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New-York tribune., 1886-03-28
MrsIc1ANs sILNG TIE CENrRAL ROAD.

Eugene Wciner, manager of band OF six musicians
of the Ncw-YoYk Philharmonic Club, who went to
Tarrytown to give a concert the evening of Dccem
her . last and compelled To postpone II because
their music and Instruments, which they had placed in
charge oI baggage master OF the NewlO OGk Central
Railroad were not delivered that place. has sued
the company for 5000 damages. The tried
Yesterday before ldgc Stcckcr of tie Fourth District
Court who reserved his decision
New-York tribune., 1886-03-28

mothers the slip and disappeared around tho corner OF
Blceckcrst lato at night policeman FOUND ineh ah
dragged them back TO Police Headquarters. Inc laus
were taken the Essex Market Police Court yesterday
aCcOmuancd by their mothers who y that tlne hau ue
Cided TO ave them committed to some Institution
New-York tribune., 1886-03-28
4 HiyDsorE rorHG WOMAN A YrISAycE

PHILADELPHIA, March 27 lSptcidi .-Gcorge
b. Evans druggist 40. llOI Chesuut-st arrest
eli yesterday charged VITA maintaining nuisance In
keeping a handsome young woman stationed in the
window whose duty IL 10 put up In artistic style
pcrfumcry small packages. Her Hguiy IN the bu-i-
ness constantly attracts such large crowds that the
sidewalk Is continually block Il.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-28
SrJcIDE 0FAy ELOyIyG COrPLE.

INDIANApoLIs, March y lSpeciGl. 49, Mrs.
Kate Dawson. the yonug wife Of wealthy Old farmer.
vino elopcd recently with her step.on Oscar Dawson,
went to the home Uf her divorced husband Wednes
day evening asI committed suicide by swallowing
arscI c Last cytu. car DaWsoG thc stcpsDH, enicd
dying
New-York tribune., 1886-03-28

emove the unhealthy deposits In all the lakes OF Cen
tral Park The akes have not been cleaned out tor
nearly seven years. When JuIS Munekwitz was tho
Superintendent he drew off the water and with horses
and carts took away all the solid deposits. Inc new
dredge completed viii take the place OF he horses
and carts and all the deposits will be dredged up by de
gTees without drawing oil the water.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-28
TO DREDGE orr THE P4Ek LANES.

At the Office of the Park Commissioners
plans being prepared for diedSc, which Ir Par
active serv!ce this spring. This dfrdge will DC used to
New-York tribune., 1886-03-28
ACTUAL sALFA /

sAruRp,Y, March OF NJ.
The stock -pccuation tbs morning was quick TO re-
,poud with sL,r values to the paDshed indications Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
Americans We'll Liked in Japan.

Only short time ago an American gentle
man wanted to rent country house near
Toxic, and after much search his agent found
one five or six miles out which suited On
going to the owner, who CHANGED to no one of
the old daimios, not now in public life, for the
terms, and adding that he wanted the house
for an American, the daimio said: you
want it for an Americana Isn't America the
country which voluntarily returned the Shin
oneseki indemnity money to the japanese gov
ernment." YES" said the agent. Very
well" replied the old daimio, "you can tell
the American gentleman that the house is not
for rent at any price, but he can have it for
six months, or as long as he pleases, for moth
ing, and heartily welromc.'
And this is the feeling which prevails
everywhere. Count Nome, the japanese
minister for foreign affairs, said 10 an .AHeri-
cau gentleman the OF. ~ day: I'VE love the
American, al all Foreigners, They have
Away; b"on kind to US, and all our people
know it. If a traveller in any part Of the
empire says he is an American he will imme-
diately receive every k!Id and courteous at
tontion. but if he says be is German or an
Englishman-wcll he Will not be treated I'M
kindly, but he will not receive such a hearty
welcome aS would be extended to an Ameri-
can. Cor. New York sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

