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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

case. On the other side, three additional
charges were preferred, Saturday, against
Cray. Winslow still processes great anxiety
to return home, aud promises to do so volun.
tarily il he Is released.
The great steam engine at tho centennial
weighs 800 tons will drive eight miles of
shahng; has a fly wheel 30 feet in diame-
ter and weighing 20 tons is Of 400 horse
power, with capacity Of being forced to
$500 horsepower; has two walking-beams,
weighing % tons each two 40.inch cylin.
ders, 10-foot stroke, a crank shaft 10 inches
in diameter aud II feet in length connect
iug.rods "a feet 10 length, and pision.rod A
inches in diameter. The platform upon
which it rests is 80 feet 10 diameter, and
composed of polished iron plates resting upon
brick foundations that extend far down into
the earth. The height from the floor TO the
top Of the walking-beam is 80 feet.
Interlocutor that snowy woman
who talks and laughs so loud and digs PEG.
pie 10 the ribs2" Interlocutrix-"0h, that's
the Duchess Of Bayswater she was Lady
Gwendolen Beaumanoir, you know :" Inter-
locutor with warmth) -"Ah to be sure !
That accounts for her high-bred ease, her
aristocratic simplicity Of manner, her natura
and straightforward" lnterlocutrix (put-
ting up her eyc-glass) -"By the by, pardon
me have unintentionally misnformed you
it's Mrs. Judkins she's the widow of an
alderman, aud her father was cheesemon-
ger in the New Cut ~ Interlocutor-"Dear
me !-ah hum !-sr-hum !-ha - That
quite alters the case Size is very vulgar,
must say-awful N. Bit was the
duchess, after all.-Punch.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
Insurance Associations.

Nix. EDIToR-Boing Mason and Odd
Fellow, and having the good Of tho brothers
Mt heart, give them the following ideas for
their consideration on Masonic and Old
Fellows Mutual Benefit Associations. n kind
of cooperative insurance, which, having had
its run in other forms, is now having its run
with them, and many join them, thinking.
rs the losses are small now, they will always
continue SO, and that il is mutual, equitable
and enduring.
viii the losses always be rs lightP
To illustrate l will take one of these So
cietics of 1000 members from the ages of2l to
O5, that pay 81 or 81, 10 ON the death Of each
member. The small extra amount paid by
the older ones when joining, has nothing TO
do with these losses.
These losses will not for about ten years.
or not until the oldest members get to be IS,
be far from 10 year, and ut the ratio of
10 year, II would take 80 years before all tho
1000 would die and thereby make those aged
81 when they joined lOl years old at death, II
thing no one believes possible. by the tables
of mortality, the average duration OF life of
persons aged 81 is 40 years, and those So, ~
years, which would make the average dura-
ton of life on this 1000 about 20 years, and
the average loss 80 u year If the average
loss is 81 year, and it Is only IL now, it
must he Ga at some time, TO make this
average, and this S6l will come in old age
when one is less able to pay it. Some may
say, that taking new members will reduce
this average. | would ask il the taking of
new member to fill the place of one that
dies, will make the original 1000 live any long
en- or lessen the number of deaths? No; but
this $3S average will be increased by the
death of some ofthose new ones.
Is it Mutual and Equitable?
BY il the members aged 65 average 10 pay
only u years, aud this at II time when losses
are lightest, and they cannot pay over $500
towards the $1,000, while one aged 81, should
he live until all the 1000 members belonging
when he joined had died, and also some Of
the new ones, would perhaps pay $500.
Will it be enduring?
AS ii is so uncertain whether the class will
| be full when one dies, and what amount his
friends will receive, or what will have to be
paid, or when they will have to pay it, to-
gether with so many uncertainties, can there
be found many with faith strong enough to
continue to the end?
Every great blessing like life insurance is
always initiated, and II these societies were
created TOR that purpose, they are n greal
| failure, rs to cheapncss, mutually, equity OF
certainty, rs will be seen by any one who
will fully compare them with the mutua
plans of life insurance. But if they are ere
ated for the benefit of those so unfortunate
as to be uninsurable, they are great blessings
while they last, and worthy of acceptation.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

