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The Morning herald., 1876-12-25
Philadelphia lrado Report,


SATURDAY. December q.
Cloverseed is firm at l4a15c
Timothy is neld at$l 85al go
Cotton is quiet but steady atl2 for Mid.
ding Upland and 1910 for New Orleans.
Flaxseed is scarce and wanted by the
crusht RS at l 50al 81.
Coffee is held firmly and meets a steady
demand. Sales of 500 bags Of Rio at l4al9c,
and some Maraeaibo.a lSal9.
Sugar IL n ON mated and at 9Aal0c for fair
and good refining. Sixty-five hhds Deme-
rara sold at l9c.
with cut loaf, 1870; crushed at l2c !;
granulated and powdered at l2ssc and A at
Molasses-Prices are entirely nominal for
Cuba. New Orleans may be quoted at 57a
ii for prime and choice.
Flour-rne Flour market is less active
Sales of l,6U0 barrels. including Minnesota
Extra Family at sc 90; do do good at IS 25
do do, cnoice at 9 45a6 30; do do. fancy at
IS; Pennsylvania do. do. fair at Sc l21a;
s s71a; do. 40. fancy at q AAa6 is.
Rye Flour is held at 81 soc.
Corn Neal nothing doing. .'
The receipts and offerings of. Wheat are
light and prlme Red and Amber is held
Pennsylvania Red, 81 31al 3s. Western
Amber A. 81 49, Pen asylvauia do, choice at
81 IS; and Southern do, at t$l3,;
Corn: under light receipts and active de.
mand is held firmly ut the late advance
Sales of, 900 bushels, embracing Pennsyl-
vapia Red prin e atl 39ai 43: Amber | 45ai AZ
high mixed at 5Sa59.. and do. new mixed,
damp. at 45s5o '.sail is wanted at 5sa59 G.
Oats are in deman d at full figures. Sales
Of 0OO bushels, including Western white
fair and pri me at 3Sa40c. Iowa, cnOice at 80
a45l9c. and black. mixed and unsound at 30.
Whiskey is dull and freely offered at 81 II
for Western iron bound barrels. lou barrels
sold at this figure.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-25
Starved to Death.

A Baltimore policeman found family
in An awful plight. Every member had
heen stricken with scarlet fever, and three
children had died not of the disease, but
Of starvation. There was not a morsei OF
food in the garrett and every available
. rt;c1a of furniture or clothing had long
heIore been pawned. The wife was abed
,nconsc;ous ~ and the husband had stretch
od h;mself on the floor to die. This case
Hs Hss melted an organized effort. to succor
the destitute pers""s Vi TIA :ity.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-25
BreslElyn TAseess.
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.sh. fame, hurry. nre,
star run fiercsi higher.
an tho savage tongues offre.
,ur, clang clang the Dell
. dread and dismal knell
tho death doomed city fell.
Nd, Hot wrath beware
.sh scream, falling walls, despair,
ana and cinders nll the air:
,oks for Gods sake BREATH:
'sb down eight feet through beneath,
,otbered mangled curshed in death
astl,! Men turned pale.
,rdreds ghastly thousands wall
the sickening' ghesly tale. -.
other home, alarm;
Inv run where ? I'll 60 harm!
,,,rv What, "only an arm?"
rick! she's fallen; say
on fall back, beat her away,
od-here's his leg, take this. Nay
here's "my'' son , You might
at LET me SEQ him. All right.
me this way. Heaven, what sight!
here's my brother where7
say. husband. are you theref
cath, deliryium, despair!
Tho are these? Say. who9
70 hundred and seventy.two!
line among the9 Tell me. do! ...
kbat? only a shred! ...
,,rnt piece ofhis coat. they said. "
khat9 Willie--my Willie--"dead?"
ush It's not so,
10. not my Willie, NO, no!
ton! This cloth seem to knew!
oom! Give her the air;
he's fainted--fan, water, prayer;
{orn and charred, her Willie's there!
lhus, and thus. so, .l.,
through he long and dead lines they 60
6iery holocaust Of woe.
)rphans! More thao "two!"
through all streets are orphans new.
tather dead and mo ther too!
lgh, and tear. and moan,
FOR the fifty-four "Unknown"
Rear the monumental stone.
Bells, toll softly, slow,
Bleeding hearts together flow
Mutual fellowship of woe.
bark December chill;
husband, lover, child. all still
Dn the crown of Battle Hill
The Morning herald., 1876-12-25
BOOTS 4 SHOES,
.HEAP SHOE STORE.

