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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31
AGRICULTURAL.
HOW Long To MILK HErFEEs.

In reply to the question. How long
should heifers he MIXED with the first
calf coming i'll ut two yeaIs the editor
of the National Lirf NOck .IO,uW0i
SAYS
We understand the question To- be
whether the heifer should be MIXED
| longer OF shorter than old cows. We
think there are many reasons for giving
such heifers long season of milking. As
We have often urged that cows should be
| habituated to yield milk ten months, and
as this quality Of holding out well de
pends considerably upon food and train
ing to that end, the heifer should he fed
| liberally. and MIXED carefully. to induce
n long season of lactation. 1t is import
| ant, first, to establish this habit, and
cause her to respond to liberal feeding /;
| secondly, 1t Is better to postpone the time
of her second calf 10 the end of - to Is
months, allowing her to recover from
early maternity We think the heifer
with her first calf should always be milk
ed at least u months continuously, and
better 10 months, and then go dry three
months before dropping her second calf.
We find, from many experiments, that You
may thus develop her milking quality,
and lengthen the milking season, which
| are most important considerations. We
know 1t is the habit of some dairymen
to give the young heifer Il short season,
as they say not tO task her too much
whilst so young If all cows held out
their milk equally, and could always bc
MIXED. with good flow. for ten months,
when desired. no matter when dried oil at
other times, this point Of rest for the
helfer might have great force. But s+lch
Is not the fact and one of the greatest
defects in cows generally is their milking
so short period, and drying off at seven
or eight months, in spite of all efforts To-
prolong the season This too frequently
Is caused by the bad habit of drying of
helfers early. We do not advise mcagre
feeding and long milking Int generous
feeding. such as will develop the whole
system, and complete the growth of the
Young COW. \ large mixer must be Il .
large eater and diGestcr of food and the
hcIfer should have her digestion develop
ed rs well as her milk sccretionS. We |
favor h,ifers coming in al two wears old, |
because when they come in at three years. |
ii they have been well fed. the surplus |
blood has been diverted to the having on
of flesh and fat, whilst ii they had been |
giving milk, the surplus would have gone /
to the udder. and thus established and 1
developed this most important part "i her .
secretory system. But heifcrs. ii well /
fed. Will not deplete their own systems t. /
yield milk, as only surplus food is devo-
ted to that purpose. But experiment .
proves that the milk secretions may hc
developed in the Young heifcr by Judi
cious feeding, as well as the fat and flesh
SecretIOns when not in milk
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

well received at home and abroad, whatever
may he the subjects discussed. The Monday
lecturcship has come to he recognized as one
of the established institutions of the club.
For several years Yale College has had a
professor Of Chinese an American without
pig-tail, to be sure, and n teacher without
pupils, it is said, hut nevertheless professor
who was qualified to teach Chinese. In the
middle of last Summer a Chinese gentleman
appeared unexpected and unhcralded at llar-
ward to teach the Mandarin language and
as house could not be Immediately obtained
for him, with his wife, five children and
two servants, he took up hls residence in a
fifteen-by-twenty building, used as hospital
for cases of smallpox and other contagious
diseases. No arrangements had been made
for his reception, for after once hay
ing made a proposal, Il telegram had
been sent Withdrawing the proposal. but the
message did not reach the Celestial Empire
till after Professor 10 Kun ITua had started
on his long voyage. Suffice it to say. how
ever, that from being an object Of pity in his
narrow and filthy abode, Professor KO (as he
Is called has now risen to the dignity of a
highly respected professor in Harvard Col
egc, having settled in one of the pleasant
and elegant homes OF Cambridge, and having
been last Saturday the guest of the CONNER
cial Club. Mr.. Francis Knight was the
originator Of the plan for securing the ser
vices of Il Chinese professor, and it WAS
through his indefatgahle labOrs that $50. 600
was subscribed by private gentlemen to meet
the expense The subscribers were chiefly
retired American merchants who had acCu-
mulatcd fortunes in China, American mer-
chants now doing business there, and cotton
manufacturers of Boston A contract has
been made with Professor 10 Kun IIua for
three years.
The instruction is intended, (D for those
who wish TO fit themselves for official life in
China. (2) for those who intend to do bust
ness in China. 90 for those students who
wish To study the Chinese literature history
and polity, and a. for those missionaries
who wish to familiariZc themselves with
the Mandarin language as well as with
local dialects. The instruction will. there
fore, he open To others beside college STU
dents on payment of an annual fee of S1jO
II is estimated that from eighteen months to
three years will he required to seta fair grasp
Of colloquial Chinese. The Mandarin Ian
@lagc, in which alone instructions will be |
given. is the court language of the Chinese |
Empire as French is throughout Europe. |
and as Latin was in tine beginning of the |
Christian era 1t is also understood by the |
better educated people in Shanghai and |
northern China; but in Canton and southern
China is wholly uninteligiblc, except among |
those trained for official or commercial life |
Yours, II. :. Il.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

