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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Things to Do and to Know.


The Niagara is the most popular of the
white grapes.
Chickens can be fattened in twelve
days to two weeks if they are kept in a
partly dark place and fed all they will
eat.
DR.. Loring says nothing but a horse
should be called thoroughbred. Cattle
of that class, he says, should be called
pure bred.
Two shorthorn bulls, COW and heifer
have been purchased from the queen 8
farm at Windsor, and have gone to the
United States.
High bred horses should not be worked
in the collar, because their shoulders are
SO sharp pointed and slanting that the
collar will not fit over them.
The Audubon society for the protec-
ton of birds from milliners and ladies
was formed in New York city in Febru-
airy. 1t has spread throughout the coun-
try and is having success
The Western farmers have evidently
reached IA point where nothing short of
fire dried corn can be relied upon for seed.
Here is a question we would like to have
some of the learned writers elucidate.
Ten years ago one-half the seed las
taken from the crib to the planter 10
do such a thing now would be to get
less than half a stand of corn. Is our
corn like the Jersey COW, so inbred that
it has no vitality?-Peoria Transcript.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Harvesting Broom Corn.

The breaker will walk backward and
seize the corn about as high Us the waist
band of his trousers with the lett hand,
at the same time seizing it with the right;
then with u jerk downward and back
ward he lays it diagonally across the
row. Then the cutter with knife like
a shock knife follows and cuts IL handful
with a shank to each brush, about six
inches long, and lays it on top of the
table, whence the haulcrs gather it and
take it to the shed, where Il cylinder, set
full of wire teeth and run by horse
power takes the seed off. The latter
operation is termed "holding ON, - and two
or three men will girt and straighten the
brush for the man who ''holds on" He
will take handful. and with one knee
braced against the cylinder frame will
lay the brush on the rapidly revolving
cylinder, and with right and left turn
of the wrists will clean the seed off. He
then lays the brush in an X shaped box;
it is then carried by the shelver and laid
on shelves made of poles or laths, where
it is allowed to dry. Then it is "bulked,"
or taken Off the shelves and put down in
pile for convenience in baling
Some of the growers in Douglas county
Ills, have as high as 300 acres. They
run force of 80 men, and no one
stands around in the house or out. Last
year there were about $4,000 acres of
broom corn grown in this county. This
year there are about 90, 600 acres. Good
corn makes about ton to three acres,
and the crop will average that here this
year. At $50 ton it is equal to an
average crop of Indian corn at 30 cents
bushel Indian corn does we'll following
broom corn, but small grains always
make poor crop.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19

The following is a statement of the
comparative prices in this country sixty
years ago: A bushel Of wheat would buy
two yards of calico, or domestic shirting;
now it will buy fifteen or twenty yards of
the same grade of goods. A bushel of
corn would then buy u pound Of nails;
now it will buy ten pounds. A pair of
factory blankets would cost COW in
1920; now the price of common COW
will buy five pairs of as good quality. A
bushel OF salt then required twenty dozen
of eggs to pay for It; that number of eggs
will now buy ten bushels Of salt.-Iowa
Register
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19

A PATENT MIXER AND A NEW
TANGLED MILK PAIL.

The Hc, Is u Friend to Man II He IL
Txeated Half Way Notwithstanding
INSTRUMENTATION Broom Corn Is
Harvested.
There is patent arrangement for milk
ing cows that is sometimes used 1t Is.
British invention. It is not to be used
for steady thing, however, hut for cows
with sore teats. The tubes are inserted
gently into the teats, and pushed grad
ually upward. The passage for the milk
thus being open, it will flow down by the
simple force of gravity, and stream
Though the mixer into the pail. The
squeezing of sores on the cows teats Is
thus avoided.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Pruning Grape Vines.

Any time after the leaves have fallen
will answer for pruning grape vines. It
is probably best to do it in the fall, so
that the vines will be thrown down from
the trellises. Near the ground they will
be covered with snow, and thus protected
from injury by severe frost. 1t is not
best in very cold climates to cut back very
closely The bud next the cut may be
frozen, and it is better to leave longer
stub and cut back in the spring after this
danger has passed.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
WARM SHED.

will soon devour the hay or straw used as
a covering and weather boarding"
Skeleton sheds can be made opening
into the barn-yard, and these top-covered
with corn fodder, with the back and ends
treated the same way. If the frame is
made strong enough, entire crops of fod-
der can be stored on the top of the shed,
and used as needed. We have, for sew
eral seasons, used such skeleton shed,
when we did not have room in barns and
out buildings to store the fodder; the fod-
der kept admirably. American Agricul-
turiSt
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
FEEDING TROUGH FOR PIGS.

