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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-08
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RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
~ AND POTOMAC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
commencing DECEMBER 18th. Iss,-easteru
standard time.
10 am. leaves Byrd street station daily: stors
only at Ashland JUNCTION, Milford.
and fredericksburg. Sleeper 10
Washington. Leaves WASHINGTON for
New York at ll.sO am.
u: ! am. leaves Byrd street station daily. ex-
cept sunday. Leaves Washington for
New York At t.a pm.
az p m. leaves Byrd-stresI s.a,,o. daily.
Sleeper 10 New York.
io.-F am. arrives AZ Byrd street station dajiy,
Sleeper from New York.
Z4s pm. arrives at Byrd-street station dailv,
stops At Fredericksburg. Milford, and
Junction. Sleeper from Wsshington.
Vh pm. arrives at Byr1-street station daily.
except SUNDAY. ParlOr car from
Washington.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY EXCEPT
~" pm. accommodation, leaves Byrd-etreet
station arrives at Ashland AT 5 pm.
oV7 pm. leaves Elba arrives At Ashland al
ga pm.
o;S5 am. arrives at Eliza; leaves Ashland az
5Zi am.
sW am. accommodation. arrives Ut Broad
street station leaves Ashland at sol
am.
65s pm. arrives at Elbs; leaves Ashland 81
6l2 pm.
G. A. TAYLOR. General Ticket, Agent.
d. 1. ID. MYERS. General Superintendent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Lack of Timely Labor.

Visiting on a farm where a deep,
Withholding gorge attracted my at
tention, the owner of the place said
"Ten years ago that place was a
beautiful hillside. But one spring
there was freshet, and the water in
that pond down there rose until it
came to the top of the hill. AT that
point there was small hollow in the
hill which a few shovelfuls of earth
would have filled. But / did not real
ize the need of it, and the water began
to run over; the earth gave way, my
beautiful meadow beyond was ruined,
and that ugly gorge was left to show
what little timely labor would have
prevented" l could not help com
pairing that blotch in nature to human
life, neglected in early, impressionable
childhood until the beauty of the char
acter was ruined by bad habits
Country Gentleman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29

keep fifty sheep, You have got 1886
less for your wool and now get 1914 for
keeping fifty sheep, but it will be more
than made up to you when you buy
your winter clothing" Farmers do
not pay out all of their money for
clothing, and clothing would not be
any cheaper than it is now if wool was
free from duty. Now, in conclusion, |
would say that | am an old farmer and
have always kept about the number of
sheep that the president talks so much
about. l have always been in favor of
having a duty on wool, and / can't see
why such farmers as myself should be
singled out for destruction. If the OBJ
iect is to reduce the revenue, why
strike at this, which brings in only
the insignificant sum of S5,000,000,
while that derived from sugar is $780,
100000? Are we alone to suffer? John
Randolph once said he would go a
mile to kick a sheep. Perhaps Cleve-
land would go two miles. Randolph,
like Cleveland, was opposed TO protec-
ton, but he was man who knew what
he was talking about.-G. C., H., IN
Mirror and Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29

l have kept the milk in the milk-room
without fire, it has developed bitter
taste, but it was certainly not for want
of air, as the milk-room was large and
airy; and the trouble has always disap-
peared when the milk has been removed
TO warm pantry or fire has been
kept in the milk-room. 1t is utterly
impossible to make as nice butter from
the milk of cows that are drying off as
from new-milch cows. / have some
times thought that the feed has some
thing to do with this deterioration of
the butter quality. Many dairymen
seem to think that almost anything will
do for cows that are soon to go dry,
whereas the best feed must be saved
for the new.milch cows. Perhaps this
is the more profitable way to do from
financial point of view, but the dete-
rioraton of the quality of the butter
ought to be ascribed to its real cause.
Some complain that the cream Uont
COluC W DulJCI uuull tuC Cnulhj bhO
good mans muscles and the wife's pa
thence are completely tired out. have
wondered sometimes if the cream ever
acted so persistently beDitched when the
cows were fed judiciously and the milk
kept at the right temperature. 1t is easy
enough to say ours never did unless the
milk or cream was kept too cold. That
proves nothing, though we are always
ready to think, if we don't say so, that
what our experience has been others
have experienced also. There are
many theories floating around in the
newspapers that have little foundation
in fact. If the milk is set in small,
open pans, where current of warm
air can pass over it, there will be what
we call "white specks " in the butter,
unless they are carefully washed out,
and these white specks " are simply
dried cream that would not make but
ter in the time the rest of the cream
required for that operation, so they re-
main in the butter and butter milk. l
have strained them out with sieve and
stirred them to butter, so l knO,o that it
is cream and not sour milk, as some
affirm. LIB.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Wants a Home i'm the East.

