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A Capacious Carpet Bag.

Meanness occasionally meets with
a shock that is a lesson to all con-
cerned, especially TO The victim. On
the Cleveland cars, day or two
since, coming 10 Buffalo, was stall
wart man, going to New York 10 buy
goods. lie was not what might be
called siingy or close man, but he
was one who when there was cent
due him that swndling might deprive
him Of, would sacrifice $50 bill 10
save the copper. Our friend had
started from Cleveland without any
breakfast, and when Erie hove in
sight, he gathered himself up for a
general skirmish for any and all
kinds of provisions. He had "A car
pet bag with him, and going into the
dining room at Erie, deposited his
carpet bag on one chair, while he
took another by It's side. lie was
los, for about ten mlnules-nerfer,'y
obvious TO anything, save that he
had blessed Consciousness of some
thing rapidly and agreeably filling
up his 'inwards.' About this time,
the landlord came round, and stop
ping by our friends chair, ejaculat-
ed, Dollar, Sir A dollar, re-
sponded the eatIng-man-' a dollar
thought you only charged fifty
cents meal for one-eh p That's
true, said n,eanneSs, but ! count
your carpet bag one, since il occu-
pies a seat (The table was far
from being crowded.) Our friend
expostulaied, but the landlord insist
ed, and the dollar was reluctantly
brought forth. The landlord passed
on. Our friend deliberately arose,
and opening his carpet bag, full TO
its wide mouth, discoursed into 1t,
saying: Carpet bag-it seems you
re an individual human in6iyld-
ual, since you eat-a, least I've paid
for you, aud now you must eat-up-
on which he sized everything eatable
within his reach, nuts, raisins, apples,
cakes, and pies, and amid the roars
of the bystanders, the delight OF his
brother passengers, and the discom-
future OF the landlord, phlegmaiical-
ly went and took his seat in The cars.
He said he had provisions enough to
last him to New York, after a bouni-
iful supply had been served out in the
cars. There was least 50 worth
10 the bag-upon which the landlord
realized nothing in the way Of profit.
So much for meanness.--Bagalo
Republican.
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son was greatly disturbed. On the next day
the disturbance. occurred on the coast Of
China. See the preceding article.

Chicago, My 2;}d. Terrible T'orundo.-
Accounts reached this city last night of most
terrific hurricane and whirlwnd. in the town
of Jefferson, Cook county, and other places
north and west Of there. On Tuesday inter-
noon revolving, funnel shaped cloud pas
ed swiftly along, near the ground, about six
teen miles north Of here 1t described a
small circle towards the southeast, twisting
of large trees and whirling them out Of
sight instanter. The whrlwind then broke
in two, and disappeared, but almost inmedi-
ately formed again, and passed direct north
and west, with redoubled violence. Il
struck heavy frame house one mile from
the Illinois and Wisconsin X. R., tearing
The roof instantly of, and almost immediately
afterwards taking the house itself I'd the
spout with all ITS contents. Nine persons
IN the house were drawn up and hurled down
IN different places, four of them were in
stantiy killed, and others mutiiated beyond
any prospect Of recovery. The whirlwind
then passed over post and rail fence, leav>
ing not the slightest vestigc OF il; next
took up barn and threw it upon the horses
and cattle it contained, crushing them at
ouce. The timbers of the house and barn
were hurled to the ground with such violence
as TO bury them almost out of sight. The
house belonged 10 Mr.. Page, whose wife,
son, and two grand children were killed.
Second Despaich.-Later accounts from
the region of the tornado still have an in
credible and Munchausen" appearance
No more loss Of life has been reported. 1t
is impossible to learn the extent Of the dam
age.
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Interesting Phenomenon. "A remarkable
phenomenon occurred ON Christmas eve at
Hangchow, China. On the fifth of the | lth
month dec. "a the water, in streams not
connected with the sea, rose suddely at about
five o'clock in the afternoon, to a considera-
Bile height above its common level. The
phenomenon, which is without precedent in
Chinese history, was witnessed simuliane-
ously at Hoo chow, Kae>hing, and lIae-ning.
