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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

PILES! PILES ITCHING PILEsl-SHmptomS
Moisture; intense itching and tinging, most
to continue tumors form, which often bleed
and ulcerate, becoming very sore. SwAYNR's
OINTMENT stops the itching and bleeding
heals liberation and in most cases removes
the tumors. At druggists, or by mail, for
fifty cents. DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadel-
phia, Penn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
Fractional Currency.

General Francis L. Spinner, formerly
United States treasurer, gives, in a
letter to gentleman in Jacksonville,
Fla, the history of the fractional cur
rency issued during the war of the
rebellion. He says: "When all the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09
Gbe NOnseboIO.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to In. r. II. IosKiNs. Newport, Vt, or di-
rectly to THE wArCHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

POETRY is music in words, and music is
poetry in sound; both excellent sauce, but
they have lived and died poor that made
them their meat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-01-09

No man is bound TO be rich or great, nor
TO be wise, but every man is bound TO be
honest.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Dincd by Fellow "Dekes."

A complimentary dinner was given to the
Hon. Isaac II. Maynard, the retiring As
slstant Secretary of the Treasury, by the
members of the Washington Alumni Asso-
citation of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Wclck-
cr's on Saturday evening. The following
were present: Hon. J. G. BLAINE Messrs. G..
9. Bowers, A. W. Cowlcs, II. =. Cummings,
esq, G. J.. Dubois, Hon. +. +. Dubois,
Hon. c. :. Fairchild, Professor William
Hardness, DR.. w. II. Hawkes., Colonel J..
l.. Hodge, Mcssrs. I. b. Kirby, +. j.
II. Nelson, +, 7. Powers, Professor William
Quinby, Leigh Robinson, esq, Hon. G. A..
Russell, MN' +. G. Severance, Hon. W. L.
Trenholm aud Messrs. W q. Webster, j.
~. Whitney and 7. l.. Rogers, Tucson,
Arizona
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
The Maltby Closed.

Last Wednesday the guests of the Maltby
Hotel were notified that by Saturday they
would have to secure other quarters, as the
hotel would be closed. The last Of the
furniture was removed Saturday and now
The cause of the failure Of the enterprise
is that the owner OF tho property, Mr.
Lane, failed to build the addition, as he
was expected to, and also refused to reduce
the rental. The hotel was not large
enough to pay at the amount OF rent
charged, and SO Mr.. Doolittle abandoned 1t.
The furniture In the hotel cost about $l0,-
900 and this has all been removed. 1t is
not known yet what will be done with the
prODerty,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

Mrs. Potter accompanied by Mr.. Kyrlc
Belew, tonight at Albaugh's in "Anthony
and Cleopatra
Tonight at Harris Bilou, "IIoodman
Blind"
"Robcrt Elsmcren tonight at the Ma
tlonal.
Sheridan & Flynn's All-Star Company at
the Globe Theatre tonight.
Lily Clay's Colossal Gaety Company at
Kernan's tonight.
Mile. Rhca, who will appear at Albaugh's
next week, opens In Baltimore tonight,
and tomorrow evening will present for
the first time "Thc Case Vidal,n u
new American play by. an American au-
thor. The first production will be fash
iounblp affair
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
The Big whale Coming.

The whale which was captured by the
lifc-saying crew below Chelsea last Thurs
day, and now on exhibition at Atlantic
City, will be dissected this afternoon by
Mr.. Frederick w. True Of the Smithsonian
Institution and shipped to Washington to.
morrow morning. Mr.. True describes the
monster as ful[grown female bottle-nosed
whale. He says II is the second one Of the
species ever caught In American waters, the
first one having been taken of Nantucket
In 1867. They are more closely allied to
rorpoises than the genuine whales, which
have whalcbone In the upper jaws. They
90 in pairs and are found In all seas from
Alaska and Scotland to New Zealand and
feed chiefly on cuttlcfish and sauid.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
over 400 parrcls OF oil burned.

