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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-04
Piety at Home.

Some one has said: g No man is
truly good who is not good at home"
Home is the place where all the dispo-
sitions, traits of character and re-
strained feelings are let loose, and
have full play. Public opinion re-
strains men while out in society, but
the power of public opinion is laid off
when one is shut in his house. So the
best proof of mans piety is when it ap-
pears at home. Home, too, is school
where human beings learn to be tender
and patient, and where duty can be
turned to Joy and self-denial into
sweet sacrifice. Parental piety does
not stop with the parents themselves,
but extends its influence to the chill
dren. Hence the importance of parents
setting a good example before their
children. Children soon catch the
spirit of their parents. You cannot
transmit to your children what you do
not possess yourself. You cannot be
selfish, and have them unselfish; you
cannot be greedy, and have them grow
up liberal and generous; you can't be
untruthful, and teach them success
fully to be truthful. You must be
what you want your children to be.
Your real personal traits will be reeled
off of you ON to the spool of the child's
mind. So children will not only imi-
tate the open deeds of parents, but will
imbibe the spirit of parents. Piety at
ample in deed and spirit, but there
ought to be careful training of the
children to prompt obedience-to sub
ordination to authority. Let it be OBJ
served that training means great deal
more than simply teaching obedience.
We think that most parents blunder in
teaching and threatening too much,
and in training too little. There is too
much loose scolding and too little
steady enforcement of parental COM
mands. A kind of military promptness
| to obey commands is needed in the gov
eminent of children. They ought not
to be allowed to shirk orders, nor even
question the reasonableness of parental
commands. Such training has many
uses besides domestic order. 1t builds
up in the children habits of cheerful
obedience to all lawful authority in the
state and church. No child will grow
up to be good for anything that has
not been learned easy and prompt sub
mission to social, civil and moral laws.
He must obey the laws of the state, or
be criminal; he must obey the laws
of God, or be castaway; he must obey
the social laws of society, or be ostra-
cised. We see, then, how this home
training to prompt obedience is in
finitely important. 1t reaches out and
takes hold on ali the relations of life.
| Presbyterian Observer.
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gray eyes met mine. For moment
forgot my own trouble.
" Why, Nellie, what is the matter
with your" / asked.
ooh dearl oh dearl how can / tell
you? And out of this house must go
as soon as you know. love your ma,
and almost love your pa, and love
all the rest of you. Oh! oh! ohl''--
bursting into sobs and tears.
"Take down your apron this min
ute" said l, firmly, "and tell me what
you have been doing this time"
Well, Miss" said Nellie, giving a
great gulp, and coming and standing
before me, you know last evening l
went to the village, and it was an ele-
CANT moonlight night, Miss; and, oh!
Miss - twining and untwining her
fingers nervously-" can't bear to go
out into cold and heartless world.
What shall l do? what shall l do?"
eco on,'' said l.
And | got my paper-the Weekly
ROdrer 4 us, you know, where they're
printing The Vow of the Glass Fiend,
or, The Glittering, Cleaning Gran
DOLE And, oh, Miss, what shall do?''
eco on" said 1.
"And l opened the paper in the store
just to see how Stephanyer Alverette1
got out of the enchanted cave, and l
came out into the road a-reading it. Oh
Miss, it's most awful Interestingly" And
Nellie, completely carried away by
her subject, unclasped her hands, and
continued in as bass voice as she
could assume. " The dragon belched
forth streams of fire." And then sud-
denly changing to high, shrill tone
" Rudolfer sprang between her and the
monster-r-r. Saved, saved she cried ~
cried Nellie, at the top of her voice, en-.
tirely lost to everything but the "most
awful interesting" story.
The frightened look came back into
Nellie's face.
"Well,n she said, slowly, 81 got my
paper, and. oh, Miss"
eco on!' said ], stamping my foot.
/ had made up my mind never to STAMP
my foot again, but the girl was so pro
voking
"And, Miss with desperate calm
ness" forgot to post your letter."
/ flung my arms around her and gave
her hug and a kiss, promised her ;
whole years subscription to the village
circulating library, and left her with
round eyes, mouth wide open, in won
der, while l flew to the door to answe
the ring Of
barbara darling" said he.
&" Anthony, ditto,' said I.-Hdrper''
Weekly
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nlITlCURA SOAP for Rough, Chapped,
w and Retldened Skin and Hands.
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Gboiee Selettioms.
The Pastors Prayer Hymn.

