist Performs: all one-
f' ona in Dental Sars;ery. and manufactures
Teeth in Blocks and Full Sets, llrhce in
Block, up stain, BELLOWS FALLS. VT.
T
IGE E. WALKER, Manufacturer and
ikli-r in Saddles, Harnesses, Blankets. Sleigh
hips, Ae. A Rood assortnientconatantlyoo
f l for aale at the lowest cash prices. Please
f examine my stock of Bameaaea befora pur
I elsewhere. Kepairina done at short notice,
wl Main Street, LUBLOW, VT.
") IV. TAFT, Photoprapher,
I BELLOWS FALLS, VT.
P . HADLEY,
BELLOWS FALLS, VT.,
Dealer in all kinds of
K, PARLOR AND BOX STOVES !
ir... r i , t.i i c. X T . T a. t
y ipe. Pumps of all Sues. Plain 1 in and
Japannea are, ifnttannia
ntern Globes of all aiaes, Tin, Sheet Iron
m ork on hand and made to order. Also,
HOT AIR FURNACES I
"f Jirchea, Town Halla, or Private Dwellings, set
f in the best manner.
1 trlusir Airent for the sale of P. P. STEW-
i ,i ft KL-SAVINU, AIK TltillT. SUM
MER AND WIN tEll COOKINU
STOVE.
I.' bave Stoves of various patterns from the
I 'ounory oi llarstow tove l-O l-rovi'
B. I., to which I call special attention.
t aaiKive goodt will be sold at reasonable prices
any pay.
. Ifyon want a poor article ro somewhere
J 32 f. 11AULKV.
AT HYDE'S
flay be found the best assortment of
CROCKERY
in Town.
0 SPICES, TEAS, SUGARS
, WOODEN WAKE,
TITRS
BROOMS,
MOP HANDLES.
FARMING TOOLS.
PITCH FORKS.
MANURE FORKS.
HOES.
...
4
islmost everything usually found in a Grocery
I SINGER'S
WING MACHINES,
I&iveraallv nntnl vita a eat. for either
HEAVY OR LIGHT WORK
P only Machine that can sew all kinds of cloth.
Wltn all Kinus oi tureau.
1 SaVacriher has always on hand and for sale
l"-T ASD MANUFACTURING MACHINES.
A. WORTHINGTON, Agent,
s Saxtons River Vt.
1 '
Orn aa SJossl .
."USnEW HERDS GRASS PEED. NO. L
u'5 F sliji, Feb. 26, 118.
E FLOTfF.XPK KF.WIxa MA-
t HIKE is the best machine in the world. It
lit r,1r,!"nt stitches. The LOCK. KNOT.
"'BUH:K. and DOUBLE KNOT, each stitch
'J'ot require finer thread on the under than
on Ooth siHAa of th. fuhr,
("ill Hera. Fell n.t. TtM o;n .nj
ar.iki. i , n a rnme at same time, it nas a
a. A .l . . "i.in ii aesiroi, Tne wora ruii
Ff IA ta rurli a, i v . i c u -v.
i.,1?i,fTt tn" "t "rk as the FLORENCE.
ttedlTn . M"Hnes, will be thorouahly m-
f u" U" mem on all kinds or wora.
V. R. C. DINSMORB A CO.. Agent.
KRLLowa Falls, T.
ECONOMY IS WEALTH.
VR vnr-o
, "SWeta. e and take them to Bartonsviile.
Vnu IIv ! ill of B. Snow. Jr k Co.. and
VOL. XIII.
MERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS
n. ir. eddy,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
Late Acent of the United States Patent Office, Wash
ington, ander the Act of 1837.
No. 37 Bute St opposite Kilby St, Boston.
After an extensive practice of upwards of twenty
yoara, eontinuea to secure patents in the United
Stales! also in Great Britain. France, and other for
elan countries. Caveats, Specifications, Bonda As
signments, and all papers or drawings for Patents,
esoouted oa reasonable terms with diapatch Ke
aearchna msdefnto American and Foreign works to
determine the validity and utility or Patents of in
ventions, and legal and other advice rendered oa all
matter, touching the same. Copies of the claims of
any patent furnished, by remitting one dollar. As
signuu-nls recorded in Washington.
