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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27
Ruin. OF rompelr.

You can reach Pompoii from Naples In
about ono hour by rail, the road following
the line Of the bay ali the way, with Vcsu
wins in view tie entire distance On the
way yOu pass highly cultivated market gar
dcns and groves Of iig and olive, with Oc-
casonaI orange trees, but vegetables seem
10 DE the principal production on the low
lands lying between the foot OF Vcsuvius
and The bay. The station IL within five
minutes walk tO the main gateway OF
PoWpci, and here You arc met bv soldier
guides who conduc. you through the silent
city so long buric' beneath the ashes thrown
ont from Ncsuvius, which to-day is sending
oui volumes Oi smoke as if from u furnace
we'll stored with fuel. Whom you enter
thc city you find that tho principal houses
consis. OF two internal Ourtamrr0undcd by
poriicOcs, ono cWdcRlly intended fo receive
visitors ana thc other devoted tO the uss
Of thc family, and the siIc of those rooms.
as well ne thc faded and defaccd frcsrors.
show tl'c importance and fortune of the
families Chat occupied them; bat in an Of
them, particularly in lhc buildings occupied
as shops DO wc see TIC same want OF vim
dows and means Of ventilation that charac.
tcrizo tho shops Of Naples TO day. in nc.
there BE- "a great resemblance between them
except that the shops Of Naples arc under
buildings from four 90 six stories hipn.
while nome iu Pompeii could have exceeded
two or else One city would long since have
been discovered. None OF The houses iu
This long buried city seemed 90 have Chin
neys, and it Is supposed charcoal was used
Tor The purpose of preparing food, but the
water supply must have been good, az the
fountains and wells arc quits numerous,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27
The stitch In Trno.

The old saving that stitch in time saves
nine colds good not only i'm matters Of the
needle, but in all the concerns Of life. 10
is tho stitch In time, the retrenchment I'm
season. that slaves Oft the mortgage OF the
family estate, that prevents Mr.. Spcndthrift
from being obliged TO ask compromise Of
his creditors, that enables one 20 place a tri-
ilc in the bank against a rainy day. The
seasOnahle attention stops the leak in the
roof that wrud sooner or later make the
home untenantablc, and treble the expense
adjusts the toppling gate that would pre-
sently drop of its hinges, repairs the broken
fence that would let the cows into the corn
field, destroys the Caterpill llar.' eggs which
would hatch by-and-by and ravaQe tho
fruit crop, pots the bnlbs before the frost
Kills them, waters the ornamental shrubs
before the drought withers them settles
bills before interest swclls them. and taxes
before before they eat up the property.
mends the chimney before IL burns down
the house, and the hikhway before there "a G
damages 10 pay, and puts in the coal DOfOfe
lt rises in proportion 20 the falling OF quick
silver some of us, 90 be sure. find 10 be-
yOnd our power 20 take the stitch in time
that shall save ms cost and trouble wc are
delayed about repairing the roof, Tor want
of material. tll 'he dsmpness cracks the
plaster, and pecls of the wall paper and
gives us bronchitis; we would take such
pleasure m settling our bills before the in
tercst doubles them AZ only he who owns
them knows; we realize the necessity Of "a
stitch in time in our affairs, bat have no
thread and needle. so 90 speak. or VIC fancy
that We will attend 20 them tomorrow. or
next week, or after we have gotten through
with the work 10 hand, and then they are
perhaps beyond mcnding Sometimes 90 is
our friendships that show n break, when "a
wOod spoken . season, how good 10 is7
What tears and regrets 30 saves as! An
adjustment of differences at the rlght mo-
mcnt would have rescued many from quar-
rcls That have grown into lawsuits, shat
have separated lovers and brought gray
hairs in sorrow to the grave Neglect in
little matters of health has proved n fertile
source ~ invalidism tbc slight cold disrc-
gardcd aycnges itself by distOrtiug the vic
tim by rheumatic pains the eycsight ius
triie imperfect fails altogether one day
from lock of care and sometimes even our
virrues become shabby, require retJuchng.
demand thc stitch in time that sbali keep
them from becoming thrcadbarc, from be-
ing patched beyond recognition at later
period
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27
kiss Ne Toe" 4"

