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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-16
Ninth Census.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1870.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Z
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1870. !
1t is deemed expedient to call the at
tention of Marshals and Assistant Mar
shals specially to the rules which are in
tended to govern the enumeration of
youth absent from their homes for pur-
poses of education.
At the Eighth Census, the Instructions
of the Department required that such
persons should be reported at their family
homes. Only those members OF school
or college were to be. reported in the town
where the institution was situated, who
belonged to families there resident. Ex-
animation of the Census returns, on de-
posted in the Department, exhibits the
fact that, contrary to instructions, almost
the entire number of students, in many
colleges, academies, and boarding schools
of the country, were returned in body.
The Instructions for the Ninth Census
have, therefore, been drawn with view
to what is believed to be the more natural
method of reporting persons absent from
their homes for purposes of education.
Upon page 8, of the Pamphlet of In
structions, for the guidance of Assistant
Marshals," issued from the Department OF
the Interior, under date of May 1, it is
directed that " Children and youth absent
for purposes of education on the 1st OF
June, and having there home in family
where the school or college is situated,
will be enumerated at the latter place"
The large number of persons habitually
absent from their family homes for pur-
poses of education renders the obseryan
of these instructions a matter of great
Importance.
This rule will embrace, not only stud
ents of colleges, academies, ETC., who
board and lodge with some family of the
town, but also those who occupy rooms in
public dormitory buildings, taking their
meals in commons, in clubs, or in private
families. In word, all the students OF
the institution will be reported in the
town where it is situated, except such as
have homes in adjoining towns, to which
they habitually return at night.
1t will, therefore, be incumbent upon
Assistant Marshals of subdivisions in
which such institutions are situated, to
| take care that the students are fully re-
turned according to these instructions ;
and upon all Assistant Marshals of sub
divisions to leave out from the returns of
families the names of all members thereof
who, on the 1st of June, were absent,
having a home, other than the family
home, for the purposes of education
J. ID. Cox
Secretary.
FRANCIS A. WALKER,
Superintendent of the Census
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-16

SAD DROWNING CASE IN WHITEHALL.
A sad case of drowning occurred in
Whitehall on Friday. George Davis, 8
bright, promising lad, aged four year,
son of 81. w. Davis, was drowned in Lake
Champlain sometime during the after
noon. The little fellow was last seen oy
his parents at dinneritime. Failing to re-
turn home at supper, search was instr
tuted by his father and friends. 1t was
continued until II o'clock P. m, when
one of the citizens recollected picking up
a boys hat near the transportation oOI
pany's Office and giving it to a boat oSp
tain. Graphing hooks were then draggsa
near the spot, and the body OF the ii','s
fellow was brought to the surface by 'n'
hook catching in his ear.
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The Mansfield & birmingham Railroad
is short line of road recently finished
from South birmingham to Mansfield
Mass.-of 81 miles in length-and com.
pletes the direct connecting link from
Fitchburg, Mass, to Taunton, Fall River
Newport, New Bedford, Providence, and
other important points in that section Of
New England and the seaboard. Gov
Page of Rutland is one of the directors
The road has been leased on long term to
the Boston, Clinton 81 Fitchburg Com.
pany. Northwardly, in connection with
the Boston, Clinton & Fitchburg Road,
direct communication is established with
the Vermont & Massachusetts,, Cheshire
Rutland, Rensselaer, & Saratoga, Vermont
Central, Connecticut and Passumpsic
Rivers, and other important lines. 1t is
proposed to run from Newport to Saratoga,
and also from Newport to important
points north, without change of cars, an
arrangement that will be appreciated by
summer tourists.
The distance by this line from Newport
to Saratoga is 1924 miles, considerable OF
saving over the former route through
Boston, while the break in that city is
avoided. The distance from Newport to
birmingham is GO miles from Newport
to Fitchburg, 103 miles; from Newport
to Rutland, Vt, 219A miles; from New
port to Burlington, VT, 1861 miles; from
Newport to Littleton, N. H., 2679 miles
from Newport, r. l., to Newport, Vt, 312
miles; from Newport to Worcester, SO
miles; from Providence to birmingham,
40 miles; from Providence to Fitchburg,
n miles; from New Bedford to Framing.
ham, SO miles, and from New Bedford to
Fitchburg, 80 miles.
Agreeable to circulars of invitation is
sued by the committee, on behalf of the
new line, composed of Messrs E. P. Car:
penter, President of the newly opened
road, A. A. Folsom, Superintendent of the
Boston 81 Providence line, A. E. Swasey,
Superintendent of the Taunton branch,
and ii. A. Blood, Superintendent of the
Boston, Clinton s. Fitchburg line, large
delegations of railroad men and other in
vited and interested parties arrived in
Fitchburg on Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday morning trains to join the
excursion party, on the occasion of the
formal opening of the line, Wednesday,
June 8. At o45 a. M, a special train,
consisting of refreshment car and eight
splendid passenger coaches from the va.
rious connecting roads, those of Vermont
and New Hampshire as well as the Mas.
sachusetts roads contributing to the
quota, the Cheshire sending magnificent
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THE RUTLAND HERALD,
FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1870.
The Constitutional Convention.

