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, 1884-07-24
AN ANpERsoNvILLE HERO.
Defending the Right OF the CoIored
soldier q be Recognized.

IHartfOru Post
During the summer II 1854 not less than
JO,OOO prisoners were incaTCeTBted ut Ander-
~sonville. Of that number more than lI,OO1
were buried in the trenches outside the stock
ade. Through the months Of July and Aug
ust the death rate averaged 100 Il day. An
exchange of prisoners had been rendered. inn
practicable through the refusal Of the Con
federute government TO consider any cartel
which should include the colored soldiers in
its prisons. At Andersonville there We're
perhaps fifty colored soldiers imprisoned.
were located in Il group by themselves
near the stookade gate opening toward Capt.
Wirz's headquarters. Most OF them had
fought in the Florida swamps, and had con
Quoted themselves with bravery and credit
No one inside the prison had reason to doubt
either the courage or patriotism OF these
colored soldiers. Fortitude and patience
could not fail Of inspiring admiration and
sympathy.
But there came an hour when the instinct
of self-preseryation momentarily won the
mastery over the common sense OF Justice
and honor which prevailed even ut Ander-
sonville among the Union soldiers. An effort
was inaugurated for the presentation Of Il
petition, to be signed by the prisoners, to the
government ut Washington, asking that a
cartel Of exchange might be arranged with
Out TeIorenCe 70 inc eACnAnke OF cOlOTeu men.
The petition was receiving a large number
of signatures. When It reached the
Sixteenth Connecticut, from the ranks
OF which, numbering 400 men,
and odd, fully 200 persisted in the five
months imprisonment there, a fair-faced,
light-haired youth Of ~ years addressed his
associates, half Of them not older than him
self, in opposition to the plan. 1t was one of
the most eloquent and daring addresses ever
uttered in behalf Of the defenselcss and weak.
Richard Ii. Lee, of CRANKY, the young ora
tor, was the orderly sergeant Of his company,
and as manly rs he was brave and fearless.
He defended the right OF the colored men in
prison to be recognized and treated as Union
soldiers, and entitled TO every consideration
which might he extended to the white troops.
His speech had a magnetic effect, carrying
hundreds of men back TO the right track. To
the honor of Connecticut, no man of the Six
teenth regiment ever attached his name to
the petition. Instead, SO strong was the senti-
mont aroused against 1t, that it died in the
hands Of its originators.
, 1884-07-24
Believed To he a Fiction.



Julian Arnold says that Ibis father. Ed
win Arnold, wrote the most OF Light of
Asia on the cuff of his shirt sleeve. while
riding in the cars to and from his office. He
says his father went into London every morn
Ing, and during the ride would write on his
cuff with pencil. In the evening, after his
return home, he copied the lines Off on paper,
and in this way wrote most OF the poem"
IL Julian Arnold really said that, he prob
ably told more lies in those few lines thar he
ever told in the same space before. This
cuff writing" business, dearly beloved, is a
beautiful, but rather gauzy fable that exists
in the highly imaginative intellects of young
journalists, of some three or four days ex-
perience in the dog fight and fire department
OF an able journal. A cuff is an awkward
thing to write on at best, and it is very sell
dom that u newspaper man is SO reduced for
stationery as to be compelled to write poems
and leaders IN his cuffs. Especially when
the concern furnishes note books and llp
tablet.
When you hear IA man telling how he
took down a three-column speech, at mid
night, in u pelting storm, on his cuff, ask
him If he didn't see to write his notes by the
lurid glare OF his nose. The one is quite as
probable AS the other. No more of this
cuff" business, Julian. 1t does not need
that any man should come all the way from
England to tell us such stuff as that. We
have some good old right here in
America. Honestly, we never knew but one
reporter who claimed to take all his notes on
his cuffs. And we never saw him but once
with cuffs on his wrists. And they were SO
dirty he couldn't make u legible mark on
them with anything except a piece of chalk.
Call up the next SQUAD.
, 1884-07-24
The Convention eporte at Chicago

