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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08

James b. Woodward, NJ. D., died at his
home in this village Saturday evening at
y O'Clock. On the 18th. of September in
the amputation performed on James Wade
the doctor was poisoned. lie had scratch
on the middle finger of the left hand and
this the virus from the amputated leg in
iected. The hand began to be painful in
twelve hours and gradually grew worse.
The last week he was suffering somewhat
also from pneumonia.
The doctor was born in Bloomington,
Vermont, December 5, 1924. His father
was Rev. James Woodward, who was
son of Prof Bezaleel Woodward of Dart
mouth college. lie was great grandson
of Rev. Eleazer Wheelock, the founder of
Dartmouth college, whose daughter Prof.
Woodward married.
Left an orphan, he was taken on the
death of his mother by his aunt, Mrs.
Judge Carpenter of Waterbury. James
was then three years old. On attaining
manhood he attended medical lectures in
Woodstock, spent one winter studying in
Boston, and then attended courses of lee
lures in New York city receiving his de-
gree there.
He practiced for some years in Water
barry and while residing there, in Novem-
Der, 1858, married Miss Mary L. Hutchins,
who with a daughter, Eva, twelve years
of age, survives him.
In 1858 the doctor removed to Lawrence,
Kansas, where he was in practice for II
time as afterwards at junction City, Kan
sas. While resident of the latter place
he was member of the territorial Senate
of Kansas. When the state government
was organized he was, we believe, clerk of
the House and then resided at Topeka.
On the breaking out of The war he was
appointed examining surgeon and soon
received commission rs surgeon OF n
Kansas regiment. He was in charge Of
hospitals at Fort Scott, Kansas City, St.
Louis and Alton.
In 1866 he removed to Montpelier where
he has since occupied place in the front
rank of the medical profession in Vermont.
He was devoted to his work and though Il
man Of weak constitution was at that
work early and late. He was moreover of
such nature that his personal qualities en-
deared him TO his patients and he had their
affection us well as their confidence.
The funeral services on Monday were
conducted at the Riverside by Prof. South
worth and the great number in attendance
there, as at Waterbury where the doctor
was taken to be buried at his early home,
testified to the esteem in which he was
held. Post Brooks and the Knights of
Honor acted as an escort at the funeral, the
doctor having been member of both
organizations.
His death closed a most useful career
and was met in the faithful discharge of
duty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08

GUILTY OF ARSON IN THE THIRD DE-
GREE.-The trial of Louis Ramel, on an
Indictment charging him with an attempt
to blow up the Hudson River steamboat,
Drew, was concluded at Albany Satur-
day, when the jury returned verdict of
guilty of arson in the third degree. The
prisoner was then sentenced to state prison
for seven years.
The democratic gubernatorial nomination
in Massachusetts seems to 60 begging.
Judge Abbott, the long time and oft
defeated candidate for party honors.
declines the use of his name, and his
example has just been followed by Charles
2. Thompson-the man who became
famous by beating Butler for congress
and who could probably poll more votes
than any candidate now likely TO be
nominated,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08
TWO ORGANS.

Regulate first the stomach, second the
liver; especially the first, so rs TO perform
their functions perfectly and you will re.
move at least nineteen-twentieths of all
the ills that mankind is heir to, in this or
any other climate Hop Bitters is the only
thing that will give perfectly healthy
natural action to these two organs
lhaine Farmer. FM4lw2.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08
MONTPELIER MARKET.
RETAIL PRICES.
For the eeek ending Tuesday, octobe, :, 1

For the ,oeek ending Tuesday, October . 1879.
Apples, dried new 5a7c 4. n Butter, Is 02Oc,
Beef, 4G20c; Beei, dried green weight, 2Oc; Pork,
fresh, e0l91c; Pork, salt, loo Ham, ljc Lard
l2Hc; Veal. 5Gl2c; Beans, r. bushel, S2d2 10
Corn, $5Sc; Corn meal, v LIS lbs, 30; oats r.
oushel, 35GiOc; Flour y Dbl, S6.00H7.00; Crack.
ers, 1915; Coal, y ton, 500 10000; Cheese, II n
s0lOc; Fish-Fresh Cod dressed, l0c; lInhbut,
l5c; Shad, 35c; Maekerel, lSc; salt Fish, Cod, SC;
Oil, V gallon, DOC; Potatoes, u bussel, $i0a5oc;
salt v bnshel, soc; Dairy, Ia lD1c = II; Sugar
refined, 90lOtse; brown 7dSe, dolasses, Y gallon
400sO; Tea, 5Oc@O.75; Coffee, Old Java roasted,
35c; Rio, roasted, 25c v Herds Grass reed,
S.I5; Michigan Clover, 0lo, TIh; Northern 'eV
York do, ll0l3c v pound,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08

EAST CALAIs.-Merrick Ainsworth has
gone to York state hunting.
Marcus Peck has Il sawmill, house and
garden, and fifty acres of heavily timbered
land situated in the north east part of
Hyde Park, which he wishes to exchange
for small farm.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-10-08
SHEEP.

