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rltt, ready with his stunning thunder
Was only waiting for his honor
ThC Drinker-, Bank DenasiI

Come Sam, let's go in and take lit
tie. Old Bob Bummer keeps the best
liquor in town. Come. don't hang
back; let's go in
Jim, have been thinking over this
matter since | saw YOU last, and can't
do it. To be plain with you, jim,
have given my heart to the Lord Jesus,
and you will never sec me drink again
Besides, have been figuring on this
matter some, and what do YOU suppose
it costs us to patronize old Bob?''
Sam, taking a pencil and a piece OF
paper from his pocket-book. handed
them TO Jim, and said:
Let us look at it fully and make a
fair calculation. You deposit,
"I our mOney-and lose 1t.
"Iour time-and lose il.
"Your charactcr-and lose il.
Your health of body-and lose il.
"Your strength of mind-and lose It.
Your manly independence-an
lose it.
"Your self-respect-and lose il.
Your sense of right and wrong
and lose it.
"Your self-control-and lose il.
Your home comfort-and lose it.
Your wite's happiness-and lose it.
"Your children's rights-and lose
them.
"1our country's honor-and lose il.
"Hour own soul-and lose it,"
Sam, I'll take the pledge for life Oh
that. Come, let's go up and sign the
pledge together."-[The Morning
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

MIDDLEBURY.
Conoreqdtiondl-Corner Pleasant and Main SITS
Rev. L. p. Hooker pastor. Sunday services a
10 45 AM and 80 Pm. Thursday evening prayer
meeting at7:30.
Afethodist-North Pleasantst Rev. W. II. Row
som, pastor. Sunday services at 10 45 Am. and
7,3O Pm. Thursday evening prayer meeting al
$50. Glass meeting on Friday evening at 7 30.
Episcopal 81. Stephens Church-Main.st -
-, rector. Sunday services at 10 SO AN
and 8: 100 Pm.
Roman Catholic-Weyb ybridge.st. Rev. P. Gun
ningham, pastor Sunday services, alternate Sab
baths, High Mass at 10 90 AM, vespers and bene
dlction at 30 PM.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
.McthodiN-Rev. II. Vandecar, pastor. sunday
services at 2 90 Pm.
vER0ENNEs.
BdpHst-Rev. Charles Hibbard. pastor. Sunday
services at 10 As AN. and 80 Pm. Weekly
prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 80.
Methodist-Rev. II. \. Munger, pastor. Sunday
services at 80 and 1880 PM Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at 80.
Eptscopdl-Sf. PdtLFs Church-Rev. c. l. Chaplin
rector. Sunday services at 10 Is AN and 20 ?. NJ
Friday evening at 30.
Mission Chapel-Dr. H. a. Ingham. Sunday
prayer meeting on Thursday evening.
Roman Cdtholic-Rev. p. Cunningham pastor.
Services, alternate sabbaths, High Mass at 10 90
AM, vespers and beuediction at 8 :00P.M
Conqre0dtiondl-Rev. George Z. Hall, pastor.
Sunday services at 10 as AN and 7: 80 Pm. Week
ly prayer meeting on Thursday evening at I 80.
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An Awful Death.

The San Francisco Post mentions s
recent case of spontaneous combustion
which occurred lately in drinking sa-
loon in that city, the details of which
are horrible TO the last degree. The
victim was very hard drinker. On
the day of his shocking death he had
just been discharged from the hospital,
where he had been under treatment for
delirium tremens. He had been drink
ing heavily for several hours, and stag
gered into the saloon nearly insensible.
but asked for more drink. This was
refused, and he staggered towards the
gas-jet TO light the stump of cigar.
A moment AFTER he fell 10 the floor
with a low moan, a flash of fire, his
head enveloped in thick black smoke,
while flames issued from his mouth and
ears, with a horrible smell of burned
flesh. Prompt and unsuccessful efforts
were made TO save his life. His face
was perfectly black and partly charred
with moist SCOT. His eyes were open
and his mouth was completely roasted
on the inside. A more dreadful death
can scarcely be conceived.
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A Long Step Forward.

