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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

some eXhalations from the soil, which
not only infect the cattle breathing the
air, but also poison the water and the
heritage in certain localities. 1t prevails
in the Southern States, but occurs in the
North in the fall, when the vegetation
becomes hard and indigestible and the
soil saturated with decaying and feI-
menting matter. In the Southern noun
tains 1t prevails in certain well-known
places, as in rich cuves where the water
gathers and forms the heads of springs
and streams and where the air is con-
fined and usually warmer than in open
places, and where decaying vegetable
matter in the soil is abundant. For pre-
vention all such places as are known to
be productive of the disease should be
ditched so as to draw off the stagnant
water, the bitches running up to the ris.
ing ground; sick cattle should be kept
inclosed, as their dung and urine will
infect the soil, and dead animals should
be buried deeply or burned. The treat
ment should be as follows; Give plenty
of linseed meal Cruel, warm, three times
daily, and two drains of chlorate of pot
ashin each mess.-NeW York Times,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

Henry Stewart sets forth the value of
bones as fertilizer in very plain man.
ner. They consist, when fresh, of sixty
three and half per cent. of mineral
matter (of which fifty-fve per cent. of
the bone is phosphate of lime); thirty
one and half per cent. of organic mat
ter, chiefly gelatine and fat, and five per
cent. OF water. The organic matter CON
tains three and a half per cent. of nitro
gen; the mineral matter contains from
twenty to twenty-five and a quarter per
cent of phosphoric acid, and thirty to
thirty-fve per cent. of lime. The phos-
phoric acid and the nitrogen are the val
liable elements, the former being worth,
at six cents pound, $3.50, and the lat
ter, at twenty-five cents pound, eighty
seven cents; 100 pounds of bone, then,
in condition to be available would be
worth 50. 81. But bones when whole are
only slowly soluble in the soil. In most
soil they will decay and wholly disap-
pear, only in so many years that it is
necessary to reduce them to a fine state
of division to make them useful. This
is done by grinding them to powder or
Wy Oul ulHS Ineun W dSueS. nc ldtleT
method is the cheaper, but the nitrogen
is lost, and if the bones can be reduced
to powder for less than the value of nj
trogen, the more costly method is the
better But in many cases it is impos-
sible to grind them for want of mills, and
then the burning becomes the only prac-
ticable method. This leaves the phos.
phate of lime in the finest possible con-
dition to be as available for plant food
as in the raw bone or more So because
it is not held in any undecomposable
condition by the gelatine. -Rwal Nec
Yorker.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Farm, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Potato Culture.

Peter c. Hitler, of Pennsylvania, thinks
clover ground the best for potato land,
though corn stubble is generally used
because more convenient. Hillsides are
not the best selections for potato culture,
as heavy rains often damage the growing
crop. He cultivates the land with a
harrow as soon as the ground is dry
enough after very heavy rain. Fertili-
zers, especially those that contain pot
ash, he found better than barnyard ma
nure. A. w. Harrison has no faith in
the analysis of the soil as a guide for the
farmer. 1t is a will-o'- the-wisp. He
feeds the plants on the principle of like
begets like. For instance, pear tree he
would fertilize with the ashes of a pear
tree. Oyster she'll lime is preferable to
the common stone lime. His potato
field of twelve acres he plants in rows
three feet apart, sowing a handful of
fertilizer of wood ashes and oyster shell
lime at each mill. Cultivation is essen
tial. 1t is important that the field be
kept clean of weeds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Against EnsiIage.

Professor L. B. Arnold lately referred
in the Tribune to the rejection by the An
glo-Swiss Condensing company of milk of
COWS fed on ensiage. A letter from that
association, published in The London Ag-
Ticutturat Gazette, states their position
fully. We make an excerpt, and invite
attention especially to the concluding
sentence: 1.-THE evidence that Stage
milk cannot be be used for condensing
is conclusive, Both in our interest and
in the interest of farmers who may con-
template the use of silage, we find it ad-
visable to announce at an early date that
our future contracts for the supply of
milk will contain clause declining to re-
ceive milk from silage-fed COWS. Exper-
iments with silage were begun in
America several years since; but we are
informed that agitation there regarding
it has in a great measure subsidized; that
large numbers of silos have been thrown
into disuse. The American condensed
milk factories without exception decline
to receive such milk, and many butter
factories do the same. Milk is a pecu-
liar substance, its soundness can scarcely
be graded-It is either sound or good,
or it is bad. 1t is our opinion that milk
not good for one purpose is also not
good for any other purpose. "-NeU
York Tribune.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
MILK sickness,

