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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15

Tie wonder of the age-Sa'yation Oil,
for twenty i've cents bottle. Itkills all
pain.
Co'umbus discovered America and Edi-
son invented the phonograph, but il re-
maneC for DR.. Bull to invent the remedy
Of the age, "COugh SWHp," tie kingiy
cure. At all dealers for % cts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15

The locust bloom is very heavy. ms
Is The old sign for q heavy corn crop, hut
@ rood rain now would h a better in
1tcniiOn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15
Notice..

To all rhom il may concern g,
Ny wife, Mamie Wilkin, left my ncu
and board without cause known to me,
and hereby give notice that Will not
be responsible for her acts or any 90
tracts of indebtedness.
''"''' - JACOB WILKIN.
Mors-At AlonzovIle, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15
Many Persons are broken

Many Persons are broken
down from oyerwork or household cares
Browns Iron Bitters Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion, removes excess Of BILE
end cures malaria Get the genuine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15

Highest prices paid for produce at
III Bowman & Mauck's
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15

TIE Basic CIT, 1drance celebrates it:
anniversary by getting out 10000 copie:
of large eight page paper giving Que
wears history of the wonderlulprogress OF
mat young city, aud containing life-liLe
noIiraits of the eplerprising men who
have in one year turned wheat field int
a busy hive of human dustry. The only
misteke We can find is the failure to give
the handsome face of It's editor, Mr.. j. II
Lindsay, one of the live and braioy news
paDer men of the State.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15
This isNa .

This i89l S.
wien Whi,hey camc Z.
rcqni.iiion as met.ci.e.
Whistles arc as WI .oa5
Drugs, and tie effect on 90 ;.r
cisely the samo--., hiil. Ifr. '-e
from my own kuoaledge ihat
PER's Nclsoa county Uliky ''Hi
terated ard on that accorut
mend it IT, these seeking ae ar
mr.'~c1 aud >crupulars'y jRga
Pes -.ciiaNy
LAUGH iE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15

The mail asIye.y aud collection that
was started in Ills r,aee on the lst oil
Anril is vorRiug along smoothly and
nroves 70 be very great convenience 10
many of our people. Geo. Will, the car
rier, makes the collections and deliveries
twice a day with the regularity of clock
work Lie IS rot only efficient but is 20
lite and accommodating. better youug
man for the place could not have been
found.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15

Mr.. Prescott, widow of the late DR.
u w Prescott who was for many years
promident physician Of Edmbnrg' died
At her home in Cleveland, OHIO, on Tues
dav TIC body reached + nnhuTg on
Thursday and was buried by ''s side oil
h.. , sbapd In Ito cd oouGesy at that
place Mr.. psoscott passed many years
ofherl,.a - Eanburs Were she was
mneh loved and respected. She leaves
too sons and two daughters.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-05-15

Conwor v"aifn
rror ;ro "l.re
2nl Gar OH -
s.. l,l p-isoaef
Common ealih o.
cry upou i-1.at
until On. da7 oi Jaue 90 '-
ton OF Corimoa veaitaa and
prisoner bailed in $4,000 ear
auce at said time
On tie rehtiou of o. b Sine -c, Tor
road ia Madison disircc i's OF
Commissioner OF Icads approved, soc land
owners along said iiDe appsured and
waived all claims 30 damages, the road
established and $3.50 appropriated to open
said road suhject to approval of Board OF
Supervisors.
Last Will and testament Of r. II
Richey, decd, admitted to probate and
and Eliza Hickey was sppoiotcd ad quail
fed as executrix.
Reports Of Isaiah elem, Paul Rinke
and B. f. Golladay, commissioners sp
pointed to examine the turnpikes of The
county, returned and said reports shoV
that the Valley turnpike and Mt. Jack
son and Towards Lick turnpike are II
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
Remedies For Bee Moths.

