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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-12

But even then, and with the utmost care
taken in making the list, what security
have We against illegal votes? Take this
case. The check list shows that one thou
sand voters have voted for town represent
alive, member of congress, or any other
officer you please. Upon counting the
votes, 1t appears that Richard Roc has six
hundred votes. John Doe four hundred,
William Smith seventy-fyc and Solomon
Brown fifty. Here is an access of one
hundred and twenty-five votes, and what is
TO be done with thcm2 II it is an election
for member OF congress, the vote Of the
town of Rutland may be necessary to de-
eide the contest. Yet under our present
laws there is no way Of disposing of the
excess Of votes. The probability would
be. if any one should notice the discrep-
ancy. that the vote of the town would be
lost This would be grossly unfair TO the
legal voters whose votes would elect one
of the candidates, while 1t would be Just
rs unfair 10 allow the Illegal votes---for the
excess must be illegal votes to decide the
matter. Before vote is opened, looked at
or counted rs in favor of any person, it
should be ascertained whether there are
more votes iD the box than there are voters
| checked-if the number is less it can not
| make 50 much difference. Our statute
makes no provision for such contingen'
cy. In other states, the first act in The
process OF counting is to see that there is
no excess of votes in the ballot box. II
there Is such an excess, the votes are re-
turned to the box, thoroughly mixed up,
and then sworn officer properly blind
folded. withdraws therefrom enough bal
lois. one at time. to make the number Of
votes and voters agree. By such course
although 1t is trusting to luck, q towr
never loses its voice in general election
Such q provision should be cngrafted upon
our statutes; bat This is not, Ivy any
means, the only alteration required In oul
election laws. But, perhaps, we had bet.
ter defer other comments to future day
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WARD OF PIsEMIUMs.

Cattle.
EsrERRs--rnREE YEAR oLDs.
First premium to W Stafford, Bridge
water, $12.
Second premium to j ID Tubbs, Claren-
don.
YEARLINGs.
First premium to Clark p Whitney, Sc
Second premium TO George T. Chaffee,
Rutland, So.
Third premium TO Porter Benson, Clar-
endon, 81.
There was another pair of three years
old entered which the committee have not
been able to find.
GELDISGs AND FILLIEs.-3 YEAR oLDs.
First premium to R r Hamilton, Far
haven, $40.
Second premium to l. Peck, Ira, SO.
Third premium to Benz. Stevens, Pitts
ford, 81.
TWO YEAR oLDs.
First premium to Lemuel S Drew, Bur
| lington, So.
Second premium to Vermont Horse Stock
company, on bay mare Lady Kent, 81.
Third premium. VIM r Sanford, mare
Kitty, SO.
YEARLINGs.
First premium, Edward Van Siclilen,
Burlington, IS.
Second premium, + B Flanagan, Bur-
| lington, So.
Third premium, Vermont horse stock
company, So.
The committee report that a large portion
OF the yearlings were not presented for in
spection, and the committee gave pre-
NUNS to those that appeared before them.
MATCHED HORsEs-FIFTH GLASS.
First premium, II Wcscott, Fairhaven,
$50.
Second premium, Daniel Culver, SEQ
Mechanics RaU.
CLASS FIRST.
The committee would report that the
following horse-rakes were exhibited, but
from rule of the society they could not
award premium
The Hollingsworth steel sulky hay rake.
Burt sef-adjusting hay rake.
The Granite State horse rake.
The Bay State improved rake.
One Holbrooks regulators seed drill were
presented by E f Lummis & Co, Boston,
Mass,
One seed sower and cultiyator combined
was also presented by the Ames Plow com
pany, called Harrington's patent
The committee would award to each of
these sources socety's diploma. There
was another seed drill presented called the
Planet, but there was no one present TO
explain its merits, and the committee
could form no opinion.
CULTIyATORs
+ A Barrows of Castleton presented a
reversible cultvator, also one with change
able teeth. The Ames Plow company pre-
scented cultivator with reversible teeth.
To each of these cultivators the commit
tee would award the society's diploma.
FLOWS.
