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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

NERMoNr SCENERY. We dropped into the
studio of Mr.. c. l.. HfYpr, at the Rutland
and Burlington Depot, a day or two since,
and were struck with the excellence OF some
Landscape paintings of Vermont Scenery, just
receiving the last touches from his pencil.
Mr. Ileyde is young American Artist, OF
much promise, who has spent the past season
in Vermont and who, we trust, will find in
ducements to spend the coming summer in
Burlington. lie has transferred to his can
vass, some views on Saxton's river, and two
or three views of the scenery around the
Highbridge, and Of " Old Mansfield" as seen
from near the llighbrdge, painted with
delightful freshness and truth-and which
would ftly grace the walls of any parlour in
the country One or two of them are already
engaged, and we hope more will be. With
| all the culture and refined taste which al
allow are not rarities in our town, we sup
pose there are few places of equal size where
paintings Of even moderate merit are 81
scarce. An opportunity like this, ought
therefore, not to be lost. Our citizens can
not fail to be pleased with the expression
and close. and careful finish of these paintings
and we,trust they will by liberal orders, d
themselves pleasure, and at the same tim
afford encouragement to worthy man
whose enthusiasm and proficiency in his ar
must in time secure him fame.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18
AGRICULTURAL.


lFrom the Country Gcntlcm1nl
IIiSrs roR the SEhsoN.--Farmers are too
apt to sell of their best stock to the butchers
aud keep the poorest to breed from. and to
gather seed from vegetables that either
ripened too late or were too poor for con-
sumption. Like produces like under favor
able circumstances. II We expect to raise
good stock and crops, we must propagate
from the best, remembering that we cannot
gather "fgs from thorns or grapes from
thistle"
1t is now convenient time to trim grape
vines, trees and shrubs, being careful not to
trim too much. A trimming every season, of
the shoots or suckers. such limbs US are de-
caying, and others that interlock or cross
others, thereby bruisng them, is all they re-
quirc. Downing's FiWt and FruH Trees Of
america is superior work for instructions
on such matters. 1t is II good plan to wash
all coated trees with soft soap. 1t cleans off
the old coat and starts new. smooth one !:
also to remove the soil from about the bodies,
and apply n dressing Of compost or the scrap
ings Of leaf mould from the forests 5.
Pilgrimage Farm, Plymouth Conn.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

Tur PuiLosoruY OF FRoG.-We saw yes
tcrday, snys the pctesburgh Dcmct, on Bolt
ingbrook street lump of solid transparent
ice, about ten inches thick and wide, in
the heart of which was large frog nicely
frozen up and looking quite pleasant with a
beaming eve. The ice was found on the
marsh behind the gas works, and when melt
cd down, the frog very good humoredly shook
himself, and jumped about quite lively We
heard II railroad operative describing the phi
osophy of the thing to friend of his, as
follows
aye sec," says Mikey, "thc poor crathur' s
instruction towld it the air was going to be
cowld and that the frost was goin to power
down red hot SC in it jumps into the wather
to get out Of the dampncss and wraps itself
up in foot square of the liquid to keep the
frost out rs whisky wasn't convanicnt which
is the correct clothing for any intilligint
haste-barrin Know Nothing-to dress his
intayriOr with. And We know that water is
transpOrOus, for it runs into ye at one end and
out ov ye at the other, and never gets
into yer head at all and SO, it began to snow
with a fever hate, and the cowld pinitratcd
of the frog through n foot thick of dry wa ter
so he shook his feathers to keep up the cir
culation of his blood, whch..the llaythins call
ichor, till by dint of kicken, with his hands
anu IOcs-lOT ucNll " reg Has u lTO1 VI uHN
other natural hipid in Americay-he soon got
n comfortable warm congcamcnt of ice round
him, and there he squattcd as happy and COSY
as if he was on Miles soft feather bed
which was made out Of hard pocky-pinc
quils; and looking for all the world like a
bame in n sinner eye, or like a new ambry
tipe picture, which is the representation of
no mortal conceivable thing any way you can
take it, 50 you see the ice conglommerated
round about the frog, for he hit on that plan
like an Egyptian mummy to preserve him
self in Scruld SccHlorum, as the praist says
till conjaynial times should come, when pop
goes the wenzcl, and he'd come out in bla2-
Ing rcrspiration "
" And was 1t the frog did all them things
by himself :" demanded Tady
Twas the frog S own natural philosophy
answered Mkcy.
" The lrog' - said the incrcdulous lady.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

