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The st. JOhnsbury Republican.

Our friend, DR.. Cutting, who has
taken charge of the agricultural depart
ment of this new venture in Vermont
journalism, sends us copy of the first
issue, for which he has our thanks.
His part of the work is well done. But
we take very little stock in the new
paper itself. 1t is not born of legiti-
mate demand for such an enterprise in
st. Johnsbury, in regard to which, as a
journalistic point, we have some ex-
perience. 1t is simply piece of " spite
work." to punish Mr.. Stone of the
Caledonian for refusing to support Mr..
Blaine, and for having the courage of
his opinions in sustaining the gallant if
hopeless canvas of the prohibitionists.
That " mad " will die out in little
while; it is a worse foundation than
sand for permanent newspaper enter
prise, Mr.. Stone covers his ground
well, and has outlived severer competi-
ton than this will be. He is an honest
man, and has shown that he has more
backbone than we ever gave him credit
for before. But the joke of it is, that
he is now suffering from the mean
virulence of the very same men Gin
part, at leasD who used his Caledonian
in 1872 with the intent to crush out the
Termont Farmer for its wickedness in
supporting the boiling canvass of Judge
Steele against Judge Poland for con-
gress. While they were doing it the
circulation of the Farmer nearly
doubled, and we hope this second at
tempt of that special and peculiar tenn
per known as " St. Johnsbury mean
ness" will be just as beneficial to
Brother Stone, who is no longer a
"slave of the ring"
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The Beef Trade.


A little while ago the Boston Guilt
rator was trying to help the Boston
butchers to " burst up" the Chicago
dressed beef trade, which is boon to
the poor people of the cities, and en-
deavored to get the sympathy of the
farmers in these efforts by exciting their
jealousy against western beef. Now it
admits, what we then asserted, that this
Chicago beef does not compete severely
with the best eastern beef, which is
preferred by well-to-do buyers at an
extra price. Eastern farmers who UNI
derstand their business, and the advan-
tages of their situation, have little to
fear from western competition in butter
or beef.
Referring to the subject the Cult.
uator says:
Several causes have conspired to di.
minish the industry of slaughtering cat,
tie at Brighton. One important factor
is the shipment of dressed beef from
the West, which suits the masses and
takes the average trade. A second
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papers, and they occasionally contain
original articles from writers who have
vainly sought employment on those
papers"
There is considerable truth in this
criticism, though it is much too sweep
ing, since there are at least dozen
political journals of large circulation
whose agricultural departments are as
thoroughly edited as any regular agricul-
tural paper in the land. Major Poore
praises the latter as having carried the
war into Africa, and in their columns the
latest and best market reports are now
to be found, with the news of the day and
literary reading, making it unnecessary
for the farmer to subscribe to any other
paper, unless it be his local weekly
sheet" This, also, is measurably true;
the agricultural papers have been much
improved within the last fifteen years.
But they are still far from what they
should be. They may have carried
the war into Africa " Gas England has),
but they are far too lamb-like in the de-
fence of their constituents at home.
Printed in cities and large towns, their
managers have the ideas and the SYM
pathies natural to marts of trade and
are both unable and unwilling to under
stand or to reflect the genuine senti-
ments of the intelligent farming class
of the nation, which stands almost
voiceless, in consequence, on topics of
the most vital Importance to itself, and
its posterity. They sheer at granger
legislation -; they back up the banks,
railroads and other monopolies; they
have no intelligent conception of the
wants and needs of the farmers; and
they sympathize at heart with the capt.
talistic interests, which look upon agri-
culture and agriculturists exactly as
old Shareholders looked upon the negro
and his rights. We hardly see how the
evil can be remedied, for, after all, a
newspaper, however agricultural" is
itself commercial enterprise, and
this, and its urban surroundings, pull
it the wrong way all the time. Yet it
may be that when men of sufficient
calibre are attracted to agricultural
journalism they will recognize how even
their commercial interests may be
served by employing an editorial staff
made up of men who comprehend and
sympathize with the farmers, and are
capable of effectively giving voice to
them. There is big unoccupied field
for this sort of journalism.
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Answer to Enquiry About Screens.

