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A Poor Opinion of Lions.

DR.. Livingstone is said to have ex-
pressed the utmost contempt for lions.
g You talk about the majesty of the
Iion," said he, chattering one day at a
party in London with Sir Edwin Land
seer, "but you do not know the beast.
There is no more majesty about him in
the forest than there is about that
poodle. It is all poetry. Lions are
arrant coWards-cowardly, sneaking
beasts. You can hardly tell hon from
a donkey when you come upon him in
the forest and if you come upon lion
suddenly, his first impulse is to tuck
his tail between his legs and bolt. He
will spring upon you if he comes upon
you unaWares and can have time to
crouch, but if man has the courage to
look lion in the face, you need not
even cock your rife.
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The Prospects for California Wines.

The San Francisco Bulletin has the
following remarks npon this subject
A few days ago the telegraph reported
that the wines in tie yards of France
had been seriously injured by frost, and
the prospect of another short vintage
was the result. Last year the vine
yards in the southern departments of
France and IN the German Rhenish
provinces suffered considerably from the
same cause, the vintage in some sections
falling short nearly twO-thirds of the
average. If the present reports con-
cerning the FIR nch vineyards are true,
the probability is that the German
vineyards have not escaped. Should
that prove to be til" case, the coming
vintage will be repetition of last years
experience. There is possibility, how
ever, that French wine dealers will be
again resorting to the tactics practiced
by the m for the last ten or twelve years
circulating false reports relative to
the grape crop for the purpose of stiff
ening the prices Of French wines. What
effect a short vintage in Europe this
year will have upon California wines is
difficult to predict. Last year the Cal
ifOrnia vintage did not exceed 5, 900, 600
gallons, or so per cent less than the av-
erage, yet there was no appreciable
change in prices, notwithstanding the
failure nf European vines. This cOinci-
dent failure in the grape crop ought to
have done the viniculturist some good,
in the way Of better price for what he
was able to turn out of his presses. The
only effect it did have was to give him
a reader sale at former prices Had
the vintage been q full one, or had there
been no damage done to the European
vineyards, the chances are that there
would have been q universal tumble in
the prices of the whole line of native
wines. California vineyards this year
promise well. The vintage will proba-
bly, be the largest ever harvested in the
state. The vineyards of Los Angeles,
Anaheim and Cucumonga, which suf-
fered exceedingly last year from frosts,
are this year in full beating, while So
noma vineyards give promise of yield
ing extraordinary crops. Competent
Judges estimate that the yield will not
be less than II, 900, 900 gallons of wine.
The quantity of brandy manufactured
in addition will depend entirely on the
nature of the tax imposed on the dis
tillers. At least 100000 gallons of
brandy are estimated to have been
thrown away last year in the form of re-
fuse from the presses, which could not
be proitably worked off in consequence
of the excessive tax levied.
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THE VOICELEss,
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
We count the broken Tyres that rest
NprTe the swect-wailing singers slumber;
But Ger their silent sisters breast
The wild flowers who will sto0D 10 pmmber?
a few can touch the magic string,
And noisy fame is proud to win them;
A!as Tor those that never sing,
But die With all their music in them!
Nay, grieVe not for tie dead alone.
whose song has told their hearts ea story.
weep for the yOiCeIess, who have known
The cross but not the crown of glory!
N0t whore LeuCadian brcpzas sweep
Ger SaPphO's memory haunted biIIow.
B'N where th" ghstening uight-dews wper
OH haneIesS sorrows churcb-yard pillow.
Oh, hearts that break and give no sign,
Save withering lips and fading tresses.
I'LL Death p0Hrs out his cordial vine
Slow-dr0pped from Misery's crushing presses
II singing breath or echOnG chord
To every hidden rang were given,
What endless melodies were poured
As sad as earth sweet as Heaven!
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Some Odd Fishes.

