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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-15
OVER THE LAKE.


Sheriff Bulls, now residing in Mo
riah village, is about to move to Port
Henry. He has purchased place there
No fatal cases of SHERMAN house
fever" have been recently reported. 9th
ers are in process of preparation, how
ever
1t is rumored that man. killing She
bang is to be opened by Ovid Tappen.
The descent to perdition is easy, and
all the way down hill.
Rev. Mr.. Judd and Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. p. Smith have been spending several
weeks in Saratoga.
Albert Kidder, of Moriah village.
has been making some improvements in
his store. He has resigned the office of
postmaster, which he has held continu-
ously for eighteen years. The new Off
Ger is B. B. Bishop.
Rev. Mr.. Craft has retired from the
Baptist pastorate in Moriah. He is a
very amiable gentleman, and his depar-
ture is deeply regretted.
The late Methodist Conference trans
ferred Rev. Mr.. Shank to Port Henry,
where he is building a new church.
"A large number of new houses are
to be erected in Mineyille the present
season. Pm.
LUDLOW.
Mrs. w Ii. Adams q Co have re-
moved their millinery establishment from
the second to the first story in Stimson's
block, where they are furnished with
more ample accommodations. Mrs. Ad-
ans has just returned from market.
The Ludlow House has been leased
to Messrs. Jannings & Starkey, of
Keene, N. H., for three years, and they
have already taken possession. Mr.. |
Howe, the lessor, has moved into Mrs. |
Ira Baileys beautiful residence, at the |
lower end of Main street. Lux
SOUTH WALLINGF0RD.
The adjourned public examination
OF teachers for the town of Wallingford |
was held at the school house in this
place last Saturday.
Mr.. Edgerton has been repairing and
painting his hotel.
We saw fine lot of spring lambs
It ). nj. Sherman's the other day. Mr..
). is one of our most enterprising farm
ers and one who understands his bust
ness thoroughly
There is to be meeting of the
citizens of this place, at the church next
sabbath evening, to see what measures
hey will take to provide for preaching
he coming season IoHABoD.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
phl,o,oa,os, PeouIiarities.

The Hindoos are said to have no word
for 90 friend" The Italians have no
equivalent for our "humility." The
Russian dictionary gives word, the deh-
uition of which Is "not to have enough
buttons on your iootman's waistcoat
a second means to "kill over again a
third, "to earn by dancing" while the
word "knout," which we have all learned
to consider as exclusively Russian In
meaning and application, proves upon in
yestiVatiou to be their word "knut," and
10 mean only "whip Of any kind"
The Germaus call thimble hnger-
hat 3" which it certainly is, and grass
hopper {" hay horse" A glove with them
is s.hand shoe" showing that they wore
shg es before gloves. Poultry is " feather
cattle" whilst the names for the we'll
known Substances "Oxygen and hydra
gen" are, In their language, "sour stun
and "water stuff " The French, strange
/ 10 saw. have no verb 'to stand," nor can
a Frenchman speak Of "kicking any
one. The nearest approach he, in his
politeness makes to II, is 10 threaten to
s.eiye a blow with his foot" the same
thing. probably, to the recipient, IN eithel
case. but It seems TO want the direetnessi
the energy of our "kick." Neither hai
he anv word for "baby,' nor for "home ;
nor Wcomiott." The terms ''up stairs
and ssdowu st tirs" are 81 unknown II
French. Ia English we "eule" meat an'
Scure" sick peo le, aud we IKE our g'rl
to be ''quick," but never wish to see 'hel
"fasI,"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

BY HOWARD oLYNDoS.