Mr.. Editor:-I herewith send de-
scription of a screen we have Just fin
ished. 1t is one with four panels. If
you think it ineligible it may serve to
answer Kate's enquiry in your issue of
March 18th. If some one has better
way would like to have them report,
as we designed this one without help,
and only as we remembered to have
seen them. These useful articles are
not commonly found in families, yet if
once introduced would seem almost in
dispensable to those accustomed to
them. Make the frames of bits of pine,
or Eastwood, or other light wood, two
inches wide and seven-eighths of an
inch thick. The side bars should be
six feet long, with mortices four inches
from each end, to receive lemons on
the end of the top and bottom bars.
The short bars should be two feet four
inches long, with two-inch lemons on
each end. When put together the
frame is six feet high and two feet four
inches wide. Hinge the panels to-
gether with butts, using three to each
joint and applying the hinges of the
middle panels and the outside panels
or wings, on opposite sides, so that it
will fold compactly when not in use.
If the panels are beveled on the sides
opposite the hinges it will permit them
to fold in that direction as far as the
hinges will allow, and be an advantage
in using. As for covering, cretonne OF
fancy covering, as taste suggests, may
be had and may be embroidered, painted
or made with ornamental borders
Common glazed cambria is very light
cheap and good material to cover it
and seven yards is sufficient for the
four panels. 1t should be twenty-five
inches or more wide, and may be put
on with brass furniture nails or gimI
tacks. Be sure to put braid or tape
along the edge of covering, if cambria
is used, to prevent the tacks from
tearing out. Old clothes-frames may
be converted into screens, having
them properly stained and covered
as may be desired. Pictures Gu
from papers, and colored pictures o
fancy cards, tastefully arranged ant
nicely pasted on, make handsome
screen, combining use and beauty
which is not always the case with or
namental work. We have one mad
the size described in this article. 1t i
larger than many would like for ordin
airy purposes, but if wanted to remain
in the room where used will be foun'
quite useful. Small screens three Of
four feet wide are more convenien
in a small room, or to be carried fror
one place to another. Any mechani
can put together frame of the size an
style desired. Mrs. L. p. WEBSTER.
East Roxbury, VT.
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little salt. This makes a two-quart
basin full. Steam two hours and forty
minutes.
FRUIT CAKE.-The following is a
nice recipe for making fruit cake with
out eggs, when eggs are as high as they
have been this winter and one has
them to buy: One cup of butter, one
cup of brown sugar, one cup of mo-
lasses, one cup of sweet milk, three and
one-half cups of flour, one and one
half cups of raisins, one tea-spoonful
of ground cloves, one tea-spoonful Of
ground cinnamon, one tea-spoonful OF
ground nutmeg, one tea-spoonful Of
soda. This makes two loaves.
MRS. f. ID. GRIFFITH, Bolton, Vt.
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Very DrOll.

w. D. Howells, in his Florentine
Mosaic" printed in the April Century,
says:
"The world has been ruled so long by
the most idle and worthless people in
it, that it always seems droll to see
those who earn the money spending it,
and those from whom the power comes
using it,"
This is both witty and true, and it &C
counts for the alarm which even news
papers that think themselves liberal,
like the Springfield Republican, express
at what they contemptuously call
"granger legislation" 1t is "droll -"
to see farmers undertaking, of their
own motion, and under their own lead
ers, to right their own wrongs in the
legislatures Heretofore they have
submitted to be led by the lawyers, and
they did well to do so in the poor and
frugal old times before the era of great
monopolies, when the people were
lawyers best customers, and held their
allegiance accordingly. But of late,
both by the growth of corporations, and
because the farmers have learned the
folly of lawing it," the lawyers have
transferred their fealty from the peo-
pie to the monopolists, and the former
find that where they follow legal lead
they are led into legal quagmires, in
the interest of those powers which
secretly retain every lawyer from whom
they may anticipate danger. So now
the people have to ego it alone" and
they have found they can do it, even
though it looks both droll and danger
Gus to the know-it-all editors of the
daily press.
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Cream Candy.

