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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
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Those revenue reformers' who ilatter
themselves that they are going 10 have the
assistance Of the farmers in the struggle to
break down the system of protection for
American labor have probably not read, or
trust that the farmers have not read, the
series Of pamphlets issued 10y the national
bureau of agriculture and containing the
statistics collected by Mr. J. r. Dodge. The
pamphlet published in February, 1884, con
tuins. among other things, table in which
the states and territories of the Union are
arranged I'm four groups. In the first group
are all those in which less than 30 per cent
Of the persons employed in gainful occupa-
tipns are engaged in agriculture. The sec
oud group is made up Of the states and
territories wherein less than 30 per cent Of
the workers are agricuturists the third
group. Of those which have less than 90
per cent while the states and territories in
the fourth group have n farming popula-
ton Of 1Oper cent and over 1t is evident
that where the proportion of farmers is
largest the proportion of manufacturers is
smallest. and vice versa. Mr. Dodge shows
the average prices paid for farm labor in
each OF these groups. In the first, during
the year 1882 the average rate of wages
per month"; where the workman boarded
himself. was 81 IA in the second group,
S2j.Jl IN the third, Sl0bl While III the
fourth group the average was Sl3.br
These figures are instructive and sugges-
tive. 1t goes without saying that the rate
OF wages which any business can pay Is a
fair index to the degree OF profit with
which that business Is carried ON. Thus 1t
Is demonstrated that III localities where
manufactures can scarcely be sald 20 exist
the average earnings OF the farm laborer
are less than one-hali as much as III Massa-
chu'etts and the other states where manu-
featuring IS chief industry The status
uclan OF the bureau well SAYS IN cohclud-
Ing his summary The influence oil man
uiactures' OF mining OF any productive III
dustrles' on local prices whether OF farms
or farm products on farm LABOR Is PLAINLY
traceahle IN states, and III various districts
within the states, by the furnace hres, the
mines, the factories that thckly dot the To-
cations where high prices Tor farm labor
prevail
The following figures tell a most signlh-
cant story In the year 1883 the wages Tor
transient farm labor 10y the day We're IN
Massachusetts, Sl.1O New YORK, 20 ;
New Jersey Sill; Delaware 81 Mary
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
FARM NOTES.

New mlch cows in March and April must
have most careful attention in feed and
quarters if their usefulness is to be main
tanned through summer, as it may be east
~ with good care until the full bite of grass
comes.
1t is generally the best COWS that are
most liable to garget and of course these
are the cows to which one can best afford
TO give care and attention at the time of
coming in.
Mr.. Peter Fay Of Massachusetts,, discuss
ing lately about trimming trees, said he had
trimmed trees every month in the year but
deemed early June the best time as wounds
then heal readily. The next best time is in
November March is the worst month as
TIA" wounds bleed and the bark under them
often rots The orchardst had better sit
in his house and read agricultural papers
and books than trim his trees in March.
In its spring notes, Seed Time and Har-
vest ventures this advice: First of all see
that all filth and rubbish is taken out of the
poultry house and wheeled into the garden
or ON the corn ground, Then clean up the
yards, repair the broken fences and clean
up the nest boxes and Matching coops.
Burn out with straw and sulphur aud
sprinkle with lime before rehlling with
straw or hay for use again for use during
warm months of summer a good quantity
Of clean earth is better than anything else
\ small quantity Of fine hay or straw
should be placed upon a nicely followed
nest in the earth.
Speaking Of imitation butter, Farm Life
remarks wisely All this talk about pro
tecting one industry at the expense of an-
other is misleading. The people-the CON
sumers are the ones who need protection
most Of ALL If they really preferred cleo
margarine, So called, to genuine butter,
there would he no excuse for the taxes i'm
posed hy the national legislature We ven
ture to say that there is now very little if
any olcomargarine made That was com
pounded of the fat of beeves Now hogs
lard, cottouseed oil, horse and dog grease,
only tie concocters know what, enters into
the composition Of hutterine People do
not banker after the imitation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
VERMONT BRATrLEBORO.
The Rightf.rPure Peod.

