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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
General l1ems.
MATTERS AL WASHINGTON.

The bill introduced by Senator Proctor
for the establishment of "a bureau of ami
NAL industry in the agricultural depart
ment has been favorably reported to the
senate.
Treasury figures show that up to May
| the excess of expenditures over re-
ceipts for the fiscal year aggregated
$23 200 900 and for the month of April
the excess is 81. 100000. In round fig
ures the receipts for the ten months of
the year are S274, 100000 and eXpendi-
lures sos. 100000.
A bill to provide for the purchase of
the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln has
been introduced in the house by RepIes-
entative Lewis of that State. a national
soldiers home, to be known as the Lin
coin National Soldiers home, is to be
erected upon the site, and 500, 900 is APP
propriated for this purpose.
a dispatch of Friday says: The Reed
following has practically given it up.
Vermont, for the first time IN its politi-
cal history, has instructed its delegates
how to vote and especially not to cast
their ballots for the New England candi-
date. Confusion and CONSERVATION have,
therefore, overwhelmed the big speaker.
The secretary of the treasury has sent
to the house a draft of a bill amending
the Chinese exclusion laws. 1t provides
that in cases affecting the right of Chin
csc to enter or remain in the United
States, or where persons of Chinese de-
scent claim the right to re-enter the
United States as citizens. there shall be
required the testimony of other than
Chinese persons.
General Grosvenor gave out this state
ment Monday night: 1.-THE indOrse-
ment of Mckinley by Vermont marked
the location of an active Mckinley
sentiment which had for long time
been manifest to intelligent observers in
all the States of New England. The
outbreak of popular sentiment in Illinois
overwhelmed the party organization of
that wonderfully organized State and
swept away the plans of the bosses and
overturned the calculations of every
body. Mr.. Mckinley now has 1875 votes,
or more than a majority"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08

with more wool in the country than
ever before, and probably much more
than the entire consumption for the COM
ing twelve months if not another pound
should be imported. Estimating on the
number of sheep officially reported,
with weights of fleece, in each State, as
given by the Manufacturers association
last year, the clip of 1896 would be about
275, 100000 lbs. Imports in twelve
months have been, including wool waste,
about $50, 000,0 900 lbs, and the mills have
never worked up more than 5O0.OOO,OOO
in any year, while the demand for con-
sumption is now at least 10 per cent
below the maximum for goods, domestic
and foreign together, and the foreign i'm
ports of goods represent about 100000
600 lbs. more raw wool than IN the years
of greatest production and prosperity.
These facts would indicate a domestic
consumption not exceeding 00,0O0,0O0
lbs unless the demand materially in
creased, while the past years consump-
ton must have left in the country much
more than 225,OO0.00O lbs. old wool.
With supply so vastly exceeding prob
able requirements, even present low
prices can hardly be maintained.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
DOMES TIC,

