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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

LIVE MANxoTHs DISCOVERED. |
tired Of fox-hunting might, according TO
Russian, Cheriton, find some sport IN SIDE
ria. In his accounts of his exploits he says
that one day he found the wide and lofty
entrance to a cave He entered with some
precautions, for the rocky pavement was worn
as if by use, and within he heard SLOW
measured movement, as of an animal gentiy
Illuminating, and heavily breathing, with
great, calm inspirations, and explratlons,
like the sigh of a smith g bellows. One turn,
then another, he heard heavy, startling
snort, and there, in the halflight of the cave,
standing still before him, alive, chewing the
cud and waving its proboscis to and fro with
slow, gentle, majestic movement, he says
a mammoth IS did not know then" SAID
Cheritop, " what have since been told, that
Siberia was an old habitation OF these AMI
mails, and that some of the best sclentlhc
judges are uncertain whether to look upon
the remains found upon the shores OF the
Arctic Ocean as fossil animals, or as the REM
nants of wanderherd caught and perlshlng
in storms, individuals of which may still e1-
ist under favorable circumstances. Without
intending it, | have solved that doubt.
Cherton describes the mammoth sbeing
very imposing looking animal, covered with
a reddish brown wool and long black HAIR
During his stay in the valley he was close to
five OF them, all of which were nearly OF
size, being about twelve feet high, eighteen
feet long, with tusks projecting about four
feet, and being about eight or ten feet count
ing the curves. The skin, which was bare
on the upper surface of the ears, on the
knees and rumps, was mouse color, and
seemed very thick. The animal was noctur-
nal in its habits, frequenting caves and for
est depths by day, and feeding at night or
early morning. Cheriton thinks there might
be some fifteen or twenty of these monsters
together.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

Loss OF HEAT IN STEAM BoILERs-M Lu-
dovic Chevalier, manufacturer OF Orleans.
(France), employs jacket of cork around
steam boilers, and other portions OF steam
engines, to prevent the loss of heat. Cork
is very Indifferent conductor of heat. and
it's employment as above has been found to
reduce the temperature in the vicinity OF
the boiler about twenty degrees. The conse-
quence is reduction in the amount of vast
ed power, and lowering of the temperature
in the engine room, a circumstance which
makes the iremen' s work easier. The strips
of cork are tongued together SO that shrink
age may not cause any interstices, and that
the jacket may be easily taken apart WI en-
ever the boiler calls for repairs. Cork thus
employed for over year appears to be sound
as ever.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

How TO GET RID or THIsrLEs. t dig
around them, but cut off their tops as fast
as they grow. The Tribune says:
The more bed of Canada thlstles is dug
into and ploughed out and spaded up the
better will it thrive. Under such adversely
it takes comfort and spreads. Such is it's
nature. If, on the contrary, its growth is
encouraged until it is fairly in blossom, and
1t is then mowed-as if it were the most use
lul forage plant-and carefully carried off
the ground and burned, or buried in COM
post heap, it Immediately resents such care,
and sends up weakly growth in place of it's
former vigorous one. Then these new stems
should be cut off just below the surface of the
ground with a weeding-chisel; but the roots
must in no case be touched. The roots left
intact make such drafts upon the weakened
plant as it cannot supply, and they simply
die for want of air which lie their nutriment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

were of all sizes and colors and temperaments
aud structural formations. One would be
coarse.limbed, brg-headed and rat-tailed, like
Abdallah; another would have the counte-
nance like Barb and limbs like an Arabs.
They were all royal but none were kingly
Not one builded throne or founded naton
whose population were abundant and all his
children. But Justin Morgan did this thing.
de stands progenitor of mighty race spread
all over the land from Maine to California
and wherever you find Morgan horse,
whether in city or country, east or west,
north or south. you know that he is Nor
gan horse. One glance is enough; color,
shape, style, limbs, feet, head, all suggest
the little horse from which be literally de-
scended--Justin Morgan. Men say he had
no blood Out upon the assertion His
blood must have been OF the purest, OK it
never could have ruled in mastery over all
other bloods as it did and still continues
to do
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