/ will send you a recipe, taken from
The Homestead, which have tried and
found excellent, which think the little
ones will appreciate, if printed: Two
cups of granulated sugar, one cup of
cold water, one and one-half table
spoonfuls of powdered arrowroot dis
solved in the water Pour it upon the
sugar, boil in bright tin pan from ten
to twenty minutes, stirring constantly.
Boil till it drops thick from the spoon.
Set the pan in cold water and beat the
contents to thick smooth cream before
too cool. Add tea-spoonful of flavor
ing. Work in hands to the desired
shape. Mrs. S.
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" A SAVING mechanic is never COM
munist," says writer in the April
Atlantic. No? Then how wise it is to
frame your legislation so that year by
year it is harder for a working-man to
save anything. Pretty much like pull
ing down the building on your own
heads, gentlemen.
That Atlantic writer quoted above
Ct. Laurence Laughlin) complains that
a." men find a profession in teaching
Greek and Latin, but not Political
Economy" 1t is pretty well agreed
what constitutes Greek or Latin, but
when it comes to employing teacher
of political economy, the employer
wants to know whether he is going to
teach it round, or flat" Nobody's
interests are particularly affected
whether a classical teacher gives his
pupils the English or the Roman pro-
nunciation of Latin, but when it comes
to political economy there are people
(and people of inhuence) who think il
makes heap of difference whether il
is taught according to Mill, or accord
ing to Carey.
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Grapes---Mixing Of Varieties.

d. w L., OOuIu WOOuDuly, W., doho.
"Will it do to set grape vines of differ
ent varieties close together, so as to
mingle with each other? Is there any
danger of the fruit mixing, as many
kinds of plants are known to do, such as
corn, beans, pumpkins and squashes?"
REPLY.-The answer to this ques-
ton depends upon what is meant by
the word &" fruit" BY that word a
botanist understands only the seed, and
with this understanding it is correct to
say that the fruit is affected by the mix
ing which takes place in the blossom
between different varieties of the same
or closely allied species of plants. But
people generally understand by the
word fruit " not the seed, but the
edible covering of the seed. With this
meaning it is equally correct to say that
such mixing does not affect the fruit.
In this matter it is the same with
plants as it is with animals-a crossing,
or mixture, exhibits itself not in the
parents, but in the offspring. Take
squashes, for instance. We may plant
hills of Hubbard and Boston Marrow
(the one a green, the other yellow
squash) side by side, and the plants
may so grow and intermingle that every
female blossom of both varieties be-
comes impregnated with pollen from
the male blossoms of the other kind,
and yet every squash Gf the seed
planted was pure) will appear to be
true to it's kind. But now take seed
from any one of these apparently pure
squashes and plant them, and though
there may be no plants of another kind
within mile, yet every squash pro-
duced from these seeds will show the
mixture. They will be streaked and
spotted with green and yellow in every
possible way, and in succeeding gen.
erations this mixture will continue to
appear. When the parent fruits are OF
the same color and shape such mix
ture will not be so apparent to the eye
but it will be none the less real These
mixtures also show themselves in the
growth and foliage of the plants which
spring from the mixed seed. Such
mixings sometimes produce variety
better than either parent, but much
oftener the result is the other way
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But yet, methinks the breakfast Is best of all the
three"
Breakfast is the meal that has the
least care and thought bestowed upon
it, Coming, as it does, after the longest
fast of the twenty-four hours, it should
be abundant and nutritious. Warmed
up dishes are in favor at this meal.
Here are few recipes that are held in
high esteem in one minister's family,
and perhaps they may be helpful to
some one else.
A SARATOGA WAY OF SERVING COLD
POTAToEs.-Slice into baking dish,
season with salt and pepper. Cover
with cream or milk and bake three
fourths of an hour.
CORN CAKE.-One egg, a tablespoon
full of butter, one-half cup of sugar, one
cup of sweet milk, one cup of Indian
meal, one cup of -four, tea-spoonful of
cream of tartar and one-half teaspoon
full of soda.
BREAKFAST CAKE. One and one
half cups of sweet milk, two and one
half cups of flour, two tablespoonful
of melted butter; two tablespoonful
of sugar, a little salt, heaping tea
spoonful of cream of tartar, half as
much soda.
MEAT.-Take any fragments of lean
cold meat, mince fine, season with salt
and pepper. Bind together with an
egg and warm in butter Another
good way is to leave out the egg and
warm the meat in gravy, and serve on
nicely toasted bread.
RYE GEMs.--Put one pint of rye and
one-half pint of -four into bowl with
one-half cup of sugar, little salt,
one tea-spoonful of soda, and two of
cream of tartar; mix thoroughly while
dry, then add one well beaten egg and
milk enough to make batter that will
drop from the spoon readily. Have the
gem jar hot, fill about two-thirds full and
bake in quick oven. HELEN.
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Agricultural departments"

