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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-12

The leading English medical jour.
nails say that in spite of the certificates
of nineteen physicians, the indications
are that the late Sultan was murdered.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-12
Personal, lmpersonal ind Political.

fors"nai' kmpersohal ltd ltlcal'
Hungry and impudent tramps annoy
northern Iowa. The people are almost equal.
ly divided between shot-guns and law as t.
the best method OF getting lid of them. n =
General Marshall Lefferts, while on
thesway to Philadelphia, on the Sd, with the
veteran corps Of the 18th. regiment, suddenly
died, and the whole regiment returned home
with his body es8 =. -.
The compromise between the Senate
and House on The postal appropriation, bill
fixes postage on, third class matter, such as
transient papers, magazines,,s books, etc. ,. at
one cent for each half onnce.
The heirs Of Conductor Locke, who
was killed about one year since on the Sioux
City and Pacific railroad, near the former
place, have been awarded $1,000 damages by
the Harrison county circuit court.
Joseph Daily, 76 years old, residing
in Philadelphia, attempted to ,kindle fire,
by pouring coal oil into his stove: An ex-
plosion took place and the unfortunate man.
was horribly burnedsabout The body and face,
the flesh coming off the bones in some places.
His recovery is very doubtful. 49,
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-12

The best vinegar in use for picking
in this country is that made from the
western high-wines. In a vinegar
made from4woed the pickles soon, be-
come soft, and even cider vinegar,
though the Best and most wholesome
for table purposes, will not preserve
pickles more than month. All the
artificial vinegars made from acid fail
in this respect, and from ,vitriol es-
pecially. <Cncumbers picked in high
wine vinegar will keep for an almost
indefinite time, and will come out as
good as at the first, after in interval of
years.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

Suddenly found myself surrounded by
Apaches. One stout, sincwy fellow, naked,
with the exception Of a breech-cloth, seized
my horse by the bits, forcing him 10y main
strength back upon his launches. At the
same instant two stalwart savages, whose
nude bodies had been well smeared with
grease grasped me by both arms. In the
twinkling of an eye they had my weapons in
their possession, and had thrown me upon
my back in the dust.
One of my assailants planted himself
squarely astride me, with a knee upon each
arm. IL was impossible for me TO move, and
at once gave myself up for lost, as | no.
tced the wicked, cruel expression upon
the hideously-painted face Of the savage,
and heard him mutter, through his closed
teeth, something that sounded very like a
malediction in Spanish.
The next instant heard the crack Of half.
a-dozen rifles. The Indian gave a start. The
blood started from his side.
lie CRASHED his teeth, uttered q harsh,
fierce exclamation, and seized my throat
with one hand With the other hand he
made n desperate effort to get my knife,
which fortunately, in the struggle, had fallen
just beyond his reach.
As he stretched forward, made despe.
rate struggle, and pitched him forward over
my head; then, springing to my feet, ran
like race-horse in the direction Of the shots
that had Just been fired. A moment later, !
was with my friends.
was so excited and bewildered that for
some time | was unable TO recall my scat
tered senses. | afterwards learned that Pc
dfo had ordered the volley fired that had so
| eiiectually rid me Of my enemy, and that an
advance was being made on foot, under cover
| Of the dust, in the hope Of capturing or kill
| ing some of the Apaches.
! 1t proved too late, however. Two dead
| bodies wore all there was left Of the party.
| The cloud of dust that arose far away tow
ards the mountains, told US whittier the saw
ages had fled.
As it was, the attack cost us the loss Of
/ three animals, and forced some of our men
TO make the rest Of the way to the San 81
mon on foot
As we trudged along on foot over the hot,
| dusty road, that afternoon, not one of the
men felt like joking Pedro about his over
caution;" nor did we ever after fail 10 no.
tice every shrub that by any possibility
/ could be made an ambuscade for an Indian,
especially if we had noticed during the day
one OF the smoke-signas in the mountains.
Youths Companion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
Following the Light.

