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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19
ROADSIDE IMPROVEMENTS.

Too often, as we have travelled over the country
this summer, have we witnessed fine house. good
buildings and fences but the roadside outside of
The fence line containing more OF less rubbish, evil
IDENTIFY the gatherings and prunings of the garden
and lawn trees. Sometimes the street or roadway
the fence, the outside is left to grow long and rank
with more or less weeds, presenting just that
appearance to the mans grounds, that the finding
OF heap of dirt under the lounge would to the
housewife, and giving him IN our view no claim to
housewife. '- "
Uur horticultural readers should each and all
strive strive 10 make the outward appearance of their
GROUNDS clean: neat and tasteful first by keeping
hway an iu9"ish rom the street, next by frequent
moving ana destruction Of weeds and lastly Inv
planting and caring for shade trees and flowcrins
shrubs, giving themselves pleasure and ottractino
notice from every paSseI-bv; aud again aS am ny7 m
ample TO those of their neighbors, Who not heino
readers or not having learned 10 move out of Their
original tracks, continue to make brush piles, keep
hog-pens, and grow thises, mullen, etc, in front
of their houses. THE IIorticulturst
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19
AT THE WINDOW.

Only TO listen-lsten and wait
For his slow, firm step down the gravel walk;
To hear the click, click of his hand at the gate,
And feel every heartbeat through careless talk
All, love is sweet when life is young,
And life and love are both so long.
Only to watch him about the room,
Lighting it up with his quiet smile,
That seems to lift the world out of gloom.
And bring Heaven nearer me--for a while,
A little whe-since love is young,
And life is beautiful as long,
Only to love him-nothng more;
Never thought Of his loving me;
Proud of him, glad in him, though he bore
NV heart to shipwreck on this smooth sea-
Loves faith only grief, not wrong,
And life is daring when It's young.
All, met what matter? The world goes round
And bliss and bale are but outside things;
never can lose what in him | found,
Though love be sorrow with halfgroWn wings !;
And if love flies when we are young,
Why, life is still not long-not long.
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FLOWING UP OLD ORCHARDS.

question frequently arises as to the best course
to be pursued with an old and neglected orchard
which has become covered with Il dense sod of
grass, and this often Of an inferior character, and
full of disagreeable weeds. Orchards that have
been widely planted, and which have gaps from the
decay of trees, especially when these have been
trimmed up with high stems and long, naked
branches do not cast sufficient shade upon the
ground to prevent the growth of grass and weeds
These ntruders occupy the surface soil to the dis
advantage of the roots of the fruit trees, and we
may wonderfully improve the health of such
orchards by plowng the ground, and at the same
time severely pruning the branches and cleansing
the bark of these old trees. These good results
may be continued by shallow culture of the soil,
with suitable applications of manure where needed
BY giving dose of lime, or mari and ashes, we
shall infuse new life and growth and productive
ness that will astonish and delight us, and reward
us for our labors and outlay.
1t may be urged as an objection to breaking up
the sod, that the most careful plowman will una
v.oldably damage some of the roots that approach
the surface, but this is injury that must be SUBJ
mitted to; and after all, it is not such serious af-
fair and is over-baanced by the advantages of re-
newng the productivenesso of the Exhausted orchard
lWarder's American Pomology.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19

In JAIL FOR DEBT. The following ancc-
dote is told of NJ. Wicrtz, the celebrated Ger
man painter who was sometimes called the
crazy artist:
''After having finished the portrait of the
old arstocratc Countess de NJ who pre-
tended to be only thirty when nearly sixty
years of age, she refused to accept the paint
ing, saying that it did not look anything like
her. that her most intimate friends would
not recognize single feature Of hers on that
piece of canvas. Wiertz smiled kindly at
the remark, and as q true night of old, re-
conducted gallantly, the lady to her carriage.
The next morning there was grand disturb
ance at the Rue de Ia Madeleine. A big
crowd was gathered before q window, and
the following words were whispered from
ear to ear SIS the wealthy Countess dc
Nj really in jail for her de5ts?" Wiertz
had exercised a little vengeance toward his
noble but unfair customer, as soon as she had
refused the portrait he had set to work and
painted q few iron bars on the picture, with
with these words, In jail for dcbt' He
exhibited the painting in q jewelers. window,
in the principal streets of Brussels. The ct
feet was instantaneous. A few hours later
the Countess was back in Wiertz's studio,
pouring invectives upon him at high pressure
to have exhibited her likeness under such
scandalous, ETC., etc. ''Most noble lady"
was the artists reply, ''you said the painting
did not look anything like yourself, and that
your most intimate friends would not rccog-
nizc single one of your features in the pic
ture. l wanted simply to test the truth of
your statement, that is all.' The portrait
was taken away, the city laughed, the artist
charged double price, and gave the amount
to the poor Of the city.
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Farm, Garden, and Household
WOOD-SHEDs.

