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A Terrible situation.

THE ADVENTURE OF A PARTY OF FREScHMEN IN
The VAULTS OF THE EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS.
81 once" says a celebrated writer, ''read n
most horrible story OF some French travellers,
who attempted to explore the vaults Of the
Egyptian pyramids, which reviyes some OF
those terrible distractions We sometimes
meet in disturbed dreams These persons
had already trayersed an extensive labyrinth
in chambers and passages, they were on
their return, and had arrived ut the most dlf-
ficult part of 1t very long and winding
passage, forming communication between
two chambers, with an opening very narrow
and low. The ruggedness OF the floor, sides
and roof rendered their progress slow and
laborious, and these difficulties increased rap
idly as they advanced. The torch with which
they had entered became useless from the
impossibility of holding it upright M the
passage diminished Its height. Both its
height and width at length, however, became
so much contracted that the party were COM
PEELED TO crawl ON their bellies. Their wan
derings in these interminable passages (for
such, in their fatigue Of body and mind, they
deemed them) seemed to be endless. Their
alarm was already great, and their patience
ALREADY exhausted when the headmost OF the
party cried ont that he could discern the
light at the exit of the passage, consldera-
bic distance ahead but that he could not ad-
vance any farther, and that, IN his efforts to
press on, in hopes to surnount the obstacle
without complaining, he squeezed himself SO
far into the reduced opening that he had now
No longer sufficient strength even to recede'
The situation of the whole party may be
imagined: their terror was beyond the power
of discretion or advice; while the wretched
leader, whether from terror or the elect of
his situation, swclled so that. If 1t was before
difficult, it was now impossible for HIM to
stir from ms miserable situation. One of
the party, at this dreadful and critical mo-
ment, proposed. In the intense seltishness to
which the feeling of vital danger reduces all,
as the only way TO escape from this horrible
living grave, to cut in pieces the wretched
being who formed the obstruction, and clear
the passage by dragging the dismembered
carcase piecemeM past them.
He heard this dreadful proposal and, con
tracing himself with agony at the idea of
this death, was reduced by strong muscular
spasm to his usual proportions, and was
dragged out. aiiording room for the party to
squeeze themselves past over his prostrats Z
body The unhappy man was suffocated IN
the effort, and was left behind a corpse"
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do not give in and admit to themselves that
their nerves are too much for them. Bad
health may be, in the eyes of Others, an eN-
cuse for much. Few readers of Miss Mar
tineaus Life will not grant that her asperi-
ties are almost palhated by the suflcrings Of
her Youth But We are lost, and are on the
way to become the causes of much misery,
when we make to ourselves this excuse of
bad health for incidence and ill-temper. To
do this is to lay down arms and give way to n
current floating. The example o. lleine's
gayety ON his mattress grave Is here OF more
potency than the precepts of more respecta-
Bile uoralists. lie who Is tempted by bad
health has this advantage, that he knows his
danger. whereas the physical Pharisee is
darkened by false sense Of pre-eminent viz
tue. The former ought to lie pitied by the
people whose lives he makes miserable ; but
his msdoing is of IL chronic sort, which
would weary on. the leniency even of South
American Legislators. Perhaps the final
cause OF this trying character is to teach pat
tience; but, looked at in this way, he falls
into the least considered class OF created
bei: IS. If euthanasia were strictly reserved
for .rrSons of this sort there might, after
all, he some argument in favor Of that revival
of l'rimitlye practice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

ScoTr AND Dr>LAr, the Northampton
bank robbers. hold secreted securities said to
be worth million and half, which their
"palS' offer 10 return for the sum of SljO,-
900, or ten per cent. In case the robbers
are sent to prison they threaten that every
security shall at once be destroyed. Natural
ly the owners, who had placed them in the
bank for safe keeping, are more anxious to
get their property back than to see these
noted hank cracksmen sent to prison 81 i
: surmiscd the trial will result in the ulti-
mate discharge Of the men. Scott and
Dunlap are thus described;
Dunlap has fine heal, clcar-cut features.
a light-rci moustache. and close cut. short
side whiskers lie McarS Il light, fashion
ably cut English cas- imere suit. with Derby
collar Scott has IL cloScly-trimmcd black
beard and moustachc. and l. neatly dressed
in black flannel. Both men have polished
manners. and hugh and chat pleasantly in
the court room. Now and then Scott turns
and exchanges ghncsS with his wife, who
sits in the court room. She Is Young
woman, dressed in rich black silk, with
nunty hat on. her fingers and wrl>tS ele-
gantlv hciewcllcd She seems about -
years of age, and has fine figure and II
bright, dashipg wav.
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STATI; NEWS.

