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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
THE FARMERS HOT-BED

No time should be lost in prepar-
ing sites for the farmers hot-bed,
and in making arrangements for the
manure necessary for supplying the
requisite heat. Among the earliest
plants the tomato may be suggested.
The professional market gardener is
sure to be on time with his young to-
mato plants when the proper season
arrives for setting them out. 1t is
much cheaper and better for the Or
binary farmer or village householder
to purchase his tomato plants of the
professional than to raise them from
the seed; even then it is necessary
that the hot-beds be seasonably and
properly prepared. Well-rotted ma
nure to warm the bed, and a thor
ough preparation of the soil, will
command success. OF late years,
quite trade has sprung up for toma-
to plants between experienced grow
ers, with proper facilities, and farm
ers and others about the country who
desire limited quantities for raising q
home supply of early vegetables,
Farmers are utilizing a tight board
fence in the raising of early vegeta
bles, to shield their early tomato, let
tuce, and even their strawberry
plants. Such fence, erected on thu
north side of these beds, hastens tn
production early vegetables and fruit
for the farmers tables, which con
tribute to the health and comfort o
the enterprising agriculturist and hi
family.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
Agrifnltnral department.
INDIAN CORN CULTURE.

The Importance to Vermont farm
ers of raising their own corn demands
their serious attention. Next to
grass, it is the most important crop
to the farmer. Perhaps when we
consider the corn crop in the light of
a helper to the grass crop, there are
strong arguments in favor of giving
Indian corn the preference. Many,
from long experience, are fully con-
WINGED that there is no crop posses
sing the recuperative power which at
taches to corn, and largely because
the slower is fed to cattle and the
corn fed largely to hogs, these, with
proper additions of compost material,
a fertilizer unrivaled for its beneficial
effects on the soil. With but few ex-
ceptions the farmer who raises the
most corn also raises the largest
quantity of grass, other things being
equal, many of our successful farmers
have given this matter fair trial for
many years and speak with that con-
fidence, which arises from the results
of practical experience. The pur-
chase of so much Western corn by
our farmers, OF rather the neglect to
raise corn on their own farms, is q
great mistake. The outlay for pur
chased corn has taken too much cash
from the pockets of our farmers. A
little extra individual effort on the
part of our farmers, might have say
ed this enormous outlay for corn, and
made us the richest community OF
farmers in any state in the Union.
TO be sure, there is some land not
adapted to the growing of corn; yet
on nearly every farm there are acres.
more or less extensive, fitted to its
growth. Corn is a very sure crop il
Orleans County, in fact it has almost
become a certainty with proper cul
tivatiOn. Since 1916 there has beer
less failures in the corn crop thar
any other of our cereals, the crop has
been lighter some years than others
but less failures. Our farmers are
beginning to appreciate the corn crop
There is probably nearly double TIL
corn now raised than was years ago
, If the crop can be doubled, during
the next ten years, the total viii
t then nearly meet the wants of th
, farmers of Vermont.
O. V. PERCIvAL.
GIo1.... II
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17

How TO TEST SEEDs.-Select from
the whole mass of the seed 100 or 80,
OF even 10 seeds, that will be fair
sample of all. For larger seed. as
wheat, oats, peas, ETC., take thin,
tough sod, and scatter the counted
seeds upon the earth side. Put upon
1 the seeds another similar sod, earth
side down. Set this double sod by
the warm side of the house or other
building, or of a tight feuce, moist
ening it occasionally. as needed. If
very cold, cover, or remove to the
kitchen or cellar at night. The up
per sod can be lifted for observation
when desirable. The swelling OF
starting of the seed will in few DAYS
according to the kind, tell what per.
centage of them will grow A box
of earth will answer instead of sods
both for large and small seeds
Small seeds of vegetables or flowers
and even large ones, may be put int,
moist cotton, to be kept slightly mois
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
a Pleasant Letter
1t Rings of n Grateful Heart and gives
Honor Where Honor is Due.

