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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Perfection in Butter.

There have been in the Providence
market this winter few hundred pals
OF butter which have history. They
came from single dairy in Illinois, ard
are uniform in quality, hardly distip-
guishable, indeed, one from another,
although made in summer, autumn and
winter. They are swceter, and have a
fresher and more delicate aroma than
any ball butter we were able to find last
summer in Rhode Island They COR
tain little salt and no butterrnilk. This
perfect butter is charned daily from
fresh milk. Here lies the secret. Milk
one hour-b butter the next. No setting
of milk pans and Swimming and storing
up of cream. No subsection of milk
and cream to atmospheric, electric. or
thermal changes. No expensive cellars
with running water, to secure fresh air
and equal temperature, or, in default, q
perpetually fluctuating product of but
ter. In place of the hand churn, the
power chnrn. In place of the inefflci-
ent hand working of the butter, Jaws
worked by power, squeezing out the
buttermilk just as the melted Stag is
squeezed out OF the softened iron in pud-
ding.
ilC udIN dl WHICH iIllS -
made, has, we believe, hundred or
more cows. in addition 10 which, milk
is purchased from the neighboring farms.
1t is, in other words, q factory, produc
ing butter on 8 large scale of uniform,
excellent quality. Ourtheory of butter
making has always been to carry the
milk directly from the COW to the churn,
and only delay churning long enough
for the milk TO cool TO the proper tenn
perature. There would then be two
churnings each day, and the quantity
should be sufficient to make one or more
complete packages for the market az
each churuing. Theoretically, also, the
caseine should be Immediately separated
from the residual milk, and the ultimate
products, butter and cheese, be the only
substances remaining TO be cared for
from day to day. In such factory
power and good machinery would sub
stifute hand labor, and uniformly good
product of butter should result. The
cheese would be of secondary, though
considerable Importance
AT the present time large quantities of
French butter, Of uniform quality, are
sold in the English market at good
price Meanwhile. American butter in
England brings much less than its value,
from the fact that no two packages are
alike, even when from the same dairy.
This holds good of Rhode Island butter
In our own market The butter from
the same dairy, in successive weeks in
Summer, has hardly a recognizable re-
semblsnce. A principal cause of this
diversity and inferiority of product, is
the difficulty or impossihility of keeping
milk and cream, in our variable climate,
and in any but the best appointed dairy
rooms or cellars. The remedy for this
is in churning fresh milk instead of stale
cream Providence Journal
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Keep the Fowls Warm.

GARNER Jones has an abundance of
eggs, no matter how cold the weather
is" says Mrs. Makedo; ''and don't see
how it happens; with eggs at forty-five
or fifty cents dozen one feels too poor
to make up such, Thanksgiving and
Christmas patches of good things as we
used to, and / don't see what poor folks
are coming to-"
Farmer Makedo has thirty or forty
fowls of all ages and breeds, which are
permitted to roost in the open wagon
shed, on carts and wagons, and as for
laying accommodations, the hens do the
best they can when they have strength
and vitality enough to lay an egg now
and then.
Occasionally an egg is found in the
horse stall in the barn, or in the hay
NOW, if the hen gets chance to visit
so comfortable place, and last Sunday
one of the boys found two eggs under
the seat in the carryall, just as the fam
lily was about starting for church.
AS for attention in feeding, these
fowls are about as favored as they are
in roosting accommodations. Once a
day they scramble for some corn that is
thrown out TO them, about enough for
half of them, and during the rest of the
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
THE LESSON.

Sufficient time has elapsed since the
conviction of William M. Tweed, on
two hundred and four counts of an in
dictment, that people should see through
their satisfaction at that result, and re-
member that as one swallow does not
make summer, neither was Tweed the
whole Of the gang of New York plum
derers, who came near proving that
Democratic government could be made
a more bitter instrument of oppression
than the most tyranical monarchy.
Tweed is buried in Blackwell's Island,
where for twelve years he will remain
and contemplate his ignoble career, un-
less death or the executive authority of
New York shall interfere for his release;
but there remains large number of
precious scamps, who were the associ-
ates of the " Boss, who should not be
forgotten. 1t would be sad common
tary on the present state of the judiciary
and city government of New York, if
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Preminns Potatoes.