C"NGEEsSMAN SINGLETON of Mississippi
made Il speech in lazoo county few days
ago in which he accepted the murder OF
Dixon as political necessity. In no other
way that he could see could the county he
saved from revival of the race issue. and
the man who shot Dixon in the back was. in
his opinion, a public bcncfacior. Mr. Sin
glctnn is said To he not personally Il ru,lian.
but courteous and amilhlc nan. hut his
district includes Yazo1 county; and the fact
that he finds it necessary to defend murder
rs Il political cSpedicnt. shows the demands
which the Democratic party make on Demo
cratic politicians in that region. The time
is coming. We trust, when some SOFT of an
emancipation proclamation will sci frc,. men
like Singleton and Lamar. NJ present they
languish in the worst Kind vf slavery
slavery Of the soul. They must abhor the
rcdhandcd violence which is making Missis-
sippi hy-word for lavlcssucss among all
nrIcr-loying people; but neither dare express
his sentiments.
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Gull your fowl flock. Keep the hgsi
pullets for layers next season. Look ont
for a supply of gravel before cold wealth
er sets IN. Nhitewash the poultry house.
before cold weather comes. RAISE youi
own feather beds
4 Richmond, ILL.,. man made in on5
year from 100 hens, Sl}O net profit, be
sides supplying eggs and poultry fol
house consumption.
A New Jersey woman has caught IN
steel traps during the past seven years
eighty-seyen haws
There is more in the feed than in the
breed the fowl that has been wcll fed
and well cared for from the shell to
slaughtering time, will make the best
table meat ; if yuu Want chick eGs that
will be good eating after they arrdral, s'..
that they will eat well during their livc-.
An old poultry raiser. who believes III
mix for fowls, says 1T Is both meat
and drink. Some Of the finest chickens
ever saw were raised upon the frc, use If
milk with their food. Hens lay -. well,
or better when furnished with this than
upon any known article offered them.
The Langshan fowls are raising quite It
commotion in English poultry circl,s.
Being new breed, Of course they possess
a few more good qualities than any other
breed i'll chickcndom.
The English 1griruit,cW Ga-,tt, is
responsible for the statement. TINT It
Game cock was recently sold for ;ejul
VIII" says poultry don't pay?
Eooiing-ielt Is generally liked by those
who have used it IN the poultry house it
Is claimed that the strun~ nJnr Of ter
keeps of ytrmin -Ir.
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now prrrER IS so.mrnms rALNrgp.

Winter and Spring butter is often very
much injured in flavor by allowing COWS
to eat the litter from horse stables. Cows
are NOT unfrequently very fond Of this
litter, though it is impregnated with IL
quid manure from the horses, and if al
lowed they eat greedily and the effect Is
that their milk and butter will be tainted
with the taste Of this kind of food. in the
same way that the flavor is injured by eat
ing turnips, but to = more disa%recable
degree. If litter is allowed 10 he eaten,
it should he given 10 cattle not in milk,
and on no account should milch cows be
allowed 10 consume other than the sweet
est and purcst food Very nice butter
makers are sometimes at a loss to account
for stable taint, in butter, especially when
extraordinary precautions have been
taken to have the milking done III the
most perfect manner. and SO on in all the
processes of handling the milk until the
butter is packed for market. Still the
butter has a dySagrccable taiut, and the
cause often comes from allowing the
cows, when turned ont to water and eXcr-
else, to feed ahout the borse stable. where
they consume all the litter which, on az
count Of its being soaked with liquid
manure, Is cast ont Of the stable HUroi
N',o lork.r
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31
VEie HOsT VIEWS.


