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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

eve need" said 4 member Of the wine
company, $4,000 pounds of Virginia Seed
ling grapes at the least for that kind Of wine
this year to avoid Il shortage. 1t will be two
weeks, though, before it can be told just
how many there will be. Our plan is this:
In the spring We invite all the grape growers
in the country to send an estimate of the
quantity they can let US have at prevailing
wholesale prices. From this we get Il fair
idea Of what we can depend on. When the
crop is gathered, if it uns below what we
need, then we have to buy outside the state"
The company's vineyards have an eastern
exposure, considered the very best in grant
ing shelter from the rigorous northwest
winds. In the section set apart for the Vir-
GINA Seedlings the figures Of men, women
and children could be seen busily engaged.
They were gathering the crop. Tho punches
are cut from the branches either with a
knife or scissors, thrown in baskets that
when full are emptied into small casks, that
ARE in turn carried to the mill, where the
contents are ground and pressed. All the
children of Hermann so disposed are welcome
TO take a hand in the harvesting. They are
paid so cents Il day, and allowed to eat all
the grapes they wish. They work in couples,
one on each side of a row, and the rapidity
which they acquire by practice is astonishing
to the inexperienced. Not q false move is
made. Snip, snip, go the scissors in the
right hand, the left catching the bunch as it
falls and dropping 1t carefully in the basket.
The vines We're nearly denuded of leaves,
and the grapes hung SO thickly that in many
places they looked a few yards away like
wide bands Of solid black. The Virginia
Seeding is II small grape about the size of
the Il alaware, and is so dark in color as to be
apparently black. The flavor is rich and
well defined. The wine is marked by a de-
lieious bouquet not found many other of ma
tive make, and, possessing an excess of tam
min and iron, is in high favor for medicinal
uses.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
FROM THE GRAINFIELDS.

SOWING %shrunken wheat is an attempt to
cheat nature with light COIN.
HI who well drains, manures and prepares
the ground, can grow profitable crops OF
wheat on almost every soil.
IT is a general rule, with not more than tho
usual exceptions, that the finer the seed-bed
the larger the yield of wheat.
WHEAT can be safely grown on lands that
would be ruined by washing and outlying
were cultivated crops kept on them.
IT pays richly to save wheat straw care
fully, though it is used only as an absorbent.
Western farmers may smile, but it is true.
THE man .who whitewashed his sranaries
with boiling hot wash, putting it in all the
cracks, did not fear the miller's examination
of his wheat.
TREAT your grain crops with an eye to the
value Of the straw as well as Of the grain,
and in the spring it Will not be said of your
cattle, as it was said Of Eplraim, that they
"feed upon wind"
RYE may he sown in the fall and clover on
it in the spring. Theryc can DO cut for the
straw (which frequently sells for tho same
price per ton as the best haylas soon IS the
blossom falls, andthere will be a good growth
OF clover for pasture. In this way poor land
may be made to yield II respectable income
while being improved. - American Agricul.
turist.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
A Stitch in Time.

The good old proverb, ga stitch in time
saves nine,' applies to the farm and the
farmer even more than to affairs in general.
because everything under the farmers care
is in continual process OF change. Many u
farm is run down, and many q farmer worn
old without securing competence, because of
the neglected very little things-the want OF a
mere stitch or touch placed in time. A field
lies in risk of being washed by heavy rain or
O fence-rail somewhere makes opportunity
for breachy cattle to deyastate a crop; or
the crop carried through to harvest, is
then injured or lost for want of timely
or sale storage. Implements rust or rot
or get broken because of not being housed
In place, when their term Of use ends. Build
ings and their contents decay from want of a
shingle, q board or a hinge that placed in
time would prevent large loss. Animals, who
cannot tell their wants or needs, often suffer
bitterly. Yet the owner may be an estimable
man, an excellent citizen, and a hard worker.
He may be a good father, too; if sensible Of a
fault in himself that habit has inveterated-
he accustoms his children to the daily prac-
tice of the maxims "a place for everything
and everything in its place." ga time for
everything in time,' 'Faithfulness to the an
imals whose care we have undertaken."-
Rural New Yorker.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
aRrnn and Potatoes.

