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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
R6ety'y.
From COrnhill Magazine,
THE ifINDoo'S SEARCH FOR
TRUTH.


All tho world over | wander, in lands that
never have trod,
Are tho people eternally seeking for tho signs
aud steps Of God
Westward across tho ocean, aud northward
RyOnt tho snow,
DO they all stand gazing, aa ever. and what dc
tho wIsest know
Hero in this mystical India, tho detles hover
and swarm
Like tho wild bees heard Ia tho troe.tops. OF
tho guhta of tho gathering storm
In tho slr men hear their voices. their ieet on
the rocks arc seen,
Yot we all nay, "Whenoe ID the message, aud
what NAV tho wonders moan :"
A million Shriaes stand open, and ever tho
Censer swings
Al they bow to mystical symbols or tho figures
OF ancient kings
Aud tho incense rises over, aud rlsea tho ond.
less cry
OF those who arc heavy laden aud OF cowMda
10th TO die.
For the destiny drives us together, like door
In a pass OF hills,
Above is tho sky and around III tho sound
aud the shot that kills
Pushed by power we soo not and struck by q
hand unknown,
Wo pray to tho trees for shelter aud press our
lips to q stone.
Here are tho tombs Of IN. kinsfolk, tho first
of an ancient name,
Chiefs who were slain on the warilcld, aud |
women who died in flame
They arc gods, these kings OF tho foretimc,
thoy are spirits who guide our race
Ever | watch and worship; they st with a
marble face.
And tho myriad Of idols around mo, and tho
legion of mutterng priests,
Tho revcls and rites unhoy tho dark un-
speakablc feasts
What havc they wrung from the silence p
Hath even whisper come
)f tho secret--whcnce and whittier Alas
for tho gods are dumb.
hall l list the words Of the English, who
come from the uppermost sea3
he secret, hath it been told you, and what
is your message to me ?
t is naught but tho worlds wide story, how
tho earth and the heavens began
low tho gods are glad and angry, and Doity
once was man.
had thought, "Perchance in the cities, where
the rulers OF India dwell,
whose orders flash from tho far land, who
girdle the earth with spell,
hey have fathomed the depth wo float on
and measured the unknown main"
adly tney turn from the venture, and say that
the quest is vain.
) life then dream and delusion, and where
shall tho dreamer awake
! the world seen like shadows on water, and
what if the. mirror break i
hall it pass as camp that is struck, as tent =,
that is gathered and gone
rom the sands that were hmp-lit at eve, and
at morning are level and lone 8
there naught in the heavens above, whence
the hail and the levin aro hurled,
ut tho wind that il swept around us by the
rush of the rolling world I
he wind that shall scatter my ashes and bear
me to silence and sleep
18th the dirge, and the sounds Of lamenting, u
and the voices of women who weep
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

Young lady-(who has selected
some nice niOire-antique for dress.
"You will please charge that moire-
antique to pa. Affable clerk-"Ex-
cuse me miss, but my employer says
your pa cannot have any more-on tick
until he settles his last years BILL"
Exit young lady in high dudgeon.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
Progress.

