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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Had His Salary Raised.

From the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette |
In g. certain prominent insurance Of
flee on State Street there was Seere-
tary BID. He was of an old North
End family, a graduate of the public
schools, an elegant penman and q
thorough accountant. His salary was
81 900 per annum, considered large in
those days, but he had a numerous
fannily-I think eleven children. One
day one of the principal patrons of
the company entered the Office and,
taking BID aside, asked: Chow
much salary do you get ?" The reply
was, "One thousand dollars" st will
give you twelve hundred" The gentle
man was merchant in high standing,
a large ship-owner and wealthy.
Under the circumstances, an advance
of twenty per cent. was not to be re-
fused, and BID immediatel resigned
asituation which was life one and &C
copied the new offer.
The crash OF 1887 came g. few
months later, and then the heightened,
wealthy merchant coolly told BID
that he could supply his place with an
equally competent person for $500.
BID Indignantly left, and then went
to the dogs.
have folio wed the fortunes of that
merchant and his family since. There
is but one left to bear his name, and,
though open-hearted and liberal to a.
degree, and one of the best fellows liv-
ing, his inherited wealth brings no
pleasure, for the hand of suffering has
been laid heavily upon him. Truly,
there are compensations in this life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Fertilizers for Small Fruits.

Fertilizers should always be used on
smallfruitsif quality is expected in the
berries. There is q right and wrong
way to use fertilizers, and, 'unfortu-
nately, the wrong mode is most fre-
quently adopted. The proper way is
to apply a small quantity OF the fer.
tilizer for the growth of the new canes
and vines as soon as the harvest of
fruit is over. The object should be to
get as much healthy growth and roots
as possible, even if the new wood must
be trimmed, first cleaning away the
grass and weeds with cultivator. It
is not necessary to apply a large guam
tity, but the new growth should be as
sisted in order to prevent taxing the
soil. Early in the spring, before the
frost leaves the earth, cut away all
old and surplus wood, cleaning in
among the new canes thoroughly, and
again use the cultivator and, if neces-
sary, the hoe also. You may now ap-
ply as much fertilizer as you wish,
scattering it around the plants of
blackberries and raspberries for about
two feet Or more diameter of surface,
and the rains will carry it in. A bet
ter plan is to broadcast the fertilizer
over the entire surface of the field, and
then cultivate both ways. In selecting
fertilizers sandy soils should have q
larger proportion of potash. The nj
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Breaking q Setting Hen.

This has been problem, and hun
dreds of suggestions have been made
in regard to the best method. Many
of the proposed remedies are cruel and
inaict unnecessary punishment on the
poor hen for simply endeavoring to
satisfy her natural inclination. The
easiest mode is to make a box COM
posed OF strips of lath. If lath, which
is cheaper, have the top, sides and
bottom of that material, and place the
box on some kind of support, 80 that
it will not touch the ground, or sus-
pend it from hook. There being q
free circulation of air all around her
she will soon become disgusted.
ror and Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Treatment OF stammering Children.
TFrom the London Standard.

From the London Standard.
An excellent and humane arrange
ment has been introduced into the
elementary schools of Brunswick. All
the children who are found to STAN
mer or SHUTTER are examined by g.
specialist physician, DR.. Berkhan,
who reports upon the cause and de-
gree of their infirmity. They are then
arranged in distinct classes, apart
from the other scholars, where the
lessons are given by teachers from the
deaf and dumb school. Four such
classes were formed last year, with an
average of ten scholars in each class.
After years patient and useful train
ing, most of the children were declared
to be completely cured of the malady,
while an Improvement was reported
in the speech of all of them. DIR. Berk-
han states that the malady occurs far
more more frequently among poor
families than among the we'll to do,
and that unless it is dealt with in the
public schools there is malllikelihood
OF the sufferers being healed in later
years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Sheep Folding.

