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Straws In the Wind.

The following straws from a report in the
Springfield Republican of recent teachers
meeting at Old Deerfeld, Mass, shows a
turn in the wind favorable to the farmers
view of the education question:
Professor Tyler, of Smith college, speak
ing on the general subject of education,
lamented the tendency of the country to
materialsm, asserting that the chief ques-
ton asked about our schools is, " How much
arithmetic do they teach ?" and the chief
idea our young men have of exalted man.
hood is the study of bookkeeping. The
aim should be to teach schools of manhood
and womanhood, and not mere calculating
machines, and the speaker urged the use of
agricultural textbooks aud industrial teach
ing in the common schools. The discussion
on the study of Latin in high schools by
Professors Crowel of Amherst, and Tyler of
Northampton, and A. j. Sanborn, Bernards-
ton, favored its retention as something indis-
pensable to good education, which the state
is bound to furnish its children, because
such studies in the high school stimulate
many to supplement them with a college
course and professional careers, who other
wise never would do so. The discussion,
says the Republican, failed to reach the real
kernel of the question as taken up in the
latereport of Superintendent Clapp, of North
ampton, who inquiries whether the tendency
so strongly developing among the recent
graduates of our high schools of both sexes
to avoid manual labor because they feel
above it, is not largely due to the free high
school education furnished by the state.
No doubt this may be so, but it is no ar
gument against free high schools. 1t is an
argument against the kind of teaching in
most of them.
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Whenever the tails of sheep are allowed
to grow the natural length, filth of all kinds
readily accumulates on them, and not I'M
frequently maggots also find there con-
genial home. To prevent these evils it is
customary to dock the tails of lambs, when
two or three weeks old. Dry, cool, pleas
ant weather should be selected for this pur.
pose, or if the day is warm, the operation
should be done early in the morning. In
England it has, of late, been common Gus
tom to dock very close, but several grave
evils are found to result from this practice.
BY it the bearings deprived of their natural
protection, become much more liable to cold,
and in summer time are cruelty exposed to
the torture of flies which often drive the
poor, helpless sheep into frantic desperation.
In this country stumps from one and one
half to two inches in length are generally
left, and it might be advisable, at least in
the case of ewes kept for breeding purposes,
that from two to three inches of tail should
always be allowed to remain.
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A Little Child Shall Lead Them,

The Rev. DIR. Minor was brought up a
Quaker, became a distinguished lawyer in
Philadelphia, and was member of Congress
for three successive terms. Returning To
his home on visit during his last Con.
gressional session, his little daughter rushed
upon him, exclaiming, Papa, papa, do you
know can read :" "No," he said let me
hear you" She opened her little Bible and
read "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart" II was an arrow In his
own heart. IL came TO him as solemn adj.
monition, "out of the mouth of babes"
Gods Spirit moved within him. lie was
driven to his closet, and friend calling
upon him found he had been weeping over
the DaIymdn's Daughter, Although forty
years of age, he abandoned politics and law
for the ministry of the gospel. For thirty
years he was the beloved rector of st.
Georges church, in Philadelphia, the prede-
cessor of the venerated DIR. Tying.
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II the truth must be told, the fruit all bore
a very striking resemblance to frost grapes
or apples. For all the frequent and heavy
purchases the girls made, Harry had quite
stock of apples left, by the time he thought
his clothes must be dry, so he threw them
over to the cows in the adjoining field.
They then went into the house, and as
Harry in his own garments considered him
self fit for the front yard, they were there
playing croquet when they heard Mr.. Hea-
ton say, "Mother mother where's that
old strrup that was out here in the
shed ? The Whitehead COW has got choked
with something, and we can't get it out"
Mrs. Heaton found the needed stirrup, and
the children followed Mr.. Heaton back to
the cows. The hired man held the COW and
propped open her mouth with the stirrup,
through which Mr.. Heaton put his hand, say
ing, al can reach something, but | can't
quite get it," then turning to Harry, he
added, You don't s'pose you could get it,
your arms so small p
81 can try, sir" he answered, and he
reached his hand down ever so far, he
thought, and brought out an apple.
81 don't see how the crtter got hold of
that" said Mr.. Heaton, "the trees amt near
the fence Harry well knew, but said
never word; and the girls waited in vain
for him to confess.
You may safely conclude these three chill
dren, who walked silently toward the house,
were in no very happy mood. Harry felt
guilty and ashamed, because he was acting a
lie; and the girls were sorry, because their
hero was showing himself coward
Suddenly Harry turned about, saying
"Tm going back and tell Uncle John the
whole truth" And back he went, like the
man he was, confessing the whole, and
taking the blame to himself, ending with
"There never was such an unlucky Teller as
am
No, no, Harry, don't lay your troubles tc
bad luck; you have been careless and
thoughtless, and | was afraid you were go
ing to sneak off with lie; and I'd rather
lose my best COW than have you do that
and Mr.. Heaton, whose heart was more
kind than his tongue, patted his nephew OF
the shoulder.
So Harry returned to his croquet with {
clean conscience and light heart, thinking
it was much better to confess our fault
than to hide them.
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efnr Ms ponna.
KATy,s QUESTIONS.

