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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

An Austrian inventor has produced a
substance which he claims To he IA good
substitute for glass, 1t is produced by dis.
solving from four to eight parts of colo
dion wool in about one hundred parts, by
weight, of ether or alcohol or acetic ether,
and with this are intimately combined
from : To per cent. of castor oil, or
other nonrc.inoUs oil. and 1 10 10 per
cent. of resin or Canada balsam or other
tai>am (>Oft resin)
Tine compound, when poured upon a
glass plate and subjected to the drying ac-
ton of "A current of air of about 80 degs.
ceutigrade, soidiiies in comparatively
short time into a transparent glasslike
Sheet or plate, the thickness of which M 80
he regulated as required The sheet or
plate so obtained has substantially the
same properties as glass AS it will resist
the action OF salts and alkali and of Iii luted
acids, and like glass l. transparent aud has
no smell. On the other hand, it has the
advantage OF being plidble or flexible and
Intangible to IA great degree, while its Ill
/ tiammaDility is much -, than that of the
,ollodion substitutes. Exchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
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IN THE DAIRY STABLE.

Arrangement of Floor and Watering
Trough at Wisconsin Experiment Farm.
l.. H. Adams superintendent of the
Experiment farm, made the following
report on the arrangement of the stable
rnl methods Of tying, at one of the
Wisconsin farmers institutes. He said:
1--WE have had experience in several
methods of tying, ut the station, but
none have given such success as the
stanchion. There are opponents to this
system of fastening cattle. but, all things
considered. | know Of nothing to replace
the stanchions win at the present time.
The floor represented in the diagram is
the same a. the one IN use at the expert
ment station farm. and has been for
three years. In putting this floor into
our stable we took ont plank floor
with finch drop behind the cows; it
was unsatisfactory. Our cows would
get dirty in spite of a liberal bedding
This matter of bedding is "A point that
we must spend thought upon if we wish
to cut down the expenses of dairying.
With the floor represented here. there is
no absolute necessity of using bedding
for the sake of cleanliness, There has
not been forkful of straw litter of any
kind put on that floor in three years
time. and there is not tag of manure
on the flank of one of the cattle.
"This floor is six feet wide, and we can
drive right in with a team and wagon
and load the manure from the cutters
on either side directly into the wagon,
This floor that the animal stands upon is
about fifty-four inches wide. This water
ing trough is made of two planks. one ten
inches wide AMI the other twelve, spiked
together, and the bottom of the trough
is on level with the floor on which the
cattle stand. The trough has an incline
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

The average horse has special fond
ness for sugar and other sweets, and this
appetite has been successfully catered to
in different parts of the world for i'm
proving his health and condition. Horses
thrive well upon saccharine substances,
and it is said that i'll Australia and South
America sugar and molasses are largely
used as horse food in preparing them for
sale; its tendency is to add flesh to the
form and glossiness to the coat, both
probably followers of healthy digestion
and well regulated bowels. Colts also
are regularly treated to ratiOns of the
fascinating diet. sugar not only i'm
proves the condition of the colts, but it
prevents risks of stoppage of the bowels
or impaction of the stomach during the
season when dry food only is procurable.
The manner of using the sweetened food
is to dissolve the sugar or molasses in
water and pour 1t upon chaff or cut hay,
mixing well. If the mess is at first not
relished greedy preference will soon
develop, and the colt will lick, with the
greatest enjoyment, the bottom and
sides of the manger long after the last
morsel of chaff and cut hay has been
en.-Southern Cultivator.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

Whether farmer should buy the raw
materials and make his own fertilizers
by doing the mixing on his own farm
is a question that each individual farmer
ought to be able 10 best determine for
himself. There are considerations, how
ever, that should be taken into account
in coming to conclusion on the sub
ject. First, the quantity required should
be large enough to make it an object to
save the ascertained difference III the
cost of the materials when bought
singly, and when bought from reliable
manufacturers mixed ready for use.
Again, if the attempt Is made to dis
pense in whole or III part with some
one or more of the ingredients of COM
plete fertilizer on the score of economy,
tins can only be done by such as have
through previous experiments ascer-
tanned with considerable accuracy the
requirements of particular crops on GER
tain soils. This will be found the most
difficult part of the business, for there
are large numbers of farmers who do
not know what their different fields re-
quire, and who are not likely to spend
time and money in finding out. Hence,
in making or buying fertilizers it will
usually be found best to use such as are
prepared for general application rather
than for special soils, The saving from
home mixing will depend ON the prices
which sellers of ready mixed fertilizers
are willing to take, and the cost of fer
/ tilizing chemicals delivered as near the
farm as the mixed goods can be bought.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

