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.DR. FLINT'S QUAKER BITTERS.

These celebrated Bitters are composed
of choice Roots. Herbs and Banks, among
which are Gentian. Sarsaparilla, Wild
Cherry, Dandelion. Juniper and other ber-
ries, and are so prepared rs to retain all
their medicinal qualities. They invariably
cure or greatly relieve the following COM
plants: Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver Com
plant, Loss of Appetite, Headache, Bill
ious Attacks. Remittent and Intermittent
Fevers, Ague, Cold Chills, rheumatism,
Summer Complaint, Piles. Kidney Dis
eases, Female Difficulties, Lassitude, Low
Spirits, General Debility, and, in fact,
everything caused by an impure state of
the Blood or deranged condition of Stom-
ach, Liver or Kidneys. The aged find in
the Quaker Bitters a gentle. soothing slim
ulant. so desirable in their declining years.
No one can remain long unwell (unless
afflicted with an incurable disease) after
taking a few bottles of the Quaker Bitters
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

KEEP THE ANIMALS OFF THE FIELDS
The first sight of grass has tendency to
tempt farmers to turn out their animals Oh
to the land as soon as the snow disappears.
Under any circumstances this may be put
down as 4 bad practice. especially allow
a wet and soft condition, to say nothing of
the gnawing off of the crown of the grass
plants. Better pay a high price for a little
hay, and add to it a liberal supply of meal,
and keep the animals in the barn until
May, OF until the ground shall have be-
come settled, and the grass shall have a
fair start. Such course will be better
for the land, for the animals. and of course
for the owner.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

Pruning VINES IN SPRING.-We have
always recommended the month of Noyem-
Der or December a. on the whole the best
time in which to prune or trim grape
vines. But if, for any reason, they have
been neglected, it is better to do it now
than not at all. DR.. Fisher saws on this
point: 1T is entirely immateriai whether
you prune them one time or another m
to the time of commencing growth
There is another very foolish direction
given, and that is, that YOU must prune
your trees or vines at time when the
wood is not frozen. 1t makes no pos
sible difference whether the wood is
frozen or thawed. 1t is all sheer nonsense.
this idea that gets into public prints and is
perpetuated without any rhyme or reason.
The vines, to be sure, if pruned in the
spring, will bleed; there are two OF three
weeks in which the grape vine bleeds
from recent cut; but they viii stop bleed
ing; they all begin to bleed about the same
day and stop about the same day, and, as
far as l can see, it makes no possible diff.
ference whether you prune them one time
or another. This experiment of mine
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9oetry..
For the Freeman.
A NICHE FOR ALL.


Last night, while rocking to and fro
And resting in my chair,
After a weary day in school,
Mid trials hard to bear,
/ felt discouraged, sad and worn,
And DER my labor could but mourn.
Much harder work have some to do,
And yet do not repine,
While others are content to walk
In easier paths than mine.
Thus sorrowing fell asleep,
And this l saw in slumber deep
a garden large and wondrous fair,
Well filed with plants and trees;
With people fitting everywhere,
All busy as the bees.
Some, bright flowers gathered all day long.
Not one was idle mid the thiong
Some kept the lawn welltrimmed and neat,
While others sowed the seeds;
Many were patiently engaged
In pulling out the weeds,
Others, dead stalks were cutting out
To let the new grow fresh and stout.
The work of some was in the shade,
W hCIC thCy hOuit anu cIbS
The very air seemed filed with joy,
To hear their voices ring.
Others could hear their jests and fun,
The while they toilcd meath burning sun.
said to one near whom | stood,
Sisters are these and brothers?
Then why the rose leaves given to some,
And thorns the lot of others?"
Said he, " We all do work and trust,
Knowing our Father will be Just.
"Somc reap rich harvests some reap none;
Some only cheer the rest;
But each does his allotted task
And thinks his own the best.
Do thus yourself, and happy be-"
Then garden, flowers, all led from me.
And thus it is throughout the world,
For each one has his nichei
Each has his own appointed work,
The poor, no more than rich.
God needs us ALL both great and small,
Tokeep his garden Till he call.
Our workimay seem too hard for US,
Or we may long for more;
We may repine because our past,
Compared w tn some, seems lower;
We long for glory, honor, famed
For wealth untold and lasting name.
But let us when inclined to doubt,
And feel we're out of place,
Believe oar Father, just and wise,
For good, conducts the race
Then will we, as our Home we near,
See tangled paths unwinding clear.
MIME SOrl
April 10Th, 1871.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