About II o'clock yesterday m orning the
Fire Department was called to the freight
yards Of the b. & Z. Railroad, at South
Capitol street and Virginia avenue, where
fire had broken out in the oil warehouse
among 800 barrels of highly in0ammablc
oil. A general alarm was turned In and
for two hours the entire department fought
the flames to prevent their spreading to the
adjoining property. When the flames were
cxtingulshcd 1t was found that 800 barrels
OF oil and eight freight cars had been de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The fro is supposed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

hLBAuGHs-Mrs. Potter as Cleopatra.
HAnIrs' BIJoU-"Hoodman Blind"
TuE NArioSArr-"Robert Elsmere."
GLoBE-All.star Varieties.
KERNASs-Lily Clay's Gaiety Company.
The April term OF tho Alexandria
{ County Court begins to-day.
Antonio Pons' will, filed Saturday,
leaves all his property to his daughter
Annie.
"A company, organized in this city, have
purchased tract OF land near Alexandria,
and propose laying out suburban town.
Colonel Robert Andrews of Alexandria
has been chosen vice-presidcnt of the Heat
ing and Lighting Company Of New York.
The house OF Chief Clerk Tweoiale of
the War Department was robbed on Satur-
day of revolver, some jewelry and three
razors.
The children OF the Washington School
In Alexandria have purchased handsome
American flag with money raised by sub
scrption.
Mr.. Charles Cox, ST., of Alexandria
died there last Friday, which was his birth
day. He was IS years old, and the father
Of eighteen children.
h. "A snake escaped from the dime
museum on Ninth street yesterday into the
yard rack of saloon. II was killed and
presented TO Standiford's drugstore.
Mrs. Garfield, who owns some property
near Alexandria, has written the Mount
Vernon Association that she will gladly
give the right of way through 1t for the pro-
POSED drive.
The Old Dominion Boat Club ar, in
training for the State regatta, which will
be held this year at Richmond. They have
recently purchased new Blakey gig, and
In
The Washington Cycle Club have
elected the following officers for the en-.
suing year; George s. Atwater, president;
j. {. V. Smith, vice-president, George X.
Ide, secretary, and DIR. j. ii. DeMerritt,
treasurer.
"A number OF the gentlemen belonging
70 National Camp of the Grand Army OF
Fraternity OF this city were entertained In
Philadelphia by Camp No. 4 Of that city on
last Thursday night. They were treated
right royalty.
"A new flag with forty-two stars was
raised over the Washington School In Alex
andria Saturday by a boy named George
Washington, VINO Is said t. be direct de-
scendant of General Washington. The
school was founded by the father Of his
country.
I'm tearing down an old house In Alex
tndria last week the workmen found an old
mgr. wing of William Henry Harrison,
ear ng the date of November II, 1911 II
was sol ! to A, J. Wedderburn for IS, and
he isexpected TO present II to General
Harrison.
Supreme Councillor III. Honorse OF the
Order Of Chosen Friends OF New York on
his wsyto visit the councils IN California,
spent Few days In this city last week Wis
iting Supreme Treasurer w. Newton. This
order pays out In Washington nearly 81,
OCo,CCO per year.
Mrs. j. j, Best, nee Miss Matte Han
non Of Alexandria, has received n commits
sion from William G.. Stafford of San
Francisco for an oil painting OF zeigefaun,
the Arabian stallion the Sultan of Turkey
presented General Grant, now owned by
General Colby OF Nebraska.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

The late John Hoover was buried from
st. Aloysius Church this morning in Mt.
Olivct Cemetery. Mr.. Hoover was 81 years
old, and during his life contributed largely
to the support of st. Joseph's and st. Vim
cents asylums, and the children of these
institutions accompanied the remains from
his late residence, on New Jersey avenue,
TO the church, where Father 0'Connell cell
ebrated requiem mass and Rev. John
Murphy of Georgetown College preached
an eloquent sermon.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Brlccs and colbert Respitod.

