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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-12
Humorous Readings.

4 jacksonville resta1lrntelr advcrtiscS
frozen Water-melOns as his hot weather
luxury. If the melon don't happen to
burst in the freezing they must be an
improvement on usual water-iccs, with
the genuine flavor.
\ Pennsylvania farmer SAYS that he
has raised siXty-One stalks of rye from q
single grain. Great place that Cumber-
land Valley! Beats "out west" more
than d length IN the agricultural race.
HAPPY BRlDEGRoOM-'.M More money.
Madam! more money! Have YOU for
gotten that nly money has bought every
thing you have-eyen the dress you
stand in p FAR Bride-''No, sir: nor
have | forgotten that your money also
bought what stands in the dress"
A little tour year old bcset his mother
to talk to him and say something funny.
Glow can I?' she asked don't you
see how busy am baking these pies 2"
"Wcll you might say, Charley, won't
you have a pie ? That would be funny
for yoatE'
Let that pudding alone, there.
That's the dessert - exclaimed a waiter
to a countryman who was dcvouring the
tapioca at an early stage of the dinner.
II don't care if it is a desert said the
countryman, I'D eat it if it were q wild
crneSs.
An enterprising Quaker groascs a
thirty foot board, fills it full of fish
hooks, and sets it up at an angle of
fOrty-fve degrees, with a pretty slice of
old cheese at the top. Thirty rats in
one night went for the cheese, and his
rat fishery was successfully demonstra-
ted next morning
A New Hampshire swain wanted a
handsome picture for his ladys album,
but he hadn't a mustaChe, which he very
much wanted. He BACKED his upper
lip with chemicals have done their work
effectually, and his lip resembles raw
beef, with no chance of immediate re-
cOvery therefrom,
''See here, " said a doorkeeper of the
United States Senate Chamber to a crazy
man who had got into the ladies gal
lery; don't you know that this is no
place for your" That's 50, " gravely re-
piled the lunatic and then pointing to
the Senators below, he added, INV
place is down there among those fell
lows"
An old bachelor getting vexed at the
freedom with which his landlady's
daughters fused his hair oil, filled his bot
tie with liquid glue the evening she was
invited to ball, and then went out for
an hour The lady staid at home that
evening, and for several days after
wards.
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the next four years. If the great and
good Horace should be elected, old Ned
will be to pay in Rutland. Cain says
the Democrats worked hard, but the
Liberals Showed a lukewarmness near
ly as cold as an iceberg" and ''should
Greeley be elected next November, some
we know of, who made no eXertions to
shake the bush, would be the first to
claim the bird" Of course the intima-
ton, not to say threat, is that the Lib
erals can't have the Post Office. They
will, fortunately, be spared the trouble
of quarrelling about it, as the appoint
ment viii be made by Gen. Grant, but
the passage quoted shows where lies the
''milk of the cocOanut.
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secured the door as many times over.
The cage was a close one, with few
open bars near the bottom for the adj
mission of air. 1t was placed in a joss
room in Hoopeh road, passing IN and
out of which crowd OF people might
be seen day and night, during the seven
days, religious exercises being engaged
in the while, by the priests: The devo-
tee endured his painful incarceration
with remarkable fortitude, the only re-
lief afforded him being an occasional
glass of water, and he emerged looking
to all appearance little the worse. On
examination his pulse was found to beat
Ga, and was steady, while his skin was
moist though hot. After his release,
the cage was broken up and sold piece
meal to the Chinese, every nail bring
ing more than its weight in silvsr The
desired result of calling forth liberal
subscriptions was also attained.
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An Extraordinary Feat.