The people of Middlebury NAV con-
gfatulate themselves upon the progress
OF temperance work in their midst (es
peclally those disaflected toward it
The druggist have signed pledge
SO have the saloon-keepers it is under.
stood, however, that they never did
keep liquor to sell-and not so long
since drunken man affirmed that moi
drop of liquor could be bought in
Middlebury. Furthermore, YOU can
not find man in town who s.knows o,
his own certain knowledge" that it Is
bought, or dares to saw that anv one
sells 1t. This is conclusive proof thn.
rum-selllng here is thing Of the past
we are a temperance community In
theory, delinquent only in practice.
About year ago reform club was
organized for the benefit of reformed
drinkers. Fortunately the reformed
men no longer require sympathy and
encouragement.
The above facts, together with the
very elevated and cheerful tone of pub
lie. sentiment, have shown to many
ladies the propriety Of rclinquishing all
temperance effort.
A while ago there were few known
cases OF drunkenness brought to the
notice OF the sheriff q suppose some
,Nergennes man smuggled spirits In
here from Canada), with Il request that
they receive immediate attention. Al
ter suitable delay the sheriff promptly
handed the eases over 10 a LAWYER
When the lawyer was interviewed In
regard TO the celebrity of his measures
he stated that he was waiting for the
sheriff.
This is perfectly natural and nol
without historical precedent. Eng
lands great statesman and orator, VII
liam Pitt, Earl of Chatham. had his enc
mics in Parliament. AT one time he
and his arch enemy were on the eve of
a battle, Both houses of Parliament
and indeed. the whole nation, were
trembling with expectation. The bat
tie never came of. A contemporary
poet lucidly gave the reason as follows:
His honor, longing to he at him,
Was waiting for the Earl OF Chatham
Pitt, ready with his stunning thunder.
Was only waiting for his honor.
Yes, truly we have taken a long step
forward. II reminds one of the story
of the frog that tried TO get out of the
well by dropping back two feet to every
foot in advance. suppose he got out
at last ifhe persevered in that line of
effort. If he did not got out, where
did he go to: Mrs. Sn.
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ner surface of the hood is lined with
scarlet rims. The inner edge of the
hood contains sweet honey-like secre-
tion which the insects soon find and
eagerly devour. 1t is fatal TO them, and
as they do not live to tell the story the
plants continue to attract the poor in-
nocent things until a multitude are de-
stroyed each year.
After looking about the pond all we
cared to, and gathering a few of these
curious-looking plants to take home,
we went back to the brow of the hill TO
take q last look at the western and
northwestern view. / shall ever think
of them as among the most beautiful of
Gods pictures. 1t was with regret that
we turned away homeward bound,
though delighted with our days cxcur-
sion. ism
st. Albans. July 23, 1877.
- Rutland Globe
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A Joke with a Hotel Fire Apparatus

A new electric alarm has been intro.
duced into the st. George Hotel. This
machine recently was made the subject
ofa practical test by a party of yonne
men, headed by a young naval officer
who, in their desire to perpetrate what
they no doubt looked upon as practical
Joke, did not consider the serious result
that might have ensued. The apparatus
affords Instantaneous knowledge of hiph
temperature in every part OF he honse
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Quick Time across the Con,inen,

New revelations of the possibilities in
quick transportation of freight across
this continent have been made recently.
A few weeks ago six carloads of tea
were transferred from San Francisco 10
New York in thirteen days by the Bal
timore and Ohio line. This time has
just been beaten by twenty carloads of
silks, tea and fancy articles from the
City of Peking, which left San Francis
co ON March 20 by the Central and
Union Pacific and the Baltimore and
Ohio route continental fast freight
line), and arrived in New York March
80 at q pm. The train passed st. Louis
March 27; Cincinnati, March %: Par
kersburg on the 20th, and Baltimore Oh
the 3Oth, at $500 am. II made the un-
precedented time for freight train of
ten days across the continent. The
freight is consigned TO Tiffany a. Co,
Brown Brothers & Co., Drexel, Morgan
y Co., Carter, Hawley a Co., and
other New York firms; but about half
Of the total shipment Is to 90 on TO
London, and will be sent by Liverpool
steamers sailing from this port to-day.
All the goods are from China and jap
an, and their total value is very large.
This fast freight train is an experiment
made TO show the English importers
from China and Japan that the trans
American route offered them the best
and speediest conveyance of their Ori-
entail purchases, - Tribune.
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'PoIsoS IN EVERYTHING. THAT is
what some people assert, but they are
mistaken, poison is something that
hurts, and good wholesome food does
not hurt. 1t is true that we can change
good wholesome food into poison, by
chemical action which changes the ns
ture Of things. 1t is also true that GER
tain elements, when rightly put togeth-
or by process of growth, make food,
but when put together In another man.
ner, by the process of decay, they make
poison.
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Cider Is the devils kindling wood"
said one who began the career of a
drunkard by drinking cider. Many .
boy has begun in that way to make
himselfa drunkard. Ii has kindled in
his appetite fire that has at last con-
snmcd his soul and body.
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81, INC W. G. T: L. having ample evidence tha,
tnese two parties have repeatedly violated the
above pledge, which they protested TO sien in
good iaiIh, consider 1t, expedient to drop their
nsnes m aiier this issue in order not 10 seem long
Ut responsihie IN any way for their practices
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King Solomon and the Ants.

