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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Grape Culture.

The best vines are those grown from cut
tings having two eyes, in which single
system of roots radiate from the lower
eye like the spokes of wheel, and the
vine grows out of the top bud. One year
cid vines are to be preferred in all cases,
If first-class, even if two years old, root
pruned and transplanted vines should be
offered at the same price.
In planting vines, the single tier of
roots should be set as low in the ground
as may be and keep the upper node, from
which the vine has started out of the
ground, so that new roots will not grow
4 from it. Unless this precaution is taken,
p new upper tier of roots, thus encour-
&ged to grow, will, after a time, usurp
and displace the others. and the action
of frost in claycy soil will gradually, and
sometimes in single winter, throw the
vine out of the ground and expose these
upper roots in an injurious way, and this
condition remains permanent. The best
time Of the year is that which occurs
first, always promising that the soil
should be mellow and friable, and if in
autumn, a shovelful of loan should be
used so as to completely bury the two
or three buds only that are left upon the
vine above the surface. The earlier in
autumn or spring that the work is done,
the better, providing the conditions are
as stated.
The distances at which vines should
be set will depend somewhat upon the
strength of the soil and the mode of train
ing adopted. If in all respects as before
advised, the best distance Is believed to
n 1NrIp rilt IN,
with the vines six feet apart in the rows
which perfectly run north and south. 1t
will be matter of great convenience to
have the rows consist of but twenty five
vines, thus occupying 144 feet in length :;
then by emitting one vine, a space of
twelve feet will be left for access be-
tween two vineyards. If circumstances
favor, or rather, if they seem to require,
as the vines get age and strength, each
alternate vine, including the two end
ones in each row, may be rewoved thus
leaving twelve vines in each that will
stand eight by twelve feet apart.
Almost any hoed crop may be grown
in the vineyard if an equivalent amount
OF fertilization be given, but after this
time grape vines only. Many and vari-
Gus are the implements that have been
tried for cultivation and discarded. The
pillow is here inadmissible. Cultivation
should be shallow, perhaps two inches is
ample, and this should be done in way
that will not disturb the larger roots, the
great body of which lie from three to six
inches deep. The last summers expert
ence has proved the one horse "Acme"
harrow to be exactly the thing. 1t is an
implement that disturbs the soil from
one to five inches deep, at the will
of the driver or in hard ground the
rider, and never cuts off the larger roots
even if lying at the surface. Cultivation
should begin each year as soon as the
ground will pulverize in the spring and
be renewed after every packing rain, or
in the absence of rain before a crop of
weeds has time to show the third leaf. -
Farm Journal.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

Ok gall has the property of dissolving
most fatty bodies without injuring the
tissues or the colors. 1t may be used in
preference to soap for cleansing woolens
but it cannot be used for very light col
ors, for it sometimes gives them a pale
greenish-y yellow shade. 1t is occasionally
mixed with oil of turpentine, alcohol
honey, yolk of eggs, clay, etc, and in
this state is used for cleaning silks, Gun
mixed gals may also be used with per.
feet success for dark sill1s) To produce
a satisfactory effect the gall should be
very fresh. A simple method to preserve
it consists in tying a strong chord round
the neck of the membrane containing the
gall, and immersing it in boiling water
for some time. When this is done, take
it out and dry it in the shade.
Yolk of egg has about the same proper.
ties as gall, but it is too costly for gener-
al use. 1t must also be employed as
fresh as possible, as it loses its efficacy on
growing old. Sometimes it is mixed
with an equal volume of turpentine, and
employed lukewarm - Culticator.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
WISE WORDS.
Shun delays-they breed remorse.

Shun delays-they breed remorse.
Flattery sits in the parlor when plain
dealing is kicked out of doors.
To count but few things necessary is
the foundation of many virtues.
A man as he manages himself NAV die
old at thirty, or young at eighty.
From our ancestors came our name !;
but from our virtues our honors.
A mans own good breedingis the best
security against other peoples i'll man.
ners.
The best and most important part of
mans education is that which he gives
himself.
Every man who cheats, or ISLANDERS, or
steals, adds to the aggregate guilt of the
nation.
If you are determined to live and die
slave to custom, see that it is at least
good one.
What you are doing for love you can
do no longer for mere gain. The higher
motive drives out the lower.
Food breeding is benevolence in trfles,
or the preference of Others to ourselves
In the daily occurrences of life.
The Lord is love itself and mercy, and
desires to save every one, and with
mighty power to attract him to heaven,
that is, to Himself
If you have a friend that will reprove
your faults and foibles, consider you en-
joy blessing which the President of the
United States cannot have.
virtuous man who has passed through
the temptations of the world, may be
compared to Il fish who lives all the time
in salt water, yet is still fresh.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

