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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24
Danger TO the Vines.

While | was walking in the garden one
bright morning, breeze came through and
set all the flowers and leaves nuttering.
Now that is the way flowers talk so /
pricked up my ears and listened.
Presently an elder-tree said:
"Flowers, shake off your caterpillars."
"Why :" said dozen, all together; for
they were like some childen who always
say" why?" when they are told to do any,
thing. Bad children, those.
The elder said
of you don't they'll gobble you up"
So the flowers set themselves a shaking,
till the caterpillars were shaken off.
In one of the middle beds there was a
beautiful rose, who shook off all but one,
and she said TO herself
80, that's beauty; I'll keep that one"
The elder overheard her, and called out
"One caterpillar is enough TO spoil YOU"
"But," said the rose, 4" look at his brown
and crimson fur and his beautiful black
eyes, and scores of little feet / want 10
keep him. Surely, one won't hurt me-"
A few mornings after, | passed the rose
again. There was not whole leaf on her |;
her beauty was gone, she was all but killed,
and had only life enough to weep over her
folly, while the tears stood like dewdrops on
her tattsred leaves.
Z" Alas didn't think one caterpillar
would ruin me"
One sin INDUCED has ruined many.
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-6or Mf Nonna.


Heres the dnstman Dust. hot
Up and down the street go.
" and down. far and wide,
Taking dust on every side.
sweep the dirt, every BIT,
I'm the man that calls for It.
sun may shine, winds may blow,
Here, the dustmani Dust, hot
WHIST has stretched my moutl 80 widc2
Calling dust on every side.
Much fear twill never close
Properly beneath my nose.
An the housemaids laneh and lcsi,
Though look my very best,
And the urchins ~ ! so
shout together, Dust, hoi"
Useless Tia TO change my place,
Dust" Is written on my facci
Little hope have In life
Dust Is lying on my wife
Sweep the ART every Bit,
I'm the man that calls for Il.
Growing Old. still ! go,
Shouting " Oh dust hol"
when I've carried dust enough,
And my form is old and tough,
I shall 20 the way Of man
Close my mouth, n close It can;
Changed to dust ! then shall bel
other men will carry me,
MuunuHng In a chorus low
"reu's the dustman Dust, hot"
-ch'1HiaH Weeilg.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24

MppLEMEN's PRoFIrs,-Those who think
the profits of middlemon need no trimming
are referred to the fact that while the whole
sale prices of market beef in 1860 and 1878
in Boston, were respectively seven dollar,
and six dollars and seventy-fiye cents per one
hundred pounds, the retail prices were from
twelve to fifteen cents per pound in 1860, and
are from eighteen to twenty-five cents pei
pound in 1873. That is, farmers get les.
now than in 1860, while consumers pay fifty
per cent more. And it is the same way il
many other staple articles Of consumption
either from the farm or the factory.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24

Coon ADvIcF.-Agricultural writers do
not find much encouragement, even when
they see how true it is, in the romark Of
Josh Billings, that there is advice enough
now laying around loose to run three such
worlds rs this. What we are suffering most
for is some more good example.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24
agricultural Drparfnrm.
4. u. nosKINs. rdItor.

~ AL CosurxioarioSs for thisdepartmeni should b.
sent TO the agricultural editor, whose post once 10 New
port, Vermont
tE-Tas DEPARTMENT wholly under the contrsl Of ~,
agricultural cior and he alone to be held responsible fol
the editorials therein published
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24

CATTLE should be fed regularly. In the
opinion of good farmer, "a COW or an OK
will worry off more fat in waiting an hour
for their food beyond the regular time, than
two feeds will put on"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24

To clean Drowned porcelain kettle, boil
peeled potatoes in it. The porcelain will
be rendered nearly as white as when new.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-24

