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Chelsea, Mass.

That was pretty serious charge which
Mr.. Slooum brought, the other day, on
the floor of the House against the naval
department of the government. lie say
that Mr. Secretary Robson went into
the Brooklyn navy yard at the last con.
gressional election, and personally work.
ed there for his (Slocum's) opponent and
that gangs of men were put on the pay.
roll at the navy yard at that time who
never did stroke Of work in tho yard,
These charges Mr.. Slocum pledged him
self to prove if the House would order an
investigation and give him a committee,
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An exciting scene occurred at the
Merriwether hotel in Frankfort, Ky, on
Monday week, by the detection ola young
impostor who has represented himself in
various places as relative ofGen. X. L.
Lee, and by letters and papers imposed
upon Gen. breckenridge and others. lie
recently made tho acquaintance of Il
young lady residing at Eminencc, Ky,
aud induced her to elope with him to
Frankfort. He was confronted in the
hotel with proofs Of his fraudulent trans
actions; crowd assembled, and he was
conducted to railway train and caution
ed not to return to Frankfort under pain
of personal i'll consequences. The young
lady returned to her mother at Eminence.
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Nearly thousand merchants of twcu-
ty-two different States, though mostly Of
New York City, have united in petit
tion which asks the earliest and most
thorough attention of Congress to three
subjects, as follows First, appointments
to and removals from public offices, both
Of which the petitioners claim should be
made solely with reference to capability,
efficiency and honesty, in the case of ap.
pointments, and the want Of them in case
Of removals. second, the salaries of pub.
lie officers, which the petitioners aver
should be commensurate with tho quality
of the men required and the duties to be
performed, while pcrquisitcs and notifies
should be abolished, as demoralizing to
the service, corrupting to public servants,
and pernicious to the business community;
and third, the seizure and examination of
private books and papers in revenue cases,
which the petitioners state are now made
in q manner subversive Of private rights
and unworthy OF a free country. This is
movement in the ri ght direction. The
most important issues now before the PEG.
pie are whether we are going to have
honest and efficient officers or not.
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TIE NEw SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
CoMMoys Mr. Brand who has been
elected without oppostion-for the Tor
les probably did not care to make use.
less display of their precise strength at
this time-Speaker Of the British House
of Commons, was formerly the "whipper.
in," or Parliamentary manager and drill
sergeant, of the Wing party. He is in
his tifty.eight year. On tho death of his
elder brother, Lord Dscre, Mr.. Brand
will succeed to the baronetcy of Dacre,
one of the Oldest in Europe, dating from
the Norman conquest, which of course,
would take him out of the House of Com
mons. The disciplinary qualities hereto
fore shown by the new Speaker will, it is
expected, stand him in good stead in his
responsible office.
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CONFESSION OF a MEDpLING HUSBAND
1t was about the buckwheat cakes. !
told Maria Ann any fool could beat her
making those cakes, and she said | had
better try it. So ! did. emptied the
batter all out of the pitcher one evening
and set the cakes myself got the flour
and the salt and the water, and warned
by the past, but in quantity OF eggs and
and shortening. shortened with tallow
from roast beef, because / could not find
any lard. The batter did not look right.
| lighted my pipe and pondered-yeast
yeast, to be sure. had forgotten the
yeast | went and woke up tho baker
and got six cents worth of yeast. set
the pitcher behind the sittingroom stove,
and prepared to enjoy my triumph but
| didn't. That yeast was strong enough
to raise The dead the batter was running
all over the carpet. | scraped it up and
put it into another dish. Then | got q
fire in the kitchen and put on the grid.
die. The first lot of cakes stuck to the
griddle. The second dittoed, only Ma
ria came down and asked what was burn
ing. She advised me to grease the grid.
die. did it. One end of he griddle
got too hot, and | dropped the thing on
my tenderest corn, while trying to turn
around. Finally the cakes were ready
for breakfast, and Maria got the other
things ready. We sat down. My cakes
did not have exactly the right favor.
took one mouthful and it satisfied me. |
lost my appetite at once. Maria would
not let me put one on her plate. think
those cakes may be reckoned dead loss
The eat would not eat them. The dog
ran of and stayed three days after one
was offered him. The hens won't 20
within ten feet of them. | threw them
into the back yard, and there has moi
been pig on the premises since. 1 eai
what j, put before me now, and do not
alludc TO my mothers system of cooking
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Wool MANUFACTURING IN ENGLAND.--
The wool manufacturing industry of Eng
land embraces 1850 factories 10, lG2
carding andI35S combing machines They
operate nearly two million spindlcs and
1892 power looms. The number of
hands employed is 100, $40, of whom 3d..
