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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20
In a Cranberry Patch.

Some years ago Mr.. Sackett was a
successful merchant in Chicago and being
known as man of generous and specu-
lative turn Of mind he was requested by
two friends of his to invest with them an
equal share in the purchase of western
land with view to its rapid increase in
price. More as an accommodation to them
than regard for the profit, he consented,
and furnishing his part they went West to
make the purchase, while he remained
at his business in Chicago. Now these
enterprising friends of his found that
they could buy up a large tract of land
near Berlin, Wis, very low by including
in it a portion of worthless swamp. They
closed the trade and in making the divi-
sion among themselves they took each a
third of the fine land and left the mud
and water for Mr. Sackett, who had never
seen the land and accepted the division
on faith in his friends and for some time
he continued to pay the taxes until he
failed in business and thinking to real
ize on the sale Of it, he went West for
that purpose, when to his dismay, he
found that far from being able to sell it,
he could not even give it away. Signing
just little at the duplicity of his friends,
who had so divided the valuable and left
him the worthless, he wandered over the
swamp, he almost disdained to call his
own and splashed through its mud and
water in desperate hopelessness. Poverty
and want, stared him in the face, when,
10, something else stared him in the face
too /; he found something upon his land
What was it -? It was not California gold
nor North Africa diamonds, neither was
it Oil, iron or coal. It was wild Gran
berries "Presto change!" Now marl
the result; that land is worth $500 PEE
acre, and he is worth half a million dol
lars. He was shrewd man, with an eye
to business and he saw at once fortune
in those Gran nberries and went to work t.
realize it by cultivation and systematic
labor, and now he has regularly traine'
brigade of children and hands to picl
, and prepare the Cranberries for market
! for which he realizes as high as $24 pc
! barrel, while the men who intended t
: play joke on him now mourn over thei
own Invaluable land and sigh for the fo1
tune their joking lost them.
This is true, and if it is not as romanli
as fiction, it has better moral.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20
THE ONE DOLLAR BILL.

How it did rain that November night !!
None of your undecided showers, with
hesitating intervals, as it were between :;
none of your mild persistent gatherings on
the roof, but regular tempest, wild de-
luge, rush of arrowy drops and thunder
of opening floods !
Squire Partlet heard the angry rattle
against the easements, and drew his snug
easy chair little closer to the fire-a
great open mass of glimmering anthracite
and gazed with sort of sleepy. refec-
tive satisfaction at the crimson moreen
curtains, and the gray cat fast asleep on
the hearth, and the canary bird rolled into
drowsy ball of yellow down on it's perch.
"This is snug," quoth the Squire. Pm
glad ] had that leaky spot in the barn roof
fixed last week. I don't object to stormy
night once in while when fellows under
cover, and there's nothing particular to be
done, Mary!'
fitting about, between kitchen and sitting
room, with great blue checked apron tied
round her waist. "I'm nearly ready tt
come i'll now, Josiah. Now, I wonder,
soto roce, eff that was really knock a
the door, or just little extra rush of tn,
wind and rain"
She went to the door, nevertheless, ant
minute or two afterwards she went t,
her husbands chair.
"Joe, dear, it's Luke Ruddilove." sh
said, half apprehensively. The Squir
never looked up from bis paper.
"Tell him he's made mistake. TIL
tavern is on the second corner beyond"
"But he wants to know if you will lem
him a dollar % said Mrs. Partlet.
"And couldn't you have told him, Nc
without the preliminary ceremony of com
ing in here to ask me? 1t is likely that
shall lend dollar or even cent to LUX
Ruddilove? Why, I had great des
better throw it among yonder red Goals
No-of course, No 2"
Mrs. Partlet hesitated.
"He looks so pinched and cold an
wretched, Josiah. He says there's nobod
, in the world to let him have cent"
gall the better for him, if he did bl
know it," sharply enunciated the Squir
"If he had come to just that patch half
dozen years ago, perhaps he wouldn't ha'
! been the miserable vagabond he is now
eve used to 90 to school together
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20
The New CHIOAGo.-Spite of the te

