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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
Vermont State Fair.

AS heretofore announced, the annual
state fair will be held by the State Az
ricultural Society in union with the
Champlain Valley Association for the
promotion of agriculture and the me-
chanic arts, at Howard Park, in the
city of Burlington, September 18th,
18th, 18th and 10Th. The grounds are
admirably adapted to the purpose and
arc convenient and accessible, being
one mile south of the City Hall, ada
cent and convenient to the track OF the
Central Vermont railroad and near the
shore of Lake Champlain. New, well
arranged and ample exhibition build
ings, with the necessary and appropri-
ate fixtures, are in process of erection,
and will be completed in ample season.
A spacious Mechanics Hall, suited to
the display of machinery, agricultural
implements and everything pertaining
to The mechanic arts, has been provid-
ed aud an extensive Floral Hall has
been arranged. A grand stand, capa-
BILE of seating five thousand people, has
beenplaced in full view of the race
course. When completed Howard
Park will be the best arranged
exhibition grounds in New Eng
land. 1t is accessible from all parts of
the sate. Canada and Northern New
York, and the steamboats, and railways
will offer such inducements by low ex-
,ursion rates as will bring together one
OF the largest gatherings Vermont has
ever witnessed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
"My Boy"

years of age. came from his chamber
Zone New Years morning, and said,
'Ilappy New Year, mamma While
seated at his breakfast he said, Now,
mamma, l am going ont for the first
time in my life to make New Years
calls, and | mean to make n business of
it; coed morning. and he kissed me
Oh both cheeks" Snc said she stood
in the bay window, and watched him
till he turned the corner, and then
drew a long sigi, of satisfaction. "My
boy, sweet, pure, clean, lovely! ! was
proud of him. l thought of him all
day" At night came IL ring at the
bella strange sort of ring and in
stead of permitting the servant 10 60,
she went herself, and there she beheld
two young lei holding up her drink
en- on. She said, "Bring him in"
They laid him on the carpet. "And
thci," she said. 81 sat down and
lit'ed his head in my lap. ! tried to
comb his hair: it was all matted and
damp; his lips, that were 50 pure and
sweet, were cracked and dry, aud his
breath th.t ...ar ii- : -a~- a "ovry
gathered %violets, was a horrible stencil.
My boy! The eyes half closed, lust
showing The white, the horrible breath
pouring forth its pesliferous ~efluvia.
My boy! His lace seemed TO be sol
changed. Ii was SO smooth, when ho
went out, but now it looks so coarse
How could one day make so greal a
change in "My Boy?'-[Gough.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
Not n "Hayes Administration.

a Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times writes: 81 was
told the other day that the White
House stewart was asked by the presi-
dent to send up u box or two of cigars
OF a certain brand. But they are all
gone, Mr.. President said Steward
Crump. 'Why, | got several hundred
boxes not long ago Il can't help il,
sir; they arc all gone. You can't sec
how. i know, but | do. You know
your friends smoke a good deal and
drink a good deal. They can't drink
more than they can carry away, but
when they + asked TO smoke, sir,
they usually put a handful in their
pockets TO every one they put in their
mouths, and when they smoke again
they go to the boxes for another hand
full, not to their pockets for a cigar. ,"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01

In "A sermon on "The Perils of Mod
crate Drinking" at Glen's Falls, n. Y,
the Rev. j. Il. Clymer says: "a boy
who went with his father on a voyage
To South America was anxious 10 see
The equatorial line, and said TO an old
sailor slack will you show me the
line when we cross iir' oh, yes, ms
boy After a few days the boy asked
whether they had crossed The line. The
old tar saidDfes, my lad 'Why
didn't You tell inc ana show me?' The
sailor replied, 'Ah, my lad, We Away
cross The line in the dark Moderate
drinker, YOU always cross The line be-
tween moderate and imHoderate in the
dark. Mental and moral night settles
down OH you as you cross the line be-
tween moderate drinking and inebriety,
binding you TO the aw iul facts of ruin
and dea'h only n little way on In the
road you are travelling"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
Natures Way OF Manuring.