" The untold misefiss that result from ndiscreiou n
early uc, may De- nlyated and cured. Ifse h0 doubt
this assertion should purchase te Medical Wofk pub
.idiol 10 Science oi ne gr Self Preservation. Price
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81 have hesitation In assuring inventors that they can
not employ man more competent and HsfWoiihg ana
more capable Of putting their applications In form 70
for them early and favorable consideration Al the fa
ONCE. EDMUND BURKE, Late Com'r Of Patents
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No Agency in me United States possssSes superior (as
Tor obtaining PaicnfS or ascerfaiHfHg ne
pafeHf1bdiip II inran0Hs.
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CONSUMPTION CAN DE CURED

by timely 10 this standard remedy, as piN'"
hundreds Of testimonials u has received. At, .,,,er
None genuine ulers signed " BUTTS on the Nlah e.
Fifty Cents and One Dollar a bottle Large p0''''
skin " fowLE a SONS, propreiors, Do.,9a Mas
Sold BY dealelr generally, U-iV-W"'
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And every affection Of the Throat Lungs and hest ~
speedily aud permanently cured BY the use oil DR.;
Balsam Of wild Cherry, which does not NY WI
cough leave the cause behind Is the Win las
remedies but oosens H. ceanses the lungs anu aAss i
u0n, thns remoNlng the cause Of The complalnt.
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A MEXICAN AND FOREIGN PATIENTS.
r. II. EDDY,
Solicitor Of Patents for Inventions,
TRADE-MARKs. or DEsiGSs,
No 20 STATE 81, OPPOSITE KrLnY ST., B0sroS.

After an extensive practice Of upwards Of thirty years
connns 10 secure patents In the United States also Ia
Great Britain France and other foreign countries Caveats
Specifications, Assignments and all papers for Patents
ecuted on reasonable terms with Dispatch Researches made
to determine the validity and utility Of Patents Of lnveD-
tons, and legal and other advice rendered IN all matters
touching the Copies the claims Of any patent fur
nished by renlns one dollar Assignments recorded in
Washington.
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The hok for young and mdde-age,i men "a read, lusi
author hos returned Europe n excellent health and b
again ihe Chief Consulting Physician ~ The Peabody Me
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-TMrrGsrnrnfs.
MASON nAMLIN CABINET ORGAN.
UNEQUALED.
THREE HIGHEST MEDALS

II Judged critically, uNArrRoACuED In capnei,, ,.
excellence. by any others. Awarded
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TEST1MONIALs,
q" regard Mr. Eddy as one Of the most capable and sue
eesVui Practitioners with whom have had ofrcial n'si
course, CHARLES MASON, Cuni'r of Patents
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Or twenty tons Of fertilizing material from
every COW, each pound Of which is equal in
fertilizing power to pure dung, aud which,
therefore, aside from the natural fertility Of
the soil, will, when applied to the land, pro-
duce feed enough for two cows. And it has
been done
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-03
A rnrmantad Gondustor.

Conductors on railways need douole
share Of patience, Tor they have hard
time OF it in answering the questions u
curious and impertinent travellers. Here
is specimen:
On the evening train from Albany, re-
.eeutly, was woman bound for West
field, who persisted in requesting the
affable conductor to inform her when
Chester was reached. Every time when
the conductor passed through the car he
was greeted with:
"Please tel me when we get to Ches-
ter"
Courteous man though he Is even his
patience was finally exhausted, and be
politely requested the unfortunate te..
male to maintain silence, as he had
heard and would heed her injunction.
ChesteE was finally reached, and Ches-
ter was yelled at the car door. The
train again started, and the conductor
mounted the car IN which Was his perse-
cutor. "Will you tell me when we get
to ChesterY" she said.
''Tnis is ChesteRp be explained, and
grasping the bell-rope, he mad the train
back up to the station.
"Pm real glad you obliged me-" said
the daughter of Eve to the eXasperated
conductor, "my husband USED to hYe
here"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-03
The Hunted Surgeon.

