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MIDDLEBURY, VtiKMOXT, JAXITAKV 1, 188G.
-No. 1.
HitoMcbuvy Hctjiftcr.
PUDLISHED DY
THE REGISTER CO.,
Mii.i, sntixr,
.iiiiii.i:iu itv, - - vi:hjio:vt.
Knterctt at thc Miilillthnri 1'ottofflee at StrnniU
Class Mntter.
E. II. TIIORP, Editor and Managor.
T K lt M .-
Onc 1 'ur,
Slx Month",
Kotir .MimlliH,
Threo Month
AclvoitNlii,' Katc im uppllciitlnn
.7-1
..VI
.40
tj. Atlor tlili dute papcr wlll not bo dls
eoiitltiiird at the o.xtilnit lon of the tlnio pald
for. imtos notlce isulvetiat tlie tinic iifsub.
scriptlon or beloro tho Mili-ci lptioii o.plie,
Tnlrs such notlce 1 lvi-n the papcr wlll bo
cotitiiiucMl to rcspoiiiblo pcron tlll thoy rc
que"t lt dicoiitlnuaiico imd puy ttp ull nr.
rciiniKc. Thls seom tlif lir-t plan, iimt wlll
lio adhorod to in tho cimdurt of tlii papcr
heroartor.
Joii l'ni rtNU ot'ovoiy variety at tlic lowot
piice coiptl-tont wlth jood work and quality
of stock.
Fl.IDAY. .lAANVAKY 1, InMI.
'I'lll.Ki: ha becn :i great dcal of niad
dog tiilk in the newspaper- since four
Xewark 1X..I.) boys ere liltti'ii and "ent
to l'arl" to bc treatcd liy 1 'ii-t tctir. It is
now clahnod lliat the dng tliiit did tlic
niiscliief wa not inad at :i 11. Imt (iidv af-
llicted witli a -evere fnnii of distenipcr.
.loilN Bliil.l.ow. who ol late ha" becn
known to liiini' chiclly a tlic coinpiler of
iSainilcl .1. Tilden's spcceho-. dcelinc tlii
sub-trcnsurer-hip at .New York. to wlilcli
hc wa noininatcd. 'I'lic rea-on ji-iiiiictl
i tlial lic didn't like tlic prn-pcct of so
liiui'h work :i tlic dutics of tlic ollicc re
iiuirc of it" iiR'iiiiilicnt.
Tm new dre" in wliirh tlic Hki.i rr.it
nppears tlii wcck i" Iroin tlic Bo"ton
Tyjic Foundry, tlic oldet e-tablishincnT'
of tlic kind in New Kngland. uud -ecund
to iionc in tlic eouiitn in tlic ipiulity of
its product. It wa our aiin to get a
typc whlch sliould bo not only liand-omc,
but leadableand duiable. Tlic.e fcatiiic
we believe tlic facc -clectcil to po"sc..
Wc liau' al-o prociircd a new hoading,
Imt it may not coine in tinic for uc thi
wcck. In tliat cuc tlic old onc wlll lic
cnntiniied.
Ilon. .1. W. Stcwart was inlcrvicwcd at
X'ew York tlic othcr day liy a Mnil tnl
Jisprr rcportcr aliont tlic new rule- of
tlic Ilouse ol ltepie-i'iilalivc-, and i re
poitcd as ayinc; :
I wa not in tlic Iloue vlien tlic 1)111
lai-cd creatin tlic new rulcs. Tlicy aro
wi.-c and will, In my opiniou. c;rcatly cx
licditc tlic fcncral liu-iines ol ( onrc-.
it i all lio-ili to Mipiot tliat jMilitii'al
capital will lic lnadc out of tlic new rulc
or tliat it wa iiitendcd to d Tlicap-
propriation eoiiiiuittee literally li.td inorc
work tlian it coiild atti'lid to.'and ic-
tliin 11 1 t liad to lic ilonc to iii-li tlic
pro:ics ot liilU tlial rcipiiied appropria-tion-!.
I.ook at tlic niany tlioii-anil lillN
licforc tlic IIou-c now. 'tlic ie-iilt of a
cliokc-up in tlic inlcappropi iationcoin
mlttce. Tliinu w ill work a liannoiiioii
ly a-i ever and no doubt iiincli la-tcr.
Tlii: "carly-cloin" (pic-tion rai
'd by i'ev. ,Mr. Spcaic in lii- !.cinion of
last Sunday. an ali-tract of wliicli ap
pears cl-cwlici'c. lle ariic. tliat our
bti'diies-i iiicii 'lavc unneeciarily," and
wlio will -a tlii- i- not tlic truthy Thcir
."torcs aro opcn carly In tlic iiioriiin;; and
late at nij;lit. Tlic incrcliaiit we.ir-' liiin-f-clf
out incrcly tliat tlioc wlio do bu-i-
"" "o" "im may eon-iui tiiclr own
loiiveiiicncc aim uoi ni. n u werc un-
(lcrstood tliat Morcs wcre to be clo-cd
evcry evcllllif? in tlic weck exccjit Mon-
ilay anil Salurday, jK'opIc would foon
:icTUtom tliciu-clvcs to tlii clianw' and
cverytliiii'r would Miioothly. 'I'Iidm
illscontcnted witli tlic aiTan''eincnt would
for ihe uiost part bc tlic oncs wlio, for
lacU ol sonictliin bctter tfi do, hiiond
tiiclr cvciniif;-" triivolln about fioin onc
torc to anotlicr wltli uo otlier purinc in
vicw than to whllo away tlic liinc.
