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If an editor omits ANYTHING. he

Ii an editor omits anything, he is
lazy if he reports things as they
are, people are mad il he smooths
down the rough points, he is bribed;
if he does not furnish his readers
with jokes he is prosy if he does,
he is q rattlchead and lacks stabil-
ty; if he condemns the wrong, he is
a good fellow, but lacks discretion
if he lets wrong go unmentioned, he
is q coward if he INDUCES in per.
sonalities, he is q blackguard, and il
he does not, his paper is dull and in
sipid.
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How're GAIN FLESH AND STRENGTH

How're GAIN FLESH AND STRENGTH.
Use after each meal SCOTS Emul-
sion with Hypophosphites. 1t is as
palatable as milk, and easily digested.
The rapidity with which delicate PEG
pie improve with its use is wonder
full. Use it and try your weight. AS
remedy for Consumption, Throat
affections, and Bronchitis, it is I'M
equaled. Please read:
used SCOTS Emulsion in a
child eight months old with good re-
suits. He gained four pounds in a
very short time Tho. PRIM, M.
d., Alabama.
IL gave SCOTS Emulsion to a gen
tleman 65 years old, troubled with
Chronic Bronchitis, with the most
excellent results. - C. CAsoN,
Broken Arrow, Ala.
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DALrlMORE AND OHIO RAfLkUap
I'D TIME TABLE,
Hs Effect ~HpGoy, Noe. rs, 1855
WEST ROUDD.


No | Cincinnati Llmited BALI, leaves
Martiuehurg ) 04 IN. connect at'!iancock
for Befkaes rprngs. exccp; 1a1 lay
Mo- Pit,sbnrG. Wheeling Il Chicago
Expresi. DAILY, le-ves Nsriinsbnrs II : m
No Cincinnati aad "he huE Expres
leaves Nartnshurg % "a Jn, daily stcp3 al
Hancock, Sir Johns Run god Paw Paw
No Chicago AMI z. isoarL Limited,
daily, leaves MaluasoHrs 10 o. 10. con
meets al Hancock for Bsrkel-! Sprlags, ex
cept Sundsy
No IS Baltimore and Grafton Accoamo.
dalton, leaves Mar'insUGrg IS, daily ex,
cept 5urday Stops a. ali gtaIiops, C meets
Hancock Tor Berkeley Springs and Green
Spring Run for Rooney
Noe Ealupora ana Keyser Ace mmoda.
ton, leaves MartInsourg $50 III, daily 4:
stors al all stations, connects a. hancock
for Berkeley Springs, except Sdndlg
No l47 Leaves norper's Ferry Z LAO p m !;
arrives a. A,artiusours 9 40 P IN, daily except
SunGay
No Leaves M4rtinsburg II 81 m, daily;
arrives at Washington ! So p IN Baltimore
255, Philadel aia 6 p III Connects at Iiar.
per S Ferry for all p.ints on Valley Road
No Leaves Martinsburg : 20 IN, daily
st Washington o IS Baltimore IO4s leaves
BGitimore / a y, arrives at philadelphia 4
q m
No Leaves Martinsburg 3 SO a m, daily,
stops at S. V JUNCTION ; arrives at VI 4shing
ton 20, Baltimore 100 q m
No Leaves artnsburg 5 .Cs m, daily;
arrives at Washington 7.20 Baltimore 80
II Philadelphia 70 p m
No &c Accommodation via old line, leaves
Martnsourg 10 80 m, daily Except Sunday,
stops al all st4ti0as. connects at Harpers
Ferry Tor alley, st WeaveSton for Hsgers-
town and at Frederick J,.nction for Frede-
rick.
No IS Daily, leaves Martiasburg 4.40 m,
stops al all stations west of Gathersburg for
passengers, and 81 all stations OIL metropoli-
tan branch T. let of passengers connects
for Winchester, hagtrstown and frederick
No l48 Leaves Martinsourg { 10 M daily
except sunday arrives at Harper's Ferry
6 SIS nj connects Tor Winchester, Hagers
town aud Frederick,
G. w. SANTMAN,
Ticket Agt., Martinsburg
c. o. SCULL,
Gen'l Pass. Agt., Baltimore.
WIN. CLEMENTS,
Gen'l Manager, Baltimore.
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The official report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture makes the area
in corn for the crop of this year 75,-
100000 acres, and the yield 26 bush
els per acre. This makes the crop
l,9O0,0OO,OOO being the largest ever
grown in this country.
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w. } Robinson, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
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EXECUTORS SALE
OF A.
BERKELEY COUNTY FARM.