Way down in the buttercup meadow,
saw white baa-sheep to-dayi
And close by her side, in the clover,
A dear little lamb was ut play;
Does the sheep-mamma love her white lammie,
just as you love me7 Say, mamma, sayS
Yes, Katy, yes.
so guess"
In the orchard up In the old pear-tree,
There are four little birds In a nest;
Willie says they belong to the robin
That wears a red bib on her breast;
In all the great, wide world Of brides,
Does she love her own brides the best2
Yes, birdie, yes,
So guess"
The last time played in the garden,
There was Just one red rose to be seem
Butto-day there's tiny pink rosebud,
Wrapped up in blanket Of green;-
Does the rose want u kiss baby rosebud,
When she tries 40 far over to lean2
Yes, baby, yes,
So guess"
Last night peeped out at the window.
Just before repeated my prayer,
And the moon, with star close beside her.
Was walking high up In the air,
Did God make the little star baby,
Cause the moon was 40 lonely up there7
81" Yes, darling, yes,
SO guess" WIDE Andte.
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Hold ON, Boys.

Hold on to your tongue when you are just
ready to swear lie, speak harshly, or say
any improper word. Hold on to your hand
when you are about to strike, pinch, scratch,
steal, or do any disobedent or improper act.
Hold on to your foot when you are on the
point of kicking, running away from duty,
or pursuing the path Of error, shame, or
crime. Hold on to your temper when you
are angry, excited or imposed upon, or others
are angry about you. Hold on to your
heart when evil associates seek your COM
pany and invite you to join in their games
mirth, and revelry. Hold on to your good
name at all times, for it is more valuable to
you than gold, high places, or fashionable
attire. Hold on to your truth, for it will
serve you well, and do you good throughout
eternity. Hold on to your virtue-it is
above all price to you in all times and places
Hold on to your good character for it is,
and ever will be, your best wealth.
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SoALy-LEGGED FowLs.-The editor of
the Massachusetts Pioughman, who is a poul.
try fancier, attributes this disease to an
insect which burrows beneath the scales of
the fowls leg, and he recommends the APP
plication of kerosene to the legs and feet, or
the use of an ointment of lard and sulphur.
Though we had some doubts of the correct
ness of this view, we have applied the kero-
sene remedy to some scaly-legged hens with
perfect success, and therefore give currency
to the Ploughman's theory and practice as
likely TO be of use.
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Ewes OWNING LAMBs.-A Virginian set
tied in European Turkey ('rhessaly) writes
to the Country Gentleman as follows 4" Yes
terday saw Wallachian give lamb of
twenty days old to the mother OF another
lamb, which had died the same day, without
any trouble. | thought of the trouble |
used to have in such cases in America, and
| will describe the process so that it may be
of some use to your sheep raisers The Wal
lachian simply skinned the lamb that was
dead, and rubbed the heshy part of the skin
with ash, and sewed it on the back of the
lamb which he wanted to give to The foster
mother. The sheep came forward, smelled
the lamb, and owned it,"
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KICKING HEIFERs.-A great many rene
dies have been suggested, from time to time,
for breaking heifers from kicking while
being MIXED. And now the statement comes
that the best plan is to tie the animals head
up high. A writer in the New England
Farmer says he has tried all kinds of plans
to cure his hefer of this bad habit but finds
none so effectual as tying the head up high,
as the animal must lower her head in order
10 kick.
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Butter Neatly Put Up.

