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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-03-29

SPECIAL ATTENTION DESIRED. Before
purchasing elsewhere, McClatchey would.
only ask your attention to his large lot of
crockery bowls and pitchers, cheap I'M
breakable ware, baking dishes, stew pans,
etc Fine french china teas, large lot of
vegetable dishes he is assured that If you
need or wish to buy quality and price can't
fail to please you. No trouble to show
rnOlS
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1878-03-29
of-Hand Local Dots.

THE STORM OF WIND AND DUST, though
almost binding at times, doesn't keep the
crowd from McClatchey's, for they have
learned the place to find the best of every
thing from 'side of bacon"-to the Finest
of French candy.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
Curious .itality of n Cat.

Last night one of our German fellow
citizens was aroused at midnight by
the continuous mewing of neighbor's
black cat that had obtained access to
his garrct and was making the frosty
air hideous with its melodious warb-
lings. After lying awake until patience
ceased to be virtue, he arose in his
wrath, procured rope, and proceeded
to put stop to the hideous sounds. He
chased the cat about the garret, over
bandboxes, old fashioned trunks and
disused stovepipc; he barked three of
his shins, knocked hole in the tail of
bis dressing gown Cor whatever he had
on), half scalped himself on rafter
that appeared to come down Just as he
was raising himself up; broke kero-
sene lamp into flinders, slipped and
came down in the lighted oil, which
was promptly cxtinguished, much to
his relief; and finally caught the cat.
lie tied one end of the rope around its
neck, opened the window, and fasten-
ing the other end to rafter, threw the
cat out. lie closed the window and all
was still. This morning he united the
rope from the raftcr and went cautious
ly to the window and raised it, The
cat looked up with plaintive express
sion of countenance, and before he
could realize the situation IL came hand
over hand up the rope to the window,
and with one wild yell dove past him,
drawing the rope from his hand and
dashing down stairs and into the par
lor. Here the rope caught around va
rious articles of vertu from the "Fath-
erland," including valuable meer-
schaum pipe OH the mantel-piecc and
two vases embossed with the portraits
of the Emperor William and Frederick
Charles, which he wouldn't have taken
thirty dollars for, all of which were
smashed to pieces. Finally he opened
the front door and encouraged the cat
to escape into the street. "Minc Him
mel" he cried, when he returned to the
parlor and gazed on the fragments of
his favorite meerschaum, "de next time
you can sing until you faint away
[Middletown Argus.
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the centre of which pended marriage
bell, composed of pure white flowers,
and beneath IL the bride and groom
stood, and pledged their vows OF eter-
nal faith. All the conspicuous leaders
of society, distinguished officials and
prominent men and women i'm Wash
ington were present, and the list of the
wedding guests was really roll call
of the celebrities of the day. Nclly's
trosseau was worthy of a princess, and
her bridal gifts were q handsome dow
ry. Her costume of white satin, with
point lace ovcrdress, lace veil and
wreath of orange blossoms, was work
of art, faultless in design and cxecu-
ton. Every knew how Gen. Grant
idolized his only daughter, and people
wondered at his stoical calmness dur
ing the ceremony. After the departure
of the bridal party it was discovered
that something had been left, and q
messenger was dispatched for it. En-
tering Nelly's vacant room he heard
sobs, and, turning, saw Gen. Grant ly-
ing on the bed weeping like child.
The Washington of our second revolu-
ton, he was as true to his family as to
his country, and as great q hero at home
as on the battle field.
On the last day of 1877 President and
Mrs. Hayes celebrated at the executive
mansion their silver wedding, thus adj
ding another link to the chain of holy
memories connected with the White
House. The simple wording of the in
vitation -"Mrs. Hayes and L will be
pleased to see you"-was an index of
the character of the distinguished par
ticipants and of the manner in which
they preferred to celebrate their silver
bridal. Not as the rulers of the mighty
nation, the dispensers of more than
royal patronage, but as loving husband
and wife they clasped hands on the
voyage of life and paused to thank God
for the unspeakable blessings of true
faith, perfect love and unalloyed happi-
ness. The influence of such an event is
like light on high hill, and there is
not home in the land, be it ever so
humble, that is not frightened by
thoughts of the happy couple at the
White House "a pair reaping now the
harvest of pure and well spent lives,
blest not only with riches, fame and
power, but with the far higher gifts of
love, sympathy and trust. AS is the
fountain so is the stream; from pure
source flow pure waters, and so long as
the White House is the honored abode
it is to-day American homes will be
temples before whose portals peace and
content, like white-robed angels, sit
with folded wings; temples from whose
altars rise the incense of grateful praise,
and to whose shrines love and memory,
like pilgrims to some votivc Mecca,
bring as offerings the garnered treas
ures of happy and fruitful years.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
The Popular Science Monthly for March.

