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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13
How the Centennial Was a Success.

closing letttr on lue CcnlenIl:tl To The BOS-
ton journal No previous Exhibition has
ever had quite so many paid admissions us
ours. and none has on the whole had any
thing like the same financial success. The
Board uf Finance at Philadelphia cxpcnd-
ed about seven millions of d"lltrs in erect
ing the buildings and improving the .
grounds. This colossal expenditure WAS
covered by the following receipts: The
appropriation of Pennsy ylvania 81 900, 900; ,
that of Phi adelphia, Il million and IA half
of dollars; receipts from concessions, from
gift>, and from interest. about half Il mil /
lion from stock subscriptions, s., 100000; |
and the National appropriation. 81, ,oOO.OUO.
The total cash receipts amounted TO So
SJ0OUO for the time that the gates re-
manned open; and the expenses of keeping
the grounds and the buildings in order,
we'll policcd, lighted, etc, and of maintain-
iny an lmmc sc army of officials and door
keepers, has not b, on more than $3.50
900. A sun plus Of two millions of dollars
is therefore confidently counted on that
is. provided the National Government does
not insist upon the repayment of The mil
lion and Il half dollars winch it advanced
toward the enterprise. OF course there viii
| he plenty OF men mean emo oh to dc maIld
Ihat the money be rrturncd. but they
ought not to be listened to. The Govern
mcnt ought to be compelled to contribute
It's share to the financial success OF the
! Exhibition.
Ii lht G"vernment-that IS, II we. the
people who nave seen and proilted 10y
thc EAhIhtlon d" WAT Is fI|ht the "flG-
nal Centennial Stockholders. The men
who backed up the project wien ii seem
ed to have hul small prospects OF success,
! I,h h,D 1 = :
1T it. viii Trt about eighty per cent OF
h"ir money back And that Is all hat
the ENhhl nom c.n pay, even II tllc nov
crnnrnt does noi insist on the return OF
lis million and Il halt.
the festivals 10 'lhNe been lh''U4urA'th
hv each uf the " OId lhlltttn States
we're mHrrci 10y tn pcr>lN tnt refusal "l
Virginia. North and >odth C'foIlnt ana
G,ol git To puucIp ttr. lll> n"blt sister :
h""i seemed lnrIIhe" 10 SUN "'lh"u-h 1t
wuuld be- dine lit 10 lnaylnr any -"od
rra>ul. Ahy il should do 20. 1t !, m2hIN
crrdua5le To tho pttilotl>m OF 'rrn' RAJ
illwlry 'nd other gen Ir'nh nr"mln' II. y
: ruunecltt with he ENhnhuIon lhAl they dld
cNrr> thing in their power l." induce and II
} courage, the >outhrrn people To lr'rucIpAt'
> in tine Far. and heir rltur, Were rloWne'
\ with al least partial succ' =. tie Aittn-
duucr o. the day drN"itd 10 I'tlt"'tI' ah'
Ma Wand W;t-, with the ~ln4Ir exec puVi
: of PENNSYLVANIA Day, lhr llr5r~t seen 1T
= tho. ENhihl ION. and thr South offered one
, ui tine most cUrIOu>, ana III many respects
; most entertaining prtlaclt> Oh th' WH"lt
e. period -lhr tVul n.'tntnt a lht 1901
Gcor &C. I'LL.
II he i"llI receipts U''' ~ @'i' - i','' "
e of the Fair were enc NOUS f1f ,,e'"n'
,I ,t..,ll Ia, - vi
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13

