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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
A Fertilizer Test.

In a summary of four years expert
menting on the same plot with fertili-
Gers on corn, sweet potatoes, cowpeas
and wheat in rotation, A. T. Neale,
Delaware station, reports: Each crop in
this rotation was offered every possible
combination Of nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash. Corn yielded most
abundantly with nitrate of soda and
muriate of potash, the sweet potatoes
and cowpeas yielded best on crimson
clover sod dressed with muriate of pot
ash and acid phosphate, and the wheat
gave the best return with nitrate of soda
and acid phosphate It is estimated
that the net gain per acre due to these
fertilizers was for corn, SO; sweet pota-
toes, $62.50; cowpeas, $13.27, and
wheat, $40. 4a.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
THE BEST sILos.
These Are of Wood and May BE Round or
Square, but Must He Deep.


Square, but Must BE Deep.
The value and economy Of the silo
have passed the stage of discussion.
Advanced dairymen everywhere have
built or are building silos. AS to mate
rial used i'll construction, the question
was long ago settled in favor of wood.
The only points remaining to be consid-
Ned are whether the silo shall be round
or square, single or double lined inside
or whether built in the barn or as an
outside structure. The ideal shape is
that OF a cylinder, but round silo i'll
the barn is too costly in space, while
square or parallelogram fits into the
corners of the barn and utilities all the
space. Some of the wooden silos are
lathed with the new channel lath and
plastered with the best Portland &C.
ment. Some claim that good board
lining on the first sheathing, well paint
ed with gas tar and gasoline, is prefer
able to plaster because it is cheaper,
will last as long and can be repaired
when necessary quite as cheaply. The
usual lining consists of two thicknesses
OF boards, breaking joints, with coat
of tarred paper between the thicknesses
of boards.
The silo lining and the outer coat
which protects the silo frame from the
weather are usually sufficient to pre-
vent the freezing Of silage. In the south
there is no danger of freezing, and the
silo lining is sufficient, except that the
sides exposed to the weather must be
battened to protect the framework.
Strong pressure is one of the first es-
sentials in the preservation of ensilage
and this can be attained cheaply only
when the siios are deep. To insure the
best ensilage the depth should be at
least "a feet, and 80 feet is better. The
great pressure secured with depth ex-
cludes the air by closing up the spaces
in the ensilage and by forcing it strong
~ against the walls.
Wood lined silos ought to be so con-
structed that all lumber against viii Oh
the ensilage does not lie may be kept
too dry to permit of decay, while the
lining itself should become dry as fast
as the ensilage is removed from it.
These conditions may be maintained in
all comparatively dry climates by
adopting modes Of construction which
insure very thorough ventilation, both
by the silo pit and within the silo walls
Immediately behind the lining.
The cheapest floor consists of pounded
clay. A coat of cement is frequently
applied to the floor. The best silos have
doors almost continuously from the floor
to the top Of the wall. The form of roof
is not important. It should contain a
ventilator.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02

It is a mistake that fowls are neces-
sarily so wild that you must get up q
Buffalo Bill cavalry show or organize a
henroost robbery every time you want
70 catch one. They can be tanned SO
that they will submit to be handled.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
ONE MARES WORK.
The American Trotting Dam Beautiful
Bell and Her Descendants.

The American Trotting Dam Beautiful
Bell and Her Descendants.
So far as the average production of
speed goes and the transmission of power
to impart the same from generation to
generation, it is doubtful if the equal of
Beautiful Bells has been seen up to the
present day in the ranks of American
trotting brood mares. There are other
famous matrons whose get have done
wonders in one field or another, but the
Beautiful Bells family achieves triumph
in so many directions and is yet in so
formative state that it really outranks
all others when considered in the light
OF its present achievements and great
possibilities. 1t should be remembered
that the first foal of Beautiful Bells
came i'll 1880, and that she has never
missed producing every season since
that time. A list of her foals will be of
interest and is as follows.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
CRINKLY.

of folding of the skin. The early breed
ers of these sheep did not cultivate the
folds SO extensively; consequently their
sheep were palmer.
A ram like that in the illustration is
useful for crossing on the smooth, short
wool sheep with light fleece. He would
give weight and yolk to the wool of the
progeny. But the intensifying of his
own curly peculiarities on his own breed
are not desirable. Fashion should stop
when it touches the line of the absurd.
The ram in the illustration is one of
the eastern Merinos that went to Aus
tralia to help breed up the sheep of that
region. Before he left he took first prize
as the best arm Of any age at the New
York state fair.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02