, Agency in the L'nitcd Slates, possesses superior
racilitiea for obtaining Patents or ascertaining the
patentability of inventions.
During eight months, the subscriber. In the course
or his large practice, made on hrir rvrrtrd applica
tions, bijteen Appeals, Every One of which was de
cided a ku favor by the Commissioiiers of Patents,
TESTIMONIALS.
" I regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the moat mnnMc w
nmnfui practitioners of whom 1 have had official
intercourse.
CHARLES MASON, Com'r of Patents."
I have no hesitation in assuring inventors that
they cannot employ a man store mmpetmi and fnut
cortA and more capable of patting their applica
tions in a form to secure for them an early and fa
vorable conxideration at the Patent Office.
EI'M I'M) BrKK K. late Com'r. of Patents."
Mr. R. 11. Eddy has made for me Thirteen appli
cations, in all but One of which patents have been
granted, and that one is now pending. Such unmis
takable proof of great talent and ability on his part
leads me to recommend all inventors toapply to him
to procure their Patents, as they may be sure of hav
ing the most faithful attention OAat.iw,! i,n thir
aes, and at very reasonable charges.
, , . JUilH TAQHART.
Boston, Jan. 1, 18. i-sj
J J A R D W A RE, Ac,
The Subscriber has now on hand the largest
and best stork of HARDWARB to be found ia the
State, consisting of
BUILDERS' HARDWARE. ALL KINDS, IRON.
STEEL AND NAILS, DHORS, 8ASU
AND BLINDS.
Mill, X-Cut, Circular, Hand and Wood Saws; Glass,
ail luni iarriage Hardware, so.
Customers in want of HurHvtr. wilt finil it (V, ttia!.
interest to eall before purchasing.
JUtiEt'll CLARK.
No. 1, 2 and 3, Revere Hall.
Brattlebora, Jan. I, loij.
Mu
SICAL INSTRUCTION.
S. F. ITICHKILLs,
And bii daughter. Miss ELLA MERRILL, are
prepared to giv letwons upon the Piano in Professor
K'tbl.in'i "American Method," which comprises in
add iti on to leeeons on the Piano. letvons in Ifurmony.
We will also five lessons in Lhe ohl Method if de
sired. All iudUk tnkinr lenironi in the "Amftricja. Math.
od" of os will be admitted to the 48chumann Club,
a musical organisation which meets once each week
fur m viral instruction and study.
is. i. Merrill will give lessons on tne lot in.
Pianos furnished and tuned.
Bellows Falls, Dee. 6. ltioti. 49
Y8TERS! OYSTER8!!
MR. SANDERS,
Has fitted up a nice
OYSTER ROOM!
In the Square,
ITe is an old hand at rettinr on rood Rtw and
Roasts. As ttsnal, you will find him always ready to
wait on his eatomers. He will furnish Oysters by
the quart or gallon, and larger quantities at short no
tice. He deals in
FRUITS OF ALL KINDS !
LEMONS, NUTS, CONFECTIONARY". Ac. Ac.
co as tan Uy on nana.
Bellows Falls, Jan. 3. 1G8.
40
JOBACCO TWINE,
A Nice lot just received by
ARMS A WILSON.
jLANK BOOKS,
For Sale by 48
F. C. EDWARDS.
DOWNER'S KEROSENE OIL, the
Best article in the market,at
IITDE-9
"piIF.RE has been so much said, if you want
PAPER COLLARS AND CUFFS,
Get them of Whitney, at his Hair Dressing Rooms,
llellows rails, V t.
pOTASII! POTASH!
Prime selected Potash for sale by the Cask or at
retail, small quantities, by JOSEPH CLARK,
in BratUeboro, March 3. 1864.
JADIB AND OBNTLICMM,
WIUTNETS VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Never injures the Hair, but will keep it clean, soft
and moist, remove dandruff, and cure your headache.
With an experience of fit teen years amnnstlie nsirs.
