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However, go must: and so, staggered
along, hoping TO find my wife abed-(laugh-
ter.) When | reached the house, found j,
still lighted, and through the window saw
my wife up and waiting for me-Qaugh,cr)
Thinks | can't 90 in yet, but must wait
till she goes TO bed so there stood freezing
in the cold rain two lours-(rcmcndous
laughter. AT last she went to bed, and
crcpt in 1T the back door, stumbling over
pals and chairs, bu, finally succeeded in get
ting to bed without disturbing her, (lauehter)
but after doing IA while, awokc and found
myself as dry as Il fsh-(laughtc) You
know, brethren, how dry we all used to be in
the night, after we'd had spree (rcmen-
dous 'laugIher) My wife always knew what
was the matter with me, when / got up in
the night to drink cold watcr-( auch,cr) ]
hardly dared to get up for fear of my wife ;
hut my thirst was greater than could bear,
(laughter); SO out crawlcd, and CROPPED very
softly after the water, ('augh,crj; but no wa
ter was ,hcrc-Qaughlcr.) ! then felt round
in the dark, on the tables and shelves, fol
something TO cool my burning thirst, tire
mcndous lauehcr); soon found tin par
full of liquid something | seized and put it tc
my mouth, and took long and hearty
draugm liquor at the same time running
ont a, each side Of my mouth, down m,
cheeks, tremendous laugmer); and so
though, the liquor tasted odd. and at that in
slant il flashed on my recollection that lat
fixed some poison few days before to Kill
rats wnh-(lremcndous laughter for five
mlnutcs.) Horror struck, ! stood-my hal
standing on cnd-it was death to scream ont
for my wife would jaw me if she walked
laughing and stamping); and surely it woul'
be death to hold still but scream must, ant
scream | dd-(riotous laughter.) "WIa
was that in that pan ?'-"You are dry, ar
you p said she. "What was IN this pan ?
: shouted ], still louder. "What makes yo
dry?" screamed she. "What was in TIN
PAM" yelled ], in perfect agony of fear
, "What PAM" "Why, thcpan on the shelf.
} "Oh, you brute, you have drank all M
, starch tremendous laughter for fix
minutes, and cries of order from the chair
MANI The next morning my shirt cola
: was pasted fast TO my neck and checks, an
it took half an hour to clear it oll."-Ilrr
S Mr. Brown sa, down amid the cheers Of til
whole Society.
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solomon :. Mil,cr's Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, THE Probate Court for
District of Chlitnden IS. the District f Chtten-
den, to all persons interested in the state Of Solo
mon 5. Miller, late OF WllIlson in SAID District dc.
ceased,
Harry Miller Administrator of the Estate Of the
sad dccease having Fl ed in sad Court his petition, in
writing, setting forth that the SAID Solomon s., at
the rne of his death, seized in hi owr right in
fee of the HI s. lot, called of the late Samuel
VI Her. deceased, lying in Mddlebury, in the county
of Addison, and about ten res of land, described in
The last will and testament of the sad Samuel Miller
lying the road leading from Alfred Siowells to
Robert llustins, which SAID ten of land lies,
taso, IN sad NlltIebury, in winch SAID lands Rebecca
Miller widow Of the said Samuel, held life estate
during her own ir;-and further setting forth that
The sad solomon s. at the time of his death,
also seized in his own right in fee Of one undivided
third pant of the farm lying in said Mlddebury
which red house stands, being the Samuel Miller
iarn so called, containing about two hundred acres
of land the us" # " hch the SAID Samuel hcqueatftd
and dIvscd TO his wife, the said Rchecca Miller dur
lng her life, or while she remained his widow which
sad third part Of said farm The said Solomon S. held
subject 10 the life estate of the said Kebecca therein;
and further setting forth that the said Rebbcccn has
dec ased and that II would be beneficial 10 tho heirs
and all others me este, IN the estate Of the SAID Sol
ONION :. Miller, deceasel 10 have the aforesaid lands
soil and therroc,ed OF such sale divided among the
hcr> to sad estate, or so much thereof as may remain
alter paying the tchts due from SAID estate and the
expenses Of Administration, and praying said court
10 license and authorize him, the said Harry Miller
as Administrator rs n!o sad. to sell and convey the
aforesaid lHnds agrctauv 10 the statute IN such case
I made and provided.
Where pom, III" court aforesaid doth appoint the
fourth day Of April, lSl2, for hearing and deciding
on sad petition, the Office of the Register of said
Coun IN Burlington. in the District of thi,ietden
aforesaid and doth order lint notice thereof be given
TO ali persons int rested by publication of this OF der
containing the substance Of 81 pcilion thee eek
surc sssvey IN the Burlington Free Press, a news.
Inpcr printed IN ad burlington, previous TO said
fourth day of April, 1872.
Given under my hand ut said 3 ington this 18th
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THE PLNTING OF POTATOES.

