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The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-13

A bright, healthy chile is perennial spring
Of JOY in every well-regulOted family, and where
is that father who after the strife and turmoil of
business, on retiring to his home, is not beguiled
Of care by the innocent prattle of his child ?
Perhaps this father is a worldly man, and u axes
gold his idol, he mt have been successful m an,
and amsssed riches. Yet place his child on the
sick bed, and ell his gold at the die posal of the
physiciaa and the only return he asks is the res
torstioD of health to his child. Fathers Moth
ers! would you preserve your child in health !?
Then listen to US. There is one prevailing cause
Of the disease in children, and that cause is
worms. Ii this cause of disease is not removed.
your child will sicken and die linger q suffer
ing invalid for life. Wepresent to you an infal-
hbls remedy for worms; il 10
DR.. Judson's Dead Shot Worm Candy,
and is put up in the form of stick of candy. and
go pleasant to the taste, that children greediIv
tease for it. 1t is purely vegetable, and cannot
hurt the smallest child. Ask for DR.. Judsod
Dehd Shot Worm Candy. For sale everywhers
at 70 cents per package. W. Il. C0MsToCK.
oeeo Sole Proprietor
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-13
OPENING AND CLOSING or MAILS.

Thbs mail arrives on Tuesdays and Fridays,
and departs Wednesdays and Saturdays, This
cute terminates at New Windsor.
ARRIyEg. CLOSES.
ALADo NAIL 6;SO p. m. $500 .. m.
Mall matter for Camden Mills, Andalusis,
Edgington, Hamlet, Psrryton, Alsdo, High
Point, New Boston, Keithsburg, oquAvkA, 10
OquGUkN Junction, (Ssgetown), also for Pleasant
Ridge, HAHlits, Buffalo Prairis, Illinois City,
Drury, Copper Greek, and Milorsburs, Roes by
ShlB route.
MONMOUTH FAIL TOO p. m. TOO -. m.
This mail arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays; departs Tuesdays, ThurSdSys and Sat-
uTdsys. All mail matter for Preempt ton, Sues,
Viola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, RiOhlAnd
Grove and Monmouth, should be sent by this
SoHts. AIso Centre Ridge on Thursdays.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-13

NJ. @. Accommodation Ia the Post Of
toe Block, open TO all every evening.
Daily Prayer Meeting at II A. M, and closing
at IL NJ.
Young Mems Prayer Meeting every Friday
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
THE LATE JUDGE COLBURN.

At a meeting of the directors of the State
Agricultural Society, held mt St Johnsbuly,
during the State Fair, appropriate resolutions
were adopted commemorative of the late
Hon. j. W. Colburn, of Springfield, former
ly Treasurer of the Society. Eulogistic re-
marks were made by Hon. John Gregory,
Hon. Crosby Miller, of Pomfret, and Henry
Clark. The speakers alluded to Judge Col
burns great value to the Society and his
taithfulness to its interests, also to his high
honor and integrity rs II citizen, and the faith
full discharge of whatever duties were i'm
posed upon him throughout long and useful
life. The loss to the society Of three such
prominent members rs Reyes Hammond and
Colburn, within short space of time, was
alluded to in language expressive of the most
tender regard and respect for long and cher
ished associates
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
PROF. vILLE's EXPERIMENTS WITH
MANURES.

The Manufacturer and Builder of New
York has recently been publishing II transla-
ton of some articles upon fertilization de-
scriptive of the experiments of NJ. Vile,
Professor of Vegetable Physiology mt the
Jdrdin dcs Pld'atcS in Paris. These articles
are illustrated by engravings, from photo.
graphs, of plants, grown in various soils of
known composition in order to solve impor-
tant questions in regard to the effect of vari-
Gus fertilizers, singly and in conjunction,
upon the growth of different crops.
We have read these articles with interest,
hoping to derive from them some knowledge
of practical importance in regard to the ap-
plication of manures But either the details
are incompletely given, or the experiments
are inconsstcn t in their results, and of little
value either scientific OF practical Thus
fig. 7, in the soil of which were included all
the elements of fertilization except phos-
pilates, shows a complete failure of the plants
(wheat, while figure 8, representing the
growth in soil destitute ofdU mineral matters
(Which must exclude phosphates as well rs
potash, lime, magnesia, &c), made II consd-
cradle growth. Such an inconsistency as
this ought to be explained before the expert
ments can be accepted as of practical value.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

