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The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
JUST A BOY.
Laurence Hutton's "Reminiscences of
His Boyhood Life in New York.

Laurence Hutton's "Reminiscences of
His Boyhood Life in New York.
He was not very good boy, or a very
bad boy, or very bright boy, or an I'M
usual boy in any way He was just a
boy; and very often he forgets that he
is not boy now Whatever there may
be about The Boy that is commendable
he owes to his father and to his mother;
and he feels that he should not be held
responsible for it.
His mother was the most generous
and the most unselfish of human be-
ings. She was always thinking of
somebody else; always doing for others.
To her it was blessed to give, and it
was not very pleasant to receive. When
she bought anything The Boys stero-
typed query was ''Who is to have it?"
When anything was bought for her, her
own invaria BILE remark was-"What on
earth shall l do with it?'' When The
Boy came to her, one summer morning,
a~s-----
heaven; and when she was told that it
was a boy, and not a bad-iooking or a
conditioned boy, her first words
were-''What on earth shall l do with
it?"
She found plenty ''to do with it" be-
fore she got through with it, more than
forty years afterwards; and The Boy
has every reason to believe that she
never regretted the gift. Indeed. she
once told him, late in her life, that he
had never made her cry! What better
benediction can boy have than that?
The Boy was red-headed and long
nosed even from the beginning; a shy,
dreaming, self-conscious little boy,
made peculiarly familiar with his per-
sOnal defects by the constant remarks
to the effect that his hair was red, and
that his nose was long. At school, for
years he was known fami1iarly as 'Ru-
fus," "Read-Head," ''Carrot-Top," or
"Nosey."
His mother, married at nineteen, was
the eldest of family of nine children;
and many of The Boys aunts and
uncles were but few years his senior
and were his daily and familiar COM
panions. He was the only member of
his own generation for long time, and
there was constant fear upon the part
of the elders that he was likely to be
spoiled; and consequently he was never
praised, nor petted, nor coddled. He
was always falling down, or dropping
things, he was always getting into the
way; and he could not learn to spell
correctly nor to cipher at all. He was
never in his mothers way, however
and he was never made to feel so. But
nobody except The Boy knows Of the
agony which the rest Of the family, un-
consciously and with no thought of
hurting his feelings caused him, by the
fun they poked at his nose, at his fiery
locks, and at his unhandiness He
fancied that passers-by pitied him as he
walked or played in the streets; and he
sincerely pitied himself as youth des-
tined to grow up into an awkward, tact
less, stupid man at whom the world
would laugh so long as his life lasted
"a Boy 1 Knew" by Laurence Hutton,
In st. Nicholas.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

There is one State in the Union which
permits the death penalty to be infiict
ed by shooting That State is Utah
the newest of all. A murderer named
Patrick COughlin was lawfully shot to
death in Rich County recently by fir.
ing squad composed of six deputy sher
ifs. The law. which is derived from
the previous territorial legislation on
the subject, allows the convict to choose
whether he will be hanged or shot. The
validity of the statute was questioned
some years ago in the Supreme Court
of the United States, but it was upheld
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Jews in JeruSaIem-

While the return of the Hebrew race
to their promised land is regarded by
most people as visionary scheme, 1t
is an interesting fact that the number
of Jews in Jerusalem has increases
within twenty-five years from 10000
to between 10000 and 10000. An En-
glishwoman who has recently return
ed from Jerusalem, where she has
lived Cor forty years, says that the old
suburbs of the city, long deserted and
ruined, are being built up at sur
prising rate, and that the influx OF
Jews Is equally rapid in all parts of
Palestine, so that they are beginning
to outnumber both Moslems and Chris
tians.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
Best Time to Kill Timber Making
Good Butter in Winter-WhoIesome
Advice to Husbands-Mice and Rab-
bits in the Orchard.
Time to Kill Timber,

