davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
Fruit for Children.

One of the common diseases of chill
dren is worms in the bowels. If a
child's digestion becomes impaired, and
the gastric juice becomes weakened or
defective in quantity by overeating or
bad food, the whole alimentary canal be-
comes clogged and filthy and furnishes
nests for such worms as will breed there.
In this weakened condition of the sys-
tenn they cannot be destroyed by the
process of digestion, and hence great
harm comes from them. Now it is an
interesting fact that fresh, ripe fruit
is the very best preventive for this
state of things. DR.. BENJAMIN Rush
pointed this out hundred years ago.
He made a series of experiments on
earth worms, which he regarded as
more nearly allied to those that infest
the bowels of children than any other,
with view to test their power of re-
tanning life under the influence of vari-
GUS substances that might be used as
worm medicines. The results proved
that worms often lived longer in those
substances known as poisonous than in
some of the most harmless articles of
food. For instance, in watery solutions
of opium they lived eleven minutes: in
infusion of pink-root, thirty-three min
ntes; in claret wine, ten minutes; but
in the juice of red cherries they died
in six minutes; black cherries, in five
minutes; red currants, in three min
utes; whortleberries, in seven min
utes, and raspberries, in five minutes.
From these experiments, DR.. Rush
argued that fresh, ripe fruits, of which
children are very fond, are the most
speedy and effectual poisons for worms.
In practice this theory has proved to be
correct.-Dr. HolbrOOk.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08

ISN'T there too much truth in the
statement of an exchange, which says:
sour church festival is over. The
treasury has S53. 10 net gain-that is the
credit side. The debit shows an APP
palling list of misunderstanding; sew
eral cases of dyspepsia, aggravated by
late suppers, eaten on the superstition
that church suppers are not injurious;
thin attendance at prayer-meeting the
evening following; spirit of eXulta-
ton because we cleared S1.79 more
than our Baptist neighbors; spirit of
bitterness because some one said their
singing was better than ours
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
Apples in ArOOstOOk.

f. II. Hayden, farmer in Ok Bow,
Aroostook county, Maine, writes thus
to the Maine Farmer:
AS your Smyrna correspondent wants
to know about apples for his place, |
will tell him what little can to help
him out. The Haas is hardy here, an
early and abundant bearer, keeps late,
bears handling well, but the apple is
not good enough to suit most tastes,
but better than none for Aroostook.
The Wealthy is good apple, good and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
Farm and Garden Notes.

ONE great fault with our smaller fall
fairs is the lack of taste in putting up
the exhibits.
MAN is constituted to enjoy, but with
Americans every consideration is pros
tituted to the question, How shall
make money!"
"THE Shorthorn of to-day, as gen.
eral rule, does not give milk enough to
raise her own calf WE'LL" says writer
He is exaggerating little.
MANY thousands of farms in the
West are mortgaged to eastern capital
lists, who extort ten per cent interest
for the loan. 1t is not long since they
were doing as bad as that in Vermont.
A CREAMERY started last spring in
Orange county, New York, to renovate
rancid butter by patent process, has
suspended operations. Thus far any
effort to correct bad butter has been a
dismal failure.
ABOVE all things else, if you would
be successful poultry-raiser, keep
things clean about the hen-houses and
runs; it pays handsomely to give them
proportionately as much attention as
you do other live stock.
IF we would make farming profitable,
want of system must give way for sys-
tematic labor, where every step counts.
Here is the groundwork of success in
trade, to concentrate, reduce expenses,
and by this reduction increase profits.
"THE most touchy and determined
cattlemen, who are bound to put all
the virtues of the cow kind into their
cattle, are the Shorthorn breeders" is
remark we find in the Rural Ne,c
Yorker. Do they beat the " Holstein''
chaps?
WITH ordinary success from we'll
directed labor every one can, at least
to some extent, add to the appearance of
his homestead many little matters that
while the cost will be inconsiderable
the pleasure and comfort will be adj
mitted on all hands.
WE can heartily endorse all that w.
ID. Boynton says in the american
Garden about the Viburnum opulus OF
cranberry tree. 1t will be remembered
that our SNOWFALL or guelder-rose is a
cultivated type of this species, but
really inferior to it in intrinsic beauty.
g" SALT is good but we need more
definite information what it is good
for in horticulture and pomology," says
the excellent Michigan Horticulturist
which has just snapped the "Mich
igan " for American" May its fame
be commensurate with its name. II
deserves it.
KEEP dairy salt and all other that i:
to be used for human food in clean
packages and away from all foul odors
for salt will absorb impurities from bad
air, and afterwards impart it to food
with which it comes in contact. Seri.
Gus losses have occurred from igno-
rance of this fact.
IT is curious, but true, that the table
of the day-laborer in town, who does
not own foot of land and whom the
countryman contemptuously declares
olives from hand to mouth" is more
beautifully supplied with vegetables ant
fruits than that of the farmer in the
midst of his broad acres.
GOOD judges conversant with tn,
matter claim that the breadth planted
to potatoes in Aroostook county tn,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08

