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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-03
For the vRRMosT PARnHR.
MY HARP-FAREwELL.

NJ GRACE ATHERT0N.
My harp Is silent and unstrung,
No moro It's echoes will be flung
Across the moorland and the seat
No moro VIII strains be waited DER,
The same as in the days Of yore,-
For darkness closes Ger the lea.
The stiffness falls like pan ofdoath,
Across tho quiv'ring, bated breath,
While loneliness is all around
1t speaks nom ev'ry leaness tree,
And ev'ry bird song walls for me ....
A dirge note in It's farewell sound.
The summer ends, no more again
Will this harp ring out Joy or pain,
For silent is the tuneless thing.
This harp was touched mid tears Of grisf-l
The tears that often brought relief
When Swallowed DER BY sorrows wing.
But now no more. The days will pass
Their htful round-o'erturn tho glass.
The sands are stealthy running lows
The heart Is ffoEen, and the tears
That tuned this harp thro' all the years
Is chilled by winters 10y glow.
o, harp, farewell Thy lays I've loved,
So quaint and true $50 strangs withAl.
on has thou cheered my lonely way,
But now drspe thee with pail.
One tear drop upon thy bier,
One sweeping strain alone viii swell,
And melancholy days and years
Will come and 60. Sweet harp, farewell.
october, 1875. .......fsa Hass.t
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Eittfarp department.
Mns. Z. V. PowERs. EprrREss.

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Giles for this department. upon subjects which will be Of inter-
eat TO the general readersuch the home the garden
health diet dress culture Of fruits and flowers education
and anything which will tend 10 instruct and elevate human
ny.
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II, with line between
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For the VERMONT FARMER.
AFFIRMATION.
BY Nay A. HAxLIx.

81 MAJ A. hAhLiNs
0, how quick Hopes fairy fingers
Weave bright Aues among the gray! s..1.
Buds spring forth and sunshine fingers .rs
All along our toilsome way.
Scarce we heed our Onward drifting;
Thornless roses strew our way;
Stars peep out amid the rftings,
Where the leaden clouds hang gray.
Birds ofpromise carol sWeetly, hHf Hfsaf
Mid the buds and blooming flowers;
Hope has lent her fairy mlnstrels,
To snchant our earthly bowers.
Roses fade, and joys will perish,
Bright hued visions pass away;
Brightest hopes the heart may cherish
Lose for US their pleasing sway.
And we learn amid the anguish
That must pierce the wounded breast,
When the hopes Of life all languish,
That this world is not our rest.
Weep not over fallen idols,
They were formed, alas Of clay
Shake the dust from dropping pinions,
Let the soul up, and away tnf- aTH
Heaven hath joys that cannot fall thos.
Joys beyond thy souls behesti
Where no storm-clouds can assail thee
This, then, surely Is thy rest!
October, 1875.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-03
PIANOS AND ORGANS F!

OReANHzED beings owe their progressive do
veOpment largely 70 the number, the frequency, the
kind and the urgency Of their wants. From the lowest
created living thing, the polyp, whose simple and
transfer, wants easily satisfied nom the surround
ing elements, air. earth and water, 10 the highest
being In tho scale-msn, there Is indeed a vaa dis.
lance yet many Of the wants Of all the creatures in
the animal kingdom are alike in kind and degree. OF
these we may instance, hunger thirst and ssp, the
socalod uncOntrOllable wants. Of these, thirst has
been as much as blessing 10 the human race
which shows that in cases instinct Is sOsr guide
than mind tho former being unorring while the lattor
may be perverted.
Ascending tho scale we meet sundry wants Cartl-
hclaD shared by men in common with animals the
attentive reader will rOcal many instances Of the kind
among his horse. dog and bird acquaintance The
writer has cames inhale tobacco smoke with all
the gustO of Mohawk, and, alas for poor animal
nature, dog in neighborhOod visited an adjoining
brewery and got sadly fuddled.
But to come TO the cnchsr-w which are the wants
that make man what he is, or should bot
They are Of an intellectual, aesthetic, or religious
nature Tho safest and most enjoyable wants arc the
aesthetic. Among those we will mention but two
branches-pOetry and music. To excel in the former
requires genius er talent Mechanics come TO our
assistance in the latter and enable any ordinary
tai TO be pleasure to himself and others. Violin
playing depends for excellence en- dellcacy Of feel
ing given to few among men. The organ ami the
piano the instruments which carry Joy and pleas
into the remotest hamlet and the loneliest farm
house. To enable all persons to have one Of thss,
sources Of pleasure at moderate cost,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-03
WINDSOR COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance
G o M p A N Y.
woodstock, vermont.
E.VCORPOR.4TED OCTOBER
80, lS3s.
DIRECTORS;

