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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-06
THE RUTLAND HERALD
raxa,,oa Of United state, Hanas.

There are many plans proposed Tor the
direct or indirect taxation Of government
bonds, and the subject seems not nnlY Ia
be engaging the attention Of Congress
but al the State Legislatures, An elaho-
rate scheme has been presented 10 the
Legislature Of Maine, by Mr. Morris, Rep
resentatiye from the city of Portland,
providing for the equalization of taxation
accompanied with resolution recon-
mending il 10 the attention 81 Congress,
through their senators aud Representa-
tives. The following is iiyc,, ii III,
proposition:
first-The National Government LA,
received the full benefit oi thc exemption
Of its bonds from local taxation, in the
higher rates they have commanded in the
market.
Second - The National Government
should therefore relieve the municipali'
ties from the unequal burdens which they
are now bearing.
Third-Tlis may he done 10y register
ing the bonds held in various towns and
cities, the registers 10 he returned 10 the
State Treasurer. who is thercupon Ia al
low one and one-half per cent, ON Ia,
bonds 30 returned 10 the several cities and
towns ON account Of State taxes, and col.
beet the aggregate amount Of the United
States.
This plan might perhaps partially re-
heve tho inequality which now exist,
without resort 10 the cumbersome and
costly txpedient Of changing the form of
the entire debt and without violating the
national faith. The sums disburSed
would not be PROF ortioned according to
Secretary McCullochs plan, to population,
but to the amount Of property invested in
national securities, and exempt from tax
alton in each State, They wouldbe drawn
OF course. from the national revenue, but
that revenue is collected by equal laws
bearing upon all alike. In.bricf. the prop
osition is that the General Government
should share with the municipalities or
towns the profits derived from the exemp-
ton Of its bonds, from local taxation and
appears TO be the most feasible and
unobiectionable proposition of the kind
which has yet appeared.
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The tc,t ami rrnalal lol,oa oi 'be
NATIONAL TRUNK LINE ACEuSS riIl
CONTINENT,

Is being rapidly carried forward by AN unprcc-
don,el working foroe; and 1t /, reasonably GER
tain that the continuous overland railroad con
ucction from New York to san Francisco viii Dec
made in 1870.
The United State. Government furnishes, upon
a subordinate ana contingent lien, hall the means
for constructing the Main Stem Line; and besides
IA # ! vsi yaluTtT FU1'
lie lands, per mile, the Central Pacific Railroad
Company have received frUm California sources,
donations and concessions worth more than 49,
600, 600 The available resources Of this Company
are therefore abundant Tor the purpose, amount
ing to 81, 000, 900 on the hr~, 20 miles of tho
Line, including Loan, secured by a First Mort
gags upon the whole property, 10 the same
amount only as the L. :. subsidy Bonds,
The results already attained. although under
comparatively uutuy3mhle circumstances, afford
substantial ground f5r believing the CENTRAL
PACIFIC to he thy
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-06

The members Of the house of Keith
Wood X Co, Chicago, recently burned
out, are Nermoutey,, to wit Dodge W
and kbijah Keith, formerly Of Montpelier
and a son Of Josiah Wood, Esq, OF Barre
Their loss is reported at Ss0,oo0, with in,
,urancc Of Slo,oon, bat 1t /, hoped it will
turn out much hetter for them,
Vt IS ftUUTV tttUH WTl II Glover
d lady Of twenty SURVIVORS took riH,
with n meh barrel few days since,
and fired "a, q hon thirty rod, distant, and
broke it, log the tr-' shot, She then fired
Al another aud pa, alnllet plump through
its body. Two bird, at two shots, al
thirty rods, lie good shooting
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!. UNITED srArEspoNpS,

cent currency interest az the rate OF slb,oo0 pcT
mile ior ST. miles on the Plains; then al the rate
Of $4,000 Ter mile Tor $50 miles Though the
Rocky Mountains; then at the rate Of $4,000
per mile Tor the remaining distance, Tor which The
United States takes d sgcOud licn as security, The
interest GU these Bonls Is paid by the United
states government. which at,s pays the Company
onc.half the amount Of rs bills in money ioi
Transporting its freight troops, mails, Sc, The
remaining halt OF those bills is placed 10 the Com
pany's crclit, ana forms sinking fund which
may finally DISCHARGE tho whole amount ot this
hau
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who was one Of the founders Of the
Methodist Societies in this town, and one
If It's first trustees, and Was for many
years town clerk under the old munich
pality, She, with son and daughter
survive 10 mourn their great aud heavy
bereavement.
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> mnsr MORTGAGE BoNps,