The New Go.-Spite of the ter
rible affection experienced few months
since by Chicago, her population is
larger by several thousand than q year
ago. It was claimed in April that full
fifteen per cent of the burnt portion of
the city had been rs3lILe, and the pa
pers now tell us that at least thirty per
cent has been rebuilt. At chat rate, by
the first of next January the greater part
Of destroyed Chicago will be restored.
And not only restored. It will be much
grander, much more healthful, and much
better adapted to the necessities of trade
and home life. Mean wooden buildings
which defaced the principal streets viii
be replaced by magnificent blocks of
brick and marble, and improvements
which were imperatively needed but
which would have been postponed fo1
years, will now be made. After all, yas
the Chicago fire Christening or dis.
| aster?
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A SMART BoY.--The Detroit Free Press
mourns the loss Of smart boy in this
manner The public will regret to learn
that the family of James Otis, Porter
street, is to remove to Saginaw, taking
young Johnny along. The boy started
out two years ago by shooting himself.
Two months after he choked himself
with fshbone. A few days after he
built fire in the barn and called out the
steamers. He then swallowed top, got
run over by an ice wagon. fell into the
river, was lost for three days, and first
and last he has been fountain of local
news, whose value can not be estimated
on slate four feet square. If the Sagi-
nav reporters only commence on him
right he will "pan out" at least three
times per week. He should be furnished
with a box Of matches, horse pistol, and
plenty OF gunpowder, and it won't dc
any harm to pat him on the back occa-
sionally and tell him that his efforts are
appreciated.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

The FARMER. According to the re-
port Of the Massachusetts Bureau of
statistics, very few farmers in Massachu-
setts are making more than living out
of their farms. The average wages of
agricultural laborers per month, with
board, is $27 without board, fS444. 80;
of women, with board, $12. without
board, 26,39. These women usually do
household and dairy work, though III
some localities women are employed in
light field labor. The laborers hired for
the season work ten hours from April
to November, and eight the rest of the
year, besides doing the chores at the
barn. Very few native, Americans are
now hired as farm laborers there are
fifty per cent of Irish, fifteen of French
Canadians, ten Nova Scotians, five o
Germans, and twenty of natives.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

A New CURE FOR BEGGING. of
the petty kings in India has proved him
self to be a shrewd statesman. He has
been troubled by swarm of beggars in
his kirgdom, and idleness was rapidly
increasing. The evil was so alarming
that he resorted tnA4rong measures to
cure it. He ordered that all paupers
found begging should at once be COM
PEELED to learn to read and write. The
law operates well in two ways. Some of
the most worthless iders prefer a little
easy work to study, and they take to
some kinds Of labor to escape begging
and it's penalty. Others are glad Of the
opportunity Of an education, and they
make intelligent and skilful laborers
The King, in his anxiety to promote
education, has also ordered that the
families who cannot well spare theil
children for school on account of pov
erty shall receive certain allowance
from the State. Light is evidently
spreading in India.
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TRUE HosP1TAL1TY.-I pray you, oh
excellent wife, cumber not yourself and
me to get curiously rich dinner for this
man and woman that have alighted at
our gate; or bed-chamber made ready
at too great a cost these things, if they
are curious in them, they can get for
few :shillings in any village; but
rather let this stranger see, if he will,
in your looks, accents, and behavior
your heart and earnestness, your thought
and will, what he cannot buy at any
price in the city, what he may well trave
twenty miles, and dine sparely, ant
sleep hardly, to behold. Let not thu
emphasis Of hospitality, be in bed ant
board but truth, and love, and honor
and courtesy, flow in all thy deeds
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

FATAI1rY.-In Chicago, on Saturday,
at an early hour, the body of man was
seen hanging from small window of a
barn in the rear of residence. Upon
examination it was found that the de-
ceased was Frand Barber, brother of the
owner of the place, with whom he resided.
He had attempted to get into tine barn
through the window, and got fastened n
so that he was unable to extricate him
self, and was literally bitten to death by
a horse that stood to the rear Of him.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

