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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
A Railroad Mans Story.

zone of the worst starts ever had"
said an engineer the other day, "was
due to a large, lazy pig that had got
on my mind. Nothing will slide train
more easily and destructively from the
rails than live pork. This particular
specimen hak a habit of burrowing
alongside the track, and it was a fair
p. sumption that sooner or later he
would find something to interest him
between the rails and somebody would
80 down the bank.
Il was coming down a hill one day
at high speed and craning my neck for
a comforting sight of piggy in his ac-
customed place when, as / popped
around the curve, bright red flag as
saulted my anxious gaze. The connec-
ton between that flag and the pig was
only bit of mental alteration on my
part, but it was very vivid. l Shut off
and grabbed the whistle cord, but be-
fore could even screech for brakes l
saw that the flag was only red fan
mel shirt which the good woman of the
Shanty to which the pig belonged had
hung on an improvised clothesNne be-
tween the telegraph poles.
THAT may not sound like much of a
scare, but it represents a type that
turns the railroad mans hair to deli
cate ash color"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
When Herrings Were Plenty

In former days behring's were so
abundant in Newfoundland waters that
the most wanton slaughter of them
was permitted without any restriction
whatever. Seines were allowed to re-
tain 1000 or 1000 barrels of the fish
until they perished, and then the net
was freed, and the whole contents fell
to the bottom to pollute the ocean for
miles around. When poaching smack
was captured, the behring's it had on
board were all thrown into the sea, and
frequently boats when chased resorted
to the same means to get rid of incrlm-
mating evidence. The fish then fetched
only so cents a barrel of 500 behring's,
or ten for a cent.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
Our Salmon Industry.

The formation of a company, said
to be capitalized at $25, 100000, to
control the majority of the salmon
packing establishments of the Pacific
coast, directs attention to one of the
most picturesque and interesting of
the great industries of this country,
but one of which comparatively little
is known.
Commercially, the business of can
ming and in other ways preserving
the salmon of the Pacific for the
worlds market is of vast and grow
ing Importance and the industry has
been potent factor in the develop
ment of the northwest during the last
ten or fifteen years. Although the
first can of salmon was turned out
on the Columbia River in 1866, and
the business increased very slowly at
first, the average yearly output of
canned salmoni is now 3 100000 cases
Of four dozen one-pound cans each,
of a total value in round numbers of
about $15, 100000.
The value of the salmon that ia
frozen, picked, sailed or preserved
otherwise is at least several millions
of dollars more. In preparing this
food fish for the market the services
of many thousands OF men, women
and children are employed, while
great fleets of sailing and steam
vessels are required to carry the
finished product of the numerous can.
ming plants in Alaska and elsewhere
to the great distributive points on
the Pacific coast.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

There are fads in every social func-
ton, weddings especially, and the
latest is one that every printing Of
flee is interested in. The bride causes
to be prepared program of music
to be rendered previous to the we'd
ding professional, occasional and the
selections to be used after the service.
This is printed on a small card board
folder, tor presentation to guests on
arrival. In order to make it verit-
able souvenir the name of the bride.
groom, ushers, bridesmaids, flower
girls, ribbon girls, etc, are printed
on the opposite page. On the front
page appears the place of the mar
riage, the date, name of officiating
clergyman, and the initials, not mon
ograms, of the bride and groom.
Each card is ornamented with white
satin ribbon bow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
SOME WISE DON'TS.

Don't confound hauteur with dignity
u repose with stupidity.
Don't "howl," "roar" or explode"
To laugh heartily is better.
Don't pose Affectation is a bar to
respect, let alone confidence.
Don't groan over the wickedness of
the world, but mend your own.
Don't boast. The illiterate and the
self conscious are thus made manifest.
Don't use superlatives. Few things
require them, and they weaken descrip-
ton.
Don't preach unless you have prac-
'tlced. Deeds are tremendously con-
vincing.
Don't think a foreigner can .compre-
bend you any better if you shout into
his ear.
Don't forget that polteness is the
foster sister of diplomacy and an es-
sential tact.
Don't appraise book at another's
valuation. Critics are not censors alb
solute.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

