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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
A Cheap SilO,

at is one of the things passing
strange" says John Gould in the Co,tn-
try Gentleman, "that so much costly
advice is given out by some of our ag-
ricultural papers governing the cost of
silos; and it is this, as leading factor,
which keeps many man from building,
when otherwise he would-for, with
such figures before him, the farmer can
not see his money back, as the loss on
food, as compared with cost Of silo, and
interest on the capital invested, on the
other hand, would certainly give dry
feed the advantage. When built my
silo, eight years ago, all advice was that
if / was foolish enough to build of
wood, must have stone foundation,
grout bottom and no end of fixtures ;
but concluded if wooden silo would
only last three years at most before de-
caying 80 as to be beyond farther use, a
sill set in the ground well painted with
gas tar and bedded in cement would be
as durable foundation as l should need !;
and 80 sill was trenched in and &C.
mented, and, to the surprise of the
prophets, the sill is still there sound as
ever, and the side walls, double ceiled
with foot-wide culled pine boards, are
yet doing duty without decaying spot
to point coming dissolution. This silo
is fifteen by fifteen feet, inside measure,
and twenty-five feet deep, and cost
less than $50 all told. The clay
floor, made by hard pounding, and con-
cave in the center to avoid strain on
the stills, is in every way as good floor
as the grout and cement one in the
companion silo. The single-ceiled silo
was not invented when these silos were
built, and have nothing to say against
them, but am 80 fully satisfied with
the walls of the double-boarded ones,
and as two boards an inch thick can be
purchased cheaper here than a good
enough quality of flooring, and make
so much stronger walls, am still in
favor of the old way of building. was
told that double boarded silo would
soon rot out and the paper lining soon
dissolve between the boards, but none
of these things has as yet occurred; 30
l began to think that cheap silo need
not of necessity be poor one or
bad keeper of ensilage; for in the eight
filings there have not been ten baskets
of waste, save on top, and no costly
silo could have been better, 80 far as
keeping the contents is concerned, than
this $40 silO of mine -
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Importance of Pure Water,

Impure water is the best medium vet
discovered for the transmission of germ
diseases to animals. Substances may
be brought into existence in which
microbes will multiply faster and live
longer; but these substances must be
artificially produced at considerable
pains, and need not be at all considered
in the production of disease among
farm animals in the business of stock.
raising. In water rendered impure by
the presence of decaying organic mat
ter, practically every disease producing
microbe will live and multiply. Hence
impure drink not only reduces thrift,
but is also the most fruitful medium 10
introduce germ diseases among farm
animals. These diseases are generally
the most virulent and dangerous. Take,
for example, specific swine plague.
The suis bacillus soon dies in pure
water or pure air; but in water contami-
mated with decomposing organic matter
1t will live for weeks. An impure
water containing suis bacilli is sure to
produce swine plague in the animals
drinking it, There is little excuse for
forcing farm animals to drink foul
water, for nowadays pure water can
be provided certainly and easily. Dur.
ing the last twenty-five years there
have been great improvements in i'm
plements and machines for preparing
the ground or harvesting crops; but
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Hyatt's Dog.

Not only has A. X. Hyatt the most
wonderful cows, the biggest turnips,
the flavor of which in milk is like the
Rose of Sharon, but he has dog that
paralyzes all expression to describe
year or 80 ago, he gave friend of ours,
who sat beneath the droppings of his
wisdom, an account of this dog. He is
only cur dog, a general-purpose cur,
for Hyatt wouldn't have any other
breed on the farm. 1t seems Hyatt was
blowing with that ten-acres-a-day team
of his, when an iron bolt came loose in
the pillow. He called the dog and said ::
$50 to the Toulouse (Hyatt has mar
velous Toulouse, with over 81 900
worth of tools) and get me my silver
plated monkey wrench" In few mo-
ments the dog returned with the wrench
in his mouth. He is sixteen-to one
dog and understands silver perfectly.
After using the wrench Hyatt laid it
on the ground, and inadvertently COW
cred it with the next furrow. On going
to the house he bethought him of that
wrench. Turning to the dog he said {:
"Go to the field and bring me that
wrench" The dog gave him one look
of general purpose intelligence and in
one instant was gone. After several
hours he returned with the wrench.
The next morning, on returning to the
field, Hyatt solemnly declares that the
ground was dug over for rods around
where the wrench lay. We firmly be-
lieve this story, for Hyatt says it is true.
How could the dog be anything else
than the monkey-wrench discerning
dog that he is, for the old saying is,
" Like master, like dog" The Farm In
stitute workers were greatly impressed,
and have been ever since, with the tre-
mendous power Hyatt exerts over the
animal creation-cows and dogs in par
acknowledgements Dairyman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Profit in and Care of Chickens,

