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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

ABOUT HEEP.-The Caiedonian says
that Mr.. l.. G. Kenney, of Burke,
sheared, May 10Th, five full blood
American merino sheep, less than a
year old, which yielded sixty pounds
and fourteen ounces, the lightest
fleece weighing ten pounds and four
teen, and the heaviest fifteen pounds
four ounces.
Simon Marsh of Holland, owns a
two years old sheep that brought him
two lambs this spring that weighed
twenty-four pounds when dropped
Nj. Nj. Graves, Of the same town.
has lamb with six legs, and G. c.
Boynton one with five legs and six
feet
The Messrs. Flint, of Putney. have
a full blood Atwood buck from
which they recently sheared twenty
pounds of wool, being ten DAYS les,
than a years growth.
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FACTS VS.. THEORIES

Give me a place to rest nv lava.
on" says Archimedes, "and ', nyI.
move the world" Give me pnre , "ui
unadulterated drugs" saws MOI" a-l
of the olden time, "and 1 will c ,r,
disease" u''
In one sense, both Of these learned
pundlts were the yeriest cbarotars
They knew there was no place 10 ros,
their lever on, either to move ho
world or cure disease. Nocbanisr
was in a backward state, and tbemo5
ical profession was but another mama
for sorcery, and all the adiupcts 4
magic filters and charms of the osvI
eye, &c.
But these latter days have borpa
unto us something more than even
superstition and its crew ever dreamt
of in their maddest philosophy In
these days of practical science, what
was theory of yesterday is fact TODAY.
and all the old time notions become ID
bubbles in the sun, and burst and
break with every breath we draw
Let Aichimedes shoulder his leys,
and we will find a resting place for
to move the world. Let mine ancien
Medicus pant and toll no more for tn,
drugs he so sorely needs, for we havt
them at our hand, ever ready to sery.
\ than M lis bonl
Refined in the laboratory Of DR.
Maggiel, the finest materials known ID
the medical profession are obtainabl,
by any one. His Bilious, Dispeptc
and Diarrhea Pills stand unriyallel
and his Salve operates with magica
effect upon burns, scalds, and all sore
and ulcers of the skin.
In fact, we think MAGoIE1 Pills and
Salve are the wonder OF this century
and we are happy in the thought thai
many others of our brethren OF tht
craft agree with us. We woul,
earnestly counsel that all families pro
vide themselves with Dir Maggel
Preparations at once, and keep then
ready at hand, so as to use them a
the most opportune time and as coca
sion serves, - Valley Sentinel.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

MURDER IN TUNBRIDGE, VIA
shocking murder was committed in
Tunblidge on the Goth inst. The cir
cumstances are thus related by cor
respondent of the Record
"A man by the name of Fox, not
long ago married young girl by the
name of Ashley. They had some
trouble and parted. He became en-
amored of u young widow, and it
seems was anxious to get rid of his
wife He saw her, persuaded her to
meet him in an old barn, on a farm
where there was no one living, on
pretense of making up and living with
her again. She met him there, and
the next morning the barn was heap
of ashes, and her half-consumcd body
was found, with sufficient marks of Vi
olence still to be seen upon her head
to show, beyond question. that she
was murdered. Her lower limbs
We're burned off, but her body was
not consumed. Her skull was frac-
tured, evidently by heavy blow
The murderer is now prisoner"
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

RELIGIOUS ITEMS The Conprepa-
tional church in Burke has bought a
parsonage with four acres of land at
tached, aud raised salary of seven
hundred dollars for its new minister.
On the 18th ult, Mr.. Henry NJ
Holmes, late of Andover Seminary.
was ordained as an evangelist at Lu-
nenburgh. The sermon was preached
10y the Rev. l.. o. Brastow, of st.
Johnsbury.
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, was
in Washington recently and admins
tered the rite of confirmation in some
of the Episcopal churches without
distinction of color, which greatly dis
gusted some of the old residents
The Rev. Levi Loring, of West
Charleston, VT, has received call
from a church in Massachusetts, at q
salary of one thousand dollars.
The General Convention of Congre-
gational ministers and churches in
Vermont will meet at Newbury, on
the 10Th inst, at 10 o'clock A. Nj
The opening sermon will be preached
by the Rev. G. II. Hubbard, of Ben
nington.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

