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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

AN ATTACHMENT TO A STONE BOAT.
plowed, when the attachment will quick
ly take up a load if the boat be weighted.
If there is very much of this scraper
work to do, the edge of the wing should
be shod with strip of steel, like an old
cart tire or piece of saw blade. The out
side rail of the wing also should be high
er than for stone. The hinge should not
be too loose. 1t should keep the wing
on the ground by the weight of the boat"
In the second cut is shown plan for
grubbing small timber, originally ex-
planned by Pennsylvania farmer in
The Country Gentleman. He says: 81
use two pulley blocks in extricating
stumps. | frequently Use three. The
accompanying sketch will show the man
ner Of using pplleys. \ third block
could he used to pass the terminal line
under to get lower draft for the team.
In the illustration our object is to take
the tree ont root and branch. BY means
of chain we attach the block B, con
tanning two pulleys, to the tree as high
a. practicable The block A, containing
one pulley, is anchored to a stump or
tree close TO tie ground. Anchorage
should be rather farther from the tree
than is shown III the sketch One end
of the rope is made fast to the iron loop
Of the single pulley block. The other
end of the rope is first passed over one
of the double pulleys, then over the sim
gle pulley, then over the other double
pulley and lastly the end of the rope c
is made fast to the doubletree to which
the team is attached The team is
started while man back of the tree
stands with an AK and strikes across lit
tie ridges of earth which are thrown up
by roots, each time severing a root, till
over goes the tree.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

New York claims to have had this
season $4,000 acres devoted to hops. The
Farmers Review places the product of
the state at 80, 900 bales.
The Kansas sorghum sugar crop will
reach. it is believed, at least 5000, 900
pounds.
1t is reported that Nebraska will make
100000 pounds of beet sugar this year.
Pennsylvania will reproduce Independ-
ence hall at the Worlds fair as the
building especially devoted to that state.
1t has been estimated that the Agri-
cultural building at the Worlds fair
will cost 100000.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27
A Collector of Idols.

S. II. Zhan, of Lancaster, Pa, is collec'
tor of idols. Among the many heather
gods to be seen in his collection are Aztec
idols from Mexican mounds and tombs,
many of them thousands of years old; a
Hindoo idol with real gems for eyes, ten or
fifteen Japanese and Chinese gods, includ-
ing the God of Darkness" of the last
named people. He also has Indian idols
taken from sepulchral monuments il ~
IONA, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri,
besides a great Indian god, made of sand
stone, found somewhere on the banks of
the Susquehanna river.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

DR.. Mayo, the author of "Kaloolah,"
tells the following story Some years ago
he was acting MS surgeon on board the
United States ship Of war Cyane. The YES
sci was in midocean, when n craft in full
sail, but so low down the horizon rs to be
scarcely visible with the naked eye, wa-
discovered. Trying to make OUT the
stranger with his spyglass the capita.
said:
81 wonder what that vessel can be-"
DIR. Mayo, who was one of group
officers about the captain, spoke up an,
sud;
ooh, that's the Josiah Quincy, of y
ton"
The captain turned, looked at the dot ..
in an astonished sort of way and then re-
ceeded once more to gaze through his -py
glass, while the others went below to III,
wardroUm.
81 say, Doctor" said a senior lieutenan,
you'll find it's a mistake to guy our com
mander He has no more notion of hume
than billy goat, and he doesn't approv'
of jokes
DR.. Mayo only smiled, but he felt n it'll,
nervous about it himself, for, of course, h,
no more knew the name of the vesse
sighted than he did that of the man in tin
moon.
An hour later the stranger was ap
preached almost within mailing distance
She was bark rugged and evidently loade,
heavily with some kind of merchandise
But as the Cyane passed her she went of
on IA fresh tack and the captain could rea'
her name through his glass on her stern
1t was "Josiah Quincy, of Boston,"
"Great blazes!' exclaimed the aston
ished commander. Then, turning to tn
| doctor, he said, How on earth could yol
| know"
Merely by the cut of her jib, sir" re
| piled DR.. Mayo calmly, and he didn't ever
| admit in the wardroom that his guess ha,
4 been merely the first name that came int
his mind. Since that time he has firml
believed that nothing is too strange to b
referred to rs a coincidence. washing to
! Star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27
SPECIMEN CASES,

S. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rheuma-
It's. his stomach was dsordered, his
liver was affected to an alarming degree,
his appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg. ILL.,,
had Il running sore on his leg of eight
years standing. Used three boxes of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens Arnica salve and his leg is sound
and we'll. John Speaker, Catawba, Ill.,.
had five large fever sores on his leg; doc
tors SAID he was incurable. One bottle
of Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's
Arnica salve cured him entirely. Sold
at W. II. Sheldon's drug store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

: ~ F|T?tisT' 1oA
CLEARING LAND.


