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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-07-15
THURSDAY, JULY 1s,xsso.
The rainy season has set in.

The photographer, with his wagon,
b in town.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-07-15
MEAL
For 80 CTS
IS AT
John A. PHILLIPS
Restaurant!

Johnny has first-class cook and is al
ways willing to try and suit the peo-
pie. Johnny is an old restaurant
man from Buena Vista, who always
pleased he citizens and the public at
large there, and is reftting one Of the
finest dining rooms in Irwin to try
and please the citizens here, and asks
the patronage Of the people here, or
ESivs I'm Z lgial 4 loat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
English Views Of American Farming

In the report of Messrs Read and Pell on
American agriculture, they say:
Few English farmers have any idea of the
hard and constant work which falls to the lot
of even well -to-do farmers in America. Save
in the harvest, certainly no agricultural labor
er in England expends anything like the
same time and strength in his days work
The readiness with which the tillers of the
soil take to machinery in America would sur
prise some of the farmers in the old country
The skill and ease with which they are work
ed say something for the manufacturer, but
still more for the intelligence of the farmer.
In America the presence of labor saving ma
chinery upon even small farm is an abso-
Lutte necessity. There is the further induce
ment to obtain implements of all kinds by
buying them on long loans, and by paying
for them by installments, which sometimes
tempts q farmer to buy more machinery than
he can afford. The machines used upon the
farms are well constructed, and exceedingly
light and handy. The land is level, the soil
light, the climate dry, aud the crops by no
means bulky. Under these favorable condi-
tions, machines that would soon come to
grief in England, work well for many sea-
sons in America. But having got good ma
chine, and skillfully used it, it appears be-
yond the power of an American farmer to
take the slightest care of it. Not only the
common implements Oh Tue lhrul Out sucn
| costly and delicate machines as drills, now
ers, self-binding reapers, and thrashing ma
chimes, stand abroad all the year round. A
few poles and ton or two of that straw
which is lying about in masses ready TO be
burnt, might protect all the spare machinery
| on a farm. But nothing of the sort is at
tempted or at least it is so rarely done as only
to prove the exception to a very general rule
of wanton negligence. When, therefore, one
hears of the perishable nature of the Ameri-
can implements, it would appear that the
chief fault rests with the farmer rather than
the maker. We should say that good mGchin-
cry and improved implements are much more
common on American than English farms
The tools are certainly lighter better shaped,
and better made. 1t may be true that good
workman never finds fault with Ais tools,
but it is truer still that Yankee laborer is
too sensible ever to work with a bad one."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
THE HOUSEHOLD.

If we cannot all take Fanny Ferns advice
and throw care and work aside and spend
these delightful Indian summer days entirely
in the open air, we certainly should not let
these golden hours slip by unimproved.
Mother Nature still preserves many treasures
unframed by the touch of Jack Frost with
which wo may adorn our homes, and gain
health and strength in the effort to secure
them. The red berries Of the winter berry
or black alder, which belongs to the same or
der (dquifolidceG) as the holly, so much used
in Christmas decorations, may be found in
moist woods or swamps, and these with ferns,
club MOSES, lichens, cones, aoorns, etc, may
be prettily arranged in various devices by any
one who is possessed of a little taste.
My dear Stella, was considerably sur
prised and shocked at your intimation Of an
error in the directions for making Normandy
lace, and set myself at once to discover II by
looking them carefully over down to the
9th row, and had Just remarked that you
must be wrong and 1 right; when, behold,
there it was in the 10th row. 1t should read
"2 plain, over, knit together, plain knit
together, over, plain" am particularly
ignorant Of the treatment Of cauaries, though
we once had one in our house and it was
source of pride and comfort to its possessors.
am one of those old fashioned persons who
cherish the idea that liberty is sweet even to
80 small a member of creation asa bird Of the
forest. But this l know is an unpopular va
gary. l hope some one more competent
than will give you the desired information.
think that your recipe for cooking turkey
will bear repetition. A housekeepor of long
experience told me recently her way of cur
ing and keeping hams secure from insects.
Instead of smoking the hams she smokes the
barrel two or three times, puts in it weak
brine and packs in the hams wish some
of the readers Of The PHOENIX would give us
their experience in drying apple. Do any of
them use eyaporators home made or any 9TH
or kind GRANGER's WIFE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19

