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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-04

peoples societies." was answered briefly
and effectively by Mrs. J. a. McAfiee, oil
Parkville. also by Miss Annie Kiel, al
Kansas City.
The following committees were appoint
ReporiS-Mrs. J. \. McAfiee, Mrs. Dun
can Brown, Mrs. DIR. TAYLOR, Mrs. \. K.
Massey. Mrs. -t;amble.
ResolutionS.-Nrs. e =. Blaney, Mr..
Cundiff. Mr. Todd, Mrs. Hollisier, Mrs
Dr. Loveniire.
Finance.-Nr-. :. j. IIavs. Mr.. Ellison.
Time and place oi meeting-Mr>. Cox.
Mrs. Knight. Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs..
Johnson. Mrs. Jack. Miss kiel.
Nonima,im>.-MrS Marquis, Mrs.
Gance. Mr,. Shields Miss Golfer.
The meeting then adjourned AMI all
were delightfully."- entertained 10y IN elegan,
repa,t which TIA. ladies oi the church had
prepared.
This afternoon the programme was
carried through. The exercises prove!
most interesting.
Tonight Rex. Mr. Butler. oi Ningo,
China, and Rev. Thomas Marshal Will
take part i'm the exercises \ large au-
diencc j. expected.
The following are the delegates VIII"
are I'm attendance:
Mf> !. y. Allen. president pro- l"iu. ~ Louis
Mr.. !. ". Allen, home secretary - i"u'>-
Mrs E. Cundlil. foreign >'vT' taTy, ~ i.ps.i>-
Mi, Mark re,-'r'ie -'-'r''iaTy pre- 'ii. >simI
Louis.
Mis- Moore. assistant secretary. -. L',si>.
Mr. Samuel Hays, treasurer al Ia" i~'ard. saint
Louis.
Mrs. T.. \. M"orr -. L"Ii>. r,.pr'~enIing the
Woman Union Missionary ~.T;';v "i New lmk
Mr. Ipr Marquis. Mr.. 4. T. ',N. Mrs.. W -.
Bunker president. and Mis- Ami" H. Wright. H.
.,,r,lpc secretary 81 Mission Ban,i oi Lafayette
Park Prs.i,N terrain 'huTch -. Louis
Mr., Knight. Mrs. II. :. Parker. North Prs
hyt-rian chur.h. -. Louis
Hattie - leach. otIIls Ladies >-"i-ty, >pflhs-
Mr.. 4. Holland. Mr.. William Ellison. DIV"
Branch s,-iciy: Mr. !. salisbury, Mr. = 4. lat
ph.p. ,
silver. kalSs~ civ
Mr., + u wall,;e Mr. ] II"Ili.ier Hamnii al.
Mis-, Anna a >I.c.l. kirkvood, Me-.
Mr. ~ II ravl..r. Mr. Mary : Ja-As''n. Mr.
shields. Mr. y & Gardner. Appleton 'iiy-
MIR a. I; Armstrong. Mr. Henry I;ulllrl. -. bee
Mr. I 4 N-Af.r. Miss Mile Morgan, Parkvili',
NJ.
Mr. + Wilson. Springfield and 'ariha-..
Ms T. i:'ck. Grand Haven. kan-
Mr. " " s-nrrr ~'~iIlia-
Hi,>.e - Pc. VI \ MAYOR. Natti" M.Kib-
I-.n. Anna " H.riI. HplI't.
Mr.. 4 I.uni~ck, Mr. 3 \ Luni~rk. Na's
Bend. . =,
n ,I.I1ui M:>> Irtilii Mr,'T,-s'.r.. Topeka. Nan
Mr. Fl!a gismi,l... Mr. VI kiIIg. l;uriingani'
pre>I,vi.r,.
Nr,-pr CuH.liH. Pleasant IIili-
Mi, Mary S,.,.h.I,>. Mrs VI l.n.,.r- Auhurn Es>
Mr., r Ma>>..X. LoaScnN"Tth. M
NIL w NrInl.rr, Mr. pr Webster. >a'"'
. Louis
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To-Day's PROCEEDINGS.

Only brief resume of to-d3v> proceed
ingS can b. given. Miss Anna Snees ieG
the deyotions, which were yesy tender Ta.,
song. Rescue the Perishing," va, yery ~
propriate TO the purpose Of the nsetire
nafinusd on >irfh Praei
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Second Day.

