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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-17
The Constructors.

In the days of old, before lighthouses
were built, the coast of marintime nations
was lighted at night by beacon fires, which
blazed out on the steepest cliffs to show
the homeward-bound mariner his way into
port. When their red flames We're seen
through the mist and storm, the anxious
seamen were sure of their position. and
steered fearlessly on their course to the
safe haven that was thought to be near
Not always wisely, for there were false
beacons as well as true-beacons that were
as fatal to the vessel trusting them as the
candle is to the moth: beacons that were
kindled by Williams to lead her astray and
on to the reefs and hidden rocks, that she
might be plundered of her cargo
Wreckers these wicked men were called,
and at one time they existed in such num-
bers, and were so bold, that the mariners
of England dreaded them as much as they
dreaded the noted Buccaneers of the Span
ish main. The more desperate of them
inhabited remote caves on the toughest
part of the coast, and were without laws
and without hearts. After allurinc some
vessel into their stronghold, they never
attempted 70 save the lives of the poor
on board, for had they done so
heir guilt might have been revealed; and
he wosst of them, with their own merci |
ess hands, did not scruple even to hasten |
he death of those struggling sufferers who
we're washed ashore.
Wany of the wreckers lived in disguise
IS honest fishermen. like wolves in lambs
lothing, and at night went forth from
heir slumbering villages to decoy ships to
obstruction. Even in our day the people
f English fishing villiges considered all
7recks that came to their shores AS their
ightful prizes, and assisted in despoiling Il
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| PARE NTS' STO RIES.-One can scarcely
pick up news paper, either religious OF
secular, without meeting one or more
pretty little stories about naughty little
boys and girls who, in spite of the careful
I() training of their parents, persisted in
some annoying habit, such as teasing, tar
dlneSs, seltishness, rashneSs, cruelty TO ami
mails, etc, until they We're finally and
completely cured by the provoking imita-
| ton of some pet parrot, OF the loss of
a promised half holiday or Christmas
gift.
How would it be to turn the tables
and harp Il while on the shortcomings of
naughty little parents? Yes. that's the
idea; let us have IA new departure series
OF stories for parents, glaring from the
flreslde corner of every newsl aper. Let
Us hear of fond and foolish parents who
from the time their children are able to
express themselves, give their wishes the
preference in all things, and rs they grow
up are heart-broken ut their selfishness
OF weak and hasty parents who quar-
rel with instead of controlling their chill
dren.
OF ftult-tinding parents, who reprove
their children with consistency that
would almost discourage a saint
OF unwise parents, who harden their
children's consciences by continually tell
ing them that they deserve Il good whip
ping, which they are careful never 10
give.
And so on, through the long list of in
efficient parents, who are unconsciouslv
destroying the happiness and loneliness of
their children, by their utter ignorance OF
the art of controlling them; Yet this igno-
rance is not to be wondered at, if we NAV
suppose that the parent of the period =
has been guided by the experience of those
incapable mammas" and impossible
" Freddies,n who figure so largely in
certain kind of juvenile literature.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-17
The Farmers and Large or Small CroDs.

Some observations in the Cincinnati
Gazette on the initiation of the crops as be-
ing the kind ofint1ation that is needed. drew
from several farmers letters remonstrating
against this, and arguing that the less the
farmers raised the higher price they would
get, so that they would receive as mucb
for small crop as large, thereby would
save great deal of work. This is STRANGE
doctrine Even lift We're true the natural
desire OF man to get on in the world would
lead every one to raise iull crops himself
while preaching the doctrine to his neigh
bors. but 1t can easily be shown that it
is not true, and that the farmer who re-
duces his production will reduce his in
come in proportion.
The production of the staple farm crops
Is not limited to any country or any sec
ton thereof; it is spread over the world
Should our farmers reduce their crops. the
rest of the world would not. and if would
Proht by their seif-sacrifice. The United
States produce large surplus of bread
stufs. These require foreign market
and the demand made by the foreign mar,
ket governs the price in this country. Per-
maps there are some that think Europe or
at least Great Britain, dependent on the
United States, for food, and therefore that
we can force her to our prices by restrict
ing our production. But Great Britain
draws only fractional part of her bread I
stufis from the Unite. States, and if we
shonld reduce our supply, other countrie,
would profit by our loss. !
