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Preparing Poultry For Market.

The French system Of preparing
poultry for market by drawing the
intestines at the time of dressing, is
in our opinion for more clearly than
the one generally practiced in this
country, of leaving them in the body
to keep the latter more plump, as
well as to make it weigh heavier.
The,Canadian Poultry Journal has its
say on this subject, and although we
do not agree fully in all the advice
given, still it accords with the general
practice of those who raise poultry for
market:
Poultry should not only be fat when
killed, but should be properly dressed
and put up for the market. Poor
goods may not sell because they are
presented in an attractive form, but
the best will not bring good prices un-
less they attract by their appearance.
After the fowls are killed comes the
most exacting part Of the work Of
preparation. The skin must not be
broken it must not be parboiled; PIN
feathers must not be left in, nor the
down stand out like the first virile
furze on o boys face. To prevent
these unsightly and repulsiye appear
ances, follow few simple and natural
directions Pluck the fowl while the
animal heat still remains do not kill
at time more than you have facili-
ties for Immediately dressing. The
use Of hot water is certainly essential,
but do not have it hotter than is abso-
lutely necessary in order to start the
feathers. Pick out all the pin-feathers
using tweezers If necessary, but do
not tear the skin. SINCE the plucked
fowl over gas jet or the fame of a
kerosene lamp in the latter case it il
sufficient to hold the fowl over the
glass chimney of an ordinary kerosene
lamp, turning the fowl rapidly. The
work may be done in q. few seconds
Some prefer handful of feathers OF
| a few scraps Of paper kindled to 9
quick blaze in the fireplace or stove
4 the lid of the latter being removed
In some markets poultry is sent will
crop and intestines undistu1 bed
probably as much because it is though
the fowls look fair and plumper, a
for any hope Of gain from extr;
weight. 1t is preferable on some &C
counts to draw the fowls. The Frencl
market-women draw their poultry
carefully wipe out the cavities an.
stuffed with bunch Of clean unsize.
paper-ordinary straw or manill
paper and their poultry is delightful,
sweet and attractive.
Poultry should not be packed TO
> transportation until entirely cold
I Then it should be laid IN clean straw
. breast down, keeping wings and leg
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08

At the close OF 1875 there were pub
lished in Paris 846 newspapers, as
against 754 at the end Of 1875. Fifty
one are political dailies, being an in
crease of Is in the year. There are 80
weeklies dealing with questions Of po-
litical finance, IA journals Of travel
and adventure, IA medical and chem
ical, 6S fashion journals, 60 devoted to
law, 81 to illustrations, so to literature,
40 to religion, 43 to science, 81 to agri..
culture, % to the army and navy, 20 to
geography and history, 20 to educa-
ton, Is to sporting, ? to architecture,
TO music, 7 to theatres, 4 to archeol-
ogy, to photography, and II TO mis-
cellaneous information. There are
also Ia reviews and magazines.
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The above account will show the va
riety of products raised, and as the
sales are made after the home is fully
supplied, it will be seen from the va
riety that a sl1illful housewife could
make out very good farmers bill OF
fare from the list, perhaps with the
addition of pepper and salt. tea, coffee
and sugar, although maple sugar is a
home production.
N. says that quite large portion OF
the sales were made to neighboring
farmers, they coming from miles
around, as they say they can get any
thing they want from n, from cheese
and vegetables to fresh fruit or honey.
The item of labor in the account is
explained by saying that N. occasion
ally does a job Of surveying, as wen as
now and then little writing, for his
neighbors. But the main idea is that
| it is sound economy for farmer to-
| raise as great variety and quantity O.
products as he can, not only for homo
use, but to sell, thereby being able to-
meet any call upon him, either from.
home on abroad, for all know that the.
man who always has something to sell
is very apt to have little money In
his pocket in case Of an emergency.
! Of the item Of wool, must say that
was not all sold, as Mrs. Farmer n.
still holds to the old-fashioned notion
Of supplying her household with home
made stockings and mittens. One thing
more: N. believes it sound economy
to read as well as figure, as the num-
Der Of fresh papers and books upon
his tables viii show.
Freedom, Wis. JOHN RUsTICCs.
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els nv breakfast ready said an
impatient young man who was trying
to get his morning meal at a beer
saloon. Don't know said the
waiter; ssI'll whistle up and see. !"
aHeavens no !; don't do that.
ordered sausage, and IL you whistle
you'll have the whole pack down."
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08

