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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

\ NARROW EsCAPE.-Thc Schuyler
mansion WAS the theatre of u romance in
the summer Of 1881. General Schuyler
WAS not then in active military service,
but. ut his house at Albany or at Saratoga,
he was the vigilant eye of the Northern
Department. His person rs Il prisoner was
coveted rs Il capital prize by his Tory
nri.hbor> Walter Meyer, Il Tory col
league of the famous Joe Beltys, was en-
ploNcd to execute Il scheme for the seizure
and abduction Of the general. With !,
party of his associates, CanadanS and In
dianS, he proWlrd in the woods near AL
banv for many days, and aScertsined the
enact situation of affairs at Schuvler's
house from 4 Dulchman whom he had
seized 1T his work. He learned that Il
guard of six men were there for the protec-
ton of Nchuylers person, three of them al
t,rnatcly on duty continually. The Dntch-
man was compelled to take an oath of Sc
crr,y. He did so with mental reserva-
ton. and rs soon a> !r was released, he
hn-trncd to SCHUYLER and warned him of
his peril.
~ the twilight o; >utry day in Au-
gust WAS yielding to the night, Schuyler
and h~ family were sitting in the great
llll Of the mln>on; the servants We're
about tn" premises; three of the guard
we a~!rti; IL the basement, and the other
hrcc were LAYING on the grass in front of
jilt mansion. y servant announced that
a person at the back cate wished to speak
with the General. His crrand was under
stood iir doors and windows of the
mansion were immediately barred. the
t1milv gathered in IN upper room. and
the general ran 10 his bed room for h>
{ ,j... lou, l,..
The house surrounded hy armed men. To
alarm The town. half :, mile distant, he fir
rl 4 'i-tol from his window. At the same
moment til" intrU,!rr> b1rst open the front
,!oor. At that instant Mrs. Schuyler per
ccNrd that III the confusion She had left
hcr infant in Il cradle in the hail below.
Size wa~ about to rash down >tti'e after it.
when the general injrrpo>rd and prevent
cl hcr IIrr thlrI dlughfrr, Margaret
(Nhp WIS lltrrWArl the wife of the last
patrool) instantly flew Gown the great
stairway. ~natchrd the sleeping babe from
tn cradle. AMI bore it up to its mother
One # the Indians hurled 4 sharp tolnt-
hawk at tier. Ii keen blade lust gralcd
the infant head and WAS buried in the
railing of the stair. Meyer, ~upposing her
To. DC ull, OF Ike servants called to her II
~hr ilr1v up thr stairs, "Whcrc'> your mas
ter With quick thoH-ht ~hc exclaimed,
IL ~ir- reached the vrrg, of the upper hall,
- Gonr To- alarm tn" town" Her father
heard her. ami with ~ quick thought
threw up the window and called ont. a> to
4 mll;itud,, ;. Come on my brave fellows :
~uruuud 'Ir hnuer. and secure the vii
Itjn-'" tn ulaInrl mar;tl !er~. who
We.. p,.,ulrIins tIr generals dining
ru,t,u nt The. III tt,. tl,l in haste carry in =
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05


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III motive power, III tlFIcr, and III wear
AMI tear oi lHc l"lilnG >tocN and road bed.
l he passenger car moves at Il much high
et velocity and at 4 much greater cost IN
All thrNt respects. y irtI9ht tram Is moV-
lng with the greatest economy when Il
moves about ~"\rn mIi', an hour, pro
N1ied the freight i OF Slch 4 elu2cter a>
not TO drtrr."rltr IN value. 1t 1t be OF
ptrl>lmh.e staple. like fresh lrtlIt, or like
1--we stock, which shrink largely IN weight
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

toNIut Nj FoE DE >TlollN,. IN>t,l>.-
The following compound, recommended
hv French chemist several years since.
may be worth trying on potatoes for d.
~troyin- the potato beetle:
Take tw" and a-half pounds O. bios X
soap. tw" and a-half pounds of flour of
sulphur. two pounds of mushrooms. of the
species generally found in low. moist
grounds. and thirty quarts OF water Di-
vide the water into tW" equal parts: put
ore half into :. ca~k with the soap and
mushrooms, after they had been bruised
boil The other half of the water in Il kettle
with the sulphur in a BAG ana kept down
Ia the bottom of lhr water with i wei"ht
The sulphur must be stirred about, in or
der to better SatUrltc the water. The Wa
ter thus boiled must be thrown into an or
,linary SIZED t:,sk until il has acquired Il
HIGH degrc" of foul odor and the cask
then closed up tightly. This solution may
be sprinklcd over infested trees. or plants
Of any Kind. and it is said to be certain
death to all kinds of insects
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

