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St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06
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SAM; WOOD

A nositiye remedy fo. a'i iseao.- uf ;ue Kidney,
BLADDER and Urn..4a., ssrssRsss; also good for
Dr0pRaeal COnRpIs.r ~. 1t never produces siek-
ness, Is certain and -pprdy In Its aCtions liz is
fast supersedng ever. remedy. sixty capsules
cure In six or eight days. No other medicine can
do this.
Rayrare OF msitzst :sns ter. owing to Its great
success. many have been offered some are most
dangerous. causing piles, etc.
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sues containing Oil OF Sandalwood, sold at all drug
stores Ask for circular send for one to IS and 81
Wooster street. New York
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06

To THOSE who suffer from dyspepsia,
life frequently becomes a burden and ends
in suicide let them try HOME STOMACH
BITTERs and life will become a joy. Pre-
pared by the Home Bitters Company, St..
Louis, Mo,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06

WY WILL PAYthe Highest Market pri for all
w Produce. &C., &c. We will Sc them tor yoH
on five per cent. miission Liberal cash advances
made large Consgnments of sta pie AZ tcies Far
ers, sht prrs and dealers in General Merchandise"
should write reference price current. stencil Ss.
When writing US, state wnctileryeu wish I" Shlpon
consignment sell. II on wish to s"ll. name the
for same delivered f. o. b. free n board Garsl at
ean pe i,y mail if too bulky by freight. Addre ess,
HULL SCOTNEY, General Commission and Ship
ling Merchants, 22l& 346 North Water treet Phia-
dclphia Penn.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06
IT IS A HUMBUG

Blame nc but yourself, for we ask money. till
tested for our Five.Ton Wagons Scale. Freight pre-
paid. Price $50. For free Lithograph and Price
List, add ess JONES OF BINGHAMToN. Bipg-
hsmfon NJ. T. Zv.v4.~7.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06
C0NSUMETION CAN Be- cuReO

For proof of the fact gee nav circular, which will
be sent free TO any addl esg: OSCAR G. MOSES, ls
CortIandt Street, New erk.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06
PROVIDENCE SHELL WORKS

In reply to many inquiries relating to the repair
ing OF Combs. would say that
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06
he sc,ence OF Life, or Self .Preser vatao,

\ he Science OF Life, or Self Preservation
Two hundreth edition, revised and enlarged. Just
published. 1t is standard medical work, the best in
the English language written by physcls OF great
medal by the National Medical AS. oclation 1t con
tains beautiful and very expensive steel plate en-
Valuable prescriptions for all forms Of prevailing
diseases the result ofmany years Of extensive ana
only el. sent BY mail. The London LANCET says;
mo person should be without this valuable DOCK;
sample sent to all receipt of6 cents for pSstsge
Boston The author may be consulted on all diseases
requiring skill aud experience.
-uEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
s,s sv,ss saner ". N. T. E2,
St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-06
Agents, Read This
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NV New frlce Inst of American Watches sent t"
any addIes+t receipt of cent stamp: 1t full dc
sCrbeS aud gives prices II over 1873 Different Walt
ham Watches, of all grades from th" planest n th
finest, So lid Gold or Fine 'ascs tndoubtch
Reference given 1t tells how watches are now sent
to all parts of the United States, to he fully exam
ined in tx press agert 5 before paying mon
ey A few energetic Agents wanted send tw"
Scent ST amps for Agents Private Terms
N. nh. White. Newark, New Jersey.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15
The Pork OueatiOn.

