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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Sovereigns of Industry.

The Vermont State Council assembled al
Odd Fellows Hall, at Rutland, on Friday
April 2, at ten O'Clock, a. m. The following
councils we're represented:
st. Johnsbury, No. l, John Clark, Roya
Cummings.
Bellows Falls, No. 3, p. W. Bunker.
Winooski, No. 4, Montpelier, j. W. Ken
dali, j. II. Seaver.
St. Adams, No. 5, VIM. A. Cooper, james
Holloway.
Central, Rutland, No. 6, Henry Clark
Fred II. Brown.
Otter Greek, No. Z, Brandon, +. II
Webster, Alexander Mclaughlin.
Black River, No. 8, Ludlow, ID. q. Hack
EFT.
BrattlobOro, No. 10, c. W. Clapp, G. A
Van Dorm.
ProctOrsville, No. IL, D. @. Pollard, John
Ward.
The councils at St. Johnsbury G enter and
Springfield were uBrepreseDted.
The executive committee presented q
financial report, also draft Of constitution
which was adopted with amendments.
The following officers and standing com.
mittees were elected and appointed
Decentralization A. Cooper, st. AL
bans.
Vice President--Royal Cummings, St.
Johnsbury.
Secretary-D. G. Hackett, Ludlow.
Treasurer-John II. Seaver, Montpelier
Lecturer-F. b. DEMO, st JOhnsbury.
Steward-Edward II. Webster, Brandon
Assistant Steward-Fred II. Brown, Rut
land.
Inside Guard--Jobn Ward, Proctorsvile
Outside Guard-Paul W. Bunker, Bel
lows Falls.
Executive COmmittee-Wiliam A. Coop
er, John Clark, Q. w. Capp.
On Laws aud Dispensations.- RoyaI
Cummings, Fred II. Brown, ]. w. Kendall
On appeals-C, A. Van Dorm, ID. G.
Pollard, Alex. Mclaughlin.
Credentials-Fred IL. Brown, II. II. Web
ster, +, II. Wyman.
One thousand copies of the Constitution
were ordered to be printed. The state coun-
Gil is to pay to delegates from subordinate
councils, 81 per day for their attendance and
three cents per mile for travel. Subordinate
councils are to pay to the state council ten
cents per quarter on each member oommene'
ing with the present quarter,
w. II. Earle, Of Worcester, Mass, presi
dent Of the National Council, at the evening
session, gave an earnest, eloquent and telling
address upon the objects and work Of the
order, and exempli6ed the ritual. The fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted
by rising vote.
Resolved, That the grateful acknowledge
ments of the State Council of Vermont are
hereby rendered TO w. IL. Earle, president
of the National Council, for his presence and
advice at this session, and we hope that
rich harvest may he the result of his earnest
words and practical eounsels. and that ere
long, from the Green Mountains, the voice
| of thousands Of soyerigns may greet his ear
cheer his heart and encourage him in his la
| bors.
After brief and we'll timed address by
President Cooper, the State Council adjourn
ed. The next meeting will be held at St
JOhnsbury on the last Wednesday in Janua
Try, 1876.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09

All Sorts of Items.

The editor of the FARMER regular Ish-
maelite, whose hand is against every man.
Cdiedonidn.
Since the first of January, this year, 9l7
newspapers, daily and weekly. have suspend
cd publication, against 2sl new ones start
ed.
Were the United States rs densely popu-
lated rs Belgium, we should have |, SOC, 00O,-
600, or more thkn all the people Mt present
on the globe.
The Cdledonian thus discourses, on indie
pendent journalism: Those magnanimous,
incorruptible. indebted Independent news
papers. OF which this country is just now
cursed with several noted specimens"
stereotype plate weighing little less
than eleven ounces, ON which the postage, If
sent by mail, would have been eleven cents.
came 20 the FARM Err Office by express from
New York the other day. 1t only cost IS
cents, that way.
Tho New York board of health has boen
examining the milk sold in the city and dis
covers that nearly all of it is watered. An
other discovery is that, instead of the poorest
milk being sold to the poorest families, be-
cause they cannot pay high price, the deal
ers assert that the poorer families are the
best Judges and consequently get the best
milk.
Tho doctors in certain Texas town were
all away last summer to attend medical
convention. They were absent about two
months and on their return home found all
their patients had recovered, the drug store
had closed, the nurses had opened dancing
schools, tho cemetery had been cut up into
building lots, the undertakers had gone to
making tiddlos, and the hearse had been
painted and sold rs u circus wagon.
The Bradford Opinion thinks the editor of
the FARMER is unreasonable because, the
Opinion having published a libel on tho
FARMER, we sent him proof of the ftlsity of
his statement requesting HIM to publish the
items making such comments as he saw fit,
and then, when his comments contained
nothing that could be construed NJ acknowl-
edging that he had misrepresented the FARM
Err, we simply said so.
Any reader of our Eastern agricultural
papers sees frequently illusions made to
phosphdtes and superphosphdtes. The former
word merely means decomposed bones, or
the carbonate of lime. Superphosphate is II
scientific preparation of this material for fer
tilizing and is two parts bone, ono part sui
phuric acid, and three parts water.-ET.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
The Union Farmer Club.

