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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-08
IN BANKRUPTCY.-IN THE DIS

i TRICT Court of the United States. for The ii
trict Of Vermont. In the matter OIL. L. Arerin a
Co., bankrupts. "
10 the creditors of said bankrupt and all 9TH
whom it may concern The UNDERSIGNED sssie,,a..
Of the estate of said bankrupts hereby gives not1r
that II has been ordered by the district court OF
meeting of the creditors of said bankrupts be he'll
at the office Of l.. L. Lawrence, In Burlington. H.
SAID district, on the goth day of June A d. ls-T 4
10 O'Clock An, before L. L. Lawrence register l.,
bankruptcy for the purposes named In the l7th ami
2sth sections of the Bankrupt Act of March 9 10
and this Is also to give notice that have filed nv
final account as assignee of said bankrupt, AM,
that at said time and place shall apply TO ga
court for the settlement of said account and foi
discharge from all liability as assignee Of s4il
25th section.
Dated at Bristol. in said district, this est.l
day of May. 1877. Ed. vINTON, Assignee
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-08
BORN

uAfEs-ln Mi1dlcbury, June :, daughter e
John and Hcbecca liayes
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-08
COOP NEWIS! GOOD NEWS.

Ed El ANY person who will make and
il nEC forward me list Of the names OF
reliable persona Of their acquaintance who wish 10
procure an instrument. either Plano OF Organ,
will use my best endeayors TO sell them one, and
within one year, will credit them with slo, and
for every organ -, TO be applied ON payment OF
either n piano on organ and when II amounts TO
at the lowest wholesale price, will Immediately
ship the instrument nee, or amer any amount Is
credit ii the balance may be paid me In cash and
will teen ship them the instrument. They need
not be known Ia the matter, and Will be doing
their friends real service, as shall make special
offers TO them. selling a superior instrument for
from one-half 10 two-thirds what Is ordinarily ask
ed by agents. Please send me list ct once. and
AFTER you have made inquiry You can add TO t.
New Jersey Ayl
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-08
BEATTY PIANO
Grand, square a Upright, and Beat
ty'S Celebrated Golden Tongue
PoTlor Organs.

FoIf0r organs.
A WORD IN THEIR FAVOR, READ
From the (Elgin, NO. Reformer
I'VE have In our own house one Of the pialID
advertised by Daniel +. Beatty In another column.
and do not hesitate TO recommend Il from olg
knowledge Of its quality. Mr.. Beatty has dcn
very honorably by US"
d. L. Sedgwick Of Bonaparte, Iowa, says
Organ came 20 hand all safe, and amer ol.
hours tiial send you the cash. IL more than
meets my expectations. The tone Is exoeedlnf J.,
fine and melodious, and the case IL stylish Al.l
beautifully finished"
Every instrument fully warranted for six yeal =.
as strictly frst-cass in every respect and a. a
guarantee Of good faith they are shipped on iiom
TO Is days test trial. money refunded and freigh,
charges paid both ways by me II they are IN an,
form mlsrepresented or prove unsatisfactory
Nothing fairer than this can be offered. AGENTS
WANTED. but where have none large discounts
made 70 introduce In new localities. Send iol
Illustrated Advertiser Catalogue edition. With
testimonials ifom disune uishea persons, some q
Address, DANIEL F. BEATTY, Washingt.s.,
sew Jersey. 45yl
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-08
MUSIC BOOKS
THE SHINING RIVER.
Mrs. Van Colts Praise BOOI

This new book il to take its part in the future
work of most successful revivalists. and will be
used by all denominations Price ~ cts. Rednc-
ton for quantities.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
Tabby's Curiosity Satisfied

