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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
Advice About Fertilizers

Manuling crops in the hill is simply to
concentrate the fertilizer in a small
space. Such plan will answer if there
is an insufficiency of the material used,
but as the roots of plants spread over a
large area in search of food it is better
to broadcast all manures and fertilizers,
thus not only giving greater feeding ca
pacity to the roots, but also permitting
of more intimate incorporation of the
ingredients with the soil during cult
walton of the crop. The Philadelphia
Record, authority for the foregoing,
further says: Mix plenty of land plaster
with your manure. Plaster absorbs
gases, arrests the escape of ammonia,
and is of itself an excellent fertilizer.
For grass crops and as a special fertilizer
for clover it is unexcelled. 1t is also
cheap compared with its real value.
Used in the hills with corn, plaster as
sists in attracting both moisture and
ammonia from the air and gives the
young plants good start.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
Anecdote of Michael Angelo,

Michael Angelo, at time when Italy
paid so much attention to ancient art
that modern had no chance of being
judged fairly, had, it is said, resort to a
stratagem to teach the critics the fallacy
of shaping their judgments by fashion
or reputation. He sculptured statue
representing sleeping beauty, and break
ing off an arm buried it in place where
excavations were being made. 1t was
soon found and lauded by critics and
the public rs valuable relic of antiqui-
ty, far superior to anything done for
centuries. When Angelo thought it
had gone far enough be produced the
broken arm, and to the great morti6ca-
ton of the critics, revealed himself as
the sculptor York Ledger.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
All Sorts.

A secret society Of cooks has been
organized.
P. T. Barnum leaves an estate of
S., 100000.
North Adams, Mass, has an apple
tree in blossom.
Over 10 900 women voted at the re-
cent election in Kansas.
In 1890 the United States built
more vessels than England.
A statistician says 1866 900 per-
sons can stand on square mile
A discovery of "blue Lead is an
nounced from Sulphur Springs, Ark.
The prince of Wales won large
sum on the city and suburban races.
A Milton, N. H., boy killed snake
the other day that had two distinct
heads.
The first water mill ever erected
was built on the Tiber river at Rome,
A. ID. 500.
1t has been decided that the charter
of the Chicago gas trust be surrender
ed to the state.
Eight white men and several negros
have been killed in Claiborne, La,
within six months.
The son of the car is making tour
of the world, and will soon arrive in
San Francisco.
p. T. Barnum revised his auto
biography 20 times, and it is said thai
over 200, 900 have been sold.
A petroleum motor tricycle. has beer
invented that it is claimed will run 4(
miles on one gallon of oil.
The legislatures of two Western
states have bills pending which pro-
vide the death penalty for person.
who willfully cause railroad wreck.
| Baron de Fava said that he was
perfectly Indifferent as to what the
New York papers said about him
He was under no international obi
cation to read them.
A California editor got himself into
trouble by publishing this item
| Miss Jones, who came here before The
flood, is still the guest of her brother
The lady insisted that it was a slul
upon her age.
A bride in Montreal is said to have
appeared with her pet canary fastened
to her shoulder by golden chain
The bird enlivened the marriage Ger
emory with song.
a tinker of Oakland, Cal. had t.
have his leg amputated. sin doing
his work he held the article to b,
mended on his knee, and the continu
al hammering caused the bone to dry.
Indianapolis has unique building
called the Propyl@um, and erected
by women. 1t contains a kitchen
parlors and offices which are rented
to women physicians. The parlor
and assembly hall are rented to va
rious musical, art, literary and ply
| steal clubs and classes, and the en-
terprise promises to be social anc
financial success.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
TO THE
FARMERS Of VERMONT -!

