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west IBumulerston

&c. Bradford OF Connecticut mas hired
Charles Miners blacksmith tools and rented
John Greenwood house III viii nut the
tools into Greenwood house ana go on with
tie blacksmith business
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EEv. T. W. WHITNEY on 'How TO USE THu
FREE LmRAEY.'


REV. Mr.. Whitney, lecture in the citi-
zens course on Wednesday evening was full
OF helpful suggestion il the matter of d
proper choice Of books and now to use them
In beginning Mr.. Whitney congratulated the
people Of Brattleboro on the fact that, by
means Of the Free Library, they now have
1000 good books placed AZ the disposal of the
entire community, and expressed the hope
that, Us in the case of Boston and other large
cities, this may be the beginning of great
things for the town In this direction If
asked What books ought / 10 read 2" Mr.
Whitney said he would at once reply. "Read
the best books. The department Of Flc-
ton was nrst taken up. There are people
tine speaker said, who would like to See al!
fiction wiped out of existence, but it remains
true that IN the best works Of fiction We get
our truest insight into human nature and
some of our most correct ideas of history
Among American writers Of fiction Cooper
Irving, Hawthorne and Mrs Stowe should be
read Among English writers the name Of
Dickens instantly suggests itself Whatever
else may be said Of Dickens. he always wrote
III the interests OF truth, purity and the up
lifting Of the poor and down -troddeu The
works Of George Elo. and Thackeray are books
TO be read by all. Nowhere can such vivid
picture Of early English and Scotch life be
No one has written of ancient Egypt as has
Eoers nothing is oredelightful than Charles
hingsley's Hypata.
Mr.. Whitney next took up the department
of biography. Every American. he said. de-
slres to read Of our American Men Of Let
tiers, and no less should he read of those Eng
llshmen who have made their impress on the
thought Of the world Boswells Life of
johnson is an inimitabie production. and tho
reading Of Plutarch's Lives has marked an
epoch IN the life of many a young man. in
spring him 10 higher aims than he had ever
before cherished, In the department Of His
tory every one should most certainly wish TO
know the history Of his own country The
works of Bancroft and Schouler should be
read by every American. For any single
work OF English history nothing is more
complete and satisfactory than Green's His.
tory of the English People Hume and Ma
caulay will naturally follow, and from these
Will open up the whole held of French, Ger
man, russian, Roman and GreCiau history.
In the department OF Travel our library is
especially rich IL contains q dozen gdmira-
bic records of travel in Africa, and in similar
literature on South America, Russia. Japan.
etc, etc, 1t possesses many valuable works
Dr. Ihompson's vivid record of life in the
Holy Land (''Ihe Land and the Book"l is
book of the greatest interest aud value. If
any department of literature is likely 10 be
skipped as dry and uniu;eresting said Mr..
Whitney, It Is that Of Miscellany" but here,
nevertheless is much that we cannot afford 10
lose If we would have good idea of general
literature. The essays and writings of Plato,
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GufIIord.

The ladies Of the Baptist society will hold
an old folks social 10 the town hall next
Tuesday evening
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The town meeting to act on the railroad
question in Nottingham will be held at viii
lage hall mex, Tuesday. Feb. 9th, at j o'clock
L. Il.
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RECORD MATCH AT OAK GROVE RANGE, TUBS

ADDITIONS TO THE PRE- PUBLIC LIBRARY.
HIsruEE.
llu., Shelf. No.
BOSS froissart The Sir John Frossari NJ
y, 1852. 285g8
Building tine Nation. G. C.. Comu. N.Y.,lss3. 23683
Conquest OF spain. 2yols. II. Cupee. Bos-
ton, 1851. g35.1g
Steeee. . vols. Ernst curtius. y. y, 1871. 235.5l
Modern EgyptauE. vols. L.W. Lane. Lon
don, 1871. 235 80
Political History Of Recent Times Wilhelm
, Muller. n. Y, 1851. 235.9l
-ulls, the land and the People CheyaAer DE
Aesse Martegg. NJ T., d. 235.as
TRAVELS.
Adventures and GunQuests OF Magellan. a.
Ut. IuWIe Boston, u. d. glsgl
Adventures and O0nquests Of Fizarr0. e. H.
luWle Boston, u. q. gl3.gf
Camps IN the Carribeas, Frederick A. ODER
Boston, 1880. glAs
FROM Egypt 90 Japau. Henry ~ Field. H.
,,--, z, ~ is7I. 90. a47
hSrn II, N. Field. y. T., 1916. 2l4C
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GBr0rrmont 4sonir
BRATTLEBOBOi
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Q. 1883.