By the use of kerosene 1 keep my two
poultry houses entirely free from vermin of
all kinds. l handle my chicks and am daily
among them but have not seen a symptom of
vermin of any kind on my person. Before
used kerosene / used to dread handling my
fowls or going in among them. My poultry
in other respects are better than ever before,
since l began using kerosene. No person
need be afraid of its hurting old or young
fowls. If the chicks are lousy, just touch
the fluff, sides and wing, and top of the head,
with a sponge saturated with kerosene, and
few, if any, will remain. Should any remain,
a second application will be sufficient to de-
stroy all of the lice. After chicks leave the
mother they huddle together at night, and
this gives vermin grand chance to accumu-
late. This is effeetually prevented by satur-
ating, once a week, the floor just whore they
huddle, either stone, board or ground Wan.
Horne, Y. s., in Country Gentleman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
Agricultural.
The Production Of sugar-.-The duty
on II.

The Production Of sugar---The duty
ON t.
Only one state has ever produced more
tnln enough sugar to supply the home de-
mand OF the state. This state is Louisiana.
Vermont makes about two-thrds as much
maple sugar as the whole amount of both ma
pie and cane sugar consumed in the state.
with the exception Of these two states, no
part Of the Union produces nearly enough
sugar for home consumption. The greatest
quantity that has been made in Louisiana
equals about one.fourth part of the whole
amount now consumed in the United States.
For the past fifteen years Louisiana has aver
aged to produce about one-ten tn part as
much as the whole amount consu med in the
country All the cane, maple and beet sugar
now made in the United States is not suff-
cient to supply more than one-eighth of the
demand. Louisiana makes four or five times
as much as all the rest of the country. Yet
the area planted to cane in Louisiana is less
than one-thrd tho size Of Windham county.
From this small area more than threa-fourths
of all the sugar manufactured in the United
States is produced. The average yield of
cane sugar in Louisiana, in a good season, is
about 1000 pounds per acre, though it some
times reaches 1000 pounds The large guam
tity produced from so small an area seems to
indicate the possibility of future production
more than sufficient to supply the wants of
the country. On the other hand the fact
that the production has never reached high
err figure, with the protection of a tariff
amounting to more than half the value of i'm
ported sugar without the duty, makes it
doubtful whether the production will keep up
with the increased demand. If we are never
TO produce more than small fraction of the
sugar consumed depending upon imports
for the remainder, the interests of the people
demand that the duty on sugar should be re-
duced or entirely removed. For the past fif-
teen years the amount paid for customs on
brown sugar has averaged more than one
half the value of the sugar with the duty un-
paid. During this time the average whole
sale price, without the duty has varied from
S.O37 to 1888 per pound. In the same peri
cd the average price of imported refined sug
ar has been from SOL to S.0G4 per pound.
The addition Of the duties and the profits of
dealers, which are not large on sugars, make
the difference between these prices and the
prices which we pay. Few people are aware
how large tax they are annually paying on
sugar. The average taxpayer of Vermont,
who provides for family, if not sugar
maker, pays more than double the amount of
his state tax for the duty on sugar. 1t may
be believed that high tariff on sugar is 4
protection to the sugar makers of Vermont
If maple sugar was in demand for cooking
purposes it might be so, but the demand for
it is mostly as an occasional luxury for which
it would continue to bring a high price if
cane sugar should be sold for less by the
amount of the duty on it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
Green and Dry wood.

Nothing can be more provoking to a wo-
man than to have to burn green or wet wood,
and nothing in our opinion goes SO far to
convict the farmer of shiftlessness as to neg
lect furnishing an abundance of good, dry
wood. Some farmers contend that there is
a saving in mixing green wood with dry be-
cause they say that it lasts longer but the
reason for this is that the sap from the green
wood has to be evaporated before it will
burn, and this evaporation of sap absorbs the
heat from the dry wood, SO that a certain
amount of dry wood has to be burned in or
der to consume the green. This may be
classed one of the wastes upon the farm. 1t
is very unpleasant for the farmers wife TO
have to go to the wood pile and bring in wet
wood, or have to dig it out of a snow bank,
which is not unfrequently the case. A shed
might be constructed at a slight expense, in
which the farmer could not only store his
wood after it was cut, but also before cutting
and large enough so that he or his hired man
might work in it rainy days. In such shed
the whole of the wood might be cut without
interfering with any regular work. All that
would be necessary would be to have year s
stock in advance dry wood could then al
ways be had and easy of access, cutting of
another great waste on the farm. 1t is q wise
old adage which says, Take care of the
cents and the dollars will take care of them
selves" 1t is taking care of the cents every
day upon the farm which lays up the dollars
at the end of the year,-Am. CulttoatOr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19