Having fitted up my shoe st ore, No. Gil
East Sixth street, and laid in larger stock
people Of the eastern port on of the city
with all kinds OF boots and shoes for ladies
gentlemen and children. At prices far be-
lew those heretofore charged. Elegant
attended to, '7I Y
mar14ly s @ JANM KANE.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-25
PHILADELPHAA mAxKETs
stock HEarkot.

STOCK M0rkot.
pEILADEIPH1A, December %, 1878
lold l07A@lO7ss Pittsburg, Ii
y g. 1881 III sales tusville and
'5-2Os 1855 1U9A sales BuffaloRR $40 8T
July 1885 ll234@ll3 GOLD VALUE.
July 1867 ll52s sales Eng Sow 4S4@4SS
July 1868 ll7H0 - Silver 48O@4s5
"10-40s ll2Z@ - 20 Reichsm 475@4SO
New So 1llA@lll1a 2Otracs( (Nap) 3Ss0393
City6 sNew ll2Z sales 2Dkroners 53O@535
U.COs. Nj % - Prus thal'rs 6S@7O
Penna r. r. 471s@ 48 Roubles, Gold 70@75
Phila Il Read
RR, 1900 2OA
"hila & Erie-@ -
Lehtgh Va % -
: Nav Stock303sD 30L
Hestonvi e2!I sales
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07
From Manchester, N. H.

Mr. A. S. Lamb Of Manchester, N. H..
formerly of Sheffield, in renewing his sub
scription for the FARMER, says very pleas
antly:
We have had but little snow, and what
has fallen melted as it came, and now the
new year is ushered in with temperature
like that of April.
As our city owes its prosperity entirely
to manufacturing industries, business, OF
course, does not wear its usual lively look,
yet several fine blocks and large number
Of private residences have been built the
present season, while the different corpora
tons have erected some new mills, and
made great improvements among the old, by
way Of repairs and new machinery The
Amoskeag corporation has nearly completed
an enterprise which has engaged their at
tention for the past few years. By means
OF solid wall Of masonry, some fifteen hun
dred feet in length, they have so changed
the channel Of the river as to convert ten
acres, formerly occupied by a bend of the
stream, into sites which are easily made
available for the building of other mills
whenever the times shall warrent it.
This improvement has given employment
to large force of workmen during the entire
season, and is estimated to cost when COM
pleted a half million dollars, or some fifty
thousand per acre. Our city now has
population of 10000 inhabitants aud is
steadily growing our corporations are
strong and enterprising; our leading citi-
zons liberal aud energetic, and the prospect
of continued and healthy growth is very
fattering.
No stranger in passing through our town
will fail to notice the regularity OF its wide
and finely shaded streets, its numerous and
pleasantly arranged public squares its com.
mOdious and tasty churches and school build
ings, and the general thrift and prosperity
which are everywhere observable.
At present., like all other portions Of our
country we are suffering the penalty of ex.
travagant habits and an inflated currency.
Our corporations, although running full time,
have been obliged to cut down the wages of
operatives. All branches ofbusiness are dull,
and business men are regarding the future
with considerable distrust and anxiety.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

A dishonest clerk has embezzed 100000
from B, ]. Rabbit, the great soap maker Of
New York.
The ways and means committee Is said to
stand eight to three against restoring the
duties on tea and coffee.
DR. j. r. Hambleton Of Georgia, who was
brigade surgeon in the confederate service
and has a cotton claim of $780, 900 against
the government has been appointed clerk of
the ways and means committee.
The annual sale Of pews in Plymouth
church for 1876 results in total receipts for
rentals and premiums of $685. $50, against
ST0,3l9, last year
Edward S. StOkes-Jim Fisk's murderer
lis expecting his release this week, when,
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07

