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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-16
From the Buffalo Sunday Courier. ]
The Spelling school.

His name was Ephralm Blodsett, not specially
renowned,
Except as champion speller, in all the country
photographed aspirants were apt to fare quite
At any spellng-match where they encountered
the spelling book he had by heart. and exc the
And science at his tongues end, laid its queer
The dubious monosyllablc he'd floor with per-
feet ease,
And go through words sesqulpedal like light.
ming through cheese.
You couldn't weave q spell, with any common
BY which to capture Ephralm, or put him in q
sweat
And his admirers frequently remarked of Ephe,
Could spell the chlna-glyphics Off from chest
OF tea.
The people ceased to find, in spelling schools
their wonted fun,
What show was there against this photographic
gatling gun,
That moved down oil before 1t, with n rafting
fusllade
OF consonants and vowels punctllously arrayed'
just at the elimination OF Ephralm's renown
He took part In spelling school in an adJoin-
ing town
Full soon the sole survivors OF that photographic
Were Ephralm ana schoolgirl his sole COM
pettor.
With equal ardor twixt these two, ragged the
uncertain fight
Where victory might perch, at last was quite
indefinite.
with equal nerve they came to time, and accu-
rately placed
The insidious silent. letter, and the dipthong
Janus-faced
In vain the weird and mystic spells upon that
girl were cast,
Their caballstlc letter dropped from her lips SO
fast.
Vain likewise for long time was the effort to
suppress
Ephes ''airy tongue that syllabled' tough words
with such success.
The audience. was excited. "stick TO him Sis y
some cried.
And go 1t Ephc (" his partisans denantly re-
piled.
But Ephraim was the hero of hundred spell.
fng-schools,
And: on the whole, his prestige made him m
Norltc In the pools
In fact though they wcIc laying for Ephraim
lie got
The word, at last, that dropped him as II he
had been shot;
The word that choked the Welshman when
mortar from a trowel
Confused his tongue at Babel A word without
q vowel.
An ashen hue crept DER his face when Ephran
heard her spell =
"D-m n.r-k-gg-c-k-l,"
"Spell-bound upon a ragged edge of conso
nants!" gasped Ephe
They buried HIM with his spelling book and Q
feeling OF relief.
FRANK Give.
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a New IeniIrOnd Scheme.

A new railroad scheme has been submit
ted to the Massachusetts legislative. 1t is
for the organization of company to be
called the Massachusetts, western railroad
company, with 80 corporators, to serve six
years, five to be elected each year by the
legislature, TO purchase and hold the Hoo
sac Tunnel, the Troy & Greenfield and the
Southern Vermont railroads, as well as the
Fitchburgh, Vermont & Massachusetts, and
Massachusetts Central roads, and such 9TH
er roads as will connect at Schenectady or
near there with line to Lake Ontario,
thence, two-thirds of the corporators con-
senting, to lease line and operate the same
to Chicago. The bill provides that the
state shall be paid 10000 shares of the
stock, worth 500 share, the entire capt.
tai of the corporation being $50, 000, 900,
for the Tunnel, Troy & Greenfield and
Southern Vermont roads, and that the
value of the other roads named above shall
be fixed by three arbitrator to be appointed
by the supreme court, which shall, be paid
by the corporation. A sinking fuRd is pro-
vided for, and provision is made that iu
the year 1900 dividends shall be paid at the
rate of SO per share in gold semi-annually,
and from that they are to be continued.
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State News.

