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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

lIARvEs rING-ANTS 1t has been a fash
ION among natrlrtll>tS to set down rs pur,
invention the accounts by classical writer.
of The accumulation Of cereals by ants f,r
winter consumption. and to assume ,ba
tn Ri lical injunction to study tn.
WAYS of her " who having no oui %
ovcrsecr. or ruler provideth her meat il,
the summer. and G;therrth her food in IN.
harvest" was u figure drawn from care.
ISIS observation; that ants being clrnivor.
ou insect, would not eat dry, h lrd rrain
of wheat or barley, the idea thlt the
wou do So having risen from mst,kin
I'll" whiti>h cocoon~ which nclose the ~,
Pc for Grains of wheat, to which they bra
II r'-~emblanre. Bat Mr. Trahrrn, Moo.
rIdg" has recently. by careful obscrv ,tinr
IN he south of Europe, confirmed in man
ot their mlnuteSt dttI Is tie accounts riv.
en- by ancient VIII r, as hDwn III t, il
tr"t,IHT these accounts with contcmp
l. the modern authors who have been ruij
~ at forming laStv conclusions from in
Sufficient data. The ants were describe,
~ ascending the stalks of cereals anc
gntwInL of the gr Tins, while others b..
low detached the seed from the chatf an
clrrIe 1t home; rs gntwiug of tile III licl.
10 prevent termination. and Spreadn.
their stores in the sun to dry them aft =
wei we Ither- These statements NJ,
Mp|-riiTe has verified, >uppIementinu
tn~m by discovering the gr;,nrres j..
which they are stored, sometime, exc,vt
tel in solid rock II" his seen them col
l'ctn scotland has trace seed TO the gran
;r1'>; lie In, seen them bring ont tn,
grams 10 dry after rain. and nibble of
the rl'ilcle from those which are rrrmn
atlng; lastly. he has seen them feed on IN
seeds 50 collected \ curious point i,
that the collections of seeds, tl;hour
stored IN damp stu .tions, very r,relv yer
mlnlt"; Vet nothing has been done to d e..
prive them of vitality, for. on being sown
they grow vigorously. Their depre,H,-
dttIonS ire of such extent is must calls
s''rlpIS loss 10 cultIvitors g Il. Lt{utd
n RPu'u S:.care Monthly far July.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
agricultural.

KEELING APPLES FOR DAILY Use
Tie. question is often asked. What is tn
best way t. keep apples for common fami
" USE? We have found central shelvc>
in m apartment set off or devoted to thi
uurit,5t. the most convenient The appl, :
are spread on these shelves, only fe,
inches deep, 50 that they may be readily
examined or picked over. II fast as decay
cntnnrncr> on any specimens. II Is very
important that the apples be kept COO
~ prictic bic after gathering in autumn
and before the freezing weather of wine
arrives. For this purpose they are placed
on the flor of an clubhouse facing tn,
north. and allowed to remain there ii
about tn, lime that frrrz ny weather com
m.nrr~, when they are removed t. til,
shelves of the fruit room in the bi>emen
of the house. This fruit room (Which j,
about tn feet wide and thirty feet long)I,
separated from the rest OF The. basement by
a g ght-inch brick wall, and has Il cemen
bottom t. keep the air dry enough. w
duws for ventilation are hung on hinge
50 th't they may be opened or closed I'
ANY desired degree. for the regulation q
the temperature by the Thermometer. tn.
nr:t' CT this temperature is 10 freezing, tn
II
weather is warm outside, the window
are closed to keep out the warm air; wh'r
colder, they are opened sutfi ientlv to "a
mil cool air and keep down the temper
turc The apples being thinly spread on
the shelves. any dec;,ying specimens ar,
reality detected and removed care bein
taken not to di,'trJ or tumble or III
SOu7li appltS trhich reuuiu. An extmina
f..Ir "a
>prIng will keep the supply clear of rotr",
apples. Among the advantages of TIL
mode are the readiness with which tn.
specimens which will not keep are srpa
rated from the others, and only long ker,.
er> allowed To remain. When fruit is kcI
headed up i'll blrrrl-, which is :. common
mo lie, this selection and separation can
not be made; and while they kc p bette
thus excluded from the mir SO long is :,
remain sound, the commencement of Il
cay in Il few specimens soon spoil all til
rest A little practice VIII enable tn
attendant to remove those specimens whici
will not keep, even Lefore decay begins
and hv going over the shelves sever,
times during the winter and spring. none
bit sound lon. keepers are left As warm
writher approaches, and it becomes nor,
''i4i4' ~ ~ nv l. lhI til'il 81 cOlu
mly be desirable for the fruit, Il portion O
the snundr>t and hardest are selected an
placed i'll shallow boxes. and shove unde,
the wrr shelf on the bottom OF he Gel
lar. The cold cellar bottom keeps then
at low temperature, and the shelf abov,
serves Us a cover. to prevent air currents
In this way we have fresh specimens o
such fruit Us the Baldwin and Rhod
Island G. ernin. ut the middle of June All.
we sometimes keep fine, hard, fires
GrreningS into the month of July. TIL
three leading requisites for success are
/. Placing the apples in y cool outhons,
in autumn till freezing weather; 3 X
movaIl of drraying specimens from til,
shelves; 3. Keeping the temperature Il
low us practicable without freezing by
proper adjustment of the hanging win
dows.-Couh2try GCntleman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
Use OF Iron BY THE ANCIENTS.

