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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
CENTRAL VERMONT r. r.. LINE
SUMMER ARRANGEMExv
Commencing Monday Sept. "a H.


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YORK and nteTm si N e1r London
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24
agricultural department.
o. n. TINknAhs, EDITOR.

All Accommodations for this department should l
sent to the editor, Mr.. o. II. TINKIIAM, n. Pom
frot, Vt
Please write OH one side of the paper only sign such
name or initials you wished published, but Civ
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS post office, County and
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24

a process has been discovered for mill
izing coal tar by converting it into resin I:
the latter is said to resemble shnlNc some
what in appearance and possesses some
new and valuable qualities, which Indicate
that ii may prove an important substitute
tor the present resins and varnishes This
new resin is of II dark garnet red color.
and, when bleached, is II fine golden am
her; it is tasteless and odorless, fuses at n
higher temperature than shellac, and is
insoluble in dilute acids, but disolyes in
concentrated sulphuric acid; it is unat.
tackled and insoluble in alkalies, even
lusing caustic soda having no action on
it. 1t is soluble in oils, coal tar, naphtho
in benzole, chloroform, ether, bisuiubi1e
of carbon and in petroleum naphtha, but
not in alcohol or water
When made into varnish with suitable
solvents, it leaves, on drying, a brilliant
and permanent film, which shows a re-
markable property, and not the slightest
tendency to crack off; a thin coat Of it
renders cloth or paper us waterproof ne
ruober-in fact. it dissolves rubber, either
pure or vulcanized. For iapunning tin or
iron ware it proves to possess positive n l.
vantages over shellac or linseed oil alone
the surface being very hard and pliahle
On tin ware ii produces, with linseed oil
a handsome golden enamel, which a fcw
hours baking in I'M oven makes fine and
hesive.-Propide1ce Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24

THE WIND. MILL ON WAUsHAKUM FARM
We are sitting On our piazza. The
black clouds which have for some time
been collecting in the West, are now near
ly overhead. The storm wind comes hur-
Tying up toward us, and the air is filled
with flying dust. We keep our eyes on
our windmill, and see it turn slowly, with
outspread fans. The blast reaches il, few
swift revolutions, and then the fans fold
themselves away from the wind. and the
speed is moderate and uniform, notwith
standing the variations of the blast. The
huge limbs toss and shake, but the ingenu
ily of man has tempered our machine to
lie wind, and the tempest is shorn of its
dangers. Our mill has now been pump
ing for us six years, and has done lis duty
quietly and faithfully. 1t has never struck,
nor got into mischief, nor complained, Ii
has already saved its cost, and now stands
Us for profit, and in its saving is accumulat-
ing capital We now are believers in the
wind mill as Il farm mplement,an would
-peak good word for it from our expert
ence Give it position, enough care to
keep the working parts oiled, and furnish
4 tank and pipes and pump, and leave the
rest to the force which passes daily over
our fields, all ready to work for us for the
skiing don forget however to ask in the
right way, if you wish your request 10 be
tnswered.-Scientyfc Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24

Good READING.-Let the boys and Girls
read good books or not ut all. DO Won
think The girl who passes her time read
ing silly love-sick stories, or trashy novels
Will ever grow up into anything but sill
ly, weak minded sentimental woman.
with II brain as devoid of one solid thoucht
rs her life is of noble purpose? And the
boy who, hour after hour, is found perus-
ing dime novel, Il book of exciting hicb-
way rohberies, ora sensational newsba-
per, d. yon think he will ever develop in.
to pure souled, high-toned noble minded
man, II man destined 10 make his mark in
the world? No; for just as impure food
will dwarf and injare your whole physical
-yslen, just so impure reading will faint
ana rIupt our whole mental orcanizo.
ion Then think of this, boys and girls.
and be careful what you select to read for,
he 1t said with shame, hundreds of books
and newspapers OF the very lowest, vilest
kind, may be found all over our country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24

