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have been planned with reference TO this
saving of steps. The majority OF families
have no special room fitted up as a laundry,
no pantry cspscous enough TO contain ev-
erything pantry should contain, no sew
ing-room set apart for that sole purpose,
and articles needed in these various indus
tries are necessarily scattered, and kept
where it is most convenient TO keep them.
The washing utensils are usually kept in
the cellar and must be brought TO the kiich-
ed aud carried back again.
The sewing machine stands not fat from
the cook stove, so the woman who does her
own work can have an oversight OF the
cooking while busy at the machine, but
her materials for sewing cannot all be With
in reach. Yet, by using her brains as
much as she does her feet, she may save
the latter many an unnecessary trip. If
she must go down cellar for anything, let
her pause a moment before starting and see
If there is not something TO be carried
down, or If there is any errand there that
may be attended to besides the special one
she goes on. II she has occasion 10 go up
stairs, let her consider how much that is TO
be done she can accomplish with once go
ing there, and so of everything else. A
great deal can be done 10y planning work TO
make it easy. She who has arranged in
her mind little programme of her work,
and goes at it systematically, will accom-
plish with half the fatigue, what, taken at
random, might be entirely beyond her
strength Children can be trained so as to
save their mothers steps, and by setting
and clearing away tables, putting their
own toys and belongings in place, do very
much TO tighten the tolls of their mothers.
N. Y. Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06

They live longest, as a class, who lead
calm and even lives, mentally and phys
ically, who are most exempt from the tur-
moils and shocks and strains which are in
cident to human existence, and who are as
sured of to-morrow's bread. There is no
one thing, aside from the blessedness of an
implicit reliance on the Providence of God,
which has such direct influence in pro-
noting longevity as an assurance, felt TO
ion for life, for all the ordinary wants of
our station. Not long ago a man died in a
poor-house in England, where he had been
taken care of for ninety years; he had no
anxieties for to-morrow's bread he had no
quarters day to provide against in default
of which wife and children would be turn
ed into the street from the doors of tho ele-
giant brown stone mansion. He had no
note to meet in bank, which if not paid by
a day or an hour would involve protest and
financial ruin. All, this load of debt, how
it grinds ones manhood to powder; how
it agonizes the sensitive heart; how it
shames mans honor; how it has driven
to desperation, TO drunkenness, to suicide,
10 murderl How the anguish of il takes
The energy and health out Of man, and
makes him pine aud anguish for weary
days and weeks on beds of thorns, which
pierce through the body into the soul!
So, one good way TO avoid sickness and
premature death is to avoid debt as you
would the devil.-JOurRdl Of Health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06
The Boy thu, Stuck to Farming.

When boy from ten TO fourteen years
of age, was taught TO milk and do other
"chores" night and morning before and af-
ter school hours. My father was farmer
as we'll as politician. He pasturUd his
cattle upon the meadows after moving, and
in the late autumn and mid winter, when
the ground was bare, all the heaps or balls
of debris on the meadows and pastures
were broken and distributed, by using a
maui. Saturday was vacation from school,
and worked at beating and scattering the
debris on the pasture lands, being paid by
my father ten cents a day of eight hours.
1 accumulated two dollars, for which my
father sold me a heller calf and bargained
to keep ii for me by my working half day
each week. This did, and at the end of
one year exchanged my heifer with my
father for two male calves. Almost every
day amer these calves were two weeks old
] occupied my spare time in teaching them
to work in the yoke-a small one, with two
bows, which friend made for me. At two
months old they would "gee" aud "baw"
as well as old oxen. They were then turn
ed to pasture until September. When my
father was moving the grass on his salt
meadows, situated on the borders of Long
Island Sound, these calves were taken and
used TO lead the heavier cattle team over
the meadows. Again, they were used in
md-winter 10 lead the team in breaking in
his two-y Odds. As these calves or young
steers grew up, taught the near OK TO let
me ride him, while the off OK would come
along in his place, and so often drove my
fathers stock from the pasture 10 the barn
yard. So much for my early choring and
team work.
After 1 was ID, my father gave me piece
of ground each year, that could plant and
work on shares, and if wanted help, 1 had
to give two days of my time TO the hired
mans one day. l grew just what my fan
cy and reading dictated, and from the pro-
ceeds dressed as well as any Of the boys
| of the present time. l always had some
time to play, and time to read, and now
look back with love and pleasant thoughts
to the old farm, and the farm hand who
taught me to use tools, to hold the
pillow, and 10 bring the point and heel OF
my scythe so as TO leave the swain clean
and true. Once, when driving the OK team
to the pillow, failed in keeping them in a
straight line at the end OF the furrow, but
danced for it when the plowman took the
whip from my hands and laid it heavily
over my back and legs. l always after
wards drove the team out straight and
have tried TO drive straight now over sew
enty years.
The remembrance of my own boyhood
has always induced me to favor all items
of encouragement at home on the farm, and
1 believe, if it were more generally prac-
| ticed, we should have more good farmers
and less brokeu-down merchants, or loaf
ing, hanging-on, time-serving clerks, ready
for anything except honorable labor and
usefulness.-C0 Country Gentleman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06