KEROSENE EMULSION" viii you
kindly give the recipe for kerosene
emulsion that is talked of so much now
a-days as an insecticide? AREADER."
Add half a pound of soap in boiling
gallon of water to two gallons of kero-
sene, and then churn the mixture five
minutes with force-pump.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08

COVER FOR A SMALL TABLE.-Get a
piece of brown linen one yard square.
Turn the edges as if for hem four or
five inches deep. Herring-bone stitch
it around, then cut the edge and ravel
it up to the line of work. AT short
intervals fasten few threads of red
worsted. Fitch a pretty pattern in the
corners with red. This makes good
serviceable cover that will do up we'll
and wear long time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
August.

The quiet August noon Is come,
A slumberous silence fills the sky;
The fields are still, the woods are dumb,
In CLASSY sleep the waters lie.
And mark yon soft, white clouds, that rest
Above our vale, moveless throng;
The cattle In the mountains breast
Enjoy the grateful shadow long.
o how unlike those merry hours
In sunny June, when earth laughs out;
When the fresh winds make love to flowers
And woodlands sing and waters shout
RruaDf
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
READY SEPTEMBER LIST.
Price, go cts; $500 per dozen.
PARLOR ORGAN GALAXY.

A good and large collection OF Reed Organ Music,
selected and arranged by w. +. SUDDS. 40 good
Marches Galops, waltzes. Rondos, schottisches,
ETC. and IL popular songs, covering SO sheet-music
size pages yet sold for the very low price of so cts
Remember our superior new Sunday-school Song
Book, Songs of Promise (35 cts. y, and our High
School Song Book, Song Greeting go cts).
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
Gbe 9ousebuIo.

rzT- Communications for this column should be
sent to DR.. T. H. Hoskins. Newport VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-08
THE ROYAL SINGER!

Teachers of Snging-schools who examine this,
the last of Mr. Emersons series of successful class
books, will generally concede that II Is, in some de-
gree, superior to any of its predecessors The ee-
mentary exercises. the graded easy tunes for prac
tice. the part songs gees and the church tunes,
anthems and chants all excel in their selection or
arrangement
With its happy, chosen title, good and interesting
music and generally attractive character, there is
good ground for hope that 1t will be the favorite of
the season."
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09
A Defense OF Alcohol.
THE CURIOUS ARGUMENT OF A FRENCH
MAN IN BEHALF OF STIMULANTS.

