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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-26
A One-Horse Farm.

A correspondent of the Palatka Herald,
writing from Hollister, Putnam county,
gives the following account of the work
on "One-horse farm:
With one-fifth of all acre of stubbIe cane
and as much in all planted tWO-fifths of
an acre. Began in February to clean up
four acres of new land for rice and sweet
potatoes. Finished clearing it about
March Goth. Began plowingfor corn; as
soon as done planting twenty acres of
corn, began penning cattle on potato
ground. Broke it thoroughly before pen
ming Oh it, 1t took nearly two thousand
rails to fence it, These had to be cut and
split, hauled and laid up to fence. Now
corn began to want plowing, which had
to be attended to. Quite patch of early
potatoes were planted. The ground for
rice was got ready as soon as wetenough.
That was planted and soon began to show
itself above ground and call for atten-
ton. Another new piece of ground being
cleared, was broken up and planted to
cow peas, one acre or more. Now all of
this plowing and hauling was done with
one horse Here is the summary of the
amount in acres: Twenty acres in corn,
one acre in rice, half an acre in early po-
tatoes and truck, two-ffths of an acre in
sugar cane, one acre in cow peas, with
two more to be broken and planted later
on. The corn has been thoroughly at
tended to and will compare favorably
with any in thecounty. The showing for
a crop is good. 1t is in full silk and tas-
sci. Besides all of this there was good
ly lot of potatoes of last years crop
hauled to market, some twelve miles
away. Every day brought it's work.
There was no time to hunt or fish. This
was accomplished by steady work, each
and every day, by horse and man.
Now this is "a one e-horse farm owned and
worked by Lewis R. Moles.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-26
Renews Her youth.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley Peterson, Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the 70 lowing remarkable story
the truth of which is vouched for by the resi-
dents of the town: Il am 73 years old, have
been troubled with kidney complaint and
lameness for many years; could not dress
ali pain and soreness, and am able to do all
my own housework owe my thanks to
Electric Bitters for having renewed my youth
and removed completely all disease and
pain" Try bottle, so cts and 81. at w. A.
Allen & Co.. IS. 4
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-26
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
A New Peach-Propagation of Pine
apples.

The peach crop, both Peento and native,
is big around Leesburg this year. am
on the track of the best peach | ever ate,
either in Europe or America. 1t is large,
has smooth skin, is handsome in ap-
pearance, with flesh of golden yellow.
When half ripe, have kept them for ten
days without spelling. They are free
stone, but unfortunately, they are too
late (end of July) in getting ripe to be of
value for shipping North, butfor localcon-
sumption, their superior quality will
always create a demand. l hope to be
able to send you a few, that you may
pass Judgment upon them. have lot
of peach stock, and intend to purchase
bud sticks from the owner of the tree,
who is person that does not know what
a valuable treasure he is the owner Of
Az
There are great many good scholars
who make very bad school teachers, and
outside the school no one wants their
knowledge. The fact is, no ore believes
they possess any knowledge worth learn
ing, Their tongues are not oiled up to
please, or their manners are displeasing,
so that they have to keep their knowledge
to themselves, and jog through theworld
the best they can. When they leave this
world they have, | suppose, to take it
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-26
FoR THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTuRIsT.
Another Way to Graft the Grape.

