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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08
Our Future Farmers.

The next great undertaking before the
American people Is the subiugatiOn and de-
velopment of the National Domain. We
have to subdue, that we may inherit, our
generous portion of the earth We are COM
ing to the close of our first century. and,
having attained such majority, may enter
upon and possess our estate. The wellth OF
the nation lies in the land, ard we must DIG
it out. Nor can we delegate the task to the
mainly Ignorant laborers coming to us from
other lands; we need to give to it our own
intelligence and our own muscle-and we
have shown that we are not the ueople 10
shirk such necessity. Indeed, we are al
ready making competent beginning-open-
ing lines of transportation, making permanent
peace with the Indians, learning the methods
of organized colonization-and NAV call our.
selves fairly ready to 90 to work Agricul-
ture, then, is TO be our main business in wears
to come We are to be nation of farmers
and 1t is worth while to consider what sort
of farmers we are likely to turn out
Man makes circumstances circumstances
make men. Accepting this antithesis, we
should look for new types of character under
the new conditions obtaining in this country
where, also, the requirements of good order
are the only limit to freedom of DEVELOPMENT.
We now afford some illustration of the aphor-
ism; but the reaction of q" circumstances y
on men being the work of generations, we
are yet too young to exhibit its effects in any
notable instance-the conventional Yam.
kee T" being an unreal creature, fast fadinp
into tradition. Still, we already give eyi-
dences of human power, peculiarly American
promising good results. We are outgrowinp
the wisdom of the world, and are destined to
disprove those maxims that sum up the limits
of human experience. The old saw, -" When
Adam delyed end Eve span. where was then
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08
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The Dark Wood.

Tpon an eve 1 sat me down and wept,
Because the world to me seemed nowise good;
still autumn was in IT, and the meadows slept,
The misty hills dreamed, and the silent wood
Seemed listening to the sorrows of my mood;
knew not if the earth with me did grieve,
or if it Knocked my grief, that bitter eve
Then 'twixt my tears a maiden did see,
Who drew anigh me DER the leafstrewn grass,
Then stood and gazed upon me piufully,
With griefworn eyes, until my woe did pass
From me to her, and fearless now was
And she, mid tears, was asking me OF one
She long had sought unaided and alone.
Him knew not Of and she turned away
Into the dark wood; while my own great pain
still held me there till the dark had slain the day
And persisted at the gray dawn's hand again.
Then from the wood a voice cried, All, 10 yaln'
In vain l seek thee oh, thou bitter sweet
In what lone land are set thy longed for feet ~
Then / looked up, and 10 man there came
From mid the trees, and stood regarding me-
And once again my tears were dried for shame
But he cried out, Oh, nourner, where Is she
Whom have sought DER every land and sea
love her, and she loveth me, and still
We meet no more than green hill meeteth hill
With that he passed on sadly, and l knew
That these had met, and missed, in the dark night
Blinded by blindness Of the world untrue,
That hideth love, and maketh wrong OF right
Then mid my pity for their lost delight,
Yet more with barren longing grew weak.
Yet more 7 mourned that had none to seek.
-HayDey's Veekly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

Conc ROUND THE WoRLD.-A CORES
poudent presents US puzzle in regard to
the gain or loss of time going east and
west around the world. 1T we understand
the practice the day is changed by voya-
gers on the 1S0th degree of longitude. Go
ing east the navigator reaching that de-
gree finds it midnight with him when it is
the previous midday of his meridian at
home. He jumps backward, and calls
his time the previous day from the one in
his log. Going west he loses the twelve
hours, and on the 1S0th degree jumps for
ward and calls his time by the following
day. Not long since vessel sailed from
this port around the world with the sun,
and when the crew were were paid off here
they were paid for one day more than was
credited on the vessels log.-Netc YORK
Journal of Commerce.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