AT llae-nlng the water rose three feet, at
Hoo-chow one, at Kae-hing between one
and two feet The water continued in its
elevated position for quarter Of an hour
and Immediately subsidized. No earthquake
was felt. In the whole Of the region where
these cities are situated, constituting the
part of Chih.keang Province north OF Hau-
chow bay, there are no tides. All the pass
ages by which the waters Of the sea could
enter, to the east OF Hang-chow, along the
northern shore of the bay, have long been
closed up TO prevent an Eruption Of the ocean
on the low level lands Of that region. The
tides that come IN by the mouth OF Yang
tsze-keang do not reach 90 far as these ci-
ties, stopping at about seventy miles from
Woo-sung. The wind was southeast. This
Intelligence has been communicated by ma
tiyes Of the cities mentioned They wit
messed the phenomenon separately, vnd on
comparing notes found that IL had taken
place at the same time in each place. Our
informants say that II must have been caus-
ed by gravitation from some heavenly body,
there being no motion of the earth percepli-
BILE. Foreign sapons will Of course trace il
TO ths same origin with sarthquakss---y<sstk
CAina Herald. alo iyi'a III. snH
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SPiriiuaiism by Or. Luther y. Bell OF gos-
fon--Aiier stating various experiences, he
summed up his present convictions, as fol-
lows:
/. That there is abundant evidence that
novel influence or power exists, through
certain persons, known as mediums, by which
extraordinary results follow.
2. That objects of considerable weight
are moved without human contact, though at
considerable distance--in the experience of
the narrator up to fifty feet, at least.
8. Questions put mentally are answered
correctly, involving too many circumstances
to be explained on the idea of coincidence,
provided the true response is in the mind of
the questoner or some ore at the circle.
4. In no instance, in his experience, were
correct replies given where the response was
unknown to some one present
.. Replies supposed by the interrogation
to be correct, are given, as he believes them,
true, even when afterwards they are proved
to be erroneous. He gets the responses as
he suPposes them 10 be, not as they are.
6. There is no evidence of any spirit ex-
is,ence IN these extraordinary phenomena,
nor have they any connection with future
state of being, SO far as his observations
warrant an opinion.
z. The explanation must be admitted to
be beyond our knowledge, yet certain ana
logles existing between sttes of dreaming,
certain changes in manner, &c, would seem
to point to the duality of the brain as con-
nected with some Of these phenomena.
3. The subject is worthy the rigid invest
igation of oil whoseI duties are connected
with our speciality. Whether regarded as
physical novelty or widespread epidemic
OF the mind, the subject is OF immense i'm
portanre. and deserves n much rnnra respsct-
fnl treatment than it has generally me with.
majority Of the medical gentlemen who
took part in the discussion Of the second
question concurred in the views expressed
by DR.. Bell. - Boston Courier.
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Roman Catholic Address,

The following is the closing sentence of
the address of the Roman Catholic Bishops
at the Conference recently held in Balti-
more:
Beloved Brethren of the Laily, we en-
brace you all with paternal affection, and en-
treat you TO walk circumspectly, for the DAYS
are evil. You know what manner of pre-
cepts we have given you in the name of the
Lord Jesus; for tins is the will of God,
your sanctification. Be peaceful, sober, lust
aud falttul in the performance of all duties
toward all mankind. Practice patience, for
bearance, charity toward all. In the exer-
else Of your rights as free citizens, remember
your responsibility to God and act as free
men, but not as having liberty as cloak for
malice, but MS servants of God. Respect
and obey the constituted authorities for all
power is from God, and they that resist, re-
slst the ordinances of God and purchase for
themselves damnailon.
