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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13

Here, then, are 5l llneal descendants Of
old Justin Morgan, that have trOtted as fol.
lows -
Two mile In 236
FoTty-nine better than Q36
Forty better than 230
And fourteen better than 226
1t is possible that, here and there in the
list, a slight error may be found but be.
lievc the record to be entirely Trustworthy
Now | wish, 10 all candor, to inquire il the
record is not good one. What other horse
has New England ever had with such q list
Of descendants2 Where is the "Bush Mes.
senger" family to which New England is SO
much "indebted2" Will some one please
mention the "Hambletonian" trotters2 If
| write earnestly and strongly, do it, be it
remembered, in defence Of family of hors.
es suffering from most unjust impeachment,
and in yindicAtion Of great truth that it is
for the interest Of every New England breed
er to know, viz. that the family of horses
tohich has been distinguished Jy and em5Od.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13

and that land which has sufficient quantity
of farm manure will retain its fertility till
the end of time
MASSACHUSETTS FARMER.
amherst, Mass.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13
Correspondence.

Articles tAat are brieG praetias, and 10 hs Poinf,
viii arsceivs tAs preference for this column Ten tines
Of what ysu know Is better than eoiamn Of whet you
guess.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13
Stock Raisins.
TRoTTING RECORD OF NOR
CANS.

From Tho Perfect Horse" by Mr.. MUIR
ray, we extract the following trOtting record
of horses lineally descended in the male
line from old Justin Morgan
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13
Eaoies' department.

we particularly dss6s contributions to this column
vpoR an sutJssts thtsrestIng 70 our lady readers.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13
Pie Crust.

One at. of four h. lard, sweet and firm
/ Id. of butter; one teacup of ice water
Mix lard and flour together; add the water
and roll out with rs little handling rs pos
sible; spread the butter on, sprinkle little
flour over and roll up carefully,-cut into
lengths Of one inch, and lay asidei use
enough to cover the plate at each rolling
bake quickly; afler browning cover with q
paper until done.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13
Sausage Meat.

For every Id. Of meat add two teaspoonfuls
of powdered sagei one of thyme, or sum.
mer savOryi one teaspoonful OF black pep
per; one and one-half teaspoonfuls of salt;
one teaspoonful of saltpeter dissolved in n
little hot water) to every twelve lbs. Of
meat; mix thoroughly,
Plum Pudding.
Two eggs, six crackers, three pints sweet
milk, piece Of butter size of an egg; one
cup raisins, 4 teaspoon Of salt and nutmeg
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13

One egg; one cup sugar, (Which may be
omitted if liked plain,) two cups of sour
milk; one large spoonful of cream or butter
one teaspoonlul Of soda; II little salt, flour
annuuh 10 po1
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13

THE Lost Nation region" Is simply local name,
given account, believe, Of Indian relies found
there. There Is no town OF that name,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13

Byegaie, Jan. 81.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-13
For the VERMONT FARMER.
EXPERIMENTS IN THE USE OF
FERTILIZERS.

An article in the VERMONT FARMER of
Jan. 23, by Mr.. Il. P. Allen, leads me to re-
port my own experiments in the use Of COM
mercisl fertilizers. will commence with
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17

and desperate hungry, the governor
gave me O abundance of stars and stripes
which I have got them yet, and could
show 'em if I was only in a-swimming.
1 found out that it's q bad habit for a
boy to get into, to shake his work with
out permission, and It's the best way
always for to obey orders if it almost
breaks your back. But I have got
awful sick of this vacation business,
and, if I can find a school next year
which will keep in the year round, it's
the one that 1 want to go to. That's
what kind of a hair-pin I am.-Ben
Spinner.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
Wild Turkeys and Pecan Nuts.