FIRED Muzzy in Commercial Gazette.
The press gathering at Chicago was n not.
able one, and probably not a journal in the
land was unrepresented there, aud the list
included a large majority of the most IA
nous names in the newspaper profession.
The character of the work turned out from
this hot, tumultuous, busy think-nnd-work-
shop is remarkably good when we consider
that the pencils go rapidly on with hardly a
pause while the jokes and criticisms with
ornamental explosives circulate, and the din
is incessant. and, betimes. the great conven-
ton is roaring like a storm at sea, Indeed,
some Of the brightest and most interesting,
as well as picturesque reports are ground out
under these circumstances and at a fever
heat of Inspiration md exhilaration. What
would your sermon-writer or ecture-maker
or book writer think of writing under such
circumstances-with 5000 people roaring
about his ears, telegraph boys falling over
HIN, sallies and retorts passing and a big
dag waving, and yelling ~lunatics dancing Oh
the tablet Work done in this way is usually
terse. vigorous and picturesque. There is no
time fol. line writing, and i'm this the render
is generally the gamer. Tho only papers
that had time for fine writing at Chicago
were the Chicago papers themselves, and the
result, in some instances, was diabolicaL,
, 1884-07-24
E is NO A

There ia no death. The stars 20 down
To riss upon some fairer shore,
Aud bright in heavens jeweled crown
They shine for
There is no DEATH The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer show or
10 golden grain, or mellow fruit,
Or rainbow-tinted flowers.
The granite rocks d~isorganize
To feed the hungry moss they bear;
The fdirest leaves drink daily life
From out the viewless air.
There is no DEATH The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
The coming OF the May.
There is no deathl An angel form
Walks DER the air with silent tread;
He bears our best loved things away,
And then We call them dead
He leaves our hearts all desolate;
He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers:
Transplanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird like voice, whose joyous tones
Made glad this scene of sin and strife,
Sings now in everlasting song
Amid the trees Of life.
And when he sees IL smile too bright,
~ hehIt LOO pure iOr IalnJ ana vice.
He bears it to that world OF light
To dwell in paradise.
Born into that undying life,
They leave us but to come again;
with joy we welcome them, the same
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread,
For all the boundless universe
Is life; there are no dead.
, 1884-07-24
A Telephone Feat.


A Cincinnati dispatch says the feat OF
talking over 100 miles OF wire connecting
two telephones, with no perceptible loss OF
power by induction, has bsen performed
here. A telephone was placed in the oper-
ating room Of the Baltimore & Ohio tele-
graph company and another in the cellar.
The instruments were first connected
with wires TO and from Chillicothe,
nearly 200 miles, when the CONVEX
sation was heard distinctly. though carried
on in a tone not dissinguishable a few feet
from the instrument a like line was then
formed to Grafton, w. Va, 600 miles, with
the same result, and then to Baltimore, 1900
miles, with no perceptible difference in the dis
tinctness with which the conversation was
heard. There was absolutely no apparent loss
by induction, though fourteen telegraph
wires alongside were in full operation. No
sound of an instrument conld be heard Th,
instrument used wa the new Hopkins trans
mitter.
, 1884-07-24
New York SUM-.

New YORK Sun.
At a late hour last night a young man left
Il chair in a fashionable uptown barber
shop with his handkerchief to his mouth.
Cut HING asked the next customer.
mo; he's got his mustache in curriers'"
"Ehfp
Hes got a mustache which naturally
droops. He wants the ends to curl up, SO we
put a couple of these on it"
The barber produced two bits of rubber
tubing an inch long and a quarter of an inch
thick. In one end was a hole with a small
rubber ring through it. In the other end was
a slit.
1--WE roll the wet mustache around this
tube, and after making one turn around all
with the ring, slip it into the slit That holds
the hair in the curled position until morn.
ing, when he takes off the curler. The hair
will stay in shape for n day or two. II ap-
piled often enough it makes a permanent
curl We charge twenty-five cents for a
pair OF curriers' and five cents for applying
them latest thing for mustaches."
, 1884-07-24
THE TO- AND THE BAG.
The TribuIntIons of "GoIng TO miII,
In the Old Fashioned Way.

