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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-15
agriculture.



Al Gre, ! su discouraged snd did GO,
sec hos ooaid ever pay ths neftsssr
add Iced ssd cloths ny little family. Al
ttis critical time ny mother yisitsd ne
snd bronshi prssert Of brown L.ehorp
hen 40 roo isr. They vsre placed 10 the
empty ben house snd Ted 90 table scraps
snd Kitchen biis. TIE hen laid tsrous b
The Water snt Amply repsid i,r shat lh u
sod her mate ate. la April, becoming
broody. | eel tusivs Brahms ssss add CD
tanned eleven cbieks These were brought
up BY hand thst The ben might continue
setting. The second incubstion resulted
In twelve ciicks Both broods vete
raised without The lcss Of chick. Eiev
go Brshns. snd three Lssborn roosters
we're cold :, pr,6l Of 81 40. With ten
hers The seco1d sitter bessn aud iiom
ociobsr Ia, to April 1T si5.79 VI. elesr
cd. 10 Al ri ioor bens set on Br bms
eggs hstchsd thirty eight chicts, AID
l.tsr on. being ress, ~i,h tso more, hatch
cd atty pin4 Lsehorns Ezes and poul
try v,rs soid 10 tHe owner OF . i.sbion
sble hot ] ., top prices. receiving Ter siI
~ nine hens and chicks Gas 80. and hsd
forty pnilets left TO begin third winter.
Divi sed into ionr hocks OF ten each -ss
I had obse,v.d from previous experience
that small fseks ususily do better titan
large onts they vsrs Plsced IN sinter
qnsrters. Toe winter was extremely cold,
Eggs so!d II high prices. 90 ! managed to
clear from the forty hens s6s.70 10 the
spring l raised 100 rabmss and ISL l. 9
horns, bat - the hotel management
had changed. sent my EGGS and bfoilers
to Boston, and. sltboush did not get SIS
good prices. cleared sla! IS That season
l raised hin, teen tnrkeys. my nrst expert
ence snd lost eevets'. but learned TO care
for them.
1.-The fouiib ~intr kept four turkeys
and fifty pullets, one pen being high,
Brsbmss These we're led 80 we're the Leg
norns, which caused them TO become too
fat to lay. l have since found that by
feeding very little fatty food and keeping
them st work they csu be made TO pay as
we'll. II not better, than the bossted Leg
horos, A IL wss, my net proceeds were
e70, IL, and again Irsised 22l oh cks and
Iorty nine Turkeys. which Melted Sl77 At.
10 four years the pair OF hens that my
q other gave me had been the means OF
paying the mortgage that bad looked 30
sgsiu proving that great
,sks from little acorns grow. Daring
his time bad managed the farm so as to
ret living from il and pay the tsxes.-
Hrs. Z d. 10 Farm and Home
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-15
How AorIcuITunE /, TAUGHT IN FRANCE

The perfect system Of agricultural edu
cstioD 10 France hss had much to do with
the wonderful improvement 10 French
farming. The federal grants for this pur
pose ere nov netrly 81 100000 year.
The social snd poIiticsl position Of the
farmer 10 France has been advanced also,
and the general public appreciate the i'm
portsncs OF agriculture. Agricultural
tsac hing 10 now given in France in seven
different stages tr degrees. First. there
ID the superior instruction Of the national
agricultural college, for which We have no
corresponding institution in the United
Ststes, (21 the ns'ionsl schools Of agricul
ture. corresponding 10 our state sgricul
tural colleges; (3) the practical schools Of
agriculture, fer which We have no counter
part; az sppren iceship schools whore
boys and girls sre taught oil the mysteries
OF general work, iruit growing. dsiryine,
silk culture. spiculture and fish culture.
Then. there are 10y mixed schools, With
professors Of agriculture snd agricultural
chemistry, and (6) instruction in tie
fields. for oil OF these schools have lands
attsched, Just - though the erammsr
schools in Americsn rural towns had leo
lures on the agricultural sciences illustrst
ed by work 10 the field: (7) France has
carried to great perfection her experiment
stations. which are doings work similar
TO that done by similar stations 10 this
country. The laborer has the farm
school, the email farmer the practical
school, those 10 better sphere OF life the
national schools. While others who desire
10 devote their sttebtion 10 the ssronomic
science have the seroDou 10 institute,
which Is truly . polytechnic Of sciences,
physical, chemicsi and nstursl. BY THE
means those engaged on the soil are kept
Ibresst With the bet and latest practice 10
agriculture, and srs eusbled to see and
earn such things as tend 10 the int rove
nent OF their condition sbd industry.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-15

