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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24
Sandwiches for Company.

When preparing sandwiches for a
large company, it is sometimes neces-
sary to make them several hours in ad-
of the serving. II a napkin is
wrung out of hot water aud wrapped
around the sandwiches, which should
then be placed in a cool room, they will
keep fresh and moist as though just
snread.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

Jay Green (sourly)-If them people
don't do different about it, blamed If
I'll go to the party tomorrow night.
Josh Medders-What do you want Fem
to do in order to git you to gof Jay
Green-Invite me.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

BABY HUMoRs.-Dr. Agnew's Ointment
soothes, quiets, and effects quick and Of
fective cures in all skin eruptions, common
to baby during teething-time. 1t Is harm
less to the hair in cases of scald head, and
cures eczema, salt rheum, and all skin dis
eases OF older people. Thirty-five cents.-23.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

Mistress (who had given her maid a
ticket for the theater)-Well, how did
you like the performance, Maria?
Maria-Oh, it was splendid, ma'aml
You should have heard a servant sauce
her missusl
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

that her nerves are failing, that her strength is going and that something
must be done to help her through the coming trials of maternity
Lydia e. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound. You can get it at any druggists
Following w publish by request a letter from a young wife-of her W a-
cord she addressesi to her suffering sisters" and while ron modesty she
asks to withhold her name, she gives her initials and street number in
Chambersburg, Pa, Sc She car easily be found personally Or by letter:
To M v Suffering Sisters:-Let m e write this for your benefit, telling you
what lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound has done for ne. 1 am but
nineteen nd suffered with painful menstuatton, leucorhea, dizziness, burn
inc sensation back of ears and o top of my he ID, nervousness pain and
oreness of muscles, bearingdown pains, could not sleep WELL was unable
to stand without pain, and OIL how Ilonged to be WE'LL
One day I wrote to Mrs Pinkham telling her all, knowing 1 could do so
in perfect confidence.
She wrote m a lovely letter in reply, telling me exactly what to do.
After taking nine bottles of the Compound, n box of Liver pills, and using
onehalf package of SanaHve wash, L can say l am cured. 1 am so happy,
and wv nv happiness to non other than Mrs. Pnkham.
Why will women suffer when help is near? Let ne. as n who has had
som experience, urge all suffering women, especially young wives, to seek
Mrs Pinkhams advice-Mrs. r. S. r., 113 E. Catherine st, Chambersburg, Pa
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

Do you think she loves you? l don't
know. Pm all in the dark. Well, if
she entertains you that way l think it's
pretty good proof.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

Mrs. Prye-Tell me, dear, do you
ever quarrel with your husband? Mrs.
Lamb-Never! But he often quarrels
with me, the hateful thing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24
WHAT MAN DOES NOT LOVE BEAUTY
Mrs. Pinkham Counsels Young Wives to Keep Their Attracttvenes
A Letter From a Young Wife.

Seven-eighths OF the men
in this world marry a woman
because she is beautiful
in their eyes. 90
What a disappoint- y
ment then to see the ~.
fair young wife's beauty
fading away before a year
passes over her head
lfeel as if l would like
to say to every young woman
WHO'S about to be married
Strengthen yourself in &C
vance, so that you will no
break down under the nev
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24

strain on your powers" Keep your beauty,
it is a precious possessionl Your husbandlove
your beauty, he is proud to be seen in public
with you; try to keep it for his sake, and your
own.
The pale checks, the dark shadows under
the eyes, the general dropping of the young
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24
FIVE CENTS FOR YOUR HEAD
THIS EXTRAORDINARY REWARD
OFFERED BY A WELL
KNOWN PHYSICIAN,
MANY CURIOUS PEOPLE REPLY TO HIS STRANGE
OFFER AND ASK WHY HE Is WILLING TO
RELIEVE THEM OF THEIR HEADACHE
FOR FIVE CENTS.

