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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-05-02
Poultry Manure.

One of the most valuable fertilizers
produced upon the farm is the manure
of fowls, and this is often largel,
wasted. When fowls are left to fine
rOosts for themselves in barns, sheds OF
trees, wherever they may choose, only
small part ofthe manure is saved. Ii
order to utilize this valuable material
it is necessary that fowls be confined tc
suitable roosts at night where the drop
pings may be kept dry and be easily
saved. 1t is also necessary to provide
suitable absorbents to prevent the es
cape of ammonia. For this purpose
finely pulverized clay, dry loan, muck
and gypsum are good. Lime, Woo
ashes and like substances are not eco
nomical for mixing with fowl drop
pings, as they weaken the strength by
liberating or driving off the ammonia
Properly prepared, fowl manure may
be applied to any crop, field or garden
but it is more economically applied il
the hill or drill. AS to saving it, prob
ably as easy and good way as any j.
10 have tight floor beneath the roosts
to receive the droppings; over this
spread thinly a sprinkling of earth OF
uluCh, anu Us Oltcu dS O1Ct Webh
clean the whole off and deposit it in 8
bin, or in pile, where it will remain
free from moisture till desired for use
Just before wishing to use it, spread il
on tight floor, little at time, and
fine it by pounding and breaking all
Jumps, so that it will pass through a
sieve OF one-fourth inch mesh, and mix
well. When completed, let the mix
ture be proportional nearly as follows
one part of droppings to two of earth
or muck, and if one part of plaster to
one of droppings is added, it will be the
better. This may now be applied at the
rate of one gill or tri1e more, to the
hill of corn, or in like proportion to 9TH
er crops; but it is better the seed
should not come in contact with it but
that there be covering of soil be-
tween. When carefully saved, as above,
twenty-five fowls will furnish manure
sufficient for an acre of corn, produc-
ing an effect equal to that of the best
fertilizers.-[Record aud Farmer.
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KELLOGG's SALE OF TRoTTING Hons
Es.-The largest sale of fine-bred trot-
ting horses in America has been going
on the present week in New York. Ii
combined the best stock of the be
breeders, all of whom put in their ami
mails to sell, agreeing to take what they
would bring. 1t was similar to the sale
of year ago. Horses that three years
ago would have brought from So 900 to
$50, 900, went for one fifth of that sum.
The celebrated stallion, Harry CLAY, the
sire of more brood-mares that have
brought fast colts than any other horse
in the country, sold for 81 900, but he
was twenty-six years old. The original
Harry Clay lived until he was forty.
Comparatively, he sold for the highest
price of any in the lot.
SbarpshoOter. a chestnut stallion, eight
years old, by Thorndale, dam Lady Pat
riot, and own brother TO one owned by
Mr.. /. Thomas of Goflstown, sold for
S175. Even the Blackwood stock sold
very low. Alice A., bay filly, three
years old, dam by Taggart's Abdallah.
went for $135. A bay colt, two wears
old, by Messenger Duroc, the highest
priced horse in the country dam Bonnie
Lassie, by Rysdick's Hambletonian,
brought only $3.50 and, strange enough,
King Almont. e five-year-old stallion, by
Almont, with royal dam, sold for on
ly 5000. Ridgewood, a stallion nine
years old, by Rysdyk's Iambletonian,
out of the celebrated Hoe mare, sold for
1925. A Volunteer mare went for SIPS.
A three-year-old Messenger Duroc geld
ing was disposed of for S75. The most
remarkable thing, however, was the
sale of Administrator, the sire of Me-
mento, and great many fast ones, mag
nificently bred, and in some respects
the best stock horses in America, for
$4,000. The sale was, as a whole, very
discouraging to breeders and trotters.
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milk-pail at two years old, and stopped
and petted until she has splendidly IL
Illustrated the possibilities before the
breeder, If the example has not yet
taught us to repeat the result at will.
While we thus occasionally find cows
that will yield from three hundred To
five hundred pounds of butter in one
season, when the average is not half as
much, is il not time for us to study the
facts? We have only to do, with sys-
tenn and certainty, what often has been
done by accident. -.
If we study closely the peculiaritics
of our best mixers, in the light of ply
Biological law, believe we must con-
clude that large milking qualities are
incompatible with any beef tendencies
| worthy of attention, and that an at
tempt to unite the two in any high de-
gree of perfection, commencing with
| beef qualities in the ascendant, has been
| great cause of hindrance to the de-
velopment of dairy cattle.
five compare the chief points of eX-
cellence in beef and dairy cattle, we
| find them to be utterly antagonistic.
| For this attainment (beeD, the chief
requisite points are Il comparatively
| light, bony structure, joints compact,
and bones generally short in proportion
| to the bulk of the animal; visceral or
gans comparatively small, and every
external feshy part largely developed,
making a smooth, compact, and bulky
form.
On the contrary, the first-class mixer
must have large visceral organs as a
chief point. Her bony structure should
I. n btrt
rather long in the bone, and thnly COW
cred, producing the reverse of compact
ness. She must be light built forward,
and heavy in the posterior portions
the exact reverse of the form of the
beef animal-with no tendency to flesh
mess anywhere; tapering forward like
a wedge in both depth and width. She
may have fair handling qualities and feed
up rapidly when not in milk, but will
be very sure to displease the butcher
when she is dressed, for about all she
can possess in common with the beef
animal are good digestion and quiet
habits. TO sum up the contrast-the
beef animal must have organs and
form calculated for celebrating and
storing its product, through compar.
atively slow process, until the whole is
|, ready for the market, the general ten
: denotes being to lay up surplus nour
ishment, suggesting the analogy. of {
small mandatory, combined with
large storehouse.
But the superior mich COW must be 6
mere shell, filed up with the most pow
erful organs for the elaboration of bull
ky product, which is never to be retain
ed more than few hours, the tenden
, cy being to cast off surplus nourishmen,
f "a large mandatory with no perma
, nent storage. For every ounce of mere
beef attached to mich COW, and car
ried about for ten or twelve years be-
fore it is marketed, there is loss o.
forty-fold its value in dairy products
, pound of butter for an ounce of beef.
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EXERCISING Cows.-In countries
where cows are the most productive
they are not allowed to range at will,
but are confined in comparatively close
quarters. On the Channel Islands
where the Jersey and Guernsey COW,
are bred, they are tethered aud kept
confined the year round. The Hol-
stems live with their owners, generally
under the same roof, while the bonnie
Ayrshire almost shares the bed and
board of her master. These customs
hove perfected breeds of COWS, and
made them profitable, while the Amer
lean system of pasture rangesand barn
yard Exercise" has perfected nothing,
and never will, and in most cases has
afforded really no profit. On the one
side is philosophy and cow sense /;
while on the other, old notions and hui
man prejudice govern. Result, we go
abroad to improve our cows and in
crease onr profits, and still hug the de-
lnsions of our fathers. Gentlemen, this
is not progressiye'
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A Pound of Butter for an Ounce Of Beef.

