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n the State equal to that of the late Alex.

in the State equal to that of the late Alex.
ander, near Louisville, Kentucky.
On such place we want two or more
of the best English Thoroughbred Stall
ons in the world. Also forty to fifty 0,
the very best mares of this breed that can
be found. Also two hundred more of the
best breed and fastest trotting stations to
be had, and some fifty of our best bred
trotting mares. These English. horses
should be kept pure, while at the same
, time much value could be added to oul
native stock by judicious crosses.
There needs from one to two hundred
thousand dollars capital to start and run
it. An income cannot be had from II
much short of six, eight or ten years.
An experienced breeder, and the very
best Judge of horses to be found, should
be at the head as manager of breeding
and fitting for exhibition and sale.
On the place should be park for driv-
ing, second to none in the world. The
best of stables should be there, and nice
paddocks for the colts to run in and grow
in their freedom and safety.
This place should be kept by a kind,
genial, sensible man. One who is, and
will be, honest, everywhere and at ali
times.
To aid Us further, we should, at our an
nual fairs have our organization SO per-
fected as to reach within every county III
the State, and call out the best horses for
exhibition.
With such state of things as this in
Vermont, who can doubt but that our
stock would be equal to, if not the best,
IN all our country IN very few years
There cannot be "a shadow OF doubt about
it. Neither can there be any doubt but
That the world would again come to our
State with cash in earnest to pay for our
horses.
Where is the wealthy son Of Vermont
to take hold Of this in earnest, and there.
by confer substantial and lasting benefit
upon our State :
a LARGE TRoUT.-A trout was taken
out of Moosehcad Lake last week which
was two feet nine inches in length, his
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HUDSON RIvER-The Hudson is navi-
gable as far north as West Point. From
there to Cold Spring there is large field
of ice, but it is thought that boat can
plough it easily. A boat would then have
no trouble to go from Cold Spring to
Newburgh.
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The figures 20" in Geographic par
lance, means compliments of" while the
81 y. / & 3 S" Indicate the wires over
which the operators who made the pres
eut preside. The goblets and salver
we're also each marked with the letter
r." The service was presented, in be
half Of his friends, by Mr.. l. W%Cope-
land. Of Brandon, in the following happy
speech
Mr.. l.. READ, Manager Rutland Office
Dear Sir: We desire to express our
appreciation of the many fayors received
at your hands by the presentation of this
service. rs token Of our respect, belly
ing that the current flowing from this
s-''"',iu will always be steadY, hoping
your tines in life VIII seldom get crossed
that your error Si6ctS can be settled with
out ytloopS, that We shall always be able
t. TASTE your b,HtGl.y, and ~ your line
lengthcns we trust that you will conclude
to make use of a repeater, that the repair
ey Will keep you well iHSnlatcd, and the
time be far distant when you will he
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! Send for circular, to the Principal
| Spring term begins Feb. "a.
HUDSON RIvER.-The Hudson is navi
| gable as far north as West Point. From
there to Cold Spring there is large field
of ice, but it is thought that boat can
plough it easily. A boat would then have
no trouble to go from Cold Spring to
Newburgh.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH.-We are in re-
| ceipt of Peabody's Journal of Health,
published monthly by Peabody Medical
Institute, with DIR. A. II. Hayes editor
1t is a journal worthy of perusal, contain
ing important suggestions in reference to
health and is conducted on the same plan
as DIR. Halls celebrated publication
Every family could but be benefited by
the reading monthly journal like this
Its price is so cents.
PERsoNAL.-Rev George b. Spauld-
ing, of Hartford, Conn, occupied the pull
pit Of the Congregational church yester-
day, preaching excellent sermons.
Rev Norman Seayer, D. d., of Brook
lyn, n y, preached at the Central church,
corner of Berkeley and Newbury Streets,
Boston, on Sunday last.
FIRST NATIONAL ECLECTIC LIFE As
sURANCE COMPANY OF THE UNITED
STATEs.-lt is unnecessary, at the present
day, to advocate the importance and wis
dom of life insurance. An influential
society has been organized and is now
doing business on the eclectic plan, com
bining in one, all the advantages and
pecuiarities Of the best and Oldest com
panies Among its list of officers and
directors. we find the names Of such men
a4 J. w Barker, III. b. Claffln, w. S.
Strong, A. A. Drake, and many more OF
the most prominent business men of the
country. II is claimed that those assur
ing with this society will have the fol
lowing special advantages
LIST. a division of profits annually oil
the contribution plan.
End Thirty days grace for payment Of
premiums.
Sd. 1t is the only New York company
in which all policies are absolutely non
forfeitable after the first annual premium.
4th 1t is the only New York company
that is entirely nou-forfeitable in accord
ance with the Massachusetts, law.
9TH All its assurances under every
system are at the option Of the insured
interchangeable without sur
render of policies or loss.
We feel certain this company is fully
deserving Of the confidence and support
of all classes, and advise all who coutem-
plate insurance to investigate the plans
Of the First National Eclectic Life ~,
surance Society Of the I. s
Their advertisement i. in another
column. Full particulars can be obtained
of VI J. Francisco, General agent for Yer
mont.
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lst, 1869:
5. w. Proctor, W. c. L.
Miss Sarah Hazleton, W. '. L.
+. IL. Boardnan, W. ).
II. J. Gorham, W. L.
Miss Ella Ward. W +. ).
Miss TIllie o. Brien. ". VI
j. L. Harmon, W. c.
Miss X. VI. Jones.
e. j. Bailey, ". ID. ".
Miss Lizzie Cochran. w. Il. II. ;.
Mrs. II. Freeman. ". l.. ii. :
J. III. Mead, r. W. {. +.
Miss Nellie Mead, w J. g.
Chalon Blanchard, w. .. G..
III. Freeman, l.. ID.
This Lodge have repealed the following
articles of their bylaws:
Art. -. The committee on the sick
shall consist Of three brothers and
three sisters. 1t shall be the duty
Of this committee to assist the sick
within twenty-four hours after being APP
prised Of "a member sickness. They shall
render to the brother or sister every as
si>tauce which shall appear t. them called
for IL give comfort TO the patient; and If
watchers are required, they shall notify
two members for each night. calling upon
them in the order in which they stand
upon the roll of the lodge, and the com
mittco serving themsetyo, III their regular
order. Fines for II n-complilucc with
the provisions Of this section are to be
strictly enforced
Also, the last clause but one Of article
2lst, relating 10 the appointing Of conn
mittee on the care Of the sick"
These articles shall take effect from and
after the date Of their adoption by the
Grand Lodge, on the llth of February.
f. III. BoARDMAN. W. s.
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WINDSOR COUNTY.