iS'DNhihLN ritE ~ NprET0wN tN" MES
sI"f"jrI INfrEED.
NAIfrErrY, Vt, oct. o3. Last evening
SON OF /. Eehcr in Momiown, saws ma
Iunnn" from hchiud their barns and CAV,
chase until he saw that the barn was on fire,
when hc turned and ave the alarm. the inccn
diary making his escape in the woods Hun
drr'ls nt people were soon on the spot but
nothing wa- saved except the cattle and m1sl
ct the h"usehold furniture. the house lnd
tour hlrHs being burned To- SO. 600
insured for Sii0D in the Vermont
Mutual. Onc man fell from a window
IN the second story, srhiu" his bowels
acr"s' q bed rail, receiving injuries that may
prove Fatal. Another man was hit hya lirhl
stand thrown from - chamber windpw cut
TN. large cash in his head aud he is in a
critical condition. This is the third SET of
valnai'ln farm buildings that have hrcn burn
cd within a few days in Mad River Valley.
and great excitement prevails nmufr the in
habitants
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

The New York TriJUne prints a long
statement charging that Smith Weed, with
some associates, has leased the Plattsburgh
and Danncmora railroad for 100 years at 81
per year. This road was built by the State
at a cost Of nearly S200.O0O for the benefit
Of Clinton prison. The 75fJ,ne alleges that
Weed and his associates obtained control of
it on terms extremely advantageous to them
and very injurious 10 the State
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

it were practically possible under all en-
cumstances to make cheese without the
whey turning in the least acid, the quail
tv Of the cheese would he all the better
for it, for acid is neither required for eff
fecting Il proper separation Of the curd
from the milk, nor for hardening ii, and
it certainly does not improve the taste of
cheese
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31
HE WAS WITH GRANT,

Il was with Grauf--the stranger SAID
san; the farmer .-Say no more,
Rut rest thee here at INV cottage porch.
For thy feet are weary and sore.
Il WIS with Grant'-the stranger sail
said the farmer: NAY, no more
prthee sit al my frugal board,
And eat Of my humble store.
How fares my boy-my soldier boy,
OF the ninth army corps?
| warrant he bore him gallantly
In the smoke and the battles roar
Il know him not" said the aged man, .s
And as | remarked before, =
| was with Grant T." Nay, nay KNOW
said the farmer, ''say no more;
He fen In battles-I see, alas!
Thou d'St smooth these tidlngs Ger
Nav. speak the truth. whatever Il may be
Though II may rend my bosoms core.
How fell he-with his face TO the foe,
UphOlding the nag he bore?
Oh. say not that my boy dIsgracei
The uniform that he wore -
i cannot tell" said the aged man,
And should have remarked before.
That was with Grant-ln Illinois
Some three years before the war"
Then the farmer spake him never a word,
But beat with his fist full sore
That aged man who had worked for Grant
some three years before the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

THE | nitcd States Commissioner of patents
has written Il letter To the Secretary of the
Interior, in which he expresses his terror and
alarm ut the accumulation uf models for pa
tents under which the walls OF the building
are already bullying. At the present ratio of
increase, he says, before our second Cen
tcnnial, there will be an accumulation of
more than two million models. which will
require for their accommodation not less
than fifty halls rs spacious rs those now pro
vided; and long before our Government
shall have attained half the present age of
England, the entire Federal district may
Prov inadequate for the storage of the mil
lions Of models under which il will he
buried. 1t is, says the Providence Journal,
certainly an appalling picture which is thus
presented, THAT Of the entire District of
Columbia buried under an accumulation of
patent models, As Pompcii and lIerculancum
are covered thirty feet deep with ashes and
lava; when to discover the dome of the Cap
itol itself, careful explorers will have 10 dig
away strata Of flying machines, models for
perpetual motion, hen pcrsuadcrs, and other
evidences of the persistent invcntivcncSS Of
the Yankee nation; and . vast plain of brass
wheels, geLrings, boilers, and all the mate
rials of models shall be spread like ScoriT
and ashes from the Potomac to the bounda-
ries of Maryland, and debris Of inventions
cover the site of the once proud seat of the
American government. But there are still
some items Of hope and consolation in the
dreadful business. If the Commissioner. in
his thought for the future welfare Of his
country, is unable TO comfort himself with
the consolation of Madame De. Pompldour
after us the dclugc'- he might take heart
from the very fccundiiy of the genius of
which he complains, and feel reasonably as
sured that when the attention of the coun-
try is flirly called to the need. some inyen-
tion will he found capable Of tie destruction
of the models before their accumulation be
comes fatal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

