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lOheial S.W. RHODE,
Observer SiEnal Service. U. S. A.

RIVERS AND WEATHER
The river here rose SIX inches in the
last twenty-four hours. There is plenty
Of water above and below here. The
river at St. Louis is stationary. with less
than six feet down. The upper Missis-
sippi is improving. The Illinois is sta
tionary, and the Missouri is declining.
The Ohio river is rising from Cincinnati
down. The Cumberland is again on the
downward tendency. White and Ar
kansas rivers have no Improvements
since our last report. Weather yesterday
vas clear and pleasant
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FOR RENT.

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WANTED : FIRST g GLASS WAFER TEL.
Court street, near Front. b3-t
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lust A rnOUGHT.
BY yRAsc1s DANA GAGE.

III wo never wasted our sunshine,
Orhung it In borrowed shrouds,
We might save enough, most any day,
To gild to-morrow's clouds.
And even If rain came pouring
Now and then, "A chilling stream,
If garner'd we'll, we'd have in store
For every drip brstp.
don't know how ii is-thsre's somo
Can never get things right:
Bat yesterday. it was too dull;
To-day itSblinding bright.
In the spring they long for summer time :;
In summer sigh for fall;
Add while the autumn forests glow,
Think winter best of ALI
at is too cold - the birds can't si,g;
"roo hotv' it,wilts the flowers;
And something, somehow, all the tino
Will cloud the sunDicst hours.
such would keep a strict account
Of each, the goods or Ills that come,
They'd always find on footing up,
The good, the heaviest SUN.
For every day of storm and cloud
Three sunny ones, at least;
And five soft, sunny. genial winds,
Where one is really east.
Then bless the Lord, and cheerly
Accept Dame Natures plan,
Resolved to make the best oft,
And better it If we can.
And like the bees. just take the sweet
Where poison might be found;
Aud gathering honey all the year,
Go scattering it all arou.d
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THE FLEETING FOuTUNE,

