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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Hungarian Grass for Fodder.

The American AgriculttriSt for July says
A large crop of good fodder may be Sc
cured upon early rye or other stubble by
Hungarian grass. The ground should be
prepared as for oats or any other grain,
well manured, and the Hungarian sown
broadcast and narrowed in slightly. The
seed may be sown as late as the middle of
July, about one bushel per acre, but the best
results are obtained from sowing in early
June. If it is desired to have green fodder
for number of weeks in autumn, the Hun
garian seed may be sown at intervals of a
week or so for upwards of six weeks. The
ripe heads of this grass contain large num-
ber of hard and sharp awns or bristles
which ar irritating to the stomach of ami.
mails, especially horses. This trouble can
be avoided by cutting the crop soon after
the heads mature, and before the awns have
grown to full length and become hard
This grass when cured is equal in feeding
value to good hay. If there is demand fol
late fodder, SOW some Hungarian during the
present month"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Amber Cane In Minnesota.

An exchange says Of the amber cane in
Minnesota, one acre of land planted to am.
ber cane and fairly cultivated will yield
twelve to fifteen tons of cane, according to
soil and season. One ton of cane will yield
twelve to fourteen gallons of string-proof
syrup. One gallon Of string-proof syrup
will yield five to seven pounds of sugar,
the remainder after the sugar is extracted
being first-cass syrup. The cane can be
raised, laid down at the mill, with not more
than two miles of hauling, and worked into
string syrup at an average cost not exceed
ing twenty cents per gallon. At twelve
tons of cane per acre and fourteen gallons
Of syrup per ton we may average the pro
duct at 16S gallons of syrup per acre. AT
five pounds of sugar to the gallon the
product would be $40 pounds, having resi-
due of eighty-ive gallons of syrup.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
A Mad Elephant,

A Calcutta letter to the London World
says "Mola Buksh belonged to the Maha-
raja of Benares and was lent by him one
January to small shooting party in South
Mirzapur, consisting of three gentlemen,
two of whom had with them their wives
and children. He was without tusks, of
great size, and of what amateurs call beau
tiful points; stanch with tiger, trained and
tractable, but credited from the first known
of him with an uncertain temper On the
10Th of the month he took part in an ex-
pedition into the jungle, pelted wounded
tiger in ravine with clods till the brute
charged and fastened on his ear, then got
his foe between his legs and kicked him
from hind foot to fore foot and back again
till he was done for. On the 10th he carried
some of the party, including two ladies, for
an outing, nothing unusual being observable
in his manner except rather excited rivalry
with horse which was cantering by his
side. On arriving at the camp he was fed
as usual by female hands and his affectation
humored of having biscuit put actually
into his mouth He had, however, about
him rather a managerie smell, for which
bathe in the neighboring river was pre-
scribed. In perfect peace of mind all re-
tired to rest. But at midnight came the
NlOld loo hlllcu MS mduOuIl
This WAS true, but it was generally thought
that the act was accidental. The paroxysms
had come on him about two A. NJ. lie at
once tore himself loose and went in search
of his second attendant. This man was a
purloiner of grain, inattentive and cruel and
greatly detested by the animal. The NAH
out and his deputy were sleeping side by
side under tree shrouded in their cover
let's, as the manner Of the country is. Mola
knelt on his enemy and killed him, and, per-
haps, in attempting to rise, slipped on the
mahout, who was drunkard, and not likely
to be easily awakened or to think of rolling
aside. At any rate, some hours afterwards,
when the animal returned and saw the bod
les, he only looked down at that of the
mahout, but seized other and tossed it hither
and thither. All was alarm, naturally, in
the camp. Cots were slung up in the trees
one fortunately banian-and the ladies
and children put in comparative safety.
Morning was anxiously looked for. When
it came, however, the coast was clear. Alola
Buksh was passing his time in wrecking a
village at some little distance, unroofng the
houses, and plundering the sweetmeats and
grain. The other elephants had been driven
into the Jungle the men were armed and
vigilant the servants on the watch. As no
alarm was given, forced march was de-
termined on, and off the whole party set for
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Items of Interest.

