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A FEW GOOD REASONS:

l. A New Invention THOROUGHLY TESTED and
secured by Letters Patent.
2. Makes a perfect Lock STITCH, alike ON both
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3. Runs Light, Smooth, Noiseless and Rapid
best combination of qualities.
4. DuRABLE-Runs for years without repairs.
5. Will do all varieties of Work and Fancy
Stitching in a superior manner.
6. Is most easily managed by the operator.
Length of stitch may be altered while running,
and machine can be threaded without passing
thread through holes
7. Design simple, ingenious. elegant, forming
the stitch without the of cog wheel gears ro-
tary cams or lever arms. Has the Automatic
Drop Feed which insures uniform length OF
stitch at any speed. Has our new Thread Con-
troller, which allows easy movement of needle
bar and prevents injury to thread.
s. CONSTITUTION most careful and FINISHED. II
is manufactured by the most skillful and expo
rienced mechanics, at the celebrated RemIng-
ton ArmOrv. IllIOn, n. Y. Boston Of
hce, 332 Washington st. 6m2
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DEALER ~
No. WHITE MICH.
FLOUR, No. / SPRING
WIS. do, No. l STATE do,
EXTRA white GRAHAM do
EXTRA white BUCK
WHEAT do, EXTRA
WINTER RYE do, CHOICE
DAT MEAL, SlFTED
CORN MEAL, SIFTED
RYE MEAL, COARSE
FLOUR, PROVENDER.
MEAL, WHEAT Shorts,
Middlings, Bran,
TURKS ISLAND SALT,
CEMENT. 2
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DR.. J. Walkers California Vim
egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from tho ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges of
tie Sierra Nevada mountains of CalifOl
mia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted thcrefrom without the uso
of Alcohol The question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause Of the
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIT
TERs?n Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re q
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a life giving principle,
a perfect Renovation and 1nvigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history of the world has q medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities Of VINEGAR BiTTERs in healing the
sick Of every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle Purgatire as well as Tonic.
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
the Liver and Viscerai Organs in Bilious
Diseases
The properties of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR RrT1FRs nrc \ peiient. Dlaphoretic.
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic,
Sedative, Counter lrritant Sudoritlc, Altcra-
tive, and AntiBilious.
II. IL. MCDONALD - CO..
Druggists md Gen. Acts. Sun Francisco Col'l 5rsil
and cor of Washington and Charlton SIS. y i.
sold by all Drug"ist= and y i.irF'a.
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FARM IMPRoNEMENT.-A correspond.
ent Of the Massachusetts, Pioughman
gives the following interesting account Of
his method Of renovating the soil of his
farm
purchased my farm seventeen years
since it was in dilapidated condition
in every sense; it then would keep i've
or six cattle en- swale and June grass
hay now it will keep twenty-five cattle,
on mostly good hay, and for the last ten
or twelve years have sold from five to
twenty-five tons Of hay year and bought
virtually no manure. Now you wonder
how it was done well, the fertilizers are
two horses and seed, not on the road
drawing manure from the city, distance
Of five miles, but it was using the team
ard seed on the farm. Well. it is no Sc.
cret, no patent humbug, but something
which is in the reach OF all. If you have
land that is run out and you want 10 get
all you can, this and each year, and in.
crease the produ ,tiveness, then the first
Of July NOW what grass you can and save
that for this year, as that is all you do
get then plough the old sod under, which
in the heat Of summer will ferrhent and
decay very soon the next day harrow
and SOW in oats or millet, then by the
middle of September this will be large
enough to plough under, which makes
two coats thus far then SOW with winter
rye, which will be hign cough to plough
under about the middle of May then
plough that in, which makes three coats
turned under, which has cost you less
tsaming and cost of the purchase of seed
than it would for stable manure and
teaming it, or the price of fertilizers
which may be worth something or not.
Now what sensible farmer cannot see
the truth of this J.? | allow every one
to put his own estimate on the value of
three coats ploughed in. And then his
ground is ready to plant without further
money or labor therefore he has not lost
the use Of his land for single year, nor
paid out any money for manure, nor
spent day on the road; and who can
say his land is not in a better condi.
ton than it would be if he had spent
the small amount for manure, including
tcaming. Or who can say he is not bet
ter off than ho would be if he had spent
the same amount of plouging and harrow
ing, in northwest wind, without this green
crop
People often ask what is the cheapest
and best fertilizer ? | say pair of horses
and seed.
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NOTICE.
~ Having purchased the interest of WIN
Andrews, in the store formerly known as Benson
& Andrews hereby assume all the liabilities Of
the old firm, and inform the public that the bust
ness will be continued by me as usual. Thanking
the public for their generous patronage, | hop,
to share Il continuance of the same.
JAMES IT, BENSON.
Middlebury, Vt, April 81. 49,
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professor" said student in pursuit
of knowledge concerning animals, why
does cat, while eating, turn her head
first one way and then another! !" "For
the reason" replied the professor, "thai
she cannot turn il both ways at once"
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MAKING A BUSINESS OF III notice in
my last Rural that Mr.. Geo. K. Drew,
of North Danville, says Farming can be
mad. more pleasant by making business
Of it" which, to my mind, is about as
wise a saying as have heard for some
time, There is far too much of this
farming because of 't.know. what
else-to.do kind of feeling prevalent
throughout our agricultural community,
and this is one OF the principal reasons
why il is considered drudgery, and in
truth is drudgery Of the worst kind.
When man takes hold of any business
with determination of learning it thor
oughly and of succeeding, he forgets. in a
great part, the labor attending the same,
and he is like boy who will travel ten
miles over rocks, through brooks, brush
and mud a-fshing, and come home at
night not the least bit tired, while he is
sure to have the back ache, side ache and
. stone bruise on one or both feet, if he
had to 60 two miles for the cows over a
good, smooth road, Now, men are only
boys, somewhat grown in body and mind;
and physical labor wears very slowly on
the body if the mental faculties are only
in sympathy with the physical which are
brought into use. - Cor. Rural NeiU
Yorker.
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confident, is without foundation. Its ex-
ceejng bad smell is only evidence of its
exceeding richness. If smell condemned
fertilizer, we should be obliged to con.
denim baruyard, slaughter-housc and all
other rich manures. All these, after be.
ing decomposed in the soil--Nature's
laboratory--are resolved into the pure
elements of plant food. - Alerande'
Hmle, IN New York Times.
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E. E. SMITHS
Insurance Agency
Middlebury VT,
REPRESENTING THE FoLLOwISG
x'lrsr-Ciass Companies,

