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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-12-21

The theatrical stage just finished in
the lower room of Good Templar Hall
is the handsUmest that has been erect
ed in Idaho City since the palmy days
Of 'sixty-fve. Splendid scenery has
been painted, and everything is beau
tiful and attractive. Particular pains
will be taken to have tho hall brill
iantly lighted and well warmed.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-12-21

FRIDAY. DECEMBER 70, 1877.
postomce Hours.

During week DAYS, until further notice
10 Postoffice will De kept open from seven
NJ. until nine 2. M.
sundays from half.past twelve to one
"a from four until six z. M.
, 1877-08-28
PERSONA

nh. 1n.-..s..1 r.xs. .1r o..
tao eohstes7'ona Aoshnau, Slf' epai-
!osa Ia sought IN 's!n sos complete aee OF Peter
1'....,,., '@s..
nasauuas tatooeo osee2 Isnot dfeek.
na1an ltaisn1 and hs va t&tooed expressly for ths
snow eas'nssa' not ~ punishment.
AIt. George Walton managed MI clone,
msnt suecessfutly At RIyssstds, Lonx I,1and. re,
Gently, lie encountered Tho vounu iadr,. fs,har
and mother on tho brtdes. TITS f.,hsr he wblnnsd,
snd tbs mother ha threw oyss tho btidae Into tho
torrent bt'o"' They Withdrew al objections.
The lav, A, L. Perry re1retx Lila inability
10 astsnd ths Pres.rrsdo Cunferrnca at sara,ova
On the 7th ptox,. but ssya ha mar he ennntsI m
sysry tus for .ops,st m In N. ood ,.ort IL
IL ..vith and for. aud In ! csrtsin ssn.s shesa NJ
eysry man ana o,1snlzatIou thnt vnrk, fo- mt
and" '~' ''"'
~ "a rt..
". ~ 4nosoHn' ao soa-la-4a" OF MI.
soan ~ FoFd' Of esNamofs' has 1uat committed
, 1877-08-28

4 London correspondent rev,ves the In.
terest In OAxkY Hall, the fleeing Tanma.
nyitc, by throwing another veil of mystery
over the ThesplAn-ringsters whereabouts.
lie claims that HALL IL In London, but
buried boyoud the reach OF all save a fow
friends, who knew Of hia projected flight
before he lett Now York, but who. apprcci.
asing Ills efforts al social death. guard vol
sud jeslously lis habitattop. JAAEs oon-
DON BENNETT donics any connection with
HALL, aad 1t il probable that the man haz
succeeded In throwing the world Oh hiz
track, for souae time TO come At 1east,
, 1877-08-28


The Chicago produce markets wern actfve
yesterday, stsl most Of item were stronger. Ness
pork closed 1olla.;c per brl higher, at ST. .256
e:,o for September and S11. .35Gt12. 37 for Octo.
bcr. Lard closed 12he per 100 lbs higher 1t s8 &c
4ta. 3.t for September and 50. 3saB. .37 for octo.
ber. Meats were nrsner, A. &c for loose shoulders
and 1,.c for do short Ribs. Lqsc fretghts wcfa
nct,e nnd easy. ut &c for corn IL buffalo. High
wines were steady, at21.o0 per gallon. Flour
WINS qutet anu Grm. Wheat closed ea4y, ni
81. oGh1l.o7 for August aud 0s.4c for September.
Corn cit~cd ,fc lower. At 41Ec for August and
4:iic for September. oats cloecd tama u :3e
cash and .1:sc for September. 1iye was hrn,,
At !,c. barley closed tanc at 7oe for September.
1to:s rerr active and unchanged, closing alcauy
nt S4.aUsl: 81. CAtt'e were fEifly active At Sat-
urlay's nuosalons. Gales weEc at 81. O01 s. Is.
khcep .vcro ,tull at 81. 75GI4.g5. One hundred
dpiurs III gold would buy 3loi. 12}i In KFecnbacks
At TIC close.
, 1877-08-28

