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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
Dermunt farms.
For the vERNoHr FARNuR
FARM or HON. E. A. PARKS.

Good farms and good farming can be
found in all parts Of Vermont, and as you
have heretofore published the results of the
dairies here kept, your readers well know
that on this farm the methods must be near
perfection. The area owned is $50 acres,
lying by the Passumpsic River and reaching
back over the hills to the west. The build.
ings are pleasantly situated on the road from
st. JOhDsbury to Passumpsic. Here for
about twenty years Judge Parks has lived,
improved the soil, and built necessary farm
buildings, The barn is 100 feet long and
45 feet wide, painted brown on the outside
and well finished within. The east side is
occupied by stable the whole length, and
of such width as to allow walk back Of
the cows, and also row of pens for calves.
The fifteen COWS kept are in good condition
aud are still yielding some milk (Jan. 16).
In December so pounds week were made
The yearling heifers are very fine and large,
and the calves good although they are grade
Jersey. The yearling bull is very fine, with
a gray squirrel color on the back and black
sides-peculisr Jersey colors. There is a
pair of very fine oxen in the barn, but few
weeks ago pair stood in their places thar
weighed 4500 and dressed in market 305S
pounds.
The basement below is occupied by about
eighty sheep divided by racks into three
Aocks. They are coarse wOoled sheep Of
good size, yielding of unwashed wool six
pounds per head. Judge Parks usually is
successful in raising as many lambs as he
winters sheep. The past season he has not
removed the ram from the flock, and it is
therefore probable that many lambs will be
dropped before the warm spring weather
comes. The price of very early lambs is an
inducement TO farmers to produce them. The
sheep are fed on good, early-cut hay, and in
spring when sucking lambs the flock has ad-
ditional feed Of two bushels Of a mix
ture OF shorts, corn meal, and whole
oats, scalded and fed as a thick dough along
the troughs. This keeps up the condition Of
the sheep and the flow Of milk. The cellar
is warm enough to make il comfortable for
lambs, even in winter.
The milk room, recently fitted up for Jew
ett's pans, is in the rear Of the house, aud
in the coldest corner Of the building. In
most cases the persons who put in large pans
use a larger, neater, and lighter room for
milk than was formerly used for racks and
pans, and as the method requires less hand
ling Of milk and consequently less stopping,
the room is sweeter. At little distance
from the milk room stands a small structure
over the barrel that receives the milk con-
Quoted from the pans. All this would cause
US to believe that the butter made here is AZ
good in quality as large in quantity.
A lew good colts are raised here, and
when trained sell at paying prices, and fur.
nish lively team while training. As in
the cool winter days the farmer stays near
home, | will close my notes here, waiting for
a summer day to tramp on the farm.
u. Il. j.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
Fer the VERHONr FARHER.
TO SECURE A SURE CROP OF
POTATOES.

Usually the first crop farmer puts into
the ground in the spring is the potato. For
the past few years l have had more than an
ordinary crop in quantity, size, and quality,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
Correspondence.

Articles Aot BRIEF practical, and TO he POiHf,
TiH receive the preference for his column. Zen lines
Of VAGt Vsu kHop better than column Of Vhat you
guess.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
WHOLE NO. 173.

legitimate interest would be favorably af.
fected by it, and prosperity would smile
upon our state.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27
EaOies' department.

We particularly desire contributions 70 this column
uBon all sabjtcts htsrestng to cur lady readers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

