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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-21

Blank Deeds, Deeds Of Trust, Bonds,
Notices, Petitions ae., for sale n this ofies.
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CT The Gaeas Western Overland Mail 10
already beginning to pass through this way.
This Eastern Coach due here yesterday
evening, arrived about o'clock this
morning, bringing . load Of California
mail. The Southern Coach, last night
brought abou: twelve bushels Of mail for
this place.
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A CAR ID.

The President the Uuied States having appointed
Thursday, the 2eth day Of sept ias a. day or Fast
inz haat and prayer FOR a the people of the Na-
ti"n, " Therefore the merchants and Businessmen
Of cnanc Bluff do hereby give notice that our re.pect
i've places u business shall remain closed urou that
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g. j. FOX.
Baldwin's Brick Block,
hover 7roA<A~Ay.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, NOVA. i
DxALEs II ToaEIGx AND DoAssr1o
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY /!
SLIGO AND TYRONE IRON.
steel, Halls asd Castiags,
ANVILS, VICES.
Ssfisss, s<vss Pissss, AssS assS1s Esa.
ssrs, sSrs.Ss, A<sss, $50 1Al&ssss sEsS.s, !
CARPENTERS, MILLWRlGHFs.
dad Cabinet Makers Tesls.
ss.ssss E-srsssy, $50 ssry Ssss s..las,.
HrSrs. SIMMONS ana csI1rxr
Axes & Edge Tools.
GUNS AND PISTOLS,
sHovELs and SPADES, of Ane.' md esa.r. make.
Log, Coil, Trace. Lock, Fst2h, Back and
Halter Chcsns.
BUILDING MATERIAL
LOCKS, LArcHEs, BUTTS. SCREWS. GATE
AND BLIND HINGES, &C., &C.,
Crow Bars, Picks, Grub Hoes, Mattocks,
Iron wedges, Harrow Teeth Rings and Staples,
Blocks and Puiies.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,
consisting Of genera assortmen, OF
1rssssss SD JspsssA H,srs, Plata SD
xrOry Handed Table Gallery, SSissr Pss-
ssA Forks Esd Spoons, Brass SD Es.
ssssisA PrsssrsSsS AsssSss, Ee.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
Aiarge Stock always on hand Of
DEERE'S MOLINE PLUWS,
Harrows, ox-YOkes. Straw Cutters, Revolving Hay
Rakes Grass Scythes and Snaths, Grain CrA-
dies, Forks, Rakes, Hay Knives, Bush
Scythes, &c, &c, a..
Force, Lift and Chain Pumps,
LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD,
Block Tin and Ba6bin Metal, &C., sc.
Little Giant Corn & Cob Mills, |
Manila 4 Cotton Cordage. BroOn. Stacking
i Wrapping Irvine. Mcmp Packing, &c. |
AGENT
Fer the Sale Of Cast steel ESreslsr. MIL
.nsisy, snd Crsss Gss s~rs, FIRE Proof
Safes, Plssrerm Scales, RsbSsr Rsis.
tsS ard Psektsx, ThrsshtsS Ma
eAtsss, Manage Rssvsrs SD
.u0rsrs saA Portable Grtss
.nfHs.
SMy stock will at all times be found large
piete and will be sold reasonable terms
cash. .-..-
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Council Bluffs Female sSonlnary;
JAMES B. RUE, 4: PRINCIPAL.
BOARD OF TRUSTEEHs

D. G. BLOOMER ESQ Pres't. =. MeBniDR, 0sc'y.
THOMAS OFFICER, Treasurer.
Hon. BALDWIN, SAMUEL CLINTON,
BAMGELS BAYLlSS, JAMES A. JACKSON,
THOS. n, BENTON, H., SAMUEL KkEPPER.
G.. ". ROYERS, ". y ncCLE1.IAND.
JOHN +. BALDWIN, ". u. Ms>pC1EY.
SESSIONS The Acsdemieat year IL divided iAto
two sessions " twenty-five weeks each. The 0set 80.
sion viii commence the z1d Of tha 0gath (eeauasy
1881, and will close the last Wo6nes1sy u june
next. The full term Will ece1Dence On the third
"wednesday 81 August.
TER MS,-psymentregs tred invariably 10 slvaoes,
per half session, o. eleven weeks, - follow.
PREPARATOhY DEPARTMENT, 80. -
COLLEGIATE ........... -
NUKfC Pfspoor Guitar with nse " Inst'mst, ~ -
IseTMuCTtON aiss sivep IN the rreurh, Latia -
[l3vpeh iansuaaes, 70 thss% Ae4irinu IL.
No Deductions made for sbsepce, exeeDt u caees u
pfotsarted sickness.
DOTs not over ten yssrs u sss sAaittsd.
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Che at'reklgA unpsreil.

