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The New York herald., 1870-11-01

Yet again, mngling with the abstract idea
thus presented to our minds is the agony Of
individual suffering, not among stalwart men
alone, but among the innocent and defenceless
victims of the war-the aged and inArm, the
wounded and the sick, feeble women and help
less babes. At the thought of their dark,
dire. irredeemable destitution the very heart
of humanity thrills with pity. But on this
side Of the Atlantic we have never yet con-
fined our sympathies to mere commiseraton.
Az for the Greeks In their hour Of
misfortune as for Poland and Hungary,
when they both starved and bled; as for
ireland, when her homeless children were
dying by thousands on the highways or In the
pest-heuses of their native land, which should
have been the island Canaan Of the north, the
hand Of American bounty was instantly and
repeatedly extended, so let it be held out now
over the stormy sea and through the wintry
gloom to stricken France. And there ia no
time to lose. Every day of delay may be
fatal to many poor brother, whom timely aid
would have saved. Noble societies Of foreign
nationality have already been organized among
us to aid the sick and wounded In both
Germany and France, and native subscriptions
have not been wanting; but the imminent,
pressing need at this moment y for help IN kind
The New York herald., 1870-11-01

rule and made the army the instrument Of
oppression.
It was impossible that government would
stand in this enlightened and progressive age
on such foundation. His government was
giittering and gorgeous fabric that dazzled the
imagination for time, but it rested on foun-
dation Of sand. There was nothing honest,
earnest or true about it. 1t was, to use another
| simile, bubble that burst Immediately 1t was
| pricked. Napoleon was mere theorist and
| an actor at oil times. He acted on grand
scale, and acted well for time, but still he
was always an actor and nothing more. When
he was brought face to face with hard facts
and with the intense earnestness of this prac-
tical age he was found deficient and fell.
| While he was revelling 10 the dreams Of his
theories the hard headed, earnest and practical
! Germans came upon him and took away all hit
! fancled strength. Had he fallen alone there
| would have been no cause for regret, but ht
| has dragged down the temple Of French great
ness, honor and glory with him. The corrup
tion and demoralizing influence Of his govern
ment left France an easy prey to the invading
! Germans. 1t is suspected, and with reason
that even now his creatures-the imperialis
| faction-sre plotting against their own ooun
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

Corn ON The ACRE.--A New York farmer
named Nathan Pierce, of Pawling, stated at
the u. Y. Farmers Club, he has tried with
the aid of fertilizers used judiciously, and
with good culture to pro luce one hundred
bushels Of sheltd corn on AN acre and bar
failed. He desires to know if any Of the en-
inent agriculturists of the club had ever
known of their own knowledge that one hun
dred bushels of shelled corn were produced
from an acre. Mr.. Carpenter said he had
produced fully one hundred bushels of shelled
corn to the acre. and the statements made to
the state Agricultural Society, duly authen-
ticated by aft iavits, show that one hundred
and thirty bushels of shelled corn per acre
have been produced in this State during the
past year. If he wanted to produce that
am unit he would not select DuttOn corn as
the variety to plant. He has found the pro-
duction of other crops in the field with corn
profitable such as pumpkins, the seed to be
planted with the corn; and turnips to be
sown Immediately after the last cultivatiBg
and hOeing. The past season, at the time of
the last dressing OF his Early Rose potatoes,
(Which have small tOps,) he sOwed among
them Russia turnlp seed, and secured there
by. with the potatoes, turnip crop of two
hundred bushels acre Prof. Nash stated
that in Conway, Mass, premiums were
awarded for crops of corn said to have pro-
ducrd respectively one hundred and thirty
seven and one half and one hundred and
tweDtv-four and one-half bushels per acre.
The field was measured and the product esti-
mated from the yield of a portion of the field.
He saw the field said to have produced one
hundred and twenty-four and one-half bush
els per acre and doubts not that the product
would have amounted, weighed, to one hun
bred bushels, but does not believe there were
one hundred and twenty-four and one hall
bushels npon it Mr.. Fuller has heard large
stories of corn production has heard it IS
serted that one hundred and sixty bushels
have been produced to the acre. Ne Their
Est nor West had he seen field that did OF
would produce one hundred bushels per acre
He would go thousand miles to St e such
crop. He does not believe that amount was
ever produced on one acre in or out of New
J,rs y-not one hundred bushels of mer-
charitable shelled corn weighing fifty-six
pounds to the bushel. Other gentlemen ex-
pressed their want of faith.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

