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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23
The Harvest Feast.

Years ago one bright September,
when the grain was bound in sheaves,
when the fruits were plucked and garnerC
And the brilliant autumn leaves
Lay like a crimson blanket
ON bed of russell brown,
And the harvest moon shone brightly
ON an old New England town,
From mountain-side and valley
All the people gathered there
At the old church on the common
For feasting, song and prayer.
Gay festoons of vines and flowers
Covered altar, arch and wall,
Golden rod and sumac branches
Lighted up the time-stained hall
And the busy village maidens
Gaily hurried to and fro,
Heaping stands with dainty viands
In the vestry down below;
While outside the merry lads, with
Many laugh and shout of glee,
Hung grinnng jack O lantern
From limb of every tree.
Song and recitation followed,
And the ancient rafters rang
With the sound of many voices
When the nations hymn they sang.
Then uprose the village pastor,
Feebly leaned upon his chair,
And the lamplight like halo
Fell upon his snow-white hair.
As his mild blue eyes he lifted
Not sound the stiffness broke,
Every head in reverence Bonded
While the village pastor spoke:
Thank thee, our Heavenly Father,
For the fruits and flowers so fair;
For the grain in such abundance,
For thy kind, protecting care
For health and strength and sunshine,
For seed-time, harvest, rain;
For thy al-sustaining power
Through sickness, death and pain.
OF tenderness ana mercy,
Love and strength and blessing pour
Upon this congregation
As thou hast never done before.
As the harvest home draws nearer,
And we reach the other shore -
Here the trembling voice faltered-
Peace be with you evermore."
The old man gazed about him
And his face grew strangely bright,
The old brown church seemed flooded
With pale, ethereal light.
And hush Sweet strains of music
Floated through the chancel door
Rising, falling, wondrous music
Such was never heard before
Throbbng, sobbing, came the music,
Slowly stealing through the place,
And the pale light softly lowered
Der the dying pastors face.
While the harvest moon beamed brightly
On the old cathedral dome,
Lo, the Reaper unseen entered,
Gently called the pastor home
Years have passed. The old cathedral,
Half decayed and gray with moss.
Still is seen upon the common
From the new church just across.
And on autumn nights fancy
That the moon looks sadly down
On the UNCOVERED ruins
In that old New England town;
With a softer, brighter radiance
The plying moonbeams fall
Across the chancel window
And along the crumbling wall.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23
Editorial NOtings.

UNIFORMITY. The Mirror and Far
mer says: 90 We hear vast deal said
nowadays about uniformity The cry
is uniformity of product. This is all
very well, provided the uniformity is
of the right kind. But if all butter
were made exactly uniform, a large por-
ton of the community would find it
unpalatable and complain because they
missed their favorite quality. And,
after all, when the consumer buys
tub of butter that suits him, what does
he care whether there is another tub in
the market like it or not?" This idea
that when consumer has bought tub
of butter which suits him he will never
want any more like it's certainly
patentable on the score of novelty.
Those who have " a vast deal " to say
about uniformity in dairy products
know very well what they are talking
about. They mean, in the first place,
uniformity of excellence; but they
mean much more tLan that. Tastes
differ. 1t is with butter and cheese as
with all articles of table luxury, from
apples to eggs. The idea of " mothers
bread " runs through the whole dietary
list. A hundred other women may
make bread that an expert judge would
declare equally well made, and yet not
one loaf of the whole lot tastes like
Mothers" Now when a customer
gets hold of dairy product that " suits
him to a dot" he is anxious to get the
same thing fright along" and will
willingly pay more to get it. We are
ourself very fond of cheese, yet do not
have it in our house a quarter of the
time. We sample and sample from
one store to another, get discouraged
and cease buying. Then, some time,
we drop into grocery, sample a bit,
and find it just right. "Whose make
is this?" "Ohl this is Mrs. MS
cheese" "Why don't you keep it all
the timer" "She can't supply one
tenth of what we SELL" Yet even
here is no assurance of certainty, for
very few farm diaries produce uniform
goods; and so, as we said, we go with
out cheese most of the time.
THERE is MONEY IN IT.-Whatevel
we may think about the multiplication
of wealthy families, it is certain that
their existence is beneficial to those
who can successfully cater to their .di
etary requirements. The peculiar privi
lege of wealth is to have what it wants
if it is TO be had at all. Good food, thai
"just suits them" they will have, il
possible. Choice dairy products espe
cally they desire, and one of the mos
common complaints among them is thu
difficulty in getting such. Here is thu
stronghold of the private dairy, which
seeks for and supplies the private Gus
toner. II is of no use to talk in Yer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23