proprietor of the Valley House at Cornish,
N. H.. for $500.
William Boynton Of Weathersfeld had
horse stolen April %, by William Gilman
who is just out Of states prison after serving
thirteen years sentence for horse stealing,
The people Of Springfield propose 10 oelo-
brate the coming Fourth in an appropriate
manner A fund has been raised and
committee Of ten appointed TO arrange for,
aud have charge Of, tho celebration. The
committee arc to meet on the 9th inst. at
the close of the town meeting to take the
sense Of the people as to how to celebrate
the day.
John S. Adams Of Chester committed sui
eide with poison at the residence Of the lady
to whom he was engaged in that place, last
Saturday morning, it is thought on account
intemperance of Adams. He was about 81
years old, the son Of q prominent lawyer
and correspondent of number Of local
papers.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evarts has gone up 10 his
country place at Woodstock, where he pro-
poses to spend the next fortnight in diligent
work on his centennial grafton. 1t is UNDER
stood that Mr.. Evarts has been giving more
or less attention to this work ever Since the
appointment was made, and that he goes to
Woodstock now only for the unaccustomed
task of putting on paper an GRAFTON, the ma
terials Of which are already arranged in his
mind, and as we'll prepared as it has been
his custom to prepare for any Of his most
important public addresses.
David Il. Campbell, who has just given
the towns of Athens, Westminster, Windsor,
Grafton and Springfield, $4,000 each for the
poor, was poor young mau himself once,
aud in 1892 he employed Mary Sturtevant,
a tailoress, to mend his coat, his BILL amount
ing to "three and nine pence" when he went
to pay up she was not in, and as they both
soon left town he failed to hand her the
money. She was afterwards married, had a
son, and became a widow, and no went
through long business experience, becom-
ing wealthy. One day, in 1869, she re-
ceived letter from him, in which he stated
that he had just learned where she was and
enclosed the money with interest The
woman gave the money to the Consump-
tives' Home at Boston.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

A question that the members Of the grange
may very properly ask themselves is, what
have we done to carry out the intentions and
wishes OF the founders Of the order 2 Have we
paid all the attention to the educational feature
Of the grange that we shoud2 Have we
such library as we should have, and are
we taking as many agricultural papers as
we shoud2 Have we built grange hall
and furnished it as it should bel Have We
taken any pains to learn the cost Of our
products, or to know whether we are selling
them below the cost Of production or not Z
Have we taken any pains to collect stats.
tics as to the amount Of farm products on
hand and the probable deficiency or surplus
OF any one of them Are We continuing, as
before the organization of our order, to be
led, as if blind to our own interests, whittier,
soever spectators IN our products choose tC
lead us, so that they are enabled to reap the
profits of our unceasing toll ? Have VIZ
paid any attention to the great question o.
political economy aud hundred other ques
tions involving our welfare and PROCESS
Finally, shall we continue to condemn our
selves for things we allow, instead Of arising
in our strength and saying to all influences
opposed to the welfare Of the members Of oui
noble order, Thus far shalt thou 40 and nc
farther !"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