We arc rather early in giving directions
for the planting of this crop. But If we
would notice the mode of planting most Of
the ordinary crops in season, we must take
some one or more Of them in anticipation
of its proper time. We will promise that
our success with this crop has been little ta-
vorable. Whether this be owing to the soil
we have titled to the manure we have used;
to the mode of appl, ing the manure; or 10
injudcous cultivation, or to all these COM
binrd, we know not. Want of success with
crop which most farmers deem good one,
has caused us to stud, all the accounts of It's
and also to stud y the plant and crop in the
fell, as far as we have had opportunity du-
ring tie last year. Another thing we will
promise, viz: the opinions we shall give,
should be tried by many and varied expert
ments, before we shall venture to promul-
gate them as rules that farmers will obvious
" find il well to follow. If our statements
shall induce them TO make some experiments
on their own responsibility, We shall be con-
tent.
Our practice has been to plant on a good
loamy soil, with hard gravel!y subsoil; Of
tener on sward than old ground. Have
planted from the first to the twentieth OF
May. Have usually planted in bills 3 l-2
feet apart PUT good large manure-iork
/ full of manure in the hill--say twelve To
fifteen loads-or from four TO five cords per
acre This manure has been applied I'M
mcdiatcly upon taking i, from the barn Gel
lar, while dripping wet with urine, aud the
potatoes-l5 to 20 bushels per acrc-have
been put upon this dung forthwith and trod-
den into il. For after culture, the pillow has
been run between the rows, usually each
way, and the plants hood two or three times.
This differs little from the most common
mode of operation in the eastern part of the
Commonwealth, excepting that the manure
is much more full of urine than that upon
farms in general Whether the strength OF
the manure has not been detrimental in
our mode of using, may be fair question,
and if obliged TO give answer, we should
guess that it has.
Potatoes generally do best in cool seasons
and IN cool soils. We have given them a
hot bed. More than this, we have formed
beds iato which the atmosphere does not
pass very freely We can recall in memory
several sayings and facts which render it pro-
bahle that in this we erred. There was a
common saying in our boyhood, which used
to be uttered when we were planting On
rough and cloddy land, that sods were the
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BENJAMIN n sKIrrs ESTATE


STATE OF VERMONT, 1.-THE Probate Court for
District OF Chlitenden the district Of Chiitenden
To nil persons concerned in the estate Of Benjamin
II: SIKH late OF Charlotte in SAID Dl rlc; Greeting.
Whereas, Sally H. Skiii, ADMINISTRATIVE of the cs::
court to extend the llne limited for making payment
of the debts of the said deceased AMI settling sau es
tate one year from the 18th day of April 1912. and
also proposes 10 render an account Of her ndmins-
rAon and present her account against said estate for
examination and allowance. Whereupon the court
aforesaid doth appoint the second Wednesday Of Anr
A. d. 1892, for hearing and deciding on said uppIica
ZION and examining said account the office of the
Register OF SAID court IN Burlington in said district
and doth order that al persons intcres ed be notified
,hereofby publication Of th. order three weeks sue
cessivcly in the Burlington Free Press n newspaper
printed IN sad Burlington the last of which publication
10 be- previous TO said second Wednesday of April A.
d. 1872 that they may then and there appear andshow
cause if any they hive, why the time of settling said
es'nte should not be extended and why said accoun,
should not be allowed.
Gwen under my hand at sal Burlington this 18th
day # March A. ID 1912.
Wm WESTON p.r;s,.r
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W1RSII.1LL'S NOTICE.

