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after proceeding considerable distance
concluded to return and ascertain for a
certainty whether it was him. But by
this time the suspected party had disap-
peared, and although diligent search was
made he could not be found. This, no
doubt, was Filkins, for the person was
walking in the direction of Schroon Lake.
The Argus continues the narrative.
At o'clock Monday evening, Filkins
entered the Ondawa Hotel at Schroon
Lake, and was at once recognized by Mr..
Burr, the proprietor, from the description
which had been furnished him. Filkins
said that he was en- route for Canada, and
inquired what time the stage would leave
in the morning. The proprietor informed
him that the stage would leave at 4 o'clock
in the morning. Fik:ns then said that
he had been walking considerable during
the day and felt very tired. After par
taking of some refreshments he retired
for the night, leaving word to be called
sufficiently early to enable him to take
the stage at o'clock a. m. As soon as
he retired, Mr.. Burr dispatched a mes
senger to Pottersville to apprise officer
Thomas and others of the arrival of Fix
ins at the Ondawa Hotel. Upon receiv.
ing the gratifying intelligence these of.
ficcrs, accompanied by stage driver,
making four in the party, at once repair
ed to Schroon Lake, and, after counsut-
ing with Mr.. Burr, decided upon a plan
to capture Filkins without exciting his
suspicious or giving him an opportunity
to offer resistance did he feel SO inclined.
Having learned of his desire to be awak-
ened at 4 o'clock, in order to take the
stage from that point, the officers waited
until midnight, whenthey proceeded noise
lessly to his bedroom, and one Of them
knocked loudly at the door.
"Who is there ?" inquired the occupant.
alt is 4 o'clock, and the stage is in
waiting for you" responded the officer.
AT that the door was opened by Filkins
when officer Arthur addressed him II
want you you are my prisoner"
"Look at his front teeth and be GER
tain he is the man." remarked officer
Thomas.
"Oh! you needn't do that my name
is Filkins, and am the man you are
looking for" rejoined Filkins.
"But we must search you and see
whether you have any firearms or other
weapons in your possession" said one of
the officers. to which Filkins replied ::
"You needn't search me, for l have no
firearms
The officers persisting, however, Filkins
submitted to being searched. They found
in his possession S149 in bank bills and
sl2 in currency. The only weapon he
had was common shoemaker's knife with
the blade half broken off. The officers
took possession of the money, except ting
the currency, also the knife.
Filkins was very communicative and
claimed to be entirely Innocent of the
terrible crime imputed to him. The only
reason he could give for leaving this city
was because he was suspected and desir-
ed to avoid those inquisitive persons who
continually harrassed him.
His intention was to reach Canada
but in his efforts to avoid the railroads so
as not to be detected he lost his way
three or four times, and this retarded his
progress so that he had only walked about
seventy miles in six days.
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A WITTY REroRT.-At court held in
Lynchburg, Va, distinguished member
Of the bar, appealing to the court for the
discharge Of his client, wound up with the
statement that if the court sent him on
further trial, a stain would be left upon
his character that could not be washed off
"by all the waters of the blue ocean, and
all the soap that could be manufactured
from the ponderous carcass of the com.
monwealths attorney" To this the pom
derous attorney replied, that while he
"deemed it foreign to the case at the bar,
he desired to advise the court if they
thought it advisable to boil his body into
soap, that they should look to the oppo-
site council for the concentrated lye' out
of which to make ?" Court, bar, and
spectators exploded, and our informant
knoweth nothing even now.
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A little fellow some four or five years
old, and who had never seen negro, was
greatly perplexed ore day when one came
to where he aud his father were. The
youngster eyed the stranger suspiciously
till he had passed, and then asked his
father-"Pa, who painted that man all
black 80 ?" "God did, my son." replied
the father. "Well,' said the little one,
still looking after the negro, IL shouldn't
a thought he'd held still"
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An Irishman, on arriving in this coun-
try, took fancy too the Yankee girls,
and wrote to his wife: "Dear Norah
These melancholy lines are to inform you
that | died yesterday, and hope you are
enjoying the same blessing l recommend
you to marry Jenny O'Rourke and take
care of the children. From your affec-
tionate husband till DEATH"
At Grass Valley, young man attemp-
ted suicide, but failed. Having mention.
ed the fact the Union adds the following
grotesque paragraph. This young man
is only twenty years of age too young to
be so rash, because he is impecunious. As
he did not make success of the job, We
forbear giving his name, Those who get
their names in this paper as suicides,
must succeed. Success is the test of
merit"
When he is at home, King William of
Pussia is in the habit of entertaining his
grandchildren every morning with kind
of off-hand circus. The King comes down
into the nursery with his spiked helmet
on, and then he stands on his head with
the spike in the floor, while the Joyous
little ones seize him by the outspread legs
and turn him round and round. We
have often demonstrated with William
upon the improperly of such undignifed
behavior, and have urged the danger that
he would sprain his neck. But it was of
no use.
