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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

it as Auisette, one of his large list OF
importations. We think it likely to
prove a valuable and popular sort, as IL
practically extends the Oldenburgh sea-
son three months; and that apple is
rapidly increasing in popularity with
dealers in the cities. This Auisette,
while only week or ten days later in
coloring, can be held with safety seven
or eight weeks before shipping. We
think nurserymen will make no mistake
III growing stocks Of Ansette: and
would suggest "Late Duchess as Il
distinctive American name.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
The Ploughman.

Clear the brown path to meet his coulter's geaml
Lol on he comes behind his smoking team,
With tolls bright dewness on hi, sunburnt brow,
The lord of earth the hero of the pillow
First In the field before the reddening sun,
Last in the shadows when the day is done
Line after line along the bursting sod,
Marks the broad acres whore his feet have trod.
Still, where he treads the stubborn cods divide
The smooth, fresh furrow opens deep aud wide;
Matted and dense the tangled turf upheaves.
Mellow aud dark the rdgy cornfeld cleaves
Up the steep hillside, where the aboring train
Slants the long track that the level plain;
Through the moist valley clogged with oozing clay
The patient onvoy breaks its destined way;
At every turn the loosenng chains resound.
The swinging plowshare circles glistenng round,
Till the wide field one bllowy waste appears,
And wearied hands unbnd the painting steers.
These are the hands whose sturdy labor brings
The peasants food, the golden pomp of kings
This is the page whose letters shall be seen
Changed by the sun to words of living green;
This is the scholar whose immortal pen
Spells the first lesson hunger taught to men;
These the lines o heaven commanded Toll,
That fiji thy deod-the charter Of the sol
o gracious mother, whose benignant breast
Wakes to life and luls us all TO rest;
How thy sweet features, kind 10 every cline,
Mock with their smile the wrinkled front of timel
We stain thy 1owers-they blossom DER the dead;
We rend thy bosom and it gives us bread;
Ger the red field that trampling strife has torn
Waves the green plumage of thy tasseled corn;
Our maddenng conflicts scar our fairest plain,
st thy soft answer is the growing grain.
Yet o our mother, while uncounted charms
Round the fresh clasp Of thine embracing arms,
Let not our virtues in thy love decay
And thy fond weakness waste our strength away
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is tenfold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the svs-
tenn. Ia buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken
internally, and made in Toledo, o., by
f j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
a. Sold by Druggists, price seventy
five cents per bottle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
Clipped and Condensed.

THERE is no better time to engage in
any brauch of farming than when others
are going out of it,
THE latest form of horsewhip is con-
structed so as to give a slight electric
shock to the animal.
If you want to breed trotters, do so;
but never mix it with anything else, as
it will make failure out of both.
IT il persistent effort and " try, try
again that has produced our fine farm
implements, the best in the world.
IT certainly seems that breeders have
no excuse aud no incentive for breed
ing common and low-grade horses.
DECAYED vegetables, diseased meats,
and milk are not converted into healthy
milk by the sow as nourishment for her
pigs.
A FENDER in the sow's stable may
only cost a few hours labor now; its
absence may cost the lives of many
pigs.
Do not allow yourself to be annoyed
year after year by small stones on your
land. 1t is much cheaper to remove
them.
RAT holes in the trough drink faster
than pigs; holes in the floor are rats
delight, and lame sows and pigs are the
reminders of them.
NEVER build your henhouse along
side the barn. If there are any lice
about the other stock, the fowls are apt
to become infested.
TIGHT pig fences make good neigh
bors, save hogs and pigs coming home
lame or torn by dogs, and keep the
owner in sweet temper.
WHEN you read over the feeding eX-
perimeuts of the professor, don't dis
pute ihem; see if you can do likewise,
or possibly improve on them
THE pasture is the foundation of the
dairy business 10 America, and must
continue to be so for generations yet
to come. To his pasture the dairyman
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