An exhibitor ut the Iowa State Fair shew
AS varieties of potatoes, including all the
best varieties grown in America and Europe.
lie says EARLY Rose, Early SNOWFALL and
King of the Earlies are the best early vare-
ties. Peerless is the best late variety" In
planting he "cuts potatoes to single eye piec-
es puts three pieces in II hill, covered mostly
with the hoe, cultivated with double-shovel
pillow. Just before the vines were large
enough to fall over, went through with small
stirring pillow both ways, and turned the fur
row towards the hills. Potato bugs at
tackled them by the million. Succeeded in
destroying the pests by using one pound of
Paris green to twenty pounds of ship-stuff.
Flour or middlings is equally good, but the
first named is cheaper, and answers every
purpose. mix the ingredients together and
let it stand several days before using. APP
ply it when the dew is on. One application
answered for all thrifty, growing varieties
Weaker and tender varieties required two
applications" He added "a better crop
have never seen harvested"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

species of apples. The presumption gives
me great encouragement; since | have this
year hybrdized some of our best crabs with
'cintcr apples Gas Yellow Bclle-tlcur, Bel
mont and Lady apple) in order to obtain fine
'0inter crabs. | am confident that we can
produce from this species n new class of APP
plies of excellent merit which will be able to
endure the rigors of II Canadian winter. The
chief difficulty will he found to be the elm
nation of the bitter taste peculiar to the spe-
cies G. G. p.
p. $. II seems to me that my supposition
concerning the origin of the apple in question
is partly confirmed by the fact that | have
another sweet crab from the same trees, but
among II different lot of seedlings. 1t is
intensely bitter. G. C. p"
Mr.. p. further speaks of the bitter taste, so
difficult to eradicate from the Siberian apple
(Pyyns Baccafa), and does not regard the va
riety sent us rs being entirely free from it.
We can only say that if such II flavor remains
in it, it must be very slight in fully ripened
specimens, rs we failed to notice it.
Model Report.
We should be glad to have our readers
send in such reports of results us the follow
ng. 1t is the way to difluse valuable prac-
teal information.
i I'll have dug potatoes from the seed |
got of you. Five pounds Peerless gave
me seven bushels, five pounds "ClimaX"
about three bushels, and one bushcl 'Bre-
zee's Prolific" gave forty bushels of sorted
potatoes and three bushels of small ones.
| planted four quarts "Kingsbury Corn"
have not husked it but had the best piece (of
its szc) ever raised on the farm. 1t is ve,y
heavily cared. l shall plant no other kind
neXtyear set 26O grated apple trees last
fall and spring 90 fancy plums and 6 pear
trees am doing II little iii the grating line
myself; intend to Keep flled nb f. p. A.
81 JoAns6@ry Center, Sept IS.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
LET REPENTANCE BE FOLLOWED
BY AMENDMENT.

We notice that many of our exchanges are
expressing hearty regrets ut having carelessly
assisted in the preparation of shameless
and wicked fraud upon the public, and es-
pccially upon those afflicted with fearful
malady, by putting the so-caled cancer rem
edy "Cundurango." But these regrets are
no doubt too late, and the scamps who man
ipulate the swindle will reap rich harvest
from the credulous people, through the aid
of the newspapers.
VIII not editors learn, by this experience
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

The article on the first page of this num-
Der of the FARMER will be read with interest
by all who feel the Importance of preserving
and improving the breed of horses that has
given Vermont prominence in that special
ty. 1t is only by discussion, and the free in
terchange of views, that the best practice can
be arrived ut. 1t is something to have intel
ligent minds aroused to the importance of u
general understanding of the facts, and II
willingness to give their own views to the
public through the press Mr.. Chapman,
the writer of the article alluded to, is the ag-
ricultural editor of the Mddlebury Register,
and secretary of the Addison Co. Agrcultu-
raj Socety-of which, by the way, Col. Stow
ell is President Both gentlemen are eXpe-
ricnced horse men, and what they say on the
subject is eminently worthy of consideration.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

to wait for the verdict of intelligent and hon
est scientific men before again playing into
the hands of knavish quackeryP We hope
so; but in this hope is not included the least
expectation of amendment in n class of edit
ors who habitually puff any quack who will
advertise with them. Within the last three
years enough money has been swindlcd out
of this very community where we live, by
travelling quacks, to build and endow II first
class academy, and they have been assisted
in doing it, for pay, by editors who know
what they are, laugh at them in private, and
would no more employ them in their own
families than they would swallow arsenic.
TO thus ignore the proper function of the
press, us II protector of the public interest, is
certainly grave dereliction.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.