LYE FOR APPLE TREEs.-We notice Il
great deal of questioning as to whether
strong lye from wood ashes can be used as
II wash for destroying insects on apple
trees. We wish to state if it will be any
benefit to the public, that we have used
strong I've washes for thirteen years. The
application was made every year. between
the middle of May and the first of July, in
order to destroy the bark lice. 1t has ac-
complished fully the purpose for which it
was used, and the orchard is considered
the finest collection of apple trees in the
town. The trees are thrifty, bear every
year, and are almost free from lice.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

STARTING MELONs.-The FOLLOWING
unique plan is said to be the one Iono in
use by II man who has had remarkable
success in growing melons. The Ney
England Farmer supposes it would an
swer equally. as well with squashes and
similar plants
dig holes twelve inches square, eight
or ten inches deep; fill up with well-root-
ed horse manure to the surface On this
put two inches of soil. Then take a four
inch flower pot, set in the center; draw
the remainder of the soil around the pot.
until the soil is about four inches deep,
then give the pot n twist round and with
draw 1T. This leaves II hole four inches
deep by four wide. In this drop five or
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goetru.
HOW THE RAIN. COMES.
BY MARY MAPES DODGE.


APRIL. -..,
She waits for me, my lady Earth,
Smiles and waits and signs;
I'll say her nay, and hide away,
Then take her by surprise.
I'll fail so lightly at her feet.
And jewel her all over,
she shall not know till do go,
That she hath seen her lover;
SEPTEMBER.
Hal who IS this doth toss her hair
And make her moan and tremble?-
Too angry much, and rude of touch,
To loiter or dissenblel
Now breaki now break my torrents, come /
Though skies are darker, colder,
Though blasts may blow, she still shall know
ris who do enfOld her.
In vain the powers of wratl shall rage,
And bode her dire disaster;
Their thunder crash and lightn ny fash
But make me come the faster.
JANUARY.
Eow changed are wei the very flowers
Upon her breas. are blghted;
My brook and ril, how cold and STILL
That once her soul delighted
by grief and chilly age coEg ealed,
No more in gems and splendor
/ leap meet my lady sweet
Yet an | true and tender.
For soft as down seek her heart,
And Whitley fo'd about her:
Come blight come blast, | hold her fast
They cannot harm or lout her.
Her faded form and bloomless grace
I'll cover, oh so lightly;
The sun III greet with sparkle meet
To do her honor brightly,
She shall not guess how dazed came,
How Hurried, tossed and shaken,
She'll only know would not 60
Till she in bloom should wakcn.
-Harpe,'s Mdgdzise for May.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29
& WELLS RIVER X. X
WINTER ARIA EMENT.

Commencing Monday, Norcmber "a, 1873.
TRAINS GOING EAST.
No l. MAIL TRAIN leaves Montpelier at 730 IN Ar
at Wells River at 40 in season to connect
with Express Trains and Mail trains down. over Pas
sumpsic and Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroads
to and from Boston ,
No g. MIXED TRAIN, leaves Montpelier at 4 20 pm
Arrives at Wells River at SEQ pm
TRAINS GOING WEST
No . MIXED TRAIN leaves Wells River at 10 . Am
on arrival of trains over Passumpslc ana Boston
at 90 M in season connect with afternoon trains
going North and South the Central Vermont Rail
road
No A. MAIL TRAIN. leaves Wells River at 80 pm on
arrival OF trains from Boston over the Passunpsc and
Boston Concord and Montreal Railroads. Arrives al
Montpelier at go pm. - . ,-r =, -
Montpelier, Vt, Nov. Eth. 1873 FMi7
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