IN the ripening process cream under
goes a double change. The second
change is the flavor, which is obtained
from air. The purer the air the better
the flavor.
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every time. This is a rich mine for the
good farmer to work. Many are work
ing it, but " still there is room"
The TOTAL DEPRAvITY of IMAM
innate things" is well illustrated in the
antics of type, which so often show de-
light in making writer say just the OPP
posite of what he intended. In our
issue of September 25 we are made to
say in our Notings: Already it is
reported that the low price of butter is
cutting into the oleo trade, proving that
the people only buy the butter because it
is cheap" If the types which spell the
second butter " in this sentence had
spelled "latter," they would have told
just the opposite of what they did tell,
and would have told the truth.
LAME Cows.-Quite a number Of
cases are reported, throughout New
England, of the fore legs of cows at
pasture swelling and becoming sore.
The Maine Farmer says that this affec-
ton is due to the peculiarly wet
weather, and the resulting abundant
growth of grass in the pastures where
the cattle have run. The tall grass
loaded with water, and the wet, spongy
soil, have kept the animals feet and
legs saturated with water day after day
till it has resulted in this diseased con-
dition referred to. For remedy, wash
and cleanse out clean with CASTLE soap
and warm water, and after drying thor
oughly apply some healing oil, mutton
tallow is as good as anything, with a
little dry sulphur mixed to prevent
softening and running off.
A New VERMONT PEAR.-Vermont
has produced quite number of seed
ling pears of positive merit, among
which the Grand Isle is best known.
The present year heralds the introduce
ton to public notice of another from
the same source-the orchard of our
venerable friend, Benjamin Macomber
of Grand Isle-to which the name of
"Vermont Beauty has been given by
Mr.. William p. Rupert of Seneca, N.
Y, who has purchased the right of
propagation and general introduction.
The tree is extremely hardy and pro-
ductive, and, though rather small, the
fruit is of remarkable beauty, having a
perfect form, with rich red cheek
upon bright yellow ground. 1t is
somewhat larger than the Seckel, of
about the same season, and far more
attractive to the eye. In quality it is
unique, being slightly acid, melting,
and with richly-favored juice which
justifes fully to the palate its attractive
ness to the eye.
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farm ano Garoem.

Address all inquiries communications in relation
to agriculture to DIR. r. II. HosKINs Newport, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23