J w """ wv ioHoWlhb extract from
Robert g. lngersoll's lecture entitled
"Liberty Of Man, Woman and Child"
delivered at Troy, N, Y, recently,
DO you know that we are lmproy.
ing all the time 7 Do you know that
the most orthodox people in this town
to-day, SEQ years ago would have been
burned for heresyf Do you know
some ministers who denounce me,
would have been 10 the inauisitiop
themselves 200 years agoi DO you
know where once burned and blazed
the bvouac fires Of the army of prog.
ress, the altars OF the church glow to.
day. Do you know that the church
to-day occupies about the sane ground
that unbelievcrs did 100 years ago
DO you know that while they have
followed this army of progress, pro.
testing ard denouncing, they have had
to keep within protesting and de.
nouncing distance, but they have FOL.
lowed it? They have been the men,
let me say, in the valley, the men in
swamps shouting to and cursing the
pioneers on the hills, the men upon
whose forehead was the light Of tho
coming dawn, the coming day, but
they have advanced. In spite Of
themselves they have advanced. II
they had not, could not speak here
tonight. If they had not, not soil.
tary one of you could have expressed
his real and honest thought. But we
are advancing, and we are beginning
to hold all kinds of slavery in utter
do you know that ? And
we are beginning to question wealth
ana power-we are questioning all
creeds and all dogmas--and we are
not bowing down as We used to 10 a
man simply because he is in the robe
Of a clergyman, and we are not bow.
Ing down to man now simply be.
cause he is king. No! We are
not bowing down simply because he
s rich, We used to worship the gol-
len calves, but we do not now. The
worst you can say OF an American is
1e worshlps the gold Of the calf, not
he calf, daughter and applause,] and
wen the calves are beginning to see
his distinction. 1t does no longer fill
he ambition of man to be emperor
n king The last Napoleon was not
atistied with being emperor of the
french he was not satisfied with
avlng a circlet Of gold about his
ead ; he wanted some evidence that
e had something within his head, so
e wrote the life of julius Caesar tha.
e might become member of the
'rench academy. Compare for in.
lance, in the German empire, King
William and Bismarck. King Will.
am is the one anointed OF the most
ign, as they claim-the one upon
hose head has been poured the di.
inc petroleum ofau,hority. Laugh.
ri Compare him with Bismarck,
no towers, an intellectual Colossus,
Dove this man. Go into England
I'd compare George Eliot with Queen
ictoria--Queen Victoria clothed
the garments gwen to her by blind
rtune and by chance George Eliot
bed in garments Of glory woven in
e loom of her own genius. Which
yes the world pay respect to- tell
u we are advancing! The pulpit
es not do all the thinking; the
ws do it, nearly all Of it. The
'rld is advancing, and we question
9 authority of those men who SIM
say it is SO. Down upon your
ses aud admit it
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

There is something refreshing IN the
absolute astonishment that visitors in a
printing Office sometimes display at
the commonest things. "What is that
black looking thing standing up in the
corner 2" is sometimes asked by an
unsophisticated observer, and the
nearest typo answers, "That is the
printing. office towel. We always
stand it up in the corner" - @Ex.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

To cleanse and bleach ladies' straw
hats wash them in pure water, scrub.
bing them with a brush. Then put
them in a box in which has been set q
saucer OF burning sulphur. Cover
them up 50 that the fumes may bleach
them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
Windsor Photograph Rooms.

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Albums, Picture Frames, Stercoscopes,
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PasScportogts, &C., &c.. always on hand
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Having had experience in the business
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30
A Philadelphia poetess sings: "

A Philadelphia poetess sings: IL
would not weep because the roses
die" No, indeed. That's nothing to
cry for. But when black oak wood is
worth $3.50 cord and the winter
promises 10 last five months then you
want to lift up your voice and howl
till they can hear you in Nevada
{ Ha wkeye.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-30

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has, at
last concluded to preach that there is
no Hell. He sees no other way out OF
it it.-[Pomeroy's Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17
New IInrcn Itenls.

The item of greatest interest for
this week is the explosion Of the
boiler belonging to the New Haven
Coal and Salt Company, on last We'd
ncsday, about l o'clock, P. NJ. The
explosion was a most terrific one
causing a rent in the boiler 5 or G
feet long and averaging one and a
half feet broad. The fragments were
found in the engine house having
been thrown through the partition
between the engine and boiler room,
The boiler, a large one was thrown
back its length. The roof of the
coal house and part of the boiler
room were blown of. Fortunately
no one was hurt. The engineer hay
ing left tho engine room few mo
ments before was outside some dis.
lance away convorsing with a num-
Der of men who were there at the
time, The explosion caused great
excitement at the time, until it was
asoertaincd that nobody was hurt,
If the explosion had taken place at
any other time, it must have result
ed in the death of a number Of per-
sons, Juling & Jones, TO whom
the company have rented the bank,
at once went to work to repair the
engine and the tube which runs into
the reservoir whereas other force
pumps have the air chamber on the
other side of the pump. To test that
"thing" the engineer took square
8 ounce bottle, unscrOwed the "air
chamber" from the "tube," inserted
and fastened tho neck Of the bottle,
in place of the "air chamber" Tho
pump was then sch to work, when
the bottle was about TO move from
It's place, the gentleman having the
''thing" in charge attempted to hold
1t with his knee, whom d terrible ex-
plosion took place, the bottle burst.
ing, and scattering It's fragments all
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1875. MONEY SAVED 1878.
VANMATRE'S
Newspaper CIubAgency.

