Middlebury Register and Addison county Journal from Middlebury, Vermont • 1

Sclcntiflc The electric light has been found a PJBLISilED EVEEf FBIDAX. E.M.BAILET. EDrTOll AA2 TVfiZISBEft. TERMS: sl.tnmr annum, if oaid in cash, strictly in NO 34. MIDDLEBUIII, NOYEMBEIl 21, 1879.

useful signal in surveying. In recent work of. triangulation. ia Algeria the light was seen at a distance of one hun dred aud sixty-four miles. A Himalaya Club has been formed iu India with the object of attempting the ascent of the highest peaks of the gigan 11c moiuiuuu range wnose name it years Cases of trichinosis have become so numerous that Berlin authorities have adopted very stringent measures to ensure prote'efkrri' against-it 'A- heaivy fine is imposed in all cases wherei pork is cut up without the certificate of an authorized inspector, of meat and the application bis stamp to the slaughtered animal.

The inspector is required to make thorough examination with-the aid of a microscope, and satisfy himself of 1 the absence of trichinae befpre granting a certificate, The attention of the French Aeade'ita of Medicine has been called to a teceiit surgical, case of much, interests A young carpenter had the great too almost completely severed from trig riglit fnnt. Vtr the rtfnvr nf on ova nm.ll thread of skin alone being left to bold it. Dr. Gavey, who was promptly called, detached the toe completely, washed it and the wound upon the foot, and then carefully joined the twout surfaces, fastening them together by means of strips of lint soaked in collo-diou. In twenty-four days the wound became healed, and the toe was again firmly connected with the foot.

A trade is springing tin between France and the Argentine Confederation in the bark ot a tree called (Juebrucho Colorado. The bark is said to be far superior to oak in tanning ami one French firm has ordered twenty-five thousand tons, i The project of constructing a tunnel between Liverpool aud Birkenhead under the river Mersey is taking- definite form, and it is expected that the necessary Parliamentary powers will (Jbe sought at the next session. A British officer has recommended the use of a newly-devised carbonized mineral," called carferal, in the filters provided for Her Majesty's This material, composed of carbon, iron and silicate of alumina, is claimed tp possess all the advantages of spongy iron and carbon, with none of their '7 At the meeting ot the American Association, Mr. W. F.

Hornaday de-scribed the orangs of With their man-like features and human characteristics. Ho stated that the faces of the orangs show as much individuality as those of the Maylays or Chinese-each one has an expression of its own, and a very intelligent one. A drawing was shown ot a pet infant orang belonging to the speaker, an account of which was given to the audience. This little animal behaved iu all respects like a human baby, exhibiting all the emotions of fear, anger, delight, exactly as a child would do. In their native forests, where Mr.

Hornaday's party par-sued them, these apes occupy the of small trees, in which they bujld nests from the branches. same riest" is used several nights, or until the brandies have become dry and devoid of leaves. The explorer had never seen anything like the huts which these animals'; are reputed to build but he thought it probable that the orangs oover themselves with leafy branches in stormy weather. His pet orang, he had noticed', used straw for tho same purpose at such times, even wheu a roof was over head. The length of the male orang is usually not more than ibur feet.

The female is smaller. The duration of life among the species is thought to bo from twenty to twenty-live in. conclusion the speaker insisted upon the very close resemblance to the human race which an-intimate acquaintance with these intelligent creatures impresses upon tho yl In an ascension in Paris two balloons were connected by- means of a Wire, aud telegraphic signals were exchanged by the aeronauts while sailing in midair. 1 r. hz'-l The British consul at Panama reports that India-rubber has almost ceased to be an article of export from the isthmus, chiefly in consequence of the exr pense and difficulty of reaching the trees in the remote districts of the interior.

Those nearer the coast have been destroyed bv the wasteful system of cutting down the trees to get the sap. Benzoate of soda is announced by Prof. Klebo, of Prague, to be the -best antiseptic in all infectious diseases. Experiments show that its action is very powerful. It is claimed that a daily dose of thirty to fifty grams to a full grown man will render the poison of diphtheria inoperative.

Large doses do not appear to be absolutely necessary. Good results may be attained by the daily administration of about ten grams (olie-third of an ounce). From a study of the action of tea, Dr. W. J.

Morton has arrived at these conclusions: As with any other drug, there is a proper and an 'improper une of it. In moderation it is a mild and pleasant stimulant, followed by "110 harmful reaction. Its continued and immoderate use leads to a very serious group of symptoms, such as headache, vertigo, ringing in the ears, tremulous-ness, nervonsues8, exhaustion of mind and body, with disinclination to mental and physical exertion, increased and irregular action of the heart, and dys? pepsia. Many of the symptoms of immoderate tea-drinking are such as may occur without a suspicion of the real cause. While in Japan, Prof.

