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much as that given by the animal
which gives double her amount of pro-
duce. 1t may be difficult to have every
one frst-rate, yet the herd may be so i'm
proved by judcious selection as to have
all good cows In stock of forty we
shall suppose that there are at present
ten bad, or at all events indifferent,
mixers. By testing the milk of these
cows carefully, and ascertaining the
amount of produce in butter to be
under the average of what might be
fairly expected from the care and keep
expended on each, there is nothing more
easy than to keep the bull from them,
dry off at the end of the season, stall
feed, and get rid of them without any
further loss. To fill their places, from
twelve to twenty heifers can be sent to
dairy, ample margin being thus left to
afford a choice at the period of calving.
By persisting for few years in this
course the stock will not only become
first-class mixers and increase the pro-
fits of their owners, but will gain a
character and a reputation in the dis
trict for their good qualities.
Much can be done in a given time by
holding over the offspring of those
cows which have proved themselves to
be frst-class mixers, breeding, if pos
sible, for all permanent stock from those
only, and thus getting into a strain of
mixers. 1t is just as likely as not that
heifer, whose mother was an excel
lent, may herself turn out to be scarce
ly worthy of house room; but when
she is the descendant of a celebrated
line of pail filters, the probabilities are
altogether in her favor that she will
possess in high degree the qualities
of her race.
In large herd there will, in spite of
the most careful scrutiny, be an occas-
ional bad mixer. This no forethought
can prevent, and whatever loss may re-
suit, it must only be accepted for the
time being, and the removal of the ami
NAL causing it effected on the first fav-
orable opportunity. With regard to
the best breeds of cattle for dairy pur-
poses, it may be taken as very safe
rule, that every district of country pos
sesses q breed of cattle in every way
suitable to it's climate and soil and
that, with care, skill and capital COM
bined, good specimens fit for general
purposes may be obtained without 60
ing far from home. 1t is quite possible
that cattle of particular breed, expen-
sively purchased and brought from
great distances, may do very badly and
lead to much disappointment and loss
before becoming acclimatised, and even
afterwards never doing so well as the
ordinary breeds to be found in the local
ity. With the bulls it is quite different
they must be got of pure blood, with
out stain if possible, whatever the
trouble or whatever the expense.
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FOR, RENT,

STORE HOUSE on Main street opposite the
National Bank of Elkton. VIM. II, EDER.
Elkton, Aug Is, lS74-4w*
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-22

BLACK TOOTH IN PIGs.-A cores
pendent of an exchange says The
only remedy is severe but sure; pull
every black tooth out with pair of
pinchers or nippers, and you will have
DO more trouble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

The Woodstock Post, a journal of
Vermont, attempts to defend the Po-
land Frelinghuysen conspiracy against
the liberty of the press but unfortun-
ately for its case, the Post has to en-.
ploy something that is not the truth.
Here is what it says:
"Ihe Poland act applies TO offences against
the United States only-libcl is not an offence
against the United States--and that's the end
Of tho worsted. 1t has 10 more to do with
libel than with the doctrine of foreordination;
that's as plain as the nose on any face"
1t is true there is no explicit statute
of the United States making libel an
offence but the end of such a statute
was attained in the District of Colum-
bla, when, on the formation of the
District, the laws Of Maryland, then
in force, were by act of Congress
adopted in a body as the law Of the
United States Tor that portion of the
District which was taken from Mary
land, just as the laws of Virginia were
adopted for THAT portion which was
taken from Virginia This latter por-
ton has since been restored to Virgin
ia, and the Maryland part alone con-
stitutes the present District. BY
virtue, then, Of these old laws of Mary
land, libel is now an offence there, and
the WOodstoch Post, either ignorantly
or purposely, states the very opposite
the fact.
The object of Poland and Freling-
huysen and the other Congressional
conspirators in passing their bill was
to provide the machinery for bringing
offening editors Or publishers from the
rcmotest bounds Of the country into
the District, to be dealt with under
the ancient Maryland law of libel by
packed iuries and subservicnt courts.
And that is the bill which must be
abolshed.-N. Y. SIN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
Windsor.