Unpublished by request from TnE PHO NIX Of a
year agOl

lh'puuuSucu W tcquo7e iioiN Ann Ma VI
year agol
Roast Turkey. After drawing the turkey
let it soak a short time, then wash very clean
and wipe it dry inside and out. Prepare a
dressing of bread crumbs mixed with butter
or little salt pork chopped fine, pepper,
salt, sage or sweet marioram and one egg
moisten with hot water or milk. Oysters i'm
prove dressing for those who like them
mince dozen and mix with the dressing and
use the oyster liquor with the milk 10 moist
en- the bread crumbs. Fill the breast and
body of the turkey with the dressing and sew
up with strong thread, removing the thread
when the fowl is dished. Tie the legs down
very tight and tie the wings back to the
body. Lay the turkey in pan put in with
it a cup of hot water. Basic it often, at first
with butter and water, afterwards with the
gravy in the pan. A short time before dish
ing dredge with little salt and -four and
haste with the gravy. Stew the giblets in q
little water; then chop fine and add to the
gravy, with the water in which they were
boiled, thioken with a spoonful Of -four and
turn into gravy-boat. Allow about twelve
minutes to pound for the time to roast a
turkey.
Cranberry Sauce. Gut tho cranberries in
two, wash them in water to get out as many
of the seeds as possible. Make rich syrup
of white sugar and let it boil few minutes,
then put in the berries and boil ten or fifteen
minutes 1t takes but a short time to cut the
berries in two, and the sauce will look much
nicer for it.
Cracker PuddiRg -One quart Of milk
eight crackers rolled fine, cup and half of
sugar, one-half cup Of butter, the yolks of
three eggs, one-half teaspoonful Of cinnamon,
half nutmeg, salt one-haf pound of raisins
stoned Bake about two hours stir the first
hour or until it thickens After it is done
spread Jelly over it then beat the whites Of
the eggs to a stiff froth, add little sugar and
pour it over the whole. Let it stand in the
oven for few minutes aud brown.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
PROCLAMATION Y THE PREsI-
DENT.

Fault-fnding is so seldom INDUCED in by
those who use the medicines manufactured
by the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, that the President of that corporation,
the Hon. r. V. Pierce, NJ. D., has issued
special request or proclamation to any and
all persons, if there be any such, who may
have taken or shall hereafter use any of the
family medicines now made and sold by the
said Association, in all countries of the world,
and who have not derived full benefit from
said medicines, that if they will write the
said Association a description of their mala-
dies the Faculty of the Dispensary will ad-
wise them with respect to the successful treat
ment of their diseases DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is guaranteed to cure all
humors from the common blotch, pimple or
eruption, to the worst scrofula or kings evil,
aud those virulent posons that lurk in tho
system as a sequel or secondary affection re-
sulting from badly-treated or neglected pri-
mary diseases. 1t also cures bronchial, throat
and lung diseases. Favorite Prescription is
guaranteed to cure female weaknesses and
kindred affections. Extract of Smart-weed
cures bowel affections, colds, aud all painful,
rheumatic and neuralgia affections. Dr.
Perces Pellets Qittle sugar-coated pills., are
the little giant oathartic. Address World s
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, n
Y, or Great Russell Street Buildings, Lon
don, Eng.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
Some O.her Good IaeceIpss.

