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The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27

"The true woman" says a late
writer, "needs to be sought. She does
not parade herself as show goods. Sht
is not fashionable. Generally she is
not rich. If you gain her love, your
two thousand are million. She'll not
ask you for carriage or a frst-class
house. She'll wear simple dresses, and
turn them when necessary. She'll keep
everything neat and nice in your sky
parlor, and give you such welcome
when you come home that you'll think
your parlor higher than ever. She'll
entertain your friends on dollar, and
astonish you with the new thought, how
very little happiness depends on
money. Now do not say any more
can't afford to marry Go, find the
true woman, and You can afford it.
Throw away that cigar, burn up that
switch cane, be sensible yourself, and
seek your wife in a sensible way"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27

An exchange says Compare the
publisher of newspaper, who has 10
go all around the country to collect his
pay, TO a farmer who sells his wheat on
credit, and not more than bushel to
any person. If any farmer will try the
experiment of distributing the proceeds
OF his labor over two or three counties.
with an additional one or two or three
distant states, for one year, we will
guarantee that he will never, after that
years experience, ask a publisher to
supply him with a paper a year or two
without the pay for it."
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27

The last question up for debate in
the law school of one of our colleges
was: "Do live stock become landed
property when turned into felds?"
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27

A HUGE AERoLITE.-A correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune says that an
enormous aerolite recently fell in the
vicinity of Farmersville, Livingston
county, Missouri. The shock of lis
impact with the ground is stated to have
been like al earthquake, and the mol
ten mass is described as fully twenty
feet high above the soil, and some
twenty-five feet in diameter. 1t pre-
sents the usual appearance of such bod
les, being black, shining mass of me-
teoric iron. It's size is unprecedented.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27

1t is related of the late Senator
Wig all that on the collapse of the con-
federacy, while CT ciossing the Mississippi
to make his way into Mexico, in the as
sumed char acter of an ultra union man,
be was informed by federal soldier,
who was on board the ferry boat, of the
intense satisfaction he would experience
if lie could fall in with and hang 10 the
topmost limb of the tallest tree the
Teyas arch traitor. eyes, l too would
be pulling at one end of the rope" We
hemently remarked Wigfall.
The Congregationalist explains
what it means by '1ightning bug piety"
bright while it lasts, but cold and
soon out.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27

"A genius is popIlarly said to be
one who can do everything except make
living.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27

Three stalwart sons old Sweyn, the Saxon, had;
Brave, hardy lads for battle, or the chase;
And though, like peasant, barbarously clad,
Each wore the nameess noble in his face;
Onr DER another rose their heads in tiers,
Steps for their fathers honorable years.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-27
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

CID ALEXANDER,
Columbia, Tennessee.
once whitthorne Block. Jan'y. 16 1y
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
Agricultural.
Sensible Horse Talk.


Mr.. Alexander Hyde contributes to Che
New York Times some very sensible cone
siderations on the horse question. As Mr..
HYDE is gentleman quite as well qualified
10 discuss this subject as the iIio repre-.
seutod 10 the authorship Of tho Perfect
Horse" bic ideas will be welcome lJr their
very practical character Mr. HYDE main.
taius that ten thousand dollar horse Is aII
fancy, as there is only one chance ia tou
thousand Of securing fancy animal tbat
will bring these high figures. "Iho educ
cation Of fast horse costs moro than The
education Of a boy. Few farmers ore
aware how much time is spout oytra racer.
With feeding, combing, curyine bandae-
ing and exercising not TO say ioo.Ing, one
trotter will fully occupy the time OF Que
groom. If breeding racers must be pur-
sued, let it be an occupation hy ITSELF 10
is no legitimate part Of farmers business
II a farmer should be successful TO roaring
a 2:l0 horse, he bad better part with % OF
the Grst round price offered. 10 is most
risky property, aud 40 Cos beet estate De-
worth lit;ie on farm. WHAT lhe farmer
wants is horse Of all work, good on thc
road, good on The pillow, good cycrywbcrei
does not object 90 a cart harness, and when
put before a buggy viii go OF speed that
is cxhiiarating without d0iOg hazardous -
Those long-loggcd, angular horses wcro
never designed ior farm work The frm
needs q snug rouy-bult animal, that keep.
easy, aud does not waste all his energies boz
nervous excitement Such animals aIways
earn their living and have an intrinsic
value. They are also always no demand
and require no education except what farm
work always furnishes.
A good family horse that will ~ Eve
or six miles an hour all day aud eight or
ten on an emergency, that gil not shy
at every Old wheol-barrow, or baIk when
compelled to draw half ton, but docs hi.
best at all kinds Of work, Be- @ treasure,
worth possessing by any man that can afford
to own him. Mr.. Murray may prefer 81
two-ihiriy, and if SO, he has a right to hi
choice Every man to bis taste. Ihcj
cannot afford IT, Horses With nothing O.
recommend them but speed may answer foi
the parsonage but not for The iarm but Jh'
farm is inst the place 90 train The funil
horse
Fast horses are, just az this time, so
great discount. The milionairos whoalou
can afford to own them, are net so pcnt.
as they were. This kind Of animal is de
signed for amusement, aud the amusomcu
is not so fashionable as it was, and CD
horses are Therefore in the market and rul
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07

