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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
Lead, Copper and Iron Wires.

If a lead wire viii sustain a weight
OF twenty-eight pounds a copper wire
of the same thickness will uphold 302
pounds and one of iron $40 pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
Phenomenal.

I'VE have the most wonderful cook
you ever saw. You know, we only en-
gagged her as plain cook"
"Yes?"
We'll. she makes good Bread Town
and Country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

It will have to be admitted, however,
that some Of the men who were famous
as baseball players five or ten years
ago are about as thoroughly forgotten
as they could be If they had been mere
heroes of the Spanish-American war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

Washington. She
! $ wonderfully
fascinating, and
just as chic as
any 901 girl.
Mrs. Letter and
Mrs. Reginald De
Koven and the
wives of the cabi-
net officers are es-
pecially interest
ed in her. She
recently gave a
concert at the ex-
exclusive Wash
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
Seeking Rest.

Mrs. Naggsby-Why don't you spend
your nights al home? l always do.
Naggsby-Perhaps, my dear, that ac
counts for it-Judge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
Examination

"Do you really believe Il. J., ote
to think away any phyS'V,%'n mi
Il do" answered the Ea'' ,ril1
How about that bio" ,aJ3
mer YOU received on the h'''
you up for six weeks ,, sspse
Yes; but 1t knocked I i,, bet
couldn't do any thlllN' ,'7or :
trouble got too much lle"0
mgton Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

A New Jersey minister claims to be
able to cast the devil out of women. If
he would open a shop and hang out his
sign he would no doubt do land ONCE
business In that line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

Not a business house in Cuba has
failed, it Is said, during the American
occupation. The commercial prudence
of the Cubans seems to be one of their
strong points.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

If you ride a wheel, carry the camera
suspended from the shoulder in prefer
ence to having it attached to the bars
of the bicycle. The latter method gives
too much vibration and Is liable to jar
your shutter out of order.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

Old pewter is coming into fashion as
much as old brass has been. Look over
the garnet again.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
Too Exnensixe.

Two tons OF beets are equal In feed
Ing value to four tons of hay, but its
cultivation has proved to expensive to
be profitable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

Love looks through a window; envy
through q keyhole.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

When the Chinese government, early
in June, agreed to pay the full indem-
nifty demanded by the powers, the next
question was the manner in which pay
ment should be made Differences
among the powers over this question
account for the long deadlock In the
negotiations which followed. China
could not borrow the money on her
own credit Precisely as an individual
whose commercial rating is not good
needs strong indorser to his notes be-
fore he can realize money on them, so
the bonds of China must be guaran-
teed by some other nation. No one ma
ton was willing to assume the great
responsibility of guaranteeing them all;
and if any one of them had offered to
do so, it would have aroused the suspi-
cion that it intended to make its risk
good at later date by obtaining spe-
cial concessions from China. 1t was
proposed that the powers should guar
antee the bonds Jointly. The plan was
favored by the powers whose credit is
poor, because it promised the best pos
sible security with the minimum of
risk. But the United States objected;
1t would not become involved in
transaction which might require inter
national interference later. England
objected because she saw no good rea-
son why she should use her excellent
credit to guarantee the bonds allotted
to other powers. The only alternative
was that each power should guarantee
it's own share of the bonds and market
them as 1t chose. But when this plan
was decided on, n new difficulty arose.
Japan had made it's claim sufficient
barely to cover its expenditures, and
had put it on a cash basis. 1t could
not market the bonds on its own guar
antee except at n discount which In
volved a loss of three or four million
dollars 1t therefore asked to have its
allotment increased to cover this loss,
but other powers objected, and some
limited at supplementary claims of their
own. Japan then withdrew it's claim,
choosing to suffer the loss rather than
prolong the negotiations. SO the long
deadlock was broken. 1t would be in
teresting to know what impression
these higglings among the powers have
made upon the Chinese mind
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

st. Petersburg has the highest death
rate of any European capital, 81 Der
1 900.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
Lord StrathCona'

