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Curious Clocks.

1t is almost an impossibility to
state who was the individual that in
vented the clock; and a great deal of
the obscurity attaching to the early
history of clocks is due to the fact
that formerly the term horologium
was applied to sun-dial or clock
indiscriminately, thereby rendering
it task of the utmost difficulty to
state at what particular period it
came to mean clock. Julius Gaze
sar found Clepsydra, or water
clocks, in Britain when he carried
his arms thither, and it was by them
that he observed that the nights in
England were shorter than those in
Italy. There have been some won
derful and curious clocks constructed.
The Persian King, Haroun al-Ras
child, presented the Emperor Charlie
magne a water clock, whereof Gift
fard, in his "History Of France"
gives the following description: ,'.the
dial was composed of twelve small
doors, which represented the diyis-
ion of the hours; each door. opened
at the hour it was intended to repre-
sent, and out of it came the same
number Of little balls, which fell one
by one, at equal distances of time on
a bass drum. 1t might be told by
the eye what hour it was by the mum
Der of doors that were open, and by
the ear the number of balls that fell.
When it was twelve o'clock twelve
horsemen in miniature issued forth
at the same time and, marching
round the dial, shut all the DOORS"
I.
There is a curious old clock at Lu-
beck, constructed about A. D. 1889.
This ancient piece of mechanical
skill is placed near the main altar.
and has huge and bewildering
complicated dial, showing the second
minute, hour, day, month, year and
relative position of the moon and
planets all at once. On miniature
semi-circular gallery above the .diaI
is the figure of Christ seated on .
throne. With the last stroke O
twelve melodious chimes play vers,
OF some hymn, and at the same tim,
a little door on the right ofthe gal
lery opens and a figure in apostoli
igarb sppea.s advancing slowly ii,
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HOW LOST HOW RESTORED

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" Price, in a sealed envelope, only
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- This lecture should be in the
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"A LITTLE anecdote told by. the
Times London correspondent con-
corning Palmerston, ought to be ap-
piled by Hayes in his civil service
reform task. A persistent Office.
seeker found an appointment that
would suit him, and ne had nol,tIca,
influence. 1t was necessary however
that be should learn spanish. ,Come
to me when you have got over that
obstacle" sad Lord Palmer ton.
Six months hence the oMce-seeker
returned, when the noble Lord had
to regret that there was now no
opening in the direction in which the
ofce.seeker sought promotion
"And have been at the trouble Of
learning Spanish for nothing" said
the disappointed applicant. mo-"
said Lord Palmerston, on the contra
ry, | congratulate you on an acquisi-
ton which will afford you the. de.
light Of reading Don Quixote' IN the
Original
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MO-. 49,.

til it reaches the throne, when it
turns and bows before the Savior,
and then goes on again, disappear.
ing through q door on the left. Ele-.
ven apostles pass through in this
manner, but the twelfth, who is said
to be Judas, only shows his face,
when the door is shut on him. On
each are bas.reliefs illustrative Of
passages in the life of Christ. In
that Of the last supper a mouse is
seen peeping from beneath the armo-
rial bearings Of the once puisssnt
Lubbock, formerly the head of the fa-
nous Hanseatic League, formed
there in 1l64.-[Troy. N. Y, Times.
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Out gaet's Gur,,er -Ssletted
RE Nj E NJ BRANCE.

I often think of the olden time,
Of the days of long ago, e-ssass.
When we wandered in the soft spring
time, " s
To where the brooklets flow; s. ,ga
The woodland scenes we often shared
Where shady NAPLES grew, -'N'
Where side by side we little cared
What time would bring to view.
Our lives, how sadly changed since then
A few years only, too;
And fate has done his part, ween,
But let us still be true;
Although he drew his scepter weird
And cast our lives apart,
The trophies of the past appear,
And bind our souls and hearts.
Our error wrought sacrifice, .
And one which we regret,
But only let the truth suffice
We never can forget; 8
For through the vista of the years
Some thoughts We'll ever keep, ",
Affections smiles, devotion's tears,
Our love so pure aud deep.
Now that resolves are firmly made,
Our lives asunder riven,
(E'en though our minds in error
strayed,)
Let's pray to be forgiven; &
And when at last we all have crossed
Beyond the Stygian river,
Our lives, which are now tempest tossed
Will then unite forever. Jag. s.,
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Shall We Encourage and Promote
Fraud! n.

