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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

Tie ". 81 Iri0une says that "a little very
simple knowledge woult 20 a great way IN
warm weather Here are a party Of anna
reur sportsmen coming home in disgust on
account Of musquitoes. and thousands Of
-tay-at-hoInos who find life almost unenlura-
Gle On any terms for flies II either party
knew it. carbOllc acid is the sovereign rem
edy for All their troubles. A few drops
evap0ratcd in a room or poured upon the
clothes VIII keep the winged pest at a safe
distance ana if the pure crystnllized acid
Is used NJ great annoyance VIII result ~
human beings. Restaurant keepers ought
70 know this, and keep the swarms Of hics
away from their windows, whore they settle
and buzz t. the torment Of Tassers- Tie
musty taste Of the cr0tOn water complained
IF BY those who make its acquaintance new
Y every summer may be corrected by throw
Ing few scraps Of sheet iron into the water
tank or cooler. This prevents water from
iecompo>ing, and keeps it pure and sweet
1t will even preserve the water from growing
unwholcsomc and offensive on long sea voy-
ages. People are constantly rushing about
IN the hot sun complaining Of headaches and
giddiness, when all they need for safety and
comfort is a wet handkerchief in the crown
Of the hat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09
gnftru.
That Calf.
nY PHGRE CARLY.

An Old farmer one morn, hurried out to his barn.
Where the cattle were standing, and said,
While they trembled with fright Now which Of
you, last night,
shut the barn door while ! was in bed -
Each one Of them all shook hi head.
Now the little spot, she was down in the lot,
And the way the rest did was q shame;
For not one, night before, saw her close MP the
door,
But they said that 4ic did all the same;
For they always made her bear the blame.
said the horse, DappIe gray, I was not up this way
last night. as I now recollect;"
Ana tue bun, passing by, tossed his horns very
high
Ana said: Where's the one u object,
If say, lis that caI,, suspect"
" Il is too wicked now 7-said tie old bnndle COW
To accuse honest folks OF such tricks; r"
~aid the cock in the tree. am sure 'twasn't
an the zheepjust said " bahi" there were six -
And they thought now that CARS in a fix
I. az course we all knew twas the wrong thing to
do
cried tbs chickens. 7. Of course newed the cat:
/ suppose" said tile mule 4 some folks think me
q fool,
Tut I'm not quite 81 nipple rs that
WeI' tat raL, never knows what shes ats"
ult- tit poor Ctllf " no W ~ @tN btit
And thC jcst Of the ard, came IN sight
DIi Won shut my barn door said the farmer,
once more.
And she answered, q did sir, last night,
ror ] thought that 70 close i was right"
Vow each beast shook his head; she'll catch i'll
they said,
serve her right for her meddIesome way Pr
cried the farmer Come here, little hossy, my
dear,
You have dOue what i cannot repay,
Ana your fortune is made from today"
Very strangely la=t night forgot the door quite,
And ii Won had not closed it 81 neat,
AI the colts had slipped in, ana gone straight 10
the bin,
tnd rot what they ought not TO eat
They u have fouudered themselves upon whea l.
Then, each beast of them alI began loudly to
hawI
The mule tried 10 smile, the cock crew,
(. Little ~pottv, my dear. you're the f4vorite here
They al. cried. Were so glad it was you''
But That calf only answered them, boo"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

Among the slightly noxious weeds which
are permitted to flourish 50 lUxurantly in
our streets, and even enclosed grounds, the
dock and stramonium are conspicuous and
are az tenacious Of life, and perhaps as per
nicious. as the Canada thistle. Ine former
sends deep into the ground strong root,
difficult to reach with a spade, and if allowed
70 mature, one plant will seed acre, be
sides producing a vast quantity OF villainous
burs. Stramonium yields an abundance Of
poisonous seeds which children sometimes
gather and eat with fatal effects. An easy
and effectIal method Of destroying these, Or
any other plant i, to get up at alb ut s
o clock in the morning and proceed to cut
them squarely off at, or a little below the
surface of the ground, and with a pointed
Jack knife. bore a hole in the top Of the
stump, and put in teaspoonful Of common
salt-then - for the next and do likewise
The remedy never fails I.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

