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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01
The Urine of Animals.

Prof. Gossman of the Massachusetts, Ag.
ricultural College says, in the Massachusetts,
Ploughman, as a general rule the manurial
value of the urine of cattle and horses, as
far as its mineral constituents arc concerned,
depends in controlling degree on its high
percentage Of potash. The usual absence Of
phosphoric acid, as far as practical consider
tons are concerned, from the urine Of cat
tie and horses (shecp), deprives that excro-
alton of the claim Of being complete fertil-
izer for the reproduction of the crops, which
served for its formation. A careful collec.
ton of both kinds Of excrotons, liquid and
solid, alone can produce that result. To
separate the liquid portion Of the animal
excretion for special purposes of mauuriug
in general mixed farm management can
only be recommended to those who are fully
aware of the influence Of such practice on
the general character Of their barnyard man.
ure, and are thus prepared to supplement its
deficiency, wherever essential for success,
from outside commercial sources To per.
NIT the liquid manure from the farm live
stock to run waste is simply ruinous; for
almost the entiro amount of potash, besides
the largest portion Of nitrogen contained in
the food consumed, is thereby lost.
The urine serves as the important channel
by which the animal system disposes of the
disintegrated nitrogonous portion of the body,
as well as Of the excess of the dissolved nj
trogonous food it also carries off the super.
fluous water and foreign soluble matter,
salines, etc., which have been introduced into
the blood. The peculiar organization of the
animal and the food consumed control its
general character.
The urine of different classes of animals
differs widely; that Of birds and serpents is
u white, pasty mass, which consists almost
entirely Of nitrogen containing organic
acid, uric acid, and ammonia Within each
class of animals, the kind and the amount
OF food consumed during given time, exert
most remarkable influence on the compo-
stion aud the general character of the liquid
tand soldl excretions
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01

Prof Agassiz, in lecture upon tho trees
of America, stated remarkable fact in re.
gard to the family of the rose, which em-
braces among its varieties not only many
lovely flowers, but also the most toothsomc
fruits, such as tho apple, cherry, apricot,
pear, peach, plum, strawberry, raspberry,
and backberry,-namely that no fossils Of
plants belonging to this family have ever
been discovered by geologists. He regarded
this as conclusive evidence that the introduc
tion of these plants was either Ooeyal with
or subsequent to the creation Of man, Il
whose comfort and happiness they contribute
SO largely,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01

A Docs SEA QUALITIEs.--Captain Bunce,
of the schooner Leonids, of Huntington, had
large Spitz dog, which he picked up in the
middle of the Sound two years ago. The
dog has been kept on his vessel, aud twice
succeeded in saving life while lying at au-
chor. On Tuesday the captain weighed an
chor, and started for New York, leaving
the dog ashore. When half an hour out
the dog wasseen to 60 TO the dock, jumpinto the
water and swim out after the vessel, whose
sails were still in sight. Curious eyes fol,
lowed the dog until il was supposed he had
sunk from exhaustion. They were mistaken,
for on Thursday, while the boat was at an
chor in New York, the dog made its appear
anco on the wharf, and jumping on deck be-
gan licking the captains hand. How be
reached New York is matter Of conjecture.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01

TEACHING HENS TO Eat PoTATO BUds,-
Jacob V. Little writes to the N, Y.
World; have taught my hens to eat the
potato-bugs. Tell your readers to get lot
OF the young bugs in dish, put some feed
or -four on them, and the hens will soon
learn to eat them. We saved our potatoes
by so doing last year, and so far this year
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01
FARM FOR SALE.

The subscriber offers to sell his farm at East Cabot
consisting of 2i0 Of good land divided into tlago
and pasture There is orchard Of Is young bearing
trees two good sugar places trees in each The
heavy tm6ered and includes lines
growth of cedar. The farm well fenced and there Is
farm Is but three aud half miles from West Danvlle
depot and only half mile from post office and first
rate school, Will he sold at low figures and easy
terms Inquire of b. F. Rollins st. Johnsbury, or Of
the subscriber on the place -
Fast Cabot VT.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01

The centennial, completed this year, OF
the introduction from Arabia into Russia Of
the celebrated stallion "Smetanka," the an'
cestor OF the Russian blooded trotting horses,
by Count Orloy, is to be celebrated by the
erection to him of monument by the own
ers OF the stable Of Khrenoysky.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01
SMALL PLACE FOR SALE