Dr. Frost offers to relieve any n suffering from Nervous or Sick Headache
for the nomina. sum of 8 cents. Coupon attached must be properly filed out and
taken to any druggist named below and you will receive a regular 20 cent bottle
of Fr0;s Headache Cure fol 8 cents. Frosts Headache Cure positively
tns no dangerous drugs, as are found in many &c called headache 4" cures?n
His remedy is on used for years to relieve distressing headaches caused by de-
ranged stomach or excessive nervousness. 1t has no equal in cases where a
overindugence of liquor is the cause. Chronic headaches are positively cured, as
the cause is removed permanently. Women will find Frosts Headache Cure a
bnop
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14

drought in that part of the west. He
ascertained that the average precipita-
ton from SHOWS and rains in the semi
arid region is 20 inches year which is
equivalent to 1000 tons of water on
every acre of land. Most of this moist
ure comes in the winter and soaks down
deep into the earth from which it is
rapidly exhausted by the hot suns and
warm winds of early summer, leaving
the ground dry and parched at the very
time when the moisture is most needed
for the sustenance of plant life. Ex-
perts have established the fact that a
crop which in this dried stage weighs
three tons to the acre does not require
in it's growth more than 900 tons of
moisture per acre, leaving a waste by
evaporation and surface drainage of
! 100 tons of water from each acre every
year. To retain this excess of moisture
by storing it in the earth to nourish
growing : crops during seasons Of
drought was the object Mr.. Campbell
sought for 80 ''"'7*'' - %'''s<-%s4. &C.,.
The ordinary method of cultivation
In the west is such as to encourage the
max mum of waste in moisture. Land
is shallow-plowed to begin with and
after the plants are above ground the
earth is stirred with deep-reaching
cultivator which turns over all the
broken soil and at the same time dis
turbs the fine roots of the plants. Be-
fore the first Ut August the cultivator is
laid by and hard crust at once forms
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14

kota, and other points on the Great
Northern, Milwaukee e. St. Paul, Union
Pacific, Burlington and other railroads.
From all these places the reports are ro-
seate. All sorts of crops have been
treated, and under all sorts of condi-
tons. Corn, small grains, hay and root
vegetables all are benefited by the new
system of cultivation. 1t might seem at
first impossible to raise anything but
hoed crops where cultivatQr has to be
kept constantly in motion, but wheat,
rye, barley and oats are handled with
great profit. if seeded or drilled in rows
from IS to "a inches apart. There is d.
rect gain in quantity of from rs to 80 per
cent. in the yield over the old system,
and the quality is much better, as there
is no dwarfing or retardation of the
plants or grain berries by drought.
Statistics which have been carefully
kept at these experimental stations put
the cost of cultivation by this new
method at about 90 cents an acre over
the old plan. This increased expense,
it is asserted, is more than met by the
extra yield, thus virtually furnishing
insurance for crop in dry seasons
without cost.
/ There is no patent on the Campbell
system. Everybody is free to use it.
The necessary machines are cheap and
may be made by any handy mechanic.
There is no apprenticeship to serve in
learning to operate them. These are
points which commend the new method
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS

i Dead. yf
Samuel J. r. Mcmillan, senator from
Minnesota from 1878 to 1887, died at
his residence in St. Paul, Oct 8. Death
was due to an aneamic condition Of the
blood. II
Senator Mcmillan was born in
Brownsville, Pa, in 1926, on the ami
versary of the birth of the illustrious
Washington. During his infancy his
parents removed to Pittsburg, and at
40 he graduated from Du Quesne col
lege. since merged in the Western Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
He moved TO Saltwater, and in 1856
went to st. Paul. In 1864 he was APP
pointed associate. justice of the. su:
preme court, and in 1874 was chosen
chief justice. ''a.. ...51s.@.
During his service in the senate, Mr..
Mcmillan was chairman of the com.
mittee on claims, and afterwards sue
ceoded Roscoe Conkling as chairman
OF the COMMITTEES on commerce. Vi He
also served on the judiciary committee,
where his = professional attachments
won him high place in the counsels
of the senate, and on the committee
on revolutionary claims.
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SUCCESSFULLY TESTED.
y New System Of Drought Defy.
s ing Soil Culture.
Invented by Hardy w. Campbell. q
Dakota Farmer, But Not, PATENT
" ed-GOod Thing for Western
~ Farmers.
Especial Chicago Letter.l

