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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
SHORT LUMBER.
SPRUCE.
Current Comment.

PoTAToEs.- Receipts have been consider
ably larger and prices have not been fully
sustained.
CoRN.-There is rather easier tone APP
parent, and prices have softened about &c
during the week.
BUTTER.-Receipts continue liberal, but
have not been quite 80 heavy as last week.
There has been steady demand for fine
butter, and prices were we'll sustained.
CHEEsE.-Receipts of new cheese are in
creasing slowly and fine stock is having
steady sale at about lie for small with
twins and large ranging from 10 to 10Ac.
Lower grades take wide range as to quail
ity. Old stock is pretty we'll cleaned up
and remaining lots are firmly held.
BEANs.-There has been little change in
the condition OF the market since our last
report. Receivers have been trying for
better prices, but have met with little sue
| cess. Best marrow pea are still selling gen.
orally at Soc. Extra yellow eyes quiet at
$1.10. Red kidney firm.
| FLoUR.-The -four market has ruled very
dull the past week, with the tone even
weaker at the close. Buyers have not
shown much anxiety for supplies, and the
business doing has been confined to car lots
here and there as the goods were needed.
| Wheat has shown more weakness, and -four
| operators see no encouragement to stock
ahead Of actual needs.
LUMBER. - Cargo lumber is about the
same as last reported and there are only q
few cargoes arriving, but they are selling
readily. By car business is only moderate.
Some of the mills where quick delivery is
required are doing fairly The improve
ment in spruce and hemlock boards Is still
rather smallr Box boards are very quiet.
Clapboard and single are very slow. Prices
on them are steady.
WooL.-The market is dull and on quar-
ter bloods a cent lower than last week,
10 q araifn Of thn 10 h,oi,
The attendance has not been large, and
though prices are generally unchanged, it is
distinctly bad time to try to force sales
OF wool. The mills seem to have glutted
now quietly turning their purchased into
cloth. They are all heavily stocked with
wool and are waiting for tariff settlement
before laying in any more.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
Planting the Garden.

An exchange gives the following ex-
plicit advice in regard to planting the
garden:
"Sweet corn, I Early Minnesota, I
Stowell's Evergreen; plant one inch
deep. Early potatoes-t Early Ohio,
J Early Minnesota; plant four inches
deep. Beans - Dwarf Black Wax,
Golden.eyed Wax, Valentines Snap;
plant two inches deep. Squash-Hub-
bard for winter, in the potato patch,
dropping one or two hills of the latter.
Take half bushel of the hen manure
and muck, mix thoroughly with the
soil of the squash hill-plant seeds one
inch deep-four hills Of these will be
enough for an ordinary family. Watch
cover the plant with ashes. Twenty or
thirty seeds should be planted in each
hill, and when all danger from bugs, ETC.,
is past, thin out to four plants. Treat
cucumbers and all vines the same way.
OF summer squash, Crookneck is best,
in another part of the garden. Beets
EARLY Egyptian, for summer use;
Half Long Blood for winter. Soak
beet seeds in hot water twenty-four
hours before planting; plant one inch
deep. Parsnips-Hollow Crown; plant
one inch deep. Carrots-Early Chaut-
enay, for table use; plant inch deep.
Onions-Danver's Yellow Globe, Yves
terfeld's Red; plant ! inch deep. For
early onions, plant fifty feet of row with
White Multipliers. Peas, for first early,
Little Gem; plant as early as possible;
second early, American Wonder; make
two paintings of both, about ten days
apart; neither of them need brushing,
and in this way long season of green
peas will be secured. Plant peas four
inches deep. Lettuce - Hanson's is
good enough; plant ! inch deep. Cab
bage - Early Wakefield. Start 100
plant in box about April l; trans
plant about May %; put pint of the
hen manure at each plant and hoe it in.
This cabbage will grow so fast that it
will escape the green worms, and will
be ready for the table by July l. For
late cabbage plant the seeds where they
are to grow, dozen in hill, and thin
out all but the best plant. Tomatoes
About April start the seed in box;
200 plants will be enough; aDwarf
Champion, 1 New Stone; transplant
into the garden right after. the full
moon in June; twenty-five plants of
each is enough for family use, but fill
in all that the worms cut or that fail.
ucumbers--Early White Spine, Chi.
cago Picking; six hills each; don't
forget the hen manure, as for squash.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
The Evolution Of the Modern
Almanac.