The Virginia New Enterprise tells
this affecting story: "Charles Kaiser,
who has the only hive of bees in town,
says that when lie first got his swarm his
old cats curiosity was much excited in
regard to the doings of the little insects,
the like of which she had never before
seen. At first she watched their COM
ings and goings at distance. She then
fattened herself upon the ground and
crept along toward the hive, with tail
horizontal and quivering. Itwas clearly
evident she thought the bees some new
kind of game. Finally she took up a
position at the entrance to the hive, and
when bee came in or started out, made
dab at it with her paws. This went on
for time without attracting the special
attention of the inhabitants of the hive.
Presently, however, old Tabby' struck
and crushed bee on the edge of the
opening to the hive. The smell of the
crushed bee alarmed and enraged the
whole swarm. Bees by the score poured
ooe anu Val oOo INV lllC LUZ VI Ulo dSUO0-
ished cat. Tabby rolled herself in the
grass, splitting, suffering, biting, claw
inc, and squalling as cat never squalled
before. She appeared mere ball of fur
and bees as she rolled and tumbled about.
She was at length hauled away from the
hive with garden rake, at the cost of
several severe stings to her rescuer. Even
after she had been taken to distant
part of the grounds the bees stuck in
Iabby's fur, and about once in two min
utes she would utter an unearthly yowP
and bounce full yard in the air. On
coming down she would try to scratch
an ear, when sting on the back would
cause her to turn a succession of back
somersaults and give vent to a running
fire of squalls. Like the parrot that was
left alone with the monkey, old rabby
had dreadful time. Two or three DAYS
after this adventure Tabby was caught
by her owner, who took her by the neck
and threw her down near the beehive.
No sooner did she strike the ground than
she gave fearful squall, and at single
bound reached the top of a fence full six
| feet in height. There she clung for a
moment, with tail as big as rolling pin,
when with another bound and squall she
was out of sight and did not again put in
an appearance for over a week"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18

flow. We know of no land that makes
bigger returns for little labor. With a
river meadow in front and good grazing
In the rear farmer needs but little wit
to make good living. A fortune is
sure to follow good management.
We are aware, however, that there is
as much difference in the natural capaci-
ty of land as in that of men, and every
farmer should study the constitution of
his soil just as wise father studies the
nature of his child, and puts it to the
uses for which it is best adapted. While
grass is the indigenous and leading
product of the north, not every field can
be most proftably employed in its con-
slant production. A rotation of roots
and grain is in some cases a dictate of
economy, if not of necessity. Whenever
1t is deemed advisable to pillow it should
be understood that the mere act of plow-
ing does not add to the fertility of the
SOIL
An "Inquiring Farmer" must not
think he can pillow and re-stock with
grass Immediately without some fer
tilizer. If his land is in good heart a
top-dressing of wood ashes and plaster
may be sufficient; but if his land is run
down he must not suppose that blowing
will save his compost. In all cases where
we have known this mode of restocking
without grain to succeed, some fertilizer
has been invariably used, generally we'll
rotted barn-yard manure or compost.
This gives the seed vigorous start, and
enables it to resist the rigors of winter
1t our friends compost heap has given
out we should recommend him to try
Prof. Stackbridge's speciality for grass.
We cannot speak from experience of his
formula, but are confident that it
must be good so far as it goes, and it GER
tainly is cheap receipt for renovating
grass lands. To produce one ton of hay
per acre in addition to the natural
capacity of land, Prof Stackbridge rec
ommends $50 pounds of sui phate of am
monia, 70 pounds muriate of potash and
80 pounds of superphosphate of lime
We hope & Inquiring Farmer will try
this formula and report results.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
Practical Notes.

BEET seed, If sown soon, on good soil,
will produce an excellent crop for winter
use.
THERE is an immense loss in using
imperfect seeds, especially of corn.
There is need of careful selection, year
by year, in order to secure the greatest
crop.
AN acre of corn having $4,000 stalks,
each stalk producing one average ear, it
is said, will yield 200 bushels of shelled
grain.
The barren stalks of corn, scattering
the pollen on the silks Of other stalks, is
said by an experimentor to produce inn
perfect ears. Therefore pull up all un-
fruitful stalks
A GOOD breeder said recently, that the
hair of an animal was the best idex of
the animals value, and that the nearer the
bristles of a hog came to hair, the better
the hog.
Salts valuable fertilizer land strives
to give strength to rapidly growing
stalks. 1t is especially serviceable to
cabbage, asparagus, and all those plants
that thrive near the ocean.
IT is maintained, with very good rea-
son, that the pear-tree blight is caused
neither by an insect nor by fungus, but
may be attributed to solar rays, striking
too intensely upon the tree.
IT is becoming evident that high
grades of animals are of more practical
value than full bloods; COWS for milk,
swine for pork, and horses for hard
work and quick steps, and this very fact,
if it be fact, shows the Importance of
pure blood in order to secure good
grades.
CUT off corn stalk at the first Joint,
after the spindle appears, and perfect
miniature ear may be found ready to
shoot out, the same at each Joint up
ward. A majority of these are never de-
veloped but are absorbed, so says and so
proves Dr. Sturtevant, of Massachusetts.
Cut off the roots around the hill, and
these will develop.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
Milking by Machinery.
From the Reading Eagle.

