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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21

DR.. II. p. Armsby, OF the Wisconsin
Experiment station, tavors hauling and
spreading manure at once, rather than
heap it at barn or in field with the single
exception of hillsides, where, to avoid
washing of plant-food to lowlands or into
streams, it is best put on as short time
as practicable before blowing under SO
far as the other objections cammonly
urged against the practice apply to level
surface he says:
"The loss of manure by teaching
through the soil will be very small, usu-
ally because all respectfully good soils
have the power of taking up the valua
BILE matters out of their solution in water
and retaining them, ready to feed crops.
Only on the lightest lands is there reason
to fear any great loss in this way. The
only valuable part of the manure which
can be converted into gas is its nitrogen,
which may escape as ammonia. The ex-
tent of this loss has usually been over
rated. Stable manure contains but a
small proportion of nitrogen, and still
smaller proportion of this is capable of
being quickly converted into ammonia
and given off as gas. Moreover the or
BdllC matter VI SldDlC manure, lIS numuS,
has considerable power of retaining
ammonia when it is formed, and, finally,
the conditions in the field are not
favorable to the formation and escape of
ammonia. The manure is too scattered
to get up the heat necessary to vigor-
Gus chemical action, and its nitrogen is
more likely to be changed to nitrates and
dissolved out by the rain. Even if am
monia is formed, however, it will not
escape into the air unless the manure be-
comes pretty thoroughly dried out"
In view of these facts-that the chance
is so small of sacrificing fertilizing ele-
ments on level surface of good soil by
prompt spreading the doctor concludes
that no man need hesitate to adopt this
system if convinced that it is an
advantage TO him in other ways. Some
of the best farmers we have known.
among them the late George Gcddcs,
favored such speedy disposal of stable
accumulatiOns, partly because the heavy
labor could be done piecemeal, during
the comparative leisure of winter, and
thus avoid a tedious spring job when
other work was pressing, and at the same
time save at least one extra handling oil
the manure. -NeW York Tribune.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21
Household Hints.

Never put hot iron directly upon
silk-it takes the life out of it.
Pickles or vinegar will not keep in a
jar that has ever had any kind of grease
in it.
Cream cures sunburn on some com
plcxions, lemon juice is best on others
and cold water suits still others.
To scour knives easily, mix a small
quantity of baking soda with brick dust,
and see if your knives do not polish bet
ter.
Paint spots may be removed from any
kind of clothing by saturating with
equal parts of turpentine and spirits of
ammonia.
Salt will curdle new milk; hence, in
preparing milk porridge, gravies, ETC.,
the salt should not be added until the
dish is prepared.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Anne Girard, French chemist, find.
that the husks or bran of wheat is largely
composed of woody or non heterogeneous
matter, and is therefore not available fol
food. He thus claims to have exploded
an old theory
In the Province of Viatka, Russia,
there are produced annually 70, 900, OOC
pounds Of tar, 5,400, 900 pounds of pitch,
and 2, 100, 900 pounds of turpentine oil.
1t is stated that the annual product OF
birch oil amounts to IA, 600, 900 pounds,
$4,000, 600 poods,) an indication that the
| demand for it Is now great
AS to the depths reached in sounding
the ocean, Lieut. Bergman obtained bot
tom at a, $50 fathoms short distance
south of the Banks of New Foundland.
The depth of the sea is commonly exag-
gerated. People used to think that it
ranged from Z, 900 to 1000 fathoms. The
average depth is $500 fathoms in both
the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Experiments are now being made,
both in this country and in England,
with the view of determining the relative
values of oil, gas, and electricity as illu-
minants in light houses. The London
Standard says that the experiments in
England have already shown that "by
means of concentric lenses light nearly
as powerful as the electric light can be
obtained without the same risk of failure
and at comparatively small cost"
The latest theory of malaria is that the
principal source of the fever and exhaus-
ton is to be sought in the slowly, but
cumulatively poisonous influence of the
relatively large amount of carbonic acid
in the atmosphere of malarious districts,
generated by vegetable decay, by evapor-
alton of soil moisture laden wi h it. or
by upturning of earth saturated with that
compound. Recent measurements of the
carbonic acid in the soil, as compared
with the amount present in normal at.
mosphere, have shown that their relative
proportions are as $50 to one.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21
A Town Where no Birth or Marriage
Ever 0pcUrS