An upright board, which runs length
wise of the trough, divides it into two
parts, and keeps the pigs from getting into
the trough. Strips, four inches wide,
nailed to the edges of the trough, divide
the length into spaces for each pig to feed
in, and prevent one pig from crowding
the next one. There must always be
more spaces provided than there are pigs
to feed, in order to avoid fighting among
the animals. These troughs may be
made of various lengths, according to the
number of pigs to be fed
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Pig Partners.

The way for the small farmer to make
money out of his hogs is to take them
into partnership. This can be done in a
number of ways. At first they will take
the sour milk and turn it into money in
the most profitable way it can be done
Experiments have shown this The
kitchen Stops, which often defile the back
door, can also be used by the active part
ner, and, if strengthened little with
middlings, they will rapidly turn into
cash. Then come the weeds. l have
found out what the most of them grow
for-to feed pigs. Those that they won't
eat will make good manure, and here the
pig is partner worth having
There are lots of things which litter up
the grounds and make them look rough
and unkept which the pigs will help to
get out of the way. The only vehicle
necessary to do the business of the firm
is Il wheelbarrow. 1t can be loaded both
ways taking weeds to the pigsty and
going back with manure for the crops in
the garden. Nothing like hog manure
out in the lot where it was plowed under
for the fodder corn The stalks are twice
as large as they are where the barnyard
manure was put. 1t is SO every time.
The pig will turn the plantains, the purs-
lane and the lawn grass to the best &C
count A friend had a field full of wild
morning glories and they ran the crops
out SO badly that it hardly paid to cult
vate the land. He got a hint from Kirby
Homestead, and bought up a lot of shoats
took them as partners and turned them
into the field. Every day some shelled
corn was scattered about and the hogs
ate it and rooted around for more, and so
got taste of the roots of the morning
glories, and they kept roofing for them
until the field was entirely cleared
Another had large lawn full of live
forever, and it defied all cutting hoeing
and sailing. The despised pig was
turned in and fed just enough to keep it
keen and smart, and it went to roofing.
The door yarl did not look very inviting
that season, and passers by wondered at
the taste, but the pigs cleared oct the live
forever so thoroughly that not vestige
remained. and the next spring there was
the clean ground to make smooth and
handsome lawn. Pigs will worry this
ties awfully in the same way, and all
other foul stuff. The land always well
comes their presence, Judging by the eX-
preston afterward.
Where pigs are kept there will always
be good crops. Pigs should be taken as
permanent partners, but the location
should be changed frequently. Two
years is long enough to carry on business
in the same place. For this reason port
able shelters are good thing, or it may
be so arranged that the shelter shall be
stationary. but the feeding place should
be all around.-F. ID. Curtis in Rural
New Yorker.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Live Agricultural Newspaper.

Although the COUNTRY GENTLEMAN has
been GREATLY ENLARGED. TIE terms
continue as below when paid strictly in adj
vance: ONE Copy. one year -. 80; Four
COPIES. $40. and an additional copy for one
year free 10 the sende of the Club; TEN Cop
les, 800. and AN additional copy tor the year
free to the sender of the club,
~ All NEW Subscribers for 1857, paving
in advance now. WILL RECEIVE THE PAPER
WEEKLY, from OUR RECEIPT of the remitt-
anre. IT, January lst. 1887 WITHOUT CHARGE.
nv SPECIMAN COPIES FREE. Address
LUTHER TUCKER & SON, Publishers,
ALBANY, n Y
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
PATENT MIXER.

There is a single silver tube, with holes
in the side for the milk to come out, that
is sometimes used in cases of intlamed
udder. 1t is gently and gradually forced
into the milk passage, and the fluid flows
as before
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Repairing Underdrains.