~ ;,,-.Il ,,,,,4., ;, Nv, ,ost of loo,inr rood
'''' ,,'aa, .ta 1aost oe +ho
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"+'i 80,
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SAieY mehtoh 'le i'cA VI e1'eii' anu
ulouS ouialhsS loF S'of'nS tno "iii'ei9 S"pplS VI
iu'i' HOW many men 'lele are "Ho Eval Hi'ei
9taI Se' aloi3 "lIlio' a. h"e'i a. pl'e' " ''0ie
their WOOD even lor k'nui'h3S' Ana Il Vou ch'lee
TO pass thelf dwellings, some pllef eoi' morning
when by The thermometer 1t Is forty degrees be-
low zero and the snow flying ten feet IN the All,
you may see them at the Northwest corner OF the
house pegglhg away at q green beech Wmeh ihey
hiu ld7t aug out ol the snow, Wme me oH WolnHn
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19
THE SPONGE.

The best quality of sponge is gathered in the
Mediterranean sea- but an excellent quality is found
FLORIDA. The sponge, when torn from the rocks to
Which 1t adheres, appears at first a heavy black
looking mass, having strong and offensive odor
In 0rder to clean the spongcs it is buried in the
the organic matter will be decomposed. only the
pure fibrous skeleton remaining The sponge,
when purified, is liable to become exceedingly
hard, and to obvate this the purified sponge is I'M
mersed IN water containing from ten to twenty per
be soft and elastic Boston Cutnrc
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19

A wag, strolling with friend through a
country ,churchyard, called attention to a
grave, the stone of which had no name or
inscription This" said II, sis the
grave OF notorious gambler, Mr.. r. You
will observe that there is no name recorded
on the tombstone but think / could suo-
gest a very appropriate epitaph." "What
would you suggcst!'' inquired his friend.
Waiting for the last trump" was the reply.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19
WHAT GRANT WANTS TO ANNEX.
fFrom the Chicago Tribune, Republican.


What are the facts as regards the so-called
sentiments of the people of San Domingo in
favor of annexation to the United States
Mr.. Sumner shadows them in his resolutions.
Respectable naval officers, now here, who
were attached to our men-oE-war in SANTANA
Bay, openly declare that but for the presence
of our armed ships, Baez could not maintain
his power q single day, and that the vote
there on the annexation proposition was the
veriest farce upon free expression of Opin-
ion. Nor is there any fact to support the as
sertion that any European power desires, Or,
at all events, has given any evidence OF an
intention of et1ecting q foothod IN San Do
mingO. Well aware that the United States
will not permit any European power to OBJ
tain fresh toothold on this continent, or any
Of its islands, no nation Of the Old World is
foolhardy enough to wish to throw down the
gauntlet. The assertion to the contrary IS
mere smoke, under the cover of which it is
supposed the American project can be more
easily affected.
What sort of q population IRE we about to
annex and ennoble with the tile of American
citizens p-and what sort of q country are we
called upon to settle? The one a hybrid peo-
pei OF a race essentially different from our
own; the other q tropical climate unsuiteG
for American immigration. We are essen
TALLY Anglo-Saxons, and the immigrants
from Saxon countries intermingle with us as
our own blood, capable of learning the duties
as we'll rs the privileges of a republic based
upon general education, labor and obedience
to the laws. Is it to such republic we are
to invite the hybrids of the tropics? Must
we record that self-interest, peculiar benefits,
Or subserviency to the will Of the ''powers
that be' will force upon us q brotherhood
such as now inhabits Dominica, and accus-
toned to a government which seems to have
been permitted to exist only to make such
governments; as that Of Mexico respectable
by comparison
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19

A farmers boy on Muscatine Island,
has u very large rat, which he has domesti-
Gated and trained to do various amusing
things-among them, the getting upon its
hind feet, and at signal from its little mas
ter, attempting to crow like rooster The
rat will follow the boy as u puppy does its
master.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19