Tm: Morinon arc tcrribly itirred ii
thc?c days, and canuot refrain Irom aliti-t-
nif,' inc f.at, wliciicc, apparcutly, tlicy
un.iK uiai au uifir trlliulatlon coint
I'lw. C. n'...i.
.... vini (l i.hi) .icirx rcccntiy fjavi
Jittcraiuc to thc-:c scutlniciit, wliich an
intcrcstiii',' in various ways :
ir tiicrc is oim tluti; inorc di''u-.tln'
Mhiii ..r.t Itl.n ... .'..- ... - "
, ,,, n ou'i n nian,it is tiu
up-iiai' air, tnu Mipcrciiioui bcarini: and
cj'otl.'.tlc worU.-i ot tlic cllctc Kastcni m
..ii. titi..ii.it. .... . 1
..... ...tn... ii u , rapmiv ucijcncrar
III'' 111 lmCllCl'tUa Stlelllrl I- unrirln,. 11..
incinoiic.-. of tlic past as iiassports tolncr-
'iceiu: FllUUIIli' tiii.ii. ovii
wlieii travflln-,' bcvond thelr jn-nt-np 'ter
.."!. , in uiu loaiiuc.-i cviuciiccs oft ir ft
Krowtn and iriTiitncJs. vUiiii.. 1 1 ti,r,.i:
.1 I 11. 1 - .1II411"J1
inis iiiinty fst, wlio-c iwininir miiiioT.s
aru cicitiii(,'ciiijiiic, cach onc of wlilcli
could swallow up lialMoen-; of tliIr-
.in ii aiiu iiircaiinan t'oiiiiiintiuiMiiii.a
j"-iiMuiicr. upou tlii
selvcs back in thcir narrow splicrc and
tnank (5od thcv arc not llku othcr nicii.
1 oor. Illlirow. eoneclteil CL'ot sts. ill
lt nevcr oi'ciir to voit liow inanv "otlier
liicn'' arc tliankiii; tiiclr God tlicy are not
like vou?
Fou scveral voarf tlic l)iilnc?; nicn of
tlic country liavc liccn trylnj; lo gt-t a
liankriiitcy law throuuli Coiigrc!', Imt
liavc so far failcd. Tlic ellbrt wlll bc ii
ncwcd tlil wintcr. Tlic iililloopliy of
tlii niattcr wih tlic tojik of Scnator Kd
tnuiidf' spcceh beforc tlic Moreliants' as
soclation at Hiton a fcw day.i slucc. lle
said:
Tlic foiistitntion of tlic lTnitcd .Statc
lia lnadc is all cltizcn of cverv Statu in
wlilcli wc clioose. to takc ud our abodc.
Tla i'oiititution lias ;iven to evcry citi-
.eii oi cverv .statc posltlvc po-;c.'-ion,
not as a irracc. Imt a a riirlit. wlicrcver
lic plants hli doniiclle and scttlc-5 liinielf
witliin tla- bordcrs of any Statc, po tliat
as rcj'ards tlic rclations of clticn to citi-
en, of niaii to iiian, ot our social iutitu-
llim, tlicre i uo sucli tliing as a ."cpara
tion or ditrcrencc of intercst, Imt tlicrc-
is tliat onc solidarty of Aiucrican citi
ensliii). of intcieoiirsc tliat bcloiursto u
all. Out of tliat conies tlic iicccsity tliat
a iiniforinitv wlilcli our forofatliers witli
tliat proplictic foresirlil witli wliich tlicy
niadc tlic I'on-titiition a centiirv airo,
laid tlic lia-l ot wlicn tlicy jnovidcd tliat
cvcn tncii, wlicn tlic nation ol rtate ex-
itcd and wlicn jcalousy bctwccn tln
Statcs wa iiincli jireater iliafi it 1 now.
tliat ( nitri sliould liavc tlic iiower to
pass a unilorm svstein ol liankruptcv
Iaws iu ordcr tliat cvervwlici'c witliin tlic
republle tlicre sliould bc tlic sauie rela
tioni and rc-.iioiiibilitlos bctwecn credit
or and debtor tliat w ould c.it lu a t-w'v
Sfliool diNtrict in tlic I'nion lt
i not incicly an accidcnt wlicn a failun
takes placc and tlicre is notliliiir for tln
creditor, but tliat iiiau wlio borows iuon
ey, know iiii; tliat lic lias uo liicau to iay
it, wlictlier lic gets it by iiiii'cpi-c-i'iilin;
or by .-ilcncc, lias bccu juilty of "innc
tlilng inorc tlian a liii-forliine". N'ow if
wc we eoulil piov'ulc a bankruptcy y
tcui tliat shiiulit eutcr into tlic uiorals ol
trade for cali and "11011111 bc iii"pired
witli tlic principle tlial wliat i frood lie
tween borrower and lcnder i" good bc
twecn buycr and -eller: tlii' tliinn tliat
vou buy your-clf. and tlic tliinj; tliat you
imy lia'viii; always to be tliing tliat Vou
expeet to buy tiicli it would bc a jjoimI
thinii for tlic coimtrv. Tlic liiineiplc on
wlilcli it stauds I liavc cndeavored to
statc liriclly. lt is onc tliat enters into
evcry buinc"s rclation bctwecn inan and
inan", and tliat principle ! Mpiaredcarui.',
and wlicn you liavc jrot tliat principle
carricd iutd clVcct you will liavc niadc a
Krwtt advancc iu tl'ic j)ro;rcs and order
ol socictv.
New Year'8.
