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Stlerted Sfory.
THE FACTORY GIRL.

It was little studio, quite at The
top Of the house. Upon the easel
that occupied the post Of honor in the
middle Of the room, large piece Of
canvas glowing with the soft tints OF
spring landscape, and Frank sey-
mour stood before it. pallet in hand
large brown eyes dreamy with q sort
Of inspiration.
In comfortable easy chair, by tho
door, sat plump, rosy, lit female
in lace cap with q plenty of narrow
white satin ribbons Auttering from it
and silver gtay poplin lress-Mr
Seymour, in fact, our artists mother
who had just come up from the very
basement to see bow Frank was get.
ting along
Here, mother, said the young nan
with An enthusiastic sparkle in his
ewes, lust see the way the sunset
light touches the t'pmost branches oI
the old apple tree. l like the brown
subdued gold of that TUT it some,
how remind. me OF Grace Teller.
hair.
Mrs Seymour moved little unea.
silly in her chair.
Yes, it's very pretty; but it strikes
me Frank, you are lately discovering
good many simiitudes between Miss
Teller and vonr pictures.
Frank laughed good.humoredly.
well, mother, she is pretty.
Yes, ! don't deny that she's pref.
ty enough
Now, mother, what's tie meaning
Of that ambiguous tone ? demanded
the young artist, plearantly. What
have you discovered about Miss Grace
Teller that isn't charming and wo
manly and lovsly?'
Frank, do you know wlo she is ?
Yes | know that she i. a remark
ably pretty girl, with voice tn.
sounds exactly like the low, soft rip
pie Of the little riyulet where | use(
to play Sh,n | was a boy.
Nonsense, said Mrs. Seymour
sharply.
We'll, then, If you are not satisfied
with my description of her RS she is
would you like to know what she vii
be?
Mira. Seymour looked puzzled.
Mother, l think ore day she vii
b. my wife.
Frank Frank are you crazy :"
Not that | know of, said Mr. Sey
marr, composcdlv, squeezing a litt!
deep blue on his pellet out of dsln
ty tin tube, and mixing it thoughtful
lly.
We know 20 little about her, She
Mrs. Seymour TO bo sure she !
visiting Msry Elton, and Mary be
longs to a very good family if sh
does live in half a house and takes j
fine embroidery for a living. But the
she had no slvl. at all compared wit
CYNTHIA Parker, and Cynthia slway
did fancy our Frank. Then, more
over, she has FIVE or six thousand dol
lars Of her own. But, dear me
Young rnaa in love is the most head
strong creature alive.
r Mrs. Seymour muee,2 awhile iose
or, an,a shrn put on her psonIe color
ed silk bornet and gray shaw ant
set out upon a tour Of investigation
I'll find out something about Mls
Teller, or vi know the reason why
thought the inde efatiga5le widow.
Miss Grace Teller was at home
helping Mary Elton in an elaborat
M
; piece OF fine embroidery. The roor
where the two girls sat was yer
plain, carpeted with Tie cheapest in
grain, and curtained with very ord
nary pink and white chintz, yet
loeked snug and CHEEKY, for the ia
blackbird was chirping noisely in tn
window, and a stand of mignonett
and velvet blossomed pansies gave
delightful! tint to this pretty pictur
of every day life.
Nary E!son was ?H'e, thin sr1 rc
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SOCIETIES.

A.F. and A. ~, No 1s5-Meets every
second aud fourth Monday IN each month
Van b. Osler, Secretary.
Il. of 2. No. 67-Mcct every Friday
risht. X. Of II. s.. s., G. Harman.
7, @. Of O.. F., No. 4S-Mcet every
Thursday nigh, John Landers, Secy.
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MHCuANICSTOWN.