The Selectmen OF Bennington have gwen
notice that all places oi business IN that
village should ho closed NJ | o clock SGtuI
day night nnd remain closed until Monday
morning.
A hree barn bclonein. Ia Mr. II. ii.
Dyer, IN the south part ot Rutland. was
Tuesday afternoon completely demolished
by tho wind. many ui the tlmhcrS beng
snapped like pipe stems. Aiolphus Gnyatt.
who had taken refuge IN the building from
storm, received severe huriSes about hiN
head Several trees in the vicinity were
uprOOted.
The house and barn ~ what is known Hs
tho Byron ButteTirld" place, about two
miles southwest oi Ludlow village, were
burned. Tuesday, July Eth. The house
was unoccupied and the fire probably origin
ated by carclessncss or design, Some eight
tons OF hny belonging to Mr. Boswell were
consumed. Insurance on the buildings
81 300.
The tenth OF October will be the hundrrdth
anniversary ut the organization oi the Con
gregational Church, nj Royalton Centre,
and tho inrticth oi the partorate ui R,y. u
Drake The day will hc observed with al
propriato exercises.
James Richards. who was arrc~lr On tho
charge OF being the flalntcli inrrndlnry
has been committed To iaIl IN default ui
s. 900 bonds.
The proprictor- of the Lake Danmnrc
House. lately destroyed by lire. are already
building dining room, etc which. with
the thirty two rooms III the cottages. will
make their guests comfortable, aud thew
will remain A new and larger hotel will
bo built next season.
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FROM the Printers Circular,
Literary Lions.
THE MEaGRE REWARDS OF rEScRAFr.


Longfellow il independent in circumstan-
cec-probably worth SlOO, 900 to S2CO. 900;
hut the greatest part OF it has come to him
through his wife, long since deceased, who
was rich in her own right.
Emerson has not made. from his remark
able little volumes, over S3O,0OO. lie has
gained nearly as much more by lecturing {;
and yet, by excellent management which
one might not expect from the high ideali>t,
and by serene philosophy of n practical
sort he continues to live on his small prop
ertv.
Bryant is often cited as an instance Of a
rich author. lie is rich. but not by author
ship. All the money he has directly
earned by his pen, outside OF his jour
nal. would not exceed. in all probability,
S25 900, notwithstanding his estate Is
estimated at $500, 900.
Hawthorne was poor to his dying day.
and might have suffered but for his appoint
ment to tho consulship at Liverpool ny his
friend President Pierce.
Lowell is independent in circumstance
no thanks to hls tine poetry and essays,
however.
Whittier, like most thrifty New Eng
landers, owns his own house, and beneath
its humble roof. it is said. he has sometimes
subsistct he is bachelor, you know Jn
$500 year.
Holmes is well "a by the practice of the
medical profession, by marriage and Inhcr
ltancc, albeit not by poems, lectures, novels
nor "Autocrats of the Breakfast Table. b."
All that he has written has not brought
him So 900.
Bayard Taylor, although he has made,
perhaps, S5O. 900 by his wrItings-his books
Of travel having been very populsr-has not
sufficient income to sustain him without
regular labor.
D. q. Holland is froqutnely named as an
author who has amassrd wealth. Ills books
have sold aS largely a. those OF any Amerl-
can writer, and whatever may he thought
oi his ability, he still has vast eonstItu-
cncy lie is not at all rich in the New
York sense he may he worth $500 900,
but most OF this he got by his partnership
in the Springfield Republican.
George William Curtis Is dependent ON
his salary from the llarpcrs, 81 is Mr..
William u. llowclls dependent upon his
cditorship of the Atlantic Bret llarte, T.
T. Aldricn, James Parton. j. L. rrOw
bridge, X. II. Stoddard, I. ". lligginsou,
mainly upon fugitive writing.
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NUMBER =.
In Brief,