The President on Saturday last respited
William Briggs and Nelson Colbert, SEN
fenced to be hung on Friday next, for muir
der. The execution was postponed until
May 8. As neither case is we'll out of the
courts as yet this action was expected, and
neither OF the men showed much surprise.
All of the men who are under conviction of
homicide have turned their attention en-
tlrely to religious matters, and seem to care
for very little else.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
STORE NEWS
BY
WOODWARD & LOTHROP

LATEST "N0YELTIES" In JEWELRY.
Our Jewelry Department
is but a few months old, yet
it now ranks we'll with some
OF the oldest in the store.
There is but one conclusion
to be drawn from this. We
were fortunate enough to
secure the exclusive Wash
ington agency Of one Of the
largest manufacturers in
this country, and are in con-
sequence enabled to quote
prices considerably lower
than would otherwise be
possible. The various de-
signs and shapes arc actual
reproductions Of the solid
gold jewelry, and in addition
we show a vast number Of
exclusively original designs
and shapes not to be found
elsewhere.
Particular attention is called to the Enam.
eled Jewelry and Real Enamel Brooches, etc.
The enamel Is made from various kinds of
sand and the oxides of different metals.
These are carefully prepared and FURNISHED
by fire, giving them brilliantly polished sur
face and great d, Durability. The newest de.
yiolets, daisies, hartsease, etc. Prloes-SiQo,
s5,a5, $3.50, sS.75, 81, saSO, So to so each. :
Not only do we show the
prettiest and best In Domes-
tic Plated Jewelry, but we
have secured a great many
pieces of Imported Rolled
Plate Jewelry and a number
OF Solid Gold Pieces: Scarf
Pins, Brooches, Bracelets,
Hair Ornaments, Finger
Rings, Watch Chains and
Fobs, Chatelaines, Earrings,
Clocks, etc.
Bracelets, i5c to SOS. Elegant line from
S12 to S23.
Chains and Link Bracelets, set in real and
imitation stone, $50 to $40.
New designs In Earrings, set In turquoise,
opal, garnets, sapphire, etc. Brooches and
Scarf Pins. set with the same stones as above,
81 to $50.
IN plain and fancies, lee to s4.5o. Real Shell
Sidecombs, soc.
Silver and Gilt Hair Ornaments, 25 to SOC.
Solid Silver Hair.pins, 00c.
Oxidized Silver Bonboneire Boxes, ESQ to
81 80 each.
Solid Silver Bonboneire Boxes, So, so75 and
Sll each. Very cheap, indeed.
Solid Gold Ladies' Rings, S125. Same set
with real stones, 81 to 1880 each.
Fancy Side-combs, with tops of Pearls and
Rhine Stones, So 80 to S4.25.
Solid Silver Chatelaines, various new and
beautifully designed pendants, Ss.25 TO SIS
each.
(First foor.)
W00DWARD B I0THR0p
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL.
N~N~NN~orN)N-r~NN>-S-N>-c- oN>~N>N~N-NN>NDNon-o
HEALTH is WEALTH.

Dr.. Il. @. WEST 8 NERVE AND BRAIN TaEAr-
MEHT. guaranteed specific for Hysterla, Dlz-
illness, Conyulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia.
use Of alcohol or tobacco, Wa eflilness, Mental
Depression, Softenlng of the Brain resulting In
insanity and leading to misery, decay and
of Power In either sex, Involuntary Losses
and Spermatorrhna caused by oyer.exertion
OF the, brain, self abuse or over-indulgence.
Bach box contains one months treatment;
prepaid on receipt OF price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES :.
70 cure any case. With each order received
We will send the purchaser our written
guarantee to refund the money II the treat
ment does not effect a cure. Guarantees
SOLE AGENT. 491 Penna. ave.. between Az
and 9Th SITS.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Tho Herdic Phaeton Company have now
for sale at It's Offices 10th and Csts. SO. o. and
1919 Z ST. n. w, communication books contain
ing 100 tickets, good ON all its lines of coaches.
Price 81
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

