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The Press., 1883-10-25
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

A meeting for the benefit of the school teachers in this section will be held al Union on Friday, the second day of Novem- Der. It is hoped that the teachers gener- ally will attend, for it will be of great ad. vantage to them. Those who are teach ing and attend the institute will not have to make up for the day at home, as it will be counted the same as school day. The following instructors will be present and speak 70. D. Hine, secretary of the board of education NIL. Bishop, Norwich Wm. B. Cary, Lyme I. B. Welch, Williman- tie A. P. Somes, Danielsonville; Giles Potter, New Haven Miss Lizzie Gafrey, Danielsonville, G.. M.
 TEE annual meeting of the Holland Coun- ty East Agrlcultural society will be held at the Stafford Springs House on Satur' day at 1 D. m.
The Press., 1883-10-25
AAMPDEN, MASS.

An auction of personal property of the late Edwin Schofeld was made Wednes- day. It will be remembered that some time ago Mr; sehofela shot himself while temporarily insane. Mrs. s. is going to Boston, where her son and only child is praoticing medicine.
 The Burleigh road is being graded, strengthened, and made much better than was supposed it could be,
 The ngregatipnal church is being repaired and newly freseoed.
 The M. D. church has been renovated. and looks nicely. It is a credit to Rev. MT. Jones, who was one of the leading workmen. having done with his own hands many difficult parts. W.
The Press., 1883-10-25

The horse fair at Madison Square Gar den, New York, is already an assured sue cess, and compares favorably with any of the shows of this kind which have been held in England or elsewhere. There seem to be excellent representatives in each class but the hunters and the saddle horses yesterday attracted great attention. As spectacle the exhibition is as digni- fled as any'eyer held in the garden. The horse is noble brute, and knows how to bear himself properly when occasion re. quiFes.
The Press., 1883-10-25
STAFFORD.

-Last Sunday the Congregational pull pit was supplied by the coming pastor, Rev. J. P. Hawley; that of the M. B. church by the pastor, Rev. J.E. Hawkins ; Grace church by it's former rector, Dr. F. J. Hawley. Won't so much hGsOing from the pulpit incline men to turn to the left !? We drove oxen in our younger days.
 zwGiye in your lists to the town and bor- ough assessors on or before Moy, 1st, and save 10 per cent. by doing SO.
 -Rawitser Bros enlargement increases their mill from six sets to nine.
 -St. Edwards church (catholic) will hold it's regular annual fair at Central Hall during the latter half Of NoFember, and contemplates adding new features, and its predecessors
 = Mrs, Samuel Bidwen of this village, who died on Saturday last, Was the victim of a tumor. the first indications of the formation of which appeared some IS years ago. Up to twelve years ago 1t could have been removed by an operation, with, of course, only the usual chances of safe recovery, but since that time it has grown so attached to the adiaoent parts that 1t could not be separated without almost certainty of fatal results, It was what is known as bone and flesh tumer, having bony case, and was attached to the utereus. It was removed after death by Dr. Newton, assisted by Drs. Smith and Clark, and found to weigh % pounds. It finally caused death by its pressure upon the blood channels, impeding the circula- ton. zz- A x N H
 -The late Rufus Weston Is getting many kindly notiees in the pansra a this vicinity. From his business as music teacher he was widely known iu Conneeti- cut and Massachusetts. He was an active mason, high in the degrees, attached to the order in which he had declined, as well as held, important offices. He was in aecordance with his expressed desire, buried with masonic rites, and ayery large gathering was drawn togethes at his fAner. al.
 At democratic caucus held Oct. 23d, Henry Butt+rfield and Gilbert Chatfee were chosen delegates to the sheriff con- yention and Wm. H. Black, Henry But tsrfeld, and David Bissett were chosen town committee,
The Press., 1883-10-25

Frank WaraweA and Henry Field of somlars found concealed in the woods a sack containing an overeoat, nearly new, four coats, a woman's duster, three fine shirts, cloak and other things. One coat had 8 New London trademark, and the things are supposed to have been stolen there last summer when horse was taken by negro, who has since been sent to let.Aole and blood spots on them.
The Press., 1883-10-25