Tho Nation Is greatly pleased with most parts
Of Secretary ySuERxAN's roccnt Mansfield speech.
It naturally would be with what lie said In favor
OF enforcing tho Resumption oct On tho lat Of
January, 1879; but It also indorscs his remarks
In regurd to the Southern policy. It says:
The 6outham policy Of the President II defended
not On tho abrupt ground af necessity which Sen.
atot MoR1ok eaponsed, but upon tho bruader one
Of right. 1t was not merely ueccssAf1, he esys
that tho tf0ops should be Withdrawn from thc
South, but II was right: 1t would hare been unlsw.
ful to have kept them thers ths negro Ii better "a
without theta, rho South 10 mora law. abiding aptt
more prosperous. and tue North batter satisacd
This II tho most courageous word that has
hesn uttered on tho subject BY any leading
Republican since PACKARD and CM4xaEHtA,N
retired fFnm business. TAe usual defense Of thc
rFe1tdSnts action has beeu cnuched In the lepro.
catofy fhrsas ''Wat and give II q 3as trial, OF.
''The tfcsldent having DOM hfs sworn duty do
not condemn him without hearing; perhaps tho
experiment Of obeytuR thu Constitution may not
provo 10 d!aastr0ua aftef alI." Ae. SHERMAN has
rightly perceived that such defense 10 n1tenabje
and that the way 10 obtain papnlse approval 10 to
challenge dcbate upon tho .ncrlts The reader
will moi fall to notice the shaft he sends at lhe al
Mlrefs Of Gen. QRANr. The uLAISx. and Cav.
1noss having hcen seizcd with new xepersiton Of
the policy OF tho o1- President toward the South
Mr SHERMAN reminds them that It wxs his re fusal
to recognize PAcKAHp and his decslon at ono tins
TO Withdraw the troops and recognize NICHOLS
that deprived PACKARD Of all moral support at
home, honegcombel bis Legislature, end left
PSestdSnt HATEs no alternative.
, 1877-08-28

A party by the name Of M1apr1 volun.
teercd certaln statements regarding the use
of money III the Oregon election last fall,
"licl, iiect, 10 say the least, rather seyere.
ly upon tue good uau.o Of Senator Gnoyxn.
THESE ehasgcslnay or may not havo beou true,
lat tue 6enator will in measure Le consoletl
when he reRds tho counter-atndaylt OF mem,
bers II TIC Cleveland Bar, who assert oyer
their signatures that said H1oa11 IL conxutu.
tionally in uuuitigated falaiaax !; that he has
st divers unea been charged with forgery,
c,nbszzlsneut, and adultery, aud with Oh
tanning money unles false prstenses and
thus fur ouly the borough of Cleveland has
been heard from.
, 1877-08-28
1MPRoVIDENT WolKMoNEH.


The suffering which now exists among tho
lAboring classes ID not miracle. It was not
produced by any Suspension Of tho course Of
nature. or by any direct interSenuon OF . su.
posuatural agers 1ta origin and progress
can easlly be explained On scientific prinei-
p1ea. When laboring men spend money a.
fast a. shsY earn 1t, they provide for future
period Of suffering az exactly q II they
should buy tie right to It. Tho problem Is
hardly one Of political economy; 1t belongs
rather to the domain Of moral philosophy.
Given certain wants, and certain means Of
satisfying than, tho permansuco Of the
wants may be assumed from experience the
1neans Of satiafying them are liable TO con-
tracuon and suspension. II thers L. no con.
sorvAtion Of means, the period OF .unsatisfied
wants may be predictod a. logical conse.
quence. THIS is only the formal way Of say
Ing that the man who makes no provision for
q raipy day IL Akaly to get wet.
Many frugal aud industrlousf fworkingmen
ARC now out Of employment, and for them
wo hays only the largest sympathy. But
the present discussion does not concern
them. Tbs question Ia, In what DEGREE IL
improvidanoe responsible for tie present
3uasring7 Tho idle aud shiftlosa working
, 1877-08-28