NoNES AND MEDIcINE- The Massachu-
sets Medical Society has at length voted to
admit women TO It's membership upon the
same terms as men. This step is logical
Consequence of the opening Of medical in
struction to women. Since Massachusetts
opened the first female medical college" in
1913, nearly every country in the world has
admitted women to medical training. The
New York Medical Society already admits
yva,nep
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

ThE official returns from Ohio, which are
nearly all in, show That Foster has a clear
majority over all opponents of at least
1000, and "a majority over tie Democratic
candidate of about %, 000. In 1878 the Re
publican plurality, or majority overthe DEM
ocratic candidate. was only 3.15i, while the
total opposition vote was 10000 greater than
the Republican vote. The Grcenback vote
of IS, 33i;3 in 1873 is now reduced to 10000
or less. The total Republican gain is, there
fore, over 40, go votes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31
EXAMPLE.

We scatter seeds with careless hand.
And dream We ue'er shall see them more.
But for a thousand years
Their fruit appears,
In weeds that mar the llud,
Or healthtul store.
The deeds We do, the words We say,
Into still air they seem 10 ieet;
We count them ever past;
But they shall last
In the dread judgment they
And We sDall meet.
I charge thee hy the years goneb 10y,
For the loves sake OF brethren dear.
Keep, then. the one true way
In work and play.
Lest IN that world their cry
OF woe thuu hear -K-L'r.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31
FALLING,

AsN@l-@ ~NN-NN-
The last leaves are falling,
Falling and fiyinE,
Along the dark air
The tempest is crying,
The trees are all bare.
With its voice OF despair,
Winter Is calling
The leaves 10 their falling.
How fair was their budding
Their golden unfolding;
Their verdurous gloom,
And delicate splendOr,
More lovely than bloom;
With tracery tender
And emerald plume
The Wild forest studling.
How bright was their dying
What rashness of glory,
The rainbow defyinC,
On mountain sides lying,
IN valleys repOslng
What wonderful story
Their bravery tOld
In scarlet and gold
But wan with the cold
They are falling anu flying
Yet. once despairing.
\ low voice Is singing;
They have their repairing
Far down in the earth
Is spruEtlme preparing
Her wonderful birth.
Her ever upspringing,
Relterlnt mirth.
But FOR thee. hut for thee.
sole leaf on the tree,
All gone before thee.
What springtlmc shall be?
There remalneth for all
That thou fall. :"
IN" HtdlFa]rnf.
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EosroN, oct. 70. 49,!