An old batchelor, possessed of for
tune of $50 900, meeting friend one day
began to harangue him very learnedly
upon the detestable sin of avarice, AMI
gave the following instance of T.; "Aboui
three years ago." said he, "by very odd
accident, fell into we'll, and was abso.
lutely within very few minutes of per.
ishing before | could prevail upon heart
less and grasping dog of q laborer, who
to be within hearing of my
cries to help me out for shilling. The
fellow was so rapacious as to insist upon
having twenty-five cents, for above
quarter Of an hour and l verify believe
he would not have abated me single
farthering if he had not seen me at the
last gasp and l determined rather TO die
than to submit to his extortion!"
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~ s. GIBBS 4 CO.,

Real Estate agents, No. 3 Massachuseets st..
Lawrence, Kansas.
Sell Railroad and other Lands; Improved Farms
City and Town Property, in Kansas or any part Of
the West.
Taxes paid and Titles examined.
Do general Laud Agency business.
Money loaned or invested.
10000 Acres Of land in Greenwood, Butler,
Marion and Chase counties, Kansas from sl.75
to $500 per acre.
Reference, Col L. Z. Knapp Middebury, VT
22tf
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D0WNER, BOLTON & ALLEN
MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS, SASH. BLINDS,
Mouldings, Arohitraves,
Brackets and Lumb ber,

Which are kept constantly on hand, or will he
made to order on short notice
e Planning, Wood turning, Scroll saving.
Blinds painted and sash glazed to order
Newels, Stair Rail. and Bausters on hand on
made to order
Laths Shingles, clapboards, Floor-boards and
Finishing Lumber constantly ON hand and worked
If desired MlDDLEBuRY, VT.
T. W. DowsER. y. Il. BOLTON. wN II. ALLEN.
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S O'CLOCK.

TIE magic COMDS '4'Hss oh %:sri ''' ia'a'''
nent black or brown. 1t contains no poison. One
comb sent by mail 81. Dealers supplied at re-
duced rates Address VIM, Patton. Treas SPRING
field Mass.
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SpONGEs FROM THE FLORIDA REEF -
Sponges were very numerous though VIC
were told that large portion were moi
worth gathering. The sponger could
readily distinguish the best as he pushed
his boat over them. Some ofthe coarser
kinds, not marketable, are four feet in di.
ameter. They are all more or less con.
cave at the apex. A black membraneous
tunc covers them, and soft jelly-lke por.
tions project into the pores and cavities
constituting the slight claim they have te
a place in the animal kingdom. Animal
mucus and fat oil have been found in their
analysis; so the vcxed question is settled
by chemistry, and they are unquestionably
admitted to the ranks of animated nature
though far from active members. A
slight current is observable over the open.
ings, and nourishment is probably alb
sorbed as it circulates through them.
The framework is made up of silica, a
wonderful proportion, in the form of spi.
cula or splinters. Unlike most other
marine objects, sponge is less attractive
in its living state; only after the soft
parts are removed is it pleasing to the
eye. The pretty urn and other shaped
sponges found on the beaches are merely
the skeletons.
A large trade is now carried on at Key
West in this article. Small schooners,
from ten to twenty tons burden, are en-
ployed They are much the shape Of
half an egg, and as fiat as is consistent
with due regard to sailing qualities ap-
preaching, probably, as near as is possible
TIE mythic craft that is said to "Aoat in
a heavy dew These vessels lie at an.
chor in the channels, while the spongers
push their small boats over the fats to
gather the sponge. In some places they
dive for it, and in shoal water grapple
them. The specimens are very heavy,
being loaded with water and jelly.like
animal matter. They are buried in the
sand of the beaches until the matter is de-.
composed, when they are washed and car
ried to Key West. collected upon strings
Of convenient length, and bleached in the
sun. That portion of Key West called
Conchtown is the principal depository,
where the yards and fences are loaded
with them. For many years nearly all
the sponge collected on the Florida Reef
was 'old at Key West to an Israleite of
New York, one Isaacs; latterly others
have entered the trade, very respectable
income is derived from it.