HORRIBLE. pig-drover, early in the
morning, having IN vain knocked for
admittance at the doors of a public house
near the gates of the Polish town Jaros-
law, at last bethought himself of looking
through one Of the windows, when he
was struck by most appalling sight.
There lay several horribly mutilated
corpses in pool Of blood. The landlord,
his wife, three children (the eldest OF
whom is six years Of age), and maid
servant, were found in the same room,
with bleeding wounds and broken skulls.
The whole house was in state of dis
order. The perpetrators have not been
traced as yet.
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house has risen from il and it alone. |
won't offer to pay you back, for am afraid"
he added, smilingly, the luck would sll
90 from me with it but Plltell you what
will do, Mary. l will give money and
words of trust and encouragement to some
other poor wretch, as you gave to me-" :
And Squire Partlet never knew what his
wife did with the dollar bill he gave her to
buy new piece of oilcloth.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

SwNE.-No pig ean grow rapidly on
poor food. A well-bred pig will grow
rapidly or good food-a poor-bred pig
will not and this is the real essential
difference between them. If you starve
both, the ,well-bred pig is no better than
the other. Let young pigs have all they
will eat and digest. See that they have
access to fresh water. They may not
drink much, but it should always be pro-
vided for them, no matter how sloppy
their food may be. Provide ashes, salt,
sulphur and charcoal. See that the pens
and troughs are kept clean.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

SENSIBLE IDEA.-The board of agricul-
ture of the state of Maine have decided
that one-fourth of the money received
from the state by the county agricultu-
raj societies shall be devoted to the or
ganization of farmers clubs.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

AN examination of candidates for ad-
mission to the Military Academy at West
Point, resulted in the rejection of twenty
our out Of ninety one applicants.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20
Tie Bids liz IYiirter.

| What do the birds do in winter? Many,
you know 60 South. As a general thing,
winters cold does not seem to affect those
that stay with us. The truth is, birds are
we'll guarded against cold by
their thick covering Of down and feathers,
and the quick circulation of their blood.
The chickadee is never so lively as in the
cold weather. When the thermometer is
three or four degrees below zero, it shows
by its behavior that it is pretty cold. On
such morning | have seen small flock
of them on the sunny side of a thick hem
lock, rather quiet, with ruffled feathers,
like balls of gray fur, waiting, with an oc-
casional chirp, for the suns rays to warm
them up a little sober, perhaps, but ready.
if cold continued, to get used to it. What
do they eat? Our mcrciful Father does
not leave the earth bare. There is food
enough and to spare. the seeds of the
grasses and taller summer flowers, and the
elders birches and naples furnish sup
plies that the cold and snow does nos de-
stroy; also the buds of various trees and
shrubs, for the buds do not first come in
the spring, as some people think; there are
buds all winter there are insects, too.
A sunny nook any time during the win
ter will show you variety of two-winged
flies, and several kinds of spiders, often in
numbers, and as brisk as ever. Then in the
creviees of the tree bark and dead wood
there must be something nice to be had,
judging from the activity of the chickadees,
gold-crests, and their associates. In the
winter ne mischief can be done; there il
no fruit to steal. Nothing can be destroyed
now except the farmers enemies; yet the
birds keep at work all the time. Winter
too, is favorable to sociability among birds
as among people. The chickadea th'
gold-crested wren, the white-breasted nut
hatch, and the downy wood-pecker form
a little winter clique. You do not oftel
see one of the members without one O
more of the others. No sound in natur
is more CHEEKY than the calls of littl
troop of this kind, echoing through tn
woods on still, sunny day in winter
the lively chatter Of the chickadee, th
slender centented pipe of the golden crests
f and the emphatic, business-like hank {
, the nut hatch, as they drift leisurely alon
from tree to tree.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

A Terre Haute, Ind, professional
sheep-shearer says that he has not seen
such fine feeces in the last fifteen years
es this years clip shows.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1872-06-20

An Iii nois town has two doctors who
are young women. "A great many other
towns have that many doctors who are
cid women.
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The Anti.JeWiSh Riot.

