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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
The Seed Distribution by Government

Wick, In his Floral Guido No. 2, for 1875,
is again denouncing this abuse upon the
American people. He says:-"It hardly
agrees with our ideas Of the dignity of u
great nation, this peddling Of seeds and quib-
bling with English stockholders about the
price of cabbage seed and tho price they
must receive for putting them up in bags
with foreign aspect as little like those us
ed by American seedsmen rs possible" We
did feel little ashamed Uhen Ue read such
instructions in UO orders sent by our Govern
nlem 10 The seed merchants of London We
would liked to have blottcd such quackery
and humbugging out of the record; but there
II stood ~ black and white, and we merely
remarked that England did not contain all
the fools IN the world. Then 1t Is not fair to
be seedsmen. There are a good many men
engaged in the seed trade, aud struggling
for livelihood with the rest of their fellow
citizens. But what chance can they have,
for Congress npproprintes money and appoints
superintendent, and opens shop and
| gives away pumpkin and melon and squash
and mtgnonette seed and rye and barley and
larl;spur seed to politicians and lawyers in
all parts of the country. II is also UNJUST to
the whole people. Seedsmen arc compelled
to pay The Government n duty of twenty per
cent. on all they import from Europe. OF
course, the people who purchase have to pay
this duty. This money is taken and sent to
Duy StcuS 10 give away 10 lhNOI-
| ties, who have no need of seeds or are too
mean to pay for them. This is justice with
vengance, Are the people willing to sub
init to this stupid and dishonest waste of
| their money any lOngerPn One of Vick's
Washington friends writes him: 1.-The De-
partment Of Agriculture (or the seed part)
is kept up for the benefit of politicians and
their relatives. No one having n friend at
headquarters need purchase seed or choice
| shrubborv. Int let n common citizen ask for
paper OF seeds and he or she is told, your
district or state has received its allotment.
| The institution is one of the humbugs of
| Washington kept up for the purpose of dis
penslng patronage. Rural NeO Yorker.
We endorse every word of the above. We
believe, however, there is q wide field for
the Department of Agriculture and that it
has an important work to perform in the in
torest of the farmers of this country, and
that it should be sustained. For this seed
department there is not n single good argu-
ment to be made in its favor. The useless
quart packages of wheat, corn and oats have
done political service long enough, and when
II is known that the Commissioner of Agri-
culture lent his influence to secure a return
of the franking privilege to enable members
of Congress TO send out seed to their politi-
cal pets, it proves to men of ordinary sense
that the department is used only as II politi-
cal machine with an agricultural title. Let
the seed department be abandoned and il
Congressman wish to compliment friends
with packages of seeds, let them buy them
and pay the postage ON them out of their
present fat salaries KANSAS Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

The Massachusetts PiOUghmdn has n CORE
spondent mt Westminster (Mass.) who tells
about heifer which broke her leg three or
four inches above the gambrel joint. Noigh-
bors advised to e" knock her in the head and
cut her throat, but her owner bandaged the
log and placed her ina sling. The unnatural
position worrying her she was taken out and
allowed the liberty of n warm box stall well
Uttered with chat. The bandage was re-
moved and a piece of stiff leather fitted
around the leg, extending three or four inch
es above and below the fracture, and laced
up closely. She was well taken care of. and
in less than six weeks she could rest her
weight on the leg and walk without limping
Many valuable animals are killed because
of broken leg when they might, it seems,
be saved.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

The Boston Journal of Chemistry states
that tho sources Of loss in the storage of ma
nure are two; first, the escape Of volatile
ammonia and other gases and secondly,
the loss of valuable salts by teaching. The
first difficulty may be obviated by covering
the excrement with eight or ten inches of
soil or loan, which will absorb all escaping
gases. A bushel or so of plaster may be
AdvantageOusly scattered over the heap be-
fore the soil is thrown on. The whole mass
should be perfectly covered, leaving no
'chimney" for gaseous emulation. The dan.
ger of teaching may be avoided by covering
the heap with hay or straw sufficiently thick
to shed more Of the raiD. If kept in this
way a sufficient time the manure will undergo
spontaneous decomposition, the products of
which will be ready for immediate assimila-
ton by plants. The usual process is carting
manure to the Geld in autumn to waste, by
both the above processes, some Of their most
valuable constituents,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
Marriaats.