THE APPLE MAGGoT.-Thisn new pest
of the orchard, commonly known in
Vermont as the " railroad worm" is
attracting good deal of attention by
the injury it is inficting upon our or
chard fruits. A Springfield (Vt.) cor
respondent calls upon us for informa-
ton regarding it, and we can do no
better than to give the following notes
from Professor Cordley of the Michigan
Agricultural College, which we find in
Orchard and Garden: "The per ect
insect of the apple maggot is small
two-winged fly belonging to the same
order Diptera) as the house fly, horse
fly, mosquito, Hessian fly, etc. 1t
somewhat resembles the common house
fly in form and color. but is smaller,
being only about one-fourth of an inch
long. 1t is known to science as Try
petd pOmOnelld. Unlike the 'apple
worm the larva of the codling moth,
the apple maggot is native insect and
was first described in 1867 by Mr..
Walsh, who several years before had
found it working upon the hawthorn in
Illinois. Shortly before this it began
to vary its bill of fare by adding to it
many of the early varieties of apples.
In many localities it soon came to rival
the codling moth in the injury done
the orchardist. In fact, wherever
numerous, the damage done by these
little pests is even more serious than
that done by the apple worm,' for,
while the latter burrows chiefly in the
core of the apple, the apple maggot
tunnels through and through the pulp
so as to render the whole mere mass
of corruption The flies appear in July
and lay their eggs upon the fruit,
choosing in most cases the earlier
varieties. Unlike the codling moth,
which rarely lays more than one egg,
on the blow end of each apple, Trypeta
pomonella lays several eggs at various
points on the surface of the fruit. The
maggots appear in the ripe fruit in
September. They are small, footless,
greenish- white Larvae, about one-fourth
of an inch long. The only remedy is
the hog remedy The infested APP
pies are almost certain to ripen pre-
maturely and fall to the ground. II
not, they should be shaken off as soon
as it is found that they are affected, and
the hogs given free access to the fallen
fruit (Sheep would perhaps do al
WELD. Any one who observes the eager
ness with which stock search for anG
devour the fallen fruit will soon be
convinced of the effectiveness of thi,
remedy, for there is but small chanc,
for the maggot to enter the ground fol
pupation."
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mont about customers not caring
whether they can get more of the same
good sort. That is what they are after
every time. This is a rich mine for the
good farmer to work. Many are work
ing it, but " still there is room"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
4 Ae Camp Fire.

Inc D. a. r. boys held a Camp Fire
at the west End Thursday evening,
winch proved a great success to both
'he Post and people. Meals were ser
yea from noon until 10 p. m, the pro
Nehder consisting of tea and coffee
served IN tin cups, baked beans on tin
plates, etc, with a few dainties such
as any well regulated foraging party
would naturally bring into camp. The
drum corps kept the audience from
feeling at all sleepy and their street
parade was very good.
Senator J. T. Ware made a short
speech, and Mrs. Hmckley, of the East
End presided at the organ and led the
singing which was excellent. The
good people of the West End spared no
pains or labor to make the occasion a
success III every way. At the close of
the Camp Fire the young people con
Guided the evening with dancing for an
hour or so in the adjoining building
The Post viii hold Camp Fire at the
East End III a few weeks. Tie next
regular Post meeting viii be on the
Dist inst. Let all who can, attend.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

The Duluth News of Wednesday
morning gives Us this item; The
matter had been kept very quite, but
has at last leaked out. 1t seems that
some eight or ten days ago three rail
roadmen visited the county jail and
asked Jailer Hall to allow them to see
their old friend Andy Finn who was in
carcerated for committing highway
robbery. The request was complied
with. After the men had been gone a
short time it was discovered that Finn
had escaped. 1t seems that one of them
Wore two Overcoats when he went III.
The prisoner was arrayed in one of
these oyerc0ats and was also furnished
with a hat and false whiskers. The
rules at the Jail are not the strictest
and the prisoner easely walked out with
the others without being detected. He
at once went to his home and took sup
per and then FASTENED TO West Super
ior, where he now laughs at Sheriff
Sharyey and his jailer.
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Whisky - WORK.

Duluth News.
Edward Halverson or Ed Hall as
he Is better known here. has been a
laborer on the First street rock cut
for Contractor Dryer for the past few
months, but election proved too much
for HIM, and it will be long time be-
fore he will be able to do another
days work. At S o'clock Tuesday
morning he left work with several
others and went to the Sixth ward to
vote. Kennedy engaged him to attend
to fires and do other work for him
during the day and before the polls
opened gave him couple of drinks.
Hall managed to get a bottle of
whisky and by the time votes were
counted and the saloons were opened,
was pretty well intoxicated After
Kennedy was sure of his election he
treated the boys several times and
Hall took his whisky with the rest.
At 1880 Kennedy left the saloon,
but Hall got three or four more drinks
and then started for home about II
o'clock. lie managed to walk about
two blocks, when he fell down. When
he came to his senses it past 4 O'Clock
and he was lying on his back at
Twenty fifth avenue. His cap was
gone and his left hand was bare. He
succeeded, at last, with great diff
Guilty, in reaching his home on Huron
street, when the neighbors cut the
boots from his feet and worked hard
for four hours to thaw them out. His
feet and right hand are in bad CON
dition enough, but his left hand is in
worse shape, AMI it will probably have
to be amputated.
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LOG Al MA TTETS