IN-GROwING Toe NsLs.-Ihis most pain
full of the diseases Of nails is caused by the
improper manner OF cutting the nail (gcner-
ally Of the great tCe) and then wearing a
narrow, badly made shoe .lThe nail beginning
to grow too long. and rather wide at the
corners is often trimmed around the corner
which gives temporary relief. But it then
begins 70 grow wider in the side where it
was cut off and az the shoe presses the
flesh against the corner. the nail cuts more
and more into the raw flesh, u hich becomes
excessively tender and irritable. If this
state continue long, the toe becomes more
and more painful and liberated, and fungus
(proud flesh sprouts up from the sorest
POINTS. Walking greatly increases the suffer
ing, till positive rest become Indispensable
IfeGfmeHk.-We omit all modes Of cutting
out the nail by the root, and all other cutting
OF tOrturing operations. Begin the effort at
cure by simple application to the tender part
Of small quantity Of Ierchloride of IRON
1t Is found IN drug stores 10 a fluid form
though sometimes in powder There is i'm
mediately a moderate sensation Of pain
construction, or burning. In few minutes
the tender surface is felt to be dried up,
tanned, or mumifed, and it ceases to be
painful. The patient who before could not
put his foot to the floor now finds that he
can walk upon it without pain. BY per
hitting the hardened, wood-Iike flesh to re-
main for two or three weeks, it can be easily
removed by soaking the foot in warm water
new and healthy structure is found. firm
and solid below IF thereafter the nails be
no more cut around the corners or sides, but
always curved in across the front end. they
will IN future grow only straight forward /,
and by wearing shoe OF reasonably good
size and shape all further trouble will be
avoided 49, B0Shrick's Medical amt Surgical
Journal
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

lie PITY OF THE LoRD.-One morning.
having stepped into the office Of a surgical
friend, | behcld him performing a short
but painful surgical operation upon little
child Of three or four years old The cries
Of the little sufferer were heart-rendin. to
US all, but especially to the father, who
held her on his knees He was a rough
farmer, but the tears were running down
his checks and falling upon the head of his
child. In thinking over this incident, the
words Of the l03d Psalm have often come
up in my mind Like as a father pitch
his children, so the Lord pitjeth them that
fear him
Here was father VINO felt that it was
essential 10 his daughters welfare that she
should thus suffer at the hand of sur
gcon Yet he she'd tears of pity on behold
ing her suffering. 50 God sees that it Is
essential to our good to atilict US but
while we writhe under these affections,
he pities Us As a father pitieS his chill
dren
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

CHANGE OF HABITS ~ BRDs.-M.
Bouchct says that the common swallow of
Europe has modified the shape of its nest
within fifty years. 1t is certain that ma
ny birds have changed their nest building
habits within historical period Some
have learned to use thread in preference
to grass. The common swallow and the
chimney swallows must have built differ
emily before they had the use OF caves and
chimneys. The old swallow nests were
globular, with a very small round opening
The new nests are long and oval, and the
opening Is long slit, four or FIVE times as
long as high, close to the top of the nest,
where it meets the wall above it. This Is
an improveme MT on the old nest, as the
young are not so crowded and can reach
out their heads for fresh air, while their
presence does not impede the ingress of
the parents.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

WRONG PRACTICE WITH POTATOES.-ln pass
ing grocery and vegetable stores, and often
upon the docks we observe potatoes in bar
rels, exposed to the broiling sun, kept in
waiting for customers. This Is wrong
practice, and a great injustice 10 the delicate
vegetable We insist that the potato is as
delicate and as readily damaged in flavor as
almost any Of the other vegetables brought
upon the table. Exposure to the sun for
even a few hours render II unfit for any other
purpose than propagation. These tubers.
when boiled, show either yellowIsh or a
greenish tint Immediately beneath the skin,
according to the length Of time they have
been exposed to the suns rays; and they are
disagreeable to the taste well as unwhole-
some to the consumer. . Fine favored ~
potatoes are those which are grown to full
size in proper season, upon any soil, and
taken out of the light of day as soon as they
are dug. The bitterness and sogginess Is
impaired to the tuber by the wrong treat
ment after digging. Many farmers are neg
ectful Of their own interests when tn '
gather their crops. The potatoes ere either
left in small heaps on the field for day or
two or thrown into the cart to be hauled in
when convenient. Then they are spread out
in the light on the barn floor or in the corn
house, there to lie until rainy day gives
opportunity for sorting. The hog pota-
toes = have, by this time, become unfit for
any other use, if indeed the whole crop is
not spoiled even for the hogs. What Is
needful is a thorough conviction among those
who raise and handle potatoes that they are
to be kept out of the light. When dug, the
potatoes should be sheltered at once, and
when put into the bins let them be covered,
even in the cellar. Those exposed to any
appreciate degree of light will soon become
strOng-another word for distasteful-and
the soil or the season often takes the blame
Of the matter The grocer should hide his
potatoes in the darkest corner Of his cellar,
and if anxious TO sell let him put up a sign
. potatoes for sale" We would 20 TO that
man for a supply rather than buy even a
small measure from a barrel standing outside
the grocer's door.-HoHle Farm, and orchard.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

