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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
Shrinkage of Hay.

1t is a common belief among farmers
that hay loses much in weight during the
months which follow the cutting and
housing of the crop, and that hay drawn
from the barn in winter should command
much higher price than the same hay
drawn from the meadow as soon as cured.
The experiments made at the Kansas ex-
pertinent station lead to n different con-
clusion. Thirteen samples of several diff
ferent kinds of hay We're secured for this
purpose, and placed in very thin muslin
bags They were weighed and then buried
in NOV of hay. Most Of them re-
manned six months, and were weighed
again in December, several precautions
having been taken to prevent error. In
most cases the loss by drying was triaing,
not over 3 or per cent. In two in
stances it was over 10 per cent. In one
case there was a positive gain. There
are two causes which would materially
control the result-a wet or dry summer
and the degree of drying in the field to
which the hay is subjected Some farm
ers draw in their hay obviously before it
Is quite dry. Those who sell and buy
hay should understand this matter. and
1t would be easy for them to make care
full trials. The degree of moisture which
may be left in hay as it is drawn from
the meadow should be better understood.
There Is no question that it is often sub
Jected needlessly to drying.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18

vicinity who couh work. has furnished
market for all the timber available. and has
added many hundreds of dollars TO tho rc
ceipts of the farmers, by way of board bjlla
and has been gratifying change from lid
usual dul ness of a Vermont winter on thn
farm. The parties authorized to measure tLo
ice secured by Mr.. Viii ncy are now engaged
IN That work There H. about 1000 tons
BENJAMIN +. Field, Fcrri. burgh has sold 53
acres OF meadow and pasture land. cornerinu
on the plank road, to John Douglass for $1,000.
+. \. Woodbridge left for New port Monday
Jacob Kellogg of West pittsburgh who has
neen very III, was able to be in town Saturday
liet Sl.-J. Gordon has taken the store on
,treen street, Ia ely vacated by J Cook where
trade in harness. etc. will he carried on as
usual. Parties residing near the In G. re-
port duck abundant in the CoVcs and BAYS
ne young daughter OF Mr. and Mrs r. O.
Norton is better.-L. w. Fullington of John
son was the sunday guest Of Superintendent
Andrews, state school The first plowinp of
me season in Ferrisburgh began MundIy ~
Mrs; A. Is. Iabcr is slightly better Mrs. j.
". hlndeS l. better. Charlie Llbcuf. with his
men. returns to day from his completed lob ia
NeW RUSSIA. The new Steamboat dock was
not putt at Chimney Point during the winter
on account OF the insecurity OF the ice The
llhoer tOr rs completion is on the ground and
IL IS expected that J.. Whitney will soon begin
WORK on 1t The court of common council
meet ~ city clerks office this evening Mis-
Mary Happen is tea her OF district school No
y, Ferrisburgh. and the school was omen ii
Monday morning
Charles :. Iavun, who has been con fined in
his house Tor nearly three months. is better
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
Best Time to Buy Bees.

Mrs. l.. Harrison, whose long expert.
ence entities her opinions to conbidera-
ton, says in Prairie Farmer; CAN things
considered, spring is best; about the lsl
of April, not earlier, in this latitude.
Good, strong colonies. with a vigorous
queen, would run little risk of loss before
"a return of the outlay might be OK pectcd.
When bees are purchased at the close Of
the honey harvest or in the fall or winter
they are CT no source OF profit to their
owner until flowers bloom. have heard
persons who had bees TO sell in the fail
talk ghbly Of the number Of pounds of
honey there We're in the hives to a would
be purchaser. Suppose there was; the
bees would need every ounce Of it to live
upon and rear brood before flowers
bioomed, and the purchaser would run
the risk OF losing the colony II he took
away any to eat upon his cakes"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
HORSE GOSSIP.
Lessons from the Recent Auction Sales of
Horses.


