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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
TrOtting

During the text few weeks 1t is expected
that no less than five horses will endeayor to
lower the record of Maud s., POT "a, which
has stood for some years at the head of the
list, and 1t is probable that at least one or two
of them will succeed. These aspirants are AL
Ierton, Nancy Hanks, Nelson, Sunol and Palo
Alto. Allerton is matched to trot against
Nelson and Nancy Hanks, by the latter OF
whom he has once been defeated. According
to the records Allerton Is superior to our
New England horse. Nelson, but, as a matter
of fact, Nelson's mile Of 2.10 was q better
performance than Allerton's zoo IA. Nelson
trotted over . regulation or oval track.
whereas Allerton made his fastest time on a
k~ite-shaped track, which also has a perfect
~svrface. According to Mr.. Bonner this course
Is from two to four seconds faster than the
best regulation or oval track. Moreover, Mel.
con, the man who drove the horse, weighs
$50 pounds. whereas Williams. owner and
driver Of Allerton. weighs 1875 pounds. Nancy
Hanks' mile In 2 % IA was made on a regula.
ton track; and but for the accident to the
runner accompanying her which fell at the
half mile pole and broke Its neck, 1t Is likely
that the record Of Maud s.. would have been
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

The season has been very favorable for
second growth of grass In the meadows, es
pecially where the first was secured early
AS generally there was q good crop Of clover
the warm moist weather started up a good
second growth that will be of considerable
value. Some farmers have made the second
crop into hay, some have cut and fed green
to the COW and others have or will let the
cows feed 1t off. Where this was cut early,
and no stock allowed on the land, there win
be considerable growth before cold weather
to protect the roots during the winter. There
Is \ great temptation where there Is q good
after crop Of grass. aud butter Is bringing ex.
cellent prices, to let the cows have 1t, but care
should be exercised to not feed too close or
late. Some say not feed at all, and, with a
portion OF the fields. this IL the better way
where there Is quite q large growth II
may he full as well 10 feed It partially, but
enough should be left to form some protec.
ton for winter. Get the stock of early. and
II 1t can be done, put on a light dressing OF
manure, and that will prepare the way for q
crop of hay another year. With the
amount Of fall feed the yield of milk
should be kept from falling of seriously.
The fodder corn will help too, so that the re-
from the milk OF butter will be well up
those of August. The prospect Il that
good prices for butter will be maintained dur
Ing the rest of the season. and all reasonable
pains should he taken TO keep the yield from
iecressing.-TSt. Adams Messenger.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
ELYS
CREAM BALM
Cleanses the
Nasal Passages,
Allays Pain and
Inflammation,
Heals the Sores.
Restores the
Senses OfTaste
and Smell.
Making Cider,

The later In the fall that cider is made
other things being equal, the better It will BIZ
and the better 1t will keen. The best apples
for eating do not always make the best cider
on the contrary. some OF the best cider apples
are never mentioned Is good apples for the
table. A good cider apple should be hard
and sound, with q rich juice and q somewhat
decided acid flavor. One of the essentials Is
that the apples should be clean and free from
rot. They should also be ripe, but not so ripe
a. to be soft and mushv and near decaylng.
Cider apples should not be left upon the
ground In FILES long enough to acquire an
earthly flavor that will be detected In the
juice.
Mills that mash or squeeze the fruit so that
the juice can be pressed out easily are TO be
preferred to those that CRATE It to a fine pulp.
1t is better to let the pomace remain over
night or at least for a few hours before press.
ing It.
The sweet cider should be placed In one or
more o~pen.headed casks, as may be required,
set upright, through which the cider can be
racked off. Here 1t should stand until active
fermentation sets In. usually from two TO
three days. according to the temperature,
when a heavy scum will rice to the top, which
should be skinned off. At the same time a
deposit of fine pomace will settle to the bot
tom below the faucets. Thus a portion of the
Impurities rises to the surface and may be
skinned of, while another portion Ia precipi-
tated to the bottom. The cider should be
drawn off into clean casks through the
faucets, without disturbing the sediment In
the bottom of the casks. 1t should then be
sfnrp6 In aa oOnl a nlaPQ az pOssih1p apA as
tightly bunged as the subsequent fermenta.
ton will ad init without strainlng the barrels
enough to cause leaking. If the strain upon
the barrels becomes excessive a small gimlet
should be used to give them vent while 1t con-
tinues. g.,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
THE PATIENCE OF HEAVEN.

