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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
Dor the VERMONT FARMER.
Our Pennsylvania Letter.

In my last tod you something about a
mining village. Now | propose to speak Of
the mines themselves.
There are two kinds of mines one is
called slopes, and is where the entrance
is made by tunnel into the side of hill.
Tho other is where tho entrance is made
by perpendicular shaft, which goes down,
down, to the bowels Of the earth. All the
mines at Lansford aud Summit Hill--nine
miles from here--are solpes, the tunnels
going into the mountain side. The cars used
are regular coal cars such are used on the
railroads, and hold five or six tons eaqb, and
mule teams are constantly passing ia and
out with trains Of these cars.
When the company wish to open up a
new place, a trial slope is excavatod at their
expense. Fhis is simply tunnel into the
mountain, with openings Upward for vontila.
ton, engines and pumps to pump out the
water which is continually gathering, etc.
Aud wherever these engines arc placed in.
side there has to be an opening also for the
escape Of the steam and smoke, the draft ia
which is kept up by great revolving fan
placed in the opening at the top and driven
by steam power. ..t.
The slope having been opened, the miners
commence their work. They work by the
ton. Sometimes they may dig for months
before they strike vein of coal. All THU
time tho miner 10 on expense and draws nc
pay. One, or at the most, two men work ia
place. The place where the miner Is al
work is called breast, and Of course he has
a right to it, having worked it at his own
expense. lie employs assistants at S2.l5
per day. When he strikhs vein Of coal
he digs it and the laborers shovel it into the
cars, He is paid so much per ton, qnd gen
orally averages from $50 to $3.50 per mouth
When he strikes the vein he commences a.
the bottom and works his way in under, per.
haps aftY or hundred yards, undermining
the mass Of coal which is sbOys him. BY
aud by there is "fallP Of coal, He has
worked under and dug the bottom out until
the mass above has become lOOsened and nov
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

the sooner the better, 10 every ration on the
earth. .lIt
On the school question il seems to rs that
no man with his eyes open as to what Is
going on in the large cities, and in some OF
the states, can doubt that the Roman Cath
Ollie priests are aiming to secure a share Of
the public money Tor sectarian education.
AT lirst they protested against Bible reading
in our public schools, and now they demand
their share of the public money for the sup.
port Of their own Catholic schools. Tho
demand was made directly to the school
committee in New York, and has been made
also in other cities. And our most reliable
city dailies have assured us that the contest
in Ohio involves this same question, the issue
being made to secure political advantage.
We believe, with our correspondent, IN fair
play, and in claws iavoring neither ono de.
nomination nor the other" and for this very
reason we have spoken frankly and boldly
on this question.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


Miss Louise Alcott, it is said, has made
100000 from her books.
The state of Massachusetts, is in debt if
teen millions dollars on account ofthe Hoosac
tunnel, and is now adding to this debt a
million dollars year on the same account.
All King, the .much,married "heathen
Chinee," arrested some time ago, at Rutland,
for bigamy, has been sentenced to two years
imprisonment in the Auburn state prison.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
At two o'clock on the morning of Sept
"A, a dwelling house of Mrs l.. A. Russell,
occupied by Joseph Frye, was discovered on
FIRE. The fremen were promptly on the
spot and it was extinguished, though not till
the roof was entirely destroyed. The origin
of the fire is supposed to have been the burn
ing out of the chimney. Not insured. This
afforded the FIRST opportunity for testing the
new fire engine. This was at LittletOn.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
How Mike Finch Rode the Bull.


