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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-12
South Royalton Notes.


The Christian Endeavor society will
hold meeting in the Broad Brook school
house next Sunday, July Is, at p. m.
Horace Woodland and wife OF Campello
Mass, are visiting friends here.
j. b. Durkee and wife returned from
their trip to Massachusetts last week.
Mrs. Russell Chute has returned to So
Royalton and has rented tenement oil
Mr.. Manchester.
DR.. and Mrs. Ellis of Somerville. Mass,
are stopping at j. B. Durkee's.
Mrs. Forrest Leavitt and three children
are visiting at her fathers, H. M. Double
day.
Mrs. Hattie Bean. Smith and daughter OF
Franklin, n. H, are at her mothers for a
short visit. ss 81
Mrs. Will Cnshman and daughter Carrie
Of Northield are at Ed Smiths.
Mrs. Martin, who has beer. stopping at
Mrs. Cummings, helping her TO care for
Mrs. Bathrick, returned to Gaysville last
Saturday.
Mrs. Cummings goes to Braintree for a
few weeks visit to her daughter.
Mrs. Alice Bathrick died at her home
here last Tuesday, July 8, after long and
painful illness, of consumption, lat the age
of Is years. Mrs Bathrick has been a resi-
dent here with her mother since the death
OF her husband five years ago. She was a
lady very much respected and beloved by
her acquaintance and friends. She was
an honored member OF the Christian En-
deavor, in which organization she took an
active part. Her funeral was attended at
her home, Rev. H. NJ. Goddard officiating.
She was buried at Gaysyille beside her
husband.
The change in the weather the last OF the
week caused some illness. Among the
sufferers were Mrs. ]. w. Bright, Fred
Chadwick and M. j. Sargent.
j. B. Durkee has been on the sick list
for the past few days.
The ball at the hotel July Attn was well
patronized, ll9 couples being in attend
ance.
Leon Skinner and Willie Clogston are at
home from Northtield university for their
summer vacation. Leo Clogston is also at
home, having been graduated from the
university.
Mrs. Cummings and her daughters, Mrs.
Wakefield, and Ladue, wish to thank all
for their kindly assistance and for favors
received during the sickness and death OF
Mrs. Alice Bathrick.
MRS. Pierce of Rochester visited her son,
j. e. Ashley, last week.
Miss Bascom is visiting her uncle, S. Nj. |
Pike.
j. G.Ashley, wife and son Lester are Wis 4
iting in Rochester this week.
Charles Black went to Barnard this week /
to remain for a few weeks.
The trotting races at Riverside Park the /
18th were well patronized by fully as large +
an attendance as on the last day of the
June races. Only two of the classes adver-
tised were trotted, owing to four of the
entered ones being drawn and not leaving
sufficient number of starters. The 2:34
and , 45 classes were trotted and gave two
good races, satisfactory to all who wit
messed them. The following is summa
rV.
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North Tunbridge,

%. There were II pupils with an average
of 10 9-10. Those having no marks during
the term were as follows; Fred Atkinson,
Frank and John Bicknell, Claribel, Abbie
and Gladys Bates, Frank Ellis and Bert
Sanders. Garfield Durkee was absent on
ly one half day and Bertha Sleeper, two
days.
MRS. HATTIE F. AUSTIN, Teacher.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-12

The winners in the bicycle races are as
follows: LIST, j. p. Rabidou, Mortified
I'd, L. A. Mosher, Sharon; Sd, F.W. Whit
tier, Bethel; 18th, A. w. Bisonette, North
ieid.
The Glorious Fourth was made more
more glorious by most delightful day
and the largest attendance OF any other
celebration ever held here except the CEN
tennial in 1880. The only difficulty was
the time to carry ont the extensive pro-
gram arranged. Those in charge, how
ever, managed the program with skill and
energy, and nearly all OF the important
features we're carried out, and much to
the delight of those present. Everyone
seemed to enjoy the celebration which was
gotten up with a determination to please.
The street exhibition OF the menagerie
was excellent for burlesque and the i'm
itations we're very good indeed. The cir
Gus part OF the program was more than
was anticipated or arranged for until the
previous day, owing to the fact that Har-
per's circus which exhibited at Bethel the
day before had disbanded, leaving some
very good performers without job, and
they were secured to exhibit here, which
added largely to the success of this part OF
the celebration.
Secondhand Champion moving ma
chine for sale cheap. j. ii. KENT,
So. Royalton.
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Notice to Taxpayers.

