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Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-09-08
TIE baptism Of Ih0dtiems SteScus
DID HE DIE A CATHOLIC Did HE CtOTO
PURGATORY.
(From the New York Tablet Sept. ST.

The Philadelphia Universe, which is
the abest, as it is the oldest Roman
Catholic paper in America, in giving an
account OF the last hours of the late
Thaddeus Steven, and his baptism by
Sisters of Charity says:
"The deceased himself gave full con-
sent to this baptism. He died in few
minutes after the sacrement. Had he
during his long life any predictions for
the Catholic faith? Be that as it may,
he died a son of Plus X. and as baptism
eXpunges all sins which arc Oh the soul
before its administration, his salvation
is certain. God rest his soul"
This is Il large concession. If (Which
we deny) Baptism eXpunges all sins
which are on the soul before its admin
istration," and salvation is certain" to
the baptized, what becomes of the con-
tingent state of Purgatory, and what
need of the appended prayer, "God est
his soul'? 1t will be seen that Chap
tism," not Christ, eXpunges sin, accord
ing to this extract. This is consistent
with the claim of tho Roman priest
hood but certainly there is no need of
paryer for souls where "salvation is
certain" We are glad to find our con-
temporary standing on Protestant
ground. Will he accept the logical
conc fusion from his own premises?
The foregoing is from the Protestant
Churc/mdn, and is Il fair specimen of its
spirit and logic, las well as of its theolog-
zeal attainments. That the Philadel-
phia Universe is the oldest and ablest
Catholic paper in the United States, will
be news % our readers. We think we
are somewhat its senior. With regard
to the baptism by Sister of Charity Of
the late Hon. Thauddeus Stevens, we
are glad to learn it was with his full
knowledge and consent; if so, and he
had the proper faith and dispositions,
it undoubted RENTED all his sins, both
original and actual, and nothing requir-
ed him to be detained in Purgatory.
The Catholic Church does not teach
that all who die in the Lord must UNI
dergo the pains of Purgatory, but only
those who are not pure enough to
enter Immediately into Heaven. We
do not pray for the souls of those who
we are certain are in Heaven. The dis
pensing with Purgatory and prayers for
the dead in the case Of such is very far
from placing us on Protestant ground.
We would inform the Protestant Church.
man that it is Christ who saves in bap-
tism, and that there is no baptism with
out Him.
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TRUE.-The following item from an
editorial in the Tribone is worthy of pc
rusal:
Gen. Rosecrans wants the late Rebels
to ''evince chivalrous and magnani-
nous devotion to restoring peace and
prosperity to our common cOuntry,n by
undertaking to govern her; and they
consent to make the sacrifice. Give
them complete, unqualified control of
the South first and the Union afterward.
and they are quite willing to undertake
the government of both. In this, we
recognize their frankness and sincerity;
we fail to perceive the chivalry or the
magnanimity. If they had been asked,
for the country's sake, to treat their 10y
al neighbors and fellow citizens as equals,
according them political rights in spite
OF their color, we could have compre-
hended the appeal to their chivalry and
magnanimity but when they are asked
to take everything and concede nothing
we cannot imagine where the magnan-
nifty on their part comes in. Can you?
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RANCID BUTTER. 1t is owing to a
lack of information or to the careless
ness on the part Of butter makers, that
so much of rancid or inferior char
acter of butter finds its way to mar
ket. A good article is as easily made
as poor one, and the former will be
found more profitable to the manufac-
turer, in the long run, than the latter.
The butter maker should reflect that
to make or prepare good butter is one
thing, and only n portion of the bust
ness. 1t requires care in the preserva-
ton after it is made. If it is to be
kept any considerable time, it should
he packed down with great care. in or
der that the air may be excluded from
the mass as much as possible. Cracked
crooks or imperfect butter tubs should
not be used, because they will not hold
brine or exclude the air as perfectly as
tight ones will do. Work the butter
clear of milk, but do not tear the grain
more than absolutely necessary for this
purpose. Salt literally and evenly, but
not for the purpose of selling salt instead
OF butter. Pack closely, excluding all
the air possible. Ifnot intended for i'm
mediate use, cover the surface with a
strong brine or a prOfuse coating of salt
Over all put tight cover, and the neces-
gary precaution for preservation has
been taken. When a portion Of a tub or
crock is removed for use, see that the
surface is kept intact, else the action of
the atmosphere will soon impart ran
cid flavor to what Is left, rendering il
unfit for use. It's owing solely to care
lessness in these respects that so much
poor butter finds its way to market, en-
failing an unnecessary loss to the manu-
facturers, and thereby impairing their
reputition in market.-Fdrm and Fire
side.
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A GRAPHIC Description OF CHINA.
"A country where the roses have no
fragrance, and the women no petticoats
where the laborer has no Sabbath, and
the magistrate no sense of honor; where
the roads bear no vehicles, and the ships
no keels; where old men fly kites; where
the needle points to the south, and the
sign of being puzzled is to scratch the
antipodes on the heel where the place
of intellect is on the stomach where
to take off your hat is an insolent ges-
ture, and to wear white garments is to
put yourself in mourning which has a
literature without an alphabet, and lam
guage without grammar.
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Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden is " in condi-
ton Of 'serene confidence" in reference
to the election of Seymour and Blair.
Mr.. Tilden's serene confidence is only
equaled by that of the celebrated bull
who undertook to butt locomotive off
the tracd. This incident took place in
Westminster County, and Mr.. Tilden, by
inquiring of the old inhabitants of that
wealthy and cultivated district, may
learn the result of the bulls attempt
Tribune.
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MOUNT VERNON.-Rev. DR.. Stebbins
says it is an insult to the memory of
Washington, and shame to the nation,
that Mt. Vernon is so mismanaged, and
by rebel spirits, too. Everything is in
the most slovenly, tumble-down con-
dition imaginable. / is owned by an
association of ladies. of which Miss Pa
melia Cunningham is President. She
lives in the mansion, and shows
neither the ability or disposition to
take care of it. Of'the purchase money,
let it be remembered, one hundred thou
sand dollars was raised by Edward Ev-
erett, from his celebrated Lecture.
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TiCentU-fre Years Practice