It's the greatest wonder to me that
the wild turkeys down in Texas don't
choke to death every day of their lives.
No, l don't mean exactly that ; but my
children will understand me when I tell
them what the creatures live on. A
knowing bird from that part of the
world told me all about it.
All through the grazing lands of
Texas, it appears, the wild turkeys
congregate in great numbers. They go
to their roost in single file, hundreds of
them on foot, or, if flying, on a sort of
hop, skip and jump, touching the
ground and running a step or two every
minute. They live altogether on pecan
nuts, and swallow them whole at that.
You'd think this would kill them, but,
no, it makes them fat and iourishing.
These pecau-trees, low and spreading.
are something like our Northern oaks,
but they are not half SO large.
Unfortunately for the poor turkeys,
the pecan nuts make their flesh very
sweet and tender, and so the sportsmen
are soon after them, tracking them to
roosting grounds, where they shoot
them without mercy.
don't like sportsmen. Give me the
Bird-defenders.-FrOm ".Jack-in-the-
Paipit," 81. Nicholas for July.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
Trees Under the Sea.

l hardly know what to make of this.
Lately l heard some travellers talking
about having sailed in n boat over a
forest of tall trees-some standing,
some fallen, and all bare and dead.
Yes, there theyare, trunks and branches
complete, away down under the waves,
and so they are called submarine for
ests, marine standing for sea, and sub
for under.
Where are these wonderful forests?
Why, pretty far away, l must admit ;
Just off the coasts of France and En-
gland, the travellers said, though l re-
member they did speak of one in the
Bay ofFundy, if youknow where that is.
At certain points, when the tides are
very low off the English coast, and the
water is very clear, the people some
times 60 out in boats to look down IN
der the water at the poor dead trees.
And sometimes they see among the
fallen branches the antlers of dead
deer, and sometimes the fishermen
hook up elephants teeth.
How did the trees get under the wa
ter, or the water over the trees-dO you
ask, my dears? All! knowledge is a
wonderful thing. The travellers didn't
explain the matter at all. Make haste
to learn and tell me all about it,
".Jack-in-the-P uipit."
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
LUCKY MILLER.

Several years ago, while the Tom
Thumb troupe were travelling through
New York, the cash box, containing sew
eral hundred dollars of the funds, was
stolen. Mr.. William P. Miller, who
was then treasurer Of the troupe, sus-
pected a girl who was employed at the
hotel in the place where they then were,
and his suspicious were further con
tirmed by her sudden disappearance.
He managed, however, to get track of
her after some time had elapsed, and
worked up the case SO well that she
confessed to him that she had taken the
money to purchase a wedding outfit, and
that the marriage was 500 to take
place. She refunded half of the stolen
money, and Mr.. Miller decided not to
prosecute her for the balance. Shortly
after she married q wealthy English
gentleman, who was engaged in the
lumber business in Chicago. Not
many years had elapsed when her hus-
band died, leaving her all of his prop
erty. A few months ago she also died,
and in her will she left to Mr.. Miller
the sum OF $500, 900, as an expression Of
her gratitude for not having prosecuted
her when in his power. Mr.. Miller,
who is now of the firm of Miller, Nor
rison * Co., New York, recently re-
ceived a letter from her administrator,
stating that he could draw on him for
800, 900 at any time.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
WOMEN As La WEES AND As SOL
UIEf,S.

WOMEN As La WTERS AND AS SOL
DTERS.
Mr.. Justice Mott, in delivering the
opinion of the Court OF Claims upon the
application of Mrs. Lockwood to be ad-
mitted to practice as an attorney, threw
out some hints that may lead such am
bilious women to turn their energies in
another direction. 81 have been," he
says, cat the bar and in the military
service, and my experience leads me to
the conclusion that women are as well
fitted for the one as the other. Another
person having had similar experiences
may reach an opposite result. 1t is
said that modern ideas have brought
down many occupations within the
reach of women which were supposed
to belong exclusively to men /; but in
nothing have modern ideas done so
much of this leveling as in the art Of
war. In the hand-to-hand conflicts Of
antiquity women were manifestly unable
to cope with the physical natures of
men, and from necessity were exempt.
But hand-to-hand conflicts are as obso-
lete as the wager of battle. The light
breech-loading carbine demands activity
rather than strength. Woman, as n
soldier, would have little to do besides
marching and shooting and being shot.
1t is said that a well-bred, intelligent,
honest woman will make a better at-
torney than Al ignorant, vicious, un-
scrupulous man. This is true but it
is equally true that a healthy, active
woman will make a better soldier than
a decrepit nan Some considerations
of public policy also intervene in favor
of the latter course."-AiJany Law
Journal.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
A BOYS COMPOSITION.

