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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

isea sed. 8. Potatoes housed in sacks, one
or two large Jumps of lime being put into
each sack ,tubers quite dry, and all preserved.
9. Potatoes first dried by exposure on grav-
ell walk to the heat ofthe sun, and then stored
away in large boxes with lime, all healthy.
Tubers housed in their natural condition be-
came diseased TO-. Potatoes housed with
lime, all healthy. l. Same result. IL.
Several bushels Of potatoes we're pitted with
lime, and when examined, at the expiration
OF several months, were found to remain un-
touched by the disease. Roots pitted without
lime became quite rotten. IL, Two OF three
hundred bushels Of potatoes were divided into
four equal lots Three of these were pitted
with lime, the other in the ordinary way. In
the first of the three lots stored with lime, the
lime was placed at the bottom of the pit
with the proper precautions; in the second it
was thrown into eonica heap in the centre
of the tubers; and in the third and last, it
was placed on the top of the potatoes, being
separated from the latter by layer Of brush
wood, &c. On examining the tubers at the
end OF some months. those in the first pit were
found to be much diseased while those con-
tanned in the other three were nearly healthy,
''The best resist" says this correspondent, "
am disposed TO think was obtained by placing
the lime on the top OF the tubers, and this is
the plan | intend to follow Gardeners
| ChrmiCie
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14
A PRUSsIAN KING.

Frederick William was most outrageously
rude and insulting in speaking and writing.
The epithets Of villain, rascal, scoundre, were
constantly on the royal lips. II he was dis
pleased with report or petition, he used
to draw on the margin asses heads and ears.
The noble minister's who were used to consid-
or idleness as an aristocratcal privilege, he
ordered about like party Of non.commission-
ed officers. Any minister who. without leave
OF the king, or excuse Of illness, was one hour
too late for the sitting, had to pay fine OF
one hundred ducats; if he was absent from
the whole sitting he forfeited, in the first in
stance, the salary Of one half year; If the
same thing occurred second time, dismissal
from office wasthe unalterable consequence.
In his autograph instructions for the General
Dlre.ctorium, he said The gentlemen are to
do the work We pay them for
one OF his Wallets one evening had to read
prayers TO him. Arriving at the words The
Lord bless thee, the silly man, in his habit
ual subserviency, thought he must read. The
Lord bless your Majesty on which the king
at once cut him short You rascal, read f
as it is in the book: before God Almighty, I
am but rascal like YOURSELF The servants
were never safe in his presence. He had al
ways two pistols, loaded with salt, Ling by
bis side, which, if they Numbered he would
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A4r1(ultIlrnl.
STORING POTATOES.

The following results obtained by my plan
of storing may prove useful.
l. Twelve sackstul Of potatoes, lifted o.
tober 18th, 1853 stored with lime, the lime
being placed in small bundles in the middle
OF each sack. Tubers all preserved; whereas
some of the same potatoes, stored without lime,
were much affected 2. Fifty bushels OF
potatoes, dug up towards the end of October,
were pitted with three bushels of quickline,
the latter being placed at the bottom OF the
pit, and covered over with thick layer of
Gorse. On opening the pit it was lounl that
the diseased tubers did not amount to more
than two dozen. Tubers stored in the ordinary
way, in pits without lime, were almost entire.
ly destroyed by diseare. 3, 4. 5. Potatoes
stored with and without lime quite untouched
by the disease. & Roots stored in a large
chest or box with lime. and the latter beng
placed in small clothes-basket, and covered
over with faggots On opening the box tn
tubers we're found quite he by, while some
that had been kept i'll cellar without lime,
we're much diseased! 7. Twenty bushels oil
the tubers were placed in a large bin with
three bushels OF lime, the latter FORMING stra-
tum at the bottom, aud covered over with
thick layer OF course cinders AT the end or
three months the roots were found to be quite
sound, while another lot which had been out
INTO another bin withou. lime were very much
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14
CULTIVATION OF FLAX.

