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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
Danthonia Spioata.

J. A. X. of Chelsea asks "What are
the most valuable grasses to SOW that will
combat that miserable pest, Danthonia Spi-
catd. It infests, in some degree, nearly every
farm in this region, and when foothold is
obtained it spreads with great rapidity, kill
ing out the more valuable grasses by its
thick matted turf"
We have no experience with the Dantho-
MIA, and must refer inquirers on the subject
TO Mr.. Pringle's paper upon it, in the last
Report of our Board of Agriculture Dan
thonia is one of those grasses that "come
in p" when the land becomes too poor to pro-
duce a full crop of something better, or
when, by some cause, the good grasses are
killed out. In the latter case re-seeding
with the more valuable kinds, and especially
with the kinds that spread by the roots as
well as by the seeds, such as June grass and
white clover, would, we should think, give
the best results. When the land is exhausted
Of some necessary element of plant food to
the extent that plants of commercial value
will not thrive, the poorer kinds, like sorrel,
Danthonia, ETC., take possession, and do
good by holding the ground together, shad-
ing it, and gradually enriching it by their
action upon the soil. In pastures that can
not be plowed it is quite difficult, when
these so-called pests get hold, to replace
them with something better. But we have
no doubt there is way to do it. "Where
there is will there is way" most always !;
and Yankees, with their boosted ingenuity
and energy, ought to find it. On such land
we would scatter the seeds of white clover
and June grass, dress with ashes, leached or
unleached, scarify with a sharp harrow
where it could be done, and see if we could
not in that way start something better to
growing there. AS the tops of knobs gener-
ally show exhaustion first we would after
fertilzng and re-seeding, put in some sheep,
which drop most of their manure on the
higher spots. If we wanted to have them
manure any particular place where they did
not naturally go, we would salt them there.
If we could not get enough ashes we would
use finely ground bone, or some of the Ger
man potash salts, or probably both, to give
fertility to the barren spots. If none of
these things worked we would set out trees
there. These are ways of managing, or ex.
perimenting, that suggest themselves on gen.
eral principles of sound agriculture. We
are deficient in actual experience in the
matter, and should be glad if any reader can
tell us of any better ways that he knows tc
have succeeded, Science and practice must
assist each other in all matters relating To
our business of "making the farm pay
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
Strawberries in Northern Vermont.

Here, as well as everywhere, the Wilson is
the main reliance for crop. 1t is the fash
ion to run down the Wilson strawberry, the
Concord grape and the Baldwin apple, in
favor Of other sorts more difficult and less
profitable to grow but after all they satisfy
the majority, and even on the tables of first
class hotels and restaurants in New York
and Boston we have rarely had any other
strawberry than the Wilson set before us.
In fact, when well grown, ripened and pre-
pared for the table by moderate sugaring
few hours beforehand, the Wilson is not
to be despised. In growing it, the first es.
sential is plenty of manure As good COW
must have all she wants to eat to show her
quality, so with as productive strawberry
as this. The crop will be strictly proper
toned to the fertilization (other things be-
ing equaD, and with this understanding
there is no great difficulty in realizing as
many bushels of strawberries as of potatoes
from an acre of ground. j. NJ. Smith OF
Green Bay, Wisconsin, grows, habitually
berries on an acre, and has considerably ex.
ceeded the latter in at least one season. The
second essential in strawberry success is free
dom from weeds, and as the shelter of straw
berry leaves is just what dandelion and
white clover seeds require for perfect ger
mination, and as the heavy manuring is Just
as favorable for the rapid development Of
these plants as Of the strawberry, the prac
tical upshot is that one year is enough fol-
strawberries to occupy the land in the mat
ted row method of growing. The hill sys
tenn is preferable for raising fancy berries
when such command an extra price, and thes,
may occupy the ground for several seasons
Next to the Wilson in productiveness, ant
about one picking earlier, is Owners Pro
life. 1t begins to run early, and will MAKE
more plants than any other variety we know
Consequently, unless the runners are ont
the fruit, though abundant, is small, an,
grows smaller at the end Of the season, wors
even than Wilson. 1t is generally liked TO
quality better than Wilson, being mucl
icSs oouij JoV WIN ouihcleuJ mayor.
Succeeding Wilson by about one pickin,
is the Green Prolific, which comes very nea
TO both the above named in yield. 1t is ais
Of good size, bat the color is too light, an,
the quality very low. 1t will make goo,
crop on land so poor that there the Wilson
would not be worth picking.
This is about the end OF the varieties W,
have found profitable on our rather ligh
soil. The Colonel Cheney is berry of fin
appearance and productive, but poor in qua
ity. 1t has also the defect of a short an
weak fruit stalk, SO that the berries lie o
the ground. And in picking one berry 20
must be careful, or you will pick the Who'll,
for the stem of each berry is stronger tina
the stalk at its junction with the root.
Monarch Of the West is miserable fai
ure with us failing in vigor OF plant, i
produc 'iveness, aud rst Of all, in neye
ripening over the end. The berries are hi
and that is all we can say for it. Probabl,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
gar Mq Nonng.
PHEBEi