The following rules for the prevention
or extirpation ofdiphtheria are from re-
port by Dr. stephen Smith, of the New
\ ork Board of Health
Cleanliness In and around the dwelling.
and pure air In living and sleeping rooms
are OF the utmost importance wherever
any contagious disease Is prevailing, as
cleanliness tends both 10 prevent and miti-
gate IL. Every kind and source of filth
around and In the house should be thor
oughly removed cellars and foul areas
should be cleaned and disiniected drains
should bee put In perfect repair dirty walls
and ceilings should be limewashed. and
every occupied room should be thorough
ly ventilated Apartments which have
been occupied by persons sick with diph-
liberia should be cleansedwith disinfectants.
ceilings limcwashed and woodwork paint
cd, the carpets, bed-clothes, upholstered
furniture, etc. exposed many days To fresh
air and the sunlight (all articles which
may be boiled or subjected to high degrees
OF heat should be thus disinfectedD Such
rooms shosld be exposed 10 currents of
fresh air for at least one week before re- oc-
cupation.
When diphtheria is prevailing no child
should be allowed to kiss strange children,
nor those suffering from sore throat 1.-THE
disgusting custom of compelling children
To kiss every visitor il well-contriyed
method of propagating other grave dis
eases than diphtheria). nor should il sleep
with or be confined to rooms occupied by.
or use articles, as toys taken in the mouth.
handkerchiefs, etc, belonging to, children
having sore throat, Group or catarrh. III
the weather Il cold, the child should be
warmly clad with ilannes
When diphtheria is in the house or i'm
the family. the well children should be
scrupulously kept apart from the sick. in
dry. well-ared rooms. and every possible
source of infection through the air, by
personal contact with the sick and by arti-
cles used about them or in their rooms.
should be rigidly guarded. Every attack
OF sore throat. Group and catarrh should
be az once attended TO. The feeble should
have invigorating food and treatment.
The sick should be rigidly isolated i'm
well-alred (the air being entirely changed
at least hourly unlighted rooms, the out
flow ofar being, as far as possible, through
the external windows by depressing the
upper and eleyating the lower sash, or
chimney heated by fire in an open fire
place; all discharges from the mouth and
nose SHOULD be received into vessels con-
tanning disiniectants. "a solutions OF car
bolic acid or sulphate of zinc. or upon
cloths which are Immediately burned or
Il not burned thoroughly boiled, or placed
under a disinfecting fluid.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

They ran into his arms. uttering cries
and sobs. The sailor was home again,
never To leave them more; and, as Daisy
rested in her dear brothers. arms, with her
rosy cheek upon his breast, she said, laugh
ing and crying:
Father dear how do you like your
Christmas gift.''
The windows shook as she spoke--it was
doubtless the merry goblins highly pleased
with themselves and every body else ; and
the holy night, the happy blessed night,
went on its way full of Joy and gratitude.
A year aiterward-strange TO say
Christmas came again. and saw the house
of Worthington Brothers prosperous. and
old Joe happy, and Charles the husband of
the Flower of the Daisy. And again the
cedar tree was lit. and spread around its
cheerful light. and the loud wind laughed,
and the merry goblins seemed To shout:
"A merry, merry Christmasi"
-Appteton's Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25
The Way TO Judge Of Wool on a Live
Sheep.

The finest and softest wool Is always
found on the shoulders of a sheep But
not one person in ten thousand is aware
OF this fact. Let Us watch an expert when
he Is about to pass judgment on sheep
concerning the value OF the animal for
producing wool, and il will be seen that
he always looks at the wool on the should
ers first. A writer of extensive experience
III rearing fine-wooled sheep and i'm hand
ling wool. communicates the following
suggestions for selecting a good wooded
sheep Always assuming that the wool
To be Inspected is really fine wool, we
first examine the shoulder at the part
where the finest and best wool is usually
found. This we take as the standard. and
compare IL with the wool from the ribs.
the thigh. the rump and the hinder parts,
and the nearer the wool from these vari-
Gus positions Of the animal approaches the
standard the better. First we scrutinize
the fineness. and il the result be satistac-
tory. we pronounce the fleece, i'm respect
OF fineness, very "even." Next we inquire
INTO the length of the staple. and ii we
find that the wool on the ribs thigh and
back approximates reasonably In length TO
that of our standard. we again declare the
sheep, as regards length of staple, true
and even. We next desire TO satisfy our
selves OF the density of the fleece , and we
DO this by closing the hand upon portion
Of the rump and of tine loin wool. the
fleece at these points being usually the
thinne5t and faulty; and IL this again gives
satisfaction we signify the fact by desig-
mating the wool even as respects densi-
~. Now to summarize these separate ex-
aminations III you find the fleece of near
ly equal fineness from the shoulder TO the
thigh; of nearly equal length on the
shoulder, rib. thigh and back. and of equal
density on the shoulder and across tho
loins. you may conclude that you have a
nearly perfect sheep for producing vau-
able wool. Selecting sheep for valuable
feeders L. quite another thing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25
Lafayette's Watch.

