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receive their full share Of attention, and as GOOD
an education as can be found in any other quar-
ter OF the land
1t is then entitled not only to the support Of
Preparatory Teachers, but to the enthusiastic en-
dorsement Of its Alumni. am not a swearing
man, but once or twice, when | have heard per-
sons On whom our Alma Mater has set her seal
of appreciation, express themselves as Indifferent
to her prosperity. have | felt the need Of being
able to use little profanity.
An old deacon fell in the mud while trying to
recover his runaway hat. The hat rolled re-
joicingly on. " Stranger said he, to by
stander, "l'm deacon in the church and cent
swear, but if you viii damn that hat Of mine,
I'll pay you for it." When | hear one Of our
Alumni running down our college, and have.
lust two or three times in the last five years,
feel Ike paying somebody literally FOR little
swearing. Union, cooperation are the watch
words Of today Let US unite, preparatory
teachers, Alumni, oil in support Of the u '. NJ,
and we shall give her history that she will
have lo need TO be ashamed Of.
It being now nearly six O'Clock, the President
brought the speaking 20 a close. and the gather
ing dispersed after benediction by Rev. DR.. Par
ker. The speeches we're all excellent, interest
ing IN matter, and hearty and reassuring IN their
tone.
The DAY closed with the levee at the Presi-
dents house. The elegant rooms were decorated
with tasteful and profuse floral decorations. In
the grounds. which we're lighted up with num-
hers Of Chinese lsnterns, the City Band dis
coursed sweet music; and within, pleasant and
cultivated crowd enjoyed the graceful hospitality
Of President and Mrs. Angel
The whole Commencement occasion vas marked
by bright and happy feeling Of encouragement
over the assured success and growing prosperity
Of the University, and by an unusually harmo-
Nous and hearty sympathy and interest on the
part Of Alumni, Faculty, Corporation, and all
friends Of the Institution, which affords cheer
ng augury Of its continued progress.
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The NEUTRALITY LAws.-The Journal Of
Commerce thinks it the duty of the President
to issue proclamation defining the neutrality
laws, as there is some danger, as things are 60
ing on, that our German and French adopted
citizens may push these "enlistments'' too far.
While our neutrality laws impose no restraint
upon Germans or Frenchmen, unnaturaized,
enlisting for service on board any French or
German man-of-war in American waters, they
distinctly prohibit the enlistment of such per-
sons on American soil all other persons violate
thelaw ii they enlist anywhere within the juris-
diction Of the United States, on laud or sea, or
are hired or retained here to enlist or leave this
country for the purpose of enlisting, except at
their own expense. 1t is clear that the raising
Of money to pay for such enlistments, or the Of
fering Of Inducements to enlist, or the accept
ance of the same, or the organizing Of regi.
ments or companies in the U. S. for foreign SER
vice, are violations Of the neutrality laws
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The French troops have once more e5acu-
ated Rome, and the Italian government has
agreed to " maintain order therein. The
terms IT the convention between The TWO
governments hywhich this was broughtataut,
We arc left 20 conjecture Probably they
VIII never lie published. lat the course of
events viii soon Indicate 5bcir main c1n5i-
tions. It's not unlikely that Rome may
still be left to the Pope as ana independent;
territory, substantially as it was under
French protection and the report that the
Pope has de-ided to remain in thc Eternal
City, give some color Of probability to this
suggestion If this be the case, It must be
admitted that the holy father can have but
a prccarious hold on bic limited territories.
1t viii still depend on the French Emperor
Shonld revolution detlsonc Louis Napoleon,
or the fortune Of war turn So disastrously
against the French arms that Victor Eman-
uel could safely disregard him. there will be
nothing to prevent tine removal of the Ital-
ian CAPITAL % Rome as readily as It was re-
moved from Turn to Florence. Time was
when Austria or Spain might be looked 70
tc prevent this; but that time has passed. The
Spanish government j. in the hands Of men
who certainly have shown no desire to maj n
tain the temporal power Of tie Pope Aus
uia is daily -oycring hcr connections with
the Vatican, her last move IN that direc.io1
beng the recent abr cation Of the Con-
c1rdat.
The question, what viii become of the .
