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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

A GIGANTIC TIME-PIECE.-In an article
on the great clock in Palace Yard, West
minister, II writer in AH the Year Round
says: The four dials, facing the four
points of the compass, are each so large
that there are but few rooms in London
would contain one of them on the floor.
They are more than twenty-five feet In
diameter; the framework, figures and
divisions are of iron, and the spaces filled
with opalescent glass. The figures are
two feet high, and the minute marks
nearly twelve inches apart-little rs we
may think it when looking up from the
palace yard. The minute hand, with its
counterweight and central boss, is about
two hundred weight. This, however. IS
little more than one-third as much as the
original hand designed by Sir Charles
Barry, which was so elaborate and intri-
cate, so full of angles and quirkS that they
interfered with the going of the clock
The minute hand is for the most part a
tlattcned copper tube, and is eleven feet
long without the counterweight. During
II heavy snow storm few weeks ago, the
mixture of snow and rain that fell on it
pressed SO heavily on it us TO stop the
SOlHS' 1 HC lltHuS VI tIle lOuE ultlS hiCt IL
is said, the largest in the world, except
those of the Mechln clock, which are,
however only hour hands, not comprising
those which mark the minutes. Large
clock hands, of course, require the descent
of heavy weights to set them going.
Those at Westminster are indeed heavy.
No less than depth of one hundred and
seventy feet in the clock tower is allotted
for the descent Of the weights. Going
weights and striking weights together,
they require four thousand turns of Il
double. manned winch handle to wind up.
As there are weights to set the noble clock
going, so there must be pendulum to
regulate the motion when once produced,
and it is u pendulum, in good sooth. 1t
weighs nearly seven hundred pounds, is
about thirteen feet long to the centre of
oscillation, and fifteen feet total length.
The rod which holds it consists of per-
forated iron tube inside ope of zinc. Each
beat of the pendulum has to regulate the
motion of something like ton and half
of metal, in the form of hands, counter
weights and clock machinery, and yet SO
delcately is it suspended by slip of spring
steel, that one single ounce placed upon it
at IL particular spot would affect the rate
of regulation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

the products OF his dairy with those of
another having an equal number of Jer-
seys, or other small COWS, which were
treated us well rs he treats his. But no
such herds can be named. Good mana
gers of less herds of smaller-sized cows
are often met with. Oliver Bronson, of
South Stockton. Chautauqua county. n
L, has n herd of twenty natives, which
viewed in May last, were estimated 10
weigh $50 pounds per head less than the
herd of Mr.. Boies, They are kindly cared
for, and produced last year 302 pounds OF
butter per COW.
Mr.. o. G. Blodgett. of Fredonia, n. Y,
has herd of twenty. five Jerseys and their
grades, all small cows. Viewed also in
May last, they were estimated to have an
average live weight of $50 pounds.
Though very skillfully managed and fed,
their yield last year was 234 l-2 pounds of
butter to the cow-a dimunitive yield
compared with those of Messrs. Boies &
Bronson-of eighty pounds per COW less
than one and siXty.seven and one-half less
than the other. Judged by the usual
standard of product per cow, this dairy
would by most dairymen be at once set
down rs the least desirable, and the least
profitable of the three. But, in fact, the
reverse is true. Mr.. Blodgett's dairy is
the most profitable in the list, for he gets
the most butter in proportion to the food
consumed. As 234 is just three. tenths of
$50, each of his cows (omitling the odd
half pound of butter per cow produces
annually three-tenths of her live weight
in butter Since the consumption of food
is in proportion to live weight, Mr.. Bron-
sens cows, TO do as well as Mr.. Blodgett's $,
should produce 3l5 pounds of butter per
COW, instead of 302, or else they should
weigh but lO0G pounds, instead of 1850
Mr.. Boies's COWS should produce $50
pounds in place of 3l4 -, or else weigh
only 1913, instead of 1900 pounds per head
In comparison with the Jerseys, the
owner of the larger natives is the loser by
having continually to support forty. four
pounds per COW of needless live weight,
and Mr.. Boies, with his still heavier Short
horns. is the loser by constantly sustaining
los pounds per COW not required in the
production Of milk These figures are
based upon the estimated weights of the
herds compared, and are liable not to be
perfectly exact, but this does not impair
their usefulness in illustrating the propri-
ETY. of observing the proper relation be-
tween size and food and product, in est
mating the relative value of dairy cows.
They show that the best criterion by which
to select cows is not by their size, nor
product per head but by comparison of
product with food consumed But since
foods are liable to variations in their nu.
tritious values, making close comparisons
difficult, and since the amount of nutri-
ment required TO sustain life bears close
relation to the weight TO be sustained, it
will be sufficiently exact, and the farest
plainest, and most trustworthy and con-
venient guide in the selection of COWS of
different sizes and breeds, to compare
their products in milk or butter. or cheese,
with their own live weights.-L. b. Ar
no. IN N. Y Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