All those paying their taxes on or be-
fore Oct. 8, 1894, will receive a discount I
four pereen on town taxes. | will be {
N. L. Boyden's office, Randolph Center,
Friday, July 20, from a. IN. 20 p. M; at
A. G. Osgood's store, East Randolph, Sal
urday, July q, from 10 a. M. to 8 p. M; at
the Randolph National Bank, West RAN
dolph, Monday, July 23d, from 10 a. N. to
3 p. m, to receive said taxes.
L. RICHMOND, Collector.
July 10. 1894.
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West Braintree .

Miss Eta Richardson goes to the White
Mountains, Tuesday, to do table work.
Anyone wishing to know the direct
route to Snowsville, inquire of B. E. Nick
erson, Box %, West Braintree.
T. P. Kendall is in town for few days.
Miss Luna Williams is home from Dam
vers, Mass.
Frank Vinton and family of Somervilie,
Mass, are stopping at Charlie Vinton's.
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Notice

| have closed my meat market and will
try to collect my bills before leaving town.
Uncollected bills will be put in the hands
OF j. B. Eldredge for collection.
r. W. ALLEN.
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Constable's Sale

will sell, at the Prince tub factory, on
Tuesday, July IL, at 10 a. M, 100. 900 shin.
giles, 1000 tubs, 1000 feet of elm lumber
S. NJ. FLINT, Constable.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-12

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores;
ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter. chappeo
hands, ehiIblains, corns and all skin eruptlons
and positively cures piles or no pay requirs ~
monsv refunded. Price % cents ne rbox.
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st. Nicholas.

Every teacher in our public schools
should have a copy OF the July st. Nicho-
las, as an aid in teaching historical facts,
and in cultivating loyalty to our country
1t is a Fourth of-July number and much
more. Alice Balch Abbott's story, man
Merrifield's choice" is great success in
bringing out Lincoln's great speech at
Gettysburg, and is suggestive to those
who are hunting for "pieces TO speak .
The serial stories, dealing with Colonial
events, fit into the season admirably. "A
Visit to the North Pole" is another arti-
Gle which the teacher can use probably
The natural history paper by WI. Horna-
day will prove especially entertaining 10
boys and to all who like to read "bear
stories" A very amusing study in kittens
'At Schoolv is given in this number by
David Ericsson. We don't recall anything
in its line quite equal to these kittens
writing compositions.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-12

Ladies desiring hair work call on Mrs. Hiram
Bean. West Randolph; Vt. Write for prices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
Bringing Up Worn Land.

South Carolina farmer propounds the
following question: 81 have come into
possession of piece of land that I wish
to plant in corn next year, and would like
to know if the following treatment of it
is right: The soil is stiff blue clay, called
pipe clay and bakes very hard after heavy
rains and hot weather. 1t needs tile drain
ing but cannot afford it at present. 1t has
been planted in cotton for eight years, and
this year produced one-half bale per acre
Now, / thought of breaking it with two
horse plough in December, then make an
application of lime in the spring, cut it in
with disc harrow and plant in April.
Would the application of cotton seed meal
and acid phosphate be of any advantage
at time of planting? I propose to sow
peas in corn and to follow the year after
with oats, then peas and crimson clover,
if that will grow. 1 am experimenting this
wear with crimson clover on same kind of
land: have a very good stand, planted last
of September"
To which question Prof. Massey makes
reply in "P F." as follows:
at would have been far better had Grim
son clover seed been sown among the cot
ton. and at the same time a good dressing
of acid phosphate and kainit been given.
The land being now probably ridged in
cotton, would not only have been in a con-
dition to have washed less during the win
tor hut would have had something to
turn under for the lime to act on. There is
probably a lack of vegetable matter in the
soil and while lime may have a good me-
cbanical effect in tightening the land, it
is not in the best state for lime to do the
most good 1 am very well acquainted
with land of that character, and l know
mat the first requisite to any profitable
irnnrovement of a pipe clay" soil is
through undertaking. In lack Of this l
would adopt different practice in the cul-
tivation of such land from that which I
would always recommend for soil Of a diff
ferent nature l should always provide as
much as possible for surface drainage by
cultiyating it as much as possible
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09