The subscriber willsell his place at St. Johnsbury,
adjoining the Fair Ground 1t contains two acres OF
ground good house and barn, agood garden with 81
fruit trees running water at house and barn and In
the garden that never fails even dry time. The
buildings perfect order and very pleasantly
and conveniently situated being half mile from the
scale shops, and good schools and churches The
place will he sold very easy terms. Apply to Hiram
Russell on the premises, Joseph Gauthier at the
harness shop on Eastern Avenue. -
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01


How TO MAKE A LAwN.-Thc following
good instructions for making lawn are from
the pen of p. I. Quinn in Scrbners Mr..
Quinn objects to sodding as a sovenly mode
Of starting a lawn, and says the surest way
is to SOW the seed of an approved selection
of grass that make good turf, and will, if
frequently cut, give that velvety surface for
which English lawns are noted. The soil
should be made deep, mellow and rich, by
frequent stirring and liberal applications oil
well-rotted yard manure, bone dust, or super
phosphate of lime. These fertilizers should
be thoroughly mixed with the surface soil be-
fore the grass seed is sown. This can be done
while smoothing and leveing, and then may
be sown the following grasses : Kentucky
blue grass (poa pratensis), red-top (agrostis
vulgaris), sweet-scented vernal (anthoxantum
odoratum), and creeping bent grass (agrostis
siolonilera). They should be mixed in about
equal parts, sowed broadcast and raked in
with common wooden rakes. At the same
time SOW small quantity Of red clover, and
scatter oats, then roll the surface and remove
any stones or other distractions. The oats
will terminate in a week or ten days, aud if
kept cut back will keep the surface green the
early part of the first summer. The red
clover will take its place in the fall, and will
keep the lawn green and iresh-lookng, until
the grass seed takes root and begins to tiller.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01

BALKY lIoRsEs.-The Kentucky Home
Journal gives the following directions for
breaking up the baking of a viciousy stub
born horse "Put on your harness and hitch
him to anything you desire, either single or
double, as you feel disposed, and give him
the commanding word to 60 ahead. If he
goes, you have nothing to do or say but let
him 60 on and do your work but if he re-
fuses to go, take him out Immediately, take
all the harness off except the bride, and
take small rope the size of a plough line,
and tic one end to the bit on the right hand
side, and pull it through the ring of the left
under the chop, pull his head around to his
left side, and slip the rope under his tail like
a crupper and make it fast, keeping his head
tolerably close to his side. Now all is ready,
so let him 60 and take good long whip and
make him go, talking kindly to him all the
time. He will travel like a dog after his
tail, for he can travel no other way, but
after while he will fall down, when you
will Immediately let loose the rope and let
him get up; now talk kindly to him and
caress him. Your work is now half done,
for you have only to tie the rope to the other
side Of the Bit and pull his head around the
other way, and make it fast like a crupper,
the same as before, and start him of again
and let him 60 till he falls down a second
time let him get up Immediately and hitch
him up, and you will probably never have
any more trouble with him."
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01

A thief in Evansville Indiana, stole the
contribution box out of church. He evil
IDENTIFY went there TO prey.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01

CULTIyArING APPLE Whether
to cultivate an orchard or not, depends on
several conditions. If the color of the
leaves is good, if the growth is good, if the
trees bear well of nice fruit, they are doing
well enough, even if they are in grass and
have been for years. But if the leaves be.
gin to look pale, the growth of the upper
twigs much less than foot year on trees
which have been set twelve years, if the
fruit is small in size and yield, then some
thing is the matter. After apple trees are
well established they may need no culture
in some parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
westward aud southwark but in Michigan
have never seen or heard of an apple orch
ard injured by frequent culture. On the
contrary l have seen hosts of them, some il
every county | have visited, which were
suffering for want Of the plough, the harrow,
the cultivator, or a heavy mulch or a heavy
coat of manure as a substitute for culture
Cor. Michigan Farmer.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01
,4AA BUILDINGS MOVED.
FOR SALE!

