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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

\ Lesson At TIE FURNACE.-ln the
iron works ut Cleveland there Is vast
OPEN mouthed furnace, into which SIX tons
of metal are thrown at once The hres
are lighted, and an immense fan, revoiv-
inc twenty thousand times minute
projects strealr Of air through the molten
mass with terrific roar, while the flames
with lurid clare issue from the top. AT
first the color Of the smoke is black, then
INDIGO; and finally, when the experienced
eve of the muster secs the pure, white
fame he stops the blast and stays the heat.
Then the metal is laid on II mighty anvil :,
and hammered by weight of a hundred
and fifty pounds by which the steel is har-
dened. As in the melting, so in the har-
dening, the masters knowledge OF ms
business is all important. There Is no
needless expenditure of fire or force. no
waste Of blows and no exposure to the
blazing blast after the desired end is ac-
complished in process of publication and
strrngt hening. Human life abounds IN
parallel experiences.
The elimination of earthly dross from,
and the processes by which they are fitted
to endure hardness by Gods service. are
not grateful to the flesh. The thought,
however, that Gods eye is kindly turned
toward us when pain furnace-heat burns
within us, should temper the anguish and
hush the complaint. The "need be " o.
every trial, and the assurance that its con
tinuance is but for u moment compared
with the glory to follow, should not only
reconcile us to but make us rejoice in trib
ulations, with the ejaculation of victori
Gus faith upon our lips, mot my will. I
Lord, but thine be done. "-Church Union
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

PLAYING IN THE DIRT.-A wise man
gives mothers this good advice in the New
Haven Register: AS the warm weather
comes on it will soon be timely-and. as
the boys say, Don't you forget it! The
best plaything for your children is dirt.
This teaching may not seem orthodox, but
it is true, nevertheless. 1t is hard to see
the clean dress of the morning wrinkled
and bemired. 1t is hard to see the rosy
cheeks and the dmpled hands that we
love to kiss, covered with dirt almost deep
enough to plant potatoes. All this is an
noying, but it is almost necessity to the
children's health. The earth is good
mother. From it we came; upon it we
live; and TO it we shall return. Children
naturally love the earth. If they have no
little spade they will improvise one from
Il stick, and dig in the garden. They will
run their fingers in the dirt and stir it up
breathing in the mir that escapes. II seems
to be almost instructive with them. Fresh
earth is their delight, and mud pies a lux
ury. 1t is we'll to dress your children in
the morning for dirty work. A cheap cal
leo apron and the Oldest pair of shoes they
have should go on. If it is pleasant let
them play the whole morning In all the
dirt and mud they like. They will have an
immense amount of fun, and come in with
glistening eyes, rosy cheeks and firm hard
flesh. - Golden Rule.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

PEACE AT HoME.-It is just as possible
to keep a calm house AS clean house, an
orderly house rs furnished house, ii the
heads set themselves TO do so. Where IS
the difficulty of consulting each other
weakness, us well us each others wants?
1t is by leaving the peace at home to
chance, instead of pursuing it by system,
that so many are unhappy. 1t deserves
notice, that one can be patient and courte-
GUS in n neighbours house. If anything
goes wrong, or is out of time, or is disa-
Trecablc there, it is made of, not the
worst; every effort is made to excuse it.,
and to show that it is not felt; or if felt. 1t
is attributed to accident. not to design;
and this is not only easy but natural in the
house of friend; We will not. therefore,
believe that what is so natural in the
house of another is impossible at home,
but maintain without fear that all the
courtesies of social life may he upheld in
domestic societies. A husband rs willing
to be pleased at no ne, and as anxious to
please, as in neighbours house. and 8
wife rs intent on making things as COM
Portable every day TO her family as on SCI
DAYS to her guests, could not fail to make
their own home happy. The sweetest
most clnging affection, is often shaken by
the slightest breath of unkindness, as thu
delicate rings and tendrils of the vine arr
agitated by the faintest air that blows il
summer. An unkind word from one be
loved often draws blood from manya hear
that would defy the battleax of hatred o
the kecnest edge of vndictive satire
Now, the shade, the gloom of the face ia
mliar and dear, awakens pain. These, il
the elegant words of the preacher, Readf
are the little thorns which, though men c
rougher form may make their way throug
them without suffering much, extremel
incommode persons of more refine
turn in their journey through life, an
make their travelling irksome and unplea'
ant. How careful we ought to be not
darken and mutilatc the sweet images (
hope and joy and peace, that might gil
. the curtains of our companions life. /
suffering these spots to mingle with the
i these shadows of upas leaves
be collected in the stream. Of all cru
! words or deeds those that would darkt
!, hope are the most cruel.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

