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The national leader., 1889-03-09
FARM NOTES.

nNG DISQUALIFICATION OF the
4 keeping poultry as well as
ock Is determined By the cost 81
ng. There are so many differ.
,ulelons under which poultry
lea that no set rules can be
.at under anything like fair con.
'ah De considered as being the
ways an Item to feed econom,-
ana to do this requires to soma
y ieast that the subject of feed.
l'u De carefully examined into.
Is hardly possible as wish some
Einds OF stock to feed each
according to its wants, yet it is
70 iced each breed according to
s. A large breed will as a rule
q larger amount of feed than a
le ana what may be sufficient to
= Dreed In a good thrifty condi-
| keep one of the smaller breeds
TOO fat. 1t Is an item to keep
OK In a good thrifty condition
her extreme from this is to be
Conhning to one kind of food
costs more than to give a
because in order to secure all
hents OF nutrition in proper pro.
70 secure a good condition, we
are often giving an excess of
Fsentlals SO that a better proper.
"hat Is needed to sustain ami
can be secured by making up a
On the farm as a rule by
g ahead the poultry food can be
much OF it of materials that
otherWlse go to waste and in
Ihis 1ully a very fair variety may
red There are quite a number
Flerlais that can be used with
III food must be purchased it is
important to secure good nutri-
pods and at the same time make
Friety taking the cost always into
bration.
Z animals or all kinds a certain
of food is necessary to sustain
life. This must be supplied
er this flesh or growth may be
d. If we only feed such materl-
! IN such quantities as to sustain
life there will be no growth and
no eggs. Let the cost of
DDS be what they may we are los
BED whenever only a sufficient
1t to maintain animal life is sup
we must be able to secure some
over and above this, or we lose
ID or the profit we might desire
t AS we'll as the growth or eggs
ght have secured from the stock.
8 a certain amount to keep alive
er gain is realized or not; a
more feed adding a little more to
st will in a majority of cases en-
; to realize a profit when other
be cost would Ee more or less of
1t is not therefore cheap feed
so economiZe the feed as to only
live, no matter what kind Of ma.
IS used.
The national leader., 1889-03-09

PATIENT-What would you advise,
doctor, for this horrible buzzlng in my
head?
Doctor - Persian insect powder.
Somebody has probably been putting a
flea in your ear.
The national leader., 1889-03-09

ERE is prevailing and popular
that insects may be driven from
10y boring holes through the bark
le wood, placing sulphur therein,
,lugging the hole. There are some
sns who profess to have tried the
lment with success, to have
Id trees, such as elms, of the de-
Ing worm, etc. Prof. e. V. Riley,
mologist of the Department of
culture, pronounces these remedies
Illacious.
|he belief in their efficacy" he
"ls founded on the supposition
The poison passes with the sap Into
! raj circulation and with 1t into the
be, and is destructive to leaf-feed-
Insects. 1t is an entirely unfounded
and is based upon ignorance of
act that the substance remains in
Land is not taken up in the circula-
Instances where it has seemed
eceed have been recorded, and in
cases it's apparent efficacy was due
kcoincident disappearance of the in-
from some other cause. Sulphur
eh | plugged up in such holes many
3 ago was found to be perfectly un-
Ioed after many months. All
remedies may be stamped as non
The national leader., 1889-03-09

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity
never will.
The national leader., 1889-03-09

Swift's Specific cured me of malignant Blood Poison
after had been treated in vain with old so-callei
remedies Of Mercury and Potash. S s. S. not only
cured the Blood Poison, but relieved the Rheuma-
tism which was caused by the poisonous minerals.
GEO. BOVELL+ 2422 Sd Avenue n. Y.
Nine years sgo Scrofula attacked two of nv chill
dren. and they were badly afflicted with the disease
which resisted the treatment of my family ply ician
was persuaded to use SwiftS Specific by seeing an
account of cures in my county paper. The improve
ment was apparent from the first few Goses and in
short time my children were cured. and are still
sound and well. JOHN WILLIAMS. Lexington. Va
SwIFT's SPECIFIC is entirely a vegetable remedy
and Is the only medicine which permanently cures
Scrofula. Blood Humors, Cancer and Contagious
Blood Poison. Send for Books on Blood and Skin
Diseases, mai ed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. Drawer 8. Atlanta. Ga
The national leader., 1889-03-09
SIeepless Nights

