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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-31

EARTH PULvERIzERs.-Not the least val
liable implement for farmer or gardener
is good drag for smoothing and pulver-
izing fields which are to be planted or
sown. There are several methods of con-
structing such drag, but one of the simp-
lest is to take two pieces Of joists, each with
the front end beveled like the front of
sled runner, aud then nail on plank across
them, on the under side, letting the plank
run out by the joists foot or more. They
may be OF any size or weight desirable, ac-
cording TO the amount of team to be used.
Some farmers recommend TO nail on one or
two narrow strips upon the face of the
plank TO collect the Jumps and soil, and
drag them along till crushed, or till all in
CAPABILITIES in the surface are filled up. We
recently received cut and description OF a
pulverizer with half dozen or more cleals
nailed upon the under side of the drag for
more thoroughly pulverizing and leveling
the soil. They are nailed on with the outer
ends forward of the middle, aud thus tend
to gather the soil towards the middle, and
prevent ridges being lelt at the sides of the
drag when in use. Either of the various
styles are very useful in their place, aud
The COST of making one is so small that ey-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-31

FIRE CRACKE Rs are made of course bam-
boo paper rolled around little gunpowder
and match Of paper as a fuse TO fire it.
They are always covered with red paper,
because that is the color Of JOY among the
Chinese, and are exploded on every festive
or important occasion. The bride steps in
to her gay sedan, and gets out TO enter her
husbands house, amid their cracking (;
and when they both first bow before auces-
trail tablet, II warns malicious spirits TO re-
tire far away. The sailor burns them as he
weighs anchor, and invokes favorable
winds. The annual offerings at the auces-
trail tomb are presented amid their crack
ling, and its inmates left in repose for the
coming year with the same salute. The
public courts are closed aud the official seal
put away Curing the new year holidays
under the same auspices while in each
household the god of the kitchen is thus
dismissed on bis journey to report on the
conduct of its members TO Shaugli, the
Supreme Ruler. But the demand for this
miniature artillery is greatest on New Years
eve, when The whole empire resounds with
its deafeniug noise amid the lanes aud
streets Of the cities. In Canton city, their
consumption is so great that the streets are
red with the fragments which the farmers
sweep up TO use as manure.
The consumption of Gre. crackers among
the Chinese as may readily Inc inferred, is
enormous, for they enter into all their re-
ligious acts, aud many Of the customs OF
daily life. The export is more than 1000
tons annually, of which perhaps 1900 tons
come TO this country.
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FARM AND PRESIDE.



There is too much Charming for living"
done in this country, and not enough farm
ing for profit. And the reason Is that so
many farmers think their business is ex-
empt from business principles. The wise
manufacturer does not ordinarily have any
more mills or srindles or FORCES than he
can run at profit. The prudent merchant
does not keep more stock than his trade
demands, and never leaves a portion of his
counters to run themselvs, or the goods
back of them to lie season amer season and
accumulate dust. But many farmers spread
their capital out 40 thin that II is like Pad
dy's nket,-"too short at both endsP'
And some OF them, capable of managing
perhaps sixty acres TO advantage, hatlen
themselves in n vain attempt TO manage
two hundred. That farm is too large, Tor
the farmer too small,) every tillable acre of
which is not put under tribute, and made
TO yield to the extent of its capacity; and
that farmers capital is INFLATED" and
needs contracting, by as much as 1t is pay
ing some money-lender six or seven per
cent. when the farm is yielding but four or
five above taxes and expenses.
Money is much better expended for fer
tilizers, or an extra quality of stock, or
more thorough drainage and cultivation, or
in changing and diversifying the farm in
dustries, than for interest, or hired help
that can't be kept probably busy the year
round, or for keeping ups place so large
that it can only be 'skimmed over" For
as a writer on capital in farming has said +;
"Taxes and interest on borrowed money,
are more than a match for constant labor.
Better TO sell portion of the land 10 raise
money on the remsiner. All land that is
not used is an incubus on the farmers
prosperity some kind of return, eith-
er in the form of grain stocks or other
products should be exacted from each acre
of land owned. To make the farm pay,
sufficient capital to the acre must be used
to work the farm up 10 its full capacity of
productiveness."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-31

