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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-04

strengthen them. One of the audience
then asked for some tea, and she said
perhaps she would give him some. She
soon passed it around to some of her
friends in the front circle, but was not
polite enough, or perhaps couldn't reach,
to pass it around to the outside circle
She now said she would warm it up and
have some more, and proceeded to do so.
In a short time the light was turned on,
and man asked to see if the teapot was
hot but, alas for the success of ''May-
flower" as a good housewife, it proved to
be cold. But she probably was not to
blame. The servants there, as here, are
probably unfaithful, and during her alb
sence from the kitchen let the fire 90
out.
One OF the visitors now expressed his
doubt OF the genuineness of the mani
festations, whereupon the old lady re-
ferred to, arose, and assuming her most
severe aspect, announced the medium
who was now going to operate was hired
by herself, and strangers could not re-
main. But, during this TRADE, one of
the spectators got Mr.. Eddy to consent
to give light seance.' In the southwest
corner of The room is an alcove, across
which he stretched a strip of calico about
two feet wide, and about four feet from
the floor on the east side was a closet
into which they placed the musical in
struments, and opposite the closet is a
sink. He now seated himself, with his
back to the cloth and partly facing the
audience. He called for the strong-lunged
friend to sit beside him. He barred his
aria and the medium placed both hands
on it, and they were then covered with
a large shawl, nothing but their heads
being visible. The instruments now be-
gan to play, and hand appeared above
the cloth. Then, in a short time, some
bOdys ''dear wife came, and wished to
communicate. Paper and pencil were
given, and a hand subscribed something
which she said was her name: One of the
Eddys now took the paper, and eXamin-
ed both sides closely, but he was puz-
zled, and could not decipher the name.
The spirit of Ben. Franklin now an
nounced himself, and said he wished an
iron ring hanging on a nail overhead.
Why Ben. did not get it himself, we do
not know, but Mr.. Eddy had to get it
for him and pass it behind the curtain
Our friend was now called to hold the
right hand of the medium Just then
the medium made some strange faces, as
if in pain The curtain was now taken
down, and the ring was on his wrist.
The sitting was now over, and the
strangers" left. Our reporter came
away with the feeling that the Eddy
family were humbugs, and that their
jugglery was second class and bungling
More anon about this matter,
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ests of the State. This petition wos
the iniatory steps towards the establish
ment OF bureau of statistics of labor
but was defeated at the time. Subse.
quently it was reconsidered and passed
and signed by Gov. Clafiin, who mani.
tested strong interest in the labor ones
ton, and the bureau became a fixed in
stitution.
The commissioners at once began an
investigation of the problem of labor, col
Letting statistics and testimony, showing
the number of hours each class of labor
ers had to work each week; amount of
wages per day; cost of living num-
Der OF males, females and children en-
ployed earnings of the combined labor
OF families; wages of skilled and un-
skilled laborers; and many more useful
items, to show why there should be a re-
form. Blanks were sent to different
towns to aid in collecting answers to
these questions. These blanks were the
work of careful preparation, study, read
ing and consultation with different work
men in the various departments of labor.
But many difficulties arose. to prevent
the commissioners from collecting a COM
plete and impartial report, owing in
measure to the strong opposition in some
localities, where corporations and capt.
talists held complete control, and where
those in their employ would gladly have
given the required information, but were
kept back through fear of discharge.
Many returned the blanks partially filed
while Others neglected entirely to re-
spond. But with all these drawbacks,
the bureau managed to collect a few
facts which they compiled into the form
of a report. These We're distributed far
and near, hoping thereby to bring out a
more perfect working in the future, to-.
wards collecting statistics to work upon,
and proved of vast importance the fol-
lowing year, as it gave men time to think
and when the time come, to act. ~. -.
Leading men in all parts of the State
were anxious to push it forward, and al
though surrounded by those who are
Oitterly opposed 10 the movement, Chey
are working for the accomplishment of
the desired end Letters were received
from business men in ather States, ask
ing for copies of the report, showing the
interest manifested by them in the work
begun in Massachusetts, and when the
bureau issued their second annual report
in voleme of $50 pages. 1t proved be-
yond a doubt, that the labor reform
movement was a success, and from this
time forward there has been a gradual
reduction of time throughout the State
In my next | will try and give a few
facts in regard to the benefits arising
from the movement. C. r. NJ.
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General Notes.

