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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

\ decision was delivered in the Court of Ap-
peals Of the District of Columbia, on Saturday,
which has an important bearing upon the safe
burglary case The case of \ person convicted
of crime aud sentenced to three years lmpris-
onmcnt in the pcnitentiary, was brought be-
tore the Court on plea in abatement, the
point raised being the legality OF the Grand
jury finding the indictment. Judge "ylle
delivered the opinion of the Court, declaring
the Grand jury TO have been illegally coDstltu-
ted and uuashing the indictment on which the
prisoner had been tried Ii seems that the
net Of 1862. in regard to the selection OF jurors,
provided that they should be taken from among
IN, white tuxpayerS. but the act OF 1871,
in regard 10 the same matter, does not specify
this restriction. Judge WyIe decided that
the ACT Of 1862 had not been repealed, aud the
Grand Jury WAS therefore Illegally constructed,
rs all the Jurors had not been taken from
amouy the white taxpayers. The difficulty is
one that has been underlying the adninstra
ton Of Justice IN the Dl>tric: Of Columbia for
= numper Of years. aud men have been sentenc.
ed aud even hanged on the preSautmentS OF an
illegal Grand j ury. Ii the case Of the safe,
burglars. proceedings agans. whom, under the
present indictment. are. of course, at eud. q
nice point OF law is raised ss 10 whether 5 new
Grand jury cau fined an indictment against
them Tor the same ctfeuce.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

The Commissioners who have been admits
terius the District Of Columbia since the de-
cease of the Shepherd concern have done re-
markedly we'll with lis iuaoce$. The debt Is
seventeen millions Of dollars, bu:. Il is said,
they have money in hand, aud estimate tie
receipts at a 6su!e tina, they vi! enao!e item
to sc, through the fiscal year withou; asking
Congress for any appropriation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

Postmaster GSusra. Jews.. !.s> -lte:r5: r.
plies ,7om the B.l;!mo7s ana uuta. f.,2.=.-
phis anu Baltimore aai Psn3$:.vsG!l R4:!-oai
Comp,cisS accs ting - hi> pEopo<.tiJa . ear
~ 40 sd!;t;o1s, ia;.y nal - the o1e o'c.o:S
a::sruooa :rs.a ION Washington - P@~!.s:=.-
ph;s aoi New l,-k. lie a:.4@ss-a1: vi
20 !oto sG5c. :o-i@y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

The case Of the Coma ,aw*ai:n Is Homes.
iuvolvius the q1e>:ioa whs:a:: Or 3oI lie sure
Is % tie o;5,iai bo2d ): 5 toEos2ip c,.!@c:2v $
not relieved from liaoill:y Is suo>:4.e-: 49,
Of the legislature charging IT, .u:::@S 2.c -
spoos;h,;iss Of th@ >2.!ec:o-. ~as sEs1si -
fore tie Cour: Of AY?4as. = 4. 2-2-i. =
E-;,;.v
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

The Injunction case .. Jefferson county.
West Va. assius: The Shena -daah Valley
Railroad Company ami Cen:rsI Improvement
Compsoy was argued 5e!o.e judge + Il. FUR
ner. Of Wa1rsu 90 Friday. Saturday. Monday
ani Tuesday last |; Is expected Tia; tie
Judge will reoder his decision during tie term
of bis CorT, ii Woodstock. whlch coIm=ncsS
tnnhrrnx
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

I. is reported rs; D. H4yss. - A7c,:.t <
plorsr. vii urss upon Coas7sS$ Il: ?,.--:::'y
.. s:.;as 90. SIS A7,:ic sxc=::::,1 = =: =
copjucc::oa s::l sls o5= 49,: -: i tie
British (Icy-!cue-!.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