An English paper furnishes some
points on sheep husbandry which will
be new to nearly all of our readers:
Sheep are folded all the year round on
light land, alike on the downs, the
green crops, the artificial grasses, the
roots and the irrigated meadows.
When grazed upon the open sheep-walk
or scantily- pastured downs the ewes
are driven to the folds on the arabic
fields at night, where they are crowded,
often two thousand sheep upon an
acre, in daily shifted folds, in winter
and spring enriching the ground for
barley and turnips, and in summer
and autumn manuring it in this way
for wheat. Sometimes it is q portion
of the plowed wheat-stubble which is
under this treatment; sometimes the
folding is upon straw carried to spread
upon the land early in winter, and
then plowed in to lie till spring as g.
preparation for the turnip crop. The
same process is also adopted by some
farmers for wheat. The sheep are not
only employed as manure carriers and
dressers of the land, but are also
worked for the purpose of firming the
seedbed directly after the wheat is put
in, either drilled or nand-sown upon
the seam-pressed burrows. A flock of
several hundreds are driven in close
order to and fro over the ground,
solidifying it by their treading; this be-
ing done in early morning for about
three hours each day, aud plots of
eight or ten acres daily treated in
turn, until the whole has been gone
over.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
The Kansas Student.

A farmer near Paola, Kas., says the
Detroit Free Press, had been for some
time losing his spring chickens and was
unable to locate the culprit, although
neighbours pet fox was suspected.
The farmers son arrived home from
college lately and was equal to the
emergency as long as there was no
work in prospect. So he arranged q
large looking-glass in the poultry
house and below it an easy trap in a
tub of water. The fox came in due
time, saw the reflection of the pullets,
made spring and found himself en-
trapped. The farmers son will gradu-
ate from the law department.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Soi)ing In Dry Seasons.

Whatever may be thought OF the
profits of soiling in the West, there
can be no doubt that it is the only
safe method for carrying milk COWS
through such q season as the past,
where land is stocked up to its full
capacity. 1t is not meant to recon-
mend the adoption of soiling as an ex-
elusive method Of summering cows,
but only as an accessory to the usual
pasture. To supply the soiling crops,
rye may be sown in the fall, and after
it is cut off and fed, replow, and SOW
in corn. Glover may be grown, to fol-
low the rye. The rye and clover will
save the pasture, until it has made g.
heavy growth, and the fodder corn will
come at the time when the annual
drouth may be expected, and the
pasture has grown scant.. By the time
the corn is fed out, fall rains will usual
ly have revived the pastures, so that
they will last until it is desirable to
begin winter feeding. In cutting the
green stuff, if there are several COWS to
feed, it is best to use q mower, and a.
good cover of canvas or rubber should
be provided, so that it can be left in
the field. Cut each day the amount
necessary for one days feeding, and
load upon a wagon. In seasons when
rainfall is abundant and pasturage
good throughout the season, it may
be a little irksome to go through the
work each day, but in dry seasons,
like we have, three years out OF five,
it will be found so profitable that no
one having COWS oryoung cattle should
neglect to provide for such course of
feeding, unless he has more pasture
than his stock can reasonably be ex-
pected to consume.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
FARM AND HOME.
Daioies ON the Farm.

D@hOACw Un bA@ n s&Fxns
She painted them on canvas
With a rapt, artistic air,
She wore them In her bodice,
And In her raven hair.
She thought farm life idyllic,
And said it's greatest charm
Was lent it by the daisies,
The daisies on the farm. -.
"Do you not love the daisies %
To the farmers son she saith.
But all the praise he uttered
Was underneath his breath.
1t sounded energetic,
But she felt vague alarm
That he did not love the daisies,
The daisies on the farm.
She read to him a poem,
A pastoral complete;
He seemed unsympathetic,
Though her voice was very sweet.
With some repressed emotion
His face grew dark and warm,
For its burden was the daisies,
The daisies on the farm.
Soon the charming summer boarder
To her city home returned.
For a soul of higher longing
Her aesthetic nature yearned.
And the farmers son, undaunted,
With his scythe upon his arm,
Went to battle with the daisies,
The daisies on the farm.
-Texas SiftiDgS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29

trogenous fertilizers will do best when
used in the fall, or early summer, as
they stimulate growth of wood. 1t
would not be loss to pick off inferior
berries from the canes if heavily load
ed, though but few do so. The object
of using fertilizers is 30 secure as much
size as possible in the fruit.-Farm,
Field and StOckman,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Advice to Politicians.

