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PRINGLE'S REPORT.

To Mr.. CHADWICK,
Chairman of the executive committee OF the |
Caledonia County Agricultural Society at 81.
JUhnsbury, VT
The time has arrived when the members ofthe
executive committee were to report to the soclt-
" from their respective towns, in regard to the
trial of different Fertilizers offered for sale III
the county.
Several persons in this town have during the
past season tried Paddock, Dean Cos side by
side with Bradley's, of Boston, but not Will
sufficient care to give definite results.
would state that last spring made propo-
sal TO Mr.. Paddock and to Mr. Bradley that Oh
condition of their furnishing quantity OF Phos-
phaie for trial would take pains 10 make some
experiments on different crops. MIR. Paddock
made no reply, but Mr.. Bradley accepted my
offer on the condition that neither party should
furnish direct from their manufactures.
therefore purchased several hundred pounds
of the P. D. & Co.'S phosphate from Hazen 3
Brothers, Barnet, VT, also two barrels of Brad
ley's, from F. Deming, Wells River, Vt.
The land selected for this experiment was the
poorest my farm, having been twice cropped
with buckwheat without manure. L divided the
piece INTO four lots tor corn crop as follows:
No. l, wei MANFRED with stable manure; No.
2 lightly manured with stable manure No. 3,
no stable manure; No. 4, neither manure OF
phosphate.
The first three lots had equal weights of phos-
phate in the following order: first, two rows, IA
pounds Bradley's phosphate each row; next two
| rows, IA pounds Z. d. & Cos each one, and so
| on alternately through the whole piece Each
| row had its phosphate weighed by Fairbanks
| scales, kept in the field for the purpose.
AS to the result, would say that all came up
| looking well except No. 4, which was small ana
yellow.
/ After ten days, l noticed the Bradley rows
were getting ahead Of the others, and at the Sec
| Ond hoeing wonderful contrast could be seen
| between Paddock's and Bradley's, so much as
TO attract the attention OF persons on the high
way near by. l think the difference at this time
was FULLY one half in favor OF Bradley'S phoS-
plate, over that of Peddock's.
About the first of July a most destructive
| hail storm nearly ruined the crops.
The first of September, harvested the corn
| as follows, viz
Bradley's rows, 3S baskets
| Paddock's %
| Lot MOI, s
| Total from ga acre, 90
also made trial with piece of potatoes, with
| similar results, the difference was however less
| than with the corn.
On piece OF turnips | used in addition to the
phosphate 200 lbs OF Sea Fowl Guano. The re-
suit was as follows in regard 70 its value to the
crops:
| Sea Fowl Fuano stands, No.
Bradley's Phosphate, - No. 2
| Paddock, Dean & Co.'S &" No
would add, that had put in the phosphate
by measure Instead OF weight be result wouiu
have been more favorable 10 Mr.. Paddock but
| as their fertilizers are sold only 10y weight, /
| think it the only fair way to apply them to The
crops when on trial.
SEND copy OF this report to each OF the
parties interested.
Yours, &C,
A. b. PRINGLE.
Ryegate, VT. Jan. Is, 1869
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RY j. CONAN1
from ASA MARTINI

WEST BURKE, VT, Oct II, 1868.
PADDOCK, DEAN Co.,
GENTs,-l put your phosphate on to wheat,
turnips hops, grass, ETC., receiving marked Sene
fit in all cases but more ESPECIALLY on the grass
and wheat, which throughout the season remem-
bered the slight dressing given them, and made
satisfactory returns. Having satisfied myself
that your phosphate has no superior in the mar
ket, and pays large returns on its cost, shall
use it freely in the future.
6wl7 ASA MARTIN.
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IA aterloo, Washington Mill and Metropolitan
W Shawls at SKINNER & DREW'S.
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ID uffalo, Coon and Fox Skin Robes, Horse
ID Blankets and Sleigh Bells at S. & ID.
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X lue Mixed, Red, Checked and Striped Shirt
u ing Flannels at SKINNER DREW'S.
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Total from ga acre,
No. l
No. 2
No <
CHELSEA, Vt Oct. Is, 1865.

n D I MT . Ii.
Ryegate, VT. Jan. Is, 1869
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From ALONZO BEMIS.1