At West Windsor, March %, by Rev @. II. Parker,
Mr.. Horato Hawkins, Of Rutland, and Miss Ada Wood
ruff, Of Wost Windsor.
At Royalton, March %, Mr.. Caleb s. Wilson, Of Chel.
sea- Mass and Mrs. Il. l.. Pierce, Of South Royalton.
At Weathers6ed, March %, Oren d. Crockett Of
Plainville, Mass, and Miss Maria L. Aldrch, Of
Weathersield.
At Barnet, March %, by Rev. John Dole, Mr.. Frank
kmball OfPeacham, and Miss Belle l.. Strobridge, Of
Barnet.
At st. Johnsbury March 2j by Rev. 0. Roys. Mr..
Frank r. Prescott and Miss Rosa P. Palmer both Of
st. Johnsbury.
At Westmore March q. George Page, Of Westmore,
and MSS Eliza Clark, Of Glover.
At Glover, March "a, Edwin L. Tichurst, OF STAN
stead, 2. o. and Miss Margaret Mitchell, fGlover.
At Johnson, March 81, Mr.. Lucius Shepherd, Of
Marshfeld, and Miss Julia Williams, Of Hyde PARK.
At ST. Johnsbury Center, March 90 Mr.. Q. +. Harris
Of East Burke, and Miss Emma d. Morse, Of st. Johns
bury Center.
March q, MFR. Alexander W. Young and Miss Mel.
vina P. Hunt, both Of Peacham.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

that farmers know full we'll how to enjoy a
good time.--Post
Miss Susan Il. Martin, Of Perkinsville, a
deaf and dun lady sixty years old, arose in
her usual health, March 22d, and ate her
breakfast as well as ever TO all appearance,
went TO work and did her weeks washing
and hung up the clothes in the back cham-
Ger, when she was taken with ft Of APP
oplexy and fell to the floor, and the people
in the lower part Of the house hearing a
noise went up and found her 10 an uncon-
scious state, in which she remained until her
death, about seven o'clock the next morn.
ing.
In. Blake, at Ways Mills, has some
more good steers.
We hope our correspondents will remem-
Der US often, especially since one cent now
pays the postage on unsealed newspaper
copy from Canada.
"Rev. f. NJ. Drake, an Advent preacher
at Lawrence, Mass, has just been taken to
the Worcester insane hospital, having be-
come insane from religious excitement" We
reprint this from a Massachusetts, paper OF
Tuesday, because perhaps some Of our Barns
ton friends know Elder Drake.
A correspondent writes mo particular
change in the political horizon. l understand
that efforts are being made to compromise
between the eastern aud western parts Of
the county to put candidate in the field,
which is very discredhable to the parties
engaged in it. For shame p
The premium list of Stanstead County
Agricultural Society is published in this
weeks Journal. We are pleased to add
that the prizes seem to be very cquitably APP
portioned, aud that the society does not
seem to be run in the interest Of any "agri.
cultural horse trot," which is rather the ex.
ception than the rule, nowadays, with So
called agricultural societies.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

The result is, that tho administration, in
all its branches, has made itself responsible
for tho usurpation in Louisiana. It began it
by putting bayonets at the disposal of Kellogg
and Durell ut tho outset; it has confessed
that the usurpation rests wholly on those
bayonets for its support, and that it is usurp-
alton; it stoutly stands by il, and promises
TO furnish all the bsyonets needed to perpet-
uate 1t for two years more. Can more
fragrant case OF the destruction of a state,
open, Rvowed, and without excuse or palli'
alton, be imagined P-Republiean.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
A Fool Killer Wanted.

Some simple West BOylstOn, Mass, folks
have just been ''done" in a very contempt
iblO way, Two we'll dressed scamps found
out the deaf people in town, and they pro.
posed to cure them for from $50 to 500
each, according to their extremity, asking,
Of course, an advance payment. Some paid
from $40 to $40 down, and were, ornament
ed with wire coptrivanoo which came over
the top Of the head aud down behind the
ears, and which they were to wear fout hours
day for eight weeks, as it would keep up a
current Of electricity that would ultimately
restore the functions of hearing entirely
The swindlers of course have gone, but some
Of the dupes are still wearing their foolish
head.gSar.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
9taths.

