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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-11

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Consumption, kpilepsy, ard Pits Mental and Ply
leal lneApaeuyt Se.-By ROBERT J. CULVER
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The world-Tenowued author, In this admirable
lecture clearly proves fIom his own experience
that tho awful consequences OF Sslf-Abuse may be
oheetually removed without medicine, and with
out dangerous surgical operations, bougies, IN
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OF cure at once certain aud efectual, by which
every sufferer, no matter what his condition may
eally.
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stamps
Address the Publishers
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For best CIGARS in town, call on
w. B. e s, T.. PAYNE.
Nov, left.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-11

Go to j. w. Rogan's to buy your
Cigars and Tobacco. July lift.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-11

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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-07-11
Every Housekeeper Wants One

July 18th '76.-1t.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

states, frnged along on the Atlantic coast,
with the unbroken forest behind us, and
among the great family Of nations we had
neither place nor name. We were like the
last new boy at public school-we had to
fight to obtain due respect from allthe great
old nations who were looking on.
OF course we had no flag we had 10 earn
that too. For a year or so our privateers
carried the Massachusetts state flag. It
was better they thought than the English
flag, at any rate. The field was of white
buntng; in the middle, green pine tree.
and on the opposite side the MOTTO "Ap-
peal to Heaven
Washington, in his character Of General
iu-Chief, commissioned several privatecr
schooners, and they all carried this flag.
The Alfred was one Of the few large
ships we had, and she carried the pine tree
| flag, and beside that, one with thirteen
stripes, in red and white, but with no stars ,
while on the stripes was coled rattlesnake
with the motto, Don't tread on me- The
rattlesnake being found only in America.
there was, OF course, peculiar meaning in
this emblem.
In the early part Of the Revolution, some
of the South Carolina regiments carried the
palmetto tree on their flag That was a
]
/ it on her coat of arms, though it grows
everywhere in the South. The palmetto
logs at Fort Moultrie were found very good
| things TO receive cannon balls when that
fort was bescged by the British in June Of
1916.
There was this multiplicity of flags, bc
cause we did not clearly know what we were.
No nation had acknowledged us as belong
ing TO their great family yet in fact we
had not quite cut loose from England, yet
we were fighting her with all our might,
and it seemed absurd TO be under her colors.
In the fight at Bunker Hill, the flag planted
in the corner of that famous redoubt was of
blue bunting, with the cross of st. George
in red in the corner, and pine tree, that
same pine tree in the upper righthand quar-
ter Of the cross
Our army at Cambridge celebrated New
Years Day, January lst, l77G, not as the
Chinese, by firing crackers aud Illuminating
lanterns in the evening, nor yet by making
calls, but by unfurling for the first time an
American camp flag of thirteen stripes.
But even then we had not declared ourselves
independent of Great Britain, and this flag
had the British union in the corner and the
crosses of st. Andrew and st. George.
Finally, on the Nth of June, l776, Con
gress, which met then in Philadelphia. set
tied upon our style Of flag. " 1t shall have,
said they, "thirteen stripes, alternate rec
aud white and the union of the states shall
be indicated by thirteen stars white in
blue field, representing new constellation.
IL was not until about forty years ago tina
it was decided to add another new star 70
every state as it joined the Union. So tina
the constellation as it is now, with nearl.
' 4 =. -
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

The temperance album imagincs a rum
seller at the Centennial exhibition making
a speech in this Style The thing you see
here, ladies and gentlemen, is the product of
American skill and industry. He was once
a man, as we say gentleman. lie stood
erect, moved with jubilant feet, had a coun-
tenance beaming with intelligence, a mind
of vast power, and a character without re-
proach. lewas loving child, loyal hus-
band, a splendid citizen before he came into
my laboratory. | have worked him over.
touched his clear eyes as with crimson, and
made his nose as red and irregular as Il
lump of coral. | embroidered his cheeks
with rum buds aud brandy blossoms. |
cracked his voice and crooked his form. !
stained his character and shattered his mind.
Look, ladies and gentlemen, at this miracle
of mechanism. A fit of manu- Il pofp is
coming on. See the artistic cOnt0rtions of
his face. His form seems like the embodi-
ment OF a guilty conscience. Every vein is
viper every artery is an adder, each hair
is a scorpion. His blood is like liquid fire.
No matter what mans religious belief is,
he believes in hell when he has the delrium
tremens. lie sees the devils then. Don Z
| go too near him. dear friends. A lighted
| cigar in contact with his breath might re-
/ suit IN spontaneous combustion, You ask
me why do this kind Of work. Because it
pays do it according to law. Men GO to
the legislature to protect me in my licensed
trade. 1t does not require much brains nor
much money to do the work. Why, ladies
and gentlemen You can see plenty OF 7peci
mems of my work, and of the work of men
in my calling, in the poor-house and prison
and mad house all over the land.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
The Great Crime.