The great veil OF darkness that has for so
many yenrs hung over the little insignificant
town of lincoln Is N last raised, and a ray
Of light Is thrown upon the community.
"God bless the grangers," was our battle
CRY of freedom only few weeks ago; now
II 10, "God be with the Union Farmers
Club, and may peace and prosperity follow
In their footprints, until this earth is no
more"
Lincoln is an uncommonly quiet town, or
at least was. But those glorious days are
now over. and the whole town is IN an up
roar, or, rs the gum -chewers of Lincoln cay,
the people net like hill over so small
thing as II secret society," But tho question
now stands, whether or not It Is secret So
ciety. To explain what we wish to fully, we
will give the following illustration: Two
young gentlemen with whom the people of
Lincoln are well acquainted took tho idea
into their heads to go over to the place where
the " club" held their meetings, to see what
was "going on" Passing into the room,
they saw one of the head men of the club
reading n paper IN such style as would
have pleased Demonthenes, tho great Athe-
MAN orator. On seeing the two young men
he stopped short in the middle of his excel
lent GRAFTON, and eyed the young men sharp
ly for moment. They, noticing the change
Of affairs, asked OF his majesty, the gate
keeper, If the society was secret club His
loriship spoke in freezing tone which
chilled the blood of his hearers, Yes, sir;
somewhat"
Upon the receipt Of such an answer of
course the young men "cut dust" feeling
rather blue, as would probably be the case
with most people il situated in such tight
(secreD places.
Passing into the store they told their adj
venture to the wondering spectators, who of
course had good laugh at tho expense of
the youngsters, but they also being OF jolly
turn of mind joined in with the rest, and the
dry goods store rang with the joyous shouts
Of Tree mount,ineers and grdngerS
Then began n series of questions which
would have puzzled the Brooklyn lawyers,
but which the young men answered with
very good grace. considering the circuni-
stances of the case. The summing up of the
answers are MS follows It costs only twenty
five cents TO join the club; no secrets of any
consequence, that is, rs far as any one knows
and, lastly, there is no bottom or foundation
to the whole concern.
But the club has brought the blessing of
light upon the town which is one very good
deed. Therefore, let us all join in praislng
our Heavenly Father for the good things of
earth, and close in the following poetical
strain:
Long, long may this light remain,
That now Is over us spread
And may this club also remain,
Till We lie among the dead.
b. g. HILL.
Lincoln, w., ApyIl 8.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Deaths.

At Danville, March, 90, Mrs. Betssy Blunt IS.
Al Morgan, March ~, Ruel Cobb, 50.
At Chester, March IS. Robert Powers, 75.
At Woodstock, March 90, RhodA slayton, 81.
At Randolph March 30, Mrs Phsbo P. Harbaeh, 81.
At IIRrdWlok, April /, suddenly Mfr. Leonard War
rem, a.
Al HGtlsy, p. O., March 30, Mrs Joseph KeIar, 50.
At IiAtley, ?. q, March 81, Emily KeIar, wife Of
Lewis Perciyal, 81
At West Windsor April B. Of consumption, Isaac
Morgan, 81.
AT West Concord, April 7, Charles w., son Of BsrnIcs
btookWell, 40.
Ats1 JOhnsbury, April 4, Mr., Geo. W. sentsr, At,
AZ 81 Jehnseury April a at her son,ln,lsy's, Capt
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Patrons Of Husbaudry.

