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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-17
ny ELIZA NJ SHERMAN.

IL WAS the tw light hour; llfF
Behind the western hill the sun had SUNK
leaving tn evening sky aglow with crimson iisht
The air is filed with fragrance and with sound;
Grave parent birds were twittering good
To stu their restless brood. 80 - Nu4
Across the way
A noisy little brook made pleasant
Music on the summer air,
nd further the sweet faint SOUND
of Whippoorwill falls rose on the air aad tel,
Like some sweet chant at vespers.
The air Is heavy
With the scent of mignonette and rose
And from the beds of flowers the tall
white lilies point like angel fingers upward,
Casting on the air incense sweet.
That brings to mind the old, old story
OF the ala, aster box that loving Mary
Broke upon the Masters feet.
Upon his vine wreathed porch
An old white headed man sits dreaming
Happy, happy dreams of days that are no more;
And listening to the quaint old song
With which his daughter .uied her child to rest.
abide with me-" she says.
~ EAST falls the eyentide;
The darkness deepens-
Lord with me abide" fl
And as he listens to the sounds that fill the
Summer air sweet, dreamy thoughts
of his "lost youth" come crowding thickly up;
And for awhile he teems boy again.
With feet all bare
He wades the ripping brook, and with boyish
shout A'tf-, - 80 't.f 80 80
Gathers the volets blue and nodding ferns
That wave welcome from the ofherside. r r.
With those he wreathes -
The sunny head OF little Nell, neighbours child,
Companion OF his soTows and his Joys. C.f
Sweet. dainty Nell, whose baby life ' Ff
Seemed early linked with HIS,
And whom he loved with all boys devotion.
Long years have flown.
No longer boy and girl, but man and woman
grown.
They stand again beside the brook. that murmprs
Ever in It's course, nor stays fortime nor man,
And tell the old. old story ~ So ~
And promise to be tr"e till life for them shall end
Again the years roll on.
And they old. The frost of age
Has touched the once-brown hair,
And left it white as are the chaliced lilies.
Children whose rosy lips once claimed
A fathers blessing and mothers love,
Have grown to mans estate. save two
Whom God called early home, 10 wait
For them in heaven.
And then the old man thinks
How on night like this when faint
And sweet as aforementioned dreams
Old Whippoorwill falls did murmur soft
Its evening psalms when fragrant lilies
Pointed up the way her Christ had gone,
God called the wife and mother home.
And bid him wait.
OH why is it so hard for
Man to wait? To sit with folded hands
Apart amid the busy throng,
And hear the buzz and hum of toll around,
To see men reap and bind the golden sheaves
OF earthly fruits, which he looks idly on
And knows be may not Ioin
But only wait till God has said Enough"
And calls him home!
And thus the old man dreams
And then awakes-awakes TO hear
The sweet old song Just dying
On the pulsing evening air:
when other helpers fail,
And comforts flee.
Lord of the helpless
Oh abide with me-"
BRoDHEAD. Wis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-17
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ny GORDON GUs.

Wien Tn n0n - Il ihe b0etr1 cf youth.
he'tI zoos g,qnyl' rtpie pewip " oid age.
when I'm man tnestri piins cries.
And strives the coming wears 10 scan
"Ah. then shall be- strvi Y and wise,
Nsft When I'm man
"when was Young the old man signs.
"Rray-ly the lark aud linn-t sung
Their carol under sunny skies.
When was yodng
when I'm a man. shall he free
To guard the rivht, the truth uphold.
when was yonng. be no kn.e
10 power or gold
Then shall 1 satisfy my soul
With yonder prize, when I'm man.
"Too late found how vain the goal
To which ran"
when I'm man. these idle toys
Aside forever shall be fiung.'
There was no poison In my joys
When was young"
The boys bright dream is all before.
The mans romance lies far behind;
Had we the present and no more
Fate were unkind.
But, brother toiling in the night.
Still count yourself not all unblest
If in the east there CLEANS light,
Or in the west.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-17
TIE DEATH CHARM.
A Story of Love and Crime.

