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THE BUKLINGTON, VT., FREE PRESS, FRIDAY. FE BRUARY JLll. XOOi. I M I'll I I l, 'lr h Ills ltuinalim Identified ami lirmiKlit lliimp for 1 1 1 1 r 1 11 1 . Thursday lnornlim lien. Henry took tho buttons and iioition of wiiisllmnil ob tained from the body supposed to bo Unit of Jatncs A. Stone at the scene of the Hartford horror to Mr. Allen and lie identllled Etheni as bolonninu; to a suit which he made for Mr. Stone a short time since. This completed the identification of all the articles brought here and Gun. Henry started for White Hlver Junction on the lhlO a. m. train to brim: the re mains. He was obliged to appear before the committee- appointed to take charge of the bodies taken from the wreck and they pronounced the Identillcation of Mr. Stone's body the most satisfactory and complete of any that had yet been made of bodies that were burned beyond recog. ultlou, Gen. Henry returned Thursday on the Boston express which Is due hero at 8:10, but which did not arrive tmtil 1 1:15, bring ing the remains witli him In a box. The remains were at once taken to the under taking establishment under escort of members of iStannard L'ost, where they were prepared for burial. James A. Stone was a member of com pany 1, Gth Vermont volunteers, having enlisted Sept. 'J, 1S01. He served until October !S, lNil, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability, re sulting in part from a wound In his back. He was a pensioner of the United States and an old and active member of Stan dard l'ost. He hud many good qualities and was thought a great deal of by his comrades. He leaves a wife and lour chil dren who have the sympathy of the entire community in the sad and untimely death of their husband iihil father. Tlio ruuoral of Mr. .tamos A. Stout. The fuueral of Mr. James A. Stone took place Friday afternoon. The remains, encased in a .suitable casket, were taken from the City Hotel, at 2:30 o'clock, to the Unitarian church, followed by the mourn-! era in carriages and by Stannard Post, G. A. H., on foot. The depth of feeling oc casioned among the members of the post jy the sudden and shocking death of their comrade was evidenced by the full ranks o the veterans, some (io of whom turn ed out, In one of the severest storms of the winter, to show their respect and fel lowship and sorrow. At the church the casket was placed In front of the pulpit, with the stars and stripes thrown over it as a pall, upon which was a design of white flowers. The veterans filled the pews on each side of the centre aisle back of the mourners, with the colors of the post, draped in mourning, standing at the .head of the post. Hev. Mr. Waie ofll ciated at the church. Alter the singing of a hymn by the choir and reading of suitable scriptures', Mr. Ware spoke briefly-noting the proverb of j-oloman : "Uoast not thyself of to-morrow, fur thou know- est not what a day may bring forth." He said This sad event which has brought us together inlikes this word solieriv tine fcjrus. Yet a higher wisdom says, '"take 1 no thought for the morrow." iioth by 1 conduct and teaching one who was great erinau MJioinon saitl seek nrst tlie King lorn, that is the service, of God, then let the morrow take care of its own. Dentil may seize the body of the faithful ser vant, hut It can not come nigh him. 15y faith and obedience the man is prepared for endless life ; for faith and obedience I are of eternity, not of time. Let those1 aiost touched by this calamity which ' touches ns all, cast their burden on thel Lord, for He will sustain. Mr. Ware then ollered an earnest prayer, prayinir I that the comfort and grace and solace of the love of God might hu with the widow and children and mourning friends, and ; that the surviving comrades of the de ceased, might preserve the sacred heroism of the days of unselfish devotion to the cause of liberty and country, and that all ( might lie now and to the end soldiers of lint. After a second hymn, the casket was borne from the church by the bear ers. Comrades Harrows, Smith, Scully) anil McGall'ey. Commander Trick anil the other officers of the I'jst, and a guard 3l 10 men, accompanied the remains and 1 the other mourners to Lake View cem-' etery, where the prayer of the Grand i Army ritual was oll'eieil bv the chaplain, at the grave. Gen. W. W. Henry had charge ot the funeral, which was In all -espects Impressive and suitable. woman's KKi.iKr coitr.s. j Thlnl Annual Contention of tlio Vermont i Depart iiiont. I The third annual convention of the Woman's HeJief corps of Vermont which opened at Henniiigton Wednesday and ' continued two days, was largely attended, there being over 100 present. The address j of the retiring president, Mrs. C. D. Gib son, delivered Wednesday shows that it the beginning of their