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Year: 1875

BY HON. ISAAC PARKER.


In June, 1910, large pond or lake
in the south part of Glover broke It's
barriers, and rushed with tremendous
violence through an almost unbroken
forest to Memphremagog Lake, dis
tance of twenty miles. This pond was
near mile in length, and, withno meas
urement but the eye, should say a lit
tie less than half a mile in breadth,
and fifty or more feet deep. Its out
let was at the south end, bestowing its
tribute to Lamoille river 1t was enclos-
ed by rocky shore except at the north
end, which the event proved to be a hill
of sand, laid in horizontal strata, and
covered on the water side by crust of a
few inches thickness, formed by the CO.
hesion of the particles of sand, perfectly
impervious to water, and being support
ed by the bank of rather loose sand, had
resisted the pressure of the water up to
this time. How, or when this crust was
formed, must be left for some geologist
to tell us. This body of water had been
frequented, from the first settlement, by
men from the adjacent towns, for the
purposes of fishing, it being well stocked
with trout, both of the common species
and the larger kind found in all our
lakes, usually called lunge in this region
The main camping-ground was at the
. north end, where, by survey of the
eve, it was manifested that a small amount
of labor in digging would let the water
run in a northern direction. Animated
with the novelty of this idea, and think
ing it might benefit certain grist-mil
n in Glover, which had short supply ot
n water. and that it would be but small


sin to cheat the Lamoille river, as it hac
: plentiful supply of water from othel
sources, about forty men, mostly from
the towns of Glover, Sheffield anc
u Wheelock, agreed to meet on certain
! day, and try the experiment.


They met on the day appointed, armed
I with the necessary tools, and as many .


them as could find room to work on tn


ditch began and some six or eight VIII
E remained, went out upon the pond on


raft, to try and fish. After digging tn


ditch little below the level of the wa


ter in the pond, they broke notch il


the crust and started the water, but in


stead of running as they expected,
ID settled into the sand, and very soon tn


sand began to settle, and while the me-
- stood watching the opperation, so larg


a cavity was made, that they could sc
ten feet under the water in the Ponc


which was held by the crust only. Sue
Year: 1875

WHITTIER ExPLAINs.-A version OF
{" Barbara Frietchie," differing some
what from that rhymed by Whittier, has
lately been given to the public. In
letter to the Boston Advertiser, the poet
saws that he wrote the ballad with firm
belief in the accuracy of his informa-
ton but he admits that he may have
been misled. eff SO, he adds, g can
only say that l shall regret it, not so
much from feeling of personal disap-
pointment, as that it involves the loss of
that noble ideal of patriotism to which
/ sought to do honor. 1t seems to be
admitted by those who deny the main
incident of the ballad, that the venera-
Bile Union woman did not hesitate to
make a way with her cane through the
Confederate soldiers at her door apply
ing to them epithets more energetic than
polite. and that she had a Union flag in
her house. If she did not show it on
that occasion, so much the worse for
Frederick City, and those who have Civ
en- credit to the story of the heroism of
its oldest inhabitant will very naturally
sympathize with the indignant inquiry
of one of her juvenile admirers IF
Barbara Frietchie didn't shake the flag
at the rebels, why didn't somebody else
do it?"
Year: 1875

Years rush by by US like the wind. We
see not whence the eddy comes nor with
erward it is tending, and we seem, our
selves, to witness their fight without a
sense that we are changed. And yet
time is beguiling man of his strength as
the winds rob the woods of their foliage
= Wdtter.
Year: 1875

not seeming to reckon in offset that his
life had been saved by Mr., Dorr, who so
exhausted himself by his great effort
that he never regained any sound health
during his life, Exchange.
Year: 1875

When I was boy of twelve, my father
was merchant in a small village in the
State of Ohio. He paid strict attention to
business, had me in the store good deal
of the time to assist and SO had no need of
the services of moro than one clerk.


One day discovered the clerk, whose
name was John Hammond, in the act of
abstracting money from the drawer. He
coaxed and threatened me, and kept the
secret, but soon catching him at the same
offense again, informed father of the fact,
and Hammond was discharged. The place
was filled by an oldsh man, honest as the
day, and things moved along all right for
two weeks. Then, one evening when father
went to count the cash, he discovered that
two five-dollar bills had been stolen from
the drawer. He had taken them in him
self, not an hour before, and he was greatly
puzzled to account for their disappearance.