Nordenskjoid, the successful explorer of the northwest passage, imparted to a New York Herald correspondent some interesting particulars concerning the peculiar race of people met at his winter quarters iu the Arctic regions. The Vega was a onnsfAnt. vp.nrlpzvnns for inner nonnln The explorer refers to them as savages, inasmuch as their civilization is not far advanced. They are known as the Tschuktschi, and their nation probably numbers ten thousand souls. The'v carry on quite a trade with Siberia and' Alaska, reaching the latter by the open', sea in summer and over the ice iri wW- ter.

They have no laws, and little or no religion; Not-- wimstanuing, uie mom, peneci narmony prevails in their villages and in aud not tho slightest contention was seen among them. The rights 6f each individual are Women are treated by the males as equals. Several centuries ago they were distinguished, and gallant warriors, but their: war-J like habits have been abandoned, hnd the nation is' devoted to the 'arts lot: peace. -They are familiar with the' use of gunpowder, and possess a few guns, 1 with American axes, knives and pots.1' Their food consists of the moat of rein' deers, bears and seals', with fish and'! vegetables. Very little lorelgn olothing 1 is used by them, their apparel consisting almost entirely of The Jan- guage of this people, so far as known," shows no analogy to any other." 'A large collection of their words and Mi-n oms was made.

1 -n s- "'frtJ wlT After President Bar-; nard and Prof. Loo mis have found, 1M possible for ice yachts to attain a speed') greater than tho propelling wind, and 1 have retracted their assertion to the contrary. 'hjIis What Is thought to be the wind velocity ever recorded near sea level was reached at Capo Lookout, the hurricane of Aug. 18. While imlir eating a rate of 138 miles an hour, lhel anemometer cups wore blown The force of the wind Continued to crease, until the velocity was ICO miles an hour.

i AX INTERNATIONAL MESS CONGRESS. Proposal to hold one In Kew York cily In January, t. The lovers of chess propose ta hold an International Congress in this city in January, which they hope will rival the famous tournaments held in, Europe. Since the Paris Congress of last year, the most brilliant and successful ever held, there has been an earnest desire among American friends of the game to gather here a similar assemblage. Curing the past summer the Manhattan Chess Club of this eity has considered carefully the feasibility of the proiect.

The indications were so fa vorable to success that it was deeideAi that the Congress should be hold here this winter. A committee of management has been selected, of which W. T. Miner, ex-Governor of Connecticut, is a member, and Frederick Perriu is president. The arrangements have not yet been completed, but it is proposed however, to hold a tournament of first-class players, beginning on Tuesday, January 1880, for which the first prize will be probably not less than $500.

It is. hoped that sufficient funds may be raised to increase this prize to $1,000, and to offer several smaller prizes in the same class, and also in a minor tournament for less skillful players. A problem tournament open to all the world will be another feature. Prizes of $100, $50 aud $25 will be offered for sets of four original and unpublished problems, and a special prize of $25 will be given for the best single problem in the tournament. Two days before the close of the tournament a Congress ot delegates will meet to take action upon a new chess code.

This will be the fifth Chess Congress held in this country. The first was assembled in this city in 1857, when Paul Morphy first made" his appearance. Before that there had been, perhaps, not more than one in the world. Six years before a general Congress of players had been held in London, which was a great success. The second American Congress was iu 1870, at Cleveland; the third at Chicago in 1873, and the last in Philadelphia in the centennial year.

They have been meanwhile very frequeut in Europe, and at the one held last year in Paris two Americans con testedCaptain Mackenzie, the present champion of this country, and James Mason, who is now in London. The American champion carried off the fourth prize, and subsequently in private play he defeated two who had received higher prizes than that awarded to him. In all the French tournaments the government has furnished the prizes, which in the last contest amuunted to more than 11,000 france3. The proposal lor an American Con gress has received the universal favor ofpromiuent chess players. Richard A.

Proctor, the distinguished English astronomer, who is delivering a course of lectures in this city, is vice-president of the British Chess Association, of which Lord Lytton was. president. Among the prominent players who are expected to bo present are J. II. Black- burne, the English champion; Henry E.

Bird, a fine English player, who was here about two years ago Dr. Zuker-tort, of London, who took the first prize at the Paris meeting last year; Henry uosmcr, ot Chicago, and John b. Kyau of this city. At the Congress at London in 1862 the British Association adopted a chess code which has been adopted in all subsequent meetings. It is said that this code is now inadequate to the existing conditions of the game, aud an eliort will be made to amend and improve it so as to adapt it to modern methods.

In the English code there are no rules for the composition of problems. Matches by telegraph are played frequently now, and a match is now going on between clubs at Liverpool and Calcutta. There are no formal rules governing these con tests. The Congress will bo called upon to supply these and oilier deficiencies in the British code. N.

