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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17
Miscellany.
Hilary'S Pony.
STORY FOR CHILDREN, BY MISS CAMILLA
WILLIAM.

When Mr.. Thomas Mason failed, and
had to sell everything, and go away from
home, he felt very bad; but what made
him feel worst was selling Hilary's pony.
Mr.. Mason never was married, and Hila-
ry was his nephew; and the uncle thought
as much of him as if the boy had been his
own son.
"But cant even keep your pony my
boy" he said. For, after all, bought it,
and on.y called it yours; and everything
| have belongs to my creditors
Hilary was little Texas boy whose
father and mother were in South America.
Hilary went there with them while, but
the hot climate made him sick, so they
sent him North to his uncle. They were
not very rich, but they were in hopes to
be rich enough soon to come home and
live. Mr.. !Iason had good income where
he was in Rio Janerio, and didn't like to
leave it Just then. Besides, they had three
children with them, younger than Hilary,
and it was not so easy to move in a hur-
ry.
When Mr.. Mason failed and lost all OF
his money, he did not lose all his friends.
One of them offered him very good situ-
alton as agent to travel in Europe, and he
could do no better than accept. So he
placed Hilary at boarding-school for
boys, and then went off on his travels.
Then commenced poor Hilary's troubles.
There was no one present to protect him,
and he was iltreated. He hadn't enough
to cat, and he was scolded and shut up in
his room when he didn't have his lessons
well enough and the money his father
sent him to spend he never got.
He almost cried his eyes out with home
sickness and hunger, and then he ran away.
1t was bad enough, but it could have been
worse; and maybe he was happier wander
ing barefoot over the country, doing err
rands for people here and there, than he
would have been at the school of Mr.. Pi-
per. You see, he crept down stairs, when
he ran away, with his shoes in his hand,
meaping to put them on when he reached
the road but fancying that he heard some
one in pursuit, he ran and lost his shoes
on the way. That's the way he came to
be barefoot.
But after time the wandering got to
be very tiresome, and once more Hilary
grew homesick, and cried for his poor
uncle who had indulged him SO, and wished
his father and mother would come home
or send for him TO come to them. The
boy never recollected that i they should
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

FEvERs IN FowIs.-A writer in the
american Rural Home" thus gives his
experience in managing fowls subjected
to- fevers at the period Of Matching:
THE most decided species of fever to
which fowls are subject, occurs at the Pc
riod of Matching when the animal heat is
often so increased as to be perceptible to
the touch. A state of fever may also be
observed when the hen is about to lay.
This generally is Of small consequence,
when the birds are otherwise healthy; but
it is of moment if any other disorder is
present, since, in such case the original
malady will be aggravated. Fighting also
frequently occasions fever, which some.
times proves fatal. The symptoms are
over increased circulation of the blood
excessive heat and restlcssness. The
treatment should be light food and change
of air; and if necessary, aperient medi
cine, such as castor oil, with a little
burned butter, given morning and evening
until the fowl is thoroughly purged. Thi'
treatment hardly ever fails to restore tn,
bird to healthy condition"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

The INTERIOR OF THE EARTH.-We sup.
pose that Prof. David Forbes of England;
knows as much about the interior of the
earth as any man living. In late lecture
he insisted that all the objections brought
by theology, mathematics bF astronomy,
against the old theory that the earth is
molten mass surrounded by crust fifty
miles thick, are quite untenable. He would
have us believe, while the outer layer of
melted matter just below the earth's crust
may be kind Of Stag, that, not far below
this layer, a salamander bent on discovery
would find the pure molten metals, of
which the heaviest-gold, platinum, etc.
be at the earth's centre. Very likely the
mass of the earth is motion iron; and this
view is quite corroberated by the fact
that the broken fragments of some disrup-
ted world, which, in the form of arolites,
are continually falling from the sky, are
often metallic iron.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

Kerosene oil can be made which will
not explode, and any one with two ideas
can find out whether it is fit to be used or
not. Take saucer of warm water, say q
hundred degrees, that is not hotter than
healthy heat, pour some of the oil on the
water, and apply flame, if the fame does
not set it on FIRE, it is safe, and you should
tell every friend and neighbor where they
can purchase kerosene oil which cannot
blow them up, burn them to death or scare
them out of their wits. IF the clothing
should take fire, lie down instantly and roll
yourself up in carpet, blanket, or any
thing else at hand. If you stand up while
the clothes are on fire, the flames rise
about the head and face, and breathing it
in is certain death. If you lie dawn, the
fame goes upward, and the face is un.
touched. Rolling yourself in carpet or
blanket smothers the frc.-HaU's Journ-
al of Health
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17
Outrage In North Carolina.