Milk sickness is nothing more or less
than splenic fever, and is a disease of
the blood caused by some poisonous in
fuence in the soil, water or food, or in
all three 1t is chiefly marked by a
muscular trembling about the neck and
TANKS, and by the dropping of the head
near TO the ground. The milk of cows
becomes poisonous to persons who drink
it. 1t is known that the disease is ac-
companied by vegetable organisms in the
blood which poison it and change its
character, causing it to escape into the
tissues and through the kindneys, max
ing tho urine dark, red Or black, while
the spleen becomes enlarged and gorged
with blood. 1t is probably maIaral in
its origin, and is produced by unwhole-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Destroying the Cooling Worm.

An inquirer asks the Country Gentle
man for the comparative advantages of
the different modes for destroying Che
cooling worm, the great enemy of the
apple crop. 1t is replied that there are
three remedies, all of which have merit,
the paper bands the least. Large num-
bers of the insects are caught under
these bands. but often larger number
escape. Where practicable to employ
sheep, they prove an efficient protection,
provided they are in sufficient numbers
to keep the fallen fruit promptly de-
voured, and provided also that they are
kept in the orchard year after year
through the summer months. Where
sheep cannot be turned in, the paris
green remedy has proved very efficient
one, and both may be used together if
the sheep are not admitted until copious
rains have washed away all the poison
that has fallen on the grass during the
operation. In cases where this remedy
has not succeeded, it has been owing to
a want of thorough and repeated spray
ing at the right time. After the poison
has done its work in destroying tho mi.
mute young larvae, the summer rains
wash off all that remains.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Cattle Feeding.

A cattle raiser in Illinois has so far
changed his system of cattle raising that
he now feeds corn every day in summer
to his steers in pasture. He has expert
mented until he is convinced that this
way of feeding pays best. Many Orange
county dairymen feed their cattle more
or less chopped corn at all seasons of the
year. The best feed makes the best milk
and milk dealers have found it out. Corn
and bran in some form is the natural
food of cattle. In seasons of drought
and during the extreme cold winter, cat
tie need large amount of farinaceous
matter of some kind, if continuous
growth and thrift are to be maintained.
This is one of the best ofarguments that
can be used in favor of grain raising, and
as we have repeatedly shown, can be
pursued with equal profit in Orange
county as in the West. Every Orange
county miller who has to pay the cash
for his corn, oats and rye will tell you
this whenever you have occasion to take
a grist to his mill. Orange County
Farmer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Intelligent Seals.

Three varieties of seal seek the great
ice packs of the Newfoundland coast in
March to bring forth their young-the
harp seal, the hood seal and the square
flipper. There is another seal which
frequents this coast and is native to it,
but differs greatly in habit from the
others. 1t is called the dotard. and does
not whelp until the fishing season is
nearly over, and as the young seals are
the most desirable portion of the catch
the dotard does not make up to any
great extent the cargoes of the vessels.
1t does not escape entirely, however, for
all summer long and through the fall
and winter months it is netted and
speared and shot in large numbers by the
islanders, who are natural seal hunters
and many of whom do little else. The
hide of the native seal is valued more
than that of the three Others mentioned,
as it is beautifully spotted, and is used
largely in making gloves, covering
trunks and for fur coats. The young Of
the native seal is marked with black
spots, and as morsel for the epicure is
as delicious as the choicest canvasback
! duck that ever swan. The dotard seal
never leaves the island, and it will not
associate with any other variety of the
seal family. The female seal brings forth
its young in the latter part of May. They
seek the isolated rocks in the bays sur
rounding the island, especially selecting
the northern coast. The native seal of
Newfoundland is very intelligcntand sa-
gacious. The educated seals of the mu-
seums and side shows are always mem
bers of the dotard family, and when
taken young may be taught almost any
trick. 1t is saying among the New
foundland salmon fishermen, if man is
particularly shrewd, that che is as smart
as a dotard. "-Neao York Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Arn..shnH.n sunsr.r..

