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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05
George Sand in Her Old Age;

The Paris correspondent Of the Area
dian writes CT saw George Sand the
other day. She had evidently come in
from the country on business, and was
going round to the various museums to
while away the time. l met her in the
sa1oaas of the Louvre, and could not
help being struck by the change which
has come over her. You know not very
long since she was still beautiful, al
though she was short, fat and squatty,
now she is fat, squatty and very ugly.
Her features are SO shockingly coarse,
ang even her once lovely eyes have lost
their quondam brilliancy. The express
sion of her countenance is still fine, but
there is grief written on every line of it,
and what is worse, that indescribable
.jeue sais Quoj which indicates disap
pointment. She seemed to me to be
looking at the pictures as if she were In
a kind Of dreamy, somnambulistic state,
as though her eyes indeed saw them,
but her thoughts were far removed
from all that surrounded her. She
went over the Louvre, thence to the
Alsace-Loraine exhibition, and IL the
evening she attended scientific lecture.
So I learn by the papers. Not au hour
Of other time is wasted. She is up at
five and writes until one o'clock, then
she breakfasts, reads, drives, sees her
friends and does all those things she
has to do. Eleven o'clock beholds her
in bed, and they tell me she falls asleep
as soon as ever her head touches the
pillow"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05
The Value of a Franc.

A decision was made by Judge Ship
man. of the United States Circuit Court,
in New York, setting the value of the
franc-piece. The case was suit
brought by various importers of French
goods against Collector Arthur, and
involved directly about 100000. In
directly, however, it is said the decision
will compel the refunding from the
Treasury of several millions of dollars.
Itappears that Sec. of an act of March
2, 1878, has been constructed to fix the
value of the franc at 10 $40 cents,
while the act of May %, 1916, fixes it
at eighteen and nine-sixteenths cents.
Judge Shipman's decision is to the
effect that Sec. / of the act of March
2, 1873, and the act of May %, 1916,
do not cover or embrace the same sub
ject, and that the former section was
not intended as a substitute for the act
of 1916 and kindred statutes, but was
intended for other and different pur-
poses than those which are specified in
the class of statues of which the act
of 1916 is one. In determining the
dutiable value of the plaintiffs goods,
the franc should have been estimated
at Is 16-1OO cents Judgment was &C
cordingly rendered for plaintiff. 1t is
understood that the Secretary OF the
Treasury will order the case to be taken
to the Supreme Court on appeal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05
A Girl's Growth.

Louise Chandler Moulton's last poem
appears in the Independent, and runs
sweetly thus:
Just little baby, lying in my arms
Would that 1 could keep you in your baby
charms; ,IraE
Helpless, clinging fingers, downy golden hair !;
Where the sunshine fingers, caught from 9TH
erwhere; -
Blue eyes asking questions, eyes that cannot
Rolv-poly shoulders, dimple in your cheek;
Dainty little blossom in world of woe,
Thus fain would keep you for love you so.
Rogtlish little damsel scarcely six years old
Feet that never weary, hair of deeper gold,
Restless, busy fingers, all the time at play,
Tongue that never ceases, talking all the
day:
Blue eyes learning wonders of the world
about,
Here you come to tell ,en-what an eager
shout =
Wnsome little damsel. all the neighbors
know;
Thus 1 long to keep you, for love you so.
Sober little school girl, with your strap of
books,
And such grave Importance in your puzzled
Solving weary problems, porting over sums,
Yet with tooth for sponge cake and for sugar
plums: ~. sf
Reading books of romance in your bed at
night,
Waking up to study with the morning light;
Anxious as to ribbons, deft to tie bow;
Full of eontradictions-I would keep you So
Sweet and thoughtful maiden, sitting by my
side,
All the worlds before you. and the world is
Hearts are there for winning, hearts are there
to break.
Has your own, shy maiden, just begun to
wake
Is that rose of dawning glowing on your cheek
Telling us Of bushes what you will not speak
Shy and tender maiden, I would fain forego
All the golden future just to keep you So
fair.
Ripe for rare unfolding in the upper air;
Now the rose of dawning turns to lily white;
And the close-shut eyelids veil the eyes from
sight;
All the past summon as kiss her brow
Babe and child, and maiden, all are with me
now:
% my heart is breaking but Gods love
know
Safe among the angels, He will keep her so.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05
Riots in China.