1t began by the need of some means
of keeping track of the days of the
week and month. Then something was
added-practical and useful informa-
ton, anecdotes, etc. Then came the
advertisement idea which the medicine
men have worked up 30 industriously.
Now we have almost every kind of
almanac, but one of the most useful is
what we may call the newspaper alma
nae. The Tribune almanac, and 9TH
ers are we'll known. In these the al
manac part is of little account, and the
work assumes the form of an annual
cyclopedia. One of the best of this
class is the american Agriculturist A.
manac, as it is prepared especially for
those living in the country. 1t is a
farmers up to date almanac, contain
ing 500 pages, 1000 topics and 10000
facts. 1t gives it's possessor command
of vast store of information carefully
indexed and 80 arranged that any topic
or fact can be found at once. 1t is il
Illustrated by graphic charts and con-
tains information of value to every
one. This great book is given free to
every subscriber to the American Agri-
culturist or Ne,o England HON sstead.
1t is sold for twenty-five cents by the
Orange Judd Company, Springfield,
Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

THERE Is NOTHING So GooD.-
There is nothing just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton, coughs and colds, 30 demand it
and do not permit the dealer to sell
you some substitute. He will not claim
there is anything better, but in order
to make more profit may claim some
thing else to be just as good. You
want DIR. Kings New Discovery be-
cause you know it to be safe and reli-
able, aud guaranteed to do good or
money refunded. For coughs, colds,
consumption, and for all affections of
throat, chest and lungs, there is moth
ing 80 good as is DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. Trial bottle free at G. Blakely's
drug store. Regular. size,. lfifty cents
and 81.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
Vermont Creamery Reports.

COOPERATIVE CREAMERY Com.
PANY, Sharon, for March.-Cream re-
ceived, 1858 pounds; milk received,
31.331 pounds; bntter made, 4,2154
pounds; paid patrons 169 cents; run
ming expenses, interest on stock, etc.,
$12l-05; total amount paid patrons,
$812.69.
VALLEY FALLS CREAMERY, Hines
burgh, for Msrch.-Milk received, $780,
938 pounds; butter made, 36,309
pounds; average test (Babcock) 367S
per cent; paid for butter fat, 1876 cents
per pound; paid for milk, "a cents per
100 pounds, on four per cent basis.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

If you mix your own fertilizer you
will know what it contains.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
AGRICULTURAL.
Wasting Water.

Few farmers realize the value of
water in their work. Sometimes when
there is great drouth it's worth be-
comes known, and then farmers think
that if they knew how to save water for
their crops they would gladly do so.
Farmers can save or waste water as
they can soil fertility, or any of the re-
sources of nature. How very few
study to save water, and yet there is
nothing on our farms more precious in
the line of soils and their contents. A
few years ago farmers did not have the
scientific knowledge at their disposal
which they have now. Now we know
that water always tends to move in the
soil from a moist to drier soil. There
is force in nature, one of the in
stances of the wonderful wisdom of
God, force which sends water through
porous substances. 1t is this force
which makes the oil rise in the wicks of
our lamps. Dip one end of dry cloth
in dish of water and see how it rises.
Now the top of the soil is usually the
driest, and there are pores in the soil
so that the water is continually rising
to the top and evaporating. Put straw,
manure or any mulch on the surface and
it checks or stops this loss of water.
Next to such mulches comes layer of
fine dust, and this has double value.
1t not only prevents the useless waste
of water, but when a rain falls, the
water sinks right down into the ground
where it will do the crop the most
good.
Go out and pour water on ground
which is crusted over. See how it
stands on the surface to evaporate, or,
if on ground that inclines, how it runs
off. Now take a rake and stir bit OF
surface soil until it is fine and mellow
Then pour water on it and see how
quickly it sinks down. But surface
crust will speedily form unless it is
stirred, 30 one way to save water is to
stir the soil as soon after rain as il
will do to 60 over the land with weed
err. This accomplishes three things
(D 1t kills the weeds which are just
starting (2) 1t prevents the evapora'
ton of water from the soil. (3) 1t fits
the soil to get the greatest benefit from
the rains which fall. Now this article
might be worth many dollars to every
reader of the WATCHMAN who has 6
farm or garden if the following simple
rule is abserved through the season
Keep all cultivated lands covered with
a dust blanket 80 far as possible. AL
hoed crops should be thus protected
from loss of water, and every farmer
should remember that when a crus
forms on the surface of the titled land
it means waste of water. Keep YOU
hoed fields covered with blanket o.
dust by using weeder or light harrow
every few days. When it rains crus
will soon form unless the ground is
stirred shortly after. Of course grair
cannot be thus protected, but it soor
shades the ground and thus helps tc
check evaporation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