Who resort to Hostetter's Stomach Bittcrs, ex-
perience speedier and more complete relief
than they can hope to do by the use Ofquinihe.
This well authenticated tact is Of itself suffi-
cent to have established high reputation for
the Bitters. But the article Is not specific
merely for the various forms OF mnlarial dis
ease, II endows the system With degree Of
yigor, and reforms its irregularities with a GER
taIniy that constitutes its best defence against
disorders Of the stomach, liver and bowels,
specially rife where the atmosphere and wnteI
are miasma tainted. Fever and ague, bilious
remittent. dumb Rgue and ague cake are rein
edied and prevented by it. and it also removes
dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatism, &c. Take
this medicine on the first indication that the
system is but OF order, and rest assured that
you will be grateful for tile hintl
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
XI-a Tons MnY Per Acre.

This is big crop, but il was raised by HENRY
JORDAN, in Kennebunk, Maine, and took tho
first premium. 1t is not claimed that this can
be done every year, and certainly not by every
farmer, but it has been approached by many
farmers who have used the Stockbridge Grass
Top-Dressing. This fertilizer has been q sue
cess from the first, because it is made especially
for top-dressing grass. 1t is composed largely
of chemicals, which, when applied to the sur
face, do not evapo:ate OF lose their virtue, as is
the case when fertilizer composed of animal
matter is applied 10 the surface. IL is special
manure for grass top-dressing, in Whlch the
form of the ammonia used is Of as much impOr l.
ance as The amount applied. As the price of
this fertilizer has been reduced this year SIS er
ton it will have greatly increased sale.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
nThrots PhysIc 70 the Dor.y

when II is the old fashioned blue mass, blue pill
SOFT, and insist on using DR.. Pierce's pleas
ant Purgative Pellets a modern medical
luxury, being small, sugar-coated granules,
containing the active principles Of certain
roots and herbs, and which will be found to
contain as much cathnrtic power as any OF
the old-fashioned, larger pills, without the
latter's violent, drastic effects The pellets
operate thoroughly but harnilessly, estab
fishing a permanently healthy action of the
stomach and bowels, and as an anti-biliou'
remedy are unequaled
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

The following sepulchral epitaph was
copied from an old tombstone in Scot
land:
Here lies the body of Alex Mcpherson,
Who was very extraordinary person.
He was two yards high in his stocking feet,
And kept his accoutrements clean and neat.
He was slew at the battle of Waterloo
He was shot by bullet plum through his
gullet;
1t went at his throat and came out at the
back of his coat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
A MEssAG
What can l hnne for theai

What can hope for theei
"A little less Of care than weighs me down,
A little less Of woe than makes my crown,
And fewer pains than round about me
frown,
Are what I hope for thee
Yea, these wish for theel
a sweeter peace than have ever known,
And sturdier good than Ihave ever sown,
And that thou be to manifest manhood
grown,
These do l wish for theel
Ill
For, loi find in thee
The chance to be all that wished to BE-,
The chance to see all that l wished to see,
The chance of joys that could not come to
me,
These do find in thee
And petition thee:
Be brave, whatever sullen cares assail,
Be good, whatever tempter would prevail,
And smile serene however men may rail,
This petition thee.
And let me counsel thee:
Nourish no dream that springs within thy
heart
To draw thee from the work-world's busy
mart,
For, at the last, thou and thy dream must
part;
And so 1 counsel thee. q
VI.
This is from me to thee:
And one day when my work falls from my
hand,
So much to-day thou cans't not understand,
The reason of the things that have planned
viii be made plain to thee.
james Berry BenSet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
100 Doses one Dollar
Quaker Testimony.