teacher, whatever be his relation to the
times, and among his duties and response
bilities we recognize as first the presenting
of the truth according to the best of his
understanding and ability, and the public
writer should not be entirely free from the
same duty.
Of the subject of agricultural colleges in
general, or our own in particular, we have
now no time 10 speak, but hope to give our
ideas at no very distant day and then those
who intend to quote us on that subject bad
better cut out our remarks and have the
article handy for reference, when theiI
time is so engrossed that they couldn''
otherwise spend time to ascertain whether
they are stating facts or not.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R. Lime.
Commencing Monday, AprN 20. 1873.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH ANDEAsT.

Leave Montpelier at s.O7 A.N.,L47P ,e25and
MAIL TRAIN leaves 81. Adams 90 A. NJ Mort,e,t.
"a A. NJ, for Boston, New Londcn, SripRfeld' NJ
York and intermediate points. -'e"
ExPREssleaves Rouses Point at 10 SNA NJ Nontro g
90 4. NJ. st. Adams at u. NJ Burlington IL "a p ~
Nontpelier ~ NJ. for Boston viz Lowell "
MIXED TRhN leavesS Albans5P NJ Burlington
NIGHT EXPRESS from Ogden sburg Montreal ST Al
bans and burlington. leave Montpelier at II PM ia
Boston via Fitchburg Springfield New Yor
and intermediate points. VI L
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier at 3.156.1O, II.G0 A. NJ .84Oard
DAY ExPREssteaves Boston via Fitchburgl at7ge
field GOA. M. Nontpeer3 40 p NJ for Bur linStri .
Adams, Montresl and OZdensburg. ' 80
ACcoMMoDATIoN leaves White RiverJunctionl IS p
W ,Montpelier5 30 P Nfor BURLINGTON and st Aibapt
ACCoNNoDATIoN Train leaves North 6eId ats 40, :.
Nontpelier 80 A. NJ, for Burlington. st Adams 81
Johns and Montreal. "''
MIXED leaves White River Junction 1904 NJ Nortb
field l0.45A NJ arrives at MOntpeeT II 2hA NJ
Accommodation leaves Montpelier II 90 A. NJ for
Burlington st Adams, Rouses Point and Richford
NIGHT EXPRESS caves Boston via LOwel ats BOP NJ
via Ftchburgh 90 p NJ. New York 3 90 p M Sprirv
feld s00P NJ ,Montpelier3.15A .fo- Burlington &,
Adams Montreal and Ogdenshurgh and the West ~
Trains Leave Montpeierfor Barre at sag A. M 10 II
Returning cave Barreat71CA.M. AM l .OOand5lCP
Sleeping carPare attached to Night Express trair
running between Montreal an Boston, and Nontrea
and Springfield, and New York and via Troy ar a
Parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston and
Through tickets for Chicag tn West forsalcs,
the principal stations.
j. W HOBART.
G. W. BENTLEY, ni o"p''
| Genl MANAGER.
| st Alhans, Vt, Apri 81, 1873
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
The use and economy of hay caps has
become fixed fact and they are common

The use and economy of hay caps has
become fixed fact and they are common
in most parts of the country.
The frequent losses to which farmers
we're subject in making hay. suggested
them to cover the cocks and protect them
from the weather. This use WIS introduce
ed over thirty years ago, and like most
novelties, it met at times with objections
from some, on the score of economy,
while their use is strongly approved by
others, on the same ground. The time
taken to cover IN acre of grass or hay in
cock partially cured, is less than most
would naturally suppose. Where they are
to be used, less care is needed for trim
ming down" the cock and putting it in a
condition TO shed the rain in the best posi-
BILE manner.
The following testimony from practical
farmers will show how they are commonly
regarded. An experienced farmer o
Worcester county says: al have usec
hay caps with good results. have ont
hundred made of cotton sheeting two
yards square, with pins attached to thu
four corners with strong Irvine; the hun
dred cost me just forty dollars, thinl
they have saved me twenty dollars thi
wear. had at one time this season ont
hundred and thirty cocks standing out IL
six days storm. One hundred wer'
covered, and not having caps enough
thirty were left uncovered. The uncover
ed was worth but little, while the covered
was passable hay. | stocked some oal
which 1 capped-they stood two days
rain without injury" And another: "Ou
caps are made of heavy ive-fourths cot
ton cloth. cut square with four little loop
through which we run slim wooden PHI
into the hay cock; the pins hold it bette
than weights in the corner Ours cos
twenty-one cents apiece-have saved tn
cost in one storm this season" --MGssa
chusetts Pt0aghmdn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

