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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08
A9rifnltnral department,
POULTRY NOTES.

Eggs are high and are likely to
remain SO for the next two or three
months. So set the egg machines at
work and keep them at it. 1t is not
necessary to the growth of the hen
that she should lie idle all winter.
She can be made to lay as well in
the winter season as in the summer,
and at no more cost of feed.
If you wish to have your hens at
tend strictly to business, give them a
chance. Warm and sunny quarters,
warm breakfasts of the boarding
house style, that is a mixture of po-
tatoes, vegetables and meat with an
occasional mess highly peppered.
Clean, warm water, or warm skinned
milk in a clean vessel. Room for
exercise, and make them scratch a
part of the time by sowing their whole
grain feed into the littering or ground
floor of their quarters. We have
found it a good practice to keep the
floors covered three or four inches
deep with chaff OF cut straw. and
when feeding whole grain scatter
among the litter and rake in. In this
way the fowls have to scratch for a
living. If the floor is dry sand,
which by the way is one of the best,
dig the dry feed in with the steel
rake. Remember that fowls clean
themselves by using the dust bath
and sun towel. See that they have
both. If you have secured several
barrels of road-dust or dry loan you
are all right; if you have been so
shiftless that you have nothing pro-
vided you eau use dry ashes, OF go
to some sand bank and secure a sup
ply Of busting material. With the
dust bath, whatever it may be, mix
a good portion of sulphur. Before
you get very far into the winter look
for lice. 1t won't pay to winter them
and there is no need of doing it. II
your fowls or lighthouses are infest-
ed with lice OF vermin, clean then
out if it takes weeks time; yor
cannot afford to keep lice. They are
| one of the greatest of all drawbacks
to egg production or thrifty poultry
Of the thousands who keep poultry
only few have hens that lay in thu
winter. The few that get eggs fine
it an easy matter, but they do it b.
giving the proper feed, care and at
tention needed. The many who d.
not get eggs are those who neglec
the birds. There is too much neglec
in this branch of farming. No othe
farm animal feels neglect so quick a
a laying hen. A large majority Q
the poultry is neglected and left t
rough it through. Fowls will pa
for care and feed as well as cattle
horses, sheep or pigs, and the labe
in this department is lighter than
any other. There is no difficult
about any part of the work and any
body can do it. Treat the her
decently, give them clean and con
Portable quarters, and feed the
well with variety of food and the
will lay.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08

DIALOGUE

Between two Young Men who buy their
Cigars ut PrestOn's, (lIcDOugall BlOck),
Barton, Vermont.
''Good morning, John"
Good morning, Frank. What makes
you look so smiling this morning?"
''Oh, nothing, only | have been over
to Preston's and bought one of his boss
DC Cigars, called Preston's Spoonies,
and it beats any thing | ever saw
''Yes, they all say he keeps the best
Cigars in Orleans County. He sells at
wholesale and retail, and as be buys
direct of the manufacturer. and the
largest in New England, of course he
can beat them all He sells the famous
Trump Cigar (the best l0c Cigar, also
Olden Times aud about forty other
kinds y
''Yes, and he has got the largest
stock of Stationery, Blank Books and
PapetrieS IN town, ami sells at lowest
prices. He also has good stock Of
Groceries and saws he will not be bea
IN prices.
Il guess that is SO | boughta pount
of his Csc Uncolored Jap Tea the othe
day, and it was the boss"
''Yes. and he has a Coffee for 81
that he sells stacks of. He also ha
Teas for 80 and Soc, and good COTE
for 26c. Also. Lard, Tripe. Sugar
Canned Goods, Spices, Tobacco, Cor
fectiouery. &c, &C."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08
NEUTRALIZED.
In what way n Prevalent Evil may be ShOr
of lis Power a Harm

In what way Prevalent Evil may be ShOrn
of its Power TO Harm.
Malaria is broad name for many diseases-a orig
mating in blood poisoning. Bilious fever. the typhus
and typhoid fevers and chIlls and fever prominent
members of the family. Malaria deies alike the build
ers the plumbers aud the physicians. Despairing Of
ordinary treatment, the latter almost unanimously
recommend BENSON'S CAPCINE POROUS PLAS-
TER as the greatest antimalaria specific of the age.
These plasiers ACT upon the liver. spleen bowels and
kidneys.
Worn over the region Of the liver. and upon the
back the kidneys, they ward off malaria like an
armor. No other plasters do this.
When you purchase, satisfy yourself that the word
CAPCINE is cut in the center Of the plaster.
Seabury 4 johnson. Chemists, New York. Highest
awards at International Expositions.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08
WINTER CARE OF LIVE STOCK,

