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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-16

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white apron. clean collrr. neatly c"mhe,l
| lark har-altoC''tAcr. i> it not the dress
of Il thoroughly wholrs me looking
| woman? y little grand daughter PLAYED
upon the cabin floor under the awning
five Iclr-old girl, yellow haired. with face
| and feet and leT~ little sunburnt. sweet
voiced, and we'll dressed. She, too had
her little rocking chair; an! a low swing
under the awning, and Il collection Of Il-
per dolls gave her ample amusement
There were pots Of blooming grraninm>
and the trim green and white awning
posts, ana the clean canvas. We're AZ at
| tractive a~ any black %nndola in the canals
Of Venice. The hostess brought forward
green stools. and even insisted on Welding
up her own rocking chair; and. after l4d
~plashed up against the water barrels, and
trippcd over the biz rope. and knocked
down the stove funnel. with much scatter
ing of SCOT over the clean deck. We all
came to smooth social anchorage
1t WAS exceedingly rc>ttull and soothing
this (what shall | >ayD not sailing. but
Slipping along the bosom ofthe still water
| The summer sun was sinking down the
western sky, the hills rose rich with in
! tense and luXuriant green against ill:t,
soft briliancr The valley lay below IL
-lAr bri"" -liirt'''rd pE TWO >llihlh@
myers n'E"h,i l'tE llI rang %l uI>Nih'
mus no.H sl"'idcu Will 'IrfS' "f>irG"h
win 'illrs ~, ana 'lIIIs'o- All was Ier'l''re
ana wealth IN" S'nlliil Hl''i",:> '",'''IF
f"r ourselves our IVCh new" river WI
;" li7h ABOVE 'hr N,II'E lii1t we seemed
|" D'aoh! less |" IL ll'il |" liic nearer ny i.
w Oh You =" Gown ana zee oar cablh,
l>keu oar hostess II "" con lhlh' Tie
! diIt-
But there was no dirt !" mlnd. he
kitchen was hall ALI"i ~ tn" cooking
stove But th"e WAS room besides on
shelves and III cnp9"ar:s Tor Kitchen utrn-
sis Ihe little gr'n -'iAuEhtrr had = bed
room and Aitlr bed Win dainty lace
r"iiifd pillow rl>G*. me other bedroom
had been removed to make more room III
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-16

II-rnI;1 OF \ sim OF HILL nd"'b'-
c,lly ~ Americans ar II. mo~i Wa 'rl'ii
ami cXtr9ivi-llr po"pl" ~ Tool on "i'
.rlor.. \ frcmrlrn.tn "r a German VIII
fake III. ul,!s ana ends "f IN American
dinnrrtt!,l,,. y hon III" fanny "eald ave.
1i,,.r,. VA rn.hu.c LIFT fit I" ':it, and in TWO
hours will maxi. :, more ptia'abie and nu-
trif;o,.> meal than the original one which
the. f,uily discussed Ed!l,I,> of most kinds
ar. NOW quite ch'-ir. and none need go
HUNGRY. Ills < particularly tie case
with meas OF all kinds What * wanted
i a knowledge Of cooking. and the "a
ti.nce and industry to do IL
Mos; persons in cold weather like
good beet soup. bat arc people aware that
ten person, can make = good and .ubstan-
tiai meal OF i Shin or huff that Will not
cost over forty cents OF course, there
must be :, ~m:,ll additional expense for
potatoes and other vegetables, but we as
scrt that ten person. can make palatable
and substantial meal. the whole cost OF
which shall not bc over eixty cents. liz
writer makes u history Of one particular
shin of brcl, and here it *. The shin cos,
thirty cents-was mad" into soup. and four
persons dined oil il. The meat left made
five mincc OF meat PIES; the fIt skinned
from the pot. which makes the best O
:. shortening, Weighed a full pound. which
with butter At forty cents per pound. was
worth moro than the whole shin IN the
market. 10 reclpltulate, we have the re-
suit: Four persons made Il good me,l
five pics are made of the meat, ani 4 Gu m
tity of fat obtained worth more than the
first cost OF the meat -R1,sgor OSmHaer-
vfn1
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21
POULTRY.
THE FARMERS FAMILY.

