Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-12-22


and energetic young man Neonld save
enough in two or three years to buy
a good farm, and in five or six more
could make himself independent. We
do not say that the same thing can
not be done now, we believe it can,
but not any easier than sixty years
ago. 1t seems to US that the advance
ment of civilization, and the improve
ments of this progressive age are on
Iy beneficial to the poor man in the
degree in which he keeps himself fully
up with the time. and is himself inspir
ed with the spirit of modern progress.
If he lags behind, and is held fast in
the old ruts, his chances continually
decrease.
A FARM PICTURE.-What vivid
sketch is that which George William
Curtis draws of some country houses.
Alas, that so many sit for the picture
Il think Che says of many and
many sad eyed woman have known
in solitary country homes, who SEEM
ed never to have smiled, who strug-
gled with hard hands throug h melting
heat and pinching cold to hold back
poverty and want that lowered like
wolves about an ever increasing flock
Of children. How it was scour m
the morning and scrub at night, and
scold all day long How care blurred
the window like a cloud, hiding the
lovely landscape! How anxiety snarl-
ed at her heels, logged her like cur
How little she knew or cared that bob
olinks, drunk with blind idleness, tum-
bled and sang in the meadows below,
that the earth was telling the time of
j the year, with flowers in the woods
above As | think of these things,of
this solitary, incessant drudgery, of
the taciturn husband coming in heavy
with sleep-too weary to read, to
talk, to think do not wonder that
the mad houses are so richly recruited
from the farm houses, as the statistics
; ShOW-that t h e farmers daughter
hangs enchanted over stories in the
= weekly paper of the handsome Ed
ward Augustus, with white hands and
+ black eyes-nor that the farmers son
b, hears the city bells that long ago rang
, to Wilmington, Turn again, Whit
tington, Lord Mayor OF London"
/ ringing to him as he passes in the fur
; row, Turn again plough boy, million
aire and merchant"
t To CURE CORNs.-The corn should
t first be well softened by soaking the
5 feet in warm water, and as much of it
v removed by sharp instrument as can
d be done without pain. Then apply
/. over the surface very small quantity
5. OF pulyerized nitrate of silver, aud
/ cover it with piece of linen or lint
o in order to keep in its place. After
(. twenty-four hours, the foot may be
e soaked again, and that portion of the
II corn which has become blackened and
Ii disintergrated by the caustic removed
y by scraping, or with knife. Repeat
y the operation till cure is Effected
,. Journal Of Chemistry.
=, CURE FOR CHILBLAINS.-AnOlnt the
! feet thoroughly with salt butter, anc
+. heat in by hot fire five or ten min
il utes.
d, NJ. d. Bateham says in the Ohio
% Farmer, that leached ashes are IN
lie doubtedly the best manure that car
ID be applied to OLD orchards on sand
m land.
III A strawberry grower in Pcnnsylva
y MIA has come 10 the conclusion tina
= land is generally made too rich TO
l" the production of this delicious berry
~ He thinks crops would be larger i
less manure was used on the plants.
: Eggologists say that the large en-,
'" of new laid egg feels cold whe
- placed against the tongue, but tina
~ of stale egg feels warm because tn
'o white Of the former being III cOntaC
with the she'll acts as conductor i
Oh abstracting the heat from the tongu
He more readily than the non-conductin
It, bubble in the stale egg.
q Potash forms an important offic
,p in vegetation. In many plants it col
Be-. stitutes more than half of their as
d. and in most fully one third.
m The advantages of deep and fin
at pulverization OF tue soil are indicate
lot by the depth to which carrots, bee
eal and clover roots penetrate 1t.
. A veterinary surgeon of Lexingto
~ KY, says that bleeding horses Athlete
- with the distemper is most absul
- practice and to be avoided aecordin
DO ly.
the The sales of wool in Chicago du
lly ing the months of October and N
er vember amounted to 1,885,711 Ii
,as The stock on hand on the Oath u
ich was 100000 pounds.
A correspondent of the Iowa Hon
ow stead asserts that Fit is an easy ma
;th ter to start Farmers Club" but fl
: o gets to add that it is often hard wo
.ar. to keep one going.
,wo The Fruit Growers Association
ally, Cincinnati estimates the annual fri
yell product of the Ohio Valley at $500
18th, 900. .=l
ii.n A writer on authorizations in TO
w ~ says there are so substitutes for c
'no fee, and 1873 for tea.
less California proposes to hold