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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12
Transplanting Naples.

Shade trees add much to the en- Oyment
Of any country home. and among ofha-
mental trees the maple takes hlTn ram
! Novari, ty of II es presents more hea"'i-
| full appearance than = >vmmetrlcaliv snap
ed maple, unless it be the elm. Inc most
admirable arrangement is to have lndl-
cious intermingling Of both kinds. with a
few ey4rgreens added. In tins region OF
country naples can be readily OBJ hlncd,
and with a small outlay OF time and en-
pen,c. any man may adorn his grounds
',u,l hi, roa,l>ides with that which VIII be
A perpetual SQUIRE" of enjoyment to those
who Shall come after him. even if be does
not live to see the full grown trees 1t is
very appropriate thai This centennial y":,l
should be time Of general tree plan me.
and we hope the suggestion. coming rs II
doe, from many directions will he al"lt 1T
and acted upon in every town rnh neigh
borhood The difference in value be- "'n
t homestead we'll covered with shade and
fruit trees, and one which is drsti ute OF
hem. is very great Besides, here is
u'ilirv in the -ugar-maplr when no other
Possesses. and he thought of the sweet
lcs- that our children may dlaw from
them in future wears should encourage us
To pl,nt literally of this crop The boys
should be Interested in this matter, for
the young saplngs which they assist in
planting now. will be large trees forty or
! tifv wears hence. and the satisfaction
which they may derive from Witnessing
| their development will abundrntly repay
them for their labor. The foanHy GenHe
m,tn ~ivc> some directions ~ To the mode
OF operating. which We Snbioin:
DO the work in the spring, - soon ~
the ground is free of frost and dry 'nnug
to work we'll. The trees nlty be six 81
! .ivht feet h Oh. and the roots si"uli b'
well secured 10y digging arouud The stem
from one 10 two tcel on each side. II
hole whtle they are Sc >h I'D he large
enough to receive all the eXtc ended root
without crOwdinT or lending. and tnt
mel ow earth should be filled in anon.
III, III. and pressed or wrtl-tr"ld down
ctrrtu " filling all lnt,rsllr,s. 1t the trr
viii not stand firmly against The VIM
take them A. it is necessary always t.
ut off :, part of the roots, the top >houl.
pr NJ l,lc CORE pondingly lighter by cat
fnr in iii the >m tiler shoots. II th'
rrps tr. llrycr ti,I we have nlrnil Ont!
OF . or l. feet h4h. 1t is more dilicul
"a secure :, large >i,Hrr OF the roots. ant
&c. lup mus, ne more severely cut II l.
%, IN unrnnm n practice :" take NJ
n:tplr- - fel Ugh, Ivy roughly tearln!
tlcm ont. and tllrn to rIt II hearty 'h
viIol, of the top. and allow them t. TAX
their chance MANY of these survive. tn'
~ tn. coarse of several wears throw oIt
new top. Much better ire, may BE- h q
.u,i in less time. i'v selecting small"
lrpc. carrtul!v tax in. upt c"ni""> mas %
tt,t Them t,li !, ana lfi>lt':t
&c ,.ut: iiIr If the. wllole top, /, durt th'
number If lead buds t, Onc-iItf or one
,iart-r. i, ,nttinr in the ,n:u shoots an,
"-rving the head. il well shaped. nearly o
is original size
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12

CULTIVATION OF noKsE RAp1sn.-
Among the most profitable of market
gardening crops is horse radi>h In or
binary rough form in which we see it in
the market it pays :olerablv we'll: bnt
when we'll grown it perhaps brings 4 bet
ter price. in proportion to labor and thu
land II occupies. than ANYTHING that j.
gown h. horse radi~h does not like a
wet soil, bul what is called by vegetable
growers :, deep and damp sol and. if
+ Their heavy. so much tie t,tt.r These
low tracts drained 10y open dit, il.- OF wat
! "r eco r>e>. aft rd the best situations posi-
be + this plant II i not sensitive in
he matter of soil however. IS it will ,Iu
tolcrahlv we'll anywhere. II is fonl Of
2o"d living. ana hi~ a toninr>S for rich
We'll d"cnvtd IN mare. provll,.,l the pl n :
are set IN the proper M inner. This prep
or manner Is Il IDint OF mut II mou,m' ~
horse rldl>h culture: Is wi en- l!Ir u IT,
are set near the surface. f The .rnuu.:. -
l. very commonly tn" case. manure N IT,,
I'll" roots branch. or rs @a'd,-n-r> NV ln
come turkV and tli> 10 the 'ult " ic.
The aim of the good mark, .nr ten, + :,
| avoid. To this end the lnut> >huu,l l.,
made To grow lIp,in>tc I'll Of running ln !,
ana THIS is accomplished in the .llnwIn4
way: Every piece of horse lati>h ROOF
crows; ii "" take Il piece of root ab ~ An
inch in length a out HE ~iI.. Of / lirw,
b. IN, and pa II m inch below the >urtlr,
of the prepared ground. Il short piece wi
come 20 the ~'Irf.tcr and form 4 crown. IN
:,no her portion will descend and prnlr,b
tolk 10 form "A root: bu instead If this i
We make hole Il foot or - deep in th'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12

