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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
The Philosophers Stone.

The eccentric but brilliant John Ran
dolph once rose suddenly up in his seat
in the House of Representatives, and
screamed out, at the top of his shrill
voice: "Mr. Speaker Mr.. Speaker
| have discovered the philosophers stone.
1t is-Pay as you go r. John Randolph
dropped many rich gems from his mouth,
but never richer one than that. "Pay
as you CO." and you need not dodge
sheriffs and constables. Pay as you
CO." and you can walk the streets with
an erect back and manly front, and have
no fear, of those you meet. You won't
have to cross the street to avoid dun,
or look intently in shop window, in
order not to see a creditor. "Pay as
you CO." and you can snap your fingers
at the world, and when you laugh, it will
be hearty, honest one, and not like the
laugh of the poor debtor, who looks
around as though he was in doubt
whether the laugh was not the property
of his creditors, and not included in arti-
Giles exempted from attachment 'Pay
as you CO." and you will meet smiling
faces at home-happy, cherry-cheeked,
smiling children-a contented wife-a
cheerful hearth-stone. John Randolph
was right. 1t is the philosophers stone.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

In the LANYARD Of Ernest Blersch, Is
doos. some grown ana some half grown,
have been harborsd for some time past
Fed upon the ofial, which j. plentiful
and foul in such a place, these animals
had become fieTccr than their bred
cruss between the powerful NeWiound-
land and the brutal {" bull would have
made them, red-mouthed. faunt, and
horrible, il is a wonder that such a pack
could have existed in the midst OF a CIV
ilized community 30 long a. they did
aud not have been sooner heard Willie
Blensch, a bright seven-year-old son OF
the weIl-to-do owner Of the lanyard, and
eriminally careless master Of the hounds,
left his grandiaiher's and started home
ward, intending 20 call for his father en-
route. He entered the lanyard unmind.
full OF unaware that the employees had
left il 20 the care Of its night guardians,
Is dog-harpies. He had nearly reached
the center Of the place, and had called
for his father, when long, keen fangs
were thrust into him from behind, and
he was dragged by large dog literally
into the loft OF one Of the sheds, other
dogs coming to the assistance Of their
fellow. At the taste OF blood the fierce
ness of the huge mongrels caught fire.
The boy was dragged again down the
steps, end rolled in the filth of the yard
until all semblance Of humanity had left
him. Black. bleeding. and dying, he
still chung with his face downward to the
earth with the energy of despair, IL
was at this moment that the neighbors
became aware of what was transpiring.
A bold man sprang over the fence to the
rescue. but was Immediately driven out
by the now maddened and terrible dogs.
They went in with pitch-forks, andpeople
driving on the avenue stopped and went
to the rescue with knives and pistols. Ii
was a brief and bloody work. The dogs
we're slain 10 the last puppy but not
before a strong man had carried what
was left of Willie to his grandfather's.
Here he was received by his grand
mother, who washed him TO the likeness
of a boy. The flesh had been chawn
from his scalp there were great, ugly
gashes in his forehead, checks, and lips.
Great pieces of skin and flesh hung from
the back of his head. CHASTITY holes,
their edges liberated with tooth-marks,
were under his arms legs and other
tender parts of his body bore wounds
beyond description. And yet he lived.
No vital part had been reached. He
could even tell brokenly how the attack
had begun.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
The Code In South America.

The citizens of Lima, the capital of
Peru, have been defrauded out of first
class sensation-one that would have
made their Republic famous throughout
the world. A venturous newsman pub
lished some very severe structures upon
the administration, which so incensed
President Balta, that he caused the un-
fortunate author TO be imprisoned. At
ter time the courts took the matter in
hand, and finding the prisoner had COM
mited no offense against the laws order
ed his release. This action of the iu-
dietary added fuel TO the ire of the Pre-
sident, who sent for the offending official
and upbraided him for interfering with
the course of justice. The interview
was spirited if not consoling. President
Balta's wrath found its counterpart in
that of the judges; uncomplimentary
expressions were interchanged, and the
conference ended by the judge assuring
the President that as soon rs he vacated
the Executive chair personal satisfac-
ton would be demanded. Balta is inn
petuous and plucky, If not discreet and
considerable, and within ten hours after
bllt OCCtIttuCty III OlNcl w blNO VIC
Judge an opportunity to avenge his
wounded honor, signed decree resign
ing his office and calling the Vice Presi-
dent TO the chair. Here was n lesson in
chivalry without parallel in history, and
great was the rejoicings of the Limanos
thereat. OF course no affair of honor
would be complete without a woman
being in the case, and President Balta's
exciting episode was no exception to this
universal rule. The Presidents counsel
lors saw the dangers which threatened
their republic should he resign and leave
the chief magistracy in the hands of so
inexperienced person as the Vice Pre-
sident, and accordingly besought him to
reconsider his determination; but Balta
was memorable, and no consideration
could induce HIM to forego the pleasure
of meeting out satisfaction to his OPP
ponent. At length the aged mother of
the President appeared upon the scene,
and to her tears and entreaties the spun
ky Balta succumbed, and agreed to defer
the combat till further notice.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
The Arab Sword Trick.