in ridges and corn rows. would
prepare the land well and
throw II into beds for every row OF corn.
1 would thus get a deeper and drier seed
bed, even II / did have to use a pillow as
an implement Of culture, a thing 1 would
never do under better circumstances Of
SOIL would prepare this land by a deep
general blowing and narrowing. and then
bed it. In running out the burrows for
bedding, give a good dressing of acid
phosphate and muriate OF potash. and
would defer the lime till had some peas
and clover to turn under. for this is one
or the instances in which I would advise
the turning under OF these crops for a
while, until the soil is in a better con-
dition mechanically and as regards its
supply of humus. This land has been so
long exposed in a clean cultivated crop
that the putting of it in corn at all is not
the best thing that can be done for 1t. If
the Improvement of the land is your chief
object, ! would say do not put il in corn
next spring, but sow IL thiclxly broadcast
IN field peas and. in the fall as they ripen,
sow all over them crimson clover. Let
the peas die on the land, and in spring
pillow peas and clover all under together.
You can then give a coat of lime to some
purpose, and plant the land in corn with
prospect OF crop. particularly If you
use the acid phosphate and potash to get
heavier growth of peas, and thereby in
sure stand of clover. OF course this
means no income from the land for
year, but the chances are that the second
years crop would give more than double
the profit that one will next year on this
land. You propose to take two exhaustive
crops, corn and oats, from piece of land
already so badly exhausted by long skin
ming that. in this season when the gen.
eral cotton crop has been above the aver
age. it only made half a bale per acre.
And you propose to do this on land not
naturally good land for corn. I do not
think you can get paying crop of corn
on such land as you describe in its pres
ent condition. In your latitude I would
not pillow land in the fall, as our winter
rains will run it together more than our
moderate frosts will mellow it. 1 would
endeavor to always keep winter cover,
and crimson clover does this.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09

Mholiy conditional, and where the heat Of
me summer Is in excess. the more mod
crate cold OF the winter is felt so much
more so that the southern farmer should
exercise quite as much care for his stock
as the farmer in the north Generally
TINS Is much neglected by the southern
farmer and he loses by il TO such an
extent as Will make it profitable for him
10 provide substantial shelter in the win
ter az least during storms. and rough
weather.
Another needed provision for the COM
Tort OF the animals is a supply Of water
OF moderate temperature. Two or
three gallons OF ice-cold water will take as
much heat from the whole of an animal
weighing 1000 pounds as will reduce the
temperature Of its whole body degrees,
ana II this should be continued for some
time the effect would be fatal Every one
mas heard or known of the i'll effects Of a
single draught Of ice cold water on a
person when heated in the summer by ex-
ercise. If such a small quantity of cold
water taken into the stomach Of a man
Is sufficient to fatally chill the body, how
much more i'll effect may the large guam
uty taken by an animal have2 II is fire.
quently the case that a horse or a COW
drinking only a small quantity of icy
water in the winter. will at once become
bumped up, and SILVER all over for an
hour. This must necessarily be iniur-
ious and is to be avoided.
Only water from a well or a deep els
tern should be used in the winter and it
should be given when fresh drawn. The
water troughs should be so arranged OH
pivots set in the end, that when not in
use they are inverted, and thus snow or
Ice is prevented from collecting in them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
hog Cholera-what Is Its Remedia
AReutsP