ture one of which excepted lands held
by parties over the seas, from the
effect of the act of 1794-the act that
devoted the society lots to the use of
schools-and the other made the
same exception in favor OF lands de-
voted to pious and benevolent pur-
poses. | do not know the date or
exact form of these acts but under
stand they we're passed after the act
of 1894 had been pronounced uncon-
stitutional so far as those lands were
concerned. 1t seems to have been
conceded that the church owned the
lands.
In 1919 an act was passed repeal
ing the exceptions that had been
made in favor of the church. 1t was
called "the statute of Imitation"
with the understanding that it would
take Is years for it torun and at the
end of that time the act of1794 would
bein full force and effect so far as any
of those lots that had not been taken
up and leased we're concerned. This
seems to have been fairly satisfactory
to the church, and Mr.. Chase says:
"Since the statute of Imitation
passed with sole reference to this
property, took effect 1855 no suits
have been commenced. The agents
have now taken possession of all
these lands except some triaing pieces
overlooked by the sub-agents and
not worth contending for" Mr..
Chase says that controversy had
been expensive and perplexing but
the result was a gross annual income
of about $4,000, to the church.
The controversy seems to have been
kept up until 1882, and in that year
the legislature passed another act of
limitation said to be a little more
sweeping than that passed in 1919
but the act of 1919 seems to have
accomplished it's purpose.
1t was very hard on some of the
occupants of the lands and the legis-
Iature passed an act providing that
they should have reasonable pay for
the improvements that they had
made on them.
As seen above Rev. Mr.. Chase, writ
ing for the church says lover so years
ago) the church had taken up all the
lots that it considered worth taking
up and implies that it had aban-
doned all claim to these then worth
less lots. Some of these have since
become very valuable as timber
lands but the acts of 1919 and
1882 leave the church without claim
to them. These acts while taking
the title from the church and trans
fering it to the towns, the same as
the act of 1894 was intended to do
and later declared unconstitutional,
are entirely different from it. In the
act of 1894 the state did not recOg-
niz9 the title of the church to the
lands, but the court said it held the
title. The acts of 1919 and 1882 re-
cognizod the title of the church to
the lands, but in it's sovereign capa-
city the state lays down certain
conditions which the church must full
fill in order to retain it's title the same
as it imposes the condition of paying
thetaxes on the private holder ofland.
By failing to take up these lots the
church has not fulfilled the conditions
imposed upon it and it seems clear
from a historical standpoint has not
been in a position to give valid
lease to any lots not taken up by it
previous to the time the acts of 1919
and 1882 went into effect.
N. BIGELow.
Stowe, Vt, August 5, 1901.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
PERFUMEO CIGARS.
The Ones General ROsecrans Once
offered to a Friend.

The Ones General ROsecrans Once
offered to a Friend.
One of the stories told by old en-
ployees in the treasury department at
Washington is of the time when Gen
eral ROsecrans was register. The gen.
eral never smoked and knew nothing
about cigars. He determined, however,
to have box of good cigars handy for
the benefit of friends who might drop
into the registers Office. The general
accordingly purchased a box of expen-
sive cigars, put them in a drawer and
forgot all about them for some time.
Then, one day, when friend was call
ing, the general remembered the cigars
and brought them out.
81 know nothing about CIGARS" said
Rosecrans, "but l am told that these
are very fine"
His friend lighted a cigar, and look
Of pain and horror instantly overspread
his face. He tried to conceal his feel
ings and pulled manfully at the cigar
for several seconds. Then Rosecrans,
noticing that he was growing pale, ask
ed what was the trouble.
General" said the visitor, 81 don't
want to be ungrateful, but I'm afraid
it's this cigar"
"Impossiblew exclaimed Rosecrans.
why, when bought them 1 was told
that they were the finest cigars on the
market"
."Well, general, you were deceived.
The cigar tastes and smells exactly as
il it were made of camphor."
."Camphor" stammered Rosecrans,
looking chapfallen. "Why, l never
thought but perhaps camphor does in
jre cigar" And, reaching into the
Gawer, he brought to view several gar
nents filled with camphor balls. do
you suppose that can be the trouble?"
r inquired.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
Milking II Clear.

The London Spectator tells a funny
story of a definition given by a well
known public speaker in an address to
children.
Now, children" he said, 81 propose
TO give you on the present occasion an
tpitome of the life Of st. Paul Per-
haps some of you are too young to I'M
derstand what the word 'epitome'
means. 'Epitome,' children, is in its
Slgnlfication synonymous with synop.
sis"
Having made this simple and clear
explanation to the children, the speak
er went on with his story.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
The Diplomats Solution.

