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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-06-28
From the Virginia ,Neyadal Enterprlse.
Aggravated Case Of Reckless SpOrllng,

A certain newspaper man Of this city was
presented with a Henry rife This rifle be-.
came his idol 1t was seldom out Of his
sight, and he could not sleep unless it rested
against the head Of his bed. On Sundays he
was always out on the hills with his Henry,
and in a short time became so expert that he
could decapitate a sage hen nine times out of
ten. He once saw duck disporting itself in
a lake somewhere in the eastern part of the
state, and, on a bet, shot out both its ewes.
This crack shot-this terror to everything in
the shape Of game-being invited to spend a
few days with friend residing near Carson
City, packed up his Henry and responded in
person. Next morning he was up bright and
early, and, like a second Steve Nernard,
stalked forth in search of game. A short
walk brought him in sight of pond in which
were fine flock of ducks Creeping to coy-
er near the shore, he opened his battery.
Duck after duck was stretched upon the wa
ter, and still those remaining made no attempt
to fly away. Our Nimrod was somewhat as
tonished at the tameness Of the game but no
mercifu thought arose on the contrary, he
became, if possible, still more blood-thirsty.
lie had just stretched out lieless the last of
a flock Of about seventeen ducks, when the
friend, whose hospitality he was sharing came
running toward him, calling upon him for
Heavens sake to desist, as he was killing the
whole Of his iavorlte breed of tame ducks.
What did Nimrod do but turn about and Wig.
orously protest that he thought the ducks
were wild ones. After this exploit he even
had the cheek to remain at the house of his
friend whole week, fcasting on ducks every
day.
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B Barre. a

Nanv or o,r roodors ,,., ,,.,.,,,,,, .,.,.....
ber tbo s;n,,,In. f't'"u'e' 'U.''e"''
Ca,o,,oo. - -. .N,,1Ds ~. "
ont name or MI ,orn ,,,s , s~oI ,,s .1e P''1 =,
was frst cbarterod br ,bo 80 oe y;il.
bnrob bnt ,bo onnoiIo,;as 80, -. u1'
babi,arts '.: e''''.;on ~ 'u',s ,"S 'u-
torbor 1-oQ 10 80, .. -. II = -
'NliVO'i i'"'i W agVe" upOu sont otner name
to be presented tn the ;teneral A ssemt lv for
=. t 81 =, -. =.
ltN approval Ahld tue multiplicity oil sug-
Oestions for rachristan;,o ,ba Lo.o,,.L a.,
2 ''' 'eO1i i''eninS '"e poIougu TWO
names were urged with especial yehemence
Holden and Rerre beino nar,os or ,orr,s i,
iiV'NVn ""u bdIIei oclnB uaWes OF towns IN
Massachusetts, from which two Of the more
prominent inhabitants had come. The con.
tentlon having been virtually narrowed down
to these two voters, it was finally proposed
that the strife should be settled By a boring
match, which finally came off in a shed near
by, the meeting adjourning to witness the
contest. A clrcumstantial account of the
whole matter, not emitting the extracting of
hemlock sliyers from the body of the man
who " took the floor" in the rough.and- nd-tumble
struggle into which the boxing soon changed
Will be found in the work quoted above, under
barre. The under man in this case proved
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Deferred &rticles.
Early Postal Route.