A letter from Shanghai in the Nord
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, says the
Pail Mall Gazette, gives an account Of
the disturbances which took place there
on the 3rd of May last. The Munich
pal Council of the French settlement
had proposed some time previously to
settlement which had long fallen into
disuse. AS the territory through which
the road was to pass contains number
of graves which are under the charge of
the principal merchants of Ningpo, the
latter sent remonstranccs against the
proposal to the Municipality Of the
French Consul General, who put his
veto on it. Meanwhile a report was
circulated among the Chinese popula-
ton that the project was about to be
carried out, and that the municipality
was also taking steps to destroy the
large dead house in that vicinity, where
the dead bodies of the Chinese are tenn
porarily placed before being sent TO
Ningpo. On the afternoon of the Sd of
May several thousand of Chinese as
sembled in the vicinity of the dead
house, and after listening to some in
fammatory speeches from the ringlead
ers of the movement, they broke into
the house of the engineer, Percibois,
who was to superintend the making of
the road, and after ill-treatlng him and
and his wife and childien, set the house
on fire, together with the adjoining
buildings Fortunately the police and
fire brigade arrived in time to eXtinguish
the confagration ; but the Chinese now
proceeded to another part of the set
Element, where they burned the resi-
dences of the European inhabitants with
petroleum, robbed their inmates, and
attacked with stones all who attempted
to resist them. The representatives of
Great Britain and the United States then
offered, with the concurrence of the
German Consul, to assist the settlers
with the troops on board an English
gunboat and two American ships ofwar
that were in the harbor. The French
consul accepted the offer, and about
eighty American marines, with a NIT
lailleur, were accordingly landed about
balf-past in the evening. One hun
bred and fifty Chinese troops came up
half an hour later, and the rioters then
dispersed. On the following day up
ward of 1000 Chinese from Ningpo
left the settlement, and order was com
pletely restored. The loss Of property
was valued at about so, 900 thalers, and
twenty-five houses have been burned to
the ground The French Consul-Gen-
eral has since caused proclamations in
the Chinese language to be posted Oh
the walls, stating that the road in ques-
ton will not be made
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05

"'Old feller," says I, I've kinder
won the hand this time, faint no dodg-
in in it, So, fore you go under, have
you any messidges to leave p.
"sWal, says he, 'thar's a gal at
Burnt Clearin' that I was pretty bad
on last fall Kezia Harper, next door
to the meetin' house, guess yu mout
gin this hyur ticket, eff faint outer yure
way. F7"
j. "She's as good as got it already,
says [, putting it in my pouch. aa
'"Thar's Teller in the next village,
Nathan Hickman, that they used to
call "Straight Eye'-I war to have
fought him this fall you tell him why
I can't come, for no one didn't orte1
think war 'fraid' -
"'f the coon says word agin you,
says l, I'll grease my boots with his
liver. Is thar anythin' else p
Wal says he, L guess that's
about ALL
"Good bye, then, old Teller, says I,
bless you And with that clapped
my pistol to his head, and blew it as
small as corn shucks.
"Good heavens" said I, revolving at
this cold-blooded butchery, "could you
not have spared the mans life even
then ?" ....
"Stranger," replied the old s1aught-
erer, with indescribable dignity, 'it
you want to find a critter 50 cussed
mean as to hurt mans feelin's by
sparin him after he'd been whipped il
fair fight, [ guess you'd better not
come to Cyrus Jehosaphat Flint
Now, then, [ cal'clate we'd better be
lookin' alter our fixin's, for them's the
spires of Stockholm shinin' yonder."
And, SO speaking, he turned upon his
heel, and vanished into the cabin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05
Evening.
By EMMA LAZARUS.