Labor Saving Devices for Removing Stones
and Grubbing out small Timber.
The clearing of land is heavy work
which is frequently left from year to
ear because of it's hard character. To
pOviate the difficulty such work occa-
Ions. a New y orll farmer, writing to the
lew England Homestead, says:
Il have invented an attachment to my
ltone boat by which the team is COM
PEELED to do the loading of heavy stumps,
rocks. ETC., AMI which facilitates the
moving of large quantities of rubbish,
the leveling of knobs and filing of cradle
holes As will be seen in the cut, the
right hand rail is removed from the COM
mon stone boat and the boat plank is
attached to the boat by heavy hinge.
This extra plank is drawn by chain at
tached to the team the same as the main
boat. We will suppose a heavy rock
has been pried out of the earth. The
chain of the wing is loosened and at
tached farther back on the main chain,
while the block at a is inserted to sep
arate the wing from the boat. The boat
is then driven beside the rock, and as the
team proceeds it will frequently take it's
pace on the boat without effort on the
part of the driver. the wing tending to
force it in place. If because of its shape
this is not readily done, IA very little pry-
ing while the team is in motion will set
it where it is desired. Meadow land
which is to be leveled must first be
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

People in the east were in the habit of
seeing celery trimmed as shown at the
right of our illustration, and we have
learned to like the way, especially as the
center of the root part is as good to eat
us any other part of the plant. The
Kalamazoo people cut the root off square
and usually pretty close to the heart, as
shown at the left of illustration. This
to us looks like mutilation, and we think
the growers make IA mistake. 1t may
take IA little longer to trim the roots off
with four cuts than with single stroke
of the knife, but it will pay in the end
by making more sales and increasing
the demand for their products.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27
CELERY FOR MARKET.
How 1t Is Prepared by Gardeners in the
East md in the West

Appearance goes great ways in the
markets, and the shipper of vegetables
or fruits cannot take too much pains
with his products. If he can make
these attractive he will be pretty sure of
quick sales and good prices The Kala-
mazoo celery, as placed on our markets,
always looks odd to MS. We think that
something is wrong with it, but it is all
in the trimming, says Popular Garden
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

"Oh, do tell me-" said Mrs. Chambers to
the tailor's wife, "what is the tailor's
goosei"
~ am" replied the woman, sadly, for
marrying Mr. Snips "-Detroit Free Press
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

The Volumes OF the MAGAZINE begin with
the Numbers tor June ana December of each
year When no time is specified, subscrip
tions viii begin with the Number urrent al
the time OF receipt OF order. Bound Volumes
OF HARPER's MAGAZINE tor three years back,
in neat cloth binding, will be sent by mail
postpaid, ON receipt OF $500 per volume.
Cloth Cases, tor binding, 80 cents each-by
mail, post paid.
Remittances should be made by Post office
Money Order or Draft, To avoid chance oil loss
Newspapers are not to copy his advertisement
withom the cypress Order Of HARPER Il BRorn-
Frs
Address; HARPER X BROTHERS, New
York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

One who has tried it advises keeping
the seed potatoes at as low a tempera-
ture as possible without freezinG them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-27

Hoard's Dairyman says; "ln an ice
house it makes IA mighty sight of differ
ence whether the heat that penetrates
the side soon strikes an air chamber and
has chance 10 go into the air, expand
it and be carried up and out, or whether
it goes ON through thin wall and strikes
the sawdust and ice. Several such
chances to get rid of the penetrating
warm air leaves the ice comparatively
free from the influence of the suns rays.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18
To Loot the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, August 12.-The secre-
tary of the treasury has been advised
that bold attempt will be made this
month to rob the treasury "py strong
and determined band of men organized
for that purpose"
The plan is to start fires in varions
parts of the city to divert the attention
of the police and then to Overpower the
treasury watchmen and loot the money
vaults.
The information was given in letter
signed by the ''King of Tramps," who
explained his knowledge of the plot by
the statement that he was the leader of
the band.
The letter was referred to the captain
of the watch with instructions to give
the visitors a proper reception.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