Covetousness is supposed to be the ia
vorte vice OF age, which seems to me
strange. am old and no longer hunger
after wealth. What good would it do me
now2 My habits are settled NY passions
are extinct quiet, freedom from pain and
care, and the preservation Of my eyesisht,
are the only blessings | crave. | have
enough for food and clothing; not enough
TO tempt others to fatter, caiole and de-
;eive me. But early in life | longed for
riches with an urwholesome vearning
money seemed TO me the greatest good, yet
even money was not worth toling for
When | lndnlged in airy castle building
which was very oiten-I alwal pictured
myself as finding n treasure landing a
double event at tremendous odds; having
a fortune left me; or becoming suddenly
rich in some equally facile manner-never
slowly, by har work. In many novels
the hero, poor, determines to achieve
wealth and fame at the end of one chapter
ami when tEenext opens, lac has done so
The intervening years Of humdrum are
ss.
was quite willing to he ten years older and
len thousand times richer, could such a
bargain have been made But it couldn't.
and dawdled the ten years away, and was
Just as poor as at the commencement
And yet was once fora few hours. actual
y and literally, a rich man and it hap
Pened in a way which my fancy bad not
pictured
Tas fond Of travelling about. and m,
small means caused me to seek inexpensive
modes Of conveyance Nv les were In.
cheapest: and ] walked all over England
Scotland, and Wales but the coast stop
ped me- for could not swim the channel
FaJ for my passage | must, but would
pay as little as | could help; 80 chose a
long sea-route from London to Holland -
As the boat started in the small hours OF
he night, | passed the evening in mild
dissipation. Dincl of chop aud cheese
With pint Of cooper, iolIowed.hy pipe
aud glass OF rack punch Sat in the DIT O,
\ theater from curiain-ri-e to curtain-srt
only leaving when the brown holland APP
peared Then a potato at -iugin ,-tavcru
brought me to hall-past twelve aud it wa.
time to go TO my inn IN IloIborn Tor M,
luggage. This was not extensive consist.
ing merely OF lcatlern bag. which could
be worn when liked as Il knapeach aud
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had gone down, and the sen was not too
rough for good boa, We were sure u lie.
seen With the aid the liie-buoy, a man
might we'll soat till lac was picked up. aHd
It, value was immense.
Mine" reiterated the old man, chuck
ing at 1t a. the boat was foated for 4.
longer time than it had We, been. Aud
when the water receded. and We were once
more strand Ell on the deck. he felt in hi-
breast drew ont leather ease. and cried
" A fortune for it A iorinne for ~
| looked at the nearest bank u seemed
quite possible for strong Swimmer To-
reach 1t, and was very strong swim
mer Not probable perhaps. but possibl.
Money was not worth steady ipdustry. sus.
tanned selI-denial, bu, it WAS well xortF.
striking one blow for
On Your word "a diving man. said,
" 10 yon believe that If surrNe. shah
get ten thousand Tor the .s,enty-tye lew
els p
Double, on my oa,h-donble r.
| took my arm ont OF the life-buov. and
p"t IT over his shoulder, at the same tim.
receiving the leather case
had run up on deck in my shirt and
drawers, and was pocketless: 80 took off
A handkerchief bad round my head. tied,
the jewels up in that, and then secured il
about my waist
had hardly done this before the boat
IN which We were washed clear off ia,
dock, and ~ though broken and tull of
water, she proved too shallow and buoy
ant to go down, still cling to her for a
minute or so bus the waves washed so
high over her gunwale that had to let 20
and swim to a loose oar that was tloatin,.
near. The old man was kept well out tf
the water by the buoy; saw him a cnu-
Pile of waves of with his shoulders well
above 1t. There was no spray now tn
drown him, Tor the wind had SINK To a
whisper. and, II his strength lasted. he
seemed safe. lie had made good pur-
chase. AS for my own pro, poets. my short
trip from the boat to the support to which
.
that had not strength enough lett in ms
to SWIM ashore; no, nor half the way. nor
quarter Of the way My weight slightly
submerged the oar, so that when the cre-t
of large wave caught me. cot n duck..
ing which robbed me Of the breath
wanted so badly But could fight for n
long time yet, having something TO hold on
by Some part OF the steamer which INN,
Lave been trnabie up to this time. was 70
no longer, Tor several fresh figure. were
suddenly TO be seen in he water cIinoiny
to anything that would float Three OF
them made Tor the buoy, aud Two reached
IT, which sealed the tate Of the diamond
merchant Not that the buoy became
useless 1t was a good support 10 the
three men a. my oar was to my.elf o,,n.
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across US, struck me with force " hicb |
had not hitherto attributed 10 water, I'M
less shot ont OF the hose of AN engine. 4
1t was grand scene. had never
witnessed anything like it before. had
indeed seen more than Que storm on n
bold coast but there il all the difference
between wave breaking on the shore.
and wave IN the open seq. that there i,
between Gagged lion and lion in tn.
desert 1t is a great thing in thes. nil
ddnitdri days to be able to feel awe. and
experienced that sensation. Nature
seemed so vast so Irresistible man. So
puny and weak. | had read many descrip.
tons, both IN pro and verse, OF storms
at sea, bnt had never caught an idea of
the truth from them, so that despair Or
being able to express what ieli ltw.s
so absurd that had ever reckoned the
little lives and histories o: my kind so
highly. caught glimpse of the fac,
that we men, who give ourselves such
airs, are but a. mites in "A cheese. Doubt
less, there may be good mites and bad
wise mites and foolish, but when they mr..
all mashed up together with A lum,o,
butter, and the point of knife, they are
merged IN equal insignificance.
As an individual mite, however beyan
to feel cold, wet and uncomfortable and
commenced series of acrobatc perform
ances having for their object the attain.
ment, first of the cabin stairs, and then q,
my berth. In time all This WAS accom-
pllshed' though not without some brni.e.
then, perched on my shelf | snccs.d..I j.,
getting rid of my wet outer garments and
rolling myself up in blanket, was soon
rocked to sleep.
was awakened 10y a violent concus
sion Have You ever when ,o;,,,, ~.
STAIRS III the dark, expected another stem
when you were on the level, and got A ierl,
winch tried every nerve in your body ?
wen, that was the effect. Whether WAS
thrown out OF my berth, or jumped down
IN panic | don't know. | remember
'n'mplIng on something, which must have
been the diamond merchant; STUMBLING
into the saloon; catching n glimpse OF
three wiId-eyed passengers, proslrate hirh
erto with sea-sickness, but now cured bv
fear, struggling up the cabin stairs against
torrent Of water which came POURING
down upon them, and at last reaching the
deck
The day was breaking The wind had
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-11
Eall-Seeding Grass.

