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Middletown transcript., 1874-10-10
A Disappointed d Robbers


The Rapparees. says Samuel Lover,
were the worst marauders ireland had
produced. Disbanded soldiers Of the
lowest class. they united to their vices
sufficient order to enable them to rob
on an extensive scale; and, till they
were dispersed by regular troops, they
contrived to lay the county under prst-
ty general contribution. Still it must
be owned that, with all their villsiny,
these fellows had spice Of humor
which, if it did no credit to its nation
ality, Enthusiastically proclaimed it.
One of them. arrested for highway
robbery. on being brought before
magistrate, asserted that he was more
entitled to be pitied than to be punish
ed.
"Pitied !" exclaimed the justice,
while his eyebrows arched with more
than ordinary wonder and contempt J;
land on what account, pray r.
s'Sure, on account Of my misfor.
tune" ...
.sYour misfortune, indeed! Whati
that we have caught you. I suppose 7"
20, the jintleman that's brought me
here knows my mis- ortune well e.
nough."
But the gentleman was as astonishsd
as the magistrate himself. and as in
capable Of guessing the culprit's mean
ing.
"You win own, suppose" said his
worship, "that you stopped this gen.
tleman on the highway ?"
80, yes did that same"
tAnd that you took from him fifty
pounds in Bank of Wexford bills :"
"And there your honor's right a.
gain"
"Well, then, you perplexing vaga-
bond, what do you mean by your mis-
fortune r.
"Sure, | mean that the money wasn't
in my pocket above week. when the
dirty bank stopped payment, and was
rebbed of every shillin'."
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Why He DIDN'r MARRY.-It is said
that Sir Walter Campbell. who was
lately in mercantile firm in New York,
wished to marry an American young
lady, Of good position, in the Empire
State. Upon his applying to the young
lady's father, the parent stated that he
always referred all those questions to
his wife. The mother, in her turn,
stated that she must refer to the Duke
Of Argyll The Duke pleaded that.
considering his connection with royalty,
he must consult his eldest son. The
marquis could do nothing without the
queens consent. Her majesty felt that
the issue must be referred to the Duke
of SAKE Cobourg-G Gotha. as head of the
family. The Duke rejoined that. since
tho recent change in Germany, he
looked upon the Emperor William as
his sovereign. and must bow to his ad-
vice. The emperor said that he could
do nothing without Prince Bismark's
opinion; and Prince Bismark declared
he had no opinion at all. one way or
the other; and SO the question-to
marry or not to marry-was brought
to a deadlock.
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A Nice Little Tale.

Nicholas I was very fond Of masque-
rade balls, and one night appeared at
one in the character Of the devil, with
grinning face. horns and tail, and ap-
psared to enjoy his character very
much About three o'clock in the
morning he went out, and throwing
over him some furs, be called a coaoh-
man, and ordered him to take him to
the Quay Anglais. As it Was very
cold he fell asleep. and when he found
that the man had taken him in the
wrong direction. for the Quay Anglsis
is one Of the most elegant portions of
St. Petersburg. while before him were
only some miserable houses, Nicholas
began to remonstrate, the coachman
paid no heed to him, and presently
passing through stone gateway
brought him to cemetery, and taking
large knife from his girdle, and
pointing it to his employers throat.
said: !: "Give me your money and your
furs, or I will kill you" "And do
you give me your soul;' exclaimed
Nicholas, as he threw off the furs and
disclosed his personi6cation Of the
devil The Russians are very super
stitious, and the coachman was SO ter
ri6ed that be fell senseless on the
ground, and the emperor drove him
self back to his palace.
Middletown transcript., 1874-10-10