Hon. +. r. Walton writes to the Burlington
frr' Press, correcting a statement alleged to
have been made by him at the late Editors Re
union, and gives the following interesting ac-
count Of the carly mail facilities (2) Of this State
is true that the post riders sent out by the
printers to distribute their newspapers were the
pioneers 10 the mail routes, and Mr. Walton said
his recollection was Of only one mail route fhrouqh
Cfnirdi ormom, while the counties of Washing
ton Orange, Caledonia, Orleans, Iamoillc, and
part OF frunklin, Chittenden, Addison and Wind
sor were supplied by post-riders from the Office
OF the Vermont NdichUdc. In February l7Sl
seven years before Vermont was admitted to the
Mon, the General Assembly established FIVE
p1stoifccs, located at Bennington Rutland. Brat
ueboro. W indsor. and Newhuy Anthony Has
we'll, of the Vermont Ga-eus, Bennington, was
appointed Postmaster General, and the newspaper
postmcn were the ai-carriers. The regulations
ana rates OF the lnited States were adopted, even
10 the much abused fraHking pririieQe, which
however, was limited 10 the governor, and such
other persons as the legislature might authorize
In July. l1s1 post-rider waS sent once a week
from Bennington to lansingburgh and Albany
y. y. and in January. l7ss Daniel Marsh adj
Vertised that he had established himself az post
rider from Clarendon 10 Onion river " 10 ride
once a fortnight At Clarendon Mr. Marsh.
Of course connected with the rider from Ben.
nington bringing the Vermont Gasciic. 1t is
worthy Of remark that " the price of the papers
as far north as brandon was " four bushels Of
ichedt per year one bushel of which 10 be lodged
at the time OF subscribing, or a. soon after AS
possible Mr. Marsh delivered papers as far
north as Jericho, where the price ought to have
been nearly double that at Brandon But the
farmers could afford it. Gov. Chittenden on one
occasion had seven hundred bushels of wheat on
hand not bushel Of which would he sell even
for hard cash, as he had reserved il to supply the
people at time of need and in 1856. Jesse
Meldou Of St. Albans raised two hundred
bushels Of sound corn on two acres and quarter
OF land. and from one handful OF potato balls he
raised six bushels Of potatoes they were sweet
and large, but not wholesome. %
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that was doing something. But do not
want to waste my precious tmo in picking
up pins. Does not the child dishonor and
displease you by such a spirit2 Could it
not on the other hand delight and honor
you by the cheerful alacrity with which it
obeyed ?'
Mrs. Morris smiled All, life would be
too sweet if | could ever be made to believe
that every little thing do might be done for
Christ and as an act Of obedience to him
But STILL you must excuse me if | seem III.
tie perycrsc. Don't you think that if k1e,r
that | was training these boys Of ours for the
ministry Of His gospel, should find my task
lightened 2'
" Perhaps so Perhaps God ought to re.
veal to us the end from the beginning. and 40
leave no room for faith"
" No, ! did not quite mean THAT Still
much Of my work seem. aimIes. and in the
dark"
" My dear Mary it need not be either the
one Or the other. Each Of these wayward
boys Of ours has a soul that will live for ever.
For the sake Of that soul you can scrupulously
work for the health and well.beinq of the
body. Therefore your most tridIng ministries
to the one, are really for the higher and no.
bier nature Of the other You oil the whole
OF your sewing-machiuc, not because you find
that business agreeable but in order to make
it run without noise or friction So you keep
in repair each little house in which there lives
a boy, soul not for The sake Of the house.
but for the love Of the tenant"
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Poor READISG,-If the readers of the
news papers understood one-half of the diff.
culties in procuring accuracy, instead of
scOlding at mistakes, they would be surprised
that there were not more. How few readers
appreciate the services of the individual who
examines the "proofs of paper before it
is printed. He is one of the most important
agents to the production Of a correct litera.
ture, and one of whom no reader seems 10
think. His is the most thankless Of all the
employments among men. Let him bring out
paper without fault for weeks and weeks
in succession, and nobody thinks Of him
lie has no thanks for hi. labored patience,
but blame It he Is not faultlcss. lie is Ger.
tain Of one, Of two things-forgetfuluess or
ceusure, ,-Exehangs.
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COLLECTORS N0TICE Nil. II

~ hereby given that the Annual Ta,os mon Inoo,a
nnd special Taxes have become due and navahic AMI
that will be present. in person or by Denyfy y, th
f0llowing times and places to receive the ann, ~ ''
X addison CsuRty-At my office In Middlehnrv ~, ",
nosday, Thursday and Friday, July g. ana ~ sa "ou'
Az the Stevens House, In Nergonnes Saturday inl,e
Wa,Aingioa cosnfy-At the Northheld House in Noptb
Held, Tuesday, July H. 1871.
At the Farmers Insurance Office, In Montpelier Wod
uesday, July ".
Al Waterbury Hotel in Waterbury, Thursday July IA
kutaHd couniy--At the Brandon House, in Brandon
Monday, July l1, 1874.
( A. the Hotel In fairhayen, Tuesday, July Is.
AZ the Oico Of jacob Edgerton, In Rutland, Wodnes
oy and Thursday, July rand -.
-BtnniHgion couhty-M the stark Hotel In Benning
ni Tuesday, July 25, 1871
..At the First National Bank, in North Benningto
Wednesday, July &c.
Az the Court House, In Manchester Thursday July H.
~ the terms Of the law, all persons negeetng to pay
8ese Taxes are required to pay penalty Of 1--WE per
Ent upon the amount thereof together with fee Of
Wenty cents for notice.
Taxes may be sent BY other parties receipts will in
cases be given. All unpaid Taxes upon other lists
ny be paid ut these times and places
ROLL1N j. JONES,
Aiiddlehury, May %, 1871. 73.5I.
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coN-crrNcrANp rur JUDGMENT