The snow is still very deep in many
towns in the state
Hon. +. j. Phelps has declined his cleo
ton as city attorney of Burlington.
Lake Champlain is clear of ice as far
down as Pulpit Point The ice is rotting
away very fast and the lake will soon be
clear.
An important meeting of the stock
holders of the Vermont and Canada rail-
road company will be held at Brattleboro,
on the ed of April.
Twelve inches of snow fell at Palmer,
Maso., Tuesday night, 10 inches in Brattle-
boro, about an inch at White River juno
ton, 8 inches at Boston, and several
inches in New York.
The corporate name of the Montreal,
Chambley and Sorel railroad company has
been changed by act of the Dominion par
lament to Montreal, Portland and Boston
railroad company, by which title 1t will be
hereafter known.
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John b. Cough is announced TO lecture
at Burlington on Tuesday evening, April
81 subject "Man and his Masters"
Bradley Barlow, OF st. Adams, has
purchased the "John Quincy Adams prop
erty," so-called, corner 10th and streets,
Washington, d. c., for 100000.
Hon. Hocum Hosford. mayor of Lowell,
Mass, has given five hundred dollars to the
Baptist church at East Charlotte, for the
purchase of Sabbath school library. This
is the gilt of man of energy, brains,
wealth and a noble spirit, to his native
place.
Rev. Malcolm Douglass, DID,, prcsi-
dent of Norwich University, at Mortified,
has resigned to accept call to the rector
ship of the Episcopal church, at Andover,
Mass. Capt. Charles A. Curtis will become
acting president, until the annual com.
mencemcnt.
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Tho Reception OF President Grant.

The committee OF the legislature having
in charge the arrangements Tor the recep-
ton OF the president and his suite on his
visit to Massachusetts to-day, have
completed its programme. Messrs. Burr
of Newton and Williams of Brockline of
the legislative committee will proceed to
New York, where they will meet the presi-
dental party and accompany them to
Springfield, where they will be met by the
other members of the committee and be
formally welcomed to the state. and, after
short rest, will come on to Boston in a
special drawing room car. On arrival at
the Boston & Albany depot carriages will
be in waiting and the party will be driven
to the Revere House, where apartments
have been engaged for the president and
suite. AS before stated, reception BAN
quet will be given in the evening, at which
Gov. CASTOR will preside, and on Saturday
noon, on the occasion of the visit of the
president to the state house, when the pre-
sentation to the legislature will take place,
the first company of cadets, with Browns
Brigade Band, will be present as guard
of honor. In the afternoon the president
and cabinet will be the guests of the Com.
mcrcial Club at dinner, and in the evening
they will go to Concord to spend the Sab
hath
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The postofiice department few weeks
since placed upon sale three cent postage
stamps manufactured upon an entirely new
principle. They are made of two kinds of
paper, one hard and the other porous. The
purpose is to prevent the possibility of the
washing of stamps. This end is accom-
pllshed by the new stamps, as the porous
paper absorbs ink. The greatest difficulty
is that the stamps cannot be made proper
ly adhesive, and 1t is doubtful whether the
ex pertinent will prove successful.
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The worlds steam Power

DIR. Engel, director of the Prussian Sta
tistical bureau, has been endeavoring to as
certain the amount of steam power in use
in the world. The returns are fragment
airy, but DIR. e. estimates that there are at
least $50, 900 stationary engines with from
to 81 millions of horse power, 1000 To-
comotives with an aggregate of 10000, 900
horse power, and 5255 ocean steamers. The
United States leads in the number of sta
tionary and locomotive engines, but Great
Britain Is credited with having more steam
vessels and more tonnage than all the rest
of the world.
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RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 6 1875

original document Of mine he told me
that he had seen my signature to- It, and ex.
amlned 1t to see II 1t were authentic /
never disclaimed the authenticity of this
letter ] had no conversation with him
about the trial.
Adjourned.
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as may be seen from the following testimon-
ials
DIR. G.. b. CHAPMAN, Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
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ATLANTA, ILL.,,
Dr. X. " PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y. dear Sir-I
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81 they have been brought here, but that
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CHARLES LAMB, EssAYIsr, denounced all spir-
low, he knew whereof he spake, by sad expert
ence. and II living. would apply the same to
Alcoholic Excitants, advertised as Curealls
But there is one Tonic and Alternative In exist
ance-the best the world has ever known
which contains no alcohol. 1t is DR.. Walkers
California Vinegar Bitters.
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by Oruer,
JOSEPH BOMKRR. President.