- lv-t.l ID hii:.lai! :a.-i ~ th' ~"
ttr va. r".sau1c,, "ro:. T. asa ''t
qbc. ,-' '.... of CIR uWlao IS t,"lllc Vip-
to.,y, as though a parry of ho""mpp Wo"a
passing through it. Instead of coming Iii
rcctly toward us, the agitation passed through
the Ticket to the opposite SIDE of tho live
oak, whore we hid no outlook
While | was shifting my position and peer
ing through the scmi-darkncss III the direc-
ton which the agitation had taken, u Shiny,
black shape slid about the trunk of the tree,
passed across the limited field Of my vision
and grasped the bananas. At the widest
point visible it was as large around as n
mans body and in the indistinct view which
caught it seemed to taper rapidly to head
no larger than an orange.
/ whipped the rifle to my shoulder and
pulled the trigger, just as Gustave knocked
up the barrel of my gun with his own. There
was a pause of a seconds duration, and then
the shape came sliding up to our nest and
before Gustave could use his knife it had
grasped him about the middle and lifted him
from tho perch. heard it for some seconds
after crushing the dry twigs that floored the
roadway, as it moved with its prey toward
the river.
| was afraid to risk shot in the direction
of the noise for fear of wounding Gustave,
and at once swung myself to the ground,
whence l took up my glasses and set off at Il
sharp run down the road.
1t was almost dark now, but after passing
out of the thickct about the hut | heard the
voices of men, and my name was shouted with
all the strength of Gustaves strong Lungs.
81 told you Mary was right said Guotave,
coolly, when stopped beside him in the road
a few seconds later. My fright and the sharp
run made mo pant like a tired dog; but he
was cool and serene. The end of his freshly
lighted cigarette burned red in the darkness.
She told us the truth as she understood it.
She thought it was n serpent that carried off
her bananas and so do you.
"NCu remember when | knocked M your
rifle larlcl just as you were about to shooti
Wei, | saw then that the thing was no snake
but the trunk of an elephant. | knew it could
be nothing but tame elephant belonging to
the circus, and it would not do for us to kill
it. But | must confess | did not expect him
to seize me lie scared mo so for n minute
that | could not even cry out; but he did not
hurt me in the least, and down here in the
road we met the circus men coming i'll pursuit
of him, and he put me down"
And the bananasf
90, the circus company will make it all
right with Mary, or l will jug the whole lot"
| am inclined TO believe that the circus COM
pany made it all right with Gustave also, in
consideration of his services in saving their
elephant from my rife bullet, as he was play
ing an unusually high hand when | met him
of duty the next night in a Royal street gam
bling hall.-1lenry Newport in Cincinnati En-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

Butter making is the fins art of agricul-
ture.
Rlsplerries can be trained upon wire
trell to good advantage.
Up in Michigan certain cattle breeders
have been detected in manufacturing fraud
u!ent pedigrees
Professor Tracy says that if cucumbers
are planted in drills the loss from bugs will
not be felt
"Frequsnt stirring Of the soil is liberal
manuring," said JeUhro Tull, who was the
best agricultural writer of his day
Millet and Hungarian grass usually do
better when sown in July than if sown either
in June or August,
Slightly pulling and starting the roots of
cabbages with a potato hook, when the
heads are forming too rapidly in growth
will prevent them from bursting,
Don't let the chickens into your potato
patch, orchard or vegetable garden after
you have been using Paris green or London
purple If you do there will DO u lot Of dead
hens around, sure.
A writer in The Fruit Recorder pours a
pint OF kerosene upon barrel of coal ashes,
mixes and uses it the same as he would lime
or plaster The smell of kerosene keeps all
insects away from squashes, melons, etc.
Lay up supply of road dust for the
chickens in winter. Dry earth is the best of
all disiufectants when used in sufficient
quantities So before the first rains come
on, ill any old package with the winters
stock Of road dust. to be had for the cost of
| gathering.
Willis F. Hazard names the Guernsey rs
the best general purpose cow She has
the butter qualities Of the Jersey with a
tougher constitution, larger size and better
feeding qualities. She is the happy medium
between the butte Jersey and the huge Hol-
stein, with the good qualities of both and the
defects of neither,
Farmers near New York fill very large
market wagons with their produce, haul
them to n railway train, and then load
wagons, horses and ali upon the ears, and
have them taken to the city that way. Then
they are driven through tho streets to the
commission merchants The trains that
J bring them in are called vegetable trains
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

