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St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01
Our Young Readers.
LONG AGO.

LITTLE SISTERS STORY.
When the fairies used to live here,
Then you know
There was never any dark,
Or any snow;
But the great big sun kept shining
All the night,
And the roses just kept blooming,
Oh. SO bright.
And the little children never
leased their mothers,
And the little girls always
Loved their brothers,
And the brothers-they were just as
Mild and kind,
Every single thing you told them
They would mind;
And they played 50 reru gently
But you know
That was when the fairies lived here,
Long Ago
Yes, the fairies used to live here!
You would meet
The dear dariingS in the garden
And the street.
Dressed in rainbDwS oh, so lovely.
With bright wings,
And their voices like Il llnnet
When he sings,
And their sweet kind eyes so loving
That YOU knew
They were wishing all good wishes
Just for you.
Then the flowers bent to kiss them
When they'd pass
And the small blades reached to hold tnell
From the grass;
For each pretty thing about them
Loved them so,
When the darling fairies lived here,
Long Ago.
Then the dolies were not made
Of wax alone,
But were just like other babies,
Flesh and bone;
They could sit and they could stand,
Yes, even walk;
They could laugh, and they could cry-dear
They could taxi
And they never got their legs
Or arms broke,
When the naughty boys just pulled them
For joke,
For there 1cerB no naughty boys,
But then you know
That was when the fairies lived here,
Long Ago!
Then the nurses, when they brushed
The longest curls,
Never snapped and hurt the heads
Of little girls:
You could wear your bestest dresses
Every day,
And they never spoiled with any
Kind of play;
You could make mud-pieS and still De
Just as clean
As the neatcSt little child
Was ever seen.
BOYS big pockets bulged out
Full Of tops,
Marbles, pc nnjes, knives and
Acid drops,
Whips and trumpets, whistles
Lovely toys.
That could make such awful
Lots of noise!
You could eat ice-cream and candy
All day long,
And no one ever told you
1t was wrong!
g What were all the mothers doing?
/ don't know:
This was when the fniries lived here,
Long Ago.
And you never heard single
Children cry!
- Y GU wish they lived here now?" Dear,
SO do |.
-Tile AlClke.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01
About Muck.

The fallacy of muck consists in the
error of regarding it as manure, or a
substance which turns spontaneously in
to manure without cost to the farmer.
The term ''muck" is usually applied to
the dark, wet, unctiousa product OF low
meadows, and the black mud from the
bed Of marshy lakes and frog ponds.
The material varies greatly in physical
character and chemical composition, no
two specimens taken from different
localities being alike. The advocates
of muck, or the writer's upon the sub
ieet. have but little to say in regard to
these important notifications; with
them muck is muck, whether it be made
UP of black sand or vegetable debris in
a stage Of partial decomposition: Now,
muck is not manure, whether it comes
from peat meadow or from the sill
cious deposits in the bed of a dried-up
frog-pond. 1t is not manure, and more
over it cannot be made into plant food
by any expense of time and labor which
the farmer can afford to apply to it.
For period of twenty-five years we
have given much attention to muck,
and have Instituted series Of expert
ments with it in the laboratory and in
the field, in all the forms and modifica-
tons in which it is found upon New
England farms, and we say now what
we have often said before, it is mate
rial which. in general, farmers cannot
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01
A Blind Boy.

You never would think to look at
Teddy's bright eyes that he was blind,
and am sure if you pitied him because
he couldn't see, he would have been
very much surprised, and would have
assured you he could see everything
just as well as you could, but let me tell
you about him, and then perhaps you
will agree with me that he IS bind. sai
He and Joe had an errand to do for
me one day at a house about a mile
from home, and when they came back,
/ asked Teddy what he had seen.
"Seen? Oh, nothing, mamma he
said. a.
Nothing at all?'' ....-..-.-
"Why, no, | don't remember that L
did; we had nice walk, but there
wasn't anything special to see that L
know Of. "a '
Then | asked Joe whathe had seen.
80 mamma, it was lovely there; the
trees were just coming out, and you
cam think how pretty the maple buds
and tassels were, red, yellow and green.
| didn't know before there were so
many colors on trees. #-
81 found five kinds of grasses-see, |
brought some home to you. And |
wanted you ever SO much to see the
birds; they were so funny chipping and
flying about to find places for their nests;
they looked as if they were playing tag,
they were flying about so.
"Then when we got to the farm
there were so many things to see, L
wanted to stay longer; when we come
in | will tell you all about them, the
bees, and chickens and lots OF things. =
Didn't you see all that, too, Teddy"
I asked him.
"Oh, don't know he said. 'Joe's
always poking about and calling Look
at this, and ooh, see here;' but never
see anything worth looking at when ne
shows me what he has found, so just
walk along and leave him hunting
about.
Now don't you agree with me that
Teddy is blind?
hope you are not blind, too, for you
will miss a great deal of pleasure if you
do not see all the little things which lie
in your way.-Kouth's Companion.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01