HOME BnAUTY.-A tasteful woman can
max garnet beautiful and home-like at
little cost; for the beauty of home depends
more on education and refined taste than
upon mere wealth. If there is no artist in
the house it matters little that there is a
large balance at the bank. There is usual
ly no better excuse for a barren home than
ignorance or careleSsness. a little me-
chaDical skill can make brackets and
shelves for the walls. a thoughtful walk
in the woods can gather leaves and lichens
and ferns for adjoining the unpictured
rooms. tribe saved from daily expenses
can now and again put a new book upon
the liable or shelf The expenditure OF a
few shilinEs can convert the plain win
dow into a conservatory. Ia these and fil-
ty other ways can a plain, bare room be
con verted into a scene Of beauty.
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EcOnOmizInE steps.

A large part of the WEAKNESS of house
work comes from the number of steps re-
quired of the housekeeper while perform
ing it. The going up and down stairs, The
vibration between the kitchen, dining
room, cellar, and other parts of the house,
wear out the strength quite as much as all
other tasks combined. Hence such con-
centration of resources as will give the
housekeeper the advantage Of position, and
the easy command of every point TO be COW
cred, is OF the utmost importance. If she
can find in her laundry everything neces-
sary for washing and ironing, the work is
comparatively easy. If she can find in her
pantry every requisite for compounding
bread, pastry, cake, and have no occasion
10 run here and there to get things together
and put them away again, her task will
seem light
If in her sewing-rOom she can put her
hand on everything required by the seam
stress, without the perplexity and trouble
OF hunting up Innings. thread, buttons,
braid. thai task will be robbed Of half its
Noarineas. But comparatively few houses
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06

HORSE RACING CIRCAssIANs.-A war
CORES pendent writes: "Shortly after leav
ing Ranova we saw a number of Circas-
SLAMS engaged in their fayorile pastime Of
racing. The way in which they race is
this: one competitor lakes a white flag in
his right hand and suddenly breaks away
at full gallon, followed by any one of his
opponents who chooses. Pursuer and pur.
sued urge their horses to their utmost
speed by fierce shouts and blows Of the
flag and whip, and the flag-bearer turns
his sure-footed horse from right to left and
left TO right like hare before greyhound,
until either the pursuer acknowledges de-
feat and returns 10 his comrades, or else
passes tie holder OF the flag, when he takes
it, and the pursuer becomes the pursued.
The second heat then TAX es place, aud should
the winner of the first be again successful,
he wins the tie, and two other competitors
take their places. The game is very ex-
citing and calls forth all the splendid horse
mauship for which the Circas,ians are so
justly famed.
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Yours respectfully,
NEwHALL 4 sTEBBINs.
Letter from J. Russell Parsons, AttOr-
ney Of the walter A. Wood Moving
Machine Manufacturing Company.