EXTRACTS from an Essay read before the skanea
teies Farmers Club, by Practical Farmer
When like produces like, selecting the
best for breeding can but sustain the adj.
vancement already made. Breeding a
cross cannot by itself, raise one point
above the best qualities of sire or dam.
Or, If it sometimes unites good points,
it will as often unite defects. The true
and only sources of direct Improvement
in stock are feed and care. On the one
hand there has been a skirmishing eff
fort made to produce Improvements in
dairy stock without furnishing any ade-
suate materials to be wrought up, as
though something could be made ont of
nothing; on the other hand, quite per-
sistent, and too liberal efforts, in one
sense, have resulted mainly in beef in
stead of milk. And this is Just what we
should have expected when the best
producing tendency is that which every
liberal feeder and humane herdsman
naturally falls into. There is no doubt
that breeding for beef has been iptelli-
gently followed, but it has also been
blundered into. And the Influence of
agricultural exhibitions has been strong
ly in this direction. And thus it is that
the fat producing tendency has become
DO much established to the detriment of
milking qualities.
But II we glance over the wide range
of the dairy regions of this country, we
shall find many very superior dairy an
finals, rarely of known pedigree, but
generally the selected stock Of at least
two or three generations of good milk
ers, which have been, perhaps, more by
accident than otherwise correctly
brought up. They are thinly sprinkled
through the large diaries, but as often
one may be found as the family cow of
some mechanic or laborer, which, for
economy's sake, was brought to the
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OWED TO SPRING.
JOHN rnasrx's OPTION As GOOD NOW AS nvl

