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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-11-11
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The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-11-11
RESTAURANT.

The subscriber having opened Restaurant
NEXT DOOR to his Bakery and Confsc>
.ionery store, in the building formerly oc>
cupied by MIR. B. NJ. Blease. for the accoms
mediation of the public, Informs them that
he is prepared to furnish
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13

Should Sheep be Washed 2

This is a question which is exercising to a
considerable extent some of our contempora-
ries, and very properly A correspondent of
the Ohio Farmer, who appears to understand
the subject, gives sheep washing its quietus
in brief communication, the leading points
of which are, that it is detrimental to the
animal and to the wool, and is withal expen-
siye, and calculated to delay the periods Of
shoaring three or four weeks The writer
contends that washing a sheep in water cold
enough to make mans teeth chatter, and
then turning it out to dry itself as the animal
best may, must prove hurtful to it. lie then
goes on to say:
But this is only one feature. II costs a
great deal of time and Money! which could
be applied to a better use in cultivatimg our
spring crop. 1t is no trine to wash three
hundred sheep every year.
But the most potent argument in favor of
not washing our sheep is, we can shear from
three to four weeks sooner, and thus give the
more time after shearing for the growth of
wool, to protect them from the fall rains and
from the cold in winter which is no inconsid-
cradle item. How often do we delay washing
on account of the water being too cold when
the weather is abundantly warm to shear
The sheep will not suffer with the cold in
May, if they are cared for during the three
days Immediately after shearing We would
gain one-sixth more clothing, to protect our
sheep from the cold Of winter, besides a
stronger constitution and healthier sheep
than if we had frozen our sheep in May by
washing them.
Finally, manufacturers oouid rather hare
The ,cool uHicaSbed. They have to rc-wash it
after us why not let them do their own
washing, and then if it is not well done they
will know who to complain Of One-half Of
the wool in some sections of country where
they have no clear running water, is actually
damaged by the attempt to wash it on the
back 1t is made bugbcar ofin market, and
thus the producer is forced to take less than
his wool is really worth. Wool-growers
we stand in our own light upon this subject
BY taking unwashed wool to market cannot
be practiced by one here and there. 1t must
be general reform. How, then, shall we
best and most directly get at il? 1t can be
done by country organizations Shall we
make the attempt BY so doing we shall
practice humanity, save labor, save time and
money, improve our sheep, benefit ourselves,
and benefit the manufacturer
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
Suggestions for Breakfast.

There are many simple articles which lit
tie ingenuity can easily vary. The white
hominy, boiled and eaten with syrup, is com.
mon dish. It is still better with sugar and
cream, boiled hominy, cut up and fried, is
excellent, either with syrup or cream. What
are called German fritters make a nice break.
fast dish. Take common soda crackers, let
them soak five or ten minutes in cold water
then fry in little lard on griddle or in fry.
ing pan. These are also suitable as an ac.
compartment to the roast at dinner Cold
chicken turkey, veal or lamb and even beef
left over from the previous day, may be minced
very fine, warmed in gravy, and served on
toast. But in order to make this, or any
minced meat. acceptable more care must be
given to the mincing and seasoning than SER
wants will ordinarily give without special in.
struction. Breakfasts may be wonderfully
varied in the article Of bread alone OF course
good homemade bread is generally preferred
for ordinary use. But for a change, one may
put on the table different kind every day
for fortnight and not exhaust the resources
if baker is in the vicinity. Brown bread i,
excellent. Not cold, as we have Frequent,
seen 1t served, but thoroughly heated through
This with some nicely Drowned Goldfish balls Of
sausagcs, makes very palatable break fast
But your goldfish balls must be- carefully pre-
pared and seasoned, and mixed up moist be-
fore frying, or nothing is more tasteless.
Brown bread is excellent with cream. Com
mon Graham bread is much more healthful
than constant diet of bolted wheat bread
" Sally Lunns' split open, roasted and but
tered, are excellent; as also are both wheat
and corn mullins. Jenny Lind cake"-so
called--is very appetizing. This is the recipe:
One quart of flour, four teaspoonfuls Of sugar,
two eggs, a piece of butter the size of AN egg,
one teaspooniul of soda, and two teaspoonfuls
of cream tartar. Mix with milk enough to
make a rather stiff batter; put it in cake pans
and bake twenty minutes in quick oven. II
you choose, bake in small muffin rings, and
call them Goldschmidt cakes. This will give
a variety, and they are really made nicer in
that way.-Io,ca HomeStead
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
Culture of the Potato.

