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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

No. lo.-hn act relating to the opening Of
highways.
His hereby enacted BY he General Assembly
Of fhe State of Vermont, as foiiOios
SIC. /, When any highway laid out by the
selectmen of any town shall not be made and
opened TO be used, within three years from the
time the same is so laid out, or il the select
men Of such town shall discontinue such high
way before the same is made and opened as
aforesaid, such neglect to make and open, or
such diseonlinuance, shall be taken, held and
considered to be a neglect or refusal to lay out
such highway, and from and afler the expira-
tion Of two years as aforesaid, OF afer the dis
continuance as aforesaid, any three or more
freeholders of the town, or vicinity, where the
highway is wanted, may make application by
petition in writing, to the county court of The
same county, in the same manner, and the pro-
eeedings shall in all respects be had thereon, as
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

No. 97.-An act relating to the linds of rail-
road corporations.
His hereby enacted by the General Assembly
of The State Of Vermont, as JoliOios;
SEC. L. No person shall hereafter acquire
title to any lands belonging to any railroad
corporation in this State by reason Of any ad-
verse possession thereof Of more than fifteen
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

Jon wonk executed in good style at fair prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08


STATE " hH"oSf' constable in the State,
ou"'y' sS' Greeting.
Whereas, complaint having been made
to me upon oath, as above written, therefore,
by the authority of the State of Vermont, YOU
are hereby commanded, forthwith to proceed to
enter and search the premises above described,
TO wit :-(fIere follows the description of the
premises rs aboye.) and If any such intoxica-
ting liquor is found therein, under ci,cumstan-
ces warran,ino the belief that il is intended for
sale, furnishing, gift or distribution, contrary
to the laws of this State relating to the traffic
in intoxicating liquors for the purpose ofdrink-
ing.-You are further commanded 10 seize il,
and convey the same to some proper place Of
security, and the same keep until final action is
had thereon. and TO summon the owner or keep
or of said liquor,-Qf he shall be known to
you,)-to appear before me at - and shew
cause, if any he may have, why the said liquor
should not be adiudeed forfeited and destroyed
and - be dealt with according to the stat
ute in such case made and provided and for
80 doing this shall be your sufficient warrant
Hereof fail not, but Of this complaint and
warrant, with your doines thereon, make due
return according to law.
Given under my hand at -, in said coun-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

AND WHEREAS, -, as the owner OF keep
eer Of said liquor, seized as aforesaid, having
been duly summoned to appear before me, as
The law directs, did, Tor did not,) appear, and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

No. H.-An act in amendment Of Chapter
sixiy-6ye and Gfly-four Of the Compiled Stat
hles, relating 10 the Homestead and widow $
DOVER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

No 23.-An act to repeal an ac, in relation TO
the location Of school houses.
is hereby enacted By The GcneAal Assembly
Of he &ate Of Vermont, as (olio,rs
SEC. /. An act entitled san ac; relating to
the location of school houses" approved Nov
cmber 90, 1859, and an act in addition thereto,
approved November 5, 1853, are hereby repeal
ed
SEc. Q. This act shall take efIec, from its
passage.
Approved, November Is, 1855.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-08

Before me, A. B., justice of the peace.
sr,r,orvrvxovr To any sheriff or
" .""o'i' constable in the State,
o""''' S. Greeting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-28

CrRIous STATISTICS. Some statistical gen.
ius declares that more money is expended in
the United States for segars than for all the
common schools in the Union.
A wag, who is undoubtedly a lover OF the
weed, seeing this statement going through the
papers, lets of the following
at has been calculated that the cost Of wash.
ing linen that might jus, as well be worn two
days longer, amounts to enough in this country,
to more than defray the expenses Of the Ameri-
can Board Of Foreign missions.
The expense of the buttons worn on the backs
of our coats, were they are Of no earthly use,
is equal to the support of all our orphan asy-
lnms.
The value Of tails to dress coats (ofno value
in reality, for warmth or convenience, is actual
ly greater than the cost Of our excellent system
Of common schools.
1t has been estimated tina. the value Of old
boots, thrown aside which might have been worn
a day longer, is more than enough to buy a fan
mel nightgown for every baby in the land. Al
so, that The cost Of the extra inch ofihe tall shirt
collars Of our young men, is equal to the sum
necessary 10 put the Bible into the hands Of
every one Of the Patagonian giants"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-28