The Boston Irdceierglyes us the following
pictures The immense number Of prison
ers now in the several jails in the state is
without precedent in history In Essex
county there are now four hundred and sixty
six inmates in the several iails and houses
of correction in that county. IL is only "A
year since there was erected at Lawrence
Same county)a new wing 10 the Jail, and as
things are going on there will need to be
another enlargement soon. Governor Rice
may have relieved some minds from undue
anxiety, when he says in his message that
three million two hundred thousand dollars
is being expended in the enlargement of
prisons. New York, too, is CRYING out
More room, more jails, more prisons. Surely
some may think crime is not 50 bad if we
only have place to put it, For little recks
it in the minds of the oyergrown liquor traf-
iic or the myriads of trading politicians if
honest taxpayers do groan with the burden
Of taxation wrung out of them by the mil
lion to pay for palatial prisons and jais,
crime, pauperism aud wretchedness as IA con
quence of the drink system-if they can only
get money, place or power thereby,
But surprising our wise Legislators, instead
of legaliziug traffic which is the well known
occasion of three-fourths of all crimes and
prisons, would etfectually prohibit it, then
might we expect to hear oftener of jails and
prisons to let and millions saved thereby.
As an example, we point TO Maine with her
drink traffic dreadfully demoralzed-as the
only state, perhaps, where the inmates of her
jails and prisons are rapidly diminishing,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
The Word i" No."

On this little word hangs many a mans
destiny. Whether he makes success or
failure of his life depends on his ability TO
say No-and No that has no yes in it--at
few supreme moments of his career The
young man who has the courage 20 say No,
when pressed TO drink wine--evcn at the
risl, of being laughed at and called "odd ~
lis safe. Is itnot better to be singular "
and safe, than TO run deadly risk for the
sake of conformity The occasional driuker
who has the stamina to take by the throat a
habit that is beginning to master him, and
strangle it with AN uutlinching No instead
Of giving TO it irresistible strength by con-
tinued compliance, is sgte. Aud there is for
him no other talismanic word.
The reformed man who arrests every in
cination of his nature toward even the pres
ence OF temptation, with No that has in it
the courage Of hope, the determination of
faith, and the inspiration OF love Tor yir-
tue, is as safe as any man can be who rows
his boat close to the steady suction of rap
ids, and within hearing of the terrible roar
of the cataract. But he must say No with
his teeth set, his eye fixed on the shore, and
all the strength and purpose that are in him
put into the bending oars. For he is rowing
for his life
But the drunkarl's No-what fcebl,
thing it is 1t is like "A paralytic's arm; he
would use it, but he cannot. Only 10y some
thing little short Of a miracle can a drunkar1
lift himself ont of despair by asserting hi
manhood in a No; only 10y seeking on bende'
knees a strength outside of himself can h,
recharge his nature with the power of re
sistance which he wickedly threw away
| Let all such remember that while there il
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

T.. e. Hewitt of Warren, desires more in
formation ON the Colorado potato beetle,
especially upon the following points
Faa-llow long after the beetle lays its
eggs before they hatch, and how long be
fore they become full grown, that is, be
come beetles
AnNwer-1he eggs, bright yellow in color,
are laid in clusters of forty or fifty upon the
under side OF the leaf. They are about the
size of pins head. The grubs hatch in a
few days varying somewhat according to
the weather. The young grubs eat yora-
ciously and grow rapidly, and after changing
their skin three or four times, reach ma
turity in about thirty days. They then drop
20 the ground bury themselves, and in a few
days, if the weather is warm, come up in
full panoply as beetles, to pair and produce
eggs, which they do within week In the
fall, the last brood remains in the ground
undeyeloped, and do not appear as beetles
until the next spring.
lSecoad-Will they poison poultry, il they
eat them' win they poison people who
pick them off the vines with their bare
hands Is their bite poisononsf
AnsuT-Poultry are very fond OF them,
and on small patch young turkeys or
chickens are sufficient to keep the vines
clear We have handled them freely with
out harm, aud never knew one to attempt To
bite. In the same mail with our cores
pondents letter came newspaper from
which we take the following item; "a
little daughter of Smith Hubbard, OF Ok
ford n, Y, was found in the garden, the
other day, picking and eating potato bugs
This greatly alarmed her parents, who be
lieyed the potato bug to be poisonous. But
she expressed her liking for them and said
that they cracked like peanuts The bug'
did the child no harm
1Add--If Paris green is used TO destroy
them, would the potato tops poison sheep
cattle, horses, etc. that eat the tops
Anstoer-lf the stock ate much of tn,
tops il would poison them. But if not more
than a pound Of the green 10 the acre i,
used (and this is enough If properly applied
mixed with twenty pounds Of flour and
busted on, or applied through a sprinkler q
tablespoonful of the clear green to paillu
of water), the stock would not be killed b,
a few bites. Arsenic is sometimes given u
horses in small doses, to improve the appear
ance Of their coats. But the bugs will cal
the potatoes enough, without letting in th,
stock
FoTh-The correspondent says the egg
were found on his vines, but not the beetle
and asks what has become of her W,
cant say they look so much alike that W,
could not identify her even II we SHOULD
iind her Ia our own field. II she hasm'
flown away, perhaps a sufficiently careful
search may yet develop her lurking place
II is pretty hard To find one when perhap
only two or three have entered the field
But don't worry over that there will sooi
be no difficulty in finding all you will want
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

