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Frs for the best experiments with my ,aSGo d .
SUPER.PHOSPHATE OF LIME.
And Bradley's Patent Tobacco Fertilizer in growing
Corn, Potatoes, Turnips Oats, Grass, and Tobacco,
not less than one acre Of land each. @d % 15415
For the best experiment on Indian Corn with my :,
ss.I third a.do: -. -, do. d. : do, g
second best experiment o. Potatoes, g
For the best experiment on Turnips,, t.l11d g
second best do. 20
Fort the Ssst 1psriment on Grass, either Pasture
Z. second best experiment on Grass, do. 50
ley's Patent Tobacco Fertilizer, go
second best experiment on Tobacco, do. 40
Reports to be sent in before the LIST day Of De-
cember, 1866, to Wilton L. Bradley, Boston, con-
tanning description Of SOIL mode ofcuf6vation, guam
tity ofSuper-Pho plate OF Lime used, Of whom pur-
chased, and whether with or without barnyard ma
of integrity in the town where made: these reports
when in, will be referred to a Committee of three
shall be to award said premiums after examining the
reports; the premiums tobe paid on the LIST day OF
To avoid any possible chemical error in the MANN
focture of my Fertilizers 1 have made arrangements
with the highest chemical talent to aid me in this
important department. and not single ton of Phos-
plate Tobacco Fertilizer will be allowed to go to
market until it has been sampled and passed inspec-
ton BY actual anysis.
ER-The above-named Fertilizers can be purchase
cd from reliable dealers throughout New England.
Pamphlets containing testimonials and directions
for using Super Phosphate Of Lime be had, free
OF charge, by addressing the manufacturer or deal
ers: also Bradey's Manual for growing Tobacco viii
be sent free to any Of the weed by asking for
it by mail -
g. VIM. L. BRADLEY,
Manufacturer Of Goes Bradley's Patent Super-Phos-
plate Of Lime; Bradiey's Patent Tobacco Fer
Powdered Raw Bone, &c.
ao "a Broad Street, Boston.
Jan27-d4m
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CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.

Every intelligent and thinking person must know
that remedies handed out for general should have
their efficacy established by well tested experience in
the hands of regularly educated physician whose
preparatory studies fits him for all tile duties he must
fulfill yet the country is flooded with poor nostrums
and cureas. purportng to be the best in the world.
net only useless, but always injurious. Tho un.
fortunate should be PARTICULAR in selecting his
physician, as it is larnentable yet incontrovert-
able fact, that many syphiltic patients are made
miserable with ruined constitutions by matreatment
from inexperienced physicians in general practice;
tor is point generally conceded by the best syphi
ographers that the study and management of these
complaints should engross the whole time OF those
who would be competent and successful in their treat
ment and cure The inexperienced general practit-
ioner having neither opportunity nor time to make
himself acquainted with their pathology, commonly
pursues system Of treatment in most cases maxi
ing an indiscriinate of that antiquated and dam
gerous weapon, the Mercury.
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Medical.
DIR. j. b. HUGHES
CAN BE FOUND AT HIS
PRIVATE MEDICAL ROOMS,
No. B Temple Street.

"HERE he can be consulted privately, and with
w the utmost confidence by the afflicted, at all
hours eaily, and from A. M. to p. nj.
DIR. II. addresses those who suffering under the
affection OF private diseases, whether arising from
impure connection the terrible vice Of self-abuse
the medical profession he feels warranted in GUAR
RANTEEING CURE II ALL CASES, whether of long
standing or recently contracted, entirely removing
the dregs of disease from the system, and making
perfect and PERMANENT CURE. rl.f .ar
he would call the attention of the afflicted to the
fact OF his long standing and we-earned reputation
furnishing sufficient assurance of his skill and sue
cess. sll3 A gff wtahl
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HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATH SPECIFTCS.

TJAVE PROVED, from the most ample expert
IL ence, an entire success; Simple--Prompt-Em
cieut, and Reliable. They the only Medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use--so simple that
mistakes cannot be maue IN using them so harmless
ways reliable, They have raised the highest COM
mendlton from all, and will Away render satisfac
tion.
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Ats SCHOOL OF
MINING AND PRACTICAL GEOLOGY
cASC0 STREET sEMINARYI

dG spring Term Of this School Tor Young sdies
and anu Misses viii commence Monday March 9th,
sen s r Department for Children, Miss ELLEN
For particularly inquire at No. Is Preble Street.
Portland, Feb. "a, 1866. teb leI9 %T,pai'
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HAVE CONFIDENCE.

