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Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
The Tailless NIanx Cat,

These tAlless cats, by the way, merit a
paragraph by themselves. The Listener
is not aware whether they raise special
breed of these creatures in Vermont. but
would not be surprised if they did. Ver-
mont has way of improving upon what
ever animals she imports from abroad,
and getting up superior breeds of every
thing, from human beings down through
Morgan horses, Holstein cattle, merino
sheep and shepherd dogs to mo doubt)
tailless cats. The tailless cat is supposed
to have originated in the Isle of Man, but
if The Listener is not mistaken, he has
also heard them called Cornish cats. The
two individuals just referred to are in
color something between tortoise shell
and a maltese. One has a sort of rudi.
mentary stump tail, like rabbits, and
the other has not SO much as the vestige
of tail. Both have a marked resem
blance in the hinder parts to the rabbit
and when they run it is with series o.
bounds like a rabbit. One would sa;
that the Manx cat and the rabbit were a
least distantly related. They are quee
birds, take them altogether -Bostol
Transcript Listener.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

A representative American thinker
lately said to me, that, contrasting the
operation of Anglo-Saxon institutions in
England with those in America, the most
important result, in his opinion, with
which we may credit ourselves on this
continent is the facility of individual
movement from the bottom to the top of
the social scale. This is a broad, patent
fact, which undcrlies and largely causes
that hopeful energy which permcates
even the lower strata Of society in
America, and forms striking contrast
to tho social inertia and consequent men-
tai inactivity of the lower classes of Eng
land.
think, however, that we are bound
to qualify our satisfaction on this point
by the equally manifest fact that the
facility of descent from the top to the
bottom of the same social scale is in
finitely greater in America than in Eng
land. Taking our society us a whole,
there is comparatively little conserva-
ton of force and culture along family
lines. The weakening influences Of
wealth and high social position on the
young have no adequate corrective. The
ruling names in the society or politics of
one generation seldom repeat themselves
in the next. Each generation has to hew
its best class out of rough material taken
from beneath. Now, success in life
which fails to transmit as ali inheritance
force or culture or superiority of some
kind has failed in that point which
makes success most of all desirable. So
ciety itself is an immense loser where
the results Of success end with the indi-
vidual. 1t is n national calamity when
the grand advantages given by wealth
for attaining personal excellence are
thrown way.-George r. Parkin in The
Century
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
Time tho Bath Takes.

How long does it take to use the morn
ing 'tuby' Mr.. Chadwick says twenty
minutes, which is surely an excessive es-
innate. But for those who want to save
time over the operation, here is the latest
hint of sanitary science: "a French
colonel ascertained that he could wash
his men with tepid water for centime,
or one-tenth Of penny per head, soap
included. The man undresses, steps into
tray Of tspid water, soaps himself.
when jet from two handed pump
plays upon him tepid water, and he dries
and dresses himself in five minutes
against twenty minutes in the bath, anc
with Ave gallons Of water against som'
seventy in the usual bath. Pail Nal
Gazette.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

Ayear ago the German coachman
OF MIR. Alvord, of Green Farms, Conn.,,
announced that he had become Ger.
man count and had inherited a fortune.
He started for Germany amid general
unbelief in his story. He has recently
been heard from. He did, indeed, re.
ceive considerable wealth, some of it
being in Central American bonds. He
went there, negotiated the bonds, and
with the money received engaged sue.
cessfully in gold and diamond mining.
he is now experimenting the Fulda
gold mines in Costa Rica, and hassen'
nuggets, rough diamonds and Other
valuable presents to his former en-
ployer.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
1t can be stated with unquestiona.

1t can be stated with unquestiona.
BILE assurance that Cleveland has the
confidence of the country and that he
has the respect of the country, and
that in all his official acts he has dig.
nlfed and adorned the high position
and that among the people there is a
degree Of political quietude scarcely
ever seen in the presidential race
Now, if we could elect Mr.. Cleveland
when the country did not know him
and in many respects doubted him
why can't we elect him now?-Nash
vile American.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

The New York Star is pecuniarily
embarrassed, but it will not suspend
publication. II is expected that the
Star Company will be reorganized
within the next sixty days. 1t is I'm.
derstood that negotiations are pend.
ing with Mr.. John R. Mclean, pro.
prietor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, for
the purchase of the paper, which are
on the point of being closed
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

The commissioners Of the Albany
N. Y, Penetentiary are about to open
day school in the prison. The in.
structors are to be prisoners of the
better educated class. The school
scheme is to divert the thoughts OF
the prisoners, who have come very
melancholy since the suspension of
work in the prison.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
The manager of one oi the largess