"For nearly q
month 1 was not
able to sleep, but
after using PANE's
CELERY COMPOUND
for two days, In
somnia fed and
strength return
ed" E G. SMITH,
Claussen, 8 C.
The national leader., 1889-03-09

only part Of bottle Of Paine's Celery Com
pound, and it has entirely relieved me of
sleeplessness, from which 1 have suffered
greatly" MRS. e. AUTCIIFF, Peoria, Ill
refreshing siee1 pbvsicten's nrescrtntion II
does not contain one harmful drug. Like moth
Ing else, it Is a guaranteed cure for SleepleSS
ness, Ii directions are faithfully followed.
S1.O0. Six for $500. Druggists.
WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co., Burlington, vt.
The national leader., 1889-03-09

NrAnLY all the breeds pred mdstIz % IznSy Sy
Pultry hnok.keepers ase J1ea Is and those .Slio who
|eIks, y DSeS' %eSote q proportion Of asaI 11elI
|,snre s time to somethines I, ZOO 1oo, coo an.
'sl : business of over sl'OuodiOu y snd under.
|,.i1y IN selling pure breeds. .,srr nuu RAISING
|Iaa.y the T. business Iof poultry iai'ins
F.tsr taan tho f.Iin
The national leader., 1889-03-09

xrEpT in the middle OF the row
strawberry bed needs no cultlva-
unless the plants are grown in
Ia stools. hut to facilitate picking
cron all weeds that may appear
Md he pulled out by hand as soon as
sible Every weed that is allowed
renain robs the plants and lessons
cron. Wood ashes are excellent for
kwberries, but if commercial 1ertll-
ara nsed high grade salts OF pot
and If least two bags of superEhos-
o., ,,ar acre. will be the best form,
10 + p should be applied early in the
|son first raking off the mulch and
| akinp all Jumps OF the man are, SO
A = haye all the substances as fine as
~ . n"' If there is liability of dry
s.Snr stSlo which is Injurious to straw
rsas the use of chopped salt nay
,nd the single stool plants VIII De OF
'autoge un All fertilizers should be
Enly En'| distributed. and may Dc uSed
|erally.
ooes;ve cost Of producing pork
|iha har. eAI aver s or 10 months old or
Dog' ;,l U5 dress IT'S or 200 pounds, is
nbasized 1t by Professor sanoorn,s ,aa J TX,
rimen.s He shows sna1 .n1 @aeiage ao
lanuri lnr hog is kept to sucn a an 1gs age
Essouri no,,mes mo food worth at least
at ne cUn nn mare effort to keep alive
81 III !ha 'n1 reriod at which be should
yond Tue , lied lied, This makes loss on
We .s been ,nrs si'lfI of Missouri of from Si2,-
{, 900 to SIG 900, ,o ,ouo' the nre market de-
a ss Der ,,aaeSP[-weight aeP., hogs. the folly OF Of
n1s lnds ,,ins 20 twice the age at which
The national leader., 1889-03-09

+TeIsSs nssss soon very ), n4@dy
in winter the trG1shtss u tse 'a9 animals. m
0ss are aSe Dmo1s @tss tse mud ad
ch cases Il tbe y ground around d the the
ough ugh W with aloW sTAsIiII' al surplus water to
Loin nff.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

formance, and perhaps the most appre-
ciated by the audience. The mounting of
this act was good, and the diversion fur
nished by the Pan pipe singers, and the
singing and dancing of the entire company,
gave life and brillancy to the scene. The
illusion scenes, representing the Heart of
Bleakmoor, the DEVILS Pool, the Fete of
Comus, the Legend of the Beautiful Syl-
phides and Jobs Vision were exceptionally
good, Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati Ohio.
THE FARMERS TRUST COMPANY. - This
company was incorporated in 1885 and has
been in active business since. 1t has paid
up capital of fifty thousand dollars and a
special guarantee fund accumulated which
amounts at this time to about twelve thou
sand dollars. While the control of the
company is in the hands of well-known resi-
dents of Vermont, it relies exclusively on
western security in the matter of invest
ment, and makes no loan which the mana
gers can not ascertain by personal investi-
cation to he secured beyond all question
Safety has been the first consideration
With this end in view the company will
guarantee the payment of six, and in many
cases seven, per cent interest to purchasers
of its securities, believing that this is all
that the safest line of investments and con-
servative management will warrant. The
Farmers Trust Company has negotiated
about six hundred loans, secured on real
estate. In each case investors have received
their interest promptly and the principal at
maturity. The company has acquired no
land by foreclosure. These are facts which
investors are invited to investigate. Loans
are constantly on hand from two hundred
dollars and upwards and are for sale at the
Office in Montpelier, Vt Correspond with
f. A. Dwinell, president, or George w.
Wing, treasurer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Obituary..