This is q boys composition on a
horse: A horse has a head and four
legs !; a duck amt got but two legs. A
ne duck is called a drake a she is called
a Sally duck A horse has a tail so has q
dog Uncle Jacks dog had a tail but it
got Chawed up in a saw-mill l had a
dog but he had the mango so bad that
Dad killed him. He had more sores
than any Dog 1 eve saw, every time
| that dog sat down he was sure to land
on a sore and he would get mp quicker
than a flea ; he was a lively cur in fly
time A horse can see in the dark, but
Pa has a horse that can see just as
, good then as in the daytime. So he
| can for he is as blind as a bat You can
get on that horse and ride Nice until he
begins to trot then you sing hymns. I
rode him bareback out to Aunt Jones
and when 1 got there l was awful Sore
and lever sat down for two days. Dad
called him q rail back horse but I
thought his back was a razor. Old
Parson Simms rode him to meeting one
day, and tine horse while trottipg would
hyst him upon the pummel then chuck
him back into the saddle. The next
Sunday the Parson got down sideways
to Pray. He is the derndest luckiest
old hide l ever saw he can walk into all
the old wells in the country and never
get o rib broken.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
4 SEA y We THE SKY.

This belief is curiously illustrated by
two legendary stories, preserved by
Gervase, Of Tilbury:
One Sunday, as the people of the vii
lage in England were coming out of
church, one thick, cloudy day, when
they saw the anchor of a ship hooked to
one Of the COMMISSIONERS, the cable,
which was tightly stretched, hanging
down from the air. The people were
astonished, and while they were con-
sulting about it, suddenly they saw the
rope move, as though some one labOred
to pull the anchor.
The anchor, however, still held fast
to the stone, and great noise was sud
denly heard in the air like the shouting
of sailors. Presently Il sailor was seer
sliding down the cable Tor the purpose
of untixing the anchor, and when he had
Just loosened it the villagers seized hold
of him, and, while in their hands, lie
quickly died, just as though he had
been drowned. About an hour after,
the sailors above, hearing no more OF
their comrade, cut the cable and sailed
away. In memory of this extraordinary
event, the people of the village made
the hinges of the church-doors out of
the iron Of the anchor, and they are still
to be
At another time a merchant of Bristol
set sail with a cargo for ireland. Some
time after this. while the family were at
supper, a knife suddenly fell in the win
dow on the table. When the husband
returned he saw the knife, declared it to
be his own, and said that on a certain
day, at such an hour, while sailing in
an unknown part of the sea, he dropped
the knife overheard, and the day and
hour were known to be exactly the
time when it fell through the win
dow.
Those incidents, Gervase thinks, are
a proof of there being a sea above,
hanging over Us.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17

THE colored people of Louisville pay
a city tax of $10,553. At the close of
the war there were not a dozen colored
taxpayers in the city, and now there are
1853. The richest negro in Louisville
is David Straws, who pays taxes on
SOL, 751. so worth of real estate. There
are Al negroes in the city whose real
estate is valued in each case ut more
than $15, 900.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
THE FUNNY MAN OF CONGRESS.

