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the laborious and persevereing efforts of The
senior partner of the concern that the result il
chiefly due, The manner in which the thing
is done, is of course a secret, and it can only
be privilege to dllude to the result, which j:
perfectly satisfactory, as some splendid speci-
mems of their make was exhibited to US the
other day, is abundant testimony. They have
long dealt in carpets, and have the largest and
| finest stock to wholesale and retail FROM of any
house in the city. This they owe to their su-
perior facilities. 1t is really treat TO look in
| upon the heap of carpets piled up in their
| warehouse. Some of the designs are truly
beautiful. There are other large retail hou-
seS in carpets which are indeed ornaments to
our city, whose merits we of course do not
mean to undervalue; but the Messrs. Pettes &
Co., it seems to us, have peculiar advantages.
Their mandatory is in Roxbury, and in all its
detail, is the most complete one in the country.
The carpets are brought to their store every
day. 1t is well worth ride to Roxbury to
to see their establishment, and although the. c
is no admission to the room where the tapes
tries are being made, the weaving of the more
common kinds is sufficient attraction for those
interested in such matters.
In n conversation with one Of the firm, short
time since, we were informed that they had
succeeded 10 their most sanguine hopes in re-
gard to this new feature in their business, which
they had introduced, namely, the way of ma
king velvet carpets; and since they have COM
menced manufacturing, and selling their own
goods, many merchants from the far West and
South have been induced to visit our city, who
Gas they themselves acknowledge would not
otherwise have come; and these men have not
only purchased carpets, but other kinds of
goods, as some Of our merchants can testify
thus adding to the trade of our city, and con-
sequently augmenting its capital. 1t is in this
light that the subject is peculiarly interesting
to us and is invested with considerable impor-
lance. We can but wish them and all other
men success, who in any degree tend to pro-
mote the welfare and enhance the reputation
Of onr city. This communication is entirely
unknown to any one of the above concern, and
by inserting it you will but confer credit where
credit is due, be the means of calling the at
tention to just appreciation of that merit
which is the due of untlring industry and en-
terprize, and oblige all the sincere well-wishers
10 the prosperity of BOSTON.
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CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. !
CARPETS-DOMESTIC MANUFAC-
TURE.
TUItE.


Mr.. EDIToR,-Being fully persuaded, from
the high character which your paper has ac-
quired in the maintenance of home interests,
and the untiring zeal with which its columns
have ever advocated and commended any and
all Of those local operations whose tendency has
been to accelerate the commercial, mercantile
and manufacturing interests of our City,
together with the natural advantages we enjoy,
is so rapidly gaining it a name, which we pre-
dict will soon give it a position that will make
it second to no commercial emporium in our
land,-we say, being assured OF this, we also
feel that you will now not object to few lines
bearing upon subject connected with one of
these particular interests. 1t is with feeling OF
justifable pride that we Americans witness; as
year follows year in rapid succession, fresh de-
velopments of those resources of genius and
enterprise, which past experience has so clear
ly developed among US, which have given to
our national character frame and glory more
noble and enduring than could ever be gained
by dint of arms, and which arc daily adding to
our abilities and advantages, by which we are
enabled no longer to look abroad for those pro-
auctions of manufactures and art, which knowl-
edge and enlightened civilization have render
ed so unne0essary-for we can find them at
home, in nearly every case rivelling, and often
excelling the results of foreign experience and
taste.
There is one branch Of manufactures, which
it is our object especially to allude to at this
time, and that is the article of carpets. 1t has
been but few years since this thing was in
troduced into this country, and it has met with
unexampled success. Several large establish
ments have sprung up, and won for themselves
enviable regulations. In fact, the making Of
ingram carpets has been brought to so com.
plete and perfect an issue, that in most case.
they are not a whit inferior to English. The
chief difficultylhas been with the colors, but
Yankee shrewdness has overcome this; and ii
is found that brilliant and enduring colors can
as well be made here as anywhere else; and
were it not for the unpatriotic (and to us strict
ly,) idea that some entertain that nothing viii
answer, but what has foreign tang to it, Eng
lish carpets would find but poor market in
this country. The making of brussels carpets
has also been treated successfully. But the
richer and more expensive kinds of foreign
carpets, such as Tapestry Brussels, and Tapes
try Velvets, have met with signal failures In
the attempts to produce them. 1t has, howev-
er, at last been accomplished, and to Boston
belongs the honor of Infringing to a complete and
perfect result, this most complicated, delicate
amid difficult undertaking.
