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TOM.

Yes, Toms the best fellow that ever you knew.
Just listen to this
When the old mill took fire, and the flooring fell
through,
And with it, helpless, there, full in my view
What do you think my eyes saw through the fire,
That crept along crept along. higher and higher,
But Robin, my baby-boy, laughing to
The shining, He must have come there after me,
Toddled alone from the cottage without
Any ones missing him. Then, what shout
Oh, how | shouted For heaven sake men,
save little Robin" Again and again
They tried, but the fire held them back like a wall
could hear them go at 1t, and call,
'Never mind baby, sit still like Il man,
We've coming to get you as fast we can
They could not see hun. but coull he sat
Still beam, his little straw hat
Carefully placed by his side, and his ewes
stared at the fl tme wi h a baby's SURPRISE
Calm and unconscious, AS nearer it crcpt.
The roar of the fire up above must have kept
The sound of his mothers voice shrickinr his
name
From reaching the child. But heard il. 1t cam,
Again and again. o Cod what q cry
The axes went faster: saw the sparks nv
Where the men worked like tigers, nor minded TIT
That scorched them, when, suddenly, there Il
their feet
The great beams leaned in-thcy saw hlm-thcn
crash
Down came the wall The men nude a dash
Jumped TO get out OF the way, and thought
"All's up with poor little Robin" and brought
slowly the arm that was least hurt to hide
The sight of the child there, when at my snla
Some one iushe by and went right through the
flame,
| straight d.t-caught the chlli-mI then
Back with him-chokins and crying but-savcd'
/ Saved safe and sounl,
OH how the men ravcd,
shouted, and cried, and hurrahei' Then ttey al
Rushed at the work again, lest the back wall
here was lying, away from the tire,
should fail in and bury me.
Oh! you'd admire
70 see ROBIN now he's as bright as a unnr,
Deep IN some mischief, too, most of the time;
Tom, it was, saved him. Now, isn't it trucA
Toms the best fellow that ever You knew
There's Robin now-~ce, he's strong :t> a log
And there comes Tom, too
Yes, Tom WAS cur &p,-
=. f. " IoiNoH IN 1pD}etoHS' JoHFHfi.
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Che family Circle.
Bins Dog.
/. G.. + kN SW OETi