Tom Corwin's grave is without a
mark.
Col. John S. Mosby will resume the
practice of law in Richmond, this win
ter.
The season has been very unfruitful
in engagements, and many mammas
groan in spirit.
Gen. Sheridan left Montreal for the
White mountains, Monday. He was
serenaded before leaving the city.
Ham signs will go into the Cincinnati
exposition under the head of chromOs,
despite some pig-headed people who OPP
pose it. ....
A Minnesota editor has succeeded in
palming off the decalogpe upon the read
ers of his paper as an original communi-
cation.
The Golden Age says there are not two
more habitual readers of poetry in the
United States than Charles OConor and
Ben. +. Butler.
Don't loaf about the streets and de-
pend on the Lord for your daily bread.
He isn't running a bakery.
Don't discuss any scientific questions
with a lightning-rOd man. His argu-
ments are most generally solid and al
ways pointed.
Don't imagine that the Lord will call
first-class preacher to a church paying a
second-class salary. He don't treat his
children so shabbily.
A North Adams State Constable has
been over into Vermont to seize some IL
quor and the man that sold it. The re-
suit of his bravery is that he is to be
indicted in a Vermont court for kid
mapping. Now let some more try it.
Washington has bonded for $50, 900
in aid of the Portland and Ogdensburg
Railroad. Every town this side of the
Canada line, except Lisbon and Ogdens-
burg, through which the proposed rail-
road is to run, has now bonded in aid of
the project.
The Shah says Vienna is a very fine
city, have no doubt; these houses look
very beautiful in front but ! am sure
there are many bad places behind them.
I'll tell you how / know smell.
A six-year-old girl appeared at a Long
Branch juvenile ball, the other night,
in a white lace dress, worn over pink
silk, that cost 5000, and wearing dia-
m0nd earrings, necklace and rings.
The sheriff kissed Cariall. the negro
who was hung at Cairo, Ill, last week,
just before he dropped him. This
ought to attract the attention of hang
men, everywhere.
Governor Parker of New Jersey pre-
diets that in twenty-five years the Am
erican metropolis win be in New Jersey.
That state will then be no longer a for
eign country.
Beau Hickman, who is known through
out the country by reputation, and fam
liar to visitors to Washington for many
years, was on Saturday stricken with
paralsis, and now lies in a hopeless con-
dition.
Apropos of the Tichborne trial the
New York Times says: ''The question
now is, which of the two claimants
will know his fate first-the one in Lon
don or the one in Massachusetts.
A Meadville, Pa, girl, who was look
ing at a circus clown whirling hat
with a stick, remarked to her Young
man that she ''used to do that. The
young man was looking at cOntortion-
list in another part of the arena who had
his legs tied around his neck, and an eX-
PLANTATION was necessary.
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Real Estate Changes.