Every farmer and gardener knows that
manure does not last a great many years
in the soil, aud that he has to manure
again and that farm or garden in hno
condition, if not fed with fertilizers, will
run out after awhile. But have tried one
way of improving the soil that is pauoa.
nent, and the improvement, calculate, viii
last a hundred years at least Ny soil Is
heavy, too heavy for gardening, aud have
made it lighter by drawing on sand in win
ter, from knoll composed mostly Of sand.
When the horses aud hired man had little
else to do, l had them hitched to the Sled,
aud covered part Of my garden with o
stratum Of sand two or three inches thick,
In year or two, when it became well
mixed through the soil, should Ike you
to have seen the crops that grew there
measured a crop Of carrots at the rate OF
1000 bushels per acre. This was nearly
twenty years ago, aud it is the best part Of
the garden. 1t don't exhaust. Tho sand
stays there; cannot cyaporate IL would
be too much to draw sand for farm, yet
think it would pay well on some pariicu-
lar spots for root crops IL the sand /.
handy, two men and team win cover ten
square rods ia day, costing, say sixty DOL
lars per acre, and well worth it on q smal
scale. Have not some Of your readers san,
knolls that they could get ready for wiuto
drawing ?-B. K, IN Country Gentleman
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07

Progress in farming is nowhere more
evident than in barns. A thrifty farmer is
readily known by bis barns. The barn has
long been an index of the character Of the
farmer 1t is, in fact, necessity if man
would make farming profitable to have
good barns and the conveniences they afford
in order to succeed.
The location Of barn is the first in i'm
portanco. There is anything but pleasure
when it is surrounded half the year with a
mud hole The present mode of building
is TO choose a side hill or at least an eleya.
ton sufficient to make the driveway on the
second floor, and the building in such case
Is three stories high. Tho basement is not
often used for stables as formerly but the
manure cellar, root cellar and a place for
farm implements occupy this story. The
stables arc above the manure cellar, aud the
increased value Of such manure will pay
the interest on the building.
With the hay or horse fork, high build
ings are not Objectionable, but arc economi
cal by giving large storage for the amour
Of roofing In remodeling or building ney
barns it is well to post up and adopt an
valuable improvements. Some better mod
Of saving manure is demanded There
too much loss by the old method. TheI
are few Of these improved barns in OF
country Homestead.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
sdllng Food from an Acre.

}. Il. b., in the Practical Farmer, gives
an account Of what he produced on two
aud "a half acres Of land put in Grst.rate
order, and used for soiling and root.grow-
ing, The land was used from August LIST,
1871, to the end OF the season Of 1873.
The corn-lodder, green rye for autumn
use) and white mustard, furnished food
for twenty five cows for two months, aud
for thirty.hye cows and two oxen for one
month. In addition to this he raised $40
bushels Of round turnips, the same quan.
tity Of beets, and $50 bushelsof ruta bagas
When dairymon learn to produce such an
amount Of fodder from an acre, City acre
farm will carry as many COWS as 200 acres
under the wasteful system Of three to -four
acres to pasture q COW. If dairymeu
would study the best method, supporting
more cows on their small farms instead o.
buying more land to be spoiled by hal
tillage, they would make an improvement
in the right direction.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
Economics of the Manure Heap.

