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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17

Taking up the last number OF the priced
and noble VERMONT FARMER this was almost
the first piece that caught my attention. 1t
sent thrill Of pleasure to my heart and
recalled days now passed away and gone,
and also reflected much of the present in
brighter colors.
am again in retrospective mood and re-
call the times and scenes of yore to blend
with the present hour. Again my mind recalls
the early struggles, the first eifuisons, and
gradual development of those OF the band
mentioned by "Uncle Will," and of others
he for want of time and space was obliged to
leave unnoticed | recall the Boston Gull
tivator, the Pennington Chronicle, the
Maine Farmer the Progressive Age the
Farmers Exchange, the Dirigo Rural aud
other papers, ending with and eliminating in
the VERMONT FARMER. Here, 10 the last,
We are gathering, marshalled by the delt
and ready hand of the able editress, and
building up an original literary department
equal to any in any other periodical pub
lished. Not perfect but grandly promising
and gradually developing into that breadth
and depth aud awakening that interest that
only can be done by superior merit. The
awakening interest in the FARMER wherever
ii goes or copy falls, the deepening of its
roots where already planted, aud the spread
ing of its already promising branches, are
due largely to It's original type and fresh,
breezy, delightful departments of literature
agriculture and news. 1t goes home to the
heart at once, and is no stale mess Of reprint
but fresh from the hearts and pens Of its
talented correspondents and hence its success
and its prestige. Go on to victories yet
ahead
The names of your "happy band" of con.
tributors from my own state, familiar as
household words will enumerate aud say
a word of each = '9raee Atherton,
"Aunie May" "Lura Bel, ""May r. Bean,
"Student Rover" IS. q. Foster" and "Al
lie." There may be others, but | have no
an acquaintance with them. In speaking
of these we hope we shall iDstigate some on'
to speak Of your other correspondents, mem
bers of our happy band, residents of othe
states such as "Paul PastnOr,n "Saral
Brigham Mansfield" up. H. Hopkins" an,
masy Others whose pawes recall with pleas
ure, and give US to know more Of them an
! theirs. 1t enhances the interest we fec
in o literary production to know the author
; even ~ We Know them only vaguely and OIL
! paper. IS Some OF tho dearest friends we hav
On earth, and even some now crossed to til
other side, were thus known, and their az
, quaintanee thus formed. oauEa $3.50
, "Grace Atherton," whose sweet, and olte
| plSintive lays have touched 50 many hear
7 with the balmy, healing, honey dew, or III
I sOoihing wine and oil, whose heart has bee
. prepared and whose life is an unwritten poem
I halls from a hillside home IN Frankli
! county, the Switzerland Of Maine. Her
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
A Short Chat with the Boys.

Boys, don't you know it's the most natural
thing in the world to be wondering what sort
of man you are going to be, after while !?
Don't you often find yourself wondering if
you will be as rich as Thompson, or as
famous for great deeds as men you read Off
You feel very sure at any rate that you are
not going to be as mean as many you know,
that you won't stagger along the streets like
Tom Jones with red nose and bloated face,
owning nothing but the worn out and dirty
clothing he wears. On, no, you are sure
you wont be as low down as that. Yet all
the criminals looking out of those gloomy
cehs aud the drunkards and gamblers you see
have been bright, merry boys once with
great plans for their future. am not going
to make sermon here about it, but in a
friendly way do want to ask you to re-
member when the boys who are older than
you propose that, just for the fun Of it, you
take a friendly drink, that whisky is the
key that has opened the jails, poor houses
and the penitentiaries TO more than three
fourths Of the criminals within those walls.
Remember, boys, it bights homes, bringing
trouble and sorrow and poverty. Don't for.
get the first drink leads to the second, third
aud on down to common drunkenness with
the certainty that day follows night. II
men who ask you to drink are prominent
and influential men, don't try to get out Of
it by making excuses but be manly boy,
look them square in the face and say dis.
tinctly: "sir, do not drink" Don't be
afraid the mau will think less of you. In
his heart he will commend you aud your
manly refusal will give you higher place
in his regard. Have the courage, boys, tC
look men square in the face when you refuse
70 take the first step toward drunkenness.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
For the VERMONT FARMER.
Scraps. XII VI

