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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
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FROM TIE SWEDISH.

Heavier TIE cross the better Christian;
In fire The gold is purified:
In sorrows furnace hearts foul treason
Is brought to light and crucilied.
O, happy he, with a II his loss,
Who patiently eElulcs tie cross.
Beneath the cross your faith grows stronger,
In storm the oak strikes deeper roots;
The soul that's tired can hold out longer;
When We raise corn we pull the shoots.
We viii not call it Loss. but GAIN
Ihrougl, cross, the carnal m.ln is SLAIN.
Heavier the cross, the love more burning;
Though tears make vision sometimes damp
The tears that DER your cheek are running
Are oil that fills your virgin lamp;
The more you leave the world behind,
The more i iiiend in Christ you find.
Heavier The cross, the heartier prayer;
The more Of PRAYER. more fragrant grace;
At distance keeps your vile betrayer;
'rwiXt Christ and sou is left no space.
The .the world you have in store,
Your heart of God is filled the more.
Heavier the cross, the more aspiring;
From wales. we climb to mountain crest;
The pilgrim of the desert firing,
Longs for the Canaan of his rest.
The dove has here no rest in sight,
And to the ark she wlnSs her flight.
Heavier the cross, the easier dying;
Death ,Sti fl Icudlicr face To see;
Though lives decay. ore bids detying,
From !ilc's distress one then Is free.
The cross subllmcly lifts our faith
70 Him who trlumnhcu over death.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
agricultural.

Ducks WITHOUT WATEE.-IIaS il ever
occurred to many of our readers that
ducks can be raised, advantaTcOu-lV upon
premises where there is neither pond or
stream for their amusement? The com
mon idea is that such Il convenience is alb
lutte for their thrift. But we have thu
assurance of Il breeder in Massachusetts
who has tried the experiment for three
wears, that this notion is altogether crronc-
Gus.
Cur domestic ducks. ike tie wild ones
prefer 4 brook or lakclct to pass their lei
sure i'll, and II SVampv piece of ground
through which Il river branch Sluggi>hly
flows affords "A great deal of animal food
for this race. which helps to keep then,
through the summer.
Bat the party spoken of above has NJ
open water on his farm, and he has raised
several scores of common ducks in the
past three seasons, among his tlock> OF
blrn-vard fowls, which have tul ned out ~
profitable, 50 tar as he can calculate. as til,
chickens he has marketed in the fall and
winter.
These wcb-fOotcd birds have been fed
with the other poultry, and all the duck
liugs are hltchcd and raised by hens, he
makes no distinction in feeding a> to vari-
city or kinds of food All his poultry art
in common.' and all have the sam,
chance at the grain, the grass, and the
scraps from the house; but he has never
provided his ducks with any water. cXccp
what his fowls have at hand to drink an,
he says he knows no difference in then
thrift, from the she'll upward to killing
if the common mongrel duck will thus ct,
XDnII wit hnnt tn n-h and Swim N
why may not the Pchin, the Avlesb bury tn,
Rouen duck. be bred to similar advan
tagcs? This kind Of poultry is fully {,
profitable rs are hens, and if it can b
raised without pond or stream on tn
premises, why is not this experiment
worth trying by others?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

correspondent Of the Prairie Farmer.
writing OF the practice of feeding roots to
horses, says: "Carrots should be rivcn in
pretty long slices. They are sometimes
given ont crossways; this is really danger
Gus, rs horses are extremely fond ofthem,
and. if ut all greedy, would be pretty apt to
bolt pieces of them whole, which would be
likely to Cause some of them to stick in the
throat When first given they are slightly
dlurctic and laXative but as the horse be
comes accustomed to them, these effects
are not produced. To sick and idle horses
they render corn unnecessary. They are
beneficial in all chronic diseases Of the
respiratory organs. In combination with
oats, they restore worn out horses much
sooner than oats alone. They s Guild be
ted raw. in which state the horse prefers
them. Some persons give carrots with
the grain thinking it tempts the horses to
eat oats. if of delicate appetite; so they
might if perfectly minced. otherwise they
VIII pick them out, and the man may eat
tn" oats if he pleases, for, depend upon it.
tins horse would not; but if we were 20
make mincc feed of them, we should still
consider it Il very bad plan to give them
with oats; tor, should the horse oct accrs-
toned to such mixture, he would after
ward refuse his oats without it. For this
reason carrots should be given us separate
food
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
SPEAK SOFTLY.-The habit of loud