I know of what I speak.
M. m. euiifii.
' Bellows Fa'lla. U
IF YOU WANT TO DYE.
Uet a box of
Whitney's New England Hair Dye!
It is the moat perfect Dye in the world. Manufac
tured, warranted and sold, wholesale and retail, by
44 M. M. WHITNEY, Bellows Falls. VU
1VHITNEY MAKES TTTE BEST HAIR OIL YOU
l EVER SAW.
He also will sell you Phalon's Niirht Blooming Ce
reua. Sweet Opopoonax. nice Colognes, Extracts.
Rasors. Straps. Soaps, Brushes, Ac
NOVA SCOTIA GRIND STONES,
and
GRIND STONE CRANKS AND ROLLERS.
The above just received by
ARMS A WILSOS
D
,OTY CLOTHES WASHER.
ARMS & WILLSON
Ttitrit inn sI.if TtTH CELEBRATED DOTY
m tTUva u'Aciiiri) L' - ; 1 1 .,mnl th. V
chine to give the moat perfect satisfaction.
UIVB IT A TlwlAlj.
Billows FALtAJan, 22, 18U8. t 4
DISSOLUTION.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Copartnership
heretofore existing under the name of CH AfcE A
HOlll'EB is this day dissolved by mutual rnnaent,
and the business will be continued at the old stand
by K. C. HOOPER ; CO.. who are also authorised
to settle all accounts of the late firm.
K. d HOOPER.
Billows Falls. April 1. 1868. 14
PREMIUM TELESCOPIC RIFLES.
rninvuii.xu o . " ... . . .
in the country. Have in every instance
n 1 v .,a Ih.I.m n K tmnarioT to an V
DRAW.X A PREM11M.
Manufactured and for sale by 4DO!.
Bellows Falls. VU Oct. 5. 1867. 40
Oil Meal !
TEN TONS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY FOR
Sale by WILLSON CO.
Billows alls. April . inoo. w
EATHER BELTING.
ARMS & WILLSON
HAVE CONSTANTY ON HAND A LARGE LOT
."thl W OAK, AND HEMLOCK TANNED
HF.LT1M. wnicn iney win
Brers' prices. ic A
Billows Falls. Jan. 22. 1SH.
Fnrm lor Sale.
rpnK SUBSCRIBER offers for sale, his -tarn i in
M. tllRmis,l.wo---r--v"
eneier Robinsoa farm." Said farm eonts, nsi abo-it
3U0 acres of good land, well divided into ullaSM
taring. and wood. Wood two story house, 1 barsM
,d other ontbuildinga, all in -Ij nALL.
South Reading. Vu.Oct.8, 18.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT., FRIDAY,
Isanti up; to Walk.
Only beginning the Journey,
Many a mile to go t
Little fcet are to patter,
W andering to and fro.
Trying again so bravely,
Lauitliing in baby glee.
Hiding its face in mother's lap.
Proud as baby ean be.
Talking the oddest language
Ever before was heard ;
But motherlyou'd hardly think so)
Understands every word.
Tottering now, and falling.
Eyes that are going to cry
Kisses and plenty of love-words.
Willing again to try.
Father of all I 0. guide them.
The pattering little feet.
While they are treading the up-hill road.
Braving the duat and heat.
Aid them when they grow weary,
Keep them in pathways bleat.
And when the Journey's ended.
Savior! 0, give them rest.
A Remarkable Field.
Rev. N. Pierce sends the following and
vouches for its truthfulness :
I have to relate an account of the pro
ductiveness of the soil in this section that
I could not believe myself if I were not
most fully convinced of its truthfulness
by the testimony of living witnesses
whose truthfulness is unimpeachable.
Rev. Jacob Cozad was an early settler
in Green Co., Ohio, township of Fair
field. He came to that place in the year
1804 from Virginia, being first made ac
quainted with the character of the soil
and climate of this Mad River country,
by a search through for his two sons who
were stolen by the Indians and carried
away from their home in Virginia. Dur
ing that terrible anxious search he trav
ersed all parts of this country, and after
the people had effected what is known as
the Maumee treaty with the natives, this
gentleman came with his sons and family
into this place in Ohio to find a home to
settle his children around him.
