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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
A Word About squashbugs.

An ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound of cure in this case especially,
for when squashhugs once get well
started in field it is almost impossible
to get rid of them Insecticides are, as
rule, of but little value. Poisons
would be of no use, as the insect does
not bite the tissue, but sucks the sap
from underneath. Experiments made
at the New York station substantiate
the foregoing, although trials We're
made with bisulphide of carbon, pyre-
thrum powder and kerosene emulsion.
The last named will kill the young
bugs, bat in order to destroy the old
ones the emulsion has to be so strong
that it endangers the plant, 1t is advised
that the squash field be free from rub
bish and cleaned up and plowed in the
fall Bits of boards, chips. squash
leaves, ETC., placed underneath the vines
make good traps. They should he ex-
amined daily and the bugs destroyed
In the early spring pick the old bugs
from the vines and destroy them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26

Claus says his son is an cmbczzler. The
son says Claus Is u villain and worse, and
thereby hangs n suit for SANDER Claus
Sprcckcls was n Hanover emigrant who
had about SIS in his inside pocket when
he came to America from Wcstphalia 90
years ago. His wealth is now estimated at
between SO, 600, 600 and $40, 900, 900 and
is much nearer the latter than the former
figure He has not succeeded in accumu-
lating very thorough KNOWLEDGE of the
language of America, but as II collector of
the American dollar he has few equals.
He is the Midas of the Pacific, and every
thing he touches turns to gold.
His trouble with two of his sOrs, Charles
A. Spreckels, the plaintiff i'm the recent
Islander suit, and Rudolph Sprcckcls, one
Of the plottcrs against Hawaiian indcrcnd-
ence, began III 1898 when the two youn-
ger sons alleged that their father and the
elder brothers. John ID. and Adolph b.
Spreckcls, were Cndeavorng to freeze them
out of the Hawaiian Sugar and Hawaiian
Commercial companies. Damages We're
claimed in the sum of 81, 900, 900, but early
in 1894 the suit was settled by an agree
ment between the parties by which the
property in dispute was to be divided G.
A. Spreckels now claims that his father is
guilty of breach of good faith and seeks
relief in the courts. When the matter
reached the courts, the aged sugar king, in
a burst of indignation, declared that he
gave his son $25 600 year to manage his
Philadelphia sugar refinery and that tho
boy then robbed him of $3.50, 900. This
statement inspired tho sons libel suit for
vindication and $500 to cover the costs of
the suit.
Claus Spreckels developed and for a long
time controlled the sugar business of Ha-
wall King Kalakaua was mere puppet
in his potent hands and made him a
knight of something or other. Later Claus
and the king quarreled and Claus rendered
his resignation as knight and returned the
cheap "regalia of office bestowed upon
hin,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26


Some of the sweet corn canning fac
tories Will not run the coming season,
others will cut down their acreage more
or less, while i'll other cases many farm
ors refuse to plant on Il cutdown price.
These causes combined will reduce the
acreage iii sweet corn the coming year
very materially, according to Maine
Farmer. This authority, however, says:
The fact of falling off III the sweet
corn plant need not and should not
be a reason for farmers to reduce
the area planted to this important
farm crop. The advantages of sweet
corn as farm crop over that of yell
low corn. when all conditions in
volved ale taken into the account, have
not been great at the price paid by the
Gamers in these later years. So that,
though the sweet corn may be out of
consideration, there is still good reason
for planting corn. Every acre that the
sweet corn falls off should be made good
with at least like area in the yellow
Then plant corn and select strong
growing variety. Plant it for fodder.
for the grain, for the silo for fall feed.
ing and for winter use. The falling off
i'll sweet corn must not reduce the area
of this important Maine crop
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
The Bush Lima Bean.

The bush lima bean grew rapidly in
favor last year with those who tried it
because of its ability to withstand
drought, yielding good crops where 9th
ers failed to be profitable 1t is quite as
prolific per acre as the large lima be-
cause it can be planted much closer. and
less expensive TO grow because it needs
no poles Thus far it has proved free
from rust which so often reduces the
market value of the horticultural and
other shell beans, and for family use it
is unsurpassed by any, excepting the
large lima. Although it looks small,
there are not any, if many, varieties that
will yield a bushel to a smaller number
# hills. or quart of shelled beans to a
mailer basket of pods. In our expert
nce we consider it IA decided acquisi-
ion, both to the family garden and the
market gardener. American Cultiva-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
A Good Grnftinr Wax.

