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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
Helpful Hints.

When oats or other feed get low in the
granary, instead of straining to reach
them, nail stout strip to q bucket or box
with which they can be easily lifted. A
horse of mine takes especial delight in
rolling in mud or manure. | tie an old
broom stick to the curry-comb and stand
off at clean and safe distance until get
the worst of it removed. If in pillow.
ing the landslide horse is a lazy one and
crowds over against the one in the fur
rows, take an inch board about six inches
square, and through hole in the centre
drive wooden pin sharpened at one end
Tic this to the back-band of the furrow
horse so that the lazy one will strike it
every time he crowds, and he will soon
get tired of doing so. Always have on
hand paper of copper riyets of assorted
sizes and piece of oiled leather for cut
ting strings to keep the harness mended
with; then breaks can be readily mended,
or those threatened in tugs, lines straps,
etc, either by riveting or sewing with
stout leather string. When calf persists
in sucking after being separated
from its dam for several weeks,
take an old halter and through
the strap passing around in front of the
nose put nails, having the points filed
sharp and standing outward. A piece
of leather sewcd over the heads keeps
the nails in place. With this halter on
the calf the COW will kick and keep it at
distance, and it will soon give up in
disgust. Formerly | was often annoyed
and delayed by the loosening of nuts on
coulters or rolling cutter, until hit upon
the plan of putting leather washers under
the nuts, which stopped their working
loose. If at work in a field where you
cannot place the jug of drinking water
in the shade set it in the furrow, throw
a bunch of grass over the mouth to keep
it clean, and pillow the jug under. The
ground will Shield it from the hot sun,
and being cool and damp will help keep
the water cool. In blowing, to keep dirt
out of the shoes, take the legs of an old
pair of trousers and cut off pieces about
a foot long Draw the pieces on over
the shoes, tie the strings down under
meath just in front of the heel. Then
( fasten the upper ends of the pieces
around above the ankles with elastic gar
tiers. For marker to lay off corn rows
among stumps, put two wagon wheels
ON an axle, of a length to keep the wheels
just the distance apart the rows are de-
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
The Mead Ow.

1t is often found that farm sens the
better the more grass land there is on it.
1t also often rents better. And it gives
the owner letter income when he
works it. 1t is no small labor to change
grain lands into grass and should be car
RED on systematically and with care and
skill. If land is first put into clover the
ground may be fully occupied to the ex-
clusion of weeds, and whenever the clio
yer gives place to other longer lived
grasses it leaves the ground full of a net
work of roots which enrich it and in de-
caying leave spaces for air and moisture
and thus also greatly benefits the soil
If whenever grass becomes thin, it is
resown and hayseed is scattered over the
meadows and stock fed upon them the
weeds may be kept down, the quality of
the hay improved and the product greatly
increased. On some soils a rolling har-
row set with teeth and followed by a
sprinkling of grass seed is great reno
vator. Where ordinary grass, blue grass
June grass as it sometimes is called
and orchard grass may be sown to ad-
vantage. But the more clover and
timothy can be made to flourish the bet
ter. In most places red top should be
sown. In every place the better grasses
may be made to take the place of the
poorer and of weeds and of waste.
greatly to the benefit of the farm, the
stock and the farmer
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16

