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Among the pretty things for the parlor
which may easily be made at home are lamp
shades and window transpariencos cut from
bristol board. For lamp shade, take five
pieces Of bristol board, three inches wide at
top and five at the bottom and sloped like a
dress gore on both sides. On each of these
sketch lightly in pencil Cor, if your skill is not
equal to this, trace with impression paper
any simple picture you please. Flowers.
leaves spray of any sort, vine with leaves.
grapes and tendrils, are all effective and pleas
ing patterns. After the pattern is traced, take
sharp penknife and cut through each line
taking care to leave enough of the board in
tact at the base of each, SO as to prevent any
part from being wholly detached and so fall
ing out. The design may be colored on the
reverse if desired, and for this no skill is ne
cessary; bold strokes and dashcs of color an
swer perfectly, provided there is no blurring
Of the lines
We have seen some such shades where, in
stead of using knife, the designs were prick
ed with a pin or with large needle. When
the parts of the shade are all done bind them
with narrow or gilt paper, pasted on and ioin
them together. This may be done 10y making
hole at each corner of each gore and tying
them together by means of narrow ribbon
passed through the holes. If larger shade
IS desired, six pieces may be made but five
will be sufficient for the ordinary size. The
effect of such shade will, when the lamp is
lighted, be found equal to the finest bisquo or
porcelain transparencies. For windows cut
the board in rectangular shape and proceed
in the same manner with your picture We
have seen head of Christ aud Madonna
and Child beautifully executed in this easy
art work. Your knife must be sharp aud
your hand steady. 1t is well to fasten the
work to drawing board, as artists do their
drawing paper, to hold it in place while doing
this, since it insures more regularity in the
strokes. BOst0a TyaaScTDt
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HITS AND MISSES.

4 lady, joking about her nose said II
had nothing to do in shaping it, 1t was a
birthday present
just because a girl put piece Of ice down
the Prince of Walcs's back, he got his back
up; he finally got the ice up his back and got
his back down. 1t was only an ice Joke.
When a Now Orleans mule is suustruck
they apply ice TO the head and pour half a
pint Of brandy down the throat Half the
reople wish they were mules.
lady who WEIGHS 100 ronrds hero would
yyeigL 500 Mound. if an the surr,r. ~ tbo
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Farm and Household.