Thy word not mine, o Christ
Can reach the inner ear;
Thy tender voice in gentler might
Can call and men shall hear:
Help thou mine ear to listen well,
so can my tongue thy wonders tell.
Thine eye, not mine, o Christ,
Can guide thy flock above;
No look can melt the icy heart
But thy warm look OF love.
Fixed be my patient eye on thine,
SO can lead in paths divine.
Thy hand, not mine, o Christ.
Can keep thy sheep from harms;
Thou wilt lift up the fallen ones,
And bear them in thine arms.
Leaning my head on thy dear breast,
So can bid thy people rest.
Thy heart, not mine, O Christ,
Draws heavenward earth bound hearts;
Thy love, great magnet of the soul,
A thrill of love imparts.
My soul magnetic with that love,
SO can draw towards thee above.
Thy blood, not mine, o Christ,
In crimson streams ran down;
Sins cleansing bath, a fountain oped
BY nail and spear and crown.
Washed from my sin in that rich food,
So can | preach the atoning blood.
-Reu. George ". Gardner, DID
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5000 FOR NOTHING.

cure my baby, without success, tried the CuTCuRA
REMEDIES, which completely cured after using
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Sold everywhere. Price; CUTIcURA, soc; SOAP,
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CAL Co.. BOSTON.
Send for "How to Cure Skin Diseases"
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advertisements.
Do Not

delay; II you are sick use Sulphur Bitters.
The Vice President of the Bank of
Waverly, Iowa, SMITH p. HUNT,
says: have suffered with Catarrh for the last
ten years, and also severe Biliousness and Liver
Complaint. Since 1873 my Catarrh grew rap
idly worse, so that my life was despaired of.
At that time weighed one hundred and seven
ty-hve pounds, but grew emaciated so rapidly
that weighed only one hundred and thirty.
After consulting the most celebrated physicians
in the Western States, and spending many
hundred dollars, from which no relief was OBJ
tanned, / was induced to try your
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Delay
not, Sulphur Bitters will cure you.

not, Sulphur Bitters will cure you.
Miss HELEN JONES, eleven years
in charge of the Package Department,
Boston G Maine depot, says: ] have been
sufferer from Biliousness, Water Brash, and
General Debility for several years. Most Ct
the time felt miserably and life seemed bur
den. was induced to try your Sulphur Bit
tiers, and was completely surprised to see how
much better I felt, and am now enjoying bet
ter health than for years before. shall always
keep supply of Sulphur Btters on hand, for
they have done me world Of good. Sulphur
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advertisements.
DISFICURIN c.
HUMORS
HUMILIATINC
ERUPTIONS
itching and Burning!
TORTURES

have tried for eleven years to have my wife cured
of terrible skin disease. The CUTiCuRA RENE
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fer, internally and CUTICURA, the great Skin Cure
and CUTICURA SOAP, an exquisite Skin Beautitier,
externally have done in six weeks what have tried
for eleven years to have done You shall have the par
ticulars soon as can give them to you, and as
well known in this part of the country, it will
benefit you and the remedies will cure all who
them. CHAS. ii. WHITE.
NASHVILLE, Ky.
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CA TARRH
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for every form of Catarrh, ST..
ASK FOR
n Nrnnnyn nanloAI annr =
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

Head Colds, watery Discharges from the Nose
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Choking mucus dislodged membrane cleanse d
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hearing restored, and ravages checked.
Cough, Bronchitis, Droppngs into the Throat,
Pains in the Chest, Dyspepsia, Wasting of Strength
and Flesh. Loss of Sleep, etc, cured.
One bottle Radical Cure, one box Catarrhal Sol
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of all druggists, for 81 Ask for SANFoRD's RADI-
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Pine, Ca. Fir, Marigold, Clover Blossoms, etc.
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-03-11
Price: 81 per Annum, Single Copy 5 Cents.