y q s q u. . p r. 3
The New York Tribune saws: We
lately interviewed practical farmer
who, for several years past. has taken
the first prize for his potatoes. In reply TO
inquiries as to his mode of Operations.
he said that the largest and best shaped
tubers are always selected for planting
at digging time the previous year; and
he finds that they have been gradually
increasing in size until bis potatoes are
now enormous. Sod ground is chosen for
the crop; 1t Is very carefully and deep
~ plowed and thoroughly pnlverized
with the spike harrow Previous to
breaking up, however, the whole sur
face IS heavily manfred and this manure
raked into the furrow as the plow passes
rourd. The tubers are cut into quarters
q few days before planting and dropped
IN the rows sixteen or eighteen inches
apart. The rows are struck out with
the pillow about three feet distant, and
the seed is covered with good depth of
soil. A roller passed over the ground,
leveling and s:2ootbing the surface, to
be followed in short tinie by the spike
harrow. As soon as the young plants
appear above the ground the cultiYator
is started and kept going frequently
throughout the growing season. Every
weed is pulled up as soon as it makes its
appearance for, to use his own express
sion, he is 100 poor to grow weeds.
AS the plants wax strong, slight burrows
are thrown up to them with a small
plow, and these are still further in
creased afterward by repetition of the
same process. In digging, great care is
taken not to skin or bruise the tubers,
but to handle them all carefully, and
enables the owner to preserve them
much better than the careless farmer
who throws his potatoes about as if they
were cobble stones. This is the only
magic he employs. Careful choice of
seed, thorough preparation of the soil,
frequent stirring of The surface and total
extinction Of weeds-these are the Sc
crets of his success
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

'tMARIA LUIsA DURAND. The Ital-
ians, unable to manage the Anglo-Sax-
on name of Hitchcock, have dropped it
entirely in writing of Nine. Durand
Hitchcock, and the musical journals are
making "Az Dura'ad," household word.
1t is not only artists who are designated
in this style, in the italian idiom. Mrs.
Rossi is called la Ross; by her friends
and acquaintance, quite the same as
Mrs. Patti Caux is called la Patti. Mrs.
Hitchcock's many friends will be glad
to learn that she is engaged to sing, this
winter, at the Scala theatre, Milan, the
leading theatre of the world. She will
create there the leading role of Ponchi-
ellis new opera, and Juliette, in Goun-
DDS Romeo and JuSSette. Mrs. Hitch
cock had received offers from the ''Tea-
tro Regio," at Turin, and ''La Pergola,
at Florence. The paper from which we
take our information, III Iropatore, =
adds that 'sit is said that Signor Corti
has obtained Mime. Durand's signature for
the carnival season of meet gear, for the
Teatro Regio."
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Halter Making from Imported
Stock.

Mr. William Crosier, proprietor of the
'Beacon Farm" on Long Island, has
been visited and the reporter show that
Mr.. Crosier gets seventy cents perpound
in the city of New York, for all the but
tor he can make the year round. AL
lowing each COW to produce 365 pounds
per annum, she earns $255.50, besides
bringing a calf worth, the moment it is
dropped, from $50 to 800. Some are
worth over $50; for, recollect that
every COW in his herd is either pure Jer-.
sey or pure Ayrshire, and that each ami
NAL is among the best of its kind. TAX
ing the cows at an average of $3.50 each,
and cutting down the butter products,
if one pleases, TO only 5000, it viii be
seen that the keeping up of such herd
is highly profitable investment. say
nothing as to the value Of the SKINNED
milk and the buttermilk; but as calves
are brought up after the first month on
the former, and as the latter is fed 10
choice Berkshire pigs, that sell for g
high price, these pass as no small items
on the account of profits.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