RsrREsrNriSG rHr FOLLOWING
x'lrsr-Uiass Companies,
LONDON, LIVERPOOL AND
GLOBE,
CAPITAL, $4,000 600.
INSURANCE co. OF NORTH
AMERICA.
CAPITAL, $500, 900.
PHOENIX CO., HARTFORD
CAPITAL 100000.
MILLVILLE MUTUAL, MILL
WILLIE, N. J.
CAPITAL, 100000
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSUR-
ANCE co.
cor Worcester, Mass.
CAPITAL, $4,000
WINDSOR CO. MUTUAL FIRE
ms. co.
(Of Woodstock, VIZ
premium NOTE LIST, $500, 900.
CONNECTICUT RIVER MU
TUAL.
(Bellows Falls.)
premium NOTE LIST, $500, 900.
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How SOP MANUREs.-Geo. Geddes
says in the New York Tribune Prof.
kedzie, one Of the most careful expert.
mentors among scientific men. Professor
of Chemistry at the Michigan Agricul-
tural College, took square foot (of
which there are 1880 in an acre. of
june grass turf, and washed away all the
soil in running water and then weighed
the grass roots and surface grass, or the
amount Of green manural matter usually
contained in heavy greensward, and
found it to be five pounds to the square
foot, or at the rate gilmore than one hun.
dred tons to the acre. The Professor, in
his letter to me, from whiab-the forego.
ing has been extracted, further remarks
that this L, uvuLtlvso cAecss VI urui-
nary greensward, as it wasa very heavy
mat Of June grass '-bnt he says he
"thinks that few farmers estimate correct.
ly the amount Of vegetable matter they
add to their soil by blowing under heavy
greensward.' One hundred tons to the
acre of clean grass and roots from the
turf Of an old pasture or lawn, is very
valuable manuring, when we consider how
evenly it is spread, and accurately 1t is
applied. But the roots Of June grass
run but little way iutv the ground vvui-
pared with the roots Of red clover, that
penetrate from two to four feet. land bring
to the surface the fertility that lies deep
in the soil. When clover sod, that after
being mown. has been allowed to stand q
few weeks and the new stalks are grown
to be perhaps eight or ten inches high,
there will be about all that can be
ploughed into furrow.
WHAT IS A COOP Cow.-The MIRROR
and Farmer says Every farmer ought
to know just what a good COW is, that ia
how much COW ought to yield in order
to save her from the butcher. In the
large dairies in Vermont they call COW
that will make three 50.pounp tubs Of
butter a year an average COW, and one
that will make four tubs good one, A
single COW on good feed ought to do bet.
ter than this even. One Of the employees
Of the Mirror has a native COW which
during the twelve months ending April
lst' supplied family of FIVE with milk
butter and cream, and surplus enough tc
amount to S67 so, the milk being sold al
five cents per quart and tho butter at &c
and "a cents per pound. This COW will
give, on good feed, twenty quarts Of
strained milk per day. When dried
March 10th, she was giving four quart.
per day, her feed being hay and two
quarts Of cob meal, She dropped hel
calf April l, 1878, and another. Marcel
80, 1874. For such COW a man haC
better give $3.50 than to take the gift o
, poor one. Our own idea is that Gov
from which 200 pounds of butter canno
be made in year should not De tolerated
around any mans barn.
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DISSOLUTION.
- The firm heretofore existing under tho firm
name and style of Benson & Andrews is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. All persons in
debted to said firm are requested to call and set
tic with Jas. II. Benson at the old stand.
JAMES ii. BENSON.
WV. ANDREWS
Middlebury, Vt, April 81, 1874
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13