Drought is no longer terror to farm
ers in the semi-arid regions of the west.
A new system of soil culture has been
devised which does away with the ne
cessity for expensive irrigation and
makes the raising of good crops q
certainty, no matter how scanty the
rainfall may be. Complete success in
crucial tests is reported from a number
Of experimental stations conducted
under state and railway supervision in
Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas, and
the experts in charge assert there can
no longer be any doubt as to the great
utility and benefit of the plan. BY this
new system vast tracts of land which
have hitherto been classed as worthless
for agricultural purposes owing to lack
of moisture in the summer and absence
of irrigation facilities may now be
brought under cultivation and the re-
sources of the country largely in.
creased.
Four years ago Hardy w. Campbell, a
farmer living tuearnAberdeen; SD, be-
gan to investigate in a modest way the
possibilities Of overcoming the evils OF
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
YOSEMITE AICEY.
rlsn to Abolish the Toll Roads Lead
ts$ ing to the Park, /: .s$5

x1S0 20 ADOl10n the VO1l MOAd0 Lead.
ing to the Park. tss
At a recent meeting Of the Yosemite
commission in San Francisco tie, abo-
lition Of the toll roads leading to the
valley, so that free access NAV be
obtained, was brought up by
State Vice President KINNEY. & All
four roads, he said, .were pri-.
vate d property, which should i. be
appraised and purchased by the gov
eminent. To this end q letter had been
prepared directed to the secretary Of
the interior, the governor ana the Cali
fornia representation ii both houses
of congress. The communication re-
ceived the approval Of the commission,
and was directed to be mailed to all
concerned. It starts out BY calling at
tention to the hardship caused BY ali
visitors to the Yosemite valley and the
National park by reason Of the roads
leading to and within the National
park being all private toll roads, But
while the state of CALIFORNIA; had ex-
tinguished the private tolls within the
Yosemite grant, all access to the val
ley is over and across the Yosemite
National park, which is under federal
jurisdiction. There are four toll roads
in this park. OF this the Big Oak fat
road is 80 miles long, 20 miles of which
are in the National park. :, It's esti-
mated cost lis $6,650, and >. the toll
charged is two cents. The length Of
the Hoga road is given at Sc miles, OF
which 4s miles are in federal jurisdic-
ton. Its cost is estimated at 3$62, 900.
"The policy Of the national govern
1nent," continues: the Letter, '.has been
repeatedly declared in reports OF
various secretaries of the interior to
the senate and house, and in bill
passed by the senate Of the; United
States May 10, 1896, to be that these
roads shall be made free public high
ways in and to the National park, just
as California has purchased and made
free roads in the Yosemite state grant.
The federal government has set apart
a number of national parks, to all OF
which, excepting the Yosemite National
park, it has given due and proper con.
sideration. For two of these parks,
to wit, the National Yellowstone park
and the Chattanooga National Military
park, sums aggregating 100000 in
each case have been appropriated,
largely due to facilitate access to them
The Yosemite National park has great
beauties and attractions, yet it has been
neglected and no access can be had to
it except over private roads and by
the payment of toll.
THE commission urges immediate
action, and believes it should be taken
at the next session of congress. To
secure this, an impartial body of men
should estimate upon and fix the value
of the roads named, and the owners
should consent in writing to sell the
roads for their appraised value."-
Louis Globe-Democrat.
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to western farmers and are likely to
lead to revolution in the farming bust
ness beyond the Mississippi. Railway
men think so we'll of it that they are
sending instructors through the coun-
try to teach farmers how the thing
is done and organizing parties to
visit the various experimental sta
lions to benefit by practical object les
sons. The directions are simply these:
Pillow deeply to start with; right behind
the pillow have a circular harrow that
will pulverize the surface soil and while
doing this pack the earth under it firm
ly; after the plants are above ground
cultivate them by merely scratching
the top of the earth, making sure the
packed subsoil is not disturbed. By this
course the moisture will be held in
store until it is drawn off by the plan Is
instead of being evaporated by the sun
and wind. The whole thing is so simple
as to appear almost ridiculous. but there
is plenty of incontestable evidence that
it is productive of surprising results.
W. ]. JACkMAN.
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on the surface of the ground. On this
crust the sun and wind act with terrific
energy and in few days the earth is
sucked dry of all moisture. The season
of drought is then at hand and the
crops wither and die from excessive
heat. In working his kitchen garden Mr..
Campbell noticed he never had trouble
in raising good crops of vegetables
while fair yield in adjoining fields was
a rarity. AS the methods of cultivation
were radically different he concluded
the secret must lie in this. Extensive
experiments satisfied him he was right
and he communicated his. discovery to
his neighbors, to the state authorities,
and to railway managers interested in
western lands. This was in the fall of
1894. Since then the matter has been
more, thoroughly tested over wide
area of territory with results that make
the most conservative of men give the
system. emphatic Endorsement.
In working his garden Mr.. Campbell
used a hand hoe continually and the
surface soil was kept finely pulverized.
forming sort of dust blanket which
choked the pores of the sub-soil and
prevented the escape of moisture except
as it was drawn up by the roots of the
plants. That this theory is correct was
proven by taking test tubes of earth
from the garden and adjoining fields,
and sending them to different chemists
for analysis. This earth was in all in
stances taken from the uniform Gepth
of ~ inches. That from the fields yield
ed only seven per cent. of moisture
while that from the garden gave be-
tween 10 and 10 per cent. The :mpor-
lance of this variation may be learened
from the fact that earth containing
only seven per cent. of water is dry and
powdery to the touch; that which
holds 10 per cent. can be squeezedinto
mud ball. Satisfied he had struck the
right idea Mr.. Campbelps next move
was to- devise means of putting it
into practical operation. Large fields
cannot be economically cultivated on
the same plan as small gardens. and a
radical change in tillage methods had to
be evolved.
The ground is first plowed deeply, SO
as to stir up the subsoil and at once
gone over repeatedly with novel con-
structed harrow which thoroughly pull
yerizes the top earth, while at the same.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Patent Mail Sack.

