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s.. 1oe: 3o, X, i. !I.yden =. Archie y, Hop.
ktns. 80 os9 ~ 5o- II; Wadevs Town Of nahne.
crSne Crane spi ri - Waters, 81. .asa.'e2. "
scrEnton rnr-toxrEasioss.Wi1tlam 4.
H. mo1: r. VIZ .ams' s's,' c-sorcs = aaw's
.jaM'E 5*ar-:Frea Lewis, Assignee. v.. Patrick
Me?.eiasi'' s21?: 81 u: !: Fatnsm =. Josn T.
,:sS 1as y r. az, n,dsph 6 Rh'hs'l% es%s
s1.o7l: a. Same vs. Same. sSla, 20: ro..
Lewis. administrator, rtc.. ~. The Chicago City
Hallway Company; verdict, 50, 600, And motion
LEGISLATIVE CoHTN0t. OF RATES ON RAILROADS
Os ILLINOIS.
TitE 1ntDung las mentioned the decision Of
thr Snnren,c Court In tue case Of Neal !tugClcs
VI. Flig Pconc OF The Statu Of Illinois. In Te!n-
llun ~ Tho right vi ehG Legislature 10 nrescribe
rates fnr transportation over ths railroads OF
this Slate.
That case aroso Under the law Of 1871, long
since repealed, antl the opnontlccitlrR not!l!s.;
III respect 10 existing laws under which there
asc cases now pcns1lg IN tic Supreme Court.
Tie case IN which tho opluton above referred
to was rendered involved rcrv sH1all !'ctl.
whtt, arc 70 lave further consideration BY the
Court. An application 1las been made for re
hearing atnI Aupcrscras granted, and the case
will come before tiH Court again at IT. next
term, Tic following Is tie superscdeas wlicn
was af1owc1:
STATE Of IHinof.. H.--1iaving examined this pctt.
ton. and 1t appearing TINT thnru IL probably Rrnn
fot granting fchenslnx in This case. ttn Under
eIsned. a Judge 0s the SuprenIe Court Of Illinois.
hereby osdcss that all Proceedings under and o.
virtue o! the judgment Of the Supreme Conrt In tho
ca'e mentioned H. sniA pclai1n be stayed until
VIZ next term of tho Supreme Court, Nllefo The
Anld HetttlOn cah bC considered,
Done III Chicago, March 4, IT'D.
r. LYLE DtcKxr.
, 1879-03-07

AIM ~ E W O4AA INV oAEN
The ninth topic was passed, lsiA the tenth
brought up tho question: "rhe New Do
uarlurc.' Ia 1t practicable TO gather cream OILY
from, tic farm daircs for manufacture into but
ter mil cl,ucse, leaving tue skim-nlLtk ut the
tarm1''
Mr. Fairland, Of Wisconsin, explained the
diIcrcuco between tho old und new systens Ut
making creamery butter, claiming that tile new
did away with the use OF skta,-nllk, nlltt Enye
better quality Of cream; that the cost ot hanl-
ing cream was much less than TINT Ut milk: j:
that tlcra was no risk In hauling; ttsAt te cost
Of making butter was much less. the sntllo fac.
tory that, under thu old, took tin milk OF 5O0
cows, being nnlpe enough 70 receive tic cTeA,n
ot SOU; un1 tlAt, the quality of tho crea.l ba-
sltpcrur. THIS Wcst must aim 10 produce the
beat butter possible l0r the Eastern market,
sl.tl to to tails tte greatest care was necessary.
THIS, lle claimed, was done under The new
ttu skiu,.milk at the farm. liz hn,l
little to suy IT the dairy system, exrepe that
more poor hutter ssns nads oY so-eatlcu dalrlch
creamery butter touched III ecnls u New York
for thur months In thu year, ll.e cfeatncrtcs
must elosu II they followed the old s,strnl.
When the factory, under that OLD systcm. niado
ues sYstutu would turn our four by setting milk
at home. rhe saving IN lnulns cream !tlsteHd
of milk. anu tho cxtrnt Of tiu Manufacture
under tho now systeu, enabled tEeIh tu produces
butter nj less Gust, a,MI Aclce IL supply Tie
EastrrM nurkets whcu thosc who followed the
ull systGm could not.
Mr, Cruso asked tho speaker how ho would
get It'd of tie odors arising fEom cooking In tho
houses wltere The lullk waa set.
Ajr falrtand explained thus the mIi-cnns,
after the mlk was set, wure Theoretically sGaled
Air. Hlbbarl thought all this looked very
protty from one polnt ot Wow, but Il sscnlcd 70
ftHfn
, 1879-03-07