few Years sihce. it is being tried again, ;,e
corang to a method invented tx John
Bon.
Tie fructich Tllrma. in IN article; ON
The care of honSc plants, SAYS Every
gardener and florist Knows the value of
what is called - bottom hent." \ warm
atmo- phcre specially if u dry onc--is
often sufficient to bring about healthy
growth, and i sometimes injurious What
is wanted for many kinds of plants and
flowers is moist heat ut the roots and tibrcS,
where growth early starts. and from which
the stimulus is conveyed to every other
part of the plant A thrifty growth below
the ground is sure to be followed bv fruit
and flowers above. One of our lady
friends accompli>hes this hv filling The
s;,ucers of her howcr-pots with hot water
This is, Of course, absorbed and carried
up to the roots and tilres. giving the re-
quired bottom heat Unthrifty plants, in
addition TO this, She places on the mantrl-
piece over the kitchen range keeping them.
of conrsr. we'll watcred. 1t supp les heat
where il i most wantcd-at the roots
and the benefit i, marked. In vain rooms
the higher temperature i at the ,op, and
the coolest near the tlu T. WHERE the pots
are. 1hl, rcver>c> The proper order. wi,-
lnE the root If :, plant the coolest place
Another important matter in house plants
j. 10 give them the morning sun. Win
doW~ where flowers are kept should there
tore facc thr east. he reasons are not
known, perhaps. but HE fact j. patent TO
all whose busln' : it i, To develop healthy
growth in plants and flowers. th;~ an hour
of unlniur sun i worth three Lours nf
tn" afternoon sun. Every one observes
this, and II may he owing 10 some incrra--
cd electrical action 1t that time
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

Botany >tnlrltS will iind = pleasant
amusement in taking leaf photographs.
Put Il dimes worth of bcronltc of potash
into II glass of water, and when no more
will dissolve, pour tie clear liquid in;o a
shallow dish On this lay Il sheet Of COM
men writing paper till thoroughly m'is-
tened; then let it become almost drv in the
dark Il Will be of a bright yellow. On
this lay the leaf, and unler the sheet :,
sof. black cloth, with several layers "
newspaper below. Put the whole between
two plates of glass, and tontinc by :. cl mp
a clothes-pn will do. Expose to the
perpendicular rays Of the sun for some
lime, till dark enough. Then put the
sheet into clear water. and change every
few minutes, OF hold IN gently running
water, til th" yellow part is perf"c y
white
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

,t,lp~d u.,, >.- - = ' IA
II ''''' 'i'e''n'T 'e'.i"'-
says the iorrni" '.fr'' An ,We 'or-
longing |" ME- ''"fin f'rker- # 'he town
mi, "i i"i1mfr- recently @1N" hrtil IL a
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y : N'i"r'. .i'o'i >Nii'4th "hi covered Win
'''I'' "n,'r ana "'''k >I"''-' h S''iii '!lh%
t!i.yn III .il'> /, ~l''' M 'Fl""'r'E'' "f II
'H' @P''''' 10. IN - second m"uth
~" i''N' -1'"" ''i'"' 'r''h, 'ni "h"A
'I'r'10iIH 1t can ,i-o eat Wlh tn. hn'
any U.s. ,i' hi''"'1i mouth When
'.'''!i'-- ne Only di:t"t4'h |" tLe rol-
81 @I""th ana "ev"Iopmeht OF thu pcrli-
mar l3lhb l. the tact thar while ealing il
!">'> portion OF IL tod through fh'- I'll
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

A true American is too proud to beg iii'
too honest to steal; he gets tru~ted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

