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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
Railroad Progress in the United States.

The commencement of railroad enter
prise in this country was in 1880, the
year in which the Liverpool and Massa-
gland, and Stephenson's locomotive
was first brought into use. In
that year twenty-three miles were
opened of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, the first undertaking of the kind
here. This line was, however, for two
years thereafter worked by horsepower.
The number of miles opened in the
United States each year since that date
is given by Mr.. Henry V. Poor, in his
Manual of the Railroads, as follows
MILES OF RAILROADS OPENED EACH YEAR
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
.ro NATE In THREE n1ovEs.,

Crimson the heart Of the sea-coal fire,
Bessie and /, in the ruddy glow,
Her mother reads, and the old grandsire
Dreams of his youth in the "long ago."
Quiet and warmth, and love in the room,
s- Now never my suit to press go 10y
Where the hyacinths shed their sweet perfume,
We play two games-one love one chess
Queen of the red, and queen of my heart,
When will you wear my golden ring?
Flushing her cheeks the roses start, Z 81
Slyly she murmurs, " Check to your king"
Z Ny pawns advance, press on, and die;
The bishops battle in lines oblqiue; 80.
MY brave knights fall, but 7 can't tell why
My heart grows strong my game grows weak
Darling, answer me, lift your eyes;
Your mother sleeps, and the time approves
Speak, sweet mouth, with glad surprise;
90 You'll be mated, sir, in three moves"
Then let this be one--and her dimpled hand
Looks all the fairer for plain gold ring;
In vain rally my scattered band 3ng
AS again she checks my poor lost king.
Nearer her gold brown curls to mine,
The chess-men seem IN q dark eclipse, q
Check Shall die and make no sigh J.?
And steal kiss from her ripe, red lips. 4,
Mate land her, joyous eyes proclaim
Who wins in love, and who by chess; -
And the pride of my life is the golden game,
That was lost when won my darling Bess.
-ScTibney,s. f.ft =4f-rF5tac f-lf.ft afflf
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07

ACCORDING to the st. Louis papers,
the Northern Line e'is bound to have a
big thing in Upper Missouri freights
hereafter, mot by placing boats on the
Missouri, by good deal, but by taking
goods destined for Sioux City, Fort
Benton, ETC., to st. Pa,ll on their Mis-
sissippi steamers, and forwarding the
packages thence to Sioux City by rail.
The rate to ST. Paul is 40 cents hun
dred. The steamer Rock Island, which
passed up yesterday, had large con
signment of sugar for Fort Benton
Davenport Democrat.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
AFTER MANY YEARs.-A bit of re

AFTER MANY YEARs.-A bit of ro-
NANCE, Vermont paper says, crops out
at SALISBURY, in that State, in the mar.
riage of Nathaniel Olin, an old man of
seventy years, to a woman who, years
ago, had been the bride of his youth,
but from whom he had been divorced.
During the long interval Olin has lived
in Ohio, and had two other wives, by
one one of whom he had large family
of children. But the first wife seemed
to have cherished a tender feeling tow
ards him through all these long years,
and remained single and loyal last
week the two met, and the old flame re-
vived, and the happy panacea of mar
riage was the satisfactory denouement.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07

GA MAN in Scott county, KY, has
been tried three times for the same
murder. First he was sentenced to five
years imprisonment, next to two years,
and the third time acquitted. The
chances are that, if they had tried him
$3.50 watch and chain. = Louisville
COurier-.LOur7adL.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
THE FRIENDS BURIAL.

