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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-16
TO MANUFACTURERS

T HAVE FOR SALE LARGE, VERY STRONG
i Brick Building, located in a central part of this
city convenient to the railroads. and well suited for
a manufacturing establishment. 1t has front Of
about Go feet by depth of $50 feet, with a large
cellar, and is three full stories high. For terms,
apply to N. Z. ALL0WAY,
Maxwell House, or office of
Messrs. GEORGE C. ALLEN & CO.,
mar17 I'm 81 and 50 South College st.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-16
DECADENCE OF THE NEGRO
RACE.

The statistics of mortality in the South
ern States show that the negro race is dis
appearing much more rapidly than the
white. The report of DR.. ]. N Simmons,
chairman of the Board of Health of At
lanta, Go, presents some startling figures
in confirmation of the rapid decline of the
negro race. For instance, the population
of Atlanta at the different periods was as
follows:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-16

made of the best Material and Workmanship, en-
braeing all Of the LATEST STYLES OF EVERY
VARIETY. We Challenge the World as
regards Quality or Price. Our MAG
10 BUGGY, which can be converted into an
Elegant Pour Passenger Vehicls in an
instant, surpasses anything Of the kind ever b.
fore attempted M
our one hundred and twenty poun 1TrOttine,
Wagon viii put against auytll' az Of the sa1se
KIND and weight every brought frcm the Eastern
markets, and challege a comparison.
me pubic are respectfully invited to call and
iook through our Factory aud Whist Is being
done IN Nashville. We viii take pleasure a all
departments.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-16
RAND SEA MOSS FARINE co.,

90 Park Place, N. Y.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-16
STREET RAILROAD.

In none of the suburbs of our City are there so
many beautiful lots to be had pear to the heart
Of the City, and so accessible by
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-16
IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE:

The following most valuable Real Estate
Stocks and Bonds will be sold at the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
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The Sisters.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

ANNIE and RhOda, Sisters twain,
Awoke in the night to the sound of rain
The rush of wind, the ramp and roar
OF great waves climbing a rocky shore.
Annie rose up in her bed-gown white.
And looked ont into the storm and night
Hush and hearkcni" she cried in fear
Nearest thou nothing, sister dear -
- hear the sea, and the plash of rain.
And roar Of the northeast hurricane
- Get thee back to the bed so warm,
No good comes OF watching a storm
What is it to thee, l fam would know,
That waves are roaring and wild winds blow
.' No lover of thine 5 ailoat TO miss
The harbor-lghts night like this"
" But heard voice cry out my name,
Up from the sea on the wind it camel
q Twice and thrice have heard it call
And the voice Is the voice of Estwick IIaul9
On her pillow the sister tossed her head.
- Hall of the Heron is safe she said.
In the tautest schooner that ever swan,
lie rides at anchor in Anisquam.
And, if in peril from swapping sea
or lee shore rocks, would he call ON thee -
But the girl heard only the wind and tide,
And wringing her small, white hands, She cried:
90 sister Rhoda, there 5 something wrong.
hear 1t again, so loud and long.
80 Anniei Annie hear it call,
And the voice is the voice of Estwick Ilalll''
Up sprang the elder, with eyes anamc,
tLThpu lig-tf IIp u..yqy uouII f.nII Inv t.....t
If he did, would pray the wind and sea
To keep him forever from thee and mel %
Then out Of the sea blew a dreadful blast:
Like the cry Of dying man it passed.
The young girl hushcd on her lips a groan.
But through her tears strange light shoue-
The solemn joy Of her hearts release
To own and cherish its love in peace
DearestI" she whispered, under breath,
" Life was lie, but trne is death.
The love hid from myself away
shall crown me now in the light Of day
My ears shall never to woer list.
Never by lover my lips be kissed
" sacred to thee am heuceforth.
Thou heaven and 1 on earthl
she came and stood by her sisters bcd
" Han Of the Heron is dead she SAID
" The wind and the waves their work have done.
We shall see him more beneath the sun.
Little VIII rcck that heart OF thine.
Il loved him not with love like mine.
81, for his sake, were he but here.
Could hem and 'broider thy bridal gear.
Is Though hands shosld trcmble and eyes ue wet.
And stitch for stitch in my heart Zoe scr.
q" But now my soul with his soul I wei;
Thine the living, and mine the deadt~
From The ftzu.ti- W,1t5fy r.- Jturr-I.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
a curse to himself and to all about him.
g B, in Churchman.
Christmas Greens.

