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The HIDING PLACE OF MARTIN
LUTHER.-Eisenach is a little over
two hours car-ride southeast of Cas-
sci, but in itself has nothing to be
seen, except what NAV be found in
every other German city. On an
eminence near 10y is an old castle,
called iNartburg, which on account of
the religious and historical associa-
tions connected with it, attracts many
visitors. In the court yard of the
castle stands an old dilapidated two
story house, in which Martin Luther,
after his return from Worms, was
concealed and protected for nearly a
year by the Elector of Saxony, Fred
eric the Great. 1t is here that he la
bored so arduously, from May 4th,
1921, to March 9Th. 1922, on his
translation of the Bible. The little
room that he occupied under the name
of the gentleman George" remains
as it was when he left it. His table,
chest, chair, stove, foot-stool, bed
stead, library, bookcase, manuscripts,
portraits, ETC., are still in the same
old place, and position, while on the
wall hangs the armor he used to wear
when he went out, for he never passed
outside of the walls surrounding the
castle, except in the disguise of a
knight, as there were at that time
persons all over the country lying in
wait for HIM, who had sworn to kill
him whenever they might find him.
Near the table is the "hole in the
wall, or rather in the plastering, that
he made by throwing his ink bottle at
the devil, who on certain occasion
it is remembered, troubled him in his
work and meditations. The hole is
at present fully three feet in diameter,
and has very irregular and informal
appearance about it. Our guide,
however, said that it was thus enor-
mously enlarged by former visitors
picking off souvenirs. Travellers in
Europe are great on souvenirs. Still
a crumbling bit of mortar would GER
tainly be very peculiar keepsake to
carry about ones pocket or carpet
sack. But persons are no longer al
lowed thus to pick and gather speci-
mems. As substitute, photographs
of all these interesting places can now
be bought very cheaply right on the
spot, which are, in fact, the best
souvenirs that one could desire.
While | was sitting a quarter of an
hour in Luther's straight, old, wooden
armchair, thousand confused ideas
were hurrying through my head. Over
345 years ago the great Reformer sat
in this same chair and in this same
dark and dingy walled chamber, de
veloping those ideas and religious
truths which had already set Germany
on fire, and which subsequently, shook
the world SO tremendously.
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Prize Fighting.

We clip from Harper's "Easy
Chair" for August, some thoughts on
prize lighting that should have wide
currency. They are embraced in the
two paragraphs following:
The can't of muscle is the most dis
gusting of all cant. Of what conceiv-
able advantage to anybody in any
way was Blondon's walking over the
Niagara river upon tight-rope,
trundling wheel barrow 1t was
precisely of the same benefit to man.
kind as the jumping of Sam Patch at
the Gennesee Falls: it was as noble a
spectacle as that of a man eating {,
whole sheep at sitting for wager.
Do we need the Benicia Boy to prove
to us that sound physical training
is desirable? Do we wish our sons
to be Tom Cribbs Such men are
as exceptional as the Belgian giant.
1t is good thing to move gracefully ;
shall we, therefore, applaud the poor
girl who devotes herself day and
night to poison herself upon the point
of her great toe! The Benicia Boy
could deal blow like a trip ham,
mer but he was not strong in the
true sense-that of endurance. So,
little fellow acquires the peculiar
agility of "All Right" by the sacrifice
of everything most desirable in boy.
A taste for exhibition of such wasted
strength and address is just as morbid
as taste for monsters in China, or
for stimulating drugs. 1t shows what
the human frame is capable of; yes,
but there are many capabilities Of
that frame which it is better for us
not to see.
| 1t is painful that the newspapers
still insult the better part Of the pub
lie with the revolving details of a
prize fight. The whole business has
no trace of anything generous, heroic,
noble or humane. 1t is more humili-
ating than a cock fight. 1t is more
disgusting than the shambles. 1t is
more degrading and demoralizing
than a public hanging. The princi
pals are british; the spectators are
mostly Of the criminal classes. No
honorable or intelligent man has OF
can have any real interest in such a
scene; yet it is as carefully reported
as if it were of some service to socie
ty. Such reports directly panders to
the meanest and worst passions nor
is it an excuse that they are news
There are many events which fall un
der that head which no honorable
man will reproduce. There are filthy
details in many matters, even o.
necessary publicity, for printing which
there is no excuse. A man does not
lose his moral sense nor his moral re
sponsibility by becoming publisher
nor has he any more right to connivt
at the corruption Of the public senti
Eent because he is an editor than be
cause he is a private citizen.
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Five O'clock in the Morning.