SUMNER LAYERING.-To the amateur who
has not the facilities for prOpagatIng plants
in any other manner, Liycrtng is the si'lpest
method of multiplying his shrubs and vines
l. is not scufici$Itiy expeditions for the
nurserYman, and il j. too wasertul Of material
a. he coul make 4 dozen plants from cut
tings Of the material required to make one
layer. In private gardens, we wish to in-
crease the stock moderately, either to obtain
. few plants for our own use, or to present
to friends, and to do this, layering answers
admirably Even the nurseryman is Obliged
To resort to this method with plants tia d
cannot he propagated in any other way
Tie operation IS IT the simplest We have
only to bend down a shoot and bury portion
in the earth, and in most cases it Will be
found we'll rooted by autumn, and it may be
severed from the parent plant, and removed
nit that time or be lett until the following
spring There are few points necessary to
be observed. The wood of the shoot should
be partially ripened or hardened, before it
i layered. In most cases the roofing j.
much facilitated by cutting a tongue in the
portion to he Iayered. This tongue sh )uld
DC made upon the upper side Of the stem
ID Is simply cut from below upwards, an
inch or two long, and extending about bali
through the steu. In bending the shoe down.
care must he taken not to break it al the cut
point The soil should be mellow and rich
and little trench being opened, the shoot
including the cut portion, laid in it. and
fastened down with hooked peg. Then
tue earth is replaced and press down firmly
and the upper end of the shoot, which pro
Iects above ground. is ~ he tied up to sta ke !;
this VIII i've better b pc to the plant thar
IT It were allowed to take reclining position
Want of success in summer layerirg is due
TO the ground around the layer becoming toe
dry 10 allow the formation Of roots his
may he remedied ~ pltcing mulch moss or
other material, over the surface A har
stone laid upon the soil over the layer answers
an admirable purpose.-Agriculf,uia
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

How TO GET PLENTY OF Fresh EGGs-In
q long communication to the Germantown
Telegraph, upon the subject Of poultry, Mr.
r. ID wight, OF Hudson, Michigan. considers
the question, =" How to ge5 plenty Of good
liv"red fresh eggs with little trouble" and
thinks if there Is any secret in 1t be has dis
covered it, and makes the same public for
the benefit Of all interested He says
Once, thirty years ago, | was troubled
just my neIghbor now is. | fed my hens
plenty Of corn and got but few eggs /
reasoned upon the matter, and happened to
think that the constituent parts Of milk and
the whites of eggs were much alike. Now,
it bias long been known to mflk-men THAI
wheat middlings and bran are the best OF any
feed to make a COW give milk why not then
the best to make the hens lay eggs? | tried
it, and since then have had no trouble. Nv
mode Of preparing the feed is TO mix about
FIVE parts Of bran with one of middiings
in the morning | wet up with water about
four quarts of the mixture in large tin pan
"a ku pains to have it rather dry, though
a damp. This | set in a warm, sunny spot,
south of their sned, and they walk in ana
take a few dips, don't seem 10 fancy it like
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

DEsTRoY Offensive ODoRs. There Is no
means more certain to bring disease upon
membeS6 Of a family, than allowing intec-
tious matter TO remain upon the premises.
The offensive odOr that arises from damp
places, decaying vegetables in the cellars,
unclean sinks, and pr vies, are almost certain
before the sultry season is over to engender
some malignant disease upon those who by
some gross neglect fail to dsinlect at proper
time the air around them.
C0pueras, called sulphate of iron, dissOlv-
cd in water, one-fourth Of pound to a gal
ion and poured into a sink d ain a. often as
needed will keep it sweet. little chloride
0t lime, say half a pound to q gallon OF wa
ter, VII have equally as good an effect, and
neither Of these cost bu1 a few cents.
To purify cistern water take pound or
'wO-according TO the amount OF water-oi
c4ustic soda or a similar quality Of concen-
Jrated I've, and put into the clstern this
will dlsInfect stagnant Odorous water. and
the cost is nothing compared with the benefit
derived. IL is said that two grains Of alum
to a pint OF water that is not fit to drink
render it perfectly clear and pure and the
taste of alum will not be perceived. A lit
tie pulverizpd alum thrown into pail OF
water ano allowed to stand for fifteen min
utes, viii pre- ;iptate all the impurities, and
leave it perfectly clear. 4 larger quantity
put into a well Of impure water will very
much improve it,
! damp nusty cellnr may be rectihed BY
sprlnkling copperas, chloride Of lime. or
even common white lime over the floor.
The most effective Of anything We ever used
to dislnfect decaying vegetable matter Of any
description is chloride Of lime. One pound
may be dissolved in two gallons Of water
,,herc it IS desirable to use it in liquid
form Another excellent absorbent Of nox-
ious smells il plaster Of Paris, one part t.
Jhr,c IF puvlerlzed charcoal Ohio Fumer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