Ihe Motlat bcl-puncs1, Or register Of drinks,
By which Virginia expected to make tht satu u
llauur soures u reycllue. lns proved ta!Iurc.
~ n"1a ~ ti,a% w III. trn,a Ste %a uss rm
itut tl.u law was allow In gett'us Iulo operation,
and llns since been very ll1,eHua!lv cnfuErrd.
Tic cities havu compiled wlth fts provisions,
while ll.e counties hase been very rcsnIss. IHcFu
revision, ut least, helore the statute BECOMES
thuEpugllY lfIUetlYe.
, 1879-03-07

= -SHFFTxINtH 32fIWfH. -
Capt. Doyt0u SWIM iroAl On CITY to Ptts-
hurg vita sl,u temperature Ut thD water Urluw
xero, ulll the only III uilaet lu exDcElrucea was
lav pucl!.g Ut tlse 6klu ok thu nuar. 4 woman
sat two llauFs IN church where there Waa Ill tire,
took ohll, alui died in TWO uaysoI pncutnoni4.
The luurul ts W p!aiu ns tho Hoo.Iday sun. but
We wouldn't auyiso 4 wUinan to swim frulu Oil
City to PlttsburR in psrletalve 70 sitting I've
hour In tlreleaa eluryA,
, 1879-03-07
.ocond Days Session Of the Ma
t;ona1 Association.
.rt of Tho Committee on tho
~" Presidents Address.
o,,uiug Up European Harkots---The
Hairy versus the Creamery.
r<,rht,ant Freight Natcs Charged on tho
Law Union Pacific Road.
o.,,ea 8. Bowen Organizing Commercial
Trip to Rio Janairo.

pncernENT,S ApDRTSS,
TILE ,,.s,s .c.a1on ri fhc Nn,fnuaf INT.
Tic feeo,ld ont as sa,,a,,a,,,. .Ix.,, a,,,,o,
III, Chrcsc, anu EYE Assos'al'ois eAs" ""a".r ~
r.a,rn,,on opened yesterday morhlhB NJ III
,',,, In the lotlcsf ordinary OF the Grana Pn-
oslosh y. ~,
e1c llotes. .,,,. =, vo,,,,+ ,,tod =. rro.,d.
NJ. D. :. hisS' VI 'o.'"ost ,s w.
,us officer In thr temporary aose'ee Oh vice.
pr.tldrnt Sherman.
"' ~ " Dextcr. Chicago, Chairman OF tho
, 1879-03-07

