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The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

t. know how much you are willing to
give me for il
" l. it give, .ir' Thin is there any
thing woul1n, give for my eighty.
seven pounds ten, -ii ? and it, murder
cd ] am by ou'd Phillips"
Never mind him. there were two
twenlies. wetc there no, =
"Oh, holy mo.her. sir, th,rc was
Two mos, ilican, twen,ics and Ted
Conner--and Phalin--wbich Reilly
lie laliered and stopped rs our friend
with much os,en'atious rusiling Of the
crisp paper, produced in new twenty,
md then ten. and then n five. and 20
fourth. Meanwhile, the man occasion
ally murmuring an exclamation of sur
prise, or protcsta'ion Of gratitude, lut
gradually becoming vague and remote
IN the latter, as the notes rcappcated.
looking on, staring, evidently inclined
TO believe that they were the real lost
notes, reproduced in ,ha, state by some
chemical process. At la, they were
all told out, and in his pocket, and he
still stood siarin. AMI mu,,cring. "Ob.
holy mother, only think Of it Its bound
TO you forever that am,"--but more
vaguely and remotely Than ever.
Wrl,' said our friend. "what do
yon propose TO give mr for this ?
After staring and rubbing his clla
for some time longer, ilc replied with
tho unexpected question:
DO you like bacon =
Very much,' said orr friend
Thin its a side II bring your hon
or tomorrow morning. and bucket Of
new milk,--and ould Phillips -
Come said our friend, glancing at
n notable slillelah the man had under
his arm, let me undeccive you. !
don't want anything Of you, and | nn,
very glad you have got your money
back. Bu, suppose you would stand
by me now, if wanted a boy 10 holv
me in a little skirmi.h:'
They were standing by window on
:hc top story of the bank, commanding
court yard where Il sentry was on d1.
". 10 our friends amazement, the
man dashed ou, Of the room wi;hou,
speaking one word, suddenly appeared
in the court yard, performed war
dance around the asionished soldier,--
who was modest young recruit-made
the s!lillclah nu,ier like a butterfly
round his arms. inside and outside his
legs, advanced, and retired, and few
all around linn like iircwork, looked
up IL; the window, and cried ou, with q
high leap in the air, Whooroo. thry
me and vanished and never was
behc!d at the bank from that time
forth.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
TIL; LOST GEM.

The black waters Of the river VI DEATH
were rolling slussishly onward. There
approached one whose feAurcs bore
traces Of anxiety and sorrow aud with
n bowed form she gazrd into the tur-
hu'cnt stream, rs though she would
sa'n dcscry something far down its fIIh.
omlc's depths
A being Of benign and celestial aspcc,
appeared nj her side, and said, "Wha.
scckest ,'tou, sorrowing one F' "Alas,'
she answered II wore a sparkling jew
81 upon my bosom. II was no pallry
banble, but a monarch. gift, and inval-
nnblc. The wealth Of India can yield
none TO match IT, IN an evil hour it
dropped from i'a place IN this dark riv-
er. FOR a moment saw it aoat near
the brink, and stretched on, my hand
to regain il, but il was beyond my reach
and it sank down ill / saw il 10
more. II is gnne--lost forever IT,
And in a deep gloom she lurned to dc
part.
Stay mourner' Grievc not, but
look again into the wa,cr,!' she look
cd anl cry Of joy burst from her lips
III Is i'Iere see i, floating upon the
wave. Oh. shall i, not be mine onrc
more Z: The answer came :---"Nay
but thou art deceived What thou
sGcS, i. bot tie resemblance m WIN,
VIZ. thine. ", turn Thy eyes upward
and rejoice" She obeycd and belcli
a star cleaning from bright spot oi
azure IN The murky sky, whore ray.
gave even the waves of that gloomy
river n 'h':e Of brightness, and Whose
reflection there she had mistaken fur
her own loa gem.
Then came a tender and musical
voice n' the beautiful appearance van
isbed. Monrncr. those resiiess bil
low, though fearful and dark 10 thee,
roll up the gate Of heaven. Ever faiiii.
ful 10 their trust, they bore the jewel.
which was ient, not given thee, 10 IL.
risltf'l owner, the Monarch Of Heaven.
and Transferred 10 His care, it will
shine forever in His glorious dwelling
place.
The mourner departed with eounic-
nance thoughtfal,yc, cheerful her pnze
no longer bent upon the earth. or the
.ouowful river of death, but was meek.
~ and trus'iusly raised to the heavens.
And that siar bmIng into her spirit
with rays Of is,pe aud giadaess, VA,
ever after her lalisu,sn and Ler guide.
Mother why weepest for Thy liitla
one, 80 early losi. that Inourner ari thou,
that star Is now Thy angel child Dry
Thy tears, ADD ever rejoice that ,Lou
hast "A treasure ia heaven.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
INSTRC MENTAL MUSIC IN
CIiU URCII.

