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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-30
CATARRH.

To MEssns. LIrrLEFIELD Co., Proprietors of
Constitutional Catarrh Remedy, Manchester,
N. H.:
| reside at Manchester, n H., and previously
resided at Henniker, and am native Of Weare
this State. have had catarrh twenty five years,
ever since was 10 years old; had it bad all the
time. 1t run all that period, and nights it would
fill up and drop down in my throat, causing
choking, SO that would spring up in bed to save
myself from strangulation 1t affected my head
so that l felt confused, and was troubled with
severe headache at intervals, for a week at
time. l also had bad pains in shoulders, back,
and kidneys, from which suffered immensely.
So bad were they, that a year ago last summer
was obliged to lie in bed most of the time for
three months. have tried all kinds of snuff and
catarrh remedies with no particular benefit and
consulted physicians. had a hacking cough l
began to take the Constitutional Catarrh Remedy
last August. / began to grow better before fin
ishng the first bottle. l now on the third
bottle. My catarrh is cured; my health is re-
stored. have no pains, aches, or coughs. My
whole system is made over new. know that it
is this medicine that has rescued me from intense
to do the hardest work and bear the greatest ex-
posure, and feel that l ca mot say too much in
favor of tho Constitutional Catarrh Remedy.
MRS. L. j. FLANDERS.
Manchester, N. ii Feb. ], 1871.
| am So years old, have had catarrh ever since
was eighteen years DID, and headache all the
time; have suffered beyond description with run
ming at the nose, droppings in the throat and
strangings. Have tried any quantity of catarrh
remedies, but have found relief till tried
your Constitutional Catarrh Remedy, six months
ago, found immediate relief
Catarrh and ali its attendant evils have left,
headache, pains in loins and back, dizziness, loss
Of appetite and general weakness. Less than
three bottles of Constitutional Catarrh Remedy
have cured me. have not been so we'll since
can remember as now. | feel as If could not
say too much for the medicine, or thank God too
heartily that through its instrumentality have
boon no tered to health.
MARY NJ. ABBOTT,
No II Manchester Corporation.
: Manchester, N II, January ~, 1871
Tho above lady is my mother. | am painter
by trade, and am a member Of the City Council Of
Manchester. Every word that my mother statei
, is true, JACOB ). ABBolT.
Hundreds Of cases OF similar nature cured
within the last year. Snufis and lotions are only
] temporary relief. The CONSTITUTIONAL CA
. TARRH REMEDY strikes at the root, builds al
the constitution, makes 1t new, and drives ava,
D catarrh and all diseases Of the mucous membrane
8 and their attendant pains and aches, pertaining
to head, back, shoulders, kidneys, and throat.
Price 81 per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
pamphlet Of 80 pages, giving Treatise on Ca
tarrh, and containing innumeiable cases Of ares
sent free, by addressing the Proprietors,
LITTLEFIELD 4 co,
0 Sims Manchester, II.
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" ERMONT CENTRAL AND RUT-
LAND RAILR0 ADS
WINIER ARRANnLL.EN