1t has accidently come 10
my knowledge that you oc-
casionally make complaints
because of the small sums re-
ceived for your Dairy skins.
The fault is your own, for if
YOU would take them off and
properly care for them you
would rarely find a skin that
would bring You less than 80
cents, and a great many Of
them would bring you 60, 70
and even 80 cents each.
Poor skins, like poor butter,
are poor property and bring a
poor price. 1t will cost you
only penny for postal card
on which to send me your adj
dress, to secure full printed
directions as to the proper
method of taking off and caring
for your calf skins. will very
gladly mail these to you free,
postpaid, if you will send me
your name and SO request.
In most Of the towns Of Yer
mont | have buyers but in 10
calities where | have none ]
would suggest that a half doz-
en- farmers club together anc
ship their skins in quantities O
25 or more in which case
will pay all frei9hts after de-
livery at r. R. depot. | can
not allow you wholesale prices
in towns where | have a buy
er but where | have none
will gladly arrange with an.
reliable farmer who is willing
to attend to the matter OF col
lecting skins taken off in hi
vicinity, and in such case vii
Of course allow the buyer
commi sion.
, CARROLL S. PAGE,
HYDE PAX, Vt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

THE "EGo TYPE" BUILT FOR LAYING.
A critical examination showed that
nearly all that were laying were of the
No. 1 type-see first cut-while those
that were still unproductiye resembled
in shape and appearance No. 2-see sec
ond cut-which is a longer legged, I'M
calmly, slim bodied hen, that spends her
time looking for something to get scared
at. A record of the two flocks showed a
/, difference of 90 per cent. in the number
of eggs laid. No. kept laying until
moulting and began laying quicker than
No. 3. A short legged, deep bodied, full
breasted, wedge shaped, large combed
hen, with quiet disposition, has capac-
ity to consume large quantities of food
and return eggs instead of noise and
hutser. The breeder IL confident that
this flock, grown from selected mothers,
will average 200 eggs each per annum.
The 20 per cent. advance obtained makes
difference of 81 each in the two flocks.
There are families" of butter cows
among the Jerseys, and some day there
will be "egg hens among the already
/ famous Leghorns. One of these i'm
proved hens placed in the hands of one
ignorant of feeding principles would be
compelled to descend to level with the
rest of his flock from lack of well bal
anced ration.
The egg shell is largely carbonate and
phosphate of lime, while the edible por-
ton is composed of TAG per cent. of wa
ter, 1875 per cent. of albuminoids, 10 per
cent. of fat and per cent. of ash. This
is the average of eighty eggs analysed
at the Geneva experiment station. Milk
and meat are largely albumen. The hen
cannot elaborate lime and albumen from
fat or starchy food, which is chiefly val
liable for the warmth it furnishes; hence
corn is poor food, and milk, meat and
shell are very essential for egg produc-
ton.
Eggs differ in quality and appearance
in accordance with the nature of the
Yfood. Cotton seed meal in excess gives
an egg a week old taste that is disgust
ing. Onions give rank taste. Toe
much clover hay and u bad colored lot Of
sea shells spoil the beautiful white of the
egg shells.
The authority quoted furnishes the
following tables giving the ration that
has produced the best result for egg
production for 600 hens:
First-Morning, by weight, all they
can eat of the following mixture: One
half bran, one-fourth corn and one
fourth oats, mixed with hot water OF
milk, together with one pint of salt, two
quarts of charcoal and one bushel O.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER,
Verdict of Guilty.

Montpelier, April l0,-The jury
came in this noon with verdict OF
guilty as to all the respondents in the
conspiracy case, When they went
out Thursday afternoon they balloted
and were decided as to all the re-
spondents but Sherburne, against
whom the evidence was slight.
Held For Trial.
st Adams, April l0.-Albert E.
Cutting, arrested here yesterday for
burglary in jewelry store at White
River junction, last month, is held
for trial in $1,000 bonds.
Saloons Raided.
State Attorney Brown raided IL
saloons here yesterday, and a consid-
cradle quantity of stuff was contisca-
ted. The dealers were fined an6
their cases were appealed to the
County court. Nine prisoners are ii
jail here now awaiting trial in the
County court.
As Senator Morril Sees 1t.
New York, April 9.-Senator Nor
rill of Vermont was in the city today
and, in an interview with Tribune
reporter, said that Senator Edmund:
had for two years contemplated re
signing on account of his own healtl
and that of his family. Speaking O.
Mr.. Edmun6s' successor, he said
"Ex-Gov. Stewart is probable can
didate. SO is eX-Gov. Smith of st
Adams, who has large following
EX-Gov. Proctor, now secretary o
war, is said to be a candidate, but
am not sure that he would give up hi
secretaryship to enter the Senate
We could hardly spare him from tn
war department. Judge Powers, nov
congressman-elect, is mentioned as
candidate. Another is Gen. Veazey
commander in chief of the Gran,
Army-a strong man in the state
Gov. Page himself is said to have
senatorial leaning"
Of the Farmers alliance Mr.. MOI
rill said: at is to be born in Vel
mont this year, and we shall have t
wait before expressing an opinion o
it. / do not think, however, that
will have the strength in New Englan
that it has shown in Kansas"
When asked about the republica
candidate for president at the mex
election, Mr.. Morrill, said: either
is no talk of any one but Mr.. Han
rison."
He thought Mr.. Cleveland stood a
even chance of being the standar
bearer on the other side.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
500 In Gold.