\ CORES ,onNrnt OF thr N.,hIy,lt f,trul. T.
writing of planting street trees. SAYS: "titl
vuur trees from thr nursery ii they can he
obt;,iucd Of sufficient ~iz,', hut in the com
trv We must resort L. the tnlr~t To- obtain
those large enough 10 stand til" drp,l;,-
tons of street cnttlc. y 10 lhc time Of
planting | prefer the fall after the leaves
hay fallen. lhc ground will then be
come compact about the roots and the tree
Will be ready for an early spring start |
have transplant"d from the fail Of the leaf
until the leaf had nearly fun size. by
taking of nil the leaves. | lave sue
ctedcd We'll in january when the
-,onnA was suitable. prefer the elm
for street planting t"r the reason that
1t makes more rapid growth than
tn" maple. is trtn~plnntrl with more
certainty CT success. Is not -unburnt on
lhr south ~il,. in onr hot Summers aS the
maple has been Of late wears. which sets
the bor"r 1T Wurk ;tnl nearly ruins the
lrc". One of the most important points in
trnn>pl,nting is in the manner trees are
taken up. Great care Is necessary to pre-
vent bruisin~ the bark from the rUo,> and
IN giving sufficient root to support the tree
rntil it becomes established in the soil. and
if to be transplanted in :, different soil
from that which it WAS taken from. every
particle of soil should be removed. For
instance, if taken from clay and removed
to 4 sandy soil. the clay upon the roots
will become dry ana hard. Remove most
of he original head, bnt | prefer saving Il
few twiG> if possible. +" prevent the sun
burning of naples, take Il harrow board of
>,i,iccnt length to shade the trunk of the
tree. Bore III it two holes near one end
throu1h this put 4 cord to Ii" around the
tree. placing the other end on he ground
on the south side of the tree.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

Hl.W AEi. OF DrGATE~.-ln order To in
ducc natural and healthlnl sleep. such
methods are to be adopted rs will abstract
an excess of blood from the brain This
NAV be accomplished by exercise. which
draws oil the blood to the more weary or
gan~ while a well ordered digestion de-
mandS the blood that keeps the brain in
too gI"a. an activity for the stomach where.
it is needed. To sleep well, too, accord
ing 10 DIR. Ferller, one must, if possible.
rid himself Of all care, ,anNcty and disturb
ing thoughts rs the natural season of re-
pose approaches. \ brisk walk towards
the close of the lay. and when the brain
has been ovcrtaNcd, i, commended 10 us.
But DR.. Fcrrier warns us-and it were
we'll if he could he heard rvcrvwhcr, N Il
heedcl-irum orat"s "a "dan~crous
ground. They d" not produce sleep rs
much rs torpor. If you cannot get Sicep
by methods which nature itself dictates.
he says ii i tul! time t. call in the family
doctor
Near fouYhkecp>ic i Il cottonwood or
swamp poplar tree, recently fellel, which
measured l25 feet in height. feet and .
inches in diameter two feet from the
ground. where 1t va cut OFT; feet and 6
inches in diameter thirty fee; from the
ground and each OF it, ltrges, limbs was
large tree in itself. is rings show i, to
hay. been only GJ years oill, and the per
| son by whom II was 'r,r pirntcd i said .c
! be now living
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

l. l. u great piece of Extravaganza for Il
city tp run its sewage into the river or sea.
It's value rs 4 fertilizer is fully acknowl-
edged by scientists, but popular inlidcllty
LAS l,n to financial failures in the more
prominent attempts to Use it. On Il small
cr sale and nnder f,rcr conditions il is
proving Il success In 1870 the local board
Of ir',lth turned the sewage Of an English
d!-Il i,-I of 5000 inhabitants on u 2S-acrc
lot In 1870 the expenses were $500 and
receipts $1,000. and this on land that WIS
ail run down, and needed two years Of
m;,naring to prepare it for u reasonable
tc>t. The Etri of Warwick pays Lean
in1ton $3.50 - Year for its sewage, and
thP profits Oh q 10l-acro farm, though not
known. are acknowledged to be large. The
water from this land is free from iun9oid
Srowt!t5. Rye grass fed by this sewage
was cut seven times, last summer, and the
70 crops stimulated TO an enormous
growth mtngoiis producing over - tons
to the acre Although the plum to utilize
the immense sewage of London failed, n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05