gii alone With mF CON aIcneo
ln place where tmr had erA-rl
Mod Wc talked vi my former living
W. ihe land whore the year Increased
And felt should have fu answer
The question 10 plt 90 me,
Aud t0 face the answer nud question
ThrouI Ihout an eternity.
The ghosts oi forgotten action
Game floating before my siEht
And thing that thought were drad thIu1.
We're alive with terrible mIght
Ana the vision oi all my past lfe
Was an awful thing 10 face.-
Along with my conscience sitting
10 That s0lemuiy silent place
Anl thought oi % iar-away war1.n-
ui % sorrow that was to be- mine
Zoo land that then was Che future
But now b. the present time.
And thought oi my former thinking
OF the iudgmeutdaY o. hc.
But sitting alone with my conscience
Seemed Judgment enough i0r me.
And wondered 80 there was a future
TO th.s land beyond the grave
But no one gave mc an answer,
And no one came 20 save
Then felt that the future was present
And the present would never go hY.
For it was but the Thought OF my past I.is
GROWN into eternity
Ihcn woke from my my timely dreaming
And the vision passed away.
Anl knew the Gar away warning
Was a warning Oi yesterday.--
Aud pray That ! may NOT forget 2.
ln ibis land before the grave,
That may not cry 10 the future.
And no one come 90 save.
And fo have learnt a lesson
Which ought 20 have known before.
And which. though learnt % lroamiu1
] hope tG forget mo- more.
SO 10 alone with my conscience
ln the place where the years iucrease
And j try to remember the future
lu The land where time wlil cease
And know Of the future Judgment,
How dreadful soeCr De-,
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Not to be Beaten.

New Hampshire man and a man from Ohio
CHANGED TO meet at public dinner in New
York. The man from Ohio suggested to him
of the Granite State that it might be advanta.
geous to him to remove to the West, especial
ly if he proposed to follow the pursuit of
farmer. The Yankee could not see it there
was no State in the Union equal to New
Hampshire. He of the Buckeye State could
not agree to this. Ohio was inferior to New
Hampshire in no respect, while in many re-
spects she was superior. The Yankee demand
ed to know a superior feature. The Buckeye
commenced to enumerate but as fast as he
presented his claims Of superiority, his antag-
onist unhesitatingly swept them away BY bold
and vigorous declarations to the contrary.
At length, when all other sources of argument
had been exhausted the Buckeye confidently
observed
You will at least allow that Ohio Justly
claims superiority over New Hampshire in
point of the extent of her territory 2"
"No, sir !" promptly aud emphaticaly re-.
sponded the Yankee Your State spreads out
because it is fat Look at the mountains Of
New Hampshire Goodness mercy Just roll
'em out fiat and they'd make territory enough
to cover the whole of Ohio aud fill up big
slice of Lake Erie !"
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The Home Circle.


4 MILICIIT MENORN
Gcnuy foll the twilight shadowf
DER tho sunsets mellow HIGHT.
Aud we saw the angels lighting.
one hy one the lamps of night.
j ana .cd, my darling whispered.
And ] long su much 10 slcrp
] could hear thc robins calling
From The shadows dun and deop.
ilold me on y0nr bosom. mother
fhint and low her whispered tvorli.
bui to me thUy held the music
ul o. thousand singing binds.
And held her 10 my bosom.
I0.e npi.nit my aching breast
hli tle Woihcrarms about hor
Could not s00tho her into rest
Slug The dear old cradle ballad
That you used 90 sing 90 mo
Mlon YOU hghol mc into slumhcr
And .at upon your knee
Then . song tho simple duy
IYlt old hmIlIarsIr.
NuIlc my oJc we're iIm auI blinded
by Che tears that gathered thore
llu.h my child, llo stll and slamber
Holy angel. guard thy Decd.
Heavenly h.caInr without number
Gently FALLING 0nthy head"
rlen iI-ht .l0uc-oh. 800 nnly
ffuW tNC shadow ul the West
Aui i touched my darling eyr.ia.
With thn blessed balm uf rr.t
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L. In the first five months Of the present
calendar year. New York exported 1900
barrels of pork, or more than double the
quantity exported in the corresponding period
of last year also, $4,000 barrels and terces
of beef, an increase of 50,000 3S,000,000
pounds of bacon, an increase Of 10000, 900,
or more than hundred per cent $4,000 900
pounds Of lard or nearly threefold the export
Of the first five months of 1870, There was
also large increase in the exports from other
ports, and the New York World is fully JUS
titled in saying that the exports of our great
staples Of agricultural products, ,--.cotton
breadstuhs, provisions and tobacco, whether
IN detail or in the aggregate, whether in guam
titles or in values, will, for the current fiscal
year ending July l, greatly exceed those of
any former year in the history of our COM
merce. And as respects food, especially cured
meats, this large export has not been attended
with any great advance in prices. Specua-
tion in wheat, however, has increased the
price of that grain so as to check shipments,
and corn, which is relatively cheap, is largely
taking its place. But if the crops in Europe
this year are below the average, as seems
likely from the last accounts, there must be a
large export demand for wheat at even higher
rates than the present.
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BOYS, DO you HEAR That "A New Or
leans paper tells of printer who, when his
fellow workmen went out to drink beer, dur
ing the working hours, put in the bank the
exact amount which he would have spent if
he had gone out to drink. He kept to this
resolution for FIVE years. lie then examined
his bank account and found that he had on
deposit s52l.sG. In the five years he had
not lost day from i'll health, Three out Of
five of his fellow workmen had in the mean.
time, become drunkards, were worthless as
workmen, and were discharged. The water
drinker then bought out the printing Office
went on eDarging his business, and in twenty
years from the time he began TO put by his
money, was worth 100000. The story,
whether new or old teaches a lesson which
every boy and young man should lay to heart
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Special nnttces.
TWENTY SEVEN YEARS PRACTICE