HoosicK FALLs n. Y, June 6, 1877.
MEssEs. NEwHALL STEPBIFs, HinsdAle. n. H.
Dear Sirs,-In accordance with your request have
examined re-issued Letters Patent No. 6640 dated
Sept. IL, 1878, based original patent granted 10
John Gore Brattleboro, VT, Dec a. 1859, No. 265s2.
am familiar with the construction Of the machines
Manufactured by your arm, at Hinsdale, n. II. Some
time since ! purchased interest In the NewhAi
patents, which led me to careful investigation Of the
NewhAll machine, and the inventions therein con-
tanned have carefully examined the re-issued pat
ent granted John Gore aforesaid and while have
great respect and admiration for the talent and inge
nuity displayed by my friend, Z. S. Renwick Of New
York In this case, In all others, / must say that
these claims. so far as your machine is concerned
cannot be maintained; and my advice to you both A.
q solicitor Of patents and manufacturer of moving
machines, is to issue circular to every person who
wishes 10 buy of your machines, stating that you
will guarantee them against any and all damages
which they may incur by reason Of any violation OF
the patented rights Of Mr.. John Gore or Mr.. s. N.
Waite.
The circular you sent me headed New England
Mower fails to state that the date Of the reissue No.
G640, Sept, 1873. Even allowing the absurd Do
stion that this reissue il tenAble one there be
pretence Of any claim against you or your custom
for the violation Of the Gore patent except for the
year 1876, and thereafter.
Yours respectfully,
]. RUSSELL PARSONS.
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Raia az the Farm-lIouse.


The scudding showers have ceased upon the fields
To slant their streaky ladders, and the rain
To march in biotting ranks; and now one smooth
Gray covering hides the sky, and In dull lines
The rain streams, cehsing never. wide around
The farmstead all.the hairy, feathery tribes
Prepare to nestle through the dripping day.
Under the wagon from the peted pond
The ducks stride, talking, shaking their short
OF tails, and tanning their emblaEoned wings.
They spot the gray with black inside the fringe
OF water-drops that pit the Sloping edge.
The cat glides shadowy Ger her path Of casks
And broken chairs within the lurking nook
Beneath the corn-crib, to the barrel set
On edge and holding in ts hAh-hled length
lap Of ashes, following there q smooth
Soft basin to curl up in and prepare
To purr away the hours while now and then
drop Of rain, flashing athwart a ohink
speokles the dusky light within the nook.
The dog selects q spot within the shed,
And turning round in memory Of the nest
He twined in his wild state, crouehes with paws
outstretched, while DER him sings the lulng rain.
Beside him stands the COW with blinking eyes,
Chewing her cud, her starred head forward set
with stoHd gaze and her split, splay foot spread
Upon the straw. Old white-face looks from out
HIS dingy stable ike ghost, and picks
The rack, while at his stamp the litter leaps
Is slanted as If in drinking at the streak
OF water from the CUTTERS yelling flow,
Slopes chanticleer, his eye q crescent Aim,
with his brown danes ranged, surrounding either
side.
The turkey bristes up and gobbles out
As II indignant at the ceAseless drops
P0lting his majesty. Beneath the roof
The household ply their various inside tasks.
The farmer shapes axe helve the range
or the huge kitchen table, while his lad
Now weayes halter, now with ear flaps fits
The headstall. In the back room carpeted
With the coarse three-ply, hung with Raudy prints
And set with yellow chairs, the dAmsels stitch
The chequered guilt, while on the fringy bunch
OF the asparagus at the hearth the drops
Through the wide chimney pstter and then;
And on the panes thick blistered with the rain
The lilac taps, streaming as If in tears
To ask ndmitance. Thus the day Ags on,
And.twilight dims the without tint
OF sunset; but at length q rustling tells
The rising wind that will bare the sky
And show the keen, clear stars for morn to chase
Away with splendor born Of cleansing rain.
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There is one thing which Nature does
not supply and which civilization, the Ger
mantown Telegraph thinks, renders quite
necessary TO fowls. 1t is charcoal. But
charcoal made Of wood does not answer the
purpose; it has no taste Of food, is not at
traeIiye TO the fowl, and is seldom eaten.
But if any one will put an cal of ripe corn
into the fire till the grains are well charred,
and then shell off the corn and throw it to
his flock, he will see an esgerness deyel-
oped and healthy condition brought
about which will make decided improve
ment. All pale combs will become a bright
red, that busy song which precedes laying
will be heard, aud the average yield of eggs
will be greatly increased.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06