The next senate will be Republican, and &c
is probable that Senator Edmunds will be its
president
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There De- something really remarkable in
the chorus of assent that Rreets the sugges-
ton of George I, Edmunds as the man best
fitted TO unite the Republican party in 1884.
In the West the early "Edmunds boom" is
having great run
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-02-02

Ii is admitted on ali sides that harmonious
action ls not possible, except by the selection
of a caudidata who is not ia clos, utilization
with either of tine warning factions 30 con-
spIcuous IN tine New York and Pennsylvania
contests last year. and be should also be able
to command the respect and confidence Of
both elements. and thus unite the party III
common cause In 1881. IL is our deliberate
Judgment that no man is 30 well htted for this
contingency a. Senator Edmunds. and we are
gratihed TO ind that we have been anticipated
IN the expression Of this view by many lead
ing Republican newspapers Of the country,
and notably IN the West, In any
discussion OF candidates, tine question of per
sonal availability, Of location and of party eX-
pedIency are naturally involved On any Of
these grounds we regard Mr. Edmundss can
dldacy as inpregnable. His preeminent abil-
igy the high qualities Of his craftsmanship
his uulmpeachable integrity and the impor-
tant consideration that he has not been con
cerned IN the party feuds that have wrecked
the political fortunes of so many of the great
Republican leaders, decides the question Of
availability largely in his favor As to the
question of location, there should be no con
troversy on that account Sectional pride and
prejudice ought not 10 stand in the way of
selecting the strongest and safest candidate.
The exigencies of the party, not less than the
best interests Of the nation. are fvastly more
importance than the question Of locality
Senator Edmunds is eminently a representa-
tive man Of Vermont and Of New England,
but IN a larger sense he Is a representative Of
the whole country: for the labors Of his pub
lie life have been chiefly for the nation and
only incidentally for his state and section.
That this fact is justly appreciated in the
country at large is evident from the circum-
stance that the expressions in favor Of Nh
Edmunds's candidacy are confined to no par
tlcular section, but are as earnest and EN-
phatic in the West as in the East
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The closeness Of the contest in 1850 has,
we believe, taught the West that the personal
character, intellectual weight, and acceptable
ity Of the candidate to ali factions of the par
~ must be made paramount to all selhshuess
Of section, and the increasing disposition Of
the Western press 10 welcome the name Of
Senator Edmunds is a strong sign that the
West Is starting a boom for Senator Edmunds
because Of this spontaneous conviction every
where within the party lines that in 1854 only
the best men will win, % that is men whose
strength is an absolute strength of accom-
plished performance, rather than of great ex-
pectatons.
EX-Congressman Plat Of Virginia, in q re-.
cent conversation, pointed out that
while he himself in 1876 was a warm friend
Of Blaine he was glad TO note that the ablest
friends Of Blaine and Conkling were unit
to-day IN their belief that Edmunds was the
only strong man of the party who was not
parayzed for the presidential candidacy by
the strength and virulonce of factional autap
onlsms within the party. We are glad the
drift to Edmunds begins with the West. the
section that can make his calling ana election
sure If they are in earnest aboutit
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04
HOME AND FARM.

