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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14
On Various Subjects.

Dear Household II am afraid, with
Mrs. II. X. and others, that the inter-
est in this department is " dying out"
| have been thinking ever since last
April, when Mrs. II. X. said she had
tried my way of making coffee, that l
would write again. She said she thought
it encouraged one to know that some
one had tried their recipes, | think so
too. l will say for her encouragement
that / have tried her way of making
dried-apple cake and like livery much.
Mrs. G. l.. Fowler hopes the sisters
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14
Aatitnltural.
T. H. HOSKlNS, M. D., Editor,
Newport, Vermont.
Wanted to Know.

A. W., Worcester, VT, encloses a
specimen of grass and asks its name.
He also wants to know how to keep
cabbage worms from caulihowers. The
grass, as near as we can make out, is
English Bent, AgrostjS Alba, some
times called white-top," and consid-
cred valuable for hay in the Connect
cut valley. For protecting caulihower
heads we have found a piece of mus
quito-netting the best, as it will not do
to apply insecticides to the parts to be
eaten
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14
Singing on the Way. !
Song w orship.
OLIVER DlTSON &CO. Boston.
Your Children


Are constantly exposed to danger from
Colds, Whooping Cough, Group, and
diseases peculiar to the throat and
lungs. For such ailments, Ayers
Cherry Pcctoral, promptly admins
tered, affords speedy relief and cure.
As remedy for Whooping Cough,
with which many of our children We're
afflicted, we used, during the past Win
ter, with much satisfaction, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. For this affection, we
consider this preparation the most eff
cacious of all the medicines which have
come to our knowledge. - Mary Park
hurst, Preceptress, Home for Little
Wanderers, Doncaster, Md.
My children have been peculiarly sub
jcct to attacks of Group, and / failed to
find any effective remedy until | com
menced administering Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. This preparation relieves the
difficulty of breathing and invariably
cures the complaint. David q. Starks,
Chatham, Columbia Co., n. Y.
I have used Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in my family for many years, and
have found it especially valuable in
Whooping Cough. This medicine allays
Affirmation, prevents inflammation from
extending to the lungs, and quickly sub
dues any tendency to Lung Complaint.
j. b. Wellington, Plainville, Mich.
I find no medicine so effective, for
Group and Whooping Cough, as Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. 1t was the means of
saving the life of my little boy, only six
months old, carrying him safely through
the worst case of Whoopng Cough ever
saw.-Jane Malone, Piney Flats, Tenn.
Ayers Cherry PectoraI,
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, So
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14
The Good HOusekeeper.

How can tell herr
BY her cellar.
Clearly shelves and whitened wall
! can guess her
BY her dresser,
by the back staircase and hall.
And with pleasure
Take her measure
by the way she keeps her brooms;
Or the peeping
At the keeping"
OF her back and unseen rooms,
by her Kitchens air of neatness
And its general completeness,
Where In cleanliness and sweetness
The rose of order blooms. Selected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14
Analysis Of Various Articles of Feed.

The following analysis of various
articles of feed with reference to fer
tilizing constituents is taken from the
May Bulletin of the Massachusetts,
Agricultural Experiment Station;
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14
WHEAT MEAL,
Collected from a min in Amherst. Mass
Average result of four current varieties of
corn raised in Hampden and Hampshire

1t should be fully understood that
this is the manurial and not the nutri-
mental value of these feeds. Most of
this value is transferred to the manure
pile.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
APPETIZERS.
Drawing the Line.

