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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-10


w. II. BURNETT, of Glens Fall. N. Y, states he
threshed and cleaned with horse machine in
day, 2Gil bushels Of oats.
A. G. BARNARD. of Westford, w. states that he has
run a one horse machine years, and during that
time has not paid out dollar for repairs. The hrst
year he earned with the machine enough TO pay for
1t, besides paying his help
T C. RAND, of South Londonderry, VT, states that
he sawed with Of our two horse powers cord Of
hard wood twice in two In 10 minutes and with dreg
saw has sawed two logs OF which were two feet In d.
ameter In five minutes
O. W. Gross, of Hardwick, moved and set up his
threshng machine in Martin Billiards. barn aud
threhed and cleaned up s. bushels buckwheat and 5
bushels barley In ~ hoars Ha'
HARDwIcK, w., August 10, 1873.
Messrs A. W. GRAY SoSsi
threshed for NJ. b. Fitzgerald Of this town, in the
month Of Novem6er 1873 4l9 bushels oats in 81 hours,
one day not being than eight hours, stopping in
the tune several times to empty bags. This work was
all done with OF your two horse powers and thresh
ing machine and can oheerfnlly recommend them in
A. N. WoODBURr.
FRANKLIN Del. Co., N. Y, April 8, rs.
MesTs, a. ~ Gray & SOHs-GtnfiemsHs-I have
ono Of your horse power Thresber and Cleaner and
Circular Saw machines and think them 10 be superior
to any ever used and threShing has been my business
for sixteen years, having used nearly all the leading
peatedy without stopping, and 800 to $50 bushels per
day when the days were short being late in the season.
Yours respectfully, Russell W. BRADLEY.
soUTH wooDBURY, Dec ID, 1874.
l
statement In regard to the saving, will sond 1t to
YOU sawed IS cords in four and one-haf hours with
Gray's machine, and did not think of trying 10
what could do at the time. would not take any
other machine and run IT, IL 1t given me- and
''' ''"S'" u '''''' JosEPH BENJAMIN.
HYDE PARK, Aug l6, 1875.
| Mr. Cook, Dear Siri As you wished me to give you
an account Of some Of my work, send yon these
few lines The first of last January sawed 30 cords Of
wood in four hours with of Gray's horse-poWe
and saws. Also for another man sawed two cords Of
hardW m m I hal mt of Wah nf
wood two feet and two inches through in three min
utes. j. @. PECK.
RUTLAND DAILY GLoBE.-The writer OF this para
graph has known from his boyhOod A. w. Gray Sons,
and has carefully watched their varied inventions up
to the presentation to the public Of their world
nouned horse power and It's rapid growth from small
beginning 10 a successful and wide general favor
connection with State and County Agricultural Sooie
ties has also given the writer opportunity TO Its
superior wants compared with other machines and
bear of the palm. II awarded silver medal at
the last Fair oi the Vermont State Agricultural Sooie
ty There be doubt that II is Ihe leading Horse
! Power in this country, If not in the world.
a inf =. . An.
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CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD.


GOING soUTH AND EAST.
Trains icabe Montpelier,
Mall ats 81 A. H., for Boston, New York 40
Day Express at IS r. w., for Boston.
Night Expressat9i 50P.M Tor Boston, New York, &c.
Trains ieaoe Waite River Junction.
Mail trains at 10 A. Me- and " 20 p NJ for Boston,
(via Fitchburg) New York. &c.
Mixed Train at 81 90 r. NJ, for Brnttloboro.
Night Express at 20A.M., for Boston, New York, 60
GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Trains leave WAns River Junction
Mixed Train at }, so A. NJ, for Northheld.
Express Mail At I 20 p w., montpelier at IS ?.
ny i9r Burlington st. Albans, Montreal, 0gdensburg,
and the West.
Mail All t3sP. ~, montpelier at 8, 30 p. NJ for
Burlington, st. Adams, Montreal, and 0gdensburg,
Night Express at 90 A. NJ, montpelier at % A.
ND for Burlington, ST. Albans, Montreal, Ogdensburg,
and the West.
Accommodation Train leaves Northaed at 7 40 A.
w. Montpeler at % A. NJ for Burlington, st. Al
bans, 81. Johns, and ogdensburg.
SLEEPING CARS arc nttached 30 the Night Elk
press Train running between Montreal and Boston, and
Montreal and Springfield
DRAWING ROOM CARS on Day Express Traine
between Montreal and Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS for Chicago and the West for
sale at the principal stations.
j. W. HOBART Gen'l Supt.
st. Adams. VI, May 20, 1875
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-03
THE FACE THE GLASS.