This reliable and well-establshed install.
ment house Is now making improvements
ready for the spring trade This establish
mcnt Is located at go and o}2 Seventh street
northwest. Their new stock Is arriving, con
tisting In part of choice selection of mating,
bBby carriages, carpets, stoves, furniture, ETC.,
all at the lowest cash prices on theinstallment
plan, weekly or monthly payments.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,
Nan, OrIeana In

REMEMBER THAT ONE DOLLAR Is the
Price of the smallest part or fraction of a
ticket issued in any drawing. Anything In
our name offeted at less price Is either q
counterfeit or h swindle.
REMEMBER, also, that the payment Of
Prizes Is GUARANTEED By FOUR MA
TIONAL BANKS OF New Orleans, and the
stitution whose chartered rights are recoe-
nized In the highest Courts; therefore, beware
OF all limitations and anonymous schemes.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

"God bless you'll" said Maria johnson to
Clerk Harper as he took her personal
bonds in the Police Court this morning
She was charged with vagrancy and her
black face beamed with gratitude. Mr..
Harper blushcd to his ears, and told her to
hurry out of the room.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Cigarsi Cigars! Cigars,

Tho best 3 and ioc brands Of cigars offered
10 the public are to he found at our cigar and
tobacco department. We sell very fine
old rye whisky at $3.50 per gallon; zoe for a
large bottle. NJ. & +. MErzGER,
di7 9Th st n "
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
WOODWARD & LOYHROP,
Cor. 18th and f SITS. N. w.
NOVELTIES In. BLACK GooDs.
sEAToN PERRY

INVITES AN INSPECTION OF HIS ELE-
CANT STOCK OF IMPORTED BLACK
GRENADINES AND SPRING TEXTURES,
ELEGANT BLACK BEADED SILK GRENA.
NOVELTIES IN SATIN STRIPED AND ~
RECToIRE BR0CADED SILK GRENA-
Dimes AT Si.bo 81; ~ and 90; -.
DIMES AT 81, 81, sS and 81 50.
NAMES FROM 75c: to S125.
NEW BLACK SEWING SILK GRENADINES
AT sl.s5, sl.50, 81 rs and SO.
NEW BLACK CREPE DE CHINE, JAPAN.
EsE e.! AND !, CANTON oREPEs RANGING
No pERH les N Il s E1fINs BLACK sEneEs
AND CAMEL's HAIR GRENADINES,
ThIMMlNS, HANGING FROM $50 to $3.50
COMPLETE STOCK OF LUpIN's FRENCH
MOURNING GOODS, INCLUDING ALL
THE. NEW wEAvEs," FOR SPRING AND
Wool y, , BLACK NUNS, yEIhINGs AND
ss WAR RPA %6H BfkLANTEs
FROM SOC; to $40 YARD. ,
FRENCH cnEvRoN REDUCED TO 7Sc. A
LuPIN's CARMELITE Wells, WITH BoR
DERs ALL AROUND, RANGING FROM
c6uRTAu Id ENGLISH cREpEs AND
Wells, PRIESTLEY'S CELEBRATED
SILK WARP HENRIETTAS, IMPERIAL
SERGES, TAM Sc, CLAIRETTA AND
NUNS, XEILINGs, RANGING FROM 81 to
FILL AssoRTMENT OF LUPIN's BLACK
SIiAWLS IN SPRING AND SUMMER
NEW BLACK sURAus AND INDIA SILKS
RANGING FROM 75c. to S1.5O.
NEW MOURNING SILKS" AT LOWEST
PRICES.
BRELLAS.
CHIEFS,
HOSIERY.
s8- CHOICE GOODS, PLAIN FIGURES and
CORRECT PRICES.
SEATON PERRY,
Perry Building, Penna. avenue, corner OF
Ninth street. Established 1870
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Marriage I.loenses.

Robert Colbert and Frances Karsch;
Alex. g. MacNulty and Clara V. WILSON,;
John G. Iiinkel, city, and Mary NJ Fowler,
Irnce Georges County, Md.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Tho II. a. %. Route to New York.