All the pens on the sonth end Of the
grounds were filled with sheep, mostly
Cotswolds and grades and only II few of
the Spanish Merinoes. No doubt the
" tidal wave" in Dog river valley is
bringing in more coarse than fine wooded
sheep. The general opinion seems to be
that for small farmers u small, well kept
flock of coarse wooded mutton sheep give
more profit than in other breeds, being
very prolific and very hardy.
II. G. Kbbee, Brookfeld, shows II full.
blood Cotswolds bred from Robinson's
flock in Ia Cole, Canada, some of which
were shown at the state fair. One buck
weighed $50 pounds, with very long and
fine wool. Mr.. Kibbee has sold Prof
Sanborn of Hanover several sheep for the
state farm. His m otto is "raise the best. ),
He claims that no better sheep can be
found.
O.C. Wilder, Waitsfield, had 5 Cots
void lambs, good enough for anybody.
Wool taken from The side of one meas
ured o. inches.
G. w. Flagg, Braintree, (the champion
wrestler) exhibited II Cotswold sheep and
lambs. With such sheep Mr.. Flagg can
wreste with the hard times and beat
every time.
In high grade coarse woods e. U. New
ton, Mortified, exhibits 6 grade lambs; b.
D. Moseley, Northlield eve lambs; G..
Fisk, Brookfeld, grade buck, l pen eve
lambs and pen yearling ewes; Alfred
Joslyn, Waitsfeld, IS grade sheep; G..
w. Buzzell very large animals weighing
348 pounds; Robert Hooper, Roxbury, 5
grades. Many of these grades were SO
good that they might easily pass for full
bloods, and for persons who do not care to
pay fancy prices TO start flock with it
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
Sailing Ships Disappearing.

a New York letter to the Philadel~
phia Ledger says: There would really
seem to be no future for the poor sailin
ship. About the only paying business
that has been left for the smaller class
of vessels of late has been the West
India sugar aud mo]asses trade, and now
even that is about to be turned over TO
the sll.devouring British steamships.
they were doing badly if they could not
get q much higher figure. These steam
ers are upward of 1000 tons burthen,
but their draught is not so great as to
prevent them from getting in and out OF
any of the sugar ports without difficulty.
The worst of it is," said an old ship.
owner at the Maritime exchange this
afternoon, when these British steamers
once take hold of any particular trade,
they never let 60 their hold until they
have driven every one else out of it.
We may as well accept the situation,
however, and make the best of it. Ger
tain it is that the sailing vessel has had
it's day, and as things stand at present
no one but lunatic will think of build.
ing a new one"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
Equality of Arms.

Alter the decline of ehivalry, when
duels were no longer fought in the lists,
or in the presence Of judges of the field,
but in lonely and sequestered places, in
equality of arms were not regarded,
however great might be the superiority
OF one side.
"Thou hast both a sword and dag
GER" said Quelus to Antragues, as they
were about to fight. "and ! have only
q sword"
"The more the folly" was the an
swer, I" to leave thy dagger at home we
came here to fight, not to adjust wea>
pons."
The duel accordingly went forward,
and Quelus was slain !; bis lett hand lin
which be should have had his dagger
being. shockingly cut In attempting to
parry his antagonists blows with that
weapon. The challenged person having
q right to choose his weapons, often en'
deavored to devise such as would give
him a decidedly unfair advantage.
BraDtome records with applause the
Ingenuity of 9 little man, Who, being
challenged by tall Gascon, made eheiee
of gorget, so constructed that his 81.
gantie adversary could not stoop his
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
Too Much Sleep.