Our principle is to so far az practicable
do away with useless middlemsn; but this is
not saying that they are all useless-not by
any means. Indeed some Of them are alb
sOlutely indispensable, We recognize this
principle by using few of them in our or.
der.-Ohio Farmer.
Any organized body Of men is able to ex.
ercise, by direct and indirect influences great
power. aud when ten, twenty, or one hundred
men form a secret society, pleged to work
for any purpose or for mutual benefit, their
power is great. Each man has strength in
his own sphere, and the sum total Of the in
Auence of lodge is sufficient to accom-
plish almost anything. - Orleans County
Monitor.
d. 4. BOyden organized Maple Grange at
Middlesex Village, April 9.
WILLIAM D. McELROY, Master.
Luke w. Knapp, D. Walter Haseltine. q. X.
l. II. Wells, I. Mrs. W, b. MeEsiroy, q.
L. ID. swim, 3, Mrs W. l.. Scott P,
George d. Miles, A. s. Mis- Annette Hasoltino, y.
Miss H. Godfrey, q. Mrs. l.. W. Knapp, l.. A. 3.
Charles A. Foster, T. VIM. b. MeElroy, Agent.
Wv. Vaughn, Soc.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09

Mr.. EdifOr'-Within the past few days have receiv
cd letters from numerous grangers saying they had
seen my advertisement in the HsTmOnt Farmer, Rec
ord SAd Farmer and the Boston CHiUafOr with regard
To prices Of goods purchased by grange, and refer
ring 10 me for information.
Now, Mr.. Editor, wish to say through your col
umns that that notice was none Of mine but Of some
one else who used my name without my knowledge
My advice to oranges would be to employ the State
Agent as IA As practicable still, will give the
name Of the Arm that We have bought groceries or
II IL JoHN q. KAuLBAcK, 1873 and 100, Water Street.
Boston, Mass.
viii the Record and Farmer and the Boston cuIiUa-
tor please copy.
Yours truly, Z. GR0VENER, seey.
Dridport, March 81, 1876.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Spiral Autifes.

Why should any one buy soap half rosin clay when
DObbins Electric Soap, nade by oAgin Co.. PhlladelphA
is for sale It but ts more and will 20 Ave times
far. Try II.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Horse Hoes.
The undersigned Is manufacturing and selling
Palmer & Nichols Horse Hoes

having sold si1ty-Iive in the northern part of our
state the past year They have been tried beside the
Ross and other Hoes and pronounced superior 10 any
others in use. We ask TO buy them until he
has tried them. They speak for themselves They can
be easily adjusted TO furroWing, covering or hoeng
machine. Can be worked with one or two horses.
Those wishing to try or purchase those Hoes can
hnd them with the following gentlemen
l.. PEAsE a SON, Hartford
ii, q. HILL, Isle La Mott.
q. II. LANDON, Alburgh Center
GEORGE II. LANE, Newport.
L. II. ROBINSON, West Charleston.
ALBERT @. PIERCE. Burlington.
JOSIAH BABCOCK, Pttsheld.
L. O. HEATH, South Woodbury..
Il II. CLARK East Cabot.
CHARLES SHELDON, WOlcott.
GEORGE Q. ARMS, Waterbury,
HARVEY 4 HASKELL, st. Johnsbury.
And Others who may have them for sale. For whole
sale terms please address the Manufacturer,
WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN,
Craitsbury, VI.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Holbrouk's Swivel Plows.
A UCTION Bills. sl Sasni h a ass
The Ross System Of
OH VATT0N

Is superior TO all others for killing weeds aud puyer-
izing the soil, whether sand, loan or clay BY II
an acre corn potatoes, peas beans be planted
and hOed through the season by hours labor Of
man and horse and do the work better than men with
hand hoes. Equally tgood for tobacco, a competent
man can hoe from to 10 acres per day at first and
second hoeng, with his patent Hand Wheel Hoe with
out the use Of horse IL planted with my Horse Plant
or and the crops greatly increased The report of the
committee on planting and hoeing in Vernon, w. last
year, was I'VE are OF tho opinion that good crops,
II not better, can be grown after the Ross system,
with his Implements, as can be with hand labor at a
saving Of Of the expense Of planting and
hoeing, and much more thorough determination Of
the weeds and pulveriEatlon Of the soil We should
peri0r to any known to us. S. B. Houghton, Erastus
Tyler, Franklin Barber, Alvah Scott, s. s. Miller,
Committee" Joseph Dow, Of NOrTsville in Barnet
is agent for Machines for Caledonia County, VT.
For further information inquire Of
ROSS CO., Northheld, Mass.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09

pREMUM CHESTER WHITE PIGs.-SI5 each,
L $S pair Chester County MAMMOTH CORN,
peck 81, bushel, 3d. bushel, 50. Circucar and
Sample Packages Of Seeds Free for stamps. Address,
N. L. BOYER, ParkersburE Chester, Co, Pa
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09

We would call attention TO the advertisement In
another column Of TRUE'S POTATO PLANT
EB, ingenious labor, time and money saving
invention, just what every farmer needs Illustrated
circulars with full particulars sent free.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Tilden Ladies Seminary.

