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As to tho groat especial vioes intomperance
and tho aooiat evil, which now enwrAp Our land,
1t ought to cheer the honrt thht those powerful
9 two s St e at H cree s Me .ra aeboe
than they wore 4 hundred years ago. Tho aocial
evil was almost universat III Europo from Cnsar
to Napoleon. Monthigne hnye there wore no viz
tuous mon In his day. and indeed, 40 AL kn9w y
thnt tho sooal yfco Inns swept over tue Old
World as no pcStilonco or war over dono!ated
its cities and lionlos. As to tho ,lsa Of drinks,
1t may ba said that abstinence was almost nn-
dreamed Of before our generation, nnd ar IL,
drinks, is as old as tho goniuu TINT Invented tho
/ yillhtniea.
can recall them. Called upon az yo1, aro to con.
SOON fully authorized to tcrl tins knowledge
and religion do gradually wear nway tl,oao hard
rocks nnd givo tho world IL l,o;tor soil for tho
growth Of our generation, md orr children and
Of gravitaton t!,an to s In the lazy Of education,
md lonco rs tho kiagarn Inns cut Its doep ravino
bnck from Queenstown, 30 the moral
powers Of education. and religion arc as nnrely
neah on earth. Gods word, His truth. vii! not
return unto Him void. As tho sums hcnt nlwayH
nelts the snow of our fields and always will while
bun, md snow continue, 90 tito word q Of truth
spokon ny any one always ), WILL .,n,.,,.s nad
God Is not only imtnutable as tho law Of
chemistry and nll physics, but In tho laws Of His
love, and If Ills children aasait ignorance with
truth, mud sin with conscience, evory movement
of the humblcst Christian will record. itaolf for
good In tho bosom Of those that como after tho
record. Let us look Mt these great factB and al
way bo Of good heart. for that out of this knowl
odgo, ousapreading from tho East, and out Of
the knowledge and virtue both iasuing from
Christ, thoro ia coming decline Of vice as surely
as thoro Is q God to whom tho laws Of mans
growth nro moro sacred than tho lnnB thnt hold
Tho soa in its depths or move tho stars in thoir
path. Each good act done, eneh truo word
spoken, hecoinoa part Of tho wo!faro md SALIVA
ton Of man, as onch tree helps nuke the dark
groen mud doop shale Of the forest. And thougl,
whom it will bless, and though tho ono blest may
not know whnt mortal to honor with gratitude,
yet the good is treasured up in tho world, and
God will count its worth III tho day whom Flo
makes Ills final award to the children Of mon.
, 1874-03-30
TAiovtnE Ah-Ekoxy ssz.tl Esis two Hats,
II Correspondence of Tie Chicago Ttf5ans.

=, Ah-kow was tleteoted on "Wednesday night In
tho act Of contisoating bag OF POTATOES bolong-
yesterday and found guilty. This Celestial is y
remarkable hhrewd follow, aud has seldom boon
detected in its nofarous operations. Ho ia pro-
yllel with two hend-coyerngs,-on aouoil-
sliul-oap. When he is noticed in Tie e1eomtios,
Of sou.o Of Ais PRACTICES, he la wont to dart
hastily around an adjacent corner, and, conceal.
ing the broad-brmmel ohapeau beneath hin
capaoious blouse, dons ILLS aristoorntic-lookng
CAP and, assuming, an Innocent expression,
, 1874-03-30

