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BRATTLEBORO t FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 23, 1874. TO ADTEBIIbEBS. THE VERMONT PHff.MX hat larger tlrtuUllon than nyStW Nwipper In Southern Vermont. The Senato In cxccullvo session on Wed nesday unanimously confirmed llio munln atlon of Morrison II. Wollcas Chs'f Justice of the United States. Tho committee whir" I'M Uio proposed changes In tbo banlruptlaw In charge con alsls of Senators Edmunds, Conkllng, Fro llnahuvsen, Carpenter, Wright, Tlmrmau and Stevenson, all ablo men and "learned In (bo law." Tho Albany Journal exactly lilts the present state of public feeling when It says mas me Key now ui .uiifciwtu..... should bo "No more greenbacks, no more taxes, If they can be av ldcd, and reduced expenditures." The notorious Bem'er family have a riv al In the person of a bloodthirsty brute named Bob Turner of Fotosl, Wisconsin. This man, who was arrested last week Tor the murder of his own brother, has since confessed to a series of the most horrible murdeis, and says that If Ills victims were "all In a pile," ho "reckons there would bo nearly forty of them." Woodbull A Clatlln don't teem, sonic how, to have prosporcd well In their un dertakings of late. Not long since "Ten nle" (Miss Claflln) started out on a starring lour, with ajdrntnatic troupo of her own or ganization, but tho public didn't appreciate the talent offered them, the company came to grief, and at Providence, last week, tho hard-hearted hotel proprietors seized their trunks as security for unpaid board bills. It Is said that no less than eighty-seven names have already been "mentioned" In connection with the next gubernatorial nomination In this Statol Of these tho three most prominent are tho Hon. Brad ley Barlow of St. Albans, banker and Gov ernment contractor; tho Hon. N. T. Sprague, Jr., of Brandon, member of the State Senate, farmer and manufacturer of Howe's scales, and the Hon. T. W. Tark or Bennington. Theso aro all gentlemen of ability andbave Influential friends nt wor. In their behalf. Our government paid $75,000 for the reb el archives, which many people thought was a great deal moro than they were worth, but Thurlow Weed says that they have al ready paid for themselves five times over "In furnishing evidence which preserves the bench of the supreme eouit from the dishonor, and the American coplo from the mortification of seeing Caleb dishing made chlef-justlec." Mr. Weed thinks that the congressional printing-house could not be better employed than in giving tho whole people a chance to read the rebel se crets. Judge Asa O. Aldls of this Slato is crcd Ited with being the first to bring Caleb Cusblng's letter to Jeff Davis to light. About a year ago Judge Aldls bad occasion to overhaul tbo whole lot of rebel ar chives, while In the performance of his du ties as a member of tbo Southern claims commission, and in doing so came across tho letter. Tho nomination of Cushlng to be Chief Jusllco brought tbo document again to his mind, and, looking It up, he bad a copy made, which ho sent to tho sec rotary of war, who In turn forwarded It to the President. It is said that negotiations aro now In progress looklug lo the purchase, of the whole of the Vermont and Canada railroad property by llio Vermont Central. The terms aro, threo millions dollars, In mort gage bonds on tho Vermont and Canada, payable In 30 years, with C per cent inter est, Ibis being tho amount of the capital stock of tbo Vermont and Canada, the as sumption of all liabilities of tho corpora tionand CO per cent of the $300,000 past due rent of the road, payable In S per cent equipment bonds. Some weeks, at least, will bo required for tho perfection of the bargain, even If all parties aie agreeable to It; but tho announcement of the negotia tions has favorably atl'eetcd the Vermont Central securities. Nast has ono of his happiest efforts in Harper's for this week, wherein he repre sents himself robed In his night-gown and bolstered In an easy-chair, with a bowl of gruel on Iho lablo at his side, liis feet In a steaming tub of warm water, ono band pressed to his bandaged head, while the other holds a newspaper with headings, "News from Washington Caleb Cushlng for Chief Justice," and underneath tho picture Is printed, "Notice No Cartoon this Week. Tho uows from Washington was too much for our artist." Tho express ion on tbo face is unmistakably that of a completely "used-up man," and Iho num ber contains no other of Nast's. productions but this is a host in Itself, and is ono of the very best which tho great cailcalurlst has ever brought out. Tho recont purchase of tho Wct Bum merston granilo quairlcs by tbo Bodwell Uranlto Company Is, In this vicinity, nat- urally directing public attention anew to tho West River railroad project. Tho com panies now owning theso quarries, should their expectations regarding their valuobo mot on moro extended oxcavatiou, will be under tho necessity of providing somo bet tor method of transportation to tho exist Ing lines of railroad than could bo furnish od by ordinary roads ; and the tlnio would soom to liavo come, therefore, for a concert of action to bring about tho building of Iho West River railroad to Jamaica. The dl rectors of tho road aro undoubtedly allvo to tue importance of tho occasion, and, soon as tbo Granlto company aro prepared lo say wnat tiiey will do In llio way of as sistance, will be ready to "push things." Wo presume thai moat of our readers aro aware that Jan. 1, 1674, camo and went, In accordance with tho usual order or things, and still that much-predicted ovent "Tho End or the World" did not take place, and the Torry Island Adventlsts are loll with tho rest of us to struggle on In this earthly existence. But theso Terry Is landers, it Is said, aro utterly nt a loss to know why tho old machine still continues to work, for, having carefully revised their mathematical calculations, they cannot dis cover a flaw In them. Thoy, however, ac cspt the situation, aud "Tho Watchman's Cry," thn organ of tho sect, has put on a new dress or type, as If anticipating a pro longed existence, and resumed publication. The publisher, after expressing his aston ishment, inqulros; "After all, may It not bo truo that we arc tho simple-minded, foolish people tho world at largo esteem us to be, and our hopes a nicro dream, a hal lucination T" Most people would liavo no hesitation in answering the question In the ajBrmstlro, but wo ebill nerertbelem be very greatly surprise.! if tho present year gojs bv without tho ptcclso day and hour balngtit Ica'tonco definitely fixed at which wo aro all to "go up." The woman suffragists liavo been holding a convention In Washington tho past week, nml two Incidents, at leal, connected Willi llio gal'icrlng, aro worthy to ' icialed. Ono ' tliat Susan II. Anthony, pre-Mont of lie contention, called up Vice President Wilson and forced him to acknowledge, upon tho spur of llio moment, that "twen ty years