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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14

The English exports TO this country
show great falling off in all the lead.
ing manufactured staples for the past
SIX months. Copper and iron wares
and nearly all & escripsions OF textles'
except silk, slow marked decrease,
and the total reduction for the SIX
mouths is 81 Pc cent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14
Sotouite so Fast, MIR. JoDess-Ah

Go TO Riverside Water Cure. Hamilton. III
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14
AGRICULTURAL GLEANINGs.

ALL grapes which are not suitable for
maket or table use shoald be left on the
vine until thoroughly ripe before max
ing them into vine.
ANIMALS will fatten better in company
than in isolation. Remember this if
thew are alone, they viii lose not a few
pounds of flesh in pining for company.
To cr1Rr bloody milk in COWS, give
one Tablespoonful of sulphur in little
bran once day. If very bad case,
give twice day; in dry bran, of course.
If new.born calves are troubled with
bleeding at The naval, it may generally
be stopped BY fastening string around
the cord which hangs suspend ed from it.
LET your stable be light, dry and
we'll ventilated. Dark stables help to
bring on blindness. Moisture and bad
ventilation encourage CHAMBERS, farcy,
and MANY other diseases.
Ara oreatirial of farm implements,
the crowd had for drink in the field
buckets of cold water with oatmeal
stirred in. which was found to be both
victuals and drink. and exceedingly re-
freshing.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14

MIR. y. HARRIS, of Rocher, New York,
says, in the American Agriculturist,
that we talkabout raising wheat enough
for the world, but our own population
is increasing so rapidly that the time
will soon cone when it will wax our
skill to ralss wheat enough for our
selves. We shall do it, of course, but
we shall have to farm better than many
of us do now And he is the wise man
who is getting his land cleaner and
richer.
MANSFIELD, the celebrated statisti-
clan, has demonstrated that within the
last twelve Years the money value of the
the annual yield of farm products in
Ohio has increased fifty millions of
dollars, and that the producing capacity
of the farms has increas ed. The infer
ence is that the farmers of Ohio have
made great progress in business man
agement, and have, while realizing good
profits, kept their farms up to the
standard of fertility.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-08-14

The Wise Men OF the Land, the Divine
the Physician. the Judge Use daily. in their own
homes. and recommend 90 invRl.ds and suffer
ers nom Dyspepsia, sick Headache our tom
ach. COstivsness, HeaF Lburn. lndise ton. Phi 81,
Bilious Attacks. Liver Com plants, Bout ard itheu
matte Affections, Natures own great aud goeo
Remedy.
TarrantS ElferVeScent Settler AperieHt
the best and most reliable medicine ever offered
TO the people for the above class OF diseases The
nursing babe, It's brother and sisters, its parents
and gra nd parents. VIII a lind this pleasant rem
edy well adapted for t1eir different complaints.
For sale by all Lrugg sts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
Communications.
Judge PoInniI'A Defeat.

The defeat of Judge Poland opens field
for contemplation 10 every thoughtful stu.
dent of current events. II indicates an in
dependence Of party nonliu ,tiun not here
tofore exercised by the mass OF voters in
this district aud the prospect Of differ
ent mode of conducting elections is hailed
with gladness by all vino wish for political
reform. Politicians are beginning to see,
none too soon, that nomination, even by
a regularly called party convention, is not
always equivalent To- an election. No in
telligent observer can fail To ste that the
delegates to the nominating conventions,
as the custom has usually been, la no sense
represent the feeling aud wishes OF tho peo-
pie for whom they assume t. act. Prima-
ry meetings for the election Of delegates
are managed by politicians of the third or
fourth class, whose merits afford them no
hope OF popularity or place, aud whose po-
litical integrity is not Of the highest order,
while not tithe OF the voters, especially
In the back towns, know any thing about
these primary meetings.
The practical effect of this way of man
aging elections has been pretty fairly dem
onstraied in attempting To fois! man into
Congress whom the people of his district
did not want. That Judge POland's course
In the Crcdit Mobiier aud the Sanborn
mOiety swindles TO say nothing about tue
salary grab, and the presS-gi2 law, al
though "open aud known to the world"
was not satisfactory to his constituents, is
clearly shown by the logic of events nor
Is II probable that their judgment differs
very materially from the rest of the world.
And whether his indirect rcbuke to the
people OF his district FOR breaking down the
strong wall Of party discipline, 10y giving
large plurality of votes to the "bUltcrs'"
candidate, will convince them Of their err
rOr, remains TO be seen. But We appre-
hend that they are fully satisfied lu dis
pense with his services in Congress for
awhile. If n few OF the leaders in Con-
gress like Poland, Butler, Cpnklin, Car
penter, Morton and Logan would be left
out, and their places filled by men that
had as much regard for the interest and
welfare OF their constituents as for party
rings and plundering monopolies. it would
be no dclriment to the countiy's good, or
cause of regret 10 the people. Il.
jacksonville, Sept. IA, 1874.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