Another Way to Graft the Grape.
To make use of the wood of new
Seeding right after it's first years fruit
ing, often adopt q way of my own in
grating. do not approve much of lay
ering, as think it exhausting, and pre-
vents the wood from increasing rapidly.
Similarly do dislike to graft upon an
old stump. Ii / want to graft new vines
of choice variety on new grounds, usual
ly take strong, two or three year vines
for stocks. prepare ciOn, then, from
fourteen to eighteen inches long, and
graft it on the stock, tying them securely
together. The stock is planted in the
ground the same as in the vineyard, only
with greater care There is an advantage
in using the long scion for this work they
do not dry up and die, as short ones often
do. But the particular part of this style
of grating is that one or two buds are
left on the stump below the union of the
scion and stock. In the old way this was
neglected. and if the scion failed to unite
with the stock, the plant never came to
anything. No more vines die, according
to this method, than in the ordinary way,
and there is always certainty of some
of the buds coming to something. They
throw out new supporting roots, which
very much hastens the union between
scion and stock.
| never use clay or cow-dung in this
work to exclude air and prevent drying
up. By using long gratis, the soil can be
firmed around the butt of the scion, q
couple of inches above the union, so that
all purposes are answered. 1t is better,
however, to finish with a mulch of fine
loose soil. This method has been adopt
ed at different times for grating old
vines, but it is quite new for young and
choice varieties. The advantage about
it is that there is a considerable saving
of time; one does not have to wait sew
eral years to propagate the vines from
the wood of the new varieties. Less val
liable wood can be utilized for the stocks,
and no time lost after the valuable varie-
ties are received. The scions can be ship
ped to the vineyard and grated on the
stocks at once, and the whole planted as
described. In my trials of a number of
styles Of grating new varieties, | have
found that this one far exceled all of the
others. s. w. CHAMBERS.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
THE REVIVAL MEETINGS.

The Rev. B. Fay Mills begins work in
Bennington next Wednesday evening
Oct. %, at the Second Congregations
Church, A large rostrum will be in
readiness for the accommodation of the
volunteer choir. A corps Of courteous
ushers will be in attendance. All the
sittings, then, and to the end OF the
series, will be free to all. II is hoped
and believed that no interests, not eN en-
those of our large and busy corporations,
will operate to prevent the attendance
of any Of our people. Mr.. Mills is now
in Lewiston where he has been since the
10Th. The following we clip from the
Lewiston Evening Journal, of Sept. 23d:
THE revival by Rev. b. Fay Mills and
the churches Of Lew vision, is already a
success in every particular.
Crowds attend all the meetings. Over
$50 have requested the prayers of the
good and have sIgnified an intention of
becoming Christians.
"In the Bates street Baptist Church,
thirteen arose, Sunday having in great
measure been led to il by these meetings,
while in the Pine street Congregational
twice as many more have taken the same
wise course.
b 'At the young peoples meeting at 8
D. m. at the Pine street Congregational
where no church members over
thirty-five years old were admitted, the
call occasIoned the rising OF over one
hundred young people who thus showed
a desire for the Bread Of Life that the
preacher was breaking to them.
"a remarkable scene was the young
folks' meeting. The preacher looked
into the faces of throDg that filled the
church and gallery and the seats in the
aisles.
"RIs sermon was direct and pointed.
"He preached from this grand old as
cription from the Preacher found In
The closing chapter of Ecclesiastes, Re
now thy Creator in the days Of
Thy YOUTH"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
A VICIOUS PRINCIPLE.

1t would be interesting to know the
real reasons why prosecuting officers
feel it their duty to withhold the names
of persons who make complaints of vic.
ations of the liquor law, although not
requested by the complainants to do so.
The pTohibitory law is upon the statute
books and should be enforced, honestly
and consistently; and If, for any proper
reason and with just ground, any citizen
prefers complaints against its violators,
the act is neither illegal, immoral, nor
anything of which to be ashamed. 1t
is one from which no citizen with proper
motives need shrink, one involving re-
sponsibilities that no good CITIZEN who
acts sincerely should shiTk,
Therefore, to shield complainants tends
to discredit their motives and sincerity,
and to bring laws into contempt. 1t is
an invitation to meddlesome and spite
full persons to institute prosecutions of
any kind from unworthy motives; with
the assurance that they will be shielded
in their act. 1t is an official endorse
ment of inquisitions and star chamber
proceedings.
The ladies who haYe permitted their
names to be known as complainants in
liquor cases have set good example of
moral courage, which can but have had
a salutary effect; but its influence will
be destroyed If it is understood that the
man who dare not accuse another to his
face, may go to prosecuting officer and
through him, as the laws representative
stab in the back and in secret, and that
he will be protected in so doing,-Rut-
land Herald.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
Western Words About Vermont.

