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A Boys Paper.

Boys who have printing.presses, or
edit amateur papers, will be interested
in the experiences of the Rev. Edward
Everett Hale, who tells the story In the
Atlantic Monthly. The name of the
paper was The Fly, and its last issue
was the one that recorded the death of
Lafayette, in 1886. "We had not type
enough" he writes, "to print more
than one page at time. Three pages
of The Fly had been printed, and the
fourth was still to be set up when the
news of Lafayette's death arrived. This
was too good paragraph to be lost,
and we knew we could anticipate every
other paper in Boston by inserting it.
But, unfortunately, the MS had given
out. We had turned upside down all
the us we had, and they had also given
out. Also, still more unfortunate for
printers in this difficulty, Lafayette had
chosen to die Of an influenza which
disease was at that moment asserting
itself under that name in France. 1t
had not been called la grippe which
would have saved us. We succeeded in
announcing the death of the good,
generous, noble Lafayette although
generous needed one and one u,
and noble took one of the last ms. The
paragraph went on to say that the
death was caused by and the last u
was devoured by caused Then came
the word influenza The boldest
held his breath for time.' But we
were obliged ANONYMOUSLY to go to
press with the statement that his death
was caused by cold.' This was safe
and required no n and no u. Alas in
the making up of the form the precious
n of the word noble fell out, and any
library which contains file of The Fly
will show that its last statement to the
world is that 'the good, generous, oble
Lafayette has died, his death being
caused by cold.' Such are the ext
! gencies of boy printers in all times"
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Thoughts.

DEAL not roughly with him that is
tempted, but give him comfort, as thou
wouldst wish to be done to thyself.-
Thomas Kempis.
THE best cure for sorrow is to SYM
pathize with another in his sorrow.
The cure for dependency is to lift the
burden from some other heart.
SEVEN walks of Ephesians: Obedi-
ence, worthy of vocation, in love, cir
cumspectly, good works, not as other
Gentiles, as children of light.-Se-
lected.
LIFE is a building. 1t rises slowly,
day by day, through the years. Every
new lesson we learn lays block on the
edifice which is rising silently within
us. Every experience, every touch of
another life on ours, every influence
that impresses us, every book we read,
every book we read, every conversa-
ton we have, every act of our common
est days, adds something to the invis-
ible building.-J. r. Miller.
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LAWS Against Magic.

The Greek laws the Roman law of the
i2 tables, the laws of every nation in Eu-
rope, Christian and pagan, provided pen
altics for the exercise of magical and dia-
bolical arts Most of these laws rendered
the magicians themselves liable to be burn
ed alive and those who cultivated them
to crucihxion. Even the possession of
magical books and apparatus was crimi-
nal Astrologi tmathematici) were espe-
cially Objectionable to both the pagan and
Christian empcrors. In the Roman and
Greek churches this form of cxorcism of
evil spirit still survives and was acknowl-
edged by the Protestant church of Eng
land as late as 1903.
As late rs the reign of George I of Eng
land 1t was made a felony, without the
benefit of elorgy, to declare by witchcraft
where treasure was, to provoke unlawful
love or to attempt to hurt cattle, goods or
persons The last trial of a witch in Eng
land was that of Jane Wcnham in 1712.
She was convicted at Hartford, but not
executed Coke, Bacon and Sir Matthew
Hale were firm believers i'm witchcraft.
Lord Seldom affirmed the statutory provi-
sions on the subject, Shakespeare, Milton
and others of the great literatl of England
were firm believers in the power of the de-
parted to influence the living Even to
this day in some of the states of this I'm
ion the form of criminal Indictment ac-
knowledges the potency of the devil in in
citing to crime.
The law against witchcraft was minute.
ly treated by continental jurists of the six.
teenth and seventeenth centuries. Tho
last execution for witchcraft in Europe
took place In Posen, in Germany, in 1898,
In scotland the articles of dttay Gndict-
ment) in the case of Margaret Wallace be-
gan by resting the criminality of sorcery
upon the divine law as contained in tho
twentieth chapter of Leviticus and the
eighteenth chapter of Deuteronomy. James
V of Scotland (afterward James 1 of Eng
land) was present at this trial. The last
execution for witchcraft in Scotland took
place in Sutherland in 1922 .-Chicdgo NeWs.
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Surrender Thyself.