- Single copies II use soxPARETL, III saie q.
kEws DEsoT. ~ he Pal oasue
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fY-Caps. Mitchsl's Company Des
Moine. Csvalry--whioh has been encamprd
at this plac, for ID. past ten days, will
start b ,,newari to day. fhi, company has
been 10 service on thu border for the last
three mooth., and now, the border counties
having been supplied with arms. and other.
wise prepared for defending themselves, We
presume tho .soger meu' have no objection
60 going home.
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AYERS
Compound Extract Of SaNaparills.

the most cffec,ual remedy which the medical
skll Of our times can devise for this every.
where prevailing and fatal malady. II is conn
bined from the most active rcmcstials that have
been discovered for the expurgation Of this foul
disorder ffom che blood. and the rescue Of the
systcm from its destructive consequences
Hence y should - employed for the cure Of;
not only 6crofula. hat also those other aifee.
tons which ariss from il. such ~ ERurTlyn
and SkIN DissAaEs. ST.. AsraoxY's Fiss,
Ross, or ERvslrRLAs, VixrLKs, rusrulsa,
BLorcHEs. NLAixs and llo,is. Trxaxs. Txrrxm
and SALT RnEux. ScALD NEAp. klNowenM,
RHKuMArIsA. SyrulLIr,c and MEacra,AL Dss-,
EAsEs. DKopsY. DSsrxrsiA, DEnlLiry. and
indeed. ALL COMPLAINTS ARisiSo fRoN VIrlA.@
TED on lNruRK BLooD. The popular belief
in " i"pariiy of ne Mood is founded in truth.
for scrofula is degeneration Of the blood. Tho
particular purpose aud virtue Of this Sarsapa-
rilla il to purify and regener~te this vital nid.
without which sound health Is impossible IN
contaminated constitutions.
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Estray-Bay Stallion.

Taken ar hy Jscoh Richards. Ut his residence 10
Pfatt-v{Ite Tawa.aip Nils County io~a ere m.le
west % Psciac City ca the Isss day % June 1851 .
Rav sssaa Supposed Re ihFee years cid ihi. 50 inz-
,baut Ia hand. rh bosa aEad feet white . ssasii
White ssrip ~ the nose AID few white hairs re
forehead
Appraised hefsre Shian. y r, Al 80, By =
6slilllsaa Al Wa o NELL appraisers
c. wATKJNS
CLERK IF x:lis CO. less.
Cfeuvcot, Juls etA, 1871
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fTWe have heard 1t said, several times,
that there is an organized band Of Scces-
risnists reguar X. G C's--in this city, who
meet reeal rly for tn. purpose of drilling
in the manual Of arms, and plotting treason.
We have never given the report any credit
don't believe that We have any such creatures
nmoung u. still, It may be true, and u SO,
IL i. time We had vigilance committee"
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EsTRAY. BRIGHT BAY HORSE,

faksn up By Marches. ncxovn, st his sesDaSssa
In Anderson fcvaship Mills County Iowa = tke 10Th
day ~ June, 1851 briEbt nay sseths9 0s.e. Asesa
hauds high supppsa1 10 ~ seveateeA Jnks oe1-UhteA
blxse In The fAce-lsft fese~f0ol swhite-smaa WIRE
sppt On the bsct near the vesthsrs-sisct nsos ~
tnil a4f
Apprissd besnee fhes. ? Ksytss, !. p, - - -
n g. Costop, Joopb IDchseiile ssd Dsvh Lnse AAslte
spprissrs. He q. WATKINS. Cteyk.
nsA Csnts, Jsws.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-03-23