The North China Nesos tells the fol-
lowing
An extraordinary feat has been per
formed by Buddhist priest, with the
view of raising money to build a temple
at SOOchOW, whence the man had come
on begging expedition. He found
people Indifferent to his holy object,
and very unwilling to part with their
dollars. With a devotion more than
worthy Of the cause, he resolved to stir
up some interest and cause money to
flow in by an extraordinary expedient.
He announced among the Chinese that
he would allow himself to be locked up
in a wooden box for seven days, during
which period he would remain in an
upright position, and without food or
sleep. On Wednesday afternoon he
was accordingly placed in cage about
two and half feet wide and five and a
half high, just sufficiently large to adj
NIT him standing upright. The bottom
of the cage was studded with nails, so
that his feet should have space only
between the nails sufficient for them to
rest on, and couple of slight bars in
front formed rest for his arms. The
native public were invited to prove the
genuine character of the modification,
by locking the good man themselves if
they pleased, and about thirty people
brought locks of different kinds and
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C. Pond, treasurer, Crown Point, n. Y.
Passes on the w. & p. r. r. for fare
one way.
There is a strong indication that
branch railroad will soon be completed
from the w. & P. r. R., near the Lake
Champlain steamboat landing, to the
iron mines in this town, some eleven
miles west. A gang of engineers are
now engaged on the survey, which IS
now nearly completed. The increasing
travel to that highly popular summer re-
sort, Schroon Lake, will probably, ere
long, unite it with the Adirondack rail
road, via the Schroon valley.
Work has already commenced on the
farm of Hiram Buck for the W. & c. r.
r. The line of this road is to be parallel
with, and contiguous to, that of the W.
& P. r. R., and it is intended it shall be
completed from Whitehall to Canada in
little over year.
Great damage to crops throughout
the county has resulted from ''continued
and severe qoetnesS." The weather
bureau" at Washington should be over
hauled. They certainly are ''liberal'
with their showers. MEMO.
Crown Point, Sept 1, 1872.
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Out of Town Notes.
WALLINGFORD.
he following is the vote for Repre-
LEICESTER.

You have already had returns from
our little town by telegraph, but a brief
account of our town affairs may be of
interest. The first ballot for representa-
tive resulted III a tie, viz: A. E. Stanley
70: Darwin johnson So Frame Chand-
Ter "A scattering T. The second ballot
resulted as follows: A. f. Stanley IS;
D. Johnson So F. Chandler Is; scatter
INC 2,-giying Stanley 3 majority.
Voting on the State ticket had some
amusing incidents. Two men, who had
str0nly advocated Greeley before cleo
ton, when presented with tickets for
Gardner. ''cOuldnt see 1t, and voted the
straight Republican ticket. How is that
for "Uncle Horace ?" | imagine it will
be a pretty sorry dose for him next No
vember, when he and his followers take
a trip up that river dcnOminated as being
somewhat ''brincy," and more than one
will he obliged to put reed on his hat
in memory Of the departed Horace"
The split on representative was not
between the two parties, but was caused
by misrepresentation from some few
who did not believe in the religious SEN
timents which he advocates. This, it
seems to me, should not govern political
gatherings If we have an able man.
true to the party who elects him, and
qualified to represent the town as well,
if not better, than many others, he is the
man, above all others, to send.
Leicester will show that she stands
O. X when the November election
comes off. INDEX.
September 4th.
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GREELEY rocH."-Says the Rutlan,

GREELEY "SrocE. Says the Rutland
independent of August 31st:
"It seems to us that even cqrsory
view of the political field is sufficient
to convince any person of common sense
that Horace Greeley, will, if he lives, be
the next president of the United States. >"
Perhaps the result on Tuesday last
may change the Doctors views on the
Greeley question. We know he is no
believer in public meetings, but the lit
tie gathering ON Tuesday really has 4
significance that will tell elsewhere, even
though the Rutland advocates Of Greeley
ism fail to see the handwriting on the
wall VeryenHes VeTm3onter.
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che g2lErniug of the Steamer
EBICnViiIc.

>--,..I-.,,.. O.. p
W" I'-,N: sept o.
steamer Moro Castle. which arrived
t4-UaF from havana, Drought captain
Maury and II OF the survivors OF the
steamship Blcnyliie The number OF
passengers saved mus lar reported IS 80.
me number OF oHlcers and crew 40,
making ~ Ill all known to be saved
ne NUMBER known 10 be drowned nine,
number missing from boat NO. D and
probably drowned 10 number unheard
from, 9+-total l27. The names Of the
saved have been sent by telegraph and
no new names are reported by the arrly-
al OF the Captain.
Captain Maury makes the following
report to the agent OF the Pacific Mail
0teampShip company
l have to report the total loss, by fire,
OF the chartered steamship Bienville.
under my command. on the morning Of
August 10Th at sea, in latitude degrees,
. minutes, II seconds north longitude
: degrees, 1 minutes, ID seconds west by
account at 80 a. IN. The officer on
deck called me and reported that the
vessel was on fire. I gave the order to
call the crew to the pumps and had
steam turned on to the fire cXtinguishers
leading to the forward freight room. l
kept the ship before the wind, hauling
down the head sail, leaving the head Of
the jib up and had the engines stopped.
| had jhe hose that led down to the fore
hatch, one OF the matches was taken off,
and made an attempt to get below with
water, bat the volumes Of smoke was
so great / had to close the hatch imme-
diately. Had water carried to the for
ward yertiIatOr and carried below 1.-THE
same time, having the matches battened
over with wet awnings and everything
closed beloved. The steam pumps were
disabled III a few moments afterwards
caused by the breaking Of our supply.
The water was Immediately cut off
from that source. l then detached the
chief officer and second officer in order
to get the boats prepared. | had the
hand pumps and fire buckets got out as
well as the eNtinguishcrs. | had four
boats lowered and they were dropped
astern. l provided them with boat
keepers, two Of the large lifeboats were
manned, all the passengers by this time
were on the deck. in the forward davits.
| had water and provisions furnished
1if, ..-.z,.- 'Ii'-J
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BELLOWS FALLS.