Hy Il, chiristor the Company Is permitted to
issue il, own Flrst Mortgage Bonds 10 the same
amount As the bonds issued by the government,
md no none, anl only as the mad progresses.
The Trustees Ton the Boulholdyrs, are the Hon.
T.. D. Morgan, L. :. Senate, frnm New York, and
'hc Hon. Oakcs Ame,, Member Of the L, ;. House
nf Representative, who are rcsp'nsIbl" for the
lelyrr, OF thc~e Bonds 20 the Company IN ac-
torlaues with the forms ut the law.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT desire. Mr..
Editor to acknowledge through your pa
per, the gifts from my people at lato
parish visit of one hundred and eighty
six dollars in money, and other yaluables
worth from twenty to twenty-five dollars.
These, together with other presents re-
ceived during our four months pa-torate,
make the liberal sum of not less than
three hundred and fifty dollars. Idesire
TO express both my hearty appreciation of
such repeated expressions of kindness,
md my grateful thanks for these bounti-
full behefactions.
GEO. l.. GLEASON.
West Rutland, Feb. 3, 1868
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3. THE LAND GRANT.

rh, rni,n Pacific -n.ilraal- clu4pany- la. a
Land grant or absolute donation trom the govern
meut uf l. SOC acre, 60 the uhe GA the line OF the
raa which Will not h' worth less than H.io p"r
acne. . thr lowest valuation.
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IMPROVED BRICK

" Machines. 1t uses clay direct from the bank,
water being used II not sufficiently moist i IT
tempers the clay, thoroughly presses il into the
moulds, and raises the brick out Of the moulds
ready to be removed aud hacked up, without dry
ing on the yard.
For Circulars apply to :. G. BEECHER, New
Milford, Litchfeld County, Conn. Sole Agent for
the New England States.
Manufacturers Office, No. Murray Street,
New York City. fcb3aaoa&6wiw
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MOST FAVoREn IHUDuCuyH MD
VALUABLE K. L. ENTEErEIsE
IN THE cot NTEN


..,,....-
In consequence" ~ the large ana 'al''E III
greasiug demand, the price OF these Bonds ha-
been advanced, anl the Company ARE now offering
IN, al. q liu,i,.sl amount of their
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..., r,......... r,,.,.I.. !, ,4,l1 c,n
IN sum. Of q GOO each n IS per cent, Of their par
l,.,,,1 ,c,r,,,l interest tr.lp January lst, in
'''''
currency
These Bonds, II Is bcAeNrd, Possess IN" t'e-
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!. THE CAPITAL STOCK.

The authorized capital OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company is slooooo 600 Of which as,
iua 600 have hron paid IN che work already done.
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SIX PER CENT. ~ GOLD,

or over NTNErer cent. upon the Investment.
Subscriptions will be received In Rutland by :.
W. POWELL, Cashier National Bank OF Rut-
land HENRY +. FIELD, Cashier Rutland
County National Bank and i'll New York at the
Company's Office, No. 90 Nassau street, and by
CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK, No.
Nassau street.
CLARK, DODGE & co, Banker, No. 81 Wall
street
JOHN j. cisco & son, Bankers, No 80 Wall
street.
Aud by the Company's advertised Agents
throughout the United States, Of whom maps and
descriptive pamphlets may be obtained on appli-
cation. Remttances should be made in drafts OF
other funds par in New York, and the bonds will
be sent free Of charge by return express.
Subscribers through local agents Will look to
them for their delivery.
JOHN j. CISCO, Treasurer New York.
January Is, 1868. lld&wtt
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100000 DOLLARS

y HAM, 49, hihN AL 't ihh Nt-''i Rises
BY PURCHASING SEALED IIoktr ron -3'r-.
Tlth ELS describing each Pm agr SEALED
in Envelopes and thoroughly mixed, ON tgn4pt
Of - cents, a Scaled Ticket wtl be drawn, without
chncc and delivered at our office, or sent tE maui
20 any address. The prize. named upon It wliif7
delivered 10 tho ugkst-holdCrun payment Of u& t
address, A. requested, hv cxrrrs, or r.tuIu u.l
np- You viii know what your Irsr l- before
YOU pAy for it, ANY Prize uay bo exchanged iag
another OF the SAME value. NJ HitNk~.
30 our Patron. can dyfaui uu Gfrtlutuug-
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hhI IIsi--N r.
HE iotu"th2 persons nave lt'' ~ altM" NN'.t'-
hle prizes fr"ih TINS company tn" hIHiil permit
tel the VS. OF tuttI h"lhFs
', IL. MINOR, '|H NINih NF,',..N. .s''',7+. VI. -
T. "inhs' - Ngis"h l4'.'' n e ~" ."t.' p
COX Mcdsp, ~, piano, Value, SOU " h"}th
New Haven, eold "Atgh SOU h",tf. eiih'
dubuque, SEWING hb"H'l'' ti""f ~ EiiN 81, H'-
ium, loulN'lLr NY >''u ''t. H. Iti~'.H'
Masmhstoi, - e H't>i.t DON 7t+"' i.Il.N h'Ll"
80 Fourteenth street. \. =, piano, s5W' -, II,
nthtdlt', -" 'l.s'"-s go -. ". 4
natt'7f tNtl''..'' - ~ T. d, '''
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/ T. Morris, Fourth Avenue Cor Fifteenth street,
n. y. piano 500. Wcpubhsh $50 nance without
PERMISSION ,,,,..,..,.... 900. .,.,-,. ,,,.,..
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EARNINGS OF THE COMPANY