Along broad highway in the State
of Maryland rode two persons, mounted
upon two spendid animals, with the
easy grace OF equestrians accustomed to
the saddle.
One was maiden of scarcely more
than l6, with a fresh, lovely face and a
form developing into perfection, wear
ing dark bIue habit and SLOUGH hat
with heavy ostrich plume. Gauntlet
gloves incased her tiny hands, while
about her there was an air of high
breeding.
Her company was nearly double her
age, attired in the undress uniform of
Captain of cavalry. He was striking
looking man, with frank, fearless face
that was very fascinating.
That there was love affair existing
between the two-young as was the
maiden-their glances indicated, and
the course of true love, in their case,
seemed to be running smooth.
Presently they came upon crowd of
men in the roadway. A youth lay
bound upon the ground, his face pale
and bleeding, and about him bent a
half dozen rude fellows, talking in an
CRY tones.
Garter, what means this disturb
ance?" asked the maiden, sternly, adj
dressing one of the men.
The man touched his hat politely and
replied:
1t means, Miss LULU, that we've
caught Tartar here, but we've got him
tied fast now"
What has he been doing, Carter?''
Well, you see, miss, saw him COM
ing out of the forest, where, you know,
your father allows no cunning, and
called to him to stop and he paid no at
'tention to me, so 1 calls the boys from
the field and we gave chase and caught
him, though he fought like tiger"
And have you dared attack a man in
che public road, sir? Nv father shall
hear of this at once," said Lulu Sanford,
angriiy.
He's nothing but gypsy, miss,
from the camp over the hill yonder,''
sullenly said the man.
He is a human being, and was do
ing no harm. Unbind him at once,
siri"
The young officer now sprung from
ms horse and quickly released the
youth, who was secured with rope,
and said kindly" Get up, my man, and
return to your camp"
The youth turned his dark eyes upon
the speaker and said, family:
cannot, sir; am badly hurt"
Shame on you, Carter Ia number
of burly men to beat poor boy as YOU
have done You shall suffer for this,
all of your cried the maiden, indio-
nantly; and, as the men hung their
heads abashed, she continued:
Raise him in your arms and carry
him at once to the mansion, while ride
by and send DIR. Moore to see him.
Tell Jane to put him in a comfortable
room"
Anxious to redeem themselves in the
eyes of their employers daughter, the
men raised the youth in their arms and
bore him away, while Lulu Sanford and
her escort, Capt. Fred De Lancy, gal
Hoped on after the physician.
An hour after the two rode up to tie
door of very handsome mansion sur
rounded by ornamental grounds, flower
gardens, and every indication that
those who dwelt there were possessed
of wealth and refined taste.
At the door an elderly gentleman met
them, who called out pleasantly:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-17

A MAN dying recently in st. Louis
left $1,000 to an individual who,
years before, ran away with his wife.
He said in the will that he never forgot
a favor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16
Lice on Cattle,

DEMONSTRATION, and the consequences il
entails, such as confinement, transition
from lower to higher condition, hoh
feeding, and an occasional deviation from
strictly natural kind of food-seem ne.
culiarly favorable to the increase of these
parasites. We are talking about lice now
Their occurrence is well known to the
breeder of fat cattle, for they are not al
ways consequence of poverty or poor
Keeping. They are not unfreuuenjlv n
source of no small annoyance to the own.
ers of cattle. Unless when they prevail
to great extent, they are probably not
the cause of any positive evil TO the ami.
NAL; but rs their attacks are renerallv
attended with loss of hair, an unhealtby
appearance Of the skin, their presence i
always more or less unsightIv, and n
source OF personal annoyance to the cattle
these disgusting Formin much impair the
appearance in the market, no, to
mention on the premises of the farm, and
IS thus often matter of no small eonsc.
luence to the owner. Two or three dress
lngs with olive oil, with ten DAYS between
each application, and subsequent washing
ana brushing with warm Soap suds, gen
St"iIy eulllCeS lor the eradication of the |
i warmints.' Attention to cleanliness of
The stable, and proper grooming of The
animals, are among the means of prevcn. |
ion.- Prairie Furner.
We have found dry sulphur, rubbed
INTO the hair where the lice abound. to he
IN excellent remedy. But we never found
ice likely TO increase, or rather exist
With high feeding and Il good condition cfI
he animal, and about as good receipt 10
cure OF keep OFT lice is to keep your ami
mails IN good condition. Oil and soap
uds we would not advise in winter, and
warmer weather the oil will be likely
take of the hair all the same. DRY
lust sprnkled plcntifully on their backs
ND necks will be good preventive, and
likewise an excellent remedy. But at any
ate get rid of the lice. Nobody ever saw
thriving animal with many lice.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16