e. b. Ravens asks If there Is any way tt
prevent moths from getting into bee hive
There is no moth proof hive. The best rem
edy or preventative is to "keep all colonie
strong" that they may fight their own BATH
against the moth. and destroy every moth
larva. or chrysais at sight. With. the fire.
quenr handling of movable combs, In the va
rious operations incident to the season, f,
worm in any part Of the hive can readily be
detected and disposed Of, and there Is little
excuse for allowing them to become numer.
Gus. A knife or other sharp-pointed instru
ment should be at hand to administer speedy
Justice, as everyone not destroyed soon be
comes host. Combs taken from hives In
which bees have been wintered, and later Ia
the season, such spare combs as the moth
may have had access to, should be examined
and II signs of its work are seen, the combs
should be placed IN a box and subjected to
the fumes of birthstone.
II, from any mishap or carelessness, stock
becomes so Overrun with worms as to be in
danger of destruction, the bees should be re.
moved and the hive and contents thoroughly
fumigated with birthstone, II any brood
should be worth saving, let It be cut out and
cared for. The combs unfit for any purpose
should be buried or burned Farm, Field
and Stockman.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13

Cross bred poultry versus pure bred
poultry is a very common topic Of discus
sion. and successful growers differ In their
expressions on said topic. Stephen Beale,
the well known English authority, makes
some exceedingly sensible remarks In his
work Oh poultry under this head. He says:
There is an idea very prevalent that cross
bred poultry is much more profitable to keep
than pure bred. While there can be no ques-
ton that 1t Is decided advantage to cross
certain breeds with one another in order to
obtain specific results, 1t is, of course, If the
crossing Is scientifically and skillfully done.
having an end In view. This Is altogether
different TO the breeding of mongreis which
Is so common. In the former case there Is
method, in the latter there Is none. 1t Is to
this indiscriminate crossing that we owe the
present degenerate races of barnyard fowls,
since subject to disease, poor layers. equally
useless for the table, and certainly neither
profitable nor creditable to the owner.
The first cross may be useful II properly
of many that II these are bred from the prog.
eny deteriorates. both In fecundity and size,
with every generation. The basis of every
yard should be pure bred stock, but where
there Is room these should only be used for
breeding layers or table fowls. II only few
can be kept for home consumption, then we
would advise that crossing be not attempted,
but only pure bred birds kept, unless there is
some means of getting the cross bred ones at
a reasonable price, with the certainty that
they are as represented.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
Capons and CspOnixing.

Considerable Ignorance prevails In regart
to caponizIng fowls. a practice very genera
In France and one that Is on the increase II
this country.
A capon Is cockerel of any breed that ha,
been castrated. The taking away from the
cockerel the power Of reproduction greatly
increases both the weight of the bird and the
tenderness of the flesh. The consequence II
capons are In demand and as a rule command
about fifty per cent. more per pound than
other fowls. While capons may Of course be
of any breed, success Is attained with vsrie.
ties that produce naturally quick growth,
with hardness of constitution and an aptitude
to lay on flesh.
1t Is generally conceded that the art of ca.
ponizing Is one soon acquired, and with little
practice the operation becomes simple one.
George @. Dow, who Is one of the authori-
ties of the subject, afirms that 1.-THE opera
ton can be performed In four minutes, and
the Dir RECEIVERS from 1t In three days and
begins to lay on flesh. All that 10 required Is
a set of good instruments, which cost now a
comparatively small sum. C0ckereIs may be
capon.zed At any time Of the year, but the
best time Is when the chick weighs one
p.und and half" Other authorities advise
caponizing at from three to four months OF
age.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
THE REFoRMER BRArrLEsoRo FRIDAY FEBRUARY IT, 1891

per cent. OF milk sugar and skim milk four
and thre"-quarters, and this element loses by
the milk or whey s0uring. Whey s0urs easier
than skim milk. The difference In feeding
value Of the two IL In the curd. Whey con-
tains one per cent. and the difference Ia feed.
Ing value of both fed sweet Is SIX cents per
100 pounds. Whey and skim milk, 1t should
be remembered, are to be fed sweet In order
to obtain their full feeding value. II fed to
advantage there should he something added
as shorts for calves II fed on skim milk hogs
meal should be added, handful to calf four
weeks old. One quart of linseed In six quarts
OF water will form jelly; one quart Of tnat
feed In whey or skim milk makes a COED
feed. Oatmeal or middliAgs added to whey
takes the place Of the curd taken out IN the
process of cheese making. In April, May.
June and July milk Is worth more to make
Into cheese than butter.-GProf. Cooke at
State Board Meeting at Wallingford.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
Barns Should Have Good Light.