Those just commencing in the breeding of
the light harness horse. or trotter and the
farmer who breeds but one or two colts
each year and has become convinced that
IL costs no more 20 raise well bred colt,
that it docs a dunghill, who have watched
the prices realized at the combination sales
of the past winter and the more recent ones
of this spring should he benefited by the OK.
periencc of others, and should learn valuable
lessons, and what are the popular families
and strains
The stock that descend from long and
unbroken line of producing ancestors com
mnuds the highest prices on the auction
block. The high average price of the Rose
made stock, owned by H. j. Rose, Los An
geles Cal, was oecasionpd in a great meas
ure by Mr.. Rose virtually having corner
in that particular family. He had founded
fHmily himself and it had grown in popu-
l1rity so rapidly that he had been able to re
tain almost the whole increase so that at his
cicaring-o out sale it was much sought after
by the wealthy breeders. aud they could get
il from no other source. Mr. Roses sue
cess was phenomenal. Starting with Clay
Pilot. horse that at the time he bought
him would not have brought at public auc-
tion 5000, he bred the Moor and from him
sultan, from Sultan tho great STEAMBOAT
ana the handsome Aicargar, but where he
has succeeded ninety and nine others start
ing v'th untued and untcstcd stock. have
failed
The same circumstances that made the
HoNcmade stool, bring such prices. have
operated IN favor of Senator 5tnnford's
tec;ioncer stock. Vet though breeders
have come 10 look with favor upon the pro-
scny of great dams even in the second and
'hiij generation. whore such progeny has
been tested and found wanting. the boom
stops. As an example of this, note the
prices realized for sons and daughters of
lLcct'oneer whose dam was the great Great
Nornt?in Maid and whose sire was the
great Rysdvk's Hamblctonian. in contrast
with II he prices realized for the sons and
daughters of Mansfield at Charles Buck
mans sale. Net Mansfield is a half brother
OF l.Iectioneer being out of Green Noun
'oin Maid and sired 10y Messenger Duroc
he average price for the get of Electionecr
was $4,000, while tho average price received
or the get of Mansfield was only sal
Look at the full brothers Victor Van Bis |
marck and Idol 10y Hambletonian 10 out of
Hattie Wood by Harry Clay 49, while
bismarck and his got stand high, Idol his
luil brother and younger has been offered |
for $1,000, about the average price for two
years old by Bismarck
again look at Dauntless sire of such cam |
p2l-ners Is Gen. Smith, Ed AMMAN and |
hendryN end ieacomaker sire OF Midnight, |
tai brothers, being ny liamhietonian out of |
sally teagles 10y smith 5 Clay; yet the pro
nuce Of her other son Falcon by Messenger |
Duror is unknown TO trot,ing history
Aside from the prices realized 10y l.. J. |
%nupt4l1. ri . In. L.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18

gre defects in saddle horse, which
should possess precisely opposite quail
ties; they are, ON the contrary, favorable
in a heavy draught horse. A forchand
much lower than the hind quarters is a
good conformation for a race horse on a
fiat course, but very bad in roadster
Certain conformations are esteemed good
according TO taste or the fashion. Thus
the Roman nose 90 was very much adj
mired during the reigns of Louis XIV
and Louis XIV. but has not been 50 since;
the straight face, and even that which is
little hollow, is now preferred. There
are, nevertheless. defects which remain
so under all circumstances; such as long,
wide apart on dropping ears (hog ears,
g.; small eyes; fat, narrow sides; narrow
chest; long, badly attached loins OD;
tucked up belly 90; rat tail %; tcndons
tipd in (30. lone paSteruS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
The Most Brilliant Offspring of the wilkes
Branch OF Trottcrs.

Repetition IS the name of the young stall
lion WHO Il the most brilliant offspring OF tine
" Ike, hrancu of great trottors He was
ipnled in lsNI, md gave early evidence OF the
possession of that marvellous turn OF speed
which has made him one OF the foremost
5oung horses OF To-Day. hcpcutiun /, ny Ked
Wilkes, dam Mamie billiard, by John Dill
lard: second dam Lady lines, by lnnc, Glen
roe
His record is 219'4 He ran his first race.
= half mile, a Il ycarliuG. on oct. . l~>J. at
Lexington. XIV. ard was able TO secure first
money in the first and third heats, time
l:2ia and l.35. This was very ar per
foimuuce, and Mt once brought him into
prominence. \, a 2-yonr-oid ne did not COM
pet" IN any events. but esrlv in the spring of
IS he was again in The field. Iii, host race
that E"ar wa, at Lexington, Ky. in a stake
for "-year-oli~ The other entrlo, were
Marie jansen and RDsvnl The raca was a
complete wallover Tor line fleet ioo,rl siaI-
hon, and he finished the third heat with
record Of 2:?l TEa Tina for the other two
heals was 30 ; and 2:!I =.
His nest great race occurred at Hartford
Aug. 30 lS3a, at the Grand Circuit stakes.
He won tine first heat in 3:l9l4, but lost the
race
Any other horse would have becn knocked
nut 10y such race for the rest OF the season,
hut ne was not seriously affected 10y it, At
the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders meet
ing he was entered in the special stakes iur /
yeal-uidS. On Oct. -, when the race was
caliel. Repetition, WGnita and Governor
stanford We're the only entries, over ten
others being Withdrawn. Repetition won in
grand style IN 2:2jl 2:-1 and 3:!g34, finish
ing each neat in Il juc. with hi driver Looking
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18