Hog cholera is in swine what typhoid
fever is in man; just as the swine plague
corresponds to croupous pneumonia. 1t
is quite possible for either swine or men
to make complete recovery from these
diseases. At the same time, the best
and most conservative authorities do not
feel entirely certain about future results
when such hogs are placed in other
herds. What are called attenuated bac-
terra of the swine diseases are sometimes
found in the healthy hogs. and it is con-
sidered possible that the bacteria which
live in the air passages of older swine,
survivalS of former diseases, may be-
come dangerous to young pigs, although
they are not so to older swine in which
they exist The bureau of animal in
dustry, in its report of the swine plague
of 1891, gives, on page AZ, an extended
account of a case of an outbreak, illus
trating this possibility. This will serve
as an answer to the question asked. The
swine may. and it is generally believed
do, make a complete recovery, when
they recover at all, and, if properly dis
infected and removed from infected
grounds, there is, ordinarily, no danger
although the bureau of animal industry
admit the possibility of an infection to
young pigs from this source. Dr. Salmon
advises that no pigs should be purchased
from any locality until one year after
the death of the last case of cholera.
There are frequently near the end of an
epizootic, chronic cases which may live
for three or four months without
showing any distinctive signs of the dis
ease until they suddenly die. The dis
ease may thus linger in a herd long af-
ter the danger has apparently subsidized
The rules for the prevention of the
spread of the disease are: First, the re-
moval of still healthy animals to inclosed,
uninfected grounds or pens as far as
possible from infected localities; second,
the destruction of all deceased animals,
with careful burning of the carcasses;
third, disinfection of the infected prem
ises fourth, great cleanliness, both as
to surroundings and as regards the
feed to prevent its becoming infected.
Among the disinfectants recommended
are: First, slaked or unslaked lime; sec
ond, crude carbolc acid, prepared by add
ing to IL an equal quantity of sulphuric
acid; to this water should be added in the
proportion of one gallon of water to two
ounces. Third, l per cent. solution of
sulphuric acid Zone and one-fourth ounces
of the acid to a gallon of water. Fourth
a 2 per cent. solution of carbolic acid,
prepared by heating the crystals slightly
until they melt, and adding hot water
in proportion of half a gallon to one and
one-fourth ounces of the crystals. Fifth
Boiling water. An observance of the pre-
cautions first mentioned, with a plentiful
use of one of the disinfectants mentioned
above, will do all that can be done to pre-
vent further spread of the disease The
several disinfectants may be used at the
same time, some being more convenient
in particular places than others. For
yards, lime is perhaps the most con-
venient; for pens, one of the washes will
perhaps be best.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
Why Not Make a Heavy Sowing of
Spring OatsP

Have the farmers of the south their
thinking caps" well fitted on their heads.
or are they the caps but lightly tilted
upon the Uranium with a foppish inclina-
ton of 45 degrees-a kind devil-me-
care appearance thereto? In other words,
are they seriously rejecting upon the
alignments of the several crops for 1895?
What conclusions in reference to the re-
spective areas of cotton, corn, small grain,
sugar cane, potatoes, hay, etc?
We believe it would be a good thing for
every farmer that possibly can to make
full sowings of spring oats, putting them
in on well prepared soil. anywhere from
Jan. 20 to March 10, just as latitude may
influence the matter.
A good crop of oats will come in very
nicely along in May or June.
and then If farmer sees
fit he can follow the oats with
cotton, with every prospect of making a
full average crop of cotton. And especi-
ally is this true if a cluster variety of
cotton Is used for the late planting The
oats will be out of the way by June 10 or
Is. If one has never tried it. before, he
will be surprised at the ease with which
crop of cotton can be gotten under way
by July or 10. All that it is necessary to
do is to lay off scooter burrows in the
stubble drill one or one and a half bushels
Of seeds, then break out the middles thor
oughly, either with scooter or long, mar
row turn-shovel, the latter better if the
stubble is very rank. After this give a
good narrowing up and down the rows.
in few days the cotton will be up and
can be chopped to a stand and almost by
the time the last of the April planting has
been chopped out. There is nothing easier
than planting cotton after oats. We make
these suggestions now so that if perchance
next May or June the outlook for higher
prices for cotton seems better than now;
then the farmer can increase his acreage
if he chooses, by following part of his
oats with cotton. Taking this view of the
case, he need not hesitate, therefore, to
use good part of his very best land, that
ordinarily he uses for April cotton, to sow
cats on in February or late in January.
We think it is good advice, urging the
sowing of oats in February as it was done
in October. When June comes a more
wise decision may be to follow the oats
with peas and sweet potatoes and corn.
Have our readers any suggestions?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
Diversity and Rotation.