The School Year has opened with larger number Of
pupils than entered before any time, and they
represent nearly half the States In the Union
Outfit liberal board Of instruction large and yet from
1925 to $500 per school year pays all bills for board
tuition including the Classical and Ornamental Departments
with use Of piano.
Pupils admitted at any time, and charged only from tine
Of entering.
Send for catalogue to
HIRAM ORCUTT, A. NJ, West Lebanon, N. IL.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
CHASSIS
SUPERIOR Prepared Paste

Extensively used by Manufacturers Of Boots and
Shoes, Paper Boxes Bags, Trunks Cardboard and
Publishers and all trades where Paste Is used. By the
and Of Machinery II Is reduced Cue and smooth, war
Put up In kegs, half barrels and barrels Address
JOSHUA 8. CHASE, l02 Central Street, Boston, Mass
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Notice to Farmers =!

oEi I'll al B Snowflake Potato
as follows one-half pound 90 cents on pound 90;
three pounds s2OO, one peck $500. This Potato took
the first prize In England Address
H. AL dGsSiS,IG OR R RsI frlIERsoN
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Short Horn Bulls.
Cheap Land IN Maryland.
White Leghorns

will Lny More Eggs than Any other
Breed of Fowls.
have twelve choice hens mated with " General
NO. 2S5, Am. Poultry Pedigree Book, a cock from
yards Of J. Boardman Smith, and fine any in the
state. Eggs, 81 2j per dozen. Ii. s. WILLIS
Warner, MerTimac Co., N. III.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS,

Bulbs Seeds Fertilizers Tools, Rustic and Wire Work
Flower Pots Vases Trelses Fernerles, Florists REQ
uistes Garden Furniture and Decorations in variety
A choice stock Of Foreign and Domestic Nursery and
Greenhouse productions, for sale by
BENZ. n. WELLS.
NO. IS HAWLEY STREET, (F0RMERLY NO. 81
Plant Now. Hoston, Mass.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Strawberry Plants

For sale in any quantity. Wilson's Albany, Downers
Prolific, Lady of the Lake, and Cutters, sl.OO per
hundred $500 per thousand. LUCINDA, Charles Down
ing, Tromphe de Gand, and kentucky, $3.50 per hun.
bred. Asparagus sl.Oo per hundred Blackberry
Vines sl.OO per dozen, s4OO per hundred.
d. q. TALBOT, Norwood, Mass.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
OTCCM WA.

The writer OF this paragraph re-
Gently visited Grand Rapids, Mich,
and there he found city of $4,000
souls. 1t is situated on the Grand
River, in the northeast part of Michi-
gan. and owes its present prosperity
and marvellous growth to the inn
provement of the river at that point.
which has put over one hundred man
ufacturing establishments to work
within the distance of mile in thatcity
inside the past dozen years. Ground
in that city. situated as Union Block
is here. sells readily for 5000 per
front foot, and more than one thous-
and houses are being built this sea-
son. Its water power is its leading
card. the country around il being en-
tircly destitute of the coal, timber.
stone, and other resources which OF
tumwa possesses. and its agricultural
advantages being in no sense equal to
ours.
In ten years from the completion
of our water power. OttumWa will
have 10000 people, a, the lowest esti-
mate, and property will advance in
proportion TO the increase of our
population. Our railroads; water
power; coal; timber; and agricultur-
al resources have made this result in
evitable. and all persons desiring
homes should take due notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

cd the Governor well. as he would
not have been u candidate for re.
nomination if he had not supposed
that he could get the letter. lie said
this interview was very unsatisfacto.
ry to him, as he was afraid he had
left me more unfricndly than he found
me. Bashford then tried to get me
to promise not to expose the transac-
ton for a week, bnt refused. Then
he wanted me to come into Madison
again, but l declined to be inter-
viewed by him any more on the SUBJ
iect, and thus the matter finally end
ed. after long season of being badg-
cred, importmcd, annoyed, and APP
pealed to on the subject by Bashford
and Governor TAYLOR"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27

