davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-25

same intolerance and greed usurp the place
OF the spirit of peace and good will which
it was Christ's mission to inculcate, and
for the establishing of which He here
yielded up His life.
We had thought of going north as far
as Nazareth, but us we did not find any
party that VIC could join, we were obliged
to abandon the idea and return to Jatfa
While waiting here few hours for the
steamer we went up on the housetop(O
where Peter had his vision. l could not
see that it looked more venerable or had
any special characteristics that the neigh
boring housetops did not possess.
The next day after leaving Jafa our
boat touched at Beyrout and while waiting
there made n visit to the grave of Bish-
op Kingsley. Since our departure from
Beyrout we have touched at Larnica on
the Island of Cypress, at Rhodes, Smyrna,
Mytilene and some smaller ports, and ex-
pect on the Goth to roach Constantnaple.
Our voyage has been n most delightful
one, and shall be almost sorry to have
it end. After spending few days in Con-
stantinople shall proceed to Athens and
the Peloponessus and then return to Italy.
My address will continue until June 1st
to be Moquay, Hooker & Co., Rome, Italy.
Sincerely yours, G. G. BUSH.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-25
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For one square of 10 lines less of Agate type ono
Insertion, $0O for each subsequent insertion cents.
Unless the number of insertions marked the ad
yertSQ nent II will be continued until ordered out.
tising By the year
Probate md Jommissioners' Notices 30 OGeach.
For ruOtiees OF 4ibsratiOus Estrays the Formation
and Dissolution OF UOpartuerships 81 2t each for
three insertions II sent by mail the money must ac-
company the letter
Notieesin news columns. 10 cents per line each in
Ssrtul hut no charge made ot lessflan 5Ucents
,ptce- f Deaths lud tarriage Inserted ,ratis ,lrt
Sfi nltd itarl ltices IT Poetry WILDE uarp,C az
ttIf I'VE 'Hnts per iur
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
swan Shooting.

ne most usual method of hunting them is
by SHARES. These are Set in the following
napuer A lake or river is chosen, where il
il N,own the swans are in the habit of rest
ing for some time on their emigration south
ward for this is the principal season of swan
catching. Some time before the birds make
their appearance number of wicker hedges
are constructed, running perpendicularly out
from the bank, and at the distance OF few
yards from each other. In the spaces be-
tween, as well IN openings left IN ths
fences themselves, snares are SET These
snares are the intestines of the deer, twisted
into round shape, and looped. They are
placed so that several snares may embrace
the opening, and the swans cannot pass
through without being caught. The snare "a
fastened to q stake, driven into the mud with
sufficient frmneSs to hold the bird when
caught and struggling That the snare may
not be blown out OF its proper place by the
wind. or carried astray by the current it is
attached to the wattles of the hedge by some
strands or grass. These, of course, are easiy
broken, and give way the moment bird
presses against loop The fences or waffle
hedges are always constructed projecting out
from the shore-for it Is known that the
swans must keep close in to the land whilst
feeding. Whenever lake or river is suf
fcienuy shallow to make it possible to drive
in stakes, the hedges are continued across
it frola one side to.the other. Swans are also
shared upon their nests When aest is
found. the snare is set so as TO latch the bird
upon her return to the eggs. These birds
ike many others have the habit Of entering
the nest on one side, aud going out by the
other, aud it is upon the entrance side that
the snare is set. fhe Indians have a belief
thatif the hands OF the persons setting the
SHARES be not clean, the bird viii not ap-
proach it, but rather desert her eggs, even
though she may have been matching them for
some time II is, indeed, true that this is Q
habit Of many tiras, and may. be so Of the
wild swan. ad Certain II is that the nest is al
ways Accommodated by TIE returning bird
with great caution, and qany irregilarity ap.
pearmg about il viii make her extremely
shy Of approaching it. Q s1l8iie4 Boo
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
Sydney Town.