In those days merchants trusted their
clerks until they found them dishonest.
We had the old fashioned counters, with a
money drawer on each side of the store.
The drawers, or tills, were simply square
boxes, which showed under the counters,
and bills, silver and coppers we're thrown
in together.


Father questioned me sharply, but
could not guess where the money went to.
He had known Phletus Rathbone, the old
man, for twenty years, and he could not
believe him thief. No one had been be-
hind the counters, but the bills had taken
wings and could not be traced.


Next day was not in the store at all,
until just as they were putting up the
blinds, and preparing to close up for the
night. Father kept sharp eye on the
sort of money taken in during the day;
and when he came to count up for the night
he discovered that a five-dollar gold piece
and two silver half dollars had been taken
from the same drawer which had been rob-
bed the day before. 1t was between him.
self and Mr.. Rathbone. Of course, father
would not steal from himself, and neither
Year: 1875

had not been watched more closely than
any one else. Fathers idea was that some
| one had taken the money by reaching over
the counter in the evening, and SO he plac-
ed me where I could watch the drawer.
The new shoemaker, whose name was Dee,
came in as usual after his tobacco, got it
and left, and several other persons made
similar purchases. l was dead certain that
no one had reached over the counter, and
yet when the money was counted up we
found that about eight dollars had been
stolen!


"Is it ghost?' asked Mr.. Rathbone,
as we stood there and looked at each other.
cor the dew" father was going to add.
but he cut it off short.


The next night $40 were taken, and the
next after the sum of Sc was missing
Tho thieving had all been from the same
drawer, and our watching and spying had
been of no account. Father was beginning
to wonder if we were not all going crazy,
when accident solved the mystery. At an
early hour in the morning I upset and
broke bottle of table sauce near the show
the case from the position it had held for
months. AS showed it away found that
one corner covered a hole which had been
cut through the counter-a square hole
through which hand could be thrust into
the money drawer.


"That's the secret!' exclaimed father
as l made known my discovery, and we
plainly saw that some one, standing with
elbows on the case while being waited on,
had showed it quietly along, dipped into
the drawer, and replaced the case before
being discovered. Father could do the
trick while I was prying loose plug of
tobacco, or weighing out sugar. Not a
word was said to outsiders, but when night
| came the constable was on hand to make
an arrest, l was hidden in the shadow of a
huge pile of calico, where l could watch
the case, and father and Mr.. Rathbone
were waiting on customers.


At the usual time the new shoemaker
came in and asked for his tobacco. Mr..
Rathbone went back to the desk, and father
was long time loosening the plug, having
to 90 to the back end of the store after a
chisel. had my eyes on Dee, and plain
ly saw him move the case, dip into the
drawer, and put the hand into his pocket.
made the signal agreed upon, and Mr..
Norwood stepped forward and collared the
young man. When he knew that we had
fairly trapped him, he made clean breast
of the affair. Hammond had cut the hole
through the counter the day before his
discharge, and had posted Dee how to profit
by it. The money had been equally di-
vided between them, and upon Hammond
being arrested they restored every shilling
of it. The constable wanted to have them
well punished, but father was kind heart
ed, and he let them off on their promise to
leave Liverpool for term of years.
Year: 1875

would he believe that the old man had rob-
bed him.


The drawer was turned upside down, a
search made along the floor and behind the
boxes, but the mystery was not cleared up.
After much thought that night, father de-
termined to increase his vigilance, and
hoped to catch the guilty party. l was
not in the store again next day, and he
kept a close track of every sale, the amount
paid in, paid out, and often opened the
drawers to note the sort of money paid in.


At lamplight, while Mr.. Rathbone was
away at supper, father counted the money
in both drawers and marked down the sum,
the counters up to nine O'Clock, the hour
for closing. By his count the drawers
should contain exactly 1895. When they
were emptied, and the money counted, the
sum only figured up $71.2S. He and the
old man were alone, and father just told
him what had been going on, though he
knew that Mr.. Rathbone was innocent, for
the money had been taken from fathers
side of the store, and out of the same old
drawer.