Many dairymen do not seem to understand
that dairy products, put up in neat and at
tractive packages, will command better
prices and will make a reader sale than
when goods of the same quality go upon the
market in shabby, soiled packages. A clean,
nicely-made tub, frkin or box is, from its
very appearance, sort of guarantee that
the contents have been carefully attended
to, and that neatness, cleanliness and good
ness have not been confined to the package
alone, but that it is fair representation of
the product within. And this is generally
true in fact; for the man who sends to mar
ket poor and slovenly-made article is not
apt to pay much attention to the package.
The consumers of high-priced butter are
fastidious, and loosely-made, dirty pack
age will often carry such prejudice against
the goods within as to prevent an exam.
ination.
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CoIored Dress Goods,

we offer few pieces All-wool Striped vigo Cloths,
at 40 cents per yard, 10 close These goods i'm
ported of splendid quality and usually sold at IS
cents per yard Also few pieces All-wool French
Cashmeres of magnificent quality at 65 cents per
yard-A GREAT BARGAIN A fine assortment of Sin
gle-width Debeiges, Cashmeres, Alpacas, Serges,
etc, at go and 20 cents per yard. large stock Of
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eIarirnlfmal leparfmeh.
t. II. HosKINs. Editor.


III CONSIDERATIONS for thlsdepartment should be
to the agricultural editor whose post-ofce ia New
port Vermont.
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SaIesroom, in Sabin's Block,

South Main Street will nnd my son, Mr. SEP GILMAN,
in attendance who viii furnish all information desired
specng Carriages, and being practical workman he
not fail TO explain satisfactorily. great majority
Of carriage manufacturers use patent, OF facory-made
wheels | use none Of them. ! buy my wheel stock Of
Chester PENN who supply the best builders In the world
use none but the best, selected
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Greatly Reduced Prices

We wish yon to bear In mind that stock does not
ss Of collection Of jew goods DID, shopworn shoddy
stuff that has been picked out Of job sales bankrupt
stocks. But our Goods all NEW and perfect
are OF the very best quality, and be duplicated
every tlme-and they will be sold at LOWER PRICES
than ever before heard OF in this vicinity. Among
many bargains In
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PATENTS PATENTS PATENTS
TESTIMONIALS.


ssk TO $40 PER DAY. Mt home. Sample worth
7ss-is Wv ''''"' sTINsoN co. Portland Maine.
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| Challenge Competition

in workmanship style prices sdebar work built To
der with stevens Patent Circular Combination Spring,
make this demonstration convince the public that Is
money saved To use only thoroughly constructed work. aud
that which is warranted by parties capable of making their
warrant good but nrsl-class material and In
ye public inspection OF the my Factory. employ
none but skilled wOrmen Taking these two facts together
they can sustain the warrant that give with every Car
riage sold. | claim that my
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The Best assortment of
Fine Light BuggieS

Top Wagons Phaeons etc. ever offered for sale In Yer
do not offer for sale cheap work at low prices, but
offer work that will sustain the reputation gained by my
EXHIBIT AT PHILADELPHIA In 1876. l employ no
add to the expense of Carriage but people
yistL my
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DURCHAsERs wANTED-For

PURCHASERS wANTED-For the Dyer LOOMS
Farm. situated about mile from the Court House,
In Montpelier and containing about seventyve OF
land In good state Of cultivation well watered, with
venent building and some three hundred sugar trees Also
hundred and seventy 1--we OF good wood and TIM
her Land, In Midesex, about three miles from Montpelier
village Also for sale twenty Of good hay, hundred
and hy-hVe bushels Of oats forty bushels Of corn one
horse traverse sled and lumber wagon harnesses cart,
pows harrow, chains, Syokes hundred and ninety
Gle. for farming purposes.
Left n. A. CHASE, Administrator.
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Fancy Goods and Small Wares!

ToRCHoN LACEs, LACE BIBs, RIBBONS, HAMBURG
EDGINGs and INsERT1NGs, LADIES' TIES. KID
GLOVES, ETC. etc. splendid assortment OF SILK and
woRsTED FRINGEs-very cheap A
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Prices are Lower

than the prices other builders Of the class Of work
Parties wishing consult their best interests viii give
a call before looking elsewhere. WOOL MATS In stock,
at low rates. Also full line OF Carriage feathers and
Trimmings,
II. O. GILMAN.
Montpelier May lsi 1871. s2-u
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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-10

