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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08
NE " ENGLAND NE VS..
VERMONT.

Patrick Reardon, aged 60 years,
drowned himself Sunday Afternoon in
East creek in Rutland.
Mrs. Eliza Collins, a sister of the
late Senator Solomon Foote, died Of
hear. disease in Rutland on Saturday
evening.
-Rev. E. D. Hopkins of St. Johns
bury, charged with forgery and sent
to Jail some weeks since in default of
bail, appeared Oh the streets Saturday,
having furnished the necessary bail.
-Xenophon Mum Of Stowe, who
is fond of ALTERATION, has seven
daughters named Luceba, Lacretia,
Lurana, Lucinda, Lucia, Lula and Lu-
ma, and three sons named Charles,
Carroll and Clarence.
Andrew and Hiram Pratt of East
Middlebury lately captured a 200
pound bear in trap, and attempted
to get him home alive; but Bruin
caught Andrews foot in his mouth,
making two ugly holes in the boot,
and one tusk penetrating the foot to
the bone. They then decided to kill
the animal.
Orange County Jail hasn't a
prisoner.
The opinion of the court in the
recent hearing in relation to the sale
of the Central Vermont and Vermont
and Canada railroad has been assign.
ed to the Hon. James Barrett to write
out, and will be presented to the
judges at an early day,
Yet another warning. Joseph
Bates of Vermont, falls dead while
carrying in an armtul of wood, Show
this paragraph 10 your wife, nay, cut
it out and pin it to the woodshed
door, N H. Miwor.
A young man in Stowe, named
Smith, aged % years, whose health
has been poor for some years, went
berrying on the 18th, but not return
ing when expected, search was made,
and he was found dead in 4 pasture
Two miles from his home.
Barre has had five large fires
within three months, all supposed to
De incendiary.
Asa Magoon, the accused muir
lerer of Rufus Streeter, has a 17.year-
lid brother named Washington who
5 six feet and half inches high
md is called the tallest man in the
State.
james S. Thurston resigns the
Presidency Of the Vermont Mutual
fire Insurance Company of Montpe-
ier because of ill.health, and w. II.
Bingham takes his place.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

"A large standing army is almost
as bad as the mob. The soldier is the
natural enemy of the citizen. Even
the upstart volunteer, before he has
been three months under the tyranny
of the second lieutenant, talks of his
non-soidiering fellow being as "a -
citizen. "-Erchaage.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08
WOODSTOCK PRICE CURRENT
Union Live Stock Market

July 81
PRICES. beef Catile--A few choice. 80 so
a $40 co ; ezra, 50 90 a 0 rs first quality
SO 90 a s so; second quality, 81 90 al so /;
third quality, S. rs a so.
Working Oren-per pair, 800, S125, $3.50,
1920,
Mich Goes and Cdlces-$25 90 q 81; extra.
$50 90 q IS 90; Farrow Cows, S1S 90 a 30 :;
Yearlings, $40 90 a 20 90; Two Years Old,
SIS a 80 90 Three Years Old, $50 As.
Western fat swins live, &c. per h.
Stores-nOne.
Sheep and Lambs-In lots, 80 75, IS 90,
50 80 and SO IS each: Extra. 81 90 a6 90, or
from to &c per ID. .Sr. Lambs.5 lac per Id
Veal Calves, 6 Is l.2c per Id.
Hides, TdlloW and STANDARDIZATION Hides,
10 Sc per ID. Tallow, 6a6 lac per h.
Country Hides, tai l.4c.; Iallow, lac
der Id. Pelts, sheared, 25c. Calf Skins. 10
lie per lb.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

The committee appointed to in
vestigate the affairs of the Charter
Oak Life Insurance Company has sub.
mitted its report, which is so favora-
BILE that it is expected the company,
under a new management, will soon
resume business. Ex-Governor Jew.
ell has been elected president.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08
GRACE'S CELEBRATED SLATE
CURES

