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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
What Are Buff WyandOttes ?

The Buff Wyandotte is of much more
recent origin than are the Silver White
and the Golden Wyandottes. They are
recognized, however, as distinct vari-
ETY. by the American Poultry associa
ton, although recognized authority,
writing to Country Gentleman, says
that purchasers who expect every
chicken reared from Buff Wyandotte
eggs in 1894 to be true to standard de-
scription will assuredly be disappoint-
ed" The authority quoted tells of three
ways by which these Buff Wyandottes
have been originated:
Firstly crossing the Golden Wy
andotte and the Buff Cochin. The Gold
en- Wyandotte itself originated in sew
eral ways-by cross of the Silver Wy
andotte and the Winnebago, the Silver
Wyandotte and the Buff Cochin, the
Silver Wyandotte and the Partridge Co
chin and probably also the Silver Wy
andotte and the Black Breasted Red
Game. There is therefore, inasmuch as
the Silver Wyandotte had portion of
Asiatic blood, considerable percent
age of the blood of fowls with feathered
shanks in this strain of the Buff Wy
andotte, and it need not be surprising
to find many chickens with feathered
shanks for some years to come.
Secondly crossing the Golden Wy
andotte and the Rhode Island Red.
Just what the Rhode Island Red has
been produced from no one seems to
know 1t is a fowl of about the size of
the Wyandotte, varying in comb, but
usually single, and of a reddish buff col
or. 1t has never been bred to standard
requirements but has been developed on
the farms of Rhode Island and vicinity
with but the one thought of producing n
good farm fowl. 1t is believed to have
some Cochin blood and some blood of
other breeds in it's makeup. The shanks
are for the most part free from feathers,
The Buff Wyandottes from this cross
are scarcely as large as those from the
Cochin cross, but are, as a rule, better
layers and have fewer chickens with
feathers on the shanks.
Thirdly breeding from Golden
Wyandottes only, selecting each year
those which showed the least black
markings This claim has been made by
one or more western breeders and it is
possible that a strain of Bluffs might in
this way be produced.
But every purchaser Of a new variety
should not expect to obtain the uniform
ity in chickens that can be had from
long established varieties.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
Advice About SilOs.

In an article on silos in Tho Country
Gentleman the advice is given to put
about 40 gallons of water over the sur
face of 16 by 16 foot silo. This advice
is given, says the writer who suggested
it, because in practice it is found to be
a good thing, for it hastens the forming
of blanket of mold over the surface
that has not been equaled i'll the preser
walton of the surface layer of ensilage
by any form or device of cover, and be-
sides it is not very expensive affair to
apply. 1t needs to have the surface well
trodden down-and all plans demand
this-and then the third day distribute
the water over the surface as evenly as
possible. He adds:
Last fall we turned pail of water
in addition into each corner of the silo
after treading it as full as possible and
did not lose bushel beyond the light
cover of mold that formed over the sur
face ol the silo and did not exceed 10
bushels loss all told for silo % feet
square. My observations and practice
confirm me in the belief that any cover
on silo is wholly useless, provided
the surface is we'll tramped down each
day for few days, and the blanket of
mold assisted to form by the addition
of water. If water is not applied, the
surface dries out SO quickly that it fire
fangs instead of forming the close blan-
ket mold that proves SO effectual pro-
lection from the air at the surface, and
q second dash of water at the end Of a
week is not labor lost, we think.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
Soft Shelled Eggs.

Hens that have plenty of exercise and
free access to the ground or to deposits
of gravel will not lay soft eggs Such
hens are not only too fat, but their di-
gestion has been impaired by a life of
inactivity. If we keep them on starva-
ton diet, we do not necessarily help
their digestion, says American Cultiva-
tor The best course with hens that lay
soft eggshells is to kill them for the ia
BILE. They are always fat and ready TO
kill. If allowed to live, such fowls will
get in the habit Of eating their eggs,
and this habit soon affects the entire
flock Keep fowls at work for what
grain they get and they will find ma
terial for eggshells Of sufficient hard
ness. The hard shelled eggs produce
the most vigorous chicks, though they
may sometimes need help to break their
shells
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
AGRICULTURAL.


