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The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-11
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Forty years ago, Mary Lyon, with the
keen, prophetic foresight of her own strong
nature, used to say, Tho time is coming
when woman will be somebody in the
world" Nor was she content to sit in idle.
ness, with folded hands waiting to see the
fulfllment of her prophecy, nor like some
of her sisters of the present day, who clam.
or increasingly at the doors of Legislative
halls for political rights which may or may
not bring them all the immunites and pri.
vileges which they desire, did she seek to
accomplish her own prediction.
In another way she put her shoulder To
the wheel. Wherever Mt. Holyoke Semi
nary is known the story of the great, self
denying, persevering soul, is a familiar tale.
Fifty years ago a woman who aspired to
study Greek and Latin, or TO be well edu-
Gated as her brothers were well educated,
was considered an anomaly, and her ex-
ample was held up, not as one to be follow
cd but rather to be avoided. for was not
woman's sphere the households her duties,
subserviency to man, her divinely appoint
ed lord and master2 And what could be
the use to her of Greek end Latin, Geom-
etry and Philosophy since such was her lot
of necessity?
Mary Lyon never stopped TO answer the
question in words. She grsppled with ii
in far more practical way, and to-day
there is not a country upon the globe where
the forever widening and deepening Influ-
ence of her life has not been felt, and Mt
IIolyoke Seminary stands after thirty-six
years of unclouded prosperity, a monu-
ment to the indomitable will, and the ad-
ministrative ability, of this truly remark
able woman.
Colleges for women are multiplying in
the land, and colleges for men are slowly
and cautiously opening their doors, not
without a chorus of solemn creaks ascend
ing on every side TO her waiting feet, but
Mt. Holyoke led the van. and thus far she
has held her own and that she may con-
tinue to do 80 her trustees are fully deter
mined,
NotullB COulu NO IlOlo OShutllul imam
the location of this institution here in the
quiet village of South Hadley, with the
placid Connecticut winding through the
valley and LAYING the feet of Holyoke and
Tom, whose rugged submits seem to have
parted company only to let this blue wan
derer from the north pass through on its
seward way.
The grounds are spacious and beautiful,
possessing natural advantages not exceeded
Within two or three years a beautiful
library building has been erected whose
appointments internally, to say the least
seem perfect as regards taste and fitness
At the same time. to the old library, which
was narrow and incomplete, ten thousand
dollars worth of choice books were added
the gift of Mrs. II. r. Durant of Boston
whose husband is erecting a college for
women at Wellesley, in this State, on the
same plan as Mount Holyoke, the buildings
and appointments of which are expected to
cost half million. 1t Is now proposed to
erect building TO contain Natural History
and art rooms at an expense OF thirty
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A REMINIsoRNoE OF jim FIsK.-Speak,
ing of the Paris opera house, a correspond
ent tells little story of one of the late
James Fisk's speculations, which is NOT
generally known. Two years ago, before
the management of the opera house was
settled, Fisk sent an agent to Paris to Jules
Simon, minister of fine arts, proposing to
lease the building, finish it at his own ex-
pense, and open it with splendid coterie
of artists. He secured the annual allow.
ance of 100000 francs from the state, and
only ask permission to run the house n
years without the supervision of the author.
ties. The prince of Erie would no doubt
have astonished Paris had his proposition
been entertained, but just as he was about
to embark for Paris to sign the contrae
he received this dispatch from his agent
"Useless for you to come here. Notbino
to do in that way unless you consent to be
controlled by the French officials"
To which Colonel Fisk replied;
"Let them go to h, and come back i'm.
mediately"
The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-11
THE PRESIDENTS PERSONAL KINDNESS

THE PRESIDENTS PERSONAL KINDNESS.
The st. Adams Messenger says; We have
heard an incident related, wherein an old
gentleman in this vicinity believing he was
entitled to larger pension from the gov
eminent, and not well knowing the means
he should adopt to procure it, wrote to
President Grant, detailing the circumstan
ces, and the President has interested him
self in the matter so far as to have it re-
ferred to the proper department. We un-
derstand that the application will doubtless
be granted.
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MORE TROUBLE AT CLINTON PRls

