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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-03

The General Convention of Congrega'
tional Ministers and Churches III Yer
mont will meet at Brandon on Tuesday,
June 18th, at ten o'clock i'll the fore
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The Trus Promsthaaa Fira.

When Sir Samuel Romilly visited
Paris Immediately after the first
French revolution, he remarked:
"EverythingI saw convinced me
that, independently of our future
happiness and our sublimcst enjoy
ment in this life, religion is necessary
the comforts, and convenience and
elegancies of life. Not only I never
met with writer truly eloquent who
did not at least affect to believe in
religion, but I never met with one
whose religion was not the richest
source Of his eloquence."
There is much truth in this. Even
in things intellectual tho rule will
hold good that piety is power. No
production of genius will survive to
the end of all things in which there
is not something of God. Of all the
powers and faculties of the human
mind, the noblest is the one God has
created for himself; and if that rev.
erential adoring faculty do not exist
or be by suicidal hands extirpatcd,
the world will soon cease to rever-
ence the man who has no reverence
for God. The stateliest compartment
OF tho human soul is the one which.
in creating it, Jehovah reserved for
his own throne-room and present
chamber, and however curiously
decorated or gorgeously furnished
the other compartments, if this be
empty and void, will soon diffuse q
blank and beggally sensation over oil
the rest. Thus while the Voltaires
and Rousseaus of atheists memory
are waxing old and vanquishing from
the armament of letters, names of less
renown, but more religion, heightens
to a greater lustre. So true is it that
no man can long keep a hold on his
fellow-man unless he himself first has
hold on religion.
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CuR1Na PoIL-rv1L.-James Sea.
field, Fairfield, Maryland, says: I6ad
horse that was pronounced incurar
bic Of the poll-evil, 40 iths horse
doctor had given him up TO die. T
thought I would try, IN experiment.
l laid open the swelling with q knifs.
and forced it to run after it had run,
twenty.tour hours, I washed ont the
incision with soap and water and
sprinkIed quick-ime into the cavity.
This process Of washing out and lim,:
ing l repeated every twenty-four,
hours for about two weeks, at: the end
of which time the swelling had gone
down and the sore healed over. This
l did two years ago this present : No
vember, and there isno1 sign or the
return Of the poll-svi. IEwolld Ad-i
VAso trlal. - j3.,. gGka49.EJst Is >
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THE GOLDEN SIDE.

There is many a rest on the road of life,
If we would only stop to take it;
And many a tone from the better land,
If the querulous heart would make it,
To the sunny soul that is full of hole,
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth.
The grass is green and the flowers are bright
Though the wiutry storm prevalent.
Better to hope. though clou is hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For tho sweet blue sky will soon peep through
When the ominous clouds ere riftedl
There was never a night without day,
Or an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many gem IN the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure.
That is far richer than the jeweled crown,
Or the miser's boarded t. easure;
It may be the love of a little child,
Or mothers prayers TO heaven,
Or only beggars grateful thanks
For cup Of water given.
Better to weave in the web of life
A bright aud golden filling,
And to do Gods will with a ready heart,
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, minute threads
OF our curious life asunder,
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends
And sit and grieve and wonder.
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A Doc SToRY.-A gentleman pos
sessed of noble Newfoundland dog
had trained him to 60 market with
basket and a piece of money to pur-
chase tho morning steak. The mon
ey, with a towel, was deposited in
the basket and Bowser, with much
dignity and thoughtfulness, would
trot of to the butchers stall,
and the man of beef, understanding
the arrangement, would take the
money, deposit the steak, and the dog
would trot home: Turning corner
one morning on his way from market,
he came upon two dogs fghting.-
With the same feeling that will make
the crowd of human dogs throng
about q prize-ripg to see two other
dogs pound each other, Bowser paus-
ed, and for second looked on then,
and "went in." He whipped both,
but while 80 engaged hungry hound
stole his steak.
