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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

that pure liquors are not hurtful. Alec.
hOl, as generally used by those who drink Il,
is not an immediate, deadly poison, but it is
none the less poison, and one that is sure.
when used hsbitually and freely, to under.
mine the strongest constitutions and lay the
foundation for painful and fatal disorders.
Even in small quantities il is hurtful, and
although the surplus vitality with which all
healthy persons are endowed may enable
them to continue very moderate use Of
wine, beer, or even distilled alcohol, during
a long lifetime without porceptible injury, il
nevertheless does depress vitality, without
any compromising advantage.
But perhaps the greatest evil Of moderate
drinking is that which it nhicts upon sue.
ceeding generations. The nervous system Of
the moderate drinker adapts itself to the
continuous stimulation, and that adaptation
becomes fixed aud transmissble to offspring,
who are thus born with a constitutional
craving for the same stimulation. We DO
not know how we can better illustrate the
truth Of this little appreciated but momen-
tous physiological fact than by printing the
personal testimony Of the Rev. w. II. H.
Murray, as follows;
" You nre talking like silly idiot when
you say there is no danger in the cup.
know from the blood of five generations of
Understanding ancestors In my veins, the
danger there is in this thing. There Is not II
scent OF liquor that is not pleasant to mo,
that won ID not be II precious drop on my
tongue. Look ut mel Do look like u man
easy to he overcome by temptationP Do you
know my life? Go back and learn it, and
see what have suffered and yet say to
you, with this background of evidence, | de
clare to You US value my manhood and my
standing and my soul, would not dare to
drink, for three weeks, glass of liquor
day. That chasm yawns ut your feet and at
my feet. Those who say there is no danger
in that first glass of liquor do not recognize
the peril of hereditary weakness. -
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

A family Of Eve persons were found MUIR
dered recently neor Centreville, III. A
brother-in.law Of the head Of the family is
believed to be the murderer.
Francis [. Barnes, a young man who
claims to hail from Sheldon W., was arrest
ed ia Boston last week for swindling the
Commercial House out Of Sl7 worth of board
and attempting to obtain a suit Of clothes
by false representations from w. +. Dale,
"a Dock square. He represented himself
to be the owner Of large farm located some-
where in Vermont also a valuable granite
block in st. Adams.
There were several disastrous fires Mon
day. The Ktna Cutlery Works at New
Britain, Conn, we're burned loss about
100000. Five hundred employees are
thrown out Of employment. The Van
Rensselaer, mansion at New Hamburg, N.
Y, was destroyed, loss 100000; a ten
thousand dollar fire occurred at Greenland
N H., and at Elgin, Illinois, property to
the value Of Sl47, 900 was burned.
Judge Lewis Dent brother of Mrs. Grant,
died Sunday morning at 8 O'Clock, of a
tuuiOI III tuo bbOuldou' rum WulCn ne uhu
been suffering several months. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Grant, Marshal Sharpe and
wife, and other members of the family, we're
with him when he died. The deceased was
attended in his last illness by Rev. DR..
Whyte, of st. Matthews Roman Catholic
church, of which he became a member few
months ago. The funeral took place
Wednesday.
The official returns of the vote in Now
Hampshire are practically complete. The
town Of Ellsworth, not yet heard from, has
about 45 votes, three-fourths Of which are
democratic. The vote now stands, Weston,
35,573; McCutchins, 24,131; Blackmer,
2095 scattering, 40. After the vote TO
Ellsworth is in, Weston will lack about $50
of majority. The House stands democrats,
l75; republicans, 1877; which, of course,
ensures Weston's election in June. The ac-
count may be regarded as closed, and the
Grant State is in the hands Of the demo-
Gratis.
The Central Pacific part of the Continen-
tai line has never experienced such serious
Interruptions by snow as from the terrible
storm which lasted full week, from the I'd
to the 9th inst, along the upper Humboldt
valley for from 100 to 200 miles For
many miles the snow drifted in to depth Of
40 feet, and it was a week, nearly, before
the line was open. Other disasters have
followed the interruption. A passenger
train was thrown of near Toano, New, by
a broken rail, and two cars with passengers
hurled down an embankment 80 feet, injur-
ing several persons severely, but killing no
one. At another spot, near Battle mount
ain, the track sank for distance Of 10
miles, and, in the food that followed the
storm, portions Of the road were washed
away. The principal damage has now be IN
repaired, and the line is open throughout
the whole length.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