A Western paper, commenting on the
efforts Vermont is now making to secure
Swedish settlers for its abandoned farm
lands, says that it is poor state. 1t is
not overlooking with riches like the city
Of New York, but from the stand point
of individual comfort its people are far
better off than those of many more pre-
tentious commonwealths. The popula-
ton of the state is about 800, 200, Of
whom 10000 are depositors in savings
banks, where they have $4,000, 900 on
deposit. There is about $6,000,O00 de-
posted in national banks in the state.
There are large sums invested in the
West and South which are paying we'll.
The money loaned out in the state itself
is all Vermont money. A community
where one out Of every six of the inhab
itants, men, women and children has
money in the savings bank can hardly
be called poor one. The Vermont far
mers have learned that they cannot COM
pete with the far West in the raising of
certain crops, and they do not waste
their time and money trying it. They
raise something else, where there is no
competition, Were some Illinois far
mers to follow their example and quit
contending with Dakota and Kansas
they would come pearer to making both
ends meet than they do now.-Chicago
Tribune,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
Local.
A NEW DAILY.

The day has come when all plainly see
that good work, even of religious
kind, may be furthered by wise use OF
material facilities. One of the best aids
OF religious movement is the daily
press. Inasmuch as Bennington has nc
daily of its own, the committee in charge
of the meetings under Mr.. Mills will pub.
lish one entitled 1.-The Daily Record
About six columns of fresh matter, in.
Guiding abstracts Of Mr.. Mills sermons
appointments, clippings, etc., will ap,
pear daily, and the paper will otherwise
be filled with new and breezy advertise
ments of most of the business firms in
town. 1t is gratifying that the business
men here have taken so lively an inter.
est in this little sheet, and equally Ger
tain that they will not be the loseri
thereby. These papers will be distrib
uted daily at the close of the afternoon
meeting, at the various mills at 6:3(
O'Clock, at the hotels, newspaper stores
and business houses generally.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26

There was ripple Of interest and in
quietude on the street in Montpelier, early
in the week, when it was reported thai
the grand jury had received list of 90
Montpelier people who would be good for
subjects rum supoenss, and that the grand
jury was considering the matter. The
report was true. Some coward. hearted
individual, without courage enough 10
sign his or her name to the paper, had
sent in list Of 90 persons for the grand
jury to have some fun with, and manu-
facture wholesale perjuries in the at
tempt to force them to tell where they
buy their liquor.
But anonymous communications get
a cold reception. On motion OF Joel
Foster, a red hot prohibitionist, but a
sensible man, the document was CON
signed 10 the waste basket.
This honor and cons ,ience-subverting
practice Of hauling half the town before
a board Of censors, and causing them to
lie away their souls and feel proud Of II.
meets with Wholesale condemnation at
the Capital, and It is hoped and gener.
ally believed that the town will escape
the infection this term.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
UNIFORM SCHOOL BOOKS.

The County Board OF Education met
at Arlington on Saturday to consider the
desirability of uniformity OF text books
throughout the State and to appoint a
comm ttee to attend a session Of like
committees from other counties which
was held at Montpelier yesterday.
The following members were present
o. NJ. Barber, Arlington; DR.. nc. Day,
Bennington; E. NJ. Torrey. Dorset; w.
w. Abbott, Landgrove; Mark Lyon.
Peru; q. p. Montgomery, SALISBURY;
Cephas Williams, Winhsll; Frank A.
Gleason. Woodford. After a lengthy
discussion Of the matter the Board was
about evenly divided on the question of
State uniformity Of text books, though
county uniformity was warmly advocat-
ed by all. A committee consisting Of o.
NJ. Ba Der, E N. Torrey and E w. Howe
County Supervisor OF Schools, was APP
pointed to represent the Board at the
Montpelier meeting and report at an ad.
journed session 70 be held October I2.
At that time the Board will be eubdi-
yided into committees and will carefully
examine the text books 0f various pub
fishing houses.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
Arlington.

