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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15
A SC8IDENG.
AND WHAT CAME or IT.
A story for Hot weather.
BY ELIZABETH LAWRENCE.

BY ELIZABETH LAWRENCE.
The brOiling sun poured down over
the town and even the shady street with
the elm avenue was breathleSsly hot
Inside the WestOn's old fashioned frame
house. however, there was a sense of
freshness, and the broad matted hall,
with cane seats and the huge bowl Of
pond lilies on the marble table, was a
place where, if there was any GOODNESS
to be had. You were sure to find it. Mrs.
Weston and the girls were up stairs in
white frilled dressing jackets and petit
coats, fitting in and out of the large,
shaded bedrooms, and backward and
forward across the upper hall, putting
the finishing touches to their prepara-
tons for journey which the girls had
caused their father to substitute for
their usual quiet stay at home place
among the hills not more than two hours
from home.
Mr.. Weston was a successful lawyer,
devoted to his profession, and never 50
happy as when he was going on in the
beaten track, home to l o'clock dinner,
home again to o'clock tea, out again
to his office after tea, and back again by
8 at the latest. When he was young
man, he had been half over the world,
and he knew his own country pretty
thoroughly east of the Mississippi, but
to his thinking no spot on earth was
quite so delightful as the elm shaded
city where he had lived nearly all his
life.
1t was not a large family. There
were only the two girls at home and one
son, James Weston who was married
and living in New York. Jenny and
Lily were as unlike as possible in APP
pearance, Jenny, whom her father
called Jenny Wren, rather short and
| quite plump with brown hair and eyes,
rosy cheeks and a cherry-lipped mouth
which seemed to laugh much more than
most peoples, and fortunately could
show lovely white teeth, and a sweet,
bright, goOd-tempered expression which
quite made you forget gery pug nose.
Lily was the beauty of the family, and
Jenny took immense pride and delight
in her tall, graceful figure, abundant
golden hair, pure satin-like skin with
the faintest tinge of pink in the cheeks,
and large, clear violet-blue eyes. MY
tall white Lily" she used to call her
sister who had sometimes look of fra
gile delicacy to alarm one, and, though
not i'll, was never very strong, and was
taken care of at home as if she had been
piece of fine old china.
Both the girls were like their mother
from whom Jenny had got her plump,
rounded figure, and Lily her golden hair
and violet eyes and delicate, straight
features.
''Come, girls" said Mrs. Weston, as
the black laundress with her face shin
ing like ebony brought up great pile
of snowy whiteness hot from the iron,
you must leave packing these things
till afternoon, and get ready for dinner
now, for you know how your father dis
likes waiting. | do wish he would carry
an umbrella when the sun is so hot. I'm
always afraid of his getting sun
stroke"
This is his last day of it, mother,
and before we get back the weather
will be cool trent you glad were
going tomorrow Think of the White
Mountains and Mount Desert and Mag
ara!' and Jenny gave little squeal OF
delight.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1872.
The Gold Rule.

The lust for gold and wealth is dan
gerous to its pursuers. What yelled
talsehoods daily pass between buyer and
seller. Tricks and base contriyances
abound daily on every hand, that one
may reap profit ut anothers expense.
Artificial means are conjured up, that
credit may be inflated beyond its honest
proportions, each one lending himself to
the general fraud for the hope of reach
ing.personal gain. Great care is used in
the drafting Of deeds-nicety in the state
ment of contracts to keep honorable
men from defrauding honorable men. A
few pages of our statute book prescribes
the penalty of crimes, but it takes large
libraries of law to settle questions which
the cupidity and grasping dishonesty of
these men raise.
Never, perhaps, did the lust of gold
rule the world more despotically, or
were the hearts of men in greater dan
ger from it than to-day. Everything
seems in bondage to the bankers pen.
A few Jewish money changers now de-
eide the destinics of Europe, and in our
own land, where the harvests of free
dom were sown by the frugal hands of
cur simple ancestors, the prosperity of
the nation is estimated in dollars and
cents. 1t is not the voice of one party
or another but of the nation. Every
thing is reduced to the mean scale of
low utilitarianism, and all are inquiring,
What shall we eat What shall we
drink, and wherewithal shall we be
clothed?' Some may consider this as a
sign of the march to civilization and
point out to the white banner of peace
planted by the hand of a more cunning
avarice. Advantages may rebound from
it, bat it is questionable whether a man
should become the slave of sordid pelf,
or to live life bound upon the next
moments price. In this day and age of
lust of power through gold it behooves
all to look with anxious eye toward the
future of our land, lest corruption, inn
purity and gold shall become the ruling
power, as they are fast becoming the
ruling passion among men.
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Selections.