I>,ll-HtI rows An En.li-n journal
te.I-"t :m en9rmuu> kin in the London
,lu H. }vt,I,in all articles not up To the
~tladrrt uul + which they are imported
are bu4u.i. This enormous kiln. which
;t.~ - hong chimney. which is known pop
u..ui@ ~ tin, Queen tobacco pipe for
the lr:t~nn tit:,t lI forfeited tobacco and
ci~Ir- and other articles said to be too bad
for sale. are cnn-igurl To- il. We are told
tttt ciIllpId- Of Tho oduriltrou> weed are
carried - he Kiln every day Ia hr con
~unlr!. Ii, nlrW Of this furnace j. ON
niNUrni~. Iuhlt, @ j. indeed its chief meal
bat every rcri~hnhlr article upon which
dElN has not been paid * consumed. This
certainly i nothing les than uiSgracctul
tlltt GOOD food should be 50 DESTROYED
WhiI, the POOR propl, III the n"ighhorhood
are starving. On one occasion 900 Aus
tl1iitn hams were suffered to remain. an
licipaliny the removal # the duty; when
it did come OF ttIc customs would not allow
them 10 be removed. and they We're allow
c! 10 remain until thrv were 80 damaged
a> to be uln>alablc. Nevertheless, the at
ttudantS upon the oven made merry upon
tli,. hams, which were cooked ready for
their breakfast. Tea, we are told, is not
now burned. because Oh uur occasion \
load set the chimney Stack on fire. But
what shall we say to the fact that Oh one
occasion the "UuccnS pipe smoked away
$1,000 pair Of dlmagrl French gloves ,
On another occasion Il larg,. number of
foreign watches, said to be gold were con
demned rs spurious, broken upand burned
Surely, for the purpose Of keeping time, Il
watch in Il sham gold c;l-c would be use
full and may have been sold for the bcnr-
fit Of the public revenue; but this was not
permitted but hat little cold there was
upon ,hcm WIS sold with The ashes, which
was disposed OF for manure. In France
the tobacco refuse is used fOr manure and
making sheep wash, and in the other docks
in London condemned goods are buried
until they are partly rotten. when they are
duo lp and ~o,'i rs manure
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-19
form possible hereafter" :"

No! If the rottenness and cor ruption of the present admlnistra ton is now endorsed, there can be no gleam of hope in the future. It will be an acquiescence of the people in the infamous doctrine that official positions are made for the personal use and agrand- isement of the holder, and the de. mcralizing effect of such an ac- knowlegement will be more than our country will be able to sur vive. Disintegration and dissolu- tion will follow closely and speed fly upon the heels of such an ad- ministration.
 Democrats! Conservatives! Low CTS of free goeernment, be wise on the 7th day of November, and stamp your disapprobation upon furthur progress of decay and ruin. Go to the polls on the 7th day of November, and cast your votes for Tilden and Hendricks, and for so doing future genera tions will rlse up and call you blessed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-19
What has been Secured.
Read and Rejoice.
THE BLOODY SHIRT PLAYED OUT.


 From the Indianapolis Sentinel.l
 Henceforth the "bloody shirt" will be a cipher in our politics, for the people are heartily tired of the disgusting sight. It may be still red enough to infuriate a "Sit.ing Bull, !" but it has lost the power to goad the masses to suicidal madness. h. terest and principle alike, honesty and charity, policy and fraternity move us to shake hands across the bloody chasm, to recognize the fact the war is over, thas our southern neighbors are men and brethren living Loyalty under the same Gov ernment, having the same glorious heritage. and awaiting a common destiny. It is manifestly our inter- est to cultivate fraternal relations with the South; it is surely our duty to live in charity with all men and so says the great State Of In diana. To the indictment framed by the St. Louis Convention, charg- ing fraud, corruption and extrava- gance upon the party in power, the Indiana Republicans, upon the stump, virtually plead confession and avoidance, confessing the sins of the administration, but seeking to avoid the responsibility for them and the political punishment which they deserved by parading what they styled the short comings of the "Confederate Democracy, the re- bellion, and the bloooy shirt ilter- larded by senseless lies about South ern war claims and the payment or debt. To all this the people have replied-it will not do. You have betrayed our confidence and abused our trust and we will not be divert ed from visiting verdict against you for it, the verdict of tried in the bal ance and found wanting by subter- | fuges and side issues. Neither threats nor invectives, nor ridicuie nor calumnies, have been able to move the masses from their just and virtnous determination. and the fiat to step down and out has been issued by a power which brooks no resist ance. The declaration of the people upon this point is all the more i'm pressive and unmistakable from the fact that Gen. Harrison, the defeat ed strongest man in his party ID this state. His commanding ability, his high character, have not been assailed in this canvass and he owes his defeat, in great measure, to his blunder iu adopting the brutal opinions and tactics of Morton. This much may be said without de tracting anything from Gov. Will jams, for whom we, in common with all who are familiar with his integ- rlty, his prudence and his sound
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-19

