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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

4 FAMOUS DoG.-It was a magnificent
spectacle, as band after band swept by.
Now a troop of cavalry passed, the horses
moving proudly, with arched necks and
heads erect, as if conscious of their bright
trappings. Next, followed the heavy in
fantry with lances and swords, and armed
with helmet, cuirass, and buckler, all
ablaze. The singers and archers came
next then the elephants with their tow
ers then more cavalry and infantry, till
the eye was tired with the sight. Pyrrhus
sat on horseback, at little distance, with
few of his principal officers around him,
and the dog at his feet, who expressed By
his pleased looks his appreciation of the
busy splendor. He continued thus until
the main body of the army had passed,
when suddenly his manner changed. His
eye flashed fire, his whole body quivered
with passion, and with furious cry, half
howl, half yell, he flew at the throat of
soldier, and as suddenly releasing him,
buried his fangs deep In that of another,
bringing him to the ground, where they
rolled together in deadly strife.
All was confusion, and dozen swords
would have been sheathed in the animals
body, but that Pyrrhus. sprinaS5~-from
ms horse, Numbered forth ee<sL-s------I 80
men 20 return 10 -----f As he
- - - ar II H. - =: q
his frantic efforts to escape, held hspate OF
q grip of iron till he could be securely chain
ed and led safely away Then, turning to
his officers, he said " The dog has but
performed my neglected duty Let these
murderers-for such am sure they are
be closely guarded, and make proclamation
throughout the camp forbidding any injury
to the beast on account of this days SER
vice"
The commands of Pyrrhus we're obeyed.
The men were arrested, and although the
evidence against them, aside from that of
the loving animal, was extremely slight,
they confessed their guilt and were exc
cuted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

PRUNING CURRANTs.-lt is not advisable to
subject all varieties of the currant TO the
same system of pruning. The common white
and red currants produce their fruit mainly
small spurs, growing on wood of two or
more wears old, while on the black currants
(Ribes Higra) the fruit is borne mainly on the
wood of the preceding year. In the first
named varieties shortening the wood, if very
long, aids in the production of fruit spurs,
while in the latter it would lessen the num-
Der of fruit, although it might increase the
size.
The black currants require but little prun-
ing, except in the way OF thinning out super
luous branches, and the occasional shorten
ing of very luxuriant shoots. The other
sorts should not only be pruned for the pur-
pose of keeping up supply of young, heal
thy shoots of two or three years old, but a
careful thinning out OF old and decayed
stems After a branch has borne two or
three crops, it should be removed, and a
younger one allowed to take it's place.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

SKATING FOR LIFE.-A story is told OF a
man who came upon a pack of hungry wolves
while skating in an over1owcd forest in the
Northwest. He threw away his gun and
overeoat, and whizzed away for dear life. 1t
soon became apparent that he could not hope
to get such clear run as to put on top
speed, and so leave them behind but he was
practised skater, 90 dab F" at the fancy
work acquired on the Kinks where people
skate for pastime and learn to be elegant and
swanlike. His outer edge and figure saved
him. On came the wolves full tilt, their hot
breath reaching him, just as he put on des-
perate squirt, when, whish be flew round in
beautiful circle, and the shaggy wretches,
carried on by their own tremendous impetus,
were long way in front, while he went
gliding off in contrary direction. Over
and over again did he practise this vancouver
in smaller circles, till the wolves themselves,
bafled, and in their rage swapping and bit
ting at each other, began to flag and to think
that after all they were In chase of the shad-
-ow of mana hungry dream Of human
flesh. Round and round went the skater
with cool head and clenched fist, working
nearer and nearer home, until at last, in the
clearing of the forest the pursuers gave up,
and with howl of disappointment fled into
the thickets
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