A very honest appearing preachc.
from The scbthwclt lod &c! aitl me for
4 Ii. .ht, aud on hearing that church
suffering instrumental music had been
blessed with a revival. he related the
followins, d.si isninS to show in what
abhorrence such tLiug5 are held where
he resided.
There was station in---coufcr,
encc where an instrument is Used by
the choir, and as congrc cation. they
had 40 revival for eight or ten years .
At the rise Of conference session o.
year, the bishop lead of broth,
er's name To that aprointnen: who
Instantly srrang to bis feet and be-.
ged tho bishop to excuse him, adding
81 have spent two years there be.
fore, aud not soul was converted,
because they lave an instrument 0,
music in the church,"
The bishop, being very accommo.
dating. released him, and announced
another, who likewise begged on, for
the same reason, declaring his belief
that they never would have reyiva
as long as they KEEP, that sanctuary
desecrating thing among them. The
bishop, still iadalgent, released hin
also. and announced Il third; who, rls
in:, thanked the bishop for the ap
rointnent, for he believed he coult
drive the curse from The house Of 6 oS
and promote revival among the peo
pie.
Ga lis way to tho appointment, Ia
purchased large shell, which Ar
called conci, Arriving =. the VII
'age, he put up a. tie .aycra. Whe'
/ evening CANE, he s:r9,!ei ou, 10 III
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
From the llamc journal
HOW TO CHoos FURNITURE.

A Home il the country requires fur
niturc in its way more difficult 20 select
,!ian TO choose between this and that
costly article, offered by Baudone or
others, for town use. We venture 10
doubt whether, as yet, the true ideal
has been nearly reached in country fur
ni,urc. The painted ware, that fnls
favor with many, has some grave OBJ
.jcctions to its universal use, whilst the
great temptation with which its makers
are assailcd, to lavish gliding and deco.
ration, has rendered, in too many in
stances. this style Of furniture gaudy and
bt:arre. The true way 10 treat such
furniture seems TO us. not in imitation
Of rosewood, bnhl. or inlaii work. nor
by gliding or broHzing, but by giving
the set "A quiet, smooth color, with the
parts picked out in fiat, carefully con-
tras!ed or harmonizing lines Of other
colors; here and there medallions may
be advaniagcou-ly introduced. aud the
projecting knobs, scroll.work, feet. &c,
may be enriched with more claboraiely-
finished decoration, in which. however,
an eiluc. more truly in unison w;ih good
taste may be secured by carefully avoid
ing all shading, or. as j, is technically
called, "relief.'
But in most cases. cottage furniture.
Of simple kind, woald look best if lef,
in the natural wood, unpain,ed and IN.
adorned; It's surface carefully rubbed
down, oiled, and dead varnislrek We
have often seen such furniture, s&sf has
not only been very pleasing n appear
and when new, but after standing the
wear and tear of ten or twelve years.
has looked far better nj the end of tlai
time than any painted ware would have
done. Ii is, in fact, n Recommendation
/ to articles OF furniture treated in ihi.
manner, that they improve in color and
slnoollnicss o. surface with use and
with the aid Of little cold Iinsred oil
rubbed IN by means OF flannel clOil,
every month or two. their gloss and
tone Of c"loring become richer every
day,
Miss Bremer makes frequent pleas.
ant mention Of the cherry ard walnut
furniture, in her Neighbors" and her
Home and evidently would, were shs
to write on such a subject poin, her per
agains. French polish and npholsier,
for country use.
For the Hall, settle, either 0: heay,
wood, with carved claw and high back
or one Of the light, easy bamboo seats
the Beirian. delish. in prese ming sucl
variety Of form and size; chair on iva
OF comfortable form, and OF ligLlne..
such as may he carried out upon th'
veranda. when an extra seat is wanted
Indian mating upon the floor, an iro'
ha, and umbrella stand, a bracket O
two for fiswer-rases, a folding brscke,
table sgains, the ~sli for oceasinna
use, q thermometer and weather glass
with perhaps a cabinet Of dried erase,
az olher iiule Museum curioshir.. vi
i.e all that eau bc ncede "a render tia
port ,on Il ,ne house home like sni c,tl
'or.al.e.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
AN EDITORIAL "BLOOMER

