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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Current Comment.

OATs.-There is not much life to the trade
but in the quiet way supplies are needed
values are fairly maintained.
POTAroEs, continue fairly lib
eral but country markets are firm and re-
ceivers are holding for full prices.
CoRN.-The market has ruled quiet dur.
ing the week, and prices are lower. At the
close sales of steamer yellow on track billed
through are quotable at 38c, with No. 2
yellow about higher.
EGGs.-Receipts have increased good
deal this week, but have not been unusually
heavy for this season of the year. There
has been steady fair demand but no buy-
ing ahead Of immediate wants.
FLoUR.-The market for wheat has shown
more OF less fuctuation, and business as a
whole has been slow for the week. A firm
er tone is noted at the close, but this does
not start demand to any extent.
HAY. - The market for hay continues
quiet, with no material change in the sit
uation. The best grades will sell fairly as
supplies are needed and will command full
ngures, but on the lower grades the tone is
weak
BEANs.-Trade has not been at all active
for the past week, but we have had fairly
firm market for choice marrow pea at 81. Is.
Yellow eyes in full supply and best lots
slow at VI 20 to 1.3O. Red kidneys quiet
and unchanged.
bADOTU JEfl boxes,
There has been no improvement in the con-
dition Of the market. There is full supply
OF all grades and light demand with prices
in buyers favor. Only exceptionally fine
marks OF northern range up to &c.
BUTTKR.-Receipts are steadily increas-
ing but there is also more demand for fresh
goods, the stock of held butter being now
well reduced and but little left suitable for
best trade. The market cleaned up closely
last week and opened Monday with light
supplies and frmer feeling.
WooL.-The demand has shown no i'm
provement. Few buyers have been on the
market, and were it not for the report OF
sales OF unwashed domestic leeces, aggre-
eating close to million pounds, the vol
ume of the weeks business would have
been of Insignificant size. The sample bags
that are out i'll profuson have as ct met
with little attention from manufacturers
and have not led to practical results.
LUMBER.-The situation has not changed
much since our last report. 1t is too carly
to expect any considerable amount OF bust
ness, but some early orders are now coming
to the surface which promise well. The
car mills are of course the only ones that
are now getting any considerable bust
ness, and some of these mills are well filed
with work. At just this time many of these
orders are for quick delivery, and this has
an inclination to keep some of the mills
rushed Prices are the same as they were,
yet there is growing frmness noticeable
in the market.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Live Stock Market,

SwINE.-Western at 33e to 44c live weight
country hogs, 54c dead weight.
BEEF CArTLK.-The demand is only fair
but prices keep about steady.
Mich Cows AND SPRINGERs.-In moder-
ate supply and prices rule steady at $50 to
60, including fancy cows.
VEAL CALvKs.-The market easier and
better qualities bought at last weeks prices
Good calves at SIC, worth &c week ago.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-In lots, s.. so to 800
each; extra. 1925 to 500, or from p to &c
per Id; spring lambs, Al to &C., veal calves,
3 to &c.
Prices of market beef A few choice $500
to $50; extra 1925 to $50; first quality S4.75
to 500; second quality, $500 to 4.50 third
quality, $500 to $50.
Prices of hides, tallow and skins Brigh-
ton hides, to 7ac per ID; tsllow, to SIC
country hides, 81 to 73c per Id; tallow, II to
&c per Id; pelts, sheared skins, 40c to 800
each; calfskins, IS to SLAB each dairy skins,
50 to Coo each.
Prices of store CATTLE Working oxen per
pair, $50 to 100; farrow cows S12 to %;
fancy cows, $50 to 60; milch cows and
calves, $40 to 4S; yearlings. IS TO l6; two
year-olds, S12 to % three-year-olds, $40 TO
80; Western fat swine, live, 81 to 44c; North
ern dressed hogs, 54c per ID.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

Writing of The Greatest Nation on
Earth" in The Ladies' Home Journal, Will
liam George Jordan says: "Uncle Sam set
apart royal pleasure ground in north
western Wyoming and called it Yellow
stone National park. To give an idea of
what its size, 3,3l2 square miles, really
means, let US clear the floor of the park
and tenderly place some of tho great cities
of the world there close together as chill
dren do their blocks First put in Lon
don, then Greater New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Paris, Boston, Berlin, St.
Louis, Hongkong, San Francisco and Wash
ington. The floor of the park would then
be but half covered. Then lift up Rhode
Island carefully, so as not to spill any of
its people, set it down, and press in the
West Indies, and even then there are 900
square miles left. No equal area in the
world has such diversity of natural phe-
nomena and such magnificent scenery. 1t
is a marvellous land of streams and water
falls, geysers and hot spIings, mountains,
canyons, lakes and forests of primeval age. I"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

