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1stls llfs aai also uslnR the cay Relief RI oal oae
noHncE1 fncurslfe. III. -
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pouR.!s when commenced with S0uF retnrtsEea, N!
unN It 10 TWO bnndfrd aud ten POUNDS. but tay arI t
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ena9en! htpa Of rllrf AID twenty fur ttiet of EL
kuk lhs NtdelhtS from a. Arauyll. fIeAsu send lnS
NHS. e. KRAFT.
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Kidney and Bladder Complaints,

Urinary and Womb Diseasca Gravel DlabetcA prnr,y.
stSppaEe II Water; lncunt!le4se 0t urEnr 1'tlEh!s
eISk dust depos of t1s Esier thick. cloudy 1a:1.!
whiGd silk. Or Tiers y Morbd dark biltau. &tpta
ance and white bote. dust uepoAlta knt w!gn h r. IL
pAin Ia The sual Ut the back and slang tho lotns.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

THE MAIDEN AND THE YEAR.

THE MAIDEN AND THE YEAR.
A funny little maiden, who had heard her mothe
say
That in the night at twelve o'clock, the Old Yea
went away,
Concluded not to go to sleep, and she perhaps nigh
The very first in all the void the baby year to see
She laid plan out in her mind, what would bt
Lest to do,
And thought she'd try and count the stars tina
lined the whole sky through,
And that would keep her broad awake, for fear o
skipping some,
And them when she had finished quite, the little
year might come.
She watched them twlnkling as they shone, through
window near her bed,
And wondered how Gods arms could reach tic
light them all o'erhead,
And if the IN ron their mother was, and, when she
went away,
If some Of them (he tiniesD were not afraid to stay
1t tired her head to count and count and see SO many
there,
The while she listened breathessly for voices in
the air;
But not sound disturbed the night, no pinon,
llOated by,
Andyct chow strange it was so still y the glad New
Year was nigh
" Goodnight, dear year" the darling said " 0
happy year, good night
think Pl close my eyes just once, to rest them fo
The llght.'
And then,-Ii some one brcathed sigh so sofll!
sleeping here.
Perhaps it was The little maid, perhaps it was thu
Yearl
BY CARA, in December Vide AtVake
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
his cold, black nose than he knew what 10

his cold, black nose than he knew what 10
do with.
After that, as the weather grew finer
and finer, and the days longer, Carl and
his dog wandered forther and farther, and
earned more and more money every day,
until the little sisters rejoice in new
shoes, hats and dresses, and the house,
keeper had Il splendid basket-not very
large, of course-with handle that any
basket could be proud Of, and actually did
60 to market fair and square, and no
make believe about it.
And Carl presented himself with brand
new suit of clothes from the secondhand
shop next door, including shoes that were
made for each other, and hat with u
brim.
Bv-and-by the cheeress room was ex-
changed for n pleasanter one; and the sto-
~ of The lair-haired Head of the Family,
and the fortune he found in the ashes, took
wings, and returned to him laden with
blessings.
And five years from that bleak March
morning, when Cinders looked up so
pleadingly in the boys face, Carl found
himselfa clerk in the countng-room of II
generous, kind-hearted merchant
"a boy who worked SO hard and so pa
tently to take care of his little sisters"
this gentleman said to his wife. land who
was ready to share his scanty meals with
vagrant dog, must be good boy, and
good boys make good men"
And Tony and Lena both grown to be
bright, healthy, merry girls ,befricnded by
many good women, were going to school,
taking care of the house, earning little
in odd moments by helping The seamstrers
who lived on the -four below, and still
looking up with love and respect to the
Head of the Family.
Cinders, petted and beloved by all. per-
formed in public no more, but spent most
of his time lying by the fire in winter, and
on the doorstep in summer, waiting and
listening for the step Of his master.
SO you see Carl was all right.
lie did find his fortuue among the ashes
But would it have proved fortune had
he been cre, selfish, hard-heartcd boy?
All! that's the question: Wide AWube
| I'm. Dono9nLoa
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