The dew lay glittering on the grass,
A mist lay on the brook;
AT the earliest beam of the golden sun,
The swallow her nest forsook.
The snowy bloom of the hawthorn tree
Lay thickly the ground adorning;
The birds were singing in every bush,
At five O'Clock in the morning.
And Bessie, the milkmaid, merrily sang,
For the meadows were fresh and fair;
The breeze of the morning kissed her brow,
And played with her nut brown hair;
But oft she turned and looked around,
As ifthe silence scorning;
Twas time for the mower to whet his scythe
A, five o'clock in the morning.
And over the meadows The mlwers came,
And merry their voices rang;
And one among them wended his Way
To where the milkmaid sang
And as he fingered by her side,
Despite his comrades warning,
The old, old story was told again,
AT five O'Clock in the morning.
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INGENIOUS INDIAN TRICK. - Some
weeks since a party of soldiers made
night attack on an Indian encamp-
ment west of the Rio Grande, killed
about a dozen Indians and captured
some women and children. One of
the latter, a little girl, was given to
the Mexican guide, who lived near the
fort, who adopted her into his family.
About three weeks after, the wolves
were heard bowling all night for two
nights in succession. No one paid
the slightest attention to so common
a circumstance. In the morning.
however, the guide made his appear
ance, and stated that his adopted child
had disappeared during the night. 1t
appeared that the bowling came from
the Indian friends of the child, who
thus apprised her that they had come
for her rescue. She had noiselessly
taken a stone out of the side of the
cabin, crawled through, pulled out her
blanket and clothes, and joined her
wolfish friends. The tracks of two
Indians and of the child were follow.
ed for some distance into the noun.
Uains.
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At St. Clair, Michigan, Charles T.
Wheeler sprang into the river and
saved a young girl from drowning
but while himself climbing back on
the dock, he was struck by propeller
coming up, and injured SO severely
that he sank back and was drowned
A few days before he came into pos
session OF $4,000.
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The chances of being born deaf and
dumb are twice as great in Europe as
in the Uuited States; but the chances
Of becoming deaf after one has got
Into the world with sound ears are
twice as great in the United States as
in Europe. Queer things these sta.
tiSticS.
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NORWAY ANIMALs.-The English
traveller, Lloyd, has just brought out
an interesting volume on animal life
in the same region. He tells many
wonderful and apparently authentic
stories about the otters of Norway
and Sweden. He speaks of one otter
which disliked water, and Tapped tea !;
of another which was trained to go
out on shooting excursions and land
the game; of offers which supplied
their masters households with fish, at
all seasons; and, indeed, of one which
an ingenious miller made decoy of
to bring other offers into a trap in
his mill-dam.
He cOrrOborates Mr.. Lizars in ref
erence to the fondness for music
shown by seals. The notes of flute
will make a pack of them follow a
boat at sea, or a stroller on the shore.
The rock-seal gets upon the ledge
on which he sleeps in peculiar way.
He swims close to the rock, and when
lifted up by the highest wave, catches
hold of the ledge with his fore paws
until another favorable wave helps
him to drag up his heavy and un-
wieldy body The cub of the coW
mon seal sheds its first woody cover
ing before it is born, being, uDlikc
other seals. born in its second, and
not in its first dress. MarbIed seals
nave been made as fond of the hearth
,tona as dogs, aud nearly as obedicnt
10 their masters. Gray seals have
been known to take long journey,
over the land, through forests auu
pass villages, when the ground ha,
been covered with snow.
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A Renaissance.