In addressing AN immense gathering in
Baltimore last week, met to honor the
victims of the battleship Maine, Cardinal
Gibbons said TOO much praise cannot be
bestowed on the President and his cabinet
as we'll as on Congress, for the calmness,
self-control and self.possession they have
exhibited during the fearful ordeal through
which the country has been passing in the
last few days. IL needed only spark to
kindle great confagration, and the patient
bearing OF the executive and legislative
bodies are all the more commendable in
view of the mischievous utterances OF some
sensational newspapers. This nation is too
brave, too strong, too powerful and too just,
to engage in an unrighteous war l hope
and believe that the destruction OF the
Maine was caused by accident and in that
case Spain cannot be Responsible; but sup
pose some fiendish Cuban has occasioned
fearful loss of life in order to embroil the
two nations in war, in that case Spain
should not be held responsible, and even
had fanatical Spsniard perpetrated this
atrocious crime there would be no necessity
for a recourse to the arbitrament of the
sword. The only circumstance that would
warrant active hostilities will be evidence
that the Spanish government connived at
placing torpedos or explosives in the harbor
OF Havana to destroy our ship, but do not
believe that the nation would be guilty Of
such an inhuman act. Let us calmly and
dispassionately await the result Of the in
vestigation and not anticipate their iudg-
ment.n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Study Your Market.

To get living a farmer must sell
something. To sell at profit he must
have something to sell which people
want to buy, and it must be put up in
shape to attract customers. If you
are going to sell product, you want to
know in what shape to put it up 80 as
to attract the attention and suit the
taste of the buyers. Suppose it is
sugar which you are making to sell.
Go into almost any Vermont town and
you will find men who are putting their
sugar or syrup up in shape to bring
several cents above the market price.
They have class of customers who
want a certain grade of goods put up
in a certain way, and for this they are
willing and able to pay good price.
But the common run of this product is
sold usually at a price little if any
above the cost of production. Some
men go on contented with low price,
others are all the time seeking for a
better price, and for better market.
This is the only way to make profit
above the ordinary, and hence it is by
far the best way for every farmer to
study his market, find out what will
sell the best, in what shape 1t should
be put up to bring the best prices, and
should seek to get as near our custom
ers as possible.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Broad-Tired Wagons.

The Missouri experiment station has
made large number Of experiments
during the past two years with the
draft of broad and narrow-tired wagons.
These tests have been made with the
ordinary narrow-tired wheels and with
six-inch tires, on macadam streets,
gravel and dirt roads in all conditions,
on meadows, pasture, stubble and
plowed fields both wet and dry. Bull
letin No. 80 Of the station, by Director
III. j. Waters, gives the results of those
tests:
''The broad tires pulled materially
ligher on the macadam streets and the
gravel roads. Also on dirt roads in all
except when soft or sloppy on the sur
face, underlaid by hard roadbed, and
when the mud was very deep and
sticky. In both of these conditions the
narrow tires pulled considerably light
err. 1t should be borne in mind, how
ever, that the roads are in these condi-
tions for a comparatively short period
OF time, and this at seasons when their
use has naturally been reduced to the
minimum. The tests on meadows,
stubble land, corn land and plowed
ground in every condition, from dry,
hard and firm to very wet and soft,
show without single exception, a
large saving in draft by the use of the
broad tires.
"The bulk of the hauling done by
the farmer is on the farm, in hauling
feed from the fields and hauling ma
nure from the barns, etc. The actual
tonnage hauled 10 market is insignifi-
cant in comparison with that hauled
about on the farm, inasmuch as a large
proportion of the products of the aver
age farm is sent to market in the form
of live stock or its products.
ut is clearly shown by these expert
ments that in many instances where
the narrow tire is very injurious to the
road or field, the broad tire proves pos
itively beneficial when the same load is
hauled. When il is considered, there
fore, that the average draft of the broad
tire is materially less than the narrow
tire, and that the injury done to the
roads and farms by the narrow tire can
be almost wholly corrected by the use
of the wide tire, there remains no
longer any good reason for the use of
the narrow-tired wagons.
"These experiments further indicate
that six inches is the best width of tire
for the farm and road wagon, andathat
both axles should be of the same length
so that the front and hind wheels
shall sun in the same track.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
A Good Business Suggestion.