The average time Of the b, & o. trains to
New York is faster than those of any other
line. The b. & o. trains run through with
out change or transfer, and no extra charge
Is made for fast time. See b. s. o. time
table, this paper.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Anna c. Morrison has applied for d.
vorce from Robert NJ. Morrison. She says
that he abused her cruelty, loaded her with
degrading charges and threatened to kin
her. She asks for the custody OF their two
children
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Aspired TO BE a Monopolist.

james Brown is a colored disciple Of Jay
Gould who wanted monopoly on the boot
black business near the Government Print
ing Office, and drew pistol on some com
petitors. He was fined $50 in the Police
Court this morning.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
W. II. Houghton a. Co.-Speciai In
ducements.

New lot rocking chairs, 81 each.
10 ID. hair mattress used once, $3.50 each.
Baby carriages, S. to S25 each.
And these prices will pay you TO inspect.
See our S2S, our $40 oak bedroom suits, the
best and cheapest we have ever seen.
W. IL. HoUGHroN & Co., 1918 and 1920 L st.
n w.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

The torty-frst anniversary of the origin
of modern Spiritualism was celebrated yes
terday by Spiritualists all over the world,
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Seventh street. opposite Patent office. Pure
Enssett Cider made fresh every day. Try a
glass and leave your order.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Customers come from near and far TO pur-
chase our delightful Teas and Fine COT.
fees. II you want TO get good coffee at the
very lowest possible price call on US. Store
NJ. & I, MErZGEH,
AZ eth ST. n. W.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Justice Bradiey's First Appearance.
Judge A. {. Bradley made his FIRST ap-
pcarance, officially, asp Judge in the Court
In, General Term, occupying the Bench
with Justices Hagnerand James.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

HruRion's bottled Meezern beer. Tele-
phone call. 63f-3(
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Charges NolIe Pressed.

No MAN OR WOMAN can afford to be with.
out VOLTS Acme Backing.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

HEURIcH's bottled Maczern beer. Tele-
phone call, 634-3.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Charges Noiie Pressed.
Charges of forgery against Lawrence
Murphy and OF grand larceny against
George Cordera have been nolle pressed.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Wants "a Divorce.

Sale of one Of the finest tracts of land In
the District; II acres. See advertisement
on another page.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
Mus. BLArSE-whcro are you going, Mrs

Harrison
Mrs Harrlson-I am going TO var1habe-
dian's, 6iS and 90 nth ST., bet. Z and q, to
The most reliable place In Washington. If
you need any rug and carpet You must also
60 there; surely you can get the Genuine
Goods chcnr nor than nt AN auctiOn
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

go to John X. Kelly stalls 62s, go and $50 Cen.
tre Market, and 206 and 20S Northern Liberty.
Corned beef q speciality.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01

Ask for II. Schlitz's Milwaukee Lager
Beer. For sale bv all leading houses.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
CAPITAL RRIZE 100000
10000 Tickets at Twenty Dollars, Halves,
$40; Quarters, $500; Tenths, 5000;
Twentleths, Si.00.
LIST OF PRIZES:

3,13i Prizes, amounting to..".-,s1 1854, 800
NoTE.-Tickets drawing Capital Prizes are
not entitled to Terminal Prizes.
esH For CLUB RATES or any further infor-
nation desired, write legibly 10 the under
State County, Street and Number. More
rapid return mail delivery will be assured by
your enclosing an Envelope bearing your full
address.
Send Postal Notes, Express Money Orders,
Of New York Exchange In ordinary letter
Currency by Express (at our oxpense) adj
dressed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New orleans, La.
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
Amusements Tonight.

