Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-22

the life of tho man who from youth to old
are knows no work but sharpening nee
dles,-until his whole life and character
seems TO come to point not much larger
than the needle he sharpens. How differ
ent are our homes hero which through the
object teaching around them gives wide
range TO the instruction Of our youth.
Compare a Vermont boy of sixteen years
with boy from some city and place them
In any position where they must depend
upon their own resources. and you can see
all the result. Not that | depreciate edu-
cation for myself have been teacher
but that | wish to Illustrate the advantages
of our homes rs sources Of education.
Our district school meetings even give the
boy his first lesson in the ruling of MAORI
ties, and he sees, though bitter the con.
test, that maiorities rule-and no thus
submits himself to the voice of the people,
and that tends to make him as firm in q
republican government as he is in the ten
commandments. Tho boy also learns that
the poor mans vote is rs good as the rich
mans and thus has instilled into his mind
the first principles of government from
the people, and of the people. and the boy
Is more willing to submit to law which
governs all alike. l have only talked
about the boys but to the girls come the
same advantages. The religious belief
which comes into our children with the
milk that nourishes them or at a time we
cannot well point out, gives us people
that believe in the tenets of pure Chris
tian religion, and gives US virtuous men
and women, that are not only an honor to
themselves, but an honor TO our state, let
them DC where they will. While we have
sent out larger number OF successful
men and women than any other tract OF
territory of the same size, it becomes us
we'll to look about us and see where we can
be better of, for better places are hard to
find and it should lead US to be cautious in
changes Our state is full Of excellent
men and women. Jacob Collamer used to
say THAT no people were as prosperous
and happy as the inhabitants OF the Con-
necticut River valley" audit could as well
be said of all Vermont. We have no
violent tornadoes, no fires that sweep over
tracts as large as our entire state, as they
do at the west, and our social life is much
better here than there. believe in Yer
mont and | hope you do.
This was very interesting address and
was listened to with great attention. We
wish it might be repeated in every town
in our state.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The farmers came together in increased
numbers this morning and listened first tc
the answer of some questions handed in tc
DR.. Cutting. The one about silos was
answered at some length setting forth the
value of corn fodder, corn and straw wher
fed with cotton seed meal, and the value
of good ensilagc was undoubted but while
he would advise the building Of silos HI
would advise that the farmer first utilize
his straw and fodder corn he now has in
stead of selling his straw to paper mills
| To have ensiage rs perfect as it may b.
kept is most certainly great advantage
but some of it, like damaged hay, is of lit
tic value. He would advise stone silo
rather than wood ones, rs they soon decay
while stone is permanent, and the farme
that builds one at all wants permanent
and not too expensive structure. II
thinks this will advance the profits of Yer
mont agriculture, but does not wish an
farmer to expect 10 have his ensila9e tax
the place of all other fool, for it will not
Would ADVISE it to be fed with hay an
cotton seed meal. They then listened t
Suhiert. win If n,vpr Tho ;nt.nSoi
nr.Stical cb,r,c,er If tho avnra%c W.,
Inontor has ,lwovs mada this onssiion n
ot,nd,rd of o,rGino ,bo n,ori,o IF no.rl
evnrvthino W. occent hi, in ia hro,d
ost .onso 10 tho S,ordorJ Ly whioh tn non,
noro some If The aIvnn,agos Vnrront n,
f.rs ,s n home to Nil md 'n,r,icnl,rIv I,
Tho f,rn,or win tho ,1v,n,poos md no,
;,s or oIbor loo ,li,ies Tho oooy ,noons ,
comm,,n ic,iion of tho nrrspnt d,v la,
nanv to nverlooI, their imnsdiaie en-,
rorrd;rgs and ofton orontos fooIinrs =
unrest Verv much boe heen soid in cor
vorso,ior and in na,ysnanorS ,1isnaroG;n
Vnrnon, 40 , homo cI,imino tb.t nj,
;ts mountains and rngged bilIs lie f,rmnr
can never comnnte with tho fertila w.,
and its easy means of TRANSFORMATION.
lIs true that tho west possrssos some AZ
vantaoes that New ENGLAND does not I'M
m the other hand Vermont nossosse
many ADVANTAGES. bo,h natrr,i and a[
Guired not TO- be found in tho wost E
south There are MANY ,biros which A.
the ou,orowth of New ENGLAND char,ctn
the most desirable elements and fr,tnrf
of society that are Eornd nowhnro oils
only as thev have been in n measnr
trans planted from New England bv tho,
who have emioroted from her hordor,
ia these essential elements of natrio.isn
of sohrietv. of frugality. of love for rioI
and Justice that arc characteristics Of NJ
Enriand that has formed The ground .wor
socially and politically of the miohlv wes
These Influences always exert n n5wcrf,
, moullinu influenza on all within tho
reach and il will not nav TO disregard the,
in summing Nm the odvantaoos Verne,
offers The probabilities of snccesa in ar
husiness are more uncertain than In yyo
directed efforts on the farm. The mechan
must labor more hours in the dov and h
chances of srcurnc n home of his own a,
not as GOOD as it Is on tho AVERAGE We
mont farm. If a bow has antitndc {,