JONAS FAY, Secretary.
To what extent, or in what manner, this
first Fast Day was observed, neither history
or tradition inform us. While there may
have been a general abstinence "from secu-
lar labor and recreation" the religious OBJ
servance OF the day must have been slight,
as there were then but few religious organ
izations in the state. Rutland alone, OF
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In this Department we are prepared to show
Mems Garments, OF all descriptions, both long
ana short, Frock Coats, Double and Single
Breasted; Sack Coats, both double and single;
Pants, OF all qualities and shade, both Ameri-
can and Foreign.
We will sell whole suit OF American Scotch,
good weight at SC 90 and 800; former price
$1,000. English Worsted Suit, at $l4.0O, former
price $2200 Mems Cashmere Pants at 800,
former price 81 90. Mems White Linen Vests at
tl.25, to 81. co. former price $500 Youths White
Linen Vests, $3.50.
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Where may be found u very fine line OF Gloves
OF every description, Ties, Scaifs, Bows, both
dark and light shades; Shirts OF every style in
the land. We have In stock nifty dozen OF col
ored shirts, with bosom, very fine and nice,
which we are closing out at 800, former price
$500. Call and examine.
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Who is looking after the interest OF all the lit
Tie ones, supplying Thorn with all the latest
novelties In the way OF suitings. This line
comprises twenty different styles, among
which may be mentioned the Jerome, Century,
Stanley, Everltt, Neptune, oxford, Montgom-
cry, Mazzepa, Livingstone, Admiral Monitor
and Privateer. Please take look In this de.
partment, where one may pass three or four
hours very pleasantly with Foster.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17
WEST

The following instructions have been
given by Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, ON request
for permission to enter the Big Horn country
made by party at Cheyenne on the 24sh OF
MAY: According to the provisions OF the
treaty Of 1869 with the Sioux Indians, white
men are prohibited from entering the country
referred to. Inclosed il telegram from the
secretary OF war. Notification will therefore
be giyon to all parties who contemplate enter
ing the country named that they will be pre-
vented from doing 30 by the military author'
tiles unit the orders under which the latter
are acting are revoked"
A Courier-Journal letter from Fort
Sill, Indian territory, says; The Quahaha
tribe of the wild Comanches are expected at
Fort Sill to surrender, agreeing to turn over
to the military authorities all thelf arms and
borses and mules. The horses number about
1000 head, and they have 200 head of mules,
The band has been raiding on Texas for the
past five years, and the authorities have al
yays failed to induce them to come ON the
reservation. They have been anxiouBly looked
for almost every year by the Fourth United
States cavalry on the Staked Plains, under
command Of Gen. Mckenzie, but seldom were
they, or any portion tf them, found. Texas
will be rid OF troublesome enemy. But one
small band Of Apsches are now out, and it is
rumored they will follow the example of their
Ouabaha friends, which would leave the
Southern Staked Plains free from hostile
Indians.
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FOREIGN.