Every robln-red breast takes himself a
matel
Say the birds, sing the birds, "It is wrong
TO wait
Till the lily, footed spring sliles out at
summers gate"
So heard the birds sing once upon q day.
o, my treasure! q, my pleasure Cahst
thou say me nayf
Birds songs and birds nests and green
boughs together.
All gone love alone laughs at bitter
weather.
Summer days and wlnter days. little reeks
Love whether:
II SO be that Love have his own, his darl.
ing way.
All, my fairest All, my rarest Csnst
thou say me may
Iu the wood the wiud-hoWer is sunken out
of sight,
Low down and deep down, and world-for-
gotten quite.
But do you think the Wind forgetE that she
was sweet aud white2
Then listen to his sad voice little while,
o, my cruel o, my jewell Oanst thou say
me nay?
The sun stole to a red rose and Wlled her
leaves apart:
May dew and June air had wood her At the
start
But was I not fair the sun should have her
golden, perfect hearth
Let me choose one short word for timid lips
to say:
An, my pfeciousi Ny deliciousi 1t shall
not be nav
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

The witches csuldron in Macbeth Is
not merely a picturesque myth OF the
stage. The other day two French Tor
were tried at town near
Paris, for obtaining 300 francs from their
dupes by furnishing them with these two
charming mixtures; Camphor and es-
sence of cloves, with rat broth a disers.
tio,,." and "elixir of toads and powdered
rhubarb in equal parts" The hideous
old daneers on the Scotch heath could't
have made a more ingenious receipt.
There has been nothing like it since the
English kiug's physicians gave him tha-
nice medicine OF ground skulls.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
SONNET
ON porrIcAL FRAME WORK.

BY IACKsTRAw.
Written for the STATE JOURNAL.
o stop writing, friend Bobby, for Heavens
sake do
We know you're genius, and brilliant
one. too.
We're quite willing to have your immortal
izcd name
Placed al0ft on the scroll of poetical fame I;
Not mingled with others, but alone in a
}rdiml
Which, Of course, will appear to the world
all the same.
Wen do any thing, Bobby-we'll run you
for Mayor.
Or of "pickings and stealiugs" Wen get
you your share.
You're too brilliant and plucky to lay on
the shelf
But you'll have to stop making an ass of
yourselfl
Now, friend Bobby, pray keep your shak-
sperian mind
Not quite so far forward as It now seems
inclined,
est some people might say, as they look
on your phiz, =. =,
What a consummate donkey this 'R. o. f."
ia
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
THE EEwsBoY's DEBT.

"sir, If you please, my brother Jim
The one you give the bill, you know
He couldn't bring the money, Sir,
Because his back was hurted 80.
"He didn't mean to keep the changer
He got runned over, up the street;
One wheel went right across his back,
And t'other fore-wheel mashed his feet.
"They stopped the horses just in time,
And then they took him up for dead
And all that day and yesterday
He wasn't rightly In his head.
"They took him to the hospital
One OF the newsboys knew twas jim
And went too, because, you see,
We two are brothers, l and him.
"He had that money in his hand,
And never saw il any more.
Indeed, he didn't mean to steall
He never lost cent before
He was afraid that you might think
lie meant to keep 1t, anyway;
This morning, when they brought him to,
He cried because he couldn't pay.
" He made me fetch his jacket here
It's torn and dirtied pretty bad;
It's only III to sell for rags,
But then, YOU know, it's all he had
when he gets well-it won't be long
Ii you Will call the money lent,
He says he'll work his fingers OFF
But what he'll pay you every cent"
And then he cast a rueful glance
At the soiled jacket where 1t lay.
No, no, my boy! Take hack the coat.
Your brothers. badly hurt, you says
Where did they take himq Just run out
And hail a cab, then wait for me,
Why, would give a thousand coats,
And pounds for such "a boy as hep
A hs seur after this we stood
Together In the crowded wards,
And the nurse checked the hasty steps
That fell too loudly on the boards.
thought him smiling in his sleep,
And scarce believed her when she said,
Smoothing away the tangled hair
From brow and cheek, The boy is dead. "
Dead? dead SO soon? How fair he looked
One streak of sunshine on his hair.
Poor lad Well, 1t IS warm in heaven;
No need of "change and Jackets there
And something rising in my throat
Made / tsO hard for me TO speak,
! turned away, and left tear
Lying upon his sunhurned cheek.
Extract from poem by H. r. Hudson, IN
Harper's hGgazine for Nay.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
sharp Retort.