Mrs. A. NJ Dauphin, Quaker lady, Of
Philadelphia, has done great deal to make
known to ladies there the great value of Mrs
Pnkhams Vegetable Compound, as a cure
for their troubles and diseases. She writes
as follows: "a young lady Of this city while
bathing some years ago was thrown violently
against the life line and the injuries received
resulted in an ovarian tumor which grew AMI
enlarged until death seemed certain. Her
physician finally advised her to try Mrs.
Pinkham's Compound. She did so andNn a
short time the tumor was dissolved or caused
to slough off, and she is noW in perfect
health. also know of many cases where
the medicine has been of great value in pre-
venting miscarriage and alternating the pains
and dangers of childbirth. Philadelphia la
dies appreciate the worth of this medicine
and its great value"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
GA iittle are Is quickly trcdden Out

Which, being suffered, rivers cannot quench. n
J Procrastination may rob you Of time, but
by increased diligence you can make up the
loss; but if it rob you of life the loss is irre'
mediable. II your health is delicate, your
appetite tickle, your sleep broken, your mind
depressed, your whole being out Of sorts, de-
pend on it you are seriously diseased. In NIL
such cases DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
covery" will speedily effect a genuine radi-
cal cure-make a new man of you and
save you from the tortures of lingering dis
ease
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

When you visit or leave New York city, save baggage,
sNprcsSage and s. carriage hire and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel. opposite Grand Central depot.
eco elegant rooms fitted up at q cost of one million
dollars, 81 and upward per day. European pan. Ee-
vator. Restaurant supplied with the best Horse cars,
stages and elevated railroad TO all depots. Families
can live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than at any other rst-clnsS hotel in the city.
FoR RATES for advertising IN this paper, Amply TO tho
Publisher N IL Twelve
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

MENsMAN s PERFORMED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation Object containingits entire nttrt-
ioIlS properties. 1t contains blood-making
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly il resulting
from pulmonary complaints Caswell, Hazard Il
Co., Proprietors, New York. Soldby druggists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
AChanceIlor,s Opinion.

Hon. james Harlan, ex-Vice Chan
cellor of Louisville, KY, brother OF
Justice Harlan, U. S. Supreme Court.
says of st. Jacobs Oil: II use it, and ]
know full we'll whereof speak in pro-
nouncing it most extraordinary cure
for all that Is claimed for it By its pro
prietors. Every family should have it. I"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

Housewives, shop girls and sales women all
suffer more or less from Weak Back and
Sideache Apply Hop Porous Plaster and
get instant relief. A famous strengtheuer
Csc DRUGGISTS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

y Piles, fstuias ana rupture rad
ically cured. Book of particulars two letter
stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
citation, Buffalo, N, Y,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

The Andrews Parlor Folding Beds receive the
highest commentator wherever used, in l1o-
tells in Boarding Houses and Private Famii les
keelel's, SO to 81 Washington street, Boston
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

Soudan means literally the land of the blacks
in the Arab tongue" Beled-e- Soudan."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
An Oriental Stranger.

A notorious Thug chief was Fering-
hea, who was arrested at Sangir in 1880.
This most atrocious scoundrel confessed
to so many murders that his statements
were in great measure disbelieved,
especially with regard to the strang-
ling of three parties of travellers by him
self and his comrades some years before.
At his request the ground at three differ
ent spots which he carefully pointed out
was dug up. 1t was then covered with
grass and bushes of old growth, but on
reaching certain depth the skeletons
were found just as Feringhea had said,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

The -four market in Brazil is controlled by
the United States, but the butter used in the
empire is supplied by England and Holland.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

SKIN DISEASES. -"BEEsoNs AROMATIC
ALUM SULPHUR SOAP" cures letter Salt
Skin Eruptions. rs cents by Druggists, or by
mail. VIM. Drydoppel, Philadelphia, Pa.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Heart Pain
Frazer Axle Grenkn.