An UNFouNDED CHARaE.-A leading
officer in one of the Courts was charged
with never going to bed sober. o.
course he Indignantly denied the soft
impeachment, and be gave the particu.
lars of a particular night in proof. W.
quote his own words:
Soon after I got into bed. my wife
said: why, husband. what is the
matter with you? You act SO strange
ly."
There is nothing the matter with me.
said I, nothing at ALL"
~ am sure there is, said she, "you
don't act natural at all. Shan't I get
up and get something for your"
And she got up. lighted a candle.
and came to tho bedside to look at ME,
shading the light with one hand.
II knew there was something strange
about you," she said. why, you are
sober ~
Now, this is fact, and my wife will
swear to it. So don't you slander me
any more, by saying that l haven't
been to bed sober in six months, cause
I have.
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j. & .
We once overheard a conversation
between two servants at irst-class ho-
tel:
What's de matter wild no. s dis
morning, Mr.. Johnsiug ?"
why. you see. he come in berry
drunk last night an got in on no. 20.
dat rasible ole man. an be fust took
him fur thief an then be took him in the
countenance. OATS ALL"
What de debble does 20 leave his
doah unlocked for den, eh 2"
cause de unreasonable ole cuss just
lays in de bed an rings dat bell all
night"
"Numbah 20 is de troublesomest ole
cuss we eber hab."
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A negro insisted that his race was
mention ed in the Bible. He said be
heard the preacher read about how
"Nigger Demus wanted to be born
again"
"Oh! ma. There's an angel with
wings" "Pshaw! that's only Louis
vile girl with her ears spread"
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and let some Delaware Doctor cure him
at the same price.
The superiority Of the Arabian Horse
is due to the most rigid selection and
careful breeding continued for centuries.
Concluded nezt ,ceek.)
Middletown transcript., 1874-10-10

It has been noticed that nothing
makes q woman laugh 60 much as a
new set of teeth.
Middletown transcript., 1874-10-10
Very Smart Thieves.

Two well-dressed men stopped before
Partisan grocer's, recently, and burst
into loud laughter.
II tell you that I will do it," said
one.
"Tll bet you five francs that you do
not, said the other
"Done; I'll take the bet."
Both then entered the shop.
you sell treacle 2" said the FIRST.
Eyes, gentlemen" said the grocer.
"Give me two pounds Of it. -
"Haye you vessel to put it M"
mo; but put it in here"
What! in your hat ?"
"Pour it in ; it's for wager"
The grocer took the hat, placed it in
the scale, and, much amused at the
idea, poured into it two pounds weight
of treacle.
"There's the money" said the pur-
chaser, and he threw down a ive-franc
piece.
The grocer began to count the change,
when the man said:
pardon me, sir, but your treacle
has bad SMELL"
"1s's very good I assure you"
"No; smell it"
The grocer put down bis head to the
hat, and at the same moment the Gus.
toner, by rapid movement, thrust
the mans head into the hat; and, as
the grocer instinctively raised his head,
the customer knocked the hat over his
eyes. The other man then plunged
his hand into the till, and seized q
handful of money, about thirty francs.
Both got clear off before the unfortun-
ate grocer could give the alarm.
Middletown transcript., 1874-10-10

Burd Grub is the owner Of New
port yacht; so thsy call him Canary
seed. i
Middletown transcript., 1874-10-10

The nearest approach to confidence
game is pulling q mules tail.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

brought In some of the prettiest nov
elites in the way of CONNECTIONS and
ornaments of the season. Aprons
of beaded guipure, black, and yell
lowish white, in the style of the
"Vivien' overskirt, are tied at the
back with q wide sash, and accom-
panied either by sleeveless jacket
or long fchu, and ornaments for the
bodice and sleeves. These may be
used upon plain "Princesse' dresses
or over complete costumes of black
grenadine, black silk, gray silk, or
chambery gauze.
Elegant saehes are made of three
yards of twcnty.sevcn inch wide
silk, doubled, scanned down the
sides, and formed into a deep loop
and two ends of irregular length.
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NOTICEy

~ Office is hereby given that by virtue of
~ several tax Warrants to me directed and
for the satisfaction of taxes assessed by the
town Of Corinth and now unpaid on the fol-
lowing described lands in said town, viz:
1t being all and the same land and build
ings decided by Orange Phelps and Sarah
Phelps to Sarah NJ. Dickey, wife of Joseph
Dickcy, by deed dated June 2lst, A. ID. 1870
and III said deed described as follows: 1t
being all and the same land and buildings
that |, tie said Orange Phelps, bought OF
David T.. llidrcth and Ann II. Ilildrcth by
their deed dated at Corintl onor about the
first day Of January 1870, Reference had to
said Iildleth's deed for particular dcscrip-
ton of the premises, and is all the land wo
own in Corinth.
nd so much of said land will he sold at
Public Auction at the dwelling. house of
JOSEPH DlCKEY in said Corntl on the
s.ai day August next at one o'clock in
the afternoon. as shall be requisite to dis
charge said taxes with costs unless previously
paid.
Dated at Cornth this 9th day of June 1874.
A. NJ. CARPEN Err,
4w3 First Constable.
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LETTER FROM Gov. DIX. The
ro1lou-;,, Iatfo, =, ,>,,l,l;,lnl th,

