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Tribune
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Jim Mace, the pugilist, being before tho
police court in New York for violating the
law by his milling exhibitions, was himself
sworn as a witness, and in the course of his
testimony was asked whether he knew of
prominent men of the foremost respectability
having taking boxing lessons and indulging
in friendly sparring contests. To this he re-
piled as follows: ayes; Senator Conkling is
very good boxer, and is proud of his knowl-
edge of the art. Some years ago he had II
little bout with Senator Chandler, of Mich
igan, in which he came OFF best man. The
next day Senator Chandler introduced me to
Mr.. Conklng at dinner. Later in the even
ing, after discussion about boxing, Senator
.Conlkling induced me to put on the gloves with
him. The senator is good boxer, as l have
said, but he quickly rolled ON the floor, and dis
continued the lesson with great good humor."
This cheerful little tale, though very inter
esting, is wholly false and, having been
sworn to in q judicial proceeding upon a
question material to the issue, it is of course,
bald perjury. Mr.. Conkling positively de-
clarod yesterday to friend in this city that
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
The Farmers aud Their Public Ser.


Gov. Cleveland Of New York told the farm
ers what he thought about the duties Of cit-
zenship at the Ogdensburg oattle-show the
other day, thus ] have heard II said that a
farm or business never does better than when
it is managed by its owner. So it is with your
government. It Rccomplshes its purpose and
operates well only when it is managed by the
people and for the people. 1t was designed
and constructed to be used in Just this way
None OF you would attempt to turn the soil Of
field without putting strong hand on the
pillow. A pillow was constructed to be thus OPP
Grated, and it can do its work in no other way.
The machinery of the government will not do
its work unless the strong, steady hands OF
the people are put upon 1t. This is not done
when the people say that politics is dis
graceful game and should be left untouched
by those having private concerns and business
which engages their attention. This neglect
serves to give over the most important inter
ests 10 those who care but little for their pro-
lection, and who are willing to betray their
trust for their own advantage. Manifestly,
in this msttor, the people can only act through
agents of their selection. But that selection
should be freely and intelligently made by the
careful exercise of their suffrages. / have
said this duty should not be neglected. A
careless or mistaken performance may be as
fatal as neglect / speak in the interest Of no
political party when ! advise you to apply the
same rules here that you observe in the con-
duct of your private business. The people
in the management of their government, for
their benefit, desire to employ public servants
and agents. They want, or ought to want,
men able to perform the duties expected of
them, and who have the real interests Of their
employers at heart All cannot personally
know the applicants for Office but by careful
inquiry their characters for fair dealing and
honesty and the manner in which they have
fulfilled the ordinary duties of life may be
discovered, as well as the ability they have
shown in the management of their own af-
fairs. Do their neighbors and those who
know them well, trust them, and are they
willing to put in their hands important inter
ests Are their personal habits and their per
sonal and private relations good and pure and
clean? l believe that in the selection of
those who shall act for the people in the gov.
eminent, better rule cannot be adopted than
the one suggested by these inquiries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
The Cannon Cow

There is more merit in the common COWS OF
the country than they get credit for. Give
them the same pampering that the thorough
breds get, and the thoroughbreds the scanty,
bare and hard treatment the common stock
gets, and few generations will suffice to
bring them both to the same level. The
thoroughbreds are what they are, from good
food and good treatment.
How readily the common COWS respond to a
little more generous supply of food than they
are accustomed to enjoy. is well illustrated in
the experience Of the present season. Favor
ed with an abundance of rain to make flush
pasturage the COWS which depend wholly on
grazing have been better supplied with food
than they usually are, and the result is some
thing like % per cent. more butter and cheese
than they are accustomed to make in the first
half of the season. Their products are al
ways large when tine season is favorable for
an abundance of grass, but when, in the vic
issitudes of the weather, the heavens are less
generous, and drought makes feed unfortu-
nately short, milk and its products dwindle to
the opposite extreme, and there are loud COM
plants of the scrub. and the owners
begin to look around for better breeds. 1t is
good idea to look for better breed but il
will require pretty sharp lookout to find a
| breed of COWS that will give full returns from
half fare, or do any better than the so called
native" COWS when there is lack of food
] to make milk from.
When our dairy friends have such ample
| opportunity for witnessing the difference be.
tween full and scanty ratlons, why can't they
utilize the hint and see to it that their herds
have full fare all the season. whether the heav
ems smile or frown A little comparatively
inexpensive preparation for soiling with greer
! food in case pasturags should be scanty
! nd
so generous and uniform that instead of des
pising his cows it would inspire an inclination
to admiration and gratitude. B. arnold
| IN Rural Nee Yorker
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
THE HOUSEHOLD.