But few realize how profitable poul-
try and egg production can be made,
provided as much time and attention is
given to it as to many other less i'm
portant vacations. Some one has de-
cided that a hen can be kept for less
than fifty cents a year. 1t is a poor
specimen of hen that will not lay ten
dozen eggs year. At the low price of
ten cents dozen, this would leave a
net profit of fifty cents. At this rate, it
will pay every farmer to keep flock of
hens and give them proper care. There
is no danger of overproduction. AS
long as the United States annually i'm
ports millions of dozens of eggs, the
market will not be glutted. Fowls, to
be profitable, must be given proper at
tention. Those running at large will
almost take care of themselves for a
part of the year. They are our CLEAN
ers and economizers, for they every
day convert into eggs what would other
wise 60 to waste. However. fowls in
confinement need different treatment.
Meat food must be supplied. The most
satisfactory means of providing this is
to secure a green bone-mill and give
them green cut bone. This meat food,
or at least some sort of similar food, is
almost an absolute necessity for yarded
fowls. Tender green stuff is also valu-
able. Last fall sowed patch of rye
for early spring "greens." Early this
season patch of oats was put in to fur
nish green food after the rye had be-
come too far advanced. Early each
morning and every evening basket of
green stuff was cut with pair of shears
and given to them. rhe results have
been most satisfactory. We have had
lots of fertile eggs, and nice, thrifty,
healthy fowls. 1t pays to raise chickens
and to attend to their wants and
needs.-Nellie Hawks, in American
Agricultural.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

fully as great improvements have been
made in the means for supplying farm
animals with pure drink. The sulky
pillow is equaled by the well-drilling ma
chine; and the self-binder is not a
greater advance over the cradle than
the 1896 windmill-pump or waterman
is over the old sweep or chain-pump.
If compelled to give up my self-binder
or windmill-pump, l would not hesi-
tate-the self-binder would go; and l
am certain that the majority of farmers
would make the same choice If they
knew the advantages and economy of
an automatic wind-mill-pump that, with.
out any expense for labor, keeps water
of an agreeable temperature and of
undoubted wholesomeness constantly
before the farm animals.-Cor. Country
Gentleman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Clipped and Condensed.

THE late rains will make weeds grow
whether there are regular crops or not,
and the cultivatOr may have to be used
There is no work that pays better in
the fall than to complete the destruc-
ton of weeds, as it saves labor next
season.
The best way to preserve eggs is to
use no solutions or packing material, but
place them on racks or in open Slated
boxes, and turn them half over three
times week, keeping them in cool
place, and using eggs only from hens
not with males.
WEEDS require closer watching now
than at any other time, as they are pro-
ducing seed. If one is seen anywhere
pull it out-never let the seed mature.
The mower can do good service in
fields, but the hoe should be used to
clean out fence corners.
ORCHARD grass is excellent for per-
manent pasture; timothy lasts but a
few years, and clover less. A good
mixture is five pounds of red clover,
four pounds of timothy, fourteen pounds
of Kentucky blue grass and five pounds
the good pasture in the start.
CATTLE being short, there is an OPP
portunity to make up the deficit in
meat by raising more hogs. 1t is also
reported that the number of hogs this
year is not up to the average. AS there
will be large supply of corn this sea-
son, the hog should fill an important
place on the farm next year.
IT seems to be a popular delusion
that when fruit is arranged for ship
ment in warm weather special provi-
sion should be made for ventilation.
The opposite is true. Air should be
excluded as far as possible. The up
per and outer tiers of boxes always
spoil first in any large shipment of
fruits.
NERVOUSNESS and viciousness are
engendered in the i'll treated COW, and
are transmitted to her offspring. The
more docile the COW the more are her
energies likely to be devoted to the
dairyman's interests. We cannot be
too watchful over irresponsible help,
who hesitate not to beat, hurry or
brighten the cows.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
AGRICULTURAL.
An Old SODg~-The Farmers Boy.

