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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22
weather Report.
NUN AI VI n AN11'5
WASHINGTON, May 21-7:3O P. NJ
PROBABILITIES.

For the Middle States, slowly dlmin-
ishing pressure, southeasterly and north-
easterly winds, cloudy weather and ram,
clearing tomorrow. For CANADA ana
New England, southeasterly and north
easterly winds, falling barometer ana
rainy weather.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22

The man Of enterprise creates The
weak imitator tries to copy him, Does
any sensible man suppose that the le-
gi0ns of ''Bacchus, so-called, that lntestt
the drug stores, possess the real merit OF
DIR. Helmbold's Genuine Extract Any
sufferer from kidney complaint, dropsy,
diabetes, or other urinary diseases, In
male or female, will detect the difference
at once by the result. Helmbolds cures;
the others fail The genuine bears DIR.
Helmholds signature. John f. Henry
New York, sole agent.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22
Boston Produce Market.

Reported expressly for THE HERALD by
O. c. CHAMBERLIN q Co, Commission
Merchants, 70 and 81 Faneuil Hail
Market, Boston,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22
TEMPERANCE

The State Temperance Committee
have issued call inviting the members
of the executive committees of various
temperance organizations in the State to
meet with them in this city on Tuesday,
Nav 27th, to consult in reference to tu-
ture action in view of the veto OF the
! local optiOn bill.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22
DOLLAR MUSIC BOOKS

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FOR REED ORGANS.
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FoR VIOLIN
Three very attractive and useful lnstruc-
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TO take a partial and easy counsel Full OF
bright popular music for practice, the first
two containing each nearly 20 tunes, and
the last 100 tunes, besides exercises.
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For violin or flute and piano.
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or clarionet, and I'd violin or violoncello.
The above books are for The People,
and are full ofthe bright, wide awake, ca
sy music. that isn't hard to play, and Is so
delightful to listeners.
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The above books mailed, postpaid, for
the retail price.
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Enthusiastically
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22
DFLrRUCTIvE FIRE.

The New York Central Railroad re-
pair works, at Niagara Falls, was burned
night before last, resulting in loss to
the company of about 100000. About
$50 employees were thrswn out of en-
DlOyment,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22
Loc4h BUSINESS NOTICES.

WANrED-A Farmer in every town
as agent for the COLLINS SOLID STEEL
PLows. For terms, etc, address Col
Inns & Co., 212 Water ST., New York.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22
Asut advertisements.

* ANDAYENSES GLADloLOo
VI Bulbs for sale at rnN cos
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
The Sharp Man.

The sharp man IL mistaken for the
wize one, but he IL just as different from
an honest one.
He trusts tew his cunning for suck
cess, and this IL the next thing tew being
a rogue.
The sharp man il like a razor-gen-
orally too sharp for emmy thing but a
shave.
Theze men are not tew be trusted
they are SO constituted that that they
must cheat somebody, and, rather than
be idle or lose O good job, they will
pitch onto their best friends.
They are not exactly outkasts, but iv
cluss oa the borders ov criminality, and
are liable tew step over at emmy time.
It iz but step from cunning tew
raskality, and it iz a short step that il
alwuz invitin tew take.
Sharp men have but phew friends,
and seldum a konfdent. They hav
learnt tew fear treachery by studying
their own naturs.
They are alwuz bizzy, but, like the
hornet, want heap ov sharp watching.
The sharp man IL alwuz a vain one.
He prides himself upon his cunning,
and had rather do shrewd thing than
kind one.-JOsh Billings.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13

buyin' and winnin', till I reckon own
the whole town, and the graveyard, too.
It's fine graveyard, and it's got an aw-
full good start; but it's just the deadest
town you ever seen. What do stay
for ? Why, what should I go for? Don't
I own the hull of Crooked Pine ?"
"Cap'n," said Bing, mournfully, "I
reckon he's tellin' the truth. I've known
this yer sort of thing to happen before.
Do ye know what I'm gwine to do? ?"
"No, don't" said the captain.
"Wall, you kin wait for yer cavalry
men, if you want ter. I'm gwine to ride
right on into that thar other town, on
this old mule. I'll ride right in thar.
Mebbe I kin find some of the boys, and
anyhow I want to see if that thar
ro1eraid kin put another white skeer
onto old Bing. Cap'n, Crooked Pines
just the deadest town ever see."
"Whack" went the stub-whip on the
tough hide of the old mule, and on went
Bing, as if he knew his. way and dis
dained further information ; and, while
the old man with the shotgun stood
looking dreamily and wistfully after
him, the captain wheeled his horse,
gave him sharp dig of the spur, and
galloped briskly away down the valley,
from the lower end of which there came
Just then the far. away, faint, ghostly
notes of cavalry-bugle. It was as if
even music refused to be lively in so
dead town as Crooked Pine.-APpIe-
fO77s' LO7L7.nnL
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
Life in Greenland.