The aggressive war waged 10y the Royal
Baking Powder company upon the hosts OF
adulterated ana impure baking powders
sold throughout the country is having a de-
-irnbe effect The bitter attacks upon the
ROYAL company by the manufacturers Of the
impure goods (which are made doubtless
both from q spirit Of revenge aud in the
hope of breaking the Effect of the damaging
exposurcsl with the official confirmation OF
the charges which in turn have come from
various state authorities, fully corroh1rat-
ing the statements originally made 10y the
Royal company, have awakened "A whole
some public sentiment in favor of reprcs-
sive laws. which means mischief TO the lille
gitimate traffic The public has probably
been AS much amused by these incorporate
and ridiculous attacks upon the Royal as
flat company has been, doubtless, proud TO
receive them.
The ROYAL Baking Powder company set
out some time ago to expose the character
and break up the sale Of adulterated bak-
ing powders Having found from exami-
nation Of many specimens that there was
a large number Of actually injurious pow
ders on the market, they brought the mat
ter before the public, and denounced the
makers 10y name in the press and to the
health authorities The affair was taken
up by physicians, boards of health and leg
isatures throughout the country, chemists
were employed to test the various powders
in the market and the government itself
directed analyses to be made before it
would purchase supplies needed for army
navy and Indian uses.
The result justified the charges made by
the Royal company. Not only were the ma
iority of baking powders found to he large
ly aduterated but many Of them were ascer-
tanned 10 contain alum and other poisonous
ingredients TO such an extent as to render
them positively unsafe for use in human
food As result many of these injurious
mixtures were driven out of the market
and the sale Of all seriously interfered with
No occurrence of recent date has been so
arreaching as this in its beneficial influence
upon the public health, and the bOldnes. of
the Royal Baking Powder company in the
Inauguration of such a warfare, and their
energy in carrying it forward to such i'm
purtaut results, were universally comment
ed upon and appreciated In making the
charges they did not hesitate TO enter into
competition with every other baking pow
Ter in the country and it is public salts
faction that in the official tests by the gov
eminent and state chemists. and by boards
of health the Royal baking powder has
been declared to he the superior of all 9th
ers in strength, purity and whoesomeness,
and absolutely pure and free from all infer
iur substances
From recent official reports it is evident
that the alum and otherwise impure goods
have again come upon the market in dan
gerous quantities, and their old enemy, the
Royal is again upon the war path. In con
tinuing their warfare against these goods
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
AGRICULTURAL.
Depn,,m,n, I,epor, 10, March.

AVERAGE Farm PRICES or CORN AND WHEAT
The March report OF the Department Ut
Agriculture contains some interesting sta
ti.tics relating to the consumption and dis
trhution Of corn and wheat, and prices ON
the first Of December. lSS, and March l.
isis. According TO this report the average
yield of corn per acre has been about 20
bushels, while the average last year was
only about ~ hu,hel, per acre. For seven
years the average per acre has been much
less than the average for the six preceding
years, in which the crop, ranged from % To
30 bushels per acre. Last years corn crop
being less than an average, the consumption
Of corn has been found TO be- proportionatc.
ly less, the increase in price causing other
feeding material to be substituted for corn,
that consumed or distributed before the first
Of March being more than lOO. 900 600 bush
els less than had been consumed or distribu-
ted before the first of March in each Of the
two preceding years. But the amount now
on hand is less than for several years at
this date, and consumption must still he
proportional to the supply
The average farm price Of corn in De-
ccmber last was the highest for thirteen
years with the exception of the years 1881
and 1882 The average farm price Of corn
for the United States in 1851 was 81 cents,
nearly 20 cents per bushels higher than on
the first Of December last. The average
farm price Of merchantable corn, March LIST
this year, was sos cents These figures
are based upon the reports of correspond
ents Of the Department i'm each county, and
other sources of information.
The report estimates the quantity Of
wheat which has been exported for the last
seven years at three tenths Of each year /,
CROP on an average. The quantity export
ed for the year ending March t. 1883, was
one-third of last years crop. The average
price Of wheat on the farms, from 1870 tn
1881 has ranged from $O.Gl in 1884 70 81 10
in 1881. The average price last December
,yos ~ Giants
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

