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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

are equally matched in speed as well as in
ize aud color. The president frequently
drives them TO light road wagon, and is
very fond of them. Standing in the next
stall is a dark bay stallion, 16 l-2 hands in
hight, and about ID years cid. This is Gin
cinnatI, the war charger, ridden by Grant
during the war, The General bought and
named him at Cincinnati in 1862. He is occa-
sionally driven in the family carriage with
Egypt, but may be regarded as pensioner
for bis past services and the dangers to which
/ he has ben exposed, for his labors are now
slight. Next to him stands the dark bay
/ getIlay Egypt, l6 hands high and 10 years
: old. lie is fast trotter and has been in
rhe PRESIDENT possession since 1861. Gen.
4 Grant occasionally drives him over the road,
4 where the the horse always attracts attention.
I In the adjoining stable stand the family
carriage horses, a pair OF handsome bays.
/ Although nothing is known of their pedI-
grees, b pth show undou bted breeding. The
large horse stands fully l6 IL hands in
hight, and is a powerful. well shaped animal,
resem bling Cleveland Bays of Great Britain.
| His mate Is not quite so tall, but when har-
messed with him the difference in hight is
scarce noticeable. so well are they matched
in STRIDE and speed. They are driven daily
in front OF the large family landau, weighing
,vrr 1900 pounds, and their united power Ii
30 great that they can trOt a mile easily IT
three minutes The value of this team is
e-timated at $4,000, indeed it would be
3 fill :ult to purchase two horses so wei
matched, in every point and quality, fol
that amount. The coach house is small, and
contains two light top road wagons of fine
workmanship, a double box wagon, light
wagon, and the family landau. Beyond the
simple monogram, g U. ). e." there !
I"thing on the panels. The llveries of tn
coachman and fOotman, who ride in front
are brown IN the moruing and white in the
evening, oruamented vita gold buttons anC
mOuOgrams.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

MAKING PEOPLE HApPY.-A poetical
writer has said that some men move
through life as a band of music moves
down the street, finging out pleasure on
every side, through the air to every one
far and near, that can listen. Some men
fill the air with their strength and sweet
ness, as the orchard, in October days fill
the air with the ripe fruit. Some women
cling to their own houses like the honey
suckle over the door; yet like it. fill all
the re lion with the subtle fragrance of
their goodness. How great bounty and
blessing is it so to hold the royal gifts of
the soul that they shall be music to some,
fragrance to others, and life to all 1t
would be no worthy thing to live for, to
make the power which have within US the
breath of other mems joy; to fill the
atmosphere which they must stand in with
brightness which they cannot create for
themselves.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

flower has recently been described by
an eyewitness, at COnstaniinOple, which Is
50 great a rarity that one is apt to treat it
as a fable, and wait for the confirmation of
ones own eye sight. 1t belongs To the mar
cissus kind of bulbs, and bears the botanical
name Of ophyrs nouche. There were three
naked hJwers on the stalk hanging on one
side; the underneath one was fad NJ, while
the other two were in all their beauty They
represented perfect hummlng- bird. The
breasr, of bright emerald green is a complete
copy of this bird, and the throat, head, beak
and eyes, are a most perfect imitation. The
under part of the body and tue outstretched
wings are bright rose color, one might say
almost flesh color. On the abdomen rests
the whole propagation apparatus, OF deep,
dark brown tint, in the form of a two wing
ed gad-fy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

HAWKS AND PoULTRY--How can any one
prevent hawks, crows and such pests from
carrying off yOun. broOts of turkeys, Cos
Iiugs and other young poultry? HI"ks are
getting to be a great nuisance in this part Of
tue country, and increase every year, 50 hat
1t is hard work to raise poultry. They al
ways come when the men folks are off at
work, 50 there is no chance to kill them 1t
there was as much profit in getting rid of them
as there is in trapping foxes and other wild
animals, their numbers would be materially
decreased. EMS.
WARREN, W., Sept. l6, 1872.
Remarks-Some Of the lady readers OF the
Farmer will please respond to the inquiries
about grasses and insects.
The guinea hen is sometimes kept as
guard against hawks. In these women
rights days way should not the ladies assert
the right to defend their poultry, :" peaceably
if they can, forcibly if they must ?'' A lit
tie practice with the rifle and shot gun will
qualify you to defend your properly while
the men folks are off at work.
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Che family Circle.