And IL an irresistible force meets
an immovable bodyY suggested his
friend.
The situation, indeed, would be crit
lcal," admitted the eminent diplomat;
out with mutual restraint and rea-
sohable concessions, / see no reason to
despair of an amicable settlement
Puck.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
"E wrote DR.. Pierce regard
ing my case, and received
a prompt reply, free"

VI endured nearly
four years of suffer
ing," writes Mrs.
]. L. NJ y ers, of
Washington, w. Va,
ucaused principally
from improper med
ical attention after
the birth of a child,
a nd female weak
ness, resulting in a
complication of dis
eases. Had a terri
BILE cough and an
incessant pain and
soreness in limos
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

Was reduced in flesh from 1874 pounds to
about 100 pounds in eighteen months.
had no appetite, and became so weak
and nervous l could scarcely sit up. I
doctored with our home physicians for
two years with no benefit, l was finally
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

induced to try DIR.
Pierce's medicines.
l wrote to Doctor
Pierce regarding
my case, and re-
ceived a prompt
reply, free, advis-
ing the proper
medicines for my
case. After taking
four bottles of DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
THE CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY
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offers attractions than intending visitors to the


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morning ~ +NO N'N'
Easbonnd Trains Leave 1gh Valley
train leaves Buffalo
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of of the
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07
The Peoples National Family Newspaper.

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TO Cure q Cold in One Day.

rake Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
IL W. uroVes signature is on each box. 25c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
NOTE.-+Daily Except Sunday.

Dining Cars between New York and Rich.
Nos. 81 and A,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
VALUABLE FARM BOOKS.

Principles of Agriculture. By Prof.
L. H Bailey, Of Cornell University
Handsomely illustrated. 300 pages.
Price, $I.25.
We have now decided to send a
copy of this valuable work and a
years subscription to The Progress
i've Farmer to any address for only
81. This offer is made at a sacrifice
in the hope of placing the work in
the hands of more of the thousands
who need it.
Fertilizers. By Edward w. VOOr-
hees, Professor of Agriculture in
Rutgers College and Director of
the New Jersey Experiment Sta
ton 335 pages. Price, 81.
Thousands of dollars are wasted
every year on fertilizers unsuited to
the land to which it is applied, which
money might be saved to the farm
r. by reading this book.
We will also send a copy of Ger
~tilizers," with The Progressive Far
mer one year for $1.85. Or on the
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SPECIAL OFFER:
We will send
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Bailey's ''Principles Of Agricul-
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
FREE! FREE!

Perhaps no one word is used so
often in advertising to-day as the
word free, free SAMPLES" ''free
catalogues" ''free booklets" etc,
appear in almost every ad. Our adj
vertiser, the I. j King Co, of Rich
mond, Va, in connection with their
seed advertising nuke some remark
ably liberal offers which are free in
the sense that no direct cash outlay
Is required. They have several
plans, each of which carries with it
valuable premiums. In fact, it ap-
pears to Us one might do good lucra
tive business in selling Kings seeds,
for everyone will be buying seeds
soon. The King Co, furnish the
stock and the salesman simply puts
his time against the goods. Due
bills are furnished to be given to
those who buy ) packets of seeds.
The premiums above referred to are
watches, clock, suits of clothes, etc
Write them to day for catalogue and
full information, mentioning this
paper. Do not delay, for the seed
season will soon be over.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
Business Notices.
Vance Co., n. q.

The TilIinghust Seed Co. have re-
organized the extensive business
formerly conducted by Isaac +. Til
inghast, at La Plume, Pa, and are
growing vegetable novelties and
speciahties. Among other valuable
new things they are preparing to in
troduce next season The Great
Northern Potato" which promises
to become one Of the foremost early
market varieties. In order to have
control of stock in different localities
they want u few reliable parties to
grow them on contract for next
seasons demand. If interested
write them for terms as above.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02

! should be used. / prefer a good rich
compost to either" J. F. Duggar,
of the Alabama College Station,
recommends the use of coarse ma
nure and cotton seed under corn,
supplementing the cotton seed with
acid phosphate. The results OF sew
eral years work at the Georgia Sta
ton indicate that a fertilizer o
corn, on the average soils of Middle
Georgia, should contain phOsphorlC
acid, potash and nitrogen in about
the following proportions:
Available phosphoric acid, cooper
cent. potash, 1.3O per cent. nitrogen
$40 per cent.
These proportions would be fur
nished by the following mixture:
Acid phosphate, 1000 pounds ;mu-
rate of potash, 55 pounds; cotton
seed meal 1000 pounds; total, 2,055
pounds.
The muriate of potash may be re-
placed by 200 pounds of kainit.
j. S. Newman, of the South Caro-
lima Station, recommends cotton seed
meal and acid phosphate in equal
quantities using 400 pounds of the
mixture in the drill.
Most commercial fertilizers absorb
moisture from the air so quickly
that it is difficult to distribute them
satisfactorily by the use of any ma
chine. Probably the best instrument
for the purpose is a cotton planter
with an agitatOr which will prevent
the fertilizer from clOgging or be-
coming banked against the sides of
the feed box. By the use of such an
instrument the amount distributed
can be regulated very accurately,
and the fertilizer is placed below the
seed bed and is SO we'll mixed with
the soil that there is no danger that
it will burn the tender rOOt!ets Of
the young plants. When such an
instrument is not available very
good work can be done by fastening
d section of a horn or even u tin
spout in One corner of the bottom of
a stout bag which is filed with fer
tilizer and slung over the shoulder.
The opening in the lower end of the
horn must be of such size that it will
not clog and that the flow of fertili-
ger may be easily regulated by the
hand. A little practice will enable
the workman tt distribute the fer
tiIizer IS evenly as IS necessary. 1t
is easy to estimate the part of an
acre occupied by two rows, andfrOm
that the workman will soon learn to
guage his distinction. If the fertili
ger is distributed oy hand the drill
should first be opened by a small
pillow, the fertilizer then distributed,
and if the planting Is to be done with
a planter it may follow at once but
if the COrn is 10 be dropped and COW
cred by hand it Is better to follow
the distributor with a bull-tongue
plOw to mix the fertilizer with a few
inches Of the surrounding soil.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
Grow Grasses and Raise C2tte

