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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02
AgrienItnral.
Feed Hay Carefully.

There are hundreds of tons Of hay lost
every winter among farmers by careless
feeding. We have been astonished some.
times when Witnessing the amount vast
cd around barnyards and stacks. Thi,
waste Is entirely unnecessary. and II II
was made the rule Of every farmer never
to feed any kind of stock upon the ground
thousands of dollars might be saved an
nually. There arc times, to be sure, When
the earth Is frozen dry and clean, but II
racks are not provided, full one half OF
the time the hay will be dealt out either
i'm wet snow or mud, and good portion
lost
Portable racks should be used around
stacks and their location changed every
few days; the racks should be 50 construct
ed that the stock can get at their feed
handily. and mt the same time made so
that the hay cannot be pulled out and
tramplcd under foot. For cattle. q good
rack may be made with common rough
boards and q few pieces of scantling.
Make them four Of five feet wide, ten or
twelve feet long. and two feet deep; have
four by four inch scantling In the corners,
and also In the center Of the ends, running
up twelve or fifteen inches above the top
Of the rack; to the latter nail in n center
partition lengthwise: thus you have n
double rack where cattle will eat content
edly. DO not have the end boards or piec-
es Of scantling reach down rs low rs tn q
side boards after the manner Of sled run
ners the racks may be easily drawn from
one place 10 another.
For sheep we know Of no better feed
ing rack then one made Of posts and
boards with opening Mt the sides through
which sheep eau put their heads and eat.
Hay brings good price In market.
and is quick sale, and land gives rs prof.
liable return Of this rs almost any crop
IL can be put To. when the difference In
amount of labor Is considered between
Just the garnering Of grass and plowing
sowing and gathering Of all others. II
certainly behooves farmers TO feed care
fully. for every ton saved Is as good n
gold. and II not wanted for present feed
ing may be kept stored up for the time o
need or sold for cash.-Wester,, Rural.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02
NUMBER 81.
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CIARicIzn, coHpUcT Anp RssuLis." By Hos.
SooI jass i.ssa 81 tSs N:tioasi S PssiissiHE s Con
psny, OF Boston. han. -,.r7 "a
riys years have slapeed since The eloss of ths
bloodisst ard mcst SiEsatie var ksown 70 modern
portunlty of thinhisg over NE sv.at which passd
bssbrs them In such 9uiek saccssiou that rsdsctioa
was impoesibls, and - natural consequeocs each
section has manifested great desire 70 bear What
!Ss otAs! h.. 70 ~ q ln noays; w eSa .s SooSss. u
Of numerous histories and narratives on The North.
srn side. bat until rscentiy authentic OF really
msriorioss histnsy h.d aPpcassd on The side Of The
sSssa Ss demand iSs ss:a yoss s.s s.. y issa
hctlon eIpsrisncsd throughout tho country, when
thrse years ssc, y We annesnsed tha. The Ho. A.
a.sssr.cy vss asoui 10 ssss Ss.esy ~ .ns
NsS Bsfs,ss ne Sfsfss.~ 1hs promiss hen made
Il now fnlAllsd In The sscond and concludinr voluns
ofhh grsas history. vhieh lee before ~.
.,d; Mr. ssss:s. sss y. q %:Sy yss yss.s
" preceded the war. and knows much OF The sscret
History Of thoss strring svsuts which psseipltatsd
The great strsrEis .poa Ne. me character of his
snslyss, toEsthsr With Sc Erssi Sosssty and truth
falnsss = . statssmaa rendered him In the eyes Of
the Whole country The propsr historian Of The
domitabls energy which, In the mld,t of hiling
was rcalArkable and has resulted In The production
OF the best history Of the war have yet Sccn and
The ouly Southern history Of real merit that has yet
4Ss hisory or the earlier days Of the Coassdsrs.s
Government, and particularly that portion of iS
existence at Montgomery, - . "Prnvisional Gov.
srnmea.," given % The world for the ast time u
visionil cooyress, - sdeleats fton 0eellis, snd
e. sns:'s sn s.n s..s ps a.. q s
value His narrative Of the Confereuoe between
President Lnoolu and tho Confederate Commision-
ere at Hampton Roads u the fullest and most valu-
able yet given 10 the public. Mr.. stephens was the
principal pegoliator on the Southern side In thess
proceedings In the history Of which the people of
the whole country axs % deeply intsreslsd. Tho
yexed question Of The non-exchango Of Prisoners OF
War II laid hare befbre the reader. and the peace
movements In The South arc thoseuEhly explained
Tho present volume . narratlon Of The evcns
OF the War, and ID - graphic and entertaining n
Iou.nce. While PsssnE al 'ss higher Susli,,.s. e,
way Into The library Il every man Who desires 70
tous will regard II - tie principal authority on the
southern sldc Il 10 for sale by subscription only,
and agents are wanted ln evsry country. 1Hi''
PursAn's MoxruLr br ssptsmbsr h prvmpliyo 90
hand.and welcomed ~ usual, for n always has
good list Of contentA- 't'''
Justin MeCsrthy's new story e 10 begin In The
September GAL II opens In London. bst u q
evident that the sccne must soon change % this
country. The great reputation Mr. Mccarthy bss
made q IN esayist, will cause this novel 70 be re-
earded with peculiar interest. Tho title 10 "LAdy
Judith faisof Two Continents. I'D . ~,
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02
The Romance of Crime.