ever. that No. butter must necessarily
be Jersey. We have seen Ayrshire.
Devon, and Durham butter that was good
enough for the White House. The flavor
was fully equal TO Jersey, but there is Il
uniformity about the color and flavor of
the latter which entities the Jersey to the
rank of queen among butter cows. She
claims this rank also from the large per
cent of cream in her milk, which some
times rises as high as So. While. there
fore, it is not true that no other breed OF
cows will furnish gilt-edged butter, still,
were we going into the butter branch of
The dairy business, we should select Jer-
>eys, or their grades, as the first step in
obtaining reputation that would secure
extra prices. Jersey butter is fashionable,
IND fashions power is not confined to the
nilliners' and tailors' shops.-A. Hyde, in
NeU York Times.
Yes. How can we secure uniform
product of first qualityP that's what we'd
like to know
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16
Butter.

NO wonder that, with such vast reojop
opened Tor the production of butter. and
win o!eomargarine also striving to conn.
terlelt the genuine article. farmers cnn,
PLAIN of dull market. But notwith
summing the great production, and the
depreciation in price from this c,m 'nn . 'nI
also from general depression in All
values, No. | article still commands n
price That leaves large margin for profit
NO larm product shows wider rance If
prices. The quotations in the newsns ne y,
40 not give the full extent of this ran%a
out tins is great. The Boston bnt71ar
market Is reported this week as folowS.
we quote choice creameries mt % IN 90
cents, straight diaries at If to l6 cenIs
common butter at z to 10 cents. MnrLe}
Gun lor all grades below fine and choice y
ne! liere Is Il range from to 28 cents. All
lhe same time, we happen to know that
o. g OF cur neighbors is selling bis butter
III boston Tor 70 cents, and has contract
iot aii ne can supply for year at this
price: Another neighbor is sellino his tnI
lamllies in the immediate vicinity for .50I
cents. 1t makes all the difference whntbor
1le butter Is first second, or third quality
IL IS easier to sell the first oualitv NJ .
nl?h price than the third qualify at /, low
price Inc question then recurs: How
ian Nv, we secure Uniform first quality prod.
1ct?' On the solution of this problem
depends the success of the butter maker
In tho first place, there is great choice in
,oWs' The Jersey stands at the head of
ne list us butter COW. The dairy of this
'lclnlty which commands the hiohost
'rlce as ccnts) is thoroughbred jersey
IS also is that which brings so cents
here are other diaries that furnish !,
,rade Jersey butter SO little different from,
ne thoroughbred that one needs specIn.
les and sharp nose to detect the differ.
nee. We arc far from believing how.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16
1 Weasel Story.

Pertaining to Prof. Pcrkins's excellent
paper last week on WeaselS, we wanted to
tell story but were hndered by lack of
space and time. This story confirms the
professors description of the usefulness Of
vessels in destroying vermin. The party
relating it sal! that once upon time in
his fathers house were many rats, which
made serious havoc with the provisions,
almost equal TO that of famous Hamelin
CITY, till weasel pre-. empted claim
there and began hostilities which had
RID the house of all rats save one, who by
reason of many years, much wisdom and
great size was more than match for the
weasel. Many were the battles they
tonight and severe, but the rat held his
ground against the foe. One day the man
in his cellar discerned in the dirt of the
cellar bottom, Il hole with fresh dirt about
1t, and he soon discovered that the weasel
was digging it; and while watching, the
weasel came up out ut some little distance
away from the hole he first saw, through
Il hole SO small he lould only squeeze
through. Then, after surveying his work
carefully, the weasel went off into the
wall, aud soon was heard the noise of the
conflict and soon again wss seen the
weasel in full retreat, pursued with the
ardor OF victory by the very Goliah of all |
rats for size. The weasel in his flight
made straight for tue large end of the
hole he had dug, and in he went, the rat
following, and so was caught in the trap
his willy Toe had dug for him, for the
weasel came ont at the little end, and
whipping about came in behind the rat
who could not get through, and then the
Squealing was vigorous for a little time,
then all was still and the weasel came out
Of his hole victor and monarch of the
premises.
Moral: Observe carefully the habits of
such animals as You can. Moral No. 9;
Don't 90 in in haste unless you know how
YOU are to get out
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16