Y. Tribune. COiHIUXICiTIOS. The Sew School Law. For the Register.

The time is near at hand when the winter schools will open aud the changes in text books, contemplated by tho new school law, will be eU'ected. Whether the text book committees in the various towns of our state, have acted wisely in all casc3 or otherwise need not he discussed. But it may be well to call attention to a few facts which should be familiar to all interested iu school matters. First, it no longer optional with teachers, pupils or parents as tJ what text books shall bo used in our district schools; that matter is permanently settled for five years to come. The "selected and recommended" list, the law states, "shall be the books to be used in the schools of the several towns aud the use in the public schools of anv other text books shall be unlawful." Amen to the above, will be tho feel ing, it not the expression, of every in telligent teacher in the state.

That all parents will be thus emphatic in their approval is (lonutlul, but thero are suit able reasons why thev should be. Less money will he paid by them for school-books. As teachers will have fewer classes, thero will bo more time for explanation and Instruction. They will work more elloctually. With a more perfect classification, tho pupils themselves will feel a now pridoand impetus in their studies.

school will, in short, be more effective and profitable. In tho second place, sufficient notice having been given, tho law contemplates an immediate cliango in the books iu schools commencing after November I. This is needful, and the attention of parents is repectfully called to this point. A delav on the part of some to furnish their children necessary books promptly, will materially embarrass the wholo school. It should be borne in mind that every pupil In our district schools is now according to law entitled to the re- ouisite text-books.

If parents are un able to buy them, or wilfully neglect to do so, tne committee nre first mode responsible. "Should the committee fail for two weeks after tho enrollment ot any pupil so unsiipplied With books, then it Bhall bo tho duty of the town superintendent of sohools to supply the same at tho expense of the town." Only parents, however, who in the opinion of tne assesors aro absolutely unable to buy books for their children, will bo thus freely supplied by the town. All other parents for whose children books have been furnished, will be compelled to pay for the same by a tax levied at the next annual as sessment. That our common schools have failed heretofore to accomplish what they ought, or what tax-pavers expected, is not owing wholly to inefficient instruc tors. Icachcrs have been embarrassed, grently so, by a multitude of different authors, ami by too.

many classes. 1 his fact is patent. And now that this new iWauce Si. I0 per annum for the time in r. tM wnen out puir-in Advertiaing Bates Onainch, one insertion E5 2U eacn uueruoo aiu)r urat Business Cariia Clinch) per 1 inch) ooal notices per line, eaeli 5 00 09 IS JtilLKOAD TIM.JS-TABI.

TRAINS LEAVE MIDDLEBUEY. Going South. Going North. Mixed .10. M.

Xiglit-Exja, Jlail.v. 13 :20 P. M. I Mixed-. 4:40 P.

M.l Mail Etdres? 8 :24 P. Passenger. .4:25 A. ..7:40 A. .3:26 P.

'V VEBaENNES 11:55.. 3:55... 7:52... 11:10.. 12:41..

5:20. 8:43... I 4:55 M. 9:05 P. M.

I 3:55... P. M. 6:12 LEAVE LEICESTER JUNCTION A.M. 3:55 P.M.

16:30.. P.M. 2:57..... P.M. 5:20 M.

ADDISON BAILBOAD Mlxea train leaves Ti at 5:50 A. arriving at Leicester Junction at i a. ji. Mixed train leaves Leicester Junction at 5 .20 P. M.

at arriviim at li 0:50 ti. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS ARRIVE. From Ripton, Granville, Hancock, East AlNtuleuury, uormvau, nesi ium- wall and Bridport Wnvninil from north. 9:00 A.

12:22 P.M. New York, Kutland and Albany. Way mail from south 7:80 A.M. 3:42 P. HAILS CLOSE.

Way mail going south Wav mail kohik north 3:20 P.M. For Kiptou, tiranville, Hancock, i-ast Middlebury," Cornwall, West Cornwall and liridport 4 00 Closed mail for lioston and 4:40 P. Closed mail for New York and Albany 1 45 P. CHURCH DIRECTORY. MIDDLEBURY.

Congregational Corner Pleasant and Main sts. Kuv. B. P. Hooker, pastor.

Sunday services at 10:45 A.M. and 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening univcr meeting at 7:00. Methodist North Pleasant-st. Eev.

W. H. Kow-som, pastor. Sunday services at 10:45 a.m. and 7 00 Thursday evening prayer meeting at 7:00.

Class meeting on Friday evening at 7 30. Episcopal St. Stephen's Church Mam-st. Rev. James T.

Franklin, rector. Sunday school at 9 :30 a.m., Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 7 00 Roman CittWtc Weybridge-st- Rev. P. Cunningham, pastor.

Sunday services, alternate Sab. baths; High Mass at 10:00 A.M.; Vespers and benediction at 6 30 p.m. EAST MIDDLEBURY. Methodist pastor. Sunday services at 3:00 r.M.

