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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
dollar and looked up wistfully into the

dollar and looked up wistfully into the
Judges face, with his blue eyes.
The Judge had forgotten all about the
bet, but, when he had drawn the whole
story out of the little boy 4 queer smile
came over his face and his eyes glittered
suspiciouslv He did not take the dollar,
but he laid his hand upon the boys head as
he said:
My dear child, | cannot take your
money. | did not seriously mean to make
bet with you; it was only a careless form
of words which | never would have used
had supposed you would take it serious
ly. Keep your fathers money, my boy,
and keep YOUR own fine sense of honor.
If YOU 90 on us you have begun, you will
do honor to your fathers name and make
your mothers heart light"
Robbie didn't quite know what he meant,
for he didn't think he had done anything
remarkable but he went home with Il
light heart.
The little rogue laughed the Judge,
to himself us Robbie went out. :" To think
of his proposing to pay Il gambling debt
to me. a magistrate. A nice name it would
give me if the story got out! lie is brave
boy. though, for all that"
That night the little brown house 0 The
hill had Il new visitor; no other than Judge
Graham himself.
i" \ on have n noble little son, madam
he said to Robbie's mother; and he tol,
her the story of the bet.
a boy with snch high sense of honor
even though in this case it was misakel
one, deserves to be looked AFTER adde,
the Judge and then he made II PROPOSE
tion:
His wife was an invalid, and they live,
alone in their great house on the hill
Mrs. Graham had often spoken Of cngag
ing Il housckccper, but had never yet
found one that suited her. Now the judy
proposed that Robbie's mamma SHOULD
take the position. promising her 4 600,
salary. and also Offering to send Robbie t
school until he should be old enough to b
taken into the Judges office.
OF course Mrs. urly was only too gla
to accept SO good an offer; and SO peac
and plenty and prosperity came to mann
) ma and Robbie and baby, all because
a little boy tried to keep his name clc;,
and pure rs his father left it to him
+ Western 4drOcutc
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

ANrs.-A French agliculturst. who
placed in the corner Of his garden. infested
with legions of these insects, four saucers
containing sugar and water, with the tenth
of its weight Of arsenic in the mixture.
reports not only that II large number were
actually killed, but that on tie following
day not a single one was to be seen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15


Done UP MEMS CLOTHES i used to
think it a task to wash and DO up mems
and boys wearing apparel for the reason
that | WAS troubled to make them look
nicely after the renovation.
They would put on such 4 wrnklv APP
pearance that | woul1 get discouraged
and not feel ut all satisfied with the result
of my lahors 1t wasn't the washing part
that troubled me so much rs the ironing
| learned by experience, never to wash
any kind of wooden goods. especially if
they are colored, in a sud>y water where
white clothes had been previously washed,
on account OF the lint but to put up Il
suds made of clear hot water and soap and
then rinse in 4 clear warm water, folding
the garments carefully before putting
them through the wringer: they woud
then dry out clear and lool. well but the
doing up was where the difficulty came
in.
After Il while. however. WA, fortunate
enough to secure some instruction from
IN experienced laundrts~. which caused
nv troubles to vanish like dew before the
sunshine. and the lesson was so simple
tn tt wa, surprised at myself to thin k
that | had no. thought of it before. 1t
wa> merely this: After the garments that
are TO be ironcd. are thoroughly dried.
spread them smoothly over the ironing
board, then wiring Il cloth out of clear
water. spread it smoothly over the guod-
and iron with Il hot tllt until the cloth is
dry, dip and wrlr. again; spread the cloth
above the part already pressed, and pro
coed Us before until the face cf the goods
ha- all been passed over.
When the pants are to be done ll,, III,
seams should all be pressed over 4 pr,>
board. the same as when newly finished
then fold the same is tailors do. and y,
ever them with the wet cloth and hot iron
After being treated to such Il course
WOODEN gear viii come out looking nrarI,
| as good as new, and no one need be asha
med to wear them either to mill or tt
meeting"
1t Is difficult to 10 up coats and vests
because of the different material of which
they are composed, not all shrinking alike
yet they may be managed so they will lool
nicely, if care is exercised in the manar-
lncnt; that is, stretching the parts lha
have shrunk, and pressing in places Il,
tlIay are being done UP. If the lining
are too loose. rip them up, and lap over O,
rip otl.-D0t, IN Dht0 F:,rmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
WHAT Is NEEDED.


