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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01
THE ART OF VENERY.
It Had Its Origin In France and Was
Slowly Adopted In England.

It Had Its Origin In France and Was
Slowly Adopted In England.
There are number of articles devoted
to the hunting of big game in the July
Century. One of them is Sports In the
Seventeenth Century," by W. A. Baillie-
Grohman. The author says: 1.-The art of
capturing wild animals by means Of dogs,
without employing arms or other devices
10 arrest their flight, which was the orig
inal meaning of ''yenery, was of French
parentage and was unknown to the ancient
races, with the exception of the Gauls
Already In the dayssof the Merovingian
kings the stag, the boar and the buffalo
were hunted trait de Inner with hounds
In leash), and the sport was introduced
into Britain with William the Conqueror
T.S French terms of the chase were used
in that country fer the next two centuries,
as we know from William de Twicis The
Art of Venery, which work he wrote when
master of the hunt under Edward II. 1t
was not, however, kept up with the same
vigor as 1t was In the country of Its BIRTH
for among the numerous foreigners of dis
tinction who visited England in the fol-
lowing two or three centuries consensus
of opinion appears to have prevailed that
stag hunting was much neglected art in
Britain, and that the English chiefly ex-
celled in hunting the hare, in falconry and
in the breeding of dogs.
"When De Vieilleyille, the French en-
bassador at the court Of Edward vi, re
turned to France he told Henry ii that
the English knew more about navigating
vessels than about hunting the stag.
They took me, he reported, ito great
park full of fallow deer and roe deer, where
/ mounted Sandman horse, richly capari-
soned, and in company Of 40 or 90 lords
and gentlemen we hunted and killed 10 or
30 beasts. 1t amused me to see the Eng
lish ride at full tilt in this hunt, the hanger
In their hand. And they could not have
shouted louder had they been following an
enemy after hard won victory This was
altogether different from the French chase
oourre, sport In which the French MOBILES
had attained mastership no other nation
ality could rival 1t meant hunting the
feet red deer, not the lazy fallow deer, in
Its wild state, following 1t often for two or
three days conseoutively before the quarry
was at last brought to bay"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01
WHIST LEADS.
Csvendish Stands by the Time Honoret
Custom of Long Suit Leads.

NbVenulbn BIHnus DN inc hohoFeu
Custom of Long Suit Leads.
The most daring innovation on accepted
whist principles which has cropped up
lately is tho practice of leading originally
from short suit in preference to long
one. 1t Is claimed for short suitism that 1t
gives an opportunity of making small
trumps by rufling, and may tend to the
establishment of cross ruff, and that 1t
may result in having strong suits, and
especially tenace suits, led to by the ad-
versary Now this is perfectly true, but
the plan renders It almost impossible for
short suffers to bring in long suits, and
may meanwhile have assisted the adver-
saries to bring in theirs. 1t is not denied
that guerrilla tactics sometimes gain
tricks, but it remains to be shown that
they gain more on the balance than the
recognized informatory long suit game.
The problem is of such extreme com
plexity that no proof can be offered. The
Investigator is therefore driven to seek the
opinions of experienced writers and play
ers. This, it Is admitted, is not so salts
factory as demonstration would be, but
when demonstration cannot be had the
only course left open Is to consult author
tiles. From the time of Lord Folkestone's
party 172S) to the present there has been
well nigh the unanimous opinion of experts
that the original lead should be from the
strongest suit. and 1t has been stated, but
on what authority seems doubtful, that
about 90 per cent of American whist play
ers continue to adhere to the long suit
game. 1t is contrary to all human expert
ence that SO large percentage should be
wrong 1t is conceded that there may be
exceptional hands. A system based on ex.
captions Is not one to be regarded favor
ably, as rule, when submitted to the test
of common sense.--Cavendish in July
Soribner's.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

the second floor OF the mill building, where
Mr.. Moore had gone to let down some grain
In some way his clothing caught in the
shaft and, unable to escape from its
clutches, he was killed. A man who hap
pened to enter the mill heard sound which
alarmed him and he shut down the ma
chinery. An investigation revealed the
dead body OF Mr.. Moore. Every stitch OF
this dead mans clothing with the exception
Of small part OF the sleeve OF his under
shirt had been torn from his body. The
body was horribly mutilated hardly bone
being left unbroken. One leg was broken
in at least dozen places.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01
Groton.