"God bless the man who first in
vented sleep" So said Sancho Panza,
andd 30 cay we. But there are those
who will not feel like blessing the man
who has discovered that there is danger
as well as health and happiness in slum-
Der. The Golden Rule rises to warn
us that there is such thing as too much
sleep. 1t says: The effects of too
much sleep are not less signal than
those arising from its privation. The
whole nervous system becomes blunted,
go that the muscular energy is enfeebled,
and the sensations and moral and intellect.
ual manifestations are obtunded. All
the bad effects of inaction become de-
veloped. The memory i. impaired, the
powers of Imagination are dormant, and
the mind falls into kind OF hebetude,
chiefly because the functions of the in
tellect are not sufficiently exerted, when
sleep..is too prolonged or too often repeat
ed. To sleep good is not necessarily to
be good sleeper. Generally they are
the poorest sleepers who remain the
longest in bed; i. g., they awaken less
refreshed than if the time of rising were
earlier by an hour or two. We COM
mend this to those who. cry "a little
more sleep and little more slumber."
1t does not affect newspaper men who go
to bed late and get up early.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
Thoughts.

What the key is to the watch the
prayer is to our graces.
Self-sscrifice is the only power that
| can plant or build.
Earnestness OF purpose can spring
only from strong convictions.
The,e can be no true thankfulneaa
where there is no benevolence.
The trouble with many communities
is, that their dead men refuse to be
buried.
Man believes that to be a lie which
contradicts the testimony Of his own igs
norance.
The happiness of the tender heart is
increased by what it can take away
from the wretchedness of others.
Great vices are the proper objects of
our destination-smaller faults OF our
pity; but afectation appears to be the
only true source of the ridiculous.
No man has come to true ggreatness
who has not felt in some degree that his
life belongs to his race, and that what
God gives him he gives him for mankind.
The very heart and root of sin is an
independent and selfish spirit. We erect
the idol self, and not only wish others
to worship it, but we worship it our
selves.
Universal love is like glove without
fingers, which fits all hands alike, land
none closely; but true affection is like
glove with fingers. which f ts one hand
only, and fits close to that one.
1t is when our budding hopes are
nipped beyond recovery by some rough
wind that we are most disposed to pic
ture to ourselves what flowers they
might have borne had they fourished.
The great sorrows of life are either a
curse or blessing to us. Even the
open grave may be q doorway into
the heaven of q larger faith or the open
way into life of solemn despair.
You destroy the divine image in your
soul by sadness. God is joy. All ma
ture rejoices in its Creator. Would you
remain in sorrowful silence7 It is chris
tian joy that makes the heart fear God
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
The Measaaess Of 1t.

The Presbyterian fires hot shot at the
mean people who manage to cover up
with a religious cloak the unchristian
covetousness which is a chief part of
their nature: "a lady rustling in silks
is reported to have been moved in her
soul to pay her pastors wife q visit of
coincidence. Diamonds were swinging
from her ears, glowing in mystic light
from her fingers; seal>skin coat, all
warm and shiny, on her back; coupe
stood at the door, all satin"lined and
cushioned, with a gloved groom to do
her bidding. The occasion of the call
grew out of the last congregational meet
ing. The trustees had cut down the
pastors salary, and the poor man had to
submit or take his flight in the winter
contrary to the command of his master.
So his wife, as dernier resort, COM
menced keeping boarders. The baby
was sick, and drifting preachers and &C.
quaintances turned into the manse at
unseemly hours, and she could not have
the meals regularly, and the boarders
complained and left. This sanity sister
parishioner drew out the tale of family
woes to crafty her curiosity, and then
with a sigh began to condole with the
pale, bloodless-lipped woman--more a
lady than herself-on their privations.
Turning up the whites of her eyes, as
some of the primitive preachers of the
south were wont to do, as preface to
the words, Let us look to tho Lord and
be dismissed she proceeded to say, as If
pronouncing the first words of funeral
address: My dear sister, your reward is
| in heaven"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14

from it In an increased viyiiness Of
thought-a signal improvement in the
reasoning powers. But the flesh OF fish
contains no excess of phosphorus, nor
does its shining depend on that element.
Decaying willow wood shines even more
brilliantly than decaying fish. 1t may
sometimes be discerned afar off at night
The shining In the two cases is due to the
came cause.-the oxidation of carbon, not
of phosphorus, il organic substances
containing, perhaps, not a perceptibie
trait of the latter element. Yet, surely
90 one has found himself rising to poetic
ferVor by tasting e!ecayiHg willow wool,
Though it ought, On there principles. 10
be q better brain fond than much
larger quantity OF fish.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14

