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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

"You MANFRED part of your land, and
part not; did the potatoes rot more on the
MANFRED landP asked the doctor
mo, not in the least; and am perfect
ly satisfied that we must manure our land
for potatoes-either with good, rich, we'll
rotted barn-yard manure, or with artificial
fertilizers, or both. With both. would
probably be the better plan. would
draw ont the manure this winter, or very
early in the spring, and spread it broad.
cast on the land, and pillow it in. The
longer it is exposed spread out on the sur
face of the land, the better | should like
it. Then apply some good artificial ma
nure in the ridge or hill. We must give
up the notion that manure rots potatoes.
Now that we have to fight the bugs, we
must plant potatoes on our best and richest
land; plant the best and most vigorous
varieties, and take good care of them
There is much money in potatoes, if we
can only raise good crops in unfavorable
seasons; and this we can do, if we select
good land, manure it well, plant early and
take good care of the crop"
h'o !" NV Poiht, uOS'ol, COnIllueu
|; you have hit the nail right on the
head, Experience and observation prove
that the only farming that pays in the
long run, is good farming. l have field
that this year has produced two hundred
and fifty bushels of potatoes per acre. And
on either side of it is land that produced
less than fifty bushels"
You have no reason to complain" said
the deacon" You have the best crop
have seen this year, and at dollar per
busbel. your potatoes will pay you better
than any other crop you raised''
If | had farmed better, | should have
found it decidedly profitable. My good
crop was on Il field that is thoroughly
underdrained, and which | MANFRED this
spring. and the cptra yield of potatoes
will pay for all The draintng, for The ma.
nure, Tor cmltiratiOn, and for The Mnd IT,
SELF Walks and Talks, in Am. Agricut-
turGiiSt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
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obtained for Inventors in the United States, Canao'
and Europe at reduced rates. With cur Prneii"'
once located in Washington, directly opposite 'nt
United States Patent Office, able to attend toa
Patent Business with greater and despa'"
and less cost than other patent attorneys who are H
distance from Washington and who have. therefore
10 employ associate attorneys" We make rrei'm-
mary examinations and furnish opinions as to par,
entability free of charge and all who interested
IN new inventions and Patents invited to send lor
acopy'of our Guide for Obtaining Patents Whp"
Is sent free to any address, and contains complete III
struetions how to obtain Patents and other valuaol
matter We reier to the German American NatloHaI
BANK Washington. D. c.; the Royal Swedish nor
wegian, and Danish Legations. at Washington; HON
Joseph Casey, late Chief Justice U. s. Court of Claims
10 the omcials of the U. s. Patent ONCE and to SEN"
TORS and Members of Congress from every state.
Address, oLUIs DAGGER h CO., solicitors oI
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

AMERICAN PRoDUCTs.-Our agriculture
nj department reports show that America
is doing its part in supplying the world
wants-it says our corn crop will exceed
400 100000 bushels, our cheese, value
SS00,000,000, our eggs $lSO,00o,000, our
butter SGS, 00O,0 900, our cotton crop 100,-
goo bales thus far, greater than ever before,
ard our wheat crop greater than ever be
fore known, and all these exported largely
from facts before us our exports this
year will exceed our imports by over
5000, 900, and this comes to our coun-
try in gold from Europe.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

AS little thieves. being let in at a window,
will set open gates for greater thieves to
come in at, even so, if we accustom our
selves to commit little sins, and let them
reign in US they will make us the filter for
greater offences to get the advantage of
us, and to take hold of us.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

A while ago. hired man was smoking
Il pipe while standing near the door of the
stable. The door was suddenly blown
back, knocking the pipe out of his mouth
and scattering the Iire in every direction.
The sparks were put out-but we were
reminded that pipe smoking, even by the
most careful men, ought nerer to be toler-
ated about the barn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
agricultural Department.
o. N. rINkHAM, Editor.