NV little maid of four years old
No myth, but genuine child Is she.
With her bronze. brown eyes and her curls o
gold
Came quite in disgust, one day, to me.
Rubbing her shoulder with rosy palm =,
CAS- the loathsome touch seemed yet to thrill
her),
She cried: "Oh, mother! l found on my arm
A horrible, craving caterpillar
And with mischievous smile she could scarcely
smother,
Yet a look, in Its daring, half-awed and shy,
She adued; "While they were about IL, motheri
] wish they'd just finished the butterfly"
They were the words to the thoughts of the soul
that turns
From the coarser form of a partial growth,
Reproching the infinite patience that yearns
With an unknown glory to crown them potn
Ali 'ook though largely, with lenient eyes,,
On whatso' beside thee may creep and cling
For the possible beauty that underltes
The passing phase Of the meanest thing!
What If Gods great angels, whose waiting love
Beholdeth our piuful life below,
From the holy height of their heaven above,
COuldn't bear with the worm till the wings
should grow!
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
Cream Raising by DilutiOn.

Experiments made at Cornell University
Station, N. Y, in cream raising by dilution,
which were published In the station bulletin
No. 20, In September, 1890, showed that IN
stead of aiding creaming, the addition of
water, either warm or co ID, was a positive
detriment to the thorough separation of the
cream. Inasmucb as these results were con-
trary to the recommendation of dairy author.
tiles, and were also made at a season of the
and with cows moderately fresh In milk, 1t
was thought lest to repeat the experiments
when the cows were further along In the
milking period and when the weather was
colder and dreaming In general more difficult.
Accordingly, during the months Of December,
1890, and January, 1891, another series Of
experiments was made, the results of which
are published 10 station bulletin No. 80.
Grouping the results of all the experiments,
including both those OF the present and the
previous bulletin, 1t was found that In six.
teen trials where the undtluted milk was set
In the Cooley creamer with ice.water, at q
temperature of Al degrees, the average per
cent. of fat In the skim milk was .2S. In
eleven trials where milk was diluted with an
equal weight of cold water and set In the
open air the average per cent. OF fat In the
skim milk was lbs.
Without reproducing here the details of
numerous other trials In cream.raising from
milk undiluted and milk diluted with water.
both cold and warm, in varying proportions
and temperatures and In different conditions
Of setting, 1t Is sufficient to say that in all the
trials made In diluting milk, the bulletin
states that no advantage whatever was re-
ceived from the water added. In fact, that In
all cases but one the addition of water, either
hot or cold, has been a distinct disadvantage.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

shoots growing around the trunks of Young
trees rob the trees of nourishmept. They
should never be allowed to start. II Kenf
1ack for a year they will cease TO appear.
Grass around the trunks will be more service.
able to the tree II the sod Is cut and Inverted,
80 long as the calf sucks Its dam II gets
mix slowly, and the action OF iips and laws
mixes u thoroughly with the saliva. thus en-.
aonng the stomacne to digest IL easily, When
the calf comes to be fed from a pail It Is u.s.
any encouraged TO drink as rapidly as posi-
pie. When IL learns to drink fast, even a
cold mess does not rapidly stop It II hungry.
Cold feed Is the most usual cause of scours I'm
caves: and scours not only causes temporary
losA OF flesh, but seriously injure the digestive
orsahs, on which the future Usefulness of
the animal depends.
Never fasten the hens nests to the walls.
NO poultry house can be kept clear of lice az
long as the nests remain In a position that
prevents their being thoroughly cleaned ana
10 40 THIS properly they should be taken out
sid OF the house. The nests are the harbor.
ing places OF lice and need o%verhauling often.
er Than anything else In the poultry house.
ordinary soap and candle boxes make the
best nest boxes.
One old and experienced breeder tells that
MS pan OF curing hens OF the desire 10 set Is
neither to coop tIem up nor starve nor duck
them IN the water'butt, nor place them In q
coop with a spared bottom. What he does.
and he finds It an unfailing remedy, Is to
transfer the broody hen to another pen with
q d different lord and master. In q short time
the desire to set leaves her and she goes on
laying. within a week or ten days. By adopt
Ing this plan be has been saved the nuisance
OF broody hens. -lNew York World.
With q six.year-old holding the worlds
pacing record. a live .year.old stallion hold.
Ing the worlds stallion record and two five.
year-olds very near the worlds trotting rec.
ord the advocates Of early development can
furnish some good Illustrations to emphasize
their theory.-[Am. Trotter.
Flavoring butter with the odor of fresh
1--WE Is one of the arts of the French peas.
The process Is very simple, and con.
ststs OF putting the little prints, which nave
hrst been wrapped In a thin cloth, Into a
tight porcelain dish on a bed of the roses, or
Whatever blossoms are chosen. Among the
lowers which give the most desirable re-
suits are clover and nasturtiums.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
Hog Cholera.