A New York Herald dispatch thus de.
scribes recent pleasant occurrence In
which our Minister 10 France took part
In conformity with the resolution adopt
ed by the American Congress on the 23d
OF June last, Mr.. Washburne, the United
States Minister, to-day handed 10 M. Os-
car de Lafayette. Deputy in the National
Assembly from the Seine-et-Marne, and
grandson of the Marquis de Lafayette, the
watch Washington presented To the latter
as souvenir OF the capitulation of Lord
| CORVALLIS
The watch was stolen from the Marquis
de Lafayette while he was travelling i'm the
United States in the year 1925, but was re-
covered in later years.
The presentation ceremonies took place
at the hotel of the American Embassy. i'm
the presence OF the entire Lafayette and
other families, the attaches OF the United
States legation and many distinguished
Americans.
Mr.. Washburne. in addressing NJ. de la
fayette, spoke in the French language. He
narrated the circumstances of the theft of
the watch and the passage by Congress of
the resolution for its restoration 10 the de-
scendants of the Marquis de Lafayette. and
said
- am fulfilling a sweet duty. The in
eNflpiiou on the Nalcn TtC-ills 10 nina a
great deed which can never be efiaced from
the history OF the United States-the deed
which terminated the American revolll
ton and assured the independence of the
United States. | am here as the interpre-
ter of the sentiments of the Government
and people of the United States toward
you and the other descendants of the Mar
quis de Lafayette. Let us form earnest
wishes for the happiness and prosperity
oil all bearing your venerated name.
and with those wishes let us associate
France, who was allied with the United
States, who is our traditional friend and
whose glory is 30 dear to us.
NJ. de Lafayette, in reply TO Mr.. Wash
burne, solemnly acknowledged his thanks
for the relic presented to him by the United
States Congress. He also thanked Mr..
Washburne for the kind words he had ut
tered. and added that the Lafayette family
were filled with profound gratitude for the
sympathetic remembrances which have
been preserved for their ally by the Amer
leans after so many years. He requested
Mr.. Nashburne To express to the Amer-
can people and To their Congress and Gov
eminent the thanks of the Lafayette family
and their homage and admiration for their |
second country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

"A machine for drying hay and grain
has bcfn put into operation In Essex. Eng
land. Ii is the invention of "A Mr.. Gibbs.
and works by passing the ncwlv-cut grass
through a trough about four feet long, a
strong current of highly-heated air being
driven at the same time through the
trough against the stream of green grass.
Thus the grass Is dried exactly on the same
principle a. fruit or vegetables in some of
our most successful drying or preserving
appafatns.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

A Home Made Work Bor.-Girls can
make for themselves pretty work-box.
after the manner given by lady in the
Ladies Floral Cabinet. She procured am
old cigar box of suitable size. broke il
apart. and covered the bottom. cover.
sides and ends separately-the outside was
green rep, the inside pink cambria. be-
cause II happened to be ia the house any
other plain goods would have done as
well. Pockets of pink were put upon the
ends. tapes upon the inside of the cover
for pins, needles, etc: then the box was
put together again. and partition cover
ed with the pink added, and the corners
and edges finished with narrow ribbon and
tiny bows.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25
Terrible Indian Fight.

We yesterday met Capt Bob, who was
in fearful state of excitement. Great
rings of white were visible around his
coal-black eyes, and his pomatum-stiffen-
ed scalp-lock was agtated as is the aspen
in the breezes. He said there had been
terrible fight between two young Piute
braves at the camp in the eastern suburbs
OF the city. According TO Capt. Bob, as
we understood his story. the two braves
got down on all fours on two little hillocks
about ~ yards apart. and then ran at each
other. meeting and butting heads, in the
hollow between the two ridges. At the
third round they telescoped. and in order
to separate them il was found necessary
10 cut of the heads of both men. We
may not have caught the exact meaning
OF all Bob said about the fight, hut in sub
stance IL was about as related above
IuginiG Nerl Enterptise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25
THE STORMY CHRISTMAS.
~ PAU II. mAfNn.