Underneath spreading grapevine,
In the door-stone, old and worn.
sat little brown-cyed maiden
One sweet early summer nom,
Hair and face and wee hands folded,
Flecked with sunshine sitting through
Where the vine leaves stirred and trembied.
'Twixt the child and heavens blne.
Traces. stili, her face was bearing
OF The struggle back to life.
After long and weary hours
with the wasting fever strife.
OF the fro who made the struggle,
Only one was there-aone;
Little Alice" mamma told her,
To the Better Land was gone"
And this lonely little sister
Dropped and sorrowed day by day,
Till they brought her from the city
To the green hills far away.
still, the tender lips are trembling,
The soft eyes are filled with tears;
Suddenly she starts and llstens,-
What sweet voice Is that she hears
Like on answer to her longing
For that sister lost and dear,
Comes a call-her own name, surely
Through the air 30 sweet and clear
"Phebe phebe f'-stl she hears II,
Sometimes near and sometimes far
"Couid II be-" she thought, in wonder,
"They hare left the gates ajar2'
"Phebcl" once again. Uprising,
In tumuit ioyous-wild-
81 am coming, Allie darlingl
wait-wait for me p cried the child.
out into the summer sunshine,
Hope and Joy in heart and eye,
Sped the child, her little arms
Upward flung toward the sky;
Never knowing whittier
Stopping only, still, TO hear
The sweet bird she called an angel
Calling 10 her mortal ear
But at last her weakness conquered,
And she sank down YEARLY,
Crying still as sleep o'ercame her;
"Aile, darling. wait for met"
There they found her, after searching
Many an hour that summer day;
And gathered close in mammals arms,
She told her how she " ran away"
Mammals eyes were tear-dimmed often
As she stroked the tangled hair;
"Darling, twas wild-birds music
That you heard upon the air."
But the little maid persisted
"'rwas my name | heard It sayi
am sure twas Allie, mamma;
Heaven cant be far awayP' ". y Obserr
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

like Triumph de Gand and Jucunda, 1t is
better on clay soil.
Kentucky is the latest of all strawberries.
Only here and there can ripe one be found
at this time (July 5th). 1t is very strong
grower, and we think can only be made
profitable by high culture In hills. The
biggest fruit we have is from the Kentucky.
Two cocks-comb shaped berries of semi-cir-
culsr form, placed stem to stem, have nearly
covered the top Of quart berry-bowl, being
good three inches across the base Of each
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

The drink bill of Great Britain for
1878, foots up to the astonishing figure of
s7l0,9li, 500, an increase of s9Os,35O over
the bill for 1877. To this may be added
s500,000,000 OF indirect expenditure. Dur.
ing the past seven years the British and
Irish people have drank si,93d,6O3,345
worth of liquor
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
-Harirnlfnal Ieparfmeh.
T. II. HosKINs. Agricultural Editor.
THE WATER LILY

A beautiful flower on the water fair'
like white soul IL floating there,
Sweet A. an earthly form may be,
Its only garment Ia purity.
within when liz petals soft unfold,
IL revealed its yellow heart OF gold'
And no artists touch can ever compare
with the llghtness and grace perfected there.
A. sweet its breath "a the rare perfume
Floating DER Araby's fields Of bloom.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
No. 298 Shawmut Avenue, COR
ner of Waltham Street.