ago bo came to the conclusion that his wire, his mother ar.u ins sisters were as much entitled to tho right or suffrage as himself," and Mr. Wilson added, "I have not changed my mind ilnce." Thoolhtr Is that Miss Anthony met President Grant on the avenuo by accident, and qulto a con versation took place. At length tho Presi dent asked Miss Anthony If there was any thing ho could do lor her. Miss Anthony replied by telling htm that she thought I lie request came pretty late, as ho stumped Now Yolk for him In lS72and was arrested put n j3 for lrvnR , yo,0 for ln)( but if the President was icilly In earnest In desiring to do something for her, lie might pleme nominate Mrs. Cady Stanton for chlef-usllcel The President laughed, said he would think tho mailer over, and continued his walk. Tho opinion which wo expiossed ill tho opening of the present session of Congress, that no dellnlto steps would bo taken, dur ing the scslon, loivaids the resumption of specie payments, finds contlrmallon In the debates which have thus far taken p!nc on financial matters. In a speech In Hie Sen ate on Thursday last Mr. Morton of Indi ana opposed contraction and said he would rather see tbo volume of the currency In creased than diminished. Jn support of bis views he said that In those European countries which had been tho most pros perous during tho last ten jears, Ihccur rency had been at a discount of from 3 to 25 per cent. Senator Howo of Wisconsin advocated tho gradual withdrawal from circulation of Irredeemable national notes, and tho substitution therefor of redeema ble national bank notes. Senator Buck ingham of Connecticut favored fieo bank ing, opposed any expansion of the coun try's Indebtedness, and said that tho ques tion was not uoon the contraction or expan sion of legal tenders, but upon inc Hon or expansion of the Indebtedness. So wide a divergence or views does not look llko coining down to "hard pan" nt pres ent. The President's third nomination for tho Chief Justiceship meets with very llltlo opposition In any quarter, and tho selection Is generally commended as an eminently wise and judicious one. In nominating Mr. Walte, President Grant was evidently actuated by a conscientious desire to pre sent a candidate who should bo thoroughly qualified for the office, and at tho same llino in over- way satisfactory to the peo pleand this without any reference to clique or parly. The cdijectlon raised In some quarters that Mr. Walto has not achieved fame or notoriety, we do rot bo llcve to be at all In thu point. The chief requisites In a candidate for tills impnitiint position, unquestionably aro that he should be a man of first-class legal training and ability, coupled with those rare qualities of Intellect and character which ensure calm and sound Judgment, and original and un biased opinions. That Mr. Walte possesses these qualifications In a high degree none attempt to deny ; and that ho has never sunk tho lawyer in tho ofllco seeker, or used his profession as a means of political preferment, will bo to nio-t people a ery satisfactory, though quite unusual, recom mendation. On Monday President Grant sent lo tho Senate Iho nomination of Hon. Morrison R. Walte of Toledo, Ohio, for Chief Jus tice or the United Slates. Mr. Walte was born In Lyme, Conn., In ISIS, and was tho son of Chief Jusllco Walto of that Stale. He was educated at Yale College, graduat ing In Iho class with Mr. Evarts andilr. Edwards Pierre-pout. After tho comple tion of bis legal studies ho went fioni Con necticut to Ohio, and began llio practice of law at Manmeo City. After a brief prac tice there ho relieved lo Toledo, w here he has ever since resided, l-'or tho Inst Ivven-ty-fivo years scaiecly nrao of great Im portance has been tried In North-western Ohio that Mr. Walto bus not been engaged as counsel oncsldcorthe other. His know l edge of tho law extends to all Its branches, Includingadmli-ally and constitutional law, and it is paid by those who arc acquainted with Mr. Waito that no Justice has ever been appointed lo tho Supremo Boneli who had, at tho tlmo of the appointment, tho same versatility and rango or practico and legal experience. Ho Is represented as a man of solid rather than brilliant attain ments, nnd as having a thoroughly Judicial mind and character. Mr. Walto was oiiglnally a Whig, but on tho formation of Iho Republican parly, bo became a Republican, and has been known to his friends from that tlhio to this as a moderate but firm anti-slavorv man and Republican in all his sentiments and feel ings. Although frequently urged to ac cept nominations for various public offices, ho refused all until 1SC2, when ho acceptod tho Republican nomination for Congress for the Toledo District, In opposition to J. M. Ashley, who defeated him by a small majority, the Democrats voting for General Phelps. With this exception, Mr. Wailo lias never been a candidate for a public of fice until elected, last spring, a member of tho Ohio Constitutional Convention, which body is now in session in that State, and or which ho Is tho President. Ho has two or threo limes declined a place on tho Supremo Bcncli or Ohio, Ho was ono or tho counsel Tor the Government In the Geneva arbilra lion, and tho services which ho rondorod In that capacity aro represented tobavobeen of a marked and valuablo character. Wil liam M. Evarts Indorses Mr. Wallu as ono ol tho ablest men of tho law whom he ev er met, and Judge Rcckwood Hoar gives him a most hearty aud t-omplelo indorso nicht and support. Tiik Financial Outlook. Tho New York Mall hasachcorful artlclo upon tho present financial outlook, In which it says: To us tho prospect seems full of encourage ment. From tbo West tho reports aro ex ceedingly cheerful. The movement of Western produce, oven slnco the closo of navigation, Is very heavy. Tho money re cslvod from tho salo or 100,000,000 bushels of grain sent to Chicago alone, In 1S73, has been scattered among llio farmers, artisans, merchants and railways of the West. The spring trade from that region will open ear ly, and will bo very largo. Iii Now Eng land, New York and Pennsylvania, tho inanufacturing establishments aro more generally acllve than any ono dreamed would be Iho caso, two months ago. At tbe financial centres broken banking-houses aro resuming business or gelling roady (odoso. A surplus of money is teuding to speculative activity, while It Is evident that at least tho whole of tho 14,000,000 greenback reserve will bo Issued. In fact, ourgreat dangor Is that Congress will af ford additional and unwholesome facilities for speculation, Tho Senate has been chiefly occupied In tho past week with the discussion of finan cial matters, and thoro Is no prospect that a final vote will bo reached on the resolutions now tinder consideration before the last of this week, If even then. It becomes dally moro apparent that no scheme to Inercaso the volume of tho currency can bo passed In tho Senate, but It Is very doubirul If any positive