CHICKEN CHoLERA.-When you see Il
chicken little droopy and its comb gel =
ling dark, remove it ut once and doctor ii
tor cholera; its discharges are green, and
f it were allowed to run loose it would
,pread the disease. As II preventative, l
lse IL handful uf salt twice Il week in IL
wash basin full Of bran mixed with little
neal, and three times week give corn ~
night on which | pour little coal oil, just
nough TO coat every grain and no more
Wy neighbors all around have been losing
ueir chickens, both young and old; I've
,ost but one, and that was one of my i'm
,orled Brahmas; she was affected 50 diff
erently from other cases | We seen that
he died before | knew it was cholera.
Clean out your chicken houses; whItewash
pnem and scatter carbolic acid around.-
Cor. J0aTAdL Gnd ReCOrd.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24
CURES DANDRUFF,

ana an diseases OF the scalp, and as sbamro
uTessng LOT ladies' hair ii cannot be exceod poo ana
Try bottle use it thoroughly and be cor v;pcsd
TRY 1T AND YOU WILL USE no OTHER
ms and merchants for it,
w ''e Vilsl oo''e' SoOOfor four bottles. w
Sendstamp for circular w.
for New England. s''' " holessle Agent
sbt d Bs%Sre OF imitation The genpnes put upip
with eutof female on the wrappers SucA and red
sdn sS n Montpelier by Frank H. Bascom ard we,
MarsbSsII 1rusEthts PlqinAeld by j r PRenu WI W,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24

We have had new sensation, in being
ranked us in opposer of education; and
by appeals to low instincts and narrow
ideas, exciting prejudice against those la-
boring for higher standard and more
general diffusion of knowledge. Bro
Hoskins, in late number of the Vatrh-
man, published an article which we wish
our limits permitted US to reprint entire,
but from which We can only give extracts,
which shall us far rs possible and in all
fairness give correct idea of the general
tenor of the rest of the artcIe
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
GA ia r r II

Co,orrb If the Nasal Cavities, Acute,
Chronic. and Lucrative. Hay Fever
W Rose Catarrh, CatArrh Of the Eye
md Ear and Catarrh of the Throat
, 1877-07-21

\ GRAND FIzzLE.-The bottom Of the
Grover investigation has fe'l out and co..
cred lis originators with ridicule 1t
turns out that the charge originated with
two men, named respectively \. L. Lake
and ". b. Higbee, who furnished the
afiidayits that were sent to Washington.
The man Lake appeared befoe he com
Iaittce and tod the whole story as fol
loTs
/ once made an affidavit that M0sier had
received Il, 900 for voting for Grover, and
he saw the money paid to Mosier, and that
he had no interest IN the matter. Nltness
said he made this ont at the instance Of ".
b. Higbee Of Corvallis, who was 10 get Inn
subpenaed to Washington for doing It, and
that Higbee knew he was making false al
iidavit when he dad IL After this affidavit
was made out, he (witneSs) then made an
other entirely contradicting the first one,
and on oath to-day says the last affidavit Is
the correct one. He detailed conversation
between himself and Hig5ee at the Cheme-
keta hotel since the election, In which he
demanded his first affidavit and some money
which he understood was to be advanced to
him X a rart Of the mileage money to Wash
ington. He says he had 4ir. Williams at
the time under the bed listening 20 the con-
versation. Senator Salisbury also offered IN
evidence a number Of letters from Higbee on
the subject under consideration between wit
ness and Higbee.
, 1877-07-21

TIE BREAD AND BUTTER BRIGADE.-
Cousins, uncles, brothers and fathers are
lust now in demand with the bread and
butter brigade When they sorrowfully
resign their their places on political com
mfttees they smilingiy install their rela-
tions in their places 1t does not matter /;
what's needed Is publicity, and that these
machine politicians cannot avoid under
the presidents order. Where political
party has fallen into the control of Gus
tom house weighers and gllages the de-
vice Of these people Of putting their cous-
ms IN their places does not help them
with the voters. When these once get it
into their heads that they are made the
mere voting tools OF a parcel of petty
federal Ofice-holders and are used to per
petuate the rule of a bread and butter
brigade they VIII take the matter in hand
themselves. Republicans who wish to
save their party from contempt and de
struction ought 10 protest loudly and
quickly against such tricks Of the tide
walters. Nothing so soon brings a party
into odium with the people as the knowl-
edge that 1t IS run " FOR the benefit Of a
favored class, and not for the public in
terest-
, 1877-07-21