Colonel Casey, who is in charge of the work, says the Washington monument will be the highest artificial structure ever erected by the hands of man on the face of the earth, and that he expects it will be finished by December, 1884 The shaft reached the height of 384 feet on Wednes- day, and course 386 was begun. The top will be surmounted by pyramid-like peak, with four sides, each of which will contain three large windows Up to the first of this month the total amount ex- pended upon the monument was $94O, ,OOO, as follows: Expended by the monument association upon the old shaft, $23O, ,OOO !: expended by Colonel Casey up to October l, $710, 1000, leaving balance on hand of $19O, 900 from the total congressional ap- propriation of $9O0,0O
 A years experience of Butler as gover- nor has beon enough for Francis w. Bird. Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Olney and many other of the straight-out democrats of Massachusetts who last year were will ing to swallow their disgust for what they hoped might be the good of the party, but are now out with an address urging dem ocrats to oppose his reelection They say |: During all his restless notoriety as re publican politician, after his desertion of the democratic party he was chiefly con- spicuous in pressing measures the most odious to constitutional democracy and in urging every most extensively partisan pol icy. His open hostility, however, is harm less compared with his pretended friend ship. Caring nothing for party or princi- pie, he subordinatss every public interest to his own aggrandizement.
The Press., 1883-10-25

A West Hartford woman who sells but ter is said to have made very pretty ''spec" by buying oleomargarine in Hart ford, working it into small rolls and sell ing it as prime dairy butter at an advance of 10 cents a pound. .'.,
The Press., 1883-10-25

The tallest man in the country is said to be Henry Thurston, who first beheld the light of day near Jefferson City, Mo, but who now owns Q cattle ranch in Texas. MT. Thurston is seven feet seven and a half inches tall, and as he is thin and gaunt, and invariably wears stove-pipe hat, he never fails to produce positively startling effect upon the beholder. More over, he has acquired several habits of posture which add to the impression. For instance, if he happens to feel tired when walking in the street he is accustomed to rest himself by dropping his arms over a swinging sign and reclining his chin upon if
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03
1hr Hsd aud MorthIess

are never initiated or comate,1eiied. This is
especially true Of a family medicine, and
II is positive proof that the remedy i'nitdt-
ed as OF the highest value. As soon as it
had been tested and proved by the whole
world that Hop Bitiers was the purest,
best and most valuable family medicine on
earth, many limitations sprung up and be-
gan to steal the notices in which the press
and people OF the country had expressed
the merits Of II b., and in every way try
ing to induce suffering iuyalids TO use their
stuff instead, expecting to make money on
the credit and good name OF H. b. hany
others started nostrums put up in similar
style to H. b., with variously devised
names in which the word Hop" or Hops"
we're used in way to induce people to be-
lieve that they we're the same as Hop Bit
ters. All such pretended remedies or
cures, no matter what their style or name
is, aud especially those with the word
Hop or Hops in their name or in any
way connected with them or their name,
are limitations or counterfeits. Beware of
them. Touch none Of them. Use nothing
but genuine Hop Bitters. with bunch or
cluster OF green Hops on the white label
Trust nothing else Druggists and dealers
are warned against dealing in limitations or
O nnteffets.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03

SETTING HRSs This Is the season when
hens run mad and will not he comforted
unless they can hide away somewhere and
sit day and night on wooden nest egg or
an old door knob Several men were dis.
cussing this question in grocery store
one evening recently. A man who owns
large flock Of Dorkings remarked, Not
even an act Of Congress can break up .
setting hen" Ever tried jammin' EN-
under barrel. and pourin water on emp
demanded the man on the sugar barrel.
Eyes. I've poured water on them until
they grew web footed. like . blamed duck,
and afterwards found 'em in IN old coal
bod settin away on Jumps Of coal" Tie
red rag round one wing. said man who
was eating cheese and crackers. "That'll
fix EN-" might as well offer 'em
chrome. said the Dorking man. II tied
. whole red wooden shirt on one last spring
and dog my cats il she didn't make nest
OF il and set three weeks on the bustonslv
Then the grocer said il was time 10 close
ap, and each man girded up bis loIns and
slowly filed out.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03
Exhaustion Of the Soil.

