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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

The vegetable that young ladies love
is to mate-oh.
"A saucy yourg widow says she IS in
the honeymoon of her widowhood.
Post office clerks are said generally
to express wish that persons who write
the address OF their letters diagonally
may die agonized.
"A travelling correspondent at French
mans Bay, IN Maine, is curious to learn
if Porcupine Island is SO named on ac.
count of its squills.
What is the difference between the
outer wall Of a bridge and two nice young
ladies ?-The one is a parapet and the
other pair Of pets.
When Mrs. McGlaschan was giving
evidence in the case Of woman charged
with theft, she said she was decent, hon.
est, drunken creature.
Pat, buy trunk to put your clothes
in, said his Yankee companion. What
an 90 naked this cold weather? asked the
honest spalpeon Of Killarney.
An exchange says, We seem to be
approaching the happy time when we can
sleep and eat by statute. and never be
troubled with the nightmare or dyspepsia,
for there will be law against them.
lis that your offspring, madam P
asked Missouri Judge Of woman who
had hold of stub-nosed boys hand. No,
sir, she replied, this is my Oldest boy.
The matrimonial market has picked
up SO fast since September that one New
Hampshire clergyman has laid up three
barrels or beans.
Don't prevaricate, sir! thundered
Judge Shell, to q witness. Can't help il
Judge, answered the youth. Ever since
| got kick from mule, that knocked
my toeth out, | prevaricatc good deal.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

estly found as above stated, also found
several feet from the surface. Its exacl
history can probably never DO know.
In 1864, Mr.. M. Mott, of Alburgt
cut hemlock, which stood 10 hsml9ck
grove about three-fourths of mile from
the lake. The tree was about twenty.
eight inches in diameter. After the tree
was cut, Mr. Mott noticed a bulge near
the butt, which he thought might injure
the stick which he desired, aud so cut of
about six feet of 1t, which he drew to his
house for wood when he came to split
1t he found axe marks in the interior,
showing that it had when small, been
hewed on four sides, making it nearly
square for eighteen inches, over which
marks had grown two hundred aud forty
grains that could be distinctly counted.
1t was probable there were several more.
But as many as above stated we're distinct,
l. seems not Improbable that this was
marked by Champlain when he discovered
the lake in 1909, or by him in some Of
his later visits to the lake, as it seems he
visited it several times before his death in
1885.
Mr.. Mott preserved this specimen for
several years, but one day while from
home his hired mau burned it
ln January, 1872, Hosea Garfield cut
hemlock tree about two and half feet
IN diameter. on his place mile north of
the village in Sheffield. 1t grew on the
highland, and was apparently sound, though
somewhat shaky. as is usual for hemlocks
to be. When the tree fell, about eighteen
inches of the heart pulled out and remain
ed hanging on the stump, revealing axe
marks at the upper end This led Mr..
Garfield to investigate, and be cut out
the mark. 1t seems that when the tree
was about four inches in diameter Is was
cut more than half down with sharp axe.
This cana near destroying the lde of the
tree IN the growth is marked by knur.
ly growth rather than by regular gains nn-
til this mark was nearly healed outside
Of this growth there were counted distinct
y two hundred aud hfty-six grains. 1t
seems probable that the mark was made
two hundred and seventy-fve years ago at
least. This is earlier than it is supposed
that men with steel axes Travelled in Yer.
mont. yet of course some ship'9 crew might
have touched upon the coast or been ship.
wrecked here. so as to give the possession
of an axe to an Iudian. Be it as it may,
it is an interesting item In the ancient his
tory of Vermont. This axe mark may be
seen in the State Cabinet. .-Montpeiser
Journal
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
Save the Dead Leaves.