Use OF Iron BY THE ANCIENTs-In
Hindu>'an, near Delhi, there is IL large
beautifully wrought iron pillar. which is IL
mystery to n.ost observers. 1t stands
erecl. and bears an inscription that seems
to have been made near the beginning of
the Christian era but it has stood there SO
long that its base has sunk into the ground
nearly thirty feet It's whole length i,
fifty or sixty feet and its largest cirrum-
ference is said TO he five feet. 1t is proba-
bly, older than the inscription. Its exist
ence and antiqu ty show that there must
have been extensive iron works in Hindus-
tan in ancient times. and remarkable skill
in working iron. Traditions of emerald
and turquoise mines worked by the an
clients somewhere near the Isl mus of
Suez. led certain Frenchm-n and English
men to search for those old mines. The
emerald mines were found by i. French
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

ANCIENT PRINTERS PKINr!NG, AMI
PAPER MILI.s.-Ihe first printing press
set up in America, was worked " Il,
Cambridge. Mass. in 1929
Rev. jesse Glover procured this press
by contribution, of friends Of lcarnin :
and of religion in Amsterdam and in
England but died on his passage to the
New World.
Stephen Day was the first printer. IL
honor of his pioneer position, government;
gave l,n !. ant o; 80 ATS of land.
The third book published by him was
the Psalms in Metre In 1861, the New
Testament and Bakers Call translalr,
into the Indian language by Elliot the
great missionary. We're printed ut 4 cost OF
f3,2OO The tile NIGH; be recommended
IN account of its obsciIrity and high
now days. 1t was Wusku-W uttrsthc-
men,um Vol Lordumun Jesus Chris
Nnppoq
The whole Bible was printed in this
language in 1868 The nation speaking
it l. now extinct.
Pennsylvania, was the second State to
encourage printing. William Bradford
came to Pennsy vania with " illiam Penn,
Ill lOcD, tStdpIiSllt iulltie press III
Philadelphia; its first issue WAS an almanac
for 1867; it WAS but Il sheet. The first
book printed bv VI Bradford was :, COL
lection of essays by Francis Bacon. 1t
appeared in 1865. and WAS called the
: Temple of Wisd"m.'
In 1892. Mr. Bradford was induced to
establish Il printin. press in New York
He received Gao per annum. and the
privilege of printing on hi, own account.
Previous to this time. there had been no
printing done in the province Of New York
His first issue in New York was procla-
nation. bearing date of 1862.
The first paper mill erected in America
was at Elizabeth:own. n u. which William
Bradford, Royal Printer of New York,
New Jersey,and Pennsylvania, purchased
in 1880; the second went into operation at
Boston the legislature of Massachusetts
granting aid.
In the time the Protectorate the Gov
crnor of Virginia congratulated his people
in the following words: II thank God
there is not II printing Office OF free school
within my province.
1t was nearly Il century after a printing
press had been set up in New England,
before one would be tolerated in Virginia.
The coloniSls had no printing done among
them till l727.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

Docs OR POULTRY.-How frequently We
see from one to three worthless dogs
about a poor mans door, and it takes more
to feed them than twenty hens. For the
benefit of our readers | will give nv ex-
perlence with poultry in small coops for
three months: March. April and May.
No l. one cock and five Dominique Leg
horn pullets laid two hundred and fifty
eggs; average. fifty to each hen. No. 3.
one cock and three Black Hamburg pullets
iald one hundred and thirty-five eggs; .v-
erage slXty-seven and one-half No 3.
one cock and four G lden S Hamburg
pnlletS, laid two hundred and twentv-nine
egg; average tifty-seven and one-oaarter.
No. 4. one cock and five Silver S. Ham
burg hens. four-years-old laid two hum
bred and tifty-tive eggs; average fifty-one.
My fouls for the past five months have
been kept in coops IN tile of laths, thirteen
feet long. four feet wide, and two feet
high. They commenced to lay abb ut Feb
ruary. l. My fowls are in good health.
free from vermin, and the eggs h.tch we'll.
SeiSer, in P5W u UorU.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
How CALIFORNIA FIELDS ARE PLOwFI