Pursuant to the ordinance of the
Council, made October, 1869, the delegates
from the several towns in the State OF
Vermont assembled in convention In the
Representatives Hall in Montpelier, at 10
o'clock am, on Wednesday, June 9th,
1870 to take such action as they might
deem appropriate in view OF said ordi-
dance, and of the amendments to the Con-
stitution proposed by the said Council Of
Censors.
The Convention was called to order by
Hon. Charles X. Field, the delegate from
Brattleboro, and on motion of Hon. p. w.
Hyde, of Castleton, &
HON. GEORGE NICHOLS, OF NoRTHFIELD,
was elected President, pro temp0re, who,
upon taking the chair, addressed the con-
vention as follows:
Gentlemen Of Tie Conge7ati0n
For this expression of your confidence,
return to you my grateful acknowledge
ments.
AS / look about me and see so MANY
gentlemen here assembled who are of
ripper years and richer experience, should
enter upon the duties to which your gene
rous indulgence has assigned me, with a
distrust of my own ability to merit your
compliment, did [ not feel strong in the
assurance that at all times and upon all
occasions, should receive in the discharge
of those duties, the cordial support and
sustaining sympathy that is ever accorded
to its presiding officer by legislative
body of Vermont.
Convened for the purpose of taking in
to consideration certain proposed changes
in the Constitution of our State, let us
enter upon the fulfillment of the trust
oonfided to us, as becomes the faithful,
honest guardians of the people and their
rights.
L pledge myself, Gentlemen, that SO
long as 1 may have the honor of presiding
over your deliberations, it shall be my
earnest endeavor, as we'll as my highest
aim, to so cooperate with you in the exc
cution OF that trust, that under the bless
ing OF Heaven, we may be speedily en-
abled to return to our homes, and from
our constituents receive the proud enconi-
UNI, well done, good and faithful SER
want"
Again thanking you for the honor con-
ferred upon me, and invoking upon our
deliberations that guidance (which COM
eth from on high" will enter upon the
business of the convention.
On motion of Hon. E. ?. Walton, of
Montpelier, the Convention proceeded to
the election of a Secretary and Assistant
Secretary pro tempore.
Hon. H. H. Powers, of Morristown,
nominated Hon. W. Fl. H. Bingham, of
Stowe; Hon. e. P. Walton, of Montpelier,
nominated Gen. d. w. G. Clarke, of Bur-
lington.
A ballot having been taken,-Mr Pow
ers, of Morristewn, Mr.. Walton, of Mont
pelier, and Mr.. Clark, of Poultney, acting
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EAST CLARENDON. - MIR. Harris
Kingsley has replaced the building
Gently washed away by freshes sii-
having purchased new wool caraiDs
machine and placed it therein, has agA'-
resumed business.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-16
A Railroad Opening.

COMPLETION OF A NEW LINE FROM SARA.
ToGA, MONTREAL AND THE ENTIRE
NORTH TO THE sEABoARD-
OPENING OF THE MANSFIELD
AND FRAMINGHAM RAIL
ROAD-A PLEASANT
EXCURSION.
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Il yNLa y s-4l3
JOSEPH CRANprLL.
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operators.
The Rutland delegation feel under
special obligations to Messrs. Blood, Cross
man and Weber of the line for their cour-
tesy and attention to them through the
entire day.
The company numbered nearly three
hundred, and included many well known
railroad men, and several Massachusetts
State officials, Hon. Oliver Warner, the
Secretary of State, Hon. Jacob III. Loud,
State Treasurer, and Major John Morris
sey, the Sergeant at Arms, being among
the latter.
The various railroads were represented
as follows
The Rutland by J. M. Haven, Treasur-
er; Fl. E. Chamb berlin, Master of Trans
portation; w. II. Bryant. General Ticket
Agent; J. I'll. Williams, Director; G. A.
Faxon, Agent, Boston. The Rensselaer,
& Saratoga, by Nv. K. Wilson, Asst.
Supt. The Vermont Central, by M. G.
Elliott, General Ticket Agent; R. w.
Chase, Agent. The Cheshire, by Capt. E.
Murdoch, President; r. Stewart, Supt.
The Vermont & Massachusetts,, by Dan
iel Richardson, President; Otis T. Rug
giles, Supt. G. E. Gomez, Asst. Supt.; ].
f. Young, General Freight Agent |;
B. N. Bullock, Chief Clerk; John
Simonds, General Ticket Agent !:
The Boston, Clinton d Fitohburg by Ly-
man Nichols, President; n. A. Blood.
Supt. E. ]. Crossman, master of trans.
portation s. A. Weber, general account.
ant; II. F. Cogshall, Treas. A. P. Bug
bee, general agent, Boston. The Mans.
field & birmingham by E. P. Carpenter,
President; Hosea Hyde, Treas. The
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-21
A Turkish Lunch.

