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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

No WATER WITCH FOR THIS MAN
Ever since | was II boy l have heard
that there were mn who could tell
where there was wafer, with crolched
suck. Being short OF water and not
knowing where to find it, l applied 10 Il
water witch After having the spot 10
cared, commenced to dig, full in the
18th After digging two feet struck "A
ledge. Then applied to another, and he
went over the same ground and located
another place tina he first stick went
over but didn't say water. dug in spot
No 2, and struck ledge Then went
at hoe No. l again, this being more
where wanted it, and dug ten feet in the
rock But not getting much water, my
f,itn began to shake. Then | thought that
Il was all foolishness, and got II stick
myself and practiced g little. / found hat
could make the stick work rs well as
the profes SIGNALS that any other stick is a
good as witch hazel, and that any spot Is
good enough, whether it is The dry, st spot
IN earth or the wettest 1t is al don" by
the way the stick is held and by the action
IF the muscles and will Still there are
10 Of people who believe in it, and it has
been used great deal this year. Blu,
somehow the stick dosen't always find
water this year. My advice is, don't
spend much money digging for water
pom ed ou> by "A stick Of any kind will
low anyone how to use the stick for ont
cent-E X Seabury, IL Homestead
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
Vermont Dairymen's Meeting.

The annual winter meeting of the Yer
mont dairymen's association will be held
ut S. Johnsbury January 23 and 24, 1884
grand good meeting is expected, and
it is hoped the attendance will be worthy
Of he meeting. A b. tier show will be a
prominent feature, and to this end samples
are solicited from every dairyman inter
csted. A pound or SO will be sufficient
aad should be without distinction marks
and companied by full description of its
manufacture. Breed of cows, how fed,
times of milking, how milk is set, how
long. how churned, sailed and in what
shape marketed. An expert from Boston
is expected to judge the exhibit which
will be marked by numbers only and the
whole will be classified and report made
and sent to each exhibitor. Each dairy.
man should bring his exhibit, or, when
that cannot be done, send it by some one
going to the meeting, or, if that is moi
convenient, send it by express to the
secretary at St. Johns bury, Vt, on Mon,
day, January 2lst. The intent of thi.
exhibit is to learn how we may improve
our butter product, and tho exhibit vii
be open for the inspection of all, after
Icing examined by the expert. l. ok fol
fuller programme next week.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
MILK FOR HENs.-Fanny Field thu

MILK FOR HENs-Fanny Field thus
expresses hers, If as to the food value OF
milk for hens: quite agree with the cor
respondent OF the american Poultry Yard
who declares there is no feed On earth SO
good for fowls and chicks rs milk in some
form. For very young chicks we make
the clabbered milk into "Dutch cheese.
and use the whey to mix feed for other
fowls and chickens. From the time they
are u week old till sent TO the market for
broiIers, our early chicks have all the
milk. sweet or sour, or bultermilk that
they can drink. If the home supply OF
milk falls short of the demand, we buy
skim milk at two cents quart and
consider it cheap at that. For laying
hens in winter there is nothing better
than a liberal supply of milk. A pan OF
warm milk, with dash of pepper in it,
every morning, will do more in inducing
hens to lay in cold weather than all the
egg food in all creation. For fattening
fowls we find that boiled vegetables
mixed with milk and barley or corn meal,
put on flesh at an astonishing rate.
Don't be afraid to give milk 10 fowls or
chicks; from the first time when the
chicks are given their first feed up to
within the last day of the old fowls life,
milk may be safely and probably given.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