llscnlye.tr there were 17 corps while now there are 20. At the commencement ot the year there were JiS members, now the membership is 10U1, exclusive ot the last new corps which had !20 charter members. The several corps had paid for relief an aggregate of vHT.iil. The president gave a summary only of the work of the department. The other State ollicers reports gave the par ticulars in detail. In the evening ot the first day the work of the ritual was ex emplified in an admirable manner by the Bennington corps. Thursday morning the following officers wore elected: President, .Mrs. Amanda T, Ncwcomb of Montpeller; senior vice president, Mrs. Janette P. Hlackmer of .Manchester Depot ; junior vice-president, Mrs. Mary Healdof St. Jolinslniry ; stcre tnryto lie appointed hereafter) ; treasurer, Mrs. Margaret F. Carleton of Montpeller: chaplain, Mrs. Julia A. Itobitison ot Watcrbury Centre ; inspector, Mrs. J. C Howe of lirattleboro ; counsellor, .Mrs. Laura A. Long of Henniiigton ; instituting and Installing officer, Mrs. U. Dudley of South Londonderry ; delegates to national convention, Mrs. Alice Moultou of St. Johnsbury, Mrs. Sarah C. Hroek of Mont peller, Mrs. Laura A. Long of Helming ton, Mrs. Llz.ie W. Chapin of Hellows alls alternates, Mrs. Sarah Hamilton of Manchester Centre, Mrs. Mary L. John son of hast Walllngford, Mrs. Harriet M. Whipple i of Woodstock. Mrs. Demis II. Col-ley of Windsor; delegates at large. Mrs.. C. Howe of lirattleboro ; alternate, .Mrs. Helen Williams of Dorset. In the afternoon the members of the convention visited the Soldiers' Home and the con vention closed Thursday night with a ban quet and public installation of depart ment ofllcers. fatal Accident. While John Larkln ot Holton, aged 35 years, was at work for K. X. Colton Ac Son in their lumber woods at West Holtou on February 10 felling some lodged trees tho wind changed tho direction of a small tree, which ho old not seem to notice arul ho rnn directly under It. The tree struck film on the head, injuring him so that he lived only about two hours. Ho leaves a widow and six small children to mourn Ids loss. Do you suffer with chilblains?! certify to tho prompt relief obtained from the uso of Salvation Oil for chilblains, anil do not hesi tate to recommend it as the best cure I ever tried. If. HOOD, 71'J W. I'rntt St., Ualtlmore, Md. "What lino chisel could ever yet cut brent h !" mid yet a luird vcxini? cmiph Is o t all to bits withono bottle ot Dr. Hull's Couifh Syrup, tho favorite. A Lecture by Prof. (I. II. I'm kins In lliu fanners' Oonrao. Owing to the sovi.ro storm Friday the attendance at the farmers' class was not as large as usual. The Iicturer for thel hour was Prof. G. 11. Perkins, professor ot natural history and natural sciences in the University ot Vermont. The speak er's subject was "Insects Injurious to Vegetation," anil he occupied an hour or more very profitably and pleas'intly. The lecture was Illustrated by some ad mirable colored dates, showing the struc ture and peculiarities of various Insects. The speaker began by giving an outline of the general structure of Insects, explain ing the adaptabilities of the tlllierent iiarts to the life and habits of the insect. He then spoke of tho Importance of the study of insects to the farmer, because ot the losses entailed by the injurious classes of insects. Suppo-e, he said, that a loss of 10 cents an acre throughout the State of Vermont is annually occasioned by the ravages of Insects; the result would he a total loss of over (!()0,G00 a year, and this estimate would -probably fall below the true one. This being the case, we may see how Important to the farmer is the study of the structure, life and history of insects, in order that remedies may lie dis covered to counteract the evil done by them. The harm which insect do to vegetation is very great, yet much may lie done toward lessening its magni tude. The subject is so imperfectly un derstood that anybody who can should study Insects, and especially the farmers, who are so favorably sit uated for doing it, If farmers would observe the habits and history of the various insects with which they have to do, try dillerent remedies and repoit on the results, much might bo discovered or suggested bv the entomologist that would be of practical value. The profes sor said that he should be very glad to communicate with any farmers with reference to injuries done their crops by Insects and the remedies tried. Fanner's and entomologists, he said, should work logeiner. Tlie speaker then suggested various sim ple and practical remedies, for insect pests. Kerosene, he said, was one of the most simple Mid ellective remedies known. It may be stirred in water, but the best way to use it is to take two parts of milk, one part of kerosene (sour milk preferable) put into some