Few persons have any notion of the fact
that - per cent of all tho flower seeds sold
IN this country come from abroad More
than half of these are grown in Germany,
where vast tracts are devoted solely to this
purpose Travellers say that these huge
farms. with acres upon acres Of asters
chrysanthemums, mgnonettes, sweet pease
and 50 on, all in bloom. are an astonishing
sight Imagine a whole district, many
square miles in extent all one continuous
garden. The gathering of the seeds on
these plantations is labor requiring inf
mite skill and patience. Each blossom must
individually receive the most careful atten-
ton. Take, for instance, the pansy. Tn
each little plant not more than two or three
flowers must he always kept in process of
going to seed. which is to he removed from
the bush when it is ripe and before it has
an opportunity to scatter itself. Manure
water must be constantly applied, to make
the little johnny jump-ups' grow bigger
for that is the way, YOU know in which
the monstrous pansies one sees in hothouses
are produced-and great pains must be
taken with the crossing of breeds, so AS t.
obtain the best possible results So it is al
50 with other flowers
The seeds, once harvested, are bought W
by contractors and forwarded in bulk u
the wholesale dealers of Europe, who send
them. 10y the ounce or pound, to this coun-
try. The merchants here do them up in
small pacRa res marked with their own
stamps, and in this manner they reach the
public ON this side Of the water. Some OF
them are enormously expensive. The writer
bought, last season a microscopic quantity
of some pansy seed which cost at the rate
Of SO per ounce But they were wei
worth the money. The flowers which
-prang from them were vegetable butter
flies counterfeiting those gorgeous insect,
not only in the briliancy of their varied
culoring, but even in the shape and peculiar
markings Of their wing like petals. Fuchsil
seeds of the finest quality bring 800 al
ounce, and others-such as those of tn,
| gloXinia, cinneraria, coleus and echeveri1
fetch yet higher prices, equal TO many
| times their weight in gold A few are st
/ valuable that they have actually to be count
| ed out at so much apiece. There is SINAI
/ number of gardeners in the United State,
who make a business of growing selec
/ strains of certain rare plants for the mar
ket but the supply derived from thes'
sources is mconsiderable.- ChicugO T,iJunc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

Many of our business men are suddenly stricErI
with NpuplcNy while engaged in their daily du
ties. Premuntpry symptoms such Ms defines,
and pltssur" In th- head, pain around or palptI
ton of the heart. uuuhurss or pricky sensation
ut the limbs, sour stomach, etc, have been meg
lrctrd, and the unfortunate victim NJ HpoplrNy
dies In few hours or is left loo a sadly cripple.
condition, Anita puplectiur the only upoplrx,
preventive and paralysis cure taken as directed
relieves all the prrmunituIy symptoms aud keen.
the blood vr,Srls and heart u such condition az
Ia make apuplcNy impossible. Send 10 DR.. f. s
Hutchinson x Co, Enushursh Falls, Vt, for tts
tuuuials.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

Would You think IT, Spring is come
Winters paid his passage home:
Packed his lce-huN, gone halfway
To the Arctic Pole they say.
But ! know the old ruftian still
Skulks about from hill to hill,
Where his freezing footprints cling,
Though tbs spring
Heed not what the poets sing
In their rhymes about the spring
Spring was once a potent queen,
Rolled ia blossoms and in green.
That, think, was long ago.
Is She buried in the snow.
Deaf To all our caroliug
Poor old spring,
Windows rafting in the night;
shutters that you thought were tight
NlumminE back against the wall:
Ghosts of burglars 100 the hall.
Roaring winds and gruauing trees.
Chlmurys shudicriug in the brrrl-;
buirful dumps ia everything
Such is spring,
Sunshine trying hard awhile
ON the bare brown fields to smile:
Frozen rut, AMI slippery walks;
Gray old crops Of last years stalks;
Shlverug hens and lnuping cows;
turdlcd sap in lcaicss buusls
Nipped by winters icy sting
Such is spring.
Yet the other day heard
Something that | thought a bird
He was brave to come So soon:
Bat his pipes were ont Of tune.
Aud hr chirped a. il each note
Came from flannel, round his throat
Aud he had no heart to sing,
Al, poor thing!
Are there ViOlrts in the sod,
Cru"u,rs beneath the clud:
When will Bop'as give us peace.
or has winter signed "A lease
For another month Of frost
Leaving spring 10 pay the cost:
For it seems he still is king,
Though It's spring.
C T. Crunch
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

are often positive loss To the farmer and
a great huironre 90 the successful cultiva
ton of hi, mud Without; going So far as TO
say, with the Maine farmer, that fences
should be discarded altogether, it certainly
seems 20, though 1t would be measure of
wisdom and economy to have as few Of them
a. possible and restrict their use mainly 90
ancLn.nrns lur stock and ErnzinE pnrno.o..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
The De,iI Fish Described b, Hugo