By JOHN G. WHITTIER.
My thoughts are all in yonder town,
Where, wept by many tears,
To-day my mothers friend lays down
The burden Of her years.
True as in life, no poor disguise
OF death with her is seen,
And on her simple casket lies
No wreath of bloom and green:
not for her the florists art
The mocking weeds of woe,
The blessings of the voiceless heart,
The love that passeth showl
Yet oil about the softening air
Of newborn sweetness tells,
And the ungathered May-howers wear
The tints of ocean shells.
The old assuring miracle
Is fresh as heretofore;
And earth takes up its parable
OF life from death once more.
Here organ swell and church-ben toll
Methinks but discord were,
The prayerful silence of the soul
Is best beftting her.
No sound should break the quietude
Alike of earth and sky
o wandering wind in Seabrook wood,
Breathe but a half-heard sighi
Sing softly, spring-bird, for her sake,
And thou not distant sea,
Lapse lightly as If Jesus spake,
And thou vert Galileei
For all her quiet life flowed on -
As meadow streamlets flow, ~
Where fresher green reveals alone
The noiseiess way they go. -
From her loved place of prayer see
The plain robed mourners pass, y
With slow feet treading reyerently
= The graveyard's springing grass.
Make room, mourning ones, for me,
Where, like the friends of Paul,
That you no more her face shall see
You sorrow most of all.
Her path shall brighten more and more
Unto the perfect day;
. She cannot fail of peace who bore
Such peace with her away.
o sweet, calm face, that seemed to wear
The look of sims forgiven!
o voice of prayer that seemed to bear
Our own needs up to heayenl
How reYerent in our midst she stood,
Or knelt in grateful praisei
What grace of Christian womanhood
Was in her household waysi
For still her holy living meant
No duty left undone;
The heavenly and the human blent
Their kindred loves in one.
And if her life small leisure found
For feasting ear and eye,
And pleasure, in her daily round,
She passed unpausing by
Yet with her went secret sense
Of all things sweet and fair,
And beauty's gracious providence
Refreshed her unaware,
She kept her line of rectitude
With love's unconscious ease;
Her kindly instincts understood
Ali gentle courtesies.
An inborn charm of graciousness
Made sweet her smile and tone,
And gIorified her farm-wife dress
With beauty not its own.
The dear Lords best interpreters
Are humble human souls;
The Gospel of a life like hers
Is more than books and scrolls.
From scheme and creed the light goes out,
The sanity fact survives;
The blessed Master MOLE can doubt
Revealed in holy lives.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07

Two NEW ideas have lately been ex-
tracted from an English tourist That
Buffalo is the place for bison shooting,
and that the seat of American Mormon
ism is at Utica, n. Y.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07
Reason in Dogs.


The Hon. s.. L. M. Barlow owns a
pair of thoroughbred Scotch deer
hounds, male and female. Their
sinewy limbs, deep chests, slim muzzles,
intelligent faces, and kindly dispositions
make them ornamental additions to a
gentleman's country seat, and assert
their claim to ineal descent from the
stag-hound that lives in poverty as the
companion of Sir Walter Scott. Being
dogs of good education as we'll as blue
blood, they seldom leave their masters
residence, and treat less-favored quad
rupeds with lofty contempt. About a
week ago the male, who wags his tail to
the name of Walter, followed the farm
cart to aneighbor's house. A very large
and ferocious mastiff possessed prior
dog privileges there. Instead of receiv-
ing his visitor with becoming hospitai-
ty, he assaulted him savagely, and in a
few minutes injured him so badly that
he was carried home in the cart. The
mastiff teeth inflicted bad wound in
Walters chest, almost perforating it
from side to side. He refused to sub
NIT to human surgery, but tried a
remedy taught him by instinct. In the
moist earth on the border of a fish
pond he dug a hole that just fitted his
breast. He chose a shady place for his
hospital, and never left it, except for
his meals, until he was cured. During
the tedious hours of conva1escence his
mate was constantly with him. After
five days he considered himself well.
Then the pair went from the house, and
going straight to where the mastif1
lived, without warning or giving him
any other living show, they set upon
him. The fight was short, sharp and
decisive. Before their victims owner
could render assistance they had tori
the mastiff limb from limb. After see.
ing their work well done, they turned an6
logged home.-NeaU York Sun.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-07

The new city reservoir in Philadel-
phia covers an area of 100 acres, and
has capacity of $50, 900, 900 gallons.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28