THE QUEER VAGARIEs OF ASTHMA
One notable characteristic OF asthma is the
marked relief the victim is likely to feel on
changing his residence-particularly If the
change is from an elevated region to a low
er one. The late DIR. Cole of this city chang
ed his place OF residence from Pittsfield,
Mass, to Hartford, for the sole reason that
here he felt complete relief from a trouble.
some asthma. Pttsfeld is about 1900 feet
above the sea level Hartford lit will sur
prise many even of its own residents to
hear is but little more at the surface of
the Connecticut river at the city docks,
than three feet above the water of Long
Island sound. Other parts of the city vary,
from so to nearly 200 feet higher; bu: per
haps As feet would be "A fair general mark.
And at this elevation the effect on asthma
to sufferers coming here from higher re-
gions-is no doubt very marked. But it
by no means follows that therefore asthma
does not originate here in Hartford it
does, and the sufferer sometimes finds re-
lief by seeking another climate. II is also
a curious fact that some persons who suffer
from asthma on the east side of the river
hIo seemingly Culeut So louS Us lnty re-
main on this side-and vice versa, there
are said to be others who are cnred in East
Hartford but suGier in Hartford. The fact
is, there seems to he no baromeirical rule
for this battling and peryerse disorder One
curious case occurred in Bolton, on the ele-
waited hill range II miles east of this city.
resident Of that billy township, who suf-
fered from asthma, accidentally discovered
that in some western town he was seeming.
ly free from his troublesome complaint (;
aud he therefore sold his place in Bolton,
and moved off his household effects, pre-
paratory to starting out West. In settling
ur his affairs, before going, he stayed few
days at a house in Bolton a mile from his
residence, and somewhat lower down.
There he was surprised to find himself as
| free from his chronic trouble as he had
been out West. The result was, that he re-
solved not TO quit Bolton, paid the pur-
chaser of his farm $500 for his bargain, and
moved back on his old place. There he
was again siezed with his old malady, and
he found himself again forced to sell out
and removs-but this time he only remov-
ed to the part of Bolton where he had be-
fore found relief; and there he again re-
covered, and, we believe, remains free
from his old trouble ever since.-Harttord
Times.
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CORN FOR SEED.-In selecting corn for
seed, it is ollen the practice to merely
choose large ears from the general crop. It
is suggested that this is not the best meth
cd, for, while the plant may be strong and
vigorous and bear large ears, the corn may
have been fertilized by pollen from feeble
or stunted plants near 1t, and the seed may
retain and repeat these adverse qualities in
spite of the vigor of the plant on which it
grew. 1t is said that better plan would
be TO plant some of the seed in a small plot
by itself, at distance from the main crop,
and to give this patch plenty of room and
high culture. When the tassels appear in
this seed-bed every plant should be exam
ined, and all feeble stalks should be pulled
out or cut off below the tassel before 1t has
an opportunity TO bloom. BY this arrange
ment both the plant on which the ears
grow, and the pollen scattered from its own
and neighboring tassels, will be alike
strong and vigorous, and the seed will par
take Of the strength OF both its parenis.-
ScgibHer.
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H Has stood the Test.

If you doubt the wonderful success of
SHILoH's CONSUMPTION CURE, give il a
trial; then if you are not perfectly salts
(ied return the bottle and We will refund
the price paid. Ii has established the fact
thai Consumption can be cnred, while for
Coughs, Hoafseness, Asthma, Whooping
Coa-h u. and all Lung or Throat troubles,
there i nothing like 1t for quick and pos
Tive cure, and il seldom fails. 10 cents, 30
cents, and Sl.0O per bottle. IT your Lungs
ale sore, or Chest or Back lame, use Sill
Ions Porous PLASTER. Prico % cents.
Sold by ii. c. Willard & Co.
DIR. SHILOH'S SYSTEM VITALIZER
is no doubt the most cc>,ful cure for
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint we have
ever known, otherwise we could not guar
antee il. In cases of Consumption, where
General Debility, Loss of Appetite and
Constipation exist, il viii restore and regu-
late the system while SHILoHs CURE al
lays the Inflammation and heals the lungs.
Price 70 cents. Sold by II. C. Willard & Co.
HACK NJ ETACK, a rich and fragrant
perfume. Sold by ii. c. Willard & Co.,
Braltleboro, VT, elsewhere by dealers gem
orally
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RatIroa1s.
VERMnMT VALLEY RAILROAD.

