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Providence.

"What strange Providence, that mother
should be taken in the midst of life from her
children.' Was it Providence? No! Prov
idencc had assigned her threescore years and
ten; term long enough to rear her children
and to see her chldren's children; but she
did not obey the laws on which life depends
and of course, she lost it. a father, too, is
cut of in the midst of his days. lie is use
full and distinguished citizen, and eminent i'll
his profession. A general buzz arises on
every side. "What striking Providence ~
This man has been in the habit of studying
half of the night: of passing his days in his
Office or in the courts; of eating luxurious
dinners, and drinking various kinds of wine.
He has every day violated the laws on which
health depends. Did Providence cut him off :?
The evil rarely ends here. The diseases OF
the father are often transmitted; and a feeble
mother rarely leaves behind her vigorous
children. 1t has been customary in some OF
our cities for young ladies to walk in thin
shoes and delicate stockings in mid winter
a healthy blooming young girl thus dressed
in violation of heavens laws, paid the
pcnalty-a checked circulation, colds. fever
and death. What sad Providence" ex.
claimed her friends Was it Providence OF
her own folly Look at the mass of diseases
that are incurred by intcmperance i'll eating
and drinking, in study, or business; b!
neglect of exercise. cleanliness. and pure air
by indiscrect dressing, tight lacing, &c. and
all is quietly imputed to Providence. Is there
not impicty as well as ignorance in this
Were the physical laws strictly observed
from generation, to generation, there would
be an end to the frightful diseases that cut
life short. and Of the the long list of maladic>
that make life a torment or trial. 1t is Il c
opinion of those who best understand the
physical system. that this wonderful machine
the body, this "goodly temple would grad
ually decay and men would die as if falling
aslecp.--Nts. Sedywich.
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Real Estate g. Personal Prop.
erty at Private Sale and
UCTION:

FHIIE subscriber will sell his premises on Ma
! pie street. consisting Of a cottage hou>r.
barn and garden.
Al>". horse. wagon. sleigh, pair robes.
and one tir>trate COW.
Also a lot of Coach. Buggy and Farm Harness
es. and other work USUALLY found in a Harness
shop.
This is first rate location for a good Harnc>s
maker. and one Wishing for situation canEot do
better than to call and examine the place and the
property. for the subscriber being bound IN sell
out and leave the place ii will be disposed of al :,
great sacrifice.
If not previously disposed Of the above proper
~ will be sold NJ AUCTION. on TUESDAY. Dee |,
at 10 O'clock. A. NJ. H. Il. SINCLAIR
Credit given for all sums over - with security.
81. John>bnrv. Oct u. 1871 .J6-Gl
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steam, is so arranged that on number OF
pigs being driven into sort of funnel, they
are taken one at time, cut across the throat
BY knives, seized hold of by hooks, plunged
into hot well, passed through brushing
cylinder which scours the hair from them,
severed below from tail to snout, disembow-
eled, cleft into joints. sailed and barrelled, all
in the course of a very few minutes. Hun
dreds of pigs are taken, we are told, daily to
this establishment, to be treated in this high
" ingenious and agreeable manner.--Nechan-
ics' Muqazine.
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GUARDIANS NOTICE.

THE sut,acrer appointed by the Probate Court for
the district Of CaCt MA uardan " LILLIAN Ill
"i S;;on in said district and order of Court having
been made requiring all creditors y, said William Hill to
present their claims befDse the eth day Of
April 4. d. 1859 otherwise To be barred, hereby give
!cc that viii he present at Met attey's ln at Sutton
Corner the 18th Of November 1857 and the
i.av APRIL A d. 1883 at O'Clock p N. each said
DAYS receive such claims he presented asreeably
I" said order of Court. JACOB g. GORDON.
Sutton. Oct "4th. 1877. $3.50
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For Seventy-Five Cents,
/. ArningtOn
Y y N S = A Il + N
COPPER
Lightning Conductor.