It i' lltting and )rolltablc at tlic clo-c
tlicse conccltcd
of ouc and tlic coniincuceiiicut of anotlicr
ycar to look over tlie event- of tlic pat
and "cc wliat i tlic outlook for tliat just
cntercd upon. Tlic ycar 1SS5 was a tinic
of ipiict in tlii" town and county. Tlic
llrcs wliich conic oncc iu a wliilc, and
destroy larjje aniount." of jiroiicrty in tlic
village, pa""cd U" by. Only iniuor acci-
dents liavc (ii'ciirrcd. It lias becn a vear
lu no wav "pcciallv iiicniorablc. 'i'lic
rowtli of tlic villajie w a" not reniaikablc,
but "tcady. Scvcral new re.-idencc", bct
ter ki'pt strcet" and walk", and inorc
arc expcnui'il upon grounil" 'now a jiro-
grc.-sive spirit lu tlic pi'oplc wlictlier act-
li' iu a public or privatc caiiacitv.
In iiiatter" of bii"lne" it i to bclioped,
ind may fairly bc expected, tliat 1SSI1
will bc an iniprovenieut upon it" predc"
ic"or. iiiccroii" iai -ca-ou werccxcci-
lent, but tlic freucral linanclal deprc-sion
niadc it-elf li'lt in low prico" and slow
:ales of farni prodiicc. Kut tlic pro"pect
I'ni-ouniiii. Tlicre arc sljjn. cvcry-
wlicrc tliat tlic sitiiation will soon be bct
ter; or, at le:it, tliat tlic worst 1" over.
In tlic natiun at large notliing of inorc
tlian ordinary inteii'-t lias takcn jdacc
Tlic lit of proniiiicnt nicn wlio liavc
pa"ed away is loiig; but so it seciii" ev
cry ycar w lii'ii tlic liaiues arc lirouglit to
jjetlicr. Tlic deatli-roll of tlic ycar in-
oludes aoiiic wlio w ill not ipiickly jiass
out of tlic liicinoric" of nicn. Tlicre arc,
of Aiuerieaii".
lix-Vlcu l'ii'"iili'!it .-.flmylcr C'olfax, I)r.
Dainro-i'li, tlifKi'cat iiiiwlclan; Hlclmnl Ornnt
Wliite, liak"1pt'r.eaii "I'lmlar tiiul wrltcr;
Coiiiino'liui tJarrlMin, (ien. .MoDowcll, .unii
tor Kn,llnKlmy,en' ''Oiics II, ltuttcr, fJun. L'.
S. lirant. lleli'ii Ilunt .lacksou, ltev. l)r. Stepli
n II. TyiiK. Kniory A. Moiih, (icoiKij Wllkcn,
Canlliml McC'ln'.kcyi (Ien, JU'CU'llan, .lolm
MfCulloiiKli. Fnuicli II. Ilanifs, 11. Urutz
lliiiwii, VU'ii l'rcslilisnt Ilcndricks, Sunntor
Miaron. Itolx'rt Toniuli", Wlll. II. Vaniliiiliilt,
l'reslilent llmwn f Ilaiullton I'ollcffi, licu.
Delos II. Sui-ki tt, (ien. .laincs JUQiiukh, c..
finv. Kentoii, ICev. Iri'iuciis S. I'rliiu uml llor-
iit'c K. ("larttn.
Cauada lias liad to dcal witli llic Hiel
rcbcllloii and 111111,' tlic leadcr of it. Ily
tlils action tlic lncacli bctwecn tlic Kntr
llsli rulliiK idass and thc Krcncli eoinpos"
iiij; u goixl part of tliis )opulation 1"
widencd.
AbroaiHlicrc lias bccu ipiitc as lnucli
of war as of pcacc. Knland failcd to
rcscue (iordon in Kgypt and was com
pcllcd lo lirlnj; tliy I'ainpal,'!! thcrc to a
disjjraeoful cndlng. 81ic has ju"t takcn
pos.esslou of tlic rcaliu of Kin; Tlicbaw
of Ilurmali. Francc wa dcfcated iu Ton
quiu and obligcd to inako iicaiii witli
Cliina. Scrvia and Ilulgarla liavc now
liccn at war for inorc tltau two niontlis.
ri'l... .Itclt.nriiiulicll tlc.Mll of tlll. virnr In
H .....- - - -
.Mlou?o of .spaln,
The Maqazines.
Thc Xcw Englnml Mmjasinr was onco
aiuoiif; tlic inot proinlncnt ot Aincrican
licrlodlcals, but lt was dlM'ontiuucd cv
cralycarsa;o. Tlicn tlic lhty Sttite Mmith
hj, dcvotcd for tlic lno"t art to lass-
iuliii"ctts, arosc. Xow wc liavc tlie
llrst issuc of a new Xcw Jinntnml Nittm-
ino witli Ihvj Slntr Monthhj as a stib-tltlc.
Tlic ilauuarv nunibcr is tlic llrst of tliis
piiblicatiou. I'pon its covcrs arc thc scals
of tlic scvcral Statcs of Xcw Eui'land
and Its pagcs arc illustralcd witli tncrilo
rlous cngravlngs. The frontiplccc Is a
linc stccl portrait of C'hicf .Iutii'C 'Waitc.