A London correspondent writes The
other day a rustic individual came TO Lon
don by train 10 witness the reception of the
Prince of Wales A man who had come in the
same third-class carriage with him admon-
ished this rustic, when they were parting
lust outside the London station, that he
should be very careful of his money, as many
thieves would be in the crowd. "Oh," SAID
the rustic, "nobody'll get my money; have
only one pound, and mean 10 keep that in
my mouth" This remark was overheard
by one of our small but clever street boys
who watched his opportunity, and when the
honest couutryman had got few hundred
yards ON his way, suddenly scattered few
pennies on the ground before him, and began
to pick them up again, crying to the rustic
rs he did so, You gimme that sovrin
The rustic looked bewildered. You gimme
that sovrn," shouted the small boy. 90 see
you pick it up and put it in yer mouth" A
crowd began to collect, and asked the boy
what was the matter. Why" cried the
little rogue, " | was agoin' long with silver
in my hand, carryin' it to mother, n some
body run agin me and knocked it all on the
ground, II this man he took up the sovrin
an | seen IN put it in is mouth" The as
founded rustic attempted TO explain but his
voice was thick something plainly was in
his mouth, and an honest British public
forced him to disgorge. The poor rustic was
glad to get off without his pound and with
whole bones the boy went off with the gold
in his pocket, and the honest British public
distributed itself, each member thereof salts
fled that scoundrel had been defeated in
his attempt TO rob small boy engaged in
dlially supporting his aged mother,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26

Some utilitarians on the farm are fond Of
arguing that COWS do not feed so freely, and
consequently do not produce so abundantly
when allowed shade But so far as we can
learn, say, an intelligent writer there have
been no properly conducted experiments
that prove that a larger yield Of milk can be
obtained from cows when they are notal-
lowed shade in hot wheather, than when
they are allowed shade. 1t is true cows will
not yield so much milk when they have the
run of large tracts Of timber, because in
woodlands the cows crop the leaves of trees
and feed upon various plants that have a
tendency to lessen the yield Of milk. 1t is
quite different with shade trees scattered
here aud there over grass lands they have
acquired size, and the branches are above
the reach of cattle. We do not believe that
cows deprived Of shade will yield more milk
than those which have it under such circum-
stances. All our experience in the care and
management of mich cows teaches us that
the more comfort you can give the animal
the more milk she will yield--other things
being equal and when cows seek shade
during hot wheather, they do it TO escape
the burning rays Of the sun, and because it
affords them relief and comfort ia the same
way that ii does man when similarly ex-
posed 1t is cruel practice to compel cattle
TO bear the intense rays OF the sun during
our hot summers. They need protection at
such seasons, and if man finds shade at times
not only grateful and necessary, there is no
reason why the same rule may not apply in
some degree to our domestic animals. We
have reason to believe that milk is not I'M
frequently seriously impaired when cows
have been exposed for many hours 10 in
tense heat under the direct rays of the sun.
1t has q tendency to make the animals fever
sh, and hence where pastures are stripped
of shade trees, it is well to erect temporary
shades. And these temporary shades can he
made useful for enriching knobs and the
poorest parts of the field that need manures /;
for these shades will draw the cattle TO such
points for rest, and there will be an accumu-
laton Of droppngs which will be of great
utility in renovating these spots. Then by
changing the shades from place to place rs
occasion requires, these poor spots will be
permanently benefited all over the field.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
Health Better than Wealth.