That hacking Cough can be quick
" cured by Shilohs Cure. We guaran-
tee it. Sold by L. d. Newton.
Mrs. Maxim can furnish few
customers with milk.
Mr. James Newton has been on
the sick list for the past week or more,
but is little better at this writing.
Mrs, H. w. Shaw has been quite i'll
for two or three weeks, but is better
now.
The revival meeting at the West
End are largely attended, and much
interest manifested Let the good
work 90 on.
That was a rollicking old blizzard
we had last Monday. 1t made US think
of old times in Minnesota, only ours
do not last SO long nor get SO cold,
We got another light fall of snow
on Thursday which covered up the
bare spots in the roads in fine shape,
and now if we could get about as much
more we would have fine sIeighing.
The Ladies Relief Society viii
hold its regular meeting at the NJ E.
Church, East End, next Monday, the
1lth., inst, at O'clock in the after
noon. \ full attendance is desired.
a new house and one lot in block
| %. Superior CITY, for sale cheaD and on
easy terms.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

If it is fact established that
Crown Prince Rudolph, Of Austria.
was killed by husband whom he had
wronged there will be few to regret
his sudden taking off among those who
make any pretense of decency. A
libertine Of ordinary common clay is
bad enolgh, but when the heir-appar-
ent to a throne uses his cloak of
royalty t. shield him from punish
ment for MS amorous intrigues it is
quite time that vacancy occur in
the heir-apparentship. Libertinism
and corruption both mentally apd
bodily in the royal families of Europe
is apparently the only proper condit-
ion of being Exchange.
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a Tough Female.

Fort Smith, Ark, Feb. ). w ord
has just been received from Eufaula, /.
I. that Belle Starr was killed there
Sunday night. Belle was the wife of
Cole Younger, and jim Starr, her
second husband was shot down by side
of Belle less than two years ago, Belle
Starr was the most desperate woman
that ever figured on the border. She
married Cole Younger directly after
the war but lefthim and joined band
of outlaws that operated in Indian
Territory. She has been arrested for
murder and robbery scores of time but
always managed to escape.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

The meeting held last Saturday
evening to take steps to reorganize the
Chamber of Commerce, did little more
than to appoint committee to cam
vas for membership, the committee to
report at an adjourned meeting to be
held this Saturday evening, at the of
fee of T. r. Otis x Co, at which time
it is hoped our business men generally
VII be present. If there is any good
in concentration and unity Of action
and who VIII say there is mott is
time we were pulling ourselves together
and get ready for action. If old Supe-
lior does not do something handsome
this year in the way of getting to the
front, She may as well hang her harp
on the willows.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
Knocked From "a Car.

Duluth Hearld Of Monday
ID. Il. McEutt, a brakeman on a
Northern Pacific freight was knocked
from the top of a freight car this morn
ing, near Walbridge, a small station
between West Superior and Northern
Pacific Junction, while the train was
moving at the rate of fifteen miles an
hour. That he escaped instant death
is probably due to the fact that there
was considerable snow ON the ground;
as it is he received terrible bruises and
was senSeless for over an hour. He was
taken to st. Mary's hospital, the physi-
clans there stating that he had a good
chance for recovery. At the time of
the accident the train was approaching
Walbridge at high rate of speed,
Just as they reached the station Nc
Mutt climbed to the top of the caboose
to use the breaks and had only reached
the top when pipe connected with
the water tank at Walbridge, and
which had carelessly been left hang
ing over the track struck him to the
ground a distance Of fifteen feet.
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EETs ZION.
COUNTY OF DOUGLASS.

