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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-02-16
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as they were dashed towards him By the
waves. The scattered jewellers along
the coast are given warm praise for
prompt aid and munificent hospitality.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13

represents the yield since June last. Inc
practice here is TO market such butter In
February or March, and the price received
has generally proved the wisdom OF hold
ing it,
Mr.. Aliens sugar and butter go to market
in such shape that its appearance conmends
it to the dealers and consumers, and brings
a good price.
On this upland farm there is constant
effort to keep up its fertility. During the
twelve years that L. p. Allen has had charge
of 1t, he has bought two hundred tons OF
hay and four thousand bushels Of grain,
which have been fed out. This has in
creased the manure piles. Several expert
ments with special fertilizers have proved
that ashes give excellent results. Three
hundred bushels have been bought to apply
next spring to six acres that are to be sown
with wheat and barley and grass seed. 1t
is expected that it win insure good catch.
There is both hard and soft wood muck on
the place, which, when applied very freely
in raw state, gave no good results. Used
as an absorbent in yards and stables it is good
The principle crop is grass, yet. in renewing
the grass fields, wheat, oats, barley, corn and
potatoes are raised. u. f. JAMESON.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13

ducing this noble apple, stood in Jeremie
Decarie's orchard in Coteau St. Pierre, east
OF the Cote St. Luke road, which orchard Is
now owned by his grandson OF the same
name. 1t was cut down a few years ago.
1t was then about hundred years old,
had butt as large as Aour-barrel, aait'
was of hight so remarkable as to be com
pared to an elm. The tree is vigorous
grower, and forms an erect head, which
spreads, but very gradually, so that though
it attains great size, yet it may be planted
fairly close. We have seen eighty, II not
one hundred of those trees, planted fifteen
years ago on the Coteau, and growing In
sandy loan, and from these we judge the
tree to be hardy and healthy. 1t bears light
and heavy crops alternately. We once saw
seven barrels under one tree which had been
fifteen years planted. Mr.. Lortie, after
marketing them for many years, says they
are very profitable. Fruit, on trees grown
in grass, even when they have suffered from
want of drainage, large; but when the soil
was cultivated, very large and commanding
marked attention. Form, roundish-conic to
oblong-conic, often deeply ribbed, with a
deep, narrow, russety cavity, and basin
which, though medium in depth, is wrinkled
and obscurely ribbed. Color, light or dark
red, sometimes very dark all over, and GOV
cred with beautiful blushwhite bloom
with many medium-sized gray dots. Flesh
whitish, rather firm, juicy, with, says Down
ing, slight and peculiar quince-like flavor
Season, September 10Th to October lst."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13

how useful these Palmyra palm leaves are.
The stem Of the leaf is SO tough that few
little fibers of it, braided together so as to
make a rope no bigger than mothers clothes
line, will hold a yoke of oxen. Here are
some houses shingled with leaves. There is
a fence of them. There is nice hat made
of one of them. Oh, they use them for car
pets, and for beds, for baskets and pals, and
plates and cups, for fans and umbrellas, for
bags and for books. Here is money purse,
very neat and pretty. There is Sabbath
school money-box, all covered over with
Bible verses chld's rattle, some letters all
ready for the mail and some school-books, all
made out of the leaf of this tree.
From this fruit was made the first sugar
of which we know anything. The children
in Ceylon call it sukkardi. A long time be.
fore there was any English language, they
made candy of this and called it cat-candoo.
And am sorry to say, too, that for great
many years they have made from the sap of
this good tree, something which they call
tard, which does no more good in the world
than the toddy which some foolish people.
even in Vermont, drink. And when civil
lied Englishmen have taken it, and distilled
it by process which the heather of Ceyon
never knew, they call it arrack, and it is a
very bad drink, for only little of it makes
man very drunk. How strange it is that
men take the good things God has made for
us, and so change them that they only make
men miserable and unhappy.
But we must go on by these wonderful
trees and meet the people who are waiting
for us yonder. In the next letter ! will in.
troduce you to some of them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13
MOUNTAIN SEMINARY.
The Great Reputation
which vEGETINE has attained in all
parts of the country
Great and Good Medicine,