Flesh Wounds, Frozen Limbs, Salt
Rheum, ChilbIains, Sore Breast. Sore
Lips, Erysipelas, Ring-Worms, Cat
luscs, Scald Head. Chapped Hands,
Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Testers. Piles,
Bunlons, Bites. Warts, Pimples, Can
GERS, Sores, Stings, Wens, Abccss,
Sprans, Cuts, Blisters, Corns, Felons,
Ulcers, Shingles, Sites, Frecklcs,
Boil, Whitlows, IAN, Scurvy, Itch,
Improving Nails, Nettle Rash, Mos
quito and Flea Bites, Spider Stings,
and all Cutaneous Diseases and Erup.
tons generally.
Tor sale by all druggists, grocers. and all
country stores throughout the United States
and British Provinces. Price by mail 80 cts
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

ANOTHER EX-CoNFEDERATE Ap-
PoINTED.-The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia have appointed
Commodore Van Rasaeller Morgan,
late of the Confederate navy, as in
spector Of Works and Repairs on
Roads and Streets in the District of
Columbia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

Fifty millions of semi-annual in
terest and dividends have been paid
out in New York during July. OF
this sum less than twelve millions
were dividends, the balance was inter
est on bonds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08
The Republicans of Ohio met Ia

The Republicans Of Ohio met last
week and nominated Hon. VIM. II.
Vest, of Belletontaine Tor Governor.
They also endorsed the administra-
ton of Hayes-Southern Policy, and
all. Ohio is to have Bishop for
Governor next year. The Democrats
Of the State say so.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

1t is said that why Gov. Williams
---"Blue Jeans" request for regula,
troops in Indiana in the late strike
was not recognized by the General
Government, was because he sighted
the President by applying directly to
the Secretary Of War. This, it Is said,
was done with the intention Of ignor-
ing the President.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

General George Washington,
when he visited Portsmouth, N. H.,
sat in an arm chair aud drank wine
from an old silver cup at the house Of
Hapley Yeaton. Both chair and cup
are now in possession of his grandson,
Samuel Yeaton of Wakefield, in that
State
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

The Roman Catholic Bishop
lIendrlcken of Rhode Island told his
people recently that "strikes are bad
and must inevitably tend to get the
striker into something worse"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

According to statement made
by the Grand Trunk Railway that
road has lost $780, 900 in two aud a
quarter years from competition, and
railways in America have lost S47,-
100000 in the same time from the
same cause.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

is this Civil Service Reform
The Republicans Of Peterboro, n. H.,
will soon nominate candidate for
Postmaster, the present incumbent
having held the office for nearly six
teen years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08
EDR 14ea
Wednesday, August 8, 1877.

Joseph Woodruff, Secretary of
the South Carolina Senate, was arrest
cd last week on a charge of forgery
and larceny.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

Hon. James Segar of Virginia
was appointed arbitrator on the part
of the United States before the United
States and Spanish Commissioners.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08

The total popular subscription in
this country TO the four per cent. loan
reported up TO date is in round num-
Der $4,000, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08
BIRTHS.

>, In Marshalltown. Iowa. July 10Th. u son 10
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Manly.
IN Woodstock, July 25, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. John Gobie ~ -
Mrs. w. X. Sturtevant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-08-08
Every Invalid Should Know 1t.

The reports from all parts of the country
confirm the statement that DR.. Cages great
vegetable remedy called medical WONDER"
is having an immense sale by all druggists.
The proprietors do net expcnl enormous
sums for flaming advertisements, but prefer
TO lei the medicine advertise itself by sending
to Druggists throughout the country, sample
6oules, Jor tr'dt at a cost of many thousand
dollars per year, that invalds may test its
merits before purchasing large size. No
person suffering with Dyspepsia. Dizziness
Livero Kidney Complaints, Sour Stomach.
Sick Headache. llabitual Costiveness, Scrofu
lous llnmors, Spinal Diseases, Weakness OF
Male or Female, or General Nervous Prastra-
ton of either seN can take this remarkable
medicine without soon seeing its good effects
Go to your Druggist ana get a sample bottle
for 10 cts and try it; or a large size for 81.
1t has cured where all other remedies had
failed. Sold in Woodstock by . G Kimball;
in Windsor by Williams, and at Wholesale by
Wells. Richardson 4 Co.. Burlington.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

