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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15
FIRE INSURANCE.
A. O.. BRO WIS AGENCY.
Langdon's Block, Cor State and Main SIS. :,
MONrPELIE7, VT.


Ctiz of Montpelier and vicinity are respectfully
invited 10 anime the condition and sanding of the
following MOCK FIar lN>UBAScR COMPANIES. The
Companies represent are among the STRONGEST and
BEST ia this couatry aud England, and n record
The disastrous coui ssraiions in Chicago
Boston entitled them TO the can6dsnce of those desr
ng G ELIABLE INSURANCE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15

OF the " dear people" They have chung to
them like the poisonous ivy to the monarch
of the wood-palsying the faculties, throwing
letters OF bondage upon the intellect, until at
last they perish in the entwining folds of hol-
lOw-hearted dissimulation. Ali the iriendiy
embraces OF tnose who fatten upon the toll OF
others, are like the hug OF the bear, certain
death.
The class to whom | allude seem to have
no sympathy for the laboring man, but would
use him as slave or drudge horse, without
at once acknowledging that he possesses
- high capaclous p,wers " that fit him tor
runGing the great career OF usefulness and
humanity! This class are getting numerous,
AID they are well known Tor their blood-suck-
ing propensities. They seem TO have with
drawn Tin feeling), from their fellow men,
and are operating upon the principle, that
: this world is great goose, and he who can
pluck the most quilts is the best fellow
They contrive to live without work, ana are
what may be called drones in society.
They, unlike the laboring classes. never
g crowned the hill with the ripenIpe sheaf.
nor made the valley smile'' The law drune'
by sticking quill behind his ear. never
felled the boundless forest and reared the
castles dome-breaking the repose of ages
with the busy tone OF hardy enterprise. IF
our b. uses could spring up spontaneously
like musbrooms-it we could sis in our sea e
like dried muumies. and by single scratch
OF q pen construct canals, bridges and rail-
roads, We might then talk about ecu Il rigb,s
and privileges wish some uegree Vi proprlesy.
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tial respects is identical with that OF the
Church of England. and in the prepara-
ton of which Bishop WHITE took lead
ing part. It would therefore seem the
more natural aud reasonable course to
designate the prayer book now in Use as
that ".4motionod hy WILLIAM WWrE;'
but this form of tic prayer book is not ut
all H. Bishop CCMutn-'- liking.
II dpposod Ivy his Church, which may be
REGARDED inevitable it Is of interest to
consider what coIrse Bishop CrMMINs Is
likely to pursue. The only pdiHlIel IN
stance in the history of the Church Is the
deposition twenty years ago OF Bishop
Ives of North Carolina, who entered the
Roman Catholic communion, III whlch he
labored and died rs a simple layman. Bat
Bishop CuMMINs's tendency is evidently
not toward Rome. lie leaves his Church
because it is not sufficiently Protestant;
and he has the power, If ho considers the
Episcopal Office of any special validity or
significance, to found an Evangelical fpis-
copal Church in this country. There Is "A
sort of precedent for this in the history OF
the Anglican Church. In 169l several
| bishops and n considerable body of the
| clergy were evctcd from their bene-
| fees for refusing TO take the oath
of allegiance to WILLIAM III. They
were thenceforth known IA Nou-.Iuiors,
and set up and pcipetuatcd non
! Juror cpiscopatc of their own. which
existed until the beginning of the present
century The chief If not the only ground
Of difference between them and the regu-
lar hierarchy was of political nature.
! But Bishop CUMM1Ns can call INTO IA new
fold the Crring sl;eep of the Episcopal
nuck who find the doctrines OF their
church too highly seasoned with Roman
izing germs" The Rev Mcssrs CIIESEY
and TICKER. both of Christ Church. Chi
cago, ana both dcposed from the ministry,
Will doubtless rally to his standard, and
others entertaining similar views can he
found in all parts OF the country. Here
is Bishop CUMMISs's opportunity. Whether
he has the intellectual ability or moral
COURAGE necessary 10 found II now Ep's-
rcunl Church the future alone can unfold.
OF church making aul liturgy making VIZ
have had n recent example under our very
ewes. Tho ltcv. Mr. rIIRALL Of New Norl
Two or thrce years ago seeded from the
Protestant Episcopal Church ami sci up {
church and prayer book of his own
Both are now nun.hcrcl with the past.
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\ Proposed Refuge Tor Disappointed
EuIsCOpnllnns.