THE FUNNY MAN OF CONGRESS.
The funny man of the House, says the
Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, is said to be Mr..
Nesmith, of Oregon, who tells on him
self some very amusing stories. He
served one term in the Senate several
years ago, and a very few days after he
was sworn in he was passing one of the
cloak-rooms, and inside were Messrs.
Fessenden, Morrill, and several others,
whose names we can't call. They hailed
him, invited him in, and after convers-
ing for a few moments, they asked him,
very abruptly:
"Mr. Nesmith, you have come from
a very wild country, where you say the
greater portion of your life has been
passed. Will you tell us what first
struck You on coming to the Senate ?"
"Well, gentlemen, when 1 took my
seat in this august body, said to be
composed of the brains of the country,
1 was overwhelmed with the strange
ness of the n idea-hOw l came to be
here"
ooh All !! Ugh! So And then, Mr..
Nesmith, what then? What was your
next cause for wonder? ?"
"The next thing, gentlemen" an
swered Nesmith, slowly gathering up
his great length, "that came to me and
puzzled me more than the first thought,
was how in the deuce all you other fell
lows got here !"
There was a shout, and from that day
the solemn old fellows who had thought
to overawe by their pomposity the crude
young Senator were his sworn friends,
and never neglected an occasion to tell
this story.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17

To AVOID sunstroke-Keep out of the
boys way.
DID Patrick Henry have cremation
in view when he "fred" the American
heart.
A GENTLEMAN said, when a pretty girl
trod on his toes, that he had received
The stamp of beauty.
"FoE a young woman to begin to pick
lint off a young mans c~oat-eollar" is
said to be the first symptom hat the
young man is in peru.
A WESTERN editor, evidently IN need
of a tonic, thus vents his melancholy
lay: "While a great man lives the dogs
bark at him ; when he dies they leap
upon his grave and howl"
A GENTLEMAN has two canaries which
he calls Wheeler" and Wilson,"
His reasons for these appellat;ons is
that neither of them are Singers"
A MAN in Boston, in his hurry to as
sist a fainting lady, got a bottle of mu-
cilage instead of camphor and bathed
her face with it. She was a good deal
stuck up with his attention.
A TEACHER who, in a fit of vexation,
called her Pupils a set of young adders,
on being reproved for her language
apologized by saying that she wasspeak-
ing to those just commencing their
arithmetic.
The New Orleans Picayune wants
some of the female crusaders to visit
that city and try and remove some of
the bars from the mouth of the Missis-
sippi.
A F~RENCHMAN being about to move
his shop, his landlord inquired the rea-
son, stating at the same time that it was
considered a very good stand for bust
ness. The Frenchman replied sob,
yes. he's a very good stand for re bust
ness. Me stand all day for nobody
come to make me move"
WHERE'S that twelfth juror" ex-
claimed an Idaho Judge on the courts
resuming business after a recess. scowl-
ing as he spoke at the eleven jurors in
the box, one of whom rose and said !:
"Please, Judge, it's Ike Simmons as
is gone. He had to go on private bust
ness, but he left his vurdick with
mel"
A CLERGYMAN being applied to, in less
than a year after his appointment, to
put a stove in the church, asked how
long his predecessor had been there
and when answered "Twelve years" he
said, "Well, you never had a fire in the
church during his time? ?" "No sir"
replied the applicant, "but we had
fire in the pulpit then "-Christian
Treasure.
ABUNDANCE is a blessing to the wise;
The use of riches in discretion lies!
Learn this, ye men of wealth-a heavy purse
In a FOOLS pocket is a heavy cnrse.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
THE HONEST MAN WHO PAYS.

There is one among the many,
Can YOU tell me where he stays?
He's an odd, old-fashioned party,
Called the honest man who pays
Yes-the honest man who pays
Every dollar he may owe,
Keeping up the good old ways
That so many scarcely know.
If hegives his word Of promise
'TiSu bohd as good as gold;
If he holds a post of honor,
Not a trust is ever sold
By the honest man who pays
Every cebt he may incur,
Yielding each a just award,
And no grudging or demur.
And In told this rare old party
Lives within his income, won
By the fairest, squarest dealing
We see beneath the sun,
And the honest man who pays
Always holds it good and right
That the rich should help the needy
When the times are tough and tight.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
hen Spinner's Vacation.


