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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10

CLEANLY CATTLE.-If there is one
thing in which the Argovian takes partic-
ular pride, and in which he particularly
excels, it is in the care of his cattle. They
are elephants in size, and their glossy
hides betoken some peculiar art on the
part of their masters. Not a particle of
dust or straw is allowed to cling to them,
and they are cOmbed and washed rs only
horses are el5ewhere-nOt with u curry
comb, but with old cards, which being
finer and softer, are more agreeable to the
animal, and improve the fineness of the
hair. This receives IN additional lustre
by being rubbed with old flannel. They
actually shine; and the gentle creatures
have IN evident CONSCIOUSNESS of their
beauty, for they are careful not to soil
their ashy gray and chestnut robes by "
ing in the mud when allowed to take a
walk Animals can acquire, if they have
not by nature, Il fine sensibility, and when
they have experienced the pleasant SEN
sation OF cleanliness, learn to take care of
themselves. Not only do they exercise
this care for the person of the animal, but
are at the pains of removing every feath-
er and other unpalatable substance from
food; and the water troughs where they
drink are kept as clean as if human be-
ings resorted to them, If any one
doubts the efficacy Of these means, let him
come and see not only how large, but how
intelligent these dumb creatures look
how they watch every motion of those
who talk to them, and listen to all they
say. What an affectionate moan they
utter to welcome the mixers, who are all
men, as they say, . Women tickle the cow
and never takes all the milk from the I'D
ders, So she gives less and less" 1t is
said of them that an Argovian will send
for the doctor for his COW great deal
quicker than for his wife; but we did not
see any evidence that he was not sufficient
ly attentive to both.
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agricultural.
Manuring Grass Lands.

Nothing, SAYS the Cdttle Breeder and
Feeder, produces Il much surer or larger
return than money expended in manures
for grass. provided anything approaching
n reasonable amount of Judgment is used.
Speaking only of such land as may be
designated "poOr pastures nine times
out of ten it remains poor because 1t never
had chance to grow rich.
If drainage is required, the sooner it is
done the better; but if we take that which
does not want draining and still Is poor.
something may be done, and our present
thoughts are on manure. How is this to
be done? By feeding stock on it with the
assistance of artificial or bought food? BY
fold yard manure? By superphospates? or
by half-inch bones? One used to hear a
vast deal about halfinch bones years ago,
but not now. Dissolved bones or super
phosphates have superseded them, and
very properly so. Few farmers have dung
to spare, and if they had they have not
time. neither is this the season to apply il
with advantage Feeding stock with cake
and corn meal on such land is perhaps one
of the most effectual methods of securing
a permanent enrichment; but assuming II
to be determined upon, the most effective
step for beginning is Il dressing of super
phosphates, to which very often Il little
salt may be added with advantage. Nc
time should be lost as the growing season
is fairly on, and we suggest to each of our
readers that he cast look round, to see il
he has not few acres coming under our
description, and if so to have three hun
dred weight per acre of good phosphates
ready, and pop it on the first appearance
of good rain. We are quite satisfied he
will see his money back, and be all the
better able, during the summer, to carry
out his feeding plans on the same ground
We say nothing about liquid manure, be
cause those who can appreciate it hardly
need any hints how to use it. We have
in mind at this time n case where some
poor grass land, let for fifteen shllings an
acre, had dressing Of bone manure APP
piled by the landlord, cost about 81 tC
"a los. per acre, and in less than two
years its character was so much improved
that it was readily let at Sos. The Rev
w. r. BOwditch, some years ago, aid
1.-The pastures and meadows of the
country are regarded as legitimate source;
of plumber by the cultivator, who lavishe:
the spois upon his petted tillage land
This should not be. 1t is bad for the land
owner, because it renders half his lanC
worth very much less ban it ought to be
and easily might be; it is bad for the
farmer, because it saddles him with
large breadth of land which does little
more than just pay out-of-pocket expen
ses." We find no fault with borrowing
from grass to enrich tiliage; but let every
man pay back again what he borrow:
with compound interest in some othe
form, and he will find his pastures eve
grateful, and ready to make him larg
advances in future.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
CENTRAL VERMONT r. r. LINE.
SUMMER ARRAN CEMENT.
Commencing Monday, May 25M 1874.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Leave MontpeIier at s55 am, 225 pm. and 1000 N
Mai Train leaves St Adams at $40 am, connecting
at White River Junction and Bellows Falls with trains
f3f trains ON t6e Raoa South
non for Springfield and New York; at New Lohoon
pay Eapress Montreal 900 St. Johns
at 10 30 a. M Odgensburgh at 945 am, Malone AT oW
am, St Adams at 12l5 pm, arriving IN nos'on VIA
Night Express leaves ogdensburg at PM Mon,
A M CONNECTING at White River Junction and Bel
lows Fails with trains for Boston, Worcester &C. ar,
yns fnr at s and New York arriving
YORK at II 50 p M and in New London at Ills am
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier 80 and 745 a. m- ana a"o ana QUO
Day Express leaves Boston via Lowell at 500 M for
Burlington St Adams Montreal &C. arriving IN Mon
trea at lO15 PM and 0gdensburg at L. ~ ILL.,
Nail Train for Burlington and St Adams leaves Bos-
s sd3 sA a@ sprnSeid at SEQ London at @
am, South Vernon at 1000 a. m beio"s am a. q
am, White River junction at l4o p-l1 arriving III o.
Trains leaving Boston via Fitchburgh at 30 m and
Springfield at 500 am, connect at "hl.e fi'ei 'u
Accommo Train leaves White River Junction at
BErinGton at 2 o5 am St Adams at 12oo m, for St
Johns Montreal and Ogdensburgh S+t
vernon at pm receiving passengers from Connee-
ticut River Railroad. leaving New YORK "a at SOo pm
Meeting with trains the Cheshire Railroad leaving
Boston at 30 connecting at Whlte hiver
st Adams Montreal &c, arriving IN MONTREAL at -
and in Ogdensburgh At II g ? m connecting Will
Sleeping Cars attached to the Night Express
Train running between Montrea and B9s1% ray ana
Drawing Room Cars on Day Express Trains between
Throneh tickets for Chicago and the West for sale al
'ne pi'n''pa' JOHN W HOBART, Gen1 Supt-
| MAY
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10