If every horticulturist aud farmer
would think for a moment on the nature of
fallen leaves. which costain not only the
vegetable matter, but tho earthly salt
lime, potash. etc., needed for the next
seasons growth and fertility, and that,
too, exactly in proportion required by the
tree or plant frJm which they fall; nay,
more, if they would consider that it is ex-
actly in this way, by the decomposition of
these very fallen leaves, that nature en-
riches the soil, year after year, in her
great forests it would hardly be possible
for such rejecting horticulturist or farm.
er to allow those leaves TO be swept away
by every wind that blows and finally lost
altogether. Nor would he give them away,
as many now do. He would collect them
from week to week, the leaves that fall
under each tree, and by digging them un-
der the soil about the roots, where they
will decay, provide 10 the cheapest man.
ner the bost possible food for that tree.
If this plan should be tried, we should
not see old orchards dying out for want of
punishment ; but they would in this SIM
pie manner receive all the enrichiug they
require. Pear trees, and doubtless peach,
would be greatly benefited by this proee-
dure.
In certain vineyards in France and It.
ally the vines are kept in the highest con-
dition By simply burying at their roots
every leaf and branch that is pruned off
or falls from the vines at the close of the
season. Will not some of our farmers Of
minds give this simple process
trial this season? 1t is well known fact
that no measure is more eagerly sought.
for by the florist than leaf manure. 1t
enters largely into the compost prepared
for pottiDg. Leaves collected and mixed
with barnyard manure greatly enhance its
value. Therefore gather up the leaves,
that nothing shall be lost.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

ANCIENT 1NKs-The ink used by an.
cient writer's was formed of lamp-black,
or the black taken from burnt ivory, and
SCOT from furnaces and baths. Some have
supposed that the black liquor which the
cutlle-fsh yields was frequently employ ed.
One thing is certain, that whatever were
the component ingredients. from the
blackness and soldity iu the most ancient
manuscript, from an ink-staDd found at
Herculaneum, in which the ink appears as
thick as oil, and from chemical analysis,
the ink of antiquity was much more
opaque, as we'll as encausitic than that
which is used in modern times. Inks of
different colors we're much in vogue red
purple, blue and gold and silver inks,
were the principal varieties. The red
was made from vermilion, cinnabar, aud
carnine, the purple from the murex one
kind OF which, called the purple encaus-
tic, was appropriated to the exclusive use
Of the emperors. Gold ink was much
more popular among the Greeks than
among the Romans. During the middle
or dark ages, the manufacture both of 1t
and Of silver ink was an extensive and
lucrative branch of trade, and the illum.
mated manuscripts which remain are a
striking proof of the highest degree of
perfection to which the art was carried. -
The making of the inks themselves was a
distinct business another connected with
it, and to which it owed Its origin, was
that OF inscribing tho titles, capitals. as
well as emphatic words, in colored and
gold and silver inks.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

AN ABSENT MINDED CAPITALIST. "A
wealthy man IN the country, VINO employs
one Of the Boston City banks to make
collections, &c., is somewhat liable to alb
seut mindedness. A note payable to his
order was returned to him for Endorsement
He wrots long apology promising to do
better. and promptly forwarded the note
carefully enclosed 10 his letter. His en-
closure was duly received, but, on looking
for the required Endorsement, twas found
that it was again omitted. The Cashier
again returned the document, saying,
The apology is all right and long enough
to cover both failures; please sign and re-
turn without further comment"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

BADLY SoLD.-A benevolent fruiterais.
er in Worcester, England was recently
much annoyed by little boys who stole his
peaches. after the mapner Of such small
adventurous. He one day saw a minute
marauder 20 up into one of his trees.----
He was ready for the emergency, for he
had provided large stuffed Cog which
he placed at the foot of the tree. and thon
retired a little to watch the effect Of his
strategy. The little boy having filed his
stomach and his pockets with fruit was
about to descend, when his affrighted eye
rested upon the animal. First he tried
Establishments, viz, whistlug, coaxing.
Then he tried the sterner lodges, viz.
threatening, scolding. All was thrown
away upon the stuffed dog, standing stern
ly there and never moving his stiff tail an
inch to the right or the left. The little
boy had never seen dog like that. and
after q while he understood that the p ach
tree must be his dormitory for the night.
The hours dragged YEARLY on. The
stuffed dog looked bigger and bigger IN
the dark. There was plenty of peach
es, but where was the little boy to find
appetite? In the morning the owner ap-
peared and asked the boy how he hap
pened TO be in the tree. Alas! not in
the least regenerated by his sufferings, he
answered that he had been chased by the
dog aud had assembled for safety! Why
will boys forget the thrilling story Of An
nanias and Sapphira? And what must
have been the mingled emotions Of wrath
modification and legs ache which agitatcd
that boy when he discovered the game
which had been played upon his juyenils'
credulity
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
Miscellany.
Ancient Civilization In Vermont

