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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
For Gettysburg Heroes.

The Gettysburg Battlefield Monu-
ment Association, of which Gen. Daniel
E. Sickles is chairman, will deliver
within two months, to every survivor
of the battle Of Gettsburg, bronze
medal commemorative of the event.
At the Office of the association, Engi-
neer Zabriskie said: ''In order TO give
a proper value to the certificate of par
ticipation in the battle of Gettysburg,
no man who was not actually on the
field during the fight will be allowed to
wear the medal. In few cases, dur
ing the hurly-burly of the celebration
of the thirtieth anniversary of that
great victory, medals were issued to
men supposed to have taken part in the
battle, but who had not. Only twenty
five per cent of the medals had then
been made and distributed, and the
errors were speedily reported. Since
then the commission has had the honor
rolls revised. The taking back of the
medals from those not entitled to wear
them, while enhancing their value to
the genuine holders, has been one cause
of the delay in the further distribution"
George B. Mcclellan, son of the GEN
eral, says he has heard of enough but
tons that came off the coat his father
wore at Antietam to dam the North
river. The last was said to be con-
tribution to the casting of the Column
bian liberty bell. Mr.. Mcclellan SAYS
the coat has never lost button and
that it is now in his possession. 1t has
attached to it card in General Nc
Clellan's handwriting bearing the
words: "This is the coat l wore at An
tietam. "-ErchdnQe
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

suffered from years of neglect, until the
trees seem worthless cumberers of the
ground, ft only for the woodpile, may
by patient and careful hand be again
made productive, and useful for many
years. Where the trees are of good
sorts, with fair amount of sound
wood, it would be more profitable for a
man of middle age to dig about, ma
nure, mulch, prune and prop them up
so far as personal advantage is con-
cerned-than to plant out an entirely
new orchard. Neither plan, however,
is exclusive of the other. Plant new
orchard by all means; but at the same
time remember that while that is grow
ing the old trees may be made to yield
much valuable fruit.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
The G. A. r. Organization.

The Grand Army is wonderful
organization, in its constant growth,
widespread influence and the enthu.
siasm of its members. Oae of the fea-
lures of the order is the perpetuaton of
the names Of the gallant dead by the
title of the posts. Every post must
and this naturally falls to military
celebrity of general or local fame.
Sometimes it is private or brave line
officer. The first post organized in
New York State was the Phil Kearney
Post of New York city, and the name
adopted was that of gallant Jersey
man, who led out state brigade and
was killed before attaining high dis
tinction. The Grand Army campfires
are the social festivals where the pleas
ant memories of camp life in the field
are kept alive. The campfires are
opened on the occasion of general con-
ventions of the order, at the reunions
of posts and also at the reunions of
separate veteran associations that ac-
cept the inequalities of the Grand
Army. These meetings are informal
banquets where the usual order of cere-
monies are omitted, and the time is
spent in songs, stories and the recital
of army incidents. The food is as near
as possible what the common army ra-
ton was-corn beef, army bread or sea
biscuit, black coffee and beans or bean
soup. Coming late on the programme
the veterans and their civilian guests
are ready TO take their coarse fare with
heartiness, and the novelty of it, COM
bined with the fun, makes the best of
sauce.
The annual constitution of the order,
adopted in 1867, provides for a relief
fund in every post of the army. In
the secret obligation there is a solemn
pledge to mutual aid and support of SOL
diers' interests. The work of provid-
ing means for employment of veterans
continued for some years, and as the
need of it grew less each year the mat
ter passed into the hands of employ
ment committees appointed by each
post. The committee acts as bureau
securing the situation and recommend
ing the applicant. In large cities the
order maintains an employment office,
and connected with this is an emer-
gency fund for the immediate relief of
destitute soldiers. Food, clothing, rent
money and burial funds are provided
to deserving families of veterans. The
order has always been prompt to ex-
tend kind hand to the South, and
some very happy unions of the blue
and the gray have resulted from this
liberal spirit. The memorial services
instituted by the Grand Army for dec
Grating veterans graves have been a
means of bringing former antagonists
together. The soldiery of the South
have very generally asked to be per-
mitted to join the citizens in demon
STATIONS of regard for the fallen de-
Tenders of the country, and by this
means have asserted their loyal devo-
ton to the old flag and won the good
will of the Union veterans.-St Paul
Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
That Calf.

