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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
Caucuses.

To foreigner, who looks at the matter
disinterestedIy, our system Of party caucuses
and their management must look little
queer, but we who have been practically
living under caucus rule have reason to con-
template it with something more than indif-
ference. Compare its workings with the sys-
tenn in Canada, whose subsection to monarch
ial rule we regard with sort of patroniz-
ing pity. When an election is to be had,
day for public nominations is announced
by the authorities the privilege Of making
nomination is open to all. There may be
but one person nominated, or there may be
half dozen. If but one, he is then and
there declared elected and all the expense Of
poll is avoided. And the party caucus is
unknown. The nomination has been free
and open, and the election, where poll is
had is protected from bribery and corruption
BY most stringent and probably the best
election law in the world.
How is it in this 'land of the free?" We
have here two organized parties, each Of
whom will hold caucuses and nominate cam
didates; but one Of them, here in Vermont,
is so much stronger than the other that
it almost invariably elects its nominee. So
the election contest is practically settled in
the republican caucus and convention. Halt
a dozen shrewd men get together at the eau
Gus the majority stay at home, content to
go to the polls on election day and exercise
their divine right Of voting by casting their
ballots for the nominee of their party. Thus
it is plain enough the choice of our governor
or our congressman is really made in the
caucus,-and under what protection What
is there to secure the purity of election
Nothing. Money may flow as freely as
water. Men may be hired in broad day
light for stipulated sum to 60 to the caucus
and cast their vote for this or that man, and
81 the money for votes may be paid on the spot,
and no law will touch the briber. The eau
Gus is simply private affair, with no legal
standing, and the government has no au.
thority whatever with it.
This is truly by no means Aattering
picture, but it is all true. But for this as
for every other evil there is a remedy, and
necessity being the mother of invention, wher
the evil reaches a certain magnitude tn,
remedy is found and applied This remedy
has been applied in several instances within
few years, and with pretty encouraging re
suits. We opne it will be even NOR
readily called into use in the future, when
ever occasion may require, and wise part
chiefs will shape the course of their part
with degree of care lest they go 50 far i
the way of evil, as to call into exercise thi
remedy-this unknown quantity-whicI
James Freeman Clarke denominates 18th
divine right of boiling" 1t is getting to b
recognized by all parties as justifable unde
certain circumstances, and the number Q
people is steadily increasing who recogniz
the "divine right Of boiling" as equal to, an
even necessary to secure the full blessing {
"the divine right Of ballot"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
AT WATERTOWN.

Notwithstanding the dull weather cattle are
selling quicker, and prices range at au advance from
last figures. The market is from 10 TO very strong c
" 10 higher. Much of the salos at western yards
Light receipts predicted at Brighton this afternoon and
tomorrow, and mostly in the hands of one firm, which
occasions tho Quckness Of the trade here. b. Dow
sold two year old heiers to dress 400 lbs, at So ID,
ID. WI A. w. Fowler sold three year Old steers, home
weight 300 lbs Rt $780, j. Engrem sold oxen, aver
age 1900 MS at &c live; shrink 32i lbs the way to
market; NJ r. Shachtt sold ~ steers that were three
years old and oxen, to dress 600 to $50 Ms at 9c V h.
d. W; w. Leavtt sold 81 steers TO J. ID. Thomas, aver
age llS0 lbs at nc live.
Sheep and Lambs-Still on tho decline, and still the
come in increased numbers DrOyeTs want and ask Sc
v H. hut only obtain 40 for best Odks The range
spring lambs IS "a llc and sheep from "a 5lc Al
10 quality b. Dow sold 40 lambs, average 50 hs at
7Ie l., NJ Tyler sold rs lambs average co lbs at 40
O. H. Kdder sold IA lambs average 59l bs at &c j..
Grove sold 90 head average ~ lbs at &c L. G. Tower
sold ll6 lambs, average 80 lbs, ut S335t " head
POultry-Supply increased and prices on spring
chickens 20 lower We quote ehickeds 2lc v h tur-
keys 2Oc v ID; fowl l5c V lb.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
The Storm.