Had Beautiful Bells done nothing
more than give to the world the eight
tr9tters that are comprised in the above
list, all but one of them having record
better than $3.50, and the exception be-
ing credited with 2:302, she would be
notable among her kind, but when it is
considered that her sons and daughters
have accomplished marvels in the way
of speed production when the number
of their foals was taken into account it
will be seen that Beautiful Bells has
more than one claim to greatness. Among
her produce there are two yearling rec
ord breakers in Kinda Rose and Bell
Bird, and the first named was also
3-year- champion in her day, being
the first trotter Of that age to beat $3.50.
Her son, Bell Boy, that was foaled in
1885 and died couple of years ago, has
five in the $3.50 list. ST. Bel, her foal of
1889, has 10 in the list, and Chimes,
who was foaled 1884, is by long odds
the greatest sire Of his age in the world,
as in addition to the champion 3-year-
old trotter Fantasy, 2:0836, he has eight
other trotters and PAGERS in the $3.50
list and total of Is that are standard
by performance at the trot or pace.
Kinda Rose, the Oldest foal of Beautiful
Bells, has never produced, but two other
daughters of the old mare-Alta Belle
and Rosemont-foaled respectively in
1881 and 1888, have already shown
their quality. Alta Belle had speed
enough to beat $3.50, but for one reason
and another was never put in the list.
She was bred to STEAMBOAT, one Of the
fastest stations Of his day, and the prod
uce, colt called Daghestan, made a
record of 2:25 as 2-year-old Rose
mont produced Mont Rose, 3-year-
record 2:1S, and Sweet Rose that as
yearling trotted in 2:25M, although the
performance was rejected by the Ameri-
can Trotting Register association and
does not appear in the records of that or
ganization. 1t is gratifying to those
who believe in the superior ability of
trotters and PAGERS that have publicly
exhibited their speed when they are rel
egated to the breeding ranks to know
that Beautiful Bells not only herself has
a record better than $3.50, but that she
was by The Moor, a trotter to the mark
of 1887 and that had shown the ability
to trot close to $3.50, her dam being Min
nehaha, a very fast trotter that was ruin
ed by injudicious handling while young.
Breeders Gazette.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
Live Stock Points.

Burn the bodies of all live stock that
lings to Shire horses that weigh a ton.
So shall you serve your country and
yourself.
Sheep upon plowed land do not get
grubs in the head. They can rub their
noses in the soft earth and rid them.
selves Of the grub fly.
At some recent sales in the Chicago
stockyards beef heifers brought a higher
price per hundredweight than steers did
1t is well to turn a ram into corn
the ewes till he is wanted for breeding
purposes in August. He may be put
into such fields the first of June. He
will not eat potato vines at all or the
corn till the ears are formed He will,
however, eat grass and weeds between
the corn rows and potato hills. So will
all sheep.
Did you ever hypnotize chicken?
Lay it down upon it's back, draw a
chalk line straight backward from its
beak, and it will remain quiet and
motionless, with its eyes fixed upon the
line for considerable time. We never
saw this done, but we know people who
have seen it.
| Look out for cut and dried horse
races. They crop up in least expected
| places this summer.
Breed for thick steaks
On large farms, where numbers Of
sheep and cattle are raised, it is often
better to have accommodations for do
ing the Strengthening at home. The
meat can be put upon the market in tip
top condition and in attractive and tasty
shape.
The good live stock man will take
care that no animals, from horses to
hens, get old and past their prime upon
bis hands.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
Live Stock Points.