This Is private, nrs-class institution. and occupies
foremost place among the medical establishments Of
America and twelve years has been under the charge
OF Dr. George W. Rhodes. DIR. Thomas b. sanborn has
accepted appointment of Superintendent and entered
upon his duties The public may rest assured tina IN
cures performed at this Institution will be kept up 10 Ia
standard The object Of this institution 10 furn-
ah home with medical attendance TO those persona who
can appreciate dsoomfors and annoyanees insepaable
larger and puble Institutions Of the kind Hun
dres Of patients entered Ia doors In such phys
ca and mental condition that their friends had abandoned
all hope OF recovery rejoicing IN that greatest
OF LIES bessines-a sound tody and sound mind iAys
patients treated al the ana Ictis
outside OF Al their own psiienees--Coau0. NV
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

IT is not falling into the water, but lying
In the water that browns. 1t is not falling
into sin, but lying in sin, that destroys the
soul Ii sin and thy heart are two, Christ
and thy heart are one.-1'h0mds Brooks.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06

SAID DIR Guthrie " have four good rea-
sons for being an abstainer--my head is
clearer, my health is better, my heart is
lighter and my purse Is heavier"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
Temperance.
TEMPERANCE.

God gives 10 man 1--WE wits
To see, TO hear. TO smell, TO touch, to taste;
He gives them all TO use but none to waste;
To each Ia rule he 1ts.
Man may not use his eyes
To turn with longing gaze on distant fields
Whose evil soil malignant frutage Yields,
Though fair Ia blossoms rise.
Nor may his eager lips,
All careless Of the serpent In the vine.
Receive the Turing cup Of Circes wine.
That poisons him who sips
But he whose every sense
Is made gate where naugit can enter In
That bears upon Ia front one mark Of sin,
Shall have Gods own defence.
II is the Holy Ghost
Who takes mans body for his temple fair,
And he who guards Il with most constant care
Shall please its tenant best. Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
Wew IdpfrfisenentS.

VISITING CARDS. .,Sd y wiIi
paid to address 100 fine white tinted cards with any
name printed upon them, for only % cents 50 for IS cents
25 for 10 cents. Agents udHfed Full outfit Of samples.
etc. IS postpaid. We have 400 varieties making
the largest assortment In the state. Address
UNION CARD Co.. Montpelier, Vermont
(OIlce oppoaita post-o1iceD
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-06
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The south Kentuckian., 1879-07-29

VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS
Raising the Republican Corruption
Fund In tho Departments ut
Washington Hayes Formally
Reseinds His Civil Service
9rder-Franhing Privi-
lego Perverted by
Scamps.
The south Kentuckian., 1879-07-29

speeches and documents, "folded and
Tor Distribution" SO that
and others who wish to
speculate upon these documents are
enabled TO defraud the Government
OF the postage legally required. 1t
was never intended that the frank
ing privilege should be used by COM
mittees and individuals all over the
country. by this scheme of lhe Rad
ical committe, the frank is made TO
actually delraud the Government. In
addition TO this fraud, the committee
advertise to supply documents
ready franked for distribution. This
free use of the frank inr party pur-
poses is not 10 be confined to speeches
made in Congress and other papers
entitled 10 DO franked, but will be
made to cover all documents and CAM
paign addresses that are issued. This
is the written statement OF the COM
n.ittee itself, but it is not worse than
the Republican committees of pre-
cceding years have done; they have
all made illegal use of the franking
privilege, ard in pursuing the course
marked ont in its circular, the COM
mittee simply follows a precedent.
The circular requires that all orders
for speeches and documents shall be
accompanied by the cash, showing
that the committee do not propose to
trust rheir Radical brethren. Their
plan Is to make the speeches and doc
uments pay for themselves, and TO
have the result of assessments make
up a fund TO be used by Foster in
buying votes in Ohio. They put the
regular price upon the speeches and
throw the frank in.
The south Kentuckian., 1879-07-29
Positive Women,

with strong convictions for the trne and the
right in all matters pertaining to their family
affairs, are those who are much in demand
women OF indomitaplc wills and love for the
best and most sensible interests OF their fami-
lies, women who, knowing they have sound
Judgment and capac ity for intellectual fierce,
never swerve from the exercise OF duty, re-
gar,iless OF the opinions Of others. She sees
her daughter OF sister, with languid eyes, loss
Of color to the cheeks, lost appetite, disturbed
slumbers, feeble, tottering gait, and com;
planning OF headache, palpitation and general
fndisposition With keen intellect she soon
ascertains the cause Of all those female troub-
les, and at once sends for DR.. Dromgoolc's
Englith Female Bitters, which she knows will
effect 4 cure,
The south Kentuckian., 1879-07-29
Habitual nStipation

