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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-30

Philosophers have used with effect
against woman's suffrage the fact that
they should not be allowed full priyi-
leges of citizenship as they could not
fight in war, whereby country might be
involved in disaster by votes Of non-com-
batants. But at the gentle meeting of the
State Woman Suffrage Association Mrs.
Matilda Joslyn Gage delivered herself OF
the opinion that blood would have to
flow in torrents before women could Sc
cure their rights. \ satirical rogue OF
bachelor, however, declares that Iillie
pricked her thumb with pin, and all her
sister sulTragans turned pale and fled.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-30

City delivery by carriers at cents per wee'
BY NAIL, POSTAGE PAID
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-30

"Viyiane," a new ballet by Edmond
Gondinet, founded on Tennyson's poem
was produced on Thursday night at the
Eden Theatre in Paris, and was a great
success. so the Terpsichorean kick is to
be impaired to the Epic after the
rvthm of the original measure has been
attuned to the Lyre that all the muses. at
once may have hand, orrather foot, in
the theme.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-30
SPECIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Tilden estate counts up fifteen
millions.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-30

him TO kick him back! Mother-Yes, Bobby,
very wicked. Bobby-Then l don't play
with Tommy White any more. He's too
wicked. kicked him this morning, and he
kicked me back
A QUESTION OF FINISH
Miss Higgs-And what course would you
wish your daughter to pursue-the dead Ian
ouages and the severer studies or French
and department. Mrs. Veneer whose hus-
band has just retired from the furniture line
with fortunel-Oh, mol | can't abide the
dead finish; give her the French polish, even
if it costs little more.
SUCCESSFUL ALL AROUND.
Most everybody has his pet phrase, which
he is apt to use upon all occasions Mr.
Havseed's "met with some success" How
are you getting on with your stock raisingP
he was asked recently. well" no replied,
give met with some success in raisin' calves"
"How is your Oldest boy doing at schoolP
aWeI, he's meetin' with some success as
scholar" ale ought to, for he's been well
brought up Your wife is a splendid woman,
Mr.. Hayseed" "Well, yes the old lady has
-er-met with some success as female"
COMING TO THE RESCUE.
Visitor-How old are you, Williel Willie
Six years old. Visitor-And when were
Won 6? Willie-I don't know Visitor-Oh,
Willie! a great big boy like you, and not
know when you were years old! Wllhes
Little Sister, know when he was 6 years
old. Visitor-There, Willie; your littlC
sister knows. When was it, Sadiel Little
Sster-Cn his birthday.
A DOGS UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE.
Eyes" said Mr. Hendricks TO the minister,
81 am proud Of that dog Why, he knows
the different days of the week" Just then
the dog began to run to gun which stood in
the corner. then back to his master, and wag
his tail. "He's made a mistake this time,
pa, said young Bobby; "he thinks it's Sun
day"
WHY THEY ENvIRD ADAM AND EVE
He was one of those men who are always
and forever harping on how differently his
mother used to do things. Apropos Of the
irritating subject, at dinner one day she said,
with a sigh: my dear, you've no idea how
envy Eyel" "And why, prayl Because,
nv dear she never once heard Adam
say. with exasperating frigidity, These pies
lack the flavor Of those my mother baked.
"And know same married men who must
envy Adam, for he didn't even know what a
mother-in-law was. "-Harper's Bazaar
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-30
HOME, SWEET HOME.

Lady docking at Harlem iIatI-Iho rooIns
seem very small Janitor (franklyl-f cssum,
de rooms am small TO- fac LADY, don't
see how my husband, baby and | could ever
go 10 bed in that room. Janitor-Ho' might
do as the other lady an gemmen did what
occerpied de rooms befo'. Lady-How was
thatl Janitor-Dey went ter bed tandem.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