rsy76l r sRs 1 ss Us ip iq 8 lS T
Essssssssasss - t9 leave BRATTLEBoRo for all
-AA---I ----A---points North at 1885 a. M,
:05 p. M, 8 AS p m, and 10 10 +. m.
The :05 p. m. train runs direct to the white Noun
taius, with drawing-roum attached, and does not
stop at any station between Brattleboro and Bellows
Falls
The 1910 p m. train is express for Montreal with
sleeping attached.
The 10 35 a. train Is mail train for Montpelier,
st. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal, the Pas
sumpsic road and the White Mountains.
The L;45 p. m. train is mail train for Rutland and
White River junction.
Trains leave BELLOWS FALLS for the South, con-
Meeting with the Connecticut River line at Bratlebo-
TO- follows Montreal express train at 40 a. M
mail and accommodation $40 a. M mail and accom-
mediation, ;25 p. M; White Mountain express, 800
p The 3 40 a. m. train arrives in New York at
1900 the $40 a. train ut l5; the $500 y. m.
express at 10 49, stopping only at principal points on
the line. This train with drawing-room car
attached through to New York. without change Of car.
All these trals make close connection with Boston
Albany II. r., both east and west of Springfield.
% S. NJ. WAITE, Vice President.
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Cannot be cured by snuffs, washes or local apploa-
tions. 1t is weakness OF the constitution Developing
itself in the nasal organs FIRST afterwards extending
to the throat and lungs ending generally in Consump
ton, If not checked by proper remedies. Pains in
head back loins and weakness Of kidneys are its at
tendant diseases More people have catarrh than any
other disease 1t is easily cured Thousands of cases
some of FORTY years standing, have been entirely
cured In New Hampshire the past three years. by the
cOHsfnufiORGi CGfGrTh Remedy. Certificates to back
the above, and treatise Catarrh in 32-page PAM
phlet, sent free on application to Liteed Co. pro-
prietora. Manchester n. II. Send name on postal
card and II will cost only cent. Price. 81 per bottle
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-31

cry farmer should have one Of his own.
They are sometimes used for covering po-
taloes, fodder corn, or other crops, and may
often pay for themselves in a single days
use. On lard clear from stones they may
be used at seeding time instead OF a roller
for fitting fields for the moving machine or
scythe. ~ y. Farmer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-31

AMUSING EXPERIMENT. Take u sheet of
stiff writing paper aud fold it into tube
au inch in diam ter. Apply it to the right
eye and look ,.ldfdslly through it, focus
ing the eye on any convenient Object. Keep
the left eye open. Now place the left hand,
held palm upwards, edgeways against the
side of The paper tube, and about an inch or
two above its lower end. The astonishing
effect will be produced Of hole, apparent
~ of the size Of the cross section of the tube,
made through the LEFT hand. This is the
hole in which We propose to materializs
another and smaller hole. As we need a
genuine aperture aud it would be inconve-
nient to make one in the lefl hand, let a
sheet of white paper be substituted therefor
and similarly held. Just at the part OF the
paper where the hole, equaling in diameter
the oritice of the tube, appears, make an
openin & a quarter Of an inch in diameter.
Now, stare intently into the tube, and The
second hole, defined by Its difference Of IL
Illumination, will be seen floating in the
first hole, and yet both will be transparent.
The Illusion, Tor, of course, II j. one of
those odd pianks our b.nocular vision
plays upon us, is certainly ono Of the most
curious ever devised. Besides, here is the
actual hole clearly visible, and yet there is
no solid body to be seen to define its edges.
1t is not a mere spot Of light, because, If a
page OF print be regarded, the lines within
the boundaries Of the little hole will not
coincide at all with those surrounding ii
and extending TO the edges of the large APP
parent aperture. Each eye obviously trans
mts an entirely difiere ut impression TO the
brain, and that organ unable to disentan-
gle them, lands us in that palpable absurd
| ity of materialized illustrated
Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-31