To the General and State governments
you owe allegiance in all that regards tho
civil order the authorities of the Church
challenge your obedience in the things of
salvation We have no need OF pressing
this distinction, which you fully understand
and constantly observe. You know that we
have uniformly taught you, both publicly
and privately, to perform all the duties Of
good citizens, and that we have never exact
ed of you, as we ourselves have never made.
even to the highest ecclesiastical authority,
any engagements inconsistent with the du-
ties we owe to the country and its laws. On
every opportune occasion we have ayowed
these principles, and even in our communi-
cations to the late Pontif we rejected as
caumny the imputation that VIC were in civil
matters subject to his authority. Be not
disturbed at the Measurements of our tenets
which are daily made, or at the effort to de-
prive US of our civil rights and of the con-
idenoe and esteem Of our fellow citizens.
Formidable as is the combination for this
purpose, we do not despair that the justice
and good sense of the nation will soon dis
cover Tho grorndlsss character VI the sus-
picion thrown upon the fidelity of Catholics,
whose religion teaches them TO respect and
mninsin the established order of society,
under whatsoever form Of government they
may be placed Brethren, let the light of
your example shine before men that they
may see your good works and glorify your
Father who is in heaven. Pray for the con-
version and salvation Of all men, for this is
the will Of God, who desires that all men
may be saved and may come to the kDowl-
edge of the truth
Given under our lands, in the Provincial
Council, at Baltimore, the 18th day Of May,
In the year of our Lord 1875.
tFRAScIs PArRiok, Archbishop of Bal
more.
RICHARD VINCENT, Bishop of Wheel
ing.
I MicnAEL, Bishop of Pittsburgh.
JoHS, Bishop of Richmond.
JoHN NEPoMUcEsE, Bishop of Philadel-
phia.
JosUK, Bishop Of Erie.
JoHs Barry, Administrator of Savannah.
4. n. L1SoH, ID. d., Administrator Of
Charleston.
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DovaLss Missior. August, 1854.
List wset-,he Lord be praised fot all III, msrcies
To his unworthy servant IL arrived
Safe a, the Missioa, via We,tpott where
tsuied over light to aid in for ming
A Vigilance COMMITTEES to send back,
In shir,s Of tar and feathers, double quilted
With forty stripes snve one, all YsHsso comeu,
Uneireumcissd and gentle, alien, from
The Commonwealth OF Israel, who despise
The priss Of the high calling q the saints,
To plss, amidst the hentben wildsrns.
Pu,e Gospel institutions. ssnetfed
! By Pstnsrrhai use. The meeting opened
With prayer, a. was most fitting, Half al kour,
Or thstsway 4 srosnsd, and ,trovs and rresilsd,
A Jacob did at Penusl, fill thr power
Fell on the people, and they cited " Amenlp
"Gloy to Cd 3" and stamped and cspped their hauds
And the rough voiced boatrnss wiped their eyes
=" Co IT, Old ho.s!" they -,'ad -na doomed ihs n,sgeu
Fulfilling thu, the word Of prophecy,
Cured be Canaan" Amer prayer, the meeting
Chose eommi,tse--good and piou' men
frssbyteran elder, Baptist deacon,
loe,l preacher, three or four class leaders,
AnsioVs inqaises snd rene wed baeksliden,
A score Ia ALT watch the river ferry,
As they Of old did wstch the fords OF ordan,)
And Gu, of Ill ~hose Yankee tongue. refuse
The shibboleth Of ibs A,bfsska bill.
And then, In answer TO repeated eslls,
gave ohe' account % "na' 10"
IN washington ana "uy many hea'"
he'oeed 10 know 'ns ''','1sel '"e yos
And Gea.rsi Gushing regularly hear,
inning WIN "'f'v .'e" " '"'
""' o' '"e " O''' S'o'1 ""'" anu 9'""'
Here, a, The Mission. all thing. have gone we'll:
The brotbe, who. Throughout nv absence acted
A. o,,,..,f. ,,,y,.. mi. thai IN, etou,
N.,,, were better have lo,, one negro,
A int rat. hand. but obstinats and .ulep.