Every child should be repeatedly told that
in escaping from burning house 1t is better
to 20 on all-fours than upright, however great
the haste as the cold air falls to the floor, and
one can breathe there when 1t is impossible
elsewhere and that, when one must pass by
flames, the mouth and nose should be pro-
tected from their inhalation by wet bandsges
or by a thick wooden muller that Sits at least
a portion of the smoke and FIRE. Should not
every girl also, who is ever likely to bear any
weight OF responsibility, be forced into &C
quaiutance with certain items in the manage
ment Of diet, Of advantage not only to her
self but TO whomsoever may come into her
hands and under her care She will remember
then that If one falls sick in dark room, one
cannot get well in 1t, but must be removed to
a room where the sunlight enters with healing
on its wings that it is well, moreover, TO
have a few green plants in room, giving out
oxygen and inhalng carbonic acid but that
many will produce sort Of malaria that a
room may be ventilated by pulling up the win
dow. sash and filling all the open space with
box or board letting air in without direct
draught through the open line between the
two sashes that fire will always ventilate
by its own draught, but that in case Of in
fictitious illness, one must not stand between
the patient and the fire. She may also be
taught few medical facts or surgical facts
that strong magnet will draw out broken
needle from the flesh it has penetrated, and
distinguish between a sudden attack of apo
plexy and drunkenness by ticking the soles Of
the feet, which in apoplexy causes spasmodic
drawing up Of the whole limb, and in drunk.
eunesg causes no effect at all
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
some Facts About EngIish Farm La


correspondent Of the Hartford Times
gives in recent letter some facts in regard
to wages etc. Most Of the land in England,
he says, is farmed by renters, who pay from
s. to SO per acre When land commanding
this rent changes hands, which is very sci.
dom, it brings from $50 to S225 an acre.
Horses used in teamwork are usually of a
massive build so common in this country,
and range in prices from $500 to S4O0. A
good mich COW with calf is worth $50.
Farm laborers earn from 1926 to 81 a week,
and frequently have large families to sup
port out Of this pittance During harvest,
which lasts from a month to six weeks the
farmer contracts with his hands to work for
him during the whole time, putting in about
eighteen hours Of hard labor day for S2j,
with 50 extra for beer. At this period the
weekly wage is, Of course suspended. The
marvel is that these farm labOrers are able,
on their small income, to keep up such q
good appearance. The man has q good suit
of black in which to 60 to church Oh Sun
days, and his wife sits by his side attired with
equal neatness and comfort, and they both,
with their children also, present q tidy and
well-cared-for look as you see them on the
streets during the week Their dwellings
viewed from the outside, are suggestive of
anything but poverty or distress. They are
of humble dimensions, to be sure but the
windows, shaded by imitation lace curtains,
as many of them are, and lit up by Towering
plants, present a really beautiful appearance,
and whet the appetite for an inside view.
Within you find almost invariably cleanliness
and good cheer, and, what is still better an
all pervsding home feeling. The house looks
all over as though it were occupied by those
who felt it a privilege to live there and were
bent on making the place something beyond
a mere shelter. That this class make their
small earnings serve them so well is owing to
several reasons. Rents are very low, these
tasteful dwellings costing them, with a small
garden attached, from SIS to $50 year.
Clothing too, costs less than one half it does
in America, and is more durable. The school
ing Of the children amounts to scarcely any
thing. For the first child four cents q week
must be paid for the second two cents fol
the third, two cents aud all the other little
ones, even if there should be Il score, go &c
school free. In return for this sum the chill
dren get fair education and have all the
necessary books found for them. The farm
laborers suffer most in the matter of eating
They get enough, such as 1t is, but il is Of {
kind at which the poorest in our land woulC
/ deem it virtue to turn up their noses in con
tempt. For breakfast and tea the bill of fare
is bread and dripping, the latter a cheap sub
stitute for butter For dinner vegetabl,
pudding is usually the order, and ] am credi
bly, informed that if these people get littl,
fat bacon two or three times a week, the,
consider they are living on the fat of tn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19

Every good thing has its host of imitators
every genuine article its counterfets Bad
manners and wicked habits have theirs also /;
but he who shams the bad never boasts OF il,
while they who ape the virtues Of the good or
simulate the genuine never hesitate to place
the counterfeit before the public in their most
aluring tones. When these people initiate
they always choose pronounced type or pop
ular subject to copy from and when they
claim to be rs good as 80 -and.So, " OF sell an
article equal to "Soand So. " the public may
depend upon it that Mr.. 80. and So" and his
article are always the best of the kind Thus
the sham is always proving the genuine merit
Of the thing it copies.
A firm of enterprising gentlemen produce
and popularize an article Of household use
such as the Royal Baking Powder, whose con-
venience, usefulness and real merit make for
itself an immense and universal sale A hund
red imitators arise on every hand, and as they
hold out their sham articles to the public
yelp in chorus Buy this it's Just a. good
as Royal, and much cheaper ~ The Royal
Baking Powder is the standard the world
over and its imitators in their cry that theirs
is las good as Royal are all the time emphR-
sizing this fact. In their laborious attempts
to show by analysis and otherwise that the
Snowfall" brand has rs much raising power
"as the Royal - or that the "Resurre ction
powder is rs wholesome 'as the Royal % OF
that the Earthquake brand is AS pure at
the Royal, as well rs by their contortive
twistings of chemical certificates and labored
efforts to obtain recognition from the Govern.
ment chemists and prominent scientists who
have certified the superiority of Royal oveI
all Others they all admit the Royal" to be
the acme Of perfection, which it is their high
est ambition to initiate. But the differenc,
between the real and these limitations, which
copy only Its general appearance. is as wild,
rs that between the paste and the true diR
mond The shams all pay homage to tn,
Royal"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
Agricultural.
rnnnInr srinncc ana rnnItr,