As establishing precedent for future wise
legislation, .Le action OF tho Council Oh the
proposition 10 increase the police force is to
bo commended. Tho measure az adopted
pEoyidos for Luxury, y,-when the city is abls
to pay for it,-a provision that might be
beneAciaily extended to a great many other
enActlnautH.
, 1877-08-28

Tho miners Of tho Pennsylvania Coal
Company, some 1900 in number, appear to
be anxious to mid In the advance In coal.
They were recently oderod an advance Of 10
per ccnt-an offer which they do not see,n
inclined to accept. The mlne.owners havo
how informed their men that their oErar IL
liual. and TINT they wilt close their shafts
until sueh timo aa the miners nrs ready to
Eecapt it,
, 1877-08-28

Intelligence from schipka Pass down TO a.
late as Sunday noon ia that the fighting had
boen desperate, and that tho Turks, strength
eucd by frosh troops, had mado loug and
tirolcas though unsuccessful effort TO carry
the Russian poaition.
, 1877-08-28

Doth gns companies have refused to so-
cept the prices provided for by the Council,
and the nnttor Is about as far from settle
1neut Us over.
, 1877-08-28

Already tAs famine in India has cost the
Government $4,000, 900, md Ia adding to
the Colonial burdens at tho rata OF E3,0O0,-
COO per month.
, 1877-08-28

|
common ruin their sober and indu:trious
| companions.
MUNICIPAL DEBTS.
0ns Of the most prominent causea Of the
present financial distress in this country is
| tho immense load Of indebtedness which II is
carrying. Tho country il In debt, tho States
are in debt, cities, towns, aud villngea arc in
dobt, md utmost every individual is In dobt
to the lest Of his ability, and1t is safe to a.
aume that interest Is not paid upon very
large proportion Of this debt. Deht ia not
an nnmitigated calamity under all ciroum-
stances; under sone, on the other hand, it
is decided advantage, a. when incurred for
productive purposes, or whore 1t is used for
enlasging business, andyields profit on the
loan. Tho municipal debts Of this country,
however, as a rule, do not belong to this
class, and, in tue vast minority Of inatances,
they are tho most onerous and desperate Of
all forms Of indebtedness, and havo grown
like mushrooms. The table which vo
printed recently from the columns Of the
Gahry, showing tho indebtedness Of 100
Of the larger cities Of tho United
States, md its increase during the past len
years, ~ iall OF suggestions Tor financial
.noral's" aan @ Ine totl debt OF these etties IN
.eeo "a8 ssza,ols,oV; III as7o 1t had
Jampeu 70 @ SoAf'8'e'o's'-aa average OF over
Sf4'oVo'ooV per- year. rake the cases OF
few representative citsos: Boston, hitherto
supposed to ba tho fountaln-hcad OF Guan-
cial wisdom, and an exemplar In the way OF
municipal economy, haa increased ita debt
.Fom Sl',o.l' 4os to gu, o9o ,497'-oVer four
4oui ouaMo' 1,om y'ev'oe" 70 s''los,2a1'
over niaeto4a bMumor'' from $2l,-
ozo."oo 10 ss,oao.zol; Drooklyn, from
9','1s'Sa 70 sao, 1o7'Als, win nothing to
loo ano" 'osH, onst1esson' 8 o.' from 9 'e0,-
~ "" " *s,'s2.u'o; lineage 1tom s''3s7,-
o., oo+ ~.''0oa'e'1' WHICH lno4uaea Tue
.s"nus aoos ! e4als.a8e' o1.sS'. me mono
" .u' muses. muses. ana INC scat OF learning
Nns,o 'asse snooo % no more cor
<up''on ~ .nan theFe m IN the "alhaia,
''ona @ss4'o'. 10 St,I4l,5oor Cincinnati,
e'.5 u oniy &o',o" people, OF great
"ea!.., auo ~aos' e'''1ens ate continually
p'a"'''s'o8 el.a @ao9n'ng ner from thelr pra-
1a vase meeas, & IRON ~, @o,-os'ooo 70 s2s'saa,-
~ ~ H. 'no H. n1ue wy o. clsselana' iron
SS,7@o,ooo ~ ~',soa'ooo' almost fonrfold.
Go'an'ous' ", "n'cn IN 1Soo had no debt at
~ naa io1o"es. us genelal 1aan'on' anu now
naunts aeo1 o. VI l'loo.ooo: IT. Louis, with
W. w. ~ poas.s o. PFospesaty' asa jumped from
9.. 9o'o' l,"oo F" Sio'o1o'oo 1ae conservative
e.5 OF fso''aence, u. l., Tue hons OF Quak6
es'sm anu prudent business management,
nes naso succeeded aes IN Rweaang her debt from
NM h
, 1877-08-28
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

