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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Look on the Bright Side.

Look on the bright side of things it is
the right side. The times may be- hard,
but it will make them no easier to wear
gloomy face. 1t is the sunshine and not
the cloud that makes the flower Full one.
half our ills exist only in imagination
There is always that before or around us
that should cheer and fill the heart with
warmth. The sky is blue ten times where
it is black once. You have troubles, it may
be ! so have others. None are free from
them, and perhaps it is well that none should
be- They give sincw aud tone to life, for
titude and courage to man. That would be
dull sea, and the sailor would never
become skilllul, where there was moth
ing to disturb the ocean. 1t is the duty
Of everyone to extract all tho happiness aud
enjoyment he can without and within him.
Above all he should look on the bright side
Of things, What though appearances do
look little dark-the lane will turn and
the night end in broad day. In the long
run, aud very often in the short, the great
balance Of life will right itself. Men were
not made to hang down either head or hands,
and those who do, only show that they are
departing from the path of true common
sense aud right. There ia more virtue in
one sunbeam than in whole hemisphere Of
clouds and gloom. Therefore, look on the
bright side of things. Cultivate what is
warm and genial, and shun what is cold and
repulsive, dark aud morose.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD,
GOING SOUTH AND EAST.

WINEEH AHHANGEWENGs
GOING SOUTH AND EAST
Trains leave Monfptheri
Mail At 81 10 A. NJ, for Boston, New York. &C.
bay Express at 10 p. NJ, for Boston.
Night Express ats 50 P. NJ, for Boston, New York &C.
Trains leave Waite River Junction.
Mail trains at 90 A. NJ and 2i 20 p. w., for Boston,
(vla Ftchhurg), New York, &C.
Mixed Train at - 90 +. ~, for Brnttleboro.
Night Express at 20 ~, for Boston, New York, 40
GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Trains iedpe waite Rittr Junction
Mixed Train at }, 30 A. ~, for Northdeld
Express Mail at - 2, NJ, (Montpolier at 4 20 p.
NJ for Darlington, st. Adams, Montreal, Ogdensburg,
and the West.
Night Express at on A. w., tsIontpolisr at .30A.
MI for Burlington, 81. Adams Montreal 0gdensburg
and tho West.
Accommodation Train leaves Mortified at 7 40 A.
w. montpelier at 81 10 AMI for Burlington, 81. Al
bans, st. Johns, and 0gdensburg.
SLEEPING CARS are attached 10 the Night Ex
press Train running between Montreal and Boston, and
Montreal and Springfield
DRAWING ROOM OARS on Day Express Trains
between Montreal aud Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS for Chicago and the West for
sale at the principal stations.
st. Adams, VT, Nov. I, 1876.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Lizzy and Her Slate.

Little Lizzy May did not like her books,
and she was nine years old. Some little
folks only seven could read better than she
could
But she was not dull. She saw all that
took place, with her droll, large blue eyes.
She heard all that was said, with her sharp
ears. Nor was she idle. At school she
was busy with her slate. Not printing let
tiers or doing sums She was drawing pic
lures. Such funny pictures, too So funny,
that when Miss Simpson, the teacher, did
not see, the slate would pass from seat to
seat for the boys and girls to look at
There Miss Simpson would be on the
slate, with braid on her head so big II had
tipped her over back. There Miss Simpson
would be with her overskirt pulled so be-
hind il had tipped her over forward. There
would also be something very wrong and
strange about Miss Simpsons nose.
One day the real Miss Simpson came
down the aisle and saw these other Miss Smp-
sons on the slate. Then she knew why the
boys and girls laughed so much, She had to
smile behind her book. Then she stood
Miss Lizzy on the floor, and babe her hold
up the slate ten minutes for the school to
see.
While she stood there, there was knock
at the door.
Lo! Il was Liszy's papa and three other
men. They we're the school board. How
ashamed Lizzys papa felt to see bow his
little girl spent her time His face grew
red and he could not make any remarks
to the scholars. How could he, when his
own little girl was 30 bad
Now LiEzy's slate is kept at home. Wide
AtOake.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Evenings at Home.