The old man was shocked and panied,
but his conscience was clear and he felt
that father could not justly suspect him.
They planned that each would, next day,
note down in pass book every sale made.
bone, and father the other side, and we
kept our eyes about us all day, yet, when
night came, fathers drawer had been rob-
bed of nearly $12. He was Christian
man, but he came near using an oath when
he figured up and found he had again been
made victim of a thief.


Well, what to do he didn't know. He
prided himself that he was as keen and
shrewd as old Mr.. Norwood, the village
constable, and SO that official was not asked
to investigate the matter. If a mans
store was being robbed uuder his own eyes,
and the eyes of two vigilant clerks, thick
headed old man of fifty was not the person
to discover the thief.


If Hammond had ever entered the store
since his discharge, suspicion would natu-
rally have fallen upon him. But he never
came through the door, and was industri-
ously engaged at his trade, which was
shoemaking.


In village like Liverpool, containing
only about one thousand population, every
body knew everybody else, and the arrival
of stranger was something to be remark
ed. About the time the first money was
missed, a stranger had arrived. He was a
shoemaker, young man of twenty, and
had gone to work in the same shop with
Hammond. This man had called into our
store regularly every evening about eight
O'Clock to purchase plug of tobacco.
The tobacco was on the shelf just behind
the money drawer. On the counter over
the money drawer was q small show case,
about four feet long and foot high, con-
tanning Yankee notions. One asking for
tobacco would naturally stand and lean
his arms on the show case while waiting to
be served.


We had remarked the stranger, but he
Year: 1875

0MAuA, May s.-On tile 18th of
April al the Red Cloud Agency a
party disappeared in the direction OF
the Black Hills. Scouting parties
were sent in pursuit and returned
May I'd with five of the party. The
rest Of the band returned next day
and stated that there are no whites in
the Hills now and that it is impossible
for mining parties to pass the Gordon
of Sioux and military.
Year: 1875

weeks ago and have advanced farther


west daily, until they now fly as far west
as Springwater. During the present
week they will in all probability
De found at all points along
the Genesee Valley and scattered
over the surrounding country, and there
IS prospect that a considerable number
OF the birds will build their nests and
breed in this county and those adjoining.
The writer took a trip to Campbell's
last week with excellent success. On
posite the village of Campbells are three
high hills; on the top of the center one
OF our party took up a position, and
when the flight commenced, about $50
p M, we could not load and fire fast
enough to take the Aocks as they
charged upon US like the waves-of the
ocean. The flight lasted an hour, the
roaring of our guns, the exhilarating ex.
eitement and the lively running 20 and
iro OF small army of boys picking up
the dead birds, made the scene a most
snimating one. From our elevated
position we commanded view of the
country for ten or twelve miles in length
and i've or six in width, and for the en-
tire distance immense hocks could be
seen stretching out in long lines until
lost in the distance When nearing the
"roost," several Aocks arriving stimuli
taneously would sweep together into one
immense flock and slight in the trees in
thick mass, seemingly covering an
acre or more.
Year: 1875




Home and SCHOOL,


When the Venus was at anchor of
Simons Town the sea was so phosphor
escent that the cabin of the naturalists
was lighted as with lamp. The water
when poured from one bucket into an.
other, was like molten lead; and when
the hand was plunged into it, it came out
covered with luminous eOrpuscles, gilt.
tering like diamonds full of light.


Spallanzain made numerous expert.
ments upon the light of the meduse.
He found that the phosphorescent power
lay in their tentacles in the muscular
zone of the body, and in the cavity OF
the stomach. The rest of the body OF
the animal emitted no light when agi-
tated. The source OF the phosphores.
cence resides in a viscous liquid,
which is secreted and oozes to the sur
face from these organs. If this LIQUID
be mixed with other liquids it exhibits
its luminosity. One single aurelia
squeezed in twenty.seven ounces Of milk
made the whole so luminous that let
ter could be read by its light at yard 9
distancel


Pliny observed that the pholas dac-
tylus, little bivalye, possessed such a
phosphorescence that the lips of the
persons who ate it became luminous.
He also noticed that this light appeared
on the clothes if any Of the liquid from
the animal fell upon them.