say- A bill recently passed by Con-
gress recognizes as lawful structure
aud postroad, the railroad bridge
across Lake Champlain at Rouse S
Point, connecting the Ogdensburgh
and Lake Champlain with the Yer
mont and Canada Railroad. 1t re-
CURED many years of agitation and
effort hy the friends of these railroads
to secuee from the Legislatures of New
York and Vermont the right to erect
the above mentioned bridge This ac-
ton by Congress will prevent the tax
ing away of that right, were anybody
or Legislature so disposed.
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Nrw YoRk, May 3O.--Gold, 1873.
New Publications.

A Thousand Year BY Mrs. Il. NJ.
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store. st. Adams. We are indebted
to the publishers for a copy of this
beautiful little volume. 1t is a domes-
tic story of great beauty, of country
clergyman, who left his rural home to
seek fortune in city parish and One
Thousand o Year.
The Brare old Salt; or life on The
Quarter Deck. This volume is the
sixth and last Of the "Army and Navy
Series" and is a record of Life on the
Quarter Deck, mostly in the squadron
OF Vice Admiral Farragut Those who
have read the preceding volumes OF
this series, need hardly be told that
this is q book of adventure of person
al experience in the great struggle OF
the nineteenth century, and is IN
structive as well as entertaining.
The work is uniform with the Sailor
Boy, Soldier Boy" and is for sale at
Merrifeld's bookstore. Boston; Lee
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, ed a touching picture Of self-sacrific'
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turn from the rather doubtful anC
mawkish heroes of popular romance
to such an embodiment of genuin
j, nobleness as is here presented; ant
!, we rise from the perusal OF the book
feeling that we have learned some
thing worth proiting by. Sold a
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g The Physiology Of Marriage b
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. moor & Co. We are under oblga
tions to the publishers for copy {
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d the physical laws of marriage, and cor
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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01
Congress-.

A bill to equalize the bounties paid
to soldiers, passed the House last
week. 1t provides,
That instead of land or other boun-
ty, each soldier, sailor or marine shall
receive one hundred dollars a year for
the time while in service the bounty
to be paid only to those who have been
honorably discharged after expiration
of service, or 10y reason of being dis
abled by wounds, and to such as have
been honorably discharged since April
10, 1865, or are still in the service
The heirs or representatives OF those
dying in service, or dying after honor
able discharge on account OF sickness
contracted or wounds received in the
service, will receive bounty for the
time served by the deceased. Al
bounties or prize money received from
any source are, however, to be deduct
Ell from the bounty provided in tins
bill The bounty is also not to b'
paid to persons who served rs substi
tutes, or were captured prisoners a
the time of their enlistment.
The internal revenue bill, after be
ing considerably amended, passed tn
House on Monday by vote of II
to IL. The title of the bill was amend
ed so as to read, "A Bill to reduce In
ternal Revenue, &c.
Thad. Stevens introduced into tn
House on Monday bill to enable tn
States lately in rebellion to regal
their privileges in the Union. Th
main points in the bill are that th
State governments are illegal, and q
soon as they form legal government
. they will receive representation, til
G present governments being valid ell
= ough for municipal purposes until IL
formation of new ones All rebels al
. considered rs foreigners and must tai
out naturalization papers five years b
fore they are allowed to vote. III
;, bill was ordered to the Committee
= the Whole The bill, it is said, NEE
. with little favor.
The Reconstruction resolu tons we
. before the Senate on Tuesday, wht
! the third section" was stricken o
by unanimous consent. Freedmen
! Bureau Bill was amended and pass
- by the House. But little was done
;, either House on Wednesday.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

n. Y. STATE SHEEP FA1R--Among
the prizes awarded at the New York
State Sheep Fair, held at Rochester
a short time ago, were the following:
American Merinos Rams-2 years
old and over-2d, David Cutting,
Richville, Vt, 500; Sd, Edgar San
ford, Cornwall, VT. SO Yearling
rams-1st, NJ. Clark, SALISBURY, Vt,
$50. Ewes-2 years old and over
LIST, n. e. Wheeler, Middlebury, VT,
$50. Yearling Ewes--3d, L. l..
Searls, Cornwall, VT, $40.
For the best merino ram of any age,
sweepstakes prizes to Edgar Sanford,
Cornwall, Vt, $50; and for the best
pen of merino ewes of any age, to n.
e. Wheeler, Middlebury, Vt, $50.
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Death OF General Scott.