Copper has a. least u times the conducting pow
er OF electricity over that ofron and is consequent
~ thus much better adapted to carry safely off
what the ordinary sized Iron Rod cannot do.
The combined advantages of Lyons Patent Cop
per Rod, cannot be stated here. 1t is safe and
trustworthy conductor. We may show, in conclu
sion, by simple calculation. that the copper, as
Prof. Olmstead Justly remarks, sis to be preferred
when the additional expense is not regarded" for,
as the copper possesses seven and one half times
the conducting power Of Iron, and becomes heated
to but one fifth the extent, it manfestly is about
thirty seven times better than an iron rod of the
same diameter; therefore this copper rod, of nearly
two and one fourth inches surface, is equivalent in
effect TO an iron one of several inches in damet
WI. $: klNSMAN, Railroad S., St. Johnsbury
Agent for
THE STATE OF VERMONT.
April Is, 1857. oct
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IRA DRESSER.
1 MEXICAN \ FOREIGN PATENTS
r. H. EDDY. Solicitor of PATENTS.
t I y fairnf Office. VAS
aait NJ II M
:" >ThTr 81. OPPOSITE hil-N ~ BOSTON

the Al Il Is,
:" >T,Tr 81. "rro>IIL BOSTON.
L. So NE Patents i'll 1, lIi.''! ak
Great Britain. France and other i.,r,ir g. ,il,ri,- "a
,ta', spec 'icatil> A>>-nn,ll> and All Paltr> ~ Draw
'i:> ;"r Patents executed l:i-.ral ten, and with
ia',t &,>' he lla.!c Ali-iaiur Frtici,
I" determine the raiify utility e.. Pa-.,> or ln,,r
'i"S-ad esal"r other ad, lc r,l.,tr,d in
touching the Copies -, iii. Claims al III, Pai-r
furnished hy remtir- On. Dollar. Assignments rec: 2
This Acrnc, Is OILY the la,-e>; h New England -
through Inventors ha,c a,,ac,> ir ,at,
"ra>ccria'Ii- i. a!trtal lry -, lS,lfi,> ur>rrl
"a by. il imica>rra',i, >u,ri,r to an, IA al,
Offered then, els. h,Gr. The Testimonials l,la rnci
prove that none = MoRr ST,cr>sttr Al rnr P.Tr>l
Than i- subscriber. and - Sr,,t>s !. Tnr .t>-
PR""f Ar, ARIIIrn h, would sd -ia: =.
has abundant rea>ii rhci.,a and ca prove thai In
"ic, e, ilr Kind ar, M. lar,> rr ,;,,-;, al sea-
during invent, ll-i ha,''llcd r!ar
I" patents These. l>-> hi> extensive llrarN II ,ca
and mechanical works and Ill aC,rIr> patents grant,
in ih' niir. STATES and Erre render him al lie. taia
question" I" Offer superior iaCiliii. - tanning patents
Ann,c>>iiN "fa uTIs,h I" " i>liI lr' iai-
rit ana the usual great delay there here vcdIven
tors.
Tt,tias c3,iGis
During the tim" uriei rlr Office 81. C,lrmi>si,r
Patent Office. Solicitor H. ;r ,nc Iai,lr> There
lew 1t any persons ing M that cal acii. vi" had :"
much i>lnt>> i'i"rc III" PatcII nftor ld trr" were
none VII" conducted it'll xiii II, and
Mr. Eddy some 81 the h,>t in'rr e. ana '>f
>Aiiui Patent Solicitors III the nIc' STAT ana ha' n
hesitation in assuring inventors thai They ll'
person more Competent AMI iru>rw lll, AID ~ al a
h""f putting their applications i'll I'm ">tr frr NJ z
an early adiaN"Tatc consideration ~ III Fa,,i H.
Late Commissioner IT Patients
From the rau "a: frn.t,.t>s. orr
= Ar.r>T Il. $50 During The have held H., ';."
"f Commissioner 81 Patents X II Eddy Ed 81 Ro-i"i
ha> been rNrcn>i, ei, ,f in The 1rai>cti l>fr'-,
with the Office solicitor H. i ih'r''cf SO
with The Law and tl- rules al lra.ri.- rl f,e re
gard him ~ cf IN, r>r sr and >u''>>in rIa't
TONERS with whom hay" had official iii'I',I rs,.p,.-
CHAS- MASON. Commissioner 81 "'' ~ -
H--~f-H Ii tF'o
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Negal aooertise ,memts.
ORDER Of NOYI(Eof SETTLEMENT.