Bishop CUMdINs, Of Kentucky. has wi h
drawn from the communion Of the Irot-
cstant Episcopal Church for three priEci-
ual reasons Hc di,iilles the manner IN
which divine scrvicei, conducted IN certain
parishes of his diocese he di-approyes of
the Book of Common PRAYER in it, present
form; and he is satisfied that the fact That
he recently participated in tho celebration
of the Lords supper in Irrshy t"iian
church in this city is likely t. disturb the
peace and harmony of tine Protestant
Episcopal Church and impair his influence
for good
II these are his honest convict ctons-and
there seems no reason whatever 10 believe
the coutrmy-the Bishop has probably
taken the most judicious course IN sever
ing religious associations which had he
come disugrccable If not absolutely pain
ful The last of his three reasons may
doubtless be considered the controlling
one. lie believed that it was right not
merely to publicly confer with brethren of
many denominations outside of his own
/ communion, but 10 partakc of the Lords
/ supper with them, and he resented any in-
/ lcrfeTeicc with these prerogatlfes, But
! while rcconcling his mind 10 drop minor
points of doctriual difference, and To join
in the Holy Communion with DR. HALL OF
New York, Dr. ARNoT of Edinburgh, and
Prof. DoRNER of Berlin, might he not
have exercised the same charity toward
members Of his own church-sinCe charity
begins at home-holding opinions conflict
ng more or less with his own, and hav,
continued to cooperate with them in the
work to which all associations Of Christians
are pledged? This he has chosen not tC
do, doubtless because his sympaihies in
cline more To non-Episcopal bodies than &
his own Church.
In his letter, formally announcing hi
withdrawal from the Protestant Episcopa
Church, Bishop CUMMINS says: IL propos
to return to that prayer book sanctione,
by WILLIAM WHITE, and to tread in tn
footsteps of that sanity man as he acte
from 17s5 to 17s0." The prayer book sane
tione by WILLIAM WHITE, if he mean
Bishop WILLIAM WHITE of Pennsylvania
was not particularly Identified with tina
prclatc, and was not II manual of deyotio
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of thI
country, but simply a proposed book.
II was never ratified by the Church, but r'
NAMED ON trial fov four years, and in l1s
& Wds superseded by the Book of COmmo
- Prayer in present use, which in all essel
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A senntor who can Resist Temptation.