Pore III such case /, one which we need /
moi attempt to answer new. OF course
the majority Of the members Of tie Roman
church en- not con template with satisiac /
ton the prospect Of the Eternal City passing
ont Of the control Of is rrcscn; ruler. Yet
there j. room for doubt if tie temporal pos
SESSIONS Of the Portif are net an element Of
weakness rather than of strength in the
mighty organization Of which he is the
lcad. And should he he forced to seek an
.sylum in another Ayiguon. Catholics will
E course still derive consolation from the
bought taat their church existed before the
'opes had temporal power, and can remain
intact when they have lost it,
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The last of the Bremen steamers leaving New
York took over delegation OF Odd Fellows, 20
ing to establish their order in Germany. They
were obliged, with other passengers on that YES
sci. to stop in England, but private sdvices are
that they will 90 on and enleavor to execute
their mission. The Masonic order here is quite
strong in German membership, and it is report
ed in the papers that the lodges are taking steps
to forwsrd money to aid in the hospital service
The King of Prussia Is a Mason, but the order i.
persecutei in France.
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friends smong white men had in working your
emancipation, the school house and Christian
meeting house Statesmen never fail TO carry
out what people, instructed by these enlightened
and humane agencies, show to be safe, just and
practicable Farewell.
The contrast between these observations,
called forth without preparation or warning,
with the commonplace utterances of Mr..
Jefferson Davis on the same day, when sere-
naded by an admiring crowd at Chattanooga,
is worth noting.
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LIFE IN THE ADIRoNDAcxs.-A w-I.rr 10
HarPeT' s -Naya-ine for August gives the ELlJs-
ing description Of the reception Of bis party n
sn Adirondack hotel
A numerous and motley crowd rs.herei
around to greet or survey the new corners. lip
staff inquired for the landlord.
Paul said, " Here -
He reported an abun1sucs 70 eat, but no .sls
Was the piazza pre-empted2 81 Yes, every ini.
vidual plank No room on the hwn9 Tat
was occupied. too. by dwellers in tents The
ooat house, bowlingalle barn, out-buiiiiugs
" All were full Hat racks AMI clothes hoozs
III use Yes" Tipstaf inquired for Splui-
ings glue. The landlord had some How could
he Accommodate the guests He would do
everything in MS power. He had already sue
ceeded IN making the house hold twice its capl-
city. Then, said Tipstaf, "you viii not
have the slightest difficulty in sticking Us up
against the wall for the night Consider these
,ap-boards engaged by the club. -
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The situation Of England

. The tenor Of our late dispatches from
London leave scarcely room to doubt that
Z the current of feeling in England is rapidly
running in a direction which must ultimate
yIlacc her in armed anmg1nism with one
or the other Of the contendins European
powers. Public sympathy from the first has
been with Prussia, the publication of the
secret treaty aroused sentiment Of violent
hostility to France 1t did more than this.
Il showed the British nation an unsupported
danger imminent and threatening. The
main point Of that notorious document was
its provision for the acquisition OF Belgium
lv France. England is bound by treaty to
protect Belgium against foreign encroach-
mcnt. but doubtless she would he reluctant
to engage in a formidable war on this ac-
count, were it not that only while Belgium
remains intact, can the port Of Antwerp
cease to be dangerous to her. In this lies
the pith Of the matter. If France should
absorb Belgian her first Efforts would be d.
rected to making of Antwerp q second Cher .
bou-g. Much Of the fertilization which now
protects antwerp, the Improvements Of the .
port, the docking facilities, are the works Of
the first Napoleon opposite her wharves /
ships anchor in forty feet Of water at ebb .
tide; the city is but sixty miles from the sen,
and French feet stationed there could at
any moment strike for the mouth Of the
Thames while another, Issuing from Cher
bo77g, Should engage the English Channel
feet in tie task Of protecting the south and
west coasts of the Island. Antwerp, as a
French naval station, would be a stauding
menace 70 London.
Under these circumstances it is not sur
pTising that The war feeling in England, is
daily rising, in settled hostility to France.
Tie occupati IN Of Belgium By British forces
has already been proposed Earl Russell
would have the ministry distinctly define it's
POSITION with regard to the protection Of
Belgium from freign invasion and Earl
Granville, the minister for foreign affairs,
las declared himself in favor Of giving mott
ications to france ana Prussia that England
: determined to maintain the independence
# both Belgium and Luxembourg, accom-
lanied by an expression of surprise at recent
eyel5pments. Mr. Gladstone, the despatch
5 say, is determined oot to yield to the
,rowing feeling Of the people against the
ministry. Mr.. Gladstone is peace man, ,
nd while he remains in Office there will be
o war but should the war party increase
= strength be must resign, and if Tory
ministration succeeds then war is nearly in
j liable. The Tory party in England enjoy
e. equation fbeing as ready to fight as it
rt luctant to reform.