SELECT brood mares that possess
elegant and lofty carriage. frictionless
gait, superb, clean, cordy and flinty
limbs, low, forward movement and the
elasticity which is only noticeable in
the trotting-bred animal. 1t is far bet
ter to buy only one frst-class mare
for breeding purposes than to expend
the same money in lot of mongrel-
bred ones. Last, but not least, breed
to the best speed-producing stallions.-
N. w. Agricultural.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

Sow orchard grass thick 30 the stools
will cover the ground.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

DON'T strike your horses with fork
handle or strike him over the head; if
he needs furnishing, use small whip.
Everyday clubbing or striking does no
good. Make him respect you and the
whip, and have him fear nothing else.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
De LAVAL ''BABY"
CREAM SEPARATE S.

De Laval Alpha "Bsby" Cream Separa-
tors are best and cheapest. Sales exceed
100000, or more than ten times those Of all
initiating and infringing machines through
out the world combined. They are guar
anteed to be superior in all respects as a
condition of sale.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
HOw's This 2

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.
WALDINa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrb Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price seventy.fve cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
Tree.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
How to Make the Garden Pay.

This is the time of year when many
Of our readers are working in their
gardens, and not few need just such
counsel and instruction as the pages
of most useful book, with the above
title, contains. 1t claims to tell the
reader how to grow the crops of the
common garden, the farm garden, the
suburban garden, and the market gar
den. All processes are carefully de-
scribed in clear language, aided by
many illustrations. The book is brought
down to q late date, and contains in
formation which is of very great value
to every owner of a garden. Every
wrinkle, all the latest and best infor-
nation about the garden and its man.
agement is here plainly given. The
construction, management and best ar
rangement of the most modern green
houses, etc., is fully given. 1t con-
tains over 300 pages, many illustra-
trations, and is published by the
Farmer Company, or by Henry Maule.
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12

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'euoepseH 'uonseSIpuI 'sseusnoI
Lila 'sIII A9Al7 ono S77Id S.OO0n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
RETAIL DEALERS PRICES.
Boston Produce Market.

kY-The quotations given below represent prices
obtained by receivers for rholesae lof mot jobbins
prices unless otherwise indicated. and intended
to represent actual sales.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
The PnInme nenrer.

One ST the most common sights in
Mexico is Tie pulque bearer for this
seductive drink must lie fresh every
moruisg e the drinker desires to be
anything bat fresh in the afternoon.
The vessel used for CARRYING it is the
skin Of hog At distance the skins
look more Like the live animal than the
outer covering only. These burdens are
Kept steady by the band passing over
The forehead, supporting also the great
er part of the weight. About IS gallons,
or over POO pounds, is not an uncom-
mon load with which the burden bear
er moves rapidly along. as if it were a
mere trifle. The yoke is an invention
that is altogether too modern for them
to adopt although once in awhile a man
may be seen with a strip of wood across
his shoulders. from which are dangling
two jars TO bring tears to the eyes OF
the fercest Tartar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
MET THE WRONG MAN.
Quaker Surprises "a Confidence Man
Who Retires In Haste.