The FIRST things that should receive aiten-
ton are the haymg tools. The mower should
be taken to pieces and thoroughly cleaned
All the gum should be carefully removed from
the cutting knife, and the different parts Of
the machinery that are oiled. A piece Of
hard wood shaved down TO an edge, is excel
lent for this purpose. To complete the clean
ing, some turpentne naptha or bcnanc
should be used with a rag, and all the polish
I'd iron carefully wiped. 4 coating of Rero-
senc. or what is better, punflnc oil should
then be applied. This will prevent rusting.
II the paint is much worn, Il new coat should
be applied. If the paint is in fair condition,
it is well to apply coat Of linsecd oil. This
win help preserve the wood and prevent the
paint from wearing of. Unless n farmer has
"A tool-huusc. it ia best TO store haying tools
ON Il high scafrold where they will be out of
the way of doing or receiving injury. The
hay-rake should be cleaned, painted, and
stored ike the mower.
It is wen to go over all the fields from
which the hay was cut, and remove the OBJ
structiuns that were encountered by the rake
or mower 1t is easier to find them Just after
the fields are cleared of grass than at any
other time. Besides one can then remember
where difficulties were encountered. Bushes
should be uprootod, stumps dug up, stones
hauled of and tussuCks of grass cut of with a
sharp spade or beaten down to n level of the
surrounding soil. just after haying is an ex-
cellent time to prepare the grass land for
another crop. If there are spots on which but
little grass grew, they should receive a liber-
NJ top-drossing of fine manure, ashes, or 9TH
err fertilizers. A light harrow may be run
over them which will mix the manure with
the soil and put it in condition to receive
seed 1t is not well to SOW clover in the sum
mer or fall in this latitude, but timothy, red
top, and some other grasses may be sown TO
excellent advantage.
The month of August is the time for gen
oral clearing up of the farm. The poultry
houses should be swept and the manure in
them spread on the land. The walls aud
roosts should be whitewashed 1t is a good
plan to treat COW and horse stables in the
same manner. All manure should be remov-
ed from the barn-yard and pig-pens. If it is
not needed for top-dressing grass land, it may
be spread or piled on soil where corn is to
grow next year, or placed in heaps to rot.
The crop of weeds at the ends of cultivated
fields, along the sides of division fences and
roads, should be cut and burned. This course
will prevent weedy fields next season. Au-
gust is a good month for cleaning out old
wells and digging new ones. 1t is also good
time for making drains and digging peat for
absorbing liquid manure in barns and stables.
CHicag0 Times.
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How TO GET 4 CNpER Our OF the EYE-
Having caught a cinder in the eye it is posi-
Die that, 10y remaining quiet n while it may
be dissolved by the tears. and vanish or we
may promote the flow of tears by attempting
to open the eye now and them and cause the
cinder to be carried off 10y them We may
also help the flow of tears by Selling the edge
of the upper lid, drawing it away from the
eyeball, and at the same time blowing the
nose snartly, or we may pull the upper lid
down over the edge Of III. lower, and, thrust
ing the latter up beneath it, make the lower
eye-lashes do service a. a broom in brushing
away the offending substance. If these oNpc-
dients fail we have a sur, one in turning over
the upper lid and wiping of the ciHdor This
is easily done by a travelling companion
Tax n pencil case for a fulcrum place it
parallel with the edge of the upper lid, about
half an inch above it then, with the thumb
and forefnger OF the other hand seize the up
per lid firmly by its eyclashes and free edge
and direct the person 10 look down, and. the
moment the eyebal rolls downward. turn the
lid quickly up over the pencil Do not wipe
the delicate surface OF the eyertcd lid with
the handkerchief more than is necessary
First find the situation Of the offending sub
stauce-whch possibly may be so small as to
be almost invisible then remove it with the
finger or point of the pencil, or with the
handkerchief turned over the end of the fin
ger. The cinder will generally be found at
about the middle of the upper lid, not far
back from the edge. In case the foreign
body sticks on the bail Of the eye in front Of
the pupil, it may be wiped of with bit Of
paper twisted to point, or possibly by bit
of soft pine-wood Csay the free end of COM
mon friction match) If, however, it does
not come of easily, surgical aid must be
sought, as great harm may be done the trans
parent point of the eye by the use Of sharp
instruments in inexperienced hands
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-16

that the farm Of tine good cultivator is often
stocked with them from the highways aud the
fence rows or farms Of his noighbors. Tho
law in most places provides a remedy and en-
forces penalty upon careless or neglected.
farmers but the good farmer is generally a
good neighbor and is greatly disinclncd to
protect himself 10y law, and so he suffers
without complaint. But there is an unwritten
law which exists among men, which should
impel every one to use his own property so
that it may not be made a source Of injury to
that of others. Every farmer should be made
aware Of the damage that arises from woods
the waste Of labor that is caused in oradicatng
them, and the robbery OF the soil 10y their
support. If every furmor fully appreciated
this, there would soon be II crusade against
the whole army Of wocds.-.imsrica 1gri-
rUIfUr0ESf
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pmrAlnnc for POnItrN.

Everybody who has garden or vegetable
patch in New England knows whnt this little
succuleut plant is W., last season. mention
ed how useful species Of green food this is
for poultry. And many bushel that ordi.
narily would hive been su!l, r,d to 60 to rot,
or to the pig pen, if gnth,r,d after the first
corn and potato field hocinp was picked up
and fed to the farmers fowls, last year, upon
our recommendation in the Poultry World
This spreading weed grows quickly and may
be taken up in quantities during July and An
gust anywhere in our ploughod fields or shad-
ed gardens, where the soil is pretty rich.
You certainly won't find it in poor ground.
Gather peck or half bushel in the morn
ing, while the dew lies upon it. Scald two
quarts of corn meal and bran. chop the "puss-
Icy" with sharp spade in q tub or firkiu and
mix it with the meal Feed it to your twenty,
thirty or forty fowls, and You will find that
they will deyour it with great appetite It
costs little or nothing and for The present
season, while grass is becoming tough and
why, it will answer an admirably economical
and beneficial purpose, rs every one agrees
who has tried this hitherto quite neglected
but useful and nourishing food for domestic
fowls. -POHtyy VOrh
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Acrcnre ncnuircI forn Cow.