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Rutland County National Bank. Rutland, Vt,
Ellington National Bank, Rntand Vt.
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Mortified National Bank. Mortified, VI,
Mosey a sloddard Mig Co, Rutland. W.
Steam Stone Cutter Co butland, VI.
National Car Co 81. Adams VI.
Peoples Gas Light Co Rutland, Vt.
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ALSO
Q per ct. Bonds Burlington Traction Co., Bur
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per ct Bonds Burlington, Vt.
4 per ct. Bonds Bennington, Vt
4 per ct. Bonds LlndonyilIs, Vt.
4 pc ct. Bonds stowe, VI.
II yon wish TO buy or 70 anything 10 our line
We shall be pleased TO receive your patronage
Correspondence solicited.
RalAnd, VI. Feb. 10th, 1893, 4lit3m
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-15

Orange bssksssd tss been rel otted
from Nes Ensisnd. Nv York, Penusyl
vsnis aud o 10 It.s serious pesi, Tor
which common ..I'. ,rosdcstsd, is sid
10 be . remedy.
Amsriesr Clliivst,r thinks J, no, beat
With sibpf srsin TO sov tlsetsss seed
until two OF fons weeks sf.r the sfsin 10
put on the srcasd 10 that vsy II sili
sros large enough .fd ~, ~iii not itiere
The srsir crop tie iclle.iag seaor.
L.cksy's Euiy sseei cofs and Bonsts
sre both bistiy p,sissd BY G. y. Yslsniire
ia Comfy GsntlsGs1.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-15

Regarding exporting dsiry proc uct'
the secretsry says II 10 net profitable Il
send butter to Earope inst nov, as ib'
home demand absorbs the supply.
The secretary recommends the exter
sion OF the provisions OF the Law regarding
the inspection end certificstion Of mes
and meat products for export. go ss to
make them apply to butter end cheese
The brands Of pure butter and 'fulI
cream cheese should then be tfiiIed by
the United States inspectors TO such prod
ucts % come mp to the reqpired stsDJsrd
Of quality. The dsiry products Of Den
mark and Csnsds, which are the chief
ompeiitors Of the Uni,ed Ststs in the
markets Of Great Bniisn. besr the eusrsn
~ Of qusli,y from their respective govern
nents.
The Secretary eulsrses upon the need
OF nature teaching 10 the common scbf ols.
He says that there is . crossing intsrsat 10
educstion tbst relstss 10 production. and
oil classes Of Intelligent people isvor n.
More knowledge by the farmer Of What be
deals si,h every day would .nsble bin TO
control condition., produce more from 40
sore and cor,,ibate more 10 the general
welfare.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-15

PORK, 4 cents per pound
! Pound Clipped Beef l5c
30 Empty Pork bills, (each,) SOC
| Pound Good Baking Powder Sc
l Pound Good Coffee loo
4 Cans Sugar Corn 26c
3 Cans Best Tomatoes csc
Onions, (bushel,) 75c
l Gallon Good Cooking Molasses
and Jug 35c
Good Brooms l5c, two for CSC
Patent Flour "a rs and 81 As
$50 Bushels Potatoes.
Meat Jars-all sizes cheap.
Drugs and Patent Medicines Of All Kinds
dive me your trade and | will save
you money. Call and see.
A. n. PETTIBONE,
DEPOT. VERMONT.
November sob. 1893.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
To Chicago and the East.

Passengers going east for business, will
naturally gravitate to Chicago as the
great commercial center. Passengers
re- visiting friends or relatives in the
eastern states always desire to "take in"
Chicago en- route. All classes Of passen-
gers will find that the "Short Line" of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs,
affords excellent facilities to reach their
destinations in q manner that will be
sure to give the utmost satisfaction.
A reference to the time tables will in
dicate the route to be chosen, and, by
asking any principal agent west OF the
Missouri river for q ticket over the
Chicago, Council Bluffs & Omaha Short
Line OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway, you will be cheerfully
furnished with the proper passport via
Omaha and Chicago. Please note that
all Of the "Short Line" trains arrive in
Chicago in ample time to connect with
the express trains OF all the great through
car lines to the principal eastern cities.
For additional particulars, time tables,
maps, etc., please call On or address F.
A. Nash. General Agent, Omaha. Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15

