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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-19


The Naturalists' Agency has been established al
1928 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, for the pur-
pose Of giving collectors of objects of Natural His
ogy ,s sn pIp1rny of euyng selling or eNchans
An Illustrated monthly bulletin OFFS pages sent free
the Centennial Exposition of 1s70, and the only
award and medal given to any American for "Col-
lections of Minerals"
My meteorological Catalogue of 30 pages is dis.
uibuted nee 10 all customers, 10 others receipt
of 10 cents. IL is profusely illustrated and the
printer and engraver charged me about $4,000
before'a copy was struck on by means Of the
| table of species and accompanying tables most
species may be verified. The price list Is an excel.
lent check list containing the names of all the
species and the most common varieties arranged
alphabetically and preceded by the species mum
Der. The species number indicates the place OF
any mineral in the table of Species after II will be
found the species name, Composition, streak or
lustre, cleavage or fracture, hardness, specific
gravity, fusibilty and capitalization.
| Owing 10 an increase of stock, IL has become
necessary to obtain larger and more convenient
location. This has been found at No. 1928 Bel
Continental hotel.
Oyer SO tons. and nearly $4,000 worth of Min.
day of January, when the first box was put into
my establishment November 10 my cash sales
were over 81 800 and cash receipts over q 200.
COLLECTIONS OF MINERALS
For Students, Amateurs, Professors, Physicians,
| and other Professional Men.
|
species and all the grand subdivisions in Dana
and other works on Mineralogy; every Crystalline
| system; and all the principal Ores and every
known Element. The collections are labelled with
printed label that can only be removed by soak
| ing. The labels of the $500 and higher priced col
ections give Dana's species NUMBER the name
locality, and In most cases. the composition of the
Mineral. All collections accompanied by my illus
tro'ed catalogue and table of species. 70 ,oo
| NUMBER OF SPECIMENS in box In box in box
| Crystals and fragments, 30 $l.OO Sl.5t
Students size, larger, l.50 400 G.0t
NUMBER OF SPECIMENS 100 200 800
| Crystals and fragments, $l.00 $500 $500
Students size, larger, 800 1000 25.Ot
| Amateurs size, 2 IL n X 12 1000 1000 500
High School or Academy
SIZE l-2x3 1-2 in, Shelf
| Specimens, $500 5000 10000
| College size, 1-2 X o in.
Shelf Specimens, 5000 5000 300 OC
| Send for the bulletin stating where You saw mis-
advertisement.
| A. +. FOOTE. NJ. D.,
Prof. Of Chemistry and Mneraiogy
| Fellow of the American Association for the kd
vancement of Science; Life Member of the Phil
adelphia Academy of Natural Science and of the
American Museum of Natural History, Contra
| Park, New York. a.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-19
FREE !

Ed Ell Any person who will make and
(nCC forward me a list of the names OF
reliable persons of their acquaintance who wish TO
procure an instrument, either Piano or Organ,
will use my best endeavors 20 sell them one, and
within one year. will credit them with 1l0, and
for every organ s5. TO be applied on payment Of
either piano or organ; and when IL amounts 10 a
sum sufficient 10 pay for any instrument selected
at the lowest wholesale price, will Immediately
ship the instrument nee, or after any amount is
will then shin them the instrument. They need
not be known In the matter. and will be doing
their friends real service. as shall make special
offers 20 them, selling a superior instrument for
from half 10 two Thirds what s ordinarily ask.
ed by agents. Please send me list at once. and
afteJ you have made inquiry you can add TO IL.
Address, DANIEL h. BEATTY, Washington,
New Jersey. t6yl
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
What Men Need Wives For.