Paris Correspondent London Telegraph.
We have of late been hearing much
evil said of alcohol, but now M. Four
nier de Flax stands up for it in Lo
Reuue Scienffque, which gives under
protest his arguments in its behalf. ]
am not aware that he has any interest
in distillery. but if he had his defense
of alcoholic drinks could not be warmer.
Population, to begin with, increases
much less quickly in departments where
the consumption of these beverages is
low, and the criminal statistics and
number of suicides are not in relation
to the quantity of ardent spirits con-
sumed in them. Thus the suicides in
the Seine ct Disc. which is not given to
alcohol, are much greater than in the
Seine-1nterienre, which is. 1t is just
possible that the hardy, healthy lives OF
the male Inhabitants, who are obliged
to go to sea, keeps them from melan-
choly and the suicidal ideas which &C
company it. A seafaring life gives
moral courage. Italy is a sober country,
but, says NJ. Fournier de Flaix, her
criminal returns each year are high.
The Spaniards drink water and send
their heavy wines abroad. Yet in point
of freedom from vices of all kinds, eX-
cept the vice of intemperance, they are
far above Sweden, Norway, Denmark
or even Russia which are all fond of
ardent spirits. The average Russian
drinks, says NJ. FOurnier de FlaiX. four
times more alcohol than the average
Frenchman. France and Austria are
about on the same alcoholic level, but
Austrlans are not so prone to get sick OF
life and commit suicide as the French.
Germany manufactures twothirds more
alcohol than France, but the author OF
the article forgets to state that she eX-
ports a greater part of her whiskies, and
that the German beer is very light and
small. NJ. Fournier de Flaix comes to
the conclusion that the alcoholic drink
ing nations are the most progressive, in
which the principle Of growth is strong
est, that alcohol is spur and an ali
ment, and that it helps human beings to
resist cold, harsh climates, and gives a
sreatful stimulus to the tired sailor,
soldier or laborer NJ Thiers took two
glasses of Malaga every day, besides
many glasses of Bordeaux, and Prince
Bismarck is what may be termed hard
drinker, although he can not be termed
a drunkard, because his head is always
cool. The mischief is in the alcohols
made out of beet-roOt, potatoes, pine
wood and other substances which con-
tain as much as four per cent of fusel
oil. should say that deleterious al
cohols, being cheaply produced, have
the greatest sale, and that all dishonest
tradesmen will sell them for those ia
ken from cereals, which only contain
half per cent of maddenlng and nerve
paralyzng tusel oil. Prince Bismarck
it is said. never drinks drop of whisky
that he does not distill himself.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09
Against Green Wamuring.
J. II. Alexander in Southern Cultivator.

JH Alexander in Southern Cultivator.
| have had some observation that was
wholly unfav0rable to turning under
green crops when the land is to be at
once occupied by fall crops in the fol-
lowing cases:
Six or eight years ago, on the Sand
bar Ferry road below Augusta, was a
small field of pea vines of fine growth,
which when saw it, had been just half
turned under with a twO-horse ploW
and drag chain the whole growth being
completely buried. The time was late
summer or early fall, not now exactly
remembered. Mr.. Robt A. Fleming,
the we'll know cotton merchant OF Au-
gusta, was the owner of the field. | did
not see the field again until the follow
ing June when it was in wheat, then
nearly ready for harvest and then saw
the west half of the field, on which the
pea vines had been turned under, was
very far inferior to the east half, on
which the vines were still standing
when had previously seen it. made
enquiries about it of several of the
neighbors, and I think of Mr.. Fleming
himself, and learned that his plowiDg IN
rains, and he had finally cut off and
eet''
half of the field, the west half being en-
tirely turned in. The whole was sowD
with wheat in November or October.
The east half made very fine wheat,
while the west half was poor indeed,
not one half as good as the east. This
land is fine alluviai soil in the valley OF
the Savannah River. subject to over
flow at times.
Within nv observation the practice
now usually followed, is, either to cut
and cure the vines, or turn them under
after they die down, and not TO put them
under green. My friends with whom l
have spoken on the subject oppose
green manuring of that sort. Ny idea
has been that the land is killed for a
time by the gasses arising from rapid
fermentation of great mass of sappy,
green vines, and that it done at all
it should only be done in the fall on
land to be put in corn next spring; not
where any crop was to be put in just
after the turning in.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

A correspondent, who evidently wish
es she was big, bad man. writes to the
Woman's Journal to ask if it pays to be
woman. I should like to know why
not IT it pays to be petted and shield
ed if you behave yourself, it it pays to
be worked for, and -pussy,d. it it
pays to be pretty and graceful and
charming, if it pays to be loved and
honored and respected, if it pays to
make somebody glad they were born
and happy to live for your sake, it it
navs to be the greatest power for good
or evil that this world knows, if it pays
to be the mother of that sweetest of all
God given things. baby, if it pays to
be mother whose children grown to
manhood rise up and call her blessed, it
it paws to be wife dearer to good
man than his honor or life, it it pays to
have the blessings of the poor, the sick,
the friendless or the helpless-if any OF
these things pay, then it pays to be
woman. Fie on the woman who asks
such question. Shame on her for :ad-
mittipg even to herself that she has
that it ''paid.n The woman that takes
the best of birthrights and SO traduces
il is no woman at all. She is creaure.
A being so selfish, so whining, so hard,
so bitter, and so complaining that she
not only does not enjoy the pleasures
that are hers, but she puts an iron bar
before the man or woman who tries to do
anything for her, simply makes her own
misfortunes. for it would take not only
the disposition of an angel but the
heart of a lion as well, to make up and
be pretty day after day to a woman
who takes a proffered caress as if it were
a dose of medicine, and never gives one
in return; who finds sinister motive in
every bit of gallantry and has sreer
for every pleasantly of every sort. We
should be devoutly thankful there are
few such women in this world. Some
there are, and they, they alone, find cit
does not pay"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09
WeeViis i'm Corn.
Editor Home and Farm :