The spring its spell of youth renewed
Casts once again upon the earth,
And forms of beauty, myriad-hued,
Are quickened with second birth.
The hoary monarchs Of the wood
Fling OFF the burden OF the time,
And through their rugged veins the blood
Flows with the yigor Of their prime.
The withered turf with verdure grows;
The orchards flush with faint perfume;
on every living plant there grows
A consciousness of coming bloom.
But miracle OF Spring, alas,
Is not for me nor for my kind;
look with terror in my glass
know too well what must find.
No smoothing Of the wrinkled brow,
No darkening OF the silver hair;
But lines never marked till now,
And added silver, here and there.
No Quickcning Of the blood | feel;
In my poor heart no bird song rings;
n vain make my mute appeal;
The glass gives back no spell OF Spring.
Alas Yet let me not repinc,
Nor idly chafe against the tide;
No nOber, grander boon is mine
Than this Of all tho earth beside.
The Springs renew the fruit and flower,
And Ger the earth fresh glOries fling;
But M immortal soul hath dover
OF heaven and an Eternal Spring,
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flame. When a piece Of muslin cloth was
held over the escape an lc.cle OF the shape /
lhimblc was rapidly formed. The invest.
gators also tasted the water which had been
used in the multiplication, and discovered no
unusual flavor or Odor, and took the machine
to pieces without finding any resduum.
What then, is this strange power capable
of doing the work of steam without heat
The inventor talks about the multiplied pow
er of hydraulic columns held in suspension,
but gives no further explanation Of the man.
ner bV which Il pressure of 20 pounds 10 the
inch, which the Schuylkill water has in the
hydrant, is increased to 1900 pounds by
/ merely passing through his iron cylinders. II
/ is his secret, he says, and he will reveal 1t as
soon as his patents in this country and in
England are issued. One of the principal
owners of the invention accounts for the
strange force on the suppOsition that the ma.
chine separates water into its ultimate atoms,
and changes their cohesive force into one OF
strong 1epulsion, 1t is a singular popularity
Of the force that when it Is diminished much
below a pressure of 200 pounds to the square
inch, it extinguishes itself, fading out and
leaving no sign. Mr.. Kelley is now engaged
on a new and larger multiplicator, the parts
of which have been made in different ma
chine shops, 10 preserve the secret of its con-
struction. 1t is almost ready for use
One thing appears certain from these lactS
or allegations either Mr.. Kelley Is perpetra,;
ting a remarkably ingenious and successful
fraud, or he has really, as he asserts, discov'
cred new motive power that must soon su'
persede steam and revolutionize machinery.
If the invention is genuine its Importance
can scarcely be exaggerated. Steam engines
will become obsolete. Steamships will be
remodeled. The railway locomotive must
give way to the new motor engine, burning
no fuel and emitting no smoke, and coal will
become a drug OH the market. Perhaps all
fuel will be needless, for heat and motion are
introconvertible, and ii an air and water ap-
paratus can generate motion, why may not
that motion be changed 10 heat to warm our
dwellings,? BY this time the reader will be
ready to ask, "Dou you, newspaper cores
pendent, who ought to have had your credul
ty knocked out of you by experience, be.
lieve in this new MOTOR" 1t is fair ques-
ton, and my answer is, No; seeing Is be.
I lieving. When l see the train running to
New York, l will believe, and not before
But that there are many persons who have
, faith in the invention, can vouch for"
! Let ME add that the stock is not for sale,
and that all the inventor asks OF the public is
that it will let him alone until he completes
the new multplicator he is now making,
and Is ready to exhibit it.
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THE ONE FALSE STEP.