i;psION. Feb. i, I'll
HENRY K. STEVENS, E..
About Slu'e f''il1ld II -'II III
ebe condition general dtblllty NEfTfTfNt Wa
strongly recomme nded to me 10y friend no had been
much benefited procured the article, a!l
after using several bottles restored t. health ana
feel quite conn lent tnat there
- no medicine superior to 1t Tor those complaints
which 1t is especially prepared: and would chtrinIlA
rerolnlnen nd it those " no feel that tney Heed some
thing restore them to perfect h"a!t
Respectfully yours. l. n ~ gill
Firm OF :. VI PrttenklIl x Co..
~ ~ state -, Boston.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

WHITE CLOvER.-In the United States
this fine, nutritious grass is not valued rs
It should be All the best pastures in Eng
land, and also the best meadows and up-
land moving of old grass land, have more
or less OF 1t, for it make, Il thick bottom.
and adds to pasture or to hay. and is de.
cIdedIy good for sheep and for butter or
cheese. and Is sown on all arabic land
which IS not strong enough TO grow GOOD
red clover
1t IS a great mistake to suppose that
white clover i an inferior grass. for in re-
atty IT Is the lack Of this and a few other
fIne-ibertd grasses in pastures which
causes the cheese made in the United
States to Sell for less than the English. In
England cheese is always made from COWS
which Craze on old pastures which abound
in short heritage, among which white cIo-
yer Is more or less to be found Sheen do
vel on it,and it invariably thickens W here
they are pasttlred, and it is the chief cause
OF permanent grass wearing out, that
sheep are not always grazed at some pc
liod OF the year. \ thick set, short p,s
ture IS far better than tail herbaoc. and
shades the roots better, for, in villages and
on road-sldes. where many varieties of an
imals Craze close there will be seen a liv-
ing face of green which continues to sprinc
up daily, and still look sweet and be eaten
eagerly by horses, goats. swine and geese.
while in the farmers field near by will be
seen long grass dried up brown and unpal-
atable, with no green bottom herbase.
Yet men will persist in saying there should
be long grass left uneaten to shade the
ground. When sheep are rs numerous as
they are in England, and old established
grass is understood. white clover will not
be sighted, and when the old pastures are
occasionally moved. it will be found this
displsed white clover will give an extra
halt ton per acre of the sweetest fatteninp
sheep hay.-Rural NcO Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
HAY AS POULTRY FOOD IN WINTER.

HAY AS POULTRY FoOD IN WINTER
The Poultry World advises the use Of hay
in tho diet Of fowls in winter as they eat
grass to advantage in summer. Bulk in
food is required for health. as we'll tor
poultry, as man, or animal. Rich ana
concentrated food is not readily digested,
and invites disease. 1t is stated that, in I'M
portaton, the life of Il valuable horse was
saved. on shipboard. by feeding to him
cut shavngs in absence of hay, in order
20 dilute. so to speak, his grain diet.
Some think the craving for bulky food Is
one chief cause of fcathcr-eating in WIN
ter, or among fowls confined. Now just
try and secure II good supply of second
crop hay, short, and, if possible, contain
ing clover. Cure only enough to preserve
and your fowls will eat 4 portion of it all
winter. when they would turn away from
stale cabbage. What is not eaten will
furnish untold amusement in scratching
over. Remember in winter, If poultry
stand on one leg, unemployed, all day,
they are disposed to the blues Idle
mcditations lead always to bad habits;
while a healthy mind, in Il vigorous body,
suggests business, which, with fowls,
means winter eggs and early chickens
The above advice is good, although, few
suppose hens would eat hay II given them,
but this is because they have not watched
the habits Of their poultry. We have no
ticed them often picking short bits of cut
hay of almost any variety, and hay cooked
for cattle is eaten greedily by them. We
advise shortcut clover well boiled foc
them. Let them have the water it is
boiled in. Glover is better than other hay
because it possesses egg making nutriment
besides fibre to separate the particles of
grain. 1t is not bulk, rs mere quantity,
that is needed, but coarse fibre TO separate
the concentrated food in the stomach, SO
that the gastric juice can circulate through
the mass. 1t is the porousncss of food that
facilitates digestion. That is the point in
the ration of >havings with the grain in
the food of the horse The stomach can
not well manage solid food. Only few
minutes will be required to prepare this
hay for large number Of poultly.-L
Stork Jotrna'.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

