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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24

A petition is now in circulation, and will
soon he presented to the Massachusetts Le'
gi>.ature, praying the abolition Of the eX.
emption of churches from taxation. 1t is
estimated that church property in that State
amounts to at least 81, 100000.
"High, Low, and the Wisconsin Bish-
opric :" is the heading of leading article in
the Chicago Journal.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24

iNTirsD TO REPEAT IT.-Governor Vance
- 'een requested by the Israelltes Of Bsiti'
VIZ, ~, 10 repeat in that city his lecture on
hr Scattered Nation" The Governor re-
..'sd The letter contairins the request yes.
", morning, and has not yet signifed
I,''Ar' or 70, he will comply. - lharfoste
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Ely BUSINESS GENERALLY.

HY BUSINESS GENERALLY.
Thankful for the unusually liberal patronage ex'
tended 10 me- especially in the past two years from
an appreciative public will now. IN adrance, ar
nounce that my
SPRING STOCK
of all kinds viii be unusually attractive, and prices
such us cannot be beaten by any
SIMILAR HOUSE
In the State or South, the same having been pur
chased under advantages during the panic CT
celled by no houses anywhere.
CUSTOMERS
may looS for Low PRICES, lively salcs and times
during the coming season. In few days VIII
announce the leading features as TO styles OF cat
goods, &C and due notice Of my opening OF the
same. NJ. IhE\ oMl IL i'S'''
Leader Of tie Fashions,
100 Main street.
See The LONG FLAG On Main street
fo ot-2G-2t
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49,, ~.l-.~y7lLE iioNriDE.- Charlotte
H. ..~.-. The evidence adduccd on
-.... .,tt aYaa-ht out additional facts 10
..... l..t i:~.y reported, and also showed
u. ,..,.t. 20; -" reports which were clrcu-
....t il -r1't>rj!'r ana "hich were nFouSh'
~ city 1rd published IN Inc ooScreeT
yesterday. ~ - the matter, were erTo-
va> and &. variance with the iacls. FOR
..,.arr. i: "aS reported in StateSfllle ana
,t.tt.hrd n his paper Yesterday
-. Ina: ;uung Elliott gave currency 10
....,,r,T, .a.. Neal had run of. when the
YIN; 4 Richmond on u visit, aud salt,
=. = Neal id not return Nv a certain time
49,. wand forward 10 his Meals father an
..a.nt OF ti> sous Indebtedness. 1t was
,.,. .,r,y.n Oh ria! that either of the ElliottS,
,,.n,.-nr- ~. Rad ever said ANYTHING what
.,,,r ,.h,u. Ncal having run off. or abou!
..,.i',.- ,t..:- stcyuut against him 10 his
....r.
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Heavy RuiuS.

CINCINNATI, February 23.-Eain has been
filling steadily since Friday, aud has gene
ralIy prevailed throughout the beadwa ,I
NJ the Ohio. A great food Is apprehendeo-
Trains have been delayed and some ,res's'
work washed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24

As the spring season is approaching, customers
will lie in need of making their changes. In antici-
patton of that fact and the approaching time for
making my purchases l will from this time until
MARCH Is, S74 receive the orders fer all In want
of r,
FINE AND .WELL-MADE SHIRTS,
have them made up ready to deliver by APRIL Is;
and for all such orders will make
A LIBERAL DISCOUNT
from my regular prices, and upon my usual terms
TO regular customers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24
Three Hundred Men Adrift Mt Inc
Mercy OF The Waves.

DETROIT, February ga heavy wind to.
day has driven the ice from the mouth OF
SAGINAW river into the bay. 1t is reported
that about 800 fishermen are on the noatlng
ice, and at last accounts they were five miles
from land. Great fears are entertained lhat
the ice will break up before the men can De
rescued, and that fearful disaster Will re-
S,1lt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24
BY Telegraph.

