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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Murrian Among Cattle.

Accounts by foreign papers give ter
rible picture of the effects of this disease
among cattle in the Baltic provinces.
The pastures in those countries are de-
vastated, and the herds that Craze in them
carried off by a disease which is said to be
propagated from one to another and
which, after alarming the neighboring
governments, has at length attracted the
attention Of the government Of Great
Britain. An order in Council was issued
on the I'd of April, which directs that
hereafter no cattle and no horses hoofs,
raw or old hides or skins of cattle shall
be brought into the United Kingdom
from any port of the Baltic provinces ly-
ing between that gulf and the territories
Of Lubbock. The disease has prevailed for
two or three years past and the very
same importations which are now pro-
hibited by the British government have
been forbidden by Prussia, France and
some Of the German States. 1t will, we
think occur to any one who reflects upon
the subject, that if the importation of
cattle or Of their hides or horns from
the Baltic provinces could have introdu.
ced the disease into Great Britain, it
is very strange that it should not make
its appearance there before this time.
Every COW or OK that dies is skinned, of
course, and the English tanners have
been depending upon them to make them
into leather. The tanners of our own
country receives hides from the Baltic
ports, and now their admittance into the
British ports is denied, they will be sent
to US in large numbers IF the ravages
of the distemper which prevails in the
Baltic provinces should sweep off whole
herds, as is said to be the case, the own.
ers will attempt to save what they can.
The animals will be stripped of their
hides, and these will be sent Immediately
TO such markets as are open. If the
British order was wisely and prudently
issued-as we must suppose it to be-af.
ter an intelligent examination and sur.
vey Of the whole case, here is danger
to which our country is exposed. The
infection, if it can be thus communicated
will be introduced by cargoes of hides
from the northern German ports. 1t will
be prudent on our part to inquire into the
nature Of this pestilence among the herd,
Of northwestern Europe, and whether any
such precautions as may be in our power
to take are necessary. The disease called
murrian in the Scriptures appears to have
been in the herd what the plague or smal
pox is in the human family. Whether
the dire disease be the same which wa,
in former times called murrain, is 0
point for the cattle-dealers to settle.
question of much greater Importance is
how far proper treatment, wholesome food
cleanly stables and sufficient ventilation
may be depended on to prevent the attacl
Of the malady, or to check the progress
There is as yet no certainty that it is not
like the cholera, kind of travelling
epidemic, which after having exhausted it
violence in the place where it had it
birth, will invade and gradually overrul
other Counties philadelphia Ledger
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| so or least 80 in another. In some places
Spanish Merino wool is taken as the
standard for fixing the price of wool, and
wool that would command ten cents per
lb. more in some other place, will sell for
no more than the standard price so
that to answer the question which is best,
the market, the kind of country, whether
mountainous or the reverse, rich or thin
pasture, the degree of latitude, &c., must
be taken into consideration.
My flock (which 1 breed mainly for
supplying others with valuable sheep) con-
sists mostly of French and their crosses,
some Spanish or American, and cros-
ses Of the 81 esian with the above breeds.
consider the French sheep a valuable
breed for our latitude and pastures Our
winters and springs require hardy breed
of sheep and our springs particularly,
make it important to have strong vigor-
Gus, and healthy lambs, and in this par
ticular my experience has taught me the
French stand unrivaled. They have
heavy fleeces of wool equal in ineness to
the average Spanish wool. This is the
character Of mine, which were carefully
selected. Some ofmy crosses have shear
ed more wool for live weight of carcass,
than either class of full blood. This may,
perhaps, be dependent on age and other
considerations . '''
My cross breeds of French and Silesian
gives more than middling sized Merino,
with beautiful quality Of wool and with
first rate fatting properties, but rather
shorter than the French but very thick.
and also improving the symmetry of form,
and are, in general vies, valuable