Pudding. An excellent apple pudding can
be made from the remains Of rice pudding.
Arrange well-sweetened and favored apple
sauce in alternate layers with cold nice pud-
ding; add little butter and sugar, sift sugar
over the top, and put in the oven to heat
through and brown on top. Amy sort of fla
voring may be used for this pudding.
Orange Float. One quart OF water, juice
of two lemons, one cup of sugar when boil
ing add four tablespoonfuls OF corn starch,
mixed in a little water let it boil, stirring
fifteen minutes; when cool place it over four
or five sliced oranges, over the top spread the
beaten whites of three eggs, sweetened, flavor
the whole with vanilla. Eat with cream.
Applo Fritters. snake batter, not very
stiff, with one quart of milk, three eggs and
-four TO bring it TO a right consistence. Pare
and core dozen apples and chop them to
about the size of small peas, and mix them
well in the batter. Fry them in lard, as you
would doughnuts. Sprinkle powdered sugar
over them. ..
Raised MuGnS-Five eggs, one quart
milk, two ounces butter one teaspoonful salt,
two large tablespoonfuls of brewers yeast,
or four of home made yeast, and enough sft-
ed -four to make stiff batter. Warm the
milk and butter together, and add to them the
salt beat the eggs very light, and stir them
yeast and lastly sufficient flour to make a
thick batter; cover the mixture and set it to
rise in a warm place about three hours when
it is quite light, grease your baking iron and
muffin rings; set the rings on the iron and
pour the batter into them bake them a light
brown. When you split them to put on the
butter do not cut them with a knife, but pull
them open with your hands; cutting them
hot will make them heavy.
Baked Apple Pudding.-Grease an iron
spider line the sides and part OF the bottom
with rich biscuit crust, iili with slices of tart
apple cover the top with the crust, cutting
a place for the steam to escape add two or
three tablespoonfuls Of water and bake until
the apple is tender. The crust should be
about half an inch in thickness. When baked
turn out on large plate, then again right
side up on platter and serve with sweet
sauce or sugar and cream. This is q nice
dish for a farmers supper.
Potato Salad Amy one who has eaten po-
tato salad at a Partisan hotel will not be very
likely to despise it afterwards. The follow
ing is good formula for the simple but de-
licious preparation; Cut ten or twelve cold
boiled potatoes into slices from / to ! in.
thick, put into a salad bowl with four table
spoonfuls of tarragon or plain vinegar, siI
tablespoonfuls of best salad oil, one teaspoon
full of minced parsley, and pepper and salt to
taste stir we'll that all be thoroughly mixed.
1t should be made two or three hours before
needed on the table. Anchovies, olives or
any pickles may be added to this salad, as al
80 bits of cold beef, chicken, or turkey il de-
sired but it is excellent without these.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19

There is much practical wisdom among the
poultry men, that does not get into the pa
pers or books. A turkey raiser who prides
himself on sending to market the bandsOmest
lot of turkeys in his town, for the Christmas
market, tells US how he dresses his birds.
The turkeys are fed as usual the night be-
fore butchering, and in the morning are driv-
en- in upon the barn floor, as soon as they
come from the roost, and are made secure.
Their crops arc empty, and they can be
caught as they are wanted. Make slip moose
of strong cord for each turkey, in an adjoin-
ing stable or shed, put the turkeys legs into
the moose, and with small pointed knife
stick the bird as near the head as possible.
As soon as the bird is dead, strip of the feath-
ers, pinfeathers and all. Cut the neck of as
near the head as possible, remove the wings
and draw the entrails, before taking the bird
down. The turkey is hung up alive, and
taken down ready for market Lay the bird
on his breast or side, upon clean board TO
cool. Turkeys should be carefully handled
in dressing, to avoid breaking the skim for it
rubs off very easily when they are warm.
Remove all the pinfeathers aud pack the
birds when sent to market in clean straw. so
that there will be no marks of blood upon
them. Handsome, clean dressing will add a
cent pound, and often more, to the market
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
American Tea.

