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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
FOE SALE.
a llrst rato Chance for Business
Zen.
MRS " !. -AN3ORN, Teacher Of French
n Is, |. lINnY. lnnchtr M Mua g.

- Ia 90 ~St NAAAtr -Dl -OLSlEGka
Ten,
no subscriber of.r. or Sale, all III. zeal E.ta.c via .
tpHr and one hatf cf choice land with first
lass new dwrH4 house, Tho ougby furnished aud paint
81 uf9h4h7W Nth c.m'll cell =, aud g. water IN
The ki,ch n, good veil ranged barn, with runnin.
voter iu tr yard, nov and large al hDu. I'D
good arch therein good Store built 10 years since r
Is situated ono mile from ydepark two miles ff,n Nor
rsillei iu central location r tn tr-df Of Norr.towu
and Hydcpark aud adjoining towns. IN the villa are
Irit Mil saw h L. fauncry, 81 len Factory, ar ase
sh"p starch Factory. blacksmith shop sc. m tone
of the vtry best cations ot trad' Ga lamoillc County
where large business /. being lo. e. lar cuisines has
ecu done here for ready pay strictly cha &c b.
here cGcrrd TO an active business man viii also sci
very Rye iuerya OF some - acres NIL from tho but
diurs, We fenced wtha go0Inew ha aui shd the con-
with water IN the gard, either with o. s,pa from the
buildings
Fer further par!ic .lirs enquire ct he sebscrhet
~ ". rEERlLL.
STATE OF VERMONT, / In Probate Court, h-d at
WAshiNGroN DISTRICT S. Montpelier, in and s.r said
District, on the 2Sth day Of January, A. 4. 1861.
Mrs Sophrona L. Nelson, Guardian Of Theresa v. En-
eltne $, Diana f., Jonathan olive d. and Levi w.
Nelson minor heirs of jonathan Nelson late Of Fayst
in said District, deceased, makes appcaton TO said
Court for license 70 sell the Interest Of her said wards
ia the homestead Of witch said jonathan Nelson died
seized situated in said Fayston representing that aid
sac would be Conducive to the interest OF her said ward
Tor The purpose Of putting the proceeds creof at inter
est or Investing the same Ia stocks or real estate.
"herupon Ia ordered by said Court thu. the said ap
PcAluh De referred for hearing and dec on thereon Ia
session Of said Court III be held 1t the Probate ONCE in
mo.tpehcr aioressl, IN thr iah " Of February A. D.
1904 anu u iurher ordered that notice Of the sub
stance OF said application aud Of the time and Mace of
sa airing, he given TO all Interested by the pub icatlon
thereof three SUCCESSFULLY la the Green M
Freeman newspaper printed ~ Montpelier, previous Ia
SAIL unlc OF h'ati"g that they may appear at said time
aud place, and Il they see cause object 10 such license
o"a T. K. MERRl l., Judge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

TIE subscriber offers for sale his sun H. but very r,
rablc, arm, pleasantly located in The Factory va
ag", IN Barre, ami within half mite Of Barre Academy
containing ~ aoe II improved land Of the first quality
and all under good stUe OF cultivation, with all ntces
saty buildings treon--cunsnting Of Dwelling House.
She, Btrn liorsctarn and Granieryall new vi h the
modern improvement aud conveuences, and with never
failing rdnung water at both House and Barns The
same will be sold on easy terms. and great bargain.
MASON CARPt n ER.
Barre, Jan. Is, 1851 96sas.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
South Hardwick Academy.

The Spring rm Of this Institution will commence
Wednesday. February 9Th, and continue elyen weeks
~ der the charge n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

New loBS jan, p. Tna HvaH's Wash.
ington dispatch sIys that letter from Fort
Sumter denies that there had been mutinv in
the garrison 1t als) states that the whole
command are in good spirits and prepared to
defend the fort to the last extremity. Two
Steamers watched the fort ali night of the 10th
and mortars had been planted by the South
Carolinians on the nearest land to Fort Sumter
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

MtLEpGLuam Ga, Jan. % The Conycn
ton will tomorrow elect ten delegates to the
Convention which meets at Montgomery, Feb
t.
An ordinance amending the old Constitution
by substituting Imprisonment for death for en-
gaging in the African slave trade, was passed
unanimously.
SECRETARY ToucY TO he ARRAlGNED ron TREASON.
Nw YoRE, jan. 81. The agents of the 81
yannah line of steamers tclesr0phed to-day
from Savannah as follows The seizure OF
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Farm for sale I!