Tines. economies are very little under.
stood among farmers generally. They are
ull aware Of the importance Of hav-
ue plentiful stores Of iertilizing material,
but few know how TO make the most Of The
capital they possess A Now York farmer,
altcr pulling over the problem for a mum.
hcr o.. years, declares that the following
method of procedure has doubled his ma.
nnrili resources Select an elevated po-
stIon 900 some field where the manure is to
De used, aud, with the aid Of the plow aud
.hovc', make a long, shallow trench, say 6
or Z inches deep aud or 3 feet wide
throw iho dirt out on the upper side Of the
trench This trench may be made at any
time, hu. one such must always be prepared
just before winter, say in the carly part oil
( November. Next, ia cleaning the stables
always shovel Immediately into the cart OF
wagon and haul at ouce 10 the trench, where
/ il may be dropped ina manner most con,
ycnicnt for covering Then cover the ma
ulro as soon as possible with earth taken
+ from either side Of the trench, until the
manure Is covered with twice its bulk Of
earth. The dricr the earth and the more
pu'yorizel, the better Lctthe earth cover
. all The manure as oiiectually as possible
/ 10 arrest all the gases arising from decom
posing ranurc. The main principle O
this process is the wellkuowu quality
which earth possesses Of" fixing orholdinl
and retaining gases, property now APP
piled bcnedcially in Garth closets, etc The
earth retains these gases, which are the Vita
ieriilizing properties, until the plant root
comes ia contact with it, This fortified
earth is very durable, as nothing is lost
indeed, its effects have been plainly WIS.,
ibe on the spot where it had been spread,
% years before
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
About Bran

Wheat bran is very much richer in phos-
phoric acid than corn bran. Wheat con-
tains in the whole grain 8 2 per cent OF
phosphoric acid, aud corn only y per cent.
but nearly the whole Of the phosphoric
acid Of the grain exists in the husk or bran.
Thus wheat bran contains nearly 20 por
cent. Of this valuable substance. What per
contage is in the bran Of corn we have no
means Of ascertaining, butitis certainly less
rich in phosphoric acid than wheat bran
Rye bran is richer still than wheat bran,
containing over "a per cent Of phosphoric
acid, which is a larger proportion than i.
contained 10 any other article Of food lol
stock. Wheat bran is also far richer il
lime than corn, and is therefore bette
food for poultry tnan the latter. III whea
bran is preserved free from damp or mould
il will not deteriorate in quality by keepin
for any moderate length Of time, year 70
instapce.--Nelo York Tribune.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
Artificial Butlcr

1t has long been known that butter is
manufactured for the London market from
any refuse grease that can be obtained, bat
it is only recently that the manufacture Of
butter from tallow has been attempted in
this country. The process is a very simple
one, and consists in making an emulsion OF
tallow oil by aid Of sour milk, and coorng
it with little annato A large company
has been organized for the purpose of
making this butter for the New York
market, and we hear rumors of another
nearer home, the buildings for the purpose
having already been erected in Cambridge.
The operation is as follows Fresh beet
suet is hashed tiue and then rendered 10
open tanks by means Of steam heat. The
clear fat is drawn off from the top Of the
tank and allowed to cool in large vessels.
By slow cooling the fat crystalizos, and the
more solid margarine aud stearine separate
from the oleine which remains dihused
through the mass. The semi-soid mass is
then put into cotton bags, as in the ordinary
process for the manufacture Of lard and
tallow oil, the only exception being that
rather more attention is paid to cleanliness
These bags, which hold about two pounds
each, are then placed in powerful press
which expresses the OIL AS it flows from
the press, the oil is clear, yellow ia color,
tasteess, and without odor, il sufficient care
has been used in its preparation. The
residue in the bags is used for making
candles Thus far there is nothing new il
the process.
The oil is placed in churus with oue-alt.
Of its weight in sour milk, and churnc,
until an emulsion is formed, sufficient 90
natto having been added to give it the re
quired color. 1t is then cooled down am
worked and sailed like ordinary butter 60
BY churning it takes up nearly ono-thir
OF its weight Of water Is is claimed the
this butter will keep in any climate, an
that it cannot be distinguished from goo
Grkin butter. 1t is said that some Of III
hotels in New York are using the article
The manufacture was introduced into Ia
country by NJ. Paraf, and tho New Nor
company is turning out over two tons p
day. The farmers need not be at q
alarmed, for good dairy butter still brinl
3S to 40 cents per pound in the Bosi,
market, and there seems no likelihood
its being lower--Jornal Of Chemistry
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
The Law Of the Road.