All quiet after election. We feel
that we have done our duty and fairly
routed our enemies. The republican
victory has surpassed the expectations
of even the most sanguine friends Of the
party.
"A. n. Swain was elected Represen-
tative by majority 1850 heretofore I'M
known in this town. The election was
no scrub race, but wholly between the
Republicans and Greeley coalition.
Strangers say that we are not beat
en- upon flags, and the Young America
Grant and Wilson eclipses everything
else.
The village schools commenced the
fall term last Monday, with nearly the
same corps Of teachers as last year, E.
Sept. 9th.
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Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST

--Rev. Jacob Knapp. the wei known
rcvivalist, is said TO be failing in health
During the past eight months. Rev.
a 3. Earle. the Evangelist. has tTaycle.
$1,000 miles. and preached 600 sermons
to CONGREGATIONS ranging from 500 to H.
500 persons.
-Rev. Geo. w. Gardner. D. D.. haz
been elected corresponding secretary OF
the American Baptist Missionary Union.
in order to supplement the services of
Dr. Warren. who has long been suffer
ING from illness.
The Baptists in Liucolton. \. C..
all put together. do not own $1,000
worth Of real and personal estate. vet
they have contributed $3.50. and out-id-
ers living in Lincolton have subscribed
800 more TO erect a church in that
place
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LETTERS COLLECTED. - The number
of letters collected from the street letter
boxes in Rutland for the month Of July,
amounted to 1886. This number ex-
ceeds that of many of our larger cities
where carriers are employed
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vermont Election Returns.

We have received at the HERALD of
flee returns from the entire State, eX-
ceptins nine small towns. By referring
to the summary at the foot Of the re-
turns in another column it viii be seen
that we figure the majority estimating
for the nine towns at 1921.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-12

Town REPRESENTATIVE FROM RUT-
LANDING agree with the Courier of
Friday when it says ''Messrs. Wilson
and Baxter were both strongand worthy
candidates" but the trouble with Mr..
Baxter was that he was a candidate Of
the wrong party. Had lac been nomi-
mated by the Republicans, hispopularity
and their strength would have elected
him
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JAMAICA.

Major Rounds, of Chester, spoke to
a large audience Of this town, last week,
upon the political issues of the present
campaign. He made an earnest. fOrci-
bic speech which will tell, even IN No
vember, in an increased majority for
Grant and Wilson.
A term of High school was COM
menced here yesterday by j. NJ. 1lyene,
of Massachusetts, with encouraging pro-
spects of success. Such a school is very
much needed here, and we hope it will
be literally patronized. Mr.. nvenes
tuition rates are low and his pledges are
good.
At G. II. Piercc's store in this village,
may be found six stalks of corn, grown
this season, in different localities, in this
vicinity, the shortest of which is eleven
feet in length, and the longest is twelve
feet and four inches, raised by Almon
Clayton. Who beats this ? In the
shade of such corn fields as these, may
not the Western fever be greatly cooled.
The base ball club, which enthusi-
astically and scientifically formed here
last spring, has never been very success
full. Although beautifully uniformed
ana containing lew SOOd players, 1t
has always been beaten. I'm told that
recently they voluntarily visited Wards
borQ and challenged the young men to
play with them. The latter were taken
completely by surprise and were unpre-
pared to meet q regularly organized and
practiced club, But they went into the
streets and lanes of the village and COM
PEELED few boys to engage in the game,
and with this improvised and force com
pletcly routed the gaily dressed and
boastful foreigners, who retired crest
fallen, to say the least. E.
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CONGHEcA TI0SAT.