Homer Where Honor is Due.
Mr. William W. Chadwick of Ha:chville Conn.,,
writes under date ofJune IA. 1880 to Dr. Kennedy, to
say that the use of "Kennedy's Fayore Remedy" has
cured him of Gall Stone. from which he had exper-
fenced everything but comfort for a long time. Mr..
Chadwick felt wholly cured when he wrote and says:
Il have had pain for six months and have also re-
gained my flesh and can stand fair days work.
recommended Kennedy's Favorlte Remedy to any one
suffering from deranged liver" Grateful patients
common. DR.. Kennedy is daily IN receipt of let
tiers from Them expressing similar sentiments These
letters spontaneous and put in all varieties Of
phraseoogy but Invariably setting forth one thing
the value Of 'Kennedys Favorite Remedy for many
forms of disease. 1t may be just the thing you have
been looking for Is your Liver disordered? Have
| you Derangement of the Kidneys Bladded associ-
ated with Consumption of the Bowels? Is so, you
want ''Kennedys Fayorite Remedy DR.. Kennedy
practices Medicine and Surgery in all their branches.
Write and state your case frankly. Letters promptly
answered. Address DR.. DGUid Kennedy, Rondout, n.
Y. "Dr. Kennedy's Favorte Remedy for sale by all
| druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
THE LIVING ROOM IN THE
HOME.

In true home every room should
be living room. We should live
all over our houses, have nothing too
fine to use. Of course the nursery
should hold the young destroyers
until they know what not to break, if
that knowledge ever comes. But to
a trooping set of happy boys and girls
the house should be open and free.
Each person will find his sanctum, of
course, and every one should, if pos
sible, have room to himself. There
should be some place for those who
must work, to retire to, where soli-
tude would be possible. But the dim
ing room, the library, and the parlor
should be cheerful and orderly, and
always lighted up by some constant
and familiar presence. Somebody
should be there to welcome the wan
derers, to greet the stranger, and to
gather the children together as a her
gathers her chickens under her wings
This person is usually the mother
who is the core of the home. 1t is
the reunion hour, this happy hour by
the wood fire, which pays her for al
her work, all her trials. If she car
see her group passing into respect
able manhood and womanhood, if shs
can see happy, honest, hopeful, in
dustrious sons and blooming, modes
daughters, she compounds with thu
past for all its pains, its desperat,
despair, its hard usage of-herself
She does not mind her altered fac,
and figure, the gray hair, the ag'
which has come too soon. Her worl
is done, she has made a happy home
and its fruit is before her intact
amenities Of Home.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
PERUVIAN SYRUP

Supplies the blood with its Vital Principle, or
Life Element, IRON. infusing Strength,
BEING FREE FROM ALCOHOL, its energiz-
ing effects are not followed by corresponding
t;or, bftfa r1er
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
ESTATE OF LUKE DREW.
CTATE OF VERMONT,

In Probate Court held at Barton Landing in said
District, the LIST day of April, A. D. 1882.
Ira s. Drew, executor of the last will ard testament
of Luke Drew. late of Glover, in said district,
deceased presents his administration account for
examination and allowance, and makes application
for a decree Of distribution and partition of the
estate of said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof be held the office Of the Judge of Probate
in said Barton Landing, the 10th day of April,
A. ID. 1882, for hearing and decision thereon.
And, it is further ordered that notice hereof be
given all persons interested by publication Of the
Monitor newspaper published at Barton previous
to said time appointed for hearing that they may
appear said time and place. and show cause. IL any
they may have why said accountshould not be allow
ed, and such decree made.
By the Court,-Attest,
1916 ]. g. CUSHMAN, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17