ON MAKING Editors Prairie
Farmer AS the season approaches, when
farmers are usually making butter and
cheese perhaps the following may contain
few useful remarks to the uninitiated, or to
persons who arc not absolutely certain that
their own is the best mode. In penning
these hints | would like to commence with
the milking process.
First, then, let your hands be clean and
your finger nails short, and let the same
hands milk the same cows as much as prac-
ticable avoid all conversation or singing
during milking, because cows shonid be
MIXED quickly, and it will not do often to
stop and what did you say1' and stop the
other, repeating the same question. Avoid
also. wetting the teats. and all noisy, ranting
them well and talk calmly and friendly to
them. Where cows are stabbed Il wlsh
every COW in Illinois had II stall,) they should
be well Uttered with clean straw, or else you
will have a sorry mess instead OF milk sweet
and clean, in the morning.
For straining milk, use a large strainer
pail which is never taken into the yard, but
Is ALWAYS sweet and clean, in the buttery or
cellar or wherever wanted. | strain my milk
in six quart pans. not over full, and let the
cream rise from 80 to SO hours, according to
temperature and weather; if Thermometer
is used Mt about 90 degrees. | skim oil the
cream and allow little of the milk to pass
along into large Garing pan, which think
prefcra BILE to Jar or crock, and churn every
dav-on Saturday and Monday twice to
honor the Sabbath. Great care should be
taken to have pals and pans well cleaned
and scalded, 1t is impossible to make good
| butter and have it keep, unless this part is
well seen to. Your cellar too, should be
clean and free from the last and least triile OF
vegetable matter or smell Whitewash it
and use lime freely in early spring, and have
| it sweet when summer comes a; ana remeih'
Der also, milk and cream want air and plenty
of it. and butter to kept, must be keep, an
tight,
Have your cream tempered to sixty-tWC
degrees and your cows well salted ana yOul
butter will come easy. When the butter Il
we'll come, draw off YOUR butter milk anc
have Il pail full of cold soft water, pour 1t OF
YOUR butter and move your dasher lev
times. this will cleanse it quicker and bette
than the ladlc; if not sufficiently purified
reueat and the color of the water will sh0y
whether YOUR work is well DONE then sal
with the best of Liverpool Blown or Turk
Island salt, about an ounce to the pound'a an
for packing little more let your butte
stand covered for four or six hours, the
work it over. removing what little brine yo
may extract and Pack away, keeping You
frkIn we'll covered from the air, and fill
as soon as possible Any churning of butter
which from some cause or other does NJ
come hard or of a color corresponding to whi
is packed, we use in the family. As soon I
your lrkin is full, place on It clean dam
G cloth and cover with salt an inch or MOI
and head 1t mp, and have large stone
= place on it when wanted. FARMER oroGL
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

4 CHEAP lIoT BED.-The following, which
we take from the Rural New Yorker, gives u
simple practical method,as follows
After leveling down the top OF the heap;
OF horse stable manure, where it was heated
covered it with pieces Of rich turf taken
from the edge Of the barn yard, cut into
squares of five or six inches, and placed grass
side down. | planted my seeds in these
pieces of turf, so that each piece would
make hilI then when it was time to
transplant, Just removed each piece OF iur' r
to place prepared for it in the garden,
without disturbing the plants in the least
| never saw plants grow 50 fast before, and
not one Of them was injured by the bugs,
while some planted in the usual way were
destroyed by them. For the convenience OF
4 transplanting, | should think that turI
would be better than loose earth to Put OF
any hot bed -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

Last Thursday night at Reamstown, Pa,
man went TO Il farm house and told the farmer
if he did not give him fifty dollars he would
burn the barn down. The farmers son was
going to shoot him, but the farmer prevented
him so doing In few minutes, however.
the barn was in blaze, but the farmer and
his son were too frightened to 90 out, for
fear the man would murder them, and there
fore three valuable horses, two hundred
sheep, and thirty head Of fat cattle were des-
troyed On investigation, the body OF man
was discovered in the ruins, with dirk
knife in his belt. 1t is supposed that there
were three or four men, and while one went
| for tic money, the others set the barn on
| fire, and while in the act Of setting the barn
on FIRE one of them received violent kick
from a cross old horse, and therefore he
could not get away, and was burnt to death
The wicked are punished some time oi
other The farmer received assistance by
blowing horns.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

