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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-08
Our Mineral Springs.

Twas old POunee de Leon a Spaniard,
II history tells Us IN. truth.
Who came t. this new world Of promise
To seek for the fount sin Of youth;
he searched tall at length broken-hearted,
n a'- uP I,..,r-'5v yam
No wiser than when he departed,
he stcered his good vessel for Spain.
IL this Spanish don were still living,
And seeking he hfe-gIyIng font,
How soon would he PACK up his clothing,
And come % the rpriogs of Vermont.
How soon would he send the glad tidlDgs
To peasant. TO prince and 10 king,
- Eureka at last 1 have found IL,
The wonderful Mineral spring
You may talk of your balsams and bi,ters,
Your plast-rs, and powders, and pills,
OF extracts, -lIxiIs and syrups,
t. cure all our bodily Ills;
We have done with such polsonous nOs'ruIns,
Thank Heaven, we've learned better things,
We are drinking the health-giving water
Which flows from our Mineral Springs.
1t is brewed in the earth's dark reccsses,
And filtered through bright golden sand,
1t bursts from the huI-sIde and Dlesses
The suffering sick OF the land:
Ii nipples aud gurgle.. and sparkles,
And this Is the song that II slng-,
"Come. all We po T sin-stncken mort ais.
BE healed at the Mineral Spring."
Here Nature has mingled a portion
CombInrn Of all qualities rare.
With which AL the drugs m creation
Cannot for "A moment compare:
\ glorious nerv--making tonic,
Ling life and fuIi vigor u brings
THO your case be deemed h pelessly chronic
Here II lite at the Mineral springs
Ho. all ye poor bed-ridien wrefcnps,
The lame and the hai', and the blind,
Ne lcpcrs. and sorely afflicted,
A certain relief ye find:
Come quick to the pool OF SLOAN,
Wat not for more learned advice,
just drink 81 he mineral waters
BE healed without money or price.
The doctors had better be looking
For some honest means of support,
Their craft i IN immInent LANCER
Their days are at best only short;
Bio d-letiIng, and pukInx ann purgIng,
Are NUMBERED with thinss that are past,
We have found the lfe-givIny elixir,
The true aqua ritde At lat
y , more shall our youths and our maiiens
DrOop quickly and sink IN the grave,
And middle age ialter and p IRISH.
With nothing u help or 10 save
The angel of d. a h stands .stpunded
All fooled his raven black wings,
Disheirtened, amazed aud eonfounded
At these Green Mountain Mineral Spring..
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Communicated

NoHrH CLiRESDoS:- School District No :, or
Marsh's district, sO-caIled, before IT was united
with District No. 5, or more generally known a.
the North Flat District, was set OF by itself
again last spring and is called District No. =
They have built them neat and commodious
school house, on Walter Ross north line joining
Henry Webb. l understand the new house is All
paid Tor, int cannot boast OF CINE bells clocks
etc, and do not feel able have them. 1t is not
tho fought that the benefit of such small schools de-
m2nd suen a display. The teacher, Miss Susan
X Horton, closed her winter term Tuesday
March 9th. The school has been a complete sue
cess. Parents, well as scholars, have been
highly pleased with the teachers mode of ImpaTt-
ing useful knowledge TO the hslars. 1t is as
tonishlng TO mark the improvement of the whole
school in their studies and general department
There has not boon any ranking nor hard feel
ings between teacher and scholars, or parents and
teacher, but one unbroken harmonious ascent up
the hill OF knowledge. Miss Horton carried with
her the entire love OF the whole school She has
the respects and thanks of all the parents of the
scholars, and esteem of all that have had the
pleasure Of forming her acquaintance, in Districts
Nos : and S. number of scholars went TO Dis
trict No. that could not have gone at all il the
district had not been divided. The good result
has been most forciby felt in this community
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BELLOWS FALLS There were 107
votes cast for Council of Censors in Rock
ingham. Seven years ago only H.
AT the school meeting at Bellows Falls,
the following officers were elected: Mod
orator, A. N. Swain Clerk, G. B. Eddy !;
Treasurer, Asa Wentworth Prudential
Committee, Rev. Cyrus Hamlin, George
II. Babbitt, George Slate. The debt
of the district is $4,000. A tax of 80
cents on the dollar was voted-50 cents
for the support of schools, and 30 cents to
apply on debt and interest.
AT the town meeting held at Rock
ingham recently, it was voted, after an
exciting contest, that future town meet
ings will be held at Bellows Falls, by
majority of IL.