Yesterday afternoon exercises were
most interesting. hut want ol space prevents
auv other reference Ia the programme, =
svnor,is oi which appeared in yesterdays
E.zoo. than tn present the excellent paper
hy Mrs. Henry Bullard, of ~. joe, "n the
topic. Training children IN mission work.
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LITERARY VIEW.

China is full of books upon every topic.
Their historians tell of the noble women
who have adorned Chinese history. and
they always pay just tribute to
the literary women. Girls are given
an equal chance with the boys in
the schools They are given a perfect
knowledge of all kinds OF letter writing. so
that they may know how to conduct any
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WERE WI THOROUGHLY AROUSED

L. earnest effort? There are enough.
christian women west Ui the Mississippi Il,
make thi, vast spiritual wilderness ~hics
j. our special care in The course Of les.
years To but and blossom a. the rose. al,
at the same time to support miSsjaaarv
in every heather land
We are here to-day To- awaken IN intrrss.
IN missions, To get fresh supplies 81 oil Ia,
our lamp, AMI trim and hold them alofs
tor the lighting OF Others, for ''Whatsoeye-
doth make manifest, i light"
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nntinued on t>irfh Pm.
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THE BRIGHT SIDE.

There i another side OF this life. Filial
affection Is the brightest feature Chinese
children venerate their parents and honor
their superiOrs. They are taught this from
infancy, and IL is a charming characteristic
Of their social life.
Again, the widows never marry This Is
n law OF ConfuciuS, and one never broken
This may not seem TO Us as perfect rule.
Tor it often works an injury, hut these
widows remain true To the memory OF
their dead husbands. We have tried
To make matches for some of the poor
widow converts, but il was generally dis
NAL failure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

In no other department of life does man
exhibit greater weakness than in his attempts
at forecasting the future. Only few weeks
since we were reminding our friends of the
fact that the winter was rapidly wearing away
without even leaving the marks of frost in
the ground, that even ice must prove a short
crop. Suddenly cold wave swept over the
land and the thermometer soon indicated a
temperature slightly below zero, another
puff of frigid breath and twenty degrees be-
low zero was indicated to our astonished
gaze. Now, these cold waves are followed bv
heavy snow storms, which in their magni-
tude even satisfy the dreams of our Oldest in
habitants
If. as our agricultural chemists assert, the
deposits of nitrogen are represented by GER
tain percentage of the snow fall, then we must
only congratulate ourselves upon the bounti-
full supply Of Natures fertilizer now spread
upon the earth's surface, a certain precursor
of a fruitful season. There are some we'll
established benefits derived from the pres
ence of heavy bodies of snow upon our ara
Bile lands, among which may be mentioned
the prevention of washing by drenching rains.
The undsturbed soil can exercise its func-
tions in absorption, taking up the supplies of
ammonia as liberated by the snow and appro-
priating the same for service in future plant
growth, As spring approaches and the melt
ing snow liberates its stores of ammonia, the
soil attracts it and forms various compounds
of nitrogen beneficial as food for plants
Thus far this season we have experienced lit
tie benefits from the decomposing effects of
frost, but compensation is rendered in the
wonderful effects of snow upon our soil. Ma
ture is full of eompensations and is ever a
helpful ally to the observing and industrious
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17
THE VERMONT PHOENIX AND RECORD AND FARMER FRIDAY,