Says the Boston Journal OF Chemistry
Leaves are often recommended in tn,
agricultural journals as IL protective win.
ter covering for strawberry plants, but it is
an error to employ them for this purpose
We have experimental with leaves from
the various delicious trees, but uniforml,
with bad results. The trouble is, they
form quick mating over the plants.
impervious to air and light, and in damp,
warm winters the plants are destroyed
Coarse straw is much better; with this fol
a covering WE have had good success. bur
decidedly the best covering is secured by
the nse of boughs from evergreen trees.
the pine, hemlock, Norway spruce, etc
Strawberry beds ARE uniformly safe with
these coverings, if they have been care
fully put on. 1t is not necessary to
give very thick covering but enough
10 shelter them from the suns rays
and from severe frost. 1t is better t.
cover twice. late in autumn with thin
covering. and in early winter with anoth-
er layer 1--WE additional protection"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

A writer in the Lond0n Field states thai
poultry properly fed will acquilc all Tn,
fairness needed for the marketing purposes
in II fortnight or three weeks ut most
Their diet should be Indian, oat or barley
meal, scalded in milk or watrr-th,
former is the best, MS it will expedite the
flttening process. They should be fed carl,
in the morning, ut noon, and also in the
evening just before going to roosl, and
given plentiful supply of pure fresh water
plenty of gravel, sliced cabbage or turnir
tops. If the fowls are required to be very
fat, some trimmings Of fresh mutton sue
may be chopped up and scalded with their
feed, or they may be boiled with milk
alone and poured over the meal. This
renders the flesh firmcr than it otherwise
would BIZ When fit to kill, feeling should
be stopped for twelve hours or more. so
that the intesLnss may become compare
lively empty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
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G1IkINE mn SOM

GOING TO SCHOOI.
lie helped her over the lr5adow brook,
While her feet she tisdilly set
Irwin lilies they were) on the messy store
With the cooling nipples wet.
They passed the brook, and it seemed to sing
With sweeter, merrer sound,
As the two with their school books wandered o.
Ger the clover.laden ground.
. little maiden how fair you were
With your eyes of heavenly blue;
And the dlmples played on your cheeks, as play
On rose the drops of dew.
AS play on rose the drops of dew,
When the breezes merriy blow,
ANA your lips they were tnts of the ripeni
peach,
In the mornings uddy glow,
Bare feet how they twinkled among the grass
Did you know whenever you took
Inc path for school, that he waited fer You
iy the wlllow.shaded brook?
oilce then the Fragrant blossoms have come
10 The bows, ahl many time;
Ana bridge is over the brook that sings.
AS oil old, It's pleasant rhyme;
Aud two are straying upon the bank
rs pen these wandering words,
Ard they talk of the happy school.Jov time
And they watch the buding birds.
hlt a stream there is with granler flow,
with sterner, sadder song;
anu lovers will cross 10 a different school.
And help each other alongi
GEORGE COopEp
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

TIE ETHICS OF DREss.-Upon the ethi
cal side of the dress question, the para
mount considerations are those of health
comfort and decency, and these no
sensible woman will disregard. The
obviously uncomfortable in costume, how,
ever elegant, is always an offense to a
correct taste. So is all dress inconsistent
with the ease of the wearer so is depar-
ture from the perpendicularily Of nature,
caricaturing the curvalures Of old age;
so is Il waist cramped by corlage till it
suggests nothing but the wasp; or large
foot crowded into small shoe; or a
plump hand imprisoned in u glove too
short and narrow. Nature respects all
these attempts to improve upon her by
making the experiment ludirrous. The
lies Of The toilet lose something of their
immortality by being so incontinently
found out. All arifice has the one fatal
want oc life, Rouge is not the rose red of
a healthy and vigorous vitality; lead can
not give the real snow of marble brow
on swan.lke neck the purchased hair, a
match in colors and liheness, is ut once
detected as dead SO that woman who is
only mn elaborate complication you nc
cept merely ASA compromise. The New
Century tor Woman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