Baked ham will not keep moist so long
as plain boiled; this should be born in
mind, so that too large quantity will not
be cooked at one time.
1t is said by one who has tried it. that
if you forget 30 put dried corn in water
TO soak all night, stcaming it for two
hours will soften it much more than boil
ing for the same length of time and it
will retain its sweetness and distinctive
flavor better also.
An appetizing sauce for meat of any
kind or for fish, is made of two table
spoonfuls of grated horse radish, one of
made mustard, half a teaspoonful of salt
the same quantity of sugar with vinegar
enough to cover it. The quantity, of
course, may be increased, but these pro
portions should be observed.
Cut cold boiled potatoes in slices a
third of an inch thick. Dip them in
melted butter and fine bread crumbs.
Place in the double broiler and broil
oNtr a fire that is not too hot. Garnish
with parsley, and serve on hot dish.
Or, season with salt and pepper, toast
till delicate brown, arrange on hot
dish, and season with butter.
Fish soups can be made of blue, white
or black fish, sea bass, catfish, cut up in
small pieces. Bones and skin will i'm
prove the soup, but must be strained out
before serving, putting back the dice of
fish. When thoroughly strained add a
quart of milk, some shreds of sweet mar
joram, and marble dumplings, of flour
and butter, and cook little longer.
An excellent meat sauce is made of
one pint of vinegar, two spoonfuls of
mustard seed, two of horse radish grated,
two small onions cut in fine bits, tea
spoonful of red pepper, and little salt
Put this in glass can and set it away
for week or two, and it will be very
we'll prepared for the table. If any scum
rises on the top skim it off before pouring
out the sauce.
Very rich fritters are made of one and
one-half pints of flour, the yolks of four
eggs, two small teaspoonfuls of baking
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16

The durability of fences, saws an ex-
change, is the first consideration. The
most durable wood should be selected
for posts, such as red cedar, white cedar,
locust, white oak, and other kinds which
resist decay long time; but the selec-
ton of the kind of timber merely is not
all. Its durability depends much upon
the mode of preparation and the way in
which it is used. If, for instance, posts
are cut and set before seasoning, the
moist soil may prevent its drying for a
long time, until it becomes sap rotten.
If, however, the soil is porous and hap
pens to bevery dry this bad result may not
occur. On the other hand, if the timber
is cut at midsummer, when the air is
warm and drying, and placed where
corporations may rapidly take place, the
wood will become hard like horn, and
such posts set in the ground that has II
perfect natural drainage, or over an under
drain, will remain dry and last a number
of years. Posts set in wet ground, or
where they become thoroughly soaked
every spring and dried every summer,
will soon decay. Filling the holes with
stones around the post is now generally
discarded, as it becomes impossible to
pound them firmly enough to hold the
post from sagging, and unless each hole
is well drained, they admit every flow of
water more freely to the post, thus pro-
noting decay by a constant alienation
Of moisture and dryness.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
High Heels.

A writer in the UorSeShOer SAYS: "My
theory is that a high heel is always the
best. Never cut the heel unless it grows
faster than the toe. Keep the toe short
if the heel is cut too much, it is like a
man walking up hill. Keep the heel high
50 the leg can exercise its natural func-
lions and not strain the cords. More
horses are ruined by cutting the heel than
any other way, and, beside straning the
cords, the heel gets bruised and forms
corns. horse never gets corns nor
has strained cords that has a good high
heel. When | have more time will en-
deavOr to give you more on this subject. ~
Another horseshoer SAYS: II think no
man ought to claim to be a good horse
shoer unless he can make good shoes and
understands the anatomy of the horses
foot. have no trouble with interfering
when l get to shoeing the horse
regularly and learn his ways. l
make most of my shoes for in.
terfering high on the inside--not high
on the heels alone, as some men debut
right up to the nail. When | see the
horse and how he stands, 1 sometimes
change from this plan. Anyhow l shoe
Interfering HOrScS LOT men, no cure, no
pay, and have splendid success" Still
another says" have used the bar shoe
for quarter cracks, but / think if YOU
would turn, clip up on the shoe right at
the lower end of the crack it does very
well, trim the hoof out underneath so it
will not bind on the shoe is q good idea.
For spit in front of foot | use bar
running from each side of the shoe to
the front and bolt the two ends together
and keep that screwed up tight; that
keeps the crack closed up so as to give it
a chance to grow together But the shoe
should never be allowed to come off Il
foot of that kind, for the weight of the
horse without the shoe would burst it
open again. For interfering, | make the
inside of the shoe the thickcst, and max
it nearly straight and have the loose
edge made a little level. In this wav |
hardly ever fail to stop horse with the
first shoeing. For horse forging, that
is, to strike his front toes with his hind
ones, do not shoe too long in front and
make the toe of the hind shoe square
across"
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