afford to spend much time upon. Ii it
had absolute or potential value as ma
nure, the wet mud from meadows can
not be hauled long distances with profit,
but it has not, under any circumstances,
manurial value. The peat OF boys.
as freshly taken out, averages OF
water fully ninety per cent. and
load of this of 1000 pounds gives but
couple of hundred pounds of dry humus
at the barn. If through ineXperience
OF want of close observation q farmer
backs up his cart to a mud hole. dry IN
summer, he loads into it a substance
which is usually valueless; we have
seen many farmers hard at work after
having upon deposit of this nature,
and have often had the pleasure OF say
ing them much toll by proving on the
spot the worthlesSness of the substance
they were endeavoring to utilize. A
substance holding seventy per cent. OF
clear sand and thirty per cent OF black
mold is zone well calculated to de-
ceive.n 1t looks rich and is tempting
to many who desire to increase their ma
nurial resources A little of this mate
rial put into tumbler and stirred up
with much water at once reveals itself,
as the sand settles to the bottom and
the black vegetable matter floats above.
The true value of muck is well under
stood among chemists. or at least 1t
ought to be- 1t really holds no availa-
BILE plant-food, although it contains
some nitrogen and carbonaceous ele-
ments. These do not exist in it in
available forms and cannot be brought
into that state at a cost which will, I'M
der ordinary conditions, warrant trans
portation and manipulation. Muck has
a certain value as an absorbent OF liquid
manure, and it may pay to. procure and
dry it for such purposes; but to meet
this want it must be convenient to the
barn and of good quality. Farmers
cannot afford to be deluded or led astray
on any point, and therefore it is impor-
tant that the true value of what is called
muck should be understood. "-Boston
Journal of Chemistry.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01
BEING A BAD BOY.

Libby sat on the nursery floor, tug
cling away at her boot buttons with her
patient little fingers, and singing, in
disiointed fashion:
- Lead me, guide me every day,
Lest my careless feet should stray;
Richest treasure, sweetest pie isure.'
"You better hurry up, Robby; you Il
be late to breakfast and just spoil anoth-
er beginning"
Robby, who was making frantic eff
forts to stand on his head, waved his fat
legs in the air, and grew very red in the
face as he answered: 2S
Don't care! I'm just sick of being
good myself; good mind to stop, an be
awful bad--as bad-as bad-as ascrtbeS-
andphaYisees. And with this declara-
ton Robby brought his feet to the
floor, and looked his sister defiantly in
the face. si @@n1 Eh[ ..s. ~ g..
so nv! Robert Anderson Denman,
something real bad win happen to you
for talking such words. should think
it's most as bad as swearing"
,}."Don't care" repeated Robby, sturd-
ily, shaking his rumpled curLs over his
eyes, and frowning worse than ever.
Libby looked at him despairingly; but
the breakfast-bell rang;. and the prompt
little maid trotted away to present her.
self trim and tidy at the table. hobby
hesitated a moment, and then followed
his sister downstairs. His courage al
most failed as he drew near the dining
room door, and had glimpse of his
pretty mamma looking so sweet and fair,
and the baby with her precious little
head covered with its rings OF yellow
hair. There was a rose in a slender vase
on the table, and everything looked
fresh and inviting; and Robby kept his
eyes upon his father as he slipped
around to his place next to baby. TO
his surprise, his father did not notice
him; but his mamma babe him good
morning as pleasantly as ever, and baby
leaned over to clasp her chubby arms
about his head, and say: "My Robby."
Robby, with his collar unfastened, his
shoe-strings dangling, his hair like a
crows nest, and a yellow streak across
his chin from precious bit OF icorice
he had carried to bed with him, certain
" looked out of place at the table; but
his father helped him first, and his moth
CT dCUudily dShCu I'LL IL liz "ooiA othC
coffee, just as if he was a visitor.
One of Robby's special trials was that
he was not allowed to drink coffee; SO
you may be sure he chose to have cup,
and was beginning to feel quite elated
over his experiment, when gentleman
called to see his father on business. He
was an old friend. and was in haste, so
he was shown into the dining-room.
my dear" said Mr.. Denman, "you
must give Prof. Hyde a cup OF coffee, SO
that can eat my breakfast in peace.
Professor. | think you know my son
Arthur This is my daughter Libby;
and this isl beliere, this is. my son
Robert
Poor Robby would have liked to creep
under the table as the professor looked
mildly at him through his g lasses; but
no one took any further notice OF him,
and so he finished his breakfast
Another OF Robby's grievances was
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01
A Duel to the Death.