[Cor. of the New York Tribune.l
The climate of Greenland is consid-
cred by the Danes as very healthy, and
the natives seldom die of any other dis
ease than consumption, which is very
prevalent among the Esquimaux, and is
no doubt contracted through their care
less habits. The hut is simple build
ing of stone (boarded up on the inside),
with layer of turf on the outside, and
q long, low tunnel entrance, about 10 or
Is feet in length, opening to the south.
This hut is about II feet square and 6
feet high, with two windows in the side
which are blocked up with turf during
the winter, so as to keep the cold out.
This room is generally supplied with a
stove, in which peat is burned, for they
have no other kind of fuel. There is
always in these huts close, depressing
atmosphere, while outside, especially on
foggy day, the atmosphere is cold.
These people sit in the house sewing,
etc., with their heavy seal skin clothing
on, and will run in and out of doors,
make visits, and attend their dances,
without making any addition to their
clothing, or reducing it when they re-
turn to their homes. Then a family of
six or eight sleep in this same room, on
platform which serves as bed, lying
very close together, and breathing the
same atmosphere over and over again.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
Humorous.

To REMOVE stains from character
Get rich.
STRANGE bed-clothes sheets
in the wind.
The greatest bet that was ever made
The alphabet.
AGRIoU1TURE-A mower who can't
NOW might as well be no mower.
WHAT fruit does a newly-married
couple most resemble? A green pair.
WHY is a married lady less likely to
suffer from hunger than spinster? Be-
cause she always has herring to eat.
WHY is a vain young lady like con-
firmed drunkard Because neither is
satisfied with moderate use of the
glass.
RATHER perplexing command Capt.
O'Shea-"Gentleme parade tomorrow
at four. The first man who arrives last
shall be fined"
"WHERE shall put this paper so as
to be sure of seeing it tomorrow ?'
inquired Mary Jane of her brother
CT aries. "On the looking glass, was
her brothers reply.
A Coon DUTCH REASON" Mynheer,
Hans ?'' "Do not, really" "Wel, I
tell YOU. Der reason dat we call our
bov Hans dat ish his name"
The croquet season has come to an
end, alas
Then pull up the wicket and stake,
And put by the mallet and ball,
We shall have no morc croquet this year,
1t g getting too late in the fall.
D1GBY, the other day, found some
money in the street. "Ahl" said he,
with a knowing look, "papers have been
saving that moneys tight, but wouldn't
have believed it if hadn't found it in
the gutter"
The other day certain tailor sent
his bill to a magazine editor. He was
startled few hours afterward by its
being returned, with note appended,
saying, "Your manuscript is respect
fully declined"
A CONSEQUENTIAL young fop asked an
aged country sexton if the ringing Of a
bell did not put him in mind of his lat
ter end. "No, SIR" rer lied the grim
old grave-digger "but the rope puts
me in mind of yours.
A Boston boy don't believe that Rob-
inson Crusoe lived on raisins In his des-
olate island, because he tried to do ii
himself one day and, after eating two
pounds, quite lost his appetite for the
remainder of the week.
AT juvenile party, one little fellow,
rejoicing in the splendor of his new
clothes, went up to another with the
triumphant remark: You amt
dressed as well as / am. Well, re-
marked the other, "I can lick you, any
how"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
A Dutiful Son In Prison.