John Baldwin had two COWS killed by
lightning last Thursday.
The third quarterly conference of the
Methodist church will be held at the par
sonage next Saturday evening
The drama and box supper which will be
given by the Y society has been postponed
indefinitely.
Mrs. Nellie Buzzsll died at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lowe, last
Monday. Funeral services were held We'd
nesday. The bereaved husband and par.
ents have the sympathy Of the entire COM
munity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01
SUFFERING WOMEN,
How Many of Them Have Quietly
Obtained Advice That Made
Them Well.

My sister, II you find that in spite Of
following faithfully your family doc
tors advice, you are not getting we'll,
why do you not try another course 2
Many and many a woman has quietly
written to Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn,
Mass, stating her symptoms plainly
and clearly, and taken her advice, which
was promptly received. The follow
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

Poker Powell (scoflngly)-Yer can't
make me believe keerds air wicked.
DR.. Thirdly-Why not, pray2 Poker
Powell-Don't it tell in the Bible bout
Gabriel's trump?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

Matrimony, said the sweet girl board
err, is holy rite. Why, then, asked
Asbury Peppers, with the air of man
sure of his ground, why, then, is it that
30 many who marry find they are wholly
left?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

PENSIONS have recently been granted to
uel Whittemore of Bristol; additional, Fay
cite Potter of Rutland; increase, Samuel r.
Ellis OF Mortified, Abraham III. Holt OF
South Woodbury. original, widows, Emily
r, Cyr OF Charlotte, Carrie r. Bemis OF
Barre.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01
Prayers the Little Children Say,

The prayers the little children say,
They are not fine OF speech,
But they hold deeper mystery
Than any tone could teach.
And they reach further up to heaven
Than wiser prayers can reach,
The angels laugh to hear, each day,
The prayers the little children say.
The prayers the little children say
No toiling angel brings;
They pass right through the shining ray
That searches selfish things.
(They are SO little that they slip
Between the guarding wings)
And God says" Hush, and give them wayl"--
The prayers the little children say.
The prayers the little children say
All. II we knew the camel
For ours, so wise and gaunt and gray.
Walk YEARLY and lame.
And by the time they come to God,
They have forgot his name,
Would we may some time learn to pray
The prayers the little children sayl
New York Press
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

Your hair is always handsomely
dressed, fraulein. You must devote a
great deal OF attention to it. Yes, l
must confess my head is my chief
weakness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

This horse looks very sickly and deli
cate, almost dissipated. Well, you see,
he's fast horse.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

BURDocK BLOOD BITTERs entirely cured
me of a terrible breaking out all over my
body. 1t is a wonderful medicine" Miss
Julia Elbridge, Box 80, West Cornwell,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

ing letter is q
pretty strong
,onfrmationof
our claims !; j
II had been
sick for six
- months +;
10 one doctor
r. told me I
II would have
Y TO 60 to .
y hospital
' before I
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

HAVE you earache, toothache, sore throat.
pains or swellings Of any sort9 A few APP
plication Of DR.. Thomas Electric Oil will
bring relief almost instantly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01

durability the
OO durable,
steadily uniformly They
this giving the satisfaction and banks
offices all Mont
Orders received from
Money refunded satisfactory, postage paid
Vermont Waterman Company Montpelier, Vermont
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-01
Hoods sa ns;iiia
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Nd by all druggists. 81; six for IS.