.
We should have had more respect
for the writer of the suhjoihed note
if he had signed his real name
SIR: Is not the Sun anDindependent
journal? If it is, why have you had
nothing to say regarding the disgrace
full Oregon transactions of Mr.. TiIden?
DO yon not favor civil service reform,
hard money and reconciliation of the
South? If so, why do you not support
Mr.. Hayes in his efforts in, these direc-
lions, and giv.. him credit for what he
does, whatever you believe regarding
his election? A CONSTANT READER.
GENEVA, March Is.
What does our correspondent mean
by the disgraceful Oregon transac-
lions Of Mr.. Tilden? Mr.. Tilden
had nothing to do with any transac-
tons in Oregon, and the writer of
the above note affirms that which he
does not know when he makes use of
such language. Moreover, let us in
form him that at the proper time we
spoke of the alleged transactions to
which he refers, as in our Judgment
the facts required. We saw nothing
in them then to implicate Mr.. Tilden
in any manner, and we see nothing
now. Besides, in the worst view of
the Oregon affair, it was a trifle. COM
pared with the gigantic frauds
through which MI. Hayes waded to
the Presidency: and when things Of
real and extraordinary Importance
have to be attended to, it is not worth
while to waste strength upon trifes.
We cannot support Hayes, the
Fraudulent President, because he is
the creature of fraud, and there can
be nothing pure or effectual in any
effort of his, even when he tries to
do what is right. As for his. social,
ed civil service reform, that is a
fraud also, delusive in principle and
deceptive in practice. Likewise his
scheme of reconciling the South is
but system Of bribery designed to
buy Southern support for his Admin
istrat'on. To support President
who was not elected and who owes
his office to fraud, would not only be
to condone the blacklist political
crime that can be committed in this
country, but it would encourage a
repetition of the same mode of pro-
ceeding, so that we might never
again see here a Government that
was really elected by the people,
Does our correspondent approve of
cheating in elections? Is he in favor
Of the Republican system of Return
ing Boards to increase such cheat
ing, when by any accident enough Of
it has not been done by the local Re-
turning officers? Would he teach
the young men of the country that
the objects Of ambition may safe y
be obtained through fraud? Would
he teach them that there is no differ
ence between right and wrong, and
that success is laudablc, no matter
through what means it is reached?
We cannot accept the idea that a
pirate or highwayman who spends
the spoils Of his crimes for benevo-
lent objects thereby becomes worthy
of applause and of sympathy. It is
not our doctrine; and if our cores
pondent teaches such morality to his
sons, we pity both him and them.
IN. Y. Sun.
GAN independent editor is a man
who will crowd out new advertise.
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The Democrat.
TERMS:

rgE DEMOCRAT is published Week
IT, at Four DOLLARS per annum-
Two DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS for
az months, PAYABLE IN AID.
VANCE! No subscription taken
f,r a less period than six months
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the rate a,
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Srst Insertion and FIFTY CENTS fol
each subsequent one.
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int q square.
oarrm,RY Notices, Marriages, Public
Meetings, Cards of Thanks, etc, to
h. pad for as advertisements.
- PERSONAL CARDS, when admis-
lille charged double the usual adver-
Using rates.
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GAN independent editor is a man
who will crowd out a new advertise
ment to make room for fresh piece
of Spring poetry says Southern
|paper. ~
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"WoA'T GO TO FLORIDA"