All communications for this department should he
eut to the editor. Mr.. o. II. TINKHAM, n. Pom
fret, Vt.
Please on side OF the paper only. sign such
name or initials you wished published, but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, post Office. County and
state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

also giving some idea of the amount and
value of the liquid portion Of the stable
manurcs, the following will be found If
one wishes to be saved work, better not
have barn cellars, but throw it out where
the liquids will drain away, then you will
have no occasion for absorbents, or trouble
in handling largely increased crops. How
ever, we must say we think the pigs should
always have fair show for comfortable
rest in nice dry bed-whch should be
kept so by frequent change:
Any one who has ever, in u cemented
stable or manure cellar, attempted to fur.
nish absorbents for all the urine of a herd
Of cattle has discovered that he has taken
quite n contract on his hands. If he has
before kept his cattle in Il te-up where
their liquid excavations went through the
floor and were absorbed by the soil be-
meath, or drained away, he has small
comprehension of the quantity produced,
and the amount of dry bedding 1t will
take to keep the place so that anybody can
walk about there without rubber boots.
He will find that long or chopped straw, in
vastly greater quantity than he has ever
found necessary to keep his cattle dry,
will now leave them q1oat, surrounded by
straw islands, also afoat. In the cellar
the manure will exist in the form of soft
mush. and il will keep him busy to draw
in the loan, muck, or sand required to
reduce things to q comfortable stale of
solidity and keep his pigs from drowning
Yet it will pay to do all ths-to pre-
pare beforehand the sawdust, spent tan.
muck or sand for the stable floor, and the
necessary loan for the cellar, in order to
take up and retain all this mass of fertiliz-
ing fluid. In fact we cannot afford not TO
do it, and he who does it for the first time
will receive "A revelation of the quantity o!
good manure that may thus be accumulat-
ed in Il season from Il stock of cattle. that
will quite astonish him. and make him
think that perhaps " farming can be made
to pay."-Rural NeW Yorker.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
Commencing Monday, Dec. so, 1873.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
Lava Montpelier at 1IasA. NJ, 7.4O and 900 p. NJ.
MAIL TRAIN from Montreal, Malone, ST. Adams,
Burlington &c, leaves Montpelier ll4O a. NJ, lot
Boston, New London, Springfield, New YORK. ana
intermediate points. go - ,,,, A.,
4 10 p NJ. Montpelier 740 p. NJ, for Northhed. 49, .
NIGHT EXPRESS from Ogdensburg, Montreal, ST. Al
hans and Burlington leave Montpelier at 900 P NJ, for
Boston via, Lowell or Ftchburgh, Springfield, New
York and intermediate points.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Nontpeler at 25 9 4OA. NJ IL 10 and % p NJ
DAY EXPRESS leaves Boston via, Fitchhurgh at 30
A. NJ via, Lowell 500 A. NJ, New London 90 A. M,
Springfield SO0A. NJ, Montpelier ~ p NJ, Tor Bur
Iinvton, ST. Adams, Montreal. and OgdensburR
ACCOMMODATION Train leaves Northheld at . 80 A. NJ,
Montpelier $40 A. M tqr burlington huuand' 81
Albans, st Johns and Richford. .,
MIXED leaves White River Junction 7oOA NJ, North
field IL 90 NJ, arrives at Montpelier 1879 P. NJ
ACCOMMODATION leaves Montpelier l2lO p. M. Tor
Burlington, Rutland and St Adams. al
NIGHT ExPREss leaves Boston via, Lowell at b3O P,
M via, Fitchburgh 500 p. NJ, New York 100 ?: M,
Springfield sOOP NJ, Montpelier % A. NJ for BurinY
ton, ST. Adams, Montreal and Ogdensburg, and the
Trains leave Montpelierfor Barre att 20 A. M, 1000
A. NJ and ~ p. NJ.
Returning leave Barre ats OJA M,and 10 So NJ, and
Sleeping cars are attached to Night Express trains
running between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal
and Springfield, and New York and via, Troy, and
Paror Cars and Day Express between Boston and
Through tickets for Chicago and the West for sale at
'no ~" 'p"' ''"'' HOBART,
Genl Supt
G. W. BENTLEY,
Genl Manager.
st. Adams, vt Dec. %, 1875.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