Petition having been duly made to the Couu-
las by - resident frcehOdcrs Of said county. =
of whom reside in the town of Brule. and - in
the town of Superior. and = in the town Of Ne
hagamaiu, for a highway to be laidOu extending
through the town of Brule and into the towns of
Superior and Nebasamuiu III said county, as
follows
Commencing at point on the center line Of
the highway now laid out the North line Of
section lG, Town IS North, Of Range 1& Vest said
point being at "a distance fifteen hundred ana ten
and 7-lu q 5l0Il0i feet west OF the north east cor
Her Of said section l6 From thence running
south eight ~ degrees and fify->evcu go nm
utcs east Is s. 81 E. for distance Ofone hundred
and sivty 900 feet. From thence running south
fifty degrees east - so r. to the snn'h line ofsec
tiou &c i'm town - North of range l., West.
The above described line to be the center line
OF said highway, and all given bearings are mag
uptic
Said highway hid out as above described. win
through sections Is, l6 -, .. p 70 and 30 Of
town Is North. of range - West: and through
sca'iUn 81. in town 4S. North Of range Il. West
and through sections T.. :. is, L. 81 - r. q So
and S. in town A. North, Of range II West
NOTICE. is therefore hereby given, that we
the said County Board, viii meet at the Office Of
the County Clerk. at the court house. in the Vii
OF March. lsS9, al 10 O'Clock in the forenoon 70
decide upon such petition.
Dated this 9TH day of February 1850.
l. h. MCLEAN
fJm2 Chairman Of County Board.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
Another sad, sudden Death.

Vermillion Iron Journal: Great was
the surprise and many the expressions
OF sympathy and regret when it became
known last evening that John T.
Brown, father of VIII Brown who
died the 18th of last December, had
passed suddenly into the great here
after. While on his knees in prayer,
leading a class meeting at the Breitung
Methodist church, he suddenly fell
over backward and was dead. In hopes
that he might not be, he was placed in
a pew and Dr. Hutchinson sent for,
while the many dear friends and the
two daughters, who were present,
gathered about the loved one. On ar
irving the doctor pronounced him
dead, the cause being the fatal heart
disease. He was at once taken to his
home, his wife having first been i'll
formed of her sad bereavement.
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NO More StGtcs Jus: Now.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE terri
torial conference committee today
voted to disagree and ask further in
structions. The difference between the
two houses are on the question Of
submitting the question of division to
the people of Dakota and on the
admission of New Mexico. The pro-
gram in the house tomorrow is for
Baker of New York to move to re-
cede from the amendments and pass
the Platt bill, admitting South
Dakota only This cannot be done
and the senate will recommit the bill
This will end the statehood movement
for this session.
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ADV EETESED LIST.

SUPERIOR, Wis, Jan, DIST 1889
The following letters We're remain
ing uncalled for at the close of bust
ness Jan. 18th 1889 and unless called
within thirty days from date, will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Frank Barkes, Mike Carlson, Miss
Hannah Colbo, Matilda IL. Dahl, p. Z.
Elevier, Lucinda Griffith, Fred Hahn
berg, }. 7. yonson, J. 5. Johnson, Lue.
Jendry, RIchtor e. Mabery, NJ. Me
earthly, Mrs. J. Osten, w. ID. Paxton,
Dehilah Pearce, Frand Pride, Chas.
Richards, O. l.. Sandin, Frank Schuel-
lenback, Harry Slater, Mary Saulirr,
Cary Thomas, J. /. Townsend, Jack
son E. Webster, l. s. Wilson, Lizzie
Walrlng, }. y. Wright, j. Wern.
John A BARDON, p. NJ.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

Bro. KImball of the West End has
had his fill of Daily Paper Enter
prise, and unloaded his bantling up
On his late business manager, Mr..
Rice. Unless Mr.. Rice has very nice
bark account he viii soon have TO give
up his idol even before he gets the post
office, or if he has he will die own
ing a daily paper, for he viii never get
the z. O. The West End ought to
have a daily paper, not big blanket
sheet, but a lively, newsy-home news
paper which VIII be in its general tone
and make up credit to the town, But
there is no chance for this with so
many papers in the place, y consoli-
dation of some of the papers with the
approval Of the business men of the
place, would, we think, bring about
the desired results.