and placed in the sun or in a light
warm room. For small quantities of
valuable flower seeds and the like,
half dozen will suffice for trial
test. With any seed for field or gar
den, however good, it is always very
desirable and useful to know exactly
how many or how few are defective,
and thus be able tie decide how much
seed to use on an acre OF other plot.
American Agricaltmist.
FARMERS MAKING DEBTs.-A good
deal has been said against farmers
going in debt. Yet there is not one
in thousand who has the capital to
do what he should to get the best re-
suits from the farm. The trouble is
not in the debt itself, but in the OBJ
iects for which it was accumulated.
No farmer was ruined by debts in
cured for judicious undertaking or
manuring. If thing will pay at all
it will pay as well with borrowed
money, as if done by capitalist.
The man who invests money does it
with the purpose of securing a profit
able return. The less capital a farm
Ell has the greater need of investing
where are the largest profits. 1t is
all right for farmers to be cautious
about borrowing money to build fine
houses, drive fine horses or ride in
fine carriages. Money thus borrow
ed seriously cripples farmers, and
prevents them from having money for
improvements that are really profta-
BILE. Many a farmer has been over
weighted by extensive houses or 9th
er buildings which absorb so much of
his capital that he has too little fol-
anything else.
The Poultry World says: Eggs
for Matching should be chosen of the
fair average size usually laid by the
hen they are from, any unusually
large or small being rejected. Some
hens lay extremely large eggs and
others small ones. A fat hen will al
ways lay small eggs, which produce
small and weakly chickens. Abso-
lutte size in eggs is, therefore, of but
little Importance. Round, short
eggs are usually the best to select
very long eggs, especially if mucl
pointed at the small end, almost al
ways breed birds with some awkward
ness in style or carriage. Neithe
should rough-shelled eggs be chosen
they usually show some derangemen
of the organs, and are often sterile.
About 100000 bushels of leache,
ashes were imported from Canada las
year by Connecticut parties for fertil
: izers at a cost of II cents per bushel
; MANS INGRATITUDE.-This is an ungrateful worl
to say the least. A will act like lunatic whe
he has the itching piles and declare that he knows
cant live another day. yet he applies Swayne's DIN
ment the intense itching is allayed at once, he gel
cured and goes down to the lodge without VIII
Of gratitude. When asked why he looks Cheerful
he lodges the question by indifferent answer. Il
: just like though, isn't it?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17

About 100000 bushels of leached
ashes were imported from Canada last
year by Connecticut parties for fertil-
izers at a cost of II cents per bushel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17

MANS INGRATITUDE.-This is an ungrateful world
to say the least man will act like lunatic when
he has the itching piles and declare that he know he
cant live another day, yet he applies swayne's Ont-
ment, the intense itching is allayed at once, he gets
cured, and goes down to the lodge without whit
of gratitude. When asked why he looks so cheerful
he lodges the question by indifferent answer It's
Just like man though isn't it?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17

SETH w. FowLE s. SONS, Projectors, So
Harrison Avenue, Boston. Sold by all Druggists.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-17
PORTABLE GARDENS.

The Prairie Farmer tells city peo-
pie how they may grow vegetables in
spite of small yards. 1t says: Take
barrels and bore holes around the
middle, and one hole large enough to
admit the nose of a watering-pot.
Fill the barrels with stones as high
as the rows of holes, and fill in with
good rich, fine earth to the top, in
which plant cucumbers, melons, and
tomatoes. One barrel will be enough
for each kind. Be sure to have one
fiat stone lean over the large hole
where you pour in water until it runs
out of the holes you have made, and
which will prevent the earth from fill
ing this hole up. Range the barrels
around the yard and plant the seeds.
Keep the barrels filled with water uE
to the holes, and you have all the
requisites for rapid, healthy growth
air, heat and moisture. You car
raise all the vegetables you will need
in the greatest perfection, and they
will last until autumn, as they cal
easily be covered on frosty nights
Cucumbers and tomatoes may hang
over the barrels, cutting them of
when they reach the bottom. Mel
ons may be tied to the wall fence
The stones have an important ser
vice in holding up the earth, and il
absorbing the heat during the da
which they give out at night, keep
ing the water at an even temper
azure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
TANNING a Human Skin.
Toronto (Ont.) Special to Chicago Tribune
A few DAYS 400 medical stud

Toronto (ont) Special to Chicago Tribune.l
A few days ago medical student
brought three pieces of skin to W.
Cenee, the furrier, stating that it was a
portion of pigs skin which he wished
to get tanned. The skin was laid aside,
and after it had gone through the ordin-
airy process in the watts, boy in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Cenee noticed, while stitch
ing it on the beam, that it had very little
resemblance to pigs hide either in
form or texture. On examination, Mr..
Cenee discovered that the skin was that
of young woman, and states that it
was not long since the owner Of it was
alive, for it was quite fresh when brought
to him. The skin had apparently been
taken from the legs above the knees and
the arms. The skin is tough and seem
mgly will prove durable. The detec-
tives were Informed and now have the
case in hand
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
The Americas Gun.