Bxrysss-A. Slick,
L.mmiss.oners- Mitchell, K. M.
Smith, ". A. Lynn, VIM. Lidie.
Chvk-Absl Mitchell.
Tay Collsetor Peddicord.
Fostutnsfer-John Root
ConstnbIs-Caleb Peddicord and John
son Flesse).
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A man was hoasting that he had
an elevator in his house. So he has,
chimmei his wife, and he keeps it in
the cupboard in IL bottlo.
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There are, it is said, upwards Of
seventy ways OF making lightning
rods There are more than q million
ways Ct lying about them.
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Occasionally girl marries man
to saw. him. And she always saves
him-from marrying some other girl.
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Mamma, said little boy who lad
been sent to dry towel before the
fire. is it done when it's brown {?
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When yor wake up at night and
hear the baby crying, look out for
angsr there's rock ahead.
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Many people are busy in this wofld
gathering together handful of thorns
to cit upon.
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'All men were created equal, seys
the declaration Of Independence, but
Judging from the size of their feet The
assertion appears to be falsehood.
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There are three good aids to tho
devil in this ]ife-poverty, politics
and the toothacha.
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THE PLANET MARS. - Professor
Tockeyer is Of the opinion that hu'
man life on Mars may be very much
like human life on the earth. The
light cannot be so bright but the or.
gans Of sight may he 50 much more
susceptible as to make the vision quite
a. good. The heat is probably less,
AS the polar sn9ws certainty extend
further, but by no means III less pro-
ortion to the l-ssened power of the
solar rays. The Professor agrecs
with others that several remarkable
seas-including inland seas, some of
them connected and some not con-.
nected by straits with sill larger seas
are now deinab!e IN the southern
hemisphere, in which, ss IN the case
sso with the earth, water seems to be
much more widely spread than in the
northern hemisphere. Tnere is, for
example, a southern sea eXceedngi iy
like the Baltic in shape; and there is
another and still more remarkable
sea, now defined by Tie ob~ervatlon
of many sstronomers--one near the
equator, a long straggling arm, twist
ed almost in the shape OF an S laid on
il back, from east to west, at least
1000 miles in length and 100 miles
| ia breadth.
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his own vehicle he said
I didn't mean to, but I wish he
had lived to forgive me l'-Dptroit
Free Press. a
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management of her property for some
years. Miss Teller is The young lady
who OWLS che extensive calico fact o.
ries from which our village takes its
name.
Dear me calculated Mrs Seymour
turning pale and sinking down on a
divan near her. 'Why, the heir
-ss of the old gentleman who owned
Factoryville property is the richest
girl in the country
Grace, said Frank, grsvely and al
most sternly, what does this mean
The blue eye, filled with tears, a.
abe chung closer to his ara.
I can't help evning the calico
factories, Frsnk. DON'T you love just
as we'll as if didn't.
MY little daceiyer. But why
dldn you tell me 2
'Whv should | tell YOU, Frank p
It was so nice to lsave the hciresa be-
hind and be plain Grace Teller for a
while. And when | SAW how op-
posed your mother was to our engage.
,nort spark Of woman 3 wiInln-s.
rose M within me- and | resolved T
would maintain nv incopnito, cone
what night. Mrs. SEYMOUR, she
added, turning archly round and
holding out her hand to the disco,o
hted ola lady, didn't / t-!! vou that
| owed nv daily bread to tie GScto.
rvo
And moor Mrs csvmour for once
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DIRECTORY
uF FREDERICK COUNTY
AND
The Borough of Mechanicstcwn