Ice frozen by machinery is now used al
most exclusively in southern cities, as 1T is
cheaper than that brought from the north,
except at seaboard places.
A SCoTcH woman residing in Salem, Mas
sachusetts, not yet quite forty years of age,
has borne sixteen children in sixteen years,
in no case twins. Thirteen are still living.
A FEW days ago New York policeman
searched respectable man accused OF
pocket picking in the street in full view of
the passersby. The indignant victim has
brought suit for damages.
MINNESOTA has Just exhumed the skele-
ton of a woman who must have stood nine
feet high and had a foot as long as a nail
keg. Anybody missing from northern ln-
diana 2-Detrou Free Press.
PHYSICIANS applied galvanic battery to
the colored boy in Richmond who was said
to have been struck dumb for lying, and he
quickly began to talk in the most distinct
and emphatic manner. lie had been sham.
ming.
An ingenious Strasburg dentist lately ex-
tracted molar, and finding it sound with
the exception of the joints of the root, he
sawed them off, filled the cavity with gold,
and replaced it. 1t has re-established itself,
and is now said to be doing business at the
old stand in most satisfactory manner.
A man answering to the description of
one of the murderers of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and under Secretary Burke in
Phoenix Park has been arrested at Kings
court. His account of his movements is
unsatisfactory. lie is ON the way TO
Dublin under strong escort.
IT is whispered that the morals of Vienna
are not what they should be. Ten thousand
illegitimate children are born yearly in the
hospitals, and this sort OF mistake is not
confined to the grade of society which is
forced to flee to the hospitals. The emperor
educstes all the boys born out OF wedlock
for the army.
A wELL-DREssED man went To an At
lanta hotel for dinner owned that he had
no money when pressed on that point, left
his trousers in pawn, concealed the loss by
long ulster, and went his way. lie went
to a rival hotel, got room, the next morn
ing kicked up row, said he had been
robbed of his trousers and $3.50 in cash,
and could with difficulty be pscitied with
new clothes and money to the amount
named. Then he went and redeemed his
old trousers for 81 aud when the hotel
clerks compared notes they agreed TO keep
the whole matter profound secret.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Farm Notes.

INATTENTIoN TO cleanliness brings on
nine-tenths of the diseases to which chicken
dom is liable, and is the cause of so many
poor, sickly-looking fowls.
OUR great necessity is the establishment
of technical schools for the youth of both
sexes from fourteen upward, where their
skill can be cultivated to make them finished
artisans, farmers, engineers, chemists, build
ers, and artificers of all kinds.
A WESTERN correspondent writes; ave
feel the railroad monopoly here in the west
tightening around us more closely every
year. They let the producer have just
enough out of his crop to keep him from
going out of the business"
Cows purchased from rich lands and
carried to poor soils seldom do well. 1t is
far better to buy good COW from poor
farm, in which case improvement is almost
certain. There is no good reason, however,
why poor animal should be kept on poor
farm. Keep better stock if you have to keep
less of it.
To toady and bow down in abjectness
before power, however unhallowed in its
character and aims, is as natural to large
part of the human race as that resistance
to tyrants which is " obedience TO God is
to another part. And although we call this
free country, the spirit of servility has i'm
mense strength among us.
EXPERIENCE and observation will con.
vince any one that better results will follow
the application of manure at the surface, OF
at least within three inches of it, than il
plowed under to three times that depth
For immediate results all well-rotted ma
nure should be intimately mixed with the
surface soil by repeated civilizations or har
rowings.
"Father," said the young man, as he
leaned ON his hoe, "they say the balance Of
trade is agin u.s." "They do, eh2" Sand
that our bank reserves are rapidly diminish
ing" "Du tell |" And that railroad ex
tension has come TO halt" "Well,
swan !" "And that the volume of securi
ties is substantially without market
"Great snakes Well, never Aud dc
they say anything about Teller stopping tc
lean on his hoe to talk when he might just
as well talk and hoe too2" Reuben spit oil
his hands aud resumed.
THE American Agricuitria for July il
very full of valuable information for the
farmer gardener, and housekeeper, includ
ing much that will interest all others
Among the leading contributors are Pro
fessor Caldwell of Cornell University, on
Permanent Pastures Professor McBryde Of
Tennessee University, on Ensilage Expert
ments; Professor Sanborn of Dartmouth
on Time of Cutting Hay Hon. f. ID. Coburr
of Kansas on the Swine of Ten States
Professor Swallow of Missouri University
on Southern Pastures; ID. Il. Evans, Jr,, o.
Pennsylvania, on Feeding Poultry, etc.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28