IN BrlcI.
III. X. Thurber Il Co, the New York GRO
GERS who have called in their drummers. di,
a business of over 81, 500, 600 in the las
four months.
New fy-A LIS thus far drowned fou,
thousand dogs.
One of the sights Of the season at Wash
lnston, Is the Presidents driver. Albert
black as the ace of spades, sitting with the
relns in one hand and large raised UNI
brella in the other.
Charley Ross father has Just returned
from vain search for the stolen boy at Slat-
ington, Lehigh County, Pa. lie has not vet
lost hope of the ultimate recovery of his
son.
Capt. llOwgate goes ahead, without any
assurance of a Congressional appropriation.
to further his colonization scheme for the
discovery of the North Pole.
American tourists abroad have taken the
snug little sum Of forty-fivc millions of dol
lars out of the country. so far this season.
Ex-Secretary William W. Belknap has
turned up at Washington, asking for an
oHice-a foreign one preferred. Ills mod
esty will be the ruin Of him yet
A Western paper is anxiously inquiring if
there is anything in the rules of the civil
service as now being laid down by the ad-
ministration to prevent postmaster from
attending prayer-meeting.
The recent agreement between the whites
and eOlored people of Ellenton, South Caro-
lima, to stop all further prosecutions grow
ing out of the Ellenton riots, was first sug-
gested by President Hayes, who assured the
people that the prosecutions would be peace
ably adjusted if the parties Immediately con-
eerned would express that desire in proper
manner
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"The Master has come over Jordan"
said Hannah, the mother, one day;
He is healing the people who throng Him
With touch of his finger, they say.
"And now shall clrry the children.
Little Rachael md Samuel and John,
! shall carry the baby Esther,
For the LORD 10 LOOK upon"
The father looked at her kindly,
But he shook his head and smiled
Now who but doting mother
Would think Of thing SO wild
'If the children were tortured by demons,
Or dy ing OF fever, 'twere we'll;
Or had they taint OF the leper,
Like many in Israel
Nay, do not hinder ne. Nathan;
feel such a burden of care
II carry il to the NJ aster,
Perhaps l shall leave ii there.
'If he lay his hand on the children:
Thy heart will he lighter ! know,
Fer a blessing ior ever and ever
Will follow them as they go-'
SO over the hills OF Judea,
Along the vine rows green
With Esther asleep on her bosom,
And Rachael, her brothers between.
'Mone the people who hung on His teaching,
Or waited His touch or His word,
Through the row Of proud Pharisees listening,
She pressed to the feet OF the Lord.
'Eow. why shouldst thou hinder the Master.
Said Peter, with children like theser
Seest not how from morning till evening
lie teacheth ana healeth disease"
Then Christ said "For bid not the children
Permit them to come unto me-"
And he took in his arms little Esther,
And Rachael he sat on His knee.
And the heavy heart Of the mother
Was lifted all earth is cares above;
And He laid His hand on the brothers,
And blessed them with tenderest love.
And He said OF the babes in his BOSOM.
''Of such is the kingdom Of heaven"
And strength Tor all duty's trials
That hour to her spirit was given.
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Trouble In the Cheir.
BYA, MORDEy.