The Americas Cup has been returned
to the New York Yacht Club by Mr..
George l.. Schuyler, the surviving dom
or, and accompanying the letter announc-
ing his decision in the matter was new
deed of gift. The new deed has the fol-
lowing paragraph: "Any organic
ed yacht club of foreign coun-
try, incorporated, patented or Ii
censed by the Legislature, admiralty
or other executive department, having for
it's annual regatta an ocean water course,
on the sea on an arm of the sea Zone
which contains BOTH practicable for YES
sells of 800 tons, shall always be entitled
through one or more of its members, to
the right of sailing match for this cup,
with yacht or other vessel propelled by
sails only and constructed In the country
to which the challenging club belongs,
against any one yacht or vessel as afore-
said constructed in the country of the
club holding the cup. The yacht or ves-
sci to be of not less than thirty nor more
than 800 tons, measured by the custom
house rule In use by the coun-
try of the challenging party" It
also states: 1t is to be distinctly under
OoOOo oAIe'o oiAO SuP 10 w No uA1O
of the club and not of the owners of the
vessel winning it in match, and that
the condition of keeping it open to be
sailed for by any organized yacht clubs
of all foreign countries, upon the terms
above laid down, shall forever attach to
it, thus making it perpetually chal-
lenge cup for friendly competition be-
tween foreign countries" These condi-
tions make it impossible for Canadian
yacht belonging to an organize
ion such as the Bay of Quinte
Club, from which the sloop Atlanta
hailed, to compete for the cup in the
future, and also has a tendency to stop
the shipment to this country on the
decks of ocean steamers of such pigmy
racing machines as the ten-ton cutter
Madge, that came over from Scotland
last summer for the purpose of testing
her metal and perchance making match
with small sloop for the famous Ameri-
ca prize
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
A ShreWd SWindIe.

A Philadelphia visitor in San Fran
cisco was walking along quiet street of
residences about two weeks ago, when
he observed seedy-looking youth upon
the pavement. ''What lucky find %
exclaimed the youth, turning to the
Philadelphian, "she's $40, isn't she?"
The latter eyed the object and saw that
it was gold nugget pin, similar to small
nuggets frequently carried by miners
and others on the Pacific coast. "It's
windfaQ to me, for I'm dead broke, %
continued the youth; "I'll run down
town and sell her." ''What do you
want for it?" asked the unsuspecting
victim, who thought he had chance to
turn an honest penny. 81 am SO hard
up l believe I'll take 80" The hood
lum got his $40, and the Philadelphia,
as he afterwards discovered, got his
penny's worth of brass. The dodge is
said to be the most troublesome on that
coast
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15

courts or back yards, and are without
glass. The caves are made to project,
SO as to keep out the rain, and in doing
SO OF course exclude much light as well.
Blinds made of Stats are sometimes used,
and thin, light paper pasted over the
Stats serve to keep out some of the cold
air and to let in little light. The
houses are invariably one story high;
and at the bottom of this custom is a
superstition that higher houses would
interfere with the spirits of the air
{" Fung Chun y, and offend them, thus
bringing disaster upon the house or vii
lage. In front of each door, and ct q
distance of eight or ten feet, stands de-
tached wall, fifteen feet long and as high
as the caves of the house, concealing
the door from any person standing in
front OF 1t. This is for the purpose of
protecting the house and family from
malignant Fung Chui" or spirits,
which are popularly believed to fly only
in straight lines and to be incapable of
traversing the air in search of certain
house when they come in contact with
the wall they are thrown off at an angle,
and thus bafied of their fell purpose.
and fly ina tangent through infinite space
and''are lost. A Chinese village has but lit
tie in common with those of this country
either in detail or in general appearance.
While the villages of America, copied
from English prototypes, are peculiar
from their detached and separate build,
with gardens and grass plots, those of
China are compact, huddled together.
and present from a distance the aspect
of mere dead wall. One popularity of
all Chinese cities and villages is the ab-
sence of steeples, spires, or pinnacIes of
any kind. While Mohammedan coun-
tries have the mosque, with its flashing
domes and graceful minarets, and
European and American centres of
population are marked by lofty towers
and spires, China is almost absolutely
without any of these striking architect
ural points. The result is great monot-
ony and dullness of aspect.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
Pigs Eat Up an Account Book.