year race last season, taking a record of
3:2l4; owner believes he could easily have
beaten 2:1O had he been called upon. Sold
for 5000. From this description he ~mus +
have been fine individually; his sire horse
of note; evidently nobody cared to invest in
him for stock purposes.
Same day: Mountain Boy 1911. seven
year-old, by Kentucky Prince 2410, dam
Elise, by Messenger Duroc 1906 Descrip-
ton: Brown bay, about 1jl hands. faint
star, off hind ankle white; broken double
and single, and as q three yearfold showed
q fun mile in 2;42I, quarters in 80 seconds;
no weights or boots never handled for
speed since, having been driven on the road
he was never used in the stud until last sea-
son when he covered about 10 mares, all of
which are believed to be in foal y Sold
for $1,000
On 2lst Rustic. standard, three year old,
by Alcyone 1872, dam. Rose Medium.
2i26l. Description: "Black about
hands, white hind ankles: partially broken,
single very good gated Sold $3.50.
Royalst. three year old by Alcantara
100, dam Rose by Knickorbocier 200.
Description; EBAY, about - hands, white
hind heels; partially broken single, good
gated; shown well for the little handling
he has had; standard. Sold for 5000
You give breeders some good ideas against
using ''crop-road stations. " You ought to
have impressed other essential points: 20
avoid any stallion who constantly rcqur cs
interfering boots - protect the ankles or
one with poor feet. 1t is an undisputed fact
that only small proportion OF any stall
non get prove to he very fast and as the
rule That like begets like generally
proves true, it behoovcs the breeder to select
morse that has the requisites of a practical
business horse; VIZ. one with plenty of
nerve and substance, with aclcan, level way
OF going, doing away with all boots and
weights, appliances that no gentleman will
have on road horse Then if he is lucky
enough to breed Il speedy one he has some
thing that will pay him handsome profit
to breed SUBSCRIBER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
NilDDLEBURY.

The Grand Army dance ON Wednesday, April
nm commemorate OF the 18th anni,c'-a-v If
/ Lees SURRENDER. wa attended by auuut -
c'ul.'-' Il! "a vas o.c Of the most pleasant
/ events rl thc season. only bad road, prevent ed
/ an Attendance which would have bcCu several
! times Larger. laruyo We're present from Rut-
! 'ahH, Burllh-, OF, NCrLcnHc~. Brandon aud
other points ON the line OF the raj road hes dc-
/ tho~r from the ucGi boring towns who found
II ro>>l9i" to get In 10 the village. The Howard
Oicrd uousr orchestra OI burlington furnished
;lNt class music. AMI the dancers had merry
Nue tuil after O'Clock Thursday morning
t. r. lowne Of Niddlchury, II Grand Army
man. pruNited Il " bang-up' cam chowdcr at
ms own EXPENSE. ami The eiits of edibics uv
olhcr~ were 80 numerous ana So plc'tiful that
a great many more Than attended could have
h'eii odhliiulIA icd. he t'raud Army boys
maze s"mcihluI IKE cln net for their rc. ief
/ fund, and only the worst kind Of bad roads
prevented them from more than doubling that
figure
Robert Dewey. son Of Noble f. Dewey. died
on lucod@N morning of pneumonia. after an
Hines, Of only "A few days Young Dewey was
a bright ana popular boy ana had attended
the Village school lie up to the end of the
recent term. The funeral services took place
at the residence of the father of the dccea sed
oorags wa" bcaatH eros r pur5h @S oI bv
contributions from his former schoomates
Mr.. Dennis McGoldrck. for many wears n
resident Of Mad chury, was found dead in his
his house about 80 o'clock on "Wednesday
night Mr. Goldricl, wa n familiar tigur, in
town and up 20 within 4 Few days carried hls
- years very easily, considering the large
amount of hard work lac had Jrnp T., ~ ~ ~
An attack Of Lrnrt J.rns" il h"IiLad - 'iiv,
heen the cause of his. Jn,th Wv " H"No
Col H. : Trorv d,.,,itv colI.ctor ~ o,,,.
at Burlington IN, Lhrn in tnNn ali -
and ,, ,5e,,iii ii ~ ~ ~ ~ tuc week
lcrc,trd and ,,tl.i.t,c t'c NV IN
nes,iay nights Grnnd Army hi"tvI'ol,ttti ~
Tracy rnt1rn.d g. $m'liu,,t, TImrsI i''', u
ing and hi. family Vii gn tharo 30 IE niuin
him before the rni Of thf nrrs"it ,vsaI WIN
The spring and sumner form of tSe coli,,,,,
began on 'Tnrrs,i,v m'nrnin'r v,itT 49, 'o,'.Ec
boys and olI'tLp mo fas.nr. IN tIair ,,i., m -,
short term ,vinl ~, la, ciaS 81 si0 ms
Min me n" ~. "Ta ' l"n 10 part
when they have 10 go va INC cl"Ss
II has I'ot I.,t Ln,,, r.,or,od that N Al ~
ni., ,-,,,,', 't ~ iir ~ !" ~ pdlth's oi
have been. ""OS """N'''''' ''' u "usht 10
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18