Let us look at the fruits of the sea.
Many of them have stinging powers,
and there is no need for label, &c Visi-
tors are requested not to handle the
fruits" The sea-orange and the sea-
cucumber develop astonishing beauty IN
their cold bath. The first had, in the
specimen the writer saw, all the rich
ness of color and something of the gen.
eral appearance of blood orange. The
wreath of tentacIes which it threw out
was of the most delicate shades of pink.
The cucumber, taken at thirty fathOms
in Passamaquoddy Bay, was externally
of deep rich green, and really looked
like cucumber not, indeed, compare
BILE to some that draw prizes at agricul-
tural fairs for growing by the yard, but
of modest dimensions, though no mere
gherkin- of thing-say about six inches
long and ten in circumference. It, too,
threw out at night magnificent wreath
of tentacles. Agassiz says the cucum-
Der is eatable, and has lobster flavor.
ANYBODY may try it who wants to.
Forbes says the Shetlsnd fishermen
class it as "pushen," which he trans
lates as poison. .".
A near relative of the sea-cucumber,
dignifed with the long name of LeptO-
sv1aGptn girGrdii, should be a favorite
with mariners. It is covered with the
symbol of the deep. The skin is filled
with minute perforated oval plates, to
each of which is attached by the shank
a perfect little anchor. Doubtless the
flukes of these anchors give it the means
of keeping itself in place. The animal
has a bad tendency when captured to
break itself to pieces. This propensity
to suicide is, however, characteristic of
many of the dwellers in the sea. The
sea-potato is not remotely a relative, but
the likeness of Bohemia reaitornajs to
that escuIent is very noticeable. Its
stem looks like one of those roots which
are occasionally attached to a potato. 1t
should be stated particularly that the
likeness of these animals, when freshly
canght, to the things after which they
are named does not continue after their
death. Preserved in alcohol, they lose
all their beauty. y.-Harper's Magazine.
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VERAI.IONVIILE, ATTAKAPAS, LOUISIANA, JULY s. 1874
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.

cane, while the grass beneath our feet
lay as calm AMI stiIl as death. Not even
the slightest breath of air could be felt.
Everything was so still that a person
Standing at the lower part of the valley
could distinctly comprehend persons
speaking at the upper end.-De1ver
MjrTOr.
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"A new counterfeit of the recent is
sue Of fifty-cent scrip has just made its
appearance. It is one-sixteenth of an
inch shorter in length and width than
the genuine, and the line connecting
the two upright lines of the letter n in
the small words engraved, ENGRAVING
snd printing, at the end of the scrip is
reversed in every instance but one. In
the counterfeit there is no distinction
between the white cravat and shirt bo-
som of Samuel Dexter, while IN the
genuine they are we'll defined. It is
likely to deceive in tie evening or with
the rapid money changer.
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Iodine and cantharides will remove
warts, but not SO fast as a bnzz-saw.
Hot lemonade will take the velvet eff
bad cold, but if hot whisky wouldn't do
it just as we'll, bad colds would be
scarcer. Gray hairs silver the evening
of life, but that was before the Poca-
hontas coloring fluid was discovered.
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Brooklyn has abolished its system
Il Il eaaeahng young men and women in
- same school.loom. The reason
sven ~. Tor the change is that the system
nv nv proved promotive of immortality.
~ ~ experience Of st. Louis in the CO.
ssracaIlon s,"l Of The sexes is quite different
MN MN this. There the association has
basS.gd bsnSqeed an emulation of the most
l5rs'tllial los and desirable character Bos-
100, ~, zoo, We think, has found the system
seas sse,sSs',oaole. Brooklyn must have man.
isnIs oe very badly though, perhaps, the
4'' may ne in her climate.
II "a rather singular present received
~ URGE last week, was a life insur-
IN policy for $40, 900 on her husband !
mi Inc poor little thing. all tule
~ ~ orange blossoms, wept when sic
n,,a. aud continued to do SO until her
4, IN !, whispered something in her
ages.,,l lhen she raised her eyebrows,
bss, 4, smiled, and tripped up stairs
y me policy carefully away.
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The Costly Mistakes of Civil En-.
gineers.