, The exhibition of plows was very extern
sive, and made by the Ames pillow company
, and A. A. Barrows. The show embraced
! plows OF such an extensive variety and fol-
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The action OF the Judges in ruling ont
the mare Jean Ingeiow for foul driving,
and the action of the directors in declain
all bets off, has caused considerable COM
ment among the sporting men in town ard
various opinions are expressed both against
and in favor of said decisions. Many COM
plain because the judges did not put on
another driver for Jean 1ngelow instead of
ruling her off the track with the original
driver. One of the reasons why the judges
did not do SO was because the driver SEEM
ed very willing that another driver should
be put in his place, and thus, as
the judges reasoned, easily carry
out the plan which they thought had beer
originated, as the original driver was one
who could get all the speed possible out OF
the horse. Others claim that nothing came
out which went to show that there was
any plan organized to defeat the objects Of
honest trotting. The decision of the direc
tors in relation to the bets on the race il
criticised by the argument that as the Off
GERS of the society had started out in the
announcement of the fair that they woul(
have nothing to do with pool selling upoi
the grounds, that consequently they coul'
have no power over bets made outside
We believe no one doubts the incorrupti
bility of the judges or of the directors
consequently the feeling now seemingly s.
bitter will not amount to anything of
serious nature.
This closed the races for the day and ih
exercises of the annual state fair TIL
session has been one of encouraging sue
cess to the society and matter of satisfao
ton and pride to the state. The officers @
the society have been untiring IN tbej
efforts to promote the success OF the fai,
and deserve the heartlest commemorative
of the press and of the people.
The marshals have added much to IN
success Of the four days session in keepip
everything orderly and avoiding any pul
lie disturbances which are likely to occu
and the thanks of all exhibitors and spe,
tators are given to them for their labors
that direction.
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Rutland Trotting Park, Sept II, 1874.
Race open TO all horses best three in
five first premium, $50; second. %25,
third $40
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There Is no question that the law in re-
ference to tue making and using Of
CHECK list requires the attention Of the
legislature, but it is, also, equally beyond
question tia; all of our election laws re-
quiro al oyerhaulipg and radical change
in many respects. But while seeing and
admitting the necessity Of such legisla-
ton, We are forced to ask ourself whats
the USE" what good will it do, when our
present laws are utterly disregarled and
held for uaught 2 We need not refer to
the loose manner in which these check lists
are at present made mp; the fact that al
most any mans ''say SO" will add ten,
twenty, fifty or one hundred names to the
list shows that the intention of the law, at
least, is not complied with. Unfortunate
ly there are too many men whose "word
is az good as Their bond" in the ordinary
transactions Of life, who believe, and act
upon the belief, that ''anyihlng is honest
in politics" If, however, the proper Off
GERS add to or take from the check lists
the names of voters on the mere dictum OF
one person, they probably feel bound to
act 50 in other cases, aud with lists SO pre-
pared what security have we against illegal
voiers2 1t this is violation Of only the
spirit of the law, is letter ia, also. actually
violated. The statute requiring the use
Of a check list-see appendix to the Gen.
eral Statutes page 81 section 4-cxpressiy
declares that the names shall be SO checked
''by making mark opposite such name
- for each vote cast, IN such manner as L
" Indicate for 'ohat officer or officers Said per-
- son r0ted. We need not say that thii
provision was not complied with at The
general election held in Rutland this year
If this provision was complied with, ONT
step would be taken in the right objection
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STATE FAIR STATE FAIR,
is RUTLAND,
SEPTEMBER sth 9Th, 10Th AND l1tb
REMEMBER AND GALL Al THE
RUTLAND COUNTY DRUG STORE =
MORSE BROTUERs.
PROPRIETOEs,
opposite ths DcpJ.. wh:.e !od VIA uni IT,
most
COMPLETE DRUG ESTABLISHMENT
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that the race, and in this they were moi
disappointed. The Grey and the Girl trot-
ted neck and neck to the first quarter pole,
when the Grey passed TO the front and
kept it, coming in length ahead, Gipsey
Girl second, and General third.
Before declaring the result of the last
heat the directors of the society held q
meeting in the judges stand to confer rela-
tive TO some Objectionable features In the
race which had been the cause of the
judges decisions during the race, the
judges being among the directors of the
society. The result of the conference was
declared by Hon. II. G: Root, who said it
was no doubt apparent to all that the meet
ing held had been done so for a
cause. 1t had been apparent to the
judges that there had been something
wrong in the race just trotied ana they
had come to the conclusion that men
had put up job ON innocent buyers of
pools. The society wished 10 discard
everything which tended to immortality
from the ground, and in doing so were
Obliged To distance the mare Jean Ingelow
from the field AS further consequence
they had decided to face public opinion
and declare that all bets on the last race
were "off," and would give Highland
Grey first money. Gipsey Girl second, and
General third.