duce diarrhea, dyscniery, cholera and ieycrs.
II there is any exception TO this rule ii is
probably to be found in sailed fish, which, the
Goldfish especially, seems to furnish a heallhlul
aud safe summerd diet. The whole quantity Of
food taken by a single person should be dimin-
ished by one third, or perhaps more,
Water alone may be taken moro freely. For
economy, beans, peas, eoru-meal, oatmeal,
h%ominy, rice, and sugar are the most eligible
forms Of food We have.
In making the changes Of diet required by
the different seasons, n healthy appetite is a
very good guide. Thus in the hot months we
lose our relish for the grosser and heartier
forms of food, and choose, instead Gust what
indeed we stand in need of) those articles Of
diet which moderately disiend the digestive or
pans, without containing the flesh and heat pro-
dncing elements iu-heir most concentrated state,
such as farinaceous foods, vegetables, and fruits.
So our edibles should now be Of the simchy
and S~uooiitni, rather than of the oily kind
The teachings Of nature and experience, how
ever, alike go to show that we can never, with
safety TO health, wholly dispense with the olea-
ginous element 10 food.
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FOOD FOR FIFE SUMMER.

Diseases of the stomach, liver and bowels,
and %ievers, all of which spring but too general
ly from errors in diet, are those which we find
TO be peculiar TO the summer and autumn. Ii
will be proper, therefore, that diet should chief
ly claim our attention at the present time.
To the child, food furnishes materials for
three uses, groVh, repair Of waste, and
ioarDah. To the adult, whose growth has
ceased, food serves two uses only, repair and
'oarmth. Anything more than enough to salts
fly the demands Of either of these periods is ca
cess, and as such, it is injurious at any season,
most injurious in summer.
To some extent the needs of cold and hot
weather are opposite. In winter, the necessity
of maintaining the heat of the system creates a
demand for food rich in conJusfible material,
such as milk, butter, fat meats, corn meal, OF
like articles, and an appetite is felt for such
food. The increased activity of cold weather
also necessitates the taking of nutritious foods
and calls for a free supply Of bread, flesh, eggs
or SHINE like aliment. Ia summer most persons
need less Of the nutritious, and still less of the
heat producing elements. Hence all forms Of
animal food, il used at all, should now be tax
en- more sparingly. Besides the tendency to
speedy decay renders animal food liable 10 pro-
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and sometimes all winter. | need not spend
time TO describe these worms, for every man
that has eaten worm apples knows very well
what they are.
| suppose these worms turn TO millers in the
spring OF fore part Of the summer, and deposit
their eggs on the young apples the same as the
previous year. The damage done 10 apples
every year amounts to a great sum. Many of
Of the apples after they are puncturcd, fall from
the trees before they are half grown. Many OF
the apples that remain on the trees Till fall will
moi keep more than three weeks after they are
picked. Every fruit %culturist knows that fruit
will kecpbut a short time after the skin is broken
so as 10 let in the air.
Having been troubled with wormy apples for
the last fifteen years, | thought | would try an
experiment on one tree this season, to sec IL ]
could not stop these maraudcrs in their wild ca
reer. took half a dozen quart beer bottles
and filled each half full Of swoeiened water !
then suspended them from the branches of a
tree in the following manner II tied leather
straps three-fourths Of an inch wide around the
branches to prevent them from being girdled
to these leather straps | tied hemp strings, TO
which ! attached the bottles, leaving them open
to allow the miller TO enter.
| let the bottles remain in this situation five
or six weeks, and on taking them down and
emptying them found the millers had entered in
great numbers and were drowned in the liquid.
In one bottle | counted fifteen, in another fUrty
and so on. The tree thus treated produced
fourteen bushels Of large, fair apples, while the
fruit on the trees not experimental upon wal
wormy. Whether the remedy produced all the
difference or not ! will not pretend to say, bnI
| hope some fruit culturisis will be en,erprisine
enough TO try the experiment next summer,
and report their success 10 the editor of this OF
some other paper.
Another method that | would recommend fol
destroying these millers that produce the apple
worms, is to take shavings or straw and light a
fire in the orchard in the evening in the month
of June. As soon as the millers sec the light
they will fly towards it and be consumed in The
flames. Millions may be destroyed every season
in this way. ELIHu Cross, Hoosick, Rensselaer,
Co., N. Y.-Orford (he.) Democrat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-28

