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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
Editorial Notes.

The dairymen's association in Burlington
last week called the editor over the mountain
for a few days, so that any "corruscations Of
genius" which our readers fnd in this issue
are owing to his absence. We went ria the
Montpelier and Wells River road, aud the
scenery over the mountains could not DO sur
passed for dreariness, though evidences of
life we're not wanting At Peabody's the
steam mill is cutting out "dimension lumber"
in great quantities, the mill being SO near
the track that the lumber is taken from the
saw to the cars scarce dozen feet away.
Roadmaster Morse assured us they had one
mile of straight road and pointed it out.
The offices Of the road are removed from
the narrow uainviting quarters in the station
to new brick building where Superintendent
Stowel and his olerkslhave as fine a suit Of
rooms as could be desired. With two other
st. Johnsbury-ians we registered at the Pa.
vilioD, hotel which is at once comfort to
travellers, aud an ornament and honor to
Montpelier aud the state. We shall want
the Pavilion to 60 to Rutland when the
capitol is removed-and it will. 1t is such
magnificent house in all its appointments,
spreads such an elegant table, served in a
faultless manner, one longs to tarry there.
We ceased to wonder at the length of the
sessions, as we sat by its open crate with the
old time backlog burning on the hearth, and
read Atkins praises Of the FARMER. After
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

PoMFRET IS TIE banner town. Only think
of it Sir men took their wives aud went up
to Burlington to the dairymen's association
and staid through the session at a hotel, also !;
they did not hunt up some cousins of the
minister who married them. Why did so
many got Bless your soul, Pomfret is an
intelligent town The farmers believe in
blooded stock, Jerseys by the way, they take
the papers, agricultural as well as others
the FARMER has q list there land it will
grow also; they gave us honest, hearty
words Of encouragementIin our course Of
political independence and frankness. OGc
Of those farmers had little sparring with
the editor OF the FARMER, but it was very
much like the Bennett. May duel-nobody
was hurt, he well understood the dignity Of
teaching calves to drink Twelve practical
men and women from one town because they
bad been before and knew how profitable the
association was and so went again, and our
word for it they, and others like them, will
be on hand in St. JOhusbury next January.
Twelve persons from Pomfret, don't you see
why Pomfret is perhaps the first dairy town
in Vermont Brains and butter 20 together.
We shall 60 to Pomfret one Of these days.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
State Teachers ASSOCIATION.

Tho twenty seventh annual meeting of the
Vermont state teachers association will be
held at b nnington on Thursday and Friday,
February lst and Dad, 1877. The following
is the programme:
THURSDAY.
$50 a. m.--Address of Welcome by |,
w. Durham.
1915 a. m. - Discussion, The Relation
Of the Public School to the College, q. G,
happening of Bennington aud IL. IL. Shaw
of Manchester
HOO a. ma paper on Glass Room
Methods" Rev. r. Luther, Bennington.
AFTERNOON.
200 p. m-Discusson, School Super
vision" j. S. Spaulding of Barre, Judah
Dana of Rutland.
2;45 p. ma paper, Compulsory Flu
cation" II. q. Harrison, Brandon.
Discussion Of the same topic, Rev. h.
White, Montpelier.
$40 p. m.-Addrcss, Rev. Martin Il
CadY Of POultney.
EVENING.
700 p. ma paper, Teaching of Morals
in Schools" Rev, X. T. Hall, Pittsford.
7:45-An address, President M. H. Buck,
ham, Burlington.
FRIDAY
900 a. m.-Elcction Of officers.
$3.50 a. Discussion, "The Best Meth
DDS 10 Teaching and how to Secure them,
A. f. LeaVenworth, Randolph, aud Walter
Il. Howard, Casteton.
1890 a. m.-Exercises by the teachers
and pupils of the Bennington graded school
Hoo a, m.-An address The Progress
of Education in Vermont" Edward Conant,
state superintendent of education.
AFTERNOON.
200 p. ma paper on political Geo.
graphy." Louis Polens, Burlington.
2;40 p, ma paper by Miss Marcia z.
Brown, Rutland.
800 p. m.-Discussion, "What Special
Claims has the State upon the Teacher" |.
w. Durham, Bennington, and j. S. Ciley,
Brandon.
$40 p. m.-Address, Study OF the Past, y
Prof Il, IL. Higley. Middlebury.
7;O0p. m.--PapCr, Success in Teaching, y
j. ID. BARLEY, Burlington.
7;45 p. m.-Address, Errors in our
School Education" Prof William Wells
Union college.
The association will be cordially welcomed
in Bennington, and it is hoped the meeting
will be the occasion of a grand rally of the
teachers of Vermont. The Central Vermont
railroad company will give free return checks
to all persons attending the meeting of the
association, who have paid full fare one way
Trains leave Bennington for the nor that
2;45 a. M, $40 a. M, and 2;05 p. m.
Trains arrive at Bennington from the
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

