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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
FARMERS WINTER LECTURE COURSE.
Program of the Course Extending from
January 30 to March q.

January 30 to March q.
Six years ago the University of Yer
mont and State Agricultural College IN
augurated winter course of lectures 70
farmers. The course was designed pri-
marily to meet the wants of young men
who are unable to take full college
course. but who realize that q knowledge
of the principles of scientific agriculture
is INDISPENSABLE to intelligent farming.
In practice, it has been found that such
instruction is equally interesting ana
valuable to the man of many years en-
perience in practical farming, and Inc
class has numbered many gray-headed
men among its most active members.
The seventh course of lectures will begin
Tuesday, January 30. These lectures
will be given in the lecture-room of the
state agricultural experiment station
They will begin at two O'Clock each
Tuesday and Friday afternoon. All the
lectures are free, and no entrance eX-
animation is required The fullest free
dom of discussion will be granted at all
the meetings, and questions on SUBJECTS
not mentioned in the printed course can
be presented for answers at the close OF
each session. A cordial invitation to be
present is extended to all; not only to
farmers, their wives, sons and daughters,
but to all who feel an interest in the sub
jects treated.
Program: Friday, January 30
Opening Address, President M. IL. Buck
ham of the L. V. NJ; The Horses Foot
and it's Care. illustrated, A. B. Cordlev,
instructor in zoology and dissection, l.
M. Tuesday. February 3.-The Work
of the Experiment Station. w. w. Cooke,
professor of agriculture, L. V. nj. Fri
day, February 6,-Sheep vs.. Cows, Vic
tor /. Spear, member Vermont board of
agriculture. Tuesday, February TO-
Producing Milk for City Consumption,
w. w. Cooke. Friday, February lin
furious and Beneficial Insects. A. b.
Coreldy. Tuesday, February IL
Grasses and Forage Crops, DR.. E. IL.
Jenkins, vice-director Connecticut ex-
pertinent station. Friday, February 20
Fertilizers; natural vs.. artificial, j. o..
Sanford, member Vermont board OF
agriculture. Tuesday, February 23.-
The Jersey Cow, George Aitkens, mana
ger of the Billings farm. Friday, Feb
ruary 81, Wednesday, March 4, Friday,
March 6.-Speakers and subjects to be
announced later. The Central Vermont,
and Burlington & Lamoille Railroads
will give the usual half-fare rates to
those attending the lectures. Address
all communications to w. w. Cooke. Pro-
fessor of Agriculture, Burlington, Vt.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
Farmers and the Postal Service.
[Prof Rodney Welch in Febrnary Forum. !

Il
The rural districts have not shared
with towns the recent great improve
ments in the postal service. In the coun-
try the postal facilities are hardly any
better than they were century ago.
There are no money-order postof1ices
except in large commercial and manu-
featuring towns, and no free collection
or distribution of mail matter. If a far
mer wishes to mail letter he must 90
to the postoffice, perhaps ten miles away,
to do it. No good reason can be as
signed why money orders should not be
issued and cashed at every postofiice in
the country. As to the free collection
and free delivery of postal matter, the
people in the rural districts are as much
entitled to it as town people are, although
the service could not from the nature of
things be performed so often in spar
sely-settled region as in thickly-popu-
lated one. The general intelligence of
any class largely depends on the facili
ties for learning what is going on in the
world. Favoring one class gives it a
special advantage, which it time will
produce marked results. Depriving
country people of the postal facilities
that are enjoyed by those who live 10
large towns, tends to lower their intel
lectual standing and to keep it below
that of those who live in cities. In near
ly all European countries the postal
facilities are as good in the rural dis
tricts as in the large towns. In several
of them country people have the advan-
tage of the parcel post and of postal saw
ings banks. They are not sighted be-
cause they cultivate farms and vine
yards, or raise cattle, sheep, and fowls.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
Easy Places.