SPEAK SOFTLY.-Ihe habit OF iOuU
speaking may with truth be said to be
American. The volume and harshness of
our average tones, as people. can never
be appreciated save by him who has stud
led the phenomenon. The mother speaks
to the daughter in the next room in "A
voice that would send the interrogation or
entreaty clean across the street The IA
ther calls to the boys to come IN to break
fast" in stcntoran tones that startle the
poor, timii echoes slumbering on the sides
of the buildings. and can be plainly heard
through the whole ncighborhOod. The
bows snarl at each other in their vexatiOn
until you involuntarily look for their four
lccS, so much does their language sound
like the Crowl of angry dogs The young
farmer driving his half-b oxen steers along
the road, shouts and yelis and screams at
the shrinking youngsters as II they had no
ears, or were threc-quartcrs OF mile DIS
tant. and running like mad through the
bushes. Indeed. taking us all we are IA
noisy set Even the hens, it is said, cackle
louder here than in any other land under
heaven, and as to the pigs squeaing louder
than the pigs Of any other country do, no
sane man would think Of denying it for a
moment.
But sobcrlv. friends is it not about time
| for us to learn manners in respect to this
point of behavior Is it not time for us to
| learn the proper use Of the voice and the
proper methods of training by which it
may be made sweet and pleasant to the
ear? Why should not parents make a
point of this in the education of their chill
drcn, and thus give them at least one de-
liohtful accomplishment? We recall Il
gentleman, a lawyer by profession. whose
voice was remarkably fine and mellow in
its tone whose only daughter, whom he
dearly loved, was named Sarah; and many
were the little tricks which the daughter
would resort to in order to hear her
father pronounce her names specially in
calling to her from some little distance, rs
from the foot of the stairs when she was in
her chamber And we must admit that
we have never heard any other one pro-
nouncc the name as sweetlv and charm
inglv Is would he. Accept the hint, there
fore, we pray YOU. readers, WhosOcvcr YOU
are, and henccforth do not shout and
scream, or exert Your vocal organs I'M
necessarily, but speak softly and courtc-
ou>lv one to another. and with only the
necessary emphasis to be heard and under
: stood OF the marks Of good breeding,
none are stronger than the manner III
which people Use the voice. Remember,
also, that the fashion of your speech has
moral relations. Even Is ii is written:
\ soft answer turneth away wrath,
but grievous words stir mp anger. -
G01ln H5llc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

GolDIN TEO,T IN THE SIERRA NEVADA
MouNTAINs.-A correspondent Of the san
Francisco Post thus describes a new species
of trout, Of Il gold color. which have been
discovered in the Sierra nevada noun
tain>
"Whilc on Il recent exploring and pho
tocraphic trip among the sublime scenery
of the high Sicrrain some laughing stream-
lets of the Whitney meadows, At the head
water, Of the Kern River and at IN altitude
of ninety hundred feet above the sea.
we discovered these beautiful fish Their
bril- ht sides were flashing and fitting
through the water like Jets of fire then,
collected in shoals beneath a projecting
rock or bank. would light up those dark
\. Kellogg. botani~t and naturalist of the
exprdition made 4 drawing, an! the fol-
lowing notes: The golden AMI orange
banded trout of Kern and King river.
Description: Trout four to eight inches
Ground color golden. ghtcr or darker rs
they inhabit deeper. ~Irtdrr. or >hallowor
and SUMMER ~tre:mlets. Back dark. with
large black spots: 4 broad Longitudinal
band Of Orange red along the lateral line
of mucu~ glands. from head to tail. mostly
vanishing near the posterior third or final
lin ,ran~vrr,vly cIouded by ten larre
blotchc> Belly. bright orange from under
the throat and oporcular fin or respiratory
ills. to the vent back of tor>:ll fin. aud
tail beautifully black spotted; also. black
bar running fore and aft through the eve
All of Tie fins excepting the opercular)
golden marrincd with W tie. Flesh light
I.,,,,.) -, .-h.,1ln,,- ~ Of .ha
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