american CultlNatpr
Nut-bearng trees can be made to live as
easily as the apple or peach
Take hutternut, black walnut. chestnut
and shagbark hickory; plant in the fail. in
nursery rows. Let them grow one year or
rather when one year old take a sharp
butchers knife or bread knife, go through
the rows and cut off all the tap roots They
will then fill up with tibrou, roots. Or Wait
until two years old and then cut off the tap
roots, letting them grow until three or four
year, old; then plant in orchard rows. Under
such treatment there is no more trouble in
making them live than there is with apple
trees
a few Years since | planted out thirty
five che,tnuts four year, Old, not one of
which died. have fifty-five black walnutS
mostly bearing, which have been set out
twelve years The nut-bcaring tree, taken
from the forest are difficult to make live. |
have selected a large number of tree, in
years gone by, dug down and cut their tap
roots, letting them stand one year and then
removing them to the orchard | had no
trouble in making these live.
To propagate the shagbarll hickory is the
most difficult task | have had. The tap root
should be cut the first year, and it should be
set in orchard rows at two years old. or in
no case later than three years old Those
who are willing to follow these instructions
Will have no trouble to raise nut bearing
trees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

Vegetables, of all farm pro luce, hold their
prices best this year in the New York mar
kets
For six weeks of November and December
81, POS barrels of apples have been shipped
from Boston to England,
We have wept and prayed and begged and
protested, done everything but indulge in
profanity, yet the internal Bohemian oats
swindle is still gathering i'll its victims
Corn cobs dipped in coal tar and placed
among squash vines have again proved un-
questionably beneficial i'll preventing any in
jury from the squash vino borer Cnelittia
cucurbitR).
a stable of one of the street railway COM
panics in New York holds 9, 400 horses Each
horse receives about eight pounds of hay a
day, which is chopped up fine by cutters run
by an eighty-horse power engine.
In Iowa they are experimenting with
peaches from northern China. The pucky
persistence of the great northwest in pursuit
of fruit viii certainly have its reward, Moth
ing like it was ever known before.
The old laborious method of planting
celery in trenches is now altogether dis
carded. 1t is set simply at the surface of
the ground, The White Plume is a self
blanchinS variety, and does not need even
banking uu
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

We have been pasturing land number Of
years and we find we cannot have a per-
petual pasture any more than we can have
perpetual motion Pasture as well as all
other vegetation must rest at least four
months i'll the year. and more if we put on
more than one COW to an acre and half If
we let our pasture be eaten short it will die
when hot weather and drouth set in. If
sheep are on such a pasture they will paw
the roots of the grass out of the ground to
satisfy hunger, and cattle and sheep will get
restless and make paths through the pas
ture. When it rains hard the water will run
down these paths and make washes, and it
takes some work and years of time to get
such Il pasture in good condition again. And
another consideration is in pasturing this
way we don't have any fat beef cattle or
any fat sheep for sale and we don't have
much milk either Such stock is more apt
to take diseases than fat ones And another
thing is to be remembered: Cattle don't do
any good in the same pasture with sheep.
The grass where sheep run is very dstaste-
full to cattle. 1t ruins ground to let cattle
tramp over it much in the winter. when the
ground is soft. 1t will not produce well
again for some years We take our cattle
off the pasture in the fall in time for the
grass to grow a little before the winter sets
in, there will be an aftermath to pro-
tect the young grass. In early spring don't
turn the cattle on until the grass gets u good
start. Then you will have a good pasture
all summer. Mrs j. w. A.
NEW RICHMOND O.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