Louis Napoleon, it is said, has board bill
unpaid to this day-in the hands of an ex-
landlord, residing in lIoboken, \. j. The
story is this; "When the nephew of his
uncle was last in this country, he spent sew
eral days of luxurious living at an inn, then
kept by one Of his own countrymen, over
there, but the obligations incurred at the
time have never yet been discharged, though
the Emperor, we are assured has frequently
had his memory refreshed, as to the fact. The
apartment occupied by his deiaulting Ma
,esty, is still shown, with the imperial initial
-. ~ hacked out in the panel of the door b,
Jack knife that (it may be added, } the dis
/ tinguishcd stranger borrowed from son 0
the landlord, which he likewise forgot to re
] turn 70 the owner"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

Captain Rider, of the brig Planet, arrived
at Salem from Port au Prays, Cape de Verbs,
January Sd, reports thata crisis was fast ap-
preaching them-want and misery prevailing
to an alarming extent. BY the arrival of
small quantity OF food from Brazil and the
exertions of the Governor General actual
starvation, except in n few instances, at st,
Antonio, had thus been prevented. Their
present supply will soon be exhausted and
they will require out side assistance for nine
g. twelve months to come.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

New YORK New York Legislature,
after exhausting in petty squabbles the 100
days for which the members are allowed pay
by the State constitution, adjourned in a row
on Wednesday night, without passing the
Appropriation bills, or the bill apportioning
the members OF Congress according to the
recent Census, and leaving much important
business unfinished. The Know -Nothings
in the assembly appear to be responsible for
this extraordinary proceeding, II was done
with the intention Of forcing Gov Clark to
call an extra session forthwith, for which
the members would receive extra pay, mileage
&c, This he firmly declines to do.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

Doctor Fordyco sometimes drank god
deal at dinner. He was summoned one even
ing to see 4 lady patient, when he was more
than half-seas-oye land conscious that he was
SO. Feeling her pulse, and finding himself un-
able to count its beats, he muttered, drunk,
by" Next morning, recollecting the cir
culastanco, he was greatly ,exed and just
as he was thinking what explanation OF his
behavior he should offer to the lady, letter
from her was put INTO his hand, " She toe
well knew said the letter, " that he had
discovered the unfortunate condition in which
she was when he last visited her, and she en-
| treated him to keep the matter secret in con
/ sderation Of the inclosed' Ga hundred pound
/ bank -note),
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

The prcsbytcry of Louisiana have deposcd
Rev Jas. Richards u. D., from the ministry
for drunkeness He was the son Of the late
DR., Richards, Of Auburn Theological Semn-
ary, and man of learning and eloquence,
but yielding TO his appetites he has fallen a
victim to the destroyer. Let him that
thinketh he standeth take heed lest ho fall.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

Our ICE BRIDGE, nine miles long and
hundred or so broad, across Lake Champlain,
remained as firm as the solid ground up to
last Saturday, This week the warm wind
and sun have legun to make some impression
ON 1t, The Lake is on tho rise, and the
crossing Of the broad Lake on the ice is over
for this season, Last year the crossing be
, came unsafe on the ith, the ice broke up on
| tho 18th and the boats were out on the 2lst
! Of Anrll.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18


illegaiity has occurred in Kon.,a vt.,. .j,.
. he not toll us IL. natt,re ord c,,,,,,5 W..
who, G,r poal.. . " ny
c,,J,,t ,.t a:.I a. ~" 'i1'''o J" persona
- nv c'Imlhal, hut lnc1n;ruOus with
ms oiheIdl relations, dii the Pre- don. retain
nm m oiica until alter he had proclaimed nt
/ EIst0n that Kgn,ag had boon sili;ig,t,d bo
the bordornrs az Nies,,.; ,,1 ,,.l,. CO.. ~
had dc,o a., ,,l il .,'.,'..i ~ t''tr n'
.,,ua III ''' "-"'"''t-" 1.-' I',SI'i H.
eNi'' 'iu '"' ifesI'ehc remove h!m Tor the
sn'ha lrc-cNisthg cause only Why d)e4
tho President admit that the election for the
legislative bodies Of Kansas was bolI nu,jor
circumstances inauo,i,i,,s + d., +,,,tI,r ri a,,,l
leraI rosult ;r ,a,,r.tia, ~ anu
,o;,,aJ ,,. ~ ''Ir,' '"I r'' NV az
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