while you count forty drain on brown paper
to absorb the fat.
Turkish Pildf Stew half a can of toma-
toes ten minutes with small slice of onion,
and steam il take one cup of the strained
tomatoes one cup of either beef, chicken.
veal or mutton stock put il on to boil, and
season highly with salt and pepper when
boiling, add one cup of well-washed rice; boil
until the rice has absorbed all the liquor, stir
ring often with fork, but not enough to
break the rice; add one-fourth cup of butter
and set it back where il will keep hot, but not
burn, for twenty minutes-or until the rice is
perfectly tenders remove the cover to let the
steam escape, aud break rice lightly with n
fork. Serve as a vegetable or a border for
curry.
Apple MeriHgue.-Pare and core five or six
apples and put them in q shallow pudding
dish mix one salt spoon of cinnamon with
half cup of sugar and fill the cores; put
bit Of butter over each apple and one or two
tablespoonfus of water in the dish bake un-
til the apples are soft make frosting with
the whites of three eggs, one cup of powdered
sugar and the juice of half a lemon; let it
brown slightly, and serve hot or cold with
sugar and cream.
Coffee. One heaping tablespoonful of cof-
fee to each cup; scald tho cofTee-pot if you
use an egg to clear it, beat it up with the cof-
fee aud half cup Of cold water: pour the
boiling water on the coffee and boil five min
utes set it back where it will keep hot, but
not boil add little cold water; pour out
little and then pour it back again. to clear the
spout. OF course it is needless to say that
the quantity allowed in the recipe is that for
family of four or five. For larger num-
Der the quantity must be increased.
l want to add little about the Turkish Pi-
laf. 1t is most delicious dish, and is a real
relief from the vegetable monotony of this sea-
son of the year. 1t is delicate and very appe-
tizing, and makes a good foundation for Gro
quettes Let it get cold; then add one egg
well beaten and tablespoonful Of melted
butter shape, roll in crumbs dip in beaten
egg, then roll again in breadcrumbs, and fry
in lard so hot that it will brown piece of
bread while you can count forty. (This is the
rule for croquettes always forty seconds is
ample time for them.) 1t goes without say
ing that you must have frying basket and
must have twice as much lard as you use for
doughnuts, and that always when taken from
the fat they must be put on brown paper to
drain, and then served in a napkin. These
latter are called Turkish Croquettes."
Beg your pardon for keeping you so long
to practical things, but hope it will not tire
you. If it does not, perhaps will repeat the
dose at some future time.
SALLIE JOY WHITE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

, is very cheap, and finish by sheathing it up
and down with narrow planed and matched
pine or hemlock boards, and you have silo
as good as the most expensive one for at least
a dozen years. Let the silo extend from the
! ground, whether there is a cellar under the
barn or not, up to the beams of the barn. A
cheaply-constructed carrier will carry the for
age up over the top of the silo, and can be
run by the same power which runs the ensi
| lage machine.
For farmers who wish to keep 10 to 20
cows, a silo ~ feet "a feet-12 feet to 10
| feet high, will be ample, and can be con-
struoted at a cost of about $40 for lumber
and nails. The labor is such as almost any
farmer can do at odd spells. An ensilage ma
chine can be bought for $50, capable of cut
ting as fast as is necessary, which with a car
rier can be run by one-horse power The
horse power will cost somewhere in the vicin-
ity of 1925, and a carrier about $50. Total
cost of sio and outfit, comprising power, cut
ter and carrier, about S245 this outfit will
answer for two or three farmers, and by pro-
curing in the place of $50 cutter, one cost
ing S75 or 800, four or FIVE farmers can fill
silos of the above size with the same machn-
cry The cutter will be useful in cutting up
corn stover aud other dry fodder while the
power will be useful to run il for that pur-
pose as well as to run circular saw to cut
NOOus n GlICulhT saw lOT cutting uTe WOOu
can be bought for about $40. If four far
mers join together and buy an ensiage ma
chine, and horse power, and wood saw, the
whole expense will be but $500, or less than
$50 each A silo II < "a K 10 feet deep will
hold SO to 100 tons, ample to winter 20 to 80
head of cattle, old and young Every farmer
can sell hay enough to pay for his silo, bis
share of the cost of machinery, have his stove
wood all sawed up, and double his stock the
first year upon an ordinary farm, or he may
sell nearly all his hay and have money to loan
out at interest.
1t has been the fashion for some who have
not tried this system, to say that stock will
not thrive upon ensilage without being fed
literally with grain This has been disproved
by the experience of many l will here in
sert an extract from a letter received from
Capt. G. Morton of Essex Vt.
Jan. 9Th, 1882
DEAR DIR. BAILEY;-I have read your de-
scription ola self-compressing ensilage device,
and think it common sense thing. l want
to use it. My wooden silo in hay NOV 10 l.
2x19 1-2, is a success Well, my ensilage has
turned out better than ever this year l
teed nothing 1ciM IL, and now after three
months feeding upon it alone, all the stock
look splendidly. All my visitors say have
the best looking stock they have seen this
winter. Ensilage will change the whole rou-
tine of farming in New England in less than
ten years. Yours truly,
G. MoRroN
Would not most barns need Strengthening
to bear, without spreading, the pressure of
heavy weights upon the top of the ensilage
Perhaps it would be necessary to brace the
posts firmly or to connect them with iron
rods.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

