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Yet | should feel that | had not fully COM
pleted my duty to this position of Commits
sloner OF the Insane, did | not suggest that
the State have much more interest in this
Institution or another of its kind. l. is far
behind similar Institutions in our sister
States, IN that 1t Is So constructed that no
ward can be ventilated according to the
modern principles of ventilation
There are kept in damp, dark. under
ground basement, from fifty TO one hundred
OF the most hopeless and incurable persons,
in place = here the atmosphere they breathe
must be more or less impure, in defiance of
the great Gaze which IS observed in its puri-
tcation. Certainly this class Of persons
should have a healthful and pleasant local
ity in such an institution. To do this the
number of persons must be decreased or the
buildings enlarged.
While the Superintendent and Assistant
Superintendent are untiring in their efforts
in behalf of the Insane of the Asylum, am
confident the medical staff is too small TO do
Justice to the large number Of patients
To the mind of the Commissioner the
medical staff should be sufficiently large to
give ample time for the study Of each and
every acute case Of insanity. a it enters the
Institution, and continuing that study in
reference to the best course to be pursued in
each case in view Of final cure
- The quick and constant study Of each
case OF acute insanity, As we would study in
the treatment Of all and every acute disease, "
says one Of the most eminent in thi. special
ity. The staff Of this institution is unsuAi
cient for this purpose
There are at this institution from without
the State about POO lunatics.
Without any statistics it is impossible.
without great labor, to determine accurate
~ the number from within this State. who
are in other similar institutions in other
States, and others in the State who are at
large, at the present time, who would be
benefited themselves, and safer for the peo-
pie, We're they placed in an Asylum But
from all the information possible 70 obtain,
II is the belief that there are more than
double (l00) the number (2OOl which are
in this Institution from other State-
In view Of these facts ! would suggest 70
your Excellency, that the question be taken
into consideration Of more fully considering
the condition Of this most unfortunate class
Of people, and more closely extend 10 them
the fostering care Of the State
Almost, if not every other State in the
Onion, especially the older States, have in
stItutions for these poor people entirely un-
der the care Of their commonwealth l.
Vermont willing to be behind IN this most
henefcent of all enterprises
GATES y. BULLARD. ". d..
Commissioner Of the Insane
So john bury, Vt, Sept 81, 1872
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y iGan was found drowned in the canal
at Cincinnati, Ohio, day or two since.
standing erect, with his head hardly foot
beneath the surface of the water and his
teet firmly imbedded in the mud At the bot
tom 1t issupposed that he walked in while
intoxicated
Charlie H. Taylor. of Soath Boston. a
lad fourteen years ofage, is an excellent
specimen Of youthful deprayiry produced by
novel reading. One morning shortly after
his employment in the rooms of the World
Mutual Insurance Company on Washington
street. the books and papers in the Office
were found in state Of great confusion in
dlcatng the presence of n burglar Another
morning of lot Of blrning fluid was found
spilled on the floor, a lamp was tipped over
on shelf and burned matches were found
scattered about, giving the impression that
there had been an attempt at incendiarism
Then the manager received anonymous let
tiers threatening him with violence. OH
GERS finally hit upon TAYLOR, and it was
found that he had been reading q cheap
novel wherein were detailed the eapers Of a
miSchieyous youth whose example il appear
ed, he had been desirous Of initiating.
There are now in daily use on the Michi-
gan Central railway fifty ears fitted up ex-
pressly for carrying butter, beef and eggs
from Chicago to Boston and New York. An
average OF four Of these cars start east each
day, and are inspected and re-inspected at
Detroit before they 90 further. Each ear
consumes four tons of ice on the trip.
The Official returns Of the acreage under
hax IN Ireland has just been issued. For
tins year, l2l SO acres last year, 1856 $40
acres; decrease. 81 500 acres. showing in
pnmnqrIzp n l..l.raaea
pared with the last of twenty two por cent.
Texas has cave containing an immense
quantity Of the best guano.
The various religious denominations in
Philadelphia take to practical benevolence
IN the way OF establishing hospitals The
earliest institution Of this character was
the Friends Asylum for the Insane; this
was followed by the Episcopal Hospital, the
konan catholic st. Joseph and ST. Mary's
Hospitals, and the Jewish Hospital, and re-
ceatly Presbyterian Hospital has been
successfully established
Cleveland with population Of about one
hundred thousand, has ninety-fve churches.