Fresh eggs (beaten), hour 80 minutes
fresh salmon trout, boiled, III. 3Om
barley soup, III. BON. ; venison, broiled
In. Bonn. brain, boiled, III. 45m. sage
III. 45m. beef liver, broiled, I'll. milk
boiled, 2h. fresh eggs, raw, 2h. sal
Goldfish, 2h. D.; tapioca, boiled, 2h. sauer
kraut, 2h. sour apples, 2h.
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they are cooked together, no better fat
tening food need be desired.

they are cooked together, no better fat
tening food need be desired.
Bad weed as is the Canada thistle, the
young seedlings, when first started, are
as easily killed by scratch of hoe as
any annual weed. Probably on we'll
cultivated farms, millions of these little
thistles are annually destroyed. 1t is
only when the thistle gets its horizontal
root running underground, with buds
every few inches that it possesses its
greatest vitality. Then it has as many
lives as cat, and some farmers think it
has even more.
In some places it is desirable to get
rid of hedges. This may be done while
the leaves are in full vigor by piling
brush or straw on each side and burning
it. Leave the burned hedge plants
standing until the second year before
cutting down, and if any sprouts appear,
repeat the operation next season. The
land for one or two rods on either side
should be left in grass two years, as, if
plowed, sprouts might start from the
hedge roots where they were cut off.
1t is mark of negligent farming if
the boundaries of fields are unchanged
for many years in succession. In some
places permanent stone walls make the
removal of fences practically impossible,
but it is extremely unfortunate where
this is the fact. Flowing over old fence
rows is often the means for cradicating
weeds. Where roadside fence is easily
removable it will generally pay to pillow
up and crop the side of the road, except
what is needed for vehicles passing, until
weeds are cleared out and the roadsides
can be properly reseeded.
If land is fall plowed it is essential
that it be properly furowed out for the
passing away of rains and melting SHOWS
If there is a good fall the water will cut
channels but will do it unevenly and
with needless wasting away of the soil
The pillow alone is not sufficient to furrow
properly. The loose earth that the pillow
leaves in the furrow should be thrown
out by the spade and evenly spread on
either side. If left entirely naked there
will still be much washing. On low,
level lands the burrows should in ad-
dition be provided with sufficient outlet
at the lower end to allow surplus water
to run off.
A great deal of corn fodder is wasted
yearly, because not cut and housed in
time. That which is sown exclusively
for the fodder is more difficult to cure
than that which has grown crop of
grain. As rule it is greener and more
succulent and really less valuable than
larger corn stalks whose juices have more
sugar. The fodder from good corn
crop is worth nearly as much as feed for
COWS as an average crop OF hay. In fact,
as most farmers understand, hay is not
good feed for mich cows, except oc-
casionally as change of diet, Corn
fodder in some shape must always be the
staple COW feed in winter in this country.
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FROM TWO TO THREE HOURS,

Fresh milk, . hours Is minutes; fresh
eggs, roasted, Oh. 15m.; wild turkey,
roasted, ?. ISM. wild turkey, boiled,
oh. 1jm. ; tame turkey, roasted, 2h. BON.
wild goose, roasted, Oh. 3Om.. young
pig, PHI 30m. lamb, broiled, 2h. Bonn.
gelatine, boiled, 2h. 30m., hash meat
with vegetables boiled. Oh. som. boiled
beans, 2h. Bonn. boiled bread soup, oh.
Bonn. potatoes, roasted or baked, 2h.
30m.; cabbage, raw, 2h. 30m. Savoy
cake, III. 30m.; chicken fricassec, Oh
4jm. cream boiled in oven, oh. 45m.
oysters, raw, 2h. j5m. beef, lean
roasted, 3h. beefsteak, broiled, 3h,
mutton, roasted or boiled, 3h. pork
raw, salt, 3h.; chicken bouillon, 3h.
bean soup, 3h.; apple pudding, baked
oh
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
The Boy and the BOne.Setter.

