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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04
For the Freeman.
Farm Notes.

Why is it that some men are so 10th to
work on the roadP Do they not know that
it greatly increases the value of their land
to have good roads? We find many men
who seem 10 think, or act us though they
thought THAT all labor done on the road was
lost; and so they try to do rs little as pos
sible. When they come on TO work, in
stead of working us they should, they will
tell stories and shirk everything they can
Our roads are poor enough at best and
they need all the labor which we can have
on them. Nice, smooth roads are what we
all like TO ride over, and it does seem
strange why more effort is not put forth TO
keep the water and small stones out Of the
road, for by ;hus doing great deal OF
labor can be saved, besides much damage
being done to horses and carriages. In the
repair of the highway, fur too much is left
to be done in the fall. One days work on
the road in the spring or early summer is
worth two in the fall.
Believing in homemade fertilizers in
preference to commercial fertilizers, rs ftr
AS we can make them from the material III
our command, it seems to me that many
lttHielS lOSo IL + cdI u0dt ny uuI tdhlu9
care Of the dropnings from the hcn-roost.
When a farmer keeps twenty-five or thirty
fowls he has the material at his command
Tor making frst-rate fertilizer for 4
piece of corn if he will avail himself Of the
opportunity.
Last year one of my neighbors raised &
piece of sweet corn on purpose for the
seed, to sow this year for fodder. This is
good idea. 1t makes sweeter and better
fodder and more of it than our commor
field varieties, and it takes but little
ground on which to raise enough for seed
A large part of our hens have black legs
We do not like the looks of them and IL
fast as we can replace their number witt
yellow legged biddies," we shall xii
them off, for beauty should be sought fol
in the poultry yard us well as in the here
of cows or sheep fold F. HID.
Steuben Co., N. Y.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04
ARE FARMERS IGNoRANT?-

ARE FARMERS IGNoRANT?-
But that farmers are void of useful knowl-
edge we deny This cry of the ignorance
of the rural districts may have been prop
er once, before the days of periodicals,
books, letter writing and transportation,
railroads, steamboats, and telegraphs. But
to-day farmers, in proportion to their
numbers, read more and better periodicals
and books, have better ideas and know
how to express them more properly, and
talk more of things and measures instead
of neighbors, than any other class of peo-
pie, industrial, professional or aristocratic,
in this land of intelligence, thought and
morality. For the proof of our first
proposition, examine the subscription lists
of the first magazines of our country, or
90 to the office of your county paper, and
see VIII 1t large majority of the subscrib-
ers Are farmers. For proof of our second
assertion rerd the articles that appear in
such papers rs the Farmer, which are
from the pens of practical farmers. For
proof Of our last assertion visit first "A
village of one or two thousand inhabitants
or the middle classes in our large cities,
and after your very soul is sickened by
to the country and listen TO farmers con
verse about the application of manure, the
cultivation of corn or any agricultural
topic; you will be surprised at the amount
of chemistry, philosophy, botany and min
eralogy stored away in the capacious
brains of "gnorant farmers. Or listen
to knot of agriculturists discussing ques.
lions of national policy, financial issues
foreign complications, legislative perplex-
tiles, or public men and measures, and you
will be surprised at the intelligence of
rusics. 1t is this cool and intelligent
discussion of topics of national import
that renders farmers the true yeomanry of
the land, and in the days of political cor
ruption and national degradation, the cen.
tiers TO which turn the eyes and hopes of
the patriot for the salvation of liberty on
earth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

We give this week the second INSTALL
ment of Prof Perkins papers on wood
peckers. Boys, did you ever think that all
that is known of the habits of birds and
beasts, all that is in the books concerning
them is from somebody's observation? You
would find it II very interesting study tC
note their habits for yourselves and then
write out what you see. Do so and send
us your results and we will print them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

A New York contributor, in Il private
letter accompanying an article, makes the
following pertinent remark:
New England being my home until Il
f,w years since eel II great interest in
IS agriculture and find that many practi
ces OF her farmers can be put into practice
here as well us many of our methods can
be introduced with advantage there. Said
a neighhor to me the other day: then
soil (meanins New EnglanD lis differ
ent ami they must use different methods. q
Now | claim tn It the difference is not SO
great but we can in both sections exchange
ideas and many methods to advantage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04
Central Vermont R. R. Line.
Commencing Monday, Ja'e 2, 1879.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH AND EAST.