Once, when was little boy,
l sat me down to cry,
Because my little brother had
The biggest piece ofpie.
Twas not but l had quite enough,
But then l could not see
The reason why a partial nurse
Should give him more than me.
They said was naughty boy,
But l have oft seen men,
Behave themselves as foolishly
AS l behaved then.
For we are often thankless for
Rich blessings, when we sigh,
To think some neighbor has
A "bigger piece" of pie.
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The Rev. o. L. Lamphear, a grad
uate of the University of Vermont In
1912, has been invited to the pastor
ate OF the Dane st. church at Beverly,
Mass.
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Senator Wade was rather fierce
against the Democrats in his speech at
Portsmouth, Ohio, the other day
said he:
Now they talk of taxing United
States bonds. When a man talks
that way, look in his lace and you
will see Penitentiary oird. | would
not trust such a man In my sheep
pasture after dark. 2
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COFFiNS AND CAak ETS.
COOKING STOVES.

| roUD oa, Samaritan. Stewart, Soap Stone, Parlor.
a. onlce' and other Stoves, always on hand
0ur STOCK Is much the largest TO be found in the
tbis ybpiun'y. we can undersell all competitors in
'1i' o'ancn oi Trade. See if we can't.
Newport, jan rs, 1867.
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LANE, ADAMS 81 co.,


GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
and wholesale dealers in
FLOUR, BUTTER, CHEESE, EGGS, BEANS AND
ALL KINDS OF COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Liberal Cash Advances made on Coasignments
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REFERENoEs: Ballon & Hi9bard, Boston, Crook,
Palmer & Co., Albany, Henry Lansing, Al
2ll bany, Aguwam National Bank, Springfield.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-09-06

Of what trade is a clergyman at a
wedding? A join-her.
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Clifford Penard, who has recently
opened a grocery on Maple street,
was arraigned the other day by
States Attorney Willard for doing
illegal business, and fined SO and
costs. Officers Rollins was called
there about the same time to quell
tumultuous assembly, engaged in
pounding one another. He arrested
three or four of the party, and there
by restored order.-Catedonian. s5
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He who laughs when he is alone
will make sport to company. -
He who serves well, need not be
afraid to ask his wages.
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Country Produce.
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excellent assortment vi Cumns and Gas
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order with appropriate trimmings, aud al short
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Last week while excavatirg for the
foundation of Mr.. Bridgeman's new
building on the Wentworth lot in Bel
lows Falls, the laborers found the re-
mains of human skeleton, supposed
to have been an Indian. The lower
jaw was perfect with the exception
of one missing tooth. The other
bones were much decayed. The re-
mains of rusty knife were found with
the bones. Indian bones have been
found in the same vicinity before
Record.
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l.. f. EDGERTON,
PROPRIETOR OF IRASBURGH HOUSE.
IRAsBURGH, VT.
Stages leave this House daily for Railway Sta
tiOnS
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GRANDEY ~ SKINNER,
GE n K RAJ HARDWA ARE DEALERS
BARTON LANDING, VERMONT,
Agents for NAILS, PLows, STOVES, &C., at Whole.
sale and Retail. 81
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SUICIDE.-Mark P. Ladd, Rep
resentative in the Vermont Legisla-
ture FROM Worcester, hung himself In
the barn of Mr.. Henry HiIdreth of
Richmond, his brother-in-law. at whose
house he was visiting, Saturday. Mr..
Ladd lost his wife in June, 1865, and
since that time has been subject to
fits of dependency. He was about
fifty years of age, and was formerly
Methodist preacher. He leaves
five grown up children. ...-.
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DIvoRCES.-At the late term of the
Washington county supreme court,
no less than 19 divorces were grant
ed. Of these cases, 6 were for de-
sertion, 6 for adultery, for intolera-
bic severity, and 3 for refusal to sup
port. Thirteen of the petitions were
by the wife, and six by the husband.
There was also large number of
divorce cases continued to the next
term of the court.
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j. *. HALL,
DR. U G GIST AND BOOKSELLER
NEWPORT, VERMONT.
~ Also Dealer in Artist Materials, Gold and Sill
yer Leaf, Fancy Goods. Papers and Magazines
furnished at publishers rates. Store No. Co
burn Block.
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WM. PITCHER,