How TO HAVE NEAT FARM. If a
man has cultivated the habit of neatness.
system, and order, of putting articles in
their proper places, of picking up things
that are lying round loose he will have :,
neat farm. But there are many farmers
who have not formed this desirable habit.
To such we would suggest the following
plan: First, make IL resolution that fro,u
henceforth you will be more systematic
and orderly; and that you start right, take
Il yoke OF cattle or a span of horses, u d
put them to IL wagon or cart Fasten Il
stone boat behind. On the stone boat put
Il crowbar, Il pick, Il hoe, an axe, Il saw. a
brush-hook or scythe hammer, nails.
spikes, II few bolts of different sizes. Il
monkey-wrench, and such other tools us
you will be likely to want, and drive along
the side Of every fence on the farm. If
you come across Il piece of board or IL
broken rail, throw it into the wagon If
you find pillow point II cultivator tooth.
Il broken reaper guard, a horseshoe, an
oil-can, or an old hoe, put it on the stone
boat and bring it home. Stones NAV be
thrown on and drawn to some convenient
place. If you come across any weeds.
NOW them down; if any brambles or
bushes, cut them with a brush hook or
axe. If Il board is loose on the fence. put
Il nail in it. If Il gate Says, straighten it
up. If there are any bolts in the gate.
see that the nuts are tight fake II man
or boy, or both, along withyou. You
will find plenty of work
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

How TO MAKE ToAsr.-Somc one
gives the following sensible hints on
this head; Warm your bread well, by
changing the sides of the slice when heat
ed through, brown as desired; there should
be rather little than much browning, and
the slices should be quite thin, say quar-
ter or three-eighths of m inch, or more.
But do not scorch; avoid that in all cases.
The philosophy Of browning is to take your
time until you are done. Where the toast
accumulates keep Il hot dish, but use as
soon as possible. What is desirable in toast
is the rich color and flavor formed by chang
ing the starch into deXtrne or gum. Heat
evaporates moisture in bread as well as
elsewhere. The moisture that escapes
from the toast leaves the bread light, soft,
and porous inside
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29
agricultural
The Culture of CurrantS.

There is no small fruit that we cultivate
that gives Il more generous return than
the currant, if properly managed. The
fruit is cooling and healthful, and should
be used more generally than it is during
its season. The ease with which the currant
is propagated, has made it common in
most Ofthe gardens of this section of the
country; but us Il rule, they bear a small
poor fruit, managed rs they are generally
in the absolutely no-care-at-all wav-so
entirely different from the bright, full
fresh berry of well-cultivated plants 1t
makes little difference what the variety is,
one cannot cheat nature; neglect gives
poor fruit. The idea seems generally to
prevail that the currdnt is II hardy plant,
requiring little or no care, that it will
flourish tolerably well ifleft to itself The
practice often is to stick the cutti ngs into
the ground, and let them take their
chances with the weeds and grass; cOnse-
quently they grow up struggling mass of
rough, knOtted stalks. dozen or two from
each TOOt-never pruned unless browsed
by cattle, and so left in il generally dilapi-
dated condition. | can put my finger on
plenty of just such plantations. If one
wishes really fine fruit, it can be had ut
little trouble and expense. There is no
secret about it; but like every other good
thing, it wants care to produce it. Very
old plants are hardly worth the trouble of
resuscitatiOn; new plantations can be made
about us cheaply, and much more satisf;lc-
torily, rs follows: Prepare the ground
well by plOughing or spading, working in
thoroughly some well-rOtted manure. Next
procure of some reliable nurservman some
good plants of the Red Dutch, Cherry or
La Versailles varieties set them by line,
spreading out the roots and giving them
plenty of room (for let me here remark
that no plant suffers more from cramping
the root or deep setting than the guaranty ::
set them rather shallow, drawing up the
earth around the plants, so that when the
ground settles they will stand no deeper
than they stood in the nursery rows. The
Currant also requires more room than is
usually given it; the plants should stand at
least four feet apart and ifset by the side of
fence, as is often done, give room enough
behind them to allow of stirring the soil :;
never allow more than three or four stalks
to grow from the root Qess is better than
more); keep them properly pruned from
all old wood, preserving n proper balance
between the roots and the top, and give
good cultivation, and the result will be a
wonderful improvement in size and quail
ty of fruit over the copmon way of manag-
ing--Jts B. Darts, Suffolk Co., Mss, IN
Country Gentleman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

