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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

The Sparrow .

am only little sparrow
bird OF low degree;
Ny life is of little value,
But the dear Lord cares for me.
He gave me coat of feathers
1t is very plain, know,
With never a speck of crimson,
For it was not made for show.
But it keeps me warm in winter,
And it shields me from the RAIN
Were it bordered with gold or purple,
Perhaps it would make me vain.
have no barn or storehOusc,
neither SOW nor reap;
God gives me a sparrOw's portion,
But never a seed to keep.
If my meal is sometimes scanty,
Close picking makes 1t sweet;
have always enough to feed me;
And g life is more than meat"
know there are many sparrOws;
All over the world we are found,
But our Heavenly Father knoweth
When one of us falls to tn c ground.
Though small, we are not forgotten;
Though weak, we are never afraid;
For we know tn at the dear Lord keepeth
The life Of the creatures He made.
fly through the thickest forest,
l light on many spray;
have no chart or compass,
But never lose my way.
And l fold my wings at twilight,
Wherever l happen to be;
For the Father is always watching,
And no harm viii come to me.
- Happy Hours
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

CHERRY TREEs.-These should never be
highly MANFRED. Singular as it may seem,
better results have been obtained by growing
cherry trees in grass than by cultIvating
them as highly as pears. Experienced fruit
growers in Delaware, who once began sys-
tenn of liberal manuring and treatment of
cherry trees, found after an experience of a
few years, that the bark would burst, gum
would oOze out, and many portions OF the
tree show an unhealthy condition. The
growers Immediately discontinued high feed
ing, and seeded the land down to grass. The
trees recovered their health, and have. borne
beautifully since the system of grass culture
began. 1t is the only fruit tree of all varie-
ties which we can safely recommend to be
treated in this way. a Delaware friend
says his row of cherry trees, growing in
grass along the fence, are the picture of
health and luxuriance; while in previous
years, with orchard culture, he could never
make them successful.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

PICKING CUCUMBERs'-Pickc ucumbers OF
any desirable size, rinse carefully in water
drain till dry, place in well cleansed butter
frklns put quarter of pound of whole
allspice in a bag in the center of the fruit !;
fill up with pure cider vinegar put in cold
without scalding cover with board and
stone to keep the fruit covered with vinegar :
set the whole in your cellar, and the fruit
will keep twelve months. 1t is well to stir
the vinegar occasionally if any scum arises
upon the top. THIS is my method, and after
fifty years experience, / can recommend it
good substance to preserve pickles, Judging
at my table. Without spice the pickles will
become soft and worthless. Follow carefully
the above method and you may have pick les
the whole year round at small expense
Pickles thus prepared, supply the best and
most healthy acid for all times. With a
frkin at twenty-five cents, bushel of cucum-
bers at one dollar, vinegar two dollars, you
have for three and a quarter dollars what
would cost at retail eight or ten dollars. At
this time of the year take small cucumbers,
and In forty eight hours you may have the
best of pickles. For immediate use, dis
pe1se with the spice. Nothing but pure
cider vinegar will preserve cucumbers with
any degree of safety. For the space of forty
years / have not been out of pickles but a
few months. The first pickings from your
vines are best. Continued use of picked
cucumbers In moderate quantities are bene-
fetal to most persons. Use more acid and
less sweet and your health will be improved.
N. f.. Farmer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

SEAsONABLE ADvICE.-Thc Maine Farmer
says: We need again to urge farmers to have
greater regard for their personal health and
comfort than is generally the case. We
know just how hard farmers have to work
and how pressing are the demands of the
present season. But nothing is gained by
bard and long continued application. Work
in the morning and at night, and if possible
enjoy long " incoming it will do you no
harm. Battle frequently, and never repose
at night in the inner clothing in which you
have worked during the day. Have light
clean night shirt, to take the place of that
full of perspiration and dust, and enjoy to
It's fullest extent the refreshing influence of
the nights rest. Eat wholesome and well
prepared food, but avoid an excessive use of
fresh meats. Drink sparingly of cold water
during hot weather-great injury often
results from this cause.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