The engineer of the southern night
express train discovered house on fire in
Royalton, Saturday night, set the whistle
screaming and stopped the train, while
the passengers and train hands extin-
guished the fire and saved three women,
its only inmates, from being burned alive.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-18

HALF DEAD AND BURIED young
married woman, tWenfy-thrre years old,
living in Charleston. Mass. has had very
poor health for two or three wears. and a
lew months ago increased her infirmity
by falling from horse car and Injuring
her spinal column. 4 few months ago
her feet became psr.lyzed and withersd,
modification ensued aud has extended
the whole length Of her Limits and into
her body. the odnr from which became 40
intolerable that il al- found necessary 10
bury the decayed members. For this pur-
pose "a box was procured. and that part of
The body which Wa dad and Offensive
xas buried ia earth Thu the poor crea-
lure ei;s night apl day. iInpatientiy
waiting death. which can alone termin-
ate her fearful suffering.
CocoANUT CAKE.-Funr cups of -four,
three cups OF sugar, one cup # milk. five
eggs, beaten separately, oue cup OF butter,
two tea poprsiul Of cream II tartar, one
teaepoouful "f soda. the half a cDooAnut
grated aud put into the cake: the other
half put with th. whites of thr,s eggs,
and half a cup of sugar, aud put on the
top IL form an icing. Bake ia tao pans.
two inches thick.
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aCOSTAR'S"

aCOSTAR'S"
STANDARD PREPA RArfoss
.cosssr's- Rat Roach. &C, Fxt~rmnstses
20. st.Tr- Bed Bug Ext-bmin.as.
a.Co-tsrs" lqnly purel Inset p"wo.r.
all B~~areiii of SPURIOUS fnft- sna'.
"An Drugsi-ts m kutI&ld ell 10. M
Address .Cosfxr." 10 Crosby st. ~ Y - John
v. Henry, feucreoox to- DeIass bsxn0 y o.. -
ss.d By =. PENN Z CO.. xxs,aaA VI
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POISONOUS UNDER-CLoTHEs. - The
London Lancet and the London Times
call attention to the danger of wearing
orange, pink and red stocking and under
clothes. They show that the dye which
produces the various colors contains
poison, and when brought in contact with
the skin, by severe friction, produces
sora that is fatal in its consequences.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-18