The Borough OF MtclaIlCSIoWu IL
COUNTY OFFICERS: OF
Ch.xf Judge-Hon K. l. Bowie
A.soc,a,e,-Hons. John A LyncA and W.
Y Bouic.
Ssates Attorney-JohR c. Motter.
Clerk Of Circuit Coart-Thomas Cor
such.
SAsrtt-Col. Win Richardson,
Awd;tor-Fred'k. J. Nelson.
ORPHANS COURT.
Orphans Court meets every Monday and
Tuesday Of each week.
CAxf Judge-Wm ]. Black.
A..oeiates-Thomas HolLrunner and Jno
Hightman.
Rsoi.tsr ef WlHs-Col. John r. Rouzcr.
County Comm ,m,ssioners-John Witherow,
President solomon D. Dcvilbss Jos. Gro
Mise, Stephen II. Bowlus, David ". "mr'
Clerk to Comn,iss,oners-H. F. Steiner.
Couestor Of State and County Tares-W
. Miller.
County surssyor-Wm. II. Ramsburg.
sCHooL COMMISSIONERS.
President, James W .Pcnrre; Commission
William q Baker. James W. TroNct,
sse e.h Brown, Henry Boyle.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
District No. 15--Fredk Whitr, Mcchan-
icstovu: G L. Firor, GracehaIil; WIN. >.
Mcpherson, Catoctin Furnace.
REGISTRAR or VOTERS.
Dtatrkt Ne. 1k-Bcrnard Co!liiiowcr.
-O--
vrrrvY NICSTD WIN.
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management of her property for some
years. Miss Teller is The young lady
who Owls che extensive calico facto-
ries from which our village takes its
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Job Work-CASH ON DEIiVERi
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DN und after Sunday, Oct 13, 1873,
~ Passenger Trains viii run as fol-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-20


A society for the prevention OF cruelty to
animals recommends the following rules for
the treatment of balky horses
First-Pat the horse upon the neck, ex-
anime the harness carefully, first on one side
then on the other, speaking encouragingly
while doing so then jump into the wagon
and give the word go generally he will obey.
a" .Second--A teamster in Maine says he
can start the worst balky horse by taking
him out of the shafts and making him go
round in circle If the first dance of this
kind doesn't cure him, the second one will
be sure to do it.
"Thnd-To cure a balky horse, simply
place your hand over the horses nose and
shut off the wind till he wants to go, aud
then let him go.
FowM-The brains of horses seem to
entertain but one idea at a time; thus con-
tinued whipping only confirms his stubborn
resolve if you can by any means give him
a new subject TO think of, you will have no
trouble in starting him. A simple remedy
is to take couple Of turns of stout Irvine
around the fore-leg, just below the knee and
tie in bow knot. At the first check he
will go dancing off, and, after going short
distance, you can get out and remove the
string H. prevent injury to the tendon in
your further drive"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-20

WE advise Brother Tinkham to have those
awful paragraphs of ours, which he is so
fond of reprinting, electrotyped. He can't
be near done using them yet. And let him
add that we still adhere to every word of
them as written, though of course he misrep-
resents us in saying that they were applied
to "our present system of education" instead
of the unimproved district schools. "Our
present system of education " includes our
normal aud graded schools, in many Of
which very good instruction is given, and
of which one would be very foolish to say
that "none save very few of the brightest
scholars are able to read Understandings any
thing in common newspaper except the
local news, or to write an ordinary letter so
as not to be ashamed of it," This does APP
ply to the pupils Of most of our cross-road
schools, and no candid person who is ac-
quainted with them would think of denying
it. The tact is repeatedly admitted in our
educational reports. How could it be other
wise, when many of the teachers themselves
are almost equally deficient. Print it Just
as we wrote it, Brother T., without mislead-
ing comments, and we shan't go back from
it, you may be sure
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-20

By MACHINE FARMING, almost without
skill, we are producing from the fertile lands
of the West and South cheap food and
clothing for Europe. The small percent.
age added to the cost of these articles by
low transatlantic freightage (and this in
foreign-built vessels) is the only advantage
our own industries naturally have over the
pauper labor of Europe BY moderate
export duty on breadstuffs and cotton we
might increase our advantage so as to give
us in a few years an industrial predomin-
ance over the whole world. AS it is, the
costly aristocraces and armies of Europe
stand somewhat in the place OF such duties
to us. Should the transatlantic nations
conclude treaties of mutual disarmament,
and change their system of land tenure so
as in generation or two to distribute the
soil among the people by breaking up the
great estates, they might again qualify
themselves to compete with America in the
industrial contest. No craftsmanship as
yet assists us. If we beat the old world it
IL by our "nain strength aud awkward.
ness" and their inherited disadvantages.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-20