In the paint shop of the Michigan State
Prison, is man called Jim. doing a life sen
tence. Up TO last spring he was regarded
AS a desperate, dangerous man, ready for
rebellion at any hour. He planned "A general
outbreak and was ''givcn away by one of
the COnspirators. lie plotted general
mutiny or rebellion, and was again BETRAYED.
He then kept his own counsel, and while
never refusing to obey orders, he obeved
them like man who only needed backing
TO make him refuse. One day i'm June n
party Of strangers came 70 visit the insiitu-
ton One was an old gentleman, the others
ladies, and two ot the ladies had small
children. The guide took one Of the child
rem on his arm, and the other walked until
the party began climbing stairs. Jim was
working near by, sullly and morosc as ever
when the guide said:
Jim, won't you help this little girl up
siairsy"
The convict hesitated. scowl ON his
face, and the little girl held out her hands
TO him aud said:
''lf you will guess I'll kiss YOU"
His scowl banishcd in AN instant, and hc
lifted the child rs tendcrly as father
Half way mp the stairs she kissed him Al
the head of the stairs she said
Now you We got TO kiss me, tool"
He blushed like a woman, looked INTO
her innocent face and then kissed her check,
and before he reached the foot of the stairs
again lac had tears in his eyes. Ever since
that day he has been a changed man, and
no one in the place gives less trouble
Maybe in his farawsy Western home he has
little Katie of his own. No one knows
for he never reveals his inner life, but the
change so quickly wrought by child
proves that he has heart and gives hope
that he may forsake his evil ways.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27
an unrea.onnhls noctnr.

One Of The leading physicians Of New
Orleans. was recently aroused at night by
q irightful knocking az his door Sticking
bis bead ont of the window, he asked what
was the matter
80 Doctor, it is my poor wifc'"
81 beg your pardon. but ! havnt The
honor OF your acquaintance, and ann not
accustomed --n
"l know it, Doctor, but her life is NJ
stake II you only knew how much love
her. For Heavens sake. beg you" And
he went ou for considerable time In This
fashion, until the Doctor rclcntcd. in spite
Of tho cold winter night he dressed him
7clf went ont, wadsd far through tho snow.
prescribed, and saved the cherished woman.
Several days passed, aud hearing nothing
Of any pay, he sent in bis bin Nothing
Then be sent collector The devoted
husband greeted the dun with anger. ex
claiming
500 70 the Devil The idea Of my pay
ing that bill Tor q woman who has since run
OF With another man ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27

already asked your mamma, and she ac-
cepis me for you, If you can care for me. "
Care for you" sobbcd Rosinc; and the
world grew bright again, and with her
overs first kiss became Paradise
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27
wooi Manufacturing in the united states.

''"a COMMUNICATING W tHf tulteN Etnfoe
The importation Of carpets into the
United States iu 1872 was valued NJ SO. 600.
600 In 1873 10 was reduced to 1893. $50
in dress goods the decrease iu importation
amounted ~ $1,000. 900 iu six years. 10
spite of the increase in orr population and
the growth Of luxurious tastes among our
wcalthicr Glasses. The cause is he found
iu thc marked improve ncnts in American
wOp.lch goods The most dcvout worship
or Of fashion or sticklcr Yor durability, no
longer hesiiatcs 10 cUvcr his floor with
Americas Administer and Wilton carpets
Tho point 20 Doe noted IT, that iuaily com
mcusur9tc with the advance of these carpet
manufacturers in the thOrOughness and taste
shown in their wOik has been The expAn,
sion Of their trade. one firm alone. which
has aimed 10 keep iis work up 20 the high
est standard, has steadily increased its rro-
duc'ion until 10 is reported az consuming
1000. 900 pounds of wool per nnnum
The city of Philadelphia alone produces
o, 100000 yards of carpcting moro per an
mum than does the whole of Great Britain,
while the carpet manufacture OF ths United
States moro than doubles that Of On United
Kingdom, and this. too, represents the
higher grades of carpet as well i,s the lower
American dress goods of certain kind,
though not the best grades, already com
pare nyoabiy with those of foreign manu-
facturo
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27