Tho Boston Commonwealth has tt
"leadcr" on the new costume for Ia
dies. concluding with the folowinc
which far exceeds our most sanSuiae
"lmaglnatioh."
The general adoption Of the Dire
will do more for the national wealth
than the mines of California, All
mola for the national health than 81.
the discoveries in medicine since ca
len. These are our sincere and carr
cat opinions, aud We accordingly wiz.
tho new invention ailpossiblc succcs,
Both in an economic and esthet
point Of view, it hardly yields to any
improvement Of the age which Can
be named. Moreover, wo learn tia,
tho most gifted and beautiful OF
the sex are everywhere making prep
arations to aa)rt tho now American
style. 1t will be great thing for
the ladies Of Paris before long TO b.
dressed al AmericaEne.
The Traveller also contains a lon
communication from physician in
favor Of the new costume, and in a..
editorial roticc Of it, says:
We would rejoice to geo q change
in ladies' dresses, which should give
them freedom Of action and comfort
in motion, and at the same time be
graceful and modest The abmrdity
Of the existing fashion is 50 manifest
that it is astonishing that sensible Ia
dies have so long submitted to it,
What can be moro uncomfortable, un-
graceful, uncleanly, than tho tight
WASTED trailing dresses Of The present
fashion. And how much Of actual
suffering. and injury to health, this
style Of dress has inflicted on the
mothers and daughters Of our land.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

travelling dress, and found tho chnii
Of the church met 10 practice with
their iavoritc instrument. lie took
his sea. remote from th, choir, ani
when they begun 70 sound and sing,
he blew a Hearty blast u;on his shell.
Confusion, Of course. eusue,i, and the
stranger com mandcd ,G dcsis,; but On
q second trial, he blew so hard blast
that j, completely broke up tie meet
irg, and the disturjcr vas safely lod :.
cd in Jail.
Appearing next morning before a
ma sistrate, he plead ignorance of their
usagcs. lie had heard they served
God with instrumcn,s-sort o thing
they never knew out in the back re.
4ions Of the Stalc---but as he always
loved 10 join in worship, be thought he
would sound his shell. In view O!
hiJ manifest ignorance, he was fined
only dollar and released.
lie was seen no more till Sabbatl,
morning. when the congregation as
seinblcd. and waiting the arrival Of
;hcir new pastor, were greeted by q
well dressed gentlemen ascending the
pulpit with that old familiar shell un.
der his arm. With much sanctimon
ions grace he placed it upon the desk
and bowed i'll silent prayer. After
due ceremony in selecting hymns les
sons, &C., he rose, and read or lined
hymn. The choir, as tho custom
was, sounded their music, and bc.a,
to sing, in which exercise he engage
most spiritcdly with his she'll. Con
fusion, Of course. ensucd. Some were
excited to laughter-and others tc
anger: when the new pastor, fcigrins
ignorance Of its cause, said:
"Erothcrs, You had better try n
gain"
They made another trial, and he
blew his shell louder. Another break
down followed. of course.
'Brothcrs," said he, 81. seems t.
me you don't make that arc thing y
of much. | have heard that YOU
could serve God with them things
whether you alns or not; guess vel
try once more
lie refined the hymn. and they be
gan again; when he blew longer and
louder blast than ever, and complete
ly broke down the choir. lie now
addressed them with increasing sci
business, saving:
81 am disappointed in your sinsin:
brothers. never saw one of then
are things what you have to serve Go(
with. | 'sposc ! could not make i
80 any better than you, if | shoul,
try: bnt bless God, | am good on thu
conch. Now, brothers, let US tr,
D., the way We do ont west"
Being good singer, he commences
in which all the dcvout Of the concre
CATION joined, and succeeded 50 well
that the instrument was never use
F. Afterwards; and best Of all. within
three months they had the creates
revival ever heard Of in those regions
: - Chtistt0n Idr0cdte.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
4 GREAT ROOT GROW Err