gineers.
President White, of Cornell Univer-
sity, makes the following strong asser-
lions in a recent lecture "Another
great department bearing on a multi
tude Of industries, directly and indi,
rectly, is civil engineering. Take one
among the fields of it's activity. We
have in the United States about 10000
miles of railway, and every year thou
sands of miles are added. I do not at
all exaggerate when I say that millions
OF dollars are lost every year by the
employment of half educated engineers.
Proofs Of this meet you on every side.
Lines in wrong positions, bad grades,
and curves, tunnels cut and bridges built
which might be avoided. All of us
know the story. But this is not all.
Hardly a community which has not.
some story to tell of great losses en-
Uatled y Dfrti engineering in other df-
rectiOns. Here it is the traffic of
great city street interrupted for year
because no engineering can be found
able to make the calculations for q
'skew arch bridge, a thing which any
graduate OF a we'll equipped depart
ment of engineering can do; there it is
a city subject to enormous loss by the
failure of its water supply system be-
cause the engineer employed made no
calculation for the friction of water in
the pipes in another instance it is
whole district sickened by miasma, be-
cause half taught engineer was trusted
with its drainage. We must prepare
l r Il
lar thus laid out, we shall create or
save thousands, Nay, We shall save
lives as we'll as money. Mr.. Baldwin
Latham, in his recent book on 'Sani-
tary Engineering, and DR.. Beale, in his
work on Diseased Germs show by
statistics that a proper application of
engineering in sewerage would save one
hundred thousand lives yearly in Great
Britain alone, and the same truth holds
in this coqntry."
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Two million bushels of peanuts are
every year devoured in the United
States.
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A Cuban dollar is nov worth only
thirte n, cents. but they keep on calling
it dollar Just TO-, the fun Of the thing.
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now, that it may do for letters and small
bundles, but it will never take a cotton
bale. never !"
A Novel Vessel.

The Infexible. the latest pattern of
war-ship, now building for the English
navy, is an extraordinary vessel. What
may be called her distinguishing char
acteristic is that she will have, in the
sense of vulnerability, no "wind and
water-line" at all. Every one must
know that the vitals of a man-O'-war
lie along the belt of her fOatati0n-a
breach of her 81 les in that region lets
in the sea and sWamps her, The Infexi-
BILE carries all her side armOr upon q
central space 10 feet in length. It is
tWenty-four inches thick, and protects
with that mOnstrOus wall of solid iron
her engines, her crew End her battery of
four eighty ton guns. Along the rest of
her-fore and aft-there is no vertical
armOr, but a thick inside cushion of
cork of enormous buoyancy, more than
sixty feet square in section, surround
ing bunkers full Of coal for the supply
of the ship. A horizontal deck of thick
metal extending fore and aft from the
citadel, at depth of six or seven feet
from the water-line, Will cut off all this
upper portion from the real
u6d(l Ol WIG FSSStIs NUS IL Gu6 enemy
should send shot or shell through every
coal bunker and corner of the Tnfexible,
forward and aft, letting in the water ev-
lie could only-if the design
expectation-lower her a single
foot in the sea. Her citatel, it may be
expected, he could not
pierce; at any rate with guns at present
in use Tn a word the constructors Of
the Infexible give an enemy the upper
slices Of the ship, except her citidal, to
do as he likes with, and it is by making
the ends floatable under any circum-
stances that the iron work of the pom
derons citadel, with its turrets and free
board, can be carried. The ram and the
torpedo are therefore the only periIs
which threaten this forthcoming fight
ing ship but, perhaps, these also might
be provided against if her bottom under
the water deck were constructed in
many compartments.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
a. per nRnum, or So in advance.

Aoopy each Of the CoTToN-BoIL and the SUGAR
sdvsnce.
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PlG Louisiana C0ttOl-B0II.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
~ GILMORE, Editor and Proprietor,
vnrmilionvIIIe, Attakapas, La,

,.fSs crossing of the New Orleans, Mobile Il Texas
M ~ the New Orleans, Opelousas Il Shreveport
railroads.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-10
ADMINISTRATIONS SALE
Real Estate.

INHE subscriber offers for sale the Real Estate be-
Il longing to the Estate Of CALVIN BUCKLIN, late
Of Halifax VI, deceased, situated in said Halifax
near Read Hollow so called, and about IL miles
from Brattleboro, and consisting Ct the following
farms, to witt
The "home farm" containing nearly 500 acres Of
land suitably divided into moving and pasturing,
with about so Of woodland. Suitable buildinRi
conveniently arranged, with running water at both
house and barns. Large orchard with great variety Of
apples, together with peaches and pears Also maple
sugar orchard Of about 1900 trees School house with
in about 100 rods of the buildings said farm. The
ductiye in the town Of Halifax
Also the "Roberts farm adjoining the above de-
scribed premises containing 100 acres Of land suitably
divided with convenient buildings; well wRterCd
Large app,e orchard and maple sugar orchard Of 100
trees School house standing on the premises.
Also tue miles or "NcwNill' farm adjoining said
"home farm" eontsining'l5O ceres suitably divided,
convenient buildings, running water, and large
orchard.
Also l6I acres of pasture and timber land jonn
said home farm and ON the south side Of the brook
which runs through said "Read Hollow" All or
either Of the farms above described will be sold
bargain.
Parties can be shown over the premises by calm
upon A. G YEAw at said home farm. For terms, &C..
inquire Of STEPHEN NILES, at said HafaT, or Of the
subscriber at Wilmington, Vt.
l.. T. BUTTERFIBLD,
Administrator.
Wilmington, Vt, May lst, 1873. tiI9
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STATE ITEMS,