PHILADELPHIA LIVESTOCK MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA, February 23.-Cattle dull: mar
ket favorS buyers: sales, $500 head extra State
and western steers at S7fS, the latter price for
few choice; fair to good. So.50;@$6. $50: common,
S40S5. sheep rather dull sales OF $500 head al
/ 500 head at So JO@S0 -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24

Meeting OF Philadelphia ssrikess'
puu,nrlpH1A. February, 23.-The cotton
,nd woollen mill employees held an enthust'
ast;c meeting this morning. About I'VE nun
,1red were present, including large proper,
t,on NJ women. Resolutions were adoptea
claiming former prices.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24
RICHMOND, YORK RIVER AND CHEsArKAKEl
RAILROAD COMPANY, ir' \
,f>orE

RICHMOND, York RIVER AND CHESAPEAhIf
..-. RAILROAD COMPANY, ~
.s RICHMOND. November 9th. 1873.
ION AND AFTER THIS DATE PAS
~ SENGER and FREIGHT TRAlNs on THU
road will run as follows:
PASSENGER TRAIN for West Point leaves
Richmond at P. NJ. and train from West Point
win arrive Ut Richmond at 0:30 A. ID. LILY teun.
The splendid steamer HAVANA. Captain a: C.,
MCKEE has been placed on the route between WesS
Point and Baltimore to run In connection With shE
rnad, and will makethree trips week. leaving fss
Point TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SATuR-
DAYS on the arrival Of tile train which leaves Rlcn.
mOnd al PM, arriving at Baltimore next morning
Ia ample time to connect with trains tor the M91&
and West; and leave Baltimore MONDAYS, WE'D
NESDAYS, and FRIDAYS sr 4 p. ~, connecting
al West Point with the train due ut Richmond ~
1880 next morning. =. 2-'" r.
FREIGHT TRAIN, for through freignt only
leaves Richmond TUESDAYS, Thursdays. and Satur.
days at A. N. Through freight received daily.
FhElG HT TRAIN, With passenger car attached.
leaves Richmond on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays III $3.50 A. n Local freight receives Tues
"a''' An"''N'''' "AN EOW. F. FOLaER,
Superintendent.
W,N. BRAGG. Master TRANSFORMATION. no
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OFFICIAL.

OFFICE OF CLERK HOUSE OF DrLEGATEs,l
RICHMOND, February II, 1874.
DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACT Oh, AS
y SEMDLY approved April "a, 1873, Il Is law
full for the Circuit Court Judges OF this Common
their r.snectiye courts shall be prescribed by law.
to fx the time for holding such terIns. The terms
OF the Firth Circuit have been liked as follows
Craig c0Bnty.-February Zlst, June zAss' a"o
Botetourt-March LIST, July LIST, and November
Roanoke.-,larch 18th, July 18th, and Noyem-
Der 9th. ,,., ~, y,,r,na,,
o. Montoomery-April 9th, August 9th, and De-
cemher lOth. r,o,orr,ho,-
o e,n j, BELL Bigger,
Clerk Of House of Delegates OF Virginia. =
fe S-2tawlm 1...s y. - -. - -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC. FEBRUARY "a. 1874
sun rlses,,.. $40 Noou sets. 30:
sun sets b9l High ,ide...........11. LIZ
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CINCINNATI MARKETS.

CISCINSATI, February % Flour steady. Corn
steady ut 5S@63c. Pork dull and nominal. Lard
dull and nominal. Bacon qniet-Shon!hers 6Ac.
clear rib. 81 @e7Sc. clear tides, SA@Sac. Wits
key steady at Soc.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24

PKlNTlNG-HouSFE,o !. sS,
ner Twelf.n and Main. Hook-sriaas N ="
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DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.

EOR NEW YORK. The <a$ESfss
e steamship WYANOKE. Captain -
CorcJI will sail TUESDAY, February 24tn, al L
o'clock p ~ Freight received until ] "'clocs d..
Through bills Of lading signed, ana GOODS i9i-
warded with dispatch 10 all points norm, soulh,
east. and west Close connections made with Cunard
Line for foreign ports.
For freight apply to ,.
GEORGE W. ALLEN & CO.. AHenls.
fe 23-2t COmpany's mar. kocStus.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24
IT,, y,r>.uc>s OF tho t'atcnt Office

.,--,,. n amor", than 81 any pre-
...~.., q! - history. During the past
... ~. ..e unprecedented Eumher OF
~. ..,.., ,.aGon> for pncnts have been re-
- ri. {. believed indicative of re-
.. elem! business throughout the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24
OFFICE CLERK HOUSE OF EKLEGATEs,l
RicuMnNn. VA. january SOth, 1879. !.