One most important thing for poll
tician to bear in mind is this, says Lon
don Truth, that he ought to know his
own value, that is to say, he ought to
know how much other people will give
for him. Beyond a certain point there
is no use in exaggerating ones worth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29

The Leather Reporter has an arti-
Gle headed: "How to Take the Hide
off a.Calf." The best way to take the
hide off calf is to lead the calf into
politics.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Cream and skim.milk.

The richest milk is not always that
which contains the greatest proper
tion OF cream. Cream is largely COM
posed OF carbonaceous matter, which
is derived on the farm at but little
cost, while the skim milk contains the
nitrogen, phosphates and mineral
matter. A farmer may ship cream
from his farm daily without impover-
ishing his land, yet, if he should re-
tain his cream and sell his skim-milk
he would gradually and surely deprive
his soil OF it's elements of fertility. AS
food, skim-milk is nearly complete and
will support life; but though cream
may create warmth and supply nour-
ishment for short while, yet with it's
use alone, the body would waste away,
and the result be death.
Taking q commercial view of the
matter, and estimating the value of
the elements that compose cream and
skim-mllk, theformer possesses but lit
tie real value in nutrition, while thelat-
ter performs valuable service in many
ways. We are not denying the fact
that cream is worth more than skim
milk in the market, but it really is g.
cheaply produced article. The COW
that gives a large quantity of milk,
which may be poor in quality so far
as cream is concerned, may neverthe-
less be much more serviceable than
one that gives what is termed rich
milk, as the cream is easily obtained
compared with the solids of the skim
milk. True, g. COW may give large
amount of cream, and at the same
time WELD milk rich In ooSoipo bt,t
this is not always the case. Though
the farmer can secure high price for
his cream, our object is to urge the
Importance of utilizing the skim-milk,
and of patronizing the creameries
where it is sold. Every quart of skim
milk brought or fed on the farm adds
that much TO the fertility OF the soil,
allowing, OF course, for that removed
by the animals sold. It possesses g.
value far greater than many suppose,
for the reason that it contains all the
elements of fertility Agr1-
cuzturist.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-04

The New England Homestead. aftcrrs,d
ing the report of the North Carolina TX
pertinent Station for leS5 speaks tnus
complimentary Of Dr. {. " Dahneys
work:
1t bears evidence Of much thorough
work IN practical lines What most arte-'s
the attention is the gradual Improvement
in the quality OF the fertilizers sold u uat
State since the station began tho .ofk IF
inspecting fertilizers. The station has al 90
done q great work in discovering aud
making known the value Of the phosphate
deposits and other source, Of plant food
in the State. These dlscoNcrie- and other
esause- have combined 10 drop tho pra. yi
fertilizers from $40 TO so pcr ton. aA.ie
the average quality Is s. ton higher than
in 1880 This difference Of Sli 4 ton
means that III 1851 North CaruI.us FAR
mers bought for - 800. 600 a, much plant
food as cost them = 900, 600 ID l~~U. The
discovery of the North Carolina phosphate
beds was made by I)r baJuey ID 1883.
and was followed last year by All ckami.
nation Of the pyrIte5 deposits of the state.
with view of working them a. "a source
OF sulphurlc acid 80 neccs.Ary in the man
ufacture of fertilizers, as well as for cE.
tracting the gold and other minerals ta,
pyFites contains. The prospect Is cu1oIr
| aging that the pyrItes aud pho-phate d.
posts in this and other Southern state
Will still further cheaper the cost uf fort
I lizcrs al the North as we'll a~ ~ tue south
4 Home made fertilizer, and much gtHci
I good work Is reported. i. j. u3t arprs
ing that the state has decided - -tll
/ further add 10 the efficiency of tEc tatioi
/ by establishing ii colle .pu 'lfH i ar
I experimental farm.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-04
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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-04
The Wilson ..ShOrt Cut
From Goldsboro Messenger. ]

