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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
Farming I'm Italy.

Anna Brewster, writing from Rome
to the Philadelphia Bulletin, says ga
friend described to me the other even
ing the type of veritable Mercante di
Cdn,2oogna deW Agro Romano, or q
Campagna merchant, as they call these
remarkable farmers. He took for this
t pc certain Signor Mazzoleni. This
gentleman works three farms which lie
on the border of the sea between Auc-
tium and Terracina. These farms con-
tain about $4,000 acres of land. On
this vast space are pastured IA, 900
sheep and lambs, 5000 oxen and cows,
700 horses and mules. Signor MAJ
zoleni has 5000 acres sown with wheat,
oats, corn, and beans. Yearly he gath
ers in from his great fields So, 600 sacks
of grain T.; he sell $4,000 pounds of wool,
100000 pounds of cheese, and furnishes
to the provision or meat markets 5000
sheep and lambs, 1900 calves and g.
600 fatted beef. This immense under
taking brings him in rental of from
$50, 600 to 500, 900 francs. Now comes
the most singular part of this veritable
history. Twenty years ago Signor
Mazzoleni was nothing but a petty
tailor. For fifteen centuries these
gigantic farming undertakings have ex-
listed on the Campagna of Rome, or
Argo. Romuno. About 113 families have
owned the whole tract, and their agents
have worked the best lands. The pro-
prietors and their agents never live on
these farms. The only buildings are
the casole, a very modest house, which
is sometimes the ruins of an ancient
Middle Age fortifcation, where the
agent or master lodges at need some
very modest ut-buildings for servants,
small stables and granary, or barns.
There are also some straw huts for the
workmen and laborers. The cattle of
all kinds live in the open air. Some of
the very largest farms, such as the
farms of the Campo Morto or Conca,
have not as many buildings on them as
as we would see on one of the smallest
of our FARMS The 8le1 can't di cam
2o0gna are not people Of the country,
but OF the city; they are really agricul-
tural merchants. Their bushes con-
sists in establishing a vast fabric of
| natural products on given piece of
land they must increasingly watch so
as to make the produce proportionate
to the demand watch sales, and be
ready to profit by the raise, and lose as
little as possible by the fall of prices,
throughout the whole perimeter of the
Mediterranean. Thus the naercante di
conpagna, you see, must be at once
agriculturist, dealer and banker, and
ship owner also; directing at one and
the same time the IA sing of cattle, the
culture of land, thousands of laborers
small maritime expeditions, and his
Roman country house. 1t is a perilous
business, but has built many a family
in the Papal States to title as we'll as
| fortune" "
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
A Well.Merited Rebuke.

For place where the varied bumors,
characteristics, and moods of human
nature are developed and exhibited
commend me to crowded horse-car in
large city. All the petty, mean, and
manly traits are shown forth by men
and women in these conveyances to
their fullest extent. A few evenings
ago a lady entered, and by dint of per-
sistent crowding, made her way through
the car to the front end. Here gen
tleman arose and proffered her his seat.
Just as she turned to take it, without
so much as thanking him, she concen-
trated all the venom of a hateful dispo-
sition in the remark If there were
any gentlemen in the Car they would
not allow lady to go the length of it
before giving her a seat" She had not
time to get seated before the insolent
remark escaped her, when the gentle
man who had offered her his seat quick
ly slid back into it again and quietly
remarked 81 think the ladies are all
seated" The rebuke was so deserved,
and withal SO capitally administered,
that a murmur of applause escaped
from nearly every one in the car, and
the crestfallen woman soon rung the
bell and alighted.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
HydrOphObia.

A French physician. Mr., Buisson, of
Lyons, claims to have prevented or
cured hydrophobiain in every one of more
than eighty cases which came to his
notice. His preventive was Russian
bath, at 134 and 144 degrees Fehrenheit,
for seven days in succession, before the
disease declared itself. After the
symptoms had developed, q single
bath was sufficient. Buisson discover
ed the remedy by accident, when en-
deavoring to suffocate himself in heated
vapor, to escape the horrors of hydro
phobia, contracted in the pursuit of his
profession. When his bath had reach
ed an extreme high temperature, all
the dread symptoms disappeared as if
by magic, never to return. So simple
a remedy can do no harm, unless the
patient has organic disease of the heart,
and it certainly is worthy of trial here.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
A New Torso,