1t is not yet too late to enter the Domin-
ion Illustrated prize competition in which
at the end of the current six months
prizes to the value of over So 900 will be
distributed. The first prize is $3.50 in gold
and the list includes a Heintzman piano.
Bell, Karn and Cornwall organs, gold
watches and other valuable articles-lOO
In all. The smallest is valued at So. The
competition consists in finding in current
numbers of the journal the answers to
thirty-six questions, six of which are
published each month. For sample copy
and full particulars send II cents in
stamps to the publishers, the Sabiston
Littho. Pub. Co., Montreal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
Hore and There


There were 1872 entries of Indian games
exhibited at the late New York Poultry
show.
And now we are told that Mr. George
w. Childs has a $50 900 stablea Wootten.
An enterprising Iowa farmer who OPP
crates big farm has called in the tele-
phone as means of direct communica-
ton with the various departments
thereof.
A law protecting song birds has been
passed in, Oregon.
Over four thousand fowls were ex-
hibited at the New York Poultry show.
From the Mississippi station comes
the report that in feeding cows for milk
and butter cottonseed is more economl-
cal than cottonseed meal.
A bill appropriating s3oo,C00 for Cali
fornia's exhibit at the Worlds fair has
passed the assembly.
The wheat crop of south Australia and
New Zealand is reported short and OF
poor quality.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
M,stakes IN Pruning Trees

Nothing in the shape of ornamental
trees has more awkward appearance
than one of long legged form trimmed W
with bare stem as high as mans head
or housetop, especially if it is an ever
green. Standing alone, they should be
perfect specimens feathered all the way
down to the ground, or if the trees are
old, large and stately in growth, pos
sessing The ma gni6cence of broad spread
ing oaks or magnificent elms, the foliage
and tie wide branches which sustain il
should approach SO near the ground tina
the huge stem would be barely visible
Country Gentleman.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
:. Johnsbury Republican =:

st. Johnsbury Republican
The hour of retribution for the gig
glers is at hand. A movement for
their determination has begun in Chit
tenden county and we hope it will
sweep through the State like the
North wind.
Do we hear it asked who are the
gigglers !?
Why, they are the drooling young
idiots of both sexes who are conspic-
uous objects at most public meetings
which they attend for the sole pur-
pose of chattering, flirting, giggling
and initiating monkeys.
Underhill has the distinguished
honor of being the first town in Yer.
mont to arise in its might and then sill
down heavily upon these objectiona
BILE young persons. 1t caused the ar
rest of three overgrown boys ant
three girls of the same description
and on trial they were fined 81;
apiece.
Will not other afflicted communi
ties take notice of Underhill's com
mendable action
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

According to Herr Japing the hour
ly rate of water falling over Niagara
Falls is 10o,000,OOO tons, represent
ing 100000 horse power, and the
total daily production of coal in the
world would just about suffice to pump
the water back again.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

Farmers alliances are becoming
so numerous in every section of this
broad land Of freedom, says West
ern paper, 'that man can't drive a
load of hay down lane without ex-
citing an outburst of patriotic en-
thusiasm.'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

"The chief business of education -
said President Andrews of Brown, in
an address the other evening, sis not
in the colleges and universities. but
in the kindergarten. The bad tenden-
cles OF the character are eradicated in
the kindergarten as nowhere else."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

A Pennsylvania farmer has hen
which habitually lays unusually large
eggs. Inside of each of these eggs is
another good-sized egg, perfectly
formed. Both the inside and outside
egg have a yolk and white part.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
Sitter John. Editor.