Keep not back part of the price.
Make full surrender of every motion
OF thy heart; labor to have but one
object and one aim, and for this pur.
pose give God the keeping of thine
heart Cry out for more of the divine in
fluences of the Holy Spirit, that so when
thy soul is preserved and protected
by him it may be directed into one chan
mel, and, one only, that thy life may run
deep and pure, aud clear and peaceful;
its only banks being Gods will, its only
channel the love of Christ and desire
to please him.-.Selected.
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He Is Looking for You.

Hello, little strangerl What is the
matter?" The rough-looking WAGNER
softened his voice in speaking, for the
child in the road was crying.
81 am lost can't find my father,'
sobbed the child.
Is he big man with long white
beard?"
"Yes: that's my father"
"It's all right, then, because he il
looking for you. Keep right along
and if you don't find him, he'll find
you"
And the child dried his tears and
sprang into the road, for, if his father
was looking for him, of course he could
not fail to be in his arms again after 6
while.
Dear boy, dear girl, if you are trying
to come to Christ, and the way seems
dark, and the path steep and difficult
take courage; he is looking for you
too, and ii you only persevere you are
sure to meet him in the way and to hea
his gracious voice saying, Come unto
me."-Selected.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE OF ELISHA u. ,JEwETT

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Washing.
ton commissioners to receive examine and adjust
All claims ana demands OF al persons against the
In said district. deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that will
for the purposes aforesaid at the Montpelier Savings
Bank and Trust Co.. in the town of Montpelier, in
said District, tie Goth day of September and 23d
day Of February, 1885 next. from ten o'clock A. M
until four o'clock p M each of said days, and that
six months from the oath day of August ID 1894 is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims TO us for examination and
allowance
Dated at Montpelier. this 3Oth day of August. D.
i' III. JAMES JAMES c. HeoTUTGHHhToS Commissioners.
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Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing August IS, 1884.

Trains Going South and East toiH Leave Mont
pelier as folLotos'
9:OOA. NJ. MAIL, for Fitchburg, Boston, Spring
field, New London and New York.
ELL and New York via Springfield.
9: 100 p. NJ. PASSENGER, for White Rive,
Junction and Windsor.
'I2;4O A. NJ. EXPRESS. for Boston via Lowell
and all points In New England. Now York and South
Trains Going North and West:
$3.50 A. NJ. EXPRESS, for Montreal. Ogdsns
burg and the West.
1915 A. NJ. PASSENGER. for Burlington, 81
Adams, St. Johns. Richford and Ogdensburg, max
ing connet tons for Troy, Albany and New York.
$3.50 p. NJ. PASSENGER, fer Burlington, r.,
Adams, Montreal. Ogdensburg and the West.
3:b5 T.. NJ. PASSENGER, for Burlington, con.
Meeting with steamer for Plattsburgh-arriving at
8 90 p. NJ. FAST EXPRESS. Pullman sleer
ing Car TO Chicago.
Through tickets to Chicago and all points west T.
sale ut the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 7:l5, sI5. 1850. A. N $50,
$3.50 1900 p. M. Arrive At Barre twenty minutes
Leave Barre at slO, $3.50 A. NJ. 1880 NJ, sO5, $50
$3.50, p NJ. Arrive at Montpelier twenty min
utes after leaving time.
Trains leave for williamstown at l:2OP. NJ. and
3:50P.M.
Daily, Sundays included. Sundays only.
All passenger trains will stop at the Pioneer Work
to take or leave passengers when slgnaled
E. W. THOMPSON, Agent
r. w. BALDWIN, General Superintendent
y. W. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent.
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Names and Things.

The Germans call thimble a Ginger
hat" which it certainly is, and grass
hopper hay-horse." A glove with
them is "hand-shoe," showing evil
IDENTITY that they wore shoes before
gloves. Poultry is feather. cattle, :"
whilst the names for the well-known
substances oxygen and hydrogen are in
their language "sour stuff " and water
stuff" The French, strange to say,
have no verb "to stand" nor can a
Frenchman speak of kicking" any
one. The nearest approach French
man makes to it in his politeness is to
threaten to blow with his foot 1.-THE
same thing to the recipient in either
case, but it seems to want the direct
ness, the energy, of our kick"-
neither has he any word for baby"
or for "home" or "comfort." The
terms "upstairs and downstairs :"
are also unknown in French. The
Hindoos are said to have no word for
"friend." The Italians have no equiv
alent for humility. "-Indian Witness.
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His Part.