SO far the advocates of ensilage certainly
have the bulk of the argument, and, we are
half inclined to believe, the weight of it also.
Reports from all who are trying it this winter
are uniformly favorable. Hundreds, if not
thousands, of silos will be built next summer.
We give below plan by DR.. ]. NJ. Bailey,
which We find in the Massachusetts, Plough
man, for building a cheap silo above ground
or for converting barn bay into one:
If ensilage is what all those who have tried
1t claim, it is far more important to the pros
perity of the country that the thousands of
small farmers should adopt the system than
that few of the largest and wealthiest farm
ers should do so. While masonry silos, from
their durability, will prove to be the best in
the end, have demonstrated to my satisfac-
ton that cheap wooden silos entirely above
ground, are just as good while they last-which
viii be from eight to Is years, according TO
the kind of lumber used in their construc-
ton. The cheapest and most convenient
place to build wooden silos is a bay in the
barn. Strengthen the sides of the barn with
extra studdingi set up strong frame between
the bay aud the barn floor, sheath it up with
hemloek plank, mailing them on horizontally,
leaving door for the barn floor, to be stop
ped up as ice-house doors are. Cover the in
side of the silos with tarred roofing paper ut
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17
CORN AND POTATO PRIZES.

LIST OF THE YIELDS OF CORN AND PoTA-
TOES OBTAINED BY VERMONT BOYS FROM
ONE EIGHTH OF AN ACRE.
The following is list of the yields of corn
and potatoes obtained by Vermont boys under
II years of age, in competition for prizes Of
fered by the university of Vermont and state
agricultural college from funds given for the
purpose by Hon. ], Gregory Smith. The first
boy on each list receives prize of S25 and
scholarship in the university, the second boy
$50, the third SIS, the fourth $40, and
the fifth So The yields of corn are Civ
en- in bushels of dry shelIed corn, SO lbs. to the
bushel, and of Early Rose potatoes 60 lbs. to
the bushel The list contains only the names
of those WHO have reported yields of over 80
bushels of corn and $50 bushels of potatoes to
the acre. The highest yields reported last
year were 122 bushels of corn and 1929 bush
els of potatoes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

The "HoME AND SOCIETY" department of
The Century Magazine will be devoted, dur.
ing the next three or four months to a sub
ject of first Importance to home life--the
proper construction of houses with reference
to protection against fire, and the dangers to
health arising from imperfect drainage, bad
ventilation and damp walls The articles will
be written by experts, whose aim will be to
give practical hints to persons intending to
build, so that they will be able to examine in
telligently the plans of architects and the
work Of builders. In the March number will
appear the first of the series, by George Mar
tin Huss, on blouse Foundations" in which
attention is also given TO remedies for damp
walls and cellars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

Tony Pastor Of New York, who is now with his in
imitable variety combination making a tour Of the
principal cities Of the Union, is recognized as the
leading character-vocast and yariety-performer Of
the United States. He owns and runs a hrst-class
theatre Broadway, New York city and has gather
ed about him the best troupe OF variety artists that
could be obtained. The company has just completed
brilliant engagement at the walnut-st theatre Phil
adephia and after the present tour they will reappear
at Tony Pastors own theatre in New York city Mr.
Pastor is the originator Of his peculiar school Of char
acter singing, and has made himself immensely pop
ular having realized by his talents a large fortune
The writer of this article met Mr. Pastor recently at
the Bingham House in Philadelphia, and found him
genial in private he is amusing before the public
During our conversation inquired as TO his physical
health and he replied that notwithstanding the strain
upon him in the discharge Of his professional duties
it was excellent. He had occasionally severe pains
either the result Of rheumatic attacks or colds but
any complaints Of that character never troubled him
long, as he had found remedy for all such annoy
ing affections. l asked him what the remedy wasand
he replied "St. Jacobs OIL" then learned from Mr.
Pastor that he considered the Great German Remedy
excellent preparation for the orrelef Of rheu-
matsm and that it about the only thing used by
professional people for that complaint. He took bot
ties Of 1t with him whepeyer he went travelling and
would not be without it, and knew that it was very
popular with a number OF members Of his own com
pany. conversation held subsequently with various
members Of the organization revealed the fact that St.
Jacobs Oil had been performing most invaluable ser
vice for them in the way Of curing them Of rheuma-
tism. Nearly every artist in the troupe used it, and
was enthusiastic in its praise aud the writer really
forced to the conclusion that Tony Pasorwas certain
ly in luck in having so valuable article known and
employed by his inimtably good company OF perform
ers for it enabled every to be always in his place.
thus insurng comfort to the management aud genuine
satisfaction to the plble Tony Pastor would certain
ly be in trouble without ST. Jacobs Oil. At least other
managers, whose artists have been temporarily I'M
supplied, have noticed the difference between St. ia
cobs Oil in stock aud ST. Jacobs Oil out Of stock
among the members OF their companies.-IN. Y. Clip
per.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