Hl, NIL cure Liver ills easy to
HOOd'S Pills take, easy to operate csc
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
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tell, and we shall see the effects in more
and better olives. The same may be
said of pruning. The olive orchards
are being pruned as never before in
Southern California. The Fithian olive
orchard at Carpenteria has been very
productive the past few years. The man
ager prunes very thoroughly and attrib-
utes much of his success to this fact.
He is an expert pomologist and his opin-
ion should not be lightly considered.
The mixing of varieties, as have con-
clusively demonstrated by actual ex-
periments, and as the experiences of
growers corroborates, Is of exceeding
Importance. II neglected In the past
this can not be at once corrected, but
am sure the mistake will not be made
in future planting. 1t is now we'll and
generally known that in planting all
fruit trees it is wise to mix varieties, for
unless cross pollnated full crops will
rarely be secured. OF course, the navel
and other seedless varieties are eXcep
lions. Without doubt California is well
adapted to the olive, and very soon we
may expect good crops. 1t is also GER
tain that as soon as the excellence of
California picked olives is generally
known the market for the pickles will be
satisfactory,
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
Contracts to Raise Beets

There are two kinds of contracts that
are made between the beet growers and
the sugar factory management. The
one, which has given perfect satisfac-
ton at jacksonville, is for the factory
authorities to agree to pay 81 per ton
for all beets delivered between certain
specified dates. The factory furnishes
the seed and advises regarding handling.
The other is in vogue at Chino, and has
signally failed thus far to give any sat
isfaction at all to the growers. This
contract pays a certain amount for beets
that test a certain amount of sugar and
if the percentage Is above or below the
price is raised or discounted. In the
first case the grower is sure to sell his
crop and knows just what he will get.
In the second plan he can not know, and
accuracy of which he knows and can
know nothing. In case the sugar con-
tent is very low the beets are wholly re-
iected. I am told that last year the
amount per ton paid at Chino was above
"a, but that this year it is less. If this
last came because the beets We're not
called for until they had deteriorated
because of rains and lateness of the sea
son, then surely this was real cause
for complaint. A cast iron contract tina:
would call for 81 for every ton of beets
produced, to be delivered upon call with
in certain limits Of time would certainly
reassure the producers and prevent fric-
tiou
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
New Varieties of Fruit

The Redlands Citrograph calls atten-
ton to a new orange from the orchard
of H. II. Smith of Redlands Heights
which is highly commended. Besides
other good qualities the orange is deli
ciously sweet, wholly seedless, and best
of all, it is ready for shipment by No
vember l. The orange is a spheroid,
quite oblate, and this fiat appearance is
very characteristic. Mr.. Craig has
christened this new candidate for favor
the "Redlands Early" Mr.. Smith will
neither sell trees nor buds until he tries
the tree two years more, when. If it sue
ceeds as we'll as in the past two years,
he will then recommend it to all as an
other godsend, like the navel, to our
citrus fruit growers. In the Pacific Ru-
raj Press of Dec. a new pear much like
the Bartlett is highly praised. While
it is nearly as fine in quality as the Bart
lett it keeps much later and thus prom
ises to become a valuable addition to
our deciduous fruits.
The above suggests a valuable line for
investigation and discovery. 1t is well
known that each region has peculiarities
that fit special varieties of fruits. The
wonderful Northern Spy and King APP
pie that were so excellent in New York,
Ohio and Michigan, were almost worth
less and wholly profitless in Kansas
while the Willow Twig and Ben Davis,
which are regarded as very poor in New
York, are the best varieties in the
west California has very peculiar
climate, and without doubt varieties OF
fruit, especially of the apple, are yet to
be developed which will become very
popular and profitable. Every fruit
grower should be on the alert to dis
cover varieties that have superior ex-
cellence, and should propagate any such
that new and superior varieties may be
secured. Mr.. ]. W. Mills of the Chino
experiment station will read a paper on
new varieties at Farmers Club insti-
tute in Los Angeles Jan. 3-5 The eXper-
iment station is doing good work in the
line of testing new varieties.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
OMAHA EXPOSITION
California Urged to Be Represented
by the Managers