1t is not to sweep the house, and make the
beds, and darn the socks and cook the meals
chiefly that a man wants wife. If this is
all he needs, hired help can do it cheaper
than a wife. If this is all, when young
man calls to see young lady, send him into
the pantry to taste the bread and cake she
has made, send him to inspect the needle
work and bed making, or put a broom in her
hands and send him to witness its use. Such
things are important, and the wise young
man will quietly look after them. But what
a true man wants of true wife Is her CON-
panionshp, sympathy, courage and love.
The way of life has many dreary places in it,
and man needs a companion to go with him.
A man is sometimes Overtaken with misfOr-
tune; he meets with failure and defeat; trials
and temptation beset him and he needs one
to stand by and sympathize. He has some
stern battles to fight with poverty, with ene-
mics and with sin; and he needs a woman
that, while he puts his arm around ner and
feels that he has something to fight for, will
help him fight, that will put her lips to his
ear and whisper words of counsel, and her
hands to his heart and impart new inspiration.
All through storm and through sunshine, con-
tict and victory, through adverse and favor
ing winds, man needs woman's love- The
heart yearns for it. A sisters or mothers
love will hardly supply the need.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
The Wife,s Pin Money.
[FrOm the Toledo Blade.l


We do not know if it be possible for man
to understand sensitive, high-spirited wo-
mans reluctance to ask for money, because
he can't put himself in her place. 1t would
require an impossible stretch of the magma
ton for him to conceive what his feelings
would he, if he were compelled to ask some
body when he wanted new hat, or coat, or
pair of shoes. Perhaps he might be able
to approximate to something near her state
of mind, if he could recall, his abject terror,
when, as boy, he approached his father to
crave the boon of few extra dollars A
lady said to US: Il have lain awake half
the night, dreading the stern necessity Of
asking my husband for money next day."
Another said: If was absolute mistress
of even the paltry sum Of one hundred dol
lars year, so that could spend it without
being responsible to anybody, should feel
that great weight had been lifted off me. :"
A wife who does her share of work for the
family, and by careful management and con-
irving adds to the common fund, is entitled
to Der share of the profits, and the division
should be justly and cheerful]y made by the
firm, as with any other partner. If women
were so recognized and trusted, many whose
souls are now tormented about the vexed
question of their "rights" would be con-
tented, happy "keepers at home."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
Green Light.

Nj. Paul Bert now publishes a theory,
founded on repeated experiments, that mere
ray OF green light is capable of affecting the
health of the person exposed oft, apart from
all aid afforded to it by the smell or presence
of arsenic. He has submitted several speci-
mems of the sensitive plants to rays OF differ
ent colors thrown upon them through stained
glass, and in every case those which were
treated to the most brilliant green light with
cred and died in the shortest time In those
plants which were exposed to red light
peculiar phenomena was observed; the tips
or spikes of the leaves prolonged themselves
and grew forward in a lean and hungry fash
ion horizontally with the branch from which
they sprang; while in a blue light the con-
trary effect was produced, the spikes standing
out abruptly and perpendicular from their
stem. One of the plants was inclosed in
lantern, with red glass on one side and green
on the other; instead of shrinking away from
the poison on the right to the roseate antidote
on the left, the leaves, as if by fatal fascina-
ton, turned with one consent the other way
and literally looked death in the face.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
A Novel Wager.

A novel wager has recently been made be-
tween two wealthy bankers of Berlin, Ger
many, anxious to provide for their posterity.
The one bets 5000 marks (about $500 that
the United States will not remain q republic
during the next one hundred years, but will
advance to higher knowledge of the arts
and sciences, against 1000 marks put up by
the other on the converse of these PROPOSE
tions. The sum has been placed at interest
for one hundred years, at the expiration of
which, the royal court of Germany is to de-
eide whose heirs are entitled to the money,
which will then amount to $13, 1882. 1t is not
stated what is to be done with the money in
the most probable event of all, namely, the
continuance of the American republic. COM
bined with the attainment of higher scien-
entifc position than we at present occupy
Philadelphia North american.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
A Singular Case.