Our esteemed friend Chapman, the intel
ligent and able agricultural editor Of the
M,ddiebary Register, admonishes us in a
recent issue of that paper that we acted very
naughtily in good humoredly noticing the
Registers rough talk about Congressman
Willard We are quite willing to submit
humbly to the faithful chastisements Of a
friend, but we must submit, also, that, much
as some in his section may dislike Mr.. Will
lard, or want to see one Of their own neigh
bors occupy his place, he is thoroughly APP
preciated elsewhere, mot only within but
without the state,) as one Of the few men in
Congress who dare to do unpopular things
which he believes to be right. Altogether
aside from the question whether any partic-
ular act of Mr.. Wizards meets our approx
al, we applaud a characteristic SO necessary,
and yet so rare, among the public men of
this generation. In regard to touching up
on political topics in the FARMER, which Mr..
Q. thinks will hurt US, we will but say that
that rs never a consideration in the conduct
OF this paper, and when ii has to be it will
not take us long to write our valedictory.
The FARMER is not a political paper, and
only incidentally aludes to political topics,
but it is a free paper, and wiki emulate Mr..
Wizards example in daring to have the
courage of its opinions. Still, if we cared
particularly about that matter we should re-
main undisturbed by the admonitory re-
marks of our friend, since we are constantly
receiving letters from our subscribers, Of all
shades of political belief, commencing the
independent tone Of our paper. There are
men, aud multitude Of them we are proud
to believe, in the free state of Vermont, who
admire such tone, even when they may not
agree with particular sentiments thus ex-
pressed. That there may be others who
would WELD a savedriver's whip over an
editor, as in the bad old times they would
have liked to do over slave, we can well
believe, though as yet we have had but little
practical evidence thereof.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28
WOOL MARKET

The past has been about the dulest and most unsat
sfactory week have had 10 notice for long time.
Some considerable Wool has been sold, l20O,OO0
lbs but far prices concerned, buyers have die
tated their terms and scarcely any offer has been
refused If backed up hy responsible parties.
The depressed state of the market for goods, held up
prominently for some time past in connection with
the uniavUIabe adyices from abroad appears TO have
completely demoraliEed the market and II IS a Coo,
prompt cash, offered for good lines Of Ohio and
Michigan heeces the close Of the week round lots
of Wool could be obtained. We cannot now import
Wool from point except at loss, hut this nct ap
10 have bearing the market and prices are
declining from week to week without any satisfactory
cause There il scarcely mill Ia New England that
holds any considerable stock of Wool and manutdctur-
ers forced to purchase from OoOOJ to jOOO0 tbs
in this market every week TO keep their machinery
running, but notwithstanding the small stocks and
light prospective receipts there appears be check
to the downward tendency. 1t the farmers had any
compact organization, should not hesitate to advise
those having wool hand to hold it, but for them
single individuals To attempt to the banded
manufacturers we cannot advise. Each must exercise
his own udgement. COmhing and delane heeces have
been ught after during the week ani sold principally
from G. n ,Oc ID. There has also been considerable
doing in Eastern supers at from 60 a Csc v ID, about
l25OJJ Tbs having been taken at these hgurers Among
the sales Of the week have been 10000 lbs Ohio and
Pennsy heeces, medium Y, Xxx and above ~ 10
Csc 1000 tbs Michigan and Wisconsin 50 a 63.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28
Deaths.

In Stockbridge, Feb Is, Lucinda wife Of George
Young,
In Brattleboro, Feb. 10, Anon b., son OF b. Esty 81
In Fayetteville, Feb. 10, Rev, Joseph b. White. 81
In Newfane, Feb. L., Ella, wife Of Otis Adams, 20.
In Shelburn, Feb. Il, Mary Fargo wife Of James De-
gree, ..
In Sweetsburgh, p. q, Feb. H. Mary Catherine wife
Of VIM. II. Sabine, Of Windsor W., "a.
In Halifax, Feb. Il, Lois Houghton, -.
In Peacham, Feb, Is, Mr.. Ora Underhill, 20
In Woodstock, Feb. Is, George W. Nero, i6.
In BrttlebOro, Feb. Is, Mrs. Lydia Kendall, II.
In Lyndon, Feb. 10, Mrs. Louisa Baldwin widow of
the late ten. +. Is. Chase ~.
In Hillsboro H., Feb. ~, Nancy S. wife Of Andrew
Blass, 49,
In Ryegatr, Feb ~, Mrs. Jane (whtehilD Johnson
about -.
In st. Johnsbury, Feb. q, Of gastric fever, Mr.
Thomas l.. Hall, aged 10 years and II months.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28
LaENERAL NATURh-Nn M