receptacle and churn, with a syringe or otherwise, until the mixture becomes of the consistency of butter. In tills form it mav be kept for a long time. When wanted for use. dilute the portion desired with ten times it.s bulk ot water. When used to exterminate the scale insect it may lie applied with a sponge or cloth, but in most cases it is to be applied in the form of spray by a syringe. Tins mixture is useful for exterminating almost all kinds of insects, as tlie vapor of kerosene still'o cates them. Another remedy highly spok en of is a niixtute ot salttietre and water, one ounce of saltpetre to one gallon ol water. This mixture Is a good plant food also. Sprinkled around plants it will keep off cut-worms and leaf eatinginsects. A tea made of either ox-eyed daisy, tansy or mayweed is said to prove eflicicloiis. arious poisons are in use to control the depredations of insects, but none are so universally used as Paris gieen and Lon don purple. Ot the two the latter is to be preferred as being safest and most eco nomical. Soft-soap, saltpetre, L'Vp-um and tobacco water are recommended as simple remedies. All applications should be ap plied to the under as well as the upper sides of the leaves. Old bark should never be left on fruit trees. It is of no use to the tree and har bors many ot its worst enemies. It should be carefully scraped oil. Currant worms may be destroyed by a bard-beaten ring ot coal ashes around the bush. The layer of n-dies should be two or three inches thick and about a foot wide. This is also a good mulch for tlie bushes. In treating current worms, how ever, most people prefer the more certain method of dusting with helleboie. Scarcely any larva causes the farmer more trouble than the common white grub of our Ileitis ami pastures. It very much resembles another grub, which is perfectly harmless and is often mistaken for it. The eggs are laid in the ground, and the larva- continue to live therein for three years, feeding exclusively on the roots of growing plants. Various rem edies have been suggested, with only par tial success, It is believed, however, that common salt, applitd to the amount of a ton or a ton and a half per acie will ex terminate this lnect. Crows are fond of white grubs, and undeniably destiov great numbers of them. Tlie white grill) is the larva ot the well know May-bug. A good lemetly tor-quash bug-, is a mix ture of common table salt anil kerosene stirred in two pounds ot planter of pads and sprinkled on tlie squash vines. Prof Perkins pointed out very clearly the distinction betwoen beneilcial and in jurious insects, and showed that the former were ot value, in that thev prey upon the eggs and larvae of the latter. Of the 18 gioups of the various species of insects only tour concern the farmer par ticularly the ryncliota, orthoptera, cole optera ami lepidoptera. So too only the middle or larvae stage of Insect meta morphosis concerns tlie farmer, that be ing the stage iu which nearly all the eat ing of the insect is done. Most larvae grow at an astonishing rate, some species having been known to increase their bulk 00,000 or 00,000 times in a single month, antltrom 100 to aoo times in 'U hours We must know the structure and life his tory ot an insect in order to know what, when and where it eats, ami how to at tack it. In tlie discussion which followed the lecture various gentlemen present gave their experience witli injurious insects. Mr, Sherman hail heard that in France beetles are destroyed by attracting them i i Iuceu over a vessel con taining water, into which the Insects fall. He had seen thousands of dead beetles washed up on the lakeshore ;aftcr a warm siimmi'r's night. Mr. Kussell wanted to know tlie cause of scab in potatoes. Mr. Smith said ho had found, with the aid of a microscope, that scabs was always attended by a minute parasitic worm, which he thought was the cause of this disease. Prof. Perkins said that every farmer ought to stuily tlie subject before the F..iss, "'".self, "'d recommended "Packard's Guide tothe Studyof Insects" as a book of reference. Farmers ought to use the microscope daily during the warm months, A good pocket Instrument may bo had for SO cents to fj.50, Tho pro fessor said that he should be glad at any timoto hear lrgm any one who had dis- wvuii-u uiiviiiiiig new relating to thu sub. ject of the hour. Serious Accident at lluiiiiliiKtun, A team belonging to United States Mar shal John Kobinson became frightened by the dropping of the whippletree on one of tho horse's heels, and ran with the driver V tduesday afternoon. The driver's uoso was broken by collision with a telegraph pole, and one of the horses, valued at iw, had its leg broken so badly that it had to be killed. Dcmierato Attempt at Suicide. William Hridges, 72 years old, of Graf ton, attempted suicldo