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Of America, hn1 $3.50
Baptist Churches with here and
there an occasional colored church
Of other names. Into these co!ored
churches white members are not
received, and as a rule among them
we find fully as much prejudice
against white people IS is found
among southern white churches
against colored people. The
prejudice on account Of color
is not all on one side. It is
we'll that all our friends
both colored and white remember
this Sin has friends among every
class! One form OF sin is, thai
prejudice which leads a man to dis
pise another onaccount Of his name
his religious belief, or his color: Or
the other hand there are good PEG
pie, among every class who are 10
only willing, but anxious to labor t.
hasten the good time when Chris
sha,l, reign supreme in all hearts, t.
the exclusion Of pride and selfish
ness. With this class, ne matte
what their worldly condition, thei
their race or their colo1
lies the solution d this great qnes
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LOUISIANA ~STITELO1IERI 7.

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04

The mos, ,ommon npIt il in nc,Icc,iog
r,,ny l;,,l,' ,,,cn,;ons which ada so9ucb M
tbc c,mc,rt ana vell.beiog of an domes.
6c,,cd animals sucb n. ,renpept carding
,lca,l;ross snf;ciorcy If bedtime unnocos.
al. ~ rvoosyro =, c,,i wrcn H.,
on, :, 49, and o,bor minor ,o;,ts which
wayno, se,r or Vial imnort.nc. in thom.
s.lyos ana ~ ',ot ro,,lscted ,s y, m,,tsr ne
oonrso Nnanin,I7, 800 c,r ins,,n,e.
w;u i;yo ,brou',h ,ho ,s;,tcr nerb,rs with
Anon, ~ mnr5 cer,o;n,y wto,bor sbo Is
c,rdea ar NOT and yctno one can denv that
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
lIcalthful Dwellings.

Among the Indispensable requisites of a
healthful dwelling are, that it shall be abb
solutely free from damp; because a damp
house is a most potent, and active, and
ever present cause Of disease, especially OF
rheumatism, neuralgia, colds, coughs, con.
sumption, and such like. The site, there.
fore, if not naturally dry, must be rendered
so by means of asphalt or cement, through
out the foundation, and the roof, and gut.
tiers, and drainage must be perfect All
the house-drains should terminate outside
the house on an open grid or trap; that is,
they should be ventilated by having pipe
run up from every soil pipe and every bend
in the house And, second, that the house
shall be so placed that the direct rays OF
the sun shall have free admission into the
living apartments because the suns rays
impart healthy and invigorating quality
to the air, aud stimulate the vitality of hu.
man beings, as they do those OF plants, and
without sun light, human beings, as well as
plants, would sicken and die. The aspect
therefore, should be southeast
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
Josh Billings's Spice-Box.

Most every one luys to listen to a SANDER,
but there amt but phew what despise the
author ov it,
| meet great menny men whoze talk IL
like a buntch of fire krackers when they are
first touched oph, full ov pop for fu min,
nits, and then all IL over.
Without mummy, without friends, and
without impotence, IL about az low down in
this world az emmy man kan git, and keep
virtewous.
After a man has passed the age ov fifty
seven, about all he kan find to talk about
and brag on, IL that he has got more pains
and axes than emmy ov the rest oy his nabors
Thare IL nothing that man is so certain
ov az he il ov what he sees, and yet thare
il nothing, after ALL that deceiyes him
oftener.
Beware ov the man who IL alwuzz reddy
to swop old friends for new ones.
The dog that will phollow everybody amt
worth kuss
When pla whist | alwuzz like u phool
for partner, for they do hold such good
hands.
have had people set down bi mi side,
and kon6denshally undertake to explain
sumthing to me ov CRATE Importance, and
after talking thirty-four minnitts bi the
watch, not only didn't know what they
had been trieing to tell, but had forgot a
good deal that knew before.
One ov the most perfekt viktorys you
kan achieve over emmy man is to beat him
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
HttnlutSnnp.
Concerning Lots Wife.