EALUAULg KE,irL>.-0c have often
d the following recipes, and know them
be worth preserving:
r make a nice jam-Lay your head
Ser descending pile driver
10 see if man is your iricni-Makc
$ to his wife,
80 get the frost of your fnecrs-Put
On into hot water
e keep yourself warm in bed-Sct It
ire
go be ahead Of timc-Carry your watch
.and you.
20 keep your poor relatives from troub-
s vou-Commit suicide
& keep from being dry-Stand out in
Grain.
60 DO away with sPectacles-put your
y out.
10 have tartsFor tea--Le; vol. wife see
y kiss the waiting maid. 4 sure thing
: o see if. girl loves you-Ask hcr
man.
tell if you love n g-l-Les some
headed chap 60 to see h'-.
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The Rising Generation.

Come writs- makes the following do
Esryea thrust ct the degcneracy Of III
|irnes. l. is true as gospel, every wors
bt It, and should receive the careful after
lion Of " directorate papas' and do'inl
|nGmmas :"
We have often deprecated the systell
|bf training which inultltudes Of cbildre'
receive. We turn in vain for q spot "
childhood is properly trained; where !
respected as childhood and allowed a
childhood. In solitary instances, PED.
|we might find femilies who under4(
what is due to infancy and the want
nature demand for he growing child
khey are few and far between. Gull n
how a-days, are looked upon rs so o.
puppets on which to display lace, js1S
and the last new mod
Hounce and whalebOne Corseted, b.
&tarched, be-furbclowed, and bedizened oi
! hey look look like 10 many men anl
women grown down, until even 10 tao
md conversation they lose all their 1lalj|
hess and simplicity of childhood> }
nonkeyisms Of grown up folly. What \
childhood may be left in them---thes< ~
IatuYe cards Of fashion--is crushed 81 -
hem by the idea Of being little bellies al
beaux, by miniature tiirtations aul<g>
which their time is spent in vieiHg, to
Utmost particular, with the ahea1
{iyalries, jealousies and appointlnen
heir elder, though not models.
Turn where we will, childhood is atft g.
they ere allowed their own way Me-
become men and women before they ~
(assel the threshold of youth they llas'
10 respect for seniors, and are as manneE
ess as bears They have indoctrinafe'
nto them false notions of society : tire
re pulled with pride and eoneeit; :he|
IRE trained into tops and dolts>by fasi1fIl
Die mammals and indulgent papas, asa
balls are trained by show masters q
Exhibition. What then are we to look 70
rom the coming agel Naught else W
be follies, extravaganees, debauche5ie
nd deprayitirs Of the present age Will
decreased to fourtold degree. The tpx
generation will truly illustrate the viii
bg the aims Of the father upon their chi
ren.". u
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Great Easters and Wssts5n Line Of Stages
CENTRAL ROUTE THROUHH LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-03-23
Save the leaves.

II Brother Jonathan were as saving o,
lanure as John Bull is, he would be d
etter farmer. No one knows until he has
zen it how careful English and othes
European farmers ana gardeners are Q
very thing which can be converted into
.anure and this is one ground Of their 81
priority in agriculture. Now let us're.
eat what we have often said, that few.
krposes shan decayed leaves. The~Hfi'
hrdly inferior to barnyard my az
|ather them in November, bet abundai'
|vered by the'suow TIsand windroT
(ery where, lyjjye Nae roadside aud :.
the FORE aud l[et + yard. The wood,,i'
a5I5 not be- stripped clean Of them; iN
,abtless every farmers lana eV h'o
re- of them here and there than he qan
"a time TO cart home. Gather 'neh ~
rnking or by sweeping with a arg
1 n broom. Slack them and pack lien
The larre Wagon, adding sideboardt -
n as ropvenient; you VIII. haE&fS-fifd4
y heavy a-lading for cattle and horses ;
a th.sn for compost in the stable yard ;
e them to protect tender grape v me.
' d shrubs and plants in winter. Stfa 4
rry patches will fairly sing tor i'll
der such a feathery blanket. BY ~
esns save the leaves aud use them.
AmcrjrdR Igrjcai'RriH.
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EAGLE LINE.

