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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-14
The Yellow Transparent Apple.

1t is rather singular that, though the
department of agriculture in 1870 dis
tributed considerable number of cions
of this apple, we were the only one who
preserved and propagated it. At least
we never have heard of any one else hay
ing it, and we have distributed many
hundred thousands of buds and cions,
all coming from the one single cion sent
us from Washington fourteen years ago.
Mr.. w. P. Rupert, a nurseryman of &C.
neva, N. Y, has been supplied from our
stock, and under date of December rs
he writes, referring first to Scott's Win
ter, another introduction of ours, as
follows:
please let me have all the buds you
can spare another season. rely very
much ON your judgment. The Yellow
Transparent surpassedmy expectations.
never had enough to supply my GUS
toners. 1 have sent few trees to
Canada; they do nicely there. Some
gave fruit the next season after planting
them. 1t pleased them very much"
Not only for the north, but southwark,
the Yellow Transparent is becoming
extremely popular as an early market
apple, probably the earliest that is
handsome and of good size. Our cror
of this variety sold, last season, like
hot cakes" at $3.50 per bushel-ant
the reason we did not get more is be
cause we did not ask more, as there
was no other apple in market. The.
ship well, and put up in bushel crate
they will go safely long distance. W.
have kept them sound twenty days afte
they were ripe enough to ship.
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Fruit-GrOwing in ArOOstOOk.

Though all of Aroostook county, in
Maine, lies north of the north line of
Vermont, and the county is itself over
one hundred fifty miles long, yet, on
account of it's small altitude above the
sea, it is no more difficult to raise the
hardy tree fruits there than here. Pears
have been grown successfully at Ash
land, in the Aroostook valley, and else
where about the county. All the Rus
sian apples, the Fameuse, and many
other Canadian varieties, are grown
there, and in Aroostook and the closely
adjoining province of New Brunswick
orcharding is having rapid extention.
Mr. F. P. Sharpe of Woodstock, N. B.,
has already bearing orchard of over
six thousand trees, and last year he
shipped away over $4,000 worth of
plums (grown upon trees of Mooer's
Arctic), in addition to his far greater
apple crop. Mr.. E. H. Hayden of Ok
boro, Aroostook county, in a recent COM
munication to the Aroostook Herald of
Pressure Isle, says:
Iconsider DR.. T. H. Hoskins of New
port, VT, the best authority on hardy
fruit in New England. l can raise
more tender varieties here than he can
at Newport. 1 raise few Porters and
Baldwins, but would not advise 9TH
ers to try them. I have an apple that
procured from Dr. Hoskins that, in
many respects, is ahead of anything out
as an early apple. 1t is called the
Yellow Transparent
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A Standard Work.

We are willing to confess that, while
we have sighted no opportunity to
learn by observation and experience,
we have learned much in regard to all
branches of the farmers art from the
study of books. Books are the perma-
nent repositories of knowledge OBJ
tanned by observation, experience and
reflection, and although they do not
and cannot alone make man farmer,
gardener, or fruit-grower, any more
than they can make him a lawyer, a
doctor, or a mechanic, yet some Of
these professions can be carried on
without the aid of books oppressive the
facts that no man can carry all the time
in his head.
Among the most valuable of all The
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Hon Yeast.