BEST WOOD FOR BUTTER TUBS.-Therc
are but few kinds of wood that are fit to be
used for packing butter, even for IA short
time. White oak is considered the best
in common use. Ash is used considerably,
but it is said to contain an acid which will
iniure the butter in short time Pine.
spruce and other resinOus woods are some
times used, but are Objectionable rs they
impart their peculiar taste to the butter
Whatever wood is used, it should be pre-
viously prepared for receiving the butter
by soaking in brine couple of days, then
pour in boiling brine and let it remain
two days longer. The hot brine takes out
most of the wood taste and fills the pores
with salt instead, which helps to keep the
tub air-tight. The Importance of sending
butter to market in suitable packages is
not fully appreciated by many dairymen.
At the Vermont Dairymen's meeting, last
winter, Mr., Henry Stewart read paper
on the question of butter making and but
ter marketing, looking ut it from the stand
point of the consumer. He says it takes
four times rs long to use up Il pound of
poor butter in Il family rs it does one
pound of that which is good. If all the
butter that is made was of good quality,
the consumption would be increased to a
great extent. a person can find but little
tirst-rate butter in the hands of the grocer.
The purchaser of poor butter considers
himself i'll used and grumbles. Much but
ter is spoiled by being packed in unpre-
pared tubs or second hand tubs lie once
made butter, and on one occasion sent off
Il package in tubs that had been used pre-
viOusly. He was returned twentv-seven
cents per pound, instead of forty cents, as
he would have had if the tubs had been
new and sweet. Then much butter is
spoiled in the hands of the dealers by al
lowing it to stand in close proximity to
packages of Goldfish, onions, kerosene oil.
mackerel and tobacco. Would line the
boxes with cloth, saturated with strong
brine. He had made and put up butter
that sold in a country town for fifty cents,
when ordinary butter from the crocers
brought but twenty five cents The suct
butter, as it is called, though it is no: LEGAL
to sell it under the name of butter, is vast
ly better than much real butter that is ex
posed for sale in our cities.--N. E. Farnq-
er.
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was conclusive to me, and have not gone
any farther in that direction. have pruned
a whole trellis, and there would be run
ming stream of sap, but in few days that
would dry up, and the vines started just as
early and made just as much and as strong
wood, and carried just as large crop the
next year as any others. Now. do not say,
1t makes no difference. and therefore l
will'not prune my vines now, but wait
until next June'-and then wait. That
won't do. l suppose that cutting off the
wood after the shoots had the progress
they would by that time, would check the
growth of the vine, and l have no doubt
that would be the case with tree and
with grape vines grown under some cir
cumstances. If L prune a tree severely
just after it has leaved out, as n general
thing it will not make any growth that
year: but the pruning of a grape vine
grown as here directed is so severe that
there is still a preponderance of roots to
make it up. l should not want to prune
a vine after it had commenced leaving
out, but up to that period one time is as
good as another"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

To Cook RICE.-The following is the
method recommended by the French Acad-
envy for cooking rice during the siege of
Paris: Take one cup of rice and one
fourth of Il quart of water in u saucepan,
cover and place over Il good fire; after an
hour the water will be evaporated, and the
rice cooked tender, but dry, with grains
distinct-not in Il paste. Sufficient salt
should be added in the first place, and
care should be taken not to disturb the
rice while cooking. BY adding Il little
butter, and allowing the rice to dry a little
more over II gentle fire, no more delicate
dish is prepared.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