The Scottish chamber OF Agriculture has
issued for the government final report on
the subject Of compensation for farmers
improvement, with special reference to
uneIhausted manures. The document en-
bodies the views Of upward Of 600 OF the
leading practical farmers Of Scotland. II
gives the proportion Of exhaustion during
the years covering the active existence Of
the principal applications, and indicates
the margin to be allowed for arabic and
pasture land. Lime is said to last for two
rotations on light arabic soil, and on hill
pasturage fed by sheep and cattle for 30
years, save in wet climates. On arabic
land it is generally computed to exhaust
at the rate Of LILO per annum, but is by
some deemed most beneficial after the first
year or two. Horse, COW and town ma
nures last from three years on sandy soil
to nine on clay land. two-fifths being ex-
hausted the first year OF Guano, bones
and phosphates, the greater endurance Is
given to half inch bones, which are said
to last seven years at the rate Of lilo per
annum. Bone meal covers six years, with
the most effect the first year, and quicker
action is assigned to dissolved bones.
Ammoniacal and phosphate guano, nj
trates, sulphates and special manures are
still more speedily exhausted, the former
often spending its effects in single year,
though special manures and cakes some.
times show their effect over three and
four years Farmers Reuiew
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03

Milk Setting.

Prof l.. b. Arnold gives the following
suggestions for milk setting: LIST, 10 make
the finest favored and longest keeping
butter, the cream must undergo ripen.
ing process by exposure to the oxygen oil
the air while it is sweet. This is best
done while it is rising. The ripening is
very tarly when the temperature is low.
Cd, After cream becomes sour, the more
ripening the more it depreciates. The
sooner it is then skinned and ahurned
the better, but il should not be churned
when too new. The best time for skim.
ming aud churning is just before acidity
becomes apparent. 3D., cream makes bet.
ter butter to rise in cold air than to rise in
cold water, but it will rise sooner in cold
water, and the milk will keep sweeter
longer. Attn, The deeper the milk is set
the less airing il gets in rising. The
depth vi setting should vary with the
temperature; the lower it Is the deeper
milk lay he set; the higher the shallower
it should be. Milk should never be set
shallow in low temperature nor deep in
high one Setting deep in cold water
economies time. labor and space. 9th,
While milk is standing for cream to rise
the purity OF the cream, and consequent
ly the fine flavor aud keeping Of the butter
will he injured il the surface Of the cream
is exposed freely to air much warmer than
the cream. 9Th. When cream is colder
than the surrounding air, 1t takes up
moisture and impurities from the air.
When the air is colder than the cream, il
takes up moisture and whatever escapes
from the cream. In the former case the
cream purIfies the surrounding air; in the
latter, the air helps to purify the cream.
The selection Of creamer should hinge
on what is most desired highest quality
OF greatest convenience and economy in
time, space and labor
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03
TRIED AND TRUE.
THE OLD
Rutland Savings Bank

| has been III operation thlry.tws years, has a..
ways aid its deposiiofs Ave per cent. per On.
mum, mi-annually on the LIST u January and
Jaly except the years 1879 ard 1889, when II
| paid Al per cent, exclusive OF all taxes and on.
pepser, making $50 725 SO.
IL Las also paid its dep0siiors In vxIBA diyi-
dtndr. 1882 total amount Of interest paid;
| s53s, 2C76Sl, and now has each surplus VI t50.
600 to secure deposito,s against losses.
The bylaw require four weeks notice to DO
given when deposits are withdraw but the
bank has always been sble to psy its dcpositors
on demand, both principal and Interest, and en-
poets 10 be able 20 continue to do 30.
The OLD BANK IL receiving deposits dali y IN
sums from one dollar up 10 bflecD hundred dol
lars, on which interest viii DO paid on the ist
days Of January aud July on al sums that have
remained on deposit since the first day Of each
preceding month. and al deposits made up to
and including The 9th day d each month will
receive interest from tho first day OF that
moDfi.
The Bsnk expect. 10 pay the same rate Of 10
terfst u has always done, to wit hve per cent.
per annum, FREQ from taxes and enpensts
lie fnsncial condition never was better; it<,ss
no securities Of doubtful character, and tts fn-
iufs prospects are AS favorable ~ any iBstitu.
lion Of lite kind
Any person having from one dollar % fifteen
hundred dollars to put away for safe keeping,
erpec Ing 70 receive bis own wien called Tor,
with all Interest due IL resps etfully INVITED 10
the Old Hutian Savings Bank, located ID the
room with TIE National Bank u hnllapd. oppo-
sita The Depot.
Banking hours from q, M. 10 3 .. m, every
business day 10 the week.
WILLIAM NJ. FIELD, President.
NEWTON KELLOGG, Treasurer.
Rutland, w., FEB. 81, 1888. lNw
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03
Agricultural.