The Popular Science Monthly for
March opens with the first half of Prof.
Marsh's interesting address before the
American Association at Nashville,
last August, on the "Introduction and
and Succession of Vertebrate Life i'm
America" Copions notes, explaining
technical terms, and describing import
ant forms discovered since the address
was delivered, are appended by the au-
thor, who also furnishes an excellent
plate showing section of the carth's
crust, with the position and relations of
the strata from which so many new
forms have recently been taken in the
West.
The second of Herbert Spencer's pa
pers oh the "Evolution of ceremonial
government" is devoted to subject of
trophies; the growth of the practice of
trophy-taking, especially as exemplified
in the mutilation of the bodies of the
living and the dead, being described in
the peculiarly clear and graphic style
of that author. "Opium and its anti
dote'' is short but very useful article,
stating in popular way the various
forms in which opium is employed, its
effects under different modes of admin
istration, and the best antidote TO use in
cases of opium poisoning.
A fully illustrated article on the tele-
phone, by George b. Shaw, gives the
best description we have yet seen of the
principles and operation ofthis wonder
ful little machine. The editors remarks
about it, as an example of what ''dead
matter" can do, are also extremely in
teresting reading.
The article on education i'm this num-
ber is by Prof. Huxley, who talks 10 an
audience of working-men in his singu-
larly attractive manner, on the subject
of how TO educate for handicraft. Mr..
f. TX. Leland, in an article on the ODE
basement of coinages," gives an instruc-
tive account of various noted attempts
of impecunious princes TO force by law
the use of debased in place of standard
coin, with their uniformly disastrous
endings, and argues that the Bland Bill
Is but another effort in the same line,
that would be sure to lead to similar
bad results. The third paper of the Sc
ries entitled 'Illustrations of the logic
of SCIENCE" by G.. S. Pierce, appears in
this issue of the Monthly, the special
subject being "The Doctrine of chan
ces."
"The liquefaction of the cases." one
of the greatest as well as one of the
most recent achievements of science, is
the subject of an article by CASTOR Tis-
sander, who gives an account of the ex-
periments and of the apparatus employ
ed.
The fifth of Prof. Thurston's illustrat-
ed papers on '"The Growth ofthc Steam
Engine" and the remainder of Prof.
Tyndalls account of his latest work on
the problem of "Spontancous genera
tion," make up the body of this excel
lent number. The editors table is un-
usually full, containing, besides the re-
marks on the telephone before alluded
to, brief editorial on "The progress of
American biology" and more lengthy
discussion of what may be termed the
growth and decline of the idea of hell.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
Woman's Temperance Column.
"1he Lord of Hosts as soith as, the God
ofJdco6 is our refuge"
Drink, Crime, and Misery.

In sermon entitled "rhe Vow of the Nazarite." I"
Amos II. ii, L. preached before the University of
Cambridge, England, by Cannon Frederic W.
Farrar, (the eminent author of 'sThe Life of
CHRISTI as reported In the London Witness, the
following passage occurs:
What does strong drink cost in crime
| will tell you, not as a surmise of my
own, but on the recorded testimony, on
the emphatic evidence of almost every
judge and magistrate and recorder on
the English bonch?' Remember that
those arrested for drunkenness do not
furnish one tithe of the drunkards, and
then shudder TO hear that in a single
year POS, ,9S9 were arrested for crimes in
which drunkenness was entered as q
part of the charge; and that last year
5,l3l women-only think of it and of
all the awful degradation, all the un-
speakable horror which il implies
were arrested for drunkenness in Mid
'llesex alone, In. every province, in
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
Judge Davis of New York, in passing

Judge Davis of New York, in passing
sentenceon man who had kicked
his wife to death while he was in
toxicated, advised him TO have measures
taken to enforce the law against those
who sold him liquor while in that con-
dition, whereby heavy damages might
be obtained for the benefit of his chill
dren. Judge Davis dwelt with severi-
ty on the moral guilt of those who
make men drunk and put them in
condition TO commit horrible crimes
without knowing it, and the importan-
&C of having them punished. The laws
of the state, too, make it an offence TO
sell liquor to intoxicated persons and
provides for suits for civil damages
against them in case injury is done To
person or property. Now this provision
of the law is often violated, but in how
many cases has il been enforcedY
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
How Young Husband Got Weancd
from his Cups.