A stock raiser says: &" Do not turn COWS
directly from the barn to pasture gra>s
but begin by letting them out Il short time
III the middle of the day. feeling dry bay
morning and night II there are any
roots Or small potatoes left 10 the cellars
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12

FRENCH MopE OF SELECTING HoRSE>.
-1h,. purchase, of horses for the French
army al Ways end,.avorI To ob'a Il first
took a; lie 4. ilnal hen ne is tranquil and
ia the stable: notes if the animal supports
ts"lf equally we'll on Ill it, legs. and. if
one seem to Well. specially examining it
attention is then directed to the laryrne>s
of the pupil If the eve. which ought to be
more dilatch when in the stable. than
when exposed to full light. After the
animal has been led out of the st ,ble. the
eve ought to be again examined to observe
if the pupil has contracted; il not. the
sight is feeble; others. to test the power of
vision. firn to strike the forehead with
the hand If the hollow over the eyes be
profound and the temple gray, old age is
to he concluded; wounds about the temple
suggest attacks Of stagTrr>. and. VIII, n the
end Of the nose presents circular sears. it
may he concluded :he horse has been
lwitchcd with cord to insure his quiet
ness while being shol or having had to
submit To some painful operation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12

y >lgn of >pring-A woman with her
dress pinrd up. i brush in her hand mi.
chlei IN her eye. and L.o.ches of white
wash on her ftce ''e-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12

Twenty million trees have been planted
on the prairies of Minnesota. II time
there will be a change in the climate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12

Tl'"rr l. no Il ub that 4 lone course Of
b c''I NJ In :, ,ttre of domest ication has i'm
cr''s'd the ability of our hens to Law in
winter, bat expose them now to the full
>tv'rl' les If our cold winters and not an
"LL >halI we yet. The Kind Of fowls 10
keep will depend somewhat upon what
thev u Kept for. whether for ,y~s, or for
RAISING poultry, or for both. lfrCr> alone
are the object. some Of the q" non sitting =
varieties viii, undoubtedly. lay the LARGEST
number in a yer, but these are generally
small fowls and cannot endure the same
degree OF cold rs the larger birds. like the
A~iaJic>. which are natives of Il colder eli
mate. lf"nc is keeping poultry. however.
only for supplying the family table. and
has no suitable place for keeping fowls
warm aud comfortable in winter. he W o:ld
better keep the Lcghorn>. Black Spanish
"T some other of the summer LAYERS, and
expect eggs only when they are cheap. II
ne would have eggs in winter when they
are costly to buy. or if Il money income i
IN oll"rt. then let him select the l,rr,r
breeds. give them a warm place. and t3kn
GOOD care OF them, and they will prove =
source OF both pleasure and profit
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12
agricultural.
4 New IGea.