MORE TROUBLE AT CLINTON PRsoN,-
We learn that on the afternoon of the
28th ult., there was another row in the
Clinton prison, this time in the rolling
mills. A convict who had been punished,
and feared he should be again, made
rush for the new keeper, Abner l.. Roberts
who had not been provided with arms
and drove him from the forge. The alarm
was Immediately given and the rebel Sc
cured. On the succeeding Monday night
another attempt was made to break out of
the forge, but which was Immediately frus-
trated.
The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-11

DEATH OF POPULAR ORATOR.
John w. Fowler died at Poughkeepsle, N. Y.
on Tuesday. Twenty-Five years ago he
had popular law school at Ballston, and
was, at that time one of the most popular
and eloquent lecturers in the country. The
great and eloquent Henry Clay declared
when he heard Prof. Fowler that he was
the most eloquent man north of Mason and
Dixon's line.
The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-11

WHATS THE FINE.-An inebriated drum
mer, probably from Boston, went into
Justice of the Peace Smiths office, Monday
afternoon. Topped down npon lounge,
and fell into deep sleep. AT the end of
a couple of hours he awoke, enquired
"what house was this ?" insisted that he
had lodged there all night and wanted to
pay the bill When informed that he was
not in hotel, but before Squire, he said
"Oh no that's it. Well, what's the finer"
1t was at least minute before the Squire
recovered his gravity sufficiently to correct
ly explain the situation, and collect the
drummers scattered senses. Ogdensburg
Journal
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, Lies better Moments.

Life has It's moments
Ofbeauty and bloom;
But they hang like sweet roses
on the edge OF the tomb,
Blessings they bring us,
AS lovely as brief,
They meet us when happy,
And leave us In grief.
Hues Of the morning,
Tinging the sky
Come on the sunbeams,
And OF with them ny;
Shadows OF evening
Hang soft on the shore,
Darkness enwraps them
We see them no more
So llfe's better moments
In brilliance appear,
Dawnlng In beauty,
Our journey to cheer;
Round us they llnger,
Like shadows OF even,
Would that we, like them,
Might melt into heaven
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8ntlana attsekIy 6Iube,
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY Ii, 1873.

The immense demand for the now postal
card, If 1t prove permanent, will have ita
natural sequence. a. q strong practical ar
gumont In favor of general reduction of
the rates of letter postage. The cost Of
printing tho postal cards Is estimated at q
triae over one-tenth of cent, the balance
of the postage received constituting the
pay which tho postofflce department re.
ceivas.
The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-11

KANSAS Crops The wheat crop in
Southern Kansas il all harvested, and il
pronounced much better than 1t has been
for several years. Labette, one of the
comparatively new counties, estimates the
yield in that county at half a million bush
els, more than double what il was last
year; Reports from nearly all portions of
the State are equally encouraging,
The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-11

A PRoTEsT.-A Vermonter writes to a
California paper protesting against the in
PRODUCTION of the yellow perch into the Pa
cific States He pronounces them to be
small, bony, tasteless, prickly as porcu-
pine, and prolific as the locusts of Egypt,
and declares that they would soon drive all
other fish from their vicinity
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" IT DoN'T CoME.-The second Adven-
lists having fixed the third week in August
as the final end Of all things mundane are
'if time lasts" to commence holding camp
meeting August nth, at West Mortified,
Mass, near South Vernon, Vermont Sta
tl0n,
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A LoEa FALL.-A member of the signal
party at Mount Washington, White Noun
tains, fell off the trestle-work of the rail-
way Saturday. and was dangerously In
jured,
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The Wreck of the City of Washing.
tOn---The Purser's statement

