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Lille Gifts.

Rev. Samuel Cox, in the Sunday Maya
zine, eloquently points out how those pos
sessing only little gifts and few opportuni-
ties may serve God and men. He says:
But some will say, Glow willingly would
we ser, men if we could But we have no
special git, no great opportunities. We
have nothing to give which our neighbors
would accept. The little we can do is not
worthy the name of service" Is it not
In forest, or an orchard, there must be
trees Of many kinds. All can not be olives
nor all figs, nor all vines. But if every
tree yield ia fruit, and the best fruit it can,
does not the orchard prosper? Under the
larger trees there must be many briars,
many neutrality-suspicious. a score, or hun
dred of these for every tree that throws
lofty branches into the air And few of
these brambles might get together, and say,
Owe are of no use; the forest does not
need Us; men do not care for US. o that
we could bear olives, or figs, Orgrapes As
it is, we are good for nothing but to be cut
down and cast into the fire. Why should
we wait for that? Let us catch fire and
burn the forest down." But need the bram-
bles hus despair of themselves? Ask the
birds who dine of the hips and haws OF
the thorns all the winter through Ask the
boys W. o pluck berries off the briars Even
the brImble, if, instead of catching fire, it
will give itself its proper work, is capable
OF. bearing fruit which many prize above
the sour olive or the too luscious fig, a fruit
as sweet, but not so perilous as the grape
And just as the bramble may always either
yield fruit, or store up the sweet juices
which turn to fruit, so we, if we will use
our few gifts, and the trivial opportunities
which every day brings us, may be Away.
either yielding our fruit, or making ready
to yield fruit which our ncighbors will
find both nutritious and sweet.
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n UMBER 20.
Butter Workers.

After experimenting with various pa
tented butter workers, | have got up one
on nv own account after model that |
saw in use in Pennsylvania, and like 1t
better than any of the more complicated
devices. 1t is simply white oak table,
two feet long and three feet wide, made OF
heavy stuff, so as to stand firmly, one side |
being one inch lower than the other, with
a groove along the lower edge to lead the
buttermilk to one corner, from which II
drips into pail. The butter is laid on
this table and worked with a blunt-edged
white oak knife u inches long and inch
es wide, with projection 6 inches long at
each end for handles. The whole Is made
of Z inch stuff, worked thinner at the edg-
e.. The handles are two inches wide
with rounded edges. With this apparatus
the butter is worked out into fiat mass,
wiped dry with cloth containing a damp
sponge, then cut crosswise and wiped again;
then rolled together and revoked, and so
on until it is ready to receive the salt,
which is worked in with the same lmple-
ment.
My German dairy woman has taught me
one wrinkle that may be new to others.
When the butter has been thoroughly work
ed and is spread out thin upon the table,
knife is drawn through it from end to
end at intervals of an inch, and then drawn
/ through crosswise so as to cut the whole
mass into small square sections. It's then
rolled together, fattened out and cut again
and again. Every COW hair in the but
/ Their that comes in contact with the knife
is drawn out by it. | have never seen
more than two or three hairs taken from
one churning, land it IS a mystery how
they came there but with the utmost care
that can be given fine hairs will sometimes
pass through the strainer, and one Of these
in pat Of butter might cost a first rate
customer Cor 4mericaa 4grieuluist
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Saitinq Mich Cows.

VIM. Egger, of Lowville, Lewis county,
\. Y, Swiss dairyman of experience,
gives the method practiced in Switzerland,
by the best stock keepers, in sailing stock.
He says that cows should be salted early
every morning, and if they are fed in the
stable: the salt should be given before fod-
dering. Sailing in this way improves their
appetite; they drink with more regularity,
are kept in better health, and give more
milk than when sailed in the usual way, as
practiced by dairymen in America. He
thinks it very injurious to salt mich COWS
only once or twice week, as they will lick
too much salt at one time, and drink too
much water for the day. To have stock
well they must be fed with regularity eve
ry day alike, and never given too much of
anything at one time.
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WIN. JoSLYN & SONS, Barton, vi. are Sole
Proprietors, to whom all orders should he ad-
dressed.
wholesale Agents-Geo. C. Goodwin & Co.
80 Hanover Street, Boston, Mass: BprrS Perry.
70 fremont Street, Boston, Mass.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGeIsrs AND MEDICINE
DEALERS
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"NO, pastor, l can't subscribe. l am SO
deeply in debt"
doctor, how much interest do you pay
for that borrowed money, for which you
are in debit"
six per cent"
GLOW much does the investment into
which you put the money bring you?"
Twelve per cent. There, pastor, you
are the first man who ever caught me-
Here is a donation. "-Adrancc.
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Notes From the American Bee journal