ARMs-Died in DuXbury, May /, Mrs
Permele Arms, aged eighty-nine years, two
months and seven days. Mrs. Arms was
daughter of the late Adonjah and Polly
Atherton, who, at an early day, came from
Connecticut and settled on the so-called
Farrar farm in Moretown, where in after
years the toll-gate on the Winooski turn
pike was kept. There, on the oath day of
February, 1900 Mrs. Arms was born. A
few years later her parents moved to DuX-
bury, and thereafter her home was in that
town. The days of her years " covered
the events of the present century, and many
of the earlier ones she remembered and re-
lated interestingly nearly to the close of her
long life. She distinctly remembered hear
ing the booming of the cannon at the battle
of Plattsburgh on Sunday, September IL,
1872 and many other early events, now
half forgotten or called to mind only by the
historians care, were fresh in her memory.
In July, 1886, with her late husband, Dea.
Ira Arms, who died in 1862, she united with
the Congregational church in Waterbury,
and thenceforth tried to walk in the way of
its ordinances blamelessly. OF her five
children three survive her-Curtis n. and
George G. Arms and Mrs Mary l.. Wells
with the latter of whom she had lived dur
ing the later years of her life and at whose
home she was kindly cared for to the last.
Mrs. Arms had lived to see and enjoy the
lives OF her children and childrens chill
dren to the fourth generation, She had
bright mind, and retained her faculties in
remarkable degree. She read much, and al
ways took an active and intelligent interest
in the affairs of the nation and the state,
whose birth and infancy were contempo-
raneous with the beginning of her own ex-
istence, and was thoroughly imbued with
the American spirit and the sturdy patriot
ism of the times in which she was reared.
OF particularly kind and motherly dis
position, Aunt Millie," as she was famil-
iarly called, made and retained many
friends who will kindly cherish her mem
ory and sorrow that they shall see her face
no more. The strength and excellence of
her character is attested by the flial love
and veneration she inspired in her children,
which were manifested in a tender and
thoughtful solicitude for her comfort and
happiness TO the last moment of her life.
After painful illness of several months,
she has peacefully entered into rest. In
no conventional sense 60 her children rise up
and call her blessed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Job Printing Department.
At Montpelier, VI.

The WATCHMAN job printing department
has lately been thoroughly overhauled, new
and attractive styles of type added and IA
cilities for doing all kinds of printing pro-
vided Anything in the way OF common
printing-from a label to poster, or in the
finer grades of commercial work, including
note, letter and bill-heads, statements, cir
cuars, business cards, official reports,
books and pamphlets-can be promptly fur
nished in quality of workmanship and at
prices that will insure satisfaction We
solicit the orders of the people of Washing
ton and adjoining counties.
WATCHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
To Dairymen of Montpelier
and Berlin.

We have at the WATCHMAN office, for the
dairymen of Montpelier and Berlin, GER
tain number of copies of the annual report
of the Vermont Dairymen's Association for
distribution. Dairymen of the towns
named can get copy of the report by call
ing at this Office.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

THAT tired feeling season is here again,
and nearly every one feels weak,
languid and exhausted. The blood, laden
with impurities which have been accumu-
lating for months, moves sluggishly through
the veins, .he mind fails to think quickly
and the body is still slower to respond.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is just what is needed
1t is, in peculiar sense, the ideal spring
medicine. 1t purifies, vitalizes and en-
riches the blood, makes the head clear, cre-
ates an appetite, overcomes that tired feel
ing and imparts new strength and vigor to
the whole body
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