LETTER FROM Gov. DIX. The
following letter is published in the
New York papers:
STATE OF New York;
Executive Chamber. :
Albany. June 9, 1874. }
Dear General: | have read re-
peatedly your financial plan, and
there is not a suggestion in it in
which L do not fully concur. | am
especially pleased that you recon-
mend the withdrawal of all circu-
lating notes under $40. That was
the French limit, and it was by
means of it that the German indcm.
nifty was paid. There is not the
slightest difficulty in getting as
large basis Of specie for our pa
per currency. If the country will
have the wisdom to adopt your
plan, l am satisfied that it will
prove an effectual remedy for our
financial embarrassments.
With sincere regard. yours,
JOHN A. DIN.
His Excclency u. S. GRANT.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

"A dispatch from Portland Ore
gon, gives the following result of
the State election: The entire dem.
ocratic State ticket is elected. Sen
ate-11 republicans, 8 democrats
and 10 Independents. House-16
republicans, % democrats and 90 in
dependent.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

GOVERNOR DIX Of New York, has
written TO an interior newspaper.
placing himself right on the temper.
ance question, citing official acts to
prove his adherence to temperance
principles.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

1t is reported that the Marquis
OF Santa Lucia has been deposed
from the presidency of the Cuban
republic and that General Maxine
Gomez has succeeded him.
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Probate Courts.
BRADFORD DISTRICT.

Probate Courts will he holden within and
for the District of Bmdiord,lhe ensuing year,
MS iollows
Az the Trotter House, In bradford, ON the
Second Tuesdays OF January. May. July aud
November
At Fosters Hotel East Corinth, IN the See.
ond Tuesdays OF February and August,
Al tho Probate Office, IN Newbmy, GA die
Second Tuesdays of March and October.
As Worhen's Hotel, IN Topshau,, On the See.
end Tuesdays of june aud September.
Al The Probate Office in West Fairlce, IN
tho Second Tuesday OF Deeembcr and April,
AlvAH BEAN. Register.
West Famlcc December LIST. lS73.--3lvl
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

1t looks as if Paris were wax.
ing from herlong sleep, only to turn
over and take another Nap Our
pilgrims visit to the Pope seems
MOTTO have been altogether nugget
DRY III its character. Some congress
men are mighty disobliging. They
don't seem willing to do a civil ser
vice for anybody.-N. Y. CONNER.
Cial Advertiser.
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SATURDAY. JUNE 20, 1874.

The President has nominated
John l.. Cadwallader of New York
as assistant secretary of state.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

SENATOR MORTON is reported to
he specially annoyed at the state
ments that he favors the Organiza.
ton of new party on account of
the failure to carry out his financial
schemes, and says lie shall continue
to act with the Republican party.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20
EDITOR or THE OPINION:

EDITOR or TnE OrINIoN:
"My lodgings are not on the cold,
cold ground" but far from it up in a
rear attic chamber of q big hotel.
Every night there is cat concert
in the yard which nearly drives me
to distraction. There is Il large pile
of wood directly under my window
which seems to he the nightly rem
devious of the eat kind il there is
cat within II mile of our neighbour
hood it will find its way to that wood
pile. l believe cats make appoint
ment to meet there, and they domcet
in scores or less, and yorl at each
other precisely as old ladies' gather
about u tea liable, until the talk
grows personal and then they fight.
My eyes! how they do Gght! This
is especially exaspernting. and that
woodpile is thickly covered with
booUacks, bottles. old boots and
shoes, broken crockery, &c, No
wonder the darkey porter told the
landlord that "rhcm gcmmen on de
third flo burn more wood than all
de rest ob de house." for he car
ricd some of that wood up three
flights Il dozen times at least. One
night when the cats had an extra
long session became half crazcd,
seized my water pitcher. and threw
it from the window. The next dag
the landlord said "SaXie, where is
thy pitcher =" Never a word did |
reply, but mutely pointed towards
the woodpile. When my bill came
in ut the end of the month one of
the charges was ITO ! pitcher S1.50."
Since then | have become wiser.
and now keep good supply Of
bricks and stones in my closet, find
ing they are much cheaper missiles
TO throw at cats than seventy five
cent pitchers at $3.50 apiece.
Now, Mr.. Editor, | am IA kind
hearted man, a man who dislikes to
harm any living thing, but | now
give notice to the owners of those
cats if they do not take care of
them, they won't have any eats to
care for pretty soon. SAME.
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DANIEL e. MARSTON's ESTATE.