A Valuable Location.
About l2 acres of Land, onehalf in hard wood
grove and the balance good tillage land, with good
building lot on the same, and privilege to running
water. Onc-half mile from Newport Depot. For fur
ther particulars inquire of Royal Cummings.
St. Johnsbury, or Of the subscriber at Newport.
CORODEN CUMMINGS.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06

As the only means of protecting them
selves from outrage and robbery, the tax
payers of Washinton city some two years
ago consented to surrender the right of
suffrage. thus depriving the hordes of vaga-
bond negroes who invest that city, and
under the drill of a corrupt Radical ring
controlled the city government. This was
humiliating sacrifice for the white men
of the District to make in order to get rid
of the evil of negro suffrage, but it seems
that they prefer to submit to the privation
rather than suffer the evil which it was
designed to cure. The Star {Republican},
commenting on the refusal Of Congress to
restore universal suffrage, says: "It is a
relief to know that none of the members of
the House District Committee favor the
bill recently introduced bestowing on this
community the sweet boon of unlimited
suffrage. Metaphorically speaking, the
respectable portion of our people hug their
chains and are willing to remain disfran-
chised forever rather than to see reinau-
gurated the disgraceful and humiliating
scenes a few years ago. We want no more
Hon. Feather dusters as aw-givers."
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06
LETTER FROM TH1BoDAUx.
TWO NOTABLE CONVERSIONS.
THrRoDAUx, La, Feb. 2nd, 1876.

THrRoDAUx, La, Feb. 2nd, 1876.
Editor Morning Star:
had hoped that some good Christian OF
the parish would have made the best of g
leisure hour by writing the STAR about two
conversions that lately took place in oul
midst, but it seems none is to be found
whose sense of modesty would allow his
messengers. your correspondent takes il
upon himself to spread the good t;dings in
his own bluut manner.
1t was in the latter part of last month
that Hon. j. II. Fleetwood, MD. and Mr..
j. Frost made their profession Of Faith, and
we're received into the fold of the Great and
Good Shepherd.
Dr. Fleetwood is q gentleman Of high
staodiug among those Of his own profession {;
ls esteemed by all who have the honor OF
bis acquaintance, and fondly cherished by
those who bask in the genial sunshine Of
his friendship Born and bred q Protestant,
he never harbored in his noble mind the
many seaseless prejadices INDUCED against
the Church of Christ bv all Protestants of
circumscribed views. Indeed, 80 far was he
from being prejudiced against that Divine
Church, that he chose for his help mate up
the rugged path of life one OF her most
exemplary daughters.
In 1870 we had Mission in this parish.
The doctors youthful son (uow at George
town ColIege) took to his home one of the
missionaries TO speak tn his father on the
subject of religion. Your correspondent
has it from good authority that the holy
mans words produced such an impression
on the doctors mind that be at once set to
the arduous study of Religion. His erudies
happily ended in bringing him to the true
fold, into which he was recently Initiated
by the Sacrament of Baptism. At this we
Catholics are MOI surprised, we'll convinced
that any man of right mind who studies
impartially the subject of religion, will
eventually embrace Catholicity or declare
himself an io6del for there is no middle
path between Catholicity aud infidelity.
The doctor was baptized by our venerable
pastor, Rev. Chs, NJ. Menard, who had the
further honor of standing for god father.
AS for Mr.. Frost, am sorry cannot give
your many readers the particulars of his |
conversion. But no matter what brought |
about Mr.. Frost's conversion; the fact |
stands on solid ground: he professed |
Catholicity. publicly professed it, and re-
ceived the Sacrament of Baptism from the !
hands of one of her ministers. And what
rejoicinge must have rent the Courts on |
high it that his conversion was q true and |
sincere conversion. Yours, etc.,
PHILO
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06