There was something so unusual in the singing OF
the choir
That the Elder looked up mildly from the tenth OF
Jeremiah,
And with reIdjusted eyeslass looked along the fore
most row,
While a hundred necks we're twisted in a stare from
all below.
As before the rolling thunder Genes distant wall
ing moan, -
Just the popping Of the pickets. ere the battles
or the tuning of the fddles ere the orchestra be-
gin.
An unprejudiced observer might have seen with
There wa waiting an explosion that would blow
tnem all sky-high,
Or spontaneous Combustion, to accept q modern
That waiting Just motion to burst forth into
ahame.
The soprano sat in gran deur, with her book before
With her backeOmb turned in anger on the Alto
While the Tenor stood beside her with on elevated
And the organist paved madly at the pedals with
toes.
How could any one hut angels sing when they were
Though the hymn was "Scngs of Glsdness. !" they
would make II Sounds OF Woe
Or our Paintve tones Of ofworship will partake some
what OF squeal.
But the Alto sung her solo, and then let 1t to the
Bass,
Who was gnawing at his mOustachs, and was look
While the orsanist, IN anger sung the leading part
alone,
And the Tenor tried to follow. but il ended in n
sroAn.
As the horror-strieken people heard tho difcord
raising higher,
1t was patent TO the simplest there was trouble in
the choir,
And the orsanist in fury, closed the organ with
And the Alto sobbed in anguish, and the choir had
gone TO smash.
When the Elder went among them, with a view to
ncle,
The Soprano told her story. with sanguinary
smile;
1t appeared the wretched horister had introduced
girl
With bran new styleof singing. and most dis
tracing curl
But, to cap the bitter climax this usurper wore
hat,
Just duck. gem, beauty and 1t 1nsde the rest |
look Hat
And the straw that broke the came.s back and |
made the wreck complete
She came early Sunday morning, and usurped the |
leading seat
said "Brcause
The soprano said his chesttO sounded just like
filing saws;
And he overheard the Alto one night whispering to
the Bass.
That man with such moustsche was palpablc
disgrace"
And the Bass informed the Elder that no sacrificed
his views
When he came and joined the Elders choir, to help
fill up his pews.
He was an EpscopaliaD. aud il people thought he'd
take
Any nonsense from a Baptist, they had made
great mistake.
Then the orgsnist and the Alto both put on an in
iured look.
Say in- something in an undertone about change
OF book
And the Elder overheard them as he gently closed
the door,
Sc the words, a Poor Old FOgy," and "A sentl-
mental Bore"
As he scratched his poor old noidle, as he ambled
down the street,
With his spectacle on forehead, and his slippers
his feet
And really think the Elder has hope of pouring
On the troubled sea of music to ailay the sad tur
mOil.
In the meantime servieespens with old China or
Bethune,"
And the Deacon with the tune fork gives the people
all the tune
And the organ gathers cobwebs, and the people
gathers grace,
While they out Coronation TO the Deacon's
hoarsest bass. -ttiod Obsertr. |
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The Lollia,,d D.0iayat (Dem.) says that
{" 'Gobble' Grover ol Oregon appears to have
been elected Senator much upon the Cronin
plan"
ten. Garfield Is said To he gaining rapidly
rs Senatorial candidate in Ohio. His
support comes largely from Il firm faith OF
the people in himself, ard somewhat from
aspirantS for his sent in Congress who are
anxious for a vacancy lie is not in favor
of the silver dollar, yet this does not seem
to weaken him.
South Carolina Republicans express the
opinion that there will be no further contest
at present by the Republicans in that State,
and the propriety OF assembling the Repuh-
lean executive Committee and formally dis
banding the party organizations Is now under
consideration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

All golden is her virgin head
Her cheek blOOmy rose,
CarnatiOn bright the Auttering red
That DER il softly flows,
But neither gem nor fOwerst vies
With that clear wonder Of her eyes.
But twice hath hues like theirs been given
To he beheld OF me,
And once twas in the twilight heaven,
Once in the summer sea
A yearning gladness thence was born,
A dream delightful and iorlorn.
For once in heaven a single star
Lay IN light unknown
A tender tint, more lucid far
Than all that eve had shown
IL seemed between the gold and gray
Tae far dawn Of a iaery day.
And once whore oceans depth divine
O'er silvcrn sand- was hung,
Cleaned in the half-lit hyaline
The hope NO song has sung
The memory OF a world more fair
Than all our blazing wealth OF air
FIR dear though early days may iiOw,
our dream Is deareT yet;
How little Is the lie We know
To Life that we .orget -
TIL in n maiden's eyes we see
What once hath been, what still shall he.
MarHIiiaH's Mdgazu
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Is one Of the terrible battles IN Virginia n
Union officer fell wounded IA front of the
Confederate hreastworks, and while he was
lying on the ground and crying piteously for
water. James Moore, of Burke County, n. e.,
a Confederate soldier, leapt over the iortliica-
tions, canteen m hand, and crawling up to
the poor fellow gave him drink. The
wounded man took out his gold watch and
offered it to his hrnehctor, but It was refused.
He then asked for the Confederate soldiers
name and the two men parted. Moore sub
sequentiy lost a limb in one of the Virginia
battles and returned cripple to his home.
The Raleigh Mars now tells the sequel to
this strange adventure A few days ago
Moore received from the Union soldier to
whom he had given the cup Of water letter
announcing that the sum of ten thousand
dollars would be paid TO him in four annual
installments.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

