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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-28
A business man at Wlnooskl, having

A business man at WInooski, having a
keen eye to the main chance, bought up
the claim of an itenerent "harp and fiddle
troupe" which entered that village the
other day. for fifty cents. He sent around
the cashier with the troupe, hat in hand,
and on counting the stamps at the termina-
ton of the programme, twenty cents were
discovered to have been realized on the
fifty cent investment. In these dull times
this was a fortunate transaction.
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HOPE FOR THE pEsPoNDENT.

II you have been coughing all winter and be-
gin to despair OF recovery, or IL you have taken
a recent cold, go at once to the Drug Store OF
A. W. Higgins or h. O.. Lewis and get u bottle Of
Dr.. Norris syrup OF Tar, wild Cherry and lIore-
hound. Take it and be well. No other medi-
cine acts 50 promptly and enectually In coughs.
colds, and all diseases Of the throat, lungs and
chest. leading to Consumption. Hundreds who
once thought they had that dread disease have
been restored to health. by the use OF this
almost magic remedy, 1t is also the best known
specific for Group, and never falls in Whooplng
Cough. Trial size 10 cents. 1anl9dSwly.
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G. II. GRANGER,

DENNlSON'S PATENT SHIPPING TAGS.
over 200 millions have been used within the
past ten years, without complaint OF loss by tag
becoming detached. All Express Companies
use them. sold by Printers and Stationers
everywhere.
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VILLAGE CLERKS OFFICE.

RUTLAND, May 20, 1875.
A request, signed by more than iive legal
voters OF the Village OF Rutland, having been
left at this ONCE, for Special Meeting OF said
Village
be held ut the Town Hall. on Washington
street, ON Monday, June Itn, 1878, at 2o'clock
p. M, 10 act on the following business:
l. To see II the Village WIN vote TO give the
Trustees any enlarged or additional powers In
relation TO the erection, location, or mode OF
construction OF buildings within the limits or
provision for any additional safeguards against
incendiary and other fires, or provide addition:
al means for extingulshing fires within said
tions OF amendments OF the Village bylaws
and Ordinances AZ shall be necessary To-. these
purposes.
@. r., BOTTUM.
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DENCILS. -Dixon's Round Gilt Pencils
IL are as good as Fabers Round Gilt,-some
say betyer. II no better, they deserve favor from
being an American Pencil at lower prices
They are made by the Joseph Dixon Crucible
Co., Jersey City, N. j., and we offer them TO the
GLOBE PAPER co.
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THE CRIME.

When arrested he had something over
twenty-five hundred dollars in money with
him. The charge upon which the arrest
was made was for the alleged forging and
altering of three notes, purporting to be
good for five thousand dollars each, under
the following circumstances ; He held a
mortgage note Of $4,000, and, as is some
times the case where there is no question
of the integrity of the party, a bank will
loan money upon the note, the mortgage
holding the mortgage as it were in trust, as
mortgage. He borrowed money upon a
So, 900 note of this description very recent
ly. The party holding the note accidental
ly discovered that another party held a
note for the same amount, secured by the
same mortgage. AS they compared notes
1t was impossible to tell which Was the
original, and while leaving the question
open for adjustment they heard that a
bank on State street had third note, iden-
teal in amount, and purporting to be given
and secured by the mortgage of the same
company Upon comparing these notes it
was thought that there was prima .tacie
evidence that the note held by the bank
was the original. Here was $4,000,
$4,000 of which was, of course, not
genuine but the end was not yet. The
gentleman who gave the note was called
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
Foreign Notes.