Editor home anu + arm.
Seeing a good many inquiries for
some remedy for weevils in corn,
would just like to give my recipe ::
When gather my corn from the field,
| break enough green sassafras bushes,
with leaves on, to cover the floor of my
crib or barn and throw corn on them,
say from twelve to eighteen inches
thick, then put another layer of brush
and SO on, until done. think if any OF
your readers who are troubled with
weevils will try this plan, they will
never be troubled any more. Use
plenty of sassafras bushes. gather my
corn from the middle of September to
the last of October, and weevils never
trouble my crib. invariably have old
corn when | gather my new crop.
Belden, Texas. J. NJ. BAKER.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09
Interesting Experiences.

Hiram Cameron, Furniture Dealer of
Columbus, Ga, tells his experience,
thus: "For three years have tried
every remedy on the market for Sto-
mach and Kidney Disorders, but got no
relief, until | used Electric Bitterss.
Took five bottles and am now cured,
blood Purifier in the word" Major A.
B. Reed, of West Liberty, KY, used
Electric Bitters for an old standing Kid
new affection and says, Nothing has
ever done lie SO much good as Elec-
trio Bitters." Sold at fifty cents bot
tie at M. P. Young & Co.'S Drug store. 4
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09
A Captains Fortunate Dis.
COVcFy.

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth,
plying between Atlantic City and n. Y,
had been troubled with cough so that
he was unable to sleep, and was induced
to try DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. 1t not only gave him
instinct relief. but allayed the extreme
soreness in his breast. His children
were similarly affected and a single
dose had the same happy effect. Dr.
dard remedy in the Coleman household
and on board the schooner. Free Trial
Bottles of this Standard Remedy at
NJ. P. Young & Co.'S Drug Store.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

Gov. Penn publishes this evening a
brief response to our correspondent,
"Democrat." and pledges himself, so
soon as the other candidates are in the
field, to reply fully and unequiv ocally
to the communication of Democrat ~
The Governor adds: Il trust the peO-
pie will exact the same course from each
candidate" Gov. Penn speaks fairly
Now let the other candidates come to
the front The bankers, merchants and
in knowing the views of their represen
tatlves iii Congress on the silver ques
ton; the reduction of the Federal debt
and the bank outlook. The working
men have heard SO much from the
Protectlonlsts of the great necessity OF
Il protective tariff to raise and keep up
wages that they want to have the men
they vote for explain to them how the
tariff does that little thing. All honest.
conservative citizens desire to know
whether our COngreSSmen are really IL
favor of civil service reform or regard
all such professions, as some OF our
politicians seem to do, as sounding
brass ;sad tinkling cimbals. Let our
people, Especially let the working peo-
pie, mage a demand upon those gentle
who aspire to represent them in Cong
ress to come forward and discuss these
propositions before them intelligently
an without lodging. We have had
enough OF this masquerading as Demo
Gratis. The rank and file should now
demand to know what the men they are
to vote for understand to be Democ-
racy.-States.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09
Women and Men.
St. Paul Globe.

Two women approached each other
from opposite directions yesterday on
Seventh street. One was looking into
the shop window and the attention Of
the other was attracted to the opposite
side of the street. They collided. Both
looked around with frown and at each
other said: You nasty thing do you
want the earth p
A little further down the street one
of the women collided with a smart
looking young man. When she saw
that it was man who brushed against
her she smiled and said: Il beg par
DON" in her most insinuating tone.
He replied, as he tipped his hat: Don't
mention it please
The close student of human nature
will observe that this story is true in
every instance.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

Webster Democrat Tribune on the
State University: "This is the rDbber
institution of the State. 1t stalks 81
lently over the constitution and fills the
pockets of its officers with the money of
the tax payers. without any benefit
whatever to the children Of the State
outside Of Baton Rouge"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09
Let the People be Informed.
States.