On this page we print some verses
by the venerable Boston poet, DIR.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, which have
slumbered long in a Report which he
made some forty odd years ago, when he
was, with humorous purpose, we sus-
ct,-made chairman of committee
on blowing at a cattle show. They
have lately been fshed out, and are GER
tainly worth reading and preserving.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

THE Connecticut Farmer tells us that
"From present indications the new
class at Storrs Agricultural College will
number not less than seventy-fve, a
third more than any previous one.'
This is the one agricultural college in
New England that bones right down to
business, makes agriculture the leading
study, and goes ahead on big wave of
practical support from the farmers. 1t
takes in the girls as well as the boys,
and trains them both to fill the places
of their fathers and mothers on the
farm. May its tribe increase!
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

AN esteemed friend, whom we have
reason to regard as exceptionally well
informed on our native forest trees,
sends to us an article on Birches, which
he says was designed for Garden and
Forest; but" he adds, " will send it
to you, hoping you can help me out
without a public display Of my igno-
rance" He further adds: 81 would
also like to make some observations on
Oaks if this interests you" We print
his Garden and Forest article, and shall
highly value anything on the subject Of
Oaks that he may do us the favor to
send. Notwithstanding his modesty,
we suspect that his skill in woodcraft
far exceeds ours; but we hope that
there are some of our readers who can
and will take interest enough in the
matter to give US any observations in
this line that they may be able to re-
port. There is much more to be said
and known on the subject of our forest
trees; and, with entire respect to onr
men of science, we feel sure that there
ar good many of our farmers who are
as able as we hope they may be willing
to contribute practical information as
the result of personal observation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
(1OtttOIol
"A SHORTENING.

Down the street through the busy We
A lady passed on marketing day.
Who, pausing at grocery store,
Stepped quickly in at the open door.
With bated breath and anxious mien
She querled "have you COTTOLENE. y
The grocer, leaving off his work,
lnterrogated every clerk;
But none up to that time had seen
An article called" COTTOLENE."
"What is it?" said he to the dame,
THAT answers to this curious name.
What is it made Off What's its use?
My ignorance you'll please excuse"
"You're notthe merchantfo my dimes,
| see you're quite behind the times.
For COTTOLENE, I'D have you know.
Is now the thing that's all the go,
An article of high regard
A healthful substitute for lard.
Its composition pure and clean;
For cooking give me COTTOLENE. "
As from his store the lady fled,
The grocer gently scratched his head
On his next order, first was seen,
"One dozen caas COT7OLENE."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

IT is worth considering whether in
New England we are in the habit of
feeding too much hay to our horses.
On this subject writer in the Stock
man says: cit is an acknowledged fact
that farmers feed too much hay to their
horses. Agricultural writers tell them
to feed less, but they do not tell them
how to keep them from eating their
bedding. If they do not have hay
enough, they will eat it up clean as far
as they can reach. Now, l do not like
to have my horses lie on the bare floor,
neither do | like to have them eat too
much hay. II is not good for them and
there is too much money in it this year,
so | give each horse a small forkful of
hay and large one of straw at each
feed, giving enough so that what is left
in the manger will bed them we'll at
night. Horses kept in this manner
will look well, feel well, aud sleep COM
fortably. | have learned by costly ex-
perience that it pays to keep salt by the
horses all the time, and to feed a little
oil meal every day"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

THE recently organized association of
Connecticut Sheep Breeders is collect
ing statistics, from the assessors of all
the towns in the state, of the number
of sheep assessed in 1898, their value,
the number killed by dogs, amount paid
by the towns and the dog tax collected.
Information is also asked of the esti-
mated number of acres lying waste that
are suitable for sheep raising.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

RECENTLY, we have found amongs.
a number of young apple trees sent us
in the course of the last ten years by
Prof Budd of the Iowa Agricultural
College form of the Dlchess-proba-
bly, seedling-which is a considerably
longer keeper, and better in quality for
eating out of hand-in fact, good des-
sert apple. It so exactly reproduces its
parent in tree and fruit that it has been
only recently noticed as a distinct sort
AS it bore heavily in 1892, and was not
well colored when cur Oldenburgh3
were gathered, it was allowed to stand
until fully colored, and then put aside
for home use. Ia this way we discov-
cred its superior keeping, and better
dessert quality. Prof. Budd identifies
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