Sl1 are males, and 46, 500 females. The
worsted mills number 500, running 99l
carding and S4S combing machines They
work 100000 spindles and 34,379
power looms. They employ l03,5l4
hands, of whom 40,459 are males and
G3,055 are females. The wooden industry
Of Scotland and Ireland combined will
not amount to more than five per cent OF
that of England The wages of opera
tives in England vary from nine shillings
to twenty.cight shillings per week The
wool industry alone supports over mil
lion Of English people
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SOUTHERN MysTIc SOCIETIES. - The
Galveston Ne,cs gives an interesting ac-
count of some of the mystic societies Pc
culiar to the Gulf States. Tiers arc in
New Orleans, Mobile, Galveston, and
some other of the Gulf cities secret soci-
cites which, so far as is apparent to out
siders, confine their influence each to an
annual festival, comprising n procession,
tableaux and dance. The most ancient
of these is the "Cowbelion de Rankin
Society,"" designated by the initials c. d.
r. S., which recently celebrated its forty.
first anniversary. About Christmas time
each year there suddenly appears in the
streats of Mobile q negro leading COW !;
close behind him rides man masked and
clad grotesquely, ringing an immense
cow-bell. About the same time invita-
tons to The New Years ball are mysteri-
ously distributed. A person slips his
hand into his pocket to take out his wal
let, and 10, he finds card of admission,
with the emblems of the socety-a cow
bell, owl, torch, rake and broom. An
other lifts it among his private papers
A lady finds her card in some hiding
place in her boudoir, and so on no one
knowing, or even guessing, how they
came there. The IN. X. c." are the
initials designating the Mystic Krewe OF
Comus' Of New Orleans, whose season is
Mardi Gras, the night before Ash We'd
nesday. The Krewe began their pro-
cessions in 1857, and with the exception
of the years ef the war have continued
them ever since. Last year seventy five
thousand strangers visited New Orleans
to see the krewe. An excitement some
what similar exists in Texas concerning
the knights of Momus," born last year
in Galveston, and whose celebration also
takes place at Mardi Gras. Last year,
as the season approached, mysterious an
nouncemcnls were made, but the keenest
reporters were at fault, and the editor of
the NewS, who is the chosen means by
which the X. o. NJ make their announce.
ments, states that he does not know q
single Ak o. NJ" He finds notes from
the order in his desk his drawer or his
wardrobe. One Galveston merchant
sleeps uneasily because he has found an
invitation to the society's ball in a pri-
vate drawer of his fire proof safe; and
argues that any one who could put that
paper in could take others out, Three
thousand invitations have been issued this
year; the procession promises to rival in
brilliaucy that of New Orleans, and the
subject for illustration in an English
poem.
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M(iONlsbutp 4eelsttr.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1872.

sss~ Forncy, who has been "place
man" almost constantly for the last doz-
EN- years, has just discovered that it inter-
ieres with his independence as an editor.
We are glad to learn Of this coming to
his senses.
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@Thc "Confedrit Cross Roads
Democracy have held meeting and
resolved to cut loose from "the dead
past" At the instigation Of the Rev.
"P v Nasty" they resolved "that the
progressive Dimocrasy do hereby enter
their solemn protest agin the payment Nv
che debt incurred in the prosekooshen Nv
an unholy war; declare Charles Sumner
"a hidjus ablishnist and say God-speed
to the Ku-Klux and kindred associa.
shens." Nasty adds: "the resolushuns
amt, perhaps, ez radical ez some NV the
dissatisfied Republicans witch We expect
to ketch, wood desire, but they are quite
ez radical ez the Dimocrisy kin swaller. -
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ERUIT TREES.