not afraid to charge boldly upon
United States troops and the prospects
Of . bushwhacking disclosed BY the
Spanish movements ars anything but
agreeable to the persons who have been
hoping for short campaign. A good
deal Of surprise il expressed at tho fail.
ure OF that report to mention any sub
stantial aid received from the insurg.
ents by the United States marines
camped On Crest hill. Reinforcement
were sent from our own ships, but it
does not appear in the reports that the
marines had help from the men best
calculated from their experience in
jungle fighting to be of service in an
encounter with Spanish guerillas.
Without any encouragement. the fight.
ing ability Of the marines, who appear
to have acquitted themselves with the
greatest credit 80 far as concerns their
bravery and steadiuess under IRE. the
question has been raised in the minds
Of the military experts whether. failing
in any substantial assistance from tho
Cubans who were reported to have been
80 numerous in the vicinity. western
soldiers trained in Indian fighting
would not be of more service in q Cuban
jungle campaign. Nothing 80 severely
taxes the courage and endurance Of
troops as to be shot at frOm cover BY an
unseen foe and only troops trained in
our latest skirmish drill can render ef.
fective service in such attacks.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
TELEGRAPh,c BRIEFS.

General Roca was elected president
Of the Argentine republic.
Tommy RYAN of Svracnse. met and
easily defeated Tommy West of New
York Monday MIGHT in the llth ronnd
of a 2O-round contest for the welter.
weight chamnionahip of the world
The Northern Pac;f,c comn.nv'. chin
victoria. has not Vet left Tscom%a % far
s.r % Tr.,c;.co cSS ~, i'hs S Oixmr;. ~ w;ii n"t rt
ie.ve T,com. hasore thc ,s.th tha Al.
.s .o,,. can ,e', not .rr;ve ,nnch % hsfc,a III TnI~
and the T.con. !. et;II IN hs- vsI Ao
Chin. ~ hav;no e.;ied Nsv "a & "
The f.-w.rs NJ the United st.t.. .r.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
CUBAN FACTS IN BRIEF.
Interesting Items About the
Pearl Of the Antilles
hER PEOPLE AND HER PRODUCTS

An Ahsss - Fsi.cipal Citsss. the Rai.y
Ssassa. tAs Dsaaly lGasAsss. The Ysllsv
Esvss. tAs Rsvslstae.isss and Their
Gssat 0er1ggis Fer Liberty.
Cuba from east to west IL 760 miles
long. Its width varies from 20 10 1856
milsa The island. with its dependen-
sies. contains a.. .s7S square miles. The
entire coast line Il Z. 300 miles In extent.
The Cubans are the planters Of the is-
land. The Spaniards. usually govern
msnt officials Or traders, live in the Cit
ies. In the interior oil Spaniards are
known - Galatians.
The rainy season In Cuba begins in
May OF June and ends in November.
The most rain falls in September and
October. The average number of rainy
days in . year il l02.
Though tropical. the Cuban climate
10 an equable one. The thermometer
aever rises 20 high - il sometimes does
In New York. and sunstrokes are un-
known.
Mountain chains extend from east to
west throughout the whole length Of the
island. Between the mountains and the
coast low tracts usually intervene which
in wet weather are overflowed and arc
almost impossible.
Cuba has 260 rivers, all small. In
the low coast lands both north and south
6re extensive swampa
Yellow fever prevails each year in the
seaport cities OF Cuba, beginning to-
ward the end Of June and disappearing
in September. Foreigners only are At
tacked BY the disease.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

Stfe1Gth o0d Equipment Of the 0ol010Hl
Of Our First Reserve.
There are 10. 600. 900 men liable 10
military service in the United States.
The actual strength of all the state
soldiers composing the national guard
previous to the recent call by the preai.
dent for troops was ll3. 46O men and Of
ficers.
A special feature of the national guard
Of New York is the efficiency it has At
tanned in the military signal and tele-
graph service. The signal corps attached
to . brigade is furnished with all the
improved United States army signal
kits, field telegraph instruments, field
telephones, flash lanterns and hello
graphs, engineering and electrical in
strumenta
The work Of . signal corps in state
camp includes besides signaling the
study Of engineering, including making
road maps, field sketchiDg and bridge
and signal tower building.
The normal strength of the national
guard in New York state is 1926.
The number of males in the state liable
to military service is 942.7
Next to New York, Pennsylvania IL
strongest in its national guard, with
8,547 men. Wyoming. with q roll Of
S45. has the smallest enlistment. while
Nevada, with 346 men. goes it one bet.
ter. Alaska and the Indian Territory
have no organized militia.
There were warm welcomes In New
York city for the up state militia -
they passed through the town ON their
way to Hampstead. Crowds Of people
at the railway stations and on the
streets cheered and waved their hats
and shouted words of encouragement.
As the men were ferried to Long Island
City tho whistle Of every tug captain
in sight aluted them vigorously.
A substantial. soldierly set are these
men from up the state now quartered
at Camp Black. There il lots Of fight
in them. Many Of them saw aotivs
service at Buffalo in the big strike.
where they learned to know what camp
life really 10 and how to make the bet
Of its hardshipa.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
THE NAVAL RESERVES.