How CALIFORNIA FIELDS ARE FLOWED.
The fields are ploughed with what are
called gang plows, which are simply four,
SIX OF eight plow~hares fastened TO a stort
frame of wood. In the lighter soil, eight
r'rS's draw seven-yang pillow. and one
such team IS counted on to put in 6iO acres
'f wheat in The sowing season. or from
light ten acres per day. Captain Grey,
near Mercer. hts put in this season 4O0o
'rres with five such teams his own I'm I
and his own teams. 4 SeeI sower is fat
ened III front of the pillow. The pillow h IS
no bundles and the plowman is. in f,cl
only the driver; he glides the team The
pl"ws 10 their own work 1t j. e,sy work.
md a smart boy, if his legs are equal to
he walk, Is as good a pillow MN ;l> any
DO fy for the tenn turns the corners. and
I he pillow is not han lied at all On the
heavier soil the process is somewhat diff
t'rent. An eight horse team moves :,
four gang pillow. and get over about six
acres per day. The seed is then sown by
i machine which scatter> it forty feet, and
sows from Seventv-five to one hundred
''cres in day. and the ground is then har
rowed and cross narrowed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

vrsr11SE is made exclusively from the juices OF
tbat vii effetuay eradicate
the system every faint OF Scrpfula Scroiuious u
ishs m ynilic Diseases Cancer, Fanness At the
onach AID ali deAses that arise fr sTe Seu
raril Gont aud spinal Complain can only be enee
+ r Tiers and Erurtivr Diseases of the skin Pas;
tu.es. Pmles. Bitches Boz s. Ittttr scatam5aa r
Fnr Pains in the Back Kidney Complaints. Dropsy.
nal uIreration ard uterine diseases and General Dsb,
Sn mts it invirorars aud strenY hens the whole
"e2n d
pss
General Prostratio the Nervous system no med.
eln has such en-, aeS seases al II the
or-ull. AID possesses d controlling power over the
The reiarkabe cures afrecte by vReEr1SE have in
duced many physilans and apothecaIies Whom We
is the best remedy yet 81 1h
m hlys ss psed se rs the pnbs
Are not the many testimonials given for the d1neren'
erinp fro amy disease mentioned above that they
be cred Read the different test,moniais xve h.
and SsnGt be the
wh a ds w os G Of II
will relieve pain cleans pnriy and cure such d
different ply icals many remedies suffering Tor
yen Can be nl Why Is this medirne
such ures? 1t rks in the blood in the flrrn
PuRIFIEn. The graf source OF disease oris1naes IN
upon it to purify and renovate has any just claim
uin, public attention When the blood becomes HE
aud either from change of weather OF o.
"ua.e want Of exercise irregular diet or from any
Ither NEGFrISE will renew the blood. carry
If utrid huniors. cleanse the stomach resliAt
the bowels and impart tone of vgor to the whole
,dy Tue convl ton is i'll the public mind as well at
the nd al profession that the remedies supplied
10y tie VEGET kISGDoM, more safe, more sue
OF disease. than mineral medI cines
comp sed Of roots barks and herbs il
please ut to take and perfectly safe to give to an IN
ant 30 YOU need il? Do not hesitate to try it You
VIII regret 1t.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
The First Battle of Admiral Farragut.

After lying some weeks at Nookaheevah,
The, Essex and the Essex. Jr.. sal ed for
Valparaiso where Captain Porter WAS
DESTROYS of meeting the English fri2ate
Ph;pbc which hau been sent in search of
him; hut when that vessel 1T last appeared
IF he port, she w;,>, most unexpectedly
to Captain Porter. accompanied by the
Cheruh. II sloop of war of twenty eight
guns and one hundred and eighty men
Will the Phoebe carried f"rty-six guns
and Il crew of over three hundred
men.
For six weeks the hostile ships mancu-
vered in and around the port of V,lpa-
raise. the Essex being found to oulsai the
enemy. so that she could easily have es-
capped; but Captain Porter preferred. in
stead to fight the PhGbc. if he could en-
gage her singly; this. however, Captain
IIllyar carefully avoided, being evidently
under orders not to engage the American
ship, except with the aid Of the Cherub. Il
fact which shows with what respect En-
glish seamen now regarded the American
navy; for never before this war had such
thing been known Us that an English
ship should avoid IL fight with an nrmy
Of equal force. But in this case, the i'm
portance of capturing the Essex. AMI the
doubtful result of meeting her with a
single ship and equal force, We're SO
that the enemy showed IL
warness very rare in the English ma
rine.
After waiting several weeks for a fair
fight, and learning that Il number of En-
glish men-of- war were daily expected at
Ealparai>o, Captain Porter finally con-
cluded to sail; but before he was quite
ready to put to sea. Il he;Ty wind from
the sou h made the Essex drag her anchors
to the mouth Of the narbol. which runs
north and south. Nothing remained but
to make sail, with the hope Of clearing the
enemy's ships, which We're lying near the
point Of angles at the western extremity
Of the port. But this is !; very dangerou,
leadland. squalls often coming off in heavy
putfs, and just as the Essex was shortening
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
goetru.
ANSWERED..