The Farm journal says For grating
wax we think this is about right: To {
parts resin and 2 of beeswaX add / of
tallOw. Put in an iron pot, heat slowly
and mix well. Pour out into cold water
and pull by hand until it assumes a
light color; work into sticks and put
into a cool place till wanted. In using,
oil the hands, work the wax until soft
and press it tightly around the graft
and over the cracks. If the day be warm,
it is sometimes better to occasionally
moisten the hands with cold water.
We do not think it necessary to enter
into the minutia of the operation of
grating, but simply to impress upon all
the importance of having the inner bark
of the stock and scions to fit tightly to-
gether. If this be attended to, success is
almost certain.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
CommIssiOners' Notice.
Estate of John l.. ButtOlph.

.fhe Undersigned, having been appointed by
! e Hon. Probate Court tor the district of Adj
son, commissioners, to receive, examine and
|iiust all claims and demands OF all persons
against the estate of John l. Buttolph late OF
4iddlebury, III said district, deceased, and
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
! aforesaid at the National Bank of Middle.
IIry. on the 18th day o. May ana 25th day
! september next, from 10 O'Clock a. IN.
|ntil 4 O'Clock p. m, each OF said days,
'hd that SIX months from the 4th day OF
pril, A. ID. 1885,, is the time limited by said
'Durt tor said creditors to present then
aims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at MlddIebury, VT, this I'D day OF
+ pril, A. u. 1895.
4 II 4: 4. FLETCHER, Comr,s
W. II. REMELE, No'nr .
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2g HNN GARDEN
METHODS OF SEEDING.
The Comparative Merits Of BroadcastiI
Versus Seeding with Drill.

The Comparative Merits Of Broadcasting
Versus Seeding with Drill.
There is a STRONG suspicion among
many practical fathers that the advan-
tages of the grain drill for seeding have
been overestimated. American Cultiva-
tor believes that the drill simply as II
seeder has not the superiority over
broadcast seeding that it had when first
introduced and for these reasons: The
ground is now, with better implements
for cultivation, in much finer filth than
it was formerly the custom to put it.
If the ground is poorly prepared, the
drill can do the work better than is
possible by hand sowing. 1t will cover
the seed and more evenly than it can be
covered III any other way 1t also has
the advantage for winter grain that the
seed was deposited in hollow. with
the drill ridge on either side helping to
hold the snow over the plant.
Danger of covering seed too deeply is
not appreciated as it should he. Drills
uught to have even wider tires than are
now common, for in going over well
fitted seed beds they vii sink down too
deeply. Rolling with heavy roller
will, to some extent, remedy this evil.
For winter grain the roller should be
used twice or more alternating with
the drag and finishing with the smooth
ing harrow. On ground thus prepared
the drill wheels. if broad tired, will not
sink i'll deeply, and the tubes may be
set to pnt the seed in at very shallow
depth
This is also good for spring grain,
which is nearly always drilled too deep
ly 1t is Indispensable with grain that
has to pass through winter and spring
with the sudden alterations of freezing
and thawing lifting the soil up at night
and letting it fall when thawed ont
during the day. Unless the grain roots
are horizontal and near the surface they
cannot live through such usage To
have the grain roots thus the seed must
be covered as lightly as possible for it
to grow, says the authority quoted.
The case is cited of highly success
full farmer who discards the drill for oats,
but uses it for barley and winter wheat,
as with these he considers dressing of
phosphate essential to making "a certain
crop. The fertilizer is best put i'll with
the seed by drill. On broadcasted
grain the mineral manure does little
good. The drill will doubtless have the
preference for those who wish to ferti-
lie the crop at the same time the seed
is sown. Bat if 10 fertilizer is used,
and the ground is put in proper condi-
tion, the seed can be broadcasted with
about as much certainty of crop as il
it were put in with IA drill.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
MACHINE CUT POTATO SEED.
Characteristic Features of the Cutter Are
napidity and Uniform Size of Seed.