Face all things, even adversely is
polite to a mans face.
From friends we learn what We
should be, from enemies what we are.
The laugh comes Of quite as good 81
family as knowledge.
If thy conscience slaite thee once. IL
is an admonitiOn if il smites thee twice.
il is condemnation.
The blossom cannot tell what be-
comes Of its Odor. and no man can tell
what becomes of his influence and eX-
ample, that roll away from him and 60
beyond his ken on their peTiious mis-
sion.
1t is much easier to think right with
out doing right. than to do right without
thinking right. Just thoughts may. and
often do, fail of producing just deeds:
but just deed are sure 10 beget just
thoughts.
If We think of religion only as a
means of escaping what We call the
wrath to come, we shall not escape il
we are already under it, we are under
the burden OF death, for we care only
for ourselves Froude.
In science. read. by preference. the
newest books; in literature. the oldest.
The classic literatures is always modern.
New books revive and decorate old
ideas: old books suggest and inyigorstc
new IDEAS Bulwer.
Nature is the only workman 10
whom no material is worthless. the only
chemist in whose laboratory there are no
waste products, and the only artist
whose fertility of invention is ineXhaLst-
Idle
The art Of conversation consists In
the exercise Of two fine qualities. You
must originate. and you must sympa-
thizc: You must possess. at the same
fimc. the habits of communicating and
listening. The union is rare but irrcsis-
tible.-l Froude.
They wrong man greatly who say
he is to be seduced by ease. Difficulty.
abnegation. martvrdom. death. are al
lurements that act on the heart of man
Kindle the inner genial life Of him, and
you have flame that burns u3 all lower
considerations Carlyle.
Infinite toll would not enable you Ia
sweep away a mist: Int ascending a lit
tie. Won may look over it altogether So
il is with our moral improvement. We
wrestle fiercely with a vicious habit.
which would have no hold upon rs if We
assembled into a higher moral atmos-
phere.
The only way 20 meet affiiction is to
pass through it solemnly, slowly, with
humanity and faith, as the Israelities
passed through the sea. Then its very
waves of misery will divide, and become
to us wall on the right side and on the
left, until the gulf narrows and narrows
before our eyes, and we land safe on the
opposite shore Miss MulOch.
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visable, will exercise the constitutional
privilege of interposing veto to defeat
measures which / oppose But all laws
will be faithfully executed, whether they
meet my approval or not"
This is sensible, as Mr.. Greeleys new
doctrine is not. 1t conforms exactly to
the letter and spirit of the Constitution,
Mr.. Greeley, as a candidate, pledging
himself not to do what the Constitution
directs the President to DO, furnishes at
least one good reason why the people
should not elevate him to this high Office.
He tell them in just so many words that
he should decline, in reference to rev.
enue legislation, to perform one of the
duties which the Constitution imposes
upon him. The better way will be not
to give him the opportunity of thus VIC
lating his official oath.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

Personally. E. A. Pond, whose
name appears in a published list of the
officers of the Greeley and Brown Club
of Rutland, authorizes us to state that
his name was used without his consent,
and that he is not member. of the club
even. He desires his name erased from
their records as an officer of the club.
viii the Secretary please take notice
DR.. Pond further says that, while he has
sympathized with the Greeleymovement,
in a measure, he is now done with it en-
tirely, and will vote with the Repub-
licans. This change of sentiment, in his
case, has been caused by a short CONVEX
sation with friend, just from North
Carolina, who has, as an eye witness,
given him the true state of affairs in
that State, the issues brought up by the
election, just passed, etc. How many
more names are there on the list of Gree
ley and Brown officers, that are there
without leave or license? We think
there are many others.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15
Republican Meeting at Rupert.