Sailing AND SMOKING BAcoN-There
are many ways of picking and preserving
meat, but the following will be found !.
good one: For every hundred pounds OF
meat use eight pounds of salt, three
ounces saltpetre, three ounces saleratus
one quart of molasses, two pounds O,
sugar and water sufficient to cover the
meat. Put all together, scald and skim of
whatever impurities rise to the surface.
Pack the meat tightly in a barrel, and
pour on the pickle when it is cold. For
beef it should be put on hot. Leave the
meat in the brine six Or eight weeks, then
take out and smoke with green hickory or
maple wood, if either can be obtained. II
the smokehouse is tight and cool, the meat
may be left hanging in it all summer or
until used, but if there is danger of in
sects getting at the meat, wrap each piece
in good thick brown paper, and rub the
outside with salt and lime to the consis-
tency of paint.-New York Sun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

IMPROVING CHEEsE.-In recent Ohio
Farmer a writer compares the prices Of
English and American cheese, and claims
that we need men of larger experience to
manufacture, better constructed factories
etc You may have all the experienced
hands in the world, the best constructed
factories. all the education, with the chem.
ical analysis of The product before thom
and as long as they continue to make
cheese from skinned milk, the prodnct
can not be improved. l do not believe
there is factory in Ohio but what makes
both butter and cheese from their milk
AMI rs long as this is continued we can
never compete with the English market in
prices. Good cheese can never he nsda
from skinned milk. w ~
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

CHICKEN CHoLERA.-Loss Of appetite,
thirst, diarrhea, general weakness and cy-
anosis of the comb are the principal symp-
toms of this disease. The loss of appetite
comes by degrees, and is not always pres
ent, some fowls eating until their last
breath. Thirst is always great. The
diarrh9a is constant; at tho first stage
sometimes yellow, sometimes green; at
the same time there is Il general lassitude
the fowls are weak on their legs; rest on
their abdomen; their feathers are ruflled
up; if urged to move they walk stagger-
ing, as if under the influence of alcohol
The animal heat must be much lowered,
as they seem to like to rest in the sun. The
cyanosis is the last symptom, but certain
indication Of death. which soon takes
place. At the post-mortem it is found that
the lower portion of the intestines, from
the stomach to the cloacum, is much in
famed, containing sometimes a greenish,
sometimes reddish liquid, in this case
evidently bloody. The peritoneum is
sometimes also the seat of much infam-
nation. The liver is always much en-
larged, softened and easily torn. The
other abdominal organs are more or less
congested. The lungs are sometimes en-
gorged, when the disease terminates in
asphyxia. The other organs appear
healthy. The treatment followed consists
principally in hygienic measures, with
tonics, iron, etc , but i'll tho majority of
cases has proved of no avail.-American
Poultry Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

THRUsH.-When thrush is connected
with contracted state of the feet, it il
evident that the frog cannot afford to lose
much horn. All, however, that is dis
eased, ragged Or detached, should be Gu
away. However small the frog may be
made, the smith should be told TO pare
until he comes to healthy horn, or reaches
the sensitive sole, but bleeding should be
carefully avoided. When too much mois
ture, or a wet floor has been the exciting
cause of the diseased condition, it SHOULD
OF course be removed or avoided, and it,
occurrence again be avoided; particularly
that produced by decomposing dang OF
litter A clean, dry and straw-itterec
floor should be provided. A very usefu
dressing for the disease is solution made
Of two drachms of chloride of zinc and q
quart of rain water. Tar and salt mixec
is by many favorite remedy. If any o.
these fail, the following will generally es
tablish cure. Take half an ounce OF
prepared calamine, one drachm of sui.
plate of zinc and three ounces of tar
mix. Before the application of the dres
sing, the frog should be inspected, ant
wiped clean and dry, so that the introduce
ton of the remedy may be facilitated ant
the disposition to harbor filth and mos.
ture prevented. The whole frog may bt
rubbed over with the application; bu
more particularly small piece of tow
should be charged with it, and by mean.
of a skewer. or other similar instrument
pressed to the bottom of the cleft, doing il
neatly, so that no part hangs out. Thus
the dressing will remain secure two OF
three days. No application simply poured
in without the aid of some other substance
as tow, soft sponge, wool or rag, which re.
tains the agent and guards against mois
ture, generally answers well. In bad
cases the dressing should be repeated every
day, in others every second day, Or twice
u week. - Western Rural.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