"I had more money than he had to
carry on the suit,' said a very mean indi-
vidual who had just won lawsuit over
a poor neighbor, sand that's where l had
the advantage Of him. Then l had much
better counsel than he, and there had
the advantage of him. And his family
were sick while the suit was pending, so
he couldn't attend to it, and there had
the Advantage of him again. But, then,
Brown is a very decent sort y man
after all" " Yes" said his listener,
6 and there's where he has the advantage
of YOU"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

The English post Office department is
happy over a discovery which explains
the mysterious disappearance of numer-
GUS letters which failed to reach their
destination, leading to unpleasant sus-
piciors in regard to either honesty or the
efficiency OF the postal authorities. It
appears that in London there is lot OF
disused pumps, having Sits in them
where htndlts were formerly inserted
The intelligent Londoners for a long time
have been mistaking their pumps fol
etter boxes, snd posting their CORES.
pjndenee therein. The discovery OF
-ome letters sticking out of an aperture
formerly occupied by a pump haudle lei
an ipv sti-ation, VIXEN it was found
that nearly every old jump 10 the city
vas choked with eristles duiy stamped
and addressed for delivery.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
FOR FEAR.

Written fort the srArE JouRSAL.
For Fear lest you should deem me free and
bold,
Within nv woman's heart the love untold,
Which sometimes struggles for an utter
ance, 3D. ..
1 keep down dumb, with earnest vigilance.
For Fear--lest you should tire and weary
grow, ....aH H.
Should you my tenderness and love all
know,
/ wear a masque, and even strive 10 try
And seem Indifferent. cola. when YOU are by.
For Fear, lest love unsought, unwooed,
when won aN- .....g
Should be despised, your side and look l
shun,
And tho you are so loved. 80 near, 80 dear,
l dare not let you see my heart-for fear
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
Kill or Cure-A Story of the
American Civil War.

"The Major is capital fellow, Doc
tor" said, as we sauntered out to
smoke our cigars in the garden, after an
early dinner "bul he ought to be more
mercifui TO us wretched bachelors.
What with his charming wife and that
exemplary baby, he makes II difficult to
respect the tenth commandment"
YOu admire Mrs. Layton
Admire her If she were not
Charles wife, | would fall head over
ears in love with her. have seen
faces, but for dear, pretty, delicate wo'
manly wale, never met her equal"
"fou conduit understand mans
thirsling for her blood
.- Good gracious A wretch who could
touch one of her golden hairs roughly
deserves to be cructied."
"A And yet in many days she was in
deadly peril Of her life"
81 For her fortune "
She had none.'
"Don't tell me, Doctor, that an inno-
cent creature like that could give any
one cause for revenge
"No; won't tell you anything of the
sort"
al think | see. Some one was madly
In love with heri"
If you were to guess till this day out
you would not find the cause" said my
friend. "Let us bit down here, and l
will explain. It's no secret l wonder
the Major has not told you"
"Dowu hure'' was on a rustic seat
that the Majors prefix wife bad made at
the end Of his garden, close TO where
little rill, soon to he lost in the blue Hud-
sou,tinklcd ITS way through his grounds.
" During the war;" began the Doctor,
vi served In The army, in the same regl-
ment Hith an Old scho0lmate. He was
as fine soldier as ever drew sword
Hale, hearty, and sound In mind and
body eager to see service-and he sa
plenty. | thought that he bore charmed
life, ill one day he was carried into Thu
hospital tent in a bad way. A ball hat
entered his shoulder, glanced ON tn
elavcle( what you cali the collar 5om')
aud had gone-somewhere That wal
all We could tell, for there was no othe
ortce but whether il had passed up o
down, or taken some erfatic course roun'
about, such as balls will take, we knew
holiand no probing could find out. Wei!
ne recovered, vent North to regain hi
strength, and for nearly three years
lost sight Of him. When the war wa
LNer, aud had begun to practice as
civ, 'pan iu New York, met him again
But b Nv changed He was living ske
eton, al. 1 | saw in Il moment that he ba
become H. Nbituated to opium. Do yo
know what that means NOT Wei
throw buck st of water into plan'
and then light & fire under it, aud i
strings will not be more out OF tune Ina
an opium smokers nerves are out
order. He asked me If he might call G
me at my office, and ofcourse assente'
but ii was days before he came, and Wit
be did arrive knew that he had bee
preparing himself for fight with hii
self. Some foolish patients cone pr
pared TO hide the truth, some to magnl
their ills. 1t is part of our busines
In serious cases, to examine a man, mil
before We ask about his body, and ha
'dened as a surgeon must BE-, | conf
that the condition of my poor fre
irightened me. There was an expressi
IN bis eye that l had never seen in q
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
uonapoe ofthe Atlantic.