was many years age travelling among
the Pyrenees. Our carriage had 20 60 over
a mountain, by a road which ran for great
part of the way along the edge of fright
fu prccipice. The rocks descended to a
vast depth, and the river roared below out Of
sight There was no wall or hedge on the
side Of the road. At the post-house at the
bottom of the pass, we were given horses aud
pOstman to drive them, and we started.
Night fell before we reached our destination,
black with heavy clouds, obscuring the stars.
The horses were wild, unbroken-in colts, and
they plunged from side to side Whether
the driver had been drinking or had lost his
head in the excitement | cannot say, but he
was perfectly unable TO control the horses.
They dashed from side to side of the road,
and the carriage rocked, and the wheels
grazed the edge. Every moment we ex-
pected one of the horses or the carriage to
roll over the edge, when we should all have
been dashed to pieces. | was then little
| boy and | sat on my mothers lap. My
father, not knowing the danger, had walked
on from the post-house by short cut over
the mountains, to the inn at the top of the
pass, where we were TO spend the night.
Ny mother prepared for her end. The
horses were plunging and racing about SO
SO that it was impossible to descend from
the carriage She kissed me, and babe me
say my prayers and her lips moved in
prayer also felt shudder run through her
at each sway Of the carriage towards the edge
All at once, above u.s. shone out bright
| light. The postman shouted, the horses
seemed to become less restless. A strong
| hand was laid on their reins, the carriage was
stopped, and my fathers voice was heard
/ He had arrived at the top of the pass long
before us, and uneasy at the delay had walked
down TO meet u.s. The light we saw was in
the window Of the post-house, set as a guide
to travellers.
cannot describe to you the relief, the joy
that rose in our hearts when we saw that
| guiding light, and when we heard the voice
/ We knew then that we were safe; following
the ray OF light we should reach our place OF
rest; guided by the firm hand on the bits Of
the untamed horses, we should be safe from
being flung down the abyss.
Our course through life is like that noun
tain journey. Those wild, undisciplined
horses, ready to bring US to destruction, are
our passions, the driver is conscience, the
light is revealed truth, and he who meets us
on our way and guides us, is our heavenly
/ Fathers. Bdriag could.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

A VILE DEMAGoGuE.--llon. S. l., Good
ale, for fifteen years the Secretary of the
Maine Board of Agriculture, says San
agricultural college should have a farm at
tached to IT, as part of its apparatus, as
much as its chemical department should
have laboratory, with its tests, reagents,
tubes, lamps, retoIts, etc, etc, or as a scholar
in geography should have globes and maps
to assist him, and lend him their aid while
studying" In his own state Mr.. Goodale is,
singularly enough, highly esteemed and his
opinion in this matter was approved and fol-
lowed. But if he had lived in Vermont, he
would never have been able, after expressing
the above quoted ideas, to escape being
called demagogue, and would have been
lucky indeed to have got off with so mild .
punishment as that.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
Potatoes Dried Her Up.

Sometimes, when we have been advocating
the feeding of potatoes instead of selling
them 10 the starch factories, or to shippers, at
price below their real cost of production, we
have been met by the assertion that potatoes
fed to dairy cows viii dry them up. Now
our belief was, and we have sometimes been
impolite enough to tell them so, that the
farmers who made such a statement from
their own experience, dried their cows up
by not giving them enough potatoes, or any
other kind of food, to keep up their flow.
For, on enquiry, we have usually found that
such farmers consider peck day large
feed of any kind of roots to a dairy cow.
But we recently had an experience which,
if narrated to one of that class, would have
tickled him. We had been feeding one COW
bushel Of cabbages morning and night,
for several weeks. When the cabbage pile
gave out, we replaced them with a peck Of
potatoes, morning and night, when 10 she
shrunk in her milk more than quart day
Potatoes dried her up; there was no mistake
about it.
What did we do about it? Well, we Just
added half-a-peok more of potatoes to the
morning and evening ration. This probably
shrunk her still more, the reader will say
1t ought to have done SO, on the dry up "
theory, but in fact it brought her back to
where she was when fed on cabbages.
We do not tell this, however so much for
the moral on the potato question, as for the
light it gives on the cabbage question. We
believe there is no better milk-producing
food grown than the cabbage. And we
shouldn't wonder if cabbages could be made
to take the place OF fodder corn, for late sum
mer and fall soiling, with advantage A
large, coarse growing sort would DO the most
profitable for this use, and the manure ought
not TO be stinted on the cabbage plot. Try
it. boys.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
The Injustice Of IL.