Characteristic Features of the Cutter Are
Rapidity and Uniform Size Of Seed.
Machines for cutting seed potatoes
have now been sold for several years,
and those who use them have had fair
chance to estimate their real value In
order to learn whether these slcers are
more reliable than knife in the hands
of an ordinary workman Rural New
Yorker solicited the experiences of a
number of farmers who have given the
machines a fair trial. The cutter is q
simple set of knives, which press down
on the potato and slice it into square
pieces.
A Virginia farmer thus summed up
the desirable points of the potato cut
ter: The rapidity with which the seed
can he cut, the uniform size of the seed,
and at the same time the removing of
the seed end of the potato. In many
localities it is important to get the seed
into the ground as soon as possible, and
1t would require quite a number of
hands to keep the planter running I'M
less the seed were cut number of days
ahead. With cutter an ordinary man
can, with two or three hours start, keep
the planter going without any trouble,
and one can feel satisfied that the seed
is cut much more perfectly than it
would have been cut by an ordinary
hired man with u knife He did not
think that the machine would he espe-
Cially useful on small farm. but any
one planting 20 barrels of seed and up
ward should certainly not be without
potato cutter.
One correspondent reported as fol-
lows: | used the Aspinwall potato cut
ter last season. A man can cut with this
machine, of large and medium potatoes,
from six to eight bushels an hour. It
does the best work on large and medium
sized potatoes which have the eyes even
ly distributed 1t does better work gen-
orally on long potatoes. | could not tell
what percentage of hills were missed.
but think more than where we planted
hand cut seed. think an average hired
man will do as good work with the ma
chine as he would with knife, unless
you make him take so much pains with
the knife that it would not be profitable
Such IL machine is desirable because one
man will cut seed as fast as four or five
by hand, and where one uses planter
he can keep it running steadily, with
out extra help or without cutting pota-
toes ahead, which | have found to be
risky business. Where potatoes are
drilled with an Aspinwall planter l
don't think the loss from missing hills
amounts to much
A Long ISLAND farmer claimed that
his cutter cut about six bushels an hour
doing its best work on long, medium
sized tubers. He did not have over
per cent Of missing hills. He preferred
seed cut with the machine to that cut
by hand, as it cuts uniform and wastes
no seed. He calculated that a cutter
saves the time of four men at busy
season, but that to make the machine
valuable one should cut from 60 to 10
bushels of potatoes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
Estate of Ira ). DOUy.
Application for License TO Sell Real


STATE OF VERMONT, BE IT remem.
. ODIsrRICr OF ADDISON, S., Dered. that ut a
session OF he Probate Court holden at Mid
die Jury, within and tor said district, on the
22d day OF April, A. ID. 1875.
Present: Hon. james NJ. Shade, Judge.
Whereas, Cyru- II. Smith. administrator
of the estate ot Ira :. Doty, late of Bridport
in said hi strict, deceased, has this day pre-.
Sented tn said court his petition in writing,
setting forth that it will be necessary to sell
part OF the real estate Ot said deceased tor
the payment OF the debts and charges of
administration; an also that it will be bene.
hcial tor all parties interested therein to
sell the whole ct the real estate OF said de.
ceased. to wit, the home farm containing 100
acres more or less, AMI therein making APP
plicatiOn to said court tor license to make
such sale. And said Cyrus II smith having
produced to said court the assent in writing
OF all the heirs residing IN this State, interest
ed IN said real estate.
II is ordered, that all persons intereste in
the estate OF said deceased be notified to mp
pear before said Court, nj the Probate Office
in MiddlpburV, in said district, on the l4tn
day ot May, A. ID. 1885, ~ 10 o'clock IA. m, by
publication ot this order three weeks success.
sively previous thereto, in the Middlebury
REGISTER, newspaper printed at Middlebury
aforesai I, to show cause, il any they may
have, why sad license should OF be granted.
BY order of court.
Attest JAMES VI. SLADE,
Ipr1.r .af,f DVT, fa
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26

