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COMM ERClAL..
SACRAMENTO MARKET.
sACRAMENro. juno 9th.

SACRAMENTO. June 27th.
rRUTT-Lemons-Sic $S@S 80 2 box;
SoIfoEno sSSe oS e6onaa S9 hmgs s. 56as s495 30
bunch for Island; Cocoanuts, Sos; California
OTanges-Los Angeles, so p box; River
side, S3@3 so 2 box; do Navels, "a POO; POO;
o 90 "a box; Pineappes, 60c each; 81 2
Sozen; Strawberries, 81 40@l SO q case; Il.
4. Cherries, $75cQS1: Cherries, common, so
@GOc; Gooseberries, 4@6c = ID; Apricots, 75c
@$1; Currants, soc = box, and So to so 90
2 chest; Raspberries, 81 80 p case.
CANNED GoODS--Assorted table, $40
berries, 81 95; Cherries, So 1902 60; Cur
rants So 20; Gooseberries, 81 S0@1 90;
Muscat Grapes 81 55s1 90; PIums, 81 60;
Ounces 81 90; Raspberries, So 70; Straw
BREADsTUFFs-F So SO q Dbl; oat-
meal, 1o-fb sacks, 4c q tb; So 70 2 10Q-ib
sacks; Cornmeal white, So so p 1o-t sacks;
yellow, So 50 q 25-tb sacks; Cracked Wheat,
So 90 p 10-tb sacks; So % p 1O0-fb Sacks
Hominy, 81 q 10-tb sacks; So rs 2 100-D
sacks; Graham, So 80 ? 1O-fb sacks; S2 90 p
VEGETA ABLES-Onions, SiIverskins, $500
81 p cwt; Onions, red, S0@95c; Cabbage
5O@65c: Carrots, 5o@6Oc 2 100 lbs; Tur-
nipS new, 75c p sack; bunch vegetables,
1214c p doz; Parsnips, S1@1 so; Beets, 75c
@$I; Horse Radish, 10c 2 ID; Garlic, 2O@25c;
20@25c; Green Peas, common, 2@3c; do
sweet. 3@4c; Potatoes, Early Rose S0@90c;
Peerless, 90caS1; Burbanks, S5@95c; Centen-
niaI, $l@1 10 2 ctl' Celery, 75c r doz; Spin
ach, sc p ib; String Beans, 212@3c; sum
mer Squash, 4@5c; Caulihower, 81 y Goz;
Green Peppers, 20@25c p b; O<ra, 40
@5Oc; Red Cabbage, SC p b; Savoy Cab
bage 90c p doZ; Asparagus, 81 20; Rhubarb.
DAIRY PRODUCT-Butter-V goa
22c z ID; Fancy Petaluma, 231@@241ac q fb;
Eastern Creamery, fancy, 21@22c; packed
in firkns choice, 1SG25c common, 12 90
13c Cheese California, 1113@l2c; Young
America, 121@@13c; Eastern Cream, 15@l6c;
Limburger 1S@2Oc; genuine Swiss, $3.50
soc: American swiss, PIC; Martins Cream,
17@1Sc. Eggs, 2O@22c; Eastern, 19@20c.
POULTRH-Deaiers' prices: Live Turkeys,
hens, I2613c; gobblers, 11@12c; dressed, A
@15c; full-grown Chickens, $4@5 . dozen;
4; tame Ducks, S4@5; Pekin, $5@5 so:
Geese, ,S2@2 25 q pair.
HAY, GRAIN AND FEED-Oat Hay, S12
@14 z ton; Alfalfa do, SlO@l1 2 ton: Bran,
$21 q ton; Middlngs, S25 2 ton; Barley,
whole, paying 81 40@1 so; rolled, 81 so;
Wheat choice milling) paying 81 70
y cwt; Rye, l 40; Tame Oats, S2@2 20; Corn,
paying, 81 35@1 40 2 cwt.
MEATS-BCef, sc; Mutton, 61%d7c; Lamb,
Sc; Veal, large, 5@5hc; small, 61@@7c
hogs, 4@41%c; dressed Pork, Sc; Hams-flast-
Medium, 915c; selected lie; extra light 2 &c;
extra light, boneless, 131a@141@c.
MISCELLANEOUS - Seeds = Alfalfa, new
crop, S@9c; Timothy, Eastern, 6@7c; Pop
Corn, ear, 3G4c; Shelled, 40 SIC; Red Glover,
10@11c; Red Top, 6@7c q 10. Nuts-Chie
Walnuts, new, 1l@12c; California Walnuts
11m12c; Almonds new, 14@ l6c; Peanuts
California, 6@7c; Eastern, 6@7c. Lard-Cali-
fornia cans, S1@g9c; Eastern, S34@1Oc. Hides
steers SC; heavy cows, &c; dry. sc: Tallow,
SIC.
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Too much stress cannot BE laid upon the great ad-
vantage to the t9rower of being in an early locality
In most cases makes the difference between success
and failure The industrious orchardis OF CaDav Valley
may rest assured that he will derive all the benefits gained
by the first fruit shipments of the season. and that 20
acres OF this rich land, when the are in bearing
will yield handsome and assured income.
The Capay Valley Land Company has an agent re-
siding In the valley whose duty show the various
tracts to land seekers.
-Four townsites have been laid out in different points
IN the valley, VIZ. Esparto Cadenasso, Guinda and
Rumsey Town lots may now be purchased at reason
able prices and on easy terms.
The enterpr!sing and fourishing of Esparto is
situated at the lower end of the valley and $4,000
worth of substantial buildings have already been erected
including fine four-story brick hotel two large brick
blocks and waterworls with pipes laid in the streets,
besides extensive warehouses and numerous residences
The town has po5tofhce schoo-house and weekly
paper and the fine railroad depot contains telegraph
and express Offices
Postofhces have also been established at Gunda and
Rumsey This latter place, situated the head of The
valley, is the present terminus Of the railroad The
comfortable little hotel makes excellent quarters for
hunters well as andseekers.
The advantages enjoyed by the settler in Capay Val
ley may be thus concisely summed up;
soil of great fertility, yielding bountfully Of every
crop.
soil and climate which will ripen all kinds of fruit
vegetables earlier than anywhere else in the State
ana climate perfectly adapted to the curing of rasns and
drying of fruit without the aid Of artificial evaporators
location that central and close markets. Railroad
communication which enables shipments to be made
quickly and cheaply Lands which are sold cheaper
and better terms than anywhere else in the State
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. Macbeth's pearl top" " and
"pearl glass" lanp-chimneys
do not break from heat, not
one in a hundred; they break
from accidents.
They are made of clear
glass as we'll as tough, as
clear IS crystal. They fit the
lamps they are made for.
Shape controls the draft, they
are shaped right. Draft con
tributes to proper combustion;
hat makes light; they i'm
prove the light of a lamp.
But they cost a dealer three
lines as much as common
,himneys, and, as they do not
break, he is apt to be anxious
est they stop his trade. Di-
ninished sales and less profit
are not agreeable to him.
there are two sides to the
question. Have a talkwith him.
PittsbuT9. Grn- \. ~ cTrrH g. Co
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Seal Gatnte, Gtr.
ARARE OPPORTUNITY
Good Agricultural Land for $40
to $40 per Acre.