Mrs. Lot is chiefly remarkable in history
as woman who turned into a pillar Of
salt. Women turn into salt nowadays,
but il is salt and battery. This misfortune
overlook her when fleeing from the doomed
city Of Sodom, 10 company with Mr.. Lot
and lots Of little Lots She was required
not to look back but true to the instincts
Of her sex, she did Tell a woman she
mustn't do thing, and she is very apt to
dot. She probably met some young women
going 10 Sodom to see tho fireworks, aud
couldn't resist the feminine impulse to see
what they had on. lots Of wives would
have done as Lot wife did. Enforce such
an ordinace now, aud pillars Of salt would
stand so thick on the streets pedestrauism
would be impossible, and the Syracuse salt
works would be abandoned. lot seems to
have pushed right along, as if nothing bad
happened. But what did he want Of snli
wife, when he could got fresh one2
How long Mrs. Lot remained a standing
advertisement Of the salt business we do
not know. No mention Of her subsequent
career is anywhere found Whether she
opened a rcfreshment stand and catered 70
the curious crowd, who hocked to sec the
ruins Of the faded cities Of the plain - be.
came caterpillar, as it were we are IN.
able to say. \ woman who could turn TO a
pillar Of salt, ought to be able to turn her
hand to almost anything II she had any
Of the Yankee about her, she would have
rented little room shall say salt.rhcum p
and gone into the business. She would
have been great card, and made good
deal more than her salt Relics Of Sodom
Gomorrah, Chicago, Boston, etc, would
have sold well to tourists, although they
would be compelled to take the histories OF
them with a grain Of salt Mrs j.. could
have retired after few years with hand
some competency, for Of course every nickel
she took would be sailed down.
She would have been well.preserycd
woman to a good old age, and contented
with her lot, no doubt, although Lot don't
seem to have been very well conteuted with
her, Growing rich from exhibiting herself
as the Salt woman" and having invested
her funds judiciously in corner lots, greedy
Adventures would attempt to corner Lot'i
wife, casting lots who should have her.
The case of this unfortunate woman
turned into a pillar Of salt, was sad one
In fact, it was about as bad pillar-casc a
we know of.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
begging Stock.

Farmers, one and all, don't have vicious,
barking dog around your steers. A case
has been under the writer's notice, all this
year, of man who prided himself on his
ability to manage his swine and stock with
two ours that were not worth the powder
to shoot them with. What was the conse-
quence The sows all had dead pigs the
cows, in some instances, aborted their calves,
or became so manageable as to be obliged
to have their legs tied at milking time, II
ever horse gets loose, it remains so until
tired down the whole thing making every
one on the farm grow cross and sour-tem.
pered-the men swearing aud the women
pouting. Remember, the COW and horse
are quiet, condding animals, but get shy
and vicious if any NANCY mongrel is al
lowed to dog them home and dog them
away, and here and there, Show an Intel
ligeut man another mans cows, and he will
very soon show you the mans temper.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04

The little river that passed the school
house flowed through land that Bennie's
father owned aud often when the ice was
good, the boy would skate home from school,
which it took him much less time to do
than to walk over the broken road.
Tom Bent lived triHe beyond Bonnie +;
but they rarely went home together for
Bennie seldom spoke to Tom when the lat
ter did not modest him in some way.
As Tom walked along, nursing bis anger
against poor Bonnie, and vowing to be re-
venged on him, he heard the low whirrng
sound Of skates on ice. lie turned round,
and saw, some distance behind him, little
figure rapidly approaching backward. lie
knew very well who the lad was, but took
10 notice Of him.
Just in front Of him, round a slight bend
in the river, Tom could see a great black
breathing hole, about which the ice was
very thin for several yards
If the skater continued the course he was
then taking, he must inevitably fall into
the water. There was plenty Of time TO
warn him, If Tom chose. The water was
horribly cold 1t made Tom SILVER to look
at it. The skater was nearing the curve
faster and faster. One moment, aud he
would disappear beneath the ice.
All that was wicked 10 Tom Bents ma
ture rose up in his brain, aud whispered
" Let him 60. It'll give him a good
scare and serve him right for taking the
strap Now is the time for revenge
The skater was almost on the black, thin
ice. All that was good in Tom Bents ma.
ture filled his heart with food Of kind.
ness toward the little fellow, who had never
done him any harm, aud whom he had tor
mented so often.
&" Look out cried Tom, eagerly
Too late A Shrek, a splash, crack
ling that split the ice into hundreds Of odd
pieces aud the merry skater disappeared in
the cold, black depths. Forever" No
Tom Bent's stalwart figure is already strug-
Cling with ice, water, everything. Now be
has his strong arms clasped tightly about
Bennio's senseless form. 4 minute more
two mnutes-he is safely on the bank,
painting, shivering, but with Bonnie still in
his arms.
TO this day, be can scarcely tell you how
be managed to carry Bonnie home without
help, almost exhausted as he was himself
But he did so, and the balf.drowned boy
was brought back to consciousness, and Tom
was warmed and clothed an fed. and made
to know what Kindness meant
The two boys became fast friends after
that, and through Bennie's gentle influence
Tom ceased to be brutal tyrant and mean
bully-became after many struggles and
much striving, one Of the kindest and bes
boys in the academy. And Bonnie is font
of telling all the new boys who come to the
school how Tom revenged himself on hin
by saving his lile--The Methodist.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
4 Candid Dencou.