The PRESIDENTS PAY.-Lsst Wednesday
the proposition to amend the Constitution
OF tbs United States SO as to prevent any
one from being President for more than one
term of four years, was discussed in the
House of Representatives. Proctor Knott,
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee made
the closing speech of the debate, quoting
the maxim in regard to Office holders, that
" few die and none resign" He pictured
the allurements of the Presidential Office as
follows: A salary of $50, 900, a mansion
sustained in a style of luxury that few
men dreamed of, furnished, repaired and
heated at an annual expense of $25, 600.
with the very air breathed there perfumed
by rare exotics, propagatea in q $55, 900
garden house, maintainedat an annual ex-
pense of $4,000; a private secretary at
50, 900 a year, to do the Presidents writing;
two assistant secretaries at SO, 500 year,
to DO the work of the private secretary
two clerks at 50, $50, to do the work of the
assistant secretaries laughter] steward
at So 600, to supply the Presidents table
with the choicest wines and the richest
viands that could tempt or satiate the
appetite; with $4,000 a year for books,
periodicals, stationary, kilograms, aud Ia
comical pause) other contingeucies-whatI
that meant he did not know, but he thanked |
God for the contingencies. Laughter |. If |
the Children of Israel sighed for the flesh |
pots of Egypt, what must be the anguish of |
> sensitive soul when taking last long |
farewell of such a salary and Injuries F.? He |
asked the gentlemen to go home to their |
honest, hardworked, over taxed con-
and tell them why four years was
lot a sufficient length of time for any
American citizen to enjoy such an Office.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06
RADICAL AALIGNITY.


From the Charlotte Southern Home.l
When Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, and his
colleagues were villifyipg the South for
their rebeiliOus acts, they ought to have
remem 6ered certain historic truths. If
that rebellion was so atrOcious, all the
South ought not to suffer for it. We
think it more than probable that the South
furnished more native troops than did
the North TO put down the rebellion, j. e.,
that there were more Southerners than
Yankees in the Yankee army. Missouri
furnished los, 900, troops; Kentucky, o.
600 Maryland; So 900, and so in a lower
ratio did all the Southern States. The
Commander-in Chief of the Yankee army,
who first organized it, was Virgininan.
The naval officer, who gained the most
reputation and was raised to the highest
rank for his service, WAS a native of Ten
nessee. Next to him in inflictinR ruin upon
his native land was a native of Maryland.
Many of the heaviest blows struck the
South came from the Union Generals who
were of Southern birth. Thomas, Getty,
Ord, Sykes, Nelson, Anderson, ETC., we're
Southern men. The President and Vice
President were both Southern men, Lin
coin and johnson.
The Yankees hired IS substitutes, Irish,
Germans, French, Canadians, Indians,
negroes, all nations in Europe, Asia and
Africa to fight their battles. But the
Southern loyalists went to the front and
the South furnished 400. 600 mon to fight
against her own sons. Did the North put
that many Yankees in the .fieId9 We
doubt it.
If we go back to the Mexican war. the
commanders on both lines we're Virgin
ians, one of whom became President of the
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06

United States and the other o candidate
for the Presidency-both being thus hon.
ored for their exploits in that war. Two
thirds of the volunteer troops were from
| the South, who carried the flag of the
Unlon to the Halls of the Moutezumas.
The engineer officers then most distin-
guished were Alexander Swift, of North
carolina, and Robt +. Lee, of Virginia
The most daring naval exploits were per-
formed by Tatna,l. of Georgia, and Hun
ter. Of Virginia. five go back to the war
OF 1872, the two officers who gained the
most reputation and both rose the Pres
idency, we're Jackson Of North Carolina,
and Harrieon of Virginia, Southern troops
poured out their blood freely on Northern
soit and Southern officers, Wilkinson,
scott, Gaines, ETC., commanded troops of
both sections. The most romsrks able VIC
tories OF the war were at Baltimore and
New Orleans gained by Southern militia
over British veterans. The South furn
lshed more than her quota of troops in this
war. 1t was Decatur, of Maryland, who
chaetised the Aleerines, and dictated terms
Co TuDis and Tripoli. These four wars
were all under the conduct and control of
Southern born Observation-Disclosures, Polk
and Madison.
If we 60 back to the first great rebellion
we find Southern General at the head of
the rebel army and conquering our indepen-
dence after bloody struggle of seven
years. 10 nearly all the battles at the |
North the Southern troops stood side by
side with their Northern brethren aud the |
earth was drenched with their blood. But |
the South had to fight it's own battles
upon its own soil without aid from its |
Northern allies. Nevertheless, Fort Moul- |
trie and Kings Mountain, fought solely
by Southern troops, stand ont as the most |
achievements of that war.
When peace came, the Constitution
nnder which our fathers organized the Re-
South Carolina; "a the Declaration of In
1ependence was rrnr the pen of Jefferson,
Of Virginia.
For services rendered by the South in the
ieid and in council, in the four wars that
preceded the second rebellion aud for their
services in that rebellion itself, we demand
that none of her sons be i'll tbra'dom on
he 4th of July, 1876.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06