On Tuesday evening last a large and
enthusiastic Republican meeting was
held at the Town Hall, in Rupert. At
an early hour the citizens of Rupert and
the adjoining towns in Vermont and
New York, began to assemble till the
hall was literally packed to its fullest
capacity.
Jonas Wilder, Esq, presided, who, in
calling the meeting TO order, made a
brief address ON the issues of the present
political canvass.
Henry Clark of Rutland, then adj
dressed the audience on the political top
les, more especially on the subject of
the protective tariff and free trade. as
represented by the two parties now be
fore the people.
Col. Charles II. Joyce then addressed
the assembly for two hours upon all the
varied issues of the present contest. re-
peliing the ISLANDERS against the Presi-
dent and constructing thepresent position
Of the two candidates presented to the
! people for their suffrages. He held the
close attention of his audience to the
close, Notwithstanding crowded state
of the house and the oppressive heat Of
the weather.
At the conclusion three hearty cheers
were given for Grant and Wilson, also
for the speakers. The meeting was en-
thusiastic and developed what such gath
erings have everywhere developed in
/ Vermont, that large majority Of the
people are loyal to the republican party
and its principles and indicate that there
viii be but a small following after the
Liberal Republican party in the State.
FRANKLIN COUNTY GREELEY CONVEX
TIoN AT SHELDoH.-The Liberal Repub-
licans and Democrats Of Franklin Coun-
ty met at Sheldon. on the 9Th, fin con
ventions Victor Atwood Of ST. Albans
/ presided over the Democrats, and VIM.
/ II. Blake, of Swanton, over the Liberals.
About 500 persons were present in all.
A conference committee of 36 from each
/ convention were appointed TO present
candidates Denomination, and the follow
ing ticket was presented and put in
nomination
For Senators.-O. :. Rixford of High
gate, Jasper Rand of st. Adams, Charles
. ROvce of Richford.
States Attorney. c. Stafford of ST.
Adams.
Judge Of Probate-M. W Bailey, Of
ST. Adams.
Assistant Judges-Hiram B. Soule Of
ST. Adams. A. s. Ladd of Enosburgh
Sheriff-D. [. Smith Of Bakersfield
High Bailiff-H. II. Rawson of Mont
gomery.
All the above are Liberals excepting
two or three.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

IMPORTANT To INVESTORS. We pub
fish in to-day's issue the advertisement
Of the Arkansas State loan, issued in ia
vor of the Arkansas Central Railway.
These bonds are being offered at 20 cents
and accrued interest, making them one
of the most valuable securities now
placed upon the market. The loan is
duly and legally sanctioned by a vote of
the people, expressed through the ballot
box. at their election in November. 1868.
The bonds are also endorsed by the Ar
kansas Central Railroad Company, which
endorsement is property secured as "a
mortgage in each county through which
the line passes.
THE ARKANSAS CENTRAL RAILROAD
extends from the city of Helena, on the
Mississippi river-tbe second largest city
in the State-to Little Rock. the capital
"a distance of one hundred miles. A
branch fifty miles in length viii connect
the main line with Pine Bluff, the third
commercial city of importance in the
State. Passing as the road does through
a country well populated, highly pro-
ductiye, and connecting the three larg-
est cities in the State, with its eastern
terminus at Helena, the only place on
the western bank of the Mississippi riy-
er, between st. Louis and the Gulf of
Mexico, that is not subject TO yearly
overflow, demand exists from this road
which is unsurpassed. Seventy miles OF
road have been graded, bridged, tied and
ready for the rails. Forty-four miles Of
road are now in operation. The road Is
being pushed rapidly forward to com
pletion.
The price now placed upon this loan Is
seventy cents and accrued interest, al
which price they will net the holder
nearly eleven per cent. per annum.
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come here TO spend his summer months
for, said stranger to me the other day.
"Hell is only two feet below the surface
here anywhere. "
Yours, &c,
''lERMoNTER AWAY FROM HONE"
Aug. 5, 1872.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

