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CHARLIE ROSS AGAIN !

This may certify that If Charlie Ross calls al
my -t"r,- for a suit of clothes Ia, can have neat
one 10y simply paying what the suit has cost me
and do hereby extend the liberal offer L,
any Else desiring a suit. a. | have drcidrd IL
cn-, out nv cntir, line OF
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Estates.

STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA plsIRlCI. 50.
- In Probate Court held at st. JohnSbury WITHIN l
and for said district on the l"th uaS vi aug
\. ID. lS16. ,-.,,
An instrument purportng TO be the last W III ana
Testament and two codicils. of John Bacon "a llIt
of st bloomsbury, i'll said district, deceased being
presented to Court by the executors thereih
named for Probate
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein Ice notified Ia appear at session
of said Court 10 be holden at the Probate othce
i'll ST. Johnsbury. the ID day OF sept
4. D. ls16 and show cause, if any they may nave
against the Probate of said VIII and Codicils,
for which purpose il is further ordered that copy
of the record of this order be published three weeks
succrssively in the Calednnian, printed al -.
.Johnsbury. previous to said time appointed Tor
hearing.
HENRY FRENCH, Register
A true copy of Record. Attest,
$40 HENRY FRENCH. Register.
HARLAN Z SHOREY'S ESTATE.
/ The subscribers, having been appointed 10y
Caledonia. commissioners to receive. examine, ana
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Harlan Sh"rey late of st .'"hns"r
in said district deceased. represented ilSo
vent, and the term of months from tn" LIST DAY
of Sept, lS16. being allowed by said Court I" tht
creditors of said deceased tnrNhibt and prove thrlI
respective claims before Give notice. thai ",
will attend /" the duties "t our appointment al
the dwcllin. house of said deceased. III ST Johns
bury i'll said district. the LIST day of sept. and
LIST day of March next, at 10 O'Clock, i'll the fore
noon, each of said days.
EDWARD +. BROWN, lrnurps
1910 JOHN W. LEWIS no
S,TATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT. -
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office il
81. .I"hnsbury within and for said District, On thu
18th day of August. 4. ID. ls16.
An instrument puTpurting Ia be the last W nj
and Testament al William Fuller, late OF 1t. Johns
wick in said district deceased being presented t.
Court by Jane NJ. Fuller the -NecutriN thereiI
named for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons con
ceIned therein bt notified t" appear at session o
said Court I" be- held at the Fr"bate Office i'll 81
,Iuhnsbury the I'd day of September, y. ID.
ls16 and show causr if any they may have, agains
the Truhat- of said Will for which purpose II l.
| further ordered, that copy of the record "f thu
order he published three weeks sucCr,slvely III thu
talrdonian, printed at II. Johnsbury, previous Il
said time appointed for hearing
BY the Court, Attest,
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
\ true copy of Record, Attest,
$40 HENRY FRENCH. Register.
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NTATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT -
- In Probate Court held at the Probate Office at
1t. Jnhn-bury, in said District. on the 2lst daN
of August. \. D. l-1G.
Joseph VI. Stevens. administrator cum testamrn
To annr1u upon the estate Of Francis Oliver late of
" alden III said district deceased makes appica
ti"n I" said for license I" sell the whole of
the real "f said deceased representing that
the sale of said real estate, would lee beneficial la
the heirs dry-''- and l"gatrr- and all interested
III SAID Estate. tor the purpr-- ut converting the
INTO money and SAID administrator has pro
ducrd III court thu cI>rnt and appreciation III wrlt
Ins Of all the heirs drv~rr- and lrsat--s I" said
estate. residing ia this state. t" the granting "i
said hC-nCr.
h-r,uIrn. II l. ordered hl said Court that sand
application lee referred I" session Thereof. Z" lee
h, al the rruhat- Ofhcr said - bloomsbury. "I
thu nth day of sept y. II. l-1G. for hearing
and decision thereon. and. II l. further ordered
th-t all IrI-"u- Interested lie notified hereof. 10y
publication of notice of said application and order
thereon. three weeks -uccr>sIvrly i'll the CaledunI
printed AT st .I"hu~hury. before said time "i
hearing. that they may appear al said time and
place. and II they cause. object thereto.
by the Court. Attest
HENRY FRENCH. RrG-t,r
y true copy Of record. Attest
3gil HENRY FRENCH. Register.
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Passumpsic Railroad.
EXCURSIONS
LAKE MEMPHREMAGOG
Great Inducements Low Rates,