There are a few general rules for
the care of live stock in winter, which
are of universal application:
They should lie dry, whether bed
ded or not. A dry floor is far better
than wet bedding. Spar or slat
floors, through which urine will quick
ly pass, and which give the animals
level standing place, are especially
to be advised. A good degree of
comfort may be had on such floors,
but full supply of dry litter straw,
leaves, swamp hay, etc.-certainly
makes all kinds of stock more COM
Portable.
Shelter saves fodder, wherever
lumber can be easily obtained, to a
degree which few practical men are
aware of. The warmer the stables
are, the better, except perhaps for
sheep. But with close, warm stables,
it is essential that the manure heap
should be where it will not contami-
nate, the air, and that there should
be perfect ventilation, so arranged
as not to cause drafts of air.
AS TO feed. This should be given
with the utmost regularity and uni
formity-never more than will be
eaten up long before the next feeding
time. Then the animals have an
appetite for food, so that coarse fod-
der may be first given, to be followed
with better, and by grain in some
form, if this be a part of the daily
ration. This is no doubt the most
economical system, securing the least
waste and best digestion of all kinds
of fodder used in the ordinary way.
Grooming and care of the animal:
are a most valuable means of keep
ing them in health as we'll as saving
them of food. The skin of an ami
NAL existing in state of nature i
washed by every shower, brushed
and carded by every brush, licked b
its mates. rubbed by the ground il
rolling, and in various ways KEEP
from accnmulations of its own exfo
ations, from the stoppage of its pore
10y sweat, and from its own inherer
dirt. A healthy skin means warmth
health, life and vigor, other thing
being about right, and we can secul
this only by grooming.-Americo
. Agricultauist,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08
Cathartic Pills

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bowels, which require prompt and etfectual
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act directly on the digestive and asslml-
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healthy action. Their extensive use by
physicians in their practice, and by all
civilized nations, is one of the many
proofs of their value as safe, sure, and
perfectly reliable, purgative medicine;
virtues of purely vegetable substances,
they are positively free from calomel or
any injurious properties, and can be admin
istered to children with perfect safety.
AYERS PILLS are an effectual cure for
Constipation Or Costiveness, Indiges-
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Foul Stomach and Breath, Dizziness,
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Eruptions and Skin Diseases, Dropsy,
| Tumors. Worms, Neuralgia, Collie,
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| other diseases resulting from disordered
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AS Dinner Pill they have no equal.
While gentle in their action, these PILLS
are the most thorough and searching cathar-
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iInpart renewed health and vigor to the
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08

If you want to transform a wild
heifer into a we'll behaved and well
trained COW, you must be patient and
exhibit no temper. Never strike her !;
she must, first of all get acquainted
with you and learn that yon will not
hurt her. She must learn not to fear
you. If, in winter, it is best to milk
in the stable, make as little fuss and
as few alarming motions as possible
handle her very gently.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08

disappear, to be replaced by moss.
Unwashed woodashes, containing six
to eight per cent. of potash, and three
to four phosphoric acid, often pro-
duce marvellous effects; the moss
disappears, and the clover and SIM
liar plants take it's place.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08
PRESERVING HARNESSES.

The first point to be observed is to
keep the leather soft and pliable.
This can be done only by keeping it
well charged with oil and grease.
Water is destroyer of each of these.
But mud and saline moisture from
the animal are even more destructive.
Mud in drying absorbs the grease
and opens the pores of the leather,
making it a ready prey to water, while
the salty character of the perspiration
from the animal Injuries the leather,
stitching and mounting. 1t therefore
follows that to preserve a harness the
straps should be washed and oiled at
intervals as required. To do this
effectually the straps should be I'M
buckled aud detached, then washed
with warm soft water and brown soap,
and hung by slow fire, OF in the sun
until nearly dry, then coated with a
mixture of neatsfoot oil and talIow
and allowed to remain in warm room
for several hours, and when perfectly
dry rub thoroughly with wooden rag.
The rubbing is important, as it, in
addition to removing surplus oil and
grease, tends to close pores and give
a finish to the leather. In hanging a
harness care should be taken to allow
all straps to hang their full length.
Light is essential to the care of leath-
er, and when the harness closet is
dark the door should be left open at
least half the time during the day.
All closets should be we'll lighted.
To clean plated mountings use a
chamois with little tripoli or rotten
stone, but they should be secured as
little as possible.-Harness Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08