UNITED STA les OF AMERICA, Pursuant TO
Vermont District, TO wit. a warrant is
sued out of the Hon District Court of the United
States for said District 10 me directed, TO hereby
give this public notice, that information for the viola
tons OF the revenue laws Of the United States have
been filed in said curt by Charles Davis Esq Dis.
,rct Attorney of the Tn ted States for said District
against the following described goods, wares and
merchandise 10 wit:
| Black leather trunk, carpet bag 4S pieces BAN
dana handkerchitfs, pieces silk handkerchiefs 6
woo.leu shirts, par woolen drawers II chaly hand.
kerchefs, chally shawl, black S Tx handkerchief
green velvet cap, | paent-iever silver watch, IL
bruad-cloth rock coats, broad cloth dress coat,
plated cp1uetles, quantity of old silver Straps Thin
ble> worn, &c cotton shirts woollen under shirts
WORN par cotton drawers, old han ikerchiefs
paddock and key, 5 pair of socks broad cloth cap,
lo of small tin and wooden boxes and other small
articles boml azlne stock, horses | duul lie har-
ness, | two horse leigh, butiloe skins, blankets
and one neck yoke, seized al Hydepark. IN said Dis
ric on the llth day Of February, 1912 Also, II
pairs of coarse checked kerseymere pants pairs of
wooenctt pants 10 pairs of blnck broadcloth pan,s
pair buckskln pants pairs Of sieel-mlxed broad
cloth pants, pnr of black coarse cloth pants, 0
black broadcothh vests 3 lbs English linen thread
worsted handkcrchics, and sack seized OF Johnson
in said Dis riot, on the 18th day of February 1912
Also, ] dozen of coarse kersy pants, | dozen of
black kerseymcre pants, pairs of fine kerseymerc
black pants, 26 yards Of fine black ron cloth, II
Yards of bla broadcloth, pairs Of coarse checked
kersevmcre pants, 3 nar Of steel mixed pants pnir
of plaid pants, and broadcloh round-a bouts sell
zed at johnson, in sail District on the 2ls, day CT
! February, 1872:
A*p trial will be had on the foregoing several sez.
urcs and the sane viii e condenne'. apreeahy 10
the PRAYERS of said information the next stated term
of sad District Court to he holden at Windsor with.
IN and for said District on the 2iti day of MAY next
unless claim claims shall be inierposed on or be
fore that day; of which all persons interested vii
take notice, and govern themselves accordingly
GrvEN under my hand, nj Bradford, in said Dis
trct. this l0th d1V n Mar n 4 ID
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From the Maine Farmer.
EXPERIMENTS ON PLANTING LARGE
AND SMALL POTATOES.

Mn. IloLMEs-We think, IN this region,
that small potatoes are as good for seed as
large ones. and the result of any experiment,
for "A single year, will seem to say so. II
this is true, the rule that { like produces like,
must here have an exception.
commenced the experiment spoken of
eight years ago, when | selected ii few OF
my largest potatoes, and "A few Of the size
that we usually panl-small, lut not ll'
smallcst-and have ever since KEEP, two dis
tinct breeds, selected large ores to plant from
the large lot, and small ones to plant trcn
the small lot. Till this year, lave never
been able to perceive any difference more
than difference of soil, or some other like
circumstances would make but this year
the result is so marked, that ! think tho
seed alone mus, have produced it. Perhaps
in II good season the result would be differ
ent. selected bed in my garden nearly
equal in quality as could find, and planted,
without manure, eight rows across II, as
follows:
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ty, snuning up haudsfdl of