Hash Is said to be- the connecting link be-
tween the animal and vegetable kingdoms.
They are sometimes united only by hair.
Lacrosse, Wis, is paying lis money to see
IN Indian squaw just three feet high, who
has eluded Barnum's observation for s.
years.
Boston man WAS ourSing an editor the
other day when he fell dead Several sim
liar instances have been lately reported.
Men should be careful in speaking of any
thing sacred.
A Louisiana negro. elected to the Lcgls-
lature, explained his official duties rs ''votin
for dc bill which has de most money under
It," Who says the colorcd race have no APP
ttude for public affnirsP
The mother of the recently captured King
Koflee, of Ashantce, il described rs ~ pru-
dent though warlike woman" All, many
man who lives in better building than
A-shantee knows full well what that means
Chicago wants to have the next worlds
fair held there. In the first place, says
Boston paper, It isn't certain that tho next
world will have fair; and in the second
place. those who'd be likely to attend it will
prefer more pious town.
A clerk in the Mare Island (Cal) navy
yard had the rashness to tell the command
ant how $4,000 could be saved in purchas-
ing supplies for his department. The COM
mandant Immediately began to retrench by
dispensing with the services OF that clerk.
The meanest act we know of being per-
petrated by men otherwise respectable, is
the twisting and turning Of rich men to
make their neighbors pay their taxes by de-
pressing their own grand list below the
true value in money" of their property.
At a recent tea-pariy IN the Highlands a
young man, who had been relating his more
than wonderful exploits in various parts of
the globe, was not little set back by the re-
mark of an old traveller. Young man, amt
you ashamed to talk 80 when there are older
liars at the tablet
little boy was recently presented with 4
toy trumpet, to which he became greatly at
tached. One night, when he WAS about to
be put into his little bed" and was ready
to say his prayers, no handed the trumpet to
his grandmother, saying, Here gran'ma, you
blow while pray.
1t should never be forgotten that in re-
publican government offices are established
and are to be filed, not to crafty private in
terests and private attachments; not rs n
means of corrupt influence or individual
profit; not for CrinRinR fayOriteS or court
sycophants, but for purposes of the highest
public good.
Contrasting the costliness of living at
eastern with the economy at western COL
leges, the Chicago Inter- Ocean considers it
no wonder that young men from Now
England move West for that reason, as
yankee young women" likewise do "for
the sake of rs good an education as eastern
colleges offer exclusively to young men,"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

TUESDAY, March "a
At market this week Cattle 524, Sheep
and Lambs 1882. Number from Vermont,
Cattle "a, Sheep and Lambs 1871. Calves 50.
Prices Market Beef-A few choice 10 o5 to
1880 extra 0 so 10 10 90; first quality % so to
200; second quality to 8 90; third quality
10 90 to 6 go.
Prices of Store Cattle. Working Oxen pr
pair from 300, 800 $50 to $50.
Mich Cows and Calves from 1856 to So;
extra 20 to IS. Farrow Cows % to 30.
Yearlings $40 to ls; two years old 90 to
% three years old 30 to IS.
Swine-Stores wholesale 7 to Sc per h.
retail ~ to &c.
Prices of Sheep and Lambs--in lots 90,
so rs to 25each; extra 5 IS to 8 90
per head, or from to Sc pr III. few
fancy sheep at l-2 to &c per ID.
Veal calves 5000 to $50.
Prices of Hides, Tallow and Skins-Bright-
ton Hides "a to Sc pr Id: Country Hides &c
to 74c pr III. Brighton Tallow Sc pr III;
Country ralow 4ac pr Id.
Pelts $3.50 to $50 each. Calf Skins Is to
Ice per Id. Dairy skins 75c each.
CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE AND SHEEP.
N. b. Beef-Choice grade includes moth
ing but stall fed 100 to 400 lbs Bullocks.
Extra and first quality includes the best,
large, fat Oxen. Second and third quality
includes Oxen and two and three year old
Steers
Sheep-Extra includes cossets, and when
those of inferior quality are thrown out.
REMARKS.
Cattle-The weather cold and Northern
stock light, which called forth quick sales on
all kinds of stock. No particular trouble to
obtain lee per h., ID w on good Oxen this
week. The market shade better last week,
and very nearly &c advance this week Ac-
cordng to the general workings of the mar
ket, when the supply of Cattle or stock is
light one week there is an overstocked mar
ket the next, but this week the supply has
remained light, an necessarily and advance
in the figures.
Sheep-NO Sheep over the Montreal Rail
road. Some 400 head landed here were
from the West and sent directly to slaughter
houses, bargained for by agents out West
The remaining hocks did not make much
show at Sheep houses, not sufficient to go
around, and many that usually buy here had
to depend upon Western arrivals. Dealers
CLAIM. n big &c advance on Sheep. The few
Northern were not long on the market, but
were monopolized without much barter
Poultry-Fresh arrivals of best lots are
quick at shilling per ID. All sorts of live
stock is IN demand this week. The change
in the atmosphere to cooler weather has
revived the markets. We quote best hocks
l6lc; medium at Ice; ordinary mt l5c per Id.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