Undoubtedly the reason why there is a
greater yield of butter when the whole milk
is churned, rather than the cream, is that
there is great deal more casein Incorporated
with it. When such butter is fresh the taste
is very agreeable, but it will not keep.
Hen house manure is best preserved by be-
ing mixed with dry soil and wosk ed over as
often as it heats, until il is fine. It must te
used with caution, even ifsdsed with four
times its bulk of earth.
To get rid of white hirchs without plough
ing or grubbing, cut In wieter or spring, and
feed close with sheep; or GUT about Inidsum
mer (June 20Eh) close 70 the ground, and
subsequently,, as new shoots start once in
three or four weeks
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

your neighbor's or to the spring to water
week alter week, because your pump has
failed. By SO doing you not only trouble
your neighbor, but you lose money every
time you take your cattle from the yard. II
your pump is old and worn out, get new
one at once. l find the Moss pump to be the
cheapest and best now in use.
1t is poor economy 70 hitch colts in the
barn floor where they are liable to get hung
with the halter poor economy to keep more
hogs than you can well feed, and poor econ
omy to feed meadow hay and straw to sheep
or barley to horses.
1t is poor economy to get into debt for
anything you do not need, or borrow with
prospect of being able to pay.-Me. Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

How 10 MAKE New RoPE PLIABLE.-COn-
siderable difficulty is sometimes experienced
in handling new rope on account of its stiff
ness This is especially the case when it is
wanted for halter and cattle ties. Every far
mer is aware how iuconvenient new, stiff
rope halter is TO put on and tie up horse
with. And new ropes for tying cattle are
frequently unsafe, for the reason that they
are not piiable enough to knot securely. All
this can be remedied, and new rope made as
Timber and soft at once as after years con-
slant use, by simply boiling it fo--saF0-rrseurs
in water. Then hang ST in warm rJks.aa
IT. fstfffnsss dnfif dry when L bsc5m -
fectly plisble.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

WHEV LAND REQUIRES UNDERDRAIsINc.-
In numerous instances nature has made all
necessary provision for conveying away the
surplus water at all seasons. On the con :
trary. where the subson is so compact that
the pores of the surface soil will continue
filed with water several days after rain, the
evidence will be conclusive that regular sys-
TEN of undertaking would be valuable
improvement in the management of that
land. When cultivated fields seem a long
time in becoming sufficiently dry to pillow or
to be worked, it is a certain evidence that
the soil can never be cultivated with salts
factory pronG until an the surplus water can
be readily collected and conveyed away in
underdrains. There need be no apprehen-
siuns that any injury will. arise in conse-
quence of making drain where one is not
needed, as no dram can draw away any wa
ter from the surface soil that is really re-
quirei TO promote the growth of plants.
The soil will retain, by capillary attraction,
all the moisture that the roots of plants re-
quire, were underdrains made ten feet apart
over the entire field When water will stand
in depressions so long that it browns the soil
by saturating every particle so thoroughly
that the parts flow together like mortar, un-
derdrains will be found of great advantage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

In feeding farm horses in Scotland the rule
generally Is to give two feeds of oats of five
pounds each, and at night common stable
bucket full of boiled turnips and chaff of any
kind, few beans, and little of the light
failing oats intermixed, perhaps about three
pounds of boiled beans and light oats alto
gether to each horse. Where no beans are
grown. oats for all are generally given. The
fodder for the winter is generally Oat straw
on farms where no beans are grown, and
bean straw otherwise
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