The New England Fil}n4r in giving an
account Of discussion upon corn grow
inc IT the ltr meeting of the Ma>,1chu
So / N,,tr Iioud of Agriculture ut Have
hill eN-: DR.. Sturt,vlmt tourh,rl upn
d, n'W ~ th.ory nt cultivation of IT.,
cII,r'u which has no VET To our know
"Il" been vrry fully reported in he pub
ir prints.
l. las ben con,i tered. i'll years past
:, bad practice To cul iyatr corn fields wi l.
:. horse. after the corn roots had prell,
much reached across the rows. for fear 81
breaking and destroying Tin, roots VIII e.
carry the food TO the plants. Fr"a,ltn
cultivation has been recommended Will,
the corn j. small. but cultivating up L. In,
time Of tas>cling has not been general,
recommended. On the contrary. instance.
have been cited where u late cultivation
has checked he growth @! the corn
" The plan proposed bv DR.. Sturtrvnn
for cultivatiny a corn field i TO run til,
rultvator IL near the hills H. possible tn"
tlr-t time over. anh To break. cut or tear
the roots of the corn ~ i few inches from
the stalk. Wherever 4 root i broken Il
numl,r of new roots are immediately
pushed oIt rom thr stump of The broken
root HE" gov very 'pi'lly. and III Il
few days HI plant my h ,vr five. ten or
twenty + r'ilnE roofs in IN place of one 81,
two h. fore the hr. .ik.ty". IL p, week after
TIA" tr-l cultivation rHn HE cultivation
ti'"n~h ~, II dep enough t. catch all
the rnut-. uud ur.lr ,uuu.h t., the corn t.
l~,,.H Il thc-,. II Wv rni,,r roots but out
oj'i,' Of iIr fist break In lnprhcr week
the i',dn" !,"N'r of he roots Will have
lt,tr ,,I Inv lI,. of
set "i 10 l. 1 the rae of five tea or TWEEN
". tom each of the roots last broken and
~ com III ~ Thu system of cultivation
aud /" ii pruning mp To the time the ears
BEGIN t. SGT. he ground is found to be
completely tile,; by feedin. roots. This
root pruning has >omnwhtt dwarfcd the
growth of the stalk. rs it has been checked
II It'll" 1t every operation. but now that
the ears, which we care more for than III,
stalk. are being filled out. the plant ht-
the whole soil to draw from. instead III :,
small portion which it would have been
confined to hal the first roots been allowed
To grow long and single.
Gardener, AL understand the great
difference in the value If Young pepper
tomato, cabbage or other plants. which
have been transpllntpd one or more time
and those which have been allowed t,
grow in the beds untouched. The latter
have two or three long roots, with bu
very few feeding mouths, while the for
mcr will show II mass of short roots, st
thick and active that although thrown up
on the ground and left to die, they cttrl
To the soil and live IN spite of neglect
Every time u plant is checked in it,
growth by root pruning, Il tendenc,
towards increasing lis fruitfulncs, is pro
duced just how far this may be carrie,
in the case of the corn plant remains yc
improved.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12

FArrENING \ CALF.-A lady in Yates
county. y. Y sends to the Germantown
Th yrvh-, article which she cut on 81
a paper some years ago. and having tried
the experiment herself. she rrcommrnd.
the new way. Our read rs can judge for
thcm~c selves II, to its utility:
ME EpIroK:-My principal object in
this article j. to show the farmers an
others that they can raise or even YEA
thcir calves without giving them the new
milk fresh from the cow. The best food
To- tattrn a calf without whole milk j. oil
meal nlolr>,, md -knu-m,lk fol TIN, til-
two weeks. after which Il ii tie ur' or htr-
Icy mcI may be usc! \ c,lf en- h,
III, B." wcigh "i.r hun rrd AMI tw NY
goo - n,iIcd md iony pounds al -four
Y,",L. obs. iicy,r having h,d auy ny
nl'l, III III cows milk was gool lh
".i-m".u >hould 1t, -c1l,l,.i and allow i t.
fora. = tni,k mu ilagc before being m xo ,
with tn, skiu.mrd milk The m"',>-c>
may he, added directly to the milk. ana
the whole may be given blood worm IL,
proper quantity for Il Young ca'f j. 4 IT..
blespoonful of oil meal, the same Of l,n'.,>
ee>, divided into three part, for one dlv'>
feed, added to the milk After the frs
WIN IL may bc Sliuu'tlIN lHtlt'tN'''. al'l
ut the commencement of the third week a
spoonful of oil meal and molls,e, may be.
given in each feed; a quart of boiling VI
ter being turned on to the meal over night
and also in the morning to form muril-
age, and spoonful of oat ana bari V meal
may he added. lut this >hould he c,rked
Al present prices, the whole feed will not
cost more thtn one dollar for five weeks
All An carly c..lf of the weigh, mentioned
Viii bilnT rom ten to Twelve dollars, |
raised one lat, IL the season. two Years
~ l.; tn" al ~. IN. hoI. t.lu coSt less
III n On" dbl II To- t'rl. n>i L. from the
>hlrunlrL III Is, th:l bto1.ht nearly ten
Il Ilr-. >hpul Thy nav. the -rour>. give
them I L. m 'd'' hv h,liny corn cob, in
water and ;,d To- the mi H.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12
MISCELLANEOUS
CENTRAL VERMONT Il. E.ln;
TRAIN GOING sOl-TH 49,

WINTER Aa"ANv.4t>.
Commencing .AosleEsy, %4...,. ..
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~ 4 : T u r A.

