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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30
Books for Agricultural Libraries.

Agricultural Editor:-In purchasing
agricultural books farmers need to
avoid the impositions of publishers who
sometimes change the dates on the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30
"word method I" of teaching is not 80
new, after all.

The sand method of keeping apples
(packing in dry SANDY is an easy and
successful one, but hardly practicable
on large scale. The sand, if used at
low temperature, keeps the apples
apart, prevents movement, as well as
alterations of heat and cold, arrests
the spread of decay, and, if care is
taken in the selection of the fruit, will
prolong the keeping a good many
weeks. This is of more importance
where the bookkeeping apples are lack
ing. In the colder parts of New Eng
land there are but few bookkeeping
sorts that re list the climate. We have,
in twenty-five years experimenting,
found but three really iron-clad and
productive long-keepers,- SCOTS Win
ter, Bethel and Canadian Baldwin.
The last named is fine apple, but the
trees are suited only to a clay soil.
Scott will grow anywhere, is very pro-
ductive and often keeps with us, with
out extra care, till July. 1t is a fine
cooking apple, and becomes a good eat
ing apple in February and later. The
above named sorts hardly need to be
packed in sand to keep them; but the
Wealthy is a good deal prolonged in
season by so treating it. Even the
Alexander can be kept through Janu-
airy, and sometimes until March, in this
way. OF course, after the packing, the
fruit must be kept as cool as possible
without freezing. Apples do not freeze
as soon as water by three or four de-
grees, and are not hurt for use by freez-
ing, if slowly thawed in the dark.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

"YoU are charged, sir" said the
police magistrate, " with attempting to
kiss this woman on the street. Do you
plead guilty or not guilty2" Your
honor" replied the blear-eyed prisoner,
taking a good look at the prosecuting
witness, "plead insanity."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30
HOW's This 4?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years,
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and fnan-
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST a. TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Price, seventy.tlve cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

REFERRING TO what Professor Scott
has to say on books, we recall an anec-
dote related to us by Yale man in
connection with the first publication of
Professor Johnson's HoD Crops GroU,
and How Crops Feed. Some patroniz-
ing person addressed the professor a
few superficial compliments on these
works, and at the same time remarked
that he was sorry that he had not given
time enough to the work to make them
more complete and comprehensive.
No man has dryer, more satirical
smile than Professor Johnson; and it
was with this smile that he said: Per
haps you can suggest some points to
me that have not been considered in
those little books" They are probably
at this day the most complete things in
their way existing in so condensed a
form, and with such clear exactness of
description and definition. We hope
that the sale of the new edition of Hoa0
Crops Grow will be large and rapid
enough to encourage like revision
of How Crops Feed. That only one
edition has been sold (and not very
large one) in all these years, is a sad
proof that America has as yet very few
farmers who are reading men, at least
in matters pertaining to the farm.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

title page and sell books that have not
been revised for thirty or forty years.
1t is obvious that on certain subjects
old books are worth no more than old
fashions. The number Of books on
special subjects is likely to be much in
creased by the specialists who are
studying and teaching agriculture in
the colleges and experiment stations.
Looking at the matter, then, from
librarians standpoint, / advise our
Ludlow friends to buy agricultural
books carefully and to look out for the
new ones. If but one book by the au-
thor is to be purchased, Johnson's
GLOW Crops Grow" (Judd Co. S2.)
is probably better than Z" How Crops
Feed" 1t has just been revised and
is brought down to date. On land
drainage, Klippart's (Robert Clarke &
Co., 1861 is book written about the
time of Judge French's work which
you mention. A later book is Warnings
" Drainage for Profit and Health
Judd Co. $3.50. An excellent little
book for an agricultural library is War
rington's Chemistry of the Farm"
Judd Co. $D. On fruit culture one
of the practical works is Hills " Small
Fruits" Couples, Upham & Coz Mr..
Hills was for some wears a member of
the New Hampshire Board of Agricul-
ture, and the book is based upon his
lectures, which in turn were based upon
practical experience. 1t would be well
to add to the list Armsly's "Cattle
Feeding" (Wiley & Sons, $3.50. A
recent book on agriculture is Griffilh's
Manures " (McMillan). On the subs
ject of insects there have been many
good books. The latest and one of the
most practical is Insects and Insecti-
cides" (S1.25) by Professor Weed of
the New Hampshire State College. In
most cases, in buying books like those
mentioned, discount of one.third can
be obtained by writing to city book
sellers, or, what is practically the same
thing, the local dealers will pay ex.
press charges and give discount OF
one-fourth. G. w. SCOTT.
Hanover, n. II.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

