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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02
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The last volume of Vermont Reports,
being the 49th volume, has just been pub
lished. 1t is printed on coarse type, but
plain, on an inferior quality Of paper and
cheaply bound in sheep. 1t is volume
of only 572 pages, being the smallest
volume Of Vermont Reports that has been
issued for over thirty.five years. For
this dini2tive little volume, the legal
profession End the public who may pur-
chase the same are charged and compelled
to pay fer dollars and fifty cents! sum
more than t--.ce as large than is charged
for the reports Of some of our sister
States, vel! printed, and well bound, and
larger At leg: By one.third than our forty
ninsa. 70 there any reason why the YER
mont ,".ye-s should be charged thus ex-
trays ,"c:iy fof the Vermont Reports p
It ls b:.:t C. Few years since that three DOL
lars q volume We all that was asked
HASKELL {. pa!~sr Of this village published
8 vclraes Of these Reports, from vol. l6
to vol %, MISUNDERSTANDING the Re-
ports down TO the year 1S52-well print
ed, well bo1nd, and averaging over $40
pages to volrme-and charging but
three dollars /. volume for the same
Labor ard materials are as cheap now as
then. Why then the present exorbitant
charger Some one is making good
thing out Of it, Somebody has found
bonanza. Who and where is it? The
Publishers say they are but fairly getting
out Of it. Let US see how it is. The
State elects Reporter and pay him for
preparing for publication such reports of
cases decided, as are furnished him by the
Judges, the sum Of $65O.0O each
year. The Reporter selects his own
publishers, procures first q "copy right
from the Government, which cost him
too dollars, and then sells the copy right
to his publishers for six hundred dollars
more on each volume! The publishers
publish an edition of $50 volumes-of
these, $50 volumes are furnished to the
State, which pays for the same the "ac-
tual costs of publication" About $50
volumes are sold to the profession-and
the remainder await future sales on the
shelves of the publishers.
The publishers say that they could sell
the Reports for two dollars volume less
than than they now do, were they not COM
PEELED to pay the Reporter the sum of six
hundred dollars for the "copy right" on
each volume.
Now what right has the Reporter to this
"copy right ?" What law gives it to
him By what authority can he oblige
every person who buys volume Of Yer
mont Reports to pay two dollars extra for
his sole benefit Is not his salary Of Six
hundred and fifty dollars, ample compen-
sation for arranging for publication, the
material furnished him by the Judges p
This matter needs ventilation. What
say the Press of the State What say
the lawyers who are thus yearly and
nssdlessly dsscsdf
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

The Springfield Union takes side In
avor of biennial elections for Massa'
ehusetts, The Legislature ought 10
give this subject serious consideration
this winter, even II 1t has 10 torego
the annual discussion Of female sui
TRACE, II that State adops the bien'
NAL election system she will regret It,
Vermont done tho same thing some
seven or eight years ago aud we guess
that a large share, ifnot majority OF
our people are heartily sorry that 1t
was done, Office seekers get impa'
tent IN waiting two years fora chance
aud politicians like the excitement aud
fun which the annual election always
brings,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

Dispatches from Europe show a
most remarkable state of affairs. 1t
is stated that Belgium has fallen
beneath tie domination Of Germany.
For some time past a Prussian officer
in Brussels has been really in COM
mand Of the military resources Of Bel
GUM. The King has been told that
he must govern his kingdom as Prince
Bismark would have him. England's
influence and authority is dehed, and
any day a serious crisis may arise
which will plunge the whole continent
into war.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

Dennis, who manipulated the frauds
in Alachua county, Florida, last year,
and gave the State 10 Hayes, is now
drawing $500 year for service in
one Of the departments at Washing
ton. Thus reform (?) goes marching
Oh.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

The Naval Court of Inquiry into
tho lass Oh tha uuven finds that Com
mander Ryan was primarily response
bic for the loss of the vessel, and Lieu
tenant Palmer, the navigating officer
and the deck officers were in fault.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

Congress meets again Thursday the
10th inst, The war between Hayes
and the Radicals grows warmer and
warmer. The bubble will burst soon
then We shall see what we shall gee,
Look oat for the fun,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

1t is now Grained that the anti
Hayes faction in the Republican party
have perfected plan which will force
President Hayes out Of the Republi-
can party within sixty days after Con-
qress reconvenes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

Whiskey Thief Joyce has at last
got his full discharge. Grant released
him from prison, and now Hayes has
let him off from the $4,000 fine tn
still hung over him. at
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

