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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

f, the LARGEST amount of this intermingllng OF
Fat with the lean, are not always the best t.
buv. The ribs and the ruDp, in my opinion
are the best for roasting. | am quite well
aware that the latter is usually salted and
| billed but it makes an excellent roasting
niece nevertheless tender, juicy, and OF hne
flavor. The siIloin is the tenderest part OF
be-f. but when roasted, has not 50 fine a
flavor a. the ribs. Many prefer 1t, however
1t is generally tut up into steaks Tor broll-
ing for which purp' sc II Is the best adapttd
Steaks are often cut from tie middle of the
fump. and also from the shoulder. These are
very good. hut not being prime parts, much
les price should be pal for item. A round
-,eak from good, tender, fat beef is good and
,r excellent flavor but care must be taken
rot to purchase when the leg, from which
the round is taken, has been cut down too
ar. The muscular leg should not be cut
into steaks, but the butchers will do 1t so
long as they can sell it. The thick ribs next
10 the shoulder are often sold by butchers to
their bts5 customers. as the prImest part, and
at a prime price. 1t makes a thick, hrm,
compact-looking roast. the lean very hand
-omely intermIDgled with fat. The shoulder
a'ade runs three inches or more deep into
n G meat This IS removed, AMI pi, ce of
lid suet neatly inserted in its place. thereby
i c-Iving the uLwary. 1t makes a very in
icIIor r"a-t.
To choyse MGft0H-It sh luld be fat, and
the fat clear a wni e. Have nothing at all
{, d. with mutton where the ia Is yellow
Good mutt, n Is OF an ent rely different color
rom god b, ct. The latter is a right car
nation, whereas mutton is of a darker and
leeper hue. Nj, ton should be made from
ully-matured sheep Ii only year old, it
would be lamb. IL should be three years old
% he good and five years old to be prime.
he hInd-quarter is best tor roasting The
.ure-uuarter OF lamb is excellent roasted, but
he fore quarter Of iully-matured mutton
should he boiled. The rits may be used for
.hols, however. Chops are cut from the
it's, the LON, and the middle of the leg. J
thiuk the rib chops tie best, though where
the butcher charges the same price Tor both,
the leg-cutlcts are the more economical, as
there is much less bone, and no hard meat,
IS ON Il e ribs.
The butcher will sell the inexperienced
uver choIs cut from the neck also chops
" ere t neck and shoulder join, and more
tan halt bone.
Many persons, because they do not like fat
buy lean meat. TINS Is poor economy. 1t Is
retter TO buy The tat meat. The butcher Is
eEerally willing to cut off consider able Of
he tar
vat should be clear, white, firm. and
OF TOO large. 1t is not tt to eat when
eItl er veal OF beef Do not buy veal when
[ is dark ana tin, and where the meat
shows through the surface AgTicuIlT-
ISL
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26
Mothers Hiss

George Brown wanted 10 20 somewhere.
and his mother was not willing. lie tried
to argue the matter. When that would
not do, he spoke roughly and went off.
sIamming the door behind him
Instead Of saying, should really like
to 60, but If YOU cannot give your consent,
dear mother, | Will Try to 90 my best to
be content TO stay !. instead Of saying
and feeling 50, he behaved in that way |
have described, Just as too many boys DO.
George was fourteen, and with fourteen
years experience Of one Of the best OF
mothers, one would have thought better
of him. But he was a boy. What can
you expect Of boys? So say some people.
Stop; hear more. That night George
found thorns in his pillow. lie could not
fix 1t any way to 90 to sleep on. He turned
and toss ID and he shook and patted it, but
not wink of sleep for hun. The thorns
kept pricking. They were the angry
words he spoke to his mother. AIy dear
mother, who deserves nothing but Kindness
and love and obedience from me, he said
to himself. can never do enough for
her yet how have I behaved, |, her oldest
boy How she nursed me through that
fever
he would ask her TO forgive him in the
morning. But suppose something should
hsppen before morning He would ask
her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS moment. George
crept out Of bed and went softly to his
mother room.
George, she said, is that you are you
sick ? for mothers, you know, sleep with
one ear and eye open, especially when the
fathers are away, as Georges father was.
Dear mother, he said, kneeliug at her
bedside l could not sleep for thinking of
my rude words to you to-day. Forgive me,
mother, my dear, good, precious mother
and may God help me never to behave so
again
She elasped the penitent boy in her
arms and kissed his warm cheek. George
5 big boy now, but be says that kiss
was the sweetest moment of bis life. His
strong, healthy, impetuous nature became
tempered by a gentleness of spirit. 1t
sottened his roughness, and helped him on
to true Christian manhood.
Boys are sometimes asha med to act out
their best feelings. Oh, if they only knew
what loss it Is to them not to .-Mothers'
Magazine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