King Solomon and the Ants.
BY J. O. wH1TT1ER.
Out from Jerusalem
The king rode with his great
War chiefs and lords Of state,
And Sheba's queen with them.
Proud in the. Syrian sun,
In gold and purple sheen
The dusky EthIop queen
Smiled on King Solomon.
Wisest Of men, he knew
The languages Of all
The creatures great or small
That trod the earth or few.
Across an ant hill led
The kings path, and he heard
It's small folk, and their word
He thus interpreted.
Hero comes the king men greet
As wise and good and Just,
To crush us Ia the dust
Under his needless feet"
The great king bowed his head,
And saw the wide surprise
Of the queen of Sheba's eyes,
As he told her what they said.
"Oh, king" she whispered sweet,
TOO happy fate have they
Who perish In the way
Beneath thy gracious feet"
Nay" Solomon replied,
THE wise and strong should seek
The welfare Of the weak"
And turned his horse aside.
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Paul reasoned well, when, Of fright
.eousness" and Judgment 10 como, ."
he made temperance the keystone Of
the mighty arch, on which wounded
world could rest and be secure
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-03

To save time is TO lena then life
Why will you waste time when you
have a severe cold or hacking cough, or
even suffering nom that destroyer, Con-
sumption, hunting for remedy, when
you IN obtain instant relief by using
DR.. A. j. Flagg's Cough and Lung
Syrup. Even the worst cases have been
cured. Ask Your druggist for IL.
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A story is told of a shrewish Scotch
woman who tried TO wean her husband
from the public-house by employing her
brother to act the part of a ghost and
fiighten John on his way home. ''Who
are you" said the guidman, as the ap-
partition roso before him from behind a
bush. 81 am Aud Nick" was the re-
ply. "Come AVA, man." said John,
nothing daunted; "gie's shake o. your
hand; lam married TO sister o. yours"
Fly
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An editor thus defines an "epidem-
io": "A running sickness; aud curious
ly enough, the more il runs the quicker
Won catch Il
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Pat saw lady passing along, and es-
pied two strips depending from under
the lady's cloak. Not knowing that
these were styled sashes, and were In
the right place, lie exclaimed: "Faith,
ma'am, your gallusses are united"
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RAILROAD TINE TABLE.
TRAINS LEAVE M1DDLEBuRY.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.

