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Sugar and Molasses.
run line OF all grades Of SUGARS, MOL.As.
SES and EYRUPS, constantly m b.nd .,a =.
sale by
g. N. BAYLY l. POND.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21
agricultural.
Care Of stock in Spring.

We have 50 often called the at
tcntIOn OF daIrymen to the necessity
of the best care Of cows i'll TIN
.,riur That il may seem Ike too fire.
q l+l,I r,mtilion but we ear there is II
y II on" n, ctS-itv for further idn"nltl II!
The month of VI ,rrh i II very critical
time. and .luy want "f proper care OF TODD
VIII tell FIR tht. whole -'-t~nr.. Durvmen
art. too apt 20 think that if the feed is shori
in >pr.nr and le COW gets thin, She will
make II up when she comes to grass.
I his nl:ty be true of steers, that have only
their own bpIir, 10 supply. but the cow l.
cHIu,tcd 10 givr her oW ner profit III tn
mix i Il hnv c.,n She put flesh upon hrl
bo,iv ana fill the pail ut the same time
fir IN al the food >he can digest upon
gas? We have found, practically. tia
tn. cxtr;. food fe.i 10 II cow before she
come in. las NV. cc the VI ne of hat ie
after She comes III. he extra flesh You
pp, on before. c.,Ivn.. becomes 4 fund /"
draw on af crw"rd The COW, being i'll
goo flesh. en- u.s. all the TODD She can
dr.; t. III *. milk. fn.te al OF applying
fer hri own sII,jrnancr. EVely dollars e
lv pinrh.mL III the >lrlnI. VIII lose Tn
d lrl urtn from Two t" five do lars during
the -uhlntr. Spent il i'tti' Ihiie III r'' "
inG and Brushing Your COWS; 1t Will d"
jl-t Il much good .,> Er""nln@ u horse
D'ht '"le"t. at IN >e"s"n' o take th'
b,et care @. y"ur colts. l tv meet Tn
brs feed eli tn Whole season. Don't think
il will pay IL" LIT tine colts =" out in th'
Hri'i> ana pc oih if"-3N Tft>s- LOU II"
beaten M no" n' n'y at any interest. 'hll
To att mll this h.hd OF saVlhE y doiI:'I
saved III the proper ht'pIn5 "i Il COLI M
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21
II 4 X VINE.
y 4 I [ IL rs II ENED Y :

IiS 81 he EGs'Yr4tiys is ole + ;h
'ti'r IIa.r Irelr.,i, ~ Il -.fa:Is -;
s4r Lad nitrate SILVER any iLl1s tl-i viii j Te
Hest re- the hair L it, formal color Wien caused r. D.
al;is ont aud STOPS fa+ ii AMI iLf L4T y. n
ali d.>ea>ts # The ssIi, and HI Tt aaiSsnf, q
Il, 'a!'' bti"W We La'ea IL" Hes AID lI-dlvlcl4!
i III" greatest th,- IL the maj NJ
sl,srsvle Standard. y Y Inl, I,5s Ii Iiease- al
"h" have used II. and they = many
Hudson star y Y lsa3 SAWS: The Hair Vine and III.
r,tl;tt Ct II nal;utarGTc ias caused tile hair
been on FOR Years. and We thankful
The Vermont Union ATril H. l,-s says: The Ea7r
.i-e l. lrel 2railol4 VI superior roTtrilss
II N J p auckland. H"lyoke. Mass Head fill =
us OF two bottles W - |
l. Blake. Holy"ke. Mass Head on top ha.d-ha.r
lr"ln- hhelA used three tott.os- tie fourth
D. p Mskenze Hair Dresser. Island Pond Writes
tiir Visr "a flS ,,s send n l. b tis n.Te
ld some good cures - - " " : 60
J1scIh Williams. Hair Dresser Ii-tl,, = II wrl,e.
'iie ~ an DONG We'll iii the Hair Nl..e The
al DEFEND on me f.rit have mt II - -, :. al v l.
Ii "A ie" times Please send +, II sxIrt>-
-, r. ! rs,rh Clever writes February IA
ny ha:r from Ia out. but as Vet L4y- fund ME
Lat VIII Dc II Peas send bottles Eiair
sent lik very much I 1ei dit hi IA ': i III q
the Fair iro d naY me 1Ihe II h Iy
tart iiart ~ hair Please send l'ti.es nor
1Er AMP Tor Will IL 20 or,fR
Ask your drucrlsts and merchants fra - ssrd
I" TIC lor trial hrttie: 81 - iCr IA bottles
address & W RICHARDSON. Farr.,tN-.
Scrd stamp :"r circular
George {. Goodwin boston v.-s ", ,-..a-s .,.-t
for New England
In l Be%ars Of Imitation The struipe I-
INKS with cut Of female on the wrappers
Fer sale in M"rtTe!ier by Bsscom K Pc, ey ard vi
Marshfeld. q < + Woolter ~ 10y . 1e
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9oetru.
DIAN 4.
ofV,llnW horn,