Professor Perry, Of Williams College, Mass,
(who is another "noble traitor,') in a re.
cent public address, thus plainly puts the
question Of our "greenback lie before the
farmers "The mischief Of paper money is,
that il affects different classes differently,
and the largest class the most injuriously of
all. Some prices are raised quickly and
pretty regularly, and other prices are raised
slowly and irregularly--so that the shrewd
ones always take advantage Of the ignorant
ones, and the dishonest ones Of the honest
ones. The whole trick Of the thing is
trick Of distribution. Some men may get
rich out Of 1t, but this is always at the ex-
pense of other men. But farmers always
have been, and always will be, the greatest
losers from rag-money; partly for the reason
that have just given, namely that what
they have TO buy is enhanced in price by it,
while what they have to sell is not enhanced
in price by it and partly, also, because it
takes the farmer almost year to realize Oh
his crops, and he cannot meanwhile insure
himself against the inevitable changes in the
currency The dollar in which he calculates
the expenses Of his crop is almost sure not to
be the dollar in which he realizes the results
of his crop. lie cannot calculate lie eau
not insure himself lie is helpless. The
manufacturer, who turns off his product
weekly or monthly, can vary his prices weekly
or monthly, and save himself at least in part
but the farmer, poor man, can do no such
thing. lie is at the mercy Of currency
tiukers. Because all our paper money is
only a promise to pay and an unfulflled
promise at that; because it is deprecated
far below the solid money Of the worlds
market because il is variable in value, from
day to day and from year TO year. unsettling
the measures of all other values because
such money always stimulates speculation
and hampers productive industry because it
corrupts public morals, undermines honesty,
and makes defaulters, by destroying the
stable standard of value; because it lnjustly
distributes the rewards Of industry, and cheats
by wholesale the whole farming interests +;
and because such money has always been
followed by these results wheresoeyer the
experiment has been tried | do hereby in
vite all farmers, East and West-all grangers,
| North and Southland all other true men, to
unite with Inc in raising cry that shall
pierce the dull ears of our rulers-AS HONEST
cry FOR An HONEST DOLLAR"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
The Young Man of Principle.

young man was in position where his
employers required him to make a false state
ment by which several hundred dollars would
come into their hands which did not belong
to them. All depended upon this clerk S
serving their purpose. To their great vex-
alton, he utterly refused TO do So lie could
not be induced to sell his conscience for any
ones favor. As the result, he was dis
charged from his place.
Not long after, he applied for a vacant sit
uatioD, and the gentleman, being pleased
with his address, asked him for any good
reference he might have.
The young man felt that his character was
unsullied, and so fearlessly referred him to
his last employer.
" | have Just been dismissed from his en-
ploy; you can enquire of him about me-"
1t was new fashion Of getting young
mans recommendations, but the gentleman
called on the firm, and found that the only
objection was that he was " too conscientious
about trifles." The gentleman had not been
greatly by too conscientious employees
and preferred that those entrusted with his
money should have a fine sense of truth and
honesty, so he engaged the young man, who
rose fast in favor, and became at length a
partner in one of the largest firms in Boston,
"a good name is rather to be chosen than
great riches" Even INSCRIPTIONS men know
the worth OF good principles that cannot be
moved.
A gentleman turned off man in his en-
ploy at the bank because he refused to write
for him on the Sabbath, When asked after
wards to name some reliable person he might
know as suitable for a cashier in another
bank, he mentioned this same man.
"You can depend upon him." he said,
for he refused to work for me ON the Sab
bath"
A gentleman who employed many persons
in his large establishment said
"When see one of my young men riding
out for pleasure on Sunday, | dismiss him
on Monday. / know such one cannot be
trusted. Nor viii employ any one who
even occasionally drinks liquor Of any kind I"
Honor the Sabbath and all the other teach.
ings OF tho Bible, and you will not fail to
find favor with God and with man also
Banner
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