PALACE SToCK CaRs.-1be first train of
palace stock cars from the West to the East
pass over the Pennsylvania railroad and
t western connections about the lst of May
The event il of general interest. in its human
Itarian as well as economic aspect.
The train consists of eleven cars, contain
ing one hundred and seventy-two head Of
cattle. The cars are arranged for holding
sixteen head each, with separate stalls con
nected by gates, which are closed soon a.
an OK gets his place. These stalls are readi-
ly adjustable to the size of the animal, SO az
to afford ample room for lying down and
rising up A comfortable bed of shaVings is
strewn over the bottom At the top of each
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

corn, and start off on short hunt for some
thing better but always come back in short
time for little more from the dish of bran
There ia little time during the whole day
but what one or more are standing by the
pan, and helping themselves. | am careful
to mix for them just as much as they will
consume during the day. At night, Just be-
f re they repair to the roost, | usually throw
them about pint Of shelled corn, well scat
tered, so thet each one can get few kernels
II your hens don't incline . eat this feed at
first, sprinkle little Indian meal on TO it
would like all who complain of not getting
eggs, to try my plan, and ! think they will
never be sorry.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09
2oetru.
- -
soul and Body.

Poor Soul, the center of my sinful earth,
FooPd by those rebel powers that thee array
WHY dost thou pine within and suffer dearth,
Painting thy outward walls Sc costly gay:
Why so Sarge cost having so short a lease,
Lost thou upon thy fading mansion spend
shall worms, inheritors OF this excess,
Eat up thy charge IS this thy lody's end
Then, Soul, i've thOn upon thy servants loss,
Ard let that pine to aggravate thy store
Buy terms divine in selling no Is Of dIOss;
Within be red without be rich no more:-
And death once dead, there's more dying theI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

car is feed-box, with canvas spouts, which
communicate with the feed basins under
meath; also water tank By this arrang
ment the cattle can be fed and watered dur
ing transit without multiplying The cars
are about eight feet longer than ordinary
stock cars, and there is ample room to pre-
vent the animals from being bruised or Jared
Underneath are passenger car trucks, with
ellirtical spring and swinging bar.
1t is the intention to have stock trains Of
the above description to run from st. ionis
10 New York in ninety-siy hours. Under
the old plan, ten days were often consumed
in making one trip, and the discomfort to
cattle and shrinkage in their weight were
very great Department ~ agricultural
Report.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

BUTcHER's MEAT IN SUlmER.-As soon as
your meat Of any kind il brought home from
the butcher. wipe it with clean dry cloth
If in summer you find any hy-blows, =
which are very common, cut them out at
once and no harm will te done In the loins
a long pipe runs up the bone that should
be taken out Immediately, or in a few hours
it viii faint and spoil the whole iolnt. If the
meat is not to be used at once, drelge it
with pepper. Pow cred charcoal busted
over meat will help to keep it sweet, or it
will remove any faint already begun, 1t is
wise to keep charcoal on hand during warm
weather it il wonderfully elfcaclou- in
preserving meat, anu 4 busted over it while
hanging. it can Ill be washed oil when Won
are ready 10 cook It. Most meat is more
tender and easily digested if kept hanging
some time, and charcoal is a great and rcli-
able aid in preserg ng if. Lam and veal
cannot be kept as safely IS beef and NUT
ton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

FAITESISG CATTLE On Grass Ia Great
Britain and Ireland the wealthiest and most
independent farmers are those who occupy
large farms Of good grass land, and who fat
ten and sell annually large numbers Of cat
tie. This class Of farmers are called graZiers !,
they keep very little Of the land in tlllage
10 not winter large numbers Of cattle, but
puy two or thrce-year old heifers and steers
the spring, keep them on choice pas urc
during the summer and autumn. aud sell
efore the animals begin IL lose flesh late IA
the lall Tire vast herds OF Texln cattle are
-ometmcs managed in a similar way, being
purchased when in a low condition, and driy-
On on the ranch and succulent prairie grass
until they have become nearly fat. Farmers
who have good grass land should devote at
east portion Of it to lattening stock.
Good heiters and steers, kept on a rich pas
ture for six months, would probably pay
better than inferior tillage. TIE money
would all come together, and the cost 81
transportation, compared with that u
cereals, would Ic tr.hing. Every farmer
should fattcn All his young stock that are
not required for the dairy or yoke. Selm.
stock Of any kind before they are properly
Iuade up lor the market is very bad manage-
mcnt, and a great del of money Is lest bv
FARMERS every year in this way.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

