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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

in the hands of good, careful managers.
there would be seen q vast difference III
the general character Of the noble ami
mails.
If colt is never allowed to get an adj
vantage, it will never know that 1t posses
ses power that man cannot control; anu
if made familiar with strange objects. 1t
will not be skttish and nervous. II 8.
horse is made accustomed from his early
DAYS to have objects hit him on the heel,
back and hips, he will pay no attention to
the giving out Of Il harness or wagon
running against him at an unexpected
moment.
We once saw an aged lady driving :.
spirited horse. attached to 4 carriage.
down Il steep hill, with no hold-back
straps upon the harness, and she assured
II, that there was no dancer, for her son
accustomed his horses to All kinds of
usages and sights that commonly drive
the animal into L frenzy of fear and cx-
element
\ gun can be fired from the back of a
horse. an umbrella held over his head,
a buffalo robe thrown over his neck, 4
railroad engine pass close by, his heels
bumped with sticks, and the animal take
it All as Il natural condition of things if
only taught by careful management that
he will not be injured thereby. There is
great need of Improvement III the man
a@ement Of this noble animal; less beat
iny wanted and more Of cducatlOn.- III
D00r md mt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

EDUCATING 11ORsEs.-IIorses can be
educated to any extent Of their under
standings as well as childrc n. and can he
as easily damaged or ruined by bad man
aaSement: We believe that the great diff
ference found in horses rs to vicious hab.
its or reliability comes more from the
Different management of men than
from variance of natural disposition in the
animals. Horses with high me:tle are
more easily educated than those of less
or dull spirits, and are more susceptible
TO Ill training. and consequently may be
as good or bad. according to the education
they receive.
Horses with dull spirits are not by any
means proof against bad management. for
IN them may be found the most provok-
ing obstlnacy; vicious habits Of different
characters that render them almost worth
less. Could the coming generations Of
horses in this country be kept. from their
days of co!thood to the age OF five wears.
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Roetry.


Beside a sandal tree a wOodman stood
And swung the axe, and as the strokes were laid
Upon the fragrant trunk, the generous wood
With its own sweets perfumcd the cruel blade.
60 thou and do the like; a soul endearei
With lI!ht nom heaven, a nature pure and = eat,
VII place its highest bliss IN doing good,
And good Tor evil siyc, and love for hate.
William Cullen Il yant.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

SWEET SCENTED FLowERs.-Thc r.l,-
ton Of color to the fragrance Of flowers is
thus given by II correspondent OF Lon
don's Gardeners' Mtya-me:
Being engaged in laying out and plant
ing new grounds and a pleasure garden
at a gcntleman's residence, | was asked to
plant rs many sweet-Sccnted flower, as
possible | Lad to ran>ack my memory
for the materials to enable me to do rs
desired. On cogitating over flowers and
their oior>, was ut once struck hv find
ing that the greatest number of sweet
scented flowers are white, an out Of all
proportion to the swcct-sccntcd kinds in
other colors; yellow comes next; reds
and blues are somewhat GA a par, and
their various shades follow the types, but
the nearer they approach the white the
more they are scented
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2oetry.
THE YEARS.

Why do we heap huge mounds OF years
Before us and behind,
And scorn the little days that pass
Like angels on the wind:
Each turning round a small, sweet face,
As beautiful a. near,
Because it is so small a face
We Will not see it clear.
And so it turns from us aud sOc,
Away in sad disdaln;
Though we could give our lives for it,
1t never comes again.
Miss NuiocE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