Robert Crittenden, the brother of
Henry Crittenden. fought a very re-
markable duel about the year 1880. He
was canvassing the Territory as a candi-
date for Delegate to Congress. General
Conway, the brother OF the subsequent
Governor of the State of that name,
being his opponent. The latter was Il
jackson man. while Crittenden was
.anti-Jackson," in the political nomen-
clature of that day. They met in de-
bate at Little Rock. There was an i'm
mense concourse of people in attend
ance, and party feeling ran very high.
The discussion BECAME personal, and
Crittenden, at the close of his second
speech, remarked that he " trusted no
gentleman would utter words in the
heat of debate toward him such as could
not be tolerated by the code Of honor. y
Conway retorted in torrent OF bitter
invective and personal denunciation.
Crittenden briefly and calmly rejoined:
"Your language, General Conway, adj
mits of only one answer, and that, you
may be sure, will make right speedi-
IT," A hostile message was sent the
same day, and the meeting arranged for
the following morning.
A vast throng had collected to wit
ness the duel, for there had been no at
tempt made to conceal it. Ben Desha,
son Of Governor Desha, Of Kentucky,
was Crittendep's second, and Colonel
Wharton Rector was the second Of Con-
way. There was some delay III settling
the preliminaries, of which General
Conway became inpatient and excited,
while Crittenden remained perfectly
cool, stretched quietly on q blanket,
with his eyes closed, as though he were
tsleeping. Finally, the principals were
called to their positions. 1.-The specta-
Ftofs,"i says an eyewitness, cat a
glance contrasted their aspect and
| bearing. Crittenden inherited the no.
blest OF human forms, with fair hair,
blue eyes and lofty countenanee, frank
and open in its expression, and wearing
thesseal Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he
stood cool, collected and 5nnconcerned,
talike d riHen1an about to fire at a mark.
But Conway had stern face, eyes dark
as night, and his look of indubitable
courage was perceptibly tinged with re-
venge. At length Desha gave the word
in voice that rang over the hills like
the peal Of "a ,trumpet-Fire! One
Two-Three! At the. sound Fire"
Conway raised his weapon and drew the
trigger. His bullet grazed Crittenden' $
breast and cut button Oft his coat,
without more injury. But Crittenden
waited until the last echo of the word
Two and then his pistol exploded.
General Conway dropped to the earth
like lead. The ball had pierced his
heart" eCrittenden died of fever few
years after these events.-Cor. Cnaci7a-
! natl Commercial.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01

When the Hudson River steamboat
City of Troy arrived at New York, the
other morning, passenger named
Samuel Thompson, proprietor OF bill
lard saloon at Schaghticoke was placed
under arrest, charged with having ma
liciously mutilated the stateroom occu-
pied by him. Thompson had whitfield
large pieces from The holdings and left
the shavings on the hoor.-Iroy m ~
} Times 3@
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01

Sometimes the boys come in to see
us and sit around and sing and other
wise disturb the course of editorial
thought. We beg, and look displeased,
but all to no purpose. They won't stop
for anything like that, Then it is that
we threaten to favor them with our imi-
tation of Lawrence Barrett, and that
always clears them out with rush..
LoUeU Citizen. r. -,
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01

of about one hundred immigrants
who arrived in Troy, n. Z, recently,
each man carried a blackthorn stick
and each woman baby.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-07-01

Libby sat on the nursery floor, tug
ging away at her boot buttons with her
patient little fingers, and singing, in a
disiointed fashion:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-16

There are persons nov living who ~~
three criminals pablicly whipped 10 Tho
bOrthsrly end Of the park In Middlebary
village. about 1900 The locality has been
rcoently pointed oat and marble post
set 10 indicate the place and also tina, ol
The pillory which stood nesr by
The mired train on the Saratoga road
which arrives 10 Rutland about eleven a
m, struck Patrick Salmon. Tuesday.
about mile beyond Fair Haven. at what /,
called Star crossing Mr. Salmon va,
walking 90 the track. going towards FAN
Haven. The engineer. upon discovering
,ha. the man did not leave the track.
blew his whistle violently; but il was uu.
heard by the man until the engine ws'
within about twenty feet Of him. Then
be looked around and saw the train. but
made no effort 10 get out Of It's way. When
picked up II was found that he had receiv
cd q large wound in the head and that one
OF his feet had been cut OF, jus. above the
ankle, Two bottles OF whiskey were found
in bis pockets, aud il is thought he pusi
have been under the influence OF liquor
He lived but short time. Deceased wa,
anIrishman and about fifty years OF age
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-16