action will end the long dcbilc. Tho Ilou c, too, Is giving Its allcnllon to financial questions. It has passed a naval appropriation bill culling down tho marine corps and tho bureau system and putllug the Navy upon a poaco footing. On Mon day the question of Inflation was apparent ly settled for Hie present, when Mr. Wil son of Indiana Introduced a resolution pro vldlng that the proper way to relieve the present necessity or the Govcrnme t Is not by additional taxation, but by an Increase of currency, and that tho Committee on Uniklng and Currency bo instructed to prepare a bill for such increase. Ho moved that the rules bo suspended and the rfso lullon passed. Alter brief discussion the proposition camo to a vote and was defeat ed. A proposition to restore tho fianklng privilege temporarily for the distribution of documents now on baud, which Is the mildest form In w hlch the subject could bo presented, was voted down by a large ma jority on tho same day. Much of tho op position to this bill arose from members w'-o Intend to vote for the bill lecnmuiond ed by the Committee on Post Offices, which proposes a permanent law providing for the free transmission through the mails of public documents and of newspapcis with in tho county of their circulation. The In dications now are that this bill of Hie Com mittee's will pass. Alexander II. Stephens has Intioducod a bill for the purchase of the homestead of Jefferson. Friday morning tho Senate stole a march on Mr. Sumner, which will make him re gret for tho remainder of his life that ho happened to be out of tho chamber, For many years ho has considered it his spec ial prerogative aud privilege to defeat the proposition w hlch has been frequently niado to place a bust of Chief Jusllco Taney In the room of the Supreme Court, Willi the bust of other Chief Justices, l'riday in his absence, a bill was brought forward and passed making piov Isionlor a bust of Chief Justice -m...,. ami as (, for Chief Jus tice Chase, which wm .linbtcdly pass tho House. Tlir Ulon of tlir Lus,. Judge Poland reported lo tho Ilon-o of Representatives on l'riday llio Itevited Statutes of the United .Vales, and succeeded In having two evenings a .seek set aside fur their consideration, until they can be pass ed upon by that budy. The revision and codillciliou of the laws Is a task which Congress has had in hand for several years, the first cotiimissliiiicin for tho perform anc-' or the- work having been appointed, under an tie'. f Congress, by President Johnson. They accomplished but little, however, and in 1S70 another sot of com missioners wero appointed by Gen. Grant. When thuii term expired in M iy last they bad gone over tbo statutes generally, but as different porll-insnf llio work wero dono bv different hands, there wero found many Incongruities. The rev islon committees of both Houses, under special authority frnni Congress, employed Judge T.J. Durant, an eminent lawyer, lo go again over the work, reduce it to harmony, index It, and prepare It In form or a bill to lay before Congress. Then when tho present Con gress assembled, his revised work had lo undergo the careful scrutiny or tho reels Ion committees ol Hie House and Senate, Judge Poland being Iho chairman or one, and Senator Conkllng of tho other. On Jiiilt l-AlMnd prwntptl tlioj-cl- fectcd code, In oni: volume, containing all that is oT value In tho seventeen largo vol umes which now form the Revised Stat utes. If ho can carry this through Con gress, and Ihc national legislation can be brought Into inetliodleal form, it will boa wondeiful relief to ever body who has oc casion lo hunt Ihiuugh the jungle of gen eral acts, private laws-, appropriation bills and postal routes contained in the existing scries. A Shout Skumon to Conoiicss. Tho question the people are seriously ponder ing now- is whether the government Is con ducted primarily in their Inteicst, or In the interest of thoo to whom they havo in trusted temporarily- the management of their affair". Ol ono thing there Is a pretty general conviction, that Iho present man agement is unnecessarily expensive. They demand a reduction, and they will have It. They depend upon Congress to stop tbo waste. Wo speak what wo believe to bo truo when we say that, unless Iho waste Is stopped, there will bo sweeping changes, noxt fall, In tho constitution of Congress. Theio Is no reason to regret this condition of public sentiment. It is right and full of promise. Tho people want lo know why It is that, In spllo of an annual appropria tion of twenty millions or moro for a navy, there is so littlo to show for It. They bo lievo tho forco of pensioners on tho treas ury, nominally employed from ono lo six hours a day nt Iho departments, is out of all reasonable ratio to tbo requirements of tho public business, ir tho republican parly goes to the country, next rail, having ex panded the currency lo tho war limit, it will find it has forfeited Iho confidence of an Influential body of citizens, without whoso support no party can long prosper. Tho real work or retrenchment and reform lias not yet been begun. Tho repeal ol the salary bill Is only the retracing of a recent step In tbodirecllon or extravagance. Thero aro old abuses lo bo corrected, and somo not so very old that have grown up with out tho sanction of explicit legislation. Tho demand is that now and old together shall bo put lo Iho knife. lloston Advertiser. New I'jiasi: ok tub Woman Quiistio.v. Miss Abby Smith of Glastonbury, Ct Is in a fair way lo achieve a reputation as tho champion of woman's rights. Suo does not bcllcvo In paying taxes without sho has tho light to a volco lu saying how tho tax shall bo applied. Sho refused to pay her tax, and tho collector, as In duty bound, dis trained seven of her Aldcrnoy cows. But Abby, Willi that fcmlnino instinct which goes straight lo llio Justico of things, re marks that tho town walled upon a corpo ration for its tax until It failed, and sho had to mako up her share or tho loss; that sho Is the largest lax-payer in town, and the town knows she Is able lopayj that her lerusai lo pay was not absolute, but a plea for time till sho could reason with the town meeting; and lastly that, whereas tbo tax was only ono hundred dollars, tbe colleclor drove off for sale seven dearly beloved, aud, from vory calfhood, petted Alderney cows. And herein It would seem, Abby has tbe best of tho collector. Even in Glastonbury, Connecticut, It cannot bo pos sible that It should requlro seven Alderuey cows to bring ono hundred dollars. Thero is a legal discrllou, and there Is a personal discretion. The Glnstenbury colleclor would appear to havo had but very llltlo of llio latter. Two slight shocks of earthquake wero felt lu San Francisco, Monday. No dam age was done. (riiml .Irnir Kncitmpmrnt The annual encampment of the Stato de partment of the- (I, A. It., was held In Brat tlcborooti Wednesday, tho 21st lust, Tho inoctlng for tho cholco of officers was held at Odd Follows