Is generally difficult to cure II you lead a
closely confined life. You have resorted to
pills, but they are too strong and sickening TO
take all the time. The best informed people
now use Saline purgatiye which is mild,
cooling and pleasant, and lar preferable u
pills and one that acts promptly and efectual-
ly and free from pain That remedy is Bal
ley'siSaline .Apcrient. 1t sparkles and foams
just like glass ofsoda water, is as pleasant,
is cooling in summer, and relieves babitual
constipation, cures sick headache, sour stom
ach, heartburn, ETC., and for dyspeptics 1t has
no superior. Only 30 cents per bottle contain
ing two doses, which places 1t in reach Of the
mechanic and laboring man.
The south Kentuckian., 1879-07-29
Do You Shake2

Throw aside your qulnine 1t effects your
head too much, and cannot be retained by q
delicate stomach. Discard your pills, they
are too drastic and pull DOWN your system in
stead OF building UP, but send for Days Ague
forms OF chills and fever, periodical headache,
neuralgia, dumb ague, etc, 1t produces no
unpleasant feelings, about the head, 1t re-
quires no other medicine, as It performs all
that necessary to be done in the permanent
cure OF chiils and fever, and all malarious
diseases. Chronic cases are cured at once.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24

be until the races begin next Satur-
day. For the present, people seem
quite satisfied to sit around in the
parks and listen to- music, of which
there il abundance. Wc'havc music
Mt 10 o'clock in the morning and at .
o'clock III the evening; and afternoon
concerts and evening concerts, the lat
ter accompanied by electric lights. We
have grown familiar enough with the
intense high lights and correspond
ingly dense shadows Of the electric
light, but here they have given Edi-
song discovery with variations. The
lights are colorcd, and when they fall
on the shimmcring fountains in the
park, the fountains are iridisccnt, and
the whole effect il charming 1t is "A
series Of brilliant effects" if may
drop into the art slang Of the day, and
to look at the flashing fountains aud
the brightly dressed people, and have
| all that color set 10 the music Of "l'iu-
aiorc" and "Pinaforc's' new rival,
"Fatinitza, make, one feel exactly a.
/ 1t does to Iook at one Of those "imprc--
sionist' canya.,cs that look "a though
they had been struck by lightning.
Perhaps the novelty will wear off, but
at present the electric light is the lat
eel enthusiasm, and people do not seem
to tire Of it.
1t i -afc to say that Saratoga was
never 70 well dressed before. No
doubt there have been seasons where
toilets were richer and the Queen Of
Shcba arra,cd herself with more mag
uiiiceucc than this summer, bu, never
before ha- she displayed Costumes 20
artistic, or gotten herself up TO look 20
much like a picture lost, straycd or
stolen out of the frame. Costume "
Thai is the word She used to v1ar
. drc-.r-. Now lhc wears costume.
There j. an essential difference. A
/ drc--makcr makcs dress. 1t take
an "at;istc' to design the Costume" "
When the balls begin there will be
some toilets worth describing. Not
/ till then.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
General Hancock for President.

from the Sss York saa.
1t is rather surprising that Gen.
Winfield ;. Hancock is not brought
forward more con-picuously as a dem
ocratic candidate for president. There
are many strong points IN hls favor
\ West Pointer and an officer Of high
rank in the regular army, he is yet an
upholdcr of the ascendoncy of civil
over military authority. His publish.
ed political letters. so far n the scnti-
meuts they express are concerned,
might have come from the pen of
Thomas Jefferson. Efforts have some
times been made to produce the i'm.
preston that they really did come from
the pen of jeremiah :. Black. We
have good reason for believing this is
not true. But even if it were, it would
detract little or nothing from the merit
of General Hancock, for if the scnti.
ments did not originate with him he Is
entitled to the credit Of having adopt
ell them. Were not most Of Washing.
tons state papers substantially com
posed by Hamilton? And has that
circumstance dimmed in the least the
lustcr of Washington's rcnownl But
we believe Hancock wrote his own
public communications, because we
have seen private letters in his own
hand quite as strongly expressing the
same views. General Hancock may,
therefore, be properly set down as a
statesman of the sound Jeficrsonian
school.
As a soldier and a citizen General
Hancock Is without reproach. He is
said to be personally popular with the
many thousands who have served un-
der him. 1t is not unlikely that be.
fore the nomination he will be a good
deal more talked about than he IS Mt
nrcSput
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
A Sensible Northern Brigadier.