SITTING AND HATCHING.-The first
thing to be attended to in the matter OF
Matching chicken is to see that the eggs
are from birds that are hardy, WE'LL kept,
and that there is in the flock to which they
belong Il sufficient number of cocks. 1t is
useless TO expect to raise brood of chick
ems from the eggs of hens that have been
starved or which have been running in a
flock which has been too large for the
number of ROSTERS. If the eggs hatch al
all, the chicks will be very liable to die.
An egg ought not to be set after it is u
month old, and it is better when not over
two weeks old. Not that an egg older
than here specified will not hatch, but the
danger is too great to risk. From fresh
eggs,-the conditions under which they
are laid being right, will hatch and the
chicks will be strong and healthy.
Having secured the eggs the next thing
is the place for sitting, or rather the place
should be already provided. Sitting hens
should have run by themselves, and
separate apartment altogether If they
10 not have, the other hens are liable to
occupy the nest in absence of the sitting
len, and the sitting hen herself is liable to
make mistake and get on the wrong
1est. AS this provision requires very little
rouble or space, it can be adopted even
when the Matching of chickens is done
N u small scale. The run does not
need to be large. In fact it is better small. |
A shed four or five feet square with IL run
n front of it ten feet long is all that is
equired. If this is not provided nothing
'ut the utmost care can insure success
t is advisable, when the hen is compelled
o sit on the ordinary nest, to taken her
IF at n certain hour in the morning, and
fter she is returned, TO shut her in. To
lift n hen from the nest, take hold under
he wings, lifting them first in order to
ee if any eggs are enclosed. This method
owever, is only practicable where only a
ew are sitting. If there are many, it can
lot be adopted
If the plan of using Il separate shed and
un is adopted, there should be Il large
OK of sand or dry earth and plenty off
BOD and water always ready. If the hen
oes not voluntarily leave her nest,-as
he sometimes will not,-she must be
emoved. If she does and is thus separated
o attention need be paid to her. She
ill take care of herself Western Rural
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16

STRAP THE KICKING Cow When NV
patience becomes exhausted in coaxin q
and scolding q COW that kicks I NM, nnt :
hou ha strap around her body, forward of
h llea p"? ana behind her hip bones, and
pue IL tight Then she can do no
harm she Will stand perfectly still; then
you may loosen up on the strap by de-
gre sfees' and soon leave it off entirely, for
she soon learns to stand still to be MIXED
Cor. HuS6andnlap. ''N''
Not etiectual. We'know Of Il cow that
strapped in that manner will kick 4 fol.
low clear through under the next COW and
not nall try. Let somebody who has if
send along another remedy and we will
sec 1t thoroughly tried and report.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16

