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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

Extensive preparations were made al
,he Gourdlue mansiou III view III the Gp'
preaching Christmas festivities lof III
times gouc by Christmas was tue grand
holiday of the year among all CLASSES III
South Carolina, iuolutug even inc he,
yroes Besides the Ravenels, several
thes families of the neighborhood had
hoen invited, aud Mr.. GVurdlne had re-
ceived a note from an ol trleud OF his
residing in au adjacent district stating
,hat himself ard family were coming to
nar,,ke Of the Christmas cheer. lhough
thc higber classes in South Carolina were
!, General refined and we'll educated, yet
thele wa littl2to maiIty among tho,eVh Sc
s,audrug (grouuded not so much upon
wealth aA lamIy) was fully established.
Thus it was no breach Of etiquette tor
quests 10 be occasionally Selt-invlted, even
on the festive holiday Of the year.
When on Christmas evening all the
company were assembled at the spacious
n!antation house OF Mr. Jack Gourdnc,
the scene was peculiarly Southern and
very charmipg, for the Intercourse be-
tween the guests was as free from reserve
as from osIentat.ou. Threc generations
we're present, and in the seycral apart
ments each age enjoyed itself according
to its peculiar preferences. Several col
ore GddIers, far more consequential than
their masters, twanged their vlollns aud
called off the figures as the young people
engaged by turns in the old fashioned CO.
1iGous, the contra dance anu the Vhg'nIi
reel; for these happily were the day
J when as yet the waltz and the 0ermaI
we're unknown. Some Of the older gent
, lemcn we're trying their hand at gan'
=. of whist. in which according tc the pre-
valent custou, of good Souihernsocleiy Il
that time, no lady thought of parllclI a
+ ,iuo. Others were engaged in the differ
q ent rooms as the humor seized them, |
> free snirited conversation, domestic games
It etc.
!. Yet underneath composed exterlo
there were two persons present who'
|. hearts were snrcharged with vexatlon an
!. sorrow. While every one else seemed
a glew of pleasant and hilarious exclt'
if ment, those TWO enthusiastic gentlemoI
a Mr. Tom Ravene and Mr.. Jack Gou'
It dine, saw clear enough that the groun
was sinking from under them, and thi
,e the most ardent hopes and aspirations
,e their lives were destined to dIsappoln
,e ment. The gentleman to whom a'lusl'
ht has been made as being self-lnvIted, NJ
2 GaiIard, of Huguenot descent and p,
sessing great wealth was accompanies ed
at his wife and son, and niece. Inc
to two young persons changed the horosecoj
m of the future. Young Gailard, witt
nd accomplished, and . perfect specimen
as manly beauty, was iadeed adangerous
no val for Phil Raveuel to have encountere
had not the latter beeome bew'tched
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

BISHOP DoANE's ADMIRED DEFFTNITIoN
OF A GENTLEMAN.-A gentleman is but a
Qenlenan-no more, 10 less; diamontT
polished that was diamond in the rough;
gentleman ia gentle; q gentleman Is
modest; gentleman is courteous gen.
teman is genei GUS; gentleman is slow
TO take offence, as being one that never
gives it gentleman is slow to surmlse
evil, as being one that never thinks 1t;
gentleman goes armed Only in conscious
ness of right; gentleman subjects his
appetites; gentleman refnes his tastes $
gentleman subdues his feelings; a.
gentleman controls his speech and, fin--
ally, gentleman deems every other bet~
ter than himself.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

1t is said that two braDd-uew Cuban
eupeditiens are getting under way-eno'
at New York, the other at Baltimore. AL.
so, that Admiral Polo has spoken to Mr.,
Fish about it. If this is the fact, We
havo the right to assume, not only that
these unlawful enterprises will be nlpped'
iu the bud, but the riug-eaders in them,
will be given a much-needed lesson.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31
Newsdealer :
ADVERTISING RATES.

f.,Iunn. one year, 500 six months SO three
..,tt. al. one month, tli. - A.,
TFr.lnan, cue scar, sets IA m"n'hs' : 49, 'i'''
..-,5. ; s, one month, $50. -
iis,aal. sls ysr, 81 SIX months s-' '"'eo
..,,tbs sIa.sN; one mouth =. 49,, ~.
a,'..Is,1. one year, sll, six months's $40 three
.,Tls on art page, a. per line, year.
n, ehar-e lcs-than 81 -. 4, -o.,.h
\ ,ti.stlf L flsrtti,ns n7i EstTaNs' s'.'' ea'h'
p-,r,,s noficss. '.in each. ,-. -, n,
f,sll notices, ~ cents per hho ''' WV '' "
n,Sta,ry usticcs, Eve cents per line'
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