I'lic contcnts lncludc a readablc articlc on
ilrown Unlvcrslty, by ltcubcn A. Gulld,
IJi. 1).; a (lc"cr!ptlon of "A Smniiicr
Day Outln on tlic jmrt of Danicl Vcb-
stcr, by John K. I'ogcrs; au articlc, dc
scriptivc of Attleboro, la5s., by C. M
llarrows; "Art ifc llook llliistration, 'iy
Charlc" K. Hurd of thc iloston TraftC
rrijit ; "itlchard and Gainalicl Wayte,
:ind soinc of thcir I)c"cendants," tiinimg
thcui thc Chicf .lii"ticc of tliat nanie,
by Arthur Tlionias I.ovcll; a skctch i
Col. Clirl"toplicr Tojipan ; a graiih'u pic
pcntatiou ol "Social I.ifc lu Karly Xcw
lhifiland," by i'cv. Aii"on Titus; a di"
ius"iou of thc I.ifc liHiirani'c problcin,
by (i. A. I.itchtlcld; soinc cha)tcrs of
I'rancc" A. Sparhawk's capltal story,
" Kliabeth a lloiuaucc of Colonial
l)ay." Tlicre i" al"o cdllorial dcpait
inent" dcvotcd to hi"tory, nccrolo'iy,
notcs and iplcrie", etc. The sub"criptioll
liricc of the niai;aiiic i" ij; ycar. It is
publi"hed by tlie Ilay Statc Monthly ( o
at i:i Milk "t., Ihxton.
Thc fronti"iiecc of thc .lanuary f'rnltt-
); i" a jiortrait ol llic conipo-er Verdi,
about wlioc life and work" tlicre i" a lia-
lcr by T. A. Schwab. Thc lllii"tratcd
articlc" arc S. O. YV. Kenjaniin's "Thc
City of Tehcran"; Shufcldfs "Thc
I'Vathered I'orni" of Othcr Day"." a de
scriptionof fo"-ilbird": "Typical Dog."
thc poittter" bciu; thc "iibject of tlii" )ia
er; "Soinc Kuropean Itciublicaii"" :
(ien, John Pope's '-Thc Sccond Ilattle of
Itull I'un"; and tlicsixthof Warren I.ee
(!()' "The ltci'ollectioii" of a l'rivatc."
In thc linc of llctiou arc an iii"taliiicnt of
.laiiics" "Tlic IJo-toiiIan"; thc thirl
chaiitcr of "Jolm llodcwln'" Testiinony"
"Tlie Clovcrtleld" Carriaf;e" by Krani
11. Stockton and "Troublcon l.ost Moun-
laln by .locl (. Iianiller llarn-.. llic p
eni" arc bv ( clia Thaxter, Geo. I. l.i-
throp, Florence AVilkin-on and llcliii
.laekson. Charle" Waldstciii write" of
"TlicI.e"on of Greek Art" in thc edo
cation of the arti"t ; Charle" G. I). lio .
ert" of ' Cauada," and Kdward lluiirei
ford of "Spiritual Preachhif: of our
Tinic"." Tlic cditorial (lcpartincnts con
tain thc cii"tomary variety of lettcrs and
papcr" on currcnt topics.
TheWeek of Prayer.
Thc followlng is thc ll"t of tojilcs for
tlic wcck of prayer as scnt out by thc
KvaiiKcllcal alllancu :
MONDAl', JANIIAUV 1.
'rnlec nnil ThankngMng. Kor tlic splilt of
l'riiyi'r; Ixmntlcsof rrovlclcncei (ioil's Kood.
ness; fiittliful pinmlses lu ClirNt; opportunl
llcs to proclalm thc nniiiul, amt pnifticsa of
AIIslons.
ti'i:hiiav, .iam auv .".
llnmllttlon uml Confetim. Natlonal, mk'IhI,
purMoiml slns; want oriippri'clatlon ott'lu lst's
lovuj tiiifaltliruliicM'); fiillurt.' to dtiifi-xiCtirint ;
wimt of nilsslonary zunl; want of luotlicrly
lovu.
Wr.ll.NK.SDAV, .1 NfAI!V l!.
Ilnmc antl Foreign Miion. l'ortlic Iihtciiso
of 11 mlsslonaiy splrlt; for niori lnliorcrs uml
n lnrKur lnKiithorinKi for thc liialiitciiani'e of
rcllloui llliurty.
TIIUUSIIAV, .ivni-iuy 7.
The Church antl the Famtlg. That thc flitirrh
muy Krow In linlty uml lovc; bci'omu inorr
(lcvntcd to Its (trcut Hcacl; thut C'lirl-t mny lic
ull In all to lt; that tlic Holy Sjililt liiay dc
cccncl iincl rcst inorc aliunilnntly npnn liiini-
1US uiion tcacliurs anil M'liolars In Miuday
hchools uml iiixiii all Clirlstlnu ii"iK'iutl(in.
IIIID.VV, JANfAUV S.
Xation anil Coccrnmentx.Y'or all lu uuthDl'
lty; for thc )ii'Viilciicu of Jnilli'c uml peuco;
for nood.wlll betwcen einplover" uml the ein-
ploycdi for thc prevuli'iice ol tlie.-pliit of unl
vernil lmithurhoiid; for thc abamtoiiniciit of
all Imiiioral tiutllu; liir thc ciiiuint,' of thc
kliii'doin of Cln lst.
SATfllliAY, .1 IM'.llll !l.
Thc Cltriittian I.ifrVw miiri tultli, hope and
cliarlty; tor niiiic eoiiliiniilty to llui-t; for
moro eam'i iic"" to iinili'i "tuml and ohcy thc
Scrlptmi'si for u lietter oliii'i vaiice of thu
l.ord'" day and faiully woishlp; for luwr
MU'C'i'ss to uttuml tlie cll'oit" to pri'vent Intein
lierum'e, to re"ctic tlic pi'rNhtii'j uml to pro
niote ull klnil" of Clii'Ntian work.