Good farmers are becoming, year by
year, in the West, more convinced of
the inutility of spring-seeding to get a
good stand of grass when sown with an
other crop, particularly if that crop be
oats. The reasons are simple, the prin-
cipal being that the young grass, being
smothered by the crop, grows spindling
and with but little root, and the usual
drouth of summer, after the grain crop
is gathered often kills it entirely; or,
if it do not, it is so weakened that the
subsequent freezing and thawing of win
ter heaves it, or freezes it to such an Elk
tent that it takes sometimes years to
fully recover. .as aa
This is obviated if the seed be sown
after the crop of grain has been harvest
ed. The land should be lightly plowed.
narrowed and rolled until perfectly
smooth. Upon this SOW the seed at the
rate of twelve quarts of timothy. unless
clover be used on the field, in which
case eight quarts will be about the guam
tity for ordinary seeding. 1t is true
manyogood farmers sow less, but exper-
fence has shown that ample seeding
gives the better and more equal stand.
The seed being sown, harrow again with
light smoothing harrow or some other
implement that viii not crag. but will
leave what trash may be brought to the
surface equally distributed over the field.
The seeding for grass should be made
in the latter part of August or beoin-
ming of September; indeed, the earlier
the better, it seasonable rains occur. so
that the grass may get a good foothold
before the ground freezes. If it be in
tended 10 olnvns. nc e ~
meadow or pasture, six to eight pounds
should be seeded the following spring,
just as the frost is coming out of the
ground; and this need not be narrowed
in When the land becomes settled il is
good practice to roll it with moderate
ly light section roller, to compress the
earth about the roots of the grass and
clover, liz
If clover be sown alone. either for
swine or feed, not less than fifteen pounds
should be sown Twenty would be better
on perfectly smooth surface, as before
directed, and without any other crop.
The ground should be rolled fiat, when
IN condition, and pastured when the crop
gets sufficiently large if the soil be firm.
DO not allow stock to occupy the land |
when there is any danger of its being
poached. a1as IS ruc5 o.st IL -
1t is perhaps necessary TO say that
grass or clover seed should be very light |
" covered; but in fall-seeding of grass
i may be covered deeper than if sown |
n spring never, however, more than an I
nch. Experience has shown that rather |
leep sowing in the fall is better than a
more superficial sowing. If the seeding
# timothy, from any cause, has to be
made in the spring, it should be without
'ther crops Western Rat30l. HatI Es
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of it. The settled pastors who have Off
ciated in the pulpit of this church were
Rev. Joseph steele, Rev. Willard Child,
D. D., Rev. Lewis Francis The Deacops
have been Ezra Merrill, Erastus Higley,
William Denison, Azariah Griswold,
Samuel Boardman, William Ward, Mer-
lin Clark, III. 0. Higley, w. G. Guern-
sew. Steven Griswold. Sections, A. G.
Shaw, Harry Lake.
A grand opening came off at the
Normal school and Seminary last week
More than one hundred pupils were en-
rolled at the two institutions, and still
they come. More than half of them are
from neighboring towns. All interested
in the prosperity of these schools have
reason to be exceedingly glad in view OF
the hopeful prospect attending them.
Il saw the other day a promisory note
against good man, given on demand in
the year 1868. Twenty nine endorse
ments have been recorded on the back
of the note and still it is not all paid.
This is what we call slow note; it
might about as well have been written
payable one day after death. The old
note will have to be reinforced with a
new slip of paper to make room for
more endorsements. This way of paying
is agreeable to parties interested.
B W. d
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THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY
COURT.

The commencement of the session of
the September Term, 1873, of Rutland
County Court, yesterday, makes it emil
nently proper that we should say word
in reference to the new seal of the Court,
which was received by the clerk, by ex-
press from Boston, in the morning be-
fore the opening of the Court And be-
fore we commence our brief historical
and descriptive sketch of the five differ
ent seals which this Court has had since
its organization, We desire to return our
thanks to the genial, able and extremely
lengthy County Clerk of Rutland county,
for the assistance he has rendered us, in
looking up and arranging the materials
for this sketch. May his shadow never
be less nor his smile be more open as he
extends the courtesies of his exalted of
fetal station to poor pilgrims seeking
after light and knowledge.
The first seal of this court was adopt
ed and procured for its use in June,
1873. 1t is small brass nugget or cylin-
der, with the seal engraved on one end.
The face of the seal is a little less than
one inch in diameter, and has two cir
cles, about one-fourth of an inch apart.
around the outer edge, one within the
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FOR SALE.

have i've hundred thousand good mer-
chantable hard-buraed Brick on hand,
ana TOT sale on reasonable terms. War
ranted to give satisfaction. - 81 =
Rutland, Aug. %. 1878. dtfAwlw
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Middlebury, Sept 7, 1873.
PLYMOUTH.