THE Potato BUG.-A correspondent
who has tried it gives the following "as a
sure, simple and safe way to destroy the
potato bug. BE out early, before the sun is
out, take pail of cry, hard wood ashes,
free from any kind Of cinders. The young
bugs are covered with dew take a handful
of the ashes, strike i: hard so it will stick
and cover the bug with thick coat of paste.
This sticks to it all day. Repeat three
mornings and there will be no bugs in
your garden. l have found the cure TO be
successful
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06

THE SPEED OF THE RACE HoRsE.-To
simply say that Ten Brock ran a mile in
1893 presents rather a barren idea to the
ordinary mind. II is something TO say
that the fastest tune ever made before was
L4li, but even that basis of comparison
does not convey 10 ones mind any very
satisfactory estimate of the tremendous
pace at which this remarkable horse ran.
We are accustomed TO measuring speed in
ordinary times by the hour, so let US see
what Ten Brock might do if he could in
definitely continue the speed which he ex-
hibited on Thursday. He made his mile
in 1898 that is, he ran at the rate of &c.
O426O6 miles per hour. Dropping the deci-
mails, and rating him, in round numbers,
at thirty-stx miles per hour, he would
make s64 miles per day. He might run
over the Short Line railroad to Cincinnati
in hours, minutes and 10 seconds. He
might run over the Louisville and Great
Southern road to Nashville in hours, Al
minutes, and 80 seconds. He might give
the through sleeping car TO New York sew
eral hours start and get in ahead of II. He
might put a girdle round the earth al
the equator in "a days, l6 hours, and travel
the average distance TO the moon in 276
days and minutes.-LOuisVilL Courier
Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06

LOST IN DIVING DREssEs.-Australan
newspapers state that two divers engaged
in pearl fishing were recently drowned
while at work in their diving dresses, and
two swimmiug-div have been devoured
by sharks. The sharks are now o numer-
Gus as TO produce perceptible falling of
in the quantity of pearl shells obtained.
One Of the divers is described as losing his
life in a singular way. lie was walking
along the bottom which was very level and
free from coral, when bis lifeline became
entangled round a large piece OF cup
shaped coral, the only obstruction for a con-
siderable distance. The boat to which he
was attached was drifting with the tide as
he wal ked on, and the lifeline getting foul,
the boat was anchored, as 1t were. The
strain thus brought on the life line would
appear 10 have drawn the diver down 10
the coral thereby creating such alarm as to
cause him so far TO lose his presence Of
mind that he cut the line. He might Just
as well have cut his throat, as by his
tho ughtless act, he transferred the boats
strain from the rope TO the air pipe, which
was soon pulled out of its socket in the he'll
met. 1t was some time before the body
was recovered. Ii was on its back, and a
knife was firmly clutched in the right
hand.
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HiSsDALE, n. H., June G, 1877.

HIHhDALE, N H., June ., lott
To Dun PATRogs:
1t has come to our notice that Mr.. JoHS CORR and
Mr. s. NJ. WAITE have issued and issuing crculars
in effect cautioning persons against buying using
machines. We cannot discuss in u short circular
the validity of Mr.. Cores patent But We desire to
say TO all who like Moving Machine, and who de-
TO purchase one, that will guarantee them in
the use Of the against any party claiming dam
ages by Of violation of the United States patent
laws.
If Messrs Gore aud Waite have any claims for In
fringement Of patents. frankly say TO them that
we hold ourselves responsible for the same, to be
tried before the courts in manly way; that we are
manufacturer and propose 10 protect those who pur
chase Of We do not consider II manly TO issue
circulars TO brighten purchasers who ignorant Of
the patent laws and we propose to stand by our Gus
toners We do not propose to violate the rights OF
anybody, neither do we propose 10 have our own
rights violated
We have been manufacturing moving machines for
the last fifteen years. We have lived terms Of
ciprocty and good feeling with our brother mAnufac-
turers III the same line during all this time. We take
pride IN saying that the largest manufacturers in the
country have shown themselves 10 be friends, and
when they wished to acquire right in inventions
have come promptly forward and paid Us for the
never violated the confidence or good feeling Of our
brother Manufacturers.
We are certain that all our customers among the
farmers ready to say good word for to the
performance Of our machines in the field.
We, therefore, ready 10 meet any legitimate
prosecution in the courts for alleged infringement Of
patents.
Yours respectfully
NEWHALL STEBBINS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06