Rev. d. Il. Miller proposes a trip to Bal.
timoro where the M. Il. Conference is in SEES.
sion.
Fred Emmons the other day was made to
pay $40 in fne and costs for whipping his
horse numerically, and that was none too
much
10. Ducette undertook to row across the
mill pond on Tuesday, but not having sufi
cient steam was carried over the dam. lie
came out alive aud well.
The uuoccupied house Of Old King 1--WE
never knew his other name) took fire Wed.
nesday night and was burned down. Many
lives were lost, but the loss of property was
small.
The father of Judge Bowman received a
paralytic shock recently, which, owing to his
advanced age, it is feared will result fatally.
lie served in the war of 1912, and was pres
ent at the battle Of Plattsburgh.
A trial Of Buffers patent smoothing har-
row was made on the fat below the p. 4 o..
shops on Wednesday, which resulted in gen.
eral approval Of the harrow, though the
ground was hardly IN condition to give it a
fair show.
A tin wedding was the order of the even
ing at the house of w. H. Preston, last
Monday. A good company was there and a
grand time, even prisoner in the Jail con-
tributing poem, while others brought tim
ware of every description.
The celebration moves slowly, only about
$500 having been subscribed as yet, but the
committee propose to give people few days
longer in which to show their faith by their
works, before saying that the celebration will
not come to st. Johnsbury.
Emily, daughter of Elias Cheney, was
escorted to Brattleboro insane asylum on
Monday, by DR.. Stokes There is something
mysterious about the affair, as Mr.. Cheney
aud wife were away from home, having left
the girl to keep house alone, and the neigh
bors say she is not so crazy as some that
haven't gone there yet.
1t was a pretty careless trick for young
Steere, last Friday, to smoke a cigar about
H. L. Fletcher's buildings while mechanics
were making repairs, but he did it, even
after he was adjured not to. The conse-
quence was he dropped some fire upon a
straw manure heap which iguited, and would
have consumed the buildings and perhaps
others had not the workmen discovered it in
season.
Attention is called to the advertisement of
Hall 4 Fletcher This firm, it is wellknown,
carry one Of the largest aud best-assorted
stocks of goods in Caledonia county. What
ever is needed in the line Of dry goods, gro
ceries, carpets, etc., may be found at their
store, These gentlemen by their square
dealing and tact in buying, merit the pat
ronage of the community.
The other day keg of whiskey was
among the express packages going to West
Concord. Mr.. Gould LEFT it on the north
end Of the platform while he was delivering
to the johnson train, but while he was doing
SO the whiskey took to itself wings, and
among all the population Of st. Johnsbury
no one knew whittier it had gone. We always
knew that keg of whiskey was too much
for Dwight. But he lays it all to the min
listers about the depot that night.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
Brotherhood in the Grange.

The order Of the Patrons of llusbaadry is
based upon the brotherhood and unity Of
interest, socially, mentally, morally, and
financially, Of the farmers the most nu-
merous aud largest wealth producing class in
the world, yet heretofore the most isolated
class without brotherhood or union of any
kind. Tens of thousands of meA aud women
who are to-day live, active farmers OF the
grange know nothing OF the real duties and
obligations, expressed and implied, that they
have taken upon themselves as members oil
the order. The financial features of the or.
der absorb their energies and attention until
they forget almost entirely the great lessons
in "lratornity," that our order teaches, les
sons in "hope, faith, charity, and fidelity
Now is the time to Impress upon the minds
of the Patrons the fraternity of the order.
little Of high sentiment in the order Toe
little realization of our duties and relation,
to each other in prosperity and adversely.
These studies and relations can be studied
and discussed and a greater fraternity pro.
duced in the order without leaving the other
work undone.
Every grange has a lecturer whose bust
ness it is to attend to this matter, arrange
the discussions aud debates, and CAL atten.
ton Of the members to the fraternity of the
order, How often does it happen that tn,
lecturer is remiss in this duty and does no
more than any other member of the order
The lecturer eau do great work; study
well the teachings of the ritual and impress
their Importance upon the members Of the
grange; cite cases and Illustrations wheI
members can and should aid each other
arouse the spirit Of fraternity Anl union il
the order. Shall we have revival Of tina
kind Our order should possess more fra
ternity than any other order in the land
Our interests are more nearly identical an,
our wants of fratornal union greater thai
any other class. Shall We not take step
upward aud onward
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The New Hampshire state convention
will meet at Concord, May "a.
Joseph Eastman, aged "a years, was iu-
stautly killed Sunday at George Richardson S
lumber mill in Carroll, being caught in a
belt which drew him in, horribly manging
his body He lived at Benton aud leaves a
wife and child.
The referees, to whom was given the case
Of the Dartmouth students who got up a
riot at Parker's bookstore, some months
ago, rendered a verdict for 500 against the
town, which is legally responsible for the
disturbance. The students who expect TO be
assessed for the sum are pretty mad, and say
they will stand trial before they will pay.
Dartmouth students are, however, not much
of a success Of late as rebels against legally
constituted authority. The editors of the
Dartmouth, recently suspended for publish
ing an article prohibited by the faculty, have
signed avery abject apology in order to get
back.-SprinQfeld Republican.
The Portsmouth Times says that rare
spider crab or sea spider, which naturalists
term the Squnado species, was taken on a
trawl set some thirty miles outside of the
Shoals on Monday, and it Is to be for
warded to the museum Of the Smithsonian
Institute. The body is convex and heart
shaped, four inches in diameter, the long
legs spreading about eighteen inches the
eyes are small and very short Of a reddish
COLOR very active and ierocious looking, aud
the body is covered with spines and hairs.
1t is great annoyance to fishermen, driv-
ing away fish and larger crabs and Holsters
from the nets by its constant movements
AS many as $4,000 eggs have been found on
a single female. The ancients believed this
"critter" to be endowed with reason aud rep
resented it suspended from the neck Of
Diana of Ephesus as an emblem of wisdom
it is also figured on their medals. This
spider is very rare in our waters. ...
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
Twenty Ncnrs Ago.