The Pacific Improvement Company has re-
Gently purchased twelve thousand ceres OF
land in the heart of Tehama County, for the
purpose Of promoting subdivision and settle
ment. This land embraces lands from first
class Sacramento Valley agricultural land, to
land of fair average quality, and is offered ut
from SO to $50 Per acre, in subdivisions Of
10, so. 40, Ice and $50 acres.
The terms upon which these lands are offered
are especially attractive. They Will be sold in
subdivisions, as above indicated, by the pay
mcnt ofinterest only Tor three years, at which
time the purchaser can begin the payment of
principal by paying the first OF five equal am
nual installments. Thus no part of the prin-
cipal is to be paid for three years and then
the purchaser is 20 have five years in which to
pay five equal annual instalIments with in-
terest at the rate OF z per cent. per annuIn,
making payments extending over o period OF
eight years Intending purchasers are as
sured that this is an opportunity to purchase
land OF fair average quality at SO per acre,
and good agricultural land at $50 an acre,
with other grades Of land at prices to CORE
spond between these figures.
The assertion is frequently made that good
lands, suitable for general farming. and es-
pccially adapted for fruit-growing, cannot be
had in California for less than from $50 to
S1OO an acre. An examination of the land
subject of this advertisement viii prove to
home-seekers that this is an opportunity for
the purchase of good agricultural land at $50
an acre, and for qualities grading down to fair
agricultural land at SO an acre, on terms of
payment which should make the disposition
OF these lands to actual settlers result easy of
accomplishment.
The primary object of the purchase of this
body of land was the breaking up of large
holding 70" the purpose of promoting its set
tlement in smaller quantities and its devotion
60 diligent husbandry.
For further particulars, call upon or adj
dress VIM. H. MILLS,
Land Agent OF the c. P. r. r., Fourth and
Townsend streets. San Francisco. Cal.
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a Tahoe NewsnaDer.