" JENNY PRACTICAL" sends us the
two following receipts for hop yeast,
and one for wheat bread:
No. lone coffee-cupful of hops,
two or three potatoes boiled in the
skins, two quarts boiling water. Put
the hops in saucepan, add the pota-
toes, well mashed, pour in the water
and boil five minutes. Strain this
over one quart of -four in which has
been mixed one cup of sugar, one-half
cup of salt, one tea-spoonful of ginger
(Which may be left out. When cool,
add one pint of good yeast. When
well worked put into glass cans, which
must not be tightly closed. If whole
cup of salt is added it will not be neces-
sary to salt the sponge, which is likely
to be sometimes forgotten. Half the
above quantity at once is sufficient in a
small family.
No. 2.-Grate five good-sized pota-
JOOo, anu SilI luCli liiIO tWO uudlbo VI
boiling water, one at time, as grated.
Put into six-quart tin pail one cup of
sugar and one ounce of salt, and pour
the potato starch over them, stirring
well. (Hops may be added if liked
they make yeast keep better. When
cool, add one or two cups of yeast, and
when risen and well settled put in
glass cans, as in No. /. Malt is some
times added, heaping tablespoonful
boiled few minutes in a pint of water.
WHEAT BREAD.-For two large or
three small loaves, take one quart of
milk, scald and cool it'd scald it in the
morning and use at nighD,-on cup
of yeast, one tablespoonful of sugar, a
small piece of butter or lard mixed in
the hot milk; stir the whole firm with
flour. In the morning knead down
in the pail or pan and let it rise again.
Then divide into loaves, place in the
pans and let them rise for baking.
Bake from thirty to fifty minutes, ac-
cording to size of loaf.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-14

WE print with pleasure the valu-
able communication of Mr.. Towle on
fertilizers. Mr.. Towle, as many of
our readers know, is a member of the
Board of Agriculture, and agricultural
editor of the st. Adams Messenger. He
is farmer of long experience and
good judgment, careful observer and
honest reporter of facts. We shall
take occasion to refer to some points of
his interesting article, hereafter.
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Bread, Rolls, and Buns.

BREAD.-Pour one pint of boiling water
into your bread pail, or pan, piece of
butter, or lard, the size of an egg, and
stir with flour to stiff dough. Let it
stand till cool, add another pint of milk
warm water, or milk, and one cup of
yeast. Knead firm, and set to rise.
Knead after rising, using as little flour
as possible. If time is limited it may
now be put in the pans, otherwise let
it rise the second time. Have quick
oven at first, and bake thoroughly.
PARKER HOUSE RoLLs.-One quart
of milk, butter the size of an egg, scald
and let stand till cold Take two
quarts of flour in pan, push the flour
to the sides of the pan, and stir in the
middle a small cup of yeast, small
half-cup of sugar, and then add the
milk and stir all together. Next morn
ing knead hard, leave in cool place to
rise, then knead down again. When
again risen knead well and roll out one
half to one inch thick, cut out with bis
cuit-cutter and lay on buttered tins two
inches apart, or more. When risen
flatten each one out with your fist,
spread with butter and double one hall
over the other; when again risen, bake
quickly.
BUNs.-One-half cup each of yeast
sugar and butter, one and one-half cups
of milk and little nutmeg and salt
Mix at night, and in the morning ado
the currants and half cup more
sugar, if liked sweet.
EMILY BRONTE.
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times, and found them rotting badly in
November. Mr.. Jordan visited A. G..
Tuttle of Baraboo, Wis, in November
last, and says Longfeld is fall apple
there, and Mr.. Phoenix of Delavan,
Wis, finds it the same there"
The Longfeld is fine apple of good
size, more conical than the Wealthy,
and with lighter shade of red. 1t is
of decent quality, hardy and productive.
Specimens received in October from
Iowa were quite mellow, but it will
probably keep better grown in Northern
Vermont and Canada.
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JAMES $. PECK,s ESTATE.

" SIA Of NEKMDNI T, W ashInRtOn UlStr1Ct, IS,
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said bis
trict, on the Sd day of January, A. ID. 1885:
b. r. Fheld, Administrator of the estate of James
s. Peck late OF Montpelier In said District, deceased,
presents his administration account for examination
and allowance, and makes application for decree
of distribution and partition of the estate of said
deceased. Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court,
that said account and said application be referred
to a session thereof. to be held at the Probate
uary, a. ID 1885, for hearing and decision thereon:
And II is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of the
three weeks successfully In the Vermont Wdtchmdn
d State Journal newspaper published at Montpelier,
previous to said time appointed for hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, and show cause,
II any they may have, why said account should not
be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest
1924 A. G. AVERILL, Register.
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Milk to q Pound Of Butter.