The lieutenant governor OF Lower
Canada has dissolved the assembly and ap-
pealed to new election to take place July 8.
The troubles in Formosa, between
the Chinese and the Aborignes, are now OK
ending to the east and north Of the island.
The town of Morshank, on the right
bank OF the river Tsna, Russia, has been en-
tirely destroyed by fire. 1t had population
of 10000, and contained three churches and
number Of manufactures and saw mills.
Messrs. Adger and Wicks, appointed
by the federal union of agricultural labor, Of
London to make an examination Of the Mis-
sissippi valley, for the purpose Of ascertain
ing it's suitability for settlement by emigrants,
will leave for the United States in two weeks
News has been received, by way OF
st. Thomas, of q terrible earthquake in New
Grenada The destitution was greatest in the
valley Of Cucut, on the Venezuelan frontier
II ia reported that 16, 900 lives we're lost by the
calamity.
At Havanna on the 7th, duel was
! fought between DR.. Mgernon Sidney Curtis
of New York, and Salvador Cortreal, atobscct
merchant Of Havana and New York. The
combatants had been intimate many year,
and lived together in New York. DIR. Curtli
was stopping at Cortresl's house. Five shot'
were fired by each contestant, beginning at
distance Of twenty feet and firing as they ad
vsnced. At the fifth discharge DR.. Curtis
was seriously wounded in the bip and fell tc
the ground fsinting from pain and loss o.
blood. Upon recovering consciousness, HI
saws he saw Cortresl reload his revolver AM
lace II at his temple killing himself.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Secretary Delano has notified the
Indian bureau that a commission will be sent
out to the Sioux nation to negotiate with the
Indians for the relinquishment OF their hunt
ing grounds in Nebraska.
The secretary of the interior has APP
pointed Gov. Axtel, OF Utah territory, to be
governor OF New Mexico, vice Geddings, de-
clined and Geo W. Emery governor Of Utah,
vice Axtell.
The United States supreme court con-
frmed the decision of the Pennsylvania courts
sustaining the state law taxing the gross re-
ceipts of the portion Of the Erie road within
its borders.
On'the first of July the international
postal treaty between the United States and
most OF the European countries goes into ef'
feet. A single payment of postage will then
carry almost anywhere in the civilized world Il
letter weighing fifteen grains metric measure,
or little over half an ource.
An act of the last congress changing
the rates on domestic money orders will go
into force about the beginning of next month.
The new rates will be az follows On orders
not exceeding $l5, 10 cents over I: 10 and not
exec edirg $50, Is cents; over $50 and not ex-
ceeding $40, 20 cents; over $40 and not eX-
ceeding $50, 25 cents.
The secretary of the treasury mas in
spected the cash-room OF the treasury depart
ment, and other rooms where money il handled,
with view to having the construction of the
desks altered, etc, for the better protection
of government funds Hereafter, visitors will
not be admitted to the bureau OF engraving
and printing, vaults of the treasury or any
rooms in which money is kept or handled
As the visit of the Sioux to Washing
ton to negotiate with the government for the
REIMBURSEMENT Of their possession or the
Black Hills has proved a failure, and as the
Indians left here much dissatisfied, difficulties
are apprehended between them and such
whites who may enter their country for the
purpose OF seeking gold. 1t ia estimated that
the Sioux can muster from three to five thou
sand warriors, about half armed with rifles
and the remainder with bows and arrows. The
government meantime will endeavor to pre-
vent adyenturers from going to that country,
still having some hope, through the medium
Of commissioners, to effect treaty Win the
Sioux.
The steamship State OF Georgia
which arrived at New York last week. brought
five seamen OF the Dominion line steam
ship yichsburg, from Montreal for Liver
pool, which was sunk by ice Tuesday,
June |. The men were picked up Jnne
s, nearly dead from exposure but
since then have been rapidly improving. They
tell a fearful tale of distress. Other boats
were launched with large number OF persons,
Int the greater number were seen to perish
without getting on the boats. The Vicksburg
went down in the midst Of ice and the boat
was surrounded by icebergs and field ice when
picl ed up. The other boats are not yet heard
from. The five men rescued had their fee!
and legs very much swollen, 80 much 30 that
their boots had to be cut from their feet
They are still suffering from their great eX
posure to wet and cold, but are recovering al
fast al could be expected
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probably be placed in command Of the depart.
ment OF the south, headquarters Louisville,
vice Ma General Mcdowell, who will be
granted leave Of absence to visit Europe, and
on his return be placed on the retired list.
Crosby, the negro sheriff, of Vicks-
burg while in a saloon on Cherry street, drink
ing with A. Gilmer, white man, who is ha
deputy sheriff and tax collector, WAS shot
under the left eye, the ball lodging in the
back part Of his head. A prob g of -four
inches failed to discover the ball.
A quarantine of ten, days has been
proclaimed by Gov, Kellogg against the ports
OF Havana and Vera Cruz from the 10th OF
June. But under new regulation OF the
board OF health, the ton days in the case OF
all vessels bringing clean bill OF health will
begin to count from the time Of their leaving
the infected port for New Orleans.
Advices from Neuces county, Texas,
report Adiutant General Steele on tour OF
observation through the western counties,
making thorough examination of the past
troublee, with view OF reporting to the state
authorities. 1t is stated an enrolment has
been made of all the males liable to military
duty, between the Gaudaloupe and Rio Grande
in the Southern counties.
A committee of twenty citizens Of
Columbia, who were appointed to investigate
the condition of tie city finances, have sub.
,nitted a renork i'm which they state the mimic
pal debt to be 1927 0OO, mainly contracted
by fraudulent parties. A mass meeting was
held and resolutions adopted, requesting the
mayor and aldermen to resign A letter was
read from Gov. Chamberlain expressing sym
pathy with the object OF the meeting
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BohemianiSm,