TAKE CARE oE Your REssEs.-How
nicely your spring dress looks, Hattie
One would think you had never worn it d.
Yet L know you have, quite as often as |
have mine. | don't think | can wear
mine in the street again, it is so shabby.
| wonder how you manage to keep your
dresses looking new so long
" It's very simple plan l have, Ada.
| take care Of them. If spot gets on d
BREADTH take it off with benzine if |
can. or if it came from an acid, a drop of
ammonia removes it. If l get dress
rumpled, | iron it out the next morning.
If bit of braid or a button rips, sew
it on Immediately. These little things
take but a few minutes time but they
make a dress last as long again, besides
looking fresh and new all the while"
But it Is a great deal Of trouble. Hat
tie, say what you will. | often come
home so tired [ cannot even bear to shake
out my dress and hang it up in the closet "
h" So you toss it in a heap on chair
DO you, Ada ?' asked the other laughing
1" L can imagine how it will look the next
time you wish to wear It.
Y GU are about right, Hattie"
4" One such missing spolls the new look
Of dress more than a weeks wearing.
Believe me, dear though it may be a
trouble to take care of our clothes, it is
not half the trouble it is to make up new
ones, or to wait aud worry for the mate
rial to make them Of as we poor girls are
obliged do very often When we have
our dresses to make and earn we can we'll
afford to take good care of them
Don't brush your dresses to much
shake them thoroughly, aud It W d often
answer the purpose very wei. II sp1lls
back dress to brush 1t much.
The same principle ran through all
Hatties wardrobe. Her collars. cuffs
handkerchefs. and stockings were always
in the best Of repair. She washed ana
roned her own iaces, and it would DO your
eyes good to look into her neat collar box
and see the orderly array of pretty col
lars, and cuffs, and ruff IS, many of them
e made out of next to nothing" all ready
for use. she had learned an excellent
lesson, which all our dear girls would do
well to initiate. You may spend great
sums on your wardrobe, and vet your
clothes have always shabby arr, unless
you learn to keep them IN tidy order.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

ABOUT BEANs.-Beans should be gathered
by pulling them up by the roots when they
are ripe, leaving them on the ground until
dry, or. if there is danger of rain, stacking
hem around a pole five feet long stuck in
the ground, in tall narrow stacks, and cap
ping them with straw. until they are ready
to threash. They should be well preserved
from rain, as II cir color is much injured by
damp or mildew. The weevil gets into the
bean during it's early growth, when the pod
is soft, at which time the parent beetle de-
posits its egg in the pod, AMI the grub eats
its way into the bean, where it remains until
the next spring. Therefore no management
after harvest can affect it.-AnsricaH Agri-
cnLturiSf
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

How MADE FRUIr- DRYER. "A correspond
.ns OF the Germantown pa } Telegraph tells
that ptLef how to make a cheap fruit-
fryer. We copy it
- Take any common stove, plant it firmly
p1n its feet in some place most clnvenient
nd eDcluse 1t with brick wall, leaving out
brick IN the part for the cool air to
inter- w hen the wall Is up to the lev, of
he top of the elbow In the pipe, arrange for
door, which may hang on hinges or slide
ip, down, or to either side as may best suit {;
Cnen lay two more courses, and insert at
every course after that two three-eighth inch
ron rods IN the mortar joints all the way up
high as you wish to 90. These rods are
Cd lay from front to back to support the
helves, which are slid in upon them from
me side Of the oven to the other. Make the
shelves of tin nailed to strips of wood, one
md q half inches wide and one inch thick
these shelves must be as wide as the inside
# thv brick case, but not so long by two
inches. The top OF the oven may be covered
with two inch plank, kept in place by a
;Jur-e or two OF brick laid in mortar. Put
the shelves in place so that the hot air may
pass under the lower one, then over it, then
tt the IN and up under the next one, leav-
IN the end openings alternately at one end
md then at the other opening this will
N ke draft OF hot air which will dry the
he ruit very quickly in all kinds of weather
lin Is better than woven wire for the shelves
oeing more easily cleaned, and by forcing
the air IN a zig-ztg course, will require
e-s intense heat than an ascending current,
Consequently less danger of burning the
ruit. Tomatoes cut in half and the seed
ore taken out, laid cut side up, dry rapidly,
md are much better than when canned
Fruit should be laid on the shelves SO as to
retain all their juice sweet corn must be
parbOiled and then dried quickly, or it will
sour. This dryer is fly and dirt proof, does
ITS work perfectly, and where much fruit is
raised viii pay for itself twice over in sea-
SON"
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MISCELLANEOUS.