KEEPING DRESSED POULTRY IN CHARCOAL.
Now that the poultry season has come on
and live birds are no longer shipped, L would
suggest to packers the use of charcoal as
preservative in cases when either the weather
is unfavorabe or the birds are desired to
reach their destination in prime order. Some
years ago had oc ,asion to freeze away
large quantity of dressed poultry tor family
use, and found serious trouble to keep the
birds free from mold or a musty, spoiled fia-
vor inside, although they were soIdiy frozen
Having plenty OF charcoal on hand, put
into each bird as much as the body would
contain, and packed them into a barrel, with
pieces occasionally mingled with the birds.
This was in December. At the breaking up
of the frost in the spring the birds that had
not been used were perfectly sweet and as
fresh as when packed Jour months previously.
Since then, in less rigorous climates, have
tried the same plan, and have shipped dressed
poultry during damp, thawy winter weather
without having them get soft or sticky, and
have kept them for my own use perfectly
fresh for two weeks in mild weather. - WeS-
tern Corr. of N. Y. Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

SAVE THE BEST FOR BRrEDrNG.-The follow
ing is from the Poultry World
1t is the worst possible policy to kill all
the best and handsomest fowls, and save only
the mean and scraggy ones to breed from.
This is precisely the way to run out your
stock; for like tends to breed like, and the
result is, that by continually taking away
the best birds, and using the eggs of the
poorest, your flock will grow poorer and
poorer every succeeding year. 1t would seem
as though this was too plain to be insisted
upon, but, in fact, L" line upon line is
needed. 1t is tho crying want of the poultry
upon the farms the country through -this
careful and intelligent selection of the best
for breeding, Nothing is lost by little
self-denial to start with. The extra pound
or two of poultry flesh that you leave on its
legs, instead of sending it to the market, is
as good seed, and will bring forth ten-fold
and twenty-fold in your future broods. Save
your best stock for breeding.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

BUILD SHEDs.-It is an old saying that
shelter is food While it is true that good
shelter will save large amount of food that
stock would be compelled otherwise to con-
sumo to save life, yet it will not do to furnish
only shelter, they must have food besides.
But if we wish to save one-half or one-third
of the food that would be required to keep
them in a certain condition, we can do so by
providing shelter. That ID to say, an ami
nal exposed to the cold, storm, winds and
weather, and compelled to sleep on the cold :,
frozen or wet ground, will require at least
one-third more food to keep it IN good condi-
ton, than it would require to keep it in the
same condition if in warm, dry shed or
stable where no such exposure was expert
enced. As our crops have been cut short by
the drou3 hit this year, and it is necessary to
save alive can, the advisability of making
shelter of some kind must be apparent to all
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
goetru.
Childhood and His Visitors.
Nv. n. PRAED.)

Once on a time, when sunny May
Was kissing up the April showers,
] saw fair Childhood hard at play
Upon a bank of blushing flowers:
Happy-he knew not whence or how
And smiling,-whO could choose but love him
For not more glad than Childhood's brow
Was the blue heaven that beamed above him.
Old Time, in most appalling wrath,
That valleys green repose invaded
The brooks grew dry upon his path,
The birds were mute, the lilies faded,
But Time so swiftly winged his fight,
In haste a Grecian tomb to batter,
That Childhood watched his paper kite,
And knew just moth ng of the matter.
With curling lip and glancing eye,
Guilt gazed upon the scene minute;
But Childhood s glance of putty
Had such holy spell within it,
That the dark demon to the air
Spread forth again his bafled pinion,
And hid his envy and despair,
SelftOrtured, in his own dominion.
Then stepped a gloomy phantom up,
Pale, cypress-crowned Nights awful daughter
And profered him a fearful cup,
Fin to the brim of bitter water:
Poor Childhood babe her tell her name,
And when the beldame muttered-'' Sorrow"
He said, - Don't interrupt my game;
I'll taste it, if must, tomorrow"
Then Wisdom stole his bat and ball,
And taught him with most sage endeavor,
Why bubbles rise and acons fall,
And why no toy may last forever
She talked of all the wondrous laws
Which natures open book discIoses,
And Childhood ere she made pause,
Was fast asleep among the roses.
Sleep on, sleep onion manhood's dreams
Are all of earthly pain or pleasure,
OF GlOry's tolls, Ambitions schemes,
Of cherished love, or boarded treasure:
But to the couch where Childhood lies
more delicious trance is given,
Lit up by rays from Scraph-eyes,
And glimpses of remembered heaven
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
WIsrERINc OLD ANIMALs.-The Ohio Far

