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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
DEATH OF Mr.. SEWARD.

William II. Seward died at Auburn, N. Y,
on Thursday the 10th inst. As the Tribune
has not of late years been extremely friendly
to Mr.. Seward, it is probable that the follow
ing extract from that paper is not an exag-
gerated estimate of the character of the de-
ceased statesman
five were asked TO give in one word the
principle which most constantly Influenced
his public action, we should say it was his
absolute faith in republican institutions. 1t
was this which made him an optlmist He
never dispaired of the republic, simply be-
cause he could not. Amid all the wild play
of passion and suspicion which filed those
dark days in Washington, when the war
SCENE ed languishlng, and the national life
seemed pickering in the socket, be preserved
u serenity of tone and of temper which SEEM
ed heartless and exasperating to many i'm
patient patriots on the outside, but which
gave no little strength and comfort to those
who were brought into daily contact
with HIM in the government 1t will be
hard to decide whether, in that long con-
test it was the steady confidence of Seward,
or the fiery heart of Stanton, which more ef-
fectually held up the hands of Lincoln. 1t
is certain that, while he retained his own abb
solute independence throug hout, the president
trusted both Of these ministers with an en-
tire reliance which is equally honorable to
all the three. After the Death of Mr.. Lin
coin, it was Stewards faith in human nature
his confidence that other men were ON the
whole rs good rs he was, which led him to
believe in and to support the policy of An
drew johnson for the immediate restoration
of the South. For this he sacrificed his po-
sition in the republican party, and at the
election of Gen. Grant without compli-
ment or civilty, left that department of
state which he had administered during
eight years, with n wisdom, an adroitness, an
unfailing courage and an industry hitherto
unprecedented in our annals, and which we
may long look in vain to sec repeated.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

of him, (Rankin). further say that in my
letter to the Vermont Journal used exactly
tho language which Mr.. Idle quoted, rs any
man can sec by reference to that paper.
FLAvIUs j. DALTON.
The statements made in another article by
the editor Of this paper are sufficient
evidence upon the matter therein referred to.
Our statements that money is being pro.
miscuously used in Poland's interest, arc YER
fled in every direction. Poland himself
wrote letter to a man IN Hardwick, whom
he knew to be Steele man, offering him
money if he would come out and work for
him. Man after man in Dauville has OPEN
ly stated that he was paid cash to vote for
Poland One of Polaud's chief fuglemen
boasts that while he thought no votes he
hired host of men to work for him by the
day, and the work he pu them at was voting
for Poland"
We say again that Judge Polauds meth.
cd Of conducting his canvass has been
shameful and disgraceful one.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

Have you heard of the wonderfully logical way,
BY which man in Congress may stay
Until he's hundred years old to q day,
And longer, unless he should fall away,
The victim Of premature decay,
Or some one should Steele his place away
Have you ever heard Of this, sAyi
Eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
Six years in Congress are altogether too few,
For our menber Of New England purity true
Now listen and Rankin will prove It to you,
For" says the son-in-law, ats perfectly plain
That my father Poland should be chosen again,
For as every new term his value Increases,
OF course he must stay just as long MS he peascs
For how is II possible nation can spare
man whose services grow yearly more rares"
The son.in-law ceases with an indignant stare.
This conclusion will come midst parasites cheers
If we can't spare him noi0 then IL plainly appears
Much less can we do so at the end Of two years.
And so we must keep him forever and aye
Logic is logici that's all say.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
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CUMMINGS HOSKINs. PuBLrsHERs,
st. Johnsbury, Vt
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
A u G t 10 !