All who have committed an excess OF any kind.
whether it be the solitary vice Of youth or the sung
ing rebuke of misplaced confidence in maturer years.
SEEK FOR IN AN17DOTE IN SEASON.
The Pains and Aches, and Lassitude and Nervous
Prostitution that may follow Impure COTTON, are
l8 the Barometer to the whole system. RI
Do not wait for the consummation that is sure to fol-
low: do not wait for Unsightly Ulcers, for
Disabled Limbs, for Loss of Beauty .--
o..
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~ Job work of every description neatly execut-
cd at the Press Office I.
The Portland daily press., 1866-03-10

DLEASANT to the palate. cause no pein act
i promptly, never require increase Of Dose do NOT
exhaust, and for elderly persons, females and child
rem, are just the thing. Two taken at night NOV
in all OF Piles and Falling of the Rectum We
promise cure for all symptoms of the DYSPEPSIA,
ting Of lood Papitatons; also, Headache Dizziness
Pain in the Back and Loins, YeIowness of the Skin
and Eyes, Sick Headache, Coated Tongue, Bilious
ness, Liver Compmint, Loss of Appetite, Debility
Monthly Pains, and all Irregularities, Neuralgia,
FaintHess, SC. Travellers find the Lozenges jxst
fohat they need they compact and inodoy,oMs
cents per box; small boxes 80 cents For sale hv
s.. HARRISON s. CO., Proprietors, No TremyoO ~
Temple, Boston. VIII be mailed to any address on
enclosing sO Genus. .1.-4l. july4d1y
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MIDDLE-AGED MEN.

u There are many men at the age Of thirty who arc
troubled with too frequent excavations from the blad
der, often accompanied by slight smarting burn
the patient cannot account for On examining the
urinary deposits ropy sediment will often be found
will appear, the color will be of thin milkish hue
again changing to dark and turbid appearance
There are many men who die Of this difficulty, ignor-
ant of the cause, which is the I'll s.-ys 20 =
SECOND STAGE OF SEMINAL WEAKNESS.
J ! can warrant perfect cure such cases, and o
full and healthy restoration of the urinary organs
4 Persons, who cannot personally consult the Dr.,
do ~ writing in plain manner, description
of their diseases, and the appropriate remedies win
be forwarded Immediately. .fl s1lf mon tHs I-1'
% All correspondence strictly confidential and will be
returned, If desired. .-.,..-- =. -. :.
Address: DIR. j. B. HUGHES, Del
l te- No. 5 Temple Street (corner of Middle
81 Street, Portland. Me
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New Type, Borders, Ornaments, &c.,

Of our business complete, and unsurpassed by any
other office in the City or State, -0r-cT -
i. We execute all orders for every description Of
Printing in the shortest possible time, and in the
neatest and best manner. Those sending orders from
the country may rely on receiving prompt attention
the senior proprietor, who tie CITY PRISrER. and
Is himself an experienced practical workman, and
employs only wel-skilled mechanics in this DEPART
ment Of his work. e<s.9 y " " 0Ss7S ~
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HOW MANY THOUSANDS CAN TESTIFY II
n THIS BY UNHAPPY EXPERIENCED

4 Young men troubled with emissions IN seep,-a
complaint generally the result of bad habit In
youth treated scientifically, and perfect
ranted or no charge made .lf-,5f- u. GIl-I9
Hardly day passes but we are consulted by one
more young man with the above disease, some o.
whom are as weak and emaciated as though they had
the consumption, and by their friends supposed te
have it. All such cases yield to the proper only
correct course of treatment, and in short time are
made to rejoice in perfect health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14