As WE EFFECTED" Our friend, the en-
envy" as French general once styled his OPP
ponent, and as we suppose we must denom-
mate the editor Of the Boston Cilfirafor. did
"spread himself" sure enough, over that
blunder in the making up of our department
by the printer in the issue of January 9Th.
lie dashes ut it "like hawk at June
bug" and gives il TO his readers in erienso,
as one oi the best illustrations Of muddlng
to be found" We wish we could with
reason explain the muddliug" of the Cui-
iieaior in the same way but we fear the
editor and not the printer win have to
father that Leaving out the two para
graphs (referring to the Country Genileman)
transposed from another article, there does
not appear to be any want of clearness in
our reply TO his query-does there
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

Tue Tracy APrLE.-Mr. William Pat
terson, Of Stafford, writes 10 Us in favor of
the above named variety, as a very hardy
and productive winter fruit and of fair quail.
ity. lie says that one man in Norwich has
put one hundred and fifty barrels Of the
Tracy into his cellar the past fall We have
trees Of this variety just coming into bear.
ing, from scions received seven years ago
from Dr. Worcester, of Thetford. They ap
pear TO be perfectly hardy, but the tree is d
slow grower, and IL would be very difficult &c
get straight, handsome trees Of it in the nur
sery. When an apple tree has this peculi.
arity Of slow, crooked growth in the nursery
there is no profit in II to the nurseryman, no
matter how good the fruit We have been
compelled 10 abandon several good varieties
on this account. Buyers, as rule, would not
take a crooked tree, il they knew II would
bear apples Of gold, set with diamonds.
They prefer straight crab.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

SCIENTIFIC FARMER-This excellent lit
tie monthly shows marked improvement with
every issue. Its publication has recently
been assumed by Messrs, Clark w. Bryan
& Co., of Springfield, Mass, who have con-
siderably improved its mechanical appear
ance. The office of its editors is still retained
at Amherst, and the paper is now directly
announced as published under the patron
age of the Massachusetts, Agricultural Col
lege." Its articles are " scientific in the
true sense and therefore eminently practi-
cal. 1t reckons already many able contribu-
tors outside of the college, notceably the
Sturtevant Brothers, of birmingham, and
Ansel W. Putnam, of Danvers, writers who
don't write around subject much but run
their pens straight into the marrow of a
question. We certainly have one agricul-
tural college in New England that seems to
be trying to earn its salt More power to its
elbow say we.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

SOMEBODY MusT M IN"-IIere Is a lit
tie story which tells better than a dictionary
can the meaning of the word "dsintef-
estedness."
The late Archdeacon Hare was once, when
tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge, giving
a lecture, when cry OF " Fire was raised.
Away rushed his pupils, and forming them
selves into a line between the building, which
was close at hand, and the river, passed
buckets from one to another. The tutor
quickly following, found them thus engaged 4;
at the end of the line one youth was stand
ing. up to his waist in the river; he was
delicate, and he looked consumptiye
"What" cried Mr.. Hare, "you in the
water, Sterling you, so liable 10 take cold p
Somebody must be in it," the youth
answered "why not |, as well as another 2"
The spirit Of this answer is that of all
great and generous doing. Cowardice
and GOODNESS too often say, "Oh somebody
win do it," and the speaker sits still; he Is
not the one TO do what needs doing. But
nobility of character, looking at necessary
things, says, Somebody must do il; why
not | y And the deed is done. Chanerbor.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
.Gor Me Uonna.



" Who arr you winking vt, bright little starr
Hanging alone, way mp ever SO iai
Trembling aa1 flashing aioit IN the blue
Answer my question, and answer me true"
She stood BY The window all ready Tor bed
Yet fingered to hear what The little siaf said
But naught would II do but wink w. bright eye
Alone by tsclf In inc depths o. the ny.
" fear you are dumb I" said the wee, little spdte,
or clsc you would answer my question, Tonight
We whisper and talk ~ each other down here
think you could speak, II you chose TO, my dear"
what do you think that the little star dld7
II wiifully sllrpe,i out ~ sight and was hid
Hy o snip of a cloud that hoatel close by,
Aud never vDuchsafed her O wink or reply.
But amer o. while, when She woke in the night
The nfsi thing she saw was that little stars light
ittwinked and tvinkled and reused her from sleep.
Aham laughed the child, We can both play bo-pccp
The ChRrchmaa
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

