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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-05-13
TRAINING HEIFERS.

AS l have never seen in your paper
any plan of treating heifers, when they
first calve, and afterwards, until they are
gentle to milk, will give you a few
hints. The first thing is to be kind to
them, for kind pat of the hand, with
gentle tone of the voice, will often do
more good than all the knotty poles that
have been broken over their backs. As
soon as the calf is dropped, go mmed-
ately TO them and handle the teats as if
going to milk, which is often necessary,
and they will bear it much better than
they will after the bag has become fever
ish and sore. If the bag is likely to cake
before calying, grease it with some soft
grease. After the calf is strong enough
TO leave the COW, confne him in one
place, and always put the COW to the
calf, and not the calf to the cow. Han
die the teats, also, to get her accustomed
to being MIXED. When the calf is old
enough to wean or slaughter, put the
heier in the same place still she will
readily be MIXED, and will not mourn
for her calf as she will when treated diff
ferently. The advantage of this kind
of treatment is, heifers readily give their
milk down at time and in n place to
which they have been accustomed.
Cows treated in this way, frequently
never miss their calves, which saves them
from very unpleasant feelings, and their
masters from one of the unpleasantest
sounds that ever was heard from a dumb
beast. | speak from thirty-fve years.
experience in breaking heifcrs, and have
never had to fat a single heifer, or cheat
some one else with her because | could
not milk her myself. A. w. ST. JOHN
Darien, CO., March 4ih, l847.
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Position of Flower-Beds.

1t often happens that two different
flower beds may be equally well manag-
ed and flourish alike, and yet one may
be a mass OF brillancy, while the other
exhibits little or no beauty. There are
mnny flowers which always face the
light Of the sun; consequently the beds
should be so placed that the spectator in
the walk or window, should look them
full in The face. That is, the strongest
light, and the position of the spectator,
should always be on the same side of the
bed. This will be found particularly
necessary with the pansy or tri-coloured
violet, and some other of the smaller
Towering plants.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-05-13
Draining.

H. Colman, speaking Of the evils Of
stagnant water in the soil beneath the
surface, says: Plants produced on a
very wet soil, are unpalatable, innutri-
tious and unsubstantial. Animals fed
upon them always lose condition, and
the manure of animals so fed is almost
worthless. | saw this strikingly illustra-
ted in the magnificent park of the Duke
of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey. Here
there are many spots where the grass
was luxuriant and abundant, on account
of their excessive dampness, and which
were entirely neglected both by the
sheep and the deer; but wherever these
places, once wet, had been thoroughly
drained, they became the favorite resorts
of these animals, and were fed as closely
as possible. .4lbanu Gull.
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Hints for Spring.

With every year the farmer should
grow wiser, and improve upon past sys-
TENS and usages in the management of
his affairs. At this day such result is
by no means difficult, as it is incontesti-
bly, demonstrated by the experience of
thousands who cast aside the old sys-
TENS and greybeard notions of the past,
and adopted views more in accordance
with the requirements of natural laws,
and the wisdom Of the times in which
they live.
Farmers who do not read rarely make
much progress in improvement, but
rather the reverse. And he who regards
the sources of knowledge as having
been exhausted in his forefather's day,
will necessarily retrograde rather than
advance.
In getting IN your more important
field crops, see that every thing is per-
formed timely, and in the most perfect
manner. The proper preparation of the
soil for crops, is very essential requi-
site, and one that exercises mighty in
fuence through all the subsequent stages
Of their growth.
No farmer would think of planting
one bean, or one kernel of corn in hill,
yet he might as we'll do this as to plant
the proper number, and neglect to pro-
vide sufficient medium, or the nutri-
ment requisite to secure their full de.
velopement and growth. Plow well and
deep, harrow thoroughly, and with prop
er attention and care in the after culture
there will be but little doubt of your oh.
tanning a good crop.
This is a season when every econom-
ical culIurist will be found attending TO
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-05-13
Case of Forgetfulness.