HOME LODGE. NO. 4to. I. o. @. F.--rbe members
are hereby notinea to meet = their odec hall corner
Aug. ~ is17 for The purpose " attending thu funeral
VI lla IaIe Charles lefktai, r: y. r. md ~:
:. - C. II. LtlINAuEIkY. &c.
, 1877-08-28

silver should prcccds any further extensive
additions to silver coinage. Tho resolution,
however. does not eay this. It ia proposed
in the intertst Of having bott, metals .dopted
by at nations for coinage. aud in this ;ntor-
national arrangement auniform nroportonate
value for tho tvometa]s should also bo at1opt.
cd. The whole measure recommended by tho
Board ls opposed to monometellisn. II oold
Is to be The sole metal used for coin, and
silver Ia to be discarded, then there can be
no occasion for convention to estab]tsa, M
International standard at which ailvar shall
circulate 90 money. An international N.
rangement on this enbIcct In only consistent
With general and univsrsal adoption OF tho
bimstallio coinage.
While va hava no faith that sucb ar
arrangement will bo Mt thi. Tina assanteit h
bv Germany or Grcat pr,ta;n wa ctoorfr,tv
admit that an International aores.nent ID de.
sirah1s. The rn]etivn va1us ~ oo,d and e,t.
YER A. mata1a Ina ,nnost1 rom n ~ :,
to ia to dnr;no he lat On, vssra
though tha oenarai nvaraoo b,e haa,,
154 Of silver 10 Of cold. At ana
tims onr oo;naoes warn IT. tha ,,ro,or,
linn NJ III ~ a;rv.r N ot mia .r,, hs,,.
~, :. -" ~ ~ eo4.' An4 ,,, nvues
49,. ~. w.. VIZ - e''ase. 'Moe ~ ou4'loh
.s,@. -, sa' ~. aaa w. ""ppss1 ~ tap.
80 e ~. t. w. snsn a'ousea 'ne anount ~,
,.oIs1.:o p w. 49,. - W. oon1' "A.su l4'"eu tne
repe. W. 49, - 1--we ~ ~ ~ =. eo'u' "n's4i
.. ,.s a1sa wv s'eA4 " A.,sf a. P'e'ioosiy
|.s "ao Ds,n ~ mnen soio' out 8eapaaea
.r ~ s.u ,,' 'A4aa' ~ w. n'su. r'anee' "h.eh
es nA. sn ,s..enaei, na!htan' .ne
pepo' az. e'on' " ~ " s,,'e1 " o. go'a.
.,.a.a ' ~. s..' ,.l:,s ns,e o'nel & s'aaa a
sne.e "u1o ~ au',osAl lSuo aaop1ea' no
s'se1 =. ,sa. ~ a, 70, 'ns!e wouu Poss'o.y
" .sss .;,.." nus'.-..o.s ~ et.uet 'o''' 1o3
,.a,as - ~ o,,.aS-'."n.- 1870 .4a". ~ n@1o -.
So ~ 'n ,. ~ ss's .s, Aaue 0qaa. IL
aao ~ ...-na1.l | . so4a = aos n.'ns .1 ao''"ts
y. wv ~ ss,'., s4u~, ~ so'a - sou II 1oa oances
An aeuu.a.on N,a11. " Ai'es oo'a "efe
- 49, ~ o.,1 '", 80 - Auouo5 " 9no oanoo
y, e,4o ',4a' aao sneee la'ney sa1ues "e1e
..uop's1 ~ nsSfna',uha4 a8sea"en., saen
e. ~ y 'ou41 ~ Aase s.uo1a''y 'ne
e"4uo .e.ao ~ s',a ~ w. oountt1e'' nnu go.o
40 n1ouoJ rou,u us,a ,n' nsn's 'a,uo IN s'1.
T.. ~. "AsAo,oa ~ ~ nss ~ so1uee' "eoo no1
~. .uns o., .1e.o ".u4o ~ ~ 'Ata''ons' pe-
~~f ~FA ." AA"1J e'@soA'-
stances thaE no law can govern them. Uut
, 1877-08-28