A firm of masons at Newburyport,
Mass, employed a hodcarrier whose
newell method of keeping account of his
time was brought to light by dron
circumstance. He went one evening to
his employers home with the sad intel
igence that he had lost his account book.
He said the pigs had gotten it and eaten
it up. "What sort of an account did
you keep" asked the employer. i
had nail key, and when I worked a
whole day I put in potato, and when
half day half potato, and the pigs
ate 'em intirely." every well," said
the gentleman; CT have kept your
time" Having looked it over, he told
the man that he had overdrawn his &C
count by about 81. Cali right, said
he. "It's small account, and you're
welcome to it."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
A PolyqIot F Family.
From the Middletown Press. |

There is living at Middletown a fami-
ly in which nine distinct languages are
spoken, namely: English, German,
French, Spanish, italian, Portuguese,
Greek, Arabic and Turkish, besides any
number OF dialects connected mostly
with Italian and Spanish. The head of
the family, who is a native of Zurich,
Switzerland, is musician of wide ac-
comphshments and reputation, who
from love of travel, has seen most
parts of the world, having resided for
considerable periods in widely separated
countries. After extended travel he set
tied in Tunis, North Africa, where he
held position of musical director for the
hey, having charge of his orchestra
He married there lady who was a ma
tive of Arabia, but born of italian and
English parents. Children were born
to them there. Leaving the country on
account of an epidemic, they settled
next In Constantinople, and resided
some years at the Turkish capital.
There he was the sultan's chief must
clan, not only having the charge of the
bands of all his regiments at the capital,
but also of the music of the sultan s
harem. Other children were born to
them at Constantinople. He left the
Turkish capital to come to America,
dwelling year in Germany, and travel
ing in Italy before coming here. For
many years they resided in New York
and Brooklyn. On coming to this coun-
try he continued his profession, leading
orchestras and teaching music. The
gentleman referred to is Mr.. Frank
Merger, who, with his wife, is living
with their youngest son, Frank Merger,
Jr., on the Pitts farm, just outside of
the village. Of IA children, several of
whom were born in this country, only
are now living, and all but one are resi-
dents of Middletown. The oldest of
these, who is the wife of Mr.. Frank De
Morville, a composition in the Press
Office, is by birth an Arabian, and speaks
all the languages known to their family
except Portuguese and Arabian. Like
her father she,is a musician, and is CIV
ing lessons in town in both vocal and in
strumental music. The next younger
member of the family, who is resi-
dent of Brooklyn, was also born i'll Con-
stantinople. The oldest son, whose
marriage was lately published in the
Press, is also by birth Turk, and the
other three--a sister and two brothers
are American born.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
VILLAGES i'm China.

Villages, not badly built by any
means, occur at intervals of mile OF
more apart all along the roads of China.
Very good brick-much about the same
size, shape, and material as those made
in this country--compose the walls OF
the better houses, while for the poorer
order of ediices mud is used. The brick
walls in China are excellent better than
the cheaper brick walls in America, and
but little inferior to our best pre-
served brick. When the villages are
constructed of mud there is a striking
resemblance to the villages of Egypt.
The houses have no outside windows
and but one opening, which is the door
The openings for lights are upon inner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-02-15
The Lion and the LADY,.
From the Boston Post.]

Mrs. Lincoln, who raised and petted a
pair of lion cubs, on Howard street, a
few years ago, on Thursday paid visit
to one of them, the lion Emperor. The
huge beast recognized her and mani
tested his delight by the most
extravaganza demonstrations. He
licked her hands, sprang up and,
placing his paws against the grating,
tried to force his head through the
bars. Mrs. Lincoln laid her face against
his vast jaws and put her arms through
the bars around his neck, and the mon
strous animal purred like great cat.
He put out his paw to shake "hands " at
his mistress command, and then, as il
overcome with JOY, lay down and rolled
over and over, uttering meanwhile queer
little grunts and erowls and behaving al
together like a frisky kitten.