stood temperature Of 16 and 20 degrees
below zero during the past winters without
injury. | give them no protection whatever,
nor do they require il, as the canes bear
fruitiin abundance to their very tops. This
valuable trait Of being entirely hardy is one
Of the chief reasons why they have sup.
planted so largely other varieties formerly
grown that required winter protection. They
appear TO be adapted 10 nearly all kinds Of
soil such as corn aud other hoed crops are
usually grown upon, with the exception per-
haps Of clay flats, or low, poorly.drained
fields. Fer the purpose OF experimenting l
planted them in a diversity Of soils, and find
that they can be grown with profit even upon
heavy clay soil il we'll drained either nat
urally or artifcially, though they seem to do
best on gravolly soil or light loan.
The berry is bright red unusually Grm,
which makes it of great value for shipping
to distant markets flavor, very good, CON-
pairing favorably with other kinds; size Of
fruit medium to large, surpassed in this re-
spect by other kinds, such as Herstine,
Braudywiue or the Autwerps The plants
ripeu their fruit considerably earlier than
most Of the rcd varieties, coming into market
or upon the table little before the Ken.
tucky, LUCINDA, or Col Cheney strawberrie,
disappear.
The Highland Hardy is unusually produc
tive, giving with ordinary culture from 4C
to GO bushels to the acre the crop selling
in New York city at from $500 to 5000 pei
acre. Under very favorable circumsta noes
the fruit from small plots has sold ut the
rate of 81 800 to $4,000 per acre. These
latter figures are rare exceptions, but still
they show what success has been reached.
As to their cultivation. the ground should
be well plowed giving the land good coat
Of barn-yard manure. After narrowing, the
ground can be marked out with a pillow OF
otherwise, placing the plants four feet apart
NNS" "ey VI W "oNiuB 1hS iONs biA lebl
apart and the plants two and one-half OF
three feet distant in the rows. The first
method permits of better culture, though the
yield does not differ materially either way
The ground should be kept wei! cultivated
except when the fruit is ripening. Manure
them well late 10 the fall, or in the spring
of each year not too literally if the soil is
naturally very rich.
Plantations may be made in the spring or
fall. Usually the young shoot may be
planted with good success until nearly the
middle ofJune. Thesecond season from plant
ing will generally give paying crop, though
foil returns should not be expected for another
year. This raspberry has been widely dis.
seminated throughout the land, and those
who have received it. as well as others, will
be interested, no doubt, in knowing in what
estimation they are held, and how they sue
coed in this their native soil
q II. ii. HAfNEs.
characterization, ". Y.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07
For the vermont FARMER.
Hints on Apple Culture in Vermont.

The observing traveller, when he takes
his first summer trip along the state and
soapstone ridges of Central Vermont, cannot
fail to be favorably impressed with the Wig
orous growth made by wild apple trees, on
the roadside in old pastures, in cleared
hooks, in gIades of wood land in edges of
second growth, and almost anywhere, only
let it be some place where man neglects to
improve the ground they are moderately
certain to be thrifty, growthy wood makers
aud develop into hardy bearing trees if pro-
tected from the tent caterpillar and CodliDg
moth.
But once let them be brought into an en-.
closed field and the owner soon commences
with a lot Of calves aud colts to make the
soil useful in furnishing food for the support
Of animal life more than any man would
think Of putting in if it were cleared field.
Soon the grass gets short aud pretty soon, the
trees get shorter.
Mercless primers be these four-footed
horticulturists. A little time developes good
thrifty young trees into yearly sprouting
stubs, which idle calves think highly of as
scratching timber; and this is the sad history
of large share of the cultivated apple tim.
Der of Vermont, cattle cultivated out of
sight.
And yet the neglected wild trees grow
slowly on, uncared for by hardly any, until
the children begin to bring in the fruit, or
the cattle have found something up by the
big rock that is more attractive than grass,
and the owner to his surprise gathers or
bushels of apples where he hardly knew that
he had tree, to say nothing about fruit.
Thirty to fifty years ago in apple time, the
soil would be red aud yellow with the fallen
fruit.
Whence has come this changer Our
climate is more natural for timber than at
that time, and yet if a man gets a bushel Of
apples where his father got ten, he counts
himself lucky. Is it not the fact that
large proportion of our apple timber is
starved to death the very pores Of the wood
indicate something of this kind, the cell
walls are thin, the pores smaller, the leaves
thin, feeble, ready to come down if they are
but threatened with frost
When the apple trees were planted out
80 or 70 years ago through this country,
they were set in rich vegetable mold, over
and into which was worked the ashes from
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07
VERMONT FARMER