That was big fish story tolc
last week about John Hastings. Lit
tie bigger than the facts will allow
The smallest fsh-the pickerel-only
weighed taoo pounds and four Ounces
instead of "2S4 pounds" as our cores
pendent stated it. Well if he dom
wish to have these mistakes occur hi
must write palmer. That's all.
The Republicans at their Caucus
last Saturday afternoon elected Col
Hiram Harlow, and, Russell Jones'
both Poland men as delegates to theil
Congressional District Convention
which was to have been held at
White River Junction, on Wednes
day, of this week. j. N. Edminister,
Esq, was chairman of the meeting.
Rev. VIM. S. Haywood, Missionary
Agent Of the Unitarian Association
preached at the Unitarian Church
last Sunday afternoon, to fair con
gregation. "Liberal" preaching may
be expected in this village occasional
ly.
Richard H. Dana, Jr., of Boston
was in town last week and a guest OF
the Hon. VIM. w. Evarts.
E ID. Sabine, General Insurance
Agent, has closed his office on Main
Street, and moved the same to his
dwelling house just north of the Town
Hall. More economical for the Agent
if not-but rather inconvenient for the
patrons of the office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brady
were somewhat injured Sunday morn
ing while riding down Buena-Vista
Hill, the horses became unmanagea,
bic, the wagon was tipped over and
they were thrown out. No seriols
damage done except to the wagon.
"A Broadway New York City
Marble Company, last week set up a
monument at the grave of the mother
of the Hon, E. w. Staughton, of that
City, in the cold South Cemetary in
this village" A good job.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

-Barnum's great balloon, which
had been making an aerial journey ov-
er the Green Mountains, made final
landing IN Thetford, about noon, on
Thursday. The monster landed in
the yard of Mr. Prescott, and so
frightened Mrs. 7. that she seized her
child, and running into the house,
barricaded the doors and windows.
The huge affair was Immediately
packed and removed to Thetford de-
pot, for transportation to Boston, from
which place the ballon rises each
Tuesday and Friday in August.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

Qucchee.
"Pete" and "Whit." and the "wit-
nesses" bring out something rich about
that late fracas, almost every day,
and we should judge the mine will
still pay for working. "Whit. wears
a wig and "Pete" got his neck in
his vice-like grip and struck him a
square blow with his right fist in the
region of the bump of language, and
knocked his wig into the ditch
When "Pete" saw it, visions of the
gallows appeared to him, and he ex-
claimed-"naa tois ! I believe he 60
dead, head gone !" and ran a few rods
like h. He happened to look back,
realized the "situation," returned and
"settled" that account, as stated last
week, after "Whit." put on his head.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
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| IIartland.

Hartland.
George Spaulding of this place
lost a valuable COW last Friday by get
ting cast in the stable.
The Vermont Central Railroad
has gang of hands at work repairing
the bridge across the Lull Brook at
this place. The bridge has been con-
sidered unsafe for sometime past.
The Windsor fish story, brings
to our mind a Woodchuck story. An
old chap who once resided In Hart
ford by the name of Coney, would
often tell the story of his shooting the
father of all woodchucks, that weigh.
ed after beingdressed 100 pounds. We
always thought the Hartford chap
had won the champion belt, but it
certainly belongs to Windsor.
Corn, Oats, Rye, and Potatoes
are looking splendid. Wheat light
crop, here. Not but a few apples in
this place.
Widow Richardson, of this place
has night blooming Cerius, which
commenced to bloom one night last
week about seven o'clock, and remain
ed in bloom until about IL and then
closed up. Quite number of people
were present to see this wonderful
plant, that attains the age of seven
years before it blossoms, and remains
in bloom only two Or three hours.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
"A CORRESPONDENT of the Conn

"A CORRESPONDENT of the County
Gentleman, after having experimental
to his hearts content with several
kinds of grease, tobacco water, kero-
sene, ashes, unguentum, ETC., for Kill
ling lice on cattle, has arrived at the
conclusion that sulphur sprinkled on
the animals, and we'll rubbed into the
hair, and tablespoonful given in
meal daily for a week, is the simplest,
safest and surest remedy he has ever
tried.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
The cry of Col. Mead--"Where
are the friends of my youth ?"