Al Thetford, March is, Don Carlos wilmot, 90.
At Windsor, Feb. 25 Of consumption, Susan Thomas
wife Of Morris Lull.
At West Concord, March 81 Harry, infant Of
Julius d. and Mary Brigham, months
At Westded, March "a, Of pneumonia, Hollis Atwell,
"a.
AT Ludlow, March 10, Mrs. Polly W. Wood, 80.
At Morrisville March 49, Mrs. Harriet wife Of Har-
rison Bundy, IS.
Al waterye, March &c, Mary, youngest child of Q.
and L. Shattuck, 6.
At Walden, March rs, Chas. B., son of 3. B. Ans
den, 10.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

Trotting Mt fairs seems to have been gen.
orally under discussion Mt recent farmers
meetings in Vermont and Massachusetts
None of the disputants favor pool-seling
but one of them said at late meeting that
he didn't want to hear members Of churches
who, every year, nj church fairs, gotup grab
bags. fish ponds and other lottery and gam
bling schemes, preach much on the sin OF
gambling at the races.-MdncheSter Mirror
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

We do not believe there is any perm anent
cure for COW badly affected with garget,
and If we had one we should get rid of her
rs soon as we could conveniently If the
cow is but slightly affected small dose OF
saltpetre may give temporary relief, but the
disease is, in most cases, u constitutional one,
and very likely to grow upon the COW in
stead of yielding to tho best of remedies
Mirror and Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

We have requests from various friends Of the FARM
ER for pesmiason 10 forward subscriptions at club
rates in less numbers than whole club TO commence
with. In response to this gske tho general offer
that any may take subscriptions I've would sug-
gost that they take s75 each To cover postage, &o
and forward them 10 the oioe with the money at S65
each. When ten such subscriptions have been sent
such person may call for an extra copy to DO sent to
any address hO desires,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

An extensive strike is IN progress among
coal miners in Pennsylvania. Tuesday a
large company of the strikers started from
Audeudried for Hazelton intent on violence
but Father Warren, Catholic priest, inter-
cepted them and persuaded them to return.
He was probably far more useful than a
company Of soldiers would have been.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

In 1905 bill was paid for repairs on Il
church, rs follows "lor solldly repairing
st. Joseph, 4d; cleaning and ornamenting
the Holy Ghost, Cd; for repairing V. NJ. and
making new child, SIS, Cd; for making Il
new nose for tho devil, one new horn on his
head, and glueng piece to his tail, GS Cd
total 62s I0d
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

No SEEDS TO SECRET SOoIETIEs.-The
Rural Ne,o Yorker says Tennessee Patron
wrote to the commissioner Of agriculture
asking for the grange to which be belonged,
ga share in the distribution Of field, flower,
and garden seeds from the department" He
received the following cold.blooded reply,
and Of course feels chilled in his affection for
the seed store at Washington;
DEAR SIR: The rules of this department
prohibit the employment Of any secret socie'
" for the purposes of distribution. cannot
therefore, comply with your request oil the
first of March. Respectfully,
FREDERICK WATTS,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
Salem Lead Company.

Warranted PURE WHITE LEAD. = Well
known throughout New England as the WHlTEsT'
LEAD TAPE, SO inch wide, on reels for Curtain
Sticks. ,-,,, -
reels for Builders.
LEAD PIPE, Of any size or thickness
At lowest market prices for goods Of equal quality,
FRANCIS BROWN, Treasurer Salon, Mass
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

No provision has been made ut Augusta,
Me-, this winter for feeding and lodging
tramps. A vagabond went into police sta
ton and wanted TO sleep there. I'VE only
lodge prisoners" said the sergeant behind
the desk. "You only lodge prisoners, re-
peated the vagabond meditatively. That
AL" was the replyi you have got to steai
something, or assault somebody, or some
thing of that kind. n"Iv'e got toassault some
body, or something OF that kind" again re-
peated the vagabond thoughtfully. Then he
reached across tho desk with his right arm,
Knocked the sergeant oil his stool, saying, as
the officer got up with his hand to his eye,
"Give me rs good a bed rs you kin sergeant,
cause don't feel very we'll, tonight"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
Young Men,
Lanes Sugar Beet.

Seed One Dollar Pound. Five Pounds for Four
Dollars free by mail Send for the Price List of the
MemphremagOg Seed Farm and Nursery to
TIL. HOSKINs, Newport Vt.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
The DunnOre.