no harm is doue. The Church; like the great
Shepherd, knows her own.
Not far from forty years ago DR.. George Howe,
Of South Carolina lad bis little experience OF
opposition, as d Hubtle aud dangerous enemy OF
tho Presbyterian Churohi but tho Church know
her own.
MI. Spring, afterwards the widoly-useful md
highly honoIod DR.. Spring, Of tho "Drick
Ohuroh," Now York. WAS once pronounced sun
sound in the faith - but tho Church, In due
time, knew her own.
Nj. samuel Hanaon Cox, afterwards
Professor at Anburn o he Of the
a'A'i11 "a Brooziyn. 1 : great a' and heaored si
name, was, by the suggestions OF the theolo-
glans, rejectod as City Missionary by the Young
Mems Missionary Soviety, ION the ground Of hiA
theological yiowB, "by vote Of lG0 to 00.''
The Church knew her own.
Mr.. Z. II. Skinner, afterwards. and long, the
houored Professor IN the Theological Seminary
in New York, was ouoe undcr ''suspicion," on
account Of his ~ EdwardiAn views" Tho Church
About the nane time Mr.. Joseph Patterson
preached with ao much power, drew 30 many to
hear him, and projected SO grand an olfort for
city ngelIzation, TINT 1t wns thought there
must bc Home denial Of sovereign grace in the
with tho cry Of " "horesy.", But the Ohuroh know
1tr. George Dufleld, of Carlisle, afterwards
tho woll-lnown and able defender Of tho orsho.
| dOx fifth, for muny YGafh TUG Wtu0y-eaLoGnle0
| pastor OF tho First Presbyterian Church in De-
trot. was, IN 1889, tried aud convicted for her
oHy, having written aomolhiug. about rogen-
| eration Tint had not been written
| before. Tho Church knew her own.
| Albert Barnes, young man wlogo services
vera desired in Philadelphia, veuturcd to preach
q Sermon on . The Way OF Salvation" in terms
| not thon but aiuce, quito familiar, and, thero-
after, to make some anllotatlonB Oh pauls
| Eplste to tho Romans, which wefo not agreeable
to the theological d1otora. For tvo years he was
denounced, Investigated, arlaignei III l'rosbytcry
and Assembly, and acquitted, need not tell
| YOU who Mr.. Barnes was. IAe Church know
| Aer own.
About tho same time theoloRical Professor
| In Uuciuuutt, by the n1no Of Hoeohor, ~ wat
charged with holding aud toaching pologlan ant
Armiuian doctrines in respect 10 Fros Agency
accountability, Original Sin, Total Dopgavey
| Regeneration, aud Chrlstlan Character, coutrar,
| to tho Confession mud the Word OF Cod" and nj
| Il this were not enough, Ao was accused Of " ths
ain OF hypocrisy" Or "dissImulAtion in important
| religious matters" because he said Le VIVA not {
hereto. What shalt Say Of Dr.. Lyman Deooh
81 (the father Of all tho laeollors), the blaza o
whose career has not yot faded away2 Ths
Church, like tho gEoat Shepherd, knows he
own.
"0od was III Christ reconoiling tho world unto
himself, not imputing their trespagses untt
them" That ia tho best denomination whicl
eounds out this great meaaage most clearly. Ant
| he IL most loyal thereto who Ia uoat falthful
, 1874-03-30

Tho New York World has figured up tho
weight OF lady'a toilet, from her hair to her
shoes, and the Num total 10 eleven. pounds thlr-
teen OUNCES anl eight draohms.
, 1874-03-30


Tho Church life Is the church doctrine, BY = law
understood in all ttmoa, from Moses and Lyour'
Tire ilca Of q truo Church 1,olpa to m ilhtcr-
stumbling OF this mnttor. It's first idoa is tho ab-
soluto authority Of tho Bible, authority ovor tts
Wlllton crcod aH we'll rs pvor thing else.
rian Church, roals, /" Contrary to Confession Of
Faith and tho Word Of God" II the I" Form Of
Government" ns we'll as in tue Confession. 1t 10
declared: "Tle Holy serintrroe y Ja arc tne only
tends to unity Will MI believers. Tho sin Of
schig9m is offsot by tho sin Of affirming or
requiring things which unronsonably In
cIto to schism. Tho prayer Of the
n ss saa!S' y ap g. in os sp t'2ss 2sss o shatss ao
walls. Tho 18th chapter OF I. Corinthians rep
resents church 1ninfstorod by mon Of oil sorts
Of gifts, md Wanting all sortH Of gifta but ono.
Tho thlsd idea Of tho Church ta that OF adapt
moot all orlors OF miud. tho hoatlon, the ra-
tionatlst, the trauaconlotallat, tho sciontist, aa
vol as tho docilo child IL tho family Of the
saints.
But our book ts'ses care OF itsolt. 1t is made
f5rm fn q Of sN' sy1eo. lssoo ono Iyse part sontas 5
somewhat minute cobmogohy curront 900 yoars
ago. perhaps true, and .porhapa not true; quito
speculation OH natural and rovoaed religion III
relato&l to each othor; certain rules which for
bid you, rs Biblical scholar, to question the
gol,utnonosB Of tho 10Th chapter Of Joslun or
tlle well-known Interpolation of tho famous pms
sngo iu tho Epintle of Jol,u; rather gratuitous
and possibly defective Interpretation Of tho mo-
tives and dosignB Of God In His administration
of the world; md a not altogether pleasant
description of tho outlook from tho point Of
otornity whore tho deoroes wero made; somo
rather. .pcrplo1iug metaphysics on docreoa and
touching various doctrlncs Of tile doHpel. But
this oostnogouy and tho rest which have rcoitcd
or alluded to do not constitute Presbyterian
ism. Ono might receive them ali, aud
not bo q Presbyterian. Ono might doubt
somo Of thom, aud havo docilod preference
to cxprcBs bis opinion In aome other LAM
guago, aud yet bo asound, stauncI Presbyterian.
h ss esson saa ng in Tho so SGnsned
pact, and glorious system oi Christian doctrine ;
asystem written on icld aud forest, in tho bowela
clear beyond misunderstanding IN tho New Tes-
lament. It is not tho yesturo OF WoBtministar
d,yjucs which no nut on, but wo appropriate tho
truth under the yeHture as old ns Christ, as old
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05
TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