Fifty years ago my employer one DAY
remarked TO me, "The idea fnot plow.
ing under the marurcl prcposterous
Why, go into the pasture and examine
the droppings of the cattle, and that
which has been exposed to the hot aln
for a week will be dry as a chin and
burn like oue.n Yhc belief was that il
was valueless aud all manure upou the
surface must be affected in the same
way. When the books and live farm.
ers said to plough in the manure, and
that in q thorough manner, | of course
thought that must be tho right way. |
became owner of a farm aftcrward, and
started in and for some years followed
TINS course, and one spring after SOW
ing and planting was done l told the
boys to clean out one end of the cattle
shed where sleds, ETC., had been stored,
out where some manure and litter had
accumulated. They did so, and after
the wagon was loaded up, "Where
shall We put it?" was asked.
Sure enough, where put it? The
plowcd ground was all in crops, and it
was too late to drop it in the meadows,
aud finally told them to go to the
corn-iield and spread it evenly on a
certain sandy knoll containing about
SIX square rods, upon which little or
nothing had ever grown. They did so.
and the coru was soon up and the small
c%ultivator going in the Fields, but that
particular spot cot ahead Of all the rest
and was ahead when ripe, and a good
way ahead, too. | cut up the corn and
sowed the field to wheat, seeding with
RED clover, aud the wheat and clover
were as far ahead of the rest of the
held as had been the corn, and kept its
own from that time on. With this liz
tic problem before me | went to experi-
menting, and from that time forward
plowed under no more mannre EXCEPT
green clover and for experiment.
Brother formers, prepare vonr manure
wen ana mix thoroughly with the soil
after Flowing, and give surface manur-
ing a fair test by the side of both deep
and shallow blowing in, and know for
yourselves.
L think we'll of the practice of hauling
crude manure out in winter direct from
the stables. The rains, frost and SHOWS
will a good care of it, but the finer
crude or other manure is pade the bet
ter. There is a snng little argument
done up in that casual remark of Mr..
Geddes not long since in the Tribune,
when speaking of cutting his straw
that is used for bedding the stables. 1t
not only makes a much better absorb
emit, but greatly helps manipulation.
But with all that man can do he cannot
make a soil equal to that received at the
hand of nature. What is natures pro-
cess? Nature applies all fertilizing
thlng9 10 the surface. Upon the surface
iall the rain, the snow, tie leaves and
tie litter. The cxcrement of animal
life, and tho decay of all vegetable
growth, drop and rest upon the surface.
To tie surface tho frosts apply their
greatest force; to the surface the sun
gives all his of light and heat,
upon 1t the atmosphere and its gases
rest, and the virtue of shadow, shade
and darkness is there bestowed als,.
Would man reverse her laws? AS well
try to turn the earth backward upon
its axis. IGOR. n. Y. Tribune.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
Asking too Much.

The following illustrates very nicely
the romantic spirit ofself-sacriiice with
ioii1 OF swearing devotion to their
favoritc lady:
A young couple were sitting together
in a romantic spot, with birds and
flowers about them, when the following
dialogue cnsued:
"My dear, if the sacrifice of my life
would please thee, most willingly
would | lay it at thy feet"
40, sir, you + too lind! But it
just reminds me that | wish you'd stop
using tobacco"
Cant think of ii. It's a habit to
which | am welded"
every well, sir, since this is the way
you lay down your life for me, and as
o are already welded to tobacco, I'll
take very good care You are never
welded to me. as it would be biga-
N.Y."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
Associated Dairying.

The New England Farmer says Of the
creamery system, sd rapidly growing
III popular favor, that creamery butter
has won its reputation because of its
good quality, and for its uniformity.
There is no such uniformity, even in
the best half dozen diaries that can be
selected anywhere, as is found in the
best creamery butter. Tha creamery
butter is made and handled by one
person, and that person the most ex-
pert that Is TO be fonnd in the whole
region. Butter arriving at the Boston
narlni il nyn-~:-eI - -.a - --
Inspector, whose services are really
paid for by the producers. A carload
from different farms and diaries will
perhaps require his services for an
entire day, while a carload of Western
creamery butter will be passed over
after an insnection lasting but ten mill
utcs. 10 Know Inc ''Brauu'- VI lile
Western creamery is usually all hat is
wanted by the inspectors. Hotels now
prefer the creamery butter because of
its uniformity. They can set a hundred
different plates upon their tables in u
single day, or can set their tables a
hundred days in succession, and serve
their customers exactly alike at every
table and on every day. The creamery
system has evidently come TO stay, and
II we find tlat we are behind the West,
then must we not adopt the same
methods they have adopted in order TO
compete witk them, or ever TO hold
our own! We are working ut a disad-
vantage when we manufacture a thou
sand pounds Of butter in ten on a hun
dred places instead of one place. In
n Massachusetts town where the ass9s
found that the whole product of the
town is now equal to the best that was
made by the Old system. The cost Of
selling has also been rcduced, as it is
found that it is much easier to sell 5000
Pounds Of urst class creamery butter of
known uniformity than 100 pounds of
farm dairy butter at the highest price
paid for each.
Toe system admits of purely co.
operative action. or the business may
be owned by a single individual, who
will purchase the cream of the far mcrs
1t is usually found best to start with a
company, and hire n butter-maker, till
the value of the cream eau be deter
mined, and then to sell TO an individual.
The cost OF the cream will depend upon
the distance it is brought, the quality of
The roads, and the number of cows kept
in a given area. A single team in some
localities can collect all the cream of
800 cows. So far as the experiment
has been tried, it is found that farmers
have obtained ABOUT as much for their
cream as they formerly received for
Eheir butter, after all the additional
labor OF making, packing and selling
had been performed in the home dairy
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
Ii viii Burn You.
BY MARY Il. WIN.

