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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

We noted some weeks since Mr.. A. +
Perkins's starting from Pomfret with car
load of fine wooded sheep for Texas. The
following item from the San Antonio
Herald shows he has arrived there;
SALE OF VERMONT SHEEP.-Mr. A. f..
Perkins. the great sheep breeder of Yer
mont who recently brought for the first
time to this market some Of his fine bred
sheep, Yesterday sold to Mr.. B f Dane,
well known as among our best breeders OF
sheep in this State, twenty-five Of the
finest ewes probably ever brought into
Texas. Mr.. Dane has Great reason to be
proud of his purchase, and of the sheep,
He also purchased one of the best of Mr..
Perkins bucks. Mr,>rs Wish and Thomp-
son, who are large sheep raisers near
SabinAl, also bought from the same flock
eight splendid bucks. Several of the
largest and best breeders and judges of
sheep in Western Texas pronounce
these the finest bucks ever brought into
Thu State.
Mr.. Perkins intends to establish re
putation in this State for breeding which
will make bis name familiar and his sheep
sought after by all who desire the im-
provpment of their docks to come from
the old original pure Vermont stock.
Messrs. Moss & Bennett, opposite the
post office. will show the sheep to all in
terested in the raising. There are some
of the flock yet for sale.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

A PLEASANT STORY OF" JENNIE JUNE y
In recent letter to the Baltimore
american Jennie June" wrote a main,
fulIy-true story of what woman did. |
have one to match it. Two or three wears
ago an aged mother gave her daughter
several thousand dollars to invest for her
in some safe and productive securities. By
the advice of friend on Wall street, tho
daughter was led to purchase certain West
Virginia railway bonds. This proved to
be a fatal mistake, for in few months
the stocks became worthless, and the little
fortune was lost! AS soon as the daughter
received the news she determined by her
exertions to replace every cent Of her
mothers money, and never let the dear
old lady know that it had been lost She
did this with her pen, working early and
late, denying herself, securing the city and
country for information. And she accom-.
plished the task, just as Harriet Martineau
forced success from the most adverse cir.
cumstanees. That woman was "Jennie
June" Croly herself Do you wonder
hundreds of people, who have learned tn
know and love her, thronged the deck Of
the White Star steamer Saturday last n
bid her good-byP-NetO York Letter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

CHUFAs.-Last spring, l purchased a
small package Of chu(as, and planted them
in a dry loan, abo"t three inches apart
They came up readily, at first, showing
only one flat spire that filtered out vigor-
ously and in few weeks the eight inch
space between the rows was covered with
the tops. To causal observer the toy
growing from ten TO eighteen inches tall
resembles the flat grass-growing in marshy
meadows The chufas, or ground nuts,
grow at the base of the stalk from one to
four inches below the surface and the ma
jority come up attached to the stalk. The
color of the ground nuts is about the same
as that of Il hard-burned peanut, but the
skin is not sufficiently hard to prevent ii
from being eaten. The shape of them is
of an elongated round with an uneven sur
face. In size, they are under that Of II
chestnut, and like that nut are to be eaten
in Il semi-dry state. In sweetness and
richness, they closely resemble cOcoanut
and partake of the flavor of a chestnut to
a considerable extent. They are very
prolific. one nut frequently producing from
TWO to three hundred. TO those who de-
light in eating, but cannot easily procure
cheslnuts, the chufl will prove IN cas-
lily produced substitute. Neg England
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
He Says 1t Is True.
SENECA FALLS. Nov. 9, 1876.

SENECA FALLS, Nov. g, 1876
Mr. H. R. STEvEEs: a.. ..-..,,-... no 7 ,,.rt
ydn TO Know what VEGETINE has done for me Only
}hoae who have been raised from deaths door can know
The vaine Of such good medicine. am u years q
sgo Three years ago was taken sick with what the
docinrs called LuMBAGO. For weeks was connhed 70
nv he'd had three different physicians, without any
HELM received no relief; | was great su1eieI.
dnaliy became entirely helpless; Inc last Doctor
toId me there was help he SAID he might possibly
save nv life by eiecting morphine IN my arms ahd
iegs The encouragement for saving my life 0y having
tbls dome was SO small chance could not consent 70
RIM the risk. About this time my son read your al
yertisement in our paper testimony OF oerson VINO
bad heen very sick with about the same complaint ana
was cured Ny son went right away t. the ap9thecary
fore and bought bottle OF YEGEIlNE, Before
had used thelfrst bottle found great relief; could
move myself in bed. After taking three bottles was
able 10 sit up and move about my room continued
akin the VEGETINE, aud was 10 q few weeks re-
stored to my former health. The NEGEIlNE saved
nv life after the physicians said there Was no hep o
me have had no doctor since. II / teei unWeIl
take dose Of YEGETINE, and recommend 1t to my
friends, - " - Fl, A..
doctor was surprised to see me IN good health DC
saws VEGETINE is q good medicine. l tell him II
cured me. He says " 1t is true" cannot feel TOO
thankful very Kratetully yours, - oaoN-,
Seneca Falls, Seneca County, n. Y.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
agricultural department
O. M. rINKHAM, editor.