In Sioux City lives girl about ten years of
age, who is the object of considerable curl
osity among her neighbors and friends. She
is surrounded at all times by some invisible
power which manifests itself in wonderful
manner. Several times on approaching the
stove in the kitchen, vessels of hot water have
been tipped from the stove without her touch.
She has several times been severely burned
by this means. When she approaches bed
the pillows and clothing are thrown about in
confusion, and the bed Stats raised perpen-
dicularly, while she stands in wonder looking
on. Sometimes on attempting to rise in the
morning she is held to the bed, and calls the
family to help her free herself from the bonds.
Slight articles rise from the floor OF tables and
attach themselves to her as she moves about
the house. She is greatly annoyed by these
demonstrations, and to prevent notoriety her
name is withheld The facts are authentica-
led by several persons whose verac''y can not
i,a questioned.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19

be----! An Immense sensation was
peated, and the police came up and said the
minister must stop the bird, and not create q
public nuisance, or he'd have to come along
Finally, the minister got the bird into the
wood-shed and put a lot of old carpets over
him but his hair had nearly turned gray,
and after terrible day and night, he went to
a newspaper Office and inserted the follow
ing:
fuently. Owner only parts with him on account of
ill-health. Price low Address y, s99, office.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
GRANT AS AN AUTHOR.
The Ex-President Preparing History Of
the War.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 30.-The rumor
that Ex-President Grant would prepare his
tory of the war in which he bore so distin-
guished part, may now be set down as a
fact. A few days ago there was received in
this city, consigned to Gen. Grants cousin,
VIM. Smith, at Little Washington, a few
miles distant from this city, large box
closely packed with papers and documents
relating to the war, which Mr.. Smith was
charged to
TAKE THE UTMOST CARE
of until they should be called for by the
General. A gentleman from Little Wash
ington who recently had conversation with
Mr.. Smith. says he is Informed that it is Gen.
Grants intention, when he shall have return
ed from Europe, to take up his residence
with his cousin Smith, and remain there un-
til he has completed history of the war,
and more especially of that part of it which
was prosecuted under his own immediate
command, abundant data for which are con-
tanned in the documents and papers already
referred to. Gen. Grants
WELL KNOWN LlBERALITY
in dealing with public questions, and his
ability as terse and graphic writer, pecu-
liarly fit him for the office of historian of the
civil war. and the book he proposes to write
will, no doubt, clear up great many obscure
questions, and present the great struggle in
an impartial light. The documents are now
being examined and classified, so as to be in
readiness for the General upon his return
from his trip abroad.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
A Big Estate.

The San Francisco Post says g James 1r-
vine is the fortunate owner of the San Joa-
quin and Lomas de Santiago ranches, in Los
Angeles county, containing 95, 600 acres, and
of 900 acres in the Santa Ana ranch ad-
joining. In other words, he owns 107, 900
acres of as fertile soil as is to be found in
Southern California, comprising mountains,
valleys, coast-line, and mesa lands. SO give
better idea of this great estate, we may say
that it is % miles long by nine miles wide.
It is all within Los Angeles county, and
being the fairly earned property of pioneer
settler, he is entitled to its full enjoyment"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
The Peculiarlties Of Memory.

The loss of memory which generally fol-
lows upon stunning is well known phenom-
enon; but there are not wanting instances of
an abnormal recollection being evoked by ex.
traordinary circumstances. DR.. Abercrombie
relates the case of man brought into St.
Thomas Hospital in state of stupor from
an injury to the head. When partially re-
covered he spoke Welsh, a language which,
before the accident, he had entirely forgot
leh from long desuetude; but when he had
Ha'e H;n " recovered, he again completely forgot
E 1i,s welsh, and got back his knowleG &c of
iusAsn: aHi Another case is even more remark
,nn n"e' !, boy at the age of four suffered frac-
"t sta,a y, .se skull, anu was tIepanned while in
"r, ,.'.o no ol complete stupor After his recov-
eiy ne retained no recollection either of the
Sftaon .oen' or the operation; but at the age of
a"o a.sn, ;g uullhg the delirium of a fever, he
arsans gane al account OF the operation, and the
rect descrintioM were re present at it, with cor
mute particulars A"0 o'ne' 'n'--
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19

One Of the Gramdest Structures of the
KinN in the World.