Nearly two years ago Mr.. Spencer was elect
ed to the United States Senate By an Alabama
Legislature, in one House of which Demo
cratic member was uuSeated aud Republican
substituted to secure the quorum and majority
necessary to make the election legal. Now
the Legislature being Democratic, the unseat-
ed member has been restored 10 his place and
the Republican ouSted, with view. probably,
Of questioning Mr.. Spencer right TO scat in
the Senate
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

Mr.. VIM. Wright soldier Of the war Of
1872 died of paralysis at his residence, near
HowelIsvie, 10 Warren county, on SATURDAY
week, aged ahou. 81 years 90 the same day
Mr.. Obed Saffsll died st his hone 10 Fauquler
county, pear Linden station, over three score
aud ten years. Mr. John S DAWSON, one Of
the Oldest and most respected citizens Of War
rem county, former director 10 the Manassas
Gap Railroad. is seriously Ill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

Msss-S Surfing. Arms i o.. : bs::!-
more. havs crested 2,Es establishment: ;or
he us-u:s,;1:s }: 22-.s,: required o ic,sn
~ he cocS:2n:.y :re,cs&$ics >-ss- ::&-s ;:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

cast her niue votes lir. Hunter and the
trends o! the James River aG1h luawils Cana,
which they stated had already been endorsed,
took stand against the road. at tie same lDe
saylng that tie Southern Pac tic was the Uny
line that they woud vote for under apy cir
cumstanccs On putting tie question to 4 vote
while nearly, il not all o! tie other delegations
voted against the road, am pleased to say hat
the ,jority OF the Delegation representing tie
Virginia Grange, voted to ask Congressional
aid Tor tie road. Iirglnias vote decided
the question, aud the Convention decided
against railroads. The oex, thing was 70 decide
against the e. & O. Canal, and although the
friends of that hnr only asked TO be heard or
considered on their merits, the opposition g.
cured from the Virginia delegation ruled them
out the North. the West and the South
were all wi.llug 10 let the claims OF the {. / y.
Canal be heard; the Virginia delegation. how
ever, mauaged b. eloquent speeches aud Con-
>titull0nai questions, 10 string out the debate
for whole day, aud thus talk away the Mary
aud delegation and other friends Of the I. i
O. lue who were Compelled TO leave, not be.
lug at home, and having their own expenses
10 pay. The tax was So ram ding and 50 TAR from
the question under discussion. thar lirglniau
prescott, who bad moved West many years
ago, gave U. description 0t Lis >:artlag West
ward, and the amount bis pocket book contain
cd, mot, SAID IL that these matters have
anyth!cg ~ do with the lc>tI0-, BIZ thought
:hvy might Interest yvu. and they are 4tUut
a. pa1ulcot u th- question under discussion
a. tle remark. 81 may oI The seat.em eu wac
have Proceeded u@. La cuacu>!-o uu>t say
tina, OF ali -. l>GneS> that | nave ey-! Seq,
tla. QlSl I-.cI Is tur Lc.rca:.Cu from the SAFE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07
Mysterious Murder.

The House Of Delegates was not 10 session,
having aojouru ed ou Friday ill 70 day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-07

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49,. >-ASs
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
NINETY YEARS OLD.