EGGHTH REGISTRATION REPoRT.-
Among the public documents of the pres
ent session. none is of more permanent and
substantial value than the Eighth Rcgisra-
ton Report, for the year 1866, which has
Just been distributed, The birth and death
ofa person are the greatest epochs in his his
tory, and his marriage stands next in inn
pOrtance. The preservation of the facts con-
nected with these three great events il i'm
portants not only TO individual history, but
may be made to contribute to the highest
welfare of the whole community. The av-
erage age of man in different localities, the
comparative hcalthness of ditlcrcut regions,
the prevalence of particular diseases in par
ticular localities. the effect of different oc-
cupatiOns upon the length of life, are among
the things to be learned from registration
reports.
1t is to he regretted that any of the prop
er officers should have failed to make re-
turns, and that the returns Of some have
proved defective and inaccurate. Twenty
four towns, among which were Burlington
and Vergenncs, made no reports for 1864.
The number of births reported for that
year was ,753, less by GIG than the births
of the year preceding and easily accounted
for, not only by the deficiencies above men,
toned, but by an absence of more than a
tenth of the adult men of the State. The
number of marriages was 1,704, less by
203 than those of the preceding year The
number of deaths was 5,293, less by All than
those of 1863.
In 422 instances of marriage the bride
was under twenty years of age, in A. the
bridegroom was under twenty, and in p
both parties were under twenty. Two hun
dred and ninety-four widowers were mar
ricd, and only a hundred and eighty-live
widows. The number of deaths was 96!
more than the average for the eight preced-
ing years. In that respect the influence O
the war is apparent, not only in the greater
prevalence of some forms of disease, but
also in the deaths of many returned soldiers
Diphtheria was the most fatal disease anC
occasioned S43 deaths: consumption stood
next, having had 1873 victims. Only cigh
deaths were suicides, less than half the an
nual ayerage.-Monpeler Cor. Rulta,c
Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14
The Proposed Canal Extension,

The report of Mr. j. O. IIudnutt-who
was appointed under the authority of the
boards of supervisors OF Bureau, Henry and
Lee Counties, TO make preliminary survey
of the route of the proposed extension of
the Illinois and Michigan canal TO the Mis-
sissippi river, furnishes the satisfactory in
formation that the proposed work is more
feasible and will cost less than was at first
supposed.
The most serious difficulties, it was antici-
pated, would be found in the construction of
n "ieeder" to supply the Summit level on the
divide between Bureau Creek and Green
River. The latter stream is little more than
a succession of marshes. nearly dry in sum
mer, and having too little "hcad' for the
purpose, even if it would afford sufficient
supply Of water. But it was found that n
feeder from Rock River, near Dixon, could
be carried over Il natural and easy route by
the building of two short and inexpensive
aqueducts-one over Green River and the
other over Devils Slough-and thus an
abundant and unfailing supply of water
could be obtained, in addition TO the advan-
tage which the feeder would give, of Il branch
canal to the 1lourishing cities of Dixon and
Sterling.
What the surveys have demonstrated is
the practicabilty of a canal from the Hi
nois river TO the Mississippi, 81 miles in
length, with feeder 3S miles in length, or, a
total length of canal and feeder of 1O2 miles,
at cost not exceeding S4,500000.
In view of the commercial importance OF
the proposed work, the estimated cost is cer-
tainiy nconsiderable. The whole length OF
the projected canal lies through one of the
richest grain producing regions in Illinois
1t is calculated that its effect would be to
permanently reduce the cost of Transports
ton at least five cents per bushel, thus saw
ing TO the producers on the amount shipped
from the regions through which the cana
would pass, at least S2,0O0,000 annually
sum that in three years would more than
pay for the canal, feeder and all. OF still
greater magnitude would be the benefits
which this new route of water communities
ton between the Mississippi and the lakes
would give to the vast productive bel
stretching from the upper rapids to the iall'
of st. Anthony. What the New York anC
\ Erie canal is to the regions bordering thu
great lakes, the Illinois and Mississippi ca
nal, with the proposed extension, would b'
TO the regions bordering the upper Mssis
sippi. d
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14