MANURE FOR PoTAToEs.-The HeGrth and
Home gives he~foilowing recipe for making
a mineral manure that is especially adapted
to potatoes: Take one cask of lime and
slack it with water, and then stir in it one
bushel OF fine salt, and then mix in loan or
ashes enough that it will not become mortar
it will make about five barrels Put half a
pint in a hill at planting. All manures con-
tanning potash are particularly suitable for
the potato. Ashes contain more than any
other natural fertilizer, and should be freely
used and carefully saved.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
VT. Central, Sullivan & Montreal,
and VT. Junction Railroads.
IIU Z. y NILIOCLOI II
WINTER ARRANGEME
Commencing Monday, Nor. 30, 1859
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST
leave Montpeler al 8 IS. An, II P.M and - FS-
Mail Train leaves St Adams at % An, and CON
tion and with trains for Boston, Worees
ter, Springfield, New York and with trains on ths
Passumpsic Railroad. -.
DAY ExPREss leaves Montreal at 8 10 An 81 JOINS
At 10 90 An, Malone at 30 Houses FONT az
10 40 An Rutland and Boston, arriving in Boston
NIeHT Brass leaves ogdensburgh at II 40 ~
Montreal 3 so Rouse's Point al , % PM 81
Johns at 81 PM. arriving Boston al 40 49, con-
Meeting Bellows Falls with Cheshire Road LOT bos
for Springfield, SC. and arriving IN New YORK ~
~ 30 and connecting at Darlington Tor roy Aas
New York.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier 40 An, co an, IS r.H aEd
DAY ExrEEss leaves Boston via Lowell at 90 AZ,
for Burlington, ST. a bans, Montreal &c arriving IN
Montreal al 10 90 Pm
NAIL TRArx leaves Boston via Lowell al 90 M,
via Lawrence and FitehbnTg At 80 An, Springfield al
8 90 an. foF Burlington, and ST. AihaFr
AccoNAoDATIoN Ira leaves Norfhheid a. - An
tor Burlington Rutland St Adams, Rouse's Point, and
Ogdet burgh.
NIeHr ENFREss train leaves Bellows Falls AT 10 10
receiving passengers from Vermont valley Kali
ire Railroad leaving Boston 30 connecting 81
White River junction with train leaving Boston Al 90
for BuTlinet on, R'Hse's Point, Montreal ana
Ogdeusburgh, connecting with the Grand Trunk trains
for he West.
Sleeping attached TO both the night express
train running between St Adams and Boston and ST.
Ala ~ and Springfield, and IT. Adams and Troy
Through Tickets tor Chicago and the West for sale
- tue principal stations
ST AIhsns Nov % Iseq
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

Waiting for the S.

waning 1Or the NY
As breezes stir the morning.
A silence reigns in air;
Moyeless the trees and bare;
Yet unto me the stiffness
This burden seems to bring
Patiencei the earth is watt
Waiting for the spring." :
Strong ash ana sturdy chestn ,
Rough oak and poplar high
Stretch out their sapless branel
Against the wintry sky.
Even the guilty aspen
Hath ceased her quivering, 4
As though she teo were waiting
Waiting for the spring n
l strain mine ears to listen,
If haply where | stand, =
But one stray note of music :
May sound in all the land.
Why art thou mnts, o, black
o, thrush, why dost not sing
Ali surely they are waiting,
Waiting for the spring"
o, he rtl thy days are dark5oJ
o, hearth thy nights are dri
But soon shall streams of sum
Proclaim the turning year.
soon shall the trees be leafy,
Soon every bird shall sing;
Let them be silent waiting,
Waiting for the spring.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

EXPERIMENTS WITH MANURE.-James ii.
Ball, of North Nassau, n. Y, having care
fully conducted some experiments gave the
FOL owing as the results of the application of
different fertilizers TO corn. He tried four
kinds of material double refined poudrette,
hog manure, hen manure and plaster, and
ashes and plaster, the plaster being about
One-fiith the bulk OF the hen manure and
ashes, in the common mixture.--He used
about gill to the hill, of ashes and plaster,
zen manure and ashes, and poudrette and
the hog manure, compOsted with four times
its bulk of muck, about quart in each
hill
When cut up in the fall, one hundred hills
with ashes and plaster, weighed 80 lbs.
One hundred hills with hen manure, So d"
One hundred hills with poudretfe, &c f"
One hundred hills with hog manure, 80"
One hundred hills without manure, 30 "
The soil was a gravelly loan, and had
eight loads of barnyard manure spread and
ploughed in before planting.
w s. Carpenter 50 cannot advise pou-
drette for corn. 1t makes great growth of
stalks, to be sure, but it fails when the time
of caring comes. Ii is good to give start
to the young blade, but, there must be other
manure used broadcast in connection with
It" E. w. Sylvester In the experiment
cited | have no doubt the benefit was in
creased by the combination of muck and hog
manure previous to application" ii. l..
Reade.-'' 1 can endorse all that is said about
hog manure for corn, and properly com post
ed, have used it myself with great advantage,
after having spread common barnyard ma
nure, say twenty loads to the acre, making a
sbovelful suffice for eight or ten hills
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-04-20

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18
THE BALTIC COAST.
War Movements the Banks Of the Oder
The Commercial Marine aud French Navy
at Stettin.

