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Neither Shiptoa's Prophecy.

Every now and then, for these
400 years and more, some one has
brought to light the prophecy aud
memory of Mother Shipton. As
event follows event i'm mechanical
progress, her d0ggerel verses fall
in so pat that they must needs be
quoted. One of the predictions
thereof, Fire and water shall
wonders do" has come to pass
time and again, and the latest full.
tilment is in the Keely motor. This
Mother Shipton was one that would
have taken high rank as a medium
in our day; in hers, the fifteenth
century, she was said to have been
beg0tten, like the wizard Merlin,
Of the phantasm Of A polio, or some
aerial demon under that guise, and
beautiful orphan Yorkshire girl
named Agatha. She had the weird,
lonely girlho0d that the child OF
shame Is apt to have, avoided or
persecuted by those who should
have been her mates: she was
christened Ursula by the Abbot of
Beverly, and grew up so eccentric
and unnaturally shrewd that BY
and by this tradition, in those su.
perstitious days, grew about her
birth. She prophesied as she grew
older, and even persons Of quality
consulted her. She told the great
Wolsey that he should never come
to York; and indeed, when within
eight miles Of It, he was arrested
BY Northumberland, at King Hen.
ry's order, and brought n Lcices-
ter, where he died. Also she 10
said to have l0ret0ld the great fire
OF London, the execution Of Charles
l, and many notable events besides,
Of the Reformation and the reigns
Of Elizabeth and James. She fore
told her own death, and at the hour
predicted she died. Her name Is q
popular tradition in Yorkshire even
to-day, and the tradition IL founded
in part upon fact. Her famous
prophecy was said to. have been
published in her lifetime, aud
again 200 years ago; II was col tain.
~ published forty years ago, for we
have seen II in q book of that time.
where 1t was said to be copied from
an older book. Though most Of
the Items are vague enough, some
show a marked coincidence with
remarkable events, such as the in-
ventiOn of steam, railway lOcomo.
tives and tunnels, the telegraph,
ir0n-clads, and the admission OF
Jews into Parliament Qn 1851
Without further preface. these are
the prophetic lines:
Carriages without horses shall 20,
And accidents ill the world with woe
Around the world thoughts shall ly
In the twinkling of an eye.
Water yet shall more wonders do
Now strange, but yet they shall be true
The world upside down shall bc,
And gold be found at the root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride
AND horse nor Ass be ut his side
Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk
IN the air shall men be seen,
IN white, In black, In green
Iron In the water shall .ioat,
AS easy us u wooden b0at.
dOld shall be found and shown
~ land that's not now known
Fire and water shall wonders do;
Lligl,nd shall ut last admit u jew
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred eighty-On
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List OF Count Terms.

AN ACT to change and fix the time
Of holding court In certain c0un.
ties in tho Eleventh Judicial
District.
Section I. BE II enacted by the
Legislature Of the State Of Missis-
sippi, That the courts IN those
counties Of the Eleventh Judicial
District hereinafter mentioned,
shall commence and be holden for
the time hereinafter mentioned,
shall commence and be holden for
the time as hereinafter stated
should the business Of the court so
long require: Provided, That all
writs made returnable to the terms
as heretofore fixed shall be consid-
cred in law as returnable to the
terms MS herein designated. In the
county Of Bolivar, commencing on
the third Monday IN March aud
September, and continue two
weeks. In the county of Wash
fngton, commencing on the first
Monday In April and October, and
continue four weeks. In the coun-
~ Of Issaquena commencing ON
the first Monday of May and No
vember, and continue two weeks.
in the county Of Sunflower, com
mencing on the third Monday of
May and November, and continue
one week. In the county of Leflore
commencing on the fourth Monday
in May and November, and contin-
ue two weeks.
Sec. 2. BE It further enacted,
That this act take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
APPROVED, February IL, 1875.
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The Jackson Times of Wednes.
day, learns through a gentleman
Just arrived from Aberdeen of the
killing Of Capt. w. d. B. Hooper
on Tuesday afternoon by Bradley
Jones. Capt. Hooper was one Of
the most promising yonng law.
yers Of Mississippi, aud was . law
partner Of Judge G h0lson, former
~ U. s. Judge Of this StaSe.
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is saerilege.' lie stopped | turned
to him again, he was gone.

