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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02

the amount that now goes east by rail.
The markets have to be as much better
than the New York markets as the diff
ference in the expense of shipment, or
the produce will go to New York"
This is exactly what is needed all over
New England, but the farmers will not
get it until they arise in their might
and force it by adequate laws. The
railroad managers are nearly all own
ers of express company stock, or other
wise interested in those cut-throat cor
porations, and they will never give us
that freight express until they are
obliged to do so. Andyet we do not be-
lieve that, when tried, it would be
found seriously to interfere with the
express business. 1t would carry mostly
things which are now not carried at all.
CHINESE IDEAs.-An exchange has
the following: Professor Liebig says
that during his short residence in China
he found so much value attached to the
influence of human eXcrement by these
economical heathens that laws of the
country forbid that any of it should be
thrown away; and though many of the
Chinese spend the greater part of their
lives on board some water craft, where
ever John has residence, whether on
land or sea, places of reserve are at
hand for the collection of human excre-
ment, and it is collected with the great
est care by the authority of their law
makers, and no other kind of manure is
used on their corn-helds." In a coun-
try like China, where but few farm
animals are kept and chemical fertil-
izers unknown, ii is not surprising that
every fertilizing substance should be
utilized. 1t is much more surprising
that, under the circumstances, Chinese
farmers get along so well. They would
hardly do so were it not that their
chief cereal is water plant, requiring
little or no manuring; and also that
they depend much more upon fish and
fowls for what animal food they use
than the Western nations. AS to the
manurial value of human excrement, it
is apt to be greatly overestimated. We
believe in saving and using it, but pre-
fer to do so by burying it at the roots
of trees whose growth we wish to pro-
mote, rather than for garden or field
crops, as it often contains the germs of
serious diseases. But it ought not to
be overvalued. Man grows much
more slowly than other animals, and
consumes vastly less food. Conse-
quently, his excavations are of proper
tionally small value, and most of this
value is in the urine.
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As We See 1t.

The Ne,C York Post pays this depart
ment of the WATCHMAN some very
pleasant compliments, and then insidi-
ously tries to turn our recent article upon
the low price of butter into an argument
for free-trade. 1t ignores entirely the
purpose of our remarks, which was to
show that Vermont farmers must have
better railroad accommodation in order
to compete with other agricultural dis
tricts; and it proceeds to lay the de-
cline of land values in the Atlantic
States to the protective tariff. In
doing this it may be sincere, but it GER
tainly is not intelligent. The low price
of farm lands in the East is due mainly
and plainly to the vast quantities of free
government land, and the booming"
of the new states of the nudde West
California and Florida. Emigration
alone is quite sufficient to account for
this low price of land. Statistics prove
conclusively that Vermont stands
among the very first states in the Union
for the quantity of her agricultural
products per acre, and per man engaged
in their production. AS farming state
Vermont has hardly superior in the
| Union. The states which have been
drawing away the natural increase of
her population for the last thirty years
can not equal her agricultural record in
any point, so far as actual results are
concerned. The low price of our farm
lands is due mainly to the reduction of
our agricultural population. 1t takes
but very slight reduction to cause a
large shrinkage in the value of farms.
1t is the same in cities. Let popu-
lation cease to increase in the city
of New York, and real estate will be-
come fiat. Let it decline, and real
property would be salable only at a
great sacrifice. Let some slight but posi-
tive advantage in the rates of freight
be given to rural cities, and there
would be an exodus which would re-
duce the trade of that metropolis to a
far worse condition than Vermont ag-
riculture has yet reached. That is all
that ailsVermont farming to-day. Our
soil is good, our farmers are quite as
skillful, and their crops quite as large as
they ever were. The census returns
show progress all along the line. Bu
our connection with our natural mar
kets is very faulty-not that it is worse
than it has been, but because it has MOI
improved as it ought to improve in or
der to keep us even with the rest of the
country. In our opinion, neither {
higher tariff on imports nor lower ONT
would have tenth of the effect upoI
Vermont agriculture that more favor
able freight rates and facilities to oul
natural markets would exercise.
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the agricultural editor of the Brdule-
boro PhmniT. In the following extract
he presents facts which ought to be
better and more generally understood.
AS an immigrant to Vermont, quite fa-
miliar with other sections of the Union,
we have always wondered why so many
Vermonters emigrate. We wish our
native-born readers would try to ex-
plain the singular fact.
Vermont--total population, 332, 2S6
Not regarding fractions, the proper
ton of natives of each of the following
states living in other states and terrific
ries to the total population of the re-
spective states is shown below in the
first column of percentages. The sec
ond column shows the proportion of
the native population in each state to
the whole number of natives of the
state in all the states and territories:
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Vermont, with population less than
New Hampshire, has nearly $4,000
more of her natives living in other
states than has New Hampshire; and
yet New Hampshire stands next to
Vermont in the per cent of natives of
the state which she has living in other
states. The natives of Vermont in
other states are "a per cent of her pop
ulation. The natives of New lamp
shire in other states are 81 per cent of
her population, and no other state eX-
cept Vermont has so large proportion
away. The native non-residents of
every state not in the above table are
less than 81 per cent of its population.
Vermont has only So per cent of natives
of the state at home; New Hampshire
has So per cent, and after these two
every other state has more than 20 per
cent. These figures show what is the
matter with Vermont. 1t is an artili-
cial condition of things, which may be
remedied by an effort in the right di-
rection. Our custom of sending, to an
unreasonable extent, men and money
out of the state should be discouraged.
immigration should be invited. There
is no good reason why immigration into
this state should not largely exceed the
migration from it. An influx of popu-
lation seeking homes in Vermont one
half as large as the number of YER
monters now living in other states
would create sharp demand for farms
and increase the value of real estate
millions of dollars. The condition of
agriculture in Vermont and her posi-
tion among the states as to population
is peculiar because, first, it stands near
the head of all the states in the value
of its agricultural products measured by
the number engaged in producing them.
Second, it has lost % per cent more
than any other state by emigration.
Third, it stands at the foot of all the
states in increase of population.
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After the Facts.