We hear it slyly limited by "knowing
ones" that an attempt will be made in the
Legislature this Fall to put Mr.. Willard in
the Senatorial seat now occupied by Geo.
+. Edmunds. Should Mr.. Edmunds's
health oblige his retirement from public
life, such a movement would be in order
and would have our heartiest approval /;
meanwhile we agree with the Burlington
Free Press when it says:
Vermont wishes Senator Edmunds 10
continue to represent her in the Senate, be-
cause she recognizes the special value of
his services there. 1t Is no little honor to
our State that son of Vermont Is at the
head of the most important committee of
the United States Senate-the Judicia ry
committee. Mr.. Edmundss strength and
readiness in debate mako him power on
the floor of the United States Senate. His
clear head and cool judgment give him a
weight as a legislator and as one OF the con-
stitutional advisers of the resident, which
Is recognized at Washington, aud not I'M
known at home. His record is absolutely
clean. Not only has he been connected
with no Jobs" but he is known as the
constant and watchful opponent of all jobs
and schemes Of corruption. Always in his
seat always wide awake to the business
in hand railways sure TO detect the cat I'M
DER any innocent looking pie oil meal al
ways ready to interpoSe his objection in any
doubtful measure, he is a constant terror
to the lobby aud jobbers. His honesty,
watchfulness and independence have saved
millions to the treasury since he has been
in the Senate. For these reasons because
they have tried and found him true; be-
cause they honor and esteem him, and be-
cause they know that every honest man in
Congress would lament his departure from
the Senate, the Republicans of Vermont
will re-elect him, when the day comes,
with substantial unanimity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

M. Guizot, the eminent French states-
man and writer, is dead.
Mr.. Beecher preached to large con =
gregation at the Twin Mountain House,
Sunday.
Col. Fred Grant is to marry Miss Ida
Honore, young lady of Chicago, some
time in October.
There are various ways of estimating
wealth. Down in Dixie, for instance, a
man is looked upon as a millionaire If his
fortune is only half as large as Gov. Moses's
debts.
The attempt now making by the Wash
ington Monument association to raise the
100000 needed 10 complete the edifice,
seems likely to meet with success. About
nine-tenths of the secret societies and 9TH
or organizations to whom application have
been made have responded favorably, and
it is now hoped that the monument will be
completed before the centennial exhibit
ton.
The Franklin County Times of Green
field, Mass, has been sold to Mr.. VIM.
Metcalf, for the past six years connected
with the New England Homestead. Mr..
Metcalf is an experienced practical print
er, having been bred to the business by
his father, printer of Northampton, and
he has gained a readiness at editorial work
and management that will be of value and
service. He will continue the Times on
liberal and independent basis. Mr.. Bud
dington. its late editor, has engaged in bust
ness in Springfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
HinsdAIe, ". H.