ELIJAH WILLARD.
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From " Va. HOFFMAN.7


ALONZO BEMIS.
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A poultice Of onions, applied morn
ing, noon and night, tor three days,
will cure a felon. No Ianciug is nee
eSsary.
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or defend for the said city IN relation to the
same, and employ counsel for that purpose.
on behalf f said city; and the expenses at
tending the same shall be g charge against
said city, to be allowed and paid as other
claims against The general fund OF said c t.,
BY said common council; but in the general
management and control of said city indebt-
etnass, said commissioners shall act N strict
accordance wiz the pv0visi3t Of this act and
sI;a commissioners shall from time 10 time.
Sc they may be required by said common
council, submit o said common council de-
tailed report Of their doings under this act.
under their paths, which report shall be fled
win the clerk Of said city, ard be open for
me inspection Of all persons interested
Sec. II. All acts and parts of acts in any
manner conflicting with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed and this act
snail oe public act. This act before il shall
take effect OF be in force, shall be submitted
to the legal voters OF the city of Watertown.
70 pc voted on at the next charter election
10 be held in said city, and if maiority of
the votes cast at said election are in favor
OF sald act, then It shall take effect and be in
force, otherwise it shall be null and void. and
the votes cast on this question, shall have
printed or written thereon the words, G For the
act to enable the city of Watertown to settle
with the creditors of said city, or Against
the act to enable the city of WATERFOWL to
settle with the creditors of said city,
Approved March II, 1859
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Wattrto1rn Repnblitau,
WeanesaQY, DZurch 81, 1869.
For Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
LUTHER S. DIXON.
For County Judge e @
HARLOW PEASE.
COUNTY JUDGE.

AS will be seen by the proceedings of
the County Convention, published else
where, Hon. Harlow Pease of this city
was nominated with great unanimity
for the Office of County Judge. There
are probably but few men in the County
better or moro generally known than the
nominee Of this convention. Heis a man
of excellent education, well read and
able lawyer, gentlemanly and courteous
in his intercourse with others, and if
elected, as he ought to be, will make a
popular competent and efficient officer.
The present incumb ent has already
held the office eight years, and is a can
didate. for reelection. If the position
were purely judicial one, this fact
would not be 50 great an objection, but
as its duties include those of Surrogate,
and require the keeping of some of the
most important records in the county, is
It not well that a change should be made,
at least once in eight years - s r.
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Total ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.-On
the 9Th of August next there will occur
one Of the most interesting cell pses of the
sun chat have or will occur in the United
States for many years, and viii be total
blotting out for a time of that luminary.
In the pa-lanee of astronomers, this same
eclipse" that is, an eclipse caused by the
same means, occurred little less than
eighteen years ago-in l85l-and,
though not total in this latitude, was Gru-
ly interesting and caused much specuIa-
ton among the learned. On this occas-
lion the eclipse begins at sunrise In the
Pacific Ocean, east of Japan, and be-
comes total first upon the earth in Siber-
Ia 1t is total at noon in Alaska, and
ends in the ocean at sunset just north of
| Beaufort, N. G. The line of the total
eclipse is as follows: Running southeast
erly, it grazes the coast near Sitka, thence
iiruns off into British America and enters
| the United States near the origin of MIX
River; thence it runs; through the south
west corner Of Minnesota, diagonally
| through Iowa, crossing the Mississippi.
River near Burlington, Iowa, thence
through Illinois just north of Springfield,
and crossing the Ohio River near Louis
vile, KY, thence through the southwest
corner OF West Virginia, thence to New
Berne and the ocean. Thus it will be
seen that the eclipse will not be total in
this section, but will be nearly SO, or
eleven digits in size. 1t will begin. at
4:24 and end at 6:26 in the afternoon.
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turner's E Entertainment