"A delicate way to vary the invalid's
daily toast is to heat little clear, sweet
cream and dip the toast into it.-N Y.
Post.
Spice Cakes: One cup butter, one
Of sugar, one-half cup molasses, one tea
spoonful cinnamon, one Of ginger, one
OF carraway seed, nutmeg, one spoonful
soda, flour to roll.-N. Y Times.
"A gill Of strong green tea is said to
be specific for sheep poisoned by eat
ing laurel. A farmer who has used
this remedy many years says he has
saved hundreds of sheep by it.-EG-
change
Butter Pie: Cover the pie-plate with
crust as for custard pie; take q piece of
butter the size Of an egg, one cup of SUI
gar, one cup sweet cream, one teaspoon
full flour; mix butter, flour and sugar
together, add cream, bake till brown
Detroit Post.
Fruit growers should remember
that black knot on the plum is most eff
fectually cured by prompt use of the
knife, cutting away all diseased parts,
which should be burned. Cut below
the affected portions. If neglected loss
Of the tree will surely follow.-C Cincin.
natl Times.
Imperfect sweet apples, which ara
not suitable to bake whole, may bs
made delicious dish. Pare and slice
the best part of the apples, put them in
pudding-dish, add enough water tc
cover them; when tender serve with
sugar and cream.
An experienced farmer says thai
oats should be soaked sufficiently ia
swell before feeding them to stock
When soaked the husk is partly torn
away, and facility of digestion increased.
Poultry will carefully pick out the
soaked grains from the dry when al
lowed preference in the matter. Troy
IN y Times.
"A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman says: "a heavy crop Of clo-
yer is sure death to daisies. They seem
to be smothered by the ranker growth
of clover, and fail to mature their seeds.
In a field where there is growth of
daisies a generous use of fertilizers, es-
pecially Of barnyard manure, and keep
ing the field seeded to clover, using an
extra quantity of seed for this purpose,
and breaking up every two years, culti-
waiting for awhile and again seeding to
clover thickly, will finally eradicate the
daisies.
-Hearken to me now, all lovers Of
good things. Make layer cake after
this rule: One-half cup of butter, two
cups of sugar, the whites of four eggs,
one cup Of sweet milk, two small tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, and three
cups of sifted flour; bake in layers;
spread between these layers peaches cut
in very thin slices; then pour over these
sweet cream whipped TO stiff froth
and sweetened with pulvcrized sugar.
Of course this cake will not keep, but
should be made the day it is to be eaten,
and 1t is better not to put the peaches
and cream in until a little while before
the cake is to be served.-M Y. Post.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

In six months 1858 books in the
German language have been published
making an average of 40 works day.
"A Mrs. Cox, who is said to he a
sister of George w. Gable, the novelist,
is making reputation for herself in
New Orleans as painter of animals.
-" Shakcspcare's Bones" is the un-
canny title of volume by DR.. Ingleby,
who, despite the poets curse, wants to
dig up his bones in order to settle some
questions about the busts, portraits and
death-mask.- Chicago journal.
&C. p. Huntington, the great rail-
road magnatcr was a poor boy and a
hard-working young man. He did not
begin to accumulate his immense fort
une until he was past forty, when he
staked all his savings on the scheme OF
the Pacific Railroad. - Indianapolis
journal.
Mr.. John r. French. cx-Sergeant-
at-Arms of the United States Senate, is
delivering throughout the country a
lecture entitled "Ten Years About the
Senate" II contains series of inter.
csting and clear-cut sketches of the lead.
ing Senators during the period between
1869 and 1879.
The domestic life of Etelke Gcrster
shows that she is home-loving woman
AS well as great artist. Her uncle,
Anton Gerster, is a carpenter in Pros
pect Park, New York, and he says, not,
withstandiug the fact that she has been
feted by Ill the principal potentates in
the world, she has not grown proud and
Is just the same as he knew her when 9
child.-M Y Mai.
"A gentleman who was very in
innate with the late Judge Black say.
the dead jurist's literary production.
will be published in book form, and
will comprise three large volumes. The
first volume was ready for publication
before his death, and the others will
probably be compiled soon. Literary
men are already familiar with thu
great force displayed in everything the
eminent jurist wrote, and viii welcom,
these volumes as valuable acquisitions
to their libraries. Detroit Post.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04
Remove the Old Canes Of Raspberrics.

Charles A. Green, one Of the best
fruit-growers, says he used to think ii
Of little consequence when the old canes
Of black caps were removed. But re-
cent experience and experiment has
convinced him that they should be re-
moved as soon as the fruit is gathered.
The old canes may be cut easily with q
sharp hook attached to a handle two
feet long. and after they are removed
and burned the field may be more freely
cultivated than II they were still in the
way.
But aside from this, the old canes APP
pear to draw on the vitality Of the plant
and seriously affect its subsequent
capacity for bearing fruit. 1t is now
held by scientific men that n dead
branch cxhausts the vitality Of the tree
as much as though alive. The dead
canes on raspberry bushes would appear
to affect them in Ike manner. Bushcs
not cleared Of old canes produce small,
defective, crumbling specimens. The
first year or two the bushes are not SO
seriously affected. Hereafter we will
trim ours As soon as the fruit Is
gathered, sweep them out Of the spaces
between rows with one-horse rake,
similar to q steel-toothed hay-rake but
very short and no wheels, and save the
ashes. Detroit Post and Tribune.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04
How Boston Newspapers werc De-
celyed.