Speaking of bone settlers recalls
good story which occurred in the north
of Scotland, where one of them had
risen to great fame, and no small for
tune by his skill. A country lad resid
ing few miles of had got his leg
hurt at one of the local factories, and
had been treated for some time by the
local medical man without any good
result. His mother, who had great faith
in the neighboring bonc-setter, wanted
the lad to go to him, which he declined,
preferring, as he said, "reg'lar
faculty." Eventually, however his
mothers persuasions prevailed, and
he agreed to allow himself to be
taken to see Daniel r., the bone
setter. A bed for the invalid was extern
ported on cart, and, accompanied by
his anxious mother, he was after 9
rather painful journey taken to the
town where the bone setter resided. The
leg was duly examined and it was found
necessary to haul it very severely, in
order, as the bone setter said, Ito get
the bone in" The lad was liberal with
his screams while this was going on, but
eventually the bone was got in" and
he was told to go home and in a few
days he would be all right and fit for his
work.
He was lifted up on the cart again
and with his mother seated beside him
set Off for home. Didn't Danny do the
thing welIl' said the joyous old lady
eyes, he did, mother" said the lad,
"but | was ma sic a fool as gle him the
sair leg" The ".eg'lar faculty" will
we have no doubt, appreciate the story
Whitehall ReGieu.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

FROM ONE TO TWO HOURS.

Pigs feet, boiled, 1 hour; boile
tripe, III. boiled rice, III.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

Are your Kidneys disordered?
Kidney Wort brought me from my grave as IL
we're ter had been given up by IS best doctors In
Detroit" M. W. Deveraux, Mechanic, Ionia, Mich.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

About ), 900 patents have been granted
by our government for churns, and still
inventors are at work periecting new de-
signs.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

Dr. Blendmann, of the Royal College
of Berlin, claims to have discovered cities
and towns in the moon, and indications
of their being inhabited.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07
FROM THREE TO FOUR HOURS.
Beef, boiled, with mustard, hours II

Beef, boiled, with mustard, hours 10
minutes; pork, broled, 3h. lon NUT
ton, roasted, 3h. lon. oysters, roasted,
3h. 1jm.; carrots, boiled, 3h. ljm.
sausage, fresh, broiled, 3h. com. dried
beef, lean, roasted, 3h. Bonn eggs, fresh
and cooked hard, 3h. Bonn. mutton
bouillon, 3h. 30m.; oysters, stewed, 3h.
Bonn. butter, melted, 3n. 30m. cheese,
old and strong, Oh. Bonn. beef, boiled
with salt, 3h. ON. beef, lean, fried, Ali.
veal, fresh, broiled, Al. chicken, boiled
or roasted, All. duck, roasted, III.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-11-07

Beef, old and sailed, 4 hours Is min
utes; salt pork, fried, Al. lon. carti-
lage, boiled, All. 15m.; bouillon from
bones All, 15m. pork, sailed and boiled,
All. Bonn; veal, fried, Al. Bonn. wild
duck, roasted, All. BON. grease (mutton),
boiled, All. Bonn; cabbage, boiled, An.
Bonn; pork, roasted, entrelarde. 5h.
15m. talow, (bee0, boiled, oh. 30m
tendon, boiled, oh. 30m,-NeO York
HerIn
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
From Dimmick.

Farmersare rushing haying this week.
Quite q number Of our teachers will at
tend the Teachers Institute at Peru.
Rumor says that an old time Walthau
bachelor will shortly launch out on the sea
of matrimony with one Of our most popular
young ladies'
Adam Gimour was down from Dixon Sat
urday and Sunday smiling on friends.
Chas. Bowman of Ohio, formerly princi
pal Of the Homer schools, will teach in dis
trct No. |. this coming winter. Charles
believes in seeing "the girls left behind"
Guy Simpson, student of the Dixon
Normal, spent last week with his friends
there.
Joseph Kreiser, of Livingston county,
formerly of Troy Grove, was here portion
Of last week.
Squire Dimmick has invented n machine
to aid in handling n hay fork. Those who
have seen it work say it is good thing
The Squire intends to have it patented.
Miss LIZZIE Lansing, of the Center, spent
last week with friends in Chicago.
Miss Johnson, Of Peru, was the guest OF
Mrs. Thomas Henley last week.
Mrs. Coltrin, of Mt. Palatine H., is the
guest of her sisters Mrs W wilkins and Mrs
Smith of the village.
The cherry crop was unusually large this
season. Henry Wixom, of Troy Grove, had
fifty bushels.
Fred r Swarthout, of Chicago, is the guest
Of his former school fellow Ross Moore this
week
Mrs WIN Werner was the guest of DR.
Hout2e and family of La Sale the first of
the week.
Mrs Frank wilkins, Of Homer, is visiting
her sister Miss EiIie Dimmick of our town
this week
Miss Barton Of Berea college, is the guest
of Mrs Chauncey Mclaughlin of East Dim.
mick.
Childrens' day passed off very pleasantly
The church was handsomely decorated, In
front of the church were two beautiful arch
es on which was this motto: "Sufer little
children to come unto me" The exercises
by the little people were good. Twelve cages
of birds added to the pleasure Of the occa-
sion.
Mr. and Mrs. Winans returned Tuesday of
last week from visiting relatives in Rutland.
Mr. Leonard of La Sale was the guest of
Mr. Dimmick and family portion of last
week
Will Winans, our popular agent, met
with an accident Wednesday morning of last
week While unloading freight barrel of
sugar rolled off on Mr. W bruising his legs
severely.
Mr. Kellogg, of Ophir, formerly Of our
town, visits this community every week to
give instruction in music. Mr. KS class
speak of him in lsudatory terms as an in
structor. NJ. A. X.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
From Seneca.