Major Ben: Perley Poore, an old
journalist and more or less fancy
farmer, in his gossipy history of
agriculture" which he has been con-
tributing to a Boston contemporary,
says:
"While it is true that many political
journals have what are called agricul-
tural departments the farmers and
gardeners and stock raisers of the coun-
try have long since estimated them as
of little practical value. Their con-
tents are mostly scissored from agricul.
tural, horticultural or stock-raising
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&eaal Motites.
UCHABOD CUMMINGS, ESTATE.

/ STATE or VERMONT, Washington District. S.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District. on the 3Oth day Of March, A. d. 1885
An instrument purporting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Ichabod Cummings, late of Middle
sex, In said District deceased, being presented to
the Court by William o. Cummings the Executor
named therein, 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 Office, in Montpelier, on the 25th day of April
A. ID. 1895, and show cause, IL any they may have
against the Probate Of said will: for which purpose
It is further ordered that notice of this order be
published three weeks successfully In the Vermont
Waterman g. State Journal, printed at Montpelier,
previous to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court.-Attest
1896 A. G. AVERILL, Register.
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STEPHEN sHgMwAY,s ESTATE.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trict. on the It'll day of April, A. ID, 1885,
Clark King, Administrator with the will annexed
of the estate of Stephen Shumway late of Worcester
in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of
Massachusetts,. deceased presents his administra
ton account for examination and allowance and
makes application for decree of distribution and
It Is ordered by said Court that said account and
said application be referred to session thereof, to
on the 4th day of May, A, d. 1855. 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 Waiehman q Slate Journal, news,
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
1881 A. G. AYERILI. Register.
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advertisements.
ECZEMA OR SALT RHEUM.
Another Clear and Positive Recovery-Ar
Elderly Lady's Letter.

Among the numerous letters received by DIR. Ken
needy testifying to notable SALT RHRUM cures, the
following will be found Of interest to readers,
who may accept of its perfect anthem
ITCHY and truthfulness:
WORCESTER. Mass, March 20, 1884
DR.. d. Kennedy, Rondout, ". Il:
DEAR SIR: Until recently | have been for three
years a sufferer from Salt Rheum 1t followed upon
an attack of Erysipelas. for which was for long
time under medical treatment / placed myself
again in the hands of the physicians who did, have
no doubt all that could be done One thing Is sure
however, was none the better for all the medicine
they gave me. The painful and unsightly disease
made continual progress, until began to fear
should never get rid of 1t.
BY means OF one of those accidents that often re-
suit in so much blessing had my attention called
to your FAVORITE REMEDY, which ] was told
would surely do me good. l used II, and within a
much shorter time than would have believed posi-
BILE, received a permanent cure. l am now per
fecty free from Salt Rheum. What a comfort this
is, and how II places your wonderful medicine in my
opinion you may guess at, but never know. keer
II now constantly In the house family medicine
Yours truly MRS. DINAH PHAIR.
Mrs. Phair sometime since, when visit to
Kansas, found a case of Salt f.heum, could not get
FAvORITE REMEDY, sent to New York City for it
and cured the case.
For all diseases of the Blood Liver, Kidneys
Bladder and Digestive Organs, DIR. David Kennedy
FAV0RITE REMEDY, Rondout, N. Y.
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TOHN G. EMERsON's ESTATE.