There's pretty little bird that lives in
China and is called the Fork-Tailed Parus.
He is about as big as robin, and he has a
red beak, orange.colored throat, green back,
yellow legs, black tall and red-and-yellow
wings. Nearly all the colors are in his
dress, you see, and he is gay fellow. But
this bird has trick known by no other
birds that ever heard of. He turns somer-
saults Not only does he do this in his free
life on the tree, but also after he is caught
and put into cage. lie just throws his
head far back, aud over he goes, touching
the bars of the cage, and alighting upon
his feet on the floor or on perch. He will
do it over and over number of times with.
out stopping, as though he thought it great
fun. All his family have the same trick,
and they are called tumblers. The people
of China are fond of keeping them in cages
aud seeing them tumble Travellers have
often tried to bring them to our country,
but a sea voyage is not good for them, aud
they are almost sure to die on the way
81. Nicholas.
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A Successful Boy.

DR.. John Hall of New York recently told
the boys at one of the lodgiug-houses the
following story John Brady twelve years
ago was at Blackwell's Island, street va
grant, sleeping under carts, on door steps, or
any where he could find place to keep from
freezing. From here he was sent West on
farm. He was fond of books, and when
he had served his time out hs wrote to the
president of Yale College, asking if he could
work to pay his tuition. He appointed
bell-ringer there. He was so brilliant that
when he graduated friends offered to pay
his expenses through the theological semi
nary. He has just graduated with the high
est honors, aud gone as missionary to the
Esquimaux in Alaska. There's success
IN life for you, boysl' said DR.. Hall, and so
there is for every boy who has energy and
q noble purpose.
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Vermont Winter Wheat.


Henry Lane Of Cornwall, in the Netc
England Farmer, says; Last year raised
eigh'y-four bushels Of the Cliwson wheat on
one acre and one hundred and forty-three
rods Of ground. This was the first crop Of
Clawson wheat raised in this section. Last
fall sowed four acres, which l harvested
last week. The crop is nearly or quite
equal 10 that Of last year. sold my last
years crop for seed, mostly TO my neighbors,
and there are some very fine crops of it
haryested-I think quite forty bushels per
acre. When the country was new the clay
soils in the Champlain valley produced
abundant crops Of winter wheat, in fact 1t
was the principal crop raised for an income
on the farm. Some thirty or forty years
ago the wheat crop was troubled with the
weevil. In few years this insect was SC
destructive that raising winter wheat was
abandoned. A good growth of straw could
be produced, but little or no wheat. Fol
the past five years farmers have been SOW
Ing winter wheat, aud with good success anc
no trouble from weeyils. have examine,
my wheat very thoroughly, and fail to find
single one OF these insects. The area sowe,
TO water wheat is on the increase from yea
TO year, and the clay soils that, fifty year
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-20