The American A grcultur.t gives a
short accoun, o.! some Of the operations
Of {, Il. Calvert, of Nd, on his farm
called Rvcr-1alc, abou, seven miles
from Washington, d. c. II would
seem by these statements ,lia, Mr.. Cal
vert !s King Of the root growers in the
L. 5. Tie Agricrliurisi says tia, hi.
farm is sandy loan, and la, been very
severely cropped and greatly reduced
in fertility, until he undertook the reno
Walton system. His turnip crop las,
year was 5000 bushels upon thirty
acres. That amounts 10 S@3 - bush
els TO the acre. Our own farmers could
raise turnips as largely TO the acre as
this crop, but too many Of them have
inbibcd he idea that they are Of very
little value when raised. and so they
n"gicc! tic culture, and have compared
them TO grass and have always consi!-
cred them as soii lifted gras,, or grass
made into solid state on purpose for
green food for stock during our long
winters. From other sentiments in This
same Journal, we see that Mr.. Calvert
IS making our name true one by the
mode III which he feeds out his turnips,
using them entirely as grass, and giving
hls cattle 10 hay at all, while feeding
them out. in this way Le uses up his
enormous crop.
lie keeps % cows, says the Agricul-
iurisl, - mostly Dnrhams, besides other
stock. The iu;nIips are cut up will, q
root cutter, some twelve hours before
feeding time, and sl'rinhled with salt
and bran. The salt entirely prevent
any unpleasant iasie in the milk. Al
tbs same time quantity OF corn stalk.
are cut OF rather ground Gae, anI these
are fed 10 The cows. mixed with iurnip,
at the rate Of two bushels of stalks Il
enc U. iurn'ps, day. Upon this foo,
without any hay, the cows arc kept al
winter and give mix all the time"
lie is iiius enabled to sell large qaan
titles Of hay, which by hauling ii int
Washington, seven miles, brings han
from si5 10 $50 per ton.
We believe the greatest root groves
in Ma!nc Is Capt. bryant, Of dexter
We haye not heard wha, The amount o
Ia. crop i, ilis year. lie rai,es Tuti
J tdca principally aui feed, ilem ou
mostly TO .heer.--H,ine Frmer.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

hring 10 ia all y i',ous,,ul pv. dreams
81 unreal ihins'; thousand prc, ION,
sentiments of swc., iiln.,rn aud ideal
iclight II IL well tba, man i, M, Al
ways attracted towards ,hs, which Az.
pears most to merit his a,ionticn. II
"a well That WHEN the Csrdcn OF ibo
earth invites ..is search. TIA, ho can
sometime overlook the brilliant aud
attractive, 10 dnd in The shndowed To-
ccss the mo lest flower which pines u
way ia existence bcncaih the po.sonou.
shndc Of some gorgeous tree. II IL
we'll ',at man IL not always attracted
tow ards the wealthy and great. tha.
he fuds his sympa,,irs moving tow
at,ls the Sons of earth, In whom hc fod.
the kindlirst feelings. the rareA, b.
ncvolrncc, the nnlllcs virtues.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
MEMORY