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MISCELLANEOUS.
CENTRAL VERMONT r. r. LINE.
SUMNER ARRAN CEMENT.
Commencing Monday, May 25M 1874.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND E.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Man Train leaves St. Adams at $40 connecting
for BOSTON Worcester &c and White River junction
with trains the Passumpsic Kaliroad a Soptn
Day Express leaves Montreal at 900 an. St Johns
at 1890 m, Odgensbnrgh at as am. MALONE at go
am. St Adams at l215 p.m arriving in Boston via
Night Express leaves Ogdensburg at IL IS M. Mon,
rs pm connecting at White River junction and Bel
living ans IN Boston at $50 at South with
trains for Springfield and New York arriving IN New
York at II 30 pm, and in New London at 1I5 am
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST
Leave Montpelier $50 and AS and 33s and Sos
Day Express leaves Boston via Lowell at 500 for
Burlington St Adams Montreal &c srTiyins in Mon
trea at lol5 M and Ogdensburg at 24o am'' making
Mail Train for Burlington and st Adams leaves Bos
at 7so am Springfield at 500 New London at 30
am, South Vernon at 1000 M Bellows Falls at LEY
Trains leaving Boston via Fitchburgh at 30 m and
Springfield at zoo am, connect at Wh1te River JUNO
Accommodation Train leaves White River Junction at
Burlington at los St Adams at 100 M, for St
johns Montreal and ogdenshurg6h on .+arnm sou,b
Vernon at 50 M receiving passengers from Connec
ticut River Railroad leayng New fork at y P cdn
Meeting with trains over the Cheshire Railroad leaving
Boston at 30 pm connecting at Wnte iivsT
St Adams, Montreal &C., ARRIVING IN Montreal at ~
Grand a1 Trn IN aw1y for the II
Sleeping Cars attached to the Night Express
treaI and Springfield. and ST. Adams and Troy:
Drawing Room Cars on Day Express Trains between
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale at
'-' JOHN W. HOBART, Gen1 Supt.
Albans Nav
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-17

BOTrLING RHUBARB AND GREEN Cur
RANTs-When obliged to keep fire all
day, fill as many bottles with sliced rhu-
barb as my kettle will hold. Cover the
bottom of the kettle with gravel stones of
equal size, if possible. Place the filed
bottles in the kettle pour in cold water
nearly to the necks of them. AS the rhu-
barb heats and sinks, replenish again until
the bottle is full. Horse radish bottles are
good for this purpose, and dozens of them
can be obtained from eating saloons.
Stewed rhubarb poured into small-necked
bottles by means of tunnel and a straw
lis a good relish, but not as fresh tasting.
Bottles for this should be placed on the
hearth to heat little, and when filled,
put directly into hot water, there to re-
main until the contents run over. Then
dip out little, insert the cork, pound it
in with wooden mallet, and seal. This
is my favorite way of bottling and can
ming blueberries and raspberries. The ber-
ries require just heat enough to make them
sink in the kettle. Green currants, kept
until early spring are the incest of all bot
tied fruit. Age improves them. Rhu-
barb preserved III molasses should be
more valued than it is, if for no other rea-
son than its great medicinal qualities. 1t
is also healthful for children to use plenti-
fully. Fill large porcelain kettle half
full, with enough nice molasses to almost
cover the rhubarb, after cooking an hour
or two add one lemon sliced, and let it re-
main on the stove until the juice will
string as the spoon is lifted, or in other
words when perfectly cooked and cold. 1t
must be very thick, and prepared thus, ii
has quite q tamarind flavor.