AN ACr 10 establish the collection district Du Luth
and 10 create Saint Paul In the collection district OF
minnesota, port Of delivery.
be II enacted by the Senate and House OF Represon
AuVes OF the United States Of America in COngess
assembled, That a new collection district 10 be called
the district Of Du Luth, be- and the same hereby
established which shall embrace all the territory har.
bors rivers aud waters, bordering Lake Superior
and lying In the State Of Minnesota, and collector
SHAH be appointed ~ reside at Du Luth which shall 10
the bort OF entry for said district And the said ooec
tor shall receive the compensation provided for
the collectors OF Pembina, Chicago aud certain other
ports by the second section Of the act entitled act
10 regulate the foreign oOastng trade the northern
northeastern and northwestern onters OF the United
states and ior other purposes approved June seven
teenth, eighteen hundred aud sixty -four.
SEC, -. That Saint Paul, m the State OF Minnesota
be- and the same u hereby, created and established a
port OF delivery In the collection district OF Minnesota
and that deputy collector shall be appointed 10 reside
thereat at compensation not IN exceed the SUN al
one thousand dollars psr Annun.
Approved, May -, lS71
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28

Farmers who would like a new pillow, with
a choice amoug several most desirable pat
terms, either swivel or land side, or who want
a Fairbanks scale or a Blanchard churn for
their dairy; or any young man or woman
who wants Websters Dictionary, Or any Of
the long list of books published in another col =
umn, will find it very easy work to obtain
them by presenting the claims Of the FARM
Err, as a first class agricultural and family
newspaper, to the notice of their neighbors.
Quite a number have been successful in do
ing this, and there is hardly post office in
the State where from ten to fifty new sub
scribers could not be had by little judicious
canvassing. We prefer to offer these liberal
premiums directly to those who are already
our subscribers, in preference to employing
travelling agents, because we know that
farmers are more willing to listen to the
Communications of those whom they know,
and who know the paper from having read
it, And besides, why should we NOT deal di.
rectly, giving all the benefits to our custom.
ers, rather than employ middlemeu? See
advertisement.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28
Floral Premiums at the State Fair.
st. Johnsbury, FeO. q

Mr.. james Wick the celebrated scotsman
and florist of Rochester, N. Y, has author
ized the officers of the Vermont State Agri-
cultural Society to offer liberal list of pre-
miums for collections Of flowers, grown from
seed purchased of him. The following are
the premiums offered by Mr. Wick to be
awarded at the next State Fair, amounting
to one hundred and fifty dollars:
Premium List.
Gut flowers, (best and largest collcction,)
$50.
Phlox Drummondii, (best collection,) $40.
Asters, tbest collection,) $40.
Balsams (best colection,) $40.
Dianthus Family, (best collection,) $40.
Pansies, (best colection,) $40.
Stocks, (best collection,) SO.
Gladiolus (bcst collection,) SO.
Everlasting Flowers and Grasses, (best
colection,) $40.
For Flowers grown by persons under 40
years OF
Largest and best collection OF Cut Flow
ers, $40.
Best collection, Phlox Drummondii, So.
Best collection of Asters, So.
Best collection Of Balsams. IS.
Best collection of Dianthus Family, So.
Best collection Of Pansies, IS.
Best collection of Stocks So.
Best collection of Gladiolus, So.
Best collection of Everlasting Flowers
and Grasses. 50.
The competition for these premiums is to
be confined TO Mr.. Vick's customers. Mr..
Wick will also make large exhibition of
his flowers. He does not compete, only err
hibits. His exhibitions from his own home
collection made at the New York, Michigan,
Illinois, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin State
Fairs have secured the most considerable at
tention. The floral exhibition therefore
made at the next State Fair will be the
largest ever made in New England, and will
attract wide attendance from all sections.
This liberal provision of Mr.. Wick will be
fully appreciated in Vermont, aud bring to
him full share Of the patronage of the peo-
pie, that know him to be among the leading
florists and seedsmen of the country.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28

The Boston Herald hears from Washing
ton that Cakes Ames very seriously regrets
that he has been 50 enient on the members.
Had he taken active aggressive steps, he has
no doubt that he could have utterly destroy
ed every member inculpated" According to
the Worlds correspondent, Ames has
thrown out nsinuations that, if the expulsion
succeeds, there will be at least fifty more
members who will be thrown into the break
ers." The Suns dispatch reports him as
saying -" Wait till you see a resolution Of
fered for my expulsion, and then will show
what kind of case | have against some
people. If they want to make scepegoat
of me, let them try it on. will show them
thing or two. If they buy me tor fool,
they will get cheated in the bargain" On
Monday night, Ames' friends were loudly
declaring that there were fifty congressman
whom he had bought in the course of busi-
ness, and that it would not be at all whole.
some for these chattels to rifle him The
vote on the expulsion resolution will show
who these gentlemen are.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28

