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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22
Farm Notes.

NotWA-
Get your bee-hives and honey boxes
ready for the coming season.
II the soil is not we'll prepared and
enriched, LABOR on hoed crops is
wasted.
II there is anything that detracts
from the appearance OF farm, IL Is
having the sides by the walls and
fences covered with growth OF weeds.
Old hedge rows can be cut down.
the brush piled up and burned. and the
Improvement in the looks OF the field
will more than pay for all the labor re-
quired.
formed, every interest carefully con-
sidered. the details Of work arranged,
and the good effect will be seen all
through the busy season, when exact
Ing labor viii run more smoothly.
The days are at hand when every in
diyldual on the farm will be taxed TO
the utmost TO keep up with the work.
We have counseled preparing the work
stock FOR the season, and shall We not
all counsel the preparation OF the
1 women and children as well9 To go
/ through the season OF spring fever and
summer heat and find ourselves ia the
fall in vigorous good health requises
judgment and preparation now.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture report just received esti-
mates that we have now 35,O32. All
oxen and other cattle. against "a. 37S.-
| 36S a year ago. Mich cows, 1885,
| iis, an increase Of 1921 over last
| years report Horses, 1868, 29I,
against Is, l72, 963. an increase Of $780,
1871. la swine we find quite marked
| increase from "a. 2t6 525 TO 80. sol ,592,
while IN sheep We suffer "A loss from
t3.5i4.755 10 ~. 500. 079. loss OF 945,-
6I6. In point of values decline Il
noticed In cattle and dairy COWS aud
an Increase Ia sheep. hogs and horses.
The Matching OF ducks eggs under
the duck or hen Is a matter 10 be- govern
ed by the kind Of poultry one wishes Ia
raise. II ducks rather than chickens
are wanted. we should keep the former
laying aud set their eggs under hens.
Tho hen. though foster mother, Is
more careful Of the young than their
true mother keeping them from the
water, which they are inclined 10 visit
too soon and too long. for II they be.
come wet from protracted playing In
the pond or stream. by unguarded cx.
posurc 10 rain aud sleet. or by wander.
ing around In the mud after food, many
win die
The moral OF buttcr-coloring IL .
matter Of endless dispute. and will pro
badly always give occasion for those
who Imagine they are strong writers
TO disport themselves about. In the
mean time dairymcn go on using Il
and the consumers demanding II
while tho higher grades OF butter
show less Of il as the years go by
Dairymcn are In the habit OF using toe
much Of Il. While the fact Is thai
pure white butter will not sell, nc tn,
same time too deep red Is sure TO In
iure tho price, A light straw Is tn,
proper color aud II the cows can d,
this without let UP or hindrance al
the better; but be sure and see tina
they do, or else use the commercial
article that the law docs not prohibit
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22
Curiosities of Law.

Meels-loolsing gent the
matter, my good manp"
Irate Stranger going TO have
that woman arrested. She inveigled
a dollar out OF me on false pretenses,
"Can you arrest a woman for thatp'
Eyes, street.
"My! myl Law is. curious thing
Why regular fury OF n woman in
viegled me into marrying her, by false
pretenses pretended she was an ange
and the law not only won't let IN,
arrest her but makes me support her.
New York Weekly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22
The Secret of Beauty.

I could not tell--I do not know
What classic lines, what curves of Grac'
Must meet, and blend, and intergrow,
To make beauteous human face.
/ do not lSuow--I could not tell,
With all the lines and curves complete
What look within that face must dwell
To make tho faultless beauty sweet.
Unknown the laws that make Il sweet,
And flower. like, mold IL as Il grows;
Enough that when that face l meet
know IL as | know the rose!
--Cassells Magazine,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22
Sclentlflc Researehes.

Wife Ctime, midnighD - Pretty
time of night for to come home-and
in such a condition, too"
Husband-"Mde dear, it's (hicl only
fright i sthopped in at zee michro-
schope. mrdear. looked at shome
water in michroschope, mfdear-zhe
water we drink, mfdear; and sure ri
live, mfdear, shaw IL full of snakes.
Mershy on mel zhe 'em yet"-New
York Weekly,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22
lam Accomnlishod Tramp.

First Tramp-"Hello, pard. you look
ms IL you'd been in Clover
Second Tramp-.'I was-been six
months in Chicago"
II most starved there.
al didn't can beg in ninety-three
languages. New York Weekly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-06-22
rise value OF skim MIX.

.pte aaslsfled that but small pro-
x oi farmers rate tho value OF
|lhtk MI high as they should for
|sPsedlnu. When pork and butter
= OH the farm they remove but a
1,aproportion of the fertilizing
|hiA. which can in most cases be
with an increased profit by
hoaone 81 the by products of tho
~ feed With the skim-mills. We
aP NO more favorable place to
opigs Ihan in connection with a
|hy airy
yninent New England farmer
l.. hopes for farming in the
,lsra not wholly with the COW.
lalslsg is taking o new position,
~ pBnnetion with milk gives one
! esadIng profits
ss aur belief that the greatest dim
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
OLDEST POSTMASTER.
He Was Appointed by President Harrison in
I341-Never Missed Day

He Was Appointed by President Harrison in
1841-Never Missed a Day.
WEST CHESTER, n. Y, Jan. IA
petition is being circulated among the
residents of Yorktown asking the presi-
dent to retire Postmaster Lewis Purdy
from active service and grant him lib
eral pension for the remainder of his life
Mr.. Purdy Is said to be the Oldest post
master in the United States, both in
years and service, having been
appointed postmaster of Scrub Oak by
president W. H. Harrison, grandfather
of President elect Harrison, in 1871 Mr..
Purdy is now ninety-three years old and
receives and distributes mail and has
never been absent from his post q day
since he has been in the service. His
ONLY assistant is his wife who is ninety
years of age. When Mr.. Purdy was
first appointed Scrub Oak had but one
mail each week, then two and then fin
ally three after the war During the
early years of Mr.. Purdy's official life
people came to Scrub Oak for their mail
from distant points in the county, two or
three days being occupied to make the
trip.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Jan. lin the
legislature this morning the senate held
a short session devoted to routine mat
ters and adjourned till Tomorrow. No
action looking towards the expulsion of
Senator Johnson was taken
In the house the session was devoted TO
the introduction of bills.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
Cisco.
Special to the Gazette

pptCIaI 20 IHt Gt.LtIIV.
Cisco, TEX. Jan. 1.-THE Odd Eel
lows of this place are taking steps to re-
organize their lodge. The organization
collapsed in 1885, during the drouth
Many of the old members of the order
who left the country then have returned
and others have moved in.
Important building improvements are
on the taps, and several changes in
business firms are contemplated, enlarg-
ing the capital invested in mercantile
enterprises.
MI. Johnson, the newcomer who was
burned out of ''bed and bedding'' the
other night, has purchased a valuable
farm twelve miles south of town.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
Miners ON a Strike.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Jan. IA
special to the Daily Gazette from Bran
well, Mercer county, this state, says all
the miners of this region went out on a
strike this morning, over 1000, on ac-
count of the difference III the size of
mine cars on the Elkhorn. Great excite
ment prevails
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
Ice Palace CoIIapses.

MONTREAL, P. O., Jan. I7.-At /
O'Clock this afternoon half Of the western
wall OF the ice palace in process of cree
ton collapsed owing to the mild weather.
The thermometer this afternoon regis
tered 81 in the shade. There is no
ice in the river, and the material for the
palace wa, obtained from the canal.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
Pennsylvania to Vote ON prohibition

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. IA joint
caucus of Republican senators and repre-
sentatives was held tonight at which it
was decided that the proposed prohibit
ton amendment to the constitution shall
be passed at once and the question shall
be submitted to the people at a special
election to be held June Is next.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
Sight Improved.

Mr.. A. X. Hawkes.:
DEAR SIR-Your patent eyeglasses re-
ceived some time since, and am very
much gratified ut the wonderful change
that has come over my eyesight since [
have discarded my old glasses and am now
wearing yours. ALEXANDER AGAR,
Sec StationerS' Board of Trade.
Fitted TO all eyes and fl guaranteed by
Browning & Nicks, sos Main street, near
postoffice.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18
COn1anche.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
COMANCHE, Ten. Jan. I7.-More rain
has fallen within the last week than for
the same length of time in three years.
The earth is thoroughly saturated and a
good crop is almost assured.
The young man Morgan, who was rup-
tured near Abilne a few days ago. has
since died. He was a citizen Of this
county and left a short time ago with a
herd of cattle for the west.
Mr.. J. W. Greene has sold an interest
in his business here to Messrs. T. O.
Moore, J B. Nabors and J n. Farmer.
The style of the firm will be j. w.
Greene & Co. another strong firm.
Our people are very much enthused
over the railroad news
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18

Look Out for Cholera = aguire's Benne
Plant.
Forty five years. Infallible Specific for Diar-
rhCea, Dysentery, Cholera Morbus, Flux. Chill
dren Teething; and if taken in time a sure pre-
VentatiVe of ASiatic Cholera.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18

There is talk of erecting a monument
to the memory of the Alamo and the dis
coverer of "Cacterine, the catarrh
cure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-18

DR.. J. P. McLendon of Calvert was
deaf fourteen years and spent hundreds
of dollars, but found no relief until he
used ''Cacterine, - the catarrh cure.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04

1t is we'll known to most readers
that the Montpelier Argus is opposed
to the prohibitOry liquor law and in
favor of license. 1t is equally well
known that the Argus has had for
years past fat, dOuble-column ads of
city liquor dealers, among others
that notorious house of Hayes & Co.
of Manchester, n. H., a firm which
has sent barrels of rot-gut into this
vicinity. 1t is not necessary to cOu-
pie the fact of the Argus attitude to-
ward the temperance law and its fat
ads of liquor dealers, nor to mention
the occasional editorial notice where
in the Argus editor vOucheS for the
superiority of the Hayes goods-the
object of this paragraph is simply to
call attention to a change of base on
the part of the Argus most liberal
advertisers. Instead of its usual Ii
quor advertisements, the Argus now
has a large double-column, set-in-pica
card" of which the following is a
copy
"A Card to Our Patrons and the
Public: In consequence of the Ameri-
can Express company's refusal to
carry packages of goods with c. O.
ID. collections, we feel constrained tin
order to insure Shipment) to ask our
patrons to accompany their orders
with cash, either by mail or express,
for the same. By so doing we will
promptly and carefully attend to
their wishes, and our business record
of the past twenty-five wears will
guarantee honorable treatment at
our hands Send for circular. John
Hayes & Co, Manchester, n H."
This looks as though the sending
of liquor by express was getting a
little risky, and that even-as an
other advertiser in the Argus puts it
if "all orders are packed neatly and
securely, with no outward appear
ance of their contents, it is hardly
considered a safe business Still every
rumseller and every rum drinker SAYS
the prohibitory liquor law is fail
ure and that the state should have a
license law in the interest of temper
ancei In this they agree exactly with
the Argus Does any temperance
man want better argument for a
nrohibitorv law
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
PEACHAM.


1t may not be generally known
that the common mountain ash
makes a good stock on which to graft
pears. There are three species of the
mountain ash that grow about here
The cOmmOner one is PiruS ancu-
paria, which is not native, but in
PRODUCED from Scotland or England.
1t is the Roman tree of Scotch writ
erS. The others are PiruS Americana
and PiruS sanbucifolia, which grow
wild in the woods. All the species
are very similar in appearance, and
probably the pear will do equally
should be done rather early in the
season.
Mrs Jonas Robin went to Concord
Monday.
Birthday party at Frank Pollard's
Tuesday.
The listers took to the war path
promptly Apr. /.
Carrie Brownell started for Boston
Tuesday morning.
Mrs DR.. Parker returned from
Minneapolis Thursday.
Prof c. A. Bunker gives a sugar
party some day this week.
Miss Susie F. Cowles is just I'M
packing new lot of jewelry.
Arch. McLochlin is failing rapidly.
Carrie Stewart is sick with fever.
Progressive angling at |. L. Nc
11 oil
good time.
Mrs Ellen B. Watts, widow of the
late Isaac n. Watts, died last Friday
after a brief illness of pneumonia.
Wecaught sight of Isaac Eastman's
supply of grating wax the other day
and there was nearly bushel of it
Issac is an expert at the grating
business.
Miss Mary ]. Way, preceptress of
Franklin academy at Malone, N Y,
has been spending the vacation at
her fathers, Jacob Way. She return
ed to her work in Malone Saturday.
Miss Blanche Roscoe, who has for
two years or more been a pupil at
Miss Guys, started for New York
Monday having been engaged to sing
in the mission church of which Rev
H. M. Andrews is pastor.
We usually get a batch of items
from Merchant Ash at South Peach
am; but this week he has appeared
very stiff to us, hardly nodding to us
when we called. He also had some
thing carefully concealed on the back
of his neck. Maybe it was bile"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
MINISTER LINCOLN.


The fears that were expressed last
week that Robert T. Lincoln would
decline his appointment to the court
of st. James have been removed by
the announcement that Mr.. Lincoln
will accept the post-reluctantly and
only as matter of duty. He will
not leave until Julian Pauncefote,
the new English minister, comes to
Washington, and has therefore about
two weeks to clear up his business.
Mr.. Lincoln's appointment meets
with general approval on all sides
and was entirely the choice of Presi-
dent Harrison. His first duties will
be to negotiate a new Canadian
treaty and a new eXtradition treaty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
To Merchants, Butchers, and Produce
Dealers.

Carroll S. Page, the Hyde Park, VT,
with some trader or butcher in each
village to collect for him the calf skins
taken off in that vicinity.
Mr.. Page furnishes money, without
charge for interest, to all who can
give good guaranty that the money
will not be diverted or misapprOpri-
ated.
The Shoe & Leather Reporter, n.
Y, and Shoe & Leather Review, Chi
cago, the leading trade papers of the
q. S. in the hide line, have sent their
representatives to investigate Mr..
Pages business, and after thorough
examination and comparison the Re
porter gives him this endorsement:
I'VE believe that in extent of light
weight raw material collected and
carried, Mr.. Page holds the lead OF
any competitor and that his present
stock is the largest held by any house
in this country"
And the Review says:
after most thorough inveSt1ga-
ton of Mr. Pages business as com
pared with others in the same line,
we have become fully satisfied that
in his speciality, lightweight stock
he is unquestionably the largest deal
er in this country, while in superiori-
ty of quality he is confessedly at the
head"
Send Mr. Page your address and
ask for terms to buyers, naming this
paper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
ELECTTNG PosTMA STERs.

The plan of choosing postmaster
by popular vote was inaugurated at
Winchester, Mass, and the successful
candidate has since been appointed
postmaster. The system was intro
duced there by Henry Cabot Lodge,
member of Congress from the sixth
congressional district. His remarks
upon the subject are very pertinent:
Under the existing system post
masters are selected, and have been
for many years, from the party III
power, and the office of postmaster
in every town and city of the country
has been made a party office. 1t IS
not necessary to enter into the merits
or defects of this system. Personally
| believe strongly in taking all the
routine offices of the government out
of politics, and this is a reform which
| hope to see accepted ultimately.
Meantime we must administer the
existing system as well as possible.
Under that system the postmasters
owe their office to a party, and the
party which places them there are
post office at Winchester is badly
managed the republican party will
be held responsible, and if it is well
managed they will get the credit. If
they allowed all the citizens in the
town to come in and vote in their
caucus they would surrender their
power and choice, but would not
escape their responsibility. The re-
sponsibility and power must go to-
gether. 1t would be manifestly I'M
fair to have voters outside the repub-
lican party control the recommended
lions of postmaster for whose con-
duct the republican party alone will
be responsible.
This plan is the same as proposed
in bill introduced by Congressman
GrOut a the last session of Congress,
and is being adopted in several towns
in this state. The republicans of
Bradford, MOrrisville and Sharon
have already held caucuses to select
candidates for the places held by
democratic pOstmasters in their re-
spective towns and will send the re-
suit of the ''electiOn" to President
Harrison for his consideration.
The state press has received this
bill very cordially and the st. Adams
Messenger, in recent editorial, adds
additional reasons for its passage.
Where change is necessary the peO
pie should have some voice in the
matter Otherwise, as it has fire.
quently happened a dark horse
wins the race simply by Influence"
and a 'Still hunt"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04

Senator Sherman is dissatisfied
with the outlook of affairs and pro-
poses to spend the summer in Europe
Besides being practically ignored by
the administration, it is very unlike
lv that Mr. Sherman will be able to
obtain reelection to the Senate,
and, consequently, his interest in po-
litical matters is rapidly decreasing.
The February winnings at that
notorious gambling hell, Monte Car
10, were $75O,OOO. This was literal
" blood money" as the suicides for
January and February were 81 In
one of his interesting letters publish
ed in the CaledOnian i'll 1884 the late
DIR. {. l.. Goodell wrote of this place,
Women, wine and gambling are the
three devils damned that are in
trenched here
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
REVENGE IS SWEET.

The republican senator who votes
against my nominees Will need let
ter of introduction next time he
comes to the White House., is a re-
mark attributed to President Garfield
when Collector RObertsOn's nominal
ton was under fire in the Senate in
1881. After the Scnatc's action in
the case of Mr.. Halstead President
Harrison said, I'm the present tenn
per of the Senate, / do not wish to
send any more important nomina-
lions to it" The President feels that
the Senate has given him a decided
snub and the six republican senator's
who voted against the confirmati
NAV expect no more favors from this
administration Secretary Blaine
takes the same view of the case He
has received all the facts of the de
bate in the Senate from John Sher-
man and will make use of them in
future appointments.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
CorporaI Tanner Rebuked.

The bumptiousness of Corporal
Tanner was sharply rebuked by Sec
rotary Noble Saturday. Tanner
thought there was no harm in fol-
lowing Col. Clarkson's example in
the post office department and weed
ing out the democrats who during
the past four years have got into
the office. He accordingly sent for
Gen. James B. Colt, chief of the old
war and navy division, and asked
him to resign. Gen. Colt has a splen-
did fighting record, and has been an
efficient civil officer, and he asked
Tanner why his resignation was de-
sired, and he was told it was because
he was democrat He said he would
not resign for that reason, that his
record was clear, and he challenged
investigation of it He called on Sec
rotary Noble and made the same
statement, and the secretary put
temporary stop to Tanners antics
byissuing an order commanding that
"heads of bureaus and other officers
of this department will not call for
designations except by direction of
the secretary. - Washington cores
pendent of Boston Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
EAST HARDWICK.

Miss Jennie Smith is visiting friends
in Barnet.
Miss Mile Adgate has gone to
New York.
George A. Flanders has had his
pension increased.
Miss Eta Miles has gone to Hard
wick to work for Jerry Currier.
John Stevens has moved into the
Orion house and will take care of
Mr.. Bailey's dairy.-Mr. Osgood has
moved into the John Stevens house.
A !. Whitcher has sold his horse to
E. L. Smith-Will Russ has sold his
house to George A. Flanders.-F. S.
Eastman is preparing to have an
other story put on to his jewelry
store, giving him a fine work and
StOrerOOm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
Serves Them Right.

They are making it hot for rumsel-
lers at Island Pond, filming them from
twenty to fifty dollars each, and Civ
ing them terms at the house of cor
rection. Serves them right. If men
engage in unlawful business they
must expect the law to step on them
heavily once in a while. Some OF
those who are receiving their liquors
III express packages here, may learn
something about the Vermont pro-
hibitory liquor law Others are beg
ging to have their names and their
doings kept out of the paper. Get
out of the nefarious business, boys.
That's the best way Barton Mon
itnr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-04-04
LOWER WATERFORD.

Sebe Brown from Boston was in
town last week.
Mrs. Winch returned to her home
in Corinth, n H., last Friday.
Mrs. Joseph Morrison is in very
poor health.-Mrs. Carter is gaining
Miss Stella Church returned to St.
Johnsbury Academy Monday after a
short illness.
Hubbard Cushman and wife and
Will Bowman left town last week for
New York city.
A patent has been granted to Y. V.
Lawrence of this town, assignor of
one half to l. F. Paul, Boston. audA