If there is g thing which at first 1
thought I would be glad of it, and am
now nowdreadfully sorryfor tbs because
school is out for keeps till the next
term. 1t is most usually the way that
when school don't keep there is plenty
of work studied up for me to have to
do. That's the way it fits me every
time. It's my kind of bal luck to be
raised to have industrious ways. My
father is everlastingly telling me that
idleness is the parents of vice, Or some
of that sort Of di~sagreeable English Ian
guage that I don't want to hear ; and
that l must keep busy at work at some
thing, and not CAD about with other
indolent boys, and race the streets from
morning till night perpetually. Last
vacation they put NE into the garden,
where, they said, l could obtain some
habits which would do me some good
when I became grown up into a useful
citizen. Well, to have to be a useful
citizen is all very fine silk; but, if 1
could only have my own way just once,
I would rather be a peanuts OF the rail-
road. But they have got me in the
same hardships which 1 was into last
summer, only it is rougher because
there is more of it. If they think it's
proper for me to have to bug the po-
toes, and weed the onions, and thin out
the roobarb, and raise up a lot of garden
trash for to go to seed and waste, why,
then, 1 suppose it's all right if 1 could
only see it but when a boy has studied
diligently all winter, 1 don't think it's
exactly the fair thing to keep him too
tenacious at work in vacation. Any
how, that's my opinion, which I throw
in. There ant a very great deal Of
real pleasure in bugging potatoes where
the bugs is about a b~arrelfull to the
acre /; and when a boy has to bend his
back down to try to pull up weeds which
grow clean through and clinch on the
other side, it's a kind of miserable &c
cupation which 1 would like to get a
half a good chance for to slip out of.
To have to wade into the garden early
IN the morning, when the dew is in on
your bare feet, and get smart-wee up
your trousers-legs, is a worse thing than
the Erie Spills or the fever and ague ;
but when you have to do it, there is no
use trying to shirk out. 1 went back
on the job once, but l never went back
on it twice, because once was enough.
| was roped in and coaxed by some boys
to go off on the commons to play base
ball for a whole day. Late in the even
ing, when 1 came in home the back way
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17

given; translated, it means "Ten
thousand Prosperity Chambers" On
the third pack there is the outline of q
dragon, and in English, on the label,
Crescent Chop.-Superior Fire-crack-
ers."-&. Nicholas for July.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17
THE LITTLE FOLhN.
The Mutual Fright.

80 dear me,
What shall 1 do!
As sure as / live,
There's a mouse in my shoe"
And Susie jumped back
In her snug little bed,
And pulled all the covering
over her head,
Poor mousey kept still,
All trembling with fright,
In the dear little shoe
Where he'd slept half the night.
And he thought to himself,
so, VIVA, shall lido!
wish I had nerer
Crawled into this shoe."
Now this is the way
He came TO 90 in:
Little Sue had been playing school
In the corn-bin,
And while whipping an " ear"
She called BILLY Delue,"
A small grain Of corr
Had got into her shoe.
That night, after Suse
Was snugly in bed.
From q hole in the corner
Ont came Nihble's head;
And looking around
With his little bright eyes,
He began in this manner
To soliloIuize:
I'm awful hungry.
And If there's a crunb
To be found in these quarters,
bet II ave some.
Perhaps there's q treasure
In those bureau drawers:
III jus: make a hole
With my teeth and my claws.
Bat no, So he hunted
The room DER and Ger,
Til he spied Susie's shoes
Side by side on the floor.
81 smell something NICE said he,
wrInkling his nose;
81 guess there's a tid-bit
In one of these toes"
So up ne crept slyly.
All wricgling about;
He poked his nose in,
And he poked his nose out,
Until he discovered
The wee grain of corn,-
All. this was a treasure
To mousev forlorn.
He wished there was something else
Nice he could steal;
THAT one little grain
Didn't make half q meal"
But finding 1t vain
In more corners to peep,
He curled up in the shoe,
And went fast asleep.
Now this is The way
That II poor little she
Came to find in the morning
mouse in her shoe.
But which do you think
Had the most cause to fear
Poor Nibble or Susie?
Jus. tell me, my dear.