H. '' la d Deputy SHERIFF and AUCTloNEhi''
Ikde Park. Vermont. :, ,;oss
Faithful attention will be paid to all busiAoss
af this nature.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

There are great searchiugs Of heart
in Washington Just at freseht,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

A. peputI Sheriff Auctioneer and Detective
HYDE Park, Vermont
All calls promptly attended to.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31
Dentists.
L. &. GILBERT
SURGEON DENTIST

H. H. "ih"'"' SURGEON DENTIST
Worthwhile, Vermont. .o,,
,,,, =, ,ro"d ,v,rk will be furnished at reason
,bIs nsIees, ms can be obtained any whste III e 'no
STATE And shall hereafter keep ny 4',Ee MnN,PW
during the FIRST TEN DAYS OF EAoh pas moG AZ th .
h"t shoii be away from homo more or less OIL the
remainder of the time. --..,s and war
nave ALL the Modern improvements, anu anu WI W.
rant entire satisfaction in al cases. OF ho p"'
DO REQUIRED. -------
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31
scellaneous.

DANIEL GILBERT.
Dealer in Furniture. Cofins and Caske cts.
Morrisville, VI
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31
Attorneys.

I,ustnc=s Cnrd -.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

DIR. LIEBHR.-The brave old German,
DR.. Francis Lieber, | also remember well,
"a man of middle height or little less,
but built with tremendous oxlike
strength and breadth of shoulder; man
before whom any person of sense, meeting
him in the wrath of battle, unless it was
an absolute duty to remain, would depart.
His manner was weigbty, so to speak, and
as of one accustomed to be listened to );
very properly SO and it we'll became him.
But he was ready and glad to listen and
consider when anybody talked good sense
The vivacity and universal interest in
things of the veteran encyclopedias lasted
him through it was not year before his
death that 1 met him in the librarians s
room of the New York Mercantile Libra
ry. He was taking with the energetic
then chief librarian, Mr.. Palmer, about
something, and halted, as l came in, for
some name. "Who was it ?' said he,-
some surgeon or other, that published
some travels about twenty-five years ago."
-" l guess" | replied at once, that it
was W. S. w. Ruschemberger." Yes,
yes, that's it :" said the old man "thank
you;" and completed his remark. He was
not at all surprised, so far as could see,
that had the name ready but l was.
1t was not from any knowledge of mine
at all ; it was the merest coincidence. l
had been spending several sufficiently dirty
days work in cataloguing about cord Of
old books, whose principal value in them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26
The Petrified Fern.

In a valley, centuries ago,
Grew 4 little fern leaf, green and slender
Veinmg delicate and fbers tenderg
Waving when the wind crept down so low;
Rushes tall, and moss, and grass grew round it,
Playful sunbeams darted in and found it,
Drops of dew stole in by night and crowned il;
But no foot of man e'er trod that way;
Earth was young and keeping holiday.
Monste- fishes swan the silent main;
Stately forests waved their giant branches;
Mountains hurled their snowy avalanches;
Mammoth creatures stalk ed across the plain;
Nature reveled in grand mysteries;
But the little fern not of these;
Did not number with the hills and trees;
Only grew and waved its sweet wild way
No one came to note it day by day.
Earth, one time, put or froc mood,
Heayed the rocks and changed the mighty motion
OF the deep, strong currents of the ocean;
Moved the plain and shook the mighty wood;
Crushed the little fern in soft, moist clay;
Covered it and hid it safe away;
q ti.5 long, long centuries since that day.
o, the agonyi o, lifes bitter cost
Since that useless little fern was lost
Useless Lost There came thoughtful man,
Searching natures secrets far and deep;
From fssure in rocky steep
He Withdrew a stone, DER which
FAIRY pencilmgs quaint design
Neinings, lealings fbers clear and fine,
And the ferns life lay in every line
50, think, God hides some souls away,
Sweetly to surprise the last day.
Public Opinion
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26
Brains.