She had bow OF yellow norm,
III. ITO old moon 1t early morn.
Shob,tIbrcc arrows strong anil good,
.rr,1 III in fcAtlercd corntll wood.
Ike purost pearl her left breast ehohe
Above htr Anti,'- me- aid Zone
I1or rf.,tt WIS bound in six well KAT,
I..t hel bow Sung should sever II.
rirc lip- Sic had, and clear gray eyes.
AID naii. pure gold, blown holden wise
Across her face like shining mist
Th,twIlh daWn's flush Is family hlsseu'
Her limbs how ma tchcd and round and.hne
r,La song. How strong like wIIe
AMI timed to music wild and sweet
H. .zStit her ellvcr--anlalled tree
Single of heart and strong OF hand
uir,I.Ike shewandcred through the land
S,m.n. or king, or lcri, or chnrl-
DARED Whisper love to that iair g1l.
AnIvoc to him who came upon
Her nude, at bath. lac Acta nj
% l1rc M tate, that one who heard
Tucfuter OF u bathing ind
What time hc crossed a breezy wood
FcIt sudden quicAenInG OF his blood
Gu, one ny look, then lun away
fal Though the < cen, thick < oyes OF May,
Afttrrd last. down tie wind Of spring
He'd heard an arrow whispering.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21
Fprn.WOrk for Girls.

One has only to look at the show'wln-
Jows of our large cities, to see how rapid
" the taste for decorating and beautlfylng
our homes is developing, and to feel as
sured that only u reasonable amount OF
conraoe and address. with some patient
perseverance. is needed, to create mar
ket for almost any kind of beautiful work
The material is abundant. Ferns grow
in all rocky, shady situations, excepting
under pine trees and near the sea shore;
even On Staten Island, under groves of oak.
I have found more than twenty varieties
within Il small space The most beautiful
specimens inhabit shady hill sides, and
cool. moist woods. With them grow beau
tiful moses, especially several Lycopo-
diumS, Of feathery. velvety foliage. anu
cup moss umbrella moss and sealing wax
moss. | have not space to give list OF
| the many varieties, nor their botanical
names. Then there is gOldlhrcad. OXallS,
and pastridgc vine. and at least a hundred
other tiny plants that are useful in decor;l-
| tive work.
The best time to gather fern-leaves for
pressing, or to take up the plants for home
f.rneries. is in the spring. They are then
vigorous. bright in tint, and plentiful In
foliage. Being so exceedingly tine and
tender. the most delicate cannot be carried
lone in the hand without willing: but
have adopted the following plan for press
ing them. and preserving the color Tor
years.
In Il closely shutting tin box. place some
pieces of wet flannel: and, on gathering
the leaves. place 4 pile of them. closely
fitted together, on piece of flannel at the
bottom of the box; cover all the space,
and let the leaves be ut least SIX deep:
then cover them with another piece of wet
flannel. on which more layers OF ferns are
| o be placed until the box is full; or puck
It tightly with wet moss. They will keep.
if undi>turbcd. and the box kept shut, one
day and night.
Then place each frond between several
thirknes>e> Of alb, rHent paper newspapers
will do.) and press moderately with Il
heated iron until it is quite dried This is
slow work IL the iron must not be too hot
and il i best To take but Il few ut a time
from the box The leaves need not be s.
dry rs to be brittle. but only 50 that al
moisture is expelled.
Have ready two ounces of white wax
and one ounce of sweet oil mcl'ed in II
oval dish. bat not ho,: and, while some
leaves are pressing. dip others. one ut :
time in this, drawing them out quickly
and holding them IA instant 10 let the sur
face cool.
Then lay them gently away in 4 paste
board box, and-wait till some future time
for further directions. They will keep St
a> long as You plca~e.-Eron Otrtr Dpttc
.Hdydciut.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