WE HAVE RECEIVED petition for circu-
lation TO the effect that the general govern.
ment purchase the telegraph lines and fur
nish dispatches at 25 cents each. No, Sir !;
no such humbug as that for us. Mr.. Orion
and his associates have not done all they
might and should for cheap telegraphy, but
when congress can't get fair count in Lou.
isiana, or keep rosues out Of at least half Of
the federal offices in the country, or manage
the Indian question with some show of sense
and success and in view of the fact that it
allowed the great Pacific railroad to DO cap
tured by the Credit Mobiier plunlerers, or
more properly, Joined the plunderers and
partook Of the spols, we shall not lend our
influence to have it 60 into the telegraph
business. In fact, we think it is in the tel.
egraph business in a most shameful manner
already: and though Mr.. Orion surrendered
oil too easily, what should we do if there was
no one to interposc between the condolences
OF the people and partisan congress We
are badly enough off now, but in all sense
the general government has power enough
till it has more wisdom aud decency in
some things 1t is not many years since an
effort was made by the ardent friends of the
present administration and party leaders
to throttle the free press Of the country be-
cause it exposed rascalities in places of pub.
lie trust. Are we going to have partisaDs
like Butler and Chandler and Boss Shepherd
and Babcock and whiskey rings appoint the
telegraph operators all over the land Yes
when We are all 6t candidates for a luna.
tic asylum.
No, gentlemen, party postmasters are bad
enough, but they do not dare read our let.
tiers; congress or the administration dare moi
invoke the public wrath by any such outrage
as that. 1t would be part Of their work
to read every message, and we have yet Il
soc any reason why we should expect met
more honest than those whom President Or
ton employs. We want cheap telcgraphy
but we have rogucs enough in official posi-
tions without making telegraph operators 0
them by the thousand.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26


LAST SATURDAY Senator Edmunds made
very able speech in the senate on the all
absorbing presidential question, of which the
Boston Herald correspondent says:
"The effect of the speech was very marked
1t fell like pail upon the extremists, head
ed by Morton and Sherman, who have not
yet yielded the revolutionary position that
the judgment of the president of the
senate is FINAL on the electoral returns. So
powerful and eloquent we're the senator's
words, as he brushed away the fallacies that
partisans have woven around the presiden.
tial question, that it seems unlikely that
there will be any sincere aud open attempt
made by any other senator TO argue in favor
Of the right Of the president Of tho senate
to count. II there had been any doubt be-.
fore about the passage of the bill, this
speech would have removed it, for il has
completely stiAed the only basis that the
majority of republicans have had for oppos.
ing the idea OF the tribunal, viz; that there
was a lawful aud proper way of seating Mr..
Hayes without the intorposition Of any tri-
bunal. Mr.. Edmunds's speech is regarded
by every one as the finest legal argument
that has been heard in the senate for years
the best speech he ever made"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

BOARD MEETING IN WALLNGFoRD.-Bya
telegram in the Boston Herald we learn that
the board of agriculture commenced its ses-
sion at Wallingford Tuesday afternoon.
There were present of the board and partici-
pating in the meeting Rev. M. II. Buckham,
president Of the University of Vermont aud
state agricultural college, Prof. IL. M. See
ley, secretary Of the board, Gardner s. Fas-
sett Of EuOsburgh, Ora Paal of Pomfret, Al
bert Chapman Of Middlebury. John IL.
Mead Of West Rutland, and Hon. II. d..
Douglas Of Whiting. A large audience of
farmers of Wallinglord, Tinmouth, Claren.
doA, Rutland, Dandy aud Middletown Assem-.
bled at the first session. Charles d. Ohilds
Of Wallingiord was appointed president. IL.
j. Hyde Of Wallingford delivered tho ad.
dress Of welcome. Joseph Il. White of
Wallingiord, secretary Of the Otter Creek
Valley agricultural association read paper
on GLOW to Start iu Life" and j. II. Mead
Of West Rutland delivered an address on
"Sheep Husbandry." In the evening Presi.
dent nj. ii. Buokham addressed large audi.
ence on Farm Life 10 Vermont"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