A PRoUD REcoRD.-The democratic
party has proud record to which i can
refer without the least sentiment Of shame.
or the slightest sense of responsibility for
its counIry's calamities II has been the
bulwark of those crowninr slories of the
old constitution, local self-coyernnent.
equality before the law of he whole peo-
pie, trial by jury, the privilege Of the
writ ofhabeas corpus, lie liberty Of person
and the rights Of citizenship. Ithas been
true to that glorious constitution, the asgis
Of bond and free and independent sover-
eighties. 1t kas ever s.renlous,y a1lvo-
Gated equal rights for states and communi-
ties. and been true 70 the interests Of the
industrial masses II tine of peril II
noblv struggled Tor the maintenance Of
free institutions, 10 save from impending
wreck the government and its future and
when The desolatian had passed over our
land and was spent, 1t urged the speeaiest
return OF those who had received amnesty
TO their appropriate functions IN Their
state governments and through thea 70
their ancient allegiance to that Of the
Unien.
, 1877-07-21

SoUTH CAROLINA AND AiINNEscTA-
The contrast between the spirit Of the
radicals of Minnesota, Is shown BY the
deliberate vote Of the raral districts of
that state IN favor cf the tar Republication
OF the just debts Of their commonwealth.
and the spirit Of the democrats Of South
Carolina, as expressed II the language
used by Governor Hampton in his rec nj
speech, Is much. too painful ior the New
York H'or5! t. pUt 1t to any merely par
tiSan uses Honorable men Of al parties
VIII recognise its force and draw their
own conclusions from It, not forgetting
that, while Minnesota has enjoyed the
blessings of self-govornmen5 and been
free from the worst calaInities OF evil
Tar, South Carolina, impoverished by
great ana srieyous public affections, Is
struggling under burdens imposed upon
her by reckless, igl.o-an. and irrespoazi-
bic oppgeSsoTS.
, 1877-07-21

OREGON SEyATOEIAL tNyLsIIGATioS.-
It may he well enough Tor the radical
organs, which would ike TO have their
readers believe that Senator Grover, Of
Oregon, gained his election ty bribery, TO
understand that the Nh Goldsmith, whose
namc is mentioned in connection with the
paYncntof 5000 for the SIX nee.lfui vo.es,
Is 4 radical. Why radical should want
to tzlbs demccratic giziator5 to vote for
d democrat foy Senator, Is riddle 10y
these radical paPe.s to solve, "a 81 y insist
on hell v:ng lie absurd charge. We have
al the time predicted that the ilvestigs-
tioa would end as a serions farce, and we
are now more than ever confirmed in this
opinion. Bur If it Is n ascertain whether
Oregon has a Senator who was Clecle1 by
bITbed votes, which he himself personally
pad the com f,r, TIA, tbe radicals are
eager u ascertain, We viI warrant 20 put
them in the way Of establishing the fact
against one of their Senators before an
investigating commission. Thy must
not be angared, however, if the investiga-
sion should show that ii was not the
democratic Senator, bat, instead, tie
other fellow. The trU5h IS. there has
never been q radical Senator elected from
Oregon except by the use Of money, by
bribery and c5r.up ION.
, 1877-07-21

GETTING SERIOUS. - The Southern
states, by fraudulent elections, federal
appointments, or ciyil-rishts bills, could
have negro governors, n gro jndges, sena-
tors, congressman, legislators, collectors
and PostmasJers thrust upon them, and
negroes forced into their colleges with
but slight opposition from most Of the
Northern and Western newspapers, but
aow that a negro, to the surprise and
against the hopes Of the radicals, has
graduated at West Point aud assumes the
-ank to which lie is entitled in the army
nearly al the officers Of which are North
ern men the injury immediately as
sumes, IN the eyes Of those same papers.
proportions sufficiently large to threaten
discipline, il not the existence Of the en-
tUe land forces Of the United States
, 1877-07-21

Hrs THE NAIL Tine NeF York HeraH
kinks very little Of Morton $ nosing COM
-aittee. Il SAYS "1'hus .Gr only batch
f run.ors has been unearthed- The best
hing that body can do Is 70 adjourn and
come home ltwas appointed during the
presidential contest out Of pure spite, Tor
the purpose Of giving a few gentlemen a
summer trip at the expense OF the GOV
ernment
, 1877-07-21

INcoNsISTENT.-Hayes issued a. order
10 the ofice-holderS Of the country re
curing them t. abstain from taking any
active part in politics, and directing them
to attend strictly TO their official business,
lie then started of On an electioneering
tour to New England, taking the Secre-
iagy OF State, the Secretary Of the inte-
rior, the Po5tmaSter-Gencral and The At
torney-General along with him 10 help
make the stump-sPeechos, and assist III
the hand-sbaking. At the same time the
Secretary OF War started westward to
bear a share IN the radical State coHvea-
tion in Iowa such is practice as COM
pared vi,h profession.
, 1877-07-21
LATEST FR0lI TIE FROM.