A little past eleven o'clock on Monday
evening last, the two adjoining barns of The
Rev. ii. b. Streeter were discovered 10 be
on fire. Our citizens and the lire depart-
ment promptly responded TO the alarm
given but their efforts to check the fire
were unavailing. 1t had reached the tene.
ment house adjoining the barns and swept
through ii SO rapidly that the i've families
who occupied 1t were barely able TO es-
cape with little else than their night cloth.
Ing. 1t WAS indeed a sad sight and one
never before seen here, of men, women.
and children in the street clad in their
sleeping attire sadly watching the flames
AS they consumed their little all of proper
~ and personal comforts, watching SEEM
ingly too, without a murmur. The pro-
prietor of the premises also lost, besides
his buildings, furniture, clothing, &C., his
books, papers, library, number of tons of
hay, quite quantity of Ibaccp and grain
horse, two shoats, and much other per-
sonal property. No accurate estimate OF
the amount of losses has yet been made,
but the aggregate must reach quite mum
Der of thousands of dollars. Mr.. Streeter
was partially insured we ihink for about
1880, but his policies were destroyed and
he Is uncertain as To the amount, The
buildings were ON Brattleboro street at the
top of the hill and commanded IA fine view
ofthe village as Well as of the surrounding
country for miles. A site so fine will not
long remain unOccupied. The other an
fortunate occupants Of the tenents were
John Streeter, SON of the proprietor, Moves
Barrett, +. Smilh aud j. Andrews, Ac-
tive sympathy is manifested for these suf-
ferers. A meeting, we understand, is call
ed in their behalf
1t Is reported that Mr.. Richardson of
Brattleboro has secured rooms for meat
market in Evans block, on upper Bridge
street.
H. F. Horton, Esq, having recently
received the appointment of deputy sheriff,
has been indicted into tho office. On Sat-
urday last his duties required ii, and he
very gracefully conducted lady of the
village TO the Office of j. D. Fisk, ESQ. She
was under arrest for an assault upon an
other lady. The ladies made oath in oppo-
site directions, 30 in the absence of other
testimony the case was dismissed. II
seems the duties Of sheriff are not In all re.
specIs disagreeable, though liable at times
to be irksome. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
Windham County Court.

John L. Clark VS. Witmington.-Th was
an action on the case TO recover damages
which the plaintiff had sustained on ac-
count of injuries which his wife had re-
ceived by reason of the insufliciency of the
highway in Wilmington. At a previous
term of the court case between John l..
Clark and wife VS.. Wilmington was tried,
in which action the plaintiffs recovered for
the Injuries which the wife of said Clark
received by reason of the insufliciency of
the highway. The court ruled in accord
ance with a decision which the Supreme
Court recently made, that the question of
the liability of the town was settled by the
former action, and that the only question
in this case was the amount of damages
which the plaintiff was entitled to recover.
This question was fully tried and a verdict
rendered for the plaintiff of $1,000.
MGruin W. Davis Vs. RdWSOn L. CroDeu
This was an action to recover for certain
stock in the Conn. River Petroleum Oil
Co., claimed to have been purchased by the
plaintiff for the defendant, at the special
request of the defendant. The defendants
evidence tended 10 show that what stock
was purcnaseu was LOT tue pam TN s BEN
eft, and that no directions were given to
the plaintiff to purchase stock for the de-
PENDANT, and it was not until the invest
ment had proved worthless that the plain
tiff made the claim above stated. This the
plaintiffs evidence denied. Verdict for
plaintiff, s9s6.65.
Jacob Chase Us. School District No. 10 IL,
WiiDin9tOR.-This was an action to recov-
or for taxes paid to said school district I'M
der protest. Verdict for plaintiff, 1871.
Josiah ID. Whitney as. First National
Bank of Brdttle6OrO.-T evidence show
ed that the plaintiff deposited in said bank
United States bonds to the amount of $4,000
and that he had demanded them of the
bank and had never received them. No
evidence was put in on the part of the de-
PENDANT bank, but il was claimed that the
plaintiff was not entitled to recover, be-
cause the charter of the bank did not au-
thorze its officers to take deposits of this
character. The court directed a verdict for
the plaintiff.
Wm. Harris d Son US. Charles E. Osgood,
Apt.-This was an action on promissory
note given in 1896 for $40, for butter pur-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
VERMONT STA TIE FAIR.

