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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-01-29

A CLrRGYMAN's JOKE. was spending
the night in hotel in Freeport, Illinois.
! After breakfast went into the sitting
room, where met pleasant, chatty,
good hmored traveller, who like myself,
was waiting for the morning train from
Galcna. We conycrsed freely and pleas
antly on different topics, until. seeing
two young ladies meet and Kiss each
other in the street. the conversation turn
ed on kissing just about the time the
train was approaching.
Come" said he, taking up his carpet
! bag, ''Since we are on so sweet Il subject
let us have practical illustration. I'll
make proposition to you. III agree to
kiss the most beautiful lady in the ears
from Galena, YOU being The judge il You
will kiss the next pretticst, being the
Judge"
This proposition staggered me a little,
and could hardly tell whether he was
in earnest or in fun: but rs he would be
as deeply in it rs could be, | agreed,
provided he would do the first kissing.
though my heart failed somewhat rs
saw his black eyes fairly dance with
daring.
Yes" said he. "I'll try il first You
take the back ear. and 20 in from the
front end, where you can see the faces Of
the ladies, and YOU stand by the one you
think the handsorhcSt, and III come in
from behind and kiss her.
had hardly stepped inside the cars
when saw at the first glance one of the
lovclicst looking women my eyes ever
! fell on. 4 beautiful blond, with auburn
hrir, and bright, sunny face, full OF
love and sweetness and radiant and glow
ing as the morning Any further search
was totally unnecessary. | Immediately
took my stand in the aisle by her side.
She was looking out Of the window ear
nestly, as II expecting some one. The
back door Of the car opened and in step
ped my hotel friend. ! pointed my fin
gcr 70 her slyly, never dreaming that he
would dare to carry out his pledge, and
vou may imagine M horror and amaze
mcnt when he stepped up quickly be-
hind her, and STOPPING over, kissed her
with relish that made my mouth wa
ter" | expected, of course, a shrek of
terror, and then row generally and 4
nock-down but aStoniShment succeed
ed astonishment when saw her return
the kiss with compound interest
Quick rs flash, he turned to me and
said:
..Now, sir, it j. your tnrn," pointing
to hiieously ugly, wrinkled old woman,
who sat in the scat behind.
'.Oh, you must excuse me, YOU must"
| exclaimed. I'm sold this time. |
give up. Do tell me whom You have
! uccH hlr>lup.
well" said he, "since YOU arc man
OF 50 much taste, and quick perception,
I'll let you off, And we all burst into \
hearty peal of laughter as he said
This is my wife. l have been waiting
for her. knew that II was safe pro-
position"
He told the story to his wife, who
looked ten-fold sweeter as she heard It.
Before we reached Chicago we ex-
changed cards, and discovered that my
genial companion was popular Episco-
palian preacher of Chicago, whose name
l had frequently heard. Whenever go
to Chicago 90 to hear him, and heart
Ter, more natural and eloquent preacher
is hard to find. He was then young
man he is now well known as one Of
the ablest divines of the Episcopal de-
nomination in the West.
THarper's Weekly.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21
tFrom MiddIebury Regist,r.l
Song.
By MRS. OLIVE u. THOMAS.

BIZ MRS. OLIVE y. THOMAS.
Sleep on a! mine own tits a blessed thing
EMBODIED in dreams to lie,
With the touch on thy brow II a seraph's wing
Bent down from the far IF sky,
1 know by the light Of the glowing face
That JOY Is thy waiting guest.
1 fain would hold for thy souls embrace
This beautiful spell Of rest.
To thy heart the worlds glad voices call,
And they bear for thee To pain,
But the wine Of life on thy lips must pail
Grief over thy pathway reign.
know thy hear. hath holy stay,
For the dear God loveth thee
Aud sendeth His angel band Away
Thy comfort and strength 10 be,
Oh, love is the rarest wealth OF earth
BY day hath it clasped thy hand,
And walked through the night OF radiant birth
Mid the stars Of the morning land.
live to know how its sacred POWER
Tan the human soul enthrall,
While I,pray that peace with IFS gracious dover
Still over our path. luAy ra,i.
| question long as wait with thee.
If death on ny face were left,
Would not my bark mid the tempest fee
Like n ship Of its saIl4 berefi
Should stand in the glow OF Its gilded day
And list FOR thy cong In vain
Or, fold my hands at thy side 10 stay
With green mound over Us twain
Sweet heart, there is light in thy ended path,
And our welded lives shall be
As one, be there warmth In the skies. or wrath
As one oer the crystal sea
Sleep on! May the dreams that enfold thee now,
That dwell in each wtkening ray,
Lead thee with the seal of siness brow
To a world Of endless day,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