Mr.. Douglass paper, on the first page Of
this paper, is the one that attracted so much
attention when read before the Farmers'
Meetings, and at the Dairymeus' Meeting,
during the past winter. 1t is sound, well
considered, carefully written essay, and in
showing that by entirely practicable i'm
provements in our dairying the annual cash
income of our state may be increased by
upward of Eve millions of dollars, Mr..
Douglas has deserved the gratitude of the
people. Aud he has not only shown that it
can be done, but also hOlc it can be done
and better than all he has demonstrated it
in his own practice, for he is above all
things practical man. Mr.. Douglass pa
per ought to be studied by every dairyman
and dairywoman in the state.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27


Flour quiet and generally unchanged;
Western and state $50 to 6.65; white wheat
Western extra 6.65 to 7; extra Ohio $50 to
7.40; extra st. Louis 6. 80 to IL. Wheat to
&c higher. No. 2 Chicago l.49 to l.52 No
2 Milwaukee SO to l.54; ungraded Iowa
and Minnesota spring LA to l.54: No.
Chicago l.55; No | Milwaukee l.56; mixed
Milwaukee and Northwestern spring l52;
white spring 1855 Corn lc higher; new
mixed Western 81 to soc; old Western mix
ed, 80 to 9l1c; high mixed and yellow West
ern 80 to gle; white Western Ss4 tn SOC.
Oats firmer; Western mixed 62I to "a:
Western Ga to $50 mixed state 634, Sugar
unchanged and in fair demand; muscovado
7 SIG 10 SIC. Petroleum firmer; crude 6sc;
refined l4ic. Tallow quiet ut "a to 7sc.
Pork firm; new mess Sl6 l2d Beef quiet.
Lard heavy; prime steam 7-l6c. Butter
quiet; Western 25 to 40c; state 81 to SOC; do
new SO to 58c.
CATTLE MARKET.
Cattle-Beevss moderately active and &c
lower; poor to medium 10 to l03c medium
to fair IOa to llic; fair to good lld to llac;
good to prime l2 to l2Ac; prime to choice
l21 to l2ac extra l2a to l3c. Sheep dull at
to Sc for common to choice, with the best
mutton at lie. Hogs-livs nominal; dress
ed steady at u to 7ic; Pigs "a to 9tc.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

sales have been made this week at IS 10 Coo
for X, Xxx and above. The stock is very
much reduced here and few more weeks Of
q similar trade would clear The ,nnrlct.
These woods have been taken by the leading
manufacturers of fine goods.
Combing and delane fleeces are very
scarce and sell readily mt the improvement
noticed last week. II il now diflcdlt to find
q desirable lot of combing. Apart from
feeces and fine combing vii other kinds Of
domestic WOOL have been dull.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
Richmond Market.