One hundred pounds of potatoes worth 40
cents contain one pound protein and 1876
pounds of carbohydrates. One hundred
pounds of wheat bran worth 60 cents contain
12.G pounds of protein and Al pounds of ear
bohydrates and fat.
1t is quite evident, saysProfessor Henry in
Hoard's Dairyman, hat the bran is far
cheaper than the potatoes for feeding pur-
poses at the prices named, and if a farmer
can get % cents per bushei for the potatoes
he can afford to haul them some distance to
exchange for bran at such prices. The pota-
toes would require cooking if fed to COWS.
Professor Henry believes, however that if one
should feed potatoes to stock he will get rath-
er better results than would be indicated by q
chemical analysis. Animals require variety
In their food in order to make the best gains
and the farmer who feeds nothing but hay
and bran, or cornstalks and bran all winter
long, will find that for q time his cows will
show remarkable results from any new kind
of palatablc food they may receive.
The actual feeding value of an apple or
pickle may be very small, but when ones sys-
TEN Graves either it is probable that at that
time it is worth much beyond what the chem
list would assert. For this reason potatoes
may have q higher value than that given to
thems but if one is to feed a large quantity
he may consider the figures given as about
aorra.t
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
GRAPES IN MISSOURI
WHAT THE GREET TTNEJfRDS AT
HERH4Ny IRE D0ING

r-,e Last of this srason's Crop as
.rs Gathered Ne;er thc Entire
Product of Gase0n"G. y f"if'ft'
into ,sine-Cisterrs - T.iot"-
nE,ds of Gallons.
The glory Of Hermann, Mo-, is its grapes,
saws the st. Louis Globe-Demoerat. The
town and surrounding country gives thoas-
ands OF acres 10 vineyards. Both soil and
climate seem peculiarly well adapted for the
successful growth of the vine, the quantity
and quality of some varieties surprising the
results OF their native states. The bulk OF
the entire great crop is absorbed by one wine
company. The company's own vineyards
cover thirty-ive acres, but the product IS
only a fraction Of the quantity used. Nearly
every farmer within a radiusof twenty miles
has q vineyard more or less extensive, and
disposes of the yield to the wine company.
The advantage OF this over sending the
grapes to market is in having the fruit taken
Immediately on presentation, and receiving
cash for 1t us soon as weighed ut the whole
sale market price. The consequence is that
but very few grapes are now sent from Her
mann for outside sale.
Last year the wine company used 623,00O
pounds of grapes, and will take more this IL
they can be got. The ruling kinds raised are
the Catawba, Delaware, Elvira, Gnthe,
Herbemont, Martha. Perkins, Riesling, Ru-
lander, Taylor, INLAND, Concord. Ives, Gin
ton, Virginia Seeding, Gynthiana and Gun
ningham. Those giving white wines are the
earliest, the red varieties succeeding.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

treasured. Once in a great while, On some
special occasion, a bottle of the old make
will be opened. Each year has a shelf with
the time plaearded on the front. The old
bottles are thickly wrapped in cobwebs and
the corks capped with mold. There have
been but few distinguished visitors TO st.
Louis who have not taken time to go to Her
mann and who have not been the guests OF
this little cellar.
"There is no market demand for the oldest
wine,'' it was explained, "but it is valuable
to us to show the changes taking place from
year to year in the different kinds. When an
American wine gets over ten years old it be-
gins to lose tho bouquet and is not as pleas
ant to the taste. There is also a change OF
color Tho beautiful red turning brown"
"How many pounds of grapes does it take
to make a gallon of wine?"
"Of the Virginia Seeding, from ten TO four
teen pounds but of other varieties less, as the
fruit is larger and more juicy
"Doinsects trouble the vines much?"
Eyes, indeed. We have to contend against
Ill the enemies of the vine in earth and air,
and it is only by constant vigilance that we
keep the upper hand. The worst enemy we
have is a minute insect called the 'phyiloxera,'
that attacks the roots and later destroys the
leavesn
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
Filming IN FOREIGN LANDs.

Evidently our English friends require much
dairy teaching, for one of them writes to q
local paper to inquire why butter sticks to
the hand when rolling.
AL the royal agricultural show at Noting
ham in June III implements were exhibited
and 1875 head OF live stock. The attendance
mas los, 900. This was by far the largest show
of stock ever seen in the Old country.
Experiments in combating the swine plague
by incubation arc being conducted on an ex-
tensive scale in England by Professor Brown,
III English government has found il useless
to ATTEMPT stamping out the disease by com
pulsory slaughter.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
PRESSING TIT PULP.