The following is the summary of thC
heats irotted as declared by the judge; 80
| SUMMARY.
Rutland Trotting Park, Sept. II, 1874
Race open TO all horses best three il
five first premum. $50 socnMl ..2l
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This was well contested by all three
horses. Diamond took the lead and kept
it the first half mile, when Florence came
up tapping the Diamonds wheel, but
broke and Greyhound took the advantage,
passing to second position by dint of some
running Black Diamond came in some two
lengths ahead. Greyhound second, Flor.
encc third Time, 3.0i
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The judges tor the afternoon were the
same as those of the morning, with one ex-
cepton, Henry B. Kent of Dorset taking
the place of Col Morrill,.
The race called first in the afternoon
was for horses entered In the
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-12

FDUK YEAK OLD5
best three in five first, premium $50 ;
second, $40 third, $40.
The judges in the morning were Messrs.
David Goodell of Brattleboro, George a.
Merrill of Lyndon aud Henry G, Root of
Bennington.
The horses entered were the following
A. H. Dantor;h, blk, M. Black Diamond.
5 IL. Shoulter. blk. m. Florence.
II, II, Franklin, G. g. Greyhound.
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Aitei several Intellectual attempts the
horses got away, with Wait on the run.
Fanny soon took the lead, followed closely
by Clifford Boy. and Waif third. Clifford
Boy gained on the last quarter and passed
Fanny, but only for moment, as Fanny
soon took tue front again and came in
ahead, Clifford BOY second, Waif third,
Nichtwatch fourth Time $3.50.
SECOND HEAT.
Fanny took the lead from the start and
kept ii considerably in advance Of the
Others 4 brisk and exciting race occurred
for second position. Night Watch started
second Int was soon passed hy Wait, the
Boy breaking badly behind Night Watch
again gained to second at the tIird quarter
and close race wa5-hal nctwcen him and
Wait, bu, the former broke on the last
quarter which gave second position to
Wait, Clifford Boy third. Night Watch
fourth Time, 9.5i.
THIRD HEAT
Fanny again taried ON ahead, the others
punched. The Boy troiled well and press
ed Fanny on the second quarter, but Fan
NY kept well her position until the third
quarter wnen she broke and the Boy pass
cd her. Fanny then gave fue burst Of
speed and passed to the front. taking the
heat and race amidst loud cheers and con-
siderable excitement. Clifford Boy second,
Night Watch third, Wait fourth. Time.
2.52.
SUMMARY.
Rutland trotting park, Sept II, 1874.
| Race for horses that never trotted better
! than three minutes best three in five.
First premium 800; second S25; third $40.
IdUily s.s,.ss.......ss's 's'ss'tss'.'
| Clifford Boy. Observation-Disclosures. 9
Night NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
W All d d
This closed the races for the forenoon
and the crowd adjourned until sop. IN.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-04-02
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

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Ients ii the SION
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els. They are q a;l3
sperient, AID a.
excellent pHrEslvs.
Being rgrc.y VsSs
table, they coctais
no mercury orn.l1e-
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serious sickness III !
GCEefiHE prevent
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-04-02
& Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred and ten gears ago there
was not a single white man in what is now
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois Then.
what is now the most fourshing part of
United States was 40 little known ss the
country in the hearty of Africa itself. 1t
was no. till l776 that Boone left his home
in North Carolina to become the first set
tier 10 Kentucky. And the first pioneers
Of Ohio iiu not settle till twenty years
later still. A hundred years ago Canada
belonged to France, aud Washington was
a modest Virginia Colonel, and the United
States the most loyal part of the British
Empire, and scarcely sreck on the polit-
ca horizon indicated the struggle that in
4 score Of years was to lay the foundation
Of the greatest Republic Of the world.