How BOYS MARBLES ARE MADE
Almost al the "marblcs," with which
boys. everywhere, amusc themselvc. in
season and out of season, on sidewalks
and in sandy spots, are made at OberStein,
Germany. There are large agate quarries
and mills in that nci ghborhood and the re-
fuse is turned to good account in providing
the small stone balls for experts to
" knucklc with. The stone is broken
into small cubes by blows of light ham,
mcr. These small blocks of stone are
thrown, by the shovel-full, into the hopper
of Il small mill. formed of Il bed stone,
having lis surface grooved with concentric
burrows. Above this is the runner,'
which is of some har.! wood, having a
level face on its lower surface. This up
per block is made to revelve rapidly,
water being delivered freely upon the
grooves of the bed stone, where the mar
bles are being rounded 1t takes about
fifteen minutes to finish 4 half-bushel of
good :" MAJ ble~." all ready for the boys
knuckle>. One mill will turn one hundred
and sixty thousand marbles y per week.
The hardest crackers as the bows call
them. are made by a slower process,
somewhat analogous. however, to the
o'hcr.- Scientific Monthly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
CANNOT BE ENCELLED.

CHARLESrov-N, March L.. 1-6'-
H. r STEVENS:
DE AR SIR This certify thai | have used your
Blood Preparation i'll family tor several years
and I think that for Scrufua tdukerluS Hunlors,
or Rheumatic Affections, 1t cannot be excelItd and as
blood purifier and sprl!Ir .ilrn 1t Is the best mat
have ey or used and have used almost everytn
can cheerfully recommend it to auy III need of
such "a medicine.
Yours respectfully.
MEs !. A. DINSMORE,
Russell Street
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

y Thirsty MtLE.-Thc Phoebe (Ncv)
Hccord. after rccountin~ the Journey Of I
contractor with Il drove of mules from
Belmont to Hike. where 10 water WAS to
De had for two days. thus describes the cN-
u1ordinarv effect of the scent of the water
1T logan Springs, on the animals The
whole body began to move torWal,. ut II
rood pace, increasing it a> tie smell ot
water grew stronger, until the whole herd
WAS in Il keen lun. HE spring WAS reach
ed; but the water had to bc Dipped up in
buckets. and it became necessary TO knock
down 4 number of mules with clubs in OF
der To allow the men to get 10 the spring.
One mule, craZrd with thirst, cot away
with thirteen buckets of water and had to
be dubbed away in order to allow some
other pos-e>>"r of pair of long ears 4
chance. He went out aud took 4 roll.
came back and wanted more. The bucket
held four gallons, and he would get away
with one ut Il gulp.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

OVER ORNAMENTATION-O trick of
our time should like to have word
with. and that is the habit Of over Orna-
moniinG everything; where ornament IS
advisable at all this j. 4 natural enough
fault to fall into: but we ornament II thou
sand things that ough not to be ornamen-
ted. 1t is hard to find IN object OF mcrth-
andisc to-day that has not ornament $50
calletD Of some kind stuck or fastened
upon it, That terrible word : bars seems
TO have frightened us all. and driven us to
cover the nakedncsS Of things with what
ever comes to hand. We cover our note
paper with clumsy water marks. we put
monograms Ohough many grams ,
would express better the multtudincss
and ntricacy Of these illcgible deyiccs) on
our clothing. on our bed linen, on our
table linen. on our books and title pages.
on or carriages and silver. Oar Silver.
Oh, was there ever silver like unto ours
for knobs and wells and wrinkles and
spikes, and everything lhat silver shouldn't
have? If the reader will look about him
rs he reads this. he will certainly find in
his own surroundings. for we can none of
Us wholly escape, the justification for this
criticism. The architects cannot design Il
house or Il church, bat they must carve
every stone, cover the walls with cold,
'liscorlant tiles, break up every straight
line with cuts and chamfers, plough every
edge into mouldings, crest every roof
ridge and dormer window with painted
and gildcd iron, and refuse to give Us :,
square foot of wall on which to rest the
tired eye Within the furniture follows
in the same rampant lawlcssnesl. The
| beauty of simplicity in FORM the pleasure
to be had from ines we'll brought out
the agrecablcncss of unbrokcn surfaces
where there is no gain in breaking them
harmony i'll color. and, on the whole tn,
ministerin~ to the satisfaction we all have
in not seeing the whole Of everything a
Once-theSe considerations the makers O
our furniture. fashionable and Cana
street alike, have utterly ignored, and th,
strife has long been, who shall make tn,
loudc>t chairs and sofas. and give us til,
most glare and glitter for our money
CItrfnce COOKS House FUrniHling Pt
ncrS in Scri6ner'S
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15