Not in nv way nor at any time
Nv heart, petitions answer gam;
ask, and all my days are full
of longing that may attain.
This time" cry, do not delay;
Give me the boon | ask to-day
But opportunity goes by,
AMI while pray my lips are fed
With something have not asked,
Nav what wanted not instead.
But still the food is sweet find,
And leaves no taste of gall behind.
The Masters hand has blessed the git.
And - it must be good for me;
And vet my heart goes signing sun
For that >hich hal hoped to see.
So pain or Labor would | spare
If He would only grant this prayer.
I see the hands Of others.fled
With that which have been denied;
And they care not, but scorn perchince,
Because they are so well supplied.
/ see aud pray (whateer my quest,
-. Lori let me know when am blestF
Iwantier on, ard e'cr forget
The uea-urc that crave the most,
And think Perhaps 1t Is too late,
AL opportunity Is lost"
When l.! | see the blessing sweet
/, lvIn ftr, beneath my feetl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

To DISTINGUISH SEX IN EGGS-A cor
respondent of the London Journal of
horticulture furnishes the following rs the
result of his exp rience: Last winter
AN old country poultry keeper toll me he
could distinguish the sex of eggs; laughed
1t him. and was none the less sceptical when
he told me the following secret: Eggs
with the bladder on the center of the
crown of the egg will produce cockerel.;
hose with the bladder on one side will
produce pullets.' The old man was SO
ert,in OF the truth of this dogma. AMI his
poultry yard SO far confirmed it, that | de-
terlnined to make experiments upon it this
wear. | have done SO. carefully register
inc every egg. bladder vertical or : bl;,d-
Ter on one side. rejecting every one in
which it was not dccid,,lly one or the 9th
-. us in some it is only slightly ont of the
center. The following is The result: Fifty
light chickens We're h.tched. three are
lead. eleven are yet too young to decide
ip"n the Sex; of the remaining forty-four
very one has turned out exactly rue to
he old mans theory. This, of course
nav be an accidental coinri.lence. but |
-htll certainly try the experiments again
am now trying the same theory upon
luck's eggs"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
9oetry.
UNTO THEE.

UNTO THEE
No, not despairingly
Come to Thee;
No, not distrnstingly
Bend the knee.
Sin hath gone over me,
Yet is this still my plea,
Jesus hath died.
Ali mine iniquity
Crimson has been,
Infinite, initiate
Sin upon stu:
Sin of not loving Thee.
Sin OF not trusting Thee,
Infinite sin.
Lord, l confess to Thee
Sally my sin;
All l am, tell Thee,
All have been.
Purge Thou my sin away.
Wash Thou my soul this day,
Lord, make me clean.
Faithful and just art Thou,
Foiglving all;
Loving and kind art Thou
When poor ones call:
Lord, let the cleansing blood,
Blood of the Lamb of God,
Pass Ger my soul.
Then all is peace and light
This soul within;
Thus shall | walk with Thee,
The loved unseen.
Leaning on Thee, my God,
Guiding along the road,
Nothing between.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

In consequence of this. the farmer was
able, in the course Of a very few years to
get verv considerable flock of this var
ietv, and if the Merino sheep introduced
short time later had not proved more ad-
vantagcous in all respects. the Ancon
breed would probably still cover Massachu
setts.-Westnli mister RerieW.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