The board of directors Of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon at
3:15. with the following present: Duque
Forman, Croft. Johnson, Klokke, Ma
thuss, Mckinley, Newberry. Slauson,
Vetter, Waters. President Forman &C.
cupied the chair.
The committee on lease and quarters
for the chamber of commerce presented
a plan for advertising for new quarters.
The plan calls for an auditorium or ex-
hibit room of the space of $1,000 square
feet and office and assembly room space.
1000 square feet. Gallery space 10000
square feet and a skylight space of 5000
square feet. Committee was instruct
ed to proceed to advertise for bids for
building containing these qualifications.
The committee on the Omaha exposi-
ton reported satisfactory progress, and
the following letter was read before the
board, showing what the eastern states
are doing in the way of making prepara-
lions for this exhibit:
Pennsylvania Is growing much in
terested in the exposition and the Phil
adelphians propose to place a reproduce
ton Of the historic Independence Hail.
on the exposition grounds. They have
sent US blue prints showing it's con-
struction and asked for estimates of cost,
Our architects have figured this cost to
be approximately $4,000 to s1S, 900, which
is pleasing to the Philadelphians re-
ferred to.
IF they reproduce the old Independ-
ence hall they will also send the old Lib
erty bell, with its quota of 2OO-pound
policemen and committee of the city,
councils, ETC., as guard of honor
1T now seems to be assured that Penn
sylvania, New York and New Jersey
will have buildings on the grounds in
addition to the handsome building which
Illinois will erect. 1t will thus be seen
that the interest in the exposition has
grown and spread, and that it is not
confined within the Transmissssippi
territory. These eastern states coming
in with large representation must put
our western states on their mettle,' and
we must put our best foot forward and
do it conspicuously and handsomely, in
order to show the eastern people that we
are strictly in it.
Construction work progresses rapidly
and most favorably; there is no question
but that everything Will be ready for full
and complete opening at the dates
scheduled.
"The exposition fever is spreading
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
TONS OF HAY IN SMOKE
A Big Warehouse and Contents De-
stroyed by Fire

Hay will probably receive another
boost as the result of a big fire yester-
day afternoon. Fourteen hundred tons
were totally destroyed, causing loss OF
nearly $4,000. The hay was stored In
the warehouse of Ed Shattuck at the
corner of Twenty-sixth and Naomi
streets About / o'clock j. Dalton. a
boy who was playing on vacant lot IN
the rear of the warehouse, noticed smoke
coming from the shed and an instant
later the flames burst forth Dalton
gave the alarm. The first alarm was
turned in from box 70 at the corner of
Central avenue and Adams street. This
was succeeded by alarms from boxes ~,
ia, IA and 70 twice, bringing out the en-
tire department. Engine companies 3
and and chemical No. responded to
the first alarm and were put at work.
All attempts to extinguish the flames
proved futile and the warehouse and It's
contents was totally destroyed. There
was some insurance on the hay. but the
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16

possession their work IL so serious that
better late than never IL q very wise
motto to adopt. It is true, also, that un-
til some natural enemy like the Chalcid
flies or the Rhizobius come to our relief
we shall have to fumigate at least once
in three years to secure the best results
Even in October and November there
are frequently some scale so mature that
they survive fumigation, and SO the
work can never be done once for ALL
even though we were so wise that every
orchardist would fight the scale. There
are two changes that will probably be
made in future in the methods of fu-
migation. One, to use more cyanide;
the other, to leave the tents on longer.
The latter could be done with no added
expense and it would make the treat
ment immensely more effective. Mr.
Frank Palmer. who has had extended
experience, says that the time the tents
can remain on the trees may be doubled
and the amount of cyanide doubled with
no harm to the orchards. Mr.. 8. A.
Pease says by doing this the red and
probably the purple scale can be wholly
DESTROYED
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
KINDERGARTEN BENEFIT
Kirmess to Open This Evening at
Hazards Pavilion