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all.
The turkey was smoking Oh the table,
brown and cracking and odorous, when
the three children returned form church
the tarts were perfect and the tumblers
of pine apple jelly, fringed with tissue
paper, would have made city confect-
ioner mad with jealousy. And the widow
had opened a bottle of nine year old cur
rant wine to celebrate the close Of the
banquet, to say nothing Of the stone
pitcher Of crystal clear cider that spark
led beside it.
There, set up, children said the
widow, as she arranged the last pumpkin
pie in its allotted corner. 81 haven't no
appetite to eat anything
Tom dropped his knife and fork, and
Susan looked up disnaycd.
Mother, we cant eat a mouthtul un-
less you sit down to the table with as"
said Charley.
"Ill sit down then--but couldn't
swallow ,my troubles have clear taken my
appetite"
30 the widow sat down, like raven
in bombazine and ccar-starched muslin,
and broo dcd sorowiully above the ban
quet.
"And now, mother" said Snsy, serious
ly, after the meal had been done ample
justice to, care you ready to hear the
news | wished to tell you ~
Yes, s'spose am as ready as |
ever shall be-" said Mrs. Spencer dolor-
ously. There goes one Of my best
tumblers on the foor-nothng but i'll
luck comes TO me. Oh, dear, dear,
don't see much use in living
"Farmer Wyllis has turned me away"
said Susan, soberly, land has kept back
three months of my wages for fine set
Of glass | was unfortunate enough to break
last week"
"Turned you away? Then thcrc'll be
no use your trying to get another place
anywhere around here shrieked the
widow. "Oh, Susan Susan and I'd
calculated on them wages to pay the taxes
this year. What is to become of us p
"l don't know" said Susan, with a
sort Of obstnacy. "You always said we
were haunted down by ill-luck, mother,
and believe you are right And this is
not the worst Of it; Squire Parker has
lost some money out of the store, and he
believes that our Tom took it, aud Tom
is never to show his face there again"
ats Il lie" screamed the widow-'my
Tom is as honest as the day is long. My
Tom wouldn't touch n sixpencc that don't
belong to him.
THAT may be- said Susan. "but APP
pearances are against him, aud Toms
character is just as much blasted as it he
had really been the thief"
| Mrs. Spencer wrung her hands.
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two pieces, of any size, fell near together.
| have not seen any Of it since, thank
heaven
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NEW ADV VERTISEM ENTS

4 GENTS WANTED--(S2?j A MONTHLY
N the AMERICAN KNITTING MACHINE Co., Bos-
ton Mnss., or st. Louis, Mo. Nl;4w)
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The whipping-post is again coming in
to use in Virginia.
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Ornamental Glass -BLowINo.-
remember in our boyhood. when Barn.
um's American Museum was in its great
est glory, watching with intense interest
the operations of the glass-blower. whose
table was marvellous centre of attrac-
ton, and whose wonderful little birds with
long silken tails of iridecent glass always
tempted us to violate the tenth command.
ment. This workman was descendant
of the artisans of Venice, and perpctuated
as curiosity Of what was once a profta.
BILE, but is now almost q lost art. The
glass-spinner sits at little table. Before
him are quantity Of glass tubes of vari-
GUS colors. A spirit-lamp also sits before
him, which, blown by pair of bellows
placed under the table, and worked by
the feet Of the operator, gives forth long
jet of flame. The workman places the
end of one of his tubes in this fame. 1t
speedily begins to soften. No sooner
does it do so than he sezes one extremity
with small pair of pincers and draws it
out in thread, the size of which he easi-
ly determines. He then winds and weaves
it back and forth, forming those orna-
mcnts which give that peculiar aspect of
ornamentation to nearly all the specimens
Of Venetian glass which we have present.
ed to our readers. By attaching the end
Of the glass tube to little wheel or drum,
and gradually winding it round and round,
a fine thread may be produced, so delicate
that, despite its fragile character, it may
be woven into robe. The aigrets which
ornament the ladies' bonnets, and are so
fine and flexible that the slightest breeze
agitates them, are of spun glass. The
same material was once employed in con-
structing flowing black curls, which, worn
by prince, became the admiration of all
Paris IF any of our readers were at
the Universal Exhibition of 1855, they
may remember piece of statuary com.
posed Of spun glass-a lion of the size of
life, with splendid hair and brisiling name,
sitting serpent-a piece of workman
ship which is said to have cost its author
thirty years of labor Spotted tigers,
striped hyenas, variegated serpents, as we'll
as birds of all variety of plumage, are
successfully initiated by this curious but
useless art. Now fallen into disuse, it
was once so highly esteemed that in the
commencement of the sixteenth century,
Fugger, the rich banker of Augsburg
who not content with warming his guest,
Charles ", with bundles of cinnamon.
wood, lighted them with the bond for a
large sum which the sovereign borrowed
from him-found nothing rarer or more
worthy of being offered to his imperial
visitor than small vessel of molten, spun,
cast, and twisted glass.-LYMAN ABBOTT
in Harper's Maga-ine for February.