evt,.t..foa 'ase y, whenever ar
@A'i'o'''on or entertainment is given tv our
lone talent, which is deserving - .T.o,el
praise tfat yo2r invaluable coluulus sbo9r5 -.
'he medium tbIoagh which to ro.i.y tba,
lie and by which such iusticu.ious shoa1,r,,..
encouraged and sustained Then. in .ooous
ance with these views / wish to in form voor
readers who were not present at the "Ta,rna,ss
HALF on Monday evening last that they miss
ed great treat, and one that they will not
often have the opportunity Of enjoying. The
comedy of Phlegmatieus ana the burlesoue e
drama, +" a Rented Dwelling were well and.
ablysnssaiue3 in the socisty's' best taste. and
were frequently and earnestly applaud.a. But
the tableaux,s under the direction of John
Reiehardt, were the great feature OF the eve--s
ming, and in my opinion have never been sur
passed IN any northern city. ana as works OF
art, statnary and historical. scenes believe mo-
one present ever saw them equaled. The So.
clety spared no pains expense in procuring
suitable costumes. and in getting them up in
proper style, and. with all the accessories of
coiored lights, &C., they were truly magni6-
cent scenes. They lad a crowded house, and
well deserved it. was sorry howevertosee
so few Americans present who, are Usually
foremost in encouraging such exhibitions.
hope the society viii consent to repeat it,
and can assure them of full house, and more
Americans next time. AMERICAN.
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Published MARCHES, 1851
CHAPTER. 244-LocAL.

AN ACT to extend the time for the collection
of taxes in the city of WATERFOWL, " Wisconsin,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows
Section !. The time for the collection OF tax
es in the city of Watertown in this state for
the year 1868; be and is hereby extended TIL
the lst day of April. 1859, and the tax warrant
now in the hands of the city treasurer shall be
in full force until tha said first day of April
1869, for the purpose of collecting said taxes YES
provided that nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to extend the time for the payment Of
the state tax to the county treasurer. -a--.-
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved MARGINS, 1869.
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. COMING HOME TO MAKE PoLITIcs
LIYELY.-Horae Rublee, ESQ, of the
State journal, writing home to hislpaper,
has the following paragraph, which will
be of interest IN political cir lies :,s. -
E1-Goy. Randall is here and expresses
purpose of returning to Wisconsin this
spring and becoming again resdentsof
Madison. 1t is whispered that he will
be the Democratic nominee for Governor
next fall, In that event he will lie likely
to find a "-big job" on his hands. He
seems to be in good spirits, and is as full
of little anecdotes as Of old. AS an aspi-
rant for further political honors, however,
he will find the atmosphere of Wisconsin
uncongenial. He may obtain Democratic
support, but his old friends in the Repub-
lican party cannot overlook his nfdelity
of Republican principles for the past three
years, and without great and improba7
bic revolution in public sentiment, his
public career, if he returns to Wisconsin,
will be closed. Doolittle still fingers
here, and processes to derive considerable
consolation from hope Of quarrel be-
tween President Grant and Congress, but
in this is likely to suffer new disappoint-
ment. As prophet in political affairs
he has not proved success. He also
,avows determination to return to Wis
consin, and denies any purpose at present
OF leaving our State
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A correspondent of Cincinnati paper
gives our Eldredge the following left hand
ed compliment:
Immediately chaos came again. Brooks
insisted upon his point, talking loudly and
vociferating, aud to his help came fus8g
and frivolous parsonage, one tldredge, of
Wisconsin, the smallest specimen of man
tulness on the democratic side. This 81
drcdse is being little in his conceptions,
an echo of a man, a piece Of pertness
without dignity, and noise without object.
lie Is pcrpetually getting up with little
mean questions to make partisan points,
and b s countenance is wonderfully like
that Of certain Barbary apes l have no
ticed, the smirk and the countenance
dying into and demeaning each other ike
the multiplication ofvulgar fractions. y
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DIsCOuRsING of feas, Josh Billing

D1scouRsING Of feas, Josh Billings
says They bite was than the muskee-
toze, for they bite on a run, one flea will
go aul over a mans suburbs in ? minutes,
and leave him as freckled as the meazlos.
| don't suppose there is ever killed, on an
average, during emmy one yeer, more than
10 fleas in the whole ov the United States
ov America, unless there is a casualty ov
some kind-once in while there is. a dog
gifts drowned sudden, aud then thare may
be rev feas lost"
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SENATOR CARPENTER.