Ii. ID. - 81 ~ go.
DEAR FARMER IL am just going to say
few words, by way Of salutation, to "Grand-
mother" and "Auntie b." who, think
from their aptitude for seeing through SO
young spectacles, cannot be very far on the
shady side Of forty. "Graudmsther's" was
a very sensible letter. aud her closing advice
which excellent, if followed would do moro
than legislation can do for the suppression Of
one OF tho greatest evils Of our fair land
"Auntie BIS" note was a spicy little affair,
| hope she doesn't think that meant to infer
that good old ladies were 80 very rare after
ALL o, no When | come to think Of it
know several. Aud one good old puritan
in particular, but for whose timely check, |
might have gone on into unheard Of extrava-
gances. You see it was "years ago" and
was innocently engaged in making two years
old "sunny locks" new "best" dress Ia pres
ent from Auntie) aud thought to beautify
the length aud breadth thereof with gimp
the whole outlay being six cents. 1t was
superAuous in the eyes Of my visitor---wlth
strong disapproval in look and tone she re.
marked ~ wouldn't let my vanity run
away with me in that way, if | were you -
"What fall was there, my country women "
But think IT was the salvation of the fam.
lily finances Zine Nancys). | shall be on the
look out for the hutter Of "Auntie BIS pin k
cap strings, on some of these lovely vine
wTeathed verandas, although the cap would
be displaced by the couture of younger lady
aud with the best Of results no doubt. sec
no need OF an old lady's dressing in somber
colors. | have an acquaintance of sixty,
who were she to wear black cap with a full
border aud real old lady's dress, | should
think her seventy at least but not bit oft
She dresses as young as | DO and the effect
is, she don't look day over fifty.
Give the In the midst Of life, we are ia
death" expression TO those who imagine Goo
likes them the better for it. Why did lie
not make the leaves and the grasses Alwayi
brown or have omitted to give US tho gOr
geous autumn leaves and flowers if bright
ness and cheerfulness were to DO excluded
from our lives2 l should think the oldel
people grow the more enjoyment they coulC
get from their external surroundings the bet
ter, no matter how bright and beautiful
What sweet little poems "Lura Bell" writes
and "May A, HRmlin." hope they will
favor US again, The afternoon with Bobbi
must have been highly colOred or might hav
been to advantage, for q judicious application
Of the strap in question: would have giyeI
the young idea" a new turn.
The FARMER is an ever welcome sheet at on
house aud is better than the New Englan
Farmer, in that II is a home paper. w
like home institutions on the same principle
We do not 90 out Of town TO trade. Our r'
liable merchants might as we'll grow ricl
az any middleman for middleman thel
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
Power Of Children.

A man was leaning, much intoxicated,
against tree some little girls coming from
school saw him there, and at once said to
each other, "What shall We do for him? ?"
Presently said one, "Oh, LII tell you
let's sing him temperance song"
Aud so they did collecting around him
they sang .
Away the bowl, away the BOWL
and so on in beautiful tones.
The poor fellow enjoyed the singing, and
When they had finished that song said, ''Sing
again little girls little girls, sing again"
ave will" they said, "if you will sign the
temperance pledge"
"No, no, we are not at a temperance
meeting; there are no pledges here"
al have a pledge" cried one; land L
have pencil" cried another holding up
the pledge and pencil, they besought him to
sign it.
"NO, no, won't sign it now. Sing for
me-" I.f..
So they sang -
"1hs drink that's in the drunkArd's bowl.
Is NOD the drink for me-"
ooh, do sing that again" said he, as he
wiped the tears from his eyes.
"No, no more" said they, "unless you'll
sign the pledge sign, aud we'll sing it for
you" .s....... ...... ......
He pleaded for the singing, but they were
firm, and declared that they would go away
if he would not.
"But," said the poor fellow, striving to
find an excuse, "there's no table here, how
can write without tablet"
At this modest, quiet, pretty little crea'
ture, with finger on her lips came and
said, "Yes, you can spread the pledge on the
crown of your hat, and l will hold it fol
you"
of came the hat, the child held it, and
the pledge was signed, and the little ones
burst out with
| "0h, water for mo. bright water for me,
| Give wine 10 the tremul0us debauchee."
heard that man IN Worcester town hall
with uplilted hands aud quiveriug lips, say
al thank God for the sympathy Of those
children. shall thank God to all eternit,
that he sent those little childreR as messen
gers Of mercy to me.'-[JOhn b. Cough.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
Beyond tho nearby years Of now.
Beyond the presents portal,
If true TO her fond young hearts vow,
Shall enter thu immoTtal


Years will come and fade, years in which to
do and dare, work and win and may the
subject OF this be yet among the "happy
band" wearing chaplet Of laurels worthily
won.
Student Rover" the nom de plNme of
the writer of this has appeared in very many
publications. aud especially in the FARMER.
With this explanation We blushingly make
our bow and retire.
rs. G. Foster" halls from Hillside Pawn,
Wilton, Franklin county. He is thoroughly
practical and his forte is not fiction or pc.
etry, melody or sentiment, but plain, practi.
cal common sense farm life and labor. We
could not drop him from our fraternity 10 the
happy band nor leave him out in the cold,
for we need such as he to keep us ballasted
with common sense sometimes when we get
Eighty, perhaps.
allie" though writing only at intervals
and only for the FARMER, we cannot forbear
mentioning one who strikes so deep and has
such penetration and originality. She has
felt the rude bufetings of earth only to
strike deeper root and find richer gems in
the down below.
But my sketch has grown to such length
| fear the editresss frown and sharp
scissors,so l will forbear further length.
The 'happy baady join heart and hand
| With faith and hope and charity,
| And ever on be still as one,
| And love shall DO no rarity.
Brooks, Me. .s j. w. LANG.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17

A Coon REAsoN,--Mrs Stanton thinks
that if the women do not accomplish 50 much
as men, there is good reason for it. She is
not dressed to work, but to kill. Men do
not appreciate the beauty Of wOman's attire.
She says, Take man and pin three or four
large table cloths about him, fastened back
with elastic, and looped up with ribbons ;
drag all his own hair to the middle OF his
head and tie it tight, aud hair-pin on about
FIVE pounds of other hair, and a bow Of rib
bon. Keep the front locks on pins all night
and lot them tickle his eyes oil dayI pinch
his waist into corset, ard give him gloves a
size too small, aud shoes ditto, and a hat
that will not stay on without a torturiRg
elastic, and'a frill TO tickle his chin, and a
little lace TO blind his eyes when he goes out
to walk, and he will know what wOman's
dress ia.p
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
FARMER. NEWSPAPER

must be somewhere that cannot be got over.
Well wont say word against the grange,
right here ia the FARMER, too. OF course
Il was intended to DO good, and hope il
will succeed 10 doing Il. Its object was 10
make prices lower; that is accomplished.
Tney are down, down and farmers produce,
too. ma arn
wonder if all the young housekeepers
know these few little "scnps" learned the
other day. Firstly, that horseradish grated
into vinegar for pickles, would prevent SCUM
from rising and give better flavor 2 OF
course you did. Then again, that sage dried
10 the sun, loses oil It's goodness. And
thirdly, that autumn leaves pressed well,
aud dried under a warm flatirou, on which
has been rubbed piece Of beeswax, would
retain their natural color aud not curl up.
That will be one compensation for the com
ing frosts. Then, il wont be
1.-THE mistletoe hung in the old oak hail."
but .. H. 0.t#1
The msny-hued leaves on my cottage wall.
l always knew this was fearful pen
you can see TO what lengths il has lead me.
H..i ANNIE.
proctorsville, August 80, 1875.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
aa For the vERNoSr FARMER.
Cooking Oatmeal.

MRs. EDIrREss :--One Of your readers, l
noticed in a copy Of the VERMONT FARMER,
wants to know of some good recipes for
cooking oatmeal. Here is one that always
use. Take three cups of boiling water, one
small cup Of oatmeal, salt to taste. Stir
while letting the meal fall slowly from the
hand. 1t can be cooked by boiling, but is
better steamed Stir often. Serve while
hot with swectened cream or milk. The
longer oatmeal is cooking the better,
am glad it is going to be used by one
more person, and Il others would use it more
in warm weather, they would fud it very
light, nice food for people with weak stOm-
achs. HELEN.
Greenwood Cottage, Sept l. 1875.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
For the VERMONT FARMER.
A Lampmat Pattern.

Materials ;--gossamer thread, and the
smallest of crystal beads.
There are bars extending from the center
Of the mat to the outside edge, TO keep IL
out smooth and in place, then every thread
is strung with thousands Of distinct, round,
transparent beads. We cannot tell whether
it is knit or orochetcd but fany lady wishes
to make one like the one we saw, she can
go out some morning after the sun has risen
over the "never failing sign of no rain to-
day" (dew and webs on the grass) and judge for
herself, Of these beautiful gossamer mats. If
these are "remnants Of the virgin Mary's
neckcloth," we think it must have been
super6ne y.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17

Ladies' and gentlemen Also invited to contribute ar
Giles for this department. upon subjects which vii be Of Inter
81 10 the general reader-such the home, the garden
heath diet dress culture Of fruits and flowers, education,
and anything which will tend to instruct and elevate human
Good poetry VIII be very acceptable
II you ds plume, write your true name under
II, with line between.
Por the convenience Of composors please write plainly,
IN good back ink, and side Of the paper only
Articles may be directed othe Edress 10 1.-THE Farmer
and must be received Wednesday TO claim In
serton the next week amer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
KNITTING Maohine for sale.

new Bickiord Knitter, nickel plated, Just from the
mandatory. Manufacturer price, $500. WIN
knit great variety of articles handsomely and rapid
~. Cheap r. CUMMINGS. st. JOhhsbaTy,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
Our County Fair!

THE St. JohnsbuFy Advertiser win be Issued
daily during the three days Of County Fair and put
before the eyes OF every person attending the
Ing articles exhibition at our Pair, rs well as bus
mess IN general, will find the DAIif ADvRHrIsER
an invaluable medium through which " advaftiAe
Besides other matters " Interest II Will contain the
Programme a. made ont for eaeh day Of ths Fair
Advantageous must be sent n AZ least STA DAYS NJ
.U .. l.. W. ROWkLL, .
81. JohnsbuTy, VI .
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-17
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD,
SUMMER ARnANGEmENT.


GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Trains isdue Montpelier,
Mail at o IS A. n, for Boston, Now York, &c.
Day Express nj 81 p. NJ, for Boston.
Night Express ats 50P ", for Boston New York &C.
Trains leare Waite Riper Juneifons
Mail trains at 90 A. w., and 70 20 p NJ for Boston,
Via, Fitehburg), New York, 6c.
Mixed Train at 3; 90 Y. w., for Brattlehoro.
Night Express at 80 A. NJ for Boston, New YORK, &C
GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Trains leave waite River junction
Mixed Train at 6 so A. NJ, for NorthGeld.
Express Mall at 30 2. ~, QMontpeler At o. 40 P
NJ for burlington, st. Adams Montreal, Ogdensburg,
and the West
Mail at IS p. NJ, Montpelier at S. % p NJ for
Burlington, st. Adams, Montreal, aud 0gdensburg.
Night Express at OO A. ~, montpelier at % A.
N.Y. for Burlington st. Albans, Montreal Ogdensburg
and the West.
ACCOMMODATION Train leaves Northaeld at !, 10 A.
~, Montpeller at 81 % N) for Burlington st. Al
bans, st. Johns, and Ogdensburg
SLEEPING CARS are attached 10 the Night Ex
press Train running between Montreal and Boston, and
Montreal and Springfield.
DRAWING ROOM OARS on Day Express Trains
between Montreal aud Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS for Chicago and the West for
sale at the principal stations.
]. W. HOBART, Gen'l supt.
st. Adams. Vt, May 81, 1875
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-10
4 Crazy Nan Confined Twenty Years
in q Room Four Feet by Six.

Two or three miles south Of the little
village of Oak Greek stands little
farm house, within the walls of which
is a continual uninterrupted horror.
There is little room, four feet by six.
without window, save hole in the
wall foot in width, through which the
wind aud storm beat in their fury
there in that filthy place, horrible be-
yond description, a human being has
been confined for twenty years He
has grown old there and his long barr
hangs down upon his shoulders, and
his matted beard upon his breast in
tan gled waves. His uncut nails aro
like eagles taions, aud lie beats his
perfectly naked body against those mar
row walls like Gagged wild beast.
The name of this unfortunate wretch
is John Hughes and he lives, exists,
breathes III the house of his uncle, or
at all events, some relative, whose nan, 6
is also John Hughes. This relative Is
a wealthy farmer, whose means are am
ply sufficient to give this unfortunate
man a com Portable place and decent
humane care.
Al first woman, distant relative.
cared for this wretched. creature and
he'll ped to make his life little less hor-
rible, but she is dead and now he seems
to be without a frlend-a deserted
helpless, despairing wretch
These statements are vouched for by
the best possible authority. A proms
| nent commission merchant of this city
| has for long time been personally &C
| quainted with the facts. and is ready
to testify to their truth at any time.
The authorities should look into this
matter at once, and carefully invesri-
gate it, aud take active measures to re-
lieve the distress of this suffering fell
low creature There are better places
In the State of Wisconsin than the
the place described. and hired attend
ants who are kinder to theil charge
than those people bound by the ties of
blood, and this unfortunate man should
be granted the privilege of living and
| dying in mad house if it will add to
his comfort i7waukee Commerciut
| Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-10
Soldiers Bounties.