Rest, beauty. stiffness not waif of cloud
From gray-blue east sheer to the yellow vest
No film of mist the utmost slopes to shroud.
lhe earth lies grave, by quiet airs caressed,
AND shepherdeth her shadows, but each stream,
free to the sky, is by that glow possessed,
And traileth with the splendors of dream
AthWart the dusky land. Uplift thine eyes!
Unbroken by vapor or gleam 90.
The vast clear reach of mild, wan twilight skies
But look again, and 10, the evening star!
Against the pale tints black the slim elms rise.
The earth exhales sweet odors nigh and far,
And from the heavens fine influences fall
Familiar things stand not for what thew are -.
What they suggest, foreshadow Or recall .f
The spirit is alert to apprehend,
Imparting somewhat of herself to all -"
-.- as - ~t
Labor and thought and care are at an end
The soul is filed with gracious reveries,
And with her mood soft sounds and colors
blend:
Nor simplest sounds ring forth like melodies
In this weird-lighted air-the monotone
Of some far bell, the distant farmyard cries.
A barking dog, the thin, persistent drone
Of crickets and the lessening call of birds,
The appariton of yon star alone,
Breaks on the sense like music. Beyond
words
The peace that floods the soul, for night is
here,
And Beauty still is guide and ha rbinger.
-Lappjnc0t's.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05
London Stables.

It is to be regretted says, the London
Time s, that no animal save man was
able to take part N the meeting lately
held in London by the international
congress for the prevention Of cruelty
to animals, for there can be little doubt
that an intelligent animal gifted with
speech would have pointed out many
acts of cruelty committed on dumb
creatures which are entirely overlooked
by those who confne their observation
to active acts of cruelty, and forget that
some Of the greatest sufferings endured
by both man and beasts arise from sins
of omission rather than of commission
For instance, it is cruel to beat horse
with unnecessary violence, but it is
even more cruel to keep horse in it's
and with food other than enough Or
less than enough to preserve the beast
in good health. If the members Of the
congress had inspected the stables in
the news hidden behind the big houses
of London, they, would have found
horses of every description shut up in
ill-ventilated, over-crowded prisons, I'M
cheered by one ray Of sunshine, and
either over-fed Or half starved, accord
ing to the rascality or ignorance Of the
coachman and his fellow stableman.
Death to some of these horses would be
positive boon compared with the I'M
healthy, monotonous existence they
lead. Yet they are supposed to be we'll
contented with their lot, and none Of
those who commiserate the sufferings Of
the cab or omnibus horses feel any SYM
pathy for the equity, apoplectic carriage
horse, who is in reality often the more
to be pitied of the two. -4s.v
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05
A SCHOOL bow being reouested

A SCHOOL boy being requested to
write composition upon the subject
of ''pins, produced the following !:
"Pins are very useful. They have
saved the lives of great many men,
women, and children-in fact. whole
families" "How so % asked the
puzzled teacher. And the boy replied !:
"Why, by not swolloving them"
This matches the story of the other
boy, who defined the salt as g the stuff
that makes potatoes taste bad you
don't put on any," sa@t@".." "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05

Louise Chandler Moulton's last poem
appears in the Independent, and runs
sweetly thus:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-05