Shall we sell our hogs in the fall, as soon
as they are ready for the butcher, or convert
them into pork, bacon and hams to be re-
served for better market during the year?
The question has been frequently raised,
but still remains practically unsolved. The
true answer to the inquiry depends, in part,
upon the locality of the farmer. As general
rule the greater his distance from the centres
of trade, the better will be his chances of
profit by packing his pork for he not only
reduces thereby the cost of transportation,
but secures time and opportunity for better
prices. There are several important advan-
tages in this plan, and the arguments are so
obvious as to leave little doubt that the best
margin of profit for hogs is in the barrel.
Most farmers are accustomed to lay down
their family pork in the fall, and are sup
posed to secure it thereby at a lower cost
than they could get it for in the general mar
ket If, then, this practice of sailing down
is sound one for the family, why is it not
equally good for all the pork the farmer has
to sell ? If he finds it losing business to
purchase his pork by the barrel for home
consumption, would he not equally, and for
the same reason, find profit in barreling all
the pork he puts into the market? If other
parties can afford to pay him cash for his
hogs, and then make lucrative business of
packing them does he not unwisely surren-
der to them part of his Legitimate profit in
selling his hogs alive?
The answer to these questions ie of course,
conditional, yet it may be assumed that, in
most cases, the man who produces the pork
has sufficiently favorable conditions for pack
ing it to insure his success. 1t is especial
ly an important advantage gained that by
Strengthening his own hogs the farmer secures
all the ofral and blood for enriching his land.
This animal matter is readily converted into
a manure of great value for every kind of
crop, and the profit from this source is much
greater than is commonly supposed.
1t has been estimated by good judges that
the refuse or waste matter from a slaughtered
hog of three hundred pounds contains sufi-
cient fertilizing power to produce six bushels
or more of shelled corn. Now, if we consid-
er that six bushels of corn, rightly fed to n
hog of good breed, will produce seventy-two
pounds of pork, and often more, we can
readily appreciate the value and force of this
argument Cor. Amerodn CttltigdtOr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

When the frosts have cut down the dahlias,
tuberoses, gladioli, vallotas and all tender
bulbs. it is about time to remove them to
winter quarters. Yet, if the days nre bright
and warm, they will sustain no injury if they
remain in the ground until it freezes slightly
at night because the bulbs gather strength
and vigor, or rather condense their strength
after their leaves have witherod away, and
flower better another year. When ready to
commence the work. select some sunny fpIc-
noon. and dig up the bulbs md tubcrs care
fully. shaking of the earth gently Then
put them on boards or newspapers in the sun,
and let them dry until the earth will rattle off
Cut off the stalks few inches from the
roots, and put all the smaller bulbs into prop
er bags, labelling each variety. A little dry
sand can be added (buckwhtat hulls will he
better) to keep them in proper condition.
Hang up the bags, after tying string around
the upper part, in some frost proof closet or
cellar free from rats and mice, and they will
keep until another spring.
Tuboroses will not blossom again. bat there
will be numerous little offsets clnpmg to the
parent bulb that will make nice plants in two
or three years. Dahlias should be put into
boxes and covered with dry sand and kept
where potatoes arc stored. The blue saliva
can be kept in the same manner: also ma
Vel Ia Nllth ullNl AlkllhlhN bhlHtl lllltN VI Nll
kinds will endure the hardest winters ia the
North, with no more protection than bod Of
leaves affords.
Geraniums and scarlet salyias can be lifted
from the ground, and every flower, leaf, and
fresh shoot cut away. Then shake of the
earth about their roots, and hang them by IL
string from the beams in the cellar. III the
early spring plant them in good earth and
they will make large plants for the lawn.
Fuchsias can be- stored, like dalins, in boxes
of sand, after all their leaves have fallen
Cover their roots and branches to a depth Of
half foot, and place where they will not
become chilled. Oeanders, pomrgranates
oranges, lemons, and pittosporums can be
kept in their boxes, in cool, frost-proof eel
lars, and a little water should be given them
once a month. Heliotropes and roses will
also live in the cellar, if all their tender
branches are cut away before placing them
in winter quarters, and if brought into u
warm kitchen early in March they will soon
be covered with leaves and flowers - country
GCHtk3ndtl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

That fish may be scaled much easier by first
dipping them into boiling water for min
ute.
That salt fish are quickest and best freshcn-
ed by soaking in sour milk.
That milk which has changed may be sweet
ened or rendered fit for use again by stirring
in little soda.
That salt will curdlc new milk hence, in
preparing milk porridge, gravics, etc, the
salt should not be added until the dish is pre-
pared.
That fresh meat beginning to sour, win
sweeten if placed out of doors in the cool air
over night.
That clear boiling water will remove tea
stains. Pour the water through the strain
and thus prevent it spreading over the fabric.
That tablespoonful Of turpentine, boiled
with your white clothes, will greatly aid the
whitening process.
That boiling starch is much improved by
the addition of sperm, or salt, or both, or "A
little gum arabic dissolved.
That beeswax and salt will make your rusty
flat irons rs clean and smooth As glass Tie
q lump of wax in rag and keep it for that
purpose. When the irons are hot rub them
first with the wax rag, then scour with II pa
per or cloth sprinkled with salt.
That blue ointment and kerosene mixed in
equal proportions and applied to bedsteads
is an unfailng bug remedy, and that coat
of whitewash is ditto for the walls of log
house.
That kerosene will soften boots and shoes
that have been hardened by water, and will
render them as pliable rs new
That kerosene will make your tea-kett!c as
bright as new. Saturate a WOODEN rag and
rub with it. 1t will also remove stains from
the clean vanished furniture
That cold rain water and soap will remove
machine grease from washable fabrics.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15
ponds EXTRACT.
ponds EXTRACT.
The Peoples Remedy.
The Universal Pain Extractor.
Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
Take 70 other.
Hear, for will speak OF excellent
thIngs.D