An abstract Of meteorological observations IT,
ken at South Troy, w., for he MONTH Of
September, 1871
Latitude Al deg, 81 min, IS Sec, north.
Longitude, 4 deg, 25 min, Al see, east.
Mean temperature for the month, 1862
Maximum temperature, (5th,) 500.
Minimum temperature, (2lst,) 3O.Oe
Mean of w9rmest day, S6th,) H;Oo.
Amount of rain in gauge, in inches, l.23.
Appearance of the aurora boreais, LIST, 18th
and other days.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
RMONT FARM e r.

at recent meeting of the Board of Agri-
culture, stated that fifty bushels of wheat
to the acre was q common crop on the west
ern slope of the Green Mountains when he
was young, and the fertility of the Connec-
tcut valley is notorious. From our own
experience, we are satisfied that the shores
of Lake Memphremagog are not less fertile
than the banks of the Ohio river But, as
we SAID people with the Western fever can
not see this, and few Western settlers ac-
knowledge the truth, even when they know
it. But the following extract from CONVEX
sation between n correspondent of the New
York Tribune and a New England emigrant
to the fertile state of Iowa reveals the truth.
AS 1t contrasts Iowa favorably with Mime
tacit endorsement confcsses what few West
ern papers ever admit.
The Farmer" in the following CONVERSE
ton is George Wells, one of the most extern
sive agriculturists of Iowa, and as the
Tribune says: ut is not likely that many
men in the Northwest know more about
wheat than farmer who has engaged to
lity uONU III tnlCHSO 0u,uuO DUSnelS lTOln HIS
own acres"
Fdrmer-'+ fl were in Minneso-
tn | could make more wheat and better wheat
mt first. but my crops would fall off for want
or rotation, stock and manures.
Tribunc-Then you do not call this black
prairie soil inexhaustibc?
Fdrmer-My farm is just us good land rs
there is in Iowa, and | know 1t RUS down
just like the land in Ohio, where / have
farmed, and faster than farm that | still
own in Wcthcrsfield on the Connecticut
river
7riJune-Do you say there is land in Con-
necticut better than this rolling prairie ?
Fnymer-Yes; the alluvial soils of those
river bottoms will hold up and give good
crops with little or no manure longer than
these western uplands. The truth is, that
when prairie sod is well rottcd the Whedt is
pretty well out of it. Your yield will drop
off to Is bushels per acre, and then to ~ per
acre, and lower than that if you don't rotate
Two or three years ago Minnesota was good
for 10000, 900 bushels. This year her CROP
is estimated mt 100000 acres, with II yield
of IL bushels per acre, l3.200,000 bushels
Considering the great quantities of fresh
land she has under the pillow, the average OF
Minnesota ought to be from Is to 20 bushels
Iribu1e-ls not rotation and manuring as
practicable in Minnesota us it is herep
Fdrnler-Not quite so much so. You will
find 1t Il fair corn country rs far north us the
road that runs west from st. Paul TOWARD
the Pacific, but north of the 44th degree tn,
summers are short and cool for corn, anC
there is less money in stock, because it takes
so much to carry animals through the lonl
winter. Still there is great deal of none,
in raising spring wheat in Minnesota"
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
PREMIUMS OMITTED.

I'm the list of premiums awarded at the
State Fair there were at least two awards to
Orleans County exhibitors omitted. Thos.
Baker, Esq, Of Barton, took the herd premi-
UNI of 90 on Dutch cattle, and Mr.. Bry-
ant, of Derby, first premium of So 90 on lar
gest number Of named varieties of apples.
We do not know who is responsible for these
omissions. We printed the list in full as re-
ceived.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
DURABILITY OF PRAIRIE SOILS.

