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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
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a. NV he estlinatad by . uere enuEaei-
.tion al the knotty points % D. de-t
with BY the international tribunal nc
C0muissioncrs VII 40 IN friendly eean-
eli. and endeavor 90 ascertain she1ne,
thew cannot agree - certain Fuifs anu
General urinciples. on which another
1oint Commission. b. b. hereafter ap..
nointed. shaIl adjust the diiicrensss and
Claims arising from The following subjects
Of irritation and estrAngcmeni
1 The " AlAiiamA claims take procs,-
dence Of all others in point Of importance
and difficulty Of settlement Our Gov
eminent Is quite in earnest IN requiring
annie reparation for while the Presi-
dent in his instructions 10 Mr.. Mouey,
made overtures for the establishing OF
rules regarding the rights and duties OF
neutrals, which, II agreed 10 between
the two principal maritime powers, would
be considered binding by the rest OF the
civilized world, he insisted that " the
cause Of grievance against Great Britain
was not 80 much her recognition of the
insurgents rs beligerents, as her conduct
under and subsequent 10 such recogni-
ton :" in other words, the acts OF injury
20 our commerce and the destruction OF
the property of our citizens, Will have to
be taken up and disposed Of before pro
vision is made by treaties and rules TO
prevent a recurrence Of similar acts.
England will have 10 make Just repara-
ton to our citizens for the wrongs they
have suffered through acts done and
omitted to be done, 10 their great injury,
before the contracting parties can mutu'
ally agree to definite line OF policy re-
Varding the attitude and acts of neutrals
towards beligerents.
2. BY the treaty Of 1854, between the
United States and Great Britain, ouI
fishermen were guaranteed the "privi'
lege" of fishing within certain limits on
the coasts OF the British Possessions, and
after the abrogation Of that treaty the
Canadian authorities instituted a system
of " licensing" American vessels, which
remained in force until last May, wheT
the licenses were abolished, and the Ca
nadians fell back on the Treaty of 1918
OlutI iillo hiNANN Ni'e NithAa VIZ A'E1HN
exclude our fishermen. Since the estab
ment of that treaty our fishermen memo
rallied Congress TO protect them agains
"the arrogant assumptions and high
handed procedure of the Canadians,
and various stipulations were entered
into from time TO time, by which oui
fishermen, on the representations of on
Government, were graciously conceded
the right Of fishery within three miles o
the British-American coast, measured
from headland 10 Eeadland, to which ar
bitrary rule we never consented. On tn
negotiation of the Reciprocity Treat,
our fishermen got all the privileges
they desired, but at its expiration all tn
old assumptions of the Canadians wer
resumed, with the addition of seizint
our vessels when within the imaginar,
line, without giving them the customar.
warning. This conduct of our neigh
bors, the President mildly refers to a
unfriendly."
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
The Chinese New Year.

The Chinese New Year was celebrated
by the Celestials of the Belleville laundry,
with the native devotion. Placards of pa
per tinted orange red, fecked with gold
and inscribed with New Years motto
of welcome, were pasted on the outer
doors. Tables laden with preserved and
fresh fruits, and various preparations of
rice, beans, and maccaroni were set in
each of their twenty rooms, and in their
large dining hall structure approximate
ing in purpose and effect to an altar was
reared. That altar was q curiosity in
itself. On the wall was tackled very
large Chinese picture of a group of three
fat persons, gorgeous in colors and gold,
piece of wonderfully elaborate art
in illumination. Arranged ON two tables,
on one nearest the wall the highest by
several inches, directly beneath the
strange picture, we're u variety of articles
which seemed to be offerings to the shades
of the departed great mysterious ones.
There were four large plates of preserved
Chinese fruits and sweetmeats, half a
dozen tiny little cups of whiskey, one
large cup of tea, five pairs of chop-sticks,
large plate of apples and another of
oranges, half dozen bowls of strange
devices of glutinous materials flied, -
which was discovered to mean " fried, u
by their gifted cook, stack of large
sheets of coarse paper, each with square
film of copper, silver, or gold in its
centre, called church-money, which
they burn, it is understood, in the happy
hallucination that thereby they are stalk
ing impecunious friends in the land OF
ghosts who may be dependant upon
them, a pot of earth with long slender
red sticks of incense burning In 1t, and
last, but chiefest in their attractions, two
pots of Chinese flowers, seemingly of thc
lily family, odorous and beautiful. Ur
in front of the picture dangled lamp
kept burning day and night during the
festival
On New Years morning the Celestials
exhibited their heathenish" proclivi
ties as their brethren do at home, in the
discharge of two duties, the payment o
all debts among them and the settlement
and reconciliation of all personal Difficult
ties. They also failed to get drunl
although visiting all day, so the visitor
declared they must be "heathens.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