made OF Poor Rum, Whisky, Proof Spirits and
Refuse Liquors, doctored, spiced and sweetened
20 please the TASTE called TONES, - Appeuzers
RcstOrers" &C. that lead the tippler on TO drunk
enness and ruin. but are a true Medicine, made
from the native roots and herbs OF California nee
rom an Alcoholic Stmulants. Ihey are the Great
Blood Purifier and Lifegiving Principle, Perfect
Renovator and Invigorator OF the System. carrying
OF all poisonous matter and restoring the blood
"a healthy condition enriching it, refreshing and
inyigOrating both mind and body. They are easy
of administration prompt IN their acton, certain
in their results safe and reliable in all forms Of
disease.
No Person can take these Bitters accord
ing TO directions and remain long unwell, provided
their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison
or other means ana the vital organs wasted beyond
Dyspepsia or Indigestion. Headache, Pain
in the shoulders, Coughs, I1ghtness or the Chest,
Dizziness Sour Eructations Of the Stomach, Bad
Taste in the Mouth Bilious Attacks, Pdlpitation Of
the Heart. Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the
region of the Kidneys and a hundred other painful
symptoms. are the Ousprlngs OF Dyspepsia In these
complaints 10 has no equal, ana one bOltle VIII
prove better guarantee OF lis merits than
lengthy advertisement
For Female Complaints, in young or Old
married single. at the dawn Of wOmanhOOd, or
the of life, these Tonic Bltters display so de
Cded an influence that a marked lInpro' eInent Is
soon perCeptible.
For InfIammatory and Chronic Rheu-
matism and Govt. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bill
ious Remittent and Intermittent Feyers, Diseases
OF the Blood, Liver Kidneys and Bladder these
Bitters have been most successful. such Diseases
are caused by Initiated Blood which is generally
produced by arrangement of the Digestive Organs
They are a Gentle Purgative n well "a
Tonic. possessing also the peculiar merit OF act
ing a. a powerful agent in relieving Congestion or
Inflammation of the Liver and NIsceTal organs and
in Bilious Diseases.
For Skin Diseases, krupilons. letter, SAT-
RhcHm, BlotcheS- spots. flmpleS, F3Stuies. Hol-~-
CarhunCles, Ring-worHS- Scad-itead- sore EFeS.
ErySipelas, Itch. SCuriS, DISSERTATIONS ol the SKIN
HumOrs and Diseases Of the skin. OF whatever
name or nature, are literally dug mp and carried
of the system in short time l the use oI these
BitterS. one bottle In such cases VIII convince the
most iuCrcduiOuS OF their curative effects
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever YOU
find its impurities bursting through the skin IN
HmpleS, ErupuouS, or sores cleanse IL NHth you
find 1t INSTRUCTED and sluggish IN the veins; cleanse
it when il i foul; Your feelings VIII tell You when
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

HEDGE PLANTs.-A farmer who wishes to
SCI a hedge around his fruit garden to ex
Jude dtpredators, asks for the comparative
merits Of the buckthorn, honey-lOcust and
O-age orange the three kinds mostly EN-
ployed for this purpose.
They have each their various advantages
and disadvantages. The buckthorn has the
greatest natural hedginess about it. 1t
crows in a dense, compact form, is very
ardy, is easily raised from the berries, and
he close mass of fbrOus roots render it ex-
rremely easy to transplant 1t is more likely
. keep good hedge shape, even if neglect
a. than either OF the other named trees
But it has It's drawbacks. The absence OF
he thorns makes it less formi able as a bar
gaInst intruders and its want of stout
growth prevents it from becoming barrier
or cattle till many years old. Placed on
Icl ground, away from the shade of trees,
md with a @ell-cultivated strip of ground on
Zach side, it grows rapidly, and these objec-
ions are lessened.
The O-agc orange is densely covered with
mall, very sharp thorns, which render it
minently formidable It's drawbacks are
want Of hardness in the North and too com
pct a growth. The ohjecti N of tenderness
Jay be in part removed by planting the
'edSa-row over or near the line of a tile
Tram, or on land having a good natural
rarnage. By ad ping this tuition, we
I'VE found no ffisdlry with it as far North
= forty three degrees latitude. 1t should
YER be planted on soil appro ching a
uucky character. On hard upland il does
uucn better. Some hing depends on prop
r cutting back. We usually do this 10
August, or 50 late that second shoots will
ioJ start, and this hardens the remainIn
rowth 81 the season. When killed partly
lex, the oil stems and thurns re main lon :
uou1n fence, until the new shoots have
prunk up from below.
Tue ney locust Is now generally prefer
I'd ~ most land owners 10 the No tn It IS
Idriy and Is furnished with formidable
horns. lie does not grow 50 rapidly as the
D-tge orange, aud more time is required to
arn a strong hedge. This causes planters
all INTO great mistake, Of trying to
uake the hedge tall at the expense of it
Iength au1 denseness; and they cut 1t back
l.e-tnird or one-nalf as closely as they
b nd Oh the whole, the honey-locust
-e.1D- to give the best satisfaction at the
>Drth, and does well provided the Tow il
prIatly and thoroughly cultivated, and kept
no hack enough to overcome the natural
, parseress Of growth and to make thick,
did mass OF shoots Country Gen tleH1aH.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