The Burlington Clipper claims to
have found out through editor Crane
and the Farmers Advocate, who the
next governor is to be-Mr, Cincin-
natus. The Clipper says;
''Welcome, Cincinnatus, old boy,
you may find Vermont politics little
pokey, but after all you are liable to
have considerable fun and certain to
be the envy of lot of statesmen who
are not in it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
INFORMATION OF PRACTICAL lMPoR'
TANCE TO RURAL READERS.


Observations ON Cutting Seed Potatoes
Made in u Bulletin Issued by the vir-
ginia Experiment misunderstanding
Method of Cutting the Tuber Illustrated,
II is true that whole medium or large
sized potatoes usually give an increased
yield over smaller tubers or small cut
tlngs, and also show a gain of few
lays in edible maturity, But they also
show very decidedly larger yield of
small or understandable tubers, and IN
crease the cost of seed many fold, vary
ing of course with the size of tuber used.
This may be illustrated by stating that
seed cut to 1.-TWO eye" pieces requires s
to 10 bushels to plant an acre if the
pieces are placed 10 to 70 inches apart In
the row, and the rows 81 to 8 feet apart.
Whole seed planted in hills 10 to 20
inches apart will require 40 to 60 bushels
to plant an acre. The conditions desired
in growing potatoes is to place the plants
so as to occupy the entire ground,
having them just far enough apart to
secure good individual development of
tubers. This can be best accomplished
by small cuttings planted closely-say,
rows 81 feet apart and planted 10 inches
apart in rows. With EARLY Ohio, EARLY
Hebron, Sunrise and several othe11Ea-
rieties so planted nearly the entire Ed
| will be of marketable size.
The often practiced method of cutting
the tubers in two lengthwise or cross
wise at random and then cutting these
pieces into smaller portions is reprehensi-
BILE. There is in our estimation but one
proper method Of cutting seed, and we
believe that growers who have once tried
this method will assent to the above
statement
The method of cutting which we al
Jude to is to take the tuber in the left
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

Here is good specimen of tariff
reform thick medicines from the
Salem N. " Review-Press:
Show can any one say tnat the
tariff is not tax, in the presence OF
such fact as the dropping of the
price of sugar Immediately on the ces-
sation of the duty imposed by the
government on its admission"
The tariff on common calico is 4 l.
cents yard. Now would this
bright journalist expect to see calico
drop A l2 cents yard if this tariff
was removed. If not, why not F?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

A suit about calf in Texas has re-
suited in wiping out all the parties
but the calf. One of the litigants
shot the other, and the sheriff shot
the survivor in trying to arrest him.
The calf was valued at Sc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
He OUGHT to Have Known

Cochran suppose your name on this
umbrella indicates that it belongs to
you?
Gilroy-Which. the name or the UNI
brella?
Cochran The name, of course. Puck.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

TING SCARED.
clover hay cut fine. If there be no milk
add sixteen pounds of chopped meat and
one bushel of beets cut fine
Second-Noon, whole grain by meas
ure. Two parts oats, one buckwheat
and one wheat; give one quart to fifty
hens in chaff
Third Night, the same as second. all
they will eat
Fourth Drink, milk or pure water.
For chickens, cake made of sour
milk, salt and soda made thick with
sifted feed and baked, also cracked
wheat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

Said noted man of so years, "my moth
er gave me Downs Elixir for coughs and
colds when / was boy"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16
POULTRY THAT PAYS.

rho Egg Type of Bens-sgs Food and
Egg Production.
Rural New Yorker recently gave an
account of how 100 pullets, Matched at
one time and raised together, were placed
in one house, and when one laid she was
taken out. This was continued until
there were fifty in each house.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-16

Rheumatism is quickly cured by using
Arnica & Oil Liniment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-03
Scientific Books.