Thanks to Professor Scott for his
kind aid in making out list of useful
and practical books. We hope the sub.
ject will attract much more attention
than it has done. Cannot every one
of those who are readers of agricultural
books and this department lend a help
ing hand? We mean this appeal TO
extend to those women of the farm who
honor it with their attention. Their
help is always Embellishments
TURAL EDITOR
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

WHERE is il best for the money of
the country to be? 1t has to be some-
where. Is there any better place for it
than in the hands of industrious, enter
prising, capable men? And how can
you keep such men, where opportuni-
ties are good, from gathering together
good deal of it? Don't you wish you
could do so yourself? The trouble is, to
keep exclusive privileges out of the
hands of men of this stamp-or of any
men. Only bright, wide-awake, edu-
Gated people can do that. A stupid
people are predestinated slaves. To
keep your children free they must be
educated - well educated practically
educated, in things necessary to be
known.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

THE two popular magazines, Ameri'
can Garden, and Popular Gardening,
having been united, as before noted in
these columns, the second Oecember)
issue of the conjoint publication is an
excellent evidence of a strong team
the peculiar and most valuable charac-
tiers of each showing so clearly that the
old readers of each will feel quite at
home in its pages. Both names appear
together on the cover, pending cam
vass of subscribers wishes. Our own
suggestion, american Gardening"
seems to be looked upon with favor,
and will probably be adopted. This is
the time for selecting the years read
ing in all rural families, and not one of
these should be without magazine
of horticulture and Horticulture richly
worth four dollars, and yet sold for one
dollar. Address Rural Publishing Co.
Times Building, New York city, for
sample copies.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

GRAIN GAMBLING is carried on ev-
erywhere without check, and nearly al
ways to the injury of the growers; yet
such is power of the grain gamblers
over our legislative bodies that no more
is done to put a stop to it than has been
done to put a stop to it than has been
done to put down the combinations to
rob the people, known as TRUSTS"
What are farmers organizations worth,
when they can be headed off from such
monster evils as these, and utilized to
pick chestnuts out of. the fire for the sill
yer kings? But it will always be so until
the farmers as class are better edu-
Gated people. Referring to wheat-ga
bling and its effects upon the farmer, the
always faithful and cear-headed Stock
man and Farmer, of Pittsburgh, Pa,
says: Prices are several cents per
bushel lower than two or three mouths
ago, and the wheat market is kept so
well in hand by the bear influence that
there is no immediate certainty of i'm
provement. When it is considered that
so many importing countries must draw
more largely on our supplies than usual j;
when the fact of Russian prohibition of
exports is added to this; and consider
ing the other circumstance that Ameri-
can wheat stands at the top of the list
in quality wherever introduced-it does
seem singular that prices should not do
better. Outside of the difficulty of Sc
curing transportation, the most power
full influence affecting the market ad-
versely lies in speculative combination.
Our laws ought to be so adjusted as to
render these combinations impossible
If farmers organizations want a live
issue now to tackle and to force to the
front, they should come up as one man
before congress the opening winter and
demand the passage of laws which shall
forever crush the power of gambling tC
iniure the American market"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30
Editorial NOtings.

IT seems that the scale of points for
good butter, credited to the Stockmdn
and Farmer in our issue of December
8, should have been credited to our
friend H. A. Gilbert, the secretary of
the Maine Board of Agriculture. and
agricultural editor of the Maine Far
mer. We think our dairy readers will
agree that it is a well-considered scale.
Mr.. Gilbert is veteran dairyman, as
well as Notwithstanding a large
area, and making it pay. 1t is such
edi.o who make our agricultural
papers successful. The Maine Farmer,
by the way, has just entered its sixty-first
year. We are not yet quite sixty-four,
but we can remember when DR.. Ezekiel
Holmes, its first and only editor for
over forty years, brought copy of its
first issue to our fathers house. 1t
was little seventy -nine affair of eight
pages, but an agricultural newspaper
in those days made an impression,
even upon very small boy-who can
remember it, although he cannot re-
member when he did not know h wv to
read.
WE have no doubt that DR.. Holmes
paper, and the impression it made upon
our very youthful mind, was really a
strong factor in leading us to start the
small quarto Vermont Farmer, in 1870.
So very far-reaching are mems actions
for good-that is, if we may presume TO
think this following of our old friends
example was a good act. For three
years we conducted it; and then trans
ferred our work to these columns,
where we have now completed twenty
one years in the service, weak though
it be, of Vermont agriculture.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

