Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-06-22

canal to wash her pans and dishes and now
she is taking them back to the house, draw
ing them in a little cart. Look at her
shoes-wooden ones, turned up at the toe
like skate-clump, clump, clump they
90 as she steps. She leaves them outside
the door, and puts on pair Of slippers as
she enters. She has bonnet so curious
that | shall not attempt to describe it, but
Of just such pattern as was worn by her
grand mother. Some of the cattle are in
the fields, blanketed to keep them warm.
A girl with red cheeks and bright eyes
opens the door of the stable, and takes US
along the stalls to see the cows-twenty-
six cows standing by their cribs, or lying
down chewing their cuds, fastened by rope
halters-and, funniest of all sights, each
COW has her tail drawn up to the ceiling by
a cord and pulley, so that in time their
tails grow straight up into the air! There
are great tubs filled with milk, and curds
and whey; there is a fire place in the stable
where they scald the milk, also the cheese
press. We enter "A little room and see the
pots of butter and the rows Of cheese-not
such great ones as the New Hampshire
girls turn out, but cheese almost the size of
a siXty-fOur FOUNDER cannon ball, nOtquite
poles.
Ifyou were to 90 with me into some of
the warehouses Of Amsterdam, YOU would
freight scores Of ships. They are kept for
months and years even, and never lose
their goodness it is said. You have read
how a Dutch admiral, in sea fight, after
firing away all of his cannon balls, kept up
the batteries with cheeses- just such chez
ses rs these which the bright eyed dairy
maid takes pleasure in showing. We &C
from the stable up a short flight of stairs
into the kitchen and say Good Morning,
to the farmers wife, who curtisies like a
little child. She shows us over the house,
draws aside the curtains and shows us the
beds in the recesses along the wall like Il
berth in a ship, An old clock, its brass
weight and pendulum as bright as sand
and soap can make them-tiCks in one cor
ner The good woman is drinking cur
of coffee, but If you were to ask her to write
out the word for you in Dutch, it wOulC
read, "kattij = She would call a railroad {
'spoorweg." She takes great pleasure il
showing us her treasures, in the front room
IA bureau OF the richest mahogany, set of
with bead mountings, with carved feet like
a lions claws-with rows ofgilt china dish
es around the room Just under the ceiling
old ware, cups and saucers which hel
great grandmother used, which she vii
hand down to her daughters and they t
their children. There are old pictures OF
the wall-tine engravings-m china OF
the table and stands. Everything is Sc
clean and nice that you are almost afraid
Ito be in the room. - Carleton IN B0St0,
J1UraM
The PIGGERY-Nothing is more com
mon than the practice Of keeping swim,
closely confined in pens at this as in al
seasons Of the year. We think this prac
tice is carried too far, and that it would
promote the health, as it certainly woulC
the comfort Of the pigs, young and old, t
give them a treer run. Some farmers give
them the run Of a small orchard enclosur,
near the house or barn, and others let then
nave the run of a pasture, but the humble
is few.
Now what we want to say is, give then
as much freedom as practicable in summer
If there Is an enclosure near the barn tina
is suitable, it viii do them good. Ii it is al
orchard, it will 30 the orchard good. Bu
if there is no such Enclosure handy, win
NOT let them try the pasture for Il few days
We confess TO a prejudice against pork
and we never eat the pork that is Offered
for sale in our city markets. A very larg,
proportion OF it Is not fit to eat. The west
crn pork from hogs ed and tattened in The
field ought to be gOod-and when it start
from home it probably is. But we hay,
seen the condition of too many car loads t,
relish the pork after it is placed in tn
market. With Us the animal IS kept 10,
closely confined all his lie to be healthtul
And still good, sweet, well fed pork, from
sound healthy hogs, milk or corn fed, is n,
doubta luxury if we only knew where t
find it.
If kept closely confined the hog ought t
have plentiful supply Of good fresh water
Few person, are aware how freely it vii
be used if it is accessible. No doubt hog
often suffer from thirst. The food is oite
salt, and they relish pure fresh water.
ASHES FOR WHEAT.-Ashes as fertiIi
ger are almost wholly neglected and allow
ed to 90 to waste by our farmers. In man
instances, indeed, they seem to be ignorau
of their value or if not ignorant, too care
less to take the necessary pains to secur
and use them. During the winter ashe
can be collected in large quantities, an
LEARNERS should do this for the purpose o
sowing them on wheat soil. In my eXper
ence with ashes ! have found them Of gres
value on different grains, but most valuabl
when used on wheat Ashes are an actiy
fertilizer on wheat. and even five bushe
per acre will push it forward two day
ahead of that upon which none is applied
| In some seasons, when hot and sultry weatI
er prevails about the time when wheat
| ripening, a few days gained is worth half
crop ofgrain.
! The ashes strengthen the wheat stem
giving it substance and solidity; and dt
velop the berry quicker and better. AshC
are also preventive against rust, and
have never seen wheat upon which non
had been sown were rusted close to til
fdrill row. Save your ashes and try the e.
pertinent next season. You will find it
pay you well to collect all the ashes 70
can get.
Farmers can afford to pay 20 cents pit
| bushel for good unleached, hard wood asl
es for farm use, and not only to put @
wheat but on corn, oats and clover as wei
| believe they are the cheapest manure I'll
farmer can buy, as potash enters large
into all the grain and grasses that are raj
ed Twenty bushels can be sown to IL
acre with the very best ofresults. Leacht
are also good, though larger quanti
should be used, All around us large qual
titles both of leached and unleached ash
90 to waste every year. These should
returned to the sOil.-FfdakHH RepUbHcd
BEEs.-Chloroform is now extensive
used in England, and without injurious +
suits, to stupefy bees so as to remove Il
honey. For this purpose a table is S
about ten feet from the hive and cover
with a cloth. Some chlOrofOrm (abOut
quarter or a sixth Of an Ounce) is then pou
ed into a shallow dish and covered with
wire gauze, to prevent the bees from fallil
into it, The hive is then removed from
stand and set over the chlOroform.
about twenty minutes all the bees will ha
fallen down the table in state of stuI
faction, not one remaining in the CON
After removing the comb, the hive a
bees are restored to their place, the latt
soon recovering without suffering the sligl
= est inconvenience.
To RENEW BLACK THREAD LACED
, solve in half a cup Of warm rain water
; teaspoonful of borax; fill up the cup wi
spirits of wine; squeeze the lace thrOu
, this solution several times; then rinse
: with the following: One teaspoonful of d
. solved gum arabic in two cups of the sp
; its, to which a little blueing has been a
ded. Gently pull out the edges of the Ia
! until it is nearly dry, then press it betwe
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