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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
q Capt. Rutter Farm"

Lying on the main road from wArdsboro to Fayette-
VILE Contains 200 acres Cuts from so to co tons Of
hay, mostly with machine. Winters from 90 to 40
head Of cattle. Is very productive for raising wheat,
corn, oats barley, potatoes etc. Land under very
high state Of cultivation and very pleasantly located
house was formerly used summer boarding house
for city boarders good shade in 'front.' Good orchard
with quantity Of small fruits. Sugar orchard. with
three store tubs, pans and over 400 buckets,
which go with the place. Near school aud mill
Large quantity Of wood aud timber-enough TO pay
for the farm II drawn to Fayetteville, where there il
a large demand at the railroad, and at the steam mill
which lies on the best road in town for teaming
Buildings in good repair; barns, hog-house aud
granary. Good house; convenient in every respect
for or two families. Good running water to house
and barn from never-faiing springs; good well
in which hang the milk from ten daily.
This is Just the place for any TO make dollar,
even two with small capital More money made
from this farm than from $1,000 river farm
$4,000 Western one, and we do not expect s3OOO As
have 10 hire most Of our help 1t is not TO
its full capacity but In small way Of farming our
cash income from said farm is from 500 to si2OO
year.
If this is sold before Oct. 18TH 1t will be sold
the highest bidder without reserve, with the above
property Free lunch will be served early the day
Of sale.
The best auetioneer Of the will be furnished.
Sale positive. Terms made known on day Of sale.
u. c. CUSHING.
Sept IS, 1881. 37-4i
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
Agricultural.



Why are not premiums offered by agricul-
tural societies for fast walking horses For
all the purposes Of farm or for general use
fulness a fast walking horse is more to be de-
sired than fast trotter not that fast trot-
ting, within reasonable limit, should not be
encouraged, but the speed that wins on the
turf would be worse than useless on the farm
or for ordinary driving on the road. horse
that can trot with carriage q mile in four
or five minutes on a common road, has
speed that is Just as good for any useful pur-
pose-we might almost say for any respecta-
BILE purpose-as the speed that wins ON the
race course. The fastest trotters are mainly
valuable for gambling purposes. They may,
IL is true, fall into the hands of an owner that
will not permit them to be put to such uses,
but that is the exception rather than the rule.
The race course on the fair grounds and the
payment of disproportionately large premi-
ums for fast horses has at least tendency to
encourage gambling. The agricultural horse
trot" is believed to help the society by in
oreasing the attendance and consequently the
receipts otherwise few agricultural societies
would combine horse racing with their exhibit
tions. Perhaps trial of walking speed would
be partial substitute for the attractions of
the race. Such trial would certainly have
the advantage of encouraging something use
full rather than demoralizing, and would at
tract from its novelty. A horse could afford
to walk pretty spry for prize half rs large
as is paid for the fastest trotters. If as much
attention was given to increasing the speed
of the walking gait as has been devoted to
breeding and training fast trotters, we should
have race of horses improved in a direction
to be of more real service on the farm or for
ordinary driving on the road. With rough
roads or hills it is often necessary to walk the
best of horses for a considerable part of
journey. horse that can walk four or five
miles an hour will travel forty or fifty miles
in day without going faster than walk,
nearly as far as an average horse will trot in
day without fatigue.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
NIX AND RECORD AND FARMER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER



II carried the beholder back TO 80 years
ago, when the thrashing-machine was heard
only at rare intervals, and the honest farmer
spread his golden stalks on the clean barn
floor and failed away with such tempered
blows that not kernal was broken. The
man who had il sat down on one of the bench
es in the West Circus park. The rare sight
of such an article halted every pedestrian,
and the man had to keep explaining over and
over -
"well I'll have some beans to shell this fall,
and l kinder thought twould be easier TO fail
'em out. The hardware man told me he had
TO send to Vermont for IT,"
Pretty soon along came a gray headed al
derman, and when he saw that fail he looked
10 years younger all at once.
II handled that for over 10 years" he said
as he picked IL up and spit on his hands.
Seems like old times to get hold Of this hick-
Dry again"
He stepped out one side to give the crowd
an exhibition on the grass, and his success
was great. At the second blow the fail end
hesitated in mid-air, wobbled about and final
ly came down with a whack on the patriots
head, making him see more stars than a win
ter's night ever brought out. He dropped
the weapon with the remark that he was al
ready ten minutes late in keeping an appoint
ment, and he was rubbing his skull as far
down the street as he could be seen. The
next man to try it was one who got of pass
ing car under the idea that dog-fght was in
progress.
"a fail Ha ha Why, haven't seen a
fail since l was married" he chuckled as he
reached for it. II presume have failed q
thousand bushels of wheat in my time You
boys stand back there"
The boys retreated and the man lifted the
uosI sol 10, -
Gus manner
eyes, my stint used to be 20 bushels day"
he continued, land though do say it myself
i"
Something happened. lie dropped the
fail, seized his jaw, and danced of as If he
had springs under him, and although a dozen
voices asked what hit him he refused 10 tell.
By and by a third man come sailing along
and when he saw the fail he remarked that
his father had used one like it nearly all his
life, and was called the smartest Aailer in
New Hampshire.
Cant you use it ?" inquired one of the
crowd.
"Why, of course. If you boys want to see
how our fathers got their wheat to mill I'll
give you little exhibition. Here, bub, hold
my hat"
He buttoned his coat, moistened his hands,
and began work. The first blow nearly broke
mans knee the second cracked against a
boys elbow, and at the third the flaier grab
bed the top of his head and sat down with a
subdued look in the corners of his mouth.
"Well, guess I'll be jogging along" said
the owner of the fail as he rose up. Its
all in getting the kink of it. A Teller who
makes twists and wobbles a special study
won't git his head broke over twice n day,
but green hand might as well sit down un-
der brick kiln durin tornader Day, gen.
tlemen."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

The progress made within the last few
years in the study of climatology is one of
the most important fruits of modern scientific
research. The weather bulletins daily issued
by the leading governments, and the teie-
graphic advices of storms forwarded from
one country to another, mark an important
step in the advancement of our knowledge
concerning the laws which govern the wealth
err, and give promise of a time when these
laws shall be fully understood. Light is be-
ginning to appear upon this dark subject,
and, smile as we may at the mistakes of Ven
nor and other would-be weather prophets
we believe that the time will come, and that
ere many years, when the weather in store
for US will be foretold for a considerable pc
Rod of time with tolerable accuracy.
Not only is progress being made in this di-
rection, but the problem of controlling in
some degree, the climate of extensive regions,
and even entire countries, is becoming every
day more easy of solution. Scientists are
now discussing projects which have for their
end the rendering of uninhabitable lands hab-
liable, the unlocking of ice-bound regions,
and the conversion of deserts into fertile dis
tricts which shall blossom as the rose"
The modification of climate by extensive sys-
TENS of forest culture and irrigation are well
attested facts. The French project of flood
ing the Sahara desert by cutting canals from
the Mediterranean sea is generally regarded
as entirely feasible. The influence of the
sea upon the climate of contiguous lands is
well known but not until recently has this
knowledge suggested what is undoubtedly
the true explanation as TO how it came about
that the North polar regions at one period,
and that not the most remote, should have
supported an almost tropical vegetation, to-
gether with those enormous animals whose
bones are found in Siberia, and which could
not have lived except where the climate ad-
mitted of luxuriant vegetation namely, that
Europe and Asia were broken through by wa
ter, so that the warm currents from the Indi-
an ocean could battle the polar shores, just as
our Gulf stream renders mild the climate of
all the lands it touches. Could water COM
munication of considerable volume be opened
now on the track of the old sea that geolo-
gists have long laid down between Asia and
Europe, the northern shores of both CONT
nents would support rich vegetation, and
consequently birds, beasts and races of men.
In view OF this explanation of conditions
which existed in past ages it is not unreason-
able to suppose that in future ages, when the
now habitable regions of the globe shall have
become over-populated, man, in the fulfil
ment of his mission to subdue and replenish
the earth, will attempt, by gigantic feats OF
engineering skill and labor, the re-subjuga-
ton of large areas now under the dominion OF
the ice-king, whose realm embraces, in the
present geological period, so large part oil
the land surface of the globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