Subsoil blowing with dynamite is one
of the new methods in the south, aud 1t is
said to he equal to the process of trenchlng
used by market gardeners to loosen the
ear II to "a depth Of two or three feet aud
allow the absorption of IA good deal of
water for sustaining vegetation during a
drought. The inventor drills holes two on
three feet deep and five feet apart, making
1000 feet To the acre In each he puts an
explosive, and, after tamping, discharges
it, the whole number being connected with
wire leading to IA battery.
In one experiment the explosive Used
WAS one fourth of small sized dynamite
cartridge, with about an ounce of Judsol
powder. The surface of the ground ap
peared To be lifted two or three feet, IA few
small clods being thrown up To the height
of IL house. 1t was broken To the depth O
thirty inches AT the points of the explosion
and sidewise for part of the distance be
tween the holes.-New York sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

Where a building can be closed air.
tight, weevils infesting it can be de-
stroyed by using bisulphide Of carbon,
but as farmers cOrnhouses are ordinarily
constructed this usually will be found
impracticable. On account of its in
flammability, it must always be handled
with great caution. Weevil in grain
may be destroyed by putting it into air.
tight bins or casks that can be closely
covered and setting saucer containing
a little bisulphide of carbon ON top of
the grain. The vapor, if confined, will
descend through the grain to the bot
tom of the bin or cask and be fatal to the
insects. Exposed to the atmosphere it
is soon dissipated, but it must not be
used in the vicinity of fire. The best
preventves against this insect are clean
illness of the storage room, light and air
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

FLOOR AND WATERING TROUGH IN STABLE.
of one inch to every twenty feet, which
is sufficient to carry the water entering
this end to the other. There is an out
let at the other end to which the water
runs after the cattle have finished drink
ing Feed is given to the animals in
this same trough. The drop is twelve
inches from the stats down to the bot
tom. Whatever urine is on this floor
goes right through and is taken up with
an absorbent that is thrown between the
joists which support this floor. The
solid part of the eXcrement Is left along
in this drop. \ COW in urinating will
drop the water farther forward than she
will the solid part of the manure, so
that in cleaning ont it is not difficult if
the manure is ont here.
For an absorbent we u.e horse manure
The horse stands over the COWS and the
manure is pushed through Il hole daily
down into the basement stable where
the cows stand, and distributed along
these cutters. and it takes up the liquid
and keeps the manure of the farm all
together where it goes out. If, As | have
explained, the urine passes through
these Stats, You can readily see how the
COW lies down on dry floor"
When questioned on the Use Of bedding
Mr. Adams said he would prefer to have
the cows bedded where there was the
material for it, but many dairymen
utilize the waste products OF tine farm
SO closely that they do not have material
tor bedding.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

HANDY SEAT WHEN OPENING HIVES.
box or any other device so handy and
comfortable asa light stool with drawer
opening at the end, in which to carry the
bee brush, smoker fuel, matches, scissors,
states, queen cages and queen cells?
Then at the other end have II couple of
sockets-one for pencil, the other for a
heavy knife or chisel.
Take this stool by the wire handle in
one hand, your smoker in the other, and
You have all you need for ordinary work,
and scraps of wax, with honey adhering,
can be shut away from robbers"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

A New York World correspondent
writes: "Tal..a5 - ye@r5 Is they come
believe potatoes one of the most profit
able of our standard farm crops, and
the consumption of them seems to be on
the increase. There is no crop i'll which
the production can be more favorably
influenced by good cultivation and the
use of manufactured fertilizers. If
planted early, unless the season is re-
markably bad, the crop is likely to be a
fairly good one, When there is no
scarcity the price is seldom SO low as
not to pay well for the raising, and once
in every two or three years crops are
light enough in many sections to make
prices generally high, when even small
crop is profitable one"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
What Others Say.

Hoard's Dairynan says that the thor
oughbred COW will degenerate into the
scrub if you give her scrub feeding al
harsh treatment
Southern Cultivator expresses the opin-
ion that small farms will, to large de-
gree, solve the labor problem.
BY midwinter calf may show signs
of not doing well, The best plan is to
take il i'll hand at once and give it the
best shelter and extra feed. If this does
not make it thrifty within month, sell
it. advises Farm Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
Seats for the Apiarist.

