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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13
The Reunion at St. JOhnsbury.

The returned soldiers of Caledonia and
Essex counties, many of them, met accord
ing to notice upon the fair ground on Tues.
day and organized a reunion society. A
delegation from the Orleans county society
was present, who proposed one organization
for the three counties, in which case the Or.
leans society already formed would be given
up, and this arrangement is quite likely to
be effected at future day. The officers
chosen by the Caledonia and Essex society
are as follows
Capt Fisher, 4th VI, Commander.
Abel W. Roberts, llth W., Adjutant,
p. ID. Blodgett, 10Th W., Sec. 4 Treas.
The soldiers fell into dress parade for au
hour or so, and made very creditable APP
peara nee. The society is to meet again on
the Sc eoud day of the fair.
Every thing, 20 far az we know passed off
pleasantly an to the satisfaction Of all, ex-
cept little msundersta about the din
ner. 1t was announced that dinner would
be served at the St Johnbury House at ~
cents en- oh, and Walker had prepared dinner
for about 300. But the soldiers took some ex-
ception to the price and the distance to
march or the expense Of stage fare and
wouldn't go. Some were prepared for enter
tanning themselves having brought rations
with them, and Mr. Adams of South Danville,
having brought quite a supply, offered to
feed hungry comIOdes in one of the sheds al
20 cents each. Upon being ordered not to
sell on the grounds Though by what author
ity we have not learned) he gave away din
ners, and tho boys took up a collection fol
him, which, it is said, paid him very well
Quite large number obtained dinner at the
Avenue House, and some were invited home
by comrades in the village and we have nc
doubt but every soldier on the ground would
have been invited somewhere to good
square meal, had the citizens of the village
known what was up Don't set it down
against st Johnsbury.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

We notice the reports Of the celebr alton
of the Tooth anniversary Of the birth OF
Daniel O'Connell at Dublin, last Friday,
state that "the stars and stripes were dis
played in many places with the green flag
of Erin" and it is fact which Americans
may think of with just pride, that where
ever in this wide world there is people
struggling for freedom and against oppression
the glorious stars and stripes are looked upon
with respect and love as "the banner of the
Free"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

just sent from hero a teacher 10 China, Miss
Galbraith of passumpsic.
The Baptist sunday school held an enjoy
able picnic Wednesday, may it have mony
such. The pastor, Rev Mr. Aleer, Is a worker,
lie is not one Of Cowpor's amblcrs, but can
preach solid sermon on Sunday and on Tues
day, with the assistance of one man, do tho
biggest days work haying done by any two
men 10 town. Bless the gospel of work
PARvo.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13


CattleThe largest supply Of Cattle Al tbese varss
that we have noticed this season. Nearly ION head
were from chicago, via Grand Trunk railroad A verv
fair feeling for Cattle, and on best grades null prices
were sustained. Prices shaded grain on ordinary 10
poor grades r. n French sold n pair Of four years
old steers, estimated 20 dress 25O bs, at the highest
market price bought BY y. y. kimball raised by
oxen, to dress 800 ibs at 9le h, d. u. Dow sold
two oxen, TO dress 30 hs each, at Toe n, d. w.
10 two year Olds 10 dress $50 u.s. at sc three cows
dress 900 lbs, at $40 ID, d.. N. r. Shaokett sold
" three ear old steers 10 dress from 700 to $50 bs Mt
YN9lc; 10 steers at 9c 10 dress 20 Mss 10 steers and
heers at 81 6slc N, d. tal three year olds), 10
dress from 500 ~ $50 lbs each
sheep aud Lambs-supply nearly the same as las,
week, and prices have ruled weak. The best Of the
flock Of lambs selling at 6l@7o v n. On sheep the
range is FROM iD5lc. The market Is nearly 10 of from
last week. W. Wallace sold 2i lambs, average 81 lbs
At To- g. Tracy sold l20 lambs average 60 bs at Gle
Carl 4. Bailey sold l2i lambs at $3.50 v head |. d
Sargent sold 90 lambs, average go lbs, ut CO. u. Dow
sold 1870 head tal lambs except head at &C. weighing
81 rs.
Poultry-Turkeys and chickens selling at same
price, 2uc h. fowl at l5c, as last noticed. Arrivals
IA tons.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