THE INDIANAPoLIs DISASTER -Snrr {
of the incidents Of the recent boiler eI-
plosion at the Indiana State Fair are
given by mail. Where the engine stood
was left no perceptible trace, except an
area of smoked and blackened ground
Even the foundation had been torn up,
and not a brick WAS left standing the one
upon the other. The framing of the raw
mill was thrown askew, turned over,
broken and dirlocated. A large piece of
the boiler, which must have weighed five
hundred pounds. was carried distance Of
a hundred yards. But, more horrible
than all, was the appearance of the dead.
Several yards from the disaster was found
a pair of legs, held together by the merest
shred of flesh.
At one place was the headless trunk of
a man at another was the leg Of a wo-
man, with her boot and stocking and part
of her drawers still upon it; the arm of a
man was found driven into a poplar
board; while not far from Power hall
was seen the body of man so horribly
mutilated that his heart, stomach, liver
and lungs could readily be seen. When
first discovered his heart was s1in palpi-
tating, and the motion of the organ was
plainly observed. A man walking in front
of the executive headquarters was startled
at seeing a skull drop in front of him, the
flesh actually scaided off the bones, but
the eyes and teeth still remaining in the
sockets and jaws. In lumber pile, near
the place where the boiler stood, was
found some of the remains of q man wad-
ded into the intersects between the
planks- A piece of mans head, showing
part Of the forehead, the nose and left
side of the face, the hair and whiskers
very black, slightly tinged with gray,
was found near the executive office, and
there were other like spectacles.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

AsEcDoTE.-A pungent little incident
occurred in an argument before the Su-
perior Court. in New Haven, on Friday
last, on the Derby railroUd question. Mr..
III. B. Harrison, counsel for the road, was
contending that, inasmuch as the legisia-
ture did, only six days before the expira-
tion of the charter, execute important
legislation in reference to the completion
of the Derby railroad, it was ridiculous TO
argue that its charter could be forfeited
by the old terms of non-eompletion at Q
certain period, or that the legislature
could possibly expect the railroad to be
completed in six days. At this point Mr..
T. Z Doolittle lwho was making q sharp
fight on the other side. surprising that
possibly brother Harrison. had read OF .
little incident in sacred history in which
. work of nearly the size and Importance
Of the Derby railroad was completed in
six days? He referred to the creation Of
the world" "Ahl yes-that is very true"
responded Mr.. Harrison. "but brother
Doolittle omits to mention q very impor-
tant fact in that connecticut He should
remember that during the creation Satan
was not standing around with his pockets
full Of remonstrance and injunctions, i'm
psdiag and obstruoting tie work r
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

UP NoRTH-The Board of Aldermen
of Burlington, by unanimous vote, have
closed the city liquor agency.
"A passenger train going north over
the Central Railroad, ran into a drove Of
cows near Richmond, on Saturday night,
and killed three of them.
The rains of Saturday and Sunday
night did nearly. as much damage, more
in some places, than those of the week
previous. We learn from the st. Albans
Messenger that the damage to the Yer
mont Central Railroad by the freshet of
this week is being rapidly repaired,
though the work of building the new
bridge at Ridley's station progresses slow
ly on account of the high water. Six Of
the new trestles Of this bridge We're
washed out on Sunday night, and five
hundred passengers had to be carried
around the break on Monday night.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