Now for the story relative to the soil.
This tract of land is what is called pure
bottom land on the shores of the Mad
River. One particular lot of twenty
acres was planted with corn in 1804 and
upon the same lot for every successive
year since that time have they planted
corn, and in every instance gathered a
good crop and in no instance have they
used any fertilizes or manure of any
kind whatever.
The black rich soil is from three to
nine feet deep, lying upon a bed of clean
white gravel.
I questioned the story. But I had it
from the lips of a gentleman who is a
member of the family, and who in 1853
sold the land and knows whereof he af
firmed.
To a Vermont farmer who is obliged
to fertilize heavily every year in order
to secure a crop and who is obliged to
exercise his skill as to the best method
of rotation of crops, such a story seems
utterly fabulous. It would seem that the
top of the soil would become exhausted
and worthless for they do not plow to ex
ceed eight inches in depth, but there
seems to be no drain whatever upon its
richness.
When it had borne fifty-two crops the
property changed owners, and at the
season when the corn was in its prime.
At that time the corn stood eleven feet
high, and there was not a missing hill on
the whole twenty acres.
I questioned as to the stocks and fod
der, whether it was not plowed in and in
this way the soil enriched to some extent,
and this was the reply.
" We drive on and husk the corn as it
stands, and never cut it up and stock it.
Then in winter when the ground is froz
en we take a pole some twelve or fifteen
feet in length and hitch a horse at each
end and drive over the field the horses
abreast dragging this pole. By this
means the stocks are easily broken off.
Then in the spring just before plowing
we take a large heavy horse rake and
go over the ground raking the stocks in
to winrows and when dry set fire to them
and burn them off clean. Thus we pro
ceed from year to year and to all ap
pearance the soil will last as long as the
world stands.
This I regard as a remarkable corn
field. Yours,
N. Pierce.
To Remove Perspiration Odor.
The Scientific American savs: The un
nlpnyant odor produced by perspiration
t .
ia fraaucntlv source of vexation to per
sona who are subject to it. Nothing is
simpler than to remove this odor much
more effectually than by the application
of such unguents and perfumes as are
now in use. It is only necessary to pro
cure some compound spirits of ammonia,
and place about two tablespoonfuls in a
basin of water. Washing the face, hands
and arms with this, leaves the skin as
clean, neat and fresh as one could wish.
The wash is perfectly harmless, and very
cheap. It is recommended on the au
V.r.ritv of an experienced physician, and
it ought to be tried at least by all those
whose persons are so offensive in this respect.
A few Maxima for Young Olrln.
Never make your appearance in the
morning without having first bathed (if
only with a sponge and a quart of wa
ter), brushed and arranged your hair,
and dressed yourself neatly and com
pletely. ,
Keep your clothing, especially under
clothing, in perfect 'order. Never let
pins do duty as buttons, or strings take
the place of proper bands.
Examine every garment when it comes
from the wash, and, if necessary, mend
it with neatness and precision. Do not
sew up the holes in your stockings, as we
have seen gome careless, untidy girlu do,
but take in a broad margin around the
hole, be it small or large, with a fine
darning needle and daVning-cotton, and
cover the fracture with an interlaced
stitch, so close as to be strong as the
body of the stocking, and fine enough to
be ornamental. Stockings mended in this
way need darning but a very few times
in the course of their existence.
Never carry coarse embroidered or
laced handkerchiefs. Fine, plain ones
are much more lady-like.
Avoid open-worked stockings and very
fancy slippeis. Fine, plain, white hose,
and black kid slippers, with only a strap
or rosette in front, are more becoming.
Train yourself to useful occupation.
Remember it is wicked to waste time,
and nothing gives such an impression of
vanity and absolute silliness as a habit
of idling and never having anything to
do.
If you are in your father's house take
some department of household labor up
on yourself, and a part of the sewing,
and make it your business to attend to
it Do not let a call from this idle girl,
or a visit from that, or an invitation
from the other, interfere with the per
formance of your duty.
