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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-29

AN OPTICAL CURIosITY.-Here is sim
pie little experiment, through which we
can prove the existence of blind spot in
our eyes. Shut your left eye, and, with
the right, look steadily at the cross below,
holding the paper ten or twelve inches
from the eye.
Y o
Now move the paper slowly toward the
eye, which must be kept fixed ON the cross.
At a certain distance the other ligure-the
letter O--will suddenly disappear; but, If
you bring the paper nearer, it will come in
to view again. You may not succeed in
the experiment on the first trial, but with n
little patience you can hardly fail and the
suddenncss with which the black spot van
ishes and re-appears, is very striking.
Now, examination has shown that, when
it disappears, lis image falls exactly on the
spot where the optic nerve enters the eye,
thus proving the spot to be blind.-.Scicnce
Of HedHh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-29
P0etry.
PsRsBp.ERR .rND PROSPBR.


ny JOHN o. SAKE.
ITO the manly will there's ever way"
Said simple Arab youth;
"And I'm going to try, this very day,
Ifmy teacher tells the TRUTH
Hes always saying-that good old mai
Now, please remember, my dear,
You're sure to win, whatever you plan,
II you steadily persevere."
'I mean to try, upon my lifel
III go through FIRE and water;
Aud since wish to marry wife,
III have the Caliphs daughter"
SO of to the vizier straight he goes,
Who only laughed at the lad,
And said him "nay," as you may suppose,
For he thought the fellow was madl
And still for many and many day,
lie came to plead his case,
But the vizier only answered NAY"
And laughed him in the face.
At last the Caliph came across
The youth in the vizier's hall,
And asked him what his errnnd was,
Tho vizier told him all.
"Now, by my head" the Calph said,
otis only the wise and great
Caliphs daughter may ask to wed,
For rank with rank must mate.
"Unless, mayhap, some valiant deed
May serve an equal claim,
For merit own, should have its meed,
And princes yield to fame.
'In the Tigris once gem was lost
Twas ages and ages since
ruby of wondrous size and cost,
And nt for the noblest prince.
"That gem, my lad, must surely be
Somewhere beneath the water;
Go find it, boy, and bring it to me,
Then come and marry my daughter"
"And so will" the lad replied,
And on to the river he ran;
Aud he dips away at the foamy tide
As fast as ever he can.
with little cup he dips away
Now what's the fellow about?
He's going to find the gem some day
By draining the Tigris out!
And still he dips by day and might,
Till the fishes begin to cry,
"This fellow is such n wilful wight
He'll dip the river dry
And so they sent their monarch to say
wise and reverend fish
''Now, why are You dipping our water away?
And what do you please to wish?"
az want the ruby, :" he cried;
"well, please to let us alone,
And stop your dipping" the fs king cried,
"And the gem shall be your own."
And lie fetched the ruby of wondrous size
From out Of the foamy water;
And so the lad obtained his prize,
And welded the Caliph's daughter.
MORAL.
This pleasant story was meant to teach
That pluck is more than skill;
And few are the ends beyond the reach
Of strong, untiring will
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BRATTLEBORO, VT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1872

travellers, hope. Can l do anything for
you2"
Can anybody explain why jenny cared
so much for what George thought of her,
that of all people in the world he was the
last whom she wished to see al this partic-
ular moment? Hystercal, fanciful, nerv-
Gus, she know 'ho would think her just
what she hated most. And there was no
escape for turning ever so little on the pill
low she saw with one eye the tall figure
close beside her, the fine face full of the
tenderest anxiety.
"Oh, George" she ialered, "you will de-
spise me, you will think me perfect fool
No, nothing dreadful is the matter, only
Fanny was n little cross and I-T-was so
tired"
And the sobs camo on again worse than
ever, mingled with a despairing, "Oh, do
go away--I am so ashamed-I thought you
had gone out"
Instead of complying with this request,
George drew his chair close TO the sofa,
and sitting down close by the heap of frill-
ed cambric, said, in a sweet, solemn, ten
der voice :-"Despise you Jenny 1 love
you better than all the world besides, and
If you could care enough for me to marry
me 1 should be the happiest man living.
viii you try?n
Oh, potent remedy stronger than all the
sal-volatile or valerian in all the chemists
shops in New York. As he waited the
sobs ceased, one plump, dimpled hand
stole into his, and from the depths of the
velvet cushion, a soft little Eyes rose to
his listening ear.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-29

