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Alislellanp.
Timothy TitcOnb on the IS inc
Question.

Timothy Titconb on the V inc
Question.
DIR. Holland writes as follows from
Lausanne, Switzerland;
A large amount of land in this Canton
Of Naud is surrendered to the cultivation
zerland is never heard of out of Switzers
land, it is plain that it is drank here. In
deed, | have been assured that TIE wine
produced in this Canton is drank mainly
in the Canton itself Now, from near
Villeneuve to Morges, distance of TWEEN,
ty fce miles as guess somewhat at ran,
dom, the entire lakeside, averaging half
mile in width, is vineyard One can
say, almost with literal truth, that
throughout the entire territory ] des
scrbed to you, no crop but grapes is
grown. For the last three weeks, the
whole working population, men, wome n,
have been in these vineyards gathering
the crop. The teams arc employed in
transporting the immensely large casks of
new wine from the presses to the cellars
Of their owners, to the vaults of the dea-
lers who have purchased it, and to the
store houses of spectators in other quar-
tcrs. There is an endeavor on the part
Of these people to throw a romantic inter-
eei around,thcr vintage. The casks go
through the streets with gay boquets Of
flowers in their hungholes, but from what
have seen Of the effect of wine here, the
show is all a sorry farce. There is no
question that the people would be better,
healthier, happier and much more pros-
porous, il there were not q vineyard in the
Canton. We have all been told in Amer
les, and fully believed it, that, if the
people could be supplied with cheap
wine, they would not get drunk,-ihat
the natural desire for some sort Of stimu-
liant would be gratiled in way that
wouli be not only harmless to morals, but
conductive TO health.
/ am thoroughly undeciesed The pco-
ple drink their cheap, white wine here TO
drunkenness. A boozier set than hang
around the muliitudinous cafes here ii
would be hard TO find in any American
city, even where they enjoy the license of
the Maine law. The grand difference in
the drunkenness Of an American and
Swiss city is found in the fact that the
man who has wine in him is good na;ured,
and the man who is equally charged with
whiskey is demon There is no mur.
dering, no fighting, no wranglins, The
excitement is worked off in singing, shout
ing and all sorts of insane jabber. Then
the steady old white wine tcpers come in
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before. "Nevr !' ~ Stu,,A sad thon

before. Never !'' ~ StusA aad thor
the host nodded md smiled, and looked
about with triumphant .r, az much n.
to say, What did l tell youY "Never ~
but still there sss something in the look
Or toss of his guest which puzzled Mr..
Morris, and seemed to call for explana,
ton. "Come, come, Stuart" said he,
more of your tricks upon travellers
We want your honest opinion, for we all
know you are the best judge of wines to
be found on this side of the water and
therefore | AK you once more. in all
seriousness, if you ever draAk such old
port in all your life, either at home or
abroad, a'pon yourshonor, now?"
" Aere'," said Stuart, - "neyer! "
And then there was dead silence, and
the host himself began to loAll uneasy. not
Knowing how to understand what he be-
l,evcd to be one of Stuart's Jokes; and
then Stuart added in his own peculiar
way: "fou must excuse me, my friend,
and you ladies and gentlemen but |
assure you that what you have all been
taking Tor old port wiDe is Mt wine ut
ALL"
"Not wine at ALL" exclaimed Morris.
almost Jumping out Of bis chair, why.
what tho-plague-is is it then p
81 should call it, excuse me-" taking
a sniff, as he passed it back and forth be-
tore hiS nose, c,-"I should call il cherry
bounce !"