Eoslox, oct 20. 1879.
| To tn. El;or "i the Fee Pres ami Time:
1t was in 1879, | believe, that the Wash
inEton Light Infantry Of Charlcstown, :. C.,
vi~ilr,! this city To- assure us Of their return
cl friendship. Tha, even his often. been IT.
fcrIci to since As the first avowrd and hearty
recognition of the real community of inter
eSs which the representative men Of the
North and the South desire to have rc-cstab-
lished. From 4 business point of view, the
importance of that visit could hardly he
ovcrr rated; It's influence ON the body-poli-
tic was even more important. of course,
therefore, our manufacturers. merchants.
and all our patriotic citizens gladly avail
themselves Of every opportunity To strength
TN the bonds Of friendship between the once
hostile sections of the country. hy extending
Il hearty welcome to parties of Southern vIs-
itnrS \ right hearty welcome was extend
ed. last Friday, To the Gate City Guards.
of atlanta, Ga, by the city government, and
by the 'old Tigers and the Light Infantry,
| two Boston military companies, whose guests
they were. The Guards is composed of some
| forty Young men, Capt. J. +. Burke in com
mand, and is said to hc one Of the finest
military companies in the South. 1t is ac-
| companied by Mayor Calhoun of Atlanta
and several iaiics: Mayor Sumner of Hart
ford, also accompanied them from that city.
0 4.
lh' essential feature "i the visit was. oil
course the reception and banquet at the
Revere House. where 50 many friendships
have been sealed on similar occasions. and
whose name itscli suggests an event impor-
'ah' III 'he mr'h oi 'he Republic. President
iiali real some poor verses. which never
'hcIeSs pre'lhed generous AMI friendly
sentiment Col Wilder, Mayor Calhoun
ana Mayor frIncc were among the speak
'rS- None "i the visitors "eFrSo inc"nStan'
'S !" "'"F ih'I c'hVlc'''hS III Inc ia'e IN
ri''Sah'h'@H' and none were So 'nc"nS'ant
rs 10 make th'lr rI'd@'S "t incndShp mere
matters "i i'riH saturday th'N Nisi'ed
''l"''i,'' III ''''''' ''''' "' ->'i'h''h 'HicS'
'i"'h' Id my '''''>i'i"'i'e /" 'h' RE
'ih'S' ';'S' " 'i''r. "' ''i' 'af'af'Hs ahd III
u'''h' S'i'''''''i;''''l' "i'''h Henry N'rSah'
'"'+H ''i'''' WAS "''''''I ""' III MS H"''"N
evening lectures III MUSIC iia'l' lie Is con-
''"u'''s "'N '''ia'''''S "''N ''i'S Sc'N''n win
r"''r>' 'f '>''A''a' evening ''c'''reS On h Is
ton inside ont. bi course h@ draws large
audiences: not very select. to he sure, hut
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

NEGISIi is now holding a preliminary
celebration Of the centennial anniversary of
the surrender Of Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va ,
in anticipation of great commemoration to
be held the 18th Of October, 1881. One
hundred years on that day Lord CORVALLIS
closed his defence Of Yorktown-begun Au-
gust 1st, with force Of 5000 British sol
dicrs, supported by several frigates after a
less Of so men. In co:umemorating this
anniversary it is proposed to made a great
National festival that shall continue thirty
,lnVs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

The Kansas Frcgdmrn's Relief Association
report that about five thousand colored refu-
gees from thc South hlv, found homes in
Kansas. While many arrived destitute, their
wants have been relieved. and employment
found for them. Nauy have settled in
colonies. AMI all arr now healthy. indus
trious. and happy. N ,nry AMI clothing have
been received from all parts Of the country
and have been judiciously expended by the
directors of tn. ass,ciation, comprising the
Governor and other State officers. They
say, however, that many Immigrants must
be aided durinz the winter, and some
perhaps will need help until next
years harvest is gathered. \ large
immigration is anticipated this fall and next
spring, and the aSs"cialion wishes To he pre-
pared for it, Contributions have nearly
ceased, and the treasury of the association is
nearly empty, while demands upon it are
continuous, AMI may rapidly and largely in
crease. The officers say that Kansas will
do its part chcerfully and literally, hut they
think that this young State ought not to he
left to bear the whole burden. They believe
that a part of tine current Of immigration
should be turned in another direction, but, if
that cannot he done. her people should have
help in suppling the needs Of the destitute
and distributing them where employment
may he found or homes provided.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-31

Ernest Morris, the boy natnrali.,i vino
is exploring the Amazon country. has been
for some time ON the Rio Negro, which
cmptics into the Amazon athousand miles
from the sea, collecting orchids. We take
from his late letter to the New York
lTorid some interesting passages about
tha country and pcopl2:
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VISIT "F THE GEORGIA MILITARY COMPANY
ME-. MoE@AN'S sENsATIoNAL LECTTEES -
ni:. Lo!IMEl;S pEFENCE-NE. COOK
LECrr RES THE 'nEhrnEN CnINEE' Al
UAEVNED.