JAMAtS IN LUX : ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT. Caledonia District -.
At Probate Court held atS J"hn>hury in said District
on the 9th day of November, 4. ID. lSj1
~ HEREAS: Ehoch Nelson Administrator the
w tate 81 James Taylor. late OF Evcrie. in said dis
rlct deceased PROPOSES To- render account Of his adj
niil>trati and L. present his account .!ist said estate
Tor tAi'iIiittiph n aI'n, Iu Ia" prc>c 81 making
Partition ami distribution 81 the rc>iu- said
der decree I'll >il Court AMONG the persons " are hy
law entitled To- the same Ii i therefore ordered by SAID
Court that the same under consideration and be
heard III the Probate Oi,c In st Joh>hurl the "a lav
"i December A. d. l-5. And II is further ordered that
all persons Interested h" oti. hereof hy publication VI
copy 7" the record 81 this order in the Calc,!uian
printed Al 81 Joni>hury. three weeks >uC,cS>vclv prcy
Gus I" sad time II hearing. that they appear and
contest the allowance a." said account il they cause
antao be- heard by SAID Court in the PARTITION
and distribution of said estate. BY the Court
Attest, ASA l.. FRENCH. Register.
A true Copy Of Record.
:o6l est, ASA l.. FRENCH REGISTER
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ORDER of NOTICE Of .SET7IEJIENl

~, -, -, KUi ~ hOoS F"NTATF
STATE OF VERMONT. CALEDONIA DISTRICT. S.
a Probate Court holden at st. JoSury In said District
on tn" nth day Of November, A. d.. ls57.
WHEREAS. Jonathan Ross and Abram II. Ross Expcu-
tors Of the last will and testament of Royal Ross late
mWater"rd in said district deceased. propose render
an account Of their administration and present their a,
count against said estate for examination" for
the purpose OF making partition and distribution the resi-
due OF said estate under decree ot said court among the
persons VIII" by law entitled the same 1t there
fore ordered by said Court that the under con-
Si!erat"n and he heard ut the Probate Oace in st Johns
bury, on the 9th day of November, A. ISL And il j.
further ordered that all persons Interested be Notified here
OF by rnhcaton"f acopy q" the record of this in the
Caedonaii. printed at St JuhlSbury three weeks s,c-
ces>vcy To- said time OF hearing that they may
appear and contest the allowance of said account if they
cause and also he heard by said court in the matter
Of partition and distribution of said estate.
BY the Court.
Attest. ASA l.. FRENCH, Register.
true Copy of Record.
1851 Attest, ASA l.. FRENCH Register
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Of NOTICEof SETTLEMENT


STATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DIsIRICr So.
At Probate Court held at ST Joh>bury in said district
on the 18th day of November. 4. ID. ISj1
WHEREAS. RuS>el iIattt executor of the last will AID
W testament of San''f"rd Thaver, late IT ST JoISJIry
in SAIL district. deceased PROPOSES TO render
his administration" and 10 present his account said
estate for examination and allowance. T the purpose
making PARTITION an! distribution of the rcSuruf said
estate" under ad"cree OF said court the persons ho
are by law entitled I" the 1t is Therefore ordered
by said court that the under
he heard n the Probate Oic" in st J"h,ISburv the tn
day of Nov. A d. Isl And is further ordered that all
persons interested he n"" hereof publication Of
copy {" the record Of thi, o:'cr in the CALIFORNIAN printed
ut st Jphns!ry, three weeks SUCCESSFULLY previous
said time OF hearing that they appear and the
allowance of said account. if they C:sr; and also
heard by said court in the of partition and ;str-
button of said estate.
BY the Court. Attest, ASA l.. FRENCH Register
\ true copy of record.
S96I Attest asa l. FRENCH Rcn
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j. H. DELANO e. CO.,
PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
- X % CITY WHARF. BOSTON.
J. II. ID. & Co.. would call the special attention of
con>isncr> to the fact that they continc themselves
exclusively to Commission business. Off
WILLARD e. ROSS,
ATTORNEYS K COJNSELLORS AT LAW,
ST. JoHNSErHY, VT
Deeds and other legal Instruments, executed
with prOmptncS> and accuracy.
] ! Agents for the Vermont Mutual and Farm
cr's Fire Insurance Companies. soft
\. j. WILLARD. J. Ross.
JAS. u. CL.1RK. EOOK-BINDER,
BRADFORD, VT.
Book binding in all its varieties. executed with
neatncss and dispatch. Also Blank Books of every
variety. for -ierchantS. &c. Town and Probate
Records. &c. made to order.
Bradford. August. 1857. l045-70s
f. N.ITTOcKS, w. H.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, LYNDON. VT
Particular skill claimed in the treatment of Fits.
Epilepsy. Asthma. Cancer. Female diseases
Heart diseases. rheumatism, ScroflIla. Consump-
ton. and chronic diseases generally.
Office NJ his house. 13tf
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ORDER of NOTICE If SETTLEMENT
JOSIAH HOYT'S ESTATE.


At Probate Court held at St Jonsbury in said District
WHEREAS, Ann q. and WilliamG. Ioyt administrators
III said District. deceased propose render an account
OF heir administration and to present account against
said estate for examination and allowance for the prpose
OF making partition and distribution the residue of said
estate under decree of said court among the persons who
are by law entitled to the 1t Is therefore ordered
~ said court that the same under consideration
and u" heard at the Probate Office ST. Johnsh,lrv on
tc 'tl day o November 1871. And is further or
dcred that all persons Interested be notified herut pub
tatp "f copy OF the record Of this order in The Caie
man. printed at ST. JOhnSbury three weeks successive
y previous to said time Of hearing that may appear
and contest the allowance OF said account they see
cause and also be heard by said matter Of
partition and distribution Of said estate. BY the Court
Attest. ASA l.. FRENCH REGISTER
A true copy Of record. Attest.
5961 ASA l.. FRENCH Register
CONXISSIONTRH NOTICE.
WE. the subscribers. being appointed by the Probate
" Court for the district OF Caledonia Commissioners to
receive examine and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against Lettuce Spaung late of Kirby in said
district deceased and the claims the deceased exhibited
IN Offset thereto hereby give notice from
III. 2it day OF October A. d. 1851 allowed for the
creditors IL present their claims said Commissioners
for examination and allowance, and that will meet for
that purpOse the dwelling house of Merit Newha in
Ertv aforesaid. Saturday, the ID day of January A. d.
s AUD Saturday the oath day of April A. d. 1855 at
one O'Clock p. N. on each Of said days.
SETH BURROUGHS. ,,
$3.50 4. ". y! REDUiiIfS, COMMISSIONERS.
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L. g. STE VEINS,
MANrrACTrErR OF
= \ SH e DOORS