"Do you know, Walter, it is exactly one
year to-day since we first met? Just think OF
It, One year to-day"
Eyes, Ella, darling; and one year to-day
hence we'll be old mari"
But here Galnty hand was applied blush
,ingly TO the daring lips And the glowing
prediction renamed incomplete The sub.
ject was changed with promptncss that
seemed simultaneous inspiration, and along
the summer lane the handsome pair joyously
aurted in their cosy basket phaeton.
Walter Carleton was rising young mer'
chant, the junior member of New York
firm He was of British birth, and his dark
complexion. crisp ebon curls, and deep black
eyes lie derived from his Castiian mother.
Ella Goodrich was au Una-like creature, in
ele first flush of her gorgeous womanhood.
She was a dark-bred blonde, and the only
daughter of wealthy old Doctor Goodrich Of
Kirkl2nd.
Walter had received his earliest heart
wound from the dart of Elias beauty at a
Saratoga hop, and since then the course OF
their love had run as smoothly as two enthu.
siastc hearts could make it. DR.. Goodrich,
besides closely observing the young man, had
made the necessary inquiries respecting him,
with the result of thorouhly satisfying his
amiablc partner and himself on the propriety
of their daughter'G choice.
1t was really pleasant attcrnoon-late IN
the summer-and the gray pony with the has
ket phaeton and the pair OF turtle doves jog
ged along with a sort of "sober certainty OF
waking bliss as Million very happily phras
ed IT.
The miles Few by on angels wings, and
when Walter consulted his watch, 10 and be
hold it was within a few minutes of the
Kirkland dinner hour; and they were good
five miles away!
I'VE must make all haste back, cried Ella
"pa disikes to wait for dinner. RUFF, ole
man." this TO the grey pony, you must pu
your best foot foremost" whereupon Rute:
mistress proceed TO admoniah him with reir
and whip.
Now, Ruie had not been used to this caval
Ter treatment, and he began to protest agains
il by manifold head.shakings, tail-switchings
elephantinc hops and snortings, and general
ly by moving forward rather slower than be
fore. Whereupon Ella scolded the perverst
brute, and Walter took the whip and admin
istered sharp cut across the fore-leg. Thi.
was enough. Rufus instantly performed
some compound circus trick, and cleverly
separated himself and the shafts from Tie
body of the phaeton. Before you could say
Jack Robinson, the pair of lovers were roll
ing in the dust, and Rufe was complacently
viewing the havoc he had made. DusteC
and Disconnected, Walter and Ella regainet
their feet more scared than hurt and amused
than veXed.
Ella said there was blacksmith's shop
short distance of, snd thither Walter imme
diately ran. while she watched the wreck ant
told RUFF what disreputable old villain h
was.
when Walter returned with the mechanic
a tall. bony looking man with huge red whis
kers and an immense Panama hat was talk
ing TO Ella. And not merely talking;
aeemed TO Walter that the man was annoy
ing her, ard attempting to take her hand
Jiberty she seemed 20 Iepel with indignan
energy.
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ISL .ASor EE!oNIar

Tie lorcaI HIGHT wind, cp,dly bnv.
And I'LL the air with stars Of snow
1ha. whirl and sport ~ on they -
To ciothc the world in white
All night LONG the snow fast Eel.
O'cr battlefield aud wood and del,
10 hide the work Of death, all. we,
Ere break OF morning light
Tina. dismal night Of death and pain,
The wintcry winds still swept amHu,
Ger hill and valley vale and p.t.n,
And reused the ghast.y spr!te,
Who with crying, moaning, sigA.u-,
Bcwaiicd the heroes COldly dying,
While snow was round them wildly dying,
In ali It's mad delight
That night the standard bearer lay
On gloomy battlefield away,
And family called for friends to say,
Before lie died, Good Night
And where's my regiment, true and bold:
God bless my comrades, young and Old
And keep them from this chilling cold,
That steals so fast my sight
All, friends, well meet below no more
Ny throbbing pains will soon be DER,
But wave the dear old nag bore
Thro' all the desperate fight.
All. dark the shades at noon Of night,
Gathered thicker DER the sight,
Where heroes brayely fell in flight,
While charging up tAe height.
oh maiden, weep for him so dear
For necr again thy heart he'll cheer;
For deaths stern, frigd haAd shall scar,
The happy dreams SO light.
And fowery glens and sunny hills,
Your purest songs-the robins thrills,
Shall never fill that heart with thrills
As oft in days so bright,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-03