try has the following to say on the two d.
seases, hog cholera and swine plunge:
There are two diseases, one of which we
called swine plague and the other hog cholera,
but which are not Disseminated between by
the public at large. and which are consequent
" referred to as hog cholera or swine plague,
without any idea as to which disease Is I'M
der consideration. A hog that Is lnnoculsted
for swine plague is not In the least protected
from hog cholera or vice versa. The innocu-
lation tnst has been practiced In the west has
been with the virus Of hog cholera, and rs
used bv the parties who have introduced this
practice It produces little u any immunity
from the disease.-fNew Orleans New Delta.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
HARvEsT.DAYS.

The shining, golden harvest Daysl
Fair gospeIlers whose feet are shod
With peace and plenty, and whose hands
Are FLIED with gracious gifts of Godl
q Days as bright with miracle
AS dawned on sacred Palestine.
Thu clod and stone are changed to bread,
And living waters turn to winel
o days that tell us year by year
Code Ham is DER US still, nor we
Need strain our faith to reach the Love
That walked in distant Galilee!
o Days OF resurrection joy,
When furrowed graves are opened wide,
And duh unsightly gems appear
In living bodies glorided.
Lush grapes like swinging censers hang
From richly laden bOughs, and fill
The fields with incense or the sun
Ilumines fruitful vale and hill.
The orchard colors glow and greet
With sweets the sweetness OF the hay,
And Harvest-Moo forbids the night
70 be less beautiful than day!
O holy, happy Harvest. Days.
Sweet chronicles OF smile and tear,
OF light and shadow, pain and toll,
Earth's heart bears through the circnng yea
Like We some rich and ripened sheaves,
Some fruit OF oeed | fain would show,
Perfected by life's smiles and tears,
And beautiful in joy and Woe!
-[Zitella Cooke, in Youths Companion.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
THE VALE OF ROSES.

Somewhere hid In lands of sun,
Lies the Vale of Roses;
Where of golden seasons spun,
The golden year uncloses.
Between the rose flushed peaks and skies,
The hidden valley hiddenjlies,
And happy he whose mortal eyes
Shall sec the Vale OF Roses.
Seward from the mountain high,
Slopes the Vale OF Roses;
Lazy sails 90 drifting by
Where the vista closes.
Never stormy wind may roar
Round the placid lower shore
Silence reigns for evermofe
In the Vale OF Roses.
Long dim aisles OF roses shine
Up the Vale of Roses;
Scarlet flowers load the vine.
Where the palm reposes.
DIT the Persian minstrel filings
Wilder music on his strings,
As upon the plains he sings
OF the Vale OF Roses.
Sweet the story Is TO hear
or the Vale of Roses;
But the hear. that holds 1t dear
On Its secret closes.
Not to eastern lands alone
Is the tabled valley known
Every cline has for its W
Some fair Vale OF Roses.
Heights that lie lust out of reach
These are Wales of Roses;
Longing never set in speech
In each heart repOses.
Every soul its vale has sought,
Glimpses OF its beauty caught,
And Is nobler for the thought
OF the Vale of Roses.
-lFlorence May Alt In New York World
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
Ground Feed for Horses.

Horses hard at work will thrive better or
cut feed mixed with ground grain than they
will where grain Is fed whole. The saliva !.
more readily brought into contact with the
mass OF food. Hence It digests with less ex.
haustion of the digestive organs, leaving
more OF the strength to go to work. A horse
exercised only slightly may he fed whole
grain. hut even tnen part Of 1t will come out
uudlgested. and Will do little GOO THIS T.
In accordance will the general practice of
farmers. who fnd u pays for teams working
hard to furnish them the fo1i that e essiit
digested.-rBOston Cultiyator.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
A National Event.