TO my establishment, the next who is
sued forth as a performer was my Zouave
acquaintance, who far eclipsed all the
others. He had taken off his fez, and
his long sweeping hair was hanging
wildly about him. He advanced to a
brazier of burning charcoal placed on
the ground, into which incense was
thrown, and swung his head and arms
about over the rising vapor with intense
violence for several minutes, when he
removed his embroidered jacket and
then his shirt, so that the upper part of
his body was nude, his head rocking and
his hair swaying in the wind all the time.
On signal from him, Marabout pre-
sented him with naked scimitar, where
upon he kissed the feet of the Marabout,
and ran the sword across his own tongue.
Two men now came forward and held
the scimitar between them, when he
flung himself upon it on his bare stom-
ach, and in this way he was carried three
times round the yard amid rapturous
lou-lous from above. When he ceased,
the scimitar had sunk deeply into the
flesh of his stomach, which had folded
over it so that it required an effort to
extract the weapon. A deep red welt
remained, but no blood flowed. He next
stood with his bare feet on the edge of
the blade, and was borne round in like
manner, standing on the weapon. After
this he lay upon the ground on his back,
and the scimitar was held over his stom-
ach by two men, while third stood
upon the blade. This appeared to inhict
dreadful torture ON the victim, but gave
intense qualification to the female spec
tators in the upper gallery, who became
louder than ever in their vociferations.
These feats must have caused him much
suffering, for at the conclusion he was
In profuse perspiration, and was laid
on the ground and covered over for some
time, after which he was supported into
the house in state of apparent exhaus-
tlon, doubtless with a bad headache
after all the churning his brain had I'M
dergone.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
IN. osrean Trouble.

Latest reports say that in the -soond
h.ssle between the C0neans and INC
Ameriosn squadron, the former bad si1
ibons,nl men armed with Eingals. ana
80 buIlets fell short, while the deadly
a.. "A H. American rifles told iearfuily
on the enemy. - -
ton and behind the shoulder OF M"
the Americans advanced within one nun
dred and twenty yards OF the iors DC
for thew came within range Of the 20,
IAN masketry. The Coreans resisted
dcsncrately 10 the last Lieutenant Nc
k vras killed as he entered the en-
trsocbments. When the Americans
reached The intrenchments the Coreans
succumbed- =.
A number Of prisoners were taken, m
ending the officer second IN eonuiah9'
who was badly wounded, the Command
er-in-C Chief having been killed.
ON the 10th Of June the American
force biyouacked Ia the forts, and next
dav demolished the forts and spiked all
the guns.
The feet returned to the Boize an
chorage two days later. The Coreans
sent ON board a letter filed with the
most insulting and abusive language, TO
which no reply was made.
Admiral Rodgers, however, sent TO the
Coreans TO know what he should do with
the prisoners.
The Coreans answered that he might
do with them as he pleased. Two days
later he set them at liberty, and sent two
messages ashore, but the local authority
refused to receive them, saying that 1t
was as much as his head was worth 10
send them, and il was no use to attempt
10 communicate further with the court.
Mr.. Low, the American Minister, then
sent formal protest that his mission
was peaceful, and that the American at
tack was not for a refusal to negotiate,
but because the Coreans had treache-
rously fired on the boats.
The steamer Millet was then despatch
ed TO Shanghai with dispatches for
Washington. The Monoccaey and the
Palos will return TO Shanghai and be
docked, and the rest of the squadron
will return to Chefoo and await lnstruo-
tons. One hundred thousand rations
were sent to Chefoo.
The Coreans fought like men. The
weapons used by them are wretched old
fire-locks, and their cutlasses made of sc
soft iron that they bent like old hoops.
They were dressed in armor of nine
thicknesses, cotton padded, so that only
rifle balls could penetrate them. Swords
produced no effect upon them.
Documents captured show that the
Coreans had planned the surprise o.
the American fleet, and were astonished
at the failure OF the Corean forts to an
initiate the foreign vessels at the first
fire.
The expedition has accomplished nc
change in the relations of the two coun-
tries, and Minister Low and Admiral
Rodgers will await instructions from
Washington before proceeding to further
hostilities.
Twelve native Christians came along.
side the Admiral's flagship in junk and
begged to be taken to Shanghai, and
that their junk he burned to prevent its
falling into the hands of the native au.
thorities, who would thereby discover
from what village they camo and punish
their relatives. The request was granted.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
FINANCIAL.
Investment Securities.