One thousand three hundred and forty dol
lars was paid for horse racing, at the Vermont
State Fair. Two prizes of $3.50 each were
paid for fast trotting, with others ranging
from $40 to 1925, amounting in all to the
sum stated above. The highest single pre-
MUM paid any exhibitor of fruits was So. The
highest premium awarded for any legitimate
ly agricultural purpose was $50, or one-hfth as
much as was given for small fraction of a min
ute saved in speed. For one fast horse to make
mile one-twentieth of a minute quicker than
another, is regarded as of fifty times more CON-
sequence than the culture of superior fruit,
if we may judge from a comparison of awards
SO for the best fruit $3.50 for the fastest
horse.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

1t is one of the principles of the Patrons of
Husbandry that litigation should be avoided
as much as possible, by arbitration within the
Grange. 1t would be well if others should
settle differences in the same way. The diff
ficulty of obtaining justice through the courts,
and the cost of it in the end, if the end is
ever reached, is illustrated in every we'll con-
tested case. The jury have now been in at
tendance at the county court two weeks, at
n cost of over seven hundred dollars, without
rendering verdict, except one directed by
the court on the second day. The whole cost
of the court during this time, including the
charges of lawyers, witness fees, officers fees,
ETC., we estimate at over $1,000, the greater
share of it chargeable to a single case in which
no verdict was given. Had a verdict been
rendered. it is not at all certain that would
have concluded the case. 1t might then have
been only fairly started in the courts. Law
is an expensive luxury-better arbitrate and
abide by the decision of the arbitrators and
better still when possible, have nothing to
arbitrate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
Good Advice from "a Leading Medical
PrOfeaaOr.

The learned doctor says: ''Keep some kind of a
tonic medicine always In the house, aud II anyone
that IL is harmless well as meritorious Put no
trust in alcoholic preparations: their use will lead
intemperance neither be partial to any remedy that
produces severe cathartc effect, for prostration OF
the nervous system and digestive organsis fol-
low. The mildest and best medicine ever invented
for strengthening every part of the body and restor
ing impaired lost organic functions TO their normal
condition. and one which is having unparalleled
aud rapidlyncreasing sale in the Eastern States is
Browns Iron Bitters. Any druggist win procure It
for you If you request him to do So especially when
he hnds you cannot be persuaded to take some sub
stute. 1t does not contain alcohol and is the only
preparation Of Iron that headache and does not
blacken the teeth. 1t lisa reviyer true strength
ener, and the very best medicine ever invented for
permanently strengthening the pulmonary, urinary
and digestive organs and preventing consumption,
kidney diseases and chronic dyspepsia often curing
these diseases when all other remedies have failed
for II il truly natures best assistant. "-Gdzete.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

them, and kept at II until they were almost
full grown. Bagging may not be an efectual
remedy for all the other ills which grape
flesh is heir to, but have found it perfect
remedy for all interference on the part Of
poultry believe that grapes will ripen just
as WELL il not better, in strong paper bags as
otherwise. They will ripen as evenly, and
IL carefully handled win retain the same
beautiful bloom, which is the greatest charm
of table grape l have grapes growing in
bags, and those not bagged at all, upon the
same vine. l am satisfied that it is a good
thing. Cor COttntyV Gentleman
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
Health is Wealth!

nR. Z. G. VESTS Nerve and Brain Treatment! q
IL specific for Hysteria, Dizziness, Commissions,
Nervous Headache, Mental Depression, Loss Of Mem
DRY, spermatorrhoea, Impotency, Involuntary Ennis
sions Premature Old Age, caused by over-exertion,
selfabuse over-indulgence, which leads to misery,
decay and death. One box will cure recent cases.
Each box contains one months treatment. One dol
lar a box, six boxes for fve dollars; sent by mail
prepaid on receipt of price. We guarantee six boxes
to any With each order received by for
six boxes, accompanied with Ave dollars we will send
the purchaser our written guarantee to return the
money II the treatment does not effect cure. Guar.
antees issued by H. @. Willard sole authorized agent
for BTattleboro VT JOHN G. WEST 4 CO., Sole Pro-
prieors, 1871 and 1888 West Madsou-st., Chicago Ill.
Smith Dooliitle Smith, Wholesale agents, Boston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
FOR SALEl