The long Winter evenings should be
devoted to study and domestic enter
tainments, in which the younger should
be joined by the older ones. There are
few things which will more readily make
farm life agreeable to children, than the
pleasant evenings which may be spent
in farm house, with books, papers,
toys, and games, in which the old folks
renew their youth again. 1t is the want
of this eompanionship, which makes
country life so generally dull and unin-
viting to young people.
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21
Boiled Corn for Poultry.

In the breeding of poultry as all other
pursuits, little care and forethought
invariably return an apparently dispro-
portionate result. In the rearing of
poultry, where the expenditure on each
fowl is small and the material provided
comparatively inexpensive we are apt
to overlook the small wastes which oc-
cur in the transformation of the differ
ent grains into poultry, but which ag-
gregate quite respectable sum.
The opinion that corn is very nour-
ishing food for fowls is so universal
that no farther thought is given the
matter. If any one should suggest
that corn would be easier of digestion,
if soaked or boiled, he would very like
ly receive the answer that corn was
nothing hard for birds which swallow
stones and other hard substances with,
out detriment. A moments thought
however, will convince that the mill
stones and the grist are very different
things, and feeding hard grain, although
not exactly like feeding the millstones
with pebbles, bears certain likeness
to it, The trouble attendant on the
preparation of food, if it is to be cook
ed, may indeed seem very dispropor-
tonate to the advantage to be derived
from such treatment, but, in reality,
little time need be spent, as before 60
ing the rounds of the nests little hot
water may be poured over the grain, a
tight cover put on the kettle, and the
whole placed over the stove, where, by
the time your rounds are completed,
the corn will have become steamed and
mellow and have lost none of it's good
qualities. Remember each hen has
certain amount of animal force to be
expended every day in some direction,
and the less she has to give to digest
ing her food, the more she will have to
be expended in egg-producing. The
advantages Of the warm food in Win
ter, when much food goes toward pro.
ducing animal heat to withstand the
cold, are two-fold from the direct action
of the food itself, to say nothing of the
fact that the content produced by nour-
ishing food will result in more eggs, for
a hen thoroughly at home will lay many
more eggs than discontented one
We have performed the experiment our
selves and know that feeding boiled
corn does pay, and it is as q result of
experience that we offer this plan to our
friends.
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

SALT AND LIME MIxTURE.-This is
made by dissolving bushel of salt in
as little water as it can be, and then
shaking with this two bushels or dry
lime; or one bushel of sare NAV be
mixed with two, bushels of dry lime,
well Incorporated, under cover; let this
mixture decompose gradually, which
will form. chemical union between the
salt and lime. 1t ought to remain six
weeks at least, and if convenient. two
or three months before use. But it NAV
be composted with muck after a few
days; it will act powerfully upon the
muck, correcting its sourness. When
applied at the rate of fifteen to twenty
bushels to the acre, makes an excellent
top-dressing for most crops. This salt
and lime mixture is good to mix with
barnyard manure and deodorize stables.
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

SALT IN POULTRY DIET-Salt is nee
essary for human diet and is found in
small quantities in the bones of all ami
mails. To pigeons, species somewhat
allied to hens, it is very beneficial. 1t
is almost certain death to fowls if thrown
out in large quantities, as when meat or
fish barrels are emptied in their way.
Salt fish or salt beef has been known to
cause their death But little salt
mixed with the chicken dough is benef-
cial, rather less should be given than
persons generally use in their own food
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

PLASTER TO SwEETEN STABLES
Plaster is excellent to deodorize stables,
and where the crop is not benefited by
the direct application of plaster to the
soil, it will nevertheless, pay to use it
in the stable and on the manure pile to
fix the ammonia We have often found
the manure, thus treated, increased in
value much beyond the cost of the
plaster. But when you have dry muck
to use in the stable, it answers the same
purpose of absorbing the ammonia and
rendering the stable sweet
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21
Meetings Of County Commissioners,

FTNHE regular meetings of the County Co,nmssloper,
l. will be held on the second TUESDAY of every
month.
Persons having claims against the County, will please
he the same in the Commissioners Office with legal
voucher; as no account will be allowed properly
chargeable to the same.
Collectors and others having stated
settled Will apply to the Clerk during the of the
Board. BY Order.
/. F. VANARSDALE Clerk
Commissioners of Ce ; Comfy.
De u. 1s6--y
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21
TENDER-FooTED HoRsEs.-An oil