PRAcTIcAL PEAYgR.-In the vicinity OF D.
lived a poor, but industrious man, depending
for support upon HE daily labor. Ills wife fell
sick, and not being able to hire a nurse, he was
obliged to confne himself in need. Having a
wealthy neighbor near, he determined to go
and ask for bushels Of wheat, with a prom
Use to pay as soon as his wife became well e.
nough to leave, so that he could return TO his
work. Accordingly he took his bag, went to
his neighbours and arrived while they were at
family prayers.
As he sat on the door-stonc, he Leard the
man pray very earnestly that God would elo,he
the naked, feed the hungry, relieve the needy,
aud comfort all that mourn. The prayer con-
cluded, The poor man stepped in, aud made
known his business, promising to pay with the
ayails Of his first labors. Tho farmer was very
sorry he could not accommodate him, hut he
had promised to lend a large sun Of money,
and had depended upon his wheat to make ii
out but he presumed neighbor A--would
let him have it.
With a fearful eye and a sad heart, the poor
man turned away. As soon as he let tho house
the farmers little son stepped up and said
Father, did you not pray that God would
cloihe the naked, feed the hungry, relieve the
distressed and comfort the mournersr
'Yes-whyr
Because, father, il had your wheat, | would
answer that prayer
1t is needless to add, that the Christian father
called back his suffering noighbor, and gave him
as much as he needed.
Now, Christians readers, do you answer your
own prayersl
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or cut straw, keeps the fruit clean, and at tho
same time keeps The ground moist and light
The principal enemy Of the gooseberry is the
blight. | am in the habit Of sitting ashes or
air Stacked lime over gooseberry bushes when
they first begin TO put out their leaves, and
repeating il once a week, till the berries nre
about half grown and have found or fancied it
a preventative Of blight. Others have recon-
mended m%ulching with salt hay. Some have
tried vegetable manure, as leaves, shaving &c.
with success. Having been t~olerably success
ful with my own practice | have tried no other
remedy. 'rransplanting the bushes, once in
three years has been rcsoited 10 by some gar
deners, with success, but by this practice, the
crop is lost one year in three. The goose
berry yields an abundance of delicious fruit,
which may be cooked in varions ways, or ca
ten raw, and amply repays all the attention,
that it demands.
Concord. II. in Country Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-28
POETRY.


I gazed upon the glorious sky,
And the green mountains round,
And thought that when came TO lie
Within the silent ground.
IT were pleasant that in iowery June,
When brooks sent up their cheerful tune,
And-groves a joyous sound.
The sextoh's hand, my grave to make,
The rich, green mountain turf should break.
A cell within the frozen mould,
A coffin borne through slcet,
And icy clouds above il rolled,
While fierce the tempest beat
Away II will not think of these
Blue be the skies and soft the breeze,
Earth green beneath the feet,
And be the damp mould gently prest
Into my narrow place of rest.
There, through the long, long summer hours
The golden light should lie,
And thick young herbs, and groups Of flowers.
Stand in their beauty by;
The Oriole should build and tell
His love tale, close beside my cell;
The idle butterfly
Should rest him there, and there be heard
The housewife bee and humming bird.
And what, if cheerful shouts, at noon,
Come from the village sent,
Or songs Of maids, beneath the moon,
With fairy laughter blent,
And what, il in the evening light,
BctrOthed lovers walk in sight
OF my low monument
| would the lovely scene around
Might know nc sadder sight or sound.
/ know, I know / should not see
The seasons glorious show,
Nor would its brightness shine for me,
Nor its wild music flow;
But if around my place of sleep,
The friends love should come 10 weep,
They might not haste to 60;
Soft airs, and songs, and light and bloom,
Should keep them lingering by my tomb.
These to their soiencd hearts should bear
The thought of what has been,
And speak of one who anne to share
The gladness Of the scene;
Whose part in all the pomp that fills
The circuit of the summer hills
Is-that his grave is green;
And deeply would their hearts rejoice
To hear again his living voice.
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yrRNoNT Valley RAILROAD NOTICE.