How much land is required for the support
Of a COW? This question depends for an an
swer SO much on circumstances Of the soil rs
not to admit Of a very definite answer. In Il
dairy competition in Jefferson county, n. Y.
in 1851, the first prize dairy, of sixteen COWS,
was kept on thirty acres Of land the second
premium dairy of eighteen COWS, ON sixty
acres; the third dairy of thirteen cows, on
thirty acres; the fourth of twenty-ninc cows,
on tifty-five acres; the fifth of twenty weight
COWS, on ninety acres. Mr.. Schulz of Little
Falls, II. y, estimates that the land in pastur-
age and hay requisite for the support of a COW
is three acres and this is the estimate of Mr.
Darlington for moderately good dairy farms
in England. In Belgium ten acres of land
support two cows, one hcifcr, and one year
ling or calf; but when the calves are sold of
young, and COWS in full milk are only kept
the proportion is two COWS to seven and one
half acres. Colman estimates three acres of
pasture as requisite for Il COW in Berkshire
county, Mass, while in some towns two acres
of pasturage are sufficient. Mr. Harrington,
in the report of the American dairyman's as
ISOLATION, thinks that on the average four
acres are required per COW, for summer and
winter keep; while Mr.. Y A. Willard thinks
that in Herllimcr county, n, Y, one and one
half to two of pasture per COW will answer,
and in some exceptional cases one acre. Sci
eHtifc Farmer.
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IIo~ the Farmer Missed I,.

II had told her in the spring
The old, old story briefly,
When sparrow aud robin began to sing,
And the ploughing was over, ohiehyl
But haste makes waste, aud the story sweet
reasoned, will keep through sowing.
Till drop the corn aud plant the wheat,
Aud give them a chance for growing
Had even told the tale in June,
when the wind through the grass was blowing,
Instead Of thinking It rather too soon
And waiting till after the mowing
Or had limited, out under the stars,
That knew story worth hearing,
Lingering to put up the pasture bars,
Nor waited 10 do the shearing!
Now the barn Is full, and so is the Lin,
But I've grown wise without glory,
Since love IL the crop not gathered in
For my neighbor told her the story.
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SoILISG CArTLE-A correspondent writing
TO the N. Y. Tribune, from good farming
section III Pennsylvania says that he COM
menced soiling thirty-fve COWS in 1878, and
now has increased the number to sixty, and
during the past year has raised enough fod-
der, hay, corn and oats to keep them the en-
tire year without purchasing anything from
off the farm, which contains but eighty-four
acres. Six horses have also been kept on the
farm from the same home grown grain and
fodder. He says his boys begin to think they
know something about soiling cattle. We
have for some years believed that one acre of
good land is quite sufficient for keeping n full
grown animal year, and our later experience
tends to confirm that belief As a people, we
have not yet begun to realize the possible
amount of cattle food that any ordinary New
England farm can be made to produce and
that too, at a greater net profit than is real
lied from the inferior crops now too often
grown.
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Railroads.
VERMONT VALLEY RAILROAD.