WHAT BUTTER Is MADE OF.-Recent exam
nation of samples of London butter show
that the most diabolical adulteration of this
important article of family use is largely
pr..cticed in England. At recent test, out
Of % samples, Is proved to be adulterated.
HIGH price is no security for genuineness,
hutter selling for A cents per pound being
found to be adulterated with melted fat and
manganese. One London firm alone sells so
tons Of animal fat, melted down, whitened
and refined for adulterating purposes And
this fat is supposed to be extracted from all
kinds of animals. And it is shown that what
these INSCRIPTIONS dealers sell as prime
country butter for which an extra price is
charged, is quite as impure. Though actu-
ally coming from the country, great por-
ton of the material used in those nice, at
tractive looking rolls of miscalled butter is
procured from the London fat factories
Chloride of calcium, silicate of soda, per-
manganate of potash, starch, mashed pota
toes, besides tallOw, suet, boiled brains, water
and sugar, is the delectable compound that
the humbugged people spread upon their
bread, and otherwise consume, under the
delusion that they are swallowing the pure
production of the dairy. We have never
heard that our butter manufacturers have
arrived at this high point of chemical COM
bination, and we hope to Heaven they never
will.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

flesh wa.er was at hand. The boiled food
was not given to them till January. About
the last of the month they began to lay At
frrt one, then three, and by the middle OF
February eight eggs, each day. were regularly
brought in. This continued with few excep-
tions, till the middle of March; then the
hens showed some disposition to set, and were
accommodated nice warm place in the
cellar was given them, and in due season
chickens were produced. In April, we count
ed twenty two dozen of eggs for the month
Eggs were fairly a drug in our domestic
economy. This year the pigs were slaugh-
tered at Thanksgiving, then the hens came IN
for the swill. Old plaster lies in box ready
for their use wood ashes are piled up for
them to roll in variety OF grain ID led out !;
and now, as [ write, in Christmas week, the
eggs begin to come in by twos and threes and
fnurs. We are now in the midst of thaw,
but the mercury has sunk. during the month,
to twenty five degrees below zero. In those
days, pepper was given daily-now we give
none. The secret lies in the boiled, well
peppered food, and variety of grain. 1t va
riety serves to spice our lives, 1t also serves
to give US eggs. Eggs can be produced - in
he season OF ice and snow" just as well as
in the month of June and roses. Give the
needed elements to produce them, feed your
hen-engines Alright, and the purely white
spheroids will be daily deposited and the
luxury of fresh eggs in winter will be at your
command .-Er.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

The AUSTRALIAN GUN TREE IN AaERI-
CA plantation of the Australian gum
e-Eucalyptus-is growing finely in
Castro valley, Alameda county, California
1t covers fifty acres of ground the trees
are planted in rows eight feet apart each
way, making forest grove of 80 600 trees,
set this season with one-year old seedlings
of the blue-gum and iron-bark, the most
vigorous and tall-growing varieties of the
Eucalyptus.
The largest Of these trees are but FIVE
years old, erect, straight, vigorous growth,
and fifty feet high. They are elegant
ornamental trees, somewhat resembling the
laurel, but more majestic and massive in
figure and foliage. They are hardy
throughout the lower hill and valley eoun-
try of California, and are the most popular
1trcet, shade and ornamental trees culti-
waited there
The wood of the Eucalyptus is hard,
and the timber useful for many purposes
Their peculiar flavor and fragrance being
disagreeabe to animals, keeps them from
being eaten or gnawed. Hence the gum
trees can safely be set where other sorts of
trees would be destroyed The past winter
has been severely frosty, but no one of the
tender little frees iV the grove has been
: - : - - -.
trees Of exqSsite fc1iage have been cult
waited in California with entire success.
They are very hardy, and might be safely
introduced in Central Park
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