Is not a morr tenacious monster than malaria,
whether it takes the form of chills and fever bill
iOus rrmittcnt, ague cake or dumb ugue Like the
octopus Of the story it clasps its victim in its ten
ataculun. and folds him closer and closer in a hur-
rblt embrace. Attacked with Hustctters StOm-
ach Bitters, it gradually relaNes its tremendous
grip, finally ablnd0ns ii, and the quondam suffer
rr, liberated at last reJoicrS in the sense of new
born freedom, rugcudrrrd by the restoration Of
complete health. dyspepsia, too, and constipa-
ton, those old and rrmorSeless enemies of the hu
mon family, give ground and are finally driven
from the field 10y this Napoleon Of remedies. the
greatest, the purest in the family pharmacopl'a
Rheumatism succumhs to it, so do kidney troub
les The nerves, when uNerStrained, regain
quictude and yigor by ITS aid, and the ability Z,
rest TRANQUILITY and eat with Zrst are increased hy
il. Resort to it in time aud avoid unnecessary
suffering.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
AnImperntire Nece..i,,.

What pure air is 10 an unhealthy locality, what
spring cleaning is to the neat housckeeper. 50 is
Hoods SarsaparIla Ia everybody, at this season.
The body needs Ia b- thoroughly renovated. tine
blood purified and vitaliz.d, the germs Of disras,.
destroyed. Scrufula. salt Rhrum and all other
blood disorders are cured by Hoods SaIsaparilla.
the most popular and successful spring medicine
Are free from all crude and irritating matter
concentrated medicine only Carriers Little Liver
Pills. Very small: very easy To take; NO pain; mo-
gripping; no purgiug. Try them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria

When Baby was sick, we gave her CastoriA.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
The famous Albert Lea Route
the iNGURABLE
CURED !

HoPKINsvHLE, KY, Feb. q, 1881.
Gentlemen-Seven years ago sore devel-
oped on my nose from "a finger nail scratch.
Itried few simple remedies, but the sore
would NOT yield. ! grew worse every year
for seven years. Many thought had a can
GER over year Hgo commenced taxing
S. S. S, aud two dozen bottles entirely cured
me When ! began with swlfrs Specific
was In very poor health, and could hardly
drag about After had finished the course
OF 5. S. $. was strong aud buoyant, aud
valuable medicine FOR ladies IN weak, deli.
cate health. IL Is household medicine
with me-. Yours respectfully.
hEs. T. W. WILSON.
sPARr4SBURa. s. c., April 2, 1851.
Condemnation twenty years have had
q sore on my left cheek. II had gradually
been growing worse; The many physicians
usiu8 5. s. 8. AT first II innamed the sore,
and II became more virulent than ever so
much 50, indeed, that my family insisted
that should leave Oh the medicine, per-
sisted IN using the S. S. S. Al the end OF two
months the sore was entirely healed. Think
ing that the evil was out Of my cOnstituu N,
] left on the medicine; but In November,
ten months after, very slight breaking out
appeared. at once began again on 5. s. s.,
and now that Is also disappearing. / have
good than all the doctors and other medl.
''' '''' VIVA A. K sHASDs
WINSTON, N. c., April r. 1881.
Gentlemen-Two or three years ago a can.
Ger came on my face. II soon grew 10 be
quite large. II wore On NE, aud my general
health was very poor Last September I
began course " 5. $. S, which / have con
tinucd o. the present time with the happiest
result. TIE cancer has entirely disappeared,
there being 10 evidence or symptom OF a
cancerous character left. My general health
Is good NOW, and My appetite better than II
has been in years. / am s. years old, and
today ! am working in the held planting
corn Yours truly, JONAS LIMLBACH.
Gentlemcn-I had sore on my upper lip
for eight ears. seven different doctors at
tempted ~ ain 20 heal IT, One gave me a
small vial for i've dollars, which was a " GER
tain cure II Is needless to say that It did
me no good. About Two years upo became
quite uneasy, As people thought had a can
Ger, and / took course OF eighteen bottles
OF S. s. s. The result has been a complete
cure, The ulcer or cancer healed beautiful
ly, leaving scfrcsl. o. uerctptiblc scar FROM
that day have D.. rli 90 excellent health, the
Specific haNus Iu1.ri ny blood thorough
ly, increased 900. app Utc aud perfected my
digestion. In "a word I feel like a new
woman, amt host ut rll, the eight year ulcer
Mis- ". +. CANSoN.
Trenton, Todd Co., ny, Feb. g, 1851,
Treatise ON lHnot udSsn Diseases mailed
free. Tue SUI. >rrCIFlC Co,
jiHwri 5, Atlanta. Ca
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