1aave Nontpelier at II IS A. NJ , 705 and O0P. NJ.
MAIL TRAIS from Montreal, Malone. St Adams,
arlington, &c leaves Montpelier lbs A. N, for
Boston New London, Springfield, New 1ork, and
intermediate points. 90 -, ,. - ,,,.. 49,
aS5P NJ Montpelier " P. NJ for Northheld go .
SraHT FIX PRESS from Oydeushurg, Montreal, st. Al
hans and burlington. leave Montpelier at 900 p. N, for
Rnston via. Lowell or Fttchburgh, springfield, New
York and intermediate points.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST.
Leave Montpelier at 30 4OA. NJ, z 20 and 40 N.
nay EXPRESS leaves Boston via fltchburgh at 80
A NJ VIA Lowell 500 A. NJ New bpudpn No \. NJ,
Snringhed su0A NJ, VI ntpelier A. P NJ, for Bur
AccoMMoDATIoN Train leaves Northheld at . 30 a.
Monfnelpr \ 30 A. NJ, for Burlington, Rutland, ST
AIbans St Johns and Richford
WIXFD leaves White River Junction $50 A. VI. North
field IL % NJ, arrives AT Montpelier u o. N.
ACcoMMoDA rIoN leaves Montpelier l22O p. NJ, FOL
Burlington, Rutland aud st. Adams.
NIGHr EXPRESS leaves Boston via, Lowell at , 30 P
NJ via Fltchburgh 800 p. NJ, New York 90 VI
Snrn~hed 8 OO p NJ, MOutp ~ 4. NJ for Burliny
ton, St Adams, Montreal and Osdensburg, and the
Trains leave Nontpelierfor Barre at 20 A II, lO.O
A NJ. and 4 COP NJ ... - ,,o-,
5.2OP NJ. .,.-, 4. MI. -. ..-
runninx between Montreal aud Boston, and Montrea
and Springfield. and New York and VIA Troy, and
Parlor Cars and Day Express between Boston and
Taron I'll tickets for Chicago and the sale at
tue prin'ip@ ''D' wv HOBART,
Genl.Supt.
CIV. BENTLEY,
Genl Manager,
st. Albans Vt May Sst, ls79.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04
agricultural department,
ON. IInkHAM, Edltor

All communications for this department should be
ent to the editor. Mr.. o. NJ. TINKHAM. n. Pom
fret, Vt
Please write side of the paper only, sign such
name initials you wished published. but give
your FULL NAdE ADDRESS, post office, County and
state.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-04

Our early peas, potatoes, sweet corn,
and early fodder corn were all planted on
land which was plowed in the fall; fur
rowed out, ms is common for spring plant
ing; green cellar manure put out in drills,
and left all winter in the open furrow,
without any covering. When planting
time came all had to do was to take nv
cultivatur, close it up to u foot in width,
run it in the bottom of the burrows, stirring
up the soil and mixing the manure with
it; put in the seed and cover it by opening
the cultivator so rs to gather the soil from
between the burrows and on to the seed
This work of taking from the ridges and
putting into the burrows for potatoes and
fodder corn, was continued until the
burrows were level full. The smoothing
board was then run over it, and the plant
ed field was left us smooth, the soil us fine
and compact rs though it had been sown
with grass seed Thus, with only one
days work for myself and one horse, I
was able to do all the spring work for
planting an acre of fodder corn. The
result was the best acre of early fodder
corn have ever grown. One-half of it
was planted with western corn, and one
half with sweet corn. began to cut the
first week in July, and had the best sup
ply for the month of July that have ever
had.-A. w. Put,anl, IN NeW ENGLAND
Farmer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22