BY virtue OF the authority given noe 80 Ex-
tcutor OF VIM. j. Hensell, deceased, of record
ia the County Court Clerks office, Berkeley
County, "a will Book No %. pages 2s3 and
1884, viii offer at public sale in front of the
Court House, in Martinsburg, !" Va on
SATU RDAY, Dec. Is, 'SS,
at one clock NJ that esiranle arm of
which the late VIM. j. Hensell died, pos.
aessed, situated about % miles Southeast of
Bedi9qto Station. Y, r. r., and miles
Northeast Of Martinsburg, containing about
liz ACRES
more or lees About 10 sores Of the same is
in timber. The land is prit cip,lly limestone
in gooo state cultivation TN the prem.
ises 10 a productive orchard o. thrifty young
trees. and well Of good wafer neor the
house.
TIE buildings consist Of log house, good
barn corn crib, and other cut buildings. Is
convenient to church and sch Oh
This is desirable farm and well worthy
the attention of persons wanting home.
be purchaser viii be entitled 10 two ffths
OF the growing crop Of wheAt, t'y paying toe
present ,enan for two ifths of the fertil ger
used The crop of corn and 1000 shingles
are rest rived Possession giyer april lst,
1889
TERsS Of SALE One third cash on
day OF sac, one third in twelve months the
balance IN two years or ct the death of the
wido at til option of the purchaser. The
deferret pay meuts to be secured b lien on
he property, with interest from day OF sale
and il desired by the purcr aser, tina. the last
payment rem. in unpaid Until the death Of
the widow. the interest 10 be- paid annual v,
JAS. II. MYERS, EXctr OF
MN. }. HENsELL, decd
Snyders Wills.
Nov II, 'ss. Jefferson Co., " Va.
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OVER one thousand sold, and yetw are
not happy. Why? because we waut every
body 10 have one Of our H II. II. Shirts. It's
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Call at @ P. HERRrSG's Happy Hit Shirt
House,
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-22
agricultural department.
Fall Manuring and Flowing.

1t is not too late to SOW grass seed
without grain for the next wears
crop. as our wet season will be apt
to cause it to catch we'll and come
up quickly. Those who conld not
do this last month, as they intended
to do, may do it now if they have
time. Fields should be plowed now
for sowing to rye next month, and
if rye is wanted next spring as a
soiling crop for the mich cows, it
should be sown as soon as it can be
done now. Land which is to be
early planted next spring should be
plowed whenever time can be found.
If it is green sward the grass upon
it now will be almost equal to a dress
ing of manure for next years crop,
and the roots will have decayed in
time for spring cultivation. If the
crop is one that usually thrives bet
ter upon old land than green sward,
put the manure on this fall, blowing
it under or working it with the disk
harrow, as experience may have
proved best for the crop in question,
or upon such soil and give it time to
become thoroughly incorporated with
the soil during the time of fall rains
and winter frosts. No invariable
rule can be given in regard to the
method of applying manure for all
the various crops. There are so
many varieties of soil, the seasons
vary so much, and the conditions of
soils that look very much alike may
be so changed by previous methods
of cultivation or by lack of cultiva-
ton, that each farmer must study
upon these matters for himself. He
must ask himself: Will this land
wash away in fall rains and spring
thaws if plowed in the fall? Will it
dry out earlier in the spring or hold
water later? Will the manure leach
down through the subsoil beyond the
reach of the plant roots if put there
six months before the seed is sown,
or will it be held there and become
a part of the soil itself? Will a
coarse manure plowed under now
serve as a sort of underdrainage to
make the land dry in the spring, or
will it lie there undecayed until the
dry season next year, when it will
increase the danger of the crops
suffering from drought? These are
some of the problems that arise in
regard to fall blowing and manuring,
and they are difficult to determine
without a thorough knowledge of
the past history of the land, as well
as general knowledge of the princi-
piles of agricultural chemistry.-Cul-
tiUdtOr.
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9aaies' Column.
Hints to FTousekeepers.