We leave our readers to imagine the talk
that followed. Enough to say that Fanny's
matchmaking, though unprecedented,
was altogether successful, and Jenny went
to the White Mountains and Niagara the
very next summer, when everybody was
well aud good -naturcd but there was a
wedding first, in the old church on the
green, and this time the travelling party
consisted of only two persons, who were
all the world TO each other, and Jenny was
Jenny Weston no longer, but Mrs. George
LEROY.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

The modern woman when she has nail
70 drive doesn't wait for her husband to
come home. She catches hold of the nail as
she would into the hair Of u recreant son,
swings the hammer downward. Then che
ties up her fingers as well as she eau, pu ts
on her best bsnnet, and goes right over to
her mothers for good cry, and her tea.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

According to the London Times telegram
from Cons,antinople, tho Bishop of Dabe-
kir, who was accommodated by the Holy
See, has been elected Civil Patriarch of the
Armenian Catholic community by the anti
Hassoun party.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24
DRUGS, Pa
Street, Pet

Ia one of the Iowa Falls Sabbath schools.
recently, the superintendent was reviewing
the lesson. and was talking CT the verse
reading "Let your loins be girded and your
lights burning" He asked the question:
"Wby are we commanded to 'gird our
loins?'"
One sharp little shaver sung out: "To
keep our trowsers up.''
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

A man claims $4,000 damages for th
killing of his child by horse car in Mem.
phis
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

Charles Ii. Gardner, coored man, from
Washington, graduate Of Harvard, is the
second negro who has been admitted to the
bar at Mobile.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

A boy sixteen years old has been sent to
the Virginia State Prison for forgery.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

"A Texas parer desired its cotemporary
ITO render to scissors the things that are
scissoIed"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

A fine lot OF Imported Wines and Liquors
just received and for sale bt GAFFNEY,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

AT Chicago, on Wednesday, the Mutuals
beat the Etnas, IL to 3.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

Rognes will be glad to learn that hemp IL
scarce and high.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

For Pure Wines warranted as snch hy tn,
Brotherhood of Brocton go to GAFFNEY'S
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24
1ME OIL MARK EIS.
BY =. Il A. TEL. LINE,

OFFICE OF
PETROLEUM CENTRE DAILY REcoR6
June "a 1872
The petroleum market is quiet and dull
to-day at $3.50. We hear of no transac-
tiods
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-06-24

Sunday Comfort still on deck and for sale
at GAFFNEY'S.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
A SINGULAR FREAK OF NATURE
AN ETHIOPIAN CHANGING HIS SKIN.

The Columbus (Ky.) Dispatch
says; "The prophet jeremiah was
clearly of the opinion that an Eth
opian could not change his skin, nor
leopard his spots. But Jeremiah
lived more than two thousand years
ago, and although prophet of no
mean pretcnsions, it is possible he
did not know all that was to come to
pass in the nineteenth century OF
the Christian era. Had he lived in
this age we are not sure that he would
have changed his opinion, but the
force of one of his then happiest
comparisons would have been very
much weakened by knowledge Of
what is now going on this city.
"Henry Winston is a mulatoe res,
ident of this place, He was born il
North Carolina, and is now abou
fifty years of age, according to his
own count. About seven years ago
| Henry's skin commenced turning
white, or assuming the lighter color
and clear transparent hue common
to the Caucasian race, since which
time his skin has been gradually
changing until he is now about two
thirds white, and he is as spotted as
any leopard. The change, as we
stated, has been going on gradually,
but without any regularity as to To-
cality.
Spots on his hands, arms, face and
body are of as clear color as that
ofany European, while the surround
ing spots are in some places almost
black, in others brown, ard still
others of light yellow, the differ
ent shades marking the different de-
gress of progress of the change
The changed part of his skin, while
possessing the clear, rosy tint OF
the Caucasian, retains the appear
ance of coarseness common to the
African race, but it is extremely
sensitive to the light and heat of the
sun. The health of this person has
been uniformly good, and he can as
sign no reason why his skin shoulc
change.
Thus it appears that the Ethiopian
may not change the color of his owr
skin, that it is possible for his owr
skin to change is now an established
fact.
Here il a problem worthy of sci
entifc investigation. Who will solve
it What is the cause. and by
what process is the change effect
ed ~
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27