He ran ava, como time la,, .piing, aud hid
In the river timber. There ny Indian converts
Pound him and ,ri,s and .hot him For the fe.t,
The hesthen. round about begin to feel
Tn. influence Of our pious unini,trstion.
And works Of lows. and some Of them already
Have pu,chse.d negroes. and are settling down
A. sole, Ch,i.ti.o.i Hl.s. IN. Is,d E,r thi.,
49,. I, Iii .,,i.. 500, Va Ill.,.
.,.,,,.. ,t.....
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have regard for our need, for you
have been long trusted acknowl-
edge your Indebtedness, and dive in
to your pockets, that you may prompt
ly fork over. If there be any among
you, one single patron, that don't owe
us something, then 10 him we say
stop aside consider yourself gen
tleman. If the rest wish TO know
why we dun them. this is our an
swcr: Not that we care about cash
ourselves, but our creditors do
Would you rather that we go to
Jail, and you go free, than you pay
your debts, and we all keep moving Z
AS we agreed, we have worked for
you; as we contracted, we have fur
nished our paper 10 you as we prom
ised, we have waited upon you but,
as you don't pay, we dun you Here
are agreements for job work ; con-
tracts for subscriptions promises for
long credits; and duns for deferred
payment. Who is there SO mean
that he don't take a paperf lfany,
he needn't speak-we don't mean
him. Who is there so green that he
don't advertise If any, let him
slide-he amt the chap either. Who
is there so bad that he don't pay the
printer If any, let him shout-for
he's the man we're after. His name
is Legion, and he's been owing US
for one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, and eight years-long enough
10 make us poor. and himself rich at
our expense. IL the above appeal
to his conscience doesn't awake him
to sense Of justice, we shall have
10 Try the law, and see what virtue
there is IN writs and cons,ables."
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VOL. XIX, NO. 2s......wHoLE NO. 1888.

Getting 'em Mired.-We once
heard an old fellow, famous all over
the country for his tough yarns, tell
the following. He was telling what
heavy wheat he had seen in the State
Of New York.
/" My father said he, "once had
a field Of wheat, the heads of which
were so close together that the wild
turkeys walked around on the top OF
it,"
" They might have been small
ones, suggested the person to whom
he was addressing his conversation.
No, sir, continued he, they
were very large ones. shot one Of
them, one day, and when | took hold
of his legs to carry him, his head
dragged in the snow behind me ?
" A curious country you must have
had, TO have snow in harvest timep
Well declare '--said he. look
ing little foolish. Il have got parts
of two stories mixedv
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This is the grand event of the
Journey. We know we shall never
be able to describe it justly. No
poetic enthusiast, no opium eating
or mesmeric dreamer could ever con-
ceivc Of any thing half so beautiful,
so exqusiiely grand, so overpower-
ingIy sublime. The picture was da-
guerreotyped all over our soul, and
were we TO outlive Methuselah il
would never in the least be furnished
10y the mold of forgetfulness. The
deep blue Of the ETHEREAL vault, stud
dcd with stars and ilumined by the
moon, twinklng and beaming in
their pristine glory, canopied us and
rested all around us on horizon of
snow-whiie clouds. Though these
clouds were separate, they appeared
10 US as one undivided mass, their
jagged shapes and shady outlines
being plainly marked upon cnoh other.
They shut out all view of the earth,
and seemed TO form a vast bowl or
basin beneath US, a valley of vapory
snow-banks, fit for the revelry of the
gods, for an ETHEREAL pantheon, or
any NEUROLOGICAL congress. The
moonlight was so clear, and so
strongly reflected by the vapors be-
meath, that the watches, compass,
and map of the party we're as intel
lIgible almost as by day, and we hav-
ing a newspaper in our pocket drew
II forth, and were enabled TO read
the smallest print in it with ease, and
did read some Of it aloud for the
qualification Of the party. All this
time, though we breathed as freely
as ever, our blood was humming in
our ears, and the cool air acting up
on our cloud moistened clothing, diff
fused quite chilllness over us. At
one time OesSommes laid down in
the bottom of the basket for warmth.