fine-looking man with gray beard
and wearing large Quaker hat walked
serenely down Broadway recently and
when near the Aston house he was ac-
costed by dapper fellow, clad in loud
striped trousers, says the New York
mmercial-Advertiser.
why, how do you do, Uncle Josh
Simpson," - .l's.i....c;s,s,s.s
The Quaker beamed placidly upon the
man who knew him so well. but whose
indurated countenance he had never
seen before. The confidence man, for
such he was. was shaking the hand Of
the Quaker effusively, when the latter,
with queer twinkle in his eyes, re-
Piled;
"oh, I do not have so many, but they
are harder"
The swindler, nothing daunted, con-
tinued: Let me see; | met you some
where, Uncle Josh, but l cannot recall
the place."
4 remember seeing yoo before" the
Quaker said
Yes, yes; but where was it?"
With that same merry look from his
eyes the old man said Twisted Black
wells island some months ago to in
vestigate some case had and / saw YOU
there in cohvict's garb If not, am
sure | viii soon see you there
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28

Editor Morrison If MoFthington,
Ind. -Suu writes. YDu have a val
liable prescription IN Electric Bitters.
and I can cheerful y recommend II
for constipation aud Sick Headache,
and IS n general y-tem tonic it has
no equal Mrs. Annie Stehle. 1926
Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago. was all
run down. could not eat nor digest
food, had a backache which never left
her and felt tired and weary, but six
bottles Of Electric Bitters restol d her
health and renewed her strength
Prices 80 cents and Sl00. Get a
Bottle at Benefits Drug Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
How JAPAN commeMoR&res.
Deeds Of VaIor II, war Repf In RE
TnemIsrau

DefHs 81 Nntor Ira War kept in Rc-
memhrauce.
/ ne military revival Of japan, which
began with the conquest OF China.
showed itself III tne various 5vavs the
I great industries OF the country cele-
( brated the heroic incidents and victories
OF the war, says Atlantic. The Tow
makers sent out legions Of mechanical
toys representing the flight OF Chinese
soldiers, the storming of Port Arthur
and the light of the japanese flagship
with the enemy's ironclads.
Artists commemorated the nations
triumphs in porcelain, metal work and
lacquer ware. Designers portrayed
them on the dresses of men, women
and children. Tobacco pouches, sleeve
buttons, hairpins, combs and even chop
sticks were covered with representa-
tons that expressed the war spirit.
Bundles Of toothpicks in tiny cases
were offered for sale, each toothpick
having engraved upon it, in micro
scopic text, different poem about the
war.
Gallant deeds were dramatfzed. The
fatal courage of a Japanese soldier who
scaled rampant and opened fortress
gate to his comrades; the heroism of
IA troopers who held their own against
300 infantry; the successful charge of
unarmed coolies upon a Chinese bat
talon were reproduced before thou
sands of spectators. Mr.. Hearn men
lions one incident whose realistic por-
trayal must have thrilled the audience
he - ~ 90
Genjiro.
At the battle of Song-Hwan this Jap
anese bugler was ordered to sound the
charge. He had sounded il once when
bullet passed through his lungs,
throwing him down. His comrades
tried 10 take the bugle away, seeing
his wound was fatal. He wrested it
from them, lifted it again to his lips,
sounded the charge once more with all
his strength and fell back dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
Ideal treatment For Bheumatism.

The Mystic Cure" for Rheuma-
tism removes at once the Rheumatic
Poison from the system and the dis
ease Immediately disappears. Whilst
the "MyStic Life Re1aee0er'' builds up
the shattered nervous system. i'm
proves &, digestion and restores the
general health. II i. the greatest cure
for all Nervous Disc uses and Weak
nesses = well as the most PoUerf,lt
Nerve Buiid,r k..ool.. Sold by JOS r.
Bennett and s one & Haesell, drug
gists, Lancaster, Wis. S9m8t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
MEDICAL REFORM IN CHINA.
Signs of a Great Change in the Pres
ent Methods of treatment.