In the Old Fashioned Way.
lArkansaw Traveler.l
There are few sights more suggestive of
hopeful patience than that of a boy sitting
ON a bag of wheat that has fallen from his
horse. He starts to mill joyously. The gresA
event in the life OF a young country boy is
TO be entrusted with a milling
expedition. He sleeps very little
the night before the journey, so &c
tive is his mind concerning the prospective
trip. His father helps him on the horse, and
he sits ON the bag, as proud of his position as
a king Is of his throne. Every object along
the lovely road interests him. He plucks the
blooms from the lockwood, and almost falls
off when the horse reaches around to bite
himself. He rides into the creek to let the
horse drink, and spits at the minnows that
swim around. After he goes up the bank
on the opposite side of the stream, and
pursues his course along the road, he
notices with alarm than the bag is slipping
to one side. He sits still further over To
make the bag balance, but yet he is not sat
isfied. for It keeps on sliding to one side, and
at last it falls off. He can not restrain his
tears, and though he knows that he cannot
lift one end, yet he tugs at the bag. The old
horse snorts, nibbles the grass and lashes the
boy across the eyes with his tail. whoa,
you old fool" and the d~isconsolate little fell
low weeps afresh. He cannot leave the bag,
fearful that some one will steal 1t. He must
wait the tardy coming of u passer-by. He
hears the sound of hoofs and he listens in
tentiy, while the swelling buds of
his hope burst into full bloom.
He is doomed to disappointment, for the
horse has no rider. Thunder rumbles in the
distance and he will get wet. Vt last he sees
an old negro coming along. His heart beats
high with hope. The old negro steps aside
and takes a by-patb. The boy shouts. The
old negro does not hear him. Another hour,
that seems an age, draws itself along. He
hears a wagon. He is almost wild with 10Y.
The driver, though a surly fellow, lifts the
bag up, and the boy, happy and thankful, is
rescued just at a time when he does not
think that he could stand it a moment
longer.
, 1884-07-24
POINTED

Not Mr.; Blaine's old pastors but the
old physicians could tell about those his
toric sunstrokes. - philadelphia Times.
1t is rumored that Logan will read his
letter of acceptance from the top of the
Washington monument. -Neo York
Journal.
Statistics show that the first victims of
cholera in a community are persons who
are constantly talking politics and wealth
er.-E.
judging from the arguments adduced
by politicians of both parties this country
will not be supremely prosperous and
happy until it has two Presidents. Then
the millennium will come in with a hurrah.
-Neac York Journal.
, 1884-07-24
There Before and WIN Again.

by JSo. x. DwHER.l
A grand thing is honesty and the nation too
knows u.
It's the nobiest principle inside OF mans heart /:
There is not a man who dare can oppose it,
AS d Is the helper OF a mans honest start.
Then stand to your colors there is victory before
us,
Hnrrah for the Democrats who once before
ruled
And conquer or die for the rights that fly over
us,
IS 1t is our intention no more 10 lee fooled.
, 1884-07-24

Have Just received at their musical en-
porium, 3l2 Ferguson street, n complete
line of elegant pianos and organs, Martin
and Bruno guitars, and Dobson banios,
which they are selling at surprisingly low
figures and on very easy terms Give
them a call soon and make a selection.
Mrs. ID. NJ. KING, Manager.
, 1884-07-24

The best dental work for the least
Warner, dentist.
, 1884-07-24

Mason's self sealing fruit jars and Jelly
cups ut Craig, Davis & Co.'S.
, 1884-07-24

Lots near the ground bought by the
Cheyenne, Black Hills x Montana rail-
way company for depot purposes. Prices
low. BAIRD * CAMPBELL
, 1884-07-24

The best smoking tobacco Is Little
Joker"
, 1884-07-24

A long felt want filled at last. 1t has a
neat and useful index. Get one. For
sale at Rhodes 4 Troxelrs.
, 1884-07-24

A new lot of decorated china tea sets AT
Craig, Davis Il Co. :.
, 1884-07-24

The best pool table in the Pioneer
saloon, Jake Esselborn. proprietor.
, 1884-07-24

You can buy Haviland's fine French
China in any quantities at Craig, Davis
x Cas-
, 1884-07-24

Ladies fine shoes, new styles and bes
qualities. can be found at jenkins & Ross.
, 1884-07-24

Craig, Davis 4 Co. can show you i
large line of wall paper.
, 1884-07-24
CIGARS
CIGARS
CIGARS


We can't be undersold. 5000 cigars al
w for 8 cents. Rhodes 4 Troxell.
, 1884-07-24

Engraving in all its branches is done at
ZEHNER, JACKSON K BUEcHNER's.
, 1884-07-24

Positively the finest toilet soaps ever
brought to this city, at Rhodes K Trox-
ellis.
, 1884-07-24

Ra1ered al he Postoriee, Cheyenne. Wyo-
ming, sor through The mails a.
iec0ad etass matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21
Personal.