The State Fair at Rutland, last week, was
as to Its main features, a very large and
fine show of cattle; a very interesting show
of sheep, of more varieties than usual a
fair display Of horses, though far behind
some OF the exhibitions of former days, in
that line; a very small show OF fruits and
vegetables.
The Short-horns, which have heretofore
attracted the most attention, were not out
In full force this year, though there was a
very respectable show of them. The inter-
est which has heretofore conferred in the
short-horns seems this year TO have been
very largely transferred to the Jerseys.
The increased interest manifested in this
popular butter-making breed augurs well
for the future of the Vermont diaries.
The exhibition Of Ayrshres was in some
respects the most attractive on the grounds
and included many meritorious animals.
In sheep, Vermont has heretofore run
very much TO Merinos, TO the neglect of
other breeds. This year, however, all the
leading breeds were represented by credit
able specimens. In the old Merino class
several veteran breeds were represented,
while new faces and names were not want
ing. The Leicesters of Gen. Ripley of Rut-
land; the Southdowns from Woodstock
and East Montpelier; the Cotswolds from
Shelburn and East Montpelier, and the
Lincolns. exhibited by Peter La Clair of
Winooski, formed very interesting varie-
ty. The exhibition of Southdowns made
by the Hon. Frederick Billings Of Wood
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
NEW PEBLIC.iTIONN

Lee Il Shepard, Boston, have inst nnL.
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lated from the German Of Marie I.,,z,,
1t is Of that class of fiction commopl,
known as the "society" novel. and ,,br.
giving study of certain phases Of G,f,u,,,
life, il deals chiefly with the struggle. ri.
ais and success OF "A poor and frepdles.
girl. As a writer of novels Of thu, cbarac.
ter the author Of this volume has l,,.I,
been much noticed in Germany. and be,
sketches Of German society in the upna,
classes are spoken Of AS being Of great n,,r.
it. Not in Their Set is an attractive vol.
ume Of 37j pages, and is Tor sale Ly Che.
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Rev. Henry Morgan j. ont with a new
book, " Shadowy Hand" $50 pages, illus.
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Price, 81 90. Liberal discount To- agents.
From Estes a Ia iriat. Boston, we h4,c
No. II in their "llaif Hour Recreations in
Popular Science" 1t contains a paper
"The Circulation of the Water. ON the Sur.
face Of The Earth" 10y II. w. Dove. and
briet extract, Nv hat is Actinism?" from
the Poetry ~ ScieHce. This number com.
pleteS the first volume al this valuable Sc.
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TO be even more interesting and valuable
than the first, i Ia lac issued in monthly
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Frdnce and her Pcopic, by G. G. b., i.
the title Of IA neat volume of 300 pages,
which gives rs the best inside view of real
Franch life and feeling that Yc remember
have seen. The writer was in Pan,
when the Franco German war was declar.
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she reached England is minute and app.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

Mr.. George +. Herrick, station agent,
is making preparations for building a
dwelling house opposite Westminster de-
pot.
Mr.. Clark p. Whitney took the first
premium on one year old steers at the State
fair.
The corn crop in this valley is excel
lent, aud the farmers are now busy cutting
it up. New oats are selling at 81 cts. per
bushel.
o. Rev. =. F. Barnard will hold religious
service at the school house in district No.
9, near J. II. Elis's, next sabbath, al ~
O'Clock, p. NJ.
Now that all agitation in regard to di-
vision Of the town has ceased, would il not
be part of wisdom 10 build new road
between the two parishes, following the ra-
vine, entering ON the east near the Tuly
Clark farm aud coming ont on the west
near the residence of ID. G. Gorhan, there
10y avoiding the long aud steep hill Of the
old road, aud the heavy expense Of break
ing snow drifts around the north end Of the
hill la the winterf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