The Baptsts of the State have raised
$4,000 of the $780, 900 fund for building an
academy.
Since January over thirty car loads of
blooded sheep have been sent to California
from Rutland and Middlebury.
"A Frenchman in the employ OF Jona-
! than Woodbury. of Berlin, decamped a few
days ago with $4,000 in money and notes be-
longing 10 Mr.. Woodbury..
The dwelling-house of Horace Hub.
bard, in Sharon, took fire by a spark from
the chimney on the 23d ult., and was en-
tirely consumed, together with nearly all
lis contents.
They are holding a series OF rousing
temperance meetings at Windsor. The
local clergymen and other citizens of the
place address the meetings, ana consdera-
bic interest in the cause prevails.
The burglars who robbed WhiGaker's
jewelry store at Brandon, in November
last, have been arrested at Ogdcnsburg and
a large share of the property recovered.
Jonathan NoHhrop of West Danville
was killed at Sherbrookc, on the morning
OF the Sd inst, being crushed by train of
cars.
Oils p. Clay has purchased of $. ID.
Curtis the stage route from Chester to Lon
donderry, paying therefor s., 900.
Buell. Hall OF Berkshire tried TO take
himself Off with carbolic acid, the other
day, but ipecac saved him.
"A large number of mon have been dis
charged from the railroad shops at ST. Al
bans, and no more locomotives or pIssen-
ger-cars are to be built there for the pres
ent.
Hugh Young and his wife and child
were thrown from a carriage at Farhavcn
on Friday, and the child was killed.
DR.. w. II. Lord of Montpelier who
was one of the delegates TO the recent
Brooklyn council, denounced the whole
affair as a device of Beecher's enemies, in
sermon last Sunday.
Two large barns and u building used
for storing straw, owned and occupied by
the Hydeville company at Hydovillc, were
destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss
about $4,000, partially covered by insur-
ance.
Miss Mary l.. Howard of Rutland,
died on Saturday from the effects of drink
ing oxalic acid by mistake for Congress
water, two or three weeks before.
Loren ID. IIurd has been appointed
postmaster at Springfield.
The new temperance movement is pro-
crossing finely at ST. Adams. Committees
Of the ladies are engaged, from day TO day,
in visiting the saloons and obtaining sig
natures to the pledges, aud are everywhere
treated with respect. They feel much en-
couraged at their success, and have resolv-
to keep up the effort.
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YOUNG MAN MISUNDERSTANDING the war
young lad whose name was, and il now liv-
ing should he, Albert johnson, wandered
from his home, in Tennessee, and was cared
for and brought North by a Pennsylvania
officer. The parents of the boy are highly
respectable citizens and are very anxious
TO find their son. When last heard from by
them, he was, it is supposed, somewhere
hereaway. He is described as being about
20 years of age; light hair, fair compile xiou.
and blue eyes. Will our friends Of the
press in New England and New York please
give this item a place in their columns aud
assist n worthy family in tracing their lost
son. Correspondence upon the subject
either with the editor Of the Banner, with
J. T. Shurlet, Esq, w. NJ. of Mt. Anthony
Iobpso neT TaHnttous T or ws nv i M h.
gratefully received. - Benninnton Banner
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DEdtha.