signs of n Great Change in the Pres
ent Methods of treatment
China has long beer the stronghold
OF barbarous and complicated civiliza-
ton. As an empire she has cultivated
customs permeated 10y the most ridicu-
lcus superstitions known to mankind.
says the London Medical Press. The
frailty Of scientific foundation, iii fact.
that lies at the root of their supremelv
clever ignorance is especially conspicu-
Gus in the art Of medicine. Chinese
practitioners, it is well known, dose
their patients with wasps' nests. ele-
plants skin and every Elrd Of filth and
abomination. But sigas ire not want
ing that huge wave of reform is about
to sweep over the medical world of
China. In other words, the Chinese are
beginning to recognize the superiority
Of western medicine. The process of
adoption is likely, however, to be slow,
although the government has officially
signitied, from time to time, its approval
OF the medical practice of the foreign
devils. In China social reforms spread
from the throne downward, so that
there appears some remote prospect of
the general introduction of scientific
medicine among the population of that
huge empire. If the emperor be really
in earnest, the best plan would be to
SEND over large number of young
Cinnamon TO the medical schools of
Europe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
scrofula Eruptlon-

4 was afflicted with scrofula erup-
tions all over my BODY \ friend told
me he mad been cured Of eruptions by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla and he adj
vised NE % try ii procured six
bottles aud began taking Ii and il ac-
compG she'd 4 cure believe it to 81
a great blood purifier Il G. Ken
uey. kimball, Minnesota.
Hood PMS are the best family
cathartic and liver TONIC. Gentle, re-
liable. sure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
DR. King New Discovery for Consumption

This is the best medicine in the
world for all forms of Coughs and
Colds and for Consumption. Every
bottle is guaranteed. 1t will cure and
not disappoint. 1t has no equal for
Whooping Cough, Asthma, Hay Fever,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, La Grippe,
Cold in the Head and for Consump-
ton. 1t is safe for all ages. pleasant
to take, and, above all, a sure cure.
It is always well to take DIR. Kings
New Life Pills in connection with DR..
Kings New Discovery, as they reeu.
late and toae the stomach and bowels.
We guarantee perfect satisfaction or
return money. Free trial bottles at
Benefits Drug Store. Regular size
80 cents and Sl00
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. It's action upon the sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes st once the cause and the
disease immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents.
Sold by j. T. Bennett and Stone 81
Hassell, Lancaster, Wis. 3SmSt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
A sentiment from RinmnrcL.

A young English woman once petit
toned Bismarck most patletically for
his autograph, declaring that few
lines of his handwriting would make
her happy for life. So the chancellor
wrote on the front page Of the book:
beware. my child, Of building castles
in the air, for they are buildings which
we erect so easily. yet they are the
most difficult to demolish"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
Great Music Offer.

Send Us the names and addresses of
three or more performers on the piano
or organ together with 10 cents in
silver or postage and We Will mail You
ten pieces full sheet music, consisting
Of popular songs, wales, marches.
etc. arranged for the piano and or
gan. Address.
Popular Music Pub Co,
S7w6 indianapolis. Ind
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
Its FaIsity Proved.

Smythe-I wonder what idiot origin.
ated the phrase: There's no account
ing for taste"
Tomphns-Why?
Smythe-Because I'd like to get at
him! I've just been accounting to the
milliner and mOdiste for my wife's
taste!-Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
Getting Even

Sympathetic Citizen-You are not
going to arrest that boy for stealing a
few apples, are you? Remember you
were a boy yourself once.
Storekeeper-Yes, l remember it. and
that's just why I'm going 70 arrest
him. They pulled me in dozen times
when I was a kid.-Roxhnrv Gazefte
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28

Grump-One false step in life may
lead to irreparable disaster
Spooner-I know that web. loved
girl who thought me hero until 1
fell down a coal hole when lifting my
hat 10 her.-Tit-Rits
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
ms tnklnG Assumption.

Marie-What did your father say
when Lord De Liverus asked him for
Your hand?
Miss Specie believe papa referred
him to acharitable association of which
he is a member Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28

There are many more women living
than used to think"
rs that SOP"
Yes. Before 1 married l used 10
think my wife was the only woman In
the world Tit-Rits
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28
strietIN ConndentinI

'Wiggintou had to shut down on lis
wife belonging to that secret society. !"
''Why?"
she always woke him when she
came home and told him all she had
heard Louisville Courier-Journal.