Dudley e. DenisOn, ROyOItOn; James
n. Jones, Woodstock; wm M. PinKry,
PerISinsviIIe; PhiIO Hatch, woOdstock;
ChHs. y. Raymond, BrIdgewater; Otis
ChOmberIin, POmFret; Charles a. FOT-
bush, SPrInEfioIdi George u. Cha PmNn,
woodstock, VIM II. walker, Ludlow.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-03

Net surplus above all liabilities, Mar 81. 75 s2SS9os
First Policy Issued April o, Is4O.
The assessment for the year ending March 81, 1876
Is two and per cent? which u the average
rate for the past thrty-aVe years.
IL asks YOur patronage because
1. tits no experiment, but an old and established
Company. H.. -
q It home company
D. Insurance In II Ia cheaper than Il can DO In any
stock Company beeAuss there arc NO dividends to be
paid 10 stockholders.
A. II takes but three per cent. on the premium, note
in advance and At the end Of each year only
what Is necessary 10 meet the losses thus leaving
your money, 80 far as possible, In your own hands
where cannot be lost through any mistakes or dis
g. In Of rs assessments stop at the time Of LOSE
6. The Company has clear surplus over all liabili-
ties and the very low average OF assessments proves
that Il has been honestly and prudently managed.
Oct0ber, 1875.
PHLO HATCH, President.
"A. 5. sOUTHGATE, Secretary,
W. ". 6ALBRAlTH q co., AGENTS,
So JohnsbuEY, vernsnt,
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CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD,
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Trains leave Montpelier!
= Mail at s. O5 A. NJ, for Boston, New York, &c.
Day Express at 10 P. NJ, for Boston.
Night Express ats 90 NJ, for Boston, New York ke
Trains leave Waite Riuer Junction,
Mail trains at 90 A. M and l2 30 p. NJ, for Boston,
VIA Fitchburg), New York, &c.
Mixed Train at S 90 p. M, for Brattleboro.
Night Express at lt50 p. NJ, for Boston, New York &c.
GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Trains tsdue Whits River junction
Mixed Train at g. 30 A. NJ, for Northheld.
ExPress Mall at 45 p. NJ, (Montpeler at 20 p.
NJ for Burlington st. Adams, Montreal, 0gdensbufg
and the West,
Night Express at 90 A. NJ. (AIontpelisr at IA.
MI for Darlington, St. Adams, Montreal, 0gdonsburg,
and tho West.
Accommodation Train leaves Northaeld at y 40 A.
~, (MOhtpeller at 05 A. No for Burlington, 81. Al
bans st. Johns, and 0gdensburg,
SLEEPING CARS are attached to the Night Ex
press Train running between Montreal and Boston, aud
Montreal aud Springfield. n
DRAWING ROOM CARS on Day Express Trains
between Montreal aud Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS for Chicago and the West for
sale at the principal stations,
J. W. HOBART, Gsn'I supt
st. Albaus, W., Nov. 20. 1875.
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WHOLE EXPENDITURES,
Losses, expenses of adjusting the
same, commissions and abate
ments, ....s.....s, tlbSi9@f.O9
Other expenses, .......,........,. 35,976.S3
DUE FROM COMPANY
Claims unpaid ...,..,.....Sl62.50
Money borrowed In anticl-
patton Of 2ath assessment,
to pay losses occurring
since April I, 1874 .s,Su.A
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-03
IN FORCE SEPTEMBER 30. 1876,

Number Of policies. 4,22t
Amount at risk Cf Company. ~ sos, l4A OO
Notes In force constituting the fund for
payment OF lossSs. .......,.,,........ 495, 81
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WHOLE ExPENpITuREs.

Assessments dess expense Of oolleeton). ga 65
Twenty ninth assessment due June l, vs.. l06907t
Other sources b569She
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WHOLE RECEIPTS FROM ORGANIZATION TO
MARCH 81 1875;
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1910. 1876.
THE
Springfield Republican /!
THE LEADING NEWSPAPER

OF New naag1azad.
FoUNDED-wEEKLY IN 1924 1.-THE DAILY IN
lsi4-BY SAMUEL BOWLES,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18
The Grange.