Some newspaper has lately unearthed a
story of mob law in Henry county, Kentucky,
in 1859, a story which will bear condensation
and which should go down to posterity, de-
scribing an example to be initiated and a
scene to be lmmortslized In 1859 there re-
sided in the county named several brothers
bearing the name OF Henry, one OF whom
was charged with murder. lie was acquit-
ted upon trial, but the mob was dissatisfied
with the verdict and demanded that not only
the man charged with the crime but all his
brothers should leave the country. One OF
the brothers thus unjustly banned was slow
to leave and in consequence was assailed, be-
ing shot at and narrowly escaping with his
taken to him by young man named Hunly.
Then the mob demanded he should leave the
region Hunly went to his house and told
his aged parents of the situation. They de
cided not to obey the mob and barricaded
the house On the next day the mob came,
twenty masked men and numbers OF respec-
table citizens who dare not resist. The mob
rode up to the house and demanded the body
of young Hunly. The old mother appeared
at a window and replied that her son had
committed no offence; he had simply aided
an innocent woman and children; he would
not be driven out of the country like Grim
inal she and her husband were prepared to
die with him. Then she bowed and retired.
The mob crowded forward, but there was a
man among the spectators TO be heard. AS
the old mother ceased talking he came for
ward with tears on his face, and said: "Of
all fortunes In life there is nothing like its
fortunate ending. A man should be esteem
ed fortunate who finds an answer to the old
Methodist prayer, Lord give us good time
to get out of the world | may live hun
dred years without finding another oppor,
tunlty 10 so happily end my life. | am
blessed My prayer is answered! will die
with these people" Then drawing his PTS.
tol, the man (his name was Pollard) placed
his back to the door and his face to the mob.
The effect was grand. Hesitatng citizens,
lacking but the nerve 10 oppose rutfianism,
rushed to Pollard's support. The mob fled
for their lives before the desperate resolve of
the men before them and Hunly and his fam
ily were saved. Pollard's name is still a
SYNONYM for brave manhood in iienry Coun-
ty, and his glorious example has done not a
little good Could a grander speech be con-
ceived than this brief one of six clean sen
fences? And is not the story one TO become
immortal st Louis Republican.
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PEDlCREE:

Sired by BILL CHEATHAM and rear 90
by the dam ODD TRICK, she sireo W
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A Nelson street woman rushed INTO a
ncghbor's house Friday, with the intelli.
gence:
"Mrs.--'s little boy has turned a kettle OF
hot water over himself an scalded oil both
of his legs"
Mercy on mc!' calculated the neighbor
with a look OF horror, which quickly chang.
ed TO one of concern as she hastily added
why, if you amt got new pair of ear.
rings. How much was they
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A BIG CHANCE FOR AGENTS OF EITHER

WANTED, Agents and Pcddlers for our Press
and Strainer- Presses and strains jams jellies,
herbs, vegetables, lard, talow meats, cheese, &c.
Over 80. 600 sold in few localities. Sells quick.
Every family wants it. Is one of the pleasantest.
most useful, successful and profitable utensils
ever sold by agents. Weighs six pounds. Price,
$500 Exclusive territory given. Circulars free.
LITTLEFIELD Il DAME, 102 Washington St,
Boston, Mass.
May 22d1 )"
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THE IRISH PICKET.

Fan shtandin' in the mud, Blddy,
Wild not a spalpeen near,
An silence, spacheless as the grave,
Is all the sound l hear.
Ne Gun Is at shoulder arms
I'm wctted to the bone,
An whin I'm afther shpakin' out,
find meself alone.
This Southern climates Quare, Biddy,
A quare and bastcly thing,
Wild winter absent all the year,
And summer in the spring.
Ye mind the hot place down below?
And may We niyer fear
I'd dhraw comprehension then
Its awful warrum here,
The only moon see, Biddy,
Is one small star ashore,
An that's fornist the very cloud
II was behind before:
The watchtircs glame along the hill,
That's smilin' to the south;
An when the sintry passes them
see his oogly mouth,
It's dead for shape am, b,ddy,
And drhamin swatc I'd be,
II thin ould rebels over there
Would only lave me free;
But when lane against shtump,
An shtrive to get repose,
4 musket ball, he's comm shtra'c
To hit me spacious nose.
It's We I'd like to see, Biddy,
A shparkin here wild me,
An thin, avourneen, hear ye say,
"Acushla, Pat, machree"
"Och, Biddy, darlint," thin says
Saws you, Get out Of that"
SAYS :" Me arrum mates your waste
Says you, Be daycint, Pat
An how's the pigs and ducks, Biddy:
It's thin | think OF, sure,
That looked so innosint and shwate
Upon the parlor flure;
I'm sure you're aisy with the pig,
Teat's fat as he can be,
An fade him wild the best, because
I'm tould he looks like me.
Win I come home again, Biddy,
A sargint tried and thrue,
It's joost daycint house I'll build,
An rint it chape to you;
Wen have a parlor, bedroom, hall,
A duck pond nately done,
Via kitchen, pig open pratey-patch,
An garret-all in one.
But murtherl there's a haste, Blddy,
That's crapin' round a tree,
An well know the crathur's there
To have shot at me.
Now, Misther Rebel, say yer prayers,
An how'd yer dirthy paw,
Here goes,-begorra, biddy, dear,
I've broke his oogly jaw.
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physician IN a country town IN Massa-
chuscttS, who had been annoyed by numer-
Gus questions concerning the condition of a
patient, was stopped while Oh his busy rounds
by man with the old question, "IIow's NJ.
- Sick replied the physician. docs
ne keep his bed!' "Of course he does; you
don't suppose he's fool enough to sell his bed
because he's sick, Go you:'
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Nervous COWS must be humogcd, spoken
kindly to, and gently handled in milking.
No violence should be allowed at any time,
but If you have impatient help, or are quick.
tempered yourself, let some person who don't
get mad so easily milk the cows
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According TO Floss the most effective coun.
ter-irritant, next to a dry goods clerk, Is the
superior bipej of the jewelry store
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Darwin's income is 100000 year. That.
what comes of having monkey for an an
cestOr.
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"Heavens Own" is tho name of new Ne
vada town where a railroad passenger saw a
woman pinning her husband 10 fence with
a pi;chforlS.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-24