MONDAY, March %.
The market here to-day was rather light,
the going bad, and the weather worse. At
market 25 tubs butter, so boqes cheese,
car potatoes, 1900 lbs Of veal and skins, 300
doz eggs and some maple sugar and sirup.
Butter 81 to 40c for new. Cheese IL to lac
for farm dairy; no factory at market. Pota-
toes, 75e for Rose; so to Coo for other varie-
ties. Veal to &c live weight. Eggs zoe.
Maple sugar, in small cakes l2c pr Id; in
tubs 10 to l2c. Bob calves 81 to | so. Ma
pie sirup 1926 pr gal. Veal Skins 81.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Colorado, which hasn't developed her
mineral resources much yet, has mined gold
and silver worth -, O0O,O 900, this year.
Miami County, Ind, has religious soci-
ETY. called "Omish." The msn wear hooks
and eyes on their coats instead Of buttons.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

STATE OF VERMONT Caledonia District, 81. In
Probate Court held at the Probate office IN ST. Johns
ID. 1874.
Oliver T. Willard, administrator Of the estate
Of samuel Willard late Of sheffield In said district
deceased, presents his administration account for
animation and allowance, and makes application for
decree OF distribution and partition Of the estate Of
said deceased. whereupon II Is ordered by said Court
that said account and said application be referred 10
session thereof TO be held at the Probate Office In said
for hearing and decision thereon And Is further
ordered that notice hereof be given 10 all persons in
orssvely In the Isrm0Ht Farmer, a newspaper pub
liahed ut JohnsbuTy previous " said time appointed
for hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and show cause, " any they may have why
said account should not he allowed and such decree
made. By the Court. Attest
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
true copy OF record. Attest
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
b e FL D!

My plan of selling Superphosphate without oonsign
men has proved successful and has given such
Versal satisfaction the Farmers that have decided
10 pursue similar this season, and shall make
arrangements that the Farmers In all the principal
towns In New England can have an opportunity Of
purchasing some OF my SuperphosphAte, either of the
dealers or Of my agents. have none out on commits
Rien, and shall send none out In that way. No goods
will be sent from the works until Sold and purchasers
can thus rely upon receiving fresh goods whenever
they choose TO buy. The experience that have had
In selling phosphate on commission, has taught me
that the plan is not the right In many instances
the goods are not properly taken Of but often
main exposed TO the weather, summer and winter and
purchaser who buys from lot which has thus lain
through several seasons may (and perhaps justify com
plain that the Fertilizer not up to standard when in
reality the goods Of extra quality at the time
they len the Manufacturer, and would sti have been
had they been properly cared for. 1t is TO avoid this
and other abuses that decline 10 commission any Su
perphosphate,
My agent, Josiah s. Emerson, will be at the follow
ing places at the time named ready to receive ORDERS
price ~ be fixed by auction
QHes Of lhs RuHtfOTd CAsmicdi Works,
GEO. +. WILSON, Treas.
Sale at
PsssunlPsIc, W., April 8, 1 1 "a. M, at Depot.
N
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
V'ergeIsISeS Market.

From our Special Reporter.
SATURDAY, March 2l.
The day was pleasant, but the travelling
anything but good About 100 tubs of but
ter in. We quote fair to good 40 to AZ; ex-
ira selections A to 45c. Eggs Ice.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

"a READER" is informed that the sole
manufacturers Of the excellent blanchard
Churn" are Porter Blanchard's Sons, Con-
cord N. II.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
WOOL MARKET.

The principal demand is for fine neoces,
and the price of this description continues to
be sustained. The large sale Of choice Ohio
and Pennsylvania heeoes at the close of last
week was nj 57N and other considerable
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
Samuel Wizards Estate.

Psssunlpsic, W., April s, II a. M, at Depot
Bradford, W., April 40, 1 p. M, at Depot
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
E a r m e r S:
PuREsT VARIETIES IN THE WORLD.

Seed has been kept pure more than 60 years,
making IL one Of the
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-19
LErrs REisoV roGErHER.