Another unoccupied dwelling house
was burned here in town short
time since, situated at the head of the
upper Plymouth pond, owned by A. H.
Moore, of Ludlow, and, we understand,
was well insured. This makes four or
five dwelling houses burned in Plymouth
under similar circumstances. 81
Henry Stickney, son of J. w. Stick
ney, of Tyson Furnace, eleven years of
age, had one finger severely injured by
the accidental discharge of pistol,
which he had obtained unbeknown to
his parents.
Mr.. Cass, that keeps the Tyson
House, is well patronized by city board
ers from New York city and Boston,
and it is reported that he sets as good,
if not the best, table of any hotel in the
State Mrs. Cass seems to be the right
lady in the right place. m
Two old California miners, by The
name of Woodcock and BLY,, the former
of New Hampshire and the latter of
Springfield, Mass, are digging gold and
getting fair pay
Lewis Carlisle died Aug. 18th, aged
SO years. He had been resident of
IIymoutn Tor over seventy years.
cAvENDIsH.
In the north part of Cavendish,
Mr.. Abraham Dinsmore and Parker
Green have had number of sheep bad |
ly injured by dogs, and the former
number killed. - 1a C. H. A..
a9 8nrc MENDoN. t7F
E i
Several fine looking horses, wagons
loaded with baggage, have passed
Though here, evidently on their way to
the State Fair.7t7T
I Rev. Perry Marshall, of Clarendon
Springs, supplied the Mendon and South
Chittenden charge last Sabbath. Rev.
C.. Pickett is to hold the quarterly
meeting of this charge on the 21st inst.
ToLEN.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
COR the week ending September 6, 1873
Taken at the State Normal School,
Castleton, Vermont.
tRepOrted for the Rutland HerdJd.)
REMARKS.

Highest point OF Jn6flnOHlCLtf, ST, III
u IN. on the 9Th.
+ Lowest point of the thermometer 1850
at 10 p. m. on the 9th.
Range of thermometer during the week,
335 deg and this within 81 hours.
Greatest range, in any one day, 27.5 deg.
OH the Sd.
on the 4th.
Barometer has ranged very widely from
%. o3S to 29.Sl6, with an average much be-
low the general average.
Rain on the lst and 4th, O.70 inch.
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Now Is THK TINE TO Buy.
Poultney, Sept. lst, 1873. .....
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Must be Sold to make room for other
Goods.
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THE GREAT REMEDY FOR
CONSUMPTION

cOMSUM PTION
which can be cured by a
timely resort to this stand
ard preparation, as has been
proved by the hundreds of
testimonials received by the
proprietors. 1t is acknowl-
edged by many prominent
physicians to be the most
reliable preparation ever In
troduced for the relief and
cure of all Lung complaints,
and is offered to the public,
sanctioned by the experience
Of over forty years. When
resorted to in season it sell
dom fails to effect a speedy
cure in the most severe
cases of Coughs, Bronchitis,
Group, Whooping Cough,
Influenza, Asthma, Colds,
Sore Throat, Pains or Sore
ness in the Chest and Side,
Liver Complaint, Bleeding
at the Lungs, &c. Wistar's
Balsam docs not dry up a
Cough, and leave the cause
behind, as is the case with
most preparations, but it
loosens and cleanses the
ltnf5s, and allays irritation,
'hfls removing the cause of
tAo complaint.
PREPARED BY
: ". I0BLR q SONS, Boston, Mass,
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SPECIAL TO THE BEACON