1t seems nothing but natural, says the
editor of the St. Louis Miller, for every
person, man or woman, to think the pO-
sition they occupy is just a little bit
worse than that of any one else. And
they imagine that if they could only
exchange places with some one else.
what relief it would be. Much of the
worry and fretting in life is caused by a
desire to secure an easy place. Success
is only obtained by earnest effort. And
this implies hard work of some kind.
And when you are doing hard work,
you certainly cannot be considered as
having found an easy place. 1t is those
who do not make success that are al
ways on the lookout or hunt for an easy
place. And after they find themselves IN
positions where little earnest effort
would considerably improve their con-
ditions. rather than make the effort they
allow themselves to make an easy place
for their individual comfort, and let the
chance slip. Many young man, in an
effort to find an easy place, has allowed
opportunities to 7 ass by which, if he had
taken them up and added a few years of
hard, we'll, directed labor, would have
placed him in a condition where, if he
desired, he might take upon himself an
easy place. One item should by no
means be overlooked in this, and that is
that many places are like the ones you
are occupying, that is, they are very
deceiving. Others imagine that you are
having very easy time as compared
with theirs, and they would gladly ex-
change with you, while at the same time
you are thinking the same of them.
We often make our lot in life not only
harder, but considerably worse than it
really is, by continually looking at the
dark side. We try to see all the draw
backs rather than trying to better our
condition all the while, and this at least
adds nothing to it. The fact is, if life
were all sunshine, if we all secured
what we might consider as easy places,
it is very doubtful if we would appre-
ciate it as fully as we do our present
blessings. Better wear out than to rust
out. Life can be made much pleasanter
if we would try to make the best of
everything, and then when we are able
to better ourselves, we are in condi-
ton to enjoy better. 1t is an impossi-
bility that each and every one of us
should be able to secure a place that we
might consider as easy. Added to this
is the fact that much that we see is de-
ceiving, and if we fail to find what we
are seeking in making change, we are
only breeding discomfort instead of bet
tering ourselves. 1t is certainly to the
interest of every man to better himself
or his condition when he can do so hon
estly. This is what, to a certain extent,
we are all aiming to accomplish, but we
will not be able to reach this if, instead
of earnest, faithful work, we devote our
energies to seeking out obtaining an easy
place.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
LOOK HERE /!

After you get the ice cut off the shingles and
have carried the ladder you borrowed home,
just sit down and think it over and see if it will
not pay you before another winter to put on iron
over your single roof, and thus protect your
self against fire and water.
With iron roofing you are safe from outside
fires the ice Will not trouble you and water spoil
your rooms; your insurance will be less. 1t is
better and cheaper than tin; it is as cheap as
good shingles; it is guaranteed tight with one
inch to the foot pitch. am prepared to sell you
one square or car load and have six styles of
roofing to select from and 6S varieties of pressed
steel for outside and inside finish Ask for circu-
lars, prices, etc, and If Icannot sell as low as any
one will not ask for your trade. have on hand
seasoned spruce boards, and sell by the car load.
Dimension stock delivered at this or any station
below on either road
w. b. CARPENTER.
New England Agent for the Holton Iron Roof
ing and the Penn Iron Roofing and Corrugatinr
Co. Bellows Falls, VT. Jan. LIST 1891. 1.tf
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05

mind what it means, nobody ever does
that! 10 carry your umbrella in a case
signifies it is shabby one. TO carry an
umbrella just high enough to tear out
mems eyes and knock Off mems hats
signifies, " i am a woman" To press
an umbrella on your friend, saying, sob,
do take it il had much rather you would
than not"' signifies lying, To give a
friend half your umbrella means that
both of you will get wet. TO carry it
from home in the morning means that
sit will clear off,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05

There is a language of umbrellas as
well as of flowers. For instance, place
your umbrella in rack and it will in
dictate that it will change owners. 70
open it quickly in the street means that
somebody's eye is going to be put out !;
to shut it, that hat or two is to be
knocked off. An umbrella carried over
woman, when a man is getting moth
ing but the drippings of the rain, signi-
fies counting; when the man has the
umbrella and the woman the drippiDgs,
it indicates marriage. To punch your
umbrella into person and then open it
means II dislike you" To swing your
umbrella over your head signifies $
am making nuisance of myself" 70
trail Your umbrella along the footpath
means that the man behind you is thirst
ing for your blood. To carry it at right
angles under your arm signifies that an
eve is to be lost by the man who follows
you. To open an umbrella quickly, it
is said, frightens mad bull. To put a
cotton umbrella by the side of silk one
signifies Exchange is no robbery
To purchase an umbrella means, L am
not smart, but honest" To lend an
umbrella indicates 81 am foolw To
return an umbrella means-well, never
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05