Stafss.
THIS rate OF Increase tabout 15,6 per cent?
would not hold good Ii the other Htatcs. for Il

THIS rate OF luerense (ahous 15,f per cent?
would not hold good In the other States, for II
tie same average percentage Of incEease were
applied to all the States 1t would give US pop
ulation OF 44,56s,ss1 for ths year 1876, as
against as a87,e GIT III 1870. and would carry the
population abovo 6o,0 900 In 1880, whlcl, Is
hardly possible In view Of tho fact that emtgra-
tton has fallen OF to half or third Of what It
was previous to 1s1L Tho State which will ex-
hibis the greatest gain at tho next census Will
probably be Texas. The enormous sko Of tho
Stats, and tho quantity Of It's fertile land, havs
attracted vast swatms Of immtgra nts. We
should not bo greatly surprised II Texas reaches
fully 2,0oo, 600 Of souls In 1880, making her tho
Empire State Of the South, a. she will event
ua1ly be Of tho union.pif not divided, a. she
ought to bc, into at least three States.
, 1877-08-28

NAYS, lV,-as foilowa: ~
i<rs-sfeAutev. pcnr,ona. Ro.rnhcrc p,,,..a
tdpo Hc,hrr i,ciair, rhroon GonS SSuIiSfton.
bsrth. scbsclethoi. Kl.k-io. iop' ~S'~7 As''sa'
aY'7Ep; Tp;t TMa!EHeT laTe, n:.,o ,oi's y.a
TSomn.on rfhtftoantbI" 1,.umrarten. '9Heoa, Hx,
WniIn Ne,nnn, swscnny. Jsnste,,sLi1' "!sot
Tus foI1cE roncr.
the judiciary Committee on the legality OF the
proposition to increase the police foIcc-was
taken up At $40. Ihts report, u wfll be re-
mien6ercd takes tho 4Iouna that there Is no
itlegnltty Ia tue pFoposit!on, provided my orli-
naacc 10 SUCH elect shali not taRe cfieet bcforr
the means to pay for t!'e expense of the H.
ctcase suall 90 pfoviucd oy approPFlatiDut OF
tue voluntary contribution u citlzcus. The re.
poit then goes on TO sugceat m amendment ID
aecnfuance "tn thts fdea. ....
"a Ai1; H., aa!eiGh ; moved to concur IN the report
IN! ThpLs p.aso ..o.Ia ~ ~. @ ,.,.,
,ota ~ H.. .toto mna ~ ~ "a 4eo, aim9st wtnoat DO
oas., ~ = u..'.,. '..u ~ ~ W "a, ~ lo'lo"s;
na% sn o,as astd s,s; Tgl'
!eish, seaton, Thompson ,Fh!tissnthj. uaann:a,:
oyf1GaGMss9 1a Msrn,s Low%3 wS,eis1 Kssesr LswsF 2
"'sIuo ', G',sea.c ,' ,.en.na "en.so"', A',ka; M
asu' tei'cusou "nuteo - kno" th1s dls.
ppG1er poi1er Ok I'll a'teF' pertaining TO the special
Tie Chafrmau decided that 1t did. all nat,er.
having been referred to the Judiciary CummIt.
tee, md oy t1sm ,sts ss !, sp9a; |,92, :, r,,~
r., ,,,,;aa canal .ha aEnaaffios n,aiai roSp:
ILL, ~ atuIn, a'T p, .ns tu'ss VIE suspenaeu TO
the Special Committce to confer with the Scn.
!r 4te comnt;,es on ths @ Kedsnpt1on Fund
tcrs disguised at tho conference, : very iuil
report u vh!eh has been published in THa
,is IAtnuas, ana etoseu WIN tAo lo'lo"lns pre-
amole anu feaolutions:
WMEnEAs, Tho State Of Illinois did. By m act Of
ts civ Il chesso soc sa 81 81 4ao j.
puruant to tho provisions Of an act approved Feb.
III iso5. whsrs!n 4 va provided stst tho State os
ch!engo The amount expended tn making the con.
anil =
WHEREAS, Il was provided In said Refundtn7
net, =: q! connit1on ioe tao payment Of the said
Men .! Us S.y, nat - Ian ono. .aftu nor
IN tcconstucinv tic bfldSes and ,a nubtte oni,s.
ings and strac.ates destfoYcd b. d. nnoo n.
original sites thereof" and
-WnEnrA4, Tho City Council did, In tho annual
preparation: - For building City Hall. $o8l .tW6.
tho sang to 10 tskea fron. the fund known a. tho
'Gana! aa neaeM puon Emu ana ,-,,
pub,ic oce, and thc iavrs to Collect h%sE 81
ron shs GY Tiessurr % 10 meet tha aa1 zen pa
ponstI by former ADMINISTRATIONS, and chaf:cu 10
junds for which there was no credit on the ifcaa-
ates'a books. thug depicting the funds Which WIRE
~ escq o. IT, H. saa raoc haaa9 Fnnd today
is H. ahsst9oss Ks et Tue comptroller but
s'ntea;r.S oS' 'rhst IKE 'c,.x f.,r,o,, .,,,.
ths oSIsson 81 ths civ o sHs I'D an ros
and to cause to be appropriated from limo to line
make good sad deatsieney which fund shall %
% ihs nin9 30 % sfee'ea On The 1'
o' ~ ,', w n..us5.t S''5 sn ou"a4at H.
, 1877-08-28

The Executive COMMITTEES OF tho Cuban
League met In New York recently and pre-
ssated report which has been ordered pub
lshed. It u q strong appeal to the Govern.
msnt aud the people Of ths Uuitsd Staten for
, 1877-08-28
ADJUSTMENTS. A

1oo1ey's Theatre.
Randolph street. between Clark and LAsa1le. En-
EAgement Of Miss Mary Carr. "Poor Jo"
, 1877-08-28

Ceiton's Opera-House.
Monroe Btrect. between Slate sad DearbdrA. 'so1d
ficutL. the Detective"
, 1877-08-28

FrcYfcker'a Theatre.
madison street bstween stasa Hnd Dearborn. "Bas
GF"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

THIS PATENT is now owned by
JOHN GORE and S. M. WAITE,
and a right to use it must be secured
from them, or its infringement will
be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law.
Address JOHN GORE or s. NJ WAITE, BrAttcboro
Vermont. tho
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08
Homeopathy.