DISCUSSION. -
Mr. Baker, OF New York, moved TINT the re-
port be adopted as the serso OF the Association.
Tie mot!un gayo rise to considerable discus
iIon.
Dir. Douglass, Of New York, agreed Ia the
msu With the Presidents ad1resB, anil Insisted
On An Improvement In tho quality OF dairy prod-
uets, as essential 70 healthy home mud foreign
ttsdc.
Ar. Hbbagd, OF Boston, favored tho idea Of
thc East producing tn the spring anl summer,
aid the West In tho fall md winter, but insist
ID that the grcat central idea was to produce
IL sstclo which would bc salnble both at homo
aud abroad. >
Nr. Hiss took tho position that the difficulty
lay altogether IN thu qunllty, md was not duo
y sotulltd oyerproJuctiu,l. In point Of fact,
The da!rymen wcru producing no more good but
DID not believe that this Convention could dis
poso Of thu mnttcr by resolution, or TINT 1t
sould be settled In my other way thnn by the
regular arl natural laws OF production mid con-
tuRrtlon. III short, he Thought this thug
Mould regulate itself, that those who produced
good butter would get good priees, alld that
thoso WHO didn't produce good butter would Of
Decesslty have to 70 into other business. AL
that convention could do was to urge upon
,ns producers Of thu country the necessity Of
g.nus,,i Ite.. hoM.ei n,.. apoa' ~ s~u.;;.J
Let hcttcr Cno1a.
MI l,nker remarked TINT tho producers at
psssM tllauo too much Cheap butter anu ellcrsc.
~. Lst ulefG bc steady Improvement To qlaftty,
,Taane a ,e nase the question oi TRANSFORMATION so
'0Rgly p, nlIs ~ summer market,
,nnsoysa ,."sit,,, " H. mlaaarlpma p1saueu .or w
he clmn,T H." ali ,,nv ara.r,s,,r,1 =" n'ato IL
the hest producer o, lie fucc III tlir elubc. Iio
Y ~ uot te!!eys that It was Wis" for any assocIa-
@ 10 ATTEMPT to toll man that he must stop
urtnI,t', ',a " VI ~ ia, Ut lat ~ us. UeouuSe H.
utlboucii aisn n,cadr,i fnr III i,iph"r e,I',catinn
'@ons tic dairysien Of the laud.
lAe afat Recommendation Of the Commlttea's
I'm H. W., WA Auopteu' .-.-
prono,, ~ Rot IN 1ne address concerning me
sa had ouiniuus to ~ c1nrcss. @ s IN, s'pf'a " ahe H.
alebarl, whu favored tlle division, re rcnarklng
IT,. nostoii At present wants ". ooD packages Of
.s,s nrss. ouiist' @ sor WHEN kile Mol!sa pay trat
whc tic Wss IN o"rsa, Sop haocv ot viSTi sa,i
Product, could Wuui} tha West see iha mint I'M.
ana lake advantage Of IN
ltv tlscussio,i' ,,nIv atis"tcd n thn ro,,r.o
q tae talk Mr.. lIlbhard aiycrted to thu tart
uat theru wrre lot nf hnt,,,s r1Xnm misxin,1 m"r.
eaa0lS In Boston wln,n ~, intv Ninto ~.
II, cuuI1 tearh. willr ill.,. ~ 1,rnti,,rrrs
!setc surc,!ng.-actl,aily Observation-Disclosures nj
msae boGus fetows' trnnsartInns.
iayvesttiI tI,at tIs . nt ~
taip Their butter tn ti,s, H,stu, hn",,s rc,nm;s.
ton mru to etrt ri cm,aitsn tIi,,s nsn>A'
Se'S ~ e'luall1e 'n''aa'
TRASspopr .n1o>, ,,,, r-,,nn
tvH ny io cAA''o4'-
, 1879-03-07


George 8. Bowen turned up, through, the the
dun Of letter, witl, aBotlcr new project, It
was an excursion 10 llio Janctro n1Ml not 10
Alcsiro. lie acquainted tic Association wiki
burning inteutlon on Ills part to organize y
party Of sixty manufacturers. merchants, and
producers to stsIt Hio, with View Of futrodnc-
luz the products Of the United States In Brazil
Tic time OCCUPIED In making tie tsIu would 10
three mouths. The party would sail fro,n New
York June s, rearhug lilo June 81; md.
returning, leave Nu Aug. &, rearl.-
irg Now York Aug. e.. To show that
II wnB bona.lAs scactnc, lie stated that the tax
would be $3.50 per capita for tr round trtn. II
wnitiL n!furt Nil opportunity, The writer coEkl-
l1cu, tn see ttie country ull1rr innsL favorable
a,islrcs. The organizer therefore suggested
t,ie propriCsy Of The Convention appointing a
representative or q committee to ''inyest!gate
the advantages offered In opcning d market 1T,
Brazi1 for ihe producers of buttrE, cheese, agri.
cultural implements, textile fabrics, etc., ctc, Of
tue great Wiley Uf tl1r Mississippi unt other sGc-
t!0lts OF our common country" "Atny We not"
continued the writer, "exe!,angc With tlrln at
least sufficient to pay for the S50. .003 000 we
pay them for eofEcef' Having. propoun,l-
cd this startling conttnurlttn+ be il,-
formed the Convention that llo should be
plcased to confer with such Il Committee, H,'ll
place at sllrir disposal such information as bu
might have.
itlc Convention concluded to pray over It be-
fore they put tllelT foot In Il.
, 1879-03-07
dtlke1Inh3c,"