Allcommunications for this department should be
sent to the editor Mr.. o. NJ. TINKHAM' N Pom
fret, Vt -,
Please write on one side of the paper only sign such
name or initials as you wished published, but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, post Office county anu
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

MEXICAN CATTLE THIEVES. The asser
ton that no cattle have been stolen from
Texas by Mexicans during the last fifteen
months is liable to the objection that there
is no truth in it. We are not prepared to
dispute the fact that the twelve Mexican
thieves McNelly and his men killed, near
the home of the NeVS cores ondent, have
not stolen a single hoof since that time,
and that very likely some few Brownsville
and Matamoros merchants have not done
as much business as formerly in hides and
cattle. tits also very possible that during
the time Don Nepumecino Cortiua was in
the jug the Texas stock men have enjoyed
n partial millennium of peace and securi-
ty, but that no cattle have been stolen we
deny most emphatically. The back files
Of the Herald will show that cattle are
being continually stolen. 1t is not more
than Il month ago that L. S. Cavalry pur-
sued gang of Mexican thieves SO closely
that they had to run their stolen cattle in
to Il small town, knowing the U. S. troops
had orders not to follow them in towns
In the flight about twenty of the nearly
exhausted cattle gave ont, and We're driv-
en- back to this side of the Rio Grande.-
San .Ant0ni0 Herald.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS
CENTRAL VERMONT R.R.LIy
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT
Commencing Monday, May q, M
TRAINS GOING SOUTH Ann r,s-

4hAINo uOlNI SOtIH AND EAST
Leave Montpelier att M.210P.y ,rao,
MAIL TRAIN leaves ST. Adams 100 n, ~ ~ tY
05 A. n, for Boston, New London srlTyS lSpa.s
York and intermediate points. aAs'u St
EXPRESS leaves Rouses Point at 10 20 a, u,
900 A NJ. St Adams at Il 10 p. NJ BuruKtGr ollIH
Montpelier 10 ? NJ, for Boston via Lowell '+%P E
MIXED TRAM leaves st. Adams 34OPy sr,,,
Montpelier s.l0P ". ''I''llR u
NIGHT EXPRESS from Ogdensburg. Montreal e..
bans and Burlington. leave Montpelier ~ 4sp = 81 l..
Boston via Lowell or FiJchburg, SprIuYfe1i X y IN
and intermediate points '-''" 41
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND Wpsr
Leave Montpelier abba. NJ, 6.I0AM ,sHp
SEQ p NJ. al lit
DAY EXPRESS leaves Boston via FitcLlur,b...
N va LONel btO A. n, New Lguduu o "a " :. y 4
held " ~. Montpelier 20 ?. NJ for Bur - ItlI
Adams, Montreal, and OgdensburK 'l Ny.
ACCOMAODATtOS leaves White River Iurttt.r,.
NJ, Montpelier go P. NJ. for BurllUgtnusl4 X ~
ACCOaMoDATI0S Tram leaves NOrthtetd ~ 4 ~ 4ali
Montpelier l0A. N, for Burlington. ST AZ isIs
mOnd, st. Johns, ROuses Point and Mcftraa '' H4ll
MIXED leaves White River Junction Ak " ~
field ll.00 arrives at MONTPELIER l4UJs n 'fN
NIGHT EXPRESS leaves Boston via Lowell a.s,
via Fltchburgh bJJ P. NJ, New York 10 P -
field $50 ? NJ Montpelier 35 A. N fJ- BIriIi5,tal s
Adams, Montreal and ORdeusbursh aid III X .4rN
Trans Leave Montpelier for Barre at 49, A. n rs..
P. NJ, and 4lBP.M a. W"
Returning leave Barre at ) 25 A. II AMI gasrd,,-
#. 94tt
Sleeping cars are attached to Mint Et,rass &c..
running between Montreal and Boston, afi VHat'
and priughed, and st. Adams and Troy '''1'Ia
Drawing room cars on Day Express trans b4tv..
Montreal and Boston. 0'6ttl
Through tickets for Chicago and the West t,,s,t
the prin cipa stations. " sS'5''
j. W HOBART General sufsrjrtsrs.,.
st. Adams, Vt, May lg, ls77, "-e4'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

a man with bad disposition may
raise good potatoes, possibly, but it is GER
tain that he can never have the best horse,
COW, or working oxen in his county.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

