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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20
Humorous Headings,

How to make clean sweep-wasl
him.
Young lies had better be fast asleeE
than fast awake.
The drunkards week is made up O.
Thrist-days.
The bitter end-the last halffinch of 1
penny cigar
II your tent is not waterproof yor
should pitch it,
When is a small baby like a big bank
er? When he is wroth-child.
'Oh for thousand tQngues!a said the
lad when lie erawied into a molasses bar
rel,
'Let the toast be, dear woman" as
the man said to his wife when he wanted
20 eat it all himself.
A poor sick man, with a mustard
plaster ON him, said: ''If | should eat
a loaf of bread I'd be a live sandwich. y
The man who by mistake took drink
from bottle of mucilage says he has
felt ''stuck-up" ever since.
A prominent fire insurance company
of Philadelphia, noted for its care in
taking risks, is said to insure chiefly pig
iron and graveyards.
The correspondent who wishes to
know when Fast day is, is notified that
the day in which we live is about as fast
a day as any the world has known.
A Western editor, who doesn't know
much about farming anyway, suggests
that for garden making cast-iron back,
with a hinge in it, would be an improve
ment on the spinal column now in use
Johnny was telling his ma how he was
going to show off when he gets to be a
man. His ma asked; Johnny, what
do you expect to do for a living when
you get to be a man 2" "Well, I reck-
on I'll get married and board with wite's
pa"
A married lady complained that her
husband had i'll treated her. Her father.
hearing of it, boxed her ears. "Tell
him" said the father, that if he heats
my daughter, I'll beat his wife. Rath-
er pleasant prospect for the lady.
4 lady OF our acquaintance, who has
a pretty hand, is ANXIOUS to learn wheth-
er people are more liable than common
to ''burn their fingers" if they happen to
be taper ones. We can not say, but we
have advised her not to let spark get
get at them.
The Rev. Nathaniel Mike, minister
of Crossmichael (1730-81, talked to his
people from the pulpit with amusing
familiarity Expounding a passage in
Exodus, he proceeded thus: "'And
the Lord said unto MQses'-sneck that
door. I'm thinking if ye had to sit be-
side that door yourself ye wadna be sac
ready leaving it open! 1t was just be-
side that door that Yedam Tamson, the
bellman, got his death o cauld; and I'm
sure, honest man, he didn't let it stap
mucRIe open. And the Lord said unto
Moses'-I see a man aneath that laft
with his hat on. I'm sure ye'rc clear o
the soogh O the door. Keep aft your
bannet, Thomas; and if yer bare pow
be cauld ye maun iist git gray worset
wig like mysel. They're no sac dear
plenty of them at Bob Gillespie's for
tenpence. The reverend gentleman
then proceeded with his discourse.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20
3Iutland gailn Aerald.
THE RUTLAND HERALD
FRIDAY, JUNE IA, 1872.
HarbarOus Treatment OF the Conn
TMunistS.

The Thiers government has not yet
recovered from the fright by the Com
mune. 1t is still Furnishing the members
of that revolutionary league, without
mercy and without reason. The courts
are daily called ON to condemn men,
whose only crime is that of once having
worn the uniform Of the Commune,
though they would long since have
ceased to be dangerous, if full amnesty
had been granted them after the fall of
Paris. They were hurried into revolt
by the wild fury of the times, rather
than by any settled hostility to an es-
tlbhshed government. The severe pun
ishment inflicted upon them will make
more converts to communists principles
than all the harangues of living adyo-
Gates In many cases the treatment of
the Communists prisoners, before being
brought to trial, has been worthy the
days of the Bastile. Such 2 policy is
as far from being wise as humane.
In what striking contrast does its author
stand to- Roscl the young and brilliant
leader of the Commune, who, in the last
letter he wrote PrcyioUs to his execution
addressed to his friends these noble
words-I charge you, if ever tic party
which l have supported should attain
power. and if it should threaten its adj
yersaries with its vengeance, to make
Il se of this letter, to tell them that, AT
my last hour, | earnestly ask those who
have the honor to defend liberty not to
avenge its victims; that would be un7
worthy of lihertey, and of us who are
dead" Could not rhiers learn both
wisdom and humanity from this his
most illustrious victim?
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