DNE OF the best hill farms in wndhSm Co. Said
farm is situated in the west part Of Pntney, miles
from the depot, good road and In 4 good neigh
borhood. II contains 1870 acres Of good land, with
good buildings, Of the best wood-lots in town,
good sugar orchard Of 500 trees and cuts from so to 40
tons OF hay is well fenced with stone wall and has
plenty Of fruit and never-faing water at house aud
barn. very desirable farm for young man to buy
sell wood enough to pay for half the farm. Also
two good pEstures-one of 80 and one Of 20 acres
within mile of said farm. The subscriber being
widow and having To look after her interests,
has made up her mind TO sell the above real estate be-
tween and next March, at some price. VIII sell
aud give possession any time to suit purchaser. VIII
sell with without the crops, farming tools, etc.
Call aud for yourselves the farm will Recommend
MRs. NJ. NJ BACON.
Putney Aug. H. 1881 33-l5
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

The beginning of disease is slight debility dis
order Of Of the vital organs-the stomach, the
liver the bowels, usually There are dyspeptc
symptoms, the liver is troublesome, the skin grows
tawny and unhealthy-lookug, there pains in the
right side through the right shoulder blade. The
climax is often an utter prostraton Of the physical
energies, perhaps fatal issue. But II the difficulty
is met in time with HOsteters Stomach Bitters, which
is always effective remedy and should be resored
to at early STAGE there will be TO appre-
bend those injurious subsequent effects upon the sys-
tenn often entaled by entirely-cured diseases. Far
better is it, also to employ this safe remedial agent in
fever and ague and other malarial complaints, than
quinine and other potent drugs, which, when
they do prove efectual for time ruin the stomach
and impair the general health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

RIPEENG GRAPES IN PAPER.-My vines are
rather close to the hen-yard and have al
ways had trouble in this direction. The hens
have invariably destroyed all the grapes be-
fore they were quite ripe, and thus caused
me some annoyance. 1 saved all the paper
bags that came into the house, and after the
grapes were formed / commenced bARRinR
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

Timothy Albee of Brookline has raised this
season nearly 1870 bushels of oats from three
acres of land, or about 60 bushels to the acre
We frequently read of 80 bushels per acre or
even more, but as large yield as 60 bushels
to an acre is by no means common. The av-
erage yield in the United States is generally
reported at about 80 bushels
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

Who has not heard been the recipient OF benehtH
derived from using N. II. Downs Elixir, never fail
ing remedy for all diseases Of the throat, chest aud
lungs. None too poor to get cured Of all bilious
diseases by the of Dr. Baxters Mandrake Bitters,
as they only cost 25 cents per bottle. As liniment
for horses Henry Johnson's Arnica and Oil Lini
ment cures sprains, bruises and lameness at once.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
THE MILK PROBLEM. !"

The subscriber, having large stock of the best
Jersey COWS that can be found in Windham county,
aud can therefore furnish the best milk that is put
upon the market will supply all responsible customers
for the old price of 8 cents per quart will also
deliver milk to my customers morning evening" or
both, as they prefer.
blu j. @. NEWTON.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

Its remarkable results in a disease universal and
with such variety Of characteristics CatArrh,
prove how efecually Hoods sarsaparla, acting thro
the blood, reaches every part of the human system
medicine, like anything else, be fairly judged
only by its results. We point with pride to the glo
record Hoods SarsAparilA has entered upon the
hearts Of thousands Of people 1t has cured Of catarrh
The only food that is furnished mankind gratis and
without stint, is food for reflection.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD

TRAINS LEANE HNAIIIEEOHU Nd FUI1IV " . ;
Going south.
4 40 n. m. for South vernon, Springfield, Millerb
Falls, Fitohburg Boston, and all stations on the
New London Northern railroad. Sundays, only
connects for Springfield. Mondays, starts IRON
Milers Falls, leaving there at G :05 an.
Q 100 a. M, for Millers Falls and Boston.
IL: 100 a. m, for Conn. River II. r., Millers Falls
Fitchburg Boston, HoOsac Tunnel, &c.
rs y. M. steam boat train for New London and also
for Conn. River II. X.
Going North.
Trains arrive in Brattleboro-
10 :2G a. n. from New London aud New York.
23 p. m, from Millers Falls, Hoosac Tunnel, Bos
ton, Fitchburg, &c.
:l3 y. M, from Springfield, New York, &c.
10 III PM, from Boston, Worcester, HoosAc Tunnel,
and all stations on New London Northern road,
and from Springfield, New York, nc.
@. W. BENTLEY, Gen. supt.
New London, Conn. Sept 20, 1881.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