A young surgeon, having tried in vain
to get into practice, at last fell upon the
following expedient to set the ball to
rolling: He sprang upon his horse once
a day, and rode at luH speed through
the town. After an absence OF an hour
be would return, and carry with hun
some of his nstruments-thinkin Ii he
could impress his neighbers that he had
practice, they would begin to place con-
fidence in his ability.
A wag. who more than suspected the
deceit which he was practicings deter
mined to know the truth. He accord
ingly kept his horse in readiness, and
the next time the doctor galloped past
his door, sprang on his steed and placed
himself on the young gentleman's trail.
The doctor saw the man following al
his heels, but did not, at first, evince
any uneasiness. At length, however, he
thought ID advisable to turn down a
narrow lane. The pursuer followed on
like an evil genips;. but the doctor was
not discouraged, as another roadllay q
short, distance ahead of him, down
which he turned. The oJher kept close
at his heels, and the doctor grew impa-
tient to return home. There was no
house by the way at which, he. could az
lord any pretext for stopping. In the
meantime his saddle-bags were with
him, and he was otherwise equipped for
business, 30 that he could not return, in
the face Of his neighbor, without expos,
ing the secrets Of the trade in the most
palpable manner. Every bound Of his
steed carried him farther from his home,
and the shades OF night began to fall on
hill and dale, Still the sound of fhorse's
hoofs were laundering In his ears, and
he was driven TO his wits, end; but just
as, he turned the angle OF the wood, he
heard q low moan. A. man lay pros.
trate near the fence of meadow, and
blood gushed from a. fearful wound In
his arm. He had cut an artery with his
soy the, and was In danger of immediate
dissolution, The young doctor sprang
from his horse and staupnced the wound
Bandages were applied, and his life wi Of
saved. The pursuer had also thrown
himself from his horse, and az. the sur
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Animal Sagaclty.

1t is well known that dogs. however
vicious, will rarely harm achild, but will
submit to annoyances from one, not q
tithe of which 1t would brook from an
adult. Little Charley Van Anden, who
is not quite three years old, resides in
San Francisco, and 'betrays an extraOr-
dinary fondness Tor horses, and when at
home can hardly be kept away from the
stable, where he plays with a pet horse
without fear. and, it seems, without dan
ger. He delights in crawling beneath
the horse and between his feet, while the
animal moves only his head and extenGs,
his ears as he watches the child's gam
bols. Charley was in town the other
day and tottled off surreptitiously. When
has absence was discovered, he was
sought. fer In alarm, and was finally
found In a stable stall with an unhroken
and unruly colt. The child had fastened
q short rope around hind leg Of the
colt, and when found was splaying
horse" with, the utmost glee. II wouldn't
have tried that trick for two hundred
dollars, p said the hostler. ''Ifit wasn't
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-03
from the Philadelphia Presbyterian ]