DR. TUT:
Dear Sir:-Whsn In Aiken, last winter used your
EIpectorant for MY cough. and realized more beneht
from it than anything over took. an well tina:
will not go to Florida next winter intended.
Send mo one dozen bottles. by express. for some
friends. ALFRED CUSHING,
l23 West Thirty arst Street.
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Boston, january II, 1874
This certihes that have recommended the use OF
Or. TUFTS Expectorant for diseases of the lungr
for the past two years. and to ny knowledge many
bottles have been used by my patients with the hap
piest results In two where it was thought
nrned consumption had taken place the Expeesoraut
effected cure. r. II. SPRAGUE. ND.
1--WE can not speak too highly OF Or. TUFTS Exc
pectorant, and for the sake OF suffering humanity
hope it may become moro generally known."-CgRIs
IIAS ADVOCATE.
Sold by Druggists. Price S1.0O
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Hayes Policy.

Corruption is the natural ally OF
fraud. Mr.. Hayes holding the Pres
idency by fraudulent title, and hay
ing against him nearly half the Sen.
ate with majority of the House Of
Representatives elected as Democrats
is compelled by the exigencies ofhis
situation to endeavor to bribe enough
of the hostile majority in the House
to give him and his party majority
in that body, and enough of the mi
nority in the Senate to weaken the
opposition there and enable him to
defy the spirit Of antagonism which
is active against him among some of
the most powerful Republican Sena-
tors.
The bribery On which he has to re-
ly is two fold. It consists in the
first placeein the appointment to of.
fee of men known as Democrats in
all parts of the Southern States; and.
for this purpose he has selected q
Democrat.and a former rebel as his
Post Master General, to manage the
patronage of that great department.
throughout the boundaries Of the
former Southern Confederacy. But
bestowing Offices lavishly upon South
ern men, while it might possibly an
swer the purpose of controlling the
Forty-flth Congress, cannot be suf-
fcient to bring over any large pro-
portion of the Southern Democracy;
and, if other means could not be
brought to bear, Mr.. Hayes would
still be exposed to the certainty Of an
entire overthrow in the Congression-
al elections Of 1873. To obviate this
danger, the second part Of his
scheme of wholesale bribery is de-
signed. 1t consists in an immense
scheme Of subsidies for such public
works as the Southern Pacific Rail-
road and the James river and Kama
wha canal. BY literally applying
the credit and the money of the Uni
ted States in these directions, the
Fraudulent President hopes to be
able to purchase a sufficient body Of
the Southern people to constitute, in
dependent of the negroes, a party in
that quarter of the country strong
enough to return, in 1878, a House of
Representatives pledged to support
him to the end of his time.
To every upright citizen nothing
can be more hateful than the idea OF
such an intrigue as Mr.. Hayes is
now engaged in. The traitors to
principle and to cause who sell
themselves for bribes, are odious and
shameful all over the world, and ex-
cite nausea aud contempt in all hon
est minds; but when such traitors
sell themselves to maintain great
public fraud, the nausea and COM
tempt are increased a thousand fold.
Very possibly Mr.. Hayes may at
first meet with a seeming success,
just as he has succeeded in getting
himself installed as President when
he was not elected. But such sue
cess can only be short lived. All the
lessons of history teach us that the
justice which evermore dogs the foot
steps of tt ose who rob nations Of
their rights, never sleeps upon It's
course; and n, kind of bribery can
purchase exemption from its sen.
tence.-[N. Y. Sun.
|,
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MISCELLANEOUS.

