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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
The Dodge Verdict.

The trial Of Mrs Dodge, for assaulting
her brother-in.law, was an exciting case at
Montpelier. A correspondent requests the
publication of the following, in justice to
the jury who have been severely censured:
The jury, in this case. did not hold Mrs
Dodge blameless, by any means. But, she
was more sinned against than SHINING"
The ground on which the acquittal of Mrs
Dodge is to he justified, Is that Joel Dodge
had, from the beginning of the difficulty
which terminated so sadly, been Intention
ally, pcrStSteHtiy and OutTdgeOhsly aggravnt-
ing in his whole conduct toward his sister
in-law. Briefly. let us glance at some of
the most glaring points in his treatment of
her In the first place no had taken prop
erty from her, on the strength of his solemn
promise to deed her certain premises. This
promise he bad perStsteRtly neglected to full
ILL., Then, in his efforts to get her out of
the house-ths Uery house, he il Remembered,
that he had agreed to give her deed of--he
went in the Indictment season of IL Vermont
winter, and dismantled the house of its win
dows and doors, in the absence of Mrs
Dodge.
Again, there Is no reason to doubt that he.
or an emissary of his, sent, IN the dead of
night, II fifteen foot board through one of
the windows, with which she had replaced
one that he had stolen. Not to recount in
detail, all his evil doings, we will come to
the day on which the shooting occurred.
What do we find Joel Dodge doing now ?
Picking some apples and digging some pota-
toes. which, from immaturity. weru wholly
unfit TO he harvested. Why doing this? For
this, aud this only; to plague and nggravate
Mrs Dodge. She knew the house and gar
den which Mr. Dodge and his hireliugs were
doing such lawess work. was hers by good
rights-lcgdlly -but for his broken Jailh. She
would have been less than human not Ia
have resented such usage. True, she was
wrong in going into the garden with the
loaded pistol but the shooting-the act,tal
cOlliSton-woud not have taken place, but
for his rushing upon her with his hoe, de-
elarlng he would Xix her" just what out
RACES personally, this fixing was to consist
in, the jury and others were left to corjpct-
ure. 1t was in evidence that he carried
ropes with him to bind her, and declared ON
his way there, that he was going to have "A
'heH Of u time Did he have much lessP
The jury by their verdict, did not mean
to sanction such means MS Mrs Dodge re-
sorted to; but the lesson Of the verdict was
this; That when persons sin with high
hand-violate every principle OF justice aud
honor they will do we'll to bear IN mind
that the dreRger may be nigh.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

Another mastOdon, monster fprehistOric
notoriety, has recently been dug up near
Circleville, in Waikiki valley. From the
impress Of the skeleton lsft upon the plastic
soil and the undecayed bones dug out, il
appeared that the animal stood eleven feet
high, and measured from tip of tail to end
Of face, tweety-four feet, and that q belt. 10
encircle his body must have been seventeen
feet long Within about one hundred years,
the skeletons 1.-THE whole or in part. of ten
ofthose monsters have been found in the vicin.
'ityUf Warren county Nj and Orange county,
N. Y.--'an extinct race which, doubtless
lived and Aourished with man, in other
countries. during the stone age. But how
came they here7
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Our BOYS [! Our Boys /!