Having fed our horses and rar,,i..
good dinner, we passed the repainJ. d
The day In driving about the farm. bu, ~,
~ had time TO 90 over small n,r,
by way OF giving you a limited lido, ~, -"
extent to which farming Is here c,t,,a5 WV
will tell you that they began ,bclli,a
loading corn that day. They load on
per day, bcsi los pressing large quapli,i,
of hay aud c'rn huSks nj the samou,
This farm IL eight miles square. and a''
tains about 1900 acres; nu,nhrr ar l ,'u'
employed, about 600; mules aud h.
900; oxen, 50; number acres in r.,rn -.
600; acres in small grain. 1900. o.r'.
tame grass, 5000; miles OF hedge. am'
head of hogs, LOO; head of c,itlo eo.
These figures | have obtained from ao,,,',
statistics, and IL seems to me like r,,,..,.
on pretty extensive scale. Often 49,.
rode along, DR.. X. would point oui ,l.a.
where few years ago he had killod d..
and wolves in abundance, where now nor.
ing can be seen hut fields Of corn q. c,,'s.
the eye can reach.
The remainder OF my two weeks s,i,.,,..
was passed entirely among the rsr,uo,'
aud a more genial, hospitibe clas.Id,n.
wish to meet. An Eastern man is at ho'.s
the moment he arrives there and lo aY
my friends who feel the need of a Sbor, ,o-
pite from the wear and tear Of eyctv d,..
life, would say with the chief Of Cham,
qua "Go West" Ia closing INV inner,.,.
description of this region, would remart
that l was well pleased with cyerylbio,
except the water; that, must conre..
not exactly To my taste. To all wbo mo-,
share this antipathy l have word Of ad
vice. When you journey that WA. cali
and drink at Do. Kimbllrs well; can
heartily recommend it to one and all.
Yours truly, T. f. JoHy,nv
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
w est BrattlebOrO.

Three weeks of the fall term at the
Academy has past, and the school has been
increasing till at present it numbers be-
tween fifty ana sixty students.
On Saturday, Sept. 18th, the Sabbath
school of the Congregational church holds
picnic at Weatherhead's grove. The Brat
tleboro band has been secured to furnish
music for the occasion, and the school will
form procession at the church at $50 A.
NJ, and from there march to the grounds.
The weather being unfavorable il will be
deferred one week. All friends of the
school and those interested are cordially
invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18
A Visit 60 the PrairIes.

GUILFoRD, Sept. 10Th, 1874.
lell home about three weeks ago for a
sort visit to the prairie farms of Illinois
arrived in the town OF Fairburg Aug.
18th. The next day, in company with II. L.
and w. II. johnson, and an old resident of
f., DIR. s. p. Kimball-who by the way is
Vermonter, being formerly of Fayette-
Vile, and a son of the late Gen. p. n. Kim
BALL started for a days shooting on the
prairies. Game, in the form of quails and
prairie chickens, was very plenty, and that
day was passed in novel and pleasant
manner. Was much pleased with the gem
eral appearance of the country, although
crops of all kinds were suffering from the
long continued drouth. On the 9th we
started for the so-called "Sullivant farm"
which we reached about one o'clock, p. M,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

This is what the Woodstock Post has to
say about IL: probably not five hundred
insn in all the district would have named
Denison as their first choice for the place.
Windham county has a deep seated ankle
ty for the office, and, probably, three-quar-
tiers OF all the voters in the district would
Wheeler is not disposed to go into fight,
and so Royalton is liable to get it. MI.
Denison will probably not do any very
alarming thing in congressional halls, one
way or the other, but we can console our
selves-and damn him with faint praise
by saying that as to both ability and de
cency he is infinitely the superior OF Hen
dee and Joyce"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

1t WIS quarterly meeting at the NJ. f..
church last Sabbath. Tho pres iding elder
WAS present and baptized one person by
sprinkling, and immersed two ypnng men
in the river.
As Charlie Harris was bringing some
ladies home from the social circle last " eek
Thursday, in coming down a steep hill near
Perley Richs, the horse was risky and
turned the buggy over, very seriously in
juring Mrs. ID. A. Buell.. T..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

The Lincoln monument in Springfield,
ILL.,, is to be publicly dedicated on the 18th
of October. The Societies Of the Army OF
the Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland,
and Army of the Potomac, and various
civic associations and organizations have
been invited to attend, and 1t is expected
that many thousand distinguished officers
and soldiers, including President Grant
and Generals Sherman and Sheridan, will
be present, together with members of the
cabinet. Gov. Oglesby will deliver the
dedicatory Grafton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18

The Charlie Ross abduction case is still
included among the unsolved mysteries OF
modern crime, and bids fair to remain so.
A Philadelphia dispatch states that the
Pennsylvania detective bureau has finally
abandoned the case, after two months of
endeavors to find clue to the disappear
ance, and that the chief of that bureau ex-
presses himself as satisfied that no profess
sional criminals we're concerned in the
kidnapping. The Pinkerton detective
agency is still working upon the case, a
special fund of $4,000 having been raised
for their employment by wealthy Phldel-
phians.