Talking of Christmas and the fashions,
we must not forget the home-trimmings
soon to be worn. Fortunately, the old, old
fashion of the evergreen becomes newer
every year In the fresh growth whose
roots strike eighteen centuries deep the
fowerless plants take up sudden bloom ;
their stiff and rugged forms become beau
tiful with household grace. What wonder,
as each Christmas draws near, we hasten
to brighten our homes with their branches?
The trimmings need not be elaborate or
snowy \ few little sprays may suffice
anything to make writing on the wall
that every one, from grandpa to the baby,
may read.
If wreaths and festoons are required,
long strings of Irvine may be deity COW
cred with Arbor Vitae sprl IS, and swung
from point TO point, or wound about some
else bare column or, better still, the
trailing evergreen, popularity known as
German ivy, may be used. 1t Is found IN
many localities, but most abundantly, we
believe, in the Orange Mountains. If one
cannot turn mountaineer for its sweet sake,
it may be purchased in almost any street
or market-place as the blessed day draws
near Hemlock, pine, spruce, ivy, and
laurel boughs, all are beautiful cluster
here, festoon there, and perhaps few
green sprays tenderly encircling the pic
ture of one whose memory draws the liv-
ing closer together.
Sometimes 4 Christmas motto may be
needed over archway or entrance, or in
grandmamma 5 warm corner where the big
chair stands 1t is easily made by cutting
the required letters out of stiff paper, and
lightly sewing on bits of Arbor Vitae,
taking care that the letters edge be not
too sharply defined. Another way of COW
ering the forms is to glue moss upon them
and still another Though it is traitorous
to suggest it, is to paint the paper letters
with glue and Immediately sprinkle on
quantity of fine evergreen clippings scarce
ly larger than rose thorns.
Then there's the Christmas tree. Never
omit that Let it be large or small, richly
lighted and laden, or only daintiIy pricked
off with candies, candles, and tolIies-but
a Christmas tree let there be- Hemock,
cedar, pine, and spruce are suited to the
purpose, but pretuer and frmer than all
is the species known as the white pine-so
rich green, aud withal SO light and feath-
cry that, lit with its hundred tapers, it
looks like a Christmas fountain covered
with sparkles Of sunlight
Is it more stylist to have Christmas
trees for the children than to let the little
creatures hang up their stockings as their
great grandmothers did No, no. We
all DO as we please in the matter. The
high fashion authorities are silent here
YOU must lay your ear against the great
warm heart of Christmas and listen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
Vermont Central Il. Il. Line.
WINTER AHRANG EMETs.
Commencing Monday, December II, 1870
rRAINs GoING suuTH an EAsT.

Leave Montpelier al - Il Pm, and - n
Mail rTaiL leaves Osdensourrh al 90 ~, - Al
20 CONNECTS al burlington toT Troy
aud White River Junction and bellows Falls with
trains for Boston, Worcester, - rInLfeid New YoIk
and with trains on the PsssunpSic Railroad.
DAY EKFREss leaves Montreal AT 10 Al, l. Johns
at 10 90 An, gde nsburs al ~ -. Alrans
IL 90 arriving Boston via Lowell At 10 30 Pm
Troy 1910
NIsHr E1rREss leaves OgdeuShureh at II 40 An.
Montreal al 80 IN, SjJohHs % Pm. ~. Al
bans al 30 ~, arriving Boston 40 s-N.
Meeting Bellows Falls with Cheshire kos tor Bos-
ton and Worcester aud with Vermont Valley Railroad
for Springfield &c, and arriving in New York al
~ 30
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier 40 An, $50 N, So Pm, no
IS Pm.
for Burlington, ST Absns, Montreal, &c arriving il
Montreal 9 so P. and Ogdens6uTgh a. p a.
making connections Tor tie West
MAIL TRAIs leaves Boston via Lowell ~ 90 M
via Lawrence and Ftchburg att 81 Springfield at
s 90 A N, for Burlington, and 1t. Aibars-
ACCOMMODATIONS Is leaves Northfieid al : - A.
TOR Burlington Rutland. 1t. Albans OgdsL sbgrg Oh sc.
NIsar ENPkEss train leaves Bellows Falls al 1920
receiving passengers from Vermont Valley Rail
road leaving New York AT - Is and from Chesh
ire Railroad leaving Boston at 80 I'm connecting
White River Junction with train leaving Boston 81
5 90 Pm. for BURLINGTON, Montreal and Ogdensburgh,
connecting with Steamers and Grand Tunk Railway
for he West.
Sleeping cars tsched 10 the ght Express rains
inning between Montreal and Boston and -. Adams
and Springfield and ST. Adams and Troy, and Draw
ing -room cars between Montreal and Bosior on Day
Express Trains.
Through Tickets for Chicago and the West forsals
81 the principal stations
st.Alb.ns. Dec. 10 1870.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
Fattening Cattle.