THE CRANE-JEwETT DEFALCATION.-
The free Press has been having some
rather intense differences of opinion
with the st. Johnsbury CaLedonian, on
the subject of the guilt of Mr.. Jew
EFT, in the Crane defalcation. In its
yesterdays issue it reviews the Cale6o-
ntan's criticism at length. Below we
give the conclusion of the article, and,
while we are not at all prepared to ex-
press an opinion in advance of judi
cial decision, we believe that the Free
Press has the best possible opportunity
of knowing the truth, coupled with a
marked desire to do justice to Mr.. jew
ett:
Mr.. Jewett has declared over his own
signature in our columns, that the books
in the office were correct" when he
left Mr.. Cranes employ, or, as stated
by him, in letter previously published,
they were perfectly straight" How,
if this was the simple truth, he could
choose to decline the examination (for
which the government was ready, with
the alternative that he must remain for
weeks and months under heavy bail and
heavier charges, with criminal trial
looming up beyond, has been mystery
to many in our community. Can it be,
they ask, that an innocent man could
not go safely before a judge, with or
without counsel, and defy any man to
show when or where he had taken what
was not his own, or made false entry
on the books From the charge of
false entries, surely accounts perfectly
Straight" when he left the Office, would
be an ample defence. Under the cir
stances it cannot be surprising that the
hopes of some of his friends here, who
expected him to promptly face his ac-
cusers and overwhelm them by sat.sfac-
tory explanations of whatever needed
expiration, in his official work, have
suffered a sad collapse.
We dwell at all upon this matter with
reluctance, and with keen apprecia-
ton of the pain which this affair must
be causing to persons for whom we have
the highest esteem, and whose feelings
we would not needlessly wound for the
world. But something is due to truth,
and to other regulations involved. With
in such bounds of duty we have intend
ed to keep these brief comments on
some melancholy facts.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

day they do the best they can, in the
| pigstye, and horses manger.
1 Is IT any wonder that Mrs. Makedo
! gets so few eggs 2 The little food the
! poultry gel is all used in keeping ami
nal life and warmth IN the birds, and
| the idea of any ambition being left to
compete with Farmer Jones hens why
the idea is absurd.
II is unfortunately the case that nine
out of ten fiocks of poultry throughout
New England are in the cosdition of
Mr.. Makedo's, and eggs, which might be
abundant and cheap to all, are scarce
| and high.
Poultry require an abundanceof nutri-
| tious food, and warm, dry quarters, not
only by night but by day also They
| should have all the meat and fish seraps
Trey can eat, and a variety of gTain.
Indian corn, while being capital food
TO keep the birds fat and warm, is not
the best grain, by any means, TO make
them lay. Dat meal favored with lit
tie salt and pepper, is remarkably M
tritious, and one meal day off this with
corn and meat scraps for the other meal
is vastly better than any other food that
can be placed before them.
We have found that wheat screenings,
and the refuse or small wheat such as
all grain dealers have sorted out, are
good egg producing foods; but oatmeal
once day, Indian meal once, and
luncheon of scraps will make any hens
lay, if they have comfortable, warm
house to live in.
In the care of poultry many by a
strange oversight neglect to give their
fowls green food in the winter; the
avidity with which cabbage is eaten if
thrown to the hens win attest to the
necessity for such variety, and we have
found that rowen hay, if soaked two or
three hours in warm water, is much rel
ished by poultry as green food.
We hope that Farmer Makedo will
see this PEougJtD1an article and emulate
Mr.. Jones in fixing up good comforta-
BILE poultry house and giving his hens an
abundance of nutritious food He may
depend upon it that they viii richly pay
him for his extra trouble and expense.
- Massachusetts, PL0IQltna1n.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

THE NEXT STEP of our government
is to try the case of the Virginius in the
proper court. If the evidence upon
which the Attorney General has based
his opinion be there established there
will first bea forfeiture of the vessel and
all her equipments, and next the prose
cution of those involved in fitting her
out in violation of our neutrality laws,
the penalty in the case of each offender
being three years imprisonment and
three thousand dollars fine. The evi-
dence submitted on this occasion is much
more complete than a year ago, when
Spain called the attention of the State
department to the operations of the
Virginius, claiming that she had no
right to our flag. The Attorney General
then decided that she was entitled to
American papers and to carry our flag.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

Z" If Charles Sumner could be put be-
fore the people for Senator, he would
carry Massachusetts by $4,000 majority,
and that majority win make legislature
TO suit itself"
The Danbury Ners draws forth lis
handkerchief and, with glisteniDg eyes,
exclaims: 'sThe Hon. Thomas w. Ferry
of Michigan sends US his speech on The
Currency in pamphlet form. May
heavens choicest blessings follow him.
Those were ingenious Post Office
clerks who, receiving letter directed to
Buffalo, Me-, sent it to Caribou, in the
same State, thinking that some town
with an animal for godfather ought TO
have the document.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