In this grand situation we remain
cd nearly hall-hour. At length
fissure opened in the clouds directly
beneath us, and all below looked
black as death We could distinguish
nothing. When the opening be-
came tolerably wide we were enabled
to see the cotton fields gliding by,
little gray spots, not as large as our
hand. The expansion and escape
OF gas having again sent US ear,hward,
we made one more rise TO fifteen
thousand feet among aud above the
clouds.
Our gallant little captain, now con-
GLIDING that we ought 10 be i'll the
neighborhood of Vlcksburg, kept
prospecting for the river with his glas-
ses. AT last it seemingly appeared.
We all hailed il with delight, but up
on nearing we found it TO be only
chain of cotton fields, Of which we
could eev neither end. GODDARD .hen
determined TO land al The first OPP
portunity TO discover our whereabouts
before going further: he was fearful
of getting too far from the river
Slipping down 10 cotton field, we
found it bristling with dead timber,
resembling black and white needles
standing on end. Several other fields
offered a similar impeachment; but at
last we came to field destitute of tree
or stump,and down we bounced right
in the middle of it at precisely one
O'Clock, having been on the wing six
hours and fifty minutes, and traversed
geographical distance from the city
which we have since ascertained TO
be one hundred and sixty miles-an
average of twenty-three miles an
hour.
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Hlisrfllanfuug.
For The Waterman 4 Journal
OLDEN TIMES.---No. 6.
"sEvENTY YEARS IN THE WIN

"SEVENTY YEARS IN THE WIN
OOSKI VALLEY"
Early Political History.-Your
readers, Mr.. Editor, many of them,
are too young 10 be familiar, from
memory, with the times that tried the
souls of politicians. when in Yer
mont, and throughout the country,
the people were divided into two
great parties, the Federalists and Re-
publicans I: the former protesting
TO be The disciples Of Washington,
the latter, Of Jefferson, the first great
apostle Of democracy, after the for
nation Of the Federal Constitution
and the Federal Government. 1t
was IN 1905 or o that the seat of
State Government was established
at Montpelier, and there in 1908,
the assembled wisdom of the state,
and the active politicians OF that day,
of both parties, convened TO amend
and enact laws, make appointments
and discuss politics. The Federal
lists were in the ascendancy and The
Republicans striving and struggling
for power and place, as the Wings,
the Democrats and the Know Moth
ing do at the present day. The po-
lilical parties were not then, as now,
knocked into the shape of a three
cornered hat, or an old hat cooked
up; but were, as | verify believe,
divided in opinion upon great nation
al principles, eacn conscientiously
DESTROYS Of promoting the public
good, and establishing our glorious
Union upon firm and immovable
basis Of Freedom, by securing to the
greatest number the greatest good"
irrespective Of the color Of the skin
or the place of nativity. Each par
~, then, publicly avowed their dis
tinclive political principles, and ad-
vocated them, no, in secret clubs, but
in public debate, aud in frank and
open-hearted honesty. The Kepub-
licans gained upon the Federalisi !;
and in process Of time acquired the
ascendancy in many of the States
and majority in The halls of Con-
gress. Il was then that the Fed
eralists, like some modern poli,i-
Gums, resorted 10 secret associations,
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A Capital Parody.

An editor " out Wes," thus talk,
TO his non-paying subscribers and
patrons. II his appeal does not bring
the "pe,0ter' we think he need new.
er try again:
Friends, Patrons, Subscribers
and Advertisers Hear US for ouI
debts, and &c, ready that you may
pay trust US, we are in need, aud
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is lhmM .s:::..:..lsi.: 81
Northern, N. H., Railroad.