THE PERPETUITY OF FAME.-As the nameofthe i'm g..
mortal Washington has been most sacredly perpetual
ted as that of hero and statesman. also has the
fame of Swaynes Ointment for skin diseases descend
ed into perpetuity the only reliable remedy in the
market for every character of skin disorders and
the reward of well-deserving merit Worth and merit
go handn hand. 1t is useless to contradict the worth
| of this article.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08

The Practical Farmer gives the
following sensible advice regarding
ploughing: "There is certain num-
Der of pounds a team can draw day
after day and not worry them, but
if little more be added the horses
walk unsteady, fret aud soon tire.
Every pound taken from the draught
of the pillow is gain to them. For
any soil, except sand and gravel.
use a steel pillow, and in blowing sod
the cutter does great deal of the
work, and should be kept sharp by
grinding every day if necessary. Il
will wear out soon, but new coulters
are cheaper than new team. Whe1
the share is worn out replace it will
a new one at once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08

Between two Young Men who buy their
Cigars at Preston's, (lIcDOugall Biock),
Barton, Vermont.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08

Potash is fertilizing element
whose restoration to the soil is indis-
pensable, and it is carried off by the
crops in considerable proportions.
The restitution becomes the more
imperative when plants of the legu-
minous family, such as clover,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08
During the Late War
The Government made its Best Arms at
Springfield, Mass.-What MIR. David
Clark. Inspector u. =. ArmOfy
There Recommends.

Your reporter found Inspector Clark at his office on
the Armory grounds busily examining receivers" for
the regulation army rifles. However, he was as will
ing to say word for the merits of health and strength
restomtives as prove the merits of implements of
death: He said: my business keeps me closely con-
fined to the Armory and in DOORS As result. I've
suffered considerably from indigestion and bilousness
but find that DR.. Kennedys FAvoR1TE REMEDY is
a most excellent medicine for these complaints.
most cordially recommend it. for am acquainted with
its worth Dr. Kennedy's FAvoRITE REMEDY is
used great deal by the machinsts in the U. s. Ar
mory here"
While FAvoRlTE REMEDY is a specific in Kidney
and Bladder diseases 1t is equally valuable in cases OF
Bilious Disorders and Constipation of the Bowels Try
it, Your druggist has it, and its cost is only dol
lar bottle. The lucky is he who puts this adj
vice practice. Don't forget the name and address.
DIR. David Kennedy, Rondout N. Y. The Doctor
would have it understood that while he is engaged in
the introduction of his medicine. FAVORITE RENE
DY he still continues the practice of his profession,
but confines himself exclusively to office practice. He
treats all diseases and performs all the minor and cap
ital operations OF surgery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
The Paper Went on.

Nowadays when the subscriber gets
so mad because an editor differs with
him on some trivial question that he
discontinues his subscription and s'stops
his paper we remind him of a good
anecdote of the late Horace Greeley, the
well known editor of the New York
Tribune. Passing down Newspaper
Row, in New York city, one morning,
he met n of the readers who exclaimed:
mir. Greeley, after the article YOU
published this morning, | intended to
stop your paper"
"Oh! no,''said Mr.. Greeley; "don't do
that" Z.
eyes sir, my mind is made up, and I
shall stop the paper
But the angry subscriber was not to
be appeased, and they separated. Late
in the afternoon the two met again,
when Mr.. Greeley remarked:
"Mr. Thompson | am very glad YOU
did not carry out your threat this morn
ing"
what do you mean?n
"Why, you said you were going to
stop my paper"
And SO | did; | went to the office
and had your paper stopped
Yen are surely mistaken; / have
just come from there, and the press was
running and business booming
Sir said Thompson very pomp-
ously, Il meant | intended to stop my
subscription to- your paper
ooh, ~thunder!'' rejoined Greeley, Il
thought you were going to stop therun-
ming of my paper and knock me out of
business. My friend, let me tell you
something; n man is just a drop of
water in the ocean. You didn't set the
machinery of this world in motion, and
you can't stop it; and when you are I'M
derneath the ground things upon the
surface will wag on just the same as
ever.n
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Every Man ellis Own Doctor"