Who are to become men, citizens, heads of
families, and power for good or evil, in
every community where their lot is cast 1t
is proper that VIC should have some thought
of them, and raise some enquiries touching
their interests.
Our paper reaches many families where
these boys belong, and where they are to be
educated for their future life. Aud what is
their life to bel There is not boy in the
state who has left childhood that is not more
or less anxious on this point. "What shall
| do when am man 2" is one question
which every boy asks himself
Now, boys, allow US to tell you what you
ought TO do, must do, and can do, for your.
selves and for the world. We shall not tell
you whether you should become farmers,
mechanics, or professional men. This is a
question which we cannot answer which your
parents cannot answer, and which you alone
can answer. First, then, you ought to be
good boys. "The boy is the father Of the
man." in more senses than one. If you are
good boys, you will be likely to make good
men; if bad boys, bad men. This is the
rule; Of course there are exceptions. You
ought to be truthful, reliable and faithful in
all the relations you sustain in life. You
ought to be obedient to your parents, to
respect authority, to reverence law and love
justice, because these are the elements Of
true manhood. And none but true men are
fit to become citizens, or can be really sue.
cessful in any position.
To the same end you must refrain from
the vices 80 prevalent among the young mer
of the present day. Man is a bundle of hab,
its. These habits, good or bad, are formed
in boyhood and youth. Every profauc man
was once a profane boy; every drunkard
began to "tipple" when young; every de-
faulter, cOunterieiter, and burglar in the land
was, to greater or less extent, dishonest
youth. You must therefore, not only re-
fraim from the vices, but cultivate the vir
tues, if you would be man, and gain the
respect and confidence of your fellOwmen.
And you ought to be educated, and yor
must be if you would make the most o
yourselves. Some of you may have til,
false notion that education is necessary only
for those who design to become professions
men; that the farmer, mechanic and commor
business man needs only SO much education
as will qualify him to transact his own bust
ness with his neighbOr; that higher culture
and more extensive knowledge avail but littl
for these classes. But this is serious mis-
take. Look about you and soc who are tn
men that hold the most important and in
fiusutial positions in society. Who are tn
leaders, the master.Workmen and the mould
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
The Sabbath for Children.


A bright little boy, three years old, on a
Sunday, asked his mother for his "buildlne
blocks" to play with. mo my darling"
replied the mother, "it is the sabbath, you
must not have them" But, mamma"
said the little fellow, "if you will let me have
my blocks, l will build church !"
This little anecdote suggests the inquiry,
how far 10 their religious culture should
children be restrained 2 The sabbath was
made for them as we'll as for men and wo-
men. But was it designed by the Divine
Master to abridge their freedom, and cut of
all their enjoyments? Must all their books
and toys be laid aside, and they be subjected
to formal service, for which they have no
taste, and in which they can now take no
pleasure If 30, the sabbath will become a
burden, to be anticipated with dread, and
endured with impotence, and all its bene.
hcal influences worse than lost to these
children. It must follow, therefore, if
parents would bring their children under a
wholesome religious influence, they must
make the sabbath delight; must adapt its
duties to their nature, and select aud con.
troll their amuscmcnts, instead Of suppressing
them. They must be dealt with as children
Hence, we say, let the little creatures have
their blocks and teach them to build
churches, it that is more consistent with the
proper use of the day than building houses.
They should not be so introduced to the
theory and practice of Christian principles
and Observances as to be repealed and dis.
gusted they should be allured to the delight.
full paths of virtue and piety.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
The Elections,

The result of the elections last week may
be put as follows:
Iu Massachusetts, Alexander II. Rice,
republican, has minority of the popular
vote Of some six thousand, but is elected
governor by plurality of about the same
number OF votes over William Castor, dem.
ocrat who was elected, last year, by major
ity Of seven thousand the balance of the
republican state ticket is also elected and
both the Senate and House are republican
by increased majorities over last year. In
New York the democratic majority of fifty
Thousand is cut down some thirty.fve thous.
and, the republican majority in the Senate is
Increased FROM three to tWo-thirds of the
whole body, and the assembly has repub.
lican majority. New Jersey has a republi.
can majority in both branches of the Legis-
lature against a democratic majority in the
House and on joint ballot year ago. Penn
sylvania gives republican majority of ff-
teen thousand against a democratic majority
Of forty.six hundred year ago. The dem
ocratic majority in Maryland is reduced by
some seven thousand votes, while in Virginia
the republicans have made gains in both
branches Of the Legislature aud the alliance
between the conservatives aud democrats
seems to be at an end. Taylor's, democrat /,
majority of fifteen thousand in Wisconsin,
two years ago, becomes fifteen hundred
against him this year, while the republicans
have doubled their majority in Minnesota
securing the Legislatures of both states, as
they have, also, in Kansas, by increased
majorities in both branches Mississippi
has turned her back on the republican party.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