The PLATFoRMs.-It will be remem-
bered that early in the campaign, before
any nominations weremadc, tie Tribune,
Mr.. Greeley being its editor, laid down as
a law of its future conduct, that, in case
one party should endorse protection and
the other should not, the Tribune would
cast in its fortunes with the former.
Now, just that contingency has harden
ed into fact. The Philadelphia platform
is decidedly hightariff, while the Gin
cinnati is not. The contingency having
now arrived, let Us her from Mr.. Gree
ley himself on the subject.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

THE BALLOT Box IN TIE HOUSE OF
LORDS. midnight on Monday even
inc the House of Lords, after s protrac-
ted debate, came to vote on the ballot
bill The bill was passed to a second
reading by a vote of eighty-six against
ffty-six. 1t ought to be remembered
that the bill has already passed through
the House of Communs. The fact is
1hat the ballot, which was at one time
grand party cry in England, has ceas-
ed of late years to command any very
general interest. 1t is kind of fore
gone conclusion that the ballot must
pass into law. Mr. Gladstone, who was
long opposed to it, has become con
vert, and has lent it lukewarm sup
port. But it was matter of common
talk during its passage through the
lower House that the debates on the
ballot were, of all others, the dullest,
the most uninteresting and the least
cared for 1t is not by any means GER
tail that the Lords will pass the bill to
a third reading. 1t is just as likely as
not that they will throw it out. 1t is
certain, however, that if the bill is voted
down in the upper House, the Commons
will send it tupto them again next session.
Tlere is a reasonable presumption that,
as the bill has so often been approved
by the Commons, and as it is certain
to come up again and again, the Lords
may agree to make the experiment. The
ballet bill once passed into law, England
win be one stage nearer the Republican
goal
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN
Destruction of the Gern.s of Disease

As the result of series of experiments
on the destruction of low forms of life
by heat, DIR. Grace Calver demonstrates
that the germs of disease will withstand
a temperature of three hundred degrees
Fahrenheit. Exposure to such a heat as
this Injuries the fbres of all kinds of
cloths so seriously that they are unfit for
further use. 1t is, therefore evident
that the mere agency of heat cannot be
depended upon for the destruction of the
germs of corpuscles attached to the
clothing of persons who have suffered
from any contagious disease. The ne
cessity for change in opinion regarding
the power of chlorine gas to accomplish
this purpose is urged in a recent report
of the New York Board of Health on
the disinfection of clothing and rooms
that have been exposed to contamination
by small pox In the report in question
carholic acid is especially recommended
for the disinfection of clothing and bed
ding, and sulphurous acid gas, prepared
by burning sulphur, for the disinfection
OF rooms. The latter substance especial
ly seems to have the power of utterly
destroying the germs of smallpox, while
chlorine frequently fails altogether or
only accomplishes the object in an i'm
perfect manner.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

GENEVA ARBITRATION. In a special
telegram to the New York Times, from
London, the statement is made, on the
most trustworthy authority, that the
English Cabinet confidently expects that
the requested adjournment of the Gene
va Board will be conceded On the
other hand, comes q statement from
Washington to the effect that our Gov
ernment has resolved to resist any such
demand The only comfort that can be
extracted from the present state of dis
fracting uncertainty about the fate of
the Treaty is to be found in the fact
that so far as the proceedings at Geneva
are concerned, the suspense will soon be
over
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

Capt CoLvoooREssES. Capt. George
Colvocoresses of the United States Navy
who was found brutally murdered last
week at Bridport, Conn, was, as we have
already stated, appointed to the United
States Navy from Vermont. Captain
Colvocoresses was native of Scio, an
island of Greece, and at the time of the
terrible sacking of that island by the
Turks in 1922, managed to escape to a
ship, and thence to this country. These
interesting facts having been brought to
the knowledge of the late Captain Alden
Partridge, the founder and then in
charge of the Military Academy at Nor
wich, in this State, he generously adopt
ed and educated him. In 1882 Captain
Partridge procured for him an appoint
ment in the Naval Acade at An
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20
RESaIT TTIO<S.