The hen has in her ovaries, in round num-
bers, more than COO egg germs, which devel-
op gradually and are successfully laid. OF
these COO the hen will lay twenty in her first
year, 1856 in her second and IA in the third.
In each one OF the following four years the
number of eggs will be diminished by TWEEN
ty, and in her ninth year she will lay at most
ten eggs. In order to obtain from them sui
ficient product to cover the expense Of ali
mentation, they should not be allowed to live
over four years.
We find the above In the popular science
column in the American Cultivator We
have seen this contribution to science several
times before. 1t is an old acquaintance, but
we have never seen the name Of the profes.
sor who first discovered from the internal
structure Of the hen lust what she is obliged
to do and when she must do it, We are as
sured, in the first place, that these egg germs
develop gradually land are successfully laid.
Usually, no doubt The proclamation in
cackle attests the latter. And further "the
hen will lay twenty in her first year" Our
Leghorrs, that begin TO lay when they are
five months old and continue with short in
tervsls Of rest, to lay during the remainder Of
the year, are guilty Of a misdemeanor in SO
dscredting science. But we can say in nit
igation of their offence that they 90 wrong
unconsciously had they been properly in
structed by a college professor in the mathe-
mates of their ovarian anatomy, the gross
improperly of bringing into the world more
than twenty eggs before entering upon the su-
peror privileges of the second year, would
have been perceived and modesty avoided.
According to this authority the final limit of
a hens capacity, exercising her functions up
to extreme old age, is GOO eggs. Being per
mitted to lay twenty the first year, the second
year she is allowed to draw on the reserve Of
$50 for Just 135 To keep herself in accord
with science during the third year she must
deliver ia eggs and no more, and during
each Of the following four years she must re-
trench at the inconveniently regular rate OF
lust 20 per year. The simple fact of which
it might be supposed that no person could be
ignorant, is that the number Of eggs pro
duced from a single hen varies from few
dozen to several hundred, according to breed
food, care, etc With the same breed anC
the same care, some will be found to lay
twice as many eggs as others
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
Farm Imnrnremenr..

Perhaps there is no better time in the
whole year for making permanent improve
ments on the farm, than between now and
snowfall, and l would certainly urge every
farmer to look around and see what he can
do in this line In my own case a new poul-
try house, wagon shed and granary will prob
ably use up all my spare time but there are
many more things that ought to be done,
such as picking up st me Oh the moving, cut
ting brush, changing piece of fence be-
tween the field and pasture, besides other
contemplated improvements that must lay
over until more convenient season. When
ever have opportunity aim to put my labor
where it will count something in permRnents.
l believe in farming as d life business, and II
looks to me as though one ought OF to be sc
afraid to invest labor and surplus money il
his farm as some seem to be. We ought tc
improve our farms as much as we can, and
make them pleasant homes in the fulles
sense of the word so that our children will
love to live at or near the old home farm
and take an interest in rural life II. d
in Men England Farmer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19

A LARGE YIELD OF BUTTER. "A thorough
bred Jersey COW owned by Valsneey Z. Full
Ter, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. and regis
fered as Mary Anne of st. Lambert, is under
going butter test for one year, and has com
pleted the fourth month and an additional
day with the unparalleled yield OF AZ pounds
- ounces of butter, which is sailed only one
ounce to the pound. Two weeks of this test
were verified by committee of the Canadian
Jersey Breeders Association. The last week
of the test the COW yielded 81 pounds -
ounces Of butter. Statistics give the average
yield of dairy COWS during the grass season at
about one pound of butter day, and COW
that gives two pounds day is regarded as
very superior. This test is the subject of
lively interest among breeders, as it promises
to show yield greater than that of the COY
Eurotas that gave rs pounds ] ounce, and
bore calf within year, which is the best
score of the kind on record The two COWS
are closely related in blood
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19