TIE Meriden Comm Republican, re
ferring to the result of the recent election
in that State, accuses the temperance mer
with having done irreparable mischief to
their own interests. 1t also accuses them
with having prostituted their ballots for the
purpose of furnishing imaginary wrongs,
and says, "when they see the license law
repealed, the registry laws made bon
''fire Of and Buckingham moved from bis
''seat, they can sit down and thank God fol
call they have done for temperance reform
''and the purity of the ballot-box at the
"Apri election in 1874" There is the ring
of the true metal in this kind of criticism.
1t shows the inexcusable folly Of the spite
full course of the temperance refomers. Not
satisfied with partial success of their desires
under Republican rule, they have, to use 8
homely phrase, "cut of their nose to spite
their face" by aiding, indirectly though il
NAV have been, their most earnest and I'M
prfncipled opponents to Office. But their
blunder is still more inexcusable when
viewed from national standpoint. The
loss of Republican vote in the Senate fol
years to come may involve the safety of
issues of vital character both to the nation
and to those principles which these foolish
reformers pretend to serve. They must
know that with the Democrats in power
either in the State or national Government,
with such men as John Morrissey and Sam
Cox filling places of public authority, their
chances of success would be slim, indeed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13

Two MEAN, cowsrdly, false and malicious
dispatches were sent out from this city last
week in regard to the testimony of one OF
the witnesses before the District Investi-
eating Committee and the proprietor of this
journal David R. Mckee, of the Asso-
ciated Press, wrote one, and II. V. Boyn-
ton wrote the other. Mckee, we under
stand, has personal grievance against THE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, because it and its
friends defeated his aspirations In the Office
holding line. Mr.. Boynton distorted the
habit TS5pm, we suppose, pure force Of
exemplary church member az. 1.u
his prejudices that he cannot tell the frut u
In any matter in v1h;el opponent is CON-
cerned. Another false and slanderous re-.
port was telegraphed away by,A. W. Glib.
son, of the Sun. But Gibson aud Dana
are moral, social and political outlaws, who
have made trade of calumny and deama-
ton of character, whose bad reputation is
fortunately so well known that nobody L.
lieves what they say or print. \
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13
BOSTON, AND FINANCE.