Those wanting first class Fruit Trees from rela-
BILE Nurserymen, would do well to send in their
orders soon I cannot get stock from such Nur-
serymen unless ordered in season. l can furnish
budded Apple Trees, grown by reliable Nursery
men in Vermont from the seed not brought from
New York and set in Vermont soil one year
can furnish good first class Crab Apples of Tran-
scendant Souard, Hyslop and Montreal Beauty,
and other Siberian Grabs to feet for 40c. each,
Standard Apples to feet $50 By the hundred
soc. Pears extra size 75c Cherries extra SOC. ;
Pums extra 75c; Grape Vines Csc largo vines.
most varieties. After tho first Of March my Of
fee will be at the Saesroon Of the Middlebury
Wooden Co ALBERT CHAPMAN.
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W HDNEsDAI.


religious exercises, was taken up by a
class drilled in tho grammar of arithme-
tic, accompanied by much instruction.
Much Importance was given to the ne.
ccssity Of a clearer and more accurate
knowledge and practice of the addition
table. Prof. Allen stated that the mis-.
takes in calculation arose, nearly always,
from Ignorance or want of practice in this
respect.
Miss Taft then gave instruction in vo.
cal culture and led the institute in some
very entertaining singing; Miss Girls.
void, of Cornwall, playing the accompan-
iment, as usual with great acceptance.
The third hour the subject Of orthog.
raphy was treated in a class exercise,
conducted by Captain Leavenworth, who
led the members to q gradual develop.
mcnt Of the sounds used in the spoken
language, and showed them how to enun-
ciate EACH the organs used and their DO.
sition in producing each sound. This ex.
ercise attracted much attention and ellie.
tied the sad fact that few of our teachers
can give clear and accurate instruction
in the pronunciation of their mother
tongue.
The hour was concluded with spelling
exercise with increasing interest
The first hour of the afternoon was oc.
cupied by Capt. Leavenworth, with a
second drill upon the vowel and conson-
ant sounds, and in remarks upon the re.
lation and value of rules in spelling, He
showed how many of the mistakes in the
exercises already held in spelling, were
the result of ignorance of these rules,
Many questions were asked, giving evil
denee of the interest of the teachers in
this nelD field, to them, of study.
Prof Allen followed, after singing
exercise, with remarks on teaching the
English language, showing that the child
learns its use by imitation and from hab-
1t, and that no instruction in the school
room can overcome the influence of wrong
example at home and on the play ground
and often even in the language used by
the teacher.
DR.. Wrench, having arrived, addressed
the institute briefly on the Importance Of
proper organization of the sch DOL in
the matter Of recitation and of study, for
each of which there should be a fixed
programme to which the scholars should
be required to conform. He also pre-
sented plan of getting at the previous
work ola new school and Of putting the
pupils quietly at work.
Rev. Mr.. Archibald, Supt. of schools,
Bristol, was then called out by DR.. French,
and gave the teachers some good counsel
in few remarks, which were most tcrse.
ly and happily expressed.
The evening was introduced with an
address by Capt. Leavenworth, on the
standard Of common school instruction in
the State, and, how can it be raised
The speaker held the close attention of
citizens and teachers for about an hour,
while be set forth the causes Of the low
Standard nov too prevalent. Some of
these are traceable to the lack of interest
manifested at the primary school meet
ing, except to cheaper expense, and to
the concurrent action Of committees and
superintendent, in employing and lcens-
ing incompetent teachers.
Some views were given as to the meth.
DDS that should be employed to elevate
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Mr.. T. G. Davis, editor Of the Osceoa
(Mo.) Democrat, got a man to attempt his
assassination the other night, just before
his Journal went to press, so as to scoop
the rival paper. The accomplish didn't
aim badly enough, and "vaccinated" Mr..
Davis generally. He was too much hurt
to write up the affair, SO the opposition
paper got the item exclusively,
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A UCTION. In Cornwall, at the late
IA residence Of Chauncey b Baxter, deceased
upon Thursday, the goth day of Feb, will be
sold large assortment of farming tools, farm
products 6c., among which are the following
Grain, consisting of wheat and oats, horse cow
tanning mill, moving machine, large quantity
of lumber, cirr:age, hay, household furniture and
a great variety of articles too numerous 10 men
ton; all Of which will BIO sold at public auction
unless previously disposed of.