CURRAST WINE.-Wine can be made from
currants of any color, or all of them, but
red currants are the best, and the wine i'm
proves with age. In using red currants, let
the fruit be dead ripe-nearly ready to drop
off, and be stripped from the stems. They
should be picked when dry, and then spread
for several hours, or even days in the sun
They need not be washed, but all pieces of
stems, leaves or anything not currant,
should be assorted out They can next be
subjected to pressure in mill or press,
but not pressed so much as ID break the
seeds, or bitter taste will be impaired to
the wine. The juice should be strained and
put into vessel large enough to hold an
equal quantity of pure soft water; then to
four pounds of this mixture add one pound
of sugar, or pound and half 50 if durable,
sweet and strong wine is desired - half
pound will do when the wine is for speedy
consumption.
Let the liquor stand until some months
after fermentation then rack off into a
clean cask, or bottle. Rack with great care,
so as not to draw off the settings. If bot
tied, rinse the bottles first with water and
then with brandy, and draw from the barrel
through goose quill, in preference to
cock-though why does not appear. The
wine had better be filtered before bottling.
Fill the bottle up to the neck, and not high
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

Which L Love Best.

love the summers luxury
Its long, glad days of life and light;
The shade of the deep woods greenery,
The passionate warmth of sunshine bright.
And love to see pale winter throw
Der earth her garb of purity;
Her glistening surplIce of driven snow,
Her ice-crown, pure as the crystal sea;
Each love more than can be expressed
How can 1 tell which 1 love best?
Ont in the midst of my garden grows,
With crimson petel and fragrant smell,
deep and beautiful damask rose;
And o, / love that rose full well
But there nestles beneath my garden wall
4 lily, in secret loveliness;
Its fragrance great as its flower is small
And / love my lily none the less,
love them both, in their beauty dressed,
But I could not tell you which love best.
There are two maidens-One whose mirth
Like the deep toned tints of my damask rose,
Ger All the loneliness of earth
Her spell of joy and gladness throws
The other, like the lily white.
Scatters her happiness all around,
And blesses, with her clear, pure light,
My poor heart trodden down to the ground,
To each is my motto, " Treu und fest"
Why must 1 specify which I love best ?
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

\ BEAUTIFUL ExTRACr.-One fountain
there Is, whose deep veins has only Just
begun to throw up its silver drops among
mankind fountain which will allay the
thirst of millions, and will give to those
who drink from it peace and joy. 1t is
k7s0tr2edge the fountain of intellectual
cultivation, which gives health to mankind,
makes clear the vision, brings JOY to his
life, and breathes over his souls destiny a
deep repose. Go and drink therefrom,
thou whom fortune has not favored, and
thou wilt soon find myself rich! Thou
mayst 90 forth into the world, and find
myself everywhere at home; thou canst
cultivate in thine own little chamber thy
friends ever around thee, and carry on
wise conversations with thee; nature, an
tiquity, heaven are accessible to thee, The
industrious kingdoms of the ant, the works
OF man, and rainbow, and music records
offer to thy soul Observation-Disclosures
Bremen.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Vermont Central II. Il. Line
SUMNER ARRANGEMENTS
Commencing Monday, June 3, 1872.
TRAINS GoikG SOUTH AND EAST.