TENDER-FooTED HoRsEs.--An old
man who had much experience in hand
ling and dealing in horses for more than
half century, said to me. 9ecensly that
he had never known a horse to get
tender-footed that was kept loose in a
shed and yard. or in a boxed STALL
mat turning around s'.nd treadiag with
hsn, W. " "'' ..et in the manure, keep
constantly moist and soft. His
theory appeared perfectly reasonable to
me. 1 have no box stalls, but used
shavings for bedding, and every morn
ing with a large shovel, / moved the
wet shavings under the horses forward
feet, and then the last thing at night
covered these with dry shavings fol
him to lie on. He also remarked thai
he never knew a fat-footed horse bu
what was a good worker,
Exchange,
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

POTATO PUFF.-Take cold roast meat
beef or mutton, or veal and ham to-
gether-clear Of gristle, cut small, and
season with pepper and salt, and cut
pickles, if liked; boil and mash some
potatoes, and make them into a paste
with an egg, and roll out, dredging with
-four. Cut round with saucer, put
some of the seasoned meats with one
half, and fold it over like puff; pinch
or nick it neatly round, and fry it a light
brown. This is good method of
cooking meat which has been cooked
before.
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

M1NCE PIEs.-Take four pounds boil
ed meat, one-half pound suet, four ozs,
cinnamon, two ounces mace or nutmeg,
one ounce cloves, four pounds raisins,
one pint molasses, one quart brandy,
sugar to make it very sweet To the
above add an equal weight (nearly u
pounds) of tart apples, chopped fine.
This will keep months Before baking,
add tablespoon of cider or vinegar to
each pie.
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

WHEN TO MANURE AN ORCHARD
You need not be very particular when
YOU manure an orchard Some say the
Fall is the time, others say the Spring,
but the orchard will be glad of the fer
tilizer at any time. If you put on
coarse barn-yard manure in Summer, it
will operate as mulch and counteract
the effects of drouth We have found
hemlock saw dust, two inches thick, to
produce as good effect as an ordinary
manuripg. A top dressing is the best
form of manuring for an orchard, but
volatile manure should be treated with
plaster mixed with muck, etc, before
being used. We incline to the use Of
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

food for pigs, and should be avoided.
Brood sows may have the company of
the boar, if pigs are wanted in March.
The increased value of the first litter of
pigs will pay for pure bred boar
Nothing is more certain than that it
pays to breed only from pure blooded
males, Of whatever kind or breed they
may be-. But blood will not stand in
place of feed. Blooded pigs are most
profitable and thrive best where there
is full corn crib.
ROADS
Roadmasters should see that mud
holes and bad spots in the roads are
filled with broken stone. Mending
roads with earth at any season, is waste
labor. There should be Blake's Stone
Crusher at every country mill where
road material can be procured. One
years use would pay for it. In nothing
are we SO behind the times as in the
condition of our country roads.
POULTRY.
As this is the season for selling poul-
try, let there be a good supply kept for
home use, and those which are kept for
breeding, should be we'll cared for, so
that they may lay early. The poultry
house should be kept clean and we'll
whitewashed, if it has not been already
done.
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERs.

The School Commissioners of Cecil county will meet
at their Office in Ekton. the transaction of current
School business, on the SECOND TUESDAY Of each
and every month JOHN SQUIER,
Nay ., lTt-n Secretary.
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21
YOUNG STOCK.

kindly treatment, and watchful care.
The farmers eye should ever be on the
alert to discover the first sign of dis
order, and when found, it should be
remedied at once.
No stock suffer more from damp close
quarters than sheep. They will winter
better in the open field than in a low,
damp, filthy yard. But they should be
spared either of the infections. An
open shed that may be closed in drv-
ing storms ought to be provided with a
roomy yard in which they may lie in
fair weather Oats and corn are both
dear this season, and bran, rye, or buck
wheat, may be given with equal profit.
A little variation of feed is good for
sheep, but the changes should not be
made frequently, or they will learn to
look for it and become dissatisfied
Frozen grass or any cold, watery feed
is bad for ewes that are to lamb early.
and yearling ewes that are not to be
bred from, may be put together and kept
separate from the other sheep. If any
of the focks have the scours, a table.
spoonful of mixture of prepared chalk
and peppermint in water, should be
given once day Costiveness is quick
ly remedied by little linseed oil-cake
meal
SWINE.
Fat hogs should be finished up as
fast as possible. Those intended for
home use should be finished upon dry
shelIed corn, with pure water only fol
drink. This will produce firm hard
pork. Store hogs will do best upon
cooked food, and in place of corn, boil
ed potatoes and bran will make excel
lent feed. Buckwbest is too beating
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21
PRESERVATION OF MANURE.-Inve