For moment the host appeared thun-
der~siruck, well nigh spccchless with
amnzement; but then, as if suddenly
recolIeciing himself, his countenarce un.
derwenl change, and calling the waiter.
he sad. "George, you scoundrel :" in a
sort OF stage whisper, that could be heard
all over the room,-"Gcorse, tell me
where you found these bottles. Tie Door
fellow trcmhicd and shock but after A
lew words Of explanation, Morris threw
himself back in MS chair. and laughed
and laughed until it seemed as if he would
never stop; and it turned out that tlis
polt wine, 50 carefully selected by him in
oporto, snd sent hone year, before. as Il @
Thought, vas indeed nothing but cherry
bounce which had been put up and st
a'ld' tor iamily u.s on ssecial occasions
long before h. went abroad ill il wue
entirely forgotten .Lo3HA t,,
U~e@lcg
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hlS arm, thuN "IOppcu u suhttereuj uhelees lhlhE'
| Then quick a score of savage swimmers plunged
Into the stream, and struck out for. the boat;
And Phillip would have fought them, but he lcar4,
For Mary and the child, and so gave up =
And let them draw him to the shore and stood
Without murmur while they bound his arms
One crushed and bleeding-with the cruel thongs
And then the Irdians roughly babe them march;
And up the little brook they took their way,
Beside which thoy had fled the long drear night.
At last they came to whore, beside the bank.
The woods receding from the streamlot, made
! A clear, green place OF sylvan shlde and bloom
| OF low, sweet woodland flowers thaj gemmed the
groves
With kinsly carpeting while, overhead,
+ The bringing arches Of the stately clns
SWING hardly clear above the quiet spot
Here, ringed sround upon the fragrant lui,
In solemn council sat the savage chief.
While further back the pleasant woods were lar.
With crowded faces Of the painted braves.
And in the margin Of the circle sat
The weary prisoners, hopeless for their doom.
And now mt til. center cf the ring
dusky warrior bounded, and with fierce
Quick gest-Ics in his uncouth tongue
lie spoke iew mad worts and when he ca. ed
Around the circle Of grim faces ran
sound ol approba'i1n; then he turned
And snatching from The mothers breast the chill,
lie said, ''Unto the white mans cabin door
traitor from tho Mohawk warrior, came.
Let the white woman .prak, -" High abov-
Hoo seocious infants head he held tie axe
And wal cd for her aniwsr. Mad with fear,
With hands hard pressed upon lrrlcnpms heart
The mcthor's wild gaze turned to where, amid
The waiting braves. Waakomo. who had brought
The warning, sat With fearless agony
She looked to him; but he, all uuconccrncd
And quiet, sat and smoked his carthen pipe
And gave no sign; so that the mother head
Fell forward on her knees wi deal despair.
And then sho mOvelcss sat and all wa. sti
A lith.spaec Again lbc w,rrior voice
Struck sbarply, like i death knol, on harcAr:
'Speak or it dios = Bat ill the woman at,
Nor moved, nor poke, and al tie ,.v.sr throu e
Was sill as death, ua,i the child cricl oai
With pain AL fear IN little piie3l. >,j.,
And then the in5e., Of the mother cllitliel
Amid her hair convul,iyely, but till
She spoke not, moved no moe, AMI l,ll.-
"Ihe hatchci waits 10 longer, - poke the chiel,
"Ihe white 'hii,l dies go a second. am, the axe
TremLled to fall, when Waukomo ro.c mp
And proudly said, 81 did it; can die;"
Then sat down calmly ON the grass, ani drew
Ms blanket o cr hi. bead, and waited Icath.
An .,
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tCONCLl nED.

N'ONCIl nED.
An Act in addition to an act apDroy ell
hovember Dist, 1867, in relation 10
the re!uns of the military proper:y
belonging to the STATE, to the Quarter.
master General.
us here6yeaadcl, dc.
SEC. |. All oAiccp, non.com miss, n.
ed officers, musicians snl priyatcs. wlu
have not returned TO the Quartermasicr
General of thi. State, Ne property h,,
longing 10 ths State, agracably to the
provisions of section three of the act TO
which this in addili-, are hereby roquir.
Ell h make return of such property
agrccably 10 the provisions Of sad
act by the first day Of January. \. u.
1869.
SEC. 2. All Officers, non commission.
ed officers, musicians md priyalcs " ho
snail neglect OF refuse 10 make return of
the military property which they ,rcceiv i
under the act organizing twelve regiments
ot militia, approved November 22nl.
loOl, agre<ably to the provisions Of this
act and the act to which this is in adli.