How TO RAISE TUF KEYs.-I have noticed
several articl' ID your paper upon this sun
icct, al d | have tTIed all Il RENE dies there
n u.enIIon, and many ott ers for the III =
as, : 10 whIca iniauIile turkeys are suhJ, Ct.
As farmer for the Hon. john Wentworth
1T Chicago, H., | have been tryng iUT
Years, m, 'ctIJe Of every other ctLsIdtI-
alton. To incI ere the weight OF turkeys !
know il Las b en- the fashion To have tur-
Seys Of TIE bIOnze color hut made the
uiOr secOI dary TO size. never kept Il
small turkey because us cOiUr was hrUL &c,
nor rejected large one because 1t vas not.
We could get our gDbblers up 10 40 lbs.
ut alter HAT every ounce COUNTED, AMI rue
lie seem, u Z. nuary To nature IN every rt-
ect. ] b. " rUJs was So near the ground
nd they W. r. 80 InuIrI U-ed To squaik that
Il WAS "A very cay and safa tbIn. Tor thieves
% catch them aud carry til, N away. The
most difficult vi all things. however, was t"
rtIsc item I all. 4 bad our glease III ace
i lesh butt, and hogs lard. We had the
ieppcr-corn, tie mustard seed, the ground
prpI CT and ground mustard Tor stimulus,
nd new mix, buttrrmdE, curd, whey, &c
Or food. But large maturity OF them
would die when young, and thu-e that were
rdised were too lazy 10 fly 10 a roOst beyond
he reach Of thieves. While We had hope-
Of getting fifty pound turkey We endured
al this with patience but the fifty unds
would not come, nor iuTty-fve. Yet We
could almost gc, iorty-hye or thought 20,
depending upon great many circumstances
W n,n any one wants to tell a b'g turke,
story, let hIm say lover lorty.' Tat i
Just as far ar lie can safely 90. 4 man orc,
-ald Of a threc-y,ar old z bbler OF ours
1t nothing h opens, be will yet weigi
rUrty-hve" tut death happened and lie dIeo
80 e.. "A
we gave up Trying
Air,r thu, we bent our efforts to raising
turkeys, even although they would ht
smaller. Mr.. Wentwo,t tn sent to the " est
and ct me wild turkeys from three differ
mt places None OF them were at all do
mesticated. We made two large enclosures
AID winged the wild ones, combining witt
them the tame females, and females with
the .ane males The xIeriment was
success; nearly every egg Matched, and
scarce a turkey died. la tile ia.l We turn
ed our the wild Ou,s with the main flick
and not one W.nt away. They we're not
separated afterwards, and last season they
we've lett TO their Own cUurre
The most OF them ole their nests, and
many would hide TIER young. But IN due
UIme they all came, and two years expert
ence has demonstrated to US hat the best
way 10 raIse turkeys Is 10 give them the
VIVID crOss and let sLem alone. Vile We
have no d fiiculty III driving them int
bans and sheds 10y day, they are perfectly
inaccessible hynlsht; tLey not on y fly Il
the tOIs OF the hi hest trees and buildings
but chey are alive to every attempt To ep-
prUacl thtm. The wild Cross gIv . a rico
or flavor to tie meat, aud a more glisttn-
ing bronze to the tO-Or.-HENRY HAY, il
Country Gentleman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

LEGEND OF THE Passion FLowER.-It is
said that certain Jews, bewailing in ,Ieru.
salem the death of Christ, saw, for the first
time, this flower, by some said to have
sprung wherever DIR, ps of HIS blood had
fallen and, with the scene of His won
drous passion and death still fresh in their
memory, gave to this beautiful blossom a
symbolic meaning Indicative of His suffer
lngs and the manner of His death
The anthers are supposed to represent
the three nails used at the crucl6xion.
The rays represent the glory of our Lord.
The purple fringe, sometimes found with
red spots upon it, is type of the crown
of thorns. The petals. ten in number, are
the representatives of those apostles who
were faithful to their Heavenly Mas
ter. The three sepals, forming the calyx.
are emblematic of the Trinity.
This poetical conception has caused the
passion flower to be held In esteem, almost
amounting to generation, in Catholic coun-
tries and the blossom is found entwined.
IN many cases, with emblazoned inscrip
tlons and borders of old manuscripts of the
sacred writings
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26
How 10 choose Meat.