Do you see that calf out yonder?
That one battered to tree?
He's as mild lookin' critter
As you're ever like to see.
An he looked that way this mornin'
When led him down the slope.
Like he'd never heard o. buckin'
Ora tuggin' on the rope.
An met our city boarder,
just outside that pile o. stones.
An, says she, The little darlin'i
Let me lead him. Mr.. Joues?"
Now reckon in all conscience
That ought to answered, No;
But couldn't help a thinkin'
That I'd like to see the show.
SO she led the little darln',"
An hadn't long to wait.
Before seen her hurried
Far beyond her usual gait.
For the calf he went and trampled
on an old tomato can,
An hadn't time to stop him,
When he bumped himself, and ran
Down across the apple orchard
Like whirlwind goin' past,
A iumpin' an n rarin';
An the gal hodin' fast.
The next thing she was stranded
Up agin an app tree,
Where found her sittin' speeches.,
An the calf runnin' free.
couldn't help n smilin'
AS helped her up the hill,
An I'd be a corpse this minute,
If a weman's look could kill.
An venture on predictin',
Though she haint no broken bone.
That she henceforth lets the darlin'"
Most religiously alone.
-FdBDY Pierce.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
HOw's This ?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by the firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price seventy-ive cents per bottle,
Sold by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

THE above remarks recall to memory
man who, some twenty years ago,
walked through our nursery in the
spring; and seeing number of " Gull u
trees lying about-some of them having
asked the privilege of taking them home
with him. The request was granted
very willingly; and now those refuse
trees constitute thrifty and produc-
tive orchard, yielding not only pro-
fuse family supply, but much fruit for
sale. The man himself is dead, but
his family have in this little orchard
constant remembrance of his fore
sight for their advantage.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

THE present outlook is that the
"learned Languages, - heaven cave
the markl-will soon find their way
into the curriculi of the cooking schools,
and d. d. placed at the head of every
one. French is the only language
taught there now, we believe, and
pretty poor French some of it isl
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

A GOOD many of us, beguiled by the
subtle tongue of the ubiquitous tree
agent, may find ourselves possessed of
thrifty fruit trees of various kinds
which do not commend themselves by
the quality or keeping to our favor.
These may easily be grated over to
better kinds; and it is truly strange
that farmers in general seem to think
the simple art of the CRATER too mys-
FERROUS for their attainment. There
are, of course, good and bad, or better
and worse, ways of grating; but a
little intelligent observation, or brief
conversation, with some saw and jack
knife practice, will convince any one
that it is very easy to change over a
poor apple tree into good one. Some
of the neatest and most skillful grafters
we have ever known are women; and
we have seen such pick up from the
floor fragments of root and scion which
father, or brother, or husband, had cast
away, join together, and, in five or six
years, show as the result dozen or
more ofnice, thrifty trees, bearing fruit
Even small boys and girls, after watch
ing the work of an older member of the
family, have done the same. Anybody
who can white can graft.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

SPEAKING of the omnipresent race
course, writer in an exchange re-
marks: "The utmost recklessness of
women with money never equaled that
of men who fancy horses. A trotter
cannot really come under the necessi-
ties of life, for the equine wonders all
put into one are not as useful as car
horses. They are absolutely of no ben
eft to mankind, yet men will pay a for
tune, as the latest buyer did for OR
monde This in the face of mems as
sertions of women's extravaganza is
inconsistent. The woman is not living
who would spend on supper what a
man will for little party, even if the
money came from the wife's pocket. 1
know good, sensible man who was
much more impressed by his wife's ex-
travagance in paying five dollars for
magazines than he was with his own in
buying a puppy for twenty-five; indeed,
in the latter case he did not see ii at all
until it was suggested to him.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

OUR olders readers will admit that
we have "talked shop" very little in
this department of the paper during
the twenty years we have been "rat-
Ting about in this editorial chair; and
30 we hope we may be excused if lately
we have referred, perhaps too freely,
to personal doings. But we are often
assured by our superiors that this is
"just what the people like" If this is
a mistake, please tell us, and we will
promptly "dry up" And, by the way,
the very best way to choke off a garru-
ous editor is to send him lots of your
own written experiences. An editor
is just as lazy as the next man, and
welcomes the wide-awake, and even the
critical contributor, with open arms.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
Editorial NOtlngs.