A romance connected with the wreck Of
the Aadntic, was the discovery that one
of the sailors of the i'll fated steamer,
whose life was sacrificed in efforts to
save others, was u young woman OF about
twenty or twenty. five years of age. Her
sex was not known until the body was
washed ashore and the rude clothing re-
moved preparatory to burial. She had
served as common sailor for three
voyages, and was a favorito shlpmate
with all. She is described as having
fewer of the vices incident to sailors
life than Is usual, but she was, nevepthe-
less, as Jolly an old tar as any of them.
One of the survivors of the crew, in
speaking of her remarked, 81 didu't
know Bill was a woman. He was a
good fellow though, and l am sorry he
was a woman. Tue most singular part
of the whole story is that the woman was
an American, and was about the only one
of that nationality belonging tO'the crew.
Who she was and where she came from,
and her motive for leading such strange
life of hardship, never will be known.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
SPRING.


Written for the STATE JJURSAL.
On natures cold and silent tomb,
Fair spring doth fondly weep;
Her magic tears dispel It's gloon,
Its desert like rose shall bloom,
Earth may NO longer sleepl
with balmy breath like honey sweet,
She woos the timid flower;
The grass springs up to kiss her feet,
The trees stretch forth their hands TO greet
This Queen with royal power
Her sceptre is the SUMS bright rays.
Creation vast her throne;
And liie through all the coming days,
Renewed each year shall sing her praise,
Her mighty power shall ownl
In favor held, beloved, and blest,
While courtiers fondly cling,
In robe of brightest emerald drest,
with flowers blooming on her breast,
She comes--the welcome spring
BROOKLYN, April, 1878
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
" THOUGH BE BE not FAR FROM
EVEpY 0NF nE Uo


EVERY ONE OF US. D."
Thou hearst not we'll the mountain organ
tones,
BY prophet ears from Hor and Sinai caught.
Thinking the eisterns of those Hebrew
brains
Drew dry the springs of the All-knower's
thought;
Nor shall thy lips be touched with living
fire,
Who blow'st old altarcoals with sole
desire
To weld anew the spirits broken chains.
God is not dumb, that he should speak no
more.
If thou has wonderings in the wilderness,
And fnd'st not Sinai, t'is thy soul is poor
There towers the mountain of the Voice no
less,
Which whose seeks shall find but he who
beads,
Intent on mama still and mortal ends,
Sees II not, neither hears its thundered lore.
JONES Russell Lowell
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03
A SINGERS SONG.