N N and after MONDAY, MAY 7th, 1893, PAssEN-
~ am TRAINS will leave Bellows Falls for Brat
ilehoru AT $3.50 A. NJ, and $50 =. NJ; and return
ng leave Brattleboro at 1920 A.. NJ. and 4.80P. NJ.
FRgtanr TRAIN leaves Bellows Fails at ll.20 A.
NJ; and Brattleboro mt LAO +. NJ.
The two Passenger Trains over this Route, con-
meet South with the VI. & Mass. and Connecticut
River Rail Roads, to Springfield, Hartford, New
Haven and bridgeport, direct to New York. On
the North with the Rutland and Burlington, sulli-
van: Vermont Central. Vermont and Canada, Con-
necticut and Passnmpsic Rivers Rail Roads, form
ingdirect communication with Whitehall, Saratoga
& Schenectady. ST. Johnsbury and White Noun
tains. Burlington and Rousc's Point, Ogdensburg
and Montreal. p. r. CHANDLER, Snpt.
VERMONT VALLEY RAN RoA OFFICE,
MAY eth, 1855.
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"MY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT NOT MY NAME"
There was a dry old fellow, whose wit was the
amusement Of the residents Of the south Of JET.
ferson county. lie was sitting one day in the
village store; a gentleman who came in thou't
he recognized a friend, and said How do
you do, Mr.. Underhillr The old man said,
Sir, you have described my circumstances, but
that is not my name Tbs same old follow
called one day on the member of Congress elect
the family were at breakfast there was a va
cant seat, but the old man was hardly in a plight
10 be invited TO the table. The following con-
v~ersation took place How do you DO Mr..
-iWhai is the newsi' Said the old
man, Nothing mich, but one Of my %neighbors
gave his child a queer name What was i'll
Come and eat The lame sounded so pecu-
liar tina, it was repeated. 'Whdt come and eat =
Yes, thank you,' said the OLD man, 4 don't
care if do, and drew up to the table. Rome
Sentinel June PC.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-28
VERMONT AND MASSACHUSETTS, RAILROAD.