VERGENNES. Baptist Rev. Charles llibbard, Sunday services at 10:45 A.M. and 7:00 Weekly praver meeting on Thursday evening at 7 60. Methodist Rev.

H. N. Munger, pastor. Sunday services at 1:00 and 7:00 r.M. Weekly prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7:00.

Episcopal St. Paul's Church Rev. P. S. Fisher, ector.

Sunday servicesat 10:45 A.M. and 7 00 Friday evening at 7 00. Mission Chapel Dr. H. A.

Ingham. Sunday services at 10:45 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Weekly praver meeting on Thursday evening. Roman Catholic Rev.

P. Cunningham, pastor. ervices, alternate Sabbaths; High A.M. Vespers and benediction at 0 :00 P.M. Congregational Rax.

George E. Hall, pastor. Sunday services at 10 45 a.m. and 7 00 p.m. Week-y prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7 00.

Bristol Directory. CHURCHES. Baptist Rev. W. D.

Hall, apstor. Sunday scr vices at 10 :45 A. M. and 7 :00 p. M.

Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:30. Young people's meeting Tuesday evening at 7:30. Methodist Rev. A. Dibble, pastor.

Sunday services at 10 :45 A. M. and 7 :00 M. Class meet ing Tuesday evening at 7 :30. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7 :30.

Advent Rev. Mr. Quimby, pastor. Sunday Evangelical Advent Rev D. Bosworth Prayer meeting every Friday evening at Elder -Bos-wortb's house.

MAILS ARRIVE. i From New Haven, the North, New York, Boston, and the West through Burlington, 1 :30. P. M. From New Haven, the South, New York, Boston, and the West.

5:00 p. M. From Richmond, Huntington, Huntington Center, and starksboro, 4 :40 p.m. Mondays Wednesdays and Fridavs, at 4 :30 p. m.

From Lincoln, 5 P. M. From South Starksboro, three times a week irregularly. From New Haveii Mills, three times a week irregularly. MAILS LEAVE.

For New Haven, Boston, New York, and the c.nfh in -Sii nr. For New llayen, the NortlvBoston, New York.1 and the west tnrougn jsuriington, saw r. n. For RicUmnd, Starksboro, Huntington and Huntington Canter, 7:30 Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, at 7 30 a. m.

For Lincoln, 6:00 P. M. For South Starksboro, three times a week irregularly. For New Haven Mills three times a week irreg- ly' FREDERICK LASDON, P. M.

BUSINESS CARDS. flLEN HOUSE. VJC 35m3 -East Middlebury, Vermont WILL Allen, Manager. KINGSLEY, Dentist. Up stairs in Styles' new Block, 44 Middlebury.

vi. TAMES" M. SLADE, Attorney and Connsel- lor at Law, and solicitor anu master in Chancerv. Otlice in Brewster's Block. Middlebury, April 2, 1877.

nmanv HOIISK LIVERY STABLE. D. RIUKR. Proprietor. Firstclass turnouts furnished on short notice.

Prices reasonable. Middlebury. 6tf YAM NESS HOUSE. Burlington, Vt. D.

C. BARBEIt and O. FERGUSON, Proprietors. Free Carriage to Depot. OTEVENS HOUSE.

Vni-trn-nen. T- S. GAINES, Proprietor. Carriage to and from denot. Good Livery connected with the House.

-1 -ITTTT. Ill, Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds oi American and Foreign Marble, Granite Work, With Old Middlebury Marble Co. JASON DAVBPOBT, Fire Insnrance Will ivi-itc, nolicies In the Farmers' Mutual and other companies represented by M.J. Francisco in Rutland. Also the Mutual Life Insurance Co.

of New York. Office at Frank A. Farnsworth's store. 49 TS. CHANDLER, Pension Attorney and jyttwuy riiuiivi i.

Will prosecute all pension claims against the gov ernment, arranireciaiins lorsonuei a uoumj, draw wills, deeds, mortgages.contracts and papers ate. References furnishsd. Advice gratis. Ln close staniD to insure a reply L. E.

Mellen, D.D. 8. DentlBt. Offlce hours, 8 to 13 A 1 to 5 P. M.

Ollice over Frank A. lams- worth's store. MIDDLEBURY, Vermont PRACTICAL HORSE shoeing! Horses Shod on Approved Principles. -a: CARE 8hip near Fair Ground barn, Particular attention given to lisoaBed or con tracted Juel, corns or cankers, Horses that cut or overstep in. speeding will be cured using the proper kind of shoe.