After Oct. 2, 1855, up Passenger trains leave
Concord at 10. as A. NJ. sud NJ, OF on arrival Of
trains tom Boston Worcester, Lowell Lawrence c
oenussting with The Nains the Nermout Central
and Psuumssc Railroads.
Leave Whue River Juncfion. 1T o5 A. N. srd
l23O 2. NJ. OF % arrival OF the Cars from the Os-
denthutgb, VI CentTa, PassumPsie and " bite Noun
tain Railroads.
Nashua With trains To Groton lancti0n, Worcester,
Norsich, NewYofk Providence, epfiugle ID &c, al,o
at Coaoofd WITH tfsins to Portsmouth,, Manchssteri
Lawfeaee and Salem AID 20 Nashas, Lowell and Bos'
too. -, q, -. .r,-, -.
Concord, n. N. Sent. %, 1854.
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The King Of Belgium is Protestant,
through his subjects are mostly catholics.-
The King of Saxony Is a Catholic, though
the greater part Of his subjects are Protest
ants. TIE King Of Greece is Catholic,
though most OF his subjects are Of the Greek
Church. of the l5,50o,000 European SUBJ
jects of the Sultan Of Turkey, il.570,OoO
are of the Greek Church, 100000 are Ca
tho,ics, and only $4,000 are Mohammed-
ans
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ne end oitho year
taaesed IL a list OF agents torsoeve subscription,
dvsru.sments and nicatious, and sstpswi.Jg
psymeutfor the same.
Bakersfield, J. n. POMEROY,
Broot6eId, ;. ". SMITH,
Cabot, c. G. BROWN,
Dsnvine, CHARLES :. DANA,
Elmoie, l.. N. CIRCUIT,
HJdepst, EDWARD r. sAwyER,
Johnson, q. w. SCOTT,
Marshheid, r. d. PUTNAM,
Mofts,ille, }. C. MOVES,
Niddleser, JESSE JOHNSON, IT,
North6eid, z. SMITH,
orange, CARLOS CARPENTER,
Pisinh.id, A. r. BANCROFT,
sonth Bardwiek, G. snIpMAN,
Stowe. JOSEPH c. RAynoND,
STAFFORD, WILLIAM RoLLiNs,
South STAFFORD, DANIEL w.JUDD,
Tunbiidge, AARON n. KING,
wsus6eld and Fsysion. ORANGE SMITH
Warren, FRANKLIN A. WRIGHT,
waterbury md Durhury,
wHiiamstown, DARIUS PRIDE,
worcester. JONAS ABBOTT.
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From the Rutland Herald.
/" ATTENTION."

IN 4 LII Ao4Ns
l,utiHD roE aoHE lHss oss nnMniAs.)
"Oft In the siilly night"
hear dreadful dlGsining,
A. with main ADD might
Ths " Briiishsrs" were eoaing,
do declare
! wonccT where
Our" rigiiant police Z" Is,
While these 90 break
With roll sed shake
The public peace in piece.
" thea TO sheep lie down,
Afef my days ~ots tedious,
And these match through the town
Drumming &c iaake "Eishl hileoas,"
feel as though
ia like 20 show
Ny skill to these ionh eomeu
With big drum s,iesi
I'd beat time quick,
On drum. hetd-oT 90 diummer,.
TAs msa tsef Aaik no mats IN kis 80
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The lsst number Of the Westminster Re-
view confesses that " for City years pest the
merchant ships Of the United States hsse
notoriousiy been far better built than those
OF Grea, britain"
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apatrbulau K 5tatr suurual
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

TERMs.-sl .5Oss.h Ia advance s9,ooifpsymsni
not made 10 advance intetostalwsys charged from
he snd oftbo year
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Effect Of Nor Seven years hghting.'
says Jeremy Taylor, sets whole kingdom
back in learning and virtue 10 which they
were creeping, il may be, whole sgs.