In presenting 'onr "Club List for 1878
VIC would call attention to the reduced pfis
ces, as well as 10 the many other INDUCE
meits which we offer to al who desire to
sure moneg. We dOnot propose y offer any
publication at,aloss whatever others may
do; but we.do propose TO furnish the pupll-
cations in our list for less money than Is
charged by the publishers for single sub
scriptions. Suppose yon wish for 1873 20
subscribe for Harpers Magazine, GSil Cen.
trail Law journal, (S5l, Frank Leslie's Illus
trated Newspaper, ,(S+l, Gleasons Pictorial;
($9), Peterson's Magazine, lS2), the lot VIII
cost YOU direct, Just $l70O and you have
besides five letters to write, five money or
ders to buy, and five separate risks to run.
Now look at our prices below; all lre dsk for
the same periodicals is Sl4,35 and you have
only one letter TO write, one money order
to buy, and your papers and magazines will
come promptly, direct from HE publs'aa,
Just the same as if you had ordered them
yourself
We cannot undertake to furnish any pa
per published nthe United States TAT reduced
prices as some OF our brother clubists do,
Tor we know full well II cannot be done
without loss. First, there are many thous-
ands, and next, many OF them offer no dis
count to agents or TO any body else; but to
accommodate our patrons, ifthey wantany
paper not found in our list, II may be in'
cluded in their order by giving us the nd
dress OF the publisher and remitting the
puce,
We do not propose to offer any pubca-
ton at a loss whatever Others may do,
Our plan is first to acknowledge all remit
tances and orders, however small, iihnledi-
ately by return mail, and to forward all
subscriptions to the several publishers by
the next mail after receipt Of the order
in order to do this, weare Obliged to charge
our patrons little moro than we pay.
This plan will, we trust, give much better
satisfaction than to hold on till some ten or
dozen subsGribes for an individual paper
have accumulated, as is now tho practice
OF many club agents who offer subscrip-
tons so low that they cannot remit for n
single ono, without loss-as registration
fees, money order fees or cost OF draft is
about the same on one dollar Us on fifteen,
and none OF us consider it safe to send
money in ordinary letters. Our prices are
as low rs any responsible agent can afford.
NorE THIs,-Below are two columns OF
figures. The name OF the paper or Maya
zine is given, and the LIST column gives the
regular publishers price. The 2nd column
gives the price at which we propose to
furnish the newspaper or magazine.
1t is certainly an object to save money
in these times, and it is easy to see by our
list chow It's DONE" Read the list care
fully, and il any particular paper you want
| is not there, write to us, and We will give
prices. All postage is prepaid in full by
publishers.
SPECIAL NorIcE.-send no money except
by Draft, Money Order, or Registered Let
ter Make your selections and order early.
Address all orders to
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"Club Agency" Department,
Point Pleasant, West Va
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IfartfoFtI oily Ileihs.

y HsIH a ri. ~ q IIUt rs
. II is the opinionol sems of our
best Judges, that the deepest snow
that has fallen here for ten years,
fell on last Thursday pight, The
average depth is-abont len'inches.
Thsysare having SONG difficulty
i'm the Hartford citycoal bank, on
accounted its settling and the end
is not yet.
There are several boats loaded
with slaves and hoop,polest lying at
oarwharf The slaves are for Val
ley City, The poles forwhomsOever
takes them.
The Luella and Hummihg'bird are
always on time. The latter leaving
here at 8 o'clock, a. M. down, and
the former arriving at ! p. m. up
Long live these two splendid little
steamers. The best that have ever
been in the trade. Their owners are
kind accommodating gentlemen and
ought to be patronized by the travel
ing public.
SIessrs, D. H, and I: s Harper are
progressing rapidly VI their 800
feet is inches sewer in allay City.
Some of the citizens are very anx.
ions to know whether it will be deep
enough to drain the water from the
Lake Shore Hotel, or not. We think
it will take some of it away at least.
That is if it reaches far enough.
The cold weather has put quie-
tus on most all outside business, for
the present.
Mr.. and Mrs, somerfeld, buried
their youngest child on Thursday
1t having died of whooping cough.
Age about a weeks.
Our saw mills and stave machines
are all idle at present. No logs.
The officers elected for the ensuing
term, in Lodge No. 81, 1. o, o, F.,
were T. Holt, N, G.; R, Allen, V, c.
j. NJ, Chapman, R. S.; Ed. Hunter,
| P. S., and ]. w. Hanna, Treasurer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17
Teachers institute.

