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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16

Bad drinking water for COWS makes bad
milk
Lay out new farm in ten-arre lots and
put your buld.n in the center.
Wood ashes or potash in some rm around
the roots OF Old pear trees vii. restore
them.
On smooth land always tend corn with the
cu,tivator, instead of the plow 1t saves
time and laaor
More s'ccp and less stimuant will make
having and harvesting go easier. Boycott
bottles am Jag.
The greatest curse to farming in the
south is the custom of put ting "A mortgage
upon growing crops
Wherever possible, get private customers
for your g g, butter and "truck. Avoid
midd emaa M get paid in cash
Eastwood or the American linden Tree,
COMMONLY called "imn,' makes the choicest
white honey 1t is good shade tree besides
Kill vcnomous snakes but not harmless
ones. These destroy insects and worms. and
much smal vermn that is hurtfu to the
crops.
Cow manure water spattercl over melon,
squash and cucuml 20 vines at sunrise will
destroy the ripped bug Spatter with an
old bl usl "a lr, ON.
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LEVELING INSTRUMENT.

Hang plumb from { to little below the
cross piece at ID, Stand the instrument
upon level floor or upon stakes driven over
the surface of a pool of water Mark upon
the cross piece + G. where the plumb line
strikes il; This vii be the dead level mark
Next put pieces of wood from one-eighth of
an inch in thickness up, one after another
under one end Of the instrument, marking
enc time the figures upon the cross piece
just where the plumb line strikes the raised
timler. Tine figures will show the riss or
fed oft the land that is being worked, the
plumb line striking them just according to
tile grade. To prevent the wind blowing
the plumb line it should be hung in a light
case, which is fixed TO the cross piece The
case must lie large enough to let the line
swing in al the bottom, ana the grade marks
should lie covered with glass,
To use begin at either end Of your pro-
posed line of thing. Get n number of stakes
all the samn length, If at the upper end,
drive stake nj the line leaving it stand
few inches above ground The length of the
instrument from that one drive another
upon the line Set the instrument on the
stakes / you want the level o, thing to
fall say J., iach to the rod, drive the s cond
stake in so far that, when the level sits upon
the two, the plumb line will touch the cor
| responding mark on the cross-pece Drive
the third stake in the same way,
dropping it quarter Of an inch
below the first. Continue this till
you are at the end of the line. BE careful
| not to drive the second post too deep If tho
| land falls away too rapidly or rca ,onabe
! heiyht of stakes, drive two clos together,
/ leaving one y convenient fraction of a
foot lower or highet, as 10 ca e may be,
/ than the OF her for n new start for the in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16

There are large numoer of farmers as
wei a market gardeners who grow large
quaint .es o. late cabbage. TIE prof; from
IA crop of late cabbage will compare favor
Il. " with that from a crop o: tobacco In
a favorable season the plants can be set
u on rich soil as late "a july 10, AMI mature
before cold weather stop, their growth. Tie
best time to So plants an be certain that
they VIII mature, howev T., is from juno 10
To- July ]. Mot any good corn land Will
produce good cabbage, provided it is not too
sndy. heavy, sandy loan is best
adapted to that crop The soil should b,
d eply plawei not less than eight inches
deep. After tue soil has been ,horou hlE
'uiNe"i2o mark il into rows three ami one
ii III .ect apart one way and two feet apart
tnn 9th r. a small handful of some KIM of
fertil ger dropped whore each plant is to be
sat viii greatly improve the crop. TIE
p ants Should be Sc just before a IA II if POS
slDe. In settn; the plants care should be
takcA t. firm the soil about the ROOFS.
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A SIMEON IN DAKOTA.