Henry Pettes & Co., long and favorably
known 10 us as one of the most enterprising
firms, are the men who have thus added.a new
triumph to American manufactures. It Is Il
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The knockcrbockcr for January, We recei-
we'd promptly the first part of the month, and
as usual it is well filled with good things. We
take the following from the Editors table.
ANEcDorE OF DE- Cox,-'The Doctor was
driving out in thoughtful mood the other day.
in a onc-horse wagon, in anarrow street in the
suburbs of the town, when two wagons, one Oh
each side, attempted TO pass him. All three
GOT stuck fast together, so that they could not
be moved After irving for some time, 4
crowd began TO collect around, and DIR. G. be-
gun TO grow red in the face, and to remon. trate
in strong terms, and with much repetition. a.
..ainst the carclessncSs OF one of the green de-
Inquents. At last the other replied, (and We
suspect the wag must have knowa the Doctor
IL couldn't help it; you know | could'nt
and what the ID is The use Of an old white
headed man like YOU standing there, swcarin
/ couldn't help What's the use of swerrin
any how? l couldn't help it, tell you, did
ut 90 to DO it, course Swearin' away at {
fellow for what he didn't to dor The Doc
Tor blushed and looked little guilty; the charge
WAS so outrageous, he couldn't help it; and il
was made before a good many byestanders
who had often seen him in the pulpit. 4 swear
1T you exclaimed the Doctor, in utter am
azement.-'Ye-a-a 5, said the other, with pro
longed and potent emphasis 'swearin' at 4 fel-
low like q trooper, when he didn't 20 TO get
YOU stuck.'-The Doctor shrunk away abashed
being fairly driven from the ground
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One of our exchanges has great faith in the
velocity of Geographic communication. 1t has
the following
"a telegraphic message sent from New York
to St. Louis at twelve o'clock, noon, acW reach
its destination on the banks Of the Mississippi al
ten minutes before ttrclre"
Thus it will be seen that in going so short a
distance, lightning beats time by ten minutes
and a message by telegraph reaches its destina-
ton before it is sent Chronotype.
e Our experience of the use of the telc-
Graph is not so satisfactory as this. A commu-
nication from Alton, Illinois, was sent to US by
telegraph, dated the Sth instant, and was not
received in New York until the l 9TH, when, In
stead of being forwarded Immediately, it wa:
written or and sent by mail; we received it or
the 18th, five days from when it was due. We
do not blame the telegraph for this, as there arc
many breaks in the line, and thousand othe1
accidents may have happened, but we mention
il to show that the telegraph cannot always be
depended upon to beat time or for speed.-Bos-
ton Courier.
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From the New York Express.
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.

The New York Courier s; Enquirer has a
letter from its editorial correspondent atWasl-
ington, states his impressions with regard to
the state of feeling III that city in relation to
the Presidential canvass, from which we make
the following extracts:
Il believe that the opinion of the Wing mem
bers of Congress upon this subject Is very
much divided The Southern Wings almost
universally 20 for Taylor the Wings OF New
England and Of SONIC of the middle States are
mainly against him the Western delegations
arc not united. \ large number of influential
Wings are very strongly in favor of nominat-
ing Mr.. Clay, believing that he would prove
the strongest candidate with the people, at the
present juncture of publicaiiairs, as well as the
man most capable Of carrying the country most
successfully through the crisis which is now
impending. There are some who declare that
they will support none but Clay:-aad on the
other hand there are some who affirm that they
will 90 for no one but Taylor and both with
out reference to the decision Of National Con-
yention. But the number Of such on either
hand, believe to be small.
"However Wings mgy differ rs TO the eype.
diency of the nomination to be made, think
they are perfectly united in the most entire
confidence in the character, abilities and pat
riotism OF Mr. Clay. He is still as he always
has been, and more than he ever has been be-
fore, the idol of the Wing party, admired for
his brilliant talents, beloved for his personal
qualities, most profoundly respected and es-
tecmed for his long, ar1uous and fruitful pub
lie services, and regarded as above all others,
the man whom the Wings Of the whole Union
would prefer to see in the Executive Chair
have seen no Wing and have heard of none,
who would not proclaim Air. Clay as his tT'St
choice. And those who oppose his nomination
now, do it from 10 lack of confidence IN his
abilities and patriotism, and from no diminish
ed admiration of his public life.