"A recent calculation. relative 10 the
European languages. shows that English
is spoken by 30. 900 OF persons. Ger
man by A., 900. 600, Spanish - ,000,0 o and
French by 100000.
The Assembly Committee on liquida.
ton Of the late French Emperor's civil
list will report in favor Of allowing his
heirs $40. 100 francs the State retaining the
museums at Pierrefords and Fontaine-
bleaux.
Prince G~ortschakoff has declared that
Russia will not make its recognition of
Alfonso dependent on the confirmation of
his accession by the Cortes, bur VIII act in
harmony with Germany and Austria.
Rev. John ii. Newman. an eminent
Catholic divine. has written a pamphlet of
ten chapters. addressed 20 the Duke of
Norfolk, in reply TO Glaistone's famous
expostulation Oh Vatican DEGREES and civil
allegiance.
Miss Lipscombe has just been appoint
ed by the English Registrar-Gen eral 10
the Office of Registrar in one of the sub
districts of Worcester. This j. the first
time this Office has been given TO a woman
in England.
king Cakobau's war club has been
sent as a present TO Queen Victoria,
through Sir Hercules Robinson. 1t is
about 3 feet 6 inches In length, and made
OF dense. hard wood. stained black. and
highly polished. resembling in shape a
stout. well-rounded walking club. Round
the handle are "A group OF cocoa palms
wrought in silver fern leaves gradually
cntwine upward toward the head, with
doves carrying olive leaves in their
mouths. and the top or knob Is surmount-
ed by crown. all Of solid silver. IL was
formerly used a. a mace by the self-con-
stituted Government, from whose hands
Fiji has now beer wrested.
Here Is an evidence that people in Ja-
pan are just like people elsewhere. Take
noHchi Csimatsu, of Ni,hinokubo. fell in
love with "A beautiful girl named liippari,
whose code of morals was not a very Sc
we're one. After many clandcstine meet
ings he obtained the consent o: his uncle
and guardian To take her for his wife.
When he went TO claim her she took him
TO Zojoii. Shiba. and, Offering kim "A knife.
asked him to kill her, saying 1t was impos-
sible for them TO be united, "a she was not
worthy of him. The sorrow-stricken
youth thinking that. after such a disclosure.
1t were better to die. pierced twice the
breast OF his fancec, who fell dead before
him. and was about TO repeat the operation
upon himself when he heard footsteps ap-
preaching, whereupon NJ iied. When he
had run some distance he sheathed the
knife aud abandoned his intention Of TAX
inc hi- life. He was afterward taken and
sentenced 10 ten years imprisonment with
hard labor for TIE murder of the young
woman.
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Amer the room was vacated bv the gen.
tlemen who had examined II. and the door
was locked. katie rose from her hiding
place. slipped on her robe and head dress.
entered the cabinet Ia the usual way,
which occupied not over eight or ten min
uie-. showed herself nc o. 3 Of the aper-
lures. and in a jOcular mar.n er told the
audience IA ask the gentleman who was
sitting In the hall II she was not lone
some out there which. of course, created
quite a laugh. and hattie Wa loudly an
plauded. Alter her performance In the
cabinet was over she retired. adjusted the
lose boards. cTept into her hiding place.
and remained there until the door was
opened, the ladies' entered the room. took
their bonnets, and the audience had all
gone. IL was avery warm night, and not
w~lthstanding Katie suffered vesy much
with tine heat while sccreiei i'm the bed.
50 completely was her part performed and
the audience derived that none Of them
ever suspected that any thing was wrong,
bat on the contrary. IL was considered a
very satisfactory test. hattie WAS triumph
ant, and the mediums We're above re-
preach.
500 learned how easy X was 20 de-
GIVE the people. After the first two or
three nights my whole n~ture rpvolfed at
the idea Of this gross deception. Night
after night was this ROOM filled with law
yers. doctors. professes. tradesmen. me-
chanics. and laborers. watching these man
ifestations. which. from the beginning 10
the end. We're wickedly and maliciously
false. The interest manifested by these
people kept Increasing. which only aggra-
waited my sensitive nature / wa often
sick at heart I felt that | was guilty Of a
great crime. Night after nightwas my
pillow wet with tears: the heart
would overflow with grief. | APP
peared TO be surrounded with "A
cloud Of sorrow from which there
WIS no escape. Here was my helpless lit
tie boy and frail old mother looking 20 me
for bread. inmy troubled dreams | seem
ed TO see their eyes rivefed on me. saying.
. our whole hope and dependence j. ON
you." | was suffering physical - well as
mental pain. Notwithstanding the many
prayers and supplications sent up Ia
heaven tor relief. no answer was received.
There appeared to In no way but To con-
tinue in this wicked. sinful course 4
feel now that II was good for me 10 br
afflicted. The severe ordeal that l
went through gave \ more clear
and comprehensive view Of right and
wrong. No amount Of money or other
consideration could ever induce me again
10 participate in such an infamous transac-
lion. Oh, poverty, poverty, how many
victims lie PROSTATE az your feet.
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Odds aus; Ends.