From the Western Agriculturalist
The success of the Grange is beyond
the most sanguine expectation, and It's
success is owing to the fact that it is or
ganized on practical and noble principles,
and the opposition that has come up
against it has only served to stimulate the
organization. There are many wrong ideas
abroad about the Oranges; everything
done by farmers is attributed to the
Oranges 1t is thought by many that the
Oranges are organized solely for the pur-
pose of breaking down business men and
manufactures. which is not the case
The principles Of the Grange is to stimu-
late all legitimate business by paying cash
for whatever is bought, and encouraging
home manufacturing by patronizing them
in preference to sending further off,
and thus fully realizing the benefits of
manufacturing as connected with agricul-
ture.
There has been a great deal said about
middle-men. While the Grange only
proposes to dispense with surplus middle
men. they do not propose 10 interfere
with legitimate business. They sell their
products where they can get the highest
price and buying their goods in larger
quantities for cash they are entitled to
better prices.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18
Mango and Itch.

In reply to G. H. Horten's inquiry,
F'What viii effect permanent cure OF
mango on cattle :" | would recommend
the feeding Of each cow with about tea
spoonful OF sulphur, twice per day, Tor five
or six days, ana then to wash the animal
with strong soap-suds once per day for
two Or three days. In most eases one
application Of strong soap-suds Is Sutti-
Gent, If the animal mas been led long
enough on sulphur to be under is inHu-
ence. Sulphur alone, if applied inter
nally and cxternallY, is sufficient, but
alone ii Is a slow remedy. Half an ounce
each Of quicksilver and nitric acid,
mixed with a sufficient quantity Of hogs
lard to grease the animal all over, is a
good ANA speedy remedy for all kinds of
mango on beast or itch on man.
As am often called 'Preventive" by
leading stock men, [ will again insist
upon my name "Preventiye") being
used as the best remedy for mango, itch,
scabs, and all other skin diseases to which
beasts of alFkinds are subject. Mango,
itch, ETC., in cattle, hogs, dogs, and all
other animals, are caused by little insects
in the skin. To get rid Of these you must
drive them out by the internal use Of sui
phur, or Kill them by the external appli-
cation Of soap-suds, quicksilver, nitric
acid, etc. No insect or worm can live in
the abdomen or skin Of an animal while
its system is under the influence of sui
phur. 1t is a sure preventive Of worms
in hogs, mango IN cattle, ticks on sheep,
lice on horses and cattle, etc, and all skin
diseases to which animals, including birds
of all kinds. are subject. Hence | call it
my universal remedy. There would be
but few diseases among stock if they were
kept under the influence of sulphur;
besides it is worth almost as much as it
costs for food. 1t aids digestion, prevents
costiveness, and acts like a charm upon
the bowels and kidneys. 1t would pay
any farmer who has one dozen head Of
stock, much less we who have 200 or 300
head, to use a little sulphur daily In their
salt or food 1t has often been said that
sulphur is dangerous in cold and wet
weather This is a mistake.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18
TRIED RECIPES.

From the Rural World
! am glad to see that women are be
ginning to take an interest IN, and t,
write for their own department in YOU
practical paper. |, too, was once
country school marm," like Q. NJ. H.
and have not been a housekeeper for my
self for many years, but have collected
quite a supply of really good recipes
When first began housekeeping | com
menced a scrap book Of useful recipes
and hints to hOusekeepers" putting
nothing in it but what l had tried anc
found to be good. | would recommend
other young housekeepers to adopt this
plan, as | have found il very good one.
The following recipes are from my SCRAP
book.
DELICATE CAKE.-One cup with SUI
gar rolled very fine, one-half cup of but
ter; beat the butter and sugar to acream,
the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff
froth, two cups of flour with which one
teaspoonful Of cream Of tartar has been
mixed; flavor with one teaspoonful OF
lemon or vanilla; then add one-half cup
sweet milk, in which one-half teaspoonful
soda has been dissolved stir thoroughly,
put in a buttered pan and bake.
LEMON PIE.-One lemon-peel and
cut fine and boil fifteen minutes in a
little water, then add one cup of water,
one cup Of sugar, two tablespoon5ful OF
melted butter, two of -four, the yolks OF
two eggs; bake this with one crust beat
the whites of two eggs to a troth, add one
spoonful powdered sugar and spread
over the pie after baking; then set in the
oven just long enough to brown slightly.
A NICE BREAKFAsT DIsH.-Toast
some slices of stale bread and lay on Il
platter. Hash very fine some cold beef;
put it in a pan, season with pepper, salt
and butter; add as much water as you
think the toast will absorb; put on the
stove and let it boil about ten minutes;
be sure and have water enough; then
pour over the toast and serve immedi-
ately.
CoRNMEAL MUsH.-A nice way to
use cold cornmeal mush is To mix a
tablespoonful Of shortening into a pint
of the mush then with prepared flour,
or flour into which two teaspoonsful Of
baking powder has been stirred, mix hard
enough to roll and cut with biscuit cut
ter; bake in hot oven.
POTATO BALLS FOR BREAKFAsT.-
To three cups Of cold mashed potatoes,
add one cup of sweet cream, a little salt
and two well beaten eggs. Mould into
little balls, put on baking pan and set
in the oven until done to delicate
brown.
GOOD DoUGHNUTs.-One cup of SUI
gar, one of buttermilk, one egg, one
fourth of nutmeg, one heaping tea
spoonful soda, three tablespoonsful melt
ed lard. BE sure to have the lard hot
enough when the cakes are put in.
GOLD CAKE.-One cup white sugar,
one-half cup butter, two and one-half
cups -four, one-half cup sweet milk, one
teaspoonful cream of tartar and one-half
teaspoonful soda, yolks of seven eggs;
flavor to taste. l sometimes use brown
sugar, spice highly, and add fruit, this
recipe then makes Il very good fruit
cake. CERES.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18
butter Making.