My experience in cutting bushes or
healthy timber is that no time in the
year will kill all, but l find a big diff
ference in the time. l have best sue
cess cutting sprouts and deadening
young sprouts in the dark of the moon.
August is the best month, but July
and September will do. Dry, hot wealth
er is favorable for this work. The
best success [ ever had in my life in
cutting bushes and deadening young
timber was several years ago when
the sign was in the heart in the dark
of the moon in August. Very little
Sprouting was needed after that cut
ting. But" says one, what has the
moon and sign to do with the life of
trees" Peal the bark from bushes
in the dark of the moon, then again
in the light of the moon, and see how
much easier it peals; also, cut few
hOop-poles. Those cut in the dark of
the moon will continue longer clear
of worms and rot than those cut in the
light Of the moon; but many people
have too much faith in signs and the
moon. We all know the top of a tree
dies without a root; much the same a
root will die with no top to support.
Thus we see by cutting an old or ma
tured tree, if bushes are closely sprout-
ed, they soon will die.-Jacob Faith,
Missouri
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Rule of Paganinf's yio'in.

leader of the social world of hel
day and generation invited Paganinl
to dinner at which other men anJ
women. distinguished in art. were Il
be present. She had expected that he
would play before them during Tie
evening, and when the great musiciai
arrived, to her chagrin she discovered
that he had not brought his instrl-
ment.
oh, Signor" she exclaimed. re-
proachfully, you have not brought
your violin"
NO, madame" Paganini answered.
my violin never d.nes out"
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Sioux City Journal: We have been
going through a period of far-reachng
liquidation. During the last three or
four years business adjustments which
had been in process of development for
up-destroyed. There have been a good
many failures, but in all cases, as in
that of the recent bank failure in Chi
cago, you will find a vicious condition
of credit In every one of them there is
unsoundness, and the tap root of it is
vicious credit.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

told Of his early experiments with the
machine, and how he expected that
the national game would receive a
great change through the agency Of the
mechanical pitcher.
AS shown in the accompanying illus
tration, A is the powder tube; B, screw
rod governing false breech; &C, wind
sights. The method of shooting this
gun is to hold the stock of the rifle firm
ly under the right arm. This will bring
the sights on level with the eye. The
fingers Of this gun are concealed
within the muzZle.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
GunDOwdeP,

History has given most of the credit
of the invention of gunpowder to Monk
Schwartz, who probably no more de-
served it than any other chemist of his
age, as it is frequently mentioned long
before his time. The Chinese used
gunpowder in war as early as A. d.
80. 1t was described by julius African
us, a Roman writer, in A. D. 215; it
was used in the Greek Empire in 66S;
the Arabs employed it in besieging
Mecca in 800; the Emperor Leo author
lied it's use in the Greek army in S11;
Marcus Gracious, a Greek writer, in
$40 described it just as made to-day; in
$50 the Emperor Leo, the philosopher,
organized rocket corps in his army
and established a factory for the man
ufacture; in 1913 Solomon of Hungary
bombarded Belgrade with cannon, and
in over dozen engagements between
that date and 1880, at which the in
vention of Schwartz is said to have Oc
CURED, artillery or small arms ale
known to have been employed. Monk
Schwartz may have popularized It's
use in Germany, but his claims as an
inventor are open to contention.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Prince Charles Egon. of Fuestenberg,

Prince Charles EgOn of FueStenberg,
who died recently at Berlin, won some
fame by remarking that Emperor Will
liam was a snob, although he lost some
social prestige thereby. He also re-
marked on one occasion that his majes-
ty gave him that tired feeling in his
assumption of the divine right TO run
the globe. These remarks came very
soon, of course, to Williams ear, and
from that time on it is said that his i'm
perial majesty took special care to pre-.
sent his dOrsal aspect for view when
ever he and Prince Charles met.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Farm Notes

Sunlight is a great tonic and health
giver. No stable should be without a
window on the sunny side
When it is time for any sort of work
to be done push it along as fast as pos
sible. Never let it push you. 1t costs
no more TO hire ten men one day than
one man ten days.
Hoard's Dairyman says: "The man
who would set up a stove out of doors
to keep himself and his family warm
differs only in degree from the man
who fails to provide adequate shelter
for his stock; and the man who keeps
two fires running where one would suf-
flee is just as wise as the one who feeds
stock that does not bring him profit
The park commissioners of New York
City have been spraying the tall elms,
oaks and other shade trees of the city
with an old fire engine. and the ap-
paratus works so well and is so rapid
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