The bus that crossed the Ocean
Columbus.
The school-ma'am may not be a mind
reader, but she makes many a reader
mind.
Somebody says that King koiiee is a
wreck. Somebody else says that al Kings
are Rex.
That farmer understood human nature
who said: "If YOU want 20 keep your
boy n home. don't bear too hard on the
erindstene when he turns the crank"
-. don't believe" said Spivens. " that
| viii hurt n Of these chairs ~ backing
my boots OH it," :" know you won't
replied his wife. "as | shan't let you try
it,
"A shoemaker was taken up for big
amy and brought before the sitting nagis-
trate. (Which wife," asked by-siander.
=" will he be Obliged 70 takey' Brown.
always ready az a joke. replied. " He l. a
cobhier, and OF course must stick to his
last
-"flavius." said | to q little ten-year-old
ebony in Florida, "when you see a moe.
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casin snake, what do YOU do :" XIII
him. T" said he. with flashing eyes. When
you see a ratflesnake. what do YOU doy''
'Then | git" said Elavius. with solem
nifty.
-Four hundred Northwestern fruit
growers mel in Chicago this week. Cur
rent accounts represent that they agreed To
berry all rivalry, accept cages Of mutual
friendship, and conduct all their transac-
tons with unim-peach-ablc fairness. On
this basis they may certainly plum(e)
themselves upon success.-N. y. CONNER
cial Adrerfiser.
"A young japanese, while in the Uni
ted States. expressed much surprise at see
ing cranberries eaten AZ the table. and said
that In the mountains ~ japan they grow
very large and beautiful. but are never
cooked. Some old mar occasionally goes
up the mountain and picks a long basket
full of them, which he brings on his
shoulders down 10 the town. Here the
BOYS gather about him, and for n small
coin purchase the right To crowd their
pockets with them. And what use do
you think they make of this otherwise
useless fruit. The boys blow the glowing
berries through rattan tubes, as oI.r boys
blow beans through tin ones. That's
what cranberries are used for i'm Japan.
whore they grew IN great perfection.
"A certain professor was noted for
having a certain set OF illustrations. from
which he could not well deviate without
running the risk of a blunder. In illus
trating the powerful effects of prussic
acid. he was wont 10 inform the class that
a drop placed on dogs tongue was suii
cient To Kill him On one OCCASION. when
occurring his class, he said. MIR. smith,
addressing a young man whose chance OF
passing was very slender. = what al YOU
say Of prussic acid. l. IL powerful or
otherwise ~ alt il rather powerful
said the student, obviously. "RatAer
powerful" said the professor, indig-
nautly put a dro? on your tongue. and
n would XII a dog,- The shout OF laugh
ter which followed. and Smiths confusion.
revealed 10 the professor that his iiiustra-
ton had served a double purpose.
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science and Industry.