FEEDING JERSEY CATTLS.-ln answer to an
inquiry as to what he considered the best
feed for Jersey COWS, Mr. Fowler gives the
following answer - recommend the follow
Ing mixture, it having given the best result
in an experience of so years in dairy of
jersey COWS: . quarts of the best ground
(not crushed) oats, quarts of bran, and l
peck of cut hay. mixed with 20 pounds of
sliced mangels. Divide into two meals, and
feed morning and evening while milking.
They should also have as much hay as they
can eat up clean. The greatest care should
nc taken that none is LEFT before them, as no
more should be given than they can consume
at once This for winter feeding in stall.
give my dairy cows the oats, bran and cut
hay through the summer when they come out
of the pasture for milking. When dry, give
no forcing foods
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

INDIANS UsING THE BOoNERASG.-A
writer in the Salt Lake Ne1rs, in an article
on the habits and transactions of the Mo-
quis Indians, in the southern part of that
Territory, says:
" \ singular coincidence, and one which
gives room for some speculation, is the fact
that the Moquis use a similar instrument
of destruction to that used by the natives
of Australia, which is called by the whites
who live in that country a boomerang. 1t
is made of hard, heavy wood, generally of
oak. 1t is in the form of a right angle,
with the angle rounded. The sides vary
in length according to the strength of the
P----1-s--~hes - expected 40 sa=s- ia hut they
are generally about fifteen ineres long.
They are from two and half to three
inches in width, about an eighth of an inch
thick, and worked to an edge. Strong men
will throw these instruments with great
precision, $50 or 200 yards, and break
the skull of a man, or the leg of an ante
lope. The boys commence practicing with
light instruments when very young, and
kill small game with them while herding
sheep"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

The NARvELs OF THE DEEP.-A story
is told of a remarkable voyage once accom-
plished by tortoise that had been caught
near Ascension Island by a ship returning
to England. Having lost one foot, the
sailors christened it Lord Nelson, and
marked it, burning the initials and date of
its capture with red hot iron into the
upper shell. The ship had long passage,
and Lord Nelson became reduced to a
skeleton; he was therefore thrown over
board Just as the vessel was entering the
English Channel. The captive, however,
seems to have recovered as soon as he
reached his native element, and finding the
cold waters of the Channel uncomfortable,
to have at once set out on his wanderngs /;
for, two years later, the same three-legged
tortoise, bearing name and date on its
back, was caught once more in the waters
of Ascension Island, having wandered over
eight hundred leagues. and what is more
remarkable, having found. by wonderful
instinct, the little spot of its nativity in
the vast ocean. The creature, probably,
was guided back to its home by the warm
waters of the Gulf stream.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

PREPARATION FOR SwARMrNG.-Many per-
sons, who know better, neglect to clean their
bee stands in the spring-an operation CRATE
full to the bees and essential to full devel-
opment of their productive powers. There
is sometimes remissness, too, in preparing
hives for the swarming season, resulting Of
ten in the loss of colonies, which otherwise
would not have sought forest domicile. No
matter what description of hive is used, it
is best to have an ample number on hand to
meet any possible exigency which the freaks
of off-shooting colonies may chance to dis
play. These preparations may not save all.
but the chances are they will, if not delayed
till the moment when the outgoing colony is
about to take wing. 1t is a trite saying that
I" delays are dangerous and in nothing are
they more so than with bees in the swarming
season.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