Deacon NJ. was an honest old codger, a
kind, obliging neighbor, aud good, church
going Christian, believing in the Presby.
terian creed to the fullest extent; but
alackaday this pillar Of the church was,
at times, little shaky;" in fact, the dca.
con would, occasionally, get exceedingly
mellow and almost every Sunday at
dinner he would indulge in his favoritc
cider-brandy to such an extent that it was
with some difficulty he reached his pew,
which was in the broad aisle, near the pull.
pit, and between the minister's and the vii
lage squire's. One SundIy morning the
parson told his flock that he should preach
a sermon to them 10 the afternoon, touch
ing many glazing sins that he grieved to
see so conspicuous among them and that
he hoped they would listen a;tentively,
aud not finch If he should happen to be
severe. The afternoon came, aud the house
was full everybody turned out to hear
their neighbors "dressed down" by the
minister, who, after well opening his ser
mon, commenced upon the transgressors in
a loud voice, with the question
=" Where is the drunkard2"
A solemn pause succeeded his inquiry
when up rose deacon NJ, with his face RAJ
diant from copious draughts of his favor.
lite drink at his noon-tide meal, and steady
ing himself as well as he could by the pew.
rail, looked up to the parson and replied,
in piping and tremulous voice:
"Here | am."
OF course a CONSERVATION amongst the
congregation was the result of the homes
deaoon's response however, the parsOI
went on with his remarks as he had writer
them, commenting severely upon the drunk
ard, and winding up by warning him t.
forsakc at once his evil habits, if he woul
seek salvation and flee the coming wrath
The deacon made bow and seated himsel
again.
"Apd now" out spoke the preacherma
in his loudest tones, "where is the hypC
critic ?"
A pause-but no response. Eyes wer
turned upon this and that man; but III
most glances seemed directed to the squire
pew indeed the parson seemed to spun
hard in that direction. The deacon sa
where the shaft was leveled, or where
should be aimed, and rising once NOR
leaned over his pew-rail to the SPUR
whom he tapped on the shoulder, and thu
addressed him;
Come, squire, why don't you get up
| did when he called on me"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04

Better, but not a substitute for the inter-
change of experience through the papers
by farmers, is the practice Of visiting and
talking with each other; examining each
others means aud methods Of doing bust
ness, exchanging suggestions on the farm
and stock management and relative 10 de-
vices for facilitating work Scarcely any
farmer will consider his time lost who de-
votes a certain portion Of it each year to
this method of acquiring information and
suggestions for use iu his own husbandry ;
for there are some things farmers must
learn which no amount Of newspaper de-
scription will teach, nothing but actual
observation will answer This sort Of ed
cation, it seems to Us, is oomuch neglected
by farmers. Experience has taught US how
| profitable it is, how much it saves in the
way of experiments, and how much it en-
riches in the way Of suggestions Of i'm.
proved methods, and by the accumulation
of facts that never reach the public, be.
cause so few farmers ever write them 1t
is, therefore, urged here that no possible
investment of time can give greater com
pensatior than that expended in exchang-
ing visits with the best farmers Of town
ship or county.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
" Go" and "Come."

An indolent gentleman had an estate
which became involved in debt SO be
sold half, and let the remainder to an in
dustrious farmer for twenty years. About
the end Of the term the farmer called to pay
his rent, and asked the owner if he would
sell his farm.
"Will you buy it," asked the owner, sur,
prised.
-" Yes, if We can agree about the price. y
THAT is exceedingly strange" said the
gentleman. Pray tell me how it happens
that while could not live on twice as much
land for which | paid no rent, you are
regularly paying me for your farm, and ar,
able in few years TO purchase it2"
"fhe reason is plain" said the farmer
" you sat still and said, Go, got up ant
said, Come You lay in bed and enjoyed
your estate rose in the morning anC
minded my business"
That man must have felt that lazines,
was bad bargain.
Those are bargains which it would pa.
no man to make.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
English Farming.