'But there is general feeling abroad, that
the state of parties, has very greatly changed
within few years past. The old issues which
m 1910 and 1874 divided the country have
been entirely swamped by the new and mo-
mentous questions growing out of the Mexican
war. . New issues have been made :--old
ones must Of necessity be laid aside and in
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In consequence of The necessary absence from
the County, of the Treasurer, some weeks of the
time specified in the General Rules Of the Society.
for the pavment of premiums awarded at the Fair
in Oct lS47, it was voted by the meeting 10 ex-
tend the time for paving such premiums to three
months from the 26th day of January 1913
After some remarks from Mr.. Hopkins Of Bur
lineton proposing the establishment Of ar Agricul
tural Periodical and setting forth some Of the ben
Gifts to be derived from such publication in this
section of the state the following Resolutions were
submitted, and adopted by the meeting:
Resolrod, That in the opinion of the Addison
County Agricultural Society, the interest of Yer
mont husbaRdry would be highly promoted by the
establishment CT good Agricultural Periodical,
to be devoted principally to the discussion Of those
Agricultural topics which relate more particular
" to our own soil and climate.
Resolred, That in case such Periodical be es-
tablished as proposed by Mr.. Hopkins, the MEM
bers of the Addison County AZ. So. will not be
behind the foremost in encouraging and sustain
ing it.
The Committee on Field Crops awarded the
following premiums:
WHEAT.
To Allen Smith, Addison,
Best acre Wheat, sc bushels Is qts. $500
To Stephen Holland, Panton, I'd best acre
do. p bush. 400
CORN.
To Walter Barton, New Haven,
Best acre Of Corn, l2O bush Being the av-
erage of and Il acres all in one piece, 600
To John Grovenor, Bridport, I'd best, l
acre and rods, lO3 l2 bushels, 400
To Lewis Hurlbut Of Ferrisburgh, Sd BEST
do. 90 IL bushels, 500
PEAS.
To John Grovenor, Bridport,
acre and 20 rods, 46 bush. % qts 800
To James Hamilton, Bridport,
| ID best acre, 81 - bush. 200
CARROTS.
To Reuben Wheeler, II acre Orange
Carrots, 4O4 bushels, gratuity. 500
SPECIFICATIONS.
WHEAT
ALLEN Smiths specification states that his
Wheat was raised on Lind planted to Corn the
year preYiors Ground plowed in the Fail; in
the Spring, 18th May, sowed two bushels Black
Sea Wheat on an acre and narrowed it III. Land.
black muck, and very mellow; and required but
little narrowing TO cover the seed. This was the
9Th crop on the land after breaking up, without
any manure Wheat cut with sickle.
| STEPHES HOLLAND states that his Wheat was
raised on land planted to Corn the previous sea-
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So threshing 50.
i In raising the crop he was troubled with 3 sne-
cies Of insects which proved upon it. The weavil.
a brown worm that worked in the head and re'
manned in until cold weather, and another insect
that worked in the lower joint and cut off the
straw. With the name Of nature of the two last
mentioned insects he is unacquainted
CORN.
WALTER BARToN's crop of Corn was raised
on greensward. Land manfred 40 or so loads 10
the acre before blowing. Plowed about inches
deep; rolled lightly and narrowed. The Corn Ia
mixture ofDuiton and common eight-rowed, WAS
planted the sd week in May, 3 feet 9 inches by ?
feet apart; ashed Immediately after planting, and
plastered soon after the first hOeng 1t was suck
cred and reduced to three stalks in a hill Mt the
second hoeing; and hood twice. Expense of ma
nuring and getting in crop, 1925; harvest 1884
JoHN GRovESoR's crop of corn was raised on
an old field sowed TO Wheat the previous season.
Land plowed in the Fall of 1876 andi in the Spring
OF 1917 drew on some 40 or so loads of stable ma
nure, and plOwed beam deep narrowed and roll
cd with heavy roll, then plowed again and left
in the furrow. Planted the 2jd of MAY, in rows
3 feet and inches each way. Plowed and hood
three times. Cut 18th Sept. Corn, Dutton va
ricty Expense Of cultivatng and securing, SIG
LEWIS HURLBUT's specification states that his
crop of Corn was raised from an old pasture
Plowed about the Goth of May; dragged lightly
and began to plant the seed about the 26ih day of
May, in the common mode of planting. Corn
planted about feet apart each way rows only
one way. IIoed once in the ordinary manner:
lightly narrowed; run plOw between the rows
twice and tried a third time TO do so, but could
not the corn was so tender. The soil is slate and
loan mixed with marie, and very stony
Could not make an accurate statement of the
expense, there being three acres in the field, and
having ut first, expected but light crop
PEAS.