Hard labor is gradually being super
seded by machinery in nearly every
branch of industry. 1t is curious to
mark the unlikely uses to which machin-
cry may be applied. An ingenious invent
or in the United States has recently
patented useful device in the shape of
a cow-milking machine, which, it is said,
will do all that can te done in milking by
hand, faster and better, and will be of
special service where cows have sore teats
or are hard mixers. The apparatus con-
sists essentially of A glass globe, large
enough to hold an average yield of milk,
which is connected by means of flexible
tube with an air pipe. Rising from the
top OF the globe are small pipes with
metal tips. The mode of operation con-
sists in suspending the globe underneath
the animal to be MIXED, and inserting
the tips of the small tubes into the teats.
A partial vacuum is then effected inside
the globe by means of the air pump; and
the milk thus drawn forth. The advan-
tages claimed by the invention are that
it prevents any loss of milk through
splitting, it renders milk or straining pals
unnecessary and prevents entrance of
dirt. Finally, it can be easily manipu-
lated by anybody.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
FARM AND HOME.
Small Things.

Every farmer should have small
room, tight and warm, which he can
lock and where he can keep his small
tools. Then he wants a good, solid work
bench, with an iron bench on one side,
and wooden one on the other. For
iron working he wants solid piece of
iron for an anvil, a seven-pound steel
face hammer, riveting hammer, one
large and one small cold chisel, two or
three punches from one-fourth to three
fifths inch, trimmer and counter-sink,
to be used with bit-stock, screw plate
that will cut screw from one-fourth to
three-eights inch; then, with round iron
of the various sizes, and ready-made nuts,
he can make any bolt he wishes. For
carpenter work, he wants square, a
shaving horse, drawing knife, a set of
planes, auger from one-half to two
inches, fine hand-saw, with coarse cross
cut and rip-saw, large cross-cut saw for
logs, and a grindstone.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
Hints for Horse Owners.

If colt is never allowed to get Eli ad-
vantage, it will never know that it pos
sesses a power that man cannot control;
and if made familiar with strange objects
it will not be skittish or nervous. If a
horse is made accustomed from his early
days to have objects hit his heels, back
and hips he will pay no attention to the
giving out of harness, or of wagon
running against him at an unexpected
moment. We once saw an aged
lady drive high-spiited hore, attached
to carriage, down steep hill, with no
hold-back straps upon the harness, and
she assures us that there is no danger, for
her son accustomed his horses to all
kinds of usage and sights, that commonly
drive the animal intoa frenzy of fear and
excitement. A gun can be fired from
the back of a horse an umbrella held
over his head, buffilo robe thrown over
his neck, railroad engine pass close by,
his heels bumped with sticks, and the
animal take it all as natural condition
of things, if only taught by careful man.
agement that he viii not be injured
thereby.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
GRASS Lands.

Alexander Hyde has a very exhaust
i've article in the New York weekly
Times from which we make the following
excerpts:
We do not pretend to be able to &C
count for this Improvement of grass lands
under good culture. Whence the seeds
of good grasses come, and whittier they
go, we are as ignorant as whence come
and whittier go the winds; but so sure as
the ravens are gathered where the car
case is, so sure will the grasses grow
where they find the proper pabulum in
rich abundance. We have a dozen va
rieties of grass growing in our fields of
which we never sowed seed, and we
notice change from year to year, but
no deterioration so long as the land is
well fed. To bring in trefoil cred clover
we have only to apply good dressing of
gypsum. Sprinkle wood ashes literally,
and white clover is sure to show itself
Top dress with compost, of which muck
is the basis, and meadow fescue, herds
grass, and red top gut in an appearance.
On the foundation Of coal pit there is a
sufficiency of inorganic matter to make
white clover grow for half a century,
provided a growth of trees does not in
tervene. There is many moving lot
in Massachusetts, which has not beer
plowed since the land was first redeemed
from the forest, and which is still pro-
ducing good crops # the best of hay. Of
course these lots lave good culture, or
are so situated as to receive the wash
from neighboring lands or deposit from
the overflow of a contiguous stream
Fortunate is the owler Of a river meadow
which is kept in god heart for the pro
duction of grass " the annual over
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
A Discovery in Geneva Lake.