Our correspondents have our thanks for
the liberality with which they supply inter-
esting original communications upon various
matters connected with farming and domes-
tic economy. One man, or dozen men,
could not present the amount Of interesting
facts and ideas that arc required to make
up good newspaper. We hope our
friends in all parts Of the state will contin-
ue to send us articles of interest. Items of
news should be sent so as to reach us as
early as Tuesday evening or Wednesday
morning if possible. Other communication
such as go upon the first or fourth pages,
are put in type Friday or Saturday preced-
ing publication, and should reach us by
Thursdays mail, if not before, to give time
for their examination and preparation. The
ladies are making good use Of their column
we have several articles laid over for want
of space which will appear soon, and we
should be glad to be obliged to accord them
two columns instead Of one, which we doubt
not will ere long be the case. Condensc
everything into the least possible space
compatible with clear enunciation Of the
ideas you wish to convey, taking especial
pains to lorite plainly, especially figures aud
proper names, writing only on one side Of
the sheet, and you will receive the thanks of
the editor, the compOsitor, the proof reader,
and the subscribers.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05
OLEOMARGARINE.

Many Of our exchanges are crying out
against allowing this compound to be placed
on the market under the name Of butter, or
to be used TO adulterate butter. The Nelc
York Tribune calls for legislation on the
subject. During the seige Of Paris by the
Prussians an ingenious Frenchman, utilizing
process already in existence for the manu-
facture of stearine from animal fats, hit up
on the idea of substituting the refuse oil or
oleine and margarine of the fat for butter.
Under the unfortunate circumstances, the
Parisians-who are not squeamish at the
best Of times in regard to what they eat so
that it be pretty we'll disguised-gladly ac-
cepted the substitute, and the "oleomarga-
rine" became regular article of production
and consumption. The process has been
patented in America and the manufacture
commenced, and so long as it is honestly
conducted and the product honestly market
ed it will no doubt prove a profitable busi-
hSeoi 40 ~ 10 BAObOuhNSN W w bSheNA AOA
eating than a poor quality Of butter, cOnsid-
cradle quantities of which are consumed by
the poorer classes in the cities. But any
attempt to palm it of as butter, or to adul-
terate genuine butter with it, must result
prejudicially to those engaged in the bust
mes, as it will bring the article into disre-
pute.
Butter makers who make 6rst.class ar
ticle have no reason to fear from COMPETE
ton with oeomargarine, and those who
make an inferior article need something
like this to compel them to either bring their
product up to n higher standard or leave
the field. Consumers may be injured
by fraud in the marketing of the suet but
ter but we cannot sec why those dairymen
who make a good article need to feel any
fears from it.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Miss Helen Dickens, daughter of the late
Charles Dickens, has won the approval of
English critics by novel entitled 1.-THE
Mill-Whccl,"
Medical students are warned not 10 ask n
certain Western minister to preach for them.
lilo has his text ready-"ln his diseases Asa
sought not TO the Lord, but TO the physicians.
And Asa slept with his fathers"
The New York car drivers, it appears, can
keep ut work and strike at the same time.
They do the striking with car hooks on the
Italian street cleaners rs they pass them.
This is alleged TO DO Irregular thing" too.
A Western exchange says, The gift chro-
mo business has reached its sublimost alti-
tude in Washington County. An enterpris-
ing clergyman offers mn elegant chrome to
every person who shall not miss one of his
sermons for year.
Are there not now thousands of mothers
and children in the United States who abso-
lntely suffer for the want Of nourishing food,
because the father spends his hard earnings
for whisky and beer, made out Of grain that
would give them the needed succour and
comfort
Those Californians arc a progressive and
whole-souled set Of people. They not only
are ready for the cremation dogma, but offer
all their stock of Cinnamon for purposes OF
experiment In other words, they say "Gei
your furnace ready, gentlemen, aud We will
see that the bodies are on hand"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05