A friend writing from Staunton, Va,
says farmers ought to make an inven-
tory once year at least, so as to know
whether they are gaining or losing.
II ask farmers" he writes, chow they
are getting along, and nine out of ten
will say they are losing money. But
usually they don't know anything about
it. If they would keep accounts they
might find they were doing better than
they thought for. In many cases it
might start them to looking up the
leaks and stopping them. l am sixty
five years old and not able to do hard
work. Owning a small farm / deter
mined to rent it and live in town. For
two years it was managed by tenant
and lost money. How do l know?
Because took an inventory and kept
account. / then hired man and gave
him good chance on shares, but re.
served the right to manage the farm
operations. l kept horse, and drove
back and forth when weather was IA
vorable. Last year we cleared over
$500, and my hired man laid up from
$3.50 to 5000. You ask how l know?
Because | have taken my inventory.
work, by reading the Practical Farmer
and other papers and studying, l find
that can manage farm more sue
cessfully than when l used to do all
by main strength and ignorance. The
trouble with my first renting was that
/ turned over our farm, with forty years
of experience, to young man OF very
limited experience, although he thought
himself an expert" The above is con-
densed from long and valuable letter
from one of our many friends. And it
has some good points in it. Every
man ought to know once year or Of
tener how he is doing from exact ac-
counts, as nearly as possible. l can
take our books at home and show you
just what we have gained every year
since we had anything. / know this
keeping accounts has encouraged us to
stop leaks and study to reduce the cost
of production. / asked farmer friend
once how much it cost him to live. He
replied: 81 don't know, and l don't
want to know. don't care as long as
have money in my pockets to buy
what l want" This isn't the way we
do. We know our farming pays, and
| IL cuCOuIdRco uos Oul thlhho
the bottom is all out of farming gener-
ally. And it seems to me an excellent
plan for farmer when he gets along
in years to keep the general manage
ment of his farm in his own hands as
our Virginia friend suggests. Don't
move to town and throw away that
thirty or forty years of experience and
lose health and all interest in life per-
haps, sitting around with nothing par
ticular to do. Turn over the hard work
to younger hands, but keep enough to
do to give zest to life and sound sleep
and good health. There is good sense
in retired city business man moving
into the country, but why should an
old farmer move to town? Why not fix
up his farm home and make life there
as enjoyable as possible, "near to ma
ture's heart. 1T, B. Terry, in Practi-
cal Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

AS mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians, as
the damage they will do is tenfold to
the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
tured by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken
internally, and made in Toledo, o., by
f. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
ca Sold by Druggists, price sew
enty-6ve cents per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

we extract the butter fat from milk,
we should supply the dairy bred calves
with nerve supporting substitute as
much as possible, and in every way
promote strong development of nerve
power, Tor on this basis must we build
the future dairy COW and sire.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale by g. Blakely,
Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Farm Notes.

The longer the soil is cultivated the
more necessity for stable manure.
A poverty stricken COW must first of
all supply the wants of her system be-
fore she can give rich milk.
The matter of keeping dairy farms
fertile at least expense, and feeding
crops up to the maximum, is really the
great economic problem of the day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

A naturalist says that in captivity ele
plants always stand up when they sleep,
but when in the jungle, their own land
and home, they lie down. The reason
given for the difference between the ele
plant in captivity and freedom is that the
elephant never acquires complete conf
dence in his keepers and always longs foi
liberty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

lToM ~ buhNiSe' SkLN DISEASES "a! CURED
lieves in one day and cures letter, Salt Rheum,
Scald Head, Eczema, BARRIERS Itch, Ulcers,
Blotches and all eruptions of the skin. 1t is
soothing, quietng and acts like magic in the
cure of all baby humors. 80 cents-79. Sold
by w. f. Terrill & Co. and G. Blakely.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

An old Georgia darkey, on being
asked if he believed that the whale
swallowed Jonah, replied: Yes, sub,
Jonah didn't have nowhere else ter 90,
'kase house rent was due and de bailiffs
wus arter himl
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

TAKE ONE of DIR. Agnew's Liver Pills after
dinner, it will promote digestion and overcome
any evil effects of too hearty eating. Safe,
prompt, active, painless and pleasant. This
school nauseous purgatives. 40 doses, lOc.-S0,
Sold by w. E. Terrill & Co. and c. Blakely.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

Reports from different sections of
the country lead the secretary of agri-
culture to conclude that we will have
at least twenty additional sugar beet
factories ready for operation during the
coming year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

There is no danger of fire-fanging if
the manure from the different animals
is properly Mixed neither is there
any danger of teaching if only the
water is added that falls directly from
the clouds.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

Never sit down to the table with an
anxious or disturbed mind; make it a
point to lay aside all worry for the time
being, and indulge in all the gaiety and
pleasantly possible during meal time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

The law is sort Of hocus poous science
that smiles in yer face while it picks yer
pockets, and the glorious uncertainty of it
Is of mair use to the professors than the
Justice of it.-Macklin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Overheard In the BARNARD.