Hear, for 4 will speak of excellent
thIn.s'
PONDS ENTRACT-Thcr great vegetable
Pain Destroyer. Has been in use over
thirty years, and for cleanliness and
prompt curative virtues cannot be- cNct7lcl.
CHILDREN. No family can anor1 to be
without Ponds Extract. Accidents,
BRUISES, Commissions. cuts, SpraIns
are relieved almost instantly Us rndl appli-
cation Promptly relieves pains q Burns,
Old Sores, hollis, FClonS, COrus, etc.
Arrests Inflammation, reduces swcllings, stops
Bleeding, removes discoloratlon and heals rap
LADIES find It their best friend. It assuagcs
Tue pains TO which they ar peculiarly sub
leci-nOtahly iuilncss and pressure m the head
nausea, vertigo. Sc. II promptly amcnorltes
and permanently heals III kinds Or Hulnm-
ElatlOnH and alterations.
HEmORIRHOIDS or PILES md In this
TIC only immediate relief aud ultimate cure.
No case however chronic or obstinate can .olS
XARrCOSEVETNS It IA the only sure cure.
KIDNEY DISEASES. It has 10 equal for
permanent cure.
BLEEDING from any cause. Torthisulsa
specific. II has saved bun'r rs ~ lives
when all other remedies liirl 90 arrest bleed
ing nom nose, stomach, luni;s, ami else
TOOTHACEIE, EaracIc. Neuralgia,
and rheumatism are u. ILL.,. relieved AMI
oIten permanently cured
PIEKNIIIANSo OF all schools who are acquaint-
ed win Ponds Extract Of Ni:ch Isa-
gel recommends in their practice. We have
letters OF concentration rom hundreds OF
PhyslclGns, many OF whom order 1t for use IN
their own practice. In addition 10 TIE fore
going, they Orlerits use for SVCcIIIngs ofaH
kinds, Quinsy, Sore Throat, In a!neti
ToDsils, simple ald chronic DiarrhWa,
Catarrh, COr which II Is sBs,ifN. GhIi.
blatnh, Frosted Feet, SIingg Of In
Sectss Mosquitoes, etc. ChRppcd
Hands, Face and indeed al manner OF
Fkin diseases.
TO1LEfU USE. Removes Soreness
ness and SmarGinG; hcalsCuts. ErIIp-
Iionss ana PiInpies II TsUirss MIiQOrG'tS
ana yGrcshes, while wonderfully i'm rowing The
Complexion.
TO AHmEhS-POnd,S Extract. No
stock Breeder no Livery Man can AFFORD 10 he
WlthOutit. u Is used hy all the leading Livery
Statutes, Street Railroads ami first HOrsenen
N New York city. II has no equal for Sprans
Harne or Saddle Chlfngs Stiffness
ScratC les, SwCllugs Cuts, LacCmuuus Bleed
lngs, Pneumonia, Collie, DiarrhGa Chnls,
Colds, &c Its range OfactiOn Is vide and the
feei II affords Is so prompt that II Is invaluable
IN every mrmNard as well as IN every farm
house. Let 1t be tried once and you will never
be without It,
CAUTION! Ponds Extract has been lm-
ltatcd. The genuine article mas the words
Ponds Extract blown In each bottle. III
prepared by the only persons living who
ever knew how TO prepare 10 properly. Refuse
all other preparations OF witch Hazel. This is
the only article used by Physicians and m the
hospitals Ofthis country and Europe.
HISTORY aud Uses OF Ponds Extract.
IN pamphlet form sent Tree on application IL
PONDS EXTRACT COMPANY, ~
Maiden Lane, Now York
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