STARTING TOMATO PLANTs.-As some
persons may be in the same plight the
coming spring that l was last as regards
knowing how they are to grow few early
tomato plants, and have them stockv and
tirst-class plants in every respect, will
give the details of how managed to grow
a few hundred to my entire satisfaction
took small box, twelve by twenty inches.
six inches deep, and filled it with good
garden soil, and put it ON the kitchen stove
drum, and let it stay there till the dirt was
thoroughly warmed through then took a
stick and made marks an inch apart. one
and one half inches deep in the dirt, cross
ways of the box; then scattered tomato
seeds quite thick along the rows and
covered them about one quarter of an inch
deep; then took II newspaper and wet il
and covered the box to prevent the dirt
from getting dry on top. The box was
set on Il bench near the stove after the
seeds were sown, and the following dav
set on the stove drum again for the purpose
of keeping up the heat in the soil. beipo
careful not to let it get too hot. In forty7
eight hours from the time the seeds were
sown, they had sprouted, and many had
broken the ground; a few were near half
an inch high--Correspondent Rural Ne,C
Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-29

PAINTING FLOWER STANDs.-Boys, now
is good time to paint the flower stands
for your mothers and sisters. \ writer on
this subject gives these hints. He says:
1t is customary to paint stands on which
flower pots are to stand a bright green
color; but the artist would never advise
that color for the purpose, as the brilliancy
of the paint has IN injurious effect upon
the colors of the flowers and leaves
Therefore, when flower stand is to be
painted. it will be best to choose dull col
or. if the flowers are to be the prominent
feature.
A rich brown, chocolate. oak, black
walnut or lumber color will harmonic
well, and the green of the plants and
leaves will appear richer and more pleas
ant to the eye.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MEG AR BITTERS.

Purely Vegetable, free from Alcohol.
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NTESSRS. CUTLER BROS. & co.

MEssRs. CUTLER BROS. & co.
Ia ordering another small lot of your invaluable
VEGETABLE PULMONARY BALSAM
should like to tell you what know about it, in order
that others may have the benefit of my
EXPERIENCE.
Since this Balsam first came to my notice in 1s4s
have kept constantly in the house, neyer: allowing
myself tobe out of 1t over night In all these
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
give the desired relief and will say the same in regard
to my mother, whose
LIFE WAS SAVED
BY it cannot but think Hers was case Of Conges.
shillfa she seemed to ail that
de7ared OF her when an old friend P and
monary Balsam. The result was gratifying, assure
RELIEF WAS IMMEDIATE;
and recovery rapid She now So years old and
is active and we'll Whenever she gets severe cold
drops according to the violence of the cough which
mas always yielded in day or two By taking the Bal
sam only on retiring at night With 1t the
IRRITATION;
is at once subdued and good nights sleep secured.
viii mention another that of young lady ac-
quaintance, who
BLEED AT THE LUNGS
rightfnlIy had night sweats and was fear
9s AVA @ we aa s96 had the sssaeon
hear that she much better. She continued taking
it for a while and got
ENTIRELY WELL,
is living now which fact is TO be aseribed mainly
the OF the
VEGETABLE PULMONARY BALSAM.
Very truly yours, JOHN CAPEN.
Boston, March IA, 1873. No. Worcester Square
Price in large bottles which much the cheapest
81 Small bottles old style. 50 cents.
cs- As there many worthless limitations, be care
t. the genuine. which is prepared only by CUT
LER BROS. x co. successors to Reed, Cutler 4 Co,
Wholesale Druggists: propretors of the PRIZE GOLD
MEDAL COoKISG EXTRACTS. PURE SPICES, MUsTARDs
and other choice goods for family also Cutters
Extract Of
JAMAICA GINGER with sweet Flag.
&, -
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