The greatest piece Of forgctfulness we
ever heard of, recently occurred on one
of the Western canals. An emigrating
Yankee with his wife and child, and
other " household plumber" was making
his way out West on board of canal
boat. On arriving at the end of the ca
nal, he moved his bed and bedding, ia
bles, chars, and pans, on board of some
other conveyance. He looked over eve
ny thing TO see if all was right. Some
thing was missing. He scratched his
head, thought the matter over, but
could not make out what he had left.
Back to the boat he went, and on meet
ing the captain on the wharf, he enquir-
ed:
81 say, you, capting, haint l left
something aboard your boat ~
mot that l know of, do you miss
any thing1"
eyes, do. miss some Of my things
but Pm darn'd if can make out what
they are."
Have you looked over every thing?"
Every bag and bundle-overhauled
my duds twcc-know there's somethin'
a missin' jest as easy as nothln'-and
here the other craft is about startin' ;
and Pve got TO go off, and leave it. It's
too darn'd bad, | swan it Isl"
Well, there's nothin on board the
beat to my knowledge, but your wife
and child p
Them's um-they are what miss
ed,'' said the Yankee, jumping with JOY.
" Now who'd thought it, Here |
was goin' off and Ieavin' the old woman
and little Sally Ann behind. l 'spect l
should a missed UNI afore | got to my
journeys end but I'll be consumed If
could make out what left. 'Twould
have been a joke, wouldn't it, if I'D
gone clean out to the far West, and for
got 'em entirely"
So saying the Yankee packed off,
with his wife and Sally Ann rejoicing.
There are good many men who would
not mind leaving such trides as a wife
and child behind, but this Yankee was
too honest.
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wished to secure, he obtained a breed
Of the most perfect symmetry OF form,
and fattening qualities of the highest or
der. One objection TO these, is, that for
mutton they become SO fat they cannot
be driven any distance to market with
out killing them. The Lincolnshire are
very large, coarse-built sheep, with
heavy feeces of long wool, but not re-
garded as peculiarly valuable except for
their heavy heeces.
The Cotswold are thus described by
an English writer: "They are large
breed of sheep with long and abun-
dant fleece, and the ewes are prolific
nurses. The wethers are now some
times fattened at Ia months, when they
weighed from 5 TO "a pounds to the
quarter, and at 2 years old increase to
90 TO 80 lbs. The wool is strong, mel
low, and Of good color, though rather
coarse, 6 to inches in length and from
7 TO 8 lbs the fleece. The superior
hardhood of the Improved Cotswold
over the Leicester and their adaptation
to common treatment, together with the
prolific nature of the ewes and their a.
bundance of milk, have rendered them
in many places the rivals of the new
Leicester. The quality of the mutton
is considered superior TO that of the Le-
icester, the tallow being less abundant,
with larger development of muscle or
flesh"
have small flock of Cotswold sheep,
and find them to correspond mainly with
the foregoing description. They are
hardy, easily fattened, thrive OIL ordina-
ny feed, arrive at maturity early, and
shear about six pounds on an average,
and the wool is worth about CSC. when
full-blood merino is worth 81 l-2 cents.
They are a peaceable sheep, seldom
leaping fence 2 l-2 feet high. | have
crossed them with flock of native sheep
procured from Canada, probably having
some remote mixture of the Leicester
and the lambs are of a very superior
quality--well formed, and heavily flee
ced. When taken up last fall, they were
nearly as large as the old sheep, and
were worth at least third more for the
butcher than the ordinary average of
lambs.
The price of wool is SO fuctuating,
that it is serious question, whether the
safer policy would not be, for Vermont
TO turn their attention TO the
raising of breed of sheep, which will
be profitable both for the fleece and for
the mutton. Some parts of the State
will probably be better adapted to one
kind and some to another but in many
places am confident the farmers will
find it for their advantage to raise the
Cctswold sheep in preference to the fine
wooded, but smaller variety.
]. p. F.
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To the Smith Family.

The committee appointed at the late
meeting of the Smith family, hereby
gives notice, that their expectations rel
alive to property soon TO be left in Eng
land, have been confirmed, and that as
the gentleman expected shortly to die
in England is now under the care of
physician, the news of his death may be
expected by the next steamer.
Persons calling themselves Smyth,
Smythe, Smith or Smithe, are respect
fully informed that they cannot have any
of the property soon to be left in Eng
land. Having very foolishly altered
their names for the purpose Of appear
ing little select, they must now suffer
the consequences of their own decision.
None but genuine Smith, and those
Editors who publish the proceedings Of
the family meetings in fifty-two success
i've papers, will be entitled to any por-
ton of the property soon to be lett in
England.
No person can have more than S So
600 for his or her share, and if there
should prove to be a surplus after every
member Of the family has received his
or her share as above stated, the said
surplus will be given to the Chase family
as token of sympathy for their recent
severe disappointment.
Per order, JOHN SMITH, LIST, Chr'm.
John John Smith Smith, 9 9Th, Secretaries.
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Clean out your Cellars.

