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Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14

TEe CUrate VI D6mJT0at-ln the days
&C Charles. the ninth of that name, the
Curate of Domfront began a strange IN
novation and oppression in that parish;
that is. he absolutely denied to baptise any
of their children unless they would also al
the same time paw him the funeral fees.
and what was worse, he would give them
no reason for this alteration, but only pro
missed to enter bond for himself and has
successors, that hereafter all persons pay
init at their christening. should be buried
gratis. What think We the poor people dld
in this case? They did not pull his sur
Dlice over his ears, nor tear his mass book.
nor throw crickets at his head No. they
bumbIv desired him to alter his resolution.
and amicably reasoned it with him; but he
being a capracious fellow gave them no
answer. but, "what | have done, | have
done. take your remedy where you can
find il; It's not for men of my coat to give
an account of their actions to the lalty.
Which was a surly and quarrelsome an
swer. and unbehttIng priest, but TINS ola
not provoke his parishiOners TO speak one
lin word against his person or Junction. or
to do any Illegal act. They only took the
REGULAR way of complaining Of him to ms
ordinary, the arch bishop OF Rolen. UP.
on summons he appears. The Archbish-
op takes him up roundIy, tells HIM ne de
serves deprivation, if that can be proved
which IS objected against him, and asked
him what he had to say for himself. AT
Ter due reverence he answers. that he ac
knowledges the fact, to save the time oil
examining witnesses; but desires his grace
TO hear his reasons, and then to do unto
him as he shall see cause. Il have been,
saws he. "Curate Of this parish these
seven wears. In that time, ! have, one
wear with another, baptsed a hundre
children & buried not one.-At first l re
ioiced at my good fortune, to be placed m
so GOOD an air; but, looking INTO the re-
gister book, found for a hundred years
back, nearly the same number bapused,
and not one bmied.--And which did more
amaze me. | find the number Of commu-
nicants to be greater now than twas then.
This seemed to me a great mystery, but
ON further inquiry, ] found ont the true
cause of it; for all that are born at Dom
front, are hanged at Rouen. | did this to
keep my Pensioners from hanging, en-
couraging them to die at home, the burial
dues being all PAID
The Archbishop demanded of the par
ishoners, whether this was true or not
They answered that too many Of them
came to that unlucky end at Ronen.-
"Wel then" said he, Il approve o.
what the curate has done, and will cause
my secretary in pcrpeton rel memorian
to make an act of it; which act the curatc
carried home with him. and the parishon-
ers cheertully submitted to it, for within
less than twenty years, there died fifteen
of natural deaths, and now there die
three or four yearly.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14
CURIOUS CALCULATIONS AND FAcTs.

CURIOUS CALCULATIONS AND FACTS.
The EYE. There Is nothing more as
tonishing in the structure of the eve, than
the sensibuity of the expanded nerve, on
which the pictures of objects are Impress
ed. The proportion betwixt the degrees Of
light Illuminating an object by the sun, and
by themoon, at equal attitudes, is calcula-
ted to be as 10000 to /, and yet the OBJ
iect Is distinctly seen. Again, If sheet
of white cotton cloth. six feet square, be
elevated $4,000 feet, the eye being suppos-
ed an inch in diameter, the picture ofthe
sheet on the rehna, or optic nerve, in the
bottom of the eve, viii be Just one eight
hundredth part Of an inch square. which is
the 666th part of hne,-only equal to the
66th part of the width of common hair
and vet the picture Is perfect Query
Do we contemplate this picture, as physiol-
oglsts suppose, or does the mind contem-
plate the distant obiectl
GOLD. a grain ofgold may be spread
by the gold beaten into a leaf containing 30
square inches; and this leaf may be divided
into 800, 600 parts; and, by a microscope,
magnifying the diameter Of an object ten
times, the Tooth part of each Of these. that
rs, the 80 milliOnth part of "a grain Of gold
viii be visible.
MATTER. Although odoriferous bodies
may keep the room continually filed witt
.odour, yet they loose neither weight MOI
measure, apparently. The magnitude ola
particle of assafoeida is calculated TO be
only the S-1,0OO,OO0, 600, O0OOO0 ,0OOa
part of cubic inch. Il is supposed, by
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14
NEW BEE HIVE