Eggs OR No EGGs.-Among the specia
duties which fall upon the farmer in tho
autumn. is the preparation for the winter
keeping and comfort of his fowls.
The wealth contributed 10 this country
by poultry rises up into the magnificent
millions Some families depend upon
their poultry not only for their garments.
but also for their luxuries. Even preach
ers are immensely indebted to the poultry
yard for large part Of their earthly bliss.
In the fall the farmer should prepare
comfortable winter quarters for his CRATE
iul BIRDS. 1t will pay him literally to
have these quarters warm, well ventilated.
clean and light. 1t pays in the satisfaction
which man of soul experiences in the
consciousness that his dependents are COM
Portable. 1t pays in the pleasure one en-
Joys In hearing the music that comes out
oil the quarters upon the cold, piercing
winter air. 1t pays in the regular com.
pensation returned by the thankful fowls
in the shape of rich and nutritious eggs,
1t pays in the accumulation of a quantity
of manure so rich in heterogeneous materiI
ais as to rival very successfully the best of
imported guano. 1t pays in having good
conditioned fowls ready for the table upon
any emergency which may arise during
the season of ice and snow. And it paws
in every other SENSE Chautouqua Fttyja.
CT.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

We are all assured, therefore, that aitel
three hours durance tue moose was turned
loose to multicrease and replenish " il
the forests.
Having regained his wind some
what, the old fellow departed with an ex
ultant bound when the line was cut bu
his report 10 his antlered brethren, con
tanning his view of the mornings sport
has not yet been forwarded TO the press
l-TOuth'S Companion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

ABOUT THE CURRY-CoMB.-A great
many farmers make mistake in buying
their curry combs. They buy them in the
spring at about the time when they get Il
new hired man. The proprietor tells his
man to clean his horses well. So the new
groom, with the new comb, scratches the
horses up and down. backward and for
ward, for five or ten minutes. | would
like TO see IL horse that would not get an
CRY with such treatment. | always buy
my curry-combs in the fall-Novembe or
December is " very good time. At that
time the horse has thick coat, and then
there is not much danger that you will
scratch horse so bad that he will bite or
kick at you. | know man who always
has horses that kick or bite, and am sat
isfied that it is his own fault. He whips
and kicks his horses more in one week
than I do mine in five years. advise
those who want to buy horse brushes to
buy the best they can get. Eleven years
ago bought brush that cost three dol
lars and fifty cents, and it is as good yet
as it was when bought it. 1.-The best is
always the cheapest. ID. N. Kern, in
Ohio Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08
9uetry.
BABY HAS GONE TO SCHOOL.

BABY HAS GONE TO SCHOOL.
The baby has gone TO school; ali me
What will the mother do
With never a call to button or pin.
Or tie little shoe?
How can she keep herself busy all day,
With the little a." hindering thing away?
Another basket to Gil with lunch,
Another " good bye" to say,
And the mother stands at the door to SEQ
Her baby march away;
And turns with sigh that is half relief,
And half something akin to grief.
She thinks Of a possible future morn,
When the children, one by one,
illgO from their home out into the world
To battle with life alone,
And not even the baby be left to cheer
The desolate home of that future year.
She picks up garments here and there,
Thrown down 10 careless haste;
And tries to think how it would seem
If nothing were displaced;
If the house were always as still as this,
How could she bear the loneliness?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