Lord Strathcona aud MOOH
the object of bitter attacks n.y.,
nent members Of the Canau'-I
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

Some people who call themselves
singers should be locked up for making
false notes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

If prints curl up after toning, 1t may
be remedied by laying the print face
down on sheet of plotting paper, and
stroking the back of the print back
and forth with the fiat edge of the
ruler or the back Of knife. Repeat
this few times and the print will be
quite fiat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

In politics the terms bosses" and
''henchmen" always apply to the other
side
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14
A tennessee Lark"

The Tennessee Lark"-a fresh
young singer from Memphis, Tennis
all the rage among society people of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

LORD sTRATHCoSA uSI wv. a
high commissioners. lie % y. y
McGill University, reslde0' ..
the Hudson Bay COMPANY m +,
the Bank of Montreal, anu IN
the st. Paul, Minneapolis al, ~ i
and of the Great Nor'lIs ,,, /
When he landed on TINS '','
lantic he was a poor '"' Il
home in Montreal Is Ole V
show palaces.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

What has become of the old-fashion.
eo woman who said the worst boys In
town We're the preachers sons?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

The coquette is able to flirt fan and
fan a fiirt simultaneously.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

A TENNESSEE LARK fpoton c1rh
when a tremendous ovation was given
her.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

in IODdQH
desire It II
lodge thea'
cier from Y
Of high \
SiOner o. \
is the "a
X ing v
subjects
m / iOD
StratDcOl'l
pics nuSl
fees Of i
IN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

Gals, plates, paper and trays, and the
dark room Is complete.-Webb Donneli
In Household.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-14

Laughter is the sunny side of mans
existence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03

They are substitute for barnyard ma
nure only when barnyard manure can
not be obtained in sufficient quantities
to utilize the land and the labor that
can be had to profitable limit. They
will serve to grow good crop which
will help to buy more stock or to feed
more animals, and thus create barn
yard manure upon the farm. They
help to use land and labor that would
be unproductive, or nearly 80 if the
land is not fertilized, but they are sell
dom more profitable than when u, ed as
an addition or supplement to the barn
yard manure. They serve to give the
mineral elements that are lacking in
the manure and soil, and they give
them in an available form. or course,
to have them do this one must chose
his fertilizer 30 that it will be adapted
to the soil and crop, and fill the wants
that the barnyard manure does not
American Cultivator.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
AGRICULTURAL.
Advantages Of Farm Life.

The following extract 10 from an es-
say read before Stonewall Literary 90
ciety by 1. M. Terrell of Marshall, Mo-:
81 am well aware that farming is
not considered very desirable occupa-
ton by many people, bnt they are those
who only look at the surface. They
do not realize that one-half the people
in cities haven't enough to eat, while
the other half are engaged in con-
slant struggle to outshine their neigh
bors.
"People who are doing well in the
country frequently imagine they will
better the condition of themselves and
families by moving to town. In nine
cases out of ten it proves bitter and
costly mistake. The superior educa-
tion which the parents imagine the
children are acquiring generally
amounts to but little, but it invariably
gives them distaste for the farm.
"That town life is the worst possible
training for young people is proven by
history. Nearly all the great men of
the world have come from the farm.
The reason is quite plain. The coun-
try boy, if he is the right kind of boy,
spends his time building himself up
mentally and physically. The city boy
too often spends his days in idleness
and his evenings at saloons or theatres.
He is not prepared for the battle OF life
and is left behind by the country boy.
"Another advantage of farming is
that the farmer can be absolutely true
to his convictions. The lawyer, doctor
or merchant must study the whims of
clients, patients or customers. The
farmer has no one to please but HIM
self. He is free man.
''Still another advantage of farming
is that the farmer never becomes either
very rich or very poor, neither of
which is desirable. Extreme poverty
degrades, and great riches have an
equally bad effect in creating cxtrava-
giant habits and general selfshness.
Earning is all right as an occupa-
ton, but could be made much more
pleasant than it is if farmers would
take more pride in it and themselves.
The farmer has as much right as any
one to wear good suit of clothes and
adorn and beautify his home. In fact,
it is his duty to do so. 1t is also part
OF his duty to furnish good reading
matter for the family. We should
strive to 80 elevate and dignity the
business that any.man could be proud
to say, am a farmer"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
Tests for Bogus Butter,