Let your pleasures come in as recrea
tions, not as the business of your life.
If you want to marry, do not court or
try to attract the attention of gentlemen.
A little wholesome indifference, real or
assumed, will be much more likely to
accomplish the object. Consider, more
over, that it is better to be a woman than
a wife, and do not degrade your sex by
making your whole existence turn on the
pivot of matrimxmy.
If you can, cultivate to perfection
some art by which you could gain an in
dependent livelihood. Do it whether
there is a necessity for it or not Do it
quietly, if you will, but do it. There is
no telling when or under what circum
stances you may need it. Demorest.
Fishing. Those boy3 who rejoice in
the patent improvements in fishing im
plements, and Commiserate the poor fel
lows who lived in early times and didn't
know how to catch fish, will open their
eyes in surprise when we tell them that
bright little Roman boys caught trout
with artificial flies, in the silver streams
of Italy, more than a dozen centuries
ago. Many Greek and Roman authors
wrote treatises upon fishing. The pas
sion for angling ran so high in those
times that even Cicero aimed his shafts
of satire at the mad lovers of the pisca
torial pastime. Pliny, Pollux, and Var
ro wrote learnedly upon the subject of
fishes. In 1496, Jane Berners, a beauti
ful Englishwoman, wrote a book called
" TheTreatyscof Fysshiuge with an An
gle." She was thoroughly skilled in all
masculine sports, as hawking, hunting,
and the like. But at last, in 1653, Izaak
Walton gave the sum and substance of
the whole matter in " The Complete An
gler." More than four hundred works
have since been published, but their au
thors only claim to be humble disciples
of good Izaak Walton.
Singular Facts. You may pass a
wet stick, or your naked hand, previous
ly dipped in water, through a running
stream of molten iron, cutting it to and
fro as you do so, without the slightest in
jury to either. Water, or even Mercu
ry, which freezes at 71 degrees below the
freezing point of water, may be frozen
into a solid mass at the bottom of a plat
inum crucible at a white heat. . The ex
planation is that the hand, and the stick
do not really touch the iron, nor the mer
cury.or water the bottom of the cruci
ble, a cushion of steam being instanta
neously formed around them which pre
vents contact with this extreme heat.
much in the same way as a sheet of
snow will protect the ground from ex
treme cold. Laundresses try their irons
in this way. If the water on them rolls
off without boiling, they are too hot, but
if it sputters and boils, they are just
ready for use. The reason of this is that
this cushion of vapor is instantaneously
formed, and prevents the extreme sur
rounding heat from reaching beyond the
surface of the water. If the tempera
ture is reduced by cooling off the furnace
bv the addition of more fuel, the water
almost explosively takes the form of
steam, and in this way without any
donbt, many boilers, which have been
proved equal to any other test, have collapsed.
,NOV. C, 1SGS.
lioya out after Nlghtfaill.
I have long been an observer, as I am
a sympathizing lover, of boys. I like to
see them happy, cheerful and gleesome.
I am not willing that they should be
cheated out of their rightful heritage of
youth indeed, I can hardly understand
how a high-toned, useful man can be the
ripened fruit of a boy who has liot en
joyed a fair share of the glad privileges
due to youth. But while I watch with a
very jealous eye all rights and customs
which entrench upon the proper rights of
boys, I am equally apprehensive lest pa
rents, who are not forethoughtful, and
who have not habituated themselves to
close observation upon this subject, per
mit their sons indulgences which are al
most certain to result in their demoraliz
ation, if not total ruin; and among the
habits which I have observed as tending
most surely to ruin, I know of none
more prominent than that of parents
permitting their sons to be in the street
after nightfall. It is ruinous to their
morals in almost all instances. They ac
quire, under cover of the night, an un
healthy and excited stato of mind, bad
language and practices, criminal senti
ments, a lawless and riotous bearing ;
indeed, it is in the street, after nightfall,
that boys principally acquire the educa
tion of the bad capacity for becoming
dissolute, criminal men. Parents should
in this particular, adopt a most rigid, in
flexible rule, that will never permit a
son, under any circumstances whatever,
to go into the street after nightfall, with
a view of engaging in out of door sports
or of meeting other boys for social or
chance occupation. A rule of this kind,
invariably adhered to, will soon deaden
the desire for such dangerous practices.
