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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-09-24

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always be rell L upon as pleasant, mild, speedy
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sour stomach, Liver Complaint, Biliousness,
fl-tulency, Fulness CT Blood, and all Inhsmma-
ICiy ComplA Aints, where gentle, cooling cathartic
$ requiled 50 says the Chemist; so Gays the
Physician; so says the great American pu bile o
me nineteenth century. Heed ye them and be not
Wltn4ut bottle in tho house. Before life is i'm
periled, deal judiciously With the symptoms. Re-
MEMBER that the flght internal disorder OF to-day
may become an obstinate, incurable disease to-
morrow. Sold By all druggists.
3S . COO per y at home. Terms Free. Ad,
pc ~%N Geo. StiEson & Co., Portland, Maine
'E'EAS-The choicest the world-Importers
4 prices-lsrgest ~ pany in America-stsple
article-pleases evs rs oody-Trade continually in
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A DVERTIsRRs Am. Newspaper UEion repre-.
IA sents over l,5oO papers, divided into su I'd l.
visions. Senu scent stamp for map showing oca-
ton OF papers, with combined and separate lists,
giving estimates for cost of ADVERTISING. Address
s. P. SANBORN, 113 Monroe Street, Chicago, III.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

MIR. huehne, missionary captive in
Ashautee, who has just been released,
after being held in bondage by the
heather King since 1869, draws. some
ghastly pictures of the scenes he has
witnessed.
II is common incident to be setting
in the doorway, or walking in the
street, when the next man is suddenly
seized by executioners, who run
knife through his mouth, from cheek to
cheek, so that he may never speak
again.-There is one huge charnel
house, OF block, over which for ages,
the vultures have never ceased to how
er and swoop down into. The stencil
of this is so fearful as to make passage
within very considerable of it almost
uncomfortable. Here the great sacrifices
are made, as many as 200 at a tin
having recently been put to death with
In one day. There Is q certain place
where each of the past kings of Asian,
tee has room, and where daily food
is placed for them. Into the actual
presence OF the skeletons of the Kings
no one but the King himself ever en-.
tiers. But it constantly occurs that the
wretched mud roof tumbles in. Then
the King himself goes down with the
necessary laborers and sees it repaired.
All besides the King who have thus
been there are slaughtered. 1t is on
the slave population that the greater
part of the slaughter falls, and as they
are constantly recruited by all sorts Of
devices from surrounding tribes, the
diminution of numbers is not so rapid
as such system would imply.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23
b A Pleasant Situation.

Our friend Parker went afottnd the
other evening to visit the two Miss
Smiths. After conveising with them
for while, Miss Susan excused herself
for few moments and went up stairs.
Presently Parker thought he heard her
coming, ard slipping behind the door,
he suggested that the other Miss Smith
should tell Miss Susan that he had
gone. But it WASH Susan, it was old
Mr.. Smith in his slippers As he en-
tered he looked around and said to bis
daughter: .f- -..
'Ah, ali So Parker has gone has
he? Good radiance. l was just com
ing down to keep my eye on him.
hope he has not been proposing to you,
Mary Jane. I don't want any such
lantered7jawed, red headed idiot as
that fooling around here. He hasn' t
got the sense of rutabag turnip or
money enough to buy a clean shirt.
He gets none of my daughters. I'll
shake the everlasting life out of him
if l catch him here again, mind me"
Just as he concluded, Susan came
down, and not perceiving Parker, she
said: sri iii.
''Thank goodness he has gone. That
man is enough to provoke saint. l
was awfully afraid he was going to
spend the evening. Mary Jane, 1 hope
you did not ask him to come again g"
Then Parker didn't know whether
to stay there or to bolt, while Mary
Jane looked as if she would like to
drop in to the cellar. But Parker
finally walked out, rushed to the entry
shot down the front steps and went
home meditating upon the emptiness of
human happiness, and the uncertainty
of Smiths.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

ored, but he was silent, while after s
seconds hesitation, his wife exclaim.
ed:
''Clareiice Aihslie, you are cheat. :
Why, I thought you was a western far.
mer-"
'eThat was all the land / owned in
America. I purchased it and built a
shooting box thereon, because T was
fond of your Western sport, and In
America was simply Mr. Ainslie; but
here am Lord Clarence of Ainslie
Castle. Am I forgiven :"
Reader, we all have too much hu
man nature now days to for mo-
ment suppose the deception practised
was not pardoned by one and all; in
fact, Mrs, Lightfoot says she likes to
be deceived, and in this case Arthur
echoes the opinion Of bis wife. :.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