He DIDN'T HAVE FAITH -"When was
a young man." said the judge, hopping the
beer off his trousers with handkerchief
which he had borrowed from Billy Wood,
81 knew a blacksmith 10 our village who
was one Of the hardest tickets in the place.
A revival preacher came along, and Tom
was converted. 1t made great change 10
him, and.he was held up by church people
as signal example Of the saving power OF
grace. After Tom had been travelling on
the road to heaven for about three weeks
his turn came to be examined on the fines.
for church membership. Tom was an awlu
heather, aud, although he could sing and
pray with the loudest, he couldn't read, aud
knew no more about the bible than a wild
African The session (I think that's what
they call it) met, one Saturday night, and
Tom went in, with his face washed and his
cap on his head, looking little embarrassed
but as happy as new converts always are
After the praying and other preliminarle'
the parsou got to work on Tom. He told
him the story Of Jonah aud the whale, auC
asked him it he believed that. Believe thai
a man was in whales belly an come ou
alive = cried Tom. DO the bible say that
parson p Certainly, certainly, brother,
20, yes, yes of course | believe it, say
Tom. DO you believe that the thre,
Hebrew children, Shadrach, Meshach anC
Abednego, were cast into furnace heated
seven times hotter than usual, aud that they
walked 10 the fame praising the Lord, auC
not even their garments we're singed ?
TOMS eyes bulged out Of his head as h,
looked at the parson and gasped: DO tn,
bible say that, parson3' Yes, of course
my brother That them fellcrs you spok,
Of walked around in fire seven times hotter'l
| kin heat my forge? Yes, my brother
do you believe it2' Tom rose up and go
out into the aisle, Then he sputtered; No
don't. And don't believe that damn fist
story neither, now. - Virginia (NeU
Chronicle.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
"THE WEDDING AT LANEr
PROM THE POEM "rHRKE LINKS OF LIFE," BIT WI
CARLTON.

IRON THE POEM THREE LINKS OF LIFE" BIT WI
CARLTON
And so you'll soon be Goin' away,
My darling little Bess.
Aud you hA been to the store to-day,
To buy your weddln' dress
And so your dear good mother anil
Whose love you long have known,
Must lay the light o. your presence by,
And walk the road alone.
So come tonight, with mother and mo,
To the porch for an hour or two,
And sit on your old fathers knee,
Tho same as you used to doi
For We. who hA' loved you many year,
And chung to you, strong and true,
Since we've had the young Professor here,
lave not had much Of you!
But lovers be lovers while earth enduresi
Aud once on a time, be ii knewn,
helped girl with eyeS like yours
Construct a world Of our own l H'
And We laid It out in garden spot,
And dwelt in the midst Of flowers
TIL We found that the world was go0d-sised lot,
And most Of 1t wasn't oursl
YOU'RE heavier, girl, than when you come
TO us ons cloudy day,
And seemed to feel so little at home
We feared you wouldn't stay
Till knew the dagger was passed, because
You'd struck so mortal a track,
And got so independent an cross,
God never would let you back ..H..
But who would ever hR' had the within,
When you lay In my arms and CRIED
You'd sometime sit here, pretty and prlm,
A-Waitin' to be bride
But lovers DO lovers while earth goes on,
And marry, as they ought
And II you would keep the heart you've won,
Remember what you've been taught,
Look first that your welded lives be true.
With naught from each other apart
For the flowers Of true love never grew
In the soil Of a hthless hoart.
Look next that the buds Of health shall rect
Their blossoms upon your check
For life and love are burden at best
IfthS body DO sick and weak.
Look next that your kitchen Are DO bright
And your hands be neat and skilled
For the love Of man on takes It's aight
II his stomach be not well 6lled.
Look next that your nancy Is fairly earned
Ere ever 1t be spent
For comfort and love, however turned,
WIN meier pay ten per cent.
And, next, due care and diligence keep
That the mind be trained and fed
For blessings ever look shabby and cheap
That light on an empty head.
And ifit shall please the gracious God
That children TO you belong,
Remember, my child, and spare tho rod
Till you've taught them right aud wrong;
And show 'sm that though this LIES a START
For the better world, no doubt,
Yet earth an heaven Amt 80 far apart
As many good folks make out,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12