The ELECTION OF GENERAL BUTLER
TO CoNGREss.---Mr Northend, of Salem Ms.
the candidate opposed to General Butler at
the recent election in the Fifth Congression-
nj District, recently addressed a letter TO
Governor Bullock protesting against his
giving certificate of election to General
Butler, ON the grounds that the laws of this
Commonwealth provide that each Congress
sional District "shall elect one representa-
tive, being an inhabitant Of the same" and
that General Butler was not at the time of
the election, and never has been an inhabit-
ant of the Fifth District The question
raised by Mr.. Northcnd was referred by the
Governor to Attorney General Reed who
has decided in General Buffers favor and
the certificate of election will be given to
him. In giving his opinion the Attorney
General lays down two points; first
a man acquires home, not his original
domicil by going into place with an inten-
ton there TO remaii and with no present in
tention of departing. Such place continues
his home until he acquires new one in the
same manner.
When therefore the prescnccAf a citizen
of the United States in any dislTict i'm this
State concurs with an intention 10 make
such district or rather the town within it in
which he is, his home. co iRst0nG he becomes
an lnhabitant of, and is, in'this regard, cligi-
bic to election rs a member of Congress
from such district.
The second point, in regard to the duty Of
the Governor in issuing certificate of cleo
ton upon n return of votes is as follows =
The duty required of the Governor IS one
which is merely ministerial. lie is to issue
the certificate to the person who by the re-
turns appears to be chosen. lie is not or
dinarily to, even if in any case he can, go
behind these returns. He is not TO inquire
whether the person be twenty-five years of
age, or possesses the other prescribed quail
ilications. He is not the judge of the cleo
tions Of members of Congress. All these
questions are TO be determined by some 9th
or tribunal.
The returns in this case show that Ben
jamin +. Butler, Of Gloucester, received
the largest number of votes. The statutes
show that Gloucester is in the fifth district.
The duty of your FXcellcncy seems clearly
TO be forthwith to transmit certificate
such as the statutes require, to Benjamin
f. Butler of Gloucester
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14

WHICH IIALF.-IIere is an English story
of the times, a bank panic incident which
must not be lost.
In the midst of the late excitement and
at the moment when everybody thought all
the banks were going to the dogs together,
Jones rushed into the bank of which he
was a stakeholder, and thrustng a certli-
cate into the clerks face, he said, in great
haste:
Here please transfer half that to James
p. Smith,
The clerk looked at itand asked;
(Which half, Mr., Jones?'
IL don't care which half,n replied Jones.
puzzled at the inquiry.
You had better 30 to the Courts; | can't
make the transfer without legal decision.
If you really wish to transfer your other
half to Mr.. Smith we cannot do it here
Jones was coniounded. He knew that
the banks were all in muddle, but this was
too much for him. lie took his certificate
from the hand of the smiling clerk, and ON
looking at it, lo it was his marriage cerii6-
cate, Being printed form on fine paper,
and put away among his private papers, it
was the first thing that Mr., Jones laid hands
on when he went to his secretary for bank
stock scrip. He went home kissed his wife
glad to find she hadn't been transferred To
Mr.. Smith, and taking the right papers this
time hastened down town in time to get il
all straight.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14

ANTIDOTE FOR PoIsON.-A farmer way
down IN Texas relates the following about
the virtues of sweet oil rs an antidote for poi
son. If it is true, it ought to be generally
known
at is now over 20 years since learned
that sweet oil would cure the bite of rat
tesnake, not knowing it would cure other
kinds of poison. Practice, observation and
experience have taught me that it win cure
poison Of any kind, both on man and beast
| think no farmer should be without bot
tie of it in his house. The patient must take
a spoonful Of il internally, and bathe the
wound for a cure. To cure a horse it re-
quires eight times as much as it does for II
man. And here let me record one of the
most ,eNtreme cases of snake bites in this
neghborhood. Eleven years ago this sum
mer, where the case had been thirty days
standing, and the patient had boen given up
by his physicians, ! heard of it, carried him
the oil, and gave him one spoonful, which
effected cure. 1t Is an antidote for arsenic
and strychnine. 1t will cure bloat in cattle
from eating too freely of fresh clover; il
will cure the sting of bees, spiders and 9TH
er insects, and viii cure persons who have
been poisoned by alowvine running in mead
OyVs called ivV y .NH NlI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14
An Act to prevent injury to Public Highways.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.

Sec. |. 1t shall not be lawful for any
person TO draw, or cause to be drawn, any
logs or timber, on any public highway in
any manner that may iniure such highway,
more than it would be injured by the ordi-
nary way of drawing such logs or timber,
on wagon, cart, sled or other vehicle,
which would keep such logs or timber from
dragging on the ground provided, the
selectmcn of any town may IN their discre-
tion give any person permission to draw
logs or timber in any way, when in their
opinion the highways would not be greatly
injured thereby; provided, any person may
draw logs or timber in any way at such
times, when by reason of frost, highways
would not be liable to injury thereby,
Sec. ,. If any person shall violate the
provisions of the preceding section, such
person shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit
and. pay for the use of the town in which
such oncnso shall have been committed, the
sum of. not less than five dollars, nor more
than ten dollars. in the discretion of the
court, together with costs of prosecution, to
he recovered on complaint of n town grand
juror before any justice Of the peace having
jurisdiction thereof Such person shall be
further liable to the town in which such Of
fense may have been committed, for all
damages to any public highway, by reason
of the violation of this act, to be recovered
in the name and for the use of such town, in
an action ON the case.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14
An Exquisite Ballad.