CALLED HORSES SHOULDERS. There arc
few things more painful to look at than
poor horse wIncng and banking at every
root which comes against the pillow, while
the plowman j. ashing him with the line
and goadlng him into passion, for his rest
,veness under the torture Of a sore shoulder
In using a new collar, it il best always
% wet i ; thoroughly before you put it on
the animal few hours use viii give it
set to the peculiar formation Of the shout
Ter, which it viii always keep. The same
collar should ALWAYS be used for the same
horse. There is no worse practice than
shifting gear upon a plantation. Every horse
should have bis own gear, and it should new
er be used for another, and every laborer
w prefer the common shuck collar to any
other kind If the shoulder should become
CALLED, pad Of cotton may he put on so as
70 keep the pressure off the sore. A lit
rle neat foot OIL applied every day will heal
it up Ii is best, however, when the ap-
pearancc Of bruisc is noted, to apply spiri-s
# turpentinc. But it is better STILL to pre-
vent such mischief. We always keep at the
stable bottle Of vinegar with a spoonful
IF alum dissolved in it, and require the
shoulders to be washed with it whcn the
horse comes in at noon and night Ii it be
lnconvenient to use this solution, a strong
iecJctiOn d oak bark Will answer a very good
purpose. This astringent preparation tough
Ems the shoulder and prev ents the CALLING,
md if little oil should be applied wncn the
CALLED part first appears, the animal can ,,
worked and the sore healed perfectly in 4
little while -RuTai Carozlnlan.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

DICGING ABOUT FRUIT TKEEs-Mr Mecfan.
OF the GaTdeucrs NoHthig. oousraulatcs
himself ovel the Tact that we lave made
much progress IN America toward aband IN
In5 the oid-ume notions about digging
among fruit trees, - and quotes arrrovingIy
the E1Itor Of the Lond9n journal or Horii-
culture, who says g fruit trees like solid soil,
not loose, :" and = that digging among 50 II
plants as raspberries and strawberries must
he stupid pracuce.s s patent on the least
consideration, = and who advises keeping fruit
tree borders solid ami mulehcd with ma
nurc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

New KIND Of SnoE.-A now style d shoc
has lately come IN vogue ia Massachusetts,.
The shoe is made 81 elm wood The sole,
divided at the ball, IL reunited by a leather
hing 50 to give fol- play to the toes.
small portion Of tile upper is made ol leather.
In the lastenings copper rivets are made use
Of and all tie parts where the wood and
leather unite arc packed with India rubber,
These shoes will cost les than 81 a pair
and are a modification Of thv European wood
en- slaoe. Imagine these Gathering over ho-
tel floors or moving about sick rooms
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

A correspondent Of Hearth and Home tells
Of his success in cleaning walls that had
been badly smoke-staiued After trying
various experiments, he used strong solu-
ton Of common washing soda purchased a
the corner grocery-storc and although the
smoke had strucz through the hard fn-
ssh he says lie soon h tic satisfaction
of restoring the walls to perfect whiteness.
The soda-wash can be successfully applied,
ne adds, either before or alter with white
wash
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

Made IF Fa0r Rum, Whisky. TrO0i spirits
and Refuse Liquors doctoreG, spieec "''d sweet
,ued taplea4e the taste, called TonIcs. Aprefiz-
ers Kcstarers.' 70. that ieat the ttpplri at To
drunkenness and ruin hut are true Medicine made
from the Native Roots ana Herbs IF ttlfaftt iFcc
from all Alcoholic stimuiHnf~. The arc the
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and = LIFE
GIVING; PRINCIPLE, Al perfect Renovation and
orator the system carrying OH all poisonous
matter and restoring the blood T. healthy condl-
ton No person can take these BtterS according II
direction ana remain long unwell provided the bones
are destroyed by mineral poison Or other means
and the vital ORGANS wss'cd beyond the point Of
repair
For nhnmmatorg and Chrome KhcEna-
iisIu and Cont, Dyspepsia. or Indigestion
Bilious. RemitIent and InTermirtenG Re
ter-. Diseases ofthe Blood, Liver, Kidneys
and Bladder. these Bitters have been most sne-
sessfui- such Diseases are caused 10y Niiiated
BLOOD. w hica genera. produced BY dtrtnE' iIeut
nj the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR iNDIGE>TtON, Head
b be PAIN the Shoulders Coughs, TiEhtness II the
Chest Dizziness. Sour ErVctations il the Stomach.
BAD the Mouth. Bilious Attacks Falpittion
the Heart Inflammation III the Lungs Pam ia The
regions ~ the Kidneys and a hundred other painful
symptoms, are the offspring III Dyspepsia
They inv rorsite the stomach and stimulate Iitt tE
i1 liver ana bowels, which render them III Iaa-
80 eecv cleansing the blood II app i'm Turites ana
.iuIlrtu, life and vilor a. tho whole system
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptuns letter SAT-
Eheu4u. Hlutcnez Spots. Pimplcs. Pu~tules. Buis.
Clrbun.lcs Ring Worms Scatd Head. Surc Eyes
try- ucIS. Itch, Scurfs, D.scnoratons 81 tho SKIN
Haular- and Diseases at the skin IT batv,r name
,-r nature are literally dug up and carried cut 1T thc
sy-csu boz p short tame by the II these Rftter-
ttt,- Bottle such cases Will convince the most iu
r..iul.u- 80 their curative eject.
Cleanse tHe NItlated Blood Whenever son rud rs
Impurities bursting through the skin ia p.mres
ErUpu0ns ~ sores. cleanse il when YOU dnd 1t OH
etrurted ANA sluggish IN the VEINS cleanse il when
taut and your feelings viii TEL yeu hon hrep
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

The Western Rurai rccommcn y boiling
corn on the ear for stock, and says cooking
shelled corn has never given satisfaction
There seems to De principle contained in
the cob, probably the potash, which materi-
ally assists in soitening the hull IN the corn,
when submitting to strong and continued
heat, rendering it nearly like hullcI corn
TIE water in which it is boiled, what little
remains, may he fed with the corn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

A bear, perfectly white, with the excep
tion of black ears and black line down its
back, was recently shot at Siskiyou, Ore
gon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

Ayers Cathartic Pills,
For Al the purposes Of Laxative

perhnp- rlFt 1u MIA
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49, 9AfSf mn -The ..f.f5.,5,5- ~,
sons. th4f ifi..9 more ~
liable ana fan more effec-
7-eseMaas4ks sssssz=asssH=@ tual remedy than any
===a==7==7==H= other Those who have
tisl +. tna,r raat II cured tbsr those who hay..
nor know mar II ,lres their n.Ihbnrs and friends
a,{ All ,,, mot ,r,at II ,laes Gnra II does alyvs
= ti9f i e,sr t.iIs rbrorfe-b any tamil ~ nalaer,f
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Ms harm can arise nom their ,1ze ia sny QUANTITY
They operate by their peWeriaI influence on the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-09

hoi en- Nc - -. 80, 49,
ana 7oIle /" L'lt ar .l'SIG '''o''
isil ''i''' '''''''o s'''7
MEDICAL PROPERTIES AND OsEs.-buchu
leaves are gentry stihuIaht' Win peeuhar
tendency % the CFlhdry organs
They are gwen IN complaints oi the II
nary organs, such - ,'IINei' Ontonle "a
tarrh o. the Dia9u5r' -Ioioiu iFri'at'on u
the biadltr anu I ,3' Di7eaS9 VI tue
Prostate Githd' anu helthL!oh OF lncoHti-
hence Of Crine, from loss OF tone In the
parts concerned IN It's evacuation The rem
edy has also been recommended IN Dyspepsia
CHROME I'heuih'tlNih' tutaheoas 3Hectlohs
ana Dropsy-
HEfNBoLD's EXTRACT BUoHu is used ny per
sons from the ages OF Is TO %, anG from 30
10 s., or in the decline or change Of life
after Confinement or Labor Pains Bed Wet
ting IN children
In affections ueculiar to Females, the. Ex-
edy, as IN Chlorosss or Retention, Irregular
", Palniulness or Suppression OF customary
EXCAVATIONS Icerated OF ochirFou7 o'a'e ol
the Uterus
DISEASES OF THE BLADDER, KIDNEYS, GBA}EI
AND DRoP,IcAL SwELLISGs.-rh medicine
the Absorbents into healthy action, by which
the Natery or Caleareous dispositions and all
az Pam and inflammation