Recently there occurred In Bullitt coun.
ty % strange affair. which Is yct unsolved
in its particulars but which was ono Oi
those very peculiar transactions that seem
to have no motive. A widow lady, with
daughter eighteen years of age, lived
near Mount Washington. They were
without male protectors, and lived quietly
and securely. One day the old lady re.
ceived some $4,000 In payment Of an old
account. and locked 1t up in her trunk
The night following was dark and gloomy
and one that would cause people naturally
to oar and lock the doors and windows
and cause one to hesitate to open them tc
stranger. Towards night an old BEN
up decrcpit man came to the door, and
OIL its being opened, asked for shelter fol
the night. The widow told him she wa
alone, with no men folks about the house
and she disliked to take stranger under
her roof. The old man said that he wa,
n stranger and only asked for shelter
from the approaching night.
The lady acceded to his request and In
due time no was shown to his room ur
stairs. The night grew dark outside, the
widow and her daughter were preparing
To retire, when heavy knock came upon
the door, and voices of men outside were
heard, demanding admittance In threat.
ening tones. Terrified knowing the dan.
ger of possessing such largo sum of mon.
ey, the widow concluded that the parties
outside werc confederates of tho man tc
whom she had given shelter. Acting up.
on this suspicion, with trembling limbs,
she ran up stairs and locked the door oI
the suspicious stranger. Returning down
stairs she heard tho blows of an axe on
the door, and rs she reached the foot oi
tho stairs, encountered tho man she sup
posed she had locked safely in tho room.
No longer decrcpit, bent and feeble, the
stranger stood upright and assumed stall
wart proportions. The grcy hair, the
trembling voice. had gonc,. and instead
was man of powerful build and deter.
mined mien.
Believing that all was lost, tho widow
exclaimed. "You know what I've got ;
I'll give itupm .
The stranger instead Of accedIng to the
terrified woman's offer replied, "Dont an.
noy me; 60 into your room and III pro.
tect you" He held In his hand rifle
taken from the rack and ~ the blows ol
tho assailnnt's axe fell fast upon tho door,
he pushed the widow into her room. The
door gave way and the first man that en-.
tered was shot dead by tho stranger, who
gnSped the falling body and pulled It In.
side the door. Hc then pulled the door
wide ouen. and fired nURin. killing anOth-
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02

TIRED or WArrNs.-A short time ago,
In Delaware county. Quaker lady, q
maiden who had reached the age Of sixty,
accepted tho offer of man who belonged
to the worlds people" and the Presby-
terian church. and began to prepare for
the welding, As usual. n delegation Of
friends from her meeting waited ON her
and remonstmted with her for marrying
out Of the meeting. The bride elect heard
tho visitors patiently, and then said--
'I.o0k here! I've been whiting Just sixty
years for the meeting to marry me and
iftho meeting don't like me TO marry out
Of II, ,chy don't he meeting bring along Us
boys?" That was conclusive. and the del
cgaiion merely replied "Farcwcll" and
vanished. ',.1- ~ ?. 90 '.--
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02