Bowser picked up his basket; the
loss of weight told the story. He
stopped and investigated. The steak
was gone, and the poor dogs worry
comical. lie looked in every direc-
tion for the lost meat, all tho while
half growing and whining as if talk
ing to himself. Some men who saw
the affair and knew the dog, watched
to see what solution Boweer would
make of the difficulty. The poor fel-
low was for a moment in doubt, and
then, as if an idea had struck him, he
set off for the market again. The
little crowd followed him. They saw
him approach the butchers stall, but
instead of marching boldly up, he
stopped and looked wistfully at the
meat. At last, when the butchers
back was turned for a second, he
seized the largest steak on the block,
and ran home with it.
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BRUTAL TREATMENT OF TIE I'M.
SANE IN MAssAoHusErTs.-The Mas
sachusetts Legislative Committee
which is charged with the investiga-
ton Of the death Of Parks. at the
Taunton Lunatic asylum, happened
few days ago, upon a bit Of now
testimony, of just such o character as
furnishes Charles Reade with the ma
terial for "Hard Cash." Patrick Mi
Ian, of Readville, a former, patient
OF the asylum, testifies that he saw
the struggle between Parks and the at
tendants: three men held down the vic
tim; ofthese three, Young was kneeling
on his breast, choking him and strik-
ing him with his fist; Lamson was
stamping upon Parks breast with his
heel, and kicking him on the side with
all his might, waiting for chance to
hit fair between the struggles of the
victim, who followed as often as
there was any breath in his body.
when Parks was completely exhaus-
he as taken to his bedroom, where
the witness make public such doings2
lie did not dare. He had known pa
tients to be beaten for making COM
plants. One day, Keeper Charles
Acorn required witness to bathe, and
upon his refusing, knocked down and
kicked him so severely that, he was
still lame from the injuries then te-
ceived. He had also been kicked and
bruised when he was in a straight
jacket. The counsel for the asylum
cross examined and bullyragged the
witness, but failed to discredit his
testimony which was very clear.
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How AN ALABAMA PLANTER SAVED
HIS CorToN.-An intelligent planter
in Alabama entirely escaped the rava.
ges Of the caterpillar last year, al
though it destroyed the cotton upon
every other plantation in his county.
His crop was the finest be ever raised.
The caterpillar came up to the fields
of his next door neighbors, but they
did not cross hisfences. The reason
Of this was, he i.sued the sternest
orders that not q single bird, except
the jsy, should be killed upon his
plantation under any pretext what
ever.9 He allowed little willow groves
TO- growth his fields, and to them he
sent . sack Of oats every morning,
which we're scattered upon the ground.
The birds fed upon the oats and
swarmsd in, thousands around his
zelda They exterminated the cotton
ny.9 And hence, there were no eggs;
there were no eaterpiilars, there were
no lsrysa hut there, was . blooming
gardensin the midst Of q blighted
wilderness. There is no evil without
it's medy-there4is no disease with.
out:a siire azaeoa zs,eyrapss = =.
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By W. "A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. .~
considers the home Of the cotton
plant, it is strange that he plants at
this late day. The fact that he makes

considers the homo of the cotton
plant, it is strange that he plants at
this late day. The fact that he makes
prodigious crops, planted then, proves
nothing. It is an axiom in the veget-
able kingdom that the longer any
plant is growing, the heavier it fruits.
Corn, cotton or any other crop planted
late, has tendency to produce stalk,
with little fruit. Early planted
cotton acquires a size and stamina
which it can never attain if planted
late. Tho writer can, in the dark, in
the month of August, 60 into a cotton
field and distinguish stalks that are
planted first of April and the 10th of
May, Gf neither have been crowded. }
Mr.. d. makes his cotton rows four
feet wide, and leaves the cotton 8 or 8
inches apart, and from two to three
stalks in hill. This is one to every
three inches. Mr.. D. makes wonder
full crops, but it cannot be attributed
to this crowding. Why make the
rows so wide and leave the plant 80
thick in the drill2 There is nothing
in the structure of the plant that re-
quires this difference in one way and
the other. There is no reason why
cotton or any other crop should be
planted wider one way than another,
except that it facilitates the cultiva-
ton. Mr.. D. says the strongest rea-
son for this thick planting, is that it
natures earlier. So far SO good, but
does it yield more? Mr.. D. dwarfs
the plant to accelerate it's maturity.