1t is often very difficult to convince peo-
pie infected with the Western fever of the
fact that Western soils are not naturally any
more fertile than those of Vermont and that
they can be, mt least, us easily exhausted.
All old settlers in this state know that i'm
mcnse gram crops were the rule here when
the land was new. Judge June, of Brandon.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
NOTES AND QUERIES.
Another New Crab.

I'll send you some apples of the crab
variety, natives of this town. Please pass
your judgment on them.
S. S. TINKIIAM.
Bloomington, Sept H."
The apples received from Mr. Tinkham
are very handsome crabs, of good size, and
in flavor the best acid crab we know of, with
the exception Of the Marengo crab, of Hi
nos. They are far superior in this respect
to any of the so-called Bryant crabs" while
they are us large as the largest and as hand
some us the handsomest of them. Though
still II lttle too sour for our own taste, they
are not more so than many popular apples of
the common sort, and are quite free from
the bitterness, astringency, dryness or intense
acidity of the montreal Beauty" Queens
Choice" Blushing Maid" "Rose of STAN
stead" "Clevcland," dudley" and "Pyra-
mid" crabs, and indeed all of that lot We
should be glad of few scions, if Mr.. Tink-
ham can spare them.
MIR. Pringle's Sweet Crab.
We have the following, in addition to facts
before given in relation to this new and ex-
cellent Siberian, from Mr.. Pringle. We are
indebted to Nh. =. for scions, and trust
he will have this valuable variety propagated
for sale.
-"This tree appeared among small lot
of seedlings from the common red Siberian
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

The Town Fair mt Wilmington this week
is said to have been one of the best the Soci-
ETY. has ever held. Leander Wetherell, edit
or of the Boston Culticator, delivered the
address.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07
Vermont Earmsr
t. II. HOsI<INs. NJ. d.. Editor.

Communications and letters relating to the editorial man.
agement of the paper should be addressed to the Editor All
others should be addressed to the Publisher simply to the
FARMER Both, however, may be reached in the letter
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

ACCIDENT f. Huntington, of this vii
lage, Dentist, broke his right arm above the
elbow on Friday morning, in attempting to
throw IA ball. He is doing well, but will he
unable to attend to business for some weeks.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

The agricultural congress assembled ut
Nashville, Tenn, on Tuesday. Gen. Marma-
duke, of Missouri, was chosen temporary
chnirman.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

"Roan Duke ID" short-horn bull belong
ing to Chauncey Smith of Wilmington, tool,
the first premium at the Greenfield, Mass, }
Fair last week
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

- IFS ITUt HPPUHTcU HHOHg u sIllilTI lot
of seedlings from the common red Siberian
cr some of which reproduced the type
al q identically. ! should judge the seed
fri which it sprung must have been i'm
pre- lted by pollen from some sweet apples
growing near. If such was the case, this
must he IL hybrid between our two distinct
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-10
CARb FROM SENATOR BUTLER.
AN INFAMOUS PLOT REVEALED.

We fail in language sufficiently strong
to express our adherence OF men so devoid
of love for freedom and Republican insti-
tutions as to conceive and threaten to ex-
ecute the vile scheme exposed in the ap-
pended statement The author, Senator
Edward Butler, of Plaquemines parish, is
an earnest, honest, conscientious Repub-
lican, who has performed valiant service
for the National as well as our State Gov
ernment, and is justly ranked among the
leaders of the colored people of Louisiana.
Nothing but stern sense of public duty
could have induced him to uncover the
recklessly ambitious plottings of men
with whom he had been in political affili-
alton, but the Senator considered the de-
signs disclosed to him too revolutionary
and dangerous to the well-being of the
people to justify silence. But the Ameri-
can people, thank God, will stand a firm
and unyielding barrier between the Presi-
dent and any such tyrannical usurpation.
We hope our contemporaries will give
Senator Buffers Card wide circuia-
ton:
New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 8, 1871.
Iconsider it duty to make public the
following facts, in order that President
Grant may know how he is misrepresented,
if he be so, and the people of the United
States, if he be not misrcpresented. NAY
learn to what desperate extremes tine Pres
ident has determined to 90 to extend and
perpetuate his power.
just before the election for Lieutenan
Governor Of Louisiana, vice Hon. y. j
Dunn, deceased, the United States Marsha
for this State, Hon. S. b. Packard, sough
me and stated that l was running m,
future prospects by not joining his side
to wit the Republican minority ant
Democratic coalition. That it WAS of M
great consequence whether the Wariaotl
Republicans elected the Lieutenant Gov
ernor or not, or even if Warmoth sue
ceeded in obtaining reelection in 1917
for in that event they had lie guarantee
President Grant that he tcoudt at once Il
clare martial ia'c and gire his p,liiicd' friend
III tie Offices. He urged me for these res
sous to vote for his candidate, and adde
,h..t Gen. Reynolds would be in militar
command herr. and everything would b
right with him.
+. BUTLER.
Senator. Fifth Senatorial District.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-10
REFORM MOCKERIES.