Hes0}ccd, That the Democracy of Yer
mont assembled in convention to elect
DELEGATES to the National Convention at
Baltimore. recognizing the recent changes
in the nature ana constitution of the gov
eTnmcnt. are ready to cooperate with all
those who favOrlimited and localized GOV
ernments and who seek to retain the cN"r-
else by Congress of absolute power, to pre-
vent private and party legislation, to re
strain the growth of vast corporations. and
to work q permanent civil service reform.
ReS0lred, That the platform OF priHci-
pies adopted by the recent Cincinnati con-
NentiOn. indicates progress of public Opin-
ion. presents sound views of government,
and that all patriotic citizens may and,
should unite upon that platform. 50 wen
calculated to restore an honest admins
tratiGn. and enforce the OBLIGATIONS OF the
constitution, and our delegates are in
structcd to secure, if possible, the triumph
. of those principles and to support any
candidate representing them. who shall
meet the approval of the Democracy In
National Convention assembled.
They were loudly applaudcd, and on
motion of Mr. Smalley, were adopted.
Stephen J. Meancy Of New York, was
then introduced and addressed the con-
ventiOn at length upon the political top
ics of the day, after which the conyen-
tlOn adjourned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

MAST ON SUMNER. Mast pays his
respects to Mr. Summers speech in this
weeks Harpe1"s. His cartoon repre-
sents the 'long bow" of the Massachu-
sctts Senator breaking in his hands, and
the arrow, pointed with spite and wing
ed with malice and hate, dropping harm
less to the ground. No less true to the
facts of Gov. Hoffman, drawing on his
kids, with the inscription: ga white
glove often conceals a dirty hand"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

napolis, and since that time he has served
in the United States Navy. Captain
Colvocoresses distinguished himself dur
ing the late war, and received, as we are
informed, some $4,000 as his share of
prizes captured. At the time of his de-
cease he was a member of the Naval-Re-
tiring Board at New York.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

SUNDAY IN CAvRNDIsH.- opera
tives in Fitton's & Whipples factories
at Cavendish indulged in another OF theil
big rows on Sunday, with such conse-
quences as black eyes, broken noses, miss
ing ears, gun-shot wounds, etc. The
town authorities are at last determined
to put stop to such occurrences, and
to that end have caused the arrest of
nine of the ringleaders and are after
Others who have left the place. The
sheriff who went among them to make
the arrests was set upon and badly beat
en- before help came to his relief.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

CRoP Prospects Crop reports re-
ceived from all sections of the country
say there is very little winter-kllled
wheat. From Illinois the reports of
winter wheat are very good, from Michi-
gan poorer, Ohio fair. In California,
we are informed, the acreage planted
has been largely increased, and the ap-
pearance of the crop is excellent. From
the South reports are very favorable,
and new wheat has already made its APP
pearance in Atlanta and Chattanooga.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

ACCIDENT. On the morning of June
4th, Mr.. William r. Marsh, of Cabot,
had his right leg shockingly smashed by
the accidental discharge of gun. Drs.
Wiswell and Wallace attended ON him
Immediately. They took from the leg
sixteen pieces of bone. Three inches of
the large boneis entirely gone.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY The
semi-annual meeting of this society will
be held at Brattleboro, Wednesday and
Thursday, June Goth and 9th, com
mencing at 10 o'clockp. m, Wednesday.
On Wednesday evening an address will
be delivered by DR.. S. t. Brooks, Vice
President, of st. Johnsbury.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