The manager of one ci the largess
detective agencies IN New York says
that it is one ~~of the most difficult
things in the world for woman TO be-
come good detective. He says that
they are generally lacking in some one
thing, that one would be too Eighty,
another too nervous, and hardly one of
them could be trusted; but that when
one was found who had all the quail.
ties combined for the making of a
good detective, Pinkerton's whole
force put together couldn't get aheat
of her. One woman at New York re
ceived tor years salary of ST. 500 as
store detective. She has made $a5,
ooo and owns large ranch in tn
West.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

The spires of St. Patrick's Cathed-
raj in New York were finished last
Thursday. They are supposed to be
,4o feet high, and cost $25o,ooo.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

Probably the richest college profess
sor in America, if not in the world, is
Prof. E. E. Salisbury, Of Yale. He
is a millionaire. and his fortune was
made from investments in Boston real
estate. Prot, Salisbury is about
seventy years, is man of courtly de-
meanor, and has travelled over nearly
the whole world.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

1t is estimated that the Republican
National Committee has saved $25,-
900 in postage by ranking campaign
documents as "parts of the Congress
sional Globe" The packages sent
out bear the franks of Senators Quay
Golf, Hawley and Chandler.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

From $4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900
worth of old jewelry lies idle in Eng
land, and various firms have begun to
melt 1t down and make new patterns.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

A blast of 6ooo pounds Of powder
was recently sent off in quarry on
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. II
shook the earth for miles around and
dislodged from 10000 to $4,000 tons
of rock.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

The British consul at Bilbao reports
that Spain is making steady and re-
markable progress in commercial and
general prosperity. Large shipments
of minerals are made, and extensive
iron manufactures have been estab.
lished. Railways are multiplying, and
industries in general are on the in
crease.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13

Waco Furniture 10.
Farewell
W A R N | N G
A good thing for
everybody who want to
buy furniture. We will
extend our closing out
sale ten days longer.
Now is your time to
buy furniture; you can
afford to buy at the
prices we offer, wheth-
err you need 1t or not.
Give us a call at once
as we must make room
for our new stock en-
routed, and after that
time we will have the
largest, best assorted
and most complete
stock of furniture ever
shown in Central Tex
as, at prices to suit ev-
erybody.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28

fore marriage there would be less I'M
happy homes and fewer causes for di-
vorce. But this is not telling you what
to do. Although not the greatest
trouble that you might have, the
money matter" is bad enough. l
know what it is to try to make little
go good ways, to study and plan how
to earn the little. know what it is to 60
shabbily dressed at home (much against
the grain, thought in order to make my
clothes last as long as possible. Can
you not think of some way by which
you can earn some money? / do not
know how large place you live on or
what you can get to do. If you are
very strong perhaps you might take in
washing or sewing. Would it not
humiliate chin " and bring him to
his senses, so he would be glad to sup
ply you with what money you need for
the support of his ,Cie and children? 1
am afraid you did not begin just right
at first That $780, would have
been better off in a bank, and as
he had means to support woman
let him furnish the means from the
first. Could you not raise flowers to
sell? BY starting them in the house
one can get early plants. If you
should sell fruit would he take the pay
for it, as he did for the potatoes?" 1
think the best way is for a man to pay
his wife certain sum each week or
month, according as his means will al
low. Then she will not have to beg
for what rightfully belongs to her, and
can make calculations and get along
with less than she would otherwise,
and so save more many times than
would be saved if it remained in the
husbands pocket or {" locked up" and
was dealt out as asked for So many
women-yes, and men too-get terribly
deceived in this lottery of marriage the
best way is for girls to look nell before
they leap and then make up their minds
to take what comes and make the best
of it. ALEDA.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
Plants for Winter Blooming.

In one of my floral magazines | read
communication from lady who said
she would rather have one bunch of
geranium-blossoms than all the prim-
roses she had ever seen, and she had
raised primroses, too. Every one to
their fancy, I say, but give me the
primroses. Geraniums are lovely, and,
as Mrs. Welcome says, they praise
themselves; but those of us who have
not sunny windows can have primroses
where geraniums refuse to bloom. With
me the Chinese primrose, or primula, is
one of the most satisfactory of winter
boomers, and winter is the time that
want plants to blossom in the house.
Sow the seed in shallow box of light
soil, cover with piece of paper or cloth
DIETER still, a pane of glass;, so that
the earth will not get dry on top. When
the plants begin to come up remove the
covering and give them light but not
sunshine. When the second leaves APP
pear transplant carefully into small pots.
l generally buy the mixed seed and
put two or three plants in one pot. The
pink and white ones are very pretty
growing together. l have a lovely dark
pink one and white in one pot,
double pink and elegantissima in
another, pale pink, fern-leaved and
double white in another pot. l like
the single varieties best. Seed sown in
the spring will make blooming plants
for the next winter Keep the soil
moist, but be careful about wetting the
leaves or the crown of the plant.
Cinerarias are also lovely for winter
blooming. They are odd-looking and
very fragrant, but are apt to be infested
with green lice. | have one very
thrifty plant now; had almost despaired
of growing them, but read not long ago
that if tobacco was scattered over the
top of the soil lice would not trouble
them. Iapplied the medicine and have
not seen a louise on the plant since.
Cyclamen, too, are very nice, but |
have never succeeded in getting plant
to bloom the first winter Mrs. F.
writes me that two of hers from seed
sown last spring are budded. | don't
think she needs any information about
growing them, but had better tell as
how she does it. A. C. W.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
Te Sister Jerusha.