With good appetite three times
day, delicious sleep, and not an ache or
pain IN the whole body, the mind all
thewhile fully alive to what is going on
in the world, and all the time in good
spirits. This is said of the late Ex-Gov.
Throup of New York, He retired at
nine and rose at six, taking a nap in
the forenoon and sometimes in the after
noon also; breakfast at eight, dinner at
one, and tea at shutdown. In suitable
weather he spent greater part of the
forenoon in his garden. directing his men
and assisting them. and for short time
lnthe afternoon was employed in the same
way He used no spurious liquors, but
took claret wine every day at dinner.
There are three things in the above
narration which, if persistently carried
out in early life. would do more than
all others towards giving all an enioya-
BILE old age
Regularity in eating.
Abundant sleep.
A large daily exposure to out. door
air.
Regularity in eating, either two or
three times day, with nothing whatev-
er between meals, not an atom of any,
thing would almost Danish dyspepsia in
single generation; as frequent eating
Is the cause of it in almost all cases.
especially if irregular and fast Album
dant sleep and rest from childhood
makes nervous diseases raritv; to in
sutticiency of regular sleep and INSULT
cheney of rest may we'll be attributed
nlne-tenths of all sudden deaths, and a
premature wearing out, before the age
OF sixty years. All hard workers.
whether OF body or brain, ought to be
In bed nine hours out of the twenty. fopr
not that so much sleep is required, but
rest after the sleep is over; every obscr-
want reader knows how the system
yearns for rest, in bed after good sleep
and 1t Is positive gain of energy to IN
dulge In it. Every hour that a man is
out OF doors IS positive gain of life. if
not IN condition of chilliness, because
no Indoor air is pure; but pure air is
the natural and essential food of the
lungs, and the purifier of the blood, the
want OF which publication is the cause
or attendent of every disease. while
every malady is alleviated or cured by
an abundant exposure to outdoor air.
1t city wives and daughters would aver
age two or three hours every day in ac-
tive walking in the open air. it would
largely add to exemption from debility.
sickness and disease, and would materi.
ally add TO domestic enjoyment and the
average duration of life.-Halps Jour.
nal of Health.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
nc ericultrtral Department
TEN RULES FOR FARMERS.

!. Take good papers and read them.
.. Keep an account of farm opera
tions.
8. DO not leave implements scattered
over the farm. exposed to snow, rain
and heat.
i. Repair tools and buildings at a
proper time, and 90 not suffer subse-
quent three-fold expenditure of time and
money.
.. Use money Judiciously. and do
not attend auction sales, and purchase
all kinds of trumpery because it is
cheap.
6. See that fences are well repaired,
and cattle not grazing in the meadows,
or grain fields or orchards.
Z. Do not refuse to make correct ex-
periments, in small way, of many new
things.
s. Plant fruit trees well, care for
them, and of course get good crops
0. Practice economy by giving stock
shelter during the winter; also good
food, taking out all that is unsouud,
half rotten, or mouldy.
10. Do not keep tribes of cats and
snarling dogs around the premises, who
eat more in month than they are worth
in life. time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
FASCINATIONS OF WOMEN NOT
YOUNG.

History is full of the accounts of the
facinations of women who were no lon
ger young. Thus, Helen of Troy was
over forty when she perpetrated the
most famous elopement on record; and.
as the siege of Troy lasted decade, she
could not have been very Juvenile when
the'ill fortune of Paris restored her to
her husband, who is reported to have
received her with unquestioning love
and gratitude. Pericles welded the
courtesan Aspasia, when she was thirty
SIX, and yet she afterwards, for thirty
years or more, welded an undiminished
reputation for beauty. Cleopatra was
past thirty when Antony fell under her
spell, which never lessoned until her
death, nearly ten years after; and Livia
was thirty three when she won the
heart of Augustus, over whom she MAIN
tanned her ascendancy to the last.
Turning to more modern history, where
1t Is possible to verify dates more accur-
ately' we have the extraordinary Diane
de Holters, who was thlrty-six when
Henry Ii. (then Duke of Orleans. and
just half her age became attached to
her and was held as the first lady and
most beautiful woman in court, ND to
the period of the monarchs death. and
OF the accession to power of Catherine
OF Mcdlcis. Anne of Austria was thir-
ty-elght when she was described as the
handsomest queen in Europe, and when
buckingham and Rlchelieu were her
jealous admirers. Ninon de PEnclos.
the most celebrated wit and beauty OF
her day, was the idol of three genera
tions of. the golden youth of France, and
she was seventy-two when the Able de
Bernls fell in love with her. True it is
that In the case of this lady, rare com.
bination of culture, talents and personal
attractions endowed their possessol
seemingly with the gifts of eternal youth
Blanca Capello was thirty eight wher
the Grand Duke francisco of Florence
fell captive to her charms, and made he,
his wife, though he was five years hel
Junior. Louis XIV. welded Nine. de
Malntenon when she was forty-thre,
years of age.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07

