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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
About Milking.

Let every mixer have the same COW
to milk regularly each night and morn
ing, and let him begin every time with
the same one, milking each in the same
order and closing with the same one
every time. This regularity induces a
sort of expectancy or habit in the cows,
and each is prepared to be MIXED when
her turn comes. There is sort of sur
prise or excitement about being MIXED
out of order that lessons the flow.
Cows get used to their mixer, enjoy
the operation more and do better than
they will if they have different mixers.
1t is important that the COW should like
her mixer and have confidence in him.
Strip the teats at least twice after ex-
hausting the first flow, and be sure that
the milk is all drawn. This gives
nature to understand that you demand
the full amount and expect her to keep
up the flow. Leaving little milk gives
her the opposite hint, which she is sure
to take. Nature responds to demand.
No demand, no supply. Keep all the
dirt possible out of the milk and do
not depend on the strainer to take out
dirt Only hairs and such dirt as is
mechanically held can be strained out.
What is dissolved in the milk will re-
main there to soil it and injure its
flavor and keeping qualities. d.
Curtis, IN Mirror and Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
Insecticides.

| used one-fourth of pound of Paris
green in forty gallons of water and
sprayed about $50 trees twice over the
first time just when the apples were
forming Cor when they were as large as
peas), and then again in about ten days.
Eighty of our trees that we SPRAYED are
sixteen years old. These were all
Greetings, from which we got 301 bar
rels of fine apples. Every one that
saw the orchard said they never saw
such sight-so many apples on such
young trees. One or two of them bore
seven barrels of apples each. Besides
these, we sprayed forty trees about
thirty years old, from which we picked
800 barrels-twelve and one-half barrels
to the tree on an average. From about
thirty-fve old trees that were sprayed
we got 100 barrels of apples. Total,
800 barrels from sprayed trees. We
have in all about | 900 trees, of which
100 were sprayed. We got only 300
barrels from $40 trees which were not
sprayed, but of course we did not en-
pect so many from these. They did
not bloom as fully as the rest, in fact
a great many of them had no blossoms
at all. Among the sprayed trees we
found few wormy apples, but they
were scarce; but under those trees that
were not sprayed we could find many
wormy ones. There were more wormy
apples among five barrels taken from
trees that were not sprayed than in fifty
barrels that were picked from the
sprayed trees. Any one could tell
where we sprayed and where not by
walking through the orchard and look
ing at the apples that were on the
ground. The hogs even knew where
we had sprayed; they did no roofing
where we had done so.-T. B. Wilson,
IN Rural Nelr- Yorker.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
A Soulful Peg.

Calling at farmhouse and asking
the lady if her husband was at home,
she said: don't know; l will see,
sir" Opening the door into the wood
shed, l saw her gaze moment at some
thing on the wall; then she returned
and replied, pointing in the direction {:
" He is down in that woods" Finding
the gentleman, he walked to the house
with me, when l asked to have the mys-
terry explained. He has twenty-three
fields, and all are numbered on the
entrance gate-posts. A board in the
wood-shed has numbers to correspond.
Opposite each number is a gimlet-hole
to insert peg in, and at the bottom
are the words sat home and cab
sent" A peg stuck in the hole at
"17," and that is the number of his
wood-lot. Thus the matter was made
clear to my comprehension. " AT
home" means about the house or
barns, and "absent" off from the
farm. He usually keeps two hired
men. Each has board, and he re-
quires them to use it, so at glance it
may be known where all are with
out asking, He calls it 81 knowledge
board, "-Tribme.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
Sailing the Cows.