rived only from is local traffic but this is already
Tnuch mora than sutticientto pay The interest on
al the Bond, the Company can,issuc, itnot another
mile were built. 1t is not doubted that When the
road l. completed the through traffic OF the only
line connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific
States viii be large beyond precedent and, As
there will be no competition it can always be done
At profitable rates.
Il will be noticed that the IuIon Pacific Rail
road is, in fact a Government Wotk, built under
The supervision Of Government Officers, and 10 a
large extent with Government Money, and that
its Bonds aye issued under Government direction.
/, Is believed that no similar security Is so care
fully guarded, and certainly no Other Is based
upon a larger or more valuable property. As the
COmpany'-
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TIE Tgnx-ASp- Re4ft,N Il tff-t,rrVr
IND THE MAILs.-Wc learn that AMIGA
Die arrangements have been effected be-
tween the government and the Troy and
Boston Railroad Company for carrying
the mail between Troy and North Adams
and over the Rutland and Washington
Railway Companies to-day. This graft
flying result was brought about through
the personal efforts Of Hon. f. S Thaycr
member of the New York State Senate,
who returned from Washington on Satur.
lay evening This is good news to all
the people who have been so seriously in
commoded for the past few weeks.
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Known as the "SANATORIAN," the Gryat Cmyl
OF Chrome Diseases, will again visit
BRANDON, Friday and saturday, Feb, u 4 Is
RUTLAND, Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday
Feb. u, Is AMI TO-
ORWELL, fhurlay, Feb, ~, Ry request.
BENSON, by rcqu, IT. Friday, ltt ii,
FAlRHANEN, Fch, -,
W, POulTNEH Jan. "a and Is, auJ BOT .
and Al
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Mis- II'I.INT III-N-T =
PRETTY COOP.


\ christian OH lady, httl, near sighted uHm
too frequent piushe, ot Maethoy, Seeing tha name
Of "SanatuuaB" m our paper, "a .1liuc', "!.tui
Il the Guol Samaritan amt o,lulus again. NOW,
Mr. ----, can bee cured ot the rhalim1tt9,
and aunt Polly II the Iliet-slncI,l-es ldlu>yH-
Grassy as Dr. Han calls her complaint" and after
getting the family Bible 90 :cAl about a. she Went
out 10 tell her ueightoTs ~ North Star.
THE CROWD INCREASES.
"nr. Crahtrr eI'ad hisNl,i,s Tor the season
last Monday. after treating a greater uumhyr ai
patients than at any former visit. We are III
formed by Captain Iltilt that his house was
crowded during the last OF his stay, MANY being
Obliged TO ~ away tor lack OF time 90 see them.
A lantlopl in a ngEhbouus town, -. lohusNury,
says, In an experience OF twenty eight years IN
hotel keeping. he has never known a travelling
physician 20 increase the number OF hl, patients
Al each visit. and 10 lEaX "a LlLl-ll4 l.l4
class o. persons As does pr. tr.ttge.' Barton
VT Paper.
vergcnncs Paper. \ large numbcg visited h'm
Aerc.
Burlington Times Good success III I'm, ami his
Ormyr visits.
See Circulars Of
REMARKABLE CURES"
DIR. l. w. ADAMS, Agent.
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THIRTEENTH YEAR.
PARALLELED SUC,Es>
NiHnIIFlrI