The world moves in Maine. At Buck.
field, the Rev John b. Williams, Univer.
salist, exchanged desks with Rev George
Briggs, Methodist, at Mr. Briggs request
Mr Briggs remarked that he wasn't afraid
to meet Bro Williams on earth and shake
hands with him, as he hoped to do in heaven
aud he was not afraid to have him preach in
his pulpit and he was sure that he Briggs
wanted TO 10 his.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

The question of the next presi dency has
been narrowed down to three meu, one of
whom must be the man, or the Springfield
Republican is very much mistaken. That
paper names Mr. Bristow as the republican,
Mr. Tilden as the democratic. and Charles
Francis Adams as the independent pOssibil.
ity, 80 that's settled.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

Wendell Phillips puts the thing about in
the right words when he said that O'Connell,
the Irish liberator, "found Ireland a Kissing
and by.word, and he left her the pivot Of
English politics, nation whose continued
discomfort has dragged England down to be
a second.rate power" That last clause con-
tains a large amount of truth in small CON-
pass
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13
-. JOhIssDmry Market.

THURSDAY, Aug ~.
Prices Paid by Dealers.
Butter, new, tubs or balls choice % 40 pc v ID.
Eggs, fresh, v dozen, nc.
Beans, common white 500 hand ptcked S2JO
Oats, 75c v bu.
Maple Sugar, stirred, extra, iOc y ID, tub, &c.
New Potatoes, s5c v bu.
Beef dressed weight, "a Sc " h.
Veal, live weight, SC y h.
Prices Asked by Dealers.
Dried Apples, sliced, l5c v h strung, lie.
Monsses, gallon, zoe.
Strip, silver drip, sl.OO.
Sugar, refined q, lie; extra &, lllc granuated I2c
Bermuada Onions v 10 Sc.
Kerosene, 2Oc gallon.
Corn, Sl.OO bu.
India Wheat, SOC v hu.
Meal, 81 90 y 100 lbs.
Feed, $500 y 100 lbs.
Bran, Sl.75 v 100 Tbs.
Flour, common, S6.OIi good family, 500 best ss2j
Rye Meal, unsifted, % y n.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

this statefin comparatively briet'time and
should cndeuvot by al proper means to iu-
crease them, as time aud opportunity will
Allow.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13
From our Special Reporter.
VHergenueS Market.

SATURDAY, Aug. T.
. Not the usual supply of butter In market brisk
Common, lsMOR2c niir to good, 2i27c choice, 2sc.
lew selections sold at 2ec. Eggs, $50 v dOz. Blue
berries plenty at SO v at New potatoes 800 " bush
Hay and straw unchanged.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

MONDAHi mug V
Market light Butter about cent better than last
week. We quote, 2502sc mostly sold for &c. Cheese
sallc for farm dairy ruling price lODl0c.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

The butter market opened quietly here to-day, with
quite large amount offered. We quote, common d
lair, 2I@29c W N medium TO good, 2lGD2Gc choice
DC selections, O6D3lc. Amount shipped, 27O pack.
ages.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
Published March 10, 1881
OH A PIER OhQ


AN ACT to amend Sec. 5 of Chap. 103 of General
Laws of 1872, entitled AN act authorizing the
formation of town insurance companies ap-
proved March %, 1872, and the act amendatory
thereto, approved March II, 1873.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
SECTION |. Sec; five % of Chap. one hundred
and three QG3) of the General Laws of eighteen
hundred and seven-two Q672) and the acts amend
atory thereof are hereby amended so as to read
follows: :" Sec. five o.. Every person so
insured shall give his undertaking, bearing
even date with the policy issued to him, bind
ing himself, his heirs and assigns, to pay his pro
rata share to the company of all losses or dam
ages by fire or lightning which may be sustained
by any member thereof and every such undertak
ing shall, within ten days after the acceptance
by the said company Of said undertaking, be filed
in the office of the Secretary of such company
and shall remain file in such office except
when required to be produced in court as evil
dence. He snail also at the time of effectng
such insurance pay such percentage in cash
and such reasonable sums for policy as may
be required by the rules or bylaws of the com
rany."
SEC. 3 This act shall take effect and be in force
rom and after its passage and publication.
Approved March s. 1878. egCOPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
Savings by Josh Billings.