Friday morning by driving a file with a hammer into his left side, making four wounds, which will probably prove fatal. iiorsrord's Acid Phosphate In Nervous Irritability, Dr. II. II. Onoviai, Itiislilord. .V. Y., Buys: I liavo prescribed It for in-rviuiu trriini.iilii- with marked results." Aiiiti:si i:i) ion Sicilian ion. A Young .Man Comes to (Irlcf for Courting Tun (llrls at Once. James L. Wayland of Winooski was ar rested by Deputy Sherlir Wheeler Wed nesday night and brought tothe j.dl in this city. He Is charged with seduction by Miss Mary K. Polleiiger, to whom he be gun paylnp attention a little over a year ago. A few months since, however, he began waiting upon Miss Mary McGrath and last. Sunday he was married to her. It is stated tliat he visited Miss Polleiiger only a night or two previous to ills mar riage which was not generally expected. Tlie warrant was issued by Justice Hood, who Used the amount of ball at :t.V). and unless It is raised Wayland must lie in jail until the April term of County Court, and pos-tblg until the September term. .MKTIIODIST MINISTUItS. Iteuular .Meeting r thu llurllnglon Ills lilet Association at .Middlohiiry. Following Is the programme of the reg ular meeting of the Ilnrllngtoii District Preachers' association which is to lie held In the Methodist church at Mlddlebiiry on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 'iid and SJd Inst. .- TTESb.W MOIIMNO. OpcnlUK exercises nndorKnnlz.itlon of meet ing. The relation ol secret nraverlo the Chris tina 1 re. O. It. llohblns, M. Iliteheuek. Ministry or Angels, t!. K. Iliirdlck, D. I'er.-y, Joel Hull. TUESDAY. UTKItNOON. Devotional exercises, led by II. 1'. Austin. i:.ege.-K Hum. .:1U, J. A. Heath, II. D. .Monroe, 1 Cameron. Hell supporting missions, .1. ,T. Noe, M. A, Wicker, .1. II. Lincoln. Question box, .1. II. liond. How shall we best hse the "Week of l'rnv er y" T. C. Potter, S. 1). i:ikln, .1. (i. Good ing. TL'KSIIAY KVK.MNll. l'riucrnnil prnl.-e. Do w.- leel the need of a restatement of Vc. leyati dootriiu ' I'. Widiner, J. S. Molt, An diew Heath. The etha-sof the pastorate, It. llaton. WKIINKS1IA.X MOIIMNO. Devotional exercises, led by ,L Y. Quinism Won. it a eotilcronen newspaper be ol ad vantage to our work V L. A. Illgelow, I). M. Schell. M.M. Curry. Christian character, 13. II. Delevan, T. W. fin-gory, N. C. Parker. Doctr.inil lirineliing, S. ,T. Hoblnson, .1. 11. Wood, .1. i:. Mcteall. .MiseellaiKoiis business. WKII.NKSI1AV AITKIl.NOO.V. Devotional service. Tie mls-lon ol the Spirit. G. A. Kerr, J. II. Wood, S. M. Wilbur. How can we make our piaver meetings more inleiestlag and ptolllablo .1. W. Quin tan, A. Osborii, How shall our class meetings be made nt tractheV II. I'. Austin, (i. T. Sutton, i:, L. Walker. Sale Heat and Light on Iiailroads. Springfield ltepublicnti. The great sacrlllce of human life in the White river accfilent must lead to a re form of the method of heating cars. That is recoguieil on all hands. The railroad commission of this State give a hearing Thursday on both heating and lighting cars. A resolution passed tlie Connecti cut House yesterday providing for an in vestigation of the same subject. The mat ter must be pushed to immediate results. The railroads will talk about expense, but the public are In no mood to hear such talk ; the question is not of money, but of human lite. Experiments have already gone lar enough to prove that the tiling is practicable, and delay is becoming crim inal. Mr. Pullman's desire to maintain tlie independence of Ids cirs from the train of which they may form a part is quitu com piehensible. He wants to have each car so that it can be warm to receive passen gers as it stands in a station, before the train is made up, hut this can be obtained in connection witli tlie system ot heating from the locomotive by menus of such a device as Mr Kmerson has invented tor his system now Used on certain Connecti cut Hiver railroad trains, that is, by a small Itirnace and boiler attached beneath each car, and cut oil' and emptied of tire when the train is connected. Steam heating from tlie locomotive is hardly to be regarded any longer as an ex periment, so lar as its practicability is concerned. Tlie Kmerson plan has been in operation for live years on the local trains ot the Connecticut Hiver road ; and tlie testimony of tlie olllciais and the train men in that it works well. It would be extended to all tlie trains of tlie road if the Vermont roads would co-operate with it. Tlietraintli.it leaves this city at 7:13 a. in. lor Hoston and returning arrives here at 0:4(1 p. m. it heated by steam from tlie locomotive with entire suc cess. The process is one invented in the est, and is in use on several short Western loads. The trains of tlie elevated railway system ot Xew York city, com prising over boo pasenger cars and '.'