TRAINS GOING SOUlh AND EASI-
Leave Montpelier s. SIS an, rs nd 1905 pm.
Mail Train leaves OsdensbuLg at 500 pm, St Al
bans at 40 m, connecting at White River Junction
and Bellows Falls with trains tor Boston, worcester,
&C. and al White River Junction with trains on Pas
sumpSic Railroad South Vernon for Springfield and
New YORK at New London, with Steamer for New
York.
Day Express leaves Montreal 600 In. -. Johns,
at 10 - a.m O5densburg 600 AM, Pattsburgh al
$50 an., 81. AbAns l2i0 pun, arriving in Boston
via Lowell at 1000 pm.
burg 10 pm, Montreal ; Is pm, 81 Johns al sos
pn.,St. Alba Al ~ pm. connecune at White River
Worcester Sc arriving inBoston $50 am, at South
Vernon with trains tor Springfield and New York,
arriving in New York at 1880 PM, and IN New Lon
don at 1905 pm.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier $50 and 90 am, and $50 and
Dav Express leaves Boston via Lowell at 500 am
for Burlington, ct. Adams, Montreal, &c arriving IN
Montreal at s45 pm, ana Ogdensburg at - 20 am,
making connection for the West.
Mail Train for Burlington aud ST. Adams leaves Bos
ton VIA Lowell at 700 am, via Lawrence ana FIleh
6urgh at 80 am Springfield at 500 an Ne"
LONDON at 800 am, South Vernon at 1909 am, Bel
lows Falls ll.45 am, White River Junction I'D pm
| arriving in 81. Adams at $50 pm.
Trains leaving Boston via Fitchburgh Al 80 am
and Springfield at 500 am, cOnnec at White River
Junction with Day Express train.
Accommodation "raIu leaves Northheld at f45 am
Rutland al SIS am, burlington at = 80 am, 81 Al
bans at 1900 NJ -. John al $40 pm, arriving II
Ogdeasburg, al SIS pm.
Night Express leaves New London at pa pm.
South Vernon at 9jo receiving passengers from
Connecticut River Railroad, leaving New York a
500 m, Springfield $40 pm, Bellows Fails liz
pm, connecting Wi;h trains Cheshire Railroad
leaving Boston $50 y M, connecting at White Rive
Junction with train leaving Boston al GOO pm, To-
Burlington St Adams. Montreal, &c arriving IN Mon
treal 9.45 am, Plattsburgh 1900 SIN, and il
Ogdensburgh, al 1885 pun, connecting with hranC
Trunk Railway and Steamer for the West.
Sleeping attached the night Express TraiT
running between Montreal and Boston, and Montred
aud Springfield and -. Adams and Troy
| Drawing Room Cars day Express Trains between
Montreal and Boston.
Through kets for Chicago and the West Tor sale a
the principal stations.
G. MERRILL, GeAn superintendent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISS sAWYER'S SALVE

HFRF You have salve combining soothing and
healing properties, with no dangerous lfsIe'',
lent a remedy at hand for the many pains and
aches wounds and bruises to which nesh = i Is
Is more easily applied than many 9ther letI I;i
never producing bad effect, but always renewing
n Is prenared by JfIss Sq,ryer, who has used 1t
in her own extensive treatment OF the SICK LOT
nearly twenty years with great success. :; ro,.
The principal diseases for which tins save Is rec
commended are. ChjIblGins, Rheumatism, t"sS'
Scg'ofIa Oh Ulcers, Sat Rhe'fn' Sp1t''S burns,
FtUsr Sores. Fti2Hs ItnIles' SjBs.@' go
C0rzs, Bites Of Insects, Cancers, Ioottach6, Ee.
ache, Sore Njppies BGtdRess' S'eosa 1g51<ys'
Ech. Scald head. Teethi17, thrppe0 H1',o
Sca-ds. CAS-, Bruises, Group, cracked L'P'' ana
Sores on Children
applied Rub il on well with the hand three times
a day. In several cases 1t has cured paisled lnhos-
For Piles it has been discovered 70 be sure rem
c3v Persons that have been afflicted for years
have been relieved by few applications For E1y-
"a onietfne The patient For Chappsd Hands i
produces a cure Immediately. Let those with Sdf,
Rfelfn obtain this Salve, and apply II freely ana
they will find il invaluable. II j. Eooa ~ 49, -,
Csg9r5.fF and Ttf1OTs. taTcef7 nave uetfl cule'h
with it. The best Salve ever invented Tor ->'e25ts
sure 10 afford relief. Sore or Wax kgeS -l'uo Il
on the lids gently, once or twice q Jay. -,
ness by putting IN the ears on a Pletyyg % 49, 1e'
For FeI0Rs this is superior TO anything known.
For Pimptes this acts llSe q charm E9r D,; i
Immediate relief. For ga sores, apply once
For HoRsEs AND CATTLE.-For Sores q
Bruises on Horses Cattle this Salve Is invaluable
and has astonishing effect in curing scratches on
horses. This salve has worked IL own way INTO
notoriety and Is a safe and sure remedy for all the
above ailments
We. the undersigned, have been acquainted with
Miss Sawyer for many years. and believe her 10 ne
used her saIve in our famiiie-, i, gives Us great
pleasure in saying IL j. the best general medicine
we have ever used:
Rev. E. +. Cutter, John T Berry.
Rev. George Prati. Nirs A..z >no-,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