JOHN pHENIx's OPTION AS GOOD NOW AS EVEN
Well, spring, youv cum AT last, hey your
The poit SEE youv bin a-sittn' in old winters
La al1.o" ain't YOU ashamed Of yGn,rseis.
| should think you had from your breth
bein' so cold-but that's the way them
Old fellers hev a-doin'.
Well, rs was sayin',
louv cum at last with your "bamy
Breth" BLOWN from the northwes-
Westconstant or Nebrasky, s'pose,
Great countries for BAN reckin.
Now youv cum wen
Lverybodi's feed and korn and things
Hev all been fed outl New luck at
our krticrs, will We? See our Katll
On the LEFT, hevin' 10 be steadied by
Ihur tales when they gifts up a-morningsi
Lux at our hossis watts oil rejuced
To skeletons a.weepin' over trolt;
hull troft full of kobsi
A huh troft full of bitter rekleckshunsi
Look at them shepe alien i'm
The fens corners a.wapn for grass
Yes and they've bin a-waitin some ov
Them week And if they wasn't
Puld they'd bin "shakin' their lox
At yu an sed--U dun i'll" (That thur
Is from Hamlet won of Shikspur's plais)
As another poit sez-"Grass refused makes
The stumak ake> So these shepe will
Never open their onto grass agin-no.
See the shotes
lenln on the lens to squelei
Lux at them nifty eres "a-hangin pendnt"
Onto such little hogsi See a hundrid
Gud shotes rejuced down TO a even
korn basket full
Yes, that thurs OF yer doin's, u
Iardi, loiterin spring "a hangin' back
AS youv bin a-doin
But now youv cum
We fell your cheerin' presenz wen we
Cit round onto the south side ov the barn
We hear the hens a-kackln wen they've
IA a horse -raJlal
A startin' up alongside the garden
Fensi The wimmen is a-lukin into
The old teapot after garding seeds
And all these things made me think youv cum
ESQ be I've rled
Ye spring, a-showin' up ov yer shortcomings,
jest set il down to havin' potts lsens,
| (Tho' haint taken wun out, yet low to-
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The article is telling Its own story In the hands
Of thousands who are using II with most gratih :
ing and encouraging results:
MR.. GusTAvus Y. HALL, of the Oates Opera
Troupe writes: AFTER six weeks use am con-
WINGED, as are also my comrades, that your JAR
OF hair where had none for years.
N. MCCLARRAS, Sixth Avenue Pharmacy,
Pittsburg, Pa, says: 1.-The good effects from the
use of CAROLINE are brought to my notice every
day % such All extent as To Justify me In recon-
mending 1t to my most Intimate friends"
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IMPORTANT
To Consumptivea.

A gentleman having been so fortunate rs to csrs
his SON OF Consumption in its worst stage, Aftsr
being given up to die by the most celebrated ply.
sicians, desires TO make known the cure, (Which
proves successful In every ease), 10 those afcfed
sumption, aud all Affections OF the Throat and
Lungs, and will send the Recipe free Of charge
10 all who desire ~, If they will forward their ad
York. 0e6m
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NURSERY STOCK

Apple and Pear Trees, Standard aud Dwarf,
Crab Apples, Plum, Cherry, Grape Nines--all the
early and best varieties suitable Tor this climate
Strawberries. Raspberies, Gooseberries, Aspar.
agus, Rhubarb f . E-t
Ornamental Trees. Price List sent on applica.
ton. JOHN W. BAILEY,
Pittsburgh Nurseries
April It'll, 1879
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Beautify your Homes
with Flowers.
SPLENDID PIONEERING PLANTS

A Tprices so low as 10 surprise purchasers ard
IA less than they can be bought for from ANY
other Established Florist.
Immense Stock of Plants.
Roses-Large and small for house and garden
Flowering Shrubs-Every variety of Green
house and Bedding Plants.
Verbenas and Panses by dozen, hundred and
thousand large stock ofnew and rare plants
Novelties nov offered ior the FIRST time. send
for Descriptive and Price Catalogue
Vegetable Plants by the Dozen, Hundred and
Thousand.
Tomatoes. Cabbage, Caulinowers. Peppers.
Egg Plants Melons. Celery.
DAVID LITTLE Il co.
Plattsburgh Greenhouses, April 1879.
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Warehouse as well as Farm Mills are largely Con
structed, both kinds requiring nine sizes TO
modate the demand and giving a capacity from -
to 500 bushels per hour, according 10 size of mill
They shipped boxed for ocean transportation
and "set up" or "lnocl,ed down" for forwarding
inland, as requested and in all cases put iiee on
board Cars or Steamer. Orders filed same day as
received.
Mills shipped knocked down" 90 for hall ihs
freight charged as when forwarded set up" Olco-
graphs and Circulars supplied application Prices
will be quoted loD and liberal terms Cores,
pondence solicited
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Zach package OF sANFoRD's RADICAL CURE
contains DR.. Banford's Improved Inhaling Tube,
with full directions for its In all cases. Price
co. Sold by all wholesale and retail druggists and
dealers throughout the United States and Canadas.
WEEKS q POTTER, General Agents and Whole.
sale Druggists, Boston, Mass.
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ShawIs, CIoaks, and Wraps.
Suits and Costumes.