The war between Russia and the Western
Powers in Europe, will completely interrupt
the usual exports Of fax and flax seed from
Riga and Odessa--the pores from which large
iuppIies are usually drawn-whie the Mede-
terranean and Dutch supply must also be
very uncertain, from the risk threatened to
shipping by the Russian cruisers. Already
the price of these commodities has been seri-
ously affected by the war. Flax seed is now
about two dollars per bushel in New York
the general price being Is cents and flax
and hemp are also very high-Our farmers
VIII have been iar-seeing enough to SOW flax
this spring, will reap an ample return, and we
have little douot for the following harvest
(lS55,)and perhaps for several years, fax
will be among the most remunerative crops.
Besides the high price certain to be obtained
for good, well saved seed in any quantity, an
other inducoment to grow fax is the fact that
the straw can be sold to good advantage in
New York and the Eastern States, where for
merly it was scarce worth saving. In Holland
and in Ireland, the fax straw from an acre.
brings the producer an average return of $40
tie $50, and when the quality is very fine,
even as high as 500 to $3.50, and this in
ordinary times, and of course there will now
be large increase in value when the price
of twelve bushels of seed per acre is added to
the above, the growers here can calculate the
return that foreigners obtain IRON a crop
which is almost neglected with us. Why
should this be! We have every variety Of
soil and climate; we have men capable Of
studying out the means by which good crops
are obtained abroad, and what more is re-
CURED
Our export of seed was very considerable
some years ago, but the trsle has been lost
in consequence Of carelessness in the growth
and-it is said-dishonesty in measurement.
We now import from the East Indies and 9th
er parts, between two and three million bush
els Of flax seed yearly, to be consumed by OIL
crushers, who again export the oil-cake to
England, where a high price is o5tlinel rom
the stock breeders, who appreciate It's peculiar
ly nutritive qualities.
There is no reason why we should not grow
all this seed at home, and he large exporters
besides, five rightly set about the improve
ment of our crop. Nor do we see why il
would not pay to ba'e mp our flax stra z
eighty as VIC do hay,) and ship it to the
spinning mills Of Europe, so long rs our home
manufacture cannot consume all we grow
Before We can do this, however, we must vast
ly improve tee growth and mole of pre2ara-
ton for market. which has hitherto been dont
in a truly solvent y mlnner.-4mcriran Ayr.
MturiSt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

ARKANSAS INsEcTs.-=-In Arkansas they
make such subdivision of the kingdom of ma
ture as would hardly be understood at Yale
Or Cambridge. The following is pleasing
illustration of the above assertion, and so we
give it,
A citizen of that State, while on board
steamer on the Mississippi, was asked by a
gentleman whether the raising of stock in
Arkansas was attended by much difficulty or
expense2'
oh, yes, stranger-they suffer much from
Insects
Insects! Why, what kind of insects,
pray2
Why. bears, cotamounts, wolves, and SIGH
like insects
The stranger stopped further inquiry, nor
did he deem it necessary to explain to the Ar
kansas man some passages in Goldsmith s
Natural History.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

An Irishman having plead guilty to an in
dictment. was asked by the Judge if he had
anything to cay for himself. The Eripite gave
no answer
DO you hear, Patrick, what the Court says
to you 2 No answer.
Are you going to answer, sir p Still ST.
lent.
Sheriff, commit that man tor contempt of
Court
May it place yer homer, sir, I'm dafe an
dumb; can naither hear. nor spake at all,
at all!' The Judge was satisfied,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

One day an honest Hibernian stroled into
one Of our churches-no matter where-on
communion Sunday; and at the invitation
usually given for all sin regular standing"
&C., he, being somewhat verdant in matters
of this kind, thought he would stay too. Ac-
cordipgly he remained in his obscure pew,and
waited to see how the waters would move.
Soon venerable man approached him ,and
offered the bread and cup. He took gencr-
Gus sup of the latter, and some of the former,
and the good man passed along. Going back
to the desk, request was made, if any had
been omitted in the distribution that they
would rise. What was the deacons astonish-
ment to see the occupant of the strangers
pew arise, and With peculiar beck of the
finger, motion him that way.
Obeying the sign, he walked towards the
bsckoner, who arose as he approached, and
shading his mouth his hand, as he leaned hall
over the aisle, said in subdued tone,
"Have ye got any chnsc '"-Dodge''
Lit Museum.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