I never wanted another one. The
cooking apparatus was In the little lunch
room. near the bazaar. anil WAS all open
to the street. Tho cook was dirty. so was
the table, and Il had no cloth on IL. The
fellow took mess of sausage meat and
coated Il rounda wire. and laid II on q
charcoal fire to cook. When II was done
ne laid Il aside. and dog walked sadly
in and shipped it. He smelt It first, and
probably recognized the remains Of n
friend. The cook took Il away from him.
and laid Il before us. Brown said,'l pass.
lie played euchro sometimes.-and we
all passed In turn. The cook baked Q
broad fat wheaton cake, greasei It well
with the sausage. and started 10 bring u
to us. II dropped in tho dirt, and he
picked II up polished Il ON his brecchcs
and laid Ii before US. Brown said. IL
pass" we all passed. and called = new
deal. lie put some eggs In frying pan.
and stood pensively prying slabs OF meat
from between his teeth with fork. Then
he used the fork tn turn the eggs with,
and brought them along. Brown said,
"I pass" We all followed suit. We
did not know what to do. and so We or.
dered new ration Of ansagcs. The
cook got his wire. spit on his hands aud
fell 10 work. This time with one accord
we all passed out. We paid and LEFT.
That Is all learned about Turkish lunches.
A Turkish lunch Is very good. no doubt.
but Ii has its weak points.-Aars 1toaia.
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agricultural.
Turning Out Horses to Grass.

A correspondent OF the New York
Times writes as follows on this subject :
"when horses have suffered In their work
from anything Of the nature OF strain OF
the sinews or their ligaments, or when
their legs are very much the worse for
wear. they should be allowed no exercise
but what they can get In loose box; they
should be treated as man would DO who
had sprained his ankle and must be con-
fined TO sofa On the other hand. have
seen horses which were good on their legs.
but stale. groggy and tucked up from hard
work and dry and exciting food. improve
rs If by magic. when turned out To grass
on the following plan. have housed
them during the daytime In well ven-
tilatcd dwelling. darkened 50 rs to exclude
the sun and flies, giving them about peck
of grain daily. with bran and clover chat;
they have then been turned out nj night
In a pasture in which there was an abun-
dance Of grass. Under the circumstances,
they are never tormentcd by flies; when
they are ont all Is cool and quiet. the long
grass saturated with dew supplies an AL
mirable. cool. refrigerating poultice To
their legs and feet. and the grass they get.
combined with their daily grain. seems TO
plump up their bodie, without much in
terfering with their condition for work.
have taken horses treated in this way ~
Late as September. and had them in very
fair or,ier for work by the commencement
Of the hunting season. / am aware that
thi, system will not suit all horses; small
barrcied. washy horses are too much
purged by green food; they are also. in
general. restless and irritable, galloping
about. and teasing their companions and
50 are better at home. This may possibly
be- the case. hut with valuable horses We
must not grudgc little trouble"
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The Worlds Doom.

The North British Review thus COM
mens on what It s pleased to call the
Gloom of our world:"
"What this change Il IN be wo do not
even conjecture; but we SEQ In tho heav.
ems themselves sone traces Of the DO.
structive elements and sonc indications Of
their power. The Fragments OF broken
planets, the descent OF meteoric stones
upon the globe, tho wheeling comets weld.
ing their loose materials Mt the solar sur
face, the volcanic eruptions on our own
satellite. the appearance Of new stars and
disappearances of others, arc all fore
shadows of that Impending convulsion to
which the entire system Of the world b
doomed. Thus plsccd on . planet which
Is to be burned up and under heavens that
nro to pass away-thus treading as it werc
on The cemeteries Of former worlds, and
dwelling In the mausolcun,s OF other
planeselct us learn lessons OF humility
and wisdom .j !, :.
,Sir, William Thompson also says that u
Is ns certain ~ It is that the weights Of .
clock will run down. that planet siter
planet, age by ago, will creep into the sun.
and not one escape It, acry end.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-21