TINHE subscriber will sell at Public Auction on Tues
day, October 22 1872 at 10 o'clock A. NJ, his farm
known as the Miner Farm situated about IA mile from
Peacham Corner, Caledonia County Grammar School,
Congregational Church and Common School. Said farm
contains 1870 of lage land, acres Of wood land
Those wishing 10 purchase requested TO call and
II and We will let the farm recommend itself Also
at the same time and place the prop
erty viz 10 tons good hay, l2 cows horses, hogs
lot Of young cattle, 30 sheep and lambs, 200 bushels
oats 100 bushels barley 40 bushels wheat 100 bushels
Potatoes lot of Apples, one Woods Moving Machine,
Flows, Harrows. Household Furniture, pew In the
various articles not named. Terms made known at
time and place Of sale.
= WILLIAM GUTHRIE,
Peacham VT, Oct. J, 1872.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
The Vermont Central.

At tho adjourned meeting of the security
holders ofthc Vermont Central and Vermont
and Canada railroads, held in Boston on
Tuesday, 1t was voted to raise a subscription
to promptly relieve the company from its
present embarrassment. Before night $780,
900 of the new loan of the Vermont Central
had been subscribed for The subscription
of million dollars makes the loan binding
The alacrity with which the bonds have been
subscribed for shows that in spite of all that
has been said there are plenty of capitalists
who have unshakon confidence in the value
of this great property
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
ALITTLE CORRECTION.

The man who wants to be delegate from
Waterford is, we are informed, circulating
the story that the publishers of this paper
receive $500 for supporting Judge Steele,
"and that DIR. Hoskins told him So"
DR.. Hoskins never told that gentleman any
thing of the kind, directly or indirectly. The
whole statement is false, and is one of those
political canards which some men seem to
think they can freely indulge in, and still be
honest. Perhaps Waterford can be carried
by such tricks.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
agricultural Stems.
A Russian farmer of Odesso owns 500,
600 Merino sheep.

A Russian farmer of Odesso owns $780,
600 Merino sheep.
Il. W. Clark, of Northwood, N. H., has
raised twelve bushels of cranberries from
vines growing upon upland
Hartford County, Conn, last year took
Si,OOO,OOO for its tobacco crop. This year it
will sell, probably, s5,OOO,OOO worth
G.. ID. Howe, of Ludlow, recently sold his
well matched span of large bay horses to
Secretary Fish, for $1,000.
The harvest of chestnuts, hickory-ruts and
buttcrnuts in western Massachusetts this au-
tumn will prove exceedingly light.
The crop returns from one township in
Iowa, gave IN average of 90 l-2 bushels Of
wheat; AZ of oats and corn.
IL. NJ. Taft of Uxbridge, Mass, has three
pairs of twin steers, trained to knecl, roll,
and climb up stairs, all Mt the command of
their driver, II boy dozen years old.
The apple harvest in the vicinity of Con-
cord, N H., is one Of the largest known, thou
sands of trees literally breaking down under
the burden of fruit.
The annual exhibition of the Conn. State
Poultry Association is to be held at New IIa-
ven, commencing the second Tuesday in De-
cembcr.
The Buckeye Grange ut Alden, Iowa, have
leased an elevator and propose to handle a
large proportion of the grain that comes to
that market.
The London Times places the number OF
cattle in Great Britain annually available
for the butcher ut 2,336,OO0; and sheep al
II, O33,O 600.
/ j. NJ. Straham, of Mills County, Iowa, a
few days since weighed ITO head of cattle
which had gained 300 pounds each in two
months and twenty days.
Cut of all weeds and put them in heaps
and when sufficiently dry, burn them. If GU
now, you carry all their seeds with them
and so save much labor next year.
! In consequence of the drouth IN May anC
June, very few calves were raised in Maine
n mistake that is seriously felt now that tn,
barns are groaning with the great super
abundance of hay.
Fairfax farmers are all in excellent spirit
The corn crop is unusually large, apples ar,
abundant. and the potatoes are becomin,
scarce enough ON account of the rot to com
mand II good price.
England, with IN area of cultivated Ian,
not greater than Pennsylvania, yearly con
sunes s09,990 tons of commercial fertilizers
which is II larger amount than is used in tn
whole United States.
Perfect cleanliness, and not overworking
are the important points in making butter
Cleanliness must begin in the cow-yard, an
follow pail and pan, cream jar and churI
into the milk house, and thence forward.
Frequent rains have prevented the farmer
from stacking their grain in some portions @
Iowa. Some have been Obliged to open thci
wheat stacks to dry them. Those who TIRES
find their grain in such damp conditio
that it is di ilicult to keep it from spelling
Up in the apple trees,
Needless of danger,
Manhood in embryo
Stares nj the stranger.
y The harvest in Russia has turned out niue
Y better than was expected. The yield of cor
was quite up to the average, the tobacco han
vest is very good, and there is abundance {
fruit.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
THE EDITOR MARKET.