A SONNET TO JUNE.

o month Of Junel My eyes are yelled in tears
That shut one-halt thy glorlous beauty out,
And put my sweetest fancles all TO rout;
The mourning dress which fond affection wears
For those she loves, thy radiant garb appears,
30 darkened by the shadows Of doubt
Which creep so coldly my sad heart about
Not even all thy glory lights and cheers.
All Junes are fearful since my darling died.
But other graves beside her own grown green
And other grlefs beside the hearthstone orept,
Combine to spread pail 40 deep and wide
That scarce a vestlge Of the gold Ia seen
To one who now so long has prayed and wept.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
A Rebel and Abraham Lincoln.

About two years ago, Just as | was dis
missing party of visitors from the door of
the catacomb, very plain modest-looking
man of middle age approached and said he
had come to see and learn all he could about
the monument and Lincoln. | proceeded
in my usual way, when visitors are much
interested, and completed my explanations
on the terrace in front of the statue of the
president. From the general beaing of the
visitor, should have taken him for son of
an original New England aboltionist. When
left off speaking he remained and seemed
reluctant to take his eyes from the statue.
After several minutes spent in silent medita-
tion, he astonished me by saying substan-
TALLY " was a soldier in the confederate
army, and spent four years doing my utmost
to defeat all that Abraham Lincoln was try.
ing to accomplish. He succeeded, and |
have no regrets on that account" The wis.,
itor then assumed tragic attitude, and
raising his right hand toward the statue,
said with deliberation and emphasis Z" lie
was an infinitely greater man than George
Washington ever was" With his eyes still
fixed on the statue, and as though his whole
soul was in his words, he continued
washington had no difficulty in deter
mining who were his friends and who were
uot' his tHtuleS WeTe principally on une
water, on the other side of it, officers and
soldiers sent here to enforce the mandates
of tyrant. His friends were his neigh
bors, who, in addition to their struggles for
existence in new country, were oppressed
by taxation without representation. The
line was clearly drawn from the beginning.
With Lincoln it was different. His enemies
were in every department of the government.
They filed the civil offices, they CON-
manded his skeleton of an army, they trod
the decks of his ships, such as they were.
Where they could with impunity be open
they were bold and outspoken. Where it
was policy they were willy, complaisant and
cautious. 1t required two years, or half his
first term, to learn who were friends and
who were enemies, but he was equal to the
emergency. And through it all, little
child could approach him with perfect con
fdence, but the most willy statesmen could
not swerve him hairs breadth from wha,
he believed to be right" That is what |
call eulogy, and if the author of it was not
a thoroughly reconstructed rebel never ex
pect to see one.-Custodian Pover at The
Springfield Commemoration.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
VOL. 77.-395O. NO. 80.

an encampment ten miles on. This was
reached in safety, but the elephant was soon
in pursuit, upset the camels, loads and all
on the road, flung to right and left the bur
dens deserted by the flying coolies, caught
up two unhappy lingerers and killed them
both, and pounded away over the hill stones
with madness in his head and the unnatural
activity of overheated excitement in his
limbs. On the 9th the ft subsided, and
Mola Buksh walked into his stables at Ra-
muggur, the fort of his master, near Ben
ares, glad to have his wounds attended to-.
He had been week on the loose-had
killed twenty persons and wounded others,
and had destroyed a great deal of property"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
COcOanut Shells as Spice.