HAND ON HrN.-At ono Of our nsign-
hrs' houses was very bright little giri.
Il CHANGED once that they Ind ~ gu
q minister, an cstoemed friend: iAtais
Anna watched hin, closely. and finally
,sss down beside him and began 70 draw
" .iyhnt arc you drawing. Anna'" ask.
cd tho Clergyman. -,
..Ise making you picture" said tho
child.
So tho gentleman sat very still. and sho
worked away earnestly for while. Then
she stopped, compared her work with
ths original and shook hcr bead.
81 dont lrks it much. y shs aid; ''taint
. ersat doal lIks you. ] des III pus . taal
20 u and tall Il . dorg."
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q. ............. BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY

ment. Il was too late to rocede, however
whether no had really wished sucha thing
o. not rs they soon made him understand.
He went out of doors presently. privately
pinching himself to ascertain u he were
really in his senses or not. Seeing the
two standing by the window In close con-
ycrsation soon after. he crept with the
same laudable intention toward them.
under cover of the bushes that grow by
the house. r-.-...-- r.. -,
Now, Barbie,' Anson was saying. laugh
| ingly, what is to be done nextT must
say You have managed wonderfully, so
far; but what do you suppose he'll say
when he knows you're not Biddy at all!
Not Biddy at all p screamed Joel, struck
with sudden suspicion of he knew not
what, as he started out of his covert.
There stood Biddy, the white frill OF
her close cap rs immense rs ever; she
laughed, though. when she saw him. and
deliberately taking of her cap, shook her
bright curls all about her face. and reach
ing toward hin, her little hand said.
'Shure, sir. an, ye won't be aither hat
ing poor girl because her names Bar.
bic Halmstead instead of Biddy O'Flynny
'You-you Professor Hamstead's girI'P'
Professor Halmstead Is my father, said
Barbie, in her natural voice.
WHAT thatr
Barbie repeated It. 10000 Ff
And you're not IrishP
.Niver bit! =
The old man stood moment, clouds
gathering In his face.
well, Anson.' he said, rather saucily.
you have out.witted me again; much
good may it do you. You'd better get out
the horses now and take Hamstead's girl
home. He must want to see her by this
time
yes, SIR And Anson colored with
mingled anger and amazement.
Barbie did not change cOuntenance,
however. Extending that pretty hand
of hers again. she said sweetly, You'll
shake hands with me, sir?'
Joel Shellenbarger turned back and
g,.ve his hand awkwardly. The girl took
It in both hers. bending her bright arch
face toward him, saying -
Il shall come back sometime, sir. VIII
you be glad to 500 me?'
Joel hummed and hawod, and stam-
mered c ut ut last
'Ye-yes; come hack, Biddy-l mean
Miss O'Flynn-I mean Miss
'Barbie,, suggested the girl, quietly.
Yes, come back; and the sooner tho
better. There Anson. make the most ont!
Barbie did come hack, in very few
weeks too, and nobody was gladder to
soc her than old Joel, though he was q
little shy at first of Professor llalmstead's
girl. She soon made him forget every
thing save that she was Anson's wife; and
the way he humored the sly .puss to sun
dry grants of money. reinrnishing and re-
pairing, ETC.. couldn't begin to tell.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-21
Chinese Care of their Dead.

Tho graves Of tho dead 10 China ARG
curious. In an interior burying ground
recently visited by an American, pot
without number. and Of every sixs from
the two-qusrt jar to tho half.barrel frkin
msds Of clay and baked. were TO hs sean
lying about tho hillsides CT partially GOV.
cred with earth, and standing 10 rows bo-
side tho pathway. Many Of tho pots had
lost their sealed covers, OF bad bonn brok-
en- In pieces BY man. beast OF wind, and
the dry bones lAy scattered about-an
enigma to the believer In corporcal rcsur.
recilon. In some places the pots werc
buried out Of sight and over and around
SsliiOu i is sSspss' ~ viii iipsIy' q wrought earbs
also Of cement but initiating granite.
Thsse graves dot ths hillsidss all aloog
ths ooast; and whsrs 70 much paans =
taken, & b usually he grave Of sou,e os-
Hclsl or wealthy man. The poorer c~
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and take tho drink square up to the 'front.'
and tho barkeepor'll be old Saturn, ana
nobody else; and hell give em ''shugar
In thsfr'n," you'd bsttnr believo, and I'LL
be shugar Of led. and rcd hos st that -
shure Is your names Coushuncs Dodger.
And you'll bs entitled 10 your nations
three time day. II not moro ffcqucnt-
lier; and II you dont like Il you'll have
To lump It; and 90 may the old Nick
close down upon all your silk palaver-
ing around tho plano old poole OF broth:
erIy luv and ginirosity and feller.fcelin'
and fare playl Amen.-Co'ans6ts (kSss.)
Democrat.
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A Short Sermon.
Not by a Hard..Aeiled Bspttst.