HERE is the best of advice, from
Rural Life. "Let the, buying, selling
or exchanging be conducted strictly on
a cash basis. In developing a home
market for any Or all products of the
farm, fix and follow the rule of paying
and selling for cash. 1t will make good
ueighbors better neighbors, and it is
the only safe way to deal with poor
neighbors.
THE cranberry crop has been blighted
and frosted, it has been burned and
flooded, all at different times during
the past few weeks. But it will be a
good crop after all. 1t is estimated
hat the crop will reach 100000 bushels,
of which New England will furnish
415, 600, New Jersey 100000, aud the
West 10 900 bushels.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

WE are proud to note that the Rural
NeU Yorker (Which, as its editor says,
very seldom copies an entire article
from other publications) reprints in full
our recent remarks in these columns
entitled "A Business Orchard" Some
time since our good Brother Towle, of
the St. Adams Messenger, taking note
OF similar article, complains of the
peach apple of Montreal as often
scabby, though choice canning apple,
and equally desirable for evaporaiing,
as they retain their flavor remarkably
well when subjected to that process.
He thinks the O,denburgh DuChess) is
equally good for that purpose, and also
good sauce apple before being full
grown. He refers to the Fameuse,
once so excellent AS a late fall aud
early winter apple, of high dessert quail
ity and extremely popular as dessert
apple during its season, extending from
Thanksgiving to New Years. OF late
InS dlbeuoG udo ldllSu Il NlClllu ~
scab, and for tn t reason we have dug
up all our trees and replaced them with
its too little known Michigan seeding,
the Shawassee Beauty, which, so far, is
free from that disease. 1t is not an
exact duplicate of its parent; the tree
having a thicker ard more resistant foil
age, and the fruit being larger, some
what fatler in form ("oblate y, and
darker in color. So far the fruit has
proved as free from fungous attacks as
the Wealthy. The tree is harder
against cold than its parent, and produc-
tive without any marked tendency to
overbearing. If it holds out as it has
begun, it will be one of very few
American varieties of apple valuable in
the "cod north"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

THE following story is told by an ex-
change at the expense of an honest old
fellow aud his wife who started in to
see everything at the great fair. They
had no sooner entered the gate than
they saw little to one side another
gate with exit" over the top. eve
may as well begin and see the exit"
said the old man, and through they
went, finding themselves outside the
grounds. 1t cost them another dollar
to get in.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
Ask Your Grocer for it.
FARM FOR SALE.

The Home Farm, owned and occupied by the
late T.. NJ IIamblett, situated in Worcester. About
one hundred of good land good running
spring water AT house and barn; buildings good
location fine. l.. NJ. HUTCHINSON,
Executor
III Elm Street
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-04
Editorial NOtings.