Many q man who, if his horse or COW
is sick, sends at once for the veterinary
practitioner for ailments of his " that
are on the face of them quite as serious
and a much in need of professional
treatment.
He will take the advice of an ignorant
neighbor as to what is s'good for" an i'll
ness, when he would laugh at the idea of
going to the same person for counsel in
any other business or concern whatever.
In the days of our grandmothers, when
the household materia medica consisted
Of ''roots and yarbs," With o few simple
drugs like epson salts, this domestic or
clay" prescribing was less dangerous
than in these latter days when concen-
trated and powerful agents have become
so common and familiar.
The household remedies OF the olden
time were rarely liable to do much harm.
even if they did no good. The cure was
generally in reality left to nature, though
the ''roots and YARDS" got the credit of
it. But most of the drugs Of our day
are not of this inert or negative charac-
ter, and the danger in their use by the
ignorant is q real and serious danger.
The most powerful medicines that I'M
professional people of a former genera
ton ventured to fool with bore about the
same relation to those in vogue that gun
power does the nitro glycerine; yet the
latter are used even more recklessly than
the former ever were. A little knowl-
edge is not always a dangerous thing,
but when it leads o man to think that he
can ssdoctOr" himself in ailments Of any
serious nature, the old and o~ften-abused
proverb is indisputably true.-Journai
Of Chemistry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Silver Scalchi.

Mr.. Mapelson has introduced TO his
New York patrons, a great c~ontralto in
the person of Nine. Scalehi. Her first
appearance was in the opera of Semi
ramide," which was presented on We'd
nesday evening last. with Nine. Patti in
the title role. The New York Times
says:
The grand triumph of the evening
was won by Nine. Sofia Scalchi, as Ar
SAGE She came as q surprise. but she
had not been on the stage five minutes
before she had established her position
and dominated her performance. Since
Alboni, there has been no such eontralto
listened to in this country. Her voice
is of beautiful, sympathetic quality.
powerful and rich, and of equal force
throughout. She sings with ease and
confidence, in perfect tune, and with the
grand style Of a great artist. 1t was a
revelation to the audience to hear her
pour ont the noble tones from her throat
as naturally as one would talk. and it
was impossible for the expressions of
enthusiasm to be restrained. 1t is not
in the recollection of anyone here thar
an artist has so INSTANTLY achieved fame
mere thoughtless applause that follows
a tour de force, but the sincere admira-
ton Of cognoScenti and the ,-,nadncatad
listener, who felt that they No. u,th;n
the presence OF a musical gen;ns an9 !
singer of extraordinary dramatic nnwar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04

this will be provided for in the house.
Certainly should the bin be allowed To
become q law without any provision for
fixity of tenure, which should be during
good behavior, it would be one of the
most incongruous pieces of legislative
work ever put forth from the national
work shop. Professional civil service
reformers have but one nostrum for the
cure of the evils of the service and that
is competitive examination. To this
they have pinned their faith and they
will throw everything else overheard to
secur this. They were well aware
that should the bill have containedthat
which it ought; namely, ~aprovision that
all places in the civil service covered by
the bill should be held during good be-
havior. that it could not have secured a
following of a bakers dozen from the
Democratic ranks, and therefore they
tossed it n side as a sop to the prin-
ciple of to the victors belong the spoils.
If civil service reform means ANYTHING
it e honesty and thoroughness and
the Pendleton bill is neither the one or
the other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Arbitrary Removal.

In an editorial attacking the Kasson
civil service reform bill, George William
Curtis takes the occasion to make the
extraordinary assertion that the present
troSble springs from arbitrary appoint
ment and not arbitrary removal, and until
appointments for political and personal
interest are prevented, it is in vain that
removal is made difficult 1t would
seem as clear rs daylight to any person
endowed with reason that when a jug
is full il would be useless to attempt to
pour in more, or that when the clerical
force of q department was full there
would be no use of appointing nor
clerks unless the power was invested in
some person or persons to remove apor-
ton of the original force in order 10
make room for the new appointees.
Among the ranks of thoughtful men,
who have given the subject careful
study, it has become pretty generally
recognized that the first stake to be
driven on the highway to reform was
that of fixity of tenure. Hence Mr..
Curtis statement is the harder to be
accounted for. except on the ground that
having had a hand in bringing the So
called Pendleton bill into the world, like
all fond parents. he can see no fault or
blemish in his offspring. This bill con-
tains provisions for competitive appoint
ments, but being significantly silent on
the subject of removal, ergo none other
can be right. Yet if Mr.. Curtis or any
other professional reformer will glance
back over the files of prominent journals
for the past score or so of years he will
find that arbitrary removal has been the
one evil which has aroused the ~intensest
indignation and against which the Bit
terest phillipics have been launched.
Retain the privilege of arbitrary re-
moyal. and all the civil laws which could
he framed between this and the millen-
ium would not amount to a rush light.
Instead of being only cast aside as a
stone unworthy of a place in the new
temple, fixity Of tenure is the very key
s,ona If the whole arch, and without
which It viii fall even before it IS COM
nleted. OF what interest is il to a gov
eminent employee that he a compete
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04

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The popularity of Halls Hair Remover
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
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