Breed heavy bodies and short legs for
beef cattle
One farmer says that Jersey cattle
and Shropshire sheep are an excellent
combination for making man well off.
In damp seasons and in bottom lands
sheep in summer are apt to become in
tested with internal parasites. Look out
Tor this.
In breeding mutton sheep breed first
for constitution, second for meat and
third and last for wool.
With the present low price for wool
and the growing taste for mutton in
this country, the purely wool sheep is
not likely to be sought after.
Great horse sales took place in Chica-
go this season in spite Of the hard times.
Southdowns, Shropshires and Dor
sets are the most popular and paying
mutton sheep at present.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
sPRINGHoUsE AND WATER TROUGH.

ed water supply is highly undesirable
for any stock to drink from, but most
decidedly undesirable for the use of
dairy cows. There is almost always a
descending stretch of ground or de-
scending open ditch from pasture
springs, which permits the keeping of
the water supply pure. The spring
should be completely inclosed and rooted
over and the water conveyed by pipe
to tub or trough below, as shown in
the accompanying illustration.
Such a plan not only serves to keep
the water pure at all times, but also to
keep it cooler in summer and warmer
in winter if the spring is ever used for
the winter watering of stock. -Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
Mules.

There is no falling off either in the
demand or in the price for good mules
of large size. For cultivating ground
in the south the horse could not begin
to take the place of the mule, particu-
larly with negro labor. In the north,
too, the mule could be utilized much
more than is the case at present. 1t is
harder than the horse, will eat any.
thing almost, and its very obstinacy
makes it steadier at the pillow. 1t does
not crush and trample growing plants
in q field, as the horse does, for both its
body and feet are smaller.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02

Cold is one of the best tonics as an
invigorator of digestion as we'll as Of
nervous energy and muscular contract
bility. Heat, on the other hand, takes
out the tension from all tissue chemic-
ally, as it does out Of overheated metal,
and physically by lessening the appetite,
and in manner stated relaxing and
thus enervating the functions If the
owner Or driver could but realize that
ennui overtakes the horse precisely as
1t overtakes the man when oppressed
by heat and fatigue and however much
the lash may be brought into requisi-
ton for the purpose Of infusing new en-
ergy, the reaction-relaxation
ing the hurt caused by the whip, leaves
the poor beast more exhausted than ever
before. The trouble in hot weather is
that the horse, as mentioned, cannot re-
plenish rapidly enough to enable him to
keep up a severe strain continuously
simply because the appetite and diges-
ton are weakened and the relaxing eff
feet of the heat is enervating. This
emergency may be met by driving in
the early morning and in the after part
of the day. If the drive continues all
day, one of the best modes of relief is
to now and then get in the shade for
half an hour, loosening the check, and
while taking this little respite, if the
horse can get access to bite Of grass for
five or ten minutes, this will be found
to be wonderfully inspiring Driving
with check short enough to give weari-
ness to the neck when the heat is de-
bilitating is one Of the most unwise
practices that can be ventured upon.
The horse, if checked up at all, should
have this done very moderately, and an
occasional spat at the water trough, the
check being taken off, will give great
relief Frequent watering, small
amount being INDUCED in, is best, and
the principal feed should be given at
night, that it may be eaten at leisure
and digested and assimilated before
morning. To impose the carrying Of
half peck or more Of oats within the
digestive organs when under exertion is
unwise and should whenever possible
to do SO, be avoided. Minnesota Horse
man.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
A Horses Sense of Smell.

Mr.. Hudson speaks of it as common
occurrence for the horses Of a district in
seasons of drought to migrate suddenly
to some distant place-50 miles away
perhaps-where rain had fallen. A
slight breeze from that quarter will
start them off.
The gaucho horse has the greatest
terror of an Indian invasion, and long
before the marauders reach the settle
ment-often when they are still full
days journey from it-all the horses
take the alarm and come flying wildly
in. The horned cattle quickly feel the
contagion, and a general stampede en-
sues.
The gauchos declare that the horses
smell the Indians, and Mr.. Hudson be-
ieves they are right. When passing a
distant Indian camp, from which the
wind blew, all the horses driven before
him have taken fright and run away
Exchange.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
Keen the Spring Clean.

Too many of the sources of water sup
ply of our pastures are contaminated by
cattle wading in the springs and drop
ping their excrements within the basin
in which the spring is situated, into
which all loose material is washed by
the rains of summer. Such contaminat-
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02

Halls Hair Remover contains the natural
food and color matter for the hair, and me-
dicinal herbs for the scalp, curing grayness
badness, dandruff and scalp sores.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
N 4QL1igo6r:$!e!;Stock
AEs aEH!ll.sGs
A CRiNKLED MERINO.