been however, during the past season a
few thousand head transported, with
very satisfactory results and there is a
general inclination among the cattle own
ers to hold their cattle until the market
again revives There, are, howeve,
some features in the present condi-
ton of affairs in the country calculated
to render the cattle men little uneasy,
and the matter of other avenues of out
let for the.Florida beef cattle is very Sc
riously considered. 1t is believed that
the supply of Florida cattle is not in
creasing, rather decreasing, and there is
very bright hope that with the great in
flux of immigration to our State that in a
few wears our home consumption will be
equal to the supply Monroe county,
although not affected by so great an in
lux of population as other sections of
the State, consumes more beef than is
raised on her broad prairies. The city of
Key West consumes annually about 4 800
head. The firm Of I. E. Langford & Co.,
has slaughtered during the past twelve
months about 1000 head, and has dis
bursed among the various cattle raisers
during that period no less than 100000
If a few other counties in the State
could work up to this standard, there
would be no need of Cuban market
What the future can be no one can tell,
but with the present increase of popula-
ton, as shown by the statistics, the
hope that Florida will very soon con-
sumo all the beef she can raise, seems
to be well founded
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A Hint to the Wise.


Some one has started the report that
Florida tomatoes are a drug in the mar
ket. This must be mistake, as they
are not even plentiful enough here to
suppy the local market Ii they are a
drug it'must be on account of those who
have them and have not business energy
enough to find new market for them.
Canned tomatoes are still used at our
hotels and boarding houses in large
quantities. and they would not be there
I i'll there Vas any chanee of getting tbs
fresh tomato as readily as they can the
canned. There never need be drug in
Florida fruit and vegetables SO long
as the home market is properly ca
tered to- We do not mean by these re-
marks to show a belief in the story that
the tomato market is drugged. for we be-
lieve it to be false rumor. 1t would be
far more creditable to our State if greater
attention was paid to the supplying of
our home market with vegetables. We
ship all our goods to the North and live
on canned goods ourselves, and thus fill
our own stomachs with the vilest food
just to favor our pockets with few ex-
ira dollars. Our pockets are more quick
ly filed, but nothing is gained, as we
shorten our lives by stuffing ourselves
with canned goods which are more or
less poisonous. Gainesville Nears.
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Unwise Economy in Saving Seed.

Your readers are accustomed to sound
advice from you, and many of them ac-
cept with little question what you recon-
mend | think though, they should take
with grain of salt the advice to save
seed from plants grown in the garden.
1t may "save a dollar or two next
spring." but it may cost several dollars
when the vegetables are gathered. The
growing of seed is business which re-
quires special training, and it is of great
Importance that seed should be properly
grown and cured. The cost of the seed
bears small proportion to the value of
the crop. For instance: Four dollars
worth of cabbage seed will produce
crop worth from 500 to $780, The diff
ference represents the cost of land and
labor, plus the profit. Now it takes Just
as much land and labor to grow crop
from poor seed as from good. Is it worth
while for so small sum to run SO great
a risk? do not mean to say that a
farmer cannot give the growing of seed
the proper attention, but practically he
will not, for it is, with him, only side
issue to his business of farming. Seed
grown from the same stock on the same
ground each year deteriorates, unless
careful selection is made to preserve pur-
ity. This selection the amatuer will not
make. Let people by all means be econo-
mical, but let them remember that there
is such thing as unwise economy.
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The Florida Cattle Interest.

Capt. F. A. Hendry, one of the best
posted men in this State on such matters,
in recent issue of the Fort Myers Press,
thus intelligently discourses on the sub
ject suggested in the caption:
"For 30 years Cuba has been the sole
market for the large herds of beef cattle
raised in the lower counties of the Flori-
da peninsula. Some seasons there have
been over 20, 600 head shipped across the
Gulf to the island, bringing in return
very satisfactory prices. The highest
prices ever paid at Punta Rasso by the
Cuban dealers were $22 per head, the
lowest being $l2 per head, showing that
the market is very unsteady and fiuctuat-
ing. Now, owing to a depressed condi-
tion of every line of business on the isl
and, especially money matters, the trade
with Cuba is at standstill. There have
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Poultry ,Ralsing-N No. l.