Aaron Tenney, an old and esteemed
citizen of Bellows Falls, died, suddenly,
at his residence, on Monday evening Of
last week.
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Vote for Council of Cen.ors.

SAD CONDITION OF TRADE IN EXC
LAND.-Our English exchanges generally
speak of the low condition Of trade, par
ticularly those in which cotton forms the
staple of manufacture. In Scotland mus
lin weaving is extremely duh, and thous-
ands are out of employment. The Liver
pool Post of the ED ult. says that on the
previous Saturday, in one district alone,
4,271 persons, go of whom wsre able
bodied workmen, received Parochisl 10
lief. Gloomy and distressing accounts Of
the homes of the operatives arc given By
those in ths habit Of visiting, end the
prospect y In No rssPsst Fsssssxing.
Where men, BY association and othsrwiss,
can manage to raise the means, they have
to emigrsts to this country |;
and one of the Manchester papers favors
this movement but warns such - may
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FAIRBANKS ScALEs.-We learn from
the CALIFORNIAN that last year Messrs E.
Il T. Fairbanks, of st. Johnsbury, manu-
featured 1888 scales = furnishing the
Passumpsic railroad with mere than 5000
tons of freight. Their pay roll during
1868 averaged $4,000 month, which is
no small small amount to disburse in that
town. Usually in the winter season their
business has fallen off somewhat, but not
so the past winter. Nearly their whole
force has been employed, and they now
have over 400 men at work in their fac
tory. The whole number of scales manu-
featured thus far this year is 20 per cent.
in excess of the corresponding months
last year. Their orders for iron frame
railroad track scales are to be found upon
nearly all of the railroads of the United
States and Canada, and many have been
shipped to foreign countries. Should
we visit Russia, we should find
them on the railroads of the Gar
or Brazil, on the railroads of Don
Pedro H.; or Chill or Peru, ON the roads
leading inland from the ocean. These
scales are built any length-from "a #.
to $50 ft.-with q capacity of from 90
tons to $50 tons. They have just finished
one Of the largest size for railroad in
Pennsylvania Yhey are now oonstruct-
ing several iron frame scales for the stock
yards Of the New York Central and Hud-
SON River railroads, with platforms 10 Z
33 feet, capacity 40 tons, for weighing
cattle.
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For the HERALD.l
Andy's Speech-with Variations.

my Dear Friends, have risen"-we all know
| the story:
IT'S familiar as that one of Oid Mother Meryy
From mean uhite"-the stupidest creature
ITO the place last filed. Of the highest re-
You're mistaken for what you last filed was a
And you filed it with uhiskey but nat wen LET
pass.
"First, was Alderman, fat. of my own chosen
Bat you didn't remain there, and hat Is a MINI
Il was next chosen Mayor and lie well under
stood
You behaved very much as a bad mayor ro,1ld !
very S"on Was sent 70 the State Leglsla-
Where your principal "Act" was to oct out your
And ere long to the senate." and the most you
were able
TO make. a motion To lie-0n ne k1Jle;
or, may be. lac un1ieT It. IN. xt, was made
rI.zldential Eiector. "a oe,y slight grade
II WAS then rent to csHgTes. fIr s.vera years !''-
Ana some We're well suited, but more had their
fears.
II was Governor next. oi my own Tennessee -
which shoSs how Distate1 folks sometimes can
"Then, United States senator, where was
found
when the war first broke out - and we mr.
On the Question that troubled US all, North and
hOuth,
But your soaladness turned out mere sound-in
the mouth
For your heart was as false A. your speeches were
FAR
But you taught Us in future to take better care
Next. was Military Goyerno.."-yes, and You
made
oae promise, you know. that must not be gain
sayed.
You promised TO be for the negroes "noses"
And how you have kept 1, your record dis loses
Like Moses, you told them they soon should b. |
free:
Like Moses. you led them al into the sea:
Lik. Mos so Gar,-but the rest OF the way
The DteiLs- III 1T of us thiDk-xas 10 pay.
" hen. chosen Vice President when, IN a
Thank God that you laid aside even one Vice,
" by very in-crutable Providence,
. Became President ."-htaf, You well know, Is a
A<,
Why can't you for oaos. at least, ten the whole |
And c'edlt your highest prom ,tion TO Boons
And, that you remained ia your boosted high 1
place.
Thank Fessenden. TrumbuT, or even Judge
"a And ever have stood by our dear COns,itu-
tion 20
Yes and carried it with you for free distribution
While Congress has trampied IT Oft under
And has given you pretty god ueaaing to
boot.