Charlas p R.oan. 81 aitache q TIE
Neu-York Puss-oHlne. Nzs arrested q
Neu-Haven ID the aci q opening let
ter which had beea tAken from the Boz
ton nal In order 20 facilitate The dis
trihuti0n a the lesiers in The Eastern
nal which usually arrives IN New
York a an e4rly hour in he morning.
il has been the custom b. detail tNo
clerks. one 81 xhom vas Bacon, % pro
ceed 10 Hartford, and therc intenccpt
the owl train bound Wes4- Upon en-
tering the postal ear 81 The trnin they
would ind q hag containing al the New
York City letters. which had been as
sorted out by the clerks Of thePOsial-car.
These letters would be again assorted,
and those directed 30 boxes were placed
in one package, while those for gen
eral delivery were plared by themselves
When the mail arrived AZ the Post-ofhce
the letters would be ready for immedi-
ate distribution, and thus a great deal
OF time was saved 10 the merchants
Complaints have been made, from time
20 time. that letters containing money
were lost, but all efforts 10 detect the
rohber were unsuccessful For some
time past the proprietor Of the Florence
House, in New-Haven, has noticed that
on the arrival Of the owl train, about
O'Clock in the morning. Bacon, leaving
the train, would enter the hotel, get a
drink at the bar and then 60 into the
waier-closet for few moments, after
which he would get on the train again
and proceed with il 10 New-York. On
one occasion, quite recently, some par
ties who were outside the closet heard
a sound as il letters were being torn open
while Bacon was in there. Suspecting
that all was not right, they notified the
proprietor, who in turn communicated
the facts 10 the special agent of the
Post-office Department, who detailed
Detective Camp TO work up the case.
On Monday night Bacon, entered the
closet, opened letter, and put some
money which he took from the letter
into his vest-pocket. Mr.. Camp at once
arrested him, when Bacon confessed his
guilt, and acknowledged that he had
been robbing the mails for some
months. He was committed in default of
81, 500 bail. Bacon has been in the en-
ploy of the Post-office Department about
six years, and for the past two years has
been detailed to this duty. He is about
thirty.f five years of age, and has a wife
and an aged father residing in New
York.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
rheCassle b. the Sea.

merr sioad . caste b ne So
Hr1re. And ulkssE, and sifol-g snt ne,
Auf thurrh thf saws hclf mlEAflts
ThfF ollalA pa shkke his NAA
And ifu-n ~ ru.tky thrule cflod h.
Il suurn. sa.rn "a al
Ussa said tls cracl hungry utse,
= COmsi 90 mus have this uaflior bfafe
HCre uhsre b. scuTns shall D. he grafc
And thrF lo1rufr'd him aruund,
And cridI &. o.. Casiiei Who can saft !
nut ths Castle siood he gruuni-
Uson truach,rurs OCEAN oosscd he roar,
Ana dsshol against thc walls no more
Bat plsyfully oArussod The shore,
And the noble tuu'r vas glad,
And AID. We make no longer var.
Bat the Wind moaned and Nas sad-
he sas, while in security
The veteran smiled on the sca,
The uickod waves worked silently;
He saH Il an too well
They undermined him trcacheruusly,
And the mighty Castle fell
1 ssu HE stones a. there they lay
wroAthed by the sea in weed and spray
In sign o. victory.
The waves roar through his empty halls
And / said. " rs thus = good nan al,
Before base calumnyi'
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

The STRANeEsT MYSTERY of the deplor-
able Hudson River Railroad affair vet
remains to be told. Mr.. Malloy, the
Poughkeepsie Coroner, has in his pos
session pair of shoes, evidently belong
ing to girl of about fifteen years Of
age. These shoes contained pair of
feet all that remains of the body of
which they were once members, the rest
having been consumed in the terrible
confagration that followed the collision.
These shoes were picked up near the
foot of telegraph pole that stands on
the embankment leading to the bridge
from the north, and scarcely six feet
from the end of the bridge. How they
came there is mystery equally impene-
trable with that of their proper owner
ship. The only certain thing connected
with them is that the feet they contain
are all that remain Of BODY that has NOT
yet been missed.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

