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Good Ccmplar's On the Temperance
Movement.

The Bennington Lodge Of Good Tenn
plars will hold meeting on May 18th, at
which time it is proposed to discuss the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolpld, That all temperance legislation
should be for the purpose of prohibiting the
the adulteration of alcoholic liquors, rather
than restricting their sale, or prohibiting
their use as beverages.
Resolred, That the "Womans War on
Whisky" (so-callcd) is not calculated to
produce lasting results, being more of an
excitement than a settled purpose, and as
such, we fear that the reaction will produce
more evil than the movement has of good.
Resolred, That our organization is found
ed upon the Scriptural basis, like the church
of the family relation, and, as such, should
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THE CHAMpLAIS CANAl.-1he New York
senate has reduced the appropriation for
the enlargement and repairs of the Cham
plain canal, from 100000. at Which
figure passed the house. to $500, 900
State Senate Parmenter opposed the reduc-
ton, saying that the state treasury had re-
ceived an average net income Of upwards
of $4,000 per annum from the canal dur
ing continuous period of half century,
and that, if enlarged to the capacity Of the
Eric, it would double its earnings
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-06

A LARGE TRuE.--A brawny elm tree,
Centre, less than 100 years old, measures
six feet four inches in diameter, and is said
to be the largest in the state. An old gen
tleman now living in Vernon ct the age
of SO, distinctly remembers seeing a load of
lumber drawn over the tree, when boy
and seeing the rubbed saplng spring back
intn nlnco
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Chr Rutlaua dlailu @lohs.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1874.

DAIRYMEN.- Dairymcn report their cows
doing as well or better than could be ex-
pected Of the shOrness of the season and
other feeds are taken into account. Some
of the farmers have sent their young cattle
to find their feed among the hills where
grass usually grows at this season Of the
year, but they will have to be herdcd near
the barn again.
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DIR. BRANCH lAssAILANr.-E Emerson j.
Harris of Colchester, has written tG DR.
Branch Of ST. Adams, that q suspicious
character was at his house on Saturday
week, who it is thought may be the man
who assaulted DIR Branch He kept in the
uneasy Mr. Harris describes him as 80
feet or 9nches high and very slim. He
wore black hat and dark coat, very short
and sleeves too short He had or two pair
ofpants, the outside ones rolled above the
boot leg and they were dark the under ones
were gray. He had dark hair and a savage
eye and was not over 90 years old lie
said he was from Ellenburg, n. Y"
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RAILROAD MovEMEST. The Mayor
Of Burlington has received communism
ton from Hon Horace Fairbanks, in rela-
ton TO the extension Of the Portland & Og-
densburg railroad to that city. The Mayor
has appointed committee Of 121 citizens
Of Burlington, to take such action as may
be advisable in order to secure the pro-
posed connection Mr. Fairbanks believes
that the opportunity for accomplishing this
work is near at hand; and the committee
viii proceed ut once to determine whether
the project is desirable and practicable
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TIE pENNsyLyANIA COIL TRADE.

The Philadelphia Ledger of Monday says
the anthracite marketed for the week
ending on the 18th instant amounted to
40 1874 tons, and for the coal year 4,345,
10 tons, against 4,G22, SEQ tons to cores
pondng time last year, benga decrease of
270, $50 tons. The bituminous tonnage for
the week is GS,9l4 tons, and for the year
10S, 800 tons, against 10i,Si2 the same
time last year. The demand continues
moderalvely active by reason of low
freight charges. Prices of coal will he in
creased ten cents per ton from the first of
May. Wages will continue ON the $3.50
basis. The president of the Reading coal
and iron company has issued the following
list of prices of coal, deliverable on board
at Port Richmond tor the month of May:
White ash coal, both hard and soft-Bro-
ken, $40 egg, S455; stove. 50; and
chesnut, S3,65. Schuylktll redish--Bro-
ken, $4.50 egg, - 65; stove, s.; and
chesnut, SO Gj. Shamnkin coal Broken.
$4O5; stove, So; and chestnut, S4,l0.
North Franklin coal Broken, egg and
stove, 50; chestnut $500. Lorberry coal
Broken, egg and stove, 1885, chesnnt,
$40 Lykens Valley coal-Egg and
stove, So; chesnat, $40.
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The CATHOLIC MIssIoN. The mission
at st. Mary's cathredal, Burlington, closed
Wednesday evening We regret to hear
that Father Kes one OF the Redemptorist
Fathers, preached a very violent sermon
Tuesday afternoon against our system of
public schools lie evidently had forgot
ten says the Free Press that one of the
most eminent Catholic prelatcs of this
country, the lamented Bishop Fitzpatrick,
of Boston. was educated in the public
schools of that city, and always sustained
them by his voice, pen and influence
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a CHILD BLOWN FROM \ SrooP AND M
PALED on A Picket Fence - Daring the
severe snow storm last Sunday forenoon,
says the Whitehall Times. Willie r. Nab
belt, aged live years. was blown from the
front steps of his fathers residence on
High street, upon the picket fence of the
front yard, the lad being suspended by the
chin on a..sharp picket until his agonizing
cries brought his parents to his assistance
The lad was found to have sustained only a
slight flesh wound. Had the picket struck
but one half inch nearer the windpipc the
accident would have proved fatal.
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News Items.