From an article written by Mr.. f. Will
lmms, the well known nurseryman Of Mont
clair, n. j., we select the following remarks
on the preparation of the seed and the soil !;
The Soil and its Prepdrdtion.-lfyo you were
TO see man save his corn nubbins for seed,
or select the meanest and most Indifferent
specimen of horse, COW or swine, from which
to perpetuate his stock, YOU would doubtless at
once set him down a. fool Let us hope
this practice is not prevalent; yet many other
wise intelligent farmers act about as scnslbly
in their potato growing for they insist year
after year in selecting small seed, and then
wonder they don't succeed better potatoes
don't do as well as they used to shall have
to buy potatoes this season &c, &c.
Now reasoning from analogy, " like begets
like" and for the same reason that | would
select the best ears Of corn the best and
heaviest wheat, rye or oats for sowing, would
| select the best, largest and smoothest pota-
toes for planting believing as | do, that such
potatoes are earlier, maturer and better de-
veloped than small ones
True, such seed would bring little more
than small ones in the market but few dol
lars and cents gain there is no comparison to
the gain believe | get in the increased yield
continued health and vipor of potato crops
| believe one chief cause of failure and de-
,erioration of the potato is the persistent use
of small and immature seed Nv expert.
ments have led me to practice cutting seed to
one or two eyes, to prevent overstocking, apd
to allow the growing tubers room to spread
themselves"
The Soil generally follow corn with
potatoes If the corn was well MANFRED
with stable manure. and the sod well decom-
posed, | plant the potatoes in drills or rows
about thirty inches apdrt, and ten to twelve
inches apart in the rows with only A SLIGHT
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
Seed Potatoes.

Practice as well as theory teaches us that
the most profitable potatoes to be selected for
seed are the largest, fairest and brightest of
the crop. They should be large for two rea-
sons. First, an understood potato is always
defective one 1t was perhaps late in set
ting, or the vine was injured, or its defective
ness was inherited, so to speak, from the par
ent stock. In some way full development
was hindered. Secondly, until the stock has
put forth leaves and rootlets gained size, the
young plant must draw all its nourishment
rom the old potato. OF course, then, the
supposed economical practice of cutting into
slips, is highly injurious to the coming crop.
The parent potato should be fair and bright.
because these qualities come of full develop
ment and will, other things being favorable,
be transmitted to the product of the hill. A
fresh and bright skin is certainly indicative
Of the vigor of the root as bright comb and
expression Of the cock, or a proud step and
shining coat is of the horse. BY this mista-
ken economy in planting refuse potatoes for
seed, we doubt not butmany valuable varieties
have deteriorated~ and been abandoned as
worthless that might, under different system,
have been even now among the choicest pro-
duets. If the reader desires advice as
10 the best variety to cultivate, pecuiarities
of soil and climate not being taken into ac-
count, we would recommend the early Good
rich for early and the Harrison for common
field crop. These have been faithfully tested,
and both as TO yield and quality will bear
commentator .--MethOdia.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
How TO Raise Roots and how to Make q
Failure