WITHOUT tipping by using Diamond Dyes They
are pure strong, quick of action and easy to usr
% colOrs. Only 10 cents each.
We recommend Carriers Iron Pills To every WON
AN who il weak, nervous and discouraged and par
ticulary thus" who have thin pale lips cold hand,
and feet, and who are without strength or ambi
ton. These are the cases for which Carriers Iron
Pills are specially prepared, and this class cannot
use them without benefit Valuable for men also
In metal boxes at 30 cents Sold by druggists ul
sent LN mllL. See nlNerl isnmemt tsl.Mlera
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
Lil.r ,hc rrrfnn,e Wnfleh

from beds of flowers is the breath that has b,rI
rendered a-rrrdbly udurous with SOIDnbNT
which communicates To the teeth a marble white
ness and tu the gums TusIte tint Use il, AND
brautiiy your mouth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
Dresses Dyed without Ripping

An oak tree recently felled in Pike county, Mo.
made i20 fence posts and nine cords Of wood
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

Au'lee 70 NolherH'- MRS lNsloW 3 SuDTH-
ING SYRUP should always I've used when children
arr cutting teeth Il relieves the little sufferer at
once il produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving
the child from pain, and the lutte cherub awakes
a. bright as button IL is very pleasant to
taste II suuthcs the gums, ullay all pain relieves
win 3, regulates the bowels and Is the b,.st known
rem 'dy for dilrrhuu whether arising from teeth
inl lr other causcs. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
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Chicago, Xansae q Nebraska ny

LT-lt MOCK leland Koute."
Extend W.T. aaj southwest from Kansas Ci.y
Gad Ct user J. 10 NELSON, HORTON. BELLE
VILE TOPEKA. LEXINGTON, WICHITA.
HUTCHIE5Oc' CALDWELL and all points in
KARSNa AID 5OUTHERk NEBRASKA
md boyout. la.'.- Tuisonger equipment Of tho
u1iubr-t1.. .f.. .-.s ru1uufacture. AL safety APP
u!iaEc18 .a4 modern improvements
The Famous Albert Lea Route
Il the favcritC between Chicago. Rock Island,
Atchison. Kausa8 city and Minneapolis and ST.
Paul - WutartO,Su branch traverses the great
WHEAT MD DAIRY egLT"
Of Northern I1yva, Southwestern Minnesota, and
East Central Da'.1ta TO v ntertov,n, Spirit Lake,
Sioux Fails ami many other towns and cities.
Tho shcrt Line Via Seneca and Kankakee Offers
superior facilities 20 travel to and from Indian
upcils Cincinnati and othsr Southern points
Fer Tickets. Map5 Folders, desired infor1ua-
ton, apply II any coupon Ticket Ofhco or address
{. ST. JOHN, e. A. HOLBRoOK,
Geag Manager. Gen1 Tiki & Pass Ast.
CHICAGO, ILL
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TN, MINI
ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R'Y

Its main lines und branches include CHICAGO.
PLoEIA MOLINE. mock ISLAND. DAvEN-
PORT. DES MOINCj COUNCIL BLUFFS, MUS
cATl-yC, EAEsAS CITY, ct. JOSEPH. LEAV-
LEW OIsTH, ALCL43CN, CEDAR RAPIDS.
WATERLOO. IdISHEAPoLIs, and ST. PAUL.
and Hcoroa OF Intermediate cities Choice Of
foutes 10 arl from tho Pacific Coast. All trans
lct5 in Unioa dop3ts. Fast trains OF Fine Day
Coaches, elegant Dining Cars. magnificent Pull
man Palace siecrer5. and between Chicago, St
Joseph. Atchison aud Kansas City Reclining
Chair C.rs, Seats Free, to holders OF through
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

- cents for the Hnp Plaster, which instantly
cures every pain, ACHE aud soreness 4 marvel al
curative strength. Hops, gums and hnlslms com
hurd. Sold everywhere Hop Plaster CO., pro
prirtors, ON back of genuine plaster.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20

Gospel truth The pur.st, ls'si aud strongest al
earth are the Hop Piisicrs. Thousands say So.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
Spring Clothing!
WE HAVE IA FULL LINES OF
Mems and Youths S pring OVGrCOatS

In Medium Light and Dark tOlOrs plain Skced and full silk
Lined making assortment the Lowest Prices TO be found
outside the cities.
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With Our Soldiers from IS6I-65.
New and Powerful Double StereOpticOn
with OX-hydrOgcn Lights,
The Greatest War of Modern Times,

{. NJ. RUSSELL, BrattlebOrO, Vt.