The Potmac River is closed by ice, bath
above and below Washington. 1t is rumorcd
that steamer leaving Acqua Creek Mon
day night for the Capital, was sunk by dam
age from the ice. Acquia Creek route south
ward is closed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19

WHAT FRANKLIN DID. lie improved the
printing press, invented stcrotyping and
manifold lcttcr-writcrS. He cured smoky
chimneys of their bad habits. He amended
the shape and the rig of ships. He showed
the sailors how they might take advantage OF
the Gulf Stream to shorten their eastward
transit of the Atlantic, and how to steer SO
us 70 avoid it on the westward passage. He
told them how a few men might haul heavy
boat and how they might keep fresh provis-
ions at sea. He suggested improvements in
the soup dishes of sailors, and in the water
troughs of horses. He introduced new kinds
of seeds, grass turnips, broom-corn, curious
beans from England, vines from France, and
many other vegetables and plants. He
drained lands skiliully, and gathered great
crops from them He reformed frepaces.
and invented the Franklin stove First OF
all men he warmed public buildings lie
had u fan on his chair, moved by u trcadlc,
so as to drive away the flies. He made him
spectacles, with two sets of glasses, for far
and near sight. He invented q musical in
strument, and improved the electrical ma
chine. He discovered that lightning and
electricity are the same, proving it in the
simplest and deepest and most satisfactory
manner, by catching the actual lightning.
He first discerned the difference between
positive and negative electricity.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-01-19

\ NEW CURE FOR RIfEUMATIsN. \ cor
respondent of the Albany Argus gives u new
cure for rheumatism, which seems to have
occasioned more mirth than credencc. But
If true it is nothing new. Chronic rheuml-
tism, (sayS another correspondence has been
cured by fright, and may he again. The cX-
citemcnt it occasions, if sufficient, may over
come the torpidity Of the muscle, relieve il
from its bondage and restore it to It's former
functions. Fright is one Of the most power
full of stimulants, exceeding heat, alcohol, on
any known substance. Some forty years since,
one Foster, bugler in the British Army in
Canada, was discharged and pensioncd on
the ground that Il rheumatic affection, by
drawing up his foot and crooking his leg so
that he could not walk, had permanently dis
abled him. He afterwards resided in the
wilds Of the Province, in Il log-house, he and
wife sleeping down stairs, and his two child
rem in the room above, accessible only ny II
common ladder. One night in midwntcr,
when it was very cold and the snow quite
deep, he awokc and found the house had taken
fire from Il stick chimney and the lives OF his
children were in great danger. He SprauM
out of bed, run up the ladder, took Il child
under each arm, came down, and without
stopping to dress, having no time to do 50,
run with them to Il neighbors. His rheuma-
tisnl was gone, and never returned. He re
moved to Ogdensburg, st. Lawrence county.
where he for many years, was one of the
musicians at parties and dances, still drawing
his pension, and will be remembered by the
sturdy people there. He more than once told
the story of his cure TO the writer of this az
ticlc, who fully believes that rheumatism in
the muscles can be cured by sufficient excite
ment, whether produced by heat, powerful
ingredients outwardly applied, or by fright
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10
Vermont Central n. n. Line |
SPRING ARRANGEMENTS.
Commencing Wednesday, March l, 1871
TRl!Ss EoiYG soUTH AND EAsf.