At private dinner party at pinsWa'i
Scotland the cook 10y mistake put monkshood
root instead Of horscradsh into the salad
aud before medical assistance could be
brought, Rev. Mr. Mackenzie, Rey. Mr.
Gordon and Mr. Mackenzie expired.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18
r II e F r L Il P L ESS.
sELECTFC
con sol ITO y

NEOLAT TION.
You'll he forgotten ns old debts
By persons who are used to borrow;
Forgotten, MS the sun that scts.
When shines new one on tho morrow;
Forgotten. like a luscious peach
That blessed the -chool-boy last September
Forgotten. like n maiden Speech
Which all mon praise, but none remember.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

REy, IHEopcKr PAKkER, proposes to lee
ture ON Kansas in this place on THURSDAY
the 2ith inst.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18
IRLING TON:
FRIDAY MORNING APRtL18.1s5C

BRtrlsn ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN lNDM.-1ht
| Kingdom of Dude, one Of the most pop
ulous and powerful OF the native state,
Of IIindostan, has been recently absorbed by
the British government. 1t had been for
In any years under the protection Of the En-
| glish government, but has now found that
protection much like that extended by the
hawk to the chicken.
The measure was effected in the following
mild aud satisfactory manner. On the 18th
of February last, Gen. Outram, at the head
of $1,000 of Her Maicsty's regular and ma
tive troops, marched into the Kingdom OF
Dude and proceeded without resistance to the
Capital, Lucknow, where he laid before the
King a deed of abdcation for him TO sign.
The King, who is a chief Of more than ordi-
nary intelligence, under whose rule many re-
forms have been introduced in the admins
tration Of the internal affairs of his Kingdom
refused to do this, saying he would go to Lon
don and appeal in person to England. Where
upon, Gen. Outram issued a proclamation
revenue Offices and custom house ordered
the various ministers of the kingdom to
render to him their accounts, and organized
new administration consisting of Gen.
OutrNm and four English commissioners
with various English sub-ordinates selected
from her Majesty's civil and military service.
The King has closed his palace doors and
contumaciously declares that he will never
licvc him Of the care of his Kingdom Ills
consent, seems, however, not to be considered
absolutely indispensable. Gen. Outram,
backed by 4 contingent, of 10000 infantry.
5000 cavalry and four companies Of artillery,
which take the place Of the royal army Of
Dude, reigns in his Maiesty's stead, and ap-
points him an allowance Of $500 a year
These particulars aro given by the English
Journals, which Of course, would not cXag-
gerate the arbitrary character of the transac-
ton The territory thus added to the British
realm, is as large as Scotland, covering an
area of2i 900 square miles, with population
of between four and five millions and reven-
ue Of nearly n million of pounds stirling
After few moro operations Of this sort it
will be high timo for the English Press to
cease ascribing to the United States all the
territorial acquisitiveness and rapacity in the
world. Brother J onathan's belief in
"manifest destiny may not be altogether
unmixed with the sin of covetousness, but
John Bull is not the one to take him to task
therefor. 1t is pot calling kettle black, -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