The United States Department of
Agriculture has in press and will soon
issue Farmers Bulletin No. 131, en-
titled "Household Tests for the Detec-
ton OF Oleomsrgarine and Renovated
Butter" 1t was prepared by G. E.
Patrick, assistant in the division of
chemistry. The bulletin describes the
methods Of making renovated or "pro-
cess" butter, and refers to the usual
| methods for distinguishing genuine
butter from renovated, and both from
oleomargarine.
Two household tests are given-the
boiling test and the Waterhouse test.
The former has been in use for about
ten years, and was originally used only
for the detection Of oleomargarine, but
after the advent OF renovated butter the
test was found to serve almost equally
well in distinguishing this product from
genuine we'll in distinguishing this
from genuine butter, although not
from oleomargarne.
1t may be conducted in the kitchen
as follows: Take piece Of the sam
pie about the size of chestnut, put it
in an ordinary tablespoon and hold it
over the flame of kerosene lamp,
turned low, with the chimney off.
Hasten the process Of melting by stir
ring with splinter Of wood; then in
crease the heat and bring it to as
brisk boil as possible. After the
boiling has begun, stir the contents of
the spoon thoroughly, not neglecting
the outer edges, two or three times at
intervals during the boiliug-always
shortly before the boiling ceases. A
gas flame, if available, can be more
conveniently used.
Oleomargsrine and renovated butter
boil noisily, sputtering (more or less)
like mixture of grease and water,
and produce no foam, or but little.
Renovated butter usually produces
very small amount. Genuine butter
boils usually with less noise, and pro-
duces an abundance of foam. The
difference in regard to foam is very
marked, as a rule.
The Warehouse test, designed
year or so ago by G. H. Warehouse, at
that time dairy instructor at the New
Hampshire College OF Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, is as follows: Half FIJI
100 &C. beaker with sweet milk; heat
nearly to boiling, and add from five to
ten grams of butter or oleomargarine.
Stir with small rod, which is prefer
sbly OF wood and about the size of a
match, until the fat is melted. The
beaker is then placed in cold water.
and the milk stirred until the tempera-
ture fall sufficiently for the fat to con-
geal. At this point the fat, il oleomar-
garine, can easily be collected together
in one lump by means of the rod, while
if butter, it will granulate, and cannot
be 80 collected. The distinction is
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
MILLION DOLLAR BUILDING.
Boston Journal to Have Magnitice mt
New Home, Splendidly Equipped.

The sign Of the times in Boston newsps-
per circles is the announcement Just made
that the Boston Journal is to have new
million-dollar building.
1t il to be erected on the ste OF the pres
ent Journal Building on Washington Street
and Of the adjoining building on the corner
OF Washington and Water Streets. The
new structure will be one OF the mammoth
height, entirely tireproof and provided with
every modern convenience. On Washington
Street there be will double the frontage OF
the present Journal Building, and on the
Water Street side there will be four times
the extent Of the front OF the preseLt build
ing.
On the Water street side of the ground
floor the Boston journal will have its
counting room. superbly equipped. Be
meath that will be the mail room, and in
the large sub basement will be placed the
presses OF the establishment and the stereo-
type room. The entire two upper floors
will be devoted to the composition room
and the editorial department OF the Journal.
This will make the largest and most cost
ly newspaper office in Boston and will en-
phasize more strongly the advance that the
Boston Journal has made in recent years.
The other floors of the big building will
be devoted to offices.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
Live Stock Market.