LIVING TOO FAsT.-The deadliest foe to
mans longevity is an unnatural and uureason-
able excitement. Every man is born with
certain stock of vitality, which cannot be in
creased but may be husbauded or expended
rapidly, as he deems best. Within certain
limits he has his choice to live fast or slow, to
live abstemiousiy or intensely, to draw his lit
tie amount OF life over large space, or con-
dense it into a narrow one; but when his stock
is exhausted, he has no more He who lives
abstemiousy, who avoids all stimulants takes
light exercises, never overtasks himself in
dulges no exhausting passions, feeds his mind
and heart on no exciting material has no de-
bilitating pleasures, lets nothing ruf7s his
temper, Keeps bis accounts with God aud man
duly squared up, is sure, barring accidents, to
spin out his life to the longest limit which it
is possible to attain while he who lives in
tensely, who feeds on high-seasoned food,
whether material OF mental, fatigues his body
or brain by hard labor, exposes himself to in
fammstory diseases, seeks continual excite
ment, gives loose rein to his passions, frets at
every trouble enjoys little repose, is burning
the candle at both ends, and il sure to shorten
his days.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06
DIED.

WILCOS-On Saturday evening, January 90 1876
At 3 o'clock, Nelson Alexander Wilcox aged thirty.
three ears native Of Orange county, New York and
resident OF this city for the last elk years.
MclNTYRE-On Tuesday morning. February l. 1876
st $40 O'Clock, Margaret MoIntyre aged forty nine
years native of the parish of Dunlear County Louth
eight years.
MONROSE-On Friday January g. 1873, at Z O'clock
NJ John George Aonrose, aged thirty-eight years.
Wednesday morning. February 2, 1876. ct
O'Clock james Quinn, aged forty-eght years q native
of Comfy Galway perish Of KelIreace ireland and
resident OF this city for the last twenty eight years
FIIZSIMoHS-on Thursday. February 3, 1873, Mrs
Winifred FitzsimonB native Of the parish of AnyRe-
ih, County Cavan ireland, aged eghty.eRht years
and resident Of this city for the Lat years
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How Awfully Culpable

Must be those afflicted with Consum ptiou,
bronchitis Asthma, or any disease of the Lungs,
EXpRCToRANT after reading the following letter.
South - WV
r. SAVANNAH, GA April as, 1872.
In gratitude for the benefit received by the use of
your Expect9rant. do cheerfuy add my testimony
several years suffered dreadfuly with a cough at.
tended with great difficulty in breathing. was In.
duced to try your expectoraut and it gave almost
Immediate relief took six bottles, and am now per
tecty restord 1t is about five months since began
It's USE and have not bad attack been
great blessing to me- cannot afford be without IT.
ana heartily recommend it to all who have lung or
throat disease. -
Very respectfully,
Mrs. A NJ wKLLBoRN
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06

EXTRAORDINARY INCEDIARIsM.-Seve-
raj weeks ago the Catholic Chucrh in Pas
sale City, New Jersey, was burned to the
ground, entaiiug loss of fifteen thousand
dollars On Friday last John Chase was
arrested on suspicion of being the incend-
iary. Chase made a confession yesterday,
duplicating several members of the Nc
Lean Hose Company. 1t had long been
noticed that the Mclean Hose was always
the first to arrive at the scene of couf1ag-
ration. Chase says that the secret of their
promptness was the fact that some mem
bers Of the company started the fires, and
then notified the company. The purpose
was not to destroy the buildings set on fire,
but to make fame enough to give the COM
pany an excuse for taking out the machine.
1t was in this way that the Passaic Church
was burned. Augustus White, Thomas
Gunthrop and Thomas Barnaclow, mem
bers of the company, were taken into Gus
tody yesterday. They all deny the guilt,
though Gunthrop confessed that, with
others, he fred barn on Gregory avenue
last summer. Warrants are out for other
members of the company. Those who
nave been arrested have been committed
tn jail to await further examinatin.-N. Y.
Times, Jan. cath