Great Eastera and Wsstsrs Line Of Stages
CENTRAL ROUTE THROUHH LOUISIANA
AND TEXAS
FROM ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA,
To
NACOGDOCHES TEXAS.
Connecting with the Eastern Mail at Alexandria,
from New Orleans, also, with the Western Lino Of
Stages, from Nscogdoch6s TO
Douglas,
Linwood,
Alto,
Crockett
Cincinnatti, to
Huntsville.
Also, connects with the Line Of Stages to
Tyler, and TO
Henderson and
Mount Pleasant
". & e. ia YLOR,
PROPRIETORs.
Stages leave Alexandria three times a week, for
Nacogdoches, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
DAYS fare through from Alexandria, to Naeog-
doches, $500, TO Milan, Sl1 90, San Augustine,
$3.50, Cherino, $l4,0O. Passengers taking this
route, viii be certain 10 connect with all of the
above lines. AMI will be PUT lllROuHH with
with dispath.
20 Stage Office at the zee House Hotel.
THOMAS CLEMi3NTS. AGENT.
Great Red Rirer Stage and Mau Ro~te.
FNROM the Mouth of Red River to Alexandria,
q connecting with the EAGLE LINZ, to
Nacogdoches, and also with J. Il. Prices Line Of
Stages to CloutieTville Natchtoches, Mansfield and
Shreveport. n. & G. TAYLOR,
Projectors.
Shrough Ticket from Red River Landing TO Mac
ogdoches S23, 90
From Mouth Of Rcd River to AlexandTis $1,000
TH0S. CLEMENTS, AGENT.
aug eff At the Ice House Hotel, Alexandria.
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THE SACCUAROMETER
RAGASsE ETRNCAE. q

ID tOfA sTtJAI . q hh4fN MIS-
DATENTED July 1st, 1857. Stnln Trains
4 end CHARTERS, under my patents fox 1865 and
1888 My patented arrangement foi using two
prcssures of steam in sugar boiling appaTatus"r.
only requires 10 be understood TO establish tho
decided advantages il possesses over all other
rang.mcnts, because il is based upon correct snd
scientific principles, and reduces TO q complete
system he boiling by steam in sugar apparatus~..
Can b. adapted 10 almost any Sugar House.
IMPROVED FURNACES FOR COAL
EITHER UNDER BOILERS OR KETTLES,
viii t.sO furnish the ve7y best boiler now IT,
use, and especially adapted for plantation w..
which
COSTS LESS
IS more DURABLE and absolutely SAFER an a.
the same time more economical in FUEL THAI
any other arrangement of BOILER whsisTcf.
Can be furnished at very short notice.
Force Pumps for hot waire and plaza alton III
chucry generally.
The undersigned would respectfully refer par;i"s
who may not have had 40 Ops -tun.ty Of witn''@a
ing the operation Of any OF his Fayuacrs. 30 tho
following Famed Gent mrg. -rgar P'autls, Wiz,
have THIN erected on th'.r Pl.c's.
William j. tOrt, Esl., QUE, Magnolia t!nI ts':.0-
West FciiciAus.
Hon. D. T. Kenuor. two. Ashis.1 AMI b Coz
Ascension
T.. H. Barrow, ESQ, or, Yattan d. "
Ilye, one. SmithEe,d, Jainss X. DIycl, lo..-
one, Ashland Wes; Baton R]uFe
Arthur Dennis, Esq, one, Is.sc EI'o, fo.-.
Coupe
Mcssrs. J. w. & S. McCu:chcon, oue, 0.Si.-i-
s.. Charles.
John < Thompson, Esq., CO., C.a1lorr--
IbeNue.
John r. wiyG,mas, Esq, che, WL.o~ oI'..
Raplas near Alexandra. I 4.
Or. John. Cassou, one, tsPerlao1. Eag.a's
near Alexandra.
Nessls. J. c. CoGeid s L. j. D-c.5. -, Ma
aztec, Nana.cs River, Pa
GEORGE n. LOEG,CFE.
aug 6-.f 2.Na.chcz s-r.et. NeH oI.c.r,
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How TIE CoTToN TN WAS INVENTED.
Mr.. Eli Whitley, of WestborouSl'' cout-
go. Worcester, Massachusetts, entere'
BE College at the age OF t"enty-'F rr. =
1899 he contracted with a citiz,n G.
eorgia 70 reside in bis family rs traehr
! won't there in company with The M,'.
y Of Gen. Greene, of the Revolutionary
|Iny. She was returning with her 'am.'
bm the North. He was an invalid, 'H-
{ kindly invited him to her =. ,:"r"''
ar Savannah. lie was ''o'H ili'i'''.
= tba c.n,Inm., no had engaged h'
81 - "a another teacher. l~ayir.
Ley without resources. Mrs. Gr,r.,
ID to him: Ny young friend, yourr.
pc studying the law-makc my lou,
bur home, and your castle, and thee pui
, what studies you please"
Mrs. Greene, most likely, was the OWL
a miserable tarnbour frame u,hcrv.s,
the reader will soon see, the cotton y
build probably not have been invented b,
Whitney. DESTROYS of manih.sli..
gratitude, Eli went TO work and mad
|ambour frame upon novel piiucipl
presente', it TO Mrs. Greene. /, w..
|ubject Of uuhounded admiration amol..
ladies, of course.
Nc: long after, number Of gcrtl.m-.
LEagrd in planting, were dining vii
9. Greene and family, ana the couyr4,;.
p turned upon the diiicslty of clean, =
ton from the seed. \ woman, at tha
bod. was employed a whole dy il
aning a single pound. 1t WAS ag.,,.
( il would be- in vain to think Of rai>lr.
ton for market until some plan shoui.
con,rived for cleaning OF separating til.
ton by machinery.
In the midst of their conversation. l,r-
Feur exhibited her tambour frame ano
d 4: Apply to my young iieui, M
hituey; he caa make anything" And
rcupon be was introduced to these zen.
neU. The final result of that Interview,
the invention If the cotton gin b,
Whitney.
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FINKLE {, LIONS
Sewing Machines.