In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri,
last week brought one OF the most severe rain
storms known for years, which has done great
damage to tho crops, while in some places
there have been serious foods, and in others
hurricanes and watOrspouts. Throughout
central Missouri it rained continuously for,
from IL to "a hours, and large sections OF
fat country have been submerged while the
banks Of the creeks and streams are all over
flowed. In some places the railroad trains
have been stopped by washouts injuring the
tracks and culverts, and also by landslides /;
on other roads trains are seriously delayed
by the high water and the unsafety of the
tracks and bridges,
Bloomington, ILL.,, reports that waterspouts
have done great damage to the cOrn6elds
north and northwest of that town. In Nor
NAL township, cyclones have done consider
able damage. A waterspout broke near Six
Mile Greek, and discharged millions OF gal
Ions of water into the creek.
Marietta, o., experienced severe storm
of rain and wind Wednesday night, which
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
Marrow Gauge Railway.

The survey of the north end of the pro.
posed Green Mountain narrow gauge rail-
road, the Massachusetts terminus of which is
at Shelburn Falls, has been completed and
the line has been connected with the Central
Vermont at Middlesex station. Mr. Sprague,
the engineer, finds very feasible route up
the White river and down Mad river, the
grades being easy and the work light. The
entire distance Of the road, from Shelburn
Falls, Mass, to North Troy, VT, Is 246
miles The estimate of the engineers for
building the southern end of the road is
Sl2,50O per mile, and it is thought that the
northern portion of the road can be built at
a yet lower outlay The entire fall from
Moretown to Middlesex, where trouble was
feared, does not exceed 80 feet to the mile,
aud in no portion of this distance will it
exceed go feet.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06

funds be divided among subordinate oranges
throughout the country. But cannot il be
used for some great public good, something
that will be credit to every granger IN all
time to Gomez Let us not only make the
grange benefit to ourselves, but make il
national benefit Let us in our grange as in
all political matters work for our whole
couutrys good, not using the grange merely
for our own personal benefit, nor in political
life being tied to some rusty old party, but
act the part Of independent citizens, always
keeping the best interests OF our country in
view. Bat some one may say why support
the grange at all Why not show your in.
dependence2 The answer is simply this,
because by associating ourselves together we
can do that which otherwise we could not.
All great results in the history of our
country whether religious or simply moral,
have been brought about by some sort Of co.
operation. All actions of tho grange whether
for good or evil first rise in subordinate
grauges, SO, fourth degree members. you are
the ones to act cautiously. The national
grange may be turned from the path of right
even by the proceedings of one subordinate
grange.
And one thing moro that would work for
the advantage of our oranges if it could be
brought about. In nearly every grange
some person is selected as an agent to buy for
the grange use. Sometimes that person is the
secretary, again the master, aud often some
other member. Now we are constantly receiv-
ing circulars aud price lists from city firms
some directed to one ami some TO another, and
where the grange is scattered and hold only
monthly meetings the proper person to re-
ceive them may have had occasion to buy
several articles which he might have bought
at far better advantage if he had the prices
Of the several firms to compare. Would !
not be well if our leading granger
would devise some means to rectify this
trouble. L. w. GODDARD.
South Reading, VT, July 81, 1875.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
Current Notes.

Live frogs are said to be exported from
this country to England for breeding pur-
poses.
The annual consumption of coffee in Flu.
rope and the United States is 100000 TONS
or S0O,000,O00 pounds. OF this amount we
consume 100000 tons, or 200,000,0 600
pounds yearly.
A new venture in English journalism is
The Obituary, mortuary record. The edi-
tor promises mot only to announce the sor-
row. but to soothe the grief" One Of the
features will be illustrations of celebrated
tombs.
The fairness of the earth distills so freely
in the Pennsylvania oil regions that no posi-
BILE combination of interests can keep up
the prices of petroleum, and some of the
operators" are so desperate that there are
actually fears that the oil above ground will
be set on fire and swept off. 1t is curious
state of things when men talk of saw
ing themselves from financial ruin by
burning up 100000 barrels of oil or by
| plugging up the wells.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06

submerged the whole country, did great
havoc among shade trees and chimneys and
blew down aud destroyed the Marietta chair
compnny's fve.story warehouse, with the
furniture that filed it, caus ing a loss of
$4,000, on which there is no insurance.
All the dispatches agree that the crops have
suffered very seriously, aud the Cincinnati
Commercial Of Tuesday, before the worst of
IT had come, speaks thus discouragingly :.
The continuance Of rains in the valley of the
Ohio is remarkable. The country is soaked,
the rivers are full, the grass is rank, the
weeds are taking the corn, the wheat aud
barley are rotting in the shock, the oats arc
beaten down and entangIed 80 that the diff
Guilty OF harvesting under any circumstances
will be very great, and still the rains fall,
day after day, and each week the rainfall
increases. This is without recent example
in this climate, aud the destruction of crops
threatens to reach the proportions of great
public disaster.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
BOSTON, MASS.
Another Vermont daily paper has "gon