A SHORT UoNEYMooN.-Ay young
man and young woman, hailing from
Charlottesville, said at the time to be
a runaway couple, passed through here
last week to Washington where they
were married. On Friday morning
asst they returned here and put up at a
lady's house in the upper part of the
city. After dinner that day the young
man said be would take walk around
the city to look at the sights, but since
then he has not been heard Of, and
where he has gone is what sne fellah
can tell The name of the missing
man is said to be Hall. Il ieraaari a
Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

This and similar questions EXPECT
their answer, from this contemplated
observation. Another answer to the
question, to what these careful and cx-
pensive preparations are to lead has to
be drawn from the difficulties which
the exact observations of the phenome,
| non encounter
No one of the present observers has.
ever yet seen transit of Venus, conse-
quently every one has to prepare for
the observation of all the various oc-
curefces at the entrance of Venus be-
fore the suns disc.
The eye Of an observer being already
before the entrance intensely exercised
in the strong light while awaiting the.
beginning OF the phenomenon, is ex-.
posed to very fatiguing labor
The observation presents, however,
great interest on account of the various
expectations in regard to it, which in
terest is all the more intense, as hardly
any rest can be allowed for fear of
missing a very important occurrence,
which If not observed now will be lost
for ten years, perhaps century. Again,
an observation at intervals even as
small as seconds is not sufficient for q
tolerably accurate result it must en-
brace at least tenth of seconds.
Since the last transit of Venus, the
scientific world has indeed had time to
prepare for an observation which in ev
cry respect will be better than the form.
er.
Since then galvanism, photography,
and spectrum analysis has been discov-
cred. The observation of the transit,
at intervals less than second, is now
performed by ga.vanisfn.
A well trained person can by means
of it determine correctly (the entrance
OF Venus) even to the 50th part. of a
second.
The fatigue of The eye has been les
sened by the sun itself, which by means
Of chemically prepared plates photos
graphs the steps of the succeeding
phenomenon,
In this branch the most will be con.
tributed by English Astronomers, who
have had an abundant exercise in the
field of operation.
Spectrum analysis finally changes the
suddenly appearing event into one
gradually approaching, so that the OBJ
server can quietly wait for the all i'm.
portant instant.
With such means it may be hoped
that the distance of the earth from tile
sun can be calculated accurately, OF at
least to thousandth part of the real
distance.
But at all events all the modern in
ventions will prove their usefulness and
tend to secure fair results for the next
observation in the year 1882.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

PROSTATE form, and drew asids the CO At
to place her hand upon his heart. Ill
Witha cry Of terror she sprangi to
her feet, her hand stained with blood,
for from his side 2 small stream ,welled
up slowly SIS IL ss5s ~ t,ao
''He is dead, and has been murder
ED u;ia sE.a-9ASi Ts
- ~ a,.aaN aamd ay4l s.5 +. 4.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

An Ohio lady bases her claim for
divorce on the ground that on one oc-
casion her husband put her to soak in
the'rain water barael.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23
TIE Women.

Not much can be said of the prog
ress that has been made by the women
in their war against whisky during the
past week. They have had no sur
renders and the saloon keepers have
become accustomed to their presence,
apparently, and act as though they
were perfectly unconcerned at their
presence. But the work is telling.
Sales are growing smaller and smaller,
and if their hearts are too hard to be
reached, their purses will be lightened
and they will be driven to seek other
occupations. A number of them are
now, as they have been for two weeks,
ready to sell ostt, but the women insist
that they shall pour ost-and they'll
do it.
An army never posted pickets more
systematically or regularly than does
the Women's League. Punctually at
six o'clock every morning ladies take
their positions in front of the saloons,
and from that time forward, till ~
o'clock at night, watcher notes the
men who 60 for their s'bitters."
Union prayer meetings are held ev-
every morning from S to 9 o'clock,
which for the past week have been led
by young men. The meetings are al
ways interesting, unless the fifteen
minutes allotted to speaking is occu-
pied by some one in making set tenn
perance speech. At the close of these
meetings the bands start out on the
street work, going from saloon to sa-
loon, singing and praying, until 5
o'clock in the evening.
On Monday the women remained at
the church all day, praying for the
success Of the Temperance ticket at the
election
On Tuesday they started out with
renewed strength, knowing that a
majority of the voters of the city were
on their side, and that they were sure
of assistance from that quarter in time
of need.
They will close every place in Ur>
bana where liquor is sold.- Urbama
Citizen d Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23