CHICAGO, July S.-People in Dakota
thought the world was coming to an end
on Tuesday. The intensely hot weather
of the past week eliminated in Il regular
Indian SIMEON Birds flew about wildly
and beat their lives out against the trees
IN their frantic efforts to escape unseen
danger. Horses and cattle broke from
their fastenings and plunged into streams.
At many places in Dakota and Iowa the
mercury has been up to 100 since the 4th.
The simeon in Dakota was seVerest at
Ashton. At / o'clock in the morning the
people were awakened by a roaring and
oppressive heat, which almost stited
breathing. The ar felt like that from Il
furnace oven. There were at the time
heavy, dark clouds in the southwest, from
which direction the wind came Fear
seized upon the people and they began to
congregate in the neighborhood OF cyclone
cellars. Many fathers and mothers on
awakening and feeling the heated air took
their CHILDREN from their beds and rushed
into the streets, believing their houses
were on fire. One citizen thought the
earth was being precipitated into the sun.
The hot wind lasted about half an hour and
the temperature was 1907. Had the wind
continued for two or three hours there
would not have been vestige of living
vegetation, and it is doubtful whether ami
mai life could have wlthstood it. AS
rule the nights were very cool and this
freak of nature is Il mystery to every one.
The hot wind was Immediately followed
by cool breeze, but the mercury soon
rose again to l20'
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Clemson lat e the nrrSe and rubbed him,
beginning with t point # the shoulder and
gradually moving toward the rump and
down the hiri .eg to tn hoof Then he
quickly and def ~ strapped hame leather
with ring in it around h foot, between
the hooi ard the fetlock. y xt he passed
through the ring from the und,r side small
rope. He made a slip moose i, the end of
the rope and hung it over his let shoulder,
keeping the other end where he could hold
it. He had ready wooden pin Xix inches
long and an inch and a half thrp IN. He
laid this across the top of the tail. a. Tho end
of the bone, an folded the vi back over it.
The1 he ut the moose over the pin and
around the tail close 10 the pin. The tell is
thus firmly he d in rope which conn cts
1t with the hi hoof. Every time
the horse tr es to kick he will feel rs if his
tail was coming out by the roots. The
operator holds the Other end of the rope
firmly. He is to give it pull and say Take
up your foot" The foot has to come up.
The horse tries like mad to kick at first but
presently holds up his foot quite still at the
word of command. While it is thus in the
air, another person approaches from the
side and begins gently to tap at the hoof
with something long-handled. One or two
attempts at kicking will satisfy the horse,
however wicked AS he values a whole
tail lie will be still The tapp ny can be
continued till the animal is tanned down.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
TOP Grating the silver PopIars.

The n ice Of beautiful silver leaved pop
lars DO no grow readily from cuttings, and
al OF them are more or less incl ned TO
So rou.. In Europ' some OF the finest OF
them ia habit AMI foliage are much used for
stree, 'nl park trees, and for back views on
large lawns. but hey are usually top
worked on incorporating SOCKS, As a
matter OF experiment we top worked
til, T. Bolieanl, F. Abby Argen ca, 7.
Alba Nj ca, and other fine varitieS
on various transporting timber poplars OF
East Elrooe that grow readily from cut
uags W. find that they unite an grow on
aiou, all h. kinds tried, but the union is
most pc Zee. N the growth most rapid on
p Eu !cn.l. + Tashkent, 7. PetrovsNy AID
l. Woh.,v Tine demand wouii lie grca,
fer cur common sproutins silver poplar
tAIol) il cur nur erymen woull bud or
graft It or tie raisht-stemmeI 7. Ea'
genla Pro @ ~or Bull.
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members will not be found wanting, and
that sSch wrong measures, although
urged by the committee on patents, Will
receive speedy death at the hands of the
whole assembly. If opposed with such
spirit and eloqucnce as disclosed in the
quoted remarks, they will never pass by
the majority that similar measure re
ccived some years ago.
This defense of the patent statutes comes
with added grace and force from South
erner. He does not represent a section
devoted to invention. But he is ready
and willing to offer a tribute from the ag-
rculturists of the South to the inventors
of the North, who have made their work
easy and profitable to them. We spare
our comments of Mr. Hammond's remarks,
as we feel that we can add nothing to
their force.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
A MARROW ESCAPE,
Bidel, the Famous Lion Tanner, Attacked
and Badly INITIATED.