Another Vermont daily paper has "gone
up,"-the st. Adams Daily Advertiser. 1t
started out for the avowed purpose of killing
out the Messenger but is itself the fallen foe,
the deserved if not the certain, reward Of any
enterprise started out for the purpose of ruin
ing somebody else.
The Messenger was an old paper and had
the confidence of the community, though not
Of the railroad party, and filled all the field
there was in st. Adams for daily paper and
filled it we'll, so there was no call for the new
conner. 1t appeared, however, and had
money behind it, but moneyed men are 10th
to pay assessment after assessment with no
prospect of return and so the paper has
been discontinued. The semi-weekly Adver-
tiser is to be continued.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
Sense and Nonsense.
Nllddlebury, July, 1875.

A New York lady went recently 10 visit
the latest arrival from baby-land, and said
to the little four years old sister of the new
conner, in joking way; al have come for
that baby now" "You can't have it," was
the reply. "But must; have come over
on purpose" urged the visitor, awe cant
spare it at ALL" persisted the child, "but Ill
get piece of paper, and you can cut pat.
tern"
A new use for church bell was discov-
cred by lady who got locked into one of
the Pattsburgh churches. She went for the
bell rope. and the solemn, mournful booming
of the bell soon brought the astopished sex.
ton with the key, and she was liberated.
One of our lawyers was seen at the rail.
way station with carpet-bag in hand and
overcoat on his arm, apparently waiting for
the up train. A brother lawyer seeing him
accosted him thusly "Going north, Mr.
F,~ "No, SIR" "What, then, have you
got yorr carpet-bag and overcoat for 2" "Be'
cause, if there is any one thing in Gods
world that abhor more than another, it is
to see a man standing about the station with
out any apparent business" Then the con.
versatioD ceased. Lancaster Republic.
The wise advertiser patropizes literally
his local newspapers, selecting those which
are known to have the widest circulation and
to be read by the most people. The unwisC
advertiser rushes after every transient and
unreliable advertising medium, such as di.
rectories, maps, thermometers, &c. The
money invested in these latter ways is gen,
orally thrown away, while that paid fol
making your name and business knOWr
through a legitimate source-the looal
newspaper-is sure to return to you ten
fold.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
Andrew johnson Is Dead |

A stubborn, pugnacious, but an honest
man He was one Of the selfmade men Of
the age, Of whom this country will be proud
in days TO come. lie was as courageous
and brave as he was ogotistical. In his dog
ged adherence to "my policy" when he was
president and Congress hostile to him he only
carried out his honest convictions. He has
been called traitor every abuse has been
heaped upon him, almost every crime
charged to him. There was time when
the great majority Of the people of this
country, or at least Of the north, looked up
on him as little inferior in malignant wick
edness to the arch fend himself Yet An
drew johnson lived il all down. He lived
to be sent by the people Of his own state,
those who knew him best, to represent them
in the United States Senate, the body which,
few years before, had endeavord to impeach
him as president. He was stern, unyield-
ing man he lacked elegance and grace, but
he was the personi6catioD Of scrupulous devO.
ton to what he believed to be right. He
loved popularity, but his proud spirit scorned
to stoop to hypocrisy to obtain it. He never
acted behind a mask, but, full Of courage,
boldly, proudly, dOggedly took his stand in
what he conceived to be the post Of duty, and
mover yielded to opposition. He will be
missed from the Senate, and there are those
there who will draw breath of relief as
they realize that Andrew johnson will not
confront them aud bring his influence to bear
to Illustrate schemes of public plumber.
We may not, do not, think he has always
represented right measures and ideas, but We
honor him for the honesty and courage with
which he contended for what he believed
right. Before the war, he was member o.
the democratic party; after the war-not
witbstanding he was elected on the SAINT
ticket with Lincon-he was the same. But
though a democrat, he was by no means Z
in the party, loved his country, and his pub
lie actions were ever prompted by desirt
for his country's good. Pride, avarice anc
greed had no part in his makeup. In what
ever sphere he moved, whether in privat
/ life, in village, state, or national Office, h
was the same, plain, homespun Andrev
johnson. Brave, noble, though unfortunAt
old man! Unpopular because he would no
pander to popular whims. We drop tea
upon his grave as VIC think, Here lies th
noblest work of God,- honest man.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06