L remember a month or two Of summer,
once upon time, spent at farmhouse in
Vermont, where Dickens "Pckwick Pa.
pers" were read aloud at the dnner.table.
Ut was IN "haying," too 80 that know
these things can be done in farin-houses at
any time, and nobody come to grief) The
reading began when the table was being
cleared for dessert, and continued for an
hour or two. l remember well the enthusi-
astic laughter with which Mr. Pickwick's
ridiculous adventures and Sam Weller's
droileries were greeted. l do not believe
that inimitable book was ever more thor
oughly appreciated or enjoyed. | had tried
TO read the work once by myself, and had
found il SO stupid that L laid it aside but
in this sympathetic audience, with capital
reader, who entered spirtedly into all the
scenes, the whole thing came to me in a new
light. l remember that after-dinner hour
now as the pleasantest and most social part
of very pleasant summer, and do not
think that any one Of the circle regrets that
he had that restful chat with Dickens, that
genial laughing.time with his friends, in
stead Of another hour, each day, in the hay.
6eld.--Cor. Er.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05
No Premiums to Agricultural Immi-
grants.

Of course we need skilled agricultural la
Dor. OF course we need aud can give en-
ployment to skilled labor OF any sort provid-
ed the financial and tariff policy of the gov
eminent is made stable and abiding. But
it will not pay us to offer premiums to immi-
grants TO induce them TO come TO our shores
we mean money inducements, beyond those
which the government grants to all men
to become citizens, with right Of suffrage,
a chance to acquire homesteads and become
land owners, office holders and sovereigns.
If these are not sufficient inducements, We
say lot those who will not come otherwise
stay at home. True, it is better for US to
feed workingmen who earn their own living
here than in England, Germany, or else
where on the other side Of the Atlantic. 1t
saves so much transportation and keeps the
money expended for food at home. But
we have no sympathy with the class Of peo.
pie who would have US bid against Canada
In the effort to secure English farm labOrers.
III Canada needs them more than we do and
can retain them after she has paid portion
Of their passage money in order to get them,
let her have them. Tho United States has
no need to indulge in such nonsense to get
all the foreign population she can take care
of and that will be profitable to her.--Ra-
raj Nel0 Yorker.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05
ENFORCING THE LAW.

In speaking Of the seizures Of liquor in
Rutland the Globe ulludes to the fact Of the
sellers splitting their liquor themselves to
prevent it from falling into the hands
Of the officers aud Of the "dexterous man.
agement" Of the latter in obtaining some on
one occasion before it was spilled, as report.
ed by the Herald, as follows
We believe the taxpayers OF Vermont, be
they temperance men or not, will thank
every lquor-seler who spills his own LIQUOR
on the approach of the officers, because Il
saves some eight or ten dollars to tho state
in every instance. II that tumbler of liquor
was legally seized. the cost of its seizure
condemnation and destruction will be the
same to the Taxpayers of Vermont as if u
barrel of rum had boon taken. If nothing
Is seized, we are informed by some of the
officers such is tho law-no fees are
received and, consequently, no expense made
TO the state.
We believe the taxpayers Of Vermont,
the majority of whom are almost if not
quite persuaded that prohibition is wise,
will not stop to count the cost to the state in
these liquor seizures if only the officers will
continue their persistent, patient, repeated
visits to the places where liquor is sold, aud
seize all the liquor possible. The dealers
are trying to wear out the patience of the
officers by keeping only small quantity on
hand and emptying it into the sink on the
slightest alarm, but if the latter keep up
their regular raids the business will grow
more and more Improbable, and the traffic
be killed. We only wish the officers Of the
law all over the state might evince the same
zeal in the execution of the statute that
they have done in Rutland six months
would suffice to convince all that a prohib-
itory law well enforced is what we want.
The reduction in the cost of running our
jails and courts would amply repay all the
cost of prosecutions, and pretty heavy in
tercst beside.
There is yearly increasing disposition on
the part of the people to see that the liquor
laws are enforced. Many have shrank from
using their influence for the enforcement Of
the law on account of the odium attached to
the name iatormer, but that is wearing away
People are beginning to see that the sin Of
the informer in cases Of violation Of the
liquor law is similar to that of one who in
forms colony of settlers of the approach
of Indians on the war path-it is an act
done for the public good. And it is done,
too, with the knowledge that it will provoke
hostility and perhaps personal violencc-as
has been the case somctimes-against the
person. lie who takes measures to bring
the vengeance Of the law upon this class of
offenders does not thereby in the least COM
promise his dignity or honor, and we are
glad to see the day when it was considered
that he did so recedng into the past and a
better and purer standard of public morals
coming into vogue.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05