10 1abAsrs IAsy. b1t Seaa.sn Bold OuioA
- jump as Days Call.
The readiness. good disoipline and
0eama 1ship Of the New York naval mi.
litia were well illustrated in the prompt
ness with which . detachment of 80
men went to Philadelphia. manned the
monitor Nahant and brought her 20
New York for the defense OF the harbor.
These qualities were again illustrated
when the call was made for q ship's
company for the auxiliary cruiser YAM
kee. The entire contingent, from first
lieutenant to landsmsn. embracing l95
men. was at once supplied from the
New York reserve.
The Louisiana naval reserve has fur.
nished crew Of nine officers and 95 men
for the monitor Passaic. which is to de-
fend the harbor Of Port Royal, 8. @.
The reserve has been called on to sup.
ply I. 100 men for manning the 81 gun
boats. patrol boats aud torpedo boats
employed in the gulf service. and it an
n0unces that it will be able to meet the
requisition.
The first attempt made in the United
States to establish q naval reserve was
in 1850, when President Fillmore draft
ed bill providing for q reserve of So.
OGO men. Nothing came of the measure.
As early as 1885 every country in
Europe had . naval reserve. England
then had its royal naval reserve Of 2O,-
900 officers and men ard its royal naval
artillery volunteers of over =. 900 officers
and men.
It was through the efforts of Lieuten-
ant J. G. Soley, . retired officer Of tho
United States navy, that the naval re-
serve was first established In the United
States. Under authority of the Massa-
ohusetss legislature he organized . na-
val battalion in 1890. New York was
the next state to organize Q naval re-
serve.
There are naval reserve organizations
In 16 states, with o membership of near.
~ 5000 men. which could readily be In.
creased to 20. 900.
The trained naval reserve man 10
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15

Havana harbor. one Of the finest in
the world, is entered from the north.
west by q channel which is narrow for
three-eighths of Q mile and then opens
into q magnificent bay.
For Havana to surrender before hos.
tile force is not q new experience in
its history. In the first century Of its
existence it was repeatedly sacked BY
pirates and buccaneers, and in 1762 an
English squadron under Admiral Pocock
bombarded the city and compelled it to
oapitulata.
The revolutionary government of Gu
b was organized at Camaguey on
Sept. 10. 1895, when q president and
vice president were elected and cab
met formed.
The general in chief of the revolu-
tionary army In the field ia Maximo
Comes. The lieutenant general is Calix.
to Garcia.
The headquarters Of the Cuban junta
in New York are at No. &c New street,
Manhattan borough.
Cuba contains many mineral springs
which are famed for their valuable
healing properties.
Despite fits tropical situation the city
Of Havana IL . comfortable place even
for summer living. The houses and
dress Of the people ore adapted to secure
coolness, and the sea breeze by day and
the land breeze by night gratefully tenn
per the heat.
Cuba has not been generally known
% an iron producing country, yet in
several years before the outbreak Of her
present civil war 500, 600 tons of iron
ore and 10000 tons Of manganese.
amounting to $8, 600, 900 in value, were
annually produced for export at the San
tia90 de Cuba mines at the eastern end
OF the island.
There are moro than 200 excellent
ports in Cuba.
Il il little wonder that the Cuban
patriot handles the maohete well. as he
10 trained to its use from his earliest
boyhood. To the countryman it is AZ.
jackknife, reaper, oleaver-in short, IL
fulfills every purpose. great and small.
for which . cutting tool 10 required. In
his private quarrels he uses it with
deadly effect, and face to face with the
Spanish enemy he feels that in his ma
chete he has . weapon which he knows
and which will not fail him.
Tho boxes In which the Cuban cigar
manufacturers pack their fragrant wares
are made from native cedar cut on the
mountain slopes.
Havana, Matanzas, Santiago-theso
are tho three principal cities Of Cuba in
the order Of their size and commercial
Importance. The exports Of Santiago,
the least of the three, amount in times
Of peace to @. 600. 600 annually.
In the western part Of the island II
raised the celebrated Vuelta Abago TO-
bacco. which has no equal in the world.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
The Middle Aeed Man.