Where wood. crowned hills to valleys slope
A sun-buInt lad plows out the corn;
Before him lie familiar fields,
Around the house where he was born.
He let's the old mare take a rest
The sun shines hot this summer morn,
The landscape, fairest picture, spreads
He sees with grave, unseeing eyes
Vague fances seething In his BRAIN
He yearns for far.or, foreign skies.
His heart is full of discomfort;
Long rows of tasks the cornhelds lies.
He thirsts for beauty, change. new life,-
Some unknown good of unknown world,
Where ploddng, duh routine is not,
But gayly Fortunes wheel is whirled
He starts the mare adown the rows;
He feels the breeze as sail unfurledl
Forth goes the lad, wi h eager feet,
To seek his work as thousands do
Mayhap for him the world has grown,
And roses bloom where nothing grewi
His honors thick AS forest leaves,
just praises crown him good and true.
On roll the years; to inward sight
Spreads out the cornfeld row on row;
The wood-crowned hills to valley slope;
The peaceful fields lie green below.
How aches his heart with homesick pang,
As backward doth his fancy go.
But truth dwells ever half betweenl
Youth sees not, through familiar ways,
The good and beauty underneath
Age dreaming longs for early days
" Oh, could be a boy againl"
The man, gray haired and careworn, praysl
-Margaret S. Sible
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12

F. E. GLEASON of Lexington, Mass,
writes Il had an internal abcess and was
confined to my bed five weeks; was COM
pletely Frustrated and worn out with pain.
/ commenced taking your Sarsaparilla
and found my strength coming back, and
after taking two bottles consider myself
well.
take pleasure in recommending your
Sarsaparilla to all my friends and to the
public. My wife has also taken it for
consumption, and considers it the best of
any Sarsaparilla.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
Miss JOSIE WILSON of South Walpole,

Miss JOSIE WILSON of South Walpole,
Mass, writes Il have been troubled for
a number of years with terrible disease
called eczema. My face was terrible
sight, all red blotches. tried everything
and was on the point of giving up in de-
spair, when'someone recommended Aliens
Sarsaparilla, and I have only used one
bottle and my face is almost well, and
there are no pimples on it at all now. I
cannot speak too highly of it, and have
recommended it to a great many of my
friends who now have great faith in it.
shall get some more and keep on using it
as know it is doing me good.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12

F E. LANDERs, of Benton Falls, Me-,
writes ii had q severe kidney trouble,
and could not straighten up or walk. ]
was advised to take Sarsaparilla. took
and was at last induced to try Aliens. I
took two bottles and am today we'll man.
1 am now able to do a hard days work
in the pulp mill every day, and have no
signs of return of my old trouble, nor
do expect to. would advise anybody
troubled with kidney disease to give AL.
lens Sarsaparilla good trial. 1t saved
my life.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
The Wastes of the Dairy.

The utilization of the so-caled wastes
of the dairy has been one of the best
achievements of modern dairying, and
it looks very much as if the progressive
farmers intended to follow in the foot
steps of shrewd business men and learn
how to make use of every by-product
connected with their work. On every
well-regulated dairy to-day there is, or
should be, piggery in proportion to
the size of the dairy farm. The wastes
of the dairy are many unless they can
be fed to the pigs, especially the wash
ings of the dairy utensils, milk and
whey. These are generally sufficient
to keep a good number of pigs in rapid
growing condition the year round. A
few careless dairymen may hand over
these by-products to whoever wants
them, and are probably glad to get rid
of them so easily. Others throw them
into the swill-barrel and keep them
there indefinitely, feeding them some
times to the pigs after half their nutri-
ment has been wasted through active
fermentation. If pig-raisers would only
appreciate the fact that the best part of
the swill is lost to the animals when al
lowed TO sour and ferment, there would
be less of this old-fashioned slops fed.
Pigs want sweet food, and the sugar
contained in sweet food does them as
much good as any of the other constitu-
ents.-1roy Times
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12

ToADs in the garden are often a
source of much profit to the market
gardener and fruit grower. A gardener
recently opened the stomach of live
toad, found in the garden, and counted
twenty-iour bugs, insects and worms.
These included rose bugs, potato bee
ties, flies and ants. That gardener now
lays small boards, turf and other means
of shelter in the garden for the comfort
and propagation of toads.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
A CHUNK OF LEAD,
1t Killed "a Brave Mans Chances of Proi

tIOn.
-" Somewhere inside of me-" said a veteran officer
in the United States army is the bullet that struck
me down at the first battle Of Bull Run. It spared
my life but killed my chances of promotions be-
cause could not pass the doctor So must stay in
my present grade the rest of my life"
They have n stern sense Of duty, these army sur.
geons one of them treated Sergeant Henry Chill
ton, Of Battery NJ" Fourth Artillery for chronic
dyspepsia. In a few months the sergeant who ia
six feet tall, lost twenty eight pounds. He was dis.
charged for disability, March II, 1894 and went to
live at ~ Washington street, Anacostia, d. G.
He heard of Pasltola, pre-dgested food absorbed
directly into the system, and rapidly taking the
place of cod liver oil. Paskola is made Of starchy
products and puts fat emaciated bodies. Just
the thing for me-" he thought
&c concluded to try few bottles and am pleased
with the result" he writes. MY weight is now lig
pounds-a gain of eleven pounds with only eight
small bottles"
Says Mrs. Emma Clark, of Brdgeton. n. j.!
81 take pleasure In handing you my testimony as
to the benefit have derived from taking Paskola
After being under the Of my physician for a
long time and trying almost every remedy known to
science, was induced by my friends to try Paskola
as a last resort. | felt great improvement, and
benefit before had consumed the first ffty-cent
bottle and had trouble to retain 1t my stomach
when all othor preparations nauseated me.
81 now have a ravenous appetite and can eat the
most hearty food and know am gaining in flesh
daily"
How this done is explained in a pamphlet
which will be mailed free on application to
THE PRE- DlGESTEO FOOD co., 80 Reade ST., n. Y.
w. e. TERRILL & CO.
State Street Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12

Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, seventy-fve cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12

INDIA has 81 900, 900 acres of land in
rice, 100000 in wheat, 75,000,00 in
other food grains, 100000 In sugar
cane, $4,000 in tea, 100000 in tobacco.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
=. G.. BRONSON
EAST HARDWICK,

EAST HARDwICK,
Has forty head of Jerseys,
close up to the champion
butter COW at Chicago.
BULL Calves from butter
COWS for sale.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12

COMMON everyday dust is the best
exterminator for chicken lice Give
them plenty and place it where they
can revel in it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
HOw's This ?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FIJI. CHENEY & CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years,
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and fnan-
cially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists. Toledo, Ohio.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoris'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-09-12
Vermont Mutual.

The annual meeting of the members of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company. for the cleo
tion of directors and the transaction Of any other
legal business, viii be held at its office on Wednes-
day October H. at two (2) o'clock NJ. By order Of
the directors. JAMES 4. SABIN, Secretary.
Montpelier, Vt, September S, 1894.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
An Accident at Oakley.

OAKLEY DEPOT, BERKELEY CoUN-
TY, July 4.-Recently as the down
train from Columbia was rapid
ly approaching this place two negroes,
Ned Wehman and an unknown colored
man, were run over and killed at what
is known as the "Broughson Swamp
Trestle," about a half mile above the
depot. Wehman, it itappears, had clear
Ell the treStle, and upon looking back
saw that the unknown man was in
danger of being injured. He sprang to
his assistance, and it was in the at
tempt to save the mans life that both
were killed. AS soon as the men were
discovered upon the track every effort
on the part of the engineer and those
in charge Of the train was made to
avert the accident, but without avail.
They were so close upon the men that
it was impossible to stop in time. a
jury was empanelled aud an inquest
held by Trial Justice r. w. Hains,
acting as coroner, and verdict Was
rendered in accordance with the above
facts,uo blame attaching to tIe ratti--oau
company. The wonder is that liko acc
dents have not happened before and
more frequently, for th3 negroes, make
a public course of the railroad track
and trust 10 luck to get out Of the way
OF passing trains in time to avoid IN
irrrv
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
Some PLAIN Talk.

ATLANTA, Ca, July IA Washing
ton special says: 1t Develops that the
financial statement which Mr.. CleVe.
land sent out by the press associations
last Monday night was caused by a
visit of some New York iinanclerS
over here. They came tn persuade
him to make another issue Of bonds.
They agreed TO place 3u000OJ0 in
New Y ork and New Eagla1d. But
Mr.. Cleveland remembered the protest
that went up from the country when
be made his first issue. He had no
idea OF facing another such protest and
he told these New Workers plainly that
he would make 10 bond issue, even If
they agreed to place them at q high
premium. To emphasize his determi
nation to make 20 further bond issue,
to make this determination public and
to attempt to stir up some little patri-
otism among our New York bankers,
he wrote that statement. II bis blunt
way he did it to let them know that
they could not beguile h!minto another
bond Issue. He has determined that
the gold reserve shall stick to the very
stone flooring of the treasury vaults
with not enough gold dollars to speckle
the stones before he shalt make anoth-
er bond Issue. If there Is ever to be
another issue OF bonds during his ad-
ministration he says congress shall
authorize it. He will assume the au-
thority no more without an express act
of congress. The plain statement Mr..
Cleveland made to the New I Iorkers,
who were the representatives OF big
syndicate formed to force another IS
sue OF bonds and gobble them up, IS
said to have dissolved the syndicate.
If that is true this money may be put
cut in other directions and matters IL
nancially may be eased up thereby.
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Governor being allowed only half an
hour IN which to do their speaking. 1t
was making the canvass farce and he
wanted more time even ifit had to be
taken from other candidates.
Secretary Tindal made nice speech.
saying that the people must keep the
government in their hands and not al
low future rings, adding that they
must not exercise their power in a
spirit of revenge. General Ellerbe was
the last speaker. He was received by
his townsmen with great applause.
He said he was for peace and harmony
but that the minority must give in to
the majority. He called upon both
sides to lay down their arms and join IN
helping to build up the State. He said
that be did not favor the dispensary
law at first, but that it had panned out
better than he had expected. He
thought that the opposition should help
perfect it instead Of try to kill it.
This ended the speaking.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
Stoned tn Death.