TIE following are the real estate
changes in Rutland for August, 1873:
Geo, NJ. Davis and wife to Samuel
T. Curtis, house and lot on Park
street, Sl.70C
E. NJ. Edgerton and wife to VIM. Fl.
Dunton, house and lot on the
east side of Grove street, 300
j. W. Cramton to Thomas Fleming.
house and lot on the south side of
West street, near the chair fac
tory, 1900
Rensellar Longley and wife to Geo.
w. Chaplin, Jr., lot of land on the
road leading from Mill Village to
Mendon. $50
Lorenzo Sheldon to Michael Hack
land, $50
f, Chaffee to Daniel Mahoney, one
acre of land on the south side of
the Deacon Smith road. 200
Lorenzo Sheldon to Barney Conlin,
one acre of land in West Rutland, 275
Henry j. Lessor to Breeno Miner,
house and lot on the south side
of High street, 1900
Melissa Ostigee to Lucy S. willard,
house and lot on Willow street, 500
Albert Port to Albert Port, Jr., two
acres of land on the Quarter Line
road near Joseph Austin's, 200
Gershom Cheney and others to a.
FL. and I'll. w. Cheney, two lots on
Jack son avenue, ......... .- 400
M. j. Perkins to II. l.. ellison, one
fourth acre of land on the south #.
side of North street, 800
Geo. l.. Mussey to Horace G. Har-
wood, lot of land on the south
side of North street, 800
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TIE LUMBER BUSINESS OF BURLING-
ToN.-The following statistics respect
ing the lumber business in this city, will
be found of general interest. Amount
of lumber received during 187I-112,-
COS. SIR feet; amount of sales during
1S71-117, 155, 587 feet, amounting to
50. 728, 400 II; amount of duties paid
during 1871, in gold, 1927, 895.75. Az
erage number of men employed, 7G0.
Sales in E1S61-29, $50, 248 feet-S551,-
S26 05.
There are now five steam mills with
a capacity of dressing from eight to ten
million feet per menth, one of which
dresses fifty millions per year In 1861
the total amount dressed was 7,437, $40
feet. The lumber received here comes
mostly from Ottawa, Quebec and the
st. Lawrence river, by water transport
tation, with an increasing amount from
Michigan, by rail. The amount OF cap
ital now invested in real estate, docks,
mills, machinery, and fixtures is estimated
at million of dollars. The market is
largely New England, but includes the
territory between New York and Port
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TINE DEVOTED TO MRALs.-Dr. Der
by states that the average time occupied
IN the process of taking food by the
people of Massachusetts does not ex-
coed from twelve to fifteen minutes for
each meal. Such haste is injurious to
health Tor many reasons. The process
OF digestion begins in the mouth with
the action OF the teeth, and through ex-
citement of the salivary glands by the
presence of food. Unless saliva is
abundantly mingled with the latter, the
nrst act of digestion is DISTRACTED and
natures plan is changed. This fluid not
only lubricates but acts chemically in
the mouth, if reasonable time be Civ
en- ii, upon the starchy elements which
make up the great bulk of what we eat.
Eating in haste, a great deal of air is
swallowed. Air Is to a certain extent
always entangled in the saliva and as
sists digestion, but when ''wads" of food
succeed each other very rapidly, they
seem to act like pistons in the tube lead
ing from the back of the throat. and
drive before and between them into the
stomach such amounts of air as to dis
tend that organ and impede its func-
tiOns. Another effect of eating in this
way is that the masses of food, imper-
fectly with the saliva, becomes impact
in the gsophagus, checking its muscular
action, which is obviously intended to
prOpcl one piece at a time. This en-
barrassment is overcome by taking at
one gulph as much fluid as the mouth
will hold, thus distending the electric
tube and washing the DISTRACTED food
into the stomach All this is unnatural
and can hardly fail to work mischief
Rural Ne1o Yorker.
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WHAT he HAS ACCOMPLISHED ~ THF
MATTER OF GOLD DIGGING.
Editor RutIand Herald Il noticed an
article in your Daily of August 90,
headed "Gold in Vermont" I am en-
gagged at present in working my mines
in Plymouth. Having had much expert
ence in mining in California and Yer
mont, and in constructing machinery for
working the mines, take the liberty of
making a few remarks. The gold fields
of Vermont are very extensive; | have
prospected and found gold in Warren,
Waitsfield, MOretOWn, Clarendon, Wal
lingford, Dandy, Townsend, and many
other places, and have no doubt that
gold may be found in three-fourths of
the towns in the State. My mining ter
ritOry is over two miles in extent, and
find rich deposits in various places;
there is so little water in the stream that
/ cannot work it by my hydraulic pro
cess at present, and am now prospecting
a new claim with a rocker, and have
taken out within a few days over three
ounces, and find it to average three cents
to each painful of earth. l find by ex-
perience that a yield Of one cent to a
pan will pay good wages in sluicing
therefore, this is a good paying claim.
Rich deposits are not worked to advan-
tage by any except an experienced
miner. The theory is good as far as it
goes, but practice is much better. The
best quartz mines in Vermont that i
know of are in Bridgewater, and viii
pay better on an average than any quartz
with which ! am acquainted. Several
attempts have been made to work these
mines; the crushing machinery was a
success, but the saving process was
failure. The parties did not know how
TO separate the gold from the galena and
other minerals. | examined the tailings
at one of these mills, and could get
good prospect of amalgam in every pan
that / examined. ...
Parties engaged in gold mining must
not expect to realize much profit until
they get their claim fairly opened A
little capital, labor, patience and perse-
Yerance is necessary to work agOod pay
ing claim at a profit.
VIRGIL WOODCOCK.
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THE CHANCES. Butler gets ma
iority of the delegates at Boston, as re-
ward for his trlckery in getting the
caucuses appointed ten days earlier than
usual, but his majority is not so large as
we thought it would be under the circum-
stances. Out of the so delegates chosen
last night, the Washburn men got 26,
which was doing extremely well under
the circumstances. As for Lowell and
Lynn, Butler carries them in his breeches
pocket, and it was to be expected that
he would have all their delegates. 1t has
been arranged very shrewdly to have the
cities that are sure for Butler elect dele
gates early, thus opening the campaign
with sort of grand overture to the
Claimant. 1t will be all the more hui
initiating to him to see his hopes die
away to the slow music of the returns
from the country ces.-Sp'fnatteId
Union.
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Correspondence of the Herald
Labor Reform.
LEICESTER, Aug. %.