We have made this a enec- lmty mc nine yiinen years, and win advise par- uoa now trsai me aoove niAmnat, ana ffunran tee to cure all chuck undertaken after an examin f. tS VOL. XL! old mmMi Charley Earl IS BACK IN BUSINESS IN MIDDLEBURY IN THE FIRM OF Hardware Store I TnEY HAVE OPENED A COMPLETE HARD WARE STORE AND TIN-SHOP i' IN THE NEW Where may bo tound everything in that line which any man in this vicinity can want. TIN, SHEET IRON AND HOLLOW WARE, STOVES, CARRIAGE AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE, HORSE SHOES AND KAILS, TABLE AND pocket cutlery OF EVERY KIND, ANT) ALL THE BEST OF TI1E1B KIND. We would call particular atlenlion to the eel ebrated PARIS UANGES, COOK AND PARLOR STOVES, for which we are the Sole Agent in Addison County.

These stoves combine many new and excellent features, and arc acknowledged to be the best stoves made. Besides being the best, they are also the cheapest. No one should fail to call in and see the Silver Sheen, The Paris Range, and the Paris Royal Range. ALL GOODS SOLD STRICTLY FOR CASH. Remember the place, Dyei's Block, south end ol the bridge.

Sari Bar num. Middlehury, Vt July 10, 1879 The Columbia Bicycle. Made by the Pope Ml'g. Co Easy to learn to ride. An ordinary rider can distance the best horse in a day's run.

Send 3c stamp for 24 page catalogue, with price list and full information. The American Bicycler. About 250 pages handsomely bound and illustrated. A complete history of Bicycling in Europe and America. Exceedingly valuable and interesting to any one intending to ride a Bicycle.

Sent by mfiil on receipt of 75 cts. The Pope Mfg. Co. 87 Summer Boston, Mass it. M.

Bailev. Middlcbun. aeent for Oils County, who will supply circulars and all desired Information. J. E.Negus, Merchant TAILOI IN HIS NEW STORE, SOUTH END OF BRIDGE, HAV1NU OPENED A Large Stoclz -OF GOODS, IS OFFERING! SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN THE LINE8 OF CUSTOM TMLORim, READY MADE CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS, GENTS FURNISHING And Guarantees to all Customers FIRSTCLASS THE VERY BEST MATERIALS, ENTIRE SATISFACTION IN GOODS.

No Cheap Mixtures, But nriees reasonable and orders promptly atccaacu to. CASH BUSINESS 50 to 9300 month ffl tor Atrents, Teachers and Ladiea, Helling our New Its unrivalled contents of Prose a mil Poetry by 800 eminent authors, elegant illustrations and artistic binding make it a wel come guest every home. Introduction by Tbeo. 1 Cuv er. D.D.

The new edition and reduced price of our beau ti fully illustrated works with beet terms and uuick saleB. are reasons whv live airents mh money fn their sale. A single agent has sold copies. K. B.

TftfiAT, 80S Broadway, New Tork City. Itfoticc. A small red nd white two yenr old bull broke into the enclosure of the snbseiilier Oct. 14, W70 The owner Is requeswd. to provo property, pay damage and take him away.

E. B. DOUGLAS St, 80S, Shoreham, October Dyer Blogk, 'LITHE GIFFE5." 'Out of the focal and foroemost fire, Out of the hosuital walls as dire; Smiten of grape-shot and of gangrene, (Eighteenth battle and he sixteen Spectre! such as vou seldom Bee. Little tiiffun, of I'euuessee! "'Take him and welcome!" thesurgeons said; Little the doctorcunhelpthe deadl So we took him; and brought him where The balm was sweet in the summer air; And wo laid him down on a wholesome bed Utter Lazarus, heel to "And we waxhed the war with abated breatli' Skeleton Hoy against skeloton DeaUi. 3lonths of tortile, hom many such? Weary weeks of the stick and eruteh; And s'till a glint of the steel-blue eye Xoldofa spirit that wouldn't die.

4 "And didn't. Nay, more! In death's despite The crippled skeleton 'learned to write. Dear mother, at first of course and then Dear captain inquiring about the men. Captains answer: of eighty-aon-ttve, Gitfen and 1 are left alive. "Word of gloom from the war, one day Comrads pressed at the front, they say.

Little Gifi'en was up and away; A tear his first as ho bade good-bye, Dimmed tiie glintof his steel-blue eye. 'J '11 write if spared I There was news of the fiiiht But none of Gitfen. He did not wrigut. "I sometimes fancy that, were I king Of the princely Knights of the Golden King, With the song of the minstrel in mine ear. And the tender legend that trembles here, I'd give the best on his bended knee, The whitest soul of my chivalry, For 'Little of Tennessee." TAKE A SMILE.

Very bad debt Owing grudges. Exchange: Abraided coat is bound to look well. Somerville Journal Fieud-dish-Dev" illed turkey. Epitaph on a Photographer "Taken irom hie." Boston Post: The base ball fever is contagious. Everybody knows that playing base ball is catching.