A correspondent Of the Lerant Herald
writing from Smyrna, says: "We have
passed through week of great excite
ment and anxiety at Smyrna. A few
days ago the report flew around the town
that the body of poor Christian child
of four years of age was lying exposed at
the Greek hospital, who had been tortured
and murdered by band of ferocious can
nibal Jews, who, it was declared, required
the blood of Christian child as a sacri-
fee every year at their Passover. I at
once proceeded to the Greek Hospital, as
upward of 10000 people had done before
me and, on inquiry of the surgeon found
that the death OF the child had been one
of accidental drowning.
On expressing my surprise that such a
melodramatic sort Of exhibition should
DE made over the body, the crowd being
admitted in immense numbers to inspect
and overhaul the remains, was assured
that there was no other way of counteract-
ing the effect of the fable in circulation,
and persuading the excited populace that
the child had been simply drowned and
not put to death by torture. Even as it
was, the worthy surgeon expressed his
| fear that the fanaticism of the mob would
lead to serious results, and his apprehen-
sion, unfortunately was too speedily and
sadly realized. A fearful onset was made
upon the Jews that very day. In vain
did the priests from the church pulpits
and elsewhere proclaim the truth, and as
sure the people that the child had simply
met its death by drowning. Every Jew
met with was horribly maltreated, and,
after some hours Of indcision, in which
it was vainly hoped that sober sense might
prevail, the excited Greek mob, with all
the rascality Of the town in its train, made
for the Jewish quarter, sacked the houses
murdered the inmates, and committed
other acts of brutal atrocity. Many Jew:
at length turned upon their assailants, anC
from attacked, in self defense became at
tackers. Then the fury of the Greek rab
BILE knew no bounds; men were fiendishly
beaten, women were violated, children
even were not spared, and day after da,
until Wednesday was the Jewish quar-
ter converted into a pandemonium of pill
lage, rape and murder. Not until thel
did Hamdi Pasha, Governor of Smyrna
and responsible for human life and pub
lie order within its walls; not until thel
did he advance the troops upon the seen
and quell the mob effectually. The ap
parent inaction Of Hamdi Pasha may b
explained by the fact that on Saturday h
had only $50 soldiers in the town to max
headway against 10000 of fanatical an
| exasperated Greek populace, whereas
brought in hurridly from all quarters, W
l have now eight full battalions of troop:
The result is that the rioters have hel
} their hands; the mob is kept thorough
l in check; and lamentable as what nj
3 occurred, you need have no fear of its +,
t 1ewal.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08

Through the kindness of the Sec.
rotary OF State we have received the
Registration Report Of Vermont tor
the year ending December 81. 1870.
We condense the following facts and
figures relative to Orange county
from it's pages:
BIRTHs.-WhOle number 453 ;
males 244, females 200 of American
pa, entage 3Sl, foreign 40, unknown
"a illegitimate Z; number OF plu'
rality cases (twins) IA.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. number in
Orange Go. 1876 ; Of American nativ.
ity 34S, foreign %, unknown 20.
Greatest number of marriages in any
one month was in December "a ;
smallest number was in July,S.
DEATHs.-Whole number in Or.
ange Co. 39l males o0l, females lS9,
unknown ; ages given 3S7, aggre.
gate 81 $40 years, average age 40 80 ;
l death to about 80 persons living.
Consumption caused the death of ! in
39c. One death fiOm homicide. BY
suicide changing l,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08

BARNETT. ID. Abbott has put
on an addition to hi. tannery. put
in more watts and made arrangements
ior an increase OF business.
Stilman ilazelton's lease of the
sotel expired last week, but he con
sents to hold on a few days until
xhc arrival Of s. G. Harvey, who will
silake arrangements to keep the ho
tel running.
We understand that the lOobia
factory, property OF the bankrupls
Worth 4 Gilhilih, las been set off
to j. II. Clement, who held mort.
gage Of some 100000 on the cStab.
lishment. The dwelling house on
the premises was bid OF by Lucius
Robinson, the assignee, for about
$1,000.
One day last week LyfOrd Rivers,
II years old, stole 50 in money and
was up before Justice Chadwick OF
ST. Johnsbury on Monday last On
Tuesday Sheriff Weeks took him to
Waterbury reform school, to remait
until he is n, unless sooner dis
charged BY the trustees.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08

Mesdames Woodruff and Clailin
have come to grief--having been
arrested in New York Saturday OH
a charge Of circulating obscene lit
crature. The recent absurd charges
against the honor of Henry Ward
Beccher and the vito of Theodore
TiltOn have drawn upon the heads
Of the graceless women the thund.
crs of the law, aud they passed the
Sunday in prison in default of IS
600 bail each. Blood, the reputcd
husband of Mrs. Woodruff, has also
been arrested on the complaint Of
L. &. Challis.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08