HAVING disposed of that old Stork bought in
= Nv Lawrence \ Stevens. and bclio, ing III lie
m"tto.-n"thing is worth doing tha! won't pa, 10
do well. would now offer the following induce
mcnt> ncw feature i'll the hu>nc>>). The hes,
of workmanship is warranted. and that old cheat
un>ca>oncd stuff will be avoided As ever thing is
made under direction. and sold N prices
that can't be beat in this community. considering
quality Of material and workmanship. All orders
from abroad promptly attended to. Work dcliv-
cred at the Dcpo. when desired. free OF charge
st. John>hury. Sept. IL. 1871. soft
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.N.NISSIONEHS' .NO7ICE

z. ~ rs
I'VE the subscribers l. ing appointed 10y the Protae
w Court Tor the district 81 Essex. s"'ers 4,
receive. examine and adjust all claims and demands Of
all persons AGAINST the estate Of Reuben Benton rate
tnildhal IN said district, deceased ans. the claims
deceased exhibited in offset thereto" hereby give notice
that six months from the 3lS day of Oct A. D. Isl
allowed for the creditors present their
commissioners. for rSanir at" and ALLOW aLvc and that
VIII meet for that PURPOSE At the dwellnghous OF Al
mira +. Benton. in said Gui,l.al the SECOND MoI.ay
Of December and January, al 10 O'Clock H. ~. on each
Of said days.
JONAH BROOKS ,,-
STEPHEN AMFS, N'''i''Ss''hcis-
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dcrstand by this time, we advocate the plan
Of keeping fowls i'll such manner that they
will produce fresh eggs the year round. This
they Will do in the coolest weather, if kept in
a warm, clean place, and supplied with unfro-
zen earth. gravel and lime. They must also
be fed with flesh fcod to make up the lack
of animal food which they gather in warm
weather in the form of insects of various
kinds. Fish or refuse meat Of any kind, will
b. devoured greedily by them. Milk curd
sour, or even sweet milk can be substituted
for meat, or may be given with it. But ma
ny persons fail to secure the necessary condi-
tons for an abundant supply of fresh eggs
and it is often desirable to pack them not
only for future home use but also fer trans
portation to distant markets The best re-
cipe we can give is the following which some
Of our friends have employed with entire sue
cess, their eggs having kept perfectly through
whole year or more Procure watcr-tight
tirkin, tub. c;.sk or barrel, according to the
amount to be put down. Pack in sound eggs
examined as below setting them with the
small end downward.
When ali the eggs on hand at any time are
packed, cover them with pickle made by
dissolving in four gallons of water two quarts
of unslacked lime and two quarts ofsalt. The
not 1;c.o1,o oil bn 1;,>,, 1,,+ a.,
pickle should be made two or three days be-
fore i, j. wanted, and be frequently stirred.
The milky liquid is to be poured Oft to be put
upon the eggs The caSk must he put in
cool place. bu: no, where it will freeze in
winter. .EEgs 2re nov Sept loth0 worth
from - and l6 cents per dozen in this mar
ket. aEts now is good tinl. TO provide for
neyt winter when they will cos, to cents
ap;..ce. Judging frcsa txe or three winters
past.
Testing eggs Is a very simple process. Take
them into . dark CT partially darkensd room
and hold thens hetwecn the eye and light
cd candle. If good, She light will shine thro ,
them with uniform reddish glow. Every
one should use this simple tes! before buying
eggs: CT breaking them for cooking A doz
en- can be examined in two minutes by the
mcres, noyicc.--fmni.cH -hyic"iturist.
KILLING AND CURING PIGS Dy STEAM.-n
a work On the United States, Mr.. Oscar Com
met,an, gives an account # the application
of steam machinery to avery Singular purpose
the killing and curing Of pigs. lie tells US
that at Cincinnati, an apparatus, driven by
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New Firm and New Stock,

11NlIE MARBLE WORKS at Lyndon will here
4 after be carried on under the name of S c
OTIS Co.. who will keep constantly on hand d
well-Sclcctcd stock of
MONUMENTS Il HEADSTONEs.
of all styles usually found in this part of the Statc
and as we have secured the services of Mr.. &. p.
Spencer twho has for many years past worked at
st. John>bury. and whose work is we'll known
throughout the Statc). we have confidence in say
ing that work will he done in a sNc as good
as the BEST and at prices low as the LOWEST
Work delivered free of charge.
U : Raised work will be done for six cents per
letter. sc OTIS co.
Lyndon. June 2, 1857. 36-S7
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Aucti0neer.