As there are more failures than successes
in the culture of roots, it may be as well to
tell how to make one of them first Pillow
the land when your teams are at liberty be-
cause it is too wet TO prepare for any other
crop; harrow aud roll a day after heavy rain,
as the surface will look fine, and the packing
Of the subsoi with the horses feet will not
be noticed at the. time; take long, raw manure
from the homestead and pillow in, for it will
save the expense of having it turned over in
the heap once or twice; drill or sow seed that
has been kept in store for few years, and
don't hoe till the plants get good size.
To be successful, the farmer must give pre-
cedence to every stage of preparations must
pow only when the land is dry enough to
prevent the most remote approach to smear
ing and the cultivation must be performed
all through every operation when the soil is
in a dry healthy state. If, from previous
bad management, the subsol is bardpan of
earth, &c, a subsoil pillow should follow the
common one and if the manure used has
been hauled out and thoroughly turned and
shaken up, so that it has become in such a
state as bona tide good gardener would APP
ply it for the growth of vegetables, then the
farmer has only to put on literally, and hoe
as soon as the plants are in their second leaf,
to secure fair average crop. If he desires
several tons per acre more than n common
crop, he may reckon upon an extra ton of
either swedes or mangolds for every addition
al ton of good rotten animal farm-yard
dung.
Should manure of this kind run short, SUI
perphosphate of lime, if genuine, will pay
one hundred per cent. better ON light land
than for any other crop. have tried it, and
bone dust, on many hundreds of acres, and
seen the effects ON many thousands of acres I;
for my employer in England had bone mill
of % horsepower waterwheel with which
we ground great quantities In the winter
season, when our teams were somewhat at lei
sure, | used to send to Cheltenham, Leaning
ton and Birmingham for bones, which were
collected by rag and bone men," and we
had great quantity brought by gipsies, with
donkey carts, &c. Being farm manager and
superintendent Of all appertaining to the es
tate, | witnessed the effects of what we sold
(about 10000 or Ct 900 worth y and as, tn,
last few years of my sojourn there, much o
it was converted into superphosphate by thu
aid of sulphuric acid and ashes, ! saw sucl
crops Of turnips and swedes ON poor ligh
land on and around the Cotswold Hills, n,
proved beyond doubt the adaptation Of THU
fertilizer for roots-showing effects far .norC
striking than when used for any other croI
whatever
: have just thought of question asked il
the Country Gentleman few weeks ago
how To 0et nm n niece of land into condition
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13

These experiments were made on grass feed
only. She did not give a large mess only
about twelve quarts day. | have forty
cows and heifers, and ten bulls and bull
calves, Of different grades, of this Cream
Pot breed, all bred and raised by myself
keep my bulls, selected as breeders. until |
have proof of the quality of their offspring.
My old Cream Pot bull is ten years Of age.
My Don Cream Pot, from which am now
breeding with some of my COWS and heiiers,
is three wears old
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
1pnetry.


would not choose 10 have the stream Of life
Prom arst 10 last all calm and rippleless,
For broken waters sing lovely song,
And valor grows on obstacles oerihrown.
There's strength In struggle, and need We be strong
with all the work there Is for man to do
Between his birth aud death, God helping him,
while none but earnest workers know true rest
or guess the meaning ola holiday
The wretohcd idier, half asleep by day
And half awake by night, scarce lives Of alli
Ills faculties arc dared, and every sense
l. dull and weak and time drags heavily
That should 70 ever fitting lightly on,
Unheard UNDECIDED, untll passed away
while he who meets his work with chceriuluesf
And docs full duty with ungrudging heart,
Taking II up as heritage from God,
Appointed and apportioned by His hand,
Though weary Often when the day is done,
Yet has 80 still conscience In his breast,
And 80 enjoys the mystery Of sleep,
That he has recompense In that alone,
Though not alone In that for labor bear
within itselfa great reward, a charm,
which only those such Is the law can know
Who sweat in heart and muscle for Gods sake.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
How 10 Make II Barn Yard.

The best way, in my opinion, to form a
barnyard for the preservation Of manure, with
out its becoming muddy, where the ground is
higher than some Of its surrounding parts is
to pillow and scrape from the center to the out
side, making gradual descent from the out
side to the center. Let the fall be one-half
foot in ten, and falling little more as you
near the center. Dig a drain from the center
to some suitable place without the yard, where
you can construct vat to put in leaves, sods,
muck; etc, that will absorb and retain the
liquid from the yard. The bottom and sides
may be formed Of plank, or may be more sub
stantally built of stone and mortar The top
of the vat should be made so as to guard
against rains and surface water as much as
possible The drain should fall considerably,
and should be made Of plank, eight inches
high and one foot wide inside The head of
the drain should be covered over with strong
iron CRATE The yard ought to be well paved
with cobble stone, and with little pains you
can always havea dry yard. The water from
the barns and sheds should never be allowed
to run into the yard, but should be carried by
good eave-troughs to large cistern for the
purpose of watering stock.-Rural Ne,e
Yorker.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13

For sale by Druggists in Montpelier and all Wholesale
Druggists In the large cities. 09.35daw
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
TURNER'S TIC DoULoUREUX,
UNIVERSAL NEURALGIA PILL.
IT'S EFFECTS ARE MAalcAG

4 SAFE. Cerfain and Speedy Cure for Neuralgia and al
Nervous Diseases.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
Housing Cattle.