CREAM GATHERING VS.. MILK GATHER
ING-I have JUST returned from the west,
at ending the Illinois state dairy men
convention. Almost the first thing
picked up was the mirror, and the first
article that met my eye was that OF
Farmer" of Hartford county, Conn Oh
"Associated Dalrying.' He favors Gre m
gathering. This subject was good deal
discussed in the convention above referred
to, and the preponderance of Judgment
was that better results were obtained from
milk gathering, where this can be done,
making the skinned milk into cnet Sc
but that cream altering must 60 under,
unless every patrons cream IS frequently
tested and rated, for the purI ose OF St cur
ing Justice. In the west. cream gathering
is onsidered pioneer system by all who
have paid thorough attention 10 it, save IL
few who have an interest in selling cream
gathering apparatus | could quote any
amount of testimony in corr ohoration "l
what say. | will give one illustration
Recently So ests of the cream OF as many
patrons were made in the Chart n. Iowa
creamery The tests included POS inche:
of cream Ql3 cubic inches 10 tie inch u
thickness,) which produced 209 pounds
of butter. This is good average, But
bow stands the equity of the case?
product of the inch of cream ranged a.
the wav from ounces to "A ounces!
Weld should have been II traction over II
ounces for every pa ron's cream 10 s'cu I
Justice. The man who SEM lib cubi'
inches of cream that made Il ounces /"
butter had to make up what was lost on
the mans cream that turned out only
ounces to the 1l3 cubic inches. W"ul'
Farmer" think this equitable if he wer
the "a ounce manp-T. D. Curtis ii
Mirror and Farmer.
We cannot see how milk gathering vii
particularly improve the matter Their
will be as much difference in the value O
the milk for butter, AS there i OF th
cream. The only way in which equa
Justice can be approxmtted to Is by eac
daryman keeping the same breed c
COWS and feeding them equally well.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
Presidential Year.

The wear 1884, which is the Presidential year. will be
one Of great interest. While The JOURNAL IS known
as the leading Republican Newspaperof New England
neyers fails give full reports OF the leading feat
ures of the campaign as presented by both parties
No one need plead ignorance of what is taking place
on account of the cost, Tor THE Boston WEEKLY
IorRNAL has proved i'll til past, and Will continue 10
he a great educator of the people of New England.
We pont with qualification to the following opinions
of The JoURNAL:
THE Journal is clean paper and there IS never
ann thing in its columns that can offend good taste OF
corrupt the morals of the young; at the same Time II
is fully abreast of the times in everything that per-
taius to frst-cass jOurnalism.-B0 COURIER
THE Boston JOURNAL is a credit to our journalism
It's ope is h H. its conduct is able, Its news ID iresn
its telegrapc dispatches are admirable US well as
strictly reliabe.-BoStoh Gazette.
THE Jc uRNAL is a candid, consistent. able snd ell
terprising newspaper.-B Times
To great business sagacty in its management THE
JOURNAL adds scrupulous regard for what is whoie
some and manly in journalism The Influence OF I
treat newspaper is tar reaching, especially upon SC
rirty and IN the b. me and the reading pubic owe u
to thens elves discriminate in favor OF newspaper
of the Astounding enterprise and nigh character o.
THE JoURNAL- National telegram
THE JOURNALS prosperity. which is of substantial
character has been well earned by honest dealint
with tile public IT is in its ftleth volume more Wig
orous than ever -PhitddeLDhia Ledger
THE JOURNAL is one of the abest and brightest pa
pers in New England and its splendid success Is t
best kind of a compliment to the discrimnatlnK Judg
ment oi its constituency. --Phitddetphia Press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

Sheep sheds do not need to he warm
but they need to be dry, and should BIT
kept so by an abundance of bedding
Begin now to give the sheep extra feed
in order to produce vigorous lambs nnt
to keep up the growth OF the wool. IhrN
need water every day as much as Other
animals. The opinion that they DO n
arises in part from the fact that they viii
often go without drinking when the gras'
is wet with heavy dews in the mornil e
and that they are little dainty abou
their water, and will not drink if th,
liquid is not 10 their taste. prelerring ,C
suDsist by eating snow, or upon the juices
of the grass. Separate now all weakly
sheep from the stronger ones, and give
them little extra food and carc.-Honae
stead.
Sheep sheds should certainly be dry anC
we can see no reason why they sh' nd no
be warm also. We don't believe sheel
are comfortable when they are all curle'
up from cold so they could stand on II ter
cent piece, and when they are uncomtort
able they are not fattng. 1t will take
less feed to keep them equally well in :
warm shed or barn than cold one, AnC
the same will apply 10 other animals a.
well.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

In late number of the NcW England
Farmer was an article on some eXperl
ments IN de by the Wisconsin experiment
station on feeding pigs, in which was the
following paragraph:
The weight of both lots OF fool were
recorded, and showed that 500 pounds OF
corn meal made a pound of pork, and
that 1900 pounds of milk made the SAME
qu4ntlty OF pork, live weight, so thai
when live hogs are worth five cents pei
pound, milk is worth about half CEN
per pound.
Here is evidently an error and quite an
exception in the Farmer, usually SO
exact What is the correct figure, Bro.
Farmer? 1t cannot take 500 pounds OF
corn meal or 1900 pounds OF milk to make
apound of pork.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