This Isam Takes tho Premium Tor Wrin-
kkOsA New and Old.
What the fashion in Merinos has
brought these animals to is seen in our
illustration. Rasers of Merinos are be-
coming conscious that they have been
rather OVERRIDING the matter in breeding
for crinkles. The excessive folding Of
the skin makes the sheep look as though
it had great many frills, but in shear
ing there is difficulty. The amount Of
wool does not increase with the amount
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-03-06
His Dream of Death Came True.

Thomas Pratt. an old resident of this
city, was found dead in his bed Saturday
morning. Pratt's store on College hill
has long been the meeting place Of half
dozen friends and old time comrades OF
the proprietor. Friday night, when his
friends came in, Mr.. Pratt told dream
he had had the night previous. He had
dreamed that he was dead, yet he pos
ssssed the power to see all that went on
about him, though he was unable to
move or speak. He had noted the prep
arstions for his burial, and he even
named the half dozen friends who served
= pallbearers. He also told Of the fu-
nscnl services being held in the Memo
~ hall, and Of his ride to the cemetery,
"A the lowering Of his coffin into the
sr>ve. And when the first dirt wal
thrown upon the box he awoke from the
trance and called to his comrades. and
they drew him from the grave. The
psIlbearers of the dream were the pail
bearers at his burial, which was from
the Memorial hall.-Valparaiso dnd..
Dispatch-
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-03-06

The Bank of England some time ago
presented "A return to the house of COM
mons showing that there Were notes of
theirs to the amount of nearly SO, 900
that We're issued more than 40 years ago
and had never been presented for pay
lnent. Bank notes. like other slips of
paper, occasionally get destroyed b, ac-
cident. They get consumed when a
house takes fire. and not few are lost
when ships founder at sea. Occasionally
one may have heard of their being eaten
by rats, and there is at least one story
current of young spendthrift who,
when out shooting with an old muzzle
loader, in a sudden emergency used a
couple of bank notes as wadding for his
Cun.-London News.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-03-06
New York Women Onicials.

Eighty-five women were nominated
for school commissioner in the late can
vass in New York and four We're elect
ed. The Republicans nominated eight,
the Democrats 30, the Prohibitionists
AZ, the Peoples Party AZ and the Po-
litical Equality party /. The list of
women commissioners is increased by
one over last year.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-03-06

The French have long been famous for
their riddles, but it was an English fam
ily who lived in such an atmosphere of
puzzledom that on the husband inqulr-
ing in excited accents of his wife, Why
Is that door always left openT' she took
on a reflective air. and after a moments
r,lusing answered. Il give it up"
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-03-06

/ Town. ................ state. ................
The Frontiersman. By Gustave Almard.
Al the Worlds Mercy. BY Florence Warden.
The yellow Max. BY WIIkIe Collins,
Matt: a Tale Of a Caravan. BY RoDi. buchanan.
A Little Irish Girl. BY The Duchess"
Forging the Fetters. BIZ Mrs. Alexander.
Guilty or Not Guilty. BY Amanda NJ. Douglas
Sir NoeIs Heir. BY Mrs. May Agnes Fleming
The Twelve Great Diamonds BY Mrs Jane
@. Austin.
The HERES o, Hendee Hall. By Ettie W
Pierce.
The Cuban Heiress. By Mary Kyle Dallas
Isora' q Bridal Vow. BY Margaret Blount-
Ralph Raymond's Heir. BY Horatio Alger, Jr
NJ Fata Glove. BY Clara Augusta
The Heir Of Gienville. BY Francis A. Durfvage-
a Brave Little Woman. BY Mrs Mary \.
Oenison.
The Ouren's Revenge. By Sylvanus Cobb. Jr.
The Mil Girl OF TyroL BY NJ. 7. Caldor.
Auld L!cht IA ylls. by J. VI. Barrie.
berries Vaughan, NoErll-i. by Edna LyAA
The duchess. h The duchess
The Hero l.Iuue. 49, Loot. Buchanan
The I,.qn Orr..u. -. BY Il. l. Emery.
A Cr,,g,u 4 ~.ar.ge. By Florence Marryat
A Tru.rIe-one Girl. By The Duchess"
When !. Mans single. b. J. NJ. Barrie.
Fanchon The Cricket. BY George sand.
Tie siury Of Enzsbeth. b. Miss Thackeray.
Two ki,ses. by Iiawley smart.
A Mad Love. By Charlotte VI. Braeine.
The Devils Die. By Grant Allen.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-03-06