TWENTY SEVEN YEARS PRACTICE
10 ,be Treatment Of Diseases incident to females, has
l.eed DIR. DOW at the head of all physicians making
lgsb practice speciality ana enables him to guarantee
speedy and permanent cure In the worst cases of sup
,u and ali other MensfrHai Draugemenf' from rhat
,,,, An letters for advice must contain e. ONCE,
No. 9 ESpicorr STREET, BostoS
n B.-Board furnished to those desiring to remain
under treatment
Boston, July 1870.
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make an earnest advocate Of them. He
therefore rendered Mr.. Crawford prominent
place on the editorial staff Of his paper. -
SUHday Sclooi Scholar
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An instance of great though humble
generosity was recently witnessed in a fish
boat coming into Michigan Finally it dis
appeared, and tug going out to look for it
found It bottom upward, with three men cling
ing to 1t. There had been four on board
but after capsiSing the boat would sustain
only three, and the fouth, John Ovany, say
Ing that as the other men were CT family, be
would give them the chance of rescue, and
himself try to swim ashore on a board, had
started, but the empty board floating back
soon had indicated that he was drowned.
------s.s-S H---r-~---
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open,
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
hEsIDEscK, STATE srRKKr, MONTPELIER,
Next west Of Journal office.
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He who earns four cents and spends five
has no need of purse,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-12-13

A STORY OF STORIES. - Some ingenious ad-
mirer of Dickens produces the following. which
seems to contain the names Of all the works Of
the great novelist Oliver Twist" had somo
very Hard Times in the Battle Of Life" and
having been saved from the Wreck Of the
Golden Mary" by our Mutual Friend" Nicho-
las Nickleby." who had lust finished relating
Tale ofTwo Cities" to Martin Chuzzlewit. du-
ring which time the Cricket on the Hearth bad
been ehirping right merrily. while The Chimes
from the adjacent church were heard, when
Seven Poor Travellers commenced singing a
Christmas Carol" @Barnaby Rudge" then ar
rived from the /" Old Curiosity Shop with some
" Pictures from Italy" and Sketches BY Boz
to show Little Dorrit," who was busy with
" Pickwick Papers, when David COpperfeld.'
who had been taking " American Notes en-
tered and informed the company that the Great
Expectations" of Dombey & Son regarding
" Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy nau not usvu realized.
and that he had seen Boots at the Holly Tree
Inn" taking =" Somebody's Luggage" to Mrs.
Lirriper's Lodgings" in a street that has No
ThorOughiare,D opposite Bleak House where
the Haunted Man" who bad just given one Of
" DR.. Marigold's Prescriptions" % an Uncom-
mercial Traveller" was broOding over the Nys-
terry of Edwin brood"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-12-13

VEGETABLE LEATHER. -" Vegetable Leather"
is a material which SO closely resembles the natu-
raj product that it is only by actual examination
that the difference can be ascertained. Caout-
chouc and naptha are used in its manufacture !;
but by process which we have never seen
described, all odor is removed from the naptha,
and the smell of vegetable leather is rendered
thereby less in strength, if anything, than that
Of leather This material is used for book
binding covering library tables, and like purposes.
Among other advantages which it possesses over
leather proper may be mentioned that, however
thin the imitation is, it will not tear without
siderable force is exercised that it resists all
damp, and the moisture may be left on it for any
period without injury; consequently it does not
sodden or cookie. is always dry, and its polish is
rather increased than diminished by friction, and
any attempt to raze or scratch its surface with
the nail, or contact with any ordinary substance
will not abrade it. The largest entire pieces Of
real leather that can be cut from buock's hide
includes the belly aud other inferior parts. Yege-
table leather, on the contrary is capable OF being
produced fifty yards in length. and one and half
yards wide, every portion of it being of equal,
and of any required thickness, which may be
carried to any extent by additional backing Of
linen, etc, cemented with the caoutchouc, and its
strength is something marvellous, while, in theall-
important commercial view, it is but one-ihird
the price Of leather Tschnologiss.