sheep. IF cold and stormy at the time of
weaving, the lambs require more care
than the French, and perhaps the sue
ceeding winter, but after which they are
equal in thrift and hardness to either of
the above breeds. With regard to the
classification of sheep, consider the pre-
fix Spanish as applied to American Merino
as much a misnomer as if applied to
French or Silesian. The Merino sheep
have been bred as long or little longer
in America than in Silesia, and with as
much departure from the original type.
The popularity and variation Of different
breeders have become SO apparent and
we'll defined, that the cognomen of Atwood,
Blakeslee, &C., has become an index which
describes fully the qualities Of the respec-
tive sheep under consideration.
Then if there is descriptive differ
ence in the American focks, why are they
not as much entitled to the consideration
as American Merino, as are the French,
Saxon, and Silesian 10 their names respect
lively. The term Spanish has been added
for few years back, to add an imaginary
importance to the Merino, but it is
mistake the Atwood sheep are more val
liable than any Spanish flock when impor-
ted into this country. Yours, &C.,
N. y. SCHUYLER.
Birmingham Oakland, Mich, July 5.
1857. -Wooi Grosoer.
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Alexander Smith has given the very
gold Of comfort to some mourner For
her he thus addresses the departed one
"No tears for death
Saw thee when loveliest, and his icy touch
Preserves thy look forever. 1t is we'll:
The only things that change not are. the dead
Now thou art safe from Times defaeing hand
From stating customs and, sadder far than all
From human 6ckleness. In after years, ..
1t might be, l would scarce have followed thee.
A mourner to thy grave. Thou art so fair,
That gazing on the, clamorous grief becomes,
For every reverence, mute. If Mighty Death
Made our rude human faces by his touch
Divinely fair as thine, o, never more
Would strong hearts break oer biers There
sleeps tonight
A sacred sweetness on thy silent lips,
a solemn light upon thine ample brow,
That can never, never hope to find
Upon living face. Within thy grave
I'll lay thee and above will memory hang,
An ever-mourning willow %
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FEEDING Oars TO SHEEP.-As to feed
ing oats to sheep, l would say that if
they have plenty Of good clover hay, the
oats (say gills day. will not be in
furious to them in the least. During the
past winter fed one flock of sheep, "a
in number,) which gave but A quarts
daily, with plenty of good clover hay,
(good hay, mind you,) and such hay ought
to be made by every farmer for his sheep
and cows-hay with all the heads and
leaves remaining on the stalk and green as
when taken from the feld-and my sheep
this spring were fat and healthy, produc-
ing fine lambs without any losses.
Now, having given my experience in
these matters, | would like little infor-
nation on some other subjects worthy Of
some consideration. Can oats be pro6ta-
bly, fed to colts before attaining the age
of two years. 1t is aquestion often dis
eussed with US some advocate the free
use of oats, and others prohibit it. Also,
can watermelons be made profitable
crop, when you are obliged to make your
soil of the right sort by drawing the sand
two miles to make the hills (for my land
is clay and gravelly soil not suited fol-
or melons.) Any information on any OF
these points will be thankfully received
J.B. sNYDER.
Nursery Grove" Rhinebeck, N. Y.
June, 1857. - Wool GrOlre'.
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A DRspzRATE CAsE.--The keeper of a
certain livery stable not great way of,
was in the habit Of cautioning his custom
ers, when they left the premises, not to
drive fast, and this habit, finally became
second nature with him. On one occa-
sion one of his patrons came for team to
join in funeral procession, and the own
er of the horse, on handing him the reins,
as usual, mechanically observed, "Don't
drive fastw "Look here, old fellow" ex-
claimed the customer, "I'm bound to keep
up with the procession if l kill the horse ="
-Yarmouth Register.
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The finest idea of a thunderstorm ex-
tant is when Virgins came home drunk.
Now Virgins was teacher, and had
been to temperance meeting and drank
too much lemonade; or something He
came into the room among his wife and
daughters, and just then he tumbled over
the cradle and fell whop on the floor, af-
ter while he rose and said
"Wife are you hurt ~
mo"
Girls are you hurt ?'
mo" .l s
D "Terrible clap wasn't it,"
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Experience in Growing Fine Wool
Sheep.