The students of a western Agricultural
college turned out one day recently and ent
twelve acres of corn for widow.
A San Francisco doctor is on trial On the
charge of having killed newly born infant
by roasting it on a hot stove lid.
\ Wisconsin genius created the most fun
at the State Fair, if he did not secure the
first premium, by bedstead, with a parti
tion extending from the headboard about
half way down the bed The inventor aid
that the object was to prevent bedfellows
from inhaling each others breath.
The Marshall House, Alexandria. where
Col. Ellsworth was killed early in the late
war, was Friday night the scene of large
and enthusiastic mass meeting Of colored
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Disru-t and DO not use tLl-a rl'-- l3r iu-
trospectiou which bid vlu, after vou have
retired to rest, review the Jay which has
passed. ana % examine your iailure OF y9gr
successes IL is q question. NJ the best, h1w
frequent such examination should be prob
ably. AT the most, not more often than three
times I'm the year However this is to he.
such an examination is never % be made
after v0u have gone % bed. " hea ! come
70 show You the methods ofs,eep. viii show
why Di-trust. again. an old saws ahout
Six hours sleep fora maid. and seven
hours sleep for a man, and the Ike, which
undertake 10 regulate for v0u. a. bv some
yermilliou edict Of a Chinese Emperor, yar
performance of this absolute duty. Noa can
ind ont for yourself. at least with the assist
arce of vour physician. how many hours Of
sleep you require and. as we live. It Is
much more likely that y5u require nine
hours Of each twenty-iour than that yoa can
make si3 answer The rule for the decision
as To this duty for the night comes in the
rule for the duty Of the arrangement for the
dav. The rule IS this. as well stated By
Thomas Drew. thai no man has any right IN
a single dav TO incpr more fatigue than the
sleep Of the ensuing night viii recover him
from. Noman has any right 10 draw on the cap
ital Of his life. that is :or.more simply put.on
man has any right to commit suicide by
inches. Determine for yourself. then how
many hours OF sleep you need. Remember
that the bedstead Is built ,he mattre-- laid,
the sheets and blankets spread. that yoa may
fulfill this duty, and for no other purpose.
The bed f. not confessional, in which yoa
are to tell the story Of yonr sins ,l that ex-
acting and morbid priest yourself The bed
!. not little cabinet. set of from your
counting room. in which vouare TO finish the
calculations which We're interrupted by tie
bores who came in at your oiHce-hours- fou
go % bed 10 sleep and iur nothing else
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NUMBER 10.

Republicans. Some of the old Vrginians
present eoald not fail to remark the change
that few years had wrought.
The Maryland Republican State Commit
tee express a strong hope of carrying three
congressional districts and the almost GER
tainty OF carrying one.
The official returns of the West Virginia
election show that the new constitution was
earned by 4,306 majority in : total vote
of 81 ,9O2.
There Is Greeley organization in New
Orleans which parades under the approprl
ate title of the g Fossil Guards"
\ Philadelphia paper, with a penchant
Tor statistics, has figured up the numbers OF
the various audiences in Indiana who haze
listened 10 Senator Hendricks. according to
the Tribune. and rejoices to learn that the
population Of the State cannot he less than
six millions.
A priest recently went TO administer the
last rites Of the church at the bedside Of a
young man in South Washington. D. c..
but was ordered off the premises by the
father, an insane man who had got posses
sion of a shot gun and threatened "a shoot
him
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fully inspected the broken leg Then with
his i1reieet he pushed some clean straw into
one corner of his stall and made soft bed
on which the dog was induced to lay himself
down. \ close and atiectionate intimacy
was Gi once established between the horse
andithe dog. The horse was being largely
fed on bran mash, and one day on receiving
his feed, thinking the dog might be hungry,
the equine bowed his bead, caught the can
inc gently by the skin Of the neck, and with
the teeth lifted him into the trough or box
The dog fell to with hearty will, which
shc d that his hunger was great, and that
his gratitude was equal to his appetite.