Almost the first thing the farmer should
attend to, as soon as the weather be-
comes sufficiently warm TO permit the
opening of his cellar doors and win
dows, is the removal Of every thing cal
culated. to engender noxious and un-
wholesome gases. Let every thing be
moved or cleansed, and the walls coated
with whitewash, and the bottom strewed
with caustic lime. Rotten potatoes,
cabbage stumps, beets, carrots, &c. &c.
should all be cleared out before the
weather becomes warm.
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Glmorolls Selections.
APPLE SAACE,

An extremely " down east" Yankee,
with a wagon load of "apple saace,"
was driving through village not thou
sand miles from Boston, when he saw
dangling in the wind on post before a
tailor's shop, a new over coat, seductively
suspended by skewer in the shoulders.
He drove up to the door, alighted, and
went in. Be yeou the boss I" he asked
of pale-faced man, who was making
diagrams with chalk and rule on piece
of fimsy snuff,-colored cloth. "I be"
said Snip. Yes; wal, you've got a
family, / Expect? You've some children,
hain't you? l see thin boy whittlin'
out door, that looked like you; and |
Expected like as not you had children"
"Four on 'em; that was Jerothnel, my
second, that you see," was the explana-
tory reply. Yes; wal meow don't
yeou want first rate bar'l of apple
saace I've sold six bar's this morn
ing, and l han't got but one left. III
take it out in dicker: want to git an
overcoat; and if you're mind to let
me have that coat that hangs by the
door, if it will fit me, I'll give you BARI
of apple saace for it." The schneider,
after little chaffering, consented, and
the coat was brought in and tried on.
He said the fit was miracle !; " it might
ha' growed onto him." so snug did il
"set )" and he verified this praise, by
txuiStinu bic cueton,arjs raoI, haIc Al,
that he might look at his back in a glass
standing in the dark at the back of the
shop, and rejecting nothing but what
was passing in the street in front. The
"bar'P was " dumped" and the buyer
drove of, proud as turkey cock in his
new coat. He alighted at " store" to
do an arrand" for neighbor, when he
encountered townsman. "Hello y"
exclaimed the latter, "how slick you do
look Where did you get so much new
coat {" The wearer made no reply, but
turning round "with an air." asked,
How does she set Amt she beau
tyl And all | gin fort was a bar'l of
apple saace." "a be.e-uty p exclaimed
the other; why | never see any thing so
wrinkly Pull it down; now let go of
it. 1t don't make no odds, not bit it
goes right back again; it FUCKERS dread
fully between the shoulders" " Fuckers,
does 7" said the chop-fallen and mort-
fled buyer; but his face frightened al
most to glow, as he added I" Fuckers,
eh Wal, il his mouth don't pucker a
darned sight worse than this overcoat
ever can, when he tastes o. that apple
saace, I'll lose my guess His children
won't steal none ont more'n once tho
it's better alter you git down a leetle /;
there's a considerable mess of shavns
long abeout the middle on'tW
Knickrbocksr,
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Agricultural.
From the Vermont Agricultural.
LONG-WOOLED SHEEP.

AS Sheep husbandry constitutes such
an important branch of the Agriculture
of Vermont, every Farmer should be
well informed, not only in regard to
the most successful method of raising
sheep, but also in regard to the different
varieties, and their peculiar qualities.
Between the poorer grades of the native
sheep,-the long-legged, large-bellied,
curved-backed, dog-haired race, and the
higher classes of improved breeds, there
are great variety, some of which are
worthy the attention of the breeder, and
others more worthy the attention of the
crows,
Without undertaking TO decide which
particular breed are best adapted to the
soil and climate of Vermont, will simp-
ly state few facts in regard to the long
wooded sheep, and leave 10 others to de-
eide which kind will be most for their
interest 10 raise. The principal varie-
ties of the long-wooled sheep, are the
Leicester, the Blackwell or Improved
Leicester, the Lincolnshire, and the Cots
void. The Leicesters have been extern
sively introduced into Canada, and many
of them have found their way into the
northern parts of our State, and crossed
with our native breed, have effected
decided improvement. The Blackwell
receive their name from the celebrated
English farmer, Mr.. Blackwell, and are
an improvement of the Leicester breed.
BY judicious course of selecting from
the latter, such sheep as are well formed
and which possessed such points as he
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-05-13
A TRUE LOVE SONG.