The annual rain in New South Wales is
fifty inches. Twenty inches have fallen IN
the short space of twtuty-four hodrs. [
have seen the streets OF sydney so inundated
with water after heavy rain, that any indi-
vidual anxious for new style OF conveyance
might make his morning call upon his friends
in boat, and east anchor at the front door.
When | first landed at Sydney | was very
much surprised to see so fine town, but
more astoni> and pleased in observing
people so esscd, 50 well behaved, ana
altogether SO y. >Arfully altered for the bet
tor for the Pc .e who are known to have
migrated to that part of the world chiefly
consist Of class who, PRIOR to their leaving
the British isles. were lucky if the sum total
of their corpor5al bodies we're creased in any
kind of clothing whatever; and the garments
worn by some Of this class, from the number
OF oriiiceS. small and geat TO be seen in
them. might not inaptiy b. termed the well
ventilated costume" II is perfectly surpris-
ing how souu th', inuii -;runts. after their
landing. assume not ualv better kind of
dress. but also u l. itcr tylr Of manners, and
this applies more or / =, 20 all the colonies.
In society the native Australian (of course l
mean the whites, not the ab0ngnes) II most
agreeable person hc possesses yiyacity
of manner lar more allied TO the French than
10 ourselye, The conversation soes on; no
ums and abs. or mJuosy llahlc style. lhe
women arr extremely gay and lively. and very
fond Of dmcing notwithstanding the hot
climate, aud the hotter it is the better they
dance. The precocity of the Australian
youth, to bf properly understood and be
iieyed. cau only bc fully appreciated by being
ALI eye-wltu-,s 10 so.ue Ot these very eNtraor
dinary young ,r,atur-s. have seen a girl
of ten years OF age possess all the manner Of
ALI old lady OF siAly she would tirt with
three men NJ n time. and have a ready answer
for them when teasing her, would move like
an accomplished actress, manipulate grace
fully. playing whist. chess, and other games,
and talk about getting married-this child,
for such must eall her, was greater men
tal giant than O'BIien, with his moving
mountain of flesh, and far more entertaining
than twenty Tom rhnmbs.-J Sid0.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
Strect Thoughts.


Walking down tn street in thoughtful
mood, / iird myself thinking of the people
meet Many and varied are the faces
around me people of MI classcs and con-
ditions. each one intent on their own plans
and purposes.
Here come two middle aged ladies' chatting
by the way, discussing very earnestly their
days shopping in view Now come two little
girls, dancing along brimful of joy, careless
and happy Pass slowly, oh, Time Let tho
days Of the happy child life be long and
many!
Next comes n sad faced lady robed in
mourning garments, which mutely tell of tho
loss of dear ones. She * leading q little
boy by the hand, striving to interest him ;
and as pass them. | hear the sweet voice
pleading, 'Be happy for my sake, dear
mammal" which II answered by flood OF
tears under the tlIick Grape veil and the in
stinciiye clnging cloSsryet to the little hand
within her own. oh. mOther.lovc strong
est purest of all. willing glad to endure,
wLhout thought of self for the life dearer
even than It's own
just before me Ii an old man. white haired
aud bowed with age, staying his faltering
steps with tht siatl IN his hlud and MS pass
him, glance at the pleasant face. and notice
the smile wrerilnng the thin lips still And
| wonder if IL i, hs'A 10 b, o!d-to know
life is almost d0ur ini this thought comes
10 me As iii- Is sreut 80 sh1ll the end be- !"
If wasted there must bu uuayaliug regret ;
if well spent, th,rr j, th..t consciousness Of
nearing to tie JOYS unspsakaLle that are
waiting.
just by me are two gentlemen walking
arm arm. one of whom Is emphatlcally a
business man. Business flashes from every
glance Of the eye; business speaks IN every
turn of the head n.d the aIno mt Of business
details that flows from his mouth is astonish-
Ing. should say tDai IN * n Stock-broker
His companion * aimmutiye, shivering
little man. vino aph"i~ business in every
form. and to whom the remarks OF his busi-
ness friend give 10 pl. a,urt.
And now NY attention Is attracted TO q
lady by my sid ot ocmn forty years. whose
every str indicates her independence to
mankind Thai sht is u spinst.r know by
her gen ,ral appearauce She has long arms !
she is tail and thin she has sharp eyes,
sharp nose and las u sLagp, fi'rte look gene
rally The cares of ncighbOrhoOd scandal
have left their lines upon her brow. and her
lips are thin from constant using Ali good
morning. She ha, stepped into hair
dresser'S Inoticcd there were three distinct
colors in her clmou. and the little prim
curs were hung around it.
Don't think | don't Gk old maids | do
have a great rvgnr, for them. IL is these
cross prim. selfish, gossiping old maids that
despise hnd knew this wns one of them.
ALI, hero comes Il literary gentleman. That
he is literary 1 know by the roll II manu-
script he carries in his ink-stn Il fingers,
and his preoccupied appearNnce rs he hastens
along, intent upon deyising soncnew scheme
by which readers ara to be instructed and
amused ut the same time.
But my walk is ended and / AIN ho'ss -
last Good morning.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18

what diminished by the coldness with
which she returned his greeting.

what diminished by the codness with
which she returned his greeting.
Il must decline the honor of your ALI
ance," she sai in answer to his pro-
posal.
"But what can have wrought this
change in you?" he asked, his counte-
nance changing.
al must refer youto my uncle"
Uncle Henry, who entered the room
immediately, explained in few words
in what way they had gained an unfav-
orablc impression of his character. He
concluded by saying: The man who IS
obsequious to the rich and mpertinent to
the poor, shall not. with my consent,
marry one in whom feel au interest.
A year afterwards Julia formed an
alliance with one more worthy OF her,
and never had cause 10 regret adopting
her unclc's test.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
The BrazilianS.