Hall, llio headquarters or Post Sedgwick, In tho afternoon, and tho ovcnlng's "camp lire" was lighted nt llio town hall, where the public generally wero Invited to come anil llslon to stoiles of the war from Hps or veterans. Thoaudl cueo filled tho hall at 7 o'clock, and the baud tn the gallery opened with "Tho Star Spangled Banner." This was followed by a quartette consisting of Miss Sprague, Mrs. Hasklns, Mr. L. W. liawioyanu .nr. Goorgo M. T.i.vlor, witli Miss Wllklns pre siding at the piano. H. H. Taylor, mar shal, Ihon Introduced lo tho audlenco Gen. W. W. Henry of Burlington, formerly commander or llio lOlh Vl. Vols., who gavo nt length a most Interesting account of his experiences In that portion of tho cam paign or ISO), under Grant, beginning nt the crossing or tho Ripldan and ending at Cold Harbor, Including tho horrors or the "Wilderness" nnd the grand flank move ment which preceded the capture or Peters burg. Tho General's account was no varn ished tale and iff no pretentions as a histo ry, but the pla:n, homely story or a soldier, tnakl.ig Iho scenes ho described appear all the moro real to thoso who listened. Another quartette followed, arter vviiic.i Gen. W. G. Veazey or Rutland, formerly or the 3d and lGth Vermont regiments, was Introduced, who rob led in bis own olo- -qucnt manner an Incident connected with Hie Peninsula campaign uinlor Jlc Clcllan. The baud followed with "Hall Colum bia," when Capl. Baker or the Rutland Herald, formerly of thn 9th Vt. Regiment, gavo some amusing iu-idenls which oc curred In his experience at Newport Bar racks In North Carolina. Another quartette was sung and the band plnvcd, whilo 'lio audience dispersed, aud tho iiiciiibciH or tho Giand Army adjourn oJ lo Odd Fellows' hall, w here a eollatlon was served by the members of tho Brattle boro Post. Tho department ollle-rs chuson for tho ensuing year are as follows : Stephen Tuomas of Montpclicr, Depart ment Commander ; Geo. E. Sellcck of llral tleboro, S. V. C. ; Henry H. Hard or Arl ington, J. V. C. : Charles I,. Allen iff Rut land Medicul Director; I. D. Ames of West Itaudolph, Chaplain; Council of Ad ministration, Rosvvcll Farnham of Brad ford, S. F. Stiatham iff St. Albins, Joel C. Biker or Rutland, J. W. Hastings of Springfield and Elw In A. Howo of I.udlow ; Representatives to the N-illoual Encamp niont, John W. Newton of SI. Albans, W. W. Henry of Burlington; Alternates, J, C. Livingston or Munlpclier, Fieil E. Lew is or ci lb.ins. Monlpoller w.ls ttniHi utt t fin i lace of meeting of the next department cit-amp-mcnt. 1 IlriiiarLMlit- .tilt riilnrp, men named McE.vau ami Smith Tn., were fishing through thu ii-o on s-'aglnaw Bay, Lake Michigan, on Wednesday, Do-. 31, and while thus engaged were cut off from the slioic by tliescpirntioii of the por tion of tho li-o upon which they happened to at the time. All their attempts to es cape fiom their frail rail were unavailing and In spite ot their e-ndoavors they drill od several miles from Ihc shore. With them they bad a few tish, their spear, a band led and some blankets. With only theso for food nnd shelter thry c red lifted about on the lake for six days, tliolcee-oullnually yielding lo Iho fou-e of the w Ind and waves. Not tilt the fourth night did lln-y try to get a liitlo sleep. Whilo lolie I In tin ir blan kcts they were wakened by Hie cracking of tho Ice vv'.thin two feet ol the:,), nnd had barely lime to remove further away wheu the place on which !hc-y had been sleeping also cracked and gavo way. Atler that, sleep -..as not again thought of. On tho fifth tdgiil Hie w ind had so aeted upon tho fen that It was rflor-s..! t. u IJtlciM . three-inches. Roles wcieconst.mtlybrcak Ins In It. The castaways had almost de dcspiircd of life, when the wind changed, and the ic-o began tn close. On the seventh day they discovered, to their joy, that the hard frost of the pi ev Ions night had mado an avenue of escap?, Sliorllv- altcrvvard they vvcio espied by a kind-hcaitcd Indian who, at the risk iff his own life, crossed Iho new- lee in a hand-sleigh, and rescued them, l-'roni Iho lime of tho parting of iho ic-o fiom tho shore until their deliverance they had only one meal and, that consisted of raw fi.h. I heir feet were bully frost bitten aud swollen, but otberwlso thev were in picttv good condition after llicir long exposuio and were able to walk ton r.irni-housc, vvocio Ihey were cared for. Bui the saddest part of tho story is that vv lien it was learned 'hat these men ha drilled out Into the lake six of their neigh bors (thoy w ore resldenlsof Bay City, Mich.; stalled In search of them In a fishing boat and undoubtedly lost their lives In tho no ble effort lo save ihelr fellows. On tho first night out It Is supposed that thoy encoun tered a heavy galo an I were capsized, Inas much as Iho boat has since been found closo to tbe shore, bottom upwards, and l hero I llltlo doubt that all weie drowned. A Hieiii Ilo.vor. Wouthily IIestowed, Who could havo predicted that tho chief honor coming lo iho United States from tho Vienna cxhlblll jii, would fall to the lot n quiet, hard working citizen of a liitlo ,town In Northern Vermont? But so It is, Medals aud diplomas from the exposition aro plenty cnungh, bill the only American mado a Knight of tho Imperial Order or Francis Joseph, Is Mr. Thaddcus Fair banks or St. Johnsbury, VI., the Invento or tho Fairbanks' scales. Aud lu slnglln him out for lids distlnguMiod mark of fa vor, the Emperor of Austila Iras shown most Intelligent appreciation or tbo valu of Ids Invention, tho perfection to which it has been brought, aud tho rapid progress I Is making toward recognition as tbo stand ard of all the world, as II Is already of very many nations. Mr. I haildcus Fairbanks, or must wo s ly Sir Thaddcus now T Iho only survivor of tho brothers tint orig inally constituted the scalo m iking firm and is the head or tho picsent firm iff I T. Fairbanks fc Co. Ho Is an old man now, but bo is still alio lo attend to bus! ness, and dally accomplishes moro than great many younger men. Ho will wear his now honors modestly, wo are sure; and still continue, doubtloss, lo find his chief pleasure in his business, in tho advanco inont of tho educational and other intoresti of llio town ho has dono so much to build up, and In Iho love and regardor his neigh bors, who, worthy of knighthood as they know him to be. could not esteem him nnv moio highly than they did beloie, If ho suouiu receive a iiecuraiiou irom ovcrv A New Isdostbiai. Or.iu:n. Tbo "Sov erelgns of Industry" Is tho name of a new order which was organized In Springfield Mass., on the 14th Inst., by representatives of the mechanics and worklnginen from differ ent parts ol tho country. Tho now order is designed lo do for tho classes represent cd at tho organization that which tho Pat ions of Husbandry aro doing for tho farm ers. Tho extension of tho order through out the United Stales is aimed at. Mr. C, Abbot, woll known through bis labors in connection