Among the many mysterious gifts
that Christmas morning brought to our
house were two boxes Of shells from .
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08

closely to body. See there is no dis
coloration of blood on the skin. If
the heads are removed pull up the
skin of the neck and tie it over the
served portion with bit of strong
thread or Irvine. Never cut off the
spurs Of old hens or cocks with the
idea of passing them for younger
chickens purchasers are not general
~ older than the most ancient speci-
mems Of your poultry yard, or if per-
chance the customer is green, that is
no excuse for dishonesty.
Onr Mans Idea of Farm Economy.
From the Rural New Yorker.
Neighbor N. who is small farmer
in his way, practices economy after
method of his own, which he has per-
mitted me to show up, and in order to
do so use his figures. By the way, N.
uses figures in his farming operations.
To illustrate his point, | give his
account Of sales for the past year. His
motto is, ssIf you want a thing, raise
it; or if you cannot raise it, then raise
something to buy it WITH believing
it but poor economy to go without any
thing which will add to the comfort
or pleasure OF home:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

Concerning tie progress which is being
made in Georgia in the establishment Of
free public schools, Mr.. Smalley of the
New York Tribune furnishes some very
interesting facts derived from recent trav-
els in that State. He finds that no less than
1900 schools are maintained for the benefit
of the colored people, with an average at
tendance of 10000, and that there is no de-
sire on the part Of the old shareholders TO
keep the blacks in ignorance. He finds,
too, that much of the enthusiastic interest
thstthe blacks displayed in learning to read
and write when schools were first estab.
lished, has oozed away, leaving large num-
bers of the least intelligent wholly indifTer-
ent as to the advantages of sending their
children to school. If the negroes are not
in the way of educational advancement 1t
is mainly from a want of appreciation on
their part of its benefits; and the teachers
of eolored schools complain of the difficult
ty of securing puuctual attendance from
the pupils. Another cause is the spareness
of population in many sections. Where
there is not more than one negro family to
the square mile, as in the pine belt and the
mountainous region of the northern por-
ton of the State, it is hard work even with
the best intentions to establish separate
schools; and as regards mixed schools he
says the idea is so repugnant that they will
never be tolerated. In review of the whole
subject, Mr.. Smalley considers tina tit would
be more just to commend tie Southern
people for what they have done in behalf of
education than 10 condemn them for what
has been leit undone.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

PARIS GREEN.--An IN. D." writes TO
the Boston Journal that lie believes that
the statement of State Assayer Hayes on
the use Of Paris Green as destroyer Of the
potato beetle is calculated 10 cause much
loss TO tie farmers by preventing he use
of the only article which in the West dur
ing the past five years has proven itself of
any value in checking the Iavages Of this
most destructive pest. He has, therefore,
looked up the report of Professor r. c.
Kedzie, Agricultural College, Lansing,
Mich, on This use of Paris green, which is
embodied in the report Of the State Board
Of Health Of Michigan for 1875, and gives
the following extracts:
-Four years ago, aided 10y my assistant,
now Professor Uf Chemistry in the State
Agricultural College Of Kansas, l made a
careful investigation 10 determine whether
the potato tuber absorbed arsenic when
Paris green was applied TO the vines 10 de-
stroy The potato beetle. / took potatoes
raised in the ordinary course OF field Gull
ture, but whose vines had been repeatedly
busted with Paris green, and others 10
which all the Paris green had been applied
that could he used without destroying the
plant, but in no instance could l find a
trace OF arsenic in he tubeTs. Other chem
isis have made similar investigations with
similar results )" and then again he says /:
Paris green, when applied in small guam
titles, does not seem to affect the health of
the potato or the grain of the wheat, and
that these substances are not injured as hu-
man food by the small quantity of Paris
green which is required TO free our fields
from most destructive insect"
Paris green does not pass from an inert
into an active form by prolonged contact
with the SOIL"
1.-THE power of the soil TO remove from
solution and hold in an unsoluble form
arsenous acids and arseuites will protect
the water supply from deadly contamina-
ton by this agent unless the poison is used
in excess of any requirements as an insect
destroyer"
To this extract the correspondent adds
that the fact that from 800 to 500 tons of
Paris green have been used annually dur
ing the past five years on the potato ' ines
of the United States, and that there is no
medical record, TO his knowledge, of any
one having been injured by eating the po-
tatoes, fully substantiates what DR.. Kedzie
SAYS.
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AInsdale, n. n.