MY Coun,rymen nov of my actions must
All Iad but the last getting ready to bulge
AID Nth two or three Questions ny spee.h
will end -
Glorious news all our ears will certainly lend.
Prom whose han have 1 ever taken a
brIbe -
This language b .SaBgVei " have 20 ascribe,
Vet a y-iy III question ior you 10 prapo-e
And you're worried, no doubt. because soDlebodg
kHO6rs,
Again let me ask you-whose OK have
taken ~
Enoie SANS and be ha.'nt saved even his Iao0nP
And once more let me ak you-Whose ass have
/ taken -
This question some ludicrous thoughts must
awaken:
Bot, sinoe you have gone, bag and baggage, your
question
Wen answer, and add but single suggestion-
You have taken n oOUrss-b.ing one and the
The ''a-s" 10 which Tennessee has the best claim
And. II she Will keep the all wall b. suited,
And her elair. viii forever rem ain undisputedl
CaslletOn, April 30, 1863.
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PERsoHAID-Morton Stcbbins, Ed, Of
Westfeld, VT, with his wife and youngest
son, and Mr.. Jewett Farman and wife
have left Newport for Edgerton, Wis,
where they expect to locate Mr. Steb-
bins owns farm of 400 acres there, stu
ated or the Catfish River, on which he in
tends to settle
The Troy Times learns that Chas. F.
Hart, Esq, who for three or four years
past has held the office of cashier of the
Second National Bank of New York city.
has been appointed Treasurer of the Del
aware * Hudson Canal Company-ths
l3rgest coal corporation in this country
capital, Sl5,000,000. Mr. Hart was form
erly cashier Of the Commercial Bank OF
Burlington, and subsequently cashier OF
the Manufacturers and Farmers Bank OF
Troy ana has iru,t- os s-ianda wbaravo,
he is known. The Delaware Il Hudson
Co. may be congratulated on securing so
competent and trusty an officer in the re-
sponsible charge of the treasury.
Rev. Byron Sunderland, ID ID. president
Of the Howard University, and member
of the Board of Trustees, has resigned
both positions.
Jacob Surget, 81 years old, died at
New York last week, and left a property
valued at SlO,OOO,000 He was creole
Frenehman. but was born in the United
States. He lived by rule and was very
abstemious, drinking nothing but water
He used to say that he had secret of
longevity which he bought of a Gypsy
woman when he was sailor, and he
thought he should live to be hundred
For many years he spent his winters in
Mississippi, but when the war broke out
he came to New York, where he remained
until he died.
Prof. J. S. Lee, of ST. Lawrence Uni
versity, arrived at Vernon, his native
town, last Friday, from tour in Europe
Asia and Africa. He has been absent
eight months, and has gathered large
stock of valuable information, many arti-
cles of use and beauty for himself and
others, and some valuable specimens for
cabinet. He discussed at the church in
Vernon, last Sabbath, March 14th, upon
the state of religion in the countries he
visited, taking for his text, the first sem
tence of the Lords Prayer The dis
course was very interesting and attentive
ly listened to. On Tuesday evening,
March 10th, he gave Il very interesting
lecture to a good audience assembled at
the church to hear him. 1t was more a |
familiar talk than lecture, of which it
was impossible to give just report. He
Immediately goes to Canton, N. Y, to re-
new his labors in a new position in the
Theological School.
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AN INuuMAN Mo-SsrEK- The 81
Johnsbury Caledonian thu TENS no"
brute named Human Owen, es'a''s a
St. Johnsbury Center, has been i'm ao''"'
lzIng his name:
Wednesday of last week, as his wife
was going up to the village on some
err ands, he requested her to buy him
sorne tobacco. She replied that she had
but fifteen cents, and that she wished
with that money to purchase some kero-
Sc ne, as they had nothing in the house for
Ii ghts in case the children should be
taken sick in the night He repeated his
d emand for tobacco; but she bought the
X erosene. When she returned he quar-
eled with her, and struck her several
times with his hand. Either before or
after this, he cut large stick from the
bank of the river, and brought it into the
house. Late in the evening Mrs. Owen
took off her shoes to warm her feet by the
stove. Her husband told her she need
make no preparations toward going to bed,
as he had net done with her yet; and
fastening all the doors and windows he
remarked she "would never go out of
that house until she was carried outP Mrs.
Owen feared for her life, and watching her
opportunity, sprang in behind the stove,
and removing the fastening from the door,
escaped from the house and fed in her
stocking feet and bare-headed, to the near
est neighbours, some fifty or sixty rods
distant. The next day warrant was
issued for Owens arrest. After consider
able resistance, he was arrested and taken
before Justice Ephraim H. Stone, when
after full hearing, he was put under
5000 bonds to appear at the next term Of
the county court, in default of which he
was taken to Jail.