The sun had sunk behind the hills,
Across yon dreary moor,
when. wet and cold, there came boy
Up to the farmers door.
" Can you tell me-" said he, II any there be
Who would like to give employ,
For to pillow and SOW, to reap and NOW,
And to be farmers boy?
" My fathers dead-my mothers left
With four poor children small;
And what is worse for mother still,
I'm the eldest of them ALL
But though little I'll work as hard as can,
If can get employ.
For to pillow and sow, to reap and NOV,
And to be farmers boy"
The farmers wife CRIED" Try the lad
Let him no further seekl"
o do, papal" the daughter said,
While tear stood on her cheek:
"For those who will work, tits hard to want.
Or to wander for employ.
For to pillow and sow. to reap and NOW,
And to be farmers boyl"
The farmers boy he grew a man
The good ole farmer died;
He left the lad with all he had
And his daughter for BRIDE
The boy that was, now Il farmer Isl
And he thinks, and smiles with Joy,
OF the close OF day, when he passed that way
To be farmers boy Every Where
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way TO cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian tube. When this tube is in
famed, you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out, and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
TOLEDO, OHIO.
Sold by druggists; seventy-fve cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t lie
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-f,
cents per box. For sale nv e. RNke,v,
Montpelier, VI
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
RETAIL DEALERS PRICES.
Boston Produce Market.

IF The quotations given below represent prices
obtained by receivers for wholesale lots mot ob6ng
prices unless otherwise Indicated and are intended
to represent actual sales.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
"anted 4!

GOOD MACHINISTS, at the works
of the VERMONT FARM MACHINE
COMPANY, BELLOWS FALLS, VT
Steady work for good men.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
SCrOfula, Salt Rheum
And All other Blood Dlseases-Now
They May Be Cured.

Speaking simply from what Hoods Sar-
saparlla has done, not only once or twice,
but in thousands of cases, we can honestly
say that 1t is the best remedy for all dis
eases of the blood, whatever the cause.
By its peculiar Com bination, Proper
tion and Process, it possesses positive
medicinal merit Peculiar to ITSELF
1t has cured the most virulent cases
OF Scrofula and Salt Rheum, even when
all other prescriptions and medicines
have failed to do any good.
Blood poisoning, from tChatever ort-
gtIt, yields to its powerful cleansing, puri-
flying, vitalizing effect upon the blood. II
you desire further part iculars, write to us
as below. Remember that
Hoods Sarsa2 arilla
Is the One True Blood Purifier prominently
In the public eye today. Prepared only by
c. I. HOOD & Co., Lowell, Mass, U. 8. A.
Sold by ell druggists. 81; six for IS.
HoNd,o Dill, the best afte, dinner
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Cream Separator Patents,

IMPORTANT DEGREES AND INJUNCTIONS IN
CENTRIFUGAL CREAM SEPARATOR IN
FRINGEMENT LITIGATION" ALPHA" DE
LAVAL PATENTS SUSTAINED.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Hoods Sarsa Darilla

AiOON i'h" Pills They assist digestion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14
IN AFRICA.