The superior flavor Of Welsh, Highland or
Southdown mutton is, no doubt, owing to
the aromatic plants which abound among
the pastua aga OF tho .c hills, and on which the
sheep iced. Many hilis in Wales are thickly
covered with wild thvme, n many in the
Highlands are with 'ady's mantle AMI
other aromat cs which are sci lom, If ever,
met with in our Southdo vn pastures his
is n hint OF natures own wing, which the
farmer who goes in for meat raising or
dairying in these times of hard competition
cannot afford TO despise. The nromaticS
may be less nutritious than clover or rye
grass; but they are just as nredful to the
formation of a peri, CT pas ur re as the
other varieties Of p ants. To TINS extent,
therefore, they should be grown in all
pastures. They are easy to cultivate, and
will grow in the worst soils; but some, OF
course, are better adapted to certain soils
than others For instance, parsley, lovage,
cummin, coriander, caraway, angelica and
will fennel, etc, delight in loamy soI1,
wild thyme, rock rose, hySsop, sage, savorH
and hoarhound etc, in dry, poor soils; pep
permint, ETC., in moist soils There are
many other sorts which might be found to
answer even bet er; all Of them obtainable,
and all of them are easily propagated by
seeds. London Live Sock Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

best of any I have seen this season. They
have three acres of Tomatoes raise sweet
corn an cabbage very 0rs Fly, and also gar
den seeds. They have nice apple and pear
orchards, and among all this miscellaneous
business no item appears to he neglected.
There was one mere of oats ami p as on the
ground raised for soing that contained
more food than | nave ever seen on one acre.
The amount of MAJ ure made on the farm is
large, and yet they buy what must cost
about 81, 900 per year This and labor con-
stitute the heavy items of expense. There
appears to be no hurry or worry, but every
thing moves with regula itv aud order.
Here is n good example to contrast with
T. b. Terrys system, whore only two or
three items bring an income. Now when
we look at these items II secinS one of them
would make quite good business, Tor in
stance 100 swarlnS of bees, til" growing and
selling Of several acres of garden seeds, the
market gardening or the dairy, and yet all
this business is attend ID to by only father
and son, as they have no foreman or over
seer in any department; they have the agri-
cultural PAYERS and seem familiar with the
late improvements The daughters have n
garden of roses that would vie with pro
fessionals
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

While professional grape growers are
searching for a remedy for crap, rot, or
some means of preventing it, Matthew Craw-
ford says there is one fact that the amateur
should never lose sight of. There can be no
rot where the fruit is protected from dew
and rain. Where vines are train,d on a
building under a cornice the fruit never
rots. A wide board nailed over the treli>,
in so far it protects the fruit from dew
and rain, prevent, the rot. The liability to
rot is diminished in proportion as the vine is
traine high. There is Away, less rot at the
top than at the bottom of the trelhs When
vines are allowed to grow ov r tn branches
of trees, with little or no care, there is but
little rot, and the vines are remarkably
healthy and productive
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
Mechanics of Parliamentary Member.

Very funny are the nicknames which they
have given from time to time to certain of
our members of parliament. To mention
only very few, the late Mr.. George Ben
timex was always spoken Of as "rhe BoSun,"
from his affection for the sea and all that
floats thereon; Lord Henry Lennoxs postum
ings made his sobriquet, Miss Lennox, par
ticularly appropriate. Lord Beauchamp,
when he sat in tho lower house as Hon. F.
Lyon, was Miss Fannie, or Miss Freddie"
forget which; Lord Elcho, now Earl Of
WemysS, was invested with the title "Cool of
the Evening" so smilingly complacent was he
in his corner seat below the gangway; "Bata-
Wan Grace fitted Mr.. Beresford- Hope like
glove the son Of an eminent-a very emf
nent-statesman was known in the gallery as
The Cub" Mr., Liddell, before he became
Earl of Ravensworth, was THE Flycatcher,"
from his nvariable habit, when speaking, of
taking step forward and then Il step back
ward, accompanied by "A motion with his
right hand us Of one throwing fly across
trout stream; and when Mr., Scatcr Booth
sailed magniliccntly up the floor of the house
after dinner il was moot point among the
reporters whether he had been dining OFF
some such succulent but plebeian fare us pigs
fry, "kidneys' or "tripe and onions Pail
Mall Gazette,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