Trip Ia Newport. dinner at the M-mphremanng
House and sail in the beautiful steamer Lady al
the Lake all included in the following very low
rates for parties of ten more going same daV
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S,TATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT So
INIn Probate Court held at the Pr"bat" Office III st
Johnsbury, III SAID District. on the 18th day oi
August. \. l.. l-.a.
William j Gibson. administrator upon the es-
tate of Joseph Finley, late of Barnet, III
said district. deceased presents his adniinlstri
tinn account for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree OF distribution
and partition of the estate of said deceased
Wherrupon, II Is ordered by sad court. that sald
application he referred Il session Ot said court
To- be held al the probate office III SAID II
J"hn-buIy. "n the "a day of sept. \. u. l-16
fol- hearing and decision thereon And II l. further
ordered that notice hereof be- gwen Ia all persons
Interested 10y publication of the same three week
-IIcC-sSlvrly i'll thu, Calrdonian newspaper pub
l-hrd Al ~. JuhnshurN. previous To said tim" al
pointed fol- hearing that they may appear at said
time and place, and show calI-t. If any they may
have why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made.
Ig,- . hal ',,rtrf
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c A 7 A r r H !!

Catarrh of 25 Years Standing Cure,
With Dr"pping- In the Throat almost q
Choking. Pain in the shoulders, Ba'I
and Kidneys. H-adach- aud tutirt
Breaking down ot the system BY
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Teachers Institute.
PEAcHAM ACADEMY

The fall term will begin Tuesday, Sept. 5, I-.d,
and continue II weeks under the instruction of {.
\. Bunker, \. NJ, Principal with competent as
sistants For particulars OF catalogue address the
Principal OF
JOHN VARNUM JR., Secy of Trustees.
Peacham, Vt, July IA ls76. "a 40
, 1876-01-01

to tho Doar1 Of Trade Which eiTecked by sirpIo
fnnEnH whnt tho State could not accomplish by
rnn,ier,nis tnactment tltforena by linA4y ret.
slty. Tho record of 1874 brlslicd wisf corhers,
especially thu ast nix months. during Which tho
ktato law aKainat ahetn III forco ~, and tho
ynar pasYcd Oil of of1ico III Tho arms Of corncr
In cnf,f. THO Board of 1rAIo nine1aoa its ru}os
20 thai mn momher nssnnii ho tse,n'l',n't hecn"so
In refused II pay tchtinus damages. Finco
tllon tIIu1o flavo bnen n fcw httIn hgneGzea.
but no corner. Int lilo ancient heiao OF
tho word. Tho new tnios arc based nnon
aud arc Krcat in,movcmont ,'pa,. tho ohi,
though 1t han beol' objected to tt!ein TINT tl!ey
favor elurt Rolling a. nyatnEt tho carfttliht
buyer. II slIo board Should ouact d tl'roo
mouths eusus,ston frnm tho privileges Ut the
board III every caro- bf faiuro to provide Tor the
hncl provision Ind baen actually made tt casot
wlIcso the failure Of Ono ulctnncf wns n!lestd NJ
3 reaaun for tho fai!nro Ut another, TIM rules
would ncod little further aI,a,ldtnant. II IL not
Improbable, however. that D. feature Or tho
Flcuctl l}antHo will lo Introduced hero before
long. A rIoctGca:ton in tl,o written consnes to
thu effect that ethrr party rhy c[nHo 1t at flahs-
nro by pa"iny ~ pBz cont nf tho named price to
tho other party buforo tlls expiration Of the
t.no named In tho cunlract, would glro aH equal
cllauce 10 huyor as.l seller aud ubvlate hnsn4 Of
tho features iii tin tra!e that arc nor strongly
objected to by nlsny operators.
Ilso rates 1T laAe freight III 1874 Hcro 10 lfn-
p,ctclcntnuty low, being ntsfly 5U per cent loss
tlian tho n,oiaga 0f tho preceding ilyo yoafs,
that it WAS thought they could En no lover. That
waa a r,,stako. Tiny have rulcd cge1i Iower In
1H7j, Al appoars from tho following tabto, Riv-
ing tho average frciQht Oil wheat frun CliaaEo
10 Buffalo By lake, from buffalo to Aew iur;
by tho Erin Canal, aud for tho wfola dlst4nrs
from Chicago IL tho Hcaboard by mater, for slx
HeaspQB Qf navigation.
, 1876-01-01