One of the common faults of old barns, and
to some extent of many new ones, is lack OF
windows. Not, however, the sliding pieces
Of board. which have been dignifed by the
name of windows, but Inch only let In light
when they are open, and which seldom close
tightly enough to keep out the wind and rain.
but glass windows, which answer all the ben.
efcent purposes for which such things are
made. Too many stables are comparativelv
dark at midday, and toward night become
entirely 80. The darkness Is a constant
source of dissatisfaction to the owner OF the
stable, and to everyone who has to take care
of the stock, and It cannot be comfortable for
the animals. In coming from the light yard
to the dark stable, the cattle must feel un-
and as dark roAms are pro-
ncunced unhealthy for people, It is possible
that the Influence of dark stables upon the
health of cattle confined in them is far from
bene ficiaI Cattle like the sunlight. and u
will pay to have windows enough In the barn
to supply all the light they need. The light
will be beneficial 10 the cattle and to the men
who take care of them. and will be fully ap-
Dreciated by both parties.-[ National DAT.
ryman.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
Our Agricultural Exports.

According to report of the statistican OF
the department of agriculture ABOUT one
tenth of our agricultural products Is export
ed. The sum Is, however, made up from a
very few articles. These are cotton, tobacco,
meats. breadstuffs and cheese. Seven-tenths
of the cotton product goes to foreign mar
kets. Allother articles except those above
stated when put together are but per cent.
of the exports. The expectation of tobacco
is not increasing materially or 50 rapidly as
home consumption. More cheese could be
sold II its reputation for quality should be
kept up and there were more disposition to
cater to fastidious or peculiar foreign tastes.
Butter exports could be made larger II they
were of better quality. Our great American
crop-corn-is chiefly consumed on the spot,
not more than one.sixth, 1t is said, going be-
yond the boundary of the county In which 1t
Is grown, and only ITO per cent. being now
exported. Nearly two.thirds of this crop is
produced In seven states-Ohio. Indiana.
illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebras-
ka. few other producing more than Is re-
quired at home, and the larger portion hav.
Ing deficiency to be supplied by those seven
states.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
DISCOVERED.

On the slope of hill in the edge of a wood
BloOmed and nodded q ssterhood
or pale tinted Blossoms that nobody knew
Saving the Wind, and the Sun and the Dew.
The Wind blew back the curtains of dawn,
And the Sun looked out when the Wind was
gone,
And the flowers with the tears of the Dew were
wet
When the Wind was flown and the Sun was set.
The Wind brought wild Bee out of the west
To dream for an hour ON Blossoms breast,
And the sun left u Butterfly lowering there
with wide wings poised on the golden air.
And the Dew brought FREELY to whrl and
dance,
In his own Dewildering radiance
Round the slender green pillars that rocked as
lie flew,
And shook off the tremulous globes of the Dew.
The creatures of air gave the secret to me-
| followed the hum OF the heavy winged Bee;
followed the Butterfy's wavering flight;
followed the FlIefy's bewidering light.
/ found the pale Blossoms that nobody knew;
They trusted the Sun, and the Wind, and the
Dew,
The Dew and the Wind trusted FREELY and Bee
l give you the secret they gave unto me.
-[by Helen L Hutchinson, in st Nicholas.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13

MIX as a general thing Is richer in the fall
than In the spring or summer, consequently
worth more for butter at that season than for
cheese. Butter rises In price at this season
of tine year on account of the law of supply
and demand. The most economical factory
makes both cheese and butter with four-fifths
of the cows In the state; the flush of milk Is
in May and June, and more butter is made at
that time than can be consumed. In sum-
mer butter goes begging for customers. while
in winter there is much less made than Is
consumed. IL more cheese was made In sum-
mer months it would much relieve the butter
market. skim milk and whey contain about
the same amount Of fat. Doth the separator
and cheese maker do poorer work in fall
than In summer. The mineral matter IN skim
milk Is worth more than that in wbey-ip
fact is worth twice as much. Whey has five
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
VERMONT HORSES.

1t was only few years ago that Morgan
mares were lightly esteemed by New hamI
hire breeders says the Breeders Gazette
A great change of sentiment has taken place
however, since it was generally known thai
the dam Of Arthur Wilkes 2:2l IL. by Nam
brine Wilkes :2S 81, was from daughter
of the inbred Morgan stallion Honest A Hen
by Ethan Allen, son of Vermont Black
Hawk, and that this daughter of Honest
Allen was also out of q mare sired by Yer
mont Black Hawk, and that the dam OF RIM.
Wilkes 9 :52 IA, was also a descendent OF
Ethan Allen. We have heard of another
trotter 10y Mambrino Wilkes out of daugh.
ter of Moore's Farmers Beatty, the inbred
Morgan thai, barring accidents will surely
make 1t hot for some Of the tr0tters next
season. These inbred Morgan mares are
likely to prove veritable gold mines TO their
owners who mate them properly.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
MY RIVAL.