For feeding bees actually or prospective
ly in want, use ordinary pure honey or
sugar syrup, and feed regularly every eve
ming till they are properly supplied or they
can supply themselves from natural sourc-
Is. But for stimulatiye feeding, merely to
encourage brooding use honey or sugar
syrup, very much diluted, giving it in
small doses only every other evening. They
will thus obtain the water needed for the
brood, and have less occasion and less dis
position to leave their hives in quest of it,
at times when the weather Is unfavorable
for such excursions.
Beginners in Bookkeeping should not,
when going into the business, build costly
bee houses, provide high priced untested
patent hives, purchase a large number of
colonies, or buy "three-banded' Italian
queens at a time when as yet they can
hardly tell drone from a worker Begin
moderately and hasten slowly. The need
full experience in practical bee culture is
much more easily and far more efficiently
acquired, by careful attention to few
choice stocks, than by d hurried supervi-
sion of large number. even with the aid
of manuals and text books Plain, simple
movable frame hives too, will be found
better suited for the requisite manipula-
tons, than tancilul and complicated con
triyances devised by persons really igno-
rant themselves Of the habits and wants of
bees. And colonie, placed in an open sit
uation, with their hives readily accessible
from all sides and somewhat sheltered OF
shaded by trees or vines, viii be much
more conveniently managed than when
placed in ordinary sheds or out door bee
houses. Study ir-tto know what is requir-
ed for success, and then extend your oper-
ations when you are sure that you can have
the business well in hand.
fyour queens are allowed to issue at
will, they are pale and weak, like other
young bees, and for some time unable to
fly but if confined the usual time, they
come forth fully colored, ready for al emer-
gencies.
When bees begin to lily in the spring, it
is well TO feed them little, even when
they have abundant stores. as a small adj
dition to their hords encourages the pro-
duction Of brood.-LaagtoH.
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Cent Per Cent.

This little story IS plthy:
'Im in debt" was the shield with which
The Doctor met the assaults of the agents.
The representative of the American Board
came round.
"Have you called at the Doctors YETI"
said the pastor.
"No, it's no use; he is terribly in debt,
he says"
"ihen let me try him." responded. the
pastor. He called and made solicitation.
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PLANTING Time.

Though there may be days of cold wealth
er yet, it is now time to begin planting on
dry land. Generally, early planting Sc
cures the best harvest. Even though seed
planted now may not soon send shoot
above the soil that covers it, there is an
advantage in having the planting done
for all the time the roots are forming and
taking hold of the EARTH Plant early.
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Work and Think.