1t is fact which experienced ditchers
well know that digging down to repair
ditch is less laborious than moving soil
that has never been dug through before
This means, of course, places where the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
NEW YORK OBSERVER,
NEW YORK.
MY HE>D WAS FAIRLY Rotten,

My HE,D WAS FAIRLY ROTTEN,
And how much suffered is hard to describe
Tha. loathsome disease. catarrh, caused the
above and the doctors sid they could not re-
lieve me. l paid hundreds of dollars for
which received no benefit. l got more good
from two bottles of sulphur Bitters han
from all the money paid to doctors. shall
continue the sulphur Bitter> as | have good
faith that they will cure mes. NJ Day, Al
Hanover St., Boston.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19

the sides and top
will ef'ectually
keep out the nor
casters. The front
should be pro-
vid d with a
door, and the
shed made where
the cattle cannot
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Warm Shed,

The shed here illustrated is proof against
almost any winters cold, and especially
if the opening is towards the south. The
dense mass of hay so closely packed on
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
Pig Trough.

Some man, it does not appear who, has
improved pig trough The sides of the
trough are firmly nailed to the end
boards.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-19
1871 THE cULTIvAToR 1897
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If paper ~ d Stvle Of publication. it occupies
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OF
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
SUPT. PRIOR S FAREWELL.

G. II. Prior, whose resignation as as
sistant general superintendent of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & ST.. Paul railroad,
with headquarters at Minneapolis, was
announced few days ago, sends the fol-
lowing circular note to his former associ-
ates and subordinates:
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31.-To>day closes
my twentysi six years of service to this
company, and of my association with
you. Very many of you have long been
my personal friends. Hundreds of you
have learned to value for your fidelity to
every duty and your suficiency in every
emergency. I cannot bid you farewell
one by one. | wish you all Godspeed,
and daily consciousness, as we'll as pleas
ant recollections, of we'll spent lie. I
bespeak for my successor, and for the
good old company, with no doubtfulness
of expectation, the same cheerful loyalty
which you have always accorded to my
official relation. G.. 1T. PRIOR,
Assistant General Superintendent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
CENTRAL FAIR ATTRACTIONS.

Bicycle racing by local wheelmen will
be one of the attractions at the Central
Fair next week. Arrangements are made
Tor some of the best trotting and running
races ever seen on the Central track.
It is defnitelysettled, that game of base
ball between the Lake Mills Blues and the
Hartford club will be played On the Cen
trail Fair grounds Friday. September II.
The Lake Mills club have been engaged
and the Hartford club will cross bats
with the Blues III which case a splen-
did game will be witnessed, both Or
CARNATIONS containing the best non pro-
fessional base ball material in the state.
One hundred dollars is the purse; $50
Tor the winning club and $40 for the de-
feated club. This disposition of the purse
will put both clubs on their mettle to win.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08

Window shades and trimmings pew
and bright at Raue 4 Dobbratz's. 48
Use Fairbanks soap. Itwashes per-
fectly and softens the hands and skin.
The Central Fair next week has the
finest attractions ever offered by the So
ciety.
City subscribers to The REPUBLICAN
who fail to receive their papers regular
ly at the Post Office, will please notify
this office that the error may be traced out
and corrected.
Paint and Whitewash Brushes from
the best manufacturers in the United
States, lower than ever at Straw & Muir
phys. SO
"A party of about 125 went from here
on the excursion to Kilbourn City and
the Dells last Sunday. A fine days en-
joyment is reported by those who took in
the trip
The marriage of Charles Ell. Miller
and Miss Title Schultz is announced to
take place at the residence of the brides
parents, in the First ward, tomorrow
evening.
The finest line of camp chairs ever
seen this in city; call and examine before
buying elsewhere at John Keck & Sons.
46
The Northwestern University con-
menced her new school year Wednesday
September 1st. President Ernst having
returned from Europe new students will
apply to him for admission.
The eigh,y.ninth ballot was taken
! 10 the Waukesha convention last night,
after which the conclave adjourned until
this morning. The last ballot was Ackley
9, Delaney 10, O'Meara 7, Martin 2. 1t
is announced that the Martin vote will
be given to O'Meara to-day.
AT Turner Hell, Stewards Ora matte
company will play during Fair week with
entire change of programme each night,
at the low price of only 10 and 20 cents.
This is one of the best cheap price shows
on the road; they carry 16 people. The
hall is fitted up completely throughout.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republican County convention,
held at Jefferson Saturday for the election
of delegates to the State and Congress
sional conventions, was largely attended,
all portions of the county being repre-
sented. r. Hoe, of Jefferson, presided,
and [. S. Hayhurst, of Waterloo, acted
as secretary. A molten made to accord
to Mr.. Caswell the privilege of naming
his own delegates to the Congressional
convention at Elkhorn, Sept. Is, follow
ing the example of Mr.. Cooper in Racine
and Mr.. Weeks in Walworth, was passed
unanimously. Mr.. Caswell thanked his
friends for the good will and confidence
thus expressed, but declined the honor,
being perfectly willing to leave his in
terests at Elkhorn il the hands of the
convention. The convention then pro
ceeded to the election of the following
delegates to the Congressional convention:
J. I. Moak, T. S. ayhurst, F. B. futile,
John Whittet, George c. Smith, w, d.
Hoard. The following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, By the Republican county
convention, that we heartily endorse tn e
administration of Gov. J. M Rusk. and
especially his prompt suppression of any
and all manifestations OF anarchy in our
state.
Delegates to the State convention were
elected as follows: J. w. Ostrander,
George Grimm, Fl. A. Wedemeyer, +. NJ
Griswold, George q. Mansfield and Chas.
Lynch. 1t was decided to call the Re-
publican county convention for the
nomination of county officers on Wednes-
day, Sept. 20.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
odd Fellows Excursion to Bosto