SURE DEATH TO TIE CURRANT Worm,
The destruction of currant bushes Tor
years past by worms has been the means
of enhancing the price OF that very valua-
bic fruit in most markes, while with n
little care it can be cheapIy protected. Ii
is well known fact that white helleboro
is sure death to the currant worm, but NJ
the same time many will not try it, while
ohersa apply ii in such a way that II is soon
washed off by rains, or only touches the
tops and outside leaves, leaving the inside
of the bunch of bushes for the worm to
feed upon. The whole secret is to apply
il on the under side OF the leaves, where
the worm fastens to eat. To do this take
IL piece of cotton cloth that the powder
will shake through sparingly, about lC
inches square; put in about 4 ounces Of
the powder. and gather it up around the
end of stick about feet long, and tie il
on, making sort bag at the end. | Their
make the application in the morning before
the dew is off by opening the bunch oil
bushes and putting the bag end down near
" to the bottom and shake it, the current
air is then upward, and the leaves being
damp, the powder site ks on the under side
If the current of air is little sideways
shake low on the wind side on the outside
of the bunch of bushes. 1t is not best tc
wait the appearance of the worm, but
doctor the bushes as soon as the blossoms
are developed and the leaves are half oil
two-thirds grown. and again after the
fruit has fairly set This will usually dc
the work for The season. The main point
is to rightly apply the helleboro, and witt
these hints and careful attention, will
the use of little judgement, the currani
bush can be preserved. We have row
about 6 rods long that we have preserved
for over u years in fine, healthy condi'
ton, producing from $l5 to $50 yearly be,
sides what we use at n cost not TO exceed
81 per rod - Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
CURES DANDRUFF,

and all diseases Of the scalp, and as shampoo an(
dressing for ladies' hair, it cannot be excelled
Try bottle, use it thoroughly, and be convinced.
TBY1T AND YOU WILL USE NO OTHER.
Ask your druggists and merchants for it, orsend IN,
to me for trial bottle; $500 for tour bottles
Address C. W. RICHARDSON, Barnet. Vt
Send stamp for circular.
George G. Goodwin Boston, Mass Wholesale Agert
for New England.
- IT Beware of imitation. The genuileis put up il
light colored wrappers, printed with black and rec
INKS, with cut of female on the wrappers
For sale in Montpelier by Frank H. Bascom and Wi
Marshheld.G / F. Wooster.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

Straw, or some other mulch, should be
laid under strawberry plants when coming
in fruit, because it prevents the fruit COM
ing in contact with the soil. shades the
roots from the sun. and prevents the
waste of moisture by evaporation.
Lady Graceful, the celebrated Shorthorn,
bred at Warlaby, and for which Mr.. Coeh-
rane of Canada gave Mr.. 7. g. Booth
about $4,000 in gold, has lately been sent
to the butcher, having ceased to breed.
High feeding, and the forcing system made
this Shorthorn actually worth about S67.
American Cultiuator.
1t ought to be regarded as just as great
a distinction among farmers TO carry off a
prize or Il medal at the Exhibition as it is
in other callings to fly ribbon, wear a
badge, or carry a baton. The class of
farmers among whom prizes are distribut-
ed from year to year, is the class that
inevitably represents progressive agricul-
ture.
A RARE VARIETY OF FIsH.-The red
fish of Wallows Lake, in California, are
described as being blood red in color, very
fat, and weighing about eight pounds, and
are preferred, when taken, to salmon. 1t
is said there are onl Y four lakes in which
this fish is found-Payette, in Idaho. a
lake in Maine, one in Scotland and Wal
lows Lake. A company engaged in com,
mercial fishing on the latter frequently
bring in ton of red fish ut haul with a
seine of medium length. WalowS Lake
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
VEGETINE.
ALL DISEASES OF THE BLOOD.