The duck is peculiarly the poor mans
bird, its hardness renders it so entirely
independent of that care which fowls
perpctually requires and, indeed, all
those classes of humble life who have
sloppy offal of some sort left from their
meals and who do not keep pig to CON
sumo it, ducks are the best save-w waste
for them. Even the refuse of potatoes
or any other vegetable will, with little
bran meal, satisfy duck, which it
thankfully accepts, and with degree of
good nature which it is pleasant to con-
template, swallows whatever is presented
to it and very rarely occasions trouble.
Though fowls must be provided with a
roof and decent habitation, and supplied
with corn which is costly. the cottage
garden waste and the snails and slugs
which are generated there, with the
kitchen scraps and olfal, furnish the
hardy ducks with the means of subsis-
tence. And at night they require no
better lodging than a nook in an open
shed. If habitation be expressly made
for them it need not necessarily be made
more than a few feet in height nor of bet
ter materials than wattles and clay NOR
tar, door being useless, unless to secure
them from thieves. -Doyie'S Domestic
Poultry.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
Oil on the Water.

Bede's Historic Ecclesiaseica, written
in 72O, gives an account of royal we'd
ding party that was saved from shi pwreck
by pouring oil on the waters. A priest
had been sent into Kent TO fetch King
Edwin's daughter to be married to King
Oswin. Before starting on the voyage
he went to the bishop to have fair weather
provided for the voyage. lie was given
a pot of oil to cast on the sea, accom-
panied by prayer, in case the waves
should become boisterous. AS was feared,
they were caught in heavy squall, and
their royal ship was threatened with de-
struction. The oil was cast upon the
seething waters. In moment the white
caps ceased to break, the deafening roar
died away, and the sun shone out bright
". A number of other instances are
cited where vessels were saved in a like
manner 1t was common custom
among sailors on the inland seas of Pal
estne before the Christian era, to oil
the water in case it got too rough.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
The Talking DOr.

1t was in Market street restaurant. A
solemn man entered, followed by his dog,
seated himself, and asked for the bill
of fare. 1t was given him.
"What would you like to have, sir?"
asked the waiter, Tipping the table with
his napkin.
The dog meanwhile had climbed upon
the chair on the other side of the table,
and was gravely regarding his master
WELL" said the solemn man, re-
fectively, gimme two fried eggs
turned over,
"Gimme the same" said the dog.
The waiter gazed at the animal with
amazemcnt mingled with horror. The
solemn man continued:
"Then guess you can gimme a sir,
loin steak, very rare, with fried pota-
toes"
"Gimme the same" said the dog.
The walters face assumed the color of
cold boiled veal
coup o. coffee, plenty O. milk" went
on the solemn man.
"Gimme the same, said the dog.
The waiter shuddered, and, turning,
fed for the kitchen.
A man with a squint, at an adjoining
table, was much interested in the scene.
lie had observed it closely, and finally
spoke to the solemn man:
sit must "a been fearful lot o. work
to learn that dog to talk, mister"
at was" said the solemn man.
"Ishould smile" said the dog.
"What 'ud you take for him, now2'
said the man with the squirt.
"Wouldn't sell him, " said the solemn
man.
You'd better not, " said the dog.
The man with the squint was much i'm
pressed. He began making wild offers,
and when he reached thousand dollars
the solemn man relented.
'Well," said he, 81 can't refuse that
I hate to part with him, but you can
have him. "
''He'll be sorry for it," said the dog.
The man with the squint drew check
for the amount, which he gave to the
solemn man. The latter was about leav-
ing when the dog cried out:
''Never Mindful get even. I'll never
speak again"
He never did.
The gentleman with the squirt was
proprietor of Dime and Freak museum
on Market street.
The solemn man was ventrilOquia
crook. San Francisco ArgOnau.
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A Marine Wonder.