Senator NJ, G. Butler recently adj
dressed n largs crowd at Columbia, 5,
c., in response to scrcnade, lie an
imadvertcd severely on the conduct OF
the administration toward him, and
urged fcally to the National Demo
cratic Party, and the observance of
party organizations That's just right,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02
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Merchants Tobacco Co., Boston,

Maze the best sold or used. One Dollar,
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Two Dollars in one of the caddies in each
case. Sold by Groccrs and Tobacconists
generally. Patent metal labels or trade
marks on the plugs. Ask for this, and set
the best chew or smoke that can be had.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

When Congress meets, then look
out for the jaw-bone among the Phil.
istlnes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
Hour She Bounced Him.

THE course of true love never did run
smooth wrote the great bond of bard, and all
history and all time and circumstance prove
the truth of the averment. A plucky BRIDE
elect in Cincinnati the other day gave acmula-
tive evidence of the soundness of the reconcile
philosophy Of the great poet She was in
telligent and respectable young lady, and was
engaged to be married, and made the discovery
that her affianced was in the habit of drinking
and told him what she had learned. He prom
ised never to drink again and she forgaye him.
The wedding day was subsequently set, and all
went well until the morning set for the per-
Torrance of the ceremony. During the inter
val he made his usual visits, and though he
drank at times, his betrothed never learnt of
his faithlessness until it was nearly too late to
punish him for it. They were standing side
by side and moment more would have found
them man and wife, when he turned toward
her, and his tell-tale breath spoke of whisky.
When the minister propounded the usual ques
lions to her. the response came family, "No."
In surprise the question was again asked, and
this time the response clear and decisive,
mo" She then turned to her lover, accused
him of drinking. reminded him of his promise
to her, and said that man who would break
promise SO solemly made could not be relied
upon, and she feared to trust her future to
such man. Expostulations and entreaties
were all in vain, and that little Yes still re-
mains unsaid.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
Der FTeiScHutx.

For several weeks the Harmonic society of
this city have been making careful study of
the opera der Freischutz,' under the direc-
ton of Prof. Harmsen. Last night was the
first public appearance of the society in this
opera, and this can hardly be called a public
appearance but was more dress rehearsal be-
fore a number of friends in Harmonic hall. 1t
is needless to say that the society did itself
full honor and proved to the satisfaction of
every nearer present that it had not undertaken
too much. The piece was received with the
most unbounded applause by those present.
and without an exception the rendition was
pronounced a success. 1t will be reproduced
in both ST. Panl and Minneapolis this week or
next, and lovers of good music can rely upon
the opinion of the GLOBE that full value re-
ceived in enjoyment will be rendered to those
who patronize our townsmen in their effort to
give us good music.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
THE SPIRITUALISTS.

Closing Day of the State ConreHtiOn---Large
attendance and Good SpeecAes---The Most
Successful Contention Erer Held IN the
state.
The closing day of the 6piritualists conven-
ton yesterday was more largely attended and
more successful in most respects, than either
of the other days.
The morning session opened at 8
o'clock by the customary hours con-
ference, followed by thirty
minutes address on Social Freedom by
Mrs. Severance, of Milwaukee. Frank J. Mead
followed with an essay Of forty minutes on
''Secularism in government" and was in turn
followed by Miss Susie johnson in a thirty
minutes address.
In the afternoon after brief conference,
Mrs. Severance delivered for the first time her
new and carefully prepared lecture on 1.-THE
Labor Problem In the opinion of the
GLOBE representative this was by
all odds the best feature of the
entire convention. The sentiments were those
of the extreme right of the social line, radical
of the radical but were presented with a bold
and frank terseness Characteristic of the lady
who uttered them. Probably a majority OF
her audience could not and did go with her the
entire journey, in her radical excursion into
the future, but the hearty APP.
sentiments, proved that she was not
alone in her belief. Mrs. Severance deserves a
broader field for this lecture, and when its
merits are once known and appreciated she will
find audiences of working men all over the land
to listen and applaud.
Mrs. Severance was followed by E. V. Wilson
in one of his characteristic seances.
In the evening Miss Susie Johnson delivered
an address, which highly spoken of by
those who had the pleasure of listening to it,
and Mr.. Wilson closed the convention with an
other seance.
Altogether the sessions have been the fullest
and most interesting of any spiritual conven-
ton ever held in this city, and the managers
feel like congratulating themselves thereon.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
Now for Cheap Jet Jewelry.
Los Angeles Express.