One macquanted with their national char
aeter, would iInagiie We we're residing among
4 nation of iire-eAterS: bnt in few countries
is the personal dignity Of man sunk to a
lower ebb than in Brazil. During nine
years residence 1 never heard of single
duel: ro natural assassination being the
fashionable mode of viGdicating outraged
honor The rigid State Of secluslon in which
the females are kept, depriycs society of that
fascinating polish Of lxicrior cast over its
surface III o;I-r countries Ly the influence of
the female srX. The mind of the Brazilian
female is lcf; in al tn wild luxurance of un-
cultivated nature her existence in monotony
itself, gliding on IL, dull course i'll the society
OF her slaves, 10 whom IN point of intellect
She is little superior: Int her manners are
soft and genth.. and hrr sensibhties. when
reused. have all the fiery energy of her na-
tive cline Interesting, rather than beauti-
full. her sedautary life tmgcs her cheek with
sickly hue while early marriage gives TO her
figure All eXubclant tH'0hj jO'Ht which, how
ever. III the Oriental taste of the country, Is
considered the beau ideal OF personal beauty
IN both seNaS In this precocious climate
ladies are grnrdmOihers at seven-and-twenty.
Female education Is an absolute nulity that
OF the other Sex is not oi more elevated
character. With the EXCEPTION Of those who
have pursued their studies abroad, it is ex-
tremciy rare TO meet with any one who pos
sesses even elementary knowlenge on any
branch of science or polite literature. Few
among them ever take the trouble of reading
their own autiful Dusiad. Indolent ad-
dictad to gambling and slave to the gros-
sest scnsuality, which but too often degene-
r,tes into the most criminal excesses, all the
finer feelings OF our nature are early blunted
iii the mind of the Brazilian who bears the
loss of his nearest aud dearest friends with
Gn Indifference amounting TO apathy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
In The Highlands Of The Hudson.

We aro approaching Gro Nest by the river;
the eject ot l:gnt aud shade is truly mar
velous and cxdrisitcly beautiful. especially at
the hour tho fnvorito steamer Hdpy PorfH
passes through tx highlands OF the noble
Hudson. The chain If mountains, tAcu uuged
at their SUBMITS with tn d,icate goldeliiush
of evening tie quiet rosy tiits of light and
shadow fadiBs away IN approaching twilight,
so sublime in IT, varied effects of neutral
tint.-it is after passing West Point that
these views can be seen and enjoyed to the
greatest perfection. Here, this mountain so
tall and erect maje,tically standing many
hundred feet above the water level, may be
seen reflected III the river rs IN mighty mir-
ror. The many pQetical aud revolutionary
associations, extending rs Tar mp as Newburg.
make this part Of the Highlands OF especial
interest To the tourist, either sailing up tho
river or taking the new mountain excursion
over the Great Pass, traversing romantic
hills. rlYines. rivulete md lakes; whilst
going from Cozzens iintel, West Point 0ft
the Mountain House, situated on the down
grade of the Storm King, travellers VIII then
reach the Glen Ridge House, with is we'll
cultivated grounds, connecting with the
famed Idle Wild, the home of she Late n.
p. Willis. Excursion parties starting from
this hotel will have a~fine opportunity to visit
this beautifully wild and romantic spot, and
continuing the excursion to West Point can
view the military post, the cadets encanip-
ment. the batallion drill, mortar-pracilce, and
other exercises taught at this Institution -
NooRs Sunday Times.
.l "A dog-ngnt Is not noble spectacle, al
though it is undoubtedly display OF Cur rage.
.l A Chicago man wants to commit suicide by
talaCranh hit doesn't know how to accomplish
il. tsrH| rrH HH
-''When taken to be well shaken" as the man
said when he adycriscd his runaway appren'
tice
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18