In the Treatment Of Diseases incident to Fe-
males, has placed DR.. Dow at the head of all the
physicians making such practice specially, and
enables him to guarantee IA speedy and perman-
ent cure in the worst cases of Suppression and
all other Menstrual Derdagements, from ,ohat-
erei' cause All letters for advice must contain
81. Office, No . Endicott Street, Boston.
n. b. Board furnished to those desiring to re-
main under treatment
boston, July, 1868. 226 1yrd&w
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REFORMATION guaranteed to produce luxu-
| RANT growth of hair upon bald head or
bcardless face, also recipe for the removal of
pimples. blotches, eruptions, etc, on the skin,
leaving the same soft, clear, and beautiful, can
be obtained without charge by addressing
THOS. L. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
66-1y 1913 Broadway New York
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HOW HAIR IS WORN.

The Germantown 7elcgroph says: =
" The cleanest and best farm we ever
saw was that of the Highlands, belong
ing to the late Mr.. George Sheaff, in
Montgomery County. In tract of
land of over three hundred acres there
was scarcely weed to be seen, so thor
oughly were they destroyed as they APP
peared. The fence corners, usually the
hot-beds for the propagation of Bastard
vegetation, Mr.. 5. has systematically
cultivated and he informed us that he
raised enough hay from these neg
lected spots to pay all the expenses of
the Notwithstanding process
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Thurlow Weed reports Catlin the AM
erican artist, whose gallery of Indian
portraits attracted so much attention
thirty years ago, residing at BRUSHES,
and passing his old age i'll poverty.
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O'NEIL RAMPANT.-Fresh Pond,
very pretty grove not far from Boston
(Mass., was, on Thursday last, de .ecrat-
ed by the presence of "Gencralu O'Neil
and number of Fcnians, who went
there for the purpose of indulging i'm
picnic and in speeches of n blatant and
defiant character. In the course of his
speech, O'Ncal said that the British au-
thorities had recently suppressed a
Fenidn picnic in Montreal which he
thought was great H. rdship. He said
also that persons who wished to know
when the Fcnians would again take
the field must be patient, as the leaders
had come to the conclusion that they
must bide their time. Before many
months had elapsed the Fenian flag
would wave overa free and independent
republic upon American soil.-Monheot
Ne,CS.
BRICK" PoMERoY's PEDIGREE
" Brick " Pomeroy is trying to find out
what kind of clay he is made Of Fol
lowing out the investigation, he wrote
to Senator Pomeroy, enquiring to what
branch of the Pomeroy family he be-
longed? The Senator replied that
" Brick" might take which branch he
pleased, but he, (the SENATOR belonged
to the other branch.
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paT An Oregon paper interprets rs r.
1660-X.n to mean. Democracy is the
Same Thing as it was in 1860, X-act-
iy."
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Spetial 4lntites.
Nissisquoi Springs.