DIED.--In Arlington, VT. Sept, 2lst, Henry
Rule, aged % years.
Mr.. Rule was born in Falkirk Iverness
shire, Scotland, where his maternal an
cestry can be traced direct to the royal
family OF Stuart. His parents came to
this country when he was four years
old. He was a man OF sterling integrity
Of character, with strong, well Guilt
waited mind, and power Of memory al
most phenomenal. His habit of strictest
temperance (never having used stimu-
lants In any form, united 10 great nat
ural constitutional vigor, prolonged bis
life far beyond mans allotted space. His
death was without disease-simply old
age. Mr.. Rule was the Oldest Mason in
this District, probably the Oldest in the
State, becoming a member OF Newton,
Lodge, No. ~, in 1925 When this Lodge
ceased to exist about 1888, be Joined
Red Mountain Lodge No. SO, at It's COM
mencement, being one of it's charter
members. Red Mountain Lodge attend
ed the funeral joined by Masons from
Bennington, Manchester and Rutland,
and the BEAUTIFUL ritual Of the Order
was recited at the grave. Mr.. Rule was
one OF the pioneers Of the marble indus
try In Vermont, commencing in active
life when quarries furnished stone which
would split like slate were considered
the most valuable.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26

On our outside pages, to-day, we copy
from the the Boston Journal s compila-
ton, 1.-Two Specimen Instances" relating
to the political outrages at the South,
No one can read these extracts with
cool blood, and the worst of it is, that
Southern newspapers have been forced
10 print an inkling of the facts. How
do you relish the mode, Democrats OF
the North, by which your party South
acquires the power to dictate and gov,
ern you in congressional party matters,
as we'll as the rest of us IN many govern
mental affairs2 With the South made
solid by such means and debating the
policy of the Northern Democracy, four
years of "Rebel Brigadiers in the saddle
was enough for the last quarter of the
nineteenth century. Unless something is
done to punish such crimes against free
ballot, either by loss of representation OF
other heroic measures, constitutional
government in the South is a failure,
And its effect on the country is fearfully
one-sided, to say nothing of the crimes
Of murders, etc.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
The Banner.
BENNINGTON. VERMONT
Thursday Afternoon, Sept. 26, 1889.

A Voice that pretends to be the organ
Of reform should be a truthful. voice.
The organ of the Prohibitionists is not
such one. Lamenting the loss of a.
900 votes from that party last year, it
says that in consequence of that loss the
Republicans had a larger majority in the
Legislature than they had for years,
while "the only law enacted affecting
the liquor trade is one that extends to
the liquor men the privilege of selling
liquor at balls" The last Legislature
enacted a high license bill and liquor
tax bill, both of which Governor Hill
vetoed. Does the Voice hold the Repub-
licans of the Legislature responsible for
these vetoes, or does it intend to deceive
Its readers when it makes such state
ment as we quote above 2-Nelc York
Press. This is q good example of the
truthfulness of "Third Party" leaders.
II they do not lie outright, they prevari-
cate just as the Voice does in the above
item.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
Progress of Inventions Since 1s4S.

In the year 1916 the present owners of
the Scientific American newspaper COM
menced its publication, and coon after
established bureau for the procuring
of patents for inventions at home and in
foreign countries. During the year 1916
there were only 500 patents issued from
the U. s. Patent Office, and the total
ssue from the establishment OF the Pa
tent Office, up to the end of that year,
numbered only 4347.
Up to the first of July this year there
have been granted 406,413. Showing
that since the commencement OF the
publication of the Scientific american
there have been issued from the U. s.
Patent Office 402, 166 patents, and about
one third more applications have been
made than have been granted, showing
the ingenuity Of our people to be phe-
nomenal, and much greater than even
the enormous number of patents issued
indicates. Probably a good many of
our readers have had business transact
ed through the offices OF the Scientific
American, in New York or Washington,
and are familiar with Mum & Co.'s
mode of doing business, but those who
have not will be interested in knowing
something about this, the Oldest patent
soliciting firm in this country, probably
in the world.
Persons visiting the offices of the
Scientific American, 36l Broadway, New
York, for the first time will be surprised,
on entering the main Office, to find such
an extensive and elegantly equipped es-
Enlistment, with its walnut counters,
desks, and chairs to correspond, and its
enormous safes, and such large num-
Der of draughtsmen, specification wri-
ter's, and clerks, all busy as bees, Is-
minding one of large banking or in
surance office, with its hundred employ
ees.
In conversation with one of the firm,
who had commenced the business of So
Letting patents in connection with the
publication of the Scientific American,
more than 40 years ago, learned that
this firm had made application for pa
tents for upward of l00, 900 inventors in
the United States, and several thousands
in efficient foreign countries, and had
filed as many cases in the Patent Office
in single month as there were patents
issued during the entire first year of
their business career. This gentleman
had seen the Patent Office grow from a
sapling to sturdy oak, and he modest
ly limited that many thought the IScien-
tifc American, with its large circula-
ton, had performed no mean share I'm
stimulating inventions and advancing
the interests of the Pateut Office. But
il is not alone the patent soliciting that
occupies the attention of the 100 persons
employed by Mum 81 Co., but large
number are engaged on the four publ.
cations issued weekly and monthly from
their Office, 1851 Broadway, New York,
viz The Scientific American. the Scien.
tifc American Supplement. the Export
Edition of the Scientific american, and
the Architects and Builders Edition OF
the Scientific american. The first two
publications are issued every week, and
the latter two the first Of every month.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
BLEEDING THE STATE.

According to the report of Inspector
OF Finance Green. published in another
column, $7,218, 661. 32 of Vermont money
is loanded on mortgages outside the
state, nearly all, of course in the West.
This is rather a surprising showing. al
though it has been we'll known for years
that the state was being drained of the
money needed at home to build up the
West. Here is a point for those fellows
who are throwing their hats in the air
and bowling at the top of their voices
for somebody to take hold and boom
Vermont. Let these boomers reflect on
the advantage it would be to Vermont il
some of this money was kept at home
and judiciously invested. There are
enough profitable investments enough
for capital in Vermont, but the tempta.
ton OF a possible extra two or three
per cent interest pulls every spare
dollar out Of the pockets OF Vermonters
and is sent abroad, A poor man who
wants to hire five hundred dollars on
good mortgage at six per cent is told by
his wealthy neighbor that he can't &C
commodate him, because his funds are
earning seven and eight per cent "out
West" So we wonder why our sgri-
cultural interest languish -
Funny, isn't it ?-HdrdiUick Gazette.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
Among the prominent vermonters

Among the prominent Vermonters
who will attend the Gettysburg celebra'
ton and unveIllng of the States monu'
ment there, Oct, 9th, are these Hon
Redfield Proctor, Secretary of Wal, Gov.
VIM. P. Dillingham;, Senator George F
Edmunds, Senator Justin s, Morrill,,
Congressman John W. Stewart, Con-
gresham VIM. w. Circuit, Lieut.. Gov.
U. A. Woodbury., ex Gov. ]. Gregory
Smith, ex-Gov. Roswell Farnham, ex-
Gov. Geo. W. Hendee, ex-Gov. s. E.
Pingree, ex-Gov. John L. Barstow, ex-
Gov. E. ]. Ormsbee, Col. w. G. Yea
zey, Col. Albert Clarke, Secretary of the
Home Market Club of Boston; Quarter
master General VIII. Gilmore, Adjutant
General T. S. Peck, Col, E. d. Bennett
and other members of the Governors
staff, Col. Herbert E. Hill and Col. Geo,
N. Carpenter of Boston, Gen. William
Wells. Gen. w. W. Henry and Lieut.. G.,
G. Benedict of Burlington Gen. Stephen
Thomas, Gen, P. P. Pitkin and Col. F,
E. Smith of Montpelier, Col. John G..
Stsarns of Bradford, Gen. 7. o. Seaver
of Woodstock, Col. Geo. W. Hooker of
Brattleboro, Gen. ]. G. Mccullough of
Bennington, Gen. L. q. Kingsley, Gen.
w. Y. W. Ripley of Rutland, C1l. F. S.
Strsnahan, Sergeant Warren Gibbs and
Col. George T. Childs of St.Alblns, Maj.
A. B. Valentine of Bennington, State
Auditor Powell, State Treasurer Dubois
and Secretary of State Porter.