A GENEROUS GIFT.-Mr. Henry G.
Mutt, formerly of Montpelier, but fol-
many years a resident of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, has presented the Methodist So
ciety of Montpelier, with one thousand
dollars to procure bell for their new
church edifice.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

REpUDIATEs. - General Bartlett of
Pittsfield, Mass, will probably in few
days publish letter repudiating his
proclaimed connection with the Greeley
movement. He will vote for Grant un-
less Adams is nominated at Baltimore.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

REFUNDED. Treasurer Page re-
ceived Tuesday, Treasury warrant
from Washington for $56,502 .19, in
liquidation of our State War claims
against the Government
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

MONTPELIER & BLACK RIVER RAIL
RoAD.-Mr Stearns, the chief engineer
of this road will proceed at once with
the survey of the Moscow route. 1t was
the Witham route which has been found
impracticable and not the Elmore Pond
route, as has been previously announced.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20

CONTINENTAL FERROTYPE co.
~ 213 Center Street, Rutland, VT,
Up one Short flight of Stairs. Sign of the
Flag.
large picture for sxi0 frame, Sl-o8
full length pictures, as
4half length pictures, "a
album size pictures, 10
Additional charges for small children, &C
cording to time and expense.
PICTURE FRAMES
Constantly on hand at the lowest posssi-
price. Rooms open day aDdSeyening-
22wtf iE. o. WORMELL, Manager,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
Fruits Preserved by Driving.

At Vineland, where over tract of
fifty square miles, with nearly ten thou
sand inhabitants, there is not a single
groggery or other place where intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold, and where people
go to bed without locking their doors,
they have put in practice method of
preserving a considerable part of the
abundant fruits, and even some part of
the roots, which their soil produces, in
such manner that they may be sent to
distant climates. The larger fruits are
sliced and dried by rapid evaporation,
with artificial heat, and the smaller fruits
are dried whole. The eggplant, the
apple, the peach, the pear, the tomato,
and the sweet potato are sliced in this
manner, while the raspberry, the straw
berry, the grape, and even the cranberry
are dried entire. The advantage of such
process in a region where such vast
quantities of fruit are produced as in
Vineland, is manifest. Most fruits are
rapidly perishable in their natural state,
and this method, when the market is
over-supplied, projects them into the
following season. At Vineland they are
conveyed in loaded wagons, over the
smoothest roads that can be imagined, to
the drying, or, as it is there called, the
dehydrating establishment, and there is
no longer any danger of their spelling
on the owners hands The vineyards OF
Vineland at present cover large tracts,
and the cultivation extends from year to
year. The peach orchards are extensive
and produce the finest of fruit, and the
pear-tree nowhere hourishes better, and
nowhere produces fruit of better quality
None of the trees, however, of any sort
are older than the date of this remarka-
BILE colony, the history of which begins
in 1861. 1t is now full of neat house!
and productive gardens, bordering broad
avenues and streets. planted with shade
trees which grow rapidly in the loose
soil, and every year it sends its grapes by
tons to the markets of Philadelphia ant
New York.-NeD York Paper
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
Died Yesterday.