Also, Manu- scturers ole lis and Ca
Jan l6, lS6l-l3l,w3
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12
Cure for Ingrowing Nails.

| II is sisted by q correspondent of m,
Medical and Surgical Journal, that cauter
za'ion with hot taIlow il an immediate cur,
for ingrowing nails. lie says:
The patient on whom frat tried thi,
was young lady who had been unsble Il
rut = shoe on for several months. aud decided
~ the worst case had ever seen. The dis.
ease had been Of long standing. The edge
Of the nsl was dceply undermined; the
granulations formed high ridge, partly
covered with skin. pus constantly oozinc
from The root Of the nail the whole toe was
swollen, and extremely tender and painfnI.
Ny mode Of proceeding was this: / put
very small piece Of tallow in spoon. and
heated i over allanp till il become very hot,
and dropped two or three drops between the
nail and grsnuIalions. Tho effect wss m 40.
csl- Pain and tenderness were at once re-
ieved. and. 10 few days the. granulations
we're all gone, the diseased parts dry and
destitute Of feeling and the edge Of The n naiII
exposed 90 as 70 admit OF being pared away
Without any inconvenience. The euro was
complete. and The trouble never returned. -
have tried this plan repeatedly since. with
he same satisfactory results. The opera.
ion causes little il any pain. II the ID low
J properly heated
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

How STocK CHOOSE THEIR PASTURE.
"A correspondent OF the Ohio Guilt
vator has three pastures, nearly ia a
row; one faces the south, the middle
one the east and west, and the other q
northern face. The middle one is
pasture in the woods. When stock
IS put in this woods.pasturc, they
manifest great desire to get out Of 1t,
no matter how tempting the grass
may look. They greatly prefer the
sunny fields. The north field has
about an acre in woods in one corner.
and about two acres that faces the
south; the grass on those two acres il
kept very short, while on the north.
ern portions Of the field it is quite
plentiful.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12


The CHANCES or BArrLE.-.At Water
loo" said Napoleon, III ought to have beer
victorious. The chances were a hundre,
70 one 10 nv favor. But Ney, The brayes
Of The brave, at the head Of AZ 900 French
men, suffered himself to the delayed a whole
day by some thousand Of Nassau troops
Had i not been for this inexp;icable mac.
,isi'y, the English nrmy would have been
taken asgrante deIicto. and arrihilased
without striking a bow. Grouchy. with
10000 men, suffered Bolow ard Butcher
TO escape him; and finally heavy shower
Of rain made the ground 90 soft that i, was
impossible to commence the attack al dsy.
break. Had been able to commence
early, Welling.on's army would have been
trocden down n the defIcs Of the forest be.
fore the Prussians could have had time 70
arrive. i were otherwise lost without re.
source. The defeat Of Wellington's army
would have been peace. the repose Of Eu-
rope, the recognition OF the interests OF The
masses, and Of the democracy"
Montholon's History.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12
Superintendent, Of Public INSTRUCTION.

FORTRESS MoaRoE.--A fortress holds the
same rank 70 fort that : college does o d
common school. A fortress may contain .
number Of forts. Fortress Monroe contains
90 acre Of land. Il i on old Pon, Comfor !
% named from 'hc saIutrious. bracing, heal
my e'ima,e end its abundance Of crab, lob.
''er oyster and fish products whici: is ready u,
hand. i j. almost an Island, as there be-
lnI but narrow neck or rand. bar come a.
'ng y 70 ihe main land. i, commands the
mouth Of james River on which Richmond
stands and The inlet 10 Norfolk, afrording a
nne shelter also for . blockading squadron
y Chesapeake Bay. thus completely locking
~ The waters q Virginia and Maryland. -
i has now mounted 400 guns Of heavy cali. !.
Der. Il will soon have $500 men.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

SrScuLAR DErEsrIoE OF RAiLRoAr
TRAIs.--A conductor on the Nashville Rail
road Informed Us, few days ago. tha, his
train was stopped by an emigration OF army
worms crossing the track. They were over
an inch thick on the track, and the wheels Of
me locomotive, when il came upon their
midst, whirled round and round. as if the
the track was covered with ice. and would
no, move an inch forward. The train was
backed out and the track cleared Of the
worms with hovels.-Louisv.lle Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