/ suppose we are all sisters. Our
kind editor and some others will no
doubt think your statements overdrawn,
but | believe them to be too true in
your case as well as many others. BY
your saying 4" he keeps his money
locked ups" judge he does not spend
it in drink and tobacco. If | am right,
the first thing for you to do is to thank
God that it is as well with you as it is.
Think how much worse off you would
be if you had to endure the miseries of
a drunkard's wife and bring innocent
children into the world to follow in the
footsteps of such father, and hear the
poor darlings say, as have heard
them, when mother was trying to tell
them how wrong it was to swear, drink
and smoke, "Papa does" Little ones
are apt to think before they come to
years of understanding that whatever
"papa " does is right and often have
formed appetites Qf not already in
herited) that follow them through life.
OH shall we ever see the terrible
curse, intemperance, driven from our
land? If girls would only think more
about these things before it is too late
if they would say, and stick to it, that
they would never marry or go with a
man who drank-it would, believe, do
more to reform the world than any
thing else. In short, if young people
would become better acquainted with
each others habits and characters be-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
Suggestions for Jerusha.

My sympathy has been awakened by
Jerusha's statement of her situation,
and / would like to talk with her a
little. If knew her address l would
do it privately, as perhaps she might
not care to have every one hear what |
shall say to her. Now, Jerusha, pity
you-not that | think you entirely free
from blame. Let us examine your own
testimony in the case. You say you
took man for better or worse, who
said he was able to take care of
woman and had means enough to do
it," etc. Now why did you take him?
Was it because you loved him as your
own soul, or were you tempted with the
offer of well-furnished house and
man to take care of you? Furthermore,
does it sound just right to call your
husband the " boss?" Now if you had
always been gentle and loving toward
him, and instead of suffering" had
thanked him with tears of gratitude,
don't you think it would have had a
softening influence upon his heart? If
l was tied to such husband l would
be true wife. would be attentive to
all his wants and win him by my gentle,
loving ways. There are comparatively
few husbands who can successfully re-
sist the power of true wife's love.
r. @.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
Dairy Cartoon.

81 very much dislike the dairy
cartoon in the Rural of February %,
because of its manifest injustice. |
consider it libel on, and insult to, the
small farmer and dairyman, because of
its manifest untruthfulness. This is
made worse by the editorial remarks 4:
About the strongest creamery argu-
ment that was ever put on paper is to
be found on the first page. These
pictures state the case with more power
than a dozen pages of printed matter
could. Who does not know of some
cellar where butter is made about as
shown in the home dairy?"' The
artist draws picture purely from i'm
aginatiop, and that is called an argu-
ment! 'Who does not know of some
cellar etc. | do not, and | never
heard of one. Does the Rural writer
personally know of one? And if it
were possible to find one or dozen
such, it would no more be Just to make
them type of individual diaries than
it would be to represent all married
men as wife-beaters because an &C.
casional one is found, or all ministers
as scOundrels because one in a thou
sand, possibly, is found. The butter
which sells for the highest price in
New York and Boston every day in the
year is that from dairies; the butter
taking the sweepstakes at our Dairy
mems Association meeting was dairy
butter; so was that at the dairy show
in New York. A cellar, with bin of
potatoes in the background garlanded
with cobwebs, guttering candle in a
hole in the wall and man skimming
pan of milk on his knees with pipe
in his mouth, is by no means type of
individual dairying any more than the
stylishly-dressed gentlemen, with their
fine clothes, gold watch-chains and
charms are the necessary and logical
result of carrying milk to creamery.
The Rural stands as the friend and
champion of the farmer; yet its repre-
sentatiOn of the farmer before the
counter in countrified suit, with his
trousers-legs coming scarcely below the
tops of his boot-legs, is well calculated
to subject him to ridcule. In another
cartoon, Mother Earth is represented
as being bound and tortured, and the
dagger of poor farming is driven
into her breast by the farmers, while
not single one is shown as giving her
any hOul III llC lOOb bIC1
draw from her bosom. These things
are not right. Do the farmers justice,
and do not give the exception as the
rule. 30. NJ. Tinkham.
We thank our esteemed correspond
ent for his plain criticism. We have
received several letters like the above
and as many more praising the picture.
The Rural will never knowingly do
any person or any class an injustice.
If our friend had quoted the whole of
the editorial remarks he would have
softened his criticism. We do know of
diaries where the cream is skinned
with dirty fingers, where pipes are
smoked and tobacco is chewed within
two feet of the cream, where cobwebs,
decaying vegetables, old rubber boots
and other odorous substances are kept
in the same room with open pans OF
milk, and where children slide in and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
Love Me Now.