Il is refreshing to observe with
what complaconcy some people can
dispose Of conscience, memory and
discretion when once they arrive at
that comfortable conclusion that
the ends justify the means. There
is no doubt now that the design and
intention of tie "Gatlin gun" crowd
has been, from first to last, to OBJ
tain control of the Republican par
ty of this State, or ruin it i'll their
diabolical efforts.
Fooled in this nefarious design,
we find them now engaged in the
laudable undertaking of malisnine
and abusing the men they could
not cajole or scare into combination
with them. We have notable case
in point. The National Republican,
Of which the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Colonel Carter,
is the reputed chief editor, has re-
Gently been devoting much of its
energies to the "band OF corruption-
lists" composed of the supporters Of
the administration, and claiming fol-
its side all that is just and ilnmacu.
late, and pure and lovely and OF
good report. Suppose we submit
three or four items as they have
been handed to us, and ask the IN
r " to tell US who "plundered the
State" when opportunities present.
en- themselves?
The warrants for the mileage o.
the House Committee on Railroads
SEVEN members, were signed by
Speaker Carter for $4,000 each. When
it is known that not mile of road
was travelled.
The State paid for the services
of the Speaker on the COMMITTEES
of Pubic and Piiva:e Lands onl;
$2l00. Tae House Enrichment
Committee had Gu it tyly-eiyh
clerks, among whom are the names
Of Mr.. Bebe, Col. Jack Wharton
and Tom Ochiltree.
The Cameron Times, paper
never in existence, bat owned b,
Speaker Carter, received 5000 fol
publishing the Journal Of the House
Of Representatives.
We suggest these items to thu
consideration of those who are il
search of "the plunderers." They
may find in the Colonel o man who
has contributed some honor to hi!
Office.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-10

trade Of France. while the E.ness.
trade with France forms only a ten.
til of the whole foreign trade O,
England. The wine and silk trnds.
which form the most importan,
branches of French industry, and
whose interests are most powerfully
affected by the treaty, have, how.
ever. actually not gained in the Same
proportion in the above period 40
other branches in which France ia
exposed to competition, having been
unfavorably affected by the outbreak
OF our war and the resulting tariff.
But the most curious and instruct
i've of the facts extracted from tbs
returns by the Golden Club is this.
the coasting trade France is reserved
by a rigid navigation law to French
bottoms-her foreign carryingtrade.
OF course, is open 10 all nations.
Well, during the period in which
the treaty has been in operation.
the returns show that French ton.
mage employed in the foreign and
colonial trade has steadily increased
while the tonnage employed in the
coasting trade has declined. The
French steam tonnage engaged in
the trade with England has incre.
ascd tenfold. 1t is safe to say that
in the presence Of thes facts, the
treaty is not in as much danger as
seemed at first, and the more TINA
there is given to the French people
to recover from the confusion Of
mind wrought by the war, the less
likelihood is there even of its being
modified. Nation.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-10
PRACTICAL REFORM.

The Governor and acting Lieuten
ant Governor, in their capacity Of
Commissioners Of printing under
the law, held q meeting on Dec. 8,
and peremptorily annulled forty
seven contracts which had during
the present year been variously en-
tered into with as many newspapers
in the city and the parishes, for the
publication Of the journals Of the
House and Senate, the laws of the
session of187l, and parochial print
ing and advertising ; thus at one
feel swOop indiscriminately decapi-
tating friend and foe," and de-
monstrating their earnestness in the
matter Of economical reform. Their
action has already received the APP
prdvd Of the city press, and will
without doub tbe ceincided with even
b. those who may Immediately feel
the effects OF 60 sudden y stop 70
'stb~ supplie&"