Days and weeks passed, and the dog and
horse continued firm friends. The bran mash
fed them both, and the invalid grew strong
and fat on the wholesome diet. At night
the two animals thus strangely brought to-
gather slept in the most loving manner. The
horse would arrange n soft bed for the dog,
and then lie down and tenderly encircle the
canine form with one Of his torelegs. 1t is
seldom that such beautiful and authentic
incident is brought to our notice. The horse
showed for the unfortunate more Of that
feeling which we term humanity than did
the dozen lusty youths, who were presumed
10 walk in the image Of their God. Nay, it
took the poor victim of mans persecution to
s.heart and home, and tenderly nursed the
same back 10 health and strength We
claim 90 be practical. rather than sentimen-
tai, still we cannot resist the thought that
the horse revealed more evidences of a divine
spirit than did the rude boys, who receive
credit for having immortal souls. While they
re'iled and prosecuted, he played the part of
the good Samaritan; and in 50 doing hs de-
yeloped poV,r Of thought and intelligence
too broad 90 scapy the contracted sphere of
what we commonly call instinct The horse
reasoned. and then acted like ChriStian.-
Trf. F.fd and Form
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agony WIN
Watt, at length he gasped faintlv.

agony. ''''i''N VII"
Wat Nat }, at length he gasped faintly.
h,5(. 1on know I've always tried to live an
watt turned aside. overcome wild, so,re
sort OF emotion.
1oo Tor re aware, Mark proceeded. that in
Vul .t: iaSI II momenss we are apt "a remember
Watt had heard 50.
ven, 1t seems to me-I'm NOT enre brt
l, ! "lsn TO have it off my mind before die
Ilat We FAINT recollection Of putting those
Gfpo>ttonS q IN my inside breast pocket. and
forgetting them there.
iaint recollection of forgetting a thing
struck Watt as curious psychological fact.
3u' without stopping to speculate on il. he
ulfust ms hand into the receptacle indicated
ana drew forth the missing papers.
just then the doctor arrived and In
hriet time Mark was the recipient Of dose
oi fobeha, that soon left neither nojsan nor
'uueh OF anything else in him.
'Ol course you'll not force me To trial To-
uay said Mark when Watt called IN se,-
him in the morning.
OF course l shall, was Watts reply.
In my present condition
In Your present condition.
1 Il make an affidavit
And I'll make another
Il Il swear that I'm still suffering from the
effects Of poison
And III swear that-the only poison You
TOOK wasa moderate do7eof Bourbon. season
ell With Cayenne pepper mixed il myself
ana believe its the only medicine that ever
pt1y,sleked the truth out Of Won
The case went on
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TnY On C,THoMc MOVEMENT The Rev.
DR.. O-good gave a discourse in the Church
Of the Reformation, Brooklyn. recently, to 4
large congregation upon the bearing of the
Old Catholic movement in Europe upon the
people of America. He anticipated much
good from the exchange Of opinions and the
enlargement Of fellowship from the present
Church Congress at Cologne, and he thought
that the assembly would do good deal to
correct the disposition 50 prevalent 10 sur
render the Catholic idea and name to Rome.
which is now a provincial and somewhat OBJ
solete power, and TO restore to all Christians
Of the Church Universal their true title and
dignity lie recognized the great sagacitv,
zeal and devotion of the Roman priesthood,
and thought that our American churches
might learn something from them in point Of
concentration and efficiency. He affirmed
that we are greatly in need of higher or
der of religious teachers, who can bring more
discriminating, comprehensive and far-seeing
Judgment, and more patient, brave and
perseyering temper to bear upon the moral
and religious instruction and discipline of
our people He thought that the dav of
mere sect is gone by, and there is a general
warming for reconciliation and charity. All
Christians shoald try to help this on in their
own way, and he was glad that our America
had such scholarly, large minded and earn
est representatives at the Congress as Bishop
Whittingham Of Maryland, and the Rev.
William c. Langdon, Of Florence.
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4 PERmous PASSAGE The Portland. Or.