The noctiluca miliaris, one of those
infusoria which chiefly contribute to the
phosphorescence of the sea, is very
small; fifty thousand of them can live
with the greatest comfort in a winegass
of water
Year: 1875

EXTRA RIFLE PRACTICE FOR THE FIRST BRIGADE,


FIRST DIVISION, NG.sN.Y.


Couformaby TO previous orders the several regiments
composing the First brigade Infantry of the First
division, NGS.NY., sent attachments yesterday
to Creedmoor for extra days rife practice. The
troops composed OF men who had vet shot over
the third and second class ranges of such had
failed to qualify as competitors for the Marksmsn's
Badge. The who failed the first trial are thus
afforded opportunity of earning the Marksman's
Badge. There were 2s0 officers and men before the
butts, some of whom had already shot their regular
or these about thirty have qualified to shoot
for the Marksmans Badge. 1t thus becomes question
OF some moment to whether IL is worth while for the
State to pay for transportation, burn thou
sands Of rounds Of ammunition and occupy
the time of both officers and in order to allow
thirty out Of 2s9 qualify to shoot for the Marks
mans Badge


The regiments which sent deachments yesterday
were the Twelfth Twenty second, Sixty NINTH Seventy
first Seventy ninth The troops assembled in their
respective armores sufficiently early OF their
taking the thirtynve minutes past nine A. NJ train
from Hunters Point to Creedmoor. On arriving upon
the field it found that Lieutenant Colonel Chad
dock of the Seventy first regiment who had been de-
tailed as field officer Of the day, not present Cap
tain Clark of the Seventy NINTH being the senior officer
on the field took command, and Adjutant Hughes, Of
the same corps, assisted him. Firing commenced at
eleven o'clock. Shooting 100 and $50 yards butts
was finished before ration time About a smart
shower interrupted the practice for twenty minutes In
the afternoon the 300 and 4C0 yards dis
tances were shot over in front of second class
targets, aud the practice finished by six O'Clock.
Under the sharp eye of Major Henry Fulton,
OF the American rifle team, who present brigade
instructor OF rifle practice things with great
regularity. In marching from point point and chang
Ing ranges the officers and showed acquaint-
ance with the routine Of field duty than many other
bodies OF the National Guard that have preceded
them at Creedmoor


THE TWELFTH REGIMENT.


The Twelfth regiment had fifty four officers non
commissioned officers and men. OF this number
twenty nine qualified TO shoot at the second class tar
gets Captain V. Herb commanded the detachment,
and Adjutant W. H. Murphy acted inspector Of rifle
practice.


O. the TaneLnh Reninenf
Year: 1875

of New Jersey legislator has been largely elevated in
dignity and Importance by the adoption Of the
constitutional amendments. He will hereafter receive
larger compensation for his services, and, for at least
two sessions have vastly more important duties


To perform Besides the revision of the tax laws, which
will demand the exercise OF tho best ability, financial
experience. &c, the enactment OF system Of general
laws will require good deal of ripe wisdom and judg
ment


Already the republicans OF Cumberland county have
made their nominations for the lower house OF the
Legislature by the selection Of Messrs George W. Payne
in the First and Morris Bacon in the Second district
Other county conventions will follow The State
SOveregns Of Industry the Changers and the prOhib
ton and temperance organizations wilt take prom
part in the fight, that lively times in store
Year: 1875




The following is the order in which IS promulgated
the decree of the Privy Councl:-