"What shall we sit upon when open
ing hives:' asks Il writer in Gleanings in
Bee Culture, and Immediately answers
the question in the following fashion:
"Why, stools, of course. Is hive cover,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

Nail three boards little less than two
feet long and foot wide together for
bottom and sides. Nail another one
running up to a point or with piece
nailed on, as shown in the engraving,
for the back, For the top and front nail
two pieces together of the length Of the
sides and height, and fasten by hinge
joint at the back. The apparatus for
setting consists of two pieces of wood
and IL string. Whittle one piece, which
is about ten inches long, to a point at
one end with a notch at the other, and
put it through hole bored in the back
a few inches from the bottom. The
other piece make chisel shaped at both
ends and notch it so as to tie a string in
the middle. Make another notch in rear
end of the top for this small piece, as
shown in the i.sure. Faat-A one end of
! the string to the front of the top to pass
over the notched stick at the back to the
brace fastened between the notches of
the bait stick and back. For n bait
use pieces Of apples or turnips, or even
corn on the cob, the bait being fastened
to the pointed stick on the inside of the
trap. a rabbit entering the trap nibbles
at the bait, shaking the bait stick. which
in turn sets free the brace and the cover
falls. The notches should be only sc
deep as to fairly allow the trap to be set
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

The Volumes OF the MAGhZINE begin with
the Numbers tor June ana December OF each
year. when no time is specified, subscrip-
tions will begin with the Number 'urrent ut
the time OF receipt OF order. Bound Volumes
OF IIARPER's MAGAZINE tor three years back,
in neat cloth binding will be sent by mail,
post paid, on receipt OF $500 per volume
Cloth Cases, tor binding, 80 cents each-bY
mail post paid.
Remittances should be made by Post office
| Money order or Draft, to avoid chance OF loss
Newspapers are not 10 copy this advertisement
qoithom the cypress Orier Of HARPER n BROTH
ERs.
Address HARPER a BROTHERS, New
York
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
HAVE YOU ASTHMA?

DR.. r. Schiffman, st. Paul. Mimi, will
mail trial package Of SCHIFFMANN' 5
ASTHMA CURE free to any sufferer. He
advertises by giving away. Never fails
to give instant relief in worst cases and
cures where others fail. Name Middle
bury REGISTER and send your address
for free trial packagc.-1dr.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
A RABBIT TRAP.
A Handy Continuance Described and IL
Illustrated by Prairie Farmer.

TUsUfHttU Dy It THIrIe THrrHtr'
Rabbits are the easiest of all animals
to take, for the reason that when in the
trap they invariably sit down before at
tempting to nibble at the bait. A boy
in trapping rabbits ribs the premises of
destructive animals, provides a nice dish
for the table and has his sport as well.
The common figure 4" trap is the
simplest form. The one shown in the
mt is a handy affair, and is easily made
is follows:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
1ARPER'S PERIODICALS.

Posture Free to nh subscribers in he Undeo
StateS, CdHdda and icrico.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
PROPRIETOR
N.PaOSpECT ST.. BURLIaGTON,VT

FOR NERVOUS AND (MLD) MENTAL DIS
EASES.
Sanitarium entirely new, delightfully."- To-
zeal appliances. DR.. willard resides there,
and j. pleased to refer To bishop Bi--ell Pres.
Dwight Yale, Pres. Buckham IL. V. NJ,
Rev. Or. Bliss Hon. q. q. Benedict, Burling-
ton, VI.
Boarl, - to $40 week. Other expenses
reasonable. Send tor circular. IL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05
HERE'S A BRAlNY SCHEME.
How q Woman Wore Expensive Dresses
which Cost Her Nothing.