The holding OF the Worlds Fair IN a CITY
scarcely fifty years old will be a remarkable
event, but whether It will really benefit this
nation as much as the discovery of the
Restorative Nervine by DR.. Franklin Miles Is
doubtful. This lei just what the American
people need to cure their excessive nervous.
ness, dyspepsia. headache, dizziness. sleep.
lessness, neuralgia, nervous d. bility, dullness,
confusion Of mind, etc. It acts ike a charm
Trial bottles and fac book on ''Nervous and
Heart Diseases" with unequaled testimonials.
free at Geo. Z. Greene's. IL is warranted to
contain no opium, morphine or dangerous
drugs.-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
Practical Nnfea

Prof. E. W. Stewart saws the white oat has
five per cent. more nutrition than the black.
vegetable butter" Is manufactured In
Germany that threatens to rival cleo. 1t is
made by the chemists without the aid of q
COW, from coc0anut oils.
Get rid of rats, Catch one In an ordinary
box trap and smear it with soft pine tar all
over except the head. Then turn 1t loose
where caught. | assure you you will not be
troubled with rats very long-fPractical
Farmer.
Drain the barn-yards. When a barn-yard
Is a lake OF water 1t is no place for cows or
man.
A man In Kansas, after innumerabIe ex
periments, has succeeded In propogating a
plant which bears potatoes under the ground
and tomatoes above It.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

IL ever there was a specific for any one
complaint. then Csrter's Little Pills are $
specific for Sick Headache, and every woman
should know this. They are not only 3 posi-
tive cure. but a sure preventive n taken wber
the approach j. felt Carriers Little Liver
Pills set directly on the liver and bile, and "a
this way remove the cause OF disease without
first mskiug you SICK by = weakening purge.
IL you try them you VIII not be disappointed.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
A Fool and His Money Soon Part.

How true some of those old sayings are. A
friend OF mine paid q travelling quack $50 70
cure him of Scrofula, from which he had SUITE ed
two years. he gave him a bottle of stun which
only aggravated the disease. When he went to
consult MIN the second time, the quack had left
for parts unknown. Upon learaing the circum-
stances l recommended Sulphur Bitters. Five
bottles cured him.-[ Editor Journal and Ceur-
er-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

I su Tered from . severe cold In my head
for months and could get no relief. Was ad-
vised to use Ely's Cream Balm. 1t has worked
like magic in Its cure. l am free from my
cold after using the Balm one week. and l
believe It is the best remedy known.-fSamue
J. Harris, Wholesale Grocer. ll9 Front ST.,
New YOrk.-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

YOU about the picnic, but INV trotier has s
lame FOOT That's corning. We've got
plenty Of salvation on.
The Detroit Free Press Fiend has been
puuning on pr. Bulls Cough syrup. His :.
oniv vrs,rnie. for all thinking men snos It.
merits.-(Rxeh.)
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

Ayers Pills being convenient, eficacious,
and safe, are the best cathartic. whether on
land or sea, In city or country. For constipa.
ton. sick headache, Indigestion, and torpid
liver, they never fail. Try a box of them !;
they are Sugar.coated.-adY.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

ID. f. Hall of PittsfOrd has a jersey cow
that hal a calf September -. and even DAYS
later bad anotl er calf. Both are dcn z well.
Thew arc attracting the attention CT many
people.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

The history of Downs Elixir is identi-
ed with the history Of New England for
he last fifty years. 1t cures coughs and
cOlds.-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

As the SUI is superior to the
stars. so DANA's is superior tt
all other Sarsaparillas.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23

"UuiveIsh beuss holi remedy y the com.
mon peoples name for gOhnsOn's AnOdyne
Linimeut.-ady.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-23
Men ONLY. . 1$&$Es
y CurDE

Twill send (sealed) FREE to any sufferer o pre-
scription to enlarge small weak parts and speedily
cure lost manhood, emissions. varicOcele, impotency.
NEW POSITIVE Address
oeOW06t
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
Senator ingalls, said in his speed

Senator ingalls, said in his speech
before the Chautauqua assembly: If all
the money in the United States was div
ided equally SO that every person got
$s75.30 it would not be six months before
there would be existing the same state
that exists DOW. Some men would be
riding in palace cars, some buggies, some
would be on foot and some would be sit
ting on the fence corners waiting for the
procession to go by. Some men would
be in congress and some men would be in
the penitentiary. Above all would be
heard tho voice of the irrepressible re-
former, who obtains his livelihood by the
perspiration of his jaw rather than the
sweat of his brow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
From Hays City Sentinel
Harvest has begun in earnest.