If the plant is at home, why use arti-
fetal means to make it mature? Why
not give it ample room for it's full de-
velopment? I can see no good reason
for crowdiug the plsnt-it retards the
cnlture, because there are 80 many
more stalks to adjust, the bolls are
necessarily smaller, and consequently
the picking is less-the staple is not
80 good, because it has not the full
benefit Of the sun, to elaborate it's
juices.
Respectfully,
J. W. CRAWFORD.
BOLD SPRING, Pickens Co., sc.
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IMPORTANT DIsoovxRY.-It has been
said that the conqueror Timour, who
was the terror Of Europe and Asia,
in the fourteenth century, carried i'm
mense numbers Of valuable manu-
scripts, the spoils of many libraries to
Samarcand, in Bokharau the place of
his death. The Hungarian traveller,
Vambrey, who visited Samareand a
few years ago in tho disguise of "a
Mahommedan dervish, could hear
nothing of this collection and doubted
it's existence. 1t was hoped, however,
during the recent occupation of the
place by the Russians, something
might be discovered in regard to the
manuscripts. We have learned Of no
such results being attained, and, If the
London Spectator is not mtsinformed,
part at least, Of the spoils Of Timouf
have been found in stores Of the India
House at London. It says: ':::.r..s
"OrientM scholars all over: the
world will feel their blood quicken at
the news that the library Of Timonr,
collected in the course Of his conauests,
has been discovered. Among other
treasures are documents of extraordi.
nary value connected with the biog-
rapby Of Mohammed. The discovery
OF this chest may probably causs q
large part Of Eastern history to be
@s2.t,, .a 81. .
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Little Feet and Little Hands.
BY GLENN HI1BERf.

Little feet and little hands,
Busy all the day,
Never staying in your playing
Long upon your way,
Little knowing whittier going.
Come to me, praSi
Bring the sweetness, in ito Aestuess,
Of the early flowers,
All the blessings and caressings
OF your sunny hours!
Little feet and little hands,
What awaits for youi
Sad to morrows with their sorrowsa
Clouds, or skies of bluei
Will the pleasures come with treasures
Ever glad and newt
Never tarry feet that carry
Little ones along,
May they bear the darlings where the
Air Is full of songi
Little feet and little hands,
Ye are wondrons fairi
Ye are straying in your playing
From balmy air
Gcntiy blowing, never knowing
Any thought # ca e.
To its breezes. if it pleases
Him who guides our way.
May you wander. over yonder
Where they ever play
Ard no smiling or beguiling
Woo again to strayi
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Almost Shutdown.

When in college, young student,
who subsequently became a mission
ary, deem ed himself ill-treated by a
fellow-student, and in consequence got
very angry. To the surprise and
grief OF bis brethren, he gave some-
what free expression to his feelings.
No one ventured to rcbuke him, or to
demonstrate with him, while he was
uttsring things very little adapted to
promote the edification Of the hearer.
Towards the close of the day, a
judicious friend was passing his room.
Pausing before the open door, he said
in significant tone, at is almost sun
down." The reproof so kindly and
delioately administered, was felt by
his erring brother. The divine COM
mandment, "Let not the sun go down
upon your wrath" was called to re-
membrance. The perturbation of
passion was exchanged for that of
conscious guilt.
1t is our duty to arouse the con-
science to a perception of wrong do
ing, and to sense of guilt. To do
this successfully, and so as to secure
beneficial results, requires wisdom.
Wisdom seldom prompts the direct
and stern rebuke. It never assumes
the attitude of a prosecuting attorney !;
it never allows the rebuker to assume
an air of superiority. In the exam
pie given above, the rebuke was indi-
rect, and by means Of ON allusiou to a
passage of Scripture. There is moth
ing comparable to Scripture in power
to convince Of wrong doing, and yet
much depends on the skill with which
it is applied. When bluntly or bois-
terously presented, it is more likely to
rcpel and harden than to convince.