1t is now, when the cows are feeding
on the fresh, succulent grasses, that
they require the most salt. 1t is not
enough that few handfuls are thrown
out on the ground once week, where
the weaker ones will be driven away
from it and the stronger ones get more
than is good for them. When salt is
fed occasionally it is likely to be some
times forgotten and then more given,
because they had none last week"
The way we have practiced for years is
to have large box under cover in the
yard, where the cattle and other stock
can eat from it at their will. They will
then take little, just as they need it.
None of them will eat too much, and
none will be prevented from getting all
they need. Our stock, under this treat
ment, has generally been free from dis
ease and thrives as well as could be eX-
pected from its keeping. This may be
considered one of the little things of no
especial importance, but such is not the
case, and if those who think so should
try the way we have suggested we think
they would be convinced that it is the
better way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27

you have complete grain color; l
know of no better. Take brush and
apply this liquid to parts on the harness
that show red, or you can go all over
them with it. This must be done i'm
mediately after you have washed your
harness, before oiling because it will
not dry too rapidly, until about three
parts dry then apply pure cod oil plenti-
fully on both sides-not neatsfoot oil,
as has been recommended. The cod
oil has more body and is more lasting
than any other oil have ever used on
leather that has been tanned with bark.
Besides, if you use neatsfoot oil the
rats and mice will eat your harness,
while that creased with cod oil they
will not touch. After giving a good
coat of this cod oil, hang up as before
until dry. Then would 60 over them
again with the oil, giving them but
light coat of it this time. After that
dries in wipe off with dry, coarse
cloth. For common work harness
nothing more is needed, but for carriage
harness go over with a sponge and
CASTLE soap and wipe with dry chamois
skin, and you may depend upon it
there will be no black to rub off on
your hands.-E. Chambers, IN Boston
Globe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
The Relative Values of Different
Constituents i'm Foods.

We have always regarded j. w.
Sanborn as one of the soundest writers
on agricultural matters with whom we
are familiar. He is thoroughly scien-
tifc man and not a crank, and his
writings abound in sound common
sense. He has lately furnished paper
to the Mirror and Farmer on the sub
ject of food values, and we give below
an extract which exactly meets our
views on the question:
The modern basis of food valuation
which rates albuminods at four and
one-fourth cents, fats at four and one
third cents and carbohydrates at nine
tenths of a cent pound, l have re-
peatedly declared to be unscientific,
impractical, absurd. l need not recount
my reasons. Such a characterization
should neither be based upon hair
splitting logic nor given in mere spirit
of captious criticism. The structure
reared by long and patient industry and
illumined by splendid talents should
not be torn down, if of working value,
unlCoo a pCblCi Noh ouppluhI lu' tdhc
up the question anew that | may be
understood more thoroughly in my an
swers to correspondents, and to offer, if
a demand exists for tables of food
values, a more satisfactory basis of
computation than heretofore given us.
There is and can be no scientific basis
of food valuations. Neither can there
be practical basis of valuing foods
covering any extent of territory. What
is the relative value of the drive-wheel
to the piston of steam engine, or of
the eye compared with the ear, of the
stomach and heart, we can as logically
answer as to attempt to give the rela-
tive value of albuminoids and carbo-
hydrates of foods, for animals will die
if deprived of either. If there is any,
thing of value in our idea of creative
wisdom or the doctrine of evolution,
then albuminoids and carbohydrates of
foods were in ratio adapted to animals
in sections of vegetation available to
each class of animals. Replying to the
presumed objection that agriculture
deals in artificial conditions, | make
confident answer that those relations
can be better maintained than nature
regulates them without establishing
any material departure from the norma
values or relations of the constituents
of foods,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
Cleaning Harness.

Let me say to all having anything to
do with harness-keep out the lamp
black. 1t never was intended to use
on any kind of leather that is to be
BACKED on the grain side, but only on
the flesh side of such as is used for
shoe-leather, because when applied to
the grain side it will rub off on your
hands every time there is a damp spell
or the leather gets wet. Nearly all
country stores and harness-shops keep
for sale preparation of neatsfoot of
lampblack and other ingredients for
the purpose of oiling harness. l do
not want any such on my harness. A
better plan for cleaning, backing and
oiling your harness is this; First, take
the harness apart wherever it can be
unbuckled; give each strap good
washing, using luke-warm water, with a
little washing soda in it. Scrub them
we'll with a scrubbing-brush, and be
sure you get all the grease and dirt off
Work them well in the hands until they
are soft and plant, for it is no use to APP
ply oil on dry, horny leather; it will
never become soft. After the harness
is thoroughly cleansed with the soda
water you will find places on some parts
that will be little red or foxy. TC
cover these rightly little previous
preparation must be made. Take g
small keg or half-barrel and get some
iron filings from a machine-shop, OF
old rusted stovepipe, wornout horse
shoes-any kind of iron; put them il
this key and cover with cider vinegar
Always keep it on hand, for the longer
it stands the stronger it will get. Aftel
few weeks draw off some of this colol
and put little copperas into it. Now
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
A Notable Veterans Reunion.