.Glc:lt excitement GOWN town to light.
said tie Deacon hired boy. sam. rs he
h3n,,,.I the De,con his HIuchmtn.
.Ill warrant; | thought il time Re
mick or his hoon- had another fuss. W hat
are they dom now?' asked the Deacon.
pe,ring over his glasses.
Tam that but it come in the city pa
per tha' Timothy Whipple. of Bolster. had
won the first prize IL. Il picture he painted,
named " hc Ucacon> Spite The pa
per praised it wonderful replied sam,
casting meaning looks 1t the Deacon.
Nv h,t Of that? asked the Deacon
curtly.
Nothin'. only they were all sure that
it was Miss Druzy'S boy
Evrnphody amt. for haven't a
thought it was htm, any more than have
, il was Nate Fletcher would win Il prjzr, il"
+ that BIC city.
Guess it's true, thongh.' sail Slm
/ coollv.
"What right have You got to guess, Il
| like to know" ash ed the Deacon. pcerin1
o above his glasses the second time.
Miss Druzy got u letter. and Pee
+ Nichols took it over ana waited TIL sh'
r read it, and
}. Well, what?' Interrupted the Deacon
J. now thoroughly Interested.
: 1t said, | have won; l am comm:
!, home IN two days. and Nathan Flctche
V with me- Miss Drugs boy has wo
" hearts and money.
g. Its false, the whole Of it; u put-u
story. More'n likely he's comm t" e
,e Miss Druzy to foot his bills sail III
n Deacon in a very excited way.
,o Don't be hard, father. may be san
" we'll is right about the story. Becaus
m Won couldn't nuke a firmer of Nathan
N it is no proof that he is worthless. F'
~ nv part liked him, if he was tcrrihl
#. cireless He was always pleasant ar
$. willing. and took everything cheerful
rv said Mrs. Morgan.
nr Me,hitable, did you ever know one
ic. my predictions to fail9 always said III
ed that Nate Fletcher was a n"thin. and tn
Tim Whipple was Just like him. Wom'
~, cant see ahead If any body will hum
they will see anyway. There's a blund
somewhere, l know it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13

Yes, and you're the blunderer." NUT
tered Sam
The Deacon seized his hat and walked
into the clear moonlight air. and Sam
moved his chair nearer to mother Morgan
and said in an undertone:
didn't tell it all either, mother"
Sam always said mother,' when the
Deacon wasn't in heariuy.
"Didn p"
mo; Miss Druzy'g letter had check
in it for every cent that she had let limo
thy have when he went away, and the in
terest."
Law me. how glad l am. The dear
soul will not have to 90 to The poor house
for awhile, anyhow! Somehow, everybody
but the Deacon had Il good word for Ma
than. and the children almost worshipped
him! Little Grace Riggs calls him her
Nathan now. and she's grown up, and
twouldn't be stranger than what we read
if he was some day. Such childish fan
ccs oitrntimes are the most laStingn
For the next two days the Deacon Wort
very d,,jrcIed, injured air as if Il public
personal iniuclicc had been done him
But notwithstanding this. his curiosity
ovtrcnme all delicacy. and he followc,
/ lIC III W. VI )'lStSi lIilltblttIIlS ~ W IL
ncs, the arrival of the expected.
"Therc amt much t" tell, us | >ee,
said Miss Druzys hired help to :
ncighbor, who had interviewed her home.
ward bound from the grocer's, "onl,
Miss Druzy took her seat by the wes
window before ten O'Clock in the morn
iny to watch for the carS.-as if they
would come earlier because her boy wa,
/ No t,.lnl b,. r,.,I
then Tie clock. and rocked lillle shor
quick swav>, as if she must do sumcthn
to steady her nerves She didn't eat no.
drink TIL the train whistltd. Then sh'
took a cup Of 1e;, to brace herself like, 70
The merlin ! watched too, then, an,
pretty soon Il tail. nice -lookin man came
over he hill carrying something sqnal
under his arm and a satchcl in his hand
He seemed 10 be in Il dire. full hurry, an'
the minute Miss Druzv set eyes On lin
She begun 10 cry. and when he oi enr'
the m.tpr >hr motlunrd me 10 open tie door
She never sp kc. but The minute She >;tV
hi face She reached ont her arms ard h
rushed towards her and kncll down be
side her, and there the lnst crl'd Ton lrI
minutes. II they'd b, en- mother and Ion
il wouldn't been more affecting. Then W
Eti ~nppr', and diam he sat close hrsl'!
her and lOld her all about his good iuch
He went straight To- the place he had see
.dNer i~cd ana told hi story. and il seem
that this Fletcher WAS studying there tu'
Then he tuld how poor hc lived an
t,.rt>-rd. how tie WIS laughed at, and Hll h
terrible things lhut every Great p r>on h,
TO .ndurr to come out true. Finally h
rcsnivrl 10 PANT piece for Il gr";. tXl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13