SENATOR NYrANn SECRETARY STAN.
rcN.-Nye went to Secretary Stanton
once to make petition for some dead
soldiers orphans. II was in the darkest
days Of the war. Stanton saidi
~ have not time, Mr.. Nye, to see IL
what you want"
Suppose you take time, Mr.. Secre.
tary," ss,d Nye.
You are unreasonable. Mr.. Nve, in
pressing such a thing at this time
said Stanton.
Permit me 10 say that you are the
unreasonable man." ahs~ cred kye.
"If You we're not United States Sem
ator | should say you were very imper-
tinent." said Stanton. haughtily.
.HIf you were not a great Secretary
Of War ( should be tempted 10 say you
are making a damned fool Of yourself"
replied the old Gray Eagle, with his
eyes blazing. ....
Stanton looked at him moment, and
then softening, said:
Maybe am, Jim--who knows
come in side and tell me all about it,"
Now, Ned, my boy, you are grow.
ing sensible" said Nye. and the bu. l.
ness was quickly arranged.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

CARLYLE-Carlyle is now very fee
bic through age, but his memory is still
marvellous, and the flow OF his talk
doubtless th. most eloquent Of the age
lis undated. Take this as a sam
Pile:
II have known three generations OF
the Darwins, grandfather, father, and
son; atheists all. The brother of the
present famous naturalist, quiet man,
who lives not far FROM here, told me
that among his grandfather's effects he
found seal engraven with this legend:
'Omnia er eenehis;. everything from a
clam shell ! saw the naturalist not
many months ago; told him tha, had
read his Origin Of the Species and
other books; that he had by no means
satisfied me thst men were desceh-
dants from monkeys. but had gone
far toward persuading me that he and
his so-called scientific brethren had
brought the present generation of Eng-
lishmen very near to monkeys.
"A good sort Of man is this Darwin.
and well-meaning. but with very little
intellect. All, it's a sad and terrible
thing to see nigh a whole generation Of
men and women processing to be cult
vated, looking around in q pur-blind
fashion, and finding no God in this uni
verse. | suppose il is reaction from
the reign Of can. and hollow pretence.
protesting to believe what in fact thew
do not believe. And this is what we
have got to. All things from frog spawn:
the gospel of dirt the order of the day.
The older | grow-and now stand upon
the brink of eternity-the more comes
back to me the sentence Of the cate
chism which I learned when a child.
and the fuller and deeper its meaning
becomes What is the chief end Of
man. To glorify God and to enjoy
Him forever. No gospel of dirt. teach
ing that men have descended from frogs
through monkeys can ever set that
aside
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA IN 1877.
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial thus describes some of the
interesting astronomical events of the
present year.
''The year 1877 will be more remark
able for interesting astronomical phen-
omena than any for some time past
On the 0th instant q beautiful sight was
presented in our morning sky By the
conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, the
two planets being about two hours dis
tance from the sun. On March Mars
will pass Jupiter, near the point the sun
reaches at his extreme southern decli-
nation but this sight will not be as in
teresting rs the former, - Mars will be
nearly overshadowed by the brilliancy
Of Jupiter. But the astronomical event
Of the year will be the opposition Of
Mars, which will occur on the 9Th Of
September. This happens once in q
little more than two years, but owing
to the ellipticity Of the planets orbit
greater degree OF briiliancy is presen.
ted when opposition and perihelion oc-
cur together, as is the case this wear,
Mars coming to penhelion August 81,
and to opposition fifteen days later
Dunng the months of August and Sep
tember the fiery little planet will bla1e
nearly all night, with a brillianey rival
ing that Of Jupiter itself. Oppoations
Of Mars are valuable for determining the
suns distance. by means Of the pisnets
horizontal parallax, being tor this pur-
pose inferior only to tr ansits Of Venus.
The comparative movements Of Mars
and Saturn viii be interesting. the form
er passing Saturn on the 9th Of July,
retrugrading past him On the 26th Of
August and finally passing hmm on the
Sd Of November in drect motion again.
Saturn being in retrograde motion ail
the time. On the 9th Of November
Venus and Jupiter wiil again be in con-
junction, being about three hours dis
tance from the sun. They will not,
however, be nearer than about two and
one-haif degrees, Venus being at her
greatest heliocenfssc latitude south, and
Jupiter but little past his decending
node. During the months Of Septem-
Der. October, and November, The four
plsaets. Vesus. Jupiter, Mars ssd Sa-
turn viii IN be visible in the evening
shy, forniag IN the first half Of Novem-
her two psirs. Venus and Jupiter low
in tie southwest, aad Mars and Saturn
high in the southeast. about eight OF
nine degrees beasw hs~equinocaisl; .
.isht a hesutitul - II 10 rsre." r.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