Mr.. =. W. Garman describes. in the
Proceedings OF the Boston Society OF Nat
ural History, 4 new American species OF
serpent from Florida under the name OF
Hcficops aLtesi.
A new tonic called Boldo has been dis
covered, which Is claimed TO have a marked
action on the liver. besides being a power
lul stimulant 10 digestion. Boldo Is a Tree
4 ound in Chill, growing 70 the height OF
five or six feet, with yellow blossoms and
n verdant foliage. Its bark, leaves. and
blossoms possess a marked aromatic odor,
resembling a mixture of turpentine and
scamphor. The leaves contain largely an
essential oil. Ii also contains an alkaloid,
which Is already called boldine.
-parsnips contain more nitrogen than
carrots. In the form of ammoniacal salts,
and they also contain a double portion OF
fatty matter. The difference in the rela-
tive proportion of cellular fibre In both
roots is very great. and the cellular fibre
- very useful in the animal economy. be-
ing converted by the gastric juice into
gum aud sugar and applied In feeding the
respiration and in the production Of fat.
Parsnips are more valuable than carrots
Tor feeding milch COWS and also for fatten-
ing animals. They stand frost better than
any other % crop.
"A novel street-car has been put in usein
san Francisco. Ii is built somewhat in
the shape of a balloon and has ample
seating capacity for fourteen persons. The
car reVolyes ON the wheels and saves the
necessity of having a turn-table, and can
be turned with ease, so hat I'm case the
street l. blockaded the driver can turn
back at once on his return trip. The front
j. 80 arranged that the driver can sit down
or stand at will. The expense of a o n
ductor Is saved by passengers dropping
their fsse Ia 4 box near the driver. The
car is aul e light, rides easy and cannot he
overerowded.
Prof. 4. J.. Bogart, of New York, ex-
hibited his process of lighting public
buildings by electricity in Cincinnati on
Wednesday night. The Enquirer says the
experiment proved surprisingly success
full. After explaining the process TO his
audience, the professor ordered the gas
turned on. and a few seconds after. by a
touch upon the electrical machine. the
auditorium blazed with the light ola hun
dred lamps. the g~as-jets simultaneously
lighting with a hollow boom. The spark
Is produced by friction, and by the new
machine Mr.. Bogart has been able TO light
at once the l.30O gas Jets Of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle while by the old method not
moro than fifty or sixty could be ignited
az a time.
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two would suffice was condemned by the
English Congregational Union at Hud-
dersfield as emphatically as by the Ameri-
can Congregational Council M New Ha-
ven. The English Union did NOT. how
ever, propose any plan of consolidation.
Haps and Mishaps.
"A woman named interbetz was burned
To a crisp, and her daughter badly burned,
by the explosion Of a Kerosene lamp AT
Niagara Falls, on the night of the 18th.
j. j. Ogburn, a well known merchant
OF Christian County, Ky, lately jumped
from "A train as IL neared his home and was
killed. lie had been married but a few
weeks.
The body Of an unknown man was
discovered early on the morning of the
llth AT Goose Island. Chicago. The head
was nearly severed from the trunk. and
numerous stabs had been inflicted on va
ricus parts of his body. No object for the
murder was known.
DIR. William T.. Rosseter. of Bridge
port, Conn.,, died from the effects of inhal
ing ether. which he Wa administering to
"A patient four weeks ago. Ii produced
symptoms similar to those of typhoid
fever and diphtheria.
Joseph Bybee, aged GO years. who
lived near Mt. Sterling, Ohio. left his resi-
dence rather mysteriousiy on Sunday,
Jan. 3. and nothing was heard from him
until Thursday night. when his BODY was
found in a hollow log. with his throat cut,
anda common jack-knife grasped tight in
his hand.
MIR. Jas. l.. Meyers, who has a trading
boat at the post OF Walnut end, on the
Arkansas River. says his boat was recent
ly robbed by thirty negroes, led by four
white men, all drunk, and well armed.
Meyers says the outrage was perpetrated
upon him because he wnnld not buy a bale
OF cotton which he considered stolen.
Prank Mcdonald. of Bath. ". ", a
widower. married a Young lady named
Nancy Jane Miller. OF Campbelltown. on
the 18th OF December last. On the 18th OF
December he LEFT his wife. and the same
day was married 10 Mary Short of Ayoca.
His first wife, learning of his second mar
riage, made a charge of big-tmy against
him. He was arrested. made a confession.
and while the Justice was making out a
commitment. Mcdonald stepped n side
and deliberately shot himself in the head.
The ball passed through the top OF his
skull. but missed the brain. lie Shen at
tempted [ o shoot himself again. but the
pistol was pushed away from his head.
and the shot proved harmless. He was
then secured and lodged in jail.
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school and Church.