The Cow statistics" issued by Di-
rector Collier of the New York Expert
ment Station, at Geneva, have attracted
much attention and some criticism. He
now calls upon dairymen everywhere
to help him get hold of the bottom facts,
and has issued series of questions
which he wants the dairymen every
where to answer. The following are
the questions; and DR.. Collier will send
them on printed sheet, with space
for answers, to any farmer who will ap-
ply for them. Let Vermonters help on
the work, for the facts sought for will
help every daryman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02

BUCKLIN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. Sold by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
Vermont Among the States.

No writer has discussed more fairly,
or ably, the situation of the farming in
terests in this state than M. o. Howe,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
farm ano Garoen.

Address all inquiries communications in relation
to agriculture to DIR. T, II. HosK1Ns, Newport, VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
Editorial NOtings.

POTATOES" Gardeners, as a rule,
are in favor of changing the seed of
potatoes frequently. Experience seems
to have proven the desirabiity of this
change, and leaves little doubt but that
planting the same kind year after year
on the same soil tends to weaken the
variety" SO observes an exchange,
but the statement is true only of gar
deners located south of the true potato
belt. Where the potato is at home,
and we'll treated, on suitable soil, ii
will improve rather than weaken.
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200 JERSEY COWS
And all his Farming Utensils.

Having sold my farm to the state of Vermont for
their insane asylum location, am Obliged to sell my
entire stock creamery and farming outfit and every
thing belonging thereto, at public auction, the
farm buildings within fifty rods OF the depot, on
Tuesday and Wednesday October sth and 9Th, lSs9
My stock consists of 200 Jersey Registered Full
Blood and high grades, from seven years old to
yearlings and calves, including two fu blood reg
istered bulls, Fanson" and " RoreX" lubbock
animals, which obtained of Messrs. Mo ulton Broth
ers some years ago. The stock that now offer is
largely from these bulls, and one of the direct
results of my being able in the test made last June
with only one light grain feed at night to make a
pound of butter from l61a pounds OF milk. This test
made from the entire herd, and was not selected
milk A large portion of this stock comes in this
fall and winter
shall also sell at the same time one six-Horse
Power Portable Engine, Cream Separator,
Churn, two Cooley Creamers, Butter Trunks, etc,
etc, Ensilage Cutter almost new, and Elevator,
Two horse Ensilage Planter, plants two rows at
once with phosphate If desired, two Western Two
horse Cultivators, Reaper, two Moving Machines,
two Horse Rakes, Plows, Harnesses, six Wagons,
Fine Kentucky Mules, one pair l6 hands, one
pair l5ll hands, sound and without even wind
puff. Also large number OF o. her articles which
Tor want OF room. cannot mention. BE SURE AND
COME. e. q. WARREN, Waterbury, VT.
n. G. BRlDGMAN, Auctioneer.
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WhatScott's EmuIsionHaSDone
over rs Pounds Gain in 10 Weeks
Experience of a prominent Citizen
The CALIFORNIA SOCIETY r TH.l


SUPPRESSION OF VICE.
SAS FRANCISCO, July It'll. 1856
] took a severe cold uCon
my chest and lungs and did
not give it proper atten.
ton; it developedinto bron-
chitis, and in the fall of the
same year ! was thPea t.
ened with eonsum ption,
Physicians ordered me to
a more coDgenial climate,
and / came to San Francis
co. Soon after my arrival