WIsTERING OLD ANIMALs.-The Ohio Far
mer says:
Generally speaking, there is comparatively
little profit in winterng old animals of any
kind and the time has now fully come when
farmers should look over their f1cks and
herds and determine the best course to be
adopted respecting the culls and underlings
Old cows may be fitted for the shambles by
plentiful feeding with cooked meal, pump
kins, etc., and the sooner heavy feeding is
begun the better. Old sheep had better be
pelted, if there is not two chances against
one OF their going through the winter in a
good condition. 1t is almost dead loss to
winter an old sheep and take the pelts in the
spring. for the growth of wool is not on such
animals of sufficient length to make very
large advance in the price of the pelt. If
the older ones are to be kept, separate them
from the flock and keep them guarded with
good shelter. Where it is determined to
winter aged horses and cows, preparations
should be made to give them extra protec-
ton and care. The greatest cause of old
animals being poor is attributable to their
being driven back by the stronger and de
prived of sufficient food and shelter. On
account of poor teeth they require longer
time to take their food, and should be so pro-
vided for that they may have not only plenty
to eat, but plenty of time to eat it in. Where
an old horse or cow is kept siuglY they are
seldom seen poor, but as soon as made to
share with others, they run down SO badly
ia winter that the entire summer is required
for them to pick up again. AS managers in
stables are usually constructed, each animal
has to look out for itself, and the most rapid
eater consuming what there is before it, pulls
d portion of the fodder away from its neigh
Dor: and we have seen horned cattle become
so artfui as to eat what they could reach from
eitl er side first, and then take their time to
consume the quantity before them. little
work in the way of putting in partitions
through the manger will remedy all this
trouble, and give the old and slow eating
animals fair chance Another thing which
we deem of some Importance, is the giving
IF old animals the centre of the stable; they
having less flesh, need more warmth and in
this position get it. Bedding, such as chatf,
sawdust and litter, adds TO the comfort and Of
course, e sh of apimals. A toOthle>s old
cow may even be fattened in winter by hav-
Ing warm, yet we'll ventilated apartments
and fed on bran mash, Oat and corn meal
with cut or steamed hay, and at an expense
much less than one would estimate who has
not tried the experiment. The first thing tc
determine is what to do, and alter that tC
kill, iatten and make preparations to give
extra winter care.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

The TIME TO BE PHEASANT" Mothers
cross" said Maggie, coming out into the
kitchen with pout on her lips. Her
aunt was busy ironing, but she looked up
and answered Maggie
Then it is the very time for you to be
pleasant and hopeful. Mother wasa wake
a great deal in the night with the poor
baby"
Maggie made no reply. She put on her
hat and walked off into the garden. But
new idea went with her. The very
time to be helpful and pleasant is when
other people are Cross "Sure enough
thought she; i" that would be a good time.
when it would do the most good. l re-
member, when | was sick last year, | was
SO nervous that if any body spoke to me l
could hardly help being cross; and mother
never got angry or out Of patience with
me. l ought to pay it back now, and L
will" And she sprang up from the
grass where she had thrown herself, and
tnrned face full Of cheerful resolution to-
ward the room where her mother sat
soothing and tending fretful, teething
baby. Maggie brought out the pretty
ivory balls, and began to jingle them for
the little one. He stopped tretting, and a
smile dimpled the corners Of his lips
" Couldn't [ take him out to ride in his
carriage, mother, it is such a nice morn
ing?" she asked.
II should be SO glad if you would
said her mother.
The little hat and sacque were brought
and baby was soon ready for his ride,
I'll keep him as long as he is good,
said Maggie ;. " and you must lie on The
sofa and get a nap while [ am gone
You are looking dreadfully tired"
The kind words aud the kiss that accom-
panied them were almost too much for the
mother. The tears rose to her eyes, anC
her voice trembled as she answered
Thank you, dearie it will do me worlC
of good if you can keep him out an hour
and the air will do him good, too. NJ
head aches badly this morning"
What happy heart beat in Maggie:
bosom as she trundled the little carriag
up and down the walk Sac had don
real good. she had given back little q
the help and forbearance that had so ofte
been bestoSed upon her. Sc had mad
her mother happier, and given her time t
rest. She resolved always to remembe
and act upon her aunt's good word : g Tn
very time to be helpful and pleasant
when everybody is tired and cross. TT
Wel-Spring.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
The MORGAN HoRsE.-In his recent book