The Institute will meet in Mason
City, on Saturday the 26th inst, at
9 o'clock.
PROGRAMME.
1. Select reading by Mrs. Z. C..
Harper.
.. Select reading by Miss Welton.
8. Lecture on Rhetoric by Prof,
Guthrie.
4, Essay by Reed Yeager, optional,
5. Essay by w. W. Harper, OPP
tional.
6. Select reading by Miss S, Gale,
Z. Essay by Miss McKimm.
s. Essay by Mr.. R, Mitchell.
8. Essay by NJ. +. Yeqger.
10. Drill on History by Prof. Ad-
ney.
IL, Essay by B. Harold.
70. Select reading by Miss A. Pa
den.
10. Select reading by Miss L. ray-
lor.
IA. Essay by Mr.. j. Lewis.
10. Essay by W. o. Atkeson.
16. Select reading by Miss n. Jar
rott.
II. Select reading by Miss J. Ba-
hen.
is. Essay by Miss /. Knight.
10. Select reading by Miss f.
Knight.
Any others whose names do not
appear upon the above programme,
are requested to come prepared to
contribute to the interests Of the &C.
casion, in any way that they best
can, w. w. HARPER, Sec,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17


DIED On.the 18th Of December
fS77, Jacob Alesbire, in the SSH
year ofhis age, lie was born in
Bath county, Virginia, and came 10
Mason county, when a small boy,
where he,fesided until the day Of
his death. He served inthei war Of
1872. He was anian beloved and re-
spected by all his neighbors, and by
all who knew him,
We are panied to announce the
death Of Mr. Ad Deem, of Pomeroy,
Ohio, n former resident of this place,
which occurred at Pomeroy, Ohio,
on Sunday morning last. His re-
mains viii be brought to this place
to-day, for interment in our cemetery:
He will b, buried BY Minturn Lodge
A. F,:and A. NJ, Of this, town, Of
which he was worthy member. !,
At the residence of her son A. Q.
sayre,. at Letart, in this county, on
Friday night; the '11th inst, Mrs.
Annie Fawcett sayre, relict of the
late D. c. sayre, aged So years, She
had,bcen almost a life long member
of the Methodist Church, vas q pure
Christian aud an estimable lady in
all the relations of life. She leaves
a large number of childrenand grand
children, to mourn her loss, and
among the latteris Judge Van Matre,
of our city.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17
Belling.
Mr. Editor

~ any Inote' Il
BelIing.
Mr. Editor'
An article on belling was prom.
Used last week, and here it is, with
the hope that it will reach those
young men'at Buffalo, who disgraced
themselves a short time ago.
LIST, Belhng is ungontlemanly.-
No gentleman will do anything that
will wound the feelings Of any one,
unnecessarily. In this particular
else, the occasion of this belling, in
addition to the annoyance Of the
family and guests, there was sick
lady on the opposite side of the
street.
End, Ills degrading in its charac-
ter. What is its object? Let the
young men who engaged in it, say
what was their object. Was it told
by the word ''treat, treat, /" that was
so frequently uttered by some OF
them, and when the family treated
them with the silent contemptwhich
it deserved, they continued it, com
ing even into the porch and to the
windows, making the most hideous
noise, as if determined to force theig
point. II is the same motive that
actuated the highway robber, give
me your money, or your life" "Give
me a treat, or I'll take away your
peace and comfort of quietude."
Ord, 1t must be a practice of heath
enish origin, 1t certainly did not
originate in a christian land.
4th, 1t is an ofense against the
peace and quietude of a neighbor'
hood, and l have been told is so con-
strued by the law. In order to test
this, the names of those parties who
did the belling referred to- with wit.
nesses, will be furnished to the Com.
monwealth's attorney of Putnam,
that he may have them indicted by
the grand jury and punished.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