is saerilege.' lie stopped l turned
to him again, he was gone.
In the morning when l awoke l
found Sir Marcus gone down. l a.
rose, and having put on my cloth
es, went to the gallery and took
from thence a long broom, by the
help ofthis l took down, with
some difficulty, the curtains, as l
imagined their extraordinary po-
sition might excite suspicion in
the family. l bound a piece of
black ribbon round my wrist.
When l came down the agitation
Of my mind had left an:impression
on my countenance too plain to
pass mobserved by my husband.
Tie instantly remarked it and ask
ed the cause, l informed him that
Lord Tyrone was no more; that
he had died at the hour of four on
the preceding Tuesday, and de-
sired him never to question me
more concerning the black ribbon,
which he kindly desisted from af-
ter. You, my son, as had been
foretold, l afterward brought into
the world, aud in little more than
four years after your birth, your
lamented father expired in my
arms.
Lord Tyrone had died OH the
very day and hour named by his
spirit. The other predictions OF
the apparition were fulfilled, as
Lady Beresford married after Sin
Marcus's death, man much
younger than herself, and she died
in childbirth, on the last day
of her forty-seventh year, a few
hours after making the proceeding
revelation. Immediately after her
death Lady Betty Cobb, andyoune
Beresford approached his mothers
bed, Lady Betty lifted up her
hand and united the ribbon-"the
wrist was found exactly as Lady
Bercsford had described it, every
sinew shrunk, every nerve withcr-
cd.
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thing ofthe deceased was found to
be shredded, and when first dis
covered on fire, while the silver
watch he carried had been driven
into the ground, and when lifted
up, it was found that the works
had been fused into a lump of
shapeless metal. The scene at the
house of the deceased, who leaves
wife and three children to mourn
his loss, was painful beyond pow
er of words to describe, and those
who had been led to the spot
through curiosity could not re-
main. The affair has created the
profOundest sensation in the town,
where the deceased was both low
cd and rcvercd by all who knew
him either in public or private
life.
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Struck Dead In . TwinkliAg.
Dcplorablc Effects Ofa Flash Of
Lightning from u Clear Sky.
From the Sioux City (Iowa) Journal, July ID

While the thunder storm OF yes
terday aftcrn oon was raging at a
distance Of apparently n couple OF
miles from this place, II singular
freak Of nature took place in the
striking by lightning of the depot,
and the striking and killing Of j.
IL. Boyer the postmaster and black
smith Of this place. AT about B
o'clock in the afternoon, at which
time not a cloud obscurcd the sky
overhead or stood between the
sun and the town, a terrible flash
Of lightning, followed by a deaf
ening peal Of thunder, struck the
wires of the telegraph Office and
set il on fire. The damage done
to the telegraphic apparatus was
most complete, the wires being
torn to pieces and the different
instruments being almost without
exception distorted, broken, and
completely wrecked. Immediate
ly after the stroke John II. Boyer,
who was in his shop at the time,
ran out in the street toward the
depot, where some boys had been
playing. He approached them
rapidly and said, why boys, l
thought some Of you had been
struck, was frightened OH your
account" lie evidently had it in
his mind that the terrible shock
might have frightened his family,
az he started to his home immedi-
atcly. When within about fifty
yards Of the house, from the front
windows of which his wife was
anxiously watching his approach,
another vivid flash of lightning
dazzled the eyes Of oil, and ere the
thunder had ceased rolling the
naked body Of the unfortunate
man was seen to be lying prone
upon the ground. A number of
people, among.them his wife, rush
cd to the spot, and 80 horrible
was the situation, that it was not
until he had been carried TO the
house that q full appreciation was
had Of the terrible death which
nature had inflicted upon him.
An examination Of the body, from
which every vestige of cloth ng,
not excluding even pair Of cow
hide bopts, had been instantly
torn, showed that the subtle and
terribly fatal fluid had first struck
him OIL the top of his head, whence
though the skull was left appa-
rently intact, the hair had been
burned off for the space ofthe size
of a silver dollar. Thence the flu
id had run down the side Of the
face, as was shown by clear cut
track, to the shoulder, and thence
to the heart. where it apparently
had spread all over the body.
The terrible power Of the fluid
was shown by the presence In the
ground, on the spot where the un-
fortunate mans body had been
picked up, a hole eight feet deep
by actual measurement. The elo-
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"one thing" says an old topper,
" wasnever seen coming through
the rye, and that's the kind Of
whiskev one gets now adays.r
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Chanccry Court will be held in
issaquena County, l4th District,
the 4th Mondays after 4th Mon
lays of January, April, July and
November.
The terms Of the Supreme Court
VIII commence Oh the Sd Mondays
OF April and October.
The Town Council meets regular
lythe lst Tuesday Of each month
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS.
Regular meetings are held by the
boards Of Supervisors Of each coun.
y on the 1st Mondays Of January,
March, July, August, and October,
and may continue III session days
and no longer.
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For Sale!
Farm for Sale ]

THE undersigned will sell her farm situated in
 I the town of Washington, three miles from ROmfOrd and New Preston Stat.one and two miles from New Pr stOn village: containing II6 acres of good land, suitably. divided into wood. blow. pasture. and meadow and well wstered The buildings consist of large twO-stOKy hOuse and suitable outbuildings.
 MRS E. J. WHFTTLESEY, New Preston, Dee. Sd, 1874. Tn
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PRONOUNCED INCURABLE.