The great leading rule is, that no one has
the right to be in the middle Of the road
except when no other person is present to
claim his right to the use Of one-half the
/ highway which claim he has precisely the
Same right 20 assert. when travelling In the
same direction that he has when he meets
another. This Is tho law Of every State
| in the Union. and 10 far as we are Informed
of every civilized country aud all persons
violating 30 lc liable for an damages re-
ut'ue from their conduct
Wien teams meet The American law is
| tiat each, turning 70 the right, shall give
Ihalf the road. The custom and the law Of
/ ENGLAND require teams to turn out to the
! hft--as expressed in an old doggorel
Tho rule OF tho road so paradox quito
ln riding OF driving along
ll SOU kocp 90 thc tf, you are sure to $50 ryhf
Or 500 hatp t1 the ugtt you goo irfong.
In passing, The party in front is required
TO turn TO The lelt, SO asto allow the person
100 The rear who Is travelling at more
rapid rate to pass BY on his right.
Where teams approach at right angles,
OF interesting roads, ID is the duty Of the
party who, by turning to the right, would
pass 90 the rear Of the other team, to pull
up and allow the other to pass.
A person with a light vehicle, meeting or
desiring TO pass a heavily laden team, espe-
cially if the latter is going up bill, will
generally turn out, without requiring the
mon with the loaded wagon 10 give half the
r01i Hut the law imposes no such Obli1a.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
Naiuralized Weeds.

Two hundred ami fourteen Of our weeds
have been introduced from foreign coun-
tries, and chiefly from England In 1887
only 1877 foreign weeds were enumerated
ia our catalogues lnlG72 a book entitled
" New England Rarities gave list OF
twenty-five plants, which the author spoke
Of as having sprung up since the English
took possession Among these the plan
tain tho white mems foot" is mentioned.
la 1853 the toad fax, or butter and eggs
also then known as the " Kausted wood
from the name Of the gentleman who intro
duccd it into Pennsylvania as a garden
aowor--had oyorrun the pastures Of that
province, aud had caused many auathemas
hy the farmer against the unucky intro.
ducer The common ehickwced is said to
have been first sown in South Carolina as
food for canary birds, aud the presence OF
the Scotch thistle is accounted for as due
10 the amor practice OF an enthusiastic
Highlander, who brought it hither as an
emblem Of the pugnacity Of his country.
men. Another record says we have the
thistle through the carelessness of a clergy
man who brought hither a bed Of thstl,
down, and on changing it for feathers, spread
I it and the seeds it contained broadcast oYel
the country.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
CENTRAL VT. RAILROAD LINE
1TER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing Monday, Dec g, 1873.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EASy

