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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

FrpE At SoUTH WALpEN-The school
house, with most Of its contents, burnt
down When frs: discovered, the blaze
was coming through the roof over the
wuod-room, half an hour after the close of
-tA..-A-l,...4l- Ere suppnsel 10 take frnm a
,r9oict pok,r, used to rake up the fire at
night. l, is hoped tie District will learn
that a little money expended for an iron
decd or pol,r i about as cheap rs to build
school house. \ small insurance
Hdlt9n's JopraW
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

Hon, Sylyanus Deuforth formerly Of
Pownal, died at Williamstown, Mass Feb.
1, aged 50 years, The deceased took the
command Of company from Vermont
in the war Of 1872, and served hi,
country well. He had also held the office,
respectively Of Judge of Probate Col
Bennington District, and Assistant Judg,
Of Bennington County Court. lie was
much respected aud esteemed by his fcl'
low citizens who thus honored him
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

joel Benton is lecturing on beauty.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

GREEN MouNTAIN Burs IN CoNGKfss,
Here is another chauce for cry against
unequal representation. Vermont not
satisfied with two Senators and three
members of the House, all Republicans,
has managed to get III to Congress no less
than fourteen of her sous-two extra in
the Senate, and sove'A extra in the House
and among the haiti II is Thad. Stevens,
the terrible old MAJ /, whose name is used
to brighten noisy J. 'emocratic babies Only
think of it. Fou rtecn Green Mountain
Yankees in Congr ess! 1t is not to be en-
durcd-A J. TriJ0ne.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

Shanghai has had a touch Of the
earthquake.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

How To No H. The Calcdonian speak.
thru, sensitly about al,yrtisihg There
are two ways Of doing thing right
way and wrong way, For want OF
iud gment or perseverance. some modes OF
adyt rtising arc nearly as bad as none
But it may be laid down as a rule that
money spent i'll judieious advertising by
business men, invariably yields, sooner o.
later, fou. fold and sometimes one hun
drad fold. Some advertise for a short time
after they commence business. and think
it sufficient; others neglect advertising af-
ter they have es tablished perhaps -four
ishing la sincss. This Is Il mistake. The
changes are 50 rapid i'll the country, and
the public mind is 50 constantly occupied
b. the ne applicants Of its favor, that to
be out of the papers, where everybody seeks
for inform alton, is to be forgotten. The
newspaper is daily more and more becom.
ing a nece ssity as an advertising medium.
No man - wise who undertakes to do
business without availing himself of its
advantages
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20

EDITOR PRorEsrANr CnrRcuMAN
Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-10-15

Y - IA q M ~
DAILY HUGLz
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18

er, who was Charley Carol, the prison
er's brother. 81 ''yanked" it out of the
Caps tent about two hours ago; and as
you're pretty good fellow l don't mind
giving you sup!'
You're trump, Charley!" returned
Jim, as he took the profered canteen and
placed it to his lips.
What's going on here ?" asked tho
other guard, who until now had been
standing short distance off.
Charley informed him that they were
taking q social drink, and handing him
the canteen, which Jim had made much
lighter, asked him if he would try italso.
When the spys brother received the
canteen again he perceived, with feeling
of intense satisfaction, that not much of
the whiskey was left He left the senti-
nels now, but returned within an hours
time, and found them both asleep by the
tent door. The whiskey had been drug
ged, and had done its work well.
Charley Carol crept into the tent,
where there was a dim light burning, cut
the string by which his brothers hands
were bound, conducted him from the tent,
and told him which way to go. The late
prisoner pressed his brothers hand and
sped away.
"Who goes there ?" said sentinel, as he
reached the edge of the camp, and mus
ket ball whistled past him; but he sped
on, and was soon safe in the darkness and
forest.
Colonel Harris never discovered how
the prisoner cscapod OF course the two
guards said nothing about the whiskey
and Charley Carol was not suspected fol
having anything to do with the spy's es
cape.
Joseph Carol returned a month later
happy and well, to his young wife ant
child, and is now we'll doing merchan
in Baltimore, Maryland.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
Iceland.