WlIeD the tolls and iangucs Of the day
are over, who does not love occa,ioa!I ,
10 indulge in a review Of by-2one ycars
No toll no perplexi'y attends it. 1t j.
an exercise that VIC reserve for an idle
hour Ia summer we may rcpDsc be-
meath the shade of favori,c tree,
and while We recall the adventures oi
childhood. enjoy a, the same time Il'e
surrounding scenery. in winter We
may seat ourselves beneath the Llizing
hearth, and while we recount 1bssy a
pas, deed, we can al the sametifns en-
ioy our fresid. security and feed alive
to the present hut in tbs The mind Is
"A, case-no labor Of the intellcc', no
perplcxiiy at,cras ii. Memory is the
mos, dependen, faculty Of the hu.nan
mind, because il ciJee, is simply ia
Reproduce what reason ha. Dictated
ard habit co,iiirmcd-wlile every de.
par,mcni Of ,he mind is equally as DE-.
l,.,rdcnt Tn the incmory Lr the ener'
else Of It's powers. II we are engaged
~ contemplating the wonders oi na'
ture. memory aceomiaDies US, 10 bfinp
70 our assistance ihoa'aoi ab'
sem objects, which have before been
lhemes OF tLe hiyi.c,t admiration 4
imagination soar. al,fs m as esn "l
c01iaed dpm,a,aa,. DresiigS''ng ali .
beholds with Ms owa iairy colcrs, mem
ory Is again called into exerci.e, tt
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
NOTHING IL LOTT .

Tie drop that ningIea With III. 6ooi
the sand 'ha' - dropped on tho sea
'i'ore---ihe wori yop have spoken
IL hot s,e lost I.ach will Ls,. il.
irNIence and be felt, I'LL ,sae shall d.
20 n'ofe Haze yoa ever though, o.
til. eji'cf thai might be produced by a
sh'sie word Drop il pleasantly among
a group, and il will make doxeu hap
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26
Castle,on, juno 8ih. 1851.

EJ- A correspondent, Of the Bos-
ton Post says that the new pil1t
aye law Of Aicxsndr;a, subjects our
sinsA eoss,ing vessels to iax Of about
500, which viii generally amoan;
20 half tie freight.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-26

r-4- The Baltimore County Jack.
scllal has g4.:.i Iae Buchanan aag.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10

FoR the FIRST year after we commenced our
however, under many discouraging circum.
stances, until the Daily Ledger now pays il
not handsomely, sufficiently well to insure il
against suspension. tits ADVERTISING
and ad eriising only, that can keep up a dali
ly paper.-[M albany Ledger.
That's fact! We know some large city
papers, which loose by their circulation, yet
are making fortunes by their advertising pat
ronage. We can candidly say, that we are
not aware of having made a dime by the
circulation of our Daily. But we are fight
ing on, moderately well patronized in adver-
tisements: but expecting nothing for some
time to come in the way Of profit from circu-
lation. We bide our time-hoping, however.
to be enabled to notice AT the end of every
month an increasing advertising patronage,
and continuance Of the past punctuaIity
exhibited by subscribers in paying subscrip
tons. Next Saturday we anticipate going
around with the Carrier Of the route below
Main street, when we desire that every SUBJ
scrber: not paying by the year, will square
his account to date. Some few are behind
hand, but only through not being able to see
the carrier. Let those who cannot see the
boys, leave money at the places where their
papers are received, TO pay weekly dues.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10