MAILS ARRIVE.
From Bipton, Granville, Hancock, East
wall and Bridport, e:OoA. NJ.
WAY mall from north, $3.50 A. N.
New York Rutland and Albany, 7:30 A. NJ.
New York 3:45P. NJ.
WAY mail irom SOUTH S:45P. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
way mail going south, 9:20 A. NJ.
WAY mail going north, 3l0P. NJ.
For Rlpton, Granville, Hancock, East
Middlebury Cornwall, West Corn.
wall and Bridport, 3:45P. NJ.
Closed mail for Boston and Rutland 340P. NJ.
Closed mail for New York and ALBANY, Z As =. NJ
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l.. TATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
- CASTLETON VT.
WALTER E. HOWARD, PRIEoIPAL.
Fall term commences August 81 Spring term
commences February 8, 1877.
H- EAoh town is entitled to one FREQ scholar
ship.
Address the Principal. l7ms
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JASON DAVENPORT, Fire lnsur-
~ ance Agent, will write policies in the Farm.
erS Mutual and othor companies represented by
NJ. j. Francisco 10 Rutland.
Also the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York. Office at ]. L. uuttolph's Store. 40
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L Alison b. Colby ofMiddlebury, VI,
90 hereby solemnly pledge myself thai
from this time L will NOT, either by my
self, my clerk, servant or agent, or by
any other person sell, furnish or give
away "any spirituous or malt LIQUOR ,or
any kind of intoxicating drink" at N,
place of business in Middlebury afore-
said, or at any other place within the
limits of said Middlebury. And to thi;
pledge challenge public scrutiny.
Signed, A. b. CoLBY.
Middlebury, MAY u. 1877.
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~ w. JUDD, Manufacturer and deal
kLs or In all kinds of American and Foreign
Marble, Granite Work, &c. With Old Middle.
bury Marble Co. ltf
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~ KIDDER,
Il Harness making and repair shop. Fine
harness, saddles, bridles whips, blankets shests,
etc, constantly on hand. Shop on Merchants
Row. l-6m
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CTATE NORMAL SCHOOL, RAN
~ D0LPH, VT. ABEL Z. LEAvESwoRTH, A.
NJ, Principal. Eighty.one Scholarships. Fall
Term opens fourth Tuesday In August Spring
Term opens second Tuesday in February. Send
Tor catalogue 44yl
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~ w. GOODELL Il CO.-HOUSE,
VI Carriage and Furniture Painters and
Grainers. Place of business James Donahue's
shop, opposite the School House. Middlebury, VT.
Middlebury, July 81, 1877. left
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~ IDEON L. CLARK,
" ATTORNEY AT LAW,

~ ATTORNEY AT LAW,
1872 La5alle 81. Room 20,
I Residence South Chicagol CHICAGO, I'll.
MONEY LOANED for eastern parties on 6rst
mortgage security on improved real estate In and
near Chicago and South Chicago at rates netting
ten per cent. per annum TO the lenders.
Reference by permission to Messrs. Stewart 4
Rldredge, Middlebury, W.
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M PHINN NEY,
Itls Once more announces that notw wlthstand-
Ing his loss BY the great ars--having had every.
thing burnsd-he has been encouraged to open
another shop whore he intends to keep good
assortment Of
HARNESSES, HORSE NETS,
WHIPS 4 SUMNER LAP ROBES,
VACUUM 4 MEATS FOOT OIL
~ RErA'RIso done at short notice and on
sasOnabs terms.
SHOP, No. 2, sHELDON,s BLOCH.
Middlebury, June Ia, 1876.
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Woman's Temperance Column.
"7he Lord Of Hosts rs sciM as, the God
ofJdcob Is or refpgc."
To the ladies of fho Wonoo,e C31,,

To the Ladies Of the Woman's chris
tan Temperance Union.
We, the druggists ofMiddlebury here /.
by agree that we will not SELL furnish
OF. give away any intoxicating liquor,
wine or malt liquors in connection Will
our business as druggists or otherwise
except upon the prescription of a physi
clan in good and regular standing--saii
prescription TO be written in regular
form, and to be recorded by us, and iu
no case will we sell or dispose Of said
liquors clear.
On. +. RIDER
tSigned) g. II. PLUMLEY, NJ. D.,
Il. L. Owens & Co.
Middlcbury, VI. Feb 6. 1877.
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n K. SMITH, Attorney and Coun.
Ls sellor at Law. 0fhce No. /, Tupper's
Block Middlebury, Vt.
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A DDISON HOUSE LIVERY STA
ABLE. d. Rider, Proprietor. First class turn.
outs furnished on short notice Prices reasonable.
Middlebury, VT. 5tf
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- PHYSICIAN &. SURGEON,
SrA aKsBoRo, VT. l9f OFFICE AT RESIDENCE
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- A. STURTEVANr,
ls Attorney at law. 00ice over ClayS store
in the new block.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

r S. HANDLER, PENSION
y, CLAIM AGENT. Procures pensions or
increase cheaply. Address him, with stamp, at
Ripton, VT.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-02-16
small Means.