One of the most laughable stories, Of u
bovine kind, that has ever tickled the ribs
Of "the only animal that laughs" is the one
in which Mike Finch describes his ride IN
the "natural state, on Deacon Smiths Tarus.
We defy cynic, in fashionable trousers to
read it and not burst button or two of Of the
places to which the suspenders are hitched
it is simply enormous"
Mike took notion to go in swimming aud
he had just got his clothes off, when he saw
Deacon Smiths bull making at him. The
bull was a vicious animal, had come near
killing two or three persons, consequently
Mike felt rather 'jubus." He didn't want
to call for he was naked, aud the nearest
place from whence assistance could arrive
was the meeting house, which was at the
time filled with worshippers, among whom
was the "ga Nike was paying his devours
to-" SO he lodged the bull as the animal
came at him, aud managed to catch him by
the tail He was dragged round till nearly
dead, and when he thought he could no
longer hold out he made up his mind he had
better "holler" and now we will let him tell
his own story;
80, looking at the matter 10 all its bear
ings, cum to the conclusion that I'D better
let some one know whar | was. SO / gin
yell, louder than locomotive whistle, and
It wasn't long before l seed the doacou's
two dogs coming down like as if they war
seeing which could get tharo iust. know'd
who they were arter-they'd jine the bull
ag'in' me. so, seq |, 'old brinde as ridin'
is as cheap as walkin' on this route, if you've
no objections, I'll Jist take deck passage
on that back o. yourn' So warn't very
long Citing astTide Of him, Then if you'd
been thar, you'd have sworn thar warnt
nothing human in that ar mix, the sile Jew
so oriully, as the critter and | rolled round
the feld--ono dog on one side, and one on
tho other, trying TO clinch my feet. | prayed
and oussod, and cussed and prayed until |
couldn't toll which did at last--and neither
warn't Of no use they were 50 orfully mixed
up. L-a ..a ~ a'.
swell, reckon rid about half an hour
this way, when old brindle tho't it was time
to stop to take in a supply Of wind and cool
of little So when we got round to tree
that stood thar he naturally halted, so SEE L,
'old boy, you'll lose Que passenger sartin.
So jist clum up branch, kalkerlating to
roost till starved afore I'd be rid round
that ar way any longer | war a making
tracks for the top Of the tree, when heard
ppthin' maxim an oriull buEzin over head.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

Mr. Moody, the great revivalist, whose
simple and earnest lay preaching has moved
all Europe, has, since his return, preached at
Mortified, Mass, to an immense congrega-
ton in the open air and elsewhere. One
sermon has been reported aud has fallen into
the hands of the New York Sun, and like
everything else mortal or immortal, human
or divine, that comes into the light Of that
luminary, it must take a scorching. The
sermon is denounced as mere "twaddle;" its
argument is "Aimsy :" its exhortation "tur-
gid !" its appeals fluffy" and some Of the
decorative stories given in the the way Of
illustration, are "altogther too fiat and fee
ble." The Sun warns Mr. Moody against
preaching such sermons in New York. Well
now, if we lived in the days Of Roman
mythology, we shouldbe compelled to classthe
editor of the Sun among the Immortal gods"
In point of knowledge he seems Ito himself J
to know more than they could claim aud it
seems to be his special mission among NOR
tails, to judge and execute man. Who
escapes his condemnation And who is not
slain, if his piercing shafts take effectP Did
any reader of the Sun ever fnd paragraph
of commentator in that paper for any great
and good MANI Moody and Saukey will
have to take it, every day, after they COM
mence their work in good earnest, and still
the Sun will have space for fling at
Beecher and Grant in every issue. This
croaking seems to have become chronic with
the Sun. We hope the editor aforesaid, will
attend Mr. Moody's meetings when he comes
to New York, and learn, at least, what is
the true spirit of that gospel which he
breaches. Can mere "twaddle" produce
such results?
p. s. The issue of the Sun September
23d) has leading editorial headed "The
Sun True Religious Journal" in which it
claims the confidence Of the religious CON-
munity.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

legal tender act as unwaErantod by tho con-
stitutioD, when Mr. Chase consulted him in
regard to the measure, He 10 now opposed
to paper currency and inaation, and believes
if the inaationists carry the measure, it will
result in bankruptcy and bring disgrace upon
the country. Gen Dix says 1.-THE class OF
infationists are made up Of professional poll
tiCians, morcenary manufacturers, crude
theorists, ignorant people who cannot master
the imitation policies, and the dishonest por.
ton of the debtor interest Of the country"
His letter closes with the following impress
sive words
IL the laboriug classes, and all others
which are paid specific wages, would consider
that for every 50 they get in deprecated
paper which the legal tender act compels
them to take from their employers, they
only receive S4.25, they would comprehend
the extent to which, the act defrauds them.
If they would consider further that, in case
the paper circulation were increased SO as to
make it worth only Fifty per cent in specie
and that they would get no more than $3.50
for every S5.paid them, they would under.
stand how deep an interest they have in the
resumption of specie payment.
Our prosperity and our good faith are moi
alone concerned in the settlement Of thh
question. 1t involves our reputation before
the civilized world and the judgment of al
countries in regard to it is so we'll established
that the false step which the in Hatonists arr
urging us to take would be far more likely
to be ascribed to want Of integrity than Il
a want Of knowledge.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