Tue INDEPENDENT press has done no
good, has it2 Then you have not read tho
returns from Massachusetts,, or IL you have
you do not believe your Bible, which plainly
teaches that men do not gather figs Of this
ties. Who defeated Boutwell, aud sent Geo.
+. Hoar to the senate Was IL Butler and
Dawes and that partisan tribe 2 Most as
suredly not they did all they could to pre-
vent Mr.. Hoars election. With Dawes it
was very natural; no wanted to keep the
position down on his own level. 1t is al
ways CALLING to one Of these half-hearted
men to be compelled to associate with those
whom he recognises as vastly his superior /;
but the republicans Of Massachusetts
Of the country, for it is a national victory
owe Butlors defeat and the election Of
the man whom he 80 thoroughly hates, to
the independent press. And what a .signif.
cant victory it is, as Butler was the man
who some three years ago undertook to brow
beat the republicans into obedience to party
behests, when Rev. james FreemSn Clarke
had the courage to face Butler and proclaim
bolt, in case old Ben was nominated
Yes, and party men stood aghast at the au.
dacity Of the Boston minister through whom
the spirit Of old Sam. Adams was again
heard in Massachusetts the hour and event
to partisans, seemed fraught with evil dire
aud perilous, but the seed of the courage
that dared to bolt has borne fruit early aud
abundantly, and Buffers defeat is one Of its
first achievements. Old Cadmus sowed
dragons teeth on BUotia's fertile plains and
forthwith spraug up an army Of armed men.
The dragons teeth which the brave Boston
clergymen threw into that Worcester con.
vention has had a most wonderful progeny,
and the man whose greed and gross partisan
ship evoked them has been slain thereby.
And it adds not little to our joy that the
man who has defeated Butler belongs to that
family who enjoy his special hate. The
honest, independent men Of both parties
have again bottled up Butler" and put their
man to the front. We commend to Butler
just now as a solace for his Notifying de-
feat the reading Of the book of Esther, CIV
ing special attention to the characters Of
TIaman and Morddcai. and perhaps he will
find something Of "history repeating ITSELF
Independent men to the iront-this is your
hour and your triumph.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

Or THE COMPROMISE measure for deciding
the presidential contest it is enough to say
that the business men Of both parties in all
the larger cities have approved it; the press
Of all shades of opinion with rare unanimity
second this approval, aud the great body Of
the people everywhere, from Mexico to Can
ada, approve it. The politicians Of both
parties, the army of voracious of6ae-holders,
and the partisan papers oppose it. Morton
opposes it of course, 80 does the N. Y.
Times, and Boston Traveller, and to its
shame the Tribune but then Jay Gould is
not like Horace GreeIey-aler the good of
the country-he is looking out for his
ducats.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

RESPECTING THE growth Of woman's
preaching, over which s,me Of our strict
Presbyterian brethren have been excited of
late, the Golden Rule quotes with approval
these words of Iawthorne's:
40, in the better order Of things, Heav-
en- grant that the ministry Of souls may be
left in charge Of women ! The gates OF the
Blessed City will by thronged with the null
tit1de that enter 10, when that day comes
The task belongs to woman. God meant it
for her. He has endowed her with religious
sentiment in its utmost depth and purity, re.
fined from the gross, intellectual alloy with
which every masculine theologst-save only
one, who merely yelled Himself in mortal
and masculine shape, but was in truth, Di.
vine,-has been prone to miugle it,"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

GEO. f. HoAR, a staunch, Independent
republican, has been elected Senator from
Massachusetts in the place Of Boutwell, !;
John II. Mcpherson, democrat, in place of
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, and by the
International line VIC have this from Spring.
field, ILL.,: Davis was elected u. S. Senator
on the 10th ballot" This is a bad year for
fossils, partisans and incompetents the
Boutwells, Buffers and Logans are taking
back seats.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

IL WE EVER regret that the beautiful
Queen city is not our home, it is in reading
the announcement Of such course Of art
lectures as the following:
February 9th, by Rev. L. G. Ware, sub.
ject, The Last Judgment of Michael An.
CELLO"
February 10Th, Prof II. A. p. Tory,
"The Parthenon."
March 5th Prof. Il. A. Rice, "Thc School
of Lysippies."
March 18th, President NJ. II. Buckham,
slime Engraving"
And yet there are towns in tkis state that
don't believe a school OF learning does any.
thing for place; that good thriving gro
Gerry is just as desirable as college.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

north at 2l0 aud 0:45 a. M, aud Ids D. m.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
President, NJ. II. Buckham, Burlington.
presidents, one from each county.
Secretary, Thomas Martin, Bradford.
Treasurer, H. S. Perrigo, New Haven.
Executive committee, j. s. Ciey, Bran
don; G. d. Mead, MiddlCbury; l.W. Dun.
ham, Bennington.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