Boss SAusAcE.-Mr, S. c. Winger,
of Robinson District, informs us that
during the. butchcring season he
made sausage 81 feet long, which
contained is pounds of meat. Now
if there IS any other man who can
beat this sausage, let him make it
known, and we will give our readers
the benefit of the item.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

We do not believe the story that
one Of our farmers mistook December
for May during the warm weather of
last month, and told the boys that
they must get tho corn planted with
out any further delay.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

One day last week, some thief en-
tered Mrs. Edmond's house in Han
nan District, whilp'she wasOut min.
'sIerlng to the sick, and stole $50 in
money, and some other articles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

Never take the bull bi the horns
young man, but take him bi the tale,
then yu kan let go when yu want to-
josh Billings
That is the way most Of our young
men do.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

We want our businessmen TO know
that we IRE turning out, il better
class of job work and at'lowCr rates
Than any office on the Ohio river,
Call and examine samples and leave
your orders VS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

Arrangements are making for a
series of sermons, on future punish
ment, by some of the ministers of
our place, to commence third Sab
bath nightof February.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

"Thc mostest fun for the leastest
money is having a pretty girl kiss
you on both cheeks and then say
she thought it was her cousin Tom"
That is what a young nun said to
us the other day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

We ought to have thousand new
subscribers. Remember, the Register
is only $50 a year to all who sub
scribe between now and the LIST of
February.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-01-17

"You don't get amy money from
me-" he said, as the man presented
his bill. "I'm savings bank, that's
what | am" and the creditor went
disconsolately away.
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y
PLEisE HRKD TINS. The time Of
year has arrived for us to- make a
special effort ip the collection Of all
arrearages forsgbscfiptiops, job work
aud advertising, and we hope all
with whom We have been indulgent
owing thehard times.now passing
away, willat once come forward and
settle their accounts, We prefer
not giving you the blue mark and
not TO make out bills, but trust this
simple notice viii answer every ppr-
pose, The amount Of each account
is small, and easy for separate indi-
yiduals to paS, but all together
would aggregate a substantial sum
to us. Please consider that this
means you, ifin arrears, and give it
your Immediate attention.
The practice Of advertising a little
by local now and then is. Of some
benefit, but is only as a drop in the
bucket compared with a standing
advertisement column, Of any re-
spectacle paper. All the prosperous
business men of to-day, who have
made their money logitimately ~
their business, have done it BY
steady, persistent advertising, and
not by spurts and jerks. Irregular
advertising is like raising a sign one
day and hauling it down the next,
and so on indefinitely. Better to do
this than not at all, but how infinite
ly wiser to keep your name and
business constantly in view.
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We have just printed and handed
over to the Secretary, the Rev. I.
H. Lacy, the Journal of the Primary
Convention of the Diocese of West
Virginia, In receiving it, the Sec
rotary pays the following high com
pliment to the excellence of our
work. We always strive to do our
work we'll, and feel aattered in re-
ceiving SO strong testimonial from
so eminent a Minister as Mr.. Lacy:
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA, |
January 14th, 1878. !
To GEO. w. TIPpErT, ESQ.
My DEAR SIR: In receiving at
your hands the Journal of the Prot.
estant Episcopal Church, in the Do
cesc of West Virginia, l would beg
leave to tender TO you my thanks,
not only for the pains you have TIA
ken to do the work neatly, with clear
type, On good paper but also for your
unwearied Kindness and courtesy in
allowing me to read, and re-read the
proofs, and, if need be, to correct my
own corrections. 1t is said that
"kindness hurts nobody" so | hope
this kindness may not, as | believe
it wA not hurt you. Whatever work
you may do in the future, | can only
hope you may do it as well, and as
patiently as you have done this.
Please accept the little token of
appreciation sent herewith. Invok.
ing for you the blessing of Our
Father on high, which maketh rich
and addoth no sorrow, l am very
truly and respectfully,
Yours, &c,