DEAR SIR-In compliance with your
request, 1 will give you my experience
chastity drawn up) in rearing fine wooled
sheep. No doubt some will expect that
a breeder Of different varieties Of fine
wooled sheep will give the public some
idea which is the best breed. But this is
30 dependant on circumstances, that my
opinion would be Of little value, unless
their conditions for their Hocks were the
same as mine. '' NJ, h.
That variety which in our locality
would be the most valuable, might be less
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RUTLAND & BURLINGTON
r IL aaslsss II q A D.
New Arrangements of Passenger Trains

new Arrangements OF Passenger Trains
Commencing Monday. August 10 1867.
Leave Fitchburg Depot Boston, Mt 7.sO and liO
A. NJ.
Leave fitchburgh at 9 80 A. NJ, and 80 P. NJ.
Leave Bellows Falls for Middebury, at 1910 p M.
and 600 and $50 AM.
Leave Middlebury for Burlington, at 7.s5 A. NJ,
Leave burlington for Mddebury, at 1890, A. N.
500 p. NJ.
Leave Middlebury for Rutland and Bellows Falls,
at l1.47, and A M, 9.31 p. NJ.
AT Burlington, with Trains Of Vermont Cen
tral Railroad and Lake Champlain Steamers, for
Plattsbuigh Rouses, Point, St. Albans, Montreal
and 0gdensburgh.
At Rutland, with trains ofthe Western Vermont
ktuland g. Washington and Saratoga & White
hall Railroads for Troy New York, Albany, Sa-
ratoga Springs, Schenectady, and the West, via
New York Central Railroad.
Also by Stages, for Woodstock, Bethel, and in
termediate points. At Bellows Falls with trains
of the Cheshire Road for Fitchburgh. Worcester,
Lowell, and Boston, vermont Valley Road, for
Brattleboro, Springfield. Hartford, New Haven,
and New York, and the Sullivan Road, for Wind.
scr. White River Junction, and the White Noun.
tains. +. A. CHAPLIN, Supt.
Superintendents Office, Rutland, August 4, 1867.
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AMERICAN Stock BREEDERS IN Eng
LAND.-The Bedford (England) Mercury,
of 25th of July, says: The annual letting
of the celebrated Babraham rams, Mr.
Webb's, has just taken place, and attract
ed numerous attendance from all parts
of the country. At the public letting, IS
rams were hired, and the total amount
realized was 9l,8l2 12s., or 927 lis
I'd. per head. This was high average,
although rather below that of last year.
In 1852, SO rams were let for 922 3s.
H.. each in 1853, II for 922 6s. Sd.
each; and in 1856, II for f33 Is. AID.
each. The highest price commanded on
the present occasion, by any single ram,
was 1877 guineas, and this is the largest
sum MIR. Webb has ever realized for the
hire of his splendid breed. The hirer
was Mr.. Lindsey, of New York.
The Earl Of Leicester, the Earl Of Var
borough, and other noblemen were hirers
Of other rams, and 70, SO, II, 100, and
so guineas were realized in five instances
The business transacted at the public
letting does not convey, however, com.
plete idea Of the extent Of Mr.. Webb's
transactions, as great deal Of business
is concluded with him privately. About
800 gentlemen were present at the usual
dinner given by Mr.. Webb to his visitors
The chair was occupied by the Hon. Elio'
Yorke, M. p, and the hon. gentleman
was supported by Mr.. Adcape, M. P. fol
Cambridgeshire, and Mr., Wyne. M. P
for Merionethshire. Among the foreigr
gentlemen present were, Mr.. Satch, from
Coblentz and the Marquis de Vogue, O.
France.
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For the Register.
Autumn.

Autumn has come and the bright read leaves
Are silently dropping down,
While earth puts off her regal dress
And her bridal Summer crown.
All, 'twere well for me if my heart could fold
Its mantle of earth away,
As the wings of the leafy forest shade
Are folded away to-day.
Iwould that for one hour the Fates
Might sever the cords that bind
My heart and !, and show to me
The power Of heart and mind.
would know if buried hopes might be
Our own when earth's scene closes
As the Spring doth bring to our gaze again
The light Of her buried roses IAN.
Orwell. Sept. 1867.
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BURDENS
New Patent Horse Shoe.

THIS greatest Invention of the age, which sur
passes in utility, durability, and beauty of nish
anything Of the kind yet achieved by the skill OF
man, is made by machinery from a superior quail
ity ofiron, at a cost much less than the hand
made horse shoe IL is concayed on the in- side,
with view to the BETTER PRESERVATION OF THE
HsRsE's HooF, and its shape, ,LEssEsISo rHE NEc-
kssiTr OF PARiSG IT, and being FAR MoRE DE-
sIRABLk FOX THE COMFORT OF THE ANIMAL THAN
ANY SHok EVER oFFRRkD To THE Puzzle These
shoes are sold according to size, like mems boots
"a method which insures more perfect fit tlinn
can otherwise be obtained. This invention is pro-
nounced extraordinary in usefulness by many
farriers blacksmiths, and is rapidly coming into
general use in all portions Of the United States.
For further particulars and samples, apply to
the Agents,
BLoDGRT, BROWN & co. so and So
Pearl ST., Boston, Mass. ...
IL. ls56.-S5:l v,
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In Churches, sleepy heads have always
been numerous, but we never heard till
recently, ofany one claiming adead- head"
exemption, when the plate went around
On Sunday, when the plate was being
passed in---Church, a gentleman said
to the collector" "Go on, I'm dead
head-Pve rot a pass %
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On Lake Ontary.