WHILE l.. Shaffner, proprietor of the
Colburn House at Manchester Center, was
getting out of wagon, last week Tuesday
afternoon, he was caught between the
wheel and the box in such a manner as
to break his right leg below the knee. The
bones protruded on both sides, and ampu-
tation may be necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27

this ruby His hand rests on the hilt of A
scimetar whose scabbard of solid gold Is a mass
Of diamonds relieved by huge rubies. and the
aigrette or plume which surmounts the royal
tiara, called q kohab, is composed entirely OF
small diamonds. Such 10 tho costume of his
majesty on ordinary occasions of STATE. He
is a man of medium although portly stature
and slightly near-sighted, but his bearing is
dignined. not to say majestic, and is well fitted
70 set on the pomp OF an oriental king.
FOOT OF PEARLS.
We were next shown a case covered foot
deep with pearls lying together in a heap like
sand on the seashors. The pearl fisheries Of
Persia have long been famous; the divers of
Orvmus and Bahrein have rivalled those of
Ceyion In the treasurers they have erected
from the deep, and for ages pearls were no
more accounted for at Ispahan than silver at
Jerusalem in Solomons time. The supply
seems at present to be somew what less owing to
the fact that the divers each year are forced to
plunge farther down to find the pearl system.
But TO Judge from that mass OF pearls in
ierred that there were still few left in Persia.
VALUABLE COINS.
In an adjoining case was glittering heap Of
mohurs, coin formerly current in Persia, al
though none have been struck since the time Of
Feth Alec shah, the grandfather Of the present
king. There examples are kept like a mine OF
pure treasure, for the gold is yellow and with
out amy. lHese pieces are nearly the size OF
small saucer and worth about $500 each.
There appeared to be several hundred in the
case.
Several cases were filled with magnificent
examples of work in turquoise-the chief tur-
quoise mines of the world being in Persia; no
finer specimens of that beautiful stone are to
be found than those in the shah's treasury. In
other cases we saw the armor of Shah Ismael,
OF Shah Abbass andother great monarchs of
Persia. To those who are interested in ancient
armor no more interesting specimens can be
seen elsewhere than those superb helmets,
bucklers and scimetars, exhibiting, as they do,
the famous skill of Persian artifcers in metal
carried to its last degree Of perfection. But
they were also wonderfully attractive for the
superb chaSngs in gold which decorated the
surface and the gems that still glitter amid the
gold. In the center of the buckler of Shah Is
mael CLEANED one of the largest and most
MAGNIFICENT RUBIEs OF THE EAST
should not forget to speak also of the silk
rug spread before the peacock throne, thickly
embroidered with pearls, on which, of course,
no one treads but the shah and ther onlv to sit
ON 1t when giving audience to his nc les on his
birthday or the great festival of the new year.
But time would fail to speak of all the other
costly objectssgarnered in that truly imperial
throne room, and can only allude to the treas
ure the state has stored in a strong vault I'M
der the palace, as have been told, consisting
of many millions Of bullion saved from the rev.
enue and preserved against possible time OF
need, which we may all hope may long be
averted from Persia and from so worthy q
monarch as Nasr-ed-Deen shah.
8. G. w. BENJAMIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27
Information and Advice About Poultry,
Trees and Flowers.

word or two may be said about Young
chickens that may be ofinterest and profit to
some. When the young chicks are about three
days old they should be creased on top of their
heads, under their throats and beneath their
wings with pure lard. This will destroy the
parasites and prevent many after diseases. The
mother hen should be treated in the same
manner. Choose bright, warm day for this
work, and rub the grease in well Just before
they go to roost for the night. The grease
will then have a chance to soak in before they
rub it off. 1t would be well to repeat the op-
Grafton about two weeks later.
THE GAPEs.
The gapes were formerly supposed to be
caused by vermin accommodating on the Young
chickens, but there is abundance evidence now
that this il not true. Grease was then recon-
mended for the gapes. II the vermin on the
fowls laid eggs which Matched into worms.
which caused the gapes, there would be no
better remedy for this disease. But there is
no doubt that the worms which cause the
gepes are Matched from the eggs which the
young chickens pick up. These eggs can only
be picked up on old ground where poultry has
been kept for some time. The only effective
way OF preventing the gapes from getting
among young chickens is to have fresh clean
ground. The poultry yard should be plowed
two or three times a year, and the young
broods kept in the garden away from the old
hens. s. w. CHAMBERS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27
Written for The EVENING STAR.
Block Island Air.