BIN found him, one rainy morning.
crouchn@ under some rubbish in one cor
ner of the stable. If BIN had one ftilin.
predominant over another, it WAS an inur-
dinatc fondne>s for dnrs and horses
Whenever he couldn't lind any work to IT,
and sometimes when he could. his sister
always mi>tru>tcd he was hanrin.r around
the doors Of the livery stable, or having a
frolic with a dozen or less, shabby lookin"
street dogs.
On this cvcnttul morning he had been
sent to the bakers for a loaf of bread but
he temptation to look after Il certain dap
Piled gray colt CAUSED HIM to forget his cr
rand, and 80 it happened that he made a
di>covcrv
Say, Bill. he shouted To the ho~tlrr,
-" whose lovely ,.imic i this? Whctrd
ye Il. i'm"
Bill looked contcmptuou-
"tio long, BIN" he @roWicd "lcr
always tindln' some dirty eur or other.
Clear ont with him. Will vrr, WhpI Ian
ny Git out, BIN =
BIi>>iul BIN He chuchled in perfect
such 4 ftighttu grin tina, HiIi slapped the
gray colt, and Winhcd 1t Il tip>v loIf,r in
the door. Across The street went Hi:n
with flying steps, scattering through the
mud puddlc>. utterly ObIVlOu> 10 thu
pouring rain. for Bill had given him to jin-
dcr>tand that the little dog had 10 owner
there.
BIN soon reached his home, in the top
OF IN old tenement house. and. entering
without ceremony, he dropped the dirty.
drlzIIcd. dripping creature into hi patient
sisters lap.
" There, Hrs~, he said. with an air of
n r"nG1"ror. though somewhat OUT of
breath. " found IN, and Is mine NJ
body owns him, lea>twl-r. AIN he SPLEEN
did? W ere 4 hunk OF bread?
Long suffering BcS> >cowie'I 4 tltlr but
covered 1t up with a smile.
30 BIN 81" what you We done She
said softly Look NJ my sewing work,
careless boy,
BIN appeared surprised, and scratched
his h ad.
NJ sorry, Bc>>, he said. = di,.u [
pose You had any sewing work, yon see.
Shirts. amt II? Wash, won't it, sly.
bc>>, ain ne beauty? Lets call I'M
>prlnkiy. cause found i'm III TIA" ram.
See his tail. and that eyes. and them nose
and ears. Give Us
Bun suddenly remembered th" GRAND
that had taken him out into tn" rain thu
morning. and, with n : Glance into lis
sisters eyes, he turned and dAr;rl cat of
the room.
Ees> placed the shivcrnS littI' do- on
the ru- before the fire, and shook "ut her
work with >l-h. She AMI her little
brother wer" alone IN the world, and this
one room with ITS >canty furniture. wl~
al the home they possessed, Brave lit
Tie be>s' whose Iulh and caulA-r never
t'lled' Kept ont hunger and c"ld by her
busy, nimble fingers; and >h" and Hlm
considered themselves very pro~prrousanl
happy
blm rcturnrd. IN an ncrdIb!y short
Tune with loaf "i bread in his hands.
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How FL Ak" >iN~!tl\t..-' ln~h'n"'
why we htNr plenty "t tht' every dlv.
SAYS a dear Int IL frlrnd at my 81 ir.
">. We certainly NV" 4 plenty of 1t out
side Of u. amt 1t Is the mos! beautiful
thing in III" world, hcrau~r it makes every
thing plr,~lA, tina, it lppN~ upon. ID the
Young pr"pf" who real this paper ever
think how beau linl an how useful tn"
sunlight i? h"W i wraps the world in is
bright mtntlc,uIl earth old heart grows
warm ana yoNn- again, ana The grass and
flowers spring FORTH How it wandcrS All
over the world. into every nook and cor
nrr, with it, cheerful smile? How it
.ylencc- in the trees and plays through The
thick branches. tai the little birds twitter
AMI wub." with delight IN tla.r lcafv
nests?
But it j. another kin 81! sunshine
mean we are t. make. Your own heart
is the sun. IN vnHr home is tn" little
world which vow are t. I'LL Win hlppl-
ness.
d, You supp,-' tn, sun ever sees any
thing dark with that great, bright eye of
his? Why, no; for the moment he looks
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senses, however, by hearing an angry
voice and seeing pair Of black eyes in
q his

senses, however, by hearing an angry
voice and seeing pair OF black eyes IN
close proximity to his own.
"You Young scamp. What did you
steal my dog for2 l shall have You arrest
ed and sent to Il reform school. I'll put
YOU in Jail. YES. in prison, in the lookup,
in the penitentiary. I'LL
Il didn't steal I'M" interrupted BIN
Growing suddenly bold Il found i'm most
Starved and drowned to death, did-in
the rain and cold too-and | fed i'm. !
saved is life, | did; and loved i'm
bcttcrn-'' Here BIN broke down and
covered his face with his hands. Sobs
seemed to be travelling all the way from
his bare brown feet, to the top of his rag
red cap. Poor BIN. His pride and his
/ jov had gone. The sharp-voced conquer
or looked at him over her glasses, then
through them, and finally she took them
off and stared at him in establishment for
a few moments When she spoke again,
Bin opened his eyes to see whence words
so soft and sweet could proceed
" There, there, little boy, don't cry.
Never mind | was only in sport. you
know Come. dear. won't You carry FL
lando u few rods for me? Don't you want
a ride? NV carriage is waiting Just few
steps from here. What 4 nice boy You
are
BIN brushed away the tears, and me
chemically received Filando into his arms.
He wondered what would happen next.
and tried to imagine what Bcs> would say
if She could see him following such :, mag
niiiccnt lady and riding in her carriage.
She took him TO her own home and usher
ed him mo her parlorS rs if he had been
Il prince She introduced him to her pet
eat. canary. and goldfish. She fed him to
such IN extent that he Thought he should
never be hungry a~:tin. She loaded him
with flowers, and piled him with questions
till he could hardly comprehend whether
his name WAS BIN OF Bc>> or Miss Mary
Minerva Middleton
That night he rehrar~ed the whole to his
admiring sister, with many gestures and
rolling OF eyes He stood on his head once
in five minutes all the evening, and only
dc>i~trd because .;c-- WAS afraid the blood
would settle in hi skull and produce con
FUSION of the brain.
The following day, Miss Mar: Minerva
Middleton called 1t the little back chlnbcl
in the old trncnrnt-hou-e, and demon
~tratcd that. though an "oldltV and a
.'>pini>tcr, She had 4 generous heart. Bc>s
WAS engaged at IN rNorhitant price rs pri-
waite aHd perpetual ~rHln>tre>~ IN Miss Mid
dlcton' family; and the services of BIN
were also engaged u especial guardian
and waiter for his ;t,lorcd ''>prinAly. uli">
FilandD -|iohIu Xyury
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-14