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A LBERT CHAPMAN,

A j. STYLES, Photographer, OPP
a. posite Post Office
Pictures Of all kinds made in the most perfect
manner. Frames, in Gilt, Black Walnut and Rose
wood Albums in great variety. N. B.-Partc-
nlar attention paid to copying and charging old
pictures Photographs finished in Oil, Water Col.
ors or India Ink. MIDDLEBURY, VT
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| IFE INSURANCE

IL Taking the mortality in the thirty y-thre,
companies which did business in the State of n
York, for four years (6j, GG, 81, Gs,) as a basis
the cost Of msuring in the CoNSEcTIcuT Mutual
BESEfIr COMPANY will be - cents per week fol
$1,000; 3s cents per week for $4,000; it being
less than one-third the cost of insuring in any
other company in the United States.
AMOS DOUGLAS, Agent.
Mddlebury, Vt. 4Gyl
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SALE,SMEN WANTED.
TS--MaIe Il Female.

Business honorable. No competition liberal pay
given. ;. W. kennedy, $. 18th st, ,Phila. (4l ;D
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80. mr.. silent arguments Hhich neither
-. ..r ,ou.re ca. shake. and Il Is mn established
-. ,n. ,he reputation Of Hostcssers sm"eh bsss
!. elixir. snda who's and pow
.rf,, remedy, is based. When w'fneseef '"c 10"
n crowds, yer AFTER year. aud nitsra'' same s'.'e
r,.,, in relation 70 the bs,efsass shecsH medicine
- .,uselyes disbelief in its efhcacyf literally i'm
...;h,, The credentials Of this uneqed tonic and
.-,.r,in, over . pssisd ofbearly twenty
!, ;.,,;au.,. ct cycsy elasj ID residents Of
years. ~. ,ef,r n the nos Fs vhet among CON-
eso'. -..:., .S,es and harrss ils uman fairly
r..ner multitude Of people. ssHsscu esch oshes'
/ AA AA ,, .... ..axea within ssana and metive-
| ns'e a. = ..,v. tho pssblirr HosAiter's Bittezs
81 :. less than asth Of eensy. Aase nee" e"srons
r.;.f 10 sufferers from isd'sesla asse' '''
,ouspes., general debility and 'o"' a'o'ue, ~ ne
o.her preparation has ever 'mI y, ~'"e '.s
eye. Of the reader are aPse s s,,..' .... s"s.n..
Of persons are rel,ias upon s, 'o.s os.so.s
...iuss The sisnens which '..''s ens en.es
"a .heir on6dencc Is not nf"ee1 "e.A p'''"'
asal.rs s'"'e' sae mo. 70 n,. opo.
- ~e s~ -. ,,.,>, NV hle the demand for the
,goae vsOetsbas spsc'"S I"
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1t is stated upon g"M authority that Ca
dot Grant, son Of the President, was one Of
the principal persons engaged in the out
rage by which three young men. Baird.
Barres, and Ficklinger. were brntaliy dri-
ven from the West Point Academy, and who
after their return, wero cGrced into resig-
nation by alarm. Their designations were
sccepted without the usual form Of consult
ing the parents, and the whole proceeding
indicates disposition to protect the pcrps-
traitors, rather than the victims, of this cruel
and shameful pr ceeding. The Committee
of the house of Representatives owe it to
the country to probe the matter to the bot
tom, and Geu. Slocum is relied upon for q
faithful report, Of the facts. This is not the
first occasion in which Cadet Grant has f.
CURED in violating the discipline of the acad-
smy, and been upheld BY orders Of higher
authority.