60 to concert. party, ball
What profit Is In these?
! sit alone against the wall
And strive to look &C ease.
The incense that 10 mine by right
They burn before her shrine;
And that's because I'm seventeen
And she 10 forty.nine.
The young men come-the young men go,
Each pink and white and neat;
She's older than their mothers, but
They grovel at her feet.
They walk best her rich shaw wheels
None ever walk by mine;
And that's because I'm seventeen
And she Is forty.nine.
She ridos with half dozen men
(She calls them "boys" and 'mashes').
trot along the Mail alone;
Ny prettiest frOcks and sashes
Don't help TO III my programme card,
And vainly repine
From 10 to q. m. All, me!
Would were forty nine.
She calls me "darling "pet" ana dear"
And 'sweet retiring maid"
I'm always at the back know
She puts me In the shade.
She introduces men to me,
"Cast" lovers, Opine-
For sixty takes 10 seventeen,
Nineteen to forty .nine.
But even she must older grow.
And end her dancing days,
She can't 20 on forever SO
At concerts, balls and plays.
One ray of priceless hope see
Before my footsteps shine
just think that she'll be eighty-one
When am forty nine.
-lRudyard Klpling.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
FARM AND HOME.
The Sheep Fold.

The production of lambs for market is ON
of the important industries of the countr.
and Is likely to become more so In the future
The question is how to produce them thu
most successfully at the least cost and will
the most profit. Some say early lambs are
worth more than late ones. For what!
| They are wanted the year round. An early
spring lamb Is worth more insthe fall than a
late spring lamb. An early fall lamb Is worth
more In the spring than late fall lamb
always supposing the conditions are the same
In all cases. And so 1t goes. But In a per-
petual market there can be neither early nor
late. Lambs are wanted at all seasons of the
year, and 1t is the business of the mutton
breeder to supply them as demanded. The
man who has lambs for sale only at one or
two seasons of the year would be all right If
these were the only seasons when they are
wanted. Otherwise he loses much of the
benefits of the market-for II he sells only In
the spring and fall he is likely to drive his
lambs to market at the very times when 1t is
most fully supplied and prices are the lowest.
it is with the production of mutton as It Is
with the production of butter and eheese--sn.
al tne.year-fou1u BUSINESS must pay the
best.
What breeds or what combinations Of
breeds are the best for mutton? For, while
we have acknowledged mutton breeds, there
Is not a unanimity of opinion as to their
merits. and none seem TO be satisfied with
the pure bred animals. Ali are seeking
cross that will be an Improvement on both
the breeds which are coupled. Some recon.
mend one cross and some another. Many are
good, doubtless, and If the breeder is salts.
fed, who need complain. Secretary j. 5.
Woodward of the New York Boar1 of Agr!-
culture says be has tested nearly all the
breeds recommended for mutton production.
and has settled down on the Hampshire, but
continues crossing with Others in small
way. He SAYS in the Rural New Yorker that
four years ago he imported few horned dor.
sets. He was much pleased with the result.
They are very prepotent, and the lambs are
strong and lively. and make rapid growth.
When the first lot was sent to market he
soon got letter from the agent which ran as
follows: "Those tremendous horns are
very great objection and you had better put
the lambs into some other MARKET" but
within an hour of the time when the letter
was received telegram came, saying: "The
parties who had the horned lambs want
more; send them right along."-lMlrror and
Farmer.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
File xible Currycomb.

The currying Of a thn-skinned horse is
often an operation as trying to the teihper O
the groom as to the hide of the animal, and ;
considerable amount of practical philanthro
phy Is embodied In such inventions as a flexi
BILE currycomb, which has recently made III
appearance. This comb has leather bach
and teeth made of coppered wire. The
points of the teeth are rounded and flexible
and thus, while effectually cleaning the skin
they obviate the excessive irritation suffered
by many horses. Ii Is claimed that by Thu
CONSTRUCTION all the good points of the softesi
rubber combs and those made with sharp
teeth are combined. and thus one comb will
take the place of two.-fChicago News.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
A Valuable Discovers.