Here Is mystery. In tho announce
ments Of Sunday services in the Trdr-
eilor Saturday afternoon was q notice
that Rev. Brooke Hcrford would preach
at the Arlington Street Church on Sun
day, and the text and the subject Of tho
discourse were given. At the church
on Sunday morning there was no sign
Of life except the presence Of number
Of persons who waited in vain for the
church TO be opened, and were not sat
isiicd until II was proved TO them that
as Mr.. Hcrford would not reach Boston
from Europe for nearly two weeks, his
preaching Of the sermon announced in
the Arlington Street Church on Sun
day, September ., would be an impos-
sibility. All might have ended there
with the verdict that the announcement
was mistake, but this morning q ro-
port appears in the Herald which be-
gins;
AT the Arlington Street Church, in
the forenoon, Rev Brooke Hcrford
preached upon the Christian Value Of
Business Life. taking his text from
ilVhtiOS hAhs~ts tttoA thOu u man ulI-
gent in his business? He shall stand be.
fore Kings The preacher began" etc.
And then follows half-column re-
port Of the sermon. The advertisement
Is easily accounted for. but what about
the report Of the sermon? Here i the
best explanation that can be given. The
Commercial Bulletin had in It's posses.
sion copy Of the sermon in question,
which was preached by Mr. Herford
some time last spring. II was an
nounced last week that tho Bulletin
would publish the sermon in full on
Saturday. From that announcement
must have come, in some way, the no,
tice that the sermon would bc delivered
on Sunday. But how about the report
The only way TO account for that is that
the Herald, possessing copy OF the
Commercial Bulletin of Saturday, made
neat abstract Of tho sermon, brought
the time Of It's delivery down to date,
after the fashion of recent Paris ser.
mons received by cable, and published
it.-Boston Journal.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04

mixed vita the detyitus of the granite
and the particles of the iron blocks or
grinders, and after a time is a pasty
mass, losing much of its original sharp
gritiness. If, now, fresh, unused
emery was added, the effect would be
tp scratch the half-fnishcd surface.
When the grinding is finished the
common cast iron grinding blocks are
removed and others are substituted
having their embracing under sides
faced with felt. To these is fed the
ordinary marble polish OF oxide of tin
and water until the surface of the
column shines like glass and reflects
like q mirror: The entire time required
to polish granite columns-dependent
on the exactness of their chiseling-is
from forty to fifty hours, diameter and
length making but little change, as the
work is simultaneous and the surface
speed constant Scientific american.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04
FOretOld His Death.