The tug boat Dash of Liverpool. n. S.
has arrived at Halifax with Henry Maine
purser of the Inman steamship City OF
Washington, from whom the following
particulars of the shipwreck are cleaned
The City of Washington sailed from Liver
pool on the oath of June, and from leaving
that port until the vessel struck on the west
side of Port lie Bear, on the Western coast,
neither sun nor stars had been seen, so that
it was impossible to obtain obsery4NoSs
during the entire passage, in order to ascer-
tain the position of the ship. When the
steamer struck at 2 p. III. on Saturday the
fog was so dense that no object could
be seen three yards ahead. Everybody on
board supposed that the vessel was proceed
ing on her way to New York, and the only
intimation to the contrary was the heavy
grating sound as the vessel was driven
over the rough bottom of the shoals where
she now lies. The steamer was going at
the rate of about nine knots an hour when
she struck. There was no excitement at
the time.
LATER.
Very little further has been received from
the wreck of the City of Washington
The passengers are supplied with cooked
provisions from the ship. 1t is expected
that she will be got off if the weather con-
tinues favorable. There is great anxiety
among the passengers for the arrival of the
Morning Star, which sailed from this port
this morning for the wreck The officers
of the ship report that no observations had
been taken for eight days.
When the ship first struck there were
only few feet of water over the bar, the
tide being low, but water came in through
hole which had been knocked in the ships
bottom, and there is now over ten feet of
water in the hold. 1t will be impossible to
ascertain the extent of the steamers iniu-
ries until her cargo has been taken out, but
it is hoped that the hole may be plugged
ed. She has full general cargo,
part of which is very valuable.
The Ragged Islands received their name
frpm the rough nature of that part of the
coast. Several ships have been wrecked at
different times within distance of three
or four miles on either side of where the
City of Washington now lies. Most
notable of these were the transport Emu
lous, when several lives were lost. the
steamer Pactolus from this city, bound ia
st. John, N. b., and Philadelphia ship,
the Hezekiah Williams.
There are two light houses on these Is
lands, each distant about two miles, one
east and the other west of Lobear Bias.
But these are OF course no protection in
day time or in foggy weather, and fog
horns, balls or steam whistles have moi
been placed there to warn approaching
vessels OF their danger. In the present in.
stance it was said that although the shore
was SO near that one might have almost
tossed a biscuit on it, still the fog was so
dense that land could not be seen
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Gentlemen Of The Graduating Class 1t
is expressly declared in Scripture that in
these latter days, young men shall see
visions. This is one of the privileges, and
one of the greatest privileges of youth. To
your truth comes in the tinted and glorifed
forms of a vision, rather than in the dry
light of philosophy. Therein lies for you
the possibility of enthusiasm, and generous
faith, and noble ambition. During these
years past, while you have been faithfully
accomplishing the formal and perceptiye
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13
Iron Ore Prospects.
From the Green Bay Advocate.

from tIc trteN bAN AtNb,ate.
The statement has frequently been
made that the shipments of iron ore
from the Lake Superior mines this
year will reach enormous figures. Ac-
cordiug to estimates made last Fall
500, 900 tons were TO be shipped from
Escanaba alone, and adding the pro-
bable shipments from Marquette
and L'Anse and possibly from Ash
land, the grand total of shipments
from the Lake Superior mines this
year were to reach nearly il not quite
million and half of tons, against
about 100000 tons last year. How
ever, tho.present prospects do not war;
rant any such conclusion. The iron
market il falling, and If the present
tightness in the money market contn-
ues, the demand for iron must decrease
and the prices still further decline.
Mr.. :. $. Burt, Of Marquette, who
has been outside attending con-
vention of iron men, passed north on
Saturday, and gives us the following
figures as the prices demanded for ore
delivered in Cleveland, by the mlne
owners No. Specnlar, $1,000; No. 2
do, $500; No. | Magnetic, Sll.5O;
!Iematite So These prices are far
in advance of those the iron mannlac-
turers are willing to pay, and neither
party show any inclination to change
their views so there Is consequent
dead lock. OF the whole prospective
product there have been but about
300, 900 tons entered NJ as sold, and this
not at any stated figure, but at "mar-
ket price.
In order to get anything like the
amount of ore estimated last Fall to be
shipped this year. heavy force in the
mines would be required this winter;
but on the contrary those mines beirg
worked tins winter are run very light,
the owners not being willing to take
the risks of the market. From all this
we infer that the estimated product for
this year is far too high, and that IN
reality 1T viii not be very much IN ex-
cess of last year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13