A salt hun should he soaked over
night in plenty of soft water pre-
vious to boiling.
Use warm knife in cutting warm
bread and the like.
After washing a wooden bowl,
place it where it will dry equally on
all sides, away from the stove.
Fruit stains on white goods can
be removed by pouring boiling wa
ter directly from the kettle over the
spots.
If you want poached eggs to look
particularly nice, cook each egg in
a muffuring placed in the bottom of
saucepan of boiling water.
For cleaning brass use a thin paste
of plate powder, two tablespoonfuls
vinegar, four tablespoonful of al
cohol. Rub with piece of flannel :;
polish with channels.
A paste of whiting and benzine
will remove spots from marble.
Be very particular about disinfect-
ing the kitchen sink. Washing soda
two tablespoonfuls to a gallon of
boiling water, makes an excellent
wash to pour hot into the sink at
night after you have finished using
1t.
Hive syrup is good for Group or
Inflammation of the lungs. 1t must
be kept in a cool place, for if it
sours it is very poisonous.
A creaking hinge can be cured by
the use of black lead pencil of the
softest number, the point rubbed in
to all the crevices of the hinges.
Corks may be made air and water
tight by keeping them for five min
utes under melted parafiine. They
must be kept down with a wire
screen.
When the dish towels begin to
IOiNA lAOil OOS5CunCls OiC OCob
outside, as small or large as you
like, and run together around and
across through the centre with coarse
thread.
We have removed the very worst
ink stains from carpets of very del
icate colors by rubbing them with
skim milk, and when they are almost
effaced, washing them with a cloth
wrung out in boiling water without
soap. Then cover the place with a
dry cloth, and let it remain for a
day.
Suet should be cooked before it is
stale. Boil for two or three hours,
then strain through a linen cloth.
One-fourth of this fat and three
fourths lard is a good mixture for
frying doughnuts.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-22

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-22

FAT AND LEAN MEAT.-We are
glad to see that the markets of En-
gland are said to demand lean pork
rather than that which is over fat
that is to say, pork in. which the pro-
portion of fat is not excessive; we are
of the opinion that there is altogether
too much fat in proportion to the
lean in our hogs, our sheep, our
beef and our poultry.
1t is coming to be understood that
an animal need not be very fat in
order to have his meat tender and
toothsome to produce such meat re-
quires a young animal, grown quick
ly upon nutritious food, such as
clover, grass, wheat bran, oats,
beans and oil cake; the temptation
in our country, where maize is cheap,
is to feed it alone and in excess,
yielding meat of excessive fairness,
but really far less desirable as food
than meat that can be produced by a
more varied system of feeding with,
we believe. quite as much profit to
the feeder.
We would suggest to our readers
to try a mixture of corn meal with
bran, oil meal, either linseed or cot
tonseed, oats or beans ground with
corn aud for poultry mixture of
scraps and meal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-22
Cooking a Husband.