a,TATE OF VERMONT.
~ BRADFORD DISTRICT, IS.
In Probate Court. held at Newbury. in
said district, on the 10th day of June, AID. 1874
Charles W. Pierce. Esq. administrator of the
estate of Daniel q. MarSton late of Faillee,
in said District, deceased. makes application
to said Court for license to sell all of the real
estate Of said deceased, representing thai
said sale is necessary for the purpose of full
filing a cnnctract, in writing, entered into
with John Culley of Fairlec bearing date
April s, 1873.
Whcreupon. it is ordered by said
court, that said application come under con-
sidcratlon and be heard on the 3Oth day Of June
a. ID. lS14 at the Probate Office in Ncwbury
And, it is further ordered, that all persons
interested be notified hereof by publication
of notice of this application and order there
on three weeks successfully in the Bradford
Opinion u newspaper published at Bradford,
before said time of hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place. and, ifthey see
cause object thereto.
BY the Court,--Attest,
3w3 II. w. BAILEY, Judge.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

THE Grand Lodge of Masons, at
the meeting at Burlington, last week
after the transaction of the unsual
business. elected the following Off.
GERS:
NJ. W., Nathan p. Bowman of ST. Johns
bury, grand master X. W., L, c. Houahton,
North Bennington, deputy grand master; Il.
W., l., NJ. Reed ot-Relows Falls, grand semi
or warden: II. W., II. II. Smith, Rutland
grand junior warden; Il. W., c. w. Wood
house, Burlington, grand treasurer; Il. W.,
Henry Clark, Rutland, grand secretary; r.
w., James Holloway, st. Adams, grand SEM
or deacon; Il. W., W. S. Hopkins, Vergennes,
grand junior deacon.
The grand council of Royal and
Select Masons elected the follow.
ing officers:
Edward s. Dana, Cornwall, grand master
Joseph L. Perkins, st. Johnsbury, deputy
grand master Osmond Cole. Winooski, grand
conductor of work C. w. Woodhousc, Bur
lington, grand treasurer; w. II. Whitcomo
Burlington, grand recorder; VS.. Hopkins,
Nergennes, grand conductor; +. II. Bacom
mes, grand captain of guard
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schemes, and says lie shall continue
to act with the Republican party.
WESTERN CROPS. The National
Crop Reporter says the growing
wheat of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota. Missouri, Ohio
and Wisconsin is nearly three per
cent. above a good average condi-
ton. In Illinois and Missouri the
condition is very high; Iowa five
per cent. above the average, other
States below the average. Oats are
six per cent. below the average.
The area of barley exceeds last year
by 2G2 acres. Rye is 10000 acres
less. Tobacco in Kentucky, Indi-
ana, Ohio and Tennessee promises
only half to two thirds of last years
crop.
TREASURY REFORM. Secretary
Bristow has instructed Mr.. johnson,
the Commissioner of Customs, to
prepare plan for the re organiza-
ton of the corps of special agents of
the Treasury, which has been placed
under his orders. This service was
intended to be secret, but of late
years the principal agents have
been publicly located, and some of
them have unquestionably formed
profitable confidential relations with
Customs House officials. These ex-
pensivc, and often ornamental, per-
sonages will be permitted to re-
tire to private life, while the valua--
bic working special agents will be
modified and thus made more eff
fective than hen confined to dis
triet limits.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the
Congregational Churches of Yer
mont, held at Mortified this week,
was opened on Tuesday, A. NJ, by a
sermon from DIR. Lord of Montpeli-
er. Subject, '"The power Of the
Holy Ghost"
In the afternoon, tho secretary,
Rev. j. Tory, gave an interesting
report of the churches for the past
year. From this it seems that Or.
ange Co. has taken the lead in ac-
tive efforts to bring all of it's peo-
pie under the influence of the COS.
pei, and that more of a revival in
terest has been manifested here
than in any other part of the State.
OF the 1877 churches in the State
175 were reported. These have re.
ceived during the year 10y profess
sion 4l5 members, and have lost by
death 372; but the dismissals so
far exceed the number added by
letter, that the whole number has
been diminished $50. If Vermont
is a good State to emigrate from,
other States may rejoice that it
sends out such good men. Sixty
four churches have settled pastors,
an increase Of Z during the year
SO have acting pastors, a decrease
of 10, and Al are unsuppled.
Revivals are reported in nine
and an increasing religi,
Gus interest in 3j others. Most of
these revivals have been in places
where union meetings were held.
The attendance was large for the
first day but the rain in the evening
the audience very mach.
Pres. NJ. H. Buckham was the mod
orator. Il.
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The ALDJNE, We'll termed the art journal
of America, for June, contains four beauti-
ful engraving Of scenes on the Missisquo
river, which makes the June number peculi-
arly valuable and welcomed to Vermont read
ers. Beside these, there are finely printed
copies from pictures by Guido Won Maiei and
Specht, IA very natural and correct picture of
scene on the Shenandoah, which will be rec
ognized ymany a boy who used to wear the
blue. The literary department of the ALlinc
is fully up to the high standard which always
characterizes that journal. Every lover of
the Green Mountain State should send fifty
cents to JAS Sutton Il Co., New York, and
dine.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-06-20