Hammer, tongs and anvils ringing,
Waking echoes all day long,
In deep toned voice are singing
Thrifty iron Labor's song.
From a thousand fly wheels bounding,
From thousand humming looms,
Night and day the notes are sounding
Through the misty fact'ry rooms.
Listen workmen, to their play
There's advice in every clink;
Still they're singing still they're saying
"Whilst you labor, learn to think !"
Think what power lies within you
For what triumphs ye ars formed,
l., in and of bone and sinew,
Hearts by emulation warmed,
Mighty though We WOO and cherish,
What shall hold your spirit down:
What shall make your high hopes perish
Why shall We mind Fortunes frown
Do you wish for profit, pleasure
Thirst at Learning's fOuft to drink
Crave We honor, fame or treasure:
Yet the germs have-work and think
Think but not alone OF living,
Like the horse from day to day;
Think nut not alone of giving,
Health for pelf, or soul for pay.
Think Oh, be machines no longer
Toiling just for daily food.
Think twill make you fresher, stronger;
Link you to the great and good
Thoughts exalt and lightens labor.
Thought forbid the soul to sink
Self-respect and love for neighbor
Mark the men who work-and think!
Think and let the thought new nerve yol
Think of men who've gone before;
Leaving lustrous names TO serve you!
Yours the path they've plodded DER!
Freedom fights and wins her charter
With sword of thought-the pen!
Tyranny can find no quarter
In the ranks Of thinking men.
Think for thoughts a wand fpower-
Power to make oppression shrinkl
Grasp ye, then, the precious dover
Poise it-wield it-work and think
Hold your heads up, toiIing brothers;
'Mongst us be it ne'er forgot,
Labor. for ourselves and others,
Is for man a noble lot.
Nobler far, and holier, higher,
Than vain luxury can claim,
II but zeal and worth inspire,
And true greatness be our aim
Power to compass this is given
Power that forms the strongest link
Twixt an upright man and heaven,
His nO5lest pOwer-the power to think
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There are some men who having formed
the habit of talking with God in the closet,
carry it with them into the pulpit, to the
great edi6cation of God'speople. Wehaye
one such in mind. He is never fiippant ;
his prayers are never marked by that flu
ent familiarity which characterizes the in
tercessions of the Praying Band but his
prayers are always simple in thought and
expression as a child's talk with his father
always adapted TO the occasion on which
they are offered, and not to some ideal OIL
general convocation of Gods people, al
ways fresh and permested by the vital for
ces Of loving, trusting heart. Would j
not be pleasanter, and every way better. i
more pastors would conceive the idea O
simple talking with Goda~Eraminer.
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There are many congregations and
churches that lack a nameless something
and for want Of it are weak. They have
many people, but the people do not cohere.
they are not 50 much building as a heap
If stones. They want to be COINED togeth-
r. and compacted.' How is it to be done
We men are hard, angular, intractable.-
Women must help US. Besides stones there
must be mortar-soft, yielding, adaptable.
Women have gentleness, tact, quickne,s IF
perception. Your true woman feels, as by
an instinct, what it is proper to say or de-,
md has done it while your clumsy. ele-
phantine male intellect is torpid, or is
cropping to feel for something proper in the
circumstances. Ladies that fear God and
do hi, will can build up here. They can
help to make people feel at home TLey
can speak gentle and kindly words. TLey
AN subsidize social influences, AMI render
them helps to the truth" They can frown
i'll nature out of a circle, and by their al
prevail evoke the aid of the timid and he,-
tatiug. There lately died in England an
accomplished woman, who made no speech
es, wrote DO books, nor even went beyond
what the most fastidious count woman :
sphere. But she was no small part Of her
husbands Lord Paine sto p wer. |
attentions, her tact, her snnung approval,
her respectful notice Of waverers, or of su :
porters, whom the most complacent minis
rs must sometimes dIsoblge, did much
a. all men allowed, to build up and sustain
us personal and political influence. Bot
christian ladies', cone is your Master, ever
Christ" His cause is to DE built up; Iii,
church is to be edited. Do what you can
! Find ways of working for him. A viii
can make way. Build over against you
a I'd you shall not miss the gracious motto,
OF him whose servant wrote down of ShaI
um and his share in the rising defenses o
that ancient Jerusalem: He and hi
| lauUbtars - m. IIyU a., Dbeorr.r
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House, Farm and Garden,
I. ID. r.. COLLINS, Editor.
Rutabag