AS carpenter is generally conceded
to know more about carpentry than a
druggist, and a blacksmith more about
shoeing a horse than a candle-stick
maker, so perhaps a man who has not
only made a study of banks in general,
but whose duties have led him to make
a special study of the banks that have
recently failed may be expected to
have views on these failures that are
entitled to a very respectful hearing.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
AUTOMATIC BASEBALL PITCHER

Prof Hinton's Invention Declared by
Prof. Hinton gave'the first public ex-
hibition of his baseball pitching ma
chine in the gymnasium at Princeton,
n. J., the other night. The gun, which
is a short, breech-loading affair, twen-
tyfour inches in length, was held at
one end Of the gymnasium. At the
other was net at which the professor
pitched several balls from his gun. All
were successful, and the curves could
be seen as distinctly as If sent from
the hand of one Of the best varsity
twirlers. In the lecture Prof. Hinton
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Electric Bells.

Sensitive persons who are annoyed
by the sharp, incislve sound of the cleo
trio bell will be glad to know that a
French electrician has produced a bell
which gives continuous musical
sound. The note is very soft and
sweet, although penetrating, and is
said to be an exaggeration of that OBJ
tained by rubbing the edge Of glass
with the finger Instead of a bell with
a hammer and spring interrupter,
steel bell is used, which is its own in
terrupter
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Poultry Points,

Plumage symmetry and so on de-
pends upon the sire.
Observe which hens are the best lay
ers and breed for them.
1t is from well-matured parents that
vigorous offsprings come.
Give fowls all the range and exercise
that the weather will permit during the
winter
Strong, stimulating food has ten
dency to disorganize the stomach and
produce indigestion.
Better results can be obtained by Civ
ing warm feed in the morning and
warm water to drink.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Recently the Attorney General of Bel
gium, in the course of an eloquent
speech, paid the following curious COM
pliment to the soporific power of the
Belgian press: in the evening. when
sleep flies from our agitated eyelids,
deaf to all our appeals, refractory to
our wishes, what immense assistance
we derive from the attentive reading of
some grave and deep leading article,
such as many high-toned journal en-
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

A man tee modest to let his name be
known went to the Boston postoHIce
Christmas eve and paid out of his own
purse all the postage on letters and
packages which otherwise would nave
been delayed in transmission or not de-
livered at all by reason of insufficient
stamps. That was a very original and
thoughtful act, not to call it charity.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
stand Ag inst TiDDiny

At one of the uptown hotels in New
York the landloid has taken a decided
:tand against the obnoxious dipping
ystem. On the first of the month the
wages Of the walters were advanced
per celt.. the object being to abol-
ii, # possible. the system of tipping
alters, SO detrimental alike % I'll
rons and management.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

There were employed in the South At
rican gold mines during the latter part
of 1896 more than $4,000 men, of whom
So per cent were in the Rand and of
whom only 13 per cent were white men.
The number of tons mined and milled
was 1 1,199, ,592 and the total gold product
was 622, 600 crude ounces, of which the
Rand produced 554, ,159.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Enoipeer of the Rocket.

Edward Entwistle, the man who ran
George Stephenson's first railway train
between Manchester and Liverpool, in
1881, is still alive and in good health
He resides in Des MOines, Iowa.
EntWistle was born in 1915, in Lanca-
shire, England, and when 16 years old
was an apprentice to the Duke Of
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Boston Spiritualists are in a state of
mingled rage and grief because the
City Assessors have decided that their
temple" Is not a place of worship and
have fixed it's taxable value at $240,O00.
This decision the believers in spOoks
think is outrageous, and they intend
to make a fierce fight against it in the
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

riches it's columns with. Under its
soothing influence salutary repose
closes in upon us, and the enchanted
cup of the queen of night pours down
upon us its treasures, in obedience to
the mysterious power of the press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

According to scientists typical loaI
Of bread contains 38 per cent OF water,
10 per cent of protein, 2 per cent OF fat,
and 40 per cent of sugar, and some
other carbohydrates. To this must be
added 1 per cent of lash" and perhaps
more if the oven is too hot.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Influenza seems to have it's grip on
the life insurance companies of Eng
land. At recent meeting of the direc-
tors of one large company 1t was shown
that it had paid out more than 100000
on account of deaths from that ailment
olono
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
COuRfderafe

Housekeeper-Half the things you
wash are torn to pieces.
Washerwoman-Yes, mum; but
when a thing is torn in two or more
Dieces. mum, count them as only one
niece. mum.-New York Tribune.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

1t is noted that Kentucky recently
scored six lynchings in six days, and
blue grass contemporary remarks: III
is presumed that the lynchers rested on
Sunday" 1t is certain that the lynched
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

A scientist declares that 1.-The ele-
ments entering into the cOrnstalk can
be made to produce alcohol, cellulose,
paper, mating, smokeless powder, and
condition powders for cattle" 1t may
be added that alcohol alone can pro-
duce a much greater variety of OBJ
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Husbands.