To the Editor Of the Free Press:
Inasmuch as there have been number of
articles of about the same strain in the FREE
PRESS lately, all advertising the same horse
! would like to state few facts. and then
am through In the first place Il list of the
prices realized for ycariings at the Kellogg
sale was given, the prices ranging from
SlO0 for "a tilly by Gilroy, 2:2SY, to 1898
Tor one by Alexander. The dam of tha
Gllroy hlly has never produced anything
fast. In fact, ii | am not mistaken. this
was her first foal, while the dam of the
Alexander iilly is also the dam Of Sunbeam.
one year older, with a reported trial" of
3:O2 as a yearling scarcely broken to har-
ness and also 'Teportod' AS bsng able to
show 2:iO as a two year-old. Possibly the
phenomenal time Of this half sister helped
to bring $3.50 for the younger one. This
shows how the pulses Of breeders are affect
ed at those combination sales in New York
when anything comes under the hammer
that possesses producing lines, that breeds
on, This was well demonstrated at KEEL
logg' ) combination sale IN New York. March
IL and 81, 'S9.
Coroner S03G, bay, four-year- old. by
Alcantara i29, dam Cleopatra fun brother
to Alcander. Description: ebay, about 10
hands white hind ankles broken single and
double; IA very stylish and highly finished
colt; full of vim, but has AN excellent dispo-
siton; easily controlled took first prize at
Connecticut State fair in 1888, ami 1888.
he has never been handled for speed, but
Without the least preparation won three
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
DR.. CRAlG'S ORIGINAL
KIDNEY and LIVER CURE.

One Thousand Dollars offered
by the Craig Medicine CO.. OF
PaSsaic, y. H., TOR amy ease of
Bri;!ht'S DiscaS" that cannot be
cured by the use OF the celebra-
ted Remedies of the eminent
specialist. DIR. Charles Craig,
consisting Of De. Crnig'~ Origin
al Kidney Cure Crown PiustcrS
and Pills. sold by all Drug
gistS. 3G.wlv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
FARM AND GARDEN. /,
EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS OF
VALUE TO PROGRESSIVE FARMERS.

Defects of Conformation of the Horse IA
shown in Chart by "Medical
Classics"-A Good Plan fora
Cheap Cattle Barn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
TO lhc Edition Of tho Frco Press.

Why did not your horse note contributor in
reporting combination sale state prices ct her
AeUing- brought. and no single cut he year
llng- by Gilruy aud Alexander: There must
nave been other ycar!ngs sold.
Winooski, April s
In answer we viii say: There were four
YcGrlings sold, but these were not reported
IN the FEiE PRESS because they We're not
Vermont horses and full report of the
s0les was given in the New York dailies
The whole number Of yeariings sold are as
follows: Marcy, b. +. by Gilroy, 2.2S3 by
Messenger Duroe, dam Mazda, by Waikiki
Chief sold for SEQ. Harrister, b. G. by
by Darlington, by Harry Clay, dam Mag
gle c., 10y Honest Billy, was knocked down
at 500. Henrietta. b. +. by Huldam.
2.2Gl, by Mambrino Russell, dam MAY
Queen, by Dareboy, went for S2i0. Sunset.
b. f. by Alexander by Alcantara. dam
Sunlight by Black Cloud, brought $3.50.
Elaine e 20 daughter Of Green Noun.
tain Maid, and the dam of Noraine. whose
yearling record C!,3l5 made three wears
ago has never been beaten is likely to be
come the first producing daughter of her
famous dam. a fve-year Oily called
Ansema, will probably enter the list this
year Anselma is 10y Anscl = 9O) son of
EIcctioneer from a Thoroughbred mare.
Several of the get of Ansc VIII quite likely
attain :. 30 honors the coming season. 1t is
as certain as such matters can he that the
Electioneer boom has only Just commenced.
1t was the belief that This was true that
caused 50 many indifferent colts of the fam
lily 20 bring such high prices in New York
at the Palo Alto sale.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-21
CHASED BY A PANTHER.
A Farmers Terrible Midnight Adventu
with Ferocious Boast.