r.. Minis aud wife celebrated the tenth
anniversary of their marriage wednesday
evening, May 30.
The decoration exercises, conducted
here Saturday Pm, June I'd, were OF an
interesting character. Meacham's drum
corps of Bratleboro gave some stirring
music on this occasion, and that by a male
quarleite was very fine. Short aud sppro-
PIRATE addresses were made by Rsys. L.
Bradford and c. C. Watson of this place,
and s. b. Smith of Coleralue, Mass. The
Hinsdale Guards made fine appearance.
The floral display was good and all the ar
engagements passed off satisfactorily.
Among other things in order on Satur-
day last, was the special town meeting
which drew out large attendance. The
citizens of Hinsdale, when asked, voted 10
build new town house aud appointed
committee Of five, consisting OF Messrs.
Amidon, Fay, Fsrrin, Robertson aud WOr-
den, TO carry such action into effect, but re-
fused to raise money for that purpose.
Query-Can a carpenter construct build
ing without fundsH
Mr.. s. b. Smith is now canvassing this
town for Appleton's Condensed American
Cyelopedia in four Volumes. 1t is an ex-
cellent production, recently published, and
should be in every household. N.
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West BrattIeborO.
BRATTLEDoRo ACADEMY.


The exercises at the Academy, wednes-
day evening, came Off according TO notice,
though, unfortunately, the rain prevented
a large attendance of visitors. The pro-
gramne embraced declarations by w. d.
Miller, Henry f. Curtis, Chester G. War
riner, and Frank A. Votey, aud recitations
by Emma S. Rose, Mary f. Newman,
Belle Boynton, Nellie c. Adams, Ada G..
Hubbard, Emma L. Snow, and Nellie NJ.
Hamilton. Miss M. A. Sprague and Mr.
Ira Burnett were also present, and fur
nshed music for the occasion.
Owing TO the bad weather Wednesday
evening, The entertainment at the Academy
will he repeated on Friday evening of this
week. The public are cordially invited 10
attend.
The graduation exercises of the senior
class, consisting Of Messrs. A. ]. Miller,
w. s. Cutting, Misses Mary A. Kathan,
and Nellie NJ. Howe, will occur at Acade-
my hall on Thursday evening, lllh inst,
at o'clock.
james Herrck, son of Rev. James Her
rick, missionary 10 India, aud brother of
Mrs. J. II. Dunklee of this place, is night
editor of the Rutland Daily Herald, with
which ho has been connected for more than
a year past.
5000 lightning rods are all the rage
among he farmers now.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

The eastern mail stage commenced
running on the summer arrangement on
Monday the 4ih inst, leaving Jacksonville
for Bratlleboro al 4.30 and connecting with
the morning train to Boston at TO- 8. 1t
will leave Bratlleboro upon the arrival of
the p. NJ. train from Boston and New
York, and arrive at jacksonville at IL 30
T. NJ.
On Wednesday, May 9Otb, a pood.y
number of the ladies' of Jacksonville met
at the residence of q. A. Briggs. and organ
lied an Aid Society by the election of the
following officers for the ensuing wear;
President, Mrs. G. A. Briggs; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. L. p. Mowry; secretary aud
treasurer, Mrs. +. II. Pntnam; directors,
Mrs. NJ. Powers Mrs. II. Eastman, Mrs.
c. Dix, Mrs. J. Peetman.
Rev. j. ID. Beeman, presiding elder Of
Springfield district, preached three excel
lent sermons vt the quarterly meeting held
on Sunday, the Sd inst Eight members
were received by letter and two by admis-
sion into the NJ. e. church. sunday
school was also organized, and the follow
ing officers elected: II. NJ. Silsby, SUPER
intendent; C. A. Briggs, assistant superin-
tendent; f. II. Putnam, secretary; ]. w.
Hatch, treas. aud librarian.
On the 4th inst, the house of J. NJ.
Roberts. about one mile north of this viii
lage, took fire upon the roof from the burn
ing out Of a chimney. There was high
wind and the fire had made some progress
before being discovered, but by timely eff
fort il was extinguished.
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south Londonderry.
MEETING OF THE VERMONT BOARD OF 40 e
RICULTURE.