The complaints ON which he was bound
up were these assault, with intent to kill
his wife; assault and battery on Horace
Brockway, one Of the ofIicers P0ssc c0sass-
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-Brattleboro has expended e4.5O2 81
in enlarging and refurnishing the high
school building. The sum Of $I,424 90
was expended for furniture.
The amount paid teachers in the
graded schools of Brattleboro the last
year was $5,055.
The Springfield Republican says:
A goodly plum like q 900 or $500
post office Is uncertain property about
these days. So think certain Brattle-
koreans at least. Daniel Kellogg, Jr., the
present capable incumbent at Brsttleboro
has been lying dangerously i'll for weeks.
and those hungry for the place are busily
taking advantage Of his illness by circu-
lating petitions for his removal,
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PoULTNEY.-A strip of land IS to 90
miles long, and from one to two miles
wide, having Poultney in its centre, will
cover all the slate lodges of any value
that have been opened. A total of $4,000
tons of slate were shipped from five sta
tions on the Rutland and Washington
Railroad last year. The business is yet
in its infancy, the first slate having been
taken ont but little more than twenty-five
years ago, and the bulk of the business
being of much more recent growth. New
companies are constantly being formed
to develop these lodges. The capt.
tai invested is increasing, and in judi
cious hands is paying well. :.
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EELoCPEDE EXHIBITION IN PITTS
FORD Messrs. Miller. lockwood & Co,
at the closing of their school in Pittsford,
on Saturday evening, offered prize of a
fine meerschaum pipe to the best rider.
Four gentlemen entered for the prize,
viz: Milton Kemp A. B. Edison, George
Wright and Lewis Hart The judges on
the occasion were w. 4. Hill, L. T. SEQ
field and V. w. Whitcomb. Mr.. Edison
was declared the winner. The exhibition
was held in the Town Hall, which was
well filled with ladies' and gentlemen,
who appeared highly pleased with the
novel entertainment.
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MAPLE SUGAR-We noticed yesterday
that there was quite an active trade in
town in new maple sugar. One farmer
Brought in one hundred and fifty pounds,
for which, he received twenty-five cents
ner mound. We saw one lot of forty-four
pounds, VIII ich was quite ordinary sugar,
which a farmer was selling to one of our
grocery men, and taking loaf sugar in ex-
change. The grocery-man tried to e1-
change pound for pound, but. the farmer
sscouldn't see it," and the trade was made
at 81 cents per pound difference in favor
of the maple sugar. The farmer re-
ceiyed the extra in Japanese tea.
We opine that this will be good sugar
season yet, as the large quantity of snow
upon the hills will make cold nights for q
long time yet. Farmers. make all the su-
gar you can the present year. .
WooDsTocK.-The Easter Offering in
st. James church, Woodstock, Rev. Roger
8. Howard, D. D., Rector, amounted to
S141.83, and was devoted to the cause of
missions. OF this amount, 1858 came
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A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.-Six young
gentlemen standing at the corner of the
street six pairs of hands in their pants
pockets-six mouths squirting tobacco
juice in every direction-six pair of eyes
looking impudently at every woman and
girl passing by and six tongses supass-
ing each other in indecent remarks Ne,o-
bu1yport Herald.
One would think, on reading the above,
that it was descriptive of scene on the
corner of Merchants Row, and Center
street in Rutland.
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Observation-Disclosures II the
wealthiest and most populous town in
Winaham county.
AT the annual school election in
Brattleboro, J. N. Tyler, Esq, Col Silas
n. Waite, DR.. 81. d. Holton, were elected
trustees.
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SCoLDfNG WIvEs.-On certain occa-
sion reverend father, who WIS preach
ing to a refined audience on the pangs OF
a guilty conscience, made use Of the fol-
lowing very familiar simile: IAN evil
conscience il like a scolding wife" But
be did not stop there; he continued to
draw out every possible thread Of his il
lustration to its full length. "a scolding
wife, my brethren, will not let you rest at
hons or abroad, at dinner or at supper,
in bed or even out Of bed Her litigIous
temper and loud tongue, (which is worse
than thunder to the wine oask take all
the juices and savorincss out Of the rat:ons
you eat and the sugar and sweetness out
of the coffee you drink. Whether you 90
forth on foot or horseback, or in ii coach
drawn by four galloping horses is all one ;
she is always on your skirts following you
whithersoeycr you GO
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to the freedmen's commission, $3.50
ST.. ALBANs. - The new Methodist
Episcopal parsonage in st. Adams is reck.
oned worth 5000.