The Philadelphia Sunday Das0,s tells
this story:
A lady who was some ten years ago
left a widow with small family of
children, after much tribulation sue
ceeded in bringing up to manhood one
son, who proved himself able and will
ing to be support not only to her, but
to his younger brothers and sisters.
About year after becoming of age
-he was offered a lucrative position in
the west, and he emigratod thither, and
settled there. permanently, soon mar
ried. New ties, however, did not alb
sorb old affections, and as he prospered
in his business, he sent regularly to his
mother the mems necessary for her sup
port and that of her family.
The years passed on and brought
many changes, but still regularly as the
quarter came, so also did the ample re-
mittance of this model son and brother.
When the tide of emigration turned
to the far-west, this son was carried
with it to Omaha, where he invested his
earnings in town lots which speedily
rose in value and made him a man of
wealth. At least this was the intelli-
gence he sent his mother. Lately,
whilst visiting Auburn, his parent was
invited to make the tour of the State
Prison, and whilst passing through the
various wards she accidently encounter
ed one whose presence caused her
cheeks to pale and her heart to tenn
porarily stop its beating.
It was her son-her good and we'll
beloved boy-who for years had been
her pride and support for moment
she was speechless, but at length burst
ing into a torrent of tears, in which
the prisoner joined, she said: SO, my
son, how came you here?' His story
being told developed the fact that he
had by trading with strangers come
into the possession of large quantity
of counterfeit money, and that in ig-
norance of its character, he being on a
visit to New York, had attempted to
pass it, had been arrested as chief of
gang of counterfeiters, and having
been identified as having endeavored
to circulate it, was, in spite of all evil
dence of previous good condnct offered,
convicted and sentenced to serve out a
term in State Prison. His wife, with
whom he was in constant corrcspon-
dence, had aided him in keeping his in
carceration a secret from his mother,
and had regularly remitted the quar-
terly allowance together with letters
forwarded to her from the prison by
him. But for this unfortunate visit the
mother would have remained forever
unaware that her son was serving out q
penal sentence for crime never COM
mitted by him. She learned, however,
that by the rise of corner lots in Omaha
he had been made a wealthy man, and
when he should come out of prison,
which would be in few months, he,
through the skillful stewardship of his
wife, would find awaiting him the sum
of not less than two hundred thousand
dollars in United States bonds.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
A Falling Off in Exports from Great
Britain to the United States.

A Washington telegram says: From
a statement received at the Treasury
Department from an official in Europe,
relative to the principal articles of pro-
duce and manufacture exported from
Great Britain to the United States dur
ing the eight months ending Aug. 81
last, in comparison with the correspond
ing period of the year 1872, it appears
that there were exported to this country
291 tons of iron, 800 tons less than in
1872, almost 200 tons of which decrease
is in the expectation of railroad iron.
The decrease in the expectation of wool
to this country last year amounted to
$4,000 pounds, a decrease of over
900, 900 pounds in wooden cloths. The
decrease was nearly 1, ZOO, 900 yards in
woolen carpets, almost ], 100000 yards
in worsted stuffs, nearly 5, ,250, 900 yards
in cotton piece goods, nearly 21 900, ,0OO
yards in linen piece goods, more than
$3.50, 900 yards in silk and broadcloths,
and in spirits nearly 1000 proof gallons.
There was large comparative falling in
tons of lead and salt, and in the values
of ribbons, mixed material, haber-
dashery, hardware and cutlery, and
earthenware, whereas there are small
increases in the amounts of tin plate
and unwrought tin, and in ale, beer,
alkali, and stationery.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
FUR-FETCHED FANCIEs.

Lucinda threw away her book tossed back her pretty
head,
And going back to odeu times OF which she just mad
read,
Remarked /" What strange old Guys they were, those
ancestors of ours.
Who in the skins of beasts themselves decked out.
the odious Giaours!"
All, yes that's just like women, they speak betCit
they think"
Quoth John to Miss Lucinda, " So, prithee, do mt
shrink,
While I in words q picture paint of savages
Whose beads and feathers, furs and skins suggest
the,wild war-whoop.
"In apetof Russian sable, Siberian ermine muf,
Jacket of glossy South Sea seal, in hue resembling
Balmorais trimmed with narrow strips of marten
There goes wild young sauUagesse, reputed to be
rich.
she-vandals are abroad, likewise, in sdcq~es of
With silver fox all trimmed without and hapy lined
within.
While others for their show depend upon the little
minks.
"And yOnder, on the avenue, see two barbarian
Whose paniers if club-talk true stuffed with
railroad bonds,
In cameIs hair arrayed they while squirrels and
Their furs contribute to the robes of these untamed
gorillas.
t" So history itself repeats; to-day our Guys and
Are clad in wld-beast skins just like those ancestors
of ours;
Folks caught and skinned the beasts themselves and
saved their precious Dimes"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
An Eccentric Land Owner.