CAsroRA is the result of old Physicians % years
experiments endosvoring to produce from his owl
practice an effective mild and pleasant physlc free from
the objections connected with Castor Oil or drastic
pills. Old Doctor Samuel Pitcher of Barnstabc, Mass,
has succeeded in preparing castor OH in such
manner as to render it perfectly palatable and still
preserve unimpaired its laxative properties The doc
tor has prescribed this honeyed cathArto in his prac
ucc with wonderful for years past particularly
among children, under the name Of "Castoria." and
the demand has Increased from the people and
physicians, that arrangements have been made to in
troduce II generally to the public,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
4atrOns of 9usbanorp.
CONDUCTED by
,. T.. BOYDEN, OF wAITSFIELD, VT.
NO GRANGE WITHOUT WON ZEN.


Lamentations of man, who wished to become
member OF grange but could not decide TO do 80 b,
ausc women were also admitted.
Tell me ye winged Winds"
That round my pathway blow,
"Do yO not know some" grange
Where women never go,
Some valley lone and strange,
r Some "hollerr in the ground
Where men could have grange alone,
And not woman round
Tho cold winds "bew tho snow into his fsco,n
Aud clustering, 1t answered, mary place.
Tell me, thou mighty deep.
Whose pillows round me play,
Knowest thou some favored spot"
Some land, far, far away
Where anxious man could find
grange to join In peace
Where women's hats re not,
And pinbacks are out Of place
"The loud waves sounding perpetual shout,
Stop'd for while, thon spluttorOd'-
"You git out"
And thou, sweet silver moon,
That with such holy faco,
Dost look upon the girls
We meet in every place,
Tell me, In all your change,
Hast thou not seen some spot,
Where mes could have grange
And calico be mott
"Behind a cloud the moon withdrew in woe,
And in voice both sweet and sad, responded
"No sr'ee;" oh, no
"Tell mo my troubled heart
Oh tell me Hope and Faith"
Is there no safe retreat
From women, girls and death
Is there no happy grange,
Where men are ever free
Where women could not come,
Ifso, where can 1t be,
Faith, Hope and Truth, best boon to mortals give
Waved their bright wands" and answ erod, MOI
There arc women, too, In Heaven.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

No remedy ever discovered has met with such uni
versa success in removing spavins, spntsi callous
and all such unnatural enlargements, as Kendall
SPAWN Cure, which does completely them ant
remove the enlargement without blistering or caus
ing any soreness IL IL also excellent for sprains
lameness and all strains The statement seems lar
to some yet 1t is fact that kendalps SPAWN Cur
will cure a SPAWN and completely remove the bunch
leaving the horse sound before the appearance
the Spawn. Send stamp for circular and pamphle
giving proof to tho above statement. Manufactured
by b. J. Kendall, EnOsburgh Falls, VI,
Wells, Richardson Co, Wholesale Agents, Bur
lington, Vt.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

Grange supply houses are being estab.
lishcd at many points at the West. One has
Just been established at Greeuvilc. Ohio,
with forty thousand dollars, another at Ma
rietta with twenty thousand dollars, and
many others have been established, with n
very large capital The object of the sup.
ply houses is to distribute goods and groce-
ries to the subordinate oranges, and to mass
in bulk the farmers products and ship them
TO market.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
Out this out.