Big Calf (vainly)-Get out of my way
or ii step on you. You re nobody.
Barnyard Fowl (haughtlly)-If you
could hear folks grumble when they find
veal in chicken salad, you'd change your
tune.-New York Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
RETAIL DEALERS PRICES
Boston Produce Market.

Er-The quotations given below represent prices
obtained py receivers uhoiesae lofs ,obbns
priees otherwise indicated. ana intended
to represent actual sales.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09
Doubles the Pleasure or Drive.

A fine carriage doubles the pleasupe of driv-
ing. Intending buyers of carriages or har-
ness can save dollars by sending for the
large, free catalogue of the Ellkhart Carriage
and Harness Mfg. Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

The men who make the most money
from cows are the most liberal feeders
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

One Minute Cough Cure, cures
That 10 what u was made for.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, BIZ
iousness, Indigestion, headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-09

Poverty is the only load which Is the
heavier the more loved ones there are to
assist In supporting it.-Riohter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

The regular monthly meeting of the
Ogilvie Mission Band will he held
Friday evening, at 40 o'clock.
Rev C. NJ. Mnkely, of Brooklyn, n.
Y. will preach next Sunday morning
and evening
The Y. 7. $ e. T.. held very
pleasant soeiable last Monday evening.
Vocal and instrumental music. read
ing by Miss Edith Slack. and wax
works, made up the program. The
violin solo by Miss Katie Lyons and
the piano solo by Miss Jessie NJ. Ely.
We're Of particular merit. and were en-
joyed by all present Miss Slack read
III her usual good style, The "wax
works, although impromptu, pleased
the children, and the performers are
Ia he congratulated TINT their machin-
cry did not run down at the WRONG
moment
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
RtNGOES ITEMS.

The festival held by The Memorial
people last week. was. like others. n
success
Children day exercises nj the
Omitted First church, last sabbath,
brought out an unusunl number of
people, all of whom were pleased
If Spain has any moro fleets ready
for battling, she will please send them
over while the United States Is in the
business
The Baptist people hold their an
nuol festival this Wednesday even
ing Everybody is invited out 10 the
last festival Of the season.
The rose month is nenrly gonc.
1t is remarked TINT Pennsylvania il
still n Quayker state.
Rev. S. H. Potter will speak nj the
Roc,town sehoolzhouse next Sabbath,
Mt J.. NJ
A Brooklyn painter annoyed our
people last Sabbath by continuing his
work of painting the telegraph poles,
until Rev. $. H. Potter fold him to
cease, or complaint would be made
He came down nj once We hope in
every village he may be compelled If
necessary to keep the sabbath.
The wheat crop is unusually pre-
missing in this section
Six inches Of snow fell IN Colorado
ON Saturday. Glnd We live in better
State than that
The longest day in the year IL now
passed it was yesterday (Tuesdnys
So the days will he growing shorter
soon.
The Presbytery of New Brunswick
will meet in the city Of the same name,
next Tuesday, the 9sth
Remember the glorious fourth ia
near at hand You OUGHT to celebrate
this year snre
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

Pleasant Rapid Trips to the scashorc via
the Philadelphia y Reading Route.
The season is now with MS when
every one longs for a longer or short
ei soieHrn at the sea4here, inhalins
the cool breezes from the depths Of
"0ld Ocean.
To all intending a visit to the shore.
the Philadelphia y Recalling Route
offers special advantages rs to both
location and the eettinethcre. Atlmtie
City is se.well known with its many
unsurpassed attractions, that it is only
necessary to- say that The schedule
of fast trains Via the Philadelphia y
Reading Route is this year fully equal.
If not superior, To that of former years.
and that the SIXTY minute trains run
III the summer season ARE the fastest
scheduled trains in the world BY
the south Jersey Railroad the Phila-
delphla Reading has also acquired
Il direct roate to Gaie MAJ, one Of
the finest and oldest of Seashore Re
sorts, NsU ISL C1R. hourishine MP
to-date resort, and To ocean TN, Il
MAGNIFICENT family watorinG place
What will attract many persons to the
latter place are its many religious
conventions aud the strict temperance
regulations strictly enforced. The
Philadelphia y Reading is the short
est route to all these resorts.
Through tickets cau he bought aud
baggage checked from all principal
stntions of the Philadelphia Il Read
ing Railway aud it's connections. For
illustrated booklet giving list OF
principal hotels and hoarding houses
aud rates, address Edison j Weeks.
Genl. Passenger AGENT. Reading Ter
minaI Philndclphin