An individual who evidently understands
the rural Indian mini has been preambu-
lntng through Perry county, Ind, selling
goods and merchandise from government
grange store at very low prices lie Of
fered forty pounds Of coffee for 81; calico
at two cents and half per yard; nine
on, He explained that the Grange store
was selling below cost, but could afford to
do so on account of large sales The
goods would he delivered within week
from date Of order, hut one half the money
must he paid in advance. The Perryites
appear to have been taken in very readily.
and the swindlcr emigrnted from their
county with large sum of money.
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a cIRcrs IN WINTER.

Lenl's circus had hard time in Hart
ford. Tents were pitched in two inches of
snow, audiences We're small because few
people braved the storm, wagon con-
tanning bird show Was partially burned
by an unfortunate circumstances and one
of the buffaloes took to the swamps and
was only captured after a long and excl
ting chase.
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THE ONLY WAY TO CURE oosTIvENEss

Avoid all strong purgatiye pills which only
exhaust the mucous secretions and wear out
nature. DR.. llarrison's Peristaltic Lozenges
are just the opposite, they restore the Giges-
ton, quicken the liver and tone up the whole
system, thus curing Dyspepsia, Headache, Dir
ziness Piles, and all other results OF iabitual
Constipation. the chief cause OF i'll health, es-
pecially among women. Trial box, 80 cents.
Large box, 60 cts, mailed free Tor this last
price.
DIR. HARRISON'S ICELAND BALSAM,
a splendid cure for coughs, hoarseness, and all
throat AID lung complaints For sale by Il. 5
Harrison Co., Propretors, No. l fremont
Temple Boston, and all druggists. npf3wln
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pENNlsoN,s PATENT SKIPPING TAGS

DENNlSON'S PATENT SKIPPING TAGS
over 200 millions have been used within the
past ten years, without complaint OF loss by tag
becoming detached. All Express Companies
use them, Sold by Printers ana statloneis
EVERYWHERE
GLOBE PAPER co. RUTLAND,
june23d&wtf Wholesale Agents.
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8ousf Ornamental Goods.
A II r II E
Il o $ Il o N
& Il " T s T q Il Il >,
JUST RECEIVED.
500 dozen Towels. to be sold at rulnOus prices.
10 Huck Towels for 80 cents.
8 Honey Comb Towels for 90 cents
Fine large IIuck Towels, W cents.
Damask Towels, 2iX40 90 cents.
Heavy Uamask Extra Fair Towels, 90 cents.
DO not fail TO examine these goods before
they are all gone, as II Is n rare opportunity 10
get such bargains.
FANCY GOODS,
Plated Ware,
Jewelry,
Elegant Vases.
Bronzed Statues.
Busts,
Sta'uets, etc
Glass Sets for the Table,
GOblets, Diamond,
Fruit Dishes
Diamond Pitchers,
spice Boxes,
Cr,imb Pans,
lea
Dish Pans,
Coffee Pots,
Tea Pots,
Silvered Glass Sets,
Table Ornaments,
Childrens' Plated Cups,
Napkin Rings,
Casters,
Tea Spoons
Desert Spoons,
Table spoons.
Desert Spoons, Plated,
Butter Knives, &c., &c.
Umbrella,
Black Walnut Goods,
Pocket Books,
Bags,
Dolls
Toys,
Games.
Il o O X s
Elegantly bound and illustrated, at the uniform
price OF
N N Il II Y IN | N i CE N II s
FOR EACH ARTICLE.
| parliamentary we are directly opposite the
depot.
U Il l. a n ID
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-10-08