Editorial NOtlngS.
In Harper'S Monthly for October,
Colunel Z. A. Dodge, u. S. A., who
has travelled widely on all continents,
saws of the Arabian horse: q" 1t has
been the habit to give us accounts OF
only the spleudd horses OF the sheiks
and emirs, and many indeed of those
who have described them have not
been students of the horse. While
there is color of truth in all that we
have heard about the Arabian, while
the exception is as marvellous in bis
way as Flora Temple or Black
Maria, the average Arabian is by no
means superior to our own horse
scarcely his equal He is moreover so
small as to be useless for any but light
performance. A carriage to go any
distance must have three or even four
horses. He would not do our work at
ALL The exceptional Arabian is a fine
fellow, but-and | think l can claim
some experience as l have seen and
used hors es in a great many parts of
the word-apart from certain attrac-
tiveness we readily grant him, l do
not think the best Arabian is nearly as
good as the best hunter, the best trotter,
the best racer, or the best saddle horse
Of England or America, and | am quite
sure that [ would stake any money on
a hundred bronchos of the American
plains against a hundred Arabans of
the Syrian Desert, on pull of one or
two hundred miles under conditions
fair to each. This may be strong
statement, but l believe it to be just
one" -
THE series of illustrated articles from
which we make the above extract are
of remarkable interest, and specially
noteworthy, both for their common
sense and thorOughness of description
and characterization. Though long
experience as a reporter of agricultural
and other horse trots has filed us with
disgust and shame for the whole dis
graceful, dishonest and hateful bust
ness and for those engaged in it, yet we
love horses, and have fairly good eye
for their points of excellence. In fact,
we love horses too well to treat them
as implements of gaming, or to see
them used as means Of swindling the
ignorant, reckless and unwary green
horns, whose willingness to be cheated
is the foundation OF and support of the
American race-course. AS a rule, with
but few exceptions, the horses we have
owned we have kept and cared for UNI
til the end of their lives. We have
never sold horse in the twenty-seyen
years since we came to Vermont.
There is no animal we love so well, or
respect 80 much, as a good horse; and
no man whom we have so little respect
for as horse gambler. There are
many kinds of rascal, but these are the
lowest of all
yUr,o Il
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-06
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. J. Morton, a well known East
ern cigar dealer, is in the city
Mr.. f. C. Savage of Portland camt
down the river yesterday morning.
Mr.. w. Cirode, of the New York
Life Insurance Company is in town.
Rev. d. Staver has accepted a for
NAL call from the Congregational
church of this city.
Mr. r. B. Dyer, manager of the
South Bend Mill Company, came ovel
to this city yesterday.
Mr.. s. NJ Young, one of the at
taches of the hospital at Fort Candy
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. f. S. Savage, travelling passen-
ger and freight agent Of the North
western line, is in this city.
Mr.. d. Ellery, soliciting freight agent
of the Northern Pacific, was in this
city yesterday on a business trip.
Lieutenant L. R. Burgess, United
States Army, came up from Fort
Candy yesterday and registered AT
the Occident.
Mr.. NJ. Poland, of Tillamook, who
has been in Portland receiving medi'
cal attention, returned from the me-
tropolis yesterday morning, accom-
panied by his daughter
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-06
TOO OFTEN THE CASE
INTERESTING PROOFS.

A young society lady, after round of
gayety, becomes suddenly conscious of an un.
usual sensation. She has frequent attacks Of
dizziness, her back aches, and she feels blue and
generally run down.
Mothers, look well to your daughters!
Daughters, look well to yourselves
Let the first symptom denoting the ap-
proach of disease receive your instant atten-
tion. Healthy women are the hope of the
race, and it is well-nigh criminal to neglect
anything which promises relief.
There is hope for all sufferers from Nervous
Diseases Read what follows:
Mrs. Jennie G. Davis, fine artist and an
accomplished authoress, of Westfeld, Wis,
had been subject to headache ever since she
could remember. So severe were her at
tacks as to cause at times temporary delirium.
All treatment had failed to relieve her, but
after using DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine
she writes "My record is to me, at least,
satisfactory. No headache, constantly in
creasing appetite, and consequent gain in
weight of two and half pounds in just one
week."
Six weeks later she writes: "Have read
and sewed immoderately of late, but my
headaches do not return"
Mrs John r. Miller,o of Valparaiso, Ind,
was attacked three years ago with turn of life
in its worst form. 1t finally went to her
head, and all indications were that it would
result either in insanity or softening of the
brain. Her husband thus writes: at would
be impossible for me to attempt a description
Of her sufsrings during all this time. She
was treated by our very best local physicians,
with but temporary benefit She has taken
four bottles of DIR. MILES RESTORATIVE
NERvINE, and is cured. She has gained
twenty pounds in weight. l tell you, she
often blesSes you for what you have done for
her"
Recollect that for the CURE of all Ner-
vous Diseases there is no remedy which ap-
proaches DR.. Miles Restorative Nerrine. 1t is
free from dangerous drugs and opiates. Sold
by all druggists, on positive guarantee, or
Dr. Miles Medical CO.. Elkhart Ind.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-06
THE BoIsTERoUs ATLANTIC.