Little Martin was poor boy who had no
father or mother. He earned his bread 10y
going on errands. One day ON his way
home, he sat down to rest and to eat his
piece of dry bread near the door of an inn.
As he sat there a fine carriage drove up, and
the master of the inn came out TO serve two
gentlemen who were in it. One of them
was very young-not much older than Mar
finland Martin thought to himself that he
would like to be in his place. When he
looked at his own crust OF bread and his
worn clothes, and then at their fine things,
he could not help saying aloud
"Oh, dear, | wish | had that young gen
tleman's grand coach. wish could change
places with him."
The other gentleman, who was the boy's
tutor, heard this, aud told it to his pupil,
who made signs to Martin to come to him
So, little boy" he said, "you would
like to change places with me- would you p
81 beg pardon, sir" said Martin 81 did
not mean any harm by what | said"
81 am not angry" said the young gentle
man " only wish to know il you are will
ing to change places with me 2"
"Oh, now you are joking" said Martin
"no one would wish to change places witt
me, and walk so many miles each day, anc
have nothing to eat but dry crust"
well" said the young man, " will give
you all have if you will give me all thai
you have, and that have not"
Martin did not know what to say, but tn,
tutor told him to speak freely.
ooh, yes" said Martin, then; g will
change places with you"
But when the young gentleman stepped
out, Martin saw that he was very lame. Hi
legs were bent so that he had to walk will
crutches. His face was pale and thin, too
"Will you change places with me now 2
asked the youth. 81 will give you all tina
have TO be strong like YOU
But Martin said Oh no not for Tia
world"
81 would gladly be poor" said the younl
man, if could run like you; but as it i
Gods will that | should be lame, try TO b
happy and thankful as ! am. ~ Church an
State
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
A WALKING MIRACLE!

M. H. r. Sterensi Dear Sr;-rhoigh a stranger /
want To inform you what YEGETINE has done Tor me.
Last Christmas Scroua made its appearance my system
large running ulcers appearing me, follows One
each OF my arns my thigh which extended 10 the
seat my head whieh ate into the skull bone
my efi leg which became bad that two physicians
10 ampuatc the limb though upon consultation concluded
not to do my whole body full Of Scrofua
they deemed IT advisable to cut the sore, which painful
beyond description, and there quart matter
from this The physicians al gave mp die
and said they could do no more for both of my legs
drawn mp to my seat and It thought II did get
mp again would be a cripple for life.
When in this condition saw YEGETlNE advertised
and commenced taking in March, and followed with
untl had used sixteen bottles and this morning am so
ing 10 plough com well man. An my ownsmen say 1t /,
miracle to see me round walking and working
" In conclusion will add When l was enduring sucl
great suffering, from that dreadful disease scrofla,
prayed to the Lord above 10 take Of this world
YEGErNE has restored to the blessings of health
desire than 10 live that may be OF
to my fellow and know OF no better way aid
terng humanity than To nclose you this statement ny
case with earnest hope that you Will publish ii; and II
will afford pleasure to reply to any communicates
which may receive thereff0m
ana, sir, very respectfully. WIN, rAYN.
Avery, hcrren County, Michigan, duty ", lsla.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26


There is frequent call in the stores for
sage cheese" and if well made this cheese
will always bring several cents pound more
than the common kind. We give below X. A.
Wizards description of the process of manu-
facture Sage cheese is made very much
like our common factory and farm dairy
cheese, except in the hayoring and eoloring.
To obtain the ilavoring, the sage is stepped
through a cloth, aud is then added to the
milk in the vat at the time Of putting in
the rennet. If il is desired TO give the
cheese green notified color, the juice of
green corn leaves or clover is used for color
ing The leaves are bruised in mortar or
other vessel, so that the juice may be easily
expressed, and this is mingled with por-
ton of the milk taken from the vat immedi-
ately after the rennet has been added and
is allowed to coagulate 10y itself. The two
portions Of milk, after coagulation, are then
wheyed off, separately, and when the curds
are in proper condition for sailing they are
mixed together. The green curds being
thus intermingled with the white, give the
notified appearance to the cheese, which is
often considered essential to the lovers OF
sage cheese. 1t may be remarked, however
that the cooring adds nothing to the fla
vor of the cheese and is for the qualification
of the eye alone. Sage cheese to be saable
must be what the cheese-mongers call rich
in meat, that is to say, with plenty of butter
fat in its composition, and in other respects
to be well made, showing the quality anC
other characteristics of fine goods. Pool
stuff having no merit beyond the ilayorinl
of sage and the peculiar notified coloring %
| green, will not be sufficient TO make it sought
after in the market but on the other hand
it would soon be discovered as a fraud, an(
prove in the end bad investment for botl
maker and dealer"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-07-26
I0iuUbIe EcideHcc!

The following unsolicited testimonial from Rev o. r.
Walker D. De- formerly pastor Of Bowdon square Church
Boston, and at present settled In Providence r. H. must be-
deemed reliable evidence No should fail to observe
that this testimonial is the result Of years experience
with the use Of NEGEfINE in the Rev. Mr. Walkers fam
ny, who nov pronuuuces II Invaluable;
providence, r. l., l6i Transit Street
H. Il. Sferens Es1.-l feel bound To express with my
signature, the high value place upon your YEGErINE.
My family have used It for last two years In nervous
debility 1t Invaluable and recommend il to an who may
need an inyigoating, reno,atiug tonic
o. T. WALKER.
Formerly Pastor Of Bowdoin square church. Boston"