tiS ilN Hl- III l-Iil1"','-i Heh' r"'. 7-..'''
NfVO more 10 erect 'i''''.l JILL 'I''
i''''1 ,-...-...-......-
'oN'''-E'.- 10 ''-'''-
The Congregational churches ui
Bennington county are agitatiDg the
matter OF forming q separate county
conference.
Rev. c. II. Williams, Of Boston,
has been invitcdto become aotiq- pastor
OF the FIRST church I'D nj. Albaho lot
one year.
Tho church In North Bennington
decline TO accept the resignation OF Rev.
Henry C.. Weston. but. rive him three
months additional vacation Tor Inc Den
clI OF his he"Ilh.
The pastor Of the congregational
church in Manchester, Rev. DR.. Cush-
man. takes a vacation of few weeks,
9I!X exchange win MS 4ep4eN' II. -
I I, Az PASTOR ''e'l "i -'"''" -A'i1''''i'
Miss
"A Congregational church OF twenty
members has JuZt been organized Ill
Bralnard. The corner stone OF the
chapel, through the generosity OF Hon
j. Gregory smith, OF ~. Adams, was
laid the next day.
The minutes of the general conven-
ton for Addison. Windsor. Rutland and
Bennington counties have been sent as
follows:
To Rev. /. II. Cobb, Springfield,
those for Chester; Ludlow, Wcathers-
field, Weston and Plymouth.
To Rev. II. F. Leayitt. the packages
for NIiddlcbury. Ripton. Cornwall,
ouOIe HdIIi- DLiupOLt- t2dlI9Dul y. Wy
Ron5e those for Terrannrs New Tiay.
on Fe&risbr1rab and Bristol
Tospo,- T,n,,;,o, r2a,,,i,,oto,, .l...
,aeI,saas for tbot TOW, and To7,-,aI
D., p r,,s5',,a ,-'' ZraroI,a-.,,
41,deo ~ for NJ Hiorco +li'', G5 In r.
Arlington Dorset Fast DoTeef Peru
and RuDert
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Ia GSt - In INV W. 'llClo H. nv T
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-12

FoRTUNATE.-It is peculiarly fortu-
nate not only for the country at large.
out particularly for the peace and har-
mony OF Rutland, that Gen. Grant is to
De president of the United States for
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-12

PERFECTLY NATURAL.-The Cozlrier.
in commenting on ''the election in this
town on Tuesday last" says that linen
who heretofore have been inthe habit of
peddling votes in! the old Republican
party, seemed as though they were
ashamed to do the same thing in the
Liberal movement for the Gree
ley candidates. We have not a par
ticle of doubt of it; they probably
seemed" just as they felt. 1t was bad
enough, in all conscience, for them to 90
over to. act and vote with the Demo
cratic party, and then to think of s.ped-
ding votes" too; if there was any shame
left IN them, it must have developed and
showed itself when a true ''old Repub-
hcan" was looking on. But isn't il too
bad, after they have gone through with
all this, for the Courier, to taunt them
for not being able to ''keep a stiff upper
up and pretending they liked their work
and new company.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-12

Those days are lost in which we do
no good those worse than lost in which
we do evil.
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ESSEX COUNTY, n. Y.

Old Mr., EpAriam Towner, one of
our earliest settlers, now 81 years Of age,
and for several years past an invalid,
using crutches, in attempting to go out
doors, day before yesterday, fell and
broke his leg below the knee. 1t is fear
ed the shock, together with his already
enfeebled condition, will result in his
early decease.
The Crown Point and Bridport an
nual fair will be held at the society's
grounds, in Crown Point, on Tuesday
and Wednesday, September 10th and
18th, and the horse exhibition and fail
races come off on the Puts Point Trot-
ting Park the next day, Thursday, Sept.
l2th,) Liberal premiums and large pur-
ses are offered, and the usual display of
line horses, large attendance and success
generally, are confidently anticipated.
Entries for races should be made to o.
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Summary of rTajorities.