People Voluntarily Take the Yoke to Es-
cape Starvation.
In an account of famine prevalent in
Africa cabled to this country the other
day it was stated that men were selling
themselves, their wives and children in
to slavery to insure themselves food in
return, and that whole villages had
voluntarily taken the yoke to escape
starvation. The incident illustrates
anew one Of the conditions which first
introduced and have long sustained
African slavery. And slavery, says an
ex-consul in the Boston Transcript, is
not confined to the mountains and val
leys Of British Central Africa.
The truth is, the condition is COM
mon to all Africa, from north of Sene-
gambia to far south of the Mossamedes
river. In other words, it may be said
that slavery is an institution in Africa
wherever fetch or superstition is an in
fuence and improvidence a practice.
There are but few tribes whose mem
bers have not some degree Of skill in
the manufacturing OF rude agricultural
implements which they use in the cul-
tlvatlon OF rice. sweet potatoes, guinea
corn, and other staples indigenous to
their soil. These products are raised
in quantities sufficiently large, if eco
nomically used, to meet all necessary
needs, but economy is something to
them unknown; on the contrary, inn
providence is the rule, with the result
that when a eason of drought arrives
their granaries soon become empty
and famine takes possession of the land.
1t is during this period of suffering
that thousands Of savages become
slaves. The chiefs, the head men, the
strong, the powerful, in order that their
lives may be preserved, seize the
weak and helpless and sell them into
slavery. In this way they renew their
exhausted granaries with treasures of
grain, and at the same time reduce the
number Of consumers. it is pertinent
to state right acre that since the inter
ruption of the slavery trade between
Africa and America, the market for the
sale of slaves being difficult for the
West African tribes to reach, it fire.
quently happens that those who in
former times would have been sold are
now killed.
The improvidence which so often is
the cause of their suffering is displayed
in all their doings. Not a single act is
performed without the practicing of
some superstitious rite accompanied
with r~evelry and great waste, even the
sowing of their farms with grain being
no exception.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14
CRUELTY TO A CORONER,
An English Policeman Treats Him with
Amazing Disrespect.

An English Policeman Treats Him with
Amazing Disrespect.
The police of Denbigshire are a grace
less and irreverent lot, says London
Truth. One of their number at Wrex-
ham lately spied a chimney on fire at
the residence Of w. Wynn Evans and
straightway took out a summons for
the %offense. If Mr.. Evans had been an
ordinary citizen this would have been a
proper proceeding. But Mr.. Evans is
not an ordinary citizen, and he speedily
reminded the chief constable of the
fact.
II am, as you are aware" wrote Mr..
Evans. zone of her maiestv's coroners
Of this county. By virtue of my office 1
an also a magistrate for the county.
Do you suppose it can do the police n
good, or further the cause of law and
order in this borough, that [ should be
subjected to the indignity of being
fined n shilling and costs for a tech
meal breach Of an obscure provision of
the public health act for which person
ally am no more responsible than you
are? l come into almost daily relation
49, NS1c11 yooA Ol11CCIS LII Ullc COluuCU
of my official duties as coroner. Hith-
erto this relationship has been a pleas
ant one and freed from any friction. Is
it wise on your part to create a feeling
Of a grievance on my part and bad
blood on both sides?"
This is sufficient to show the coroner's
sense of dignity and calm judicial
temper, but there was a further hint
that, if the NJ were proceeded
with he might make things disagree
able for the police. Instead of trying
to appease the affronted official, the
chief constable replied that he consid-
cred the letter Sin the worst possible
TASTE" 'The police" he added, ''can-
not favor one and punish another
However, the magistrates can - and
they dismissed the summons.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14
INCONSISTENCIES.