The New York Times has gone into
the hands of receiver.
Hamilton Dsston, the well-Known saw
manufacturer, was found dead in bed at
his home in Philadelphia Saturday.
A strike of the servant girls of Super
ior, Wis, last week, resulted in the en-
ployers acceding to the demand tor SIS
a month.
The steamer Belgravia, which arrived
at New York Friday from Catana, Pal
ermO and Naples, brought 1913 Italian
immigrants.
The McKinleyites captured and con-
troled the Illinois Republican State con-
vention last Thursday. 1t was crush
ing defeat for Senator Collum.
Maggie Cotter, Brooklyn girl, was
terribly burned recently by the eXplo-
sion of a gasoline stove and large patch
es of skin had to be cut from her body
Skin taken from the bodies of her three
sisters and brother has been grated on
duNi iht patient - SClNIilS dlbIS we'll
Selma d Hardy, a prosperous farmer
of SaXonville, Mass, was buncoed out of
$1,000 by two confidence men the other
day and the only thing which he has to
show for his money is tin box which
they said contained $1,000, but which
really held only a brick. 1t was the
same old story of the susceptible farm
er and the delusive three-card monte
game.
The Investment Trust company of
Topeka, Kan, has gone into the hands
of receivers. The concern is large
dealer in Investment bonds and among
its directors are William Lloyd Garrison
of Boston and halt dozen other New
England capitalists. The advertisements
of the company state its authorized
capital is S3,00O,O 900 and paid-in capital
81 100000.
Carl Fiegenbaum was put to death by
electricity last week at Sing Sing, n. Y,
prison for the murder of Mrs. Julia
Hoffman. Fiegenbaum made confes.
sion to his counsel which leads to the
belief that the murderer was Jack the
| Ripper, who killed and mutlated II wo-
men in Whitechapel, London, and others
in various parts of this country. He did
not expressly admit the commission OF
these crimes, but he told his counsel
that he had for years suffered from q
singular disease which manifested Itself
in an uncomfortable desire to kill anC
mutilate the women who fell in his way
lie was known to have been "a sailor OF
the lines between this country and Eng
land during the years from 1887 to 1891
when II different women of the pave
ment were butchered and horribly multi
ated, and he was also in Wisconsin a
the time of the mutilatIons there tina
sent thrill of horror through the c0un
try.
Dun's Review of Saturday says of tb,
wool market: The wool year ends MAJ
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08

During last year the Delaware expert
ment station made some eXhausting
tests as to the cost Of spraying trees. In
using the bordeaux mixture they sprayed
the trees six times. and reckoned in the
cost Of materials and cost of labor, and
found it to be > cents per tree per spray
The result was that the rot was reduced
to one-third what it was ON the I'M
sprayed trees. They found also that four
sprayings gave about the same results
as six sprayings, and that there was
about twice as much rot with two
sprayings as with four or six. So we
see that four sprayings, or $ cents per
tree, is all that il really costs
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08

E. H. Jenkins of the Connecticut sta
tion says:
If the soil is rich in readily available
nitrogen, the probability is that crop
of beans and peas would gather but lit
tie of that element from the air, but
would use what was already at hand in
the soil If the soil is very poor in nitro
gen, it may be expected that these plants
will gather their supply largely from
other sources than the combined nitro
gen Of the soil. In general it would APP
pear to be rational to apply 10 nltroge-
nous fertilizers to these crops, but to sup
ply an abundance Of both potash and
phosphoric acid.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
FOREIGN.
The black plague has broken out a
Hong Kong, China.

The black plague has broken out at
Hong Kong, China.
A new steamship company Is in pro-
cess of formation by leading capitalists
of Japan. The scheme is to open two
rOutes-one to New York and the other
to Europe. The object of opening SER
vice to New York is to facilitate the ex-
porting of sulphur, silk goods and other
commodities already exported in large
quantities to America from Japan Eight
steamers of five thousand tons capacity
will be built. four for each route.
A Constantinople despatch says that
the murder of the shah has thrown the
sultan into state of extreme terror.
Foreign kilograms are excluded and
local papers are forbidden to refer to the
subject. The newspapers were author
lied to announce the death of the shah
of Persia, but without stating the cause.
One newspaper announced that the
shah was out for a walk, felt unwell and
died suddenly. Some apprehension is
felt in official circles owing to the fact
that the assassin formerly lived in Con-
stantinOple.
A Pretoria dispatch of April IS says
"Five of the leaders of the national re-
form committee, who pleaded guilty of
high treason yesterday, including John
Hayes Hammond, the American mining
engineer, were condemned to death at
this forenoon's sitting of the court. The
names of the men sentenced to death are
Col. Francis Rhodes, John Hays Ham
mOnd, George Farrar, Charles Leonard
and Lionel Phillips. All are British sub
iects except Hammond, who is an Ameli-
can" The sentences of all these men
have since been committed. but 1t has
not been decided just what will be done
with them.
While approaching the shrine of Abdul
Aim, six miles south of Teheran, Fri
day, the shah of Persia was shot by an
assassin and died soon after. He had just
entered the inner court of the shrine
when the assassin fired point blank at
his heart. The assassin was promptly
arrested. He is supposed to be sahib
from Herman or from the province of
that name. 1t is believed that he is a
member of the Babi secret society, a
criminal association, which has hitherto
made attempts upon the shah's life with
a shot from revolver. Much discon.
tent has existed for some time through
the DEAFNESS of provisions, partly caused
by the excessive issue of copper coins
The heir apparent, Muzlf-er-ed Den, was
Immediately advised of the assassination
of his father. and has taken the throne.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
Odd Mention.