A box to be made ofmch plank, say two
feet three inches by twelve inches In width.
The upper part of the box Is to be divided
off allowing a space Just sufficient to adj
init drawer, say about 3 by lOnches IN
front. The drawer is to slide upon par
ttion made TO fit the inside of the box eX-
acty, and through the middle OF this par
tition. hole is to be made. and a cores
poGding one in the bottom Of the drawer,
labout one and a fourth inch diameter so
as to allow the bees to pass from the lower
part ofthe box into the drawer; a pane of
glass is to be fitted in the outer side ofthe
drawer, say 8 by 10, and sliding shutter
is to be made SOFAS to secure the glass and
exclude the hght.-When the honey Is
wanted for use, first ascertain, through the
pane of glass. that the drawer IS filled, then
introduce a little smoke into the top Of the
drawer, in the usual way, by means of a
common tobacco pipe; and when the bees
have all descended into the lower part OF
the hive, separate the bottom of the drawer
and the partition with a case knife; remove
the drawer, and empty the honey. and re-
turn the drawer to its place, when the bees
will commence working. On this plan
the honey will always be obtained pure.
without bee bread or dead bees, and no,
a single bee viii be destroyed.
Boston Palladium.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14

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Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14

4 puzzle for Post ,Nastsrs.--A day OF
two since a letter came to the North Ad-
ans Post Office to be mailed, with the fol.
lowing superscrlptIon:
"Mr Henry Clark
or marinda Ford
to Troy and then to Newburge
take the Owago Stage
from there to Newton
and then 10 Jersey Shore"
Berkshire american.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14

Lumber trade of the .ARegheny.-The
Warren Pa. Gazette estimates, that if the
water be sufficiently high, 10000, 900 feet
ofboards Will descend the Allegheny this
Spring. This quantity it says, RATED 10
courses deep and y feet wide, would make
a raft 81 miles long; one course deep would
extend SO miles; or supposIng the boards
a foot wide, and placing them slngly, they
would extend 1920 miles, which would
reach to New Orleans, thence to New York
Albany, Buffalo, and hometo Warren, and
leave an overplus sufficient to reach from
New York to London. Allowing five men
TO 100000 feet boards, it viii require 300
men to run them to market At So per
thousand they will bring 100000. Shin
giles, square timber. saw-logs, tanbark, &c.
worth 100000, it Is supposed, may also
be sent to market during the season by the
river, making an aggregate for lumber Of
$500, OO0-a sum sufficient to make a
steam boat navigation from Plttsburg to
Warren, or from Warren 10 Lake Ere.
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14


ceremony of laying the corner stone oithe
newmethodist Church in North Benneit-st
on Wednesday, a flooring on which more
than 200 persons were standing, suddenly
gave way and they were all preciprated
into the cellar below. Scarce an indyld-
nal of this number escaped without some
injury. but we regret to state there are fif
teen or twenty cases of a most grave char
acter. Few of these escaped with the
breaking or dislocating of one limb only,
and II is to be feared that the lives ofmany
are to be despaired Of The deaths ofone
woman and child are already reported.
The accident is attributed to recent state
of morter in the brick pier which constitu-
ted one Of the supports Of the floor timber.
The religious services, we are informed,
were nearly closed when the accident oc-
CURED. and in the lapse of five minutes
the crowd would have been dispersed.
We forbear entering further for the pre-
sent into the details ofthis distressing event
as they would exceed our limits.
Mass. Journal
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14