Addison county ,complete) $40
Bennington county (eOmplete) 935
Chittenden cOuntO (cOmpiete) 1904
Caledonia county tcOmplete 1856
Essex county . towns 257
Franklin county lcOmDletc) 1859
Grand Isle county a towns 1872
LamOille county cOmplete) 1874
Orange county lcOmpIete) 636
Orleans county rs towns 94S
Rutland county (cOmpIete) 2494
Washington county ,cOmpletel 1857
Windham county lcOmpletc) 295l
Windsor county lcOmplete) 1872
The balance Ofthc State to be heard
from - small towns estimated
same as in 1870, 1919
Total, 2A247
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-12

COMPARISON OF NOTEs.-Thc Greeley
organs in Rutland and elsewhere are
fond of comparing the vote at our late
election with that of 1868, hoping to get
little crumb of comfort out of it. from the
factthat the republican maioritywas then
about 1000 more than it will figure this
year, though our majority this year is
about 1000 more than that of 1870. Did
it ever occur to our Greeley friends to
make a comparison of the Democratic
vote Of 1868 with the Democratic Gree
ley vote Of 1872 in the State Here it
is:
1872 Gardner, democrat, about 10000
1868. Edwards - 1929
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Justice to NIr. Wilson.

It is the misfortune of some worthy
men that they are compelled to wait for
time to Justify their conduct and actions.
No matter how just and upright their
lives may have been, let them but re-
ceiye a nomination for office, it matters
little what the office or who the man
may be. he is at once assaulted by all
kinds of misrepresentation and abuse.
Too often this kind of attack is made,
too infrequent the complete refutatlon
and retractiOn is of no avail to the man
or his reputation.
". K. Wilson, man well known
and highly respected in this town and
county, and through and beyond the
State, was the Republican candidate to
represent the town of Rutland in the
General Assembly of Vermont. 1t was
to have been expected that a man of his
irreproachable character and qualifica-
tions, neveryway, for that position, would
have procured for him exemption from
that kind of attack. Not so, however.
Tuesday morning, the morning of cleo
ton, there appeared a "C0atrier Extra, y
teeming with misrepresentation and
abuse of Mr.. Wilson. The Republicans
of Rutland, however, knew Mr.. Wilson
and knew he was worthy and well quail
fed for the position for which they had
placed him IN nomination, and they,
therefore, elected him.
Friday September 9Th the Courier
appears and makes a square back down.
Fortunately for Mr.. Wilson it is not
necessary to wait for the vindication
that time is sure to bring Only three
days after the attack, the Courier makes
the following retraction in ''Justice to
Mr.. Wilson:
''When our extra of Tuesday last was
made up and issued, we were engaged on
! the board of selectmcn. making out the
very large checklist of 2, 1876 voters in
this town, until 70 o'clock Monday night,
and which was completed only a few
minutes before ten on Tuesday, when
voting commenced. Some articles,
| therefore. crept into our extra as edi-
torial, that was in reality from CORES
pondents. We therefore say, on our
own accord, in justice to T. Y. K. Will
son and the railroad he is connected
with. that the people Of Rutland have
over and over again been accommodated
by the managers of that road withtrains
to take voters to and from West Rut-
land, free of any charge whatever. and
that personally we have had more favors
from that road than any other road cen
tering here.
Any person acquainted with us, well
knows that We make no apologies here
on our own account. but in simple jus
tice to Mr. Wilson and the road he rep
rescnts.
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This shows that about $50 republicans
in the State have gone over to the Gree
ley party, less on an average than three
to a town-a big showing for the boast
ing Liberal Republicans of Vermont. By
the noise, buster and bOasting Of these
coalitionists one would have supposed,
before election, that these Liberals num-
bered pretty much the entireR epublican
party. Since the election how quiet it
is. y Liberal Republican is a quiet
man. They are hard to find.
SEVENTEEN would seem, after all
the blow and buster that has been made
that the Liberal Republican strength in
Rutland does not exceed secenteea, and
that it probably will not come up to
that number. We make this statement
on a comparison of votes. and find it
endorsed, editorially, in the Courier of
Friday. That paper, in speaking Of the
result of Tuesdays election, says Mr..
Baxter received only II votes more than
the editor of this paper did several years
ago, on a straight Democratic ticket.
and when the voters were one-third less
in number. than at present" As it is
more than probable that part at least
of this increased number of voters are
democrats, it does not appear that Gin
cinnati caused much of a Liberal Re
publican shower in Rutland after all.
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1866 9l5 1854 7O3
Republican majority, 295l.
Republican gain, 800.


5281 1909 357I 920
Republican majority, 1872.
Republican gain, 1920.