The Free LG8ce printing Office has been
removed from Reno to Cornelian Bay. at
the north end Of Lake Tahoe, where il
will be issued during the session Of the
Chautluqua Assembly by Frank Sisson,
who Will also issue weekly. to be known
as the Sierra NeU0d0 Tourist.
The managers of the Chautauqua AS
sembly have purchased the Hot Springs
property and viii make it an attractive
place. One feature Of the place is that the
hot water boils up in Lake Tahoe short
distance from the shore. Cement walls
have been constructed around some OF the
springs and they extend above the sur
face Of the lake, and from this incl6sure
the hot water is taken to the bathrooms.
-ltcnoa Courier.
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RESCUED BY a DOG.
A Faithful and Intelligent Canine Saves
the Life OF a EabY.


John Trainor of Huntington and his
dog Jack have earned the gratitude Of the
parents of a lost child, which, but for
them, would have perished in the cold,
says the East Norwich Enterprise.
Trainor, while making q trip with his
baker wagon Tuesday through q lonesome
road near Woodbury., was attracted by
the strange actions of his dog. The ami
mai kept running back and forth between
the woods and the wagon, and in every
way seemed to urge 1Tainor to leave the
vehicle and follow him. This Trainor
finally did, expecting to find that the
dog had treed coon or found some wild
animal.
The dog started off in the woods and led
the now astonished baker to a spot where
he found -year-old baby almost per-
ished with the cold. 1'rainor gathered
the little toddleru in his arms and soon
had it bundled nto the wagon among the
warm robes. Driving up the road 4 short
distance, the father Of the child, n German
labOrer, was encountered. The babe had
strayed away from home a few hours be-
fore, and had been lost in the woods. It's
little hands and feet were badly frozen.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

GAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION, $50
- California street, corner Webb; branch
100 Market stgeet, corner Folk san Fran
ciSco.-tortne half year ending 3Uth Of June
1881, q dividend h"S been declared at the ratl
OF tNe and lour-tcntils Is 4-IO1 ncr cent Dcl
az per cent per annun on ordinary Ce
pGsits. r Of taxes, payable on and after
WEDNESDAY,, July I, 1891.
je2-2wGtSW LOWELL. W fIITE Cashier
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Origin of the Agnostics.

The agnostic is one who denies that we
have any knowledge, or can have any
knowledge, of anything except phenom-
ena. He neither alGrfus nor denies the
existence of a Deity, or of future state.
lie says be knows nothing about them.
There have been agnosticS ever since the
first conception of a supreme being began
to take hold on the minds of men, al
though the word agnostic, which means
an absence of knowledge, is compare
lively new in the sense here indicated.
Huxley, the British scientist, claims the
honor of first suggesting it in this appli-
cation. Agnosticism is probably on the
increase, but nobody knows how far it
extends. 1t is safe to say, however. that
the actual avowed agnostics form only
a very small part of the community in
any section of Christendom.
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CASH GROCERY.

ID A. oLMsTEA,D & CO, ,.orias PoUKIh ,t1a ASD bSd
Jisions Butter, Cheese, Eggs, finest Japan
eni CHINA Teas California and Eastern Hams
and Bacon, and every description OF family
supplies.
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W. l. KAVANAUGH, Undertaken,

No. SIS J ST.. bet. Fifth and sixth.
A LWAYS ON HAND a LARGE ASSORT-
"A ment of Metallic and Wooden Caskets.
Coffin orders will receive prompt attention on
short notice and at tbs lowest rates. Office
open day and night. Telephone No. 800.
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|. FRANK CLARK,

UNDERTAKING PARLORS,
IOIT-1OI9 Fourth ST.. Sacramento.
TINIBALMING A SPECIALITY. GEORGE
IA H CLARK, Funeral Director and County
Coroner. TelephOne No. 13l.
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2!G4tncrtnkprH.
TOHN MILLER

Successor to Fritz & Miller,
UNDERTAKING PARLORS,
00S X STREET (ODD FELLOWS TEN.
JUO ple). A complete stock of Undertaking
Goods always on hand. EMBALMING y
SPECIALITY. Telephone No. 1S6.
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STONE MASON.