For the prevention and sure Of Diphtheria and
Cancers This remedy destroys the parasite in these
diseases, aud cures alterations as II by magic. Pint
bottles rs cents SO per dozen. Agents wanted For
medicine circulars address DIR. ROE, Gen4 Agent,
1888 Broadway, New York City.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

So great has been the popular demand for that cell
ebrated remedy, KidneyWort that 1t is having an i'm
mense sale from Maine to California Some md It
announcement to prepare it from the dry compound,
and for such the propretors prepare 1t in liquid
form. This can be procured at the druggists. has
precisely the effect the dry but is very con-
centrated, SO that the dose is much smAler-LOtreH
M1iI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

Col. A. Wood Merryweather, whom everybody in
suffered from arrangement Of the bladder and kid
neys; 1t made my general health very poor. also
was troubled with severe indigestion pills gave me
only temporary relief and experienced great ankle
ty Of mind, well physical distress. friend re-
commended Browns Iron Bitters. / have used IL
with most gratifying results and just my health
better, and feel that the cure is perma-
nent."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30
SOMETHING NEW!
FULL LINE OF
BOOTS g. SHOES!
In addition to my stock of staple
GOODS AND GROCERIES,

In addition to my stock Of staple
DRY GOODS AND GROCERI ES,
have just received and offer for sale, a care
fully selected stock Of Boots and Shoes. have
taken especial pains in the selection Of these goods
and call the attention Of the public TO them with
confidence that they will always be found satisfactory
IN style, quality and price. Ny stock Is intended TO
be complete, comprising mems, womena and chill
dren's goods In all sizes.
My Dry Goods and Groceries always give satiSfac
ton.
Anything not on hand in any line Of goods prompt
ly furnished.
ask you TO call and examine.
am handling palmleaf and putting out the leaf to
be braided, usual.
taa n. G. CLISBEE,
West Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

Thousands of ladies to-day cherish grateful remem-
brances Of the help derived from the Of Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. II positively cures
all female complaints. Send to Mrs. Lydia L. Pink
ham, 1888 Western avenue, Lynn, Mass, for PAM
phlets.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30

The latest joke about King KRlakaua, Of the Sand
witch Islands, ia that he cannot help being good
Christian, his ancestors ate so much missionary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-30


for all those Painful Complaints and WeakHesaes
sOeOmmOn to our best female population.
1t viii cure entirely the worst form OF Female Com
plants oil ovarian troubles Inflammation and Uleera
ton, Falling and Dlsplaeements, and the consequent
Spinal Weakness, and Is particularly adapted to the
Change OF Life.
It will dissolve and eIpel tumors from the uterusi in
early stage OF development The tendency to can
humorsthe checked very speedily by It's use
It removes fantness, hGtuieney destToysal craving
for stimulAnts, and relieves weakness Of the stomach
It Bloating, Headaches, Nervous Prostitution,
General Debility, seeplessness, Depression and Indi
gestion.
That feeling OF bearing down, causing pain, weight
and backhche, Is always permanently cured by Its
II will at all times and under all circumstances act in
harmony with the laws that the female system
For the Of Kidney Complaints OF either BeH this
Compound is unsurpassed
LYDIA II. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE COM
POUNDi prepared at 2Ss and ass Western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass Price e. Six bOttlesfor o6 Sent by mail
IN the form OF pills, also In the form Of loEengea,
receipt of price, q per box for either. Mra PinkhAm
freely all letters Of inquiry Send for pamph
lot. Address above. Mention fhis Rdper
No family should be without LYDIA 4. PIEKHAMs
LIVER PILLS. They constipation, biousness
and tOTpidity OF the liver. Is cents per box
So SOId By all Druggists. 90