Western Pennsylvania dairymen who
are proprietors of cheese factories, have
inaug urated very commendable feature
of instruction in connection with their
factory system. Some twenty factories
have secured the services of Prof Arnold
% instruct the factory men, showing them
his methods, while in the evenings he is
to lecture to both patrons and factory men.
One day is to be devoted TO each factory
Would it not be well for dairymen of
other sections to take the hint and act
accordinglyp
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRIES OF THE
COUNTRY 1T is very common for writers
and orators TO speak of ours as an agricul-
great advantage. And it is true that the
United States is the granary of the world
This country is also rapidly becoming the
workshop of the world. BY the census of
1870, the food products of the country
were valued ut $2,447 ,538,658 If the re-
turn for the hay crop be added, the condi-
ton will be improved, the combined value
being S4,267 .221.320. The value of the
manufactured product was 81 232, 1925, 442;
wages of farm laborers, including board
S3lO 296, 2S5; wages of operatives, $775.-
594,343 The increase in the annual
manufactured product of 1870 over that o.
the preceding census year. was 1874 .43 pei
cent, or, in other words, during the decade
between 1860 and 1870, the annual value
of the products of American manufacture
had more than doubled. The four leading
states were New York. Pennsylvania, Mas
sachusetts and Ohio. The growth of manu-
features, however, has been altogether on
of proportion to the population. Between
1850 and 1870 our population increased
sixty five per cent, while our manufactur
ed industries increased in value 322 pc
cent. Part of this is owing to general ris
in values; but after making all the allow
ances suggested by the able discussion il
the quarto volume of the census, gu
manufactures have increased three time
as fast rs our population in the last twent
years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

An intelligent farmer living in Des
Moines county has invented a henophone,
modelled on the principle of the telephone,
by which one reliable old hen occupying a
central office in the hennery sits on all the
nests about the establishment, leaving the
other fowls free to lay eggs, scratch and
cackle. As fast us new nest contains the
.ull complement of eggs, it is connected
with the central office by a copper wire
and the business is settled. The only
trouble with the machine is that it sits SC
hard it hltches out the porcelain nest eggs
along with the Others, so that one chick il
every nest is born with glass eyes, and tn,
farmer has TO buy and train a dog to lead
it around. This makes it expensive
Burlington HuWkeye.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
20etrg.
now WILLY woLLY WENT A-FIsHING.


By $. c. STONE.
One day, on going Ashlns
Was Willy Wolly bent;
And, as it CHANGED holiday,
why, Willy wolly went.
Now, Willy Wolly planned, you sec
To catch a speckled trout;
But caught very different Dish
From what he had laid out
In view of all the 1shes,-
Who much enjoyed the joke,
With many joyous wriggle
And lnny punch and poke
Young Willy Wolly, leaplng
A fence with dire design,
Had care!essly lett swinging
Ills fishing -hook and line.
How Willy Wolly did 1t,
lie really could not tell,
But instantly he had his fish
Exceeding fast and well!
He hooked the struggling monster
Securely in the sleeve;
And, all at once, he found it time
Ills pleasant sport to leave;-
Twas not very gamy fish
For one so large and strong,
That Willy Woly blubbering,
Helped carefully along.
The gggling fishes crowded to
The river bank to look,
AS Willy Woly, captive. led
Himself with line and hook
When Willy Wolly went, you see,
To catch a speckled trout,
Why, Willy woly caught himself
And so the joke is out
His mother saved that bal bed hoos,
And sternly bid him now
No more to dare a-flshing go,
Until he has learned how
% InI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