WHAT Is A RATION. ~ For the information
of numerous ipquirers We give the following
list Of articles constituting ration. from III,
army regulations:
Twenty OF. fresh and salt beaf. Or II OF
Of pork; IS o.. son bread Or nour, 0,
II o.. hard bread; 2t o.. beans, OF ? s-5
o.. rice; ! Sc OF. sugar; / o.. coffee,
ground; ! gin vinegar; 1 OF candles; Z o..
sosp; and o.. salt. This must answer for
The subsistsnce Of soldier during the dsy.
and, properly husbsnded, il Is enough.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

GTAn Ohio stumper while m.kInr q
speech recently, paused 10 The midst Of IL
and exclaimed suddenly:
"Now. gentlemen what do ycu ,hinkp
Instantly man rose in The assembly, and
with Scotch brocue replied:
Il think. sr--I do indeed. sir-I think II
you and 1 would stump the country ,ogeih !
er. we would tell more lies Than any other
two men in the country, sir. and Id not say
a word the whole time. cir"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

VALUE OF CRowS.-The crown Of Enc.
land i valuable enough to found hail 4
dozen moderate colleges. The twenty
diamonds round the circle are worth $50 900
two large centre diamonds, $4,000; fihy four
smaller diamonds IN the angle, $4,000;
tour crosses, each composed Of twenty. five
diamonds. 10000; four large diamonds on
the top Of the crosses, $4,000; twelve
large diamonds 10 the fleur-ds-lis, $50, 600:
eighteen small! ones in the same. $1,000;
pearls and diamonds in tho arches and
crosses. $4,000; also. cne hundred and for
" six small ones. $4,000; twen,y.six
diamonds in the upper cross $780, 900; two
circles Of pearls about rim, $l5,000. Val.
ue Of prcious stones. exclusive OF metal,
$4,000
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

No BUGs IN LATE SowS PEAs.-Mr
John NJ. Smith, Of Wheatland. 10
forms US that he sowed 5 IL acres Of
peas last year, the first week in June
and they were entirely uninjured by
the bug.
They were sown on corn ground
All but one acre was sown without
being plowed-the land being harrow.
ed and cultivated in the spring, and tho
peas gang-plowed in. The peas on
tn the acre that was plowed were the best
lhe whole crop, however, averaged
80 bushels per acre. The variety was
what is known here as the ssCanada
Creeper. The peas we're of early
enough to allow the land to be sown
to wheat in good scason.-Ex.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

The PosTTrox or EsGLASD. The New
York Times does not put . very favorsbl,
Interpretation upon Queen victcrias proc
nation Of neutrality. Il says:
This PROCLAMATION cannot fail to be high
y offensive to the United States, ss Il is 4
virtual recognition Of the Confederate States
Such sn 90, is 6nexampIed in the history ol
diplomatic intercourse. There is no more
reason why England should take the posi-
ton she has ia reference to our controversy
with the rebels. than with the Mormons."
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12


ExPREslpRsr PIERCE On THE WAR.-Trs
Boston Post publishes letter from Ex- Pres
idsnt Pierce, which concludes ns follows:
The very idea Of the di.memberment oi
Union has always been to me Que Of terri.
o'e significance. Sill. iii, holds a place
10 the inevitable march Of time-if the no.
Ole fabric must totier 10 its faii--there is,
hunbly hope, no inex,reble necessity tha,
''s ruins be stained with gore. n our faith
ese were mistaken. and time has developed
10 our system. or if the madness Of their
sons has planted there lhe gem Of On "ire-
Dresslble conflict, which forbds us longer
70 live together in peace. then in peace ond
on just terms lei us separate. Fearful will
be The responsibility Of those who would
cast the last element Of human woe-thst .,
arms for fratricieal siaughter--into The gen.
ersl chaos. The wisdom Of man fails. may
God in mercy guide a..
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

LINE IN PorLrRY HousEs.-Lime
will keep hens clear of vermin. and
in q fine healthy condition. Itshould
be used as dry powder, and scattered
occasionally all about poultry house
and yard. On the droppings, how
ever, snlphatc Of lime Common plas.
teri or charcoal, ,sor dried muck, should
be thrown instead Of lime; ashes may
be used as substitute for lime,
through the latter is best. The pow
dered lime is better than white wash
though that also may be advantage
ously used upon the sides and ceiling
Of the room.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