err; then cork carefully, and there will not
be so much danger of bursting. :,
Before being bottled, however, several
rackings are recommended to avoid the after
fermentation, which may break the bottles
II Wine and Fruit Register.
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After The NhOMeT.

GU throw the window blinds wide open
to let the breeze come in-the cool, pleasant
breeze that came with the shower and
fingers TO cheer us, that is shaking the rain
drops from the leaves in cheerful way.
1t gladly accepts your invitation and comes
briskly in, Fastening across the room to the
roses YOU placed in the vases this morning
They tremblc aud scatter their fragrance
in a lavish way as it whispers that out in
the garden il has Just kissed their fair
sisters whose faces are wet with rain, 1t
brings the fragrance from the long row of
cvergreens adown the garden, that keep
watchful guard over the beauty and useful
ness around; a trustworthy police force in
uniform OF dark green. who keep peace
among the busy plants through all the days
Of summer growth.
What a world in miniature it Is this
garden where the vegetables live their quiet
domestic lives, and aristocratic flowers revel
N their own wealth of beauty and fragrance.
and great, burglarious, murderous weeds
intrudc and multiply, despite the continual
warfare upon them And the sunshine
briehtens all, while birds and bees make
music. and the little rain drops patter as
tenderIy on some poor, bruised, despised
weed, tossed back to mother earth, as on a
lovely rose that Is broken in the bud. or
fair pure lily that has faded out of life.
You glance adown the garden paths and
note the pink, and verbenas turning their
wet faces eastward looking after the shower
whose feet battered by an hour ago.
There comes TO your thought the echo of
other footsteps that have fallen lightly on
these same paths among the summer bios
SONS and since have gone their ways in
life to return no more. Somewhere in the
mouse Lille is singing
" Come into the garden, Maud
and even a. she sings you catch
.-thc wood -binc spices waite abroad
And the musk of the roses blown"
\ stately white lily has opened its snowy
petals OF the kissing Of the rain, a favor
thatal the wooing Of the morning sunshines
failed to win. Now the breeze will steal
Its perfume the sunshine linger with caress-
es, and bees hum happily within its snowy
bell, but 1t was the rain that won 1.-THE
careless rain that passed by and has
forgotten You watch the shower afar off,
still passing eastwards over the dusty earth,
while the breeze tells how pleasant it was
to the thirsty plants-how the roses had
dropped and the daisies grown weary of
looking up for its coming how the grass
had crept down to the brook-side for a
drink, and the brook itself pinned away, but
still, like echo in the old mythology, had
kept its voice, and sang plaintively on its
way.
The sunshine breaks through the edges
of the cloud and the breeze slips quietly
away-gone in the track of the shower to
linger in other homes and whisper of
pleasant things. You fancy it is signing
softly over the graves as it passes by
touching tenderly some aching brow, or
dropping farewell kiss on lips that are
sealed in by death and bearing sweet
odors from the country clover fields to
weary toilers in heated city rooms afar.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