Leave Montpelier at $50 q. m, Dos D. NJ Q nan d..
Nal Train leaves st. Adams at 6 ~ .. m copbect
ng at White River Junction and Bellows faiis w,,i
trains for Hostun, Worcester &C., at White Rives
Junction with trains on the passumPsio Railroad
ltsouih Vernon for Springfield and New Yorf. AZ
New London with steamers for New York
Day Express leaves Montreal at 90 o. m. st Teirs
1t n.c o.. m.. Malone at e 90 a. M, St. Altens AZ
o. q. a.. arriving la Boston via Lowell at t0oOp. m
Night Express leaves Ogdcnshurg at W. m Mon
,real at $3.50 p. m., 81. Johns at $50 p m., N
Junction and Bellows Pals WITH trains fSr Bo, ,gl
lndN0rc' tow &C., arriving at Boston at 500 am
lt slutl Vernon with trains for Springfield and Nr,
London ut ilO5a. in.
TRAINS GOING EoRTB and MIST
Leave Moltpclier at5.io.a m. 7-i5 a. m., Ats and
nay Express leaves Boston via Lowell atsmam
lor Burlington So Adams, Montreal &C.. arriving IN
Montreal 40 lois J.. 3D., and Ogdcnsburg at g00a m
Mail Train for burlington and st. Adams leaves
Boston via Lowell AT lm a. nj via Lawrence and
filchnurr nt 900 a. m., Springfield at 500 a. m New
london az 900 n, south Vernon at lu % a. M rel
lows Falls 1850 p TO-, White WVcrJunction2 50 D. On
arriving Iu go. Adams at % D m.
Trains leaving Boston via iltchhufgh at7.30 am
aud Springfield at 500 am, connect at White River
Junction With uaY Express train
Accommodation Train leaves Mortified at IS a m
Rutland 900 &. fH am. Burlington at 900 a. m st al
bans 90 200 m.. for So Johns Montreal and Malone
| Night Express leaves New London at 2.t5 D. M
south Vernon ~ 3. p m receiving passengers ffom
| Connecticut River Railroad, leaving New York at
i.Ov b. ln'i arnnsAcI $ DO mi Bellows Falls ll.a
%, fu., connecting with train over Cheshire Railroad
[ leaving Boston at $50 p. tn, connecting at Whit,
| RterJunci Ton with Train leaving Boston az coop n
Tor darlington. So Adams Montreal. &C.. arriving In
Montreal nt 30 O.. tn., ana In O-denshurgh at 1 Be-
| p. no.. connecting with Grand Trunk Railway for a.,
| West.
Sleeping cars are attached 20 night Exprcss Train
running between Montreal aud Boston, ana M0nuea
/ sud Springfield, and 50. Alhans and Troy.
] Drawing Room Cars on day Express Trains Dc
/ tween Montreal nnd Boston.
Through tickets Cor Chicago and The West FOR ssii
| 40 toe principal stations.
j. W. HOBART. Geafrai SugsriHsnf.ni
So Adams, December o, 1a1I.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT may never
come to us. We do not live in tomorrow.
We can notGnd it in any of our title-deeds
The man who owns whole blocks of real es-
tate, aud great ships on the sea, does not
own single bit Of tomorrow To.mor.
row 1t is mysterious possibility, not
yet born. 1t lies under the great seal OF
midnight-bchind the veil ofglistening con.
stellations.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07

RrcrrE-To make pop corn cakes, Pre-
pare the candy first, by adding to one cup
Of molasses, one.half cup Of sugar, and one
table spoonful Of vinegar. Boil fifteen
minutes Pop the corn, and chop it with q
chopping knife; mix It with the molasses, ant
place the mixture in pans, with other pam
on top, to press IT tin cold Then cut a
you please.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
&dtettfs
NEW ENGLAND CHEMICAL
FIRE ENGLNEi
A coMMoN-sENsE mAcnlNEl


W. claim that name fer The joiochag reasons;
1. Itcan ho suppliod with water from wells or cis-
terms from which source large and powerful engines
could not ho and Therefore would oitcn DO useless
when the little engine would be ht work.
% Being small, 10 can De- started much quicker than
any largo engine. and small sfre1n applied in tho
carly stage of fire is of more practical value than
arg, ono afor the Gre has gained considerable head
way.
WORK cd and managed, being distributed in different
parts Of u small village one of them would BE very
near any fire that might occur, and the neighbour
could at once make good use Of 10, with or without
chemicals and nip tho IRE Gin the hudh or 10 could
be- cot on the ground ready for nromcn TO take Zoo
chnreo ln o. short time the whole number would be
working, aud their combined efforts would stop o
large Gre.
Under the present syslcm largo engines arc used %
put out sn1V fires which o. NOT cOmmonsenec, nut cX-
plains, IN part tho not very crcdtnho nct that SOW
eutvhvo per cent Of the FIRE losses so Called ore
caused by water alone.
One of these engines, m4iiHg uss Of clsmclsi has
power capable Of oxtIuushing in FEN miHafrs, 9
hro Of nny tar barrels thoroughly Ented, which
clearly Indicates how FAR 70 would hc likely 10 ne u
icctve in The early stages Of fro 10 l. nn evident
fact that large fires might be prevented by putting
ont thc small ones and 90 accomplish that result with
almest absolute certainty except in the case uf un
usually comhusiihle huudinUi all that would De re-
0uifod would Dee to have snlccut number Of these
/ eugucs distributed in o. village Or town.
pntcr. Complete. with lnv feet OF Rubber Hose
! four Buckets and ono hundred pounds of Chcmicnl
! delivered in Boston, $3.50.
sTILu1fAN CHASE. Montpelier
ucncmI Agent ml Vermont aud Sow Hampshire