Parliament was prorouged until Octo-
Der "A.
Minister Phelps and the Chicago CON-
mittee are hard at work in the interest
of the worlds fair in Germany.
An international congress of socialists
will meet in Brussels, Sunday, August
Is. English trade unionists will keep
away.
Queen Marie of Belgium is dying.
A charge of bigamy rests over an an
ti-Parnellite member OF Parliament.
and sensational disclosures are prom
Used.
Mr.. Atkinson, M. p, who was sus-
pended from the house of commons for
one week, will have the resolution of
suspension expunged from the records
or resign his seat.
Desperate Bourse spectators in Bar
celona, Spain, attacked the garrison in
a foolhardy attempt to produce panic
on the Bourse under the impression
that a revolt had begun. Several were
shot on both sides.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

A NOVELTY, so it is said, that is soon
to appear in the streets of Chicago, is
the Columbian coach. 1t is-made some
thing after the model of the horse car,
is easy in its motions, will carry sixty
five passengers, but it is meant to run
without tracks in an ordinary street.
These coaches are to be differed by lady
conductors. This feature is to meet the
ordinance of the city, which provides
that on the boulevards no vehicle is to
be allowed that does not carry lady.
During the exposition the coaches ex-
pect to do rushing business in the
boulevards, and in order to be sure of
keeping within the law they will carry
he necessary lady as conductor
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18
Death of a Pioneer.

ATCHIsON, August 12.-Daniel Jones
died on his farm near Rushville, Buch-
anan county, Mo-, five miles east of
here Friday. aged SS years. He
was born in Fleming county, KY. He
settled on the farm where he died when
the Platte purchase was first opened,
and lived continuously on the same
farm for more than fifty years. He
married Betty Stag, who survives him,
as does also his eleven children. The
funeral this afternoon attracted great
crowd of people.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

A DISPATCH from Crete says that the
home of Turkish family at Ceramoa
was recently attacked and two men, a
woman and child were murdered.
Eighteen Christians were arrested for
the crime and imprisoned with Turkish
convicts. While in prison they were
stabbed with knives and so seriously
injured that they lay for eight days in
a dangerous condition.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

SOME of the small shop keepers OF
Paris have appealed to the pope for
protection from the big concerns that
are driving them out of trade. They
ask his holiness to formulate some plan
for applying the law of justice and char
ity to the freedom of trade and.competi-
ton so that the little dealers can live in
the presence of the great.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18
KANSAS CROPS.
Report of the State Board of
Agriculture.
The Sunfower State has Reason to Re-
jOice in Most Abundant Crop
of Cereals of All Kinds.