Leave Montpelier S So AIN, :. " and e55 pm.
Nail Train leaves ogdens6uIg At : 3? PM St A
and Bellows "a with trains Tor Boston, worcester
! Sc and at Whit River Junction with trains on Pas
sumpSic Railroad at SouIh Vernon for Springfield and
Rutland for Troy, via Eagle Bridge.
DAY EXPRESS leaves Montreal at $40 St. Johns,
At TO- am Ogde n-burg $50 am. PlatfSbIFgh al
900 sn., Mooers Junction 1910 a.m ST. Adams al
1900 ~, arriving in Boston via Lowell at 10 80
Rutla I'd 30 Saratoga 10 m, Troy at s. pm.
Night Express leaveSOg de sburg IS ,Plas-
burg Is pm, Aooers Junction 5O9 pm. Montreal at
80 pnI, ST. Johns al $50 pm,St Adams al 72o p M,
connecting al White River Junction and Bellows Falls
trains for Boston and Worcester &C, arriving in
Spring field and New YORK arriving n New York at
1880 pm. At Rutland, Tor Troy and New York, via
Hudson River Railroad.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier 40 and $50 am, and 3-55 and
pm.
bay Express leaves Boston via Lowell al 500 am.
TIoO at $50 a.m Rutland at 100 p.m for Burlington,
ST. Albans, Montreal Sc arriving in Montreal at $50
pm. and OgdeHsburg al I2j making connections
Mail Train for Burlington and 81. Adams leaves Bos
ton Via Lowell at 700 am via Lawrence and Fitch
bureh at 30 m. Springfield at 90 IA, New Lon
don 500 am, Groups Corner at $40 am, South Yer
non al 1912 am: Bellows Fails 1925 pm, White
River Junction ? 25 pm, Rutland at 800 m.
Accommodation Train leaves Northheld at AS am,
Rutland al 80 am, Burlington at 30 m, 81. Al
bans al 1890 pm, arriving in Ogdeasburg, al $40 PM
Night Express leaves Circuits Corner at s. p.m
south Vernon at 80 receiving passengers from
Connecticut River Railroad, leaving New York at
l2l5 m, Springfield 6.i5 pm, connecting Bellows
Falls wi.h trains Cheshire Railroad, leaving Bos
ton at $50 M, Getting at White River Junction
with train leaving Boston 600 pm.
Leave Rutland al 100 '.m connecting with train
Rel sSelaer & Saratoga r. T. from Troy and New
York, vis Hudson River Railroad for BuTIIugtoo, -.
Adams, Montreal, &C, arriving in Montreal al p
m, -ltttsburgh ll.40 am, and in OeienSbursh,
l240 pun, connecting with Grand Trunk Rstlwty Tor
tie West.
sleeping Cars attached the night Express Train
running between Montreal and Boston, aud -. Aibans
and Spring ED, and -. : hans and Troy.
Through tickets tor Cuics "a The Yves, sale
the principal stations.
e. MER RILL, GcnI Superintendent.
-. Adams, March /. 1871.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10
LEGAL NOTICES.
Anna ParkEf'A aeils.

STATE OF VERMONT, I In PROBATE Court, held
WASHINGTON DIsTEIcr, s.. at Montpelier, With
1871. =
A inst ament pbrpoftiue to he the last HnI and
"A TIE lament Of Alma Pstf sr, late OF East Nbntpe-
er IN SAID dist ic' deceased, being presented 20 The
Court by J. V. Il. Kent, he Executor therein named
for Probate:
II is ordered by said Court 'hat al; persons
ca inet EN- be otfed TO APPEAR at session of said
Court 70 be he d al the Proha Gce in MONTPELIER
tbs 23d day Ct MAY A. D. ISL ana show cause il sny
they may have sgsii It lie PROBATE of said VIII: Tor
Wh purpose IL is further ordered, that copy Of he
record of this odtr he pCbli-hed three weeks
lively in the Green Mountain Freeman printed Mont
peher previous TO said time appointed FOR hearing.
BY the Court
Fsw3 Auest-N. 4. CHASE, Register.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10


The Rome (Ga.) Chronicle publishes I'd
NOR OF terrible tragedy in st. Clair countyj
Ala. 1t appears that band Of dissuised
men broke into the house of the tax collector
OF that county, who was absent from home
at the time, and demanded tie amount Of
the taxes frqm his wife. She refused to give
1t up or tell where it was After attempting
IN vain to force her to tell the hiding place
OF the treasure, they searched for it and
found it. After possessing themselves firmly
OF the money, they ordered her to get them
some supper While she was busying her
self with this forced task she conceived the
idea of poisoning them, and thus preserving
at once the money and her husbands honor.
She deity slipped some arsenic in the coffee
she was mixing. They drank heartily and
fell dead shortly afterwards. She stripped
the DISCUSSES of, and found that two of the
villains were strangers, but the third was
her husband, who had taken this means of
stealing the taxes of the people.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10

MOUNT MANsFIELD.-On Wednesday, the
10Th ult., Mr.. Sylyanus Richardson Of this
village, walked from Underhill to Stowe,
passing over the summit of Mount Mansfield.
1t was covered with snow from one TO ten
feet deep which had drifted heavily in many
places. No trace of human footstep nor any
sign Of life was noted, save occasional tracks
of wild beasts The Summit House stood
tenantleSs and silent. The temperature was
mild, and the snow sufficiently hard to walk
upon its surface, yielding slightly to the foot.
and making the passage Of the steep places
easy and safe of accomplishment. 1t was
quite venturesome and romantic trip for an
old man of seventy-three to undertake
Without doubt he is the first visitor of the
season So. Abans Messenger
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10
HiIa BOWIn's Estate.