are Tue Irlelus vi NY youVii
MIR. f. L. Richmond, son of oul
townsman Orlando L. Richmond
ESQ.,, writes from North Lawrence,
Kansas, that the grasshoppers are
destroying every blade of corn in that
section and that a little mean bug is
destroying the smaller grain. We
extract from n paper sent home =
zone extensive farmer, who had six
hundred acres in corn, informed me
that the grasshoppers destroyed more
corn for him in twenty fourhours than
five thousand head of cattle could in
the same time. In most instances
nothing but the stalk of the corn is to
be seen. In some fields, however, the
most of the ear has been left on the
stalk, and it is possible a little corn
will be made"
The Republicans turned out EN-
mass to the District Convention at
White River Junction to-day WED
nesday). The Salary Grab man will
be nominated.
The boys of No. 8, old ne'O en-
CINE, took it down back of Phoenix
Block, Saturday evening about dark,
and in a few minutes rushed upon the
street with the story that ''they (mean-
ing the engine we suppose) threw
water 1851 feet !" Go to the head
for a story.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

The inventory of the estate of L.
j. McIndoe, late editor and proprietor
of the Vermont Journal and Chyon.
zeal, at Windsor, as returned to the
Probate Office at Proctorsville,
amounts to SlOO,24s,S7, with but few
debts sgainst the estate. Mr.. McTn-
doe was one of the hardest working
men in the profession, and this large
fortune is the result of the most rigid
economy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13


TIE VERMONT STATE PRIsoN.-The
board of directors of the Vermont
State Prison, Hon j. w. Hartshorn
Lenenburg, Hon. w. T. Shedd, Of
Newbury, and Hon. c. E. Houghton
of Bennington, made their official bi
ennial visit last week, for examination
and report of the institution to the
governor. They found IS convicts
in the prison, 3 being females, nearly
all Of whom were busy at their work
in the shops, and doing well under
the influence Of good discipline.
The Improvement from snath-
making at AZ cents a day to shoe,
making at 70 cents day, is very
manifest in the influence upon the fl
nances. The report of the finances
presents highly favorable aspect,
there being now in the hand Of the
superintendent an excess of receipts
above all expenses, amounting to $4,-
450,75, and due from all contractors
S3,6S1 ,65, being in all S9,132,4O. OF
this amount they have ordered $4,000
to be paid to the State Treasurer on
Or before September LIST, a fact never
before occurring in the history of the
prison.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
Chester.
Rev. G. S. Hubbard baptized four

Chester.
Rev. G. S. Hubbard baptized four
persons on Sunday, August 2.
Mr.. L. Stearns, of Weathersiield,
was severely injured on Saturday, by
having his horse and sulky thrown
from bridge near Dexter Edgell's on
Grafton Street.
II. H. Richardson, proprietor of
the Weston stage, had one of his
horses drop dead about one mile this
side Of Weston, on Monday.
Money has been raised for the
purpose of repairing the park fence
and walks, also for building a band
stand in the park.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

BODY FoUND.--It will be remem-
bered that about five weeks ago while
the river men were at work at the
Falls inst above White River
Junction, boat containingsix ofthem
was capsized and two Of their number
drowned. The body ofone was found
a week after about seven miles below
there near Hartland. The body of
the other was not found until Monday
Of last week. 1t was found in an ed
dy about half a mile down the river
from where it was lost, in fair state
of preservation and was cared for by
the people living near
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
ITEMS.