The Moniteur gives the following account Of
the death Of Gen. Douay at the battle Of weis-
senburg: ,. ..... .-.l .-...-
The General was from the beginning 10 The
thickest Of The fight when he saw the day
lost, after he had done Ill be could 10 retrieve
Il. when not eYen . battalion Was len him, hs
osllei his aids one BY one. gave them orders
and sent them away. As soou as the last was
gone, the General, squirting his horse, RIDE
some distance 10 the mont, diamounted, and
taking pistol from his holster shot the animal.
then turning around he slowly walkei towards
The soeuy. The soldiers vaialy triel 10 sop
him. Amid tsrribls hshtipg be dslibsrstrly
vslksd On. The rutrsating soldIsrs, aEousd By
this spsotsole, turned again upoa The enemy,
bat fsll Ia bssp sroapd their General, Who siill
prrsssi i6rwArd. Another Tremendous discharge
from tho enemy and osoe.l pozAy, alDO'.
alone, tell Iesu.i 80. 49,. sf - r
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02

The following Is Ruth Spragues cpitah
nj Hoosasc Falls, N. Y: "Died, 1876,
aged nine years, four months and three
days. She was stolen by Rodcrick X.
Glow; her body was dissccted at the Office
where her mutilatcd remains were found.
and deposited here. rsr0la.I
"Ifor body dissectsd by aenlsh men,
Her bones anatomiscd, ...... ..
Her soul, We trust, hAsrisen 10 God,
Where fsw physicians riss."
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02

The man who. on returning home at an in
definite hour. uses his wife's shell comb nor
matches, and then swears because they Won't
70 OF. misoooeeivw either the use OF combs or
OF matches.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02

/. A mistaken tourist was found weeping over
the ice house. at Mount. Vernon. thinking ,hs
Vas dropping lean on The tomb Of Washisgtoa.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-02

which Is preferable; the right man In q, tight
place. or tight one In the right place!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30
Personal and Political.

Gen. Schenck, having deciled to run for Con-
gress again, has gone into the canvass with all
his old energy. and has already made speeches
at some of the principal points in bis district.
He has been trying to arrange a series Of discus
sions with Lew Campbell his opponent, and the
latter has finally agreed to meet him next week
Gen. Frank Sigel Is to stump he district for
Gen Schenck.
Ellis II. Roberts, the able editor Of the Utica
Hlral5, was yesterday nominated for Congress
in the Oneida district unanimously by scclama-
ton, and announced his purpose to stump the
county. We expect good account from Oneida
in November.
The Liberal Christian makes an excellent
nomination for the English mission-Geo
W. Curtis,-and says " He Is man
of varied and elevated culture, Of the most
thorough Acquaintance with American pO-
litics, and possesses social and personal quail
ties which would secure the highest esteem
from those whom he would meet while engaged
in the duties of his Office We do not know
Of any man who is more truly representa-
tive Of what is best in American character"
Hon. David 4. Wells has returned from Eu-
rope, and is at his home in Connecticut. 1t
is understood that he accepts the position ofer-
ed him by Gov Hoffman at the head of the tax
commission in New York, and will soon enter
upon the discharge of the duties.
The Boston Post announces that John Quincy
l Adams declines a denomination for Governor
at the hands of the Democracy. Having already
/ been defeated two or three times, he sensibly
/ concludes that enough is as good as feast. -
/ Senator Morton of Indiana says that the mis-
/ sion to England has never been rendered to him
/ nv the President or Secretary of State His
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30

July 4.
lam the only occupant of the house this morn
ing and have but Just returned and taken posses
sion. We all deserted between twelve and one las,
night We found every foreigner out pa
ng-armed-perhaps this was the reason
nothing happened. The patrol will be kept up
awhile, but we shall probably not leave our
house again unless there is an attack. unt1r-
tunatelv, we have no gunboat here, (but the
Chinese have oue) and the Manchu has TO leave
to-day with dispatches for the French mail. Inc
report was brongh; yesterday that the rioters IN
tended to clean out all TIE foreigners as they
had done the French, but were deferred by the
arrival Of the steamers and gunboat. was not
in the least excited or afraid last night, nor was
Mrs L but we thoughtit would be better to 60
and if nothing happened, then TO wait TIL there
was more excitement.
Some people were arriving from Pesin and
were yery near Teentsin when s native Christian
swan out to them in the river and told them to
GO back or they would be torn in pieces. Prince
Kunr tells the ministers lie cannot give them pre-
lection If they leave Pekin. 1t looks like keep
ing them a. hostages ! would like TO have all
who believe the late Burlingame speeches, take
notice that this is the way the Chinese official;
invite Christians tocomea and Sc plant the shining
cross on the mountain tops and in the valleys Of
/ China" Ever since the Burlingame mission
there have been almost constant excltements, but
/ this a, Teentsin has proved most disastrous. -
Besides the - foreigners, 80 Chinese convert;
are known to have lost their lives.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30
Personal.