HowE's CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE. =
This establishment, it will be seen by
our advertising columns, visit Rutland
September 9th. Read the following
notice of them from the Boston Journal :.
''This establishment made a magnifi-
cent procession yesterday through some
of the principal streets, attracting uni
versal admiration among the many per-
sons who witnessedit. The performances
in the enormous marques, erected on
the old Fair Grounds were witnessed by
large and delighted crowds, who were
loudly demonstrative in their applause
of the various acts, and the wonderful
and thrilling feats of Molock in the den
with the tigers, hyenas, ETC., etc"
Other exchanges speak in'high terms
of this circus and menagerie.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

ADvERTIsE.-Noww when trade is dull,
is the proper time to invest few dol
lars in advertising goods and prices.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

the happiest man living. VIII you try !"
Oh, potent remedy stronger than all
the salvolatile or valerian, in all the
chemists shops in New York! As
he waited the sobs ceased, one plump,
dimpled hand stole into his, and from
the depths of the velvet cushion, a soft
little Eyes" rose to his listening ear
We leave our readers to imagine the
talk that followed Enough to say that
Fanny's matchmaking, though unpre-
mediated, was altogether successful, and
that Jenny went to the White Noun
tains and Niagara the very next summer,
when everybody was well and happy
and good natured; but there was a we'd
ding first in the old church on the
green. and this time the travelling party
consisted of only two persons, who were
all the world to each other, and Jenny
was Jenny Weston no longer, but Mrs.
George Leroy.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

STATE PRIsoN. -The committee ap-
pointed Ivy the Governor on changing
the site Of the State Prison. met at
Windsor last Thursday, Messrs. Henry
Lane, \. r. Camp, r. J. SAKE and VIII
liam Harris, Jr The committee looked
over the present prison grounds at
Windsor. They propose to visit Barre,
Isle La Motto and West Rutland, and
look over The situation Of these several
points for the location of the prison.
should il be removed The committed
will probably commence their tour of
inspection on Tuesday Of this week.
visiting Rutland last We would sug-
gest that a committee Of our citizens.
knowing the interests and workings of
the marble trade, should be appointed to
meet them and give them such informa-
ton as they desire. This is an import
ant question and should not be left with
out attention, as many things have been
driven away from Rutland by inatten-
ton of its citizens. Courtesy if not in
terest demands that some movement be
made either on the part Of the authorit-
les, or citizens to meet this committee.
and we have made these suggestion for
the consideration of our people.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

FIRE IL WooDFoRD--About three
o'clock on Monday morning last, gro
Gerry store located in Woodford Hollow.
and owned by T. r. Smith, was discov-
cred on fire. Several persons residing
in the immediate vicinity were aroused,
but could do nothing to stay the progress
of the confagration. The store, with
its contents, was entirely destroyed, also
dwelling house adjoining, the family
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15

saving little more than their clothing
and a portion of their household effects.
Loss, $500.
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day Bridget made a mustard plaster in
one of my best embroidered. pocket
handkerchiefS, and when | found it out
she said, 'Shure the doctor tOuld me TO
put it in fine muslin. This room needs
sweeping dreadfully. but / couldn't bear
to have it done this morning, for she
makes such a clatter whenever she
moves that only long to get her out of
the way. And, Jenny, won't you brush
my hair for me? Bridget makes my
head ache so, and won't you see that the
children are properly dressed when they
wake up, and do 90 into the kitchen and
see what sort of a dinner cook has got
up for James and George" George
Leroy was Fanny's brother and James
partner, and lived with them y ''And
oh Jenny, the doctor said | was to have
beef tea once in two hours, but | can't
take the stuff that cook makes"
Jenny didn't wonder as she saw the
uninvIting greasy mess standing on the
table. She put away the stray jewelry,
shut and fastened a cracking blind
which kept letting in a swaying ray of
sunlight across the wall just opposite
the bed, gathered the sticky glasses and
spoons and napkins together, and ran
down stairs with them, coming back
with few bright verbenas she had
found in the yard. These she arranged
on little table, and then brushed and
combed Fanny's thick, light hair so
gently, and with such magnetic fingers,
that by the time she got it braided into
two lang tails, Fanny was nearly asleep.
Then, leaving things in order, Jenny
ran up stairs for peep at her pets,
whom she heard beginning to stir about,
after their nap, in the nursery overhead.
Dora, the eldest, was three years old,
and remembered Aunt Jenny, and came
gladly forward to be kissed and petted,
but Jamie and baby both ''made strange"
as the nurse said, and Jenny could only
hope for better acquaintance in future,
as Jamie hid his rosy face in AIMS
skirts whenever she looked at him, and
Lily puckered her little mouth ominous-
" when she tried to take her.
She couldn't stay long with them,
however, for Fanny's beef tea was on
her mind, and she went down to the
kitchen to see about it. Fresh beef-tea.
as everyone knows, can't be made in a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
The following table shows the highest and lowest
prices Of the principal stocks during the day: -