The DoG-SrAR.-In the mid-south-
ern sky during February, you will see
the brightest star in the whole heavens
Sirius, the famous Dog-star. The con-
stellation CAMS Major, the Greater Dog
(Which might much better be called SIM
ply Csnis.) was one of Orion hunting
dogs, CAMS Minor being the other; but
we can hardly suppose Lepus was the
sole prey pursued by SO great q giant
and two such fne dogs. The CAMS
Major is chiefly remarkable for the Dog
star. In old times this star was thought
to bring pestilence. Homer speaks Of
it mot by name, however) as the star
Whose burning breath taints the red
air with fevers, plaques, and death"
Many among the ancients supposed that
this star was in reality as large as the
sun. Thus Manilius said:
"'Tis strongly. credited this owns light
And runs q course not than the suns less bright;
But that, remov'd from sight so great a way;
II seems to cast q dim and weaker ray"
II has been shown in our time, how
ever, that even this estimate, which was
by many thought too daring, falls far
short of the truth. 1t has been calcu-
lated that Sirius gives out three hun
dred times as much light land doubt
less three hu. dred times as much heat)
as our sun. So that it would make us
rather uncomfortable if our sun were
removed ad Sirius set in his place.
Sir w. Herschel says that when he
turned his large four-feet mirror on this
star, the light was like that of the ris-
ing sun, and it is impossible to look at
the star without pain in the eye. Sirius
is in reality in rapid motion, thou
owing to his enormous distance, he
seems at rest. He Is rushing through
space at the rate Of about thirty miles
in every second Of time In a year he
traverses nearly six times the distance
which separates our earth from the sun.
But this enormous annual journey is
only about 1-l70O00th part Of the dis
tance which separates him from our
earth; and as he is travelling away from
US, We need not be greatly troubled on
account of him. He is so far from us
that his light has been no less than
twenty years on its way to US, SO that
in reality, instead of saying we see
Sirius, We ought tt say We see where
SIRIUS ras some twenty years ago.
Most OF the stars are even farther away.
so that if every one of them were in a
single instant destroyed, we should still
see them-that is, their light-for many
years, and probably the greater number
of them would still seem to be shining
in the heavens long after the youngest
OF us were dead; perhaps even after our
greai-grsndchadren had passed away
Pref X. Il. Proctor. st. Nicholas for
February.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

changes different from those produced
by disordered m ateriaf frame. Il b
but one point TO whichI have alluded,
and only alluded, but i is suggestive, I
think, OF CERTAIN great possibilities. As
far as the tharlatahry Of Spirituaiism IS
concerned there seems but iitde doubt
that its apparent prosPsrity, now Is but
q prelude TO its ruin. The more inpos-
ing Its results the more vigorous win be
the exertions Of science in exposing its
absqrdities, and exPlaining its mysteries.
The temper which should belong TO so-
ciety. now i well suggested BY Dr, CSr-l
penter in one of his London fectufes.
II all his tests for exposure were tdfdif.
he ssty he would sol fse,eIs &tfl5ea
$. ss,:.s s. "A " els ~.
'SesSSsssv"'z 4nii0-r9 stt @4-H
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

How THE INDIANS CLIMB TREEs.-
In South America even the weakest
woman may not be uncommonly seen
plucking the fruit at the tree tops. II
the bark is too smooth and slippery that
they cannot 60 up by climbing, they
use other means. They make hoop
of wild vines, and putting their feet in.
side they use it a. support in climb
ing. The negro Of the west coast of
Africa makes larger hoop around the
tree, and gets inside it, and jerks it up
the tree with hiss hasds. q little at .
time, drawing his legs up after it. The
Tahitian boys tie their feet together four
or FIVE inches apart, with piece of
palm bark, and with the aid Of this fct-
ter 90 up the cocoa palms to gather nuts.
The native women of Australia climb
the gum trees for opossnms: where the
bark is rough they chop holes with a
hatchet. thea one throws about the tree
a rcpe1twice as long as will 60 Ground
il, puts her hatcllet on her cropped head
and grasping the rope with her hands.
she hisches If up BY jerks, and pulls
herself up the enormous trunk almost a
fast as a man will climb lsdder.-.4p.
plefon's Journal. -r.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