A CAT ExTRAoRDINARY.-Ag gentleman
living at Elk Run, in the lower end of this
county, has the good fortune to possess the
most remarkable grimalkin yet known Of the
cat kind. Its body is of unusual length, its
legs like those of a bench-egged isc. The
fur is of reddish color, the whole beautifed
with black spots and streaks of different fig
ures; they are long on the back and round
on the belly and jaws. Black stripes run
across the ears, which are very long and tip
ped at the ends with blue tuft of hair. Its
physiognomy is fierce and its nature savage.
Ordinarily it is perfectly docle. and like
Wormley's very sensible cat, never says a
word; though he answers readily(1y a wag of
his tally to the name oil Billy" His mas
ter's house being infested with snakes, which
had been bred in neighborng stone-fence,he
took it into his head to cschew snch game as
rats and mice, and make war upon the snakes,
all of which he soon destroyed. Having ac-
quired taste for this kind of sport, he ex-
tended the field of operations, frequently
making excursions more than mile distant
from the house, and returned each time and
every day with a snake, ranging from two
to seven feet long. He has continued this
practice for eight weeks. On one occasion
he returned to the housre much fatigued, per.
fectly wet and covered with saliva. 1t was
supposed he had encountered one of those
large but rare serpents known as the Goobat
This turned out to be true, for the next day
thereafter Mr.. Harvey B. Rails found the
snake dead, and signs OF a dreadful conflict
on the sand. Most or nearly all OF the
wounds had been inflicted on the back Of the
neck. The weight of the horrid serpent was
fourteen pounds eleven ounces. This class Of
serpents is n native Of eastern Virginia, with
a very large head and great jaws-the mouth
is armed with cutting crooked teeth among
which are two longer than the rest, place.
in the fore-part of the upper jaw. All arounC
the mouth there is broad scaly border
and the eyes so large that they give it ter
rible aspect. The forehead is covered witt
large scales. Each side OF the belly is marb
led with large square spots of chestnut colour
in the middle of which is a spot perfect
round and like FURNISHED gold. They HAY
been known to swallow small pigs musk-ratl
opossums. etc. They avoid the sight Of mai
and consequently are rarely seen. Indeed
the existence of the Goobat has been doubte
by many. The cat still continues his wa
upon the snakes These facts may not ga
credence at distance; but they are so vel
known and attested, that no one in the neigh
borhood doubts them for a moment.- Wa
renfm (Va.) FIag
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fire at them. In this manner, one man had
his feet dreadfully injured, and another lost
an eye; Notwithstanding all which, he was
quite offended that he should be generally
considered tyrant. Terror might be said
to 60 before him. A functionary who was
once unexpectedly summoned to his presence,
fell down dead from fright. His cane he APP
piled so unreservedly to everybody, that one
day he maltreated with it major in front of
his regiment; on which the officer at once
drew his pistols. fred one before the feet OF
the kings horse, and with the other shot him
self through the head. One day the king
fell in with his court apotheeary to whom,tor
consideration of a thousand dollars, he had
granted the title of privy councillor. To the
usual royal question Who are youF the
proud man of the pestle answered, Your roy
al Majesty's privy councillor Blank Scarce
ly had he uttered the words, when, with a
shower of blows and volley of rascals aud
scoundrels, his royal Majesty was graciously
pleased to il innate to him. that in future he
was to answer, | am called privy councillor
Blank
There never was more restlessly active
man than the king. He was the very type
of choeric temper; not the slightest touch
of phlegm in him. Being himself SO pas
sionately given to busying himself, it came
quite natural to him to thrash now and then
ole of those Berlin lazzaroni, the Eckenste-
her., ticket parters standing at the street cor
ners,) if he happened to see any one idling
about. A no Less vigoroug application was
bestowed upon the lazy keeper of the Pots
dam gate who, during his morning sumbers
made the country people wait outside the
gate, was awakened by his Majesty saluting
him with his royal cane, and with Good
morning, Master Gatekeeper.'
! 1t was very awkward thing to meet the
king in the street. Whenever he was struck
with the appearance of any one, he rode up
to him SO closely that the head Of the horse
touched the mans chest. Then followed the
usual question, Who are you!' Those
whom he took to be Frenchmen were sure to
be stopped by him. One of them being ask
ed 'Qui etes vous?' very wisely answered in
German, L do not understand French Even
the French preachers were stopped, and every
time asked whether they had read Molere,as
an inuendo that he did mot consider them as
much better than comedians. The son OF the
celebrated Beausobre, once answered to this
Moliere question, 'Oui, sire, ct surtout paw
are. Such ready answers pleased the mol-
arch. and fortunate were those who were able
to give them. Those, ON the other hand, far.
ed worst who tried to fly from him. 1t hap
pened one day that Jew seeing the.king at
a distance took to his heels; but being over
taken he confessed that he had been afraid
The king Immediately began to cudgeI him.
with the words, Love me, love me you shall
and not fear - Krhses Mtmoir Of M,
Curt IF Prnssi0.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

A WoMANs MAGNANIM1TY.-A miller's
dog broke his chain; the miller ordered the
maid servant to tie him up again. She was
attacked and bitten by the dog On hearing
her cries, the miller aad his people ran to her
assistance. keep off" said she, shutting
the yard door, "the dog is mad | am al
ready bitten, and must chain him up alone
Notwithstanding his biting she did not let him
60, but chained him up, and then retired to
her ehan,ber,and with the noblest resignation,
prepared herself to die. SYMPTOMS Of hydro
phobia soon broke out; and in few days
she died. The dog was killed without doing
further mischief.
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III q.