ENosBURG, Aug. 20, 1868.
For long time l had been afflicted with a
very serious disease of the Kidneys. was not
able to turn over in bed without help and it
was thought by all my friends that | never
should recover. All medical treatment had
been without effect. The disease was comp j.
Gated by scrofulous affection. | tried every
remedy. used the water OF Mineral Springs
elsewhere without avail. The Misssquoi
Spring water was tried by me III 1866, and con-
tlnued its use for several months, till entirely
recovered and am now i'll better health than
cS OF before. | consider this water a specific for
Kid cy and Srrofulous complaints 1t has been
80 III my caSe. M.ANSON SAMSON
VALLEY House, Franklin Co., VT, Aug II, So
| have been afflicted with Catarlh for three or
four years. In February last | had it very Sc
veroly. In April commenced the use of the
Missisqnoi water. The discharge was very
heavy and troublesome, bat continued to les
sen until to-day am entirely we'll. The manv
remedies had taken under the best medical
advice had proved unavailing. and ] owe it to
Others similarly afflicted, to state that the Mis-
sisquoi water has been, III my case, the one
only effective means Of cure
CHARLES SMITH,
Northampton, Mass
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Republican Nominations
VERMONT.

For Electors at Ldrgc-GroRGE W. GnANDEY, of
Nergemncs; II. FAIRBANKS, of st. Johnsbury.
For Eleetor Third District--GEoRoE VII
K1Ns, of Stowe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-01-24
Prisoners of State.

a MEETING was held lately in the
Lodge-roJm, Gibson's Buildings, to
make arrangements for the Convention
proposed to be held shortly Of those
persons who were imprisoned or lost
their property by illegal and arbitrary
acts under the Lincoln administration.
On account Of the storm of the prece-
ding night, and various other causes,
the gathering was a smaller one than it
would have been under different cir
cumstances; but considerablcnum
of gentlemen were present, and the
spirit exhibited was most harmonious.
Mr.. p. c. Wright, of New York city,
was appointed Chairman Of the meeting,
and Mr.. Samuel Pike, of Southport,
Connecticut, rs Secretary.
The Chairman read letter from Hon.
James W. Wall of Burlington, y. j.,
rcgrctting that he could not be present
on account of illness in his family. He
expressed his approval of the objects of
the proposed convention, and recon-
mcnded, in order to make it as large and
successful as possible, that it should be
postponed until spring, when the laciIi-
ties for travel would be much increased.
Similar letters were read from a mum
ber Of gentlemen in various parts of the
country, all OF whom were unwillingIy
detained from the meeting.
a conversational discussion then took
place between those present. 1t was
/ nfrp.,,1 to, It. al thnt fhn intanItI
| vcntiOn was very necessary, and tina,
| the time for holding it had arrived. Ii
was felt that an effort should be made
| to publish to the world the true facts in
connection with the imprisonment and
| conii-caton of property of many riti-
zen. Of the Union, and to remove from
| their shoulders the unjust obIoquy
which now rested upon them. The gen
cral sentiment was in favor Of pOstpOn-
ing the convention till about the month
of May.
1t was finally agreed that commit
tee of gentlemen from various States
should be appointed, and that this COM
mittcc should determine the time and
place for the convention, and make all
other necessary arrangements for it.
The following is the committee:
Hon. james W. Wall, burlington
n. j.; p. c. Wright, ESD, New ork
City; NJ. NJ. Jones, Esd, Albany, \.
V; Colonel Samuel North, Cnadilla,
n. "; james NJ. L. Nolan, st. Louis,
Mo-; T.. Worrell, NJ. d., Delaware
I City, Del; A. M'Grcggor, Esq, Canton
Ohio; Md; johnson, Esq, Galcna, ILL.,.
Samuel Pike, ESD, southport, Conn
t Hon. G. w. Brown, Baltimore, Md.
, l.. b. Milliken, Fort Wayne, Ind.
), Hon. ii. G. Kean, Mount Pleasant
Iowa. James M'IIcnry, Cambria
: Penna. Rev. Stuart Robinson, Ken
r lucky; V. II. jackson, District of Col
: umbia.
!, The Chairman was instructed to sa,
;, through the press and otherwise
=, "That the victims of arbitrary power
n whether sufferers in property or pei
o son, willing to advance the cause an
G their interests will please address tn
|. members of the above committee neal
!. est to their several homes" The NEE
n ing then adjourned y. lIOHd.
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expended $l2D, 1s0. Under the religious
Instruction of the Unitus FEatrum there
arel7G660 0person-in Europcand Ameri-
ca. The adult communicates number
lL2lo.
The Uuivcrs0lists number about G00,-
coo; they raised INSTRUMENTATION
al objects last year s 1858, 900; they pro-
pose erecting 100000 for Il missionary
fund.- There have been some attempts
at % union between them and the Uni
tarians.
The Friends or Quakers Of the Ortho-
dJ& -idc number $1,000; the Hickstes,
10000. They contributed largely to
the funds for the relief of soldiers dur
ing the war, and aided the freedmen IL
uoWily. In Philadelphia they have re-
Gently contributed 1925. 900 for school
for colJrcd youth. The Shakers num-
bur l.100, the Second Advcntists, 2O,-
600; The Swcdenborgians, 5000; the
Mormous, 70,0OO recruited chiefly from
Europe, and now divided among them.
selves; the ~pirtuali~ts, an indefinite
number, easily exaggerated.
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Bcsicgcd by Famished Cats.