Some of the Alabama negroes are
not unmindful Of their equality before
the law. It was only the other day
that a lady met an old colored woman
in Montgomery whom she knew.-She
met her with "Howdy do, Aunt Ma,
rie?' The aged negress raised herself
erect, placed her arms akimbo, and re-
marked lottily, looking sidewise: 81
amt yer aunt, and / amt yer uncle;
Use yer ekal!" and Indignantly passed
On.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-04-23
SHENANDOAH HERALD.
ADVERTISING sarEs.

Advertisements will be inserted at On. noI,.r -.
qaare ten nes or less for the hrst insertion and
50 cents for each subsequent insertion.
Unless the number of insertions be marked upon
the manuscript, it will be published until forbid
and chargedaccordingy
Notices in the local column will be inserted at
double the advertising rates.
Advertisements for three months or longer will
re inserted at lower rates.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
ORLEANS COUNTY.

Widow Moses Gale, of East
Burke, daughter Of Aone1 Smith,
one of the first settlers of Irasburg
sends the following account of the
origin OF the name of Barton Land
ing to the UniOn:
among the early settlers of Iras
burg was ADner Smith, who came
from lIittleton, N. Ii. AS a means
of procuring provisions from Cana>
da easier t an on horseback, he
cleared a path to Barton river and
erected there log stOre>house, GOV.
ering it with bark fastened on by
poles, and making it safe for the
deposit of salt fish, molasses, tea,
tobacco, &c. After this people RATED
their freight through Lake Men,
phremagog, and up Barton river,
delivering it Smiths store>house at
the Landing; hence the name,
"Barton Landing" This was a
common point for the smugglers
during and after the war CT 1912,
and was of general use to the in
habitants until Glover pond, known
as RUNAWAY pond" gave out, when
navigation on the river was destroy.
ed"
The National Bank of Irasburg
is to he removed to Barton, by a
vote of the stockholders.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
RUTLAND COUNTY.

BENsoN.-Mrs. Munger of Benz
son left her three little children, the
oldest three and half years of age,
alone while she went to neighbours.
quarter of q mile distant. The
dress of the little girl two years old
caught frc from the stove, the three
year old worked manfully to extin,
guish the flames with a broom and
succeeded iu doing so, but not until
the right arm and side of the child
was 50 severely burned that it's life
was dispaired Of for many days, and
the result is still uncertain.
CAsTLEToN.-Mrs. Stephen Good.
win of Castleton died the other day
from the effect of shocking acci>
dent. Some weeks ago during one
of the cold nights of the season, she
took a kettle Of Goals from the stove,
intending to place them in the pan.
try where she kept the milk. She
was seized with a fit of dizziness
and fell, her body above tue hips
resting on the live Goals !; and he
fore any assistance could be given,
her side and back were literally
roasted. After her death, tho rela.
tives, on examining her effects,
found, much to their surprise, the
sum of seventy-tw0 hundred dol
lars deposited in an old chest, fif-
teen hundred dollars being in gold
and silver coin. The accumulated
savings of years.
RUTLAND, VT, Jan. 81, At al
early hour this morning the down
express train on the Rutland and
Burlington road met with an acci.
dent about three miles north of this
place, caused by a broken journal.
The last car, the New York sleep.
ing coach, was thrown from the
track and dragged so yards, before
it stopped. Some twenty-five or
thirty persons were in the car, of
whom the following were injured:
A. s. Merchant, Burlington, bruised
around the hip and across the breast;
Senator dickinson of New York,
slightly cut with glass and bruised ;
and e. g. Sherman of Rutland, an.
kle sprained and otherwise injured.
The track was blocked about twelve
hours, but trains are now passing.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
FRANKLIN COUNTY,

L. 7. Abel, of Fairfax, plowed
one and half acres of stubble land
OH New Years day, and found little
frost to impede his work. Johr
johnson, all enterprising farmer Of
Essex, engaged in the same diver
sion during the past week.
The outside prices for butter at
st. Adams on Tuesday were 80 and
40 cents.
Four experienced heaters having
arrived from Boston Saturday even
ing the st. Albans rolling mill start
ed Monday morning with eight fur
naCeS.
The dwelling house of Norman
Mickey, near Derby Line, on the
N. NJ. Colby farm, was burned on
the morning of the 10th at about 0
o'clock. The fire was first discover.
ed in the roof, and is supposed tC
have taken from the chimney
Contents mostly saved insured fol
$500.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Grand army of the Republic.