OVERSIGHT OF COLLEGE BoYs.-There
may be colleges, but they are few. which
are over governed by masters who look as
wise as soomons, but whose Judgments
are not lust 50 wise us his were: In some
places there may be harsh repression of
natural impulses, and an intermeddling
with iovousness. have known ministe-
rial professors denounce infidelty till they
made their best students infidels. The
most effective means of making young
men skeptics is for dull men to attack
Darwin and Spencer, Huxley and lyndall,
without knowing the branches which
these men have been turning to Their own
uses. There are grave professors VINO
cannot draw the distinction between the
immortality of drinking and snowballlng.
It is true that we have two eyes given us
that we may see, but we have also two
evelids to cover them up; and those VINO
have the oversight OF young men shonid
know when to close as well as open these
ORGANS of observation. L nave seen a
band of students dragging horse, which
had entered the campus, without matrlcu
latinc. into go0dy Students room, and a
professor with the scene before him deter
minedy turning his head now to the one
side and now to the other, that he might
not possibly see it. have witnessed a
student coming out of recitation room;
leaping into wagon, whose driver had
vilainously disappeared, and careerlng
along tile road, while the president turned
back from his walk that his eyes might
not alight on so profane scene.
Notwithstanding some incidental Ills
do believe it is of advantage to have young
men of sixteen, eighteen or twenty years
under some some sort of oversight wher
they are away from home. am convlnc'
ed That professors and tutors, rs rule
have kindly feeling toward the youns
with whom they come in constant contact
and may if they are made to feel their du
tv requires, exercise Il happy moral intiu
ence over them. should deplore to iln'
instructors settled on the understanding
that they were simply TO teach Latin an'
Greek mathematics or metaphysics an'
had no responsibility in regard to tn
, formation of character and the kindling o
spiritual aspiratons.-Pfesldem McCoM
in North AHlericttn RcUteW.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

The last number of the american A'1tt-
q1tariun has an article on Ancient Gar
len Beds in Michigan" by Hon. Bella
Hubbard of Detroit, which is very inter-
esting 1t appears that there are traces OF
an ancient system of horticulture which
was much more elaborate and advanced
than anything which the Indian tribes
practiced. The finest taste was exercised
IN the arrangements of these beds and
walks, and they were found in various
shapes, such as circles and squares anc
1colloped figures. Some of them covered
hundreds of acres. No one knows who
erected them, nor really for what purpose
hey were thus laid out, but it is eviden
hat sense of beauty r cvailed among
the people. The illustrations contained ii
his interesting magazine are very curious
and the article is well worth reading.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

DEEP FLOWING AGAIN. am glad tc
see that the advocates Of shallow blowing
are not to 20 entirely unchallenged.
will hazard the opinion that could vote
upon this question be taken among oul
best and most intelligent farmers, the re-
suit would be heavy majority in favor Of
the deep with the back counties still tc
hear from. Still I would not advocate
deep blowing under all circumstances
Ground which has never been plowed
over three or four inches, would, without
doubt, be injured by being plowed eight
inches, but let the depth be gradually in
creased, say not to exceed one inch in any
one year, and iudiciouslv continued for Il
term of years, occasionally turning under
II green crop of either clover rye or Hun
garian, and there is no doubt but that the
depth and fertility of the soil will bt
greatly increased, which will be so mani
fest in the crops that there will be no room
for argument.
Deep blowing, or where new soil or dir
is to be turned up. should always be done
in the fall, thus allowing the elements tt
perform their kindly office upon it, com
mingling it with the old soil and improv
inc both, provided there is not too mucl
of the new.-CoueSpondent Prairie Farm
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

A correspondent who signs himself
FARMER" sends us communication
under the above title, rs follows: For
several years we have heard of the great
things that have been done by the farmers
of our Vermont town of Pomfret. Their
blooded stock has become famous, sand
their gilt edged butter has found ready
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

THE WHEAT CRoP.-There have been
reports in circulation of great damage
done to the wheat crop in the west by the
late cold weather, but from the best in
formation we can gain the reports have no
foundation except some slight local in
iuries, and that the general prospect was
never more flattering than now. The
Chicago Tribune says that the spring
wheat is in splendid condition, and from
data obtained from the various states
estimates the wheat crop of 1873 as fol
lows:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

That night Mr.. Thomas Gray's bed
room was very strong with arnica and his
face was done up in two pocket handker-
chiefs, but he told his mamma soon alter
he came up out of his little bath tub that
he wouldn't do so any more if he lived to
be seventy years old-and really do
believe that mamma kissed him!-Wtde
AtOake.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
SURPRISING CURE.