S. B. Glover, in an October magazine,
tells the story of member of the Van
Rensselaer, family who lately died at
the age of 76, as follows -
Some said he was niggardly and penu-
rious the poor declared he was kind
and generous, and forbearing and in
dulgent to fault That he was averse
to improvements or changes of any
kind, the dilapidated condition of the
house in which he lived, and the decay
ed and tottering fences around, most
clearly proved. No railroad was ever
constructed, no mandatory ever built
upon foot of his land, save under pro-
test. Owing to a disappointment in
early life, due to the opposition of his
relatives to his marriage with a young
girl in the humber walks of life, to
whom he was warmly attached, he lived
and died bachelor.
The General Government had essayed
many years ago to tempt him by mu-
nifcent offer to sell a portion of his
lands for the establishment of an ar
senal. The prospect of increased wealth,
the assurance that the sale of his lands,
and the erection thereon of buildings
by the United States Government,
would greatly enhance the value of his
large estate surrounding, had no effect.
His refusal to sell was positive, and the
purchase of land was made, and the ar
senal erected, at Watervliet.
But darker hour came. A passen-
ger who crossed from Albany on the
| Greenbush ferry-boat brought the start
ling report that it was in contempla-
ton to construct a railroad along the
east bank of the Hudson river from the
city of New York through Greenbush
to Albany. When the survey was made
for this road, it took in five acres of the
Van Rensselaer, land, which yielded the
owner little or no profit. Efforts were
made by the directors of the road, but
without success, to effect purchase OF
the land. Persistent refusal to sell on
the part of the owner compelled them
to call upon disinterested parties living
in the neighborhood to appraise the
land. The sum fixed upon as a tair val
uation was three hundred dollars pei
acre, which was offered to the owner,
but peremptorily declined, under pro-
test, with the assurance added, that il
the company took his land he would
never touch dollar of their money.
The land was taken, the road com.
pleted, and nearly a quarter of a cen
tury passed away and though on many
occasions greatly pressed for ready
money, he was faithful to his promise
even unto death. To the surprise o1
his executors, short time after his de-
cease, they were notified by an Officer
of one of the banks in Poughkeepsie
that fifteen hundred dollars had beer
on deposit to his credit since the road
was first surveyed, and was then sub
ject to their order. Thus, for that long
period, was the interest, which, added
to the original amount, would have ac
cumulated to handsome sum, entirely
lost to this eccentric man while living
and to his heirs after his departure.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
Obstinate Roots.

There was recently on exhibition, at
Plymouth, Mass, piece of Pinch water
pipe, feet in length, taken from the
section on the dam at the Thread Com
pany's Works, which was SO completely
filed, its entire length, with the fine
fibrous roots of the willows that are
growing near by, that not one drop OF
water could pass through it. A depres,,
sion in the pipe had at some time caused
slight breakage, and into this porSs
tion of the root had insinuated itself
and grown, until about a month since
the passage of water was stopped, and
a search for the cause revealed this re-
suit. A portion of the filling was taken
out. and resembled closely continuous
"wad" of oakum For five or six feet
these roots are so tightly wedged in
that no force yet applied has been suffi-
cient to start them.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
Tobacco in the Tissues.

That tobacco is absorbed in the tissues
of the body has long been asserted by
some, though denied as positively by
others. In support of the affirmative,
a fact in connection with the hydropathic
process known as the wet-sheet pack is
cited. In this process the patient is en-
veloped in a wet sheet, and then, over
this, in blankets. By this means, it is
claimed, that through the operation of
the principles of endosmose and exos-
nose, the water of the sheet is made to
enter the body, while at the same time
impurities are withdrawn therefrom
Now, on an habitual user of tobacco
being subjected for an hour to this pro-
cess, it is found, on his envelopments
being taken of, that the odor of tobacco
coming from his body, and from the
sheet in which he has lain, is erceT,tible
to every one present.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