And large of testimonials which constantly
being received from persons who have been cured by Its
use conclusive proof Of its great value It Is
menied by physicians and apoheeares. As BoodPuri
fer and Health Restorer 1t has no equal
vEGETINE is not prepared for fancy drink made from
poor liquors. which debitaes the system and tends de-
stroy health instead Of restoring It.
Are not the many testimonials given for the different
complaints satisfactory any reasonable person suffering
testimonials given and doubt In many of these
persons that their pain and suffering cannot be
expressed In scrofua where apparently the
whole body was of corruption. II vEGETINE
will relieve pain cleanse purify and such Diseases
storing the patient perfect health after trying different
physicians, many remedies suffering for years is 1t not
conclusive proof II you sufferer you be cured
It works the blood in the circulating fluid It be
truly called the great BLOOD PURIFIER The great Of
disease originates In the blood and medicine that does
directly upon IT, to purify and renovate has any
Just claim upon public attention. When the blood becomes
ees and stagnant either from change of weather Of
climate want of exercise irregular diet from any other
cause, the vEGErNE will the blood carry of the
putd humoTs cleanse the stomach regulate the bowels,
and npar of vigor to the whole body. The convc-
ton Is, the public mind well in the medical
fession that the remedies supplied by the Vegetable King
dom safe successful In the disease
than mineral medicines vEGETINEk composed of roots
baks and herbs 1t is pleasant take. and is perfectly
safe to give infant Do you need tP Do not hesitate to
try it. You viii never regret 1t.
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A New Milk-setting Can.

We are indebted to Mr.. d. B. Wooster,
of Marshfield (whose criticisms of our views
of "The Mechanics of Cream-raising we
lately published), for a neat pencil-sketch
of can for setting milk, in which he has
endeavored to carry out his plan of creating
currents in the milk, as an aid to the rapid
raising of the cream. 1t is reported to work
well in practice, aud whether it brings up
the cream in six or twelve hours we have
no doubt it is far better vessel for the pur-
pose than either the oldfashioned milk pan,
or the large fiat pans in general use. The
can is covered, but has openings, guarded
by ALI atmospheric filter" through which
bad smells get out, but can't get mat
least that seems to be the idea. We hope
to have an opportunity to examine work
ing model of this new can before long, when
we will give fuller description. There is
no doubt that Mr.. Wooster has bestowed
much thought and labor upon his invention
and we understand that he is one of the
dairymen who make "giltedged butter.
Though we do not agree to all of his theo-
ries, we glory in him as farmer who puts
brains into everything he does. The more
of them we have, the better for Vermont
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13
Cream Gauge and LactOmeter.

When any mathematical or philosophical
instrument is brought into general use, it
falls into the hands of many persons who do
not understand its proper application, or
the limit of its usefulness These expect
ing too much of it at first, at last throw it
aside as utterly worthless, and condemn it
as humbug because it will not do things
it was never designed for.
This is the case with the two instru-
ments named above. Because the specific
gravity instrument called the lactometer
will not show every kind of fraud in milk,
it is denounced as utterly worthless in the
detection of authorizations. Yet the very
first thing that scientific man engaged in
examining suspected sample of milk would
do, would be to learn its specific gravity at
given temperature, by the use OF this or
similar instrument. This is the first step,
and if the specific gravity of the sample
should be found to stand much below the
average standard of 1032o (water being
10000, the conclusion would be inevitable
that there was either water adulteration, or
that the cows had been fed with sloppy and
stimulating food, such as brewers grains or
distilery swill 1t would indicate, at any
rate, poor, light milk. But no intelligent
investigator would regard the standing of
the specific gravity instrument in sample
Of milk at 1032o, or even higher, as conclu-
,ive proof that the milk was not adulterated.
for he would know that it would so stand in
milk from which all the cream had been re-
moved, and little water added.
To settle this point he would make use of
the cream gauge, which would, when prop
-ry used, show the bulk percentage of cream
But he would no more consider this bulk
percentage of cream as indicative of the
percentage of butter than he would have
at 1O32o as showing the absence or pres
ence of all the cream in the fresh milk.
He knows the limitation of each instrument,
ust as the surveyor knows the limitations
of his compass.
The cream gauge, like the lactometer, will
show every time all it was intended to show
To complain of them that they will not dc
something else simply shows want of knowl
edge in the complainant The very first
fact shown by experiments with the cream
| gauge, that some cows give more cream than
others, led directly to the trial whether the
samples were Of equal richness. But that
this trial had to be made with some Other
instrument, or by some other process, is
nothing against the cream gauge, any more
than the fact that the compass will not tell the
time of day is anything against the compass
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13
Vermont Farms.