RICULTURE.
The following is the progr ANNE for
the State Board Of Agriculture which is to
be held at this place on Tuesday aud
Wednesday, June IL and 10:
Tuesday Afternoons Address,
j. l.. Martin, So. Londonderry; A Plea for
System in Farm Accounts, A. Chapman,
Mddlebnry; Grass, j. II. Mead, West
Rutland.
Tuesday Evening. Riches and Pleasures
of Rural Life, Johnny Lyon, So. London
derry; Dignity OF Labor, Rev. L. w.
Wheeler, So. Londonderry The General
Principles Of Fertilization, Prof. Peter Col
lier. Burlington.
Wednesday AoyninJ.-Tbeory aud Prac-
tice, A. E. Cudworth, So. Londonderry
Vermont: It's Promises and its Demands,
Ii. NJ. Seely, Middlebury; Young Stock:
lis Care the first Year; o. Paul, Pomfret.
Wednesday ATternoon.-How can we
make our Dairying more Profitable? G. S.
Fsssett, Enosburgh; The Young Farmers
of Vermont, Col. J. b. Mead, Randolph.
Wednesday EUening. Poetry of Farm
Life, Miss A. L. Stuart, Bellows Falls In
sects injurious TO the Farmer, Prof. g. II.
Perkins, Burlington.
Mr.. Curtis Robinson, who died Sun
day, at the age IA, was a valuable citizen,
and had held many positions oftrust and
profit, conferred by his townsmen was
twice member of the State legislature,
and many years justice OF the peace.
There is a table in this place once own
ed by the father of President Hayes. It
was sold by him, upon his removal to
Ohio, TO the father OF our venerable town
clerk, Dwight Tyler. The table was an
old fashioned centre table, divided in the
middle, with four legs upon a side, made
of cherry and bird's-eye maple. One-hslf
OF the table is still owned by Dwight Tyler;
the other half, years ago, was sold to the
Baptist church, and can now be seen in the
vestibule of that church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

The Pores JUnILEE-Pope Plus TX.
celebrated The 50!h anniversary of his con-
secration as bishop on Sunday. Tho re-
joicings connected with this notable event
began two weeks ago. Pilgrims from every
quarter Of the globe, and from almost ev-
cry civilized country, have been gathering
at Rome, and few of them went empty
handed. 1t is estimated that from Amer
lea alone 100000 in money has been sent
as offerings for the golden jubilee. Day
after day delegations have presented them
selves and laid these presents al the feet of
the Pope, aud all these strangers have re-
manned TO swell the number of those who
were to join in Sundays festivities. The
occasion was one well worth obseI wing.
For SO years a bishop, and for 81 the earth
ly head of the Roman Catholic Church,
Plus TX. has engaged the attention of the
civilized world in degree which few of
his predecessors have equalled. Al first
Liberal himself, his later years have been
one continuous and unrelenting struggle
against the tendencies OF the time. Yet
while he has lost temporal power aud in.
CURED the hostility of kingdoms and en-
pires, he has gained in the love and respect
of his people, and II he should die to-day
would leave The church stronger and more
efficient than he found it. But his imme.
diate death, in spite of the rumors so fire.
quently repeated, does not seem probable.
The infirmities of SIS years he is not exempt
from, but his mind is still clear and active,
and his habits such as are likely TO prolong
his days.
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Westminster.