AS an illustration of the preceding
remark we must quote from letter
just received from the editor of one of
our best agricultural journals. He
says, referring to note from us: Your
point about the New En- gland agricul-
tural newspaper, is well taken, but l
think they are as enterprisingly man
aged as will pay. The New York
papers appeal to the country at large.
The New England papers try to make
themselves emphatically provincial by
appealing to New England pride. This
cuts them alOof from an extended circu-
lation. The New England farmer is
rather conservative, and does not re-
spond readily to real solid substantial
information. You perhaps remember
! made large number of enquiries
among the farmers, about year ago,
as to how in their opinion / could make
the - more acceptable to them,
and increase its popularity with farm
ers generally. Between eighty and
ninety per cent of all the replies sug-
gested au enlargement of the story
features of the paper; less than five
per cent made any suggestions about
additional or more weighty agricultural
matter" Alas Poor New England
OUR better half" who has beer
looking over our manuscript, says
"They never will believe you, wher
you say you don't remember when you
learned to read" Nevertheless, it il
so; and the explanation given of thu
phenomenon by our mother (who i
still alive and smart in her eighty
sixth Year,, is that we were very earl.
given copy of that wonderful book
Mother Goose's Melodies, every one o
which melodies was soon learned b
heart, from hearing them read. TIL
pictures located the verses, and tn
words were learned by their places an
sequence in the lines, before any of tn
letters were known by their names.
this is the right explanation, then th
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

Mr.. G. I. jackson, the well-known grocer,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-30

YET no one wants to buy a horse
over eight years old. That is because
their teeth will tell their age up to their
eighth year, but not beyond. A horses
ninth year is like widows fortieth.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-03
THE FLAMES SUBDUED.
Plucky Firemen Pour Streams of Water
and 0uench the Blaze.

PluclSy Firemen Pour Streams of Water
and 0uench the Blaze.
The firemen had trouble in fighting the
Sturtevant Honse fire because all their
long ladders were in use at the two thea
tire fires across the street.
Two plucky firemen dragged a line of
hose up the fire escape ON the Twenty
ninth street side of the hotel, and stand.
ing on the top landing, just east of the
burning cornice, with their leather hats
drawn down over their faces, poured a
stream into the red hot roof.
Sparks and embers were dashed into
their faces and caught on their clothing.
burning holes in it.
They stood their ground brayely. and
an appreciative crowd below gave them
salvos of mighty cheers. But they could
do little effective work, because the wind
tore the stream into spray, and forced it
back into their faces. This shower
bath kept them from catching fire them
selves.
1t was not until the men on the inside
OF the house got to working on the
Siamese nozzle that they made any pro-
gress.
At 2:15 O'Clock the fire was under con-
troll. More than half the guests of the
hotel were unable to return to their
rooms, which were ruined by fire and
water. The fire across the street was
also under control.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-03
THE STUDENTS OF TOXIC.
What it Costs to Attend College in the jas,
anese Capital.

What it Costs to Attend College in the JAS,
anese Capital.
In long series of articles, a native
Japanese paper gives some interesting
figures about the students of Toxic
There are 107, 512 students in the whole
empire in the various colleges and other
high schools (primary schools and ordi-
nary middle schools excepted). Of this
number. 3s. ia represent students pros
ecuting their studies in the capital
that is to say, about forty per cent. of
the whole number are congregated in
Toxic. Among the IS, students.
g. 500 are domiciled in Toxic. so
that the number of those coming
from other localities is 81, The
amounts which individual students
spend vary from 81 or IS to about S15
per month. Taking the average, it NAV
be assumed that each student spends
$40 month, or S120 year. Thus the
total amount of money annually dis
bursed by these lads is little over
So, 700, 000 In other words, money! ag-
gregating over IS, 500, 900 is being yearly
drawn from the provinces to the capital
through this channel. The provinces
receive little in return, for few of the
students ever go back to their homes,
their sole ambition being to remain in
the capital, and there rise to eminence
in some walk of life.-Boston Budget
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-03
- F-ssc-ass=s~-S~--ssEs
TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA
HOW Sailors Locate Currents by the Com
dition of the Yater