The London Telegraph prints the fol-
lowing:
A tourist, having lost his trunk, two
divers were employed to search for it.
While they were below water they found
what they supposed to be village, since
covered by the lake. Their statements
led to an investigation of the spot by the
municipal authorities, who took meas
ures to ascertain the truth of the extra
ordinary account of the divers. On COW
ering the placid surface with oil, these
latter were able to distinguish the plan
of town, streets, squares, and detached
houses marking the bed of the lake
The ruddy hue which characterized
them led the observers to suppose that
the buildings had been covered with the
famous vermilion cement which was used
by the Celts, Cimbri, and the early
Gauls. There are about two hundred
houses arranged over an oblong surface,
near the middle of which is a space more
open, supposed to have been used for
public assemblages. At the eastern ex-
tremity lies large square tower, which
was taken for rock. A superficial in
vestigation seems to indicate that the
construction of these buildings dates
from some centuries before our era. The
council of Wand has decided to have the
site of the dwellings enclosed by a jetty
stretching from the land, and to drain
off the water, so as to bring to light what
promises to be one of the most interest
ng archaeological discoveries of our day
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
AWAKENING.

think | could do without you,
Perhaps, while the sky is fair,
And the infant smile of summer
CLOVIS in the golden air;
When earth with its myriad whispers
Breathes in the ear of day
The secret of that great glory
That waits her-far away,
For, iBdee1, there are fairer faces
That shine more bright in the sun,
And voices, whose tones, it may be,
More smoothly and sweetly run:
And when over vale and meadow
Peace, like mantle, flows,
Who dreams of the distant battle,
Who doubts the heart of the rose?
But when to a night of sorrow
Rises day of scorn;
When out of the smile comes treason,
And out of the rose thorn;
When the soul is sick with thinking
OF the plots and lies OF men,
OF life and life's long travail
Could do without you then?
y heart, more true and tender
Than ever was heart before!
o hand, whose faithful clasping
Holds fast for evermore!
o sweet, pure soul unchanging
Through doubt and loss and pain,
Shall I, so slow to know you,
Know now at last in vain?
Behold, come and whisper:
Weary and bruised and hurt,
/ plead for grace, not honor
For mercy, not desert!
Will you stretch your hand and lift me
'Otn of my own unworth?
For know | can do without you
Never again on earth!
-Appleton's Journal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
The Household.

HUCKLEBERRY CAKE.-One cupful
butter, two cupfuls sugar, three cupfuls
-four, five eggs, one cupful milk, one tea
spoonful soda, one teaspoonful nutmeg,
one teaspoonful cinnamon, one quart of
fresh huckleberries thickly dredged with
-four.
SHORT CAKEs-One pound sifted
-four, quarter of pound of butter, and
half as much lard, very little salt, pinch
of soda, well dissolved in just vinegar
enough to cover it; work all well to-
gether with ice-cold water enough to
make stiff dough; roll it into paste half
prick the top with fork, bake in quick
oven.
TOMATO SoUP.-Boil two and one
half pounds lamb in four quarts of wa
ter; boil the lamb to shreds and the water
down to two quarts; strain it. Peel and
cut up fine two quarts of fresh tomatoes !;
mix them with the liquor; stir them
very hard, and boil them half an hour
season with parsley, pepper, and salt;
strain them again. stir in one table
spoonful of butter before pouring in the
tureen. The broth in which chickens
were boiled is often preferred to the
lamb.
PRESERVED PEACHES. = Pare the
peaches, cut them in half, and remove
the stone; allow one pound of granulated
sugar to one pound of peaches, crack one
quarter of the stones, extract the kernels,
and remove the dark skin; then boil
them in just water enough to cover them !;
boil until soft; let them steep in cover
ed bowl until needed; place the peaches
and sugar alternately in layers in porce-
lain kettle, let it warm up slowly, then
strain the kernals and add the water;
(the kernals may also be added if desir-
ed;) let them boil slowly until the
peaches are clear and tender; it takes
about half an hour; then skim them out
carefully and lay them upon large, fiat
dishes; boil the syrup until lis clear and
thick, about fifteen minutes; skim
thoroughly as fast as the skim rises; fill
Jars two-thirds full of the cold preserved
peaches; pour on the boiling syrup; when
cold, place branded tissue paper on top
and coYer the jar well with stout paper.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18