BOOK agent was found the other
1av y 30 nsdn't the cheek 60 try To- sell
a pair Of gCld-rimmed spectacIes 70 a
bliad mau.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-27

New Orleans is ,ou-iuering thor
ough system Of sewerage, whicn will
cost ,50O, 900.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

The reason why many leave is that at
every post office. depot and store, and IN
all their newspapers ere advertisements
of western railroads and their lands, and
the local papers will fill their columns
with correspondence that tells of the sue
cess OF the western settlers. Vermont
railroads charge unjust local freights,
giving Partially to western freight and
western travellers. Wealthy Vernonters
invest capital in western lands more large
~ than in Vermont enterprises, and dis
courage IN Vermont what they approve in
Kansas; that is, farmers meetings, the
work of a board of agriculture, the work
of the chemist, the geologist, the fruit
grower and the enthusiastic experimenter
and writer, who works to make known
the capabilities of the state. The Vermont
papers are generally in accord with their
western correspondents that any man who
is contented to till farm in Vermont is
bat trliie in advance Of a natural-bo
fool. 1t Is time that Vermont farmers, her
business men, and her press, begin earn
estly TO build up Vermont.-Z e. Jameson,
IN EG.
If Mr.. Jameson would name some of
the Vermont papers who hold that view it
would be interesting. Wealthy people of
Vermont and everywhere else are deprav-
ed enough to want TO invest their money
where it will bring the most profit, and
Vermont and all other papers are prone
to filling their columns with such adver-
tisements Of lands and railroads rs send
them in payable at regular rates. We
wonder whether friend Jameson would
refuse ten dollars per column for his arti-
Giles from western paper when an
eastern one would only pay him five.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

Hyde, the general agent of the St. Adams
foundry. The premiums were not de-
clared when we left. The attendance was
small through the week, and the manage
ment decided TO reduce the admis sion
from fifty to twenty-five cents for the Sec
Ond week. A private Letter from friend
in New York, who visited the .sir, says,
" The fair seems to me to be big sell so
far as dairy men are concerned. No
doubt but -- and -- will find their
profit in or through it," And that is some
thing the way it looks to us. though there
may be reports which may be of general
benefit.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

CLEAN MLKING.-Now the COWS are
up for the winter we wish the farmers
clubs would go for the boys who milk
them and teach them cleanliness. To
"miIk COW clean" means, to the farmer
to draw all the milk from her. but we
wish he would put II new Specification in
his unabridged which should be TO keen
the milk clean. The inside of cows bar
must be one of the clearost places in The
world, but from the quality of the milk
sometimes brought into the city we should
suppose it was just like the rest of the
barn yard. Milk pals shouldn't have
fltring tops ten or twelve inches wide, to
catch the flying dirt, and occasionally one
or two cows feet as we'll as the alvo-
tactical fluid. The best milkmen rinse off
the udders before milking,and find it paws.
If people spoil their milk with tea or
coffee or vice versa, of course they don't
mind an aromatic and "cowy' flavor TO il.
hut now it is becoming fashionable and
healthy beverage straight, we like it
unadulterated, and we believe there i. a
good deal more adulteration with dirt
than with anything else.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