The Corona Marble company of New
York, with quarries at Brandon, has
asked its creditor for an extension. The
company virtually consists of the irm of
Charles Nj. Whitney & Co., bankers of sc
Broadway, who failed about six weeks
ago. The liabilities are said to be about
$50, 900, divided between 81 creditors.
among them being the Brandon national
hank $500 and l.. b. Peck of Brandon
$1,000.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05
BellntpS Ealla 3Inatnfftrr.
OFFICE HOURS a. m. to 8. p. m. Sunday
IL m. TO p. m.
BARNEY CANNON, JR,, p. NJ.
NAILS TO AND FROM

MAILS TO AND FROM
Boston-Closc at 90 a, M, l.25 and p. m. Ar
rive at ll.l5 a. m, 7.07 and 1888 p. m.
New York-Close at $40 a. m. .25, 6.55 and
pm. Arrive at liz q. m, S43, 7.15 and llOO
pm,
Western States-Closc at $40 a M. rs. 6.55 and
SPIN, Arrive at II 20 a. m, l.30, 7l5 and 1875
pm.
Southern states.Closc at $40 a. M, %, 6.55 and
sp. m. Arrive at ll.25 am, 3.43, 7.l5 and 1888
r..
Sullivan Way-Close at II 10 n. M. 6.55 and p. M
Arrive at 4.40 and $50 a. M, lbs p. IN.
North way over Central Vermont and Passump.
sic-Close at Ills n. M and p. m. Arrive at
4.40 a. m. and 80 p. m.
Vermont Valley Way-Close at $40 a. M, lbs
and SIP. M. Arrive at IL % a. M, and 7l5 p. m
Rutland Way-Close at Ills a. M and $50 p. m.
Arrive at $50 a. m. and .25 p. m.
Cheshire Way-Close at l.25 p. m. Arrive at
1l.S2 a. m.
South Acworth, Drewsville, Alstead and Lang
don, n. H.-Close at IL m. Arrive at $50 q. m.
Townshend, Grafton, VT, Cambridgeport, West
minister West and Athens, Vt-Close at II m.
Arrive at IL a. M
Saxton's River-Close at 70 M, 7.2o p. m. Arrive
at $40 and II a. m, ! 80 p. m.
Townshend, Cambridgcport and Grafton Vt
Close at rs p. m.
Walpole-Close at $40 a. m, 125 p. nj. Arrive at
ll.32 a. m, 707 p. m.
Brattleboro, VT. closed pouch-Close at Las %.
m. Arrive at 4.45 p. m.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-02-05

In 1890 21S,5i9 cars passed through
Hoosac tunnel over the Fitchburg rail-
road.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29

port Of the chairman. and understood
his real worth. Merriam had no use for
him. but the other state candidates did
and Jared better for their decision.
To stoop to low trades and political
scheming. Heatwole, perhaps; is not as
good as they make them. but for an
honest, hardworking and faithful leader
he is better than his accusers ever dared
to be. 1t is such men that the Republi.
can party..ought to cling to, and it
would be a mistake to throw the
present chairman overheard. His
opposition to men of prominence
will not 60 further than to antag-
onize what. are commonly known
as political workers for politics sake, -
and, stopping. there,lt will be good med
icine for the party.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29
WHY NOT BE FAIR.