The Raleigh Is. Co. Sentinel gives the
details of a horrible massacre, by which
six souls were, without q word of warning
ushered into eternity, and their slaugh-
tered bodies afterwards consumed in the
flames of their burning home. The out
rage occurred in Morgan township, on the
border of Mcdowell county. Silas Wes-
ton, free negro before the war, has for
many years been living with Polly Stead
man, white woman of loose character.
Polly has or had four children, white, the
eldest about ten, the youngest nearly two
years of age.
Sias and Polly lived peacably together
and were in better circumstances than
most Of their class Some time ago three
notorious haracters-Govan and Colum-
bus Adair and M. Bernard-were charged
with the theft of quantity of brandy
and bound over at Mcdowell county court
Silas had seen the thieves carrying of the
booty, was supencd as the principal wit
ness for the prosecution. The Adairs
threatened his life if he peached, but 81.
las expressed determination TO bring the
rogues to justice,
The sworn deposition of the woman,
Polly Steadman, states that on Wednes
day evening April 26, shortly after night
fall, while the family were preparing tt
retire to peaceful repose, the dog began
to bark violently. Polly, looking through
the chinks between the logs, received a
pistol bullet in the eye. With scream
she sprang back, and at that Instant the
door was proken down and in rushed Go
van Adair, Columbus Adair and Bernard
firing as they came. Silas fell dead, with
two balls in the head One of the assas
sins stood over the children as they lay
on the floor, shooting them through the
head like SO many pigs. Polly stopped tC
creep under the bed, but was flung back
Then she began to fight like tigress
One of the butchers attacked her with {
knife. Finally, with FIVE deep cuts OF
the body, with her throat deeply gashet
and a pistol shot through the eye, thi,
poor creature sank to the floor and was
kicked into pile of broomstraw prepared
for the grand auto da te.
Meanwhile every voice in the family
had been stilled. Six lifeess bodies lay
on the foor-the old man on the hearth
the mother haggled in pieces on the straw
and the children in their night clothes
lying where they fell--all had been jostlec
by rude feet. The fends contemplated
their work, to make sure it had been don,
thoroughly, and prepared to hide thei
tracks. Piling up clothing, straw ant
other combustible matter, they apple,
the match, and then, with an ineffacabl
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

CRIME AND ScIENcE.-If the detection
of crime and the tracking of criminals and
bringing them to justice ever falls into
the hands of men at once honest and in
telligent, the cooperation of science will
help to relieve society of a good deal of
murder and robbery that now make life
and comfort so uncertain. The story of
the European detective who by examining
the sand which had been put into box
plundercd of its specie, and then examin-
ing the sand at every sta ion on the route
over which the box had travelled, determ-
ined the exact locality of the theft and
secured the thief, has become famous. 1t
has just been paralleled by an amateur
detective in Chicago. A registered letter
had been robbed of five one hundred dol
lar bills. There was no clue whatever to
the robber, except the slight one that it
was known what offices the letter had
passed through. The detective carefully
removed the mucilage from the envelope,
and examined it with microscope. 1t
showed at once that it had been wet by
the tongue of some one who chewed to-
bacco. This, however, did not help mat
ters much, as chewing is SO common. But
nicer examination showed that the
chewer used the kind known as "plug to.
bacco.' Thereupon he set out on visit
to every Office, in succession, that the let.
ter had passed through; and at each of.
flee he managed to get chew of tobacco
from every clerk who used it. But one
after another handed him box or a pa.
per containing "tine-cut." At the last
office he found an old friend officiating as
postmaster. After some pleasant talk, he
asked for chew. :" Really" was the
answer, / do not think | have any thai
you would use l never use any bu
plug" The officer was under the pain
full necessity of arresting his old friend
and the stolen bills were soon found in +;
picture-case.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