shall tell you whom to vote for here
in New Jersey; that at your town
ship and county elections they are
to have men appointed to watch you,
and to arrest every man who will not
vote to suit their purposes it this
should become practical question
to you, then You will begin to recall
some things that have lately occurred
in Southe II State, some indict
ments in the districts colrts, some Of
the operations of the internal revo.
hue laws, and YOU will put your
hands in your pockets and say,
Take my pocket-book, take all |
have, rob me as they have robbed
North Carolina, but for Gods sake DO
not bring an indictment against me
in the United States Courts by the
District Attorney for know to what
that leads.
was in North Carolina during the
battle there, and | have heard from
other States, and | know that if it is
in the power of the Government to
carry this election, it will be carried
for Gen. Grant; but, notwithstand-
ing this, | predict that Horace Gree>
ley will be elected by the largest
majority that any President has had
yet; and the ground Of my conf
dcnce is not because Tom Jones and
Dick jenkins have been round with
a book it is because of that move
ment which captured those two con-
ventions, which captured me, sullen
and stiff necked as Saul himself, and
brought me here to talk to you and
beg you to go into this movement.
If by a little energetic work, little
forgiveness and forgetfulness of the
past, the North and South can be
made to clasp hands across the bloody
chasm, is there a man who will
not say, $50 in, and God bless your
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.

Few persons imagine how much
knowledge, and especially what va
ried knowledge, it is necessary 9
man should possess to be successful
farmers. There is scarcely q branch
of science which is not intimately
connected with Agriculture. 1t is
true farmer may be the most ig-
norant of men and yet obtain good
profits out of his holding; but this
success is due to Incidental circum-
STANCES beyond bis control, and FROM
which he profits ignorantly Expe-
rienec goes long way, but study Is
necessary, especially study during
youth. 4 Theoretical iarmes, With
out any practice or experience what.
ever, will probably lose bis money
but a man who has experience ana
! also knowledge drawn from BROOKS
will. other things being equal. make
i $3.50. where another, who has e2'
perience only, without the assistance
and hints given by the study OF Va
rious subjects and sciences, will only
make $3.50. Agriculture, or rather
FARMING. is generally considered a
matter Of luck and chance; all faults
and errors are laid 70 .hc weather,
but the fact j.. tha, agriculture is 8
worry exact science.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27

moSt authoritative organs have de-
clared that the strongest reason for
re electing him this year is that he
may be made life. tenant Of the
White House. Mr.. Phillips state
men may be buncombe and baldcr
dash; bat the calm and deliberate
Endorsement these atrocious senti
ments have received, on the platform
and in print, forbids us to judge SO
lenienlly Of the purposes Of the par
tv 10 hich he has allied himself"
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
HAPPINESS ESSENTIAL TO BEAU
TY.

DO not think you can make girl
lovely, if you do not make her hap
by. There is not one restraint you
put on girls nature-there IS not
one shock you give to her instinct Of
affection or effort-which will not be
iudelIibIy written on her features
with a hardness which is ali the more
painful because it takes away the
brightness from the eyes of inno~
cence. and the charm from the brow
of viriuc. The perfect low illness Of
woman's countenancc can only
consist in that majestic pea .ce which
is fomd in the memory Of HAPPY and
useful years, full Of swe et record /;
and from the joining of ibis With
that yet more majestic childlincss,
which is still full Of Grange ard
promise, opening alw avs. modest al
once, and bright wit hope Of better
things to be bestow ed. There is NJ
old age where is $ III thai promise r
! it is eternal youth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
ROMANCE AT A WATERING
PLACE

The watering places this year have
been crowded with the fashion and
attiuent of the. populous cities Of the
United States. a cores pendent OF
the Boston 7rdUeler, at Newport.
overheard til. following converse
ton
"No, Harry, dear, We mus, part /;
| think it is awful cruel of pa. but
/ you know he never encouraged
you. He says yod are nice enough,
but that young man now a DAYS
must be able to support wife in the
style 10 which she has been accus.
toned, and that you know you could
not do, dear; so must give you up.
That Gus Evans fairly hate, with
his bristly, ugly mustache-ugh
but he has lovely pony Lhaton
which is all at my service, and a
diamond big as a walnut on his shirt
bosom. Pa says he has lots Of
money, and owns real estate and
railroad stocks, and | don't know
what else, and he says / must be
civil to him and marry him if he
asks me and / know he will, for
the other night he got right to the
point, and was just ready to ask the
all-important question, when pa
dropped in to look for his paper,
and that ended it for the time"
''But don't you love me 2" the
young, manly fellow at her side ask
ed, with twinge and a tremor in his
voice you know you have given
me cause for thinking so, and hop,
ing
"Why, yes, of course | do. How
silly! Love you? You know |
love you; and it is really too bad
that can't have my way and marry
you instead of Gus Pa might sup
port US as we'll as not; but he won't
and-you know | never can exist
without the comforts have always
had. | must have my dresses and
my diamonds, my horses and my
parties, and must move in the same
circle of society as | do now-and
these things, you know, you could
never give me. No, Harry, dear;
| shall always love you; and you
won't try to see me much, will you,
till after | am married ?"
"Vexed, oh, no not at you
But let us go in, and then I'll say
goodbye to you and my hopes to.
gether.'
His voice was hard, and stroye to
be cool and mconcerned, but it
trembled a little, and his face was
very white as they passed me. But
her smile was sweet and satisfied,
and her eyes as clear as though she
had not wrecked young mans hap
piness, and thrown him aside for 2
brainless jumping jack with money,
and as though her life was not to be
vapid, tiresome round of fashions
able emptiness, with none of love or
usefulness to sweeten it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
GREAT rNFAILING SPECIFIC

for LIVER COMPLAINT and the painful off
spring thereof, to wit; DYSPEPSIA, CON
STIPATION, Jaundice, Bilious attacks SICK
HEADACHE, Collie, Depression of Spirits,
SOUR STOMACH, heart Burn. &c. &c.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27

For FORTY YEARS it has proved its great
value in all diseases OF the LIVER, BOWELS
and KIDNEYS Thousands of the good and
great in all parts of the country vouch for its
wonderful and peculiar power in purifying the
BLOOD stimulating the torpid LIVER and Bow
ELS. aud imparting new Life and Vigor to the
whole system, SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
LATOR is acknowledge to have no equal as
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
IMPO R qANP NOTICE.

Come to the Lost Mountain and buy your
Spring and Summer Goods, of the latest and
best Styles, l take great pleasure in informing
my Customers, Friends and the Public generally
that l ami now prepared to please all in goods
who will favor me with a call.
have Just received a large and well selected
Stock of Spring Goods, the selection Of WHICH
have spared no pains in trying to suit the taste
OF all. Call and examine my Stock, and if do
not suit you in Goodsyou need not go any furth-
er l will pay the highest market price for all
kinds Of Country Produce.
JOSHUA JACKSON.
ian27-ly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
SPEECH OF sENAoR STOCKTON

At Red Banks, New Jersey, on
Saturday, Hon. John ?. Stockton
addressed about 800 persons at the
Globe Hotel. He said
FELLOW CITIzENs-This is the
first time in New Jersey and the sec
ond time that | ever raised my Voice
in political meeting when | did not
say "fcllow- Democrats = but the
time has come when all men who
love their country are breathren.
The Democracy of New Jersey, oy
an almost unanimous vote in their
committee assembled at Trenton,
sent me to Baltimore to nominate a
Democrat for the high Office of Pres
ident of the United States. | went
to Baltimore, and when the vote was
taken ia that body | did not vote for
Horace Greeley. voted for an old
fashioned Democrat, Mr.. Bayard,
and one-half of the New Jersey del
egation stood by me, and we voted
to the end for Mr., Bayard. There
mist have been some wise reason
and patriotic motive why that great
Democratic assembly, composed of
representatives from every State of
this Union, cried out, "Horace Gree
ley" [applause], the bitterest enemy
the Democracy ever had in this
country Why did they vote for
him Because Democrats, thank
God, in the future as in the past,
are ready to sacrifice their prejudi-
ces and passions on the altar of the
country. [Applause]. | ask every
Liberal Republican and every man
who looks at this thing fairly if we
have not made great sacrifice.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
General Advertisements.
PURELY VEGETABLE,

This uuriyalled Medicine is warranted moi 10
contain single particle Of MERCURY, or amy
ininrinns IMMORAL substance. but Is
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
CHE 9NarIetta aDOnrnal.

Marietta, Georgia, September ~, 1879
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-09-27
LIVER MEDICINE,

1t contains four medical elements, never unit
ed in the same happy proportion in any other
preparation, viz: a gentle Ca!hartic, won.
delful Tonic, an unexceptionable Alternative and
acertain Corrective of all impurities ofthe body.
Such signal success has attended its use, that
il is now regarded as the