Lieut.. General Winfield Scott died
ut West Point, Tuesday morning, at
the ripe age of eighty years He com
menced failing rapidly Sunday after
noon, though it was not thought that
his end was so nigh He was con-
scious to the last, and died peacefully
and easily. General Scott was born
in Petorsburgh, Va, was educated at
William and Mary College, and be-
came a lawyer. He was appointed a
Captain of Artillery in 1905, and sta
toned ut Louisiana. When the war
broke out in 1912 he was made Lieut..
Colonel and ordered to Canada. He
was at the battle of Queenstown and
together with his command was so un
fortunate rs to fall into the hands of
the enemy. He was, however, soon
exchanged, and appointed Adjutant
General to Gen. Dearborn with the
rank of Colonel He commended the
attack on Fort George, and the adj
vance of Wilkinson's expedition against
Montreal, which proved unsuccessful.
A year later, he was made Brigadier
General and fought tho battles of
Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, in both
of which lac greatly distinguished him
self Peace being restored he visited
Europe, partly for his health, and
partly to study his profession. On
his return, he was assigned the com
mand of the seabord, with headquarters
at New York During the notification
troubles, in 1882, he commanded the
troops in Sonth Carolina, and his
course was highly commended by
President jackson.
Gen. Scott had charge of the entire
frontier line during the Canadian re-
bellion, and many of the older resi-
dents of St Adams and Franklin
County, will remember how anxiously
and faithfully he labored to enforce
the neutrality laws. There is little
T. doubt that there would have been 6
= war between England and the United
States, had it not been for the wis
dom and DISCRETION of the deceased
His successful military operations IL
the Mexican war, alone, stamp hin
as a great general. From the day b,
landed his men at Vera Cruz to the
capture of the city of Mexico there fol
lowed an almost continued series 0
brilliant victories. His services il
, Mexico led to his nomination for tn
Presidency by the wings in 1852, bu
as is we'll known, he was defeated b.
, Gen. Pierce. In 1855, he received tn
brevet rank of Lieut.. General, whicl
: was expressly revived for his benefit
u At the outbreak of the rebellion h
u rendered the Government invaluabl
$ services. Had Buchanan followed tn
Il advice which Gen. Scott gave him,
is, we think, safe to say that tho wa
c would not have been wagcd on tn
extensive scale that it was He too
/ an active part in laying out the dc
Il fences of Washington, and organizin
IS the army, and had the direction {
&c military affairs until November Is
, 1861, when he withdrew from publ
Is life He then went to Europe, an
~ since his return his life has bee
e passed in retirement. Gen. Scott We
i in the best meaning of the words
/ patriot and soldier, and his deaf
G will be sincerely mourned througho,
ie the length and breadth of the land.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

eral Denuison, who was next visited,
labored to impress upon his audience
the importance of harmonizing the
President and Congress, which he
thought might be done Thus ended
the Cabinet Serenade.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

Coon CArTLE.-Calyin Bigelow, OF
Lyndon, recently sold a pair of fat
cattle that weighed 3,705 pounds
Chas. Welch, of Wheelock, sold pain
about the same time that weighed
3400 pounds.
Mr.. S. W. Warner, of Saxtons Riv.
er, is the owner of three years old
heller which is astonishing the people
of that region by the richness of hen
milk. One day not long since from
two quarts of her milk twelve ounces
of butter were made Three hundred
dollars will be given for any heifel
that will beat her. Cant some one o.
the excellent dairymen in Franklin
county make demand for the $500
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