SKATING MATCH. - A skating match
for $500, between Misses Ada Gadlond,
of New Brunswick, and Nellie Dean, OF
Chicago, occurred at Buffalo, n. T.,
Wednesday evening, in the presence OF
1000 persons. Miss Dean won, "a to 81
and has been challenged by her rival to
skate for another $500, Saturday evening.
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Vermont itcnis
ORLEANS COUNTY.

a fine trot'ing track has been ,craped
upon the river al North Troy, and there is
plenty of Sporting nearly every day.
"A serious accident came near taking
place on the railroad, near Barton lasi
week, hy car running off the track onia
bridge. II stopped Just before it reached
the edge.
On Friday morning. ian. 20, while "a
boy was drawing a child three years OF
age, son of Edwin HApsood. of Lowell,
Mars, formerly Of North Troy, along
the brink Of Concord river, lie slipped
ard fell, and the child W., thrown over
the bank into the river and drowned
The body WAS not found for an hour OF
more after the accident occurred.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Prof Alonzo Jackman, Of the Nor
witch University at Mortified, claims that
he originated the idea of an ocean tele-
graph, aud, ia proof of this, republishe-
an article from his pen published in the
Vermont Mercury in 1916.
Richard Sterling, one Of the first set
tiers of Warren, has already reached the
advanced age Of ninety-one years, and
bids fair TO reach century. He has
never failed of being at the polls on the
first Tuesday in September since he was
a resident Of the town. Long live Uncle
Dick
WINDSOR COUNTY.
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JAMES W. BARKER. PTeadsat.
WA. &. PRES DIT. gIoe-PseHdent
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Mt. GEMS TUNNEL-The Mont Gents
tunnel is advancing rapidly. A few
more months and the railway lines OF
France and Italy will unite beneath q
mountain $500 feet high. 1t is slow work,
as the tunnel has to be pierced through
extremely hard greenish-gray sandstone
mixed with quartz. The tunnel is to be
80, 700 feet in length 29,S0O feet of the
work are already completed the remain
ing 5000 will takeabout 81 or % months
to accomplish; SO that by March or April,
1871, this stupenduous work will probably
be completed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-18

Franklin Pests Real Estate column.
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a LARGE TRoUr.-A trout was taken
out of Moosehcad Lake last week which
was two feet nine inches in length, his
largest girth about eighteen inches, and
his weight ~ pounds. 1t is said to be
the larg .st tax N m hat lake.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-18

| MAIL RoBBER ARRESTED. A one
| armed soldier, named Davis, who peddles
books on the roads running from Bellows
! Falls to Brattleboro and to Keene, was
arrested yesterday at Bellows Falls by
special agent of the Post Office Depart
ment Hobbies Davis, having the run of
the trains, has been allowed to enter the
mail cars, and, watching his opportunity,
has been in the habit Of slyly taking pack
ages of letters from the bags This has
doubtless been going on for a year or
more. He was suspected by several of
the agents, but no proof was obtained till
yesterday, when one of the route agents
concealed the baggage in the mail
ear, expressly TO watch Davis, who was
distinctly seen, when the route agents
back was turned, to take package Of
letters from bag and put it in his pocket
Mr.. Hobbies, who had been looking after
Davis for some days, was at once notified,
made the arrest, and found the letters on
Davis person. He was taken to Concord,
and is safe for ten years in the States
prison. lie is about 80 years old, and has
wife and family residing in Claremont,
n. H.
EARLY MARRIAGE. - The Free Press
publishes the following announcement OF
a marriage:
In the town of jay, Essex county. New
York, Feb. 4, ty Rev Father smith. Ira
Trumbull, aged Sittg.tire, 10 Sarah Rob
erts, "god fourteen.
Under the head Of January and April"
they speak Of the marriage as follows
The marriage, noticed under the Gus
tomary head, in another column, has oc-
easioned quite little stir in the town Of
jay. across the Lake. We are told that
the swain, of ,ixty-ive, was a widower, a
man Of large property and Of good stand
ing. The young lady Is an Irish girl of
fourteen, and required her aged lover to
Join the Catholic church before she would
marry him"
Az ELorEMENr.-We find the follow
ing in the Manchester y. H. Mirror Of
the 9th inst:
There has been residing at Suncook for
a few months past young man from st.
Adams. Vt, 10y the name Of Myron Green.
lie had been employed 10y the Manutac-
turing Company upon the new mil. and
has boarded in the family of Mr.. Charlie
Elliott, respectable and industrious
young man.
An intimacy has Of late existed be-
tween Green and Mrs. Elliott, which on
Thursday last resulted III an dnptm-nt,
the guilty pair taking with them ali the
available funds of the family. Mrs.
Elliott has been influenced to leave a good
home and IA husband who WAS much de-
voted To her Mr. Elliott after becDm-
Ing assured Of his wife's departure, was
at first greatly excited, aid 1t l. reported
that he attempted to commit suicide
But he now concludes very reasonably
that he is fortunate III getting rid of her
They have gone To parts unknown to the
people OF Suncook.
E..,, V',.,,,.r W ,..,.. 40.
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Coon TEMPLARs Al WEST RUTLAND.
AT a recent meeting Of Marble Lodge,
l. o. Of G. +, the following officers were
elected for the quarter commencing Feb.
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VELoCPEDE CANDY.-The very latest
price of lunacy is the velocipede candy
The maker modestly suggests that it is
not worked with the feet.
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CAPITAL.
sI25OOO