AIBAuGH's-M Potter as Cleopatra.
HAnrIs' BIJou-"Hoodman Blind"
The NArioSAI-"Robert Elsmere."
GLoBE-All.Star Varieties.
KERNAS's-Lily Clay's Gaiety Company
The Washington critic., 1889-04-01
G. r. Beauregard,
j. A. Early,
GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING

Will take place at the Academy of Music,
New orleans, TUESDAY, April 10, 1889
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-29

courts in other States when the same
question comes before them, as it is sure
to do sooner or later.
Trusts are a comparatively new thing,
however, and it is difficult to reach them
with existing laws. 1t is a matter with
which Legislatures and Congress should
grapple. Some of our Western legislators
are already moving in the right direction.
A bill declaring trusts and combinations
to be conspiracies, and providing for
rigorous punishment, has just been intro
duced into the Michigan Legislature. The
Governor of Kansas calls attention to the
way in which it's young industries are
being choked by these hydra-headed
monsters, and urges that the most strin-
gent and far-reaching laws be at once en-
acted to prevent and punish all such COM
blnations. Other States will undoubtedly
soon take up the fight. The practical
question for each of our readers is, how
can we help in this fight? In this way.
Write the member of the Legislature and
State Senator, also your Congressman
and Senator, asking them to do something
to relieve the country of trusts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-29
MORE OF

Since this most wonderful forage plant
is attracting more and more attention in
the portions of the country where not
heretofore raised, the following extract
from a recent article on Agriculture in
Colorado" by Prof. A. E. Blount, A. M,
of the Colorado Agricultural College, will
prove of interest: .
The most important forage crop of
Colorado for stock feeding, the cheapest
and the one out of which the most can be
made, is alfalfa. Nothing excels tin
growth it is exceedingly tenacious, hold
ing on wherever it has root, through hot,
dry weather, glorying IN the extremes.
1t throws down a strong tap-root, which,
when it finds moisture, has the ability to
withstand the severest drouth. For hay
it is remarkably prolific, making three
and sometimes four cuttings during the
season. The average growth Of the first
and second cuttings is about an inch a
day and the yield of hay per acre varies
from one and a half to two tons per cut
ting. On some land as high as seven tons
per acre have been made IN one season,
and seven bushels and a half Of seed per
acre the first cutting. As afeed, nothing
in the forage line exceeds it The amount
OIL uuGT1L1NC HdG60E II COuCcAhC CAGGACo y
to the first place. Cattle, horses, sheep
and hogs all like and grow fat on it
When fed with roots and grain, nc better
beef can be put upon the market. For
mich COWS it is the hay of all others. For
sheep pasture it excels. One stockman
claims to have pastured 5000 sheep the
year round on 800 acres-ten sheep per
acre-that the sheep sheared from ten to
twelve pounds of wool, worth twenty
cents. Deducting all expense in herding,
loss of lambs, rent, etc., and adding lambs,
each sheep paid a profit of $3.50 per acre,
or $25 for ten. For horses on the farm
alfalfa is the best hay. 1t produces no
heaves, no arrangement of the digestive
organs, and no disease follows when it is
fed as hay. In the alfalfa pasture hogs
do remarkably we'll. They grow rapidly
and fatten, and when fed grain the pork
is excellent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-29
A COMPOST.

Many years ago, when good DR.. G. w.
Grant was p~ropagating the Delaware,
Iona, and other new and improved vari-
cites of grapes on Iona Island, he prepared
an excellent compost for bringing his
poverty-stricken, gravelly soil, on which
a mullen would hardly grow, into pro-
ductive condition. Borrowing all the
cows he could from his mountain neigh
bors on the western shore of the river in
the fall, he placed a layer of muck from
the salt marsh, a foot thick, over the sur
face of his ample ~barnyard. twenty-five
or thirty COWS were kept trampling over
this day by day. When sufficiently en-
riched and beaten down, another layer Of
muck was spread over, and so on. By
spring, there would be from eighteen
inches to two feet of solid compost in the
yard. This was carted out, treated with
lime to sweeten it, turned over two or
three times, and when ready for use was
a rich, black, valuable plant food. With
this manure, the soil was quickly brought
into good condition for growing vines or
any other product. If the yard had been
covered, it would have been so much the
better for both cattle and manure.-COt-
ton Plant.