The sooner the grapes are ground after be-
ing gathered the better the wine. The result
OF n days cutting among the outside farmers
is brought in the Same evening if the dis
tanceis not too great the next morning, at
all events. They begin arriving at about 4
o'clock in the afternoon, and continue as late
as y O'clock in the evening. In the morning
the Office is opened at $50 o'clock, and in tho
height Of the season it is not u~nusualto find
from twenty to thirty wagons waiting in q
string at that hour TO nave their loads
weighed. The grapes arc brought in small
cases furnished by the company. Each far
mer receives a ticket for the pounds of
grapes brought, that is cashed at the office.
AS fast as weighed the grapes are turned
into a mammoth hopper driven by machinery
and crushed, the mashed fruit and Juice fall
ing into alargevat. The juice is run off to
the fermentation cellar, where it remains
four days, being changed daily from one els
tern to another to permit removal Of sedi-
ment. The pulp left in the first vat is put in
a big press and squeezed perfectly dry, so
that the last drop OF juice is removed.
The white wines are yellow when first
made, butGrow light, while the red wines ac-
ouire Il dark tinSc with age. After the early
fermentation the juice Is unit to another collar
where it is put in casks. 1t is then allowed
to stand two years. when it is drawn intothe
c~iaferns and from them into various smaller
vessels for shipment. The so-ealled c~isterns
ARE f.iganiic casks holding abort 5000 galloni
..teil. In tie %compauy's lover cellar are
80.
selSs Of them Of about IL feet diameter. Til
at head OF each has a carved and painted
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26
FEMININE FRITOLITIES.

FUR will be much used in trimming winter
gowns
FEW feathers are seen on the dressiest fall
)onnGts.
THE more fashionable the woman the
mailer is her hustle.
STRINGS of bonnets come from the very
Jack, not tho ears, this season.
THE tendency OF fashion in feminine at
ire is to the plastic, classic style.
CLoTH-FINIsHEp ~flannels are tho preferred
wear OF women OF taste but limited means.
THE so-calIcl Iirectoire and empire gowns
,how only Il few features OF the dress of that
period.
New kid and Suede gloves have plnsh-like
teams on tho back of the hand that look like
chenille.
THERE are no plain, tight-fltting tailor
GOWNS among the fall importations of Paris
md london dresses.
ROUND hats are very large and deliberately
trimmed, but the brilns are not wide nor SO
eccentric as formerly.
Born large and small honnets will be worn.
out thn toquc OF medium size will be the
tavorite Tor early fail.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

decoration. A modern lamp shade might
also be taken for a lady's c~oifrure, so resplen-
lent is it, fl equently, with feathers, flowers
and ribbons, 1t says.
On the other hand, a simple square of sill,
or Il silk handkerchief With a hole cut in the
middle for tie lamp chimney is a favorite
style Of lamp shade; and n founce OF lace
with u deep fringe of colored silk eroclleted
In the lower elge is as pretty and effective as
it is simple, for such Il purpose. Paper
flowers make pretty decorations. and even
whole shades are madeo ( them.
In the variel designs there is scope for tho
employment Of a great variety of material,
not by any means necessarily expensive; for
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

EXPLODED THEORIES 4B0UT THf
EXPENSE OF mixing THEN.

All Vegetables Available for soup.
MakIng-Iiosy They May Be Combined
with Meats or Used Alone-Oid ways
and New as Considered by Mrs. Nj.
p. Handy.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

BIRDS wings and tails, and quill feathers
ire much used in millinery, but whole birds
are no longer seen on hats or bonnets.
III very latest fancy in waists Of gowns
Tor grown women is the guimpe bodice. very
much like the guimpe waists OF little girls.
AN odd hairrin, which may be %appropri-
ately worn at the present Season. has Il
chestnut bur Of FURNISHED gold for the mead.
TIE wide empire sash, passed twice around
the waist and knotted low on one side, is
seen on numbers OF imported fall costumes.
The variety in styles Of wraps, bonneis,
hats. gowns, and materials this fail makes it
q dress-as-you-pieas season ard no mis-
take.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