Dr samuel Pitcher, OF Hyauus, Mass. .Npermented
ms private practice tur twenty years 10 produce
oiuhIuatIuu that would have te Properties ~ cast
al without Is my !easaut taste aud gripping effect
His IreI aratIou sent for far and hear III finally
L.. -Ave L the name and plt up for sal..
1t very won ertu III Its effects, ar ularly with TIE
-ur,iere,i aud bowels IF children i
lts the food stomach AMI md collie
Hates the bowels e1pells worms. aui may De relied
li",I! III Group
pleasant r-'tIv AMI rf", :Iy safe ta;l. a-ti,
remedy II Is superior Castor Oh ord:as aud 1r.ls
II ICES contain d. ,i.ol. AMI ai4itei a.!
i
lsv rrgllAi'1 the lI!a,h AMI i ar.s ct AMI
KY children til. h-cIi..- = "a u,;rei AMI i-A
lH.y euI y SLEEP MI riors havt res. .4v
ast ria is i,ut u, ! the Lab r..tury Of
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Housekeeping.

Housekeeping.
There is nothing more common than to
hear the tasks of housekeeping men
toned slightly. a> il even Il doll could
attend to the duties of home. feed fam
ilv. keep rooms in order. entertain guests.
But if one only staid to think how
countless and how oncrous those duties
really are. more respect would be paid to
the fait full IF TT to pelf.rm them. and AN
add Il reverence extended to the motner
who i also the houscke~per-
Let us look. or rather let us catch II
glimpse at a few only Of those duties. In
the first place the housckeeper is usually
the m;trketer; she has to know of whom
she can buy the choicest joint. the freshest
vegetables, and the richest fruit at the
best rate; she has to know the rolling
prices of the season she has to be able to
Judge Of the quality of what she buys; and
let it rain or shine, the household IS TO be
led and she is to do it She has then 10
invent and ar,ltn u system under which
her work shall be don" thoroughly. and
her hours and their appointed events shall
reruare themselves like clock work. She
is daily to visit her kitchen, moreover. in
sprct closets. sauceIans, boxes and bar
rels. if she has no hlrler work to do there
and is Obliged to have All her wits about
her to give suitable orders and be re dv
for tho emergencies hat may arise with
stupid or with malicious Or simply with
Ignorant servants. Il is n" slight duty to
look over the llr,lt" IN To look carefully.
o ascertain if Tive bread is to be renewed
-, thing 10 be- attended 10 twenty four
hours before needed Ono pun intended; } to
ascertain what cold meats there are,and in
to what dishes they can be cnnlrlvrd; to
examine the date of the various eggs; TO
determine. if the habit of living Is not
luxurious whether the dinner demands t"
he cnric ed by pudding. or whether 1t Is
already rich enough To spar" the eos ll'r
DISH and accept n basket OF fruit for DIES
>ert-in short, to see that there /, no waste
and always plenty.
Nor is the simple ordering of dinner
either. any slight thing in the family
where much depends on little. and the
provitler mus, think twice, and think some
} lays in advance of her requirements. The
wy in which she finds herself obliged t"
h nix l. not always agreeable but its re-
suits are She mi .ht, perhaps, let us say.
ir,fr nulirv for dinner, both I" please
her uNn ,l!;,tr and hat Of others. or even
f,.r the display If her table. if company is
+ ,rI, ,,,., ,Lt ,,,,ltr,
,;tl l., l.,v,.x,r !. ia answer for one
,,,.. .r., H.. u..,,,,,J tor hr.,kf,>t n,.x,
I,y R,t :, rn.,., ,f beef will b.. 4 present
Mo ,j... a.. r.sj>t,,,c, for III. dinner ut
which 4 Tutst ass ISIS. next day the un Ter
cut in fine slices. drowned in its gravy and
carnished, is a sufficient dish for a home
. dinner so-callcd; on the third day the
.',,'''''' t,,,, 'I,, f,r5;I, .,,,,,
,,;th ,,,,,II,.. :, 70 H., .rv..1 from ,hn
L; /, ,h L i ;L
''",' - ,,' 't.r, ,,I ''ls rhr.
=. ,b, .,,,,. ,,,.i,.. II L.,,,n,,> L,r Iufv T.,
h.,x,. ,I,. h.,, and th.,, h,inc only one. in.
stance of weekly and yearly doing. th
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NEN >t.tI.!. ,'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-26
Through Palace Coaches and Sleeping Cars
OF the Best and Track Perfect.