SELF-SCSTAINING EXPERIMENT GROUNDS.
We have been reading, in the trans
actions Of the Wisconsin state agricultural
society, II discussion us to whether state
experiment farms should be expected TO
maintain themselves from the products
OF the experiments. The object of an
experiment is rs might be supposed, to
discover something not already known, or
ut least, to prove something respecting
which doubts previously existed. The
past fall we have sown over twenty kinds
of wheat, We do not believe that there is
one of them that W il pay US as we'll rs the
CaWson, which we have cultivated for
years. But we cannot know this without
comparative tests. And these compare
tive tests, made in a small way necessari-
ly, and for the most part by hand work
let the harvest be what it may, could not
possibly pay for the time and expense of
conducting them. We have triCd many
different kinds of spring wheats, all of
which we're failures Our "cultivation" of
wheat was II failure, though il cost
US II good deal of time and putter
ing. Last season an acre of our best land
was prepared with the greatest care for
new vegetables, not one of which proved
to be equal to better known sorts. An
other plot was trcnched two feet deep, and
the soil loaded with fine, rich, old manure,
and planted to mangels. A fourteen pound
mangel was the heaviest of the yield,
while the yield of another plot, pre-
pared with ordinary care, was better. We
might multiply such instances to show
that we learn nothing, except what fail
ures teach, from most of the experiments
we make, and the loss attending them is
such that they cannot be conducted if a
money profit is to be counted in the re-
suits. Yet it is by faithful and intelligent
experiment alone that solid advances are
to be made, and we have, therefore. little
to expect from those experiment stations
which arc fetlered by the condition that
they must prove self-sustaining. RuraI
NeaO l0rkcr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

had been taken 10 can. or from those from
which the ripened crop had been taken.
He spoke of those who are so severe on
farmers for not reading more. 1t is no use
TO tell farmer who sits up nights and
gets up early in the morning to work e
get living Or pay off the mortgage on
his farm, to buy books and take papers
and spend their leisure in reading; they
have no leisure, no time for it. If man
has note due in bank and he had only
the time necessary TO allow him to get
them, would one be likely to get him to
stop and listen to other matters, even OF
Importance? But if agriculture flourishes,
all fiourishes, we have better schools, bet
ter society, more money. He believed
we would all be better if we hal more
mouey-he thought he should. and most
Of those present looked as if they would
like to try the experiment.
The address was listened to with deep
interest by the rather small though excel
lent audience, and at the close the resolu.
tions we printed last week We're passed,
and the meeting adjourned. Even then
the people did not dispense. but gathered
about Prof Collier, asking questions and
examining the samples of sugar which he
had, Of which that made of corn stalks
had much the best flavor, and it was
not till the clock struck ten that the
hall was cleared. We believe we have
here an important, undeveloped indus
try which will prove of great value and
profit TO our state and our country. Fine
maple sugar is and must continue luxu-
ry which will always command i'm extra
price and in some other direction we
must look for Il product equal to supply
the demand existing in our country as
well rs the natural increase of that dc,
mand. We now consume more sugar per
each person than any other country on the
globe, and the increase in the consumption
Of it and the increase in population is
rapidly increasing the demand. Can We
supply it? We believe it can be done, and
Prof. Collier has shown us bow to do il.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

A BEE FARM.-The Canadian Farmer
pronounces the bee farm of d. A. Jones.
near Beeton, Ontario, the most extensive
and successful in the country. 1t consists
of four bee yards, each covering about an
acre of ground carefully inclosed, and
contains, besides the hives and summer
storerooms,a house for wintering the bees.
The hives used are oblong pine wood
boxes with cubic capacity of 9,24O inches,
the inside measures being 15Xl8xl2. Mr.
Jones bee yards contain $50, $50, $50
and 20 of such hives respectively, and he
reckons 10000 bees good swarm for one
Of them. At the end of July, Mr.. Jones
had secured $4,000 pounds of honey from
G20 stocks of bees. lie expects a total
yield for the year, of 10000 pounds of
honey from his 100000 little workers,
in which case he would net between $1,000
and $4,000 for the years product, without
taking into account the sale of swarms or
of queen bees.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

MILKING THREE TINES A DAY.-Ths is
a pertinent question for dairymen to put
practically to the test, and then they may
answer with authority. Some expert
ments have lately been made in France,
and the report is, that the milk is more in
quantity and richer in cream, and that the
butter globues are more numerous. They
state that cows will give from two to three
quarts more per day, MIXED thrice than
twice per day. Milking three times per
day has been practiced in this country
only when the cow yielded so largely that
the udder could not properly contain the
secretons Of twelve hours
1t is well worthy of careful experiments
to determine what effect it may have upon
cows that yield only moderate quantities
of milk. We have tested it in compare
tive way upon COWS that gave but small
quantity Of milk in winter, once per day :;
and then in early spring, on milking twice
a day, found an almost immediate increase,
without any apparent cause, the feed being
the same. 1t requires accurate expert
ments before anything can be definitely
asserted on the question.-NatioaaL Lire
Si0ct Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