In the spring of 1874 Mr.. S. Goodsell,
of Irasburgh found coat of mail, rolled
together and lying at the foot Of large
birch tree. 1t was much corroded BY rust
upon the outside, aud seem to have lain
in that position very great length of
time. 1t was made of steel rings about
onc-fourtn of an inch in diameter, locked
together ip the way steel purses are made.
but much thicker; and instead of being
brazod, or left open, were all nicely rivi-
ted. The wire was about the size of q
course knitting ngedle. The form of the
article was like that of shirt, reaching
down below the hips, with the celor made
of several thicknesses OF brass wire put
together iu the sane way, the ends of the
sleeves and the bottom being bordered al.
SO with the brass rings. The collar was
open before sufficiently for passing the
head through, when it could be fastened
so as to securely protect chest and throat.
1t was evidently designed to protect the
wearer against spears and arrows, and
perhaps the sword also, but by whom aud
when was it left is open to conjecture 1t
is now in the National museum, at Wash
ington, d. G.
Some twenty years ago, while party
we're at work repairing the Central Yer
mont railroad at Swantoh, one Of the
workmen discovered peculiar white-look-
ing stone, as he supposed in the bank.
He struch it with his shovel and picked it
up. Its heft still further attracted his
attention; and he threw it up to the over
seer for his examination. The overseer
found it to be chunk of lead, much cor.
rodded and covered with spruce gum upon
the end. This he removed with his knife
and found the lead hollow, 10 the interior
Of which he found pager, rough and old
but written over on one side with words
which he could not fully make out, but
which were afterwards read and fac
simile made Of the writing. copy OF
which is now in the State Cabinet, where
the original was placed by DR.. Hall, OF
Swanton, subject to his control, and was
by him taken and the fac-simile left IN its
place, in 1873. understood from him
that the owner is lady in Burlington,
and 1t is to be hoped that she will donate
the same 10 the State Collector. The
written manuscript, being in ancient Eng
lIsh, reads as follows:
NOVEMBER 20, 1854.
This is the solemn day must pow die.
This is the 2yth day since we left the
ship, and oil have perished and on the
banks Of this river | dre So farwel.
May future posterity know our end.
JOHN GRAVE.
Many suppose this the trick of some
insane person or rogue, and that it ought
not to receive credence; but the argu'
mcnts in its favor are, to many minds
conclusive as to its certain thatit was hon
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
r o q t T. y.
FROM EAST TO WEST.

Br SUSAN COOLIDGE.
The boat cast loose her moorings;
"Good-bye" was all we said.
"Good bye" was all we said, with smile,
Aud none looked back as We sped,
A shining wake of foam behind,
To the heart Of the sunset red
Heavily drove our plunging keel
The warning waves between,
Heavily strove we night and day
Against the West Wind keen,
Bent, like foe, to bar our path
foe with an awful mien,
Never n token met our eyes
From the dear land far away
No storm-swept bird, no drifting branch
To tell us where it lay.
Wearily searched we. hour by hour,
Through the mist and driving spray.
Till, oil in flashing moment,
The fog wells rent and flew,
And blithsome South Wind caught the sails
And whistled the cordage through,
And the stars swung low their silver lamps
In dome Of airy blue,
And, bresthed from unseen distances,
A new and Joyous air
Carressed our senses suddenly
With rapture fresh and rare.
cit is the breath of home - we cried /;
"We feel that we are there
q Land whose tent-roof is the dome
Of Heavens purest sky,
Whose mighty heart inspires the wind
Of glad, strong liberty,
Standing upon thy sunset shore,
Beside the waters high.
Long may thy rosy smile be bright
Above the ocean din
Thy young, undaunted voice be heard,
Calling the whole world kin,
And ever be thy arms held out
To take the storm tossed in
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