THE CHINESE WoMEN.--As regards
modesty. their dress is, without exception.
the most chaste in the world, because it
entirely conceals the figure There is no
display of symmetrical tournure, Or
graceful undulation of neck and shoulder,
or soft rise and fall of the bust; no dainty
ankles frightened up in laced boots; no
rounded arms are at all discovered under
the loose dress of the Chinese women. An
ordinary sock tied at the neck would show
finer outlines of the figure which it shroud-
ed than the Chinese costume The only
exceptions have seen to this rule are the
sailor girls. with their exquisite little bare
feet and ankles, perfect models of beauty
and the poor, wretched women-laborers
who hunt for the water-chestnut far above
their knees in mud. But only women are
employed. and even they are not more
nude than our ballet-girls, who undrape
themselves for public exhibition, while the
poor nut-hunters do it from necessity,
wading through that mud for five cents
day. No women ever appear in Chinese
theaters as actresses.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10
The Grasshopper Plague.

Among the cheerful accounts that are
sent to Western papers of crop prospects in
that region there is a frequent presentation
of shadow in the picture, which shadow
is cast by ga cloud of locusts,'' or more
literally by the havoc made in certain
localities by countless numbers OF grass
hoppers. Congress has already had the
subject before it in proposition to allow
settlers in Minnesota to forsake their lands
for year without prejudice to their titles.
The general impression in that State is
that the destruction of crops there this
season is inevitable. In Iowa, or at least
in sections of the State, the case is almost
as bad, and a correspondent of the Chicago
Inter- Ocean gives it as his opinion that in
the township of Sac City, where he resides
there will not be fifty bushels of wheat,
oats and corn raised this year. He says
that he heard the heaviest land owner in
Sac county say that he would sell 400
acres of wheat for what the seed cost him.
This correspondent complains that facts
like these are kept back by the land
owners, who say, Don't say anything
about it, as it will stop immigration"
The land owner alluded to, two hours
after he made the remark quoted, took an
immigrant over his property to sell him
some land, and when the immigrant asked
what caused the barren strip around the
wheat, the owner told him he left it so in
order that his herders could easily keep
his stock off his wheat.
The picture given by the Inter-Ocean's
correspondent is not a charming one. He
says: Il can stand in my door and count
thirty patches, from two rods to half an
acre square, that are as barren as the day
they were ploughed. But their is no use
mourning" 1t is possible that such
gloomy reports as this one is are as over
drawn as the more cheerful ones which
come from other sections may be. But
| it is doubtless true that while generally in
the West the years production of grain
&C., will be remarkably good one, some
sections are in much distress from that
plague which for several years past seems
to have grown greater with every season.
Possibly investigation might lead to a dis
covery of some method for destroying the
insects and preventing their reappearance,
but at present the only alternatives for
the settlers are to seek other locations
and leave the grasshoppers to multiply or
die out, as the case may be; or else, like
the writer whose statements are before us,
to remain and toll on, hoping for deliver
ance ut some time and concedlng at all
times the uselessness of mourning.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10