The very beautiful verses which are subjoncd have
been "going the rounds of the press for several years
On their travels many blunders have crcpt into them
sadly marring the poets meaning. The verses were
written by Joe Brennan," one of the most gifted o
the many gifted young Irishmen who assumed to lead
the abortive revolution of 1S4s. The poem was nd.
dressed "ro my Wife," and was first published in
New Orleans paper. Brennan was then living in that
City, and was editor Of the Deha. He died in New
iOreans, Mrs Brennan for several years n resi-
tdent of Brooklyn, N Y, where she married second
,time., She is dead some years.s
'Cometo me, darling, I'm lonely without thee,
Day time and night time I'm dreaming about thee;
Night time and day time in dreams behold heo
Ilnwelcome the waking that ceases to fold thee;
Tome to me, darling my sorrows to tighten;
Come in thy beauty to bless and to brighten;
Come in thy womauhood, meekly and lowy;
Come IN thy lovingness queenly and holy.
Swallows that llt round the desolate ruin
Telling OF Spring and its joys renewing;
And thoughts OF thy love and its manifest treasure
Are circling my heart with the promise of pleasure
Oh! Spring of my spirit oh May of NV bosom,
Shine ont on my soul till it burgeon and blossem;
The waste of my life has II rose root within it,
Aud thy londness alone to the sunlight can win it.
Figure which moves like a song through the even,
Features lit up with reflex of heaven,
Eyes like the skies of poor Erin, our mother,
Where sunshine and shadows are chasing each other;
Smiles coming seldom, but childke and simple, Il
And opening their eyes from the heart of dimpe;
Oh, thanks to the Savior that even the seeming
Is left to the exile to brighten his dreaming.
You have been glad when you knew was gladdened;
Dear are you sad to hear am saddened?
Our hearts ever answer in tune and in time, love,
AS octave to octave, or rhyme unto rhyme, love,
| cannot smile, but your checks will be glowing;
J lou cannot weep, but my tears will be flowing;
\ on will not linger when shall have died, love;
And could not live without you by my side love.
Come to me, darling, ere die of my sorrow,
lse on ny gloom like tue sun Of tomorrow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14
Gen. Rutler md the West.

accompanied Gen. Butler in his recent
Western tour, ms the special correspondent
of the New York Tribune We travelled
over four thousand six hundred miles, in The
States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illl-
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan. and New York.
We stopped / should guess at some fifty
places, and saw the people from almost ev-
cry section of the West in their popular
ticans, journalists, and other public men,
whose professional duties, or tastes, or modes
of life, bring them daily into contact with
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14

An Act in addition to number thrtytwo of the acts
of 1865, approved November o, 1866" relating to
ices of Sheritls and Constables
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec, |. Whenever any sheriff or consta-
BILE shall have put into his hands, COM
plant signed by the States Attorney,
charging any person with having committed
Il crime, within the county for which the
States Attorney acts, the punishment of
which is Imprisonment in the State Prison,
with proper warrant annexed thereto on
which warrant said States Attorney shall
have certified in writing that the person so
charged with crime, ought TO be sought
after and pursued, and such officer shall
have returned said complaint and warrant
to the authority issuing the warrant, with
hls return thereon setting forth particularly
his doings by virtue Of the same, such officer
shall be entitled to ten cents for each mile
Travelled by him in such search and pursuit.
within the limits of this State, notwithstand-
ing he does not find and arrest the person
so charged with crime, and the same having
been returned to, and allowed by the court
auditor of the county, in the same manner
us is now provided where the person accused
is arrested and tried.
Sec, ?. This act shall take effect from its
passage
Approved Nov 10 1866
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-12-14
BRATTLEBORO VT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1866.

of payment, deducting any dividends that
may have been received. BY statements ap-
pended to the report the State could pur-
chase the Western railroad
For $7,31l,6If
And the Worcester for 7,93S,455
Or both for S15,355,272
The income of the Wes-
tern railroad last year
was S1,22GG53
Worcester railroad. 1867
Total, Sl763,1lO
The State can borrow on long loan at D
per cent
Their annual interest would
be on the Worcester, &349,20O
Western 36S,6OO