DR.. Frank l.. Rea, assistant demon
strator of Anatomy in the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons, died on Fri
day at the residence of his uncle, DR..
R. L. Rea, No. 112 Monroe street, of
malignant facial carbuncle. When
quite young man he came to this city,
and entering the Chicago Medical Col
lege, graduated in 1882 with high
honors. He was elected upon compe-
titive examination an inferno of st.
Luke's Hospital, where he remained
until the expiration of his term of SER
vice in April of the present year. Soon
after leaving the hospital he was ap-
pointed assistant dcmonstrator of Anat-
omy in the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, and also an attending physi-
clan to the West Side free dispensary.
His death, by its cause. has attracted
a great deal of attention from medical
men in the city. The history of his
affliction was related to a reporter for
the Times by one of his associates. On
Tuesday, the 3lst of July, he was sitting
in his office, when he observed prick
ing sensation on the left side Of his
upper lip. He went down stairs to a
druggist, and asked him to pluck a
hair out of his mustache over the place
of the pain. The druggist complied
with the request, and when he had
plucked the hair Rea looked at its
bulbless end and said: "Mr. jacobson,
that is the last of me. 1t is q facial
carbuncle. Twill lock up my office
bid you good-by, and 90 home TO die."
The druggist laughed at him, but the
young physician locked his door and
went away, leaving card that he did
not know when he would return. He
went at once to his uncle's house and
told him what he had experienced, add.
ing the remark: II am done for.
will never have another well day and
will be dead in ten days" The family
laughed at him, and he retorted BY
drawing out his diary and writing the
following: "Carbuncle started on my
lip. know what it means. No post
mortem, if you please" Beneath the
entry were two numbers corresponding
to pages in a standard author in which
the remarkable fatality of the disease i:
spoken Of The doctor had got his in
innate acquaintance of the disease by
treating the case of fellow student
Mr.. Eagle, which ended fatally at tn,
hospital year ago. After making tn,
entry he persisted in talking Of his ap
preaching death and made all his plans
Everything was done to distract his at
tention, but without avail. The sor,
was opened and cauterized week ag'
last Friday. Another pimple appeared
about the same time ON the other sid,
of his lip. A day or two afterward |
was opened and cauterized. The dis
ease remained Indifferent for dav o.
two. The temperature then arose I,
104 and the pulse to 140. He went h
his bed on Monday and was in coma
tose condition from then until he died
five days later. Death was due to tn
facial veins absorbing the poison of tn
sore and carrying it to the brain, wher
it formed fungus growth that put hin
to sleep, and by the sympathy of tn
nerves caused his features to swell be
yond recognition, the eyes being prie'
almost out of the sockets. Chtcag
Times.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A factory In Elmira, N. Y, turns"
out between two hundred and three hun
drcd augcrs daily. and Is the only in
dpstry Of It's kind in the State.
A Georgia farmer. after making
practical experiments, announces his
belief that an acre Of melons will yield
MS much syrup as one Of sugar-cane,
while the former does not tax the land
near so heavily as the latter. The syrup
has peach flavor.
We have in the Southern States in
operation, or In course OF erection, l9l
cotton factories. This outnumbers by
twenty-seycn all the cotton factories in
New England, outside Of Massachu-
sets, and exceeds by sixteen the num-
her in that State.-Paidski (Ttnn.)
Cii.cR.
A Maine man has invented and
constructed great improvement on tho
Indian birch canoe, being made Of tin,
and 10 avoid the great danger OF upset
ting or filling with water and sinking,
or being swamped In rough water, he
has conveniently arranged on either
side series Of air-chambcrs.
To remove iish-bones from tho
throat, Professor vololini, Of Brcslau,
recommends garglc composed Of mu-
ratio acid. four parts; nitric acid. one
part, and water. 2i0 parts. The teeth
have TO be protected by lard or oil. The
iish-boncs become flexible, and they dis
appear entirely after short time.
An invention has recently been
made which provides an cscapc.door 10
be located at the side of railroad pas.
sengcr-cars, to be used in case Of acci.
dent when the doors at the ends Of
the ear have been closed by the telescop-
ing Of the ear, or by the abnormal abut-
mcnt Of the tlmbcrs from any cause.
This door is hinged at the bottom, and
the fastening appliances are so simple
that any one, without previous instruo-
tion, can open II In case OF accident
tiaoinHah Times.
To build ship so that In case Of
accident to the bow the stern half eau
bc instaniancously separated from II,
nnd can continue the voyage securely
and easily on It's own account, Is the
latest contribution 10 the list Of safe
guards against the dangers Of the SEA
The idea Is that Of German inventor
and Is set forth with some detail in Tho
Hamburg Courier, which sees no rca
son why II should not be entirely feast
bic. ltwould require many departures
from the present mode Of building yes
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-04
Our Sea Farms.

Prof. Huxley says that our deep-sea
fisheries can never be exhausted. The
entire catch Of Goldfish on the coasts of
Norway and the United States Is but an
insignificant fraction Of the myriads Of
that fish which visit tho northern shores
Of Northern Europe and Eastern
North America. The annual catch Of
herring would not supply weeks con-
sumption TO an ordinary shoal Of cod
fish. and yet as much herring is eaten
by man Us all other fish put together.
An acre Of water will supply more food
for man than an acre of the best arabic
land. There is shallow lagoon in the
Adriatic Sea covering 10000 acres Of
surface. For great number Of years
II has added five hundred weight Of fish
TO the acre-about double the quantity
Of food that can be derived from the
most fertile land. Hence, oceans and
deep seas can always be depended upon
TO supply unlimited quantities of food
TO mankind. no matter how dense the
population Of the globe may finally
become. But this remark does not
apply to in-shorc, lake, and river fish
cries. The supplies of salmon, shad,
oysters, and Holsters can be reduced,
unless the waters are intelligcntly re-
stocked. Prof. Huxley paid high
compliment to the United States for the
prudent treatment of its streams and
coast lines in the Restocking of delicious
fish. Tho labors Of Prof. Baird and his
Fish Commission have been Of immense
benefit to the present generation, and
will be of still greater advantage to the
generations which are to follow
Demorests Monthly.