PERSONAL. Pardon H. Sibley, Esq,
who has been to Washington, as a
delegate from California, on business
connected with the Pacific Railroad,
and who has been visiting his friends
in Bennington, this State, returned to
California week before last
The Hon. A. O. Adds, our consul al
Nice, recently paid visit to Rome
We are glad to learn that the health
of the Judges family continues to i'm
prove.
Dr. Stebbins A. Smith who, Will
his mother and sisters, has beel
spending the winter in Charleston, S
c., has returned to st. Adams and re
sumed the practice of his profession
The health of the Dr., as also that o
the other members of the family, ha
been improved by the climate of tn
south.
It is stated that the Hon. Darwin
A Tenney of Meadville, a Vermonte
by birth, is the man likely to take th
seat in Congress, now nominal
held by Charles V. Culver, of the in
solvent banking firm of Culver, PEN
& Co, Mr. Culver has hardly visite'
Washington since his election.
Maj. Gen. Curtis, Of Malone, la
been appointed Collector of Custom
at the port of Ogdensburgh, TIL
Senate have not as yet, however, con
hrmeG the appointment.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

De- The Messenger, published in this
village notices the recent change in
the proprictorship of the TRANscmpT
in apparently every fattering terms, y
for which it will please accept our
thanks. The veteran editor" Of that
paper, however, seems to have quite
forgotten us when he says we do not
indicate in our salutatory the political
character of the TRANscRIpr. We can
assure our neighbor that there is one
position which the TRANscRIpr will MOI
occupy in politics. 1t is the position
50 ably filed by the Messenger during
the past few months -oR the fence.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

ssy- The Malone Palladium says it is
not Hon. c. w. Palmer, of Plattsburgh,
who has been appointed Judge of
Sierra Leone, but Gen. George w,
Palmer, Commissary General of the
State of New York.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

ssaT In Boston, on Wednesday, Rut-
land lst mortgage bonds sold fcr IS
cents; Rutland I'd mortgage sevens
80; Vermont Central second mort
gage bonds 33; Ogdensburgh and
Lake Champlain Railroad As; vt. and
Mass Railroad 43.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

s@5~ The rebel Gen. Joseph f. John
stOn has been elected President of the
Alabama and Tennessee Railroad.
No opposition was made to his cleo
ton, aud the directors were authorized
to fix his salary at any sum not less
than $4,000 a year.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

TRUE To HIS PROMISE. -The Green
field Mass Gazette is responsible for
the following kissing story:
Zone day last winter a rich old
bachelor of this town was bantering n
young lady, and told her he would
give her 500 if she would kiss him.
She took him at his word, and gave
him one of her best kisses He i'm
mediately pulled out his pocket book
and counted out the 500, but she re-
fused to take it, He then told her
that when she got married, if she
would write him, he would send her
the money. She got married few
days since and wrote him informing
him of it, not expecting the money, but
the old bachelor, true to his promise,
Immediately forwarded her 800 to.
wards furnishing her the necessary
outfit"
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01
BRIGHTON MAishE'

Beef Cattle. Extra fat and MA j d q
Oxen, sl4.OO sl4,25 list guam, oraity, 81
% quality $1,000 a sl2.5O' o. ofhide, q
$1,000, n 100 lbs, on total "elsH'
and dressed beef. .ano OF acool
Working OSen.-slio '''V
10 value as beef v,ra and soge
Miich Coyys.-si5 $40 eAn .greed; u
800, without calves, az ma, W
and ordinary S35 a 40. esc. or 5000 q
sheep and L"mbs-oc :" Wy
per head. 10. retail u
pressed 90 a iG cents. Fat Hogs head.
Veal calves. 500 a 90 90 pc, H. Go
Hides. brighton, s a o cents = ~
lots. G a &c. Calfskins loo ~
Taiiow.-7 a 90 y lb'
PcIss. -s2.oO a s2,25 esch'
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

GREAT FIRE AT SARAToGA.-At /
o'clock, Tuesday morning, a fire broke
out in the north wing of Congress
Hall, resulting in the destruction of
the entire building The loss is $780,
600; insurance 100000. The hotel
was to have been opened YESTERDAY.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

G1y- The venerable Amos Kendall.
who was thirty-two years ago Post
masters General of Andrew jackson S
Cabinet, leaves next month for a
pleasure tour of a year in Europe.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