ARREsTED.-Ti Timothy and Lawrence
Cadigan were arrested in this village yes
terday afternoon, by Sheriff Field, charged
with having stolen goods used in the
manufacture of furniture from the firm
of Aikens s. Judd, of springfield, Mass,
on Saturday last. Sheriff Field, upon
arresting them took them into his Office
and began questioning them, but could
elicit nothing whatever from them. He
then attempted to conduct them to the
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

IMPoRTANT 10 TOBACcONIsTs. The
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue re-
Gently received letter from tobacco
manufacturer who stated that he manu-
be considered by persons who purchase
hi goods az manufacturers Of the same.
He stencils the brand upon the packages,
the factory, district, number, weights, and
the usual notice, omitting his name, max
ing the party the proprietor of the brand
and apparently the manufacturer. The
purchaser desires him to omit his name
from the stamp. and to cancel it by i'm
pressing on its face a steel die bearing his
initials only. In reply, the Commissioners
gives it as his-opinion that it was not the
intention of the law that the notice re-
quired by the sixty y-eighth section, should
convey the impression that any dealer
who may be proprietor of a brand of
tobacco is the manufacturer, when such
Is not the case. When the name of the
proprietor is inserted instead of that of
the manufacturer, il should read "manu-
factured for-at factory No. /. etc." As
regards the cancellation of the kind of
stamps referred to, the manufacturers s
name must in all cases be written upon
the stamp, and in no case can the name of
the other party be used.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

Then AND Nova French paper, the
Courier dc /. Sarthe, publishes the fol-
lowing appeal made TO the people of
France by tho present Emperor, which
was posted on the walls of Boulogne by
order of that potentatc at the time of his
landing in that city from England, in
1SiS, when he went to assume the posi-
tion of representative Of the people,
the electors of several departments of the
government. What a wretched object in
deed would ho be, if his own invocations
but descended upon his treacherous head {:
Frenchmen! Ny Dear FeIlo,o Citizens :
i have come to respond to the appeal
which you have made to my patriotism.
The mission which you impose on me is a
glorious one, and L shall know how to
fulfill it. Full Of gratitude for the aff,c-
tion you manifest toward me- bring you
my whole life, my whole soul. They be-
long to YOU IA did the life and soul of
that man whose glory, the inheritance of
us all, has by its reflection pointed out for
your suffrages my devotion, hitherto con-
demncd to ob-curity, but which l shall
know how to render conspicuous if ever
danger should threaten our common coun-
try Brothers and citizens ii is not pre-
tender whom you receive into your midst.
have not medtated in exile to no pur-
pose. A pretender is a calamity. / shall
never be ungrateful-never n malefactor.
1t il as "A sincere and ardent democratic re-
former that | come before you. / call to
witness the mighty shade of the man Of
the age, ~ | solemnlv make these prom
i4e.:-I will be, ~ / always have been,
the child of France. In every French
man | shall always see a brother. The
rights of every one shall be my rights.
The democratic republic shall be the OBJ
iect of my worship. / will be its priest.
Never will l seek 10 clothe myself in the
imperial purple. Let my heart be with
cred within my breast on the day when l
forget what | owe to you and to France.
Let my lips be forever closed if l ever
pronounce word, blasphemy, against
the republican sovereignty of the French
people. Let me be accursed on the day
when allow the propagation, under my
name, of doctrine contrary to the demo-
cratic principles which ought to direct
the government of the republie. Let me
be condemned to the pillory on the day
when, criminal aud traitor, shall
dare to lay a sacriligeous hand on the
rights of the people-whether by fraud,
with its consent, or by force and violence
against it. Believe in me as have faith
in you. Let one cry issue from all our
breasts, as prayer addressed to heaven.
Vive Jamais la Republique!
LOUIS BONAPARTE.
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A CURIOUS FORGERY. - A man has
been arrested in Paris on the charge Of
having forgsd the letters alleged 20 have
been written by Newton and Pascal, the
" discovery" OF which caused 20 much
sensation a short time back. That the
letters were spurious was sufficiently
proved by the fact that passages in them
are copied from works known 20 have
been written many years after the alleged
date. NJ Chester, a member Of the acad-
emy of sciences, who gave sufficient proof
Of his belief in the genuineness of the
documents by giving $4,000 for them, has
at last been convinced Of his error, and
applied for a warrant the man from whom
he obtained them, who turns out 70 have
been constant student OF the handwrit-
ing of Pascal and Calico in the imperial
library.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