This new Seeding Potato, from seed ball Of the
Peerless has for three years produced Larger Crops
than its parent with the same treatment. Color the
same, shape smoother and better while In quality II
far eXces that variety, being equal to the very best
IN this respect For the main crop for family use,
for market 1t must prove superior TO the older yarie
ties
Price by mall prepaid, one pound 81 OO lbs $500
10 lbs $1,000 Larger quantities by express at special
rates. ALBERT CHAPMAN.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
AIderney Stock.

EIGHT YEARLING HELPERS AND THREE
BULLS, one to two years old. Pure blooded, from
recently imported dams, All registered in the
Jersey Herd Book. For sale by the subscriber at
Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Conn.
JAS d. WILLIAMS.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
4 Weeks-DOLlars.

An Advertisement the size Of the above, occupying
Four Inches up and down the column, is inserted
In the Farmer Four Weeks in succession for only
Four Dollars. In that time II is printed $4,000
times in many copies of the paper Besides, 1t Is
circulated all through the state OF Vermont without
further cost by the 6rst mail and to actual, reading,
thinking people not to the names of people who have
died moved away. The cost will bear comparison
with that of any other means Of publishing ones
business Postal cards the next cheapest Of any
thing that be sent by mail yet cards enough to
Once around the Farmer list will cost $500, TO
say nothing Of printing and addressing them.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
ZION FOR DIVORCE.

II \ AVN - SAN 80 v O@sO-s
FRED =. HUNT STATE OF VERMONT
MARYJ, HUNT. CALEDONIA COUNTY s's'S
Where's Fred p. Hunt, Of Waterford, in Caledonia
County, has filed In the clerks office OF said County,
his libel for divorce setting forth In substance that he
legally married the Sd day OF July, A. d. 1916,
TO Mary Jane Bhawney and that ever since said mar
rage your petitioner has faithfully performed all his
marital obligations as good and faithful husband I'M
to the said Mary jane your petitioner further repre-
sents that tho said Mary Jane wholly disregarding
her duties and obligations his wife, did or about
the third day ofFeb.uary A. d. 1871 at East Charles
ton, wuly desert your petitioner without any good
cause any fault ON his part and has ever since re-
mained away from your petitions aud that on or
about the hrst day OF August A. d., 1879, At Barnet
In the County Of Caledonia, aforesaid and at divers
other times since said date aud At other places to your
petitioner now unknown, she did commit tho crime Of
adultery with one Hiram Stevens and with other per
sons 10 your petitioner now unknown And II being
made 70 appear that the said Mary Jane resides with
out this State In parts unknown, 80 that citation
not be served upon her, is hereby ordered that
tlce Of the pendenoy Of the foregoing libel be given
the said Mary Jane by publication OF the substance
thereof aud Of this order In the YerMoRt Farmer,
newspaper published In said County three weeks sue
oessvey the last Of which publications to be six weeks
prior to the first day Of the next term Of Caledonia
County Court, 10 be held at 81. JOhnsbury, In sald
County, on the first Tuesday OF June, A. d., 1876.
Dated at 81. JohRsbuTyi this Slst day Of March, A.
ID. 1876,
P. ID. DLoDGETI, Deputy Clerk.
BELpES a IDE, Attorneys
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
Water Tanks and Coolers.
VALUABLE TESTIMONY