I IL tile County 1t Vasiingt AZ arr hr,rby nulifrd hal
ID taxes assessed by said twn within III year and M,
IRE G'ahd Lft,i isJ fe;i'ih IN wimlc unpaid, u the
jiinwlng drscrilmd lands IN such wn, Ia vii.
The dwelling house ass hd "ecapi a d wned nv ,,r .
mi Howe IN aeslnry village, tn ud.d A. t,ows yin
oeghhihe NJ h'hl 81 wesi three ods from the s, m
sicily corner If The lot whe,e q. r. Shrna nov ivs
themre hoith q west to the norh-ry id- ii the w.,
u" nj 'sh'n ,iir'ad, five and one hal rods H.. nm
ihr prk me u k"bbinr' garden uohry 10 the nor,h
west r"fhr tn reof III nee alb ~ rid to tn. mau, h.
gun ~ ana Is the SAME dtitd H. sud ,r,el iowo nv
kay, ,nnsh by deed dated and executed July 26,h A.
L. Parker w y "'''"'
'hd 50 much II said ans will b. sold at pnblc anc,,
~ 'me uweing h,isr 81 q Parser, in said WATERBURY
as Sha oe rcqnir to discharge said taxes win csts nm
css yTeyinns'y pa d. l. Z. BROWN IL, Co.,sas, y"
'~FrV' ""s vs. i''s' 3swJ
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Mrs. sarah POtter,s Estate.

STATE or VERMONT, 4 At a Probate Comn held NJ
asHsGroN nisrRicr. the Pn'bair Office in Mnn,pr
iitr within and TO- said district, the 9th day # An
gust, 4 ID 1854.
INSTRUMENT puruoriirg I" lie the last WIN aud
fsam mt of Mrs Saiah p tier late ut Berlin, IN said
District dtceased beng present. Ia the tou here by
William Ellis The Executor therein named far
Proar Il Is ordered by said Cnnn that al pcrsnny
Concerned therein, be n,iiedt pear session SAID
CONT Ii he holden Al the Probate Office In NnnIpeier on
the 18th day ~ September 1884 and sew cause, if my they
may have, against the Probate al said Will for which
prse Is fhft rdered that copy If the record uf this
order be- published three weeks snecrsaively in the CITE.
Mountain Freeman tantrd At Montpelier previous To said
time appointed fr hearing. 1906 ''sftf
true c.hy If record,
its ~ NCppIIt D..
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poetrp.
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
. sUmMER EVENINGS SCENE.

SUMMER EVENINGS sCENE'
The crimson clouds now gid the ~es''
Shed glory Ger the hill,
And grandeur on the mountain CREST
And beauty ou the rill
Soft sunset sends one lingering ray
Through twlisbfs golden sheaves,
Coquetting, as sweet maidens say,
Among the, maple leaves.
rhe robin with his crimson Breast
Seeks now his loving mate;
The ground-bird's sleeping in h0r nest,
The cricket chirrups wait,
The sturdy Farmer HES him home
With haste and right good will,
While Betty waits the COWS to come
From grazing on the Hill.
The crescent moon, so sad and pale,
Lights up the hidden nook,
And there sweet Nelly of the vale
Sits musng by the brook
The willows whisper to the stream
That wanders to the mill,
Nor yet disturb the maiden's dream
IT'S all unbroken stA.
The little laughing children play
By cottage doors in glee;
And pretty Jessies strolled away
Down by the grassy lea;
And Jenny in the arbor's shade
Twnes Letty's curling hair,
While sweet love-whspers to the maid,
FAN on the silver air.
4 dark cloud dims the moons pale face,
And shadows gil the nook;
. Sweet Lefty Leaves the trystipg place,
,- And eensfve Nell the brooks
And Jessie's coming from the lea,
With step all free and light,
While midnight breezes softly play, --..
"'Tis time to say good night" MINNIE MoonE.
APPLE Grove, 1854.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

EN1aMA.-What word is there in the Eng
lish language, and in common use, which will
describe person or thing not to be found in
any place, and yet, without any other altera-
ton than separation Of the syllable will de-
scribe him as being present at the same mo-
mept? ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Nowhere!
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FAIR ~ ANk'S