'TUMoRs OF TuE NJ

T L MuRS OF THE y EC h.
''S0me time aga -we-n4tA'iouci the cass u a
young Firl IN Vermont, attended 10y Or. JIahtro
pt this city, who was suffering ir0W a seraiuluus
enlargement ut the nenk, a photograph showing
that her meek Was much WldyT than her lace.
Under lr, tuhtrn's treatment she has sa tar rn-
coyerul tlat the cula svmeut has ,lrtly subsidized
and Ier~aR- who's her m tins city a DAY or tWa
Of July -, ls6i.
CATARRH AND CONSUMPTION CURED
Ms, I"nug thaSc, ut Hyarham. requests u- -
publish the following 81 have been gu invalid
under medical care above NrlI-. ana unable a.
10 any work, having LAYER tNmll nat, tt'auh,
and AZ last, Consumption. Being un
the eve OF despair. We Applied 90 pr. Cglbtrr, thp
S1uatoyian. nv his treatment l have unt We'll.
In a short time have spun AZ skein- OF yarn and
10 my Homework. | have now uo cough, uigh'
sweais. ar any other llii-lll-A-
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GRAND LINE TO THE rACWWwnI ~
COMPLETED IN ls;o,

was never nctter The mvsu, 50 tat proN1led Tor
construction have proved amIle, and thew Is no
lack OF funds Tor the most vigorous prosecution OF
the enterprise, These means arc divided into Tour
classes
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-06

CONTRACTS Tor Ia entire Work u building sli
miles Of iir>t-elaSs railroad ac-t from Omaha,
comprising much Of the most iitirult mountain
work, and embracing every expense except sur
veying, have been made with responsible" parties
who have already finished over $40 miles, AZ the
average rate of sixty-eight thousand and nifty
eight dollars s6s.0is per mile. This price in
elulcs all necessary shops tor construction and
repairs Of ca~ dcpots, stations, and all other in
cidrntal buildings, and also locomotives, paSScn-
ger. baggage, and freight ears and other requisite
rolling stock to an amount that shall not be less
than e. 900 rr mile. Allowing the cost ot the TX
manning one hundred and eighty-,iN Of the eleven
hundred mile, assumed TO be built by The Union
Pacific Cumpany 10 bee $4,000 per mile.
The total cost Of Eleven Hundred Miles viii be-
A. follow,
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Local aud state Items.

BrRNING or TuE RESIDENCE OF Dir,
IosEru PEREISs, The residence and Of
Zee Of DR. Joseph Perkins u Castlcton,
was consumed by fire on Monday morn
ing between the hours of four and six
,'elook The fire originated in the sleep
ny room Of his hired man in the rear part
Il the house, and was so far advanced
when first discovered that il was impe,-
,ihlc L. save it from total destruction, I'M,
through tho Efforts If the citizens, most
lf the contents were removed. Tho wind
MAS blowing very strongly at the time AMI
Il was with the greatest labor aud effort
that the fine residence Of William G.,
Guernsey on the east aud Mrs ), Gridley
Perkins on the west were not DESTROYED,
1t was insured for $1,000, Prof pctkins
and his wife and son were and have been
confined by sickness during the whole
winter, They were removed To the resi-
lence Of Hiram Ain,worth, Esd, whcr'
they were properly cared for, They
have in their affection the sympathy Of
he community in which they have 50 long
resided. A dwelling house was destroyed
some thirty-fve years ago standing upon
The same ground. This i the first dwelling
that has been entirely destroyed hy fir
in the village Of Castle,on in fifteen years,
ii. " a.
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alrW Advertisements.
Stn MILES OF THE UNION
INV PACIFIC RAILROAD, Running West
from Omaha across the continent, are nov CONE
plcted.
the TRACK BEING LAID AND TRAINS
.VNNING WITHIN TEN MILES
-- aF' ftiF SUMMIT of THE
ROCKY NOUN NJ
TAlNS.

The remaining ten miles will be finished a.
soon a. the weather permits the ruad-bsi To BE-
sufficiently packed 10 NocHe the rails, The
work continues 10 be pushed iorwagk IN the rock
cuttings on the western slope with undated
energy, and a much LANCER torec will be employed
during the eurcut year than ever hetaTc. The
prospect that the whole
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The Company have ample facilities for supply
ing any deficiency that may arise in means Tor
contraction. This may he done wholly OF in part
by additional subscriptions Ia capital >tork.
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GRAND LIST OF LlNouLE COUNTY
The following is statement Of the
grand list for 1861 Of Lamoille County.
Is reported 70 the Legislature
Amount of ratablc polls Sia0i
Number Of dogs taxed l1S
Number Of acres taxed, 2i,1g3.3l
Valuation Of real estate in the
County, S23, l9i,tl
Valuation of personal estate in
the County, S5I5oll00
One per cent. on valuation, S2S.ali-S 81
Grand list of the County for
State taxes, $500 -
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FARM LABOR. - The following table
shows the average price of harvesting and
stalking wheat and cutting and stalking OF
hay in Vermont, during the past season
Price per acre of harvesting and
stalking wheat, including all the
labor of men and horses, Sl3.
Price per acre of cutting, curing
and stocking hay, $50
Price per acre of cutting hay
only, Sill!
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And CASHMERE PANTS,