What is the Curculio? 1t is a small beetle
or weevil of which there are many kinds, in
Testing grain and fruit, but the species most
commonly known by that name is the plum
weevil, ConotracheliGs aeRUphar. The scien-
tife name is very long, but the beetle is very
short-a little less than one-fourth of an inch
The wingcovers form two little roundish
humps on the back, by which, with its long
crooked snout it may be distinguished The
beetle makes semicircular in cision in the
green fruit, depositing an egg therein which
1t matches and the worm or larva eats into
the plum, causing it to wither, decay and
fall. The plum curculio produces but one
brood in year, which mature during the
season, aud those which survive pass into the
ground Just below the surface in the fall. as
perfect beetles, where they remain until
spring, and come out in season to deposit
their eggs in the fruit as soon as it is sufi-
GENTLY grown. They are most numerous on
the trees during the night, and that has been
recommended as the best time to shake them
of. When disturbed the curculio draws in
its legs and counterfeits death consequently
it is easily shaken to the ground by suddenly
jarring the tree. Another method of destroy
ing them is by placing on the ground, around
the body of the trees, pieces of bark with the
ooneave side down, or chips, or pieces of
shingles. The curculios collect on the under
side of these chips to avoid the cold. The
best time to remove them from the chips is
late in the afternoon of each day The work
OF catching them should begin about the
time the blossoms begin to expand; but it
will not be of much use after the insects be-
gin to work upon the fruit. The method
which is recommended in paragraph which
we give in another place, copied from an ex-
change, was practiced by David Thomas
more than forty years ago, and it is still re-
garded as the most elfectual remedy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17
SHORTS.

Two thousand two hundred and fifty two
women are engaged in farming in Indiana.
Mr. Emery in the Iowa Homestead, says
"At county fair hereabouts, the agricultural
implements consisted of two plows, two wag-
ons, and twenty wheels of fortune. That as
sortment ought to and will kill any fair"
The apples recommended most highly for
expectation by L. w. Wood, chairman of the
fruit committee of the Massachusetts, Horti-
cultural society, are Gravenstein, Hubbards-
ton Nonsuch, Rhode Island Greening, Bald
win and Roxbury Russet and those kinds
he also esteems best for his own market.
The best churns are now conceded to be
those which have no interior fixtures. The
agitation of the cream produces an aggrega-
tion of the particles of fat into small pellets
which condition is the best for washing the
butter and freeing it from buttermilk.
The number of live stock in the United
States in 1880, is reported by the census bu-
reau as follows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

The two principal troubles with the plum
are the black knot and the curcuio. Neither
of them need be formidable The black knot
may be prevented or cured by promptly cut
ting all of on its first appearance and burn
ing it. More commonly it is allowed to spread
year or two unobserved, and then it is just
ly pronounced very formidable and incura-
BILE disease. Taken in time it is much less
labor to keep it under than to cultivate the
ground. The curculio is readily destroyed by
Earring the insects down on stifened sheets
and killing them with thumb and finger The
Earring is effected by striking with an axe or
hammer on iron plugs inserted in the main
branches. 1t must be continued daily, or
twice day, as long as any insects are found.
If intermitted the remedy will prove failure.
-Ez.
For the past two years a third trouble
more serious than either of those mentioned
above, has afflicted the plum trees in this Sec
ton, in most places completely destroying
the fruit the plums rotting on the tree Just
before maturity, from some cause not sup
posed to be the curculio. Can any of our
readers who have had experience in the Gull
tivation of the plum tell us if it is certain that
the trouble is not caused by the curculio, and,
II not so caused, what is the nature of the dis
case The culture of this fruit has lately
proved such failure here that in some cases
the trees have been cut down. The plum is
a delicious fruit that is easily produced in
abundance where it is not subject to disease,
and we hope that those having trees will
spare them and seek a remedy for the disease.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17


am the pastor Of the Baptist church here and an
educated physician. am not in practice but am my
sole family physician, and advise in many chronic
cases. over year ago l recommended your Hop Bit
tiers to my invalid wife who has been under the treat
ment OF six OF Albanys best physicians for several
years She has been thoroughly cured of her various
complicated diseases by their use. We both recon-
mend them 10 our friends, many Of whom have also
been cured of their various ailments by them.
REV, E. II. WARREN