Soldiers' Week at Burlington.
l'lip aiinual cncainimii'iit of the de-
partincnt of Vermont, G. A. it., is to
open lli thc elty hall, Burlington, on
I'liursday,. lanuary 2(1, 188(1, at 2 o'elock
p. in. Ilotel rate.s durln' the cncanip-
mcnt will be as follows: Van Xess
liouse, .$1.00 jicr day; Kvarts ilouse,
Sl.oO jicr day; Itowe's ilotel, $1.00
pcr day. l.ctunt ehccks wlll hc Usucd
by the ndjutant gcncral to all eoinradcs
why pay full fare over thc Central Ver
mont, Burlington & I.amolllc, Ilcnning
ton & ilutland, I'assumpsle and Wells
Hiver roads. lt 1" expected that the
comniatidcr-in-i'hlcf and othcr national
olllccrs wlll be prcsent, and as the C'al-
vary association and Verinont Olllccrs'
society are.tohold thelr nieetings thcrc on
the l!)th and 20th niaklng it a soldier's
wcck lt is hoped tlierc wlll bc a large
attcuduiicc.
PER80NAL.
Col. Aldacc F. AValkcr i" scriou"ly ilj
at hi" liouic in i.utlaud witli rhcuinatk'
fevcr.
ltev. Cha". F. Carter of Manchc"ter, X.
II.. lia acccptcd a call to the pii"torat-
of the Collegc Mrcet Coiigregational
church, Iliirliiigtou.
l'rof. Sear" of thc unlvcrslty of Ver
mont, Burlington, lias rccclved a call to
thc pii"toratc of a church at Gcneva.
Switycrlcnd, but dcelliii".
It wa" statcd at thc funeral of thc late
ex-Gov. llall, that Mr". llall, during thc
war anil witli her own hand", knit over
100 jiairs of stocklngs for the "oldicrs.
W. F. Faige, formcrly lnanager of thc
Amcrlcan, Iiurliugtou, and thc Iiatcs
Ilouse, i'utland, i" now iu chargc of the
blg ''Scniiiioic" hotel at Wintcr l'ark,
Fla.
W. C. Itradbury of Vergennes, the cf"
llcicnt inall agcnt on thc Koston and Ks
scx iluiiction route, ha" rcslgned and wlll
entcr thc cinploy of a Itoston hardwari!
concerii.
boi nty ( f the dcad lcarn notbii.g ,.w , Kuropt. elmles Kln
and rcce vc no cxaltcd in-piration fro.n " '. Vbt, tl
Ihe inighty progress of thcir eonunon 1 N ilU 1 k. ' . ,
Aqricultural Experiments.
Kilitnr HvijUter I.ittle has becn accom
pli"licd by fai incrs iu general by yearly
cxpcriincnts carcfttlly condiictcd iu thc
intcrc"t" of thcir own voeation. Xor 1"
tlii" surpri"ing. Sccd-tinie and harve"t
are short sca-oii", crowiled witli work;
whilc grcat accuracy. w ithout wliich no
experinicnt i" of tlic lca"t valuc. i dis
tu"tcfiil to mo"t farnicr", and withal few
like to kecjia book account, whicli i" also
e"-ential to thc cnd iu vicw.
Whllc it would be fooli-h cnoiigh for
evcry farnicr to turn hi- land.iuto an ex
)iriiueutal station, therc arc still very
niany (iuctioiis rclathi!; to the protitablc
iiiaiiiigciucnt of liis own lai ui tlial i'un
only be "olvcd by cxiicrlmciits, and thc"e
hc niight wiscly lustitute.
Kxaetly how much "ccd of souie grains
to thc acrc wlll provc most prolitable;
thc bcst liumbcr of stalks of corn to cach
hill witli rows and lilll" at statcd di"tan-
i-c ajiart ;'w hetlier 8. 10 or 12, rowed corn
!" prcfcrable: thc mcrit" of llat ciilture
comparcd witli thc hilllng systcin and
ipicstioii" of slniilar tenor sliould bc set
tled by cach farnicr for hiiii"clf witli his
stiroundings. lf nclghbor A. has low
undralncd laml, "hilliug" niight provc
bcst; whilc llat eulture on ncighbor H.'s
higb rolllng farin niight bcinorc satl"I'ac
tory. Two or threc stalks of corn to thc
lilll woulil bi almmlaut on soinc jioor
so!l, whilc richcr land niight protitably
support more, and so on. It s apparctit
iijion thc sllghtcst rcllcetion that uo far
nicr can couduct liis bti-inc"s to thc bcst
advantagc without haing rulc" ol hls
own dediiced from actual trials or expcr
liuciit-. Therc are al"o soinc general
facts iu agriciilturc, ca-ilv obtaiuable by
iiidivldual fariucrs, whlch niight bc turncd
to imblic scrvicc. Wlth tliis iu vicw, thc
wrltcr sought duriug thc pa-t sea-on to
detcriiiinc thc rclativc carliness of 18 sc
lcctcd varictics of corn. Kvcry favoritc
variety Is pronouni'ed rcry carly, and yet
of tlicse 18 klnds grown sidc by sidc witli
like trcatinciit one only rlpcncd in 100
days. Tllls is a local 12-roweil variety
grown by a few farnicr" in tlii" town wlio
have reason to like it "very lnuch." lt
eurs low, witli sinall stalks, cxccllent for
fccdinir, and produccs 100 bu-hcl" to
tlic acrc. Ucing naniclc".", so fara" 1 can
lcarn, it could fitly bc callcd the Karly
Vermont.
The next ripencd in 105 days and Is
ealled thc Waushakiuii. Tbl", orlglnatcd
by l)r. K. S. Sturtcvant of Xcw Vork, is
tlic rcsult of 10 ycar" carcful sclcctlon.