-, eT-A nN and after July s, 1875
T5sS57i771-lss7 A III ~ trains on this road will
G...si.' siIss * sh leave BRATTLEBORO for all
---AA------=--poiuts North at 1880 A. m.
3!05 =. M :i5 y. IN, aud 10 go y. m.
The 1920 p m. train is express for Montreal with
sleeping car attached.
The 10 $50 a. ~. train Is mail train for Montpelier
st. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal the Pas
sumpsir road and the white Mountains.
The % ;0j pm. train Is express for White Mountains
The 5:l5 y. train Is mall train for White River
Junction.
Trains leave BELLOWS FALLS for the SOUTH con-
Meeting with the Connecticut River line at BrattebO
ro, az follows: Montreal express train at $50 m
mail aud accommodation, $50 a. m. mail and accom-
mediation, $3.50 =. M, and express :55 y. m.
The $50 q. m. train arrives in New York at IL 100
m. the 1880 a. M train at rs.
All these trains make close connection with Boston
Albany Il. r., both east and west of Spriughe
20 j. MULLtGAN, Superintendent.
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Special attention given to the placing Of funds on
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NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD

TRAINS LEAVE BRATTLEDOGO AS FOLLOWS:
Going south.
ago a. m. for South Vernon, Springfield, Millor's
Falls, Fltchburg Boston, &c.
1895 a. M, for Conn. River II. r.
1920 a. m, for Miers Falis fitchburg, Boston,
U1osac Tunnel sc.
2.12 =. m, for Boston.
1880 J.. m. accommodation for Conn. River r. Il.
$40 pm, express for Conn. Biv II. l with IchOurg
traiu west with fast express for Boston via Boston
h Albany r. H., and at New London with steamers
for New York.
Going North.
Trains arrive in Brattleboro-
1925 a. m, from New London and New York.
~ - D. M, from Mlers Falls, Hoofac Tunnel, Bos
ton, titchburP, nc.
$500 =. M, White Mountain express.
5:l3 y. M, from Springfield, New York sc.
1:25 =. m from Boston, Worcester, HoOsac Tunnel,
sc.
l0:l p from Millers Falls, Boston, Ftchburg, &c
G. W. BENTLEY, Gen. supt.
New London Conn, July 10, 1873. 80
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BE We LIKE FOOLISH.

For ten years my wife was confined to her led
with sneh complication Of ailments that no doctor
could tell what was the matter her, and used
mp small fortune in humhug stuff. Six months AGO
saw US flag with Hop Bittrrs on II, aud thought
would be fool once more. / tried II, but my folly
she is now as well aud strong as any mans wife and
It only cost me two dollars. Be ye like foolish III
W, Detroit Mich
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CLAIMS.

l. The combination, substantially above set
forth, Of the tngerbeam projecting lateraly at
side Of the main frame aud stl1-drat tongue and Of
both the running wheels of the harvester, the hinged
link connecting the Guger-beam aud main frame, aGd
the haud-eyer connected with the inner eud Of the
hnger-beam, for the purpose Of turning up the outer
link as an axis.
?. The combination, substantially before set
forth, Of the hnger-boam projecting literally st
side Of the main frame and stin-draf tongue and Of
both the runnng-wheels 81 the harvester, the link
connecting the iucer-heam and main frame, the hand
lever connected with the inner end # the hngcrbeam
and the second lever upon the main frame
3. The combination, substantially as before set
forth, Of the cuttersOck the crank for driving the
same, the connecting rod aud the swivel ournal-box
Of the connectingrod having its piyots arranged lon
gitudinaly Of said connecting-rod.
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OF the Pennsylvania route is admitted TO be uusur-
passed ia the world for grandeur beauty and variety
superior rcfrcshment facilities are provided. Em-
plJyes courteous and attentive, aud is newt
able result that trip by the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Tickets for sale at the lowest rates the ticket OH.
ccs Of the Company in all important cities and towns
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c. S. HALDEAIAN, New England Agent,
2lj aud pos Washington Street, Boston, Mass.
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THIS PATENT is now owned by
JOHN GORE and S, M. WAITE,
and right to use it must be secured
from them, or its infringement will
be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law.
Address JOHN GORE or S. NJ WAITE, Grattleboro,
Vermont. no
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The tramp won't work in the harvest fields
It's far better to sit in the shade and be told
by an orator that he ought to have a carriage
of his own. Uetr0t Fro Press