Pulling AT TIE HALTEE-A CORES
pondcnt asks the Prairie Fity'mfr how lie
shall break his horse of pulling ut the hal
ter. That paper answers the question in
this wise:
e" The answer is very simple Don't use
Il halter. But instead procure Il strong
neck->trap with ring at one end and !.
heavy strap at the other. With a loose rinr
between them. TO the loose rinr attach
Il very strong leather ltchin@ strap or
rope BE sure that every part is so stron 9
rs to be beyond the power of the horse to
break. BY this hitch the horse to an
equally strong fastening and let him pull.
had a fine horse that was addicted to pull
INC. An application Of this neck strap
beat him. and, after using it few DAYS a
tow string would hold him ever after.
Another horse had !, habit Of throwing
his head 50 high that two or three men
were required to bride him. (Which be-
came serious mattcr), but WAS speedily
cured by tying his head down with a neck
strap.
As Il result of experience use the neck
strap for all hitchinS purposes for both
cattle and horses
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

In arranging furniture about the room
bear in mind that it is not necessary to
push every article primly out to the sides,
50 that sofas and chairs look as if they
were glued to the wall. Pull them out :
put Il sofa across one corner: stand the bio
easy-chair in the light, with Il little table
close by. handy for sewing or books; leave
a chair or two in front of the sofa and, in
general, so dispose Of the articles that the
room shall not appear as if its owners
never entered it save on ceremonial occ,s-
ions. Whether Il room is pleasing and
cosy or not. does not depend upon the Gle
Sance or co>tliness of its fittings. The
simplest furniture, if tastefully arranged
as regards color and position often looks
better than the handsomest products of the
cabinct-makerS skill.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

YANKEE BOYS" saw specimens Of
four types Of Yankee boys in is many min
ute~.'' said an English gentleman who WAS
visiting in Boston. " | was looking for
the residence Of friend. and holding the
address in my hand, asked Il stout fellow
who came along, with his cap drawn over
his eyes. Can YOU tell me where b street
is. my boy?
- dunno, he growlcd out, savagclv
and passed on. I've no doubt he did know
for he was carrying Il dinner to some one
in the neighbolhood, and looked as if he
was kith and kin to the soil and cobblc
stones about him. That WAS the surly
Yankee boy.
" Whi>tlinr rs mcrrily rs 4 lark. his hat
on one ear. and his pants tucked into his
boots. Il b V came towards me. Of whom
asked the same question. The fellow
looked up and with glance took in my
size. my dress. my nationality. my prof,s-
sion and almost my name
- Yes. ~ov'nor. he replied, with u
quizlcal look: follow yorn nose. and
You'll he there afore you know it, This
WIS Young America; and As he passed
clergy " hat Il at?
next stopped a finely dressed boy.
and asked him to direct me
streets beyond Any boy there will tell
YOU; and he passed without looking 4,
me. y did not know which way be
yonl was. his reply did not help me
much. This was tie civil hoy-hrrely
civil
Il next stepped in front of ap'ainly
IL
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIME GREAT REPUTATION
which VEGErINE has attained in all parts of the coun
try as
Oman AVN Coon NEDICJ\F
GREAT AND Coon MEDICINE,

and the large number of testimonials which are con
stantIy being received from persons VINO have eeii
red by use conclusive proof OF Its greatFaue
IT ia recommended by physicians and apOthecdfles
ts blood Purifier and Health Eestorer. 1t has no
equal . , e. . e,- ,r;,,l ,o,do
from poor liquors, whlc deblltate tle system ana
,end TO destroy health instead OF restoring IT.
Are not the testimonials given tor the different
complaints satisfactory to any reasonable person SUI
feriiy from disease that they can be cured? Read the
testimonials given, and no one can doubt III
many of these the persons say that their pam
and suffering cannot be expressed IN cases OF Sro!-
MIA where apparently, the whole body was one mass
Of corruption If NEGETINE Will releNe PAM cleanse
nrity and such disc ses. restoring the patent 10
health after trying different physicians many
comedies suffering for IS 1t not conclusive PROOF
If Won are a sufferer, can be curtd ny Is TINS
performing such great cures. IL Wprh3 ia
the blood in the circulating fund 1t can he truly
"a lied the Great Blood Purifier. The great source 81
lisea Sc originates the blood; and no medicine tiat
does act directly upon it. t" purity and Tn"'3{t
has any inst claim public attention. Wien the
blood becomes lifelcss and stiEnant, either fr,in
weather or climate want OF exerclserrtgiaf
iiet ar from any other cause. the NEGEIINE VIII re-
stomach regulate the bowels aud inpart tone OF VI
or to the whole body. The conviction is III the puhlc
mind az we'll as in the medical profession that the rem
cd les snp plled by the Vegetable KINGDOM are 1nplt
s,te more successful the OF disease. than MN
crtl medicines NEGETINE is composed OF re- Is bark
and herbs 1t is pleasant to take and Is perfectly SAT-
To " We an infant Do need 1t? DO nut hesitate 70
try it. IOu Will never regret II.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