Thc ears arc 8-rowcd, and tliough not
large are quitp uniforin in sic froni butt
to tlp, the coh bcing sinall and well cov
ercd. lt has a thorough-hrcd look. Thc
old stamlanl variety, King l'hlllps, ri
ponetl In 107 days; Karly Cauada iu 110
duys ; the Dow Drop iu 1 1(1 days ; I.oug
fcllow's and thu Xight Angcl lull'.ldays.
The latter o thcse two, lf not itlcntical
wlth the foriuer, is ecrtalnly a very ncar
cousln. Witli ears 12 anil cveu 1-1 iuchcs
long, Hiuall eob and large kcrucl, tliis
Publio Opinion
Thclndicatioiis arc very strong that the
silvcr lunatics have control of Congress,
and that nothlng will coiivincc thein of
thc madncss of thcir folly but thc actual
prcclpitatloii of the iianlc whlch thcir
wlld lunacy invitcs. ItiuTnUi Ksprr.
Thc Chri"tinas suppleincnt of the ilont
pclicr ArijH.i and J'ntiint iiriuts, along
witli cuts of thc Vermont capitol building
and thc Central Vermont railroad station
in that placc, portrait" of lliram Atkin"
and Col. 11. 15. Sniallcy. Thc tltne"" of
tliis uniipie and frank groii)iing will com
mand uiilversal adiulration. StrinijjMd
Hi'lnthlirtiH.
Wc have not thc text of Ilou-e hill Xo.
to:t, liitroduced by repie"t on Tucsday by
the llou. Frank I.aw lcr, the new liicniber
from Chicago, wlio succced" .Mr. Fincrty.
ludging by thc titlc, thc hill iuii"t bc in-
tcrcsting. It propo"e" "to te-t and try
thc scicnce of spclling." We have
ocea"ionally secn lcttcr" from in
dividual slatc.-mcn and others in wliich
thc "ciciice of spclling was "cvcrel v tcstcd
ind sorcly tricd. But thc I'nited Statcs
Hovcrmncnt, "o far a" wc arc informcd,
has ncvcr yet iindcrtakcn the work laid
out in thc Ilon. Frank l.awlcr's hill.
.Vcii" Vork iS'k'i.
Thc Chicago Trihuui1 prlnts a jiortrait
of i'-(Jovernor .lohu d.cgorv Smllli
whlch is thus labelled : 'Kdiuuiid's o
ponent .1. G. Smlth, llic .. m wlio may
jiosslbly be thc next I'nli . Statcs Sena
tor from Vernioiit." .. biograiihical
skctch acconipanying thc cut statc" that
"thc oppo-ition to Mr..E''inuiid"'" reclce
tiou is ilally gaining ground;'' that ex"
(lovcriior .1. G. Smitli is "tlie most proni
iiicnt eandidate to succced Kdniunds,"
aud, thaf'JIr. Smith wa" thc )rcsident
of the Xorthern l'aeilic road, and.in tlii"
eapacity hc aceiiniulatcd itiiuicii"e suins
of nioney." Tliis is true, we suppo-e,
witli the iuiportant cxccption of thc
"tatemcnt that the oppcsiilon to Mr. Kd
muiid" i" gaining ground. Tlic signs of
tlie thnes in Verinont, if wc can rcad
tliciu, do not indicatc auything of thc
sort ; -i uil Vermont as it hapuens, instcad
of lllinois, will elect "thc next Unitcd
Statct. Senatorfroin Verinont." Ihirliny
tim Free l'rcsn.
i'ndcrtakcr (to rcecnt widow). "Tlio
carrlages wlll bc flve dollars aplece, ma
daine, If thc horscs trot. If you jirefcr
to have the fuueral processlon inovc
slowly to thegrave, I'shall have to eharge
seven dollars and u half for cach ear-
rlagc, on account of the extra tlinc.''
Wldow (very iniieh dl"trcsed). "I-let
tli-thcni trot. l'oor .John could never
bcar t-to rldc a-af tcr a h-horse on a walk,
evcn wlicn g-golngup-h-hlll.'' Hnrjier'x
Jlttzitr.
FOREFATHER8' DAY.
A NEW YORK VIEW OF IT.
KorofutherV Day, lnjudlclouily wlcctcd liy
u buml of KiiKltsh Indi'pcmluiit" as u pioper
tltne forlundlnii on n itcrn uml rock-houml
coat, Klvcs thc Xew KiiKlanil folks iiKond
I'huncc to fcaxt thuinsi'lvcs and culoglzu thelr
I'llurliii Kuthcrs. It's u Kii'at ilay for l'lym
cmth uml for tho various New Kn,'lund hocU
1Iim. Thc Yunki'cs ti"cd to ho u stuidy iind
tlirltty "toek, uml lf tho orutors utthuNcw
KiiKland soclcty dlniK'i s uro to bo helluvcd,
mo"t of thc (?ood ntid Kreat tlilnKS dono In
tlii country uro dm; to New Holland inin nnil
New I.iikIiiiiiI ldoa. Ililt evcry stock thltiks
well of llelf, uml lt 1 tiutmul thut tho New
KiiKlundcr. ut lcust tho-c of thein who liuve
stuyi'd ut hoim should lirun ahout tho kIo
rlc of the puit, n tho future I not vcrj'
brlclit. Tlic old ruce Is c-uuiln to lncrciiw
uml niiiltlply, and hurdlcr stock liavc i?rown
tl) to take Its placc. Thc mo-t Ani?lo..Saxon
of AliU'i lcun coiiiiiniultlcs ls luliifr tlioroujjhlj'
Ct'ltlcl-cd. Tlu lrMimiui uml tlic Kicnch Cn-
nadlau arc dctlned to poc thc laml, but
thc Invadcr wlll doulitli"." lic iiiercll'ul to thc
C'oiiiiicnd nicc.