RIcMaoND. VA, January sorh, 1874, 5
DY AUTHORITY OF AN ACL OF
- ASSEMBLY approved April 90, 1879,
"a ,.wfni for the Circuit Court JUDGES OF tbs
until the t eas,s fe sh. Ss pre-
sstuod hy law To AZ the Time for holding suen
Terms. The terms OF the Fourth Circuit have DECD
a1 pesaysssyrryania.February 18th, May 18th, and
sep faiinha.-febr,ary 25th, May 25th, and Sep
&C TPatTtcx-sfarch 18th, june 10TH ana octo-
Der list. ,o., ,u,o 1k,h and October
9th. r,,y s,h and October
15:h. oo,s 80 Souar,,er 10fS f.
Da''tt'e--"A~ j. BELL BIGGER,
Cle,k Of House Of Delegates OF pirsiasa.
IA 81 2lwlm -.----
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ysBtkILHzasASa..x.ssssss
-
s.. 81 81 II 81
oFT1cE RIcHMoxD AxD prrrsHsaa,s.ss.-

a ss sa s sl.ss
Es.I 5RAzLso4p da ss,s,sghes
3 f0y AND. AFTER JAsUARY 1 1. AL
g ass Yak gAIss 5ss1.
me sos i. ST. HAIL TsaIs does not ,o.;. ,e., !,
eSes &c assya s,fssts rs gss ,..
pi va; at12-30 P. d. and Petersburg al 1880
fsEreHr aEA nssa e, th passss. :ess g,
"a stssDs sa aSa s5 'esfY'ss a fsfs
re M isnGe TfaArss not stop s:sosa HIeD
mopd and Petersburg exe> ~ 90 1esIe'esse1 ana
Passenseys from Glove. Eli win Ieaysst 4.
H., and returning leave Eichnono ~ az. oAd7's
eS xfn ass leaving peerssns VIII start npm
ths " Washsngta,n Ton depot No 49,
'''aeneo ,as ~ cos a!p' wakRw,.k. yx..
rHEsAPEAKE ANB. OHIO RAIL-
" ROAD.-On and after January IL, 1874, q
passenger trains will run as follows:
EROM RICHMOND.
NAIL TRAEN--For GoTionsyIIle, Chariottass
PILE. Stannton. White sulphur. Hinton. and all in
s. Ts s'at rsis dsy e
Orange. CuIpeper, warrenron, Manassas. Alexan-
sfa ashipgton, and the North, Ind st Cbariottee~
Vile for 1.ynclburS, Bristol. Knoxville, Cnatta-
nao2a and the Jourh.
-kCCO3fMODATIOS.-For 1ordopsytlle and ain
i1scpmeoate stations Daily (exceptetsndaytat 4:45
p. bI. This train connects &C Gordonsvfiie for
LyacnbIry.
-EXPK ESS.-For junction. Gordopeyille, Char
Saunton, Goshen. Coyipgton, White sui
phus, Huntingdon and ali bestatIods bctwesnWhina
Sulphur and Huntington daily texsep. Saturday,
at S:S5R. III. This train connects at Hurttngton
with steamers Bostona and Fleetwood for CIncin>
matt aad the Vest and Southwest.
For through tickets, correct Information. ana
rates, apply at A. W. CAREERS, S26 Main strees,
a office Ballard and Ex change Hotel, ard at the de-
pot on Broad street near Sevcnfeenih.
: EDGAR vLTET,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
A. II. PEEHY. General SupeTtnte udent- ia 10
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0LD DOMINION STEAMSHIP .4fETa
COMPANY.