The salary of the postmaster at St.
Adams is %, 400 per annum.
Mr.. A. T. Kellogg, of st. Adams, has
an enterprising biddy which has fur.
nished him an egg that measures 2, by 81
inches.
St Adams has chapter of Masons
called Champlain No. 1, which meet
the third Wednesday evening in each
month.
The Cool Burgess Minstrels have been
delighting the citizens of st. Adams with
their performances. They are soon to APP
pear in Rutland.
Since the 1st day of June last 207
new box and platform cars, and two sa-
loon cars, have been built at the st. Al
bans shops.
Within the year ending June 1, 1869,
seven new passenger cars will have been
constructed at the Central railroad shops
at st. Adams.
"A new passenger locomotive on the
Vermont Central has received the name
of ''H. Ii. Locklin," in honor Of the late
Assistant Superintendent Of that road
Mr. S. s. Beeman has recently per-
feted an invention of new platform car
brake, and about seventy-fye Of them are
nor in use ON the Vermont Central rail-
road. The invention consists in a Joint
in the winding post" upon a level with
the floor Of the car when the car is re-
quired for long timber, latchet is re-
moved, and all that part Of the brake
above the car is laid upon the car floor
thus removing the obstruction.
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l. HERS INsTlTuTE.-The teachers
institutc for Rutland county viii be held
at East Wallingford, May 11th and 18th.
THE RUTLAND COUNTY CHORAL So
CTETY.-This Society met last evening at
reception room of Good Templars' Hall,
and completed their organization by elect
ing j. b. Hathaway, pianist, VIM. d.
Goodnow, seerotary. in place of r. j.
Humphrey who was elected musical di-
rector. The following were appointed an
executive committee F. \. Fisher, w.
ID. Goodnow, Il J. Humphrey, \. II.
Cobb and Geo. II. Palmer, who we've in
structed by vote Of the society to order a
sufficient number of books required for
immediate practice, also to procure hall
for the use Of the society. Voted to adj
journ to the call Of the secretary.
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tatx, impedinR the arresting officer, J.

tatxs impeding the arresting officer, J.
II. Miles.
The above are the main facts as brought
out at the examination. To these the
neiphbors can add much damning testi-
mony to the general worthlessness and
criminal neglect Of this man. He has
been married to his wife fifteen years.
They have two children, boy of four
years and baby of about one year. Mrs.
OWENS maiden name was Douse, from
Peacham. She has the name of being an
upright, industrious, honest, hard work
ing woman. Although her husband is a
strong. able-bodied man, Mrs. Owen has
pone home to her mothers for three win
tiers, to keep from starving, and says she
would have done the same this winter if
her mother had been living. There have
been days together the present winter in
which there has been nothing eatable in
the house but dry beans; and the only
provision III the house when Owen was
arrested were few potatoes-no -four,
meal, meat, butter, sugar, or any OF the
necessaries of life.
Some of the rough and stormy days of
the present winter the little girl OF four
years has been up to the village they live
off in the meadow about a quarter OF
mile below the VILLAGE after milk for the
family, and at her tender years, and with
insufficient clothing, she has toiled
through the snow on an unbroken road
while her father, the natural protector
and provider of the family, had been sit
ting in the house smoking. The fifteen
cents that Mrs. Owen bought kerosene
with on the night in question, was all
that was left CT the little money Mrs
Owens brother left her to keep her and
the children from starving. All the
criminal neglect and abuse of this man
has been mainly kept from the public
during these years, and would not now
have come out if the pcrpetrator had not
evidently intended to add to his other
crimes that worst of all, wifc-murdcr.
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LUDLow.-The salary of the postmaster
at Ludlow is $3.50
The st. Johns iEpiscopal church
Sunday school numbers "A scholars and
! teachers.
AT the annual school meeting in dis
trict No. |, in Ludlow, the following offic-
ers were chosen. S b. Spauldihg, clerk F;
r. \. Hemenway, John r. Spafford,
William Patrick, directors. 1t was voted
to have school 40 weeks in the higher de-
partment. and 81 in the primary. Tax
voted, 40 cents on the dollar.
F. p. Batchelder, of Peru, has re-
moved to his farm in Ludlow, purchased
of Lowell 2Adams. Mr.. Batchelder has
also bought l. n. Wadleigh's meat market,
and in company with Merrill Gasett, are
to take possession of the market.