CASpoR compels ono to admit that
the ways Of tho down-east politicians
are not In any sense less tortnous or
difficult Of explanation than those Of
tho more sophisticated and worldly
oiiice.seekers Of the wickeder parts Of
this vain and vengeful world. Who
believes the New. York Sun, unless he
Is OF a mind to? II Is the sun which
lights up the political fabric aud fabrl-
cants Of Maine thuswise. as follows:
There are Indications Of bad split
In the Republican party In Maine,
where the organization has always
been credited with remarkable cohe.
renee. The opposition to the hitherto
paramount Blaine Hamlin Ring is led
10y ox-Govs. Dingley and Perham, Lot
Morrill,, now Collector of the Port of
Portland Plaisted, Representative
from the Ponobscot district In the last
House, and, strange 10 say, Congress-
man Frye, until within a few weeks
Biane's right-hand man and old Han.
nibai iianiin's cordial supporter. Tho
disa'lec,ion Of these leaders, each with
his personal following, is ostensibly
the result Of Republican difference OF
opinion about the Fraudulent Presi.
don't. Really 1t is y movement Tor the
overthrow Of tho men who have Gun.
ployed the Federal patronage Of the
state for their own profit and tho per
petnaiion Of their own power. Plais-
ted wants 10 DO Governor. Fryeis
piqued on account OF Blaine's shabby
treatmen, Of him. Dingloy aud Per.
ham, who have been for some years
enjoying the calm quiet OF the political
graveyard, have each an eyo upon the
United states Senatorship which
Blaine has preempted for little Eu.
gene Hale in 1850. Morrill, owes
Hsmlin a grudgc and owes Blaine no
kindness. Hence AN extensive row IN
what has been regarded as the hapri.
est Of families"
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TIE MORMON BIBLE

The Troy Times of March 81 speaks
osthe Book " Mormos - II 4, we're
very r.rs. The fact Is tia; cop.s. e. 4
are easily obtained. Possibly how
ever. the Times has references to the
scarcity VI The original book - Il came
from the hands u the printers In Pal.
myrs. New York. The Times says
this, aaesniey tried in vain 10 get
copy of ibis book. aud speaks Of II a.
Que oi the rarest works printed In the
Nineteenth century. That paper hsv.
ing msds some misststemsnts regard
ing Joe Smith and his book, the Buff.
faio Commercial says:
The Mormon Bible was printed n,
the Office oil Il,e Wayne Sentinel, Pal
myrs. by Egtert Grandin, NJ that time
temporary publisher OF the paper
named. Pom~roy Tucker, however,
was tho owner Of the establishment.
which was conducted under his active
supervision. Both Mr.. Grandin and
Mr.. Tucker are dead. The proof sheets
OF the original Mormon Bible we're
read by Mr.. Tucker. There are few
copies or the first edition Of the book
now extant, A copy preserved by Mr..
tucker is now IA possession Of his son,
II. OR. Tucker, of the Troy Times.
Its mechanical execution IL excellent.
The publication WAS not undertaken to
MI up time In tue slack business Of a
country printing Office" but the Job
was paid for at fair profit, a deluded
follower Of Joe Smith, Martin Harris,
oil MacesinD, Wayne county, mortgage
ing his farm to raise the means for
that purpose. The venerable Major
John Gilbert, still living at Palmyra.
did the press work. We very much
doubt whether copies OF the first edi-
iion Of the Book Of Mormon ~ could
now be obtained at Palmyra or else
where. The oniy authentic account OF
the origin aud progress OF Mormouis,n
~ contained in volume published by
Appleton * TO. some ten years ago, OF
which the late Pomeroy Tucker was
the author. IL presents In detail tue
facts, incidents and personages con-
nected With the rise Of this stupendous
lmposture, the author himself resid
inx IN the same town with Joe Smith,
aud knowing ail about his proceedings
and methods Of deception.
The editor Of the AppEAL owns .
copy OF Mr.. fuckers book; and he IL
very glad Of the Commercials assur.
ance that 1t gives the only authentic
account OF tho origin and progress OF
Mormonism.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-10

How NELSON WAS IssuLTEp. Mr..
Long. who played Sebastian in
Twelfth Night dressed the part
so well as to make very close
double for Viola, and this was the
canse Of little incident Mt the
wings the other night, OF which
Conductor Schultz was the unwit
ting hero. Schultz had come on the
stage with his violin Just before the
dance, and seeing, as he supposed in
the dim light, Long waiting for his
cue, went up behind him and slapped
him on the back remarking on the
fit OF his tights. and taking other
familiarities. Suddenly the sup
posed Long turned. Schultz saw
the indignant eyes Of Adelaide Neil
son, and heard a long Kissing Sir
that seemed to freeze the marrow in
his bones. He muttered confused
apology in broken English, and fled
to the shades below, where his
brother musicians had difficulty
in preventing him from strangline
himself with the string OF a double
bass. His modification is beyond
beer. IS. i. Call