The Berlin Museum is about to come
into possession of a Torso, headless
and armless Torso, but one of great
antique worth. 1t is female figure,
small, life-size. The position of the
body indicates dancer or bacchantin,
even if the castinets on the right leg
did not positively prove it. The char
acteristic form, the fall of the light
drapery, the execution of parts, partic-
ularly a well-preserved foot, all show
the finest and most exquisite workman
ship. The artist selected for his work
the best, fnest-grained Parian marble.
If it be real Grecian work, and out of
which period, has not been decided.
No similar statue is known to exist in
any of the museums of the present day.
The Torso was brought secretly in
Rome and no mention of the matter
was allowed to be made until it was
beyond the clutches of the italian Gov,
ernment. If it proves to be, as sup
posed, an original, the museum has Sc
cured cheap prize for the outlay o.
1000 thalers. The agents of France
were treating for it at the same time
but the German agent was fortunate il
not deliberating over the matter.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
An Important Expedition.

Advices received from Puerto Prin-
cipe from private sources are of consid-
erable interest. Trustworthy informa-
tion through insurgent sources reports
the arrival of an expedition under
Agyilera on the north coast, with 1000
Remington and Peabody arms, six
pieces of mountain artillery, and a
large quantity of ammunition. All the
material was safely landed and commu-
nication established with the forces OF
Maxine Gomez. This is said to be the
most important expedition gotten up
by the insurgents since the first year OF
the war.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
=" Too Low, and Yet Too High y,

He came in velvet and in gold;
He wooed her with careless grace;
A confidence too rashly bold
Breathed in his language and his face.
While shea simple maid-replied:
No more of love 'twixt thee and me
These tricks of passion deride,
Nor trust thy boasted verify.
Thy suit, with artful smile and sigh,
Resign, resign
No mate am for thee or thine.
Being too low, and yet too hight"
His spirit changed: his heart grew warm
With genuine passion morn by morn
More perfect seemed the virgin charm
That crowned her mid the ripening corn.
And now he wooed with fervent mien,
With soul intense, and words of fire,
But reverence-frsught, as if queen
We're hearkening to his hearts desire.
She brightly blushed she gently sighed,
Yet still the village maid replied
(Though in sad accents, wearily):
Thy suit resign.
Resign, resign
IoTd Hugh, never can be thine:
Too low am I, and yet too high ~
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
Colt Breaking.

In Kentucky we saw two-year old
colt broke-dead broke-in half-hour,
SO that he worked as amiably as a
trained horse. The colt had never
been bridled. He was attached to a
curricle called ak-dray," and put
through astonishingly quick. The
break-dray is nothing more than q
strong, broad-tread dray, with long
shafts, the tail omitted, and spring
seat between the wheels. The harness
was strong, and so arranged over the
hips as to prevent the possibility of
high kicking, and the colt was hitched
SO far from the dray that his heels
could not possibly reach the driver
The process of hitching was, of course,
very delicate, as colt is excessively
ticklish, and is apt to let his heels fly
awkwardly. All being ready, one man
held the colt and another took the seat
and reins. The colt was then let go to
plunge as he pleased. The break dray
which was so broad that upsetting
seemed out of the question-was pushed
upon the colt, and the colt pushed side.
ways until he started. A few plunges
settled him. He went as he pleased,
up hill, down hill, and so on, until he
finally struck q sober trot, and was
thoroughly broke. The confused and
bewilde. ed look of that colt was pitt.
fully amusing. Mr.. Bob Strader was
giving directions, and upon one of the
breakers raising his hand to slap the
colt to urge him, Mr.. Strader said
"Don't do that. Never strike colt
when you are breaking him. Pusl
him sideways, or any way. Let him &C
Just where he will, and how he will
Let him fall down if he will, but dom
strike him." When the colt was take1
out of the shafts he was as wet as if ht
had been in water, and child coult
have handled him. He had not beer
struck blow. The dray, we believe
was invented by Mr.. Strader.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09

view ended in far more satisfactory
manner than either of us had antici-
pated.
So kept my promise to John, after
all, and as Miss Rose kept hers, he is
now steady married man, and very
agreeable son. in.l law,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09
FATE OF KINas.-Somebody has been

FATE OF KINGs.-Somebody has been
summing up the fate of Kings and
Emperors, as follows; Out of 2,54O
Emperors or Kings, over sixty-four Ia
tions, 299 were dethroned. 81 abdicated,
20 commit d suicide, eleven went mad,
100 died on the battle field, 1913 were
made prisoners, 25 were pronounced
martyrs and saints, 15l were assassina-
ted, 60 were poisoned, and 108 were
sentenced to death. Total, 963.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09