1uE NAHkEc FQH PAQf1GtQSA
has boen very active during tho grcator purlion
OF tho yelr; eYen l4a summer lroa.hs. III Whioh
hog products sro usna!ly quiet, hsy!nK beou
marked ~ considerable excitement. Al q cou-
sequence high prices have leeu tho tulo; but
tho fluctuations wero not no seyeso ~ ia aeyera!
past seasous. THO trada haa baen we'll controlled
by capitalists durlng tho greater rar Of tho year.
aud taoy hAsc nadc money, while tho Ea1t.es
who opes1ted On the other lido vert generally
the loaera- Tie chief exception 10 tLis sulo wss
IN tho caso OF lard.
Tha hutincss of tho year ia usually considered
Al dividing ou The summer and autumn, Instead
Of tho Ninter, Tor the reason that Tho winter is
u, limo oi greatest activity tn packing, Which
Invites activity III trade. Ills often difficult,
therefore, to compare tho business OF tro csleu-
dur years. Duttno difficulty IN not soS eeAt uow
II formerly. Theso Is q growing tendency 10
spread tho trading oyer tho whole tuelga months,
, 1876-01-01

oEaesed from thia city. much Of It avoiding Noa
York CITY nltogother. It IN probaLIo tl.at tha
eYstem Of grading tn forco IN Nov York s,nes
tho Int Of December will be found to bo rome.
dy for This abtat. aud Chicago wiifnt be foneo.
forth sated \. It's trao vA}i,n IN Tho dashboard.
THE cnor.
Tho Agricultural 1}nroau cstmatea tho fa;liuu
OIL IN yiod at G., 0t1.C In. in adtlun to 4 d.
psec'atton OF IL Der cent Ia quality. Tho failing
OIL ts chiefly iD winter wl1oat, tit1Eh Tho y,et1
Of lllino!s Ia inferior, that Of Wisconsin hardly
up to tho average, whtlo Miuncaota ia aooye tho
Average tn. sp1to. Of graas!loppcss md sono
sproutiog in shock. Ti,s fotlowing n an NJ.
psoIsmaton - tho tota! yioia OF tho unito,i
ssatcs far series Of yoa1s.
Ytar. 1usbA1.
.........-..... It'd bt1,AA
..1l1, ,64,NEl
.21' U,tM1
iss 1N ,Nt.tl1
$50 0l ,0
ian'' ..r..... .2J ,D10, ,tp
!n.5,s....-.'. ,tt't t6s
!hE' .1aT. mi, NOD
.3Ss OH hN
....2iG,tU ,UJo
, 1876-01-01

Tho continuous speculation In corr thIo9ga
the ysar assraots i great duA Of corn from shs
Aauds Of Ills grower aeyafal months befote it u
ruaiy u Mntlot IN condition that warrants
transportation for long u.ssAnoes, OF storage IL
largo quantities. Corn sbat is cFibbod properly
through the winter. and ahe!!ed III May, ssa
ssuesasly ta dcusuIed upou to give satisfaction
10 The busos, while corn that IL foF"atde4 anfto&
data uss. Ws hATo hot corn tn the spxoutsnG
SEASON simply bac4use It Ia marketed baSass -
, 1876-01-01