The old WAY of Crossing the
~. ' Plains.
The most curious and per.
feet Of all pony expresses was
that which used 10 run across
the, plains. When l was n boy,
almost the whole country be-
tween the MlSs,s,lppi river ana
the Pacific ocean was called,
on the maps, the "Great Amer
ican Desert" and in my geog-
raphy it was described as a
wide, sandy plain. In my
mind IL was not unlike the de.
sert OF Ssharsh, with the iercer
tribes inhabiting it. School
boys now. adays have better
maps and Biographies, and
know this country BY the
names OF the great States. OF
Kansas Nebraska, Colorado
and Nevada, which have been
formed Of it. What was des-
ert to as is prairie to you, boys;
what wp thought barren sand
you know to be rich scih and
you cress il by rail In three
days, whore We, In stage coach, i,
or, used to make the trip in
seventeen. The Pacific rail
road killed the pony express;
but In its day the latter was a
great institution, which would
have put to the blush the pony
express Of the Russians and
Tartars or our own army cour-
iera II was not a government
line, either, private enterprise
started and kept il gong on q
grand scale. II aused up and
.broks down" more than a
thousand horses and Indian po-
nies j year. 1t employed nine
or ten hundred couriers and
coach drivers and station-keep-
ers, and more than one hundred
Concord coaches. Every day
in the year one Of these stages
started trom the east end and
one from the west end Of the
ronte, and often a. many as
fifty wers making the trip. al
the 'sime time. The coach
stations were Ten miles apart
and there were more than Two
hundred Of them in all. The
route led from A,chison, Mis-
souri, across the plains. for five
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Words of Caution,

AS the long evenings have /
come and lamps are in almost
constant use, exploslons viii.
be more frequent unless greas
care be taken. An exchange
suggests the following, which
If observed, may tend to rend,
or coal oil safe: s .-5nsiso9
Fill your lamps by daylight
aud keep them well cleaned. [
Never burn . lamp when slty
10 less than one-half full Of
OIL. l slI 30 tgo 5d3tA ylsuou
Never Ill lamp near the
fire. d ysd Isft eose9sd llqmi3
Turn the wick down low be-
fore trying to blow out the
light '1q2 91i aiHAiRs q'sa
Keep your oil can in q cool
place. ',''' -
Coal oil is explosive wheb
heated. Don't, let little chill /.
dren meddls with either oil o.
lamp.. ....,s .s. ".,',, -
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give up tho other without
great sacrifices. Upon the
question OF the maintenance OF
an unbroken Union and :
whole country, they never
were, and it is my firm con.
viction they never will be, dl.
Vided. Gentlemen who think
they will be, even in the worst
contingency wilk l think, be
disappointed. II forced to the
last extremity, the people viii
meet the issue as best they
may, but be assured that they
Will meet it with no discordant
councils. u.a''g 5l l
"Gentlemen, Mr. Lincoln will
be inaugurated On the 4th of
March. He will take an oath
TO protect and defend the Con
stitution OF the United States
of the whols-ot all the
United States. That oath will
bind him to take care that the
laws be faithfully executed
throughout the United Stat es.
viii secession a5solve him
from that oaths Will it dimin
isb, by one jot or title, its awful
obligationsG Will attempted
revolution do moro than seces.
siont And if not, and the oath
and the obligation remain, and
the President does his duty
and undertakes to enforce the
laws, and secession or revolu-
tion exists, what thsnG War
Civil Warl "'. 2'
"Mr. President, let Us not
rush headlOng into that un.
Iathomable gult. Let as not
tempt this unutlersble woe.-
We offer you a plain and hon
orsble mode OF adjusting all
difficulties. II IS q mode which,
we believe, will receive the
sanction of the people. We
pledge ourselves here that We
will do all in our power to OBJ.
tain their sanction for 1t. Is il
too much 10 ask of you, gen
tlemen E.ths South, to meet
us on this honorable and prac.
ticable groundi Will you not,
at least, concede this TO the
| countryf' r7a 90. r.r
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BUReLAasi entered ! ,hs- resi-
dence Of, Father walker, q, the
Catholic .lt Priest, 2 lest, At olrc!l,ssysills,
and relieved him Of about $50
and 4 yaloab'e \ watch, ss on sonr,'lg4 thgs
10Th OF Septembef. II taa :. ,.isiI !.
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ADVERTIsINa TERMs.