LEICESTER, Aug. %.
Editor Rutland Herald In my first
letter, l endeayored to give the condition
OF the poor in the city, and will now
give brief outline of the reform"
The first move towards stand point
IN the labor reform movement was in
February, 1869, when petition was pre-
sented to the House, asking for the ap-
polntment of commission, to investi-
gate the relation which reduction of
the hours of labor would bear to the in
uustrial, commercial and social inter-
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MiDDLEBURY.

On Tuesday, the Goth inst, the
steam whistle of the paper mill, at IL
o'clock a. M, sounded forth an alarm of
fire. The cry was raised that the Mid
dlebury House. kept by MIR. Smith, was
on fire. By faithful labor the fire was
soon extinguished. Then the question
arose as to how the fire communicated to
the building where it was found. 1t
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The caution of the New Englander in
giving an answer to a direct question
was illustrated to me, says correspond
ent. the other day, when | asked an
eastern friend of mine whose family
were not noted for very active habits :
'sWas your fathers death rather sud
den p Slowly drawing one hand from
his pocket, and pulling down his beard,
the Intercepted cautiously replied,
"Waal, rather sudden for him.
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nave as well regulated bed should, but
seemed constantly aspiring to a boat,
and all night long kept rocking and
pitching, initiating the motions of the
pod6. @. L. @.
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THE GRANGERs' PLATFoRM.-Th fol-
lowing are the main features of the
Changers platform as laid down in the
West
/. The protection of honest industry
in all its branches against the encroach-
ments of aggregate capital.
2. Equal and exact justice to all classes
and special privileges to none.
3. The control of railroads and all
other corporations by national and State
legislation.
f. A tariff for revenue purposes, but
none for the support of special interests:
5. Opposition to salary grabs and all
other government steals.
6. Rigid economy in all departments
of the public service.
z. No more land grants for railroads
or other corporations, but a reservation
of the public domain for actual settlers.
8. Honesty and capacity the only test
for official position.
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The Oneida Communists say that they
are pestered with applications from re-
spectacle persons in all parts of the
country wishing to join them. They
don't want any more just now.
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For the Rutland Herald.l
Railroad Bridges.
CHESTER. Aug. 9,

CHESTER, Aug. 90.
Editor. Rutland Herald - The sad
death of young Steward, near Bartons-
vile calls attention to the great liability
to accidents occasioned by the manner
in which railroad bridges are built. l
have not the data at hand to verify the
statement, but it seems to me that have
heard of some dozen accidents in this
State of a similar nature. Is there no
way to prevent such calamity in the flu
ture? People will be careless more or
less and even the most careful are liable
to be caught off their guard. 1t seems
tome the only adequate remedy is in
differently constructed bridges.
Why should not the people of Yer
mont, through their Legislature, require
Of railroad companies in this State, to
build their bridges so high as to leave a
space of six feet between the top of the
cars and the roof of the bridges /? Is
not human life more valuable than dol
lars and cents ? For the public good
and in behalf of the people of the State
propose that the next Legislature APP
point a committee to investigate how
many lives have been destroyed by rail-
road brldges-how many covered rail-
road bridges there are in the State, and
what would be the expense of raising
them to the hight proposed. Shall ten
or twelve more of our young men be
thus sacrificed during the twenty years
to come? II.
COMMENTS.
This subject has been fully considered
by our State Legislature and all the
points referred to by our correspondent
have been discussed before that body,
and at their last session the Legislature
sought to remedy the evil complained of
by a law providing that:
"Allrailroad bridges in this State, shall,
when built or rebuilt, be hereafter so
constructed as to leave clear space of
not less than three feet between the in
ner sides of said bridges and the outer
sides of all cars passing through the
same, and also clear space of not less
than seven feet from the walking-board
or top covering of all cars, except hay,
CHARCOAL bark and horse cars, running
over or through them and the lowest
timbers, boards or irons in the covering
OF said bridges"
This act further provides that all rail-
road bridges, now constructed ON all
railroads in this State, shall be made to
conform in hight to the provisions of
This act, within eight years from the
passage of the law, which was approx
ed November Goth 1878.
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land, Me-, reaching to tide water by
rail, furnishing freight to the railroads
to the amount of about 5000, 600 per
year. A large quantity also goes by
boats to New York and the South in the
season of navigation.-FreeP ress.
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A Great Hunibug.