CHICAGO. July 6.-S. r. Richie, a
special policeman employed by the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
road, was stoned to death by mob this
afternoon, at the Fifth-seventh street
crossing OF that road. Ritchie, who was
also a deputy sheriff, caught some boys
overturnlng a switch shanty and COM
pelled them to set it upright again.
While he was talking to the boys a mob
approached and attempted tv burn the
shanty. Ritchle drew his revolver and
threatened to kill the Ecss man who ap-
preached the shanty. The mob kept
surging around him, but he held it off
until his revolver was accidentally dis.
charged, the bullet striking him in the
foot. He was easy prey for the mob
then and they quickly had him down.
They stood around MS body and literal
~ stoned him to death. His head was
pounded almost to pieces. The mob
finally went away leaving him for dead
but he was still alive when the police
arrived. He was taken to the hospital
but died in short time. No arrests
were made
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
Double killing.

MAGNOLIA, Miss, July 5.-The Jews
has reached here OF double killing
that took place in Amite county. \
negro teacher named Hood wrote the
county superintendent of education an
insulting letter, about which some
young men went to see him. They ar
rived at the negro's house at midday
and sent young man named Hanks in
to tell him to come out. The negro
responded to the request by shooting
Hanks down and then walked to the
window and began firing on the crowd
with pistol. Tne crowd returned the
fire, completely Kidding the negro's
body with bullets. Hanks was son of
an ex-sheriff of the county, and was
popular, and his death at
the hands of the negro has created
great excitement,
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now, but that 1t could hardly be done
until the coming elections were over.
He went On to say that call sections
whose predom inant interests are the
production of wealth have interests
that are diametricallY opposed to a
small class of moDopolists and specu-
lators in the North and East. They
will never get position that IS just to
them-I do not mean class legislation
until they can have influence in the
national affairs OF our government and
that can never come through an ad-
ministration that is nominated by the
Republican or Democratic party as
now constituted, because the class in
terests that now dominates has control
of the machinery of both of these Or
carnations. This condition is soon
going to force new alignment Of par
ties, and seems to me all patriotic peo
pie oug ght to do all they can to see it
come abont as soon as possible. This
result will have to come about by the
Solid West and South and all of those
whose interests are common with them
uniting in nominating and electing toe
administrative Offices Of the govern
meat. What l would ike to see come
about is for national convention to
be called representing the interests l
have named and made up from Demo.
Gratis from the South and by that l
mean Democrats-With due Difference
to the News and Courier-and the Peo.
ple's party from the West and those
from the North who want to join, NOM
mating a Presidential candidate and
electing him. The Peoples party out
West is nothing more than party of
converted Democrats, but who on &C.
count OF their prejudice to that name
will not admit 1t, but they are as good
Democrats as the Jeffersoniau Demo.
Gratis of the South"
"rhe real Democrats of ths South
aud the Populists of the West have the
same principles while the socalled
Democrats of the Western States are
nothing more than gold bug Democrats
and have never yet done anything to
elect a Democratic President. These
Western Populists or Jeffersonian
Democrats will not go into Demo-
cratic convention with that name, but
if convention of the American party
or the Jefersonian Democracy were
called they would combine with the
Democrats of the South to nominate
and elect a President. I would like to
see this combination effected in time
for the campaign of 1895, but if it is
not done by that time, it is simply
matter of a few years before it Will be
d0ne."-State.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
In Danger.

BRISTOL, Tenn, July News
comes from Rio de .Janelro, Brazil,
stating that Reverend Edward h. lilly,
Methodist missionary to that country
from the Hoston conference. is in
great danger OF losing els life because
he took sides with the rebels and
against the president il the recent
troubles. 1t is understood here
that foreigners who pratlclpat-
ed are to be courtmartialed and
shot. Tilly WIS born and educated in
this CITY.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
EOnr af q ISirin

ALEXANDRIA, La, June 30.-Mrs.
Hilton, gave birth to four children,
weighing nine pounds each-.Wo boys
and two girls.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
NEW PARTY NECESSARY.
MARION BUTLER SAYS TIE SOUTH
AND WEST MUST UNITE.

NOW Speaking In THIS State Gives an I O.
teefstsng Iota.v..w-The All,sncs in
phi lr.cl