."jd locomotives, are entirely heated in that way, and they are absoluiely sale. Noth ing whatever except the paltry question of expense stands in the wav of the uni versal introduction of some method of the sort. And the other question of lighting the cars must have equal and immediate at tention. The most dreadful ot the train burnings have occurred in tlie night, and there is no more terribly elflclent agency for tlie spread of Haines tliau thu coal oil from the broken car-lamps. The substi tution of electricity for kerosene is also only a matter of expense. It Is not only practicable, but it is in use on short trains in various parts of tlie country. HA 1 1.ItOA I) .M ATTIClt.s. It is considered certain that the Canas tota, Watertown and St. Lawrence rail road will be built. It is to be an exten sion of the Canastota northern from Cam den to Wateitown, Clayton, Alexandria Hay, Morristown and Ogdensburg, with a branch from Watertown to Carthage and Jayvllle. Tlie capital stock of the com pany is Sl.'.'.-iO.OOO, and tlie road will bo l;i,1 miles long. Five directors have been elected. The Northern Adirondack Itailroad com pany has already contracted foriioo freight ears, and expects to buy 200 more belore sprint: opens, so as to lie sure of having facilities for the transportlon of tlie enormous cut of lumber which will be made next summer in the territory through which It runs. Tlie St. Hegla Hlver Lumber company John Hurd, president Is getting out this winter a stock of iV00,000 feet ; McFarlaiie. Hoss i; Steams of about U.ooo.ooo feet, and Ducey ic Hackus of 15,000,000 feet. Several leading lawyers of Xew Hainp. shire are of opinion that it is by no means certain that the leases of the Hoston, Con cord and Montreal railroad and tlie Xortli eru Kallroad company, to thu Hoston and Lowell railroad, sought to be set aside in a suit pending In Merrimack county, will bo held to have been legally made. The ca.se Is under advisement of Chief Justice Doe, who perhaps will astonish the suit ors in an opinion ou the question next mouth, .Mothers 1 Daughters I Wltos I Sisters 1 Your health, your happiness, mayhap your Hie, depends on knowledge ol thu proper euro and proper medicine for constitutional dis cuses peculiar to your sex. Mrs. Hotelier's 1 emiilo Cure is a epcclllo remedj tor thesodls eases. I'or ailvleo ana consultation regarding care during treatment wrlto to Mrs, Linus Helelier, 1'. O. llo.v Km, Hoston, Mass. Wo giiaianteo a perlect euro. Wo promise re. Monition to peifcct health by use oi Mrs. HelcherN Female Cine. One dollar a bottle only, six bottles lor llvo dollars, Doollttlo & Smith, 1 ami M Trcmotit Street, Huston. Sell ing Agents. Hepurt of tho Health iiilir. 'I he repoit of Dr. J. H. Llnsley, health olllcer of Hiirllngton for tlie year 1W., is a i clear and well written document. We ! have space to-day to consider only the I more important ot (he topics considered In Mt. Woilii not suppose that any lutein gent person doubts tlie connection be tween ZVIIlOtic discuses mid ll,,, 1,. ' drainage and plumbing of houses. The f.ietu ..If.... 1... ,i- t 1..... . ...wo n.,u UJ i.iiisiey -otny cotilirm the well settled theory on that point, or ail houses In which cases ot such disease occurred he loundbtit tito thathad proper plumbing. Fourteen had no drainage, and In 17 the plumbing was faulty. Ho says that it is thu exception to Hud sinks trap ped In the pooler class of houses ; and hu bimentu nu ......... ..In .. . .. i .1.1. 'in I ,UJ uiuHeii". mat ( lie health ofllccr lias no power to abate such .... us ouiiaipcii sinus, utit iie- fecthe plumbing and drainage Is not coa lmen to the tenement houses. In this connection the health olllcer devotes some space to the matter of the Central house block.As tills matter has been settled by the agreement of thu owners to make the needed changes in thu plumbing as soon as the weather will per mit, it is not necessary to discuss it here ; and we will only say that w e consider thu course of the health olllcer In thu matter to have been dictated by ids sense of his duty to thu public; and that he is to he commended . for discharging ids duty im partia ly, without fear or lavor. On the other hand, i10 onu supposes that the est limbic Indies who own the property, were knowingly or willingly parties to any con dition ot things which would be danger ous to the health of their tenants or the public. 