An IMMENSE ArrIE CEur.-A recent
number of the McMinnvillc (rcnnD N,r
Err contains the following. which will
prove very interesting reading to New
England farmers:
As the apple crop i now considered
safe ii may be Il matter of interest To look
at is magnitude in this country 81 Il
gentleman who has ample opportunity. II
i c>tlmatr ii thtt there are lj.OoD acres in
Warren county, in bearing apple trees.
which, at fifty trees to the acre. yivc> the
county 6J),ooD bearing trees. Alpwinr
five bushels of apples to each tree, which i
certainly 4 low estimate. have $3.50 900
bu>hel, of apples grown in Warren county.
At the low price o. ten cents bu-irl tn,
would realize to the country >i.il.Vp0 IT,.
Venue on the single crop. Every bl~n"I
grown can be made to rcaliI. the ten te t
Or ut TWENTY-FIVE cents a bu~hcl which
they can be made to realize if properly
htndlri. the county wuud rctliI- ON This
crop alone, the handsome sum of - y ~.
n view of these facts how impprttut il j.
that every bu>hcl should be utilized, and
not suffered to be wasted in the orchards.
Ihr apple crop alone of the county would
insure her wealth, in 4 few wears. if iudi-
cIOu>ly handled. We claim t. be- the
largest fruit growing county in the >t1tr
-pcrhtp> in the ni,.l States
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-14

GARDEN llINIS.-PItnt Your hills ui
winter >YNashc> six feet apart. and leave
only two or three plants in Il hill DO not
manure the hills too highly. or Won will
have Il fine crop of vines and no sqrEl>hes.
Summer -quashc> can be planted in hill
four feet apart. and Will bear rich manur-
inc. Tie Early Crook neck is the best
and Is worthy of a place in every garden.
Reserve space for sowing late bects for
winter use. Allow cnulv lcets for Greens
to grow in clump~, and thin out others
leaving them single and fpur or five inches
apart.
If YOU wish for Il nice dish Of pole beans
occasionally, plant the Large Lima.
~, Cover ate peas -four to >ix inches deep.
They will continue to bear longer than if
the seed is near the surface
Be sue and plant two varieties Of sweet
corn, the carly and the late, and it would
he well TO add Il medium variety.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-14

OF vines, the Wopdbnc, or American
Ky, is the most luNuriant. 1t requires
little care, thriving in either u sandy or
rich soil, and twining itself because of the
many feet growing out Of its branches.
over trees and brick and stone buildings.
ct does not cling firmly to frame build
ingS) If Il branch OF woodbinc is planted
to the depth Of a oint or two in the ground
and kept very wet it will take root an,! in
time become 4 luNuritnt vine \ vine |
have watched. which was thus planted
eight years ago, when only few inches
liigh. ROW covers the side of an oak twcnt :
feet or more from the ground. Their, is
one slight disadvantage in planting wood
blne over trees, namely. that after ten or
fifteen Years, /, grows luNuriantlv hi1h up
on the trunk and over the upper branches,
but leaves the lower part of the trunk Leaf
less; yet this may lie rcmddicd by plant
nT new vines, whose leaves will grow
over the leatle~> parts of the old 1t should
be run over and among trees whose foil
are changes to yellow and orange in the
autumn. rs is scarlet but early falling
leaves will then appear in grateful con-
tra-t. The purple berries Of the wood
hhc, IN early sprcng, although then ~hriv-
cl"'l and hardened by the storms of the
winter, attr9 I robins, bluebirdS and the
goidrn-U ln-ed wooslpcrkrr
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MISCELLANEOUS.
FORM \