John Grovcnor's crop Of Peas was raised on
pasture land. Broken up in the spring OF ~, and
sowed 25d May, and narrowed in. Seed bush
els. Expense Of cultivating $500.
JAS. Hamilton raised his crop from land sowed
to Spring wheat the previous season. Slowed
bushels Of seed.
CARROTS.
Reuben Wheeler's specification states that his
Carrot crop was raised from land in potatoes the
year previous. The land light loam-last year
well manured-tllis year not manured-cxcept
ashes and plaster Powed narrowed and laid in
ridges two feet apart with small plow Sowed
on the ridges. The crop being tended ut odd
times.
committee was appointed TO audit the &c
counts Of the Treasurer, and furnish statement
ofthe finances Of the Society for publication pre-
vious to the lst Of February, agrceably to an act
passed by the Legislature Nov 1871
Said conmiffaa roporsa1 nc r.
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SoILooUr-Can't get along so. and yet doing
Is much business as l did twenty years ago =
Then saved money-now I'm spending ii abso-
lately going behindhand every season! What's the
difficulty Profits are reduced,wh rents and
taxes, and expenses increased? What shall do ?
It's plain! must do more busness-multiply my
Profits by Increasing the number ofmy customers.
How shall get more customers BY giving in
formation to a greater number ofpeopie anil inyi-
ting their custom. How? As other pcople do
though the newspapers, cards, handbills, &c, &c.
In short, must advertise or quit business. As
there is no remedy will make virtue of necessi-
". I'll alcer1ise II lrU!
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ADDISON COUNTY
Agricultural Society.

The Annual Meeting of the Addison County
Agricultural Society was held at the Town Room
in bIiddlcbury, on the Goth, January, 1913.
The Meeting was well attended, and the inter
est manifested, indicative of the increasing pros
perity of the Society.
The following officers were appointed for the
Hon ELIAS BOTTOM, of New Haven,
President.
DAVID HAZARD, Esq, Ferrisburgh,
WIN Il. SANFORD, Esq, Orwell,
Vice Presidents.
Z. w. BLAIsDELL, Jr, Vergennes.
Secretary.
WM. S. GooDRIcn, Middlebury,
assistant Secretary.
HARRY GooDRIcH, Middlebuy,
Treasurer.
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BUY apple!" said young Irish girl to gen
ucman on Boston Common, holding up her bas-
ket 'No, my dear; could not eat it if bought
l.; An sure I'll ate it for you, ifyou1l buy" said
the girl The gentleman forked over, and the
WHY giFi walked oii eating the apple with great
guslo.
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JUSTCS COBB, PRINTER,
OH. DO NOT LET THE HEART GROW
COLD.

OH, DO NOT LET THE HEART GRO
COLD.
Ely SOPHIA WEBSTER.
Oh, do not let the heart grow cold
Amid the toll Of life,
But rouse thee, and with spirit bold
Do battle mid its strife.
Meet all its dangers and its foes
With stalwart arm and true;
Nor LET its trials nor its woes
Bring dark despair to you.
What though the sunshine of thy way
BE cloudcd for awhile -
The roses from thy path decay,
And friends forget to smile?
We bless the gathering clouds that sail
Along the summer skicss-
The verdure of the earth would fail
Did storn-clouds not arise.
And so the vcrdurc of the heart
Would be diseased and die;
Kind thoughts would withcr and depart
Beneath cloudless sky.
We need the gentle dew Of tears,
The deeper shower Of grief;
And ii the tempest-stom appears,
Pray that It's hour be brief
But do not murmnr VIXEN the day
OF life is overcast;
The sun viii shed purer ray
When the dark hour is past.
Aiuldl iiaily, " j. lS47.
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MANAGERS.

O1AANLAOEAO.