Vassar college girls insist that Ceres was the patron goddess of marriage-the goddess ot husbandry, you see. The time a horse, makes depends something on the horse and something on the watch. Boston Post les, and a mighty sight more on the track. Exchange: Many girls would rather wear their stockings with holes in them than have them darned, because when darned they are mcn-ded, and girls prefer men alive Acta Columbiana: Professor We will take up the subject of cubical or solid, body, sir? Prep. (from Illinois) David Davis, sir! Boston Transcript: It is a mistake to suppose that, your friend is consumedlv interested in your eloquent descriptions ot your liver troubles, on the contrary, he is excessively anxious to tell you of ms catarrn.

That was not exactly a poetic simile which was used by an English writer when describing a peculiarly dull and cjtnmfl npnnnintniipn ho cnirl that find no more appreciation ot the poetry of uie man a cow would nave oi a clean shirt. Valleio Chronical: "I wish it would rain, if it's going tp," said a Vallejo wife to her husband. "And whv defii'?" he affection atelv replied. "Oh," said she, gazing vacantly at a pin on the floor, "I don't see any use wearing mon ogram stockings this kind of weather. Philips Thompson: The Eev.

Joseph Cook lectured in Toronto recently on the" "Effect of Alcohol on tho Human Brain." The Torontonians were so much impressed that they have abandoned the practice of asking each other to drink. What they now say is, "Will you take a The Boston Home Journal says that a youth invested $1.50 through a New York advertisement to discover "How to appear well in society." Tie receipt, which he received by return mail, was short, simple, and easily understood: Always keep your nose clean, and don suck more than one finger at a time." Exchange "How much did you pay forthese chickens, my dear?" "Twenty- three cents my love," was the reply. "Too much, my dear, too much; I saw them to-day for 15 cents a pair." "Impossible!" "True, I assure you; I was coming up street to-day. and 1 saw 'Chicken-stew, 15 Miss Dudti Fletcher, author of "Kis met," is to be married in liome to Lord Wcntworth, only son and heir of the Earl of Lovelace, and only surviving grandson of Lord Byron. Boston Home Journal.

So he will no more be lovolace aud his "Kismet, Du, duv will not bo in vain. Though ho wcnt worth a million he will Koine no more. To Vermont Soldiers and Farmers. Vermont soldiers will find in the Mirror and Farmer the coming year department expressly for them, conducted by D. W.

Cobb of Bradford, a veteran soldier of the Old Vermont Brigade, now editor of the Opinion, which will contain sketches, anecdotes incidents and a thonsaud interesting facts pertaining, to Green Mountain boys who engaged in putting down the Rebellion, and continue onco in two weeks during the year. There will also bo a simnlar department, relating to iNew Hampshire veterans. Vermont farmers will find in the Mirror and Farmer every week twelve columns by the best writers upon agn cultural topics adapted to the needs of Vermont and JScw Hampshire larmers. The remaining pages of this large eight- page weekly arc filled with general news, Vermont and New Hampshire news in detail, sharp editorials upon live topics, correspondence, market reports, miscellany, stories Sit is the cheapest paper of its class in Jew England. Kent to auv address for $1, and to any Union soldier's widow for 75 cents, a year, cash in advance.

sample copies free. Address John Clarke, Manchester, N. II. rure Crape Wine. A committee from the Farmer's Club of the American Institute have visited Speer'S vineyards and wino cellars and they report "that tho Port Grape Wine ot Aitred tpecr, ot l'assiac, JNew Jer sey, is generally pronounced the most roliablo wine to be obtained, and is now being used by physicians who aro the most choice in the selection of wines for convalescent catients.

The nrinci pal hospitals in New York have adopted this wine. For sale at the Old Case Hitler drug store. Who lias not heard of Frank Ilardon- burg, of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York(Uag Money Jim in "Pique" lie says, always use Giles' Iodide Ammonia: it is a wondorful remedy for pain, especially inflammato ry rheumatism, sore throat, enlarged joints and varicose veins, from which I suffered; was cured by its use. Giles Pills cures Biliousness. Sold by Birchard Co.

Send for namnhlet. Dr. Giles, 120 AVest Broadway, N. Y. Unal size 20 cents.

Ol'E EUROPEAN LETTER. From Our Regular Correspondent. Queenstown, Nov. 4, 1879. In the course of a week fourteen trans-Atlantic steamships touch at Queenstown and deliver or receive their contingent of passengers, igures are barren in giving an idea of that miniature edition of the world which a great trans-Atlantic steamship properly represents.