The decline Of the shipping business of the
United States has been the theme of many
double-leaded leader in the most inAucn-
tial dailies, but still the evil is not remedied.
Meantime Canada few years ago weak,
dependent colony Of Great Britain-is max
ing rapid strides towards becoming nation
Of herself and in nothing has the spirit Of
improvement been more important or more
rapid than in her shipping business. And
now the fact that there is no reciprocity
treaty is coming in as help to the growth
of the marine business of the Dominion, and
cattle and grain are being largely shipped
across the Atlantic, instead Of sent to Boston,
Not only this but produce is being shipped
through Canada from the western states.
We notice by the daily papers that Gas'
gov dealer has just ordered from a Chicago
firm 60 cattle per week, during the season
to be shipped via Montreal.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06

TUESDAY, Aug 3.
,CoFFEE.--Java, % q SOC y ii, gold.
Rio, IGl a. 2Ic, gold
Fisll;.Codlish, $3.50 "a 4. 25 y qtl.
FRUIT.-hIalaga Raisins, Qayers) s2.3j.
Loose Muscatel 3.3i box.
smyrna Figs IA "a l7cP ID.
Prunes Turkish "a "a ST. French, IL @Ie.
Citron, English and Leghorn, 2jc.
Lemons, 1000 40 ll.O0 v box,
Oranges, 100 "a 500 box.
Peanuts, African Y bu l.6O Southern, 400 "a $50.
FLOUR MEAL.-Western supernne, 500 "a 5.2j
Common extras, s5.75 20 G25.
Wisconsin and Minnesota extras, 5 $50 "a G.75
Ohio Ind. and Mich, white wheat, s6.75 "a $50
St Louis 100 40 $50
Fancy Minnesota common and good, s7.2j "a $50.
do. choice, 5000 "a 900.
Rye flour, $50 "a 6Ho.
Dat meal, 80 40 300.
GRAIN-COrn, mixed and yellow, S9l "a 93c U bu.
Oats, mixed and white 20 "a Il.
shorts, 800 a. ooOO a ton.
Fine feed and mddlings, S26 90 "a 5000.
HAY a sTRAw.-Choice, s2t.OO "a 22.OO v ton.
Medium, Sl7.OO a 1000.
Rye Straw, S21O1 "a 300.
HIDES.-COuntry and Brighton OK o "a 0 Y H.
LEATAER.-Sole, hemlock 2j "a p.
Rough, hemloek, % a y oak p a 81.
MOLASSES.-Ciontuegos, % ib gal.
Resin, common, $l95 D2.OO Y Dbl.
OlL.-l.nseed, 60 "a Gle v gallon.
Lard Oil Boston and western extra sl.on a Ito.
/ 40 no. l, 81 al 9Oc.
| Red, elaine, Csc sapOniied, zee.
Palm, y a. SC v h..
Fish, 80 "a 40 v gallon.
| Petroleum, 81 II 0D ~.
| Napthh, 10 0D H.
PRoylsI0Ns-Pork, prime, $l65O % 100 " bM.
Mess 81 80 "a 22,0O clear and extra clear, $2iOO 40
2G00.
Beef, mess and extra mess, ; 1000 a. 1900.
do, family, 1900 10 400
Lard Boston and Western, ia q l4lcpA.
| Smoked Hams, II "a Ia.
| City dressed Hogs, l0l "a GO.
| Cut Meats 90 10 90.
PR0DUCE.-Dutter, choice New York and Vermont
| 2G "a 29c q b.
Butter, common and good, IS "a 25.
| Cheese, "a l2..
White Beans, medium 100 "a 1876 v bu.
| Extra Pea, 200 a 22j.
Yellow Eyes, 2.s7 10 800.
| Eggs, 10 "a zoe " dOZ.
Potatoes, Jackson Whites, 5000 q OOs v bu.
| New Potatoes, |. so 10 l.M " bbl.
| RICE.-CarOlina, s "a sio v ID.
Ran COON, O. a 81; Patna, &c.
| SALT.-Turk's Island 81. 80 "a P25 v hid.
| SPIRITS.-Crude Whiskey, 5 l.22 40 - v gallon
Rectiaed. 5 80 "a l.35i Bourbon, l.5O 10 sos
Rye, : so "a 100
New England Rum. l.40 "a l.55.
sUGAR-Porto Rico, fair and good refining, "a
Powdered and Crushed, ia @IIl.
GRADUATED, Il "a NJ.
Coffee Crushed, a l0l,
TALLOW.-Rendered, 81 "a q Rough, ~ a g..
W0OL.-There Is no improvement IN notice In the
wool market. Fine aeeces are as dull as previously
noticed and sales only be made Mt low prices but
medium neeces and cOmhing and delane leeces are in
fair demand and firm. Receipts have been quite large,
oude 100000 lbs cOmbing and deane at 80! "a GO FOL
WISHED and A. 10 $50 for unwashedi ltp,0O0 It's I'm
| washed and understandable heeces at p "a 2!c So,
900 Tbs Ohio neeees at i7l "a soc for fine and medium
grades; $1,000 lbs Michigan hoeces at a "a 1910 lOO
lbs Wisconsin fleece at ij "a A7lci 5000 lbs Maine fleece
| at soc,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06