First boy" You ought to come tc
the concert our music teacher is goin
to give"
Second Boy--'' You goin' to be in
it?"
yep. l am one of the primmer
donnas We are goiu' to give can.
tata."
Volts that?"
ooh, it's all about sunshine, and
storms, and picnics, and harvesters
and all sorts of country things. It's
great"
Do you sing all that?"
NO. I'm only in the first scene
Early Mornin' on tn Farm"
What do you do?'
81 crow" -Ne,o York Observer.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF JOSIE LANCE

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash.
ington commissioners to receive examine and ad-
Just all claims and demands of all persons agalnst
the estate of JOSIE LANCE, late of Cabot,
in said District deceased, and all claims exhibited
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the town clerk
office, in the town of Cabot. in said District,
on the 9Th day of October and 23d day of Febru.,
airy next, from one o'clock r. NJ. until four o'clock
NJ. each of said days. and that six months from the
oath day of August A. D. 1894. is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance
Dated at Cabot. this sth day of September A. ID.
1884, o. X. COLLlNS,l Co,,,,,,ss,o,ou.
1915 GEO GOULD, fN"i99ionei9'
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE OF pHERE w. MUSSEY

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District Of Wash.
ington commissioners to receive examine and ad
all claims and demands of all persons against the
tate of PHEBE W MUSSEY late of Waterbury, ~
said District. deceased and all claims exhibited
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the store of At
kins Il Haines, in the town of Waterbury, in said
nistrict. the 6th day of October and "a day of
Tatsnarv ,axt, from two o'clock p. NJ, until -four
nioIocR = NJ each Of said days and that six months
from The Id day of August, A. ID. 1894, lie the time
limited bt said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent Their claims to us for examination ana allow
ance.
Dated at Waterbury, this 10th daS Of September
A. ID. 1894. l.. II. HAtNES, l,..-..,,. .to,ars
1918 j. l.. SHEPIE, COMMISSIONER
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF MARIA A. DA RITZ

Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash.
ington commissioners 20 receive. examine and sd.
the estate of MARIA A. DARTT, late Of Low.
Of MassschUsetts deceased and ali Claim, eI.
hibited in, Offset thereto hereby. give notice
store Of R. j. Gleason. in the town Of waitsbeld
in said District. on the 18th day Of October
and 18th day OF February next from o'clock
p. N. until four o'clock P. n. each of said days,
and that six months from the Goth day of August,
A D. 1894, Is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to for e1amina-
ton and allowance
Dated at wsitsfeld, this 3Oth day of August A. d.
1894. X. j. GLEASON, ,,o,
l2l4 CD. SMITH COMMISSIONER
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE OF EDNyA Ann w EAtDrNr1

Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash.
ngton colilfhissioners to receive, examine and ad.
lust all claims and demands Of Az persons against
Cabot. in said District deceased and all claims eI-
hibited IN offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the
store Of -. 4, Farrngton, In the town Of
Cabot, in said District, the 18th day of
october and 18th day of February next from one
o'clock P. NJ until four o'clock, p. NJ each
of said days, and that six months from the 18th
day of August, A. ID. 1894 is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Cabot, this Both day of August, A. ID,
1894. 7. II. LANCE, ! o,-,
1915 ORVIS Fits, COMMISSIONER
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Snakes in Captivity.