'ion, shall, unless they satisfy the Quar-
termaster General that such property rs
been lost or destroyed through 10 fault Of
theirs, forfeit and pay to the Quartcrm is.
ter General of the state. for the benefit Of
the State, the sum of ten dollars. TO le
recovered III an action on the case founl
cd on this statute, in the aame of tie
Quartermaster General, which suit may
be brought before n justice of the peace in
any county of this State, and the plain
tiff in such suit shall be entitled to recoy.
or the above penalty and the full value of
the property not returned as herein pros
vided together with legal costs.
SEC. ). The Quartermaster General
IS hereby authorized to discharge from the
active militia service of the State, and
from personal liability for the loss, dam,
age or destruction of military property,
all officers and men who received such
properly under the act approved Nov.
22nd, 1864, who furnish satisfactory
evidence that such property for which
they are liable, has been damased. lost
or destroyed, without carclessnesS or C,nrt
on their part,
Approved, November 10, 1868,
IN Act in amendment OF and addition
10 section thirIystwo of chapter one
hundred and twenty-six Of the General
Statutes, entitled 'Or salaries aud
fees
Z is 4ereje e1oei Z, DE.
SEC, |. Every officer or other pr,
SON authorized by law to make an ar,
rest for IN oiiense against the law Of the
State, shall be entitled to receive fifty
cents for each arrest so made.
SEC, .. This act shall take eject frru
its passage,
Approved, November 20. 1865.
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G. PREMIUMS. -
SUBSCRIBE AT ONCE
AGENTS WANTED

We will pay agents who will devote their entire
time to canvassing for the VERMONT RlcoRD AND
FARMER a liberal salary by the day, week. OF
month. We want good agents In every town and
county In the State, to work tor us from now till
February !, 1869. Write to us and get our terms.
Address all communications to
THE VERMONT RECORD AND FARss.R,
S'"s Brattleboro, Vt.
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An Act relating TO the fees Of i've town
grand jurors.

q is tcrsby eaaeic5, Sc.
SEC. |. Section forly..ix of chap,et
one hundred aud twen'y.six of the Gem
eral Statutes shall be amended to read as
follows; Town grand jurors fees shall be:
lor each complaint fifty cents; for atlen.
dance per day one dollar for travel per
mile ten cents.
SEC =. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, November ls, 1868.
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to blossom. IL you can imagine a cauli-
flower of the color of the ordinary red
cabbage, you can achieve u very adequate
conception Of the faces that are not TN.
common in all this wine growing rcsi on.
SO this question is settled, in my mind.
Cheap wine is not the cure of intem
pcrancc. The people here arc just as
incorporate Us they are in America, and,
what is more, there is no public sentiment
that checks iniemperancc in the least,
The wine is fed freely to children, asd by
all classes is regarded as a perfectly legii-
innate drink. Failing 10 find the solution
OF the temperance question in the Maine
law, failing TO perceive It in the various
modes and movements of reform, ], with
many others, have looked with hope TO
find it n Il cheap and comparatively harm
less wine but, for one, can lcok in this
direction no longer. firmly believe that
the wines Of Switzerland are of no use
except To keep out whiskcy, and that the
advantages Of the wine over the whiskey
are not obvious. II is the testimony Of
the best men in Switzerland-!hose who
have the highest cool of the people ut
hcau--thnt the increased growth of the
grape has been steadily and correspon-
lingIy attended by the incrcasc of drunk
Cnnc,s
They lament the planting of a new vine.
yard as we, at home, regret the opening
of a new grog shop. They expect no
good of it to anybody. They know and
deeply feel, that the whole wine producing
enterprise is charged with degradation for
their country.