Mr.. Editor:-I noticed a request in
the agricultural department of THE
WATCHMAN that any one who had kept
a record of the amount of milk it took
to make pound of butter would report
the same. 1 have kept such records, for
number of years, in way that would
approximate near enough for all prac-
teal purposes. l have been in the
habit of weighing my milk once a week
for about ten years. BY the weighing
four times month, l consider it about
correct to average the rest of the month
by those weighings. / set my milk in
cold water in the Lincoln Dreamer,
summer and winter. In the summer
the water rises to temperature of
about siXty-four. Then 1 let it set
twenty-four hours before Swimming.
The results of my weighings are as
follows:
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GEORGE BRALEY,s ESTATE.
M STATE OF VERMONT Warrington


In Probate Court. held at Montpelier, in and for
said District, the 18th day of November A. D. 1884
Charles A. Braley, Executor of the last will and
testament OF the estate of George Braley, late OF
Northfeld In said District deceased, makes applca
tion to said Court with the consent and appreciation
in writing of the deysees and egatees OF the afore
said deceased for license to sell all of the real estate
of said deceased situated in said Northfeld and in
Roxbury,i in said District to wit: The home place on
Water street, house and lot on the corner OF sum
mer and Pleasant streets, and farm of seventy five
of land in Northfeld Aforesaid and about four
hundred acres of pasture and wood land In said
Roxbury, representing that the sale thereof would
be beneficial to the devisees and legatees of said
deceased and those interested in his estate, Where
upon it is ordered by said Court that said applica
ton be referred to session thereof, to be held at
the Probate ONCE, in said Montpelier, on the oath
day of January, A. D. 1885, for hearing and decision
thsreon and 1t is further ordered that all persons
interested be notified hereof by publication OF notice
of said application and order thereon, three weeks
successfully in the Vermont Waterman a State
Journal newspaper published at Montpelier and
which circuates In the neghborhood OF those inter
ested, before said time OF hearing, that they may
appear at said time and place and II they see cause
object thereto. BY the Court-Attest.
S2-4 A. G. AVERILL, Register.
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HORACE PIXIES ESTATE.

III STATE OF VERMONT, Washington Dist, IS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trct on the 29th day of December, A. ID. 1884
John u. Pike, Administrator de boniS nom with the
will annexed, of the estate of Horace Pike, late OF
Marshfeld In said District, deceased. presents his
administration account for examination and allow
ance, and makes application for decree of distri
button and partition Of the estate of said deceased
Whereupon, 1t Is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to
session thereof, to be held at the Probate ONCE
A. d. 1885, for hearing and decision thereon.
And, 1t is further ordered that notice hereof
be given to all persons interested by publication
of the same three weeks successfully in the
Vermont Watchman d State yournat newspaper
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place, and show cause, II any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed, and
such decree made.
by the Court-Attest
Sl-s3 A. e. ANERILL, Register.
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T EVILS G. WOODS ESTATE.

II STATE OF VERMONT, washington Dist So.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier. in said Dis
trict on the 30th day of December, A. ID. 1884:
II. X. Brown, Administrator of the estate of
Lewis g. Wood, late of Northfield, in said Dis
trict deceased presents his administration account
for examination and allowance, and makes applica-
ton for 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 to be held at the Pro-
January, A. D. 1895 for hearing and decision thereon
and IL Is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to ali persons Interested by publication of the same
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Vermont .Watchmda
d. State Journal newspaper published at Montpelier
previous said time appointed for hearing that they
may appear at said time and place, and show cause,
If any they may have, why said account should not
be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest
Sl-53 A G. ANERILL, Register.
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SL9gGH IS. I, E;.,r,,,