Mince pies without cider, brandy, or
vinegar, are deslder"tum, ana i'm
earnest temperance woman says: 81
have made them for the last forty
Years and have never used any OF
he above ingredients. | simply use the
liquor the beef IS boiled in, and if thai
dies not make moisture enough after
which gives ii rich brown color to the
mass, l add a cup of coffee left from
the breakfast table. with spices 10 sun
The taste. Pies made in this way are not
only excellent but are not Liable to sour
the stomach
We should think such minoe pie
would be pretty fiat affair. Plenty Of
sour and plenty of sweet for mince Oh
an apple pic, is the way we like them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

Cheap silos, built of plank, are Just as
good AS costly ones Of sore and cement.
s. declared b Brown. president OF tbs
New York plow company and on" OF the
most earnest and persistent advocates OF
ensilage, in lecture at New York, The
other night. Mr.. Brown went on tosay
hat ens,iage en- ,bles ia, mers To produce
milk a. one cent quart Would he ike
to give up the pillow business and engage
in milk making at II fraction above that
| nricpp
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

To make excellent lamp wicks all you
have to DO is to take one of the mems soft
felt bats that is fit only to be burned up,
and utterly useless even to tramp, eating
them into strips the width OF your bought-
en- lamp wicks, and letting them soak in
vinegar for couple of hours, then drying
them. You will find that You will have
quite rs good lamp wick lis the woven
ones,-and this piece of economy will STOP
one of The little leak holes in your domes
tic arrangements.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
The cost OF storing ensilage is stated h

The cost Of storing ensilage is stated ny
a Wisconsin falmer rs follow: my
ensiIage lasl year, made of or ss, cost me
so cents ton to put it into the silo.
This season, in three n. d II half days,
pu' l25 tons of grass in my silo at cost
of S7l.75, OF fraction less than 81 cents
per ton At the rate of four tons OF
en-ilsgr as an.equivalent of ton of hay
vhis would be equal to So 2S per ton y
hay. doubt il hay can be put up 70,
less than this, and no doubt well prese' wee
en>ilace is better than hay.'-M5rror anc
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

We invite for this column contributions from
lady readers TO make 1t such as shall BIS OF value
and interest them. Any topic Of domestic economy
which may suggest itself to them may be discussed
md We hope this feature will prove successful and
additional attraction to our readers.
Contributions should be sent to the Editor of the
Agricultural Department.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
PRIMITIVE BUTTER

S. MINERVA BoYcE.
When Adam DER the wall was tossed.
And all the charms of Eden lost.
Save woman's love with pity fraught-
A recompense for mischief wrought.
In simple garb. along the road.
This nrinus pair. in silence strobe;
Yet not alone, one faithful friend.
The noble day, their steps attend.
Lo, Adam shoke-"thou friend Of mine.
Go. bring to me the lowing kine";
The faithful dog obeyed his master.
And brought the COWS soon from the pasture.
The milk, within leathern sack,
Was placed upon the cancels back;
Then off they trampled DER the plain.
Till day clasped hands with night again;
When Eve aighted, all futter.
She found their milk had turn ed to butter.
Alas! since then what strange device,
Some boil their milk, some freeze with ice;
Some claim it must, in pure air stand,
While others say 1t must be canned.
And now, since custom rules the day.
IT'S in bureau slowed away:
Not one of ancient style and make.
Kept for aunt AIMS or Betsy's sake.
new invention, patented,
To give us ease and buttered bread
We prophesy! be hold the place.
Within grand piano case
Where ntin0lin0 milk and music rise
To hungry souls glad surprise,
Mountain Glen, Dec. 20. 1888,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

AADn a R0 people are always on the lookout for
EhE 5N~ chances to increase their earnings
Nh U N and in time become wealthy: those
Wv wRG do mot %mroye their We os,
a great chance to make money. We want many men
women boys and girls to work for us ri1ht in their
own localities Any one can do the work properly
from the start. The business will pay more than ten
times ordinary wages Expensive ontht furhishec
free No one who engages tails to make money rapid
IT, You can devote your whole time to the work, OF
only your spa re moments Full information and all
that Ia needed sent tree. Address
fm49yl STINsoN 4 Co., Portland Maine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
COLLINS,
Central Vermont Railroad Linz
eastern" STANDARD TINE.
Commencing Monday, Nov. 10, 1888.
TRAINS GOING SOUTHLAND EAST WILL LEAVE
MONTPELIER AS FOLLOWS:

TRAINS GOING SOUTHLAND EAST WILL LEAVE
MONTPELIER AS FOLLOWS:
9:25 A. NJ. NAIL from STA pans and Burlington
Worc concord Manchester Nashua
York.
1898 p. M FAST TRAIN from Montreal
via. Lowell and New York via SrrlnY
field and New London. Pullman Draw;
ing Room Car to Boston via Lowell and
New York via Springfield.
70.15 Pm LOCAL EXPRESS from ST. Adams
'!tntland ana Burlington for White
River Junction. Springfield, New Lon
Son and New York. Sleeping car
1910 NJ NIGHT EXPRESS from Montreal og
49, ;" ~ III 'densburg and the west for Boston VIII
Lowell, and all points in New Engl md
Sleeping car to Boston via Lowell.
TRAINS GOING NORTH AND WEST:
BIS A. NJ. NIGHT EXPRESS from Boston am
"'io a. "'New York for Montreal Oydensburs
and the West. Sleeping car to Mont
o.05 N LOCAL EXPRESS from White Rive,
''-' a n'Juuction, for Burlington. st. Alban'
kichford and Rouses Point.
AM, New London, 800 A NJ s I,rl1,
Montreal. Ogdensburg and the west
Drawng-ro0m car to Montreal
655 p. Fast E1n ess from b9 Sden nsF and
Montreal Putnam Palace Sleepini
Car through to Chicago without change
Trains leave for Barre at7No A. NJ, lO:45A Mand 4a'
Returning leave Barre at 500 AM, IL 25 and SO
P. M.
Through Tickets Chicago and all points West, fol-
sale at the principal stations.
sw. CUMMINGS J.w.HOBART.
Gen'l. Pass. Agent. GENT Manager.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02
TITS A GOOD THING
And | Know it," were the Words of
Mr.. Levi Porter, the Celebrated
Fashionable Cutter to the Firm
of Nathan & Taylor, under
the Narragansett House,
Providence, r. I.-.Shows
what an Honest Thing
will do

Its good thing; I know its good thing" Such
were the words addressed to your reporter when he
called at the fashionable establishment of Nathan
Taylor. under the Narragansett House, Provldsnce
r. l. The speaker was Mr.. Leroy Porter head mana
ger of the tailoring department OF this large clothing
house, as he was cutting his way through mammoth
pile of brocade Scotch plaids and broadaloths.
~ felt sometimes there was cannon ball rest
ing on my stomach would have to get up at night
for was so short of breath You in the Spring
our busy season-we are at work sixteen hours pei
day Have short times for meals; and at Irregular
hours MY stomach became very much disor1ered
and was al of health. tried every kind OF med
icnes The doctors said il was touch OF d sPe, .
could get nothing to do me permauent EonI uiLi
triend recommendpd r Kennedy's FAVORIrE REM
EDY know it's good medicine. It has completel,
cured me of stomach disorders and indigestion. !
seems to be thorough cleanser Of the 81 stem iron
biliOusuess or anything OF that kind know TINS 20
I've tried it, I'm in the best OF health now hnt shon
/ ever have a dys eptic turn again Dr. kennedy :.
| FkVORiTE REMEDY would be my source of relief
| DR.. Keinedv's FAVORIrE REMEDY acts upon IN
digestive organs III charming manner, regulatlnt
their action strengthening and purifying the whoi
| ~ " nour druggist for it. 5Ow4
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

ETA zee "a Mgza not lite is sweeping by, go and
NEE a dare before yon die. somethi1 z
TX I'm . u mlyhry and sublime leave behind
EHG = " to conquer time, S6h week in your
70 Ss7s 80 " town So outfit tree. No RISK
Fverythinr new. CAPITAL not reduiied. We Will fur
nIsh YOU every thing. Many making fortunes La
dies make rs Il UGH men, ana boys and girls make
great ray, Render. if want business at which you
can make treat ray all the time. write to
fn4lvI II. HALLETr N Co. Portland, Maine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-01-02

0GE week in your own town. Terms and IS outfit
VVO free. Address Ii. HALLEr L. Co., Portland, Ne.
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Aanraster .Anrelligrncrr,
MoroAY EVENING, JULY =. 1884
cosaEEsy .Lo.Isa HOURS.
Wsnding Up the first ses.ipn-proDsbiii n
Of A0JournmeDt To-day.