GRASS GARDEN WALKs.-After having
been bothered for years by grass and
weed grown walks, determined to con-
quer the enemy by mastery surrender
| therefore spaded up all my walks, add
ing enough good soil to raise them to a
level with the adjoining beds raked and
rolled them till they were firm and even
and then sowed them thickly with g mixed
lawn grass seed,' scratching it in with a
rake, and giving final going over with
the roller, and awaited the result. In a
very few days mot over three weeks,
had the pleasure of walking on green
velvet instead of gritty gravel; and with
the help of a lawn mower. and an occa-
sional cutting down of the edges true with
sharp spade. have had no further trouble
with my walks. Always green and pleas
ant to the foot and eye, never washing,
never muddy, never wet (being above the
garden levell, they are "a joy forever -
and the perfection of garden walks.-Cor
Country GentEtman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10

PRUNING ToMATOEs.-That tomatoes
are benefited by pruning we have not the
slightest doubt, and we yearly practice il
in our own garden. Some recommend
and others practice cutting off all the tops
of the plants, to which we most strongly
object, as we are satisfied that such a
course is very injurious to the plants, as
well as to the perfect ripening of the fruit.
AS the tomato begins to grow, select say
three or four of the strongest shoots, pinch
all the others out, should there be any, by
the finger and thumb, close to the main
stem. When these four branches begin to
show fruit, small lateral branch will
show itself Immediately at the next joint.
These should be all pinched out as soon
as they appear, letting no shoots grow at
any time, but the four main branches re-
ferred to; by SO doing, whether the plants
are tied to stakes or laid on the ground,
we have always found that we secure
larger, finer, and at the same time a
heavier crop than we could by any other
process obtain.
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WASHING LIGHT CoLORED CALICoEs.

WASHING LIGHT CoLORED CALICoEs.
Take II tablespoonful of alum, and dis
solve it in enough lukewarm water to
rince print dress. Dip the soiled dress
in to it, taking care to wet thoroughly every
part of it, and then ring it out Have
warm soap-suds all ready (but only pleas
antly warm to the hand-hot water ALWAYS
fades calicoes), and wash out the dress
quickly; then rinse it in cold water.
Have the starch ready-but not too hot,
only warm rinse the dress in it, rir g it
out, and hang it to dry, but not in the sun.
Always place your line where the wind
will strike it rather than the sum- When
dry enough to iron, bring in and iron di-
rectly. Prints should never be sprinkled,
but if allowed to become rough dry, they
should be ironed under damp cloth. 1t
is better to wash them some day by Them
selves. when washing and ironing can be
done at once.
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goetru.
WHISTLE AND HOE.


There's boy just over the garden fence,
Who is whistng all through the livelong day;
And his work is not just a mere pretense,
For you see the weeds he has cut away.
Whistle and hoe,
Sing as you go.
Shorten the row
By the songs you know.
Not a word of bemoaning his task hear,
He has scarcely time for growl, know,
For his whistle sounds so merry and clear,
lie must find some pleasure in every row.
Whistle and hoe,
Sing as you go,
Shorten the row
BY the songs you know.
But then while you whistle be sure that you hoe
For if you are idle the briars will spread;
And whistle alone to the end of the row
May do for the weeds, but is bad for the bread
Whistle and hoe,
Sing as you go,
Shorten the row
By the songs you know.
Rural Neac Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10