the arrival of the milkman. He came
and filed the pitcher, and ere the sound
of his departing footsteps had died away,
the large Newfoundland dog of neighbor
leisurely walked up to the steps, seized the
pitcher By the spout, between his teeth,
carrying it over to the other side of the
way, quickly tapped up its contents; then
giving the pitcher push with one of his
paws, turning it upon its side, he sought
ing's beverage.-Laaorenc American.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Vermont Central r. X. Line.
SUMNER ARRANG E NJ ENTs.
Commencing Monday, June B, 1877
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST

Lave Nontnelier S SIS am, els a nd iO.O0 pm. A.
MAJ, 5 Issn onneeting al White River Junction
and ReowS Falls with trains tor bosioh, w. p-'
Sc and at White River Junction with trains on az
60 49, p .Iroad Ar south Vernon for Springfield and
New YORK New London, WIN oted"ie' " 49,
1av Exprsss leaves Montreal at 900 an St Johns,
st 10 - AN O5deq Sburs Al e 90 am d x a.
az 81 AIbans al 1910 pm, arriving IN Boston
VIZ n %e<s leaves Ogde sburg 90 pm Patts-
bprg 10 en- Montreal at - pm, St Johns al o.o2
ouS ~ q D. m connecting at White River
Junction and Bellows Falls with trains 'of oostoS
W~rcesfer SC arriving in Boston at 30 am at south
venom win trains tor Springfield and New YORK,
arriving in New York at 1890 p.m.' ana IN Ne" ioh
don at 1905 PM
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST
Leave Montpelier $50 and 90 am, and $50 aho
Day Expire leaves Eoston via Lowell al 500 am;
for Burlington ST. Adams, Montreal; &c 90 on
Montreal at 9.45 pm, ana osaeh9ouis at
ma king connection for the West ,,- RIOS
Mail Train for Burlington and 81 Ahahs caves Do
TON via Lowe n at 7G0 am. VIA Lawrence aud fIleh
burgh 80 am. Springfield at ~ a H. a. 81
LoDcou 500 am, South Vernon a. loo an; =; D ~
lows Pals ll.45 an WINE RIVER 'u"e'io" -'' pm
arriving in s.. Adams at $50 Pm.
Trains leaving Boston via FitchOurgh al ~ an d;ll
Junction with Day Express train. -
Accommodated Tram leaves NoTthheld al 40 an
Rutland at 53S am. Burlington al 80 am, -. /
bans at 1900 N, It. John at $40 pm, arriving
%igi, FE6res~ leaves New London IA pm
South Vernon % receiving passengers I'm
Connecticut River Railroad, leaving New TOTS q
300 o M. Springfield $40 PIN, Bellows fd,Is -
nm connecting wish trains over Cheshire Railroad
tssvirg R,sron Al 80 D. M. con Getting White Riv-i
Junction with train leaving Boston al $50 pm, lo
Burlington -. Adams. Montreal sc arriving IN mon
rreaI at 945 am. Plausburgh 1900 am ana lI
Ogdenshurgh l3.35 pm, connecting WIN "i"h"
Trunk Railway and Steamer Tor the VI est NJ.
eepnz Cars attached TO the night Express IRAN
/ ruunlng between Montreal and Boston, and Montrea
and Spring .ed and 81 Adams and Troy. ,.
Drawing Room Cars day Express Trans between
Montreal and Boston. - -, =.
Through me Cnica an the NeS' for SAFE d
6. 1iE8RILL, GeaI Superintendent
/ l.
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APPLE JAx.-Pare and quarter the annIss