The DAIRY Cow.-A writer in tbe
English agricultural GaaeNe says of dairy
COWS and tn, il treatment. that, taking the
quantity and quality rs the test of excel.
lence, COWS are most productive from,
their second TO their fourth calf The
milk from old cows usually contains II
greater PERCENTAGE of water than thar
from COWS in their prime. Old cows nre
held in light esteem for the purpose of the
grazier, and when fat, the meat is of less
value than that of younger cattle; hence.
on the score of economy, it is bad prac.
tlce to retain COWS in the dairy much be.
yond their prime. All inferior mixers,
and any who have lost quarter, we
would at once draft out of the herd. De
pend upon it, the milk trade will gradual.
ly effect great improvement in the cattle
OF this country. The quart-pot test daily
lays bare all shortcomings and impcrfec.
tions, and places them prominently before
the notice of the farmer. Wherever
practicable, COWS drafted from the herd
should be fattened off on the farm
One important desideralum in the dairy
economy of this country is an improve.
ment of the farm buildings. The practice
OF storing large gu ,nlities of hay in the
sheds or shippons prevails to Il large OK
tent. We cannot conceive anything more
injurious to the health of cattle. We
maintain that every animal requires a GER
tain cubic area of free breathing space.
in order that the ordinary functions of
life may proceed unmpeded; free cir.
culation of air and an even Temperature
are conductive to health.
Cows in milk are particularly suscepti.
BILE to atmospheric changes, hence the
cow-house should be warm, but well ven
tilated. Low temperature reduces the
flow of milk, hence cows in full profit
should never be turned into the pastures
during the winter months; gentle exer-
else and a very liberal supply of pure
water is conductive to the health of all
pregnant animals; we should therefore
recommend that all in-calf have daily ex-
crcise, though not too many hours expo
sure during severe weather. No animal
more readily resents harsh treatment than
the COW. This is practically demonstrated
by the yield of milk that can be obtained
by different individuals from the same an
imal 1t is IL curious fact that all excite
ment, whether arising from the sting OF
CAD flies, hunting with dogs, or racing to
the milking fold, considerably lessons the
yield of milk. have mentioned this to
remind you that kind treatment is off
pecuniary value.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
Professor A. ]. Cook, of the Michiu:

Professor A. j. Cook, of the Michigan
Agricultural College, says that milkweeo
is not an enemy to bees, rs has been sup
posed. This plant has been recommended
as destroyer of bees TO pomol5gisls who
thought that their fruits were injured by
the industrious galhercrs OF honey. Pro
fessor Cook says the bee kccpes should re.
ioice at the advice, rs :; case where the
wrath of man, though aiming to hurl an
arrow tipped with venom, brings only
honeyed nectar. He adds; " have watch
ed the bees working on milkweed good
deal this summer, and have never known
one to be so caught us to be unable 10 cs-
cape, and by watching those, AFTER having
marked them, which had the pollen mas
SEES adhering to them, find that in nearly
all cases they escape from their burden
These extra burdens are unquestionably a
hndrance. Yet the same flowers that fur
nsh them yield beautifully of the richest
and pleasantest honey. So should be
ready to thank any neighbor who would
plant fields of milkweed near my apary,
even though malice prompt the act
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

The sweet potato vine in the opinion o
the Amcricon GardCh, is ere; lily dcsrA
bic for the house, is II rapid grower, an,
much more delicate in appearance under
house culture than when growing out @
doors. Select Qhe earlier the betteD ;
wel-ripened tuber of the Red NansemonC
variety said to be II most vigorous grow
er-eight or ten inches long and four OF
live inches in diameter. A dark-colorcC
hyacinth glass is a suitab and pre- tty
holder for the potato but u common gIas.
fruit can or small earthern jar will do
Fill the vessel with rain wafer and stano
the potato in the mouth of it, allowing
only two or three inches of the potato tt
20 down into the water. Set it in n warm
bright place to sprout, filling up the hold
cr with water us fast us it evHporates
Probably great many sprouts will star,
ut once or in quick succession; bre TX of
I'LL but three or four of these us your vim,
will by so doing be much longer and NOR,
Iuxuriant. Nothing will now be neeGeC
for the perfection Of the vine except tt
keep the vessel filled with rain water
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

Before washing almost any colored
fabrics, it is recommended to soak them
for some time in water to every gallon of
which is added spoonful of 0x-gall. A
teacup of I've in pail of water is said to
improve the color Of black goods when il
is necessary TO wash them. A strong
clean tea of common hay will preserve
the color of French linens. Vinegar in
the rinsing water, for pink or green, will
brighten those eolors and soda answers the
same purpose for both purple and blue.
The colOrs Of the above fabrics may be
preserved by using u strong, milkwarm
lather of white soap, and putting the
dress into it instead of rubbing it on the
material, and stirring into first am
second tub of water a large tablespoonful
of ox-gall.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