COMPANY. Hs
roIJR SHIPS A WEEK FOR NEW YORK.
For tbe accommodation Of our patrons am ~
,i,Iic this Co,npaIIy WILL on and after MoSDAl:
JaHusry &c. 1874 dispatch Sps q iSsi, VIVIAN
~ +" ISAAC BELL, kLBENARlE;-h AZ
RAS and steamer RICHMOND, eyeEy ~ y E2O H.,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, aho oc1~OAA
These ships are entirely new, aa'. we're built e1
Tney have Splendid saloons, stase.SSsas' ana oa'r
rooms. ,-., ,,,, o,,.nt,on are up
surpassed. u,o ma ,,,.,ed regularly
ut New YORK on the Company ''
North river. -, >-.,r x,rk Forwarded
With d;spstcn, aud no CHARGE fnsae e1cep' @es"1
ShIns Of ibis line leave Norfolk 81 . oc'oc~
VI during the winter. =, 4,,,u
u Ire,rtr received until 6 u. 81. caiiy.
FOR fuYsher inrorI tis2, lpp,S ~.Co. aeents,
10, ot.ie. Compnr,,'. ~narves. Horksas.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24

RICHMOND, rRED'G & POTOMAC II. Il. Co.,f
G EMIL TICKET & FREIGHT AGENTS OFFICE. Z
RICHMOND. October 18th, 1882
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND POTO1,
Mac RAILROAD.
UP DAY MALL leaves Byra-street ssaaon. ~
BPM .
l1P. N. (excert on Snndays3
TIP ACCOMMODATI0S leaves Broad-5treet sta~
ticn at q p. III. Except SrndayS)
DOWN DAY NAIL arrives ut Byrdstreet SUE
ton Mt 1:4O Z. Nj.
Down NIGH MAIL arrives at Byrd-street sta
tiOn at go a. M. Except on MOndays.)
DOWN ACCOMMODATIONS TR AIN arrives az
Broad-street station ut S:37 A. IL Except on sum
days.l ,. ..,or
~, Tnnlays. Wednesdays, aud Fridays at 1875
A. 81, connectlngat Quantlco with the Alexandra
and Fredericksburg railway. Returning, arrive
nj 3rnatlsreet STATION on Tuesdays Thursdays, ana
Saturdays at . z. III.
~ ~ - J. 3. GENTRY,
o:l3 General Ticket and Freight AgehL
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CE.0THaNG,
SHIRTs! sHlRrs'' sHlRrs'''
SPECIAL NOTICE.

TO FRIENDS, PATRONS. AND PUBLIC
GENERALLY.
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'FTTASgIa.IlLs..,
RIcHMoND srocK EXCHANGE.

!, M0spAf. February %, 1874.
! sALEs-s7, 900 vfrgtnIa consols, new fPeelersl,
a AS "a, 800 yirsinia deferred, liz; 500 Peeler
fraetional certificates, 5Dh..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-24
DuILADELPHI RICF- A>sES

DHILADELP a, RICH 4EETS
MOSD, AND NORFOLK STEAM .ez1ssSsSx
SHIP LiNE.-FOR PHILADELPHIA IWIS - "a
WEEK.-Untll further notice the steamers OF nv
line vii! leave Philadelphia every "El1N ESD.1
AND SATURDAY. and Richmond every I'll ESpSA1
and SATURDAY NJ ~ O'Clock N.
Freight taken tor all pGrts OF Pennsylvania, Ne"
Jersey and Delaware, for Providence and Boston
Also, for Antwerp ana Liverpool eta Red SLar ane
American steamship lmes. aud bills ot lanlng sisns
through. Insurance elected for all parties VINO &C.
Ire II ut low rates. .,, 49,,
stararooui. IS. w. L. PORTEk, Agent,
No. 2425 DOCK street, Richmond
WILLIAM =. CLYDE CO., Agents,
fe12 No II South Wharves Phllauelph13.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-30
4 Sane Man In a MadhOuse.