'htten foI the STATE JOURNAL.
IfsO IL be that be fair
tits for your sake that l care,
But for you that fair would be
A singer beauteous, young and free
Tho all the world may give me due,
The sweetest praise e'er comes from you,
For you are all the world to me
And for you sing joyously
Aud in my songs II you but hear
The melody sweet, perfect, clear
And catch the words all pure and true
/ am repaid-I sing to you!
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

At Boston, Thursday week, Rev. Mr..
Hutchinson was convicted Of swindling
the sexton of st. Paul's Church out OF
$4,000, through pretence of business
partnership. Hutchinson is an Episco
i,al cl, rgyman, and was formerly ol
the diocese of Nova Scotia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-10-11
BrOOkSYillG Items.

Married. Oct. End, at the res.
idence of the brides father, by the
Rev. O. z. Thomas, Rev, X. M.
Powers, of Eutaw, Ala to Miss
Bette Allen, Of B%rooksville, Miss
Born. Twins-daughters-ot
Mr.. Tig Bells on the 2Sth of Sept
Born. Daughter at N. Y. Fri
days on the 4th Of October.
Died. Infant child of W, B.
Bells, Oct. End, and buried at Deer.
brook.
Merchants checking up the
credit sytem Hay and corn com
ing in to barter for goods.
The Messrs. Deupree have re.
ccived q new engine, and will star,
a steam-milI at D%eerbrook, to grind
corn.
Crops turning out short many
on rented land are not making
enough to pay the rent, and tol
supplies furnished them. How wlI
they do next year. No money, ne
corn, no meat, and no credit
Black birds are destroying thu
corn in the fields.
-Chills and fevers a common
trouble throughout the community
Mai. Thos. ]. Moore's team raj
away and smashed his buggy, bruis
ing himself and son, G. I. Moore
j. W. Tolson has been operi
ting with his ditching machine
Farmers pronounce it a success
The fastest and cheapest manner {
cutting a Ditch.
Plenty of fat beet brought
at 8 and 70 cts. per pound. Swo'
potatoes $500 per bushel. FIRES
t pork 10 cts. Eggs 20 cents dozc.
Butter 20 cts. per pound.
Cattle sick and dying. Disoa:
, not known. Col. B~askervills Ia
rus not expected to recover.
Capt. W. D. Doupreo speaks
: moving to Jackson, Tenn9 Al
going intd business.
II Bad farming. Some If ouG ia
mers are noU negotiating for COZ
from the West for next year. Y
r try to make cotton to pay for me
$ and bread and other truck tn
should be made at home. "Darn
the exponth give nth "noth
e thenth's worth O peanuts"
, -Hankins, our clever Dep
J. Agent, has bought an interest WI
# Mr.. Wade, They will do a genel
grocery business and sell for co.
if they can find the man who has
~ Vonrs. &c. y
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-10-11
MARRIED..

On Thursday, Oct. 2ud, by the Rev. Mr..
Wilson, at the residence Of J. P. Pierce,
Esq, Mr.. F. NJ. SHOOK to Miss SABLE
PIERCE.
With this announcement we received Q
box OF cake, with a reminder that VIC
should have been present on the occasion.
A long andhoppy life for the young couple
On Thursday last, by the Rev
Mr.. Hamilton, at the residence o.
the brides father, DR.. J.J. Shelton
Mr.. ]. r. ScoTT, of Newton, tC
Miss SALLIE B. SHELTON, Of thii
town,
On tho same evening, by the Rev
J. H. Buck, at the residence Of jas
H. Rives, Esq, DR., A. &. BEATT'
to Miss ALICE CoTToN, all OF tn
county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-10-11
Shuqualak Items,