The MORGAN HoRsE-In his recent book
on the horse, W. Ii. II. Murray says:
" OF Justin Morgan alone can be said,
that he founded a family. Other horses
there have been Of note, and whose eminence
was well deserved; but they passed away,
and left no sons SO like themselves as to be
distinctly theirs. Messenger was remark
able horse, and America owes him more than
words can express, but Messenger lacked one
thing-the power TO take of other bloods
and dominate them, stamping them with the
imperial likeness. Diomed was wonderful
animal, after my way of thinking, ranking
on level with Messenger-in no respect in
ferior. But Diomed lacked that royal some
thing, which when existing in a horse.
makes all other animals tributary to himself
that power to absorb and not to be absorb
ed; to allow turbid currents to be mingled
with the stream of his lie, and yet flow on
in the same pure majesty. This, neither
Diomed nor Messenger nor Bashaw, nor any
other imported horse from which we trace
our trottiDg action, ever had. Their colt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

Thornton kept a small shop, where he
sold fruit Of all kinds, including berries in
their season.
One day he said to Amy, " Would you
like to make some money p
of course | would" said Amy " for
my dear mother has often to deprive her
self of things she needs, SO that she may
buy shoes or clothes for me-"
"WeIl, Amy, noticed some fine ripe
blackberr:es along by the stone wall in Mr..
Green's five acre lot; and he said that
or anybody else was welcome to them.
Now, if you will pick the ripest and best
will pay you sixteen cents a quart for
them"
Amy was delighted at the thought, and
ran home and got her basket, and called
her little dog Quilp, with the intention of
going at once to pick the blackberries.
Then she thought she would like to find
out, with the aid of her slate and pencil,
how much money she would make if she
were to pick five quarts. she found she
would make eighty cents-almost enough
to buy new calico dress.
" But supposing | should pick dozen
quarts how much should | earn then p
So she stopped and figured that out.
6 Dear NE! 1t would come to a dollar
and ninety-two cents"
Amy then wanted to know how much
fifty, hundred, two hundred quarts would
give her; and then, how much she could
get if she were to put thirty-two dollars in
the savings bank, and receive six per cent
interest on it.
Quilp grew very impatient, but Amy
did not heed his barking; and when she
was at last ready to start, she found it was
so near to dinner time that she must put
off her enterprise till afternoon.
As soon as dinner was over, she took
her basket and hurried to the five acre
lot j; but whole troop of boys from the
public school were there before her. 1t
was Saturday afternoon. School did not
keep, and they went out with their baskets.
Amy soon found that all the large ripe
berries had been gathered. Not enoug Oh
to make up single quart could she find.
The boys had swept the bushes clean.
All Amy's grand dreams of making for
tune by picking blackberries were at an
end. Slowly and sadly she made her way
home, recalling on her way the words Of
her teacher, who said to her, =" One doer
is better than hundred dreamers."-
Nursery.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

KEEPING APPLEs.--A correspondent of the
Cuhirator states that he kept 1900 bushels
of apples, mostly Baldwins, through the
past winter and spring 10 his cellar. He
claims that by his mode apples may be kept
the year round, without losing their juici-
ness or crispiness. His theory is that the
easily rotting and decay of apples is due, to
a great extent, to a vegetable miasma in the
air, which is communicated to it by vegeta-
Bile evaporation under certain conditions
The OBJECT of this miasma is first seen in a
minute speck sometimes as many as dozen
may be counted on the same apple. His
remedy is a daily airing of the cellar or
place where the apples are stored, arranging
so as to have brisk circulation, until all
the stagnant air is expelled, and its place
occupied by pure healthy air. His success
proves that his views are at least worthy OF
consideration.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