In reviewing the "Journal of Tour in
Iceland" the Round TaJle furnishes, in
two comprehensive paragraphs, about all
one needs or cares to know about Iceland /:
In the cold North sea, a little below the
Arctic circle lies the island called Iceland,
Presenting somewhat the form of an irreg-
ular ellipse, it occupies an area OF about
81 900 square miles, affording the dull di-
versity of valleys without verdure, and
mountains without trees. Desolation has
here fixed its abode. 1t broods among the
dclls, and looks down upon the fiords.-
The rocks and hillsidos are sculptured
with signs of an igncous origin, while the
whole island is still the sport of convul-
sion. The groud tremblos with the throes
of the earthquake; the Geysor spouts seal
ding water the plain belchcs mud while
the great Jokull, clad in robes of eternal
snow-true priest of Ormuzd-brandishes
aloft its volcanic torch, and threatens to
become the incendiary of the sky.
The interior of the island is traversed
with difficulty, even during the summer.
Here may be seen peaks that the Al pine
Club dare not climb The scahty popula-
ton dwell in thinly settled hamlets along
the banks Of the fords and streams, leay-
ing the greater portion of the territory tt
the fox, the reindeer, and the occasiona
Greenland bear that floats over on the ice.
berg. Only two quadrupeds, the moose
and fox, are Indigenous So sterile is tho
soil and so brief the summer sun that lif!
is supported only by a struggle. Indeed
the neighboring ocean is much more hos
| pitable than the dry land-for of the thir'
ty-four species of mammalia twenty-fou,
draw their food from the roaring main
The same is true of the birds, fifty-four o
| the ninety snecies being water fowl.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18

FIRST LovE.-Ask very young lady
what she thinks of ''first love-" and she
will tell you that it is the quintessence of
all that is ecstatic, compared with which
any so-called love that may come after it
must be as sky-blue SKINNED milk to clot-
ted cream Put the same to an enamored
young gentleman of eighteen, and he will
vow that it is the Cliquot champagne of
human existence, to which all subsequent
emotions, dignifed with the name of love,
are mere Jersey cider. But the mature of
both sexes, in nine cases out of ten, can
tell a different story. Boy and girl love
is but faint shadow of the intense pas
sion which often overcomes and enthralls
the middle-aged. The capacity for loving
is not fully developed in the young miss
who has Just cast aside her doll, nor in the
youth whose chin is but newly acquainted
with the razor. The enthusiasm in these
novices in the tender passion is generally
eyanescent Of course there are excep-
tional cases. but, as general rule,- love
does not take firm root in the heart before
the age of twenty-five. Professions of
undying devotion from young men of niner
teen and twenty are not to be trusted
The question which lady who receiyesan
offer of marriage should consider is not
merely whether she has won the affections
of her admirer, but also whether, if won,
she can kecp-them. To have and to hold
are two things.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18

A COMMERCIAL VIEW OF THE CRors..1-
The Cincinnati Price Current, Of tlfeI E1st
instant thus speaks of the wheat harvest
and other crops: .e,a sasg
Wheat has been harvested, pretty ,,gep-
orally, in all the States south Of the Ohio
river, and also in the southern portion Of
Illinois. The yield is not very Heavy Bat
the quality is pretty generally highly spo-
ken of. In portions of Indiana the weeyil
has been doing considerable damage, but
this does not extend over large district.
The accounts from the entire Union, with
an exception here and there. as regards
the crops are generally favorable more gen
orally so than has been the case for many
years. The indications of an abundant
crop are quite favorable, and should this
be the case, large increase in the pork
crop may be looked for the coming season,
because the supply of stock hogs will be
unusually large; for not only was the sup
ply left over from last season large, far
mers not having fsttqa them because Of
the high price Of oarn and the comparative
low price of pork, but the increase since
then has been liberal, so that the number
now in the Western States, it will be seen
must be unusually large. .s5 Ira
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
Aopular Gales.
-..lJ From the Southern Home Journal
TO BE SHOT AT SUNSET.
A TALE OF THE LATE WAR.
BY W. SCOTT WAY.