Ras. US: Mistah Smit wants ter OK
go Ell que ton
Mr.. Smith "All right, Rastus."
Rastus: Ise gwne ter sit married
mex week an l vans ter know what am
de kerrect thing tout payin &c minister.
Yo' see, Mr.. Smif, de lazy pom whom
Sc bout to confer de honah OBJ my han
am VERY high toned in her depo tment.
sab. an wujdent wan ter do muffin
what wuzzent in tie lates' style. WHAT
/ vans ter know is, should l han de
minister de money my self. sab. or dis
pute fr'en' to do hit f. me-"
Mr.. Smith: see; anybody to stand
up with you, Rastus?'
RastGs: " Yes, sab. Sam Johnsing
am ter be MY bes' man
Mr.. Smith: Well. put the money in
an envelope and let Sam hand 1t to the
min ster."
Rastus: what? let SIM Johnsing
handle dat money! No sab"
Mr.. Smith: :. Why not?'
Rastus Cos l wuGdent da' resk it.
has de utmos' confidence in Sam as q
gemmen, sab. Sam am good fr'en' oh
mine. an he am q great ladies' man. an
very popler in sassciety and VII de
far sex. an cherry thing OBJ dat so't sab.
but ei should let him handle dat dollah
bill de minister would nebber see 1t,
deed he wuddent has de utmos con-
fdence In Sam. Nistah Smtf. 'cept when
II comes ter wealth. Sam amt yuse ter
wealth.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
Our Manipulating Story-Writer.

One of the most prolific of native nov.
elists is Mrs. Emma Southworth, who for
whole generation has been continually
producing sensational stories that have
sold more largely, it is said, than those
Of any other American author.
The number of her novels is prodig-
ious. Nobody, not even herself, pre-
tends to keep a record of them. They
are of the old-fashioned sort, full of in
cident. improbability, limping syntax
and sonorous fustian, as may be con-
jectured by such titles as 1.-THE Curse of
Clifton" 1.-THE Beautiful Fiend," 1.-THE
Changed Brides, 1.-THE Gypsy's Proph-
ecy, The Lady Of the Isle" ETC.. ETC.,
etc.
Though almost unknown to persons of
culture, they are said to be devoured by
the multitude, and to have Melted her
more than $500, 900.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
Value of Scientific Farming.

The farmer should be acquainted with
the fundamental ideas of mechanics,
chemistry and physiology, the sciences
which underlie all agriculture; and
acquire what is quite as important-th
habit and method of science; the habit
of weighing and measuring actually and
mentally every constituent Of the matter
he is trying to work out, whether it be
the manure he puts on the land, the
crops that grow from the use, the food
of his animals. and the growth of the
animals themselves as determined by
their weights.
His very reasonings on his results will
be, in a metaphorical sense, the outcome
of the weighing and measuring in his
mind, of the different arguments and
conclusions attention to which makes the
correct observer and the judicious and
successful farmer.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
FRENCH LIFE IN TIE PROVINCES.

Ia It Is Distinguish from Life in Paris
Nine. Greville in a recent letter to
New York City said:
90 In most countries, life in the pro-
v1nceS, that is outside OF Tie metropolis,
Is copy in miniature OF lie in the
great city. In France it is quite diff
1erent.
-' Life is one thing in Paris; in the
provinces it is entirely different in its
aims, hopes, amusements, and most of
its customs. The capital attracts what
Il most brilliant in rance; but there
remains in the larger cities and towns
that which is INTEL gent, charm .ng
End often remarkable
lite leaders OF the society in the
provinces are the project. or more often
the sOu5-prefect. who is generally a
young bachelor and who gives delightful
bachelor balls-tO attend which is cor
rect, but Yet bordering upon what is
delightfully."- naughty.
Next in importance is the curate of
heprincipal church or parish. He is.
OF course, not worldly man, but man
OF the world, charming IT manner, an
excellent whist player and a fascinating
talker; but he draws the line at
Dances
1.-The barristers and members of the
professional classes rank next.
s. 1t is a popularity of the provincial
life in France that the women in COM
munity have generally known each other
from childhood, for when they marry
their husbands go to live in their wives
families. or at least become identified
with them entirely. It is society in
which the husbands are imported.
In dress ladies are greatly influenced
by what they consider to be the fashion.
II blue is worn they all wear blue; If
violet is Ia mode violet is the only hue.
They 60 to the theatre: that is, if it
happens to be the fashion in that par
ticular season but il the best people
don't happen to be going that season,
then no one who is anybody goes.
The provincials do not pay many
calls, only making cere.A onial visits.
They consider these bore; but the
ladies visit at market. where they all go
In the morning attended each toy a SER
want who carries home the marketing
which the madame chooses.
"Then the young, the old and the
middle aged of both sexes visit on the
promenade generally a large square
with fine trees). where twice a week
thereis music. The best people all meet
there and talk. laugh. gossip and fiirt.
- In the very small places it is the
notary who is the important parsonage;
and the best people devote themselves
to cultivatinG lovely gardens, in which
they take immense pride.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
A Dead Mule Ruins q .. Skin" Business.