Editor of The Florida ArgiculturiSt,
| notice an article from an exchange
in your last issue of March 4, 1885, en-.
titled Inducing Hens to Lay" | read
the article with pleasure as | am engag-
ed in the poultry business and could see
very much truth and practical policy in
the article. The writer is no doubt well
versed i'm regards to hens, ETC., and I
would be glad to have few words from
him every week to read. He gave the
general theory in regard to the matter.
Perhaps my practical experience would
not come amiss to beginners.
HOUSES FOR FOWLS
In Florida should be very airy and in
such q form as to not allow any direct
draught OF air to blow on them especially
about their heads. The more air and
moisture you can safely allow a coop or
chicken house the less you will be
troubled by vermin. What | mean by
safely is: SO arranged that the cold
north-westers can not blow through and
chill the birds and yet allow southern
breezes to have somewhat force. | use
for houses movable ones built very light
-of one-half inch lumber-from four to
six feet high, with north side and one
half of ends tight, balance wire netting,
two+ipch lsaesl- 50 they arc protected Al
night from any animals that may hap.
pen around. Among the intruders we oc-
casionally find 4'tmo-legged ones;" they
are usually the most destructive. use
tight roofs made of one-half inch planed
boards, eight inches wide, over-lapped
and painted.
Whitewash should be used often with
carbolic acid mixed in; fully a table
spoonful of strong acid to the bucket of
whitewash, which is generally two-thirds
full sometimes we use more acid. By
the constant application of the above
mixture and our insect exterminator, we
are not troubled with lice at all.
CHICKEN ROosTs
should all be of the same height, then
there is no crowding among the fowls for
the highest perch and consequently no
tumbling down. The latter generally
results in eggs being broksn inside the
fowl and very often causes death, especi-
ally if the roosts are high.
There is much to say about keeping
fowls on large scale, and it would take
up a good deal Of your valuable space,
and may only interest few of your
many readers, SO will postpone my mar
rative until next week, when will write
something about nest-boxes, buying
fowls, etc. +. S. RICHARDSON.
Florida Poolry Yard, DeLand, Fla.
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For the FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
Scientific Miscellany.

FISH IN WARM WATERFALL expert
ment has been made at South Kensing-
ton to determine the degree of heat which
various fishes may endure. The water
containing them was slowly warmed,
when individuals of the several species
were prostrated at the following temper
atlrres: Perch, $40; roach, S21so; sal
mon, $50; minnow, $50; gudgeon, $3.50,
dace, $50; common tench, $50; golden
tench, $50; carp, 90. Brandy-about
which as fish restorer much has lately
been said-seemed to have good effect in
restoring to animation the exhausted OBJ
jects of the experiment.
MORE Work FOR ELECTRICITY One
by one the instruments and processes of
of our fathers are being relegated to the
domain of the antiquated. Now the
churn must CO. According to French
patent, the passage of suitable electric
current through milk causes the rapid
separation of the butter, and renders
churning unnecessary. The manufacture
of cheese and the removal of rancidity
from butter by electrical aid are also
claimed.
The conclusion has been reached by
Mons. Fayol that the absorption of at
mospheric oxygen by coal dust usually
produces the rise in temperature to which
spontaneous combustion is due. He finds
that Ignite is ignited at the low temper
ature of 5000, anthracite at 575o, and 9th
er varieties of coal, in powdered form, at
intermediate temperatures.
A writer from Fiji asserts that when
focks of tern and other sea-fowl rest
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Orange Wine.