The Thirteenth Vermont Regiment
held its first reunion since the war at
Underhill, VT, recently, and the meet
ing was notable one to the siXty-three
veterans who gathered at the place.
Captain J. j. Monahan offered well
come in behalf of l.. H. Bostwick
Grand Army Post and the citizens,
and the old drum corps, including Thad.
S. Whipple, the noted drummer, caused
much enthusiasm and hearty cheering.
Lieutenant-colonel w. d. Munson of
Colchester called the gathering to order
and Colonel Albert Clarke of Rutland
was chosen chairman. Speeches were
made by several veterans, and the re-
marks were full of pathos after so long
a separation. The veterans rose and
stood in silence at the conclusion of
Captain Lonergan's remarks in memory
of Colonel f. V. Randall. A regi-
mental association was organized. 1t
was voted to hold the next reunion at
Burlington. One of the pleasant fea-
lures of the reunion was the presence
of a dozen or so young women rendered
uniformly attractive by buff bunting
dresses and soldiers dress caps, with
the initials g d. "" They were from
Cambridge and have organized as the
Daughters of Veterans. The fact that
the Sons of Veterans failed to parade
on Memorial day called the new band
into life and they marched in their
places. 1t is the first in the United
States and is now prepared to grant
charters for any locality in the country.
They hold themselves in the same rela-
ton to the Woman's Relief Corps as
the Sons of Veterans do to the Grand
A rp,v
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27

THE NOME SECRET LEAKING OUT
suits against imitators in Texas, a
Texas paper says: 1t seems that the
moXie plant used is very rich in al
buminoids, which are the principal
nutrition of the nerves. That after dis
covering this fact, DR.. Thompson says,
with knowledge of the fact, that the
brain and nervous system are the seat
of animal life, and that they control
the functions of the body, and that
paralyzed or exhausted nerve force
could not make the stomach digest
albumen in proper quantity, fine
enough to enter the nerve circulation,
which is thirty-one times smaller than
the smallest capillary blood vessels,
conceived the idea of an artificial di-
gestion that would bridge the difficulty.
The result is, the doctor is now able to
make moXie restore nervous exhaustion.
mal-nutrition and atrophy of the nerves
and mend the effects of overwork and
overstimulatiou. The discovery of the
new process by which albumen is COM
pletely digested artificially, so that
neither heat nor alcohol can coagulate
or precipitate it, is a very important
one. The doctor says the MoXie
Nerve Food will not cure paralysis
caused by the mechanical pressure of
effused fluids, but will restore any con-
dition caused by nervous exhaustion.
The druggists say the enormous sale of
this food has never been equaled in the
history of trade. A small quantity
seems to rest the tired-out at once. 1t
is said to contain neither alcohol nor
medicine"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
SOME foolish people allow a cough {,

SOME foolish people allow a cough to
run until it gets beyond the reach of
medicine. They often say, "Oh, it
will wear away" but in most cases it
wears them away. Could they be in
duced to try the successful medicine
called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold
on positive guarantee to cure, they
would Immediately see the excellent
effect after taking the first dose. Price
fifty cents and one dollar. Trial size
free at all druggists
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27

SEVERAL farmers who have tried
tarring corn to keep it from being
pulled up by the crows say it works
tip-top, except that the crows pull most
of it up to find kernel that has not
been tarred.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
agricultural.
Two Views of 1t.