The power of money is, on the
whole, overestimated. The great
est things which were done for
the world nave not been accomp-
lished by rich men, or by subs
cription lists, but by men general
ly OF small pecuniary means.
The greatest thinkers, discoveries,
inventors and artists have been
men of modern wealth, many eff
them little raised above the con-
dition of manual lab0rers, in
point of worldly circumstances.
And it will always be SO. Riches
are oftener an impedimen than q
stimulus to action; and in may
cases they are quite as much q
misfortune as a blessing. The
youth who inherits wealth is apt
to have life made too easy for
him, and SO grows stated with it,
because he has nothing left to
desire. Having no special object
to Struggle for, he finds time too
heavy on his hands; remains
mentally and morally asleep; and
his position in society is often
the higher than that of a polypus
over which the tide floats.
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The Outlook In Kansas.

The outlook in Kansas, all things
considered, was never more soiidIy
encouraging. The splendid crops
of the last two years have taken the
mortgages off ola good many farms
ana the number of settlers who are
coming in to help increase our pro-
ducts and swell our population, is
very much larger than a casual OBJ
server would suppose. A spirit of
content and good cheer prevails in
all parts of the State. We are not
building so many railroads as we
once did, but we are voting fewer
bonds, and raising more corn, and
paying more of our debts. Money
is not difficult to hire, at fair rates,
for sensible and practical purposes !:
and our business men generally re-
port trade fair and collections easy.
Of course we keep saying to one
an other that the times are hard, but
few OF us ever saw any times that
are not hard, in the sense that a man
must be industrious and frugal to be
prosperous. Not many of us are
likely to be millionaires very soon,
perhaps; neither are we in danger
of falling to make decent living if
we only make q reasonable and I'M
growing use of the opportunities
" which God and nature have placed
in our hands, out here on these
fertile prairies and beneath this
bland and favored sky.
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How Brown Married Them or

Brown. 1 don't know how it
is that your girls all marry off as
soon as they get old enough,
while none of mine can marry"
ooh that is simple enough.
l marry my girls off on the buck
wheat straw principle"
But what is that principle? I
never heard of it before"
swell, used to raise a good
deal of buckwheat and it puzzled
me to know how to get rid of the
straw. Nothing would eat it,
and 1t was great bother to me.
At last l thought of a plan. 1
stacked my buckwheat-straw
nicely and built high rail fence
around it. My cattle of course,
concluded that it was something
good, and at once tore down the
fence and began to eat the straw.
l logged them away and put up
the tence few times, but the more
/ drove them away the more anx-
ious they become to eat the straw
and eat 1t they did, every bit of
it. AS said, I marry my girls
off on the same principle When
a young man that L don't like
begins calling on my girls I en-
courage him in every way / can.
l tell him to come often and stay
as late as he pleases, and I take
pains to hint to the girls that /
think they had better set their
caps for him. It works first
rate. He doa't make many calls,
for the girls treat him as coolly
as they can. But when q young
fellow that I like comes around,
a man that think would suit me
for a son-in-law, 1 don't let him
make many calls before ! give
him to understand that he isn't
wanted around my house. I tell
the girls, too, that they shall
not have anything to do with him,
and give them orders never to
speak to him again. The plan
always works first rate. The
yours folks begin to pitch into
each other, and the next thing ]
know they are engaged to be
married. When l see that they
are determined te marry; I always
give in, and pretend to make the
best of it. That's the way
manage it,
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Governed too Much.

II our Legislature was composed
of men bold enough and with fore
sight enough to subserve the de-
mands of the hour, they would
abolish half the government of all
cities of the first, second and third
class. They would consolidate three
or four counties into one. They
would reduce the mum Der of officials
ene-half. They would reduce the
pay of those retained two-thirds,
and cut off all prequisites. By do
ing this they would act like sensi-
bic legislators who knew what
they were doing.
The fact is, we are a too much
governed people. The average tax
to support city, county and State
governments in Kansas is from four
to eight, and sometimes ten or
twelve per cent, and no communi-
ty can stand two per cent. per an
mum and prosper, This people
could be governed enough for one
half of one per cent.
Wipe out one-half of the officials,
ope-half of the government, aud the
desired end is at once accomplished.
Take for example the county at
torney of Leavenworth. For four
years his salary has been $1,000 per
year, yet he, with his prequisites
added, has drawn from the county
from $1,000 to $1,000 per annunl, as
we are informed. Ii is too much.
No mechanic, farmer or business
man, with equal brains aud cash
capital of $4,000. can with the same
labor, earn over $1,000 per snnun.
1t is all wrong.
Are there brains aud honesty
enough to push such a real reform
to a successful issue.-Leavenworth
Times.