ley, salt and pepper. Chop the oysters
| very finely. Beat yolk and whites of the
eggs separstely-the whites until they
stand in heap. Put thrse.teaspoontuls
OF melted butter in trying pan and let
it get very hot. Stir the milk into a
deep dish with the yolk and season.
Next put in the chopped oysters, beating
vigorously as you add them gradually.
When they are thoroughly incorporated
peur in the tablespoonfuls of melted
butter; finally whip in the whites lightly
ami with as few strokes IS possible.
Pour the omelet into the very hot but
tered frying pan, do not stir it, bnt when
it begins to "sst" slip broad bladed,
round pointed dinner knife around the
sides and cautiously under the omelet,
that the butter may reach every part
As soon as the centre is fairly "set"
turn out into hot dish. Lay the latter
bottom upward over the frying pan,
which must be turned upside down dex
teroueily. Thissbrings the Drowned side
uDpermCst.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
Fish Not a Brain Food

DR.. J. W. Draper, in Harper'e Magazine.
Since during the acts of sensation and
intellection phosphorus is consumed in
the brain and nervous system, there
arises necessity to restore the portions
so consumed, or, as the popular expres-
sion Is, touse brain food. Now, as every
one knows, 1t is the prope' ty OF phos-
phorus to shine in the dark, and az fish
in certain stage of putrefactive decay
often emit light or become phosphores.
cent 1t has been thought that this is due
to the abundance OF phosphorus their
flesh contains, aud hence they are emil
neBtly suitable for the nouriahment OF
the nervous systsm and are an invaluable
brain iood. Undes that idea many per-
sons resort to diet of fish and persuade
themselves that they derive advantage
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
The Contrary Japs.

A Baltimore man recently wrote to
Herbert Spencer for an explanation OF
the paradoxicsl customs of the Japan
ese, citing examples az fellows: ga
piece of cord In Japan is twisted from
left to right la the process of aanufsc>
ture. A plane is- drawn toward the per-
SON using it. The teeth of a saw are 90
set that it is the upward pull which
cuts. Their books commence at what
we call the end, turning the leaves from
left to right, while the lines run up and
down the page, instead Of across, and
the pages are numbered ct the foot.
The face of their clock moves and the
hands are stationary. They say, It's
four O'clock meaning that it lacks four
hours of being noon, while with us 1t Ia
always % much past the starting point.
Mr. Spencer replied that the question
Involved "a wider range than OF drst
sight appears" but declined to. express
his Views, on the plea OF lack of time.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
T'Rse RsIehaink of Sarxamx NeEHaa

Is recoverable, not by the use of mineral ge1.
atlves, but by a recourse to efectnal tome
treatment Opiates and the like should only
be used as auxilaries, and then as sparlDgiy
as possible. Vigorous nerves are quiet ones,
and the most direct way to render them so is
10 reinforce the vital energies. That sterling
invigorant Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, will
be found all-sufficient for this purpose, since
it entirely removes impediments TO thorough
digestion and assimilation of the food so
that the body is insured its due amount of
nourishment, and consequently of stamina.
Rheumatic tendencies and affections of the
kidneys and bladder are also counteracted
by the bitters, which is besides pleasant
medicinal stimulant, infinitely purer than the
raw excitants of commerce, which react in~
juriously upon the nervous system.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
A Preacher on Himself.

A church in Indiana, being without
pastor, has received the following
| among other applications. The writer
is New York clergyman. II am 8
Princeton Presby terian of the sainted
DR.. Hodge type," he says, ga little past
age, with constitution and health of the
very best, not married; have been preach.
ing over fifteen years; am of Scotch
stock with tinge of Scotch>lrish and of
Plymouth Rock Puritans. The former
needs watching against fire, the latter
against the gulfstream of heresy. Am
about six feet two inches tall, neither
stout nor lean. as $50 pounds avoirdu-
pois testifesI; blue eyes, side whiskers
of fair size, of genial turn, with a quick
eye for the humorous and ridiculous,
and am aure of three classes of friends
children, darkies and dogs-the first
because love them, the others because
l treat them friendly. As reading is
not preaching I preach. My style is
simple, direct, earnest, with the argu-
mentative underlying it. I aim to give
each hearer q handle by which to hold
the sermon and keep it-hence I can
not repeat them. Most of my sermons
I write on two pages Of note paper, in
bold hand, with blue and black PEN
ellis, using five or six Languages, most
Of the mathematical signs and several
arbitrary characterize language Of my
own making. I write the thoughts, not
the words. None can read them but
myself; then if the--mind trips I have
this certains help before ME to recover
myself by glance of the eye, and alro
to keep my sermon (the thoughts) to
reproduce them at will. While I have
perfect freedom in speaking, I try to
strike Thirty minutes, but to do 80 have
to watch my watch. I seldom see much
sleeping in sermon time, and when exa
changing with brother Methodists, in
their churches, eften hear. from the
amen corner As to salary, fix it the
most you can give, and pay it ON the
day prImised."
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
FARM AND HOME.
FARM BOTE 9.