There were on the market at Brighton
last Tuesday, 1864 cattle, 10 sheep and
lambs, 604 swine. 751 veal calves, so ho ses
and 200 lbs OF poultry.
Among the Northern and Eastern cattle
on offer there were but few choice. Beef
cows and light beeves, however, were fairly
mAnd prices were pretty well sustained.
Sales: 2 cattle, av. 1850 lbs, ste; 2 cattle,
av. 1870 lbs, 5hc; 2 cattle, av 1860 lbs 54c;
2 cattle, sv. 1880 lbs, 6gc; steer, weighing
1880 lbs, 5fc; 2 cattle, av. 1856 lbs, 5tc:
cattle, av. 1880 lbs, S5,65 cwt; cattle, av.
1860 lbs, $500 cwt; cattle, av 1855 lbs,
So 60 cwt; beef cows, av. 1145 lbe, 4c and
SLIGO off or $50; beef COW, weighing 800
lbs. BIC; teef COW, weighing $50 lbs, SIC;
4 beef cows, av SS5 lbs. Sc; l beef COW,
weighing $50 lbs, pic; beef cows av. sos
lbs, &c; beef COW, weighing 100 lbs, &c;
beef cows, av. TOO lbs, &c.
There was large and varied assortment
OF mich cows aud q number OF sales were
made al $40 to 90 each.
For veal calves the demand was slow and
prices in consequence were Inclined 10 be
weak. Sales; q calves, av 151 lbs, Ole;
calves, av llS lbs, 4c: 81 calves, av 1872 lbs,
sic; 10 calves av 1913 lbs, &c; "a calves, av
1913 lbs, 4ac 6S calves, av 1877 lbs, 5fc; rs
calves, av 127, $50.
There we're not enough sheep and lambs
on offer to make market. The market for
swine was active and firm. Sales: % hogs,
sv 230 lbs. 6tc; II hogs, av 235 lbs, &c;
hogs, Jaw 225 lbs. etc; 80 hogs,av go lbs, SIC.
The receipts OF Western beef cattle for ex-
port were large.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
Water Always Accessible.

j. S. Woodward, who is good author
ity on the care of dairy stock, sheep
and in nearly all branches of farming,
says that "every experiment made
shows that COW will give more milk
with the same food when she has wa
ter always accessible" When rumin-
ating or chewing the cud she needs
moisture frequently to aid the process.
Professor Henry says that cows kept in
ordinary stables with water where they
could get it at all times gained pound
day more than if watered twice day
and at the Pennsylvania experiment
station they proved that fattenin g
steers made better gain and ate closer,
and rough fodder better, with water
when they could get to it as they
pleased, than they did when wstered
but twice a day, yet we believe that
some part Of this gain is due to the
fact that the water always in the barn
is warmer than that in the trough out of
doors, and that if the water in the
trough was given blood warm, or even
as warm as we drink our tea and coffee
that there wonld be much less differ
ence. There are now heaters offered
by use of which little fire, passing
smoke and heat up through pipes, can
raise water in trough or tank to the de-
sired temperature. We saw one ar
rangement where waste steam from the
house was carried to the watering
trough for the cows, and the increased
production Of milk we'll repaid the cost,
not for the first few weeks, but for the
entire winter season.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
Help Out the Cows,

Farmers are more and more under
standing the value of continuous sup
ply of succulent foods for stock, and
there is mnch effort on the part of all
the experiment stations to test the
value of forage crops that will tend
to prolong the pasturage season. Most
of the grasses now in common use are
injured by the usual summer drouth,
and then the pastures are dried up.
The value OF the COW pea as an adjunct
to the pasture is being recognized, and
farmers will do we'll to study the adap-
tibility of this crop to their localities.
Cow peas may be sown after grain is
harvested, and will grow quickly if
there is moisture enough to sprout
them. The seed bed should be firm.
While they may be sown broadcast,
yet most farmers prefer drilling them
in. If all the tubes are used fine for
age will be secured, though some rec
ommend using every other drill tube.
Usually bushel and half of seed is
sown per acre.
Cattle or sheep may be turned on
them when they have reached the
poisoning stage. The land on which
has grown this crop of COW peas can be
disked once or twice late in August or
early in September and sown to rye.
1t will be best to cross disk the second
time. When rye is intended for fall
pasture, there should be not less than
two and one-half bushels of seed sown
per acre. 1t should be keptc loosely
grazed 80 that it will not joint, for
when it joints its power to produce
much pasture or good pasture is des-
troyed. Rural World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
Current Comment.