C>c1E NEps TALK TO III NlrCr>-
There are some things which do not like
to see. For instance. when my wife Susan
and were jogging along the road, the
other nj ght we met Mabel and Harry com
inc home from an afternoon drive. and
instead of sitting up properly in the ear
rage Mabel seemed to be in his arms
/ The ~raceleSs >camps did not mind Us any
did not change their position. nor seem
scared nor ashamed TO be looked at.
" never" said |. a soon as we cot hv.
! said nv wife Susan Mabel and Harry
are mere boy and girl. If III" does not
know any bctttr, Nor have any more mod
cstv nor lclicacv than to lie driv; NO over
our country roads with a Young fellow
arm around her, and her head on his shout
der, her mother had better keep her Il,
home washing dishes and menlnr stock
in"S.
The other day. when | was waiting at
my son Johns door. a merry la,~ie from
the next house WAS chatting in the parlor
with an Old, young man. who is quite :,
beau for all the ladies': all at once he pull
ed her down in his lap and kissed her, and
~
| am olI-f,sllioncd in my ideas. bat it
did not look well If was @oing to mar
~ that girl. | should not like to think such
/ fellows had kissed her when they chose.
tell you, girls, such doingS are in bad taste
they are countriiel and il-bred. if they
are not improper. Suppose the man is re-
spcctfIl and means nothing bad. Such fl
miliariies are like brushing off the delicate
dew from tie grape, by careless handling.
Keep Your sweetness for the real lover,
and let Tom. Dick and Harry understand,
hands off. Iou can be gracious and
I winning and lively, ana vet rcpel personal
liberties. Some gentlemen can never do
anything fer You. ncver Offer Il courtesx
nor show an attention without touching
your hand, taking YOU by the shoulder. OF
getting hold of you in some way. They
are not men Of genuine delicacH and rev
ercncc for women. They are fond uf Ia
dies society, lut they do not make women
better. nobler or pnrer.
Look ont for the man who wants to
make :, - sister " OF You. What right has
he to use All Il lovers freedom and init Il
cv Of intercourse. and give You only the
Ihou-andth part Of his heart? Such Il man
has usually 4 great many sisters" Your
carc>>e> and afcctionI,e Familiarity are
worth great deal more than he nivcs vov
in return. Frank an / tlt ndly and helpful
serve 6: your favor.
And beware Of the man Who talks. love
to y':d. and 50 claims Il ,cht to carcsse5
and familiar freedom, ye. never asks YOU
to marry him. A lover, who never means
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

beautiful effect when growing from pine
cones. and requires no other attention than
4 slight watering. night and day. The
concs may be set in sand. soil, or moss, as
dry and open. sprinkle in as much soil as
their scales will retain; next sprinkle in
fine grass-sccd. and finally sprinkle water
lightly over the whole. The cones should
be kept III 4 moderately warm place. and
at first watered sparingly once day. In
less than Il week the seeds will sprout,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

IuE 1.-the FuXEs THAT >rolI- iii
NINE>.-' One little FOX j. Bv-ani-bv
If y"u track him, You com" to his hole
Never.
Another ll;tlc fo\ i | Can't. You had
better set on him an active. piucky little
ding. Can by ntne. 1t docs wonders
Y third little FIX i. y" & in Trvin,-
lie has spoiled more vines, and hinlcrcd
the growth # more frIii> than may 4
wur>c-louking enemy.
\ fourth little fox j.. | Forgot. H.. IS
very provoking. He i 4 great cheat. H.
slips lhr, uyh Your fingers l.k" time. He
: seldom caught up with.
Fifth little fox i. Dout Ctre. Ca. the
mischief he has done
SIXTH little fox i. No Natter Ii does
matter whether Your lif- i, >pHiTcd 10y
small faults.
There are many other littlc foxc> besides
these. Some Young folks. ana Older folks.
too. are be>et by foxes that |naw holes in
aud spoil every sentence they utter. No
sooner 4" th"~" unhappy mortal> begin to
speak than up flies the fox Good gra-
ciou> manylinr what they mean 10 say.
Before tie listener RECEIVERS from his alarm
a whole pack of foxes are upon the speak
tr: " on know. >tv. D,d ever.
= Awful, "Jo.Iv.' NV, Mv good
ness. ptticncr.'' Mercy. :. he says.
>ays he, . She says, says She. g" >ugtr.
- Ginger. and Z" Pepper. salt and Vino
car, and all III" other spices. for au-ht
know. Il woull seem = wonder that :.
shred WAS left Of these lucklr>s wiyh'
Yet. strange ~ SAY, tn Y actually pet their
tOrmcntOr>. and encourage their coming
DO hear any around our table
/ never knew of a live fox being sent
though the ro>t-oflice. although have
heard of live FROGS. mice. beetles snails
aud CIV Is and rats; whether the latter wcrt
alive or dead, | cannot say. Still. >us
pect thtt in many innocrntl-o ohing letter:
lie hid the little foxes which answer TO The
names we have given.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

Ina communication to the Maine Flr,ner.
MIR. William $. Tilton gives the result OF
sundry experiments in the milking prom.
critics of the IIolstcin breed of cows with
those of the Jerseys, in which he saws that
" ior the dairy the Jersey seems to be I'M
questlonably the best breed. as she gives
more (ior her weight and better milk than
the ilolsteln; while for all purposes. in
GLIDING the yoke and for beef, the lIol-
stems stand first, Judging from the speci-
mems OF each breed with which I have had
to do. In the experiments. it was found
that the average Of the full bred IIostein
gave OF cream, II per cent. half ITostein
l SO per cent, and of Jerseys, 1895 per
cent The llolsteins gave 426 per cent. of
their weight in milk; half IIol>tcins. 800
per cent Jerseys 455 per cent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