Corn alone will not make a good
chicken-it is most valuable for its fat
tening and warming qualities. Wheat
contains the material for bone, feathers,
etc, oats for muscle. So we feed corn
two parts, wheat one part, oats one
part, and we have fast growing chick
en-. Feed either of these grains alone
and we have all kinds Of mOnstrOsities
weak legged, sore eyed, 10 feathers
and every conceivable detormity. Add
to these grains quantity of meat to
take the place of insects, which form a
part of their natural food. See that they
have plenty of sand or gravel They
have no teeth and must have this gravel
to grind the feed in the gizzard. Give
oyster or clam shell ground or pounded
as fine as wheat. Keep by them also
powdered cb lrcoal-it prevents the di-
gestive organs from becoming clogged
with soured food if they have eaten too
much. If all these things are provided
for them, the sheds kept clean, occasion
ally sprinkled with carbolic acid and
once month given thin coat of
whitewash, the chickens should keep in
perfect health. But if any signs of roup
or other diseases to which they are sub
Ject should appear we use a liberal sup
ply CT Douglas mixture, which is sim
ply one pound of sulphate of iron coop
perasl and an ounce of sulphuric acid
dissolved in a gallon of water. Dose,
two or three tablespoonful to each 100
chickens, in their food or drink, for
each day until they are better. The
foregoing is from lecture reported in
The Farm journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
The YineIess Sweet Potato.

Practical Farmer speaks of variety
s"vineless" sweet potato suitable for
:owth in the eastern, northern and
orthwestern states, with short, chunky
ines that, planted at about the usual
distance apart for ordinary potatoes, 3 %
eet of rows and = feet in iha row,
sield $50 to 200 bushels per acre and
would bear putting much closer and
seem to be hardy enough for the north
ern states. A few years ago it was
thought that IA sweet potato grown
north of the Carolinas was not good
Yet now. according to the authority
quoted, the Jersey sweet potato takes
higher rank than those grown farther
south.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26

FRANK T.. NASH Whereas. Frank T..
CHARLES f 18th IN ' the OF COUNTY Hsy OF a"X Xd
bison, has filed his petition to the court OF
chancery TOR said cOui ~. against Charles r..
smith OF said New Haven, setting forth that
said Charles +. executed to the trustees of
Beeman Academy OF said New Haven II mort
gage deed OF certain land situated in said New
Haven and described rs follows: Being the
homestead set to one Harriet NJ. Ashley by
the commissioners OF homestead aud do ver
on the estate of her husband and decided TO
said Charles F. by said Harrie: VI. by her
deed dated April "A, lSS7 Beginning at the
southwest corner of that paIt OF home farm
lying east OF highway; thence ensteily along
south line of said home farm so rods and II
links; thence north rods and link to stake
and stones; thence westerly directly through
the junction of the south aud l. part OF the
house with main part OF the same to the
highway: thence s0uthery along Inc OF high.
way to FIRST boundary, meaning to include in
the above described premises as homestead
the above mt ntiOned south or l. part of the
rs is upon the above,d escribed premises, with
"A condition for the redemption of the same
ON the payment of "a certain note therein de.
scribed. And that since the execution OF said
mortgage said Trustees have endorsed and
trhnsfe red said note to said petitioner, set.
ting forth that said Charles +. executed to
said petitioner MAY 6th, 1889, mortgage OF
the above described premises together with
certain other lands which were subject to a
former mortgage, which has since been fore
closed wit n condition tor the redemption
OF the same on the payment If certain notes
therein described, and praying that SAID de
tendant may be toreclOSed OF his equity OF
redemption in said premises. Said defendant
residing without this State that said pe ttion
cannot be served upon him. ii is ordered that
he be required 70 appear on the first day OF
the next term of said Court to be holden nj
Middlebury, within and Tor the county OF Alt
Olson, on the first Tuesday OF June, A. d. 1895,
then and there to answer 10 said p tition and
tor that purpose said p 'titiOner shall cause
to he published the substance OF said petit M
and this order three weeks successfully In
the Middlebury REGISTER, printed AT Middle
bury aforesaid, the last OF which publication.
to be Mt least twenty days previous to said
term of said Court.
Dated at Middlebury aforesaid this 22d day
of April, A. ID lSa5.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Clerk.
! BUTTON a BUTTON, l73w.
/ solicitors Tor petitioner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
Estate or Julius w. Morse.