III IS THE LEADING AND OLD 4
| EST WEEKLY Agricultural paper .
IN the South: contains everything of -
valns SUITABLE TO SOUTHERN W
AGRICULTURE, such rs the culture 49,.
nG0rT0N. SUGAR. RICE. TOBAC- =
co. CORN, WHEAT, RYE, OATS,
PEAS. THE GRASSES, SILK, RA- =
NIE. MOSS. POTATOES, TURNIPS, -
CiBBAGE, etc, etc; the raIstng ct -,
ali kinds of STOCK FOR THE p
s0rrH: the culture of all kinds of naa
FRUITS, sueh As PEACHES. PEARS, "a
APPLES, ORAN,iES, FIGS, LEM
0Vs. PiNEAPPLES, JAPAN PLUMS,
GRtPES, POMEGR&NATES, etc, etc.
It contains a choice department. for the
FAMILY CI Gle: gives all the NEWS
CDNDENSED FORM; gives also the
l,tsst N..W ORLEANS MARKET RE
PORTS: and eontails many VAIL ABLk
RECIPES til use 'sl the FARM ANA
plAYT lrfDN, a. we'll as many USEFUL
FACTS f,r the FAMILY, the KITCHEN
Or the SICK ROOM. fhe paper is print
etfrom CLENR, NEW + Pr, aud cont
taiaS StXrGEN PAGES or VALUABLE,
NyrrER EVERY WEEK. T..E 18TH
vdL;'AG ram ur.lceS j tNG tRf. tS!7. -
I'll, ,lb4eripti1p 0ris.u i - 30 per year,
P0SEPuD, $3.50 fm SIX MONTHS. or
v cgats Tor )Nf. MDS eli, n ADVANCE.
Address
W H9ls IDI2Ylh { RURAL SOUTHLAND
NEW ORLEANS.
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NEW ma TEN

. --Shipments4rom New Haven station
this week include IA 900 pounds butter,
1000 pounds cheese. 800 dozen eggs, 3
cars slaves.
Three drunken rowdics made noisy
demonstrations in front of Mr.. II. A.
Barton's house, few nights since, but
they were frightened of By the show of
an unloaded revolver.
Every effort is being made to secure
large school at the academy this fall and
winter. Mr.. Stimson has been in
New Haven and visited other towns In
the vicinity and says the prospects are
good for large school this next year.
The academy will be fitted up in an attrac-
tive manner, and every accommodation
will be furnished the students by the
townspeoplc In the way Of board,
rooms, etc.
We are panied to learn the death OF
Mrs. Mary L. Leavenworth, wife OF
Capt. A. Il. Leavenworth, tho former
principal of Beeman Academy, and nj
present principal of the State Normal
school at Randolph, which occurred al
the latter place July 80. Mrs. Leaven-
worth was teacher Of long experience
and rare ability, was universally es-
teemcd, and leaves hosts of friends to
mourn her loss, many of whom are in
New Haven; where she lived and
taught so long. She has been unwell
for a number of years. She leaves four
children, three sons and one daughter.
The funeral took place at Hinesburgh,
Aug. l.
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VERGENNES

Mr.. w. II. Severance has removed
to a window in the post Office for his
business.
The city meeting last Wednesday
evening adjourned without action upon
the questions for which it was called.
-Solon Burroughs Of Waltham had
a valuable horse, harness and buggy
stolen last Wednesday night.
Mr.. c. c. Frost spoke at vergennes,
much to the qualification of his many
friends and admirers, Monday and Tues
day evenings.
Shipments from this station for the
week include the following: 2O,SO3
pounds butter; 26 dozen eggs; cars
live stock.
The congregation Of the Catholic
church will Join with that of st. Mary's
Cathedral Of Burlington in grand PIC
mic, next week.
The many friends and acquaintance
of the genial Charles E. Jackman will
be panied to learn of his death, which
occurred suddenly at Castleton about IL
O'Clock on Saturday morning. He has
been Ill for several months of q spinal
difficulty, which has resulted in his death
at the early age Of twenty-six years.
Mr.. Jackman, son of Moses and Re-
becca (Sherman) Jackman, was born
June, 1851. A bright, intelligent
boy, he began his education at an early
age in the schools of Castleton and Cas-
Teton seminary. He afterwards at
tended Phillips academy at Andover,
Mass, and completed his education at
Wiliiston seminary, ut East Hampton,
Mass.
He entered upon mercantile life-cs-
tablishing himself at Vergennes-and
afterwards engaged in business in Burl-
ington. He sold his interest at Burling-
ton and returned TO Castleton. A few
years since, in connection with Mr.. III.
Armstrong, he purchased the goods and
store of John j. Joslin at Poultncy,
and began business under the firm name
of Jackman a. Armstrong, where sue
cessful business has been carried on
until his death. For the past few
months Mr.. Jackman has been unable
TO give any active attention TO business.
In October, 1874, he married the only
daughter of Mr. &. T. Stevens of Yer
gennes, who survives him. He leaves
of his immediate family a mother, Mrs.
r. A. Jackman, and sister, the wife of
Egbert II. Armstrong, Esq, and large
circle of family relatives who will be
saddened at his death.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. - The
striking array of official certificates
published in another column of the
transfer Of agencies and territory of the
worlds best and most popular instrll-
ments, viz: the Steinway, Chickering
and Haines Bros Pianos and Estey
Organs, TO Mr.. Fred. III. Cluett, who
has been the recognized head of the old
firm Of Cluett & Sons for many years,
will be perused with general interest
by the buying public. The new and
beautiful store, No. 269 River street,
Troy, N. Y, contains new and care
fully selected stock, and oil contempla-
ting purchases will be Interested In the
fact that very essential improvements
have recently been added to all of these
matchless instruments, and 1t will be-
come all interested to postpone their
selection until the opportunity is offered
to examine and become acquainted with
the musical attractions that are now
being offered. Mr.. Edwin Tracy, spe-
cial representative, who devotes a large
portion of his time in Vermont, will be
pleased to answer any inquiries that
may be made, aud may be consulted or
addressed at Addison House until fur
Their notice.
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GOSHEN.