The following which we find in the cor
respondence of the Maine Farmer, we COM
mend to the attention of the farmers in
this section. We would vary the method
here recommended however, in few par
ticulars. In the first place we would as
soon have ground that has been cultivated .
one year as greensward, provided it was
free from weeds. Then we would recon-
mend to put the rows not less than two /
feet apart, and the hills not less than ff- /.
teen inches We also think we have a
better and easier way of dropping the seed |
which we described in the Standard last
year, but will repeat the description here,
Take any small wide mouthed bottle, "a
pepper box or mustard cup for instance)
and put in the seed; then take piece of
thick brown paper and burn with knit
ting needle four or five holes through the
paper large enough for the seed to pass
through, tie the paper over the mouth of
the bottle and you have handy turnip
seed drill. By tying the bottle to a stick
you may walk along giving shake over
each hill and drop your seed exactly where
you want it without bending your Back at
all. Inone other respect our practice is
exactly the opposite Of this correspondents.
He says, after they get ont Of all danger
from the maggot, thin to one plant in a
hill and draw the dirt up to them quite
literally" which we would amend by say
ing draw the dirt array from them quite
literally. Turrips should not be chilled
up" Keep the dirt away from them and
they will grow smoother and with less
roots. If We are not right in this viii some
of our Scotch fiends, who are used to the
business, correct Us? We will only add
that the time O planting is from the lst to
the middle Of June for this latitude:
Perhaps it little early in the sea
son to talk about raising turnips, but I
commence thus early, hoping others may
pursue the sane subject, and thus give
more instruction and greater light than I
am able to do. In speaking Of rutabagas,
know what l am talking about. ! have
raised them, ard fed them for twenty-five
years, and from my own experience, know
that oat or barley straw. with one peck Of
turnips night and morning viii keep a
COW in better condition, and furnish more
milk and butter, than the very best hay
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The measure of our love to God is, that
we love Him beyond measure Bernard.
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ItnaS Tor years been highly esteemed by all
who have known its merit and only reouires one
trialto commend it to the favor of every one.
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All novelty is the effect of wonder upon
ignorance.
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NEW AND ELEGANT STYLES
WARNING.

Whereas, my vie, Olive Il. Abbott, mas lelt
my bed and board with ut just eau, OF pto'66-
cation. this is to forbid all persons hafnorIhs VI
.n sing her on nv account, as shall pay no
deb:s Of her contracting after his date norr
Barton, May s, 1870 l'"0
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FOR SALE
The Virgins Saw Mill near
BARTON VILLAGE

with Ian and buildings Apply TO
lStf A. H. PERRY Lyndonville. VT.
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Corn in Florida is tasseling out.
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FOR SORE THROAT,
FOR SORE THROAT,
FOR HOPPING COUGH,
FOR HOPPING COUCH

FOR ALL AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT
AND LUNGS,
FOR ALL AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT
AND LUNGS,
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
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HENRY & CO.,
Burlington, VT,
WHOLESALE AGENTS

FOR COLDS.
FOR COLDS,
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
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FOR HOARS ENESS,
FOR HOARSENESS,

USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
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FOR COUGHS.
FOR COUGHS,

USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
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This Company offers liberal commissions and
to experienced, successful Life Agents, a regular
salary, if preferred Contracts may he made
with CHEST fB w. CLARK
Supt. Agencies in Northern Vt.
lime Glover. VT.
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JAIL DELIVERY.