Collier, chemist; Mr.. 9. q. Pringle, Of
Charlotte, botanist, and Mr.. Towle, Of
franklin county, statistician.-Free Press.
OF Prof Perkins we can only speak from
our impressions received at the meeting last
week in Burlington, and that is enough, for
all we're delighted as well as instructed BY
his too brief lecture. Prof. Collier is 80
we'll and favorably known all over the state
that any words of ours would be superauous.
OF Mr.. Pripgle, our old neighbOr, we may
say that he is as scientific and accurate as
he is enthusiastic, which is saying very
much. OF Mr.. Towle, we only know him
to be young farmer, full of love for and
enthusiasm in his work just suck farmer
as tho country neOds-who believes in books,
culture, progress and happy, useful life.
We must say that the board seems TO have
exercised its rarest wisdom in the choice Of
these men.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

THE COMPROMISE bill passed the senate
this-Thursday-morning at 7:l5, by a vote
of AZ to II, almost three to one At the
hour Of going to press we have not heard
how the house voted, though We expect Of
course that it will pass the bill.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
mr scIENrIrIu FAnmEm.

Special Tcrms.-Tho SCIENTIFIC FARMER is
monthly published In Boston, and is the best oxpo-
mont Of science devoted 10 profitable agriculture, that
We have Its price is 800 year. We have here the
best proposition Of the season. via New subscribers to
that excellent paper, and 10 ours, have beta for
S2OO by sending the money 10 this Office. This Is an
ofier that not stand open great while 80 that
those who wish 10 take advantage OF " should do 80 at
once This will apply 10 new subscribers In clubs,
but such names should count toward an extra pa
per- Present subscribers 10 the VERMONT FARMER can
get both papers for S225.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
TERMS FOR 1877.


-Four copies, one year, sl.75 each.
Ten copies, one year, 1.9O each.
A nee copy 10 tho agent for a club Of twenty.
Old subscribers AZ we'll az new may join In
clubs.
Tho papers for club need not all 20 TO the same
postoince.
Club subscriptions may DO forwarded one more ut
At time as hst received. Send cash with the
names 10 avoid confusion.
Keep copy Of the names and funds sent, and the
datos
Make checks and money orders payable 10 Royal
Cummings.
Additions 70 clubs may DO made at club rates.
Club agents will be supplied with copios OF our list
In their localities upon application.
Posters will be sent, upon application, 10 any who
will post them up In conspicuous places.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

Thursday Afternoon.
l. Opening Address.-Prof. @. A. Bunk.
er, Peacham.
2. Grain Raising in Vermont; Must it
be Abandoned ~. Lawrence. Passumpsic.
3. Practical Points in Veterinary Science.
Prof. N. Greasy, Amherst.
Thursday Evening.
4. Tho Rainfall of Vermont.-Dr. II. A.
Cutting, Lunenburgh.
B. What allied the Animal PROF. N.
Cressy, Amherst.
Friday Morning.
6. Turning Over. IL. Mead, West
Rutland.
7. Fifty Years of Farm Life in Northern
Vermont and its Lessons Henry Blake,
Hardwick.
8. Farming Of the Future.-L. b. lib.
bard, ST. Johnsbury.
Friday Afternoon.
8. Our Disadvantages.-K. X. Abbott
East Cabot.
10. Recent Legislation affecting Farmers
Ora Paul, Pomfret.
IL. Importance of Education on the
Farm.-P. Il. Richardson, Waterford.
Friday Evening.
II. The Dairy and the Dairy Cove.
S. Fassett, Enosburgh.
10. Care of Dairy Stock.-A. Chapman,
Middlebury.
Meetings the following week at Brook.
field and Woodstock.
HENRY NJ SEELY, Secretary.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
So. JOhS,Sb,sry Market.