ing fair article of cheese from very
bad milk, 1t took more milk per pound
of cheese when the milk was poor. The
speaker detailed his whole process of
cheese. making with much minuteness,
He condemned the use of annatto rs a
needless and injurious fashion, which
ought to be rebelled against Curing
cheese was of great Importance. The
curing-room should not rise higher
than seventy five degrees. Great care
should be taken in the use of the agi
tator, or curd-rake, lest the milk
should in effect be skinned. Doctor
Wight, of Oneida county, n. Y, has
stated that it did not require much
skill TO run n cheese factory, the busi-
ness was SO Syst amatized andN he rules
so Well understood. He differed from
the Doctor in tins respect. Miss Wild
ger, of De Kalb, H., stated her mode
of treating tainted milk. She cuts the
curd very fine, sc0lds ut 100 degrees,
runs off the whey rs quickly us possi-
bic, cooks the eurd thoroughly. turns
ON cold water, and lets the curd drain
perfectly before putting It into the
press.
c. IL Wilder, of Evansville, urged
the impolicy OF extreme eagerness on
the part of the patrons Of factories to
get whey, 1t led to scramblmg, faint
ing OF cans, aud injury to the reputa-
ton of the factory. He had expert
mented largely in the feeding of whey,
and proved to his satisfaction that it
was of but little value He had iigur-
ed it down to tweuty-one and n half
cents per ton. II didn't pay to team
| it home even short distance. He
recommended milk routes along which
n full load could be collected. Fac
tories should not be built nearer to
each other than will admit OF such
routes in various directions. lie urged
the Importance of both factorymen and
patrons understanding the business,
that 1t might be SO carried ON that the
Northwest could successfully complete
with other districts in the dairy markets
Of the world.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13

The latest invention is rubber doll
that can be filled with water, and, on
being squeezed, weeps.
The ingenious mechanical toys for
children are really works of art. One
of the prettiest is nusic-box with
globe OF goldfish above, in which is
shell that opens and discloses a fairy
reclining on grotto. A second
musical toyrepre sents harp, on which
a most comical negro affects to play
the price is 500 In third monkey
drinks vine, and wipes his mustache
with his napkin; while a fourth is a
clock with monkey beside Ii playing
cobbler. An opera house has stage
with tiny dancers that perform a ballet
Will the orchestra plays and amenag-
erie has music, and trained animals
that appear TO do the bidding of their
mimic keeper, A doll thrums a piano;
the notes of I'll Bacio are before her.
and the machinery inside the piano
plays the air.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13
How Much is Ten Per Cent. OF Nothing

Washington Correspondence of the New York
journal of Commerce.
A funny case has been referred to
the Secretary of the Treasury from
Savannah, GA, for settlement. 1t APP
pears that a firm down there have
brought cotton ships in with sand bal
last, and dumped the sand on the
wharf. The Custom House Appraiser
came along and assessed the sand 10
per cent. I'D CalOrem, which amount he
demanded of the importer. The i'm
porter at once appealed to the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury. This morning
sealed bag, marked "drop shot" was
ushered INTO the Treasury building.
There seemed to be a mystery about it,
and thoughts of mtro-glycerine,
Illuminating powder, and 9th
er explosive materials suS-
gested themselves when the weight of
the bag proved conclusively that its
contents We're not shot. The bag was
opened with great care, and its con-
tents were at once called saltpeter
dungsalt, and rocksalt by different
look ers on But on examining card
attached to it, reference was found to
letter in regard to sand ballast, and
this crystally, dirty sand was the arti-
Gle referred to as having been assessed
10 per cent. duty. The importer repre-.
scented that the sand is of no value what
ever, and was only thrown in as bal
last The Secretary upon this infor-
nation, felt convinced that the duty of
10 per cent would not hurt it, and
the decision of the Collector
of the Port OF Savannah in the case.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13
The Ciyde Shipbuiiding in 1872.