Ieommeneed aking Scott's
Emulsion OF Cod Liver Oil
with Hypophosphites reg
ularly three times a day.
In ten weeks my avoiPdu-
poiS went from 155 to 1870
pounds end over; the cough
meantime ceased.
G. r. BENNETT.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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How a Congressman Lives.

For Congressman to live in the Capt.
tal-that is, to make even a very mediocre
figure in society - he must spend an
amount equal to at least twice his salary.
| should think $4,000 year would hard
ly go far in giving a man anything like a
prestige. | mean, of course, g average
Congressman, the person who has neither
brilliancy nor social standing to commend
him. 1t is fact, and regrettable one,
that Congressman is measured by the
money he spends, not by his ability or
merit. Take the average Congressman
who endeavors to live within his modest
salary and he lives in very unpretentious
way. A cheap boarding house, say from
IS to $40 week clearinghouse equal to
clerks clearinghouse in Philadelphia)
is his temporary home. His social life is
narrow one, as must necessarily be the
life of representative who has no wealth
to squander He is a fit prey of the
lobbyist, an easy subject fer shrewd job
bers. for he sees the others living in clover
and knows that it is within his reach, and
the temptation is not always resisted. But
take it all in all, the Congressman do not
always live "high," not in the elegant
style which newspaper correspondents de-
light in picturing. Very few, if any, of
them save any money out of their salary.
1t is possible for man to live, but his
standing is impaired and his prospects
damaged beyond repair. There is no
reason why man could not live within
his means beyond that of social pleasure.
Wdshinoton Star.
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TRAINING THE LITTLE ONES.
Example Better Than Precept-And Bot
Are Good.

Training by precept is, of course, far
better than no training at all but the rea-
son it usually fails is that children gener-
ally do just as mother does-or father too,
for that matter. Therefore, careless,
slovenly housekeeper, and one who gives
no evidence of sense of responsibility to
God or her neIghbor, can hardly expect to
see her sons or her daughters grow up into
careful, wise and noble manhood and wo-
manhood.
If newly-married woman knows her
education in these matters has been neg
lected it is her solemn duty to make up at
once for that lack of training so that when
she becomes the mother of children, and
because she is wife, and much of her
husbands prosperity will depend upon her
CO operation, she shall not make others
suffer for her shortcomings, but will be
able, both by precept and example, to
train up her children in the way they
should go.
On reflection, a sensible, newly married
woman will realize the Importance of the
position she has assumed, and of its proba-
BILE, or at least possible future solemn re-
sponsibilities, the rearing of young chill
dren, and the molding of their lives, tenn
poral and spiritual There is hardly a
sadder sight than that of a family of little
children growing up without moral or
mental training and consequently devoid
of any special sense of duty toward God or
man. No, the good and the wise mother
is she who, besides caring for their physi-
cal needs, insures their mental and moral
well-being by proper training. If a wo-
man finds herself lacking, and hence per-
sonally untitled for such training, she can
most assuredly teach herself, and certainly
any woman should be an apt pupil to SO
interested teacher as herself.-MaiI and
E1press.
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Where Rattlers Are.