Against such confirmatory evidence
it would have been useless to argue !;
and readily assented, only returning
to enquire into the mystery Of the sin
gularly arranged studs On the stock of
the pistol.
"Well, stranger, returned my COM
panion, "yu wouldn't guess the trick of
them studs in hurry, so I'll tell yu
Each of them air studs on that revolver
stands for the life of man that him
and me have clared off. There's eleven
on EN- altogether, and [ reckon that's a
pretty tolable stroke O. work for one
man and one weepun.
Used as I am to extraordinary conf
dences, this cool, complacent statement,
fairly staggered me for the moment.
" Good HeavensT [ gasped, do you
mean to tell me that you'll have murdered
eleven men?''
No stranger, replied he slowly and
sententiously, "you have got into the
wrong ferryboat in making that air
statement. l mean tn tell yu that I've
found it necessary at different periods
of my life to rub out eleven human
critters who mout otherwise hev offered
the same civility to me, and I calc'late
yu don't call that murderin' Thar's
one wantin' yet to complete the dozen,
as you see; but, !" added he, cheerfully.
"that won't be long a-comin', Iguess."
'sThe old cannibal p said 1 mentally,
she talks of killing people as if he
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-15
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Total " 900 Gfts aliCash amounting to 81 500 zoo
The chances for gift are one g.. i've.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Wuole Tickets, $50; Hdyes, SIS, Tenth, or
each coupe s.; Eleven Whole tickets for $500.
"a Tickets for 1900, ll3 Whole Tickets Tor 5000
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Office TO all VINO apply iur them.
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will be attended 70 10 the order they're received
and II is hoped theg VII b.. sent iu promptly
that there may be 40 disappointment " delay IN
hlng alt Liberal terms given tu those who
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required 10 settle up their accounts aud return
all unsod tickets by the Goth day 81 March
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Concert, Public Library Bulliing, Louisville, Ky
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-15
VINEGAR BITTERs.
PURELY VEGETABLE ,
FREE IRON ALCOHOL.

Dg. J. WALEERs CALIFORNIA NIsrdAR BiTTrHs
are purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly
from the native herbs found on the lower ranges
Of the Sierra Nevada mountains Of California, the
medicinal properties Of which are extracted
there'rom hhout the use OF Alcohol. The qnes'
ton Is almost daily asked what Is the cause Of
the unparalleled success Of YIyro,R BIrrERs Z"
Our answer is, that they remove the cause Of
disease, aud the patient RECEIVERS his health.
They are the great blood purifier aud ltfogv
ing principle q perfect KenoyAtor aud IuNgors.
tor OF the system. Never before 10 the history
Of the world has medicine been compounded
possessing the remarkable qustiss Of YmE1Aa
BiITFR- 10 healing The acl Of every disosse man
is heir to, They are gentle purestivo a. all
~ Tonic, relieving Congestion or lphamsuon 81
the Liver aud Elscfrsl Oie,u-, IA bilious 81.
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act on al these usser in -u,lst manner 49,
puriIut the Blood sHeY roppy. the use 81
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-15

lialrs House -Cuucr Store.
a. Merchants Row Cor Center ST..
Rru,>p yrruoxr.
9rAyy Moscow Beaver uvrrcuats.
Blue Black and Brown,
50 30. sl2 50, Sltoo 81 90 \ SO 80
FORMER rBJuK-
>Ig co, Sl5 so, SIS 80, 500 90 Il SOS 50
Fine Castor Beaver Overcuats.
$ll 30, to Slt formerly Sl3 so TO az
Blue. Black and Brown Chinchilla
Ovcrcoats s. SO to 81 SO. former price
- 90 70 SlH 90
Heavy Gray Cass an Wool Osercoats,
S. 30 to -. former price 81 - t. $40 30
Heavy Satinct Ovorcoats. All Colors.
81 30 to s. 30 former price 81 - 10 a.
Cape Overcoats,
Ulster Ovcrcoats,
Tamas
Etc, Etc.
All Qualities and Prices
Boys, Youths and Childrens' Cape
Overcoats, with and without sleeves,
aud all other styles in the market from
- 80 to $40 80,
Mems Beaver Suits from $40 Is to
SIS 90
/ Mems Cass. suits Of every description
from 81 90 to SIS 90,
Boys, Youths and Chldrcns' Suits
all styles, from 81 90 to 81 90.
/ Winter styles Hats and Caps, far below
the Panic Prices
Wa have the Largest STICK u
CENTS FURNISHING GOODS
in the state, comprising toe latest noroit,p. u
/ Neckwoar, etc etc
DyB-Polte and gcntlemanly clerks in
attendance, No trouble to show Goods,
save money by calling at the Bates
House Corner Store before purchasing
elsewhere.
228tfr MASON JEItkowsKf
Rutland, VI,
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OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY,
100 Broadway, New York,
Aud Ia the Principal Cities d the United
States aud Canada. 8Zl2tfr
+. q. MASON, Gen1 Agent,
for Rutland and Bennington Counties
RUTLAND, VI.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-15