Ii man will do the best he can on
any kind of job he undertakes, he will
not only surprise everybody else, but he
will surprise himself too.
independence of character is what we
all brag the most about, and is what we
have got the least of.
I think that mankind generally take
more real pleasure Dragging of their bad
luck than they do of their good fortune.
The most meek and unpretending Great
ure on the face of the earth is the man
who has tried his best to get thing and
failed to do it; if you will believe him,
he never wanted it, and wouldn't have
it at any price.
He who always does unto others as he
would have them do unto him is the only
really honest man we have, and how
many, my friend, do you suppose there
are Of this kind?
Every truth in this world has at least
ten counterfeits
Physical education is of just as much
Importance to human happiness as men
tdl 10 IL 10 DIS uSC0SSdIy IudU we
know how to eat as how to think.
Laziness is terrible burden, and one
which a man can't drop if he wants to.
There is a great difference between re-
penting of a sin and repenting of the
punishment that is due it.
No man who has got through this lif
reasonably we'll can be a big fool enough
to want to try it over again.
A mans failings are quite often more
amiable than his virtues.
If we could neither laugh nor cry we
would be infinitely worse off than the
brutes.
Men are not generally obstinate be-
cause they are right, but because they
are wrong.
Laziness is as incurable as a cancer,
and will eat man up about as fast.
We love those whom we can protect or
defend, and all love, however pure it
may appear, has large share of self
love in it,
No one becomes suddenly vicious and
dishonest; like coal-pit, they may
break out suddenly, but they have been
smoldering and charring for long time
1t is not good policy to tell even our
best friends all of our secrets; no one
goes to well after water that is pumped
dry.
never have seen woman yet (bless
the dear creaturesD who didn't have
irst-rate excuse for everything she had
done or made up her mind to do.-N. 7.
WeekIg
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
Published March 10, 1875.
OH PIER 25Q


AN ACT to amend Sec. forty mine (49) of Chap.
thirteen Q3 of the Revised Statutes entitled
of counties and county officers
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. Sec forty-nne (49) of Chap.
thirteen Q3) of the Revised Statutes, entitled
"Of counties and county officers is hereby
amended so as to read follows: Sec. forty
nine (49). Each member of the Board of Super
yisors shall be allowed and paid by the county
compensation for his services and expenses in
attending the meetings of the Board at the rate
of two dollars $4,000 per day for the time
he shall actually attend, and six cents for each
mile travelled in going to or returning from the
place of meeting for any distance travelled, but no
per diem allowance shall be made for any time
occupied in travelling when mileage is allowed
therefor; and no Supervisor shall be allowed to
draw pay for more than fifteen days attendance
on the County Board in any one year: P1Oyided
That in counties where the population exceeds
fifteen thousand Q5,0OO) the County Board of
Supervisors may sit and receive pay for such
number of days in each year, not exceeding TWEEN
ty, as they may deem necessary for the transaction
of the business that may come before them
SEC. =. This shall take effect and be in force
tom and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 5, 1875 @-COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
Published March -, 1875.
PTER 210-


AN ACT to protect public libraries and the libra
ries of literary, scentiiic historical and library
associations and societies.
The people of the State of WISCONSIN, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SEC l. Any person who shall willfully, mali
ciously or wantOnly tear, deface or mutiate, by
other means injure any book, pamphlet, map,
chart, painting or picture belonging to any pub
lie library, or to any library the property of any
library, scientific, historical library society
association, whether incorporated or unincorpo-
rated, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr
and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by
a fine OF not less than S. nor more than $780, or
by Imprisonment in the County Jail not less than
ten more than sixty days, in the discre-
tion of the court; and all Justices of the
Peace, in their respective counties, shall have
cutions under this act.
SEC. 2. Any person who shall procure, or take,
in any way whatever, from the library of any pub
lie library, or library of any literary scientific,
historical, or library society or association what
ever, incorporated or not, any book, pamphlet,
map chart, painting, or picture, with intent to
convert the same to his own use who shall
defraud the owner thereof, shall be punished by
a fine of not less than SO nor more than 500,
or in the discretion of the court by imprison-
ment in the County j all for not more than three
months.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty of every Librarian,
Board of Trustees, Directors or other officers or
persons having charge or control of any such
one or more conspicuous places in the room or
rooms where the same shall be kept a printed
copy of this act.
SEC. d. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 5, 1875. sY7COPY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
HOUSEHOLD HINTS,