planted peach orchard, writes NJ. Siroy,
of the Society of Hon tculture, and the trees
grew well and strongly They had just
commenced to bud when they We're invaded
by the Curcuio Uulyon), which insects were
followed, as frequently happens, by ants.
Having cut some tomatoes. the idea oc-
CURED to me that by facing some of the
leaves around the trunks and branches of
the peach trees | might Ire.erve them from
the rays of the sun. which are very power
full. My surprise was great upon the fol-
lowing day to find the trees entirely free
from their enemies, not one remaining, ex-
cept here and there where a curled leaf pre-
vented the tomato from exercising its in
fuence. These leaves | carefully unrolled,
placing upon them fresh one. from the
tomato vines, with the result of banishing
the last insect and enabling the trees to
grow with uxur .ance. Wishing to carry
still further my experiment, | STEPPED in
water some leaves of the tomato, and
sprinkled with this infusion other plants,
roses and oranges. In two days these were
also free from the innumerable insects
which covered them, and | ielt sure that
had used the same means with my melon
patch should have met with the same re-
suit. l therefore deem it a duty | owe to
the Society of Horticulture to make known
this singular and useful property of the
tomato leaves, which | discovered by the
merest accident.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

Here is picture of one of the men at Val
ley Forge: His bare feet peep through his
wornout Shoes his legs nearly naked from the
tattered remains of an only pair of stockings,
his breeches not enough to cover his naked
ness, his shirt hanging in strings, his hair dis
heveled, his face wan and thin, his look hun
cry, his whole appearance that of man for
saken and neglected. And the snow was
fallingl This was one of the privates. The
officers were scarcely better Off, Ono was
wrapped "in sort of dressing gown made
Of an old blanket or wooden bed Govern The
uniforms were torn and ragged the guns
were rusty; few only had bayonets; the
soldiers carried their powder in tin boxes and
COW horns. The horses died of starvation,
and the men harnessed themselves to trucks
and sleds, hauling wood and provisions from
storehou,o to hut At one time there was not
ration in camp Washington seized the
peril with strong hand and compelled the
people in the country about, who had been
selling to the British army at Philadelphia, to
give up their stores to the patriots at Valley
Forge.-St. Nicholas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
$4,000 "a Year at Farming.

A NJ Williams writes i'll The Orange
County Farmer: To get good idea of I'M
proved methods of culture it is necess airy to
can be seen. We learn much that Is val
liable from agricultural papers, Tut we need
to supplement this knowledge by our own
observations in he field. Long Island IS not
generally considered as model farming
country, and yet have nowhere seen better
crop, or moro systematic farming l have
Just been to visit one of these island farms
that will compare favoraby with the best
farms in Western New York in the quality
and amount OF its productions, aul in every
thing that constitutes high flrmins This
Is the Albertson farm, lew NIT, north OF
Mineola. The farm consists of 40 acres a
part being woodland and the remainder
under the very highest state of cultivation.
This will be evident from the receipts from
products, which was last year over
5000, and in all probability will
this year exceed $4,000. There are
kept on the place twenty-four cows,
eight horses and n yoke of oxen; no butter
Is made, but the milk shipped to the
city. inquired if they bought hay to win
ter so much stock They answered no; we
sell hay; this is one main product for sale.
They also keep forty sheep and large num-
Der of hogs. The stock is wintered largely
on ensilage, which they think great help.
They keep 100 swarms of bees. They have
fourteen acres of potatoes, which look the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
ARM AND GARDEN.
Feeding Trough for Poultry.

Philip S. Wiseman says of the chicken
feeding trough here shown:
find it much better than anything have
ever tried. 1t is most convenient if made
about four feet long, and eight to ten inches
wide, with ends six inches high the boards
on each side three inches, and the partition
board about ten inches in height. This
makes Gouble trough, with feed space just
wide enough so that a chicken cannot stand
on either side, the partition being only three
or four inches distant and higher; neither
can it stand on the partition and reach down
to the feed, hence there is no danger Of their
getting into the feed with their feet, or soil.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
Grain Kipeniny Slowly.