If you're ever going to love me,
Love me now while | can know
All the sweet and tender feelings
Which from real affection flow
Love me now while am living
Do not walt till am gone
And then chisel It in marble,
Warm love words on ice cold stone.
If you've dear, sweet thoughts about me,
Why not whisper them to me?
Don't you know It would make me happy
And as glad as glad can be?
II you wait till am sleeping,
Meier to wake here again,
There'll be walls of earth between us
And couldn't hear you then.
If you knew some one was thirsting
For drop of water sweet
Would you be so slow to bring 1t?
Would you step with laggard feet?
There are tender hearts all round us
who are thirsting for our love;
Shall we begrudge to them what heaven
Has kindly sent us from above?
won't feel your kind caresses
When the grass grows DER my faces
won't crave your love OF kisses
In my last, low resting-place.
SO If you do love me any,
If it's but little bit,
I'd rather know 1t now while
Can, living, own and treasure it. Selected
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
agricultural.
Eastern Farms for Western
Farmers.

Mr.. Editor:-I find on reading your
issue of Feb. 30 there is at least one
man in the West who would like to pur-
chase farm in Vermont. He says he
is a native of the East and would like
to return if he could find farm in YER
mont to suit him. / think there never
was better time to purchase farms in
Vermont than the present. Vermont
was once a great wool-growng state,
but congress has tinkered with the wool
tariff until it has killed that business sure
in Vermont, and think it will per-
severe until it drives the sheep from
the country entirely. This has dis
courged many of the farmers, and some
are advanced in life and would rather
sell out than shift stock. / think your
correspondent is on the right track if
he wants to purchase dairy farm in
creameries are having a very good in
fluence on this business. They are
supplying a want which farmers have
always needed judicious way of
marketing their products. If they are
judiciously managed they are going to
work reformation that will be felt.
In answer to your request for informa-
ton in regard to farms for sale, etc., l
will say: know of a number of farms
for sale in this vicinity, all of which |
consider low-some, perhaps, a trihe
above We cost of the buildings. l have
known some sales made quite recently
at bottom prices. 1 have now in
mind farm for sale on very pleasant
road within one and one-half miles of
the depot at S4 800, for which the pres
ent proprietor refused $4,000 six years
ago. There are others for sale in about
that proportion. One farm near here
recently sold for 50 $50 which was sold
six years ago for over $4,000 Ifyour
correspondent wishes to correspond
with me can give him more particu-
lars; or, if he will come to West Rut-
land, think l can show him farms
that will suit him. | write this at your
request. If it is worth anything to you
or your correspondent you are at liberty
to use it. E. L. GRIswOLD.
West Rutland, VT, March 5, 1888.
REMARKS BY EDITOR have
also received replies from E. B. Bar
rett, Brattleboro, VT, and E. D. Camp,
East Randolph, VT, and we know of
good farms for sale cheap to settle es-
tates. The inquirer can correspond with
thaea partiac
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-03-28
Ashes and Bone Meal.

We give below the analyses of ashes
and bone meal made by Professor w.
w. Cooke, director of the Vermont Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station:
ASHES.
No. 8 (origin not stately was sent to
the station by T. p. Sawyer. No. "a
was sent by w. V. Farr of Westminster
from carload bought from Charles
Stevens, Unapee, Canada. No. 119
was sampled by the stations agent from
carload collected in Montpelier and
Barre by G. S. Richmond of Northfi cid.
The last sold at twenty-eight cents per
bushel of forty quarts, which weighed
in this sample forty-three pounds. This
would be $l3 per ton. 1t will be no.
ticed that there is great difference in
the quality of the different samples.
1t shows that those who expect to pur-
chase large quantities of ashes should
draw samples and have them analysed
by the station before closing the bar
gain.