A committee of the numerous friends OF John
w. Coe, the scuatorcl,,t from the Second Dstu,t,
brooklyn, addressed him comp! mcntaiy l,tttr, ten
ring hm public dinner. MI Coc, In declining the
honor, saii;
II has AlNu avs been great pleasure fr me 10 resist
lhr rMts.rs of y leu.es .ut lo r1'si Nslcs oi ~
flcut4 NUd 20 nt a much moro GfiHut muftrr. nm
ms nl ,.A ,i..us on tl. al No,,f,h.r u.tl t,
an the Cumplme that any Wan could wish Tor, Nl
dc cline the honor So kindly offered, and asa YOU Instead
lf getting upA dinner tDr me, stt duNu ltlo.t lulH
WHO llru' AZ our dtsiules ana ash llul 10 give Wc
sire an 10 tls the ten ptluus that Nl hr-Ct tUe at
hloa y, ana SOD direct my Cuurc mat Whou turn to
Brook Nu may welcome al the dinner table of all
my ula-.tuuut..
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tori,sronfeucc OF Tie sun.
ZtNrsVitIE, Ohio, Nov. I-DEAR SIR A. n
constant reader of tn CHc. .Na.t Commercial have
fr,qu. uty been grauned to notice therein articles
coii,d from your pap'r on Deacon lach-rI smith,
whom YOU torn the ttu'y good man.
Notl,ug siucc saw ia tie same paper the CONNER
rtI un arcle said to have been clipped from an Iu'
dianapoils paper think tae JoHtH0, Of a mock de
ftncc a. the article certainly written Va buresque
of Deacon smith. The writer went on TO say hc
thought t about time 20 Ut NJ ON Tie truly good cf
t,rof tao Gasoae bur an through hs writings one
could .etcct the false motives oi the writer a hr was
uni.u' t,ly puh PIG iuu 40 Suth uader cover ~ de
f.at".. ifu. saw tirou ~ ,.c tl1, rip' a' ...'.
Ap,r reading the al'N Ncl.cuuotc4 article could
uot Dee ro-trtlutd wiring these few ln.s, ashlls
yOu 20 continue youf friendship i1r a aren'lcman VINO
hs vol the affection AID esteem q 30 nho know hm'
To o, surc Mr.. sulth may have he faults ilse tc ret
.fus hu' after an It Is true ,ha, be truly good man
Alutncrurti,lc which attracted my attention was th-
/ uucl"A Biography" wherein some one Who should
have lorc respect for his parents, attempted - give
..,tcA II tlc iruufui and good Deacon lei~ie saith
/ .u,tr, flrry thc person fnIlri
Ium not personally acqu intel with Deacon Richard
sIi'h ut GO Gt-etr. tut lay read lur -rNs great
paI-. Il u. au have heard Is ~ ahcA Nci! DIS. B,
/ "a %. See vAo hive the pioa,.rc 'i AaoNlng hIn
Ncilht -o hnoH whether De b. relative of maine, out
thtn hry hc Is. ~ ther, pcr'on by the maine II
plckon uic ga English name for fchard smith Nho
wa. cAc. from England about tie time the Purii ms
fi Abi,s shore, Tor writing sund-y school books il
/ wl ch Poe spoke dlsresprctfu.y o. tic or Iwn.
Iharc heard my srlnafa,hci speak Il ihr above Dies
on >r.th as cnr iu some way connected VITA DIS l1}
-t4n pa'-' faly. So tahins thc name tul ,th,s cv-
l,ncc iit colslerauoll mlpk Deacon llchn,I sn'.'l
I otCilcrnatitol probably soAe relation of ue iani
4 % which belong.
Ial.o Sad, 10 tracing our family lncrre thl the cc'
,hrt.,d John smith, flr 'om lc Indian princes. i.
,l'ou.as. ol,rcd A-r existence. s SOMEHOW iel tca
! VIhr.c~u'th .uly fN. .o'. no doubt Deacon lac'
g. .I rIt H % | n
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niited by u jury. but to be convicted or ac- /
fuitted ~ the FIRST INSTANCE by
iury."- s4HVIL BLArOnFoEp.
How to solve the Cuban Problem.
Whenever Il new outrage is pcrpctratcd
By the so-.atlcd authorities OF cuba. or
under their direction, the first thing done
a. Washington il TO s,iri oundit with diplo-
matte diGi,1tv ami go urge delay as in
lispou,ahic 60 proper settlement This
na. been the uniform policy of the Admin
stratlun. ana ts ,, salts are known to III"
void.
The President il directly responsible for
thc inl,.ilitv and craven spirit that have
characterized the conduct Of our foreign
relations during the last -four years. With
oLt hi ,au, lion HiA connAanee ia, Amor-
can Gug oodld never have been lowered
from IT. proud position. or have become
the symbol q wcaln ss on tho ocean. in
r,ad Of The strength winch 4 horctotor,
rcpre-ontol. Nil Fieu H. ausveiUble tor
bis department to the Executive hut the
President If answerallo to the country.
The Secretary If state is only known rs
IL ministerial agent of "a superior. who
theoretically il supposed to direct the mea-
mros which he executes.
IA the prcscut- I emergency. the usual
counsel comes from the red tape bureau-
rrats AT the capital We must wait to
know the eNact spot whore the Virginius
was taken. now near she was to the British
line, whether inside or outside that boun-
dairy. where ii" wj,- first sighted. aiI :"
forth Then Madrid II ust he consulted.
and Gen. >IcEirS must confer with IA
Spanish Officials who recently presented
Tim with - sword, which was made cN-
prcssly at Toledo for that purpose.
Meantime tho captain, crew. and pas
senpct, of ship sainug under the Amori-
tau flag h,uIug .u american register
al ..,.I.d from hD. lu~t port Is an
Amc.i au ",!-al. 80. t.S,u INTO u CUl ana
post aud tier, d,l.lola' $ $40; To death.
audu-tuow appears a-ali>t the protest
u tie American Vlc,-Consul at Santiago.
More tlau this. the ,o,c-upuic wires were
mIpo>olv cat. la order to prevent ANY
communication with this Government ami
ut. th,,urt Tho pu,-ihIltv of saving thcl
bv Intervention.
Tho Administration and fts organs treat
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The s,mple Trnrh Plainly fold.