Prizes for the best loaves of bread,
to be made by the students, is new
and hopeful feature of several female
seminaries this year.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-07-09

The HUcKsTER. that an escu-
lent?" inquired Professor Hotchkiss,
the other day, of huckster who dis
played in the market mammoth and
very odd-looking vegetable. The mans
face assumed scornful smile, and af-
ter he had studied the professors form
contemptuously for a moment, he an
swered, "Esculent thunder and light
ming, no that's blue-nose potato"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24

what crimes have been perpetrsted , what
millions ofmen and women have suffered
the torture and what other millions have
suffered at the stake? 1t AFFECTS me to
even state it |; nor could | did [ now see.
in the policy Of that ghostly power, any
~releAting aud proposal, hereafter, to "fol
low peace with all men aud holiness
But its s%trifes, at this hour. with the ma.
tiOus Il hr tend, m only snow il to be in
the pleuitude Of It's ambition! What that
power has been it is still, aud, designs
still to be! To this end a priesthood is,
and is to be employed, instead Of preaching
a sincere gospel to a perishiug world. And
acting, as they do, all over the world, as
man, bew mighty, not to say, resist
less, is the power they WELD ? The pontif,
being IufalIiable in discipline. as we'll a,
in faith. says to these hosts 60 aud they
60; CONT and they come. do this aud they
do il. my CLERGY" SAID a Frer,t
p%relste. :. are a regiment and fheu mus,
march, As il is NOT probable. ergo,
that this church will ever return to the
divine work of preaching "the blessed Cos.
pei of the Son of God " as its chief work
the christian church must give I'd all hop,
Of any hing from her, only an uuceasinc
and an unrelerting persecution q, tina,
tbosc. within her male tha, love God auc
serve him. would come out heuceforwart
giving their influence and their name t.
the rescuing Of the tbouybtless from thei,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24

The railroad excursionists from Bur
iuston aud towns on the proposed liue OF
the N. VI. l. l.. z. r. r.. o hundred
in number, arrived here yesterday and
went to ST. Johnsbury on 81 ecial train at
three O'Clock. Many Of our citizens ac-
eompanied them. A meeting was held at
the Town hall in St j. last evening.
Chief engineer Linsley who accompa-
MED the party, expressed himself as much
pleased with the liue aud completed por-
ton of the road-bed.
We publish this week the call for a
County Convention. We hope to see an
unusually large delegation of the Repub.
Iicaos,--representlng all classcs-from
every town in the county.
The FAIR The Second Annual Fair
of the LamoiIle Valley Fair Ground Com
pany, will be held on their New Fail
Ground 10 Mdristown, on Wednesday aud
Thursday September 18Th aud l7th 1874,
Vermont papers please copy.
A. A. NILES Secretary,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24

CAUGHSAwAeA CANAL CoMPAEY.-The
Stockholders Of the Cauguawaga Canal
Company met a, St. Lawrence Hall, Mon.
treal. june 10th. President Young, 10
calling the meeting to order, announced
the extension of the charter of the Com
pany for three years, granted by the Do
minion Parliament. The following board
of Directors was then elected :
Ex,Goy. John b. Page. Rutland ).
Col. Franklin Fairbanks, St. ~ohosbury
Lawrence Barnes, Burlington;
Hon. b. P. Cotton. Irusburgh;
Jacob Edwards, Boston; a.e
Hon. james Skssd, Ottawa;
w, Stanley, q. E.;
S. +. ~Sincennes;
John Pratt. President Richelieu Co.;
Judge S. w. Foster, Kuow!tou p. O.
-. NJ. Thibbodeau. Of Royal l~ssurapct
Company;
Hon. John Young, Chairman Harbol
Commission,
AT a meeting of the Directors, the fol
lowing officers were elected:
Hon. John Young, President;
Hon John b. Page, Vice President
Hon. NJ. Alymer, L~enoxvifle, p. O.,
Secretary; .u ia.s 81 tag.
S. +. Sincennes, Treasurer. a ,e.
The Bank du Peuble of Montreal, wal
selected as bankers of the Company.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24

State ITEMS.