SHEEP FOR FERTILITY. L. Hayes.
Secretary of the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers, delivered an address
last August before the National Agricul-
tural Congress, on the Resources of the
United States for Sheep Husbandry and
Wool Manufacture" which has been pub
lished in pamphlet form. It's merits de-
serve better notice than we have space
for now, and this must be deferred to an
other time. We extract from it the fol-
lowing illustration of the value of sheep
rs means of fertiizing land:
The farmers of Connecticut in former
times, it would appear, had a full appreci-
ton of the fertilizIng influences of sheep.
In the town of Goshen, in Connecticut,
according to my informant, the public
wide; and in these roads it was the custom
10 pasture in common the sheep belonging
TO the individual proprietors of the town,
which were taken care of by a man or boy
at the expense of the town authorities.
The yarding of the sheep for each night,
in order that the benefits of the manure
might not be lost, was let out at the town
meeting. On the evening of the 9th of
May, just preceding the famous cold sum-
mer of 1916, it came the turn of certain
farmer to yard the sheep for the night. He
had no field fenced which would hold the
sheep-some eight hundred in number
except a field planted with corn, which
had already come up. Preferring to sacri-
flee the corn to losing the MANURE, he
turned the flock into this very field On
that night the frost cut off all the corn in
town, and the sheep had cut off our farm
er's, who congratulated himself, in the
morning, that he was no worse off than
his neighbors. He soon fonnd that he was
better off. The sheep by cutting off the top
shoots had saved the plants from being
killed by the frost, and the droppngs from
the sheep in one night had so enriched the
field that it produced the largest crop Of
corn that had been grown in the town fol
wears
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

The productions of cheese and butter
have increased SO per cent this year, and
the exports in like proportion. The freight
paid to the ocean commerce OF New York
is over 81 900, 000-a sum almost suf1i.
cient to support II line of weekly steamers.
while these Two articles pay to the railroad
companies over 100000 annually for
transportation, and the article of milk
pays nearly as much more. Loaded on
railway cars, ten tons 10 the car, the butter
and cheese produced in the United States
in one year would fill $4,000 cars, and
make o compact line 1856 miles long
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08
agricultural department.
o. N. TIRKHAM, Editor.

Allcommuuieatonsf for this department should be
ssnt to the editor. Mr.. o. N. TINKHAM, y. Pom
fret VT.
Please writeo side Of the paper only Sign such
aams or initials you wished published. but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS post ONCE. County and
State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
Commencing Monday, De. so, 1873
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
reave Montpelier at II % A. NJ, 40 and 9O0P Nj
MAIL TRAIN from Montreal, Malone. 81. ADAMS
RnrIinR ton &c leaves Montpelier ll.4O 4. NJ, LOT
Boston, New London, Springfield, New lork' ana
MIXED TRGIS leaves ST. Adams 30 P NJ, Burlington
Top M Montpelier $40 p. NJ q. for Northheld., Ga a,
NIGHT EXPRESS from Ogdensburg, Montreal ~ a
bans and Burlington. leave Montpelier at sm p iCr
Boston via Lowell or Fltchburgh' SPrlhsueiu' Nc"
York and intermediate points.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST
Leave Moutpeler at 25 40 A. NJ IL 10 and q P. N
DAY EXPRESS leaves Boston via, fltchburgn al 81
A. M via Lowell 500 A. M, New London " a; NJ
Springfield 500 NJ, Montpelier p p M, Tor BUR
linQton, st. Adams, Montreal, and OEdensouIEs -
AcCoMMoDATIoN Train leaves Northheld at 30 A.
MontDelier 40 A. NJ, for Burlington, Rutlhnd' ot
Adams St Johns and Richford. -. vi,
MIXED leaves White River Junction lCO A. NJ North
field IL 90 M arrives at Montpelier IL 81 p NJ.
ACcoMMoDA ALTON leaves Montpelier l2.lO P. NJ fOr
Burlington, Rutland and st. Adams =, M.
NIGHT EXPRESS leaves Boston via, Lowell AT 53J p
NJ VIA Ftchburgh 800 p NJ New 1oFk 4 ~ 7; NJ.
ton St Adams, Montreal and Ogdensburg, and the
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at72l A n, loOC
A NJ, and 4 ~ p. M 100, - :. .,i
Returning leave Barre at w Manu- ~ J1 A. M anu
520P NJ.
Sleeping cars are attached to Night Express trains
running between Montreal and Boston, and Montrea
Parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston ant
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale at
INC Prin''p'' ''''''A' j. w.HoBART,
Genl. Supt.
CIV BENTLEY
Genl. Manager
St. Adams Vt Dec. %, 1873.
, 1879-03-05