They were lunching at the Richelieu and
talked louder than they intended. Ono
was eXoulsitely begowned and the other
was congratulating her on her appearance,
SAYS the Chicago Post.
But it must have been very expensive,
that gown" she SAID.
Didn't cost me cent" said The other
with a smile.
why, what do you mean?n queried the
other.
why. I took 1t on approval. Don't you
understand z"
Il do not"
"Why, / went to Fields and picked it
out, and they sent it home for approval.
ut satisfies your"
Perfectly"
Then it will cost you something"
mot cent. 1t came Yesterday. l am
going to make some calls tomorrow. !
shall wear II and tomorrow send u back"
The other didn't reply, and the beauti-
fully-begowned one continued:
at Is a perfect dream of a scheme.
Whenever one wants to be a little swell
one can do as l have done and without
cost. To be sure one mustn't go too often
and once in awhile one must buy gown.
But doing as |, yes, az many Others do,
for the price of one gown one can have
the use of several. Only one must be care
full not TO commit the error q friend of
mine did"
What was that?"
"Why, she took q gown and kept it
several DAYS. OF course gowns sent on
approval are not expected 10 be worn.
But the clerk who received it and found
IN pocket the lady's card-case and
pinned inside the waist a letter received
from a gentleman friend must have had
his suspicion aroused that the gown at
least had been worn. / don't know what
word was sent back with the case and
letter, but do know that 81 o doesn't give
Field the benefit OF her custom any more"
Whereat both laughed heartily, and
calling the waiter. ordered two pieces OF
ra,l
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05
A RAID I'd MURDER A JUDGE.
Devotion of "A Noble Woman, Who Saved
tho Life of the Intended Victim.
rBuGalo COMMERCIAL

A black cross had been set against Judge
Hawkins name. Why. 1t IS not for me 10
say. We were not accustomed TO explain
orr motives or to give reasons for our
deeds. The deeds were enough, and this
black cross meant death. and when 1t had
been shown us, all that we needed 10 know
further was at what hour we should meet
for the contemplated raid. A word from
the captain settled that, and when the
next Friday came q dozen men met at the
uhce of rendezvous ready for the ride
which should bring them TO the Judges
solitary mansion across the mountains. l
was among them, and in as satisfactory
mood as | had ever been in my llte for the
night was favorable and the men hearty
and in first-rate condition.
But after we had started and were
threading certain wood ! began to have
doubts. Feelings / had never before ex-
perienced assailed me with force that
FIRST perplexed and then astounded me. 1
was afraid and what rather heightened
than diminished the unwonted sensation
was the fact that l was not afraid of any
thing tangible, either IN the present or
futrTe but Of something unexplainable
and peculiar, which If it lay in the skies
certainly made them look dark indeed,
and if il hid in the forest caused its faintest
murmur TO seem like the utterance OF
great dread. as awful as 1t was mex
phcable. ..,s
nave done so had the great streaks OF
lightning, which now and then shot zigzag
through the sky, had taken the shape or
words and babe us all beware. l was not
one to be daunted. and knew no other
course than that of advance when once u
stroke OF Justice had been planned and the
direction for It's fulfillment marked out. L
went on, and began to think, and that to
me was an experience, tor had never been
taught to rehect-only TO tight and OBEY.
LIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
The house toward which we were riding
wa built on a hillside, and the first thing
we saw on emerging from the forest was a
iicht burning IN one of its distant WIN
dows. This was o surprise, for the hour
yas late and in that part of the country
neonIe were accustomed to retire early,
even such busy men as the Judge. He
must have q visitor, and visitor meant a
possible complication OF affairs; so halt
was called, and was singled out to recon-
noitre the premises.
/ started of in strange state OF mind.
The fear I had spoken of had left me, but
n xaone shadow remained, through which,
"a through a mist, | saw the light IN that
far-away window reckoning me on to what
felt was in some way to psako an end to
nv present life. As i drew nearer to 1t
tho feeling increased; then 1t, too left me,
and i found myself once more the daring
ayencer. This was when | came 70 tho
foot Of the hill and discovered had but
few steps more TO take.
Ths house, which had now become plain
w visible, was solid one of stone, built As
/ hayS said. on the hillside II faced the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05