A young wife in Michigan had just
got settled in her home. All seemed
fair and promising, for she did know
that her husband was drunkard. But
one night he came home at very late
hour, and much the worse for liquor.
When he staggered into the house,
the wife, who was greatly shocked,
told him he was sick, and to lie down
at once; and in moment or two he
was comfortably settled on the sofa in a
drunken sleep. His face was reddish
purple, his breathing was heavy, and
and altogether he was a pitiable looking
object.
The doctor was sent for post-haste, and
mustard applied to his feet and hands.
When the doctor came and felt his pulse
and examined him, and found that he
was only drunk, he said:
Gle will be all right in the morn--
ing"
But the wife insisted that he was very
sick, and that the severest remedies
must be used.
'You must shave his head and apply
blisters," she urged, cor will send for
some one who will"
The husbands head was accordingly
shaved closely and blisters applied. The
patient lay all night in n drunken
sleep, and, Notwithstanding the blisters
were eating into the flesh, it was not
till near morning that he began to beat
about, disturbed by pain.
About daylight he walked up to most
uncomfortable consciousness of blis-
tered agonies.
"What docs this mean?" he said, put
ting his hand to his bandaged head.
"Lie still; you mustn't STIR" said the
wife, "you have been very sick"
81 am not sick"
"Oh, yes you are; you have brain
fever. We have been working with
you all night"
81 should think you had," groaned
the poor victim, "What's the matter
with my feetT
"They are blistered."
"Well, I'm better now; take Off the
blisters," he pleaded piteously.
He was in most uncomfortable
state-his head covered with sores, and
his feet and hands were still worse.
''Dear," he said, groaning, eff |
should ever get sick in this way again,
don't be alarmed and send for doctor,
and above all, don't blister me again"
"Oh, indeed l will-all that saved
you were the blisters, and If YOU should
ever have another such spell, should
be more frightened than ever, for the
tendency, ! am sure, is apoplexy, and
from the next attack YOU will be very
likely to die unless there were the Sc
verest measures used"
He made no further defense; suffice
it to say he never had another attack.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
Salem Lead Company.

Warranted PURE WHITE LEAD-wellk known
throughout New England as the WnITEST FIN
EST and BEST
LEAD TAPE. IS inches wide. on reels for Cur
LEAD RIBBON, from ~ TO inches wide. on
reels for Builders '
LEAD PIPE, ofany size or thickness.
Al lowest market prices for goods OF canal anal.
ity. FRANCIS BROWN, Treasurer,
4oy' salem, Mass.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
A Noble Revenge.

The coffin was plain one-a poor.
miserable pine coffin. No flowers on
its top; no lining of satin for the pale
brow; 10 smooth ribbons about the
coarse shroud. The brown hair was
laid deccntly back, but there was no
crimpcd cap, with its nice tic beneath
the chin. The sufferer from cruel pov-
crty smiled in her sleep-shc had found
bread, rest and health.
81 want to see my MOTHER" sobbcd O
poor little child, as the undertaken
screwed down the top.
"You can't; get out of the way; why
don't somebody take the bratr"
"Only let me see her one minute, ;"
cried the helpless orphan, clutching the
side of the box; and, as he gazed into
the rough face, agonizcd tears strcamed
down the cheek on which childish
bloom ever fingered. Oh, it was pain
iul to hear him cry, "Only let me see
my mother-only once!"
Quickly and brutally the hard-hcart-
cd monster struck the boy away, so
that he rceled with the blow.
For moment the boy stopped, pant
ing with grief and rage, his eyes dis
tended, his lips sprung apart, fire gilt
tering through his tears, as he raised
his puny arm, and with most unchild-
ish voice cried:
for this."
There was coffin and q heap of
earth between the mother and the poor
forsakcn child. A monument much
stronger than granite was built in his
Doy-heart TO the memory of the heart
less deed.
The court house was crowded to suf-
location.
"Does any one appear as this mans
counsel'' asked the Judge.
There was silence when he had fin
ished, until, with lips tightly pressed
together, look of strange intelligence
blended with naughty reserve upon his
handsome features, Young man STEM
ped forward with a firm tread and
kindly eye 70 plead for the erring and
friendless.
lie was a stranger, but from his first
sentence there was silence. The splen-
dor OF his genius ntranced-convinced
The man who could not find friend
was acquitted.
may 'ou Dless you, slr-l cannot"
IL want no thanks" replied the
stranger.
"i-l believe you are unknown to
me-"
"Man! will refresh your memory.
twenty years ago you struck broken
hearted boy away from his mothers
coffin. was that boy"
The man turned livid.
my life?"'
mo, | have sweetcr revenge. |
have saved the life of man whose bru-
tai deed has ranked in my breast for
twenty years. Go! and remember the
tears of Il friendlcss child"
The man bowed his head in shame,
and went from the presence of magma
nimity as grand to him as it was incom-
prehensible.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01