THE SEASON AND THE CROPs.-Arter
one of the coolest Aprils within the MEM
ory of the oldest inhabitant, we have had
as good planting weather for the past few
weeks as could be desired The warm
sun and frequent light rains have given
| the grass good color, and with good
grass weather through June, full aver
age crop of hay may be expected. AL
though the ground was bare of snow most
OF the time during the winter, and the
| weather very changeable, from freezing
to thawing. still we hear of but little com
plant about grass being winter killed
except which was seeded very late in the
fall.
OF the growing crops, the National
| Crop Reporter for May 10th says that, by
reason of the lateness of the season, the
usual spring sowings in some of the Yves
tern states have been somewhat dimin-
ished from the anticipated area, although
the area is probably seven to eight per
cent, greater than in 1873, for wheat, and
five per cent for oats.
| The fruit prospects are favorable from
nearly all points West and South. The
damage by frost at the close of April was
in the main unimportant, except in the
South, where the buds were more ad.
vanced.
| In California, the condition of the grow.
ing wheat up to the 9TH instant, was most
favorable, and all reports from the state
agree in promising by far the largest CROP
this year that has ever been harvested
there. The weather from May lst to the
7th, was showery, with sufficient sunshine
to grow and ripen the grain in the best
manner possible.
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goetry.
IRREPARABLE.

The sorrow of all sorrows
Was never sung or said,
Though many a poet borrows
The mourning of the dead,
And darby buries pleasure
In some melodious measure.
The loss of youth is sadness
To all who think or feel
A wound no after gladness
Can ever wholly heali
And yet, SO many share it,
We learn at last to bear it.
The faltering and the falling
OF friends is sadder still;
For friends grown foes, assaillng,
Know when and where to kill;
But souls themselves sustaining
Have still friend remainingI
The death of those who love us,
And those we love, is sore;
But think they are above us,
Or think they are no more
We bear the blows that sever,
We cannot weep foreverl
The sorrow of all sorrows
Is deeper than all these,
And all that anguish borrows
Upon its bended knees;
No tears DOR prayers relieve it,
No loving vows deceive it.
Ii is one day to waken,
And find that love is flown
And cannot be o'ertakeD,
And we are left alone;
No woe that can be spoken,
No heart that can be broken
No wish for loves returning,
Or something in its stead;
No missing it and yearning
AS for the dearer dead;
No yesterday, no morrow,
But everlasting sorrowi
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10

EUROPEAN CRop PROsPECrs.-Ac
ing to the report of the state of the crops
in Austro-Hungary in the middle of April,
which has just been published by the Min
istry of Agriculture, the heavy rains
which had fallen in Bohemia, Moravia,
and Silecia, have now ceased, and the
crops are in a very satisfactory condition,
and more toward then is usual at this time
of year. In Upper Austria and Syria
there is every prospect of an excellent
harvest. The Same is the case in Western
Hungary, but in Eastern Hungary the
crops have been very much spoilt by the
want of rain,
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MONTPELIER & WELLS RIVER R. R.

WINTER ARRANG MENT.
Commencing Monday, November "a, 1873
TRAINS GOING EAST.
No l. MAIL TRAIN, leaves Montpelier at 80 Ar
rives Wells River $40 in season TO connect
with Express Trains upand Mail trains down. over Pas
sumpsic and Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroads,
to and from Boston.
No. 3 MIXED TRAIN, leaves Montpelier at 10 pm
Arrives Wells River at 500 pm
TRAINS GOING WEST
No 2 MIXED TRAIN leaves Wells River a; 1925 am,
or on arrival of trains Passumpsic and Boston,
Concord and Montreal Railroad. Arrives at Montpelier
at m in connect with afternoon trains
going North and South the Central Vermont Rail
road.
No 4 MAIL TRAIN, leaves Wells River at SIS pm on
arrival of trains from the Passumpslc and
Boston Concord and Montreal Railroads. Arrives at
Montpelier at 30
Nontpelier Vt Nov. 18th, 1873 FMi7
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10
N ANHOOD: How Lost, How Restored