NH411F 1FE3Ff7Ff.
It was meeting Of the lnpyrus Club. "Arc
there puy propositions for 1icillbcrsIip' asked
thr President. ''Aw," eaid nlet,,beF, lnnguidiy
rising, ~ pwoposg Mr. Chaw!rs Fwcdwick
Drlnlioodlc; writes for the .Nonshiv Journal Of
Etuehaw. 4 thoroughly wclIub!o fclla.,." Every
cyeg,asS WAS centred upon Tie miserable rene
Cado with II wltheril.s louk uf scoEn a,,d con-
tempt. "Wtlut}" exclaimed tue President, With
ns much energy nh papyruss.aN ever niNws
himself to exhibit. Mlrtl,llrs. groans, cries Ut
"Sllanc!" "IEe said rcIIubIc.n utc., etc.
" "Grntesnen, what does all this meau7" asked
the speaker. alt mcans," sud the President.
''sl!at YOU have dsltagctl ths body hy the 1.so
within tltcsu classic prcrncts. You must apollo
Ctzc.n "Nu, no, no, Mr.. Pwcsldrilt, I said no
such thing. ! said 1.At Desuuooale-ynh know,
WIS q wcu!ly ablu ictlali--yall Know. Not weli..
Nut EnGlis-aw." General sirIi of relief.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23

81. Nicholas for February has an excel
lent table of contents. 1t carries us to the
reefs of the Bahamas, to the tea.lands of
China, among the birds of Florida through
perils and miragcs in African deserts to
foggy London Streets and to the tropical
wonder land of Il "Robson Crusoe " story
" How Sir William Phipps found the
Treasure in the Sea-" by S. G. w. Benit-
min, is tue and exciting story of adven-
ture in the successful search for wrecked
treasure ships; this is one of the specially
rowing stories. The others are: " 4
Trip to the Sea County, by William NJ
Tileston, giving illustrations and lively
narrative of Il boys visit to one of the tea
growing districts of China. There are
several fresh and illustrated stories, and
some charming poems. The departments
are full and lively and attractive, with sug-
gcstlve tlt-blS, and interesting letters from
the youngsters themselves.
ScSibncr'S Wagazine for February, OF
which one hundred thousand copies are
printed is called the " Mid-winter Mum.
ber," Among the notable features is a full
page portrait of Lincoln, by Wyatt Eaton
from the last photograph, engraved tc
accompany Noah Brooks's "reminiscences
of Lincoln > and Stoddard's sonnet to
Lincoln. There is finely illustrated
paper on Moose Hunting, in which hunt
with Indians in New Brunswick is describ-
ed; II picturesque paper on "Recent
Church Decoration " by Clarence Cook
The Majolica of Castela," in which some
fine specimens of this ware are illustrated
and described; continuation of Stockton s
domestic sketch, entitled The New Rud.
der Grange" Il poem by Stoddard, entitled
" A Wedding under the Directory" illus
trated; and many illustrated papers of in
terost, including Washington only Sis.
tel" and The College Rank of Distin-
guished Men, The serials by Miss Traf-
ton and Edward Fggleston are continued.
In Topics of the Times " DR.. Holland
discusses Church Debts" 1.-The (Eccle-
siasticaD Machine in New England" and
other topics: The other editorial depart
ments are full of interest.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23
Forthwith Congress.

"WEDNESDAY. The Senate refused D.
/ n vote of 10 to 81, to refer Mr.. Maltnem -
silver resolution to the Judiciary com ili y
tee. Eulogies were delivered on the lat'
Senator Bogy. In the House. three aP
propriation bills were passed.
THURSDAY. Senate. Mr.. Wadleigh pre-
sented Senator Morton's report on th'
Chinese question. President Moan fortel
was appointed regent of the Smithsonlal
Institute, Mr.. Mcdonald offered resolutions
in honor of the late Senator Morton, ant
eulogies were delivered by Messrs. Ed
munds, Thurman, Conkling, Burnside
Morgan, Booth, Anthony, Mitchell Bruce
and Voorhees,.
House. A resolution was presented au'
thorizing postmasters in towns oil over
| 5000 inhabitants to sell United States
bonds. The bill making persons charged
with crimes eligible as witnesses was pass
ed. Mr. Blair spoke against the restora-
ton of silver.
FRIDAY. In the Senate Merriman and
Maxey spoke on silver. In the House
eulogies were pronounced on the late Sen
ator Morton.
MONDAY. S.nate. The case of Major
Runkle was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. A great many petitions were re-
ceived in regard to reconciliation, pro
and con. Jones of Florida and Cockrell
spoke for silver.
House. Petitions in regard to nayiga'
ton, railroads, ETC., were very numerous
Mr.. Southard's motion to suspend the rules
and pass bill to pay duties in greenbacks
was defeated by the lack of Il two-thirds
vote the vote was 154 to 90.
TUESDAY. But little progress was
made in either house; the silver question
being the main thing thought and talked
about.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23
There are now in this state five murder
erS LYING under sentenca of death