Her Majesty pleased, by and with the advice Of
her Priyy Council, to order as it is hereby ordered
that the said decree of the Court of Queens Bench for
the Province OF Quebec of the 9TH September 1871 and
the decree OF the Superior Court of the 10Th
September 1870 be and the same hereby reversed
with costs and Her Majesty further pleased TO order
that the original order of the said Superior Court Of
the I'd May 1870 be varied and that, instead OF the
SAID ordor, should be ordered that Pc
remptory writ OF mandamus be issued, directed TO La
Cure ct Margulicrs de PGuvre ct Fabrique de Notre
Dame de Montreal" commanding them, upon applica-
tion being made to them by, behalf of the Inst
tut Canadien and upon tender payment to them OF
the usual and accustomed fees to prepare, permit to
be prepared grave in that part OF the cemetery in
which the remains Of Roman Catholics who receive
ecclesiastical burial usually inferred for the burial
upon such remains being brought the said cemetery
for that purpose at reasonable and proper time they
do bury the said remains in the said part OF
the said cemetery or permit them TO be buried
here and IL Is further ordered that the defendants do
pay to the Canadian Institute all the costs Of the widow
in all the lower courts except such costs occa-
stoned by the plea OF recSdto jcts which should be
borne by the APPELLANTS and likewise the sum Oi
81 079 lSs 4d sterling for the costs of this appeal
Whereof the Governor General, Lieutenant Governor
Commander in Chief of the Dominion of Canada for
the time being and all other persons whom IL may
cern, TO take notice and govern themselves accord
ingy. (Signed) T.. HARRISON.
Year: 1875

An unknown man, about forty years Of age was
found lying insensble Of the cuts Of the Fourth
avenue Improvement 10th street about six o'clock
last evening He taken to the Twelfth precinct sta
tOn house where he died in lew minutes lie appeared
10 be a laborng man and was run over by the Harlem
down train. He about live feet eight inches IN
height with dark brown har and whiskers wore a
check overshrt, dark pants, and coat Congress
CATERS and black felt hat The Coroner was notified TO
bnld ani
Year: 1875

For some time past Charles II. Trout, residing at No
100 Elizabeth street. has not been good terms with
his brotherin-law, William Linan, who also resides in
the same house Last evening the diincuy between
the two came near ending in a tragedy A muir
derous pistol was brought into use by Frout and It's
contents were discharged his brother in-laws head
Luckily the aim not correct The bullet went wide
of its mark and lodged in the wall near where Linan
standing After the pistol was discharged Trout
fed and was not arrested up TO a late hour night
Year: 1875

THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE COMING CAM


PeIGN.


TRENTON, Sept 13, 1875
The coming fall election in this State promises to bo
Of more than usual significance The contest will
be waged in reference 10 the Legislature Tho position
Year: 1875

THE TWENTY REGIMENT.
The Twenty second regiment sent to the field seven
ty-hve men Of all ranks thrtysix of whom went back
TO shoot at the second class butts. Captain R. X
Styles was in command and Captain J. s. Looms dis
charged the duty of inspector of rifle practice


Scores Of tie 7lcenty-second Regiment
Year: 1875

"On Deck had led an eyentful life A
sailor in youth, diver in manhood and
"ne'er-do-well" in old age, he saw more
than falls to the lot of most men. lie came
to California IN early times, and was the
hero OF a shark story, remarkable as the
only one having truth for foundation native
to our harbor born. In 1851 James Carton,
a steyedore, while warping the ship GEN
esee to berth off Market street wharf lost
an anchor. "On Deck" was the only diver
except Bill Matthews than known in the
city, and was sent for to recover the anchor


''On Deck complied, and while 50 en-
gagged noticed a shark lowering few feet
above him, evidently observing his move
ments. The fish was ut least eighteen feet
long and was known as the bottle nose, :"
one of the most voracious of the shark kind.
This discovery naturally alarmed the diver.
He had found the anchor, made cable fast
to it and was about ascending when the ap-
pearance of the shark made him pause.


lie had heard that sharks did not molest
men in armor lie doubted this, and did
not feel now like Iisking the experiment.
lie moved few PAGES from the anchor the
shark moved too. lie returned to his form
er place-the shark followed. He was eyi-
IDENTIFY, 10 use his own words, spotted by
the bottle nose for supper" and, unless
signally favored, would fall victim to its
voracity. He hardly knew how to act, when
he thought of the cnttle fish how that
singular creature often escapes its enemies
by darkening the waters with an inky liquor
elected from its body.


He accordingly stirred up the mud at the
bottom till the water was darkened around
him, cast of his weights and signalled the
man to haul up Immediately, but did not
entirely escape. The shark snapped at him
as he ascended, and three of his toes were
taken off A little more and his foot would
have gone, stout boot only saving it. The
happy thought of muddying the water saved
his life