~o" S"uors Locate Currents by the Con
dition of the Water.
During the past summer officers on
the ocean liners have given much infor-
mation to the Photographic Office at
washington about the surface tempera-
lure OF the ocean. Steamers have taken
series OF temperatures during their rapid
passages across the ocean, and have for
,warded them at once to Washington,
where the information has been imme-
olately printed on the pilot charts for
the use of mariners.
Many people may be curious to know
now 1t can particularly benefit sailors to
learn the temperature of the ocean sur
race. AS matter of fact: the navigators
OF the transatlantic liners pick their
route very largely by the surface
temperature. For instance, if thew
IND that an incoming vessel re-
ports temperature of so deg. in
about latitude 40 deg. north they know
that the easterly Gulf Stream current
is in that latitude, and they will be
careful on returning to Europe not to 60
further north, and thus strike the Lab
rador current, which will be against
them. They are anxious to keep on
their journey east in the Gulf Stream
as long as it will help them, and they
therefore aim to cross the Grand Banks
of Newfoundland, just whore the Gulf
Stream current of twenty or twenty-five
miles day will be with the vessel in
stead of against her.
OF course every little helps in m aking
big record, which is what all the
ocean flyers are constantly striving for.
The Gulf Stream on the eastern passage
also slightly diminishes the cost of a
trip If steamer gets into it on the
Grand Banks. The large steamers burn
about $50 worth of coal an hour, and the
help the Gulf Stream gives a vessel in
one day may amount to $50. Last sum
mer the northern limit of the Gulf
Stream is said to have been consider
ably higher than usual.-N. Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-03
THREATS OF LYNCHlNo.
Watertown Excited Over the kidnapping
of a Young Girl.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, Jan. 3.-This com.
munity is excited over the disappearance
OF the 10-year-old daughter of Brayton
Hungerford, of this city. She was visit,
ing relatives in East Watertown, two
miles and half from here.
A man named Reed. who had been
employed by the girls father to take
charge of the horses, stole a horse and
cutter from the stable and drove to the
place where the girl was staying, and
told the people that her brother was
dying and wished to see her. The girl
started with him and neither have been
seen hereabouts since.
The horse was found wandering in
the streets of this city during the morn
ing. The girls scarf was in the cutter.
LATER.-Little Matte Hungerford, who
was kidnapped. has just appeared at her
uncle's home, and sank exhausted to the
floor. When she revived she stated that
the man Reed had carried her into a
barn near this city and kept her there
all day, threatening to kill her if she
made an cutlery. At dusk he left her,
and she managed to make her way to
her uncle's home.
A reward has been offered for Reeds
capture, and parties are actively search
ing the vicinity for him. There is great
excitement, and threats of lynching are
freely made.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-03
- ======FURS===:
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we have made important reduc.
tions in the prices, notwithstand.
ing the fact that most Furs are
advancing in value.
Astrachan Capes reduced to
$3.50 and upwards.
Fine Persian Capes at $25.
Fine Mink Capes at reduced
prices.
A few real Alaska Seal Capes
at bargain.
We also offer our stock of
Muffs consisting of beaver, nu-
tria,mink, wool seal, Alaska seal,
monkey, lynx and astrachan at
reduced prices. A lot OF chill
dren's Mnffs at IS cents each,
very much under value
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-03
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Reduction of Over $11, 900, 900 for tn
Past Month.

A Reduction of Over $11 900, 900 for the
Past Month.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The reduction
in the public debt during December, as
shown by the monthly statement issued
from the Treasury Department, is
81, 005,3 1897. The total debt to-day,
less cash in the Treasury, is $685., 439, Sal,
and of this amount 1919, 019, 740 is in
terest bearing debt, made up mainly of
500, 800 4 1-2 per cents, and
$3.50, 1870 4 per cents, now outstand-
ing.
The principal of the outstanding and
l-2 per cents has been reduced 500, $780,
900 during the past calendar year, $40
$50, 200 les and $42, 450, 800 As having
been purchased and redeemed during the
twelve months.
The net cash or surplus in the Treas
ury to-day, including subsidiary coin. is
sol, o6l ,S12, against about $50, 000, 900 on
january 1, 1890. OF the surplus to-day
National bank depositaries hold $24, 199,-
s72, against about Sal ,O0O, 900 year ago
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-03
IRISH PATRIOTS FREED.
Brutal Treatment by Their English Jail
ers After Their Conviction.

Brutal Treatment by Their English Jail
ers After Their Conviction.
DUBLIN, Jan. 3.-Thomas Kelly and
James Hanratty, who were convicted
with eight others at the Belfast Assizes
in 1888 for connection with an Irish
patriotic brotherhood at Crossmagher,
have been released from prison. They
state that aftsr conviction they remained
In Mountjoy prison until February, 1884,
when four Of them, Kelly, Macbride,
Geoghegan and Hanratty were taken
away handcutfed in a prison van and put
on board the gunboat Valorous, which
took them to Chatham. On the passage
they were chained to an iron bar and also
handcuffed to a chain.
They remained in Chatham for eight
months, and were then again removed,
heavily manacled, to the gunboat Valor-
Gus, to be conveyed to Belfast, whence
they were taken to Downpatrick, where
they had as fellow prisoners the Dublin
!nvincibles, Joseph Mullet, James Null
let, McAffery and Fitzharris, otherwise
known as "Skin the Goat;'' aMaloney,
O'Brien, Lawrence Hanlon and Dan De-
laney.