CEoPs OF l87O.-The las. statement of Col
Capron, Commissioner of Agriculture. states
that the crops of 1870 show uniform and
marked increase over the yield or 1869. In
the north half of New England and in the
Middle States the increase of the corn crop
averages five bushels per acre The Gulf
States show an increasement of from one To
SIX bushels. Virginia and the CaroIinas
suffered from drouth, and hence show a de-
crease; The Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
with the exception of Iowa, show an enlarged
crop The increase in Illinois is twelve
bushels per acre. Kansas does not quite
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

A man in Fort Wayne, Ind, lost his
wife and had a stone erected over her
grave. He married second wife, aud
when she died he had the graves tone split,
and then il served for the two departed.
He proposed to a third the other day and
the lady quantity remarked, 90 not be-
Iieve that stone will split again.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

The Canada Farmer says - Let the
thistles grow up as thick and as high as they
will, until they are just in full flower; then,
if they are too thick for the horses TO walk
through, as is often the case, they are moved
and the land is thoroughly plowed The cut
thistles, which are almost good as a green
crop, are plowed in and the ground well
cultivated. The thistles have made their
growth to the utmost, and the roots are in
the weakest and most expended state, and
two plowings, with cultivating, will then
make clean work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08
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After Wings.
BIZ MRS. s. ". Il. PIATZ.

This was your butterfly, you see.
His fine wings made him vain
The caterpillars crawl, but he
Passed them in rich disdain
My pretty boy says, " Let him be
Only a worm againi''
Oh, child, when things have learned 10 wear
Wings once they must be fain
To keep them always high and fair.
Think of the creeping pain
Which even a butterfly must bear,
To be a worm again
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

Muck AND MARL-The muck Of our
swamps supplies not only vegetable matter
but considerable amount of those valuable
iertilizing materials which we purchase at a
high price, in a more concentrated form. m
der tie name of guanos and superphoephate.
Muck and mari are sometimes found near
each other, and should be used in connection
whenever it is convenient. A compost made
up of those materials. enriched by a small
amount of excrementitious manure is a good
fertilizer for all crOps.-Rnral Caroinian.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08
Ayers Cherry PectoraL
For Diseases Of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, WhOopIDg
Cough. Bronchitis, Asthma,
ana CCrsuuDrlo.-

Probably newer before IN The whole history Of
medicine ha- anything won So widely and so deeply
upon the confidence ri mankind, as this excellent
remedy for pulmonary eai; .lants. Through long
series If years stuj among most of the races OF
naen il has higher and higher in their e7tlIna-
ton. 81 il has become better knowl- Its uniform
character aad power 10 cure the various affections
of the lungs ANA throat. have made il known
liable protector against them Nhlc adapted To
niIer forms of disease ana 90 Young children. it Is
the time the Iae>t c1ccUual remedy that
bc given Tor incipient consumption. ami Tie dan
Gcrou- affections of the throat and lungs. As pro
vision against sudden attacks of Group. It should
DE keuten hand IN every family, and indeed a. az
are sometimes subject Ii colds and coughs. All
should he provided with tins autdote for them.
Although settled CONSUMPTION u thought li-
durable, sin great numbers OF eases where the d.-
ease seemed settled, have been completely curee,
and the patient restored 20 sound health lv thc
cherry I'cctorat. - complete Is its MASTERY
over the disorders Of the Lungs and Throat, that
tno most obstinate of them yield % IT, When moth
us- else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
toraJ they subside and disappear.
Singers and Public Speakers find great pro-
lection from t.
-fSthAta d a.wae- relieved and o.;zn wholly
cured by IT,
Bronchitis Is generally cured ty taking The
CHERRY Fc-f0ral ln small ami frequent doses
For a cough and Colt. mo better remedy can
De had. Take small doses three times day and
put the feet in warm water at uiglt. until the
disease Is broken mp
For HFeeD=a. when b affects the throat or
lungs. take the same course.
For Uhoopj''g Cough, give small doses three
or four times a day
For Group. give large .,n1 frequent doses until
the disease Is overcome
Ne family should be without tAe Ch~rs.,. Hecto-
raj on hand 70 protect them, in ease of attack,
from tse above complaints IL timely use often
spares the PaIie2t great amount 81 suffering, and
risk which he would incur by waiting until he
could get other and. Parents, keep itin your houses
for the cXigeucieS that arise. Lives dear 70 You
may be saved by l..
20 generally are it, virtues known that need
not publish certificates of them here, or DO more
than assure the public that the best qualities i ever
posses sed are strictly maintained
Prepared by DIR. !. c. AVER Il Co. Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass. and sold
all yovI1
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