I Kim scowled down on his little bare
toes. and tried 10 stick them into crack
in the floor. Why, this was getting serious.
Would the woman keep on crying quar-
tcrs' forever? 1t was perfectly ruinous.
His mother had all she could do to sup
mort the family before; but what 7cOuld
become of them now?
You NAV take Your seat added Miss
Pcntccost, still in 4 low tone, SO that no
one could hear, but with II smile that cN
asperated poor Kim. 1t is dreadful that
YOU will be naughty; but then, you see.
the more | whip YOU the more money
shall get; and perhaps before the summer
is out, shall have enough to buy me Il
new dress
No. YOU don't" thought Kim. shutting
his teeth together Catch ne letting my
mother buy a dress for yop!' Why, We've
rot to 90 without gingerbread to-day.
You don't get another chance to whip me
for one while, ma am-now. You see
To avoid Il whipping it was necessary
to study: for Kim was a boy that must be
busy at something He saw Bob Whiting
90 to sleep and longeu to drop tame
cherry into his mouth. He SAW jim Ful-
Ter saunterinr down the aisle. looking
straight before him, and it was the cutest
chance to trip him up: bat Kim resisted
these allurements and fifty more. and got
his geography lesson SO well that Miss
Penteco>t patted him on the head, and
said That's my good boy. (which
would have been delightful ii he could
have forgotten that gingerbread
Next day he tried studying again, and
rose to the head of his speling-class
"Whv. haven't had a whipping since
Tuesday," thought he Saturday noon. as
he ran home with the silver medal on hi
neck.
After that he seemed somehow to fall
into the habit of studying. Studying Is
Il habit. let me tell You, Just rs much a
playing. though | suppose it Is rather
harder TO acquire.
The little fellow will WAS aroused. and
that was precisely what he needed. Ii
short Kim had had his last whipping from
Miss Pcntccost or anybody else. and In
: stead of being her most troublesome boy
> he became the best scholar in >hcopl.
Il >han't buy that dress, after AL. sac
; she. the night before She left ShUodlc
~ but X i'm, dear. know vou are clad,
| Yes m" replied Kim. meeting her eye
with Il smile.
-" And III keep the quarter to rcmem
Der YOU by. oar mother WISHES me 20
; "Yc>'m.'
kimball Price i now one Of the veal.
tlicst and nos respected men III h native
state.
} And that man." said Square la,ha
way. the other day. in his Fourth of July
Grafton. "waS educated over here i'll >hoo
. dac. boys in that little black schoolhou~e
} that i 50 poor and miserable that when i.
took fire a few years a~o il wouldn't burr
down
Mr.. Kimb,ll Price returned from El
rope lat May with his wife, and hcar'
NJ :. Hathaway slv.->hc was once Mis-:
Penteco>t,- that her last whipping made
a man of him.
l He wanted that old quarter of y dol
lar" SAID Mrs. Hathaway. laughing; " bu
I couldn't bear to part with il: 50 Inc cn
: it in two, and we've each of IL got halt
Hid .lr'&hf
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

AN ARTIFICIAL MOTIIER.-Mr I. B.
Rogers. the famous poultry raiser at Weth
cr>tield. has "sen>ed the precise thing"
and has invented what he calls an arti-
fetal mother' Tor the rearing Of young
chickens. He estimates that 1T least fifty
per cent Of chickens Matched are lost by
suffering from cold, by being stepped on
by their mother, by cats and other animals.
and in various other WAYS. He also finds
that chickens to be profitable should be
h"tchcd in the winter. He has Matched
three broods in nine weeks with one hen
that is, he takes away the chickens as soon
rs Matched and places fresh eggs under the
hen, and in thi, way keeps her busy pro-
pagating chicken. Mr.. Rogers ext move
take care Of the chickens when Matched.
and he has constructed what he calls an
- artificial mother" This is Il box with
two compartments. and about three feet
long by two feet and Il half wide In the
rear is Il lid covered with wool. which
shuts within three inches Of the bolt m ::
this is cut off from the front part by Il strip
that can be raised on hinges The front is
protected by lattice work. giving plenty of
air and light, and on the outside are tin
troughs, in which gravel, food and water
are placed. The chickens can easily get
their bills into these. and when they have
got their fill they can run under the wool
covered lid. which is So soft and comfortt
BILE that they imagine they are under the
old hens wings. Mr.. Rogers had in one
of these boxes yesterdays brood of twenty
one chickens, sixteen OF which were hltch-
ed last Thursday. and five on Sunday.
They We're AL us lively us crickets. and
seemed perfectly ut ease. lie took them
to the Springfield poultry show on the
noon train. where they will undoubtedly
attract good deal Of attention. Mr.. Hog-
rr> deals exclusively in light Bralmas. and
think, they are the best layers. aS we'll ~
the most profitable fowl, for the table
| XtrttOrd COnrnl4t.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