CEMENT AND ARTIFICIAL WALKS
u laid, in all colors, at lowest prices, First
class work guaranteed. a BOIEANO, NO:
719 Alley, between NJ ana \, Seventh and
Eighth streets, SACRAMENTO, Cal.
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Two-van Fleet, Judg,

SATURDAY, June 2T.1S9l
Estate of Mary Lowry deceaSed-Order
granted settling tinal account and for distribu-
ton.
Matter of y. Denncry, an insolvcnt-Meet-
ing OF creditors set for Friday, August eth,
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SAIL.

DY NEW PROCEss-BEsT IN THE
ID World. Samples free. Address Z. T.
FIGG. l1l9 Fourth ST.. Sacramento. n2y2?D
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Southcrn, IL
4NeNslda (9lS
OFSs5ou, Nalley ..s>S 6q2o
Eastern, @20
10; netiVy IL Gg1o
HIDES AND SKINS-Quotable as follows:
Sound. Culls.
Heavy Steers. 81 fbsup, 2 lbs O.. 81 &C
! Medium .edIt Steers, 46 to Sc fts~-6 @6% 5 @
Light, 40to 45 fbs....;;.....5 O. O.
Medium Cows. over 46 fbs-....5 a 4 O.
Light Cows, under 46 tbs....5 O. 4 O.
kIps. II to 30 fbs.................4 O. 3 O.
Veal Skins, 10 to z fhs........6 O. @4%
Calf Skins, 5 to 10 fbbs.......6 az @6
Dry Hides, usual selections, 1O1%c; Dry
Kips, do, 10H@11c q 10; Calf Skins, do,
10%@l1c; CufI Hides, Kip and Calf, '711@c
salt Hides. 4@41lc; Pelts, shearlings, 10
@20c each: do, short, 4o470c each; do, me-
dunn, 700 90c eacn do, long WOOL 9oc@S1 40
each; Deer Skins, summer, 3715c; do, good
medium, soc to Soc; do, thin, 20@25c q ID;
Goat Skins. SOC TO soc apiece for prime and
perfect, 15@25c medium, 5@10c each for
small.
MEAT MARK KET-Following are the rates
for whole carcasseS from slaughterers to deal
ers Beef-First quality, SIC; second quail
ity, DC; third quality, 4@41ac y ID. Veal
--Quotable at 5@6c for large and 5@Sc p 10
for small. Mutton-Quotable at 7@Sc q ID.
handspring. S@9c = ID. Pork-Live Hogs,
on loot, grain fed, heavy, 41I94$4c; light, 514
95Hc; dressed hogs, 7@Sc r 10.
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GcntIc,ncn,s List.