NEW PHASES OF COTTON CULTURE
The total receipts Of cotton to date are
), III SIS bales, an excess over last year
of 461 ,52l OF this, New Orleans has re-
cc;ved 9SG. O96 bales, an excess of 232, 5NS.
or more than one half the excess of the
entire country. Indications such us this
show conclusively that all attempts to de
stroy OFF prestige as the great cotton mart
ket of the Union have proved futile, but
would still leave unimpaired Il genera
impression that our traffic in the great sta
pie IS being gradually modified \ dawn.
ing prosperity in the agricultural Districts
together with increased accumulation by
the cotton consumer, both tend to effect :.
change. While the abolition of African
slavery in no way diminishcs the monop-
oily of production ii seriously affects the
status of the planter. \ time-honored Gus
tom Of procuring funds in unlimited
amour from the factor, shipping an entire
crop. and ordering lavi>hly whatever lux
NY ttstidlouS taste suggested WAS ncccs-
sarilv abandoned. With the increased
cost of cultivation. no crop with such Il
drain could be remuncrativc. and only by
the most ri gid economy has the agriculture
it managed to subsi>t \ sharp cutting
down of expenditures has naturally proved
rcmunerativc. The planter IS more indie
pendent 1t ;he pre>en; time than he has
been for Years y, IT. Or'cu1lS Iutts.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
MISCELLANEOUS
VERMONT R. R. LIN,
TRAISsGoGNG SOUTH ANbf,--

WINTER AEEASGEMr<r
Commcncing Monday, Ltnucy,, ..l -
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

An OLD TINE BELLE-Imagine what
a sensation lady would create in these
times should she make her appearance
dressed in the following costume, a de-
scription Of which is taken from "Mal-
CONS Anecdotes :" A black silk petit
coat, with red aud white calico border /;
cherry -colored stays, trimmed with blue
and silver red and dove colored
gown, lowered with large trees yel-
low satin apron, deliberately trimmed a
muslin head dress with lace ruffies a
black silk scarf and a spotted silk hood.
'Such was the costume worn by lady
in I70S." Further on we read of ladies'
head dresses costing from one to two
hundred dollars. A great deal has been
said about the extravagance of women
of the present day but the modern
belle would stand aghast should she be
asked to pay two hundred dollars for a
bonnet; and it is doubtful whether the
head gear referred to was any more be-
coming to the wearer than the jaunty
and stylish hats worn now by the "girl
of the period"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12