Work on the so-called short cut
Wilson 4 Fayetteville Railroad IS pro
crossing. The road from Wilson to
Selma is complete, save the iron bridge
over Little river The half-finished road
towards Fayetteville is completed past
Selma over four miles beyond Smithtieid.
The immense iron bridge is in course of
construction over the Neuse river two
miles from Smithfield. There is a gap of
forty miles between Fayetteville and the
completed part Of the road. on this six
hundred men are at work. 1t is now said
they will be done by September What
the road will do when 1t reaches Fayette-
willie is not known here. 1t is eXpensively
built Some say it IS all built for effect;
Others say it will certainly be extended to
Florence 1t is an important short line.
According to the plan q visitation
arranged by the Bishops of the NJ E.
Church South, at Richmond, Bishop Gran
berry will preside al the North Carolina
Conference, November l.. 1856, at Reids
Vile \. G
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-04

a full account of this year commence
ment exercises will be found on tho edito-
rial page of this paper. After reading
this history of the University our readers
Will no doubt take deeper interest in a
perusal of this years doings at the Uniyer-
city ENRON
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-04

The Faculty
Consists of President, Professors and
| Assistant Professors, their votes being
equal. The President has no veto power
The Faculty proper have charge Of the
! government of the stu ants and reguia-
/ ton Of their studies as We as the property
| of the institution. The President is a mem
bcr of the Board Of Trustees and commu-
nications with the Board go through him.
Although his powers have never been de
fined by law, courtesy and custom concedc
to him qaite as much power as he cares
| to exercise
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-04
The Reorganization IN Is75.

> great efforts were put forth to revive the
University. After some days the measure
came TO vote and the proposition to es
tabliSh the University was defeated Then
came the withering of all the hopes of the
friends of the University. Dependency
fell upon them all In this hour Of defeat
and darkness there was in the Legislature
man who was 50 devoted 10 his Alma
Mater, that IN the face OF the large vote
against the -e-opening, he did not cease
/ his efforts. That man Was Hon. George
! Y. Strong. We will let Mr.. John d. Cam
eron, then of the Raleigh News, now OF
/ the Asheville Citizen and principal clerk
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-04
Courses.

President Caldwell soon induced the
Trustees to adopt the four years curricu-
lum leading to the degree of Bachelor of
Arts CA. b, in which Latin, Greek and
Mathematics were the studies principally
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-01-14
st. ClairsYille Party for the South
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car
Engaged for the Trim.

Arrangements are being made for q
delightful trip to the south by a party
numbering about twenty-five persons,
from and about st. Clairsville, 0. A pal
ace sleeping Car will be chartered for the
occasion, and will be run directly from
Wheeling TO New Orleans, and will be
for the exclusive use of the party. If
desirable, the sleeper will be switched off
at one or more points of interest on the
down trip, to enable the party to visit
the Mammoth CaYe or any point of in-
tersst along the line of the l. & n r r.
The excursion will start about February
10Th, and the Pan Handle line will be
used from Wheeling to Cincinnati. thence
by the L & n to New Orleans, passing
through Louisville. Nashville, Birming
ham, Montgomery and Mobile. The ex-
cursion will be in charge of j B McMech-
an, which is a sufficient guarantee that
the trip will be made enjoyable to all
Those contemplating trip south should
call on or address Mr.. McMechan, at St
Clairs vile, o.. who will secure them ac-
cornmodations in the sleeping Car. Any
one wishing to 60 to Jacksonville, Flor.
ida, can accompany this party as far as
New Orleans, and 60 from there to Jack
sonville-tickets via this route now be-
ing on sale-ths additional cost to visit
New Orleans being slight. 1t is to the
interest Of all concerned. that those in
tending to 60 with this excursion, should
apply early for space In the car, so thai
in the event of the crowd being larger
than expected. it will give the manage
ment tine to secure the service of az
additional sleeper,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-01-14