Many years ago down in Idaho, during
gold excitement, good many men
went into the country to make money
outside the gold hunting industry. Their
idea was to make the other fellows delve
for the gold, while they appropriated it
afterward.
Rollin Daggett, afterward Nevada's
Congressman, established ferryboat on
small creek, and named the place
DEATHS Ford" at the same time in
venting musty legend to the effect that
it was thus named because SO many
lives had been ,Ost in an attempt to cross
it,
The stream was not more than a dozen
yards wide, AMI the water nowhere more
than two feet deep, but he rugged up a
flatboat and pulled it back and forth by
q rope continuance.
Whenever the prospectors crossed he
RECALLED them with horrible tales of the
treachery Of thestream, and the remorse-
less quicksands which had drawn so
many men and mules to terrible
deaths.
In the night when he ferried people
over he would caution them not to go too
near the edge of the boat, as fall over
board was certain death. BY letting the
dim old lantern go out, and making slow
time. he frequently impressed the pas
sengers with the idea that the stream
was half a mile wide.
For night trips he charged IS, but II
the wind was high and the weather bad
he struck sanguine prospectors for much
larger sums. In the daytime 81 was
his modest charge.
He went along in this way for several
months. the men who rushed to the hills
looking upon him as benefactor to his
race by this conquering of SO formidable
an obstacle TO travel as Deaths
Ford"
One day Charley Stoddard, the promo
ter, appeared on the bank with . mule
and boarded the flatboat to cross.
In the middle OF the stream, just when
the ferryman was telling how dangerous
the place was, the mule grew FESTIVE and
fell overheard. One leg caught on a rope
and he got his head under water, and,
unable to extricate himself, was drowned.
When he was cut loose he lay there in
the middle of Deaths Ford" half out
Of the water, so that all who came along
saw what a miserable sham the ferry
was. and that any four-footed animal
could walk across.
'Daggett tried to get the mule away.
but he was too heavy to bulge, and SO
he lay there in plain sight for weeks. I'M
til Daggett's business as ferryman was
ruined.-lCarson Appeal.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

Coming from st. Louis In the sleeping
car fell in with a couple of men from
the cowboy region down by the Indian
Territory. They owned ranches there
and were talking about the cattle bust.
ness.
One was an Englishman and was on
his way back to the old country for a
short visit. The American ranchman
was very bitter at the government for
not turning the Indians out Of their
reservations and letting white men in.
] was astonished to know that the
Englishman didn't agree with him when
he said that there ought to be more law
down there.
81 don't need no law" said the
Englishman. g can get along all right.
Why. last year lent man $. 900 and
took bill of sale on the head of his
herd
"Well. when that amount came due
he told me to go to -. didn't go. /
was going back to England and hadn't
time to so on any SIDE excursion. Told
him the climate was hot enough for me
where l wa :"
What did you do?" asked.
"What did l do? Well, just gave
my coWpOyS d lOt VI WiuCucStcIS ouO
some revolvers and saws to them:
Boys. I've got a bill Of sale on the
head OF that herd. Go and take one
thousand dollars worth of them cattle.
Don't shoot anybody you don't have to.
but. anyhow. bring over one thousand
dollars worth
well, they just went over and took
'em. That's all there was to it. Didn't
need no law or no bother-just took
'em.
"Yes, believe they shot one man.
He interfered. The cattle were mine
and he ought to have minded his own
business"
Did they kill him?"
Ibid they? Well, now them cow
boys don't shoot for fun unless they're
drunk. Ely boys were sober. Detroit
Free Press.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

Sunday school teacher to class ::
Now, this man Methuselah was very
good and pious man, and therefore the
Lord allowed him to grow very old"
Precocious girl: When did he
liver"
"Oh. my dear. ever so long ago."
Little girl, cycling her with an AIR OF
mental arithmetic: did you know
him?-[ Whining on Star.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

r. g. SNYTH b SONS, wichita.
n. r. IEDERIANDER, /"
AN0IO.ANERICAN Loan Once.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
9ailaR Eaa1e
THE FARMERS WIFE.