Covington, our trans Missouri neigh
Dor, says Sioux city journal, has had
sensation of metropolitan proper
tions. For six years she has numbered
among her residents a man named
Thomas Carter and woman named
Mrs. Dracott. Twelve years ago they
were residents of Oregon, the woman
being the wife of man by the name of
Dracott, who was worth at that time
the very comfortable sum of $95, 1000.
By conspiring with a couple of the
physicians connected with the Terri
torial Insane Asylum, Carter and his
paramour succeeded in kidnapping
Dracott and having him wrongfully in
carcerated in the institution on charge
Of insanity, thereby gaining possession
of his fortune. For twelve long years
this villainous fraud upon Dracott had
been kept up, depriving him of his
liberty, and compelling him to associ-
ate with lunatics and madmen.
. By some means he succeeded in con-
veying knowledge of his deplorable
situation to persons outside, and an in
vestigation of the matter was instituted.
So strong had the job been put up,
however, that an expense of $40, 900 on
the part of the authorities was required
in order to break up the tolls by which
Dracott was held.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-30
War on the SparrOwS.

It seems to be only a question of
time when the slaughter of the spar
rows shall be commenced, says an e1-
change. They are now recognized as
little more than unmitigated nuisances.
Scarcely niche or crevice in any of
the buildings but is filled with their
nests, and in the immediate neighbor-
hood of these it is far from safe to walk
if the matter of cleanliness is at all
considered. Besides this the object
for which they were brought into this
country is not attained. 1t was sup
posed that they would clear the trees
of worms, but they seem to clear away
everything else but worms, and drive
away the birds that would clear them
off. Only few days ago a gentleman
living in New York city saw q couple
of American birds come into his yard
and commence to build a nest. They
were peaceful little fellows, and their
singing, when they did sing, was sweet
music compared with the noisy squab-
BILE and chatter of the sparrows. They
had not been long in the yard before
the sparrows found them out and at
tackled them. The mother bird fought
bravely, but the sparrows came by the
half dozen and actually killed her, and
then took noisy possession of the place.
Last year the same gentleman could
get no fruit from his pear trees, and it
was SO unusual that he knew not what
to make of 1t. He found out day or
two ago. His wife was watching at
the window and saw the sparrows in
the pear trees picking off the blossoms.
She called her husband, and while he
was watching, he saw one sparrow
alight near bunch of half dozen or
more blossoms, and actually pull them
all off in a bunch and fly away with
them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-30
Unexpected Good Fortune.

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
expresses the opinion that few people
rise SO suddenly from abject poverty to
afiuence as a certain widow now living
at New Bedford. She has been in such
Strengthened circumstances, the past
winter, with sick boy on her hands who
required all her attention, that she has
lived only by the help of the neigh
bors but not long ago, an estate left
by man whom she afterward found to
be her grandfather, was advertised in
the New York papers. She came on
and learned that the property amounted
to about 81, 100000, and that her share
would be at least 100000. One ele-
ment of romance in the story is the fact
that she was poor because she had mar
ried poor man against the wishes of
her relatives, who all deserted her, and,
even when she became widowed and des-
titute, left her to herfate. 1t is noticeable
that the bearing of many of her rela-
tives toward her has changed very ma
terially in the light of recent events,
and some of them have been so accom-
modatinC as to offer her money in ad-
vance of the settlement of the estate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-30

it. Well would you believe it the
girl to whom it was left-a misguided
little wretch, whose life Lovelace's wife
had saved, and who behaved abomina-
bly, afterward, and married some low
attorney-actually sued him for the
back rents, not 1 believe de son chef
but by the advice of her rascally hus-
band, and ousted the poor fellow out
of even the trihe which his father had
left him. Poor Lovelace He had some
experience of poverty during his ia
theirs life, but this second blow was too
much for him. 1t fairly broke his
heart. 1 used to go down and see him
sometimes. And there was he, the
rightful owner of large estate, and a
man who had done all the good in his
power, living in a mean little room in
Covent Garden. You did not know
him as well as I did when he was at
Blsckwood f; but I assure you he was
the best fellow in the world there was
nothing he would not do for you, and
he was always ready to be of service to
any one. do not think I ever knew
such good-natured man.
"Well, of course offered to help
him /; but he would not take it. He
sternly refused all assistance, and SEEM
ed quite broken he would only groan
out wish to be left alone. That was
his continual request, Leave me
alone His wife, of whom he was very
fond, was the only one who had infu-
ence with him; and she, poor thing,
did all she could to keep him up, and
was glad to take whatever I sent her !;
but she was weak and i'll, and, more
over, had her child to look after as well
as her husband. This morning l got a
letter from her, written so that 1 could
scarcely read it, imploring me to come
and see them so went, of course, and
found him lying in his wretched room,
in which you could scarcely turn round,
with no one but his wife and an old
housekeeper the latter was doing her
best for them, but was not of much
use, though believe she meant to be,
poor soul. Lovelace was sinking fast
when I came, and 1 sent in hurry for
Gull. He came, but it was of no use.
There was no strength and poor
George-he was such a good fellow,
Henry-died in my arms about two
hours after had arrived. His poor
little wife-you never saw such scene.
I did all I could to quiet her, but it had
no effect. 1 got Gull to send for his
man, and made him promise to stay in
the house all night but they seem to
think she won't live. Perhaps it is
best she should not. Thank God,
can adopt the child-that's one conso-
lation."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-30
Old Tobias.