CLEANING GREASE Spots Our OF CAR
PET.-TaEe little sal soda in soft water,
a little soap, and use corn-cob instead
OF brush, then use cloth and soft water
to rinse and wipe dry.
ELECTION GINGERBREAD.-One quart
orleans molasses, one pint or lard, put
1t on the stove, let it come to boiling
heat, then let it cool, and add two table
spoontuls crushed alum in one teacup of
boiling water; add flour enough to roll.
CHESTNUT PUDDING-Take clean,
boiled chestnut kernels and pound them
in a mortar, or rub them through sieve.
To one cup of this add three cups of
chopped apple, one cup of chopped rails
ms, and one-half cup of sugar, and one
cup of water. Mix thoroughly and bake
one-half hour, or until the apple is ten
der. Serve cold
REMEDY FOR RHFUMATIsM-Proc
one pint of good alcohol: add one pint
OF water; make it sharp by adding red
pepper pods of any kind, broken in small
pieces. In twenty-four hours it will be
fit for use. Battle the affected parts
well and frequently, warming it in by the
stove-the action of the heat being of
great benefit. Let those complaining of
lame shoulders, wrists, hips, ETC., try this
simple and inexpensive remedy, and they
will find lief.-RuraL New Torkar.
Coal AsHEs.-I would like to inform
your readers of the efficacy of coal
ashes. According to my experience,
there is nothing better for cleaning
knives and forks and tin without injury
to the ware. One of our hired men last
season boarded at home, living some dis
lance away. He would bring his dinner
with him, in oh! such clean, bright tin
pail. l one day said to him, Jones,
how does your wife manage to keep your
dinner-paii so very b1ight?" as the tin
did not seem to be thin from the effects
of soap and sand, as was the case with
ours, why" he said, a guess she
uses nothing but coal ashes" g Coal
ashes!' [ said. So, quickly taking the
hint, proceeded to brighten the tea and
coffee pot, tin pals, ETC., and the result
was beautiful polish; and give it for
the benefit of your many readers who
may be in ignorance of the fact-having
myself thrown all the knife-cleaning, tin
polishing nuisances out of the window,
and say ono, STRIP emphatically to all
such trash peddlers. Use only the white,
soft part of the ashes, and gather before
sitting .-Cor. Ratrol Neao Yorker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15

fertilizing material in the majority of
soils. The balance of the elements con-
tanned in the ash, namely, silica, alumina,
iron and manganese oxide, lime, soda
ETC., are of no Or little account. so that.
on what the potash, first, and the phos-
phoric acid, second, contained mainly
depends the value of wood ashes as a
fertilizer The material is besides a use.
full dressing for the ground about orchard
trees, as it not only improves the soil.
but prevents in considerable degree the
inroads of insects in the roots and bark.
1t only remains for us to show that
there is not merely loss to the land eff
fected, but that direct expenditure Of
money is the result of using ashes in a
manner otherwise than we have pointed
out. In order to thrive the farmer must
keep his land in producing condition,
and, as we have already remarked, to
soils which require potash, potash must
be returned. Potash is worth about six
cents pound, and phosphoric acid is
sold in the New York markets for about
quantity. A barrel of wood ashes is
bought by the soap-maker for, say, twenty
two cents, and it weighs 1875 pounds.
These ashes contain On an average, as
we have already shown, s per cent, or
ten pounds, of potash, and besides in
clude per cent, or two and half
pounds, of phosphoric acid According
to the above prices the total value of
these substances is ninety-one cents, and
therefore barrel of ashes is intrinsically
worth as fertilizer nearly five times the
amount for which it can be sold to the
soap manufacturer.
Ashes" says the RuraI Neao Yorker,
"contain essential components of all
crops. They should not be mixed with
compost (there is no gain in so mixing
them) but applied broadcast directly to the
soil, whether it is grass or arabic land.
We never knew farmer who could get
more ashes than it was profitable to APP
ply to his land. One hundred bushels
per acre is not too much to apply to old
cultivated lands. Especially are ashes
excellent for orchards. They should not
be heaped right about the bodies of the
trees, but spread over the roots, which
extend IS far from the bodies of the
trees as the branches do. Ashes arc es-
pecially valuable as top dressing ON old
grass lands, or on lands cropped with
grain. For root crops they are equally
Important; indeed, as we say above,
there is no crop grown and no land cul-
tivated that is not benefited in greater
or less degree by the application of
leached or unleached ashes, the latter be-
ing the more valuable"
Most farmers still sell wood in the
cities and villages; and rather than go
home empty they should carry back
ashes and other fertilizers to replace the
potash, lime and phosphoric acid that
have been carried off in the crops and
animals sold Ashes show immediate
effect from their application, and at the
same time last long in the soil-sScSenta1fc
AnaerScdn
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
New Process for Preserving Wood from
Fire and Decay