cago last week, They don't appear tc
be burning up with affection for each
other there.
The Rev. j. Sella Martin, color
ed man, and Goliveneur Morris, 8
grandson Of Gouverneur Morris, one
of the farmers of the Constitution
were appointed special agents of the
Treasury Department to day. Martin
is assigned to duty in Mississippi and
Morris in California.
The New York agents for the Ha
vana lottery have recently cashed ;
$4,000 ticket held by pretty young
widow residing at the Mansion House
Long Branch. This ticket was given
the lady by her brother, and was cash
ed at once, and without discount.
Gov. kellogg, Of Louisiana, has
signed death warrants ordering the ex
ecution on the 21st inst. of five mer
who in April last murdered and rob
bed Elisha Eastwood, an old hatboat
man.
|
"A Kentucky hen has laid an egg
eight inches long. Ifit wasn't stated
that she swallowed red flannel string
some time previous, the average Gran
ger would be puzzled to account fol
the feat.
-Advices from Alabama indicate
that the political campaign now open
ing will be the warmest that has beer
had in that State since the war;
Treasurer Spinner has received 6
letter from a hydropic gentlemen ask
ING for q fac-simile of q ten dollar note
which had been "chawcd up" by his
dog. He ought to have charged that
to his current expenses.
-Four colored laborers went to
sleep on the track of a Texas railroad.
A passing freight train demonstrated
the impracticability of making use Of
colored "sleepers.
A Saratoga correspondent has been
interviewing his barber, who says OF
the colored gentry at the Springs
obey a most all walters, sab. I was
in dat profession myself when ] fus
come heah." 'Do you find it better
to be barber?" "Wall, sab, it am
NOAH pummanent. Walters only gets
tree months Twin any way, and I
has business all de year roun'. Anod-
der ting. Watin business is kin O
undignifed. You has to depend
on noah dan yer wages. You has to
be kin a hangin' roun' and putin out
yer hand to git fees, an it kin O. goes
agin fellah's conscience when he has
to fotch all the good tings to his boss
what pays him, and let de mex pooah
tellah starve cause he haint got nc
money. So quit an went to barber
in'."
The Chicago Times says that
grain corner combination will, no
doubt, continue their operations
through August.
-Iion's Herald advises Christians
not to wear their long faces at the wa
tering places. Only a long purse is
necessary.
ATTORNEY. GENERAL WILLIAMS OK
plicitly con.radicts the report that he
intends to resign, or accept the Prus-
sian Mission. Nothing has passed be-
tween him and the President on either
subject. His relations with the Pres
ident are as pleasant as ever and he
will remain in the Department Of JUS
tice,
The Chicago Tribune, discussing
the grain corner, says that which ofthe
two factions on Change loses money
is ofno more consequence to society
at large than the transfer of gamblers
chips on green cloth.
The leading bankers and mer-
chanta of New York have come out
in card complimenting the financial
column of the World and its editor.
Another case of a man getting his de-
Serts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
Plymouth.

Plymouth.
The Spirltualist Mass State Con
venticn will be held in d. p. Will
der's grove, which will be fitted W
for the purpose, on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, August 2s, 80 and 80
Mr. Wilder will provide hotel accom-
mediation at one dollar per day, and
attached to the hotel is good hall il
wanted. Fare one way by rail and
by coaches from and to Ludlow, |. p,
Greenleaf of Boston will be present
during the convention. A full atten-
dance from all parts Of the State is
requested.
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10 @ All N II W S .

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

Hon. Jason Smith, q long time
Democrat, and an old respected resi-
dent of Bennington, died at his resi- .
dence in that place Wednesday, aged
80.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
West Randolph.

p. P. Ripley, of the Orange Co.,
Eagle, fame has gone into the bust
ness Of baking and selling bread, and
West Randolphers are happy at the
idea of having a bakery in theil
midst. Ripley is a genius.
Poland Delegates were elected
here last Saturday. Poor Mead!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
Norwich.

The promised tragedy at Norwich
fell through. JEFF, P. Slack, who re-
ceived the kelp over the head with a
scythe-snath, is getting better and his
loving brother got off with only ten
dollar fine. 1t is thought that the
scythe snath was the most injured of
the two.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

San eccentric Englishman has
named his twentyfour cows after the
letters of the alphabet" He mnst be
laboring under spell,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13
CaVemdisfl.