Mr. Blodgett, in his address before the
American Dairyman's Association, held
as follows:
The whole process of butter making
is disputed. Deep and shallow setting
are each advocated. Skimmiug should be
done as soon as the milk IS sour. to GET
the best results in butter. No cream rises
which is of value to the butter maker af-
ter the milk sours. As soon as the milk
begins souring, whey is formed, and
whey attacks the butter and holds it in
solution.
There is butter which is deliciously
sweet and viii retain it. There is butter
which is sweet to-day and soon poor. The
third class is all poor. Mr.. Blodgett ar
gued that the first-class is the farm dairy
butter which is made of all cream. The
second is creamery butter which is only
made of the large cream globules which
rise first. He claimed that this process
made sort of a short-lived skinned but
ter, and is robbed of some of its quality.
But the cream must not be left after the
milk has soured 1t must be taken off as
soon as the milk is sour"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18

The car Of time j. flying fast,
Were riding o. the train;
/ have a word 70 say TO yon.
hope you'll not complain;
The best of all ! have to tell
It's something very strange,
That women are permitted
To come into the Grange.
There are pleasant institutions
In the East and IN the West;
Bat one among the many is
The Grange | love the best.
Now, who'd have thought ten years ago
OF there being such a change
For men to take their wives along
With them into the Grange.
Ia former tim g we had to Work
At home, the liye-long day,
While men went out 10 chat and talk
And while the hours away;
But thanks to those kird gentlemen
Who invented this great change,
And invited wives ard daughters
TO come into the Grange.
Dear Husbandmen, both far and near
This truth viii long remain,
If happiness i what you wish,
Don't Of your wives com plain,
But rather let sweet charity
81 thin your household reign,
Build up your homes in peace aud love
Rich blessings you viii gain.
While in this school wen act our part,
The rules we will obey,
All good instructions We viii keep,
The bad wen throw away;
Now since you have concluded thus,
With us your course TO change,
Wen get a dinner for you all
Ana help you ia the Grange,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18
The ROchdaIe System.
! rom the Rake

Among the many plans of helping
themselves that farmers are now putting
into operation, this system is becoming
very popular. It proceeds on the funda-
mental idea, that those who patronize a
clearinghouse, are entitled to a part Of
the profits.
Stated briefly, tie plan is this. A num-
Der Of Patrons subscribe capital stock of,
say, -, 600, in shares of so each-it be-
ing expressly guaranteed, that the first
profits shall go to pay ten per cent per
annum on this capital
A general cooperative store is opened,
selling goods to anybody at low per
cent., but every Patron receives certif-
cate for every dollars worth of goods he
buys, and at the end of the year he re
ceives Il dividend of the profits of the con
Germ in exact proportion to the amount he
has bought.
Thus the Patrons have divided among
themselves the profits on the goods sold
to outsiders, and il the store is very sue
cessful and sells largely, they may actually
get their goods for less than the wholesale
prices. OF course, the business must be
large and we'll managed to be successful,
and we advise our brethren to be exceed
ingly cautious III undertaking such enter
prizes.
Never rush into them without due care
and deiberation, and never employ men
to manage these things simply because
they are clever men and you like them
but choose only such as are well known
to be capable and honest, and of age and
experience sufficient to have cool judg-
ment and business sense. This system is
suggested for the use Of such sections as
may prefer TO commence on some co
operative store plan, but the perfected
idea of our policy is the pure one for all
Patrons.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18