There are now in this state five murder
ers lying under sentence Of, death.
AN ADIRONDACK PARK.-A number oil
New York capitalists have purchased a
park in the Adirondack region, and are
now engaged in stocking it with deer.
Meetings of the Board of Agriculture
will be held at Felchville, Tuesday and
Wednesday, January 20 and 80. and at
North Tunbrdge, Thursday and Friday,
January 81, and February l.
IT'S better to have loved and lost than
never to have loved ut all. There is n
young man of North Troy, thirty-three
years of age, who has had the happiness
of courtipg ninety-ninc girls since his
childhood, and is now looking for another
to round off the century.
The controversy between the Central
Vermont and Woodstock railroads over
the attempt Of the latter 10 establish n
grade over the Central's track ut White
River Junction has been settled by the
supreme conrt'S making the Injunction
against the Woodstock road perpetual.
The court ruled that the Woodstock road
had II right TO cross the Central under its
charter; but its action in taking land for
the purpose through the Centrals yard
was illegal, as it would give exclusive title
to the land to the Woodstock company,
which would then be under no obligation
to refrain from impeding the Central's
business there.
A vagrant act, which has the approval
of the State Charities Aid Association, has
been submitted to the New York Legisla-
ture by Senator Robertson. Its main fea-
lures are that persons arrested for vagran-
CIV in the state shall be sent to II work
house. under the control of special set
of officers, and managed with view to
teaching tramps habits and resources of
industry. The first sentence shall be for
not less than ninety days or more than six
the second not less than six
months or more than II year, while the
third will be indefinite. The plan seems
TO have admirable leading qualities, and it
possesses the feature that tramps dislike
more than any other-compulsory labor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23

BAD ADvICE.-For paper SO rioht-
minded in general to be giving such ad.
vice as the New York Tribune does TO tbe
president. is very silly 1t wants he should
make senators bend TO his will on the sill.
yer question and its kindred by listenjno
to those who vote for gold in matters of
appointment and by giving the cold Shout
der to advocates of silver. In short to use
the patronage of the government to buy
men to oppose certain legislation. The
silver bill will get passed yet, veto or no
veto, If some of its opponents do notaex-
hibit little more common sense in their
opposition. 1t has an easy two-thirds
majority in the House and barely one-
third of the Senate is opposed to it. The
change of single vote would make the
Senate sure to pass it over II veto.
which is by no means cetrain to come if
the bill passes. The chances are in favor
OF rather than against the success of the
measure at this session.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23

Samuel Bowles editor of the Spring.
field Republican, died in Springfield las
Wednesday evening at the age of fifty.
three years. Mr.. Bowles Was the maker
of the Daily Republican, the "lvest =
newspaper in the United States. 1t:
methods and tone were originated by him
and he was the founder of Independent
journalism in America. Among American
editors we should place Mr. Greeley first
Mr. Bowles second, and the elder Bennett
third. They all made mighty interest.
ing reading" and Mr.. Greeley and Mr.
Bowles had great influence by their read
ers on the public, and indeed the domestic
life of America.
Mr.. Wilmot l.. Warren is now the chief
editor of the Republican. He is well
known here in Montpelier; where he at.
tended the Union School in and before
1864. We fix the date by an "order Of
exercises for the close of school in 1864
shown us the other day by Mr.. John B.
Thurston.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23