Hon George W. Grandy has been elected Jus
tice of the Peace in Vergennes thirty-four sue
cessive years.
John G. SAKE expresses his intention OF DIS
posing of his Albany property with view to
making Brooklyn his future residence
Rev. H. I. Parker, of Austin. Minnesota and
formerly pastor of the Baptist Church in this
place, is stopping in the city for few days on
his way to Boston.
Commodore Geo F. Emmons, of Vermont, has
been detached from duty in charge of the Hy-
geographic Office at Washington, D. C., and or
dered to command the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Mr.. Anthony White died in Rockville, Conn.,
on the 18th inst, at the.adyauced age OF %
years and months He was native Of Con-
necticut; out at the age of twenty-one moved 10
Berkshire, Franklin county, Vermont, where
and in the adjoining town of Rchford' he resided
over forty years and raised fsmily. In 1870
he returned to Connecticut. to reside with MS
son.
Hon. James X Hyde, Judge Of The county
Court for the County Of Rutland, died at his
residence, at Sudbury, from typhoid pneumonia
Wednesday afternoon, at the age Of sixty-slgh'
years.
TheHon Henry Reyes, President Of the Pas
,umpsc Railroad, and president Of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society, died at his residence
in Newbury, Saturday evening. agei Go years
He had been III Of bilious and typhoid fever Tor
/ some ten days. but his case was not considered
/ hopeless till Friday night MIR. Reyes Was an
extensive laudholder in Newbury, and was for
many years in business there, in company with
his brother. His management Of the PAssumpslc
road was energetic and successful, and it Wac
largely through his efforts that the road was
completed to Canada lie was a prominent
democrat, and leading citizen Of Vermont, in
many relations. He leaves a wife and children.
His funeral will occur on TUESDAY at ] P III.
NO. u. Kile principal of yergcnncs AGA
DENY has accepted an offer Of a school in West
erly. Il. l at a sslary Of 1920, and leaves fer
his new post in week or two. He viii be
greatly missed in vergenues. and the State will
lose, in bis departure, one Of its most able, ell
thusisstic and successful teachers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30

The new minister 10 England, 1t seems, is
Senator Oliver P. Morton, of Indiana He was
Governor Of Indiana during the war, and made
a yerv high reputation as " war Governor
He is one Of the most eloquent speakers in Con-
rress, in spite of his infrmities, for ne has had
moor health and has been, indeed, almost Grip
nile beipg unable to stand even while delivering
his speeches in the Senate He is still compare
lively young, being only IS. He he'd two years
Ian ger to serve in the Senate on his present
term. A London despatch ssys 1.-THE announce
ment of Mr.. Morton's appointment is regarded
unfavorably here, as the present juncture re-
ouires a man who has thorough experience in
Europesn affairs and diplomatic training. The
United States can exercise an important iuAu-
ence in favor of Republican France in the pre-
vent crisis" That is undoubtedly so, and We are
CT. re there need be no fear that Mr.. Morton will
M, make thst influence sufficiently emphatic, if
the . Usstion of the maintenance of the republic
is not settled before he gets to England,
which will be over month hence. 1t is said
that the appointment of Senator Morton was the
choice of Gen. Grant alone, and that the secre-
tarv Of State had no hand in the matter
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30
The Legislature

The next session Of the Vermont Legisla-
ture opens on Wednesday nezt-a week and
day earlier than heretofore 1t will be an
important session-and the impression Is a
pretty general one, that it will be necessari-
" a longer one than usual, in consequence
of the change from annual to biennial ses-
sions. We trust, however, that it Will turn
out tobe necessary t. hold, at most not more
than week longer than usual In that
time it ought to be possible to do all that is
required, or desirable
We shall keep our readers. fully posted
as usual. in legislative affairs. Terms for the
FREE Pass for the session will be found m
another column.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30