weakness grew over her, she began to see
things more honestly; and when news
came that the ship had foundered at sea,
and all had persisted, then she was en-
tirely Frustrated. As she told me, her
past life rose up, looked her in the face.
and struck her down.
L was born after my fathers depart
ure, and very long illness carried her to
the gates of the grave. She recovered
at last, stern and saddened woman,
with only one interest in her life; but
she brought me up with strictness' and
care, tenderly as she loved me, and,
when L was about to take my life up for
myself, she told me this bitter story, and
gave me this ring.
"' If | had killed the little foxes said
she sadly, q might to-day have a goodly
vineyard of my own. Beware of them,
Hetty. They have spoiled my life.'
And after all, Mabel, my father was
not lost on the wreck. He was picked
up by another vessel, and under an
assumed name, lived on in Brazil. In
the grasp of mortal illness, he wrote to
his wife, asking and giving pardon. 1t
was from him that all her wealth came,
but she has never forgiven herself"
"Poor grandma" sobbed Mabel, "and
| have been so hateful to her."
+" 1t will console her for all your freaks,
my darling, if you only profit by her
pitiful story"
The next time Grandma Jarvis came
over Mabel greeted her with stringent
hug and heartfelt kiss, not at all of the
clamshell order.
Gracious!" exclaimed the old lady
Withdrawing herself little to look at
Mabel; but she saw the brown eyes fill,
and her own grew dim.
eco along, child, go along!" she
growled under her breath. "And now
you've got your less on, don't forget it.'
1t would have been hard for Mabel to
do SO, when the exquisitely wrought
tea-set that adorned her table through
all her married life bore on every cover
the sly and eager head of tiny fox, and
the very cream pitcher had for its handle
the slender body of that treacherous
animal, its eager head peerlng over the
brim, and it's long, bushy tail curving'
outward at the base. Many and many
a time, when some trifing matter irritat-
ed her, and quick and stinging word
rose to her lips, a glance at the tea-set
shut her pretty mouth closely just in
time; and when Grandma Jarvis came
into Boston year after MabePs mar
riage, to eat her Christmas dinner at
Mrs. Selden's, she nodded quantity at
the lady of the house as she said: 81
congratulate you now, Mehetable. | can
do it with a clear conscience. It's been
a good hunting year | see"
Mabel colored and laughed, and her
husband started, but nobody explained
the syhilic utterance; only Mrs. Lee gave
her mother grateful look, and Grandma
Jarvis wiped her spectacles
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
A Witty Young Mans Mistake.

Instead of asking the blessing on sit
ting at the table, a family up town have
for years been following the custom of
repeating verses from the Bible, each
person repeating one, commencing with
the head of the family. A few days
since young man in the family brought
up to dinner with him friend who was
not aware of the custom and was ready
at all times to get in word of merri-
ment. When they sat down at the table
the young friend was placed next to the
head of the family, who began the
worship by repeating: "The love OF
money is the root of all evil" The
friend took it that the remark was made
to him, and replied by Well, pass along
the root" A sensation all around.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-18
SUMMERS GOING.


Leaves are shrinking on the trees,
Where the nests are hidden;
There's hush among the bees,
Asto roam forbidden;
There's the silk of corn that shows
Faded tangles blowing;
So that every body knows,
Darling, summers going.
There's the mist that haunts the night,
Into morning sailing,
Leaving fiImy webs OF light
On the grasses trailing;
There's the fierce red sun that CLOVIS,
Through the vapor showing;
So that everybody knows,
Darling, summers going.
There are insects wings that CLEAN;
Locusts shrilly calling;
There are silences that seem
Into sadness falling;
There is not another rose
But the sweet-brier blowing;
So that everybody knows,
Darling, summers going.
Breathe but softest little sigh,
Child. for vanished roses,
For each season, going by,
Something sweet discloses;
And if in your heart has grown
Truth 10 Jnirer blotclng,
Summer then will be your own,
Spite of summers going.
-IFids .1rnkt