The New Ulm Review is opposed to c.
R. Davis for Congress and has CON-
menced the battle against him in earn
est. The Review is published at John
Lind's home. Can it be that it voices
"Honest .,John's'' sentiments?- Rock
County News.
The Review voices no sentiments but
its own. Furthermore it is the organ
of no man. If it opposes c. R. Davis
and upholds John Lind, it is because it
believes Lind worthy and Davis unde-
serving. There is not a whit of polite
al scheming in It's editorial writings and
it would like to be considered honest
in it's opposition to men and measures.
Were the Review the only paper that
could not swallow G. R. Davis, there
would be reason perhaps for such arti
Giles as the one quoted from the News,
but in looking over the columns of this
same paper we find an article which
reads as follows:
Ger Davis of 81. Peter is an avowed
candidate for congressional honors
This is no news. Everybody knew
what was in the wind when the senator
introduced his famous interest bill, and
advocating its passage on che floor Of
the senate, spent leisure hours hoping
it would not pass. 1t is to be hoped
that his candidacy will not keep Gov,
Ives out of the field. The latter could be
elected, but, there are grave doubts as
to the success of Mr.. Davis" ....s.
Whose sentiments, pray, do the fore.
going expressions voice? They are
true enough to the editor of the News;
then why cannot they be held by pap
er published in New Ulm, even if New
Ulm happens to be the home of the
present representative? Bro. Van Du-
zee, you should be fair. ..'..
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29
as OTHERS SEE US.

The little village of New Ulm. which
is headquarters of the 20 Congressional
district, headquarters of the 9th Judicial
district, headquarters of the state mill
tia, and headquarters of the financial
department. of the state, now wants the
next governor. We draw the line rig bit
mere. not that the Review has failed to
present the names of the greatest polit-
ical winners in the whole state, but be-
cause we happen to know that the
scheme is only part of deep laid con-
spiracy, the next and final step in
which, after securing the governorship,
is to land the state capitol in New Ulm,
and we don't object to the wisdom Of
this latter feature, so far as location is
| concerned, but we do most emphatical.
ly object to shutting down the annual
$4,000 appropriations to st. Paul ring
sters and mechanics for repairs on the
present capitol Marshall News.Mes-
senger.
Notwithstanding the pleasantly~put
roast that is couched in the above clip
ping, neither New Ulm nor the Review
are in the office broking business. IT'S
true we have the cinch on a number of
the best Offices of the state, and a town
would be unthougtful for itself if it
didn't honor its favorite sons with all
that came within its reach. We plead
innocent however to any knowledge of
deep laid scehmes, and assure the Mes
senger man that we have not as yet
asked for the governorship nor for the
state capitol. But. be hat as 1t m ay,lf any
of these piums fall IN the way ofour am
bilious and growing little village, ''the
whole state may now take notice that
New Ulm and the New Ulm Review
are in 1t for business.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29
INVITE THEN a ~.

The citizens Of Newt I'm have duty
to peform. That duty consists not
only in seeing that New Ulm has a
large multitude within it's limits on the
22nd of August, but in looking out also
that the visitors include the prominent
men of the state. the state officials, the
members of the legislature that voted
to give US the monument,and every par
ticipant in the scenes of 1862 who can
possibly be present.
The dedication which is being ar
ranged for is not local affair or at
least should not be considered as such.
While New Ulm was forced to stand the
brunt of the Indian uprising in '62, the
whole state was directly interested in
the outcome Of the struggle, and had it
not been for the exceeding Importance
OF that other great contest, which nat
urally attracted attention away from
the danger that was imminent in the
Minnesota Valley, the event would have
been looked upon throughout the coun-
try as one of greater note. AS it is, the
history of Minnesota contains no pages
80 full of interest as those describing
the events that transpired in this vicin.
ity. And now, twenty-five years later at
dedication commemorative of that
trying and perilous period,i is no more
than proper that the people of the whole
state should be asked to take hand in
the ceremonies. The people of New
Ulm, let it be remembered, are not the
only ones who are interested in the
monument.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29
BE LIBERAL.