In Probate Court held at Montpelier, In and for
said District. on the 2sd day of Dec. A. ID. 1884;
C. Il. Clough, Administrator of the estate of
Thaddeus Cleugh. late of Waterbury, IN said Dis
trict deceased makes application to said Court for
license to deed the real estate of said deceased,
situated In Stowe In the county of Lamoille and
state aforesaid, being farm now occupied by
oramel 9. Clough. representing that said deceased
and equity, TO deed said farm to said Oramel @.
Clough on certain conditions; that the said Oramel
c. Ciough has agreed In writing, that said contract
may be terminated and that he win pay the amount
due thereon, give equivalent, and take deed;
that the In his the said administrators hands
will not thereby be reduced as to prevent creditor
from receiving his whole debt Whereupon, IL Is
ordered by said Court, that said application be re-
ferred to session thereof to be held at the Probate
once, in said Montpelier, on the nth day of
January A. D. 1885 for hearing and decision thereon
and, ID is further ordered, that all persons in
terested be notified hereof by publication of notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully in the Vermont Wdtchmaa & State Jour
nal, newspaper published at Montpelier, and which
clrculates In the neghborhood Of those interested,
before said time of hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place. and IL they see cause object
thereto, by the Court.-Attest,
s-ss A. O. AVERILL, Register.
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FUNiGE NJ. GLYSS0N,S ESTATE;

l. L
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trict, on the 30th day of December, A. ID. 1884:
William =. Dillingham;, Administrator of the estate
of Eunice NJ. Glysson late of Waterbury, in said
District, deceased, presents his administration
count for examination and allowance, and makes
application for 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 a session thereof to be
held at the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier on the
oath day of January A. D. 1886 for hearing and de-
cison thereon. And 1t is further ordered. that
notice hereof be given to all persons interested, by
publication of the same three weeks successfully in
the Vermont Waterman e. State Journal, wspaper
published at Montpelier, previous to said time APP
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place. and show cause, II any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed, and
such decree made. BY the Court;-Attest.
sl-S3 A. G. AVERILL, Register
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.JosERH g. GALES ESTATE:

U bIATF OF NEHNHUN t, NHShIHRIO1 IJ1St -,
In Probate Court holden at Montpelier, in and for
said District, on the 5th day Of January, A. ID 1885,
An instrument purporting to be the last viii and
Testament of Joseph @. Gale, late Of Middesex, in
said District, deceased, being presented to the
Court by l. X. Densmore, the Executor therein
named for Probate 1t is ordered by said Court that
all persons concerned therein be notified TO appear
at session OF said Court to be held at the Probate
ONCE In Montpelier, the 30h day of January, A.
- lSso and show cause any they may have against
Their ordered, that notice Of this order be published
three weeks successfully in the Vermont Wdtchman
a State Journal printed at Montpelier, previous to
said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court.-Attest
1894 A. g. AVERILL Register.
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pARAcHIAs W, MARsH,s ESTATE.

u 5B'
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trict on the 29th day of December, A. ID. 1881
George NJ. Webster, Administrator of the estate
of Barachas w Marsh late of Cabot in said District.
deceased presents his administration account for
animation and allowance and makes application
for decree Of distribution and partition of the
estate of said deceased Whereupon 1t is ordered
by said Court that said account and said application
be referred to session thereof, to be held at the
Probate ONCE, in said Montpelier the 26th day of
January A. d. 1885, for hearing and decision thereon
And 1t further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested by publication of the same
three weeks successfully In the Vermont Watchmdn
g. State Journal a newspaper published at Montpe-
lier, previous to said time appointed for hearing
that they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause, if any they may have why said account
should not be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest.
Sl-S3 A. G. AVERILL, Register.
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Yeeal Notites.
T EvI S. wELLrNGTos.s ESTATE.