Is terror to timid voyagers, scarcely
less on account of the perils of the
deep than the almost certainty of sea
sickness. The best curatlJs CT nal dc
mer is Hostetter's Stont?n Bl;ters,
which settles the stomach and prevents
its disturbance. To all travellers and
tourists, whether by sea or lant, 1t pre-
sents a happy medium between the
nauseous or Intellectual resources of
the medicine chest, and the proLlcm-
atical benefit derlvaole from an un-
medicated alcoholic Btlmulant, no me t.
ter how pure. The Jarring of rail-
road car often produces stomachic
disorders akin 20 that caused hy tile
rolling OF q ship. + or this the Bitters
Is a prompt and certain remedy. The
use of brackish water, particularly
ON long voyages in the tropics, ineVit-
IDLY breeds disorders of the stomach
and bowels. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters mixed with impure water ndllifies
its impurities. Similarly 1t counteracts
malarial and other prejudicial intluen-
ces of climate or atmosphere, as well
as the effects of exposure and fatigue
Use 1t for kidney complaints, rheuma-
tism and debility.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-06
ELEcrRocuT1oN IN NEW YORK

Tf the statements recently made by
NJ d'Arsonval, the distinguished
French scientist, are reliable, and there
will be found few men with the har-
dihood to contradict him, Carlisle W.
Harris, the condemned murderer OF his
girl wife, will follow the route to eter-
nifty taken by other murderers in New
York since the enactment of the cleo
trocution law, and die not by an cleo
trio shock, but under the dissecting
knives of the surgeons who will per-
form the autopsy on the body. M.
d'Arsonval is probably one OF the
foremost authorities in the world on
the effects Of the electrical shock, and
he maintains that 1t, as administered
under New York's penal laws, does not
kill, but simply causes a suspension
of respiration. He further asserts that
person struck by an electric shock
should be treated exactly as one
drowned, and the formula which he
has given to electricians has called
back to life" q number of men since
its publication. M. d'Arsonval is not
alone in the position that the putting
of criminals to death by New York's
method is a complicated, barbarous
and unreliable proceeding, and Amerl
can physicians are challenged to prac
tlce artificial respiration upon crimin
ais after their so-called death" Ii
this country 1t is believed by eminent
authorities that these statements arr
very well founded a belief based OF
information obtained from persons whC
have received shocks of electric cur
rent equal in strength to that used II
electrocuting criminals in New York
That the victim Is tortured for a great
er or less length of time there can bO
no doubt, for the sensations under tn,
ordeal, as described by persons whC
have accidentally come in contact will
powerful current, are as "the tor
lures of hell" There seems now t
be a possibility that but few more
criminals will die under the electrocu
ton law, and that the investigation
Of distinguished scientists in both tn
mental in again bringing into vogu
In New York the older and surer meth
cd of taking away the lives of mul
derers by the use of stout rope.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-06

have been compelled to forego the in
nocent recreation and opportunities
for instruction incidental to a visit to
the great exposition. The decision of
some of the large manufacturing con-
Germs that in case Of the closing of the
fair on Sunday, they would suspend
operations on the following day, no
doubt was an important factor in de-
featlng the scheme, but to the better
influences throughout the country can
be mainly attributed the credit for me
decision just reached.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-06

The remarkable progress of the re-
public of France during the last twen-
ty years must be source Of alarm
to the monarchies of Europe. 1t has
weathered storms that few years age
would have overthrown any govern
ment France possessed. The eyes OF
many OF the subjects of these foreign
powers will be opened during the next
few months by the evidences of the
marvellous development of this coun'
try, Ihe greatest republic that the
world has ever seen.