Lads with love of literature who
fancy that it would be fine thing to be
a Bohemian like Savage and Chatterton
and Dermody, had better think twenty
times before they rush into any such
folly. For, in the first place, if there
we're no material points to be consld-
cred, beginners should take heed of the
waste of ability which the so-called
Bohemian life brings with it. They
will not find it pleasant at the end of a
loose and unbrdeled career to reflect
that they might have done much and
have done 80 little-a few verses, a tale
or so, a farce, few jokes in the comic
newspapers, and miscellany of pen
and ink stuff forgotten in the reading.
Of course, their light performances
have creditable elements-brilliancy,
perhaps, humor, good feeling, a suspi-
cion Of high and honorable aspiration.
1t is generous, doubtless, for writer
to put his best into his public writing,
and to reserve his worst for his own
daily life and conversation; but such
liberality comes to no good at last. Bad
habits take away the power OF good
work. Without their constant com
panionship, man forgets what is in the
books. Exigency will make him toler-
ant of his own hasty faults, and un-
mindful of the duty Of doing his best
for the mere sake of doing it. Sensual
pleasures will render the finest hand
coarse in time. He who drinks beer,
said DIR. johnson, "thinks beer" and
the stronger the beer, the smaller the
thought, may be added. Moreover,
want of method will make results frag
mentary and quality unequal, while TIT
waste Of precious time and the unim
proved "once" of opportunity, vii
crown the disaster of an illspent life
Then will come mems pity, harder tt
bear than their reproaches ; the sting o.
conscience the sense Of failure want
modification, the extreme of discomfort
and at last death and the grave, with tht
undertaker's bill paid by the charitable
and monument raised by subscription
Young gentlemen still in Liber Primut
this is the brilliant Bohemianism o
which YOU sometimes pleasantly dream
Our advice to you is to have nothing u
do with it. Love literature as much 81
you please, but cultivate habit OF pay
ing your debts, OF saving your money
of improving your time, of keepin
sober, and OF wearing clean shirts
There isn't writer living by his wits
this great city, who will not, in b
serious moments, tell you that this
good counsel. He may repeat 1t to yc
over the mug of beer which you are
pay for, warning you to do as he preac
es and not as he practices. Then
will drink the beer and wait for you
offer him q cigar.-N. Y Tribune.
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UNREST.

Waiting For what Shall ever know?
Or shall the new years creep drOwsy by
TIL my death day comes shall never know VIII.
was born, and must live out my life Of woe2
4 the whole Of my lifetime merely pause
'TwiIt my birth that was, and my death to be?
Must always follow, aud never be free
Am only effect? Can never be cause?
Or am but liuk of the weariful chain
OF life, and the sequence Of things gone by2
I am forced to live, for cannot die
But my life is empty and all In vain
Yet sometimes hear my spirit elate
At the thought Of the glorious deeda to be done,
Cry "Strke! 'Tis the time!h But In answer
one
Shall ever know who?- whispers, "silencc
waltz
II cannot be Hope, for her voice IL sweet;
II IN not Despair for know her WELL
IT'S like the ccaseless drone of kne
And wearies the heart with monOtonous beat,
Shall another voice ever whisper to me,
"AwaRe 'Tis the hour! Go forward and fight
Thy probation IL ended, and impotent night
Has burst into day !" so shall set me free?
know not, know not this only dread,
That, ere that voice shall proclaim that hour,
Not only the will may be lost, but the power,
And may be cold with the'nameessdoad.