lT is said that an enterprising Yam
kee, having bought an island in the
Ohio river, has stocked the same with
black cats, intending to go into the fur
trade. This reminds Us of Il similar
experiment, which was made many
years ago, by "A gentleman who resided
in Maryland. The idea struck him
that the fur trade was so lucrative that
it would be much better to raise ami
mails nearer home than the regions of
the North, and accordingly purchased
an island in the Chesapeake Bay, stock
ing it with the blacklist of black cats.
He paid eXtravagant prices for the fe-
lines, an all the boys in the adjacent
country went extensively into the busi-
ness Of cntrapping unsuSpectin% Tom
mics and tabbies which were immcdi-
atcly disposed Of and sent to the a.orc-
said island.
The gentleman found the cats very
prolific, and was soon compelled to en-
lloy two men to live on the island ANA
fish with Il seine, in order to supply
them with food. At first, the fisher
men had quite an easy time, and rcadi-
~ supplied fish in abundance for their
charges; but the number daily incrcas-
ed, until whole legions Of black cats
trooped over the island home, dcvour-
| ing everything in the shape of food,
and the men found it impossible to fur
nish the requisite amount of nourish-
ment. At last it was determined that
one of the men should take boat, and,
returning to the mainland, report the
alarming state of affairs. During the
abserce of the messenger, the cats be-
came exceedingly bold, and the rcmain
ing party, fearing for his life, LOCKED
himself up in his cabin and prepared
for siege.
The enemy, enbOldencd by this dis
play of fear, and urged ON by hunger
surrounded the house climbed up the
sides. staring in at the 0flrightcd MAI
keeping up the while the most hidcou
caterwauling. He carefully stopped III
every crevice save the chimney, bu
hearing and seeing ominOus falling o
SCOT, which disclosed determination
on the part of the besieglng force t.
effect surprise, he closed that open
} ing also, and Micawber-like waited 70
| something to turn up" For two day
? and nights he was kept in this singula
, prison with the dreadful howls of fam
; ishing cats ever resoundiug in his ear
, and with savage eyes glaring at hir
| continually.
! At length party arrived with CUR
: and succeeded in succoring the ma
t in his truly awful position, but :
= numerous We're the cats SO fierce the
h aspect and threatning their demeano
: that both the reScuers and the rescue
i were only too glad to leave this pal
= demonium of jet black cats, gaunt al
: fcrocious as they We're from starvation
e The animals, we believe, all perishe
t and thus ended one of the most eXtc
K sive cat-rearing ventures ever recorde
Il The individual who has started g c
y plantation on the island in the Oh
'e river, may have the benefit of the e
N perience related above, free of cost.
Cincinnati Times.
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Ghoite Anetry.
the SUNNY DAYS or SUMMER.