u STATE Of VERMONT, washington DIstflct, s..
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier. in said Dis
trct on the nth day OF March, A. ID. 1885:
Lucy NJ. Emerson, Executrir of the last will and
testament of John C. Emerson late of Barre in said
District deceased, presents her administration ac-
count for examination and allowance, and makes APP
application for decree of distribution and partition
ed by said Court that said account and said applca
ton be referred to session thereof to be held the
Probate ONCE in said Montpelier, the LIST day OF
May, A. ID. 1885, for hearing and decision thereon;
and 1t is further ordered that notice hereof be gwen
three weeks successfully In the Vermont WdtchmaH
a state Journal newspaper published at Montpelier,
may appear at SAY time and place, and show cause,
III any they may Have, why said account should not
be allowed, and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest,
1896 A, G. AVERILL. Register.
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Some Recipes.

Mr.. Editor:-I take the liberty of
sending few recipes which l think
very nice. One is a nice recipe for
BROWN BREAD.-Two cups of meal,
two cups of rye or canaille, one quart
of sour milk, three even tea-spoonfuls of
soda, one cup of sugar or molasses, a
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The Old Homestead.

1t may be small and poor and lowly, yet
We love 1t always; memory may I'LL
Her chambers full, and time and care may chill
Our hearts, yet stands the dear old homestead set
In picture that we never forget
A sudden thought of 1t our eyes will nlli
When are old we journey to 1t still;
Though strangers live in 1t, loving debt we pa
the same.
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M ALA RIA.
As an anti malarial medicine
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY's
FAVORlTE REMEDY

has won golden opinions. No traveller should con.
slider his outt complete unless includes bottle Of
this medicine. II you are exposed to frequent
changes Of climate, food and water, Favorite Remedy
should always be within your reach. 1t expels ma.
lartAl pohons and Is the best preventative Of chs
fered as trustworthy specific for the of Kidney
and Liver complaints, Constipation and all disorders
arising from an impure state OF the blood To women
who suffer from any Of the ills peculiar their sex
Fayor1te Remedy Is constantly proving itself un.
q, by all druggists.
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A. A., STT I ESTATE; 81.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trict, on the It'll day of April, A. D. 1885:
c. c. Eaton. Administrator of the estate of Romancy
A. Cutler late of East Montpelier, in said District,
deceased presents his administration account for
animation and allowance and makes application for
decree Of and partition Of the estate Of
that said account and said application be referred
to a session thereof, to be held at the Probate
ONCE in said Montpelier. on the sth day of
May A; D. 1875, for hearing and decision thereon
to all persons interested, by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Vermont Wdtchman
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,
1887 A. G. AVERILL, Register
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A sA S. sIMONDs, ESTATE.


The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Hon. Probate Court for the District of Randolph
Commissioners, to receive, examine, and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against the es-
tate Of Asa s. Simonds late of Williamstown in said
District deceased, and all claims exhibited in offset
thereto hereby give notice that will meet for the
purposes aforesaid at the dwelling of Widow
Caroline p. Simonds, on the I'd day of May and 18th
day of September next, from one o'clock p. until
four o'clock p. M, each of said days and that six
months from the 23d day of March, A ID. 1885, lis the
time limited by said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examination and allow
Dated at williamstown, this 9Th day Of April A.
ID. 1885.
ess7. JANE JAMES IS n, BEAVER, Commissioners.