CLOVER AFrER PoTAToEs of clover
after poi,tots, The Nuine Firnlcr SAYS:
"Wew, re unv since reluctantly convincei
tn It clover Will no, flourish nearly rs we'll
following u crop of potatoes, rs it will
after most other farm crops. Experience
has taught us-:nd Il somewhat cxttndc,
observation h : proved thtt our experience
j, not exception tl-that a we'll set. thick
Fl Il of cl' Yer is roley to be- met with
following il grain-cr"p after potatoes. In
decd 80 tuliv Ia e We been convinced o..
this. tn We have at times thought the
Staten ut would be safe. that such could
not he found. In" result ale different
WlthOu doubt. on Il II +, ut soils. and also
ON the same soil when under treatment,
Still Il" rule. are confident. holds good
Since or attention WAS called to this mat
ter, We have carefully observed results
We hid under observation. last wear, ::
large field or I'm formly strong soil. pre-
We >.y pl ughcd and manurrd alik" and
at the same time. All sown with wheat
when seeded 10 clovcr-:l part of which
ha been planted with corn and a part t.
potatoes. When III" grass mostly clover
Wa cut. TINT "n The portion where corn
WAS crown W - riyed tn be double that
where pfatoes We're crown. The past
Winter Glove was not killed at all. and ~
the present time the difference promise to
be rs great IL l,st Ne.r
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

PAY Whatever You are
about pay attention to it. Keep Your mind
on what Won are at Think Of what YOU
are doing. Close attention is very much
4 matter Of habit; and it is habit which
should BE- diligently cultivated.
Fake, for instance, the habit of mind in
reading. One law student has 4 general
idea that he ia, seen a case reporte, some
where. in which he rather believes a Ger
tain point nro~e-hc is not quite sure OF
: thtt-Whirh was decided one way or tho
other. he don't remember which, Another
student who had the same book i'll his hant
the same length of time, remembers what
REPORTS it was in. the number of the
volume, the name Of the case, the names
of the counsel, the points that came up,
the views of the different judges. if thor"
WIS Il conflict of opinion upon them, and
precisely what the decision wl~. He even
remembers the part Of the book. tn very
number of the plwr where it i To be found
In his mimi eve he can sec the lines. the
words. the letters. He has the habit of
fixed attention. which ali students should
strive To acquire.
The opposite cxtrcmr of loose reading
and listening i illustrated 10y some anus
| inw nnpcdOt : One i of Il man who said
he had recently read in some paper. he
coul,in' Remember where it was. of a man
named johnson ~ he believed hi> nam" was
otn~"n-Who had raised Il thousand bar
rrl> If p 'tatoc> t. thr ucrc-hr believed ii
was hrrrcl>. i might possibly have been
bushels: H. WIS quite sure il was potatoes.
though possibly il might have been apples
It seemed good deal tor an acre. he might
| De mistaken about th1t-rcallv it WAS i'm
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21
9oetry.
ONLY A DEWDROP.