A suhscriher nm a Nev UanoDsbire farm
writing ms ON n matter of business remorls
that Though n farmer could never feel
that IL was riobt for me 10 he a ,mndsiIl ;
With n very limited school and hook ednco-
t;on 7 have never beon olle IN Gee WIN n Ia
NOT INV privilege 70 observe and think some.
t;mes tbera has come 10 M, as n revelation
while nv hands were oniding NV NOV md
NV fset 0lons trod the fnrTow some result
Which I long had souobt -
Our friend has told perhaps without know
inc II tbe secret of success in his calling
Fa1mers No n class think enonab nerhanss
but tbev do not think nrooressiveIy they
tbinl. too much in CIRCLES Their minds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

Many of our farms are being dreadfully
maltreatod-absolutely robbed and starved to
death. Some of the existing societies for the
encouragement of horse trots, side shows and
iim-cracks, would do well to reorganize as
Societies for the Prevention of Abuse to Farm
Lands. Even in the old States where we
ought to know better, we are stinting the
land on fussing with so-called chemical 81 fer
tilizers" of which we know nothing. Where
We make one load of manure now, we ought
TO make and might make at least three. No
vember is the best of all the months in which
to help to do this. These are some of the
multitude of ways:
The cattle are TO be stabbed Mt an early
day. The liquid waste is Us valuable for ma
nure as the solid portions; and yet on seven
eighths of the farms it is nearly all lost 1t
can be saved by storing supply of muck or
common loan under the stable where the
oxen and cows and horses are TO stand, and
putting fresh coating upon the pile often
enough to keep it free from foul odors or
better yet-for few men can be trusted to
manage barn basement-make a shed or pit
for the compost, and convey the liquids away
from the stable by suitable drains, which
should be provided in every decent barn.
One hundred loads of saturated earth will be
worth next May, to any farmer, one hundred
and fifty dollars, putting it at the least. Now
is the time to put the absCrDents where they
will do the most good.
One other thing: leaves of the forest are
wasted when they should be saved. They
make most excellent bedding, and most ex-
cellent manure and few of the coming
November days given to transporting them
from the woods where they are not wanted,
TO the barn where they are, will pay.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

This is the most important season Of the
year as regards the flock Under regular
good management sheep are very little trouble
and succeed very profitably; but mistakes.
however inconsidorablc they may seem to be,
are sure to invite disaster At this season
there are several considerations that are i'm
portant and timely There are no other ma
nuro makers that can be used so proftably as
sheep. Feed is cheap; hay, corn, oats and
bran are very low in price. Manure is no
less valuable and noedful than ever before
flock of store ewes can be purchased for
very little money. By careful feeding through
the winter, and a run on a moderately good
grass field in the spring, and the use of n
South-Down ram, crop of market lambs
may be raised, and the ewes themselves sold
at profit within the lapse of eight or nine
months. This will yield n handsome profit,
and leave n handsome manure heap besides.
flock of ewes kept for breeding purposes
should now be coupled with a ram. The Sc
lection of the ram and the treatment of the
ewes during pregnancy are Of great import
ance. For success with sheep, the pasture
and the breed should be perfectly well adapt
ed to each other. II is in vain to keep the
large-bodied, long-woolcd sheep upon poor
feed or without abundance of roots, with n
hope of profit. The best pasture is needed
during the summer, and airy dry quarters.
with regular. liberal feeding of bran, roots
and grain, with clover hay, during the winter.
Straw should be furnished in racks. that it
may be picked over and then spread thickly
for litter. With ample litter of straw, the
pens and yards may be left uncleared until
spring, when the manure will be found in the
very best condition for immediate use.
For moderately good care, the South-Down
will answer better than the Cotswod but
the most profitable sheep for common use on
farms will be found to be the ordinary grade
Merino, or mixed bred sheep, coupled with
Soulful Down or Cotswold ram. These sheep
are worth now about 50 per head or less. If
fed on clover hay. bran and straw, the ma
nure will pay for the feed. This is ms true in
practice as it has been shown to be true in
theory. 1t is one Of those conundrums Of
science, "llow can the manure from q
ton of bran and clover hay be worth as
much or more, than the bran and clover
themselvesY If one wants to prove the
truth of it, he can do so by feeding these to n
flock of thrifty ewes during the winter. At
the market rates for fertilizers he will find
that his manure pile contains actually more
money than the feed has cost. II he has
bought ton or two of Peruvian guano or
artificial fertilizers, and compares the effects
Of his sheep manure with the effects of those,
he will find the statement verified in
his own experience. Then there is, in ad-
dition, better profit left on the investment
than can be made from any other expenditure
l know of. 1t is my object here only to call
attention to this matter and not to give par-
ticular instruction in regard to it Cor. Conn
try Gentleman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