That was what the schoolboys called
him when he walked by them. He was
white.haired and prematurely old
man, with bent and stopping figure,
trembling and shattered nerves, a STUN
bling gait, pale, sallow complexion,
dim, expressionless eyes, and fiery
red nose. Rum, gin, whisky, and
brandy had done their work, had ruined
him in mind, in body, and in soul, had
clothed him in the filthy rags he wore,
had made him a social outcast and q
burden upon the community.
He lived wretched and lonely life
in a miserable hovel in the outskirts of
the village. He obtained precarious
living by stealing, and saving wood for
some of the villagers, who employed
him out of pity for his miserable condi-
tion. He obtained his liquor in pay
ment for various menial services at the
village tavern, and thus fingered along
year after year. His figure grew more
bent, his steps more unsteady, his head
whittier, and his nose redder, until he
seemed likely to become a permanent
charge upon the town.
The boys hooted at him, ridiculed
his red nose, and laughed at his display
of temper. Nobody had any respect
for old Tobias.
Boys, you will find Old Tobias in
nearly every town, or somebody very
much like him and there are plenty of
intelligent and prepossessing young
men who are fast acquiring incorporate
and vicious habits that will make them
like Old Tobias, unless they break them
off before they obtain dominion over
them. Remember that you are now
laying the foundations of your future
characters, and that your success and
happiness will depend upon your pres
ent acts and endeavors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-05-30
From a Scientific Standpoint.

We are not opposed to cremation,
says the Scientific american. Indeed,
there is one aspect of the case in which
it is all but imperative; only let it be
done decently, and with due regard to
sense and sensibility. From a sanitary
point of view, our present mode of dis
posing of our dead is anything but COM
mendable. The ordinary graveyard is
demonstrably dangerous to the living,
and source of possible poison to gen.
erations that are to come. Especially
where the burying is rapid or uuwisely
done, as is too commonly the case, the
air is tainted, and the underground
water courses are polluted double
evil made increasingly noxious by the
tendency of modern society to congre-
gate in cities, and consequently to ac-
cumulate great numbers of dead bodies
within limited areas near centers of
population.
AS for the alleged cheapness of Gre
nation, that is matter altogether
doubtful and of small moment. 1t is
true that couple of dollars worth of
coal, properly burnt, will speedily con-
vert corpse of average weight into o
few pounds of clean ashes and an in
definite amount of invisible and inof-
fensive elementary gases; but funerals
will be burden none the less. Fash
ion will invade the pyre and the urn as
surely as it has the cemetery and the
grave; and it can be as lavish in ex-
penditure in the one case as in the
other. To expect that funeral rites will
be done away with, and the possibilities
of ostentatious grief prevented, by
burning the dead, is to overlook some
of the strongest impulses of human ma
ture. 1t is more likely that burning
would simply add another item to the
expense of funerals, since few eccen-
tries only would have their ashes scat
tered to the winds, while the multitude
would retain their decorated burial
plots, and have their ashes inferred as
formally as now. Indeed, if made harm
less by fire, we are disposed to think
the cemetery, with its shady walks and
well kept shrubbery and flowers would
and should be retained. 1t is we'll to
leave some spots sacred to bereavement
and tender recollections of the dead.