The mind Of childhood is the holiest,
tenderest thing on earth. Parents should
stand as watchers at the temple lest any
unclean thing should enter and delile the
purity and sancity of home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12

The Grafton County Agricultural Socie
ty New Hampshire, has passed vote to
the effect that all liquor and pool selling
and games of chance of any character
shall hereafter be strictly forbidden on
their grounds.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-12
PATENTS.
r. H. EDDY,

IA. AAs LbID L
No. 76 State ST., opposite Kilhy, Boston
Secures Patents in the United States; also in Great
Britain, France and other foreign countries. Colns
Of the cl aims of any Patent furnished by renting or
dollar. Assignments recorded at Washington, I"
Agency IN the United States possesses Superior ,dc,
tes FOR obtaining Patents aScertuiiu0 he LGi'Gn
OtHtBOf inreHti0nS. II. II. EDDY, solicitor OF F4ehe'
TESTIMONIALS
Il regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the most cIp4t cWg
SUCCESSFUL practitioners with whom have had rlu'IA
intercourse.
CHAS. MASON, Commissioner of Patents
, Inventors cannot employ person more truSNI1
my or more capable of securing for them an tatN Nv"
favorable consideration at the Patent Oiire. 80
EDMUND BURKE late Commissioner of Patents
BosroN. October l9,ls'0'
II II. EDDY. EsQ-Dear Sir: YOU procured Tor, H..
IN 1870 my first patent Since then you have acted W
and advised me in hundreds of cases, ana lro,u,vS
many patents reissues and extensions. | nave ,',G
SSionany employed the best agencies IN New lo5G'
Fhladelphia and Washington, but stlll give lNI a.
most the whole of my business in Your line, ana au
wise others to employ you. Yours truly
GEORGE DRAlIh;
Boston. Jan'y LIST. 1879. FMl3l
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
The Problem of Intemnerance.

A writer in Sunday a. .fternoon discus
sing the increase Of intemperance, and
seeking about for plausible theory to
account for it, says: As long as the
American people consume such quanti-
ties Of stimulating and highly seasoned
food as they do, they will want to i'm.
bibe stimulating drinks. Stimulating
food and stimulating drinks necessari-
ly go together. The one is the concomi-
tant Of the other. Many man who sea-
sons his dinner literally with the con-
tents Of the caster excites in his system
thirst for something stronger than cold
water. Not that cold water would not be
the best thing with which to extinguish
the fire he has kindled within the vital
domain by the use Of such hot, stimulat-
ing condiments, but that is too insipid.
Having partaken Of such highly season
ed food he caves drink equally stimu-
lating.
Inebriates the world over are great
consumers of flesh meat, and they also
make excessive use Of condiments. Our
attention was first directed to this fact
in visiting at inebriate asylums and sani.
tariums for the cure Of the Incorporate,
where were congregated large numbers
of them; and eating at the same table
with them for days, and in one case for
several weeks, this feature was 80 strik-
ing and SO universal that it forced itself
upon our attention. And no one, we
think, in the same circumstances, could
fail to notice il. We havealways observ-
ed that the inmates OF these institutions
were, most of them, hearty eaters, es-
pecially Of animal food. Beef, too, was
preferred to mutton and other kinds, as
being the most stimulating kind Of ami
NAL food. Aud this was usually seasoned
literally with mustard, Pepper was used
abundantly with almost everything else.
AT the New York State inebriate asylum
when DIR. Day was superintendent, he
felt compelled to Danish Worcestershire
sauce wholly from the table, owing to
the extravagant use that was made Of IL.
And during the inoumbency Of DIR.
Dodge, bis successor, the cayenne was
removed from the caster for the same
reason.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
High Priced Musicians.