From the Worlds Dispensary Printing Of
fee and Bindery, Buffalo, n. Y, we have re-
ceiyed ., The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in plain English; or, Medicine Sim
plided," )" by r. V. Pierce, M. D., COunselor-in-
cb.ef of the Board OF Physicians and surgeons
at the Worlds Dispensary. Whoever helps
humanity in its struggle with its inherent
weaknesses and diseases, to bear or cure, is its
benefactor. Ignorance is not only Of itself
cause Of disease and mortality, but II is the
enemy Of every effort to cure or mitigate.
Nothing will so speedily remove this cause as
knowledge ian elementary one at least OF the
diseases to which we are heir. as we'll as those
superinduced by our own imprudence. DIR.
Pierce has rendered, in our Judgment, bene-
factors service, both to the afflicted and to the
profession. In his diagnosis OF the diseases
treated Of, and in the presentation OF the phi
losophic principles involved ia their cause and
removal He is sparing of remedies, and usu-
ally prescribes such as are safe in hnskilled
hands. As book merely OF abstract knowl-
| edge, it is exceedingly readable and Interest,"
| ing, especially the following subjects: Cere-
bfal Physiology, Human Temperaments, ,Pseu-
o-Hygiene, the Nursing OF The Sick, Sleep
Food, Ventilation, etc. In one chapter on
another subject, SO delicate in its nature that
| 1t is shut up beyond the domain OF waning to
all but physicians, SO accursed in its results in
modern society, he is most explicit, and alike
true to God, to virtue, to life, and to society,
| shows the truth as preseD ted in the teachings
Of Scrtpture--that life begins with conception
with great force, to wbicn is added faithful
Price Of the Medical Adviser VI so, sent
postpaid. Address the author at Buffalo
New York.
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peculiar season for the spread Of sick
ness is In the autumn and at the adj
vent of winter. To avoid such attacks
there is now needed careful inspection
ofthe city'ssanitary condition.
Unfortunately tor Cincinnati, while
we have all the usual machinery for
such service to the city, In the form OF
Committees of the Council, a Board OF
HeaAh, and so on, they seem to be incap-
able Of any harmonious plan cooperation.
The Board OF Health is composed OF able
men ready and willing'to act for the pub
lie good, but they are not clothed with
the necessary degree of authority, from
the City Council, or by law, to render
their action in any proper degree efti-
cient or useful. This should be reme-
died without delay. And, in view OF the
Importance OF preserving the public
health of the city, any man, be he pri-
vate citizen or an official; VINO interposes
by whim or by inattention to cause de-
lay il such matter, takes upon himself
fearful responsibility, which the peo-
pie will not be slow to enforce against
him. This matter deserves prompt and
thorough attention.
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Financial 0pini0n--0ughtt to be Judge.
[From the Detroit Free Press


4 She said she'd take a dozen eggs, but
while the grocer was counting them out
she asked the price. He told her and
she shrieked:
"Seventeen centsT
eyes, ma'am."
"Why, that's outrageousw
swell, iRs hard times, and every thing
is up" ....4
she sat down on sugar barrel, sighed
several times. and asked il eggs were
likely to be lower or higher.
"I don't claim to be a prophet" he
said, as he twisted sneet OF paper into
the shape of funnel, "but l dare say
that they'll be down to sixteen. and one
half cents in less than week, and per-
haps 20 lower. Trade, which is natur-
ally depressed during July and August,
is looking'up a little. Our exports OF
gold are now equaled by our imports.
The calling of bonds puts more ready
money afloat, and capitalists are much
more hopeful this week than last. The
crops are about ready to move, nayiga.
tion prospects are brighter, and public
confidence in financial measures is. rap.
idly returning. One thing moves around
another, you see, and though, as 1 said
before, am not tinancier, and my pre-
dictions are not entitled to any great
weight, 1t seems. clear to me that eggs
have got to come down. A great current
of eggs is setting toward this point from
dozen different directions, and even II
the calling In Of bonds and the sale ol
surplus gold don't produce lower prices.
can not see'why figures should go up.'
She reached into the pickle barrel, nip
ped cucumber, and went away wonder
ing why her husband never knew any
thing. WIZ
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II MI Il y u nv |.
DAILY G. WEEKLY for 1875