Elsewhere we print communication
signed "Democrat,' reviewing in a
trenchant style Gov. Penn's address to
the people of the Second District iD an
nouncing himself candidate for Cong
ress. Gov. Penn has now an opportu
nifty to do what no other candidate in
the two districts will venture to do,
that is, show the working people where
in protective tariff can raise or keep
up their wages, or otherwise benefit
them. Gov. Penn has invited discuss
ion, his challenge has been accepted.
But in fairness to all, let all the other
candidates, claiming to be Democrats,
step forward and give their views on
the questions presented by Gov. Penn
and "Democrat." They are the living,
vital questions Of the day, and no COM
munity in America has a deeper inter-
est in them than the people of this
great commercial city of New Orleans.
Gentlemen, when you talk in general
terms about being Democrats, you are
chattering like so many parrots. The
day has passed when any political pres
tidigitator can conjure with the mere
word Democracy" You must now tell
us what you understand Democracy to
be, and you must defend and make
clear to the people the correctness Of
your Interpretation otherwise you are
unworthy and unfit, from Democratic
standpoint, to represent a free enligbt-
ened and business people in Congress.
"It is beSCnd question that the pro-
tectionists, outside of Louisiana, antag-
onize the frAe-traders on the sugar tariff
and demand that the sugar tariff, to-
gether with the taxes on whiskey and
tobacco shall co. so that, to raise a
revenue, it will be necessary to retain
and even increase the tariff on other
commodities that are necessaries OF life.
The free traders, on the other hand,
would raise the revenues OF the govern
ment By q tariff ON sugar, and by inter-
nal taxes on whiskey and tobacco and
other Injuries Of life so that there may
mans coat, and hat, and blanket, and
food, and tools while the protectionists,
outside of Louisiana would give us free
sugar, whiskey and tobacco, SO that the
poor man may have to pay higher prices
for his hat, and shirt, and shoes, blank
cts, tools and food. And now steps in
third party, composed of Mr.. Gay and
the sugar men, or the Protectionists in
side of Louisiana, who, instead Of allying
themselves with their logical and pro-
nounced friends, the revenue tariff DEM
ocrats, seeks to trade and barter away
the rights and interests OF the $4,000, 900
of consumers of the country to obtain
from the protectiOnists q promise to pro-
tect sugar. Free sugar, free whiskey,
free tobacco, and taxed wool, and iron.
and salt, and God knows what else,'
shouts the American Protectionist.
Nay roars the Louisiana Protectionist,
or sugar man, give us taxed sugar, and
we win give you all else; aye, even
taxed air, and water, and medicine, il
you wish Estates.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

.Yes," said the lady lecturer, "wo-
men have been wronged for ages. They
have suffered in thousands of ways
'sThere's one way they never suffered
ill.," said henpecked man, rising,
s'What is that? ?" demanded the lee
turer. "They never suffered insilence.o
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

Husband (handing his wife some
money)-"There, dear, is fifty dollars,
and it has bothered me some to get it
for you. | think | deserve a little
praise"
Wife-'Praise? You deserve an
encore, my dear."-Exchange
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

does mischief and wrong.
In pos. s.script he proposes to discuss
all matters with any conner. If great
assembly of workingmen can be got TO-
gether we pledge him as much discus
sion on this subject as he wants. A
public discussion would do much good.
DEMOCRAT.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

Fighting flies is about as hard work
for horse as plowing. Rub their legs
lightly each day with a rag rung out of
water that smells strong of earbolie
acid.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

1t may be very decidedly premature
to discuss the next governorship year
or more before the next convention
meets, but it is just as we'll that the peo
pie should act ii year hence with the full
knowledge of the situation than to run
a hurrah campaign of two months, and
then repent for four full years. There
is wisdom in beginning to discuss the
matter rnow.-Shreveport Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-10-09

Fine honey vinegar for sale at tLia
office, at 30cts per gallon,