she fed away and quite forgot to live the
poor rose tree the gift of speech.
When the father came home, the mo.
ther asked for the little boy.
"Did he not come home with bundle
of faggots to cook my dinner ?" asked the
father.
NO." said the mother, 'he had not
been here since he followed you into the
forest. / fear the wild beasts have eaten
him" and she wrung her hands and wept.
"No," said the father, II fear the
brownies have carried him away. They
are out in the forest, and their king with
them, to battle with the fairies. Give me
a cup of milk, for am faint with grief
and hunger, and 1 will go and find him it
l can"
So the father went to look for his dear
son, and the mother and sister wept at
home.
The father followed the path until he
came to the place where the boy had turn-
ed out Of it, and there he saw the brok-
en- tree.
"Alas, alas ~ said the father. 'ihe
wicked brownies have carried away my
son; and shall never see him again.
Here is his bundle of faggots, at the foot
Of rose tree" And he wept sore.
When he had told the mother aud sis
ter they wept with him, and would not bo
comforted. Every day the sister took her
knitting and sat by the bundle of faggots.
at the foot of the rose tree, and was com.
forted in spite Of herself and sang sweet
songs.
In the meantime, the king Of the fairies
had fought the king of the brownies, and
had driven him back to his old place in
the bowels of the earth, and the flower
fairies tended their flowers in peace. One
day the queen remembered the boy that
she had saved from the brownies, and
called for her chariot to visit the rose tree,
For SAID she, ''if it withered away
aud was ungrateful for my help, l will
change it back into the boy again and let
him 60. But if | find it blooming and
beautiful, I will give him a good gift"
So the queen rode through the air, ona
road made of sunbeam and at the end
of her journey, she found the rose tree
full Of flowers. although the snow lay on
them. She was very much pleased, and
touched it with her sceptre and the boy
stood before her, and began eagerly to-
thank ber for her kindness.
go" said she, "because you are good
and loving and have thankful heart,
give you the will and power to please, and
the love Of ALL" With these words she
passed from sight and was gone.
need not tell you how the father and
mother rejoiced when their boy came back,
nor how the sister wept with joy as she
had wept with grief before. You can
think what good gift was the fairy bless
ing. But. because there are no good fair.
les to give good gifts to us now, all child
rem must be very good and kind, very un-
selfish and obliging. that they may please
all, and be beloved as was the dear good
boy.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

100000 acres. Yet We plant only
10000 acres of new forest year.
The necessity for Commission of
Forestry, and the need of efficient laws
in all the states for the preservation Of our
forests, need no further argument than
these facts.-N. Y. Times.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

LET THE Horses RoLL..-Horses that
are kept In the stable during summer,
should be given daily the luxury Of a
roll on the earth. Rolling is the means
given by nature for the animal to rid it.
self of vermin and skin diseases, and it
tends to make the animal healthy. Some
owners object to allowing horse to roll
on the bare earth because it gets dirt into
the hair and makes extra work to keep the
animal clean, but the extra work pays if
rightly understood. Allow horse to
roll in the dirt when he is not moist with
perspiration, and then stand an hour or
two with his coat full of dust before being
cleaned up.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
LamOille Newsdealer {:
ADV ERTISING RATES.

lColumn, one year, $50, six months, s60i three
nonths. s3jj Onc month, SIS.
10 column, one year, 500; six months, 35s; three
uaoths $40; one month, $40.
ID column. one year, $35 six months, $40; three
uaAths, Sl2.5e; one month, 50.
is column, enc year, l5i six months, $40 three
months s.: Oae month, 50
business Cards on first page, 81 per line, y year
no charge less than SO.
Nsticss Of Liberations and Estrays, 81. so eao
Probate notices, $3.50 each.
Lsgrl notices, 10 cents per line for one, two
three insertions.
obituary notices. Eve cents per line.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
Deputy sherITs and Auctieneers.

D. c. HARDY,
Deputy sheriff, AuctioHeer and Livery Keeper,
Morrisville, Vermont
PROMPT attention to businessis guaranteed. UylI
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

DEPUTY SHERIFF and AUCTI0NEER
Hyde Park, Vermont
Faithful attention will be paid to all bushes
)fthis nature.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

DENTIST,

?. ". J. FECk, nrNr1sT
johnson, Vermont.
Natural teoth put in the best state Of preserva-
tiou, diseases Of tho gums successfully treated
artiSoal teeth made in every style known to the
profession.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
r, g. GILBERT
SURGEON DENTIST

~ '' SURGEON DENTIST,
Morrisvilo, Vermont.
Whroe as good work will be furnished at reason
able prices, as can be obtained any where in the
state, And shall hereafter keep my office opan
durin Q the FIRST TEN DAYS OF EACH MONTH,
butshali be away from homo more or less ol the
remainder Of the time.
Ibave ALL the dernimprovements, and war,
rant entire satsfactionin all eases or no pay VIII
bs required.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
Dentists.
}. ". BUCK.