The annual enc ,mpmcnt of thu
Department of Vermont mot at the
hall of Scdgwick Post, No. s. al
Brattlcboro, Jan. 2lst, 1874, at 1O
o'clock A. NJ.
The following named comrades
we're elected officers for the year en-
suing:
Department Communication
Stephen Thomas, Montpelier.
Senior Vice COmmander-Gcorge
e. Selleck, BrattlebOro.
Junior Vice Communications
S. Hard, Arlington.
Medical DircctOr-Dr. Charles Il.
Allen, Rutland.
Chaplin-Rev. l.. B. Ames, West
Randolph.
Council of Adluinistration-Ros
we'll Farnham, Bradford; +. s.
Stranahan, st. Adams; Joel q. Ba
ker, Rntland; j. w. Hastings,
Springfield; Il. A. Howe, Ludlow.
Representatives to National En>
campment-John w. New,rn, s
Adams; WIN. w. He ny, Burling>
ton.
Alternates-J. O. Livingston,
Montpelier, Fred A. Lewis, st. AL
bans.
A camp fire was held in the eve
ming at the Town Hall, COmrade,
Ii. L.. Taylor presiding, on which oc.
casion Gen. w. w. Henry read his
story of "From the Rapidan tOCold
HarbOr," and stories of army life
were rehearsed 10y Col. w. &. Vea>
10Y and Capt. j. &. Baker. Music
was furnished by the BrattlcborO
Brass Band and a Guartctte Of mixed
voices. The Town Hall was filled.
At the conclusion of the exercises
the members of the Encs mpmcnt
returned to the Hall Of Sedgwick
Post and partook of a superb colla>
ton.
The cncampment was the fullest
attended and the most enthusiastic
in Interest manifested, that the or.
gaMization has ever held.
Measles are very prevalent in
Wilmington, and to enable their
pupils to enjoy them the teachers
of the village schools propose to
hold up for Il week.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

TERRIBLE CALAMITY AT BEN
NINGToN.-B y the explosion of the
gas works at Ii. +. Bradford e Cos.
Hitting mills, at Bennington, on
Tuesday afternoon, one of the most
appalling calamities ever known in
this State was caused. The mill is
IL enc story brick building, and the
explosion lifted the roof, and burst
out the walls Of the building SO
that the roof fell back aud crushed
many of the inmates. The fire
spread over the building in an ms
slant, and the remains of several of
the victims were reduced t. q mere
handful of charred bones. Nine or
ten were certainly killed who-e
names could not DO ascetained in
the excitement, and amodg the in :
jured are HOratiO Fields, William
Morse, Ada Morse, II. Morse, Ella
Bissell, and Herbert Mann. Busi>
ness in Bennington was almost en-
tirely suspended during the day.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30

Peter b. Laird of st. Johnsbury,
has sold out two thirds 0f-hls gran
ito business to his brother II. w,
Laird and Hiram Moody. The Cal
edonian says: 1t 10 their purpose
to largely extend their business, and
for this purpose they have already
engaged more room and intend to
put up buildings in the spring sufi
ticient to work so men.
Miss Catharine Oates eXcmplified
the unselfsh devotion of q noble
woman by travelling all tho way
from New Brunswick to GrOton,
to wed the lover she had not seen
for eight years, and found him we'd
ded to n farmers daughter, and the
father of only six children.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

LYNDoNvlLLE.-A few years ago
Miss Amy Jones, a daughter Of w.
Il. Jones OF Wheelock, was employ
ed at Walkers hotel. While there
an old lady, feeble and poor, stopped
some days at the hotel. Her con-
dition attracted the sympathies of
Miss Amy, who gave her good at
tentiOn aud also rendered her some
assistance by way of paying her
fare on thecars. A short time since
Miss Jones, who resides in Lawrence
Mass, was surprised by a letter
from the West. saying that a certain
old gentleman had died, and, in his
will. had left her $4,000. 1t seems
that the deceased was some con-
nection of the old lady, who had
received her attentions at the hotel.
Miss Jones has already received the
money. 1t pays to be kind.-Union.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
ADDISON COUNTY.