But very few farms are nowadays run
profitably, unless on these lines, says an
exchange Rotation involves diversity,
but it means a great deal more. Poor
land means poor crops. A soil which is
deficient in plant food cannot ever be
titled to the best profit, but it is within
the reach of all to enrich their soil by
turning under green crops. and this is one
of the easiest and cheapest methods of
applying fertility, and it should not be
overlooked that when vegetable matter
is used for fertilizing, something is gained
beyond the mere amount of plant food
supplied. The mechanical effect upon the
soil by means of which the other plant
food already there is made available, is
often hardly second to the direct grain Of
manurial elements. One good point about
green manuring is that it may be done
at any season and in so many ways that
some of them are open to all. OF course
clover is the great crop for this use, and
the seasons at which it may be sown and
used are somewhat arbitrary; but there
are a dozen other things, some of which
may be sown at any time that you happen
to have a piece of land vacant and they
may be turned under with more or less
benefit at any period of their growth.
Peas are second to clover in adding to the
stores of nitrogen. and they may be sown
the latter part of the summer and vet
made sufficient growth to be a valuable
manurial crop. Rye sown even later NAV
be turned under in spring. Turnips sown
in August or September, and turned I'M
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
Too Sweet wine-To corrert the Same

Editor of the Morning News: The I'M
dersigned, in attempting to make Soup
pernong wine in September last made
mistake by adding too much sugar, which
caused it to be too sweet. Please inform
me what process to use to cause it to have
it's natural effect and taste. Subscriber.
If there is any other way for correct
ing the trouble complained of than to get
other wine that is not sweet and mix with
the over-sweet wine we do not know
what it is. Is it possible for Subscriber to
procure such wine? If the wine has been
we'll made and defective only in this re-
spect it would be possible to correct the
defect in this way at any time. Perhaps
some of our readers may give subscriber
additional suggestions in the matter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
Planting Catch Crops

Catch crops planted in the fall OF the
year yield anywhere from SO to SIS worth
OF green manure per acre. and consider
ing the small amount of work required FOR
getting in the seed after harvest. this
is probably the most valuable way OF en-
riching our soils, says an exchange.
The outlay for commercial fert lizers
can be greatly reduced if farmers will
pay more attention to composing and
saving home manure, and in sowing catch
crops whenever possible. Bare fields
should seldom be left on the farm. After
the fall crops are harvested they should
be planted with catch crops that can be
turned under early in the spring to lay
the foundation for future successful crops.
We occasionally hear of some writer
advocating rest" for the land. claiming
that it needs TO be left entirely alone for
a period. to enable it to digest the food
fed to it This is true only of lands that
have been literally fed with plant food
that 1t has been unable TO digest and
assimilate. We find. however, very little
Of such land. Generally the soil is suffer
ing from the lack of sufficient food rather
than from too much. Our crops usually
absorb most of the richness of the land
each season. so that more fertilizers must
be put on to keep up the strength another
count each season, we generally draw out
every year the fun amount put in, and
too often more than the deposit. Some day
the overdrawn drafts will return TO us pro-
tested
OF recent years crimson clover has
promised to be one of the best catch"
crops, and many farmers will be plant
ing it on the bare fields in the fall of the
year. Probably no crop will help to save
manure for the farmer so much as a win
ter crop of crimson clover. This plant APP
propriates its available nitrogen from the
air, and holds the available plant food in
the soil Crimson clover cannot be made
to catch" however, without good care
and in pretty good soil. But if the land is
rich enough to raise a fall crop of il, no
better policy can be pursued than to get
the seeds in as soon as possible after the
fall harvesting. Crimson clover is better
than rye. because il is ready to be turned
under earlier in the spring. and it adds
more to the soil Rye, however, will grow
on soils that clover will not, and even
where wheat and oats will not thrive.
Therefore. rye should be taken only
when the more valuable plants cannot be
raised in the fall
In this way every soil can be planted
with a catch crop The very poorest will
raise rye TO a fair extent and after that,
in succeeding years. oats or wheat can be
raised for turning under. In time crimson
clover can be made to flourish so well that
there will be no difficulty in getting fair
catch" Then, as every farmer says. the
soil is in its normal condition, and the
foundations are laid for good farming.
But until then the soil must be improved
and fertilized carefully and persistently.