There's nine mon q standin' at tho dore,
an they all sed they'd tako shugnr In
lheir,n. Sich. frieEds and brethering.
was tho talk In wurldly Gems, wonst
common In this our a'nshunt land? but
the dais Is gone by, and the sans run dry.
and no man can say 10 his nabur, Hoo
art thou, man. and will you take emmy
moro shugar In your kaughey? But the
wurds of our tex has difrunt and moro
partickler n,eenin' than this. Thar they
stood Mt tho dore. on cold winters morn.
I'M. two Baptiss and two Methotliss and
five Lutharians, and the tother ono WAS
a publikin. And they all with ono vols
sod they wouldn't dirty their feet In y
dram shop; but if the publikin would go
In git the drinks, they'd pay for 'eln.
And they all cried out and every nan
.ed, "I'll take mine with shugar-for IL
won't feel good to drink tho stuff with
out sweetnin'." So the publikin he marc
cd In, and the barkeeper said, "WhHt
want YEP" and he answered and sed: "a
drink" "IIow will yo have ite" ''Plano
and strate,r says he; ''for It Amt no risc
wnstin' shugar to circumsalivate Akafor.
lis. but there's nino moro standin' at
the dore, and they all sed they'd take
shucar In thcir'n." Friends and brother.
ing, Il nin't only the likkcr or spcrrits
that Is drunk In this roundabout and un-
defhanded wny. but It's tho likker Of all
sorts Of human wickednis In Ike man
ner. Thar's the likker Of MALLS that
menny of you drink to tho drcgs: but
yure sure tn sweeten II with tho shugnr of
self.justi6cation. Thar's the likier OF
avriss that sum keeps behind tho curtin
for constant use. but they always has u
well mkt with sweetin nv prudens and
and ekonimy. Thar's the likkcr al self
Inv that some men drinks by tho gallon,
but they always puts In lots OF the shugar
taIe.kcer-ofNo. /. And lastly, thar's the
likker of extorshun. which tho man sweet
ems nccortlin' to circumstances. III he's
In the -four line. he'll say the poreIl be
batter of eating korn broad; II hos In
the cloth line, why It's good thing 70
i.ru 'cm to mako THAR cloth nj home ;
n hes In tho lether line, it'll larn then,
the necessity Of takin' bettor keer OF
tbeir Shoes. And ther's nine men ct
the dorc, and they all sod thcyd take
shugar In their'n. But, friends and
brvthering, thar's . timo comin' and .
place ixin' whar thsrn b no ~s3ndin'
~ The doror to call for cshugar In
their'n." But thsyrl hare to 60 rits In
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VOLUME XVI.
2petrp.
LE0NI.

Leous, the hour draws nigh,
The hour We have waited 30 long,
For the angel TO open door through the sky, =.
That my spirit may break from ~ prs>n and
try
Iu voice In an inhnlte song.
Just now, As the slumbers Of night
Game DER me with pesce-giving breath.
The curtain half lined, revealed 10 my sight
Those windows which look on the kingdom OF
light,
That borders the river OF death.
And vision feli solemn and sweet,
Bringing CLEANS Of morning-lt land;
saw the white shore which the pale waters
beat.
And heard the low wash as they broke at Asir
feet
Who walked on the beautiful strand.
And wondered Why spirits could cling
To their clay with struggle and sigh,
when llfe's purple autumn Is better than
spring,
And the soul dies away like sparrow to sing
In climate where leaves never die.
Leons. come close 10 my bed,
And lay your dear hand ON my brow,
The same touch that thrilled me in days that
are fed,
And rais-d the lost roses Of youth from the
dead,
Can brighten the brief movements now.
q come not in tears to my tmb,
Nor plant With frsil dowes4h sod;
There n rest among roscs too sweet for Its
gloom,
And life where the lilies eternally bloom
In the balm-brsathing gardens Of God.
Leona. goodbye; should the grief
That Is gathering now, ever be
Too dark for your faith, you win long for re-
lief,
And remember. the journey, though lonesome,
Is brief,
Over lowland and river 10 me!