$500 . @AAs&AAASAsO VIE
From out the rosy land of dreams
She comes at early morning; =
The dew upon the meadow CLEANS,
Fair as brides adjoining.
Aroma from the waving pines,
And fields Of blooming clover;
The noisy brook that sings and shines,
With willows bending over;
The eastern sky CLOVIS all aflame,
AS though, to one beholding,
The gold and sapphire clouds that came
Were heavens gates unfolding.
But all this glory stands apart,
Nor charms her with it's beauty
For care sits heavy on her heart,
Where falls the line OF duty.
The cows await the milking time
With soft and patient lowing;
The sturdy farmer, in his prime,
Must hasten to his moving.
His wife must speed the morn's repast
And work with nimble fingers,
For farmers all, from first to last,
Make hay while sunshine fingers.
And when the meal Is DER. the pals
OF foaming milk are waiting,
With fragrance caught from sunny wales
To future joys relating.
The cream lies thick, like cloth Of gold,
Where shining pans are trimming,
Their riches gathered fold on fold,
ALI ready for the skimming.
Then, later. as in olden days,
With much of stir and flutter.
By weary hands the dasher plays.
And wins the golden butter.
And SO the day goes on, and on,
No time for rest or pleasure;
"a woman's work is never done"
Is true in fullest measure.
And as the sun sinks in the west, y
And day grows into even,
Weary and worn she goes to rest,
And almost longs for heaven.
Good Housekeeping.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

He was looking for rich wife snd
thought he was on the trail.
love you" he said to her, In rich
warm tones, more than can tell you
In words"
You'd better try figures" che re-
piled coldly, for she was not 90 green
rs she ooked.-(Washington Critic.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
A Lively Book.

A colored gentleman, formerly in the
employ OF a leading firm Of book pub
fishers in Boston, who is now in the
employ of the Unitarian Association,
received as q Christmas present from
his former employers Abbot on Scien-
tific Theism."
A short time afterward his former
employers asked him how he enjoyed
the book.
"Well," he said, II haven't got tar
In It, but showed it to the Rev. M.
the other day. and he said he could
easier believe in God than reed tnas
hook "-(Rnatnn Traveller.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
Him SLOW Ahead Of Him.

Mamma" said little fellow who had
come out second best In . Little set-t0
with his playmate:
Mamma, Jim Slow hit me-
"Well, why didn't you hit him back.
my son 2" inquired his mother.
Cause he replied, feeling OF the
lump on top Of his head, Il was fraid
he'd hit me agin."-lAtanta Consdtu-
ton.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23
Overworking the Children.

The maximum Of daily school work
in Prussia is seven hours for children
eleven years Of age up to nine hours
Tor those sixteen years and upward.
The standard is still higher in Dem
mark.
No wonder that large percentage Of
the children under such systems are
reported as sickly.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

KOS HARRIS, wichita.
p. v. HEALY,
O. NARTINSON,
Resident on oaid Add5sioa
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-23

It was the frequent saying Of an old
hunter In the North Woods:
II all men knew as much as some
dogs, fools would be skusser n they are
now"
Hewas wise old hunter, too.-[New
Haven Palladium.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
A Reporters NIishap.

There is reporter who has got an item,
exclaimed coterie of idlers standing in
front of Emmett Harris saloen, as q
BAzoo scribe disappeared through the
treacherous grating over the Annex saloon
cellar, skinning his shins, humping his
elbows and soiling his broadcloth.
"I'll bet FIVE dollars he does not publish
it in the BAzoo, though" said another,
and the crowd laughed.
sCan't you help the gentleman out,
even if he is a reporter" asked benevo-
lent gray-haired passer-by, coming TO the
scribe's assistance.
The scribe was rescued and limped away
home, thankful il was not lady or tender
dude who had suffered by the oversight of
the proprietor, or even one of the custom
ers, rs nine chances out of ten the result
would have been serious to anybody but an
invulnerable reporter.
The gentleman who wagered his - has
the sympathy of the BAzoo, but it sees no
alternative but for him TO pony up, and 1t
is to be hoped the grating will be promptly
repaired.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
For County Recorder.