Prof Burt @. Wilder, of Cornell, says
the Springfield Republican recently deliv-
cred a very interesting lecture at New
York on the brain. Many of his facts, al
though doubtless we'll known to doctors
and people well read in anatomy, are new
to the general public. His comparisons OF
the capacities of the crania of different
races and nations of men were especially
interesting, But his list very singularly
omits the Celtic and French, and all the
Latin nations, so that it is very incom-
plete OF the nationalties and conditions
of human or semi-human life given by him,
the Sxeles have the largest brains, rank
ing at 100 The Anglo-Sax come next
90, and others as follows: Finus 95,
Anglo Americans 94.30, Germans 92,
American Indians 81, American Negroes
$3.50, Hottentot 1880 gorilla 81 so,
idiot 22.57 Thus the great American
stock ranks below the original British
German, and below the Laplandrrs, and
the Germans below US. A century and a
half of American slavery and civilization
has raised the negroes only l-2 points,
but they are not up to the Indian stand
ard But it is no longer presumed that
the size Of the brain is exactly proper
toned to the general intelligence, and
these figures indicate that such cannot be
the case. The Swedes are not smart
people, and the Finus certainly are not
The American people, of course, cannot
admit that principle for a moment. Dr.
Holden, of the Central Park museum, in
an article on the Fathead Indians, in the
Hearth and Home, alleges that, although
their brains are much diminished by the
peculiar and inexplicable habit of COM
pressing the foreheads of infants in kind
of brain tweezers, nevertheless the tribe is
of usual intelligence and thrift. He cites
also, the case of the ancient Peruvians, a
people of extraordinary civilization and
genius, as leaving behind them in their
tombs crania whose capacity is only 10
inches, while that of the Shawnees of to-
day is 100. The pure-booded Flatheads
are also more healthy and lsng-lived than
half breeds.
Prot. Wilder cites some facts in regard
to the weight Of brains, more consoling to
the Yankee mind. The brains of our
soldiers in the late war had an average
weight of 52.06 ounces, while the Euro
pean only average 1850. Cuvisr's brain
weighed GA ounces, Jim Fisk's SO, Web
sters 53, and " celebrated mineralogist"
got along with 4s ounces, all which goes
to show that the connection between in
telligence and ounces of brain is as yet
very little understood. The brains ofmen
are heavier than those of women, but pro-
portionally to the weight of the rest of the
body, as far as statistics have been collect
ed, women's brains are triAe the heav-
lest. There are some birds that have a
still larger proportion of brain to other
meat than man. The proportion of brain
to body in man is about l to 36. The
brain grows fastest from to 7 years of
age, slower from to IA, slower yet from
| IA to 81 and then ceases. From so up
wards it diminishes in weight about one
ounce in ten years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

ORIGIN OF NAMES OF STATEs.-There is
much that is interesting in the study of the
origin of the names OF the States of the
Union. as they are derived from variety of
sources. To begin in the geographical order,
we first have Name, which takes its name
from the province of Maine, in France, and
was so called in compliment to the queen of
Charles l., Henrietta, its owner.
New Hampshire-frst called Laconia-
from Hampshire. England.
Vermont, from the Green Mountains
French, verd mont
Massachusetts,, from the Indian language,
signifying the country about the great
hill
Rhode Island gets its name from the fan
cied resemblance of the island to that of
Rhodes, in the ancient Levant.
Connecticut's name was Mohegan, spelled
originally, Quon-eh-ta-cut, sisnifying a
long river
New York was so named as a compliment
to the duke of York, whose brother, Charles
H., granted him that territory.
New jersey was named by one of its ORR
ginal proprietors, Sir George Carteret, after
the island of Jersey, in the British channel,
of which he was governor.
Pennsylvania, as is generally known, takes
it's name from William Penn, the word d" syl-
vania > meaning lcoOds.
Delaware derived it's name from Thomas
West, Lord De la Ware, governor of Vir-
ginia.
Maryland received its name from the queen
of Charles L.. Henrietta Maria.
Virginia got its name from queen Elizabeth
the unmarried OF Virgin queen.
The Carolinas were named in honor of
Charles L., and Georgia in honor of George
H.
Florida gets its name from Pasquae de
Flores, or f Feast of the flowers"
Alabama comes from Greek word signify
ing g The land of rest
Mississippi derives it name from that of
the great river, which is in the Natche
tongue d" The Father of Waters''
Louisiana was so named in honor of Louis
XIV.
Arkansas is derived from the Indian word
Kansas, I" smoky water" with the French
prefix of Ark, " bow"
Tennessee is an Indian name, meaning
s The river with the big bend
Kentucky also is an Indian name, Kahn
tuck-se, sguifying :" At the head of the
river"
Ohio is the Shawnee name for The
Beautiful River"
Michigau's name was derived from the
lake, the Indian name for fish weir or trap,
which the shape of the lake suggested.
Indianas name comes from that of the In
dans.
Illinois's name is derived from the Indian
word q" illini," men, and the French afix
" ois, " making it g Tribe of men,
Wisconsin, name is said to be the Indian
one for wild, rushing channel.
Missourl's is also an Indian name for mud
dy, having reference to the muddness of the
Missouri river.
Kansas is the Indian word for smoky wa
ter.
The derivation of the names of Nebraska
and Nevada is not known.
Iowa signifies, in the Indian language,
" The drowsy ones, and Minnesota " Cloudy
water
The origin of the name of California il
uncertain,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