/ LEAVE ARRIVE
*lo.loam |. $40 p m
1880 p m|t6:30 a m
~5:lO q me 6:a5 pm
400 a m|.lo:5o pm
s6:40 a m 1000 . m
lt5:50 q m $3.50 a m
Isll.oep nj ts:2o p m
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C6cag.. &NOlthWeSterlR, R.

PASSENGERS for Chicago, Detroit, Toledo,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Pittsbure.
Cincinnati, Rochester, Albany, Toronto, Mon
treal, Quebec, Portland, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Saint
den, Salt Lake City, Denver, Council Bluffs,
Marquette, Escrnaba, Menasha, Madison, Chey.
enne, Omaha, Yankton, Green Bay, Milwau-
kee and all points West, South and East should
buy their tickets via CHICAGO and the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
Close connections are made at Chicago with
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Mich.
igan Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago, Kankakee Line and
Pan Handle Routes, for all points East and
Southeast, and with the Chicago and Alton
and Illinois Central for all points South.
Close connections are also made with the
Union Pacific r. r. at Omaha for all far West
points.
looo L.
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nth trains Of all cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.

with trains Of all cross roads.
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
These celebrated cars are run on all night
trains on all the lines of this road.
This is the ONLY LINE running these cars be-
tween Chicago and st. Paul or Chicago and
Milwaukee.
At Omaha our eleepers connect with the
Overland sleepers on the Union Pacific Rail-
road for all points west Of the Missouri River.
Among the
Inducements Offered by this
Route
to the travelling public are all the modern i'm.
provements-Rock and Gravel Ballasted Track.
Steel Rails, Rock and Iron Bridges, Parlor and
Drawing Room Day Coaches, Smoking and
Lounging Cars, Westinghouse Safety Ar
Brakes, Miller's Patent Safety COUPLING and
Platforms, Speed, Safety and Absolute Comfort.
Burning Through Five Great 4ates.
and operating over 1000 miles Of rad. this
company presents TO the traveller facilities that
are not and cannot be offered by any competi-
All ticket agents can sell you tickets via this
route. -
II you wish the best travelling accommod.-
tons, you viii buy your tickets by this route,
GARVIN HUGHITT,
General Superintendent.
". II. STENNETT,
General Passenger Agent
91y-wk
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-25

from Sc, $50 900 to S. $50 900 was adopted reso-
luton adopted requiring all persons having
business before the committees of the House to file
sentatives or attorneys.
MONDAY, May .-SenGts.-W. III. Barnum.
Senstor-elect from Connecticut, took the oath of
ONCE. Sherman presented the petition of R. M.
Clapp, the Congressional Printer to the effect that
ne is officer of the Senate; thas great injustice
has been done him by the Committee on Printing
in the House of Representatives, and that no OPP
portunity was given him for an explanation of the
charges before that committee Referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. =. The
question OF jurisdiction in the impeachment mat
ter was again debated in secret session, but de-
cision reached.
HouSc.-A further extension of Speakers leave Of
absence was voted. j. The Committee on Rules
reported that to retain Fitzhugh as Doorkeeper
would bring the House into ridicule and contempt,
and advised that the Office be abolished and
its duties transferred to the Sergeant-at-arms.
resolution to that effect was adopted. Tucker
offered resolution, directing the President to in
form the House whether hs has receivedany official
information in regard to violence and danger mem
acing American citizens in The Ottoman Empire,
and whether any steps have been taken for the pro-
lection Of such American citizens residing in the
Ottoman Empire Adopted -. The resolution Of
fered by Page declaring that the power to elect the
President has been delegated to the House of
Representatives was tabled by strict party vote.
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railroads to pay what they owe the Govern
ment. The bill requires the Union Pacific road
to pay into the Treasury annually, for a sink
ing fund, $3.50. 900 for ten years, and after that
$1,000, 900 year, until the whole debt and in
terest is paid. These sums are in addition to
the five per cent. of the net earnings and the
Government freight charges, provided for in
the present law. similar and propoItionate
sinking fund is to be paid in by the Central Pa
cific and other subsidized roads.
The Attolney-ge has decided that under
the Tenure-of-ofice act Gen. Schenck is still
Minister to England. The President, however,
will not permit Kim to return.
President Grant is reported to be in better
health now than at any time since his election
to the Presidency.
Important changes in President Grants
Cabinet are announced. Atty. Gen. Pielrepont
has been sent as Minister to England Secre-
tary of War Taft succeeds Mr.. Pierrepont as
Attorney general and J. Donald Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, son of Senator Cameron steps
into the War office. ALI the appointments have
been ratified by the Senate.