THe BEsr rRIExD.-The most agree.
able of all companions rs q simple. frank
man, without any high pretensions to
an oppressive greatness; one who loves
life. and understands the use Of If: obh-.
ging alike at all hours. above oil, Of .
golden temper. and steadfast as an an
chor. For such one we gladly ex-
change the greatest genius, the mort
brilliant wit, the profoundest thinker
Lessing. ~ T. b.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

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sipes. y man cGhish respscepbilit5 10
tired in Engisnd on . charge q. f.@1iag.
! vii, ID which, h wss discovers6 III
he6sSh ihdlsSet isNeaex In 4 isaeSs
Axaurald Mf. Warksn xis sArSsse6Heei
Peoseen6ng skimneys aad thg O. Vaaw
tried before Lord 6suhauf.
re iprisontf beiaf sfr,isssldd nd W..
fofsAaliiies E5de f6roaRff 1issh, iEg 49,
es1tDt! f1as3Ae xis ahsat over ~ stueh
held ~ sthe yin .saa dsassdDd1e Ne,
pFis0RSy i hs bad sess The fsriafqr siR,
tASt u 9>erdnfeht. 10 which he pfu1r4Y
AkNelfe81aeA76 sTssss sta .ssai sssn cns
Ako1id,y0es1enias uapGn, sonShes
assseaesiipe wassss s,ssssssss ssrsis
awss il sealed .,,iih ,.d :. l.,,hbia ..,hia,.. I
with red wax" sdjb bszOlls 97sa
1"Did you see him seal Il with ssa
waxs' --.l a., ..-.... .......-,-.. 4,
"I did
"'vhere wa, tie testa.or when hs
sighed and sealed this win % -h ~
'.ln his bed "a le v.Ises.i ,.-
Pray how long piece Of wax did
he use p .t -
about three OF, four inctes long"
"Who gave the testasor this piece Of
waxi''a Asi sd1 : 'r'.'-r
Il did," e r-. --- ss.
Where did you get IT," .-.f
From the drawer Of his desk %
How did he light that piece d
wax?" t'T~
~"wnh Z candle"
"where did that piece of candle come
from - -as LID .0f--
II got it out Of q cupboard in has
room." ..+ ID .. -..t
"How long was that piece Of cam
die % :.
perhaps four or Ave inche. long,"
WHO lit that candle ," - -'.
Il lit it," r.
"What with
"With match"
"Where did you get the match 2"
"On the mantel shelf in the room 80
Here Mr.. Warren paused. and fixing
his large deep blue eyes Upon the pris-
oner, he held the will up above his head,
his thumb still resting upon the seal.
and said, ia solemn measured tonel
Nov sir, upon your solemn oath.
you saw the, testator sign that will
signed it in his bed-at his request you
signcd as subscribing witness--you
saw him seal it-a piece Of wax, two,
or three. or four inches long--he liz
that wax with piece Of candle, which
you procured for him from a cupboard
You liz that candle by a match which
you found on the mantle shelf:'
IL did,"
"Once more. sir upon your solemn
oath-you did -
IL did"
"My Lork-Ir's WAFER"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

COMMON SgEsE.-Common sense has
given to words their ordinary signi6ca-
tion, and common sense is the genins Of
mankind. The ordinary signifcafion Of
a word is formed step by step in con-
nection with facts; as . fact occurs,
which appears TO come within the sense
Of known term, il il received a. such,
50 to sPeak. naturally; the sense Of the
tern becoues enlarged and extended.
and BY degrees the di6erent facts. and
different idess, which, in virtue Of the
nature of the things themselves. men
ought % class under this word, become
IN Iaetso cfas Gsssos. -, .-E6 .
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-08

a. A countryman went TO see his
lady-love, and wishing to be converse
tional, Observed. "The thermosnokrau
is twenty degrees below scion this even
ing =. ~-....s .-. -.i.
"Ye.," innocently replied the mai.
den, "such kinds Of birds do ay lower
some seasons of the year than others"