a''I wonder" said the middle aged
man, "why we take life so hard. At the
very best we have only IS or 100 years
Of it, and yet we fume and fuss and
worry all through it I think of il
sometimeA Here I am-well, say, so,
with maybe 30 years ahead. The cold
chances are against my getting 90 many.
but take . hopeful view and say I've
got 90 But that's y mighty short time,
heb? But just think Of frittering away
that time In worry!
"When think Of these things,
make up my mind that by cracky,
will not worry any more, and, oh, ]
think ] take things more philosophical
ly than ] used toi But let some little
thing come up! don't hy all to pieces
over it maybe. but it drags and grinda
And only 20 years to livel
"What waste of timei What poor,
miserable critters we arer'-New York
Sun.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15

mighty valuable recruit in these daya
He is no landlubber, but has had prac-
tical experience on the government ships
assigned for the use of the naval militia
He understands elementary navigation,
signal work in all its branches. artillery
and infantry practice. the laying Of sub.
marine mines and the manning of tugs
and torpedo boats for coast defense.
The naval reserve ia demonstrators
that it is practically second navy. The
drilling. practice and patient leaning
the ropes during the past seven years
are showing their good results in this
time of need.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15

The London Spectator warns the
concert" OF powers in Europe that il
they really want to make America Q
first class fighting power, all they have
to do is to keep on talking Of interfer-
ence with ber in the Philippines or in
the matter Of terms Of peace with Spain.
That will put Uncle Sam on his mettle
quicker than anything else, and he viii
soon have an army and navy competent
to deal with a concert" or any other
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
To Inspect Tsnsrario.

AssUScI0N. Paraguay, June I4.-The
government Of Paraguay has appointed
. commission to inspect the engines OF
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Te.
merario in order to ascertain whether,
as claimed b. her commander, it is i'm.
possible for her to put to sea and to fiz
the term Of the delay which viii be al.
lowed her in order to complete her re-
pairs. This action IL . result of the
protest Of tho United States consul.
taken in view Of the neutrality Of Par.
aQuay.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15
"MAINIFEST DESTINY"

It seems to The JOURNAL that those
who now oppose the annexation Of
Hawaii, il rightly done, are deficient,
either in patriotism, or the ability to zee
that the future welfare OF the United
States will be greatly enhanced by an
act that now will scarcely cost us any
thing, and, it seems. is all but indispen.
sable to the policy that must inevitably
prevail for MS as one Of the nations OF
the earth.
To do our duty, as collective people,
We cannot ignore the significant situa-
tiOn.
Annex Hawaii, and don't be very long
about il, either.
Don't be deceived by old time philos-
ophies, well-adapted, perhaps, to an in
FAINT nation, 80 to speak.
As q people, We must recognize the
strength which the God OF nations has
given US, evidently for good purposes,
and thus use it, or We must lose that
strength, and have some other nation
come into the place which We now ought
to gil.
The generosity, the magnanimity, the
native goodness OF the American people;
their clear-cut, accurate and strong,
mental grip, and withal, their courage
and thoroughness in execution are all
plain indications OF what We are as .
people, and what lines We must pursue
TO hold our own and to advance.
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15

at the right, the second at the left, and
20 on Before the retirement Of Justico
Field on the right Of the chief justice
were seated the three colora. justices
Gray, Brown and White. None Of the
associates who sat ON the right Of tho
chief justice had children. Every asso-
ciate who sat on the left had large
family. and all but Judge Peckham had
grandchildren.-New York Tribune.
Chicago Inter Ocean and COLUMBUS
JOURNAL, one year, in advance S1.75. II
The Columbus journal., 1898-06-15

CAPE HAYrIEN. Hayti. June l4.-Of
ficials Of the Dominican government
having seized at Monte Cristo, Sante
Domingo, . business house formerly
belonging to Senior Jiminez. LEADING
the recent abortive revolutionary at.
tempt, but now the property Of . Ger.
man company. the German consul gen.
eral has asked Germany to send q war.
ship to that port to protect the com.
pany'0 interests.