Our correspondent, Mr. Griswold, speaks
of difficulty that many oranges meet with,
and one that should not exist. 1t is due to
a lack Of business training. Let one men,
Der Of mercantile firm be informed Of a
chance to buy sugar at saving Of one cent
a pound and he will not wait month, or a
week, for formal meeting of the partners
but will see them at once, and If there is q
dollar to be saved it will be done without
delay. 1t should be so in the grange. All
members should work for the common good
If any member receives circulars, or pro
posals Of any kind, they should be immedi
ately handed over to the agent, 80 that h
may at once take advantage of them. Any
grange, in order to succeed in business, mus
act on business principles, and then success
is ensured.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
Duties as Patrons.

EDITOR VERMONT FARMER 81 have been
interested in the articles appearing in your
valuable paper of late, in relation to grange
degrees, by a Ludlow granger and Bro
Jameson. Now in relation to higher de-
grees than the fourth, if the great work OF
the grange can be more tremendously car
ried on by these degrees, and the same done
in an economical way, let us as fourth de-
gree members not murmur. | trust we have
good and honorable men at the helm that
will guide us safely past all obstacles which
may come in our way, | know that in all
societies, orders, political parties and even
in our churches, evil and corrupt influences
are apt to show themselves and in our grange
we must expect it. But let it be our earn
est endeayor to make the grange so it shall
be blessing rather than curse, for by ouI
deeds shall we be known.
The large amount Of money accommodating
in our national treasury is often alluded to
as not being proper and right, and well il
may be, 1t is not sound business policy tC
have large amounts Of funds lying idle. II
has been suggested that portion of these
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06

by the Legislature, and took his seat at the
extra session Of the Senate, March 4, 1875
The last few months Of Mr. Johnson's life
we're passed mainly in his Tennessee home,
aud the illness which terminated his career
was very brief On Wednesday evening he
was stricken by paralysis, at the residence
of his daughter, in Carter county, Tennessee
and although sensation had mcanwhi gu18n
partially restored and hopes were being enter
tanned of his recovery, he sank gradually and
died on Saturday.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-06
MIND THINE OWN BUSINESS.
ny s. h. ROCKWELL.

ny h. ROCKWELL.
l'And withal, they learn to be idle, wandering alb
ON house 10 house, and not only idle, but tattl
lso, and busy bodies speaking things which Il
ught not" LIST Tim. V. la.l
A busy-body is "cuss'
Who lives a low and vicious life,
Doing all he can to make fuss,
Engendering dscord, feuds, and strife
To act the tattler is luclin'd,
And will not his own business mind.
Mind your own business let alone
That ofyour noighbor's-be a man;
Attend most strictly to your own,
And not pursue the tattler's plan,
Lest thou become a hateful pest
An unmatched nuisance, east or west.
Mind your own business all the while,
And never play the busybody,
shun thou the tattler's guilty style.
Nor mount his vile, Satanic hobby.
And ne'er be seen to undertake
To act the mean and meddling rake.
Yea, mind your business, hold your tongue,
Nor bite, nor sting, nor play the snake,
Lest you, yourself, get also stung
And, finally, in hell awake,
Surprised at last yourself to find
In endless torment Of the mind.
By speaking things which you ought not
Proves that you act the tsttler's part
Inclined your neighbours name 10 spot
Shows that you have 4 vicious heart,
Deserving Of contempt and scorn,
So long as you will not reform.