James J. II. Gregory prefers the Lean
ing corn for ensilage as the best Of all
kinds that will mature i'll New England.
Rural New Yorker recommends bone
and muriate Of potash together for grass
or grain.
American Cuti7ator says: lone of
the most practical economies of the
farmer who finds that his farming does
not pay is to get his poorest land into
grass, and Jet it grow what it will,
while he gives his manure and labor to
the best land, which he knows will pro-
duce paying crop.
1t is not advised to SOW crimson clover
in the spring.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Estate of Harriet Il. Goodwin.
Notice of Proof of VIII.

STATE OF VERMONT, BE 1t remem
= DISTRICT OF ADDISON, SIS. bered, that at a
session OF the Probate Court holden ut Mid.
dlebury, within ana for said District, ON the
ID day of May, \. ID. 1896.
Present: Hon. james NJ. Slade, Judge
Whereas, "A certain instrument in writing
under seal, purporting to ne the last will and
testament OF Harriet +. GOOdw in. late of
Budport, i'm said district, decea- ed, thaving
been this day presented to SAID court OF pro
bate, and duly filed IN the probate ONCE :
Therefore, il Is ordered. thai all persons
interested in the estate of said deceased, be
notified to appear before said court, at the
probate office In Middlebury, in said dis
trict, on the 25th day OF May, A. D., 1885, at
10 o'clock a. m, by publication of this order
three weeks successfully previous thereto,
in the Middlebury REGISTER, n newspaper
printed at Middlebury, aforesaid, to show
cause, II any they may have, why said in.
strument in writing should not be proved
and allowed, AS the last will and testament
of the said deceased.
By order OF court.
Attest, JAMES NJ. SLADE,
10 Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
cowPeAs AND CRIMSON CLOVER.
Country Gentleman's Plan For Growing
These Valuable Crops at Snail Expense.

Country Gentleman's Plan For Growing
These Valuable Crops at Snail Expense.
Cowpeas are more properly beans,
and like them are susceptible to injury
from frost. They may be sowed in New
York from the 10th of June to the last
of July, either broadcast or drilled with
common wheat drill using one bushel
of seed per acre. They will show above
ground in three OF four days, and will be
foot high and cover the ground entire
ly in four weeks. In 60 days they will
be two feet high and such dense mass
of vines and foliage that man can
scarcely walk through them. They will
ripen seed in 50 days. We speak of early
varieties. There are many which are too
late i'll maturing to be valuable i'll the
north.
These peas make most excellent fall
pasture for either cattle or hogs, even
after they have been cut by frost in au-
tumn. They are a great milk producing
food, being very similar to clover in
analysis, and. like clover and all other
legumes, have the ability to draw nitro
gen from the atmosphere and subsoil
In fact, with crimson clover and cow
peas it is possible to have every other.
wise vacant piece Of ground constantly
covered with an inexpensive nitrogen
gathering and kumus producing crop
that may be utilized for pasture, soil
ing, hay, CTS lagc or lift T. enrich the
land, tor al Of which Uses they Ire well
adapted.
1t is good practice to s1w t''~-a l'as
among growing corn i-s5 p:ov:oGs to
the last cultivation, WIN y COZ ~ them
sufficiently, and thcI, after tho re-. Gre
high enough TO shade the ground Sume-
what, SOW crimson clover on them. watch
is almost sure to succeed under these cir
cumstances. Thus you have c.cp Ct
corn, a fall crop Ct cowpeas and Il win
ter and spring crop Of clover all OF your
land, with very little expense in the two
latter crops except for seed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
COmmissiOners' Notice.
Estate of Susan w. Washburn.