The New York Journal Of Commerce, gives
in condensed form, description of the
great suspension bridge between New York
and BrOOkVn
The work on the Brooklyn Suspension
bridge commenced on the 2d OF January,
1870. There were $500, 900 subscribed by
private stockholders, $3,O0O0OO by the city
of Brooklyn, and $l,5OO,OOO by the city of
New York OF the private subscriptions,
$349, 800 were paid in, but this was returned
with interest to the stockholders last year on
the assumption OF the work by the Two cities.
The act OF the Legislature now requires the
bridge to be finished by joint subscription
of New York and Brooklyn in the proper
ton from each of the original contribution,
the latter to pay twice the amount Of the
former. The cost of the bridge is given at
S., 1000, 900, besides the acquisition OF land
the latter is estimated at s3, SOC, 600. We put
together a few items concerning this bridge,
which we hope will be preserved by the cur
iOus, and save us from the constant repeti-
ton OF these questions
Construction commenced January 2. 1870.
Length Of river span, | ,595 feet inches.
Length Of each land span 90 feet &, $50
| feet.)
Length Of Brooklyn approach, 911 feet.
Length Of New York approach, 1.5d3 feet
D lncNe9.
Teal length of bridge. $3.50 feet.
Width OF bridge, 80 feet.
Number o! cables, 4.
Diameter of each cable, 15l inches
Each cable consists Of $500 parallel (not
| twisted) steel wires, No. /: gauge, closely
wrapped to "A solid cylinder
Ultimate strength Of each cable, l1,20O
tons.
Depth OF tower foundation below high
| water, Brooklyn, 45 feet
Size of towers at high water line 14Oxo9
| feet.
| Size of towers at roof course, 136x53 feet.
Total height of towers above high water,
277 feet
Clear height of bridge in center of river
| span above high water, at so degrees Fahr..
| 1875 feet.
| Height of floor at towers above high water,
| 119 feet 5 inches.
Grade of roadway, 81 feet in 100 feet.
| Size of anchorages at base, 129x119 feet.
Size of anchorages at top, 117x1O4 feet.
Weight of each anchor-plate, % TONS
Total cost of bridge, exclusive of land ac-
QUESTION, $4,000, 900.
| Cost Of land, say $500, 900.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
MONEY AND RELIGION.
A Young Lady Compelled to Marry
Against her wishes.
[From the Nebraska City Press.i

[From the Nebraska City Press.i
Great excitement prevails in Hendricks
Precinct, in this county, over the compulsory
marriage of Miss Annie Baldwin to Mr.. Sui
livan. The parents interested are all Catholics,
but the girls choice is a poor Protestant She
was compelled to marry Sullivan by her
parents, who is rich and a Catholic. Judge
Dickey informs US that he issued two licenses
to marry Miss Baldwin to different parties.
Neither of them has been returned yet, al
though he has heard that the girl was CON-
PEELED to marry one of the parties against her
wish. Who the priest that married her is,
cannot be learned. She was engaged to young
Jeffries Of Palmyra. Money and religion did
the work. From residents of the precinct
we learn that had not gentleman interfered,
bloOdfhed would have been the result of this
compulsory wedlock. A correspondent of
the press writes as follows:
SYRACUSE, NEB., March 13, 1877.
The most intense excitement prevailed in
this vicinity over sensational marriage
which took place in your city on the 9th inst.
Some of the parties lived here and some on
the South Branch. The facts are these {:
There is young man of good character and
family, who has for some time been paying
his addresses to young lady living at Emer-
son they were engaged to be married on the
18th. The old folks seemed to be we'll pleased
with the choice of their daughter, till short
time before the time set for their marriage,
when there appeared young Irishman with
his old mother, and began to make love to
the old folks and bull-dozed" them with
his purse, and caused them to use means of
intimidation. The consequence was. the old
man inveigled his daughter down to Nebraska
City, under the pretense that he wished to
buy something for her and led her into
room before priest and young Sullivan, and
here she was married before she knew what
was up. From there she was taken to
hotel, where she told the story to the pro-
prietor, and asked him to protect her against
the thief who would steal her, and the old
mother who had sold her into bondage.
And he did so, and she arrived safe here
but Sullivan appeared at the residence of the
brides father with wagon drawn by shabby
mule and big horse and demanded that his
wife should be restored to him, which was
complied with, and she was carried out and
placed in his wagon and taken to South
Branch, but her friends recovered her the
same evening and took her to Palmyra, to a
relative, where she remained till to-day. She
returned home, where her friends are await
ing the return of the South Branch hyena
with plenty of bad eggs and tar, and some
feathers, and the parents of the girl deserve
no better treatment than he. -.... . .
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19