A hundred years ago there were but
four small newspapers in America; steam
engines had not been imagined, and locomo
tives, and steamboats,. and railroads. an
telegraphs, and postal cards, and friction
matches, and revolvers, and percussion
caps, and breech- loading guns, and stoves
and furnaces, and gas FOR dwellings,, and
India rubber shoes, and Spauldinps glue,
and Sc wing machines, and ar tiracite ccal,
and photographs, and chrome paintings,
and kerosene oil, and the safety lamp, aud
the compound blow-pipe, and free school,
and spring mattresses, aad wood engrav-
ing, and Brussels carpets. and lever watch
es, and green-hacks. and cotton and wool
on factories, in any thing Ike the present
meaning Of these terms, we're utterly un-
known.
A hundred wears ago the spinning wheel
was in almost every family, and Clothing
vas span and woven and made up il. the
! household, and the printing press was II
cumbrous machine, worked by hand and
81 nail, or brick, or a knife, or a pair o.
shears or SCISSORS. or Il RI zor, or woven
pair OF stockings, Or an axe. or hoe, or
shovel, or lock or KEY, or ,ia,e of glass
I Of AMI size, was not made in what is now
/ rhe United States. Even in 1890 there
were oais seventy -fvc postoffices in the
/ country, and the who extent of our post.
routes was less than nineteen hundred
miles. Cheap postage Wac unheard Of,
and bad any one suggested the trans mis-
SION OF messages with lighting speed he
would have been thought utterly insane
/ The microscope on one had, and the teie-
scope on the other. were in their Infancy
As instruments of science, AMI geology ar nd
chemistry were almost unknewn. In a
/ word, it is true iiiat 10 the century rasstd
have been allotted more improvements. IN
their bearing on tn, comfur. and happiness
OF mankind, than b any other viii Oh has
elapsed since the creation IF the world.
With ali these wonderful in provemen..
within the century, which would allow
such narrow and contracted view a. to
ohiec; TO a suitable Centenni, celebration
Of the marvellous progress of the age!-
Baltimore american.
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Rear Admiral Joseph Lanman

Rear Admiral Josephy Lanman, of the
United States f'avy, died Mt his residence
in Norwich. Conn.,, on Friday, aged SIXTY.
three years.
The deceased Admiral was born in Con.
necteut on July IL, 1911; was appointed
HIdshlpman from his n1tige state on Jan
uary !. 1925. He became attached to the
frigate Macedonia, OF the Brazil Squadron,
in 1927. and in 1880 joined the sloop
Peacock, of the West India Squadron.
lie was promoted to the rank Of Passed
Lieutenant in 1891, and in 1898 received
his commission rs Lieutenant, ATTACHED to
Che s,oor Warren of the West Inda SQUAD.
ron, and while acting in this capacity was
made the bearer of dispatches from The
commander Of the Pacific Squadron, which
he joined in ls47, to the authorities at
Washington. He received his commander's
commission in 1856. commanding the
steamer Michigan on the lakes until 1861
in which year he ras commissioned as
Capt,in, and Was appointed to the steam
sloop Saranac, Of the Pacific Squadron.
lie received the Commoioee's commission
in 1862, and commanded the steam .sloop
Lancaster until 1863, when he assumed
command Of the frigate Nj ,aescta, Of the
North Atlantic Squadron. Commodore
LanMan commanded the Second Division
Of Porter's squadron at the two attack
upon Fort Fisher. and did efficient seryioe.
On the sth Of December, 1867, be vas
commissioned as Rear Admiral, was com.
mandant o. the navy yard a. Portsmouth,
n H., IN 1868. and commanded The
South Atlantic Squadron in Is69-I0. Real
Admiral Lanman was placed on tho 70
.i.si hss &C the 18th Of July, 1879.
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MANTTOWOC PILOT
+tPOETRY.t+
A DRINKING SONG.

Come, old friend SIT down and listen
From the pitcher placed bet~eel US,
How the waters laugh and glisten
In the head Of old Silenus.
Old Silenu., bloated, drunken,
Led by his inebriate satyrs;
On his breast his head is sunken,
Yacanriy be leers and chatters.
Rounl about him fair Bacchantes.
Bearing cymbals, flutes, and Ibyrses.
Wild from NaIian groves, or Z4nte's
Vineyards, sing delirious verses
Thus be won, through ell the nations.
Bloodless victories, and the farmer
Bore, as trophies and oola;ions,
Vines for banners, pioughs for arEor.
Judged by no Ger Jealous risor,
Much this mystic throng expresses
Bacehus was the type Of rgOr,
Aud Sile nus OF excuses.