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate court TOR the district OF
Addison, commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims against the estate OF
Susan w. Washbnrn, late OF Weybridge in
said district, deceased, and all claims exhibit
ed in offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet tor the purposes aforesaid at
the dwelling of l.. II. Fisk in Weybrldge, on
the 29th day OF May and 9sth day of October
next, from o'clock until O'Clock, p. m, each
OF said days, and that six months from the
LIST day of May, A. D., 1896. is the time
limited by said court for said creditors to
present their claims to us tor examination
and allowance.
Dated at weybridge, VT. this 5th day OF
May, A. ID. 1896.
10 W. j. NEWTON, Com'rs'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08

held at Milwaukee, Wis, August 20
and 26; II. H. Powers, Morrisville; G.
n. Chlds, st. Adams; Josiah Grout,
Derby; F. c. Partridge, Rutland; L. b.
Cross, Montpelier; j. G. Stearhs, Brad
ford; f. A. Bond, Middlebury: j. r..
Judson, Arlington; a. F. Stone, st.
Johnsbury; Z. B. Taft, Burlington
c. II. Green, Bloomfield; Edwin Adams,
Grand Isle; G. w. Osgood, Bellows
Falls; f. w. Wilder, Woodstock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08

common fence wlre each 80 inches long.
Place them side by side and give them
three twists at the middle for the "top
of the handle. " Then bend around four
inch block and twist all together for two
inches, as shown in illustration. Next
draw the ends all together and trim
them even. Then bend hook on the
end Of each as shown, having the hook
on the inside of all the four arms, and
make large enough to hook over a three
fourths inch piece. Let the hook at the
end turn up three -fourths inch This
will make an implement a tritie larger
than the one illustrated, but will be all
the better for tall person, as the larger
tile will be more easily adjusted. The
object i'll making shorter would be for a
short person to "clear the ground. "
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
BINDING.

Arrangements nave Deen perfected BY
which we can have Magazines bound at the
following rates per volume Half canvas, @
cents; half sheep, So cents; halt roam, 81 hall
morocco, Sl.25. These prices are for the
common sized magazines, like the Century,"
"Harper's," etc. Publications having larger
page will, OF course, cost more.
REGISTER co.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-08
Handling Draintile.

A labor saving implement invented by
all Ohio Farmer correspondent, but not
patented, may prove Of interest to read
ers who anticipate laying tile next
spring. To make it, take two pieces of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-16

science by saying that our climate is always
enjoyable, especially by comparison, Tor
when we say that we are hot down here
you are boiling up there, and when we say
we are cold down here you are ice bound
and snow-bound up there. The o50 OF
heat that we sometimes have down here
does not mean as much to US in the way
of discomfort as $50 does to you; and in
winter there are but very few days when
we have even thin formation of ice
AS long as the government had local
observer here so that we could get reli-
able weather record, we published it, but
since the discontinuance Of that office we
have not published weather report.
These are the facts in the case, my
brother, so you may lay aside your fears
now realizing that your reputation for
vcracity has not suffered.
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The emancipation of agriculture from
all the burdens that encompass it should
enlist the the active effort of every citizen,
for the general welfare depends upon the
accomplishment of this result, says the
Southern Cultivator Building up the
home and the citizen is of prime impor-
lance. In order to relieve agriculture from
the depressing evils that environ it, the
from every foot of soil cultivated. Instead
of living IN a state of warfare with the ee.
ments and the forces of nature, the farmer
must make all these forces subservent TO
his will and must be at peace with them.
Retaliation is not factor in the upbuild-
ing of the farmer. 1t is a life of service
and reward; and the service must be intel.
ligent and prompt Perfection of plans
and details must be the polar star. Farm
ing is business that demands more bust.
ness ability than any other, because it is
more varied. 1t requires thought, intell1-
gence and knowledge to be a farmer in
deed and truth. Therefore it is as neces
sary (if not more SOL for the sons and
daughters of farmers to have thorough
education, both literary aud business, as
any other class of citizenship. The better
trained the young man is. the better quail
flied he will be to conduct farm of his
own in a business manner and on business
principles. The application of sound bust
ness principles will, we feel assured, mate
rally help to solve the problem of agricult-
ural success. knowing his land and his
crops, and above all himself more thor
oughly, the farmer will be fully equipped
for the attainment Of success.
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and sy stem which helped them In the old. The
Marion county farmers are notified that firm
of growers in Ocala have made arrangements to
have buyers from Savannah visit them every ten
days to purchase cotton. firm of tobacco
packers ct Dade City informs the growers that
everyone who has a crop of over 100 pounds can
send samples which will be forwarded at their (the
irm's) expense, to New York, for inspection.
But this arrangement is not so promising as
that in relation to the cotton.
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DIVERSIFIED FARMING.