OUR OCCUPATIONS of the inhabitnnt,
of the United States 5000 600 are farm
ers; 100000 are trades people; GOO O0C
are mechanics; 100000 are laborcrs.
and only 10000 domestic servants. Oh
professional men, $4,000 clcrgympn pray
for us, 100000 lawyers plead for us, 81 600
doctors bleed and blister us. and 1852
teachers bend the youthful twig of the
human mind that our boys and girls may
grow up with the proper incline Besides
these 1000 actors strut their hour on the
stage, and $500 journalists gather infor-
marion from all parts of the world, to be
dished up into the daily and weekly pab-
llum for children of larger growth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

On y seven states have Il larger proper
ton of improved land-Illinois, New York
Ohio, Delaware, New Jersey. MARYLAND
and Pennsylvania, The average annual
yield of corn for the past ten Years has
been greater in New England than in the
Western States. The average value of the
products of agricultural labor in 1870 to-
each man was S4l3, yet in New England
the average return per mar is $3.50
A farmer IN Maine who owns six farms
which are conducted BY hired help and
with equal skill makes one pay ten per-
Gentum on its cost. and the other five three
to hve per centun, showing that much de
ponds upon situation veteran farmer
gives 1t as his opinion that it requires
about four times as much product West to
realize dollar as it does in New England.
and the same labor there will not produce
four times as much. In the vicinity of
Boston the early vegetables pay large
profit 1t costs more to produce them.
but the price received is very LARGE
When the market is convenient to The
farmer, farming pays large per cen,a e
on the Investment. The conclusion reach
ed by most writers is that farming does
pay in New England. - Boston Jouy9aI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
THREE POINTS for CONSIDERATION

During the past FIVE years YEGETINE has beer
st5ady WORKING itself into public favor and those who
were at hrst most lncredulOus regard TO its merits
arS now lts most ardent friends and supporters.
nere three essential for those having such
horror OF patent medicines, changing their opinion
"a lending their influence toward the advancement Of
fEdEIlNE. lst-It 10 an honestly prepared med Cint
from Darks, roots and herbs 2nd-It honestly accom-
Pll5hes AZ that claimed for it, without leaving any
DIu eHects Ill the system. 3rd-lt presents honest
Vouchers III testimonials from honest well known cit
zeHs. whose signatures are sufficient guarantee Of
thelr earnestness in the matter Taking into consider
aI2n tne vast quantity OF medicine brought constantly
before the pubic through the flaming advertisements
N tne newspaper columns, with proof of merit OF
genuine vouchers Of what it has done. we should be
pardoned for manfestlnsa small degree of pride In
prteSentlnh enc following testimonial from Rev j. s.
D1ChEhSON, d; D. the popular and ever genial pas
Tor OF the South Baptist Church, Boston.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

Does Farming in New England Pay?
Inc report of the United States Commits
sloner of Agriculture, recently published
includes an article upon farming in Nav
England, which contains some facts of in.
terest. That it pays to farm in New Emo.
land is decided in the affirmative. FARM
ing Ike every other business. dencnd,
upon certain conditions for its success
Men who are shiftless fail in wbatcve,
they undertake. Many who make - f,il.
ure in trade resort to farmng. and thn,
fail, but others who know something ,hon,
the economy of II farm will flourish and
acquire something for their old aoe. Ono
writer says there are many kinds of culti-
VaIors' ana ne ennmerates few. There
IS the grocer-farmer, who spends his time
discussing better methods. Bad farmers
sow their seed by the way side. and the
fowls devour it. Mixed farmers do little
Swimming and much Dragging in addition
to their regular business Fast horse
farmers run agricultural societies seed
III October landlords gathering the har
vest. Then there are farmers who chilli
Vate the benches of the country store and
who wear out more overalls at the nos,.
office than they do in the field. Farmin
does not pay with this class of farmers
and nothing else would flourish under
such treatment. AS rule, farmers are
1reer from debt than mechanics or
tradesmen: they have less to fret about
IMAM merchants, and their methods of liv.
ing are conducive to longevity.
ne farm lands of New England include
l9'569,o6 acres, of which sixty-oue ma,
cenlum are improved, thirty-one in wood.
land and eight in unimprovcd or waste
areas. These acres are fins diuihnd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
( ENTRAL VERMONT R.R.LINE
WINTER ARRANGIMFkT
Commencing Monday, November 81, 1876.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH Ann PAor