THE FLOOD IN WINDHAM COUNTY
Loss OF LIFE.-Our Jamaica cores
pondent, under date of the Stb, writes
us In common with the rest of the world
around us, we have suffered severely from
the late freshet. Columns could be filled
with the accounts of particular losses and
h .ir-breadth escapes; but where these
things are so common it may not be proper
to particularize. The storm commenced
here Sunday morning at 6i o'clock, and
it rained almost necessarily till o'clock
Monday afternoon. The food reached its
highest point about Ill o'clock Monday
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Futher Hyaciuthc.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH BISHOP DUPAN-
LOUP.
The Bishop of Orleans has sent the fol-
lowing letter to Father Hyacinthe

The Bishop of Orleans has sent the fol-
lowing letter to Father Hyacinthe
ORLEANS, Sept %.
MY DEAR COLLEAGUE: The very InD-
ment L learnt from Paris what you were
on the point of doing, | endeavored, as
you know, to save you from all cost from
what could not but be for you Il great fault
and great misfortune, as well as a pro-
found sorrow for the Church that very
moment, at night, sent your old school
fellow and friend, to stop you, if possible.
But it was too late; ; the scandal has been
consumated, and henceforth you can
measure by the grief of ali the friends of
the Church, and the joy of all her
enemeis, the evil you have done. | can
only pray to God now and implore you to
stop upon the brink you have reached,
which leads to abysses the troubled eye of
your soul has not seen. You have suffered
l know it; but allow me to say, Father
Lacordaire and Father kavignan, suffered
l know, more than you, and they rose
higher in patience and strength, through
love of the Church and Jesus Oh ist.
How was it you did not feel the wrong
you were doing the Church, your mother,
by these accusations; and the wrong you
are doing to Jesus Christ, by placing
yourself as you do alone, before him, in
contempt of His Church? But l would
fain hope, snd I do hope, that it will
only be momentary alteration. Re
turn among us; after causing the Catho-
lie world this sorrow, give it great con-
ISOLATION and great example. Go throw
yourself at the feet of the Holy Father
His arms will be open to you, and in
clasping You to his paternal heart he will
restore you to the peace Of your CON
science and the honor of your life. Ac-
cept from him who was your Bishop, and
who viii never cease to love you, this tes-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

ST. ALBANs MARKET tr4ns4e-
tions III butter in the s.. Albans market.
on Tuesday, were not very heavy, and
prices ranged from 80 to A. cents per
pound, the latter figures being obtained
only for very choice article. Consider
able is doing in cheese, some 7 800 boxe-
being awaiting shipment. The prices OBJ
tanned for this article are from II t, Il!
cents for farmers dairie-. and Is to -!
for factory products.
There were shipped from St. Albans,
during the month of September, G,iG0
tubs of butter, /, ,9G3 boxes of cheese, 2l5
Eases of Missi>quoi Spring water Is cases
of Sheldon Spring water, 3.csses Of Cen
trail Spring water. Gross weight of 6,1G9
tubs ofbutter is. All, l30 lbs, deducting s
lbs for each tub we have 356,97S lbs. but
ter, which, at an average of 80 cents per
pound. would amount to the sum Of S124,-
942.30. The gross weight of 1868 boxes
OF cheese is f3S, ,5iO lbs, allowing 8 lbs.
t4re for each box we have l22, 500 lbs.
cheese, which, at an average of l6 cents
per pound, would amount to S19,GlS9G.
OF spring water 427 cases at 81 a case, we
find 50 $50, which would amount in all,
for these three articles alone, to the sum
Of S147,5S02 2G.
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The Helena Herald records the cas-