In the proper place this morning will be
found the announcement of John W. Con-
ner as a candidate for reelection to the of
fee of recorder of deeds of Pettis county,
subject to the decision Of the democratic
county convention. III Mr.. Conner re-
ceives a denomination at the hands of his
party, he will add strength to the ticket.
Should he again be elected to the Office
which he has so creditably filled, il will be
butte we'll merited endorsement and ap-
prevail of most faithful and efficient off,
Ger. Never have the county records been in
such excellent condition as under the pres
ent recorder, and this fact will doubtless be
cheerfully sttestsd by all who have, dur
ing Mr.. Conner's administration, had bust
ness in his Office. Always to be found at
his post Of duty, either in person or repre-
sented by IN efficient deputy, those having
business with the Office are promptly and
courteously waited upon, and those seeking
information never fail of polite attention
Should Mr.. Conner be reelected, all can
rest assured that the comfy records for the
next four years will be in excellent hands.
This much the BAzoo cheerfully says,
not as the organ of any party, nor the adj
yocate of any particular candidate, but as
a we'll earned tribute to q faithful and
meritorious official.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
A Creditable Showing.

LET me show you a few figures If you
don't think the Western Union Office here
did a thriving business during March,
said Manager Lane to the BAzoo yester-
day.
"The increase in receipts over the CORE
spending month in 1885 was S5lS.l2, and
the increase in the number of messages
handled was 94l.
"To show you that the correspondents OF
the various newspapers got in their work
in good shape will show you the number
of words sent out from here by each CORE
spondent:
"The Globe Democrat heads the list, of
course, with 37,l54 words; St. Louis Re
publican, 1901; ST. Louis ECeniag Chron-
ioIe, l,2S7; ST. louis Poa-Dispateh, 1882 :
Chicago TTmes, 1858; Kansas City Times,
1921 Kansas City Journal, II 1873.
Z, "Yes, We are managing to keep the wolf
away from the door, thank YOU"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
Who Is Williams 2

The above question was asked times
without number yesterday in consequence
OF the following paragraph in an Asso
ciated Press dispatch sent out from Kansas
City, referring to X. of l.. mass meeting
held there Friday night:
"A man named Williams, from Sedalia,
declared himself a communist and social.
ist and INDUCED in some violent language,
which was spplauded loudly by a disor-
derry element composing a portion of the
audience"
The BAzoo, after numerous inquiries,
ascertained that the Williams referred to
is not resident of Sedalia, but, instead, of
Warrensburg. In short, it is HI. Martin
Williams, than whom none is known better
in Missouri. He has been on every side of
every question that ever arose, and the
BAzoo is not surprised to find him advoca-
ting the claims of the K. of L. IF the
"Noble Order" can survive two such cham
pions as Martin Irons and III. Martin VIII
liams, the day of miracles is certainly again
at hand
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-20
Painters Pension.

Mr.. III. c. La Force, special examiner OF
the pension department, with headquarters
in this city, was yesterday called upon by
Mr.. Nelson Painter, farmer who resides
near Dresden, and who for several years
past has been d: awning from the govern
men; pension OF 81 per month on account
of injuries sustained during the late war.
Mr.. Painter stated that he wanted to sur
render his certificate emitting him to a
pension, as he felt assured that his ailment
was thing Of the past, and so saying he
gave to Mr.. La Force the certificate.
This is the first case of the kind that l
have encountered in an experience of six
years." said Mr. La Force, "and it is the
second that ever came TO my knowledge.
Mr.. Painter is an honest man, and should
his disability ever return, it will give me
pleasure to see that his name is again en-
rolled on the pensioners list"