This department maintains its supremacy, and
shows the best productions from the European
centres
Our Cioaks and sacques arc cut and made by
men tailors therefore style and III are guaraneed
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At Springfield, H., the other day,
one of the members of the Legislature
was complaining of his room at the no.
tel, and saying how barren it was of the
ordinary conveniences oflife. "Why,"
said he, with Indignation, there isn't
even Bible to whet your razor onn'
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our SUITS and COSTUMES fully sustain Ill at
pre-eminence SO Justly established. and always
represent the latest sty les and fashions
Ladies' and Children's Endorsements

Superb assortment OF fine French handmade
UNDERWEAR. comprising every requisite Tor
lady's wardrobe. Also, children's suits for every
age and size
Our Infants Furnishing Department Is thor.
pnghly equipped. CQpplsts Wardrebes as low a.
go hsttsr goods IN proportion, Any article ~
he wardrobe at list price; really cheaper thar,
the homemAas article, aud much more satisao
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SILK
DRESS GOODS,

Novelties In Cachemeres. Suitings, Debeiges
and the standard cloths in splendid variety Also
. Anderson's scotch zenhyrs. printed cotton
Dress Goods, Monte Cloths, Cotelnss Pcrcales,
Cheviots, dc, with every grade TO be found in a
hrst-class establishment.
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az Our goods are all 1r.t-eiass. We
NIL all orders exactly aud 90 the Interest
OF purchasers. guarantee all purehase.
90 be sntisfaetory 10 bnyers, and stand
ready 40 remedy all errors. We invite
orders, convinced that "a nr-st trial Will
fnsure ns the regular custom hereafter.
All orders for Goods 90 be noeempa-
Wish. &oats VIII no sent hy express.
g O. D. Me- sss s. rsT rs srs !. goo
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Broadway and Twentieth St.
Grand, Chrystie, and Forsyth. n. J:
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Hosiery, Gloves, & Handkerchief

The lsrpest, rarest and most unique French
novelties In the city. Also, the medium grades o.
hose for ladies and children at very moderate
pricea
Ladies. misses. and ehildren's aid. cloth, and
Isle Thread Gloves OF the best manufacture IN
an the west shades to match any dress material
A superior selection OF plain hemmed linen, and
all linen hemstitched. aud scolioped Handker-
chiefs Also. embroidered fix Handkerchieis
nj a.<d in haa orr oin
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-17
BAD FOR BLACKSMITHS.
A Father Murdered for Protect
ing His Child.
New Departure Among Colorado Grave
Robbers.
New York Policeman Punctures
Car Driver.
BLACKSMITH BRUTALLY MURDERED.

BLACKSMITH BRUTALLY MURDERED.
Special to the Star.
HUNTINGDON, Tenn, Sept. ia gentle
man just arrived from Brownsville, south
west of this place, gives the details Of a
most cowardly murder that occurred at
Woodville, in Haywood County. Green
Reynolds claimed hog belonging to a
daughter of Bob Partee, a colored black
smith, and quarrel resulted in Bob's shop
Reynolds slapped the girl, when her father
demonstrated, and, stepping back towards
tina door, Reynolds drew pistol and shot
Bob through the heart, killing him in
stantly. Reynolds refused to be arrested
and made good his escape.
JOE GREER ACQUITTED.
MARTINsvILLE, IND, Sept. 1.-THE cele-
brated Brown murder case was concluded
last evening by the acquittal of Joe Greer.
A change of venue was granted Mrs. Parrot
to Owen County. The case will be tried on
the 1st of next month
MARTYR IN A NOBLE CAUSE.
JASPER, IND. Sept. 17.-While playing a
game Vi DdSc udil, w lllldIu OCUllTer, dSeu
seventeen, of this place, was struck on the
temple by ball while running the bases,
causing his death yesterday. The pitcher
is not blamed.
HE WENT FOR PATRICK WELLS.
NORTH VERNON, IND, Sept. l7.-Patrick
Wells an aged and respected citizen, was
knocked down, choked and robbed of sixty
dollars, near the fair grounds, late at night.
The perpetrator, Lon Tungate, low Gus
toner, escaped in cornfeld.
WARM RECEPTION AWAITS HIM.
TRENTON, TENN, Sept. 17.-John Firm. an
industrious blacksmith of this place, met
two drunken negroes bowling in the street.
He requested them to be less bosterous
when one pulled out pistol and shot Firnl
in the head. The wound is serious but he
will probably recover. The shootist will
meet with warm reception iffound.
SNEAK THIEF TAKES TIE MEDAL.
VINcESNEs, IND, Sept. ia sneak THE
entered the house of Mrs. Mary Woodmar
yesterday afternoon and carried off golt
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CIRCLE OF CITIES.
News Notes Cleaned and Garnered by
Star Special Reporters.
Louisville.