nbout 19c. Tl!u No. has always boon first
class wlloat, but Ho,na Of tho No. {alInn.) of
tho last crop has run rather POOR III placos. In
October. t;ti thu character OF tuo grade has
boeu vol preserved as . whole.
CHICAGO AND s.tLwAuKEs.
While wa liave tocotvod Eseat deal Of wheat
fren. several sectious iu MtnnesotA. which
fot1netiy sotlt all tlolr wheat to Milwaukee. that
CITY has sucaeelu4 III drawing Away a good deal
Ut wheat froiu places Which used 10 sup OK"
eIuslyely to Chicago. It has probably i;os QUO
halg tte trhda Ut lnwn, and nearly ouc-g4artur
that Of Nebraska. Tho way tho thing il worked
II alnwn by tue fact that t1nt fex carloads OF
wheat which wore iuspoctol heto - REJECTED
wero sent I'LL to Milwaukee, Asl1 tAoro Taaast into
store ~ No. Q. 1t ID iotorlouu that shtppeFa
fsot1 "compettug polnta" cAu now obtain whak
IL called '.botter inspection" III milwaukee, than
ia .hia eity-ttla sr2ln teius placed IN hlg4ss
s.alo there than huso. All Ut Witch pluveA ono
1T TWO thugs: Eltllor the wheat which MllTau-
keo haa to sell ia inlEinscally worth iess
tan onts Of 'ao sanS Ronsi 70 1ns.f Etaaes or
t!owu tLU wi.sat FROM tAoae hoctlDus which sro
Obliged to scak 3li!waukeo ~ i market. Tho
lattar IL freely charged by ahoae who ought TO
know. Dnr roat'uta ara u liberty 10 mensas!Y
,,luro Milwaukee ou Which bora oG i4e d,lomua
tbsJ may cLDoss.
uun WHEAT IN NEW Youk.
It is we'll kuuwu thAs " Chicago No. 7" wheat
has been quoted In Now York Hlnaoat uniformly
fur several yUars past at pftcu ut Hhich il could
not possiblY 10 sold tnese, il the cost here aud
trausportRtlol charges to tho seabosrd were paid
Ne lsyo Hssoraa tles called &ttentluH 10 tlle fart
WHICH expains Tits au0malY. Our No. wheat
il auut 10 nnGalo, passed. through tue blowers
there, which takes cut tho tlltt aud thou shipped
to Now York. w4sfo It has hitherto boen sold ~
Cl1icsgo No. 2, whlle our No. : was called Mil
wauk0o No. =. Owing tu this vicious sya.
ten our shippers hAya mRdo .*heaps Of
,nonoy" sometimes. when tho market 1oeluol
to 10 fearsu!iy sgRsnst them, Rnd not !sw
European buyers hsys been deIerrod from Hctd.
ing tileir ordors direct 10 Chscago BY tho asEsp-
resantstlon. But they ass now AnaiuE out the
truth, and Whss wheat shey want ID now ofsea
The New York herald., 1876-09-16

Nest
INOR SALE-TwO hoUsBS on MORTON ST.. STORE
u and dwellings. we'll rented low price. A. JoURNEAY
a. Lspenard ST.
The New York herald., 1876-09-16
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

William De Graa, man uac,urer OF furniture, Of NO
367 Bowcry, has MADE assignment for the benefit Of
his creditors to the member Of tho firm of Allen
dorph Watson & Co. statement Of his affairs could
not be obtained yesterday.
AT the adjourned first meeting of the creditors OF
Heinrich Jurborst OF Broad held yesterday be-
fore Register ketchum OF the Bennett Building Messrs
ism f. Stigcr, OF No 20 Nassau street. and Sey-
mour Mccullough, OF No 40 Beaver street. were elected
assgnecs. The bankrupts principal creditors are as
follows. Boreau, son Co., Barsac, France,
sl2,5i1 30. gold, and So 293 10, currency; Seymour
Mccullough, $l3f32 50; John Osborn, Son n Co,
slo.'os So; Jules Caminado Co, Cognac, France,
Sc 1913 IA; Charles Graef sis "a gold VI. Licnan
Co, s2,579 20, god Elisha Cols Co. So 25s 20 cur.
rency. and $s6s 23 gold; Schulz Bucksaber.
s., l66 IL; W. h. Stgsr 81, 433 15 New York Ltno-
graphing and Engraving Company. s1.oas 75
In tho County Clerks office yesterday there were
fled the following assignments O Brien and
John H. Ryerson comprising the firm OF d. J. O'Bricn
Il Co, to Charles H. Porter and Eugene Ribrand, and
Charles Seller to George L. Rose
Mr.. Urah Pcarce. one OF Brookyns largest and most
boot sud shoe Dealers whose place Of bust
at No. 579 Fulton street. has made an assign
ment OF his property for the benefit OF his creditors
The New York herald., 1876-09-16
THE GREENBACK FACTIONS.