PRESERVATION OF MANURE-Investi-
cations have been made by Professor
Way, of England, by which the in
creased value of manure kept under
shelter is accurately determined as
against that exposed in open yards
The following are the relative values as
determined by analyses of the dry ma
nures, the water being nearly equal in
each, and about II per cent:
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

The other constituents, not being of
Importance, were not determined. The
value of the covered manure is seen to
be more than double that of the other
The Cecil Whig., 1874-11-21

coarse manure, or such as can be used
as mulch, and this best applied in
Spring or Summer, only, because it may
furnish a harbor for mice if applied in
Fall. ..
, 1874-03-10

Emperor William las written lettor III reply
to tho resolutions Of tho great nooting in Lon
don, in january Inst, expressing tho sympathy
Of tho English Professionals with him iu Ills
conflict with tho Romiah Church. Ho gives
no signs Of any faltering in the stern policy
which has sont tho Archbishop Of Poaon to
prison, and yesterday, in tho face Of T. riot
Ing population, closed tho aominary Of
tho Archbishop Of Troves, who iH nlso in
prison., aud stands roady to deal fn tho
aame why With my othor cccloslastio who
transgrcsscs the civil Inv. Tho Emperor snys
TINT the succoss Of tue Church would imDoril
tho political and religious fruits Of tho Reforn1a-
ton. Tho struggle which ho is continuing
against its fatal domination was begun in oarly
agos by tho E1npcrors Of Germany, and ho in-
tends to koop it up in firm reliancs upon God,
md vet with full to}cratien for tho religious
rights of all his subjects Upon this latter
point the Emperor lays much stress, md insists
that Ills policy is not persecution Of the catho'
lies, but q preservation Of the Independence OF
Ills Government from the encroacllmenta Of the
Church.
, 1874-03-10

Jayno has practicod al1 tho crafty arts OF n
Turkish pasl,a III onBnaring the merchants of
Now York aud Boston into his hands to 10
plundcroa. Discovering technical errors in in-
voices, and morotlossly oxacting the full forfeit
Of tho bond, wore the loast outrageous Of hia
methods. Tho law under which ho worked was SO
cruoy contrlvcd TINT for him to seizo books Md
papors Oh aildayirs, basod on forged lot,ors mud
fulso testimony, was easier and safer than for
tho honest merchants ho wrongod to resist him.
AZ related in our Now York dispatches, it waB
rcg,l1ar part Of his business to bribo clorkB to
furnish him with forged anl falso data on which
to mako seizures. In this way aomo of his
hovieat hauls, llSo TINT in tho Bakor, Weld to.
caae, in Boston, were made. With boolH and par-
pers gono. the haploas nlorchnuts could neither de-
fond themselves nor rosulno their blsinoss, aud
wero only too glad to save themselves from ruin
by submitting to great wrong.
, 1874-03-10

It il Ncl-establishcd principle in Law that
merchant or other business man is bound by tho
nets Of his agent. The rulc is limited to tue
spccilo trust or duties for which the agent ia
employed; or it nlay be general and apply to
all acts anl things which the principal himself
may Of right do. This rule applied to tho Gov
crnmont-anl it cannot DO shown why 1t should
not be hound by tho Hamo ruloB that govern
busiuoaa between indiyiduals-would aot adrift o
horde of Custom House thieves, and send abroad
Jayne, sanborn. aud their gang to get tholr llv-
ing as hest thoy cau. Tho Custom-Houso
otflcors are the agents Of tho Goyefn-
rnent. When onca thoy hnvc passed foreign
goods to tue importers, that should bo tho ond
Of tho matter. II they arc incompetent Or dia-
honost, aud do wrong, the Government should
not tako advantage Of tho incompetence or tho
dishonesty of ita own agonta. If collusion or q
conspiracy to dofraud tho Government can be
proved as botwcon tile importer and the Custom
House officer, thon lot both be adequately pun
iBhod by fine and imprisonment. Tho whole
pystem Of moietics, now sanctioned by law, Ii
Que Of the most tncxcaslblo and atupondouE
wrongs over inflicted upon the reoplc by evou {
dospotic Government. It is legalizcd steafinf
ana nothing else. viii not our Congress Il
| once repeal ttia ahominable law, and enact on'
bnaod upon the principles that govern a!l ou
| commercial interests?
, 1874-03-10