The Disciples (Campbcllites) propose
10 establish q nilsson IN the city OF Rome.
IA church at Windsor Locks, Conn.,.
has adopted az a doctrine n mixture Of Ro-
man Catholic and Adventist beliefs.
The Praying women's Temperance
Union Of Worcester furnishes the firemen
of THAT city with hot coffee at every fire.
the aim being to f~orestall the demand for
intoxicating beverages.
MIR. John -. Trevor. of New York.
President ct the Board OF Trustees OF the
Rochester University, made the Institution
"A New Years present Of $4,000. This
makes his entire donations to the univcr.
rsity Sii,O0O.
The New Jersey authorities are think
ing atout arresting the lady managers o.
the ehurch fairs where lotteries have been
run curing the past month. They are all
liable under the State laws.
The iowa Bishopric only paws three or
four thousand dollars a wear. and hence
goes begging. Aud YET there are minis
tiers ~ Iowa and all over the West. who
work hard for two or three hundred a
year-nd that, in many instances. paid
In vegetables.
The Ohio Board of Education mot al
Toledo Jan. ~, and. after the discussion
of the resolution 10 exclude from the nuh-
lie schools the Bible and all religious eyer.
ciseS and hymns Il was indefinitely poSt.
ponci by a vOre oit to ,. being n stronger
expression than was anticipated.
The folly of trying TO maintain In
small villages two or more churches of the
evangelical faith where one or ut the mosi
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ITEMS OF INTEREST,".


Mrs. Motley, wife OF the historian,
whose death has been announced by cable,
was a sister of the late Park Benjamin.
and p lady of fine culture.
The wife Of Bradlaugh is an invalid ;
hut his two daughters. Hypatia and Alice,
are OF remarkable beauty, and fill the post
of hostess with regal grace and dignity.
The Rev. Dr. Newman Is in London,
engaged in writing a book, entitled 1.-The
Thrones and Palaces of Nineveh and
Babylon lie spoke recently at a meet
ing held in London to oppose the opium
traffic between India and China.
The Emperor William has received a
present Of q ~sculptured table, designed by
the artist Oppenheim, and made out Of the
tree under which Prince Louis Ferdinand
of PRUSSIA received his death wound at the
battle of Saalield.
king K~alakaua's income is So, 800 per
annum, and he declines 10 receive more
because OF the poverty OF his subjects.
Taxes in Hawaii are five cents on every
hundred dollars. one dollar On every
house. and FIVE for every carriage owned
and run.
Hon. Alvah Croker. member ofCon-
gress for the Tenth District Of Massachu-
sets, who died the other day. is "A good
specimen OF the self-made men of New
England. Beginning as a factory opera
tive when only eight years old, he secured
Cor himself m academic education and "A
prosperous business. He became "A paper
manufactures, president of the Boston and
Fitchbur" Railroad. and filled various of
tices OF responsibility and honor in his ma
tive State. lie was elected To the Forty
second Congress ~ succeed Mr.. William
a.. Wa.hburn, and was reelected TO the
present Congress. but not TO the Forty
fourth. He possessed much practical
ability anu a fund of quaint humor, Which
made him very popular with his fellow
members.
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To REMOVE SILVER ~SIAiNs-Dne 81
the best ways Is 10 wash Tie spots Win
a concentrated solution Of sulpha'c ~ chic
ride OF zinc. and TO rub the wur~t PLACES
With metallic zine. Then rinse IN pure
water. aud complcte tie washing WIN
soap. Ink stains can be removed In q.
sane way.
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\ Young man =: New York. describing
his father a. being one Of The most power
ml men in the ~tlfes, declared. a. . proof
Of the fact, thar HE parent once knockei
down n whole row of hoases " one 20.
He omitted. however. 10 mention that thr
individual possessing such powers was an
auctiOueer.
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would suffice was condemned by the
English Congregational Union at Hud-
dersield as emphatically as by the Ameri-
can Congregational Council at New Ha-
ven. The English Union did NOT. how
ever, propose any plan of consolidation.