SENECA, July II, l8S4.-A salute in honor
bricks, Harrison, Setter and the whole tick
ct was fired here last Saturday night. The
young democracy are thoroughly aroused
in the cause of reform and honest govern
ment, and determined to spare no legitimate
efforts for the success of the ticket If the
disaffection that is said to exist among the
Irish voters has no more foundation through
out the country than it has here, the dem
ocracy will have no reason to be seriously
\ choice of considerable number who claimed
that the West should have the honor of sup
plying the candidate yet like well iisci-
plincd troops in the presence Of the enemy,
now that the combined experience and wis
dom of the party has decided differently,
they intend to render an ardent and efficient
support to their superior officers to the end
that the time-tried and immutable princi.
pies of Jefferson, jackson and the early fa-
tnNIS VI uchpSia'yt hH' 'hpi'i-
ity," may once more obtain recognition at
the White House and Capitol, from whose
portals they have long been banished.
Cleveland and Hendricks club will soon
be organized, and ratification meeting held
in Roak's Hall, some evening next week,
when eminent and eloquent speakers will
deliver suitable addresses.
A substantial new sidewalk of hard wood
has been laid down during the past week
from c. o O'Laughlins to Dan Shades, on
Main street.
II. Bilharz, who sold out year ago to
Bennison and Hill, has resumed business at
the old stand having just bought out his
successors.
Crop prospects in this vicinity were never
more fattering at this season, Small grain
is especially plentiful, and large and boun-
tiful oat harvest promises to reward the toll
and weary struggles of the patient husband
man Corn looks favorable and thriving,
and hopes are entertained of good, average
yield. KAPPA.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
From Ransom.

RANSOM, July l6.-Rev. o. II, Smith, of
Lacon, formerly rector Of the Ransom NJ.
L. church, was the guest of Rev. Wayman.
The Richard Bros. have built a large cat
tie shed for Mr.. Wormly.
Mrs Frank Wilkinson of Wedron is in
town.
1t is said that tho fellow that did so much
talking in Ransom the 18th, handed twenty
five dollars to Strcator justice few days
after.
Mr.. and Mrs BE Sotc of Michigan are Wis
iting at Mrs. Wilkinson's.
Walter Smalley is i'll with malarial fever,
but under the care of DR.. Brown, is aecov-
ing.
Prof. Brunk and wife are receiving con-
gratulations. It's girl,
The letter in the last issue of the FREE
TRADER from Ransom's would d-be-congress-
man caused much surprise, But when he
reaches the age of discretion he will smile
no doubt at the audacities of youth. DR..
Garvin does not want Cullen or Plumb. Is
it the postmastership you want, Mike?
Mr.. Clifford, Of Dayton, is visiting al F.
S. Brunk's.
Kicking football seems to be the evening
recreation of the Ransom boys. Billy Lowry
is the champion.
Dennis Richards has rented one of Mr.
VIM. McGee's farms.
Farmers are busy making hay. Corn
looks good but oats not rs good as last year
Mr.. T. Wolfe will run a Deering binder
this harvest.
The Ransom school closed Friday with ap-
propriate exercises. Mr.. Brunk may feel
proud Of his work in that school and we
hope his Successors may do as well.
Mr.. John Ryan was in Ottawa last week.
o. CUTY.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
From Lostant.