I.
Roar on. fierce W ind from over seas.
Besiege the roof tiles, shake the pane,
Bend half 10 earth the quivering trees,
Aud plough wild burrows IN The man.
You cannot reach our joyance here,
Couched In the heart Of Christmas cheer.
~.
Beat, arrowy slect, on waste and void,
Fall from weird heights Of freezing skies,
Whose vapory darkness, fold on fold,
Hides the sweet mornings sapphire eyes;
Your shafts are vain 10 smitc us here,
Al Tapped in Christmas warmth and cheer.
Ill.
Pour on, o mournful, sobbing Rain.
With heart break IN your mystic How
All Nature dr0ops, a. II in pain,
And shivers with a namelcss VOC
You cannot drown our fancies fair,
old dreams, and new, Of Christmas cheer.
".
Roll wave by wave, with ebon foam,
We Clouds, athwart the billowy heaven;
Swoop with black wings, and grid our home
In gloom no faintest beam hath riNen;
Yet, cen your ghosty shades are ware
Ne cannot dim our Christmas cheer.
v.
q Clouds and Tempest, Rain and slect-
Vain forms Of elemental strife
How can ye chill that subtlest heat
Which warns and thrills Ia glorious life
All hearts, by cordial thoughts enticed
To bless, this day the deathless Christi
-Appieton's Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

"A school-book publisher has earned
the gratitude of all school-chidren by pro-
viding them with school books having
silica states attached TO the inside covers.
The great diili ulty with school books
hitherto has been that after writing ones
name and sententious remarks and draw
ing spirited pictures. it was difficult TO erase
them. Modest genius loves TO conceal it.
self even from ones beloved teacher.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

PIMPLEs, bloiehes. and other unsightly
eruptions of the skin should be gotten rid OF
- quickly a possible. DIR. Wishart's Pine
Tree Tar Cordial will remove all such things
BY purifying the blood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

A PRoTRuDrNG toe is not "A slightly thing,
say nothing about health fDi comfort. Sill
YER TIPPED Shoes never wear out at the
toe. For Sale by all Dealers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25
WlSHART'S
Pine Tree T2TCordial

II r. now fifteen years since the attention OF tho
public as first called hy Dr l. q. 4. Mishaffsin this
wonderful trnIcy. and - y has u stood The test 20
time that to-day II only No., he tnab'ifNse ~ ic
entire community hut ~ more frequently rft -crbrd
by phy >iCiHs in tirlr pracuce than any other irp
prsflfy pfupafat ion ID the country N "a the WAL
principle oi the Pine Tree obtained by peculiar
process in the dstlllaiun Of The Tar. ~ which ls
highed saedfinui ptupcrfics are retained. For the
following Complaints Inflammation Of the Lungs.
Coughs Sore Throat and Breast. bronchitis tnnsiinp
ton. Liver omplant. Weak Sonia"i. Disease 81 the
Kidneys. Urinary Complaints. NrrNnus prhiliit. lN--
PERSIA. and diseases arising from mn tfpNrc condition
ofthc hirDd-fhrfcis remedy IN The world thar has
been uAe. ~ successfully can SHOW such number
az mar, eoiis cures The following VIII serve 10 show
the estimation Ia which this severely "a remedy IL held
By thUse Who have used H.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25
Consumption for Ten Years Cured.

nR T. q C. wrsusRr; Dear SirT nm grateful to
you iruiu thr fict thai yuu have de medicine that
viii cure the di-sa-e Of the Lungs NY Miic has had
the Consumption for ten years Phyrciahs had told
me that they could only patch her M fer me time
being She was conhhc'l 20 her bed ana nal been nr
some tim. heard Of your Pine Tree Tar torda
ana secured ono bottle; " relieved her cOneh. She
has now finished her fourth bottle. and IL able 10 DO
me work for her family. and may God speed You on
with your great discovery and cure you have made FOR
Rpv r. IT, HOPKINS.
jackson enter, Shelby %, ONO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

