Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-12-19

One watch set right will do to set many
by; ON the other hand, one that goes
wrong may be the means of misleading
whole neighborhood; and the same may
be said of the examples we each set to
those around US.
II hate grammar awful, 'said the society
belle "you will like it better when you get
accustomed to it," replied the wallhower.
Here is one of Senator "Zeb" Vance's
stories; "In North Carolina a white man
was arraigned for stealing chickens from
negro. The jury was composed Of
seven white men and five negroes and one
of the latter was made foreman. They
came into court and the clerk demanded:
"Have you agreed upon a verdict" Eyes,
sah." "What is itP' ode jury am gone
democratic, sab, and de prisoner am not
guilty"
Gen. Spinner, who had one thousand
women under him as clerks and account
ants in the United States treasury, leaves
upon record the testimonial that they
counted more accurately and rapidly than
men; that their ability to detect counter
fei.s proved to be superior in almost every
test: that they were without an exception
honest, and were invariably moro careful
and painstaking in their work.
A band of horse thieves, which has been
operating in northern Nebraska and south
ern Dakota for several months, was broken
up last week by Brown county (Neb.) Wig
ilants, who captured and hanged several
of them near Ainsworth. The sheriff OF
Brown county arrested three of the gang
and brought them down to Fremont and
there placed them in Jail TO prevent their
execution by the vigilants. They were
brought to Omaha and lodged in Jail for
safe keeping.
An old physician said to Congress- man
Kelly many years ago, as he and the
father of Congressman Randall were
talking about health and long life:
young man, if you will make it rule
never 10 get exhausted so long as part
of the day remains in which you have
anything to do, you will live to be as old
as am" II followed the ADVICE" said
Judge Kelley to Cleveland Leader cor
respondent, 'as far as could, and have
already lived to be older than either the
gray.haired doctor or Sam Randall's
father"
The longer l live the more | feel the
importance Of adhering to the rules have
laid down for myself in relation TO such
matters: OD To hear as little as possible
to the prejudice of others. (2) To believe
nothing of the kind TIL | am absolutely
forced to it, (3) Never to drink in the
spirit of one who circulates an evil
report. (4 Always to moderate, as far as
can, the unkindness which is expressed
toward others. (5) Always believe that,
if the other side of The story was heard,
a very different account would be given OF
the matter.-AnOn.
Gen. o. D. Howard, believing that bis
recommendations concerning army de-
sertions have been misconstrued by the
eastern press, states that nothing was
further from his thoughts than the notion
that deserters ought to be branded with
iron. Years ago it was the custom to
mark with indelibe ink all convicted
bounty jumpers, and he had this in mind
in making his recommendations. 1t was
the custom of many deserters TO reenIi,i
for the purpose of securing clothing and
temporary living, after which they would
desert again. As every enlisted man
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indelble mark will be detected and q
portion Of the evil remetlied.
THE TURKEY.-It has been chronicleG
by trustworthy writer's that turkeys were
first introduced into England in tho time
of Sebastian Cabot, from America. They
were found in this country, running wilc
in large flocks, by the first settlers; anc
ha nj al, Io NJ;jllf
States found them handy game, easily
captured, and furnishing luxurious food
They were domesticated without mucl
difficulty and have ever since occupied AT
important position on festive occasions, 8
Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner hardly
being complete and satisfactorily unless a
roast turkey, in its mammoth proportions
occupied a conspicuous position on the
table. For over three hundred years the
turkey has held the position as king o.
table poultry, and his aristocracy seems in
a fair way to continue in an unbrokeG
line. 1t seems that domesticaton has moi
accomplished so much change in the size
of these birds as in color. Those breeder:
who furnish the largest and most hardy
specimens at the present day resort tC
the wild stock for a cross, and the progeny
are mostly bronze or black in color. The
black, white, buff, and gray varieties have
been obtained by selection. The blacl
turkey should be black in every feather
, the shanks also are black or nearly black
1t is an easy matter to breed turkeys of al
uniform color by rejecting all those show
ing variation from the desired colo
when making selections for breeding.
flock of black turkeys well bred present ;
pleasing appearance on the account o
the juxtaposition of the bright red o
their wattles and the jet black of thei
plumage. The subject of color being 81
easily settled according TO the taste of til,
breeder, he should be careful to maintain
size, and increase the same if possible by
choosing the largest for breeding pnrpos
es, only using males of large frame, no
nearly related to the females. -Poultra
World.