with the Patrons ot Ilus bandry, Is Becrelary of the Sovereigns o Industry, with headquarters at Worcester, The feo for registered letters Is now on ly 8 conts lu addition to the regular postage, to any oltlce in the united States. Local Intelligence. xlritttlrborn. The new drug store will bs opened about Feb. 1st. Leclnroln tho Unlvcrsallstchiirch next Sunday evening. Subject, "Economies." TogcleiH the nevvn, read our "New Advertisements" this week, and every vv eck. Rev. J. W. Ilcmls, agent or tho Ver mont lliblo SocUly, will occupy tho Meth odist pulpit next Sunday evening. The Methodist festival on Thursday ovoulng of last week was a very pleasant affair and nclted the society about ?IS0. Henry Burnliaiii has bought the old Unitarian church. He will probably liavo It moved back on to his lot, convert It Into a shop, and lnve Ihc old ono removed. The scries or revival meetings lu prog ress at the Baptist church, under the min istrations or Rev. A. P. Grave -f New York, are well attended, and apparently a good degrco of Interest has been awakened. George W. Wushburno of Marlboro has exchanged bis farm for James Hem es, s cottage and lot on Foiest square, and his brother-in-law, H. Clark Adams, has bo n r 1 1 tho lot adjoining. J. H. Slnionds has sold his leather stare, of which ho has been proprietor fur over thirty years, to Charles Fowler. Mr. Slmonds sells onacraunlnf bis health, with the Idea of engaging In some out-of-door employment. The Old Folks' Concerts given hero last vv Inter wero so much or a success, that it Is proposed to try again ; and a concert will acoirdlngly bo given on Wedneslay eve ning nexl, nt tho Congregational church, which will probably creel all previous ono. in Interest. Forty singers In costume, will lake part, under the direction oT Dr. Tenney ; and our readers will need no hint to Induce them lo rail not In attendance. Thursday evening of last week, some f llio voung people connected with the Universalis! Sunday school gavo a dramat- c entertainment at lbs church lull, which lrcw so much of a crowd that many who camo were unablo to gain admittance. The day was a threo act drama entitled "My Brither's Kcocr," aud the several parts were sustained exceedingly well. The performance will bo repeated this (Thuri d iv) evening, and Hie proceeds aro to go oward furnishing tbe hall. Whltniore A Clark's minstrel concert at Hie town ball, Tuesday evening, drew an audlenco of bboul 500 people which tends to prove that Hie day of "nigger mln sticls" Is not vet over. Indeed, sinco this troupe have dropped thiir "combination" performances, and become "niggers" puro -J -iioiile. lhclr nice-ess, Hie manager a -sures us, has wrccptlbly Increased. Tho c 02 dancing was vcrysui-erior, and George Clark and Hank White, as humorist', wero as irresistible as ever. At the third annual meeting of tho Ilrnttleboro Savings Bank, held mi the 1Mb Inst., the following officers were choen ; President, Parley Slarr; Vice President, I!. W. Clarke; Si-crctary and Treasurer, S. N. Herrlck ; Trusted, Geo. J. Brooks, B, D. Harris, John W. Burnap, Parley Starr, Edward Ciosby, Pelcg Barrows, O. D. Es- tcrhrook, H. F. Smith, J. J. Estcy, Fred II. Harris, ('. W. Wyman, Bralllelioro Wm. W. Lynde, Marlboro; Wm. O. Mil ler, Duinmerslon ; D. A. Dickinson, New fane ; S. E. Wheat, Putney. C. II. Stevens, clerk of school district No. 2 embracing Brattleboro east villa has completed his annual census, witli tho following result: Population of tho district, 4181; Incrcaso 1S73, 03; vvbolo number or families, P.V); children under 20, 1232 ; under 3 years, 392 ; between Oand 20, S10; births K -males 31, females 11 pr. twins; 3 born In ono family same yoar, Deaths CO males 10, females 20. Diseases 11 of consumption. 5 of old aco. 4 heart disease, 3 of apoplexy. No one dls ease very prevalent during the year 1S73. 1 ho present, In many respects, remark ablo winter Is not without Its curious ef- focls on animal life. Wo have now in ou oflico a di zen or more small but lively grasshoppers, which Mr. Jason Knight or Putney found upon a baro hillock on hi farm on the Dili Inst., which will lie rcmem licrcd as one of Iwo or threo exceptionally warm and bright days for Iho season Th;y wero at first thought lo be a new va riety of grasshopper, but Mr.C. C. Frost o this village, a recognlzod authority in en toinologlc.il matters, informs us lint they are simply tbo larva- of two common vail eties the brown and tbe green grasshop per llio eggs of which are deposited In Hi fall, and Ihey ordinarily remain dorman thruugb tho winter, but In this caso th warm weather gavo them the use of thel legs prematurely. Tho lllllo fellows seem to enjoy thomsclvcs and apparently need only a lillle "green fodder" and tho warm sunshlno to mako them perfectly resigned to this novel viclsslludo of their Insect life Last Tuesday, certain parties, not bo lug disposed to lament over "lost oppor lunlties," conspired to have a general good tlmo by gelling up a surprise parly on Iho occasion of tho twonty-fiflh anniversary o; the marriago of Mr. and Mrs. John Pellet Mrs. Pellet having been wililj beguiled away lo a neighbor's lo spend tho after noon, and Mr. P. being at his labor, thoso who knew what they w ere about proceeded lo lako possession of the vacated domicile, Carrying In with them of tho good thin 7 ed of the world, they qulclly rcmov tli baked beans that Mrs. P. bad prepared for Mr. P.'s lea, extended tbo table and set It to theirown taste: then they audaciously scut for Mrs. P. to cotnp home, as she had com pany. At six o'clock an order was given to clear that table. I'ivo times it was charged upon, and fivo times did Ihey lall back, all in good order, however. Except in tho clearing of that table, tho plot was ca rrlcd out with success; that was an utter failure. Panic, tho subject of so many newspaper items or late, was not known o felt there, unless tho victims wero a llltl panicky on returning to Iho homo they bad leu so quiet to find it ho miraculously changed loa lion to of feasting and hilaritv, Thero weio nbont scveiily-llvo of tbo par ty, Including consplrntorn, innocents an victims, and Mrs. P. could hardly express her emotion, claiming them all tobo"coz ens" In her ecstasy. Thorn vvcrcrcprescnt ed In tho party thoso whoso hair was white with age, Joined with loung America I the bud, by youth and mlddlo age, but a wero young In llio enjoyment of tho res tlvltles. At an early hour llio party, not being a-nbltious to makotheirfrlends twice glad, withdrew, leaving their parting bless Ing. Audsoyour correspondent will re tire, praying that hoavou s richest bless ings may rest upon them, and that tbolr last days may bo their best days. Yours truly, Ox Dit, YTit Druttlrlioro. J. 11, Pluminer made 23 lbs of nlco maplo sugar during a few days of warm weather in tho early part of tho present month. Mr. Lang, principal or Brattleboro Academy, is giving excellent satisfaction Teoplo living In neighboring towns who havo