Farmers Terrible Midnight Adventure
With n FeroeiOus Boast.
Samuel Eams, a farmer, living nine miles
northeast Of Carbon, narrates a thrilling
adventure with panther which he expert
enced short time ago. He left Carbon for
his home about sundown, depending on the
light of the moon to aid him in keeping the
road with his team. About seven miles
out strengthening animal crouched
in the road a few yards in front of
his horses, who became frightened and
refused to proceed. Fans could dis
tingdish but little in the darkness, ex-
eept pair OF cleaning eyes, He was un-
armed and at a loss TO know what to do.
Presently the animal uttered q pierre
ing, hali-human cry that startled the
frightened horses and greatly alarmed
Eams, VINO remembered that a pam
ther had escaped drive but few miles
away week or ten days ago, and that the
beast was evidently the strange animal be-
fore him. Leaving the road, the panther
mounted the fence aud disappeared on the
other side.
Eams gave whip to his thoroughly fright
ened horses, who responded by lively gall
lop, eager TO get away from the place But
the panther had only changed tactics. a
short distance ahead he remounted the fence
just IN the rear ot the wagon and evidently
In pursuit. The whip was applied with
renewed energy and lively chase
followed. The panther kept his posi-
tion near the wagon all the time,
except now and then when he got in ad-
vance, when he crouched as if to spring
upon the farmer. Once or twice it seemed
he would lind opportunity, but the un-
eyenness of the road caused the wagon
to lurch heavily or the distance pre-
vented. The beast was evidently hungry,
and its desperate conduct was enough to
chill ones blood. The race had been kept
up till Fans home appeared in view. a
sharp turn in the road, at which place was
an embaukment, was ahead. The hungry
beast had gained this, and as the team hur-
ried by he made desperate leap at tina
farmer; but, happily for Eams, missed his
aim. AS it was, he graZed Fans shoulder
with his savage claws, and then striking on
the edge of the wagon, rolled to the road
side. In another minute Eams reached mis-
house, where his faithful dog came to
his relief He procured a gun, but
the panther had engaged the~dog and
so frightfully torn it with its claws that
the canine died in a few hours. He
got fair shot at the beast, but owing to
the excitement he missed, but at the report
of the gun the panther uttered low cry of
pain and disappeared in the darkness.
Bloody tracks were found next morning,
and as nothing was seen or heard OF the
panther since, it is hoped lie is dead.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-21

NE" 4 OhfA, AhdJ 9tI tllDtOu u.
Reynolds, whom Alphonse j. Stephanie
shot last Thursday, is dead.
The cause OF the shooting was as follows:
Up to two years ago Stephanie's father was
engaged in the truit-importing business in
New York. At that time he died, leaving his
wife, Alphonse's mother, sole executrix
Alphonse carried on the business, but was
turning it into cash, and it appears that he
realized about $4,000 and placed it with the
Broadway Safe Deposit Company His
mother and brother objected. About two
months ago he quarreled with his mother,
told her that he would have the
money some time anyhow, aud wound
up by assaulting her. About a month
ago he sailed for Europe, and
from the hotel bills found on him seems to
have been at Frankfort-on-the-Ma Main and
in London. During his absence his mother
consulted Lawyer Reynolds. who advised
her to issue attachments against him and
the Safe Deposit Company to prevent his
using the money. He probably heard of
this after his arrival from Europe on the
morning of the shooting. and at once went
to the lawyers office and entered the inner
room. In the outer Office were Managing
Clerk John L. Butterle and client, John
+. CowaD, of Newark, N. j. After an in
terval of ten minutes a shot was heard, and
Mr.. Butterle burst in the door and saw
Stephanie with smoking revolver in his
hand. He at once knocked Stephanie down,
and with the aid of Mr.. Cowan held him
on the floor until Policeman Edwards ar
rested him. Mr.. Reynolds was found to be
mortally wounded in the left side, below
the heart. He was at once removed in an
ambulance to the Chambers-street Hospital.
Stephanie was born September 90, 1865,
In Philadelphia. There seems to be no
doubt that the shooting was the outcome of
his finding that Tau IL.
had foiled his plan to obtain the money on
deposit. THIS spirit OF revenge was the
more probable from the fact that Ste
phanie's father was an Italian and is said