JUICE llILToS rises to remark II have
yet to learn that man cannot determine
that he will not keep Jew or negro board
ing house without drawing upon him the
This, as you will see, is all coming out right
on sober, second thought and possibly
the Jews may yet regret having made such a
fuss about matter in which they had no
cause for complaint The la#s yet permit
man to use his property as he pleases, and
propose exercising that blessed privilege,
notwithstanding Moses and all his descen-
dants may object
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

NEW YORK holds its own pretty well on
its real-estate valuation. 1t is this year
SSJ5, ,063, ,935, or an increase Of S2,776,9l8
over last pear. The increase is far less than
the new buildings, but the general deprecia-
tion of real estate keeps down the total yalu-
alton, The valuation Of personal estate is
S2OG,O2S .lG0, against S2lS, ,62G,l79 in
1876, and the total valuation 81 ,l0l ,092,-
O93-a decrease of S9,S2l ,l0l compared
with last year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

A PLAN has been devised at the signal ser
vice at Washington, to give signals of COM
ing storms by means Of telegraph and can
non, mainly for the benefit of agriculture
during haying and harvest. The test is to
be made at all forts, arsenals, barracks and
navy-yards in the pOpuleus States, and, if
successful, the system may then be extended
by local authorities at trihing cost to every
city, county scat and principal town in the
United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

TnF New Hampshire Legislature has
endorsed President lIayes-a triAe GIN
gerly, to be sure, but not in way entirely
to be sneezed at The resolutions the legis
lature adopted, set forth that President
Hayes was elected by the people and so de-
eared by the Electoral Commission, and any
movement to reopen the question would be
both mischievou5 and contrary TO public inter
ests; that sin the character, patriotism and
services of President Hayes, both as a sol
der and statesman, and in the clear and
noble utterauces of his State papers, We
have pledge that he will give to the eoun-
try a Just, wise and benefcent administra-
ton of public affairs" that the general
conduct of the administration deserves ap-
proyal; but that if the Southern States re-
ject the Presidents olive-branch. as it were.
''stern measures should at once be adopted. "
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still at Lapwai and in destitute circumstan-
ces. Whatever the brave little womans trials
may have been or may hereafter be, she will
probably ever be consoled by the thought
that she had gone when ho called her and
STAYED by him to the last.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

Tue lltest plan advanced for eleeting the
President of the United States is that of Mr..
Charles Washburne, of Pennsylvania He
proposes that the Electors no longer be
elected by the people, and that their number
be reduced to one for each State; that the
whole body of Electors shall meet in gem
c-al council and there make choice of Pres
ident according to their independent dis
erection. The single Eleetor in each State
shall be that living Ex-Governor who has
been chosen the greatest number of times by
the people. This fact alone, and without
any other selection, is to entiile him to be
commissioned and to act as an EleetOr OF the
President.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-07-27

CoLuMBUs. Ohio, July 90 The Governor
has called out four military companies to
suppress the strikers on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad-Central Ohio division. at
Newark. The Governor has issued proc
lamation commanding the strikers to desist
from personal intimidation and interfering
with property.
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The Chicago RGilIray Ag, presents list
of railroads sold under foreclosure from jan
uary to July of this year, together with
the capital represented in bonds and paid-up
capital also list of railroads placed in the
hands of receivers under foreclosure proceed
ings, and still another of those in which
foreclosure was begun or sales ordered dur
ing the same period-the whole forming
decidedly melancholy document. The total
aggregates si1ty-tbrec compa 1ieS, with I:2.225
miles of road and an aggregate capital Of
S429 ,0l4,SS4 represented. which have been
woand up or put in the way of heing wound
up during the first half Of this year. The
statistics of the entire year lS7G are
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Totals.--..-.... q lI.i-e 80 sl~,Ol0
of course the precise loss to stockholders
and bondholders resulting from this wreck
of railroad property cannot be ascertained,
but it must be livery great, and there are,
undoubtedly. many instances Of actual dis
tre>s Occasionei by it.