According to the Poland men, the aver
age quotation for editors in the secord dis
trict at date is 5000 to $500. They prob
ably know what they pay. But the CaledO-
nian is not so specific on this point as the
outside operators, probably from delicacy
in aludiug to the only transaction within its
personal knowledge.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

Lorenzo SullOway ,Jr., delegate from Vince
lock, requests us to say that the Caledonian's
statements that he is a Greeley Democrat,
and that he was elected by Democratic votes,
are both false in every respect. He is first
and last and all the time for Grant and Steele,
and was elected by Republican votes.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
Farm for Sale.

The Subscriber offers for sale part Of his home farm
known as the WheelOck place, situated on the Troy
road less than one-half mile from Newport village,
comprising twenty-five acres of good upland nearly
all In good state Of cultivation. Comfortable and
convenient buildings, with good pure water. good
place for a market garden, or for any one wishing TO
locate near thriving village. Price $500 For fur
ther particulars apply to the Publishers Of the Farmer
address
CoRoDEN CUMMINGS, Newport, Vt.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

being perfectly willing aud ready to substan-
tate them, if met by square denial, we
ask the public, in view Of the way these men
who use so freely those words 4" falsehood "
and calumny dodge and ovade while pre-
tending to deny how much truth there is
in any OF their statements 2" We do not
fear the verde. of any candid reader.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
E or S ale

FI'EN ACRES Of first growth heavy Maple Timber
by the lot, by the halfacre, acre. or cord 10 suil
sey sugar place.
For further particulars enquire Of the proprietor on
the premises, CHARLES HARTsHoRN or GEoRaE b.
DREw -
North Danville VT, Oct Is, 1872,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
Snlc NIL fOl. EnLe.

HAVING removed from Coventry to Newport,
wish TO dispose Of the Saw Mill at Coventry vii
lage, known as the CLEVELAND MILL. This mill is
In good repair has circular, splitting and ath saws
and planer. ls situated in good lumber country,
and has averaged for custom work alone about $1,000
per year for the last three years Any wishing 10
purchase such piece of property do upon rea-
sonable terms by addressing
DIR. b. W. BLANCHARD,
Newport, VT.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
FA IL III Il ND MILL
FOR s ALE!

ID ARE chance for business man to buy farm Of q
IL acres, with good buildings and Mills with machn-
cry, which consists Of upright shingle slab and ath
saws, Boring and Turning machines, and Cider Mill,
in good repair with good Of custom, IL miles from
Railroad, In Pomfret, Vt.
Price, $1,000. A part of the money can remain on
mortgage; or l will exchange for small place with
good buildings, nearsome thriving village.
Address, HENRY BABCOCK,
West Hartford, VT,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
THANKSGIVING.

President Grant has appointed Thursday,
the 2Sth of November, as day of National
Thanksgiving. We presume our readers will
be satisfied with the fact, and are not partic-
ular about seeing the entire proclamation.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
A GENEROUS COMPETITOR.