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How TO MANAGE SITTING HENs-A
good deal of success of the poultry crop
depends upon the management of the birds
while setting. Hens that steal their nests
and follow their own instinct do very well
if they are not disturbed but frequently
they get frightened or robbed, and the eoGs
are lost. AS rule, it is better to have all
the sitting birds completely under YOUR
control, and make them follow Your will
rather than their own instincts. With a
well-arranged poultry house it takes but a
little time daily to have all the birds come
off for food and exercise But without
this we manage to make the sitters regular
IN their habits. We usually set the hens
near together in sheltered sunny spot in
boxes, or barrels that we can cover. and
thus perfectly protect them against enc
mics, and at the same time compel them
to sit until the box is uncovered. Where
ever they may lay, when they want to sit
we remove them to the hatching ward by
night, and put. them securely upon nest
full of eggs. We usually take Asatic fowls
Tor mothers, as they are very contented
upon the nest, and cover Il large number
OF eggs. We have never failed TO make
them take kindly to new nest. They
and are very patient. eood-tem-
pered mothers. Every day about twelve
o clock we remove the covers, and care
fully take the hens from their nests for
TODD and water. In pleasant weather they
have from half an hour to an hour to
scratch in the dirt and take their dust bath.
Most of them return to their nests volun- |
,arlly before the time is up. Occasionally !
I bird will take to the wrong nest. it !
takes but a few minutes to see every bird |
n her place, and make her secure for the |
next twenty-four hours. As the Matching
lime approaches we dip the eggs in torpid |
water every day to keep the pores open,
md to facilitate the Matching. This moist
ming of the eggs we have found of spec
III service in the Matching of the eggs of
yater-fowls set under hens. BY this
method we have good success with sitting
lens.-Cor. american AgriculturiA.
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We have before us an old official docu-
ment of the British government, giving
statistics of the trade of the United King
dom for series of years up to 1871. From
this it appears that the whole amount of
wheat and of flour reduced to its eauiva-
lent in wheat, imported into the kingdo IN
in 1871 was 1862, 227 cwts. Of this only
I5,625,331 cwts, came from the United
States. Russia alone sent as much, being
1868, 943 cwts. The other sources, in
the order Of their Importance, are Germany
British North America, Egypt, the Aus
trian territories, Turkey, the Turkish prov
idence, Chill, Denmark, France, Sweden,
Spain, Holland, and 722,947 cwts. from
other countries not named.
Of barley the imports were S,569,Ol2
cwts, of which the United States furnished
the United States furnishes but 20,Ol0.
Nor does the United States hold the mo-
nopoly ofthe supply of maize. The imports
were $500, 223 cwts., of which the United
States furnished 7,319, 246 cwts OF the
lesser articles such as rye, peas, beans,
and buckwheat, the proportion furnished
by the United States is small.
BY this it will be seen that in order that
prices may be successful, the agreement
must be made with all these countries, or
at least with that one which furnishes
Great Britain us much of her bread as we
do, and with the other countries from
which important portions of her supplies
come. Unless this can be secured, all
curtailing of production by our farmers
will only curtail their own income. This
ST of tho MN, noI CT coY,rcoc
of supply of the country, whose market
governs the market price of our bread
stutfs, would seem to be sufficient to put
to rest any theory that our farmers may
gain by reducing their products.
There are but two products of the United
States rs to which there can be any rea-
sonable probability that Il shortening of
production will be made up by an increase
in price. These are cotton and petro-
leum. In these it will work only tempo
rarily or ut intervals The shortening of
The cotton product by the war stimulated
the production in other parts of the world
which impaired permanently the monopoly
the United States had held. The source
of petroleum seems to be Il mere absolute
of Il small section; but if the
attempts to restrict production were sue
cessiul, so as to greatly raise the price, it
is likely that substitutes would be resorted
to, and thus the consumption permanently
reduced
Energy and intelligence in farming will
bring proportiOnate rewards. Farmers
can do much to protect themselves against
depression of particular crops
by Il varied culture; but it is certain that
the more they produce the better will be
their condition.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-17

CAOUTCHOUC FROM COMMON Plants
The extensive demands for India rubber
and the comparative scarcity of the sup
ply, has augmented the price until it now
stands at nearly one dollar per pound in
this market. The crude matter comes
from tropical regions, and is derived most