Why cannot we have a good honest fer
tilizer from an honest man or company
Why is it that ninc.tenths of the fertilizers
with high sounding names and most wonder
full recommendations prove inferior to good
dung from well fed cows, oxen, or horses ?
Is it necessary that one who pretends to
sell pure bone should be obliged to put it
through sugar refinery previous to making
it into fertilizer, or to have a large sand
bank near his factory fast disappearing, and
the large stones and coarse parts remainin G
near by2
The spirit of adulteration seems to be too
prevalent at this age, and the idea that ga
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"
seems to prevail with manufacturers of fer
tilzers as with most other persons.
have used several kinds-most of them
to my sorrow-but it does seem to me that
any man or company las am aware it takes
large capital to do it rightl who should
make good fertilizer and continue to keep
it up to the standard and get the confidence
Of the community, ought to be able to retire
a millionaire in ten years. Are they too
eager to make fortune at once and thereby
fail in doing what they ought to Cor
Massachusetts Pl01LQhman
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05

The man who breaks stone on the high
ways is entitled to ms much respect as the
architect who plans and builds q cathedral,
but he ought moi to expect ibo same pay.
The same sewing machines which are
sold in this country for $50. 500, $40, $50,
and 800, arc sent abroad and sold in En-
land and Germany ut from S25 TO S35
This serves TO show tho profits paid to the
holders Of the patents, and since they have
no just claim against tho people for contin-
uance Of their monopoly, we hope 10 see il
abolished ut the earliest possible period.
1t is astonishing how many farmers buy
patent rights" with the idea that they can
make thousands and thousands of dollars.
Tho way II comes about is this One man
in county will have realized considerable
from patent rights, and that will DO sufficient
to induce others TO attempt the same thing.
Then 1t is only necessary for some stranger
with nm oily tongue and n trillng invention
to come along, and they arc ready to take
The bait, some oven borrowing money and
mortgaging the farms, sure of winning it all
back. That farmers, having common sense
and knowing by hard experience how dol
lars are won, should be deluded in this way
is great mystery, and it is to be confessed
that they are only half made.
Judge Peck is ut present the Second As
sistant Justice in the Supreme Court. He is
pure and very able man, and is respected
by nil who know him. Aside from his gen.
eral good qualities and fitness TO fill the Gov
ernor's chair, two things will especially COM
mend him ut the present time. lie is an
honest farmer, and that gives him favor with
the grangers. He is also II str ong prohibit
ZIONIST and that will make him popular with
the temperance people. 1t was he who, in
charging the Grand Jury of Washington
County last September, said that the law
against selling intoxicating liquors was to
be observed us much ms any other law, and
that it was the duty of the jury to find out
infringements of it rs much rs of any other
upon the statute books.-COr. Boston Jour
nal
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05
.V'eiU York Market.

L.
Flour. Market heavy and Toe lower.
Western and state 1926 to ego; white
wheat Western extra go to I; good extra
Ohio Cos to 1856; extra st. Louis @. 10 to IL
Southern 6.l5 TO IL, closing dull. Wheat
Market heavy and to &c lower, with very
moderate demand. Sl.45 to LAG for No. .
Chicago; Lao to Ian for No. Q Northwest;
AS TO l.48I for No. 2 Milwaukee; 40 to
$50 for ungraded Iowa and Minnesota
spring; l.50 to l.5l for No. spring; l.5l
for No. Sheboygan; l.56 to l.s5 for winter
red and amber Western; l.00 for white
OHIO; LIS Tor white Minnesota. Corn.
Market opened rather more steady and
closed dull and heavy. 70 to size for new
and old Western mixed and yellow, closing
Mt 70 to soc for common to prime. Oats
scarce and iirmer. 81 to 90 for mixed West
ern; 81 to 66c for white Western. Coffee
dull Rio l64 to l0c. Sugar firm ut &c adj
vance. II to SC for fair TO good refining; SIC
for prime; II to 7lc for molasses; u to &c
for fair to good AIuscOyado. Petroleum dull.
Crude sic; refined, on the spot, 1870. Tai
low active ut SC. Pork dull. New mess
Sl7.00; prime mess ut 1880. Lard firm.
100 tierces prime steam ut III 1850. But
ter unchanged.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cattle. Beoves &c higher and strong poor
to medium 81 to l0ac; medium to fair l03 to
lllc fair TO good ia to ll}c; good to prime
Iii to Ice; prime to choice IL to l2ac; extra
l2a to 1870. Sheep and Lambs. Sheep lc
lower; clipped Al 10 61c; wooded O. TO &c I;
lambs u triilo higher ut 81 to l24c. Hogs.
Live nominal and steady; dressed shade
lower at "a to 7lc.