Only a drop of dew,
A tiny globule bright,
Fer mornings sun to shine upon.
And I'LL /: with its light.
Only drop of dew,
\ crystal mirror blcst,
A perfect globe, the spotless robe
OF sunshine on its breast.
Still trembling on the spray
The tinil drop of dew,
Till in its heart the changeless ray
Must seem TO trcmble too.
Only drop of dew,
Brimming the flowret's cup,
Till perfumes sweet the morning greet
Where its head is lifted up.
Only drop of dew,s
Within carth's azure veins,
The streamlet tide, that far and wide,
Her pulsng heart sustains.
All nature smiles anew,
Fresh fed from lmpid springs,
And sunbeams stoop to bear the dew
Aloft on golden wings.
Only a dewdrop. Lord,
SO little in thy sight,
Thy word can thrill thy light can III,
And all my heart is blight.
Only dewdrop, Lord,
Thine image bright and fair,
The mirrore,l scroll within my soul
MAY seem to trcmhle there.
Yet is the image thine,
BE mine, the dcw-lrOp,'s part.
To hold As in "A crystal shrluc
Thy glory in my heart.
Some dropping plant to cheer
Within thy vineyard, Lord,
Some bruised reed, in time of need,
With tenderness restored.
To all with loving care,
Each labor kind and true,
TIL from our toll earih's desert soil,
An Ellen blooms anew.
Rejecting back thy love,
Until thy glory draws above
Thy trembling drop Of Il ".
PRISCILLA j. OWEN
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

PH"sPHATE.-" \ cool pho phatc con
b n III lest p T cent. of Nitrogen and
Il per cent. OF phospllorIc ac:d. but the
larger number OF the phosDllaies in the
marhr; ut: n less phosphorc acid than
tn. We know of 10 way in which a
farmer can. without too much expense
asce tain the exact composition of 4 phos
plat and his lest way 10 test it is to try it
on lis plants. This has been done for
years. and We, as our correspondent saws.
farmers are as far from being satisfied a,
they were when experiments were first
begun. So much depends upon the crop,
the season, and other controlling or inf1u-
encng facts. that it is simply impossible
to ascertain the exact value of phosphates
ur any other manurcs. Our own idea is
that our farming will not be at its best
until farmers find some way to feed their
land at less expense than they can now do
with llo> plates.
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u M :,
j, '' nv
III H''' ''' >'' ,'.' "'l'' il>-'' VIII III ''''
~" !" - WI ~ iii Prove YOU, i'ilii>'
|" l'''ii' VI II u - So ".tt 'o'. trees
u ','''">' P'>''''es' 10 o'' coihi"ltth't
''"' IL ;'ls',> .,n' .'''li successive improve
i'.n' = = p''''' ~, - DIM i"' sun ci'>er t.
your h"iiit,' 'i!'' Will pfi''2 c"'lN'h'n'n'
III .he iaii'i't 1o'!f wives ana dtlI"h'cr
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