| remember in my seminary days, our
lady principal began little talk to us one
morning in this way:
young ladies, am going to make you
all clairvoyants. In that state you know
you can see things not present to the eyes.
Now then, you are all back in your rooms,
look at your study tables, are books, paper,
pens and ink in placer See your wash
stand do you notice any unemptied bowls?
Now look up to the top of your stove.pipes,
do your clairvoyant eyes see any dust Take
a look under the bed, are there any rolls Of
lint2 Open your closet doors, do dresses,
hat and cloak hang on their hooks, are boots
and rubbers set up clean aud tidy, are the
shelves 10 order2 Shut your closets and
look again we'll around the room. Does it
look as though you flew out and left your
chairs anyhow when the chapel bell struck ?"
Now, dear young folks, as we gather
around the evening lamp, suppose | make
you clairvoyants aud ask you the same ques-
tions? How did you leave your own rooms
this morning. How have they been through
the day, and how do you expect to find them
when you retire tonight Carpet swept,
chairs, stand aud table in order, curtains
evenly looped, or evenly rolled, aud bed so
smooth and even that it will seem good to
lie down in il? Remember, ones own room,
from day to day, tells the story of the char
acter Of its occupant
"Well," say the boys, shat does very
well for the girls. The girls take care Of
my room, wish they would be as nice as
all that" Boys, did you ever think how
much work it is for your sisters or your
mother to keep all the rooms nice every day 2
"Well, that is their business" To be sure
il is, but you eau help them great deal if
! you will How very easy for you when you
spring out OF bed in the morning, to draw
the bedding right back smoothly upon chair
at the foot, and when you leave the chamber
how easy to open the sash. Then when the
sister comes she finds the room and bed
aired, and all ready for her to fix nice"
All, but how many boys leave their bed in a
snarl and tangle, and perhaps have worn
dirty boots up the stairs, too
But there is a little introspection l may
ask you to make this evening, not connected
with tidy rooms so much as with tidy hearts
and well-kept tongues. Boys, who of you
have spoken cross or unkind words to your
sister or to each other to-day. Who has
been unwilling to rest mother by tending the
baby? Who has felt fretted and thorny,
when asked to help about some work or
chore2 Girls, who has said, 40, can't"
when little brother or sister has asked you
to lace a shoe, to give string, to find toy,
to come and play? Well, as you think Of
it, and the little monitor within says, wrong,
wrong" do not shrink from going and say.
ing, al am sorry spoke cross to you to.
day." or, 81 am sorry did not help you
when you wished. l will next time"
Because these little confessions are WON
derfu helps to start right again, and won
derIul strengtheners Of family affection.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

grandeur, and pay those that they defraud
People would say, "What pity7 these
peopls have always had plenty, moved in
high society, and II will come hard for them
to be poor" Better to have one poor banker
than one hundred men made poor by him
II comes Just as hard for poor man, who
works hard and denies himself Of many COM
forts to lay up few dollars for rainy day
or sick time, TO have his banker fail and
cheat him out Of il. The sympathy is with
the rich, and the law shields him 10 his dis
honesty. II man steals sheep, he is
imprisoned If he robs his neighbor or the
government out Of millions, he Is hardly ever
brought to account for it.
When we make robbery odious, and apply
stringent laws so man can't mako money
by becoming bankrupt, we shall have less Of
IL. Let US loathe dishonest persons let us
shun them, and try and begin honestly in
this generation. Our children have very
clear eyes and ready ears. Our preaching
is 10 vain if we do not practice honesty.
There are great many things done that
never ought to be done, and especially before
children. / had two neighbors once one
was very good, pious neighbor, the other a
good nsighbor, but not pious. The pious
mans boy was in his neighbours orchard
when he was picking apples, and said
"Father puts such as these in the middle OF
the barrel" Now, how are such boys ia
grow up honest by such example,
know Of another whose apples were
unheaded and exposed at the Genesoe Valley
Canal, and the men showed them to great
many, and told them those apples belonged
to good Christian, How will such chris
tianity stand 10 the day Of Judgment Hon
esty is the best policy" is an old copy thai
my old school teacher wrote for me when
was little boy. Let us try to help about q
reform. Make dishonesty and treason
odious.-Cor Rural Home.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

HULLED CoRN.-For three quarts of
white, shelled corn, take three pints common
wood ashes in q sack, ian old salt sack will
do,l and put into gallon of water over a
hot fire. After it has boiled ten minutes
pour in the corn and boil until tho hull will
slip off between the thumb and finger, then
wash in clear, cold water until clean, wash
ing it with the hands or stirring with a pad.
die. Put one-haf Of 1t over slow fire to
simmer, Preserving the other half for the
next day, and if cold weather it will keep a
week. always keeping it covered with water.
Some corn will cook in from six to ten hours,
other corn will require fifteen or eighteen
hours. To be eaten with salt aud butter, or
milk aud sugar, to suit the taste The great
secret is to get it cooked enough without
burning-ooOking slowly is the surest pre-.
ventive.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