is ,-uI i: NorE Goop?-A Boston law
yer. on School i WAS called on a few days
ago IL a oy. WHO inquired # he hAd any
waste payer to sell. Ih" ltAvrr has a
,li>r. keen WAY Of asking questions, and
i. moreover, !, very methodl al man 80,
pa linz ont Tie lower drawer. he exhibited
h~ stock Of waste paper. IAId smoothly IN.
sheet after sheet. 4 solid mass:
Will You give me twenty-iiv" cents
for That?
The boy looked At The paper douh,ully
a moment. and offered fifteen
"Donc. said Tn" lawyer, and the l'l-
per vt> quic>ly ilan>lrrlr, to the bag 10y
the boy. whose eyes span kled rs he " h"it-
ed the wcGhjy mass. -,
Nol TIL il was s.ftlv slowed away did
he announce lh.t he had no money.
mo money, How 90 you expect e.
buy paper without money?
30, prep rel t. state exactly his plan Of
opera IONS. HE boy made 10 reply
. 10 vDu consider your note good? '>k-
ed tn lawyer
~ -. sir
,, "Nrrv well; if >ou say your noe ;
! rood. l'L iu>t t~ soon lave ii As money
bat if it isn't good, don't want II.
The bow affirmed that he considered Il
: .,ood. whclrupon the lawyer wro;e Il note
: for fifteen cents. which the boy signr'
, Ierihly. and, lifting h:s bag OF paper
, lrud.td otf
\ soon after dinner the little fellow re-
: appeared, and, producing the money. an
:. noiIntel that he had come :" take up tit
/ note
: "WeM." said the lawyer, :" this is th'
first time ever knew a no;c taken up tn
day il was given. \ boy who will do tina
. is entitled to no;r and money too; AMI
' irwin. him both. sent him on his way VIII
=. /. ing face and a happy hear;
This boy note represented his hohof
A boy who thus keeps his honor bright
y, however poor he niay b" III worldly tHin@>
y is an heir to IN inheritance which no rlthe
can buy-thc choice promises OF Cod
EIrhttjtGc
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13

Swallows any poison what
u.rn uto commissions from
t..j the stomach. IN in>tnn-
.r. more efficient and ;tppll-
-r number Of cases, than
'.cl. inc we can now thlnk
a- tra~poonful Of common
10 h gtound mustard. stirred
racup Of water. warm or
#1.I'"rd instantly. 1t Is
n. before it begins to come up
.Dn tue Other contents of the
|."-t there be any remnant
however small, let the white
ID teoupf0l Of strong coffee
Z is soon as the stomach Is
~e these very common articles
-"r number of virulent poison:
"Iclnes in the shops.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

one ilarr ot II lines or les AGATE tyre ono
= a." 80 i : lt-.-iI.-lf rsilfs
iil' i!i lHr 80 ;l-rrri.t tie al
t-i a NIL tr ..tll ti-i.d on
--ii.- 10y hr
Probate 'l.i 'rrHi-s-ai.er-'E .tice. 2it4ach.
frf nat &C. q lab ra'ial> T-traA> n, Fsrna
- hl>>'4.i'i J. '-il Al Vr<A! y - each
me- lii@"I i"n- II sent II lI44ll;lr money mus
.luIaul tIt -ttrr-
,tirce III '.eN~ lun:is 10 -,li- Ier line each a
'ei'4"h b4t h"'l~T-t iu-.if - .t>- hal 5,cvIl
Notices y Deaths and IarrlA-. ed -ratis / u,
eNf- ii'd lti1iTk Ma rtrA .he ar- ed al
III ra.eoi lNe -cut> ierlIl4.-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13