OFFICE. is7 bfof5u-y. Mex York city.
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THE FIHST NATIONAL
LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY,

OF THE UNITED. STATES.
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PERsoNAL.-Rev. George B. Spauld-
ing, of Hartford, Conn, occupied the pull
pit Of the Congregational church yester-
day preaching excellent sermons.
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class ~ huT-"~t We IA = eiNth IAN ga N"'H-
a. well a. We hoppe to, seldom shall w
reach oar beau ideal of perfection: Yet
We can be tpt.rably sure of two essentials
namely, 81 good temper and good constI-
tuition. With these t~-U indispensable
qualities we hstve.a good horse, IA real ser
want, whatever BE- the color or form of the
animal Add 70 these as much symnetrY
intelligence and action a. possible. By
actiOn. ! do not mean stepping, paving
prauclug, champing and tlamlng, lndlea'
tive uf "A bad disposition, or au over hef-
veu. temperament | mean that re4di
ness to move forward. in an easy graceful
style, which il 50 quickly recognized 10y
any close korsem IN as invariably belong
int 10 = well educated and easy, fast NOV
ing roadster.
When we have got good temper, en-
durancc, beauty of form and action, lei
~ have speed. | know that large class
of farmer, scout the idea that speed SOLE
for.as much a. it costs. Another class
con~cieutiou~ly think that 20 encourage
the raising OF horses OF speed and bot
tom, whether there Is any real value III IL
or not, Is to encourage gambling and Wick
edne-s. While still another class insist
that flat horse, especially ii very last
l. good for nothing outside the trot,4ne
course.
That fast, smooth trotting horses for
gentemen's roadsters lead the market
and Will continue to for many years te
come. is well known to all who follow the
market.
Two horses Of the right size for such
road-ttrs, equally valuable in all quail
ties, except that one is able to trot mile
in three minutes easily and smoothly, the
other not much short of five minutes, will
stand III the market from $500 to $500
apart. And just as the difference in.speed
increases, the price will
This state of the market has been
coming on gradually for about twenty
years. There has been a steady growing
tendency among the business men and
those Of leisure in the cities during thi,
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-09
Senators Salisbury and Bayard will az
cept our thanks for public documents.

GuNpowDER.-The time of the origin
Of this valuable composition seems to be
involved in hopeless obscurity. 1t doubt
less was known to the Chinese and Hin
docs at very early period. History
speaks of people whom Alexander the
Great declined to attack because they 60
verthrew their enemies with tempests and
thunderbolts shot from their walls" 1t is
said that Hercules was repulsed by these
people with storms of thunderbolts and
lightnings hurled from above" This Ian
guage would seem to imply the use of an
agency similar to gunpowder. However,
its invention has been attributed to a
German monk and alchemist of the four
teenth century, named Schwartz; but there
are works which allude to gunpowder as
composition in use previous to his day.
Gunpowder is composed of nitre, charcoal,
and sulphur. The charcoal for this pur-
pose is made from the twigs of the black
dogwood, black alder, or the willow. 1t
is charred in closed retorts of cast iron at
low temperture. The sulphur and nitre
are refined to a point of almost absolute
purity; and all the ingredients are ground
into fine powder and boltcd. The diff
ferent sorts are then weighed in proper
tions, moistened with water, and taken to
a mill and ground between immensely
heavy rollers of cast-iron, which revolve
on circular cast-iron bed having wooden
sides. 1t is in this grinding process that
those fearful accidents occur. Should a
particle of grit get into the mill, the re-
suit is likely to be an explosion. When
taken out of the mill, it is put in press
and subjected to immense pressure. AZ
ter this, it is broken and granulated by be-
ing passed between futed rollers, over
selves which have shaking motion.
The corners of the grains are next worn
off, to prevent loss from dust while in
transportation. This is done by revolving
a quantity in tumbling-barrel, in which
it is also glazed by having the barrels lin
ed with wooden. Drying on sheets com
pletes the process.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-09
CnArswoRrn HILL srLror BoAnDINo I