have often been surprised at the large
nun Ter If persons who teem to have no idea
of Il G great ference there is between good
and nj, rIuT meat, and who also seem TO have
implicit faith Il at the butcher will give them
tie htst end ITimast parts of the animal
Now, II rs not probable that lie Will give hIr
b, st N, at to IersoI.s u HON lie has found hy
exIerience will be satiefied with that of or
din airy quality There is always a DE- mand
for PRIME cuts. ard as nue. the smaller
portion teri eciallv in beef Is prime, the
bu'chsTs are v,rv glad to dispose Of those
cuts that are not SO desirable, and tie NOR
80 wh,n they get IL prime beef price
fOi u. d. PEND UPON It, the only way To get
the hes. meat the butcher las. is to he able
t. judge of the quality y"urself. In thIs
cas- It wOu not always he necessary for
the Vu' chaser To look at tie m' at before
ord. ring a., 81 the iutch' will very soon
find out that you know good meat when you
eer Il.
IL IL We y poor economy 20 buy inferior
b'er Tor a rUast. even If get il at a le,ser
prIr' e-ausc a considerable portion of such
uIrat Is wasted. Pc IT he f, if you buy It al
al, should be boiled Ut stewed, OF made into
soup
! good hou~ekeepe- should know exactly
what % do with pI &c Of meat that has cen
sent III Ii her bus and bias ordered a roast
AB--IitCc % Dctts anu TIE ilALSiS ct bds stiiL
up pieoe only it for boiling she should
eIther send 1t hack, or have it boiled or
slowed IL would he folly 10 roast 1t, as all
u glIstle and muscle which would 50 ten,
If geut y sJeeei, ould harden III the oven ;
and u u were srewed In water Tor a week
aIrerWard, 1t would Not b sUftened.
q I'D beef will he very fat, aud the grain
sm0oth and fine The lat should be more
inclined to he white than yellow the lean "A
bright healthy red. B ef SHOULD re mature
1dJ not like it when It il neither veal nor
oeef. Hci er Or very young beef may he
easily told by the color. IL is far less bright
ban u,siured beef, bring OF dull, bloodless-
! okIrg color, something between that of
veal and beef The bones are small, and the
fat white. Bull eef s known ny It's hig
Color, sts coarse gram, and un.Ieaeant-l, Ok
ing tat. II is Of very strong q vUr, and IN
desirable, espe'.i lily when old.
In good b,rl tie lat is thoroughly mir glet
with the lean but those cuts where there Is
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

eventually from the rusting of nails, which,
communicating to the wood, causes not only
an enlargement of the nail hol'. but the
wearing away of the nail itself, rendering
rhe fence or building sbaky and insecure.
T is may be prevented by heating any rough
grease until il smokes, and then pouring Il
over the nails to be us d. L. e grease will
penetrat; the pores of the iron, and cause
the nails to last, without rusting, an indeh-
mite period Besides this, no trouble will
be experienced in driving them in the hardest
wood. The reason is that the coating OF
grease prevents contact by air, and conse-
quently oxidation. Oxygen is the great
stroyer Of iron. and moisture is the Undue
ing cause. Anything which is kept from
contact with the air is preserved indefinitely.
and if it is kept dry the effect is measurably
the same. Paint upon buildings prevents
the contact of air and moisture. II the whole
fence or building cannot be painted. the
heads at least of the nails should be touched
Herewith Farmers Home Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26
goftru.
The Three Ships.
9 waters clear and dark

Over the waters clear and dark
Flew, like a startled bird, our bark.
All the day long with steady sweep
Seagulls followed over the deep.
Weird and strange were the silent shores,
Rich with their wealth of buried ores;
Mighty the forests, old and gray,
With the secrets locked in their hearts away;
Semblance of castle and arch and shrine
lowered aloft IN the clear sunshine;
Aud we watched for the warder, stern and grim,
And the priest with his chanted prayer and HYMN
over that wonderful northern sea,
As one who sails in dream, sailed we,
Till, when the young moon scared on high,
Nothing was round us but sea and sky.
Far in the east the pale moon swung
4 crescent dim in the azure hung;
Bus the sun lay low in the glowing west
With ba rs Of purple across his breast.
The skies were aname with the sunset glow,
The pillows were all aiame below;
The far horizon seemed the gate
To some mystic worlds enchanted state;
And all the air was q luminous mist,
Crimson and amber and amethyst.
Then silently into that fiery sea
Into the heart of the mystery
Three ships went sailing, one By one,
The fIirest visions under the sun.
Like the flame in the heart Of a ruby set
Were the sails that flew from each mas Of jet;
While darby against the burning sky
Streamer and penuant noated high.
Steadily, silently, on they pressed
Into the glowing, reddening west.
Until, on the far horizons fold
They slowly passed through its gates OF gold
ION think, perhaps, they were nothing more
Than schooners laden with common ores
Where Care clasped hands with grimy Toll
And the decks were stained with earthly moil
Oh, beautiful ships, that ailed that night
Into the west from our yearninS sight
Fun well knew that the freight We bore
Was a.en not for an earthly shore
To some far realm We were sailing on,
Where all VIC have lost shall yet be won.
Ye were bearing thithcr a world OF dreams
Bright as that sunsets golden gleam7
And hopes whose tremulous, rosy hush
Grew Iairer sim in the light hush;
Ye were bearing hence to that mystic sphere
Thoughts no mortal may utter here
Songs that earth may not be sung
" ords too holy for human tongue
The golden deeds that we would have done
he fadele-s wrcathes that We would have won
And hence it was that our souls with you
Traversed the measurcless waste Of blue
TIN you passed under the sunset gate,
And 10 rs a voice said, softIy " Watt "
-Hrper's Monthly for May
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