PRoGREss IN Mr.. PIERcEs PARrr.-Thc
vclopes beautifully as it moves on in its
downward path. The doption Of the prin-
cipes Of the Nebraska bill was a Formidable
stride. and was thought at the time to be
about the utmost possible stretch Of folly and
wrong, in that direction but we have seen
tn" rartv reach the lower 'arJ'' -'noI" ,'"oi
it is possible for it to progress in subservlency
to the Slave power, remains to be seen. There
is at least one step more, and Pierce, Dou-
glas tS Co., with their fellow tools Of Slavery,
are ready to take it. The support of the
African Slave trade has not been hitherto Il
part Of the Democratic creed; but ifthese men
are to remain in power, we may as well be
prepared to sec it duly incorporated.
The administration organ in New York
citv,-a daily print called the Day Book, sup
ported by the Office holders under the admin
/ istration, in that city,-has contained series
of articles lately, justltying the slave trade
and denouncing the laws by which it Is re-
strained and punished. The following is an
! extract from llS lSSuc VI lt1oH '1''Nuiu"
"ln our article on Thursday, on this subject, we
stated that modern civilization absolutely demanded
thc,natura productions the tropical and tropocoid
regions ofhis contincnt-that their growth or cuti-
walton absolutely required the labor Of the Negro as
that of the white man physically inapplicable--
that without this negro labor very large and the
very Gncst portion of the continent would have re-
NAMED an uninhabited and an unnhabitable wilder
nc,s-that not only commerce, progress, the wel-be'
in. of modern society, demanded these products
NJ the daily subsistence Of millions depended on
their growth and cultivation. Furthermore, we
stated that tho thee millions of negroes now in oul
midst-the descendants of those brought in by th'
slave trade, were, in comparison with any simila
nut.bcr Of their in Africa in condition of we'll
boinr go immeusurnhly superior, that We had NJ
terms or means to fully express it, aud with thes
u,,l,ubte ed and uumi;takabc facts before us wcr
inevitably forced to tie conclusion that the cause
NIL these beneicent consequences must, from the ma
ture and necessity Of things be in accord with them
and therefore the African siaut raie rDis righ.'
This is the response to the last demand o
, Slavery, We hope our Vermont Democrac
are fully prepared to welcome the new de
,, mocratIc doctrine, and that the Sentinel an
: Patriot will lose no time in " coming ou
5 strong on their side of the new issue, 70
? Cre, trade IN negroes
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

To MAKE 4 BALEY iioRsE bRAw.-Ihc
= London Times " gives a remedy which
proved successful. Alter all sorts OF means
had been tried and flilcd, it was suggested
that simple remedy used in India should be
tried-that is, to get q small rope and attach
it to one Of the fore feet OF the stubborn an
imal, the person holding the end Of the rope
to advance lew PAGES. taking with Linn the
horse a foot, when, as a matter of course, the
horse must follow, The suggestion was at
| first ridicued, but at last a rope was brought
and applied as described, when the horse im-
medatcly advanced, and in few minutes
was out of sight, much to the amazement oi
/ the crowd, The experiment is simple and
worth a trial,
There is woman in the lunatic asylum at
/ New York who thinks that the Roman
Catholics are trying to build a cathedral ii
her stomach, and who goes to bed every
! night with club to keep Of the papi-ts.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18

E2uEsTEtANISM EHTRAoRDINAKi.-A cores
pondcnt Of Life lilustrated' gives the fol-
lowing AZ portion of the experience OF a
Cadet at West Point;
"When came back from fur'onch my class
had ridden for Il year, | only for week or
two. Nothing dauu;ed, however, by this,
and hlindly trusting to fortune and my own
powers, buckicd on pair OF rusty spurs,
bound myself securely to an enormous sabre
with u yonderOus iron scabbard, and sailed
forth. Dragon brought me raw boncd,
vicious.luoking animal which, after some
preliminary difficulties, succeeded in mount
ing.
! s'.Trotr Horse started; 50 did half of
my saddle | had never been taught to keep
my heels we'll out and accordingly my spurs
went IN. Horse went in too, Motion Tc-
culiar. Began to think was losing my bal
ancc. Sabre flew out and hit the horse on
the head, In plunged my spurs deep among
the ribs. Another jump Sabre flew back
and hit him on the tanks SPURS worked
conyulsiycly among lis bones Jump, thump
spur Horse reared, seized his nanc' kick
cd NJ; caught his ears and saved myself, II
began to grow exciting. Finally horse start
ed of. such q race Pulling on the mani
had no tendency 70 check his mad career
rather seemed to lrritate him. Had goo'
hold with the spurs. bat did not consider my
self perfectly safe. Sabre law up and hit IN
in tie face Blind for nom mt, and hear
something drop. Looked up into the saddl
and saw | was not there. Concluded IT mus
he me on the ground. Horse standing near
eating grass and looking at me with " que
> twinkle in his eyc-adling insult to INJURY