JAY COOKE Co., are now selling, and recommend as
profitable and safe investment for all classes the First
Mortgage s-3O Gold Bonds of tho Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, bearing Seven and Three-Tenths
per cent gold interest more than per cent currency,
and secured by first and only mortgage the entire
Road and equipments and than FL, 900 Acres
of Land to every mile of track 500 Acres of Land
each $1,000 Bond. The highest current price will be
paid for U. s. FvcTwentes, and all other marketable
Securities received in exchange. Pamphlets maps and
full information we'll the bonds themselves will be
furnished application by JAY COOKE & Co., Phia-
delpha New York and Washington, and by most Banks
and Bankers throughout the countr
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
A ProFerh.

Thsre i a psuvcfh in hezihen iaaEae,
Mhirh uftsn Efrakas us a. fluch nzQre sutllilt
Thzn savings uhidil Hiszf laF had sung
Ana utl b b. nanlnbszci IN 90 TINE
rs this: . An persons carry to hnge saeks,
one d. behind, IN front The other rests
Oua hoi1s ihdir olrl iaults-thlz h % t1cif
hacks:
One hala thsir nsighboHs'-this nes % iheir
brczsis-
50 they lodk down and ssC each neighhqlls ~
And CIV. This foul g bat an the While arr
blind
To their oan faults, which. growing daily, tl
That basar burden which reefs On bchind.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

A New LEATHER. Vegetable leather
is now extensively manufactured, the
principal materials being caoutchouc
and naptha. The product is only one
third as costly us ordinary leather, which
it resembles SO closely that they can be
distinguished only by close inspection |;
and the vegetable leather has the addi-
tional advantage of being made in entire
pieces Of fifty yards in length, if desired,
one and half yards wide, OF any thick
ness demanded, of uniform quality, and
ample strength,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

The purest and sweetest Cod-liver
Oil in the world is HAZARD & CAswELL's 8,
made on the sea-shore, from fresh, Sc
lected livers, by CAswELL, HAZARD &
Co., New York. 1t is absolutely pure
and sweet. Patients who have once
taken it prefer it to all others. Physi-
clans have decided it superior to any of
the other oils in market.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

MINERS Doors. In Worcester, Mass,
are several factories which make speci-
atty of boots for the coal miners of
Pennsylvania, and formidable articles of
attire these are, from the description.
The leg is made of heavy leather, and
comes far up towards the thigh, and the
soles are three quarters of an inch thick
and made to guard the foot, like the
blenders on river steamer. The
heels also project in the same manner,
and flare out towards the bottom, so that
a very respectable hold is afforded the
wearer. In both heel and soles are
fat-headed nails, the tops about as large
as gold dollar, and driven as closely as
possible, so that the entire bottom of the
boot is metal-clad, and, as if this were
not enough, three long nails of Swedish
iron are driven through the heel and
clinched ON the inside, and six are driv-
en- similarly through the shank. The
sewing on these slippers is done with a
six-corded thread, calculated to bear a
weight of one hundred pounds. A pair
of these miners boots will weigh six and
half pounds, the leather weighing five
pounds and the armor in the shape of
nails one and half.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

Schoenberger swears that he can drink
one hundred and fifty glasses of lager at
sitting. AS each glass is pint nearly,
and each pint weighs pound the ques-
ton arises, when the fellow goes home
to his frau, which is Schoenberger and
which is beer +?
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

CATHOLICISM. 1900 the Roman
Catholics had in the United States but
one Bishop, about 100 priests, and co.
900 adherents. Now they have 7 Arch
bishops, 30 Bishops, $500 priests, 3,4SS
churches, 40 ecclesiastical Institutes,
1913 monasteries, $50 nunneries, 66 asy-
lums, 26 hospitals, and over four mil
lion adherents.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

We pledge our reputation on the as
sertion that any educa ed physician,
after a careful examination of the recipe.
will say that PARSONS PURGATIvE Pills
possess more merit than any other pill
now offered for sale.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

The tobacco crop according to the fig
ures furnished by the Louisville Demo
crdt, amounted last year to 272, 800, 600
pounds, valued at 1892, DOG, 1876. OF this
crop the Southern States produced all
but 81 BOO, 900 pounds, which were grown
in New England Middle and Western
States.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

The TERRIFIC DUEL BETWEEN PRUSSIA
AND FRANCE is over, but thousands of
battles between DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR
Buffers and dyspepsia and liver COM
plant are now going on in every State
of the Union. The issue of such con-
tests is neuer for one moment IN doubt.
The conflict may last longer in some
cases than in others, but the leading veg
etable tonic and Alternative of the nine
teenth century, invariably triumphs.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