AuAh10 4uVAAAOA
The Klrmess In aid Of the Free Kin
dergarten association will open this
evening at Hazards pavilion and con-
tinus every evening during the week.
with matinee Saturday afternoon. Nine.
de Seminario. who has been selected the
queen Of the Kirmess, will be robed In
gorgeous costumes and the flower girls
and Americans" who act as her escort
will form a handsome tableau. After
the grand march and dances the differ
ent booths Of nations will be opened.
where elegant Christmas gifts will be
offered for sale.
Following Is the program for this
evening: Scene l. Queen and Court:
about her are grouped the flower girls
and Americans" escort to tho queen.
The presentation OF the representatives
Of foreign nations to her majesty the
queen Of the Kirmess under their re-
spective colors and national airs. The
formation and evolutions OF the grand
Kirmess march through the Kirmess
grounds, led by the queens escort, the
Americans" Scene 3. Dances Of the
Nations. before her majesty. the queen
Of the Kirmess Nine. de Seminario; b.
hemian gypsy dance, solo La Pc
tite Tambourine." Miss lilly Ba-
ruch; Dutch peasant dance; the
Alaskan skater maiden dance; the
Brownies dance; American Amazonian
drill solo "Hornpipe." Miss Fay SPRING
err; Hungarian dance, "Tarsalgo;" But
terfiy dance, Miss Grace Foyer; Chinese
dance (comic); Scotch four-hand reel.
solo Highland Fling" Master George
Cline; California flower dance. soloists,
Miss Irene Buell., Nina Jones and Ra-
chael Spears.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16

extent of actual loss to Mr.. Shattuck
cannot be estimated, as he had disposed
Of quite a portion Of the hay to other
parties who were hauling 1t away.
1t Is possible that at least portion of
the contents of the warehouse could have
been saved had not 30 much time been
wasted by going to the wrong box. Box
No. 1856, situated at San Pedro and Tween
ty-eighth streets, Is closer by half a
dozen blocks than Is box No. 70, and the
department did not reach the fire until
at least ten minutes later than 1t would
had the first box been used. There is no
cause known for the fire. A number OF
men had been at work the day and night
before hauling the hay away and 1t is
possible that some one might have
dropped lighted cigarette in the ware
house.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
Fruitfulness of the Olive

There has been much complaint re-
garding the bearing of olives in several
places in California. In some cases
large orchards of mature trees have
been nearly or entirely barren for years
in succession. There are beyond doubt
three reasons for this lack of fruitful
ness: insect attack, lack of pruning and
the planting of only one variety in a
place. Owing to the farmers Institutes
better methods are being practiced in
all lines of fruit culture, and the olive
comes in for it's share in the general i'm
provement. I have seen more effective
work fighting scale not only on the olive
but on all orchard trees infested, the last
autumn than was done for all the three
previous years put together. This will
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
The Value of HumuS

The Minnesota experiment station in a
valuable bulletin recently issued, de-
fines humus as organic matter in the
soil in varying stages of decay. Humus
is praised as fixing nitrogen, the most
valuable of all fertilizing elements. as
absorbing water and thus conserving the
soil moisture, as rendering potash and
phosphoric acid soluable and thus avail
able. Thus stable manure has value
aside from it's elements of soil fertility.
Their bulk is humus. which is almost
wanting in commercial fertilizers. The
same bulletin praises green manuring
with legumes for like reason. They Sc
cure nitrogen from the air. and make 1t
available, and send their long roots away
down into the soil to bring up potash
and phosphoric acid. The following,
which we copy direct from the station,
may we'll influence California fruit grow
ers:
Investigation at the Minnesota station
proves the following interesting and val
liable facts relating to humus: Farm ma
nure, green clover blood, fish, tankage
cottonseed, etc, produce humus rich in
nitrogen. while oats, straw. sawdust and
carbohydrates form humus poor in nitro
gen, but rich IN carbon, and the nitrogen
Gus humus moro readily unites with the
potash and phosphoric acid of tho soil TO
form humates than does carbonaceous HUI
mus. The humus of virgin soils is much
richer in nitrogen and humates than the
humus of soils that have been cropped for
a number of wears.
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Time for Fumigation

Mr. H. H. Morgan of Ontario desires
to know how late citrus trees can be
fumigated for the black scale with rea-
sonable certainty of success. Many
others have asked the same question.
II scales are bad on the trees 1 should
spray or fumlgate even up to March If
l could not do it earlier. 1t were better
to fumigate in October, November or
December, as the younger the scale the
more susceptible they are to the spray
or gas. Yet when the scale have taken