On and after Monday, Dec <, is13 uai's ~iii
run NJ follows (sundays cxccr,u';
aOlNG SCUM AM h.~N
Lave Middlebufy at 20. t.a ~ 80 It. ~, -
anu l.Uu p. III.
MAiL.-Ieaves Ugdensbutl 20 at ~ p % It.
Albans ut b.2n It. TN, Burlington at $40 n ~,
Port lienry = ~ a. M, Rutland ~. 10 .. 90, ,cl-
lows Falls 23U p. IN, arriving st Sew lopd, at
9.3O p. connecting with ni.ri iYr \, - YuiL.
NEW YORK EXPRESS.--i,afes 1T Aihnns at
$50 IN, Burlington 1905 ~, n,ining In i,ut-
land ut l25Opin,
NIGHT EXPRESS--Iea,c- Ugdensburgh at
1900 IN, Montreal $50 III, II. Albums 20 p
m, burlington $40 p m, Rutland 1880 IN,
Bellows Falls 3.2j IN, arriving in New London
at ll.lj a IN.
MIXED TKAIN.-Leavcs Burlington at 200
m, arriving in Rutland at 90 PIN. Leaves
Rutland at 800 a IN. Bellows Falls C.35 a M
accommodation train) arriving at New London
at 5.l0 IN.
MIXED TRAIN. Leaves Rutland at 3. 40 p
IN, for Bellows Falls and Bruttleboro.
GOING NORTH.
Leave Middlebury at S.lS and ia In, and
1856 and CO p IN.
MAIL-Lcaves New London ut M, SPRING
field $40 a m. Boston $50 IN, Bellows Falls at
IL 90 IN, Rutland 2.30 IN, for Port Henry, Bur-
lington, st. Adams, Montreal and Ogdensburgh.
EXPRESS.-Leaves Rutland at 5.0j p IN, ar.
irving at Port Henry at 500 IN, and St, Adams
at 9.25 pm.
NIGHT EXPRESS - Leaves New London 2.4j
p IN, Springfield at $40 IN, connecting with
train leaving New York at 800 m, Bellows
Falls II 20 IN, connecting with train leaving
Boston at $50 IN, Rutland LAB a m, for Bur.
lington, st. Adams, Montreal, 0gdcnsburgh and
the West.
MIXED TRAIN.-Leaves Rutland at $40 q
m, for Burlington, ST. Adams, St Johns and
Malone, NY.
MIXED TRAIN-Leaves Bellows Falls Mt 4 sc
a M, arriving in Rutland at 8. 20 m.
ACCOMMODATION.-Le New London al
$40 IN, Bellows Falls $50 m,arriving in Rut
land at ll.U0 IN.
Trains leave Burlington going East for Mont
pelier, &c, at 6.55 In, 1920 p III, and $50 IN
Trains leave Bellows Falls going north fo
White River Junction, &c, at $50 a In, | $50 IN
and $50 and ll2O m.
| CoSSECTIoss.-At Rutland with Rensselaer,
Saratoga and Harlem Extension Railroads; a
Bellows Falls with Cheshire Railroad; at Sout
Vernon with Conn River Railroad.
30 Sleeping cars are attached to night train
between st. Adams and Troy and Burlington an
| Boston,
J. W. HOBART, Cen Supt.
| ST Alhans VI Dec lara
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MINING.
Winter Meetings.
East Charlotte-Tuesday and Wednes.
day, Jan. 6 and l.
East Observation-Disclosures and Fri.
day. Jan. 8 and o.
lrasburgh-Tuesday and Wednesday,
Jan. IL and ii.
Passumpsic--Thursday aud Friday,
Jan. ID aud Ii.
Randolph --Tuesday aud Wednesday,
Jan. q and %.
Other meetings will be announced as
soon as arrangements are completed. 1t
will be observed that the meeting at
East Montpelier, previously announced
for Dec. 80 and 81, has been postponed
to January s and Q. All State papers
arc requested to copy.
PETER COLLIER, Sec'y.
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The New York Post says ii. b. Clafiin
& Co. and Peake, Opdyke & Co., who
were compelled to ask for an extension
of time on their commercial paper during
the recent panic, are now in position to
pay tho January installment of their in.
debtedness in advance Of maturity, and
have notified their creditors accordingly.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-30