ly from certain trees. A variety of at
temps to find substitutes for rubber, OF
new sources of supply, have been made
In the matter of substitutes, several valu-
able compositions have been invented,
which are used in place of rubber for spe
citic purposes. Among the new sources
of supply are fruits, seeds and juices of
various plants, which have been success
fully treated by Mr.. D. NJ. Lamb of Stra-
thory, Canada. BY fermenting the as
cleria or common milkweed plant, fol-
lowed by pressure and evaporation, he
separates a gummy liquid having the char
acteristic of rubber, and, like it, capable
Of INFLAMMATION. From the bamboo berry
grown in the South, from faxseed and
other seeds, he also obtains, in this man
ner. II similar gum, from which, it is said,
a good article Of vulcanized rubber can be
made, and also an excellent waterproof
varnish. 1t is alleged that these substan-
ces may be produced at a cost not exceed
ing twenty cents per pound, and that a
company with large capital subscribed is
about to introduce the manufacture here
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e cargo. They complained bitterly when

I the cargo. They complained bitterly when
new light honses were built; and an anec-
dote is told, that one of the constructing
engineers was travelling near the Orkney
Islands in small boat, and observed to
the captain that his sails were in bad
condition. "Had it not been Gods will
that you should come here with your light
houses" the old fellow answered, 1--WE
should have had better sails to our boats
and more of other things" Happily, all
the wreckers of this kind have passed away
only their name remains, and that is
changed in meaning. Instead of causing
wrecks and robbing them, as of old, the
new wreckers prevent them. and, failing
in that, protect wrecked property from the
ravages of the waves at sea and from
thieves on shore. The cargo is not all
they aim at. There are many vessels
af1oat now, staunch as the staunchest, that
have been engulfed in fanthoms of water
and raised, with their treasure, by the
wonderful appliances of the modern wreck
erS.
The large wrecking companies have de-
pots at New York, Boston, New Orleans,
Norfolk, and at various ports on the great
Lakes, where they have vessels and appar-
atus for raising sunken ships and removing
the cargo. Some of them also employ
agents along the coast, whose duty it is to
telegraph information of all wrecks that
occur within their district to the chief offices
from which assistance is sent. You Won
der no doubt as you reach this point, what
motive the wreckers have, and may be
accrediting them with unusual kindness
but, though many of them have very kind
hearts, theirs is really business enterprise
and, while it requires courage and skill, it
is only pursued for the sake of gain, The
wreckers are entitled to salvage, which as
most OF you know, means part of the
value of whatever property they may save.
The amount is fixed by a tribunal called
the Admiralty Court, and is large or small,
according to the risks borne by the wreck
ers in their work, the value of the property
saved the condition of the vessel or cargo
when saved, the skill displayed, and the
time and labor expended.
But no claim is entertained unless the
wreckers prove that the passengers and
crew were removed out of danger before
any attempt was made to rescue the vessel
or her cargo. Thus the wreckers are en-
couraged to assist the life-savng men, and
many instances might be given of the good
work they have done in that way. Some
times the salvage amounts to one-half the
value OF the property saved, occasionally
it Is more. But often the claim for salvage
is abandoned, and an agreement make be-
tween the wreckers and the owners of the
wrecked vessel that Il stated sum of money
shall be paid for lifting her and bringing
her into harbor.-S. Nicholas for June.
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MAKING OF SMALL CHEEsE.-Garduer

MAKING OF SMALL CHEEsE.-Garduer
B. Weeks gives the Country Gentleman an
account of a recent visit to several Chau-
tauqua county cheese factories. At three
of these factories considerable attention
has been given to making small cheeses
One of them was making no other kind
than these ten inches in diameter and
weighing nearly twenty pounds. OF these
about eight hundred were on hand, and
their quality was highly commended
two cents pound over common prices are
obtained for these. At one factory there
were four hundred cheeses, ten inches in
diameter and weighing about twenty
pounds, and one thousand seven inches in
diameter and weighing eight pounds EACH
The latter were made for firm in New
York. Mr.. Weeks calls attention to the
fact that in this region the process of plac-
ing the cheese factories under the manage
ment of a few men is in process. Mr.. A.
Burnham has at least three, and Mr.. j. G.
Cohoe has five, receiving the milk of over
two thousand cows,
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THE sun AND THE STARS.

THE sun AND THE STARS.
One day, when the sun was going down,
He said to star hard by:
"Sparkie your best, for you see, my friend.