ITV-V ~ \
The most amiahlc, agreeable, eVcn-tem-
pcrrd. .chortahly-disposcd editor 10 Cincinnati
l. that trLy good man, Deacon Richard Smlth.
lie never insinuates mean things about his
nrighnors, or indulges i'm personal maliguity In
his paper to gratify any malice that may lurk in
some secret corner of lis h'art All the mean
mes in the Cincinnati GGcctt uo from the bad
hearts Of his wicked paltuers
Zm,stHe CJTS,YonieuceQf Qfhe CltchWrH CoD,n5,fdH
Deacon Richard Smiths partners are awfully
wirknI.
The sun., 1873-11-18
The Counting Ont RemonsIrances before the
CRuvns-er-.

The Counting Ont Hemonsirances before the
CRuvns-er-.
The committee appointed by the county
canvassers to hear and d ecIde on the protests OF
candidates met yesterday afternoon.
Mr. George W. Wingate read several andavlts
10 show that MIR. Martin Nachtmann, the Tam
many candidate for the Assembly in the Eighth
District, would have been elected had not frauds
Of almost every description beeu committed by
the inspertors of election. Mr.. Wingatc insist
ed that Mr.. Nachtmann should receive the GER
tincate of election, notwithstanding that the
returns showed that Mr.. Schorman. the custom
House candidate, had received majority OF
Tinted states District Attorney George Bliss.
in behalf of MIR. Scherman. argued that the can
vassers possessed ministerial power only tnelr
turns lie held that they could not go benz ID
the returns. and that they nad no power To dc
eide whether frauds had been committed or noi.
col Jnhn X. Fellows thought that the caa-
vassers should take cugnizance oi the hhlddNits,
and held that they had the rl.ht To aol ia a luui
cal capacity and TO throw our districts lii Wmch
frauds were committed: Little Johh l. p"Neh-
port, Ia reply. rcpcated C'l' iii - speech. g..
Inc hou. Nris'h i MaiefuuiN, V'uh'ei l"i
MIR Charles Reilly, the Apollo Han candidate
FOR the Assembly m tho Fourth District Wa
' pr,tarcQ 10 show that his client had been cheat
/ I'd and counted out by the friends Of Mr.. Jano
| RYAN the Tnmmany Assent hlyman elect hu'
I as the power Of the cauNassers to apply remedy
+ Tor ii, sc irgcgulirltics had been doubted .nu
. vere rrui,Ired 10 complete the canvass would
rxrir, h, re lie evidence could Lr properl,
F presented. he would conine his argument 10 d
+ siu.de point.
It's of the Inspectors la tho Third and tht
Eleventh Election Districts of the Fourth A.
+ scmuN District, iu winch % u alleged iItat Jed
/ oath rvQ lirci 10y section - of the election laW
Il l,,2 wa not administered to a single voter
" rnl-. said he, "wu- a fatal error and nulilhct
/ The election in those disf It's. The oath is in
/ diSpensahh requisite TO leAal rcgiatiatiDn.
claim i1t there Were HH ,9 81 N..e' 90. y,l . 10
. ton Mr.. Waterbury asked that the vote %
/ those Districts be- thrown oGt.
Mr. MiuEate replied that the seru n go, onil
directory. and held lnat to failure ui the j
-utctoi- .o 10 their duty could not @ rirafr.i
the electors Of a district. lie added tht tL'
inspectors who had negicrled tutlr duif uut
htd hueu.O ldy to make auldaNits were lrItLu
at tLa CONT Or. 'uiut
mn. - -nLAlL.ea moet amin lo-luN.
The sun., 1873-11-18