tanned from DR.. Noclcker analysis oil
three samples, representing fairly the pc.
culiar constitution Of the various varie-
ties of soil found OIL his property. They
show nc remarkable degree Of fertility,
although they possess abundance oil alum.
mum and lime, important though COM
mon and inexpensive constituents Of
good clay soil. An apparent excess of
oxide of iron has not materially 4, dressed
the rate Of yield.
This soil not only needcd anru,l sup.
plies of Fertilizers hut this inu0v iting
system OF iarulng 80 tc inaugurated
made requisite az UNUSUAL quantity and
nice Determinations III kind. He pro.
posed to sell his crops "by auction as
they stood upon the land, the purchaser
reaping, cartipg, and threshing, and TAX
ing away both corn and straw This
practice appears to have been accepted
cautiously, and obviously with some
doubts as to results. In the first year,
1862, he fattened 6S oxen, but deciding
upon making radical departure, he kept
but one COW in 1868; in 1864 all crops
were sold from the farm in 1865 he so
far relapsed as TO fatten ii bullocks, but
has since utterly discarded horned stock,
as well as sheep and pigs, and reducing
his stock of work horses from 10 to G.
The horse.hoeing both for cultivation and
destruction Of weeds, which is always
done once, sometimes twice, is performed
by horsepower. During the era of deep
ening the soil, from three or four to
eight or nine inches, with sub.soiling t.
fifteen, fertilizers were not applied very
literally. Since that time their annua
cost has been so shillinga,or S12 80 golt
per acre for the entire farm area. TIT
varieties used are super. phosphates
ground bone, guano, and nitrates, the two
former mainly. The bone is grount
very fine and mixed with super.phos
pilates, the whole mass moistened will
water and allowed to remain severa
months before using. The cost in detail
has been as follows, (discarding fractions:
Purchased from 1861 to 1865 to tn
value Of 9640; in 1866, 9434; 1867
e529; 1868, e1,473; 1869, 91,2S2
1870, 9l,551 1871, 91,030,
As home.fertilizers were discarded, 8
also, finding wLcat the most pro6tabl
crop, he ventured to disregard roiatio
more and more, until now the whea
area is more than 800 acres. He regard
less than 40 bushels per acre poor croT
, and claims to have once obtained 6
bushels per acre.
The annual receipts per acre, withou
any expense for harvesting, during tn
past six years, after the seed.bed ha
been deepened and put in proper cond
, ton, have ranged from $50 to $50 pc
acre. The largest yields were in 1856
and 1870, seasons very favorable
5 wheat production, especially the forme
The average annual expenses arc thu
. summed up by the proprietor:
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The Chicago Times boasts of the
growth of that city in manufacturing in
dustry, the capital in which increased,
according to its statement, 707 per cent,
from 1860 to 1870, against 212 per cent.
in New York and 23S per cent, in Phila-
delphia. The manufacturing products of
the Garden City are estimated at about
Sl30,000,000; and, if this account may
be credited, they are the best in the
United States.
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Total yearly outlay, f3,450
The total proceeds Of 1870 we're equiv.
alent to $4,000 in gold. and for series
of years have averaged $4,000, while
the net profit, after laying aside $4,000
in lieu of rent, is about $4,000. This is
As per cent. Of the gross returns. The
soil is in excellent filth its burden of
wheat this summer, as seen in June, was
uniform and of vigorous growth, and it is
quite evident that with jddicous cultiva.
tion more than average crops may yet be
expected in the future. The ultimate re.
suit is subject of conjecture with farm.
ers, but the proprietor has no fears while
he continues to obtain, from so little Ia.
Dor, not less than $50 per acre.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-30

A row OF dozen or moro wooden
buildings in San Francisco, which have
been for long time unoccupied, were
recently seized upon by the rabble rs
lawful plumber. and six of them we're com.
pletely demolished and carried off for
kindlir g-wood.
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Here are two headlines in the order
in which they appear in contemporary
we only reducing the type from start ing
black letter to plain Roman
"The death Of Queen Victoria announc.
ed on the New York Cotton Exchange"
"a netting to be held expressive of the
indignation of citizens"
That is about equal to Governor Den.
nison's telegram on the night Of the Pres
idcntial election in 1860. There was a
big fire in Columbus, Ohio, which con.
sumed the Neil House of that city.
The Governor wanted to announce two
important facts to the Mayor of Cincin-
natl, and he did it in this way:
The Neil House is on fire. Lincoln
has carried the State by $4,000 majority.
Send two steam 6re-engines to put it
out"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-30

The little kingdom Of Holland holds
about a hundred and sixty millions of
dollars in American railroad bonds and
stocks, exclusive of all other securities
issued from this side of the water. OF
this amount the annual interest due, but
not paid, is estimated at S1,00O,000.
Besides railroad securities, they hold
large amounts of United States bonds and
other American securities. -the total val.
ne of the latter not being definitely fixed
but it must certainly sum up more than
two hundred millions of dollars.
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agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
Winter Meetings.