An English experimenter last autumn tied
up four bullocks under howell three in sep
arate boxes, and kept seven loose in two yards,
four in one and three in another, each having
howell or shed to run under. The fourteen
beasts were all alike in age, and were treated
IN the same way, namely eight pounds of
hnseed cake, each, per day, three quarters Of
a bushel Of mangel-wurzels, and hay or oat
straw distributed equally to all. Those shut
up in the boxes, and those tied up were all
ready for market first, and those fed in the
yards replaced them in the boxes, but when
they came to be marketed, il was found that
they were not ready by month as early as
those that were tied or fastened up.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13

- The prevailing prices of butter at st.
Adams on Tuesday, were IS to As cents, a
prime article bringing the latter price. Buy
ers were not ambitious to buy largely, fearing
a falling market. The Messenger recalls the
times when one of its farmer friends went the
whole length of the street with a lot of nice
butter, and finally disposed of it for a piece
of furniture, at s cents a pound In those
days, it took from 10 to Is pounds of butter
to pay for a weekly paper for year; now it
takes four pounds
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
neut 1forh Column.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DYE.

This splendid Hair Dye Is the best In the world the
only true and perfect Dyc harmless reliable ns'ania-
noous no disappointment no ridiculous tnts remedies
the III effects Of bad dyes nyigoraes and leaves The
Hair soi, and beautiful black or brown Sold by all
Druggists and Perfumcrs, aud properly applied at
BATCHELORs WIG FACTORY, 10 Bond IT,, NY.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
VERMONT CENTRAL AND sIu,,
VAN RAILROADS. '"Ll
SPRING ADVANCEMENT.
Commencing dprii 10, 1863.

Leave Montpelier at 30 a. M, 2 25 D. u, too.
Mail Train leaves 81. Adams at Glb a m wy p
meets al Burlington with Rutland Road, Al Wh,aJ ~
Junction and bellows Falls with trains for Io., I'VE
ccster, Springfield, and with trains on Passumn VIZ
arriving In New York at iO.f5 p. m. Y
Day Express leaves Montreal at $50 a. M. "A l.,
al 10 o. M Ogdcnsburgh at $50 n. M, Rouseie III, 900
a. M, for Boston, Sc, arriving In Boston via i"v
1870 D. m. 'euH
Night Express leaves Ogicnsburgl Mt iIas
trcn nj 3.si y. M, Rousc's Point at 40 D. m s1 ~
at I.JO D. m, arriving In Boston at $40 a. M 600
nt bellows Falls with Cheshire Railroad fr n,.'ttti
Worcester aud with Vermont Valley Railroad ~ w ~
dcld, &C. and arriving In New York st 1871 D. m 'f'g
TRIMS GOING NORTH AND VEST
Leave Montpelier at 2.t0 a. M, ei5a.m. aso.
i.ui y. ~. FA
Day Express leaves Boston via. Lowell at sm,
FOR Burlington, st. Albans, Montreal, &c. O..
Mail Train leaves Boston via. Lowell at 7O1a -
u. m. for Burlngton.S st Aihans, Ogdensbur2h ass
trraf "t
Accommodation rruin leaves Northned At se,.
for Burlington, Rutland, st. Alhnns, Rousos Pein,
denshurgh. Sc NV
Night Express leaves Bollows Fails at iomn
ceivng passengers ffOm Vermont Valley Raiiria" 9
Ing New York at 2i5 y. m, and from Cho,bl,, nb.l
road, leaving Boston at BIO D. M, connecting Al NJ
River Junction with train leaving D0st0n N "a, wy
for Burlington, Rousc's Point Montreal and N Q
burgh, connecting with Grand Trunk trains ny N
West
Sleeping ears nru attached 10 both the nlrbt r.
Trains running between st. Albans and Boston s.t y
Adams aud Springfield. SUI
Through Tickets FOR Chicago and the West f,r .,i.
the principal stations. a. MERRILL Nv
81 Aihnns, April o.. laGS.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
DROFITABLE EMPLOYMENT

We are In want of energetic business mon, with from
800 TO $500 capital TO open Offices in important towns
or to act canyassng agents in every County In the
United Slater, for the sale Of the new
Figure 2 Seaoing Machine,
warranted to be the best low price machine In the mark
et 70 be perfect in construction and to work repre-
sented, or the money refunded.
Special forms given to experienced agents Exclusive
right Of territory granted. Machine fully licensed.
Send for sample Of work and illustrated circular.
Address LAMB KNITTING MACHINE MFG. CO.,
Oidawiy cAiecpes Falls Mass.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
LANES PATENT IMPROVED LEVER
SET CIRCULAR SAW MILLS,

In ease and economy Of operation, and quantity aud
quality OF production, unsurpassed.
Lanes Improved Lever Set attached with facility to
any circular saw mill
Descriptive Circulars and price lists furnished on ap-
plication to
LANE PITKIN & BROCK,
Montpelier,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
agricultural.