THE ORIGIN OF LlFE.-Pro!. Tyndall
closed his recent lecture on germs, or the
origin OF life, before the Royal Institution,
London, with these words: This dis
course is but summing up of eight
months OF incessant labor. From the be-
ginning 10 the end Of the inquiry there Is
not, as you have seen, a shadow Of evidence
in favor of the doctrine of spontaneous gem
Grafton. There is, on the contrary, over
whelmng evidence against it; but do not
carry away with you the notion sometimes
enormously Hscribed 10 me, that / deem
spontaneous generation impossible or
that wish 10 limit the power Of matter in
relat ion to life. My views on this subject
ought TO be well known. But possibility
is one thing aud proof is another; aud
when in our day l seek for experimental
evidence Of the transformation of the non
living Into the living, / am led inexorably
to the conclusion that no such evidence ex-
ISIS, and that in the lowest, as in the high
est of organized creatures, the method of
nature is that life shall be the issue Of ante
cedept life"
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CATARRH.
n NInn Cured of CatarI.h OF 40
Years StnndInpI
so BAD THAT IT IMPAIRED HIS EYEsIGHT,
MADE HIM ALMOST DEAF.
TROUBLED WITH
DrOppingS In Throat, Strangling, BuEzing In Head,
and Fetd Breath.

The CONSTITUTIONAL CATARRH kEMTDY il the hrst
article placed before the public that proposed to cure
Cata.rh by budding fAe Constitution. II struck at
the root OF the whole dfhculty and Thousands upon
thousands Of letters have been received 10y the propr
etors setting forth the marvellous cure and what is
remarkable, curing not only the Catarrh but all other
ailments al the time. This Is what IL always
does. The following statement is only a sample of
what we are constantly receiving from well known
people TO whom you can write, and not to bogus ones
Caarrl aud its Attendant evils, cold IN head hacking
cough, lIcpent consumption, headache, pains in
back and lous dizziness languidnc loss Of appetite
and general weakness, all leave together when the
Constitutional CItarrh Remedy Is taken as recon-
mended.
LOWELL, MAss., Feb. 70, 1874
MEssRs. LITrLEFIELD Co.: have been entirely
cured Of Caarrh by the Of the constitutional Ca
tarrh Remedy. have had II for forty years, and 8
severely that my eyesignt was impaired by it. was
almost dead, my head was ARRAYS stopped up.
could not breathe freely often at night could not
sleep, being kept awake by dropping in my throat
sometimes so badly as 70 almost straugle me. The
discharge from my nose was fetid and my breath
always foul had too, continual buZZing in my
head and headache almost all the time. During forty
years have tried almost every medicine for Catarrh
in the market, but without receiving any permanent
benefit until used Constitutional Catarrh Remedy
After using two bottles very much relieved and
used in all six bottles, and am now COMPLETELY
cured. My eyesight is good can hear wen as ev-
er could, have no dsagreeable discharges from my
nose, no droppngs in my throat, breathe perfect
ly freely and sleep every night sounGy. My general
health ia better than it has been for fourteen years
and all owing to the constitutional Catarrh Remedy
(signed) EDWIN GOODWIN,
Dover st., Lowell, Mass
Price 81 per bottle. Pamphlet of 80 pages, giving
treatise on Catarrh, with unumerable Of cures
sent FREE, by addressing the Propretors
LITTLEFIELO & CO. Manchester, NH.
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Are you suffering with Blliousness, Sour
Stomach, or Costiveness? Use Dr. S. d. Huwe's Ara
bAn Liver Pills.
Thorn Son, Druggists.
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Ida Lewis, the Newport heroine, is in
poor health this summer, and sees but few
visitors. She says that she is growing old.
The hardships she has undergone are be-
ginning 10 tell upon her constitution, bat
sho maintains hor cheerfulness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-31

If used in connection with the Arabian Tonic, goes
farther towards curing consumption than any other
preparation the world ever saw. Try It on a hard
cough and see how quick Il will cure 1t.
Sold In BrAttlebOrO by /. n. Thorn 4 Son and H. c.
Willard h Co., druggists.
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Nttp advertisements.