A few words more with friend Wheeler
on the Catholic question, that we may be
fully understood by our readers. We wish
to say emphatically, that there is nothing
political" in anything we have said on this
subject; nor have we "censdred the demo-
cratic party Of Ohio" nor any other party,
as such. The mere question of fact--hit
whom it MAYS all we are after. We sup.
posed land still suppose) that we were justi-
fed in believing such authority as Harper's
Weekly, Now York Times, Boston Journal
and Globe, and the Toledo Catholic Review
when they asserted that the Catholics
would, and did vote the democratic ticket,
with the full understanding that they were
to be aided 10 return, to secure division of
the public school fund.- Now the question
returns to us, did they not so vote, generally I?
ESQ, it is absurd to believe that "the re.
publcans raised the issue" Would they
raise an issue which would be sure to give
almost the entire vote of 30 powerful class
Of citizens as the Catholics to their oppo.
nents Who will believe it? But we re.
peat it, our war is not with the democratic
party, nor with the republican party, nor
with the Roman Catholics as such, but
with the active enemies Of our public schools.
We shall maintain the integrity Of these
schools against any religious sect whatever
that shall undertake to control the public
money for sectarian purposes. The Catho-
lies in common with all other sects, have a
perfect right to establish and maintain
schools of their own, and to conduct them
on their own plan, but no sect has any right
to ole cent Of the public money which has
been provided for the education Of American
citizens, for the PRONUNCIATION of their relig.
ious faith. And whenever efforts are made
to this end, BY either priests or laymen,
Catholic or Protestant, it is the duty OF the
American press to denounce and crush out
such efforts. We are glad our correspondent
agrees with us on this point, and trust he
will act consistently with this conviction.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

1t would be amusing, if it was not
supremely ridiculous, to see the editor of the
New York Sun giving counsel, and attempt
ing to direct Moody and Sankey as to how
they should direct their religious meetings in
Brooklyn. He knows how to write an
abusive and shameful editorial against any
one who has incurred his displeasure, but
we have yet to learn that he has any special
wisdom touching religious matters.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

The New York Sun gives an account Of a
span of horses lost in the woods by drunken
man. Sixteen days after they were found !;
had been all this time without food or
drink. Ono was dead, but the other alive,
and, after being fed and cared for, recovered
its usual vigor. Query Did not the poor
animals get at some leaves or some other
kind Of food? 1t is hardly credible that
even a drunken mans horse can live sixteen
days without food or drink.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

Facts seem to prove that the average
duration of human life is greater at the
present time, than in the earlier part Of the
christian era. From two hundred to five
hundred years after Christ, the average durO-
ton Of life in ancient Rome, among the bet
ter class, was only thirty years, while in the
present century, it is fifty years. As many
men now reach the age of seventy as reached
the age of forty.threo, three hundred years
ago. These facts are substantiatsd by good
authority and many more might be added
to prove the truth of our proposition. Still,
the general impression has been, that the
duration Of human life was gradually dsOrsas-
ing with the age Of the world.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

The Supreme Court of Maine decided, last
Monday week, that any passenger who buys
a ticket from one point to another, as from
Bangor to Boston, is entitled to ride on said
road as many miles as paid for, aud that it
makes no difference from what point, or in
what direction. The refusal of the Boston
& Maine road to allow the ticket.holder that
privilege cost the road STA. Just as it
should be.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