This Department o. conducted by
Hon. j. W. Colburn and Hon. John GregOry'
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UPWfRD TRAINS.
AocoponAroS Tram leaves Concord a, 1910
Tor White River Junction, connecting with trair. 2
Wcls River, st. Johnsbury Barton, Newport. Wii'
by and Magog Lakes, Stanstead, Bath, Llitcton ~.
ter, sc. Also, with trains for Montpelier BuiIIr-t
St Adams, Rousc's Point Montreal, Ogiens'urs' Z
the West.
DAY Exrnrss Tn,N leaves Concord At log D..
for White River Junction, connecting with to,s, =
Montpelier Burlington, Rousc's Point Montreal u
and with OplcnsburEh and Grand Trunk Rarat. \
the West.
Baisrol Tram leaves at an D. m. for Franklin b.,
Bristol.
EvrsfSg ENrnrss TnAiS leaves Concord At sam. d..
for White River Junction, connecting with talt .
Montpelier burlington. St. Adams RuusU's ps.6t IA I
tfoal, Ogicnsbursh and the West.
'ur GA arrival VI trains from Boston W ofce.tef P.
mouth, Portland, SC.
DOWNTARD TRAINS
tM0RSiSa ESrREss Tam leaves White Rive, Do.
uou ur concord ~ ~ a. n., or on arrival uf ua o.
Oulenshursh aud Montreal On Mondays n M
steud Of t.aL
tBalsroL THAtS leaves Bristol Tor Concord at ia,
and Franklin at g.t1 a. TO-
MAIL TRAM leaves White River Junction W 4.
cord at l.l D. M. arrival 90 trains over Zoe "
mont Central fassunpsc, and White mountains Il
ruads
DAY EXrnrss TaAfS leave. White River Juneta, .
SD y. m., ur on arrival Of tnsins from M0nifes l.
Oglcnshurgh, Buattlehoro keene, Bellows Fall. v i.
sor. Sc connecting NJ Concord with trains for Man
ter, Nashua, Lowell and Boston.
trhcsc trains connect ~ Concord With train
Manchester, Lawrence, Portsmouth, Portland, Naaa
Worcester, New York Loweil And Be.,9a
Cnpeo,a \ II D.. t.,t -f-
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A MEXICAN & FOREIGN PATENTS

II. II. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS.
Late Agent Of the U. Patent Office Washington under
the act OF 1877
No % state Street, Opposite kilby street) Boston.
continues 10 patents in the United States also IN
treat Britain France and other countries. Caveats
Speclheations Bonds Assignments and all papers OF
drawings ior patents, executed reasonable terms with
dispatch Researches made into American and Foreign
works TO determine the validity and utility Of Patents
Inventions and legal and other advice rendered In all
matters touching the Copies OF tho claims of any
recorded In Washington
No Agency In the United States possesses superior ol
ties Tor obtaining patents ascertanng the patent
ability of inventions
During eight months the subscriber In the course O
his large practice made twice rejected applications
sixteen appeals every of which decided Ia hi
favor by the Commissioner Of Patents.
TESTIMONIALS.
81 regard Mr., Eddy one Of the most capable and
successful practitioners with whom have had Official in
tercourse. CfAS. MASON"
49, Commissioner of Patents
al have no hesitation In assuring nyentars that they
cannot employ competent and Trustworthy
and more capable Of putting their application In form
70 secure Tor hem early and favorable consideration
at the Patent Office, EDMpND BpRkE"
Late Commissioner of Patents
Mr. X; II. Eddy has made for thirteen applioa-
tons In all but OF which patents have been granted
and that Is the one now pending Such unlnisakable
proof 81 great talent and ability his part leads me 10
recommend all inventors to apply to him To procure
their patents they may be sure Of having ne most
faithful attention bestowed their cases and at very
honorable charges. JOHN TAGHARTU'
Jan. l. 1868. ai,i5