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Art and Antiquities.
AM IILnsrRA rHn LEnrnRE

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ing Whose Lowell Institute Lectures have been among
the most popular and attractive delivered In Bos-
tony has prepared Lecture for Lyeeum Courses
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Dr. s. n. e.AraDIan Tonic blood

Purifier.-Al the leading physicians endorse it,
1t lie guaranteed to the worst case Of Dyspepsia
Indigestion, Kidney or Liver Disease, Chronic OF
Nervous Debility, or any disease Of the Stomach or
Intestines.
Sold in Brattleboro by H. c. willard Co. and I. N.
Thorn Son, Druggists.
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CLAIMS

l. The combination, substantially az above set
forth, Of the ugor-boam projecting lateray at one
side Of the main frame aud etih-draf tongue and Of
both the running wheels Of the harvester, the hinged
link connecting the hnger-beam and main frame, and
the handiever connected with the inner end Of the
hnRer-beam for the purpose Of turning mp the outer
end thereof upon the lower hingepivot Of the said
link axis.
O. The combination, substantially as before set
forth, Of the hnger-beam projecting lateraly at one
side Of the main frame and stifdraft tongue, and OF
both the running-wheels Of the harvester, the link
connecting the ingerbeam and main frame the hand
lever connected with the inner end Of the hngerbea
and the second lever upon the main frame.
B. The combination, substantially rs before set
FORTH Of the cuttertOck the crank for driving the
same, the connecting rod, and the swivel journalbox
Of the connectingrod having s pivots arranged lon
gitudinaly Of said connectng-rod.
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NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD

TRAINS LEAVE BRATTLEBoRo AS FoLLows
Going south.
4:l2 u. IN. FOR South Vernon, Springfield, Mier's
Falls Fitchburg, Boston, &c.
1895 q. M, for New London, connecting with Conn.
River Il. H., b. a A. H. r., II. p. q L. II. r., and at
New London with express trains for Providence
and New York.
0:O5 ~. m for Mers Falls Fitchburg, Boston,
Hoosac Tunnel, DC.
3:25 p M, for Conn. River II. r.
$3.50 p m, for Conn. River u. r., with Fichburg
train west, with fast express for Boston via Boston
n Albany n. r., and at New London with steamers
for New York
Going North.
Trains arrive in Brattloboro-
1857 a. m, from New London and New York.
u IA p. m, from Millers Falls, HooRc Tunnel, Bos
ton, Fitchburg, &c.
. :03 p. M, from South Vernon, Springfield, sc.
3 :43 p. NJ from New London, Boston, Sprin 81 ED,
New York, sc.
I0il T. IN. from Millcrs Falls Boston Ftchburg, &c.
q. ". BENTLEY, Gen. supt.
New London, Conn, July "a, 1877. 80
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Dyspepsia and Debility
Dyspepsia and Debility
Dyspepsia and Debility
Dyspepsia and Debility
Almost Invariably Weld 90 the
TONIC AND lNVl60RATING EFFECTS
OF THE
PERUVIAN SYRUP
PERUVIAN SYRUP
OR 49,
PROTECTED SOLUTION OF
PROTOXIDE OF IRON.
READ THE FOLLOWING:

WEST FAGRLEE, W., Jan. II, 1871.
Dear Sir-For seven or eight years past have been
in poor health, aud for the past year more very Fee
BILE. My health continued to decline, and my flesh aud
strength wasted away, until unable to work. OF
80 up stairs without great exhaustion. suffer
ed from frequent and distressing attacks Of papAton
Of the heart my food distressed me, causing hcidity
and pain in the stOmach and suffered from extreme
nervousness constipation, and debility Of the system
generally my blood being thin and poor and sluggish
IN circulation, aud was for years suffering all the
tortures Of a confirmed dyspeptic About six months
since l concluded would try bottle Of PERUVIAN
SYRUP, and received 40 much beneht from II that
purchased FIVE bottles more, and have continued the
Of the SYRUP until quite recently II has restor
ed my health to such an extent that feel myself
good new. My digestion IL good and my weight has
increased in the past four months from 100 to 1888
pounds: my strength has returned and my general
health is thus wonderfully improved, and can truly
say owe Il all TO the of your PERUVIAN SYRUP.
/ earnestly recommend all sufferers from dyspepsia
and debility to give 1t trial, hoping II will do them
much good as Il has me-
Yours very truly, MRS. s. i. BEMIS.