MAKING AND SAVING MANURE.-The
most successful farmer is the one who
knows how to save and wisely apply every
thing about his premises, in the shape of
manure. After having exhausted every
resource of his own, the farmer can look
around for commercial fertiiizers-if he
should need them. In the first place, see
that everything possible is saved in the
horse stable. | like to have this stable
nice and clean. have tight floor of
oak plank just little sloping. | keep
constantly on hand a supply of sawdust,
and keep the floor Uttered with it. All
| liquids are absorbed by the sawdust and
being mixed with the other ingredients, it
becomes very valuable manure. 1t will
heat quickly and become i" fire-fanged :"
| if allowed to accumulate too long II time.
My plan has been to haul and spread 1t
almost as fast rs made on whatever field
was pasturing or intending to plough for
some crop. My method with cattle is
different. In winter l keep them all
stabbed, and have Il constant supply of lit
ter under them sufficient to keep them
clean and dry. Whenever the accumula-
ton of manure gets too large | haul it
away, spreading it Immediately. In the
day time let the stock run to straw
stack in the barnyard, which is small in
compass and supplied with n pump for
watering.
In the spring pile all the accumua-
tions of the farm yard in a compact heap
and let it remain until after harvest, by
which time it will be thoroughly ferment- !
ed and decayed If there should be any
dry straw remaining in the stack, l see
that it is thoroughly mingled with the de-
bris of the heap, SO that it may be decom-
posed. | usually have moving field |
which | intend to put in corn the next
season. AS soon us this is moved, |
spread on all the manure from the barn
yard; | then pasture the field, and contin-
ue hauling manure upon it during the fall
and winter, until it is covered. [ have IA
trough which conducts all the waste water
from the kitchen and wash house to re-
ceptacle prepared to receive it Immediately
behind the privy. Here l have large
heap of sawdust, leaves. muck, etc. Each
day the contents of this receptacle are
poured over this heap with long handled
dpper. Settled in the ground under the
privy is tight box; every few days the
waste water is turned into this, and then
the contents poured over the compost
heap. A thick layer of sawdust is spread
in the lIen-house, from time to time, thus
keeping it neat and dlluting the droppings
Of the poultry until it becomes most val
liable manure. and is easy to spread and
handle Correspondent Of N;W York
Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-04-16
Oneen YietOria,s nairr-

T. The queen of England has n very nice
dairy farm, which is thus described by
one who has examined it. II is a mile
from Windsor castle:
| The dairy is beautiful cottage, with n
marble. paved and frescoed vestibule. The
interior is room about thirty feet square.
the roof supported by six octagonal col
umns of white marble, with richly carved
capitals. The floors are of white poree.
lain tiles, the windows stained glass, bor.
dered with hawthorn blossoms, daisies,
buttercups and prim-r0scs. The floors are
lined with tiles of porcelain of delicate
blue tint. with rich medallions inserted OF
the queen, prince consort and each of the
children. Shields, monograms of the royal
family and bas-rcliefS OF agricultural de-
sign, representing the seasons, complete
he ornamentaton of this exquisite model
dairy.
All around the walls run marble table
and through the centre two long ones.
supported by marble posts, resting on
basins, through which runs perpetual
stream of spring water. by this means
the slabs of tables are always cold, and
The temperature of the dairy is chill,
while the whte-and-gilt china milk and
butter dishes, resting on the tables, are
never placed in water. The delicious milk
is brought into the room in bright metal
buckets, lined with porcelain. the queens
monogram and crest glittering on the
brass plates on the covers. In the room
where the butter is made. milk skinned
and strained, the eyes may be Toasted on
the rows OF metallic, porcelain lined cans
OF every size, made to lock. and sent to
lhe royal family. even as far as Scotland,
or wherever they may chance TO be, so
they always have good milk and butter. |
The churn is of metal also, lined with por- |
celain, and made into two compartments. |
The outside chamber surrounding the evil |
lhder can nave warm or cold water poured |
IN TO regulate the temperature. The lid |
is screwed on, and the stationary stand on
which the whole is turned makes the
work easy and rapid. But while over
sixty COWS are daily MIXED, and as many
more are out grazing, the royal family
ire more than satisfied, and the Londoners |
5roWl that the overplus is sold, and the
money. pocketed by their money making
overeign.-Erchange
All of which is very fine, no doubt and
10 doubt many people will be found, who,
With plenty of money and snobbishnoss.
would pay high for butter made in such
'ala'ial surroundings in queenly dairies
5ut while We give Mrs. Victoria this adj
'ertising gratuitously, we must suggest
hat metal or porcelain is poor material
OF churn, and that good pine would be
letter.
Then, again, Mrs. Victoria, you are set
ing your milk in an unscentitic manner,
nd won't get all the cream, cooling at the
ottom as you do. Come and attend p, ,
leeting of our Vermont dairyman's asso
iation, or one of the superintendent ;
leetings, and you may learn sometime i
otter than that, and how you can get /
lore money out of the same cows. Just =
nd us short account of how much meal a
ou feed, and whether you color with |
lrrot, if at all, and we will reciprocata
re favor. :.