Lightning killed four lows belonging
to Sylvester Chadwick Of East Swanton.
Sunday (14th) P, NJ.
The steam board mill at Tbetford
Center, owned by w. j. & n. M. Love-
Joy, was burned early Sunday morning of
last week. Loss between $4,000 and S10,-
600; insurance $500.
"A little sou Of John Brown Of Bar
ton. while at play with other children, had
his face aud eyes so filed with burdocks
that for some weeks it was feared be would
lose his sight.
Harley Rither, at work for Geo. w.
Woodruff Of West Burke, while %mending
fence week. before.last, struck his axe into
onc leg, making a cash three inches long,
and extending to the bone.
A house, barn and adjoining build
ines, wuh a lot Of farming implements.
belonging to Newton Wilcox of Orwell,
we're burned Friday, 18th The fire was
set by Willie Greason, a boy 7 years old.
David Gale. about go years old, who
has lived in Landgrove, Londonderry and
Jamaica, was instantly killed Tuesday Of
last week, while at work IN the woods, by
the top Of a dead tree falling on his head
and breaking his skull. 81.
Some persots spoiled a diamond drill
worth $500 at D. L. Kent & Co.'S
quarry in East Dorset, the other day,
and drew the water nearly all out of a
boiler, so that il should explode Then a
fire was kindled, but their game was
thwarted. fa.tagf rt-t- &C., q
The Republicans Of Rutland copntv
nominate Senators, States Attorney, and
minor judicial officers at Rutland, June
Both. vFvt ryn~
The Vermont Medical Society holds
its semi.annual meeting at the Mempre'
magog House, Newport. June 3Oth and
July LIST. .sB84T EIa3GfI
The Republicans Of the First District
hold their convention to nominate a sue
~cessor to Congressman Willard at Middle,
bury, August 18th U59.A 1s sif'
Mr.. FEED Houghton, who lives neal
Swanton junction, buried a daughter OF
Sunday. 'l4th, eight years old, who weigh
ed only 16 pounds. She had been a con.
start sufferer since she was two years OF
age from the effects of calomel.
On Wednesday Of last week the house
of Mr.. Friend Weeks Of Clarendon. caughr
FIRE from the reflection of the sun upon :
large tin milk can, which stood agains
the house. on the south side. When dis
covered II bad burned through the clap
boards, the two.inph plankiug, and tw'
walls Of lath and plaster into a clothes
room The fire was soon extiogulshe'
with a few pals Of water.
1t has been satisfactorily demon
strased by Goo. Appleton Of v ictory, tha
arsenic is poison. Recently, Mi, Apple
ton dipped his lambs ip o solution Of 81
sepic aud soap for the purpose 3 dcstroy
ing the sheep-ticks, and on repefti ling Ii
operation, using the same ingredients wit
the addition Of what what WAS left Of tn
previous wash, only eight lambs out Of
Aock Of tNenty-seven survived the opera
ton twelve hours,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24

\ S/0De.
Mrs. }. T. Straw rs doing a good bus
mess in Millinery. II every customer eau
safely rely upon whatever she sayl of
quality and price.
The village school Closed its summer
term asst week. tl.sJsiJ l4I
"A temperance meeting vas held at
the cOugregationalist church last Sabbath
evening. Rev W. II. Deano aud Judge
Slayton We're the chosen speakers for the
evening. ,e..-,. al. .5lveU.J.r LTG
butter still sells at % per ID, sar
-Elmer Gates aud wife left here last
week for Saratoga where they will remain
through the busy season. h.. J5
Don't forget the railroad, it is wba'
We want aud need. when the town is can
vasSed 10 a Ascertain the exact pros and cons,
we hope for a heavy majority Of the pros
"A Reading Club" has been formed
here. 1t has ten members and they have
subscribed for $4,000 worth of the besI
literary journals and magazines, compris'
ing both English aud home literature.
There have been several arrivals al
the hotel the past week, Notwithstanding
the cold weather.
While seven men were at work Oh
the mountain road, June 20th, II mile,
above the 'haIf way house, they found
the ground frozen four feet deep. They
removed one lump of earth Ia feet long
and frozen 4 feet deep.
%. Z, Kellogg has returned from the
West.
Morris Sergeant, who has become
somewhat famous III quietly retiring from
town, has tried 1t once more. Last week
he hired a team Of Bruce aud Ladd am
taking a package Of crackers aud a small
bag Of oats started north, suspicious
were aroused and search immediatel,
made for him. II is reported that he hai
been found a, North Hyde. Park, but n
yet returned to his home. Win the Re
form School be an advantage to him
MIR. Sanford Warren of ':Stowe llol
low" drove the champion yoke Of oxen III
TO this village last Thursday. The.
weighed 1888 pounds and were sold Il
Dir. Bailey of Montpelier for SIX dollar
per hu ldred. They were Hereford bree'
and almost perfectly matched.
The marriage Of j. l.. Agan, Of thi
place TO Miss BERTHE l.. Luce. Of Stowe
VT. was made the occasion of a brlllian
reception, ut the residence of the bride
g!oom's father. on Wednesday evening
A large plumber were present to iende
congratulations. The occasion was
most pleasant one to all present, the band
which was in a~tsendauce, adding no litil
TO the interest The best wishes OF tn
Post accompany the pair 10 their new re
lationship.- Cambridge IN. " Post.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24