HORSE II A \ F R,
WEST ALBANY, vERNONT,
viii receive horses and colts nj his stable ir
West Albany, and every attention will be given
them. He has had a lifelong experience in
training horses for the turf, saddle, and harness.
and all who entrust their horses and colts with
him can rest assured that he will give them his
earnest care and attentiOn.-45tf
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A. NJ. RUGGLES, Nj. D.,
III. p. BALLARD d Co.,

H o NJ G o P A T HIS ST,
25 BARTON, VERMONT.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10
Getting their Eyes Open.

Since Longstreet spoke out manfully MS
he did upon the subject of Southern Recon
struction, it has been apparent that many of
the more sound and able thinkers of that
section have determined to meet the great
Issue more honestly than they heretofore
have done, and to recognize the inevitability
of the situation as revealed by the marvel.
lous progress of event Looking backward
in different spirit from those ho sullenly
and proGtlessly contemplate the Union rs
it was" says the Carson Appeal, they are
reminded that gigantic truth was uttered
when the irrepressible conflict" was fore
told and the deduction was made that the
United States must, sooner or later, be all
free or all slave holding communities. The
too manifest intention which prevailed
throughout the South imme iiately upon
Johnson's detection, to cheat the North of
its great victory is fast being abandoned ns
useless; and some of the honester minds are
beginning to. admit that that is false cause
which attempts to sustain itself by the arts
and bubbles of the prevaricator and the
double dealer. Doubtless the promptitude
with which Congress passed the Explanatory
Reconstruction Act convinced many Soath-
ern politicians who hoped to gain tempora
ry victory through Stanbery's Opinion, of
the utter hopelessness of longer maintaining
their attitudes of non compliance with the
law making power of the victorious North.
As indicative of this new and hopeful de
velopment we quote the following from late
number of the Richmond (Va.) Whig:
When the Yankees threatened war if we
seeded we thought it very amusing, when
they talked of conquering us we fanced
swagger could hardly go farther. Lincoln's
Emancipation Proclamation set the whole
Confederacy into guffaw. Later, when the
Republicans in Congress ventured to make
an issue with the Executive-the Executive
which for four years had been the Govern.
ment, and was still armed with the tremen-
dous power and patronage conferred by the
war-we thought the Republicans were
courtine the destruction of their party, and
looked to see them scattered like street rabbe
when grape shotted cannon are brough. to
bear upon them. Did they? Is Andy
johnson master of the situation Compare
his demeanor and language on his present
pilgrimage with what they were when lie
was " swinging round the circle" on his way
to the Chicago! To US, he seems to set the
South an example of decility and submission
under suijugation. We had some warning
too, that if 50 and so were not done, the
freedmen would be given the right to vote.
Nonsense, said we; where do you get the
right? And. simple souls, how secure we
felt under the agis of a Consultation we had
renounced Did it protect us? Now. what
Vice President Wade means by "anothcr
turn of the screw" is confiscation. Let who
will say 'pshaw," we don't. We have come
to have profound respect for warnings and
threats from such leaders of the Republican
party as Mr.. Wade.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10

Tue Irish Republic, of Chicago, leading
Fenian organ. in commenting on a speech
recently delivered by JEFF. Davis, in Canada,
uses the following language, which we com
mend to the attention Of such of our Irish born
citizens as intend to vote the Democratic
ticket:
This arch. enemy of that great Republic
which the tyrants of England hate and fear
this champion Of the brutal ensiavement Of
millions Of men, as immortal as himself
this scourgo of humanity, with the blood of
slaughtered thousands on his skirts-has now
added another transcendent crime against
God and man to the long black list of his
horrid and hateful life.
He is now the champion Of the blessed
British empire the mnrtyred saint whose
orisons arise to heaven for the eternal per.
petuation of its rule.
Can the man who strove to strangle liberty
in America be the friend of liberty in Ire
land? Can those who are the loud mouthed
admirers of England be, at any time, or
under any circumstances, other than the
enemies of Ireland?
Then, for the sake of our suffering country.
let us have done with wretched names, and
still more wretched parties. Let us take our
stand on eternal principle. Liberty for Ire
land. and for all other lands, and death to
slavery and despotism all over the earth.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10