perfection of beauty, snulfing up haudsfal of
filthy black rappcc.'
And now, Mr.. Cornelius, answer me
truly and frankly. Do you still intend to
shoot yourself ON my account =
No Miss Garnctt. No, no. Heaven
forbid =
That is said like sensible little man, as
| am suro You are. To die for love is the
most prrpostcrous thing possible. Only
fancy, barber in the next street hung l'lm-
sell last week for love of my servant girl, Sal
~, and shc--has horrid bad teeth. But now
pledge me- your honor, and the honor Of your
highly respectable father and interesting FAM
lily, that you will live
Il give you my honor, and the honor OF
my father, and the honor Of all the O'Don-
onghucs, that | will live as long as can.
And this, at all events, you may rely upon,
that will never think of shooting myself
fur-an actress
Good bye, then, Mr.. Cornelius.
mean never to forget you and should ever
be engaged in lawsuit, you may depend or
it, shall retain you as my leading counsel.
Mis- Garneit rose and curtseycd TO the
enanorcd swain, and Sally showed him tt
the door, inside Of which he was resolved
never again to enter. His love was per.
fec,ly cured. lie returned to his father
who, few years afterwards, had the happi
ness Of seeing his son as Counsellor O'Don.
onghuc, and giving TO his clients at the asszcs
the hencli, of his legal knowledge ; though
! am sorrow to add, it could not prevent tho
majority of them from being transported be-
yond the seas for the period of their natura
lives. BELINDA.
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CHAPTER Ill.

A few minutes after the departure of Mr..
Corncy O'Donoughuc, Of Drishccn Park,
sally entered the apartment and by the an.
nounccmcnt of very important piece of in
tclligcnce, she put an end to the loud laugh
ter of the two friends. Sally announced
that the young gentleman who had written IF
~ bllcts, the runaway from ST. Luke's the
unhappy Cornelius was below in the parlor
waiting for an answer to his last letter, eth
or to be admitted to an interview, or to put
an end 10 lis existence in the street. Miss
Garnet instantly took up the pen, ard wrote
| these words -
at least, without making one effort to save
them. You may therefore come
'Sal,,' said she, bring this to the young
gentleman below stairs, and then show him
into the back drawing-room.'
Tic II staut Miss Garnet, was alone will
her friend, she resolved upon playing trick
upon the nmornus Young law-studrnt. She
was an excellent actress, most accomplish
ed dresser, and therefore was pretty certain
of her success. With disin,cstodness, and
AN al sccnce of srlfsl,rcss, Which are very
| IuItIN IuUIu III UtuNllIUl WOl1ldH, Silt Ic'
solved to metamorphose herself, eff it wrr,
possible, into an ugly woman. First sh,
placed over her splendid dress il large black
apron, win, h belonged to her waiiingmald
Then she took IA thick red, heavy shawl, tia
c(cctually concealed her exquisite neck ant
delicate waist. She next placed coarse nit
tens upon her tnir and d, licatc Lands anc
then size put very small quantity ofcarmin
upon the tip Of her nose, wiped wIi'ish pow
der upon her hrows, and then took stag
snuil-hox, filed with some harmless mixture
with Which she dalkcncd her upper lip.
Thus made up, thus disguised, ,lus cal
umnia,rd, outraged, and mciamorrhoscd b.
herself, she took IA long look AT tie glass. Az
saw that her charming face and person wer
no longer scare, ~ recognizable. Being per
tectly content ii AT shc should &c allie To ora,
liy the wishes of Mr.. O'Douonglmr senior
she rung for her servant TO admit MIR. Cornc
: Illus to her presence.
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agreeable, that may wish to read it TO the