Morristown Gazette: The people
of New England seem to live in
mortal dread of JEFF. Davis. To
their imagination, he is a giant 10
feet IL inches nigh, Z feet across
the shoulders, 5 feet deep through
the chest, legs as big as saw-log,
arms 10 feet long, with claws on
his fingers and toes like tiger; he
is supposed to have a mouth and
teeth like a shark, and his daily
food is live niggers. He also has a
powerful hankerin' after Yankees
If it should suddenly be announced
to those dear saints some morning
that this huge monster, jeff, was
in their midst, the white eyed fell
lows would hurriedly take to the
mountains like scared dogs with
TIN pans tied to their tails, while
the numerous old maids would
well, slip up sly and take one peep
nothing in the shape of a man
could Brighten them very badly
Those people need not be so I'M
easy. JEFF. is only poor old bald
headed, one eyed fellow. He don't
eat people! He hasn't killed an =
body since he charged the Mexi
cans at Moutery and fell like ared-
hot thunderbolt on Santa Anna at
Buena Vista. He was fighting for
tae glory and the dominion OF the
Union then, and helped to WIN an
empire for the United States. Poor
old jeff, let him rest.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
The Latest Invention in Useful
Household Articles.

Within the last few years there has been
expended a great deal of inventive thought
aad genius upon what may properly be
classed as household articles, the most noted
results of which are the production of the
sewing machine, the wringer, tho washing
machine. the carpet sweeper, DC, Almost
every week we chronicle the advent of some
new invention by which the cares and labors
of housekeeping are lessened, and woman's
work made easier
The newest thing to challenge our attention
and gladden. the heart of the housekeeper, is
what is called the NOVELTY BRUSH HOLDER,
CARPET STREToHKR and SWEEPER, a very sim
pie continuance designed to firmly hold IN DO
sition any kind Of brush or buster; having
an extension handle that enables one to wash
or dust windows, walls or ceilings without
the aid of step ladder. That is one of its
conveniences, and it is also one of the best
carpet sweepers in the market, holding the
brush firmly at an angle. IL cleans the car
pet thoroughly, rEises no dust ard does not
wear the carpet like the ordinary broom or
brush, aa6 will ontwear a half dozen
brooms As a handle for the scrnbbing brush
it is the best device ever made, no more
kneeling on the floor, no more back aches
or sore fingers.
AS q carpet stretcher alone il is worth its
cost, IS a carpet of any size can be laid evenly
without any of the labor and vexation usu-
ally attending shch WORK. Il is strong, sim
pie, thoroughly made, cannot get out, Of o.
der, has no screws, lever or hinges, is COM
pact, cheap and durable.
1t is Manufactured by Brown s. Co., Gin
cinnati, the well known manufacturers of
useful household Articles, and is sold only
by tlsi= agents TO housekeepers. The real
utility Of this article will at once be seen by
those most interested, aud We predict tor it a
large sale. Every honsekeePer in the laLd
viii want one.
Amy reliable lady or gentleman wishing
rcmunerative employn emit, would do well to
secure the agency for this county, which can
be done by enclosing stA1ap for descriptive
circular and terms. to
BROWN 81 CO.,
Grand Hotel Building, Cincinnati, o. |
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
A CONSPIRACY.
Cold-Blooded Combination to Force
Blood-shed in Order to Make
Capital for the Repub
lican Party.

Chicago Times: "T he northern
heart is to be fired in behalf of the
negro exodus by an ingeniuos
scheme set on foot at a meeting in
st. Louis yesterday. Some eastern
politicians and the editor of the
Cincinnati Commercial are backing
the enterprise, it is said. The man
ayers suppose themselves to be in
possession of information to the eff
feet that countless thousands of ne
groes are scattered along the banks
of the Mississippi, like Tennyson's
shipwrecked sailor, waiting for a
sail. The theory is that murderous
planters with shotguns intimidate
the masters of steamboats,. who
would otherwise take the fugatives
to the happy lands Of Missouri and
Kansas, where q beneficent govern
ment has prepared for them a farm
and five hundred dollar bill apiece;
and the avowed intention of the
managers of the st. Louis meeting
is to put stop to that sort Of thing.
They have sent 'agents down the
river to find the places at which the
negroes are waiting conveyance to
the northern paradise, and when
these are found, a steamer with an
armed crew. and provided with can
non, will be sent to the rescue
The engineers of the arrangement
make no secret of their expectation
that the expedition Will be attacked
by the planters, or of their purpose
to fire on all assailants. Going with
this intent, they will of course have
no difficulty in finding the occasion
they seek. If it does not offer, it
will be easy enough to make it,
The projectors propose, in word,
to seek a conflict with the people
somewhere on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi, and expect, out of the dis
turbance thus provoked, to realize a
great deal of political capital The
authorities of the States which these
warriors are about to invade will
probably find means to cool their
belicose temper in due time"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
Present the Issue Naked.