part had to stand back, bayonets often staring them in the face and viewing the carpetbagger die tating to the new voters the kind of fgovernment they should live under. What was the result? States overwhelmed in debt, tax ation run to "a ruinous point, State militia and government troops of ten arrayed to add more horror to the oppression; the general gov ernment in debt billions, the South divcsted of billions; their office holders enriched to the great distress of the people. The more patriotic and liberal of the republicans north and south sick ened at the sight, and in connect, ion with the balance of power held by the old democratic party, the Southern States to a great ex tent are reinstated in their gov ernments. What next. Immor- alization in the body polite and the most stupendous frauds com. mitted in the revenue depart menu. The immediate surround ings of the very head has become contaminated--the secretary of the inmate of the White House bare ly escaped conviction of high crimes: and the executive advis- CTS, the Cabinet, one of whom un- derwent trial of impeachment for high toned corruption, ana only escaped conviction by a Sen ate whose partialities, were such as to be inclined to cover mp the corruptions of their friends. The like is unknown in the history of the government. Is it any won der the loved and repeated cry for reform goes forth, and even Republicans of the liberal aud patriotic order are proclaiming aloud for the government to be restored to her former purity? In conclusion it will be observed from mere glancing view of the old democratic party that what ever this great nation is, the dem. ocrats have been instrumental Ill making it so.
 D. F. WILLIAMSON.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-19
nENckLA BLOCK. .MAAKRAM STREET, lTlE RoCK ARKANsAs

ter, uncompromlsing prescription ists is in the field against us, and would today re-enact all the vile, bloody deeGs of the days of Clay ton, Catterson and Upham, if they had it in their power. They are in the field with all the subtlety and artifice of Satan himself, and the forces of their party are so we'll drilled and in such state Of subordination that they move as a man at the beck or nod of the leaders of that party.
 Are we doing our duty to go struggling on like disbanded army in the presence of such a foe? Is it safe for us to act as we are doing?
 We hope to see our State Cen tral Committed advice immedi- ately and universally adopted and an organization effected in every county and township. Will not our county central committee take some active and decided action Let us, if the principles of our party are worth preserving, act as though we intended to perpetuate the blessings of pure democracy to all future posterity.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-19
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.

At the date of our last issue the election returns from the States which held October elections were so meager, unsatisfactory and unreliable that we did not at tempt to make any statement in regard to the result. Now, how ever, the smoke of the battle has cleared away and we are able to send the glad tidings of a splendid Democratic victory to our read CTS, and to congratulate all desir- CTS of Reform and better govern ment upon the result of the close ly contested and heated campaigns in Indiana, Ohio and West Vir- ginia. In Indiana and West Vir- ginia victory has perched upon our banners; and in Ohio, a State which has always voted for the Republican presidential nominees and which is the home of Mir. Hayes, the most desperate exer- tions of the administration party have only sufficed to secure a meager majority for the republi- can ticket. Two months ago the Republican National Committee isseeil circular wherein they claimed that these three States sure to go for their party in the October elections, and since that time all that money, and chlcanery, and oratory, and noise, and lying could do, has been done without stint or cessation to make their prediction good. The result is a bare victory in one of the States Ohio-while Indiana gives 1000, and West Virginia 12.000 major ity for the Democratic ticket. This is glory enough for one day and all we have to do now is to be active, vigilant and patient until the 7th day of November, and then to rally in one grand charge at the polls, and a glorious victo- ry will be ours. The defeat ol the Republicans in these October elections will make them more desperate than ever, and in the death agony of that party nc stone will be left unturned tC countcrbalance the prestige whicl the Democratic party has gained by the victory in Indiana ant West Virginia. Now is a timt for every true man who wishes Reform, Retrenchmert and Hon est Government to stand firm and to do his whole duty. Le
 nothing short of a disabling Prov identlal interference deter eacl and every Democratic and con
 servatrve voter from going to thu polls on Tuesday the 7th day o November and casting vote fo the Reform Candidates-Tildei and Hendricks.