Sfx-and-a-half feet OF Bride stood be- -
1ore the altar in o Paris church, the
other day, and promised to love, cherish
and obey three feet and-n-ouarter of
bridegroom; and that's the long and short
!, Dan. Yeast, rich old miser of Mercer
County, visited Harrodsburg, and got
drunk: In returning home he rolled of
q cliff into the river. and being bad
Yeast, fniled to rise
A boy is blessing until he puts ON
pants From the period of the first rent
IN his trousers dates feeling in the
maternal breast that is not wholly affec-
tionntc.
Two dollars and half is what youno
man in New Orleans had to pey for
throwing Madame Soldene a. bouquet
with string attached. The fine was for
the string. 80 ~
Saturday was considered at New York
the opening day of summer travel to
Europe. Five steamers took their de-
pnrture, carrying out ATT cabin and 585
steerage passengers.
People net according to the position Of
their brains. # these lie in their he'd.
they study; if in their stomach, they eat:
If in their heels, they dance.
{. Men are apt to think they are not an
preshinted in this world, but the trub-
bic is, we mark our goods 80 high that
we kant dispose ov them
The Catholic fair in Savannah baa
been success, and will net about
ST., 700. In these hard times, this is a
wonderful achievement
Union suffered severely from the late
frost-the wheat crop in some sections
Will not be worth harvesting; while the
frult has gone glimmering
An Indiana man had the ramrod Of a
shotgun fired through him, and the only
damage was ''a durn queer feeling"
Mrs. Swisshelm has to begin over
again. The fire that destroyed her house
nlso consumed her chemiloons.
The man who said he proposed to live
IN the present and work in the future.
was philosopher.
'What is that quotation about spring
wintering in some fellows LAMP" asks the
Richmond Enquirer
If you hnv emmy doubts about the pro-
priety ov thing, you may be pretty GER
tain that the doubt IL right
Messrs. John Carpenter and John
HERON, aged citizens Of Anderson, died
last week.
The hotel at Union is nearly ready for
occupancy. and good landlord is ear
nestly desired.
The young man who did not spell well
had sick spell.
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In letter declining to interfere in be-
half of a friend about to DO removed
from office, Gen. Butler writes: "What
l cannot do by right, my own sclf-re-
sspect declares that should not do as q
favor" The world hal supposed that
self-respeet was ono of the many virtues
which tho gods denied to Butler in his
youth, and which ho has never since re-
garded of sufficient importance either to
cultivate or assume.
Speaking of the controversy between
the towns Of Lexington and Concord as
to which is entitled to the credit of having
fired the first shot in the revolutionary war
the Philadelphia Press says: "Just for
the sake Of keeping tho two little towns
from going to war about it, we might
agree to speak of that fight as the battle
of Lexicord
With the spring, the miners fancy
lightly turns to thoughts Of lodes.
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/, Boston is,- agitated ON the question

Boston iss agitated on the question
whether or not q murderer should be
hung. It's not because of any soruplcs
on the subject of capital punishment,
nor from any doubt about the murders.
The objectors scorn what they would coll
the sentimental reasons against hanging,
and they have no doubt of the guilt OF OF
the wretch whose life they wish to save.
The ground for saving it is, That ho is
insane; that he must be insnnc to have
committed two atrocious murders be-
fore reaching tho age of fourteen years:
and that, being insane, he ought only to
be locked up-not hung Cases like
this OF tho boy Jesse Pomeroy, incline
those who really have mo sentimental
nonsense about them" to consider whe
thcr DIR. Hammond was not nearly right
In declaring that, where human being
III so insane rs to be as dangerous as a
wild benst, he should bo treated as q
wild beast. What better use, exclnims
the doctor, can you put dangerously
insane person to than to hang him? His
extirpation, like that of all noxious
pests, is demanded by .,.r Law OF common
safety.