children to educate, cannot do better than to patronize him. Uuiunirmon. The tenth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. B. F, Willard was made an occasion for friends and relatives to gntberat iiolr residence on tbo evening of January 13lh, and present them testimon ials cf legard and friendship, iho com pany numbered about ono hundred. Tbo presents wero numerous, useful, and "sub stantial," as tho donors Intended, consist- tig nf neaily ono hundred yards or cotton loth, four drcs patterns, napnin, lovvets, oolleti v.irn. handkerchiefs, iwo lieu- ullK set of crockery, one ct of sllvor poons, one set of lot knives and forks, a amp, a nico castor, sptcc-uox, carving knife and folk, A:, iVc, Including some 'greenbacks" which are handy to havo In tbo botifo In theso pinching days Incrcas- ttglhe sum total to fl07.il in valuation. After a bou nil Ail repast from the well fur- Ishcd tables, the company separated and wo for all will say; Lonjllte the lirlJe I nJ tbe bridegroom, font lire he; And when Um-j nut da celebrate n7 w mere lo rce I Cullronl. The children or school District No 3, Guilford, arc to have a public exhibition at Iho Congregational Church on Thursday eve, Jan. 29th, for tho purposo of raising means lo purchaso somo outline maps for said District. All are cordially Invited. Tho oorsvvlllbo open nt 7 o'clock. An ad- mlltcnee fco or 13 ccnls will bo charged ; children under 10 years, 10 ccnls. Broaching throughout tho day next Sabbath In the Congregational church, by Rev. Mr. Dickcrson. iiullrtti. Atunrlasl annual Match meeting it was voted that all taxes not collected and aid Into tho town treasurer on or before tbe first day ofAprll should be paid by the collector. L. B. Hall was chosen colleclor nd accepted fho tax bill with that under standing, and by tbo appcaninco of things be does not calculate to be behind the ride; and all tax-payers that wish lo save their bac in had better pick up some of their rus ty coppers and be ready for him. By the way, wheio Is Nilcs, the old collector T Same lax-payers Iblnk ho Is dead. Tho ladies or tho Unlv crsallst society are to hold a fair and festival nl tbe ball of Martin Scott, 2d, in West Halifax, on Frl lay evening of this vwek, closing wllb i dance. arucLaonl III. Tho Jacksotnlllo Cornet Bind hero :iavo procured tuo services ot Hums vv. Carley to glvo them Instructions for ono or more coupies. -At Its last meeting, the Farmers and Mechanics' Club discussed, "Granges, and it appeals thev are not satisfied, as Ibev have oidcred their Secretary to cor respond with some grange and find out more about tho piiii'ipal of the order. Question for discuss'on Jan. 27, Is In le atlon to repairing highways, whether it is bet to have commissioners or not. I. S, Allen will deliver tho esay ou that occ-.i sion. Mr. Ezra Stetson, while lab- ring s short tlmo slnco struck a chisel in his leg. The wound was supposed to bo nearly healed up, when he took cold in it and lias for Ihc past week been lying dangerously ill, but beseems to be getting better now. That "nelghlxir" of ours who desired an Introduction lo tho Bralllelioro preach cral Wilmington, Sunday before last, rath er got the worst of It. Tbo reason for de siring an introduction, as assigned by Hon C. N. Davenport, vtho introduced him, was that be wanted to gel acquainted Willi a man who could preach so well, affirming that ho never beard such preaching, where upon ono or his "neighbors" explained thai tho reason was, ho never went to church before. Whilo we are In tbe midst oriifewo aro In death. How vividlv our people felt this ou tho 11th Inst., at the funeral of Mr. Rev. v . I). Hall, uung, amiable, pleas ant, kind, affectionate and Joyous; but death claimed her for its own, and sympa. thlslng with Mr. Hall, our people are lu mourning, deep mourning, for his loss, As he Is pointing others to tho kind Father who Is the friend of tho sorrowing, he may receive lo hbnselfa double portion or the oil or Joy and may quaff deep at the foun tain of living waters. JUIUUlCil. v. houso owned by Job Young, and occupied by George Baynton, caught fire Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17lb, but by the vigorous efforts of tho firo company tbe fiaine3 were extinguished before great dam use was done. Dr. C. E. Spring has sold his house to E. L. Waterman, and has left our place to practico bis profession In Holllston, Mas?. where bis family will soon join him. Parsons A Holton continuo their part ncrshlp in tho boot business and aro about to open their shop aud resume work. Eli CTurlboro. The West Halifax Dramatic Club will give an entertainment in tho basement of the church at Marlboro, on Tuesday even ing, Jan. 27. The programino includes tho tempcranco drama, "The Last Loaf," and "The Plralo's Legacy, or Iho Wrecker' Doom." Mr. Asahcl Mooro has made two or threo gallons of excellent maple syrup, Doesn't know which Is Iho best month for the business, December or January. I'utury. Tho ladies of Iho Congregational so ciety will hold ihelr Annual Festival at lb Town Hall, Putney, Thursday, Jan. 29th Tho entertainment will consist of music by Hie Pulncy Band, Illustrated ballads, songs tableaux, and a comedy entitled "Tho Peo plo's Lawyer." Refreshments in tho low cr hall. SailuufTie. Thutdon L. Marsh has purchased of John . Sawyer, Iho Houghton Sawye houso nnd olevon acres of land oonnoct, therewith, for $$-M. Wo nro pleased to learn that Mr. Marsh Intends lo mako till his permanent residence, nnd wo wcli-omo Mr. and Mrs. Marsh In our neighborhood wiiu a nearly goon win, asllicy aro gooi ami Industrious citizens. John W. Sawyer lias purchased of ucorgo H. Piko all of that tract of land ly ing west of llio "Sadawga Lake," which belonged to tho Charles P. Murdock farn for 1000, which makes a valuable addition to his already valuablo and bcauliful prcm ises. Willie W. Follclt, son ol William II Follett, Esq., has taken tho place of Abratn F. Chase In Hlx's slore, and is disposing of tho stock of goods for tho benefit of Chase' creditors. h lVt-fttinluatrr. On Tuesday, tho 20th Inst., one of ou most prominent business men, Mr. Alio Wells, CS years of age, committed suicide in his barn by cutting bis throat wlt'a razor. He has for somo llino been unwell, and seemed lo liavo been laboring under great depression of mind, causing, un doubtcdly, temporary Insanity. His death Is not only a great loss to bis family but a! so to the business community. The Burlington Free Press copies tbe report of tbe dUcuwion of tbe Farmers' Club In this town on the Orange question, and pays the Club b high compliment ly saying tint "It Isono nr uio uinsi ucinu and Intelligent Farmer's Clubs hi the Stale," and that "Its debates nl iv ays contain mat torsorintcrext nnd value." IVrMnilnsti-r Wc. Iiio Y. L. A. Society kivo an enter tainment ou tho 1st Inst., consisting of a ranm. "Down by the Sea," declamation", recitations, tableaux, etc., for tho benefit of tho library and church. They aro lo have