GATHERING PEARIs.-W Would il not please
you, dear little ones to pick up strings of
pearls, or drops of gold and diamonds, as
you pass along the street2 1t would make
you happy, know, to do so. And you may
do II but you ask me how. will tell you.
BY dropping sweet words, kind actions and
pleasant smiles, as you pass along. These
are true pearls and precious stones. Speak
to that poor orphan child see the diamond
drops from her check. Take the hand OF
that frendless boy bright pearls cash from
his eyes, Smile on the sad and carewon
Joy sutfuses the cheek, more brilliant than
the most precious gems IYell-Spring.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26
The Marblehead squash.

This new variety of winter squash, which
is now pretty generally introduced, was
brought east from the vicinity of Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin, where it was first planted,
about twelve years since, by a lIolander,
employed as gardener by Alexander Mitch
ell, Esq, OF that city. DIR. T.. G. Mygatt,
Richmond, Illinois (who gives this account
in the last volume of the Transactions of
the Wisconsin IIortic cultural Society, pro-
cured seed of Mr. Mitchell, aud was greatly
struck with tho excellence Of the squash,
which, he says, was thought to DO as much
better than the Hubbard as the Hubbard is
better than pumpkin.
In 1872, DIR. Mygatt sent seeds of this va
riety to Mr. Gregory, the seedman, of Mar
blehead, Mass, who introduced it to his Gus
toners, under the name by which it is now
disseminated We have grown the Marble
head for three seasons, and are greatly pleased
with it. Many others who have tried it, say
they fail to get it up to good size that it
is apt to grow long, and not fill up so as to
be of the plump shape represented in the
cuts of the seed catalogues. This is, in
most cases, wo think, due TO insufficient
manuring, as the variety is a very gross
feeder, and the land can hardly be made too
rich for it, The manure should not only be
placed in the hill, but the whole piece should
be well enriched. The hills should be about
twelve feet asunder, each way, and finally
thinned, when beyond danger from bugs, to
a single vine in each hill. Then the vines
should be pegged down as they run, to pre-
vent the wind from blowing them about I'M
til they are well rooted at the joints. Thus
treated, the size and the crop, as well as the
quality, will be found eninently satisfac-
tory. As keeper, the Marblehead excels
every other variety.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

MEMBERSHIP IN THE BOARD OF AGRI-
CULTURE.-sIhe Massachusetts and Maine
Boards of Agriculture are made up Of mem
bers chosen by the county agricultural so
cieties. Our Board is appointed by the
Governor Now, which method is most
likely to work well in the long run? win
the farmers, or the Governor, be the most
capable Of selecting the best men ? While
we have no fault to find with the personnel
of eur Board, regarding it, indeed, as OF high
excellence, we cannot help thinking that the
popular method would, ON the whole give
us more representative body, besides re-
lieving the Governor of an embarrassing
duty and above all, preventing the POSSIBLE
ity of any undetermined work, such as Mr.,
Jameson seems to think caused the whole
sale change OF membership last winter.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

eV- For sale by Druggists, Merchants and Dealer. in
Hairy supplies and by BAsCoM DEWEY, BABCocK
CUTLER and g. BLARELY, Druggists, Montpelier.
Vermont a, =,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

A BRGur lDrA.-Ons of our daily papers,
commenting on college sports, suggests that
the Athletic Clubs, instead of spend
ing their money on boats and such, hire land
and go in to see who can beat at growing corn
and potatoes. Oh, how we should like TO
SEQ it But will the sweet girls who crowd
TO the regatta', and smile upon the winners
so rayishingly, will these dear "creechers +"
beam also upon the bully boys who boast
their crops Of five hundred bushels of Early
Rose, or fifty bushels of Lost Nation ? II not,
we fear the plan will not prove practicable.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-26

Poverty CAKE.-One egg, one tablespoon
full Of butter, one cup of sugar, one cup Of
milk, one teaspoonful Of cream of tartar one-
half teaspoonful Of saleratus