Brick, flagstone or concrete walksarc al wtll
enough for those who can afford them, but
for the majority of farmers and country pco-
pie, something cheaper and something that
they can build themselves, is more desirable.
To make a cheap one, lay down three 2y4
inch oak or chestnut scantling lengthwise of
the walk. Across, these Scantling nail oak
strips three inches wide, and one and n quar-
ter inches thick, leayinga space of about one
third of an inch between each of the strips.
OF course the scantling should not lie upon
the ground, but upon stone n few inches high,
to prevent rotting. This walk is always dry
and clean. 1t may be made of any width,
and the strips may be only half rs wide if
preferred. Some make n walk Of the same
kind of material, but have the strips run
lengthwise instead of across the walk. A
walk made Of wide planks instead of strips,
ms above, is very good, but not so dry in wet
weather, and is more apt to warp and draw
the nails. A very good walk may be made,
where gravel is plenty, by laying down two
poles, two feet apart, Cor more, and filling
the space between with gravel, rounding it up
well in the middle. This is cheap walk,
but will answer the purpose of those who do
not wish to be put to the expense OF digging
out the soil, filling ditch with stone and finish
ing off with gravel or cement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

Why SHOULD Nor PHYSICIANS TREAT AMI
MAILS AS WELL AS MEN IF a physician has
all he can do to treat ailing humanity GER
tainly the animals must be neglected; but
when, as at present, the doctors" are max
ing poor living, or none at all, what should
prevent them from treating the animals?
Nothing binders but n false pride Study
and experience will enable any physician to
do it with success. Comparative anatomy is
studied in all our medical schools compare
tive pathology should be. The knowledge of
animal diseases is of great service to physi-
clan. In fact, man and animals are found to
have so many diseases in common that ami
NAL pathology is quite essential to reasoning
upon and treating many Of the ills that man
is heir TO. We're it to become a general Gus
tom among physicians 10 treat animals, and
TO charge for it, we might confidently antici-
pate the most gratifying results. These, or
some of them. | venture to euumerate First
the physicians would make a better living
besides, they would at once become more
important TO their constituencies. Second,
the country would have a corps of efficient
observers, on the watch for infectious or con-
tagious diseases among animals, and quick to
detect and report upon unusual animal dis
eases of any kind, whenever they might
break out, thus providing an efficient safe
guard against their spread, and against filling
our city markets with diseased meat, or the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-15

The consumption of lumber in this country
is enormous, altogether beyond what is gem
orally supposed. The annual demand for ties
aud sleepers of our 90, 900 miles of railway is
estimated to be 40, OO0, 600 square feet, and to
inclose the roads would require $50, 600 miles
of fence We have "a, 900 miles of telegraph
wire TO put up, for which 10000 trees are
needed, while repairs would need near 300, 600
more trees year. The common lucifer match
uses up 500, 900 cubic feet of the finest pine
annually The bricks baked every year re-
quire 3, 900, 600 cords of wood, which would
be all that 80, 600 acres ofaverage timber
land would contain. Shoe pegs exhaust an
nually 100, 900 cords of wood; lasts and boot
trees some 500, 900 cords of beech, birch, and
maple and about as much more is required
for the stock of planes and other tools The
packng-boXes made in the United States in
1874 cost Sl2, 900 600 and the humber man
ufactured into wagons, agricultural imple-
ments etc, was worth over 500, 600, 900.
An immense quantity of lumber is employed
for fences of houses aud farms, though these
may decrease with time, as hedges are likely,
10 a great extent, to take their place. Our
consumption of lumber increases steadily,
and so do our foreign shipments, our exports
of pine. maple, walnut, and oak being very
large. Immense as our resources are, the
supply must ere long, be exhausted.