The VERMONT FARMER. The st. Johns
bury Times has been purchased by Messrs.
Cummings and iloskins, publishers of the
VERMONT FARMER nj Newport the former
paper being merged in the latter, which will
be published in an enlarged form ut st.
Johnsbury As we have II large number of
subscribers in Vermont, some of whom no
doubt will transfer their patronage to a local
paper, any expression of good wishes on our
part for the success of the VERMONT FARMER,
might ut first thought be suspected of Us little
heart and sincerity MS the " Respectfully,
your obedent servant of II challenge to
mortal combat. But when it is remembered
that, with the establishment of agricultural
publications in several of the States which
were once the exclusive field of the, NelC Eng
land FdrmCr. our circulation has increased
so that we now issue four times us many
thousands of copies, us for years we printed
hundreds, there need be only friendly rivalry
in efforts to do the most to promote the great
cause of agriculture, and Il feeling of unity
and brotherhood among the co-workers.
"What we know of farming" was learned by
one of the editors of this paper by n regular
apprenticeship to the business on Vermont
farm, and he takes pride in every evidence
of progress exhibited by the farmers of his
native State.
We take the above from our esteemed and
honored cotemporary, not only to express our
thanks for its manly, generous spirit, but as
an example to some other papers, not rivals
in the agricultural field, but local journals,
which seem to fea. they are to suffer loss
through the growth and prosperity of another
Vermont paper.
We may add what we have several times
said before, that we see no hopefulness to the
cause Of agricultural progress in any growth
of our subscription list which is the conse-
quence Of mere transference of names to it
from that Of some other paper. If five times
as many agricultural papers were taken in
Vermont as there now are, there would
hardly be one to each farm house, and the
houses where no such papers 60 are the very
ones where they are most needed. The
field is large and the laborers are few.
Canvassers tell us that it is much easier to
get man to take u second agricultural pa
per than to get the name Of one who never
has taken any at all And it is reasonable
that it should be so. The man who sits IN
STUPID or conceiied ignorance is inaccessible
to ordinary inducements to improve himself.
lie thinks he " knows it all now.
In regard to this matter OF rivalry, then,
the Nee England Farmer is right Com
petition atirs us all up to make our papers
better, and the better they are the more Gus.
toners they have. So, kind friends aud gen.
erous rivals of the agricultural press, we re-
ciprocate heartily all such feelings as find
expression in the above extract and trust
the only competition between us will be as to
"who best can work, aud best agree"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
$1,000 WILL BUY A GOOD FARM

OF 100 acres, only two miles from village, churches,
~ store and pOst-ollce Forty acres in wood
land. Balance will keep five cows, summer and win
ter Seventyfvc apple and 20 peach trees in bearing
Cottage house we'll painted and blinded contains s
Stable 26X30 wOOdhOuse and shed, all in good
order This offers opportunity for man of small
get good farm for less than the value of the
buildings. Price only 81 300 very easy terms of pay
ment. Apply to L. f. CAPEN, Real Estate Agent
Putnam, Ct. Sept. %.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
H q R - n L. H :

1NIIE subscriber is going West, and will sell his farm
Il oheap-one hundred acres Of land On said farm
are house, two barns, sheds and out-buidngs, good
spring water running TO house and barns, good Sugar
Orchard and plenty fruit Will sell all together
IN lots 70 suit purchasers Farm mile west Of Fair
banks Village. -
DAVID CHAPMAN.
81. JohnsburY. Septemher Is. 1872.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

The statement of the Montpelier ArglS,
that the FARMER is "a Grant political paper, "
really concerns the editor Of that paper much
more than it does us,--that is, if he cares a
straw for his character as a man of truth and
veracitJ. If he has any evidence in support
of his assertion he had better produce it, or
consider himself fit candidate for denuncia-
ton q In Ii. G.,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