1t is just MS important for the farmer to do
likewise. 1t becomes especially vital since
the conditions of successful farming be-
come more difficult every year January
Is the dull month of the year Go back now
over your work for 1855. Take every crop,
field by field, count up how much it cost
you and what you got for it. If you have
not cleared fnir per cont. on it, then some
thing is wrong rhips it was low prices
received for it, perhaps you paid out too
much money to rails, it, perhaps the crop
was so poor, owing to lack of manuring or
other bad cultivation, that it did not yield
well. Whatever the causes, remedy it an
other year DO the same for your live stock.
Count up how much it cost to raise that
steer you sold in December Did the price
you got for him return fair business per
cent. on his COST Run through the same for
sheep, pigs, horses, cows, mules and chickens.
How much richer or poorer are you than
you were last year, If poorer, how much
of it is due to your own carelessness or bad
management!
Cast up accounts in this way, and you
will know exactly where you stand. So,
another year, you will be able to avoid the
mistakes made in 1885 Don't thus take &C
count of stock one January because this
reminds You of it, and then drop it. Do the
same every year as long as you live. So
shall you prosper.
Next thing, keep n journal We know of
families where the wife or daughters make
the entries in the journal day by day, and
at the end of the year the book is as enter
tanning as novel to read back over. Set
down regularly the DAYS ON which You
began blowing such field, when you sold II
load of hay or contracted for your tobacco
crop. Make a note when the new calves,
colts or lambs may be looked for If one of
the animals is taken sick set down its dis
ease it' symptoms, and how you doctored
it. If you hear any farm or housekeeping
hints that will be useful write them in your
journal Note the date when Won plant each
kind of seed and when it comes up Make a
regular weather record, too. 1t will be of
use to you, No farmer on our list is with
out good thermometer, we hope. 1t can be
put to a variety of purposes
In brief make a record of all important
events on the farm and in the household.
Be particular as to dates. BE businesslike
and systematic in all you do Don't be
SLOUGH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

Raspberry culture i, much the same as
that Of the blackberry. except that the rows
Of plants may he set closer. The ground
should toe well enriched
There are three varieties Of raspberries-
red, black and yellow
IN general the red kind i, good to eat at
homo, but tender when it comes TO shipping.
The fayorite market berry is the Gregg, a
black fruit Of great size. Perhaps the best
favored of all is, however, tho yellow. The
Caroline is tho most approved yellow rasp-
berry whle the Hansell and Cuthbert are
among tho best red kinds. The raspberry
fruits fron new wood every year, and the
old should be cut away when the bearing
season is over In the colder parts of the
Union it needs 10 be layered down and COW
cred during winter Put Off this as long as
possible to keep tho canes from freezng
Lay them down carefully, So rs not to break
them or their roots and cover with three to
six inch,s of corn stalks, leaves or litter
mixed will earth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
Grapc Smgar from Linem Fiber.

If a quantity Of lint or amy linen or cotton
rags shredded small is placed in glass YES
sci and twice it, weight Of sulphurc acid is
gradually added to il with constant tritura-
tion the filters slowly swell up and disappear
without diseEgaEing any gas, and a tena-
couo mu'lloyc if formed This contains a
large quantity Of dextrin, and if it is diluted
and boiled four or five hours it becomes CON
vertcd into grape sugar. Chalk is now added
to it and it is thoroughly filtered and then
cvaporatod by gentle heat to the consist
cncc Of sirup After standing few days
this Will become a firm, candied mass. Ii it
is now passed between the folds of porous
paper linen dissolved in water, then clari-
fed with animal charcoal, it crystalizes
again into perfectly white grape sugar, or
Elu.os. Hemp, linen or cotton treated in
this way viii give per cent Of It's weight in
grape sugar Inter Ocean
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
FARM AND GARDEN.


Annie L. Jack writes: 1T has often been
a matter of surprise to me that the black
currant is seen so seldom in American gar
dens, and, ms "A conserve, so little known.
Many people object to the flavor, but the
taste for it grows by indulgence, and the
jelly made from it is especially valuable for
sore throatS, and is also the preserve which
many use FOR puddings and tarts. The ber-
ries are tonic, slightly diuretic and sudorific,
and of some value to those affected with
bronchial troubles. While so little cult
waited here, there is hardly a garden in Scot
land where it is not grown and priced, while
in France large tracts of land are planted
with black currants, to furnish a sort of
wine called liqueur de cassis, which is ex-
tensively used for its tonic properties
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