How does Il child learn to avoid the
danger of "A fire? "By being warned
very early" comes the answer readily.
The answer il n correct ono. Wo
that a mother begins very early
10 teach IL child TO avoid danger. SIZE
does not say to it, "You may play with
the fire al. You wish. but be careful and
not get burncd!" She knows that the
fire holds within H. elements of deslruc.
ton, and she SAYS TO her child, "Do not
go neu the fire! Have nothing TO do
with it! it may burn you!"
Oh! if mothers would use this same
care with regard to the fire that holds
such awful forces within it! If they
would begin early TO tell the child,
"Rum may scorch your soul-may ruin
you! never touch il! how many would
be saved from a drunkard's grave!
But, alas! the majority OF mothers
wait until babyhood and childhood are
passed., until manhood has brought
strength of appetite and passion, and
then after the boy has been burned,
they lift up Il useless cry. Oh, mother!
see to the early warning!
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01

"What do you stop to look at him for,
he's only a drunkard!r
Yes, but what was lie before he was
a ~drnnkardp Listen lie was a blue
eyed baby in his mothers arms. lie
was a ilaxen haired child, filling the
house with music, and at night lisping
his little prayer at his motlier's knee.
He was IL rollicking school boy, for
whom once the days were moi long
enough TO do all he wished TO do IN,
lie was a senior in a college noted fo4
its stars, of which he was one; anf
later he was a man of worth and ability;
a man who sways his fellow mon and
influenced them for good. Now,-hc
is only a drunkard? Swaycd instead of
swaying; being governed instead of
helping TO govern! A drunkard! know
ing but II law, that of appetite look.
ing ut him, no IN seems to think of
what he was before this time, and yet
who may DC the next to fill his place.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01

Uev. G.. +. CLARK, of Mendon, Mass,
recently delivered an address on tenn
peranae. lie goes much father than
speakers generally on this subject, and
claims that the seeds of drunkenness
are frequently sown in our habits of
eating aud drinking; that as a people
we educate drunkards by giving
children stimulating food and drink,
or diluted tea and coffee, and an nndae
amount of meat. lie thinks that a diet
more largely composed of whole grain,
fruit and vegetables, without condi-
ments and spices, is the beginning of a
permanent temperance reform.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
TERMS for MOTION. 40,
MOTION,

Oh. h, small star in forehead, right hind ankle
white, foRled fall of 1873, on Dream Ilni Stock
Farm, Shoreham, VT; got by Daniel Lambert
Pedigree of dam Is being further Inyestigatnd
Bred by Leander Comes, fitchburgh, Mass.
NOTION has the capacity of trotiing close to. II
mol under 20. lie is dead game; ready 10 trof
any number of heats, and n good weight miller
lie VIII, unquestionably, VI he lives, prove n mo
sire OF trotters. His colts rival, and we bc7ieve
FULLY cqnal those of Lambert in fheir action, III
one of them thus far. but what starts n trottcr
All from good sized mares have proved of Good
SIZE, ard IN beauty, as well as speed, show their
hse breeding. Motion is IL hands, weighing cI6se
10 lOOO IDS. lie is very long for his size, tbouoh
coupled short on the back. His dam was iormer.
~. owned by Charles ID, Wellingtn ton, Aiblan. Me.
who called her Never Mind. Mr.. Wellina ton,
writes That he won several races with her. ihfi
she could trot IN $40 or better, and she was The
lam of Little Claude, who won the roce cor .
year olds at Maine State Fair, 1872; thar Linn
Old. 'e"i9
THOUGHT. rus
Mahogany bay, white strip In face. white anslca
l5.2 hands, naled 1877; iii Inv daniel
Lambert; dam by Iiysiyk's Uaisbletopian: O.. ii
Seeiey's American Star. Bred by \. j.. Stowe
The remarkable brccding of THOUGHT COM
ing from the two strains Of blood, which ky R,ng
odds have produced the mott ~trotters, warrants
The belief, that he will provo a oiro of truttcrs
hint elf. He is n colt of elegant action. and Ma
think at the end ofanOther season, il NOT This he
will enter The 2 80 list.
,,, J. BATTELL.
H.. U. WRIGHT, Supe4tendent.5
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01