At the meeting Of the Assst1nt Aldermen
yesterday Mr. nomcl presented rcmorstunae
sisu,d boy Duncan sherman Co., llowlaud Asp.H.
wall uTcAcl, Morgan q Co., Cornelius Vanderbilt, A,
J. stewart Mllhan II Asl9r, du,h itron ASlor, \; a.
Low lirohcrs, william A. Booth, Henry teNs, Wi.
liam IL limnelan!er, ana others, aElntt the proposed
Loan OF q 900 to the Industrial Exhibition Con pany
The protest YVES refcnel " tie eQlmIUee WIG are
considering t-e suh!teL
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RESTSTTNG OPPRESSTON.
A Washington Taxpayer Suspcnding raw
mcnt on Ccrtincatc- Issued u1nin@f MS
Property by the Bouri ot Public N1rl>''


WAstuNGToN. Nov. 17.-Thc following
advertisement from one of the LARGEST property
holders in the District appeared in the sunday
morning papers. II explains Itself:
In consequence " the enormous bills .ctd'r-
ed and to be rendered, the latter ui Whrh are
now suppressed, or which viii not hc -cl, ult
from the Office of the Board OF fu' w OH
until the annual report II said board H. inau'
and sent To- tho President Of the Cuued Slhlc~
and Congress. in order thereby to Keep down
the telling and startling amount Of fcNpenu uitureS
which have been made by said Board 81 Iuplc
Works wi thuut far competitions but ~ notIu
prices and measurements. and hv mon. too. act
ing in nduciary capacity, | am coinpellcd, ts
announce to the public that nav" suspended
paymeut upon all certificates issued nr 10 ne
issued against the property belonging TO or as
sessed In my name by any officer or ohcers of
the Board of Public Works. or the District Gov
eminent for special improvements, ana also Tor
all genetal sewerage certificates of indehieh-
ness and for precautionary reasons ! hereby
caution the public from purchasing or advancing
money on or negoti ting the same in any man
ner whatsoever until a thorough investtgnton
can be made in the measurements. contracts.
and legality thereof, together with an eNaInina-
tion OF books, persons, and papers. 80 Tar az
least as the same relates To my property VIII
not submit to wrong and oppression from any
quarter. although the hoard may be backed by
the powers that he and shall resist the coilec-
ton thereof by all legal means In the courts ot
the country, believing there Is honesty enough
left ia the said courts to protect the rights OF
the citizen COLUMBUS ALEXANDER.
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The rank rs hut the Fu meas stamp
The man a iuHu for "a t.ui,
n words 10 that eject. Yours with much respect,
JuilN SWIM
why Doesn't he Dismis. his Wicked part-
urrst

n N II'IT n ITs NA7,
sR | am deeply Interested IN your friend,
Deacon Richard smith " C,ucinultL hope De is a
iuly good man. as You say ludtc'l have 80 DOUBT
cIs,flrI know you Wouid not say so unless "a. was a
mode, man. But II he is such good mar, why doesn't
he disu.ss his wicked paruDrs2 lslt from ptC.uury
r,1sona' n so am ready % contribute. A y.
ISptNNAp1LIs, Nov.l5.
The sun., 1873-11-18

The Constituiiou -.Ns that all trials shall
BE- by Jury, aud the accused - entitled. not to
be first convicted by n court sud then TO he ac-
tuittcd by jury. but to br convicted or ac-
nitied ~ rHE FIRST INSTANCE by
inrN. !" sAwlLL nLAINmID.n.
The sun., 1873-11-18

