The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-16
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NOTES ON TRAVEL.


his record would now be very inferior. One
almost smiles to see how Goldsmith speaks
| OF the traveller as remote when "by the
lazy Schelt or wandering Po." While read
ing Mr. Franciss japanese letter was led
to very different view of The word .'re-
mote" How far away, indeed, must be
our chief when his letters only reach the
Times by coming half round the globe?
Mr. Franciss sketches have a peculiar mic
torial power, which gives them their great
est value. l noticed this In his description
OF the Yosemite valley, and it re-appears in
his last in striking manner. How the
editorial art shows its value, even in de-
scription, SO that the condensed utterance
requires careful perusal. A lady Gays to
me, VI must have that Japan letter read
aloud, for when read it to myself see 80
many things at once that | cannot grasp
all" Person ally speaking, / have been
much interested for several years in ,Japan-
csc life, and find in the article referred to
fresh facts of value. while it revives the
greatest American tragedy in those distant
waters-tbe loss of the Oneida, among
whose victims was my youngest brother,
'he assistant surgeon OF the ship. | have
ceased 10 mourn for one who is as I be-
lieve, no loser by the cal asrophe, but can
never recall the latter without "A full con-
seriousness of the outrage committed by the
captain whose vessel sunk our unfortunate
ship. As Mr.. Francis mentions the Impor
tant staple of rice, / shall add some facts on
our own great staple.
POTATOES.
Everybody is interested in this valuable
and even indispensable vegetable, which is
cheaper this fall than has ever been previ.
ously known in this city. Potatoes have
been in use so many years that one may
ask how did our forefathers get along with
out them Were they now to become scarce
they would soon be considered an article of
luxury. There are three great potato mark.
cts III this city and vicinity. One is the At.
lantic dock. Brooklyn, which is chiefly and
indeed almost exclusively of winter use.
During the autumn the WaIlabout basin is
the great Brooklyn market, and hither ar
rive vast quantities in canal boats, which
supply population of 500 000 The Wal
'about market is the daily scene of vast
amount of business, and it stands next in
point OF importance to that at Thirty-lhird
street in this city. In addition to these
there is the steamboat trade and that of a
large number of canal boats, which makes
almost Il fourth market. These boats NAV
oe iounu scattered from Tenth street down
to the Erie wharf
BUSY SPOT
The Central Hudson freight depot at
Thirty-third street, is during the potato sea-
son, one of the most active spots in this
city. Since the season opened the aggre-
g ate rec' ipts at this place may be estimated
at 100000 of bushels The principal pur-
Snasers mere are retail grocers and the ped
49,, ssh Se,m. ZINES oai,.u wagon ooys' Inc
-, iG'n Wy peou,iur nature N the
popu'a '. 200 VI s'ea' cry. Ihelr numoer
,sa du. ~ anu my are a~ays iouho
sdihDlieif A'"is 'is-eee sbl'-'- Our-
trui's' WINE curing autumn 'hey are de-
Vo'eu 10 potatoes, oh capi'al cohsis'lng
oe an oIu hoIse an" wagon, worm III All
20 anu us n,ucn h.ns III ei7u, INC peu,
u .,'; uo .s; nsnS u",ho' as svneia'
LIE, ,h , o ,1I 10y tu 1922 S,n'
;n,r aainoSs H. w. b',ahaiSs :. at,'ol,
Is, 80 nso,;. 60 20 - -,
, h.. s,.cnnd time Tho .!yaG'n hous oro
,s y oI,ss raoi,Ioss 49, ;,;I, ~
,bsir nrof,s oaneru,lv 1o ~ ,,ar,hl;ri, 80
dehaucharv Thew al syavs 81 a.oh s,, dnr
,yh.ra horgo;rs are ,o hs Iad ard ;f ona of
,her, hea,s n canal hoat c,n,a;,, IN rr;ne ho
vii he soon f,lIowed bv oihers and in the
course of an bonr hundred WAGONS will
he of the snot
80. o.,,.,.a.
~, al
ioo '"''''' y. p'''' "I'
'A'' "os' o,ne' as no'. 49,
4u"n."'o. I"' 'N''"N
81 ,ho va,,n,, hovs Tho .,,,,r ara
,ho s,so,nas, da.iars ;,,a,,;rohi., and ,horah
". a W...i.,, ,a,;',na,;,;as oro a,;La IN 10
a'.;i, -, ,a,,;,,., haraai,,s go, sonrna
80 -. 80, p IN ,ha J;,;n;. Nd maosurss
~ anom p,unI ,S, =" .n oiin ~ ",an
,;,, So on,arf.;, ..s,on'ns which ca, Iva
Ivy v, in,,, nr,"s rrada nrens az
'.S;,d o,roo, u, ',,o,oni, in ,ha ,uorns
E vs'I ,aaaad oars aro hariad on, INC
~, oa LAT ,a a, Once and his IL cons,d,
Ga 3 rood da,s, cole hcino wv. Than ia
900 sr,.DI, rs 49,, ,,,In,dad WITHIN "a
49, .' TO- .i os da',,rr,',. 10 az nor
da,, .no oh aas Thora ora nh',n, ., h.svv
dss,era aanh Of whnn, has nnmher NJ
ssIos,,o, Tha lor,as, H. troJo On roo.
"a ,h;s s..sa ,,'a. 90 oaSs or noor,v oe
OO0 hnshals This ia a or,at ouan,i,v ~
handle md 10 tu,n into morev In ratine
,ransnor,ation ,be raiiroad cnrranv reck.
on hy yveiah, .nd harrei ia es,ims,ed ut
100 Sounds
wv i''""''
THE PRESENT NAhhhr.
The market is at present slowly recover
i'm from tremendous glut. which dates
tro,, IN. o1,h ot loo, month n, tho, day
.' '.' o o1',