The Helena Herald records the cast
ing of $4,000 gold brick for Aessrs.
Bohm & Aub, the largest that was ever
run in the United States. Mr.. Bohm has
offered to make present of the brick to
any one who will shoulder it and walk
one mile without stoppingl Il weighs
two hundred and seventy pounds.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

! REBEL LOSSES IN THE WAR. = DIR
Joseph Jones, of the University of Louis
lana, and Secretary of the Southern His
torical Society, recently prepared for that
body paper upon he losses of the rebel
army, from battle, wounds and disease,
during the civil war of 1S61-65. The
general results of his investigation were
submitted to exAdjutant General Cooper,
who says they are correct. From these
it appears that the total number killed
during the war was 53,713; wounded
1914, OPS; taken prisoners 202 2S3; died
from disease 100000 It is said the avail
able rebel force capable of active service
iu the field did not, during the eutire war,
exceed six hundred thousand 600 900
men. OF this number not more than
four hundred thousand 100000 were en-
rolled at any one time and the rebel
States never had in the field more than
two hundred thousand <200C0oJ men cap
able Of bearing arms, at any one time,
exclusive of sick, wounded and disabled.
These figures are too small, evidently
The Southerners wish to make their side
of the account as favorable as possible.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT Al THE
HoosAC TUNNEL.-An explosion oo-
CURED in the building where the nitro
glycerine used for blasting purpose, in
the Hoosac Tunnel, was stored last Sat
urday afternoon. The building was en-
tirely used up, and three laboror5 lost
their lives The cause of the cxplosi n
il unknown
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

EX-PREsIDENTP PIERCE. Ex- President
Pierce WIS the last survivor of all the dis
tingui>hed men elevated by a eanfiling
people to the Chief Magistraey of the
United States. We except, of course,
President Grant, the present incumbent,
and Mr. Fillmore and Andrew johnson,
both Of whom were elected Vice-Presi-
dents, and both of whom filled Presiden-
tial vacancies.
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timony and these counsels Of true and
religious affection. FELIX,
R;ahop af Orleaps
The Fathers reply read as follows:

The Fathers reply read as 1oIIows.
MoNsEIGNEUR am profoundly SEN
sible of the feeling which dictated the
letter, you have done me the honor Of
writing, and l am most grateful for the
prayers which you are kind enough to
offer up in my behalf; but | can neither
accept the reproaches nor the counsels
you address to me. What you denomi-
nate as a great fault committed, | desig-
nate as a great duty fulfilled. Accept,
the homage of the respect
full sentiments with which | remain in
Jesus Christ and in His Church.
Yours, &c,
FATHER HYACINTHE
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3utland 1ailu Nerald

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New VARIETIES OF OATS AND WHEAT.
AT the Horticultural Banquet in Phil
adelphia, Mr. Saunders, Of Washington
city, stated that new variety of oats
was distributed by the Agricultural Bu-
reau last year, from which the yield
reaches an amount varying from sixty
five to seventyfive bushels per acre, of a
grain weighing forty to forty five pounds
per bushel. He also stated that the Bu-
reau some years ago distributed variety
of wheat which has increased the crop
from four 10 ten bushels per acre wherever
introduced
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

PATENTS The list of patents for the
week ending October 9th, includes the
two following from Vermont:
Dennis Lane of Montpelier, for water
wheel
James A. Strong of North Wolcott, for
dish washer.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21

Judge Sawyer, of San Francisco, has
decided that Chinese testimony IL admis-
sabls in ths courts, under the Fourtssoth
AAnn1mnnk
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trouble.

Masonic rUNEKAL-Clarles \. Con-
nor, of Shelburn, was buried with Masonic
honors, in Burlington, last Sunday. Some
200 Masons were present, besides large
number of friends and relatives. The re-
mains were escorted from his late resi-
dencf, at Shelburn Point, to Burlington,
by the steamer Oakes Amcs, which was
run especially for the occasion.