Blaeklng Blulng, all kinds, Castor OIL Pearl Barley
Bristol Brick, Candles, Clothes Pins dream Tartar
CamphoT Cayenne, COooannt Die, Citron, CurTAuts,
Cloves Cassia Canaway Seed Extracts Essences Pigs,
FArna, 6elAtine, HERBS Hoda, MaOoarOni, Mace, Mus
Olive Oh, Pals, Pepper, RimSntO. Pepper sauce Pot
ash, Cans, Prunes Pipes, Rice RAsns Soda. hi Carb,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

CHEAP VISEdAR.-After washlnga guam
tity of potatoes thoroughly boil in sufficient
water till done, Drain off the water, strain
ing IT necessary to remove every particle Of
the potato. Put this water into a jug or
key, set it in warm place and add one quart
Of molAsses for ten quarts Of the water, aud
. cup of hop yeast. Let it stand in a warm
room three or four weeks, aud you will have
most excellent vinegar. En-.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
PIANOS AND ORGANS !

ORGANIZED beings owe their progressive de-
veopment largely TO the number, the frequency tho
kind and the urgency OF their wants From the lowest
created living thing, the pOlyp, whose simple and
transient wants easily satisfied from the surround.
ing elements air, earth and water, to the highest
being in the scae-man, there is indeed vast dis.
lance yet many of the wants of all the creatures in
the animal kingdom are alike in kind and degree OF
these we may instance hunger thirst and sleep, the
so-caed uncomfortable wants. of these, thirst has
been as much as a blessing to the human race,
which shows that In instinct safer guide
than mind the former being unoring while the latter
may be perverted.
Ascending the scale we meet sundry wants (arti-
hciaD shared by men in common with animals the
attentive reader will recall many instances of the kind
among his horse. dog and bird acquaintance The
writer has camsls inhale tobacco smoke with all
the gusto of Mohawk and, alas! for poor animal
nature, dog in nOlghbOrhOod visited an adjoining
brewery and got sadly fuddled.
But to come to the clinehsr-whieh are the wants
that make mae what he is, or should be,
They are Ofan intellectual, esthstc, or religious
nature. The safest and most enjoyable wants the
aesthetic. Among these we will mention but two
branches-poetry and music. To excel in the former
requires genius or talent. Mechanics come to our
assistance in the latter and enable any ordinary
tai TO be pleasure to himself and others. Violin
playing depends for excellence delicScy Of feel
ing given to few among men. The organ AMI tho
plano are the instruments which carry joy and pleas
ure into the remotest hamlet and the loneliest farm
house. To enable all persons to have one Of these
sources Of pleasure at moderate cost,
The Van Buren press., 1875-01-26
ARKANSAS MATTERS.

The Washington correspondent ofthe
St Louis Republican, of the l7,h, writes
as follows on the state of Arkansas al.
fairs:
The Louisiana case is beginning to eX
ercisc a singular influence on Arkansas
matters, and there is now a chance that
it may fierce a report from the Poland
committee. 1t appears that the theory
which made the basis of Logan's argu
ment on the Louisiana difficulty this week
can be strengthened by recognition Of
the Garland government; so the carpet
baggers in Arkansas are to be sacrificed
that the administration policy in Lousi
ana may be iudorsed. LOgan's position
is that the administration cannot go back
of the record presented by the local au-
thorties ofa state, and that these author
tiles recognize Baxter as the legal govern
or of Arkansas. Consequently the pres
ident was compelled to regard him. The
theory holds that it makes no difference
whether slch state officer is fraudulcntly
elected or not, so long as the duly con
sttuted authorities Of state recognize
him, the United States Sovc rnmcnt mas,
~s~i~e VIVA I'm maintaining his power.
Baxter had suvt, ro.usnftfOn IN Arkansas
and consequently his subsequent acts,
through which the Legislature assembled,
the new constitution was framed and
Garland elected, are admitted legal and
binding For the same reason it is held
that Kellogg must be recognized without
regard to the alleged flauds in his cleo
ton With view to strengthen this
theory. it is now reported that the Poland
committee report will be permitted to
come in The report will be unanimous
that Brooks was elected, and a majority,
perhaps the whole, will report in favor
Of the legality Of the existing state gov
ernment the Republican members being
committed to the position 10y the view
of the case above given. Furthermore,
from reliable source, it comes that Sen
ator Dorsey is about ready to indorse a
report Of this kind. The reports that
proceedings designed to expose the cor
ruption by which his election was
brought about would be begun in the Ar
kansas legislature, have frightened him,
and he has signihed his wish to give in
his adhesion to the new state of affairs,
with the understanding that no efforts to
unseat him shall be made Senator Clay.
ton, however, is determined to fight to
the bitter end,
The Van Buren press., 1875-01-26
Why Can't We Do SO 3?