"Wbat do you do with your cocoanut
shells ?" asked a Record reporter of prom
inent candy manufacturer I" Sell them to
be made into pepper" said he and the
aroused curiosity of the reporter was not
quieted by this statement that the shells
were really ground and used by spice men to
adulterate pepper and other of their wares.
Further investigation showed that a factory
where the shells are ground is up in Cam
den, and is a one-story building, the capa-
city of the mill being about two tons of
ground shells per day The shells are
brought to the factory in bags and deposited
in the roasting department Here they are
carefully scraped and put in great revolving
ovens, which are constantly kept turning
over beds of blazing coal. Some of the
shells are roasted to light brown, while
others come out crisp and black. After be-
ing carefully sorted, the dark shells are put
in hoppers in the grinding department and
reduced to fine powder, like pepper. The
brown shells are not ground so fine and
come from the mill looking exactly like
ground coffee. This Camden factory is said
to have been in operation for about a month.
The shells cost very little, and the milling is
done at an expense of about two or two and
one-half cents per pound. A representative
of leading spice house, in speaking OF this
novel preparation, said that while his house
had not used it, he supposed it was harm
less adulteration for spices. ave have our
own method of adulteration," said he, and
sell to the trade probably more adulterated
goods than pure. We can't help it, There
is no pretense on our part that the lower
grades of spices are pure. We simply sell
the retailer what he wants. We sell them
spices at almost any figure Pepper, for in
stance, as low as eight and nine cents, but it
is about as much something else as ii is
pepper. 1t would ruin the trade to prohibit
adulteration, and, besides, there are not
enough spices grown 10 supply the United
States alone if nothing but pure spices were
sold. We are constantly making expert
ments to discover the cheapest harmless for
eign matter with which we can mix our
goods in order to supply the demand for the
lower grades" The powder made from
ground cocoanut shells has fine color, and
on account of its weight and appearance is
considered by spice dealers to be choice
adulterating Observation-Disclosures Record,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28

And so the six hundred loads would be
worth 1904, or about 1000 after deducting
the value of the muck and ashes used in
composting Of course the immediate effects
on land would not be so great as that of the
application Of the same value in good super
phosphates, but the effects are far more
durable, as we all know, and often give con-
tinued heavy crops for twenty years or more.
These figures agree very well with those
given some two years ago as the result of the
weighing and analysis of one days solid and
liquid manure from twenty-three cows and
five horses, which was over So.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Nitrogen In Muck.

Notwithstanding the recent counterblasts
against muck by alleged scientific authori-
ties, the farmers themselves who have used
it as fertilizer still like it. One of the
best farmers in New York, w. j. Fowler,
gives the following proof of the richness of
mucky soils in ammonia, the most costly Of
fertilizers. Says Mr.. Fowler; "On general
principles strongly believe in manures con-
tanning ammonia in some form, for on my
land l cannot doubt their good effects.
But have noticed that where have put
underdrains, especially in low, mucky soil,
the land can be cropped for more years than
l have yet tried, with no manure except
mineral, phosphate or potash
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.

At the recent celebration Of Mrs. Stoves birth
day DR.. o. W. Holmes told the story OF how h
read Uncle Toms Cabin" He saw barouch
on Washington street one day, and Mr.. Amo
Lawrence, who was seated therein, shouted I
him and asked him II he had read Sunnyside,
and he, not understanding what was sal
to him, answered "yes" as people Away
do when they don't understand, and after
wards Mr.. Lawrence sent him Uncle Tom
Cabin" and though he was reading volume O
Dickens at the time, It soon lost its flavor and
became absorbed in the other, as the rest Of tn
world did, shortly afterwards. DR.. Holmes the
casion:
II every tongue that speaks her praise
For whom shape my tlnkllng phrase
Were summoned to the table
The vocal chorus that would meet
or mlnglng accents harsh sweet
From every land and tribe would beat
The polyglots Of Babel.
Briton and Frenchman, swede and Dane,
Turk spanIard, Tartar of Ukraine,
Hidalgo, Cossack, Cadi,
High Dutchman and Low Dutohman, too,
The Russian serf, the Polish Jew,
Arab, Armenian and Mantchoo
Would shout, d" We know the lady"
Know her who knows not Uncle Toni
And her he learned his gospel from
Has never heard Of Moses;
Full we'll the brave black hand we know
That gave to freedoms grasp the hoe
That killed the weed that used to grow
Among the southern roses.
When Archmedes, long ago.
spake out 30 grandly " dos pou ao,
Give me place to stand on,
III move your planet for you, now"
lie little dreamed or fanced how
The sto at last should find Its pou
For woman's faith to land on.
Her lever was the wand OF art,
Her fulcrum was the human heart
Whence all unfaillng aid Ia;
She moved the earth its thunders pealed
Its mountains shook, Its temples reeled
The blood-red fountains were unsealed,
And Mooch sunk to 1Iades.
All through the conflict, up and down,
Marched Uncle Tom and Old John Brown,
One ghost. one form ideal
And which was false, and which was true
And which mightier Of the two,
The wsest sbyl never knew,
For both alike were real
Sister, the holy maid does we'll
Who counts her beads in convent cell,
Where pale devotion fingers;
But she who serves the sufferers needs,
Whose prayers are spet In loving deeds,
May trust the Lord will count her beads
As well as human fingers.
when Truth herself was savery's slave
Thy hand the prisoned suppant gave
The rainbow wings of fiction,
And Truth who scared desoends to-day,
Bearing angels wreath away,
Its lilies at thy feet to lay,
with heavens benedlction.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28