Job Lane, Cornwall,
Gustavus " Cook, New Haven,
Rowland T. Robinson, Ferrisburgh,
Morris G. Smith, Panton,
James Dunn, BIidport,
Nazro Northrop, Shoreham,
Edwin Everts, Waltham,
f. G. Drake, Weybridgc,
Ephriam Moulton jr, Whiting,
Daniel E. Rust, Orwell,
Cyrus Porter, Mddlebury,
VIM. N Carter, Monkton,
Washington Miller, Salisbury,
James 5. NIesser, Leicester,
Daniel G. Meags, Vergennes,
Charles Smith, Bristol,
Russell Tabor, Lincoln,
Jarvis HOag, Starksboro,
Jonas n Smith, Addison,
Frederick Smith, Ripton,
Elnathan Knapp, Goshen,
Eber Lamb, Granville,
Chas. G. Robbins, Hancock.
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WASHINGTON, May 2, ls4S.

WASHINGTON, May 2, lsaS.
South Caroline The Presidency-P ostage-A
Ne,c Bill, &c.
The first meeting in South Carolina with re-
gard 10 the next Presidency, was recently held
IN Georgetown. 1t was there resolved, that the
present administration of the general govern
ment is in accordance with the principles set
forth In the resolutions Of the democratic party
in the Baltimore convention of 1874 that the
Wilmot prcviso is an attack on the constitutional
rights of all the States; that the Hon. John c.
Calhoun is their first choice, and that their de-
legates be requested to make every effort to Sc
cure his nomination by the democratic conven-
tlou. Gen. J. NJ. Commander was appointed the
delegate under the resolutions.
The Committee on the Post Office and Pos,
Roads have matured a bill, proposing, first, ex.
emption from postage on newspapers sent to sub
scrlbers bv publishers any distance within thirty
miles; secondly. reducing postage on papers less
than hive hundred square inches in size to half a
cent: over thatsize, a cent end half thirdly,
uniform rate OF postage on letter, five cents
Inc bill was ready, il is said, three weeks ago.
by thus withholding II, the measure, in the hur-
ry OF business towards the close of the session,
may be lost to the country. / have been in
formed that The carving OF mails through Virgil:
MIA ls tax OF 500 900 on the treasury, over and
above receipts; and In North Carolina $40 900
Seven out OF the nine members OF the Post Office
Committee come from States which do not pay
the expense of transportation; and yet these gen.
tlemen delay reporting hill which would not
only more generally diffuse information, but
within two years yield more revenue to old Cave
Johnson's sub-treasury than the present system
In fact lift were not for this head of the Depart
ment, every thing relating to the mails would
p ogress much better.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs have had
meeting on the subject of Yucatan, referred tC
1t. but have come to nothing definite upon the
subject. FELIX.
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WASHINGTON, May 3, lS4S.

The Vhite House, Personal Explanation.
There are several regular writer's to the He
raid from Washington, and occasional volun-
teers, men of character, always known to the
editor. recent letter signed "Roderick Ran
DOM" has passage in it in reference to an
alleged "tap-room at the White House." That
letter has been attributed to the undersigned, as
we understand, and further, that such an impress
sion exists at the White House. We regret it,
the letter and the misapplcation of its paterni
ty. The undersigned has frequently enjoyed a
social visit to the White House for many wears
past; but has never been aware of the existence
of a "tap-room'' therein. Not word from him
Is required in vindication of the White House,
nor of its present hospitable family. The only
objection, indeed, that we have to their style of
entertainment of their visitors is, that it has no
attractions in the mere refreshments of eating
and drinking. The amiabe and intelligent ia
mily are always at home to their friends, and
there is not a man, with five minutes converse
ton with the estimable lady of the mansion,
who would ever after sacrilegiously invade, by
the slightest allusion, publicly or privately,
the sanctity of the house. When the Arab
shares your salt, he is bound by that act not to
assail you to the last extremity. We claim at
least social equality with the desert barbarian.
Respectfully, The DoCToR.
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WARRINGTON, May 3, lS4S
The TdulOr Letters

There were two Taylor letters last night, one
Of them-that to Richmond, Va.,-was not so
good; that to Mr.. Allison was very good; that
letter was worthy of an older and more willy
politician than Gen. Taylor claims to be. 1t
looks like the result of deep calculation. The
style is good, much better than that of any other
specimen of Old Rough and Ready's political
eplstles, some OF which are exceedingly unpre-
tending In the way of grammatical precision.
The matter is also more pointed and explicit
still we are afraid II is too late. The old wings
say that if that letter had been written three
months ago, TAYLOR would have been the man;
but that now he must even consent to stand
aside, particularly when, in the other letter, he
deserts his old friend. Henry Clay. We under
stand that Mr. Mr. Reverdy Johnson has still
another letter from Old lack, and If so, we hope
Bona VISTA.