Mr., EDIroR.-Some Of us thiuk. thougl
the .'one term" rule may be a good one
that an exception might well be made
States atty Niles having 50 faithfully per
formed his duties, know of some who dc
sire him to hold the office a second term
thinking that his experience better fits hin
for tie position. Truly your
SUBSCRIBER.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24
gOliuerp Aliens Estate,

STATE OF VERMONT, In Probate Court held et
Lainoille District, S.. 5JohnsoR within and for
said District, on tho Goth day Of une A. ID. 1874.
Stephen Do w,Administrator De bonis uen OF tbe
estate of OliverAllcn late Of Johpsonin said Dis
trict, deceased, makes application to said Court.
for license to sell all Of the real estate Of said de-
ceased. to wit; yr yFgrs
gg Ali the real ~estatein johnson in saft district Of
which the said Oliver Alien died scizod and pos
sossed representing thatthe sale thereof woufd DO
beneficial. to all persons concerned In said estate;
all the legal heirs thereof, residing in this State,
having given their consent and appreciation iii
writing, and said e~Onsentjs filled in this Court.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to a session thereof, to be-
held at the PROBATE s0fiee, in said johnson on tie
10th day ofJuly A. y. 1874 for hearing and decision
thereenS and. 1t Is ~fartlior ordered, that all per-
sons interested be notified hereof, by publication
and order thereon, three weeks suceessiyelyin tbs
Lamoillc Newsdealer printed at hyde Park be-
fore said hearing, that they may sppear at said
time and place, and; il they 500 cause, object
e. 8. o.. PIKE, Register.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24

The RUTLAND MURDER.--Every day adds
to the evidence bearing against Phair
Policeman Stearns on Tuesday, secured
in Boston an additional shawl, which for
merly belonged to Mrs. Frieze, at another
p~awnbroker's shop, aud an opera-glass,
which we're pawned by the man calling
himself II +. Smith" The article.
have been identified as the property d
the murdered woman. The shawl found
10 Phair's room in the hotel was half Of .
long shawl cut in to by Mrs Frieze, and tht
other half sold to one Wilson, Of Vergen
mes. This latter half was obtained from
Mr. Wilson, by the States Attorney, ahd
is found to match exactly the half discov-
cred in Boston.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24
MONTPELIER & RUTLAND RAILRoAD.-

MONTPELIER & RUTLAND RAILROAD
Tue people of Rutland are evedensly
awakening TO the importance Of building
this road. The Globe has an article Oh
the subject, which thus concludes: The
road will DO built nc some time. The
sooner ii is taken hold Of. the better il
will be for Rutland and the towns through
which it passes. IF a hearty determina-
ton is shown by the several towns inter
esied to contribute according to tn eli
ability. other capital will be forthcoming
to make it u sucsess. Once shown that
we are daterpined that the road shall DC
built. and other railroads will be found
completing for the Opportunity Of com
plotting it AM securing It's business, Let
there, then. be SOME spirit shown 10 the
matter, ard we shall soon see a new dfe
making itself manifest 10 all our busipss'
enterprises"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-24
Eaate of join a. Clark.

4 The undersigned, having boon appointed blythe
lon. Probate Coulter the District of Lanoille
COMMISSIONERS, to receive, examine and adj
just all claimsand demans of all persons az ainst
the estate Of John A, Clark late Of johnson in said
District, d~eceased, ard all elainis exliititfd in Of
set tnoreto. hereby given notice that we will meet
far the purposes Aforesaid at the dvellinef he ure 70
and November next, from ono o'clock until FIVE
O'Clock, p. NJ each Of said days, and that 6 months
from the ethSfay Of June d.. 1874 is the time
limited bysseit Court for aid cred tors g present
Dated at Johnson, this sth day ofJune AID. 1874
~, !, HHkRyEX a gEEESGnER, COMMISSIONERS.