mlCIGsCOpiCdl ODSt4 o'' g.
more animals in the milt OF cod hsn' paD
tbere are men on the whole earth and a IN
Gle Gle Grain ofsand is larger than four nI
lions of them put together. How in az
smalIcr must a particle Of light be DIS
ton Traveller.
A,,rp1c.v PRISONERS. We have "a
tbetic account of the condition OF a conSd
cradle number of Americans coniiheG q
Rio Jeneiro. having been captured IN Due
nos Auean vessels of war Portuguese
PRISONS have for ages been famous OF
their borrors-celebrated beyond others or
the lack of food. want of air, abundanc'oi
9Th. and infnitude of vermin. These IN,
happy men are heavily ironed. and sto%u
away so closely every night as to be neaiy
suf6cated. with black and white GRIMM Us
thrown in peIl nell upon them. and ne
whole are treated by their negro guans.
and others, as ifthey were also desutu'So OF
feeling as stocks and stones; and all re
nearly naked.
We cannot relieve them. But Hls mp
ed tbattbeir miserable fate may be wan
mo to others not to abandon the flag OTTER
country, which is able, as resolute' 10 ie-
fend the rights and liberty Of American ut
liens engaged in lawful business. .NiSeS.
go
Dyeq9fI DisaStcr.-The steamboat
Florida. commanded by Captain John nm
can. was destroyed by FIRE at Rutherford IS
Landing. about Il miles below Cahawba
about , O'Clock last Monday morning. She
was on her downward passage from Mont
qomery to Mobile, and had stopped few
hours before the disastrous occurrence, to
Law by till day light She was trelghted
with about 200 bales of cotton, which, to-
gether with every thing else on board, tell a
prev TO the deyouring element!
Il is not known whether the fire was ac'
cidental or the work ofan incendlary. 1t
was first discovered by Capt. Duncan
who was awoke by the cracking OF the
burning pitch. He Immediately alarmed
the passengers, ana adFlseu 1IcIll 10 io"'
the boat in order to save their lives; and
though they used all possible expedition
some of their apparel was considerably
burnt. Ofthe baggage none were saved.
Mai. alexander Pope, Register olthe Land
)hice at Cahawba, Benjamin Tarcer. Esq
of this vincinity MIR. Russell Ieb5lAs OF
Mobile, and Captain Shelby Of Nlontgom-
cry, were among the newspapers. MAJ.
Pope had in his trunk 10000 dollars be
longing to the United States, which he was
taken to deposit in bank at Mobile, and a.
bout 400 dollars of his own money, which
the rapidly ofthe flames rendered ituterly
impossible to rescue.
The aggregate loss including the cash
is variously estimated between 6O& 100,
600 dollars. Selma Courier.
f,o
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-05-14

,,,,r ANNALS in the milt of cod fish, tan
Here are men on the whole earth and IN n
Gle grain ofsand is larger man 1 lour ,, IN
lions of them put together. How m ~
smalIor must a particle of light be DIS
ton ITaUeAer.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-01-23
~ NEWSPAPERS.

FENHE Worcester and Keene Mail Stare
a Company have been scattering the Wor-
cester Papers on the route from Worcester to
Keene, since January lst, 1927 they now
propose a settlement and payment for their pa
pers up to January LIST, 1923 that is, for one
year and have employed Mr.. JOHN BoYEroN to
attend to the settlement of all their paper con-
Germs He will attend for that purpose at the
house of Mr.. Abbott, Innholder in Holden, on
Thursday, the last day of January instant at
Mr., Kings, in Rutland, on Friday, the lst day
of February at Mr.. Thompson's, Innholder in
Hubbardston, on Saturday. the Cd day of Feb
ruary, from nine O'Clock in the forenoon, till
two O'clock afternoon, and the remainder of the
day at Messrs. Brigham s. Murdocks, in said
Hubbardston at Cutters in Winchendon, ON
Tuesday, the 9Th day of February, from nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, till two o'clock, after
noon, and the remainder of said day at Muir
docks, in said Winchendon.
1t is expected that every person, who has
taken any of the Worcester papers of the Com
pany, will be punctual to attend at the above
mentioned places, and make their several pay
ments, as it is absolutely necessary that their
paper business is Immediately settled Should
there be any who neglect this call, they may
depend upon being called upon in a more forci-
bic manner, without further notice. For all
moneys paid Mr. Boynton, his receipt will be
good against the Company. All persons indebt-
ed to the Company for papers at Templeton,
are requested to make payment to the subscrib-
er without delay.
CALVIN TOWNSLEY, Stage Director.
Templeton. January %.
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NOTICE.
Pasture g. Wood Land for Sale.