Since our extra Of yesterday, we learn that
Red Heart and sixteen OF lis warriors and
25 women and children came and gave them
selves up as prisoners and are under guard Of
Capt. Fol!ocEs Ilcn. Joseph sent III essageS
Tor terms of Surrender. ten. Howard SeEt
back his terms winch IN Substance W5.e tha;
the prisoners shoGld be tiei ~ = c0art-
martial OF several of lis officers. Joseph
dII Lot accept the terms. Some Of the
prisoners say that tie osaer L0sl.ls WClld
no. allow Joseph 10 surrender. Joseph mad
moved his camp and ali his STOCK bacz from
tie Ct1ar....-1r toU--ls the 10 To The
prisoners say he Is going 20 the Buffalo
county. Ice soySG,eel VINO surrendered
had bur one or two guns and no ainDUuit,OH.
DunWeiI'5 ferry house is burned and his
ferry boat cuI adrIit from the wire. M0I-
day al the men that Gen. Howard could
moIn5 were sent N pursuit OF the deoing
h0s,I!eS- They are Supposed 10 have a5Ou.
u hours Tie start Of JEe pursuing troops.
The prisoners say That Joseph men are get
.Eg snort Of ,-,zmuHItiJn. None can ROW
say whether or not the hos.iles have gone on
the LO Lo tIaL for the Bitter root. they
NAV have gone TO Pierce city, or to the
-
io=l, few miles above the forks. and be
making for lhe head oi Polatch and the Pa
louise, or they may give the troops another
b1JLle on the 10 LO creek, or ut the head Of
Weipe cams grounds. The Mount Idaho
volunteers, - IN number, came down on
Monday night escorCrg Mrs Randall ard
chil,ireh TO Jhis place.
List Of killed. Battles July lth and l25h,
Icar Clearwater l. I.
f0uJta -4a9tyH-James j. Workman,
sergeant company \ F.; Charles Margnarlt,
corporal company j Charles MouJandon,
private company Z.
Fa-st frH-Juan Platter, private com
pany Z; Mayor Cohen, private company II /;
Fred Saudmyer, priva.o company H.
ii~Hy-F.t Ia}datrs-James Dovle, cor
poral company ! Charles Cariin, corporal
company /; Charles Clark, private company
[ tlson Compton, private company / /;
John G. heiAenlaa, prUmer company l;
Wm. Hutchinson, private company c; Ed
ward WyEotf, private company b David
W McAaliy, private company Z.
List oi wounded. Battles July Ilth and
l2lh
Capt. E. 4. Bancroft 4th Artillery.
Williams sergeant Repert, company !,
severely; private Shatiner, company !,
severclys private Garre&n, company /,
slightly; Wcckerle, company /, severely /;
sergeant Kiallle, company I, slightly; cor
poT.l Murphy, company /, severely; private
BuchOw. company B. severely; private
Winters. company B, slightly; private Bar
ion, company B, slightly lst sergeant
Richie, company c, severely private Ne
G-ath, company II. slightly; corporal Con
molly. company Il. slightly; private Schecl
Ter, company Fl, severely.
F,gS' 'C5rrI-y--Sergea1t Hansen, company
E, slightly; private Furgusen, company Z,
slightly; sergeant Simpson. company /,
severely; bugler Held, company Ii, slightly;
private Hebsr, company N, severely.
fourth 4rti1ay.-P Private Graham, com
pany Z. slightly corporal Burns, company
I, slightly; sergeant Blumsaberg, company
f, severely; private McFilmore, company
Z, severely; corporal Hes, company i,
sareiy.
, 1877-07-21

EfAKE THEM WELCoaE.-Nany promi-
pent men who have long acted with II,
republican party are evidently prepared
20 return 10 the ancient constitutional
process Of our government Ihey should
he treated not only with courtesy, but
with the consideration due Their rank and
abilities The democratic party should
he willing to recognize them and accep;
their cooperation.
, 1877-07-21

It's ArrITUDE-The present attitude
Of the party which GovernorTilden led to
Its great triumph last year is all that the
democracy could wish. It's power shapes
the destiny.o OF the country IN the direction
Of its restoration to peace and the rights
of all the people t. self-govcrnment, and
its strength Is soliditiod in all parts of the
Union SO as to make lis full control of the
nation for the next twenty years amatter
Of absolute certainty.
, 1877-07-21