The age a which cattle can be profitably
fattened will depend much upon their breed
ing, and the manner in which they have been
reared. Steers or heilers, having from half
to three fourths Short horn or Hereford blood
in them, and that has been kept in a thrifty
growing condition from calf hood, are usually
sufficiently advanced TO be put up to fatten
when from thirty to thirty-six months old.
Pure bred animals of Short-horn or Hereford
blood may be probably fattened at an earlier
age. a cross of one half to three quarter
Devon blood on common stock, makes an an
imal that can 90 into the stalls at two years
old, if it has been kept in good growing con-
dition. Common native cattle can rarely be
prOfitably fed for the butcher till they are
four years old. If cattle are put up to fat
-ceff-beforo their growth has snffieiently ad-
vanced, 50 as to bring them near their full
capacity of laying up substance, much of the
food given them, instead of going to make
them tat, will be wasted in adding bone and
muscle which could have been obtained more
cheaply by giving them time to complete
their development on ordinary keep. Be
sides, the effort to fatten an animal when in
an immature state can only result in pro-
ducing meat of very inferior quality, and
cOmman ling much less price than if the
same animal had been kept on longer, until
its frame had become solid and well knit to-
gether, its muscles developed to their full
capacity, and its stomach capable of digesting
and assimilating a larger amount of food
than is actually required to sustain the or
binary growth and wear and tear of life
without arrangement of its vitality
There are every year great numbers of
young cattle sold to the butcher, or slaugh-
tered by farmers, and their carcasses brought
to market at the close of the grass season,
when they are in a state of development that
renders their flesh of an intermediate quality
between veal and beef, without the tender
ness OF one or the rich juiciness of the other,
but havOrless and worthless as any flesh
can well be. 1t is sheer folly to sacrifice such
animals for the sake of the paltry saving of
a few months food, when by keeping them
over one winter more they would bring
nearly double their present value, and be fit
to make into beef that is full of rich, savory
juices.
Stall feeding cattle, judiciously conducted,
presents to the grain grower the most eff
cient, cheap and desirable method of keeping
up the fertility of his farm, and the most
profitable means of disposing of his surplus
hay, roots and coarse grains. The manure
made from such cattle, were it all the profit
derived from the process, would BIZ amply
sufficient to repay the farmer for his trouble
while the hay and grain so consumed would
sell in the shape OF beef for a higher price
than if it had been taken to market Can
ada Farmer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21

Constituents for making bone but his neigh
bors used bone meal without noticing any
| good results whatever. Last spring he pnt
| about four bushels of leached ashes IN his
| BARNARD, and threw out to them about a
shoveIfull each day. They all ate as IT with
evident relish. After turning them out TO
pasture, he put one peck of dry ashes per
week on the ground in the pasture. lhey
ate it all up, and gnawed off the grass where
it had been lying. The cattle began to i'm
prove, gaining flesh and looking better than
they had for several years. lie says this
morbid appetite was unnOtced years ago,
from the fact that tae land was new and
ashy from the burning Of the wood and land
clearings. He has another proof OF the val
ue Of ashes for stock from this incident. lie
had large tub full Of leachcd ashes which
remained in it some time. 1t was afterwards
used as a watering tub and when the cattle
drank from it they would lick and gnaw the
sides and bottom Of the tub, actually biting
out pieces and eating them. Latterly, he
gives one quart Of ashes, mixed with the
same quantity Of salt, to twelve head of cat
tie, about once week, and finds il to agree
with them wonderfully.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
Doing Good
nr HESTER A. EENEpICr.