"Our Dumb Animals tells the follow
ling good story, which it says is well
vouched for: In July last horse was
sent hy rail from his former home
to Avon Springs, New York, arriyino
at l |. P. NJ, and the next day was sent
twelve miles to pasture. After three weeks
he broke from the pasture and returned to
the Springs, went to the freight depot
and attempted to get into freight car.
apparently with the idea of visiting his
old home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

Philip Gilbert Hamerton never told a
more beautiful story than the following:
4 dog was bcreaved Of his master,
and became old and blind, passing the
dark evenings of his existence sadly in
some corner, which he hardly ever quilted.
One day came a step like that of his lost
master, and he suddenly left his place.
The man who had just entered wore ribbed
stockings, as did the lost master. The old
dog had lost his scent. and referred at once
to the stockings that he remembered rub
bling his face against. Believing that his
master had returned after those weary
years of absence, he gave way to the most
extravagant delight. The man spoke.
The momentary illusion was dispelled;
The dog went sadly back to his place, Law
down YEARLY and died"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
Many plants. heavcd by frost, die,

Many plants. heaved by frost, die,
whereas, by little timely oversight they
might readily be saved. Just rs soon as
the frost is out of the ground, and the soil
begins to settle and feel firm to the foot.
all small plants should be gone over and
pushed down to their natural position.
Strawberries in some soils heave badly,
and if not attended to in time will inevita-
bly, die, or, at least, be 50 much injured rs
to prove comparatively worthless during
the fruiting season. Beds of hardy pcrcn-
mails need this watchful care early in
spring, :or, not unfrequently,cvcn if prop
crly protected. they will be found raised
up out of the soil. BY waiting until the
plants have made some growth, one runs
considerable risk in thus disturbing them
but even then It would, perhaps, be better
to push them down than let them remain
in Il stiltcd position.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

An exchange furnishes the following re-
ceipe for restoring the gloss to furniture,
with strong terms of communication
"Make a polish by putting haitian ounce of
shcllac, the same quantity of gum lac and
Il quarter of an ounce of gum sandarac in
to Il pint Of spirits of wine. Put them all
together in :: stone bottle near the fire,
shaking it very often. As soon as the
gums are dissolved it is ready for use
Then take Il roller Of wooden rngs-soft
old broadcloth will do nicclv-put Il little
of the polish on it, also Il few drops of lin
seed oil. Rub the surface to be polished
with this, going round and round. over Il
small space at a time, until it begins to be
quite smooth. Then finish by !, second
rubbing with spirits of wine and more Of
the polish. Furniture thus treated will
have a brilliant lustrc equal to new
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

TIE MAEI>TEoN AS IT l.. Nearly
midway in London Strait. 4 huge. naked
rock. which mi@ht fairly be called An
island. lifts itself above the waters, breast
ing and conflicting currents caused by the
wind l"d tides Between this rock and
the cape on Mu>kong is the famous marl-
strom. which fertile imaginations have
clothed with many tcrrols
Ii geographical position is such "a 10 OK
pose ii To fierce tidal currents, and when
these are assisted by high westerly winds
they are, no doubt terrific The bottom
of the strait is slrenn with immense
bouldcr>. which are 50 arranged ~ to give
the current 4 spiral motion, directed to-
wards the isolated rock from the northern
side. which is much increased in times of
high tide and storms. when it whirl> quite
around ihr island rock
Then it Is that it becomes really difficult
for boats and Vessels, without steam pow
II, to keep off the rocks against which the
way ward currents would dash them
While there are at lines vast and pow
clful cudie>. which give objects floating
upon them a fearful spiral motion. there is
nothing like a vortex produced by sub
terrancan discharge of the water. although
the tumbling and boiling character of the
spiral current may Submerge temporarily
objects drifting on the snrface
No doubt in the course of time the ac-
ton of the water has tended to level down
the bed of rocks, some of which. we may
presume, showed themselves above the
surface. This may have made the mael
Strom much more terrific than it now is,
and better justified the ancient fable.
As it Is. in ordinary times and in favor
able weather. the fishermen DO not hest
tate to seek for fares throughout these wa
tiers, which to strangers are suggestive of
the NEST terrible dangers.-A .Su1lnler IN
NOrCnN
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