In Bellows FALL, April l. Mrs. Bancroft, widow OF
the late FAhius Bancroft, aged 49,
In Arlington, March 25, Mrs. Pauline Bacon (HAw-
ley In her s7th year.
In Coleraine, Mass, March 30, Jane D., widow Of
Hollis Thompson, aged 20 years, 6 mouths
In Leyden, Mass, April 0, Caroline W. Williams, CO.
In Rochester, n y, March 80, Mrs ElyIrA T. Green
leaf, 65, formerly Of Guilford, Vt
In Wilmington, April 4th, Ethel Maria, daughter OF
Herbert c. aud Ella b. Winchester, aged mos 10 d.
In Westminster, April 81 Of consumption, Mary, wife
of Amos Wilbur, aged ~.
In Keene n. H., March ~, Mrs. Harriet l.. Butler,
&C. widow Of the late John Butler Of Winchester.
In Elkhlrt. Ind, March o., James Palmer formerly
conductor on the Vermont Central railroad.
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DARN FOR SALE.

Il The inf. nifty Of years compels me to sell my
farm of 100 IL is divided that will sell about
80 with the buildings, which consist Of house
80 by 40 feet and back with running water good
wood shed 20 by 35 feet barn 80 by 40 feet with two
shed one 20 by Al feet the other IL by As feet and
supplied with running water. There several hum
dred cords Of wood, among which are a hundred or
two second growth naples, besides hemlock and
spruce timber The other 80 es, which joins the
first named lot, has 30 acres very heavily timbered
with thrifty old growth maple with good sugarng ap
pAratus there is also some beach and other wood,
besides several Of hemlock and spruce timber all
situated about seven miles from RrattebOro derof on
and the stage road leading from BrattlebUo to
Marlboro, also good sawmill the stage road,
with easy descent to it, viii sell all together or in sep
arate pieces to suit purchasers For further parcu-
lars inquire Of the subscriber on the premises.
Also, eight extra sheep for sale. JOSEPH KING.
Marlboro, Vt, Jan. 20, 1874. 3rn4
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NEaI Estate.
GOOD FARM FOR SALE

"A Wishing to go West, now offer my Farm for
sale, on reasonable terms. Said Farm is situated 3
miles north Of Brattleboro village; contains just SO
acres, suitably divided; with comfortable buildings
barn 6ix2s, with two sheds 50xil and one 40I1s
well supplied with never failing water. Said farm Is
In high state OF cultivation, Just good for to-
hacco, any other crop as any q the river farms
and will not cost near much. A good young or
chard Of all kinds Of fall and winter fruit good sugar
orchard, with good conveniences for making sugar
and nearly wood and timber enLugh (besdes for farm
use) " hauled to market to pay for the farm at pres
ent price. For further particulars inquire Of tho sub
scriber on the premises. J.. A. CONVEY.
Brattleboro, March II, 1874. 12f
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wArERrOwN UNION LIVE STOCK MARKET.

wArERTowS, Apnl7, 1874.
Pri.es Market Beef A few choice-SlG GOA 10 %
Extra 50 o. $40 90; hrst quality IS 50a9 00 Second
quality, s. o. S. 90; third quality, SO OO0S6 80
STRENGTHENING oxen $3.50, 200@s2tO Fpair,
Mich Cows an Calyes-SS5 to 6oi extra, SIOto w.
FArroY Cows-s90 $40. 80
Yelrlings-slO 90 to IS. Two years o!d-i2Oto S2S
Three years Od-s3O to 45.
Prices Of Sheep aud Lambs.-In lots, 81 co. 81 90,
Si756S5 IS each Extra, IS 50ass 80 per head, or
from las, 2 10.
Veal Calves So OO@ co.
HIrs-Brighton, 7 l-2casc . u; Country, lie
TallnN-Brighton, 5@ 3-4c Fb. Country A@A l-2o
per n.
prlts 81 5ld2 so each; Calf Skins l2alIc e ID.
Puultry-I.ve, 15alB 2-3c.
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Thirty Years Experience OF an
old Nurse.

MRS. wINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP Is the pre-
scri qtion of of the best Female Physicians and
Nurses in the United States and has been used for
thirty years with never failing safety aud success by
millions of mothers and children from The feeble in
FAINT of week old to the adult II corrects acidy
of the stomach, relieves wind collie, regulates the
bowels and gives rest health and comfort to mother
and child. We believe 1t to he the Best and Snrest
Remedy in the World In all cases Of DYSENIERf
and DIARRHGA IN CHILDREN, whether u arises
from Teething from any other cause. Fun direc-
Genuine unless the fac-simile OF CURTIS PERKINS
is on the outside wrapper. Sold by all Medicine
Dealers 1y3l