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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-09
8msimess Nottfes.
THE GREAT vERNAL sPECIFI

THE GREAT vERNAL SPECIFIC.
No class of invalids are more sensitive 10
changes of season and variations of temperature
than dyspeptics. and persons of bilious habit.
Tender lungs are not more easily affected by
these vicissitudes than feeble stomachs. Iftbere
is tendency in the system to Indigestion, bill
iousneis, or bswel complaints, the variable wea-
ther OF early spring is almost to develop one
or other OF the c ailments Intermittent fevers
are also more prevalent in The spring months than
at any other season except autumn. In view oil
vits especial attention to Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, medicine, which for long series of
years, has proved superior to all others as rem
edy for the above named disorders, and as pro-
lection against the rnasrn which frequently pro-
duces and always aggravates them. 1t was for
merly the practice to give violent oathartics as
ssspripg medicnes, )" nor is the custom yet entire
ly obsolete. Nothing, however, can be more ILL
Judged and unphilosophical. The chilling mois-
ture with which th-<ir is loaded at the breaking
up. of winter, presses heavily upon the vital
forces Of the body, and reinforcement, not deple-
tion, is what it requires. The Bitters is geni-
al and excellent tonic. moderate Alternative, and
just enough of an aperient to regulate, without
convulsing, the bowels, 1t is, therefore, specif
&c peculiarly adapted to the present season.
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Essays for Young Men, on Social Evils, and the
propriety OF improperly OF getting married, with
sanitary help for those who feel untitled for mat
rimonisl happiness. Sent free in sealed enyel-
opes. Address, HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
Box P, Philadelphia. Pa. jan20d&w3m
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Halls Vegetable Siciiian Hair Renewable
best preparation extant tor restoring gray hair
to its original color, aud to keep it so.
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From the Boston Advertiser.
RAILWAY MATTERS.
view Railroad Projects.

a;UTIAND-TfE OUTLOOK AFTER THE
CONSOLIDATION
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

~ The undersigned having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Rut-
land, Commissioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Asahel Allen late of Mount
Holly, in said district, deceased hereby give no.
tice that we will meet for the purpose OF examine
ing and allowing said claims at the late residence
OF deceased in Mount Holly, on the LIST TUESDAYS
Of April and August, A. D. 1871, from O'Clock
p, m, until O'Clock p. m, each Of said DAYS and
that six months from the 18th day of February,
A: u. 1871, Is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims TO MS for
animation and allowance
ruaIy, A. d. 1871.
PHIH 1HI Lo oRRbbDhS' Commissioners.
l0:w3w
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PIMPLES ON THE FACE.

For Comedones, Blaok-woIms or Grubs, PIN
ply Eruptions and Blotched designations on the
Face, use Perry's Comedone ana Pimple Rene
dy. II Is invaluable TO the afflicted. Prepared
only by DR.. b. G. Perry, Dermotologist, 40 Bond
St., N. Y. Sold by Druggists everywhere
feb2Td&w4mos
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Rutland, March Sth, 1871.
A U G It 10 N

A CTION.
will sell at the Calvin Robinson home farm,
Cuttipgsville, Monday, March 18th, at l o'clock
p. M, 10 choice mich Cows Cheese Vat "Onei-
da No. q" manufactured by VIM. Rolph & Co.,
Utica, the best there is made, ! modern Cheese
Press, lot of Cheese Shelves.
ALSO, THREE HORSES.
Terms Cash, or eight months with interest, ap-
proved names
l. DAWLEY, Auetioneer.
Cuttingsville, March I'd, 1871. l0:wIw
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A YER'S SARSAPARILLA FOR
IA PURIFYING THE BLOOD

The reputation this
excellent medicine en-
Joys is derived from its
cures, many of which
are truly marvellous.
Inveterate cases of scro-
fulous disease, where
the system seemed sat
urated with corruption,
have been purified and
cured by it. Scrolulous
affections and disorders
which were aggravated
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PREPARED d,
ROOTS AND SHOES.

SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EvERYwHERE.
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-oRGE c. GOODWIN 3 Co.. Boston.
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rHE AMERICAN SEWING MACH

durability,
hand work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-13
vv.R.sT rs WI. Op.vs

cannot for the life of me feel as II had
the first right to what possess. A man
comes to my house and says he wants to
be married. I marry him in four or hvo
minutes, and he gives me ten dollars. A
few years ago would have worked a week
for ten dollars, and think had done very
well. Or a lyceum wants lecture. slip
down in the afternoon, and come back the
next day with hundred dollars. One
month, remember when worked at the
anvil, did every ounce of work that was
in me, and my wages came to $73. Now
four times a year 1 go to the church treas
ury and draw as much as I could earn in
three years at my old work, and then
plume myself in my secret heart on my
handsome moderation in not demanding
more salary. Now, what religion is there
! in my saying that this is intrinsically mine
to spend as 1 will, when Bill and Johnny
are hainmering away on the old spot, at
lower prices, if anything2
Somebody says my talent makes this
difference. Well, my talent, my great
Teacher says, belongs to God. 1t is a trust
to use wisely and well, and not to keep to
myself I look through my church and
city, and say to hundred men: "Why are
you not sailing before the mast? Why are
you not running round as country doc
tor, the most helpless slave in your Sec
tion, except your horse? Why are you
not school teacher boarding around
Why are you not catch h-ponny lawyer,
where lawyer is a nuisance" l say this
to myself, of course, as 1 see great mer-
chants and men, with splendid facilities OF
all kinds, making their mark and their
money, and 1 say "Your money and
your faculty are permitted to you for the
holiest uses. God gives you five talents,
that you may give back ten again."
A rich banker in heaven has given me
| great trust he has sent with it fair white
angel called Conscience, to watch and
| guide and keep me right. II drive that
angel back TO heaven, by perpetual insult
and injury, its place will be taken by the
| tiend Remorse. Now, want to keep on
| good terms with the angel. Everything
| beside is dust and ashes if that leave me;
and I can only be true to it as am true to
my trust. To be sure that the gift in me,
| out of which grows my fortune, is Gods
| gift, is vast inspiration to just generos-
| ity, and it turns the steel chain around my
purse to silken string.-Ro6ert Collyer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-13


hEdisrRArioN hEPohr'-"e nave re-
ceiVed lhe 'weiith annual registration re-
port OF Nermont-the hrst In which every
town IN the State has been reported II
covers the year 1868, when the population
of the State was probably about 325, 900, and
shows that there were, in that year, 1910
births, which is more than thousand
greater than was ever reported before.
There is no reason to suppose that all the
births were reported in 1869, and probably
the true number in the State was at least
$500, which would be but one to 6s persons
in the State. In Rhode Island the rate is
one oS6, and about the same in Massaehu-
sets. The deaths reported in Vermont
were 4i42, which is also placed at too small
a number, being but one IN every 10 in-
habitants' the death rate thus becomes
lS'4' WINE IN massachusetts II Is ABOUT ls'
ana IN hnode is'ahu nearly L. "ouiu'
OF course, DC lowest III 'er,ion'' pu' 'ners
ought not 10 DO 80 great uiiere"oe' ino
mortality oi ihian's IL rap'uiy increasins
in vermont as elsewhere' more 'nan lour
times as many oeihg repor'eo III ioo' ~
In 1851
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-13
THE LIST Decade.