DENTIST,
The first two weeks Of every month ] shall be at
nay rooms in Cambridge Bore, W.. and tho re-
mainder Of each month at johnson, VI.
Nitrous Oxide Il as given wned desired.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11
Stays HOTEL
Miscellaneous.
SAMuEL ST0NE
AFPORD's Steam Mill

aFFORDs Steam MIL
he place to buy the best Bent Feloes there Is
E.sesi Eaei Also Fave troughs, Ladders, Fence Rail-
wsss ws.es, Clothes Pins and all kinds Of Turned
NJ. niIA u,s Saving done TO order Machine OIL for
";;orders solicited and prompt attention given
~H ]. N. Stafford, Cambridgo, VI.
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"A strong mana shop.lifier..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-29
OFFICIAL.

AN ACT to approx rate the city revenue for the
year ending May 81, 1875.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Council OF
Alexandria, That the following appropriations
be- and they are hereby, made for the year end
ing on the 3lst day of May, 1876, viz:
For sa.ares of officers, ST, 75O.
For police officers and extra police, ST. ltO
For public free schools, $1,000.
For cleaning streets, ST. ~.
For repairing streets, $1,000; provided, that
no portion of this amount shall be expended ex-
cept by special order of the City Council.
For pumps and repairing same, 500.
For printing and advertising, 5000
For Poor and Work House and outdoor poor,
$1,000
For the Fire Department, So 900.
For repairs and expenses of the public proper
ty, $3.50. aeoo
For expenses of the Boards of Council, S1U).
For the expenses of the Corporation Court,
$4,000.
For law ex penses, $500.
For r tercst on the funded debt of the city,
$50 GEO.
For nquests and contingencies, $780,
For expenses Of elections, 500.
g. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for tho Auditor to issue his warrant Tor
any amour: in excess of the several approprla-
tions aforesaid; and it shall be his duty to notify
the CITY Council when any OF them shall be cx-
hausted, at their next session.
g. And be it further enacted, That this act
shall be in force from its passage
Passed Common Council Anril %, 1874.
GEORGE r. SHINN, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen May 2G, 1874
SAMUEL H JANNEY, President.
Approved May %, 1874.
K. kEMPER. Mayor
Tcste: HAROLD SNowDEN, Clerk Com Com.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-29

We have just received from the Leonard
Scott Publishing Company the May number of
Blackwoods Magazine, which opens with the
continuation of "Valentine and his Brother. I"
The article on "Hercules" was suggested by a
recent picture-the Alcestis of Mr.. Leighton
which the writer characterzes as one of the
most beautiful Of modern pictures. "Convlvi
um Template" is festive scene, somewhat 10
the style of the famous "Noctes Ambrosiaua"
In "Alice Lorraine, Part ILL.," we are carried
to the lovely valley of the Midway, and are
treated to graphic medley of fruit. picking,
trout fishing. aud love. making 10 an old fash.
toned Kentish farm. The present series, No.
", of International Vanities," treats of EN-.
blems. A brief description is given of various
symbols, followed by very entertaining his
tory of the French and other flags Oates
and Dates" by Lord Lytton, clever off. hand
plea for fable, by way of good humored re-
spouse to some recent criticisms on Fables in
Song" In the Budget and the Income. Tax"
we are told that there is hardly any subject
within the range of English politics about
which so much has been written and spoken as
the lucome-Tax, and there is hardly any sub
ject about which the public mind is so little
matured. A history Of the tax in question
follows this remark.
The numbers Of The Living Age for the
weeks ending May 23d and Both, have varied
and valuable articles. With 6fty.two such
numbers, of sixty-four large pages each lag
gragating over 1000 pages Year, the subscrip-
ton price ($s) is low; or still better, for $40,
any one of the American 81 magazines is sent
with The Living Age for year Littell &
Gay, Boston, publishers