Make a shallow basin in the gFoune
not far from the kitchen, and gil with
coal ashes az is it made, and on thii
throw night slops, wash water etc. Ar
Immense amount of the very best o1
fertilizers can be made in this way.
Most of the diseases of cattle are
caused by wrong treatmelt-too much
feed at one time, too little at another
too rich at one time, too poor at another.
If cattle and horses were fed, and water.
ed, and used properly there would be
little disease.
Pure air and mater are of even more
importance than exercise in the care OF
young animals. They are often huddled
together in houses altogether insum>
cient in size, and in which the atmos.
phere is almost constantly impure from
the product of respiration.
To clear cistern water add two ounces
powdered alumsand too ounces borax to
a twenty-barrel cistern of rain water
that is blackened or oily, and in a few
hours the sediment will settle and the
water be clarified and fit for washing,
and even for cooking purposes.
If, after the wool has grown to some
considerable length, sheep or lambs be.
come annoyed with lice or ticks, wa>h
the lambs in strong decoction Of tobac-
co. Another way is to take q pair of
bellows and inhale tobacco smoke; they
blow the smoke with q considerable
folce among the ticks. This will prove
instant death to them.
The liquid yieldings of animals are
worth more-good authority say one
sixth more-pound for pound, than the
solid excrements, and they are saved
with greater care by the best European
farmers and gardeners All the leaks in
the stable are not in the roof; those
often in the floor. are quite as objection
able and ARE the cause of great deal of
waste.
In preparing ground for squashes,
put liberal amocnt of manure in each
hill and cover it with two inches Of soil,
Then cover the whole with coal ashes
with which the whole ia filled, and the
Oil on the manure covered. The seed
are then planted in the ashes directly
over the manure. At each hoeing, acat-
ter fresh supply of ashes around the
plants, and grubs will never trouble the |
plants. !
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
Yellow Hair.

The yellow hair which a number of
actresses and many women off the stage
affect, seems to be growing more and
more common. 1t is not pleasant to see,
however, because it is, in almoat every
instance, artificial, the result of dyeing
and artifciality is never agreeable for
any length of time. Actresses have
professional reasons-perhaps mistaken
ones-tor dyeing their hair; but other
women have no excuse for it. They
imagine, of course, that it adds to their
beauty, or modifes their homeliness,
which it certainly does not. The effect
indeed, is quite the contrary. Nature is
very likely to understand the true prin-
ciples of art. Although she may not
make all women handsome, she gener-
ally furnishes them with complexion,
eyes and hair to match. And when they
bleach their hair they blunder asthetic-
ally, wronging nature and themselves at
the same time. The peculiar hue Of the
hair which is DOW the fashion with a
certain class is almost always unbecom-
ing, because 1t is unnatural. It adver-
tises and emphasizes its artiiciality, and
conveys an unfavorable impression OF
the person who adopts it. No woman in
civilization colors her hair blue, her nose
red, her cheeks green or her teeth black.
But if she did she would be acting very
much like the woman who dyes her hair
yellow-a dead, fictitious repellent hue,
Yellow hair is apt to give an unprepos-
sessing notion of the wearer. The man
or woman OF TASTE and good sense who
sees 1t associates it with painted eye
brows, painted cheeks and other false
things, spiritual not less than material.
If these hair~dyers knew what men OF
the world mean by saying, "she is the
sort of woman who bleaches her hair, -
they would think twice before thew saw it.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14

n:ck 20 as to aim his blow right. Another
had two ssWerds forged of a temper so
extremely brittle that unless used with
particular caution, and in a manner he
daily exercised himself, the blade must
necessarily fly in pieces. Both these
ingenious persons killed their men with
very little risk or trouble, and with no
less applause, it would seem, than il
they had fought without any rule such
was the degenerate spirit of the times.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-06-14
California.

A California Colony is being formed at
Buffalo, New York, to settle tract of 1000
acres in California. Those wishing to know
all about it and California colonies can
learn by inclosing six cents in stamps to
California Colony, IA w. Swan street, Buf-
fato, New York, or to Wendell Easton, 20
Montgomery street, San Francisco, Cali
fnrnia