With the 3Ist of December, 1870 closes q
decade of years that can be said, without
exaggeration. to stand unrivalled sin the
known account of time" with respect to the
importance of the events that make up the
sum of its history. There is a tendency in
the human mind that leads men to consider
their own time to be the most important of
all time; and though they are right in hold
ing such time to be the greatest of all days
and years to them, inasmuch as they con-
stitute their lives, yet it is certain that the
real interest of history is concentrated
around some few periods, during which
events take place that forever after color
and control the worlds course. Such pc
RODS were the decade of years that began
with the crossing of the Rubicon by Caesar
IN. @. 5O-4O); the decade in which occurred
the fall of the kingdom of Granada, the dis
covery of America, the first voyage to In
dia via Cape Good Hope, the intermarriage
of the roy al houses of Austria and Spain,
and the invasion of Italy by the French
(l490-1500); the decade that began with the
meeting of the Long Parliament (l6i0-
l650); the decade that followed the passage
of the Stamp Act (l765-l775); and that which
followed the Last meeting of the States GEN
eral of France (l7S9-l790). All these peri
ods were full of events great in themselves,
and greater in their consequences; and yet
the most striking of them all-that with
which the 18th century closed-was not so
rich in events as the decade that is just be-
ing added to the sum of departed time.
There is hardly anything that can move the
sympathies of men, or excite their wonder,
that has not occurred since the beginning
of the year 1861. Mighty empires have been
overthrown, old dynasties have fallen, great
interests have been uprooted, the most an
cient of temporal politics has ceased to ex-
list, new nations have been created, wars OF
unparalleled proportions have been waged
with new weapons and on new military
principles, continental railways have been
| laid down, obstacles to maritime commerce
have been cut through or removed, remote
nations have been brought into daily inter
course through telegraphic cables that liz
at the bottom of seas over which men one,
were afraid to sail, and great discoverie:
and inventions in science and in art hav,
added vastly to the means at mans com
mand to reclaim that earth over which h,
has the promise Of dominion ON condition
that his exertions shall show him worth,
of such supremacy. To match the seventh
decade of our century, 1t is probable tina
we should have to take the greatest Of mod
! ern centuries, even the 10th, to which be
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-13
SISTER BROU.y' GR.fTxFIBS
HER CURIOSITF.

We suppose everybody who lives in a
city has sometimes wondered what those
curiously painted images are made of, that
stand by certain shop-doors, with bunch
Of cigars in one hand, while they invite the
customer to enter, with the other Some Of
them are as hideous as they are disgusting
and we often wonder why such leering
vulgar images are used to attract custom
ers.
Sister Brown was one of the prmest and
most correct maiden ladies, but she was
very curious and prone to crafty her in
quiring mind to the utmost, and that was
why we were all glad when she met with
the following "contre temps:
She was going home from an evening lee
ture, rather late at night for single lady
to be upon the street alone, when it occurr-
ed to her that it would be a favorable op-
portunity for her to examine the new In
dian image that had been set up ON the
street, and which had puzzled her good
deal.
She had often asked of what it was made,
but had received no satisfactory answer;
and had determined, when an opportunity
did present itself, to examine the curious
figure.
The opportune moment had arrived. Sis
ter Brown looked in every direction, and
feeling certain she was not observed, ad-
vanced towards what she supposed to be
the image standing in the shadow of deep
recess, but what unfortunately, was a po-
liceman.
Sister Brown gave him a punch, pinched
his arm, then gave another punch, all Of
which the policeman bore in silence. Then
she attempte5to take his h3nd to feel for
the eigars, when, to her horrh, he returned
the pressure with right good will. The as
tonishment of the maiden lady can be i'm
agined but not described, when a grum
voice cried out
'Sister Brown, what do you want of
me?"
The policeman said he had seen good
many folks travel, but he never saw wo-
man measure the ground as Sister b. did
when she went round the corner.
She was cured of her investigating spirit,
greatly to the relief of the neighborhood
where she resided, for the policeman de-
scribed her examination of his portly per-
son in manner that turned the poor wom-
an to great ridicule.
Sister B. says when she looks at shop
windows now, that if there is anything she
hates, it's "Injins and the perlice."
There are more people than Sister Brown
who would be benefited by well-deserved
ridicule, if nothing but ridicule will cure
them of their ill-timed curiosity Youth S
Companion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-13