just such medium for the farmers and business men
ofVermont and New Hampshire iand all New Eng
land) have described, profitable and needed.
Whether may claim to have been successful in our
efforts must leave 1t to patrons TO decide; and
just what they may reasonably expect for the coming
year may be predcated by examination of the
current numbers of the FARMER for the last two or
three months, only we hope to improve with every
weeks issue.
We are much interested and desperately in earnest
in work. We have as 1t seems TO US, made every
possible arrangement for the successful management
Of the paper. The agricultural, literary and grange
departments are conducted by separate and expe-
renced editors who ambitious to meet the expec-
tatiOns of their intelligent readers and will spare no
time pains to give them the best paper they are
able to make, from week to week.
The paper will DO free from all Objectionable articles
and advertisements, nonpartizan in politics and reli
gion, and hlghtoned and Outspoken on all moral and
practical subjects.
The wives and daughters in the homes which the
FARMER visits have interest in these matters and
hsnoe page is set apart for them; and the young
will not be forgotten in discussions of the 1.-Two
topics Of the day. In word, the FARMER, we hope,
will be an educator, and a welcome visitor, for tho
whole family, wherever 1t goes. Not all readers
farmers, and not all farmers ,grangers, but
think enough of variety will be found in each issue to
interest and profit all classes.
We have not only noble corps Of contributors Of
which any paper may we'll be proud but a large num-
Der Of intelligent readers and many of them reside
outside the state. And we hope to increase sub
scrptons for the coming year. that we may be able to
do still more for the elevation of tho paper and the
interest Of our patrons
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07
For the VERMONT FARMER.
The Highland Hardy Raspberry.

This variety, though surpassed perhaps in
some respects by others more widely known,
has, nevertheless, valuable qualities that
commend it to the attention of fruit growers
throughout the land. A short description
Of its qualities, habits of growth and manner
of cultivation will probably be of interest to
amateurs and others who may be giving
their attention to the cultivation or testing
of new varieties of fruits.
Originating in this county several years
ago, it has rapidly gained such popularity
that many acres have been set out with this
kind, largely superscding in the Hudson
river counties other well-known varieties
previously grown for supplying the markets
of New York city with fruit. The plant is
of vigorous growth--frOm four to six feet in
height-aH amount of wood that is fully re-
quired for the support of the berries. The
canes are perfectly hardy and have with
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION (:

One copy Of the FARMER will DO delivered to any
single subscriber postage prepad), at any post office
in the United States Canada, for 81 per year and
in clubs of four at s75 This is at least from
twenty-five to seventy-sve cents cheaper than any
other agricultural paper Of similar character which
claim equal merit. And very many Of our patrons
insist nd shall not contradict them that there ia
even difference in quality In fAyo Of the YER
MONT FARMER, than in price, for the farmers of
this latitude.
Any person sending US the names Of twenty yearly
subscribers at club rates. entitled to extra copy
to be sent to his own any other address, and to one
dollar in cash.
The papers for 4 club need not all be sent to tho
post ooe but to any point desired in the United
States Canada NOrisitrequired that subscriptions
in clubs should commence at the same tlme Let the
agent send at least four names at first that we
may know that he is acting in good faith in getting up
a club. After this one names may bo sent in
at time, at club rates. by the person, II the
money accompany the order. When twenty names
have been secured an extra copy will be sent and
dollar may be reserved. In such the agent
should repeat the names or the club the amount OF
money sent each time and the dates for the eonve-
nenee OF the publisher The extra copy and the dol
lar allowed the club agent designed for eompensa
tOn for trouble and for pos .age and money order fees
Club subscribers may be or old all require
is the requisite number Of and amount Of money.
THE FARMER was among the Rrst Of country
papers to adopt the cash system which the times
demand. This system is based upon the idea that
dollars worth should be returned for every dollar
paid by the subscriber, and IL this dollar is paid In
advance, the publisher will be better able to return
the dollars WORTH with interest and real profit to the
subscriber The credit system is always attended by
losses, the probable amount Of which must be est-
mated and added to the subscription price Of the
paper. Hence prOmptpaying subscribers are com
PEELED to make good the loss Of their delinquent
neighbOrs. This unjust but 1t is the fact in all
cases where the credit system is adopted.
Prepayment, therefore, implies q smaller sum to DO
paid and is as really benefit to the subscriber as to
the publisher. II is the only true economy In either
case. Whom the time expires for which payment has
been made the paper stops coming and the subscriber
knows, at all times, just how he stands with the
newspaper man." and ia reminded when ho should
renew his subscription. Now, friends subscribe for
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07