days to Denver, Colorado, then
f'e days more up the Rocky
Mountains to Salt Lake Clty,
Utah; then seven days more
down the mountains to Sacra.
mento City, Caliiornia. At one
station the stage coach reach
ed a level Of FIVE thousand feet
above the plains, and In the
summer months it was the Gus.
tom of the drivers to stop.
there ten minutes, not for re-
freshments, but to allow the
passengers the novel pleasure
of snow-ballihg each other ia
July In these dreary noun.
tains few persons were then
to be met, other than members
of the family of Mr. Grizzly
Bear, Aho, if he happens to be
hungry, is a very unpleasant
fellow to travel with. On the
plains the enemy most dreaded.
vas the red.skinned tribeR
whose rowing bands almost
daily attacked the coaches. To
repel such attacks each passsr>
ger was required to carry >
rife as part of his baggage. A
"crack driver" was one whs
could drive four horses at fol>
speed with the reins in h,s
teeth and a rifle in bis HANDS.
Every station was a fort, with
soldiers to defend 1t. Often
the coaches had 10 be guarded
from station to station by Me)
soldiers, who followed on hofsv
back, and at times the soldiers
/
and passengers were forced 4
fortify themselves in the coaeh
and fight until help came hv
the approach of other coaches.
Seventeen days of a trip In =
this would furnish almost
enough adventure for q Tie i,
time. .f.1
But 1t was the swift mai j.
conriers Of this line who ran
risks and led adventurous live,
fall Of daring and danger.
They ran the gauntlet of tho
Indians all aIone,-at might, |
as well as by day,-and rough
time many OF them had OF 81
Their stations were twenty-five
miles apart and the trips be
tween them had to be made at
a full gallop, and in two hours
and a-half, Sinter or summer.
day or night, over plain or
mountain. The horses were
hardy Indian ponies, swift ant
sure Of foot; but the servics
killed them very rapidly The
riders were old pioneers, who
knew the way of the Indians
and how 10 avoid them Still
many Of them fell victims to
their daring and their sense of
duty. The long trip of two
thousand miles occupied the
mail-carriers eight days at the
rate OF ten miles an hour; but
important election news was
carried at q still moro rapid
rate. But at length the har,
messed lightning and the iron
horse distanced the pony on,
his own track, and he has gone
further West to pastures new.
From "Ws Pony Esprsss," IN
81 Mchola, for Sc ptem5en
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CoNFrDENcE men are at work
with the farmers Of Coshoeton
county, abe several promis-
sorry notes have been gwen BY
many Of them for agencies. g ..
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Chase in the, Peace Conferepo.