GCntlC;uen'S List.
Asllwith. C 4 Green. Geo Murphy. Paul
Arhart, Lue Green, JOS B Murray, Ed
Baci1er, y Hagans, W LIZ Mcnamara, T
Barclay, T. G Han, j w Noenan, I
Beaver. II J. HaHcy, Geo w Niemirer, Her
Bennett, B markings, Ch mann
Ecrmingualn, JIiart Fred II ODcr. s
BcrtOn, Geo fairfield, OsbOurn. Y J
Bigelow, \ $ Haynes, NJ r Olson, ]
Blackburn, r Hayiland, J-2 PeaSe j VI
Boman, NJ stiff Haywood, Chas Person, Hans L
BOVINE, VIM Heron, 4 Peterson, \
RraZile, Joao III 1ildreth p Fettus VI
Brainard, W h Hoagland, + y Perkins, c II
BrcZc, ) NJ Holt, j Phillippi. Carl
Brown, Geo Horn, Henry 0 Pierce, j s
Brown, Nat Howell, j G BcardOn, \
Brown, J. Hulett, . w Rcakstraw, j G
Bryant. " G fubbell, Gett ked, -
Butterfield, l. H.Jezel, Jack Reed WI
BuTreS, . II Jensen, J. & NJ Robertson s
Burton. Master Jones, J l. RomandCr,
James JorgenSOn, II NJ ~abern, John
Campbell, NJ lkeefe, } ScAermerhorn,
Carroll, Jas King, Joseph 1ra-2
Carroll, Fred kirkaldy, Jno Schuldh, VIM
Coil, james Knapp, + Semore, John
Cone, w Va hanegeiSer, H SedwiclI, Will
Coolscr, - MIR Lancaster y Sherman, Al
Cook. School Latham, III Shears. VIM
Trustee, SUt- Lewis. Alvin Simmons u
tcrville Leonard, Alex Harris
Cope, Frank Lewis, + + Silva, Mani VI
Cuno l. p Lima, Frank Sink, II
Cunha, John Lindsay, } j SOldaVini, An
DuYal r III Iineburger, II tonic
Devine. John Logan & Perry Snow, Robt 3
Dias Manocl Locihart, Southers JOS w
Dickerson, G. y Logan. t-2 81 Clair, Dave
DOTan, j LOOmal, j. STANLEY, j w
Drake, II NJ Lowell. a NJ stay, go
Duffy Ed IyovelCsS, = Still, j NJ
EichhOltZ, s B Lyon, III Steinel Oscar
Elliott, + J Mair, Helfen Stradling. c
FaStnO. Jose Maloney, y sullivan, VI l.
Fante. Julius Mariner. LOUIS Iayior ID :
Fischer Hcrnn Marsh. Fred Taylor. JAS V
Oswald Mayblum l. Thomas III
Forbes Frank May, Samuel Waight. A II
Franklin II II McCrac<en.J @ Watson. Robt
Frazer. John Mccormack, Weaver II B
Fuchs, Rosalia W II Wenstcin, +
Garraban. y McDonald.D II Whitfield. Kar
Gardner, Mr. - McGowan, W G Wilson, II II
Gilbert J & Mckinnis, w Witcik Julius
Comes, Amto- McMillin, NJ Z Wolcott + X
MO NJ Mclaughlin, J Womack. jeff
GOodridge l. Moses, II \ Young
Goddard Billy Morrey, John Young Frank
GoOdrdge + Mumford, Jno Younger, w q
GOrham, W w
Miscellaneous.
Lewis or Smith L : Detective Assn
Pacific Sloap Medicine
Co.
Foreign.
Ventura, ] Coelo Rannas.
j. o. COLEMAN. Postmaster.
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CUCCFSSOR TO CARLE & CROLY, CON-
y tractor and Builder. Orders solicited and
promptness guaranteed. Office and shop,
i124 second street, between K and L.
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NPRECEDENTED TERMS
- ~@1NTF2EsEsr ONLY FOR FIVE 7 PER cENEezg

P@y I9ey situated in Yo County
IN us eftie length by the Woodland
Lake Railroad the distance 21aIes
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LIST OF LETTERS.

Remaining in the Postofficc at Sacramento on
Monday, June 30, 1891:
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c CsRIE

CARRIAGES, vICTORIAS, PHAETONs,
u Buggies and Spring Wagons. 90, 912,
nl4 Ninth street, SACRAMENTO.
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JOHN D. sHEARER 3 SON,

4 RTIFICIAI STONEWALN CONTRACT
\ ors Latest designs and frst-class work
Estimates furnished for residences, wood or
iron foundations. jel6-tt
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C. SUTER.
GUTHRIE BROS,
a, MEISTER

nRACTICAL PLUMBERS, STEAM AND
/ Gas Fitting. Roofing and JObbing. Terms
rcaS0nnhlc. / u j street.
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SUNDAY excepted. fSunday only. 2Mon.
day excepted. A.-For morning. P.-For t.E.
/ ternoOn.
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager.
I. II GOODMAN. General Passenger Agent.
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LEE HAYS,

WELL BoRER AND TANK BUILDER,
w tin, sheetiron and copper work, plumb
Ing, gas and steam fitting, jobbing, etc. 1914
] street. ap3-3m
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q Attpr1trBa-nt-Tut&1.

WIN. N. SIMS,
a TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
~ Lindley Building, rooms and g, 1909
Seventh street, cor. }, Sacramento, Cal. jci-tt
Al. & ELwo0D BRUNER,
A TTORNEYS-AT-LAW ROOMS ., 7 AND
n 9, Postofice building. g.Sacramento.ap5-lEn
CIIAUNCEY II. DUNN. S.soLoN ifoJ4I1.
HOLL & DUNN,
" AWvERS-OF'FTCES, 92o FIFTH ST,
/ 4 Sacramento. Telephone No. Ia.
CHARLES H. 0AIMAE,
TvTORNEY AND CGUNSELOR-AT-LAW,
a OFFICE--420J street, Sacramento, Cal.
Notary Public.
A. L. HART.
T'TORNFY-AT-LAW.- AW.-OFFICE, SOUTH
a west corner Fifth and streets, Rooms
10 IS and Ii, Su5ter building.
THOMAS w. HUMPHREY,
TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR-AT-LAY,
y southwest corner Seventh and j streets,
Rooms rs. Sacramento. Cal. Notary Public
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RntIronH Gtnrr GnIrIr.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
[PACIFIC SYSTEM.J
JUNE ], 1901
LEAVE TRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE

Trains Leave and are Due to Arrive at
Sacramento:
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SUPERIOR COURT.