Boston Post, Democrat: The PEG
pie now know that the Republican
ism of the Republican party is not
inconsistent with putting Che civil
under the military power. No
graver issue could well be presented
to them than this. Let it therefore
be presented just as it is, In all its
naked enormity. Rather than sur
render this last hold on poWer and
relax war legislation in times of
peace, that party would prefer to
block the wheels of the government
and compel it to obedience by such
unWaEranted means. This is revo-
luton and nothing less than revolu-
ton. Congress is not called upon
to do anything factious or rash,
much less revolutionary, for the
case is now before the country in
its true proportions. No refusal
of necessary appropriations could
make it one whit palmer or exhibit
the nnrepublican and revolutionary
attitude of the President and his
party IN any stronger light.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

The Banner was the first to no
tice, q few weeks ago, that the Bal
timore " Ohio Railroad had leased
the Louisville and Nashville and
was afterwards denied, espe cially
by the officers of the latter road,
and they asserted that the rapid adj
vance in their stock was owing to
the increased earnings of that road.
1t now appears that the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad did not lease the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
but have bought, in open market, a
majority of the stock, and this, we
suppose, gives them the control as
fully as if they had leased it.
1t is intimated that this giant
company has its attention now di-
rected to the Nashville, Chattanoo-
go g. st. Louis Railway Company.
The Nashville brokers deny this
and ridicule the notion, but we
know that numerous orders to buy
the stock have been received from
New York and Baltimore and we
may, in a few weeks, look for anoth-
er gigantic railroad Development
Banner.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22

st. Louis Post-Dispatch: Demo.
cratic platform-Congress has the
control over both the purse and the
sword of the nation. Congress is
to pass and the President is to ex-
ecnte the laws. Republican plat
form-The man in the White House
must order the laws and the Con
gress pass them. The man in the
White House must control both the
purse and the sword of the nation,
control it, too, not with the consent
but against the solemn condemna-
ton of the American people and the
American Congress. Which is
right?
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22

Washington Dispatch, 20th.-
Senator Vauce's maiden speech in
the Senate was in the shape Of a
humorous excoriatIon of the acts of
the Republican party, and was full
of telling hits, cleverly and tersely
put.
DR.. Mary Walker was unceremo-
niously hustled out of the Senate
gallery for applauding Senator
Vance's speech. Having been
warned twice to keep quiet and per-
sisting IN applauds she was taken
out at the third repetition. Mary
was of course indignant and loudly
proclaimed that she was treated
badly because she had applauded a
Democrat. She said Blaine was APP
plauded when he spoke and she
wanted to show that there was one
spectator in the gallery who in
dorsed the sentiments of Demo
crat.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
THE STATE DEBT.
Letter from VIM. ]. Sykes.

From the Knoxville Tribune
/ have been satisfied for some
years that the longer we put off a
settlement the worse it will be for
US. We are, because of our nom
paying policy, getting weaker and
weaker every year, and money mat
tiers are, on the same account, get
ting worse and worse with us. We
could more easily have paid sixty
per cent. of our debt with six per
cent. interest two years ago than we
can pay fifty per cent. with four per
cent. interest two years hence, If a
settlement is not made before that
time.
We are steadily going down as the
result of our non-paying policy, and
if we do not settle this year we will
be in a worse condition next year.
L am for settling on some TERMS
This will be better for US and for
our creditors. [ fear that if we do
not make a settlement soon the
bonds will go into the hands of q
few spectators who will buy the m
at cheap rates and that eventually
ouE peQple-if not we, our children
their accumulated interest.
This is a question which will keep
rising before US and will not "down
at our bidding"
We may say peace, peace, but
there will be no peace, and it will
become so burning a shame that we
cannot, we dare not refuse any Ion
ger to make a settlement.
For these reasons ! am willing to
support any adjustment that may
appear at all reasonable and which
will satisfy our creditors, never say
ing that it is made as an ultilnatum,
and if they do not take this they
will get nothing.
If'they accept orr offer, it should
be freely done in view of their in
terests and upon our claims upon
their liberality and not by forced
adjustment.
What is to be the result of this
effort cannot say, though of one
thing I am asspred-that we will
never have any prosperity until this
question is settled satisfactorily,
and to accomplish this should be
the object of every well wisher of
the State and of its creditors.
Yours very truly,
WIN. j. SYKES.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
Drawing a Parallel.
.ee Crandall,s Nationnl Yiew.