Palpitation, Dropsical Swollings, Dizziness
Indigestion, Headache, Sleeplessness cured by
Wells Health Remover"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

In Montevideo and Buenos Ayres all the
horse cars come from the United States,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

They tell US that money is inactive;
but it manages to slip through ones
fingers,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
DR.. Railways Regulating Pills

For the of all disorders of the Stomach Liver
Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases Loss OF
Appetite, Headache, Constipation, CostveneS. Indi
gestion Dyspepsia, BGiousness, Fever, inf mmation
of the Bowels Piles and all arrangements OF the In
ternal Viscera. Purely vegetable, containing
curry, minerals, or deleterous drugs.
Price, 20 cents per box Sold by all druggists.
SCI Send letter stamp 10 RAILWAY ~ CO., No.
81 Warren ST., New York, for False and True. +"
TO THEPUBLIC.-B sure ar d ask for Railways
and see that the name Roadway" is what you buy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
;. KnEilm-Pnihn.I,

Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder
and Urinary Diseases, Scalding, Irritation,
Stone, Gravel, Catarrh OF the Bladder. $l.OO.
Druggists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

,sHOugh on COrns."
Ask for Wells. Rough on Corns" l5c.
Quick, complete cure. Hard or soft corns
warts, buhioha
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27
Thousands upon Thousands.

4
The proprietors of the world-renowned Car
boline-thc natural Hair Restorer-n put
up less than 1000 gallons at time. This
gives but an idea of its immense demand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

The Argentine Republic is importing English
stud cattle to improve heI herds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-03-27

, Frazer Axle Greato.
Use the Frazer Axle Grease, It's the best in
the world-will wear twice as long as any 9th
or Ask your dealer for it. and take no other.
though iknLs."
Clears out rats, nice, reaches, flies, ants, bed
bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. l5c. Drug
pistS
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-09-29

Clears ont rats, mice, reaches, lilies ants, bed
bugs.


Clears ont rats, mice, reaches, lilies ants, bed
bugs.
Heart Pains.
Pa!ptation, Dropsical swcllings, Dizziness,
INDIGESTION, lleadache, Slccplessnc3s cured by
''Welis' Health Renewer.'
though on Corns."
Ask for Wells though on Germs - l5c. Quick
complete cure. Hard or soft corns, warts,
DunlOns.
"Buchu-Palba."
Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladder
and Urinary Diseases, Scaldng, Irritation,
Stone, Gravel, Catarrh of the Bladder. 81
Druggists.
Bed-Bugs, Flies.
Flies, reaches, ants, bcdbugs, rats mice
gophrrs, chipmunks Cleared out by though
on Rats" l5c.
Thin People.
"Wclls Health Remover restores health and
vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual De-
bility, 81.
Trough ON Pain"
Cures cholera, collie, cramps, diarrhGa. aches,
pains, sprans, headache, neuralgia, rhcuma-
tism. zoe Rough ON Pain plasters, I5c.
Mothers.
nervous, use wells Health Remover" ST..
Druggists
Life Preserver.
II you are losing your grip on life, try
'Weis' Health Remover" Goes direct to
weak spots
"Rough ON Piles"
Cures Piles or llcmorrhOids, Itching, Protrud-
ing Bleeding, Internal or other. Internal and
External Remedy in each package. Sure cure,
Soc. Druggists.
Pretty Women.
Ladies who would retain freshness ami vi
vaclty, don't fail to try "Wells Health Renew
cr."
Rough on Itch"
"Rough on Itch" cures humors, eruptions,
rlngworn, tettor, salt rhcum, frosted feet, chill
blains.
though on Catarrh."
Corrects offensive odors al once. Complete
cure OF worst chronic cases, also unequal IA
garglo for Dipthera, Sore Throat, Foul breath.
bOc.
The Hope of the Nation.
Children, slow in development, puny,
newer"
Catarrh of the Bladder.
Singing, irritation, Inflammation, all Kidney
and Urinary complaints, cured by "Buchu-
Paiba.n 81.
"Water Bugs, Reaches"
"Rough on Rats" clears them out, also Bee
ties, Ants.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-09-29
Are You Going to Kansas
Missouri, Colorado, Cali
fornia or Any of The
Western States?

If you should avail yourself of the
advantages that arc now offered by
the Kansas City Route, the only di-
rect route from the South to the
West and Northwest. This line runs
its entire trains, with Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars and free Reclining
Chair Cars, from Memphis to Kan
sas City, saving many hours time
over any other route. If you are GO
ing you will save money by purchas-
ing your tickets via Memphis and the
Kansas City Route. Send for large
map of this Short Route mailed free.
Address,
j. e. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
Or, II. d. ELLIS, Ticket Agent,
81 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn.