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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16
Pen spattefs.

High living for hard !times-rooms in the
attic.
The latest thing in front door locks-night
keys.
The dearest spot on earth-The store that
doesn't advertise.
Editing Mississippi paper" remarks a
Western editor, maans buckshot after the
first month and funeral after the second. !"
When you see an editor with solemn.
sad, or death-begrimmed visage, attribute 1t
to n surfeit of lines on the death of n
friend"
A Rhode Island woman says that she'd
rather have the nightmare seven straight
nights than toll her husband tho flour barrel
Is empty.
There was waspish sort OF sincerity in
the young wOman's answer to the departing
bores remark that he must be going" You
might have gone before il you had only
spoken about it,
Drunkenness, unlike some other evils
which afflict u.s." says the Milwaukee Senti,
mel, "seems inherent in our nature" That:
what we've suspected all along.-Louisvilli
Courier Journal.
A prominent Detroit Universalist, som,
months ago, married red-headed widow
with four children, and last week remarked
10 a friend; ~ was blind when / believed
there is no hell. l see now"
A paper In Southern Illinois regrets that il
went To Dress One dav too early 10 recor(
the death of John Bates" This is not quite
ms cool rs the paper which said "Just "a
we are going to press, John Smith is being
run over by the cars"
A man who was sentenced to be hung WA
visited by his wife, who said; "My dear
would you like the children to see you ex
ecutedP" mo" replied he. That's jus
like you," said she, "you never wanted tn,
children to have any enjoyment"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16
Farm Fences.

Fences are very important item in our
farm account, necessary under our present
system Of management, and expensive, as
regards the cost Of construction or keeping
in repair. A large proportion of the fences
first built in this part Of the country were of
cedar, an exceedingly durable material, as
some of the rails may be found in use at
the present time, but the material is getting
short and should be husbanded for stakes
aud posts. Rails make a very good fence,
easily constructed and removed from place
to place as desired, but they take up much
room as usually built, form a harbor for
vermin, bushes and rubbish, and are most
too easily demolished by winds and stock.
Most Of these evils may be obviated, how
ever, by care in building and not allowing a
rank growth Of briers or bushes along the
head-lands Of fields IN cultivation. As ee-
dar is getting too scarce 10 be much used
for rails in fencing, and there is a supply Of
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

very apt to impart a disagreeable favor.
But fed to cows Immediately after being
MIXED little risk is run OF injuring the milk
or the butter, and they largely increase the
quantity Of both these articles. Carrots,
mangolds and parsuips can be fed at any
time, as they are less liable to impart any
bad odor to the produce.
Where turnips are fed directly after milk
ing care must be taken to prevent the COW
from getting them between meals. Some
times piece or two will get covered up with
hay SO that the animal will fail to find it at
the time Of the main feeding, but will gel
hold of it few hours later. Now a very
little piece is enough to favor the milk, and
if this piece is eaten only two or three hours
before milking it will surely impart its flavor
We cannot, therefore, be too careful in feed
ing turnips and cabbages to cows in milk.
The odor is quite volatile and escapes before
the food circulates much in the system. II
the odor is already in the milk, scalding will
drive it ut.--Massachnsetts Ploughman.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16
For the VERMONT FARMER.
What Shall We Eati

The want of perfect alimentation is one
Of the most serious faults of our civilization
Alimentation considered in its relations to
progress and prosperity Of the nation, is
theme of vast and vital interest to all DR..
A. G. Hamlin read paper on this subject
before the American board of health in New
York, Nov, 1873. 1t is an interesting and
instructive document. furnishing strong ar =
guments in favor Of much needed reform
in the dieting habits of the nation. From it
we extract the following:
ain treating of the subject of bread, we
shall almost exclusively refer to that which
is made Of the superfue bolted -four, and is
extensively in use all over our country. Of
all the cereals the grain from which it is
made raDksf in nutritive value, and yet,
strange to say the bread made from it is the
weakest of all in life-sustaining elements
Why is this 80 ? asks the reader. 10 reply
we quote from the distinguished chemist
Baron Liebig. He says; I'VE often see
more wisdom displayed in the instinct of the
OK, sheep and goat, the horse, and nearly all
irrational animals, than in the arrangements
of man, for in the preparation of wheat for
commercial purposes, fashion, prejudice, or
folly has led the manufacturers and the con-
sumers alike to exhibit lack of judgment
iuexcusable, not to say highly censurable.
In the present method Of preparing the su-
perfne -four that fashion now demands, the
miller bolts out and rejects the very life Of
the grain, and retains chiefly the starch, which
for food is a poor, impoverished article. 1t
is a carbonate IA heater) only, containing
nothing else to aid the growth of the sys
tem.'"
DR.. Hamlin further remarks ;-"In the
outer coverings Of the grain of wheat, as the
reader ought to know, lie all those rich prin-
ciples SO essential for the formation of blood
and muscle, and in the process of excessiv,
boiling tho bran or bOlted part, which con-
tains all of the phosphate and nitrogenOu
compounds, (the very sources of the linnl
tissuesl are rejected and thrown away, Whil'
the pearly granules of starch are chiefly pre-
served. From this material, the wheat breaC
of the present day is made. No such bread
in ancient time, down to the period Of tn,
emperors, was known. 1t is the modern in
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16
WHOLE NO. 22S.

Upon the character Of the soil greatly de-
pends its heightened fertility, or the rapidity
Of its exhaustion, the ease with which it may
be restored, or the stubbornness with which
it may be resists the efforts Of the cultivator.
The farmer will, therefore, quickly recognize
the advantage Of selecting or possessing a
farm, the soil Of which is retentive Of fertili-
ty, and when exhausted is readily brought
into fertile condition again. Upon proper
selection in this regard much Of the prosper
ity Of the farmer depends, for there are soils
of which it may be said with truth that the
more of that kind,Of land person owues the
poorer man he will be; while on the contrary
it is equally true that fertile farm is the
most profitable possession man can enjoy.
-NetU York Times.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16
About Fertilizers.

As to commercial fertilizers our corre-
sPondents generally appreciate their value
for specific uses acknowledge their utility
in supplying lacking material for plant
growth; accord to them-A positive value in
Fastening growth and maturity, but persist
in the opinion that there is fraud in the ma
nipulation Of some kinds, and that the gen.
uine are held at too high price. They
know that for the regular uses Of farrn-fertil-
izatiOn they can obtain the needed elements
at cheaper rate.
Many examples are given Of the renova-
ton OF worn and apparently worthless soils,
aud the increase Of fertility in fresh but un-
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16
How to Raise Plums.

There is a secret about plum.raising. We
have discovered it in travelling over the coun-
try. We never visited large plum orchard
in our life that we did not find plenty Of
fruit. And we never visited any place with
eight or ten trees, and found good crop Of
this fruit. Now, these facts set us to think
ing; and the result of our thoughts is this
that it is very easy to have all the plums
you want to eat and sell. The secret con-
nected with plum-raising is to plant plenty
of trees, so as to give fruit to the curculio
and to yourself also. If you plant fifty or
hundred trees, you will have fruit enough
for everybody. Every such orchard that We
ever visited had plenty of ripe fruit. Some
even complained that the curculio did not
thin out the fruit enough-that the trees
were overloaded. So we say to our readers,
if you plant plums at all, plant fifty or one
hundred trees-then you will be sure of all
the fruit you want, and it is one of the most
profitable crops raised.-AnnudI Of Phre-
nOIogy and PhysiOgnOny for 1875.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

At dinner party in London last August
there were two sisters present, one a widow
who had just emerged from her weeds, the
other not long married, whose husband had
lately gone to India for short term.
A young barrister present was deputed to
take the widow in to dinner. Unfortunately ly
he was under the impression that his partner
was the married lady whose husband had
Just arrived in India. The conversation be-
tween them commenced by the lady's re-
marking how extremely hot it was.
"Yes, it is very hot" returned the young
barrister.
Then happy thought suggested itself to
him, and he added with cheerful smile
"But not so hot as the place to which
your husband has gone"
The look with which the lady answered
this I" happy thought" will haunt that un-
happy youth till the day Of his death.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

Once upon time there was a famous
maker Of almanacs, who took great pride in
his weather predictions. They were none of
your About-this-tim me-expect-rain,"
strung all down page, but positive, satis-
factory ones, pointing at a certain day. His
name We have forgotten, but will call it
Thompson. One morning Mr.. Thompson
was journeying, and as he was jogging along
on horseback, met countryman, whom he
greeted with the remark that it was a fine
day. Yes," was the reply; :" it's fine
morning, but it's going to rain pitchforks be-
fore night" Thompson was skeptical, as
the sky was cloudless and there was not the
slightest sign of rain, and drove on, but sure
enough, late in the afternoon the storm came
on. The thought came to the almanac max
er that here was q secret which was invalu-
able in his business, and he incontinently
turned about and trotted back twenty miles,
drenched as he was hunted up the farmer,
and offered him good round sum to teach
him his method of prognosticating the wealth.
er. Waal," said the farmer, I" the fact is,
there's an old feller by the name of Thomp-
son that sells lots of almanacs around here,
and when he says rain it's going to be
fine, and when he says pleasant weather
it'll rain as sure as gun"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16
THE RETURNED EXILE AND DEPART
ED PATRIOT.

John Mitchell, after having been sentenced
in lS4S to transportation for fourteen years
for his opposition to English rule in Ireland,
after having escaped from the land of exile
and found refuge in America. returned last
winter to Ireland. lie stood for parliament
in Tipperary, and WIS elected by acclama-
tion, without dissenting voice. The Brit
ish parliament feared hm-did not dare al.
low him seat, and passed resolution de-
claring his seat vacant and ordered new
election. He returned to Tipperary and was
again almost unanimously elected. Just
then, when all eyes were turned on him,
wondering what should be the next act in
the strange drama, death removed him, and
while all Ireland wept England felt relieved.
The following lines are from the Irish
World:
Let the bells from every stseple
Rain their metal music out,
While the buoyant, earnest people
Answer with ringing shout
Shout of welcome to the felon
Branded, banished years ago;
His offences-love for Erin,
Endless hatred TO her foe
How the nations heart is bounding.
How hor leaping pulses thrill
As she speaks her joyous greeting
70 the exile-rebel still.
Years have bowed his naughty figure,
Years and sorrows, trials, wrong,
But the stern, unbending spirit
Still is daring, ardent strong.
Noble match less Tippsrary,
Grasping Mitchels feeble hand,
Sends him forth to say to Britain,
As leader in the land;
"Thus does Erin love and honor
Those who suffer in her cause,
For her truest all are rebels
TO your alien throne and laws"
Toll the ksHsy let mufhed murmurs
Sound in solemn tones and deep;
He has fallen In the trenches;
Like a soldier dropped asleep
After many weary marches,
Struggles constant, patient, brave;
Well, the land he lived for claims him.
Let her bosom be his grave.
Toll the bells, aud speak in whispers.
Fer hero lieth low;
Death has struck him down while hurlng
Proud defiance to the foe;
But the life so steadfast, loyal
To It's purpose great and high,
In the land shall stay and triumph,
Fer the Jaithfli Hsvsr der
Toll warrior has departed
Toll soldier of the right.
Not stain upon his armor,
Perished in a noble fight.
With his cOuntry's flag above him,
And her turf upon his breast,
Let him sleep where God has called him
Home from labor, home to rest.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16


We've called our grange Mt. Abraham,
Would'st know the reason whyi
Se'est thou yon lofty mountain peak
Far towering towards the skyi
Rocky its firm foundations are,
Time works in them no change;
Barren and drear II towers there,
Above the mountain range.
For many years it's humbly borne
The name Potato HILL"
And, though that name is OF the past,
Its memory fingers still
But now with pride we mention 1t,
Aud tell its nobler name,
In honor OF our president
The nartyred Abraham.
His virtues let US emulate,
His failings may we share,
And, while we labor for our cause,
With heart and mind as one,
Wen keep in mind this proud desire,
To leave q record bright
As his whose honored name we bear,
Now passed TO realms Of light.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

This is the season OF the year when the
farmer tells his son John, that if he win sort
over ten bushels of potatoes, feed the stock,
repair that fence and re-shingle the corn-crib
he may have the rest of the day to go rab-
bit-hunting.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
at ST. JOHNSBURK, VT.
ROYAL CUMMINGS, PROPRIETOR

TERMS, Always I'm Advance.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

The health and welfare Of tho race
Upon this question now relies,
Shall fashion rule and thus give place
To scores frank and hurtful lios
Or shall good sense and science speak,
And order in q great reform
And Danish every cook-room freak
That showers upon US such storm
or ills a. none can we'll endure
Who would their health and life secure
s. B. RocKwE Ill
Middleburli. ADrH. 1878
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16


HlX MONTHS
Three months, on trial. ........................ 80
Club Rates.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10
A BRITISH BROKER BREAKS BAIL.

THE TRIAL OF ALEXANDER AND WILLIAM COLLIE
SUSPENDED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COLLIE A
FUGITIVE FROM HIS BAur-A LARGE REWARD
FOR HIS APPREHENSION.
LONDON, August O. 1875
The trial of Alexander and William Collie both of
whom are on ball. the charge of obtaining large
Of money from the London and Westminster Bank on
false pretenccs brought to sudden stop this
ing by the announcement that Alexander Collie had alb
seconded
HIS BAIL EsTRHArED-HIs COUNSEL ABANDON HIM.
His bail thercupon estreatcd and warrant issued
for his arrest.
Messrs. Coies' solicitors, and Sergeant Ballantne,
also for the defence announced their withdrawal from
the
THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM COLLIE STANDS OVER.
The prosecution declined to proceed against William
Collie in the absence of Alexander. The former was
then ordered to appear month hence and the
adjourned
A LARGE REWARD FOR THE cAPTuRE~oF FUGITIVE
Five thousand dollars reward has been offered for the
apprehension Of Alexander Collie.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10
BREADSTUFFS IN EUROPE.

PROSPECT OF THE CROPS AND THE HARVEST
YIELD IN ENGLAND-LARGE PURCHASES ON
AMERICAN ACCOUNTABLE INCLINATION OF
PRICES UNCERTAIN.
LONDON August O. 1875
The Mark Lane Express, in its review Of the corn
trade the past week, says:-"The weather, though
broken has been the whole tocrably fine The crops
progressing avoraby but it is unreasonable
poet the plenty quality of last year after a
nearly sunless July and such heavy rain
fall So they have found in France as far
they have gone, and flour has risen four francs
per sack in Paris The bulk of harvest is yet
uncut
Some of our country markets have hesitated about
submitting to any decline, though generally it reached
totwo shillngs per quarter Large speculative pur
chases have been made in London American account
The London market closed with an improved aspect and
upward tendency, which must be swayed entirely by
The weather There certainly seems quite as much
chance OF rise as a fall -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10
new YORK YACHT SQUADRON.
The Run from Newport to
New Bedford.
A FOG OBSCURES THE ENTIRE FLEET.

NEW BEDFORD Mass, August O. 1875.
The run from Newport to-day unexcting, tho
weather being unpropitious nearly all the way In ac-
cordancc with the programme previously agreed upon
the Commodore OF the fleet fired the first signal gun at
nine O'Clock and the usual busy scenes OF preparation
followed There was fine representation of the squad
ron in the harbor and altogether the prospects were
decidedly encouraging for about time that the second
signal was heard Gne southerly sprang up
smart race 70 New Bedford was anticipated
AS usual the sloops the first TO get under way
the Vindex and Active assuming the lead. OF the
schooncrs the Restless the first pass Fort Adams,
the others coming up in close order, including the
Rambler, Dreadnaught Idlcr Eva, Vcsta and Clio
The Wnnderer, Meta Columbia and Comet started with
the fleet, but on leaving the channel westward.
The last mentioned vessel proceeded to Creenpor but
will join the squadron It's return TO Newport The
vessels worked slowly out OF the harbor tho Mohawk
and Alarm being the last to pass the fort Scarcely
however, had the vessels proceeded half way
up the channel when dense fog set in
which at completely obscured the entire
fleet Then followed the usual incident TO such
events fog horns heard on every hand it was
impossible to ships length ahead and as the wind
dying out and matters began TO some
what serious aspect several Of the yachts about
and headed for the harbor. The Mohawk and Rambler
returned in company, the Alarm remaining outside
Indeed 1t seemed to be tho general impression that tho
would have to he abandoned The Commodore
however, did not drop anchor and evidently wait
ing for the fog TO lii in order TO proceed. Meanwhile
the other vessels had gone ahead, and by the time they
had got in the vicinity of Brcntons Reef lightshp the
dense mist had vanished
The course was accordingly shaped for New Bedford
the wind being ALMOST abeam from the southwark The
flagship followed In the wake of the squadron, but IL
was fully one O'Clock when the Mohawk and Rambler
weighed anchor the latter being the first to get Off
These vessels worked the channel in close proximity,
the fleet at this time being out of sight After rounding
Bateman Point they headed for Now Bedford. The
Mohawk which 10
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10
RECAPTURE OF PARKER.