museums and circus exhibitions We're
sent to this country from Africa or
South America The boa constructor
comes from Africa and some very
large specimens from Brazil. 1t is
seldom that we can secure an ana
conda.
In both Africa and South America
the snakes are captured by the ma
tives, who very often, however, are
afraid of them, and do not under
take to secure them unless they are
accompanied by an American or Eu
rCpean who will take the lead in the
expedition.
In Brazil the large$nakeyhre some
times captured with nets, which are
thrown over them. The smaller ones
are caught with big stick, shaped
at one end like two pronged pitch
fork. The man approaches the snake
after the animal has partaken of
good meal and when he feels heavy
and sleepy The fork is placed over
the snakes head, and he is thus
pinned to the ground. Then he coils
himself around the stick, and in that
manner is carried away and put in
strong box, ready to be shipped to
some foreign country. Even large
snakes are often captured in this way.
Boa constructors are obtained III
the forests near the Amazon and
Platte rivers. They are sometimes
20 feet in length and weigh from 80
to 100 pounds. Tree bOas are cap
tured from IL to IA feet long, but the
majority Of them are or feet long.
The Indians of Brazil capture this
variety of snake while they are en-
gagged in their vocation of gathering
rubber. They put the rubber and a
lot Of snakes in canoes, take them
about 1000 miles up the Amazon
river, where they sell them to the
traders, who in turn ship them in
steamers which take the raw rubber
to the coast.
Anacondas also come from Brazil
They are highly priced because they
are so handsomely marked, but the
specimens we are able to get here
are smaller than the boas.
Snakes will not eat dead food. We
feed them on birds, chickens, pigeons
and rabbits and white mice. But
the large snakes will not be content
with a meal of mice. The bait is en-
tirely too small for them, and the
little creatures could run around
their cage without being harmed.
Large snakes demand a chicken, a
rabbit or large rat, and they take
particular delight in killing the food
they are to eat. They do not eat so
much in captivity and consequently
are not so long lived. Some of them
will not live over year, while a
snake who is a good feeder will live
10 or IL years.
This question of food would be a
very expensive item in keeping a
snake if it were not for the fact that
he only eats once month, and some
times not that often. 1t is rare to
find one that will eat oftener than
once week. Snakes are very quiet
and docile after they have been fed.
The fat in snake is in layers, and is
found in greater quantities than in
any other animal l know of. One
reason, l suppose, why they can &c
without eating for such long periods
is because they can live off their own
fat Some say that snake oil OF fat
is cure for rheumatism. | know
many people who have faith in this
remedy, but l do not believe in it,
efficacy myself, and l cannot say
that have ever heard of a cure by
its Washington NeUs.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN was undoubtedly
the tallest president; he was six feet
four inches in height. The shortest
was probably Benjamin Harrison, al
though Van Buren, and John Adams
were very short men. The oldest
president was William Henry Harrison,
who was sixty.eight years and one
month old when inaugurated; the
youngest was Grant, who was not quite
forty.seven years old.
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His Name.

Teacher (to the new pupi)-What is
your last name, my little mauP
New Pupil-Tommy.
Teacher-What is your full name?
New Pupil-Tommy Jones.
Teacher-Then Jones is your last
name?
Tommy-No, it isn't. When l was
born my name was Jones, and they
didn't give me the other name for a
mGnth afterwards. Brooklyn Life.
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MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
Hold Thou My Hands.

Hold thou my hands!
In grief and JOY, in hope and fear,
Lord, let me feel that thou art near,
Hold thou my hands!
II eer by doubts
OF thy GOO fa'ierhood depressed,
cannot find in tu nee my rest,
Hold thou my handsl
Hold thou my hands
These passionate hands too quick to smite,
These hands - eager FOR delight
Hold thou my handsl
And when nj length,
With darkened eyes and fingers cold,
seek some last loved hand to hold,
Hold thou my handsli
90 William Canton.
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LEGAL NOTICES,
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATL nEISAAGDANIS.

The undersigned. having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District OF Wash.
ngton commissioners to receive, exam Inc and ad
Just all claims and demands Of all pc sons against
tho estate of ISAAC DAVIS, late OF Calais, in said
District, deceased and all claims exhibited IN offset
thereto, hereby give notice that will meet for the
purposes aforesaid at the store of W. g. Nye in the
town of Fast Montpelier, in said District the 29t
day of September 1894 ana goth day OF February 1895
next. from one o'clock r. NJ. until four o'clock T. NJ.
each of said days and that elk months from the th
day of September, A. D. 1884 Ia the time limited by
said Court for said creditors to their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at North Montpelier, this 10th day of Sep
TENDER, A, u. 1894.
WILLIAM q. NYF. l,...,.-,
13l5 GEORGE ID. CUTLER, COMMISSIONERS
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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS,
Boys wanted.

Boys of spirit, boys of will,
Boys of muscle. power and brain,
Fit to cope with anything,
These are wanted every hour.
Not the weak and whining drones
who all troubles magnify;
Not the watchword of " can't"
But the noble one III try"
DO whate'er you have to do
with a true and healthy zeal
Bend your sinews to the task,
put your shoulder to the wheel"
Though your duty may be hard,
Look not at It as an Ill;
lit be an honest task,
DO 1t with an honest will.
In the work shop, on the farm,
At the desk, where'er you be,
From your future efforts, boys,
Comes a nations destiny.
SELECTED
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BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale nv c. Bakely,
Montpelier, vt.
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MAIL, connects at Wells
River with trains north and
south on Passumpsic r. r.
Also for all points in the
White Mountains, and wilh
mail and express trains for
Plymouth, Concord and Bos-
ton.
ESS. Connects at
Wells River with express and
mail trains for st. Johns.
bury, Newport and Montreal
Also with express train fol
Plymouth, Concord and Bos-
ton, and mail train north for
Lisbon, Littleton, Whitefield,
Fabyan's Lancaster AM
Groveton.
COON NOTATION. Con.
meets at Wells River with ex.
press train for st. Johnsbury
and Newport. Also with train
for White River Junction and
way stations, and with &C.
commodation train for all
points between Woodsvflle
and Lancaster.
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THE BREAKING OF RECORDS.
what Science Can DO in this Line when She
Tries Hard.

what science Can DO in TINS Line Nhen She
Tries Hard.
Steamship captains. horse owners, bicycle.riders,
and lot of other people, making strenuous and
untiring efforts to "break the record" The great
public looks at the game with goodnatured In
terest.
once in while sober science does little record
smashing on her own account. one of her latest
and great achievements is the discovery and appli-
cation of process for arfcially digestlng food so
that is absorbed Immediately by the system with
out imposing the least labor weak stomach.
This food is called Paskoa. It restores the debili.
tated and gives fat to the thin because 1t is starchy
Only starches add real solid lasting flesh to the
body. Oils and fats don't and never will
MIR. II. q. Mahood, OF Emlenton, Venango CO., Pa
says: was so weak and run down that thought
I would have to give up my business. could not
eat nor sleep. After one bottle Of Paskola began
to gain at once and have gained fifteen
pounds in less than three weeks and now feel like
a new man."
| No wonder.
Mrs. S. c. Stonch, of Wellington and Dauphin
streets Philadelphia, writes; IL have been sick
nearly three years times suffering terrible burn.
ing pains in my back and then cold in the lower
| part of the bowels. Sometimes thought should
die. All this time was constipated. When first
| began taking Paskoa, was tempted to give it up,
thinking it would do good. because had
! taken so much medicine. feel Paskoa beginning
to do me good, and to-day took longer walk than
| ! have been able to take for three years am
much stronger am taking my fifth bottle of Pas
! koa. and eat almost everything am fifty
sIs wears old, and always active, having worked
hard"
Paskola may be bought y; any reputable druggist.
An interesting pamphlet food aru u'seS''oh VIII
be mailed free, on application to.
THE PRE- DlGESTED FOOD co., 80 Reade ST., \. Y.
w. E. TERRIlL & CO.
State Street, MONTPELIER VT
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Courses Of study are College Preparatory, CLASH:
cal. English Commercial, Music and Teachers
specialties, stenography. Typewriting, Business.
Arithmetic, Commercial Law, Penmanship, Free
hand and Perspective Drawing, Painting in Oil and
Water Colors. Elocution and Voice Culture. Ex.
cellent boarding accommodations at Green Noun.
tain Lodge.
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HOME AND ABRoAD.-It is the duty
OF every one, whether at home or trav-
cling for pleasure or business, to equip
himself with the remedy which will
keep up strength and prevent illness,
and cure such ills as are liable to come
upon all in every day life. Hoods Sar-
eaparilla keeps the blood pure and less
liable to absorb the germs of disease.