1 his case and the statements with reference to thentimberof uutrapped sinks strongiyuntbrcutheneedof a plumb, lug ordinance; and the Hoard of Alder men will be derelict in their duty if thev do give the city a well considered ordi; nance ot that kind as soon as possible, t he arguments of the health olllcer on this point seem to us unanswerable. Tlie r'Hyfsu,wTlili',1 '"the year aggregated Oh.U feet, about half of which was laid in ht. Paul and Hattery streets. Dr. Linsley does not approve of the sur roundings ot the suction pips of the water w-oiks, mid advises a sulllciunt extension of tlie pipe Into thu lake to avoid possible contamination of the city water. The general activity ot the health olllcer and Ills attention to his duties is indicated by the number ot hog pens, .foul drains and similar nuisances which were abated by him during the year, being nearly double the number abated in any previous year. I he births reported in Uurliugton last yearweie II'.KJ, exceeding the deaths by 1-s I he youngest mother was It! years olit and the oldest 47. A third ot the Heaths wele ot children under one year old, cholera infantum being tlie most de structive disease. The report contains many liiteie.-tlng statistics and facts of itllDortulK'P to tirnTini-r,- i... n citizens and should have a careful penis- j "" "eii me repot is are published. HOItSt! OOSs.il. The dates of tin. i...l ..i t. ... i , . "" ".iituii. meeting at Hochester will be August tl to 1. There are Si horses jtl-t outside the .:.'0 .V'.'IJ,11"" ll"t' tllBir "e5t it-'couls being Hubert Steel has purchased the blk. m. Mlneretta, by Administrator, dam Iluzz Medium, trotu 11, (J. .Smith ot Xew York. i "1o11.t.lu,(-ii't;" ,11 ll,nu formerly owned n Pittsburgh, dropped dead on the driv ing park at .Montreal thu other day. He was valued at 1000. i T,l'.u,!my .Vt-':ll"l'"K colt Judge Hider, Hil ly likes (son ot Harry Wilkes. -.ML,), dam Miss Hetius, by Mambrino P.itchen has been sold by Daniel Sapp, Pekin, 111., to M. h, Meileiiry, Freeport, 111. Macey brothers, Versailles, Ky., havu sol(1 VW H- SeU, Kansas City, a -year-old Messenger Chief lilly, price M40; an Onward colt, -J years, dam by Almoin price jO, and a yearling, by M.ncey's bre.i 'l0' f"r '7'"'- JIu is """ly 1'. J. Treach of Ashland Park, Lexing ton, Ky., has sold to Charles Pratt ot I'ti- Vii',lllV'.,,t,W0'y('',,lr'0111 mlt Repetition, by Hed kes, dam, Xntiuie Diliaro, by John Dillaul ; price, S.-.000. Hepetition last fall won the tree-for-all breeders' stakes, halt-mile heats, in UHitf and has. Kdw-ard De Cernea of Xew York has sold to John Waters of Ualtlmore the b. g. ftchuyball, by Gooding's Champion, for fd.)00; also tlie b. g. Ale.xander.bv Almoin, H.r lioo, Mr. De Cernea has purchased t,abe 1 ost, by Andy Johnson, and John ., ..ii, and the six-year-old gelding Hysilyk, by William M. Hysdyk. H. H. Metcalf and T. C. JelTerson have puicliased from .Mr. Hates of Xew York, the trotting .stallion Artillery, tJ.'Jl-., foal ed 1S7.J, by Hysdyk's Hambletouinn, dam ells : star, by Seely's American;Star. T. C. Jettersou is a young breeder, and runs a livery and salu stable In Lexington. Metcalt pays for two-thirds of the horse and Mr. Jell'eraon one-third. J1", seven-year-old stallion Volunteer Clay, by Harry Clay, dam by Volunteer, has been sold by J. D. Willis of Middle1 town, X. ., to H. H. Hoss. a well-known Canadian breeder. Mr. Willis con templates selling all the stock at the Or ange county tarm and retiring from tlie business He still has on thu place old Harry Clay, now in his 34th vear, and long ago retired from tlie stud. Tlie old horse is carefully looked after, but is failing fast, and can live only a few month's longer. The trotting stock of tlie late Sheppard I'. Knapp was sold recently by auction at New iork, the thirteen head bringing 15-345. The highest priced ones were as lollows: Gleiiville. bl. s., foaled ISsO, In Messenger Duroc, Hattie Hogan, David Homier. Xew York city, SlOoo ; Sweetness, b. m., foaled ISSO, by Messenger Duroc, I-aiiny t'lav, John D. Harry, Xew York city, Sail ; Cleveland, ch. g., foaled 1S70, bv li'go Hamblelonian, Seybolt mare, A", (ireene, Xew York city $730. At the annual meeting of tho horse i lir.ei1i.rs nt Unrltitul ,1... f..n,....i.. . .... . .. w ...u luiiiin iuj pel - sous to serve as the executive committee for t hreo years were elected : J. X. Xorth of Shorelmm, K. F. Hrownell of Hiirllng ton, H. S. Town ot Montpeller. F. II. Far rington of Hrandon and K. Howman of Holland. Thu report of the treasurer, ..j-)v,m, iiiuii-u, ouuiM-ii won iuu loiai gaiu receipts of tile three daws' exhibition held at Ktitland last September were fss.r4. The membership fees amounted to Oa.