THE CONVICTED EX-TREAsURER OF SOUTH CARO-
LIMA AGAIN IN THE HANDS OF THE AU-
THoRITIEs OF THE ARREsT-Ex-
cITEMENT AMONG THE PEOPLE.
COLUMBIA S. c., August O. 1875.
This city again wrought the highest pitch of
citcment by the rearrest of N G. Parker the cxStae
Treasurer who had tried the late special term of
the Court of Common Pleas for the cmbezzlcment OF
$3.50 900 of the States money, and found guilty of en-
bezzcment of $75 600 ON the 10Th u from which time
Parker has been in Jail until the 4th inst,
when he escaped through the scuttlc and
down to the Jail yard by the lightning rod
Since then this city has been in a perfect state
of excitement about Parker Some insisted that he
still sccreted in friendly refuge others holding that he
had left for the scacoast Doubts set at rest
this point Saturday night, when two colorcd men
into town and reported at the Union Herald office
that Parker seen in Hampton woods, about three
miles from the city; and the story seemed probable,
detachment headed by United States Deputy Marshal
James Canton, started for the place Indicated The
pursuers got upon the trail; but as the night was
dark and stormy one, they had to return. They
cceded, however, in driving him from his lair in the
woods to the Camden road and to that town. where
ARRESTED
about dark on Sunday evening and taken to the Jail.
About five O'Clock named Ioz SILVER passed q
wagon about a mile from the town of Camden and es-
pied in it n man concealed under quilt. Thinking
there was something wrong, he despatched message
to the city, when Policemen Prngle and Williams who
III
the quilt As they drew near plantation owned by Mr..
Mathis they saw negro and a white man, who, upon
seeing them approach attempted to run away. The
officers told them to stop, that he, Parker, their
prisoner. Parker said,
'snow YOUR AUTHORITY"
The officers said they would do so when they got to
headquarters and took him there forthwith The negro
who accompanied him is named Andy Johnson
looked and travel and depressed in spirits by
his stormy voyage through the woods and swamps. He
taken to the County Jail of Camden small town
about thirty miles from Columbia. The excitement
his rccapturc is even greater than that caused by
his original arrest trial, conviction and escape. The
Sheriff of this city left for Camden few hours ago TO
hrinr the cnninreh -Trenslrcr here
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-10
GOVERNOR TILDEN AT BUFFALO.

BUFFALO, August o. 1878.
This afternoon His Excellcncy Governor Tlden
received large number OF visitors at the residence
OF Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer and later he
took n drive around the most attractive parts Of the
city including brief call at the Driving Park where
the races in progress During the latter part of
the afternoon and early in the evening tho
Governor received many ladies and gentlemen
at lawn party held in his honor
the beautiful grounds Of Mr. Bronson c. Rumsay,
on Delaware street Later in the evening His
Exccllency scrcnaded at Lieutenant Governor
Dorshcimcrs residence by democratic citizens, accom-
panied by the Union COrnct and Reed Band when he
made brief return of thanks for the compliment
At half past eleven A. NJ. tomorrow the GOV
ernor will be received by the Board Of Trade, when
George H. Hubbard will tender address Of welcome 10
which His Exccllency will respond after which trip Of
inspection of the canal in this vicinity will be made fol-
lowed by ride down the Niagara River Mr.. $. :.
Jewett's yacht Titana On his return he will visit
the Stnte Insane Asylum, in Of construction
here In the evening he will hold formal reception ut
the Lieutenant Governors mansion. On Wednesday
morning. at nine O'Clock, the Governor Will take
special train Tor Saratoga. making stops at Batavia,
Rochester, Syracuse and Utica