The undersigned, having Deen appOin ed
by the Hon. Probate Court tor the district OF
Addison, commissioners, TO receive, examine
and adjust Il NJ .laius and demands OF all per
sons against fhc state of Julius w. Morse,
late OF Middlcnufg, in said district. deceased,
and all clanr iNhiOited IN offset thereto,
hereby giNr lice that we will meet tor the
purposes AT rHsaid mt the late dwelling house
~ he decea ed ON the ith day OF May and
80 lay OF October next, from O'Clock p. IN
nuil o'clO *, p. m. Zach of said days, and that
- y months nom the Sth day OF April, A. ID
1i5, is the time limited by said court tor said
creditors 10 present their claims to us tor eX
animation and allowance.
Dated nj Andd. ehury, this 10th day OF April
A. ID. 1895.
10 JOIN "; HALLADAY, Com'rs.
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BINDING.

Arrangements nave been perfected BY
which we can have Magazines bound at the
following rates per volume; Halt canvas, IS
cents; halt sheep s. cents: halt roam, 81 hah
morocco, $l.25. These prices are tor the
common sized magazines, like the Century"
"Harper's." etc. Publications. having larger
page will, OF course, cost more.
REGISTER 90.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
THE sPREcKeLs SANDER SUIT.
The Sugar Midas Of the Pacific at Dads
with His Sons.

There are several very wicked people in
the Sprcckels family if the statements of
Claus Sprcckels, the sugar king, and his
son, Charles Augustus Sprockels, arc trlo
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
Estat of James Seaman.
1901 lee OF settlement.

kTATE or VERMONT, The Probate
DDIsTRICi VI ADDISON SIS. Court for tho lis
fict OF Adj lisOn
To all persons intere sted in the estate OF
ames Sc 'lan, lite OF Leicester in said
tstIict, dc 4eu GREETING
BY the lrrts of the State OF Vermont
'ou are HI Io,ifed to appear before the
bid Prob turt at the Probate Office In
iddlebu "a said district, on the 10th day
\ May, q. .. 1898, mt 10 o'clock, A. NJ, tC
bow eau, il any you have why the account
y u. J. Or nsbee, ldmin strator OF the estate
said dc Used, flould not be allowed, and
/ so why residue o. said estate should
lot be distributed To the parties entitled
hereto.
Dated at Middlebury. in said district thi,
d day OF April, Il. ID 1895.
. BY order OF corr.
II s'tesi JAMES NJ. sLADE,
Judge OF Probate.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-08
NEWPORT NEWS.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, September T.
General Traffic Manager Walker, of the
Chesapeake aud OHIO. who has been in
tho city for tho past week, stopping ut
Hotel Warwick. accompanied by his
wife and son, expects to leave tomor
row for his home i'll Cincinnati.
The AppomattoX arrived In port
Friday with largo cargo of general
merchandise for the Western States.
The Washington, of the Norfolk AMI
Washington Line, is at the shipyard
for thorough overhauling.
The plans which are boiug drawn by
Architect Mlarye for the new Citizons'
and Marine Bank are nearly com
peted. The building will be com
menced at once on corner Twenty
seventh street and Washington avenue.
Col. l.. =. Stearns il back from a
weeks stay at Crockett Springs, where
he was accompanied by Mira. Stearns.
Mr.. j. A. Hirshberg returned from
the North yesteaday, whore he won't to
pur chase his fall stock.
a delightful calling party was given
eral traffic manager, aud Capt. Parker,
of the Chesapeake and Ohio. Thoae
invited were Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Walk
or, Mrs. Nelms. Misses Parker. Grear,
Reynolds and others.
Tho large brick building being built
on Washington avenue Tor DR.. Perkins
and Dafiron, is nearing completion.
These gentlemen will open large fur
niture store.
Rev. Francis Ribble has returned
after an absence of several weeks to
his old home in FauquIer county.
Mis-. Walker returned to Richmond
yesterday alter pleasant visit to ,her
daughter, Mrs. q. Satterlield.
Business ls very active IN every line,
and the merchants expect big fall
trade,