Lots of farmers in town Saturday.
Every other man was looking for from
one to three harvest hands.
We are sorry to learn that quite num-
Der of our farmers had their fields OF
wheat ruined by the hail storm OF last
Sunday afternoon.
II there we're any lcounty offices in
celebration of the glorious fourth we
verify believe large, enthusiastic crowd
could be gathered here in Ellis county.
Patriotism has waned into politics.
The Wa-Keeney WORLD published last
week a long list Of farmers in Trego
county, giving the number of acres of
wheat raised by each, none of whom had
less than forty acres. 1t is an excellent
showing of the energy Of the agricultur-
lists of that county. A large number
have between one and two hundred acres,
and W. T. Brabb, Of Ogallah. has an
even $50 acres, the largest acreage Of
any in the county.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

We neglected last week to mention
the fact that the DARK Horse had entered
upon its sixth year in Sherman country,
and Notwithstanding the frequent charges
Of his being a glandered. ring-boned
hip short ripped raveled and rundown
-at-the heel animal yet he to comes the
scratch on this fifth anniversary feeling
conscious of being able to distance any OF
lis competitors in the 81 and '62 race.
And ON this, our fifth anniversary, We
nave no apology for our political faith
and belief. We believe in the republican
.,arty and its grand record; we believe
s, the American idea and Its
protective policy; we believe in an honest
s,1Ios and fair count; we believe the
:ii;snce IS being worked in the interest OF
- democratic party; we believe the adj
ss;esrsfion OF President Harrison has
q, cIesn. conservative, able and pat,
s;e'-snd with this belief the Da,k
- 5enfers the race Tor republican
IS go. Goodlasd Dask zzeyse.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04
Call Him Off

If the so called Major Skinner. who has
loafed around this town for the last six
months, has any friends who have his
welfare at heart, they will call him off the
perch. It seems the major has been
laying his pipes for Office, that our article
of two weeks ago, asking him where he
stole his last COW, has somewhat clouded
his prospects. He now threatens totshoot
us on sight, and was seen at the postofice
yesterday with big REVOLVER belonging
to Luke Higgins. We regret these little
annoyances but if they must be met we
are not the man to shrink from the task.
form goes to press and we work of 200
auction bills, we shall strap on our gun
and take walk. If Major Skinner has
departed from Tucson he may live to be-
a hundred years old; if he hasn't he will
make No. 10 in our private graveyard.
This is official, and comes right from
headquarters. Poor Old ManLThe
wheezy, broken backed press owned by
our esteemed contemporary fell to pieces
the other day as he was getting ready to
work his outside form, and as sooD as we
heard of the accident we rendered him
the use of ours. He gratefully accepted;
but, alas! no act of kindness or generosity
can change the leopard's spots! His
while given as $3.50, is
only 28O. He hadn't the manhood about
him to bring along his 280 sheets Of
white paper and depend on our honor,
but hires cart and drives up with two
whole bundles, and then pretends he has
run short. Two men were kept hard at
work all day, and hundreds Of sheets Of
paper where reckIessly wasted, that the
old bypocrite and falsifier might Aatter
himself that we were deceived. We don't
like such men. We can't believe they
are an ornament to a growing western
town.-M. grad:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-04

Quarterly meeting for the Ogallah
circuit will be held at Gibbs grove July
18th and 10Th 1891. Preaching at 2
o'clock P. M. on the 18th by Presiding
Elder Stolz; quarterly conference at 8
O'Clock P. NJ. On the 10Th there will be
love feast at 10 o'clock A. M. preaching
by the Presiding Elder at / A. NJ. follow
ed by the sacrament of the Lords supper
and preaching at o'clock P. M.
FL. M. ROGERS, Pastor.