The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-09-23
CROP PROSPECTS

CROP PROSPECTS
are flattering. The corn crop will be large
one all through the West. Wheat and all
other crops being equally good, it is safe to
say that the good time coming " is close at
hand, and from now on business of all kinds
will boom, though slowly for awhile.
A BANK-BoOK.
We find the following item floating
through the western press. Whether true
or not, it is very suggestive, and should in
duce thoughtful consideration on the part
of those who are in the habit of squander
ing their loose change: "a bank-book
which has an interesting history, was pre-
sented to the Center Savings Bank, Massa-
chusetts institution, recently. The owner
of the book, an aged woman, who died re-
Gently, took it out in 1850, depositing S91.
In 1856 she added $50 to her nest-egg, the
following December she deposited $50 more,
in 1860 she put in $50, and in June of the
same year $50 more. September /, 1880, she
drew 500, leaving $3.50 in the bank. The
book was made up to July /, the sum total
being S1,075, including interest amounting
to about $500
CREAMERY BUTTER.
Bostonians seem to be fond of Elgin
creamery butter. Recently Boston firm
telegraphed to parties here for ten tubs "a
tub here always means a package of sixty
pounds, which We're forwarded, at an adj
vance of one cent per pound over the market
price here-twenty-three cents When re-
| ceived the firm, Notwithstanding they
thought the price little high, Immediately
ordered thirty-iive tubs more of the same
| kind, which was shipped that day. a few
! days after, another order came from the
same party for the immediate shipment of
one hundred tubs more. Less than twenty
years ago, western butter of the best quality
would have brought in the eastern markets
less than the price of lard. What has
wrought this great change Butter factories
six hundred thousand pounds of milk per
month, more or less, to the factory and an
even quality of butter are what tell the
story.
PATENT RIGHT SHARKS.
1t has been said-and, fear, with truth
| that farmers, as IA class, are more gullable
than any other portion of the community.
If any people are liable to be gulled out of
their eyes by patent right sharks il is the
farming class. 1t is said that farmer is
never too poor to buy lightning-rod or a
patent right, and in nine cases out of ten
| the money is worse than wasted. Concern
ing lightning-rods, few are OF any service,
and where one ensures protection fully a
dozen invite disaster. AS an instance, the
lightning. during thunderstorm i'll a
neighbOring town. played some curious
pranks in house protectedCO by one of
| these rods. There was not a sign on the
| roof or anywhere else to show where the
| unwelcome guest entered the house. n little
opening, not larger than small bullet hole,
in "A side wall of one of the rooms gave the
only indication of its entrance. The streak I"
followed the gilt moulding around the room,
thence to and around the adjoining room,
and from there it escaped, leaving no trace
of its exit. The gilt on the moulding was
| blackened and destroyed, but only in one
corner, where splinter was Clipped off
about the size of ones tinger-nail, was the
moulding otherwise damaged. AS regards
patent rights, hardly one of them are bene-
fetal to farmers. Farmers, just think for a
| you can, one neighbor of yours who ever
| You cannot, turn the pages of your memory
over and read over the names of those who
! have lost If farmers wives would train up
breed of dogs that would take the seats
! out of the pants of every peddler of light
ning-rods or patent rights who set foot on
! their premises, they would not only save
their husbands many a hard-earned dollar,
| but be entitled to reserved seat in para
disc for the good bestowed upon mankind
| in general
| HOG CHOLERA
seems to be getting in its deadly work
among the swine IN many places In this sec
ton Of the state, and there seems to be no
tet-np to the disease, hog cholera specifics TO
the contrary notwithstanding. In De Kalb
connty one man, out of a bunch OF one hun
dre6 fftg hogs, has lost all but twelve in
less than one Week; while in another lot OF
over one hunGred, seventy-tve have died.
There seems TO be no cure for the disease.
E. II. X.