Speaking of big Shells" said New
York conchologist to a Sun reporter,
there is specimen, though this is only
eight inches long, that for its kind is
wonder 1t is the common ship worm,
teredo. They are found all over the
world, but create the greatest devasta-
ton in the tropics. They are at first free
swimmers, moving about in the water by
the aid of little oars or paddles, and
finally attach themselves to woodwork
and bore, secreting shell as they 90,
until finally there is tunnel of lime six
or eight inches long in which the animal
lives. The hulls of vessels and piers of
docks become completely riddlcd by
them right here in the East river In
Florida | saw an entire dock go down
one day, the supports having been com
plctely eaten to pieces These are all
small, but were large enough to threaten
Holland some years ago, the dykes that
keep off the sea being found to have
been eaten all away by the toredo. In
few months they would have burst open
and thousands of lives been lost as the
result. A number of years ago, after an
earthquake near Sumatra, some natives
walked out on flat that had been raised
by the CONFUSION and found numbers of
strange objects like posts protruding
from the mud. At first they were CON
sdercd to be the spiles of some old dock,
but when others were found scattered
over a large area the attention of some
white men was finally called to the sub
ject and one of the posts brought in, 1t
required two men to pull it from the
mud, and it proved to be a lime column
about seven feet long and five inches
thick, completely incrusted with shells
OF innumerable kinds, so that it weighed
nearly fifty pounds. To the amazement
of the finders, upon breaking a portion
open accidentally, it was found to con-
tain an animal, and further investiga-
ton showed that it was a gigantic teredo
that had burrowed into the mud and
there secreted its enormous tube.
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Artificial NOurishment.

A foreign paper relates a novel method
Tor administering nourishment to in
valids and persons with weak digestion.
which, it is alleged, has been practsed
In Paris with much success Diseases
and enfeebled health commonly owe
their origin to the imperfect assimilation
of food. When the digestive functions
are impaired the body is insufficiently
nourished, and is unable to resist the
encroachment Of disease. For the main
tcnance of health and for restoration
from sickness it is of the first importance
that the food be not only Of the most
nOurishing kind, but that it be admins
tered in form easy of digestion and as
slmilation. In paper recently COM
municated to the Medical Hospital asso-
citation, Paris, by Doctor Debove, he
describes form of alimentation which
has attracted much attention. His svs-
TEN is to supply nourishmcnt in the form
of powder instead of bulk Uncooked
meat, from which the fat has been
removed, is minced finely, and allowed
to dry in an oven of moderate heat, until
it becomes perfectly hard without being
burned. 1t is then reduced to inpalp-
able powder by pounding in a mortar and
passing through fine sieve. The pow
der so obtained represents about four
times its weight in flesh The fiber and
the large percentage of water contained
in the flesh are thus removed, and the
essential properties of the meat retained
and presented in form not difficult to
digest. Other alimentary substance,
such as lintels, beans, peas, etc., can be
prepared in the same way. In cases
of consumption the treatment is said to
be. remarkably successful and in general
debility and nervous diseases arising
from weakness, restoration is rapid and
permanent. A few spoonfuls of the
powder are equal to the meal of person
with healthy appetite. The powder,
when bottled, will keep an indefinite time,
and may be taken with little milk,
gravy, water or other liquid.
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A Romance.
g Father. p"