selves was that they each counted one.
In great library like that, however, such
books are always desirable,-any books
are though not, necessarily, in small
one. Well, among these we're, as it hap
pened, several books by this DR.. Ruscheu-
berger, a naval surgeon,-some travels,
and several school books on natural his
tory; and it simply struck me that his
date conceded with the context of DR.. Lie
ber's remarks. From the subject then in
hand, [ remember that the doctor passed
to others very distant ; and he told us,
among other things, about the encamp-
ment of the Bashkirs and other remote
Tartar troops of the Russian army in
Berlin, on their march westward, when
the whole of Europe was rising against the
first Napoleon the wild and uncouth Wis,
ages, the savage manners, of these fero-
cious troopers, bivouacking about the
streets and in the public squares. 1t was
before Waterloo,-a long time, it seemed
10 mt, u remember so perrectly. Dr..
Lieber talked facts, reasonings. and phi
losophy: he was not much for jokes. L
was once in the Office of s The Lndepend-
ent," when DR.. L. came in for some con-
sutation with another Doctor, also noble
and wise old man,-Dr Joshua Leavitt it
was, to be plain. And, to some observa-
tion of DIR. Lieber, | interviewed, and
answered with some unlucky verbal quid-
dity or other, in reprehensible, frivolous
manner DIR. Leavitt laughed but DR..
Lieber was quite disgusted and replied
with kind of dissatisfied sniff, Pshaw
that's mere falcon de parler,-mere Jal-
con de parler :" and went off. And at
this DR.. Leavtt laughed again--Febrw arg
Examiner" in Old and Nec.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

A DIFFIDENT SwAIN.-The New Or
leans Times tells this story:
d" Not many years ago fashionable up
town rectory was visited by charming
young lady, who, with face suffused with
bushes, informed the everend divine that
she contemplated entering into the holy
bonds of matrimony, and that, as her f.
ance was somewhat retiring in disposition,
and especially sensitive to any reference
to their mutual affection, she had called
to arrange the preliminaries of their mar
riage The minister was somewhat taken
back, but the confused fair one presented
license made out in due form, and at
once proceeded to discussion of the all
Important step.
The day and hour for the ceremony
were fixed, and promptly at the appointed
time the young couple arrived at the
clergyman's residence. The candidates
for nuptial honors remained in sitting
room of the rectory, which, by the by, is
in the immediate vicinity Of the church,
until the final preparations were made.
The minister donned his surplice, and, re-
pairing to the church, announced himself
ready.
Several minutes elapsed, but the wed
ding party did not appear. The audience
became impatient, and at length even the
clergymen felt constrained to repeat his
admonition. What was the surprise of all
when the returned messenger announced
that the bridegroom positively refused to
enter church. The minister visited him
personally and rebukeG him for his appar-
ent lack of decision, but expostulation was
useless. The unhappy youth had no OBJ
lection to the silken bond, and were the
fastenings adjusted in the rectory it might
be done instanter, but to appear in a
church and before that crowd of people
was impossible. The minister was equally
firm, and stated positively that the cere-
mony must IKE place in the temple or not
at all. After many tears on the part 0f
the bride, and earnest protestations from
her timid lover, the sorrowing pair depart
ed, and, if rumor is to be credited, they
sill remain in a state of single blessed
ness"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26
tions, when salmon are plenty, as unfit for
| his delicate palate