1t appears that 1872 has been the
most prosperous year in shipbuilding
vet experienced on the Clyde. al
though the number of vessels launched
has not been quite up to each of the
last few years, she tonnage exceeds 1871
by $4,000 tons, and 1870 by 81, 200
tons. The increase of last year has
been larger than any yearly increase
for many years past, and has been en-
tirely IN the class of screw steamers
The years tonnage of screw steam YES
sells is 40, 800 tons above 1871, $1,000
tons above 1871, $4,000 tons above
1869, and II, 800 tons above 1868. But
while screw vessels have so enormously
the decline.
In the building of war vessels, 1872,
has been blank on the Clyde In
paddle-steamers there has been a con-
siderable decline, and the year only
shows $500 tons, as against 10000 in
1871, 10, $50 tons in 1870, $500 tons in
1869. and $500 in 1868. In yacht
building there has been good trade,
chiefly in screw steam vessels, the
Commodores and Vice Commodores of
most of the English yachting clubs
having followed example of
the Commodores and Vice
Commodores OF the Royal Northern
Yacht Club, in having steam vessels
built for attendance at the annual re-
gattas and cruises. Hopper barges
and dredges also show a falling off as
compared with 1871, but exceeded the
two preceding years. In iron sailing
vessels there is a slight improvement
over the preceding year of 1900 tons,
but as compared with 1870 the decrease
is 20, 900 tons, and with 1869 the de-
crease is 81, 900 tons, Composite and
wooden ships are equally low.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13

There is a small boy in our house
called Tot" But because he has IA
4 nice pair of boots he thinks he is quite
a man. Now boys / want to tell you
4 bright here, / don't think boots look
well on small boys in knee pants. l
think a nice pair of shoes are much
sprettier; but Tots father did not think
$50, neither did Tot. SO he wore
Boots
One Of those very cold days we had
not long since, the mother of this
small boy went away for the afternoon,
taking ms brother with her; and, his
Sister being at school, it soon became
8qnlte lonely for our young hero. He
tried III many ways to amuse himself.
Tile took the box of building blocks and
Strled to build house; but there was
sno one to help him, and he didn't make
Hlt go very well, so he amused himself
by throwing them up in the air, and OF
.cOurse they fell all over the floor,
Then he got his street car with its two
white horses, and began to draw it.
But there was no place for him to ride
SO he got the long lines his sister knit
for Christmas, and, placing all the
chairs in row, harnessed up wonder
full team, and taking seat began to
drive. But as be sat there he must
have thought this is a dreadful look
ing room everything IS thrown around
and it isn't nice to stay here, guess I'll
go out DOORS" for the first the girl
In the kitchen knew, Tot brought his
overcoat and asked her to put it on.
Now Bertha was very busy and did not
stop to think how cold It was, but put
ON ms coat and SAID NOW bring me
your mlttens and cap, so l can tie the
ear laps over your ears.
Tot went back to the closet, and got
his mlJ:sus, ana then. looking away up
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-02-13
nigh, saw the little drab felt hat he used

nlgn, saw the lille QraD 1elt hat lie used
to wear in the summer. He was quite
delighted, and thought it would be n
fine idea to wear il again. So he took
n broom and knocked it down, put it
on, and wandered of in the cold street
with bitter north wind blowing about
the tender little ears.
Now there were but two places in the
city where Tot had ever been. His
iather's store, and the Sunday School,
and as IL was so still in the house he
seemed to think it was Sunday and
evidently thought they had all gone to
Sunday School and left him behind.
So he wandered on.
When his mother came home, she
was surprised to see her little boy
asleep on the lounge with tear stained
face, and sobbing in his sleep, while
on chair lay his coat, summer hat
and a merino scarf she did not recog-
nize.
Bertha told the story and said,
3" When | had looked every vi. ere for
him, l watched at the window
and by and bye he came
crying up to the gate and his
hands so cold he could not open II, i
brought HIM in and he said a man
rubbed snow on his ears and lady
tied this scarf over his head and sent
him home"
Then his mother took him on her lap
and asked him about it, and he said :" /
try find Sunday cool--fall down on ice
man put snow on my ears--me don't
like man put snow on ears cause they
sore--see-lady put dis on my head,
say run home see mama, man say
va " lady say "ya."
His mother tried to explain to him
that he had frozen his ears, and but fol
the rubbing with snow they would be
more sore than now. and every day she
wishes she could find the kind German
people that saved he little boy from
freezing. T.. L. NJ.