A California farmer has been trying
the effect OF castor oil plant leaves tor
destroying Sgrasshoppels- He placed a
few leaves under tree which the grass
hoppers were destroying. Soon alter be
found 4jS dead gras shoppers under the
tree and only a little of III" leaves had
been eaten. The poison wo'hs very rap
idly. As soon as the grnssbopper eats
the leaf he becomes stupelied, and when
he attempts TO fly. falls on his head or
back and remains prostrate until he dies.
the castor oil plant is sometimes grown
in gardens as an ornamental plant.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18


band.cr- n i.s.. ,.l.m.. -ac l.. Wav ND
a streot whff. % to.iutfto 1..'.
..Hoy man tunes d1 vot 4'o, .r
"Ziytecn sl.lu., -l...e, ....ut s..u. ID
rlied the man.
'NTv father IS fora ~ -rt T., iat y. is a
little deaf. .nl..,l Tho Iny.
"Oh int max, ~ 1.4el,.ue--I make
him hear"
The Lov l0dt WY u. tna ..r..t tf1 vlro
a plaster bust of Sir l@l.c Y ..D.on .l,l h9n
arranged ina Layu.i...u. TO ps,.l,c !. li,ing
man and tLcIa.i4r r.to.ni hl.I ,..d ,5.
,on "Spriuo Sori,. ,-,ir..l S..',. on
fne crank IL. lrn., ! ont :l IN. tnl,4 in
rotation and l'a L..... al th. b.,lopi and
oroiud h.. k,r,r., t.n b.. .. all t1e
t1nes in the ,or,, of The box rfn Tie
man IN tlo is,y uiu,uu riInt ntu.,.n linir.
and the Italian drl,, 3. lu-, breath aud Sigh
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
The Early Rising DelusiOn.

For farmers and those who live in loeali-
ties where people can retire at eight or nine
o'clock III the evening, the old notion about
early rising is still appropriate. But he who
is kept up till ten or eleven or twelve O'Clock,
and then rises at five or six, because of the
teachings of some old ditty about ''early to
rise" n committing sin against his own
soul. There is not one man in ten thousand
who can afford to do without seven or eight
hours sleep. All the stuff written about
great men who slept only three or four hours
a night is apocryphal. They have been put
upon such small allowances occasionally and
prospered; but no man ever yet kept healthy
in body and mind for a number of years with
less than seven hours sleep. If you can get
to bed early, then rise early; if you cannot
oct to bed till late, then rise late. 1t may
be as proper for one man to rise at eight as
It is for another to rise at fye. Let the
rousing bell be rung by at Least thirty min
utes before your public appearance. Physi-
oians say that sudden jump ont of bed gives
irre eeular motion TO the pulses. 1t takes hours
10 get over too sudden rising 1t Is barba-
rous to expect children TO land on the centre
of the floor at the call of their nurses, the
thermometer below zero. Give US time after
YOU call us to roll over, gaze at the world full
in the face, and look before we leap.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18

AMBER.-This substance is the fossil resin
of gum of various species of trees, which are
now extinct, allied to the frs and pines of the
present age. II is chiefly found on the
southern coast of the Baltic Sea. From the
amber bed on the coast of Dirsekeim, extend
ing under the sea, storm threw up, ON the
first of January, l84s, no less than 500
rounds. After a storm, the amber coasts
are crowded with gatherers, large masses OK
amber being occasionally cast up by the
waves. m's
pox seems to be dying out in the city, and SO do
the patients" H'
Why is an old mans farm in Texas like the
focus of sun-glass? Because it is the place
where the sons raise meat.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18

Wrru the utmost care one can make but
v,ry few friends whilst host of enemies
m'y be made without taking any care at all.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
BHtIer, Tie Great Satirist On Lar
gers.

Nor, nice and subtle thSn those wire esimNers,
OF equity and justice, common lawyers
Who never end, but always prune suit,
60 make II bear the greater store Of fruit
As laboring men their hands, criers their lungs
Porters their backs lawyers hire cut thei
tongue
\ tongue to mire and gain accustomed long,
Grown quite insensible 10 right OF wrong.
The humorist that would have had tial
With one that did but look upon his dial,
And sued him but for telling OF his clock
Amt saving twas too fast, or slow II struck.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
poetrp,
EPITIPH,

n THOMAS MOORE.
iirre hes John shaw,
Att0rney.3t Law:
Aud when nc jic,i
The devn cried.
"Giye as your paw,
John shaw.
Attorney. AT. Law ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-09-18
GbtOtfur0 Itmotrat
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY,
Terms---S@.oo per Year.
GEO. II. WATKINS,
EDITOR and Proprietor.