TOPEKA Kansoe Aur 11-Tba
State Board OF Agriculture has issued
H. fo,,o,;u .4 t4h a;.; -
tHe lolIoW!nS feporI vi lHe cOnulIlOH VI
crops and live stock in Kansas:
mo so,,ow;rr oroos nd nurohors 70 .ho ,,o.
;,s ,;nds - i've St"cI1 &c +nio W M NJ sI
100, Fo, nhstroctS N oSs"SSnrs 90 VI ,, u
t,a ao ert,oteS Of vod and conSitnn nf cro,,s
f,r,;Stad nv reyonlar corrocnomInntS ~ ptb; 90
h %snriN'o W osu'"i 'pono0n'' VI 'niS
- Tn tho oostorr ,,ort;or ~ tho s+o+o a,,
;,,G IMI,, Cow r hoe Rod ~ cnn4end aro;nSt fuo
nnencw ' Of evcass;va rains which hoe ciuen The
oodythn Sec;ded adva nt."a IN roany fncoi;+iaS
M, o, Se tnnIoMt az ~ 20 NTH ytho ner
Inc Inc crop .mrougnoue sne sCee WIN tne excep
~ VI i - H. .ootaro oap,,nt;as i ~ y A
shing condition havinr Sained several nnints
Surinc TIC ,nnnth- Wbereuer nee6od cnIt;v"
~ 10 =. honn Tnrdod +ho ;n5;oations ora for
~ ~ tho Inrrast ,;oid" On recorT 1ha VOC
innta "a ~ go "a ,,oor 10 < ono mn aoroS
HHncrooSa az Sec I'll ocrec from, The oreo cd
last year this decrease no doubt having been
TO- hod Nv tha 1ar~eI,, eooed aroa sou,n 70
hont dur JS tho fi1 ~ 100 " o OWN w
Uot NtS ~; S ,,,a VI 81 no ooe+orr oo,n+;os
have en- fferod from eycessixe moisture Weeds
'id o',,' - 80 $1,000 ~ onud;+;on IN
anu suit , ~ a io S omu ht n
80 d WIN, vno c 10 tho odn %os Iaer the
rrani, e,ro,r.h Of Tho etr,w cans;na n ~ lo6ce
h ann j.; Tonoi;tinS The fre"men5 s%ouors a5e
u i; = ~ sido.oh,o diforenra IN horvast inn
T1hn roo sn"n 10 oa4S M year is ooT Iso
ano 'sSn r ~ inoraos SnS y i1t 10" 90
: ce ,,or oont or 70 ga acras r,he os{;ma+ Cd
;eId nor ncrc For The ctata I. ~ hnSbeIS nal
49, ~ totoI ,,roduct of % OH mn brSb Ole
E,Iay ,rhe continuirS, innre.s n of oreo doyo
d t t 40 ne i; nrth, Of ,nU+Inn rra nr1,ho
of c ~ seedod ME vea M com M raS with ioSt
vi asiT 81, So " ~. ecu o., a., op' . GU VIZ e.
cua. me- h,l 90 tbe cro ,,ro Is az
on sterr cnnntins f,oro tho focct that tho asses
&c, rn+,,rus sho,, itu onroaTo dnr;r~ tha ioS+
&c toors 40 70 have ;ncreased Ian ener o cent
Farmers are regarding it as a profitable crop.
ihOi or ~ oiNu6 ~ 90 ~ Vno'oi0 oiOP'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

The terrible drouth in the northern
part of Texas was broken Sunday night
when a drenching rain fell. The cat
tie ranges had been parched. the corn
crop was ruined, and the cotton bolls
had begun to drop from the stems. For
the last two weeks restitution has pre-
vailed along the Rio Grande and many
cattle have died for the want of grass.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

OLAF LAvSEN, sailor walked into
a saloon in New York few days ago,
and after taking drink offered a fifty
dollar confederate bill in payment.
Strange to say, the keeper of the place
accepted the bill and gave the sailor
his change. Later he was informed OF
the character of the bill and had the
sailor arrested. The latter said the bill
had been given to him for wages.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

ACCORDING to a Boston newspaper,
Mrs. Cleveland does not indulge in surf
baths. She makes John, the general
utility man about the Tudor Haven
villa. bring the salt water up to the cot
tage in bucketsful, so that she may take
her daily dip in retirement and out OF
view of the Photographic fiends.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

A MARVELLOUS and horrible accident
happened recently at a private house in
Paris. The host had invited number
of friends to luncheon. A great Danish
boar hound was in the room, according
to custom. A guest happened to drop
his napkin, and while STOPPING to pick
it up the dog with spring seized his
throat and killed him. There was a
terrible struggle to pull the beast of, but
without avail.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

S. S. PIERCE & co. of Boston have
been convicted for selling French peas
which had been colored with prepa-
ration of coffee. The peas were canned
IN France. The case will be appealed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18
GENERAL COMMENTS.

The United States is composed OF q
communicating people. There are in
this country million miles of telegraph
wire.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18
They Died on the Same Day.

FRANKFORT, KY, August 11.-Jack
Estes and Tom Long, who fought a
duel last Monday, election day, died of
their wounds yesterday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-08-18

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 1.-The
State Board of Agriculture has issued
the following report of the condition of
crops and live stock in Kansas
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
WHISKY FOR THE MILLION.
The Distiliery at South St Paul
to Resume at Once.