agreeable, that may WISH 10 reau IL 10 I've
third volume
.Whv, then my dcar-Providcnce may
have great blessings in store for you and as
10 your poor Henry hc-will be TO be pit
ied.'
The chat Of these two friends were inter-
rnrtcd by Miss Maria's chambcrmad, who
thus addressed her mistress
ooh! la Miss, there is such a very odd
man below stairs. lie is a great, big, fat
person, six feet high, and with such very,
very red hair-and he must be ninety years
old, I'm certain and he is so vulgar, and
speaks with such an accent--and he insists
upon seeing you. I'm sure lie mnst be an
Irshman, or creditor; hc is so very mpu-
dcnt--l slut the door in his face
Then go and open it again, Sally. II
he is an lrisllman, he will amusc us with his
hrogue and his specifications, being a COM
position of something that is not elevated
enough for poetry, nor sufficiently intcligi.
BILE to be prose. We shall laugh at him, ant
he in return will sing our praises in the
wilds of Connaught or the banks of the Lii.
fey; and if, as believe he is, a creditor,
will begin by-no, paying him a single far.
thi1g. Then shall &c, rid of him by giving
him an order for IA private box, and there
can look IL, him applaudine me, because
am determined to-die lis debtor. Sally
tell him to walk up: and Fanny, do yo,
take seat there, and if it be necessary
come TO my rescue
The two pretty women sci themselves
down on the sofa together, while the servan
hurried OF to introduce the singular ant
mysterious visitor.
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An old lady who had numbered her nine
,ie,h year, was asked by "A sprguly miss in
her teens at what period Of life ladies' lost
all rcl:sl, for eallaniry To which the an
ci Mt malron, viiha significant look, replied,
: Indeed, my enid. YOU mas, put the question
TO some ono older dim ann"
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THE WHITE CLOVER.
bY SARAH SMITH.

Born al H4norer 1892 Died at Mnortr, 1912.
There is little perfumed flower,
That well might grace the lovcesi bower,
Yet poet never dcigncd 10 sing
Df such an humble rus ic thing;
Nor is it strange, for it can show
Scarcely one tint of II bow.
Nature, p reliance, IN caiolcss hour,
With pencil dry might paint the flower,
Yet instant blished her iaui, TO sec,
50 gave it doub ing,ancy.
Rich rccompcnse for auaht dc'icd,
Who would not homcy garb us idc,
II gen,!cst soul wc,c breathing there
Blessings throughout lis little sphere?
Sweet flower! the lesson thou hast taught
Shall check each proud ambitious thought;
Teach me internal worth TO prize,
Though found in lowest, rudcs, guisc.
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some money for it, If you had il on a stamp.
at the fair at Donerailc. My sons name is
Cornelius
Cornelius ! Is il Cornelius +! Then, my
dear sir, read this letter. Is that your sons
writing 7
Tina, is his hand and mark, as sure as tina,
Cork stands on the river Lee y
well then, sir, only think that tins fool OF
II son Of yours tells me-, in this billet donx,
that he intends coming here to shoot himself
under my very window
ooh &! Lord is it 10 blow his beautiful
brains out 2
DO not be too much alarmed. shall
take care he does NOT hurt HIMSELF
'Ah then do, like little darling. Only
think, that the lives of all the O'Donoughu hue.
arc in your hands /; for fhe attempts to shoe
himself, that may never 60 home, hut III
kick the life out of him, and be hanged fol
the murder of young Cornry. Pray, Miss
don't let him shoot himself!'
Never fear and in order that ] may be-
gin the task Of preserving Inn, ] shall gran
HIM the interview he asks for. Up TO thi
moment, | assure you, have never seci
him.
But sure, if he sees you face to face ii
all over; mad in love he'll be-
Il admit that il will be difficult to cur
him.
AYE, but are you not going TO take "A wa.
that will render it impossible 2
NO, 1T all. Leave every thing to me, ant
c. gage to send him home to you as sensbl
as YOURSELF
and soon. Now mind, Miss.
This very day you shall see hlm, perfect
| ly cured, at Claring Cross Hotel
why then. long life and good husband
TO YOU, Miss Garnrtt. Good morning to yot
BY the powers but you are beautiful. On
would suppose that YOU were orn in Cork
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We must laugh as well as cry in this
world.-As last week was a sad one, lc, this
be more cheerful. The following quizzicaI
story was told at IA temperance meeting in
Hartford last week, by reformed topper. II
opens rich and as the man has become sober
one may now laugh over his absurdiles with
double relish. lie said Phil Gal
Il used to drink, and my wife used to jaw
me about 1t. What do you get drunk for
said she wha, do You jaw me for? sand !.
So we agreed, and made il firm bargain TINT
! would not drink and she would not scold.
For three long days we held on frm-no
drinking nor scoding but on the third eve
ming, being in company with some good fcl-
lows, took horn, and when that was down
| right of wanted another, and in a very
short lime found myself about show fare
you;' with twenty horns safe and snugly in
my bread baskeI-(trcmendous laughter J.
BY and by it got 10 be time TO go home but
as you may well suppose, dreaded to NEE,
my wife like the tooth ache--(Iaughter)--
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DUB hYRRa
THE PEARL. wEARER.-Bv Jons Consw.ll.