notlier, vvllh supper, about mo --urn oi February. Thero was one marriage, two blrlb, nd no deaths In this parish last year, ir nv ono wants lo llvo forever nnd keep what money thoy happen to liavo to tako with them when thoy do go, let them have homo In W. W. Mr. Sidney Holmes, has a singing school hero which Is very well attended and givers perfect satisfaction, . lVllmlnx'ton. Tho measles are very prevalent through out the town. Among thoso sick with this disease Is Rev. .Mr. Ooodnow, who was un ablo lo proacb last habbatb ; consceiucntly the Baptist chtticu was closed. At iho un ion meeting In tho morning, Rev. Mr. Dodd advocated tho doctrine ol tho resurrection of Iho natural body, and will continue the tne subject next Sunday. In tbo afler noon, Rev. Mr. Field severely criticised the Christian Union," warning the people agains Iho Influence of that paper. Tbo Windham County Association or Baptist ministers met In this placo last Tuosdav. Owing to llio rain Iho day pre vious, and the bad travelling. Iho attend ance was small. r. Nolllli W Inilliutil. Rev. C. II. Carpenter, son or Rev. Mark Carpenter or this place, sailed on Saturday the 17, by steamer for Rangoon, Burmab, via Glasgow, Scotland, and the Isthmus of Sucz.lo tako chargoof tho Karen Collegoat Rangoon, under the patronage of tho Bap tist Missionary Union. Illnsilitlp, X. II. Tho Mclhnilisls held their quarterly meeting on Monday evening lat In Hop kins's Hall. Elder Cilley of Kccne was present ard preached. Notice was given that he would preach every evening tho present week. -The subject of Mr. Harris's lecturoncxt Tuesday evening, 27th, In the Univcr.allst Church, will be " Classes in Society." At the annual meeting of tbo Hinsdalo Library Association, on Wednesday evc ningoriast week, the 'ollowingboatd ofof- rtvwm s-nusen ; Jewctt Wcllmati. chairman : Georce S. Wilder, sc-crctarv; W. S. Bvrrows, Eq., leo. S. Wi der. Rev. C. C. Watson. N. E. Pratt. Dr. (). J. Martin, A. B. Divls, Hdw. Stebblns. C. J. Amldon, C. D. Mcrritnau, trustees. On Saturday evening last Hie board of trus tees organized by choosing v . S, Barrows, chairman; G. S. Wilder, secretary; Rev. C. C. Watson, Dr. O. J. Martin, N. E. Pratt. executive committee. Miss Allbe-a Slcarns was elected librarian. Henry E. Swan has sold his slock of dry goods, grocciies, Ac., In Todd'. block, to Den. Wcllnian and otacrs, who will con tinue tho mercantile business in the place named. -The Unlvcrsallstsaro maklnr up a verv attractive aud Interesting programme Tor their fosllval, to be held In American Hall, on Wednesday evenlnc of next wnk, and arc confident that It will secure the attend ance of a largo number of ladles and gentle men from Bnltlcboro and other towns In this vicinity. A few of the manv attrac tions lo bo presented may bo named as fol lows; A pleasing farco entitled The Ver mont Wool Dealer; a sylvan Krottn, n jil catorlal cove, a splendid article of wax lole voted to same lady or gentleman, designs In gold and silver to be guessed for, fancy tables, boquet?, refreshments music, A'c. Somo lucky Individual Is to get a Una gift ora large four octavo melodlon, with piano case. Dancing will 'close the entertain ment, u. Cbrtlrrllrlil, II. Iu Iho Supreme Judicial Court (ad journed term) held in Kccne last week, dlvoico was decreed In the suit of Adeline L. Nuto v. Abraham Nute. VVcs! t'brslrrflrlil, . II. Tho ladles of Iho Unlv ersalisl society in vvest Chesterfield are to bold their an dual festival at the tow n ball In Chester field Centre on Friday evening, Jan. 30. Tho proceedings will closo with a dance. Ilrruurflslou. fluss. Gould A Park have painted llio lulerlijr of their store, which gives It a much im proved appearance. They now have cno of thefinest stores lu this vicinity. Read notice of Powers Institute. Sst .orlbllt-lit. The children, grandchildren and great grandchildren ofMrs. Polly Holton met at the old homestead ou Ihc eve or Iho 12th, for their annual ro-uniou, thai being lbe l3d anniversary birthday of Iho vencrablo mothor of tho group. Mrs. Holton retains both her mental and physical abilities to remarkable degree for one so advanced in years, and Is younger in appearance than many who bavp numbered but half Iho years. Tbe united ages of mother and children amount to 070 years. Manv sub stantial tokens of love wero left behind by loving hearts, who wish tho old homestead may bo tho happy sceno of many more similar mcellngs. UrcenJlcM Gazette. A Tmni'TETO THE L.VTE MAJOR ClIILDS. A strong man bas lallou. A good man has gone to Ills rest. Maj. A. B. Childs, of Wilmington, who uieu Thursday of last week, aged 7a years, was both or lliose, and his departure will leavo a void that cannot lie readily filled. To us personally tho In- icingi-iicu oi ins ucaiu causcu Keen regret, ho bavin: been ono of our earliest friends in Vermont, and ono of iho most stedfast ana tollable In nil mailers everybody know just whero to find him. There wero no evasions or concealments on any ques tion with him. Frank and earnest, nml a man ol' most excellent Judgment, ho took ins posiuun ami never wavercu, no matter what tho pressure. Ho was tho first mer chant whero now- aro so many prosperous siurt-s, mm uotii utu opening oi nis career as a business man up to tbo dav or bis do cease ho retained tho cnntldencoand esteem of all, A Democrat alvvavs. and undar nil circumstances, bo never lowered his stand- nru ueioro mo severest mast or opposition, even thou ah It seemed a vcrltabln i-velnno From tho days of Andrew Jackson'tlll the cioso oi ino Administration or Jamos Iln chanan. Malor Childs was l'uilm.Kini- -.i Wilmington all tho tlmo tho Democrats were In power, and none over said aught acalnst his official railhfutncis anil nnn Heat- Ho was also for many years Sheriff, and for 54 yeari has been an honored and trusted member of the Masonic fraternily, In wLoso kuuiivua iig aiuuu itij;i, .niOllg IIIO IBTgO family who mourn the loss of nn affection- aieiaiuer ana a trusted advisor aro A. I1 Childs. Esn.. of Bonnluirton. Rollln H Childs, for a long time connected with the urattieboro post office, nnd Mrs. Klltrcdge jiasKins, oi iirauicooro. no was mined on Silinilnv lid wllli Maannli linimra memborsof tbo Masonlo fralornlty being present at his obsequies Irom all directions. Tbo Rev. Mr. Harris, of tho Unlvcrsallst church at Brattleboro, officiated, nsslsted by viiu cungreKiuiuiiui uim iui-iiiuiuse Clergy uiuu oi v luiiiuxiuu. jvu ui ins ten sur viving cnuurcu were nrosont, except one son. who lives In San Francisco. Oil. Nm-. er beforo had Wilmington witnessed so large an assemblage at a funeral. .t rgut emu uirtvi Jan. ID. Subjeit, Resolved that the su. cess of farm Ing depends wholly iipin adapt, allot. M. W. Divls I havo been askel whS( wo purposed to do with this quo-Hun, I answer that 1 bcllcvo much more or lbs success nf farming depends upon perfect adaptation than Is generally udmlllul, look about mo ami find that creation we, ono perfect adaptation