II YEGETINE will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and
cure such diseases, restoring the patient to perfect
health after try ing different physicians, many RENE
dies suffering for years it not CONCLUSIVE proof 2?
you are sufferer, you can be cured? Why ls TINS
medicine performing such great cures? 1t works IL
the blood In the circulating fluid. 1t truly be
called the GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER The Erea
source of disease originates in the blood and no med.
cine that does not act tly upon it, to purify aud
renoYate has any just claim upon public attention.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

RAIN WATER ClSTERNS In the first
place, | have found that farm building,
suitable to shelter man and beast, would
give roof surface enough to obtain good
supply of water for the men and stock Sc
housed, if provision is only made 10 save
and store the rain water that falls on them
Next consider it the best water for al
purposes, after filtering what is wanted
for the house use. 1t often will not cost
as much to make cistelns rs TO dig wells
and they can generally be located nearer
to where they will be wanted, and need
not cost nearly rs much for pumps or fol
pumping rs from most wells. And it is
good economy to put the eave-trough and
conductor on our buildings, 10 take the
water from them (even if it is not saved)
for the good of the buildings themselves.
prefer to build cisterns round or Jug
shaped, always arching over the top
leaving man. hole at the centre, and n
small hole for the pump where that is
wanted. This | carry up with bricks, like
a small chimney, to set the pump on. The
other hole | cover over with fiat stone
then earth over all, which will keep ont
frost and keep it clean. Whenever it be-
Games necessary to go into it, remove the
earth or gravel from the top, and turn W
the stone; and after the cistern is cleaned
replace the stone and earth rs before. By
having ciSterns of 500 barrels capacity
one at the barn and one at the house, find
that if the barn cistern ever gets low,
can draw supply from the house cisterr
until the other is rcplenished by rain
again. 0 many farms through the eonn-
try where the water has to be drawn from
deep wells. | am confident it would be
cheaper and easier to fun ish cistern fol
water supply at the barn, than to obtain j
from the well, either by hand pumping on
by windmill nower.- ConMtr4 GenNenlan
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
For the Freeman.
Insects Injurious to Vegetation.

TEN-LINED POTATO BEETLE-'COLORADO
POTATO BEETLE-DORYPHOR DECEM.
LlNEATA.-Sdy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

IUEGETINE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

Some weeks ago We wrote an item upon
"Groomng Cows" which, among Other
papers. was re. published by the Tribune,
which brings ont correspondent as fol-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-23
MINERAL WATERS.

GENCY FOR THE SALE OF THE
"A WATERS FROM THE VIRGINIA SPRINGS,
AND OTHER CELEBRATED WATERS FROM
OTHER SOURCES IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN
EIRnTE--rlZ.:
WHITE SULPHUR, Grrcnbrier county. W. Va:
ROCK BRIDGE ALUM Rockbrdge county. Va:
ALLEGiIASY- Montgomery county, Va;
DEALING. Bath coGIty, Va;
BUFFALO, Iihia II and -, Mccklenburg county.
Va;
BLUE RIDGE Ho:.tuirt county. Va;
BLUE LICK. kentucky:
CONGRESS, Saratoga, y. y:
HATiiDRN. Saratoga y. y:
GEYsER, Saratoga y. Y:
CHAMPION SPoUTING SPRING, Saratoga. Ny =;
kATALYSINE.G Gettysburg, Pa.
HICIIY, Eichy. France;
BITTER WATER, Frc6richshan. Germany:
HITTER WATER Iullna, Bohemia;
SELTZER. settler. Germany.
Salt, from the following Springs. for readily max
Ing the water, extriuporaneously, very useful for
travellers sr iuvslids at Inaccessible points can be
III per ma!l-yz.. Roekbridrc Alum Water Mass,
from the Rockbrids. Alum Springs, - per vial !;
Seven Spring, Iron and Alum Mass. Washington
county. Va, per vial: Bedford Alum and Iodine
Mass. bedford county, Va. Il per vial.
Descriptive pamphlets furnished gratis on appl!-
cation.
PCkCELi- LADD & CO. Druggists,
4 l2lt Main street. and No. z Governor street,
jy l2-2m Richmond.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-23

The Mobile Register purposes to get even
with the Yankees. 1t announces the publ
cation of report made by creditable eye
witness OF al investigation OF the condition
OF northern and eastern operatives. Its
readers may prepare, it says, for a recital OF
horrors which no nation, ancient or modern,
has ever eXceIled. 1t will show how life
has to be sustained by the working classes
amongst those who shed tears over the fate
OF the poor slave OF the South, and they
will shudder when they hear OF the physi-
cal suferings and moral degradation to
which northern operatives are subject, draw
ing long breath Of thankfulness to God
that never have their sugar, cotton, or rice
heids oeeI;s2olluted by such cruelties
Great Ve the mysteries OF freight rates.
Merchants from Wellsburg, Pa, are pur-
chasing goods in Chicago in preference to
New York, on account Of the railroad
freight arrangements, the freight on goods
from New York 10 Wellsburg being 81 per
hundred, while from New York to Chicago
is only twenty-five cents per hundred, and
the same from Chicago back to Wellsburg
by water route. In other words, the freight
from New York to Chicago and back to
WeIIsburg is only half as much as from
New York to Wellsburg, which is less than
hall the distance between the two cities.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-23