A despatch received from Newport, r. l.,
November 5, announces that William Tilden
blOdgett, one of the best known summer
residents, died ut his house in New York last
evening. He was the owner OF the villa
erected by Senior Barreda, the Peruvian
Minister, for his country residence, having
purchased the property three years ago at
fabulous price. lie also owned q fine estate
In New York, where he lived in tho winter
until recently. whom he passed nearly all his
time in Newport. Ills wealth was acquired
by manufacturing aud dealing in varnish
and he has employed 1t judiciously and benov-
olontly. He was one of the proprietors and
Art, and It Is almost entirely to him that New
York is indebted for tho fine collection Of old
paintings acquired three or four years ago.
Boston Globe.
We believe Mr. Blodgett was a native of
Vermont, and that he owned summer resi-
denCe at Brandon which he occupied for
several years. Mr. Blodgett was nephew
of William Tilden, Esq, Of New York, the
founder of Tilden Ladies' Seminary at West
Lebanon, N. H., aud he has been for the
last ten years himself president of the board
Of trustees and an active friend of the
school, Mr. Blodgett was one of the noble
men Of earth and has been eminenty useful,
and greatly honored both at home and
abroad. His death is public calamity.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

gregarious, associating in aocks Of from Eve
to forty. The quail is native Of this coun.
try, but migrates from north to south, and
returns in due season. IL is courageous
and warlike bird, frequently fighting until it
dies
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

Another college row-this time at Dart
mouth. On the 9th inst, ten students of
the college were arrested and taken to Ply
mouth on the charge of smashing windows,
tables, counters, beating and wounding the
proprietor, G. B. Parker and his clerk"
while attending an auction at his bookstore.
Some 400 students followed the prisoners to
the depot, screaming like savages all the way.
AT the depot, they forced Mr. Parker into
the ticket Office and locked the door to pre-
vent him from taking the cars.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

Few who nave lost their first aad "dvar.
est friend anread the following with I'M
moistened eyes -
Death comes uusought to every board, and
at its spectral bidding some beloved one
goes to bis mysterious home.
Time aud philosophy may teach resigna.
ton unto the hearts made desoate by his
comiogl but they can never GIL the vacancy
therein, when she that was our mother no
longer casts a halo about our darkened
hearth. frF
A mothers place-so loved, so wor-
shippcd--once empty must be forever so.
A breast once panged by mothers death,
no medicine can reach with healing.
No mind, however sacred, no heart, how
ever hardened, can forget the gentle being
whose suffsriDgs begot his life.
| A mother is truly our guardian spirit
upon earth. Her goodness shields and pro-
tects; sho walks with our infancy our
youth aud mature age-eyer sheltering us
with her absorbing love, and expiating our
many sins with her blessed prayers.
And when our mother with all our bur-
den OF love, her angelic influence, her sanity
care, ceases her beautoous life, how much we
lose at home, of happiness, of heaven, no one
can reckon; for our mother was none but
ours, and we only can know how holy she
was-how sacred her memory must ever be-
But may we not borrow consolation from
the thought that our loss is heavens gain
that surely one angel watches over US eras.
ing with grateful tears the records of sin
aud making easy our path to her with
blessed and blessing prayers.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

Aud now Brigham Young is under sen.
tence of the court, imprisonment until
$4,000 and costs are paid" in the case Of
his spouse Eliza against him for alimony,
There will be a snug little tax fastened upon
the old polygamist, if all bis wives sue for a
q divorce.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

New York is now doing good business
in convicting and hanging murderers. If
the same prOmptness and energy were always
manifest, the murderer's hand would be
stayed. Sure and speedy punishment is the
one thing needful to prevent crime.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

A farmer presented q check at one Of the
Canada banks for cashing on Wednesday,
The amount for which the check called being
large, the teller, to save his bills, was paying
part in sOvcreigns, which the farmer, how
ever, refused, when they we're pushed toward
him. "Why 2" asked the bank clerk. "Be-
kase it's going down. read 10 New
York paper that gould was declinin'. It's
not good. III take bills If ye phase" lie
was accommodated.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

TUESDAY, Nov Q.
There more activity in the market to-day.
prices remaining unchanged from last week We
quote common TO fair lSdD3lo v II medium 10 good
JOD9ic; primo fall made butter 25D3Dc selections
32DJ3c; few extra choice tubs sold rs high as 33c
but 2sG3Oc the ruling price for choice fall made
butter Several lots Of poultry were sold, dressed
keys, dry picked at l4Dl6c dressed chickens l09DI2
to quality The amount OF butter shipped will not
vary much from 1900 packages.