On THE FARM.-If no accounts have
been kept upon the farm, it is a good
time now to begin. Make map of the
farm no matter how rough it may be.
Measure each field as near as possible.
Perhaps this may lead one to see the
advantage of having fewer fences. and
straight ones. Number or name every
field, and oblige everybody about the
farm to call each field by its number or
name when speaking off Paste COPY
of the map of good size upon the inside
of the barn door. Start the accounts
with the fall seeding, wheat or rye, and
charge every field with the work, ma
nure, and seed put upon it. One will
be surprised to find what crops cost, if
the market value of labor and manure
are included in the estimate. But it is
this that will open the eyes of a farmer
to the needs of his business. He then
becomes business man, and works on
the only correct principles.
A list should be made of all work that
must be done, and that which may be
done. Fix time for doing that which
must be done, and stick to it. Do that
which may be done in the intervals.
This is how leisure is made. This is
what is meant by looking ahead. There
is much now to be looked to ahead. 1t
is needless to point out what these things
are. No man is true farmer who is
ignorant of them, hut many farmers fail
to think of them in time. We do not
pretend to tell farmer what he must
do, or how he must do it. Our object is
rather to remind him of many things
that are frequently forgotten until it is
too late.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
-Saoies' Department..
WHAT TO TEACH OUR DAUGH-
TIERS.


Teach them self-reliance.
Teach them to make bread.
Teach them to make shirts.
Teach them to foot up store bills.
Teach them not to wear false hair.
Teach them to wear thick, warm shoes.
Bring them up In the way they should
go.
Teach them how to wash and iron
clothes.
Teach them how to make their own
dresses.
Teach them that a dollar is only a
hundred cents.
Teach them to cook a good meal of
victuals
Teach them how to darn stockings
and sew on buttons.
Teach them every day, dry. hard,
practical common sense.
Teach them to say No, and mean 1T (;
or Yes, and stick to it.
Teach them to wear calico dresses and
do it like queens.
Give them a good, substantial COM
mon-school education.
Teach them good, rosy romp is
worth fifty consumptives.
Teach them to regard the morals and
not the money of their beaux.
Teach them all the mysteries of the
kitchen, the dining and the par
lor.
Teach them that the more one lives
within his income the more he will
save.
Teach them to have nothing to do
with Incorporate and dissolute young
men.
Teach them the further one lives be.
yond his income the nearer he gets tc
the poor-house.
Rely upon it that upon your teaching
depends in great measure the veal oil
woe of their after life.
Teach them that good steady me
chanic is worth dozen loafers in broad
cloth.
Teach them the accomplishments,
music, painting, drawing, if you have
time and money to do it with.
Teach them that God made them in
his own image, and no amount of tight
laclng will improve the model.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07