Last winter the government offered
q reward Of &, 900 for an invention that
would improve the method of locking
and unlocking mail sacks, the straps,
staples and padlocks taking up too
much time for the. mail clerks on the
fast mail trains. In hopes Of acquir.
ing this reward. R. r. Tichenor. OF
Henning, set to- work upon an idea,
with the result that he has applied for
= patent upon q device which does
away with the strap and staples. It is
light and durable, opens with key,
but is self-locking, and holds the sack
wide open when unlocked. 1t can be
closed and locked with one motion OF
the hand. Officers of the railway mail
service have inspected the device and
speak very favorably of it, and have
issued orders that it be put to an i'm.
mediate test,
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time 1t packs nrmly all the ground
four or five inches below the surface,
thus preventing the escapeof moisture
before the crop is putin. Under the old
plan the ground was allowed to efor
days after being plowed before harrow
was started and the evaporation DIVA
ter through the freshly-broken surface
was rapid and exhaustive. Immediate
pulverization of the top soil following
its turning up by the pillow reduces.this
evaporation to the minimum. Cropsare
then sowed or planted in the usual
manner and the moment the plant
shows fair growth cultivation Is be-
gun with specially designed machine
which just scratches the surface of the
ground without disturbing the earth
around the roots of the plant. By cons
tinuous use of this machine 50 long as
the horses can make their way through
the fields the top earth is kept in finely
powdered condition and serves as what
MIR. Campbell calls dust blanket. By
the time the plants are too big to be
worked any longer the shade they cast
will keep off the suns rays and even the
hot winds will not be able to do much
damage. The process is 30 simple that
many farmers are at first inclined to
doubt its efficacy, but the results are be-
yond dispute. 1t not only insures crops
in dry seasons, but it increases the yield
per acre when there is seemingly no ne
cessity for its use. s.
For two'years experimental stations
have been in operation at Oberlin, Kan;
|yMcC Cook, 9Holdredge; Alma and Broken
Bow. Neb.; at Lisbon, jamestown, Pin
gree, Dawson and Glenullin, North Da,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Not the same

/ 1 Laura--What terrible fashions the
European nobility have for remember
ing their ancestors.
Nonie-What do you refer to-their
picture galleries?
Laura-No. 1 heard that every aris-
tocratic house keeps family skeleton
in the closet.-Pittsburgh News.
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Much Too Good-Natured.