"A good many Of our citizens
are at Macon attending Court this
week our town, consequently,
presents rather a dull appearance.
Tho whiskey that was brought
to this place from Sept, '72 TO Sept,
.'73, cost our friends and iellow-citi
zens who consumed it the snug
little sum of S2S, 10000, at y very
reasonable estimate. Their lsperits
cost them more than their corn OF
flour, by several thousand dollars
1t will take 374 bales of cotton
at $500 per bale, to pay TOR th'
meat that was brought here during
the last twelve months. Hurry
along the Changers, or We are ire
trievably lost
Mrs. B. f. jackson and chic
were both badly hurt, the child ia
tally, a few days ago, BY being
thrown from a mule. She was re
turning homo from 6 visit to he
parents, and had her little child il
her lap, when the mule she wa
riding became frightened and thro'
her of, iniuring the child SO severe
ly that it has since died.
Mr.. E. r. Nelson, of Sumte
Co, Ala, was in town this week
Mr.. N. has invented and patonto'
q cotton chopper that is said b,
those who have seen it to be an un
doubted success, and a perfect goo
sond TO the South in these days {
uncertain labor:
Tho inside Of the Baptist churc
E begins to present quite an improve
appearance, thanks to the kind Il
dies Of our village and vicinity.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-10-11

s6y. Tho dedication oftho Mason
ic Hall on the End instant was Q
quiet but interesting affair The
ceremonies were conducted in the
new Hall by Prof. Gathright, p G.
M, at the close of which he deliver
ed an excellent address, which was
listened to with the closest alton
ton. Quite a number oftho broth
rem from q distance were in attend
ance, The occasion was not intend
ed for q display, but to perform one
of tie timc,honoroa ceremonies OF
tho order, and this was done in Q
manner that reflects credit on the
brethren Of Macon Lodge No. 40.
The Lodge, hereafter, meets in the
new Hall at the usual time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-10-11
C~OOkSyille Items.

"A meeting Of the farmers and
merchants of this and the surround
ING ncighborhoods was held in tho
town hall az this place last Satpr-
day, for the purpose of encouraging
honest dealing in the community
Two important resolutions, expires:
sive of the sense OF meeting, were
adopted. The first opposes the
buying of any article of country
produce in the night; the second
Opposes the purchasing Of such
property even in day time, in all
cases where the seller cannot fur
nish legitimate proof of his right to
the same.
Our entorprising townsman,
Jesse r. Sparkman, is filing ms
new brick store-house with the lar
cost and best selected stock Of dry,
Goods and groceries ever brougY.n'
! 10 this place. unhIon
-Our Olu lliOiuj 49,
. is e%nlarging his store-house, whlGh
J doubtless, means more goods on I'M
way to our e~nterprising little wi
lage. cnoooo,
9 will move, in a few days, to tn
= Sparkman block, with a handsom
> stodk of drugs.
-Messrs. Hibbler, S%parkman
Massey have a new steam-mlll
!. operation here, and wo bespcak io
them a liberal patronage. The YER.
y name of the firm is a synonym
y success. -.
v Mr.. Saunders, formerly of Ii
10 ingston, Ala, has opened a biac
smith and wood-shop at this plac
His work gives general satisfactlo
-Mossrs. Wilder, S%parkmap 81
~ Land are Trustees of the tree p!
at lie school, taught by Rev, Mr.. +
lis, two miles west of this place.
The Methodists have preachl
I'd at their church semi-monthly; II
MIR. Massingalc, Pastor, and II
Mr.. Allen Jr., assistant.
Ids Services arc, held at tho 3
od. church twice a month. Rov,
Kellis, Pastor hENorhoN
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-10-11

Da~ Maj. Sanford is putting q new
face on affairs in our town, in the
building line. lie has done more
to improve the general aspect OF
our streets in three months than
has been accomplished in years be-
fore, and with his extensive facill-
tics, he docs his york quickly and
well. Mai. s, entirely discards the
old style of building, which has
prevailed here, and will not permit
any of the old-faShioned shams to
disfguro his work. For instance:
no docs away entirely with the old.
shaky, wooden parapots which are
found at every little rail road sta
ton, and gives a building, whether
inexpensive or costly, its true pro.
portions. He has contracts ioI
Several residences, which will still
fortbcr add to the beauty OF oul
little city, and to his reputation /"
a builder,