APPLE JAM-Pare and quarter the apples,
which should be ripe and of the best eating
-ort; put them into pan with just water
enough to cover them, and boil until tbeI
can BE- reduced to a mash. Then for each
pound OF the pared apples, pound of sifted
-ugar Is added, spriukling over the boiling
mixture. Boil and stir it well until reduced
u jam. Then put into pots. The above
T. the most simple way OF making it but to
have It Of the best possible clearness, make
a thick syrup with three pounds of sugar 70
each pint of water, and clarity it with an
egg. Then add one pint Of this syrup for
every three pounds of apples, and boil the
Jam TO proper thickness.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

y Doc AND MILK SToRY,-A gentleman
residing on Oak street tells Us Of a very
cute trick played by dog 10 that vicinity,
showing the wonderful sagacity of these
animals. The lady of certain house
was somewhat surprised one morning last
week to find her milk pitcher, which
was usually to be found on the step at the
front door filled with milk after the visit
Of the milkman, gone. On making
search the empty pitcher was found at the
other side of the street, and it was thought
that some boys had drank the milk and
lett the pitcher where it was found. For
several mornings this was continued. De-
termined to watch and catch the thieves if
possible, the lady rose early, and posting
herself in convenient position, awaited
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-02

GALLO GALLANrBY.-lIis cmbIematic
bird, the gallic cock. typies the Glui.
Given to showing off his hue feathers, of
assiduous gallantry to the hens possessed
Of strong affection for his own dunghill .
always on parade His scarlet wattles
answer to the red ribbon of the Legion OF
Honor, and the crest feathers TO the
Grand Cross Cut off the rainbow teath-
ers which be wears around his neck, the
glorious wattIes, the proud sweeping tail,
and the cock Is unhappy. Misfortune
takes the name OF rain, and he gives up
under it completely beitt.es himself and
drags his tail on the ground as il he were
on the way to the spit to be offered up on
the sacrifcial table Of man. Let the sun
come out from the exhausted clouds
he brightens up directly, dries himself
with dispatch, and resumes his gallant,
Growing life as if such a thing as rain
never existed. There is only one delight
ful spot in the whole world and that Is
his owe farmyard all other farmyards
and duDghills are sorry atfIirs his Is the
home Of the fat worm and fine grain his
hens are gayer, prettier,-In short, possess
a chic given to no other hens here, ia a
word, Is paradise. The dove completes
with him on the field of delicate atten-
tions to the other sex-but quietly, I'M
obtrusively, and sentimentaliy; the cock
Is ostentatious, making his court with
much cock abode doc ani wing s:rlpns
and a spice Of humbuggery, for he often
calls the hens for the grain Of corn which
he gobbles up himself In matters of the
heart and spur there Is no middle course
With him, there Pust be either brilliant
victory or utter discontinue. Conveyed
away from his Eden barnyard, the chivarlic
birds droops with nostalgia aud degenerates
in race.
Whatever the Frenchman's notion may
be Of the gallant homn1e, his ambition is
always to be considered IN Honme gallant.
Scarcely any misfortune of 1nferiorlty oil
looks can rob him Of the impression that
he possesses certain qualities pleasing to
the gentle sex If his back be curved, he
will find in it the line of beauty; if his
nose be twisted, he viii discover in it
piquant departure from the ordinary
mOnOtonous rule Of facial feature. He
f Ihts hard against nature where she at
tempts to take away from him the role he
covets by playing some FREAK with his face
or his body. If she makes him too fat
he tightly laces his unwicldy girtb, and
moves with a lithsome agility to remove
the impression OF unusual sIoutness. If
she takes away the hair from the top Of
his head, be employee extraordinary inye-
nuity in bringing up the forIorn hope of
hairs from the sides to hide the loss of
their brethren on the top, vanquished by
Time GALAXY TOR September.
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9ortrn.
To-Day.

Don't tell me Of to- morrow
If we look upon the past,
How much that we have lett to do
We cannot do at last
To-day it is the only time
For all on this frail earth
1t takes an age to form a life
A moment gives it birth.
Don't tell me of tomorrow
Give me the man who'll say,
Wiener a good deeds to be done,
Let's do the decd to-day;
We may all command the present,
If we act and never wait,
But repentance Is the phantom
OF the past that comes too late.
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Doors, Sash, Blinds
M 8 L L D / y @ =

The best place 10 ce- Doors d, ar ] r. HILLS shop
South Barre VI. has try Houses and every
thing Is thoroughly dried
The best place to get sash IS
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BUSINESS CHANGE!

THE SUBSCRIBER, having purchased OF G.. W
ST ER> all In crest 90 the LATE lTm OF StorTs &
Jones. would sUuuurCe fo his IRE nds and the
public generally that be Will continue
Iu- NmSInese al
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We, the undersigned, have been acquai--. "a.
Miss Sawyer for many years, and believe .-r f..
a Christian lady and "a shIlful nurse and ...-
used her salye in our families 10 gives --
pleasure in saying it Is the best g-ntIa 81.