She waltzcd like Juno at the hop;
vowed the question | would pop; and
as her partner rendered her a seat, my
throbbing heart with anxious pang did
beat. ltripped beside my lovely charm,
] bowed and gently touched her arm
Engaged for nextY' said. "Mv
darling KateT "Go way" she said.
'sYou hit my vaccinate,"
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CANNOT BE
EXCELLED.

CHARLEsTowN, MASS.
II. r. STEVENS.
Dear Sir,-This is to certify that I
have used your "BioOd Preparation"
in my family for several years, and
think that, for Scrofula or Cancerous
Humors or Rheumatic Affections, il
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fully recommend it TO any one in need
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Yours respectfully,
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All kinds of job Printing done at the
REGISTER Office. Prices fen per cent.
lower than at any other place in the
county.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01
POsT-OFFICE NOTICE.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.


MIDDLEBuRY.
COngreqational-Corner Pleasant and Main SITS.
Rev. +. =. Hooker, pastor. sunday services at
10 45 AM and 700 Pm. Thursday evening
prayer meeting at 200.
Wethodist-North Pleasant-st. Rev. w. II. Row
som, pastor. Sunday services at 10 :45 AM. and
ZOO PM Thursday evening prayer meeting at
700. Glass meeting on Friday evening at 80
Episcopdi-St. Stephens Church-Main- st. Rev.
james Il. Franklin, rector. sunday school at 80
AN, Sunday services at IL 90 AM. and 90 pm.
Roman Cdthoiic-Weybridge-s Rev. T.. Gun
ningham, pastor. sunday services alternate Sab
baths; High Mass at 10 90 AM; Nespers and
benediction at @ 30 PM.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Methodist ----, pastor. Sunday services
at > 20 PM.
vERGENNEs.
Bapfisf-Rev Charles Ilibbar pastor Sunday
services at 10: A AM. and 800 Pm. Weekly
prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 90.
Methodist-Rev. II. n. Munger, pastor. Sunday
services at 90 and 100 Pm. Weekly prayer
meeting on Thursday evening at 90.
Episcopdi-.St Pdufs Church-Rev. +. s. Fisher,
rector. Sunday services at 10 45 AM and 90 PM.
Friday evening at I 90.
Mission Chdpei-Dr. II. 4. Ingham. Sunday
services at 10 40 AM. and 1900 PM. Weekly
prayer meeting ON Thursday evening.
Roman Cdtholc-Rev. II. Cunningham, pastor.
Services alternate Sabbaths; High Mass at 10 90
AM; Vespers and benedcton at 8 :O0P
Con1regdfiondi-Rev. George Il. Hall, pastor.
Sunday services at 10 45 AM. and 90 Pm. Week
ly prayer meeting on Thursday evening at I 100.
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MI. yesuvIus.


Should an eruption occur in this vol
cano, and cause the destruction of one
half of the inhabitants who live In the
vicinity, the remainder, who barely
escape with their lives, Immediately
move back upon the half-cooled lava,
and there in constant fear of another
eruption, foolishly fancying that the
only tenantable portion OF the earth
rests within the shadow of the great
volcano. This fairly illustrates the
force of habit and persistency with
which people cling to opinions when
once formed. For example, DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures incipient consumption, coughs.
colds and all affections Of the liver and
blood, yet some still depend upon ply
sicians and remedies that have naught
but repeated failures to which they can
refer. And although DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is sold under a
positive guarantee TO cure those weak
nesses peculiar to women, and notwith-
standing that thousands of women bear
testimony 10 its efiacacy, and the truth
of all statements made concerning il,
many yet submit TO the use of caustic
and the knife. Again, DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets, no larger
than mustard seeds, will positively
cure constipation, where it depends
upon dyspepsia or torpid liver; yet
some still depend for relief upon the
"blue pill" or huge doses of drastic
cathartic medicine. In the face of such
lacls, can we wonder at the blindness
of the poor Italians?
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Valuable Remedy.

SOUTH BOSTON, Feb. Z, 1870.
Mr.. STEVENS.
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Dyspepsia, Kidney Complaint, and
general debility of the system.
can heartily recommend 1t to all
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Yours respectfully,
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50 Athens Street.
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