The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Clipped and Condensed.


EIGHTY per cent of all the oleomar-
garine manufactured is sold fraudulently
tn the consumer.
THE older the pig, the more it costs
TO sustain it without growth, because
there is more to sustain.
MEATS are yearly growing higher,
while fruits are becoming more and
more plentiful, and therefore cheaper.
HAY in the manger all the time re-
suits in serious dsor iers; the animals
system is deranged and often broken
down.
THE Purdue experiment station re-
ports slight amount OF exercise bene-
fetal when fattening steers. Then why
not to cows?" asks the Maine Farmer.
CAREFUL investigation shows that
men live longest in the New England
-tates, Notwithstanding the rigors of
our climate. Men die faster in the
cities than in the country.
APPLES decaying in the cellar, and
here are plsnty of them this winter,
will be used economically by the poul-
try. Ducks and geese have been win
tered on them almost exclusively.
THERE is call for more careful and
solid work with less flourish by our
agricultural stations. The Rural NeW
ment is worth dozen starts or funks."
MILLIONS of American born citizens
ask no favors of the wealthy. They
ask only that they may pay their share
of the public burdens and have no
special or hired legislation in their
favor.
A FARMER in Fillmore county, Mimi,
says: Twenty hogs, bred, fed and
marketed for that specific purpose, paid
the interest on the purchase price Of
my farm, and in ten years wiped out
the principal"
The Maine Farmer says that Mr.. F.
d. Emery, well-to-do farmer of Bux-
ton, has recently made present to his
hired man. Perley Hodgdon, who has
charge of the farm, of 81 900. That's
good way to keep the man on the
farm.
THERE are $4,000 members of the
grange in good standing in New Eng
land. This means that $4,000 people
who are interested in farming are mag
nifying their calling by improving their
condition educationally, socially and
financially.
ONE of the good dairymen of Maine
says: never milk cow during hay
ing time. l can't afford to stop. It's
great deal easier for me to milk in
February or March, when there's not
much else to do, and butter sells quick
at good prices"
YOUNG MAN, this means YOU "Don't,
if you own an easy, warm sleigh and
safe horse, ride past that bent old
woman. Take her to her own door and
lift her out as tenderly, as calamity, as
hough she were princess of whom you
might expect great favor"
A WEAK eve must of necessity bring
forth weak progeny, and furthermore,
is not likely to be able to afford it
proper nourishment when it makes its
appearance. By all means, keep the
yves healthy and strong. Do not at
tempt to keep breeding ewes without
rain feed.
The Michigan Farmer speaks of a
man in that state /" who raises his own
coffee to supply the family. A stalk
left at the office of the local newspaper
had one hundred pods on it of the San
Domingo variety" 1t seems strange
that any editor should not know that
coffee is tropical tree, and will not
succeed in Michigan any more than a
cocoanut.
THE late William Window, in speak
ing to a grange gathering, some years
ago, said: " Your cause is just, but in
such a contest you grapple with giants.
Do not underrate the power or skill of
your antagonists. Wise and conserva-
tive counsels will alone secure success.
You must be as prompt TO concede
rights as you are determined in demand
ing them"
EMERSON once said: "The men in
cities who are the centers OF energy,
the driving wheels of trade, political or
practical arts, and the women of beauty
and genius are the children or grand
children of farmers, and are spending
the energies which their fathers hardy,
silent life accumulated in frosty fur
rows, in poverty, necessity and dark
ness"
THE oppressed subjects of European
governments turn to this country for
free homes, free laws and for the free
use of Salvation Oil for their pains.
IT is a slight cold frequently con-