The young peoples society OF West
minister will give dramatic entertainment
and awberry festival on Friday evening,
June 10, at which the drama entitled 1.-THE
Last Loaf" will he enacled. Supper will
be served before and after the entertain
ment. The Westminster cornet band will
furnish good music. a general good lime
may be expected.
The town authorities will hold meet
ing at the town hall in the west parish,
June 9th, for the abatement of taxes,
Mr.. William G. Stearns is making con-
siderable repairs upon his barn.
Miss Kate S. Willard had a narrow es-
cape from death last Tuesday evening from
an overdose of morphine taken by the ad-
vice of physician 10 ease the pain of an
aching tooth. She lay insensible three
hours.
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don, which was extended TO him last week,
is great compliment which has been ac-
cepted with thanks by the third Napoleon,
the Emperor Alexander, and the great
French statesman Theirs, but has never be-
fore been conferred upon an American.
Gen. Grants distinguished dinner invita-
lions in the city extend through the whole
Of this month, with the exception of sun
days. The Marquis of Hartford has him
twice, and the Prince of Wales reciprocates
Mr. Pierreponfs attentions with dinner
at Marlborough House. Then the Lord
Mayor of Tendon takes him in hand, Dis
raeli has the Cabinet 10 meet him at dinner,
and Lord Houghton, the Duke of Devon
shire, Lord Derby, the Duke of Cambridge
aud score of others insist upon having
him at their tables. At the reception Civ
en- to the general by Minister Plerrepont
on Tuesday evening full thousand titled
and prominent Englishmen and distin-
guished Americans were present. All the
members of the British cabinet were there
except Disraeli, who was i'll, almost the en-
tire diplomatic corps, and John Bright,
Mr.. Gladstone, william Black, the novel
list, Prof. Schieman, the Grecian explorer,
aud many others of worldwide reputation.
Gen. Grant received with Mrs. Pierropont
and shook each PERSONS hand; and Mr..
Pierrepont received with Mrs. Grant.
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The trial of the Ellenton conspiracy cases,
which took place at Charleston, S. c., be-
fore Chief Justice Waite, ended, as was an
ticipated in a disagreement of the jury.
Although the story of the Ellenton massa-
ere is in the main familiar TO Northern
readers but few persons are aware how ma
ny negroes were murdered. The trouble
was begun by two worthless negroes who
went into the house of a farmer living near
Ellenton, in Aiken county, S. c., and
abused his wife because she refused to give
them work. This act was aeized upon by
the whites as an excuse 70 banding them
selves together and riding through the
country by night and by day, shooting
black men as they went. An official report
by United States officers on the spot, de-
clares that seventeen colored men were
killed in sight of their fellows, while thirty
more were taken off in the woods by par
lies of whites, aud never seen again, max
ing AZ murders in all. Two officers OF the
eighteenth infantry made affidavit that the
timely arrival of detachment of federal
troops at Rouse's bridge alone saved hun
dreds more of the negroes from assassna.
ton. Regarding these murders, however,
the United States court was powerless TO
act. AS Chief Justice Waite very clearly
stated in his charge 10 the Charleston jury,
it was their duty, not to convict the Ellen
ton murderers, but TO discover whether or
not the men under trial had taken part in
a conspiracy 10 prevent United Stats citi-
zens from exercising the right of suffrage.
1t was upon this question that the jury dis
agreed. Six of them, black men, were in
favor of convicting all but one of the elev-
en- prisoners; the other six, who we're all
white men, were in favor of acquittiug all
those under Indictment. Then, after fur
Their consideration, the black jurymen
agreed TO the acquittal of all but two o: the
accused, but the white men insisted that
they should all be discharged, and of course
an agreement was impossible. The matter
is thus left in the hands of the State courts
TO see that justice is done and these muir
ders are avenged. Some of the South Car
DINA papers refuse 10 believe that Gov.
Hampton will carry out his pledges and
cause the arrest and trial of the rioters.
But, even should he do so, in the present
moral and social condition of The South
their conviction would he impossible, and
it is therefore safe 10 say that the Ellenton
assassins like many others guilty of SINH
lar crimes, will never receive their deserts.
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Graft0n.

Memorial day was observed in this
place by larger number than ever before.
The procession formed at the town hall in
the following order: Cornet band in new
Uniform; returned soldiers, so or more !;
clergyman and speaker; ladies in white
with flowers; children from the different
schools; citizens generally. Seats had
been prepared in grove near the river,
where a prayer was offered by Rev. L. J..
Ward. An address in sentiment aud Lam
guage suited 10 the occasion was given by
Rev. Mr.. Flanders of Chester. Remarks
were made by Col. f. G. Buiterfield of Sax
tons River and Rev. NJ. Paddock of Clare
mont, n. II. After singing by the choir
the procession reformed and marched 10
the cemetery, where the names of the de-
ceased soldiers from this town were read
and the graves OF those buried here six
teen) decorated with flowers. q.