BLAcKBERRY WIsE.-The Paris Git
izen publishes the following recipe.
which il says makes the best blackber-
ry wine ever tasted.
Press the berries through sieve,
and while doing so, pour a little wa
ter over them, in order to get all the
juice from them, then strain the mice
through flannel cloth, put three
pounds Of sugar to one gallon OF the
liquor, then put it into stone jars.un-
covered or very thin cloth over it,
until fermentation ceases, which will
take six or eight weeks, skim it care
Iully every day, or oftener, bottle and
seal it up tight
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

POPLAR RAIs.--Joseph Roberts,
|of Ridgeway, Wisconsin, writes to
| can produce poplar rails, made in
the month Of April, in the year 1916.
that arc sound this day, free from rot,
and better than any oak rail / have in
my fence, made at the same date. The
trees were fclled after the leaf had
come out, and in splitting tho trees
the bark came of, and every rail Be.
ing free from bark, the timber season
ed at once--hence the durability.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

WHAT THE BLocKADE 70 DINO ron TIN
SourH.-The blockade is doing the Sousl
some service. II we are to believe some 81
its journals. The Richmond (va.) Die.
patch, says the restriction 10 working in On
exscily opposite direction from that inteuce d
Oy Lincoln. They ere turning their atten.
ton 70 manufacturing. and thus making them
selves independent Of the North. The Dis
patch hears Of no less than four important
branches Of msnuiacture-swo Of them BE-
ING Indispensable IN time of wsr-which the
blockade hss taught them 70 produce them
selves. FrfrYt NA#
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12
Toleration.
ny FINLEY JOHNSON.


Though IN the matters OF oar faith
We cannot all agree; .
Yet in the bonds Of friendly lsve,
We can united be;
For weak indeed must be that creed,
Ia fact not worth feather,
Whose advocates refuse 10 kneel,
In love and peace together.
This world indeed wo1ld wiser be
II oil would ceaae contention,
II none would strengthen BY his acts
The rank weeds Of dissension.
II each and every one would strive,
ln loves wide field to labor;
Choose his own creed--and also give
The same right 10 his neighbor.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12
NO. 2.

APPLYING MAScRE TO CoRs.--Thc
transactions OF the Nantucket / NJ ass !,
Agricultural Society for 1860. contain
The result Of an experiment bv Z. w
oardner, in regard to the best man
m ner OF applying manure to corn
Inc plat without manure yielded at
the rate Of IL bushels per acre: ma.
nnre spread on top. 3s bushels; man
nre cultivated in. As bushels; manure
plowed in four inches deep, 65 bush
els; and manure pldwed in eight inches
deep. 90 bushels per acre. The ex.
perlmcnts were on too small scale
li45 feet square to be entirely salts.
factory. The whole land had been
the year previous, with six
cords good barn. cellar manure per
acre.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

Ideas Aaoat in the Confederate States

Ideas Afoat in the Confederate States
The agents Of the Federal Government,
who have visited the secession camps Al
Fredericksburg, Richmond. S,aunton, War
ren'on, and Hsrper's Ferry. say that, the
Southern military now fully realize the
strength Of the government. and the formid.
able character OF its present movements.
They admit our superiority in numbers
N money. in marine. and supplies. and our
equality 50 far as the morale and skill Of
our soldiers are concerned; and they re-
iuctanily state thar, under different cir.
cums'ances, we would possess the adyan-
|.age.
But on the other hand. they contend that
as theirs is to be defensive warfare, they
hold the advantses by being on their own
soil, defending their homes: that they are
masters Of the situation BY reason of their
thorough knowledge Of the country; and
our troops not being scclimated s,e
liable to decimation . By disease; that
u we take given point. the government
must leave garrison TO hold il, eIse the
the departure OF troops will be the signal
Tor another uprising; and that 10 perma-
nenily hold the South in subjugstivn. should
me government succeed in putting down The
'ebeilion. standing army Of so great NUN.
Der would bave 20 be kept in the field as
you'd ruin the North BY the taxation which
would be incurred thereby.
Finally. they hold that England and
rance must raise the blockade 70 save
hemselyes from revolution, and that then
he South will have means adequate 10 con
usr their independence.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