Lee Crandall's National View.I
The South, in 1860, had two
thousand millions invested in slaves.
When the war closed and the slaves
were free the money reappeared in
5-20's on the other end of the line.
The cry in 1860 was the "bloated
slaveholder;" now it is "bloated
bondholder. The former was a
producer and a taxpayer; the latter
is neither In 1860 the stakeholder
denounced his political opponent as
"9bolitlonist," in 1879 the bondhol
der destroys his adversary by call
ing him a repudiatlonist. Now and
then. when in a rage, as a "commu-
MIST" The inevitable logic of facts
is memorable. The Shareholders
claimed protection behind State and
Federal constitutions, behind State
and Federal decisions of the Su-
preme Courts. The bondholder is
repeating the same story. The for
mer was insolent, aggressive and ar
rogant; 50 is the latter. Compro-
mise was denounced as cowardice.
Well, it is not worth while now to
extend the parallel.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22

Democrats in Congress should
not allow themselves to be diverted
out of the plain line Of their duty by
the develi.h and the mean arts re
sorted to by the Republicans to in
cense and mislead them.
The Democratic party has plan
ted itself upon the Constitution. 1t
is the sole remaining bulwark be-
tween the Constitution and the Rad
ical Nihilists. If it falls into the
trap set to catch it all of us are over
the dam.
So far we can go and no farther.
1t is for US to propose legislation to
the President, for him to dispose of
thai legislation, and for US again to
dispose OF him and it, if we have
the power. Failing in this latter,
we have but one recourse-an APP
peal 10 the country.
The veto power is as conclusive
as the legislating power, We can
not constitutionally coerce it. We
can only, by two thirds vote, set
it aside. That two-thirds vote we
lack. The Republicans are perfect
ly right in saying that refusal to
vote the appropriations is revolu-
tionary. lt.is more. It is revolu-
ton. 1t is more. 1t is ruin.
1t is not to be thought of. No
body is committed to it. Words
spoken in debate, in heat, are to be
considered as trifes. Legislation is
a progressive art. We debate and
debate, and we get hight as we turn
matters over from side to side. We
are responsible for the legislation
of the country. 1t is our duty, our
interest, to make 1t wise and good.
If the President vetoes it, and we
cannot overrule his veto, the fault is
his. not ours, and We so to the PEG
pie, seeking a change of Admins
tration, with just that advantage.
No extremes on our part, E :Sntle-
men. The people, here in Ken
lucky, are unit as TO that. So all
over the South. Pass all that YOU
ought to pass. Send your work to
the White House. Let the poor
creature who disgraces it further
stigmatize himself and his party;
and then, having done your bust |
ness, let us appeal from Chandler,
Logan, Edmuuds and Hayes, to the |
whole people, and learn, finally, |
the triple alliance between |
the lgnoramus, the drunkard and |
the imbecile, with the devil for Its
attorney, is to prevail over an Intel
igent and Honest Conservative Ma
ority which has made so many sac
-ifices for the country's prosperity
md peace.-lCourier-Journal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
Mr., Key Burned the Bridges.

st. Louis Republican: Some OF
the southern friends OF Postmaster
General Key are astonished that he
should approve the action of the
president in vetoing the army bill;
bat if it be true that he has aspira-
tons Tor tie yice-presidency on the
Grant ticket, his course admits of a
ready explanation. Besides, what
else could been have expected of
Mr.. Key? When he left the demo-
cratic party to go into the cabinet
of Mr.. Hayes, he burned all the
bridges behind him, and adopted
his new political association with
as much seFviiity OF acquiescence
rs if he had been life long radical.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-22
The People to Decide.

Washington Post: If the Demo
cratic party is to ego down" because
of its stand in favor of free cleo
tions, let it go. If the people are
not in favor of free elections they
are not in favor of a Republican
form of Government, and the soon
er that is known the better. If
they are not in favor OF an honest
count, they are too corrupt for a
republic, and the sooner that is
known the better.