The New Orleans Picayaae tells the
story Of printer, who, when his fellow
workmen went out to drink beer, during
the working hours, put in the bank the
exact amount which he would have spent
If he had gone out to drink. He kept
to this resolution for five years. He
then examined his bank account and
found that he had on deposit $521. SO.
In the five years he had not lost day
from ill-health. Three out of five of his
fellow-workmen had in the meantime,
become drdnkards, were worthless as
workmen, and were discharged. The
water-drinker then bought out the print
ing Office, went on charging his business,
and in 20 years from the time he began
to put by his money was worth 500, 900.
The story, whether new or old, teaches
a lesson which every young mechanic
should lay to heart.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

THE HAMBURG DISASTER. The Cor
oner's jury ON the bodies of the victims
of the Hudson Railroad collision, agreed
upon verdict. They find that the oil
train could not be stopped soon enough
to prevent the accident to it /; that the
hands on it used all the means at their
command to promptly signal the coming
express-train that the signal men did
their duty /; that the express-train was
half mile from the obstruction when
first signaled, and could have been stop
ped, provided all the appliance had
been effective, and that for some reason
to the jury unknown the patent breaks
were not effectively applied.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
Congressional BILLS.

The following are the important meas
ures pending in Congress lost for want
of time to consider them before the close
of the session
The bill to abolish the Income tax.
Mr.. Mercur's Apportionment bill.
The Civil Service Reform measures
proposed by Senators Shuz and Trum-
bull and Representatives Jenckes and
Armstrong.
The Senate bill increasing all pen
sions.
Mr.. Hoar's Education bill and the va
rious propositions upon the same subject.
Mr. Ingersolrs project for an airline
railroad between Washington and New
York.
The House bill for a centennial celebra-
ton in Philadelphia in 1876.
The abolition of the Franking Privi-
lege.
The bills to admit Colorado, Utah, and
New Mexico as States, and to establish a
Territorial Government in the Indian
Territory.
The House bill, with Senate amend
ments, to fix the time for electing repre-
sehtatives in Congress in all the States.
All measures for the restoration OF
American commerce.
General Garfeld's bill for a new issue
of National Bank notes.
ALI propositions for the modification Of
Tariff laws.
These measures will be revived early
in the session, and will afford plenty Of
business for Congress to commence
upon.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

AN Englishman recently hanged him
self in Oxford because he had contribut-
ed nothing to the bronze statue of
Gutenberg, made by Thorwaldsen for
Mainz, which was put up some years
ago near the theater of that city. This
is one of the most remarkable reasons
for suicide we have heard of. The self
slayer must indeed have thought poor
excuse better than none.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
SUpERsTITIoNs ABOUT FOOD are vel

SUPERsTTTIoNs ABOUT FOOD are very
widely spread. Many of the lower races
believe that man partakes of the quality
or characteristics of the animal of which
he eats. Thus the Malay pays large
sums for pieces of the tiger, in order to
make him brave. For the same purpose
lions and elephants flesh are eaten in
Africa and the flesh of the black bear
among our own redskins. The craft of
the serpent was very early noticed, and
hence this reptile was eaten by all, or
nearly all, branches of the human family.
Even now it is said that its flesh is used
as food in parts of Siberia, in Northern
Hindostan, in China, and in Japan, in
order to make the eaters wise. The SER
pent, too, was noted for living long, and
in order to be participant IN this very
much-desired quality many of the nations
of antiquity in both Europe, Asia, and
Africa used its flesh as medicament
in sickness. Hence, no doubt, the fact
that everywhere-in the Wilderness of
Sin, where Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, in the Groves of Es-
culapius was situated, ON the banks of
the Orontes, in Phenicia, in Northern
Africa, and to the present day in Abyss
sinia and parts of Lapland-the serpent
was regarded as the healer and ife-giver.
In parts of Africa, along the gold coast,
small harmless serpents live in the houses
and are used, as they were anciently
at Pella, the capital of Macedonia, as
playthings for the children. Even Ma
homet made it sin to kill "genil, foi
he said that some of them had believed
in the prophet. Hogs, it is well known,
are the great enemies of these pets.
Might not the antipathy of many nations,
notably the Jews and Japanese, to swine
have arisen to this fact2
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