Fotthca G. .mnoltton q up town res idcus aaNcr-
gscmcuts for TuE Sun viii pc rcce we'd at our re.ular
ialss AZ the ~ town advertisement Unccs, 81 i-2 We7
thirty coud street. Junction Of Broadway and sixth
avenue, and 3OS West lNcnty-tnird street opposite
brand opera House, from - \. M.to S;3O =. VI Also,
TO- residents oi Harlem aud ,cuil, At 93~6 Fourth
avenue, between iath ami a. h streets. west side,
rom7 A. NJ. t. sr N. and on sundays from 3 TO u
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our readers viii remember that in ac-
counting Tor the partial defeat of the Re
publican state ticket in New York at the
recent election We have given as one of
the reasons for this result the fact that, n
compared with the vote east last year, the
Republicans have now STAYED away from
the polls TO q mu n larror extent than the
Democrats have. nnI that the result was
not due to any increase in the Democratic
vote over that giycu by that party last
wear, but on the contrary, that the Demo-
cratic vote was good deal less now than
il was then.
The figures fully verify these statements.
The official returns from all the counties
Of the vote given this year are at hand
with the exception of three or four
aud from those the reported figures
are no doubt substantially correct. Let uS
now see how tie ,l,e stands. We shall
/ state il IN round numbers
| In 1872 GRANT for Presid mt received lil,-
| OO0 votes in this state. GVrrLEY received
5000. This present year THAYEn, Re
publican candidate for Secretary of state.
receives 3]lOr0 WILLEEs the Democratic
candidate. 10000.
From these figures it will be seen that
ihe l"P"'"'dh VOC "i '''' N'"'' ""'"
. compared with th' Helh' i''n N''" ol i">t
| year falls u1 llO,OUd; while the Democratic
vote If this year. whom compared with
that of la,t wear. falls of only 4, 900.
nv '.N .'' - ''' , ,,..'..'.
'c n,''I"u''' 10 any ''''' '''' ''
'rh'' No'c "N'T 'i'' XIV" "N NV '''"'-
crats last ycar-for the Democratic vote
j. now A. 600 les. th IN il was thon-hut j.
solely owing to the fact that the number
of Rnnublicnus who rcmainol at horne is
mar. tl,on twice ,s LARGE rs tn. number. of
n..,,,,,,.,,s ,rh,. .r,.,n,ip.l M homo.
49,. .,,l,i,,,,,.. ,ybv TN.
larger proportion oil h'P'p"'' MS S'"' ''
away from the pplls; we are merely EN-
. ing the figures which prove the idct. Ana
60. ili,,, ,,,i, ., D,,,,oor,tio ,.i tony. ,u 1
'' "''''-
| IL shows, moreover, Whit NclN sIluAN
....i,.i.,, .t...., g.. e,r ti, .,,,,,t ., 81 ..,,
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needed but vigor. stern determination ana
good Judgment. with these quaiu's anu
resources the outlaws could T." arrested
tried, aud punished. And II Is rcas"nahic
to suppose after what has happened thh'
SuuIn woul rcioice tO SEQ tins Lesson
administered.
II is trirnc with public intelligence To
assert that Spain id icrbrokcu. di-"rd'r'd'
and revolutionary condition cam discharge
any international duty in, Owing authority
over cuba which she may admit she owes
to other powcrs. That has passed away TO
return no more forever.
The sun., 1873-11-18
Sentence of tho Acton Boy Murderer

LOWELL, Macs, Nov. l7.-ln the superior Court
today Judge Bacon sentenced Georgo EDWARD curtin,
the Acton boy murderer to the state Reform school
during his minority. lie Wall be ten years old the ne1t
Sd vi December.
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when Deacon RICHARD SMITH of Cn-
cinnau comes 10 New York 70 lecture he Will
have the largest audience of the season.
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IuE ILECITON FRAUDs.

OFFICE OF THE NORTHERN PAcifIc RAIL
COMPANY, NuS. l..
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GStItI


rl.rsnAY- NnyNNrrN Y. 80.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-08-30

The editor of the Pleasanton Stock
journal gives the modus operandi Of
capturing wild horses in Texas, which will
no doubt prove instructive to many. II
will be perceived that all the popular no
tions in which the lasso and fleet-footed
charger play an important part, have little
foundation in reality.
As soon as herd Of horses is discoy.
cred, the party of hunters divide, one
portion striking camp while the other sets
off in pursuit of the herd. The frightened
animals go bounding across the prairie
through the prickly pear and dense chap.
parrel, leaving trail which the hunters
steadily pursue at an easy gait until they
come in sight of the herd which scampers
off as before. These tactics are kept up
BY pursuers and pursued for days, the
mustangs returning to their first starting
point--which they are sure to do-when
the camping party takes the place of the
tired pursuers, and thus follows the herd,
until the poor, wearied, and half starved
creatures, with swollen and blcodshot eyes,
give up the struggle and submit to be
driven anywhere. The object Of the
hunters has been merely to keep close
enough to the mustangs to prevent them
from grazing. Starvation soon brings
them to terms, and the prairie monarch,
with dropping crest and defect look, leaves
his native wilds henceforth to become the
slave Of man. This is what hunters call
walking mustangs down"