BosroN. May 90, 1871.
 H. R. STEVENS, Esq.: Dear Sir-T have been badly afflicted with Kidney Complaint for ten years; have suffered great pain in my back, hips and side, with great difficulty in passing urine, which was often and in very small quantities, frequently accompanied with blood and excruttating pain. =
 have faithfully tried most of the popular remedies recommended for my complaint have been nnder the treatment of some of the most skful physicians in Boston, all of whom pronounced my case incurable This my condition when advised by friend to try the VEoETISE and could the good effects from the first dose took. and from that moment I Kept improving until entirely cured, taking in all, should think, about six bottles.
 It is indeed valuable medicine and if should be afflicted again in the same way, would give dollar dose, if I could not get it without.
 Respectfully, J.M. GLE.
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NEARLY BLIND.

II. R. SrEvI Ns: Dear Sir-In expressing my thanka to you for benents derived from the VR0KTINE, and to benefit others, will state:-
 When eight or nine years old W afflicted with Scr0fula which made ts appearances in my eyes, face and hesd and very blind for two years. All kinds of operations were performed on my eyes, and all to no good result. Finally the disease principally settled in my body, limbs and feet, and at times in aggravated way.
 Last Summer I was, from some cause, weak in my spine and kidneys, and it at times very hard to retain the urine. Seeing your advertisement in the Commercial, bought bottle of vEGETINE, and commenced using according to directions. In two three days obtained great relief. After using four or five bottles noticed 1t had wonderful effect on the rough. scaly botches my body and legs. Istl used VEGETIME and the humerouA sores after an- other disappeared until they all gone, and at. tribute the cure of the two diseases to vEGETINE and nothing else.
 ann ever affected with anything of the kind again shall try vBGETrsE the only reliable remedy. Once more accept my thanks. and believe me to be,
 Very respectfully, AUSTIN PARROrT,
 Dec. 1, 1872 No. S5 Gano St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
 Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder. etc., are always unpleasant, and at times they become the most dis trssslng and dangerous diseases that affect the human system. Most diseases of the kidneys arise from impurities in the blood. causing humors which settle on these parts. VEoETTNE excels any known remedy in the whole world for cleansing and purifying the bood thereby causing healthy action to all the organs Of the body.
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KIDNEY COMPLAINT,

Probably there is complaint that aAiicts the hu- man system, which is sJ little understood at the present time. of the varied forms of Kidney Complaints.
 There is disease which such acute pain or more alarming in its results than when the kidneys fail to secrete from the blood the uric acd and other poisonous substances, which the blood aecumulates in its circulation through the system.
 If from any cause the kidneys fail to perform the functions devolving upon them, the cumulAtons are taken up by the absorbents and the whole system thrown into state of dis sase causing great pain and Rasring, and very often immsdizks death. Hence he importance of keeping the kidneys and blood in healthy condition, through which all the impurities of the body must pAss.
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ATTA MUCH LESS RATE

than all the way by rail or by any other line. A Propeller leaves the Danbury & Norwalk Rail- road Freight Depot at Norwalk, Sundays excepted. Returning, leaves New York every night. Sun- days excepted, from Pier 37, foot of Market St.. East River, arriving at Norwalk earlynext morn. ing. All freight tor New York must be marked ''Via Propeller Line from NbrwAlk.''
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-16
PAIN IN THE BACK.

There is no remedy known to medical science which has proved itself more valuable in cases of Kidney Complaints than the VEGErINR It acts directly up. oI the secretions clenses and pur1es the blood and restores the whole system to healthy action,
 The following extraordinary of great sufferers who had been given bv the best physicians as hope less cases, win speak for themselves and should chal enge the most profound attention of the medical fac ulty, as well as of those who suffering from Kid
Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-16
THE BEST MEDICINE.