CHATswoRTH HILL SELECT BoARDINa
AND DAY School FOR YouNG LADIES
1873 Franklin Street, Baltimore Md. Mrs.
p. L. Eichelberger and Miss. A. e. Has
son, principal. This school is located in
a high, healthy and retired part of the ci-
ty. The building is furnished with all the
modern improvements, such as water, gas,
baths, &c. and having large and well
shaded yard attached, is admirably adapt
ed to the purposes of this institution. The
School Room is fitted up in the most mod
ern style, and every arrangement made to
secure the comfort and advancement of the
pupils. Board and tuition in English and
Latin, including fuel, lights, and washing,
per session, $175: Music, French and Ger
man at Professors prices. If any of our
readers have daughters whom they wish
to send abroad to be educated, we know Of
no school we can recommend more highly
than this.
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-09

The TAX ON FARMERS AS "PRopucE
Brokers. Deputy Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue j. III. Douglass on Satur-
day addressed letter to Assessor Wood
hall, at Wilmington, Del. relative to lia-
bility to special tax of farmers who sell the
products of their farm from the steam
boat wharf, or along the market wherever
they can find place to unload the same,
but having no particular stand" The
Acting Commissioner says: "That far
mers whose occupation it is to sell the pro-
ducts of their farms away from the place Of
production, and at store or stand, are
liable to special tax as produce brokers.
Persons selling in the way described come
in competition with dealers and brokers
who pay the special tax, and to exempt
the farmer from the tax, when doing the
same business, would be manifcstly unjust.
The farmer who actually makes Il 6usi-
ness to sell should be held as a produce
broker. Occasional acts, ho,oerer, do
not create liability to the special tax, and
as it is believed to be the policy of the
law to place as few restrictions as is con-,
sistent upon agricultural producers, the.
statute should be construed hberally."
Yes, this is unheardof liberality, that a
farmer is not allowed to sell his produce
in market, without being taxed for the
privilege! Unbounded lberality!
Middletown transcript., 1869-10-09
EFFECT OF PROTECTION.

No subject has been more befogged and
mystifed than that of the tariff. That
specious, adcaptandum phrase of pro-
lection" to home industry has misled its
thousands. When the subject is stripped
of its mystery and simpli6ed, it is seen
that the protection" afforded to Ameri-
can industry by the tariff, is only that of
the yulture towards the lamb. Facts are
often better than arguments to illustrate
the truth of any proposition, and one Of
these facts illustrating the hurtful nature
of high destructive { we will not call it
protective) tariff, is furnished to us by
the New York Herald, in relation to the
duty on coal. That journal says sid
ney coal, we are assured by correspon-
dent. can be delivered in this city now in
quantities of one hundred tons at seven
dollars per ton. Let the people reflect
that one dollar and seventy cents of this
price is paid for duty. Thus the price oil
the same coal. if it were relieved of the
duty imposed to "protect" Pennsylvania,
would be FIVE dollars and thirty cents. u
Thus it will be be seen that the article o.
coal, now almost one of prime necessity
is kept at an exorbitant price to "pro.
tect" few wealthy miners who need nc
protection, and who, not content with tn,
profits afforded them by this unwise legis
lation Of Congress, actually conspire to.
gether to get up strikes" among their
operatives to enhance the price of Goa
still more. The poor, as well as the rich
have to use this fuel, and for every tor
they buy they have to pay $1.7O NOR,
than they would otherwise have to pay OF
account of the Tariff. The humblest in
tellect can readily comprehend such "pro
tectiOn" to industry as is afforded by thi
-exorbitant duty on coal.