The meeting Of the Sovereign Gran
Lodge of Odd Fellows, which will hol
its next session in the city of Boston, COZ.
mencing Monday, Sept. 20, presents
extraordinary opportunity for all Oh
Fellows and their families to make trl
to Boston and return at an extremely 10
rate. All lines leading from Chicago
Boston will sell tickets at rate of 1885,
for the round trip, and agents of Il.
Chicago & North Western railway w
sell tickets through to Boston and retur
at a rate of one fare for the round trip Il.
Chicago and return added to the $3.50
rate, Chicago to Boston and return. Ful
information relative to the trip can b.
obtained by addressing any agent of tb
Chicago & North Western railway, or
E. S. HAIR,
Gen'l Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
Morning and Evening.
Written for The REPUBLICAN,. /

written 1Or Inc REPUBLICAN,.
My soul was filled with ambition;
Some day in a future time
l was surely going to climb
Up to the heights supernal,
Til found the gems | sought
But this was a morning thought.
My soul was filled with WEAKNESS
''The world is so hollow l said:
1.-The future is something to dread"
No use i'll sturdy ambition
When fame is so easily bought
But this was an evening thought.
l rose from my couch a-singiDg
And my step kept time to my song:
II will sing through the whole day long
And the hours will speed in their gladness
For the spirit of JOY I've caught
But this was morning thought
I went to my couch assigning;
For joy had eluded my grasp
And instead I found in my clasp
The spirit of grief reclining,
| said: 'life with sorroWaais fraught"-
But this was an evening thought
l knelt and prayed at the dswning
And my spirit was tender and calm,
L said: "There can come no harm
To my life for nv soul is trusting.
The pathway of truth l have sought
But this was morning thought
said 81 had doubts" in the cleaning,
And the shadows grim and wild
Seemed to claim me as their child
For my truapt faith went roaming
And many battle fought
But this was an evening thought.
There will come dawn, sweet heaven,
That will last for aye and aye,
A dawn far beyond the sky,
When the Lrave bright thoughts of morning
Will live Away, as they ought
And THIS is a morning thought.
ELIZABETH BAKER BoHAN.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
SECOND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

The Republicans of tie Second Assem-
bly, district of Jefferson county will be
fortunate il, as now appears quite proba-
BILE. they can prevail upon George Grimm,
of Jefferson, to be their candidate for the
legislature. Mr.. Grimm is a popular
young German of recognized ability at
the bar, possessing all the qualifications
necessary for a strong candidate. The
district on straight vote has a slight
Democratic majority, but with Mr. Grimm
to lead them the Republicans might well
feel assured of success, and thereforejwe
hope to be able 10 chronicle Mr., Grim MS
nomination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-08
PRESENTATION.

The hall of the ST. Bernard G. T. A.
society was the scene Monday evening of
a pleasant affair, being the presentation
TO Rev. Father w. Corby, on the eve of
his departure for Notre Dame, of beau.
tiful Breviary in four Volumes handsome
morocco binding, valued at 500, and a
purse of 5000. The books were presented
by John G. Conway and the purse by
Harlow Pease, both gentlemen making
fitting remarks. Rev. Father CcFby re-
sponded feelingly, with heart apparent
ly too full for utterance, being taken
completely by surprise.