The Alabama bar has just admitted q
negro to practice.-thc first who ever ap-
piled.
The Cleopatra obetsk passed Margate
Sunday, and was expected to arrive in the
Thames Monday morning.
The House has passed bill to let per-
sons accused of crime testify in their own
behalf in United States courts, if thew
wanted to, and also thanked Explorer
Stanley for getting out of Central Africa
with whole skin.
James Gordon Bennett has sold his
pleasure yacht Dauntless to New Yorker
for ten thousand dollars, and bought the
Arctic steam yacht Pandora for twenty
thousand dollars. Is he going to send
Stanley to find the north polep
Hon. B. H. Bristow visited Boston last
week and Thursday evening a dinner was
given him by $50 of the leading citizens.
The N Y. Tribune seems to see ARISING
from the occasion cloud in its presden-
tial horizon. Blaine of Maine would be
moro pleasing to the Tribune.
The geographical society's banquet in
honor of Henry M. Stanley, at the Hotel
Louvre, Paris. Saturday night, was a mag
nificcnt affair. Two hundred and seventy
guests were present, including leading
members of the society, James Gordon
Bennett and other representatives of the
New York Herald, London Datly 1ele-
graph. and Paris newspapers, and repre-
sentative of President McMahon.
The executors of the estate of the late
Horace Greeley have made their final set
Element. The estate consisting largely of
stocks and bonds which have greatly de.
preciated in value, it has been considered
advisable to distribute them in kind among
the heirs. There is one hundred and sixty.
three thousand dollars of such assets. in
elusive of sixty thousand dollars Tribune
stock. Among the assets there is at least
fifty thousand dollars in worthless promis.
sorry notes. besides forty-nine thousand dol
lars due the estate from Cornelius Van
derbilt. Jr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-23
Neus and Gossip.

o..,,,o,oro Uo,lius of tho late confederate navy
.,anv years crier in the Baltimore criu' n"' ''''
died Friday, OF paralysis. -.
,-..,.h p,nnkett, of Springfield Mass, on MS
return from work found his Wiie urhnh S"a s,e'
an her baby, IN bel. The child mao u'eu VI
cation. ,.-..,,,
T., u,n,re,l rreenbacks are bought at discount
- o. c.u,s. an 1 American silver at a discount VI
cont. on the dollar, Yet the adheren'' oi 'Ho
R.nJ silver bill say that the latter IS preierao'e
the former.
1ob, ". stout Of New YORK, one of the largest
d,olars in the canned goods trade la''ed ms
,iohtes are supposed to be about s5oOOO' asse''
,'ro foctories and large stock of canned goods o.
uncertain value
Ma; Cen Pearson, Of disagreelble notoriety IN
inc pittsburgh riot last summer, has resigned MS
,,ooo n tho PENNSYLVANIA militia, taking pains to
,.a, ria rcc,rd in that affair has nothing to do
with it,
At Newburyport, Mass, Sunday James henne''
sew. aged - took loaded gun TO iflsn'eh sunni
little girls when il went OF instantly kling hosa
Farrell aged six and woundns two smaller g'fs'
one severely. The boy was arrested
The solemnity of King Hambert's taking the
oath occurred Sunday. The king In MS speech
thoroughly upholds italian unity, and says ne WIN
conform to the measures inaugurated by his father
Amnesty will be granted to political offenders.
Eugene Sue, it is related, had fond BELIEF that
he possessed knowledge ofmedicine and surgery
One day he had dined with his friend Komieu al
the Cafe de Paris and had dined well-in iact they
had both dined well ;and as they sauntered along
the Boulevards by way of aiding digestion, komieu
,lipped, fell down and hurt his leg. Sue called
cab, nut his friend in and drove home, where ne
dressed the wound. He then put Romleu 10 oeo'
and settled himself into an armchair for the night
Next morning he FASTENED to examine the wouhn'
only to discover that he had tended the wrong leg'
Let him who hopeth to become " the oldest in
habitant make note of the fact that the news
papers of New England on Christmas Day, 1871,
were chroncling the budding of lilac bushes in
Western Massachusetts; the return OF the fish to
Nantucket waters, a movement usually put on I'LL
Spring; the bossoming of arbutus, in many places;
the making of maple sugar from fresh drawn sap In
the town of Huntington, Mass. the return OF the
blue birds to portions of New York and Connect
cut; and the swelling of the lilac buds, in many
parts of the North. The st. Paul Press of the I'D
chronicles the re-openng of navigation on the
Mississippi from St. Paul to Lake Pepin, something
hitherto without precedent at this time of the year.