or means to llm cm, . The forco I supplies a certain want, w-. tallon another, the animal kingdom anoth er, and so wo might enumerate the Mrditif the air and tbo fishes of llio sea, and liol lli.il each and every variety was adapted to some particular pjrpose. Man, we find, j, a being adapted to a certain cud. We art not all ad iplod lo any particular pursuit; wo should therefore learn, early In life, t0 study our fitness. Wo find members of the same family vory unlike In llielrlit. nes, very unequally qualified In tutnril ability to succeed in Ihesamo pursuit In. life. Wo sometimes ssy that such a man Is n "lucky farmer," but the secret ol Oat success Is In tho fact that bo has adapted tinsel to ills business. You had belter be a good farmer than n third rate lawyer, When you Invo ascertained that vou are adapted to tho business of agtlcnllurc voa should study how best to apply yourself, remembering mat some larms had belter bo abandoned altogether, and nlbers need to bo questioned as to lbir peculiar Illness lo sloek-rearlng or graln-ralslng. You should study the bust adaptation ot crops; of tools lo bo used ; of team to be workfj on your particular farm ; and, not least, tte lady for your farm-wife, add her adaptation to tbo business. The reason why s-) tna-tj cviue disgusted wiiu rarni-l fc is be cause every thing Is out of gear. Wbea aJaptallon is perfect every needed wheel in tho machinery will be lu motlou and mesh together, friction overcome, inikin; us lords of our business In our allotted sphere, with no pain, no bankruptcy, breathing the atmosphere of natural Inde pendence. . u. 1'ierce aiie nrsi question or adapt ation relates to man, and tho ccond, if Le Is to be a farmer, should relate to the fare tbonaluro or tbo soli and the crops best adapted. If you have a cold sluggish soil, those crops that mature quick should be applied ; If a warm, lively soil, lliose that mako a larger growth. If you have tbe proper soil, It Is as easy lo grow 73 or 100 bushels or corn per acre, as to grow only 30 or 50 ou a different soil. Adaptation of tools and stock are important Items In suc cessful farming. Whether cows, sheep or any other stock, jou stould look well to blood, laklng caro to make good selection', A lillle of Bradley's phospbale has a pleas ing adaptation to tho farm. But above all, a good farm-wife, well adapted to lbe busi ness, u Ihc ono thing important lo success. Geo. Sabin This question of adaptation is a life-study for all mankind. We ob serve that members of our own families are differently constituted, nnd consequently adapted lo different pursuits In life. We desire that they should all succeed. Dillerent men appear lo bo adapted to dif ferent departments of agriculture. One lias a love for stock, another for grain-raising they should never change places. If a man purposes to raise stock ho should have u farm adapted. For such business cheap land is usually the most piofitahle. Notwithstanding the theoretical teaching of popular demagogues, ll requires a man with a "level head" lo be a successful fir mer. Farmers' clubs or farmers' granges, lo my mind, aie adapted lo tho work o' levelling our heads, if we use them. Tbe successful farmers arc thoso whose effort) aro seconded by the oflbrLs of the wife. Harry Floyd Mr. Davis thinks that we are all adapted to some noble pursuit, but I am of tho opinion that most of lbe bo.n of tbo preseut age aro belter adapled to !a iiness. When I was a bov I was adapled ofishing, but my father took a stcilch anl adapted me to fanning, and I've been a farmer ever since. Mr. Pierce thinks we should marry a wife adapted to the farm that is all very well, but I should preferlbe ouo I ''loved best" and thought was best adapted to me. ejeo. 31. Chaso I am not adaploJ la speech making, but I bellove lu the law of adaptation awl its practical benefits. Much has been said about adaptation of tooli- supposo you haven't tbo money and the means to adapt tbcm 7 doas it follow that yon aro not adapted to your business? Ifa man ban a fortuno fall to him he can gener ally adapt bltitsoir to It, but if bo bas a poor farm and "poor" pocket tho case b different. By education wo can adapt our selves to many different kinds of business, but wo seem to bo better adapled to Hie "tire sides" thau to-Hierfarm. Our daugb tcrsare not adapted to the business of a farm-wife, and I havo not tho dlspo.itiou to blamo them for trying to dodge It. There arc thoso that are adapted, and others that can adapt themselves if they choose. Sui-b should be sought after by the farmer. W. B. Kimball According lo lemart' made here to-night, success in faruiln: consists In Iho atnoqnt of money accumu lated. Is it true? Who aro our successful farmers? those that stay at home that nev er leave tho farm week day or Sunday ex cept lo attend town meeting or school meeting-, lo vote against liberal men and libera! measures, or llioso that own neat and tie siiablo farms minus the fortune? Rev. A. P. Barnard This is an Import ant and Interesting question, aud not as easy ono to solve to Iho satisfaction oi thinking minds. I think a good distinc tion could bo mado between uatural anJ acquired adaptation. Thero arc some nat ural proclivities Hut tland out so promi nent that It never seems right !o clip tlieir ends or lo-ver their aim ; others may l changed in Ihcir Inclination without hari'i lug Iho individual in tho least. I Uiink that many boys have been sent to colli's to their ruin, that might have mado respecta ble and honorcc citizens, had they remain ed ou Hie farm. We should not lely whol ly upon natural adaptation. There ate ma ny young men so circumstanced that It be comes necessary that they should remain ou llio firm, It seems to mo that tucb young men nro serving a noble purpo-. They may not ba ablo lo educate them selves a3 they otherwise would, luittbej can at least become men of practical abili ty. A word about leaving tho farm. I Ihlnlt wo have failed to glvo to tho business Its proper dignity. We uecd to learn that It i nobo and honorable to work. Wo do not expect to keep all our sons and daughters on Iho farm, but I see no reason why people- cannot mako farming pleasant, I see uo reason why thej cannot work inlelll gently, Thero is much In our ability 1 adapt ourselves to our woik. Whatever wo do we should do well, that our place in honorablo society may bo Justly merited. By a vote of tho society it is oxpocldl that tbo Stalo Boaid of Agliculluro will meet with us on tho 10th and 11th of Feb., at which tlmo wo hopo tj meet a largo number offarmcrsand friends from nclsh boring towns, Comeono, como all I and we will wclcomo yon to our houiei and pub lic places, is the sottimrnr wo present. The club adjourned to meet with Henry Floyd, Friday evening, Jau. 21. Subject, Resolved: That tbo present tendency to leave tbo fa nn for a village or city '" denee, should not be encouraged. Judge Thurmaii was rc-eledfJ United Stales Senator by tbe Ohio Legl'U' lure last week.