Orr-poOH WoEK.-Thcre is enough of
this to keep farmers busy everywhere.
Gathering materials for manure. making
romposts Of coarse materials, and cleaning
out wa'cr-courseS, will employ farmers
generally There is tire-wood to cut and
ha"l, rails to split, fence posts to hew and
pore, lee TO cut and pat away, the smoke
mouse TO look 10. manure to turn over, and
many other things to be done. that will
make quiet evenings rest over an in
strnctive book OF paper gerry acceptable.
Every farm has its special needs that re.
qoHe providing for and when the February
SHOWS and sleets make outdoor work i'm
possible, but few hours need be wasted in
doors.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

EALrE OF SHEEr.-An experienced
Western Farmer SAYS, as t. the best means
Of profit on the farm: Nv reason, for
prcferrin@ sheep are these Because Of the
raj idity with which thcv restore tn" fer
tlity to an impoverished soil. 1t has Iecn
APPLY said that their tracks are golden
on this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the quick re-
turns and large profits. Mr. w. James.
of B"loit, told ne that in the fill Of 1870
he had 80 sheep on hi, farm, worth then
about $500. From the flock during the
year Of 1871 he sold $3.50 worth of wool
and mutton, and still had 30 heal Of
sheep remaining at the end OF the wear.
making the average s,!cs per head five
dollars Il year, twenty-five sheep to spare
for his neighbors' dogs, should they be
mnttonlv inclined. Mr. Yo,t, one Of the
successful farmers OF the town Of Beloit
stated a few weeks ago that he would as
soon think of farming without horses a>
without sheep, claiming that he could
raise more grain from a four hundred
acre farm with from four to five hundred
sheep upon it than he could without them.
and selling from his flock from $500 t.
$4,000 worth Of wool and mutton annual
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

SoMETlIIN' AroU OI;\NGIS.-Ortngc~
which are now So plenty and 80 chra,
that even the poorest are not forbidden. L
enjoy their sweet and juicy flavor, Were
quite unknown to Europ ans Il little more
than three centuries ago-
II j. said that The tig>t ortnvr tree cvtl
planted on European soil may >tlll be seen
rnarlcd and old and barren. in one oi The
gardens at Lisbon. From this p1triarchrI
t!ee how many have descended. ami arc
scattered, and iloui>hn- over III" southern
hat If thc continent.
This orAnye tree came from Chinn. Tho
pps from which it grew We're brought
with great care from that A>Atic land hy
a Portuguese, and planted in his own
country. Now oranges are crown All OveI
Spain and Portugal. in the Mediterranean
| islands, in Southern Italy. and all ;tlong
! the northern coast of Aft lea, az we'll IL in
the islands Of the Caribbean, in our Own
Gulf States. and in Central and South
America l. is said that oranges grow
most plcntiullv in thtt part of whit we
call the l." Holy l.lrd. wing around about
Jana. and on the road from thtt seaport
to Jerusalem.
Scholars believe th1t ,ilr . golden ap
pies Of Ie~peld,.~," which Hercules ob-
tanned with 80 much pains. are in'"n }rd
to mean oranges If -, the Arabs get at
the rate Of two for 4 cent what til" hero OF
mythology found it almost worth hi- life
to obtain.
In climate favorable to it, growth Tic
orange tree yields its fruit with ma.v"loU>
abundance. Twenty thousand oranges
have been IlUckei from L single tree a
the Island Of i. Mi.ha-l'>. the >w"rtcs
and and richest "f all oranges are tlln~,
which grvw IN China. and which need al
mos no care or culture. The blool-rr
oranges com" mainly from the island O
! Malt1
There are many oranges. Of cUriou-
/ shape and flavor. which we seldom or nrv
CT see in this country. Snch are the pear
shaped kind. gown in the FAR East: tn
oran-c of the Philippines. which is NJ
larger than Il gool>iz 4 cherry; the dou
bic orange. in which two perfect grunge
appear. one within tn" o,hrr. AMI III
fingered citron. Of China. which i very
large. AMI is placed on the table by til,
CclcstialS rather for il exquisite Fragrance
than for its tltvor.- lou'tS Eo'npu,lion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