DAOCA ISlduu kAIfs
Block Island is a barren isle.
But there the cir is bracing,
Where folks resort to see the sea,
And be from cares and business free,
10 roam the beach, and watch awhile
The waves each other chasing.
met haggard woman there,
A native, wretched case in.
asked what might her ailment be;
"The doctor says" she answered me,
''That ralely for my health the air
Is rayther too embracin'."
packed my duds and sailed away,
From this new danger racing.
OF solid, warm embraces
Am somewhat fond. but then might die,
I thought If should longer stay
Where the air is too embracing,
w. l. SHoEMAKKR,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27
Copyright. 1881

IL / we're asked to describe a game bird I
would give close a description as possible
Of a woodcock, and any man or dog that is ia
miliar with the "long bill +" "snipes. .'pee-wee"
or "bogg-sucker," as he is sometimes called,
will, think, agree with me that he is the most
distinguished member of the feathered tribe.
To most sportsmen woodcock shooting has
fascination that is found in no other kind OF
wing shooting He is a splendid bird on which
to work dog, as he leaves a strong scent, sell
dom runs while the dog is pointing, and lies so
close that it is often necessary for the gunner
to walk in ahead Of his dog to flush him. He
apparently makes no friends, even among his
own tribe, and Just soon rs he is old enough
TO grub for himself he lives q life independent
of his family. 1t is seldom that two birds are
put up together. and when such is the case it
viii be noticed that their flights are in opposite
directions rather than the same.
HOW HE FEEDS.
His bill, which is conspicuous for its length.
answers the combined purpose of drill and
tweeZers. With this instrument the woOdcOck
probes away down in the soft soil in quest of
worms. The end Of this horny drill is a center
of nerves and 50 sensitive as to enable him to
tell the instant il comes in contact with
worm, when ''presto" the drill has changed
into a pair Of tweezers whose grasp marks the
end OF the wriggier's earthly career. 1t is
claimed. and by good authority. that a wood
cock will devour twice his weight in worms at
a single repast One would hardly imagine
that his capacity was equal to this. as he is the
owner of but one intestine. AS table delicacy
they rank foremost, and, differing from other
game birds, are the finest eating when cooked
soon after being killed. They are placed before
the consumer still decorated by the long-billed
head
HIS HABITS.
A glance at the woodcock will show that he
has an unusually high forehead, and when you
become cogniZant of his peculiar ways, you will
have convincing proof that he knows how to
use it. There are number of unsolved prob
lens regarding his habits. For instance, there
may be an abundance of birds in the month of
July. The arrival Of August will disclose the
fact that every one has disappeared, and Just
as suddenly they reappear in September, and
are found in the cornhelds bordering a stream
where the soil Is rich and soft. Now. where
they were in August and what they were about
is a mystery. Some will say they were Noting,
which is quite possible. But why was it neces-
sary for them to disappear from the face of the
earth to accomplish what other birds do in
plain sight? Then, to add to the mystery that
surrounds this bird. he does all his travelling
and most of his feeding after honest folks are
abed. Another interesting and original custom
is Mrs. Woodcocks mode of transporting her
young, which is shown in the accompanying
cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27

THE HAYsEED WITH THE TRUTHFUL JOHN"
..s. ga. EXPRESSION.
As is often the case, he does not even know
what a woodcock is, nevertheless his answer
comes without the slightest hesitation.
'Yaas, there be quite some around. Half an
hour ago / were a-fetchin' tn cows and see
Shep scare up lot of EN-"
us that so? Did they fly far?" and the
sportsman's eyes fairly bulge from their sockets
as he awaits reply.
.'Wall, no; not so alfred far. They sailed
off easy like an lit up in the old button ball We
see yonder."
Here is where we get the bulge on the coun-
tryman. 1t is a well-known fact that wood
COCK never allghts In tree. J.W.J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27
Written for TIE EvESIxG STAR
SUMMER AND FALL wOODCOCK.
Where They Are Found and How to
Kill Them.

WHY SUMNER SHOOTING SHOULD BE PROHIBITED
WHAT KIND OF DOG TO usE-soME INTER-
EsTISe CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BIRD-HUYT-
ING IN THE FALL