-J."). The amount received from stakes and en trance fees was d4US. The entire receipts amounted to aroo.a9. Adding a gift of -J.i from Pnloncl llooLrnr Hi., tittil v..f..l.,tu are fJ731,-.,ll, There was paid out on stakes t'M The miscellaneous expenses amounted to 071. J I, making tho total ex penses fOT'-'l, Vermont farmers ICepresented, At the convention in Xew York Wed nesday of tlie American Agricultural and Dairy association, O. M.Tinkham of Pom fret was chosen vice-president from Ver mont. rot only the National Dlsuaso hut many others. It Is said that dyspepsia Is our national malady. Well, Hua.npiikth's I'ii.ls will euro tho national malady. It Is said that constipation Is tho cursv of our sedentary life. WcII.iiun!ihktii's I'ii.ls certainly euro coiiftlputJoii, It is gt-neia ly conceded that rheumatism comes Irom acid stomach ami sudden changes of leiupeniture. Huanduktii's I'ii.i.s huvo corrected all this and will do It again, Chi onto diseases mo cured by taking two to four of lliiAMiiicru's 1'n.i.s every night foru month. Over Forty Years lias PmmiI' KrtruH been in il by thu people and profession as tho best remedy lor i'dliis, Nans, Catarrh, etc, Noto iiamo ol solo proprietors on every wrapper Pond's Kxtruct Co , New York and Loudon. I Tlie machinery of tlie law cannot be put at work too speedily or loo vigorously against tlie wholesale adulteration of the things we eat. Jioth the health and tho pockets of the people demand protection. There is no article of food in general use more wickedly adul terated than tho lower grades of baking powder. For raising bread, biscuit or other food only the very best and purest baking powder should be employed. The use of the ordin ary cream of tartar, or of baking powders containing lime, alum and phosphates, carries deleterious ingredients into the food to the prejudice of the life and health of the consumer. Tho sale of adulterated baking powders has been prohibited by statute in several localities. It will be in tho interests of the public health when their sale is made a misdemeanor everywhere, and tlie penalties of the law are rigidly enforced. Tho ordinary baking powder contains either lime, which, introduced into tho system in too free quantities, causes serious dis orders of the kidneys ; alum, a corrosive poison, or lime phosphates, which are condemned by physicians as deleterious in their effect when taken under certain physical conditions. The 1 loyal is the only baking powder on the market that is free from lime, alum and phosphates, and absolutely pure. Tho absolute purity of tho Royal Raking Powder makes it pre-eminently the most useful and wholesome leavening agent known. Containing no lime, alum, phosphate or other impurity, it leaves no alkaline or other residuum in tho food, and its use always insures pure, light and sweet bread, biscuit and cake, that are perfectly digestible and wholesome whether hot or cold, fresh or stale. Its leavening power has been determined the highest whenever tested by official authority, and all chemists ami writers on food hygiene commend it for its sterling qualities. Till: CAKMVAI. Fl!i:i: l'KLSS. How It is lii-gaided by Our Kxchangi-s. lltural Vermontor.l Tlie carnival number of the Fin.i; Pi:rs comes out in full winter dress very hand somely trimmed. It shows up the attrac tions of the carnival in particular, and Hiirllngton in general, to very good ad vantage. It is a complete coiiuie iiilium of winter sports ns enjoyed in the city by tlie lake. Its text is very largely made up ot instruction in tlie manufacture anil u-e of the nppliance.sforenjoyingthesesporis, and is thus more than hu ephemeral pro duction. The number makes a erv line advertisement for Hurllimton, and is greatly to its credit. The cuts are spirit ed and finely drawn and illustrate winter sports in such a manner as to allure to their enjoyment wherever there a'e fa ib tles. Hurlington's general beauties all the year around are also well -el tnrth. The cover is especially artistic and tun que, fully indicative of what is within its leaves. St. .lolinabury Cah doipan.l The carnival number of the Burlington Fi:i:r. Pi:i:ss has arrived and can be had of John Allen at the po-t otllce. He.-lde a large number ot attractive ceues relat ing to winter sports tills is. a- cont mis a number of illustrations of public budd ings in Htirliiigton and views ot local in terest. Hie Temperance T..t Hooks. The following letter from Hon. William P. Dillingham, chairman of the State com mittee selecting temperance text books for I public schools, was written to a gentle I man in St. Albans, in reply to one ad ! dre.ed him upon tlie subject ! W Ti:niitrnv. l'eb. 5. near Mr:-i am in receipt ol our note m the ;M. askinif lor tho reason that actuati s Mrs. Perkins and Mrs Housh in their nppi si tl in to tho use ot llrimd's "l.cssnus on the Human Hody" hi our public schools. lean only reply by st itiinr that when the board were in session in Hurliiivtou, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Perkins were both present unriuif the selection of 1'atlitlniler No.' 1 and -.'and Steele's Hyireinle I'hvslol Ky, mid claiming those three books a' me were nil that win necessary tor u-e In tills state. The hiMrd were ol the opinion that No. -.'