To come back TO the matter OF wine,
let me say a word in regard 10 its use by
travelling Americans. was told before
leaving America, that should be obliged
20 drink wine or beer in Europe. One
good clerical friend assured me that
could not get through Grclt Britain safely
without drinking beer As did not Ike
beer ihe prospect WAS no pleasant. In
decd, | felt about IA badly discouraged as
Brigham Young declares he dill when the
dnty OF pllyg ,my WAS N llr known to him
by hcav My rttca;iln W,ll, did not
drink h,er anl | 4ul thruugh Great
Britain very comfortably inle,i None
of my party frank h'er. AMI all survived
not only, hul improved, upon cold water
the terribly pasionous cold water of
Gre II Britain In Paris, took the or
diuary red wine. In Switzerland | con-
linurl il with grcnt moderation. until |
was thoroughly satisfied that every glass
drank damaged not only my health but
my comfort. Now, drink no wine at
all, and that member Of my family who
has drank nothing but water from the
time Of leaving America, has experienced
not one particle of Inconvenience from
the practice. We have all concluded that
wine linking in Europe is just as unnec-
e,sary ns i; is in America, and that there
never was y greater mistake than the sup.
position that alcohol in any form is nee
essary rs daily beverage for man or
woman.
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An Act changing the time holding coun-
ty courts in the county of Orange.
Is is heyeJy.enocied, &c.
SEC. |. The stated terms of the coun-
ty court, in and for the county of Orange,
shall be held on the first Tuesday of June
and the third Tuesday of December in
each year.
SEC. ,. All writs anu processes made
returEable to said court on the first Tues.
day of December, shall be returnabe to
and entered in said court on the third
Tuesday of December.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect Gom
l's passage.
Approved, Nov. 10, 1868.
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IRA w. CLARK, Attorney & Coun'
l. sellor at Law, aud Solicitor in Chancery.-
Particular attention paid to Bankruptcy. Relief
to insolvcnts and protection to creditors.
Att MIDDLEBURY. VT.
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SASH & BLINDS 4

II subscribers would give notice that
they are prepared to ill orders short notice for
all sizes and styles Of Doors, Sash and Blinds from
thoroughly seasoned and kiln dried lumber. We
also keep constantly on hand large stock OF ready
made coffins and trimmings. A large stock Of
Lumber constantly on hand. HOWDEN, BOS-
WORTH & CO.. Bristol. VT. 49h
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Anecdote of Stuart, the Painter.

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w. ~ ""1 ,''"' ,'ic 'o''s '"o'c' DIS " count
'"a "oSuS'- orihS Us up three bottles,
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An Act changing the time Of holding
county courts in the county Of Orleans.
II is hercJy eaaetcdeic.
SEC. /. The stated terms of the crun-
ty court in The county of Orleans shall,
after the next June term thereof, be held
on the last Tuesday in February, and the
first Tuesday in October in each year, in-
stead Of the fourth Tuesday in June, and
the fourth Tuesday in December, as now
provided by law.
SEC. =. SO much of section twenty.
six Of chapter thirty of the General Stat
utes, rs is inconsistent with this act, is
hereby repealed.
Sro. 3. This act shall take effect
from ITS passage.
Approved, Nov. 10Th, 1865.
An Act fixing the salary of the Adiutant
and Inspector General.
/, heieJy eaaetsd, &C.,
SEC. l. The annual salary Of the
Adjutant and Inspector General of this
State shall be five hundred dollars.
SEC, 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, Nov. 10Th, 1865.
An Act TO amend an act approved No
vember 2lst, 1867, relating to the
Board of Education and the Secretary
thereof
Il IS hereJy eaaci.d, &c
SEC, |. Section one Of an act ap-
proved November 2lst, 1867, shall be
amended so as to read as follows: The
compensation of the members Of the Board
OF Education and the Secretary thereof
shall be as follows;
To each member of the Board for each
days attendance on the meeting on the
same, including the time necessarily spent
in going TO and from the place of meeting,
the sum of four dollars, and their actual
travelling expenses, not including board.
To the Secretary the sum Of twelve hun
dred dollars per year and his actual trav-
cling expenses, while in the performance
Of the duties Of his Office, and the expense
Of procuring blank forms and postage, and
such sums as he shall actually pay fer
assistance in holding the Teachers Insii,
tutcs, not exceeding the sum of sixty del
lars in each county for any one year, all
which allowance shall be paid by the
Treasurer, on the allowance and order Of
the Auditor of Accounts.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re.
pealed.