A couple of nights ago at the Foire de
Neuilly in Paris, Bdel, the famous lion
tanner, had, us usual, pitched his tent at
the corner of the great Paris fair, where
his blood-curdling performances had been
drawing crowds nightly. He had entered
the cage to face the four fierce lions with
whom he performs. The people noticed
that Bidel did not seem himself. He had
an anxious look and seemed unwell. No
wonder, for he was suffering from Il sud
den attack of rheumatism and walked
with difficulty. All went well, however,
mp to certain point. He he'd put the
four ANIMALS through their PAGES. Three
had returned to the adjoining cage, and
l5ldel was alone with one ferociOus old
African liOn-his show beast, named Sui
tan, which began its career in France by
biting a rustic's arm off some years ago
The beast has always been hard to man
aye. Bidel was about to make Sultan
stand on his hind legs, when the tanner
stumbled, from rheumatic pain, falling
prone. In an instant the lion bounced
upon him, fastening its teeth in his neck
and arms. All seemed over, and IA simul
tHneous cry of horror arose from the au
dence. Several women frainted. and
every one but Bidel and an assistant, who
was proVidentialy near, lost their heads.
by a tremendous effort of muscle and
will the lion-tamer clutched the lion by
the jaw and strove to hurl the mighty
mass away from him. AT the same time
the assistant, catching up Il long iron
tipped pole, made a determined lunge at
Sultan, who, bowling with pain, relaxed
his hold and retired next door to reflect
on the situation. Before the beast could
spring at him again, Bldel, streaming
with blood, dragged himself to the outer
door of the cage. Meanwhile all the ami
mails in the menagere had raised their
peculiar cries, making the place hldeous
a doctor present at once attended to the
wounds, Il in number but none immedi-
ately dangerous. Bldel at once offered to
re-enter the cage to complete the perfor
nance, but the public stopped him with
shouts of "lSSCzi 1SSc:' "Enough 4.
Enough ~ and he retired, for week or
ten DAYS To obtnin rest and nursing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
Level for Laying Tile.

Late summer and fall are the times when
the wi man proceeds TO dig his drains and
lay tile. a levcl,ng instrument for getting
the depth just right is described in The Iowa
Register. lake strips of lumber 1x213
inches. Have two pie es of this 10 feet long,
and one piece IL feet long. Make frame
OF the three like that in the picture, and
fasten it firmly together with bolts or
wrought nails, From A to b the distance
must be one rod, lGi3 feet. From the level
of the ground at TO the top of the instru-
ment at G the distance is 81 f ct The
cross piece f G is S or 10 inches from the
ground.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
(. ARM AND GARDEN.


The extracts and illustrations that we
have given from Professor Gle7son's horse
book have pleased our farmer friends so well
that we Law before them this week ano, her
o. the great horse educators useful ideas.
Ii Is the method of ,afely shoeing k clting
horse behind. We have seen the professor
himself take in hand n powerful draft horse,
with a hide full o ''cussedncss' as it
could stick an animal hat both struck out
before and cked out behnl, and in twenty
MINUTES tins marvellous man had him as
gentle rs a lamb After being dealt with
10y the method here explained, the horse
allowed hims L to b, tapped al aver his
hoo and hnl legs without moving n hair.
Befo. that he had to be put in, o me sort
of n cage whenever he was shrl, and the
operation cost Ii owner SO every time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
CYCLONES IN GEORGIA.
Great Damage to Crops in Several Coun
ties,


ATLANTA, Ga, July 9-For three weeks
past different parts of Georgia have been
visited by severe local cyclones, resulting
in no loss of human life, but in great dam
age to property. one of the first of these
storms passed through Henry, Spaldng
and Forsyth counties laying waste crops
which it is estimated not less than $4,000
will cover. Later Thomas and Brooks
counties, the home of the Leconte pear
were visited, and as Il result the crop is
completely ruined, and the trees are Sc
verely damaged. News has just come in
from Decatur county Of phenomenal
storm which passed over that section, be
ginning Wednesday week and continuing
until sunday. The rain fell IN torrents
alternately with fierce hurricane gusts
and enlivened by vivid flashes of light
ming. THIS county is dotted over with M
merous saw-mill-, many OF which We're
washed away and others severely dam
aged. The disaster around Faceville is
reckOned at $50 900
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
A LITTLE SUFFERER
Cleaus4d, Purified, and Beauti-
fled b.. the Cuticura Remedies.