~, LIVE AND DEAD WEIGHT IN SHEET
I ne English rule is to weigh sheep when
lated and divide by seven, and call it
quarters. Thus, u sheep weighing enc
hunored and forty pounds would give
twenty pounds u quarter as the dead
weight; If the sheep are in good condi-
ton, this rule is sufficiently accurate for
all purposes. Poor sheep will fall b, low
the mark and extra fat ones 60 over it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

There are four hundred religious jour-
nails in the United States. The Methulists
have forty the largest number; then
come the Catholics. who number forty
one; the Baptis:s, thirty -fve; the Presby-
terans, twcnty-ninc; tie Episcopalians.
twenty one; the Lutherans. fourteen Ger
man Reformed, fourteen Jews, nine;
Congregationalists, eight.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

Apples ought to have as sweet an mir
Tor their home as You would Give to vour
firkln of butter. They take in very readily
the musty odor, of close, moist cell,r,
that are little better than vegetable pits.
And the difference between a crisp, HIGH
Favored apple, and one that is tlabby ana
poor, Is often simply the difference in the
storage they have had. This kinelv fruit
needs an attention due to its rank: care
full selection. gentle handling. a cool. drv
room. Just safely above the freezing point
and removed from all rank vegetables or
unpleasant odors. If kept in the packinr
barrels they will be uniniured in a temper
AZURE where water would freeze.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

Some enc. not long since. published the
idea that sulphurc acid would totally dos
troy Stunp>. The following was the
process to 90 through: An au-er hole
was to be bored in the top. filled with
>ulphuric acid, and plugged. In Il day or
two the stump would be eaten up, even to
the very ROOFS. The experiment was tric 4
and failed, only a portion of the stump at
the top being affected. The following
method is recommended Icy the .Scjc1HiHc
-4ntricnH: In the autumn bore Il hole
one or two inches in diameter, according
to the @irth Of the stump. vertically in the
center of the latter. and about eighteen
inches deep Put into it frcm one to two
oun' eS of >tltpctrc; fill the hole with Wa
ter and plug up close. In the cn>uin.
spring take out the plug and pour i'll about
one half gill Of Kerosene oil and ignite it
The stump will shoulder away without
blazing, to the very extremity of the roots
leaving nothing but ashes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

AsrAEAGJ s.-This plant. being a native
of the sea-Shore. require, for its successful
cultivation, saline soil, either IL a result
of natural causes, or of the application of
salt rs Il top-drcs,ing on the beds yearly
after planting. In order to produce Il fir
crop Of aSparaT gus. sow the seed in early
spring, in manurcd drills. very thinlv.
thinning the shoots out, if too thick. to
about two inches apart. The drills should
he about three feet apart. or. if preferred.
can be at a greater distance, and beans or
some other crop can be raised between the
rows. The plants will be fit for trans
planting the following spring. though some
prefer two-year-old plants The rows
may be three feet apart. or in hcdS two
feet apart in the row, leaving Il wider
space on the outside of every fourth row
1t is customary TO pillow rs deep Is posi-.
bic, then shovel out the burrows to about
foot in depth, put in six inches Of we'll
rotted manure, set the plants about tigh-
teen inches apart, cover the crown of the
plant about four inches; the following
spring the ground may be levellcd. cult
waited thoroughly, and sown with four or
five bushels Of suit per acre; late in the
fall or WINTER cut the stems and law them
over the rows; we should cultivate again
in the following spring us before, and in
addition apply Il good coat of manure
This season about one-half, or, better. one
fourth, of the crop may be cut. The next
season the greater part can he marketed
off the early growth.