OF AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, AM
MINING.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-30

DR.. J. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
tie Sierra Nevada mountains of Calfor-
nia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted thcrcfrom without the use
of Alcohol. Tho question is almost
daily asked. "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT-
TERs'' Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of discase, and the patient re-
covers his health. They arc the great
blood purifier and a lifc-g giving principle,
u perfect Rcnovator and Invigorator
of tho system. Never before in tho
history of tho world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of ViSkGAR BITTERs in healing the
sick Of every disease man is heir to. They
arc gentle Purgativc as well "a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Vsceral Organs in Bilious
Diseases
The properties Of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTERs arc Aperient, Diaphoreto,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
Scdative, Counter rritant Sudoritc, Altera-
tive, and Anti Bilious.
r.. II. MCDONALD 6; CO..
Druggists and Gen. CTS. San Francisco California
and cor. OF Washington and Charlton SITS. n. Y
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
Peace With the Mod ocs,

The inglorious Modoo war is over
We arc Informed by our spoci>l cor.
respondent with the Peaoe Com mis-
sioners that tho Indians have accept.
ed the terms offered them by tho
United States authorities, and will
surrender to the military and 20 on q
reservation either in Oregon or Cali
fornia. The promise given them
that they would be projected from
tho civil powers IN Oregon while en-
route to and on their new reservation,
and the assurance that the promise
would be kept, which tho presence OF
n representative Of tho Herald in
thoir midst afforded no doubt influ.
enced their councils and decided
them to yield. This is good news
for President Grant on imaginative
eve.--N. Y. Xsrald.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
Feeding Value of Products.

S,mc enc, and wc do not know
wh", writing upon the relative value
Of different articles of food for stock,
thinks that that chemistry has caused
numerous errors aud mistakes to
creep into the minds Of farmers. For
Instance, by chemical ana lysis, VIC
!earn that wheat straw contains one
third per cent. of nitrogen (hesh.
forming substance), and clover hay
contains one and three fourths per
cent. We are led to believe that
clover hay is nearly five times as nu-
tritious as wheat straw, that therefore
it will take only one.fifth part as
much clover hay to feed cow with
as wheat straw.
So with regard TO roots we learr
from the chemical researches that
turnips contain nincty-onc per cent
of water, and only ouc.sixth Of nitro
gen. Accordingly we are induced tc
estimate turnips at only one.halC o.
the value Of the wheat straw, or il
other words. we should feed double
the weight of turnips than of straw
for the slmo result. lie thinks tha,
every farmer who has ever practiccd
feeding turnips will accord to then
much higher value for feeding stock
than chemistry assigns them.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
A New way to Kindle a T'ire.

On the 26,h Of December Gre CO
currcd in Goodyear's India Rubber
Works at Nausatuck, Connecticut,
which originated in an unheard of
menner. In the proofs of loss, tho
claimants make tue following remar-
kable statement The auper;rtou.
dent who was in the room whore tho
fire originated and at the time, states
that while one of tho workmen was
handling rubber goods the air emed
to be charged with electricity, it be.
ing in the midst Of violent snow
storm, tho mercury meanwhile be-
ing at or near zero then there seem
ed to come from his hand fame,
which instantly communicated with
the goods and dry pine of tho build.
ing, tho fire not being under thoir
control for a moment. Others In tho
noighborhood received sevorc shocks
Of electricity on that day in their
houses. Washington Star.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
Sensible Sentiment,

M. J. Wioks, of the exploded Sav
ings Bank of Memphis, challenged d
;, William Rulo, Of tho Knoxville
d: Chronicle, for writing aud publish.
ing . latter about bis 6n,ueial man-
sgament. Rdle Immediately ex
posed the fellow, saying in bis
rcply: ........ .',..'.,....
II do not sock q, reputation for
courage gained in that way. If you
are more anxious TO investigate tho
matter Of COW, r lioe than am, you
are at liberty 10 mako tho invostiga-
tion in your own way and until you
are fully satisfied. I do not propose
to leave tho country, but will oon-
tinue to pursue my legitimate bust
mesa, going wherever and whenever
that business oalls me. While I do
not recognize tho so.oalled code. Of
honor | wioh you to distinctly un-
derstand that ! fully recognize tho
right Of solf.defenoe. I do not court,
but on the contrary, avoid personal
difficulties with my fellows, but when
attacked, shall not hesitate to do
fond mysolf az. promptly and etfeo.
tuA'ly 40 necessity may seem to
require.
"You ask me to fight you a duel.
Aud for what I Because I havo made
statements concerning you, the truth
Of which I can prove, and the falsity
OF which you do not offer to show. I
do not propose to pander to tho bar.
barouS prejudioes Of depraved minds
by Getting mysclf up as target, to
give you the opportunity ola So -oall.
cd vind;oation Of your honor. 1havo
no respect for any such foolish no.
tions. They may be in accordance
with your ideas of honor and courage,
but they arc not with mine. Words
cannot ex2ress my contempt for such
folly. It is not proof of courage,
but Of cowardioe. 1t 10 not evidence
of mauliness, but Of d weak conces.
sion to heath euish and brutal Gus.
tom. It is not the way to defend a
gsntleman's honor, but q practical
confession of his inability to defend
1t in tho manner prescribed by IN
enlightened Christian public senti-
went and tho laws of civilized poo.
ple."
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
A DaDgerouS Experiment.