The night was dark. There was no
moon, and heavy sombre clouds obscurcd
the stars. A body of United States troops,
numbering between twelve and fifteen
hundred, under command of Colonel Rob
crt Harris, were encamped on the bank of
rapid stream, in the eastern part of Ten
nessee.
s No light shone in the camp, and no
sound was to be heard except the regular
tramp, tramp, of the sentinels, as they
walked their beats with shouldered mus
kets.
Darker and darker grew the night, and
a damp, chilly wind sprang up and blew
steadily from the east, and sent the SOM
bro clouds scudding rapidly athwart the
sky
"Tm thinking we'll have a heavy storm
before morning." muttered one of the
sentinels, who was posted on the western
border of the camp, which was the edge
of a dense mass of large trees; halting
and looking up at the overcast sky.
"How silent the camp is! one would
think that all the boys were dead" he
continued, taking the musket from his
shoulder and placing its but upon the
ground "What SPLENDID night it is
for bunch of rebel cavalry to pounce
upon us and capture the whole camp and
I'd not be surprised if they did. I'm as
tonished at old Harris for straying so far
from the main body with such handful
of troops r'
The soldier resumed his march along
the edge of the timber for a few minutes,
and then, as his ear caught the sound of a
breaking twig close by, he suddenly stop
ped, and raised the hammer of his musket.
"What is that p he exclaimed hur-
riedly in whispers. e 1t sounds like the
tramp of a horse-yes, tmust be-
A moment later single horseman emer-
ged from the wood, not more than thirty
feet from the sentinel, who raised his mus
ket and exclaimed in an imperious tone:
$" Halt, or I'll freW
The horseman was evidently unpre-
pared for this. The command had come
to him altogether unexpected; and sud
denly turning his horses head about, he
attempted to ride away, but the sentinel
anticipating this, sprang forward, and
caught the bride firmly in his hand.
ssLet my horse gop' exclaimed the rider,
quickly, g or I'll blow you into the mid
die of next week 2"
The sentinel retained his hold upon the
sbridle, and the horseman drew pistol
from his belt, leveled it at his captor and
fired, but the darkness had made his aim
uncertain, and the ball few harmlessly
past the sentinel's head, and buried itsel
in the earth.
The report of the weapon had aroused
.the camp, and the horseman was soon {
prisoner. When conducted before tht
light he proyedfo be "a young man of me
dium size, with rather handsome face
He was we'll armed, but dressed in citi-
zen's garb.
He was taken to Colonel Harris's tent
where that officer, assisted by numbe
of his under officers, proceeded to exainin,
him. A number Of papers were founc
on his person, containing convincing proc
that he was Confederate spy.
Colonel Harris took charge of thes
papers. and then ordered the prisoner t,
be taken to the guard tent, and thcr
confncd and carefully guarded until NOR
ming.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18

SOVEREIGN RECIPE FOR DIARRmmA.-
This is the season when the above Dis
tressing and often fatal complaint is wide
ly prevalent, and we publish below a re-
ceipt, which is said by those who have
tried it to be certain and sure specific:
Put in large pitcher two tablespoons
full of carbonite of soda and four Of loaf
sugar, pour on these pint of hot water:
when they are perfectly dissolved add half
pint of cold water, then put ma table,
spoonful of palverised Turkey rhubatb 81
two ounces Of the tincture, small tea
spoonful Of lapaanum, eight drops .5fa tue
oil peppermint, or enough Of the tihctdte
to give it respectable taste and, lasstyy..
half pint Of good French branays nBotL
tie up carefully, and administer to the
patient in doses equal TO half wiae-glass
fal three times day, or as often as the
bowels are moved. In extreme eas,s
accompanied by gripping pains double tl,e
proportion Of bEsady and laudanun and
use freely. ~
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18

PRUNING RosEs,--The past winter was
very hard upon rose bushes; especially
where they were lightly strawed up. In
pruning them it should be done with lib
eral hand. There need be no fear of inju-
ry. Nothing stands pruning better than
the rose, and We think it is benefit to it
to be killed down to the ground every two
or three years! Therefore, whenever any
considerable dead portion of the wood APP
pears, cut nearly or quite down to the
ground, and it will give vigor to tho root
and new shoots, and the flowers will be
much finer
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
grlrtt doetrp.
MY TUUNDLE BED.
or, REcoLLEor1oNs OF CHILDHOOD