A trustworthy citizen of Clinch county,
Georgia, which is noted for its rattlesnakes,
tells strange story. One Afternoon re-
Gently his little boy went out to hunt the
calves, not far away from the house, and
the dog followed him. About half mile
from the house the dog began baying furi-
riously at something in gallberry thicket,
and the lad, like all boys will do, went to
see what had been freed. He soon found
himself close upon very large rattle
snake. He fled to the house and informed
his father The old man got down his gun
and went with the boy. He approached
carefully, and discovered pile of young
snakes before he saw the old one. Into
this heap he fred, killing seventeen. At
the report of the gun the old snake, as
large as mans thigh, ran into hole, fol-
lowed by young ones not injured. The
young snakes had each one rattle aud a
button. While examining them the snake
hunter suddenly disturbed another pile of
younger rattlers, evidently another litter,
and before he knew it the little reptiles
were scampering all over the ground about
his feet. He did not stop to shoot, but
fguratively speaking, took wings and flew
from the spot. He got seventeen, he says,
but left the old one and many young ones
to mourn their sudden taking off, and per-
haps to revenge their Deaths
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tions. But nobody could find Master
Andre. They looked everywhere. AT last
Tennie got sight of pair of small legs,
clad in velvet breaches, hanging off pile
of lumber, and above the legs the little,
dirty, tear-stained face of her "only love"
81 don't care / never thought you'd
hug any boy but me, either, said that jeal-
Gus young man.
And so the story of ''the little rebel
Abraham Lincoln's little golden haired
waif-was told to everybody.
The children had strayed, no one could
tell how, amid the shot and shell, and in
the turmoil of battle, and the confusion Of
the battlefield, the burning of the towns
and the taking of prisoners, they had been
saved. A wealthy citizen of Philadelphia
had gone down the Potomac, after battle,
to find the body of an only son. With
broken heart and his brain almost crazed,
his eyes fell upon little lad ten years old,
who said, "Can you find my father and
Tennie? They were here, the General
said"
And SO the little boy found father and
mother, and now-Tennie!
Five years later, and the Princeton GIee
Club had a reunion the old members came
from Florida and Maine.
The old mansion on Georgetown Heights
was filled with guests. Down the broad
stairway into the drawing-room came
fair sweet girl in simple white, leaning on
the arm of NJ Fountaine. There seemed
to be no best man, no bridesmaids, but one
tall, slender boy, carried a huge basket OF
roses.
Brother Joe" gave way the bride, the
big, gray-haired General took the first
kiss and the delighted bridegroom was no
other than Jack" andre emptied the
whole bushel of roses over "his love-" as
she knelt on the pretty cushion and be-
fore the wedding breakfast was served
Jack disappeared. Out on the verandah
stood the club-not one missing; and Jack
happy Jack was leader still.
Maryland, My Maryland p' they sang,
with all their hearts in every werd-the
sweet clear notes of the old home song.
Tennie stood silent and with sweet
dignity listened to the end. Then she
turned to Joe, and throwing her arms
about his neck, said; ooh, if little Tad
could only see us now, and Mr.. Lincoln
and, Joe dear, if our father and mother
could see their little rebel "-WWgaret
Spencer in DemoresfS Magazine.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.