An ingenious wife in Des Moines cured
her husband of snoring thus She had
gutta percha tube with two cup shaped
ends; one she puts over his nose and mouth
and the other over his ear. He consumes
his own noise, as stove does it's smoke,
and wakes up instanter,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

A market gardener Of Lake county, Ill.
says that he has the most remarkable success
in the use of salt upon bis tomato plants
He applies it at various times during the
season, and in every case it's effect is marked
in the increased growth of both plant anC
fruit. In some cases, he lays the roots OF
backward plants bare, sprinkles them with
a tablespoonful of ordinary barrel salt, anC
covers with soil. Plants treated in this way
take an immediate start, and develop fine
fruit.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

The following from correspondent of the
Country Gentleman contains matter for
thought and discussion: "An English tenant
farmer, paying money rental half-yearly.
and liable to be noticed out by six months
notice, buys corn brought 5000 miles to fatten
animals, chiefly for the sake Of the manure
An American yeoman, owning his land end
possessing capital to invest in other specula-
tons, and in some instances living in first
class style, cells his hay ard feeds no ami
mails for the purpose of enriching his own
property.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08

LEAKING MILK.-For a COW that leaks her
milk badly, place little elastic gum ring
around each teat. You can cut.a set out OF
an old cast-away rubber shoe cost nothing
no harm to the COW, and will save in a
teason several dollars worth Of milk.-AD,.
Stock Journci
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-08


'iai!0 ~ Toc- Rum. Whisky. roof Spirits.
and Refuse Liquors Gnet'rei. spiecl and sweet
.1'~' To please thn t'sta. called Tonnes Appc1tz-
&C. Ee~tore-~- Sr-. that lead the tIrnl,r oIl l.,
d-u-,-u-ie>s -, -. l5.t Medicine. l.ioe
from Slice Native Roots AMI Herbs ~ California frcs
from ali Alcoholic SJimuIauts. Thcv @., tll-
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and & LIFE
s'tNiNts PRINCIPLE. ga perfect Removal. r ANA
Iayi-zi1o-o the system carry ing or all poisonous
matter ANA restoring the blood 10 healthy cond-
;.ua. SEQ person eiu take these BtterS acc,riiig t.
cre, ;-aHaHd regn.. in bong Unve provided tn, BONES
ara not destroyed oy mineral poison other means
and il.s Vitai "r=aH~ wasted beyond tAe 1~'s' &c
repair
For Inham,s.a Tory nnd Cl,ronic llhessta-
ti~In aud C;our, Dyspepsia OF Iudicc-Jion.
Bilious. Reniftcnr aud intermittent Fee
NcrS. Diseases Oftbe Blood. Liver. Il itney~
and bladder. those Bitters have been most sue
rcsSfui- such Diseases are caused by Initiated
Blood. which genera produced by 6ersinCcnlcat
80 the Objective Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION. Head
a,i. Pain u she ShsulIers Coughs TightnesS Of the
Chest DiEzucss. sour Fluctuations OF the Stomach.
Bad taste tbe Mouth, Bilious Attacks Palpitation
of the Heart Inflammation If the Lungs Pain in tho
regions Of the Kidneys and hundred other painful
>~mptous, are the offspring of Dyspepsia.
they iuvEorate the stomach and stimulate the tor
Iid liver ana bow els which render them Of unequal
r efficacy cleansing the blood Of all impurities and
inlpartIng new life and vigor to the whole system
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions letter, salt
lheum, Blutches. Spots Pimples, Pustules, Boils.
Ca-hancles. Ring-Worms. Scald Head Sore Eyes
Erysipeas Itch, Scurfs DiscoIorations Of the skin
Humors and Diseases Of the Skin. of whatever name
literally dug up carried out Of the
system IN a short time by the of these Bitters
one B-ttIc such viii convince the most in
s-,';u!ous of their curative effect.
Cleanse the Vitated Blood whenever YOU ind its
impurities bursting through the skin in Pimples
iropil"ns or sores; cleanse II when you Il OBJ
strCcted and sluggish in the veins cleanse it when
it's foul and your feelings willteI you when Keen
the blood pure. and the health Of the system viii
follow.
Pin, TAPE ana other WORMS, lurking in the
system % SO many thousands erectualy DESTROY
&C and removed. For full directions read carefully
the circular around each bottle printed in four Ian
Fuages-English German, French and Spanish.
J. WALKER, Proprietor. r. II MCDONALD
Druggists and General Agents, san Francisco. ca
and = and 81 Commerce street, New-York
>F-SoI.D BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DFArrRe
Wilmington journal., 1871-07-21
STATE NEWS.