In Now Hampshire, majority voto is required
to olcot Governor by tho people, or, falling
that, the Legislature must choose botween tho
highest cauditlates. In 1871. Gov. Weston was
chosen by tho Legislature. III which tho Labor
l,oformore hold balance Of power mud woro
compensated by tho spcakorshtp. This year tho
voto for Blactmor Cromporauco) ia likely to de-
font m olootiou by tho people, md moro than
us,lal interest ccntroa In elections to the Logs-
lnturo, made, in tho old New England style, by
town. aud city wards, oach for itself. to vary
Ing number, sometimes moro than $50 members.
Lust year tho Republicans Ind sixty major
ity in tho House {204 to 141), and nine
of the twelve Senators. In tho Logsla-
ture of 1871 tho Sennto was tied 60 to O md
tho House stood 1of to 1G5, tho Democrats con-
tributing ISL voteB and tito Labor Roformors Il
votes to their successful coalition. Tho Ro-
publicans, this year, for campaign purposes,
have as much na possible dodgod their loyalty to
Grant, Butler, Simmons, Ct al, aud have rune
tho changes on tho horny-handca farmer ns
represented III AlcCutchinH. This morring hta
election is to bo "Farners' Victory" To-
morrow, Grant and Butler wonld claim 1t as m
Endorsement, and Collector Simmons, III Boston,
would furnish both powder aud bunting.
, 1874-03-10

III these days Of tho multiplication OF Federal
Offices mud officers and the projected establish
neut OF Bureaus to Buperyise tho National
uygouics and tho National Beverages, tloro la
something healthy in tho plan Of the National
Grange to get up for themselves National
Bureau Of Crop Reports AL information about
tho crops will DO gathered throughout tho
country by the members of subordinate
Oranges. BY them 1t will DO reported
to tho State Grange and through them will bo
brought to focus at M Office in Washington
Here tie returns will 10 compared, arranged.
md Bs,matlzod, md the result distributed oach
mouth by tolograph to the indiviauu! drangors
through the State aud subordinate Oranges
Theso bulletins will not bo nude public. Az
they are eathored by tho corporation Of the
Changers, they alone are to have tho benefit OF
fhnm
, 1874-03-10

Chicago gaye Prof. Proctor IN audience Iaat
night OF which the lecturer md the city might
both bo proud. Kingebury Hall was hlled to its
utmost capacity. Tho SUCCESS Of the brilliant
lecturer WIS shown by sho doop interoat with
which his story Of the wonders of the star
depths was received, and by the hearty applause
which followed some Of his tino illustrations. To-
night ho speaks of comets and metoors. The sue
cess Of these lectures is only anolorproof Of tile
laaaon taught by IyndaIls grent triumph in this
country. that no topics are moro fascinating to
tho public mind than those Of science, whou
oloquoutly mud truatworthily presented.
, 1874-03-10

A bill has boon prepared by tho 11ouso Rail-
road Committee at Springfield to afford trnna-
portntlon over tho railroads Of tho stnto to
tho cars Of any porsonB WHO aro willing to pay
for 1t. It givos any ono tho right to havo his
cara hauled by rail1oal company ut fa!s and
reasonable ratos, which arc to 10 determined by
tho Donrd pt Railway and Waschouso oom-
m.iBsiorors. Tho railroad company aro to linvo
10 per cont Of tho freight charges, aud 81 per
cent ave to go to tho proprietor Of tho car.
Fines for Disregard Of tho provisions Of tho INV
aro stipulated, rising from $500 to $4,000, and
1--WE infraotions work n forfeiture Of charter.
If any Circuit Court acoldo tho ratos 1ixcd by
tho Commissioners III any caso TO bo unjust, 1t
may replace tlom by sclledulo Of Its
own, which shall romailn in force for yoar.
Tho Bamo Comanittoo l.avo reported bill to pre-
vent tho fwatoling" Of railroad Stock under any
pretetBc.