MADEIRA VINEs.-As soon as the frost cuts
down these graceful vines, the tubers should
be taken up. and stored away in sand for
another season. But if you desire some of
the prettiest vines for house culture, select
some of the largest tubers and plant them in
rich, sandy loan, in either large pots or
boxes. Put them in a warm place and soon
the shoots will appear. Give them supports
and fasten Irvine for them to run upon; and
like Jacks Beanstalk, they will astonish you
with their exceedingly rapid growth. In
Iced there is no other inc which will give
you so much pleasure in so short time.
lvies, are of course, of much richer foliage,
but they are plants of slow growth when
compared to the Madeira vine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

In Canada we have made great progress in
the breeding of horses, ard in no country in
the world could animals be found combining
so happily speed, stay and endurance. When
the Hussars were going away, they acknOwl-
edged that they Outlined their best chargers
IN Canada and it is impossible to drive
along country road without seeing one span
of horses after another pass, which would be
equal to any purpose for which horse is
required, short of racing against thorough
breds. There will happily be no tie agitation
with ns to fall into the mistakes which have
been committed in England. On the con-
trary. it may be worth our while to consider
whether we could not proftably export
horses to Europe. There is a great demand
for the very sort of animals We conld sup
ply. Italy goes to England for horses, and
it would be as cheap to send horse from
Toronto to Liverpool as from Hull to Clvita
Vecchia 1t is clear that in England at pres
ent there is good market, and the only
question is whether the margin OF profit
would be sufficient to cover the cost of tran
sit and still leave balance such as would
tempt the Spectator. Globe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
goetrn.
A Christmas Night Vision.

II was Christmas Eve-and Harry Han,
His wife and children three,
Sat in their wretched little room
In abiect misery.
They had no fire, they had no food,
Their frames were almost bare,
And the sad group picture formed
OF hopeless, blank despair.
az wish old Santa Claus would come,
Mamma" cried little Sue,
"For 1 am cold as can be
And very hungry TOO.
But then you know he will not come
Till we are all in bed
So let us go, and then perhaps
He'll bring us clothes and bread"
And so the wretched family
Went to their bed of straw,
And Harry Hall, at dead of night,
blessed vision saw
A vision of old Santa Claus
Replenishing the fire,
And loaded down with everything
His sad heart could desire.
Upon his shoulders, broad and strong,
Large packases he bore,
Containing wholesome bread and clothes
And near him on the floor,
\ sack of Goals was open wide.
From which with looks elate,
He filled while pulling at his pipe.
A scuttle near the CRATE.
1t was a blissful, blessed dream
That Harry Hall slept through,
And best of all when morning broke,
He found the vision true.
A brother, who had years before
The ocean gone across,
Had just returned in time to be
Poor Harry's Santa Claus.
And now word to Santa Claus,
The generous and true
And then III have accomplished
The end had in view.
Remember in these panic times
That many girls and boys
Want bread. and meat. and clothes, and fire,
As well as sweets and toys
So do MT forget, old Santa Claus.
The picture drawn above;
And when you start on Christmas Eve
Upon your work of love,
If you would bring throb of joy
To many an aching heart,
Put food, and clothes, and Goals, as we'll
As candies, in your cart.
FRANCIS 5. SMITH
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

FIRE AND WATERPROOF PAINT.--Slack
stone lime by putting into a tub. covered to
keep in the steam when Stacked pass the
powder through a fine sieve, and TO every SIX
quarts add a quart of rock salt. and gallon
OF water; then boil and skim clear; to every
five gallons of the liquid add pulverized al
um, one pound, pulverz copper as ne-hali
pound. and stir slowly, add powdered pot ash,
three-fourths pound, then very fine sand or
hickory ashes, four pounds then use. any
colored matter desired and apply with a
brush. 1t looks better than any ordinary
paint, and is as durable as slate will STOP
small leaks in roofs, prevent moss from grow
ing thereon, make it incombustible, and rem
der brick impervious to water. So says a
correspondent of the Boston CultiUator.