den's Life'of Chaser
sYou profess to be satisfied
with, slavery, as il is, end where
It 10. You think the institution
Just and beneficial. The very
able gentleman from Virginia
IN. SeddAu,) who commando
the respect Of all by the frank
ness and sincerity Of his speech.
has said, that he believes slav.
cry 10 be the condition 10
which The African is to be ed
heated up TO irsedom. He
does not believe SIN perpetual
slavery. He belle 'es the time
will come when the slave,
through The, beaeflcept influ.
ence Of the circumstances
which surround him, will rise
in intelligence, capacity, and
character, 70 the dignity of a
freeman, and will be free.
"We can not agree with you,
and ,therefore,do not propose, to-
allow slavery where we are re-
sponsible for 1t, outside of your
State limits, and under nation
al jurisdiction. But we do not
mean to interfere with it at all
within State limits. So far as
We are concerned, you can
work out your experiment there
IN peace. We shalt rejoice il
no evil comes from il to you or
yours IMr. Chase's time hav-
ing expired, he 0was unani
mously invited to proceed.l b.
aside from the Territorial
qnes'ion-lhe question of slav.
cry outside of slave States-I
know Of but one serious diff
Guilty. refer to the question
concerning iugitives from ser.
vice. The clause IN the Constr.
,utIon concerning this class OF
persons is regarded by almost
All men, north and south, as q
stipulation for the surrender,
to their masters, OF slaves es-
Gaping into free States. The
people of the free States, how
ever, who believe that slave.
holding is wrong, can not, and
will not, aid In the reclaim alton;
and the stipulation, becomes
therefore, a dead letter. You
complain of bad faith, and the
complaint is retoried by de-
nunciations OF the cruelty
which would drag back to
bondage the poor slave who has
escaped from it. Y'u, think.
ing slavery'right, CLAIM the full.
flment of the stipulation; we,
thinking slavery wrong, can
not fulfil the stipulation with.
out consciousness of participa.
iion in wrong. Here Ia sreal
difficulty, but it seems to me,
not lnsuperable. 1t will not do
for us 10 say to you, In justifca.
'ion Of non p rformance, The
stipulation 10 Immoral, and,
therefore, we can not execute
IT. for you deny the immorali.
", and we can not assume TO
Judge for you. On the other
hand, you ought not TO exact
from US the literal perform.
ance Of the stipulation, when
you'know We can not perform II
without conscious cuIpa bIlity.
A true. solution of the difficulty
seems to be aaainable by re.
earding II az = simple case
where . contract from changed
clrcumstanoes can not be tul
filed exactly as made. A
court o, seqnits, in sncha case,
decrees execution a. near, as-
may bs 1t requires the party
who can not perform to make
compensation Tor non perform
ance. We can not surrender,
but We can compensate. 4 Why
not, then, avoid all difficulties
on all stiles, and show respect.
lively good faith and good will
by providing and accepting
-
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j II - - u. III
Law; it still leaves her with an
absolute banking capital, includ.
ing circulation, that isavailsble
for the purpose Of accommodate
ing those who want discounts a.
our people do, . gross sum Of
more than $4,000. 100000 for
thirty.two million people, or
over s1O5 for every man, woman
and child in the Kingdom Of
Great Britain.
Now let Us see where We
stand. We have an authorized
circulation perhaps, in its var
lous forms, Including fractional
currency, Of abou. $756, 100000.
Il ID
But, Mr.. Speaker, that lie not
the true amount Of our cirulat-
ing medium; because since q
was Issued BY the banks and the
Government, there has been an
absolute destruction in the pa.
per money Of The country
amounting. l presume, to 10 per
cent. or thereabouts. And there.
fore, Mr.. Speaker. instead Of
having seven hundred and fifty
six millions Of authorized circu.
lation, We only have about seven
hundred millious.g Of that seven
hundred millions there are more
than one hundred million con.
stantly idle in the suL-treas
of the country. That reduces it
to six hundred millions. Of that
amount there are twenty to forty
millions in the State treasures
Of the various States and the
municipal corporations OF the
States Of the Union. And there
are one hundred aud thirty eight
to one hundoed aud fifty millions
constantly held, | believe, by the
banks as reserve. Now where
do you sland with your c!rcula,
toni Why, sir, you have not
$4,000 0,OOO to lay that can bs
called the currency Of the coun>
try tor the purpose oil making its
exchanges.
But let us 60 to the question
OF deposits aud see what lhp
facts are. Instead of twenty.
nine hundred millions IN the
various banking institutions OF
the country as deposits, you
have only SIX hundred and six.
iy four millions. Put your cir.
culaii"n as you have it, OF ly
that wllch Is made available
tor the purpose Of making x
changes in this vast country,
and the deposits together, and
you have not eleven hundred
millions in a population OF for
~ million people scattered
over the continent. While
Great Britain has one hundred
and Ave dollars of banking
capital and currency TOR every
man, woman, and child in the
country, the United States
have but twen,y-seven dollars
| submit, Mr.. Speaker, whether
that is sufticieT I TOR the vast
and increasing business Of this
country.
know very well that the
contraclionists, who are deslr.
Gus of getting back to what
they call specie payments,
burlesque our ideas here, say
ing we are in favor Of aud IN.
definite infl4iion of the curren.
cy. No such thing, sir. Bur
as l understand It'll speak for
myself and nobody else-I am
In favor of such an imitation oil
the currency OF this country
and putting II on such basis
as that We shall have . reason
able amount per capita to do
the business OF this vast coun-
try upon, and have that so dl.
.versified and dlffused 40 thar
The people OF oil sections 7oi
this country, from north to
.>..sI .I c- t--A "a LA