To produce things serviceable to mans
life aud conducive 10 his estate Is to aug
ment the sum of human happiness. Meas
ured by this standard, the efforts of DR..
Humphreys have been rewarded with re-
suits rarely achieved even in this age of in
dividual accomplishment. Twenty years
ago he came TO New York and located at
562 Broadway, aud by dint OF rare profess
sional skill, good sense and perservering
energy, has reached a point of success,
which may well be envied.
Rarely do men forecast to accomplish a
great aud beneficial end in life, and yet
more rarely are they successful. Yet DIR.
Humphreys may be said 10 have succeed
ed. In his twenty odd years of effort, di-
recied 10 a single aim, he has seen q whole
school of medicine, which once derided his
efforts, come to acknowledge the great val
ne of his services. He has seen his HON.
eopathic Specifics sold in more than five
thousand agencies, and used as principal
curatiyes by more than one hundred thou
sand families in this country alone. He has
seen his Homeopathic Specifics supplant
and drive out OF use vast horde Of worth
less aud dangerous compounds, and the
general, II not universal introduction of 9
simpler, safer, and far more efficient meth
cd of restoration.
This must be considered as a success, moi
only in the material, but in the higher as
poets of life, and as such its author may
we'll be congratulated.
The old quarters at 562 Broadway, have
just been exchanged for the more enlarged
and commodious building, (erected on th(
Old Church Property 100 Fulton Street
while neat branch store for the conve
nience of the shopping and uptown city
trade, is established at S62 Broadway, jus
above 18th Street.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

BUTTER NEATLY PUT UP.-Many dairy
men do not seem to understand that dairy
products, put up in neat and attractive
packages, will command better prices and
will make reader sale than when goods
of the same quality so upon the market in
shabby, soiled Packages. a clean, nicely
made tub, hrkin or box is, from its very
appearance a sort of guarantee that the con-
tents have been carefully attended TO, and
that neatness, cleanliness and goodness
have not been confined TO the package
alone, but that it is fair representation of
the product within. And this is generally
true in fact j; for the man who sends to
market poor and slovenly made article is
moi apt TO pay much attention to the pack
age. The consumers of high-priced butter
are fastidious, and a loosely made, dirty
package will ollen carry such prejudice
against the goods within as to prevent an
examination.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

TRAINING THE ToNATo.-In The report
of the Maine Pathological Society we find
an account of novel method of training
the tomato plant. Stakes, seven or eight
feet long, were inserted in the ground the
last of May, three feet apart, in warm,
sheltered location, and strong tomato plants
were procured, which had been started UNI
der glass, and contained one or two bios
som buds. These were planted near the
stakes. The plant was then tied to the stake
with listing, and all the side branches
which had pushed at the axillar or angles
formed by the separation Of the leaves,
were pinched or cut out with scissors, so as
to compel the plant TO grow on single
stem and every week during the season,
these branches were removed, aud the
stems, from time TO time, were tied to the
stake. When a sufficient number of cns-
tiers had been formed, the remainder were
removed, so as to concentrate the whole en-
ergies of the plant TO the growth and ripen-
ing of the remaining tomatoes and the
heaviest branches were supported by tying
them 10 the stakes. As the result, the Ri
pening of the tomato by this method is &C.
tolerated, and its flavor improved, because
every part of the plant Is exposed TO the
free action of the sun and air. 1t is not
soiled by coming in contact with the ground;
is not so apt TO decay, and more ripe toma-
toes can be raised in limited space but
1t requires constant care and industry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-06-08

How THEY CATCH CHRISTOPHER
According TO Western papots a simple de-
vice for the destruction of grasshoppers
has been tried in Minnesota. A square
piece of sheet-iron, slightly turned up at
the ends and front, with the rear elevated
several inches, and the upper surface COW
cred with coal tar is drawn across the field,
scoopng at each trip about bushel OF
'hoppers more or less, which jump on TO
take ride and stick fast in the tar. 1t is
said that the device has been found so sue
cessful that it is coming into general use.
A dispatch from st. Paul says that the sup
plies of coal-tar and sheet.iron in Mime
sofa having been exhausted, Gov. Pills
bury has ordered from Chicago five car
loads of the tar and five tons of sheet-iron
for the purpose named.