An organization calling itself the Independent la
Dor party, Is to elect delegates in the various Assembly
districts OF this city, on Monday evening assemble
at Albany the 26ta inst the date OF the conven.
ing OF tho democratic grecnback and independent
greenback delegations in that city All these deoea-
tons to meet Martins Hall, at noon, and
Will probably unite in one convention as
the independent greenback party" There
Is difference OF opinon among the green
back adhcrents as to whether II is best to NOM
mate straight greenback State ticket irdorse the
democratic ticket. with the exception OF Dorsheimcr;
but there Is entire unity OF feeling in favor Of nom.
mating straight greenback electoral ticket Among
the democratic grecnbacS delegates thus elected in
this Guy are Richard Schell, Frank Amidon and
Mortimer Brown IRON the Eleventh Assembly dis
trict; Edward Kesrney, William H. Van Tassell and
James Cassn. from the Eighteenth; Leander Thon,p.
son. Thomas r. Agnew and John McCoo from the
Twentieth, and Marcus Hanlon William Lalor and
Lueicn Savie, from the Twcnty-drst
The New York herald., 1876-09-16
ROBERT BARNwELL RHETT, sR
A POLITICAL "REMINISCENCES OF QuAHrER OF 4


A POLITICAL "REMINISCENCES OF QuARrER or 4
CENTURY AGO.
To TIE EpITcR or THE HKRALp:-
The obituary OF the Hon. Robert Barnwel Rhett, Sr.,
which appeared in your OF this date, recalls to
my mind interesting scene which witnessed in
the United States Senate, In 1852, which led to Mr..
Rhett's resignation and which exemplifed phase In
the character of the departed statesman, who was In
his private character pure minded honorable man,
though in the fierce contests which preceded and led
To tue war SECESSION be was probably one Of the
best abused that ever existed either In this or
any other country
Mr. Rhctt had made a speech rejecting on the man.
ner IN which Senator Clemens of AlsDama, had se-
wings and Union democrats Mr. Clemens made
tart reply using the words knave and traitor in such
connection that Mr. Rhett thought they were
him. and so asserted in his response which further
rritated the Senator from Alabama. who thcrcupop
said:-''The Senator from south Carolina. as dis
unionst sits cheek by Jowl with such mon az Chase
Wade, Rantoul and Sumner. In nv former remarks I
traitor, but now do, and 10 them l add the ep:hct
of coward"
The presiding officer, the urbanc Kinr of Alabama
called the Senator to Order aud, amidst great excite.
mcnt Mr.. Rhett arose and stated that on account of
his beng member Of tho Episcopal Church no hos
tile meeting possible and lew days thereafter rc.
signed.
senator Khcit, though passionate was n eouscicn.
tious Christian gentleman, and doubtless bcIievins
that his state expected him to fight offending Sena-
tor, while his God had commanded him not to- 1u,etv
resigned thus giving his people opportunity 10 SEND
representative man at oncc In his place
NEW YoRx, Sept Is. 1S76 vERITAa
The New York herald., 1876-09-16
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.

Tho usual routine business was transacted at tho
democratic and republican headquarters but thero
nothing done worth special mention. The Lib
crty street rooms of tho Democratic General CON-
mittee visited during the day by large number
OF politicians, who seemed to be very anxious to
Colonel Pelton. What the object OF their visit
could not DO ascertained II described by OF
the clerks as a 'm-rc informal call Among the
visitors from 'outsdc States was Mr.. Mendenhal, Of
Florida He asserts that all the talk OF the repupli.
to the effect that since they have settled their
little differences and have arranged matters SO nicely
In the field they certain to carry tho State
for Hayes and Wheeler amounts to really nothing Ho
ees confident that the democracy will carry tho State
by an overwhelming majority.
The New York herald., 1876-09-16
MAX STADLERS CREDITORS.

Great dissatisfaction has been exhibited by a ma
jorty of the largest creditors OF Max sadler Co..
account OF tho unwingncss of tho firm TO make as
liberal offer OF settlement these creditors asserted
ought TO be made. nrst offer made to pay sixty
cents the dollar, nifty OF which be secured,
aud the balance In the nrm's own paper. This offer
was subsequently, Increased TO sixtynvc cents all Sc
cured but like The frst offer, rejected Yesterday
the arm increased their offer to seventydvc cents the
amount originally claimed by the committee OF cred
itors; but the frm IN making the offer condition the
payment OF only sixty cents secured paper the bal
ancc 10 be IN their own notes This offer has likewise
been rejected the crodors insisting upon security for
the whole sum-
The New York herald., 1876-09-16
GREEN FOR MAYOR.