THE CURRANT WORM-We are informed
by DIR. Z. " orcester OF Waltz IN, that the
curraDt worm, so destrU ctive to iayOrIte
fruit, may he fully and a most Immediately
destroyed ty the use OF earb 1late Of lme.
The doctor tried the TCwcer in many in
stances during the past summer. and found
that while it was fully as eff, ctive as belle
bore, II was less disagreeahle, less costly and
perfectly safe. The method OF using 1t is TO
sprinkle it over the vines as soon as the
worm makes its appearance, bringing 1t well
IN c, intact with the leaves, and soon the in
sect l. destroyed. 1t will need but two or
three applications, and the work is done.
In this way, Tor a few cents, large quantities
OF currant bushes may be saved and the fruit
allowed to mat re, aud danger whatever
incurred. Neither the foliage nor the fruit
is in any way injured by the carbolate of
lime. Ii will be we'll Tor our readers To re-
mt m her this when the fruit reason returns.
Boston journal OF Ch,HHstTy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

Many people who have a salutary horror
Of lead pipe are not disturbed ly " gslvan
ICED iron " pipe. But this tier is nearly
as injurious as the iorm,r. For how doc :
gal anIzed iron differ from otl er iron? 1t is
coated with zinc; and zinc Cxyoizes freely
with water and Is exceedingly poisonous
Away with boIh Eirc and lead We know OF
30 objection, ON the score OF health, To sim
pie IT pipe. IL is potable that gaIVan-
zod iron would not have met with 50 much
favor, but Tor tie suppression OF the wud
zinc Some years ago q nc was ustd Tor
mIlk-pans in Lancashire, England hut tie
butter was so poiso Gus that this use OF
zinc was prohibited by the public auth n
tiles.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

ARNAUTKA WHEAT-A correspondent Of
the Maine Farmer, who has grown this va
riety two years from seed obtained from the
Agricultural Department at Washington
VS. Last season, 1870, raised about a
dozen bushels. 1t is quite a pretty growing
variety, short, stiff, bearded aud the heads
are short, plump and well filled The heads
are of square shape, md often Of blush
black color, especially before rpening. Ii
was not injured by the midge, and in pro-
ductiveness compared well with the leading
varieties cultivated. The straw is tough,
and the heads tougher. There is no danger
of any wasting and falling cut in the field
for il is no easy matter to thresh 1t, even
with machine. Quite per centage of the
weld last year was lUst.or left III the straw
The threshers said it was impossible to ge
1t all out of the straw. a few weeks since
this wheat was sent to the mill to he man
uactured into flour, but it was only alter
considerable urging that the miller would
consent to grind it. He eaid that be had re-
fused to grind several " grIsts' OF 1t, and
had sent it away as the kernels were 70 hard
and hinty it was almost impossible to flour
it However, he pnt it th Oug O., and the
r'esu was a very far article Of -four, with a
large amount Of "mlddlIngs' and bran.
The -four i sweet and eatabe, but the per
centase OF Fl Iur was hardly equal that from
our best varieties of wheat. 81 much can
say from experience. | shall not SOW 1t
again PERHAPS others may have had a
different experience.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