Green are thy waters, green as bottled grsss,
Behold them stretched thar I;
Fine moskolopgers and 0swego bass
Is chiefly ketched thar.
Wunst the red Injuns thar tuck thsr delights
Fisht, fit and bled
Now most Of the inhabitants . whites,
With nary red. Boston Post.
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GEORGE M. BROWN,
AII,OR

Informs his friends and customers, that he
has opened a shop in Stewards building over
the store Of r. L. Fnller,where he will attend
to all business in his line
Cutting done to suit Gu stomers.
WANTED good Journeyman.
Middlebury, Oct. 10. 1856. 26,tf
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j.. J. @. o. REDINGTON,

A2 '''' 80 -
A GENT for Musical Instruments. Melodeons
n of any maker, (even of Prince & Co.. fur
nished Apersonal warrant, in addition to that
of manufacturers, given to selected instruments
A sample melodeon can be seen at all times.
Dealer in sheet music and music books. Or
dsy for music sent regularly to New York on
Tuesday of each week and returned by express
within three days.
Charges IN all cases, the prices fixed by the
board Of Trade, with the usual discounts to
Teachers, Seminaries and Churches.
Teacher of vocal and instrumental music.
Middlebury June, 1867.
Mr. W. c. Myers will attend to Music orders for
three weeks.
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The parent who would train up the
child in the way he should 60, must go in
the way he would train up bis child, Ex-
ample before precept. H"""i t.t
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(Concludeel IN our nezt,


SILVER IN the SEA.--.Ths.e. French
chemist, as vo. iesfn from Aonseh0id
Words, have been experimenting on The
subject, aud their labors hsve led them
TO the conclusion that The ocean holds
dissolved two millions of4 tsns.of silver
They took watsrifrom .ths sppsst Of st.
Mslo,' a few lesgues from lepd, and anal
yred it in two waya portion Of the
water they acted upon BY The Usual tests
of silver, and the presence oGsAsPreeious
w<,al vas clearly asoert4ipsd,,e The 70.
inainder Of the water they eyaporstsd,
aud the salt they obtailed they boiled
with lead. This lump Of inpofs lead they
placed ont saucer m ade Of LIME. and then
b Submitted il to heat sat6cislt TO melt
tue lead, but not, TO, affect the silver,
sLould any be present The lead rs il
melted, was sucked up BY thS p6foas sau
Ger, and 6uaiiy email gIobslsi Of silver
glistsned ia aha vessel. ). Tbia Of process u
called sup.llatiop, aud is The ordinary
mode VI procuring silver from thu ore.
Again and again they repeated the ~.
pertinent with the same vacotss From
thsee experiments tbsy made lthe calcu
lation that cubic miieiof ocssN oeptsins
two pounds and three quarters weight VI
| silver.
After this they made anS.hsf ssriss of
experiments. They gstAsrsd' ssswseds
selecting those known TO hstAnist " fnci
because they have no root. TO- irsert 10
the rocks, aud must therefore derive all
their ailments from 'he sea- These ,hsy
sualy zei snd'sfeubd tu bs gsSeu,y elk
times richer thai the wa,si itsslf What
be value Of the discovery, msy BE- Ts.
naina to be proved, We move the re-
ference Of che subject to Mr.. Paine the
water burner and great sssbs,,"
Did. ans Of you ever zee 10 sispb,p.s
ska 2" asked the master u al infant
school in fss, nsighbofhsaA.
Il have y shouted o six-yesr ,sld ~
the foot Of the class,
| Where 2" Inquired oil specsiei ..
unused by his earneltness. i'+ ."
'On the elephant wss the reply.
/ The saying u aiFWbitst bloun,sil
Stage Driver, 10 a Nsw. YorSer sitting
With him II s'poss if l sent deaxn SC
New Yo.k ! should geauk rssu. 4 JGs,
as yea1 folks dsas np bee" il no, had
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LOTTERIES.

The well-known Maryland Consolidated Lotter
les, of which R. FRANCE L. Co., are the managers
are chartered by the state OF Maryland, and
commissioner elected by the people, VINO is sworn
to superintend and certify that everything con.
nected with them is done in strictly honorable
manner, and that the interests of parties who re.
side at distance are as well protected as fthey
themselves were present at the drawing. Anoth
er fact which the managers Gull attention to, is,
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fer tickets to Maryland, lotteries are legalzed
by special law in that state. A lottery is drs wn
every day of the month"; limo particular class is
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The prices Of tickets vary from 81 to $50 no
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The saying u aiFWbi,sf NJ Moun,.in
Stage Driver, 10 a Nsw Yorter sissips
With him II s'poss if sent deawn ,s
New Yosk should geauk rssu. 4 Jsss
as yea1 folks deas .p he,e," il 10, had.