VALUABLE TESTIMONY.
We whose names are annexed, citizens Of North6eld,
have in use one or Of the stone tanks made by
the United States Artificial Stone Company, and we
bear willing testimony to their excellence. Their ca
pacity for keeping water and sweet is truly won
munity well as the Coolers and other wares made
by this Company. Dated Mortified, VT, Mich, 1876.
ii Brown, ii L Kenyon, l. W Avery,
AE Denny, Geo Denny, J G Thayer,
Ira Beard, l. Mosely, Shortridge,
+ Judd, Joseph Gould, W Tarbell,
&c Cady, Cs Richmond, D Bacos.
To whom il may concern, This certiGes that have
used in my family, during the last year, one Of the
water coolers manufactured by the National Artificial
Stone Company in Northfeld and can confidently rec
ommend them as being superior TO anything OF the
kind with which am acquainted. They keep ice lon
ger than any others, without Imparting any unpeas
ant taste to the water after standing in them for days
Besides, they are an ornament In any dwelling.
NorthReld, Feb. ~, 1875. p. d. BRADFORD.
Mortified, VT, March 10, 1875.
This will certify that have used In my house for
the last two years cisern or tank manufactured by
the U. 3. Artificial Stone Company, and that II has
proved every way satisfactory think 1t better than
any wood or metallic cistern have seen.
A. r. SAVAGE, Prin. Mortified Graded School.
In addition, several Of those whose above,
say that If they could not have their tanks replaced
they would not take hundred dollars for them. l
have tank in which water stood for several weeks
during the hottest of the last summer without
any running water, the remaining pure and
binary vessel for that length Of time it would have
become putrd and repugnant to the taste. Others
have had similar experience With them. Information
as to prices etc., obtained by applying to
d. II. AvERILL. Treasurer, Northheld, VT
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
PURE PERUVIAN GUAN0.
Strawberry Plants.


Choicest kinds for sale by H. ?. ROE (author Of "Pay
and Profit In my Garden" "Openinga Chestnut Burr"
&c9 send for Circular. Address at Highland Falls,
Orange Co., *,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
Tilden Ladies Seminary.

The School Year has opened with larger number Of
pupils than entered before at any time, and they
represent nearly half the States in the Union.
Outfit liberal board Of instruction large and yet from
$225 to $500 school all bills for board and
with Of piano. -
Pupils admitted a any time, and charged only from tine
Of entering.
Send for a catalogue to
HIRAM CIRCUIT, A. NJ, West Lebanon, N. II.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

from weak, scky suffering creatures strong, healthy,
happy and women and nyad cannot reasonably hes
itate to give II a trial.
CRutIOn.-Be sure you get the " PERUVIAN
SYRUP" mot Peruvian bark sold by dealers generally.
J2-page pamphlet containing a treatise Iron as
medical agent aud other valuable papers, testimonials from
distinguished physicians olergymen and Others will be sent
FREE to any address SETH W. FOWLE SONS, Proprl-
etOrI, SO Harrison Avenue, Boston.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02

Mrs. Sarah Kilburn, of Lunenburgh, who
died, few days ago, has been a member oil
the Methodist church in that place for OveI
70 years, and left 5000 for its support.
Horace Stone, of Lunenburgh, on going t
his barn the other day, found several head
Of cattle sick, and on examining the hay
found stalks Of poke among it, which haC
been cut with the hay.
A request was made lately at meeting
at West Concord for prayers for a lady il
West Concord who is the only obstacle il
saving a dozen souls, and another for tn,
thieves aud swindlers who are members Of
the church"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-07-20
VOL. 3.
BOYS, GO HOME.

All, boys, you have gone out from
The old homestead into the rush and
bustle of life; do you ever think OF
the patient mothers who are stretch
;ro out to you arms powerless to
,,rsw YOU back to the old home nest2
Arms that was strong to carry you
once messed close to hearts that love
Won now as then. No matter though
vour hair is silver-streaked, and Dot
in the cradle calls you "Grand-pa," !"
Won are only '"the boys" so long as
mother lives. You are children of the
old home. Nothing can crowd you
out of mothers heart. You may have
failed in the battle of life, and your
manhood may have been crushed out
against the wall of circumstance; you
may have been prosperous and gained
wealth and fame, but mothers love
has followed you always. Many a
"boy" has not been home in five, or
ten, or even twenty years. And all
this time mother has been waiting.
All! who does not know the agony
expressed by that word9 She may
be even now saying: 81 dreampt of
John last night; may be he will come
to-day. He may drop in for dinner"
and the poor trembling hands pre-
pare some favorite dish for him.
Dinner comes and goes, but John
comes not with it. Thus day after
day, month after month and year after
year passes, till at last, 'hope de-
ferred maketh the heart sick" aye,
sick unto death; the feeble arms are
stretched out no longer. The dim
eyes are closed, the gray hairs are
smoothed fer the last time, and the
tired hands folded to everlasting rest,
and the mother waits no more on
earth for one who comes not. God
grant she may not have to wait vainly
for his comingin Heaven. Once more
l say, boys, go home, if only for
a day. Let mother know you have
not forgotten her. "Next Winter"
may cover her grave with snow
Cincinnati Times.