LOS Angeles Express.
While Prof. Cunning stood chatting in our
sanctum the other day he drew from his peck
ct little piece of hard, black substance, which
he presented for inspection, and asked what we
would call it. We guessed COAL NO he
said; shat is what the man who discovered it
thought it was, but he was mistaken. He
found it in thin ledge, cropping out in a can
on, and he took this specimen out and sent it
to me while l was lecturing up country, He
wanted to know whether it was really coal. 1t
is jet-the very kind used for jewelry-and
worth 800, 1000 toni have returned from
locating the ledge with the discoverer and he is
now working it. Continuing the subject, he
expressed the opinion that the mineral resour-
ces of California have hardly found beginning
in development thus far. Prospectors and
miners have hitherto confined their attention
almost exclusively to gold and silver, neglect
ing the other valuable minerals, of which there
is vast store in our mountains. The profes-
sor made an examination Of the Oil regions OF
Ventura county, after lecturing in Santa Bar
bara, and he expresses an unqualified belief in
their richness in petroleum,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17

ton and Sioux Falls railroad, for B. s. Cul-
len. It's capacity will be 10000 bushels, and
it is to be completed in time for the coming
crop. From present indications there will
be 100000 bushels of wheat raised in that
this season.
While Mr.. Robbins, of Cambridge, Isanti
county, was on the river with his boat, q
large pickerel kept skipping near the surface
OF the water, until he came near enough to
the boat to be reached, when Mr.. r. seized
and lifted him in He weighed IL pounds,
and had fish in his throat which weighed
four pounds, that it could neither get up
nor down and was strangling.
The wheat fields throughout the State
present most thrifty and promising appear
ance. They are uniformly covered with q
heavy, dense growth. There may be slight
danger of the straw being injured by cool,
cloudy and wet weather. Bright sunshine
will give heart and vigor to the stalk. If
nothing damaging to the crop happens
the yield will be something beyond all par
allel.
The people of Wabashaw are making
grand preparations to honor the coming
Fourth, "the day we celebrate" It will be a
joint celebration Of our national anniversary
and the completion of the railway up the val
ley of the Zumbro. There will be grand
procession, composed of delegations from
the different towns, societies of all kinds
etc. The Hon. l. Donnelly is to be the orator
of the day. The crowd will be entertained
by various games, running matches, shoot
ing match, etc., the afternoon exercises tc
be concluded by the comic parade OF
the "Mystic Grew of Incomprehensibles.'
In the evening there will be display o.
fireworks, the whole to conclude with {
Firemen's grand benefit bali.
In Wilmar, Candiyohi county, on lat,
Sunday evening, two villainous men assault
ed three young girls who were on their wa,
home from church, and attempted to TAX
improper Liberties with them. The girls final
ly escaped from the brutes, and reache,
their homes unframed, though greatl
frightened and exhausted by their struggle
with the scoundrels. This matter of as
saulting females on the streets, and il
thickly populated neighborhoods, is becom
ing alarming, and villains of this strip
| should be dealt with summarily. The cit
zens of Wilmar have offered premium fo
the repetition of such assaults, by neglect
ing to arrest or punish the well known worth
less, loafing tramps, who assaulted thes
girls.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
MONARCHISM REBUKED.