The wits of the political papers have
amused themselves for the last two or three
years in throwing contempt upon Commits
sioner lie Due of the department of agri-
culture for his attempt to intropuce tea-cul-
ture into our southern states. But already
such success has been reached that Mr. John
Jackson of South Carolina (who learned the
tea business in India is producing tea that
sells readily at from forty to seventy cents
twenty cents. Mr. lie Due is the only head
of the agricultural department at Washing
ton who has ever taken hold Of his work as
though he meant business, and the results in
many directions are very encouraging, But
if he should benefit the country to the extent
of millions he would get no credit from the
politicians. w. State Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
The Lucky Horseshoe

farmer, travelling with his load,
Picked up horseshoe in the road,
And nailed it fast to his barn door
That luck might down upon him pour;
That every blessing known in life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind Of harm
Descend upon his growing farm.
But dire ill-fortune soon began
To visit the astounded man.
His hens declined to lay their eggs;
His bacon tumbled from the pegs,
And rats deyoured the fallen legs;
His corn, that never failed before,
Rotted and widowed on the floor;
His grass refused to end in hay;
His cattle died or went astray:
In short, all moved the crooked way.
Next spring great drought baked tho sod,
And roasted every pea in pod;
The beans declared they could not grow
So long as nature acted SO;
Redundant insects reared their brood
To starve for lack Of juicy food;
The slaves from barrel sides went of
As II they had the hooping-cough,
And nothing Of the useful kind
To hold together felt inclined:
In short, it was no use to try
While all the land was in fry.
One morn, demoralized with grief,
The farmer clamored for relief;
Aud prayed right hard to understand
What witcherait now possessed his land;
Why house and farm in misery grew
Since he nailed up that 'lucky" shoe.
While thus dismayed DER matters wrong,
An old man CHANGED TO come along,
To whom he told, with bitter tears,
How his affairs were in arrears,
And what a desperate state Of things
A picked-up horseshoe sometimes brings.
The stranger asked to see the shoe:
The farmer brought II into view;
But when the old man raised his head
lie laughed outright, and quickly said:
mo wonder skies upon you frown-
You've nailed the horseshoe upside down!
Just turn it round, and soon you'll see
How you and Fortune will agree"
The farmer turned the horseshoe round,
And showers began to swell the ground;
The sunshine laughed amid his grain,
And heaps on heaps piled up the vain;
The loft his hay could hardly hold,
His cattle did as they were told;
His fruit trees needed sturdy props
TO hold the gathering apple crops;
His turnip aud potato fields
AstOnished all men by their yields;
Folks never saw such ears Of corn
As in his smiling hills were BORN
His barn was full Of bursting bins
His wife presented him with twins;
His neighbors maryelled more and more
To see the increase in his store.
And now the merry farmer sings
"There are two ways Of doing things;
And when for good luck you would pray,
Nail up your horseshoe the right way"
jones 4. Fields, in HGTpeT's for december.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19
COMMIsSIONEns NOTICE.
ESTATE OF ANDREW b. MEpBERY.

IoInIL VI hsNI71EIs'F ID l"1117I'I1IFHs
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District Of Marlboro
Commissioners, TO receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands Of all persons against the estate
nf Andrew b. Medbery late Of vi min ton in sad Die
trict, deceased, and all claims exhibited IN onset
thereto, hereby give notice that will meet for the
purpose aforesaid at A. b. Mrduefys late residence in
Wmi gton the 18th day Of November and 10th day
Of April next, from O'Clock until oclOcE y. u. each
Of said days, and thAtsx months from the 0hday OF
October A. d. 1882 il the time limited by said court
for said creditors their claims 10 for
ami uation and allowance.
Dated at Wilmington this Goth day Of October, A.
d. 1880.
Sc; oHAMBERLAIE,l Commissioner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-19

LNARM FOR SALE.-The subscriber, find
IT ing It necessary, account Of advanced age, to
dispose u his place, now ohert for sale us farm t
500 acres Of which 6s meadow, 2OO pasture, and
the balance timber land, which there is an estimate
o 100 900 feet pine, large quantities Of poplar white
birch oak, ash, hemlock maple, beech and buttcrnut.
House history, SOrl0 with l. 20H6O; one barn 3OH0O,
one 3OI35i with cellar under Dom gram yarn loAtu
never.fang spring. probably have the beet variety
Of fruit IN the vicinity consisting Of apples, pears
peaches, grapes curranta, raspbrrrcs aud srawber-
ries full set Of farming tools sold with the place,
II wanted. Price $1,000, and there is timber enough
within 10 mile Of railroad 70 pay for the place At soc
cord No pay down required, provided good securi-
~ is given. uu NATHAN PIERCE.