''1agglon Oros, the holy mountain
OF all who profess the Greek faith, occu-
pies most commanding position on the
western shores of the Egean Sea. Rising
abruptly from the water to heighth of
6,200 feet, at the extremity of long mar
row peninsula, it seems to be keeping
watch and ward over the sea path to and
from Salonica and the approach to the
Dardanelles, much as Gibraltar does over
the straits leading to the Mediterranean.
The peninsula is about forty miles long
and has an average breadth of six. 1t is
connected with the great Chalcedonan
Peninsula by narrow neck of sand,
through which the Persian monarch
NerXes cut canal for vessels of light
draught, vestiges of which yet remain.
Beside "IIaggion Oros" is Mount Athos.
Even before the days of Christianity
Mount Athos had its recluses, for the SOL
emn grandeur of the great bare peak and
the weird aspect of its surroundings are
well calculated to harmonic with minds
given up to wild and mystic thoughts.
The new doctrines gave great impulse
to this desire to withdraw from the
world, and in the course of time the
whole peninsula came to be occupied by
Greek monks, who, under the byzantine
emperors, enjoyed the privilege of gov
erning themselves and their possessions
without the interference of any secular
control whatever. There was thus formed
a sort of ecclesiastical autonomy that
has endured to the present day. The
only indication of Turkish authority in
Mount Athos is the presence of "cai-
makam," who, however, enjoys not the
slightest power, his functions being linn
tied to that of mere observer. This
official has two "zapticths' (gendarmes)
under his orders, but they are more to do
honor to his position than to represent
any force at his command, the communi-
ity having its own police in the shape of
a body of stout Albanian guards. The
administration is carried on by Council
of Representatives presided over by one
of their number, who is termed "Prote-
ros, " or "the first man of Athos." This
office is held by each of the members Of
the council in succession for period of
three months The monks follow the
rule of Basilius. No woman is allowed
on any pretense whatever to set foot in
the district. The prohibition extends
even to female creatures of every kind,
so that not hen, COW. she goat or any
other animal capable of giving birth to
its kind is to be found at Mount Athos.
There is but one village, where fluctu-
ating body of seculars reside, who assist
the monks in their agricultural or other
labors. 1t is the only place in the world
resembling town in which no marriage
or birth ever takes place.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21
The Great G.'s.

A few years ago it used to be said in
France that the world was governed by
the "G.'s." Mr.. Grevy was president of
France, and NJ. Gambetta was its chief
statesman.
Germany was ruled by the Emperor
William, whose name is Guillaume to
a Frenchman. Great Britain was gov
erned by Gladstone, Gortschakoff was
the chancellor of Russia, Garfield was
the president of the United States.
Since then Gambetta, Garfield and
Gortschakof have died, but NJ. de Giers
has taken the place of the latter; so that
with Gladstone, Grevy. Giers and Gull
laume this favored letter G. still has its
share of prominence among the rulers of
the world.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21
The Gold in the United States Mint.

The gold in bullion in the mint just
now amounts to $25, 900, 600 in value, -
said chief clerk of the mint Hickok.
1T is composed of gold bars six inches
in length, three in width and one and n
half in thickness, each worth So, 600. 1t
began to accumulate about five years ago,
when our foreign trade increased in a
wonderful manner A large amount of
English and French gold was paid into
the country and was sent to the New
York assay Office, where it was melted
down into bars. 1t is 1000 fine, which
is our technicality for pure or twenty
four carat gold. The American gold
coinage is 800 fine, while English is 925
fine, so that we are glad to get that coin
age to melt down. You must not sup
pose that this large amount of gold Is
always in the mint. The amount fluctu-
ates. Next week we may have a great
deal more, or it may nearly all be gone.
1t depends on the demand for gold coin. "
-Philddephin Times.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21
Recipes.

SALT PORK SCRAPS. Cut quarter of a
pound of fat salt pork into quarter inch
dice, put it into frying-pan over the
fire, and fry it gently until it is crisp
then skim out the scraps, and serve them
with the salt fish; some serve the pork
drippings as gravy.
FRENCH MUSTARD. Slice an onion in
q bowl and cover with good vinegar;
after two days pour off the vinegar. add
to it a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper,
teaspoonful of salt, tablespoonful of
sugar, and mustard enough to thickcn !;
set on a stove until it boils. When cold
it is fit for use.
CREAM CAKE.-One cup of white
sugar; one and one-halt cups flour;
three eggs beaten separate and very
light; two tablespoons water; one tea
spoon baking powder. Bake in two
cakes, Cream: One pint milk; one cup
sugar; one-half cup butter; three eggs
two tablespoons flour; lemon extract.
Cut each cake and fill with cream.
MUTTON AND TURNIP PIE.-Peel and
cut into small dice enough white turnips
to hall fill an earthen baking dish of me-
dunn size; season them with salt and
pepper; lay on them two pounds of loin
mutton chops seasoned with salt and
pepper, and put the dish in moderate
oven; meantime peel quart of potatoes,
boil them and mash them through a co..
ander and season them with salt and
pepper; when the turnips are Just ten
der put the mashed potatoes over the top
of the dish, return it to the oven just
long enough to brown the potatoes, and
then serve the pie hot in the dish.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21
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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-21