Levy, the cornet player, is reported
as being paid $3.50 week and board for
his family for his services in the orches-
ira at Manhattan beach, Coney island,
where Gilmore is paid $500 for himself
and 81, 900 for the rest Of the band.-
Arbuckle, who stands on pedestal in
Talmage's church on Sundays, receives
$500 week at West Brighton; and OF
Brighton the same writer says: The
only solo player on the oornet to be had
for this place was Liberati. In the
spring he offered to play for 500 a
week, but his offer was rejected, as 1t
was then thought that there could be
better player obtained in Europe, but
Neuendorff searched in vain for one,
and had at last to seek Liberati again;
but in the meantime LIberati's price
had doubled, and so they had TO pay
$780,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
The Cause OF his FOrgetfulness.

At the farmhouse gate the other morn
ing, Mrs. Whitehall said 10 Joseph as
he was ready TO drive into town:
Remember, now, what told you.-
/ want a spool Of thread No. go, ten
yards OF calico with a dot in it, and a
yard and half OF brown drilling to line
the waist.
Joseph drove into the city as straight
as bee line and as happy as an old gi-
rafIe when the circus is out. He sold
his butter and eggs, was on his way to
a dry goods store when he met man
who once came awful near marrying his
sister. This was reason enough why
they should drink together, and they
drank. When man meets fellow who
might have been his brother.in-law if a
mule hadn't kicked the prospective
bride across the dark river, he can't tell
when to stop drinking. Farmer White
hall couldn't remember whether he i'm.
bibed seven or seventeen glasses, but
the result was the same. When he f.
nally got ready to do his trading he en-
tered store and said:
'Shir, want shixty spools Of dots
wiz waist in 'em!'
That was as plain as he could make it
in any Of the haIf-dozen stores he enter
ed, and by and by he suddenly discov-
cred that he wasn't in the right mood
for trading. He found another saloon
and more beer, and 1t was evening when
he entered iewelry store and said:
'Shir, want yardan' half OF dots
wiz shixty in 'eml'
He was turned out, and late in the
evening he fell down on the street near
the monument, too tired to go further.
AS the officer raised him up he MUIR
INJURED:
'Shir, want ten yard drillin' to line
'er shpool thread wiz.
He was quite sober when walked out
for trial, and, moreover, little anxious
to know what had become of all his vest
buttons aud one coat-tail.
DO you feel better2' tenderly inquired
his honor, as he looked down at the
prisoner.
No, sir-I feel worse,' was the an
swer.
Nice time you had rolling around in
the street last night.
"Squar,' began the man, as he faced
around, this is the fust time 1 ever
made fool O. myself with both eyes
open I've got 'leven dollars down
here in my vest, and you kin take it all
if you'll let me go. I'll bet a cucumber
the ole woman didn't sleep a wink last
night, and she'll put one Of the boys on
boss and send him up the road after
me this mcrnin'.'
Then you plead guilty2
Il do. I'm guilty and an idiot to
bootP
DO you want to dust right out for
homeP'
do IP Why / can't hardly stand
still. I want to meet the boy as fur out
as kin, and I'll tell him got upset..
'Can you remember what your wife
told you to getP'
Il kin. She wanted sixty yards Of
waist lining, yard and half of dots,
and ten spools of calico, and I'll get 'em
as go OUT
We'll, you may CO.
Thanked Whar's my hat-good-bye.
Detroit Free Press.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
. A Nohleman,s End.

The son Of German prince, and the
nephew of q cabinet minister Of the Ger
man empire died in Chicago few days
since, with strong suspicion of suicide,
and now fills pauper's grave at the
early age Of twenty.three. he was the
son Of Prince Herman Won Manteuffel,
and having committed peccadillos in
Germany that the wealth of his family,
and even their rank, could not shield
him from punishment, he reached this
country last winter with about SO, 900
in money. He led reckless life in
Chicago, devoting himself to women and
whisky. His favorite among the fair
sex was pretty girl attending cigar
store, whom he had promised to marry,
and much to her credit she supported
her count when his wealth was exhaust
ed and his noble relatives cut off the
remittances. In his despair he added
opium eating to his other vices, and the
title is now vacated.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
The United States VS.. EurOpe.