In several OF it's late issues the Tin
Miner il posing as q reformer ard a
champion OF the ommon people va. the
wealthy classes. We welcome our con-
temporary to a field the Union has oc-
cupied for many years and admire the
aggressive Of the writer but de-
plore the want OF consistency when he
devotes the greater part Of a column
criticising the populist chairman of the
board of county commissioners for not
using his official position to override the
statute laws OF the state that the en-
ployees Of the county that receive their
compensation in county warrants might
profit thereby and the county be q de-
faulter in it's obligations, and IN the
same issue accuse the popullsts COVER
nors Of Illinois and South Carolina Of
defying United States laws in order to
ameliorate the condition OF the people
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14
Special U. 8. District Attorney,

Chauncey L. Wood OF this city, was
the other day, appointed special U. S.
district attorney for South Dakota by
Attorney General Olnoy. His work will
be the prosecution OF what are known
as the pine land cases, or in other words
all cases wherein timber depredations
ablest lawyers in the state and when he
goes after a case he is a hard foe to meet
in the court room; many LAWYERS will
verify this statement. and a speak
from experience. We can't quite under
stand the administration in Chauncey's
appointment, as he is away off color on
the money question, beng an out and
out free silver man.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14

GROVER CLEVELAND has appointed
Attorney General Olney to the position
caused by the death OF Judge Gresham,
and to fill the vecancy in the attorney
Generals office he named Judge Hartman
OF CINCINNATI, Ohio. Grover knows
what Olney is made OF and in the light
OF this administration he has made no
mistake. Judge Hartman is practically
unknown to the public, but has a good
local reputation for ability. We hope
he will fill the position with more salts
faction to the great mass Of common
people than did his predecessor.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14
The Better Part of Yalor.

Nobody yer called in question the
courage of the early Spanish settlers of
California; but there seems to have been
at least one man among their descen-
dants who held discretion to be the bet
ter part Of valor. His fellow country
men still preserve the memory. with a
keen appreciation of it's point. A GER
tain Don Andreas was interviewed by
his superior officer, on the eve of an n
gagement with the enemy, and was
warned that the American was a very
different foe from the Indian or the
Mexican, and that courage should not
be pushed to rashness in an encounter
with him. Have no fear, general!"
was the response of the intrepid cabal-
lero. II would far rather that history
should record from where I fed, than
where I fell" The generals mind was
probably relieved Of anxiety concern
ing the fate of at least one individual
in his command by this reply.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14
HOW REFORMS ARE MADE.

4NEr w &AA%
large number OF people seem incapa-
bic OF comprehending why it is that re-
forms are SO slow in coming about. We
all know that they come slowly. no
matter whether they are OF little or
great Importance, and oftentimes many
OF the most jealous workers grow tired
and disguised and give up the fight be-
fore realizing what seems to them SO
simple and just. If all such could com
prehend the full meaning of the follow
ing words of Wendell Phillips. their
work would not grow SO tiresome and
monotonous, viz.
mo reform. moral or intellectual yer
came from the upper class OF society.
Each and all came from the protest OF
martyr and victim. The emancipation
OF the working people must be achieved
by the working people themselves"
No trner language was ever spoken.
Why would those who are growing rich
laborer, assist III taking away that
which benefits them? The answer is
PLAIN to all. 1t is often asked, why the
educated and refined are opposed to
proposed reforms But when we con-
slider that the educated and refined are
either rich or draw their subsistence
from some privileged institution or u
number OF them. the answer is plain
enough. These people do not wllfully
mean to be unjust, but we are all selfish
and the human mind is a trained some
thing which I'll IN the groove IN which
it is best trained, and then it is 80 easy
to train our conclence to believe a thing
which benefits us, is right.
If we could impress upon the minds OF
the producing classes in this country the
full meaning and Importance OF the
words OF that grand old wal horse OF
The abolition movement, we would have
accomplished half OF the work in the
way OF reforms SO necessary to their
welfare.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-14

A convention or conference OF reform
ers OF every name and kind has been
called to meet IN New York City on the
2Sth day Of June. The call is signed by
some of the best known workers along
the line OF reform IN this country-every
faith seems to be represented. No doubt
much good could be accomplished by
such a meeting, by comparing notes if
nothing is accomplished in the way OF
the union of forces.