WHAT is the odds betwixt a rank
democrat aud a strong republican?
Better keep sweet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

THE census bureau reports 1913
farm families in Vermont, of which
26,S35 own their farms and 5,73S hire
them; 1895 of families owning farms
have them free from encumbrance,
and II 300 have them encountered, the
encumbrance amounting to 81, 952, 400,
or little over $1,000 each; 1888 per
cent of this encumbrance is at the le-
gal rate of six per cent, 1911 per cent
was incurred for the purpose of buying
real estate, or making real estate i'm
provements. The average value of the
encountered farm is $2,405, subject to
an average debt of S1,004. The num-
Der of families not on farms are 1926,
of which % ,547 hire their homes, and
1919 own them, - AGA having them
free of encumbrance, and 7 ,2S5 having
them encountered to the amount of
S. ,490,170 or $3.50 each. The average
amount of interest paid is on farms
that are encountered, SIS per cent, or
Sal each; on homes not farms, GA
per cent, or 1920 each, the average
value of the latter being S2,026.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

ENDEAvoR to cultivate a just pride
in the business of agriculture in the
minds of your children.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
FARM AND GARDEN.

Address all inquiries communications in relation
TO agriculture to DR. t. II. HosK1Ns, Newport Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

WE would like to know why, in the
name of any kind of sense common,
uncommon, or preposterous-the man
agement has not put in d. d. as pres
ident of, and established classical
course, with classical degrees, in the
Massachusetts School of Technology at
Boston? That school was set up under
the Morrill, act, establishing what are
called the agricultural colleges, but
which are, properly, Schools of the
Industrial Arts. Yet the clericals do
not seem to have had the courage to
attempt the seizure of that very pros
porous and useful institution. Can our
good brother of the Ne,U England
Farmer explain this apparent inconsis
tency? -
NEW HAMPSHIRE farmers seem TO
be deeply stirred by the recent pro-
gramme put forward by the reverend
head of the New Hampshire Industrial
College, which has lately established
Itself IN new quarters al Durnam, un-
der the usual clerical headship, such as
no great schools, save those of arms,
seem able to escape. The programme
put forth by the new president has ex-
cited very earnest protests from the
Board of Agriculture of the state, and
large number of leading citizens.
What the end will be, is doubtful. But
is there nothing significant in the fact,
above alluded to, that mechanical
school under the same law has never
been raided in this way? Have not the
farmers as much intelligence and pluck
to defend their rights as other indus
trial classes? We should be pleased to
see Brother Whitaker discuss this sub
ject from his point of view.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

For commercial orchard, it is rarely
desirable to plant large number of
early varieties of fruit, which must be
sold at once, or lost. There is, indeed,
large demand for these early and per-
ishable kinds; but the buyers have the
decided advantage of the sellers, ex-
cept in years of unusual scarcity. Still,
if one is provided with apparatus for
drying, great deal of this fruit, or the
less salable portions of it, may be saved
from being total loss. Few people
are fully aware of the immense guam
tity of fruit that is now "put up" by
the canneries and evaporating estab-
ishments, all over the country. The
various grades find various demand,
al some price. Very little of it becomes
total loss. There is cannery within
a hundred feet of our cold place."
near Newport village; and only few
days since we had an offer of "the mar
ket price," for our entire crop Iof next
year. Ga our new farm we have now
upwards of a thousand trees, II the
earlier paintings, five years set, and
just coming into bearing; and for this
fruit, also, we have no fear of lacking
market that will certainly pay better
than any other use we could have put
the land to. OF course a large orchard
makes lots of work, aud considerable
hurry in the fall; but it gives much
leisure in the winter, compared with
dairying, or stock farming of any kind.
Still, we would advise none but such as
have strong bias that way to go into
fruit-growing on large scale. A care
less or indolent man can lose money in
that business as easily as in any other.
But as it takes time and skill to work
into it, the hasty competition in other
lines-which often kills profits without
benefiting competitors - is mainly
avoided. AS in other lines, so in this,
it is " sticktoitiveness " that tells in the
long run,-or, in other words, industry
and determination to excel.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
HOrsfOrd's Acid Phosphate
For Impaired Vita