and he did he was sent to prison for the
crime. His footprints show that he did
not come out of that lions den which his
new companions invited him TO enter.
One cold, winter evening we were ad-
dressing children's meeting, in Boston.
While speaking, ragged, dirty, wretched
man entered and took his seat by the door.
Though he was drunkard, he listened.
At the close of the meeting he made his
way to the desk, and grasping the speaker
by the hand, exclaimed:
"I am a drunkard beyond recovery"
and the tears streamed down his cheeks,
and his form shook with emotion.
Looking him in the eye, and observing
the traces of intellect and manlness there,
we replied:
"You look as If you might be saved, and
as If you were worth saving"
He answered in a still more chillingtone,
81 am a drunkard beyond recovery. L
sold my shirt for rum today, sold my
stockings for rum today" And he went
on to say that the cause of his degradation
was the beer and wine which he drank in
his boyhood. By and by his appetite was
too strong to be denied.
Observe the tracks, boys. Mind whittier
your steps lead. Suffer not the tempter to
lead you into his trap. The lion is kind
and friendly when he wants you to visit
his den he is a lion for all that. Look out
for him. Whenever you see no returning
tracks, refuse to enter!
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TRACKS,.
ny REV. WIN. NJ. THAYER.

An old lion with ahao1v IocLs inyitad
n nice sleek fo, whom be mot ~ visit his
home. The fox was ouito delighted with
the attention of the k;ng of beasts whose
tape had snrood ,brouob tho foros, and bo
accented the invitation ARRIVING at tbe
threshold of his den. he cunnipgIv besi-
tated for a moment and drew hacI where
unon the lion urved him tn On in and IN
make himself at home. Perhans the lion
thought that Mr.. Fox was bashful in the
presence of strangers. and for this reason
besitated to meet Mrs. Lion and her fam
ilv.
"No." said the fox at length: at see no
tracks coming out"
That WAS tbe secret of bia hesitation JJis
Leor eves d;scoversd nroof that visitor. 10
that abode never came out Tho great lion
anneared bonest and friendly bpt tho
tracks nj tho door sboved that be vos n
deceiver and murderer So. not wishing
10 he SERVED nm in n savorv dish for tho Ii.
on,s family the wise sox tool. to bis beels
and ran away.
Tho fox was mora sagac;ous than MANY
hovs sare The latter care little or potbipg
eor trools. much Iess FIR tho ,vav tho
trocLs rnn and so tbev rpsb info ovi, vyays
from, which tbev never escane
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-13
PRRSEV'RR.z.vCB,
on,
n PoP-CorH Story.