YANKEE BUGLE PLAYER.-Some
twenty years since an American bugle
player concluded to make tip TO
England, to learn by personal obserys-
tion the state Of instrumental music in
that country. A day or two after bis
arrival in London, in which he was al
most total stranger, he saw an adver-
tisement in the Times for a bugle player
in one of the regiments of Guards. He
presented himself the next morning to
the band-master of the regiment, and
introduced himself by saying that, hav-
ing seen an advertisement for bugle
player, he had come to offer himself as
candidate for the situation. The
bandmaster, thinking that the stranger
did not present a very promising ap-
pearance, treated him rather cayalierlv,
but finally told him that there would
be rehearsal the next morning, and
he might come and show what he could
do, intimating at the same time that
his qualifications must be very high to
obtain the place. Nothing daunted,
the American made his appearance,
with his Eb bugle in his hand, and took
his place in the band. .
The rehearsal commenced with new
piece, containing solo for the claro-
net, which the performer on that piece
found great difficulty in executing.
After the claronet had made several
failures, the Yankee requested permis.
sion to play the solo upon his bugle.
This proposition was received with a
sneer by the bandmaster, and laugh
of derision by the members of the band.
The Yankee insisted, however, that he
could play the solo without winking.
The bsndmaster at last ordered the
band to play the prelude, and told the
Yankee to look sharp or he would find
himself the laughing stock Of the whole
regiment. The band commenced the
prelude, the stranger looked carelessly
around. The prelude being finished the
solo was commenced. Scarcely had a
half dozen notes been sounded when
every member of the baud ceased play
ing, and listened with wonder and ad-
niration to the magic tones. The solo
was executed to perfection, and at its
conclusion the bandmaster rushed up
to the performer and grasping his hand,
exclaimed
"Who are you =
MY name is Kendall replied the
Yankee. ......
'What! Edward Kendall, of Boston,
the greatest bugle playerof America,cr
of the world 2 said the bandmaster.
The rehearsal was over for the day,
and Ned Kendall was the guest of the
band during his stay in London.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12
SELF-MADE MEN.

Take the history OF most the prom
inent men of this country, and it will
be seen that they are what is called self
made. They were rot born to wealth nor
position, but by their abilities and per-
sistence they gained one, perhaps both.
Andrew Johnson was essentially a
self-mads man. He came of very poor
parents, in humble life, and enjoyed
no edu cational advantages While
working as an apprentice in a tailor's
shop he learned TO read, and after he
was married his wife instructed him in
writing and ciphering. He was pos
sessed of ability and persistence, and
rose gradually to high place in the
nations councils.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York,
who is worth his millions, began life as
boatman. He owned his own boat
when eighteen, and navigated it him
SELF Honest, enterprising, and .ener-
eetic, he has risen to be one of the
richest men in this country, and is uul-
versally respected for his good quail
ties.
George Peabody, who was also one
of the richest men in America, was
born of poor parents, at Danvers, Mass.
All his early life was passed as clerk
in a grocery store. His immense for
tune was accumulated as banker, and
was liberal of his means, giving away
millions. From very humble, small
beginning, he accumulated a fortune OF
O.OOO.OOO.
Henry Wilson's beginning was as
humble as that of Andrew johnson.
From farm boy he become a shoe
maker, and gradually rose to be Vice
President. He was possessed of energy
and ambition, two qualities which push
ed him forward.
Horace Greely, who ranked with the
best American journalists, was poor
farm boy. From the farm he went to
the printing office, and, step by, step.
rose to be one of the most eminent
journalists in America. i..t.
Peter Cooper the great philanthro-
pist of New York, is a self-made man.
He was apprenticed in youth to a
Coachmakee. lie did not remain at
the trade, hut took to manufacturing
articles, among which was glue. He
expended several millions in founding
the Cooper Institute, where pupils can
obtain free instruction in several
branches. There ia no man more hon
ored in New York, deservedly so, than
old Peter Cooper.
These are a few of the self-made
men of America and their example
should inspire our youth to be industri-
Gus, persistent, and enterprising, for
these wero among the qualities by
which the characters we have been con-
templating rose to .eminence--the
rounds on which they climb to success.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-02-12
BELIEVE ME.

Believe me, when / tell thee, darling,
That my heart is warm and true;
And the years have only brought up
Hope and love combined with you.
Bitter memory wakes the sorrow
That has slumbered many years;
But the daylight hour is nearing
When we meet in smiles and tears.
The world may scoff and turn coldly
On my track DER land and sea,
Yet III bear the blow more bravely
If it leads to love and thee.
Lonely hours and fading pleasures
Fill the mind with days gone by,
When we kissed our little treasures,
Parting sadly; you and /.
Fate and fortune ever battling
In the ranks of bounding life,
Down to-day and up tomorrow
Is the lesson of the strife.
Loving hearts must never falter;
Hoping onward to the last;
Breast the storm without murmur;
God will help when all is past.