Mr.. +. p. Austin, the well known
entomologist and mathematical as.
tronomer, has just placed in the
University Of Deseret his valuable
library Of scientific books, amount
ing to over six hundred volumes. To
specialists in their lines and to adj
vanced students in the university,
these books are n most valuable ac-
QUESTION, and the favor is highly
appreciated.
Mr.. Austin was formeIly presi-
dent Of the chronological Society
oICambridge, Mas. he is now IA resi-
dent ofthis city where he is engaged
in preparing the American Ephrin-
eris and Nautical Almiuac for the
United States government, work
on. which he has been employed
annually for many years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-03

"a =:z=- Is i e. s .::=s ::;:. 4: IA

months he sa. A. -z>--------
Nailomero-a was ths, fossnts s,, s.,;-,.s-
in-piration- Here was conceivai
tie plan Of n great aud cnnotling
Arthurian epic That gave place
u "A lOftier, graudcr theme whose
sublin o motive, imagery and ac-
eomplishment form the diadem in
all tlat crowns the English tongue.
Because NallombrOsa was the foster.
mother Of paradise Lost" men
will ever bless the sweet old mount
ain-nest-
EDGAR l.. WAEEMAS,
FLORENCE, Italy, Nov. "a, 1900
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-03

in anything it asks OF them. 1t is not
theirs to ask for reasons-they obey
orders.
AT this writing hear of Captain
Wallace, Seventh Cavalry being killed
and others wounded. \ better soldier
than Wallace does not wear the uni
form, and how great the pity that such
men must he sacrificed when we are
in the wrong ourselves"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-03

literally KING OF city. NeNertne-
less, these towns paid a tribute to the
Pharaoh. and it was in relation to this
tribute that several of the letters
found were addressed to the ruler OF
Egypt by the King Of Jerusalem,
Abdi-Taba- In them he tries to ex-
plain, with due respect, that he oc-
cupies a more independent position
than the other projects. and ought to
be treated accordingly. For example,
in one missive he says:
"Behold. this city Of Jerusalem
neither my father nor my mother has
given unto me, but the call of Nigh
ty King"
This refers 10 the ancient custom in
Palestine by which rulers were some
times chosen in consequence OF sup
posed divine call and without any
hereditary law. Having been sum-
moued TO his throne by the Deity,
Abdi-Taba argued that he should be
treated more leniently with regard TO
tribute. In another OF the letters he
says; i.
behold, neither my father nor my
mother has appointed me to this place,
hut the mighty King has. made me
enter into the house of my fathers.r
THAT the mighty King" spoken OF
was the Deity is proved by the fact
that to Him as authority is referred an
oracle inscribed upon another tablet.
which says tha.: AS long as ship
sails upon the sea, so long will Meso-
potamia and Bibylonia conquer.'-
The chief aim Of the three other let.
tiers written by Abdi-Taba is TO ask
the Pharaoh for military aid agains,
foreign oonquerors invading Pales-
tine. and especially the district OF
Jerusalem. These wsrlike stran-
gers he calls people Of Habiri
in other words, they were Hebrews.
It seems hardly probable that the
Hebrews as a nation should have in
vaded Palestine at so early a date. and
20 it is likely that these were some adj
vanced tribes Of Israel which settled
down west Of the Jordan and made
incursions from time to time. In one
OF tn. letters or this subject Abdi-Tada
says:
"'rhe Habiri people are eonquering
the cities of the King'-i. O., the cities
tributary to the Observation-Disclosures
the King may turn his face 90 his sub
jec;s and send troops. II the troops
arrive this year the countries Of the
King, NV lord, may be saved, but il
no troops arrive the countries OF the
King, my lord, will exist no longer
This tremendous find at Tell-el-
1 Amaria includes 200 tablets, largely Of
Babylonian cuneiform script, which is
thus discovered for the first time to
have been in use at so early 4 period
in Egypt and Palestine Many Of the
other tablets are dispatches of about
the same date from projects OF other
cities of Palestine TO the Pharaoh.
Some of the inscriptions are in an I'M
known language, which no one has 70
far been able to translate. Ii il funny
to think that Solomon himself would
have looked upon these tablets as re-
mote antiquities"