"A a , Flea weighs less than a grain of salt,
una ieaps a ;h yara AND half at jump; and
we, we are lola tnat were man of one hundred
ian, ana my @ pounds weight possessed of equiva-
lent lei agility he could spring from the dome
oi Inc capitol TO emma, and 60 around the
s world IN two jumps" 1t is fortunate thing
lof the steamship companies that man CAM
90 around the world in two jumps; although
ne Is not as agile as the nimble flea, he can
Jump from the dome of the capitol into the
next World-and that is more than q flea can
do.-La Crosse Free Press.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
.NY JEWELL.

Rich hazel eyes that smile at me,
In whose bright depths | seem to see
The rarest light, the falrest glow,
That mortal eyes did eer bestOW.
| love to Sit and watch them So
And feel the thrill that long ago
Ran through my breas: when first drew
That cheek whercOn the roses grew
Unto my own, and softly told
The sweet. sweet tale that's never Old
Dear. earnest eyes that fondly smile.
And sweetly speak to me the while.
That look 20 tender, and so sad.
Yet geam as Joyous, and as glad
As when felt my young heart stirred
Within me like a singing bird,
And knew the JOY that lovers feel,
And fel the flow of passion steal
Like lava streams within my blood,
Jncurbed and tamelcSS in its Hood.
Though years have gone and left their trace
And saddcned DER my darling face,
Though roses from her cheek have fled,
And care has pressed her fair brown head,
Yet to my heart she's Ust the same,
As when in olden days she came
And stood beside me like queen,
When both our lives and hearts were green,
As when the wild love of my youth,
Burst on me in itS bcamirg truth.
Her whispers still within my ear
Make music that love to hear,
She's still to me the blushing girl
That set my youthful breast awhirl.
Long, long ago. when we were young
And golden fruits in clusters hung.
She's still my sweetheart. though the years
Have brought their train of cares and fears.
And still, within her hazel eyes,
I see the old. fond lovelights rise.
She sits beside me here tonight,
One tender hand, soft, fair and white,
Rests on rly shoulder, and we seem
TO live again our young life-dream,
And as the lamp-light floods her brow.
| know she's dearer to me now,
Ay! dearer far than when told
The sweet. sweet tale tnat's never old.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
Lawyers in Politics.

The Albany IN. Y.) Lao Journal, CON-
menting upon th,a Hayes Cabinet, says:
THE appointments for Cabinet officers by
the President, while creating considerable
comment and some dissatisfaction among
those who supported him for election, have
to our profession one recommendation, viz.
that every appointee is member of the bar.
This, together with the circumstances that
both the President and Vice President are
lawyers, indicates that the profession is now
recovering its ancient position in American
politics" t. ..
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19

There is young woman in Boston
Who feels without blue blood lost 'un,
80 her life she doth pass
In the shade of blue glass
To tinge it-this noodle of Boston.