An old farm house, with pastures wide,
Sweet with flowers on every side;
A restless lad, who looks from out
The porch. with woodbine twinod about,
Wishes a thought from in his heart:
go IL 1 only could depart
From this duh place, the world to see,
All me how happy would be-"
Amid the citys ceaseless din
A man who round the world has been,
Who, mid the tumult and throng,
Is thinking, wishing all day long
go could only tread once more
The field.path to farmhouse door,
The old green meadows could | see,
All mel how happy would be-"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27

IN summer experiments with cows
for a small dairy found it as cheap to
go direct to the grain-bin or hay-mow for
extra food to bridge over drouths or to
maintain the milk flow in the fall as it
was to depend upon green foods daily
secured at much trouble. In a large
dairy this element of inconvenience
would disappear largely. w. San
born, IN Mirror and Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
advertisements.
A Great Victory
A Terrible Case Of Scrofuia
Cured by
Hoods SarsaparilIa

/" In the winter Of 1879 | was attacked with
Scrofula in one of the most aggravating forms.
At one time had no less than thirteen large
assesses over and around my neck and throat,
continually exuding an offensive mass Of
bloody matter disgusting to behold, and
almost intoerable to endure. 1t is impossible
to fully describe my sufferings, as the case
was complicated with Chronic Catarrh. After
three years of misery, having been treated by
three physicians, / was worse than ever
Finally, on the recommendation of w. j.
Tuntley, druggist, of Lockport, was induced
to try Hoods Sarsaparila. And now, after
having taken twelve bottles, within the last
twelve months, the scrofulous eruptions have
entirely ceased, and the assesses have all
disappeared, except the unSightly scars, which
are daily becoming smaller by degrees, and
beautifully less do not know what it may
have done for others, but | do know that in
my case, Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved an
effective specific indeed. AS an evidence of
my gratitude l send these facts unsolicited,
and am ready to verify the authenticity of
this cure, by personal correspondence with
any one who doubts it, CHARLES a. ROB-
ERTs, East Wilson, N. Y.
This statement is confirmed by w. J. Hunt
ley, druggist, of Iockport n. Y, who calls the
cure a great victory for Hoods SarsapaTilla.
Send for book giving statements ofmany cures.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for s.. Made
only by c. l. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27
Proposals for Trenching and
Delivering Pipe.

The undersigned, bailifs of the village of Mont
peler. hereby give notice that proposals will be
ceyed from responsible parties until and including
July :, lsSs, for trenching about two and onehalf
miles for waterpipe main for the Village of Mont
peer Water-works, either by the yard or rod. Said
trench to he less in width than three feet the
bottom and three and one-haf feet at the top, vary
ing in depth from three to five feet. Also for the
delivery of the water-pipe from the railroad cars on
the line of said trench in a careful and workman
like manner. Said bailfs reserve the right to
award such bids to parties would, in their iudg
ment, serve the best interests of the village, the
right to reject all bids.
HIRAM ATKINS,
y. ii. HINKLEN,
CHARLES c. FIELD, : BailirS
Il. II. BINBN.
G. A. BAILEY,
Montpelier, VT, June 49, lsSs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27

USE the great specific for "cold in
head" and catarrh-Dr. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-27

NOTICE.-The annual meeting of the Stockholm
~ ers of the Montpelier Gas Light Company will
be held at the Company's ofice in L. h SINNERS
store Monday July ,, ISIS at nine o'clock A. M
to choose Board of Directors for the ensuing year
and to transact any other business which may
legally come before said meeting.
l.. p GLEASON, Secretary,
Montpelier, June Ii, 1855
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-10-25
BuroRD,s SENSATION.
Suicide OF YOUNG william Storer-
Other Items Of Interest.
Duronp. October 2Oth. 1883.