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repI Il Miss Dru%y' $40" =.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13

.t MAIN EXPOSITION BUlLDlNG
.4I AtCrIoN.-Nr. Ellis. the
. sad :. Gentlemen, we Will
,5 10 sell the Main building
-. rising to hi, feet, added;
. u... br given on the l>t OF
b lo.c, at the option of the
-alurr. The purchaser must
IA t8 remove the building within
-. u. -oonyr if tn" weather p +
.. .t>-rye per cent will be paid
F.. a' Tie Sale. and the balance
rl.<e ut our house ii town,
.r.-..t down. Mr.. Ellis: " We
ui the Main huil,iuE. How
.. \ pau-r. DO | hear Il
.a-9 seven Hundred and fifty
tl.Ir hundred thousand? ioW
.4.a.and3 three hundred thou
much /, b5d?" Mr.. Eichrrd
the We.l-known 'onWactoI
fl ,Ar buildine. said; " I've
...l .,nA dollars. \ pause, "no
4.cI murmur The auctionerl
,l- Jonn ). Morton. president
s. Philadelphia passenger ran
uy. and 4 director OF the pr
->a -.t.ourompany, here rose an'
49, uu.hrI and fifty th'u,an'
NU,l.r pti-r. Then from tn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-13

.,t,GT~TIor.-NOst Of the
A...|, Il tied over our c"Uh-
..r outside. nothing To boast
I.uk a. ".,unl and grim rs
..rlV punt can max" them,
nu.ujrd oIt recently how
Wnul,I be If hose bare
uu.d viii paintings on -
..-,rrt Sc Of thl. lives OF Ia
uu.i The noteworthy lncI-
B. story. The capture OF Il
3. uu of II steam engine; l1F
... ul>uuWn set: lhc lOn"lI
t-trou .mpr; the wrlilnT "l
,uu> these and kindred sub
.c. Boz represented III All th'
The influence Vf suci
..r1mm nifty would be i'm
E a,trlel lnce at II pupli'
I. 4 lesson in @Sthrtlts :
uul.i, t. every citizen Il
u-,lf hy deeds of useful
wi. Money :, ent thus II
4. never -iIOW u return u
,- and pence; but it ml@li
,.t-.t : ,,Ila IntJ.. AN
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

He HAS CHANGED HIS MIND.-An excel
lent little boy who had read in Sunday
school books about rich men who began
life by holding horses in the streets, and in
correctly deduced thercirom that the only
method OF becoming opulent was to begin
by holding horses, resolved to tread the road
to wealth Mt once. SO he came down town
and saw q nice rig standing in front OF 4
store with the horses unhitched. The little
boy thought he was in luck-as fortunate as
if he had blue chips on "the eagle " in rou-
lette. He was firmly persuaded that the horses
belonged to rich man, and that ii he held
them safely until the owner came out OF the
store, the party would be struck by his
frank open countcnance, give him 4 posi-
ton in his office, and in Il few years confer
on him the busii Is and his daughters
hand. So this lite boy went up to the
horse and was about TO grasp the bit. when
the beast lowered his head, took hold OF the
little boy by the slack of his pants and de-
posted him on the sidewalk with great en-
Dhasis. just then the proprietor Of the rig
came out OF the store, sat down on the boy,
and called for the police, who came in great
numbers as soon rs they saw it was only q
small boy.
The next morning the boy was brought
up ut the Police Court, where eight officers
and two sergeants testified that he was q
well-known horse-thef and IN abandoned
villain generally. The Justice accordingly
sent the boy to the Moya" for sixty days,
and at the expiration OF that time he re-
turned to his fathers house with all nom
sense knocked out OF him. He has aban-
doned the Sunday school, is the president
OF cooperative Misunderstanding orsanlZa-
ton, and says the stories about the humble
origin Of great men are but the idle pigments
OF a diseased Imagination. brooklyn ar
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