Father"
Thus spoke fair girl about whose
sweet young face there clustered a bang
like a solid stone wall around a flower
garden, and in whose voice were mingled
the soft notes of the flute and the silvery
tones of a dinner bell, half an hour late.
The person addressed was a cold, hard
man, with iron gray hair and corfscrew
whiskers, and with that stern look in his
eye which prompts a man to 90 else
where to borrow dollar. lie was sit
ting in his office reading the morning
paper.
"Well, girl, what is it?" he replied,
looking at the head lines of the Chicago
grain market dispatches.
g Father, Gerald has asked me to mar
ry him, and l have accepted him."
Il don't doubt it"
@ Yes, father; and l thought 1 would
tell you, so it would not surprise you
when he asked you for me-"
"Don't worry yourself, girl. Don't
worry yourself. l will not be half as
much surprised as Gerald will, my dar-
ling" and he reflectively threw his right
leg up over his left knee, and run his
hand carefully around the toe OF his boot.
Merchant Trareler.
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powder, butter the size of large hick-
DRY nut, salt to taste, with enough milk
to make to thick batter; fry in lard that
is heated to the boiling point. A rule
for palmer ones may be wished for also
Two eggs, one cup of sweet milk,
little salt, and flour enough to make a
stiff batter. These are nice with maple
syrup.
Custard made in this way is delicious
for the filling of layer of cake: heat a
coffee cut of sweet milk in bright tin
basin, beat one egg very light and beat
with it until smooth one heaping tea.
spoonful of flour, add sugar to suit the
taste; when the milk is hot stir the flour
eggs, etc, into it; it will thicken in a
very few minutes. Take it from the fire
and flavor with lemon; if you choose,
blanch some almonds, cut them in
three or four pieces and stir into the
custard.
Potato rolls for breakfast are made in
this way: Boil six good sized potates
with their jackets on, take them out with
skinner, drain Them and squeeze them
with towel to insure their being mealv
and dry, then remove the skim mash them
until perfectly free from Jumps, add
of butter, the yolks of three
eggs, pint of sweet milk, and table.
spoonful of yeast should be beaten in
with them when they are cool enough so
that the yeast will not be in danger of
being scalded, Beat in just enough flour
to make a stiff dough; when this rises
make it in the shape of small cakes, let
them rise the same as biscuit, bake del
cate brown. These are nice for breakfast
or supper
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Something Around Her.

"There, Frances, you've caught an
other cold, and I'll warrant you caught
it when you were out walking with Joe
last night"
ooh, no, motherl I couldn't have
caught it then, cause we didn't 90 fast
enough to catch anything, in fact; we
just set down on the stile and studied
astronomy"
And did you have anything around
you. my dear2"
"Oh, yes, indeed did! Joe's always
particular about that; he won't allow me
to sit down anywhere in the evening air
without putting something around me. "
Yonkers Gazette.
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He Felt Safe,

81 hear you are going to embark in
the manufacture of gun powder" re-
marked Third street banker to Pearl
street man on Change the other day.
That's the proposition now before
the house." he replied.
.'Ain't you afraid to go into that kind
of business"
"Of course I'm not. There's no more
risk of losing money than in any other
business"
- know that, but l should think
you'd be afraid of being blown up"
"Blown up2"
Certainly. Amt you afraid of
that2"
"Well, not hardly! I've been married
for twenty five years." Merchant
Ird0eler.
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A man was standing with his mouth
open, gazing on vacancy, when June
bug inadvertently flew in. He shut
down on the poor insect, and having bit
ten it in two, he took it out and threw it
away, with disgust, saying:
"Take that, you careless thing; can't
you see where you are goingl"
Moral-Can't man see, as well as o
June bug2-Merchant- ITareIer.
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sired. Any stout stick Of wood will do
for the axle. Fix on seat to ride if
desired. This marker will pass over or
binary stumps, and can be easily turned
to avoid those directly in the way of the
wheel. -Americdn Agricult,trist.
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THE SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE.
MERRY STORIES THAT WILL DRIVE
AWAY THE BLUES,
No Dog for Iim-SOmething Arouni
Irer-A Romance Felt PER-
fcct1y Safe-The Talking Dog.

"There is fine specimen of a bull
dog, remarked Smith to Jones at the
dog show.
Yes, he is a beauty"
"You ought to have dog like that,
Jones. Living in the suburbs, as you
do a watchdog is almost necessity"
''No, it isn't" replied Jones, YEARLY.
A man who has seven daughters, all
over twenty-five and unmarried, stands
in his own light if he keeps dog. y
PHILADELPHIA cal.
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This power never varies n marvel OF
purity, st ength and whole oneness. More
economical than tie ordinary kinds, and
cannot be sold in oomp etiton with the null
titude of low test, short weight, alum or
phosl hate powders. Sold only in cans.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., LOG Wall
street, New York.