TGSHE- APPROACH OF THE PRESIDEN-e
L TIAL election gives unusual Importance
to the events aud developments OF 1876. We
shall endeav0r to describe them fully, faith-
fully and fearlessly.
TIE " EEKLY SUN has now attained a..
circulation q over eighty thousand eopies. s
and it's quality Is well Known To the public.
We shalt not only endeayof to keep 1t fully up
to the old standard, but to improve and add to
ny TIE YaE'ssy WynE8RY 11S pSS Sun will continue to be
thorough newspaper. All the news OF the
day will be found in it, condensed when unirii,,
portant, at full length when OF momenty. and
always, we trust, treated in q clear, interest~
ing and instructive manner.
Fl is our aim TO make the WEEKLY SUN
the. best family newspaper In tho world II
will be full Of entertaining and appropriate
reading Of every sort, but will print nothing to-
offend the most scrupulous and delicate taste.
| 1t will always contain the most interestina
stories and romances Of the day, carefully Sc,
lected and legtbiy printed.
feature ia the WEEKLY Sun, and its RvtHJ articIes
will always be found fresh and useful to the
farmer. n
The number of men independent in politics
| is increasing, and the WEEKLY SUN Is theiH
paper especially. 1t belongs to no party and.
obeysno dictation, contending for principle
| and for the election Of the best men. 1t exs
poses the corruption that disgraces the coiiis-
try and threatens the overthrow Of republican
| institutions. IL has no fear OF knaves, aud
seeks no fayors from their supporters X
The markets Of every kind and the fashions,
n Tne price Il dc WEEKLY SUN is one dol
lar year for sheet OF eight pages, and fffty.-
six columns. Asthis barely pays the expenses
Of paper aud printing, we are not able 70 make
dscSanr q aSW ssay premium M g frisns
ton. updef the newlaw, which requires pay
ment Of postage in advance, one dollar year,
with twenty centsathe cost q prepaid postage
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geon tied up the last bsndage, he looked
Up In his face and said:
yHow lucky, neighbor, thatI was able
tosarrive in timeP
The wondering spectator was silent
with awe: and, alter assisting the wound
ed man nome, he told such miraculous
tale OF the wondering town folk, as Sc
cured to the young surgeon a reputation
not only for skill, but also for supernat-
ural prescienoe. Thus did the merest
accident contribute more to his advances
than years OF studious toll could have
done; and the lmpertinent curiosity OF a
waggish neighbor opened Tor him path
OF business which the most infuential
patronage might never have been able to
provide for him.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-03

The Livestock and Commercial Ad-
vertlser, in referring TO the iuture Of the
hog market, says it is reported that hogs
have been contracted for January delly-
cry for The Cincinnati market at 7 IL
cents, and this looks very much as il
nigh prices for hogs were to rule
throughout the next packing season.
That Lhey will rule high early in the sea-
son seems to be beyond all question, for
the reason they VIII have to be market
ed later in the season than usual,so that
hogs that can he got to the market dur
ing the first few weeks of the packing
season, in fair condition, are sure to
bring comparatively bigu figures. What
the packers propose doing IN the prem
ises it is yet too early to say; but it is
not a very safe operation tor Them to
pay another season the nigh prices rul-
ing last.
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TEE ELECTIONS Of yesterday, FORUM
ately, passed Off without any serious
trouble. 1t usually happens that when
men are dreading collision they are
more careful to give no cause for con-
flict, and thereby quiet elections follow.
So twas yesterday in those localities
where outbreak was most feared.'
The returns, SO far as received, show
| that the Republicans have captured the
Democrats in New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Kansas, Illinois, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, and New Jersey; and
that the Democrats have scalped the Re-
publicans in Virginia, Maryland and
Mississippi.
| The Illinois elections did not embrace
any general State ticket; the contest
was more upon local municipal ques-
ttions than upon party issues.
| The capture of Maryland by the Dem
ocrats was little less than an agreeable
surprise to the Democrats themselves.
A third ticket vote operated in their IA
]vor, and gave them the State.
Carrying New York by Republicans
Twas almost equally surprise to them as
Maryland was to the Democrats. For.
tunately, both parties had good men on
their tickets in New York, SO that con.
Escientious voters would not stay at home
on account Of dislike OF their own party
nominees. There was, consequently, q
livery full vote in that State. The .Repub
Ilican majority can not be much larger
than 1t was in Ohio.
1 But, as in Ohio, so now in New York,
the result reyerses the majority at the
Iprevious election; and this gives special
consolation To. the Republican mind.
| How many aspirants to the Presidency
these elections have crowded off the
track can scarcely be estimated as yet
nor can they be known till full reports
come in of the killed, wounded and miss
ling, on both sides.