1t cannot be too often urged upon farm
ers that one of the most important requi
sites FOR success to those farmers who start
in with limited means is diversi6cation
of crops, says the Los Angles Times. The
man who relies entirely upon one crop
runs great risks. 1t is not reasonable to
expect that any crop will be a thorough
success year after year. There are sea-
sons of drouth and insect pests, all of
which must be taken into consideration by
the wise cultivator of the soil. When such
troubles come, and man has lost all his
investment in one crop, he may not be
ruined, but he is likely to be seriously EN-.
barrassed and perhaps has to mortgage
his place in order to tide over the
year. 1t is here where the advantage of a
diversity of crops comes in. The man who,
in addition to his fruit. raises some hay for
his horses and COW, and plants some vegeE
tables and berries between the trees, and
raises few poultry, is always sure of
living and perhaps something more, even
when the main crop is a failure.
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OUR IDEAL CLIMATE.

The editor of the Rogers Park News,
Herald, Chicago. referring to the unusu-
ally hot weather we have had here in
Florida says The Spring, and in comment
ing thereon he says that he has been tel.
ling people that the weather is always de-
lightful-neither too cold in winter nor too
warm in summer and in view of the item
above referred to, expresses the horrible
fear ~ that he has been unwittingly pre-
varicating, Fear not, my veracious
brother, we will ease your troubled con-
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EDITORIAL CHAT.

THE passing of summer reminds us
that this is the second summer since the freeze,
and contrary to the predictions of the croaker,
Florida is still alive and happy.
AS THERE are no oranges to harvest
this year. or at least very few, the orange grow
will have more time to devote to the all-im.
portant issues of the pending campaign.
~
EVEN if you are not truck farmer on
a commercial scale, it is no reason that you
should not have a good vegetable garden to
supply the needs of your family.
~
AN EXCHANGE says that the Florida
orange growers who have for the time being
turned cotton and tobacco planters, are bring
ing to their new line of business that intelligence
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WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1e, 1896
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM GROVE AND GARDEN-The Ostrich
Experimental Florida."... sos
The Pineapple Question-Van Houtens
Rejoinder; Mulch for Orange Trees. =. 49,. 6O6
Soil Ferments in Agriculture, No. 6 zoe. sos
Strawberries and Rice. observation-disclosures. 500
Celery Culture in Florida; Railroads Take
Fifty Per Cent....... 610
FLORAL DEPARTMENTAL List OF State
Flowers: Cultivation of ANIMALS in Flor
ida; The Hospital Floral Club; Prize
Award Postponed. Observation-Disclosures. Gil
EDITORIAL - Editorial Chat Diversified
Farming, Emancipation OF Agriculture:
Our Ideal Climate; Cheap Lands Immi-
grants Needed ......... .............. 6l2
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT Women
Farmers; Woman's Doings Errors in
Training; Gentle Reminders; Laundered
Handkerchiefs; Delft Splasher GA
POULTRY Observation-Disclosures the Incu-
bators; Autumn Feeding: Practical Poul-
try; Water for Fowls Ducks and Geese
Millet Seed and Egg Production; Ban
tams and Small Boye Gle
LITERATURE-A Florida Heroine . SIC
FLORIDIANA. ............... ...... .......... 81!