And 100 men to call OF any druggist for
iciae, the great root and herb remedy, dis
covered by Dir. Silas Lane while in the
Rocky Mountains. For diseases of the
blood, liver and kidneys it is a j positive
cure. For constipation and clearing up
the complexion it does wonders. Children
like it. Everyone praises it. Laree-size
package, so cents. AT all druggists.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

figure OF an apostle, the whole family Of tho
twelve disciples being thus represented
Each eistern has a numbered card hung from
tho top, the number signifying tho age and
kind of contents. There are three large cell
lars flled just at this time to the full cipac.
itv with wine, in barrels, casks and cistcrns.
There is also q small private cellar i'll which
aouantity of the bottled wine of every years
vintage since the company started in 1877 Is
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

an end of ribbon, tulle or lace, left from the
manufacture OF u ball dress or bonnet, and a
few pretty artificial flowers or a feather not
in use can be pressed into service fora dainty
amp shade, which is always a desirable pos
session and an appropriate gilt.
In the example first shown here we have n
Vllencienncs lace lamp shade. This is made
Of a piece of ValeEciennes iiouncing, gathered
over a shade of rosc-colored silk, and decor
lted with sprays of pink acacia blossoms
iaIling like n fringe from the wreath around
The top. This is arranged over an ordinary
wire lamp shape, and any kind of lace, either
black or white, may be used instead of the
ga~lenciennes, as well as other flowers and
lining, according to taste.
The second picture is Of q flower lamp
shade. The foundation is q common paper
lamp shade; or the paper can be removed and
stiffened net cut to the same shape and placed
on the frame instead. On this al assortment
Of artificial flowers and grasses may be
sewed. Paper flowers have q charming eff
feet, and a rose or daisy lamp shade is q
beautiful idea. Natural flowers may be ar
ranged in the same way, also, as a dinner
table decoration, but they must be of q kind
which do not wither too quickly, as the heat
is very destructive to their beauty. Roses,
:amelias, and carnations are the best for
such q purpose.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

is a popular
fallacy to the effect
that soups are expen-
sive and troublesome
to prepares; q fallaey
easily accounted sfor
by reading the recipes
in old English cook
books, some OF which
call If pounds and
pounds of gravy
beef,' and others for
so fowl and q shin OF
veal,' together with
wines and other costly
condiments in greater
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-26

a PATCH Of rye aad timothy seeded to-
eefher always sTat." The rye will
make pasture in ihe spring even earlier than
bluegrass. and by tho time the rye fails HE
timothy viii ba retdy, There is nothing like
! steady succession Of pasturage.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-20
TARIFF REFORMERS.
A Convention la Chicago and n Lette,
from President Cleveland.

A Convention Ia Chicago and n Letter
from President Cleveland.
CHICAGO, Feb. la.-The convention of
the American Tariff Reform association
opened the afternoon. Secretary John q.
White called the meeting to order and said
the object OF the convention was 10 arouse
popular sentiment on the question of re-
form In the tariff and read the following
letter from President Cleveland:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON.
Jan. H.-John q. White, Esq, secretary
Dear Sir:-l have received the Invitation, OF
the Tarin Reform League 10 be present at
the convention of tar,G reformers 20 be
held In Chicago. l have also read the cir
cular OF the league accompanying the lnyi.
tatlon, In which the objects OF the conyen-
ton are specifically set forth. The scheme
OF practical and efficient work therein de-
scribed meets with my hearty approval.
and promises, II adhered 10, the most val.
liable aid 10 the furtherance OF cause
which is very near to the inter
The danger which we have TO eusrd
against Is the misleading of our country
men by specious theories. cunningly con
triyed, and falsely offering 10 the people
relief from present burdens, and the legiti-
mate expense necessary 10 secure the bpne-
fits OF q benehcent rule under the taxation
OF free institutions. The declared pur.
poses Of your league will not be attained
until all those Interested In the economic
questions which are now pressed upon
their attention are forced from all sophis
tries and clOudlng faliacies, and until the
subject Of tariff reform Is presented TO
them AS topic involving the relief OF the
plain people OF the land from useless and
unjust expense. The question is a sim.
pie and plain one, and needs hut 20 be
fairly presented to be- understood,
II is the positive duty OF your organization
10 guard the people against deception. MY
extreme interest In the work which your
league has undertaken and In the expressed
objects proposed by the convention, would
lead me 10 accept your invitation n Il were
possible 10 do 80. But my public duties
here positively prevent such an acceptance.
Hoping that the convention will be- very
successful, and with an earnest wish for
the prosperity and success of your league
In It's efforts to enlighten and benefit the
people, am, yours very truly.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Great applause greeted the reading, and
routine business was then taken up.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The Eiifell tower, at Paris, Is now 2s5
metres high. The work will be completed
In two weeks.
The report has been confirmed that Herr
BaDdeis. adviser 10 King Tamasese, has
been recalled 10 Berlin.
In wellinformed German circles il Is re-
ported that Gen. VonWittich will succeed
Count VonSchellendorf.
Eugene Davis states that Houston's evil
dence before the Parnell commission re-
gardiDg him Is an atrocious calumny.
The will Of Amelia Kerr. widow Of
Henry A. Kerr, was probated yesterday at
New York. Among other bequests about
slOO,OOO Is divided among number OF edu-
catioDal and religious institutions
Justice Patterson, of the New York su-
preme court has denied the application OF
Henry Gtlllg In his suit against Lawrence
Barrett and Edwin Booth for the appoint.
ment OF receiver OF the profits Of their
joint enterprise.
In q glove fight yesterday at Lon
don between Pritchard and Hayes.
for fl00 side. the latter
was completely knocked out. his nose and
jaw being broken. His friends broke into
the ring and free fight ensued.
The annual convention Of the National
Electric Light association began at Chi
cagO yesterday. The address OF the presi-
dent says, among other things, that during
the past year there has been an increase OF
10000 In the number OF incandescent
lights In use in this country and they now
number over $500 900. Almost 300 miles
OF track for electric railroads have been
laid
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-20
HARTF0RD's DISASTER.
The Work Of EsssSSs..Li't ssS,E,sa of IN. u"'"r