EARTH WoHMs.-A paragraph is going
he rounds Of the scientific and arricul-
ur:,l press To the eff-c that if grls~ plants.
garden beds and so on he Spriukled with
lt"r lime water in damp weather. the
arth worms W ii be Destroyed and the
vrgrtlti"n benefited, This may be trjl,
Tor I'll hat We know to the contrary. IN
iced, an application Of lime-watcr may
very prob ,biv be of direct temporary ad-
vantage to the grt-s. or what not. over
which is -prinklcd; but if i hi Is the
NuIms it ought not 10 he used. These
apparently in>i nltcant and certainly un-
tttrac' i've creatures are of The greatest
Benz fit to the fields which they inhebit
Thrv are very humtlr but are efficient
servants of the agricnItur It: AMI far from
niiur,ng his m alow ana his garden. they
devote themselves with The most praise
worthy assi,ui,v t" turning over the soil
/" Il Lee, rr Grp;h and more. thoroughly
than can be done W til the best appliances
known t. science. These al~-for %
they are classified by the naturalist can
OF claim to BE- much more than animate
tubes. They seem to live by taking earth
and earthly substance in at one end and
passing tn III ut the other. This simple
| L MUCOUS secretion AMI the worm hrs Il
most pruisWorthv habit. WHEN he h1-
filed himself W tn earth. of ascending tC
| he surface turning round AMI workiny
himself back again into the ground
This operation ha- the effect of unloading
him, and the process. infinitely repeated
bv millions If his fellows. cannot but hay,
d, highlv beneficial effect upon the qrlllity
Of land. 1t i said by SO careful an ob~,rv-
or rs Mr.. Darwin. that tn" worms h ",
| been known to cover a field to the dcpt
of thirteen inches n the coarse Of eight '
wears. y Slow process to be sure. but :,
are all the processes IF nature. This,
however. is not all that they do. They
| curry their shafts and galleries to a deptt
of severed feet. and cross and intersrct il
al directions, loo>cninw the soil opening
ii to the penetration of air and water, and
in short. doing AL thy can /" hep vcge-
| tlti"n. wi hoslt prrEing upon it or IN uI lno
It's ROOFS in the slightest degree. For all
these services they are doomed t. be dos,d
To ucaIh it'll lime w:,t'r. if we are 20 fol
low the suggestion o! the paragraph re
! Itrred to.
50 see here another illustration Of
the adaye, . Nothing j. made in VAN
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MISCELLANEOUS.
CEyTRAL YER NCNT r. r. LINZ
WINTER ARRANGE NJ E T.
Co,ao,e,aciuq Monday. Decemtersl2' 1874
SOUTHLAND EAST

-TTR.INS@ GOING SOUTHLAND EASi-
Leave MONTPELIER at SIS NJ 3s p ana an3ecting
Mai Train leaves St Albans at 70 A M: Nth trains
az AZ nhSton Worcester etc: at White Rl.er III YER
with trains the Passumpslc Vrt View London
non. for Springfield and New iofh' d. -
with steamers for New ore: .oao, VI St Johns
at o a52ixinx in Boston Lowell at 1870 Mon
Night express leaves osdeisp,. y =. St Adams at
treal 30 P M st 1o at White River and
bellows Falls with trains f"r Boston Il. S,uth vernon
Nth rams for Springfield and New YORK arri>in "
New York at 30 p NJ, >-Du rCT
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WIS.,
Leave Montpelier at 32s A NJ sNA NJ ) % al" O''
P N. ress leaves Boston via Lowell at 100 A NJ,
i,.d ~ % NJ and O<densburxh al 10 A ID
niakinv Connection for the West ,s1.,ves Ros-
Nan az o H AZ oA NJ via Lawrence and l,rhp"i n,
at 30 A NJ SPRINGFIELD at 500 A N IN - Fails AT
2 40 " White River Junction at 40 p N II 10
in St Adams 20 P NJ T:,in it;ald a, o. A. "
drnnct ~ White River Junction with Day ENiie
Accommodation Train leaves Mortified at 80 aae
AZ - = W. Tor ST. Johns and at II 10 A NJ Ior 's
ht H,rass leaves Sonth Vernon at lc % p NJ re-
ceyi,'e rassegers from Connecticut lSl'tt TN
eaxin, Nv York ar Springfield at 10 T, N
u ne AZ II ~ " connecting with tram "Nt
Cheshire railroad leaVl1g Bst, Il , 81 r.
IN, At White River Junction with train l,hIlns - ~,
arriving in Montreal at ~ " aIu II r, railway
os anT cars are attached Night ENrrf.s tram
and Surinxd-ld and ST bans ana Ir"t. ,-.,,.a,,
Drawing room cars on Day fAiles7 'i"'i-7 49,
No real and Boston A., .t,a Vest for sale a,
Through tickets for Chl'ae" anu 'He "'e' ~ ~
Tue pfih' J. " HOBART; General superintendent
hans December L.. -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