Iu thc sunny days Of summer
When the sims bright bcams Wrr. shed,
How J loved To- join the number
In the silunt cooling shade,
Scar the rlyulct that wandered
Through the forest deep and wide.
And the little birds jhpt clrolcl
with such sigantic pride.
in the sunny days pf summer
When the lighinings ilashc d1'cr head,
And the distant roar Of thunder
Shocked the earth ON which wc tread,
How lougud 10 see the brOpklot
Ron its doshlng waters by,
And the cloud that caused IT'S raging
Leave % calm an placid sky.
utho sunny DAYS OF summer
When the thirkcning fog w spread,
And the mountain cut nsundor
clouds that ovorhurg It's head.
How watched that wandering 'rgIm!ot
hut % VOTERS rippliug peal,
sitting ON Its beach az twilight
looking at my water wheel.
Iuthc sunny days of summer
When my young mind knew no care.
Have sat aud muscd in won1nt
Irtuc future could imprpir
Nilthis seeming childish beauty
When trmanhold hpl pptu.
How could nature m.htI booty
Or pleasure ,Aat cnll,l mv own
Eut tine sunny day of t-ummcr
Passed. DER and they are gone
fInlF tt,tr t,ItI. fIt.tr, Cd O. ff.., tttYt',tv
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-01-24

AN Irishman fell in love with a lady,
but she, instead of reciprocating his af-
fecton, fell in love with another man
and married him, which caused Pat to
exclaim in the fullness of his heart,
"Och, would that you had been born
twins so that could have had half of
yOup
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"AuEM $50 here am between two
tailors," said a dandy at public table
whcrea couple of young tailors We're
seated who had just begun business.
every true" said one Of them "we
are but new beginners, and can only af-
ford to keep one goose between US.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-01-24

cations, 81, IsOmembcrs, 81, t,27I2ol con.
tributions. In the eight yoarsofits his
tory IL has increased in It's ministry
from ios to jl3; and in its contributions
from an average Of4l cts. per- member to
an average Of$9. 1t has missionary prna-
bytorics in India, China, Syria, and Or-
cgon. 1t is anti-slavery and close COM
munion In its character. The Pre-by-
torian church in the United states lthe
style Of the Southern church, wa,
formed by a union of the Old and New
School Churches during the war. They
report, 1867, 10 Synols, iG Prc5bytcric-,
65,j2S communicates, $50 ministers,
l,20O churches. The contributions are
set down at SiOj,9S2. There are $40
churches, ,and iprc.bytcrie., from which
there is no report. The numbers given
arc probably much below the facts
lhcrc is no present prospect of rc-union
with the Northern Churches. The Cum
bcrland Presbyterian Churches, Nor,h
and South, are reunited. They had be.
fore the war jSS ministers and $4,000
members. An effort to unite with the
southern Church l. In progress. The
Associated Reformed proebvtcriau- u'
the South also maintainan independent
organization. The reformed pro.bFto-
riausin the North have two |yuojs, one
OF about loo, the other Of about Go min
listers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-01-24

4 ARENIARKABLEGA OF MARBLES.
The writer of the open and Ink
sketches" of which we have already
made mention, in the West Florida
Commercial, mentions an interesting
little incident connected with the re-
treat southwark of Mr.. Davis and his
Cabinet, after the capitulation of Gen,
Johnston.
The party had stopped for rest at the
residence cofagentlemau near the Cataw-
ba River. The writer proceeds:
His dwelling, beautifully situated
and surrounded by ornate and cultiva.
ted grounds, was reached about four
o'clock PM, and the charming lady Of
the mansion, with that earnest sympa-
thy and generous kindness which Mr..
Davis in misfortune never failed to re-
ceive from Southern women, soon made
every man of the party forget his cares
and feel, for time at least, "O'er all
the ills of life victorious"
After such slight renovations and
changes of their travel-soiled toilets as
circumstances permitted, and an hour
of refreshing rest, it was novel sight
to see Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Regan, with
a little son of their kind host as their
ally, playing an animated and well con-
tested game of marbles against his Sec
ond son, a boy of some ten years, sup
ported by Gen. Breckenridge and an.
other Cabinet officer, The game lasted
nearly an hour and Notwithstanding
the skill of hisopponents, Breckenridge,
who plays the best game of marbles OF
any leading public man since Judge
Marshall, and who had his usual good
luck, came OFF victorious.
The youngsters, two bright, intelli
, gent Southern boys, will never forge
that ardently disputed game of marbles
with Mr.. Davis, who, to their infnit
delight, seemed as much at home will
all the words of caution and command
: rom "knuekle down mt taw" to "roun
dings," rs themselves.