Wheat should be fully five weeks from the
time the ears first appear before being ready
to cut Oats will fully ripen in four weeks
after earring, aud barley in three. If these
periods are much shortened it indicates that
the grain is hurried into ripenIng by hot,
dry weather, and it will likely be not very
heavy. But excessive moisture at caring
time, such as is common in England, is even
more injurious than drought
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
Changing the Ground.

One way of thanking our insect FOES is to
change our planting ground. Pipds of
squashes in an Old garden were b., set by
number of cucumber bnttes as soon as their
seed-leaveS appeared above ground. while on
plot a few rods distant, on winch no Gu
curbtn had been grown tor years the
plants were scarcely molestel at all. Potato
plants on soil devoted to potatoes three
years were eaten back to the ground by the
Colorado beetle, while ON ground that has
seen no potatoes recently tn, foliage is
scarcely injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

have received little if any benefit from
the much iauled kerosene emulsion Used
for aphides, in varying degrees of strength,
it CREASED the foliage but did not kill the
lice Used very strong for the cabbage mag
got, it has not stopped, if it has checked, the
injury An emulsion, containing one-fourth
in bulk pure kerosene, did not kill the mag
gots immersed in it. Used for the codling
moth, it injured the foliage, but did not de-
crease the wormy fruits Who has better
record for it, f. s. GoFF
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

Transpianting may be accomplished with
excellent success. even in very dry weather,
if it is properly done. Make "A hole with the
dibber or trowel and fill it with water. a
few minutes afterward set the plant, plac-
ing the roots deep; pack the earth tightly
about the roots and stem, and cover the sur
face with mellow earth. Plants of cabbage,
egg plant, tobacco and pepper set in this
way have scarcely wlthered though no rain
has fallen since, nor for many days before
the setting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

barn. That at the
house should never be
taken away under
n ny circumstances,
for it may save life
in case of fire, and it
makes n very ready
means of escape from
n window. or on to
the roof. For work in
the orchard, in stack
ing or loading hay, it
is also useful.
This particular lad
der is made with al
ternate steps ON each
side, and spreading
legs topreventit from
turning around. The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
Theatrical Companies with n Tent.

A new summer diversion is the tent
theatre Travelling companies Of n cheap
theatrical character can not afford the luxury
Of long summer vacation, and have begun
TO rival the circus by holding performances
in tent. Through the country villages they
attain certain popularity. Chicago Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

Ing it in any way. prefer it to the Slated
style of feed box My objection to that is,
it in ures the feathers Of the neck and is not
easily cleaned. The hand hole in the parti-
ton makes it convenient to handle in NOV
in.r il n bout
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

The average yearly expenses Of this years
graduatns class at Yale college were $500
Tho largest sum spent by any man in year
was 1850, and the smallest $3.50,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

steps are strong pins put to augur holes
and safely wedeei. Such ladder may be
made by any one handy with tools; 1T is
light, is easily carried about, and can be
used in many places where it would be
difficult to accommodate an ordinary ladder
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
B.A. ATKINSON
q CO.
827 Washington Street,
Cor. of Common street, Boston, Mass.
H0uSekGeperS Of New ENGLAND,

We thank you for your liberal patronage
during the past six months which far exceed
ci our widest anticipatiuus. The tact Of our
having dlstribu ed since January !, 1856, over
SjOO,OO0 worth of hOusc-iUrni-hing goods Is "a
sufficient guarantee that our CREDIT plan of
selling goods ON our contract system has been
glorious success. The people appreciate
honest dealing THE PEOPLE APPRECIATE
BARGAINS notwithstanding the
enormous trade we have had this spring WE
FIND OURSELVES WITH \ SURPLUS in
some departments. and in order to round up
TN easure of trade in splendid shape, we
W ner some OF the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

A newly invented basket for picking cot
ton in tn fields 1t is of duck canvas,
and amounts practically to a bag with an
iron frame about it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
COTTON BASKET.

ltfolds Hat when not III use, as seen in the
basket to the right of thu picture This is
claimed 20 be a great improvement on any
basket made of splits or wood. 1t is lighter
and lasts onger. There are different sizes.
They can be used for grain or any thing else
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

An easily portable ladder is convenient to
have at the house, in the orchard, and at the