THE voting population of Colorado is
estimated at $4,000.
IMMENSE forest fires are burning in
the Colorado mountains.
A CONNECTICUT girl has gone insane
from being kissed in the dark.
A MINNESOTA man has become insane
from excessive use of tobacco.
THE entire fire department of Boston
is ordered to sign the total abstinence
pledge.
A NAN at Paris, KY, has invented a
wheelbarrow which a man can sit down
on and wheel.
THREE thousand quarts of strawber-
ries were raised on one acre of land in
Maine this season.
AN economical negro in Wilmington,
Del, says he picks up, on an average,
1900 pins in year.
A GEORGIA plantation, which in 1860
was sold for $50, 900, was a few days ago
sold at Sherif's sale for $500.
A FRENcHMAN has invented a boot
with wheels which, he says, will enable
the wearerto go considerably faster than
horse.
SOME elastic enumerator estimates the
wealth of the Hon. James F. Joy, the
Michigan railway magnate, at $780,
600, 900.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR has been nomi-
mated for the New York Assembly by
| the First Oneida District Democratic
Convention.
TELEGRAPH postal cards are now issued
by the English Government. The cards
are deposited as letters, and collected
hourly by carriers.
A RECENT English writer says that
drunkenness is an affair of climate. The
people of all damp and cold countries
are apt to drink more than is good for
them.
STANLEY, of African exploration noto-
| riety, sailed recently, as correspondent
of the London Times, for the west coast
of Africa, taking with him large steam
launch.
A CONFERENCE of the teachers of the
deaf and dumb has been held at Sienna,
Italy, and the system of teaching the
deaf and dumb to understand the mo-
ton of the lips was advocated.
The daily orders for postal cards show
that it requires from 375, 600 to 400, 900
daily to supply the public demand. The
cards now furnished are decidedly bet
ter than those issued prior to the 1st of
October.
J. B. MoCU11ocH, late of the St.
Louis Democrat, has taken editorial
charge of the Globe of that city. The
Democrat people, however, cling with
death grip to his $12, 900 of stock in
that concern.
Hoa-sK1N and cowhide bags hold ten
times as much corn as canvas bags do,
and cost only about one-tenth as much
to get to market. The corn should be
put into the bags before the skins are
taken off the animals.
A SINGULAR result of the panic is
seen in Utah, where an enormous quan
tity of bullion has been locked up.
Silver, which is ordinarily worth about
dollar and quarter an ounce, is now
selling at less than seventy cents.
THE managers of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Colchester
England, have decided that Marx
Twain's books are immoral and unfit tc
be read by Christian young men, anc
have banished them from their library
THE French being convinced that
their failure in the late war was in 6
great measure due to the inferiority o.
their muzzle-loading field guns, are nov
disposed to discard all cannon of thai
class and adopt breech-loaders exclu
.I | siyely
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
One Hundred and Forty-five Years Old

[From the Philadelphia Bulletin.l
At the southeast corner of Fifth and
Locust streets stands the grocery of Mr..
James Clark. A very unpretending gro
Gerry and an unpretending grocer. But
now the grocery has place in antiqui-
ty, and all through the laying of foot
walk
Mr.. Clark had served out dried beans,
measured molasses, sliced ham, and
weighed salt mackerel at said corner for
twenty years and odd. This house was
occupied by his father before him, and
has an aged appearance-the house
has.
The sidewalk surrounding the store
and the two houses on Locust street
was very much dilapidated, and it was
deemed advisable to lay new one. The
work was commenced yesterday. AS
long as Mr.. Clark can remember, the
house No. 430 Locust street, immedi-
ately back of his establishment, has had
in front of the door an old marble Oh
soapstone slab. When the pavement
was removed, this of course, was taken
up. The bricklayer, upon turning it
over, was surprised to find TINT it was
veritable tombstone, on which was
the name and age of person who died
full of years.
1t contained the following inscrip-
ton:
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-13
Value of Timber Lands.

Railroads consume timber immensely
It has been estimated that each day in
the year trains run about three hundred
and twenty thousand miles, consuming
one a half cords of wood for every
twenty-five miles, making n daily con-
sumption of nineteen thousand two hun
road require two thousand five hundred
ties to the mile and assuming their life
to be five years, an annual consumption
of thirty millions of ties is required
and it may be safely said that the waste
in getting out these ties is one-third of
the tree.