OLIVE L. BANTER, (Ex.outor.
4s;w2 PHILIP u. WARNER, ( HA's"'Vis'
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VERMONT IIoRsl SrocK COMPANY
The meeting in Burlington, Wednesday,
was largely attended The larger part
OF the stock being represented either in
person or by proxy. The proceedings on
the whole were Of rather an exciting
character. Much bitterness was mani
Tested on the part Of some of the stock
holders, and some sharp talk was indulg.
ed in. The session began at p. IN. and
with m hours intcrmission for supper,
lasted until midnight. The old board of
directors were reelected, in opposition to
tho nominees of the nominating commit.
tees.
The Board of Directors of the YER
mont Horse Stock Company held meet
ing Burlington, Thursday morning at ten
o'clock The following elections of off.
GERS for the ensuing year took place
Presidential. G.. Root of Benning.
ton.
Vicc President-Henry Spencer of
Burlington.
Sccretary-H. N. Newell of Shelburn.
Treasurer. G. Dodge of Burling-
ton.
Executive Committee-C. H. Blod-
gett, Burlington j. A. Shedd Burling.
ton w. A. Weed, Shelburn.
1t was voted that the stock farm prem.
ises be closed as place of public resort
on the Sabbath. 1t was also voted that
20 per cent of the stallion service be set
aside for use by persons outside of the
Company for the coming season.
The Board then adjourned to meet at
Burlington, Feb. 22d, at 10 a. m. to draw
claims for stallion service the coming
season
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the standard. Teachers can and must
do much in this direction, in self improve.
mcni and in culiivating deeper sense OF
the responsibility OF their calling. They
must command the respect Of community,
by faithful attention to their work, and
by the character Of their work.
But space forbds further attempt to
give IN abstract of his address. 1t is
hoped that those who listened will profit
by the plain words mud home truth pre-
scented to them.
DR.. French followed in mis- usual easy
style, enforcing the arguments of the adj
dress by reference to the statistics Of the
present condition Of the schools.
Rev. Mr.. Wheelock, of Addison, closed
the evening with brief address.
THURSDAY.
Prof Allen presented the subject of
geography,
DR.. French spoke upon the order of
development of the mental faculties.
Miss Taft continued instruction in mu.
sic, while the addresses were sandwiched
with drills in class work, as on the pre-
vious days.
In the evening Prof. Perkins, of the
University of Vermont, gave an address
of much interest and freshness, upon
Botany in the common schools. Prof
Z. spoke without notes, and with the
freedom of an enthusiast. He would
have the instruction in the primary
schools wholly oral. He showed the alb
sorbing interest with which the pupils
would engage in the study
FRIDAY.
DR.. French sroke upon the proper use
Of text books, and followed with an ad-
dress upon the study of Natural History.
We cannot give proper abstract of this
address. 1t should be heard by every
community in the State.
In the afternoon Dr. French spoke
upon writing,
Prof. Allen and Miss Taft continued
their class work during the day.
Appropriate resolutions were passed,
and brief addresses were made by Elder
Parker, of Panton II. c. Barnes, of Adj.
Olson, and others.
The exercises were Of absorbing inter-
est throughout. The attendance Of citi-
zens was, good, whole families turning
out
The influence of the institute will long
be felt for good through the whole town,
while many of the teachers returned to
their schools with new zeal and a clearer
idea of their work and duties.