The K1trisive vaius esSki..sd Mia.
Recent Investigations hy the German
chemists Riiihsasen and ]. kouig have
led them 10 conclusions that are not nsw.
They are 10 The eject that The nuirstiyc
value Of SKINNED milk " much higher
Than Is generaiy Supposed According 10
these authorities the price paid ior Albu
miBolds N skiinmed m,k j. lower than
that paid fcr them 10 any other ordinary
foods 10 tie msfkci excepting stoekhsh.
The former chemist states that shout two
quarts a this milk contain as much nitro.
genons matter a. pound Of meat. and the
latter that given number 81 nntn,ise
nniis Of Tho milk cost about seventy -four
per cent LEES than pork aad still less than
butter. While further experiments may
somewhat modify these conclusions. they
are sufficiently accurate to show that the
popular prejudice against skinned milk
is uniounded. II is known that the pro
portion OF fatty matter in unskimmed
milk is not more than per cent and while
this Ingredient may be very necessary to
make the milk suitable for the use OF chill
dred and auamic persons, there are large
classes OF milk consumers who can do as
well or better without it, The great diff.
hculty With skinned milk in large cities
is that Of gelung pure and undiluted. But
the same may be said OF unskimmed milk.
IT. however, the city authorities took
proper precautions to prevent the sale OF
both when diluted and aduterated. the
cheaper article might be safely employed
on large scale for purposes for which
he unskimmed article is now used. We're
this done and creamless milk more gener-
ally used. very considerably economy
could be eiIeted. by consumers. the amount
of cream left for creameries would be so
much increased as TO encourage hope for
cheaper butter. and with the reduced
demand in cities for unskimed milk the
public would not have to pay as in New
York, ten cents quart for milk.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03

The sgnostie is one who knows nothing
certain, and doesn't care whether he does
or not
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-03

A PHYSICIANS GIFT. A book that
- 81 ud be In every house. Contains list
O, Li. hyoriie prescriptions, aud how T. be
cured AZ tome without sending for doctor.
This look may save your life. Free for one post
age .ismp. Address DR J. P. GILBERT,
LYoss, Wayne Co., N Y
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-09
The WoOingofROyaIty.

King Alfonso, at tho reception held
in honor ofhis iete day, SanIldeioDzo,
announced to the Presidents and dep
utations Of the Senate and Congress
the tetrothal Of his sister, Dona Pax,
with Prince Louis Ferdinand, of Ba.
yaria, q nephew OF the present King OF
Bavaria, and a cousin Of the sovereign
Of Spain BY his mother, sistel to Don
Francisco de ASsis, eonsort of Queen
Isabella. This young archduke is
handsome, tall, intelligent looking
man. and is besides good rider, ae
complished musician, and excellent
linguist. He has visited Spain twice
before, and was. it seems, smitten
with the charms of Donna Maria de la
Paz, the Oldest OF the two unmarried
sisters Of Don Alfonso. This inianta
is barely nineteen years old, of middle
hight, slender figure, graceful, iaiF,
with blue eyes and a pleasant smile
Donna Par meets her "novio, or be
trothed, every afternoon. when they
ride or walk together in the Casa dc
Campo, aud this royal wooipg is wit
messed, though not interfered with,
according to etiquette, always by ladies
OF the court or by some member OF
the royal family. Then in the even.
ing, alter dinner, which never takes
place in the palace before half past
seven, when Don Alfonso docs not
take his future brother in law TO the
opera or 10 the Spanish play, the In-
fanta and the B.varian Archduke sit
il one Of the deep embrasures Of the
windows and forget very soon in wills
pered conversation the other guests OF
royalty aud their relations, who gronp
round the Iniana Isabel's splendid
Pleyel to listen to her very efficient
execution OF classical musiu. The
marriage Of Don Pax is to take place
on Easter Day, and will be celebrated
by the usual pomp and festivities Of
the Bourbon court. including, OF
course, bull fights and other national
games.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-09
THE LUCKY BANKs.
The Controller of the Currency
Explains the Provisions of
the Last Law.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The act
to reduce internal revenue taxation
which has just become law, provides
for the repeal OF the tax upon capital
and deposits of all banks and bankers,
except such taxes as are now due and
payable. The tax on capital and de-
posits therefore cease on March 3
Controller Knox says the passage of
this act relieves National end State
banks and private bankers from a tax
on an average of 81 100000 month.
The amount OF tax collected from
National banks on capital and deposits
last fiscal year was s. 957, 7O2, Of
which si557f IA only was upon capital,
the remainder being upon deposits
The tax upon State banks and private
bankers was 1929, l72, of which a
little more thar one-fIth was upon
capital. The total tax collected upon
deposits and capital upon all classes Of
banks during the last fiscal year
was $ll .20S, SIS. The amount an
nually collected from two cent check
stamps is about S2,500,0OO, and the
act repeating the use OF these stamps
takes eff.ot on the LIST Of July next.
The law imp sing a tax upon bank
capital and deposits required all State
banks and private bankers in the
country to make semi annual returns
to the Commissioner OF Internal Rev
enue. From these returns the Comp.
troller has for a series of years COM
piled the only complete statements
ever given in reference to capital, de-
posits and amount Of United States
bonds held by all classes Of banks and
bankers Of the country The repeal
of this law will. after this date, pre-
vent the compilation of these tables,
aud the only source from which such
returns can hereafter be obtained will
be from the reports of the banks. as
compiled by the officers OF The differ
eut States. AS many OF the States,
particularly 10 the South and West,
do not require such returns to be
made. the aggregate will of necessity
Re much less complete than hereto
fo-n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-09
REMARKABLE DOCUMENT,
The Official Report OF Pontius
PLATE Concerning the Cruel
fixi0n of Christ.