THE WONDERFUL STORIES ABOUT THE ED
DY FAMILY-THEY ARE VISITED BY
Herald REPoRTER-wHAT HE SAW AND
HEARD.
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Correspondence of the Herald
The Gold Question.

MORE ABOUT GOLD FROM A PRACTICAL
MINER-HIs VIEWS on THE SUBJECT
WHAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED ~ THF
MATTER OF GOLD DIGGING.
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Correspondence OF the Hera
Camp Life.
A LETTER FROM LAKE GE0RGE-HoW THE
TIME Is PASsED-GULL BAY. .....
CAMP SMITH, PUTNAM, n. Y,
August 80. 1873.

.. CAMP SMITH, PUTNAM, n. y,
August 80, 1878.
Edjto7. Rutla1d HfauH The wealth
or the past week has been all that could
be desired by the Benson company en-
camped here, and has been improved by
them in fishing and sailing on Lake
George, hunting. reading, singing. etc,
etc. During the week there has been
parties from homc nearly every day,
coming to spend the day, to dine III the
woods. have a good time and return, to
he followed the next day by others.
Last night we had family OF eighteen
to lodge, and MIR and Mrs. FIanncry
offered us their house CHE only house at
this point) to lodge six of the company
Mr.. and Mrs. +. have dome very much
to make our stay here pleasant, granting
US every privilege we could ask for
they came to this country from Ireland
about twenty years ago, poor, and by
economy and industry have secured to
themselves q comfortable homc-a farm
of $40 acres, all paid for-and with
their feeling of content are rich. This
place is only four miles from Benson
Landing. and a good road most of the
way. .
Tomorrow afternoon Rev w. l..
Smith is to preach in the grove at the
camp, a general invitation has been
given, and those living in this part of
the town are expecting to be here. The
Free Will Baptist church in this neigh
borhood not having a settled pastor this
summer they have been without regular
Sabbath service.
Next week Miss Emma Lee. an artist
from New York, is to spend the week
here with her sisters and brother, who
reside in Benson. 1t is expected she
will sketch the camp and scenery about
here. Miss Lee was formerly connected
with CastletOn Seminary, both as a pu-
pill and teacher She has directed her
study and attention to the painting of
photographs in oil, and has become a
superior artist in this branch Of labor.
am credibly informed that but one or
two in New York equal her in this
branch. Parties acquainted with the SUI
periOrity of her work send to her from
different parts OIL the country pnOJO-
graphs to be colOred in oil, and get a
more life-like likeness than in any other
way.
<. S. Bartholomew and family are to
spend the next week here. Mr.. B. has
made it a practice for many years to
spend few weeks at Lake George. The
steamer Minnehaha passes here twice
daily. The lake at this point is three
miles wide, and at times is very rough.
Gull Bay is said to be the best harbor on
the lake. A large raft of timber and
logs is tied up here, being blown in while
on the way to Ticonderoga. X.
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NVVINoI NIty -tUU dNUIttSt % 30
Highest point of thermometer, 81, at
4 p. m. on the 30th.
Lowest point OF the thermometer 49,
at a. m. on the 25th.
Range of thermometer during the week,
36.5 deg.
Greatest range, in any one day, 28.5 deg.
on the 2Sth.
Day of least range, 26th, 1915 deg.
Barometer has ranged from %. 472 to
20 937 and generally much above the aver
age.
No rain during the week.
The following is a comparison OF the
summon of 1873 with four other seaaons: -