.while ricn In temperance matter, was deficient a- a Phy siology, and that between it and Stcele'-s book there was much unoccupied i-round , that Hrand's book or some other ot tio tmui character was needed to cover that u-roiuid, etc. The opinion was communicated to the la dies, and tho only objection in i le to Hrand's book by either of them was ihot it was dry." uiitiitcreuinir " and "unteachable." I have never met Mrs. Ilou-di, but her circular leads tnu to suppose that she belles es tins book was selected for primary work, or thai tho book selected was (hand's "Lessons lor lIcBlnners" quite another book. In either case sho win htboilmr under a mi-tal,e of facts. If fhe was aware what Imok was se lected and tor what ferades, as shown by our circular ia copy ot which I cm-lose) her smi S'estioiis. to state it mildly, are unlalr. 1 have a hls'li opinion ol "Lessons on the Human Hody." Tin- temperance matter is most admirable, both In arranireinonr and amount, and 1 am at loss to account tor tho opposition jc.u spe.ik ol. Suiceicl) ) outs, w. P. im.i.i.snu m. Ileal Kstato Tiausfers. The following transfers of real estate havu been tiled at the city clerk's otllce for record since our last report : Mary Jane Hlethen and others to J. W. Madlgau, premises on the west side of Cliainplain street; consideration, K5000. Mary G. Lyon and Dan I.yon to II. W. Allen, lot ou tlie north sidoof Main street ; consideration, f'il'iZ. II, S. Peck to Cynthia A. Conner, lot on the east side of South Union street ; con sideration, f.HX). C. K. Allen and wife to Annie l.lmoge, lot on the north sidu of Decatur street: consideration, f;l."0. Dan l.yon and H. W. Allen, executors, to Thomas Fitzslmmons, lot ou the cor nerof St. Paul mid Maple streets, con sideration, fiooo. II. S. Peck and wife to Geominnn Hrooks, house and lot on tho east side of Xorth Union street; consideration, viM). New Hooks at tho rlelclier Library The following is a list of books recently ndded to the Fletcher Freo Library to gether with their library numbers Almanack do (lotlm II I. Ansolm, flir Ileus Homo? trans 1112,15 llul.anl, Chronicles of Italy l-V-M Carlyle, Harly Letters lVll.ti Conway, Harly Flemish Artists .... sin,; (loethe. Letters to Zi Her IMI..1 (ionso, 1,'Art Japonals s-.,is Nnrdhotr, Cod and tho Future l.lle I1JI.I l'liusaiuiis. Description of (5 recce, 'i vols lfE!l,l Smith, F.thles or Aristotle llbll.t Tuer. Fashions of our Hrandlnthers . H, Tyrwhltt, Amateur Art Hook. Ml. I Wei Idcn, Ithetorie ot Aristotle llll,.-, Woodbcry, History of WooiUHmriavintt s;i ,h A perfect specific Dr. Sato's Catarrh remedy. All. CAGE'S MT VISIT. Windsor Hotel, Thursday, Feh. 17, until noon. White Uiver ,1 auction lionise, Tliur.-dity, Fell. IT, trom 12 to 5. Mont jicti'M-, E'uviliou, Friday, F-1. IS. Iitrliiig-t on, Van Xi-s-s i-atur-duy, Feh ID. ..Uwtf ! CLEANSE THE BLOOD ! PURIFY THE SYST. M ! STRENGTHEN THE NERVES ! 0RT JLVYYI Nc.ir'y u' 'uLus s r i -i i -y v u-tion ol tho-e urirans whcue w This to irry off elli te mamr alter tin : .t, n. u portion of our food an 1 drnik ha- - n transformed In to in w bio i'l To cure these M-eaes wo must use A REMEDY THAT acts at Tin: s.uin timk On tho KIDNEYS, LIVER, and BOWELS Kidney. Wort Is the only remedy tint has this most Important action, thereby It cleans streiiKtliens, and wives new life to all tho important nivalis ol the bod , 'J he natural actio i ot the Kidneys is re stored, the Liver i cleansed ol alldlsea-c, and tho IloweN move trecly and healthfully. In tills way the worst disca-i are eradicated Irom tlie sstem. Sold everywhere; In Dry or Liq lid form. $1. fend lor circular and t stiniomnls to Well-, ltichor.Unn .V Co., Mm UliL'ton, Vt. SCROFULOUS AND i Oniii'i-rous Humors, s-.ilt lihi'iiiii, ( anker, l.rjuipi-- las ami I ict-r f cTl X 1 . t n i.i. if 1 1 itiiAiirnt currj AI . I ti ai i.i v ctl . r uml . aie knoua. s.o ri'UitMiiatixti ct lums, rut, m .1 li rt tl'flt are kis-uti as Mood-purll) Iiik mn.ti ran I . ure trait II. an Inf. uml In r pi tine, ami no tin illcino can In 3 " i s I ri'ar a van luutr ran, in iiEi-J Sir ' lintum-i in. i in In II i' i lire i.f scans mini' in ii s rt in intri. iii.iu a Inul . nc Mil mil' ens, a vt Pirni'iila cl tucnly jenr Maudlin;. tt. r. i.in tu imld rl.iutit .'I an iii.illiin.d p.wr. 'J ' la has tun il. iu- 1 y Viin Hi) r, timti ''v. M i n,ill tinil a rumili that will renew tho ai ilrnndn . a i't It"' t'.xl and drlvo rlii'nmntle iiain fi-ni Uio tnlim, Ji'U .h.tiM in.... ....h.i. . . in ii. . ii ) .it btiili ii n miur In Vigellur, and we can furnlfh utumlant iMtkuccto prove mo iruin ci una naiinu in. Jlie Best sdule's pills; livpr Pills Piire Headache. Sldi-iiclii', ltllloiisin-s,ront-t'llToniJiK-, Hail 'la-tiiiailn Mnutiu Napriiln(r kilns, no c.ii mill. 2$ iuili 5 l. i, $lu by ail ITiiclm niul Iv 5tnil , 41 'B.. I .... . 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