The following process is by S. W.
Moore and Weatherby, of England:
The wood to be prepared is first kiln
dried, which process depr,ves it of all
moisture and much of its volatile turpen-
tine and other infiammable matter; it is
then put into suitable cylinders, in which
lime and water, with sulphurous acid
gas, are forced into the pores of the
wood under considerable pressure, the
sulphurous acid being by-product from
the wasting of pyrites.
The wood is removed and dried, and is
then ready for use.
When sulphurous acid is passed into
lime under pressure, sulphate of lime
is formed which is soluble in water, ca
pable of crystallizing as bisulphite,
which is readily oxidjzable and convert
BILE into sulphate of lime or gypsum.
AS this is an exceedingly insoluble
salt, 1t is not easily removed, therefore,
from the pores of the wood, and not only
protects the wood by it's presence as
non-conductor of heat but deoxidizes all
matters which are likely to prove OBJ
jectionable as ferments.
The advantages presented by this wood
are that it's weight is less after treatment
than Of the same wood before kilndry-
ing; a series of pieces gave a mean
specific gravity Of O.3501. The process
for working is very much cheaper than
that of any other yet devised; it is an
admirable means for preventing dry rot
and decay from the action of water, as
the pores are coated with an insoluble
salt; it thus wears longer and vibrates
less than ordinary pine; it resists the
attacks of insects, and, from the removal
Of the volatile infammable matter, as
well as from the introduction of a non
conducting material, it is well able to
Withstand fire, the interior parts not Civ
ing up gaseous matter, which always so
readily infiames.
The wood, although answering these
ends, contains but little matter foreign
TO itself. Wood fiber, S7.2; moisture at
239 deg. Fair, So; ash, 4.3. Total 100.
The idea here presented is much the
same as that noticed accidentally in the
late Franco-Prussian war; many houses
there were found to have been protected
from fire when they were largely built
with plas ter; lath and plaster walls were
absolutely uninjured by the fire when
surrounding parts were destroyed
Scientific american.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-15
Published March 10, 1875. ]


AN ACT to amend Sec. % of Chap. Sc of the Re
vised Statutes entitled ''Of alienation by
deed of the proof and recording of conveyances
and the canceling of mortgages
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
SECTION 1. Sec. twenty nine (29) of Chap.
eighty-six 1867 of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking off from said section the fol-
lowing clause, to-wit: Provided, that no such
certified copy of the record of any deed shall be
recorded until the grantee therein mentioned, or
his agent assigns, heirs, executors administra-
tors. shall make affidavit that the original deed
is either lost or destroyed, which said affidavit
shall be Endorsed on and recorded with said GER
titled copy OF the record Of such deed" so that
said section will read as follows Whenever
any deed or conveyance Of lands situated in off
ferent counties within this State shall have been
recorded i'll any county within which any of such
lands may be situated, copy of the record of
such deed certified by the Register of Deeds of
the county in which such deed has been recorded
may be recorded in any other county in which
any of such lands may be situated, in the same
manner and with like force and effect the
original deed
SEC. 3 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1875. a@ COPY.