Just published, in new edition Of DIR. CULVER
WE M ssar on .he radical cure with
Involuntary Seminal losses, Impotency, Mental and
also EPILEPSY and Fits, induced by self
~ Price in Sealed Envelope only six cents.
The celebrated author in this admirable essay clearly
that the alarming eonseqpences OF ef-abuse may be
medicine or the application of the knife pointing out
mode of cure at once simple certain and eectual BY
of which every sufferer matter what his con-
dition may be, may cure himself cheapy privately,
and radically.
"a This lecture should be in the hands Of every
youth and every man in the land
Sent under SEAL in plain envelope. to any address
tpaid, receipt Of six CENTS post stampa
Address the publishers.
CHAS. j. C. KLINE 6 CO.,
127 Bowery, New York. P. o. Box 1856
Floy1
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4 DESIRE MET
As We read the rich lore of the classical store.
While or minds with scenes may grow
We desire that feet may be furnished complete
With protection from mud and from snow.
Which Main Street find of full many kind,
At the SHOE STORE of FARSswoRTH Co,
Who has nice boots aud shoes from which any may
choose.
And Will sell them for prices quite low.
Just examine his store ere You purchase before,
For ladys geutleman's wear,
Work in serge, or kip IN boots metal tip,
Heavy leather or bronze light and fair.
While his orders with skill he will promptly fulfill
And the fitting attend to with care.
He has shoes to protect from the cold and wet,
And would willingly any repair
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-10
TH E PAC US,
SUPERIOR FARM FOR SALE.

On account of poor health offer sale of the
best farms on the Winoosk river, four and one han
miles from Montpelier, and one and one-hslf p1ile
from Middlesex- This farm Dds OF lana
80 acres of WHICH is of the best river leo acre.
OF PASTURE and IS of heavy timber land Ihere
are on the premises good sugar orchard OF 600 trees
and good good sugar house. The timber land IS ne@:
the railroad and valuable. The farm will keep .
cows and team The buildings are good barn 4ssS
very good house. with wood shed, carriage bouse ent
horse barn attached ard running wafer at house ara
barn. The farm is in good neghborbood. convepleni
to church and school, and a good market Tor al!
kinds of produce, and on good road Any one IN a.
of a good farm requested to examine the same d
mean business win make it object Price yeIS
low and terms liberal For further particulars call "h
or address by mail, ,,oDn
WARREN W. BICKFORp
Fl4m3 Middlesex, VI
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SULPHATE OF IRON AS A FERTILIZER.

cULFHAlE OF lKON AS \
A correspondent of the Chautauqua
Farner says: Il purchased five pounds
sulphate of iron (copperas); took two COM
mon pork barrels; divided the iron and
put half in each barrel, and filled with
water. When washing days came the
suds were thrown into the barrels, max
inc the mixture black us ink This was
Iate--Julv &C. OF course [ hadn't it in
season to water early beans, but | COM
menced watering half of patch number
one. butterbush beans. had picked them
twice and taken them to market. Did
not expect to get any more | watered
them with the above solution three or
four times; they blossomed again, and
had three better pickings than the first
Number two, Lima beans-watered us
above and the yield was astonishing; vines
loaded breaking down the poles, vet
kept picking and sending them to market
They kept green and good, and | took
good shelled green Lima beans to market
the first day of November, while those
not watered, of both kinds, were all dried
up. Now, try the above if you like. But
if any of you have a pear tree, OF trees.
try it and if you don't tell me next fall
that YOU never saw or ate such delicious
pears in your life, shall be disappointed
with your success. By watering mine
last year those who ate of them said.
shall use this mixture very extensively
this year. think it pays fifty per cent. "
POISONOUS PLANTS AND INSECTS
Many persons are very susceptible to the
poisonous influences of vegetable substan-
ces; snd poison-ivy and oak are highly
injurious to the skin, and produce painful
sores. When the burning and itching
first commences, if the skin is painted
with thick whitewash, made out of Il
handful of unslacked lime dissolved in
just enough water to form substance
that will cling to the flesh, these sores will
subsde very quickly. Often one applica-
ton is sufficient, but if not, put it on two
OF three more times, until the lime kills
The poison entirely. If the skin has be-
come broken, however, this remedy may
be too. severe, ibut II salve made by pouring
liquid ammonia into sweet oil stirring it
rapidly until it forms a thick paste, and
then applying on a cloth to the surface,
will extract the poison. For curing the
stlngs of bees, hornets and spiders, COM
mon fine salt, and bicarbonate of soda, in
equal parts, is the best remedy. Rub the
powder well into the bite, and repeat the
application, if the pain does not cease If
the soda is not at hand, soft-s pap, made of
wood ashes, will often cure the pain
Saleratus, moistened to paste and rubbed
into the sting, is also Il good remedy.
The poison of these insects is of an acid
nature. and an alkali applied directly to it
before the blood has absorbed much of it,
Is very efficacious.