The Brown County Fair this year
should call for open liberality from
everybody; from the fair managers as
we'll as from our citizens in general.
Frequent experiences have shown that
there is very little to be gained by cut
ting expenses in matters of this kind,
while it IS seldom that failure or losses
result from a generous and liberal pol
icy of judicious expenditure. If the
managers put in twice as much money
this year rs they did last, nine cases
out of ten it means twice as many peo-
pie and twice the income. If every
business man does something, even at
slight expense, to advertise the exhibit,
to add to the attractions and properly
entertain the strangers, it means that
his efforts will be rewarded two.fold.
The danger of losing money through a
Fair is the same whether the outlay be
large or small. In other words $50
ball game will draw people enough to
town to pay for the game; again, there
are enough people who like to see a
bicycle race for purse of 1926 to come
to town and make up the purse, while
a speech that costs $50 will be good
enoug h to pay for itself. A thousand dol
lars in premiums means practically that
there has been corresponding increase
in The exhibits to pay for the increased
offers, and the cases are rare where
the entries do not keep tally with the
advance in rewards. Look back over
record of the Agricultural Society in
this county, and it is evident at once
that the most successful fairs, financial.
ly and otherwise, that have ever been
held, were those that have cost the most
money. Each instance speaks in favor
of liberal appropriations this year and
and in the future.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29
HOLD ON TO HEATWOLE.

A few months ago the Review made
the statement that there were prominent
politicians in this state who were anx-
ious to get rid of Joel Heatwole. 1t
would now seem as if that statement
was to be proven true.
Ever since Mr.. Heatwole commenced
his opposition to Mr.. Davis, there have
been a number of papers and men
about the state who have stood ready.
early and late, to say that Mr.. Heat
wole should resign as chairman of the
central committee. The only reason
assigned by these'swatchfuls for the par
ty'' is that the Heatwole has been
constantly aiming to hatch out the dam
nable heresy of discomfort within the
rank and file and cause disruption
by opposition to some of the leaders.
AS matter of fact Mr.. Heatwole has
done nothing of the kind. It is only
the men who fall victims to his sturdy
and independent attacks that see in his
opposition to themselves hurtful blows
at the party to which they look for life
long support They judge too selfshly,
and do not seem able to comprehend
that the principles of the greatest of all
POLITICAL organizations have never suf-
fered at his hands.
The opposition that chairman
Heatwole has always encouraged
+ is strengthening, not weakening, for it
never hurts party to know its faults
and the shortcomings of its leaders.
Such opposition is Of Of different ma
ture from that of the Office. seeker, who,
when he doesn t get what he wants finds
it opportune to bolt and pull out.
As chairman Of the central committee
it is claimed that Heatwole was a
failure. but his accusers forget that Mr..
Heatwole had very little to do at the
head Of the organization in this state.
He was minus the confidence of the
head of the ticket, and Merriam's cam
paign was withdrawn altogether from
the management of the affable North
ield editor and placed exclusively with
Tams Bixby. For all that. however,
members Of the State central commit
tee were all along strong in their sup
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-07-29
THE GOOD MR.. MERRLAM.

-AA0 ~ wv AAAss 4AAI4G4t4nMs
Looking at the action of Gov. Mer.
RAM without knowing the circum.
stances which led to the prevention of
the anxiously looked.for prize fight IN
St. Paul. all well-meaning and law-re.
speeding people would naturally be led
to believe that his conduct was CON-
mendable. There is nothing for St.
Paul to gain from pugisltic tussle for
money and honors, and moreover there
is no good reason for making Minnesota
the ground for these degrading contests.
All but the sporting cranks will admit
that there is nothing elevating in seeing
two men thump and abuse each other
through fifty or sixty rounds, nor does
it follow because man seeks to inter-
fere with such disgraceful and unmanly
proceedings that he is necessarily pious
or too sensitive of wrong. There is that
about the circumstances, however,
which places Mr.. Merriam in rather
doubtful position. He issued proclama.
ton through which the fight failed to
come uf, but the manifesto was ill-timed.
AS the guardian of the peace of the state
and its various communities, it was not
only his right bnt duty to interfere from
the start in what was against the law
and apt to result in riot or blood-shed.
In this case, however, he acted only
after being hard pressed by prominent
and influential mem bers of church and
moral circles. The Instructions of the
the law had apparently little meaning
to him, until the desire to please Arch.
bishop Ireland and a few others moved
him to interfere with fighting scrap,
the like of which is enacted night after
night in st. Paul without molestation.
It was nothing more nor less then, we
are to believe, then the benign moral
teaching and influence of men high in
the church that animated our governor,
who has heretofore been known as
zone of the boys. = Hereafter, there
fore, he should sbe spoken of only as
| 1.-THE good Mr.. Merriam ...