A large stock Of both Comic and Sentimental
Valentines received and for sale by
FUTILE co.
The attention of dealers is called to our $500
$1,000 and 5000 lots put up assorted gives Va
riety Of all prices Liberal discounts made TO the
trade. dSwSw.
4 GENTS--LLOYD'S 100, 900 DOL
"A OAR, Revolving Double Maps Of Europe
and America are Just out only s.. 100000
names on them. How to Canvass Well" sent
Ladies and men. 500 day made
J. T. LLOYD,
dItSvIt1 M % Cortlandt street. New York.
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s. miles, M $4,000, I6,7i0,0oo
Aal lisaauu'~ on bond. surveys. g., 4,in0,OOO
Amount ss54t5,ol2
\. the L. ;, Bond, axe equal 10 money, and
The ComIony'- own Fir-t Mortgage Bonds have
ready market, We have Is the available cash IT,
,ourye, for building El-ven Hundred Milo.
l. :. Bonds $29,32s 900
First Mortgage Bonds, 2a,22s0 900
Capital Stock pad IN outhr work now
done Sj00p0u
Land Grant, l4,oSo0oo acres, p :l.jo
par atrr Il2oood
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Misrcllantnus.
DRlCE ADNANCED-gS AND IN.
i TEEESr'
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD

luE
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In consequence u the large and rapidly in
creasiug demand, the price OF these Bonds ha-
been advanced. AMI the Company hrs NOW ofefnl
tor sale. It limi.al amount of their
The Shasta courier., 1868-02-15

A LAWYER came into court drunk, when
the Judge said to him: Sir, am sorry to
see you in situation which is a disgrace to
yourself and family, the Court and profession
to which you belong" This reproof elected
the following colloquy: ''Did your Honor
speak to me?'s 81 did. Sir. | said, Sir.
that in my opinion you disgrace yourself and
family, the Court, and the profession, by
your course of conduct" May hit please
your Honor, have been an attorney in this
c C-Court for fifteen years, and permit me to
say, your Honor, that this is the first correct
opinion ever knew you to g-g give"
The Shasta courier., 1868-02-15
The Death of Adam.

Nine hundred and thirty years old was
Adam when he felt in his bones the sentence
of the Judge, thou shalt surely die.n
To Eve, who sorrowed greatly, he said =
Let all my sons come around me, that /
may behold and bless them; :" and they
came, as their father had bidden, and stood
around him, many hundred in number, and
wept and prayed for his life.
"Who of you," said Adam, " will 90 to
the holy hill? Perhaps he may obtain mercy
in my behalf, and bring the fruit from the
tree of life.' All his sons offered to go but
Seth. the most pious of them, was appointed
by his father to accomplish this errand.
His head strown with ashes, Seth fastened
and staid not until he stood at the gates of
Paradise. There he prayed, saying: " Let
Adam find mercy in Thy sight, 0, All Mer-
ciful send my. father of the fruit of the tree
of life." Suddenly messenger of God, a
cherub stood before him, holding in his hand
instead of the fruit, three leayed twig, and
he said mildly: I" Take this unto thy father
for his last consolation eternal life is not for
him on this earth. Hasten, for his hour is
COME"
Swift as an angel of consolation. Seth
FASTENED, and Frustrated himself, and said
I" No fruit from the tree of life do | bring
thee, my father but this branch which
the angel gave me for thy consolation. The
dying man took the bough, and was glad
He smelled thereon the odors of Paradise, and
his soul was lifted up: My children" said
he, eternal life. dwells not for us on this
earth am dying and ye must follow; but
on this shrub | scent the odors of another
world, the fragrance of purer Paradise. -
Then his eyes were glazed, and his spirit
departed from him.
The sons of Adam buried their father. and
mourned for him Tor thirty days; but Seth
wept not. He planted the twig on his fa-
ther's grave, near the place of his head, and
called it the tree Of resurrection from the
dead
The branch became spreading tree. and
all the children of Adam were comforted
under it, because Herewith came the promise
OF revival from the sleep of death and it
descended to their children's children, and
was seen in David's garden, until his misled
son began to doubt of its Immortality then
the tree withered but shoots thereof were
multiplied in many nations.
at length, on a stem of the tree, the Teach
er of Immortality resigned his hallowed life !;
and, behold, the fragrant hopes of resurrec-
ton are thence spread abroad among all the
nations of the earth.