Education begins with life. Befora
we are aware, the foundations of the
character are laid, and no subsequent in
structions can remove or alter them.
Linnscus was the son of a poor Swedish
clergyman. His father had a flower
garden, in which he cultivated all the
flowers which his means or taste could
select. Into this little flower garden he
introduced his little son from infancy,
and this little garden undoubtedly crea
ted the taste in this child which after
ward made him the first botanist and
naturalist of his age, if notof his race.
Fireside Companion.
A Murderous Sea Flower '
One of the exquisite wonders of the
sea is called the opclet, and is about as
large as the German aster, looking in
deed very much like one. Imagine a
very large, double aster, with ever so
many long petals of the delicate shade
of light green, glossy as satin, and each
one tipped with rose color. These lovely
petals do not lie quietly in their places,
like those of the aster in your garden,
but wave about in the water while the
opelet himself clings to a rock.
How innocent and lovely it looks on
its rocky bed ! Who would suspect that
it would cat anything grosser than dew
or sunlight? But those beautiful waving
arms as you may call them have an
other use besides looking pretty. They
have to provide food for a large open
mouth, which is hidden deep down
among them so well hidden that one
can scarcely find it.
Well do they perform their duty, for
the instant a foolish little fishlet touches
one of these rosy tips, he is struck with
poison, as fatal to him as lightning. He
immediately becomes numb, and in a
moment stops struggling and then the
other beautiful rmg wrap themselves
around him and he is drawn into the
huge greedy mouth, and is seen no more.
Then tlie lovely arms unclose and wave
again in the water, looking as innocent
and harmless as though they had never
touched a fish.
" The Poor Ye have always wrrn
You." Not at all as aristocratic
Christian churches have it The rich
have one place and the poor (instead of
being with them), have another place or
none. In his address to the working
men of Montreal, Rev. Newman Hall
thus alluded to our exclusivcness, and
expressed his feelings with regard to the
worship of the poor :; - , t
" In Surrey chapel, my own church,
as soon as the time comes to begin, all
the seats are free to anybody, rich and
poor together. , While in the states I saw
several very fine churches, beautifully
carpeted, and all the parts . beautifully
trimmed ; but on asking where the poor
people sat, I was told they had mission
churches for them in different parts of
the city. Now I like to see rich and
poor together. I like to see men of all
classes in the same building, and an earn
est welcome given to everybody.'
At one of the Ragged Schools in Ire
land, a clergyman asked the question :
" What is holiness? " A poor Irish con
vert, in dirty, tattered rags, jumped up,
and said: "Tlase, your Riverence! it's
to be clane inside." '
Flowers are the alphabet of angels,
scattering over hill and dale, and speak
ing what tongue cannot express.. 1 .
NO. 45.
Charge of Murat at Eylau.
, BY J. T. HEADLY.
It is at Eylau that Murat appears in
his most terrible aspect This battle,
fought in mid winter, in 1807, was the
most important and bloody one that had
then occurred. France and Russia had
never before opposed such strength to
each other, and a complete victory on ei
ther side would have settled the fate of
Europe. Bonaparte remained in posses
sion of the field, and that was all ; no
victory was ever so like a defeat
The field of Eylau was covered with
snow, and the little po'uds that lay scat
tered over it were frozen sufficiently hard
to bear the artillery. Seventy-one thou
sand men on one side, and eighty-five
thousand on the other, arose from the
frozen field on which they had slept the
night of February, without tent or cov
ering, to battle for a continent Auge
reau, on the left, was utterly routed in
the morning. Advancing through a
storm so thick he could not see the ene
my, the Russian cannon mowed down
his ranks with their destructive fire
while the Cossack cavalry, which were
ordered to charge, came thundering on,
almost hitting the French infantry with
their long lances before they were visi
ble through the storm.