Ventura, Coelo Rannas.
j. O. COLEMAN. Postmaster.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21
A WONDER WoRKER.-Mr. Fran

A WONDER WoRKER.-Mr. Frank
Huffman, young man of Burlington,
Ohio, states that he had been under
the care of two prominent physicians,
and had used their treatment until he
was not able to get around. They pro-
nouuced his case to be consumption
aud incurable. He was persuaded to
try DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds, and at that
time was not able to walk across the
street without resting. He found, be-
fore he had used half of dollar bottle.
that he was much better; he continued
to use it and is to-day enjoying good
health. If you have any throat, lung
or chest trouble, try it. We guarantee
satisfaction. Trial bottle free at G..
Blakely's, Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21

healthy, and make them profitable in
every sense. For little while, under
peculiar conditions, it may be made to
seem otherwise. To-day great many
dairymen are keeping their cows far
too close and feeding them too high.
Immediate profit is secured, but in the
long run the balance will be the other
way. Unless the health-the perfect
health--of your flocks and herds is
maintained, their progeny will be en-
feebled; and this destroys our BUSH
ness at its very foundation. Unless
we can breed our own stock, we must
buy; and those of whom we must buy
are not likely to part with their best at
price very profitable to him who is
50 placed. Exceptions to this there
may be, but in the long run these ex-
ceptions will only go to prove that the
rule is otherwise.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21

PROBABLY some readers will skip
all this as "too scientific" Well, ag-
riculture is science. 1t requires
knowledge for its successful following.
There is not man who knows any
thing so ignorant as not to know that.
However good farmer he may think
himself, he isqute aware that he was not
so until some time after his birth. What
he knows, be it much or little, he has
learned-partly from others and partly
by observation. A man who has
learned anything is so far learned
man. What objection has he to IT.
creasing his store of knowledge? Does
he not know that without what he now
knows about farming he could not live
by the farm? Would he be glad to
have stopped learning twenty years ago?
Can he see any way that it would have
made him better off? Have not most
of his losses, or at least many of them
been because he did not know? Does
he think he now has possession of all
the valuable knowledge about farming
that there is? If so, he may not know
it, but he is beginning to die.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21

THE national Department of Agri
culture has given out directions, from
German source, for the prevention Of
the potato blight which did so much
damage two years ago, as follows: "The
authors experience leads to the conclu-
sion that potato fields should be sprayed
twice, the first time about July |, and
the second about August Is; for early
varieties the treatment should be earlier.
The author specially recommends a
copper solution, composed of four
pounds and six ounces of copper sui
phate, six pounds and one ounce of
soda, and twenty eight gallons of
water" 1t would seem that there is
too much carelessness in the editing of
the department issues, otherwise we
should be informed which form of
"soda " is recommended. One is much
more caustic than the other, and if used
when the milder form is meant might
do serious injury to the plants.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21

A GERMAN test for watered milk con-
sists in dipping a well-polished knitting
needle into deep vessel of milk and
then Immediately withdrawing it in an
upward manner. If the milk is pure,
drop of the fluid will hang to the
needle; but the addition of even a small
proportion of water will prevent the
adhesion of the drop.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21

So long as roller-process bran costs
about the same as a mixture of equal
parts corn meal and cotton seed, the
latter is the most profitable material
where liberal flow of rich milk is the
object.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21
Editorial NOtings.

THE poultry editor of the Ne,o
England Farmer replies at considerable
length, and with some warmth, to our
suggestion that fowls properly fed and
cared for are not benfited by " stimu-
lants to the ovaries," of unknown COM
position, which are so widely adver-
tised. A very apt illustration of the
difference between stimulants and food
is that which compares the one to a
whip and the other to a feed of oats.
If these high-priced stimulating :"
foods are simply good grain, without
drugs, they are no better than what
every farmer can grow for himself. If
they contain drugs of which the buyer
knows nothing, the chances are hun
dred to one that they will be injurious.
But, as rule, they are simply dodge
to sell cheap grain at high price.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-21

On account of the habit of the
Jerseys to hold up so even flow of
milk through their milking period, and
almost to the time of again coming in,
they will round out their years work
with very nearly as much milk as any
other breed.