DIR. Brown Sequsrd's elixir of youth may
be an important discovery. but every one
knows that DIR. Franklin Miles New Heart
Cure certainly is. 1t has given thousands
afflicted with serious heart disease a New
Lease of Life. Druggists who can observe
its effects on many customers everywhere
speak very highly of it. Mr.. John Weaver.
of knighistown, Ind, says: Il have sold
much of DIR. Miles New Cure and have re-
ceived many good reports" o. Monroe. OF
Dunkirk, n. Y, reports large sales. And
the test part Of il i every bottle has given
satisfaction Sold aud guaranteed by Geo.
4. Gleene.-ady.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13

A good way to pack choice eggs for ship
meut Is by taking strong, neat basket, large
enough to amply accommodate one or more
dozen, placing each egg In small pasteboard
box just large enough to hold the egg. The egg
should be wrapped with layer of cotton be-
fore placing II In the box. Excelsior, or fine.
soft bay, or even bran viii answer In packing
them In the basket and should be neatly and
securely packed, filling up the basket and
fastening the lid down securely by means OF
wire. and they will then travel any distance
without breakage.-lA American Agricuturist.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
"The tetter-board of life goes up

ING ttLLeTsDUaru OF TIIV goes u0Wh."
Up and down, up and dowu-one day .
millionaire, next day "dead broke"-one day
buoyant In spirits, next day gloomy as fog
one day In seeming perfect health, next day
laid out' with a bilious attack or your
stomach "on STRIKE" This Is the way the
world ways nowadays. II you are bilious,
melancholic, dizzy headed, dyspeptic, want
appetite or have torpid action Of liver, kid.
neys or bowels. take DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets-purely vegetable, perfectly harmless;
one u dose.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13

A mans wire should always be the same,
especially TO her husband, but II she Is weak
and nervous, and uses Carter's Iron Pills, she
cannot be, for they make her ''feel like diff
ferent person." ct least SO they all say. and
their husbands say so too. Carter's Iron
Pills equalize the circulation, remove perv.
BUSINESS and give strength and rest. Try
them,-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
DR., CAGES Appointments.

Ludlow, Hotel, Wednesday,, Feb.
10, until noon.
BrattIeboro, Brooks House, We'd
nesday, Feb. ID, from 2 to 30.
keene, Eagle, Thursday, Feb. 10.
Winchendon, Hotel, Friday, Feb.
20, until u O'Clock.
Fitchbuvg, American, Friday, Feb.
20, from to 8.
27ws2w
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13

A positive and pleasant cure for catarrb
cold In the he ad, etc.. is Old SauPs Catarrt
Cure, onv % cents a package. Always safe
and reliable. Sold by all dealers.
OF course take your children 20 the coUn-
try, il you can, but don't forget DIR. Bulls
Baby Syrup, that indispensable help in every
emergency. Costs only % cents a bottle
Sold eyerywhere.-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
) P ECI ICS.
CONCENTRATED }

m Wis DE L'AMOUR, the new French
10 Aphrodisiac, for Nerve Exhaustion,
Muscular Weakness and Decay, Brain Wea-
To youth and advanced age. Parrenness,
Impotency, Loss of Sexual 1rsunct and
Power, those pernicious errors common to
the thoughtless In early life. IL IL the only
specifc. Invaluable to both sexes, to follow
the bath or ball. Non-Poisonous, Pure
Herbal.
WEAK MEN contemplating Marriage
win find In the above never falling remedy.
The high standing of the Inventor IL
annie guarantee of SUCCESS Upon
receipt OF funds, a Full stock of Special.
ties with ample directions for treatment will
be prepared for each Individual Case
and shipped In plain packages when required.
send for Medical Magazine and free eN-
animation blanks st once. Critical cases
bould apply personally. when possible. 10
DIR. SWEETS >snitsrium and Medical
Institute, 16 Union Park St, Boston.
swift
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-02-13
Liver Complaint.

Being subject to liver troubles, have tried
many medicines, bat have never found an
equal to Dr.. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem
edy, made at Rondout, N. Y. 1t stimulates
the stomach and liver. regulates the bowels.
and has proved of such value that would
not be without 1t. Mrs. Fred. Sheldon, cor.
Bridge and Division sts., w. Catskill, N. Y.