DRESSED PoULTRy,-Receipts of western
fowls have been rather light all the week
and choice marks in steady demand at 101c,
with occasional small sales fraction high
or on account OF temporary scarcity Of
stock. Spring chickens have been coming
more freely and ruling lower. Late sales
have been at II to zoo. Fresh turkeys have
been in limited supply and selling general
ly at 8 to &c. Old cocks steady Best near
by spring chickens have dropped to 90, and
at the close have to DO strictly choice TO
reach this price. Spring ducks In moderate
supply and steady. The market is still we'll
supplied with frozen poultry, and there is u
light demand at quotations.
EGas. -Receipts have been heavy for the
past week, the weather hot, and most lots
more or less affected. Demand has been
only moderate and average best western
have been selling at l2tc. Common to good
lots have had slow sale at II to 13o. Good
dirties in steady demand at So. Fancy
nearby and eastern keep we'll sold up.
BHANs.-There has been a considerable
increase in receipts this week. and trade has
been rather quiet, but prices have been
ruling higher and firm under strong advices
from the country. Some jobbing sales OF
choice domestic marrow pea have been
made at s2.16. but It would be hard to place
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
The Family Garden.

The family garden usually pays a
better profit on the labor bestowed up
on it than any other portion of the
farm, even when managed by the old
fashioned method Of small plats and
beds and hand cultivation. This being
the case it can surely be made to pay
much greater ratio of profit by plan
ming to plant everything possible in
long rows far enough apart 80 as to
work them with horse and cultivator,
thus greatly relieving your own mus
Giles. And the saving in cost of cultl-
walton is only small part of the ben
eft of the long row arrangement. 1t
will naturally lead to much more
frequent and thorough cultivation OF
our garden crops.
The important advantage of fire.
quent stirring of the surface soil
among all our growing crops, we are
convinced, is too often greatly under
Oollnnlou' IL 10 shlu tudI IL pays w
hoe cabbage every morning during the
early part Of the season, and, although
this may be carrying it to an extreme,
we are convinced that more frequent
cultivation than is ordinarily given
might prove profitable. The frequent
breaking of the crust admits of freer
circulation of air TO the roots, and aids
them to make the most of all the dews
and rains which fall. Next to actual
irrigation, frequent and continued sur
face cultivation aids in securing and
retaining moisture aud supplying it to
the growing plants.-New England
Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
Packing Butter For Shipment

Consul Hughes of Coburg, under date
of April 26, 1901, sends the following
description Of new method of pack
ing butter for long shipments:
A light wooden case or box is lined
thoroughly at the bottom and sides with
layer OF plaster Of paris one-fourth of
an inch thick, on which common glass
slabs, with their edges fastened togeth-
or by gummed paper 30 as to make a
perfect fitting box, are placed. In this
box the butter is placed, packed in good
water proof paper, in ten pound pack
ages. The glass top is then put on and
sealed carefully with gummed paper
bands 30 as to make the box alright.
A one-fourth inch layer OF plaster Of
paris is then put over this and the
wooden cover nailed on. Each of the
cases is made to contain about two
hundred pounds of butter. The plaster
OF paris, being non-conductor, very
little heat reaches the butter, which ar
rives at its destination in good condi-
ton. The consul is informed that very
successful results have been obtained
by shipping butter packed in this man
ner from Melbourne to Kimberly
rather severe test.-Consular Re-
ports.