JOHN P. HOWARD, Esq. has returned to
Burlington.
CONGRESSMAN STEWART arrived at his home
in Middlebury, Saturday evening
REV. M. D. JUMP of Burlington is to deliver
the Memorial day address in Rutland.
H. o. WHEELER of Burlington will deliver
the Memorial day address in Huntington.
REV. ]. A. MCCALL has been installed pastor
Of the Congregational church at St. Albans.
Hon. W. L. BURNAP Of Burlington is to de-
liver the Memorial day address at Newfane.
REV. DR. BRAsrow Of Burlington is to preach
in New Haven, Conn, during the month of
June.
COLONEL ALDAoE F. WALKER of Rutland
will deliver the Decoration day address at
Bradford.
A. G. WATSON, formerly OF Burlington, has
been appointed attorney for the Denver g. Rio
Grande railroad.
E. J. MoWAIN, Esq, of West Randolph will
deliver the address at Hartford, Decoration
day, in the place Of Captain Henry B. Ather-
ton, who is delegate to the Chicago convention.
MR.. REUBEN TAYLOR, one of Chicago's old
settlers, died last week, at the age Of eighty
six. He was a native Of Alburgh, and had lived
in Chicago since 1888. He leaves a large
property.
REV. II. F. AUSTIN, formerly pastor OF the
Methodist church in Rutland, and who for the
last three years has been located at Bellows
Falls, has been appointed over the church at
vergennes, where he has commenced his pas
torate.
LYNDON A. SMITH, formerly Of Norwich,
but now Of the bureau Of education at Wash
ton, has been appointed by the president as
one Of a board to take charge Of government
exhibits at the Worlds Industrial Cotton Gen.
tennial Exposition at New Orleans.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21

East MOntpelier.-Mrs Mahala Nelson,
widow of the late Miles Templeton, died at the
residence of her son-in-law, Lyman Ormsbee,
Thursday, May 8th. Mrs. Templeton had
reached the advanced age of eighty-three years,
and was apparently in as good health as usual
Thursday, till about nine o'clock in the even
ing, when her heavy breathing called the at
tention of the family. She was found In an
unconscious state, and remained so till a little
past eleven o'clock, when she expired. The
funeral was held at the house the following
Sunday, Rev. T. P. Frost of Montpelier offici-
ating.. j. G. Putnam, who moved to Iowa
some sixteen years ago, has been in town,
visiting friends and relatives. He has good
word for his western home for, at the time, OF
his removal, he was in poor health. hardly ex-
pecting to livea year, and now, at the age of
seventy-three, he is erect as boy and in the
best of health. His oldest son, Abraham, owns
" a little farm " ont there, of about ten hundred
acres. Another son. Isaac, was lieutenant in
the army and died during the war, if we re-
member Alright, and the youngest son is DR..
Jacob Putnam of Rutland. We are glad that
the " father of the patriarchs finds some we'll
preserved old people among his relatives here.
He mentions one lady who, at the age of
eighty-five, reads fine writing without the aid
of spectacles.. Mr.. and Mrs. viii Cleveland
are rejoicing over another addition to their
family. 1t Is girl this time and makes the
even half dozen. doesn't 1t ?... Mr.. Cady has
sold several organs in town and left some on
trial. Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Ormsbee have
been visiting their daughter in Warren. They
storm there last Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Scribner. who have been spending the
past week with friends and relatives here,
started for their home in Hardwick Monday
morning. Us. w. Arms rode out last Thurs
day, for the first time since his sickness. :.
The recent heavy rains have given vegetation
| good start. The "On the Stairs circle !"
will meet with the Misses Peck, Tuesday, the
9th. George Henry Clark and Eta Bennett
were married last Wednesday We wish them
much happiness and a long and prosperous life.
and Mr. Perry of Cabot came off last Saturday.
proving Mr.. Morse the successful party. -. d.
! Diphtheritic sore throats are prevalent at the
Center. Fl. B. Woodward and son commenced
work on Mrs. Hibbard's house last Monday
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21
Observation-Disclosures Q. Parker has rented

Marshfield.-Taylor o. Parker has rented
rooms in Barre of Mrs. Nathaniel Wilson, and
moves his family there this week. .. Oakley
Meader has arranged a tenement in the old
paint shop and has moved into it,. Burt Nj.
Shepard, solo cornet In our band, has taken an
engagement with Professor f. E. Smith of
Nashua, N. H., to play cornet with him at
Jackson, near Upper Bartlett, the coming sea-
son. He leaves for Nashua next week. remain
ing with the band to fulfil their engagement
at Worcester Decoration day. Edison York
goes TO Barre to work this season at carpenter
ing, with his nephew, John York. L. T. Kin
ney started last Saturday for Massachusetts TO
look after his lumber interests. :. The fisher
men have been on the rampage the past few
days, their luck being some good, some bad,
and some Indifferent. We understand DR.
Paker has been licensed rs agent for the sale
of liquors for the coming year. Eugene Kid.
der is very low at present, and Is expected
to live but a short time. His condition is a
very sad one. Our band hold forth next
Saturday night, in promenade concert at
Meaders hall, when the usual motions OF
marching and counter r-marching will be at
tended to in good order. :. Rev. j. d. Bailey
preached last Sunday morning on the sale OF
Joseph by his brethren into bondage, with its
attending lessons and warnings. 1t was an
interesting discourse and attentively listened
to by his audience. e. Last Saturday was
cold, raw day, the high lands being covered
with snow in the morning, and remaining 30
until late in the forenoon. On account OF re-
cent rains, planting is unusually behindhand.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21