The bill to equal'ze tho bounties..o
the soldiers who served 10 the late war
wa before the Senate last week and
was pressed to vote. General Logan
was It's especial champion He stated
that he believed the bill would not re-
qulre more than S30,712,522. The
amount of bounty paid by the States,
which was S2o6,78l, 1856, and the
amount paid by the Government,
amounting to s405, 900 900. was all to
be deducted. Mr. Sherman, an oppo-
neu1 Of the bill asserted that it would
require $50 100000 and the Paymas
Ter General estimated slOO,0O0 600.
he thought that The bill should be-
pos poned until there is money enough
10 the Treasury to meet the demands
II the Government An amendmen,
offered by Mr.. Edmunds was adopted
1 10 II auth@rizlng the Secretary of
the Treasury to borrow as much money
as may be needed 70 carry the act into
effeci at any time when there is not
enough money III the 'Ir asury to meel
ITS requirements and also authorizing
h'm. for the purpose of borrowing such
money to issue and dispose of any of
the Kinds Of bonds described iu the act
Of July Il, 1870 This amendment
was ofered 10 the hope of killing the
bill Mr.. Ferry. Of Connecticut, of
fe'ed in the same splriJ of hostility, an
amendment striking out the words & or
State " III the third section Of the bill.
as II came from the House, providing
tor the deduct Of all bounties alread =
paid under any Uuited States or State
law
The vote on the passage OF the bill
Was lie, 80 on each side. The Y ice
PresIuent had vote under those Cir
cums1ances. and he favored the bill.
That was the first time. we believe
that Henry Wilson has voted since he
was raised to his present position Il
is significant fact that every Demo
GRAFT voted against this measure of JUS
tice to the soldiers. The Republicans
voting III the negative were Allison.
Anthony, Boutwell, Chandler, Ed
nunds. Ferry, of Connecticut, Ere
ling huysen, the two Morrills, Sargent.
Sherman, Stewart and Washburn
Carl Schurz would have voted for it
had he not been paired with rebel
General Gordon.
The bill now goes to the House II
1t reaches final vote. it will probably
be passed; but the session is so near
the close that tie bill is not likely to
become law at this session.
7 Soldiers Bounty bill went to
the Conference Committee, and their
report was accepted by the House, but
when presented to the Senate, Mr.
Sprague moved to lay it on the table
which motion was carried by vote of
~ to "A, thus killing the measure
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-10

The WEATHER IN MOUNT WASH
INGToN.-To those who have suffered
from the extraordinary cold of the
present winter some accounts Of the
experience Of the United States sig
nal observers on Mount Washington
will prove OF interest The mean tenn
perature for January was % below zero,
nearly 40 below the mean for Janu-
airy 1874. The mean of the highest
and lowest temperature last month was
80 below zero, the highest tempera-
ture being 290 degrees above, and the
lowest 460 below zero. The velocity
Of the wind is an important factor
which must also be taken into account
in considering the character of the
weather on Mount Washington. The
greatest velocity noted was ia miles
per hour, but wind-storm 9th 18th
and 18th reached far greater veloci-
ty, but the thermometer was broken, SO
that no record could be made. Last
month up to the 18th instant, the
mean temperature was above zero only
three days. The mean temperature
for this time was nearly 90 below zero.
The wind was driving at heavy storm
or hurricane velocity all the time, ex-
cept for three or four days, and clouds
have covered the summit nearly the
whole time. Assistant Observer Fred De
Kosher assembled the mountain on the
f,a no & Thfi Il
4taaalg he WIND VS. aloslns =, the
ale oil seventy tines al hour, apd til,
| aermomeles mar ed go below GER
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-10

A correspondent of the Herald gives
some interesting figures on the Beech
er-Tilton trial: Hours given to direct
examination of Moulton AL; cross ex-
animation 224-total 81. He answered
1898 questions, 1862 in cross exam
ination. Mr. Tilton was examined 47
hours, % being devoted to cross exam
ination; he answered $3.50 questions
1886 in cross examination. Evarts
took exceptions with 4" Your Honor
will note our exception" "To that
we except" "Your Honor We except
to that ruling" 1--WE except to your
Honor's decision" and with some doz
en- other phrases which Mr.. Evarts
knows so well how to conjure up from
his legal brain, n times Length
arguments, Mr.. Evarts 80, Beach 80
Fullerton 81