On Sstu-.ay evening, the 4th of April, q
meeting was held in Fanueil Hall, Boston, o.
those opposed to the passage of the financial
measure now pending in Congress. The &C.
count Of that meeting telegraphed to the press
set forth that the hall was crowded to over.
flowing, and that largo crowds of people were
turned away unable to obtain admission. The
following letter from q gentleman, whose re-
liability is beyond question, reduces the esti-
mates furnished Of the meeting, and shows
that It's numbers were very much " inflated "
in the reports published in the newspapers
BOSTON, April Q, 1s74..
DEAR S1R: Thinking that you might like to
know the truth concerning the meeting In Fan
ueil hall Saturday night, address you this
note to say that the reports in the morning pa
pers are almost pure fabrications. The only
part that approaches the truth Is the report OF
the remarks. The meeting wac small, the hall
not being half filed at any time, and the re-
marks OF the speakers fell heavy and dead
upon the audience, which was 9 curious medley
of merchants, clerks, and porters. There was
no enthusiasm whatever, and the comments of
the press give altogether Q false impression OF
the Importance of the gathering.
Yours, very respectfully. *<
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roYrloIAL.J
.W WAN DEPARrS~xr
ApggTANr GENERALS OFFTcxH
WASHINGT0H. nrff Is1S

ADggrANr GENERALS oFrrcTT(
| WASHINGTON, April 6, is7i.
General Orders, No. .. = -
The following joint resolution OF Congress q
all concerned:
JOINT RESOLUTION authorising the Secretary a
War to detail medical ofncer Of the army q
inquire intol and report upon the causes O
Whereas epidemic cholera prevailed during In,
year eighteen hundred and seyenty-three in
ne sssy g M XAtss Sssssss sSSy
mortality; and whereas 1t Is highly ir5portani
thst whenever such epideIaics occur, the fact
tme spread q the disease and its mode
Possibie with view to the prevention or limit
ton OF future outbreaks, thefefore
Rssolved ~ the Senate and Houss NJ Rsprs-
sesfdftves o. tAs Ugtfsd States Of AsssrfeG On Con-
gress sssembied. That the Secretary Of War Be,
tail one medical oficer Of the army, who shall.
during the present year, under the direction or
the Surgeon General Of the army, in connection
with the supervising surgeon Of marine hospitals,
Treasury, visit the towns at which cholera pre-
vailed during eighteen hundred and seventy
three, or such Of them es in the opinion Of the
surgeon General and Secretary Of the Treasury
may be necessary, confer with the health authori-
collect so far IS possible ali facts Of Importance
with regard to such epidemic, and shall make q
detailed report Of the Information collected on or
Det0ss the mrs. day q JaHusry eighteen hundred
ted 70 Congress. And the Surgeon General Il
hereby authorised and directed to report to the
Secretary OF War, for publication, such informs-
lion on the subject 90 be may have, or shall OBJ
Approved March rs, 1874.
BY order OF the Secretary OF War:
Z. d. TOWNSEND, Adtutant General
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13

IL, she would never allow the balance of
trade to be turned in our favor anywhere
She swell knows where real power lies, and
how it is to be obtained and kept. She
means to WELD real sceptre, and it must
be admitted that she has wonderful success.
England Is not to be blamed for this, but
should not the United States act on the
same principles We are able to dispute
the possession of this sceptre on our own
soil. Can any one tell us why we should
not contend vigorously for it, Can any one
tell US why we should further the extern
sion of power and influence which is de-
s!...c.:e c. On. c.. . h. ...S :. :.
that our inaction in the Cuban question has
imposed upon the people of the United
States an actual loss Of upwards Of two hun
dred millions of dollars. II this be the
consequence of treaties, if our obligations
under such instruments are so injurious to
our interests, is there any reason why they
should not cease to bind uss Are we
always to subordinate our interests to those
of other nationsf Treaties should be recip-
rocal in their stipulations. When they
promote the interests of only one of the
parties to the contract the time has come
for the abrogation of such treaties.
Further. is it not high time to put stop to
the barbarities practiced by Spanish officers
in Cubaf Whose liberty, whose life Is safe
theref Can we longer tolerate the cruel
treatment which our citizens receive from
those officers? Every day we hear of the
arrest, on the most frivolous pretences, Of
one or more of them and their imprison-
ment in dark and filthy Dungeons living
death worse than that by the vile garrote.
To interfere in their behalf, our Government
is compelled to resort to an indirect method
Of communication with the Cuban officials,
and in the meantime our interference is
rendered useless by the execution of SEN
fences hurriedly pronounced before help
can be sent.
Again, our recognition a the Independence
Of Cuba would settle the question of slavery
on the island. While the Spanish rule con-
tinues there that system of labor will pre-
vail. The trade in slaves, our readers are
aware, is most lucrative source of profit
to the Governors Of Cuba and the retinue
Of officers who surround them. Destroy it,
and the attraction of the island for the
Spaniards will Immediately cease. While
we write telegram from Havana, of April
II, is published, giving official announce
ment of decree Of the Captain General,
that all slaves furnished to the Government
shall be organized as soldiers, under white
officers. They are to serve five years and
then be freed. Such q policy Is declared
while the trade In slaves is fostered
We would impress upon Congress the
ACCESSIBILITY Of their resolving upon imme-
diate recognition of the Independence efthe
Cuban Republic and authorization of the
President to negotiate commercial treaty
with it. 1t may be inferred that the Presi-
dent will lose no time in giving effect to-
such resolve. If the reasons given for
such measure are not conclusive VIC can
not conceive of any which would be so re-
garded.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13