To one gallon of juice add three of
water, and to every gallon of the mix
ture add three pounds of sugar, put into
a barrel and let it stand until fermenta-
ton ceases, which will be from six weeks
to two months. Keep an extra supply
OF the wine, to keep in the barrel as the
fermentation goes on.
Keep the bung covered with thin
cloth. After fermentation ceases it is
better to draw off the wine into other
barrels, then stop up the bung tight and
keep in cool place.
Sweet orange wine is made in the same
way except that you use equal parts of
JUICE and water with three pounds of
sugar to every gallon of mixture. OF
before adding the sugar.
SOUR ORANGE PRESERVES.
Either CRATE or pare off the outside
rind of the fruit, cut in half and take out
the seed. Sprinkle literally with salt,
and let it stand twenty-four hours, wash
off the salt thoroughly, and boil in soda
water, allowing a good handful of soda
to two gallons of water. Then scald in
clear water until the rind can be pierced
with straw.
Allow one pound of sugar to every
pound of fruit, and a pint of water to
every pound of sugar.
Boil the syrup until it begins to thick
en-, then add the fruit and boil until
clear. When the fruit is cooked enough,
if the syrup is not thick enough, continue
to boil after the fruit has been removed.
Change the clear water two or three
times after boiling in the soda water, be-
fore putting the fruit into the syrup.
SWEET ORANGE PRESERVES.
Crate off the outside rind, cut in half
and take out the seed, after this put the
fruit in a weak brine and let it stay for
twelve hours, then rinse it in cold water.
Put it into kettle, cover with cold wa
ter and let come to boil. Repeat this
several times until the bitter taste is de-
stroyed. Just as soon as the water be-
gins to boil change it for other water.
Allow one pound of sugar to a pound of
fruit, and one pint of water to every
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furnish practical hints to any of its mem
bers worth thousand fold more than any
expense he may incur as such member?
The day that our orange-growers are or
ganized you will see our fruit sold at
home. In his organization the orange
grower will learn that he cannot realize
fortune each year upon an acre OF land,
but fair and just remuneration will be
forthcoming and the marketing will be
left where it belongs-in the hands of
men who make that their business.
Will the press of this county do its
duty in this all important matter?
G. p. HEALY.
TTllandsia, Fla, March 2, 1855.
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= aasot n - III e,,,,;t+ad
Sn r | tho h;rds 4 -ySS II -
~ '''c =
An lnternae.2tal sNhlDltion n Q, ANIMALS
is proposed l0t z'eNs year at buua-Ies1h.
SHAPE OF Tiif EARTH's ORBIT.-Proc-
tor remarks that a ascommon error is the
supposition THAI the earth moves IN an
obviously elipfiQal path, whereas itreally
appears to trayel II circle. Taking the
earth's orbit pen It's eccentriclty was
very nearly al -ts gfeatest t-S0O, 900 years
ago-the nunlters s5'29a 9and 324 represent
the actual prQFfF tlon between the great
est and shor{fst axes OF the figure
described ~ ouE planets motion
around the sun Soi that If circle is
drawn with faaluss0f three and one
fourth inches nownere departs more
than the hunQERcth part OF an inch from
the elllpse VI Wi'fh would represent with
perfect accura5T the orbit OF the earth
SoO, 200 years ANp when It was so much
more dlvergent lroln an exactly circular
form than nov
PoTATo CEI1EfoID. A material pos
sessing the preperties of celi&slAia is now
made from potatoes, and is. being used
in France fo1 imitation meerschaum
pipes, and for Billiard balls. The sub
stance is prep I'd by boiling the peeled
potatoes in dine sulphuric acid-eight
parts of acid Il one hundred parts of
water-for thifi six hours, and then dry
ing between bIotting paper by pressure.
a brain-mode 81 Of gigantic size has been
made for an America Il museum bv Buechi
Of Berne. II Ks about four feet in height
nv two fee6 ma a half in width. and
shows the Intricate mechanism Of the
hrain in detail
n;s.;lla1 ~ 4, sat,,ratod Nah ~ zoo,
= M, a, paris and ;s rao;dlv
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Assistant Commissioner.
The Jacksonville Herald says:

"Col. Fred. Robertson. late of the
Brookscttle Crescent, has been appointed
by Governor Perry to assist Commission
er Sebring in his further duties at New
Orleans. Col. Robertson will make
Jacksonville his immediate headquarters
for the purchase and shipment Of fruit To
keep up the superb citrus display that
has represented Florida at New Orleans
since Mardi Gras. The fruit at New Or
leans is to be sold from time to time
to keep the display fresh, and approved
accounts OF purchases and of sales will
be rendered regularly to Comptroller
Carnes." 't> 4