CoMrlExio< AND Cvlp.-We have
been informed that the men and officers
proceeding On the Arctic expedition are
foo the most part men of fair complex
ion. This is Il point of some interest IN
an chronological point Of view. DO the
fair compile Noned races bear cold better
than than the dark? The fair complex
ion ana light hair are Indicative OF what
the old writers used to call Il sangulncous
temp,rament. and belonging to men of
good physique. strong heart, active circu
lation and powerful muscles; bat We
should scarcely have expected such men
to bear cold particular Y well. for their
thin skin and free capillary circulation
seem rather adapted to loose than 70 re-
tain heat And although the fair COM
pleXion belongs properly to the temper
ate zone. and 10 the more northern por-
tons of it. Vet the E>quimauN. the LappS.
the Firms. the kam~ cifttkanS and the
Northern Tartlrs and the Northern Indi-
an, are al dark races. and there IS a we'll
born historical fact which seem to point TO
the dark southern races rs being better
adaDted to beau intense cold tl1n the
northern 1t is given. we believe. IN
Allison. To the effect that of the 2O.uol. or
10000 men who formed the relics of the
Grand Armer. and returned from the
Russian expedition. near ' the whole had
been drawn from the regions south OF the
Alps. Have any of orr readers heard
how ScOcr-bv selected his men? He had
4 llrrc cube of Ice in Il tub: a each man
presented himself hc WIS directed to stand
with bare feet on the ice, while !rtrticu-
lars were tahcn of his age and experience.
Tl,.. time when i l.-- WAS e. ear Is eNlnce
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

\ sheep raiser writes: My specific fol
ticks is tobacco applied to the lambs
rs :. wash, two or three days after the
sheep are shcared. and in the form of snuff
t. the sheep when they come to the barn.
Take each sheep and place her head be
tween Your knees, part the wool from the
top Of the wither> down to the back side
of the fore lee and let an attendant strew
in 4 row Of good yellow snuff. and it will
dO much To prevent the increase of til.
parasite. My lambs usually begin 10 put
in ln appearance about the first of April
Two or three weeks before this b .gin to
feed grain Of some kind in small qulnti-
ties. usually oats or beans. have 20 Oh
jectionS to roots, but it takes ;tl can
raise to get my coarse folder through the
cattle. ~ soon ~ the lambs are dropped
the mothers are looked after with in
creased c:!refulness and receive iu>t the
care, feed and nursing that they need
Sometimes an unnatural mother di>Owns
her offspring. Put her head between two
stakes. feed the lamb enough to keep him
smart and hungry, and he will make her
surrender in a few days. After the weather
>oflens. be sure they have Il dry place to
eat and lie.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

MAKING SHINGLES DURABIE.-From
many experiences tried for the purpose of
rendering shngle roof, durable, we have
found two modes result in eminent sue
cess. namely, soaking III lime wash, and
applying petroleum. Twelve wears ago,
having occasion to erect 4 brick building
'wenty-four by sixty feet, we had al the
shingles (Which We're sawed pine well
soaked in limc-wash before application
The lime used was fresh, or ctu>tic. and
was made into 4 rather thin mixture, so
that the liquid might penetrate the pores
of the wood, ThiSIwas done two or three
days beforehand, so az to become drv.
The carpenters complained of the cau,tc
nature of the lime. but on this caustc
character the success of the experiment
depended. We have Just examined
This roof in the presence Of two
builders, who pronounce the shingles as
good rs new" They were perfectly sound
and quite hard. and the only appearance
of age was the wearing Of the upper sur
face to an amount about equal to the thick
ness Of paper. The experiment was
thoroughly successful. Another roof, on
an adjoining building. put on II year later
without the lime, was partly covered with
moss and most Of the shingles were rot
ten In applying lime for this purpose il
is essential that it be fresh and caustic,
and that the shingles be we'll soaked in Il
thin wash that shall penetrate the pores
In performing the work, Il few shingles
We're taken at a time in the hand and
dipped into z tub of the wash, and then
placed 10 dry. The other mode of prescrv-
ing shingles is the application of crude
petroleum. This costs a little more than
lime, bat may be applied more easily. by
using a coarse brush after the shingles are
laid, the penetrating character of the oil
causing 1t to pass through the SHINGLES
and to run IN inch upwards through the
pores. Several roofs to which it was APP
piled eight years ago, appear to be in per
feet condition. From The experiments
made We hardly know to which of these
two applications to give the preference.
but are inclined to recommend the prtro-
leum most strongly. The experiment of
lime shows its prc>ervative character and
tn" importance and value of using it for
buildings and board fences, provided fresh
or caustic lime is employed. when pctro-
leum cannot be conveniently obtained 1t
should be thin, or liquid enough to pcnc-
tratc the pores of the wood.-Comtr1
IfHf[fJl11l