The Indiana Farmer fears that the
threshing machines In the country viii
be utterly unable TO thresh ont th5
wheat that has been harvested before
winter. Ii is also feared that the rail,
road companies viii be unable to fur
nish cars 10 transport the immense crop
10 the seaboard, as fast as it will be de-
livered 10 them. There is indeed a
probability that the crop will overflow
all the warehouses and elevators in the
country.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01

Horses slobber from eating clover.
An exchange says: "This is annoying,
especially in the driving horse, but the
remedy is very simple and easy at
hand, consisting of a head OF cabbage
fed to the horse just before using him
for work or driving. 1t is cheap and
effective"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
IMPORTANT.

When you visit or leave New York City, save
baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire, and stop
Depot. $50 ro0ms,1 fitted up at q cost OF one mil
lion dollars, reduced 10 81 and upwards per day,
European plan. Elevator, Restaurant supplied
with the best. Horse cars, stages and elevated
railroad TO all depoe. Families can live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than at any
other first class hotel la tue city. ll.ly
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CUREDI
%%nfi..HALL'S'
n F0s sta4ss.BALSAM

Cures Consumption, Colds, Pneu-
monia, Influenza, Bronchial Diff
entities, Bronchitis, Hoarseness,
Asthma, Group, Whooping Cough,
and all Diseases of the Breathing
Organs. 1t soothes and heals the
Membrane of the Lungs, inhamed
and poisoned by the disease, and
prevents the night-sweats and tight
ness across the chest which accom-
pany it. Consumption is not an in
durable mnlady. 1t is only neces-
sary to have the right remedy, and
Halls Balsam is that remedy. Don't
Despair of Relief, for this benign
specific will IRE you, even though
professional aid fails.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
ARRH4G 1872

DEBIT. CREDIT.
BROONS, RAGS, METALS, OLD
GLASSWARE. RUBnEEs, FEATHERS,
NOTIONS y WOoT, PEITS,
KITCHEN GOODS GENE III | ID T. :
RALLY. 8 -
SAKE the articles in the credit column 10 buy a
hill supply Of contents OF debit side. Balance
xc account by exchanging with me and | viii
uWarSan value received.
CHAPMAN &. SMITH.
NJ II, lSSi.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01

uW tdnda my Earn Just East o. mid
"eo"rU |fHdO for the Season, 1852.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-24

IRELAND or TODAY: The Causes
and Aims of Irish Agitation. Il'u.tra-
ted. BY 81. f. Sullivan, with an intro
duciion by Thomas Power O'Connor, Y.
p. j. c. MoCurdy & Co, Publ,sbcra,
PLiiede'Paia; CiBcinns!i, O.. Chicago,
H.; St Louis, 30.
10 tie great body Of the people Of The
United States. whose reading about the
Irish question has been almost necosas-
rily confined to publications written
from ne Eusish point q view, aud Who
kaov Ireland oaly - thus represented J,
or rather misrcp,csenled, we specials
commend thig work.
We wish it COLL be brought to lie
attention OF sycry one who is indiIeren,
jp'n ths Ir.sh question, or Las taken rp
tie idea that /. is "a sgits'ioa causeless.
or based only upon sentimental srisv.
.eoes
They wonil Ind n this bool, % rbe.
'oi:5n eoosrs'.l.ea or descriptions drawn
ron imagination, bat (sc's gathered
Gow s7a-ces ofuaqueatiouahle reIiah.ii'
g. aat .t'ensass oy persons Of u1.m-
gescas1'e YsrGsty.
Eajre.y disconnected from ih, trish
Lead movement, revealing The ,-ua na-
lIre anj effects % irish ,anilordisu. its
grinG.1g .gpressioa, It's eroruitant ex-
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-24

they want 10 know the facts upon
which the assertion is based. a geo
logical survey oF the State. in connec-
ton With railroads. Will 10 more to-
ward direct;ns the investment Of capt
til IN oar direction than any other out
lay we coCld make. Ii We wish our
country Developed. made rich and
prosperous by enterprise and capital
from home and abroad, we should
give reliable information "a 10 - mn
known and vast resources.
The mineral resources of no section
of our country ate fully Known. and
never will be unti! u complete geoio.
gicai surrey IL made. Some may
say the survey will be very expensive.
Even 1t that were 80, the roturn for
the outlay would DC very large.
made some remarks in the Senate in
February, 1881. IN favor OF geolo.
eical survey OF ali the States by the
Government, aud ti.ea said, and l
am more firmly fixed in tue opinion
now, that good, careful and COM
plete geological survey OF Virginia
and West Virginia will show more
mineral resources than all Europe
There ~ n great future Tor the two
Vlrsigias, aud il is mere matter
OF development 10 make them pDpu-
lous and wealthy.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-24
Commissioners OGice, Romuer.
IIalnpsMire COunlv. "a. Va.