These interesting observations on the
changes that occur from hour to hour
during the incubation of hens egg, are
from Sturm' reflections: The hen has
scarcely set on her eggs twelve hours be-
fore some lineaments of the head and
body of the chicken appear. The heart
may be seen to beat at the end of the
second day it has at this time somewhat
the form of horse shoe, but no blood
yet appears. AT the end of two days
two vessels of blood are to be distinguish
ed, the pulsation of which is visible one
of these is the left ventricle, and the
other the root of the great artery. At
the fiftieth hour one auricle of the heart
appears, resembling a moose folded down
upon itself. The beating of the heart
Is first observed in the auricle, and af-
terward in the ventricle. At the end of
seventy hours, the wings are distinguish
able and on the head two bubbles are
seen for the brain, one for the bill, and
two for the fore and hind part of the
head. Toward the end of the fourth day
the two auricles already visible draw
nearer to the heart than before. The
liver appears toward the fifth day. At
the end of seven hours more, the lungs
and the stomach become visible; four
hours afterward the liver and intestines,
the loin and upper jaw. At the end of
one hundred forty-four hour two VEN
tricles are visible, and two drops of
blood instead of the single one which
was seen before. The seventh day the
brain begins to have some consistency.
At the end of the one hundred and nine
teen hours of incubation, the bill opens
and the flesh appears on the breast. In 4
hours more the breast bone is seen. In
six hours after this the ribs appear.
forming from the back, and the bill is
very visible, as well as the gall bladder.
The bill becomes green at the end of two
hundred thirty.six hours; and if the
chicken be taken out of its covering. it
evidently moves itself. At the two
hundred sixty-fourth hour the eyes ap-
pear. AT the two hundred lightweight
the ribs are perfect. At the three hun
bred thirty-frst the spleen draws near
the stomach, and the lungs to the chest.
AT the end of three hundred ffty-fve
hours the bill frequently opens and
shuts; at the end of the eighteenth day
the first cry of the chicken is heard
1t afterwards gets more strength and
grows continually, till at length it is en-.
abled to set itself free from its confine
ment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
MOTHERS.

Some years ago, class of young men
in theological seminary spent several
nights IN experience meetings." Each
one related so much of his past history
as he chose, stating the character and
influence of his parents, pastor, the
church, the time and manner of his
conversion. The singular fact was
found out, that with one execution all
these young men had pious mothers,
whose influence was perceptible in the
conversion and subsequent course of life
OF their children. And recently a GER
tain very able educational secretary re-
lated to large body of ministers many
facts which show that pious mothers are
chief instrumentality in replenishing
the ranks of Christian ministry. One
minister told him how he had resolved
to be lawyer, and though his mother
had never talked much in opposition to
his plan, yet he knew her wishes. ale
could not 60 into the law over his moth
ers prayers. Courage. then, mothers
be certain that your labor will not be
IN vain in the Lord.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07

An Illinois farmer determines the age
OF animals over nine years old by the
following novel method: After the horse
Is nine years old wrinkle comes on the
upper lip, and every year thereafter he
has one well defined wrinkle for every
year after nine. If, for instance, horse
has three wrinkles, he is twelve; if he
han four, he is thirteen. Add the num-
Der Of wrinkles to nine and you will get
it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
TAKE 4 DOSE DAILY

(Which may cure may mott. On these accounts
urge all to make delay, but make haste and go to
WEBsTER'S PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS and have some
pictures made at once. You will find large assort
ment Of Stereoscopes, Views, Albums Picture Frames
Brackets Glass of all sizes and everything you want
in my line of business at the lowest cash price
i. N. w EBSTER.
Barton. VT
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-12-07
GUARDIANS LICENSE.
STATE OF VERMONT o,,..n. n;.+.i,+ ..


At Probate Court held at Irasburgh in said Dis
trict, on the 10th day of November, A. D. 1874
Amasa P. Dutton guardian unto Lemuel Mason an
insane person residing in Craftsbury III said District
makes application to said Court for license sell his
said wards interest in certain real estate in said
Craftsbury described follows, to w.t. About sixty
acres OF land oil from lot No. eleven (l in the third
range of lots representing that sale OF such interest
for the purpose of putting the proceeds interest
investing the in stocks, in other rell estate
woulu be beneficial to said ward.
Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court that said
application be referred to the 10th day of December
a. 1874, at the Probate Office in Irasburgh afore-
said, for hearing and decision thereon.
And il Is further ordered that all persons interested
be notified hereof by publication of notice of this ap-
pllcaton aid order thereon three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
in the Orleans County Monitor newspaper printed
at Barton in said District before said time of hearing
that they may appear at said time and place and show
cause, II any they may have why said license may
not be granted.
By the Court-Attest
4I-49 E. a. STEWART, Judge.