As she turns the corner of Roche's Point, and steams into harbor, the little lender at tne quay whistles defiantly, and emigrants and saloon passengers hurry on her deck. All the cars and all the porters in the town are engaged iu transporting luggage from the train to the boat, and as you can tell a person's character from his company, so you can guess the nationality of these travelers from their trunks and their boxes. Here are the enormous valises of the American ladies, so large that they might almost be inhabited, and so strong that they might defy the burglarious exploits of even a Belgian ship porter. American luggage is always admirable in structure and contrivance, and always distinctive. It has the strength of English workmanship, without its clumsiness, and the internal arrangements are as perfect as those of the big ship in which it is found.

And side bv side with this most civilized of modern impediments come the bundles in which the emigrants carry their bedding, their drink ing utensils and the scanty bundles which hold the few clothes which they carry from a poor country to a rich one. The town wakens up when the train ar rives with theAmerican mail, and business is brisk with blackthorns, Limerick lace, grapes, shamrocks, and donkeys. For it is a curious thing that the Americans have recently developed a great taste for asses. The demand has dimin ished the supply, and the price within recent years has gone up considerably. Thursday and Friday are the great American days in Queenstown.

As the ship is sighted out at sea she is telegraphed, aud as soon as the telegram comes in the agent runs up a flag, and the tender will be tound pumng ana snorting at the quay. It is an exciting scene to witness the leave-takings and the partings. Rich Americans to whom the voyage is the last item in the pro gramme ot their summer tour, and poor country emigrants lor wnom it has been the great event looked forward to for years, hurry on board the tender aud steam off to where the ship lies at anchor between the forts. It is scene of very contrasted interest when these two ranks of voyagers pass over the gangway of the Inman, Cunard or White Star steamship, and seek the quarters they are to occupy. The Americans are sure to liud old friends on board, aud there is a great comparing of notes, and exchange of gossip.

The ship, indeed, resembles a hotel, and it the weather could only be relied on the eight or nine days of the voyage might count as a picnic. We live in a world of changes, hut no change has been greater than that which has gov erned the course and history of trans- Atlantic commerce. The demand for American butter on this side of the water is growing every clay, and the trade seems likely to assume very large proportions. The New York butter dealers connected witn the xport trade say that a larger number ot tubs or packages ot butter nave changed hands in the market lately than have ever been sold betore, the amount paid to American shippers of the article in one week being about $500,000. This butter is bought by agents for dealers in England and on the continent.

The reasons given by butter dealers for the magnitude of the traffic were two first, butler has not been shipped from the Uuited States to Europe and Great Jtsrilaiu so steadily this summer as last summer. Therefore dealers in jew York have had to enlarge their storing capacity, ana some dealers nave liad 50,000 or 00,000 packages of butter on hand at one time. The second reason why the sales of late are so enormously large is that domesticbutter in England, that is, the butter produced mainly in Ireland and Scotland, has been thrust upon the English markets in a way uu precedented. Alpha. Renting a Post-Olllce Box.

He wasn't a member of the Lime-Kiln club, but he had a whole wheel barrow full of philosophy aud logic under his ancient looking plug-hat as he entered the olhce and said tie would like to rent a box. The chief clerk was ready to accommodate him, when tho applicant said: "De terms am cash, I "Yes, sir," "Is dar any trust?" "No, sir; you must pay quarterly in advance." "Just so, sah; make out a deed of dis yere box au' vour quarter am ready." "Tho price is 20 shilling per quarter or three months," explained tne ciert The colored gentleman fell back at the rate of a mile a minute, but slowly advanced after recovering from his shock of surprise and repeated; "Twenty shillings cbcry free months, an' no trust "The same." Tho man took from his coat-tail pocket a broken two-foot rule and measurced tho dimensions of the box Then shutting up the rule he swelled out and exclaimed "Does dis pos'oflus take me for a fool, sah? Does dis ignoble guv'mcut imagine dat 1 ze gone crazy, sahr' "I guest not." "Den why, docs dis ignoble guv'menl trv to rob uie, sahr" Jjook at de ideau I kin rent a hull hoss-bani on Indiana street for $2 a month, sah; an'yit dis ignoble guv'meut axes me to pay 20 shillings a quarter for a posofl'us box not halt as big an one end ot a mau- gerl 1 wasn't bo'n in de woods, sati no sah an' you kin keep dat box, sah, an' dis ignoble guv'ment kin pass my lotters trew do winder, Bah The Last Chance. As Tho Independent of New York will withdraw all its premium offers Dec. 31st, 1879, only a short time remains in which any one' can get a Worcester's Unabridged Pictorial fQuarto Dictionary (retail price $10) and 3 years' subecription to The Independent for $9, the price of the subscription alone. The Independent claims to bo tho largest, ablest, and best religious new paper in the world.

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We haven't all had the good fortune to be ladies; we haven't all bei generals, or poets, or statesmen but when the toast works down to babies, we staud on common ground for we've all been babies. It is a shame that for a thous and years the world's banquets have utterly ignored the baby as if he didn't amount to anything! it you, gentle' men, will stop and think a minute if yon will go back titty or a nundrea years, to your early married lite, and recontemplate vour hrst babv, you will remember that he amounted to a good deal and even something over. Yon soldiers all know that when that little fellow arrived at family headquarters you had to hand in your resigna tion. He took entire command. You became his lackey, his mere bodyguard; and you had to stand around too.