stain on their souls, they fed Into the
darkness.
And now occurred what may well sound
marvellous. Polly Steadman, scOrched by
the flames, arOuses herself. seizcs her
youngest child, who gives sigus of life,
and, crawling towards the door, tries to
drag out another child but nature fails.
and the body lies just outside the thresh-
old; then, with supernatural strength,
Polly staggers the distance Of half a mile
to the residence of Mrs. Williams, and
gives the alarm.
1t is to late. Three bleached skeletons
grin from the ashes, and a blistered corpse
lay without the door. As soon as posi-
bic messengers were despatched for sher
iff Walker and for medical assistance; but
before either arrived, Polly, supposinl
herself in the last agony of death, solemn
y testified against the murderers. Sh'
knew them well; they we're her nea
neighbors, and were not disguised. He
testimony was so clear and positive tina
it carried conviction to all who heard it
Accordingly Squire Hanes issued a war
rant for the arrest of the suspected par
ties. They were found at home, one o
them. in bed, though late in day. Sher
iff Walker arrived shortly afterwards auC
conveyed the prisoners to this place, wher
they are closely confined. Commenting o.
this horrible affair, the Sentinel says tina
all the parties are of the lowest order O
society, and that all of them, the slai
and the slayers, are 4" radicals" state
mcnt which probably needs some qualif
cation.
Such white ruffians as these, are nc
apt to be Republicans, and outside of Nc
Carolina, children of two years old, do nc
side very strongly with political parties.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

Josh Billings says sit strains mans
philosophy the wust kind to laff when he
gifts beat"
1t is observable also that @iieB a NAM
sprawls in the slosh at crossing. he SELL
dom joins very heartily in the mirth'
which bis misbap eScites among the spec
tators.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

Josh Billings defines 'thurrer-bred
biziness' man as "wun that knows enuHi
about steelin' sot there Kant ennybody
steel from him, and enuf about law, soft
he can do his steelin' legally
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

They tell Of farmer in Kentucky
who was so lazy that when he went to hoo
corn he worked so slowly that the shade
Of his broad-brmmed hat killed all the
plants.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

So" Boy" said an ill-tcnpered old fel-
low to noisy lad, "what are you holler.
in for when Fm goin' by?"
"Humph," returned the boy, "what
are you going by for when l. am hol-
lcrinl?"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

An epidemic Of sore throat is said
to be prevalent in Alsace, in consequence
of the names of all the plaees being
changed from French to German.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

=" Pray, Mrs. Radiski, why do you
whip your children so oftenT'
La, Mr.. Worthy, do it for their
enlightenment. L never whipped one of
them in my lifetime that he didn't ac-
knowledge that it made him smart v
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

-Landlubbers may be informed that
the nautical experiment of boxing the
compass is usually attempted upon' the
spsr deck.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

-" Don't open your mouth 50 widc,"
said the dentist, II can draw Your tooth
from the outside"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

|son, within y
he 18th dnI :
Tx Of the Ssl1,s, s:ls,
in said Dlsg,iI
|ation accp;,~sft
makes apple. v,
|tltion0i INV
|ia Court thsss, y,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17
3iIx8EI8 d. DODGE,
lxg14ILLo County Insurance Agency,

MOrrlssvIIIe, VT.
8 &c Glled's Block. Insurance
unit in tho best and most reliable
Companies, and at the lowest
sure in the Farmers Mutual. !.
[Iage dwellings, Arm property
f.om Is to so per cent. less than
my. This Company pays for al
lightning. have the Agency
NJ Policies in Lamoille County.
IN Orleans County, ffardwick
p policy will he allowed so ex-
lznred having timely notice, All
0hether by mail or otherwise
ttended to. 2tf
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17
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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17
100 RICHARDSON'S CREAM-STRAIN
ERS

Aand an endless quantity Of tin-ware in gen
eral manufactured and ready fc: delivery by W.
ii. PARKER, Cambridge, W.
Also a general assortment of Light and Heavy
Hardware, including 2 tons of Horse Shoes, Nails,
&C., DC.
not compete with.
Respectfully,
w. III. PARKER.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17
MISC ellaneous.