SEC. ). This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved, November 18th, 1868.
IA Act fixing the pay of the Directors
of the State Prison
II Is here6y enacted, tfc.
SEC. |. The Directors of the State
Prison shall receive three dollars per day
for each days actual service, together with
their actual expenses.
SEc, :. This act shall take effect from
the first day of December next
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An Act relating to tlls Ices of sheriffs and
their deputies.

their deputies.
10 is hereby eaaci,S, &C..
| SEC l. Each sheriff shall receive the
sum of two dollars per day, for each day
oil his own attendance upon the County
and Supreme Court, and Court Of Chan
Gerry, and two dollars per day for the
necessary attendance of each of his
deputies upon the aforesaid courts.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts. of asae
inconsistent herewith are hereby repeal.
ed.
SEC, ). This act shall take effect from
its passagN
Approved, Nov. IA, 1868.
- Act relating to the fees of school
district clerks.
MS heyeby enacted, &c.
SEC. l. The clerk of the several
School districts in this State, for making
returns of births and deaths, rs now res
qured by law, shall receive as compensa. .
ton thereof the sum of fifteen cents for
each birth and death so returned proyi-
ded, that in case their returns are incom.
plete, or incorrect, they shall forfeit all
compensation thereof, and be liable to
fine of not less than five dollars.
SEC. 2. 1t is hereby made the duty
OF the selectmen Of the several towns in
this State, TO draw an order on the treas
urer of their respective towns, to pay the
compensation aforesaid, on the presenta-
ton TO them of certificate from the town
clerk that the returns have been made
according TO law.
SEC, ). 1t is hereby made the duty
of the several town clerks in this State to
carefully examine the returns of births and
deaths, made to them by the several
school districts in their respective towns,
and in case the returns are in all respects
made up and returned, agreeably to law,
they shall furnish to each school district
clerk, so complying with the requirements
of law, certificate which shall entitle
him to the compensation aforesaid and
in case such returns are incomplete or in
correct they shall forthwith cause prose-
cuticns TO be commenced against such
delinquent school district clerk in the
name of the State, to recover any penalty
Or forfeiture imposed by the provisions of
of this act,
SEC. 4. In case any town clerk in
this State shall neglect or refuse to com,
ply with the requirements of this act, or
with sny existing requirements of law in
relation to making returns of births, mar
risges and deaths to the Secretary of
State, he shall be liable to fine of not
less than twenty dollars and the Secre,
tary of 49, shall cause prosecutions to
be commenced in the name of the State
TO recover the penalty aforesaid.
SEC. ), All acts or parts CT acts
nconsi'tant herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved, Nov, 19, 1868
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CTEWART & ELDREDGE, Attor-
~ news and Counsellors at Law.
MIDDLEBUEY, VT.
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II S. ATWOOD, & SON, Dealers
No in Dry Goods, Groceries, Paints Oils
Drugs, &c, SIIOREHAM, VT.
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An Act in addition to an act approved
November 2lst, 1867. in relation 10
the returns of the military property,
belonging to the Siatr, to the Quarter.
master General.
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AhSu iiohi its hiuluB place,
With nervous, trembling fingers, Phillip drew
The birch canoe, and kueeling in the bow.
With Mary and the baby In the stern,
He piled the springing paddle, Till the boat
Lsaped swiftly from the cover Of the banks,
Aud woke the sleeping wavelets of the stream
That laughed In flashing ripples at the PROV.
Aud now their hearts beat higher, Till at once
From all the still, deceitfil shore there burst
A fearful yell, that sent the swift blood back
Upon their Palsied hearts with sudden shocl;
While all along the banks spraug into view
A thousand painted warriors, and again
The awful war-whoop scared the trembling
air.
Then Phillip said, "God help us; We are lost +
But piled with mad despair the paddle, till
ball came win zzing o'er the waves and
struck