and moreover there may he SOM ii'ii .ulty
in proving legally that the dead man was
the same person as your father Then You
will also have to prove, il "A formal way,
your mothers marriage and your own birth.
This will probably involve heavy expenses,
for lawyers fight hard when they are well
paid However, | do not wish to discourage
you, but only to prevent false hopes; at any
rate, you have done well in making your
declaration at once So far you are on the
high road to success" SO he sent us away
filled with hopes rs well as fears.
When we got home we set to work to look
for hidden treasures in the unfinished room.
! knew too well that there was nothing hid
den in the rooms which were finished, for
had done the work myself, and had even
stripped the walls and uncovered the floors
1t took MS n couple of hours to make an
accurate search, but there was absolutely no
result. The late master mariner had made
his treasury i'll the other house.
Next morning | went to find out from the
parish register the date of the death of Giles
Armer, and, to my intense relief and Joy,
learned that it had occurred on Sept. 80, SO
that, by our prompt action in going at once
to the magistrates, we had, if not secured a
fortune, at least not forfeited our rights nor
allowed them to lapse
The incident was sort of good omen, and
cheered us up; and we needed little cheer
ing, for, despite the possible good fortune,
we feared we might have to contest law
suit, a luxury which we could not afford.
We determined to keep our own counsel
for little, and did not mention the matter
to soul.
That evening Mr.. Grader called again,
and renewed his offer of taking the house off
my hands. still refused, for | did not wish
him to sec any difference in my demeanor.
He evidently came determined to effect q
surrender of the lease, and kept bidding
higher and higher, till at last | thought it
best to let him have his way; and so we
agreed for no less a sum than El0O that |
should give him immediate possession and
cancel the agreement. | told him we would
clear out within one hour after the money
was handed to me
Next morning at $50 o'clock he came with
the money. | had all our eHects-they were
not manipulated up and taken to a new
lodging, and before 10 o'clock Mr. GRADER
was in possession of the premises.
While he was tearing down my new wall
papers, and pulling out the CRATES, and stick
ing his head up the chimneys and down the
water tanks in the search of more treasures.
Mary and [ We're consulting the eminent
solicitor, Mr.. George, as to our method of
procedure He said he would not lose an
hour, but go by the first train to Littlehamp-
ton himself to examine Mrs. Compton as to
date and places.
Mary and | went with him In the course
of the next a hours he had, by various doc
uments and the recollections of my mother
in Ia ,,la ba oil Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

The most popular variety of this fruit is
the black Naples The Rural New Yorker
farmer has, however, been experimenting
with n variety, the Black Champion, which
is very promising, We illustrate it here
with:
The musky taste of this fruit disappears
when it is cooked 1t is excellent for jams,
jellies, pies and puddings, and for canning
1t is also good sugared down and dried. In
this state it is tirst-class for fruit and raisin
cake.
The black Currant wants very rich soil
Set the bushes five feet apart, in rows six
feet apart. Cut the old wood out from year
TO year, so that the growth will not be too
thicket-lilie, Pinch the heads back in the
summer il they are disposed to grow too
long. The black currant is not so good as
the huclileberry, which it somewhat resem-
bles Still, it gives variety.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
How TO Get Rid of Rats.

Chloride Of lime, placed in their holes and
run ways, will drive rats from the promises,
the odor being offensive to them. Caustic
potash placed in their run ways, it is also
claimed, will drive them away; it sticks to
their feet, eating into the flesh; they lick
the itching places getting it into their
mouths. which makes it still more uncom-
Portable Both are cheap and can be got at
any drug store A barrel trap has been
successfully used
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

without It. AS liver medicine and
general purifier Of the blood it has no
equal" Mrs. A. Il. Allen, Wintcrpock,
Va, writes: "My youngest child, two
years of age, was taken with Bowel Com
plant, which we could not cure. We tried
many remedies, but he continued to grow
worse, and finally became so reduced in
flesh that we could only move him upon
apllow. 1t was suggested by one Of the
doctors that Scrofula might be the cause
Of the trouble. We procured bottle of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
An Evcr-Bearing Raspberry.