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The New Order Of Things -Clese Guilt
VatiOn.

AAo Aoi'o"AhS oAIioctb COpleu lrOm
the Rural Gentleman, an able Agricul-
! tural Magazine published in Balti-
more, are commended to the attention
Of agriculturists, as containing good
sound sense, which if practised at this
time, must rebound to the advantage
of the Southern planter and farmer:
We arc glad to observe that tho
mistaken idea of "pride of acres" is
being gradually dispolled throughout
the Middle and Southern States, and
that the cultivators of tho soil arc be-
ginning to realize from experience
that small farms, with good tillage
and liberal use of manure, arc the
surcst means of success. And this
result may be attributed to tho chang
cd labor system of these sections, and
tho spirit of their agricultural press.
Now, if we expect our land to yield
alb undantly, we must feed it we'll
feed it, too, before it gets hungry, and
rest it ere it becomes weary, as an
eminent English agriculturist once
said. There is also great deal in the
manner in which we apply fertilizers.
DIR. Voelcker, chemist to the Royal
Agricultural Society, has established
the fact that all manures arc better
applied upon the surface, to be
washed in by tho rains, than turned
under by the plough.
You should study the nature of
your soil, so to know what manures to
use. Now Peruvian guano has
ammonia in excess, while the Orchilla
possesses valuable phosphates and
alkaline salts-hence of great value
when combined.
A standard super-phosphate is the
giant manure, being bone-phosphate
concentrated with sulphuric acid, pro-
ducing the soluble phosphoric acid
the chemical constituents of which
absorbs ammonia from the atmos-
phere. "Rhodes'" is, we bellows,
recognized as a "standard super
phosphate" and, being manufactured
upon large scale, can be sold to the
farmer at much lower price than he
can produce it for himself
A farmer should select standard in
gradients and combine for himself-it
being we'll known that ammonia and
phosphates are the leading properties
to be obtained in sufficient quantities
for agricultural usc-the other ingre-
dients of plant food being furnished
by the soil and atmosphere.
So much for manhres. Another
idea before closing. We contend that
the dignity of agriculture should be
recognized by the young mon of the
country, who should adopt it as
profession. Avoid the crowded cities
and towns, to engage in the uncertain
ties Of commercial life. Remember,
that if agriculture is allowed to Ian
gnish, that being the true basis Of the
nations wealth, dire confusion in
every other pursuit must inevitably
follow. Attend we'll to the fountain
from which flows all our prosperity,
and we will hear less complaint about
hard times and nothing to do.
Finally, we urge upon young farm
ers the Importance and value of credit
is equal to capital. Let ga
farmers note" not be by-word with
banks and money.lenders, but repre-
senting substantial security.
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CORRECT STYLE IN WRITING AND
SPEAKINa.-We quote from John
Stuart Mills accountof the style of
the ancient writer's The secret of
the style of the great Greek and
Roman authors is that it is the per-
fection of good sense. They never
use word without a meaning, or
a word which adds nothing to the
meaning. II never entered into their
thoughts to conceive a piece Of writ.
ing as beautiful in itself, abstractedly
from what it had to express; its
beauty must all be subservient TO the
most perfect expression of the sense.
The perfection of workmanship is
only visible in the absence of every
thing which distracts the mind from
tho main purpose. It was only in the
decline of ancient literature that Or
nament began to be cultivated merely
as ornament. Even descriptive cpl
thets were one of the corruptions Of
style which abound in Lucan, for in
stance. The word had no business
there unless it brought ont some fea-
tnre relating 10 matter in hand. Or
nament for the sake Of ornament de-
feats the very purpose of the speaker
BY calling off attention from the main
object. This is the first grand lesson
in composition to be learned from the
classical authors. r
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PoLITENEss OF PAuL.-An old poet
has quaintly called our Saviour "the
first gentleman that ever breathed."