Forty-nine years ago, Lowell, Massachu-
setts. very large manufacturing point, at
present was aninconsiderable village. Now
it is a placc,of over fifty thousand inhabitants
What is the canie ofsuch an unparalleled IN
crease? We answer. its manufactures. We
take the following account from Lowell pa
per furnished us by Mr.. Symonds, which is a
statistical answer Of the above question:
The number of spinde> is now 697 46l, an
increase over last wear of Is 400; looms. 49,
75S increase l,569; females employed. 10000;
and men 5000; Yards made per week lcotton)
2.953e00 woolen about 6O.oUO; carpetlng
about 10000; pounds cotton consumed per
week. 12,000; pounds wool per week, l0o.-
OO0 yards dyed and printed per annnm' So
SS0000.n
Remove all the vast amount OF machinery
necessary to produce nearly ninety million
yards of cloth and carpetins, and what would
become of Lowel9 Itwould vanish as does
the mist before the rising sun Lowell would
be no more Lowell. because what constituted
Lowell - its factories - would be gone
From this our readers will be able to see how
completely her interests were identified with
the manufacturing interests. Now the ques-
ton that we st1yted with. was +" Why cant
,ce do so Pn sshat!' exclaims one " do as
Lowell has done; that's just impossible"
Did not Lowell have commencement? we
answer. Was there not a time when there
was but one factory in Lowell? Was it not
necessary that there should be commence
ment? Have zee not had that commence
ment? We have the first factory, and might
we not, by enterprise, and aid, make a larger
one necessary? We raise the staples among
us, and why could we not have large factories
and manufacture it? There is one thing that
stands in the way, however, and that is lack
of enterprise We do not help to support,
by our active exertions, our present nlanuflc-
lures. What made Lowell's manufacturing
interests, was that every one in that town
felt concerned in their success. When we
arouse ourselves to this state, then we shall
not only see our present factory grow and eX-
tend itself, but Others will spring up herea-
bouts. Let us think Of this matter. Let us
encourage Mr.. Callahan in every way within
our power that he may be induced to i'm
prove and enlarge his present base of opera
tions. We think there is a splendid opening
for large factory in Van Buren, and all that
is needed is spirit of enterprise to carry the
plan into effect. Let us take pattern after
Lowell, and some day we may, likcit, be sue
ceSsful.
The Van Buren press., 1875-01-26
Inconsistency of Tipplers.

How very inconsistent it Is for men to
patronize whiskey saloons and then al
Judge the business disreputable and those
engaged in it unfit to 60 into good soce-
ty. Yet many men are guilty OF this in
consistency. They visit these saloons
and spend money for drinks, thereby
making them popular resorts and cncour
aging and sustaining the traffic. But let
those engaged in it attempt to enter
the best society, and they are at once
given to understand, even by these gen
tlemen who patronize them, that they are
unworthy to occupy such lofty position.
They practically say, your calling is dis
honorable, therefore you must be ostra-
cised Now, is this not inconsistent
nay more, is it not wrong to help keep
up the business and then sit in judgment
on the merits or dement's Of the dealer,
when he knocks for admittance into the
" highest circles p The inevitable con
clusion is, if it is dishonorable to sell
liquors by retail, then it is equally so to
buy and use it, And if the one is to be
ostracised, most certainly the other
should beat least, | fail to make any
discrimination. Can any one else justly
discriminate between the two! And l
wonder that intelligent men will assist in
the degradation of their fellow men, just
to satisfy vicious appetite, and which
so often proves disastrous to their own
ply sical and moral natures 1t would be
superhuous to dwell upon the magnitude
and extent of the evil All have seen it
and many have felt it, Then, let those
who have patronized liquor dealers and
pronounced, practically if not in word,
the calling disreputablc, cease to be gull
ty of this Inconsistency. Let them join
the temperance army in their holy cru
sade against the hydra headed monster
intemperance, and thus render the com.
munity some good. VINDEx.
The Van Buren press., 1875-01-26
80 . -
Arkansas