A FRENCH Mover. .-fFrom
Applefon'S Journal.]-M. Alexandra Du-
mas, it seemed, according to NJ. Eugene de
Mirecourt, had conceived strange and
daring project. In consequence Of being
eaten up by vanity, and discreditable
craving for money, he had racked his brains
to discover some device by which he might
CRAFTY both these low passions-ior some
means OF astonishing the public by an end
less production Of books, OF supplying the
publishers with endless manuscripts, result
ing In grand pecuniary receipts; and to so
great an inventor the plan soon presented
itself. He must have assistants. Man was
n machine which could only move with a
certain velocity. 1t required, in spite OF
everything, certain time to produce a
volume, since in each twenty-four hours
only a certain amount OF manuscript could
be "turned out" by the most rapid pen
man. Why not, then, have many penmen
Why not recruit q corps OF bright young
authors without reputation in letters, but
with brains and industry! Why not take
these into his pay and organize grand
literary machine, in which each individual
should be wheel, q cog, or running band,
while the handspring to set all in motion
the great Regulator to keep all in order
should be the maSter-mind, the controlling
genius OF himself, Alexandra Dumas? Such,
his critic said, had been the origin OF the
great secret Underground " No vel-Factory
OF Alexandra Dumas & Coz 81 uated at ST.
Germain, near Paris. lie D mas assem-
bled his gang. They con istei OF brilliant
young writers, who wei N every way his
own superiors-only some hostile fate haC
kept them in obscurity. For some inscru'
table reason the publishers, blind to theil
merit, had refused to purchase their writings
and it was left for him on. Dumas) to dis
Germ their genius and give these struggling
aspirants an opportunity to show their rea
value. They had the brains and he the
popular name. What more reasonable thar
to combine the two-to set the brains tt
work and sign the result with the magica
name Of Alexandra Dumas? This, &C
cording to NJ. Eugene de Mirecourt, hi
critic, was what Dumas now proceeded t
do
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03
AUCTIO s, sAIE g. BAYS ~
by Cbaf,n, Staples & Co.,
X Real Eatatc Auctioneers;
-'aAs@ NO. Tenth street.

Z
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF TWO
LIVERY VALUABLE NEW BRICK HOUSES
IN THE CITY OF MANCHESTER. VA, NEAR
THE FREE BRIDGE. At rr RG8LIc |aaHI Az TIC
1876, At 9 O'CLOCK p. My virtue OF decree
entered In the Hastings Court OF the sit5 OF Man
chester Va, on the LIST day OF june 1876, the un-
dersigned special commissioners thereby appointsd
viii sell, upon the premises, on THURSDAY the
18th day of July, 1875 at O'Clock T. M, those two
well-buiit and Teli-iocated BRICK HOUSES on
seventh street near the Free bridge erected last
by Mr. J. E. Perkins The lots front 81 feet and run
back to Mayo street. having depth Of feet on
one side and rs feet the other side Tbs admra-
by-located property. being on the great free tho,
rotyhfare between Richmond and Manchester, VIII
always command good tenants II paying rentals.
TERMS: Cash enough to pay the costs and unpaid
expense of suit and the expense OF sale, ana 20 pay
on note of 81 800 with Interest from the 18th OF
May, 1876 I'LL paid: and the balance upon the fol-
lowing credits si07.o7 and interest. payable In SIX
months, and the residue In twelve months AFTER date
OF sale, note to be given for the deferred payments,
bearing six per cent. interest," and the title retained
until the purchssemoney Is paid In iuli ana con-
JAMES CASKIE,
JOHN E. TAYLOR,
.r..s A. G. ATKINSON,
Commissioners.
CHArr1s. STAPLES 4 Co., Auctioncers. ty3
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