Another fearful freshet in this town
occurred last Sunday evening and Mon
day morning. 1t began to rain about
ten O'Clock Sunday evening, or rather
1t poured" which caused the streams
to overflow their banks, causing great
damage to buildings, fields, crops and
the highway. Many bridges were swept
entirely away, and others damaged go
much that it will be necessary to rebuild
them. Daniel Blodgett's house narrow
ly escaped destruction: about one-fifth
part of the cellar wall and UNDERMINING
was swept away. j. r. McGib6on lost
barn and hog-pen, which was near his
new house, now occupied by Edward
Naylor. Mr.. Naylor lost very nice
hog which was carried away with the
pen. Newman Allen, ESQ.,, lost both of
his dams which supplied his saw-mill
with water. The roads were in places
washed entirely away, leaving masses
OF rocks which the stream had washed
down. The water was-at its height at
about one o'clock. Great damage was
done at Forestdale, and some dam
age at Brandon. The selectmen were
prompt in attending to their duties, and
soon large force Of men in the vicini-
ty which was in the greatest need of help,
were busy repairing the roads and
bridges. The roads have been repaired
in places, and temporary roads estab-
lished in lots, so that with much incon-
venience we are able to ford streams
and get in communication with other
towns
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OR WE'LL.

C. G.. Sholes, of Orwell, has rccei-
we'd 81, 800 and ali annual pass from the
Delaware and Hudson canal company in
payment of damages received at the re.
cent accident at Patterson's station,
when the engine |. V. Baker ran of the
track into the lake.
Miss Sally Smith, whose death we
mentioned recently, was born in Shore.
ham, May Is, 1875, OH the farm where
Marvin North now lives. Her fathers
name was Stephen Smith, who with
his brothers settled in that part of the
town Of Shoreham now called Smith
street, which was at that time almost an
unbroken wilderness. Her mothers
name was Hannah Whelpley, the moth.
er of DR.. Stephen 8. s. Beeman, whose
family was Immediately connected
with young Beeman, who conveyed the
ETHAN Allen party" across the lake on
the occasion Of the taking of Ticonde.
roga. Mrs. Smith lived to the grea,
age OF ninety.six years and her daughter
Sally, the subject Of this sketch, was
ninety-two years and one month old al
the time of her death, June 10, 1877
She was the youngest of eleven chill.
dren. She was a woman Of good mind
retentiye memory, and retained her fac
ulties remarkably to the last. She was
q firm believer in her Savior and faith,
full in her religious duties. She lived
during her last years with her niece
Mrs. W. +. Larrabee, in Orwell, and
her remains were buried in the Birch.
ard burying ground, in Shoreham, neal
those of her parents.