counting from the time Of his incarceration
in the Tombs, and allowing the time which is
taken of each year for good behavior while
undergoing sentence, his four years term
will have expired.
Boston will celebrate, March IL, the cen.
tennial Of the evacuation Of the city by the
British.
Mrs Wiehans, German woman Of Law
renee, recently became the mother Of FIVE
children at one birth, aud all are alive and
doing we'll. She had previously given birth
to single child, twins and triplets success
sively.
A S350000 suit for damages has been
brought agalust-the town Of Arlington Mass,
for the use Of a watershed, called the
Great Meadows" in getting fresh water
supply
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A Caledonia county boy now in Manches.
ter writes: A gentleman residing at the
north end Of Elm street, after going to his
work one day last week, was taken sick
aud he returned home. On his arrival there
he found physician attending the rest OF
the family who were quite sick also. The
doctor pronounced the symptoms those Of
poison. Another physician was called and
he came to the same conclusion. In-
quiry was then made what they had been
eating. That morning as usual the milk can
had been hung outside for the milkman, and
all had partaken Of the milk at breakfast.
The can was brought forward, examined, aud
quantity Of arsenic was found in the bot.
tom which explained the cause of sickness
How this poison came there is not known,
but was evidently put there by some mis-.
creant who intended to poison the family
Proper remedies were used and the sick
ones restored. BACHELOR HARRY.
Popular interest is now turned from the
wife-pOsoner Major, to Lapage, the alleged
murderer Of Josie Langmaid at Pembroke,
whose trial has just begun at Concord La.
Page looks hale and hearty, showing good
keeping and little worriment. Both sides
have been seeking evidence in Canada, and
the prisoners counsel claim to have found
information favorable to him.
Public meetings were held throughout the
state Wednesday, in honor Of the centennial
of the independence Of New Hampshire from
Great Britain, through the act of the Provin.
cial Congress assembled at Exeter.
There are 1919 male and six female con.
victs in the state prison at Concord which
crowds it so that some are gwen cots in the
hospital.
The hotel occupied by John Haselton,
Oxford, together with the barns and most of
the furniture, was burned, Wednesday morn.
ing, December 30, The fire caught about
ono o'clock IN the morning, from defective
hue in the chimney. Insured for $4,000.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07

On the 10th, WIN Lloyd Garrison, a man
we'll known in this country as also in Eu-
rope, entered the Office of the Newburyport
Mass.) Herald, aud told the editor that so
years ago that day, he finished his appren.
ticeship as a compOsitor, III that Office, when
he was 81 years old, He said he wanted to
celebrate the anniversary, by setting up
matter where he had learned the art of
printing, to see if his hand had forgotten its
cunning. A case and stickwere furnished
him and he set up "My Psalm" by Whit
tier, showing himself to be still a rapid
aud correct compositor in fact no errors
could be discovered in his proof He had
served as an apprentice in that Office seven
years and two months.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.


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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07

-Four years ago, it was resolved by the
trustees of Michigan University to admit
women to the college. That year four young
ladies entered and will graduate at next
commencement Only four more have en-.
tered all the classes since, and one Of them
is sister of professor, making eight in all
in four years, in college of 200 students
This cannot be called great success Thi,
experiment does not disprove the right Of
women to become freshmen, but il does dem.
onstrate the fact that young ladies do moi
desire generally to enter colleges with young
men, nor do their mothers care to have them
there.