EceHiRg Bulletin 0f August 20. describes
the passing Of passenger train, on the
evening Of August 9th, through a bdrning
canyon north Of Oakland, on the Oregon
and California railroad The fire had en-
tered the canyon and attacked the trees on
either side Of the track several davs before.
and the Bulletin says that at times the
flames would leap from one side of the track
to the other, while the entire canyon looked
more like roaring furnace than the rsad
bed Of railroad Many of the trees would
fall across the.track and it,required the most
strenuous exertions on the part Of those en-
ployed to keep the track free. The train en-
tered the canyon during a temporary lull in
the fury of the fire. Ii the track had been
known 10 be clear Of all distinctions the en-
gineer could have put his iron horse TO its
utmost speed, and, dashing forward. gotten
through in n few minutes; but the very
fact that trees were falling every minute
rendered it necessary for him to proceed
with caution. He pushed into the fiery fur
mace, and had barely entered the canyon
when the flames, famed by the breeze, com
menced to quicken and closed up behind
him. Slowly the train moved along, while
the angry flames followed fast aud furious.
until at last the outcome was reached and
all danger was passed. Twenty minutes
later the entire canyon was one sheet of
flame, and the road-bed, with its bars Of
iron, resembled huge gridiron.
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Tie Ncw orleans Pic1sune prints pretty poei
.ih a singular title, BY Pearl Rivers
KIM Day and his court has grown weary,
The gates o. H. castle are barred,
Ani Sunset. the Warden. IS keeping
careless and dro~ss guard.
The purple and golden banners
That n1ated in Gorgeous array.
From the tsps Of the Western tower,
Are ihrlcd and faded away.
And over tho sigery turrets.
And over the rOsea.e walls,
And the ancient golden drawbrliss.
The shadow Of twilight falls.
And as L grows deeper the Warden
Aband0ns the Western hei ght,
And the beautiful Castle cf Daylight
Surrender itself % Night
No soatstep Is heard on the terrace
Or stair, and the hanquetlng hall.
Where the King held his ri0tous wassail
Is slcuteT now than all.
The tongue Of Contention IS palsied,
The anvil OF Labor is dumb.
And Clamor has grown too feeble
To rattle his noisy drum.
Below from the spacious court yard
There comes ither stir nor tone
The King in the royal chamber
Has allen asleep ca bis throne.
h.s, j. sht, golden crown o. sgubeams
Has melted away from his head,
Md h-s brow, bent heavily downward
seems crowned With a crown " load
Ii.s ssepter ol zht has ALLEN
Aud slipped FROM his 0peu haId.
Naiuly IN dreams he mltters
Same idle and vague commani
For his ministers, Thought and Action,
froia morning I'LL eveu-tide
His busy and loyal subjects.
sleep heavily by his SIDE
Aut Ais gray bearded secretary,
That yorl Old servant, Lord Care,
With the wrinkles and STOPPING shOuldars
Mods peacefully in his chair.
Tie whole o. the court IS sioep.ng-
Even the ilvorit. fool
Poor Folly. -l0rcs loud and souad'y.
It's head on the Kings faltstool
~ sound but 0. heavy breathing
Is lcIgi through the stately room
FROM basement 10 tower the castle
j. wrapped Ia siumterous gloom
e1d tle eyes ol my muse ggys trnW1s
The lips Of my muse grow mute
Ant the heart of my muse 3. irclmin
oYel her slumhering lutte.
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TINS consciousness in DAYS or weeks. and
When the wound has healel bat as a rule
the more sound and serviceable the stlmn
especially if an artificial limb be worn. the
more likely Is the man to feel family the
presence Of his short horn member. some
tunes blow on the stump will reawaken such
consciousness, or, As happened in one case.
a re-amputation higher up the Limb will sum
mon anew into seeming existence.
In many the limb Will be recalled bv the
man by i1Titrting tie nerves in its stump;
Every doctor knows that, when anv part Of
a nerve Is excited by 4 pinch. tap, or bv
eleetrlcity,-which Is an altogether harmless
means-the pain, if it be a nerve Of feeling.
IS ieit as If 1t We're really caused in the mart
10 which the nerve finally passes.
familiar Illustration is met with when
we hurt the '' crazy bone" behind the elbow.
Tins crazy bone is merely the ulnea nerve.
which gives sensation to the third and fourth
fingers. and in which latter parts we feel the
numblng PAIN Of a blow on the main nerve.
II we were 10 divide this nerve below the
elbow the pain would still seem to be in the
hngers, nor would il alter the ease were the
arm cut of
On one occasion the shoulder was electric
ed three inches above the point where the
arm had been cut of. For two year, the
man had ceased to be conscious Of the limb
As the current passed. although IGNORANT Of
lt possible effects, he started up. CRYING
aloud. So Oh, the hand, the hand " and
iflsd . sieze 1t with the living grasp of the
sound hngers As the current was broken
the lost part faded again only to be recalled
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Production, Of Vermont -Fignres from the
Gensus.