Several of the new Senators have made
their maiden speeches in the Senate
Chamber, but that Of Matt H. Carpenter
from this State is universally acknowledged
to have been, the ablest Of them all. The
subject Of bis speech was the repeal Of
the ,Tenure-of Office Law, in regard to
which he took the ground that the law
ought not to be wholly repealed but mere
ly suspended for time, and ultimately
modified in respect to some of its proyis,
ions. As he began to speak, the CALLER
les soon filled up, and from the first SEN
tence till the last, he held the closest at
tention of Senators and spectators alike.
Mr.. Rublee in letter to the State Jour
I mol says ans s,
AT the conclusion, buzz Of applause
ran round the galleries, and Senator's
crowded around the speaker to congratuI.
ate him upon his successful debut
/ Among the foremost of these were Sum
ner, Trumbull, Howe, Schurz and Fen
ton. The speech was general theme of
talk, and it is admitted on ali hands that
few Senators have made so fine an i'm
preston at the beginning of their Sena-
torial career. / am eratifed by the posi-
ton taken by Mr.. Carpenter since the
+. temptations here are. al in the direction
Of the other side of the question, and the
man who is mcr9ly seeking for uufFs in
the newspapers and for immediate popular
I ity at the Capital, would fud it for his
interest to advocate repeal. ain graft
( fed with it for the further reason that it
I is in harmony with the position and con
vlctions OF our other Senator, whose tried
integrity and consistency have given him
so firm hold upon the confidence of the
! people, and is an indication that the SEN
/ ators from " Isconsn will act in harmony
and mutually strengthen and extend
] their influence and their capacity to serve
/ their constituents and their country"
The fact that the speech changed votes
is a higher tribute to its merit and power,
than the applause Of tic galleries or the
congratulations Of his fellow Senators.
! Wisconsin may well be proud of her Sen.
ators, for no State can point to better
representation in the e. S. Senate than
/ Timothy 0, Howe and Matt II. Carpen-
! ter. rs Il ss..s - asla saf m
= . IT, - seq aga5
Gov. FAIRCHnD. 1t has been gen
orally understood that our present Gov
ernor would be a candidate for election,
but he has recently written a letter, in
which lie declines being a candidate,
though he leaves the Inference that he
would nat refuse the nomination if tender
ed to him unsolicited The probability,
however, is That the man who secures the
nomination this year 5will Lave to work
for it, as a numl'er of wideawake and able
candidates are in the field. @5H a-'" '
CUBA-The provisional Government
Of Cuba proposes to free all the slaves on
the Island, and give them the privilege
Of Joining the insurrectionary forces or
/ OF remaining on the plantations. "Reyo-
lutions never go backwards"
-S s--
We notice that an cxchange states
that the person who lately died in New
Jersey from The bite of mad dog, was
The inventor, John Ericsson, whereas the
name Of the unfortunate lsisu was Ecker
9l HA-.=,s
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Republican County Convention.