1T MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE. There Is
person living but what suffers more less with
lung disease, coughs colds or consumption, yet
icine that would cure them DIR A. Boschee's German
Syrup has lately boon introduced in this country from
Germany, and It's wondrous cures asonish every one
that try it. Ifyou doubt what say in print, cut
this out and take 1t to your druggist, q. d. Randall
and G. g. bingham, agents, st Johnsbury and get a
sample bottle for 10 cents and try IT, regular size
for Is cents.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

MINE NoyGoRoD FAIR, Tho great market Of the
eastern world has eeen held at this junction OF the
Nolga ana Olgo rivers, In Russia, every summer for
hundreds Of years. Here the nations Of Europe and
ASIA meet with their products for trade. Cossaok,
Ihlneso, Iurk ana Persian meet the German and the
Greek with every variety Of merchandise that mankind
employs from sapphires 10 grindst0nes, tea opium,
fur food, tools and fabrics, aud last but not least mod
ieine. j. q. Ayer Co.'s celebrated remedies ffom
America were displayed In elegant bazaar whore the
Doctor himself might sometimes bo seen, They are
known and taken on steppes Of Asia as we'll as the
pTaTles OF the West and are eeetua antidute for
the diseases that prevail In the ya0ur Of the North
we'll as tho hus and cabins vi the western continent
-LiRe0H Ui) Times,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

The oranges of the Mississippi Valley,
and as far east as Ohio, are shipping their
sugar and moasses from Bro. Wetmoro,
Louisiana state agent at New Orleans, and
are making very large savings. A district
or county grange will often order boat
load at time, and the surplus is Immediate
ly taken of their hands by other oranges
The advantages of county oranges are clearly
shown by such transactions.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
Nlarria9ts.

At Newport, April "a, zadoc d. Bowloy and Eliza A.
Miller.
At Newport April "a, Frederick p. Riley and S. el.
en- Crawford
At Woodstock April q, by Rev. l.. W. Hicks William
Il, HaZen, cashier OF the Merchants National Bank Of
~. Johnsbury, and Miss Henrietta D. Haskell OF
Woodstock
At ST. Johnshury, May 2, by Rev. o. Royce, William
Patterson and Lena Thompson.
At St JohnshuIy, May 2 George Hall Of Concord
aud Ella, oldest daughter VI q. +. Dean,
sAt ST. Johnsbury Center, April 90 Charles Hall and
Abbie Lee Of Victory.
At LyndOnvlle, April "a, John Park of Ly ndOn and
Ellen TiltOn nf sutton.
At Botonville, May |, Edwin Abbott and Ida Morse
of NeWbuTy
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

We invite the brothers and sisters of the
order to write us more upon the business Of
the order, and the general prosperity Of the
oranges throughout New England. We have
never received a word from some of the
oranges Of this state since they were organ
lied. Write us brief notes of your prosperi-
ty, discussions and general business of your
grange, for publication in the FARMER.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

Worthy Master Allen of Missouri writes,
that the oranges Of that state are not only
holding their own, but are making rapid and
healthy progress everywhere. Many oranges
have built halls during the past winter. A
largo number Of cooperative stores have
been started, many county oranges organized,
and several fire insurance companies have
been started, which are doing good BUSH
M
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05

The state agency in Ohio reports sales to
the amount of one million dollars during the
last year, and the oranges Of Ohio are in a
remarkably prosperous condition. There is
probably no state in the union where there
are 50 few poor oranges. Since the intro
ductlon Of the order iuto the state, there has
been but one charter revoked. Three oranges
have consolidated, and three oranges surren.
dered their charter. Ohio has now about
thirteen hundred oranges, goodly number
of the oranges having been organized during
the past winter.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
" It's Only IN Cough -

has brought many TO untimely graves. What Is
Cuughl The lungs or bronchial tubes have been at
tackled by a cold nature sounds aarmbell, telling
where the disease lies. Wisdom suggests TRY Wis
TAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY" IL has cured during
the last half Of a century, thousands upon thousand
OF persons AS long you cough there is danger, fol
cured.
so cents and 81 n bottle Sold by all druggists.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-05
The Cumberland Phosphate,

the best in the market, according to DR.. Hoskin's
experience and which has been analysed by scientific
men, and found to DO pure article. No drier in this
Phosphate, but pure Bone Dust which, in itself, is
known to be grand fertilizer.
The Nova Scotia Plaster said to DO the Best in tho
market We have this in bulk for $3.50 per ton, or
sll in barrels.
We say To friends and the public that you have
thanks for your liberal patronage thus far and We
continue to solicit your cooperation business for we
believe, and hope to mako store the Laborng mans
store, whore our interests arc IDENTICAL objects
are all alike.
T. V. POWERS, Agent.