In seeking legislation the corporations
employ skillful lobbyists, who are furnished
with money, and the only point insisted
on by their employers is success. Not so
much money is required as is popularity
supposed. There are always leaders,
generally popular lawyers, in every legis-
lature whom the farmers have confidence
in. These are secured, and everything is
made easy. AS regards the desire of the
farmers for an equalization of rates of
freight so that western produce shall not
be carried by their doors at loss to be
made up by excessive charges upon home
grown crops, nothing short of vigorous
canvass on that issue alone will effect
anything. The general run of men sent
to represent our farming towns at the
state capitals, though honest, are utterly
incapable as Legislators. Though they
may be farmers they have no sense of the
farmers interests, and no notion of how
to promote them by legislation. Smart
politicians of their party take them
wherever they will. A little fattery to
the vain, Il little money TO the venal, Il
little plausible argument to the more in
telligent, will secure their votes to almost
any project. Two or three railroad men
in any eastern state can always, if united,
and generally single handed, carry any
thing they desire through any legislature,
not exactly in defiance of the farmers,
because the farmers will not understand
Or be awake to the bearing of such legis-
lation. but contrary TO the interests of all
the farmers in the state.-Rccord and
Farmer.
We wonder how that will suit the "gen-
eral run " of men who represent the
turner's, and the farmers who send them
there. And more, we do not believe it to
be true, but that our Legislature is as
pure q legislative body us can be found
on earth, aad of more than average
ability.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24
THE SUN FOR 1880.

The SUN will deal with thu events OF the wear 1890
in its own fashion, now pretty well understood by
everybody. From January until December 81 will
De conducted as newspaper, written in the English
language, and printed for the people.
As newspaper, The Sun believes III getting all the
news OF the world promptly, and presenting il in the
mostntelgible shape-the shape that will enable its
readers to Keep well abreast of the age with tho least
unproductiye expenditure of time. The greatest in
terest to the greatest number-that is the law control
ing It's daily makeup. 1t now has circulation very
much larger than that of any other American news
paper, and enjoys income which it is at all times
prepared to spend literally for the benefit of its read
ers People of all conditions of life and all WAYS of
thinking buy and read THE Sun; and they all derive
satisfaction of some sort from it's columns for they
keep on buying and readingit
:, In lts comments on men and affairs, The Sun be-
ieves tnat the only guide of policy should be common
o ad ~ honesty Of purpose For this reason it is
party class clique, organization or Interest II is for
Al, put OF none 1t will continue to praise what is
language is to the point and plain beyond the posi-
billy OF being misunderstood 1t is uninalenced BY
0ninons to sell save those which be hal by any
Tascslity even more than it hates unnecessary words
IL aohofs frauds, pites fools, and depores nncom
the year 1880 to casse the first class, instruct the
second e Rnd diseountenance the third. All honest
"a are It's friends And The Sun makes bones
bsng inc truth to its friends and about its friends
h nese are ne principles upon which The Sun will
The year ls80. will be one in Which no patriotic
American can afford to close his eyes to public affairs
6s ef fhe
to he e of citizen Who
eranes s If s ad acts 9f Congress- the 1T
ana snfF nesTv OF he
IN strength throughoutthe country the varying DRIFT
fectvely upon the twenty fourth Presidential cleo
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24

The attempt made in Massachusetts 10
change the bearing year of apple trees is
II failure. Mr.. Robert Manning spent
three days in pinching Off the blossoms of
one tree, and got moderate crop the
following year, but the next season return
to the old way of profusc bearing. Again
the blossoms were pinched of with no
hettRr result
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-12-24
agricultural department.
o.M. TINKHAM, Editor.

All communications for.this department should be
sent to the editor. Mr.. o. N. TINKHAM, n. Pom
fret, Vt.
Please write side Of the paper only, sign such
name or initials as you wished published but give
your FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, post office. County and
State.