The Democratic papers are very fond OF
telling Us that a great reaction has set in ;
and that the Republican party Is in the throes
of dissolution. If so this is the time for the
democracy to keep stiff upper lip, to stand
by their colors, and be in position to make
their victory, when it comes, a square and
straightforward Democratic triumph.
Yet, wherever they can Go 1t, the Demo
Gratis are allying themselves with fractional
parties, and adopting as candidates anybody
who may hope to draw any Republican votes.
In three or four Southern States they call
themselves - Conservatives. In South Caro-
lima they are the Reform Party" and in
Mississippi they are " Union keformers.
In Minnesota a quondam Republican, lgna-
thus Donnelly, Is running az an " lndepen-
dent " on free trace platform, and the De
mocrats make no nomination, but take Dom
nelly, in hopes of beating his Republican op-
ponent. On all sides the Republican party,
on the contrary, have nailed their fag to the
mast, and gone into the contest under their
own colOrs; and theirs Consequently will be the
victory in the future, as in the past.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30

Ten "''oA'lN N-'-- -'-7-'7
B-30slyn on Mon lav night, DO Ic-I 'hse ID
.--or,1o ir which I, .urqrelv -at ..rtl the
.f...;., p,ru-
Ha'" '99Ue 'i ''1 'l'''7
lar government Is at present failure l1 the
..-+,- .r Ns,, E,-. Ir -fe ----out 3D.. fraud
when mas toh-o4--r eie'''e"s '''~ ''
continue. it w!ll BE NOT the slghte 81 object
.---. i.,,...r ,. -.....-s H.. -.,- ~ s- well
..
drop DIS udIioe IN '-i -''I'" 1'''04' ' '--''
box where 1t will not be counted ) aid Gen.
NV.,4r,,5
Ny fellow clu4els' 'L- e'elsAAloH -- -,
ton IN the poNt-t, vas on winch
entered Is s'mpy This T. Az We nave 'u'e "t
io'-aoN- 8 Ieei VOC ana u -1s conn" o'
votes 10 lhe N'A'e o., We" ION
question: ereI! o'Ie- t---'.-- g" - H.. -
nance or po-19 vi % "'l' '''..' 2 al
lales- Inc souI'e "uo VIZ ~ w d.
au,houy I'D "e'-ieo' a. -l'- 80
Will oil lhe peope' III" "'''' ~ .,1-+l-
ZEN, can Ony o' -S1e' .-'t d, nv s-.,,i,lo-,
Il me "t,.O'- 'eA &c s'1N9I VIZ a. rI.or,-
woes OF il 'ly 'o'1S 1.u1"l O'' N 49,
c,uL'ei- 'Ie" az V 'y-I.',''-' 80 Mo
'ue Sf'nH VI ~" ,.I-t...s e., ,,,;,ri-
=, ars Ie.;leI and -,a fraud and viol nee Of the
,,;,,,-+,, I,ra f.,o,.,a the ~rlinr ,e yer in the
la,,I I,bo.s are ,srv ,r,ir words mean
- sb.u IN, Tn, tir,a hos rasse5 for fslse
"A r.,,,,,-.ic csnfleness Of oeech
~, meter 60 nal NAT merely 10 the We fare
IN, - The e,y o i.-arqe If our free insrftut ms
IN, the ,s,srnr,sr.rsl cbairat Albany To-
, - '-'. -. - - =, -
enas;ye elaouen,a and If rare re-ssnsl refine =
nom A,iinst his character as a private ci,i-
-or 90 a ieyr,s, and i1d-, ma brf,tb Of sus-
,,,-.,, has ever beag raised But in the name
dfsctual and LEGAL voters of this state. dis
tipetly charge tonight that he is Governor, not
as The rcsul. Of an honest election. and not be
cause the msioritv Of the citizens of the En-
7ire safe voted for him. but because Of frau
iuien+ vote and r fraudulent count. He is called
/ Governor tonight because thousands Of fraudu-
1ant naturalization u.rers were issued from
courts that ran with no semhlqnce of judicial
or5er and decent dignity. from courts where
the living and the dead. me minor and the emf
crsr+ inst landed on our shores were alike
trrned INTO tine iudiciaI homer and ground ont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30

A special despatch from Berlin, dated
Sept. 10Th, says that the professional pollti-
clans have matured their plans in regard to a
new German Confederation, to be called the
" Norddeutsche Bund." \ council has been
called at headquarters, and the Bavarlan'
Baden and Wurtemberg governments are
busily comforting in regard to the political
future. 1t is proposed that Frankfort shall
be declared at the same time a neutral city
and the capital Of the new Confederation.
Thus it will hold towards the new Conied-
Grafton the same position that Washington
and the District Of Columbia do to the Uni
ted States of America. This Is the first d.
rect step toward what has long been the
dream Of German patriots. not merely
German union, but German union of al
lied Republics.