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The members Of the class Of 1850. who have
been in attendance on the exercises Of Commence
ment, held A meeting yesterday at the residence
of Rev Theo A Hopkins, at Rock Point, which
was a very pleasant Class reunion after twenty
years Of separation. The meeting was organized
By thu choice of 7. S. Hall Of RaymondsyiIle, v
Y, As cba.riaaa, and H. y Hibbar,i Of Chicago,
secretary. The class records were produced AMI
eIsminei By the members, revi7ing many Old
and agreeable recollections. AMI some that we're
sldleui1g, as tie names Of the dead, nov nine
in nurl5er, were real. Many pleasant remiuis-
cerces were called up, and a most hearty inter-
change Of fraterusl sentiment was had Re
marks were made by Messrs II. y. Hubbard,
Ihso. a. Hopkins Of Burlington, AID r. r.
Pargborn Of Jersey city. Letters from seve-
raj q the absent members Of the class
were read, aud an agreement was made
10 make special effort to secure
reunion q all who may BE- surviving members of
ta.s class ten years hence Mr. Hibbari was re-
ques;ei to continue to act As the class secretary.
After inspecting the buildings and grounds Of
the Vermont Episcopal Institute. which is under
the charge % lir. Hopkins, the members OF the
;'ass separated, with the hope that many such
pleasant relniels may be enjoyed Of the class Of
$50
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The Northern Pacific Railroad Company have
fled with the Secretary of the Interior their
first mortgage upon their franchise lands and
other property for Ave millions of dollars, to Sc
cure the issue Of a corresponding amount of bonds
Twenty-Five internal revenue stamps, Of the
value Of TWO hundred dollars each-fye thou
sand dcl!ars-are affixed to the instr umeut.
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IHE Boar HuE-The commencement boat
ride On the "Csnsia Thursday night, VasA very
pleasant affair; the e1cuIsionists numbering
about 20 couples. From here the party went TO
Pat's5urgh, touching At Port Kent, and then
north nearly to R0uses Point, AMI back again TO-
wards Essex About midnight the company re-
paired to the supper table where they found all
the ie!icacies Of the season in great abundance.
Dancing 10 the excellent music Of the Germania
Band Of Boston, served to while away the hours
until the steamer returned TO this city, reaching
here about o'clock this morning. Capt. Anier-
son DID everyihiug in his power to render the
s,casi0n pleasar; one.
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HCHail0n's Defeat.

4 reverse which calls for a proclamation
from the French Cabinet placing Paris in a
state Of siege. and an address to the people
from the Empress which changes the tune
of the French journals from anticipation Of
the capture Of Prussian cities, to assur-
ances that Paris is safe; which occasions
proposition to arm the fremen Of Paris for
the defence of the French capital and calls
Tor rising Of the French people IN Diasse to
repei invasion, is no small affair. 1t hes in
fact exactly reversed the positions Of the two
powers. France il now on the defensive in
stead Of Prussia The Prussian army Is in
vadlug France, instead Of resisting French
invasion. The French advanced line, which
curved outwardr into Prussian territory,
has been beaten back, and now curves in
wards with its salient points threatened.
Tic important French city Of Srrasbourg,
which covers al important passage way
acro-s the Rhine, viii most probably he
abandoned 70 the Prussians, and every ad-
vance Of theirs is step towards Paris, al
ready less than 200 miles distant from the
Prussan lines.
Yet it Is to be remembered that this was
10 Waterloo. The French losses of men, in
their two defeats, are probably less than
I2.0o0, killed. wounded and prisoner
small affair Cor an army of half million,
with a nation Of forty millions at It's back.
In it's moral effect it may be a great disaster
but it cannot approach the dignity Of a deci-
siye battle. 1t may be, however, the prelude
to a really decisive acton. The pruseiaus
cannot bu; be greatly animated by the spien-
did success with which they have opened the /
heavy fighting, and they viii doubtless not .
be Listl,,s in following up their advantage. /
Ca the other hand, these disasters have stung
the pride and martial spirit Of the French
nation into intense action, and it will not be
surprising if the next ten days witnesses
some Of the most terrible bloo3shed Of this
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SoT,CE TO STRsCRTRERs.