DisTRIDUrros or THE School FUN. =
The Superintendent OF Public Ins,ru uctior
has Issued the following circular;
To the County Treasurers and Auditors:
GESrLrMEs: Innumcrable letters are re-
ceived at this Office making inquiry as Il
when the School Revenue will be spportion.
ed. The distribution will be made The very
moment the data is on hand upon which to
base "a apporlionment. The Soperinten-
dent would respectfully suggest ihs, he is
Insrusted with this matter, and tha. he. per.
baps, undeFstands when he is prepared 10
act. Complaining letters will not drive him
10 distribute By guess" HEREBY subjscring
The School Revenue 10 lose Of thouss nds.
lie would further inform you that ne Il the
only officer whose duty Il Is 10 make The ap.
pcrtionment or 10 give notice thereof. You
need not. therefore, call upon The Auditor
d State for your warrant for the School
Revenue until you receive official notice
rom The Superintendent. he being, as we
'ave said. The only officer who has anything
Q DO with this matter. As he makes The a
'ort'onment. he will be very likely 10 be
he first one who. knows when your money
: ready, snd be assured he will give you
ue notice.
he would feel Obliged II the papers
hroughous The State would copy this card
NILES ). FLETCHER,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

IL They have company OF soldiers al
Pensacola, fighting for the South, every one
Of which i Methodist in good standing. -
The Captain when he gives his commsnds,
thus addresses his men: "Brclhren. shoulder
arms! Brethren! carry arms! Brethren for
wsrd!" There ere four preachers 10 the
ranks, and prayer meetings and preaching
are frequent in the camp near Pickens.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

0JAn Englishmsn took out his natural.
izasicn pspers a New Orleans. u IL o'clock,
on the 26,h ult An hour afterwards the or.
dinsncs Of sscesssion passed the Convention
Hence Be vas British subject, citizen or
the United States and citizen or Inds-
pendent Louisisns. within tho sples Or
Iilslo over sn hour.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

6rThe following i On exact copy Of q
written notice which was posted IN Maine
stage: "Lost-s calf red. He had white on
one bic behind legs. He was I she calf
! will give three dollars 10 every body ,ha,
will bring him home"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

Arms roA ISDIASA.-Ths indianapolis
: ournsl says Gov Morton has appointed
Hon. Robert Dsls Owen commissioner %
proceed % Europe to procure arms for Indi.
sna- No better sppointnsns could have
been made.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

UT"Figures won't lic," il an old
homely expression, but few men can
look on fashionable womsn's figure,
nowadays, and say q much. 4'f'
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

ITO destroy ants in bee hives,
mix equal parts potash and sugar,
and place it in places whelo the ants
can get at it and the bees cannot.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12
PusLisHElSr SrvE9Y wEDsEsDAY. Al, JASPER
DUBOIS couHrY, isDrAsA, BY
CT EN- EHT DcANE.
OFFICE-CoRsER or MAcDosAIp AND
WEsr STREsrs.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

~m9e. RATES or ADVERTISING.
\ For square Of 10 lines or less, week, sl 90.
Each subsequent insertion, 25 Gle.
Longer Advertisements, at same rate. A
fraction over even square or squares, counted
a. square. These are the terms for tran
sient advertisements; a reasonable deduc-
tion will be made 10 regular advertisers.
Notices Of appointment Of administrators
end legal notices Of like character to be
paid for in advance.
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES:
For Township Offices, each. sl.0O
For County 200
For District. Circuit. or State. 800
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

The gallant Col. Kelley Of The l.t vir.
ginia regiment. hear is mortaly wounded
No o'hsr important casualties on our side.
T. A. NORRIS. Gen. Commanding.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-06-12

0hAFIuN, JUNG 3.
To Gov. Q. P. Morton: We surprised Ii,
rebels. about 2 900 strong. at Phillips thi
NOR ming. and captured large amount o
arms. horses, ammunition. provisions, ant
camp equiprge.
III the Iudiana regiments were engaged
and behaved with great eallantry.
The attack was made after march durinn
The entire night. 10 drenching rain Tie
surprise was complete. Fifteen rebels were
killed
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-19

Messrs Duell, Walton, Beale, Morrill,, E.
Reynolds, Mexican and Others expressed thei
views
Adjourned.