THE LATE GEORGE w. WILSON,
The Stock Exchange will remain closed tomor-
row morning until eleven O'CLOCK in order to per-
NIT the committee and members to attend the
funeral of the late George w. Wilson. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted by the Board to-
day.
Whereas In the nscrutable wisdom Of Divine Prov
dcnce fellow member, Mr.. George w. Wilson, has
suddenly and without warning been taken from our
midst; therefore,
Exchange do hereby tender to the family of the deceased
warmcst and most heartfelt sympathy and coincidence
In this their great afiction recognizing how inadequate
all endeavors must be to alay assuage their grief
Resolved That dcplore the death OF fellow
Der being irretreyabe loss TO ourselves his gene
rosity honor and fair dealing being OF steadas and
unwarpng character TO raise standard OF honor in
midst the absence OF which cannot fail to be marked
and felt.
Resolved That we recognize in the character of our
deceased fellow member degree of integrity, upright
and non-swerving adherence to his duty that COM
mands the admiration affection and esteem OF his asso-
ciates and well example the business
community, Of which he well beloved member.
Resolved That copy OF these resolutions be forwarded
to the immediate family of the deceased.
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&c sshc Net receipts 574 bales Exports coastwse,
800 Sales, 100 Stock, D,2A.
CHARLESTON. April II, 1877
Cotton steady mddlings, 22 Net receipts $50 bales.
Exports coastwise, 3a7. Sales, 100. Stock, H2lS
LOUISVILLE, April II. 1872
Tobacco unchanged; sales, 25S hogsheads
OswEGo N. ", April H.
Flour In good demand and market steady; sales
$500 bbs at s. for No. spring. " % for amber
winter, 50 for white winter, 50 80 for double
winter Wheat scarce and hrm; sales aU bushels
No, ! Milwaukee Club, at Sl6i 10000 bushels
sales 200 bushels 7sc the track Barley and rye
quiet Corn meal 81 60 for boted 81 50 for unbolted per
cwI Miliieed unchanged shorts S26 shipstuis W ~
mlddings S2S $50 ton as to quality High Wines Soc
airoad ireghts-Four, TO Boston Coo to New York 6Oc
CHIcAGo, April IT. 1872.
Flour Arm Wheat Arm at 81 26,S for No 2spring Corn
steady at 4Oc 4Osc. Tor No. mixed Oats quiet and
unchanged at 334c Tor No Rye dull and easier at c
for No Barley firm at 55c SIC tor No spring. Pork
weak at Sll 80 cash Sll 3d. seller May Lard quiet and
in pickle, firm at nc. 9Sc: Bulkmeats steady
$50 64c for clear sides Whisky Arm and steady Al
CSC. Live hogs weak and lower at 81 10 81 As. Re
ceipts2OOO bbs -four 1900 bushels wheat % 900 do corn
23oU do. oats 1000 do barley and 1000 hogs. Ship
ments-4M bbls flour, 1900 bushels wheat 44,0O do.
corn, 1000 do oats 1000 do rye, 400 do barley and 5000
hogs.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April IT, 1872
Rail shipmcnts--Wheat 81 600 bushels; corn, 1000 bush
els Flour quiet and steady. Wheat firm and demand
iar for local trade sales OF 100 bushels No Milwaukee
nr sales OF 5000 bushels No at Soc several do ut
Gc Oats rye and barley neglected Seeds in fair request
at unchanged rates Pork and lard steady sales oil
consequence. High wines nominal