OR. REcoLLEoT1oNs OF CHILDHOOD.
AS rummag'd through the attic,
Listening to the falling rain,
AS it patter' on the shingles,
And against the window pane;
Peeping over chests and boxes,
Which with dust were thickly spread,
Saw in the farthest corner
What was once my trundle bed.
So drew it from the recess,
Where it had remained so long,
Hearing all the while the music
T of my mothers voice in song,
As she sang in sweetest accents,
What since have often read
81 "Husb, my dear, lie still and slumbcr,
Sc Holy angels guard thy bed"
As listen'd, recollectons,
That thought had been forgot,
Came with all the gush OF mem'ry
Rushing, thronging to the spot;
And | wander'd back to childhood,
& To those merry days of yore,
When knelt beside my mother,
By this bed upon the floor
There it was, with hands SO gently
Placed upon my infant head,
That she taught my lips TO utter
Carefully the words she said:
Never can they be forgotten,
Deep are tney Ill Ihelh ~ iiNcn
"Hallowed be thy name, o Father
s Father thou who art in heaven"
Years have passed, and that dear mother,
Long has moulder'd meath the sod,
And trust her sainted spirit
Revels in the home of God.
But that scene at summer twilight,
Never has from mcm'ry fled,
And it comes in all its freshness
When see my trundle bed.
This she taught me, then she told me
fits import, great and deep
After which learned to utter
''Now lay me down to Sleep"
Then il was, with hands uplifted,
And in accents soft and mild,
..ss4 That my mother asked" Our Father
Father do thou bless my child 7,
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
FAMA.

Before you acquire taste for whiskey,
insure your life and take faroEell of your
family. The certain death which whiskey
brings is only question of time. He is
always bearing surely down upon his vic
tim, like strong man armed, and comes
inevitably as fate or taxes,
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18

CoFFEE FOR ScoURs IN ANIMALs.--A
farmers wife says that three tablespoons
full Of ground Java coffee given to a COW in
a mess win cure the scours, and less
quantity given to calf or pig will never
fail to accomplish the desired resyit. =
Ohio Farmer
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
ONE OF THE CLASS

A missionary writes from Harpoot,
Asia, the site of the Garden of Eden of
Scripture, that the men there knit and
bake, while the women do the drudgery,
prepare all the fuel, and perform all of the
seyerest outdoor work.
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18

A hoy five years old, was killed and de-
voured by lynx recently in Iowa
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
EToWN COUNTY, JULY 1868

why should I grieve for her2 l would
rather, much rather, remember her as I
do, bright, joyous and beautiful, than to
have seen Time
Middletown transcript., 1868-07-18
For the Middleioaon TrGnscrpt.
tr,x 49,, Urz.o

Oil where are all my school mates nowf
And echo answers where?
The boys played with years ago,
And all the girls SO fair?
Some have died the christians death,
And some have crossed the sea;
There are some left, but they are few,
Who used to play with me.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-26
How to -setfIa .nisputes.


"A crosse grained, surlys man, too
crooked by nature to keep still, went
over one; morning to bis psighbor, MI
f.. remarkably cool, calm nonresis-
tant, ond addressed him thus:nilsb oE
"That piece of fence over there
pointing in certain direction) is mine,
and you shan't have it," ows : s7sd4o bn.
.s"Why,''9 replied Mr. F., you must
be mistaken, I think 1sda1fi' siinp q
s"No. no; it's mine. and ! shall keep
it, $50 ts5i97T s' N sif so.,, ,s,c7 II 81
l"Well,' said neighbor f., "suppose
we leave it to any lawyer you shall
choose - iH'os . sl'1a' 't5'.is =;
II won't leave it to any lawyer"
said the other. ysa6s la saors 9o3.gg diiE
i"Well," continued Mr.. F., "shall we
leave it to any four men in the, village
that you shall select?" -. -,
mo. shall have the fence"
Not at all discomposed, Mr.. F. said:
a"Well, neighbor, then ] will leave it
to you whom the fence belongs to,
whether you or myself" ,'15 9e.. g
Struck dumb by this appeal, the
wrathy man turned away, convicted by
his own conscience saying: 81 won't
have anything to do with a man that
won't contend for his rights ''ul1T 7dT
Mr.. f. has often remarked, he never
could wish for a more kind neighbor
than this man proved afterward. He
never alluded to the fence or the con-
versation. io si7h si-a s
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-26
Carioss rkaiiroad I.obberie.-Tbe
Track Creased. Train Stopped
and Cars Broken IntO.as3 bs..fagH