As whole, the farming Of England is
the best in the world. The farms are usu-
ally large and the farmers men Of intel
ligence aud Of large capital. More atten-
ton is paid there than anywhere else to the
making Of manure; grain is largely grown;
and the system OF a regular rotation Of
crops, to maintain the fertility Of the soil,
is almost universal. Over large part Of
the country the cash profit Of farming is
secured by the sale of grain, but the fertil-
ity of the land, the ability to produce grain,
is kept up by the feeding Of heavy stock
Of cattle or sheep, which arc kept mainly
for the sake of the manure they make, aud
which are largely fed on purchased food
in great part oil cake and Indian corn i'm.
ported from America. Such complete
system could hardly be carried cut on SC
large scale on many farms in this coun.
try, for few Of our farmers have the ueces
sary capital but it is, after all, the system
toward which we should work and to which
we must look for the permanent future o
our agriculture. Our farming can neyel
be perfect, nor anything like it, until WI
shall have reached the point of constan
improvement of the soil A constant de
terioration has been necessary consequence
of the rapid spread Of population over thu
whole breadth Of the land, but it must be
fore long be followed by a wave Of bette
farming, which alone can enable such
population to be self supporting. Happily
the Improvement already made on farms a
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
For the y nung,
rur roorIsu rRoo

There was once young hog
Who lived 10 o bog
not mr. from fallen tree
lie had nothing 10 do,
Or his tasks were but Few,
And Jolly young frog was De.
hut this same little frog
Who lived ln the bog
Had very had fault, ns you'll Sec
lle thought thoro was mono
Meath the broad shining sun
Quito 30 w'so and so cunning o. he'
Tho frors Of the bog
We're t0 meet on ihe log
One evening. and thls was the reason
TncY Intended Go hold
SCAT least e wne told
a concert, thc FIRST Of tho season.
Through lhe marshes all round
There was none 20 be found
That could sing like our foolish J. Dung irot
So they asked him 10 20.
But The mother said MOI
llcll be safer vita me in Che bog.
but ho answered, Dear me"
tlie had, you viii see,
No wisdom 10 lay 0n the shelf
" am now nearly grown,
II would DE strange, you viii own,
10 could not take care 0f myself
So Dis head hc put out
And looked slyly ABOUT
AMI said, rs he met with no harm,
more witty than wise,l
% ] must say with these ewes
cannot soc cause for alarm
And then he spmng out
with gay little shout
Ana mounted The log with spring,
And finding the band
Not vet uu the landf
llc concluded o. solo Go sing
llo Grsl cleared hs throat
Then uttered a note |.
That rang through the silence profound,
And he thought all the while,
As he sang with a smile
was brave 10 De hfst on the ground.
Although / was there,
! can't give the air,
Though ! doubt not . was all very uIcei
For in tho midst Of his song
a duck came along
And gohhled him ny in trcc.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
Experience in Feeling Cattle.

bought November LIST, 1872, two two
year.old steers common stock D weight Of
both two thousand pounds. wintered
them on straw at the stack until the FIRST Of
February, 1873, when tied them up in a
shed along with ten others, aud fed corn
fodder until grass came in the spring
Pasturcd them then on clover aud timothy
until the hrst day ofSeptember. The two
steers weighed then two thousand six hun
dred aud sixty pounds. now tied them
up again (uight keeping them still on
grass in day time. They were fed corn
night aud morning until the 18th Of No
yember; after that Jay they were fed bran
aud meal, equal parts, three tunes a day,
along with the ten others until the 22nd
of December, 1873. The weight Of the
two steers was then three thousand two hun
bred and eight pounds. Sold at five cents
per pound gross During the last three
months and twenty-five days there was a
net gain Of five hundred aud forty. eight
pounds. Total gain 10 fourteen months Of
one thousand two hundred and eight pounds.
The above steers received no more attcn-
ton than The others, only the carly feeding
in September October aud part Of Noycm.
Der, although they were good two year
olds, having been well kept from calves.
The other ten averaged ono thousand two
hundred aud City pounds each Cat the same
age-thre years old past on the same
treatment since November 10Th, but these
ten were brought up hero aud there and
had been indihereutly kept from calves.
My experience is that it pays the farmers
well to feed their stock cattle some grain
through the latter part Of winter and early
spring, even If they cannot afford to feed
grain all through the winter and that it is
not a good plan to feed out in the weather
it you can possibly avoid it, especially al
ter the FIRST Of January. Cattle fall of
much faster after that time, the storms be-
ing more frequent and much more severe
after that date Cor Gin. Ga-tne.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-03-04
Nintering CabbageS.

1t is not generally known that cabbages
will make heads in the winter if properly
fixed. The way to do it is this Dig
up those that have begun to turn to head,
but are not mature when frost sets in, with
as much earth as will hang to the roots, and
without stripping off the outer leaves.
Prepare a trench in dry, sheltered situa.
ton, nearly as deep as the cabbages with
the roots down then cover them with straw
or prairie grass, forming kind of thatch
over them. When hard frosts set in put
on more grass and earth enough to keep
them all secure, but shed the water off as
much as possible This covering ought to
be ten or twelve inches in thickness.
The heads formed in winter are white,
tender aud delicate, and those which are
loose and unfit for culinary purposes 10 the
fall, become compact and solid before spring,