| kinder looked up, aud if thar wasn't-well.
thar's no use a swearin'-but il war the bio.
gest hornets nest ever bih You'll Gin in
now | reckon, Mike, cause there's no help
for you. But 40 iden struck me then that
stood heap better chance ridiu' the bull
than whar was. SEE 1, old fellar if you'll
hold on I'll ride TO the next station anyhow,
let that be whar il will.
80 | jist dropped aboard him agin, and
looked alolt to SEQ what | had gained by
changin' quarters, and, gentlemen, I'm liar,
If thar warn't nigh half bushel of the
stingiu' varmints ready to peich upon me
when the word go was gin. Well | reckon
they got it, for all hands started for our
company Some Of EN- hit the dogs-about
a quarter struck me, and the rest charged
Oh brindlc.
This time the dogs led of fust, dead bent
for the old deaeon's, aud rs soon as old brin-
die and | could get under way wo followed,
and as | was only deck passenger, had
nothing to do with steerin' the craft il
had, we shouldn't have run the channel
anyhow. But, as | said before, the dogs
took the lead--brindle and next, and the
hornets drekly arter. The dogs yelpin'-
brindle hollerin', aud the hornets buzzin' and
stingin'
"Well, We had got about two hundred yards
from the house, aud the deacon heard us,
AMI cum out l seed him hold up his hands
aud turn white. reckon he was prayin
then, for he didn't expect to be called for SC
soon, and 1t wasn't long neither aiore the
whole congregation men, women aud children
cum out aud then all hands went to yelin'.
None Of EN- had the first notion that brindlC
and belonged to this world. Just turned
my head aud'passed the whole congregation
seed the run would be up soou, for the
bIindle couldn't turn an inch from fenc,
that stood dead ahead. Well, VIC reached
that fence, and | went ashore, over the
critters head, landin' on the other side anC
lay there stunned.
al wasn't long afore some Of them as was
not scared, cum runnn' to see whar | war
for all hands kalkerlated that the bull and
belonged together. But when brndle walkeC
of by himself, they seed how it war, aud on,
Of 'em said
r. "Mike Finch has got the scrummago ono
in his liier .uu"I
"Gentlemeu, from that day dropped tn
counting bizness, and never spoke to ga
since, and when my hunt is done up upo
this yearth there won't be any more Finche
and it's all OWN to Deacon Smiths brindl
bull. 3. Erl ...
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
The Science of Wealth, No. 8.

Why do men enter so largely into the
business of exchange? There must be gain
in the process, and what is that gain? The
law Of exchange is based upon the diversity
of human talent, adapting different classes
of men to different pursuits. One man has
physical strength, another ingenuity, a third
skill and fourth a genius for traffic
This diversity Of gifts creates diversity OF
employments and makes universal exchange
law of society. The products Of human
labor cannot be created by one man, nor by
one class of men, but they can be by all
classes. And when created they become
objects of personal desires, and interest
drives men to exchange until their desires are
all gratifed.
And another question arises. Why can
men work to better advantage for others than
for themselves2 Because, as we have init
mated, one class have peculiar gift for one
kind of work and because the same man can
accomplish much more by directing his
efforts to single department.
One man is n natural farmer, another a
mechanic, the third teacher and the fourth
has special adaptation to professional life.
Each will do better in his own department
than his neighbor could do. And besides,
by devoting his energies to q single pursuit,
he produces much more that could be pro-
duced without such division of labor.
The man who undertakes to build his own
house, cultivate his own farm, make his
own shoes, coat and hat, take care Of his
own sick and teach his own children, would
utterly fail in everything. But by allowing
each avoeation and profession to occupy
the indiviual attention of those who have
taste and skill for their work, much more
and more perfectly is that work accomplished.
The shoemaker has much more skill in max
ing shoes and the tailor in making coats,
than either would have in the other employ
meut. And hence it is more profitable for
both that each devote himself to his own
employment. Aud as the tailor has made
more coats than he can wear, the shoe
maker more shoes, and the halter more hats
and as each must have the Sc articles for his
own use. there is a strong desire to exchange
and great advantage is gained TO all parties
by this division Of labor aud professional
skill.
All exchange, therefore, depends upon thu
difference of relative advantage. Enlight
ened freedom alone gives full scope to inven
ton, and developcs productive power in the
various avoestiOns of life. Under free
government, therefore. production and OK
change are the most abundant, active aud
remunerative. EU
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