A FEW WEEKS ago George Brown, of
Halifax, sent challenge to England,
offering to row Sadler, the English
champion, on American waters. In re-
ply, Sadler refuses to row in this coun-
try, but is willing to row all corners for
$4,000 or $4,000 over the recognized
championship course, but refuses to row
on any other course. 1t is the intention
of Browns hackers now to take him to
England to row Sadler.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

Burlington Grange, consisting of
about forty members, was organized in
that city Saturday evening, by T. A.
Thompson, the national lecturer of the
order. Among the prominent members
are F. J. Hendee, A. N. Merchant, j.
A. Shedd, F. M. Van Sicklin, L. s.
Drew, D. @. Barber, Hon. r. s. Taft,
Gen. w. w. Henry, Fred. Hadley, Ru-
fus Barstow, Fl. j. Nielsen, and A. K.
Ballard. The organization was fully
completed with F. J. Hendee as Master,
and A. N. Merchant, editor of the
Democrat, as Lecturer. The meetings of
the Grange will be held every alternate
week.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Dispatch to the Rutland Herald
Serious Accident.
CHESTER Dec %

Albert E. Reed, of this town, an en-
ploye of Chase g. Wilson, was seriously
injured to-day, while loading saving
machine on the cars at Cavendish.
He was brought to his residence in Ches-
ter, and DR.. Noble called, but at this
time his physician is unable to determine
the extent of his injuries.
J. .. A.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

POLICE CoURT.-The following pro-
ceedings were had on yesterday before
Justice b. w. Marshall:
Maxiam Courtier, arraigned and found
guilty of being drunk, was fined 1894.
John Mclaughlin was nominated and
unanimously elected to pay 1884 for
extra fulness of the same kind as the
last mentioned.
James Gotely also had an opportunity
to settle for drunk at the market price
-S1394.
These prisoners disclosed on E.
Barrows who was fined $3.50.
Also on Stephen Maher who was fined
$55.
Also on James Crowley who was fined
$27.5O.
Also on James Hayward who was
fined $37.5
The last four took appeals to the
County Court.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
ANoTHER DISPATCH.


Harry Genet, who was found guilty
of fraud, on Friday last, has escaped
since his conviction. He has been in
the tcustody of Deputy Sheriff Wms
Shields, at his residence in Harlem.
Shield sat up with him last night until
8 o'clock. Genet then asked permission
to go up stairs to see his wife, saying
that it might be the last time. Shields
was satisfied that it was all right, as be
had allowed him to do the same thing
the night previous, and he had promptly
returned. The deputy sheriff felt ia
tigued and fell asleep, not awakiOg un-
til seven o'clock this morning, when he
discovered that his prisoner was not to
be found. He spoke to Mrs. Genet, but
she denied having seen her husband at
all, and said that he did not Come up
stairs. Shields then went to the Central
Office and informed Superintendent Mat
sell of the escape. a general alarm was
Immediately telegraphed over the city.
Up to the present time nothing has been
discovered of his whereabouts.
BRENNAN AND GENET.
Judge Daniels has denied the motion
to quash the indictment for forgery
against Genet No clue has been OBJ
tanned as TO the whereabouts of the fu-
gitiEe. The court has postponed the
Sheriff Brennan contempt case. in per-
hitting Genet to escape, until Monday,
as the sheriff hopes TO recapture his man
by that time. Correspondence publish
ed this morning shows that when the
district attorney wrote Brennan that he
had received an intimation that an effort
would be made to rescue Genet, he
Brennan-turned the letter over to Ge-
net, and the latter showed if to several
persons, Geo. Bliss among others.
MORE ABOUT GENET.
Sheriff Brennan claims to have clue
to the whereabouts of Harry Genet. 1t
is said that he escaped to Newport, r.
L, and thence went to Maine, and is
now on his way to Canada 1t is also
stated that telegram was received by
the friends of Genet, announcing his ar
rival at Niagara, and he is ere this in
Montreal.
His bondsmen were to-day refunded
the amounts of bail forfeited, namely,
So, 900 TO Chas. Devlin 5000 TO Thos.
Ferris, and $4,000 to Oliver Cbarlick,
the police commissioner of this city.
Genet's most intimate friend denied this
afternoon that Woodruff and Robinson
had Offered to settle the claim of the
government against the firm for $685.
900.
WHAT SHERIFF BRENNAN BELIKVEs-WILL
BRENNAN AND SHIELDS BE PUNIsHEDg
Sheriff Brennan believes Genet jumped
from the window of his wife's apart
ment, which he was permitted to visit
by Shields. and going to Harlem river
there took boat, rowed over TO the OPP
posite side and so escaped. Many be-
lieve Shields received good round sum
fer intentional dereliction of duty. 1t 10
expected that both viii be punished with
fine or imprisonment or both. The
Herald demands that an example be
made of Brennan by imprisoning him
one year and disqualifying him from Of
fee, as the statute provides.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIo.-At
a regular encampment of Post Roberts
No. IA, Department of Vermont, q. A.
r., the following officers were elected
for the year ensuing:
James II. Dyer, Commander.
Samuel Fl. Kelley, s. V. G.
Joel G. Baker, j. V. G..
Henry O. Edison, Q. M.
Charles L. Allen, Surgeon.
Harry w. Nye, Chaplain.
John Haley, Officer of the Day.
Stillman c. White, Officer of the
Guard.
E. A. Morse and J. A. Salisbury dele
gates to the Department Encampment;
Joel G. Baker and Waites G. Dunton,
alternates.
The commander then appointed:
E. NJ Edgerton, Adjutant.
G. Fl. Forbes, rgeant-Major.
Daniel Chittenden, Q. NJ. Sergeant,
The meeting was largely attended,
very enthusiastic, and gave great promise
of further usefulness and success.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Escape OF Harry Genet.