"eo me best applications ever discovered foi the cite
OF the following diseases:
'nu'ma'loh Of the l4ings Sure tn. oat Pbthsc Eend
.cne' Files, Cholic Cramp, Fever and other Sores Ear
senr, LUIS Burns and Sc,ds, Rhtuma ISM Prnlses aud
>'1Sns sings Of Ini els, Dyspepsia Wmms Cbibl.ins
. ."m compound win remove that foul bilious mater
,'nh me stomach, which many Diseases as fl
,""s.Iraihs and Dizziness In the head Seen.s N, The
'on'ueh Loss IT Appetite, Costven. S. Janndicr Weak
"pss, ne"e complaint and In Colds II gives immediate
Celiei If taken in season, e ''~"'e
An"ne thr many important discoveries of this genera
'" one whose lama will he written ms with SUNBEAM,
ne History Of The past Fairha' Ms celebrated Healing
onpohd stands forth alone and b. his own wnrks nya
'iaims Its power That mute enquenre so res,s,ahly y,
ee'ns ~ the appeas Of The suffering lor relief has see
ahsw cred Hundreds nf cases have been cnY+d hy M
hVaaole medicine and they can he produced If n,res
his peparainn ~ "'"''''s Virtues
inc famp"nd is combined with the most eec,aai aids
we NOS sanitary productions, and its srrcess IN the re.
ioh TO health Of hnse who had long mined unser ais
feSssne naadies, has given an exalted character.
ton, Mas. dor sS,p =, ne %, NY NJ
=. A. Hodges, Richmond and J. R. Braiev, Waterbury
sale and reta agent "''''e'
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To PRESERVE EGGs.-Take suitable tub
or pot, and put in layer OF salt then set
in layer OF eggs, small end down, cover
them with layer Of salt one inch thick
then another layer Of eggs, and so continue.
Eggs will keep for twelve months if kept in
dry cool place, free from frost. D.s.
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NEW MUSIC BOOK.
LADIES' rlTU nE
rHE
Penn Mrd;raI TIN yrr>jl,, PHILADELPHIA

'NfE FALL TERM If tins mr. ca stlhd for Ladies
viii comm nee on The first Monday in October. 1854
hnd continue ~ mouths.
The Stst If Trachin here pursued, 's-n'irr'y new
and Is murr comprehensive Oh. lib raj aud racca
han thai ui an, other MEDICAL Scm In The couutry. l.
Is based, iar a. Issbe, un The p.v' scirnceSc,n
seqneny free from al .ect- and ugu'as. The branch
study divided rng I" 'helf sue
crssinn and anpbt In hur progressive c,res ii four
nonth each thee tw couf IS III Zach .ear, mus On
nh'img III sadeats IL successfully Though al fur
Courses within two years BY Is nr"nsrinrt the study
r. ndered e,sv ai Of daily increasing int
l. die, deshinp thoroughly scientific Medical Ednca-
ton or an, % pn,I cua ~ interesting them have iacIli
lies here nowhere Ella, D. be ioiihd 80
ways h. made sa,f,cto,y J I-i Of oihers, Facn and
9th riCilars, please addi So -
No. l6O Arch s,,.ri an lux 1893 Philadelphia 7
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AsAPH TOWN. !
SAtij, ~ unNIk MN
Joseph II. EbarIimg's Estate.

THE ub-cbers, having b.en appointed ly The lionor-
! able Probai Cmu for the District Of " aslinrtnn
Commissioners 10 receive, examine. aad adjnst n cians
anu demands Of all thr Joseph z.
Darling late Of N"nlpelirr IN said district decreased r,ne
seni-d hs0vtn t,s the Of TX H. from the oStd v
Of July 1884, bring allowed by said Court To hr Of
said deceased Ia sxb and pive ihir eGtivp claims
be ore usn give ntce tlai will attend 10 the d,es
If cur appointment at The dwelling house Of the widw #
said deceased in Monli elier in sid District, the seem
Tuesdays Il September and January next ut une ocock
in the afternoon, IN each ii said days
JAMES K. LANGu@N. L.,
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John Rallies Esfole

TUE SUBSCRIBERS, having been appointed by he Hon
PROBATE Cont f"r the District ct Washington Com
mands o all per-' MS against the estate Of John .t,I
late Of Woodbury., in said District deceased represented
inshIven aud ilr term of six months from the 7tb dny
of August 1854 allowed by SAID Court u the crenrs II
said DECEASED 1" exhibit aud prove their RESPECTIVE ca,Gs
before us-ln rive noilr- thai viii attend IL the duties
of cur appointment ut the dwelling house Of the late Jhu
alliie in W"dry said district an the 9th DAYS Of sen
enbcr and February next, nj urtck, in the after
noon, on each OF said days.
ASlpu TnwN