THE RULING PASSION STRONG IN DEATH.-
The superstitions of the Chinese are some
times very curiously eXemplifed. The
other day woman died in the city-she
was the wife of harcoal-deaIer-who, for
a long time had boarded money secretly, the
fact being hidden even from her husband.
When she fell sick, she took her dollars and
concealed them under her pillow, her ayarice
extending so tar--the ruling passion strong
in death-that when she died her hands
were found cutching number of the coins
so tightly that it was impossible to unlock
the fingers. OF course, firmly as the MUS
ces may have been set. it would no doubt
have been possible for her husband to have
wrenched or cut them apart had he wished
to do so; but no. "She stuck to her dol
lars during her liie," said the widower,
"and she clings to them still more despe-
rately in death; let her have them undls-
turbed." And so the corpse was buried,
its dead hands clasping the dollars with
desperate grip, while the rest OF the poor
creatures savings were put into the coffin
and buried forever with her.-Shanghai
Celestial Empire.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-23
TOR II + y T.

For RENT: Ga
No. 3l2 north Twelfth street, now occupied by
james Purcell. Esq.,: eight rooms and every ocnVe-
niencc. Rent only 1850. - ,,,,,,
en- gas. water, &c. ut 1900 per annum.
No. 9l7 west Main street: SIX rooms, dcIached
kchen gas Tater s at sg21 pp anh the usual
cunvcnicnces, at $3.50 per annuin.
No. 23l6 east Marshall street: SIX rooms gas,
water. ath-rooni. &C., at sSOu per annnm ann, ,s ,o-
tlchcd kitclea, gas. water, &c, at 1913 per aunun'
No. Gil north Tenth street; seven rooms gas.
water, bathroom, Kitchen, &c. at $3.50 per 'nnun'
seven rooms, detached Kitchen, bathrooms, &C.,
&C.. at 1900 per annum. ,.
No. 500 north Twenty-ifth street; six rooms,
Nos. 27lO and 27Os' Broad street; six rooms
each waS5 poSTs H SRk f9G9 oTsR corner
Twenty-fourth and o streets; six rooms and the
usual conveniences, at 1900 per annum. 80
Very large BRICK HOUSE on the cornor o.
about fifteen rooms: detached kitchen, gas and
water, and very large garden. Rent only S3Oo per
annum. ror-
ol42S Main street, at 800 per annum.
No. 1901 Main S. rect. AT $3.50 per annum.
No. 1901 Franklin street AT sSOo per annum.
No. 1923 Main street, at E218 per annum.
No. 1911 Main street, at .4SO per annum.
No 1929 Main street, at $3.50 per annuln.
No. north sixth street, near Marshall street. AZ
No. 49, Cary. between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, formerly occupied by James Murphy, NJ
s450. -
No. 1903 Franklin street, at 81 80 per annun: -,
Nice STORE, near the rsh-murkct at New Market,
suitable for al eating-hsuse or dsl-stand. .,
No. 4O4 east Marshall street, win counters,
shelves, &c, and six rooms overhead, containing
gas, water, &C. Rent only 1900 per annum.
For further particulars aRpsG RRposERr e B. LYME,
an lS-codat 1912 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-23

Sam. Shriver tells the following OH Dr..
Bcamon: Upon arriving at Richmond to
attend the Convention, the Doctor ap-
preached Ford's Hotel, weary and dusty. 4
boot-back accosted him ut the hotel en-
trance, "Shine, boss; have shine?'
"Yes," said the Doctor; and the boy was
at his work in moment. "But stop, what
are you going to charge!" Only ten
cents, boss; jess ten cents" "Well," said
the Doctor, g. haven't anything less
than dollar bill, but; 70 ahead, go
ahead and black them, and when you get
through we will walk in the hotel and get
this bill changed, and then Ill pay you"
The boy stopped work; resting on his
knees, his arms akimbo, he looked up into
the florid countenance and said: OAK yer
parding, boss; but isn't you member OF
de Convention:" "Yes," said the Doc
tor, "Tm delegate, certainly I'm dele
gate; but what have you got to do with
that! :" "Sorry for you, boss; sorry to let
yer 20 off with jess one shoe blacked, but
fact is I'm tsaid ger might 1rant ter COM
promise dat det."-Sufolk Hsrald.