ON and after MONDAY, JUNE 9TH Trains will
~ run as follows, viz:
Upward-Lease Boston al 1890 pm. F~iiehborg
at $50 +. NJ
Dowu~N ard-Lcnvc nrntlehoro At $40 A. W.
passenger ear will run in connection with a freight
train leaving Fftchbufg at $50 A. VI. aud returning
leave Greenfield for Fiichburg nj 2l5 =. ".
The 1920 =. ". train for nosion, connects with the
Connection, River Rail Road ai Greenfield, for Deer
field. Hatfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Chicopcc and
Springfield, and with he night ifain to M every day,
The downward A.. NJ. train from Bwldcboro, aud the
II A. N. train from Boston, connect with the Ashnelut
Rail Road al South Vernon. Freight trains each way
daily. OTIS Il. SnPh
Filehbufg June %, 1888.
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AGRICULTURAL.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Board Measure. Boards are sold by face
measure. Multiply the width in inches of any
number of pieces of equal length, by the inches
of the length. Divide by III, and the qnoiicnt
is the number of feet, for any thickness, under
an inch. Every fourth inch increase of thick
ness, adds a fourth to the number Of feet in the
face measure.
Land Measure. Every farmer should have
a rod measure, a light, stiff pole, Just 10 l-2
feet long, for measuring land. BY 4 little prac-
lice he can learn to step just a rod at five steps,
which will answer very well for ordinary work.
Ascertain the number of rods in width and
length Of any lot you wish to measure, and
multiply one into TIT. other, and divide by i60,
and you have the number of acres, as 100 square
rods make a square acre. IL you wish 10 lay
of one acre square, measuer l3 rods upon each
side. This lacks one rod of being full meas
ure.
Government Land Measure. A township is
9 miles square, and contains sc sections, % ,Oi0
acresa A section, one mile square, 6l0 acres.
A quarter section, half mile square, lG0 acres.
AS this is l60 rods square, a strip one rod wide
or every rod in width is an acre. A half quar-
ter section, is half mile long, north and south,
almost universally, and a fourth of a mile wide,
80 acres. A quarier-qnarter section, is one
fourth of a mile square, 40 acres, and is the
smallest-sized tract, except fractions, ever sold
by the government. The price is SIPS an
acre.
Grain. In England and America, grain is
generally rated by the bushel, though it is not
the same measure for here we use the Win
chester bushel, which contains also 4a-l0O
cubic inches. There since 1926, the legal
measure is called the imperial bushel which
contains 2,2ls cubic inches so that 80 Of their
bushels are about equal to 80 of ours.
The following are the commercial weights Of
a bushel ofdi1erent articles, viz Wheat, beans
potatoes, and clover seed, 60 pounds. Corn,
rye, fax seed and onions, SO pounds. Corn or
the cob weighs 20 pounds. Buckwheat, SO
barley, 4s hemp seed, A Timothy seed
As; castor beans, 46 oats, IS bran, 90 blue
grass seed, IA salt, so, according TO one &C.
count but Onondaga salt is SO (the real weight
Of coarse salt is IS pounds TO the busliel y
dried apples, 81 dried peaches, 80, according
TO a table lately published in numerous papers,
'"' a0eui's u eAPo'renoe' oo' are "rohs
we have seen thousands OF bushels sold at %
pounds to the bushel, which will measure abou
three pecks.
HedPing Measure. Potatoes, turnips ant
esculenl roots, apples and other fruits, meal ant
bran, and in some States oats are sold by heap
ing measure, which contains 2 ISIS cubic inches
The size Of a Winchester bushel measures is
circular ring with straight sides 8 inches higl
and 10 l-2 in diameter. A box 10 inche
square, with sides III l-32 inches high, vii
hold half a bushel.
Comparative Grain Measures. Besides tn
difference between the Winchester and imperia
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TO PREVENT APPLES FROM BEING
WORMY.

The apple worm, which is SO prevalent in
ms part OF the country, without doubt is pro-
duced BY a moth OF miller, which deposits its
eggs in the calyx of The apple when /, is very
small. when speak of apple worms | do
not mean those caterpillars which infest our an
pie trses most every spring, deyouring the leaves
and almost destroying the trees.) These eggs
soon become worms, aud gnaw holes in the ap-
pies, where they feast themselves all summer,
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HOUSE PAINTING

TN MI is branches and Of every variety. GLAZ-
Il ING, PAPER HANGING 4 wHITEwAsIlING
done to order and in good style, at short notice. and
on reasonable terms by the undersigned at his shop,
opposite the American House, up stairs.
4. ATWOOD.
Brattleboro, March Sth, 1855. G
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UNITED STATES BOUNTY LAND AGENCY.
Press Forward Your Claims!

A RMY AND NAVY OFFICERS, SOLDIERS,
IA both Regulars aud Volunteers, Sailors, Marines,
Floiiila-Men, Musicians, Wagon Masters, Teamsier,
Indians, and all persons whn may have served lo0ncea
days in any Of the Wars Of the United States, since The
year 1890, the laws Of 1855 gives each Of VOC, who
have not heretofore received a Warrant for Land. One
Hundred and Sixty Aeresl! And TO all who have re-
ceived Bounty Land, enough more 10 make One Hon
bred and Sixty Acres!
IN The ease Of the death Of the person entitled 10 Land,
his Widow, or II no Widow, the minor Child OF Chl-
dren. are entitled to he Bounty.
W. are prepared TO promptly prosecute all claims for
Land, and Elh snFgty yuaiees q Pede.. County Ckrks,
al aflers, NiHi the necossars iRsfructioas, and bunk
forms. G.e Of cosi. on application, by mad or otLerrris.
When desired, we will sell the Warrant at the mar
ket price, and remit a cheek for proceeds.
N. II. COBB a CO.,
p VILLAIN Street New-foh.
Refercnees-Bank Of The Commonwealth, New-York.
6m9 Ohio Life & Trust Company, New-Yok.