Pm going out of the sky"
Now, the little star was old as the sun,
Though rather small of his age,
So he kept quite still in the yellow light,
And looked as wise as a sage.
Ppm going. you see!" cried the sun again,
''Going right out of the skyl"
And he slid away, but not out OF sight
OF that little star hard by.
The little star, peeping, saw him 60
On his gorgeous western way;
And twinkled for fun, as he said, " o SUM-
YOU'RE in for another day.
And as for going out of the sky,
Your majesty knows you can't:
You are shining somewhere, full and strong,
In spite of your rays aslant."
No answer. Then the star grew bright,
And sparkled as neghbors came;
He told the joke to the twinkling crowd,
And they laughed the sun to shame.
One merry star was SO amused,
He shot across the sky;
And all the others bobbed and blinked.
To see him speeding by.
But after awhile, rosy light
Appeared on the Eastern side;
And, one by one, the stars grew shy
And tried in the sky TO hide.
"Ho II" the sun broke forth. " Ho no.
just stay where you are, my dear.,
And shine away, for you can't be seen
When all my light appears.
g. The people below will say you are gone,
Though you're shining. Think of thatl
Well, they thought all night had left the sky,
So its only tit for tat"
Mary Mapes Dodge, in st. Nicholas for JHns
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-17

CABBAGE LIcE.-Prof. Riley in the New
York Tribune, gives the following rs a
good method to get rid of cabbage lice =:
Carbolate of lime, blown on all parts of
the plant while moist with dew or with
previous sprinkling, will perhaps be most
satisfactory: Snuff applied in the same
manner is also good. Hot water iudicious-
ly used will destroy most of the lice. and
not injure the cabbage. To be of most
benefit these remedies should be used early
IN the season when the presence of lice is
least suspected, but may be noticed with a
little scrutiny. Later, when the lice get so
numerous as to cover and wither the
leaves, ten times us much persistence will
be required, and one of the most effectual
ways of destroying the pests then-albeit
it seems quite tedious-is to crush them bv
means OF a stiff brush; for this method
us to .spare our friends, the lady
birds, ETC., which are always so numerous
IN the latter part of the summer that, with
I little assistance, they will soon extermi-
late the lice
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Green trees, and quiet shades, and sunset light
With acIy silence, save for ripping leaves,
And birds that twitter of the coming night.
Calling their mates, beneath my cottage caves
These Fate has granted for I. little space
To be companions OF my pilgrimage,
Filling my grateful heart with Natures grace.
Not unrembered here the garish stage,
Nor the wild city's uproar, nor the race
For gain and power in which we all engage;
But here remembered dimly in a dream,
As something fretful that has ceased to fret
Here, where time lapses like gentle stream,
Hid in the woodlands heart and forget
To note its music and its silver CLEAN.
But never, never let me cease to know,
O whispering woods and dasy-sprinkled grass,
The beauty and the peace that you bestow
When the wild fevers of ambition pass,
AMI the worn spirit in its gloom and grief,
Sinks on your bosom and there finds relief.
-Vil{idm WiHter IN Gdldry.
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MAKING AsHEs.-There are very few
farmers or gardeners who do not know
the value of ashes, particularly upon old
land that has been many years under cul-
tivation. In the older States it is not an
easy matter to obtain supply of this ma
terial, but a far larger quantity could be
produced than at present, if those who
own timber would save that which annually
goes to waste, and burn it into ashes.
Whenever | cut down any trees l save all
the small branches, and have them hauled
upon some vacant spot in my garden, and
when dry they are burned and the ashes
scattered over the surface. All the trim
ming from shrubbery. grape-vines and
other wood plants are treated in the same
way. and it would astonish those who have
never tried it if they could see the rank
vegetation produced upon these ashed
places. On every acre of woodland there
is more or less otherwise worthless wood
that might be drawn out on to some bar
rem place and there burned, and the ashes
would restore fertility. One of my neigh
bors has cleared the stumps from five OF
six acres in the past two or three years,
but instead of burning and saving the
ashes, they were hauled into adjacent
woods and left to rot. This man is very
careful to save all the ashes made in his
kitchen stove, which are supplied with
great care to his corn or garden vegeta-
bles. -Rurdl NeaC Yorker.