tions, when salmon are plenty, as unit for
his delicate palate.
I believe our journey is nearly ended unless
you wish to 60 still further north. up through
Behring's Strait, to where our whaling
fleet was crushed in the ice last year, and
thirty-lhree vessels. with thousands OF bar
rels OF oil, lost. This is part of the terrific
ry through which 1 have never travelled,
though we have trading post as far porth
as Kstzebue Sound near the scene of this dis
aster
Was the purchase of Alaska good invest
ment for the government ? [ am often asked.
TO thN question no very favorable answer
can be given at present. Just now the rev.
emu derived from the sealing business is
about one half enough to pay the interest on
the purchase money. | think there can be
no increase of revenue for many years. if
ever. There is nothing in the territory to
attrac' settlers. When you are disposed to
seek new home don't 60 to Alaska. unless
you have money enough to take you back.
NY advice would be the sime in regard to
any part Of the west.-The prevailing idea
is that young man who starts in life with
out apital, cannot secure moderate fortune
in Vermont, and that he may do 80 with per-
feet ease in the western country. This is ali
mistake as far as my observation goes
If young men of Vermont will bring their
minds to endure one half the privations on
our remote Vermont farms. that they must
expect in the new Yves tern country, IN the
matter Of society and home comforts, they
will save the money required to carry them
west, ani do much better here than there.
| have seen nearly all parts of our country,
and have examined and compared them pret-
ty thoroughly, in the expectation that L
might sometime wish to settle down to more
quiet life. am convinced that Vermont is
the place to locate, AMI that emigration OF
young uen should stop at once. We have
yet IN Vermont thousands of acres OF uncul-
tivated ands, while that which we call cul-
tivated, yields only one half what it may be
made to produce under better management.
Our sol is by no means weak or poor, and
when it is a well titled as some parts of Eng
land and Germany. it will support double
the population which it now does. | know
there Is a strong desire on the part of all
New England boys to. travel and see the world
but uness one has some definite object in
view in travelling, the day for seeing the
world had better be postponed until moder-
ate competence has been acquired by
well-applied industry in our native State
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

Perkins of the Post, is on the war path,
Notwithstanding the depth of snow He
says the young ladies have given up the
Standard for hustle purposes. They say it's
too far behind" He also blows the - Post
Horn . in way that shows he has a deal of
lip as well as ready pen: as the follow
ing winged words will show: :. The
country newspaper, as ordinarily produced
by men who know little of printing and
nothing of editing, has what it calls its
= editorials generally written with scis-
sors) its local items and some miscellaneous
rubbish on one side of the paper-c0mmonIy
the inside-which is called the - live side, -
while upon the other side is the inevitable
iiiotlc love story on one page, with some
dead and gone agricultural = matter and
a quantity of non-paying advertisements ON
the other which is very properly called the
IS dead side The result is, a paper with
only two or three columns of tolerably read
able matter, while the rest is hastily and
carelessly picked up by the editor, and the
most Of which would be just as good hun
dred years sooner or later and would be in
tolerable bosh at all times
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26
A Herald correspondent tells this

A Herald correspondent tells this:
Judge -, one of the first members of the
Rutland county bar, was a great wag. In
his town or neighbOrhood very simple,
easy-going, shift less individual was duly
elected justice of the peace Shortly after
he was advised to visit Judge -, and be-
come qualified by oath for the arduous pro-
fession of justice. He did SO. Presenting
himself with much ado: 81 have a little
business, Judge, which L would like you to
perform" Well, sir, what is it ?'' al
want you to qualify me to perform the duties
of Justice - Can't do it, sir - /" Can't do
it? Why was told to come to you" - Even
50, sir, can't do it /, :" Can't swear me in,
eh ?" "Oh, certainly, can swear you in,
sir, but to qualify you. sir, really couldn'e
do for you what God Almighty didn't
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

Oregon, according to some, comes from
0regana, the Indian name for a wild mar
ioram which grows abundantly on the Pacific
coast and, according to others, from Oregon,
- The river of the " est" in allusion to the
Columbia River.
West Virginia gets its name from having
been formed from the western part of old
Virginia.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

Lucca says she shall positively leave the
stage in two years, but wheather she will
live here or in Germany, she don't know.
She will leave that to her husband She
likes Germany, but she has no home
there and ach she hates the voyage. Her
daughter, two years old, shall never sing.
publicly; it's such sad, hard lffe