WHEAT.-lt is now undoubted that a real
~ good. clean. well prepared summer fallow
is the ne Plus ultra to insure success in grow
ing winter wheat. And not only must the
land be so prepared, but il also must be suf-
iiciently dry, and contain sufficient amount
of alumni in its composition to render il abb
sorbent of any manurial materials that may
he applied. and to retain the nitrogen it gains
from the atmosphere during the process of
following. If not dry enough il should be
underdraned; If not rich enough it should
not be devoted to wheat till it is made so
through manure applied to some previous
crop.-Er.
There is sound doctrine in the above, which
we copy from an exchange, aside from the
new use discovered Tor alumni" There are
some hereabouts, from different colleges to
whom the above opens probably their only
earthly opportunity to be of use to mankind
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
cAPEN's REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
| COATED in one of the best farming sections of New
IL England.
office at Putnam, Conn,

Junction Of B. II. & E. and N. & W. Railroads.
Our facilities for furnishing those who may desire to
purchase country residence farm, unsurpassed
by any In the State and shall be glad to attend to any
business in our line with despatch and will guarantee
in all cases that nothing shall be done but
by fair dealing and honesty. We shall be always glad
to visit with the applicant the places he desires to
anime, and show all portions of the Estate in question
Copy of Real Estate Advertiser sent free upon app
cation.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
HEALTH And LABOR
A Good WOTk Horse,
OF THE UNITED STATES.

Weighing about eleven hundred and hAy pounds
will be sold reasonably cash good note on s1
months time. Inquire at this office.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

a pugilistic encounter between two magis-
uates was the sensation at Norwich, England,
the other day. One OF them rose from the
judicial bench and informed the attorneys
and people that his brother justice was a
foolish old man." whereupon the latter
sprang TO his feet and dared his brother So
lon to "comc on A ring was cleared by
the proper officials, and they favored the
court with an exceedingly scientific display
for some minutes, victory eventually perch
ing on the banners of the "old onen
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

A wealthy farmer of Genesec Co., Mich,
has beat his pruning hook into scalping
knife, and longs to lift the hair of the young
man from Detroit who played it in way he
'despises upon the affections of his daughter
Nellie. Nellie is II lovely lass of 10, and was
in love with nice Detroit "felcr," to whom
her father much objected, so providing
against future need by taking $3.50 of the
old mars money, she eloped with him, and
now she writes home to say that instead of
marrying her rs agreed, her lover eloped
with the money, and she would like to come
home.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

THE NOVELTY HAND STAMP,
With complete case Of Type for marking Linen Cards,
Envelopes, etc. perfect little Gem. Price, 81 90;
postpaid 81 ,2j Samples Free Agents wanted for
this. Also, for WEBSrER'S BUTTON HOLE WORK
Err, and other New and Useful articles.
Address, GEO. DAVIS,
$50 Main St. Hartford, Conn.
A GEMS WANTED. Wo guarantee employment
IA for all, either s0x, at s. day or So 900 or more
yeari Now works by Mrs. IL. b. STOWE, and others.
Superb Premiums Given Away. Money made rapidly
and easily at work for us. Write aud Particulars
nee. Morthington, Dustin Co., Hartford, Ct
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
SELLING OUT {!
NEW GOODS,

have Just returned from New York and Boston
with large and carefully selected stock of the hest
styles of Millinery and Dress-making Gnods, =k!eh
am prepared u OoI prices that cannot fail to suit
customers. Please call and them before purchas
ing. g. W. SENTER
Main ST., st. Johnsbury, Vt, Oct. ., 1872
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

NOR sALE-A RESIDENCE IN NEWPORT VII
II age well located and conveniently arranged for the
Of two families Inquire at the FARMER OFFICE.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18

In its various branches, also paints mixed 10 order
shop on Railroad Street. rear of Rlndaps Drug store.
@. s. HADLEY.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-18
Durham Bun For Sale.

The subscriber has for sale fine twoycar-od, full blood
Durham Bull Of the famous herd Of the late Carlos Pierce
Of sanstead herd book "sr Of stanstead" by
Duke Of Orleans. good stock geer, and nice animal
Also two Bull Calves, sired by Star Of stanstead.
NJ NJ KELSEY.
Derby, Vt, July IS, 1872.