A MEAN MILLIoNAIRE.--Des Describing some
Of the curious characters OF Gotham, the
New York correspondence OF the Hartford
Times says one OF the largest property
owners in New York is an Irishman named
O'Connor. He has been there about forty
years, and accumulated q fortune estimated
at two millions. Much OF it is in third
class hotels. This millionaire is one OF the
shabbicst men in his makeup to be seen in
the metropolis. Five dollars would seem
to be about the value OF his whole outfit.
He has always had q knack OF making
money, and his talent for keeping it
could hardly be eXcelled. In fact, he
is one OF the closest men In the
city. Several years ago he was in the
habit Of frequenting Wall street, on the look
out for chances. Regularly every morning
he dropped in and lounged around the bro
kers' Offices, watching the reports. With
the same regularity, when lunch time came
he sat down in corner, took small paper
parcel from his pocket and disclosed two
Slices Of bread. These he proceeded to
MUNICH, washing them down with water, and
that was the extent OF his daily lunch. Some
years ago he purchased few old buildings
and proceeded to alter them into what IS
now called the Astor-Place Hotel. At his re-
quest an architect prepared some plans
which the old skinflint then borrowed to ex-
anime. They were returned rejected in a
few days, and the alterations were made soon
after, without the services Of an az
chitect, and almost exactly as the architect
had planned them. One day he went to the
safe deposit vaults, where he kept his bonds,
and Withdrew $4,000 in United States Sc
curitics. In less than five minutes the
package was distracted from his pocket. The
howl he set up was terrible indeed, but the
bonds were finally recovered. Though rich
enough to buy out James Gordon Bennett
and the whole Herald establishment, polo
mustangs and the four-in-hand included, he
lives in the plainest manner, and would be
more likely to pass for scavenger than
millionaire.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

Mr.. Miller. q Chicago whiskey convict,
undoubtedly told the truth when asked by
the Judge il he had anything to say before
being sentenced. He said he had not cor,
rupted the Government officials, but had
been corrupted by them.
Blackstone tells us that when society
begun to form itself men met on plain and
selected their largest companion for ruler.
Blackstone failed to add that the first use
they made OF their ruler was to draw party
lines with him.-PhiladelphiG Bulletin.
A confiding Connecticut cat has Matched
six chickens from eggs that hen had aban-
doned, and now goes about scratching up
worms for them in her humble way
Brooklyn Argus.
A female correspondent informs us that
some married ladies in town have formed q
"Come Home Husband Club" 1t is about
four feet long, and has a brush on the end
OF it.-Sgacuse Journal.
Boys are so unpopular in Wisconsin that
when grown person up there sees one OF
them drowning he takes it as an incident
in "the economy Of Providence" and re-
fuses to interfere.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

WHAT is Fathers IS MINE.-Fmnk G.
Brown, aged twenty-one, son OF Boston
merchant, was arrested ut the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York, where he is stopping, on
a dispatch received from Boston, charging
him with having forged his fathers name to
a check for $4,000 and absconding with the
proceeds. Six hundred dollars were found
in the prisoners possession when arrested
He was dressed in the height OF fashion,
white flannel suit, fancy striped shirt, dia-
mond studs. low cut patent-leather shoes,
and striped stockings. On being arraigncd
before Justice Smith at the Washington
Place Court he said he considered his IA
theirs money to be his own. He was re-
manded to the Thirteenth-Strcet station I'M
til to-day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-03

A characteristic feature OF the Centennial
exhibition, and very picturesque one, too,
is the presence in the northwestern portion
of Machinery Hall OF several colored men,
who are employed by q Virginia tobacco
manufacturer to show the process OF pack
ing tobacco, but who, while they are pack
ing, amuse themselves and larger number
of hearers by singing well-known southern
melodies. They have unconsciously become
quite distinctive feature OF the exhibition,
and attract great deal OF attention, particu-
larly from people OF the North and foreign.
ers who have never heard "darky sons"
before.