The department of Agriculture repor
! for 1873 gives tables showing the esti
mated quantities, number of acres, anC
value Of the principal farm crops of the
4 United States for 1878, which are inter
esting and valuable. From these tables
we take the following:
The corn crop stands first. There
were 9,197, 148 acres, 932, 274, 0OC
bushels, worth sill, 1S3. 900.
The hay crop was second in value,
having grown on p, S94,0S4 acres, ag-
gregating %. 0S5 100 tons, worth nearly
$40, 900, 900.
The wheat crop was on 22,171, 676
acres, producing PSI, 254, 900 bushels,
worth 1892, 594, 600
The cotton crop stands next to wheat,
having grown on $3.50, 600 acres, aggre-
eating I, 200, 600 bales, worth 1912, $780,
600.
The oat crops grown on 9,751, 700
acres, was 270,340,000 bushels, worth
S101, IT'S, $50.
The potato crop grown on 1926, 139
acres, was LOG, 0S9,0 900 bushels, worth
nearly So, 900, 900.
The total acreage In corn, wheat, rye,
oats, barley, buckwheat, potatoes, hay,
tobacco and cotton, was 107, 49,, 23S, and
the value of the crops ST, 81, 233, 62I.
The average yield per acre is estimated
as follows: Corn, 23.8; wheat, 1877;
rye, 1871; potatoes, 71.9 bushels; hay;
/. II tons; tobacco, 775 pounds; cotton,
20S 8 pounds.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18

J. NJ. Smith, a market gardener, of
Green Bay, furnishes the Horticulturist
some interesting statements of his exper-
iments in high culture. He has found
the rule invariable, not a single excep-
ton to it. that the more he has spent In
cultivating and manuring the greater have
been the net profits per acre. Last sea-
son he cultivated fourteen acres, and
began with more thorough and expensive
cultivation than ever before. The result
was that, although there was terrific
drought"-one OF the dryest seasons ever
known ID that regIon-aiter spending
IS, 986, or 1891 per acre, lie had better
balance than at any previous year. de
appears to regard constant cultivation,
especially through drought, in connec-
ton with copious N lnuriDg, as all i'm
portant. Stable manure Is the standard;
with such use Of superphosphates, plaster,
lime, ashes. and other manures, as expe-
rience and good sense point out. ''Atter
YOU have learned how TO spend money to
the best advantage" he remarks, ga
larger profit may be made By laying out
three hundred dollars per acre than with
less. After the second year, if your land
does not pay all Its expenses, taxes, and
ten per cent. OF one thousand dollars per
acre, there Is something wrong some
where / have some acres of land that
did not pay expenses for two years, but,
for number of years past, have not
failed to pay 10 per cent. on at least
s., 900 per acre. / expect my whole
garden to do more than that in a short
time" He adds that he IS now aiming
at 900 bushels Of onions per acre, then
crop Of carrots or turnips, or 500 bush
els Of early potatoes; or, if strawberries,
IL, 800 quarts, or 400 bushels per acre.
This amount Of straw berries is not wholly
impossible, as we have known, under our
own observation, this rate on two-thirds
Of an acre.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18
GREAT OEjEEzEHsv
2 ER II EG HIT LIN e
FROM
BOSTON, PROVIDENCE, NEW YORK.
Philadelphia and Baltimore.

DY STEAMSHIPS, TO SAVANNAH. GA.
ID and from Savannah, by Central Railroad
of Georgia and connecting roads to all points
in Alabama and Mississippi
FreIghts transported with unrivalled dis
patch Rates guaranteed as low as any other
route. Claims for loss or damage promptly
adjusted.
Southern merchants are solicited to patron
ize this route, which viii be found reliable :
and 10 direct their CORES pondents in Eastern
cities before shipping to apply to the under
signed for rates:
Edward H. Adams, Agt, 81 Washington ST..
Boston.
z. Williams. Agent, Providence and New
York Steamship Co., Providence
James Willis, Agent, lis Chestnut St, Phil
adelphia.
Thos- W. Cough, Agent. 70 Smiths Wharf,
Baltimore.
Also refer to
John N. Bridges, sup't Ala Central r. r..
Selma, Ala.
James Laudcrdale, Agent WestR R., Selma,
Ala
George D. Lawrence Asst Sup't V. & NJ R.
R.. Vicksburg, Miss.
E. c: Carroll Agent Central R. r., Vicks-
burg, Miss.
GEO. YONGE.
Agent Central R. R. 400 Broadway. Ny.
New YoRK, February 9th, 1870
March 10 15-4wS