The first Congress under the Constitu
ton met in New York city, March A.
1889. December @, 1890. the sea-
of government was moved to Phila
delphia, where it remained until June
1900.
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1t stands to reason that an oil that cannot
be made rancid, and one that has the greatest
solvent and penetrating powers while free
from oil irritating properties, would make the
finest hair oil in the world Such is Carboline
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
BLAINE sHELVED.

| u
A number of country newspapers in
Oregon are using their best endeayers
to keep the Plumed Knight before their
renders; for what purpose we are at q
loss to know. To read one of their
scholastic illusions on James e. Blaine
one is led to infer that they have moi
yet heard that the election is over, the
way they write about the statesman
qualities of the doubtv Knight. Others
are bent upon convincing their readers
that he did not write the Mulligan
letters. Trey may as well drop this
subject and learn that the election is
over. That it was not the Mulligan
letters or the suit against the Sentinel
that defeated Blaine. He died of over
production and too much protection;
and was slaughtered in the house of
his friends. That he does not possess
the qualities Of mind or heart to make
him a great or successful leader. He
vail never again figure in the history
of the country as presidential candi-
date. He is as completely shelsed as
was Henry Clay in 1874 on the tariff
question. M. Blaine has shown some
brilliant and lredeeming qualifications
during the campaign, and exhibited an
unusual amount of energy in n. akiag
a personal canvas. But he exhibited
an amount Of temper ut the chagrin OF
his defeat not in keeping with the dig
nifty of the position he had occupied
His Augusta speech viii not soon be
forgotten by the American people; it
was but little short of rank treason.
No national party can ever sanction
the sentiment he expressed, with any
show of success.
No, he will not be candidate in
1883, those papers who are trying to
keep his corpse wram with the hope of
reward will get their labor for their
pails.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
You Gan Have It.

"My dear, what would give to have
your haira is often said by mid
dle-aged ladies to young ones. Madam,
you may have just such hair. Parker's
Hair Balsam will give it to You. 1t
will stop your hair frcm falling off, re-
store the original color End make it
long, thick, soft and glossy. You need
not stand helplessls envying the girls.
The Balsam is not oily, not u dye, but
is an elegant dressing, and is especially
recommended for its cleanliness and
purity.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
GROVER oLEVELANDs sENTAN0E.
Found Guilty of Conspiracy and SEN
tanced to -Four Years Hard Labor.

The Barnwell People says: The fol-
lowing quaint and curious endorsement
was found Oh the back Of a Cleveland
and Hendricks ticket cast at Barnwell
November 4th;
Grover Cleveland, stand up A
jury Of yonr counlrymen have found
you guilty cf designing and conspirias
with divers Democrats to become Pres
ident Of the United States, to the great
harm and personal injury Of over one
hundred thousand loyal office holders
of the Republic. And more: you have
caused anger, hatred, i'll will, curses
and maledictions to spring UP and live
among the hitherto united Republican
family of this country.
Your advocates nave defended you
with great zeal and ability, indeed such
zeal and ability have never before been
known in the history Of Presidential
campaigns in these United States.
AS the jury have recommended you
to mercy ] make your sentance as
leuient AZ the law allows.
It IS: That you, Grover Cleveland,
be confined at hard labor within the
walls of the White House, in the City
of Washington, District of Columbia,
for the term of four long years. And
may the Lord have mercy on your
soul.
Bring in Tom Hendricks.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

The Southern Oregon Development
company will soen begin the construc-
tlon of building iii East Portland. to
be occupied by their stamp quartz mill
and reduction works, which they In
tend to make complete in every re-
spect, and to prepare for crushing and
reducing the rebellious ores of Sonth-
ern Oregon. The company have five
hundred tons of ore, whicA will be
brought from there at once bv r.;l
upon which the work of crushing and
reducing will be begun as soon as the
crusher can be placed in position. This
company start out fully prepared
financially, to do the work laid out in
their articles of incorporation. This
Is a good work and the company can
aid maseriall, in the development of
the mineral resources of Greg on.-Tel-
egran.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