IL COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners, to receive examine, and ad-
just all claims and demands of all persons against the
estate Of Levi Swengton, late OF Northheld In said
District deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will meet for the
purposes aforesaid at the residence Of r. A. Pres
I'D day Of June next, from one o'clock p M. until
four o'clock p. NJ. each of said days, and that six
is the time limited by said Court for said cred.
itors to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Mortified, this 5th day OF Jan, A. d. 1885,
1884 NV. GILBERT, commissioners.
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Agricultural.

TT This department is wholly under the control
OF the agricultural editor, T. II. HosKIrs, MD,
Newport, w. and he alone is to be held responsible
for the opinions herein expressed.
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WILLLITAIMMr d; MSINTIwKES ESTATE ME.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and for
said district on the 9Th day of January, A. D. 1885:
A. L. Finne, Executor OF the last Win and Testa
ment of William ID. McIntire, late OF Middlesex In
Court, with the consent and appreciation in writing
of the devisees and egatees of the deceased afore
said residing in said State of Vermont for license to
sell all OF the real estate of said deceased situated
In said Middlesex to wit: The home place, also
about fourteen of tillage land, representing
that the sale thereof would be beneficial to the
devisees and legatees of said deceased, and those
interested in his estate. Whereupon. 1t Is ordered
by said Court that said application be referred to
said Montpelier, on the I'd day of February, A. ID.
1885, for hearing and decision thereon; and it is fur
Their ordered chat all persons interested be notified
hereof, by publication of notice Of said application
and order thereon, three weeks successfully in the
Vermont Wdfchmdn & State Journal, newspaper
published at Montpelier and which circulates in the
neighborhood of those interested before said time
of hearing that they may appear at said time and
place, and, II they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court.-Attest,
1884 A. q. AVERILII, Register.
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Work BAsKET.-A new work-basket,
for convenience in travelling, is made of
stiff box pasteboard, covered with Turk
ish toweling and trimmed with plait-
ing of satin ribbon. The sides are de-
tached and tied by ribbons, so that the
basket may be taken apart and easily
packed.
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ITO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.-This is to
j. certify that have this day given my son Charles
his time during the remainder Of his minority, and
sha pay no debts of his contracting nor claim any
of his earnings after this date.
Northneld VT, December ~, 1854 6l-sa
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advertisements.
PROBABLY NEVER

In the history Of proprietary medicines has
any article met success at home equal to that
which has been poured upon HOOPS sARsA-
rARILLA. Why, such has been the success
OF this article, that nearly every family in
whole neighborhoods have been taking 1t at
the same time. Every week brings new evil
dence Of the wonderful curative properties Of
this medicine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-14

RECENT experiments have shown
that, after tea has been stepped in boil
ing water for three minutes, over five
sixths of the valuable constituents of
the leaf are extracted, while at the end
of ten minutes the leaves are almost en-
tirely exhausted. tits better, therefore
not to allow tea to draw " for long
while; as there is no gain in strength,
and the havoring principles are vola-
tilted and lost
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-14

"JENNY PRACTICAL offers to send
a paper pattern of her " baking apron"
made to cover the entire dress, by mail
for ten cents, to any of our readers. She
may be addressed, care of tn e editor of
this department, as above. She also
offers patterns of Cljldren's night
robes with stockings; Dolman; lady's
walking skirt; lady's chemise; wrapper
and various other things, at the same
rate. We think this will be appreciated
by many readers.
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Gbe 8otsebolo.

tY- Communications for this column should be
sent to the agricultural editor, DR.. Hoskins, at
Newport, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-14

No man, or woman, and still less a
child, can long enjoy life, or keep in
health, who has to make three meals day
on heavy or alkaline bread, watery and
ill-cooked vegetables, or tough, scorched
meats. wholesome cooking is essential
to the well-being of every family.
Therefore we solicit contributions of
well tested receipts for all kinds of
cooking, and hints in domestic economy.
We wish our correspondents to send us
their true names and post-office adj
dresses, not for publication, but be-
cause we expect to have something to
send them, occasionally.