\ desired.
Adam Bede. BY George Eliot
Esop's Fables.
Ahdersen's Fairy Tales.
Anna Karen.na, By Count Lyof TolstoL
Arabian Nights Entertainment.
Armorel OF Lyonesse. By Walter Besant.
BsRylSss sb3rsr 6 rsho sore. By Houore de Balae
=. % the Conscript; ByT. Adolphus Troliope,
c.st s4In r ibS2tSs by2 the Sea By Sir samuel w Baker
A ChiId's History Of England. BY ChAr!es
CiyfsaFds Of Clyae. BY James Payn,
Confessions OF an English Opium Eater. b
Thomas DE Quincy.
The ConscriPt. BY Alexander Dumas
rhe Counties Of Rudolstadt By George ssrd.
rhe Count o. Monte Crsto. b. AleIandeF
Dumas.
Daughter OF lIe;h. BY William Black.
Pssh Pss beaa II acrr. a Giara b. hsEiaEa %as con
The beemster. By Hall Caine, -
The Deerslayer. BY J. Feninors Cooper.
beIdee, tie Ward Of Warrtngham. 9y Florence
Doctor Cupid BY khOda Broqehton.
Donald Ross o. lle!ulra- BY William Black
6onGie Cunniae. BY Geo. Manvill. Fem.
Tho Dukes seg ret. BY Charlotte VI. Br.srne
East Lynne. By Mrs. Henry wood
Edmond Dantes. BY Alexander DUrAa
fair Women By MIR. Forester.
Family Pride BY the author OF " Pi9ue.-
| Family secrets. BY the author OF Pique.-
Father and Daughter. By Fredertks Bremen
A Fiery Ordeal. BY Charlotte NJ. Brsema
| The First Violin. By Jessie Fothergil
/ Tie -Four Sisters By Frederika Bremen;
| The Frozen Pirate. By W. Clark Russell
I 3rimn's Fairy Tales
3uilderoy. By Ouida
Handy Andy. BY samuel Lover.
/ A Hardy SOrsemAn. BY Edna Lyan
Herict's Choice. BY Rosa Souchette Carey.
/ The Hon. Mrs. Yereker. By The Duchess"
[ The Hunch6a OF Sotre Dame. By Victor
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/ In the Golden Days BY Edna Lyall.
In the Heart OF the Storm. BY MARVEL Gray
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Jane Eyre. BY Charlotte BEOnte-
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/ Knight Errant- BY Edna Lysll.
Lady Audley's Secret. BY Mis- ". Z. Brsddon.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-06-08
RISING SUN, CECIL MD, FRIDAY, JUNE s. 1894.
NO. 80.

1t was like holiest anthem sung,
Ger many nameless grave.
When tn victorious hosts
That Sherman led,
Went shouting to tn sea,
With SILENT proud, exalting tread,
Marched Brown of Osawatomie.
Who dies for man ne'er dies in vain,
From Calvary until now;
Though pierce tn soul with bitter pain
The thorns that pierce tn brow.
Though rage and hate are guarding still
Where their bleeding victim lies,
Behold the Christ hath burst the bonds
And cleaves the midday skies
And still the wondering nations are
AS full of doubt and sore dismay
As when they watched tn trembling star
Rise DER tn manger where He lay.
Oh risen Christ our glorious Lord!
Descending from on high
Break Thou in twain the glittering sword,
And fold tn blood-stained vesture by.
In hearts of men be born again,
That rage and hate and strife may cease;
Begin Thy glorious promised reign
As King of Salem, Prince of Peace
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-06-08

Something wrong when you tire too
easily. Something wrong when the skin
is not clear and smooth. Something
wrong when the blood is impure. Every
thing right when you take DeWitt's Sar-
saparilla. 1t recommends itself. DR.. L.
R. Kinks Drug Store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-06-08

Whet makes house a homea The
mother well, the children iosy, the father
in good health and good humor. All
brought about by the use of DeWitt's
Sarsaparilla. 1t recommends itself. DIR.
L. R. Kinks Drug Store.