The ways OF the radical wing OF the TEN.
perance party 10 politics are past finding
out These people acknow ledege that they
have never received anything from the
Democratic party and never expect to, yet
they helped defeat the Republican party
in almost every northern state in the re-
cent elections. in some OF them by run.
ming an independent ticket. in others by
voting directly with the Democrats. In
several instances they received money di-
rectly from the hands Of the liquor deal
ers associations and used it in helping to
defeat the Republicans The excuse they
give is that the Republican party is not
willing to 90 rs far in the aid OF temper
ance measures as the radical temperance
men wish, so they aid in putting party
in power which is party always opposed
TO all temperance restrictions.
Even in our own state similar spirit is
manifested. Our present prohibitory law
is as strong as any reasonable man can
ask for and still the radical temperance
people are inclined to carry it to the
point where it may disgust the mass OF the
people and thereby cause reaction which
may destroy all that has been gained. DR..
Templeion Of Glover, senator for Orleans
county, introduced bill which authorizes
an officer to seize liquor without warrant
and procure his warrant afterwards. Now
it seems to US unwise to pass such q bill
as this In the first place there is no need
for 1t, and in the second place it will be
likely to raise unnecessary opposition to
the prohibitory law. The temperance
men Of Orleans county bolted the nomina-
ton Of DIR. Templeton because he was not a
temperance man and came near defeating
him. We are inclined to think he intro
duced this hill because he is foe to pro.
hibition, and yet the temperance people
are in its favor.
The proposed constitutional amendment
is of the same character Experience
shows that it is not necessary in this state.
! Our present constitution gives all necessa.
~ power to suppress the liquor traffic and
there is no need to awaken opposition by
proposing an amendment Temperance
men ought to know by this time that the
only way to render temperance legislation
effective is to have good, healthy. hearty
temperance sentiment among the people
to back it up. They ought to know, too,
that such sentiment is only formed by
degrees and by iudicious treatment. They
ought not to expect radical change in
their favor in one year or in half dozen
years. They ought to be satisfied by gain
ing one point at time and gain another
point when they get stronger, and thus
keep what they get, and when they get
laws enough to accomplish their purpose
stop legislating and proceed with the work
of educating the people up to it,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-16

81 infnepee IN the state bni 4 i
cone 10 square agh, between the road
a0d the State The road .iil he heaicn
kpowias shis the mauAeeu II The Rad
are very careful not 10 provoke square
hght They 40 their work quietly asd rs
much "a possible IN scrrrt II IL only
When il becomes absolutely necessary ,hat
their agen.s make any show Of work.
The pas, session they have gone perhaps
further thar ever before. Judge Thomp.
sou Of Irasbursb e,eu wen, 40 far as 10 de.
fond Judge goyoes tar lodging. main
,ainIng that il Is as much compliance
with the Law 10 refuse 10 make out a list
and submit, 10 being doubled as IL Is TO
make ont an honest list, and just as honor
able. We do not think the members Of
the Legislature generally 30 regard II and
ye, msioriiy voted for Judge Royce.
This fact called out an humble apology
from the Rutland Herald for the course il
took in regard 10 the bennington County
election. II Acknowledges that Mr.. Jnd.
son ought 10 be president OF the senate
This OF course Is sarcastic bu, i,
is curious fact that ma.
jority OF the legislature should vote TO
elect q man 10 preside over the highest
court Of the state whose record, 10 regard
TO the tax law is exactly the same as that
of Mr. Judsou. II looks very much as
though some Of the members did not vote
az their constituents would have done.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-16


DIR. Thayer OF Burlington died Tuesday
morning. He had been i'll several months,
Samuel Partlow Of Leicester one Of the
New York excursionists, walked off the
dock at Troy, Tuesday evening and was
drowned. He was in the water about ten
minutes. The body was removed to the
coroner's Office. He took the train at
Brandon
Prof. II. G. ID. Robbins died at Newton
Highlands, Mass, Nov 3 at the age of 20
years. The deceased was graduate Of
Middlebury college and Andover Semina.
ry, and for many years professor Of Latin
and Greek at the former place. Suisse
quently he filled tile Office OF librarian at
Andover seminary, where be also taught
Hebrew He was the author OF number
OF articles In the "Bibliotheca Sacra" and
other publications, and editor OF the works
OF Professor Stewart.
Gays the Barre Enterprise: We heard .
good story the other day which illustrates
the character and standing Of Vermont
Legislators and how they sometimes vote
for appearance. Some years ago Bert
Bishop kept the hotel 10 Montpelier now
known rs Bishop Hotel" One day dur
Ing session Bert happened up to the State
House, aud going into Representatives
Hall. vote was being taken on some i'm
portant temperance question. As the roll
was called Bert noticed that every one Of
his boarders voted iu favor OF it. When
these same men came down 10 tea, they re-
paired to the private bar and called for
their evening dram. as usual. Bnt Bert
had seen too much. Quietly drawing
himself back, he addressed them; tGentle-
men, you must drink as you vote. ! was
at the State House this afternoon, and
heard you vote in favor Of temperance
measure, and you cannot have q drop Of
liquor ut this bar !"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-11-16

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