rur cuIS,Go < NORTH WT~TEE> EAil"Ah
Embraces under one management the ''reat '"ih
railway Lines of the WEST and NORTH" VS. anu
., ,.s numerous branches and connexions lorihs
the shortest and quickest route between 'Hl'A' anu
all points in ILLINOIS. WIec"NslS' N"k ihiNS
.c,S MINNESOTA. Iowa. NEBRASKA 'NLif
the WESTERN TERRITORIES. Us
Omaha and California Line
=, shortest and best route for all points in N"EIH
M 1,I,<o1s IOWA. DAKOTA NEBRASKA, Wl"MINf,
COLORADO, UTAH, NEVADA, 'ALLf"hNiA' 'i''''''
CHINA JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA Its
Chicago, Madison and It. fauI LINE
Is the short line for NonrHfKS Wl~c"S~lN and MN
>rs,r, and for MADISON. 81. P>tI. MINNt\f"hlN'
D,-11rH and all points III the Great Northwest us
Winona and st. Peter Line.
Is the only route far w1~o>> E"cHE~rtE o." >r''>>'
u,>k,ro. ST. PETER, NEW tIM, ant all points !"
southern and central Minnesota Is
Green Bay and Marquette Line
Is the only line for JANE-vILLt. "NlIHl"NN' f">l'
DrLAc. OSHKOSH, ArrtEI">."RfES B>l, E-'ANAf~
NFGArNEE, MARQUETTE, li"tGHl''N' II tN'"t anu
.he LAKE SUPERIOR C"r>rEY- It's
Freeport and Dubuque Line
Is fine only route for ELrl>, E"ohtol,i., TnfArnnr
and all points Freeport is
Chicago and Milwaukee Line
the old LAX. Shore I;put" AMI = th nlA one ies
ny through EvAN~ru>. LAKE. FoNEfof. l"HIA>
PARK. W.rkEGA>. RACINE, kt>"sIAto MIN >vAfE-
Pullman Palace Cars
are run on all through trains Of Tins f.at
This is the ONLY LINE rurlli1- these cars hct"f-ii
Chicago and ST. Paul. 'i'ir' and Milwaukee r TN
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agricultural.



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care 81 "Ho't9.'Ie I'-t'I'thl'hT' OF >cl'htIllc
ana vigorous steps /" prevent tle 1pptll-
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M'i' N'!''lG "'' more l'"eIlu >'i4l'
however, Is th' r'iel'I nm fence "i thl>
"V,N ol u'I"F'>tln@ on cii'ii''t elements
'",f J. wealth. ana WHoII1flds are
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NE Mt Z Il
LIN | NJ + n L 5
White, for the Human Family.
Yellow, for Horses and Animals.