Although the House, in order to avoid the
obstruction of the business of the govern
ment, was obliged to recede from several of
its amendments to the army appropriation
bill, it succeeded in retaining the clause
which forbids the use of the army as a p0sse
c0naitdtus. This result is sufficient to repay
the country for the long struggle which has
taken place. It does not in any respect
abridge the powers of the President to en-
ploy troops legally. 1t is simply condem-
nation of the illegal uses to which the army
has been put. It emphasizes the provisions
of the constitution; nothing more.
The use of troops by the general govern
ment in the past for purposes not authorized
by the constitution, has been productive of
many evils. 1t has accustomed the people
in some sections to a dependence upon the
central power for protection against lawless-
ness, causing them to neglect the duty they
owe to themselves and the State by organic
ing for self-protection. It has begotten in
the lawless class contempt for the civil au-
thorities, and has encouraged spirit of de-
fance among communists and other chronic
disturbers of the peace. This has not been
because the civil powers have been
lmpotent to punish offenders, but
because the military have taken the
precedence unasked, and by implication, at
least, declared civil government powerless
to suppress outbreak. There is not State
in tho Union x,lAnro low, oo,,.4-I
by the legal administrators of that law, if
left alone, and the pretense that the inter-
ference by the military is necessary is merely
an excuse on the part of the advocates of a
government of force for the employment of
means which would ultimate in the subver-
sion and destruction of civil government on
this continent.
AS result of the passage of this law we
may expect to see an increased vigilance on
the part of the civil authorities to appre-
bend and punish offenders. It may be, too,
that disturbances will be melted by the de-
tenders of military government for the pur-
pose of proving civil government failure.
This has been done in the past, and we have
yet to see evidences of change of heart
leading us to believe it will not be again at
tempted. If such course should be adopt
ed, however, its instigators may be brought
to realizing sense of the fact that the civil
powers are strong enough and efficient
enough to vindicate the law. It will en-
courage spirit of self-reiance in all good
citizens; it will stimulate the organization
and improvement of the militia, and do
much to check the growth of feeling in the
direction of centralized government. In
these respects the people at large will be
benefited, and in the end even those who
now doubt the wisdom of the measure will
have reason to be greatful for the frmness
of the Democratic majority in putting
check to the monarchical tendency of the
government under the Republican party.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
as veil upon and over the body, hiding it
and the face from its shame.

as veil upon and over the body, hiding IT
and the face from its shame.
He followed with another and another,
until within few minutes there lay upon
the filthy stone floor, mingled with the bones
and fragments of the apartment, pile OF
twenty CHASTITY corpses of all sizes and col
ors, and ages and conditions; the old, the
young, the emaciated, the well-rounded fig
ure, the shapen and misshapen, black and
white, pauper and honored citizen, alike in
one promiscuous heap.
Then he reached down again, and selling
half-sunken, ll-shaped object, he dragged
it to the surface, exposing the body of
beautiful woman of about 30, the abdomen
ripped open the limbs twisted and disfg-
ured, and the black streaming hair floating
in the water about the head. Drawing It
! from the water he threw it suddenly upon
the heap of corpses, and as it struck, an in
FAINT of perhaps seven months fell from the
| womb. Snatohing it up with
a ghoulish leer and an ex
preston beyond description, his assist
and held it up to view and with heartless
laugh asked if that was the one of which we
were in search. For perhaps an hour longer
this fendish, sickening work went on until
the watts were emptied, and no less thanfor-
ty naked corpses lay in heaps upon the floor,
of all ages, sexes and nationaities, thrown
promiscuously together without the least or
der or attempt at order, sickening mass of
human corruption. The skin slipping from
the limbs and bodies where they had been
roughly handled, the hair falling from the
heads, or saturated with brine, dripping its
Nth upon the bodies below. The dead, dis
torted, meaningless faces looking out through
the dim, CHASTITY lamp-!ight in all forms and
in all terrible positions of countenance on
the fends, who were disporting with their
sacred flesh.
Then the work of inspection began. Col
Snelbaker carefully inspected all the bodies
which bore resemblance to the dead fol
whom he sought, and succeeded, he thinks
in identifying several of them. Youns
Devins' body he has very accurate descrip
ton of, and has found one which SO closely
corresponds with it that there seems to bt
little doubt, from the description, that it il
the one long sought for. The peculia
marks-the scar upon the leg, the missing
teeth, the popularity of the foot-all ar
plainly observable. The black hair ant
mustache, and with these and tn
expression Of the face, although much dis
torted and discolored, that leads him to be
lieve that his search has been successful. A
least he feels sure that he has found several
perhaps dozen or twenty, of the bodie
from Cincinnati or immediate vicinity. Il
! regard to Devins' body, he, although feelin
y sure that it is here, it is not sufficiently Gel
tain that the decomposed and disfgure
t mass found is the one wanted, and wi
@ await the arrival of relatives of the d.
|, ceased, who will perhaps be better able
decide
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-17
PERSONAL.

+. Higgins and son started for the Paris ex-
position on Saturday.
Rev. D. B. Knickerbacker will preach at
Howard Lake this evening.
The funeral of Cyrus T. Dermot will take
place from Centenary M. E. church to-day at 2
o'clock.
The Republican county convention to ap-
point twelve delegates to the State convention
will meet in Association hall at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
on the ed day Of June.
charitable public should not fail to remem-
Der that the funds derived from the sale Of the
card photographs of the victims of the mill
disaster will be religiously devoted to the relief
of the families of the unfortunates.