A New Orleans juror made an excite
ment in the Criminal Court the other
day by publicly announcing that one of
his colleagues had attempted to bride
him. The accused man was sent to jail
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

The st. Joseph Mo. Herald says
there never before was so much game in
that city as the present time, and thus
enumerates Keno, rabbits, faro, wild
turkey, billiards, quails, seven-up, elk,
rondo, buffalo meat, Chinese backgam-
mon, squirrels, monte, prairie chickens,
euchre, tame fowls of every description,
roulette, black tailed deer, ten-pins, bear
meat, chuch-a-luck, mountain sheep,
dominoes sage hen, pigeon-hole oysters,
etc.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
The Lenten Season.

The following regulations for the Len
ten Season, are issued by the Most Rev.
Archbishop McCloskey of New York.
The Archbishop also directs that every
day after mass, and every evening at
the close of the Lenten exercises, five
Peter Nosters and five Hall Mary's be
said for the Holy Father
l. ALI the week days of Lent, from
Ash Wednesday till Easter Sunday, are
fast days of precept on one meal, with
the allowance of moderate collation. in
the evening.
2 The precept of fasting implies also
that of abstinence from the use of flesh
meat But by dispensation, the use Of
flesh meat is allowed in this diocese al
the principal meal on Mondays, Tues
day, and Thursdays of Lent, with the
exception of Holy Thursday.
3. There is neither fast nor abstinence
to be observed on Sundays of Lent.
A. It is not allowed to use fish with
flesh meat at the same meal in Lent.
8. There is no prohibition to use eggs
butter, or cheese, provided the rules O
quantity prescribed by the fast be com.
piled with.
6. Lard may be used in preparing
fish, vegetables, &C., &c.
7. The church excuses from the obi
cation Of fasting, but not of abstinenc,
from flesh meat, except in special case
of sickness or the like, the followin,
classes of persons LIST, the infrm I'd
those whose duties are Of an exhaustin,
or laborious character Sd, persons VIII
are attaining their growth 4th, womel
in pregnancy or nursing infants 9Th
those who are enfeebled by old age.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

The Lewiston (Maine) Journal thinks
it has found the meanest man. A mis-
sionary travelling in Maine recently,
came to wealthy man who greeted him
with great heartiness. every man
ought to do something for the Home
Missionary cause" said the wealthy man.
81 want you to visit every man in this
parish-all can do something" ''Glad
to hear it, said the missionary, feeling
thathe had hit on great heart and a
great pocket. 81 guess 1 will take youl
subscription now" "Well," said the
rich friend of home missions, 81 can
just as well make my contribution now
as anytime. These are hard times, but
every man should do his part. BY the
way, you needn't call on my son-he's
sick, and I'll give enough for him and
me too" Visions of 800 greenbacks
fitted before the eyes of the missionary,
as the rich man drew his wallet. He
fumbled it over for while and beneath
a pile of greenbacks finally unearthed a
piece of paper money and handed it to
the missionary, saying, "God bless you. +"
Lit was o ten cent scrip I
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

The sugar crop in Jamaica this year
will be unusually large The probable
yield is estimated at 40, 900 hogsheads.
Last year it was only 80, 900 hogsheads.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

The dream story has started on its
annual journey again, coming this time
from Williamsburg, Mass. In that
quiet town lived virtuous button MAX
er, who dreamed twice, the other night,
that his dry house was on fire, and SO
arose from his couch and went to the
dry house, and, when he got there, on
fire it was, just as he had seen it in his
dreams.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

THERE are some things which will
never be hurt by falling" growled an
old man in market the other morning.
/" What's them r. inquired marketman.
" Prices" said the man " there're SO
awful slow in falling that they'll never
get smashed"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
The Irish Drama at Home