The condition atJArkson ia rather
interesting. Yesterday, Morgan d
the Senate WA expelled bgcal.s h Q
held lwo offices. Proceedings wore
also Instituted against two other
Senators, Abbott and Gibbs, for the
same reason, though it IL hardly
probable their expulsion will bo
cffoetOd, though they each hold Two
Offices, which, OF course, is ancon-
StIlutioHal. There is hardly time
enough now to push it through.
The Senate may adjourn over undor
It's rules till Monday. If no ad-
Journmcnt takes place, it II almost
impossible " cut of debate, but if
these Senators are expelled, the
election On Tuesday will be for.
hidden by law, and Powers will
gain his point, il he can hold a
quorum Of the Senate in their seats.
There ar0 not ten soldiers about
Jackson, and these are the iacilo
agents Of Amcs. There il nobody
to guard Tho Capitol at present and
prevent the fight Of tho Ames nj.
nority in tho Senate, thus destroy
inG o quorum, and prevent the
ena0tment Of the scheme Of Powers.
In other words, tho probabilities
arO decidedly of tho triumph Of
Ames, u the overthrow Of Powers,
and thus Tho RIGl dofeat Of Al0orn,
who, seemingly, takes no part in
the contest.
However, lot every good man 90
10 the polls and assert his citizen.
hip next Tuesday. 2,
Jackson, Miss, Oct. S0th, '73.
To r. j. tKbite:
Push pESp@ atiOns for holding
election no election party defeated
in Senate today,
v. Z, FRENcR, Chairman.
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-" A babe in the house il. wc,l-spring
Of pleasure"
So sings, Or rather drawls, that
immortal Ounce, Martin Farquar
Tnpper: II may .be 30 in poetry
but instead Of giving babies thi.
Artesian quality Of furnishing q
constant supply Of the article men
toned by Iupper VIC should rather
consider a babe an intermittent
spring Of opposite sensation. II
Tnpper knew anything about coiic
and tccthing and the ailmcnt for
which Mrs. Winslow's Syrup j.
appiheosizcd IN advertisements, ~
should write him down az q swiu-
dler Of Truth. Now, Smith ha- \
baby and, instead NJ being a "we,i
spring, &c," it make, him spring
ont OF bed a dozen times a night,
and wakes him up ~o'morning- BIS
cIutehing at his eycs and hair. One
night the overlapping" fell out o'
bed Smith, forgetting in hi. hurry
10 hight the candle, stumbled over
it, which knocked down the wash
stand, which knDckcd ogar the cat,
which, with 4 howl in alto, burst
through L pane Of glaan aud let
through a stream of air at zero on
the unprotected Smith. In getting
the screaming overlapping" into
bed he threw II struggling on Mrs
Smith, who screamed in tenor, and
Smith, IN A iat, rubbed his shins as
an accompaniment, cursed Upper
until his oath gradually dotcriora.
ted into d snOre.
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Nh. ELizUR WRIGnT, one Of The
Life Insurance Commissioners foi
the State Of Massachusetts, ha,
published a book, which contain,
some novel and startling proposi
tions on the subject Of Insurance.
with which he seems perfectly n
millar. One Of hiG rccOmmcnda,
tions will certainly cause som,
fluttering, both in Insurance Col
and among policy holders. Mr.
Wright says Insurance Companies
should frame their policies 50 thu
a stipulated sun in cash should be
given TO tho insured ut the resigna
ton Of q policy on any one Of it,
anniversaries TINT the old system
is akin to robbery; that the ridicu
lous amount accarded to policy
holders by paid up policies Is uniair
and simply swoIlS tho sn0Fmoui
profits Of these Companies. The
recommendation ~ u good one
The amounts pealized by Iapscd
policies is almost jDQajonlablc, and
iho system recommended by Mr.
Wright would tend to make these
organizations less reckless. increase
their business, and render INCEST
aaenls tn dat direction moro safe,
and more sought aftcr. We have
no time to touch on other points
elaborated by Mr., Wright in hir
excellent work.
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We talk much, and will, Of men
dying at the post Of honor when
their nerves r. strained to the ut.
most tension BY tho sublime sur.
roundlngs ofthc battlefield. Bravs
men may be carried by an aImo-.
involuntary enthusiasm to the edg,
Of the giacis, or iaIi, Us heroes fall
with their feet at the cannon,
mouth, but how much this honor i.
enhanced by the spectacular acccs
-orlca Of "a battle. The wayiul
plume, the shattered banner, stiI
gorgeous with it, blazcnry Of star.
and It's rich coiorings, the sheet 0
flame, aud the serriel ranks Of stee
cleaning at intervals through th,
iurid smoke, all combine To gIorii,
the sacrifice of lives in this Sa,ur
noIia Of the Mo!och Of War, ba. h,
who, 10 the calm and silent horr9t
Of the plague, alone and seIfsqs
tanned, where Death il not triekee
ont in t.rseI trapping., goes fortf
and !acas hin in his naked terror.
j. inde q hero. H. walks calml,
into the Valley nj the Shadow, viii
m high b pe- nerying him TOR th'
unequal contest. at once q hero anl
a martyr, and History, Who's
recDrds are written in red charae.
ter, aud with a pen VI fame, vii.
Acarcely pause u look at the annaI.
oi q life whnse climax va. reached
where thousands we're smitten with
pe'tiIenc@-a life lost, saving in.
stead Of Destroying.