THE PEARL-wEARER.-By JonS ConNwAlL
litis ecordod Of a pearl-diver, that he died (fro
over-exeriion or some other cause) Immediately n
tor reaching the land or boat from which he ha
plunged; and that, amongst the shells which |
brought up, one contained pearl of surprising ST.
and beauty.l
Within the midnight Of her hair,
Halt-hid en- III its deepest deeps,
A single peerless, priceless pearl
(All flmy-cyed) forever sleeps.
Without he diamonds sparkling eyes,
The ruby's bIushe,, - there it lies,
Modest as the offender dryn,
When her pur lie veil s Withdrawn,
The flower OF gems. n lily cold aud pale!
fet,-wlai doth all avail
All lis beauty, all It's giace?
All the honors of its place
lie who plucIted i, from its he'd
In the far blue Indian ocean.
Lle'h, without life or motion,
In his earthly dive lint--dcnd!
And his children, one by one,
When they look upon the sun,
tinse tho toll ~ which he drew
The u1asGre from lis bed Of luo.
Gentle bride, no longer wear,
In thy nght-black odoious hair,
Such spoil. 1t Is not fit
Tha, tender soul should sit
CnJer sdcl accur ed gem!
What need 81 thu dadem T.
Thou, within whose Eastern eyes,
Thought ia starry eeniusD lcs.-
Tho :, whom beauty has arrayed?
Thou, whom Love and Truth have mado
Gcauiit lin whom we trace
Wom1n's sotncss --angCls grace
All we hope for,-all that streams
Upon us, in our haunted dreams
Q, sweet Lady east aside,
With gentle noble pride,
All 10 sin or pain allied!
Let the wi'd.eyed conqneror wear
The bloody laurel III his hair!
lie, the black and snaky vine
Round the drinkers temples Irvine!
Let the slave bego ten COLL
Weigh on bosoms hard and cold
But he THOU forever known,
BY that natural gh alone!
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JOSEPH LANDON,
ORLANDO OWEN.
NOTICE..

THE Copsrtnersmp heretof re existing under the
i finn OF Hckok & Catnls this day dissolved
All demands due hem which unsettled on the Is.
Of April next will be placed in the hands of H. Les,.
enworh Esq. for collection. III. Z. HICKOK
I March, 1872 II W CAriIN.
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NOII(E r..

Is herel V giccn that JOSEPH WAIT has sold ont
l hi> nrr.>t IN the ,ione Ware Mandatory and
that the hu,ins, will hereafter lie carrie on "a usua
v Mr. Ecn l.. Firrar who l. d NY authorized to SET
The all the bu, mes OF the firm al his Factory Pear!
ircct Burlington. Jan. 81 1912,
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Average for large seed, "a / -; for small
seed, 100 l-2 bushels to the acre. W. ID. ID.