JUDICIoUs ADVERTISING is not merely
one Of the results Of an improving bust
ness, but as is now almost universally con-
coded, II is one Of the most potent Of those
agencies that promote an Improvement in
trade. If these premises are correct-and
we think they are--lhe late spring and the
early summer transactions give the public
much reason TO feel encouraged and hope
full. Business men are advertising more
and more effectively, for they are relying
largely upon the good steady co. cooperation
of the leading newspapers, and less upon
those llful and undesirable methods which
in the experimental season of greatest de-
preston took advertising out of those
channels where il does The most good. The
public feels rather disguised than attracted
by the sight of glaring sigus upon rocks
aud fences, and concerning the circular
nuisance we have already expressed an ex-
plicit opinion. At a recent meeting Of the
stove manufacturers Of the country at De-
troit, the president of the convention gave
the members the following good advice ::
"If we would make the best possible use
of our money, we should patronize ably
conducted and responsible newspapers.
The newspaper is immeasurably the best
medium open to our trade; the most liber-
al and expert advertisers testify TO its val
ne, and in the employment of its columns
we would find a means of escape from
wasteiul, undignifed and ineffective meth
DDS TO which so many resort in their ca
gerness to secure attention and patronage"
| These words do not apply to the stove deal
ers alone, but TO all classes of persons who
are transaclug Legitimate business. Even
the farmers, who think themselves outside
the circle OF Irregular advertisers, would find
| it to their advantage to use more printers
ink, which is very effective oil for the
| wheels of commerce. Boston Post.
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Moving Machines.

NTEssRs. NEwHAI.L 4 sTEBBINs having issued
w their circular in which they propose to guaran-
tee all parties using their moving machines from
damages for infringement Of John Cores patent, the
subscribers would say TO them and the public that II
Newhal Stebbins will furnish any good evidence Of
their pecunGry responsibility that would be respect
able guaranty that damages could be collected Of them
on the issue Of suit they shall be grAthed with such
= chance. JOHN GORE,
s. NJ WAITE.
Brattleboro, June IL, 1877. "a
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1t is fact of some significance that the
men who take advantage of the forced sales
of real estate which have been so frequent
of late, are our adopted citizens, who have
a few hundreds 'salted down" ready for
these purchases. The time is soon coming
when Irishmen will have possession of
much OF the best land in the Connecticut
Valley -Greellfeld Gazette.
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!. The combination, substantially as above set
side Of the main frame and stif-draf tongue and Of
both the running wheels Of the harvester, the hinged
link connecting the hngerbeam and main frame, add
the handlcver connected with the inner end Of the
hnger-boam, for the purpose Of turning mp the outer
end thereof upon the lower hingepivot Of the said
link as an axis.
2. The combination, substantially as before set
forth, Of the hngerbeam projecting lateraly 81 one
side Of the main frame and stiff draft tongue and Of
both the runnng-wheels Of the harvester, the link
connecting the ger-beam and main frame the hand
lever connected with the inner end Of the ngerbeam
and the second lever upon the main frame.
8. The combination, substantially as before set
FORTH Of the cutterstock the crank for driving the
same, the connecting rod, and the swivel jOurna-bOx
of the connectingrod having It's piyots drranged lon
gitudinaly Of said connectng-rod.
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CATARRH.

CATARRH OF p YEARS STANDING
CURED,
With DrOppings in Throat almost to
Choking, Headache, Pains in Shout
ders, Back and Kidneys, and Entire
Breaking Down of the System, by
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R0wIM9 @atbtMta.
CAUTION {!
New England Mower.


0,84O. HARvEsrEns. John Gore Brattleboro VI.
Patent No 2G,5s2, dated Dec q, 1859 reissue No.
LIB dated Jan. 10, 1861 extended seven years.
TITLED May H. 1885,
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Price 81 per bottle. Pamphlet Of 80 pages living
treatise Catarrh with innumerabe cases Of cures
sent HREE, by addressing the ProprietorB
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