The cause Cr Mptllcion Lewis. pIsin
tIii, aga nst Jsmcs y. LEWIS, Tacy Lev.
~. Seas +. Lewis, john Sae7thsn Il
Laura V MS vile. Thomas J. Lewis.
Htl'iaI. G Laws, } nnna Lcwi-. DAVID
\. Lewis Maria lewis, Ca..,l,a Il
Lewis. C"tEa"ue Lcri-. Puur i..w,s.
N"his Lewis. James ~. Danuqs aqe
John IL. li.nnas and All ~ Lewis.
'idoT, n ter own r!gH, .r5 =. a,ilIiu-
isIairI2 OF STA. Lewis, Iced. Cefsn
isnis. IA CE4nc-ry, was % decree
tie Circuit Cont OF said County, 2. fer.
rsi TO Il Commissioned 81 ssid Court to
settle an' adjsst ,he account Oh An;yal
Lewis, AdniulstrstriI Of Su&s Lee. s
d"c".; siso - ascertain anC 5sport ihe
Indebtedness Of ssId Siias l., 80. and
such other matters Is Le iaay deem
per'insn- or any party IN interest TIA,
f,quire.
Therefore. SAID parties IN tie cause srosrs.i,,
ssi ri other y-SsDns vail isk. police, l.at on
The l4h Gsy vf april. 1851 a! -, Office STORE.
sa'd, ! ehrU, IS CoGln:is'Jnss nf sid ts4.,.
Prrc.ei L. !ss execution " ssii 5pc-ss sad ali
ref5Uns interested 80 required &C. attend SSH
be necessary pHP,rs, vyuca.t5 Rai Claer 81
de"ce. IL cable me - 70 .&- Complete r.pyF,
20 ssIi CAuss.
A = WHITE
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-24

tury OF .-..-.--....l727 go 66i
Speaking Of taxes, I am reminded
that our taxes are less than those OF
the majority of States, and less than
halt as much as some. Oar State tax
Is but 30 cents on the 800, onethird
OF which Is for free school purposes.
Fully two thirds Of the States have
greater rates OF taxation than ~ est
Virginia. some Of them two or three
tlmes A. much. Then with reference
10 our free schools, the State, r. she
ia, stands dessryedly high in rank in
the list of states. We spend more
money, have III ore school houses, ana
. larger attendance OF children, IN pro.
portion to our wealth and population.
llan the majority oil the other States.
WEST VIRGINIA ISyEsTMcNTs.
Then you think it would pay capital
lists to invest their money 10 tLi4 State
Undoubtedly West Virginia has
bright future before it, II Ne are pro-
gressive and ali put our shoulders to
the wheel and DO our full duty Look
at orr undeyelopcd wealth, and com.
pare our production Of coal, for in.
stance, with Great Britain and Penn
sylvania. which have less area, but
greater facilities for transportation.
Here are the figures:
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-24
SENATOR DAVIS INrERYlaH I'd.

The following ia par. OF an interview
rith Senator u. G. DAVIS, in regard TO
the population. taxes, aud mineral re-.
sources OF our STATE:
But, Senator. did not the population
OF our State largely increase dariag tie
decade between 1870 and 1880?
Yes, we had an increase of about
40 per cent. and there are but ten o.
tier States which show as lalge per
centage oilncrease. sluch OF this in
crease must be attributed TO the few
railroads we have. THEN our taxes
are low, orr mineral wealth and TIM
Der unbounded, we have splendid free
school ia-ilities, we have made no
debt since we We're created State,
our climate ana soil are good, aud
our people hospi;aJle. All these
things make our State attractive
Speaking OF the increase of population
II 10 wonderful 10 see what our pOpu-
lation would amount TO in half 4 cen.
tury, and IN century, oil time, sup.
posing the increase OF each decade 10
be at the same rate as the ten years
from 1870 TO 1880. Being curious
on this question, | made tie follow
ing calculation, which was, at nv re.
quest, verified by the Superintendent
OF Census.