The Work Of RsssSass,..List Ss,sa Of the 'i"'"r'
HARTFORD, Feb. 19.-The work OF res
cuing the victims Of the Park Central Ho-
tel disaster was suspended this morning 70
allow the taking down OF the totterinp
walls, which threatened death to the exca
vators. The building was Of the most
fiimsy construction. None OF the local In.
surance companies would touch 1t. A large
fragment OF the boiler has been found,
showing the explosion was the actual cause
OF the catastrophe.
The following Is full list OF the dead "a
midnight: Geo. Gaines, porter, Dwight
Ii. Buell., jeweler. Hartford; Geo. E1gler
drug clerk, Hartford; J. w. HOusinand
Boston; J. c. Hill, Buffalo; Louis II. Bron.
500. wife and child, Hartford; Geo. j.
Ketchum aud Edward Ketchum. Hartford
Geo. w. Root, Brockport, N. Y; an un.
known; A. Y. Tilletson, Cincinnati; Thos.
n. McCue, New York; NJ. tsalody and wife,
Hartford; charred remains, presumed 10 be
those Of Andrew y. Whiting; DIR. L. Perrin
and wife and VIM. Boyle. Hartford. The
patients at the hospital are all doing well
to-day and will recover.
The remaining portion OF the hotel
proper has been pulled down, leaving only
the four-st0ry annex. This has filled the
excavation already made with an immense
accumulation OF masonry and tmbers, and
u is very doubtful whether any more
bodies can be recovered for many hours, II
any are buried in the rear part. The
are the only ones believed 10 be In the
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-20
.CONFEREES AGREE
Representatives Of the Senate and
House Come to a Conclusion on
the Omnibus Bill.
Terms Upon Which Montana Will be
Admitted to the Union. With the
Dakotas and Washington.
Secretary Villas Decision In the 0lendiVe
Again stumbling Block.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-After many
hours consultation the conferees on the
omnibus territorial bill reached conclu.
sion this evening and Platt and Springer
are preparing a report TO accompany the
return OF the bill TO the two houses to-
morrow. The bill as agreed TO by the con-
ferees fixes the names Of the two Dakotas
as North Dakota and South Dakota The
people OF South Dakota are to vote upon
adopting the Sioux Falls constitution May
IA, and the location OF the capital will be
settled by that election. On the same date
the residents OF North Dakota, Washing
ton and Montana may vote at an election
for delegates 10 constitutional conventions
and for a full list OF state officers
On the first Tuesday in October
the people may vote upon the constitutions
proposed by the conventions, and II adopt
ed after the presidents proclamation TO
that effect the governors of each may order
an election Of members Of the legislature
and representatives In congress. The legis-
lAtures may meet and elect two senators
each, In time TO take their seats at the be-
ginning of the first regular session of the
Fifty-frst congress in December next, at
which time the representatives shall also
be admitted to seats. These provisions ap-
ply also TO senators and representatives
from South Dakota