Curious Railroad lkObDerfes-Ihe
Track Creased, Train Stopped
and Cars Broken Into.aa3 bsd4agI
The up Columbia night express train,
which leaves the depot here at $40 P.
M. was robbed night before last at Ross
Hill, about 81 miles from the city. When
at that point, the engine slipped over the
rails which had been well creased, and
while its progress was thus impeded
sofne unknown thieves knocked off the
locks from one Of the cars, entered and
threw out q quantity of freight, consist
ing of Thogsheads, barrels, kegs, boxes,
etc. Fortunately. in this instance. the
conductor discovered the goods lying on
the road before he got out of sight, and
immediately returned and gathered up
hogshead ofcrockery, barrel of sugar,
a keg, FIVE kits, and five half barrels of
fish. He was unable to ascertain if the
rascals carried off any. articles; and as
soon as he had reloaded, pursued his
course without knowledge of when and !,
byIwhomt the deed was perpetrated.17 7o
A couple of hours after, the night Au-
gusta express, which left here at half
past seven P. NJ. on its way up. when
going over, the same creased rails
slipped az did the preceding train, which
did not attract the attention of the con-
ductor sufficiently to induce him to stop
and see the cause, but on his arrival at
Forty-one Station he discovered that
one of his cars had been entered and its
contents robbed of number, of articles.
The method of entrance was by cutting
off the batting and the staple with an ak
which the noise of the train prevented
being heard. III The tracks of several
persons awere discovered ION exam
ination Of the ground, and some surmise
is entertained whose they were. The
goods we're principally In sransitn ship
ments through forwarding agents
Three times last spring the freight trains
were similarly plundered by three ne
groes, who had extra keys to the locks
on the car doors; they would get in, Sc
crete themselves, and when ont of sight,
under cover of darkness, throw out goods.
They were detected and put in Jail, and
no doubt were amongst those released
fer political purposes some days ago, and
wsnt unwhipt Of justice.-CAarzeston
Mercxry, 15th. Tigs3b q ass. ed aH
- = - rfF1r--rr .s,s nj sFzrfr r.9 tr-5 e=fs
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-26

AT public dinner in Edinburg, Prof.
Blackie told the following story: "a
boy at Presbytery examination was
asked, What is the meaning of regener-
alton = oh, to be born again. he re-
piled. Quite right, Tommy; you're a
very good boy. Would you not like to
be born again 2. Tommy gave no reply:
but, on being pressed for an answer, at
last said, NO. Why,Tommy2' Tommy
replied. For fear l might be born a las
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-26
he Torch--6refna,z La, Fired
by yNegrOes-TwO Squares Laid
0 I'm Ashes. ,ieHtIes Z Tsu5vA aitf


Some two weeks since, a negro named
Sandy Packer, slave formerly belong
ing to r.P.V.Labarre, made o political
speseh'aE Gretna. AT that speech, which
was filed with menaces, Packer stated
that, the; only way for the Radicals to
hope to succeed in carrying the election
by the ballot box, was to apply the
torch. we do not know how close may
be the connection between this infamous
threat and the fire that took place at
Gretna yesterday morning. Wereport
the menace of Packer, and allow our
readers to form their own judgment.
Saturday : morning. at about one
o'clock, a lady, who happened to be up,
saw from her window, negro with a
lighted torch in his hand, standing on
the roof of an unoccupied house. She
gave the alarm, but no one responded at
thestime. About half an hour after this,
the slarm of fire was given by the ring
ing, of the bells of the fire companies of
Grstna, and of the ferry boat. - bs.ia
The citizens, on rushing to the spot
found two houses burning From the
brief space of time which had intervened
from the first alarm, it was supposed that
the houses had been saturated with oil
or some other combustible material.
Although every exertion was made, and
a reinforcement Of Jefferson Fire Com
pany No. 22, and two companies from
Algiers, had reached the spot, all eff
forts were unavailing, and the flames
ran from house to house through two
blocks on each side of the street. The
citizens called upon thetnegros to assist
in removing the furniture. Some Of
them refused, but they were compelled
by the citizens to work. s.as.zass7y,
The houses burnt were on First street,
inithe principal part of town. Begin
ming on First street. the flames ran
down Lafayette avenue. Out of the
entire two squares but two houses were !
saved The value of the property de- Z
stfoyed is estimated at about $25, ,000.1sla q