RAJ On Tuesday Gen. Burnside
was inaugurated Governor of Rhode
Island. Tho Legislature met at ~
o'clock. Mr.. Sumner n. sherman was
elected clerk of tine Senate and the
Hon. c. u. Yanzardt speaker of the
House
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

ADyERTIsE.-It is the opinion of many
business men, who have made the ex-
pertinent, that judicious advertising
pays from three to five hundred
per cent. on the investment. There
is, in fact, no investment on which a
business man makes so great and so
sure a profit If you want to pros
per in business and get rich, the first
thing to do is to use printers ink free
ly.- 70. Union
Judicial advertising pays There is
no doubt Of it; yet there are men in
business who convince themselves
that if they sell as low as their neigh
bors and deal honestly and fairly with
their customers, it is sufficient adver-
tisement. This is n great mistake
Such men may do UeH, but the ques-
ton is, cannot they do better? If a
person has anything to sell, in no bet
ter way can he make it known than
by advertising in public print. Such
has been, and is, the experience of the
most intelligent and prosperous Of
business men. And those who neg
lect it know not how much they lose.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

Special Treasury Agent Dexter of
Mobile, who was under sentence of a
military commission and fined $50, 1000,
has been discharged by the President
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

Capt John Cook, formerly one Of
the rebel Gen. Lees staff, has been ar
rested IN Chicago for being the hns-
band of two wives.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

Augusta (Ga.) papers report
that the small pox is rapidly decreas-
ing in that city and neighborhood-
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

SsS- The pirate Semmes is in Wash
ington beseeching the President to
pardon him
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01

DIED.

Inst. Adams, on the Goth ult at tlercslieo
of Henry NJ. Stevens, Dolly Hathaway Irid
Siias Hathaway, aged rs years.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01
vi AISBIILD.

At st. Adams Bay, May 2lst by Rev
Wedgoworth, THEoDoRE GoNYAw, and ll
JUsTISA ALEXANDER. both Of St. Adams Bay
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-01
Information Wanted.

10 he Editor Of the Transcript:
Can you inform mo whether the
Messenger supports the policy of Pres
ident Johnson or that of Congress
As for myself, | am unable to ascer-
tain by reading that paper.
Johnson.
We are unable to give our cores
pondent the desired information.
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Little Feet.

Little feet,so glad and gay,
Making music all the day
Tripping merrily along,
Filling all my heart with song;
Well love your music sweet;
Patter, patter, little feet.
Sometimes anxious, would know
Just what way these feet must go;
Praying oft that all be fair.
No thornS, no roughness anywhere;
That flow rs may spring their steps to greet,
Patter, patter, little feet
But then think that some have trod
Through thorns and briars the nearer God
Though weak in faith, still | would dare
TO offer up the earnest prayer
That Christ would choose whate'er is meet
Patter, patter, little feet.
press them in my hands tonight,
And kiss them with a new delight,
Believing that whereer they go,
MY tender Lord will lead them so,
They'll walk, at length, the golden street;
Patter, patter, little feet.
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How solemnly truthful and

How solemnly truthful and
yet how beautiful are the fol
lowing thoughts upon the GER
tainty of death:
The hour is cOming-and it
is fearful and solemn hour,
even to the Wisest and best
the hour is coming, when we
must bid adieu to the scenes
which please, to the families we
love, to the friends we esteem.
Whether we think not, that
body which is now warm, active
with life, shall be cold and
motionless in death-the c0un-
tenance must be closed, the
voice must be silenced, the
scenes must be destroyed, the
whole appearance must be
changed by the remorseless
hand of our last enemy. We
may Danish the remembrance
of the weakness of our hAan
nature, we may tremble at the
prospect of dissolution, but our
reluctance to reflect upon it,
and our attempts to drive it
from our recollection, are in
vain. We know that we are
sentenced to die, and though
we sometimes succeed in cast
ing off for a season the convic-
ton of this unwelcome truth,
we never can entirely remove
; it. The reflection haunts us in
solitude; it follows us into So
ciety-it lies down with us al
night-it awakens with us al
morning. The irrevocable doom
has passed upon us, and toe
well do we know it. "Dust
thou art, and unto dust thoU
shall return"