ING.
- having purchased the shop,
ID Of the Establishment lately own
lley, is prepared to do all kinds
promptly to the satisfaction OF
reasohable rates of charge--re
II4 the public patronage. N. B.
@5on given to horseshoeing.
~. 2d.'lS69. PATRICK McELRoY.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

all pcrsuT'oa'
|ar at ses'll, ",
|te0GceiDIai.l I.
for hearing ~
ordered ID. lll
published - -
he Ncwsdeala.
|aIIdt ttImca agg,.
Irpear at said U
III A. orrf0,
EARL ldds'
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-05-17

n &CK, Dentist.
zz M johnson, VT.
N0tU41 <6<<& put In the best state pres srvaton
Hl11611 * fE@ kums successfully treated artifca
N@Q1 1[iN very style known to the professional
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26
LEGAL NEWS.

Hampstead Comfy. following lanls
will be- sold at the court hons, on u.clI.h
day Of August by joel Dyer Conway, con =
missioner
The west half Of south west quarter Of
section Ii the NV ofu q I. and u of u w
and " ! of u " OF scc,ion Il; and q !
ofne / of SECTION +, all in township I / S.,
and in range q W.
Said lands viii be sold on q credit Of sis
mouths. Purchasers win be required TO
give bond AID approved personal security
for purchase money, bearing ten Icr cent
per anuum interest from day Of sale until
paid, A lien will be reserved on said lands
for the payment Of plrclnsc money and
interest thereon,
The following on 'hc same day, at tie
sam' place, 10y Simon T. sanders, comlris-
sinner;
Ihcsw ! of s " VI section 2l, the S G /
and @ J ofsw Of section -, the II ! ofnw
! OF scciiou!G, tlcw ! ofuc Of section %.
the II q of II q ! Of section y, The ! oiu
~ Of section -, and the W ( Of II e : of
section 81, an in township II S, and range
II w, containing Gio acres Said lands viii
b' sold for onr-ioulh in cash, and the resi-
due ON n credit ol twelve months. pur.
chasGs will be rquiirl to give bond and
approved PERSONAL securi y iur tIrcc-fouuhs
ct purchase money, bearing ten per cent.
interest from day OF s,lr, A lien viI be-
reserved on said lands for the payment oi
purchase money and interest thereon.
And also the following:
All that portion or tract Of 'and off from
thcs ~ ofuw Of section 25, in township
II s, range - W, more particularly d. described
by mctcs and bounds to wit; commencing
- PAGES at stake west from old section
line, and running 25 PAGES east TO a stake;
thence soulh 60 PAGES toa slakr theme, east
- p,crs 10 STAKE; thence north 80 PAGES To-
lhc place OF beginning; rear the town of
Washington, and known as The "ull Wash
iugtou Male AMI Female Academy Grounds
aud containing by computation seven acres
Said lands vii be- sol Tor one third cash.
aud the residue ON credit OF -four months
Purchasers will be required TO give bopd
md approved personal security for two
thirds ef the Furckase money, Lcaliny ten
prr cent Interest from day Of sale \ H.n
VIII be reserved ON said lands for Tia, pay
ment of purchase money, aud Interest
thereon.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26
DIED.

A. his residence in this county. on Friday
the 9th inst. P'H'd GroaRds, in the rigrty-
second wear of his age.
The deceased was horn In ,bo c,,to Of
North Carolina on the 29th day of December.
i'7l When young nam he cmipratcl to
the then Territory of Missouri. and thcncc
to tho Territory Of Arkansas i'm III, wear
1918, locating in Hampstead county near
where he died, ana where he has ever since
resided. lie raised a numerous family and
has lived to see his generations grow mn
about him prosperous and happy. Ills hon.
csiy was proyerbill as his piety for quite
half century was sincere aud unaY ..t.l
No man could truthfally say augh, Of Uncle
Daniel Grounds
Thus another Of the pioneer corps is zone.
full of years, vcncatcd while living and
respected now dead. Here and there. like
the patriarchal oaks Of the forest, few siill
remain, who were the first 10 break the
wilds aud reclaim the soil from the native
growthi but soon, very soOu, they too will
be called to obey the summons. and Will lie
down 20 rest. May their departure be like
the subject Of this notice, in peace. with a
bright assurance of reward for a useful and
well spent life. X.
At the residence Of Mr. W. II. Carrutb.
in this place. on yesterday morning. Kaiie.
infant daughter Of Rcy G.. o. and Ms
Jennie Stock.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