He was not a commander who made allowances for time, distance, weather or anything else; you had to execute his order whether "it was possible or not. And there was only one form of marching in his manual of tactics, and that was the double quick. lie treated you with every sort insolence and disrespect, and the bravest of you didn't dare to say a word. You could face the death storm ot Oonelsou and Vicksburg, and give back blow for blow; but when he clawed your whis kers, and pulled your hair, and twisted your nose, you had to take it. When the thunders ot war sounded in your ears, you set your laces toward the batteries and advanced with steady tread but when he turned on the terror of his war-whoop you the other direction, and mighty glad of the chance, too.

When he called tor soothing syrnp, did you venture to throw out. an' bide remarks about certain services being unbecoming an officer and a gentleman? No, you got up and got it! If he ordered his pap bot tle, and it wasn't warm, did you talk back? Not you; you went to work and warmed it. You even descended so far in your menial office as to take a suck at that warm, insipid stuff yourself to see if it was right! three parts water to one of milk, a touch of sugar to modify the colic, and a drop of pep permint to kill those immortal hic coughs. I cau taste that stuff yet! And how many things yon learned as you went along! Sentimental young folks still took stock in that beautiful old saying that when the baby smiles in its sleep it is because the angels are whispering to him. Very pretty, but too thin" simplv wind on the stom ach, my friends.

If the baby proposes to take a walk at his usual hour halt- past two in the morning didn't 'you rise up promptly and remark (with a mental addition which wouldn't improve a Sunday 6chool much) that that was the very thing you was about to propose yourself? Oh, you were under good discipline. And as you went fluttering up and down the room in your "undress uniform," you not only prattle undignified baby talk, but even tuned up your martial voices and tried to sing "Itock-a-by-baby on the tree top," lor instance, What a spectacle for an armv of the Tennessee! And what au affliction for the neighbors, too, for itisu't everybody within a mile around that likes military music at three in the morning. And when you had been keeping this sort of thing up for two or three hours, and your little velvet head intimated that nothing suited him like exercise and noise, aud proposed to fight it out on that line if it took all night "(jro on What did you do? You simply went ou till you dropped in the last ditch. I like the idea that a baby dosen't amount to anything. Why, one baby is just a house aud a trout yard full by itself; one baby can furnish more business than you and your whole interior department can attend to; he is enter prising, irrepressible, brimlul ot law less activities do what you please you can't make him stay on the reservation.

Sufficient unto the day is one baby. As long as you are in your right mind don't you ever pray for twins. Twins amount to a permanent riot; and there ain't any real difference between triplets and an insurrection. Among the three or four million cra dles now rocking in the land arc some which this nation would preserve for ages as sacred things if we could know which ones they are. For in one of Ihese cradles the unconscious Farragut of the future is at this moment teething.

Think of it! aud putting in a word of dead earnest, uuarticulated, but per fectly justifiable, profanity over it, too; in another the future renowned astronomer is blinking at the shining Milky Way, with but a languid interest, poor little chap, and wondering what has become of that other one they call the wet nurse; in another, the future great historian is lying, and doubtless ho will continue to lie till his earthly mission is ended in another, the future presi dent is busying himself with no pro- toundmg problem ol state than what the mischief has become of his hair so early, and in a mighty array of other cradles there are now some 60,000 office-seekers getting ready to furnish him occasion to grapplo witn that same old problem a second time I And in still one more cradle, somewhere under the flag, the future illustrious commander-in-chief of the American armies is so little burdened with his approaching grandeur and responsibilities as to be giving ins whole strategic mind, atthis trying to And out some way to get his own big toe into his mouth an achieve ment which (meaning no disrespect; the illustrious guest of this evening also turned his attention to some fifty-six years ago! Aud if the child is but the prophecy of the man there are mighty few will doubt that he succeeded. A Vacation Extinguisher. About six yecka ago a person entered our office and proposed to sell us a new-fangled "fountain pen." The rash young man at length mentioned as a recommendation that the pen held ink enough to last through twenty-four hours' incessant writing, and obviate the tedious necessity of dipping it iu the inkstand, i Thereupon we exclaimed: Dear young friend, would you deprive us of our vacation "i don't understand," be replied. "Why," said wo, "the only vacation we get is while we are dipping our pen in tho inkstand, and no man shall doprivo us of that. Tloase go away with your vacation extinguisher." lie saw we were in earnest, and he went, not even daring to offer us one of his "fountains" as a gift, and we dipped our old-fashioned pen in our muddy old inkstand, and took a rest.

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