Thcrc I onc New Kni'luiid lii"tltutlon whlch
nilliht Jutlly Ihe IiiukkIh1' of New Knj'lunil
er If thcy could lirui ten tlnie u liUK'h us
thcvdo; umlthat I tho town muutlug.-
Thr
Snn.
iocal Dircctory.
Travelers' Guide.
Trulii pa" Mlddluhmy station at thc liours
Klvcti hclow
Ooi.so Noutii Uxprc"", :1 ..'iii u. m.j local cx
pre, 7. .VI u. in.; liiull, :S .-J." p. m.; t'xpn.,
ii :l.i p. in.
(ioiso soi tii Mull, !i:.Vi u. 111.; passciiKcr,
l :.VJ p. in.; inlxcd, S :I0 p. m.; exi)rcs,!l'.')2 p.m.
Maii. Cl.O"K Noith, 'J:.'i0 uml 7 30 p. ln.,
Miulh, iirJO a. 111., iim 1 7 ;!D p. m.
Scc (,'entrul Vt. tliiii'.tuhli, cl-owhcic.
The Churches.
T. STKl'IIKX'S.
ltf.V. Al.VA K. CAm'KSTKIl, ItKCTOII.
Minilny Menlces, lO.tJ u. m.; 7:00p. nr
Mimhiy school, 12 :15 p. iu
Krlduy i'veiiliiK"crvlce in chapi'l, 7 Ii) p. in
."peclul seivli'i" on lloly day.
CO.(31ti:(.ATl()NAI..
Ur.v. S. I.UWl II. M'Klltt:, l'ASTOIt.
.iiimhiy Ncrvici, 10 l.'i u. m.; 7:00 p. iu.
Mibhatli scliool, I J .00 iu.
Tluirsday, Kcncnil tlif ct Ititr, 7:00 p. m.
Tlimxiluy, ti'iiehci' iiicftlliK, S:00 p. m.
11A1'TIT.
llKV. A. l)i:K. I'AI.MKIt, l'ASTOIt.
Minday .-crvlci, I0:4." u. m.; 7 00 p. in.
Minduy school, 1'i .iKMii.
II. .1. Chaiiiiiuii, "iiDurintonilcnt.
I'lnycroiii'i'tliii;, Thiirsiluy,
M'ats I'rcu.
00 p. tn
MKTIIOIHsT.
Iti:v. Jou.v .1. Noi:, 1'astou.
numliiy Mji vlce. :
I'reuchliiK lu wintcr, 10:4.1 u. m.
HuluiH'i of veiir, li)::io a. m.
I'liiss.iiieetlnu, Vcdne-luy nnil priiyer-mcet-lni;
Thurntuy, ut7.oo p.m. In wintcr und
7 30 p. in. In ."iiuiliier.
MR. Bl88ELU'8 PUROHA8E.
K. X. Uisscll of Kast Shoreham has
just boiight at thc United .Statcs ijuaran
tino farmj.ittlctou, Mass., two inorc Gal
loway eattle. Ile got thein of the brced
ers, .laincs Ciinniughaiu & Son of Tar
brcoch, Dalbcattic, Scotland, by whoni
tlicy wcre brought to thls eountry. .Mr.
Iliscll sclcctcd thein froina hcad of inorc
tlian one huiidrcd and tricd to gel thc
bcst. Mr. Cunlnghani, who has sccn all
that have comc to thc rnlted Statcs, tclls
liiin therc arc no bctlcr of tliis brccd in
Amcrica. One of the hclfcr.s is nanicd
"Dolly Ili.of Tarbreoch'' ; is threc ycars
old thc 20th of tliis moiilli; sire, "llar- i corn to uso a lady's expvssion is"just
dcn"(l51); dam, "Dolly of Tarbreoch" I splcndld." Unfortuuately lt Is a little
(1182); graiid-daui, "Troclilc II of .lu- ' luti for thls latltuilc.
gurtlia"; great grand-ilaiii, "Trochie I." i Thu Topover corn, true for a won
The otlier, namcd "Fauny II. of Tar- i iler to the eatalogue slateiucut, has a
hreofh," wlll be thrce years old the 20th t eob or stein whcro broken in liusklng uo
of next inonth; dlre, "Uarden"' ; dam, lurger Uian a plpe-stein. It is too late
Humorous.
l'lays a leading part llillfe Thc blind
inan's dog. Ilo.-tnii Cmtrh r.
Therc are niany new faccs hi Congre,
but is tlicre less cheek? l.oui.ietllf Uour-irr-.fii)trii(tl,
A Morinon was klllcd in Utah the otlier
day, lcaving sixty-scven chlldren to con
tesl his wlll. Jh.-tiiH I'hkI.
Iu a Xcw Vork bank: Texa Visltor:
"1 reckon, stranger, you do a right smart
bu"iue-"'r" Bankcr, promptly; "My dear
sir, you have no idca how extentlcd our
bit-iness rclation" arc. At the prcsent
tinic wc have threc cashlcrs ln Cauada."
A l'attcrson, X..I., schoolboy perslsted
ln throwing his hat upon thc lloor, untll
linally tlicteachcrcbastUe uim severely.
"Xow," said tlie breathlc. tcachcr, "do
you know whcre your hat ought to have
liccny" "Vcs, sir; in!do my clothlug,
sir," rcplicd the boy.