- =
BRrTTON. Died, - 1i;45 o'cIcss. ~ ~
4, 1891. st bic psrens s f ssnsI'HRENtE 70.
WARf5. tho Youngest son Of .. W.
Mary g Britton aged seven months sne
fourteen rne1ai r - tho residence THIS Husdsy
FLEMING ats O'Clock. Friends Of W
family arc invited to attend.
|. Hinton (W. Va papers please copy
RrrTLER-Died. at his Residence. 40
.ast Marshall street, July Sd. at 7:W &. M
ANDREW A. BUTLER. IN tho forsy-fouf'n
year of bis age. -. r,,s<
Baptist church SUNDAY AFlEnns ".oss
at 5 O'Clock. Friends snd scquainss
invited TO attend.
Philadelphia papers please copy
GORDON. on Marshall street, IN
tbs citv OF Richmond. at 4:f0 Il. u. ycesers
dav. Mrs. MOLLfE Is. GORDON; egeo
'H fanssrar from her mothers residence in
Powhatan county.
HARRIS July Sd. at Hinton. ~.
Va IS. r.. HARRIS. formerly OF Richmond'
in the sixty-,hird year of his age. ,,,,,o
The remains Will arrive here ThlS
MORNING az $40 and the funeral ser
vices will lie held ~ the grave In OAK
wood.
UEID.-Ded, July 2. 1901. at ten min
utes 70 O'clock y. NJ. FANNIE MiIrEl:
DORFER HELD, daughter OF Isaac and
Narv Held: aged two years ak months
and tventy-four davs.
Funeral will take place SUNDAY MokN'
ING at 10 o'clock.
MARTIN. Died. July ith,. at tho resi-
dence of his parents. 5li Catherine streetl
RICHARD y. MARTIN, youngest son OF
Timothy and Minerva Martin aged SIX
wears and eleven months. A..
The funeral will take place rom the
Sacred Heart church at 4 O'Clock 4. a.,
SUNDAY. July 5th. Friends and relatives
respectfully invited to attend.
sNELL.-Died. MAMIE B., wife OF the
late james A. Sell, NJ her late residence
Forest Home, near Mechanicsvilie turn
pike. ,,,>,rsv
AFTERNOON at $3.50. Internent IN
Shockoe cemetery. Friends and relatives
invited TO attend.
WINGFIELD.-Died. at her residence.
Locust Shades, in Hanover county, July
Sd, Miss MARTHA II. WINGFlELD,i IN the
seventy-ffth year or her age.
Funeral at her late residence SUNDAf
III o'clock A. NJ.
WORTHINGTON.-D at Soldiers
Home, July 4. 1891, JAMES NJ. WORTH
INGlON. of Brunswick county, Va, for
merly of Comany b, Third Virginia cav
airy: aged sixty-hye years
Fnneral services THIS EVENING At
HOLLYWOOD cemetery at q o'clock by Kew.
DR.. Cooper.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05
who Is the Favorite /?

The Times Register believes Mr.. Cleve-
land is by large odds the choice of the peo-
pie Of this section. The election
of 1890 was a complete and overwhelming
endorsement of Cleveland's views and of
his Administration. and had the people of
the country understood his tariff message
as well as in 1888 as they did 1890. not even
Republican Doodle could have beaten him
for President again. There is warm spot
in the hearts of the American people for
Mr.. Grover Cleveland, and he will be hard
to beat, either in the convention or at the
ballot-box
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05

appearance OF the wearcrs. were grouped
round the statue OF Charles III. bfe
Guards and Yeomen Of the Guard lined
the quadrangle, while scarlet-uniformed
soldiers filed the approaches and rampafts
OF the tower.
AT Tur cAaTLE-oRoUSps.
The Lord Chamberlain, bareheaded. await
ed the arrival 81 the imperial visitors AT
the entrance OF the main hall OF tho state
apartments. Around him was number
of naval and military officers. Amid roll
ing Of yolleys OF cheers and laundering
salvos Of artillery the procession entered
the castle-grounds. Asthe carriages reach
cd the quadrangle the band OF the scots
Guards PLAYED the national anthem. The
Enperor's carriage stopped beneath the
portico o.! the Waterloo door. On ahgbt-
inc the Emperor entered tho hall, proceeded
by she Lord Chamberlain.
rMpRAcYD TX QUEEN VIC.
The Queen met bin az tho threshold and
aGcctionately embraced him. All the roy
allies followed the Emperor md tho door
Vas closed. even on Tho favored few who
had been privileged TO sco thus for. Some
minutes af;erward tho Emperor reappcared
m the quadrangle, accompanied by the
Prince OF Wales. the Duke Of Edinburg,
and the Duke OF Cambridge and proceeded
as nal to inspect tho troops. He shook
hands and chattod with tho officers and
watched the mon dofle out Of the gates
and then retired TO his apartments. After
n short rest the Emperor and Empress
dned with the Queen
FAMILY DINNER.
Other royalties were present, but IT was
a purely family dinner. Later the Emperor
held semi-ofiicial reception, at which no
was attended by Count Won Hatfield, the
German Ambassador; Lord Salisbury. the
Prince Of Pless. Count Me,ternich, Lord
Stanhope. and others. all Of whom
we're rosplendent in leyee dress, or uni
forms dedeckcd with orders. Count Won
Hatfield formed throughout the daY's
functions an object of attraction to oil
ewes. sparkling with rows Of diamond or
ders over q tunic which was mass of gold
bra ding, and bogirt with tho ribbon of the
Black Eagle.