BIT ALFRED cRowauiLL.
Tell me churmer, tell me, pray,
Have you sisters many, sayi
One sweet word, ay, yet another,
Have you got single brother'
Have you got an aunt or two,
Very much attached to you?
Or some unclcs very old,
Willing you their lands and gold
Have you money in your right,
That IN case we take to flight,
And your ma and pa be cross,
We should never feel the loss?
Gold indeed g fleeing thing,
But when in a wedding-ring,
There tits endless round and round
Settlements should thus be found.
Are your parents young or not
Have they independence got?
Believe me, as your lover true,
TITS alone my care for you
Makes me thus particular,
As regards your pa and ma.
Sisters, love, are very we'll,
But the truth I'll frankly tell
When man intends to fix,
lie doesn't like to marry six,
Brothers, too arc very well
To escort a sister belle
But they stand much in the way
When the dowry is to pay:
Then, sweet one, freely own,
You / love and you alone.
At your feet humbly kneel,
have nothing--to reveal.
Fortunes been unkind to me
'Tillsh kindly pIofiered thee.
Speak and let me know my fate;
Speak and alter your estate
If you are, what I suppose,
I'll take a cab, love and propose.
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MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE

No.ll, WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
THIS highly useful and popular Institution offers insure
lives terms quite advuntag those of
Company in Europe America Its plan partakes of the
SAVING BANK and MUTUAL INTERESTS, affording
the security OF the and the gain OF the other II emra
provision for Married Women the lives of
their husbands and secures the insured The
premium, if $780, may paid fourth in aud
three ourths in secured note, be paid weekly
monthly quarterly This Company, during the past year
has issued l70 Policies received 1854 65 % in premiums
and met with and paid LOSSES amounting seven thou
sand dollars. 27l policies Issued p
last Information furnished and effected app
cationto EDWARD II. PRENTISS
Montpelier, May 10, lS46. 65:tf
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PURIFY THE RLOODl

GOODWlN,s INDIAN VEGETABLE and SARsAPAR-
- i'LA BiITERS, for the of Jaundce, Dyspepsia,
Costveness Bilious and Liver Complaint, Indigestion,
Dtowsness eadache CutHnoOus Scfofuous Diseases,
all Impurities of the Blood and General Debility These
Berp possess the Of being entirely vegetable in
all their component parts SHrsaparla that inest
mahle root obtained from the tropical regions Of South A.
meca has long and Justly been known and by
the medical world, most efficient Purifier the Blood
In these Bitters it forms Of essential need
ents, The virtues ofhe genuine Honduras SBisapaa
extracted scientfc principles nd combined
in highly concentrated form with the useful and
herbs of the vegetable world in such perfect
their united Writes, embodied in this paaon bfO
to operate the stomach and bowels producing Thorough
wonted tone and vgor As safe, pleasant ehicacous
tonic and apereut, mild and gentle ecacous catac,
in all of anguor, costveness genera debility and de-
preston of spirits in the spring and summer, and
in all cutaneous diseases, they will be found invaluable,
cleansing the stomach restoring the strength and
ly purifying tho blood.
Certificates be shown and references given ndvi-
duns testyng to many remarkable by taking
these Befs In word, Try them, faithfully, and If not
snllshcd, the money will be refunded.
Prepared only by GEO. g. GOODWIN, No. 76 Union ST.
Boston.
The following list Of agents for the sale of Goodwn's
Indian Vegetable aud Safsapatiu Bters and, also, of Dr.
kittredge's Greene Nerve and Bone Ointment.
Montpelier Bancroft and Riker Eastman IL Dunforth and
3 n Colns-ButingtOn Peck & Spear-Northheld, j. A.
= White-Orange Fifed Hnncock-williston. Hurlburt
Co -Cambrdge, M.Wires-WateTbury, $. Hutchins Rich
mond, VIM. Rhodes, Jr.-Hydepak, n. 2. Keeer-Stowe,
Bonnet koblnson-Mill village, A. r.
g. X. Gie-Tunbrdge, II. $. Hoyt, d. Foster -Chesea,
Bethel g. FancisRandolph, h. Hobart Middleser John
son Holden-Royalton, Skinne Bodgett-Johnson Mer-
rum & Co--Underhill j. II. g. T. w. Towef--Painfeld
ID. Whittlesey-Marshhed, Z. Putnam-Cabot l. Cutting
Dauvie, Dana, Weeks & CO.--Peacham, f. G.. Brown,
and of
| Agents 10 most of tho towns of Vermont. 74:ly
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MORE CURES OF SEATED CON-
SUMPTION!