Leave Montpelier at 9.l5 A. NJ 215P.M.and aaop
tiAlL HAM leaves st Albums ZOO A M Mottndai;rs
VIZ @ sId IGp boston New London Springdeid Sew
E4fE ~ leaves Houses Point at MontleaIo IN
a o.; ADahb at IL III M, BuIluptnn 10 * n -
on 'lellel z 10 p M, for Boston via Lowell ~
MontpeleT $40 p. NJ. ~ u arriving al
NiGhI EXPRESS from Oydensburg Montreal @ A,
f,r n UNI IlhBtOn lie Moutpelier al q N p ~
YnrI an We Lowell or FltchbuTR, springfed New
AoiA' anu "a ,ermedate points. N' Ne"
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST
and 6,l0 ?. M ~ o'lU A M 4GO P.
A. DAY EXPRESS leaves Boston via Fitcbburgb an o.
1o ~ ~" M SUI NJ New Loudon5OGA NJ
a. "a hontpeeI W ~ NJ for nm III
Atoans, montreal, ana o. deIsl uip iiihKtoh n
ut q ION leaves White RiyerJuncfio,t nm .
tUItpeei ~ r. Tor Burlington and st Aiat NJ
lnI,'oi;o . ALTON IRAN leaves Northheld
fCd " PLY NJ, for Burlington st AIbsn, p
'oI4, o. Iolns, Rouses Point and N0ntreaJ RICH
& I9tI EMPRESS leaves Boston via L0weilat6 anna
All - "a Jul su 03O r NJ, New York Utp NJ
~ sIh9us r. n montpelier 50 A M for Rnr ytGEn
~ ie' 'lohtfeal and Ogde nsburgL AZ r ~ L ~
. q rams leaYe Montpelier for Barre at 20 ana
u - p NJ, and 4.z5 P. NJ. 0'"' O-"V a. ~ anu
n. ~ a. ~ ana l ~ and $40
m9eiihH cars reattached to Night Express trat,t
M cen Montreal and Boston ana Nontrssl
nra aIi in t neid and st. Adams and Troy
Montreal and Boston '>APiess trdIhf oelWeel
-ne principal stations "e9'IolsAle l
~ Au,.J. W; HOBART General Superintendent
OF Adams, VT November % 1875 t.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-03

HOME MADE MANURE.-In searching
in nanures we believe it is a safe plan
the that, as in many other things, to follow
Tor dictates of Nature who draws supplies
OF iertiIizlng material from decomposed
rocks and falling leaves, and while we
have not yet learned to extract the potash
from the granite, yet we are already draw
ing large supplies from minerals richer in
that fertilizer, though more rare. And we
believe as our need becomes greater, the
supply will be brought to light. Already
we derive immense quantities of potash
from Germany, and of potash and the
phosphates from the kyante Of Canada,
while the fossil bones of fish of thousands
of years ago, from the swamps of Carolina
are Welding their rich treasure from the
fertilization Of the fields of the whole
world But all these products have their
specialities; there is not one universal
manure, but one which really costs moth
ing and is good for all crops that is de-
rived from the barnyard, the henhouse and
he pigsty. A farmer may 90 on from
year to year raising large crops and SELL
ing them, and then buyig his manures
| llOih IhC plONuCJ vi IOChSi lIC 1891 uOlto
of antediluvian fishes. the fossil bones Of
antediluvian fishes, or the medcated bones
of the cattle which fed our cities and he
will really be growing poorer every day,
though he may be putting money in his
pocket. But if he keeps cattle and saves
their manure, he is-eveIy day adding to
his wealth, and to the value of his land.
1t is the old story of raising at home in
stead of buying from abroad; keeping
cattle and saving flrmyard manure is
manufacturing your own fertilizer instead
of buying it. The amount of grain ne
cessary to keep the cattle would not buy
half us much nor half so valuable IA
wanure. Then the pasturage, and the re-
turn to the soil by that means! while in
the end the cattle more than pay for all
they eat, and are constantly yielding re-
venue and food for the ftmily.-New
70 l. JVOrd.