Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-15

i've acts.-Youth1s Cabinet. 81.
From the Morning Star.
On Sunday the l7th Of June last, Mr..
Ivory Libbey, of Denmark, Me- aged "a,
with an uncle to whom he had hired for
a season, In Bridgeton, went out upon the
pond on fishing and fowIing excursion.
Having finished their fishing. and rowing
down the pond OH their return home, a
loon appeared in sight. The young man
reached forward, seized the rife by ITS
muzzle, and in drawing it to him, it dis,
charged and lodged its fatal contents in his
breast. He sprang upon his feet-tbrew
his arms around his uncIe's neck, saying
he had received his death wound-beG
ged his uncle to hasten ashore as QUICKLY
as possible, for he wanted 10 see his ia
Their then falling ON his knees, with his
bleeding bosom on the seat of the boat,
prayed for mercy until be could no long
er speak-and and expired in about thirty
minutes. The writer attended the funeral
the next day, discoursing from Eccl. tx.
IL: "For man knoweth not his time"-
He has left a respectable family, father,
mother, brothers and sisters, to mourn his
nntImely death. JOHN PIKE.
Fryeburg, Me, July "a, 1888
NEwsP papers,.
"As ready vehicles Of public inteII-
gence and instruction, news papers are Of
Indispensable srrvice; they are eminentIy
republican. They are the most constant
companions and teachers Of the people.
In their daily visits, they are at the doors
of their patrons 10 give them the news,
first in the morning and first in the eve
ming; Frequently they breakfast and dine
and sup With them; thy entertain them
in the parlo", and advise them in the
counting room; they travel with them 10
all the coaches, cars and steamboats,, upon
the public ways;-there is not an athe-
n@um, nor reading room, nor house OF
entertainment, nor any place Of public
daily resort, whe~c their forms are not
seen. and their voices heard. They are
IN truth the onni-present geniuses and
tuteIary godlesses OF the peope,-and il
there be any truth ia the proverb, that
they who perpetuaIIy have our ears, have
at last our faith, their influence must be
great and decisive upon the destinies OF
this republic. Considering their immense
power over the public mind, everv good
cltIzen must see the importance of EN-.
deavorlnC TO save them from perversion
OF elevating their character, and dssem
mating them as widely as possible. Eve
~ family that can afford il, should take al
least one paper, and should exercise the
most wise discrimination in the selection
Few men confer more benefit upon the
community than good editors, and few dc
more harm than bad So WinSLOw'
Grafton
1t is also true that the newspapers are
the chronicles of civilizalion-the com
mon reservoirs into which every stream
pours its living waters, and at which eve
~ man may come 10 drink. 1t is the
newspapers that give 10 liberty its prac
tical life, It's constant observation, its per-
petual vigilance, Its unrelaxing activity
The newspaper, is, in fact, sermon for
the thoughtless, and library for the poor
II is calculated to stimulate the most in
different, to instruct the most profound.-
English paper.
TEMPERANcE MEASUREs.-Our friends
who have the management Of the Tempe
rance Society seem determined to keep a
bout even sides with the abolitionIsts. Or
the 18th OF Sept. simultaneous meetings
are to be held in every county in the STATE
Of New York, TO discuss the evils of ouI
liquor laws and the remedy, and 10 take
measures for general pelitioning 10 TIT
next Legislature praying them eftctuaII!
to prevent the Empire State from being
partner in the manufacture Of drunkards
paupers, maniacs and criminals ~
They propose that "some one efticien
citizen. male or female, be found, who vii
undertake to see that petition is present
ed to every person Of suitable age in par
ticular town or district, and that the mum
Der Of these be sufficient to cover tn
Whole country. These petitions shoul>
be returned to a county committee, aP
pointed for that purpose, AMI if possible fol
ward to the Legislature by the representa-
ton Of the county, on the first meeting c
that body. During the first week in tn
session, every petition should be ill.,"
Only think of it, Mr. WinsIow-a cit
izen" "female" in every town or district
getting "ont of her sphere, and meddIln
with politics." and even going from hous
to house to "spin street-yarn" and get u
petitions to the Legislature" to "dIctat
to our rulers" about the laws. And MI
Cummings has not warned US here II
York State about the disgrace of havIn
"women rule OVER US. Truly, 18th
times are out OF joint. "-E~G"etp0t0T'
TIE PROPORTIONS OF CHRIsTIA'
SYMPATHY.-Thec conductors OF the Ne'
York Christian Advocate and Journa
hasten TO give their readers the particular