Nigh, before last the store room
and smoke house Of Gen. G. d. Roys>
ton was broken open and 4 quantity Of
sugar, coffee, flour, cauyasacd hams,
sarlinos, mackcrel, oysters, salmon,
aud we don't know what else, taken
thclofrom. Enough to start a vc.y
respectable family grocery. Ga the
same night the door Of Mr.. Johl h..
Leyinson's dry goods store was broken
open, a panel priced out, but 50 far
as known nothing was taken. The
supposition is that the burglar received
an alarm before he got into the house.
and retired. But at Gen. l'oyston S
they were not so easily frightened, as
the dogs raised the alarm, got after the
parties, and drew their fire. One or
two shots were fired. The loss to Gen.
Royston is very considerable, and we
hope that he may succeed in recovering
the property, and that the guilty par
ties may be detected, and brought to
justice,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26
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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

MESS RS WHITE y PAXTON. at the
JcwrIry Store have all the best kinds of
Sewing Machines. Machine fixtures, Needles.
thread &c, and will order from first hands
anything in their line, not in Store.
AN kind, OF good Sewing Machines repair,
cd at reasonable prices,
june 9TH, lc9l. 5>3m.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

Specimen copies of the Farmer and
Gardener may be seen at our office. 1t
is published semi-monthly at Augusta,
Ga, at the low price of one dollar per
annum. f. II. Gray is the publisher,
and the well known nurscryman p. j.
Berckmans, horticultural editor. We
will take pleasure in forwarding sub
scriptions for our friends. The paper
is richly worth The price.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26
The Camden Jdurnal, an admins

The Camden journal, an adminis-
tration organ, of a recent date says:
"Wc can carry this State in 1872,
for whoever may carry the Republican
banner at the head of the column.
But to do this, we should ct once clear
our decks for action, by silencing these
di.organizcrs."
70 which the Magnolia Flower re-
sponds:
"Well, why in the devil don't You
silence them, thcn?'
See here, Mr.. journal, have you
got the treaty mrt with which chief
paupor Mcclure says he can carry the
election? Don't be too fast.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26
Camden EactorYll

WOOL CARDING a BUR MACHINE,
W ERI, improved and IN good order.
Foreman, John {. BeN Sash and Blind
Faeory. Doors, Moulding Brackets. &c.
made To order. loremaH, p. $. Million
pluprietors, Maurll n Magll, Camden
ArA.. june .,lI l-iL
an. ytn
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

nor SALE at this Office, FIRST rate wash
i iugton Hand Press, Ne ,. Also a Gin
cnnatti Job Press, Wells Patent. Both in
good working order.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26
,SPECIIL NOYYCES.
~ yVCvd 10 the 7y-fsc.n

We are almost jai'y yinrccript Of additions
to our general assortment of Mrrchaudisc.
and our assortment will be kept up by fur
tber purchases as often as the demand will
justly. Werccoguizo the tigbmess Of the
Zines have bought carefully, and Will sell at
prices to suit, Our latest invoices consist
Of Ladies', Misses and .chidren's Hats.
Gcm."mnI's Hats, Boots ANA Shoes, Ladies'
Misses and chibreu's Shoes; together with
q general assortment Of Dress and furnishing
Goods-all Oft the LATEST styles. Fine chew
iuFanl smoking Tobacco, SNUFF Soda, Starch
Soap, Sugar Coffee. Tea, Cmdl,s Ne, sc.
We respectfully invite the attention Of
purchasers 70 Oh above
BAIRD, CAGGUTH * PHILLIPS.
june slh, ls5L 5-3m
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

Farmers ought to read the commu.
nication ofour old friend Corn fed, -
very carefully and thoughtiully. he
Is very practical man, and knows
whereof he speaks.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

Since our last issue we believe, rs
We then predicted, the rain has been
general all over the county. This
season insuros at least an average corn
crop. Cotton still looks well.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

We have accidentally understood
that new set of commissioners has
been appointed to locate the seat of
justice for Nevada county. is it SO ?
and if so, what meaneth il?
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

Weunderstand that visitors in search
Of health continue to arrive at Showers
Springs. \ good boarding house at
that place would prove to be a profit
able investment.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-26

- The King Plow Of the West,
Brinloy's Universal, will be sold by me
at iactorypriccs, with freight added.
This plow has been tried in the black
land in this vicinity and proved a per-
feet success.
j. f. BORDEN.
f.