FBw.Up BarTA, ESQ, Horton, hings
c. n 81. writes that an astonishing
S1re las been elected On his daughter
Nv tbNuse Of JoHxsoS's ASoDfSh LiSi-
~. The whole spine became dise,as.'ei,
- lost the use # her limbs, and hef
- ves rounded up like boS, in con
se,re.ee al taking cold after having bee
ipbocniatei for the kline Pock. She u
now well.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

THE attention of parents and students
is directed to the advertisement in this
paper of several excellent schools and
colleges.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

DRIVE oN.-"Will you take this wo-
man to be your wife ?" "Well squire, /"
was the reply, "you must be green
un to ask me such question as that
Do you suppose I'd be such a pIaguey
fool as to give up the bar hunt and take
this gal to the quilting frolic if / want
cconscriptiously sartin and determined
to have her p? Drive on with your bust
ness
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
The Persian Famine.

The Bombay Gazette of the 4th ult. con-
tanned a long letter, dated May l6 last,
Mr.. Monockiee Limiee Attaria, agent of
the Managing Committee of the society
for ameliorating the condition of poor
Zoroastrians in Persia, in which he gives
a dreadful account of the sufferings of the
population from want of food. Among
the statements he makes are the follow
ing In Ispahan public shops are opened
for selling camels, ass's, dogs, and cats
flesh, and yet from 70 to so persons die
daily. People go about selling their chill
dren. The Armenian population only
live free from privation, they being sup
ported by their wealthy brethren in Cal
cutta and Batavia. In Kassan and Kome,
cities where corn formerly abounded,
people have been caught "cutting down
children for good" In Khorassan 49,
600 men had been swept off through
hunger and disease, and those who sur
vived did not hesitate "to use rake-up
corpses for food" In Yezd IL Zoroas-
TRANS were dying daily for want of food
yet but one benevolent Parsee gentleman
Mr.. Nusserwanjee ,Maneckjee Petit, had,
up to the date of the letter, sent 800 ru-
pess in 1866, and LOO rupees on the
10th of January, 1870 through the manag-
ing committee, and again 200 rupees by
telegraph on the 14th of March, 1871.
No other contribution, the Parsee agent
adds, had been received, and corn distri-
button among the Zoroastrians at Yezd
had been taken from them by the Mo-
hammedans. 1t will be recollected that
similar accounts of the sufferings of the
Persian population had reached England
by telegraph from Teheran, and that
they were stated to be gross exaggera-
tons in letter from the Persian Minis
ter in England. Sir r.. Macdonald
Stephenson, to put an end to doubt on
the subject has sent telegram to Mr..
Allison, our Charge, d'Affaires at Teheran,
to ask if the accounts published are true,
and, if the population are still suffering,
what would be the quickest means of
affording relief. Mr.. Allisons reply,
which so far confirms the statement of
the Persian Minister, is as follows !:
'Teheran, July 81. The famine is over,
but provisions are very dear"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

Bas~ RAILROAD BONDS.-Whether
you wish to buy or sell, write to CHARLES
w. HAssLER, No. Wall ST., New York.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

For 200 very valuable recipes una, a,
everybody wants, see advertisement oil
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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
R RUPTURE

Relieved and cured by Dr. ShermAn's Patent Appims
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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30
ASIATIC CHOLERA
in China.
ALMOST EVERY CASE CURED WITH
PAIN KILLER.

Read the following letter from Rev. r. Teiford. Mis-
sionary IN China, now visiting his home in Pennsyl-
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-30

ELENWOOD LADIES' SEMINARY,
IN West Brattleboro VT Its Twelfth Year opens
Tuesday, September 18th. Young Ladies seeking
education will and here thorough instruction and
pleasent Christian home. Send for Catalogue to
MARY f. TENNY Principal
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-02-16
Terrible Railroad Accident.


A terrible disaster occurred on the
Hudson River Railroad on Monday
night, 9th inst. An express train
from New York met an oil train on the
New Hamburg drawbridge, when col
lision took place, which resulted in
setting fire to the passenger train, and
locomotive, cars aud bridge, were smash
ed aud burned up. Three sleeping cars
were among those destroyed All the
passengers in the Chicago sleeping car
persisted. Nineteen bodies have been
recovered from the river. New Ham
burg, near whers the disaster occurred,
is So miles north Of New York city.
% persons are known to have persisted
BY the accident. Edgar Underwood
conductor of the oil train, says The
accident was caused by broken axle
on on oil chr; il broke on the switch at
New Hamburg station. Every thing
was done that was possible to stop the
train; he saw the oil car run on the
bridge and saw it about to cross on the
up track; the train Was then nearly
stopped, when he got of on the up track
aud his brother 90 the down truck, beth
looking for the up train; his brother
shouted "there comes the traia !" every
Effort was made to stop il, but it looked
i ifno power on earth could do it !; he
nav the locomotive strike the ear, when |
he flames burst out in every direction. !