Miss COrson has long been IA
nous from her lectures and articles
on cooking. Many are the house
holds who rise up and call her bless
ed. Frowns and discussions have
given away to smiles and unanimity
because of more palatable food and
quiet nerves, the result of better di-
gestion.
When Miss Corson prepares a rec
ipe for cooking husbands, we shrink
back with horror, then begin to read,
and before we have finished reading
make up our minds that it is the part
of wisdom to put some theories into
practice. She prefaces her recipe
by saying that if followed, it will re-
suit in making the husbands both
"tender and good"
A good many husbands are utterly
spoiled by mlsmanagement. Some
women go about it as if their nus
bands were bladders and so "blow
them ups" others keep them con-
tinualiy in hot water; others again
let them freeze by their carelessness
and Indifference others roast them,
while some others keep them in Il
pickle all their lives. 1t cannot be
supposed that any husband will be
tender and good managed in this
way, but they are really delicious
when properly treated.
In selecting your husband you
should not be guided by the silvery
appearance, as in buying mackerel
nor by the golden tint as if you want
ed salmon. Be sure you select him
yourself, as tastes differ. Do not
go to the market for him, the best
are always brought to your door and
even then it is far better to have
none, unless you patiently learn how
to cook him. A preserving kettle of
finest porcelain is best; but if you
have nothing but an earthernware
pipkin it will do with care. See
that the linen you wrap him in is
nicely washed and mended, with
the required number of buttons and
strings nicely sewed on. Tie him
in the kettle by a strong silk cord
called comfort" as the one called
''duty''is apt to be too weak. They are
apt to fly out of the kettle, or be burn
ed and crusty on the edges, since like
crabs and Holsters, you must cook
them While alive. Make a clear,
steady fire out of love, neatness
and cheerfulness. Set him as near
this as seems to agree with him. If
he sputters and fixes do not be anx-
ious; some husbands do this until
they are quite done. Add a little
sugar, in the form of what cOnfec-
TONERS call kisses, but no vinegar
or pepper on any account. "A iltIle
spice improves them, but must be
used with judgment. Do not stick
any sharp instrument into him to
see if he is becoming tender. Stir
him gently watch the while lest he
lies too fat and close to the kettle,
and so become useless. You cannot
fail to know when he is done. If
thus treated you will find him very
digestible, agreeing nicely with the
children, and he will keep as long as
you want, unless you become care
less, or set him in too cold a place.
Farm, Field and Stoclnedn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-22
TATE SPRINGS, TENN, July 4, 1888.

Il ATE OPKlNt1S, 1ENN., jury 4, 1000.
The Swift Specific Co., All anita, Ca:
Durir the spring of 1871, while working
in the fed at my home in Morgan county,
Ca pulled off my shoes to give my feet
rest Unfortunately, | walked into clump
of poison oak, and in few days my feet
wee n a terrible condition, and l could not
put on shoe because of the soreness and
swelling. | was treated as poison oak cases
usually are, and everything was healed up.
About the same time the following spring,
1872, my feet became sore again, as at first,
and every succeeding spring for FIVE years
brought back the same condition of the dis
ease, only each time it became more dis
tressinp because | began to think it was a
lifetime trouble. Finally, | was induced to
try Swift's Specific. | took six bottles, and
to-day am entirely well. My improvement
was gradual from the first, and no evidence
of the disease remains. | shall take pleas
ure in testifying as to its curative proper
ties. 1t is the greatest blood purifier in ex-
istence. Yours truly, ]. L. MORGAN.
The foregoing certificate is taken at
random from thousands of letters in possess
sion of the Swift Specific Co., and presented
simply as q sample. 1t is voluntary
statement, giving facts and results of the
case. Its accuracy and genuineness are
beyond question.
valuable Treatise on Blood and Skin
Diseases mailed free. Address
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 9 Atlanta. Ga.
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The Poultry Yard.

All of the old hens should have
been sold in September, but if any
are left that are not to be kept over
they should be sent to market at
once, because but few eggs may be
expected from them for the next
| three months. Pullets Matched out
in April should receive extra atten-
ton for the next three months, or
they will not continue to lay as they
should. A pullet that begins to lay
by the middle of November, should
be fed we'll enough, and kept suffi-
GENTLY warm, to be kept laying
through the winter. To feed we'll,
is not only to feed enough, but to
feed great variety.
While one feed of corn should be
given every day, oats, wheat, barley,
shorts, ground oats and cracked
corn should be fed several times a
week. With the shorts should be
mixed ground scraps, and with the
oats and cracked corn, ground bone,
and after cold weather sets in boiled
potatoes, turnips and beets should
be mixed with the shorts, ground
oats and cracked corn. In addition
to the above soft bones should be
purchased of the provision dealer,
with some meat on them. These
should be pounded fine and fed dali
ly, pound to every sixteen laying
hens. Ground oyster-shells and
plenty of gravel should always be
kept by the hens. There should also
be plenty of good water, which, dur
ing the winter shold be given warm
every morning.
The hen-house should be warm
and we'll lighted, but not too much
glass, for where one whole side of
building is glass the sun in February
and March shines in too hot in the
middle of the day, and at night the
cold comes in through the glass to
an extent which causes too much
difference in the temperature between
day and night. A moderate amount
of glass keeps a more even temper
allure, and thus secures better health
for the birds. Each fifty hens should
be fed one cabbage head a day.