Some of our readers have in their gardens,
as a curiosity, a perpetual-be bearing rasp-
berry. These usually dribble along with a
few berries on each uush from summer till
fall. But they are such scant producers as
to be of little practical value. Hale Brothers,
South Glastonbury, Conn, claim, however,
that at last they have a variety that is
really worth something, giving "A full crop
late in the fail. 1t is the Earhart ever
bearing raspberry
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
Something to tho Advantage of Farmers

Something to tho Advantage OF Farmers.
OF course, ct the beginning of every year
it is the proper thing 10 urge farmers to look
over their accounts ana make an inventory
of receip's and expenditures, etc. But We
wish them this January to take the matter
seriously in hand. A merchant or other
business man could not continue in trade
two years without taking account of stock
at regular intervals and balancing incomes
and outgoings, to sec whether ho is not losing
money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

results from that true contentment which
Indicates perfect health Of body and mind.
You may possess it, If you will purify and
invigorato your blood with Ayers Sarsa-
parilla. i. M. Howard, Newport, N. H.,
writcs al suffered for years with Scroll
ulous humors. After using two bottles Of
AYer's Sarsnnarilla.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22
Uai.ofthc Eccentric Man.

The eccentric man has always tine hair,
and yug ur,vr yet saw n man of erratic
tcnlsnci's, who at the same time had a sound
mimi that was not refined in his tastes,
Fine hair indicates refinement You may
have noticed that men engaged in intellectual
or especially in aesthetic pursuits, where del
icacy i, required, have invariably fine, lux
uriaut hair and heard. The same men, rs a
class, particularly painters, are always re
markabc for their personal peculiarities. -
Household Words
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

Every man, at some period of tbs ne, IS an
egregiouo fool; but by n wise dispensation of
providence no man knows exactly when that
time is.--Detroit Free Press
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-22

When | came near the end, Mary, who had
been looking down the paper in advance of
my reading, cried out: Giles Armer Why,
that was my father
Good God!' l cried out, as | jumped to
my feet
"Yes,' she said, exctedly: didn't you SEQ
me sign Mary Armer at the registry We
never spoke of the name, because BE- had Il
quarrel with mother and deserted her, and
after seven years she married my stopfather,
and was always called by his name
And was he from Whitby," I asked l
was nearly wild with excitement
YES, sIid Mary. Mother was married
there, and / was born there"
was reading over the will again My
hands We're trembling so that | could hardly
read. An awful thought struck me. What
day G.i n' die: Perhaps ii wa, too lato--
it was now the 3Oth of October. However,
we we're determined TO he on the SAT" side
and then and there Mary and put o. our
hats and wrap, and went to the u,aI,-t po-
lice station.
There We learned the address Of magis-
trate, after We had explained to the inspector
the urgency of the case.
We went to the address given, and after
some delay were admitted to an interview.
The magistrate was at first what
crusty at ing disturbed at such an hour,
for by this time it WIS pretty late in the
evening, However, when we had explained
matters to him he was greatly interested,
and we went through the necessary formali-
ties. When it was done he ordered a cake
-. ,>:cc ecA v-isn9d "s both l.ol. "nnt
remember" he said to Mary, "that as yet
your possible fortune is "A long way Off
There may DE more Giles Armers than one.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-15


YEA said he sadly, 'I'ye bcen mn
active man in my day, but broke down,
ana the doctor has ordered entire rela6a-
lion from all cares" And where have
You settledS" asked the friend, anxionsly.
rOh, I'm in business in Philadelphia, ~
Washington HatcIst.
Is il possible that the distinguished
John l.. Sullivan leads double life. or il
II merely that Boston and New York see
him through different lens2 In III
native city, which once gloried IN hid
achievements, they make him out nj once
Sybarlte and savage here he is almost
nm anchorite and gentle as child. Cham.
payne, excuses and collateral pummellinp
IN Boston seltzer, abstinence and harm
less bag punching in New York.-Neu
York Herald. "
A 4-year-old miss who has been in the
habit OF making daily visit to her musit
teacher via the High street car line found
herself on recent morning minus tba
customary ticket or the necessary three.
cent fare. Nothing daunted, she stopped
the car at the usual corner, took her seat
and quietly awaited events. The rest If
the story is best told in her own words
Inc conductor, he came, and said
Ticket, please" 81 haven't any tbis
morning" "rhen must have three
cents" "But l haven't any money,
either. Where are You goingP" "Oi,
I'm going to the 'Oademy Of Music, and
l want to stop at Dorrance street, y
but did you think you could ride with.
out ticket or money ~ ooh, yes, cause
always pay when have any money. y
Her credit was good and she got there. =.
Pr0pidenae Journal,