Euhuf anu EFolilctuts
TermS---S2.O 90 per Year.
If,sid strictly in advance, deduction oi httr cts
,,ill DC made. Ii paid within sax months,
deduction OF twenty -uve cents Will ue
uade. n not paid tll the end Of the
wear two dollars viii be charged.
Rates of AdVertiSing,
LEGAL NOTICES..
l.r one inch OF space Que week, si"
Bach subsequent week, % cent
,urclal Notices - per cent. additional.
IRoBATE NOTICES.
Orders OF Notice on Real Estate, ~
,tr,lers on Wnls, So
tuari ans Notices, lev
Aimiuis.rators' and Executors Notices, 10
COMMISSIONER \olices, -N
Sueciai Terms made with Iocsl Ajvertisers,2nd
Gr a,lycrlisemcnis continued any considerable
Lu.th ul time also, for those occupying eNten-
t.VF spare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-12
ConciliatOrs and DOughfaces- The
OId-FashiOued Faith,

The following is clipped from the last Washing
ton letter of "Grace Greenwood" to the New York
Times.
Wade HamptoDs new Senator is handsome
msn-"high toned and chvalric" and Of heroic
lineage-but TO many ewes the hand he held
up when he took the oath was red nth a spot
that would not "out" under the washing of pro-.
fuse orstofical floods. All the tears and oaths of
Patterson cannot sweeten that patrician hand
from the smell of the base, black blood of Ham
burg. suppose it is possible that this man is in
nocent of the brutal crime charged against him
that is, If you make no account of a black 'cloud
Of witnesses" and some don't-but it is certain
that his innocence has not been proved. thar a
majority Of, at least, the republican Party believed
him guilty, fully deserving his ghastly sobrqnet ;
and his being sent to the United States Senate
while thus unexonerated, so far from being con-
ciliatory measure, was defiance to the moral
sense of the North, an outrage on the fundamen-
tai principles of republicsnisIn. Is this a speci-
men act of the good behavior and right feeling OF
the South, over which our President rejoices, and
which distinguished Northern clergyman in hi.
Thanksgiving discourse eulogizes TO the utmost
stretch OF hls magnificent vocabulary? Said the
preacher, speaking amid cloud and prolonged ap.
plause :"
$50 long as the South polluted the fountain OF
justice and sought to poison the conscience of the
North l denounced them fearessly and on every
opportunity, but now my heart turns to them with
zeal and admiration. love them; their noble
conduct since the war more infinitely more than
wipes out everything that happened before"
Everything that happened before, includes
Of course all the horrors Of the slave trade, Afri
can and Interstate, slave auctions, slave hunts
scourgings, branding, burning, and other crime.
and cruelties. See Uncle Toms Cabin. Agaia
be says:
'sNo men on the face Of the earth ever carried
themselves better or more MOLLY. When ruin wa,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-12

The temperance folks of Yarmouth n. s., a
few days ago, attended sale at the Custom
House. bought up all the liquor and emptied it in
to the sewers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-12

"a polite man." said the Due de Morny "is one
who listens with interest to things he knows all
about when they are told by person who knows
nothing about them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-12

The officers of the Lake Shore aud Michigan
Southern Railroad have specially directed their
freight agent not to receive live poultry for ship
ment unless the coops containing the same are
constructed high enough to permit the poultry to
stand up "without crouching," and with the slats
on the top so arranged that they can put their
heads out Agents are also requested, in slowing
coops in cars and depos not to pile one on top of
another, and thereby cause unnecessary suffering.
NJ. Bleisehe der, friend of Bismarck, is said
TO be the ablest inancier in Germany 1t was he
who figured up how many millions France could
pay an indemnity and still crawl along financial
ly. He was rewarded by being made a nobeman
Official returns from all but two counties in
Mississippi gives j. NJ. Stone, democrat tor Gov.
ernor, 9G,4ji votes, and ,l6S scattering votes
against him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-12
$500 REWARD !
MAYORS OFFICE,

AUGUSTA, DEC D IoII.
4 reward of Five Hundred Dollars will be paid
to any person who will furnish to the authorities
of the city. such informat ion as will effect the dis
coyery and conviction of the burglar who entered
the house Of Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,, on the night OF
the 4th inst, and endesvored to take the life of
Mr.. Charles c. Morrill,, the Waterman. The dirk
knife, hat and bar of iron belonging to the
burglar and which may aid in his Identification
con be seen at the Police Office. The burglar
probably bears wounds on his face, neck and
haHds
tlw CHAS. f. NASH, Mayor.