BRIDGING JoIsrs IN BUiLDING.-A great
many builders omit bridging joists, simply
because they have never been able to under
stand and to appreciate the advantage of such
a practice. 1t is not uncommon to see
pieces of boards nailed between the joists
of every floor, about midway from the joists
where the joists are supported, as a substi-
tute for bridging. The object of bridging
jOists is TO give stiffness and sOIidity to the
floor after the boards are laid. Pieces OF
boards as wide as the josts, extending from
each other near the middle, in lieu of bridg
ing, will give but little stiffness to the floor .
When the bridging is done by mailing pieces
of thin plank, or pieces of small scantling
between every two joists in the form of the
letter y, superintendent pressure applied
to any one ioist will be sustained, more OF
less, by two joists on each side of it. Hence,
when a person walks across the floor, the
joists of which have been bridged, his weight
will be received by five joists instead of one
as would not be the case where the joists
are not bridged. A floor will sometimes
spring and vibrate TO such an extent, when
one walks across it, as to give tremulous
motion to every article Of furniture in the
dwelling. When the joists are not bridged
the wall or plaster beneath will frequently
be broken loose from the lath in places, sc
that large patches will fall to the floor
and and LG,C A jUtser
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-21

Live to be useful. Live to give light.
Live to accomplish the end for which you
were made, and quietly and steadily shine
on, trying to do good.
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PROTIDENCE. Il. T.
sold 81 wholesale ~ HENRY 4 GO. FRuriiu rton
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THE Old STAND

and IT Will be my intention Go 20 conduct o. as fo
aud receive tls -urire patronage az the late
veil a. secure new friends aud custom. Cr~ NJ
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-25

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AisyKe Clover.

Of this clover, Of which 50 much has
been said in its 'avvr as honey -produ.
cing plant, the Eng lish Farmers Dairy,
Tor 1873, Gays:
Al,yke, or Perennial Hybrid Glover,
which takes its name from the Alsyks
district, near Stockholm, was first iu-
tfoduced 10 to Sweden. Within the last
century. vast improvements in agri -ulture
nave cuab.ed tlis valuable clover to BIZ
brough, to great perfection, and it is now
held in high estimation by the Swedish
farmers. aud extensively cultivated by
the leading agriculturist in Great Britain
aud ireland. The root is fbrous. aid
the heads globular The plant bears a
greater resemblance to the White than to
the Red Glover and may be described as
the liant White Glover, with flesh color
ed heads. The advantages it possesses
over every other variety of clover are
Its perenlel or permanent character--its
greatest hard ness Oor no winter will
Kill iD-its capab.lty allie of resisting
the extremes Of Drought and Set-thS
much greater weight of heritage it pro.
du,es during the season, and the certainty
OF ii plant, when other varieties fail, from
the land bav:ng become clover-sick. Its
powers of production are inexhaustible.
as is proved by the wonderfully eur ious
formation of the plant, from the single
crown OF which innunerable heads are
continually being produced all through
the season, and tillering out laterally
over the ground. The hardy nature Of
the plant is proved by tie fact Of its
thriving by ,rausplanting. a single
plant may be taken up and divided into
zen or more parts, the fbrous roots just
cropped. and each part will produce &
luxuriant plaut-so that no farmer need
ever hereai ter have 'ra'chy' piece of
love. Twelve pounds of Swedish Al
syke is sufficient TO SOW an acre.
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2nftifaI.
THE SHIP BELLS.


The tall white ships pass on and on,
AMI wane upon the sea:
And ser the pillows broken breast
Their bells steal back 10 me,
And break, in trembling, sobbing throng
Upon the sands 10 dim, sweet song
Of riven melody.
And sailing DER sweet fields of gold
And clouds, and summer blue,
Through slanting sun, and shadows dun
The sails slip through and through:
And throbbing bells that tremble back,
Upon the fair ships fading track,
The waves with echoes strew
And stitlthe ships 60 on and on,
Out gates of hazy gray.
As dreams upon The slumb'ri ng sense
Pass. unful6lled, away,
And leave but memorys grieving bells,
That sob and moan, like ocean shells,
Ever and Away.
And thus our lives go on and on,
Like ships, increasingly.
Thro' mornings gold and shadows cold,
That check times varied sea.
God graut that, like the sweet ship bells
The good that in my being dwells,
MAY echo after me-