THE oldest inhabitant" has again
bseE outdone, for he cannot remember
when snow fell faster than at the be-
ginning OF the present cold snap. On
Friday evsning, bstween ) and o'clock,
it commenced, and it was but few mo-
ments until the entire surrounding
country was envsloped in the light,
tleecy beautiful-but detestable snow.
And it kept on showing and blowing
and drifting, making roads and walks
impossible. We shOYeled off our side
walks until our backs were sore, only TO
have big drift come back in the same
place, and every one bad the same eXper
rience. Market men going to Wheeling
fer Saturdays market, were hemmea in,
and as many as seven wagons between
here and Wheeling were abandoned on
the road; people away from bone, wish>
ed they were back; unsheltered stock
suffered intensely from the sudden cod, ,
and eager, braeing wind. Mercury went
away down, ahd stayed there. Sunday
morning it was below; Monday and
Tuesday 10 to IA, according to location;
and Wednesday 8. 1t is an open winter
the Northwest opened up, and we are
getting the benefit. We will not object
to Dakota becoming a State if she will
keep her billiards at hone. She may
own the earth, but this weather is just
too cold.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-01-14

NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
In ing named administrators, executors
guardians and assignees have filed in my office
at st. Clairsville, their accounts and vouchers
for settlement. to>wit:
John and Mahala Moore, adm'rs CT John
Moore, deceased.
Jane Pollock, adm'x of Samuel Pollock,
deceased.
j w Morton, admir- of Lloyd Keith, decd.
Robt E Chambers, by his admir-, assignee
of John bigger, assignor.
John B McMechan, guardian Of Albert &
Shaver, minor.
John Workman, admir- of Lavina Wilkin-
son, deceased.
Levi Starkey, executor of Joseph V Wilson,
deceased.
Levi Starkey, guardian of Moetta, Bertha,
Albert and Carl w Robinson, minors.
A Green and A Howard, assignees of
W A & G NJ Talbot, assignors.
Samuel McAlaslers, ex'r of Ann N Day,
deceased.
j W'Hathhorn, guardian of Ollie Hathhorn,
minor.
Samuel Berry, admir- of Robert Hodgin,
deceased.
Franklin D Massie, assignee of Harrison o
Massie, assignor.
Jamas F Charlesworth, guardian of George
B Nixon, minor.
WS Talbert and Mansfield, executors
of William Talbert, deceased.
VIM NJ Clifford, admir- Of John Stone
braker, deceased.
All the above will be for examination and
settlement on the 25th day of Jan 1886.
ISAAC Fl. GAST0N,
10 31-3t Probate Judge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-01-14
EXAMINERS REPORT,
To the Honorable PROBATE Judge, Belmont
County, Ohio:

To the Honorable PROBATE Judge, Belmont
County, Ohio:
SIR-By authority derived from you official
ly. bearing date the 4th day of January, 1856,
and after being duly sworn according TO law,
| We, H. n Davies and j. B. Meyer, as examin-
ers, without previous notice or intimation to the
county treasurer, or any other person, of such
intention, forthwith entered into the county
treasury, presented our authority aforesaid to
the county treasurer, demanded the keys to the
vaults and safes, and proceeded Immediately to
count the moneys therein, and inspect and e1 :
anime the books, records and vouchers thereof,
together with all other property which should
be in the custody of the treasurer. We then
proceeded forthwith TO the Office of the county
auditor, and ascertained how much money the
county treasurer stood charged with on the
auditors books, also the exact amount of
money, property, bonds, securities, assets and
effects, that should be in the treasury, and the
amount belonging to each particular fund. In
compliance with the law requiring certificates
of such examination, We hereby certify that two
hundred and forty five thousand, forty-one dol
lars and eighty-six cents, was the exact amount
of money SO found and counted in the county
treasury, and that the statement annexed, which
agrees with the books of the auditor presents
the-exact balances and over-payments in each
fund, and the amount of property then in the
custody of the treasurer.
Respectfully sumitted,