rUHE UNDERSIGNED %ould rcsp..,-.r-
! inform tho citizens Of Al.xandIia AND H..
parish generally, that he has arrived 7.id r.'l
supply Of the celeGraied Finklr q lyon, >.vyir =
Machines, aud viii keep the ,a-ao cqr,.aasy o.
hand. Twill sta;e 20 the publ: tia, tiny A. fully
guaranteed 20 give entire satisfaction. o.5. FAN
They can be seen in fail operation by lgr'-;c-
at nay depot in the rooT Of thu Ccr7, House S.ral-
liberal share al The patso1n-, o. tie prl,.>
is respectfully solicited.
aug l3-tf JOHN s CALHOUN.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-02-08
From the County Gentleman.
EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENTS OF
FARMERS GIRLS.

There are those by whom the sound Of a
piano in a Farmers Home, would be at once
interpreted as a sign that his Daughters, like
Solomons lilies, toll not, neither do they
spin and who would expect to find them in
consequence gorgeously arrayed and good for
nothing as Farmers wives. il is possible,
however,-and ofthis truth we have always
been most anxious to convince our readers
to combine polished tastes, refined manners
and intellectual accomplishments, with habits
Of industry and solid worth to this end a
good education should and must tend. either
for boys or girls, and by its promotion it is
that our farmers are to advance in a great
measure the standing and the happiness Of
the generation which is to follow in their
footsteps.
Holding these views we have read with
pleasure Farmers contribution in recent
number of our Hartford contemporary, the
Homestead The writer's great aim is to
show how much depends upon the home train
ing and influence of the mother. and how in
his own experience il has been proved that
such accomplishments as we have alluded to,
need not necessarily lower ones estimate of
the great purposes of life,or lessen the daugh-
ter's ability to requite the care and the afeo-
tluh ol tue parent. he Is FARMER Dy 1lRnt
of descent--belonging to the fourth genera
tion Of the same name. who have titled the
fertile acres, aud held merry Thanksgiving
festivals around the same old hearth stone,
on a true New-England farm What such a
man writes--elicited in response to an argu-
ment controverting all these views-comes
with double force, especially we may add,
when the simple tale is told so well -
have three girls, thank God, and am
proud Of them. The eldest attended the dis
trict school, summer and winter, until she was
fourteen. From the time she was old enough
to pick up chips, until she left home, she was
taught never TO be idle. Each day portion
of the housework was assigned to her charge
at first only few slight chores. or the
care of the younger children. Gradually she
learned the harder work. and at fifteen was
capable Of directing, or even performing. any
part of the domestic programme. Her allot-
ted duty was required to be promptly execu-
ted every day. unless from indispositon or
some other good reason she was excused {;
! and from being long accustomed to it. she ac-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-02-08
THE ORIGIN OF MONEY.