Louisville.
FURNITURE MEMS DEMANDs-THE GAFF DIS
ABLED-GREAT RACE SATURDAY.
Special to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE furniture
makers employed in factories here have de-
manded an advance of Is per cent. in wages,
which the manufacturers agree to give
whenever an advance is made in other
cities.
became disabled in the canal and hoated
down stream, sticking at last on the bar.
She was badly damaged.
Philip Hahn, porter fell under horse s
feet last night and was dangerously kicked.
Every stable at the race track is full.
Himyar, lncommode, Kate Claxton, Liah-
tunah, Goodnight, Dave Moore, Largen.
teen, Keene Richards, Kinkoro, King Faro,
Tripoli and Day Star are all announced to
positively start in the greatrace of Saturday.
81. Louis.
MERCHANT DRowNED-ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
PEDEsTRIANIsM AND FIRE.
Special to the Star.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 17.---The body of Joseph
M. Hanson, of the firm of ]. M. Hanson
Co., has been found in Long Lake, Ills.
where he went fishing in boat last Fri
day. 1t is supposed he fell from his boa
and was drowned.
A strange lady, aged about twenty, very
pretty, with fine form, blue eyes ano
haxen hair, attempted suicide at an Elm
street boarding-house, last night, with
poison. Her condition is critical.
Asociety pedestrian contest by the young
bloods takes place at the Riding-school to
night for charitable purposes.
A fire last evening destroyed ten stable!
in the northern part of the city, know a!
Kerry Patch. Loss $30,000
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medal, two mugs and brooch. The medal
was OF solid gold, somewhat larger than
500 gold piece.
NEW DEPARTURE IN GRAVE RoBBING.
DENVER, Col, Sept. T.-Jerome Boyer
and VIM. Mcdonald have been arrested at
Leadville, on the confession of an accom-
plice, on the charge of robbing graves of
their metallic coffins. While one guarded
tine cemetery gateway with loaded re-
volver the Others, it is alleged, would dis
inter the coffin, open ii and dump the body
back into the grave. The casket would
then be fumigated and prepared again for
sale. The disclosure has caused much in
dignation at Leadville.
National Associated Press to the Star.
POLICEMAN DEFENDS HIS HONOR.
New YORK, Sept. 17.-Patrolman Charles
Dooley, of the Fifteenth Precinct, returned
to his home at 1902 East Twenty first street
at a. m. to-day from leave of absence,
and found standing beside his wife's bed
James Warren, of LOG East Twenty-frst
street.
He was detected under circumstances
that frenzied Dooley, who drew hisrevolveI
and shot him in the left breast. The ball
lodged in Warren's lungs and he was taken
to the hospital in dying condition. Doc
ley was arrested.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE.
New YORK, Sept IA fire broke out ir
the five-story paint mandatory OF ex
Mayor Tiemann, this morning, and the
building is likely to be totally destroyed
together with the adjoining frame buildings
The loss will reach $50 900.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
EvARTs WON'T GO WEST.

EvARTS WON'T GO WEST.
National Associated Press TO the Star.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Secretary Evarts
has changed his plans, and will not go West
with the President.
DEMAND FOR OUR DADDY's DOLLARS.
The standard silver dollars are getting
into circulation at more rapid rate this
month than at any time heretofore. This
is exclusive Of the amounts returned for
silver certificates. 1t is expected that the
quantity of the dollars that will get into
circulation this month will for the first
time equal the monthly coinage.
GANG OF REVENUE REsIsTERs.
Collector Young reports that in Stanly
County, N. G., there exists an organization
of men, about two hundred and forty
strong, who are bound by the most solemn
oath, and who have regular grips, signs and
passwords. Their object is to prevent the
enforcement of the Revenue Laws against
illicit dstillation. The county is full of
illicit stills, and as yet no Revenue officer
has been able to capture one.