Examine agricultural statistics and see the
high rank North Carolina takes in Weld ne,
acre of grasses and forage crops. Com
pare her advantages for stOck-raising with
those of other States. Profit by these fact,
Grow grasses: raise stock. And whether vs
have few animals or many, you cannot afon
not to read
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
Grasses and Forage Plants .! The 8:.4
RY J. 8. MLLEsREW,
Of the University Of Tennessee.

w WIN I'LL OSNO44CA0 LSI lCUltLIB
has attracted SO much attention
The demand for it has been enor.
nous.
It is a complete manual of the cul.
ture of grasses and forage plants Of
the South. It contains about 40
pages, and is written in a style to be
understood by everyone.
The book discusses the character.
istics Of the principal PRAISES, the
maintenance Of pastures and mead
Ows, leguminOus forage plants, wild
pastures, etc. It is fully illustrated
with original analytical engravings
by Scribner, our greatest grass ex.
pert, and embellished with d large
number of half tone cuts of field
operations.
KjIle6rea0's former work on grasses
is nOW entirely out of print and
brings So q copy. This new book con.
tGinS all the information In the for.
n1er wOrk, Te-eOritten, and em5Odj8s
the results Of t10enty gears additional
experience of the 1Oriter and all the
information ATTAINED by the expert
ment stations and the United States
TOnOpf07p emit Of 04,Sc8JflD,0
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-02
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE l..

lSONSA~D
more strawberries than even his
hide can hold. He can eat three
times as many as he can pick.
Well, with the boys run out we as
sign each picker as many rows as 1T
is likely that she can handle. A
stake bearing her name is driven
down marking those rows and max
ing them her property during the
season on good behavior. If she is
expected to bring her berries to
the packing places, she should be
provided with u light stand holding
eight or twelve quarts. We find
that 1t hastens picking and lessons
trampling to have the berries
brought in ourselves. This is done
on Carriers borne by two men each
and each carrier holding enough for
two crutes-64 quarts.
With each picker assigned to her
rows there Is no confusion and no
rushing. knowing hat no one can
pick ON her row except by her con-
sent and that she will be held re
spOnsIble for its condition, she not
only takes time to pick 1t properly,
but sees hat no gad-about tramples
or NEEDLES with it.
The berries should be picked with
stem about three-fOurths OF an inch
long. This stem has wonderful
power Us Il spring to prevent the ber-
rieS from bruising each other by
their weight during transportation.
1t Is best not to touch the berries
with the hand in packing. This
softens them. 1t is easy to handle
them by the stems alone. The red
desb side Of each berry should be up.
The cups should be topped off at
tractlveIy. do not mean to put all
the large berries on top, but to top
with good sized, we'll colOred ones,
evenly arranged. Good pickers soon
learn to do this neatly and quickly.
Cups should always be we'll filled
and heaped d little, sloping to the
center where they should be highest.
Few or no caps should show ON the
top.
Strict inspection both in the fields
and at the packing houses should
see that the picking, etc, is properly
done. A scale of prizes to the best
pickeIs has wonderful effect.
Ii the berries are to go without re
~frigeration they must always he
picked cool. Ii is better to have
them dry than wet with dew, but
GOODNESS Is Indispensable. Where
refrigeration Is to be used 1t matters
less, whether hot or cold, wet or dry,
provided they are put in the AIRS at
once, and that the cars have been
iced long enough to get thoroughly
cold. This is important. Cars
should always be iced over twelve
hours before berries are put in.
O. w. BLACKNALL.
Uanoa 10 Y 4
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For why should God bid us pray
Deliver US from all evil, if He did not
intend to help US? He, therefore,
that doubts OF the remission of his
sins denies Gods mercies and dOeth
Him injury.-RObert Burton.