When You send word to have your post-ohce ad-
dre-- changed, always give the post-ofice to which
your paper has been sent as vol As the one you
wish il sent 70.
Every subscriber is informed when his sutscrip-
ton expires, every week. by the printed label hear
ins bis nome Remittance 0: subscription for az
othe: year just eiore the date comes round viii he
great COM enience 10 the Publ, hers.
Letters on business should net he addressed 90 the
Editor, hut always to
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CANAL TolIs, ETc--The following brief .--
hibit will give some idea Of the amount If t-.-
ness done On the canals mentioned The ra e
amount Of tolls received N the Collector. s-.
West Troy, during the month Of Ia-g. vac
-, 1888, divided as follows Erie Canal.
e@6,os,.35 Oswego Canal, SI5I5-. Cas--
PLAIN Canal, : AIS -. agains, SSJ.5i.r( re-
ceiyed during corresponding period lat sea-
son Three thousand and SIX hau lrel 5-.c.aa,
eiearances hsve been issuei TO Angus, l. an ip-
crease Of 900 over last year The following
principal articles were 6rs' cleared during July,
VIZ Erie CaHal-Rlilroai iron, 80 o1-,-l
pounds coal, 4G,6i6,600 hounds; iron ose.
lO,OJ3,1JO merchandise. I4,7fl 900 pounds
sugar, I,O'e,dOO; m0lasses. 564. -Ol .htu-
plain Csnal-Cosl, 22,760. 400 pounds; mer-
l62, 800 pounds; sugar, 81 $50 pounds;
81 100.
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For The Free Pos anu Ilml
1 Wonderful Discovery.

M Eiiior My head is little giddy, GER
tainly ny hand trcmbes. while l write What
will the ages say Of ne? Shall they not call me
fortunate, Going ont to my barn last Thurs
dsy morning, to look after SO common and well
known things as hens eggs, discovered, did
l not that anticipated, greatly desired, and long
sought, but hitherto not found link in the vincu-
lum ihst BINDS the species Of all the races in one
iadissoluble whole and makes it almost certain,
that they all developed from enc monad, monkey,
or perhaps land more likely, mans brain a lit
tie tuddlel. But what was this, YOU, personal
iag the progressive positive development Of the
ages, are eager 10 asa. Il was nothing less, nor
more, than enc Of the bipels,-s barn-yard fowl
yulgirly called a hen. and five kittens.
Kittens are, A. II is vel known, the
young Of the cat. dCmesiica tslis,-i discover
cd this hen citing upon, and breeding over
these i've young cats. And all this was above
board, IA open day light: for dame nature mas
uo secrets, though size has many pans and pro
ceSses that the World, even The most scientifically
inclined snl developed, ale slow and late in find
ing out. Aud this discovery vas made not in
any cave OF cavern q the earth, or strata below
the surfIce. but in the mauger where tie up
mmy Dos b9r9rlm How ready is Nature, can
not hut eXc'aiA. 10 disclose her most preguan.
operations. surely she IS not, As a very uele-
hrltei author, .ca0-auty We hope mas recently
declared her, . mysterious sphiur vomiting
forth seas Of eniymss' There 81 this hen upoa
these kittens, apparently all unconscious how
much she vas developing and revealing to TIE
ages l cannot but asa, is not this lust what the
leyelGU,sts have felt WAS necessary an waited
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The TiFss Bi,'ricf


DISTRICT con ~ TGuS.
a Republican Union Convention, for rae First
toug -essiouai District Of vermont will be held A.
Middlebury, on THURSDAY. The I-th dfy "a su-u g
next, a. T. O'Clock ", ? the Renuhcan frteren
oi ;e District n tie election the FIRST Tues ay q
September next. The Republican Union voters o..
siid district invited 20 be -cprc-ente,. IN tile
convention ~ their Delegates - be- chosen I'm com
p!isnce vi q resolution adopted hy she District
Convention holden 1t middlehury or the 18th day
OF August, ST., by WhicI each town Is entitled Ia
one delegate. and an additional cele-ate Er every
one hundred and every Erection OF one hundred
larger than ffty votes cast hy SAID town Z Y the
Republican Union candidate f-r G0veruc-. II the
election the year preceding tLe tine FOR holda-slil
Convention the District Ccuu !ttee 90 prescribe tho
method 0. elecsion Ct such delegates
The Del, gates Of the severn. towns % Sac District
Will he chosen At primary meetings cauei uy the
Republican Union Committees Of tie respective
towns AMI must he provided with -eientiais slened
by the secretaries Of sad meetings.