Mr.. Editor Il am reader of the
VERMONT WATCHMAN and notice that
you are its agricultural editor. In a
recent issue some reference was made
to the cheapness of Vermont farms,
many being for sale, it was said, at
about the cost of the buildings on them.
1 also saw in some paper (Which have
lost the name and address of an asso-
citation or company in Boston engaged
in the work of supplying purchasers
and tenants for Vermont farms. /
would like to have you send me the
name and address of this company, in
order that l may obtain list of the
property at its disposal. Could you
give me the name and address of any
other parties dealing in Vermont and
other New England farms? / will also
take the liberty to ask if you do not
know of some farms for sale low on
which dairying, with the aid of the silo,
could be made a profitable business.
What can young grade Jersey COWS be
bought for in Vermont? / will just
say, in explanation, that l am a native
of the East and that my wife is Yer
mont woman. We have no relatives
here now, but many in the East, and
for the sake of feeling more at home /
may conclude to go East again.
REMARKS BY EDIToR.-We have no
knowledge of any such company as is
mentioned in the above letter, but there
are Vermont farms for sale-and good
ones, too. We know of one in a good
dairying region to be sold this spring
to settle an estate. Let our readers
send TO the WATCHMAN an account of
such opportunities. We do not believe
there are better chances for profitable
investment anywhere in the country
than can now be found in Vermont.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Cream Turning Bitter.

Many housewives complain that in winter,
when the cows give little milk and churn-
ing does not come often, it is not worth
while to try and make butter. The cream
has a bitter taste, the butter comes very
slowly, or not at all, and is poor when the
housekeeper does succeed in making it. In
most cases this bitter taste of winter cream
is due to midew. The air in cellars or other
rooms where the cream is kept is filed with
odors from vegetables which affect the
cream. Then, if kept reasonably warm, a
fungus growth begins. Stirring the cream
once day and keeping it in well-ven-
tilated room will prevent these evils
american CultiUdtOr.
Mr.. Editor;-In all my experience
in butter-making, which has extended
through many years, l have never had
any trouble with bitter cream, unless
the milk was kept at too low a tempera-
ture. Sometimes late in the fall, when
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Soloiers' Budget.
Pensions Granted.

To Allen G. Abbott (deceased), pay
able to his widow, Sarah A. Abbott,
Albany, $50 month and 1892 arrears;
DIR. Oliver D. Bemis, Jonesville, S4 a
month and $50 arrears; Oliver Bero,
Braintree, an increase from S14 to 1924
a month; Ira Carpenter, Brookield, an
increase from S4 to SO month; Coin
b. Evans, Moretown, an increase from
Sc to go a month; Frederick A. Hart,
Waterbury, an increase from S4 to Sc
month; Samuel S. Reyes, Moretown,
an increase from IS to $40 month
Nathaniel G. Kibby, Montpelier, an
increase from So to $40 month; David
Miller, Groton, an increase from "a to
S1Sa month; Horace G.. McDuffee, Brad
ford, an increase from SO to Is month ,
Horace S. May, Essex, an additional
pension from S4 to So month and $3.50
arrears; Homer +. Rand, White River
Junction, IS month and $40 arrears;
Phineas l.. Sargent, Ryegate, an in
crease from S4 to Sc a month; Lewis
II. Strong, North Montpelier, an in
crease from "a to Sc month; Horace
X. Ide, st. Johnsbury, an additional
pension from So to SIS month and
81 400 arrears.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Grand Army Records,