zens of buckingham comfy, in which
he uses the following Language;
"Of course cannot ssy that send
ING mo to the Legislature would facil.
itatc you in getting pay for your
slaves; but this much I do say: 1
never intend to relax my efforts to &C.
cure this lAudablc object. The United
States Government owes us the value
of every one that we owned on the
9th Of April, 1865, and l would advise
every STAKEHOLDER to record the names
and ages Of each one he possessed,
with an approximate valuation. This
is not idle advice, a. l firmly believe
we will get some compensation somc
of these days."
This 10 single straw, but thousands
could be gathered of like nature. In
certain sections of the South, the
namee, ages, and personal description
Of slaves have been preserved for the
very purpose indicated by Captain
Patterson. There is no donbt but
Southern Democracy will favor this
policy. This wing of the party has
always controlled Democracy, SO tina,
it may reasonably be expected that the
payment of slave property will become
part of the Democratic programme
when once in power.
Are the people ready for this addi.
tional drain upon their resources? II
they are, they should vote the Demo.
cratic ticket. II they are not in favor
OF plundering the Nation for the ben.
eft of its former Shareholders, they
must not fail to cast their votes tor the
Republican party. Republication
means public honesty good faith with
the Nation jnstice to all men. Under
its control, not one dollar shall evel
be paid for slave property.-Republic
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
TELEGRAPHIC.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interfering with Commerce
Traffic in Poor Peoples
Orpscs to he Pro
hibiued.
Arrangements for Increasing
Mail Facilities i'm the
Mississippi Valley.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Tkc po.t
office Department to-day decided 20
order railway postal car service be-
tween the cities of Pittsburg and 81.
Louis, via the Rutland and Vandalia
Route, passing through Indianapolis.
These railways will Immediately pro.
vide the requisite cars, and the service
will be begun rs coon as the depart
mcnt can make the necessary arrange
ments in regard to the clerical labor
and alterations Of existing schedules.
BY this means 1t is calculated that the
present postal facilities of very large
portion of the Ohio and Mississippi
River Valleys will be greatly augmcn-
ted and improved.
The District Commission have taken
measures to prevent the Dissertation of
the graves in tho cemetery attached to
the Washington Almshousc. Bodies
of paupers, in large numbers, have
been stolen, and it ia believed that not
one body in ten is permitted to remain
unmolested. Tho business transacted
is not only with medical men in Wash
ington, but with the physicians in
Virginia, Ohio and other States. for
dissecting purposes, from ten TO twelve
a week being required to supply the
demand for expectation and local use.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-27
A BOLD ROBBERY.

Last Saturday afternoon, a man by
the name of John Daily, stranger in
these parts, was cnticed outside the
city limits, down below Haynes Adj
dition, and there Knocked down and
robbed.
1t seems that this man Daily, when
he came to the city, set grip-sack
down on the platform at the Depot.
which he had only left but short
time when he returned for it, and
found it missing. In making inqui-
ries for the grip-sack, he ran across
a man calling himself Fitzgerald, who
pretended that he could show Daily
where it was. Fitzgerald had man
in company with him and the party
of three started to find the grip-sack.
The third man of the party only went
a short distance, and stopped at some
private house. Daily and Fitzgerald
went on together down below Haynes
Addition, into the weeds near the
edge Of the timber. when Fitzgerald
grabbed Daily by the throat and de-
handed his money. In the struggle
which ensuea, EatzgesaaGaa -sore. -laas.
pv.kut out Or D.lfic. pants, citpLurcd
the money, picked up fence rail,
theatening to kill Daily if he mado
any noise, and did strike him lick
across the back with it. The blow
knocked Daily down, and the fellow
made off with the money. In short
time Daily recovered sufficiently to
give the alarm, and raised a veil that
would have done credit to Pawnec
Indian or a pig with his tail under
the gate. lie was heard by Guilbcrt
Gilc and David Saunders, who went
to his assistance. and to whom he re-
lated his story, and directed them as
to the direction the thief had taken
They followed after. and overlook
him in the timber on the river bank.
Daily at once recognized the man. and
told Guile and Saunders that the man
| before them was the fellow who had
| robbed him. lie at once said. sYes.
l got all you had, and would have got
more if you had had it," Guile and
Saunders then arrested the fellow.
brought him to town, and turned him
over to Nannaman, who placed him
in Jail, where he remained until this
morning, when Daily came into the
city and filed an information before
Esq. Fetzer, charging Fitzgerald with
robbery. lie had preliminary ex-
animation this morning, and was
bound over to the District Court, and
in default of $500 bail, was sent back
to the Nest, where he will remain un-
| til the next term of court.