Miles, the Barre burglar, was walked into
the Montpelier Jail, last week. The officers
had smart tussle to get him out of New
York city. When once fairly in their pos
session, he was hastily driven thirty miles,
into Connecticut, 50 as to be out of reach
before new writ could be served to stave
off his being taken to Vermont. He was
quite "lion" as he walked through the
streets Of Montpelier from the Wells River
depot to the Jail, with one wrist manacled /;
the other end of the chain fastened to the
officers wrist.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
A Dangerous swindler.

A man Is or has been travelling in YER
mont representing himself TO be noted
Quaker physician of Philadelphia. lie car.
RIGS glass tube with bulb on each end,
which is partly filed with a redIluid, and is
so constructed that when they Wne,taken
hold Of with the hands, the ~ Lh
the hands npart to the instrument caises
tho fluid to move from one bulb to the other,
passing through the tube that connects them.
lie requests the patient 10 hold Que bulb
in the hand, and he holds the other; soon
the red fluid moves through the tube into
the bulb which he holds in his hand. lie
claims to tell just what disease the patient
has by the action Of this instrument and has
sometimes told the patient that the red fluid
which they could see moving through the
tube was their blood, but he would have the
kindness to put il all back again into their
system by placing the bulb which he held
upon the patients heart
lie is a portly, good looking man, about
forty years old, and is about as keen q
sharper as ever found his way into the rural
parts lie drives a good horse aud covered
buggy. After examining patient and tell
ing all the aches that the human family is
heir to, he will warrant a curc--yes, will
forfeit one thousand dollars it he fails, If the
patient will pay him the paltry sum Of ff-
teen dollars for his medicine. If he cannot
get fifteen he will take ten, or even Eve dol
lars but the money must come--no trust
His medicine he tells them they must have
or they will be struck with apoplexy OF
some other direful disease. After receiving
the groenbacks he gives them medicine
which will set them all right in a short time
He was travelling in Audover on the elev
enth of September aud on that day haC
picked the pockets of the poor honest P eopl'
Of the place to the amount Of nearly sew entl
| dollars
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
The Bishop VS.. The Queen.

As our readers know, Mr. Gladstone the
great English statesman, has written two
pamphlets to show that the doctrines of the
Roman Catholic church are antagOnistic to
the principles of free government, and that
those citizens who embrace the Catholic faith
and are loyal to the pope, cannot be loyal to
the civil government. Hence, he maintained
that conflict between church snd state is,
at any time, liable to occur. Some good
people have thought Mr. Gladstone unneces-
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

A COW burned Chicago few years ago.
and now hen in Dunbarton, N. H., has
burned a $4,000 barn. In flying from her
nest she upset kerosene lantern on the barn
floor and at once the flames had possession
of the premises Moral l. Never burn
kerosene in barn lamps. 2 Never tolerate
kicking cows or flying hens about your barn.
The gentle COW and sitting hen are safer and
better.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

The teachers institute for Windsor county
was holden at Norwich on Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week, under the direction
of Hon Il. Conant, superintendent of educa-
ton, assisted by Prof Leavenworth Of the
State Normal school at Randolph, Prof Or
cult of Tilden Seminary, and others; for
Essex county the institute was holden at
West Concord on Friday and Saturday.
Mr. COnant has arranged to visit each town
in that county Immediately after the insti-
tute
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