1t affords me pleasure TO give you this re-
port OF The cure of our little TrdndChild 10y
your CtiiCvRN REMEDIES. when six months
Od his lett hand began to swell and had every
appearance of Il large boil. We pOutlccd it
Dut all to no purpose. About five months af-
ter 1t became running sore. Soon other
sores formed. He then had two of them on
eHch hand and as his blood became more and
more IMPURE it took less time Tor them to
break out. Sptc came ON the chm beneath
ihe under mp, which wuS very offensive. His
mead was one solid SCab. diSchargng Il great
dchI rms was his condition at twenty-five
months old, when undertook the care of him
his muthel having died when he was Il little
more than Il year O IT, of consumption ,,crofu-
la OF coulsc) He uid walk little, but
could not get ny it he fen down, and could
not move when Ia bed, having no use OF his
hands immcdatcl commenced with the
1IIiCuRA IL MEnlis, using the tCTfCCRA
ana CUTlCURA SOAp freely. ard hen he had
taken one otticof thc CUTICURA RESOLVENT.
ms mead was completely cured, and he was
improved IN every way. We were very much
encouraged, aud continued the use of the
Remedies Tor a y car and Il half. One sore af-
u smother hculCd, IT ton, matter forming in
each one y the Sc I'VE deep ones just before
ncaunE, whlcn wpuii finally grow loose and
were taken out ;thcn they would heal rapidly.
One OF these ugly bone formations prCserv-
ca. Alter taking dozen ard a half bottles
lie was comp ely en- ed, and is now, at the
aye Ci SIX years, att'Oug and healthy child.
Inc scar, ON his ha.Is must always remain
hls hands are strong though we once feared
he would never bc able to use them. All that
that physicians dtl for him did him no good.
All who saw the child before using the CUTG-
tuRA REMEDIES and see the child now con-
slder it Il wonderful cure. If the above facts
are OF any use to you, You are at liberty to
use them. Mrs f.. ;. briggs,
May ., 1851 81 E. Clay St., Bloomington, Ill.
The chIld was really in worse condition
than he appeared to his grandmother, VINO,
being with him every day, became Hccu tom
ed to the disc isc. MAGGIE HOPPING.
CUiICURA REMEDIES ar sold everywhere.
CUTfCURA, the great Skin Cure. 10 cts. CUTI-
CURA 'OAP, an exquisite Skin Beuutier, -
cts. { rtCURA RESOIVENT, the new Blood
Pu' cr. Sit Prepared by the POTTER
Drug A CHEMICAL CO., Boston.
Send f.. "How to Cure Skin Diseases"
ITCH ING, Scaly, Ptmply and Oily Skin
~ l bcautiticd 10y CUTGCURA SOAP.
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Washington Letter.

Among the pension bills approved by
the president the other day, was one for
the benefit of widow whose husband
was killed by rebels in Kentucky. He
was not in the army, hut was a farmer in
goOd circumstances. One day a squad of
Uuion soldiers stopped at his house TO
get something to eat. While they Were
AT the table a detachment of rebel sol
diers appeared. The Union soldiers es-
capped, but the unarmed civilian was shot
dead in his own house. The bill to give
his widow Il pension the president has APP
proved, but among the veto messages
sent to the House on yesterday was one
relating TO a bill to pension widow whose
two sons died in the Union service. and
whose husband after serving through the
war afterWard died from disease contract
ed while in the military service of his
country The veto is based upon the
ground that the evidence does not clearly
prove that the disease from which the
man died was contracted in the military
service or resulted from exposure in said
service. The briefs of these t wo cases
must have been prepared for the pres-
dents inspection by different clerks in
tue pension office.
Mr. Plumb in the Senate presented the
petition of John A. kirkpatrick, a pension
bill in whose favor has been vetoed. He
asked the Senate to do him a small act Of
justice and pass the bill over the veto
1t was evident, said Mr.. Plumb, that in
vetOlng this bill, the president had relin-
pushed his Office and made himself
merely the mouthpiece of some quill
driving slave of that circumlocution shop
the pension Office" "lf the president
had read the papers he never would have
been 50 silly" He appeals to Congress
against the malignant injustice of the
president" 1t was referred to the com
mlttee ON pensions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
Tho Crop Report Considerable Injury by
Drought.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE crop summary
in this weeks Issue of the runners Re
rtc0 says that in portions of Dakota,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa the in
jury to spring wheat by blight has been
increased. In large sections of Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the
fields We're visited by light rains at the
close of this week, the damage to grain
was such as to prevent any revival of life.
Inc injury, inflicted was complete. In
sections where drouth was most severe
The yield Will not exceed five to eight
bushels per acre The recent rains bet
Tered the corn prospects very greatly In
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. All
crops not matured show injury from the
drouth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16
THE RUTLAND RAILROAD.
Financial standing of the Company as
shown by the Annual Report.