WINTER SUCcoTAsH.-Thisc can be made
of dry Lima beans and canned corn which
may be left from former dinners. Warm
them over together with little milk and
butter, and thicken the milk with little
-four
Brown BREAD-One pint of Indian
meal, one-half cup of molasses, one table
spoonful of salt, two-thirds cup of yeast and
one pint of hot water; mix, let it rise,
steam three or four hours and brown the
top little in an oven
HAZEL PUDDING. two eggs very
well, add to them one gill of new milk,
two ounces of castor sugar, one ounce of
finely shred orange peel, and enough
nunded nuts to form stiff paste. Bake in
uttered dish for an hour.
AKED STEAK.-A good way to cook
stes when the top of the stoveis occupied
is to place it in a tin, season with pepper
and salt, cover with another tin and bake
one hour. To those that relish them,
onions placed between the slices make an
other dish for the table.
ROAST PARTRIDGEs-Pluek,d draw and
wipe dry, cut off the head, leaving sufi-
Gent skin on the neck to skewer back, rub
with salt and pepper and sprinkle little
sage inside bring the legs close to the
breast, pass skewer through the thick part
of the thighs, roast thirty minutes, basic
with butter frequently, and serve with
gravy and fried balls of dressing.
CHICKEN PoTPIE.-One pair of chick
ems joint them and boil in three quarts of
water, with few slices of salt pork added;
season with salt and pepper. When they
are nearly done add a crust made of
one quart Of -four, one saltspoonful of salt,
four tablespoonful of baking powder, mix
with water or milk to a stiff batter and
drop into the kettle while the chicken is
boiling; cover very close and cook half an
hour.
ENGLISH MUFFINs.-Make up over night
one quart of -four with cold water as soft as
you can handle it. Put in little salt and
quarter cake (dissolved) of Vienna yeast.
Stir together and set aside in a warm
place. The next morning beat up one egg,
yolk and white separately, to stiff paste.
Put it in the mixture and beat well with a
spoon. Bake in large muffin rings on a
griddle.
HEAD CHEEsE.-Clean and serape the
pigs heads, boil them in sailed water until
! the flesh loosens from the bones. Take out
the meat, season with salt and pepper in
the proportion of one ounce of pepper to
four of salt, and any herbs you may prefer
sweet basil and thyme are good-stir
thoroughly, tie in thin cloth and hang
it to drain. When perfectly cold and dry
take it from the cloth and put under
pressure to shape it for slicing.
Ounce .WINE.-Grate twenty large ripe
ounces, taking care not to touch the cores
throw them into gallon OF spring water
and boil gently for twenty minutes. Strain
| into an earthenware pan on two pounds OF
loaf sugar; add the peel and juice of two
large lemons; stir it about till cool, then
put in a piece of toast covered with brew
ers' yeast, and let the pan stand closely
covered for twenty-four hours. Take ou
the toast and lemon peel, put the wine intC
eask, and let it stand three months be
| fore bottling. When the fruit is strained
it must be wruug hard through coarse
! cloth.
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From 1862 till 1921 How the ten years
had blessed "the little rebel" as if they
loved her The warm color lay on her
cheeks and the golden sunshine on her
hair. She was pretty, very pretty, and
she had missed none OF the refnements OF
a good education. Secretary Chase had
given her a desk in one of the depart
ments. The little peneiled letter was her
only inheritance, and most sacred treas
ure. 1t bore the added signature Fad
Lincoln"-"to remember us by, Tennie-
father and me-" Tad had said one day,
proudly.
Monsieur Fontaine, our Minister from
France. lived in an old historic house on
Georgetown Nights. His three small boys
spent all their hours out Of school at their
boat-house on the Potomac. Tennie's house
was close by, and the little boys had conf
dentially told their mamma that Miss
Tennie was "the sweetest girl in the
world" and mamma had no trouble in be-
lieyiug the boys.
One night in May, as Tennie was COM
ing from the office, she saw far out from
the shore a small boat, with its pretty flag
lazily hanging from the bow, and Pierre,
the eldest boy, rowing idly along, while
her pet, little Andre, only four years old,
leaned over the side of the boat, with his
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withdrawn in the interests OF harmony, he
came home one day to observe:
Il hear that my name is being men,
toned for Mayor, but / shan't take the
nomination. l prefer to be plain, hum
bic citizen"
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WELL, Sarah, what have you been doing
TO make you look so young? oh, nothing
much, only been using Halls Hair Re-
newer to restore the color of my hair.