The Comptroller yesterday audience TO gentle
men claiming to represent tho Gcrman-Amoric
Independent Tden and Hendricks Club of the Nine-
tcenth Assembly district which had recently nom-
mated him for Mayor. Tho resolutions rendering tho
nomination presented by Mr.. John Franz In
responding Mr. Green rendered his thanks for the
courtesy extended to him. He stated thar he NOT
seeking any pubic Office. At the same time he would
feel az liberty 10 decline any public that
fellow citizens might place in his charge In concu.
sion he said that whether he should go into private
lie or take some other public position, tho confidence
in him eviuced by the gentlemen who had spoken OF
him Mayor would always be q matter OF grateful
remembrance
The New York herald., 1876-09-16

DOArING AND FISIIING.-BEAUTlFULLY STU
dated Country Seat 49, acres fronting river
from New York two railroads; good house, 13 rooms
large outbuildngs fine lawn and shade. Price $500
The New York herald., 1876-09-16
CITY REAL ESTATE wUn SALE.

4 THIRD AVENUE PROPERTY SACRIFICED; IT
~ elose proximity the He'll Gate improvement
very vaiuable three story frame House and ul Ii
twle street, also AN inside Lot: is the time 10 get
great bargain. N. X. CASTRO & SON, 229l 81 sv. uia
lem BANK.
The New York herald., 1876-09-16

E'OR SALE AT GREAT BARGAIN-A FOUR STORY
Il brown stone Flat. all improvements located in wide
street private Dwelling. cabinet finish. excellent loca-
tion; terms easy; Others. ZIrIEL, 026 Sd
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-04-13
Metallic Accumulation in the Earth.

In a work of real value on the subject of
the precious metals, written several years
since in England by Mr.. jacobs, the su--
gestion is thrown out that it is possible that
gold, silver, copper, iron, ETC., actually
re-accumulate in certain localities. under the
potent influence of u law not yet discovered.
Such is the loss of coined metals in this
and all the commercial countries of Europe,
by mere friction of pieces in the pocket, and
in packing, repacking, and by transporta-
tion as to amount tn startling sum, in
the aggregate, in a single year.
A grave question is this what becomes
of 1t? The incest chemical researches into
the composition of the soil where the ma
jor part thus lost by abrasion disappear, does
not show the slightest trace of it. What
becomes of the pins? That is an equally
philosophical in1uiry-made more urgent
when it is recollected that fourteen tons of
brass wire are manufactured into pins in
one town daily
1t seems, therefore, when the metals are
reduced to impal pable atoms, as they are
by use, they are transported by the atmos-
phere, where they are re-collected and re-
consolidated 1t is 10y no means an un-
scientific thought that such movement of
atoms may take place. Miners in gold re-
gions re-sitt the earth, after year or two.
which had every particle of .o!d washed
out at first, because they sly it grows again.
Here is Il hint, ut least, for commencing
some new train of investi igatinns.
What an enormous quantity of iron de-
composes and disappears annually, every
where, if not protected against the disinte-
grating influence of air and water, which is
not tn.be found where it is placed, and the
inquiry is pertinently aSked-where does
it 20 to?
Beyond doubt AL the metals are sub,
jccted to laws like all other elements. Their
separation from their native localities, like
burning coal is but liberating prisoner
After various phases above ground they
Wear out, and at last they diminish in vol,
ume aud disappear; but they are nnt lost
In the course Of ages they are re-conducted
to regions thIt have the property of con
centrating floating atoms, and again they
are dug ort of the rocks for the gratifca
ton nf never-satisfed man.
Untold thousands of tons of gold and sill
yer disappeared three thousand years ago
which may now be re-gathering in the
Pacific mines or in the sands of Africa
All the iron ships will sIil for unknown
aerial ports at last, and, at some vastly dis
tant epoch in the future history of the
globe we inhabit, again be quarried, smeted
and fashioned for the use OF our descend
ants when the world is further advanced in
wisdom