FAULTS IN BUIDING.-The American Build
er enumeratts these faults in planning and
erecting houses:
/. Cramping a house down to the smallest
possible 8. ace, SO as 10 make more yard-rOom
which will never be used.
, Making no calculations as to the size OF
rooms OF the location of furniture.
g. Building cbimneys by guess, so that one
has to have duzen lengths of useless stove
pipe, OF Else place his stove in the most in
convenient locations.
4. Arranging windows and doors so that
one opens against the other, or in the very
spot to he occupied by piece of furniture,
or so placing them that no fresh air can get
through the house, even though the whole
should be open.
5. Provi1iDg no means ofventilating rooms,
save by open doors or windows: hence all
the impure air which is generated by breath
ing, Cooking, and fermentation, as 1t is rari-
fed, rises to the top of the room, and there
remains to breed discomfort, disease, and
death.
6 Mailing sheathing to the outside of the
-tudding, and clApboards Cor siding) close to
the outside of that, leaving small or no air
chambers between them; and, as in nine
cases out of ten, green materials for each
covering have been used, they shrink and
rot, soon making honey comb of the shell,
though plastered with paint and cement.
:. Laying the floor directly on joists, or
at best laying it with culls full of knots and
shakes, which are but little better than moth
ing and. as consequence, the floor is al :
ways cold and uncomfortable.
s In finishing, fret laying the bases, pill
and then Iafbng and Plasteri6g up to them
so that when they dry, large orIices are left
to let in cold and moisture.
.. Letting the work out, as a whole, trust
ing to the honesty Of the contractor to do
it, without having plans or specifications
properly drawn and without any one to over
see, or criticise, or direct it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20
agricultural.
Potato ard Hog Speculation.

Possibly some poor mortal among your
readers has a few potatoes un hand. If so,
please convey to him my profound sympathy
| am also in the boat, but propose To keep
sailing.
Long and THAT is, Long and Shaukland
raised sixty acres last season. We han
twelve hundred bushels of the E,rly Peach
blOws-iull of hullows or cores, and there
fore not fit for market, and the market itself
not fit for anything.
We could see there was money in the po-
tatoes, but the way to get that money out
we couldn't see. Nevertheless. afterwards
we saw it in pork
The first week in September we bought
seventy five hogs average weight l67 pounds
at eight cents. We fed them forty-lour day-
on boiled potatoes aud corn meal, and then
sold at nine cents per pound ON foot. When
taken from the pen the hogs averaged frac-
ton over 253 pounds the gain being 80
pounds. or fraction less than > pounds a
day each for the whole time.
Eros IRE. receipts for &c hogs, sl,7al.cO
fs do cost 200 bu. no meal. GsSSS- 1sol 80
Leaving for 1900 bu. bad potatoes, &55o.2l
fraction 44c per bu.
Hogs weighed when sold. 1920 lbs.
do when purchased, 1852 lbs
Gained by feeding 1900 bu- potatoes, 6,sl8 lbs
or a fraction less than 81 lbs TO each bushel of
potatoes.
From the faaees it appears that it requires
eighteen bushels of potatoes and three bush
therefore pork bought at eight cents and sold
at nine cents per pound, will sell potatoes at
fifty cents per bushel, provided the meal is
paid for by the one cent extra which you get
on each pound purchased. OF course much
depends, IN this case, on the weight of the
hog fed, and the amount fed to each hog.
Pork bought at eight cents and sold at
eight cents, will sell the potatoes at thirty
tbr' e. allowing 81 to cover the cost of meal.
One nun can wait on the table for about
$50 hogs. This expense and a little more
for rubbish from the woods and along the
fences to keep the kitchen fire up, is fully
cover by what is saved in manure and
wholesaling the potatoes, big and little, sound
and unsound, on the farm, as was done in the
experiment given.
One hundred and fifty hogs will eat about
sixty bushels Of potatoes in day, if properly
fed
We expect to mash up a few thousand
bushels in April, if unsuccessful in - corner
ing y someb Idy, to RAISE the price in market
Ohio Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