The annual reports of Che depart
ment officers of the Grand Army in
Vermont, as presented at the encamp-
ment at st. Johnsbury, have been issued
in convenient pamphlet form. Among
other recommendations made by Mr.
Blodgett, retiring department COM
mander, is the following: "I most
urgently call the attention of this en-
campment to the recommendation of
my predecessor that some means be
devised to keep and save the records,
papers and property of the department.
/ recommend that the incoming depart
ment commander be authorized to take
such means as, in his judgment, will be
required to accomplish this work, and
that he be authorized to pay out of any
money in the quartermaster's hands
such sums as may be required for this
purpose" From the statement of sta
tstics it appears that the Vermont di-
vision of the Sons of Veterans was or
ganized in June, 1882. At the end of
two years it had about 100 members,
in four years its membership was about
400, and now it has 600 members in
good standing in this division, with
total membership in the United States
of 70 900. The Sons are forming them
selves into military companies and are
being uniformed and equipped with
arms by the state. The treasurer's re-
port shows the receipts to have
been SO, 6S1 92 expenditures, S2,S11.52;
balance on hand, SS70.40. The total
fund in the department is S7,046.59,
an increase of S2,113.59. Fifty-three
posts report a relief fund varying from
81 ,937. 81 to 81. The total amount ex-
pended for charitable purposes during
the year was S2,070.92, an increase over
last year of S101.92. Fifty-nine posts
report money expended for charity
varying from S442.14 to seventy-fve
cents. Several posts report "money
expended for charity, but no account
kept" The increase in the number of
posts and in membership in the de-
partment of Vermont has been phe-
nomenal during the last ten years.
The posts have increased from twenty
one to 100, while the number of men,
bers is five times larger to-day than in
1877. Before the next annual encamp-
ment meets the membership of the
Grand Army in this state will doubtless
exceed 5000. The nominal gain dur
ing the year is OIL, but there have been
so many suspensions that the net gain
is only $50. During 1887 fifty-nine
members of the Grand Army have died.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
A Vermont Farmer on the Tariff.

/ was pleased with your article in
the Mirror on Sugar and Sheep"
For forty years l have been farming in
a small way on Vermont farm. The
little that l have made in farming has
been obtained by keeping sheep, and
owe the prosperity that has attended
my efforts wholly to the protective
policy pursued by the wing and the re-
publican parties. In protecting the
manufacturing interests they have
made home market for farm products
of all kinds, and by protecting the
wool interest they have generally as
sured fair demand for wool at remun-
erative prices. Last June some farmers
in this section sold unwashed wool for
twenty-five cents and others held for
higher prices. Since the president
message has been circulated the farm
ers that have been holding their wool
are selling for eighteen cents. The
President says that the duty on wool
costing less than thirty cents pound
is ten cents, thus raising the price that
amount, so that if farmer could get
twenty-five cents with the present
tariff he would get only fifteen without
it, The message says that farmer
who keeps fifty sheep will get only $3G
less for his wool than he would under
the present system, and thinks this lit,
! tie is of no account. The tariff reduc-
ton of 1884 caused a fall in wool OF
fully five cents pound. Since that
time the average farmer has got just
about ~ from each sheep for wool anC
lambs. But if the recommendations OF
the message are carried out, the mar
who keeps fifty sheep and gets
500 now will get only $64, and this
would result in utter destruction of the
wool interest. The cut-down of tn,
duty on wool in 1884 drove many mer
out of the business, and by taking thu
whole duty off he would drive the res
out. But the president says TO us whC
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
How General Grant Drilled His
First Company.