STATE OF VERMONT In Probate Court, held at
CALEDONIA District IS. the Probate Office in ST.
Johnsbury in said District the 18th day OF February
A. ID. 1873.
Calvin Morrill, Administrator Of the estate of Obadiah
Young late of Waterford In said District deceased pre-
sents his administration account for examination and al
lOwance and makes application for decree Of dlsrihu
ton and partition # the estate of said deceased Where
upon Il ordered by said Court that said account aud
said application he referred To session thereof To he
held at the Probate Office In said St Johnshury on the
nth day Of March, A. u. 1873 for hearing and de-
csion thereon. And It IL further ordered that notice
hereof be given % all persons interested by pubca
ton Of the same three weeks successfully In the YER
MONT FARMER, newspaper published at st. Johns
bury previous 10 said time appointed for hearing that
they may appear at said time and place, and show
cause II any they may have, why said account should
not be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court Attest, ASA L. FRENCH,
Judge Of Probate.
A true copy Of Record. Attest,
ASA l.. FRENCH, Judge of Probate.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28

Judge Poland's report upon the Credit
Mobiler meets with the fate Of all impair.
tial statements upon subjects about which
party passions, personal fears, and vast pecu-
mary interests are aroused and stimulated to
their highest intensity, But none even Of
those most angry or most dissatisfied with
the report, refuse to it the credit Of great
ability. In our opinion it will, when pas
slons are cooled and fears allayed be recog.
nized as an eminently successful work Of jul
dicial investigation, in which nothing is un-
duly extenuated, aud naugh set down in
malice. Certainly, as even the Springfield
Republican admits, there is no whitewash-
ing in it, and we much doubt, spite of all
the complaints Of inoompleteness or INSULT
cheney, if Congress will go even so far as
this report advises in the work Of solf-puri.
cation.
Since the above paragraph was written,
we have received the report of the great de-
ba tc in the House on Monday in which
Judge Poland bore 50 conspicuous and hon
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28

We have been informed that our subscrib-
ers in Rutland, Addison, aud Bennington
Counties often fail to get their FARMER, as
they should do, on Saturday. The paper is
regularly mailed on Friday morning, going
heretofore by the way Of Rutland, but we
have been advised hereafter to forward it
through Burlington, and shall do so. We
trust that our readers everywhere, who may
not receive their paper as early as they
should do, will notify us, and if any effort
on our part will rectify the difficulty, it shall
not be wanting,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28
CONSUMPrIoN can he CURED.
SCHENCK'S PULMONiC SYRUP,
sCHENCK'S sEAWEED TONIC,
SCUFNCKiS NANDRAKE pTTJS

oNhENNh'b mANDhhhE FILLS,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary Con-
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Sometimes medicines that will stop cough will 90
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stops the circulation Of the blood, hemorrhage fol-
lows, and, in fact, cloggng the action of the very
organs that caused the cough.
Liver complaint and dyspepsia the causes of
twothirds of the eases Of consumption. Many are
now complaining with dull pain In the side the bow
els sometimes cOstiye and sometimes too loose tongue
coated pain In the shoulder blade. feeling sometimes
very restless, and at other drOwsy; the food that
II taken lies heavily ON the stomach accompanied
with acidity and belchng Of wind These symptoms
usually originate from dsOrdered condition Of the
stomach torpid liver. Persons so Affected II they
take or two heavy colds and II the cough In these
cases be suddenly stopped the lungs liver and stomach
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patient Is aware Of his situation the lungs are mass
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suit.
Scheneks Pulmonic Syrup is an expectorant which
does not contain any opium, nything calculated
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Schencks Seaweed Tonic dissolves the food, mixes
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nourishes the system, and creates healthy circula-
ton Of the blood When the bowels are cOstye, skin
salow, and the patient is Of vicious habit Schenck
Mandrake Pills are required
These medicines prepared by DR.. J. H..
SCHENCk 4 son, Northeast corner Of Sixth and
Arch streeta, Philadelphia, Penn, and for sale by
GEO. c. GOODWIN co, - Hanover street, BOs-
ton, and JOHN +. Henry College place, New York,
Wholesale agents.
For sale by Druggists generally.