The directors of the Rutland Railroad
company have made their 10th annual re-
port In it is included the statement of
Treasurer John A. Mead the financial
showing The receipts for the year
amount to 1907 ,S5l.19, divided as follows
Cash on hand July /, 1855, S46, $50 81 {; rent
of railroad, $40, goo; rent OF real estate,
$2lG7.95 notes receivable, $43ll.25; inter
est on notes and from deposits in bank,
$3.50. "a cash borrowed temporarily, SG4
900; discount on old claims bought in,
1914 dividend on 332S shares Addison
stock per cent, S99Si; Addison dIvi-
dends not called tor $2+. The payments
have been: Coupons, 3 per cent bonds
Si4 ,692 50; coupons, q per cent bonds, $50,
SO; interest on S64 900 borrowed, S235 % !;
interest on deferred dividends S3Ol. !:
notes payable, being the amount borrowed
temporarily Ono notes Outstandng), $6i,
900; old dividend paid, g; dividend No
10, $2910; dividend No. 20, $42, l55 ; divi-
dend No. 81, S31 ,500.15; old claims bought
in, S2O4 80; Addison railroad dividends
5000; Addison railroad special tax PAID
ISL 50; Chickering judgment, S97l5.45 eX-
pen>e account items, $l3,25l.26; taxes,
$40 50 Addison dividends, repaid. $24 ;
cash on hand as per balance sheet, 500
S3l 50; total, 1861 ,S5l.19.
Thn hnlaura Sbnat was ~ fnllotys
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wire or line over the top Of the stakes aud
nea ur, from that to the o tom Of the
trench us,nt n stania with "A plumb lin.
a;tac ell AMI a sliding croSs-pioce that can
be iusied to the proper height Do not
1cier laying tile because YOU cannot get an
* rt to 40 the work. Any conscientious
workman can do the work. possibly not 20
FIST, but still successfully.
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The farme. who hurries his work by
drafts from the whisky bottle, Will have
10 settle vexltious account with his liver
hp.or, the season is over. The liver is an in
cxorabl io'k-aeerer and when it makes a
craft on mans vitality, tie DRAFT must he
honor d. Orange County FarmeE
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The base is formed of a stout board, about
the sizs of the head Of a flour barrel. Two
dozen steel wires, about as large as tele-
gra1h wire, are fastened into the board,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16

Slantng rs shown
in the illustration.
The upper ends are
sharrencd on a
grindstone. In SCI
ting the trap grass
or dirt should be
placed over the
board to hide its
color. The noisiest
chicken on the
place is tied in the
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HAWK TRAP.

center of the wires and left for the hawk.
Do not polish the wires. When the hawk
swoops down for his breakfast he is speared
upon the sharp steel points.
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A Negro Rising Feared.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July Sit is re-
ported that the negroes in the vicinity of
the Tate plantation are preparing for II
general uprising The trouble arose ON
the Tate farm by n demand of colored
nelu hands, most them organized us
Knights OF Labor, for higher wages.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-16

The board cOngratulates the stockhold
ers upon tue Improvement that has been
made in the affairs of the company for the
past year. They say: Public confidence
in our securities seems to be restored, as
shown by the advance in price which they
have made and which we have witnessed
with satisfaction" During the winter of
1881 the preferred stock was sold as low
as IA, although Messrs. Clement * Sons
We're heavy purchasers. The second mort
gage bonds were at 30 and the first at 90
Since the company came under its pres
ent control the stock and bonds have
steadily advanced. The first mortgage
bonds are now selling at 1l3 the second
at 100 the preferred stock at 30% and the
common AT :. II the lessee company were
hot Withholding II portion OF the rental
on account of taxes, a claim which is dis
puted, the dividends could be increased
and that would still further enhance the
price of the stock. But there is very lit
tie stock on the market at the present
time
Up to date about 500, 4l2. 50 of the rent
reserved in the lease of the road has been
withheld by the lessees on the ground of
the amount of taxes apportioned by them
10 the Rutland company, under the pres
ent statute for taxing the gross earnings
of railroads. The company claims that
such retention is without right, and that
it is entitled to receive the full amount of
rent stipulated in the contract.