For Impaired Vitality
And weakened energy, is wonderfully
successful.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

ANOTHER very interesting subject is
that of the renewal of the vitality and
usefulness of old apple and other fruit
trees. Many old orchards which have
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

A GOOD subject for discussion, and
one that we hope some of our readers
may be moved to discuss from prac-
tical point of view, is how to prolong
the life and beauty of aged trees, that
have begun to decay. Many of these
trees, highly valued by their owners,
fell before the tremendous blasts of
our recent tempests; and the mourning
thereupon ought to stimulate thought
on the subject of preserving such as
remain. Trees planted by our fathers
and grandfathers have a sort of sacred
ness which makes it an act of piety, in
the true and original sense of that
word, to do everything in reason TO
preserve them as long as possible,
without endangering life or property.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27
STOCKS TOOK A RISE
Effort Made to Get Back Shoa
contactA
THE TRADERS WERE CAUGHT
Bears started In 90 Dspr~-s Prices. Bat
Later . sharp Advances Pro-
daced q ffrsa Market
The TRADERS WERE CAUGHT

Srw Yosx. sept IS Noney on call
has been easy. ranging from 10
per cent; last loaa and closing
offered AZ >
Posted rates. ts-s544s7.
Goscrnment bonds steady.
Aggressive action by the bears a. the
opening depressed prices al around At
the stock exchange. Their campaign
wzs based oa the reports OF gold exports.
the strength o. sterling exchange having
created an impression that resumption
Of exports Of the metal was immiDent
Londou was seller here for the reason
that Continental holders were disposlng
Of their Americans in the English mar
ket. The prices ranged from y 10 >
per cent Jersey Central fell 5. Man
haitian 4. General Electric "A. Reading
and Canada Southern >. Pullman IA.
United States rubber .. Cordage pre-
ferred .. rubber common } and the re-
mainder q the list to i2A per cent
When sterling exchange weakened there
Sas a complete reyulsion 10 sentiment
oa the part % the professional traders.
Nho started In CO get hack in their short con-
tracts. Purchases f0r this account led 10 a
recossry Of 10 ~ per cent and IN the
cioe4ns dealings ths market Vas arm. The
saies aggregated 81. 10 shares. including
A. ttsff Inflated
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

CHICAGO. Sept. 2s.-There-was nothing Of
an unusual nature in the news today to al
feet wheat. In fac: scalpers ruied the mar
ket and with the exception Of some selling
by the northwest there wns NO outside trade.
December opened at 6sel, ranged between
6s,d69is and 6e5.. closing a. 6s5Sd69x.
provisions--Hogs were lower az the yards
and dull and lower provision market was
the result. All products closed lower ex-
cept September pork. which was bid up &c
Per barrel by Armour. Packers were = Hers
81 lard aud ribs. The close showed lose 81
ljc for January pork. &c for January lard
and 7;teflo c for Jaruary ribs.
closing prices were;
wnxAT--September. o5is December. 6s1f I;
Ma. fsA.c.
cokx-Ucsobsr. soJ.c; December. iiilc;
Ma. tiitc.
Oars-ssp,ernber. 2sxc; October. 2s3.c;
P,.,rk-ssp,esnber. A7oo; October. siS.oo;
January. si&iI
lARD---~eptember, tatOi October. -. > (;
Januars. sg.f5.
RIAs--septeIn Der. $1,000; January. 7.s5.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

Nxw Yonx. SPIT. 2G.-FIoUa-Dall. easy;
wintsr~heaf lov grades 0o a2;ia
waKAr-Spos fairly active. easleFi options
dol lower. No. RID May. s2'sc; sep
TENT ter. Il nc; October. 71c; November. Sc
December. 151sc-
CoRs-Spot dall. firm; September. soc;
Octooer, iSc; November, ksc; December,
i9i.c; May. &c.
O.rs-Spot fairly active. higher; options
nrr.; fairly active. September, S5stc; DC
tsber. SsHc: November. Si1le, December,
- May. $50.
l-AED-Claiat. weak; western steam closed
AZ siuJc bid city al s9.2o,a9-50.
Po1x--Moderate demand. frm.
CarEsk-Quiet. less nrm; stats large white,
-1talte
CoFyEk-Firrn. Is and - points up; closed
steady. unchanged 10 10 up; October, SlC-oo !
Nosen Ter. sl6.31tf l6.fvi December, Slo.rJr
January. si5.,0s lass; March. Sl5.50; Spot
hio dull steady: No. !. Sc.
SuoAn-kaw. dull, firm; fair refining,
3jsc BID; cenbifugals. - test. Ssr; refined
firm. active; mould A. 5&G5 sic; standard
A. 54(a6kc.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27
HAD ! BUT KNOWN.