Delegates come together from various
sections of the State, to meet and clash
with those from other sections. Each
has imbibed impressions, formed judg-
ments and sometimes prejudiees in his
own narrow circles. He is met with
other impressions and partial judg-
ments, formed from other surroundings
similarly limited, and he finds them
quite as strong as his own, quite as
firmly maintained, though he sees that
many Of them are absurd exaggerations,
while others are evident misconstruc-
tions. Let him pluck the beam from
his own eye. Few men, even the ablest,
can come into convention like that of
to-day, and mingle with men represent
ing every shade of the temperate zone
as Tennessee does, without learning
something new and valuable, if he will.
He is apt to discover many important
elements which he had not previously
thought of in the problem. Therefore
all should seek to divest themselves of
partial judgments or prejudices born
of circumscribed surroundings. A
State convention must look TO the
whole State, and all classes of the peO-
pie. 1t is not designed for
the special benefit of Carter
or Shelby or Davidson. We regulate
county affairs in the counties. Each
delegate she aid, therefore, hold himself
open to give such weight as they de-
serve to the diverse or conflicting views
that come up from other localities.
Motives should not be impugned, facts
should be sifted and arguments
weighed. Personalities, and the mere
promotion of this or that man, should
be utterly ignored in the discussion of
principles. Any one of half dozen
aspirauts viii suit very well, if we start
him right in the race with a sound
platform.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-19

ONE of the gravest issues ever pre-
scented to the American people is the
one now pending-the Civil Rights
Issue. 1t is the gravest one ever pre-
scented to any people.
1t is more than probable the bill
will be passed by the next session of
the present Congress. In the present
state of affairs in the South, and in
view of the complications, the struggles
and contests likely TO arise out Of the
passage of a measure which is reyolu-
tionary in its character, it behooves us
to see that we place at the helm of
State a man of more than ordinary
prudence, foresight and sagaeity,
Our advocacy is of principles, not
men; and We will not be suspected of
undue interference when we urge that
the grave body of prudent and thought
full men now assembled in this city to
declare platform Of principles and to
select a standard bearer, exercise more
than an ordinary degree of care and
prudence to select man of frmness
and craftsmanship, ability to grapple
with the questions which will almost
inevitably arise within the next two
years.
This much we feel impelled to say by
a careful regard for the public welfare.
As to who shall be the choice of the
convention, we have, of course, no sug-
gestiOn to make. We believe their
wisdom will not fail to select a capable
standard bearer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-19

We have heard 1t suggested that, If
there be any danger of a split in the
State Convention on financial questions
the matter might be RENTED to the
counties for solution in the election of
Legislators. We suspect that this
arrangement would result in the cleo
ton of many Republicans, through the
divisions of Democrats and COnserva-
tives. Therefore we suspect the origin
of the suggestion. 1t reminds us how
the tariff question was lodged in the
Greeley platform in order to induce
him to stand upon it. We rather
think our State Convention are equal
TO the emergency.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-19
MORAL LETHARGY.

Political apathy is not the only form
of bIighting Indifference from which
the American people suffer. To a
thoughtful mind. the tame and smoth-
cred protests with which whole col
umns of Plymouth slime have been
grcedily swallowed during the past few
months, suggest a degree of moral
lethargy that is simply frightful
Where is the robust virtue of former
days? Where are the fathers, as faith
ers ought to be, jealous even for purity
Of thought in their families among
budding manhood and womanhoOd?
The secular press has no doubt spread
this pestilence more extensively, but
the picture papers put it in more Sc
ductIve shape. A stray religious sheet,
with scant circulation, has here ort there
entered a feeble protest, but we have
yet 10 see the first spark of manly JIM
diguation from the public press which
is supposed to reflect the people in the
mass and in their daily walk. We are
told that public opinion is the autocrat
of this country. The autocrat is mis-
cradle failure when he allows every
paper in the land, entering
every intelligent household to be con-
verted into a Woodruff Clafin Police
Gazette, to poison the minds that must
rule the coming generation. Beecher
tells us that the whole affair has been
the device Of set of free-love women.
If so, the Plymouth management has
frthered their cause in few weeks
more effectively and extensively than
they could have done in a thousand
years. From the standpoint of public
morality, when such miasm is abroad,
the ability to read becomes a doubtful
acquisition. We acknowledge our share
of the fault, but We arraign the public
for morbid curiosity and stOlid moral
insensibility. The country needs re-
Hgious as well as political revival.