"What lovely .laeipicinlnots!" exclalm
cd a viitor admiriug Mrs. l'arvenu's
llowers. "Is thatwhut jou call Vm?"
sald .Mrs. 1 "Why, thc inan sald they
wcre ro"cs. I hought 'ein on Ilroadway,
and iiaid a ipiarter for cach onc, too."
AVir Ynrk Mnil und Ksprem.
"Tlic tlmc is eoining,"says l'rof.I'routor,
"w hcn water will no inorc bc sccn upon
thc facc of niothcr carth." lf thls prcdlc
tion coincs true, thc prohibltiou party
inlght as well dlshaiid. Thu Dcniocratlc
oiganiation will be thc h.ippy and suc
eessful jiarty of thc future. Xorristoien
lhmld.
"What a farnicr nccds In thls world to be
succcssful," reuiarked Doacon Ilaysccd,
"Isagoodwifc. Thcnlie'sallrlght. My
wlfe could glt up iu thc uiornhi' at l
H. KINGSLEY,
DKXTIST.
llpstuii in Allcn Illock.
OtlU'c liours from 1) u. in. tlll 3 p. iu.
Middlebury. Vt.
W. JUDD,
Muiiiifai'tiiU'r uml dcalcr iu ull kludn of
AM K1MCAX AN1 FOIiKIGX MARBLE,
GRAXITE WOUIC, ETC.
WitU Old Mlddlolmrj- Mnrblc Co.
J.
S. CHANDLER,
pkxsiox .vrroiixiiY.
ItiiTo.v, Vt.,
AltiT.Juiii! 1 mny bo fouiid ut liis offlce, llrst
door upstulrs, east of tho postolllce,
KVKUV WKI)NKSI)Ay AND .SATUHDAY,
from s to (1. Corrcspondciico carcfully uttund
ed to wlicn stanip la cncloscd.
E. MELLEN, D. D. S.,
DKXTIST.
Oitlco liours, 8 to 12 n. iu., 1 to 5 p. iu. Olllcu
over Fmnk A. Kurnnworth's otoro,
.MIl)I)I.KlirnY, Vt.
I.uughluK ki ndnilnUtcrcd.
UTATKOP VKltSIOrVT
O DUtrlct of AiIiIUiiii, a.
lln It ri'incniborod, That ut u scsslou of tho
1'rolmto C'onrt holdon nt Mlddlcbiir"i witliin
and lorsiild Dlstrlct, ou thu lbth day of Dc
ccmbcr, A. 1).
l'rcHcnt' Ilon. I.ymau K. Kunpp, Judsc.
Wliercas, . N. Wiirrcn, iidinlnlstrtitorof tho
cxtuto of Miiiiucl lt. Cook, luti of Orwell, iu
Hiiid DiHtrU't, dci-cHscd, hu tliis day prcsent'
ed to suld C'ourt hls pctltion lu writbiK. sut
tliiK forth, tliat it III bc iiec'cstiary to nell u
purt of tho rcul '"tutc of sald doceiucd, tor tlin
piiymciit of tho debts uml I'harnus of iidniinls
itiition . und ulso thut lt wlll bc bi'nctlclul for
1 ii
ol tlic 1'i'ul vttutc of suid dccctiMcd, uud thcrc
iu iuiikliiK upulli'ittlon to suid C'ourt for Hcoiiho
to liiako iiu-li aU. Aud suid S. N. W'airi'ii
huvliiK proUui'Oil to suid coiii t tliousscnt iu
w rltliiB oi ull tho liclrn ri'nldlnK itithls .Statc,
intt'iustcd in suid rcul cMutc. lt Uordcrcd.
thut ull pcraou iutcrotcd ln thoi'&tnteof suid
dvucui'Od. bo iioUtlcd to aiuii'ar beforo sald
Court. ut tlio l'robutc oillcolu Mlddlcliury. ln
fsild DlstrU t on tho2Mh day of.luimary, A, I).
lsNi, ut lOoVlock u. ui., by pulillcutioii of thls
ordcr, tliivc wceks siifccssivcly picvlous
thcicto. in tlic Middlebury Itcijistcr, nows-
papcr pilntcd ut .Middlebury iitorosild, to
"Tarbreoch l'annv" ((J181) bv "Sam of i for n. Tlio other varielles grown are of
Old Mill" (10o(i) ; grand dam, "Fanny of ; no t.jHclal inU'rest exeept the Xorth Star i oVlock, milk llftecn cow s, feed slx horsc",
Old MiU" (2715), by son of "Sir .lohu the j a Western dent whlch actuiilly ri- glt brcakfast for twenty haiuls an' bc all
Grahain" (111.")) ; great grand-dain, "Xan- pcncd wlth King riiillp lu 107 days. Iu 1 ready for a day's work aforc slx o'elock.
iy," bv "llcir-at-l.aw" (815); g. g. g. ylcld, by weight lu the car, thc Wati-1 ThatV what I call agood wlfe." "Docsii't
thc niuslcal eoiupo.-er; I dam, "lleautv." Tho aiiiiuals arc stlll ' sliakuni uud Karly Vermont wcre the shc do It now, dcaconV" be was askcd.
eountry; Imt Kafiiering thcir skiris I Sir Moses Moiitelloro and many of lcsscr at thc ipiarantluc station, thc tinic of most productlve of the carly varicties. "Oli.no," he rcplicd, wiping iiwuj a lcar, V-ii!.V.i"nmiV.t iV.Hi.iirilntc-a "
"i-.iiu-iioiicr-inan-tliou"air, sctllclhcin- notc. (lctciition not liavlng yet explreil. I.. vt . i-i;i:t. "sne s iieau. immri i . .nmrwu. M l.l M N K. KN I'l'. Jud(?o.
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