The Distiliery at South st. Paul
to Resume at Once.
AT the internal revenue office yester-
day it was ascertained that the permit
for the South st. Paul distillery plant
has arrived from Washington, but would
not be effective in renewing operations
as yet, owing to slight break iii the
machinery. The company will not begin
operations at South st. Paul under the
government permit before Saturday or
ready for MASKING, and most of their
old force are back at work,
after lay-off of three months. Gen
eral Manager James W. johnson is
again in charge. The government of
ficers are: Gaugers, G. d. Brumfield,
Frand l.. Krayenbuhl, E. l.. Farnham
and John Rice; storekeepers, NJ. c.
Listoe, john Blom, Il. |. O'Connor. H.
Ii. Bogert and Richard Bradley. Deputy
Collector E. j. Heimbach visited the
plant at South st. Paul yesterday:
Frank Krayenbnhl. seen last evening
at the Clifton, SAID: at is the finest
distillery in the country, and has been
made especially valuable in its line by
the improvements that were made dur
ing this vacation"
grade cattle have been put into the dis
tillery barns here this week under the
direction of Nelson Morris d Co.. the
leading American cattle feeders, whose
headquarters are at Chicago. A few
hundred head more will be needed to
fill the barns, and the supplies must be
renewed earlier than usual for the rea-
son that the fattening will be accom-
pfiShed sooner. and then the barns must
be refiIled from time to time as the sea-
son advances.
The distillery will be run at its full
capacity, over 10000 gallons about 200
barrels) per day.
Although the establishment is in the
hands OF the whisky trust. it seems en-
tfrely probable that it will be carried Oh
even beyond the promises made to
A. b. Stickney ard others at the time it
was purchased from The ST. Paul capt.
talistS who had it in charge. The best
grades of malt and corn are re uired,
and the fine quality of the goods has ex-
tended the trade of st. Paul in Canada
and OH the Pacific coast
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08
SALTWATER NEWS.
Elks Coming to ST. Paul-Other
Important Events.

Eugene E. Cowell, publisher of the
st. Paul Park Times, was found guilty
yesterday of criminal label, and pro-
| ceedingS were stayed for twenty days.
In the meantime the case will be APP
pealed to the supreme court, and the
! defendants attorney expects to have
the case dismissed on plea of abate-
ment.
q At meeting of the city council Tues
day evening it was decided to extend
the time for paying delinquent assess
mentS until Jan. l. After this date a
penalty will be placed on all unpaid as
SeSSmentS.
C A delegation of Elks from st. Paul
lame over last evening and assisted the
ocal lodge in initiating a large class.
The local lodge will attend the Elks'
benefit at st. Paul tomorrow in a body.
County Auditor Masterman. Con-
gresham Castle, e. p Holcombe, L. L.
ManWaring and r. NJ. Anderson leave
this morning for Watertown, S. D., on a
hunting tour.
The Volunteer left yesterday with a
raft of logs for the Empire Lumber COM
pany, WInona, and the Luela cleared
with raft for Dimmock d Gould, Mo-
line, Ill.
Frederick Weber and Miss Abbie
Kitty were married yesterday at the res
idence of Father COrcOran, of st. Mich
ael'S church.
William Kingston was fined S25 in the
municipal court yesterday for drunken
ness and using abusive language TO an
officer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-08

wolves question that has often been
agitated but has never been put into
practical use save in the state of Mich
igan. In brief speech he laid his plan
before the board. Hitherto, as is the
popular custom throughout the coun-
try. a pupil cannot advance in one
branch or study faster than he can in
all the branches of the curriculum-or,
more properly speaking, than the bal
ance of the class. He amplifet, that
often pupil is bright and precocious
and makes rapid Roadway in certain
branches, but there may be some one
study that his inherent talents are i'll
adapted to. He may progress with ease
in everything but geography, for illus
tratlon, but, if he is backward in this
one branch, he is held back in all the
others.
Dr. Keane thought it an injustice to
the pupil to handicap him by set rules
in this way. If system can be formu-
lated so that the pupil who is honest
III his work may make progress with
out being held back by an unfortunate
dizziness for some one study, he urged
it should be attempted. Therefore he
moved that the superintendent confer
with the principals of the schools with
this object in view.
The proposition met with no opposi-
ton, and Supt. Gilbert will grapple with
the problem in the near future. He
says it is a difficult enigma of the
science of teaching to solve, and the i'm
preston is that it may necessitate few
additional teachers. but the board has
confidence in the acQuieScence of the
general public if the children can adj
vance more rapidly and Just as sys-
tematlcally under such an arrangement.