EAsT MARsHFIELD, Aug. 22, 1870. MR. STEVENS: Dear Sir-I am seventy y-One years Of age; have suffered many years with Kidney Com. pialnt, weakness in my back and stomach. was in. duced by friends to try your vEoETINE and think 1t the best medicine for weakness of the kidneys ever used. have tried many remedies for this complaint and never found much relief from the VEGETINE It strengthens and invgorates the whole system Many of my acquaintances have taken it, and believe it to be good for all the complaints for which s mended. Yours truly,
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Vigor to the Mind,
TETON, Dec. 8, 1874.

41fIUN1 OoCs Os 1613s We take great pleasure in informing you ofthe surprisingly beneficial results from the use of your English Remedy, the Cordial Balm of Syri. cum aud Lothrops Tonic Pills in ease of great Nervous Debility and Prostration, by member of our family who had been under treatment by different docsors for nearly three years pa4t with. out any apparent benefit thsfsfrem; hak your medicines have produced wonderful change for the better. and the patient now enjoys compare lively excellent health.
 MRS. HARRIET HTURGIS6. P. S.-We tell all with whom we are aequAint- ed who ere similarly afflicted to try your medi- cines.
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Dr. c. Edgar Lothrop Proprietor, may be con- Oouyt s., Boston, Mass. fly
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Naugatuck Railroad.

Naugatuck Railroad. ON and after May 2i, 1875. trains will run ss O follows:
 GOING NOETH-LEAyE BRIDGEPORT. 7.15 4. M.-MiIk train Gorw il.ted with passensof
 car attached, connecting at WaIeB-
 bury with train from Hartford, at
 Winsted, for Canaan, Giilerton and
 Albany.
 Leave Litehfeld f1.Os. 1O.1OA .M.-FOr WinSted connecting Wiih the
 500 m. train from New York and
 1O.1O a.. m. train from New Haven. Leave Litehfeld I2-S5 P.m 1045A .M.-Freighttrain for Winsted.
 Leave LitehfeId 4.52 D. In-, connecting at Winsted with train for Albany. 5.OO P. M.-FOT Winsted, connecting with the soc
 p. m. train from New IeTk and the
 55p. n. from New. Haven, and at
 Waterbury with train from Hartford. Leave Litehfeld 7.26. GOING SOUTH-LEAvE LITCHFIEID STA
 TION. 6.3s \. M.-Fr,isht tra1a for Bridgeport, con
 meeting at Waterbury fer Hartford
 and Springfield 7.39 \. H.-Passenger train for EFidsepOrt with
 through car to New Haven and
 Bridgeport connects with express
 for Kew York. 2D r. N.-FOT BTinSe. OTt, with through ear
 to New Haven, connecting at Water
 bury for Hartford. Bridgeport
 with express train for New York. i.5S N.-MIlk train with p&sseEss ear attached
 connecting at Bridgeport with ex-
 press train to New York, also with
 steamboat leaving Bridgeport at II
 ?. m. (SaiGGdsys exeepted)s On
 Suudsys, milk train leaves Bridge
 port for Win-ted at TOD a. m., re-
 turning leave Winsted at 4.OO, ,Litch-
 field 43j p. m. Tickets sold and baggage checked to Canaan, and Albany via Winsted.
 wATEETOwN & WATERBURY T.. H. Trains leave WatertOwn at 7.3O A. H., and 3e5 P. H., connecting with passenger trains to New York and Hartford.
 Leave Waterbury at II 90 a. m and GAO D. m, on arrival Of trains from New York. Fsnn's stage to and from Jiscbfeld connects with all passenger trains at LitcbfeId sfatian. Thomas stage for Bethlehem and Morris leaves WateTtOwB daily.
 Stages for WOOdbury, HarWiniOn Otis Cole brook, and Goshen connect with 1910 B. h. train from Bridgeport. A DIseOunt of cents made to Passeneess par- chasing Tickets at the Office. GEO. ". BEACH. Superintendent. Bridgeport, May 24th. 1875.
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Photographic

HARD size. e2.5O per dozen or 9f.5O per half M dozen. Cabinet or Imperial, @S.0O per one half dozen-Sxi0 sI.W. duplicates 50 cents. berro or Tin types all styl@ and prices.
 Small pictures enlarged and finished te please. 9tereoscopic views of Lit .hfied scenery, includ. ing some we'll chosen points of Bantam and War. amAng Lakes. The bati by Landon.
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WHOLESALE AGENTS:

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vegetine is Sold by all Druggists
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief and cure of all derange. nlents in the stOm- ach, liver, and bOy. els. They are Q mild aperient, and an excellent purgative. Being purely vege- table, they contain no mercury or mine ral whatever. Much serious sickness and suffering is prevent ed by their timely