One of these mild January nights went
up the hills of northern St. Johnsbury with
E. p Allen, to enjoy his hospitality. The
elevation is such that from its height,
fifteen towns can be seen, beside many dis
tant and unnamed locations. The family
have had possession of this farm about forty
years. 1t is really an upland farm, having
no meadows irrigated by flowing water. The
timber was mostly hard wood. The num-
Der of acres about three hundred and thirty.
The buildings have been built during this
time, as necessity required, and do not yet
include the one big barn that is the pride of
so many Vermont farmers.
The dairy stock are seventeen in number,
eleven of which are Jerseys, or high grades,
two years old in the spring. Formerly Mr..
Allen had very fine lot of red cows that
were good mixers and heavy animals. His
first purchase of Jerseys was three heifer
calves bought three years ago. They were
so small that his father told him he "must
watch them, or the cats would catch Them
and that they were not likely to winter.
They grew up, and in butter production have
fulfilled expectations BY use of Jersey
bull he has the grades referred to, and nine
good calves one year old in the spring,
To the calves he feeds milk until winter
and then two quarts of turnips to each every
day through the winter.
An extra yoke of four-yearsold oxen, and
handy pair of two-years-old steers, are used
| in the work of the farm Three good horses
and four colts are kept. There are twenty
five sheep of coarse wool, and lambs are
raised large enough to sell before July 4th.
The breeding of pigs receives considerable
attention-W White Chesters are the favorites.
Five large hogs sold this year. They dressed
twenty-five hundred pounds. One large one,
tried up, netted nine cents, dressed weight.
Seven hundred maple trees yield about a
ton of sugar each year, 1t is sent to market
in tin pals holding ten or fifteen pounds
each, with covers fastened on by strips OF
tin soddered to cover and pail.
Butter is quite source of income. A
ton is on hand in room upstairs, which
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13
CATARRHAL AFFECTIONS,

Such as Sore Weak. nfamed Red and watery Eyes; u
ceration and Inflammation OF the Ear Ringing Noises in
the Head; Sore Throat; Elongaton Of the Uvula and
Swelled Tonsils Nervous Headache Neuralgia Dizziness,
Conded Memory, Loss Of Nervous Force, Depression Of
spiritsare all carefully and scientifically treated with this
remedy according TO directions which accompany each bot
tie, Will be mailed to address receipt stamp.
Each package contains DIR. SAnfords Improved nhilng
Tube with full directions for In all Price. SO0
Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Druggists throughout the
United States and Canadas. WEEKS a. POTTER,
General Agents and Wholesale Druggists Boston, Mass
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s6or Me Nonna.
MILLy's CHOICE.

when the boughs were white in May,
Milly caroled all the day,
"If the dear spring could but stay,
What happy world 'twould bel"
when summer came and grew
sweeter all the long days through,
Mllly begged, o roses, do
stay the whole year round with me-"
when the golden apples hung
Ripe and sweet the boughs among,
o, so gaily Milly sung,
Glad am the autumn's herew
Now the Christmas snow-flakes fall,
And to-day heard her call.
Winters dearer far than all
The other seasons Of the year"
-Toufh's COMPANION
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13
PERUVIAN SYRUP!
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From a Well-known Writer /:


Margaret BtouRf"
BRIGnTBANK, WOODSTOCK, VI, October 8, 1876.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-02-13
PERUVIAN SYRUP!
PERUVIAN SYRUP!
From Chas. H. Colgate, Esq,

Of the rm Of Colgate a. Co., Manufacturer Of Fidpor
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SoMERvILLR, Mass December 6, 1876
MEssRs SETH W. FowLR & sons;
GeHeme-Last spring little daughter, aged 1--we, be-
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COLLINS
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THE
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VEGETINE!
What is Needed,

BosTos February 10, ISL,
II. X. STEVENS, ESQ.
Dear Sr-Ahout one year since found myself In fee
BILE condition FROM general debility YEGEflNE was
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TEN YEARS A SUFFERER.
From Hon. Theo. r. Bogert, Bristol, X. 1.

MEssRs WEEKS & Potter; Gentlemen Feeling thor
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TO say that although have been sceptcal Of all the
trums advertised radical cures"I have found
anything that PROMISES such relief and ultimate that
Of SANfORDS.
have been afflicted with this terrible disease for more
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persevere with any until read the letter OF MIR Henry
Wells and truthfuly say that after using Ave six
bottles am thoroughly convinced Of s curative properties
Hoping that Others similarly afflicted like myself will be
induced to make the trial, am, gentlemen very truly etc.
THEO. 7. BOGERT.
Bristol, r. L. July "a, 1871.
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HduerfsemenB.
NEVER-FAILlNG RELIEF
AFFORDED ny
SanfOrd's Radical Cure |!

1T Ia fact that be sustained by the respeca
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Aarirnlfma1 department.
t. II. HosKINs. Editor.
DAVID eREy's ESTATE.

An Communications for this Department should Be sent
10 the Agricultural Editor, Nepport, w.
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CoRINTHIAN white Bronze MONUMENTS
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etan their beauty Samples be and full
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Moptpelier, August q, 1877 1924
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iSteveOscODic Vie2cs

OF New England and Ausable Chasm Scenery. also do
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PERUVIAN SYRUP!
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