DR. wtsuART. rHtLAprLPutA; Dear Sir-puring
lyisit 20 Philadelphia some three years ago WI. sur
fering from severe cold, and was induced 10 take
bottle Of your Pine Tree Tar Cordial, wlich had the
effect 81 curing me In few days. have used " IN
my family ever since, and Of tho opinion that "
saved the life OF daughter, who was suffering RON
asevrrc and painful cough. II the Publication q this
will be OF any service you ri liberty to use H.
Yours respectfully, -
JOHN lIODN EFT, ST. Louis, No.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-08-06

Tur EsgfSo1 Hsgse. p H. DAVIS PEoralEr2n.
HOO T. Hfadfard Prince, Flashing,
J MhitfaAu. Providence
Ii a Hard. Arlington
ars Vim ad8llau, daughter, son and maid,
btHaAtsns
Ass Habalus, rhllsdslphia.
labB Il Nouns. vile aud sou, AeH York
tFiSlaa. Rochester.
MAR EUta, hes fuIk,
MNEtpp4e ahd SITE, North Adams.
q W NHt.inara. slfa And daughter Chicago.
J9ha q staseu, Nos lafk,
Mrasd Size 6e5f dtH-u, New lofk,
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Al WALL Aa3 via, jersey city.
Mata Wallis Do
SIZES aapby Wallis 90
Mtes NAtink d.
81 AHd Mrs 4 March, SEES YofL
MHss Noise Mafsh 10
MiHs IIAFA March DO
Mr aad Mrs \ rhelps, e0achmAn aud three
harscs, Mes York
I W Aautin, Aea York
IAiDtut, do
ST. and Mrs 8 II scott, New York.
Mics susie II Scott, do.
hra y strong, Chicago.
Masiet Ogueu strong DO
Mrs II Enliar. Racine,
Mrs Geo u Palmer. New York.
CA HenrBnes aud wife 20
~ vs. Hutibut aud aite, brooklyn.
n heseii. New York.
Mrs @ NJ seWolL, New York
Nh and Mrs II 4 BogofI New York.
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l,ay EdpArd Mills, wife ana daughter, Rutland
nfs M II Metni, Arw York.
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Master W A hetcAuni, Now l0rk.
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Mm Isat2, heW York.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-08-06

3 station II tbe Cailtd states C9ast Sur
vey, Is a dc3sAuai place aud emily two
hoau drive from tbs holel The view
seross toe immcasc farming districts Ia
the state 81 Co-uncctcui to Long Island
sound 3 magnificent. There are charm
inZ drives loo ca lesel roads, down The
valley u tbc western part Of the towB
and TO tie Shaker village, also 10 Queechy
Lake.wb.eb Is especially interesting % ihe
Numerous readers ofMiss Warmers novel
cutitled Quoechy. b aatifal and roman.
ne scenery is also afforded 10 tbose who
desire 20 practice pedestHauism. Taken
altogether, Bancroft did not paint too
highly When he said Lebanon Is the
m0st beautiful spot on earth"
enAuAY VILLAGE, =. r..
The closing exercises OF the Chatham
Graded school have taken place, proving
satisfactory, and interesting. The stu
dents showed close application to study
and thorough driL. Prof. g. Il. Cole,
who has laborcd faithfully for many years
to build up this school, has succeeded adj
mirably, ~improvingit very much i%nevery
respect aud the village has shown their
appreciation BY choosing him as future
Principal Of Chatham Academy. We
prophesy "a glorious career for him as a
teacher.
We learn from the kiDderhook i'd
reJttsey, Of last week, that Alanson II.
Hall. Of Chatham Center, who has been
sick for months, having bad severe at
taeks Of bleeding, which Frustrated him
very much, is now using the blood cure
as 1t il termed, after having tried various
remedies without apparent benefit. lie
visits a slaughter house, once or twice a
week and drinks a cup OF warm bulloeks
blood. lie has not used the remedy long
enough to speak with any certainty as TO
a cure, but he thinks that he is slowly
gaining strength.