Do not judge husbands too harshly.
l have looked the situation over very
carefully, and 1 am convinced the
blame is not so much Of the heart, as
some may suppose. These labor-Say-
ing appliances in the house are not
provided many times simply because
the farmers wife really feels she can
not afford them; but all too often they
are not procured simply because the
husband has never given the matter a
serious thought. Good husbands"
this is written for you. Consider how
much money you have expended to
make your farm work less burden
some. and then compare your labor
saving implements with those in the
house and see if you have done all you
d C4Ass VIZ
works Oh ningly.-Country
Gentleman.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

White Ghost, the Sioux chief, is in
Washington to get 100000 from the
treasury for his tribe. 1t is safe bet
that the Sioux chieftain is the only
ghost that will walk, however.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

The Bradford, Pa, Star says: eve
visited DR.. Hollis Office yesterday and
saw some astonishing things, among
them a silver dollar" This is great
year for the editorial profession every
where
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Mice and Rabbits in the Orchard.
In the winter season in periods of
deep SHOWS, rabbits and mice are apt
to do deal of injury to unprotected
orchard trees. Where it is anticipated
it can generally be prevented, but to
those young in the business it often Oc-
ours that such a catastrophe is never
dreamed of. In the case of mice, their
work is always between the earth and
the top of the snow. where orchards are
clear of grass or weeds about the base
of the trees as they should be. To pre-
vent any injury from them it is a good
plan to mound up earth about the base
coyer.-practical Farmer.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Cumso-Well, Johnny, how do you
like your new teacher? Johnny-Not
much. She don't know anything. To-
day she asked me who discovered
America.-Philadelp Times.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

A writer In an English review asserts
that only 10 per cent. of the worlds
population ever sit down. That must
account for the prevalence of that tired
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
pats Exp1anation.

Pat" said Tommy to the gardener,
what is nothing!'
There amt any such thing as moth
in" replied Pat; ''becaze whin We find
nothin', and come to look at it, there
amt nothin' there. Round Table.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

1t costs this country s10O,000,0OO a
year to support it's criminals. This, of
course. includes those in Jail only, not
those IN office.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

The persistence of the Maceo life ru-
NOR is enough to make one believe that
perhaps "John Browns Body also has
been sprung prematurely.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Every one who works hard is con-
stantly surprised at seeing how WeD
worthless people get along.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

The Kentucky authorities seem dis
posed to grant too many Deihgefent
rights to the lynching bees.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Times are never good enough to JUS
ufy pneumatic banking.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-03-18
A Po3tIBLE EoRsE FAMINE.

Is there going to be a horse famine one OF
these years2 The best reformation avail
able from detached communities here and
there all over the Uuted States rs well as
Qene.sl intelligence on the subject, is 10
the effect that tue proportion OF good
horsthesh to the population Of the country
has seldom, If aver been as low as it Is
now. The discourseing conditions sur
rounding the horse markets everywhere
men away from tho growing of good
horses, until the results alluded TO rs so
plainly manifest as to admit oin question
What may be expected IS the Legitimate
result? Many things have occurred to 70
reduce the demand for boises for purposes
Of transportation aud IN the industries.
but we fail to reas the signs Alright il the
tendency, despite all this is not toward
sltuation in which the demand for good
horses will exceed the supply. That dey
may not be Just a. hard, but it certainly
should be coming.
1t should be remembered, though, that
such revival 10 the horse industry as the
future may havs Ia store is likely to be
confined 10 about three classes heavy
draught stock q 5tfIetly choice quality.
good large Goaeners,aud choice saddle aud
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-03-18
SHEEP ALWAYS PAY.

very vel remember the Girst stait We
made 10 the new direction by buying II
Gu ewes, st twice what they we're worth ,
giving note in paymentund how those II
old ewes the neat spring gave us q lbs
and how the wool from the ewes sod the
weather lambs ana half Of the old ewes
that We cuIled out and sold because they
had 20 teeth went to pay the note, and
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-03-18
Agriculture.