Abundance OF fruit in Salisbury.
Roller skating has reached Greensboro.
Wat-rmeons are plentiful 10 Newbern
at from to 10 CENTS.
The campaign opened in WayEe on
MondaS.
White marble is said to be in abundance
near Germantown, Stokes county.
Col. Ro'en is the Convention candid ate
in Cherokee county.
Coz. r. +. Armhe'd aud 1t. Il. T.
Cam pbell have been uOminaled for Con-
ventiou in Iredell
Preparations are being made by the
Central Agricultural Assoc atIou to ho:d
another Fair at Henderson n.xt Fall.
The Raleigh Telegram says that the day
or expire s train has been discontinue d Oh
The Nvrth Carolina Railroad, east of
Greensboro.
A little SOD of Mr.. Thomas Anderson, Of
Sta'esville, was badly Injured by being
thrown from q wsg IN last Thursday, 6ase
the StAIesvlIIe A American.
The Goldsbore Messenger learns that
a negro preacher named Warren Garner
was lodged in jail at Suow Hill. last We'd
uesday, charged With poIsDniGg g tao wells
on the premises of Mr.. J. A. Ed wards.
The Rob sonian gives cheerir g accounts
Of the crop prospects III that Scott N. It
says that 1u the sonth IVES stern portion of
Robeson C >nnty the yield Will average one
hundred aud twenty-five bales 10 the
square mile of territory. Ike com crop Is
also unusually fine.
Monday evening 10 b instant. lightning
struck the house IF Mr.. / aac Williams, IL
Dismal Township, Sampson 'unty, d
instantly killed one OF his little ons, sud
seriously Injured another, who Is still sur
| viviDg and may recover.
The Goldsboro Messenger records an
attempt on the pAIt of TWO prisoners TO es
cape from Lenoir all. at K n>ton. on last
Thursday. A revolver Was brought TO
bear on them by tue jAilor and they were
recaptur ed, one Of them LeiLg wounded
| by ball from the pistol.
The Go dsboro' M .sepger says: Infor-
matt N has been received here that Solo
mon Satterwhite, a former citizen of this
place. died near Piistka, F.a.. on the IA b
inst. Mr.. Satter white left hero for orl-
| da last winter in company with and in the
employ of Col. Jas. A. Warrington. now
located there. His family reside near OK
ford. in this State.
| FAYETTEVILLE BROUGHT TO RALEIGH
Our friend, W. G. Troy. the Senator from
Cumberland and Sampson, works with a
will. He sent the first through freight
over the Chatham Railroad to New York
he sent meal to A. .. Sanders Il Co.. Of
this city on the 18th. The corn of which
the n al was made, left Baltimore on Sat
urday, July 9Th, arrived in Fayetteville
| July 13 b, that night was made into meal.
at Troy's Merchant Mills and shipped on
the 14sh to Sanders & Co, Ct this city
This is quick work for thu new tine of
trade. Mr.. Troy is superintendent Of the
| Carolina Pump Company, and sends
pumps over the same line to High Point,
| Franklin, Durhsm's and other points,
Raleigh SentiDel.