The st. Louis Republican Washi z.
ton correspondent Of the goth writes as
follows;
The Poland Arkansas committee had
another long meeting this evening, but
strict secrecy is imposed as to their trans.
actions. 1t is believed that they have
not yet agreed on their report, The
pressure from the Southern Republicans
is still strong to bring about the deposi
ton of Mr.. Garland The most emphatic
assurances are given however, from in.
huential Republican senators, among
whom may be mentioned Gen, Logan.
that, be the report Of the Poland commit
tee what it may, and be the action of the
house what it may, the senate will not
touch the Arkansas case under any con.
sideratl0n y
WESTERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
Col. Ben. r. DuVal of Fort Smith,
Ark, who has been investigating the
charges in the expenditures Of the mar.
shals office for the Western district of
Arkansas, is in the city completing his
report Col DuNal was appointed by
Atty Gen Williams to make this invesli.
CATION in compliance with resolution
of congress passed last June. He has
made very careful and searching inqui,
ry, and finds that there huyc been mon
strous frauds by means of forgeries and
other criminal action. The expenditures
of this marshal, Logan II. Roots. the re-
port will state have amounted to $780,.
600 during the time over which the in.
ves,igation was directed by the congrcs
sional resolution, from july |, 1870, to
June ., 1874, and that fully one bali Of
this was fraudulent and can be proven to
be so. Within fifteen months over SOB,
600 was disbursed by this officer, from
which he must have realized anincome of
at least S5l, 1000, even admitting every
thing to be correct and free from fraud.
while he is limited by law to $4,000.
Col DuVal has got evidence of a determ-
ined effort to smother his report since lac
has been in Washington. Marshal Roots
being here aud exerting a powerful innu
encc to have somebody put in Col Du
Vars place, SO that no injurious prose,
! cuton may be conducted Tho rcpor,
The Van Buren press., 1875-01-26
WHAT Is OUR DUTY

WHAT Is OUR DUTY3
The peculiar nature of the web of cir
cumstances by. which our people are envi'
toued, aad the threatening attitude which
the political condition Of the country
asprescnt occupies is calculated to arouse
vengeful feeling. which, eliminating,
might prove openly hostile. Against
this we must guard. Most particularly
must we keep watch over our tongues,
aud discountenance every and anything
that may have tho least tendency to pro-
duce disorder Rajicalism is doing all
that it can, by injustice and oppression,
to cause an outbreak among US. Arkan'
sas is the quietest state in the union, and
her people desire to be let severely alone
1t is this excellent state Of affairs which
the Garland government has bestowed
upon US, that is the thorn which
most irritates the feelings of the republi
cans. They tell terrible stories of the
perils by which they are daily surround
ell; but when asked to substantiate by
sworn testimony, are unable to prove the
truth of q solitary s atement which they
have made. The success Of radicalism
in the future consists in throwing the
south into a condition of revolt--hot
rumored, and Of a nature incapable of
proof, but, rather, of positively exist
ent character Radicalism is a child OF
terrorism. The only food upon which
it lives is commotion in the south. As
this subsidies, 1t deprives the huge trunk
Of that sap which imparts to the branch
es that life which makes them bud and
blossom. The sap, however, is leaving
the trunk. The leaves are drying, the
largest branches are falling off, and soon,
unless discord and dissension and tur-
moil and strife are made to take the
place of peace, the old trunk itself must
fall to the earth with crash Can we
not, then, see how vitality important it is
for us to repress all improper and I'M
wholesome manifestations, be Submissive
TO our present surroundings, neither, by
word or action giving republicans the
shcercst opportunity to prove their M
famous slandcrs2 Let us go on quietly,
unmoved by the threatening aspect of
the political sky. Let us prove to the
patriotic masses of the north-who, re-
gardless of party, are rushing to the
rescue Of the down troddcn south-by
our quiet and Submissive demcanor, all
the Infamous and lbelous stories that
have been told by radicals at home and
Massachusetts Meth odist preachers, to
he utterly without foundation. Then
whatever we do. let us keep the peace.