These I.iniments simply the wonder 81 the world
Their effects little less than marvellous Yet 'heie
things which they will not do hey Will h"'
cancer mend broken bones. but they Will al
ways aay pain. They have Strengthened myers
cured chronic rheumatism of many years stahuihe'
and taken the pain from terrible burns ana s'alds
which has never been done by any other article"
THE WHITE LINIMENr is for the human family, IL
Will drive Rheumatism. ScIdca and Neuralgia from
the system: LumbayO, Chlllblalns, Palsy it'h
and most Cltaneous Eruptlons, extracts frost from
,IISGs of yeuomuIs reptiles subdues swelllnES ana
all pains of every kind
For Surains bruises its the most potent remedy
ever discovered The Centaur Llnment Is used with
great efficacy for Sore Throat. TooTHACHE, CAktb
BREASTS. Earache, and Weak Back. The following Is
i sample of numerous testimonials:
INDIANA HOME. JEFF. Co, I'D. May -, l-.h
" think duty to Inform You that Ia e suilti
ii much with swollen tee. and cords hdEt hott
been tree from these swtlllugs III eight years: No"
am ltrrrtlN we'll, thanks to the ttntaur LliutNt
The Iinllieut ought to be applied "aril , :.
Tn. proof the trial 1t is reliable, 1t Is handy IL
Is cheap and every family should have 1t
To the sick and bed ridden. the halt and lame 10 the,
wounded and sore, we say. Come and be healed
10 the poor and distressed who have spent their
money for worthless medicines. bottle OF teutaur
Iluuutnt will he given without charge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-14

The Polltrv l'orW >ryS: - 4 rood wash
for roost> to be applied once or twice Il
week during the coming warm season will
be found III kerosene, or crude petroleum.
This should be applied with a coarse
sponge or common paint-bru~h. in the
carly daytime, So that it Will soak INTO tho.
prrch"s. and the strong fumes THAT remain
for Il time after application aid in driving
vcrmin from the bodies of the tow Is durin0
the night. Cure should bc taken in not
using this powerful agent too generously.
Bat if iudioiou-ly applied to roo~t- an t.
the in-ldcs and bottoms of laying boxes.
lis advantage will be quickly rrlzci bv
those who have never tried this cXprri-
ncnt to rid their fowls of the annovancr
Of this penthouse pest. which rapidly gen
crates in the interior of poultry bui,ln">.
especially in our warmer months.
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The manufacture of sugar from melons

The manufacture of sugar from melons
is about to be established near San Fran
cisco The superiority of melons to beets
for the manufacture of sugar is said to be
conclusively proven, and aread y 4 COM
panv has been formed and land pur-
chased on Andras Island, where the man
uf,cturc will be begun in Il short time.
Watermelons are to be used principally,
the cost both of raising and reducing being
much less than that attending any other
class of melons suitable for the purpose.
Beside producing sugar the melon IS SAID
to produce Il delicious syrup. while the
seeds will be used for the manufacture OF
table oil Regarding the superiority OF
the melon. a correspondent says: " AS
compared with bcetS, the syrup Of which
is unfit for use, and the impurities, Tor
which expensive detergcnce IS required,
the pulp of melons, being free from I'M
puritieS, needs no complex treatment no
carbonic acid little boncblack, and but a
fraction of lime, and small per centum OF
waterv elements to be evaporated Beets
are planted in rows two feet apart and
eight inches a>undcr. Melons in rows
twelve feet apart and six inches asunder,
requiring only one-third the blowing and
onc-fourth the wedding. The harvest is
clcanlv and not laborlous in melons us IN
bccts In the mill beets require washing,
melons not juice Of beets is liable to soon
turn black and run into fermentation
melon Juice never blacks, and for several
DAYS has no tendency to fermcnt. For
cattle feed the refuse from melons is more
nutritious and more palatabie.n
\ REMEDY FOR TIE GRAssHOrrER
PIAGt E-It seems that the farmers of
California have learned how to ward oft
the grts>hopper scourgc which has here
toforc spread such havoc in the grain fields
of the West. The experience Of one far
mcr i thus told by the BOULDER -Ne1rs:
= He says that plouyhing the land before
the crg> hatch in the spring destroys them
utterly. This being the case. the farmer
has only to guard his grain field against
the iucur>ons of those that hatch outside
This he can etlcctually, do. Mr.. Could
has put in l2p acres of grain and has kept
the hoppcr> off, depending mainly on
/ dripping coal oil ia the bitches. He has
/ used sixteen gallons and DESTROYED mill
ions. Almost Us soon Is they are Matched
the mvriad- outside nstinctivelv move fol
Z the fields of Young wheat. plunging int
cross the ditch and die at the touch of the
Kerosene. The ditch i, fixed to max,
rddicS, and 4 scum of the oil floats on til,
~uri:lrr Mr.. Gould SAYS that with wha
the farmers NOW know about fighting til,
'hopp"i~ there is no more danger from
those that hatch in the spring. Ahou
those that come on the wing late in tn,
season. h. says the remedy is to sow ear
Is, anl then the crops Will be ont of til,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-14