CaVemdish.
The H. N. Fullerton place has
been purchased by Frank Ely, for
many years engineer upon the Rut-
land 81 Burlington railroad. The
price paid was $1,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

Ludlow.
"A branch of Towering maple
grown by A. a. Baldwin, in fourteen
weeks, measures eight feet and four
inches. Some of the leaves measure
over foot across.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

In Delaware the price for calling
the Court ~ bloated old rhinoceros'
is lust S.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

The Beecher-Tilton scandal con
tinucs. Frank Moulton is now be-
fore the committee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

Susan B, Anthony, aged So. The
Graphic made the discovery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

SIN IS OFTEN THE RESULT Of physical
illhealth and feeble stomachS. Dur
ing onc-third of our time the process
of digestion continues. 70 be dys-
peptic is to be miserable; dyspepsia
is the foundation of feyers and all the
diseases of the blood, liver, skin and
kidneys. Dyspepsia yields to the
virtues Of the vegetable ingredients in
that great purifyer of the blood and
restorer of health, DIR. WALKERS VIM
EGAR BITTERs. 3Sw4.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

We supposed he would be-he had
80 ina ority in the Convention.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

By our clothes-line communication.
w, r. Junction, Aug. ~.
Poland is nominated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

The leading bankers and mer-
chanta of New York have come out
in card complimenting the financial
column of the World and its editor.
Another case Of a man getting his de.
serts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

Col. Joyce is making a strong
fight against Willard for Congress in
the First District.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-08-13

The Chicago Tribune, discussing
the grain corner, says that which ofthe
two factions on Change loses money
is ofno more consequence to society
at large than the transfer of gamblers
chips on q green cloth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-29

Mr.. EDIToR :-As editors are sup
posed to know everything, I do not
hesitate to propose to you q few point
ed queries of considerable Importance
to the tax-paying public:
First-Whv are so many children
on our streets during school hours,
each. day, q47 9sgr8assx4
Secoad-Why do these children re :
ply, when asked why they are not at
school, "Oh, don't go to school this
term?
Third-Why don't they go to school
q this term ?"
Fourth Why are so many lads and
lasses sent from home to be educated,
wlnie 8e have allthe appIiances for q
thorough education 1t hons, and
we spend annually a sum sufficient to.
secure all needed things to make our
school efficient?
Fifth-Why do so many children
study at home and recife to friends
or relatives
1fthose who are "posted" on the
school question, can answer these
queries, they viii relieve many minds
in our community, who have sought a
solution of them, but as yet in vain. 3
may sometime call attention to
other matters connected with our
schools, which suggest themselves to
me as of great importance at least to
a WoRKINGMAN. .
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-29
AREmARKABLE A AFFAIR
A " oman Loses Her
TongueI


One of the most wonderful incidents
that has ever occurred in this regit n
happened at the residence of Mr.. Dan
lei Burnham, about mile east of the
center of Rootstown, on Thursday
Iast. While the family were seated at
the dinner table Mrs. B. was seized
with coughing fit and while engaged
Ia the operation her tongue, became
loose st the roots and dropped from
her mouth into her hand. This is
one of the most extraordinary occur
rences of which we have ever heards
aud we have not conversed with
any of our medical men who have
ever seen, heard or read of a sim
liar circumstance. The age Of Mrs.
B. we do not know, but are informed
that she Is about fifty. Some two
years ugo she was afflicted with paral
ysis of the tongue, or of one side of i,
which considerably affected her speech,
aud since then she has been most of
the time Under medical treatment, but
no one dreamed that there was any
diffcuIty like that of a rotting away
of the attachment that held the tongue
to Its place in the mouth. There were
none of the evidences which usually
indicate cancerous or uleerons affec-
tions-no discharge of pus or offensive
breath, and the tongue, we are told,
szen after it had dropped out prI sent
ed normal appearance, except that the
aide which had been paralyzed was
somewhat shrnnked, bat upon exalni-
natio1 afterwards the attachments
showed a cancroid liberation, which,
from the circumstance of there being
no discharge of pus, must have COM
naenced at the center of the attach
ment.
On the Monday previous to this oc-
eurraDce Mrs. B, was in town doing
some trading. and on the day previous,
we understand she went to Edinburgh
to visit relatives and friends there, and
on that day, as on the day when this
affair happened, she had q slight heTn-.
orFhage of the mouth. Since this
strange event she mas been about the
house attending to her domestic az
fairs as usual, and is able to talk so as
to make herself understood.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-29

sufield. Jan. 70, 1874.