Paul's poitenes, too, must not be
overlooked, compounded as it was of
dignity and deference. It appeared
in the mildness Of tho manner in
which he delivered his most startling
and solemn messages, both to heather
aud Jews {; in bis graceful salutations;
in his winning reproofs-the "excel-
lent oil which hdid not brsak The head :"
in the deiicacy Of his allusionls, to his
claims and services: and, above oil, in
the calm, selfpossessed and manly
attitude he assumed before the rulers
Of his people and sthe Roman ii author:
tiles, In the language Of Peter and
John TO- their Judges, there Is an alb
ruptness ssvoring Of their rude fisher
man nfs, and filter for the rough
echoes:of tho Lake of'Galiles, than:
FOR the tribunals Of power. u BatsPaaf,
while equally bold and! decided, is ffsir ffsir
more gracious: 1aHe l6wetsF his thdn.
derboh befors his aivefsaasry' IL se.irse He
launches Il = sHis .shafS IL : spo,iished'b
e. iwsll 90 powerful. i His words; TO
King Asfippa- pwoaid ID aod fhas
not only thou, but slso saa thst fsasaa; fhaaat
me this dey, were ,bothalmost aud a.
togetksf 4subk as II ksts ssxcspt 3bssS
bondss ara tie nost caivalroaE attsf..
.anoeax xsoossd in ;hisso j ssnaei
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The BEST, BooK:-We have tried
many, but we give it as our confirmed
experience after twenty years teach
ing, that children are far moro inter
ested In the Bible than anyother book
we have ever met. with They seem
naturally to crave after. truth; they
viii ask eonstaptly when yon read to
them, ..Is it Tsrpe 2" And onca con-
svinced that the Bible is Gods. unsr-
ring word, they become deeply inter-
ested in it, The boy or girl that, can
.read the story Of the Gross with nm
dimned eyes. we hsvs Jet 70 find.
And the little child thss the history
Of the Creation fails5to ihterest, must
be sadly deficient, teach its beautiful
lessons 70 them. The Jews was com
rasadsd 70 paint thssdnudil : u ia p1 1ths .dSof
fscingss !Tt u Sstssr Thar ID at, t. tss q
Cats6hisms E una sSi4tpsurs IL + dsnlssstioan, ls ia,
beoRS sztanis Go Il b sisHpisg 4 iii nnSSaBIdssssd ss
words ~ Holy WIN Ws knojy @ chYi, hi,
drsn u vsfy 6tBin&fYv 4 ntapsacity s fhat
can commit ID asi "a stnof sa \ hsandisds 81 of ;,
versss WSskjys sbSS nsibkl ( some ,i 8 .discres
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$sH Nhst indusncs. eSons sinasbls IN iii.
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- Froa sss seuthala cuisivs.or.
Late and Thick Plaaidng Of Cotton.

Editors Soutkerss Cult:sato7
Everything in regard TO the prepa-
ration and cultivation Of the cotton
plant that has emanased from the pen
of M. Dickson, IL, in the writer's
opinion perfect except his late plant
ing and the crowding Of the plants.
The writer ms pursued precisely the
same mode Of 1naking cotton for af.
teen yeass-iong before he heard of
Mr.. Dickson; and has rarely eyor
failed to make satisfactory, crops; the
only difference being In the size Of the
sweeps-the largest size he mentions
are % fnchea. The writer uses them
from soto 3S inehsss which do pre-
cisely The same Mind Of work, but
more OF IT, in . given time, and con-
seqaently abridges3 labor, and lessons
the horse power- extra draught
is = rnsseerof little consequence. = The
great error amsnss planters in using
thess mamsnoth swsseps iss, that they
are not properly aaads, Or If they arc,
they are not propsrly seton tie piow-
stock They muss run fiat; and never
exceed Snsineh fn dsptb!Y & IF yhey 20
deeper; ths mule WIN be used ,up. !. II
propsrlymadsj and dpropsriy adjusted
on ths.stoek, they assass siss Qss ,,sa: d,
They sbridgs aaborS lessen horse!!
poFsf ut 1sass son&sAisa, Ind last but
not least tkb roots aok sthS erops are
uneuk THEY are "a "a thfs . cconntry what
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