a TnAo Da, of Vi, L WooS fG %sn Situate 9
Hubbardston, on the Barre Turnpike, near
Clarkss Tavern, will be sold, If applied for soon,
on very reasonable terms,-a liberal credit
with satisfactory security. The Pasture is
good, and the Wood and Timber Trees are dali
ly rising in value, as the scarcity of these arti-
cles increases. The above mentioned Estate
formerly belonged to THomAs FAYERwEATHER,
Esq. of Cambridge, and lately to john FAYER-
WEATHER, of Westborough, deceased. Those
who wish to purchase will please to call on the
subscriber, who isauthorized to make sale of the
premises SARAH FAYERWEATHER.
Westborough, January 60 eOw3t4
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DIED.,

In this town, on Friday last, Mrs. Betsey
Goddard, wife of Elder Luther Goddard, aged
65.
In Shrewsbury, Dec 80, Col Seth Wyman,
aged 70.-Printers an Vermont and Montreal
are requested to insert this death.
In Northbridge, 10th inst. of consumption,
Mr.. Francis Hemenway, aged 80
Ia Spencer, on the 9th ult. suddenly, Mrs
Mary B. Bush, wife of Avery Bush, aged 25-
January Sd, suddenly, Mrs. Hannah Stearns,
wife of Isaac Stearns, aged 41-January Is,
suddenly, Mrs Lydia Kittredge, aged 80.
In Paxton, on the 18th inst. Mr.. John Snow,
son of Col. Willard Snow, aged &c.
In Ware Village, on the 18th inst Mr. Asa
Denond, aged 50, formerly of Rutland, in this
county.
In Boston, Mr. Joseph c. Metcalf, aged %
years, formerly of Orange. His death was
occasioned by the bite of Centipede, while at
work in removing hides.
In Clinton, Me. Samuel Varnum,. Esq. aged
IS, brother Of the late Gen. j. BY. Of this
State.
In Morrisville, N. Y. Edward Hudson, ESQ.
aged az, formerly of New Braintree.
In Jafrey, N. H. Oct q, Mr. Jeremy I'm
derwood, a revolutionary soldier, aged H.
In Milford, N. H. widow Sarah Conant, aged
II.
In Allentown, N. J. on the 18th inst. Hon.
George Holcombe, one of the Representatives
in Congress from that State.
In Saybrook, Conn. on the Goth of Novem-
Der, Mr. Henry Clark. The circumstances at
tending his demise were truly distressing He
was at work in quarry-unexpectedly stone
started from the quarry the ground being very
descending, tie stone went with such rapidity
that his efforts to get rid of it proved unavail-
ing. 1t overlook him and slid over him, which
broke and mangId his legs to pieoes-one foot
was found rod from his body. 1t is judged
the stone will weigh from to 5 tons. There
were but two men in the quarry the other
man made every possible exerton to obtain
help; number ran TO his relief, but too late,
his days were numbered and finished. His dis
tress was extreme. He saw death staring HIM
IN the face. He extended his arm to give the
parting hand to his friends, saying, Pray for
me He expired in about one and a half hour,
leavinga wife and two children to mourn his
loss
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FOR SALE.

9m1 & TAVERN STAND, situated
<f sa@sS,1ss "a two miles southeast of the cen
ss5 ire of the town of Hubbardston, con-
L=IssssssS~ tanning / 10 acres of good Land, well
divided into Moving, Pasture, Tillage and
Wood Land, with young Orchard lately graft
ed with the most choice fruit; is well watered,
well fenced, under good state of cultivation,
and is situated in one of the best places for a
Tavern in this vicinity, and is now occupied as
the same Said Stand is situated on the stage
road leading from Providence, R. |, to Keene,
N H., and on the stage road leading from Bos-
ton to Albany The Buildings are all new,
well finished, and, in point of convenience, can
not fail to sNit the most particular. Possession
given the first of April, if wished for, and rea-
sonable credit given for the most part, if deslr-
ed. For further particulars, inquire Of the sub
scriber on the premises. AB!JAH CLARK.
Hubbardston, Jan. IS.
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dP LOOK HERE.