STATE Of VERMONT, I In Probate Court held
RANDOLPH DIsTRIcT- IS. al Broobf-Id en- the -
day of April. A. ID, 1871.
~ ANCY BOWIN, ExeoUcrix Of tie last viii and
~ testament az Hilas BOwin, late OF WashiCgton,
said District, deceased, makes application said
curt FIR ice sell part Of he OF said
deceased, (being pasture Of about forty acres q
Of OTange.) representing that said sale IN part
necessary for the payment Of the debts deceased
aud tn part thereof be sold alone without IN
Try to those Interested q tire ul5Iuder.
Wherrup IL D. bred hy SAID Courr thar ~ ap-
p ica come uudgf consideration and he heard On
the lth day OF Nay a. u Ie7f. A. on n A. Whites
HE IN Wa hing on; AMI $ further offered. that
all persons interested be notified ereof ty pubica-
ton Of notice # this appcst nd order Their eon
three weeks succesivsiy the -een Mountain Free
printed at MonPel er, before ,id time
that thry appear said lime and place, and ii
they caue Office, thereto
BY the Court
Fl7w3 Aitest-JOHN z. CT INELAND. Judge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10
Ziba Rice's will.

STATE OF VERMONT. In Probate Court held
WAsHISGToS DIsTEIcT. IS. at TeIier within and
for said District the 26rh day Of April 4. D 1871
A INSTRUMENT rurpOrting to be the las VIII
N and Testament Of z ba Rice, late of Watsfeld
IN said district deceased, being presented TO the
Court by j. II. Hastings having the custody thereof
for Probate: II l. ordered by said Court, that all per
sons sancerned therein be notihed 20 appear a
sion Of said g urt be held lie Probate Office
No tip Ter - day of May. a. u. 1871,
and show cause, If any they may have. against the
Probate Of said u III for which purpose il is further
ordered that copy of the record this order pub
hshed three ks successively the Green
freeman, printed al ortpser previous TO said time
appointed for hearing
ythe Court,
IlSw3 Attest--k. A. CHASE, Reg ster.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10

Paris news is becoming, what student OF
Blackstone once said was the matter with
his prosy - authority > after his book mark
had been moved back fifteen or twenty times
a little inclined to " sameness.' Continuous
cannonading, with intermissions " TO bury
be dead - has been the substance of the re
ports for the past week. The insurgents are
evidently losing ground and strength, but
still hold the principal defences of Paris
The following is the latest summing up:
A Paris dispatch of Sunday says that a
sortie was made on Saturday in the direction
Of Issy, and that the insurgents were repulsed
with enormous loss, and fled to Paris. They
fred on their friends who refused to open
the gates into the Vanguard quarters. There
was a p mic at Vanveres, Rossel has ordered
the right sleeves of teir uniforms to be cut
off as a punishment. Orders have been is-
sued for the arrest of Gambetts.
Theirs has issued proclamation to the
reopIe of Paris, in which he says the govern
ment will not lombard the city, but will
make an assault upon the ramparts. lie
requests the citizens TO rally around the troops
and promises in return for their aid amnesty
and the continuance of subsidy to the poor.
He further says The Germans declare
that thew will merciIessly resume the war
unIess the instruction is at once suppressed.
The proclamtion closes Il" Reuuite and open
the oates to US. The work of cannon will
then cease and tranquility and abundance will
take it's place. We are marching to deliver
YOU, and will be among you in few days
and you can aid US.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-05-10
TuRuR ER a.

Sent sec ial commission 10 that country procure
lis native parity, and having found its wonderful
curative properties exceed the anticipstions
formed BY great reputation, has concluded offer
The public and happy to state that he has perfected
arrangements regular mon ly supply of This
derfu Plant. He has spent much time experimenting
a nd nvsstig ating TO the most efficient preparation
from for popular and has for time used in
his own practice with happy results the effect uaI
M aicine q nresen MED TO the nnhlc