THURSDAY, JANUARY rs.
Prices Paid by Dealers.
Butter new, tubs or balls 20 "a CSC.
Eggs, Csc v doz.
Beans. common white, 81 75i hand picked, 81 60
Oats, so v bush.
Maple Sugar, stirred extra, loo y hi tub Sc.
Potatoes, 60 "a 75c v bush,
Beef, dressed weights 20 Sc v ID.
Prices Asked by Dealers.
Dried apples, IL n lIc, MS to quality.
Molasses 75c % gallon.
Syrup, silver drip, 81 90.
Sugar, refined G, 13lci granulatsd, l4c.
Maple Sugar "a lOc.
Kerosene, 40 "a 5Oc
Corn, new, soc y bushel.
India Wheat, 65c " bush.
Meal, Zoe o bush, new.
Feed, 81 40 " 100 b.
Bran, 81 rs y 100 ID.
Flour, SO so IA so.
Rye Meal utsihed &c tF ID.
Shorts, s25 v ton.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
Prices Asked by Dealers.
JV'atersosUs Cattle Market.

Csttle-Twothrds Of the supply Of cattle that landed at
this market arrived during the week. before this morning
numbering 1000 head and this morning 5l3 head Of North
ern steers etc. The market very active as
dealers holding their stock about prices as last
quoted Only very best stall, grained high %
Sc but &c OF ordinary to fair lots L. G. Tower sold
oxen at tic b, W. aud 50 of the pair to dress
1000 ibs oxen, to dress 1000 ibs tic U b, d. W;
oxen, dress $50 lbs, at SC v W. b. IL. Pnney sold
oxen, to dress 100 lbs each, at 7tc hi W; oxen
dress 100 lbs EACH at SC H. W. J. D. Sanborn sold
oxen, dress 775 TBS at &c v tb W. Adams Taylor sold
Oxen to dress 900 lbs each. at II "a Tic v ID, W. W.
w. Austin sold oxen, to dress 900 lbs each at 7c }e H.
W; oxen, dress 1000 Ps each, at Tie
sheep-The general impression is that the sheep market is
strong &c off, aud on some lots even greater reduction
There probably considerable many Western at Brighton
The market at the Union houses well represented and
butchers were not sharp tn high rates j. Armstrong
sold 100 sheep, averaging 90 lbs at IS 50 v 100 TBS; good
lot and well fed by A. g. Smith Of Stafford, VT Adams
Taylor sold l03 sheep averaging IS s Ale L. c. Tower
sold 81 Sheep weight $3.50 lbs at &C. with So of couple
Of bucks T. NJ Hunt sold 1856 sheep, average 92L lbs,
Sc, fed by himself at Chelsea, VT
Pouy-POultry brought In live at unchanged prices
l2tc y ID for mixed lots.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26


A HoPEFUL New ENGLAND MANUFACTURER.
The New York Herald says that promi.
nent New England manufacturer, who has
been in that city for several days, expresses
himself as very confident that there will be
a general revival OF business dating from the
passage of the compromise bill. He adds
that the position OF the country is now in
every way favorable to general revival of
industry, If only confidence 10 the future can
be restored. The crops of the year are either
large or ample. The corn crop was within
two per cent as great as the immense crop of
1875, and in the form of pork is bringing
good prices, with good foreign demand
The wheat crop is good and sold at paying
prices. The cotton crop was large and prof
table and was combined with larger pro.
duction than ever before Of food supplies of
the Southern states. Wool has passed the
extreme point of depression, and is bringing
fair prices. The sugar crop of Louisiana
was enormous and is selling at fair prices.
Leather has passed the point of depression
The exports are large at full prices and the
price has advanced from four to six cents
per pound, with the home demand brisk.
All the New England cotton mills which are
up to the times are now able to earn divid-
ends, and the aggregate export of cotton
goods is larger now than before the war,
and is steadily, though slowly, increasing.
The most important sign Of all, in his view,
is the sense Of stability and hopefuness for
the future, in case the presidential difficulty
is peaceably settled; feeling such as has
not obtained since the panic of 1873, and
which every important branch of industry.
Boston Journal.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

UNDER THE LAW permitting the state
board of agriculture to employ such aids and
experts as they deem desirable in their work
the board, at a meeting held 10 this city on
Thursday last appointed Prof G. II. Per.
kins, entOmOlOgst TO the board; Prof Peter
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
Marktts.
Vergennes Market,

MONDAY, JASuARY %.
Dutter--winter 20 a Csc; Fall 25 "a SOC.
Eggs 25c.
Poultry 10 40 lie.
Pork So 90 20 o 90.
Hay $40 @l2.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26
LEWIS B. HIBBARD.

VIZ ARE INDEBTED TO the Free Press for
our report of the first days proceedings Of
the dairymen's meeting, as tho editor was
not present that day.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-26

California never built SO many miles Of
railway in one year, as she has in the past,
and never developed SO fast in all the great
industries,