LAYING HENs.-Treat hens kindly if
you want them to lay eggs. A petted hen
is singing hen, and a singigg hen is in
variably a laying one. The housewife
who feeds her flock of a dozen petted
fowls out of her apron. will have eggs to
spare; when her neighbor, who counts his
hens by the hundred, but pelts them about
his premises with sticks and stones, and
sets the dog on them whenever he catches
them in the stables. will not have eggs
for his own use. Avoid chasing or
frightening fowls. it Injuries them: If
You want any to kill, take them quietly
from the roost at night and allow neither
dutter or scream to disturb the rest.
If YOU do not want to kill them the same
evening. put them in a coop, or other
suitable place. where they can be had next
morning without further trouble.-Lan;aS-
ter EfLrmer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

ScoURs IN HoRsEs.-When dysentrye
occurs in horse, licr-watcr, formed by
boiling rice in water until it is very soft,
should be the sole drink, and given when
cold. The food should be dry hay and
chopped oats Cor oats coarsely ground).
rwo ounces of salt should be given the
horse to lick, daily. If these do not cure,
, quart Of rice milk Cice boiled in milk un-
til sofD, strained should be given fire.
quently along with an ounce of laudtnum.
If the purgation still continues. the follow
ING may be administered: one pint chalk
mixture, half an ounce tinctule Of catechu
and one dram of powdered opium. The
food should be boiled rice and may. and the
drink rice-water. This latter treatment
-hnuld only bc rcsorted TO after patient
trial with others without re>ult.-N. J..
Ii1June.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

CULTURE OF tlORsE RADIsu.-A CORES
rondrnt of he Florist and Pomolorist. =
SAYS thlt in the culture Of hor>r-r;tlish
there are two principal point, to b. care
fIily followed IN order 20 insure success
On" Is TO properly prepare the sets for
planting. and the Other to secure 4 well
prepared bed of rich soil 10 grow them in.
With regard to the preparation of the SETS
III digging upth- roo,> ne directed to save
All the long RIOTS about the thickness Of a
goose quill from those he selected the
straiTt test and shortened them to the
length OF one foot, From these every pre-
ceitable eye was removed except those
close to the top. and also AL the tibcrS,
with the exception Of these close TO the
bottom. Having thus prepared, sufficient
number of roots, h made holes nine inches
apart, in diagonal direction from the
sides ts the center of the bed, sufficiently
deep to take the roots in without bcndin@.
and into these they were in>crtei and the
earth pressed down upon,them. Then hy
way of a catch crop, he planted a row of
caulif1owers down the middle. and one on
each side Of the bed. The sets were plaut
ed on April Is, and on October l5,six
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21

The SILKWOEM c )CoON.-Wc COPY
from NHture the following account Of the
construction of coco"n> by >ilkworms
based upon some protrtcted observations
Just made by NJ. kleber. of France: A
healthy worm selects suitable spot for its
operations, where there Is space for its
whole body to move about, supporting
Itself generally by lis two last feet onv
Having carefully arranged from twig to
tWlT the outline of its work, its movements
quicken. and ut the end of three hours the
Gir>t outer layers Of its nest are complete
At the end of five or six hours the exact
form of the cocoon i inlicated. SO far it
is easy to watch the worm ut work. and it
S seen that ii hold, itself in 4 >emicirclc
OF curvel like an $ After Il little more
work the cocoon loses its transparency.
md begins to be colorcl. NJ. klcber
however. by mcthoAcallv cutting INFO
cocoOnS continued his observations. and
found that the worms never stopped TO re-
pair damages thus caused. bat going on
uninterruptedly. the LAYERS formed within
The cut layer rapidly covered the aperture.
Remaining attached by its hind legS. Il
worm forms its layers in the shape of an
: changing its positions from time to time
generally moving but short distance
though sometimes turning completely
around and continuing on the opposite side
Of the cocoon. There are from thirty to
forty different layers in Il cocoon and the
ime occnpicd III it. construction is from
hrtc and Il half to four days Whatever
may be, the condition Of the outer LAYER,
the inncrmo,t coat is of the finest thread
md the end toward which the heal is
turned is III" tendtrcst. thus providing a
soft and elastic cradle for its metamor-
phos;s.