CHEAP YET BEAUTiFUL.-Gleason Picto
rial for this week will challenge universal a.
miration. We have not space for full des-
cription ofihe thirteen fine engravings which
embellish the sixteen pages OF the 9th num-
Der. In typography it is gem; In its illus
trations really valuable; while its literary ar
ticIes are Of a superior order. We must con.
tent ourselves with naming the subjects Of
ofthe more prominent illustrations, viz: Ma.
calister, the Magician; the reigning King OF
Denmark; Rachael; Daniel Webster's farm
at Marshfield; the Grave of Grace Darling,
&C., &c. Price locents per copy, 10 be had
at our Book Stores or SO 90 per annum reg
ular subscriptions.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10

WESTERN JOURNAL AND CvILIAN.-This
is the present title of that valuable periodical
published at ST. Louis, and heretofore called
the Western Journal. Mr.. H. Cobb, is now
united with Mr.. Tarver, as editor, and takes
charge Of the Literary Department. The
Journal ia greatly improved. 1t is especial
ly devoted to Western Commerce. Improve
ments. Mechanical Arts. &c. and is a most
excellent periodical. 1t is published month
!y &. 50 per annum.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10

%We find letter in last Saturdays
Louisville Courier from Mr.. Westcott who
has been accused of having got up the Don
aldson and Greer correspondence. The let
ter originally appeared in the N. Y. Herald.
He denies having had anything TO do with
the matter, and does not know who Donald
son and Greer are. or whether they are gen.
uine persons. We make the following ex-
tract:
"When the letters were first published, |
had no suspicion that any Of them were not
true and genuine. and am now entirely sat
isfed that those published as written by Geh-
eral Commander. OF South Carolina; Sam
uel Treat. Esq, of Missouri; Hon. VIM. Il.
King, of Alabama; Z. Crossweil, Esq; b.
f. HalIet, ESQ.,; VIM. +. Richie, Esq. OF
Virginia; Dobert Strange Of North Carroll
ma; Mr.. Giddinys aud MIR. Chase oil Ohio;
ex-President Van Buren,. and the others pub
Iished as addressed to Donaldson and Greer,
are all authentic. The gentlemen just named
have not, inSa single instance, disputed the au-
thenticiiy Of the letters imputed to them, and
several have admittedit ] do not yet know
that the letters of Donaldson and Greer are
fictitious, though the circumstance that they
do not come forth and show themselves is
quite suspicious. and ais, the fact that they
do not call for the letters addressed 10 them
remaining at the Astor House"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10
n>We are indebted to Mr.. VIM. N. job,

IfWe are indebted to Mr.. VIM. ~ John
son, ofSan Francisco, for copy Of the News
letter, a useful little print, which gives an
abstract Of news from one steamship depart
ure to another, and for a lot Of other Califor-
MIA papers. Billy complains that his friends
in Evansville are neglecting him. All we
can say is, that ifthey neglect him they neg
lect one who never does the same thing TO
his friends. We receive some mark Of his
attention by every steamer.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10
New YoRK. Nov. q. 3P. M.

Mr.. Chas. w. March, the Washington cor
respondent of the Courier e. Enquirer, in an
allusion TO the fact that the Governments of
England and France had given orders TO
their ships -of-war TO prevent the landing of
any military force on the coast Of Cuba, and
to search all suspicious vessels. says, there is
no reason for supposing the orders should APP
ply TO the merchant ships of this country, as
has been ru.nored.
He states further, that he heard Mr.. Web
ster say last summer when the report was
published, the first instance of any such pro-
ceeding would be and ought 10 be followed
by war
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10

WE had the pleasure Of ride upon the
Evansville and Illionis Railroad on Saturday
last, in the splendid passenge: car purchased
by the company. The car is manufactured
alter the most approved style, highly finish
ed, and complete in all its appointments
OF great power, having double sct of dr.
wing wheels, and finished in good style
The track is one OF the most substantial and
Of as firm construction as any we have here
toiore seen, especially that part that has a
continuous bearing for the rail. There is
some two miles or so laid with cross.ties
alone, and the difference in The steadsness
and Iar Of the cars between the former and
the latter was most remarkably in favor oil
the longitudinal timbers.
Princeton Clarion.