Hemmed in and overthrown, the whole
division, composed of 16,000 men, with
the exception of 15,00, were captured or
slain. Just then the snow storm clear
ing up, revealed to Napoleon the peril to
which he was brought, and he immedi
ately ordered a grand charge by the Im
perial Guard and the whole cavalry.
Nothing was further from Bonaparte's
wishes or expectation than the bringing
of his reserve into the engagement at
this early stage of the battle, but there
was ub other resource left him.
Murat sustained his high reputation
on this occasion, and proved himself, for
the hundredth, time, worthy of the great
confidence Napoleon placed in him.
Nothing could be more imposing than
the battle-field at this moment . Bona
parte and the Empire trembled in the
balance, while Murat prepared to lead
down his cavalry to save them. Seventy
squadrons, making in all 11,000 well-
mounted men, began to move over the
slope, with the Old Guard marching I
sternly behind.
, Bonaparte, it is said, was more agita
ted at this crisis than when, a few mo
ments before, he was so near being cap
tured by the Russians. But as he saw
those seventy squadrons come down on
a plunging trot, pressing hard after the
white plume of Murat, that streamed
through the snow storm far in front, a
smile passed over his countenance.
The earth groaned and trembled as
they passed, and the sabres, above the
dark, angry mass below, looked like the
foam of a sca-wave, as it crests on the
deep. The rattling of their armor, and
the muffled thunder of their tread
drowned all the roar of battle, as with
firm, set array, and swift, steady motion,
they bore down with terrible fronton the
foe. '. ,.'".
The shock of that immense host was
like a falling mountain, and the front
line of the Russian army went down like
frost work before it. Then commenced
a protracted fight of hand to hand, and
sword to sword, as in the cavalry action
at Eckmuhl. . The clashing of steel was
like the ringing of countless hammers,
and horses and riders were blended in
wild confusion together. The Russian
reserve were ordered up, and on these
Murat fell with his fierce horsemen,
crushing and trampling them down by
thousands. But the obstinate Russians
disdained to fly, and rallied again and
again, so that it was no longer cavalry
charging on infantry, but squadrons of
horse galloping through broken hosts
that, gathering into knots, still disputed,
with unparalleled bravery, the red and
rent field. ' i
It was during this strange fight that
Murat was seen to perform one of those
desperate deeds for which he was so renowned.-
' Excited to the highest pitch
of passion by the obstacles that opposed
bim, he seemed endowed with ten-fold
strength, and looked more like a super-
nuraan oetng treading aown Helpless
mortals, than an ordinary man.- Amid
the roar of artillery, and rattling of
musketry, and falling of sabre-strokes
like lightning about him, that lofty white
plume never once went down, wTiilo ever
and anon it was seen glaring through the
smoke of battle, the star of hope to Na
poleon, and showing that " his right arm"
was still uplifted and striking for victo
ry. , -
He raged like an unloosed lion amid
the foe; and his eyes, always terrible in
battle, burned with increased luster,
while his clear and steady voice, heard
above the turmoil of strife, was worth
more than a thousand trumpets to cheer
on his followers. At length,' seeing a
knot of Russian soldiers that for a long
time kept up a devouring; fire on his
men, he wheeled his horse and drove in
full gallop upon their levelled muskets.
A few of his guards, that never allowed
IL 1JL
that white plume to leave their sight,
charged after him. 'Without waiting to
count his foes, he seised his bridle in his
teeth, and with his pistol in one hand
and his drawn sword in the other, burst
in headlong fury upon them, and scat
tered them as if a hurricane had swept
by. Murat was a thunderbolt on hat
day, and the deeds that were wrought bj
him will furnish themes for the poet and
painter. ,
Curious Hop Picking Scene.