These are ancient ethnic reVels
Of a faith long since fnrsaken;
Now the satyrs, changed TO devils,
brighten mortals ne-o'srtakeu
Now to r,yulets from the mountains
Point the rods Of fortune tel!ers
Youth perpetual iuells ia fountains,
Not IN TASKS and c1sks and cellars
Claudius, though he sang Of fagons,
And huge tandards filled with kteuish,
From that Asry blood of drago
Never would his own rcpi-uisA.
Even Reii, though be chsunted
Bacchu- in the Tuscan yaileyg,
Never drank the wine he raunted
IN his diiLyran.bic sAi!ies
Then with water ill tire pitcher,
hreatl.cd ubCG, With classic fables,
Meier falerui&n threw a r;cnsr
Light upon Luca!!us's tables.
Come, old friend sit down and listen
As it passes tLere between US,
How its wayelets laugh and glisten
In the lead Of old Silenus
By W Il GCSGFELIow.
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A Lobster at Dinner.

A lobster is Q much more particula
fellow In bis food. have been watchin,
one in my large marine aquarium, at Re
aulvers. If portion Of food be thrown
down to him, he Immediately sets to worl
to ascertain the whereabouts of his dinner
II he does not Ike it, he at once pushes il
away from him with the attitude Of an
ep:cure who bids the waiter take away a
plate of meat he does not fancy. If 4 .
food is agreeable to HIM, he munches it ny a,
moving his jaws in q peculiar way, like y
weaver making blanket. lie tears his
food into large pieces, leaving the actual
pounding work TO be dons by the very pecu-
liar internal teeth which aye found in the
lining ct the stomach, and which my read. r
can easily examine for himself, if he will
take the trouble. When the lobster goes
out for constitutional, and is not in .
par lcplar hurry, he carries his great claw
il frant If him, we'll away from the ground
Ike the big aags we sometimes see head
ing street PROFESSIONS. He "waIks" upon
the ltli- legs which are underneath hi,
body, while he keeps his horns moving in
FIR mt Of his nose like blind man tipping
tie flags with his stick he piods along.
led hy his dog; hence conclude the lobste
j, short sichred. 1.-THE least thing alarm,
him . scuttles hackwar al hi- little leg. |
Ut a c.n.ireda. IF lie does not en fat
enouph in this way, 9 suddenly SNAPS hi |
tail toward HIM Ike II man suddenly CLOSES |
his hand and h,es backward with je!k
like an India-rubber band snapped in haf
He always goes into his cave tai foremost,
and he takes the most wonderfully good
shots at the entrance. IL has been said by
a friend Of mine that Fly fisherman VIII
never be perfect until he has 20. an eye at
the back of his head, so as to prevent his
drop ay getting hitched up IN the tree lie.
hind him. | really think the lobster must
have an eye in his tail somewhere. Our
pet lobster is not willing that the secrets OF
her toilet should be exposed Tn yaIg"r gaze:
so ths fgst night she was in the tank she
artfuly collected cookie aud oyster shells
and made trench round herself after the
fashion of the Romans when they took
possession Of a high TOY. A branch IF
sea-weed forms a canopy over her head,
and there she is at this inmate, in house
of her own making, regular compound
houseb older" with nr taxes to pay
auckland, in Land and Water.
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TAKE NOTICE.
County CLERK s OFFICE,

Septemoer No, loti
The following resolution was adopted at
the special session of County Board OF Su-
pervisors, held in the city and county OF
Manitowoc, which session commenced the
llth day of September inst:
WHEREAS, There are many mistakes made
by P. P. Fuessenich. while in the Office o.
County Clerk therefore,
Resoiued. That the present Clerk Of the
Board of Supervisors be authorized to ask
through the four city papers Of Manitowoc
that parties holding receipts Of ?. P. Fues
senich, for the redemption of taxes, present
them at the County Clerks office to ascer'
tain if the proper entries are made in book:
Of sale to cancel said taxes, and that tht
present Clerk be authorized to make the
proper entries on said books, and report
each case to this Board, thereby saviug.--
county great amount Of trouble ana :.
pense from Illegal tax-deeds.
Notice is hereby given, that the County
Clerk can be found at his Office, between thu
hours Of 8 II. III. and 4 p. m. each day, ready
and willing to attend to the duties assigned
to him in the foregoing resolution.
If II. S. PIERPONT. County Clerk.