A most radical innovation upon a
long established custom in relation 20
the institution of marriage has been
effe ected in California, where tho old
theory that man and wife arc one 10
abolished. A now law establishes tho
equality Of husband and wife, and
declares that tho two can contract
with each other and sue each other 90
il they had never been married. 1t
10 to be feared that this reform will
hardly meet tho expectations Of It's
oSiginators. Lawsuits after marfiage
with husband and vito respe otively in
the positions of plaintiff and defend.
ant, would not ssom to be calculated
to promote domsstio felicity, Be-
sidos such law would surely load Ia
perpetual litigation. II 10 dsngcrous
for . wife 90 be able to sue. her bus.
band for breach Of contract in ease
DO should fail to fulfll . promise , to
buy her q new bonnet or q silk dress.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
mo. 38
4 Strange Monster.

! a gentleman recently from the
shelton, Laurel district Of North
Carolina. some forty miles from this
place, informs US that tho p,ople in
that "densely thioketed' country arc
greatly excited in regard to the ap.
pearance, upon several different
places, of hugo mountain monster,
the species Of which il unknown. Mr..
George Anderson, one Of the gentle.
mon residing in the Laurel country,
being one of the persons who saw the
monster, also furnishes us with tho
following description of it.
81 was out in the jungle hunting
up some lost hogs, when all sudden
there oame into my path a beast.
tho appearance Of which; must oon.
fe's, caused ms to quake for the first
time IN many years. Aside from its
strange and unusual uppearan ce, tho
uneartbly yell it uttered on peroeiv-
ing me, which reverbsrated and re-
verbcrated through the forest, was
enough to shake the senses of the
most daring adventurer. The animal
was some hundred yards distant from
me and appeared to be hugo black
bear with mane and head like a lion,
but had horns like an ok upon it.
Its tail was long and bushy, with DARK
and light rings around it to It's OK.
tremity. Its Dyes g'eamcd like n
panther's and its size was that of su
ordinary OK but somewhat longer.
Juat previous to making its appear
anoe had shot off my gun at squlr.
rel, and folt little prepared to meet
such ferocious beast without any
weapon of defense. immediately
set about reloading my rife, but had
scarcely begun when it started to-
ward me. 1retreatcd in as good or.
der rs poasible, aud must say did
some good runniug-not looking back
until | had reached au open spot,
when found tho animal had .disap.
peared in the Laurel thioket. This
Is no story, Mr.. Editor, cotton up to
scare naughty children. l am not
the only one who has seen tho mon.
ster-scvcral have socn it since I did
and, rs sheep and calves arc lately
missing, it is presumed to be a car.
niverous brute. Many have fortified
their homcs to prevent pight attack
from the strange monstor, tho like Of
which was never seen in these noun
tains beforo. Some think it has es.
capped from some rambling mcnage,ic.
while others supcrstitiously think it
10 sent to warn people of somo grent
approaching danger. -Jonssboro (Ten.
nsssee) advertiser.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-03-12
Frozen Combs.

Editor The Poultry World: Think
ing it may be of service to some Of
yourS readers to know Of thorough.
ly effective cure of frozen comb,
which is q constantly occurring griev-
ancc to breeders and owners Of the
large.combed breeds ut this season.
About three weeks ago a Spanish
oockercl in my possession had his
comb and wattles severely frozen.
Immediately treated him as follows
Every morning rubbed tho afflicted
parts with preparation consisting of
two parts of distilled glyceriue and
one part of turpontine. AT noon
applied sweet oil and rose water g
parts of former and ! Of latter), and
in the evening the glycc,ine aud tur-
pentine again.
At the present writing the bird IS
entirely cured, the comb and wattles
presenting almost the samo appear.
ance as if they had never been "nip.
ped" NJ. D. N.