A Wisconsin paper says : " Probably
in all history of hop picking since yeast
and lager were invented, there has been
nothing to compare with the scenes that
have been going on in this region, and in
Kilbourn City especially, for the Jast six
or eight days. For two or three weeks
the hop growers have been gathering
their supplies, and the merchants and
traders of this ' place, Baraboo, and
Reedsburg, have been on the jump wait
ing on their customers. The first of last
week the pickers began to come in, and
this week there must be at least 30,000
lively at work picking the hops of the
region that ships them at this depot. Of
this 30,000 at loast 10,000 pass through
this village.',' Wagon loads of from eight
to fifteen each have been almost con
stantly passing through town for the last
eight days, generally coming from the
north and east, and crossing the river in
to Sauk County. Of the 10,000 that
pass through this village, about 8,000
come on the railroad from the east and
stop here. The first instalment by cars,
some 400, came last week, on Tuesday
evening. Wednesday evening nearly
1,000 came, Thursday and Friday'eve
nings each, 500 or 600. Saturday after
noon it was rumored that a very large
number wero on the way, and the rumor
was corroborated by the great number
of teams that seemed to be in wasting.
About (rain time (half-past seven) pro
bably 1,000 persons had collected at the
depot to witness the arrival. It was
then found that the cars were two hours
behind time, and that instead of one
train," two were coming, with 28 cars
loaded. When tbe two hours were up
the crowd at the depot had increased ;
and this, with the acres of two and four
horse wrgons about the depot, and the
music and fun of the merry drivers form
ed no small preliminary show of itself. "
But as the two trains came thundering
along, and as they stretched themselves
away beyond and away back of the de
pot, and stopped, excitement was on tip
toe. ! And when 2,000 pickers began to
pour out of every door of those 28 cars,
the sceno beat all other Western shows.
Cheering, laughing, singing, shouting.
Admirable confusion no disorder. Sec
tions of tens, platoons of twenties, com
panies of forties, all officered, moving in
squads ; captains giving orders to their
companies; marching and counter
marchingdirect and in echelon form
ing camp and breaking camp: armed
and equipped with umbrellas, parasols,
satchels, baskets, bandboxes, bags, bun
dles, babies ! Teamsters shouting for
their loads rush for the wagons tumb
ling in I all formed a scene to beat any
army camp or movement 1 We can't do
justice to the subject But, great as was
the display on Saturday evening, it was
. more than matched on Monday evening!
.We have no means of knowing exactly
how many came on the two trains, but
from the best information we can get we
put the number at twenty-five hundred !
, Two hours before the trains arrived 240
teams were counted, which were waiting
to take the pickers to their destinations.
After the count, teams continued to come
in ; and when the train arrived there
must have been Dtarly 300. Some of
the four-horse teams take IS or 20, and
the average is at least ten. But some
teams do not get their loads, because two
long trains could not bring them we
hear that the trains were full before they
arrived at Oconomowoc ; and that hun
dreds who had gathered at the stations
this side of there had to be left to come
by the train to-day (we write on Tues
day.) But undoubtedly 250 wagons wen
filled with at least ten each. Truly, hops
are king, and in this region 30,000 queens
are waiting on the old fellow."
Charity A . Beautiful, Leoeho
from the Rabbinical Writers. Once
upon a time, as Abraham was sitting ia
the door of his tent, there came upon him
a wayfaring man ; and Abraham gave
him water for his feet, and set bread be
fore him. And Abraham said unto hist .
" Let us now worship God before we eat
of this bread." : And the wayfaring saaa
said to Abraham,' 44 1 will not worship
the Lord thy God, for thy God is not my
God ; but I will worship my God, even
the God of my fathers." -' Aut Abraham
was exceedingly wroth ; and he rose up
to put the wayfaring man forth from the
door of his tent, when, lo ! the voice of
the Lord was heard in the tent, saying,;
M Abraham, Abraham, have I borne
with this man for three score and tea
years, and canst tbou not bear with him
for one hour ' -' ''
. M Madam," said an old gentleman to
his housekeeper, " in primitive countries
beef is often legal tender, but," said he
emphatically thrusting his fork into the
steak, " all the law in Christendom could
not make this beef tender."
- Eternity 1 Stupendous thought 1 the
ever present, unborn, undecaying and
Undying the endless chain composing
the life of God the golden thread, en
twining the destinies of the universe. '
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