wsndisg Up the pir,t se.iou-rropspihty
Of Adjourn meDt To-day.
Both Houses OF Congress continued In
session during Saturday and Sunday,
taking recesses from time to time. About
midnight Saturday night both Houses
took recess until 10 o'clock this morning
When the recess was taken all the appro
priatiou bills had been disposed Of except
the consular and diplomatic, and on this bill
the Senate had receded from its amend
ment In regard to isthmus transit, the on "
remaining point of difference between the
Houses. The navy appropriation bill failed,
but the House passed joint resolution
continuing the appropriations on the basis
Of those OF last year. There seems to be
nothing TO prevent the adjournment OF the
session ut noon to-day.
In the House, Mr.. Hiscook offered a reso
luton, which was adopted, providing for
the appointment OF committee of seven
to sit during the recess and TO make inqut.
ries relative to the manufacture Of guns of
high power, and metal plates and other
material for the construction of vessels Of
war, and also to inquire into the manufao.
ture and building of the same, whether by
the government or by contract with pri
vate persons. The speaker appointed as
members of tho committee Messrs. Ran
dali, Hewitt, of New York, Burns, Crisp,
Reed and Phelps.
The president arrived at his room in the
capitol at IL o'clock Sunday night, his
cabinet and private secretaries accompa.
Dying him, aud remained there until after
midnight. During that time he signed
the fortidcations and postoflice appropria
tion bills, and number Of private pension
bills.
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nHnnLHe,,
nrw.up.

Herrt9burg EIpr"as, which leaves LHl c'tstNt c'tstNt
At 7:4O p. m, nas direct connections tWit '""'
change OF C4rsl - COlumDiR and YORK
Fast Limo, west, on sunday, when 1ogH"u
viii gtOpNt DOwuingJOTn LpHi"z'i il.", i-Fkns ,
burg hCunt Joy, E!iZGDetntUwn Gui slI"dio .
town.
Day EEprcsa. Fast Line, News kSprrsar hlnil
Tca,n, No, /, Western ESpruss and fGtihC hH
press run dnlv.
The time here given Il EUsiern tore. or that
OF tho 18th meridian, whiCe Is minute amt %
seconds tasLer than thht heretofore used.
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An Apsw.r Wanted.

Can any one bring us u cas-" OF Kidney or
Liver Complsiut that Electric Bitt"Ts viii not
speedily cure? We say they can not, as thou
sands OF cases already permanently cured and
who are daily recommending Electric BlltCTs.
Will prove Br'ghts Disease, Diabrtes, weak
Back, or any urinary complaint quickly cured.
ana act directly on the diseased parts Every
bott q guaranteed. For SAFE A. ~ "A bottle by
H. II. Cochran, druggist. ~ AMI 49, SOrth
Queen street, Lancaster. Pa %
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-07

Usually wear their badges Ot ordthority con-
caal.pi under tI4foa 'III !inU : out DR.. Thomas
Ectectric on wears its bafgcs IN the form OF
printed labels attached to each and ever
bottle, so that all may know its mission 1t Is
given full and complete authority tOarTcst ali
aches and pairs And does its duty every imr.
For sale by II. Il. Cochran, druggist l3i and
l39 North Queen street.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-07

HAVING DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP
i and petmanently closed tho Chestnut
Street Iron Works, desire to inform my old
patrons and the public generally, that am
still IN the business, being located In the Penn
Iron Companys Works, North Plum street,
where am making Iron and Brass Castings
OF every de4tription, and will be pleased to
serve all who may favor mo with their patron
ago. From 40 years experience in the business
and using the best material and employing
the best mechanics, l am satisfied can guar
antee entire satisfaction, Castings made from
a mixture OF iron and steel which arc more re-
liable for strength and durability than the
best cast iron known. teeth roll pinions,
rolls and rolling mill work a speciality. Cast
ings made OF very soft iron, and brass cast
ings OF every description, have all the pat
ters at the well and iayorably known mowrer
Corn Rnd Cob Crusher, rented and improved.
Also on hand, mills completely htted up or IN
parts, to replace Old ones which have been In
use Tor years, guaranteeing them TO give sal'
tstactiOn. - - -,
anRll-6m0 X. q. mCCULbE