Mrs Reynolds is in Kansas Mrs. Arth
Reynolds, who has been visiting in Ford
county is home again.
Crops are looking splendid Farmers are
busy cutting grass and rye.
Mrs. Conover is visiting at her fathers
Mr. Johnny Dever.
Orville Dean is working for Sam Debolt.
Walter Wiley has gone to Sheldon, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Goodwin and Miss
Ida Rose of Wenona, were in town on last
Tuesday
Mr.. Cone, ,'the artist, has been sick the past
week.
Miss Myra Onyun, Of Lacon, was in town
last Tuesday and gave her sister Mrs. Ma
ria Cone a call.
Mr.. Stivers, of MetamOra, was in town on
Monday last.
The Methodist church was cleaned this
week
Ed. Sapp, of Ottawa, was in town last
Thursday.
Mr.. G. Bennett, of the Sandwich Islands,
lectured here this week. WILKINS.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
From Ophir.
KAPPA.

OpHrR, July Is, 1SS4.-News getting We
nv scarce and work numerous. Hence will
be brief
Corn plowiug Is about all done and hay
ing has begun In earnest. The weather is
not very favorable, but the honest farmeris
used to working against difficulties and bad
weather don't disturb him very much,
All our Democratic friends are satisfied
with Cleveland and Hendricks, and a good
many Republicans will support them.
James Pieters has the best field of rye
have seen this summer.
Hugh jackson and Miss Edith Phillips
were married July Sd at the residence of
the brides parents in Missouri. Pedro eX
tends congratulations and good wishes.
The surveyors changed the route of the
railroad somewhat the last time they were
through here. Ii seems TO man up tree
that there Is too much surveying and too
little digging, but perhaps monkeying pays.
The Homer Baptist church will sport a
new bell soon, the old one being useless
Tom Weldon's palace bachelor residence
came near falling prey to the flames last
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19

II isn't safe to go 10 Galesbrg and sleep
with friend One Of the Homer boys did
that recently and when he awoke he was
minus V, Go toa hotel next time and
don't trust home talent so far,
our genial young blacksmith says II he
and --- don't fatten up this winter 1t VIII
be because the beans are poor quality,
Tom Bowers, our quarry artist, has been
very sick and Syl Nc. has filled his place
for short time,
Prairie Center has new brass band,
The citizens of that quiet burg must feel
good,
Hank Weygaudt Is ont west prospecting
for a soft snap.
Wish Harry Dale would court some OF
those city girls and let our Homer bellies
alone, or our boys may get jealous and 90
for him. Harry has got to be immense on
the iirt PEDRO.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
A Nuisance Everywhere.

No birds were ever so warmly well
coined as the English sparrow dozen
years ago, and none have worn their
welcome out SO quickly. But for the
pity excited by their appearance in the
streets throughout the cold weather,
and for the life its presence affords
when all other tribes have flown, they
would be utterly despised. They were
reputed to be grubbers for catterpillars
and other enemies Of vegetation. but
they have turned out to be very
triding and Intellectual protection. In
many other places where birds are
most plentiful gardeners report cater
pillars to thrive while the birds are
giving their attention to the buds Of
currant and gooseberry bushes. not for
o purpose Of q meal always, but from
innate bird ''cussedness. They pick
the tender buds and drop them to the
ground. From such depreciation there
can be no protection that will not cost
more labor and outlay than m" harvest
vaTyAnta a-xSHosto. |UsAl Wai6.
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
From Otter Creek.

Otter Creek had a sharp Democrat few
years ago, but has taken change since that
time. 1t is sharp Republican now, The
sharp Republican something like year
ago contributed several hundred dollars to
a man in Streator to "go to Mexico and dis
cover a gold mine" He, like all ltepubli'
cans, liked company, and induced lots OF
his Republican friends to join him, which
they did and contributed upwards of thous,
and dollars, subscribed and paid, TO "send
man to Mexico" but he has not been
heard from yet, and is not likely to be. II
is supposed by local politician that the
sharp Democrat sharpened up the sharp Re
publicans with his sickle grinders If he
did not they should have saved that gas to
shoot their own wad with. ii,
The Ottawa free trader., 1884-07-19
COUNTY NEWS.
To Correspondents.

News of persons and thmgs--a fair chrOni-
Gle of local events Of some general interest or
Importance what Is desired from each and
all of our correspondents. The mocniion OF
alleged occurrences, or the statement OF hcti.
uous or imaginary incidents, is not news, and
is not desirable nor acceptable Our columns
must not be made the medium of personal
iibes, "sello, assaults, or offensive attacks ON
or ridiculc of any person whomsocycr. Po-
litical news should be facts aud facts only.
We shall be Obliged to our correspondents,
each and all, to observe and comply with this
request, the propriety of which Will be
admittcdn