Matte Ellis was cripple. Never in all
the days Of her sweet young life had she
played, like other children, out upon the
lawn, with the sunshine turning her hair
to gold, aud the melody Of a great JOY
sounding through her laugh like the rip
p.Ing OF water over the pebbles on the
beach. From morning until night year
after year, she would lie upon her couch
by the low window Of her pleasant room,
sometimes weaving the daintiest of wraps
from the bright threads of zephyr seat
tered about her, but ottener with her large
eyes fixed upon the forest far away. the
dark. dim wood where through the summer
days the birds were iubilant and the bios
SONS nodded TO the winds that bore to her
the sweetness of their breath.
You would have loved her, I am sure,
my little farrell 'dariings, into whose eyes
the shadows of tender pity are creeping
the while YOU read my story You would
have been drawn toward her by the name
less charm of her face, by the soft eyes
and the patient mouth, and YOU would
have wondered how she could bc 20 happy
with the black wings of misfortune shadow
ing her from her birth
Shall | tell you how it ali came about
Only year ago, Mrs. + lis brought To
her beautiful home little girl whom
shall call Corinne wild girl with gypsy
face aud a gypsy heart. and because She
wa sure that underneath the rough cxte-
rior She could see the CLEAN of diamond.
and because 1t was lIqttic's IRISH, Mrs.
Ellis gave to the fatherless aud motherle>s
one her name AMI a place in her heart.
1t vii. be 50 nice, mamma, Matte
said. SO nice and shall have something
10 DO, YOU know->omethiu- To keep my
heart awake, the soft eyes shining like
dew and the lips a-quiycr rs the memory
Of her cross came to her.
Aud so the little Corinne became Mat
ties especial charge. If the gypsy blood
ran riot aud the small black eyes were
ablaze with anger, it was Matties gentle
voice that soothed and Gained and con
trolled, and in leading the young child's
life to calmer and sweeter way She
found her mission and her JOY.
Only year ago one little happy year
1t Is very quiet in the cottage over the
way There is no child's face at the window
of Mattie's room, the blinds arc drawn aud
the little Corinne glides in and out of the
cottage door softly and with tears in her
pretty eyes.
Within, there Is a rosewood casket and
on its plate name, Matte and aged
ten
There is the fragrance of jessamine in
the room, and in the golden hair and over
the Aeart that never will throb any more
white buds are twined with immorteiles
and amaranth.
And the brown eyes They have opened
in the garden of Paradise upon blossoms
that nod by the fountain Drinks, fairer
thousand fold than those she might not
gather here, and her feet, that never tou ched
the dear, sweet earth, are dimpling to-day
the sands beside the River of Life.
God knows why in the life below sweet
Matte bore His cross we know that in
the life above she wears His crown, and
so We are content.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21

INTOXICATED BIRDs-The hooking bird
of Florida is described as rather a dissi-
mated character. He forages about, sing
ing in his neighbor's vineyard while he
robs him, until the berries ofthe Pride-of-
China tree are ripe, and then he proceeds
to have regular frolic, acquires habit
of intoxication, and gets as drunk as a
lord. 1t is curious to see a flock of these
birds at this time They become perfectly
tipsy, and fly around in the most comical
manner, hiccoughing and staggering just
like meu, mixing up all sorts of songs and
iDterrupting each other in the most impru-
dent manner, without any regard to the po-
likeness and decorum that usually mark
the intercourse of all well-bred society,
whether of birds or men. They will fly
about promiscuously, intrude on domestic
relations, forget the way home, and get
into each others nests and families, just
ike the lords of creation. After the ber-
ries are all gone and the yearly frolic is
over, they look very penitsnt, make many
good resolutions, join the temperance soci-
". and never indulge again until the next
season comes round and the berries are
ripe once more.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21

RooTs FOR STocK.-Perhaps in the course
Of time farmers will begin to compare notes
between raising small grain and grass.
think if more attention WAS paid the latter
it would pay better than grain. | think it
can be conclusivcly shown that if half the
amount of labor was devoted u meadows and
pastures, which Is at present devoted 20 the
culture Of wheat and oats, there would be a
greater margin of profits at the years end
for the farmer. and with more ease But
this suppose- certain amount of capital,
which | think Is not very general therefore
men are compelled to act a. circumstances
suggest. When Illinois has fewer acres Of
small grain, and more acres Of good grass
and roots with corn, her position among the
States will be one of greatness in wealth
and social influence. Roots are invaluable.
combined with hay and corn only those who
have tried the practice can fully appreciate
their Importance as a promoter Of healthy
growth and iattening principles. | am aware
that some object to them on account of their
watery nature. Their virtues lie in this.
What more healthy to the animal system
than pure water, and where so pure as in the
vegetable, distilled and filtered by an uner-
ring principle ? Three fourths Of the animal
system is composed of water; then how nee
essary to have a proper supply in its purity
TO all who are skeptical about the utility of
roots, | would say, try them-that is the
only touch-stone of comparison. You shall
give hogs, say mangels, boiled or steamed,
along with little corn meal, and those hogs
will thrive and grow more rapidly than when
fed on corn exclusively. Psychologists say
that man can live too much or too long on a
concentrated diet, which is equally as preiu-
dicial to his health as the reverse This is as
applicable to the lower animals as to man
the same ia mutable laws govern each. |
think necessity will compel their (the roots
adoption. When that occurs, | venture to
predict there will be fuller pockets and less
whining - Cor. Country Gentleman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
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Frost.