The Republican ConveEtiQn to nominate a
candidate for County Judge to be voted for al
the coming election, met persuant to the cal of
the County Commiueeat t he Coart House,in the
village. OF Jefferson on Thursday the 25t h inst.
at one o'clockP H. The meeting was called
to order by c. A. Holmes, ESQ, Chairman of
the Republican Comfy Committee ana organ
lied by the election of J. ]. Enos, Esq, of Wat
ertown President, and ". H. Rogers of Fort
Atkinson, Secretary. Delegates were present
from the following Towns Pennington,
Hebron, Ixonia, Watertown, Waterloo Kosh-
konong, Lake Mills, Palmyra, Aztalan, Milford
and Concord also from the Villages of Jeffer-
son, Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills Waterloo and
The lst I'd Sd 4th & nth wards of WATERFOWL.
An informal ballot was taken with the fol-
lowing result. Total number of votes cast, CT.
Harlow Pease received 90; Geo. W. Burchard
/ J. D. Bullock l. It was then moved and
carried that Harlow Pease be declared the I'M
animous nominee of the Convention. The
Convention then adjourned sine die. s. -s-
W. H. ROGERS, Secretary.
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TIE Book BUSINESS But few per-
sons have any proper comprehension of
how vast is the book business in this
country. Take one ''item;}' for instance
as Illustrative : Matthew Hale Smiths
"Suushine and Shadow in New York"
which is the exciting work of the day,
has already reached the enormous sale of
90 copies within thirty days. The
publishers (J.A. Burr & Co., of Hart
ford, Conn.,, use two tons of paper day
and run six large roller presses constant,
ly toEsupply, the current demand. This
is doingsa wholesale business with one
book alone. This is a large work too, it
mus be remembered, between seven and
eight. hundred pages royal octave and
yet it is said to rival in rapidity of safe
.'UneletTom's Cabin" of old. Think of
the countlessness Of the small ones pub
sllshed. Surely ours is reading country.
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Alma E.coress says that the
great work of putting in new booms, etc,
in Beef Slough, is nearly completed, and
that the company arc ready for the i'm
mense business which is to be transacted
on these waters the coming season .ss1
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We notice that an exchange states
that the person who lately died in New
Jersey from the bite of mad dog, was
The inventor, John Ericsson, whereas the
name Of the unfortunate ls4u was Ecker
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The new bridge over the Crawfsh
at Jefferson is finished. ID - a
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HOUSE OF CARps,-This story isby anew au
thor Mrs. Cashel Ho:y and is Pronounced by the
critics a work OF rare merit. It was first pub
lished in this country in Litlell's Living Age,
a margarine issued !once week, and contain
ing the best Stories, Reviews, Criticisms, Poe
try, Scientific, Biographical, Political and 9th
er articles, gathered from the entire body f
foreign periodical literature. Little & Gay,
publishers, so Bromfeld Street, Boston.
MooRE's RURAL NEW YoRKER-We publish
the Prospectus Of this Invaluable paper again
to-day. Il has been doubled in re, sud n
otherzrespeetS greatly improved. The publisher
has aimed to make journal which will not only
be indispensable to the farmer but also be of such
high literary merit as to become most desir-
able az family paper. I'll is needless 70 say
that he has fully succeeded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-03-31


W. H. ROGERS, Secretary.
A man named John Young was kill
ed at Fond du Lac on the Goth, by a
negro called Fred. Williams The OBJ
jeet of the murder was probably small
sum of money which Young had about
him, The negro was captured near Wau-
pun. a .
---Dslevan has now half a dozen velo-
cipedes..... The Republican of that place
says that the measles prevailed quite ex-
tensiEely there for few weeks
back. There have been about twenty
down with them at one time at the Deaf
and Dumb Institute.
The Fond du Lac Reporter says ::
That illustrious individual yefept 'the
oldest inhabitant" can remember but one
such month of March as that we are lust
now experiencing, within tie last 35
years; that was March 1913 which was
very much like this present month, only
good deal mole so. Every morning
during the said March 1913, the Their
mometer at sunrise indicted from about
zero down to l5o or 200 below the
snow never melted in the shade. even at
noon; several persons were badly, frost
bitten about the face, ears, hands or feet;
the stock of fodder became greatly reduc-
ed and hay worth from ten to twenty dol
lars per ton, which at that early day, in a
prairie county where hay was unusally
worth from 81 to So per ton was enor-
nous. So much for having had April in
January. Winter, like murder twill
out. "-Fond du lac Reporter.
=, The GAINESVILLE Gazette reports that
a German was robbed at the Clinton de-
pot of $3.50. He was standing on the
platform waiting for the train when. a
couple of fellows came up to him, and
one of them took tobacco box from his
pocket which he was willing to bet no
one could open, His companion allowed
that it was easy enough to open it, and
nudging the German said, "bet him =
you can win" Thinking he could win
the stakes, he pulled roll Of bills from
his pocket, which was immedia lately seized
by one Of the men, who handed it to bis
companion, and he started on lively run,
while the other attempted to pacify the
German by telling him it was only joe,
and that the man would return it. But
seeing the fellow making off he S arted
in pursuit, the confederate following close
upon his heels, until when near cattle
guard, he was fclled by a blow his head
striking on timber or rail cutting him
sevefely over the eyes. The robbers
mace off with heir plumber, and no clue
Of them has been obtained. #a- rg 8
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CCBA.-The provisional Government
Of Cuba proposes to free all the slaves on
the Island, and give them The privilege
Of joining the insurrectionary forces or
of remaining GU the plantations. "Revo-
Lotions never 60 baekwards.N - ~