siderably increasing the per cent of potash
The ammonia in the urine. and part of that
in the dung, is readily available as plant
food, and may be reckoned at fifteen cents
per pound, on the basis Of values Of COM
mercial fertilizers. The phosphoric acid
may be rated at eight cents per pound, and
the potash at six cents. This would give
the following valuation
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28

A LONDON lecturer on female attire said
recently. Dressed as women are, the less
exercise they take the better for health, In
fact, they are seldom dit to stand erect or
walk block, but should be rolled around
or carried on a palanquin. Not one woman
in 10000 has room inside her clothes for the
rise and fall of the ribs in breathing, and
there is not one in 10000 whose vital or
gans are not displaced by external pressure
While this Is so, the less exercise the better"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Deparf,renf.
t. II. HosKINs. Agricultural Editor.
THE FARM ER.

Let the wealthy and great
Roll in splendor and state,
envy them not, l declare II;
eat my own lamb,
My chickens and ham,
| shear my own fleece, and ! wear II;
have lawns, I have bowers,
have fruits, have flowers,
The lark Ia my morning alarmeri
SO, jolly boys, now
Here's God speed the plow,
Long life and success to the farmer
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28
Gime GableS.
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing MAY Is, 1882.

Trains Goin0 South mU Leave Montpelier
as foiiocsi
0nb m MAIL, from st. Albans and Burlington fol
o'VJ d llI Concord, Manchester, Nashua Worcester
Lowell, Fitchburg, Boston, Springfield, New
London and New York.
4O dns5as and e Ws @ GT MSn'TS S
ell. Drawing Room Car to Boston via Lowell
65 &ISaR sdn oT TFS% SorssS "a aS'n' Rutland and Bur
lilo SIsn @ and Se W % Ssfias5 ans
York and all points In New England. Sleep
Ing Cars TO springfield and Boston via Lowell
Trains Going North and West:
. IN m NIGHT EXPRESS from Boston and New
OU d. I'LL York for Montreal Ogdensburg and the West
Sleeping Car to Montreal
IL n m ACCOMMODATIONS, from Northheld fol
UlJ d. lll' Burlington, Rutland Rouses Point and St
johns,
0LL n m LOCAL EXPRESS, from white River June
JJJ d. ll ton for Burlington, st. Albans and Rchford
Q6L n m DAY EXPRESS. Leaves Boston via Fitch
J'JJ " Ul' burg at 500 a. m via Lowell at $50
New London at 800 q. M, Springfield at 800
M. for Burlington, st. Albans, Montreal
Ogdenshurg and the West Drawing Room
Car TO Montreal.
COZ n m ACCOMMODATIONS, from white Rvel
VIZ " nl' Junction for Burlington and st. Albans.
Trains leave for Barre at 1925 a. M, lilo a.. M
and i20 Returning, leave Barre at s2b n. m ll5I
a. M and 500 D.
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West for sale al
the principal stations.
W. T. SMITH, General Passenger Agent
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28

Leading physicians and
clergymen use and recon-
mend BRowN's IRON BIT
TIERS. 1t has cured others
suffering as you are, and it
will cure you.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-28

Logansport, Ind. Dec. /, 1880.
For long time | have been a
sufferer from stomach and kidney
disease. My appetite was very poor
and the very small amount did cat
disagreed with me. Twas annoyed
very much from non-retention Of
urine. | tried many remedies with
no success, until I used Browns
Iron Bitters. Since / used that my
stomach does not bother me any.
My appetite is simply immense. My
kidney trouble is no more, and my
general health is such, that | feel
ike a new man. After the use oi
Browns Iron Bi,ters for one month,
/ have gained twenty pounds in
weight. o. u. SARGENT.