Mr.. Wallace Pringle, an attorney of
indianapolis, was member of the first
military company organized in Illinois
after Sumter was fired on. This was
the first company which General U. S.
Grant prepared for service in the field
Mr.. Pringle tells an interesting story of
the great captains relations with Com
pany F, Twelfth Illinois Infantry.
g The day after Fort Sumter was fired
on the young men of Galena," says
Mr.. Pringle, "met to organize a mill
tary company. Excitement was at fever
pitch. AT first call five Of us stepped
forward and enlisted. l was not seven
teen years old, but / was strong and
full of fight. In a few minutes the full
company number was enlisted We
were as green as country boys ever got
to be, but we were patriotic. None of
us knew single military movement.
We couldn't form straight line. 1t
was suggested that we go down to Cap
tain Grant, whom we knew as West
Point graduate, and ask him to become
captain of the company and put us
through the necessary preparations.
We went to his house in body and
called him out. OF course he was will
ing to serve us, and we were put into
the drill at once-four hours day.
Meantime the citizens procured us uni
forms. We had no guns and were
obliged to 90 through the manual with
out arms, but we were soon ready to 90
to Springfield. General Grant knew
us all personally, but he made us work
like Turks, just the same, and the re-
suit was that we were quite soldierly
in bearing when we embarked for the
capital. EVERYBODY in town that could
walk came down to the train to see us
Off That night we missed connections
at Decatur and had to lie over six hours
The boys began to scatter and General
Grant, seeing that we would fall into
the hands of the Philistines, called us
together on the common and for six
mortal hours kept us going through the
manual. He held us together by so
doing and the entire town came out to
see us drill. We finally reached Spring
| field and were presented TO the gov
ernor with a flourish by one of the
company who was oratorically gifted.
| The governor said it was the best look
ing company that had offered its serv-
ices and he was so much taken with
our drill-master, General Grant, that he
took him from us and made him a
member of his staff. Chicago Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Aaritul
Ownership.

Wont IN tho countv fair.
And Nth HE ,yieo no strollad around
NJ 500 ,I,o ,,onders tbere
"Tbat borse ;, no said " Crav Eaqle Wing.
win talke tho highest prize.
M, o,r old Dohhin looks M we'll
A,d ho,,or IN INV eves
ueis know. what folks call slow
It's far the SAFEST way 10 CO.
Some folks perhaps, might thihk IL STRANGE
really should not IKE 10 chahge'
mAnd ,bose fat oVop. Rucl and Rriyht
non,, bo,,e az largo n yir,b
Nor match lilo tbeu iust 70 a hair
mt Ilno,y what thev,s worth
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
Strikes and Farmers.

The secret of the prolonged and fire.
quently-repeated coal-strike is that too
many men are engaged in the industry. If
all keep at work the market will be glutted
and prices will be too low for the monop-
olists who control the staple. STILL the
working-men would be better off getting
moderate wages and making coal plenty
and cheap than they will be sulking and
idle and entaiing dear coal, with its result
ant distress, on the country. Why can not
these working-men take a lesson from farm
ers? Many of the latter have been poorly
paid for years, but they keep right on i'm
proving their methods, making other work.
ing-men happy with cheaper food and wait
ing patiently until their turn shall come.
The man who works is sure sometime
to achieve prosperity, but nothing ever
turns up" to the man who lives idly and
is always looking for somebody to boost him
into prosperity
The above item, copied from the
American Cultivator, touches subject
that will bear considering. If the coal
miner, the iron or steel-worker, the ma
chinist-the wage-workers in all sorts
of manufactories-are dissatisfied with
the wages received for their work their
recourse is to strike for higher wages
and refuse to work until their demand
is satisfied. Sometimes it is the en-
ployer who yields, oftener the employed;
but whichever yields first there is
usually heavy loss on both sides.
Would it not look little queer to see
in our papers, with great, staring head
lines 1.-THE farmers of Vermont on
grand strike? They refuse TO work
any longer unless the produce-dealers
will allow larger price for their prod
uceW Then would follow a recital of
their distresses and grievances: "Their
taxes are too high for their income.
The frost, the wet weather, or dry
weather, has injured the corn crop and
the influx of cheap corn from the West
has ruined their market. The beetles
held mortgage on the potato crop and
foreclosed. The hay crop was heavy,
but labor was scarce and wages were too
high for the farmers pockets, and that,
with too much wet weather, half ruined
the crop in some instances. The
weather was too hot and wet and oats
run to straw instead of grain; the heads
did not fill neither did the farmers
grain-bins. In spite of the oleomarga-
rine law and tax, the manufacturers
can make tallow or soap-grease butter
much cheaper than farmers can make
the genuine article, and the middle
man gobbles his large portion of the
profits that are left in the competition.
Farmers during the spring and summer
months are compelled to work more
hours than the workers at any other
trade are compelled to-" etc., etc. Now
all these are real and not imaginary
grievances, but would it help the
farmer any to go on a strike? Not
much, we fancy; but it would be just
as sensible and as satisfying as one-hali
the strikes by the wage-workers il
other occupations.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29