DRUNK.-On Monday a drunken Indian
raised muss on Main street, with some o.
his tribe, and commenced throwing stones,
several Of which came near striking passers
by. lie was arrested by Charles Anderson
and escorted to Jail, wherein the Sheriff as
signed him quarters which he can occupy
until such time as he feels disposed to tell
where he procured the liquor. 1t is time that
tac practice of selling liquor to Indians was
stopped, and we hope the authorities will pay
particular attention to the matter. 1t is bad
enough to tolerate herd of lazy Diggers
around the town at all, but when they get
in the habit of getting drunk and throwing
stones at each other in our streets, It's time
the thing was stopped.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10

SuAMuING.-Since receiving his sentence
to be hung. Indian Doc has adopted several
devices to escape from Jail. At one time he
pretended to ho awful sick. and commenced
splitting blood very copiously, after which he
tumbled over and lay as if dead but tinstead
Of removing him from the CELL and giving his
body to the Indians for burial, as the cul
prit had expected. the Sheriff left him in the
cell over night, and found him fully alive in
the morning. Shortly afterwards be repeated
the same dodge, but an examination Of his
mouth showed that he had some red sub.
stance concealed under his tongue, which at
once explained the cause of the hemorrbage.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10

LOOK Blue The Democrats hereabouts
look decidedly blue and disappointed since
Bidwell's withdrawal, and the grea! Union
demonstration of Monday night. The large
and enthusiastic crowd proved to them that
the Union party was wide awake end numer-
ically as strong as ever. They had previously
consoled themselves with the delusion that
Union men were hopelessly divided, and so
perfectly Indifferent and apathetic as to per-
NIT the county to go for Haight and the
Democratic ticket. They now see their great
mistake. and are down in thu mouth in
consequence.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10

LAST RssoRT.-The Sorehead Committee,
composed of several disappointed and played
out old hacks. have finally despaired of
inducing men of reputation or good sense to
run on their ticket, and have nominated
Caleb T. Fay for Governor, and B. r. Nick
erson for Secretary of State. There is no
danger of these men Withdrawing they
haven't got friends enough to compose a
corporal's guard, and no one cares pin
whether they accept or not.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10

WIrHDRAwN.-Gcneral Bidwell, seeing
that Sorehe ads and Copperheads were max
ing capital out of the peculiar position which
he occupied, has finally come ont and en-
phaticaliy declined to be a candidate, for
Governor on any ticket The General may
be slow to see point, but he will not know
ingly permit Democrats and their allies to
use him for the purpose of creating division
in the Union party. The General earnestly
advises all his friends to support and vote
for the regular Union ticket.
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10
Notice of LOST CERTIFICATE,

rs HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM 1T MAY
I concern, that on the 18th day of September,
1867, will apply to the Register and Receiver OF
the United States Land Office at Marysvile' Cali
fornia, for duplicate receipt No. 1884, on wa rant
No. 1914, entered by David SALESMAN, now de-
ceased on the following lands. to WIT; South nal
of soutb- east quarter Of Section No. 10, and the
south half of the southwest quarter Of Section No.
IL. in Township No. 90 north, Range No west
Mount Diablo base and meridian, containing leo
acres, the original certificate having been lost.
u. II. DUNN, Administrator
OF David SALESMAN, Deceased.
August I'd, 1867. susst
The Shasta courier., 1867-08-10

PUBLIC SpEAKING.-Judge Hale, distin
guished lawyer and popular citizen of Placer
county, accompanied by our county Union
nominees, will speak on the political issues of
the day, at French Gulch, this Saturday
evening, and at Millville on Monday even
ing next. Judge Hale is an earnest and
forcible speaker, and one of the most thor
ough going Union men in the State. Those
who fail to hear him will afterwards regret