Every owner OF horses should give the 'tNI ~ r
II<IMF< a trial We consider II til best article ever
used stables
II VI AiSI. Supt Adams tx. Stables \ Y
= FTI.1Z Supt L. TX stables y
ALBERT =. DI.IN. SuIt MAJ. EN. Stables. y \
NoNTGOMFRY, ALA. Als l.. ~
<IIFMtN. | haVt used over one gross OF ~
I.,lI,Iit. yellow Wrapper on IN. iIu"S 81 lH
plantations tt-li,~ zris of til. family llnlitit lr
my heroes. want to purchase 1t at the wh"i'Sal
,rr". and " III thank You To- ship me ny SaNaililai
steamer on. gross Of each kind MesSrs y stewart
x 60 Viii ray yulr bll on presentation
= Respectfully. JAMES BARROW
Tn, best patrons II tins Llninelt Farmers AMI
Vet Urinary Surgeons 1t heals calls Wounds and Poll
t, H. removes SweGs, aid worth millions "f do
lars to Farmers, Liver! nlrn, stock EroW"rs Nh'eI
raj.or. ana tAue,. halln-, horses cattle
What a Tarr-r cannot DO for g" til" t-ntaur Linz
In-ut Viii d. at trltiln-- cost.
These IIuInc1ts ar. warranted by the Ir"prl't"rs
and bottle will . given any Farrler 1T Ply
WHO dcsIr, t. test them. sod every here
Laboratory Of j Is. Rose 4 Co,
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thus imported extensively into this coun-
try have the advantages of low prices, due
O the cheapness of labor abroad, and. in
addition to the best possible sample,
with the least amount of trouble ut the
factory. With the requisite amount OF
care and attention. we can, in this country,
make As good a pickle as can b" made IN
London
FEED FOR IIoRSES.-Thc appropriate
kind of grain to be fed must depend upon
the work to be pei formed If the horse
is to be driven rapidly on the road, then
only such grain rs contains 4 large por-
ton of heterogeneous food should be used,
sucn us oats, peas, wheat-bran. oil cake,
etc. Probably the best rations for medl-
um-sizcd livery horses is eight pounds
hay eight pounds oats, four pounds fine
whcat-bran and onchalf pound oilmeal,
per day, costing, at present prices, thirty
cents but frequently not more than TWEEN
" five cents. This small amount of oil
meal should not be omitted rs it will gen
trarllv prevent constipation, and assist in
the digestion of other food. 1t is much
better to regulate the bowels of the horse
with food than with medicine. If the oil
meal does not keep the bowels sufficiently
| free, use occasionally a little stepped flax
! seed This is much safer than linSecd oil +.
rs that is liable to be adultcrated. Rye or
barley may be substituted for part of the
oats.
For draft work with u walking gait.
whether on the farm or in the city,
the best ration is corn and oats, or
corn and barely ground together, and
mixed with moistencd cut hay. In this
case ten pounds of the mixed meal and
onc-half pound of oil meal, or eight
pounds of the meal with four of fine bran
costing, in most places, not over twenty
five cents per day. \ few potatoes car
rots, bcet>, or par>nip>, are excellent for
The health Of the work-hor>e.
For horses not at work, or having only
little exercise, sixteen pounds OF early
cut hay, four pounds oats, with II few
roots :. little oil-meal. will keep them
in fine condition and good health. Such
horses may also he kept on clover and
timothy hay, without grain if that IS
cheaper; bat no animal should be kept
throughout the winter on dry food alone.
Variety of food should he provided, IL far
Il this can be done with cconomv.-Lire
Stack J0UrtlI.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-14

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