War Movements the Banks Of the Oder
The Commercial Marine and Frcnca Navy
at Stettin.
STETTIN, August O. 1870.
It must interest your readers to hear from the
northern coast Of what is going on IN the Baltic.
hereby transmit the following report
Stet,in Is the capital Of Pomerania, situated the
left bank Of the Oder river, about sixty miles from
Berlin. The population Is 10000, with great num-
Der Of seamen. There are in peace times between
200 and 300 ships on commercial duty, but now, as
the coast is blockaded by the French the vessels
all lying idle at their respective piers
Stettln Is defended by very strong fortress,
manned in peace by 5000 men, but now, 1t Is est.
mated, by $4,000. However, just at this time 1t really
falls short Of that many have been sent to SWINE
mhnde, q place which Is very much more ex-
posed, lying directly on the Baltic coast
feet had been seen of Swinemdnde. II SO they will
come in contact with the batteries OF the fort
there.
The German soldiers seem anxious for a battle.
They are all in good spirits and active, well formed
men.
There are two French vessels in the harbor One
is loading; the other loaded. They must put TO sea
to-day or tomorrow or remain here as prisoners OF
war. Of the two they have chosen the former.
They will therefore receive an escort and be con-
Quoted safely out Of the reach Of the Prussan guns,
when they Will receive protection by their
"brOtheps" OF the French biOckading squadron.
Every one has sharp eye for strangers, and until
they are fully convinced to the contrary look at
them as 'spies.n
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-18
ENGLAND.
Can Neutrality BE Preserved s-Piloting the
French Fleet-Despntciies to iogoland-
Defencs Of the irish Const-A Naval Council.

Can Neutrality BE Preserved s-Piloting the
French Fleet-Despniche to Heliogoland--
Defencs Of the irish C0nst-A Naval Council.
LONDON, August 6, 1870.
Matters are evidently coming TO crisis, and it
will require all the diplomacy of the present govern.
ment to keep out OF the present European troubles
The man Crowburst who received e. 900 for plotting
the French squadron from the Downs to the North,
Is likely to be marked before long as notoriety in
consequence Of the North German Ambassador here
having demanded on behalf of his government that
the pilot shall be crimnaly prosecuted for commit
ing breach Of the neutrality laws. The question
has been laid before the Board Of Trade and believe
has been referred to the Trinity Board, who have
intimated that they cannot take any steps. How
1t Will terminate / am unable to say; but on such
tribes as these nations are sometimes thrown into
the widest disorder. This affair has been the cause
OF an order being issued by Mr. Shaw Lefevre, the
Parliamentary Secretary Of the Board OF Trade, to
the effect that
British pilots not to pilot ships of OF either
belgerent, except in British waters, within three
miles OF the shore. or to do more than pilot such
ships into out Of British ports roadseads when
they are not at the time engaged IN AM any hostile
be pil0ted out OF immediate danger.
Yesterday the Rainbow-a gunboat, 235 tons, sixty
horse power, armed with two guns--left Sheerness,
at the entrance OF the Midway, with detachment
of Marines several sets Of Baltic charts and sealed
dispatches for the Governor OF Heligoiand, group
OF two islands situate twenty-eight miles from the
weser, the Elbe and the Elder. 1t has two good
harbors, and to the eastward Of the smaller island
is good anchorage, with nearly fifty feet of water.
The marines are to be disembarked for service
ashore and there is no doubt but it will We the rem.
devious for the squadron OF observation which
informed you in my last was to be got ready at
once. l- r.et. .ea le N.
r,. THE IRISH COAST.
The coast guard squadron, or second reserve
squadron of have left the coast OF Ireland,
and will soon take up their several stations for the
protection of the coast. During their cruise the men
have been exercised In squadron evolutions, steam
tactics, and the shore going men who have been
drafted On board for temporary service during the