THE first performance for the benefit o
the fund for the charitable institutions will
be given at Fords on Wednesday after
noon. A novel attraction is to be offered
Miss Thompson will herself preside at tht
box-ofice and dispose of tickets and keeI
all the change for the benefit of charity,
The best bill of the week is to be offered
and those who would obtain even standing
room should go early.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13

THE OPPOSITION papers which haze re
Gently exhibited so much delight in copy
ing the structures of the Baltimore An1eri
can regarding the Sanborn contracts should
remember that one of the famous Fulton
family at one time filled position as
''Chief Detective" for a large territory
The Sanborn contracts may have been IN
warrantably extravagant in their terms; bu
they would not have been warranted at al
if all of our revenue officers had done theil
drrfrr
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13

SOME strange statistics are now being
printed regarding the Southern States
Virginia, as we have shown, spends
enough money annually for whisky to pay
her State debt in a reasonable length o
time; Georgia, another Democratic State
spends $25, 1928, 565 year for the same pur
pose; and Alabama, Republican State,
spends only $2S,O15, s95-difference in
favor of Republican morals of Alabama,
S2,S12,53O And yet these Southern peo
pie are impoverished, ruined, depressed,
and not happy.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-13
REASONS WHY THE CUBAN RE
PUBLIC SHOULD BE RECOG
,YIZEQ-THE 0PP0RTUNE MO

MENT.
For nations asfor individuals there come
great opportunities which should not be
thrown away. Awaited of, these lead on
to fortune" Neglected, they rarely pre-
sent themselves second time. Eas not
such an opportune moment arrived to the
United States to do an act Of justice to a
neighboring people struggling for freedom
and independence, and at the same time to
promote our own immediate interests ex'
tend and improve our commercial relations
in a southerly direction, and bring back the
prosperity of our Gulf States, Frustrated
and impoverished and weighed down by
an accumulation of misfortunesf The in
ternecine wsr In Cuba has now been going
on for nearly si1 yOars. and there appears
to be no prospect of its early termination.
Both parties seem to be able TO prolong the
contest indefinitely, and the question re-
ours: How long, according to the principles
Of international law, are neutral powers re-
quired to stand by Indifferent to such q
struggle-how long are they required to
withhold recognition Of the independence
of the party in revolt against the established
government How many lives must be
sacrificed, and how much treasure must be
expended before neutral powers can enter
into commercial relations with the revolu-
tionists? There is no fixed time when neu-
tral powers may take such an attitude in
civil wars. Their justification would de-
DeDd entirely on tha circumstances of
the case, and each nation judges for
itself Of the circumstances. Writers of au-
thortty on public law lay down this rule: that
when one faction or party obtains do
minion over an extensive territory, gives
H"s 70 II establishes government in II,
administers justice, and, in a word, exer-
"cises acts OF sovereignty, it Is a person in
the law OF nations; and, hoyeyersonueb
zone OF the two parties gives 70 the other the
''title OF rebel or tyrant the FOREIGN povers
(Which desire TO maintain their neutraI;tv
ought to consider both as two States. in.
dependent as respects one another and
''other States, who recognize no Judge of
their differences. [Bello, Principles de
Derecho international, cap. 10, D. ee7. I
And DR.. Phillimore, an English writer of
high authority, says: There Is no proposi.
''tion of law upon which there exists a
more universal agreement of all jurists
ethan that the virtual and de Iacto recoe-
'tnition of a new State gives no Just cause
"'of offence to the old State, inasmuch as It
decides nothing concerning the asserted