The Ethan Allen monument in the
Green Mount cemetery at Burling.
ton, which at present consists of a
tall granite column is at last to be
crowned with a marble statue ofthe
old hero, the original statue BY Mead
having been placed by the Legisla.
ture in the portico OF the capitol at
Montpelier, The model of the stat
ne, which is togho s feet in hight,
was made IN Now York, from de.
sign by Stephenson, the sculptor,
and the statue is now being cut in
Italy, from block of Cal.ara mar,
ble. ltrepresents Ethan Allen with
uplifted hand, demanding the sur.
render of Fort Ticondcroga, and
will be placed in position 10y spring.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08

Last Thursday forenoon, brake.
man on a freight train of the Bos.
ton, Concord & Montreal Railroad,
named Drew, met with a serious &C.
cident between West Rumney and
Wentworth. AS he attempted to
get down from the top of a car to go
into the saloon, he was caught by a
bridge which they entered, and was
rolled along with the CATS nearly
across the bridge, when he lost his
hold and fell through the trestle
work. No bones were broken. but
he was severely jambed and bruis
ed.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08
Local .',I,I; Items.
AbOWl Town

About Town
The election In Bradford resulted
in 25i votes being cast for the
Grant and Wilson electors 159 for
the Greeley and Brown electors;
and7 for OConOr and Adams. The
votes for Representative to Con.
gress stood, Poland 238; Pierce
143; Steele z; Mead 2; Denison i;
and there were several votes for
Representative in tho electors box.
There were 70 voters from out Of
town who cast their votes here over
80 came down from Wells River, as
they could reach this place easier by
railroad than they could reach their
own Town House. Of the votes
cast by non.residents of Bradford 81
were Democratic and "a Republi.
eau, according to the best estimate
OF people who are acquainted with
tho voters. This leaves Bradford
with .ffiy.eight majority for Grant
and Wilson. Only 139 Democratic
votes were cast; while at the Sep.
TENDER election the Democrats cast
1893 votes.
There is to be an Exhibition At
Town Hall, Bradford, Thursday
eve, November II, given by the
students of Bradford Academy aud
Union High School. The exercises
will consist of Essays. Declama
tions, Dialogues, Readings, Vocal
and instrumental Music, &c. Sun.
per in the upper Hall. Admission,
70 cts. Doors open at q o'clock
commence ut I o'clock.
Samuel Wells, Esq, the Treasur.
or of the Farmers ms. Co.. was IN
town, last week, to settle the loss by
fire on Geo. Mansions house, and
was much pleased with the work
done by our Engine Company in
saving the house, and told the Fore
man to give the company $1,000 aud
charge it to the company.
Ii the young man who took my
umbrella from the TrOttcr House,
some three weeks since, will return
1t, | will See that it is put in repair
and returned to him in season for
the next storm.
{. NJ. FRENCH.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08

WELLS RIvER.--Thc following
notice of Mrs, SIack's entertainment
Of travellers, in the house opposite
the church, recently appeared in Il
boston paper: At Wells River we
stopped at what might be termed Il
private hotel, kept by Mrs. Slack,
though she would be more appropri.
ately named Mrs. Smart. She
.ngs out no sign, but keeps such a
house that those who call Cnce arr
sire to stop there the next time. in
preference to the regular village no.
tel, am glad to cite this rs AN
example of what woman and a
widow may do without waiting for
woman suffrage or anything of the
sort; and are there not many places
where women who think they see
Nething to do, might follow this
example.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-08
JOHN BAILEY, Jr.,
Licensed Auctl0neer,
Newbury, VI.
s. II. Guilds Estate.

VNHE SUBSCRIBERS. having been appoint
L ed by the Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Bradford, Commissioners. TO
receive. examine, and adjust all claims and
demands of all persons, against the estate OF
s. II. Guild late of Thetford in said District,
deceased represented insolvent. and the term
of six months from the goth day of Oct, 1877,
being allowed by said Court to the creditors
of said deceased, to exhibit and prove their
respective claims before us /; Give notice, that
we will attend to the duties of our appoint
ment at the dwelling house of Mrs. Susan
Guild in Thetford in said District on the 3Oth
day of Nov. and April next, at one o'clock. in
the afternoon. of each OF said days
I; n TAfLox. Commissioners.
Tletford, Oct. 90, a. D. lE2.-aiw3.