WOrcester.-Ther will be union service
next Sunday at the Methodist church. Rev.
Mr. Howard will deliver memorial sermon,
preparatory to Decoration day exercises. The
Grand Army boys will be present in a body. -.
30th. The services at the Lewis yard, so-called,
will commence at half-past ten, services at the
Congregational church at half-past one, where
George w. Wing, Esq, Of Montpelier, will de-
liver the Grafton, after which the procession
will be formed on the common in front OF the
church, In the following order: Marshfield
cornet band, school children, Plumley lodge
Good Templars, Sons of Veterans, Hall post
Grand Army, commanded by Commander Will
son. The line of march will be to the cemetery,
where the usual services will be performed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21

Waitsfield.-W. A. Jones has returned from
Boston, :. The suit of Godfrey Sumner against
George Berry, for deceit in the sale of COW,
resulted in verdict OF ten dollars and costs
for Sumner. DR.. Howe is having a new car
riage built, In which to visit the afflicted. ,.
The New Hat" and Rainbow" Brigade ran
race through our streets last week. The
" Bow came out ahead in number, but the
" Hat took the cake on brilliancy of color and
diversity Of styles. Surely our milliners must
have been busy. The latest contribution to
]. W. Gregory's collection was made by c. L.
Joslin-a petrified m udturtle weighing eighteen
pounds. Waitsfield sympathizes with War
rem in the loss by death of one of her most
successful teachers and with Mr. and Mrs. j.
L. Tilotson in the loss of q dutiful and loving
daughter. :. Mrs. Andrew Long died ON the
18th instant The funeral took place the fol-
lowing Friday
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21

CabOt.-J. H. Damon and family have re-
turned to Michigan, where they have been
spending the past two years with their son =.
j. p. Patterson has moved on to his farm at
East Cabot. Hugh Everett has rented and
moved on to the Lance place. He intends soon
to build on Elm street.. >. Asa B. Mack, from
this town, has engaged in the commission busi-
ness in Somerville, Mass. Miss f. L. Gerry
goes this week, with her stock of goods, to
Orange, Mass, where she is to engage in the
millinery business. w. L. Atkins shea red
from three-years-old buck last week nineteen
pounds and six ounces of upwashed wool. We
doubt IL as much wool was ever sheared from
a sheep in this town before. Decoration day,
May Both, is to be observed with proper exer-
cises, under the direction Of Merrill Post, Grand
Army Of the Republic Citizens in general
are invited to attend. Ladies' are requested to
bring bouquets and wreaths to the committee
at Grand Army hall, at ten o'clock A. NJ The
address is to be delivered by Frank Plumley,
Esq, Of Mortified, at two p. M.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-21

FURNITURE. fail to visit Paines ware
rooms at mandatory, As Canal street, the next
time you are in Boston.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07

company of good, honest English
words, until as you discover that you
are carrying Oh your part of the con-
versatlon without swearing, you feel
easier and your intellectual stature is
increased bya foot. Just observe this.
my boy, and see if / am not right
But you will rip out some time. Oh,
yes, in some way you will. I knew
some good men, some of the best in
the world, who will confound it, and
even dog-gone it and in New Eng
land even deacon has been known,
under a terrible strain, to "condemn
it." But as rule, my son, don't do
it. Don't swear 1t isn't an evidence
of smartness Or worldly wisdom. Any
fool can swear, and a great many fools
do. l, my son? All, if l could only
gather up all the useless, uncalled
for, ineffective swears l have dropped
along the pathway Of life. I know /
would remove stumbhng-blocks from
many inexperienced feet, and my own
heart would be lighter by ton than
it is to-day. But if you are going to
be fool just because other men have
been, oh, my son, my son, what an
awful, what a colossal, what hope
less fool you will be.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07

ISplaying a game Of seven-up with
young lady from St. Paul, a wicked
Bismarcker told her that every time
she held jack Of trumps it was sure
sign that her lover was thinking of
her. Then the impenitent fend watch
ed her face at each deal, and every
time she blushed and looked pleased
led out and caught her jack-Bis-
marek Tribune.