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OLD PREJupIcss ARE DYING our.-Now facts
are killing them. Tho idea that invalds weak
ed by disease can be relieved by prostratng them
with destructive drugs, is no longer entertained
except by mon omaniacs. Ever since the intro
duction of DR.. Walkers Vinegar Bitters it has
been obvious that their regulating and invigorat-
ing properties nl-suficient for the cure Of
chronic indigestion. rheumatism, constipation
diarrhea, nervous affections, and malarous fe-
vers, and they are now the Standard remedy for
these complaints in every section # the onion.
n lw
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One years Democratic misrule in
West Virginia shows an increase OF
s223,737 in expenditures over tho pre-.
vious year, when Republican admins.
tration had control,
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While England is wild with excite
ment and white with wrath at the thought
of having 20 pay for the damages result
ing from her policy toward us during tho
war, Mr.. Conway thinks it is well for US
to consider the various mitigating circum-
stances of the case, and be as moderate
in our demands as possible. He attri.
butcs the escape of the Alabama and the
course England pursued more to cold,
crafty, cruel treacherous Palmcrston
than to anybody; and thinks the policy
Of Seward in declaring that the war had
nothing to do with slavery had much to
do with turning British feeling against
us. But after all we must recollect Eng.
lisn people are to pay what money may
be awarded Americans at Geneva; it is
to fall most heavily, not on Lord Pal.
merston, nor Lord Russell, nor on the
Messrs. Laird, who built tho Ala5ama
but on the toiling masses, to whom a
small tax is cruel. and who were, and
are, unanimous in their love of America,
and in their detestation of the course OF
their government during the war.
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s:E AT the trial Of one hundred Mcxi.
can Papagos, Pimas, and seven Ameri-
cans for the massacre of Apsches at
Camp Grant, Arizona, it was clearly
proved that the Apaches stole stock from
the Mexicans near Tucson, were pursued
and trailed directly to their camp, five
miles from Camp Grant. Ono of the In
dams was killed while riding one Of the
stolen horses. The Indians fired the first
shot at the pursuing party. The jury
after fifteen minutes returned verdict
Of not guilty as to all the defendants.
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SEThe nation never lived with a
tunnier criminal practice than these Unit
ed States and of all its funny things
here Is the best Mrs. McCarty shot at
man in Utica, y. Y, and, missing him,
wounded a second and killed third.
Upon trial she plead insanity, and here
is what followed "Court-Does the
counsel claim that the accused was insane
before and is still insane ?" Counsel
Eyes as far as it is necessary to excul-
pate the accused from legal accountability
for crime"
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There are more than one thousand different
kinds of pills in the United States Some ofthem
are worthless and injurious, others good and
beneficial Old DR.. Parsons invented the best
anti-bilious pill we ever saw heard of. They
are now sold under the name of Parsons Purga-
.;
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Gen. J. FITZPATRICK.
TOR SALE.

valuable farm in Shoreham, Addison County,
Vermont, Of 10 acres. Situated within three
quarters of milo of Churches, Academy and
Post Office, and half mile of District School
house and Cheese Factory. Three miles Of De-
pot and Steamboat landing, Said farm ia we'll
divided into meadow, pasture and wood. Well
watered with running water at house and barns.
young orchard in bearing. Dwelling house
and outbuildings in good repair. Suitable for
sheep raising or darying purposes.
4s;llw @. G. RICH.
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Advices have been received at London
from Zanzibar, Africa, to December 16.
lS7l, stating that news had been receiv-
ed at the latter place Of the expedition
under command Of Mr.. Stanley, which is
in search of DR. Livingstone, to Septem-
Der 30. Mr.. Stanley was then at Ogara,
in the dominions of the native chief Tor.
ka, 20 days march from Unyanyembe,
and was reported to be in good health.
He left Unyanyembe, August 80, for
Ogara, An expedition reached Uuyau-
yembe, October 26, from Ogara, which
reported Stanley's arrival at Ogara, which
is half the distance between Unyanyembe
and Ujiji This intelligence was sent by
Sutton, through the aid of Bivegush,
whose messenger left Unya nyembe four
days after the arrival there Of the expe.
dition from Ogara, and made the journey
in 20 days from Unyanyemoe to Zanzi.
bar. A rumor was prevalent at Zanzi.
bar that Stanley was dead, but its origin
could not be ascertained, and the report
was not credited
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5E Mr.. Curtin, the American Minis
ter to Russia, was entertained at ban.
quet, on board the United States steamer
Shenandoah, at Nice, by Commander
Wells, on Thursday. Salutes were fired
on the arrival and departure of the Min
lister. The banquet was preceded by a
boat race in the harbor, and followed by
a ball on board the Shenandoah, which
was gaily decorated.