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I'" clerk $ i" 'l," telegraph office at In
d'anap"lis were >,r"ewhat amused recently,
on The appearance af a female anne mendment,
with healthy pickaninny in her brawnny
arms, who inquired Of the gcntlenanly re-
cflver whether 'dcy sent news clar frcw to
WaSi'in'ton city She was respectfully
informed that they did. well, honey"
SAID this m"kcss. '.jess send a message to
the President an tell him dat Is named NV
baby Ulysses Grant johnson, an want
'''m !" send IN" E" sewing machine" The
messing" was sent aud paid for. and it now
remnns Ia be seen whether the chief execu-
tive "fhc"r Of the nation will acknowledge
tue homer or not. -. o
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neave" help the man who imagine he can
dodge enemies by trying To pl. ase every
body. 1t such an individual ever succsc5.a
we should be glad Of it-not that one sLould
ne going through the world trying to find
beams 10 knock md thump his poor h, ad
against dlsPuting every mans opinion.
ngG'l"g and rlbowing, and crowdinp All who
ainer within. Thai. agnin, Is another .,I.
IRENE. Other people have right To their
oPlhions-so have you; don't fab in,. the
error "f surprising that They will respect
you more for turning your coat every dav
10 match the color Of theirs. Wear vonr
own co!"rs IN site of the winds and wcn.
IN tner, storms and Sunshine. II ccsis The va.
honest. manly Independence to stand its
ground. .
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The Swedes as Farm Labore1s

Wherever the Swcdcs have been intro
duced in the South. either as farm laborcr
or house servants, they have given genera
satisfaction. In Mississippi. Alabama, Flo
rioa' Georgia. Virginia, large numbers OF
these people are employed on these farms.
and we constantly hear of movements in
'h"se States among the planters TO increase
| their immigration in such bodies as TO meat
the demand for labOrers in every department
OF the local industry of the different commu-
mites. In Mississippi there are probably
riCht or ten thousands Swedes employed, and
the agency at Water Valley, as we learn
from the papers published in that town, has
already received orders that will more than
double the number. From the other States
mentioned above. agents have been sent to
Sweden. and we shall not DO far from the
'ru,h IN saying, that at least thirty thousand
OF Ihese iaborers will be landed at Southern
ports within tho next three months.
we desire to call the attention
"f OF the planters of our parish 70
the following letter to several prominent
aSrlcuiturIsts of Georgia by Swcdc. who
o' .''e past Two or !hrre years has been liy
"s W Jasper County, in that State. II will
'' seen That the Swedes are highly delight
II win IN" country. and arr desirous of l
as many of their fellow country
hrh over the South as possible. The wri- '
or mas been instrumental in Introducing
thousands of Swedes into the section of
"untry where he resides and the planters J,
''m 10 BE- $" well pleased that they have n
him as their agent to Europe, :,
'r "a" purpose of bringing over a large II
"mner this spring. He says:
Sirs:-l suppose you huve heard Of the
from Sweden to Georcia. I wish a
inform you that | am going TO Sweden p
ext spring. for the purpose of bringing Ia to
o'frs 70 Jasper County. | wish to make CT
us TACT known in your county. Perbans te
,me OF your citizens would like +, send far
oorcrs: lam Swrde myself. l have pr
'rd IN this country three years, ana am So !;
rii pleased that want ten thousand of NV ~
un'rvinen 10 come here We are raised c.
work and love I" work every day excent tnI
'nday. 'A''P' 'a
peg I" refer you 10 Mcssrs. ". Lofton
r. w. ID. Madison, j. Spichis. J. Roberts tie
rrnn' and }. Greer. of Jasper county. ad
vi "h"m sent for laborers Inst year. and Gu
pr"p"s" t" send for others. The terms an
: sevrnfy-hve dollars for cpcb emip,ant bin
q mat they work for you for one wear
curing fh" time you pay them twenty. !,
dollars as .additonal compcnsat;nn
''r IN" flrsf year y"u will make YOUR no,
u bargain with them. If you treat them mn
NJ 'n"y Viii stay with you ii number Of W..
'rs. '-IEx. ~"
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L"G!C.-A man who was up 10 thing or
two. once offered fn bet thai he could proye
that this side of the river was tie other side.
His challenge was soon accepted. and a bet
OF ten dollars made: when pointing to the
oPpo,''" sh"r" OF the river. he shrewdly
asked ...,.- 80.
rs that not one side of the rive J"
Yes, was the immediate answer.
agreed said the man; land is not this
the other side!"
Yes" said the sIhcr.
''fhen," said the man, pay me ten dol
lars' for by your own confession / have
proved that this sid,. If the river is the other
side" c.......
ih" dumb-fnu antagonist. over
come ny this profound logic. Immediately
paid the money