p TAToEs BAKED rs. Boz ED.-The object
Of cooI ipg and preparing TODD, should be that
Of rer dering trtIccs of diet valuable a.
body But how few cooks understand the
hest methods Of preparing nOurisnuent that
t may be easily digested and subscrve its
purposes Take, Tor instance, potatoes
which are a common article of diet. pfrticu-
llrly among tie poorer classes. The ordinary
method OF cooking them is to boil them III
water, mash, and prep"re for the table.
l., w the nu r't,ve properties OF the potato
consist mainly Of starch and earti y salts,
ruch ar potash, soda, lime, etc. BY bol my
IN water the salts are mostly extract q, ar IL
shown by analysis Of the liquid-that each
pound OF the potato, when boiled until II II
soft, yields Il teen or twenty grains OF pot 'sh,
aud a small quantity OF lime and sofa. These
salts are essential to the blood in order to
maintain it in a healthy condition 80 in
rider to get the full benefit Of the potato thur
cooked, 1t would not only have TO be eaten
but the broth to be drank A potato, then
to be nutritious, should be baked in a hot
wen, and eaten as soon a it Is soit.-DJ.
Payne.
Potatoes boiled with care, and taken fro Il
he pot before they are cracked open, do not
lose very much of their nutrIuve value
We do not believe, however, that the lUes
50 serious as DR.. Payne thinks. There are
some potatoes that are urft to eat whCI
boil, d, yet v hen baked they are excellent
Exchange.
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gorfr.
The Return of the Birds.

hear from many little throat,
MARBLE interrupted long;
Ihear the robins hute-like note,
The blue-bIrd's slender song.
Brown meadows and the russell hill,
Not vet the haunt Of grazing herds,
And ihIckets by The plmmcring riH
Are all alive with birds.
o choir Of spring, why come 80 soon.
On leafiess grove and herbless lawn:
Warm lic the yellow beams OF noon;
Yet Winter IL not gone.
For frost shall sheet the pools again;
Again the blu-tering East shall blow:
WhirI a white tempest through the glen
And load the pines with snow.
STAY, for "A tint # green shall creep
Soon DER the orchards grassy floor.
And from it, bed the crocus peep
Beside the housewives door.
- UfHtrHi Guitar NsYun
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

To SwEErEN FRowY Butter A CORES
pondent ut the New England Farmer says
sweet or sour milk will sW C, ten frowy butter
much better than salt or solt Ietre. There
is nothing which aLsorbs smell or taste SO
quickly as milk. cream or butter and there
is no agent SO desirable to use in extracting
tie wooden t,ste from all nsw utensils. y
churn can have the taste of wood wholly
taken out by II.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

CLOTHES NOTES.-The clothes moth has
a great dislike to strong light, and rarely
deposits it's eggs 10 objects exposed 10 the
full influence OF the sun. When once the
eggs are laid, ther circulation Is not TO he
prevented by peFper, spices or camphor.
Full exposure OF our goods to Daylight and
prutectl n from damr,are our b,st safeguards
against this destructive insect
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

A workman in England, having to mend
d broken lead pipe ,hrou b which current
Of water was passing with pressure OF fifty
feet head, plugged the two ends and put
broken ice and ealt around them. In i've
minutes the water was frozen, the plugs Ia
ken out, new piece sodeTed In, the Ice
thawe1 out agalu, and the pipe IN perfect
order.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

A CHAPTER ON NAILs.-Every farmer who
has bad occasion TO drive nail into seasoned
oak post, knows its liability to bend and
break. If the point be mo'stentd in the
mouth, 1t VIII generally drive more kindly
OH IsstIll letter. hut then it is IncOnvenI ut
to DIP each nail .eparat, ly into it. Anotner
point observed, is that boards become loose
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

VERMONT SHEEP.-A correspondent of the
Spring field Republican, writing from Reading
lays - The winter and 81 ring have been
favorable to sheep, n, arly al the focks here
4 e looking we'll Mr. Eumuid hammond i,
the motel raiser OF b,uod,d sleep in tins
town, vi 90, has not lUet sing c animal
thIs searOn Many OF his sheep are now Gov
cred with thick, hcavy wool TWO inches long
ard the whole flock will probah Y clip AT
srtarIng time an aycrahu OF Ell mt pounds to
he fleece. Tie although but torty
tx cents pound here-ahd the lambs, pay
Mr. u4mmOid better than almost any OH er
branch Of hue baudry would III t.is place, re-
mote iTum market. lis eighty ever, all be
ins with lamb, include not single poor
-heep nd are sight that would DO your
rgrIcultural reporter good. / y arc divided
INTO two pens and leu hay 1wice day with
eight quarts OF corn at night. Tie rest are
DIVIDED into four pcns and led hay with eight
OF u quarts OF oats Gay Tu' y cat every
thing up clean, and al look well. lie IiInr
Tor iabuluss pric,s OF tine wool 81 eep, j.
passed, and m,ny larm,T are exchanging
their blood,u Il cks Tor the cOaIs, 7 bre, Dr.
which are better adapted to the climate ana
Tor muffin.