From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gen. Chamberlain, Ex-Governor Of
Maine, made an address on Decoration
day, in which he referred to the "Reb-
el Brigadicrs in Congress" in way
not complimentary to the wavers Of
the bloody.shirt. lie asked
as it not folly, is it not babyish
weakness to complain that the States
are back again in Congress, and that
they have sent there such representa-
tlvcs rs they must naturally choose ?
We send our best minds to Congress,
Of course, to manage the vital interests
Of our country. Why should they
not send their best minds ? If, gen
tlcmen, we did not want the rebel
generals there, what did We remove
their disabilities for? If We did not
want the South to have an increased
majority in the electoral vote or in
Congress, why did we not think of
that when, by giving the cnfranchiscd
slave the ballot, we thereby added TO
the Southern strength thirty.iiyc clec-
toral and Representative votes? Who.
ever did that should not stultiiy him
selfby whining about il, or setting up
4 pow-wow over it, and trying b make
the people think thnl the great war
has not settled something
That is the way soldier speaks who
participated in twcniy-iour battles dur
ing the late war, and was wounded Fix
times. There is no babyish weakne--
about him in regard to the return to
Congress Of the leading men of the
South. They are needed there. Says
Gen. Chamberlain:
There are great questions that must
be mct-mu-t be discussed. must be
houorably studied and fairly stated
and wisely adjusted. There will be
bad men and good in Cougre-- and
out; bad measures and good, bad
theories aud good. 1t !, the task Of
siatc-mauship and manhood to deal
with existing evils, to take thing A.
they are and make them what they
ough; to be, and this should bc done
under the Constitution and through
the laws, and by all the machinery of
Of Government connected, expressly 10
avoid the appeal TO brute passion and
brute force. That's what constitutions
and laws aud courts and Congro-sc-
and ballot-boxcs are for. Let VI not
be afraid TO discuss questions fairly
and vote upon them squarely.'
Such sentiments elevate contest
between parties to the plane Of reason,
sense and patriotism where the talk
about rebel Brigadiors in Congress >
becomes petty and contemptiblc.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-24
Sc0lding.

Scolling j. mostly n habit There
i not much meaning to it. 1t /. often
the result Of nervousness, and an irrit-
able condition Of both mind and body.
4 person j. tired or annoyed at some
trivial cag-c. and forthwith commences
finding fault with everything and
everybody in reach.
Scolding Is habit very easily form
cd. 1t i astonishing how soon one who
indulgcs in it at all becomes addicted TO
it and confirmed in it, Ii il an unrea-
souing aud unreasonable habit. Per
sons who once get in the way Of scold-
ing always find something TO scold
about. If there was nothing else, they
would fall a scolding at the mere alb
scncc of anything 10 scold at. IL is an
extremely disagreeable habit. The con-
slant rumbling of distant thunder,
caterwaulings, or a hand organ under
ones window, would be less uDpleas-
ant.
The habit Is contagious. Once in
,roduced into family, il Is pretty GER
tain, in a short time, TO affect all the
members. If one of them begins al
ways finding fault about something, or
nothing, the Others are apt very soon
10 take it up, and a very unnecessary
bedlam is created.
People in the country more readily
fall into the habit of scolding than
people in town. We suppose it is be-
cause they have less TO occupy and di-
vert their attention. Women contract
the habit more frequently than men.
This may be because they live more in
the house, in confined and heated at
mosphere, very trying to the nervous
system and the health in general and
it may be, partly, that their ma
lures sre more susceptible, and their
sensitiveness more easily wounded.
Women are sometimes called divine.
But we will say no more on this sub
ject, or some pretty creature may feel
inclined TO scold us for what we say
about scolding.