The president of O Connecticut cut
lery company has invaded Sheffield, the
home of the edge tool trade in England,
and has engaged 100 of its best work
men to come with their families to his
factory in Connecticut. They are on the
way, and in September they will be fol-
lowed by large number Of skilled
edge-tool makers from Germany. Other
Connecticut workers of iron and steel
have recently built up fourishing
trade in Australia and some other colo
MES Of Great Britain. These signs OF
the development Of American trade are
full Of meaning to those who are study
ing the condition of England. No sub
ject at the present time so holds the at
tention OF thoughtful men in that coun.
try as the great and advancing power of
America in the markets where England
has in years past been foremost, and
Americas influence upon her home ag-
riculture and manufactures, the foun-
tains from which come her life. blood.
The fertile plains of our great West
are sending to her grain and meat in
large quantities, and at prices for which
they cannot be produced in England
without loss; and it is announced in the
House of Commons that farming in
England has ceased to be profitable.
Even her own colonies close their doors
against her goods, and in some of them
the trade Of American manufactu rers is
growing as rapidly as her own is pass
ing away. To many of those who form
erly bought her finished goods she can
now send only raw material. Her
farmers see no profit in raising crops,
and her workmen see less and less
money with which to buy them. Her
statesmen may soon be confronted by
internal troubles for which it will be
hard to find o remedy.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
A Preachers Best Sermon Spoiled.

The Richmond (Va.l Religious Rcr.
aid says: Brother Cuthbert Roach,
brother OF the Rev. Elijah Roach, many
years ago moved from Charlotte county,
Va, to Trigg county, KY. He told me
when he went TO the Little River associ.
alton, Kentucky, he heard leading
minister in that association, and very
good man, preach from tho following
text: Acts ii, 40: Save yourselves
from this dntoward generation The
old gentleman pronounced the word
'untoward' as il it was uncovered, and
went on to tell the audience that in the
days Of the apostles the people lived in
walled cities, with towers and battle.
ments for their defense; that the apostle
used the word hguratively here, to show
how defenceless was that wicked gener.
alton, without towers Of strength, in
which they could enter and defend them
selves from the wrath of God. Thus it
is at the present day, said he; the sinner
is exposed and has no tower in which to
defend himself. And with many other
words did he testify and exhort, saying,
save yourselves from this untoward gen.
GRAFTON. AS they returned from church
Brother Roach said to the preacher
Did you not give wrong interpreta-
tion to the word untoward in your text
to-day by pronouncing it incorrectly4'-
He replied, oh, no, Brother Roach, l
know l am correct, for have preached
that sermon at least twenty times at diff.
ferent places, and the brethren have
told me it is the best sermon they ever
heard me preach Well, well,' says
Brother Roach, we will see what the
dictionary says as to the meaning of the
word and its pronunciation when we get
to the house. After they looked at the
dictionary the good brother, with evil
dent modification and regret, exclaimed:
Brother Roach, this is too badI You
have spoiled one of my best sermonsl 1
shall never be able to preach it again.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28

Sally raved and LAURA cried, but coun.
sells Of sense prevailed at last. No no.
tice whatever was taken OF this imperti-
nence, aud the answer sent was the sim.
pest and seyerest negative.
Il think you will shut the door after
you this time,' said Sally; but you'd
better lock it, too, my dear
Yet she might have spared Laura, for
she had learned this lesson by heart
HdrJler's Bdzar,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-28
He Avoided the Appearance,

The Boston Transcript says: An in.
complete idea is apt to be false idea; it is
necessary to take the whole in order to
make it valuable. Causeur remembers
good country parson who preached a
series Of sermons on practical morality,
and very interesting and instructive they
were. A lad in the village who had
heard only one Of them was coming out
Of an orchard one day, his pockets bulg-
ing with stolen fruit. He met the par.
son, who noticed his efforts to conceal
the evidences of his guilt. Have you
been stealing apples2' asked the minis
ter. Yes, sir, answered the boy, sheep
ishly. 'And you are trying to hide
them from meP' continued the good man.
Yes, sir, said the culprit and then add
ed, his face Frightening up, you said
last Sunday that we must avoid the ap.
Dedrance OF evil.