=. 2 PIrRIN.
". 1USIUV, Dlstric.
HgNRY LANE Committee.
CHARLES N. Bliss,
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20 Scngf1r.,
GEO. GREEVILLE BENEDICT, Burlington
r.. c. KENNEDY. Colchester.
CHAUNCEY ". BRoWNELL. Wi,Eston.
Tor Ativf1Ht Judges,
NATHAN LINCOLN, Milton.
NATHANIEL PARKER, burlington.
For Sfaf,t Attorney
ROMEO II. START, Brrlisg,on
For StGiE
LUNlAN \. DREW, Burlington.
Fo- High BaHLF.
JAMES W. MILLS, Burlington.
For Jusg- If Pro54.s,
TORREY Z. WALES, burlington
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At the Saratoga Woman Suffrage Convention
the only new thing uttered was by Mrs Blake.
who said that wOman's sphere has been bound
ed on the north by her husband, on the south
by her baby, on the east b. her mother-in-law,
and on the west by her maiden aunt they
now propose to enlarge it.
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As our French dispatches reach US by cable
direct from Paris, they as A rule will be some
hours in advance Of those from Berlin, which
undergo n temporary delay by their trans
mission By way Of London. As a consequence We
may look for news of French victories in the
morning, and for Prussian victories in the af-
ternoon. By remembering this, those among
our readers whose fympa;hies are actively en-
gagged for either party in the struggle il
Europe, may save themselves sny unnecessary
excess Of emotion over the news.
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The day was a aae ole, lear. warm and free
from dust. The procession, very respect
sble ons in numbers, marched from the college
st ten O'Clock. to the church, under the efficient
ma7shalship of Mr. ". B Carpenter, Of the class
Of 'ds. The church was thronyed to overflow
ing throughout the exercises, which were as fol
lows:
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Music
Overture" stradeila." Flotow.
Prayer by the President
MUSIC.
Sererade. Tittl
/. The benefits Of Great Men
,,.... Carlos Aurelias Lyon, shelburu
James Hull Brinsmaid Burlington
3. Social Incentives to dishonesty,
Daniel Kern, Jr Burlington.
Edward Page Butler, Essex.
MUSIC.
Waltz, May Flower Herzoy.
g. Richard Golden,
g. Labor snd Capital,
Chau1coy Wells Brownell. Jr. WilIston.
George Alvin Barrett, Fa rfax.
S. The New School Of English Poetry,
William FOote Marsh Burlington
MUSIC.
oVerture-Fra Diavoo, Auber.
g. Common Sense a Criterion.
Elias Lyman Jr Buriinpton
10. Mutual relation Of Science and Enterprise,
II. Transmission the Law Of Progress
Hamilton Sullivan PECK, Royal.ton Mae
MUSIC.
Romanzs for Cornst Donizetti.
y. The Hoartlessness Of Scepticisn,
10. The Fanatcism Of Inventors
Horace Eivard Stevens, Jericho
H. rue place Of Art in Culture,
Charles Howard Dunton, y. Undsrhil
10. The Productive Power Of Thought
Albert Richard Dow, Burlington
MUSIC.
Cuckoo Polka, Her,or.
10. Masters Grafton. The Worker ofTo-dsv.
Walter Perrin Smith St Johnsbury.
TUsIc.
Springs Awakening, Bach.
II. Comforting Of Degrees
BENEDICrEoS
The appearance Of the graduates was exceed
ingly creditable to the young men and their in
structors The pieces were Of very uniform and
noticeable excellence, were well committed and
were delivered With rather more than common
ease and finish, as it seemed to US. On the whole
we think that few if any classes have made a |
more crediiable appearance. Most the Young |
received the meel of applause and each
marched from the stage carrying half a dozen
bouquets, more or less, thrown by their ladv I
friends
The masters Grafton vas necessarily omitted,
owing to the sudden illness of Mr.. Smith, whose
physician forbade his making the effor, to sneak
TIE DEGREES.
The degrees conferred were as follows:
Degree Of Bachelor Of Science on CHARLES
SIMEON DEEIsoS, and PORTER PERRIN WHEATON
# the Scientific department