tensus.
Vermont has 3.O73.257 acres improved
land / .356, ,934 of woodland and Gs .6l3
Of other unimpr0ved land Cash value Os
farms. Sl39, 1867 .O7j value of farm imple-
ments and machinery, =, ,250, ,279. Amount
Of wages paid lab0rers with value Of board.
: /, ,l5j, ,3Sj estimated value Of all farm
productions, including betterments and ad-
ditiOns to stock. S3l 6i7 .037 Value of
orchard products S6s2 ,2il value produce
Of market gardens. So, ,22j; value forest
products, 81 ,23s ,929. Value of home manu-
factures, Slsl pos: value Of animals slaugh-
tered, or -old for slaughter. 81 .320 .6i9.
Vermont produced 3, iO2, l37 lbSof wool +.
- ,67l lbs tobacco 50 ,3i2 bushels peas and
beans; > Isl ,425 bushel, of Irish potatoes
and 90 bushels sweet potatoes lO3S gal
Ions of wine; l7.-H 1856 lbs. butter
4 $50, 200 lbs. cheese 3.s3j, $40 gallons Of
milk sold =. l,020, ,GG9 tons hay i35, lj5
bushels spring wheat and l6.54s bushels
winter wheat 3 .3iG bushels rye ,699.-
$50 bushels corn. 3,702, l30 bushels oat, /.
III, 1888 bushels barley 4l5,O96 bushels
bucwheat 7Sj bushels clover seed. and
1913 bushels graS, seed J27 .927 lbs. hops:
II, 500 lbs. fax S,S9i, ,302 lbs. maple sugar
and lG.023 gallons molaSse~ 5.335 lb~
bee-eWaX IL, ,932 lbs. honey.
Value of live stock. S23, SIS $50 number
Of horses. 63,0lj mules and asses. 252 /;
mich cows, lsO, ,2s5; working oxen, = 500;
other cattle, ll2.7il. sheep $50, ,3i7 swine
4G.3i5
In the production q butter, Franklin
ranks FIRST. Washington second: Chitten-
den third Orleans fourth. and Addison
fifth, while Orange, Caledonia. " indham,
Wndsor'and Rutland rank about the same.
In cheese, Chittenden County ranks first,
Rutland second, Addison third, and Frank
lin fourth, Addison produced the most hay;
Orange the most wheat; Windsor most corn;
Washington most oats, Caledonia most
maple sugar Orleans most barley Rut-
land most potatoes; Windsor most wool.
Windsor County ha- the largest number of
horses Franklin ol asses and mules. and of
milch COWS Windsor of oxen, other cattle,
sheep and swine
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BRUTE FRiENDsuir.-The intelligent horse
very often sympathizes with animals in dis
Tres. About a year ago, dog was set upon
bv crowd of cruel boys, and pelted with
sticks and stones. The poor dog had given
no offence, but this mattered not. He tried
TO escape from his tormentors, and had
nearly succeeded in doing 50 when a stone
hurled with great violence struck him on he
fore leg. bruising the flesh, and iractur ng
the bone. The animal howled piteously, but
none Of his prosecutors went to his relief.
Having injured him they turned carelessly
and coldly away, and left him to his fate.
The dog limped into the stable of MIR
Edward fitzpatrick, moaning piteously. In
one of the stalls of the stable was a we'll
bred young horse of more than ordinary in
telliOence' The distress of the dog seemed
10 move the heart of the horse to pity He
bent his head, caressed the canine, and care
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HArNrrD By MIssTSc LmBs.-Dr. 5. W.
Mitchell, in LiPpineott's Mqgasine, writes an
article about 4" Phantom Limbs" and thus
speaks Of the sensation of lost members OF
the body, absent in fact but present in ner-
vous consciousness
There is something almost tragical, some
thing CHASTITY, in the notion Of these thousl .1I
ands Of spirit limbs haunting as many good
soldiers, and every now and then tormentlns
them with the disappOintments which arse
when, the memory being OIL guard ior .r.dro, mo,
betrays the man into some effort, the failure
of which of a sudden reminds him OF his
loss.
Many persons feel the lost limb as existing
the moment they awaken from the merehui
stupor of the ether given to destroy the tor
msnts Of the knife others come slowly 10