DRUGGISTS.
Burlington, VI Nov. |, 1886.
DR. BRApLEE Sr-The astonishing sale OF Buchan's Hun
gran Balsam obges TO order further supply. Please
send before, suficency for six months We can give
YOU fynu desire it, certificates from ndivdu
ais who have only relieved from Asthma, Colds and
Coughs, but of those who ha been brought IN from
FIRMLY SEATED CONSUMPTION!
aud literally snached from the grave As emedy for such
complaints confidently believe has been surpas
sed. Yours, PECK 4 SPEAR.
Saco, Me. May o5, lS45.
DR. BRApLEE: Dear Sir-The Hungarian Balsam is be-
yond all question, perfect and admirable preparation
for diseases of the Lungs have used it in my family and
in my professional practice than years. with
the uniform and entire of Pull
MONARY DISEASE, aud conscentously recommend it
to all who afflicted, the CERTAIN REMEDY
for such diseases with which acquainted.
Yours respectfully, FREDK Il. STORER, NJ d.
B.rSold in Montpelier, by $. X. COLLINS Burlington
and by PECK & SPEAR Concord, N. II. ALLISON &
GAULT; IONA. SMITH, Chelsea, VT. 70
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FARM FOR SALE

GOOD FARM of one hundred and fifty four acres called
N the Strong, Phillips Farm, lying in Hydepak on the
west line and north line Of rrisown, and u half miles
from the village of Morville and the from
Hydepak Court House About sixty improve
ment, and tha remainder well tmbered chiefly with hard
wood has most excellent sugar orchard, house (36
-26) partly finished, which has good cellar well stoned
barn and shed nearly and good repair. This farm
centrally situated between the villages of Moirsve and
Hydepak and the whole of land rare chance
is offered Terms of payment easy.
For particulars enquire of Col. f. b. HERRICK SAMUEL
A. WILLARD, MorrsvIlle or of N. P.WALTON, Montpe-
er. July % ls46-76tf
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TAYLOR CANDLEs.-A dealer in Phil
adelphia advertises an article which he
calls Taylor Candles" for the illumin-
alton, which are warranted " not to rum"
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I
FROM THE PRoMPTlTTDE Of IRIS XcTioN s"NN'
OF CLEARING THE SYSTEM IN a
WORM.
The origin, deveopement and support of Worms in the
human SYSTEM TO be attributed to depraved and de
itated condition of the stomach and il being an
tabshed fact that where the digestion unimpaired
the general powers OF the system healthy they can
find habaton. This preparation has the adyan-
tage onot only destroying every but also of produc-
nsa healthy action Of the stomach and other organs dges
ton thereby relieving complaints arising dernnge-
ment of the digestive organs Although prompt Gs
y safe and adapted to the tendcrest age.
oRASGE, New'Jersey, July !, ls4G.
Gentemeu,-I purchased a vial of Doctor Perrys sDead
Shot Yermiiuge your about weeks since or
my little daughter aged two years she had been unvyeIl
o several months with such variety of unvorabe symp
toms we thought she would go into decline and very
swollen, with cough which annoyed her very much
ton ofihe system There was gradual wasting 1csb
ing of the teeth itching of tho and other symptoms
indicative Of worms We gave the first dose, and in few
minutes 1t thrown up aud second dose given ac
cordng to directions which remained The VeTmtuge was
administered in the evening" and the ueH morning prod uced
away from forty to hny worms some of which over
twelve inches long. This was followed by three dis
charges each Of which contained than first
evacuation, and the child passed all more than hun
ded Ater the Vermiuge had ceased operating we
surprised at the sight, and seemed almost incredible
believe without being eye witnesses to the fact that
she could have lived with such mass in her bowels. Her
health Immediately improved, and all the symp-
toms passed OIL and she entirely restored to health
feo in duty bound recommend this valuable medicine to
parents, and would IN s favor than can write
believe it is the eectua remedy known for the
expulsion of worms and with feelings OF profound gratitude
Yours respectfully,
Prepared by Dr; H. T PERRY, and sold Wholesale and
retail by D. d. SANDS, Druggists, lo0 Fulton street,
SOD also ny g F. REpFELb Montpelier. VI 7sooply