(;eatLenen,-About twelve years ago. while travelling
with Father Kemp's Old Folks Concert Troup as
tenor singer. took severe cold and was laid up at
Newark J. This cold brought on severe attack of
which battled with every known remedy for
four weeks without avail and was finally obliged to
give mn most desirable position and return home,
unable to sing note. For three years afterwards
had left my nasal organs and throat sensitive that
the slightest cold would bring on fresh attack eav
ing me FRUSTRATED. In this way continued to suffer.
The last attack the severest ever had, terrible
Tered the most excruciatin9 pain in my head was
horse as to be scarcely able to speak and coughed
snmption and firmly believe that had these symp-
toms continued without relief they would have ren
dared me an easy victim. When in this distressing
condition commenced the use of SdrfOrd's Radical
Cure for Cdtdrrh very reluctantly confess as had
tried ali the advertised remedies without benefit The
first dose of this wonderful medicine gave me the
vreatest relief 1t is hardly possible for one whose
head aches eyes ache who scarcely artcnlate dis
tinctlv on account of the choking accumulatons in hi
throat To realize how much relief obtained from thu
6rst anplication of Sanford Radical Cure Under it
inAuence both internal and external rapidly recoy
cred and by an occasional use of the remedy since
have been entirely free from Catarrh for the hrst tim
III '"'''0 Respectfully yours, $780,
GEO W. HOLBROOK.
Waltham Mass, Jan. 8. 1876.
p ~ M chased the Radical Cure of Geo. Ii. Rox
ers. Druggists Rumford Building.
Each package contains DR. Sanfords improved In
hainv Tube and full directions for use in all case
price Al Oo For sale by all Wholesale and Reta
nrnvvists and Dealers throughout the United State
and Eanadas WEEKS h POTTER. General Agen
and Wholesale Druggists, Boston. Mass.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

1fyou are wise man you will treat the
world AS the moon treats it. Show 1t onlv
one side of yourself, seldom show yourself
too much at u time, and let what YOU do
show be calm. cool and polished. But look
at every side of the world.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

A Bridport man says he has tried ard
proved that tar dissolved in water and
sprinkled ON potato vines is sure death to
the potato bugs. which have appeared in
large numbers with sharp appetite.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

There are now stored in the Chicago
elevators nearly 100000 bushels of wheat
100000 bushels of corn, 1919 bushels
of oats, 81 ,259 bushels of rye and 2S7 ,34i
bushels of barley.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26

Total, s'.''s's.'''''''.'s. ooliVoV wv
Another proof of an expected good crop
is the rapidty with which the old crop
has been pushed forward lately. which
indicates a desire to be rid of the old be-
fore the new harvest comes on.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
agricultural Department.
ON. rINkhAM, Editor.

Accommodations for this department should be
s,ut to the editor Mr.. o. u. TINKHAM, n. Pom
fret,Vt.
Please writeon side of the paper only sign sueh
name or initials as you wished published, but give
our Pull NAME AND ADDRESS, post office, County ano
state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

Is alocal and constitutional remedy and is applied to
the nasal passages by Insulation, thus aayiug in
hammaton aud pain and at once correcting cleansing,
and purify ing the secreons. Internally administer
ed IL acts upou the of circulation, Keeps the
skin moist neutralizes the acid poison that has found
its way into the stomach and thence into the blood
Thus cure progresses in both directions and it does
not seem possible for human ingenuity to devise a
M IRE RATIONAL treatment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
SANFORDS
RADICAL CURE
FORCATARRH
A purely vegetable distillation entirely
unlike all other remedies.

Tn the preparatiou of this remarkable remedy every
herb, pIant and bark s subjected to distillation.
whereby the essential medical principle is obtained III
vanor condens ed and bottled. What remains in the
still is inert valueess and totally unfit for use in an
organiem 80 delicate as the nasal passage Yet all
snuffs are insoluble comDounds of woody fibre; all
tnctures satuated solutions.