"My wife has the most exasperating
: temper" said the wiry little man.
II am surprised to hear it. }" said the
other man. IT had an impression that
she was very good
That's just what's the matter with
her. She won't get mad when she
ought to. The other morning I went
to the hydrant to get a drink and the
water was almost thick enough to
carve. And began saying things.
Never mind, dearie,, said she. Just
thin K how nice il will be to scour the
tinware with. ~ indianapolis journal,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
MAY KILL ALL LIFE.
Fear Thatth Big Sum Spot VIII Soon
Explode

Fear That the Big Sun Spot VIII Soon
Explode.
Astronomers are now watching with
increased interest. the big sun spot
which has been in great activity for the
last two years, and are specializing on
the outcome. It is said the molten mass
is likely at any time to burst from the
suns surface. Professor Siverimus J..
Corrigan, director of the Goodsell OBJ
servatory of Carleton university, on
this subject says:
"A new planet may at any instant
break away from the sun, and the terri
fic explosion which will necessarily &C.
company this breaking away will pro-
duce a great disturbance of the entire
universe, but particularly of the earth,
perhaps completely smashing it, and
surely destroying all animal life on
land as we'll as in the waters.
'"The results of my Investigations on
this subject indicate that the earth is
closely approaching critical epoch in
it's career; yet the day or the hour of
visitation mo man knoweth,' but these
results have convinced me that it is inn
minent. Look to the sun.
'Neither is this tremendous disturb
ance of the earth and the destruction of
all life upon: it completely unprece-
dented. A similar detachment of solar
matter by the same means is known by
scientists to have occurred $4,000, 900
years ago, a period simultaneous with
the palaeozoic age, at which time all
animal, and vegetable life then existing
on the face of the earth was completely
crushed out" .-.:s, '... " p.
Commenting on Prof. Corrigan's
statement, Prof. Garret P. Serviss says:
EVERY astronomer knows that the
sun is the parent of the earth and of all
the other known planets. The famous
discovery, two years ago, Of the strange
solar element, helium, in the rocks of
the earth, was really beautiful proof
of the substantial identity of the two
bodies, the sun and the earth. Helium
on the earth is a mark of parentage,
like a peculiar strain in the blood of an
animal. No astronomer doubts that
our globe, and all its comrades, had
their originS from the sun" l1%a " f.
''The idea which he suggests, that the
birth of a new world should have the
effect of destroying the life of an older
one, has a. peculiar significance.
Granted that planet may. be born
from the sun in the way he points out,
the consequences indicated might well
result. Life on this earth is possible
only through very delicate balance of
conditions and forces, and the evidence
is daily accommodating that even COM
paratively slight. disturbances in the
sun are. capable of affecting that bal
ance in various ways.'-Chicago Trib-
une. - i
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Just Like Him,

! Mr.. Duffy-Mrs. Kelly, it pains me Z
infarm yez thot yure hoosband has jist
bin blowed oop boi a doinomoite car
thridge. We found his head in wan
lot, an his body in another lot, an his
ligs in another lot, an his arms an
fate in another lot"
Mrs:Kelly (proudly)- Begorra. that's
Moike all over.-Toronto News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14

Queer Money of the NorthyvestE Coast.
All along the northwest coast curl
ously shaped plates of copper are en-
ployed as currency of high denomina-
ton, blankets serving for small change,
as it were. They are. stamped with
grotesque faces, and in former times
they were manufactured by the Hud-
son Bay company for use in buying
furs of the Indians. In those days they
were made of native copper, found in
Alaska and British Columbia, sbutsnow
they are Of imported metal. The queer
est thing about them is that they rep
resent no constant value. A "copper"
may be worth only two or three blan-
kets when new, but it increasesin worth
every time it changes hands, until it
may be appraised at 1000 blankets
N. 7. Journal. syEy afeszf +
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Not Sure OF the Monument.

whether man is happier working
for his own good or for the good of
others is merely matter of gtempera-
ment,s said the philosopher. 1T all de-
ponds on whether 9 man would rather
have money or a monument" -Indian-
apolis Journal.
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Compensation.

"sedgeley's marriage wasn't happy
one, was it?"
swell, that depends on the point Of
view"
'The point of view?"
Eyes, the neighbors had no end Of
fun out of it.'-Chicago Journal.