One chilly, crisp October morning. AL
bert Taylor awoke with the very uncom-
Portable thought that there was not thing
in the house to eat. He had wandered up
and down the streets the day before, trying
to get work; but no one wanted a boy just
them Indeed, one man had told him that
he considered boys to be nuisance, and
had hidden him begone! There were two
sisters younger than himself to be provided
for, and a desponding mother; what could
one pair of young hands do, even If work
could be found?
"Boys a nuisance?" queried he, as he
drew on his stockings. ats strange, for
the men were all boys once, suppose, and
they had to eat, and drink, and grow, with
out once thinking that they were in the
way, and won't think so either, for I'm
as hungry as a fox. 1t may be-" continued
he, 'that can scrape together few pota-
toes from tho corner Of the garden and with
good cup of coffee, we can manage very
well for to-day, but oh, tomorrow, what
shall we do thenf We never, never were
so poor before" So saying, he went below,
kindled fire, filled the kettle, and then
k-takiag his hoe and basket went out. Five,
six, seven, yea, dozen hills, and not po-
tatoI How his heart sank within him as
his fingers were feeling through the cold
ground. "Can II be that we shall be left to
beg" asked he, "when we are willing to
| work. or to starve, when there is plenty
| about us? Won't our Father send us our
| daily bread9 Oh" exclaimed he, as a
| thought frightened him, "I do believe
there's some corn under the old apple-tree,' -
and running to the spot, he began to snatch
OIL the welcome ears.
"See." said he to his mother, as he enter.
ed the house, "see what have found, ninG
good plump ears of corn only little hard
ened; more than two apiece! 1 didn't ex
pect such good luck when l went out; now
perhaps l shall get work to-day-whC
knows9"
"I guess you WILL" replied his little sis
tor, "for prayed to God, and he said yes,
just as plain as could be-"
"Oh. mother" said Albert, "just hea
that; was there ever such darling before
/ am sure now that shall bring hom
something to eat long before night. Goo
won't refuse such little creature, will h
mother2"
"I hope not, my son." was the only an
swer from his mother, as she turned ava.
and threw the corn into kettle Of boilinl
water.
Very few people were stirring as ou
young friend walked briskly up the street
| I,a 4 ri
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took his Sabbath school teacher carrying
heavy basket. Stepping to her side he bade
her a good morning, and politely offered to
relieve her of her burden, never once wish
ing to be paid for his trouble, nor imagin-
ing that prosperity was to follow the act.
1t was one turn out of his way, but he cared
not for that, as little haste would find him
at the station in time, so he walked on chat
ting in true boyish style, until the basket
was set down in the open doorway.
"Wait moment" said the lady, 1T have
something in the house for you" She soon
reappeared, and handing him dozen ears
Of dark looking corn, said: "Pop this and
sell IL; some people get living in this way,
try 1t yourself"
"That's droll," said Albert to himself, as
soon as the door was closed, "we've lots Of
this hanging in the shed, and never
thought ii would do any good, but I'll try
IT,"
There was hopping and skipping at home
as Albert told his story, and very soon four
pair of hands were busy, and then three
pair of young eyes were all ready to watch
the dark kernels as they danced and turned
inside out, snowy white, in the old warm
ing-pan, and Albert began to feel as If a
fortune lay within his grasp. With every
pop, he'd oxclaim: "There's dollar" or,
"Theres another dollar, don't you see
it?"
"If could only sell dollars worth
day." said he, at length, "wouldn't we be
rich? We would have such good, sweet
meat, and such bread and butter, that moth
er would get well right away and we'd all
be so happy"
| There was no response from his mother,
who always kept the dark side before her,
but she worked with will, and soon Al
bert was walking away with large basket
on his arm.
He had bit of mirth about him that hum
ger couldn't drive away, and as he gained
the street he began to cry, "Corn, pop corn,
pop, pop, who buys Corn, cornW
"Oh, ma" said Amy Hills, "theres the
funniest boy, spelling his corn. Mayn't
buy just little this morning2" and with
out waiting for an answer, she called out:
"a pint, if you please" and ran back for
the money.
|
| pocket, but as he went on "spelling his
corn," as Amy said, doors flew open by the
hands of playful children, and the coppers
and half-dimes began to grow heavy, and
to jingle against each other, and before the
noon bell sent its notes over the busy town,
there lay in the bottom of the great basket
a nice fresh steak and a sweet, white loaf
of bread.
I need not tell you that the dark cloud
fed from before the mothers eyes, as AL
bert displayed his treasure, and put hand
full Of coin upon the table, nor how the little
] girls clapped their hands and capered about,
nor what hearty meal they ate; but may
tell you that Albert is now a successful corn
vender, that he raises his corn in his own
garden, parches it over his own fire, salts
it, sweetens it, or makes it into balls with
the help of his mother and sisters, and then
goes round in light wagon, singing his
cheerful "P-o-p, pop, who buys pop corn"
Undoubtedly many of our readers are
familiar with the che rful tones, for Albert
is read and notimagsnary character. Can't
you all be alike persevering and pleaslng2
The Sehoolmdte.