THE National Repu blican admin
istratiOn organ) speaks its mind very
freely about the presant Congress
in this manner:
There is reason to fear that the
people will make up their minds
that the 43d Congress is not made
of the right sort of stuff. A party
with a majority Of fully two thirds
in either house, that cannot redeem
its pledges upon finance, pOlygamy
and civil rights may well suspect its
representatives i'm the National Leg
islature of being week-kneed or
shaky. The constituents of uncer-
tain men had better keep them at
home Congress is not agOod place
for them.
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BEN: +. STA NTON,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
O,e copy one year $500
II paid strictly in advance, l,50
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Gold Ill Is.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-26
Riding After Renders.

1 wanted to see the Laps and drive o
reindeer. They can go fifty miles an
.,our for two hours daily. The sledges
are narrow, and have an oscillating mo-
ton, and one unaccustomed to them
will tumble out in all directions. You
drive with one Ele only; that reaches
from the animals horns, and is tied
around your arm. After you get pitched
out, the reindeer stops when he gets
tired of dragging you through the snow.
Sometimes they bout face and buck
you out, and not infrequently perform
that task by kicking. was keeled out
by kick and snatched along two hun
bred yards at the rate of aearly mile a
minute. We drove to an acquaintance
who owned four thousand reindeer. I
went into his tent, and found men, wo-
men, dogs and other animals sleeping
together, and l found so many feas
there that I took my bag and went out
to sleep in a snow-bank.-Du Chaiuu.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-26
Going Down into the Sea.

The International for January has a
remarkable article on "Deep Sea Ex-
plorations," by Prof. Carpenter. A
diver can only explore the sea to the
depth of about 120 feet. But the most
delicate instrument have been cor
structed that can give us reports from
the very bottom of the sea. The cords
in use are about the size of a quill, and
these, if made of the finest hemp, will
bear a strain of more than half ton.
The sounding brass is long, hollow
brass rod, fitted with valves that open
upward so as to close upon and retain
any water or sediment gathered at the
bottom. The sinkers weigh 100 pounds
each, and are so hung that when the
red touches bottom they fall off and re-
main there. The pressure exerted by
the water on the apparatus is about a
ton to every square inch for every 800
feet of depth ; so that to reach the bot
tom of the Allan tic in its greatest depth
a weight of five tons to the square inch
must be Endorsed. The results of re-
cent explorations make us almost as well
acquainted with the currents the hills
and plains, the sediments, the strange
inhabitants and plants, the thermome-
trical condition CT the deep seas, as we
are with those of the continents.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-26
A GOssip's Punishment.

In small society like that of Edin-
burgh there was a good deal of scandal
and gossip; every ones character and
conduct were freely criticised, and by
none more than by my aunt and her
friends. She used to sit at window
embroidering, where she not only could
see every one that passed, but with
small telescope could look Into the
dressing-room of lady acquaintance,
and watch all she did. A spinster lady
of good family, cousin of ours, carried
her gossip so far, that she was tried for
defamation, and condemned to months
imprisonment, which she actually I'M
derwent in the Tolbooth. She was let
out just before Kings birthday, to cele-
brate which, besides the guns fired at
the Castle, the boys let off squibs and
crackers in all the streets. AS the lady
In question was walking up High street,
some lads in wynd, or narrow street,
fred small cannon, and one of the
slugs with which it was loaded hit her
mouth and wounded her tongue. This
raised a universal laugh; and no one en-
joyed it more than my uncle William,
who disliked this somewhat masculine
woman.-Ars. SonaerviAe's A,aobiog-
r0DhU