ing to complainant, all Of tsts amount wns
swallowed up In the fccs OF Jnat!cc, Constable,
"a n IT, stnssss: .ao IS; III. sede1 s %
Court u .1nstfee frntn son,ebotly or other the
kltnl OF e2.!M; AfcPha, acrhril,,g to this state.
mcua not j., rsviE =, !. K rG 5eeevst, anvt,s, n fso
from paying hls ,lebt. than ahcn lie teran.
According to tho ,Tntttrc's abatement, l,nwuycr,
plaintiff, lawyer got s., ths plaintiff
lMr or 80 10 The Justice for ,lncoliccted
fees. According 10 The allegation Ut complain
mt, tug fees whica, should l,nyc - Ice,, charged
under the law amounted IT, el27o, which. after
s2.00 for tho defendant Fec. This oucst!on as
to ilie legality or Illegally Ut certain ices Is one
which tic courta ulnas decide, not paper.
There nre, however, according to the statements
Of the prosecution,
CERTAIN OTHER CONTRADICTIONS or FIGURES
which arc vury nuzxllng... This man Fee owed
sumo money to young LAWYER 6y tho nan,c "
Helm. lie, 1t IL alleged, tnId Helm that he had
paid certain nmouht istl culst on this yarnshc0
proceeding, aiat tint there must. 10 son,ethg
Loft over, which ficm could hare. So Helm
went down to The court to hnll tile status ot
Fees account there mid wns furnished With
ecrtnin memoranda shnwnE. the amounts paid
rIols suits against Fcc,-for Fee, 1t appears. WIS
reluctant payer. Thcrc were, III ull, ctKlit
different processes aEsInst him To bring llIm
into COURT: First, tEE otlgauai one NIX! thcn
they Ynnkcl hIt>n Oh various other oscas!ons
nearly nll Of thcsu occasions ho pAil something
Into court. subsequently the plaintiffs attor-
incys obtained iron, Mr. Footc's clerk transcript
giving the docket number Of cach Of these cuscs,
Und. in lump s,tu, the fees of the Justtce nnd
the CUnstublr. At later period full trnn-
script wns obtained from the Justice, signed bY
him, giving tho itcmizcu t2urcs IN zach Of these
cascs. As q general thing, the taree disagree,
Nuu It fS theAn l1screDanCicS TINT rhtlRel CUR.
prise md puzzcnlrrt.
the FOLLOWING TABLE
will perhaps show tllcm more clearly than any,
thing elsG coulJ. The first cutumN gives tic
docket number OF tho suit, tho second the per-
sou to whom tho fees wcFu paid. tho third tho
fourth In tho CtIrkfs transcript, tho tltth the
suns stated to Mr., Helm, the sixth the legal
fcts aecurtlng to tic complainant, md the
seventh tic ovcrchargr In rasa tho ices said to
, 1879-03-05

The Comptroller Issued $500 worth Of scrip
yesterday.
The Comptroller will issue new scrip ro-
donptton call this morning.
There will bs meeting Of The Finance Com.
mittce Mohday at J:30 o'clock.
There will be meeting of the COMMITTEES GU
L'cendcs this aftcsnoon Ut $3.50 o'clock.
TLe City Treasurer cashcl some $3la worth
Of scrip yesterday, and paid out $500 for mis-.
celtuueous expenses.
Que case Of scarlet fever WAS reported yeetcr-
day Ut the southwest corner OF Ashland nyenue
and Eighteenth street, ui,ti one cnso og djpb-
hesta 1t No. 1000 West Washington street.
I1B whtsc-robed 'cac,m'uer has takeu pos
session OF the building Department, ostless Ia
the rooie!y, and thu clerks therein hive been
compelled to visit the adioiulng onlcea fot few
daya.
There vii! bo meeting of tho Committe on
Ht1eeta nnu Allbys for the south Division FRI
day afternoon al o'clock tu consider the sub
tect of Widening Stale street frotn Twelfth TO
Thtsty-nnth.
Tho City Trcasurer's receipts yesterday Were
&12, 933 from tbs ,Souta.ToWn Collector, Mostly
IN scrip receivable tor taxes; 2a,004 lso1n tbs
WateF superintendent, aud 81 to07 iroM the
Comptroller; Total, Sl7.4h -:
The Health Department during tie month Of
February served aCS, gutsancu potfcss, abatcd
~ pui4auees, seppt]ethned 1l.761 'pou0ls Of
meat, and removed ~ dead aniuAs. The to-