NEW YORK, Dec. %.
Harry Genet. convicted last week Of
completely in the court house frauds,
and remanded for sentence, escaped this
forenoon from Deputy Sheriff VIM. a.
Shields, who had him in charge. Great
excitement at the tornbs.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

M. B. Brown, of Clarendon, raised
this year, 260 bushels of potatoes on
one half acre of ground.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
MEPEoRoLOG7CAL REPORT IS
or the week ending December. eoth. 1873
Taken at the State Normal, School, :,
~ Castieton, Vermont. r-,ss-.ss = (;
=. tReported for the Rutland Herald. v =
! Barometer reduced
I To ffeaziY,V. %

Warnlest day, i8th-average S2.73 s,
Coolest day, II th--aYerage, ,2l:9S
. Highess point of the .thermoneter, 1920
at p. m. on the 18th. - 50 - i
: Lowest. point OF the therIn ometer IL,
at 8 and 8 q. m. ON the I4th. -. ~ pa, T.
{, r Gnge of THERMOMETERS during the week,
2S.20 deg. - &, .s:s.y IS ~ ~
Greatest range, in any one day, 1875 deg,
on the 17th. = 49,, :. 81 ae.se
7, Day of least change, I5th--3 degrees.
The barometer has ranged froEa 2e.4t6 to
1880 without any, su dden change.
Z Snow fell on the lith and 2oth,. 5 tnches
2 The. magnetic needle has been some
what more active than last week.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Billiard Exhibition at .fhe Batcs
$3.50, House Last Evening.

=: A very pleasant billiard evening was
spent at the Bates House last night.
the occasion being the presence in town
of Mr.. Joseph Dion, the handsome and
accomplished New York billiardist,
ME- Dion is well known and highly ,es-.
teened here, and fair audience greeted
the games which had been announced,
Though the room was by no means
crowded. Is, & L, 4. =. -. Sd "a
d In order to give Mr.. Dion a fair OPP
portunity to- exhibit his skill. and if
possible, to put. him on his nettle, four
of our best local players had been
selected to oppose. him, These were
Messrs. II. 9. Tuttle, Dewey Danforth
ana Estes, The marker was also q. dis
tinguisbed local amateur. u. =
The first game on the programmes was
a four-baI contest of 500 points, or 1877
shots, reckoning 8 points to shot, as is
customary in match games. Mr.. Dewey
strung for lead with the visitor and was
beaten, Mr.. Dion laying off the white
ball in the lower right hand corner.
The game was an interesting one. to
the visitors, Dion evidently attempting
the most difficult shots on the board to
please his audience. La his fifth inning
he settled down to his work and scored
q pretty 10 from all over the table work.
This he followed in the next turn with
a 30 nicely made. In the seventh in
ming he drove the balls into the upper
right-hand corner and held them there
by good play until lie had put up 121
and scored game, several fine masses
and plenty of excellent positions marking
the run Below is III g.