"Died yesterday" Who died2 Per-
haps it was gentle babe-one whose
laugh was as the gush of summer rills
lettering in the bower of roses-whose
little life was perpetual litany, May
time crowned with the passion of flowers
that never fade. Or mayhap it was
youth, hopeful and generous, whose path
was hemmed by flowers, with not SER
soul painted for communion with the
great and good, and reached forth with
earnest struggle for the guerdon in the
distance. But that heart is still now; he
"died yesterday"
"Died yesterday" Ayoung girl, pure
as the orange-howers that clasped her
forehead, was stricken down as she stood
at the altar and from the dim aisle of
the temple she was borne to the "garden
of the sfumberers" A tall, crowned
man, girt with the halo of victory, and
at the days close, under his own vine
and fig tree, fell to dust even as the an
them trembled upon his lips; and he,
too, was laid "where the rude forefath-
ers of the hamlet sleep" An ancient
patriarch, bowed with age and cares,
even as he. looked out upon the distant
hills for the coming of the angel host,
sank into q dreamless slumber, and on
his door-post is written, "Died yester-
day"
"Died yesterday" Daily men, women,
and children are passing away, and
hourly, in some graveyard, the soil is
flung upon the dead. AS often in the
morn we find some flower that blushed
sweetly in the sunset has withered up
forever; so daily, when we rise from the
bivouac to stand against our posts, we
miss some brother soldier, whose CHEEKY
cry in the sieges and struggles of the
past has been as fire from Heaven upon
our hearts.
Each day some pearl drops from the
jewel thread of friendship-some Tyre to
which we have been won't to listen has
been hushed forever. But wise is he
who mourns not the pearl and music
lost for life with him shall pass away
gently, as an eastern shadow from the
hills, and death be a triumph and gain.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31

Waste of wealth is sometimes re-
trieved; waste of health, seldom but
the waste of time, never.
True courage is cool and calm. The
bravest of men have the least of brutal,
bullying insolence, and in the very time
of danger are found the most serene and
free.
Let us take care how we speak of those
who have fallen OH life's field. Help
them up-not heap scorn upon them. We
did not see the conflict. We do not know
the scars.
He who betrays another's secret be-
cause he has quarreled with him was
never worthy of the sacred name Of
friend breach of kindness on one side
will not justify breach of trust on the
other.
To understand the world is wiser thar
to condemn it, to study the world is bet
ter than to shun it; to use the world il
nobler than to abuse it; to make the
world better, lovelier and happier is the
highest work of man.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-10-31
How he Proposed,

A story is told of preacher who lived
about forty years ago. He was a bach
elor, and we could write his real name,
but prefer to call him Smith. He resist
ed many persuasions to marry, which his
friends were constantly making, until he
had reached tolerably advanced age,
and he. himself began to feel the need of,
or, at least, to have new ideas of the
comfort of being nursed with woman's
gentle care. Shortly after entering one
of his circuits, a maiden lady, also ofripe
years, was strongly recommended to him,
and his friends again urged that he had
better get married, representing that the
lady named would probably not refuse
to accept him, notwithstanding his re-
puted eccentricities.
"Do you think tho?" responded the
dominic, for he Gerry perceptibly lisped ;
"then I'll go and thee her"
He was man of his word. His ring
at the door-bell was answered by the
serving-maid.
9TH NTH P within 7" briskly but
calmly asked the lover.
"Yes, Sir. Will you walk in?"
"No, thank you. Be kind enough to
thay to NTH P that with to thpeak
to her moment"
Miss P appeared, and repeated the
invitation to walk in.
"No, thank you; I'll thoon explain
my buthiness. I'm the new preacher
Pm unmarried. My friendth think I'd
better marry. They recommend you fol
my wife. Have you any objection y
"Why, really, Mr.. SIN"
There-don't anthwer now. Will cal
thith day week for your reply. Good
day"
On that day week he reappeared at the
door Of Miss P-'s residence. 1t was
promptly op ,ned by the lady herself.
"Walk in, Mr.. Smith"
"Can not, ma'am. Have not time
Start on my circuit round III halt al
hour. Ith your anthwer ready, ma'am =
"Oh, do walk in, Mr.. Smith.
"Can't indeed, ma'am. Pleath anthwel
me-Yeth or No"
"Well, Mr.. Smith, it is very serious
matter. IshOuld not Ike to get Out Of tn
aoaV Of Providence"
81 perfectly understand yOu, Mill
P. We will be married thith da,
week. will call at thith hour. Pleatl
be ready, ma'am.'
He called on that day week, at tha
hour. She was ready; they were mar
ried, and lived happily several years.