NoTHING has done so much to lower
Blaine in the estimation Of all intelIi-
gent and fair minded people as his
speech made at Augusta since the
election. In his atteiupt to create
animosity and hatred, and keep alive
the sectional issues he betrays little
ness and revensfni spirit of which he
ought not to he possessed, and for W aich
there is no justiica ton. Il shows that
the people of the United States acted
wisely in d fsstng him for he Pr.si-
dency. No such an in.nendo ever
before eminated from defeated candi-
date for President.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

SULLIVAN, the bruiser, thinks it un-
just to arrest professional boxers lust
because they draw little blood ecca-
sional'y, and cites the fact that Ros-
coe Conkhng has made the claret fly
or in other words, painted his opro-
nents probose;s red in many contest
and has been ummolested. Conklmg.
it is said, struts like rooster and boxes
like an athlete.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

TIE United States is without doubt
the greatest nation in the world, not
excepting Hotentot or England, and it
is only little over one hundred years
old. Its population is greater than
England, France, Germany, Russia or
Australia. It's wealth, s55, 900, ,ooo,-
600 is greater than any of these leading
nations. It's debt is less; its annual
expense Is greater than France and
Germany and less than Great Britain.
Russia or Austria.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

The election IS now over, James G..
Blaine will have plenty Of time, to
vindicate his tarnished honor and the
fair fame Of his family. Would it not
be well for the Republican newspapers
Of Oregon to wait until he settles bis
suit with the Sentinel company, before
hosting the Plumed Knights banner
for 1883 2
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
AN OUTRAGE.

Tie United States Collector of Int sr
nal Revenue for this district has.
been making himself unusually otIicious
III reference to "a transaction between a
couple OF citizens of Lls county. One
of ttem who Was a rentyr on the other
mans place, and whose means were linn
ited ana was unaoie to get credit ut
the store, got the other to buy him
some tebacco. In their settlement the
tobacco amounting TO some two dol Lars
was charged up to him. Tns indlyid-
uai became angry at his land lord and
informed him, the collector, who it
appears exacts fLe and in addition
requires the farmer to take out u Ii
celse for the retail uf Tobacco and wants
TO exact an oath that he is retailer of
TOBACCO which the farmer cannot do as
he IS not and has not been engaged In
that business. Were tnls rule co pre-
vail we doubt if tIere is farme, Ia
the county wac employs men 10 work
upon theii tarlns out what are liable
to the same structures Tie collector
has taken this step with full k..owl-
edge OF the facts and his conduct war
rents investigation. Ii he has no bet
Ter ldea OF equity, law and justice it is
time he was replaced b. some one y wl,o
will administer the law with NOR.
spirit of illness.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06
S Ham MILTON
Dealer. in
Drugs and
Stationery. .

Offers for sale i'm Kegs Or Tin;
4000 pounds Of Pioneer White
Lead; 50OGaioGsslicEa Boiled
Einseed Oil: ESQ gals. Tur-
pentinc; A complete stock OF
Paints, Brushes, Va1'nisAes,
and Can Coler. CT You are
going to do any painting cali
and get prices before purchas-
ing ElseWllere.) A complete
assortment OF School Books.
school stationery, Writing
Paper, Envelopes, etc. which
4 viii sell very Cheap. Gar-
den Seeds, Patent Medicines,
and everything that is kept in
"a flrst-class Drugstore. Or
ders by mail and Express
promptly attended to.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

The Blaine hat club of Sacramento,
headed the Cleveland torchlight pro-
cession in Sacramento few nights
since, per agreement befer re the slec-
tion, and enjoyed the occasion, shoot
ing off fireworks and blowing horns as
energetically as the most enthusiastic
Democrats.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

A WOMAN in Tifin, Ohio, was arrest
ed for resisting an officer. He wanted
to kiss her, and she banged The door
on his nose. The Judge suspended
sentanoe, but warned her that it was
dangerous to trihe with the law.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-06

The satirists make mistake in con-
flnlng scandal mongers to females.
The worst feminine slanderer and gos-
sip is not half as olious as the male
scroundlels who over their glasses at
the social board, retail their armaurs
and freely apply the scalped to the
character of their female friends These
follow kiss and tell of it, and boast of
tbs victims they have deceived. They
have always on their tainted lips the
vulger word mash, aud delight in re.
counting the number ''luashed on
them" Forgetful that they have moth
ers and sister, these Gu.ttus ST the social
world ogle AMI criticiss wo man az they
pass down street and spit their dis
gustiDg reflections at their unconcious
victims until out of sight. Are not
these men worse thar the vilest female
gossipl1Ex.