AT conference of New York butter
makers Hon. Harris Lewis said: "There
is more difference in the cows of any
of the breeds than in the breeds them
selves, and a greater difference in but
ter-makers than in the cows"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29

A CORRESPONDENT of Home and
Farm says that she persuades a balky
horse to move by standing in front of
him and saving his fore-legs, just back
of the knees, with rope, an end of it
being held in each hand. AS soon as
the flesh begins to burn little he will
come, every time.n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29

INK FOR Ten CENTS A QUART
Everybody uses ink. Everybody ought
to make ink from Diamond Dyes. One
package makes quart of the best black
or colored ink, Ten cents package
The best dyes for all uses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
advertisements.
Rheumatism

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in many severe cases OF rheumatism, effect
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1t Is certainly fair to assume that what
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the pains and aches of rheumatism, give
this potent remedy fair trial.
A Positive Cure.
az was troubled very much with rheuma-
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could hardly walk and was confined to my
bed good deal OF the time. Being rec
commended to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, /
took four bottles and am perfectly well.
/ cheerfully recommend Hoods Sarsaparilla
as one of the best blood purifiers in the
world" w. f. WOOD, Bloomington, Ill.
For Twenty Years
have been afflicted with rheumatism. Before
1888 found no relief, but grew worse. l then
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, and it did
me more good than all the other medicine l
ever had" II. T. BALLOON, Shirley. Mass.
81 suffered from what the doctors called
muscular rheumatism. / took Hoods Sar-
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PRoUDFooT, letter carrier, Chicago, III.
We shall be glad to send, free of charge
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29

BY its mild, soothing and healing
properties DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
cures the worst cases of nasal catarrh.
Also "cold in the head" coryza and
catarrhal headaches. Fifty cents; sold
by druggists.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-03
LOCAL NOTICES.

MEMPHH Steam Laundry. 224 Second 81.
BnISRLEY LUMBER Co., l2i Jefferson st.
TELEPHONE 1900 for messenger or car
rage any hour day or night
PANTS made TO order from 50 up. /.
Mcnkc, tailor, 40 Monroe street,
u. II. BALDWIN 4 Co., dealers In pianos
and organs. No. 257I Main street
LEE LuMRER Co., $50 Second street,
sash, doors, blinds, shingles, holdings.
W. T, DRYDEN. carpenter and builder,
No. i0l Second street. Telephone, AL
CITIZENS Steam Laundry, Nos. 20 and
% Bealc street Tel. 365 for wagon 10 call.
COR MANurAcruRiSG CoNrASY. Main
Office aud Mill telephone No. 2s. Paint
Store telephone No. ~.
G. II. lIoTcnKIss, skilled Matchmaker.
Dinicuct and complicated watches c..
pccially solicit. No. 30 Monroe street.
PuRE and white rs the flower whose
nnnc Il bears are the biscuits raised by
Lily Baking Powder.
DEAN & Lazy CoFFEE AND sPIcR Co.
CLASSES In decorative art painting in oil
and water colon, wood carving, etching,
etc, are now forming In the lligbcc
School. Studies under Mr. Laura Prugh,
Of the Cincinnati Art School. Drawing
classes under Miss Dobyns, ~ heretofore.
Students admitted at any time and for any
branch desired.
Miss C,nRE VI. KEAriNo, teacher Of
music, vocal and instrumental, Is teach.
ing nj the music-housc Of ID. H. Baldwin.
As already announced, Miss Heating will
give fnce scholarship Tor the last five
months Of the session ~ a reward 10 the
pupil having the best record up TO Fcbru-
AIRY for diligent study andthe highest d.
gree Of perfection.