One who has been there says
Irish drama IN Ireland is in no d.
different from what it is in the
States. 1t has the same .
laundering, staggering, Joking =
ultra-patriotic heroes, who love v
and the bottle as they deteS V
and the Saxon, and who always el.
themselves at the end from nn S
difficulties, and declaim about l9s
of Ireland as the curtain desceng Is.
music of some national ar; ID
always of course, the unvaryll8 I
spy whom the Irish are perpeIuA.
covering in their most secret y.
and in all their convocatlOaS, W. :
their lot may be cast. he TallS
regularly on the Cork puu .i,
Limerick, stage as he does IN vn,i
ings and Fenian circles on ms s,
the Atlantic. Whenever he ape
is Missed and hooted at as Il ls
veritable culprit, and / have seen
and oranges hurled at him vnen ~ y
pened to play his part with any ~ Y
excellence. / was Informed ,la
the company of the Cork t9t u,
ually cast for the character Oh l ll,s
became so odious to the impet'o y.
unreasoning public that he was va y \
ed one night to jump into tns D
escape from an infuriated mOO
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

WHAT GOSSIP WILL Do. up-coun-
try paper asked its readers two weeks
ago: Has there been clandestine mar
mirage in town during the past week
Madame Rumor whispers softly as yet. "
After the whole community had specula-
ted on the mysterious affair for week,
at least five parties were pointed out as
undoubtedly the ones alluded to, this vile
newspaper came out and said that the
item had no foundation whatever, and
was only given publicity in order ia
bring before the people forcible illus.
tration of the fact that we are prone, as
people, to gossip.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

A little boy. who had new y M
the country before, wrote 40, 70 u M
in town to the effect that ''uls mi
act very badly about being nu
times; when you are alm%
they will kick the milk o 9,,' tbe
have to go to work and milk ~
over again."
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18
Over the Falls of st. Anthony.

The following story is told in the Mn
neapolis Mimi Tribune: In 1852,
while l kept the ferry across the river
here-there were no mills and no dam
on this side of the river then--there
came one June night, about midnight,
o well-known character named Michael
Hassan, who desired me to get up and
ferry him across the river. He was
quite drunk, and l refused. 1 heard
nothing more of Mickey" as he was
called, that night In the morning, how
ever, went 20 the shore to look for the
row-boat, and found it missing. 1t i'm
mediately occurred to me that Mickey
had taken it, but nothing could be found
of it on either side of the river. A
search was instituted, which did not re-
suit in finding poor Mickey, until he was
finally discovered below the Falls ON a
very small stack of logs, midway between
the cataract and Spirit Island. The
next question was as to how he was to
be rescued, as no boat and no man could
succeed in reaching him over the rapid
current. Along rope was firmly fastened
to barrel and foated down stream until
illo ItSCutlS lOltl llllll w
fasten the rope around his body and
they would haul him ashore. Mickey
deliberately made moose and slipped il
over his head. After more instruction
he finally succeeded in properly fasten-
ing it around his body, and plunged
into the current, which was so strong as
revolve him around a score of times be-
fore he reached the shore. After clear
ing himself of water, he coolly put his
hand into his pocket and drew forth q
partly filed bottle and remarked " B'ys
IL yees have dhrink ?" Taking com.
Portable dose himself, he told the story
of his having detached the boat and
rowed as he supposed to the opposite
shore, but when he ahghted he found
himself upon jam of logs in the middle
of the river and his boat slowly gliding
away. He sprang for it and succeeded
in getting into the end which was pointed
up stream, few seconds before the
other end broke over the precipice and
cast Mickey far over the undertow, into
which, if he had been cast, he would
have been crushed by the force of the
cataract. He was somewhat bruised, but
no bones were broken, and he lived
many years to retell the story to his fel
low-countrymen over many a wood-pile
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-03-18

The Rev. J. F. W. Ware WV
superstitions, says 80 Il 4
stands before a looking-glAs
woe in store /! / declare to you
all the couples I have mar IUnt
five and twenty years, | aOn o,s
one has ever turned out Osa, IN
one case where there WASH Ia s;;ir
glass at all, and where the pi 4,
had one foot in the grave anu aTl
the tartar in both eyes; anu N
blamed myself for not having a,,
moral courage to refuse 70 y ~ rs
thing to do with it but n III h
a long way at night by q tO ,.,r.ei
left in a strange house py lJs ma
while, and then finally the c y"
bled in with that vinegar-Vl5Ss"S Am
on his arm, who had ALREADY d 4,
husband, l could only gasp5; db
what 1 have got to do 2 anu w