VUNIIE subscriber takes this opportunity OF NJ
] forming his friends and the public gcnerall..
that he has recently received the above arpo'n'
ment. and would be happy TO receive any conini>
sion IN the Auction business. With which they NAV
see fit to favor him. Residence and fost-ciAoe-
East 81. Johr>burv. VI.
i9tf \. EAhflNUIo->-
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A9rtcuItural.

PRESERVING WINTER FRUT.-.Mr. Edit
OIL have noticed striking difference in
different barrels of our winter fruit, on OPEN
ing them in the spring of the year. One bar
rel will he very much rottel, and another al
most free from rot. l have observed the
same difference in those barrels which had
been gathered from the ground, and the fruit
more or less bruised, In one barrel every
bruise would seem to dry up and scar over,
and the apple remain sound, while in another
every hruise would turn into soft rot and
extend to the whole apple. Now why this
difference ? There must be some cause for
it. That cause wish to learn, and perhaps
the question is already settled in the minds
of some of YOUR contributors to the columns
of the Farmer If it is not, hope attention
will be turned to it. am aware that some
would hastily reply. the difference is owing to
the dryness or moistness of the apples when
barreled up, or to the weather at the time, or
Immediately succeeding picking and barrel
ing. Others, still. attribute the difference to
the tightness or cl cnness Of the barrel: the
one retaining all the moisture which arises
from the sweating of the fruit, the other gives
free ventilation. My own experience favors
free ventilation. Formerly, my custom was
to heal up tight, in the best barrels /
could get,-but for the last few years have
made a three-fourths inch hole in both heads
of the barrel and piled up out doors till quite
late. pile on the bilSc and cover the sur
face to protect from storm and sun. 1t will
be readily seen that with barrels thus pre-
pared and piled up, whether outdoors or in
the cellar, there is a constant circulation
through the barrel carrying OFF the moisture
which arises from sweating, SO that there is at
no time any accumulation.
In 1866 gathered about GOO barrels, and
much complaint that year about apples decay
ing badly. Mine kept well l though: bet
I'll tHdH LII lVIHCl NCdIS. CtiiI' lhSlN 10 eAS
difference alluded to in the beginning of this
article. The bruises, more or less slight.
would in one barrel dry up, while in another
they would become soft rot.
am no believerin lun If influences on pork,
beef or cabbage, but have been led to pen
the above from a remark made in NV pres
ence, some year or more ago, Viz {: that a
bruisc made upon an apple at certain time
in the moon would dry up and not rot. The
remark was second or third hand, and my in
formant could not tell what time in the moon
it was best to gather apples.
Whatever may be the cause Of one apple.
or one barrel of apples, bruised or not bruis-
ed. keeping better than another. the subject
is worth attenton.-Cor " T.. Fu mer.
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One BARN To \ FARM.-Somc farmers
err in having too many barns scattered about
their premises Some of them are half or
threc-quartcrs of mile from the house, and
in the Winter they have to take a journey
twice daily, at least, in the cold to fodder the
cattle. This is a great waste of labor, and
the cattle usually suffer unless the owner
sees to the feeding in person. One barn, III
deed involves q good deal of carting of hay,
and of manure. but this is Il small evil in COM
parison with having the cattle at distance
in the Winter Stock, in order to do their
hest, should not only be housed in Winter,
but should be fed thrice daily, and at regular
hours. Much of the fodder is wasted if they
are fed at long intervals. If fed at irregular
hours they suffer from hunger, and become
impatient. To lay on flesh or fat kindly, they
should be kept quiet in the intervals of fod-
dering. If these ends are to be sought, all
the stock should have room in the home barn,
and should be under the eve of the owner
every day.