We imagine correspondent expresses q
very prevalent feeling when he says in re-
gard to fair in his county
"The general attendance was quite small,
which is not to be wondered at as the peo-
pie ore getting sick of the way these fairs
are managed. Three-quarters of the money
goes directly to the horse interest. The far
mers do the work, hold the society together,
and get all the curses when the fairs are
actually run by few lawyers and horse
men. How long will these things continue p
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

The corn crop is abundant this year, as
by last report of department of agriculture.
The state averages are Maine, lO5 New
Hampshire, 100; Vermont, SO; Massachu-
sets, 100; Connecticut, 1885, New York,
80; New Jersey, Ill; Pennsylvania, lOS
Delaware, 100; Maryland, 1O6; Virginia,
ll2; North Carolina, lO4; South Carolina,
ST. Georgia, 80; Florida, So; Alabama,
III; Mississippi, ll6; Louisiana, So
Texas, SO Arkansas, 1903 Tennessee, ia
West Virginia, l07 +; Kentucky, 1903; Ohio,
81 Michigan, l0li Indiana. SO; Illinois,
95; Wisconsin, 60; Minnesota, 70 Iowa,
90 Missouri, Ill Kansas, 1903; Nebraska,
80; California, 50, and Oregon, 100.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

Farmers should CLEAN faithfully in their
fields, after the reaper. In OrevilIe, CAL,
a flock Of sheep were turned into a field of
wheat, after the harvest, and in the morning,
over one hundred had died from eating wheat
and drinking water. The wheat swelled so
much that it actually tore their stomaChs in
pieces.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

The Portland & Ogdensburg railroad has
to encounter two injuuctiOns and two lawsuits
in their efforts to build their road through
Whitefed and Dalton, N. II. Their charter
allows them to build through Bethlehem and
Littleton only.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01


DoDGE VS. DUDLEY.-Among the cases in
the Washington county court at Montpelier,
the one which has excited the greatest in.
terest is that of Dodge VS. Dudley. 1t is an
action for damages sustained by plaintiffs
wife at the county fair last fall Defend
ant was one of the marshalls, and found the
team with plaintiffs wife on the track, when
the word came for the track to be cleared
for trot In doing this, the team was run
off at one side and up bauk by defendant,
causing plaintiffs wife to be tipped out,
sustaining injuries, for the recovery for
which salt is brought The defendant
claims that in this matter he did only what
the duties Of his position made it incumbrant
upon him to do. The jury was called on
thecase Thursday afternoon, and the trial
lasted through Friday, Saturday and was
given to the jury at noon on Tuesday. AZ
ter aborng for verdict Il few hours, they
came in for Instructions by the court. Get
ting this, they went out aud came in again
about six p. M, and declared a disagree.
ment. Again they were sent out, where
they laborel till half.past two o'clock the
next morning, when a verdict was sealed for
$500 damages for plaintiff.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

The democrats of Massachusetts have also
nailed hard money plank to their platform,
and re-nomiuated Mr. Castor. They also
cling to the license law enacted last year.
But Gov Allen of Ohio wants to see our
gold bonds paid in greenbacks So he says.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

Augustus Young of Waterbury says he
has lost by the hands of robbers, $3.50, and
offers $3.50 for the scamps who robbed him
But those best informed don't believe Young
has lost any money, or that he ever had half
as much in his life.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01
Fairs this Fall.

Washington County, East Montpelier, September %
and October |.
Springfield, town, Springfield, October and 2.
Orange County, Bradford, October 81.
Rochester, Town, October and G.
Union, Tunbndgo, October l3and IL,
Wilmington Town October ..
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

Mr. Cummings of Grafton, N. H., refused
on Saturday, to appear against Frank San
born, who stole his watch and twenty dollars.
That is "heaping Goals of FIRE on the culPrits
head"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-01

a Detroit old bachelor all at once decided
that ait is not good for man to live alone"
He went over to Baker street, where lived a
widow, and said to her, all give you just
three minutes to answer-wil you be my
wife 2" eyes," she said in three seconds