The writer of these papers once had pass un-
der his own observation an incident which
showed the manner in which tho metals came
into use as currency In the winter of 1912,
when the Western banks were suspended,
and the currency was in perfect confusion,
there were two st. Louis merchants going up
the Ohio nver, on their way to New York
One of them had closed up his business at
st. Louis, and was taking his property to the
East. His friend, in speaking of the proper
mode of transmitting it, remarked
You did not want to speculate ?
No." was the reply, ! merely wanted to
get the property which had, to New York
Then, said his friend, you invested in
lead
Yes, he responded, bought what sill
yer | could--I found about $4,000 in silver
and the rest put into lead
The student of political economy, who list
ened to this conversation. saw in il additional
aud convincing proof, that II was owing to the
natural properties Of the metals that they
we're adopted as instruments for effecting the
exchange Of values, in other words, tha. they
passed into use as money.
In early times, at the fairs and marts OF
trade, where each took the surplus of his pro-
ducts, which he did not need, to exchange for
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-02-08
TINE FOR CUTTING TIMBER.

We have been long satisfied that the best
time to cut timber is in summer, provided il
is not left in the log, but is Immediately work.
ed up into boards, rails, or whatever is intend
ed, II dries rapidly, and becomes hard and
sound. Cut aud saw Eastwood in summer,
and in a few weeks it will become thoroughly
seasoned, and will finally harden so as to al
most resemble horn. Cut it in winter, and it
will be so long in seasoning as TO become
partly decayed before the process can be COM
pleted. No doubt, the presence OF the water
or sap in great abundance in winter, and es'
pecially towards the latter part, hastens this
incipent decay. Rails cut and split in sum
mer, and the bark pealed 10 hasten drying,
have lasted twice as long as winter cut rails.
A correspondent OF the New-England Far
mer says he cut and split chestnut tree early
in summer, and lit dried the best and bright
est wood he ever cut" II is the practice to
cut nearly all timber in the comparative leisure
Of winter but there is no doubt that 1t would
be better to pay higher price to have It done
in summer. We would especially invite OBJ
servation and attention to the subject.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-02-08

A NICE CoLr.-Mr. Samuel Mills Of Tops
ham, sends to the Manchester Mirror the fol-
lowing account of large Morrill, colt owned
by Perley Roberts of Washington:
"rhe Roberts colt was sired by the Morrill,
Champion, (that was taken sick in such a
mysterious manner between your place and
Concord last summer y his dam was a four
year old Morgan mare, that weighed about
nine hundred and fifty pounds When l ex-
amined the colt last spring he lacked twelve
days of being three years old, and stood, by
actual measure, seventeen and one-half hands
high, was well proportoned, of glossy dap
pied black color, heavy, flowing name and
tail, large, firm, well set limbs, with faultless
feet, and when driven in carriage he had
the rapid, firm, reckless gait, so peculiar to
his sire and grandsire. When moving through
the street by the side of his noble sire, they
made show that we Vermonters felt as If we
could safely challenge the world TO beat. The
Washington or Roberts colt is the only three
year old have eve seen of the Champion $
stock But II you should ever travel in this
section of Vermont, ! will cheerfully escort
YOU round among our farmers and show you
a lot of yearlings and two years old OF the
same blood, that think will compare iavora-
bly, with any colts ever saw in this country
or in Europe. understand the Roberts colt
weighed triae over fourteen hundred pounds
the day he was three years old