A book entitled "Acta PLATE, Z"
edited by Rev. George Sluter, late
Secretary of Missions, Presbyterian
Synod OF Missions, has recently made
its appearance, and adds much weight
to the New Testament version OF the
death Of Christ. 1t claims to be ''im-
pOrtant testimony Of Pontlus PLATE,
recently discovered, being his official
report 10 the Emperor Of Tiberius,
concerning the cruciAxion Of Christ. y
The editor in his preface says that
until now this remarkable document
has been concealed among the $4,000
manuscripts in the penetralis Of the
Vatican. Its existence was known
from the earliest periods of the Chris
tan ere, and was familiar to men Of
letters. 1t was concealed from the
world till 1874. when it was brought
TO light through the efforts of DR..
Constantine Tischendorff. Through
various authentic agencies q transcript
vas obtained from the Vatican. The
original was so old and defaced that =
magniiying glass had to be used in
transcribing it by Father Freelin
Husen, a monk OF great leaning, at
Rome. and a custodian Of the Vati-
can, who furnished the following GER
ti6oate:
ROME, ITALY, April %, 1869,
II hereby forward yoI the trans
cript, as it is on record in the Vati
can, in Tiberius Cesar's court. by
Plate. | certify this to be q true
copy, word for word, as it occurs
there. PETER FREELIN HUsEN."
The genuineness of the report is
proved by the published testimony of
the apostolic fathers and early defend
ers OF Christianity.
Pontius Plate, in his letter to the
emperor, says:
Zone day. in passing by the place Of
Sileo where there was great con-
course OF people, l observed in the
midst OF the group young man, who
was leaning against q tree, calmly ad.
dressing the multitude. l was told
it was jesus. This | could easily
have suspected. so great was the diff
ference between him and those who
we're listening to him. His goldens
eolored hair and beard gave to his APP.
pearance a celestial aspect. He ap.
pesred to be ebout thirty years of age.
Never have l seen sWeeter or more
serene countenanee. What a contrast
between him and his hearers, with
their black boards and tawny com
plexion."
Further on in his report, PLATE
says:
Il wrote to Jesus, requesting an in
terview with him. You know that in
my veins flows the Spanish mixed with
the Roman blood. as incapable Of fear
as Of puerile emotion. When the
Nazarine made his appearance, was
walking in my basibic, and my feet
seemed listened with an iron hand to
the marble pavement, and | trembled
in every limb as a guilty culprit,
though he was calm-the Nazarine,
calm as innocence. When he came
up to me he stopped, and, by signal
sign, he seemed to say to me, II am
here For some time l contemplated
with admiration and awe this extraor-
binary type OF man unknown to our
numerous painters, who have given
forms and figures to all the gods and
heroes"
Pilates report concludes with sue
cinct yet descriptive history of the
events connected with the life and
death of Jesus.