Then, every morn, the rivers banks shine bright
With smooth platcarmor, treacherOus and frail,
~ the frost's clinking hammers forged at night
'Gan-t which the lanccs OF the sun prevail,
Giving a pretty emblem Of the day
When guiIticr arms in light shall melt away,
And states shall move ffce-limbcd, loOscd from
wars cramping mail
And now those waterfalls the cbbins river
Twice every day creates on either side,
TinkIe as through their fresh spared grots they
SILVER,
In eras=-arch'd channels To the sun denied.
High flaps in sparkling blue the iar-heard crow,
The siIver'd hats gL.am frostily below,
suddenly drops the gull, and breaks the CLASSY
-LOJrCH.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21

so that an uniform temperature of from So
to co. is maintained. 1t stands in the pools
of water for twenty-lour hours, when the
cream is removed The cream is deposited
in pals, which go to the pools, standing
other twenty-fou hours, or until it acquires
a pleasant acid taste. 1t is then ready to be
churned
The annual butter product of the country
is not far from 700 ,000, 600 of pounds. A
large share of this product is inferior, and
much of it nothing better than a miserable
grease The number Of good butter makers
in the country is comparatively small. They
need advice and suggestion, and SO we have
given the substance Of Mr.. Ingram's talk 4,
well knowing that he has practical expert
ence whereof he speaks.-X. 4. Willard in
Rural NetO Yorker
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21
Notices Of the Press.

Harpess Bazar contains, besides pictures, patterns
etc variety OF matter OF especial and
family articles lie zitH. dress. house
keeping in all its branches rs editorial matter
peClaly adapted ire circle intended
ana instruct, and j. has hesi te. good stories and
literary matter ct ma tt Do Is TOT surprising that
journal, with such features. has achieved go Sh1rl
immense surCss~. tuT ueIhIug Of klud
desired tu thousands OF families, sfd j. put
e have hIIed the demand The Young iaux W ho
buvs slug number Harper'S Bazzr made sub
scriheT tor ife-New York Evening Post.
The Bszsr is excellent. Like al The periodicals
which the Harpers publish. almost ideally wei
edited and The las OF readers fer whon
ed-Ihe murhsrs aud daughters jH average iami lies
cannot but pTcnt by ills Cord sense AZ good TASTE
which have DOUBT. are &c f5y ma King very
many homes happier than they Have been before the
women began taking lessons IN personal ard house
hold and social management the social mentor
The Nation, New YORK
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21

To Written YELLOW FLASNEL.-Dr. Artus
tells us that flannel which has become yellow
with use may be whitened by putting it for
some time in solution of hard soap. to
which strong ammonia has been added. The
proportions he gives are ID pounds of hard
curd soap, 80 pounds of soft water, and two
thirds of pound of strong ammonia. The
same object may be obtained in a shorter
time by placing the garments for a quarter
of an hour in weak solution of bsulphate
of soda, to which little hydrochloric acid
has been added.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21

SAwDUsT AND TAN BARK.-An 4" Enquir-
or - asks about the use of sawdust and tan
bark fertilizers. Neither of these sub
stances are worth anything to speak of for
any manurial qualities which they contain.
But they may often be used to advantage as
absorbents in the stalls, or in cattle yards.
When decayed, they may add something to
the organic material in the soil, but their
chief action on the soil is mechanical They
Tighten heavy soils, aud add to the ability Of
light or sandy ones TO Withstand drought
They may be used as bedding .-Ploughmlan
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-21

ASHES AS CATTLE FEED.-The Maine Far
mer says g One of our substantial subscrib-
ers, in recent conversation, gave his expert
ence in training neat stock affected with the
habit of eating wood, chewing bones, &c.
way they became thin in flesh, refused to eat
hay, and presented sickly appearance. lie
had an impression that their food lacked the