BuroRD, October Goth, 1888.
The people Of this place and vicinity
were shocked on last Wednesday even
ing on hearing the ncws that William
Storer, son Of Stacy Storer, living abost
one mile south Of this place, had COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself. He
had been acting strangely for some two
or three years past, but Of late he had
become 40 bad that the family were get
ting alarmed about his condition Of mind
and on last Tuesday, the 16th day Of
this month, his father and brother,
Samuel, came to Buford and consulted
DR.. ]. d. Rulings and DR.. ]. w. Mat
thews as to how they would proceed to
get him into the asylum. On learning
the necessary information they went
home intending to take him to the
asylum as soon as possible. On the
next day "Wednesday they were thresh.
ing wheat and William fed the machine
sometime before noon but did not seem
to be in settled state Of mind. At noon
he got his fathers rifle and proceeded to
load it. On being asked by the ladies Of
the house what he was going to do with
the gun he replied that he was going to
shoot a chicken. By some means or
other he put the gun away and did not
use it but got his revolver, 32 long,
and proceeded to his room. took off his
boots and laid down on the bed on his
back with two pillows under his head.
He then put the muzzle Of the revolver
through the fingers Of his left hand, and
placing them against his forehead pulled
the trigger with the right hand. A
coroner's inquest was held by Esq. G. o.
Collins, at which DIR. ]. w. Matthews
conducted the post moctem examination.
The ball passed through the frontal
bone and took straight course through
the brain to the back part Of the head,
but did not make its exit. The doctor
probed the wound to the depth OF about
six inches, but failed to find the ball.
It must have been turned downward in
its course when it struck the occipital
bone. At the inquest bottle was found
in his pocket which had contained
hydrate Of chloral, and it is thought the
use OF this drug was what led TO the
suicide. He was young man 20 years
old and well.to.do, being worth some
ten thousand dollars. His remains were
inferred in the Buford cemetery on
Thursday at 3 o'clock p. M, there to
rest until the coming Of the resurrection
morn, when he will be called upon to
give account for the deeds done in the
body.
A. ]. White is quite poorly at the pres
ent time.
S. B. Crosier is remodeling his house,
which will add much to its appearance.
We are having plenty OF rain and
farmers are late with their fall work.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-10-25
GREENFIELD.


OctoDof 1zos l0o0s
The Republican meeting held Ia City Hall ~
this place lsst Saturday evening, addressed BY
Gov. Hart, of Hillsboro, was Z rouser. The
hall Was jsmmed from stage 10 entrance with
% Intelligent an audience % was ever seen 10
the hall. Everybody that could get there was
there. and scores who came late were turned
away, not beiug able TO get even standing room.
All were eager to hear the Governors able talk
on the tariff question. Many Democrats who
compelled TO acknowledge that facts un,leiis.
BILE hummed about their ears thick and fast.
No doubt the Governors speech has made coii-
verts that will tell on the 9Th Of next month.
His answer TO many Of MIR. Dickey's Democratic
yarns In his hree.hour- and -ten-minuts speech
few evenings before was Of the two-edssd-
sword kind, that cut both ways In fact. oil
the strongest points In Dickey's speech we're
knocked into smithereens In shUrt order, and
none has yet been found who will make an a.
tempt to deny the Governors answers. About
2 o'oOc. . large s. dslesssion in wagons ;,nS and
tho crowd immensely and created great deal
Of enthusiasm, and great many yells for Har-
rison and Morton went mp. You know when
fellow is on the right side and Ii blsssed with
clear conscience, whom he does yell he yells
In earnest and feels good over the. act. In .
few more days We will all take prolonged YELL
Mr.. WILDER Squire has been confined to his
room with fever for few days.
In taking walk about town last Sunday We
were surprised to see the great Improvement
going on 10 the way Of grading new streets and
sidewalks and the many new and handsome
residences In the West End during the year,
and many that are now under construction.
This will convince any one that Greenfield 10
booming.
Marriod--On Thursday, October 1s. by Rev.
3. D. Crothers, at the residence OF Mrs. Margs-
ret Bales, Mir. Lewis Cook and Miss Berthe
Coffey.
II is said by some knowing ones that n. L.
Dickey has again gota bee In his bonnet. After
several years Of silence he has come out boiling
over with politics, and has got the Cleveland
fever very bad, aud II one can Judge from the
signs OF the times, his aiment will prove fatal
on the 9Th Of November.
Good Tidings Day was grsndly observed at
the N. E. Church last sunday evening The
church was beautifully decorated with pot
flowers and ripe fruits Of all kinds, and corn
stalks and wheat was formed into very hand
some ornaments, decorating the walls and pull.
pits on oil Sides The singing and literary ex-
ercises were very appropriate and we'll done,
and formed the greater part Of the evenings
programme.
Mrs. W. P. McClain is visiting friends In the
West.
Some two or three light cases Of diphtheria
have been reported In the West End.
The grocery firm Of Caldwell l. Matthews, on
South Washington street, has dissolved, Mr..
Caldwell retiring. MIR. Matthews will continue
the business at the old stand.