A sad accident occurred on Satur
day afternoon last at j. N. Haw>
ley's saw mill, in Vergennes. A
lad by the name of Barton, about
eight years old, was gathering pitch
from some pine logs, when pile OF
boards fell on him. The accident
was not seen by any one, and he
was dead when found.
William Wright of Vergennes,
was found guilty of eighty offences
for selling liquor last week. The
fine in his case, at 500 for each Of
fence, amounts to $1,000, probably
the largest penalty ever imposed in
the State, under the prohibitory
law.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
WASHINGTON COUNTY,

A NARROW EsCAPE..-While Rev.
Z. N. Morse, and wife, of East
Montpelier, were passing over the
bridge near Fl. II. Martins, in that
town, last Saturday, the horse be-
came unmanageable. and reeled of
the embankment some eight feet
high. taking sleigh and occupants
after him. Mr.. Morse was severely
bruised but not disabled, while Mrs.
Morse was not so fortunate, her in
juries being quite serious. The
horse finally rolled into the river,
but after considerable effort was
rescued from its cold bath and is in
q fair way to recovir soon. 1t is
truly u providential escape.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
NATIONAL OPINION BRADFORD FRIDAY, 3d. 1874

A Printc RS Union has been or
gained in Burlington, Of which
Il. Rowe is President.
The paper mill Of the Burlington
Manufacturing Company, which has
been obliged to suspend work for
several weeks, by scarcity Of shav>
ings is now running again.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
ESSEX COUNTY.

Custom-house officers at Island
Pond, the other day, relieved a
Vermont woman, homeward bound
from Canada, of her hustle, consist.
ing of 80 Yards of silk, 3 yards OF
velvet, and other articles to the
amount of $12.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
ID FED.

In Waits River, Doc, 9TH, 1873, from the Of
fects Of " scald, Ersstus james, son Of Eras;
tus and Emma Huntley aye&2 yrs, and smo.
In Newbury. Jan. 9Th, at the residence o.
oDea. Geo. Burroughs, Ruth f., only aadghte
{ Joseph Sawyer, Of Chicago, Ill, aged 5
yOars and n,onths,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
West Fatrlee. December LIST. 1873!
MARTUA VI. SAVERS, Will.

MARTHA VI. SAwYER's, Will.
CTATE OF VERMONT, bradford, District.
y 49, In Probate Court, held at Newbury,
oil the 10th day of January, A.. D., 1874
an instrument purpOrting to DO the last Will
and Testament Of Martha NJ. Sawyer, late Of
Corinth, in said District. deceased being
presented to the Court by E. r. Smith,
tho Executor therein named for Pro.
bate. 1t Is ordered by sail court that all
persons concerned therein be notified to ap-
pear at . session Of said Court to 10 bold At
the Foster Hotel East COrnth on the 10th
day Of February, 1874, and show cause it
any they may have, against the Probate O..
said Will. tor which purpose 1t is further Or
dered that u copy OF the record of this or
der bc published three weeks successfully in
the National Opinion printed in bradford,
BY the Court.-Attcst,
36w3 II. w. BAILEY, Judge.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
CHITIENDEN COUNTY.

characterization. ID. A. Small.
ley, of Burlington, on. Friday even.
ing, gave his customary yearly ems
tertainment to the members of the
bar of that city.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
Notice !.
CORNS

CADNS are as useless, to the com
OO1Nl\O munity misunderstanding
old maids, corner loafers in large cities, or dis
honest politicians no more of a luxury than
epson salts or castor oil, and no more desir-
able for comfort than hedge hog is ,oI par
lor ornament. Briggs Corn and Bunion
Remedies, Alleviator and Curative cradicates
corns, banishes bunions, and cures in growing
nails, sore insteps, and other obnoxious tor
ments of the feet. Sold by II. G. Day, Drug
gist, Bradford. W. - .--.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-01-30
AGOOd Bargain =!

Farm for sale or exchange for village prop
ertv: Containing 10 acres of land, well di-
vided into moving, tillagc, rpasturing ana
wood, sugar orchard and good: sugar house
apple orchard of choice fruit, cut twenty
tons of hay the past season. Soil good, two
Barns, Corn Barn, comforts bic House, water
az Ua,se and BARNS. Situated miles from
bradford Village. Price $1,000; $500 down,
and the balance two hundred dollars year.
e. - A. j. RUSS.
Bradford, VT, Dec IL, 1873. soft