ChAfItk III
EFFECT OF PLANTS IN THE FORMATION
OF SOILS.
Queaion-Can plants derive nutriment
directly from solid rocks ?
Answer--Yes, but not sufficient to sup
port a vigorous growth.
Ques,ion-What kind of plants are best
able to live upon bare rock
Answer-Mosses and lichens.
Quesiion-IIow do moses extract nourish-
ment from rocks
Ansper-By the solvent power of their
juices, acting upon the rock surface at the
points of contact.
Quesiion-What proofs have we that plants
have this powerp
Answer--The ashes of MOSES and other
rock plants are found to contain large guam
titles Of the mineral matter of the rocks
upon which they grow; the rock surfaces
beneath these plants are found 10 be soft
ened and corroded in lines corresponding
with the growth of the roots
Quesiion-Whatis the result of this solvent
action of plant roots upon rocks
Answer-After the death of such plants
their decay leaves thin layer of soil formed
from their substance, upon which higher
order of plants is able to grow, and these,
decayiug in their turn, furnish still more
soil, from which spring still larger plants,
shrubs aud finally trees. These, in their
turn, both directly by the solvent action of
their roots, aud indirectly by holding water
highly charged with carbonic and other
acids extracted from the soil, and enabling
it to exercise its solvent power upon the
rock, continue and hasten its decay. In
this way large lodges and bouders in time
become covered with thick layer of pro-
ductive soil. These processes are most ac-
tive in moist climate.
Questionable plant roots also dissolve the
small stones and sand of ordinary soil !?
Answer-They do, and thus continually
renew its fertility.
Questionable dead plants act upon the
rocky matter of soils?
Answer--They do, by the heat arising
from their decay, and by furnishing the soil
water with both acid and alkaline material
which greatly aids its solvent action. They
also hold this water near the surface, pre-.
venting it from sinking rapidly into the sub
soil, and thus greatly prolong the period Of
its activity in the work of dissolving the
rocky material and the formation of fer
tile soil.
QueSiion--llow are the richest soils formed 7
Answer-By this action of vegetation upon
mineral matter, continued through long
ages. The richer the rock material beneath
in the mineral elements of plant-food, the
softer these rocks and the warmer and
moister the climate, the more rapidly aud
abuudantly does rich and fertile soil accu-
mulate. And the more ignorant the first
tilers of such land Crowded they are in-
dustrious), the more rapidly will they, by
cropping without manure and by shipping
away the products Of the soil, return it to
its original state of unproductive barrenness.
This process is now going on all over the
American continent, the present generation
consuming that which should be the wealth
Of their posterity.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-20

ARNATTo.-The Boston Culiivator, speak
ing of the use of this drug for dyeing food
products, such as butter and cheese, says :
"our purpose in referring to this product is to
show how grossly an article of adulteration is
itself adulterated. The substances employed
are various, and are found to consist of
tIrmeric, rye, barley, sulphate of lime, car
Donate of lime, red earth, Venetian red, red
lead and copper. The use of -four and lime
so reduces the color of the arnatto that it be-
comes necessary TO have recourse to salt, red
ochre, alkales and Venetian red to restore
it. Dyers have mostly given up the use of
the article, its almost universal adulteration
having rendered it useless for their purpose"
1t seems to us that anything too impure and
poisonous to be used by cloth-dyers ought to
be banished from the dairy, especially when
abundant experience has shown its inferi-
GRITTY to SO harmless and simple substance
as carrot juice. Drug-dyed butter and
cheese are unfit for food, aud no conscien-
tious farmer will use such coloring.
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6or the ponng.
MIGNONETTE.

who gave you your name. Little Darling.
wish that knew.
such tiny, sweet, iovabe blossom,
half think that you grew
In the Garden Of old. and believe
You were christened by Eve
Was she nrst Of all women to end your
Did she gather and smell,
And carry cluster TO Adam?
II we only could tell
What they said and they did, he and abe,
How nice Il would bel
Or was II some quaint little maiden
OF France, in old days,
who spied you and loved you and called you
ooh, sweetest Of pralseD
Careasingly. as to n pet,
BY the name Mignon-ette?
All summer you grow in my garden,
All summer keep
bunch Of your flowers beside me
Awake or asleep,
And your breath like voice seems to say
Loving words all the day.
So, whether In France or in Eden
IRIS MI one TO me,
Yours IA just the best name. Little Darling,
Could possibly be,
And though no one had taught me, yet
Should say--Mignonette.
Susan Coolidge, in 81. Nicholas.
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Can't DO IL and Try.

Can't Do 1t sticks in the mud, but Try
soon drass the wagon out OF the rut. The
fox said try, aud he got away from the
hounds when thsy almost snapped at him.
The bees said try, and turned flowers into
honey. The squirrel said try, and up he
went to the top OF a beech tree. The snow
drop said try, aud bloomed in the cold
SHOWS Of winter. The sun said try, and
the spring soon threw Jack Froat out OF his
saddle. The young lark said try, and he
found that his new wings took him over
hedges aud bitches, aud up where his father
was singing. The OK said try, and plowed
the field from end to end.-r-CAad's World.