CHICKENs.-Mr. \. G. Farmer of Fas'
Burke has had extra good luck in raiSinr
hicken> this year. Getting rather tired
# the good old hen with yellow legs.
l. we'll Is the Brthmas. AMI other Asitlic
birds, he last summer sent to j. Board
man Smith for Il dozen eggs from his
'hoire Leghorns. The twelve eggs cost
him St45. From these he Matched eleven
chickens on the 9th of September, all OF
which he raised. The pullets began lay
ing the Sth of March. In May he set three
'rahma hens at the same time, each on
eventeen Leghorn eggs Two of these
lenS h,tchei all their ggS, and the other
rtched twelve, lie took the twelve
hirkens and put with the other thirty
our. and slipped twenty more Leghorn
rg> under the old hen. Bidiy soon sell
led down to her work. and three weeks
tier came OFT with cigh'esn more chick
rs. Not to make .long story. Mr.
Farmer has raised i03 chickens this sea
son. and sold twenty dozen eggs for hatch
ny, Matching, at one dollar per dozen
Thc chicks he sell at Il dollar apiece
Pullrts hatched June 10Th, commenced
'lving Oct. founder four month, of ar,
IN the whole, Mr.. Farmer thinks hi, tirs
!ozen eggs. even at the high price he,
gave, We're the cheapest eggs be ever
ought His fowls took the first premium
at the late county flir.-Ca c oman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27
Els II EMED Y !

lions in the market for the human scalp: Unlike al
hai u tn thu. viii
the health causes the hair TO grow upon bald heads
sa and hs hair f,on
the preimd OFT Of the hairs decay Cures dandrna al.
all diseases Of the scalp and as Hair Dressing ha
'ertihcates:
+ the greatest thing in the market
Goversville Standard y. Y July lo56-1t Peaeee ali
Who have used it, and they are many.
Hudson Star y Y. 1883 says: The Hair Vine and tn.
upon 81 the he head " our better halt Shere hs
zen off for years. and We are thankful.
The Vermont Union of April IA, 1873 says: The Hair
Vine is a preparation OF superior properties
H,r J P. auckland. dolyoke. Mass-Head full o,
80. OF two bottles
L Blake. Holycke MASTHEAD on top bald-haiI
Towing timely: used three bottles low on the fourth
u. Mckenzie. Hair Dresser, Island Pond. WRIT.
i,uu2ry -: pease fend lie ore dozen bn,tiss Nor
Ii SON" good cures.
serh Williams. Hair dresser Ll.tletnn, .wri:e
Inc ~ an dn;I's e VIII IL Han Nine The!
lad : .ntlre! bald / Las stared his hair-only Use d
b French. Glover Vt writes. February l., 1874:
trI-la number IF Hair Kes;or.:lves to prevent
ts x Ia Pas Send s I've b st Har In.
In yery st.ort tiIn he ai writes that Hair Vine OF
one "f my friends hare the o,heT. 1t ha. nearly
tart lev hair P.,-.e send me ~ bottles more as
Aave faith il II
TRY IT. AND roU WILL USE NO OTHER.
Ask yor drug.1s.e ard merchants FIR send
10 M, lor trial bottle: $3.50 f,r t~o bottles.
Address { W. RICHARDSON. Barnet VI.
send stamp for circular.
tieorre G Goodwin Boston Mass. Wholesale Aren't
or Nv ENGLAND.
ors Of p r Th sIrb ss is IN,
nks with cut 0. female on the wrappers
For sale in r 4s Bssp e pf and WI
IArshfieid q. ( f Wooster
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

FLORIDA ORANGES. various parts of
Florida south of latitude thirty degrees.
especially along the ST. Johns and Indian
Rivers, there are immense groves of wild
oranges; Bartranl, in his Travels" men
tions having seen in 1868, near Mosquito
Inlet Il ridge about half Il mile wide and
forty miles long. which was one dense
orangp-grove, inlerSpersed with magnoli,s
and Il few other trees. so thoroughly es-
t,blished is the tree, and so generally is ii
distrib tied, that many have supposed i,
to be Indigenous; but botanists who have
investigated the matter regard it us an in
stance of rcmaI k;tblr naturalization, and
the tree rs having descended from those
which are known to have been Introduced
by the early Spanish cOlonstS. This wild
orange is bitter. often called in Florida the
btter-sweet. and so exceedingly fruitful
that atree in full bearing an Object of great
beauty; the wild orange furnishes stocks
on winch to bud other varieties, and the
fruit is used to make marmall,ie In + or
ila there are three methods of establishing
an orange grove; to clear upa wild grove.
removing all trees not needed, and bud
ding with sweet fruit those that remain; t.
take young wild trees and set them in pre-
pared ground. and there bud them; and To
raise stocks from seed. bud them in nur
>ery rows. and when Of sufficie 1t size
them in the plantation, rs is practiSed with
other fruits. Each method has its advo-
Gates, but it is probable that the last nam
eh. though apparently slower. gives uiIl-
mately better results. Cycio
Dul(I
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-27

Bismarck is said to have only three hairs
on the top Of his head. Just say "Pope'
to hum if you want to see those three hairs
stand up.