DIsFGANcHiSUD OFFICIALS The order
Of Mr. Hayes, prohibiting federal officials
from taking part in cauyaSses and conven-
tious, and denying them tine privilege Of
manipulating party machinery generally,
Is very interesting one but before 1t
can receive high commcndati0n it VIII he
Necessary 70 discover how 1t works in
practice 1t may be relief 10 officials
when no campaign Is IN progress but
low viii i: be when. the question Of poiiti-
cal success becomes important The OHIO
campaign viii furnish ] Jest bu5 it Is to
befeared that the "vule vii lie suspended
for that occasion.
, 1877-07-21

1t Is said that freights from Chicago and
other lake ports to Liverpool were never SO
low as now. Aside from elevator charges.
sixteen and quarter cents bushel covers
the whole cost of grain from Chicago 10 Liv-
erpOol. 1t viii thus be seen that the tax on
gram from the region for which Chicago Is a
market Is far below the freight which our
wheat has 70 pay. Lowest charters at San
Francisco are about 81 IS, or double the rate
from Chicago.
, 1877-07-21

THE NEXT HoUsE,-A Washington
special says that the list as made up shows
"a democratic aiority Of eighteen, not
aight, in the next House Of Representa-
ives. The totals being i52 democrats,
IG4 republicans II the republicans
slould succeed in getting their candidates
seated IN ali seven vacancies, an ImproD-
able contingency, the democrats would
stil! have majority Of eleven.
, 1877-07-21

COLLECTOR y E.KE,;s. of Baltimore, hay
ing been requested 10 resign by the See
rotary Of the treasury, refused to DO so,
as there are no charges against him. He
quotes IN his reply that part of Hayes
inaugural where the doctrine Is laid down
that public o:1eer should not be removed
as long IS his character remains good and
his Gunes are satisfactorily performed.
BE also quotes the letter asking his r sig
nation, n which he has the assurance OF
the Presidents sincere respect FOR his
character wilkins seems to have the
best q it.
, 1877-07-21

THz BATTLEof the administration with
is own friends, who claimed 10 have
warmed IT into life, viii be 10 dress
parade affair, and the President has 50
ior14ed his lines thai he must Teaolutely
press onward in his chosen Fath- Or tall
in hopeless disgrace.
, 1877-07-21

i PooR Excuse The reason given by
ex- State auditor johnson. OF Louisiana,
Tor destroying the books Of record il his
Office Is quite remarkable. He says tbs
deed was done to prevent the records
from . falling into the hands Of the white
league In other words, TO prevent the
Nichols government from securing saJis-
factory evidence Of the thieving OF the
republican officials. Sufficient evidence
has been found, however, 10 send JOHN
son TO iaiL
, 1877-07-21

WHICH SHOULD STAND BETTEE.-Sorah
Carolina, robbed, piudered, impoverish-
81 and almost utterly ruined, IS she has
been, by the thieyng carpet-baggers and
their bribed dupe5, the negroes, has re
solved TO increase the taxes On what
little property there is yet left in the
state, in order to pay the de5i contracted
by her late radical rulers FOR their own
individual and personal aggr3naizenient !;
but the prosperous stare Of minnesota has
lust decided, by large majority, 10 re
pudiate debt contracted in 4 legitimate
way, BY legally authorized methods and
foa The especial purpose Of improving the
state by building railroads.
, 1877-07-21

INDICTED The members OF the Louis
lana returning board have been indicted
and imprisoned upon the charge Of falsely
altering the returns OF the election IN that
State IN December last. The trial OF
these men viii also be the trial Of Hayes
right TO the Presidency. We epredIct that
the forgers viii 90 TO the peniteR.ary.
, 1877-07-21

HAyEs' SUREENDER- Cincinnati
Hayes organ does not see :. how intelli-
gent men can talk Of HAYES policy IS,
having surrendered republican states
This Is quite jusS and tue There were
10 republican states IN the South. The
three disputed states nero undoubtedly
democratic. The returning boards alone
were rcDubli.zn.
, 1877-07-21

FAILURES. According to the circular
Of r. G. Dunn & Co. 'slnercautile agency,
the total failures in the United Stgtes for
ihe past six months were 53g9, a slight
increase over the number for cores
ponding period of last year. There IS q
perceptable decline, however m the aver
age amount of liabilities. The indications
Of recovery or stability Of value arr I'M
certain, and not i1frequently the tendency
Is decidedly downward The excellent
erop prospects throughout the country
would favor the conclusion Of better times.