English. French, German 4 American
Dress Goods in all tue New Fabrics
and C6lors.
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NEW FALL GOODS NOW OPEN
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The nr~ busiassy - this society during ihe
past luEr Years exceeds that - any other lfr in
snrrues company 10 the wsrid.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-15

lIatrs House Corner Store,
a. Merchants Row Cor Center ST..
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We invite special attention to a large
inc Of an Wool Natines ia new cloth
shaded at only 30 cents per yard
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-05-02
The Modocs.

The Modocs who recently played lead
ing part in onr history have been almost
forgotten by the public, but not by the
ubiquitous interviewer" One Of the
fraternity has taken the trouble to follow
the tribe to their new home in Quapaw
reservation, Indian Territory, and he now
describes what he saw during the visit.
The war seems to have completely cowed
them, and they are apparently resigned to
their lot, such rs it is. Scar-faced Charley
and Bogus Charley, the first and second
chiefs of this tribal remnant, are still in
authority, and their commands are respect
ed, but they no longer bear themselves
with their foImer haughtiness. The males
pass their time in drinking. smoking, shoot
ing with the bow and arrow, playing ball,
ETC., evidently resolved to bestow no thought
upon the morrow. Steamboat Frank has
become literary in his tastes, and is actually
making some progress in learning to read.
But the squaws are less reconeiled to the
change. The eyes Of Princess Mary filled
with tears when the name of Captain Jack
was mentioned, while the widow of the
departed chief still bIackens her face and
lives in seclusion. The land receives little
attention from the tribe, though fences
have been put mp in several parts Of it,
Inter- Ocean.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1874-05-02
The Forests of the World.

Few persons have any idea of the immense
extent Of land required to grow trees for
building and other purposes. In Europe
alone 500, ,0O0, 900 acres of land are devoted
to woodland. Norway and Sweden have
about SO, 100000 of acres covered with trees.
Indigenous to the country are Norway
spruce, fir, maple, Scotch pine, and beech.
The introduction Of foreign trees has been
attended with success, and the oak, pine,
and walnut are reported as growing to very
fair dimensions Spain and Portugal, though
their woods are little known in commerce,
set apart about 100000 acres for tree
growing. Germany has taken better care
Of her forests than other nations, and has
replenished her wood lands with fresh stock.
In the 100000 acres of timber-growing
land, she possesses nearly all the important
Italy we are indebted for very excellent
walnut, but her 5000, 600 acres also produce
fir, pine, oak, and poplar. Neither Turkey
nor Greece are of much importance as wood
producing COtAuGl1C,5 OuV eAt'o oiiOJ w
is gathered from the fact that they have
10000, 900 acres under forest cultivation.
Denmark, producing oak, Norway Spruce,
fir, etc., has 500, 600 acres of woodland. AL
though Russia has no sound system of for
estry, she has 800, 600, 600 acres devoted to
timber cultivation. As to British North
America. no one can form anything like an
accurate estimate of it's enormous wealth of
timber. 1t is roughly computed that there
arc 900, 100000 acres occupied by TIMBER
OF an extent equal to the whole of England
dozen times told. In the large forests of
British Columbia are found frs reaching
300 feet in height. The United States pos
sesses $50, 900, 900 acres of forest land. The
great influx of population has led to wanton
waste, and the time is not remote when the
loss will be severely felt.