I TIE lad nasl 10 9aite Tree irsm wset
seed. II there srs Es8y veed seeds Ir
the gros "a. lttst csc be destroyed ~
sumner i.lo-isg or by freshlns tht
gfouua several tnss before tie Ftan seed
i. sowu. II positively sill uai sa 70 sgr
sr.. where tue stoSui Js Tool vilh seed
seeds
/ The Land shouli posses st Ie,st t.ii
fertility. 10 order to produce early sPrins
ias .Bd npid srosIh Of the yoaBs sr.s'
plants iron the very beginning
TIE labd must be very eGrsialiy pre-
pared In this there l. rothIrg bot gals
to tue hushaIdnsu by doios bis work
veil Every inch Of tns soil shoa,d be
gone over sgaiu sd saslo, sod tie surface
rendered as smooth ss table sud As tiae
a. an onion bed We have boeu very care
lsss IN the past IA regard to the proper
Treatment Of .tsss l.uas, aud uust !m
prove 10 the iutnre Il .e desire the largest
crops possible
Itn~sll to tos large quantities OF grass
seed two CT three times tue ususl smouuL
10 seeding. the dsld should be crossed 10
both wsys, il possible, so as to iasure en-
tire absene. OF skips or breaks IN the even
ness Of the ounE sward.
1t is probably best, although We have
rot fully demonstrated the fact, to sou
grass aud clover seed very early ia The
spring time. The returns for the past year
snd those Of some correspondents slow
the beneficial 90 aets Of very early seeding,
Finally, ansltsr Of pneh importance Is
hat Of checking the growth Of weeds,
" hich will sunoy more or less IN spite Of
all precautions, There boiuF no grain
crop to check their growth, weeds luTar
ate amazingly 10 the young seeding Of
grasses and clossrs. When the vesds
reach highth OF siI inches the mower
should be put into the field, with the cut
ter bar set Sbont four inches high, II is
very light, rapid work, Trimming of the
weeds, and the field is then most sttrac
i've 10 its even carpet Of green, The
1oung grass and clover plants are hurt fer
ess by this moving than are the weeds
md their leaves shooting up, overtop the
weeds, aud biIlng them from the sun
,hoko them down. Som times the NOV
ng OF The weeds must be repeated
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-03-18

TIE farmer gspts 3. few cows 10 care
for a. posti5le sp3 these vaei :, be mich
eows every Que d them. It does oct pay
10 a!I things Ibese must be fed IS mich
coSs sbd not - besi cattle. II farmers
would always dmerini1a;e St closs'y 10
iLsse matters as they should, q woal4 BE-
FAT better ior them 10 the ead:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-03-18

EARLY CHEE,E MAKING IN NEW EEGLAND
How long ago cheese was made il New
Eos md it is not easy 70 discover We
know that 10 1902 soou after tue iDsngura
ton OF Thonss Jsflsrson, a delegation
vent from the town OF Cheshire, Macs, to
Washington, d. @, taking win them, on
wagon drawn by tix horses, mammoth
cheese for presentation to the PRECEDENT
TIE CON miitee also carried With them su
sidress from tue Inhabitants o. the town
With the int crpii9n, "Ias greatest cheese
10 America tJr the sreatrst man Ia Amen
ca - A. carly as 1919 a tue frs. eIhibi
titiou Of The Worsestsr. Hase. society,
there Was one premium given on cheese
a. q il was sEarded to Messfs J lhn ADD
DAVID Huatef. Of North Brai1irss. ILls
vas the banner t5va 10 cheese making for
many years sitetws,ds ia the repor, Of
the society ior 1852 i. vac stated lha, ct
al The exhibitions beId there for thirty
three yssrs us i3uly Of tss premiums On
oLesse TAD bseu bestowed on ci'zsls q.
Aotsh Brsihlrse
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-03-18

EARLY CHEEE MAEISG IN NEw EHGLAYD