Had bu. known
When gazed fondly on those four fair queens
And dreamed OF untold wealth ard brighter
scenes
That you would hold
Five little hesrts n sequence dread arrayed.
Casting my royal beauties IN the shade
Held pat an1 cold
would not then 20 prodigal have grown
iiad hut known.
When 20 the dealer you replied.
Thanks. none for me-"
watched your marble brow and trembling lip.
And laughed unto myself and thought With
giec.
1--WE rct him dead this tripf"
I thought that you lad caught a simple flush,
Bright a. n naiden's blush.
Or. quite "a sure fo lure you 10 y0ur fate.
tempting straight
And laughed TO think how | should earn your
hate.
Iwoald not now be left 10 vail AND moan
lad but known.
New York san
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27
"EVERYBODYS LAW BOOK. y

- ias iasie q. ths IS pags pofk. rtsparea ~
New York Bat
IL enables every fnaa snd Woman - - fheif
.ywa lawyer. IL teaches shat are tcuf rights
- ho~ a. uai8fatn tflsn When a. tHein
lev suif ard " sru 20 - ~ orc II cssntatas t8s
usefnl iuf lorna ftot etffy ht,ssnfss nan f-fs -
ever stare IN the lntoa. II ccbf1tns busfnass
farast 81 even Fsrieff usaf1i - he shEf@r AZ
Wti ss - eli vto hsss leesi business -
reussrt
lneiose two dciiaFF for roy. - inflrlee TO.
terrus a. az,a,s Addre<s Bf&J v hitch
c. X. Pabiishsr. IS sixth Avebue. Nss iosk
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

eyes" said the sorrowful looking man,
''rve been through a cyclone and know
ell about taeis destructive powers.
was in one Of those Mississippi cyclones
this last spring and shall have cause TO
remember il 10 my dying day"
"Wife and children killed." asked the
woman in the seat opposite AZ an express
son Of pity caIneto her eyes.
Nom: I'm not married man."
Relatives killed."
''No'm; had no relatives Ia the
state"
Then !. was tho shock Of seeing 9th
ers manned and killed. persisted the
woman.
''Ns'm: you see II was this way.
was in love with widow of about your
size and heft. Ia fact we were engaged.
Invent over 20 soc her q n Sunday even
ing a. usual. and unknown 10 Ms the
storm came up. TIE Fast thing knew
she was blown OF my lap aud out Of the
window and
"she was whats" sharply demanded
the woman
''You see. il was this way. ma'am.
She was sitting on my LAP. and had my
arm around her. and the first knew
WAS the widow blown away"
"Yes'In.-
"Didn's you find her after the srormi-
Nom
Have you any hopes Of ever ending
her. alive or deaf"
Nom. not hope
I'm just glad II it, sire said As sae
moved over 10 ;hs window and bcgzn
reading Der book.
thought tue sorTowful man vinied
at ns A. ~ gct ont his I.pa and tobacco
and started fpr The smoker. hut il nay
have only hesn tear in ais sye.--Ds-
troit Free Press.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27

Admiral Iryon's dispatch bon. which
VAS foana fo4fing after sks Victoria had
fornder~d. Uas specially made 10 con-
tain the code 81 ssgnals OF course IL
was desired T. keep this code secret. 20
X order 10 provide against the risks Of
ACCIDENTS the box was lined with lead
and perforated with many holes 20 In
sars lie al once sinking 10 the bottom q
tbs sea II II happened TO come into the
water. l, would be interesting 70 know
who were the designers Of this box.
which. being specially constructed 10
sink. fo&ted safely and Is now ~ the ad-
mirslty. . nost practical proof Of the
fallibility Of our 80 called experts.-Lon-
don Truth