E.SOR SALE, a FARM, situated about two
g. miles from the Meeting house. in the
South Parish in Brookfield, on the road leading
to Sturbrdge, within 100 rods of good school,
and about one mile from Grist and Saw-mill
1t contains about so acres, well divided into
Moving, Pasturing, Tillage, Orchardng, and
Wood Land, with suitable and convenient
Buildings, and is well watered by never fail
ing stream running through the same. The
Land is of an excellent quality and under a
good state of cultivation given
the first of April next. For further particulars
inquire of AARON KIMBALL, .Jr near the
Meeting house in said Brookfeld, or the sub
scrlber on the premises.
JOSEPH MUNROE
Brookfeld, JAN 90
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MAR RE u

In Shrewsbury, on the LIST inst Mr.. Gideon
Harlow, to Miss Harriet Howe Mr. Elijah
Stone, Of Grafton, to Miss Marietta Haywood
In Sutton, by Rev. Mr.. Harrington, Mr.
Clarke Dalrinpls, of Mllbury, to Miss Pru-
dence Putnam, of Sutton
In Millbury, by Rev. Mr.. COTE, Elder Jo-
seph Torrey to Miss Abigail Sibley.
In Oxford, by Rev. Mr.. Newhali, Mr.. Merritt
Holbrook, of Millbury, to Miss Sarah Alger, OF
the former place.
In Swanzey, N. H. Capt. VIM Wright, of
Northampton, Mass. to Miss Rachael, daughter
of J. Underwood ESQ
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PUBLIC AUCTION.

WORCESTER. IS. January 10, 1928.
FEEAKEN on Execution, (having been pre-
= viously attached on mesne process) and
will be sold at Public Auction, on the premises,
on THURSDAY, the I4th dag of Februarg
merit, at one of the clock. afternoon, all the
Right in Equity which CALEB SARTELL,
of Ashbunham has to redeem about FIVE acres
of Land with Dwelling House, Barn and
Shop on the same situated in Asaburnham
aforesaid, on the County road leading to Win
chendon, being the same premises now occupied
and improved by said SARTELL.
4 CHARLES STEARNS, D. Sheriff
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highly approved Eye Water which will brace and
restore the tone Of the diseased parts On re-
cent sore eyes the effect is highly salutary. In
cases of years. standing, the most unexpected re-
lief has been received, after other applications oil
inferior efficacy had failed Weakness, soreness,
aud other complaints of the Eyes, proceeding
from colds, have been permanently removed
Those who use it pronounce it to he the best
preparation for these complaints they ever met
With, especially in obstinate cases OF soreness and
Inflammation. Price Is cents per bottle.
ALso,-the celebrated Cambrfdn Tooth .fche
Pills, which give immediate relief, without the
least injury to the Teeth On trial this will be
found one Of the best remedies known Tor this
painful complaint Price so cents box:
Prepared, and sold wholesale by T. BIDDER,
proprietor of the "ConwaN Medicine" Counting
room in Chambers over No 20, corner OF Court
and ilanover.streets, Boston, and at retail 6y his
appointment, together with all the Conway wed
iene, by } ROBINSON and J. GREEN 20.
Worcester, and of various Druggists, &c through
out the country.
Observe none are genuine unless signed I.
KIDDER on the outside printed wrapper.
or Large discount TO dealers.
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UrILITY OF NEWSPAPERS. By recent act
of the Legislature, the time of holding the De-
cember term of the Court of Common Pleas in
this County, was made week earlier than
heretofore. We published the act at the time,
and subsequently published notice of the all
iteration, SO that most persons interested were
duly informed thereof But on the assembling
of the Court, one Of the grand jurors was miss
ing, and he did not appear till the next week,
after the jury were dismissed. In consequence
of not taking newspaper, he was not aware
of the alteration, and was obliged to lose two
days time and the expenses of his journey,
amounting in all, probably, to not less than six
dollars, sum sufficient to pay for paper
three years
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WoRcEsrER. S. january 81. 1s2s.

WORCESTER, S. january 81, 1923.
FHNAKEN on Execution, having been previ-
j ously attached on mesne process, and will
be sold at Public Vendue, at Joseph Daviss Inn,
in Princeton, on WEDNESDAY, TIE tacentietk
day of February neat, at one o'clock, P NJ,
all the Right in Equity that SILAS HENRY
and SlLAS HENRY, JR. have to redeem the
mortgaged Real Estate on which they now live,
situated in the southerly part of Princeton
also, one other Lot situated in the easterly
part of said Princeton.
SAMUEL DAVIS, d. Sheriff.