Policeman En-. x HEATH, 20 North street Portland,
Me, May II, 1888 writes:-
81 have been troubled for good many years with
Inflammation CT the bladder, dating far back a.
during the time ! was in the army. ! suffered with
dull heavy pains in the back and kidneys too intense
for to describe, and tried several remedies that
were recommended, and was examined by one Of our
best physicians, who pronounced 1t inflammation Of
the bladder all medicine and treatment had seemed
to fail was recommended to try Hunts Bcmedy,as
It had been IN several such here in Port
land and vicinity. ] purchased bottle at Smiths
drug store here and found after using the FIRST bottle
that 1t relieved greatly, and after using several
bottles found that did good than all other
medicines and treatment have received combined.
Aud to add to my good opinion Of Hunts Remedy,
beg to state IN closing that my wife has been for
loug time troubled with a weakness and Inflammation
Of the bladder, with complication Of other diseases
peculiar to women After using only two bottles she
has been completely cured; and say that my
wife loud in praise Of this wonderful medicine and
! would highly recommend it to all who suffering
from kidney diseases or diseases Of the bladder"
PORTLAND, NE, May H. 1888
hereby certify that know the facts Of the sick.
ness of Mrs T. X. Heath, and that they correctly
stated in the foregoing certificate, and her wat
accomplished by the use Of Hunts Remedy.
A. W. SMITH, Druggist,
Cor Portland and Green streets
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19

No substitute for vinegar has been found
that will quite take the place Of apple cider.
Many mineral acids are positively poisonous.
In the present scarcity of apples none that
will make good vinegar should be wasted.
The old question frequently comes up at
this season Of the year in regard TO the glazed
or unglazed flower pot for the sitting room.
The best authorities say that in the dry air Of
our rooms a plant that requires good deal OF
water for health and beauty does better in
glazed pot as the water will not eyRporate so
readily. and if the plant is forgotten for a day
is not 30 likely to suffer and to become entire
" dry and the reverse is true As to the IN
glazed pot, though for general use the glazed
is preferable - CultrItOr.
I'm cure any cough you ever heard Of aud
with one of the simplest remedies you ever
saw, said lady vocalist of considerable rep
utation on both sides of the Atlantic Its
oysters. just plain, simple, every day raw
oysters. I've sung fourteen years here and in
the old country, and you may imagine that
the climate has often got the better OF my
lungs, but I rely upon oysters, and they eau
be depended upon, Ny husband told me Of
this kind of medicine, and don't know how
many years he has used them They act Just
as benehcially to my children, and the next
time you have a cough go TO the oyster bar in
stead Of the drug store. "-BOstOH Globe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
HGNIX AND RECORD AND FARMER, FRIDAY, 1888


the bran Of wheat which contains the bone,
but in a more available form.
We have written the above because we
have recently seen letter in one Of our ex-
changes, from correspondent OF high re-
pute, who seems TO believe that all cows will
chew bones when they can get them He is
undoubtedly sincere in his belief as we are in
ours. Possibly a wider observation would
modify one opinion or the other. We would
esteem 1t favor II readers Of the Farmer
who have had experience, or have observed
the habits of cows in this regard, would send
us the results of their experience or obserya-
ton. None of us are too wise to learn. -
N II Enrmer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
How much salt for Pound Of Butter


u. S. Roberts of Royalton, n. Y, asks the
Elmira Farmers club why so many say that
the right proportion Of salt is one ounce to
the pound, when not one single butter-maker
who uses that proportion for market does
not invariably put in more salt for his own
family use One of his neighbors is using
one and half ounces to the pound and he
says he sent two two samples of butter to
dealer in Rochester, N. Y.-one sample was
sailed with one and a half ounces, the other
with one ounce of salt to the lb.-and wanted
his opinion The Rochester man pronounced
them both good but that with one and a half
ounces to the pound he said was worth the
most. Win not the same butter weigh more
when ready for market and will it not keep
better with the larger amount of salt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-19
Railroads.
YERM0NI Valley RAILROAD.

,...nnOS,tsaa1Sa, s aft s5, 9Si 4 s s9
Et sssstszssss-4 leave BEATTLEBoEo for all
North alto: 3UA. N.
500 200 and 10 10 pm.
The 1910 ,. IL. train express for Montreal via
WHITE River Junction. with slice ping attached.
The 10 .3ua, tram Is mail train for Montpelier
ST. Albaus Rutland, burlington, Montreal, the Pas
sumpsic road aud the White Mountains.
The 100 I'm. train is mail train for White River
junction and Rutland.
Trains leave BELLOWS FALLS for the south. con-
uectlug with the Connecticut River line BratebU-
TO as follows: Montreal express train az :O5 q M,
mail and aCcl mmOdatlOu, 10 q. II. Montreal eN-
press, rs pm. mail aud Passenger, 80 n.
All these trains make close connection with Boston6
AlOauyK. L., both east and west Of Springfield
~ J.MTLLIGAN. Superiutcudent.