Cumbe rIand IncendIaries Break Out-T,VO of
the Worst Escape.
From the Cumberland Transcript Of Monday
1t has been generally predicted on all hands
that the prisoners recently captured and placed
in Jail would make their escape unless closely
quartered. The fulflment of this prediction
was accomplished last night. The prisoners
were allowed to occupy the hall into which the
cells open until about o'clock. Shortly before
that hour they succeeded by some means in
digging through the wall of one of the rear
cells, making a hole sufficiently large to enable
them to escape into the Jail yard. Once in the
yard, they had little difficulty in getting over
the wall by means of their blankets. Policeman
Neill heard them while yet inside the wall, and
ran to the Sheriffs office in front of the house,
to notify the Sheriff Just at that time Leo
Abaugh and Dennis Regan jumped to the
ground and escaped. Joe Albaugh jumped i'm
mediately afterwards, but fell and broke one of
melshime was also on the wall, but
made his way back to the yard on
discovery, and thence to the jail.
Albaugh and Regan were both seen going up
the railroad to Polk street, about one hour after
their escape, and squad of men were sent in
pursuit. but failed to overtake them. The two
prisoners after crossing the viaduct made their
way to Lynns wharf, where Albaugh at once
found means to cross the river to Virginia. Five
policemen went to the wharf, and at the upper
end found man named Haney, who had canal
boat there. Just as they arrived skif pushed
from the canal boat with Regan in it. They at
once opened nre on nlIn DuC ne jumped over
board and keeping the boat between himself and
his pursuers, padded to the Virginia shore. The
officers procured another boat as soon as pos
sible, and followed but could find nothing of
the fugitives.
Haney was arrested and is now in confne-
ment.
Joe Albaugh was carried back to his cell and
DR.. E. p. Duvall called in, who dressed his
wound. Had not the noise been heard as quickly
| as it was the whole band would have been off in
| a very few minutes.
| IS soon as the escape of these parties had
| been made known, there was the most intense
| excitement throughout the whole community,
and curses loud and deep were heard from all
| quarters. The escape of these men is very
| unfortunate piece of business. The Sheriff had
| been warned time and again of their character,
| and certainly knew the Insecurity of the Jail,
because Ragan has twice before broken out of
| the same, and less than two weeks since Cham
berlain escaped.
The warning was disregarded-two of the
most desperate rascals are gone, and their VEN
geance may at at any moment demonstrate it.
self by the application of the incendiarys torch,
! or other outrage.
The Sheriff last night after earnest solicita-
| tion, consented to call on the military for a
| guard and stated that he had objected because
| lie feared the military might undertake to rescue
! the prisoners.
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troops when there ls reason TO apprehend nsces-
ty for their use, and 10y their passive Interpolation
between hostile parties avert the dangers Of Coi-
sion "Departmeut commanders, ana In cases Of
necessity, their subordnates are expected In this
regard TO exercise upon their own responsolllty
peace NAV be preserved"-leaving all legal ques-
tons involved in the controversy TO be settled By the
recognize fully the deiicacy Of this question and
the responsibility that have assumed but should
have incurred a far greater Iesponsonty hau
which, with the facts before me, was inevitable
unless that action had been taken at the time was
and as the action OF the military In this and In
similar cases is for the purpose only OF preventing
hostile collisions, am utterly unable 70 see how it
be attended with any other result tnan the pre-
A COPY of this correspondence will be submitted
for the information of the Secretary OF War and the
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. II. s. CANDY,
Breyet Major-General Commanding.
To this Governor Walker yesterday afternoon
sent the following rejoinder:-
II your construction Of your orders aud instruc-
tions be correct they ought at once to be modified
and placed In harmony with the Constitution and
laws OF our country. The position which you seem,
inferentiay, TO assume that the peculiar character
OF the controversy between Mayor Eilyson and MT.
Chahoon affords some Justification 1Or your inter-
position, s entirely untenable. i do not lind any
authority for IL In the Constitution and laws, as to
the proper construction OF which, 1t appears, we are
both agrt ed. II can only be found, II found at all,
in the attudnous construction OF your 'orders and
instructions" which, you maintain, and which, II
pursued TO it's logical sequence, will reduce
the United States army to mere police
force, eventually superseding the State and
municipal cOnservators Of the peace throughout the
country AS matter Of fact also utterly disagree
with you that there was any occasion or necessity
whatever for any interference by any extraneOus
authority in the municipal affairs OF this city; hut,
the contrary, 1t Is my confident BELIEF as hereto
fore expressed to you that but for the hope of in
reference by the Federal military, the disgraceful
rebellion against the lawfully constituted authorities
OF this city on the part OF an eX-MayOr and few
ignorant and deluded followers would not have
lasted one hour.
am exceedingly gratined that you have decided
to lay this correspondence before the President and
Secretary Of War. My personal knowledge OF and
confidence in the high sodery and statesmanlike
abilities Of both these exalted public functOnaries
forbid that should for one moment doubt that they
will promptly relieve you from the execution OF
orders which, II your construction obtains, are not
warranted hy and cannot be executed without a vio
lation of the fundamental and statutory laws of the
United States.
With sentiments of high esteem, l am, General
very respectfully, your ODedient servant,
GILBERT g. WALKER,
Governor of the Commonwealth OF Va.