The best soil for most flowers, and espec-
tally for young plants and for seed beds, Is a
mellow loan, containing so much sand that
it will not d" bake after hard showers. If we
have not such a soil we must of course use the
best we have. A stiff clay soil can be much
improved by little sand, or ashes and ma
nure, and by pretty constant working. 1t
must not. however, be handled when too wet.
Always drain the fower-garden so that no
water will be on or near the surface. Don't
try to grow good flowers in poor soil. Al
ways have little pile of manure in some
outer corner. 1t is as convenient as money
in the purse. Those who keep cow or
horse wall, of course, have manure enough :;
but those who have no such opportunity can
get load of sods from some meadow or the
sides of the road lay them in pile to rot,
and give them a soaking with soapsuds on
washing-days. When the leaves fall, get all
you can handily and throw them upon the
pile, and no one will be able to boast of bet
ter flower food; in fact, this is the very po-
etry of manure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

Thirty-six hours is the average period for
a pan of milk to stand before being skinned
Till the milk sours all the cream cannot be
obtained, and if left longer rancidity ensues.
! he skimmiDg is required to be done exactly
the right time. In winter we keep the milk
pans ON shelves, in a small room usually
kept dark in our main dwelling, built for
the purpose, and adjoining a stove room The
temperature, CO., Is regulated by tirerssom-
erer. Tie cream When skinned is Put into
tin vessels fourteen inches deep by thirteen
wide. and holding about twenty-five quarts.
Regularly three times day these cream pots
are stirred round thoroughly with wooden
paddle We keep them at a low temperature
no matter how low, if above tn, freezing
point. This is to prevent mouldiness or
rancidity. We do not allow the cream TO
stand longer than a week before it is churned.
At churning time, these cream pots are
plunged into boiler of hot water and stir
rcd rapidly around with wooden paddle
till the temperature of the cream reaches
S., ascertained by thermometer, or it may
be determined by testing it with the finger
lit should feel moderately warm when they
are Immediately emptied into the horse pow
err churn.-Erchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

offer large reward for his capture. Some
Englishmen have acquired such passion
for tiger hunting that they will risk their
lives by going after them on foot. An
English officer at Baroich had been buried
shortly before l was there who was killed
by tiger.
The leopard is hunted in manner SIM
liar to that of the tiger, but leopard hunt
ing has never become so much of passion,
though the leopard is in some respects a
more dangerous and meaner brute than
even the tiger.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

Pooh EcoNoMY.-It is poor economy to let
your stone heaps lay in the field year after
year, and NOW around them. My method is
to pick my rocks in piles in the spring, after
narrowing in my grain and sowing my grass
seed, which tn ink should not be narrowed
IN. only pushed or rolled. Stones can be
picked much cleaner and cheaper then than
at any other time. / heal them off in the
fall, after taking off the grain, if the ground
is not too wet; ifso, any time after it freezes
Any farmer can find time to clear off his
fields and fit them for moving machine.
Clear out all the fast rocks and fill up the
holes. See to it yourself and don't trust it
to the boys; once well done is twice done.
1t is poor economy to drive your cattle to
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

How TO GsT Fees IN WISTxR.-Last year
after the pigs were killed, all the refuse of
the house was saved for the hens. 1t was
thrown into large soup kettle, kept behind
the stove; skinned milk was added to it, all
bits of fat and gristle, cabbage leaves, potato,
Squash parings, etc, etc. At noon it was
b.iled up, and every third day one heaping
tablespoonful of ground red pepper was add
ed, and it was fed to sixteen hens and one
rooster. They were mixture of Btahma
Pootras and White Leghorns, from pure
breeds obtained the previous year. Every
morning they were fed with grain-one day,
oats; an .ther, screenings from the mill
another, shelled corn; and good supply of