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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16
LIE ERATERNITlEs.

L ,KE DUNMoRE LODGE, NO. H. I. o. OF o. F.
n. ". B0UinetiRe Sec'y.
Meetings every Friday evening at ] 80
o'clock. Degree work every meeting Han
"a Dyer's block.
UNION LODGE, NO. >, F. AN An
4. c. urood,card ". NJ
Regular communications the first Monday
evening OF each month.
POTTER CHAPTER, NO. %, r. A. NJ
Frank j. HubJard, W. z. II. p.
5 ated convocatons the third Tuesday even
40 OF each month
iWTpDLEBURY COUNCIL, NO. Il, f. AND s. NJ.
3D. NJ Cheney, r. /. NJ
stated assemblies the second Tuesday even
ing of each month.
Mt CALVARY COMMANDERY, NO. l, X. 7.
Sir ". H. Brerster, f. c.
7egular conclaves the fourth Wednesday OF
ca II month.
WIN. p. Russell POST, no. SO, G. A. r.
w. W. Martin, commander; +. p. Williamson,
S. V. c.; Louis GOulette. j. VIC.
,egular meetings the second and fourth
w tuesday evenings OF each month.
CAMP A. s. TRACY, S. OF V.
c. 7. Rich Captain.
Regular meeting the second and fourth Fri
1sy evenings OF each month.
GREEN MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. s74, X. OF H.
d. r. Kingsley, Dictator.
Regular meetings the first and third Friday
evenings OF each month.
ADDISON ENCAMPMENT, NO. p, !. o. o..
L. H. MelleB, Il. p; " o. SGnfOrd Scribe.
Meetings second and fourth Mondays of
each month.
MOOsLAMO TRIBE so. II, !. o. OF X. VI.
H. H. Lang,rortby, Sdcbem. W. II. Gilbert,
CHER OF RecordS.
Councils second and fourth Thursdays OF
each moon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16
CONGREG ATIONAL.
A. w. DICKENS, PASTOR.

REV. A. w. DICKENS, PASTOR.
Sund Az services, 10 40 n. M; 80 p. M
Sabbath school, u 100 IN.
Thu LAY, conference IL Jeting, 80 p. m.
Y. p S. G. E., Sundays, 80 p. M
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16

uYIoN LODGE, NO. >, F. AN An
i. C. Uood,Cdrd, ~ VI.
Regular communications the first Monday
evening OF each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16

MOOsLAMO TRIBE so. II, !. o. OF RIM.
4. II. Lang,rorthy, Sdcbem; W. II. Gilbert,
Chief OF RecOrdS.
Councils second and fourth Thursdays OF
each moon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16

POTTER CHAPTER, NO %, r. A. NJ.
Frank j. HuJJdrd, W. z. II. p
ated conversations the third Tuesday even
10 OF each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16

Ike DUNMoRE LODGE, NO. II, I. o. OF o. F.
r. ". Fuller, N. g.; 4. H. Idpg,corthy, Y. g.;
r. II. B0lliMetiRe, SecN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16

,WpDLEBURT COUNCIL, NO. Il, r. AND s. NJ.
j. " cheney, r. l. W.
stated assemblies the second Tuesday even
tag of each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-16

Mt CALVARY COMMANDERY, NO. l, X. T.
Sir ". n. BrerSter, +. c.
2egular conclaves the fourth Wednesday o
ca Il month.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
A SUCCESSFUL TENANT FARMER.

I began on q rundown Vermont
farm OF 165 acres with thirteen COWS,
two yearlings, two shoats, ten hens
and now have fifteen cows, three
sprlngers, six yearlings, fourteen hogs,
eighty hens, and plenty of rough fod-
der to keep them, writes L. s. Glynn.
This year sowed five acres of fodder
corn, planted eight acres of flint corn,
began feeding green fodder August 10
and roots later on, and am now feed
ing cured fodder and about seven
pounds OF grain composed of equal
parts cob meal, wheat bran and gluten
meaD three times day to each COW.
Am milking thirteen COWS, six OF them
farrow, and carry the milk to the
Marshall creamery. Last year the
hens brought in about $50. Next year
l shall SOW ten acres of Sanford corn,
having raised my own seed, and am
working to keep forty cows on this
place. / am in favor of the silo but
cannot afford one on rented farm,
SO will run my fodder through u
shredder. think soiling is the only
way to bring up farm. I shall try
sowing about four acres of oats to cut
green and make hay of, and shall ex-
pertinent with muck, as we have n
large amount of it and adapted to its
use. The great trouble with farmers
here is, they are too apt to sell their
stock if short of fodder. Now I am
in favor of buying grain and keeping
the stock, as more stock means more
hay, and more hay means better farms.
American Aericulturist.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
Hired SWANS.

A curious custom prevails in some
provinces of Holland during the car.
nival season. Young women OF the
working class, especially domestic SER
wants, who have no sweetheart of their
own, are in the habit of hiring ''fol-
lowers" for then Sunday out, or for
the whole of the carnival period.
These lovers are by no means to be
had very cheap. Often two or three
maids will club together and share
lover among them if he comes too ex.
| ensive for one girl.
This temporary lover has many duties
to perform. OF course, he must be
good looking and we'll dressed, aud an
efficient and lndefatigable dancer, eft
to be seen with anywhere" he must
likewise possess good conversational
powers. Besides receiving variety
OF valuable presents from his "girls, !"
he is "found" by them in victuals and
drink. If young woman can afford
to engage "swaln" all to herself, SO
much the better, for the e'hireling often
develops into a real lover and ulti-
mately into husband. 1t can thus
be said that, in some districts of Hol-
land, the girls do all the wooing. -
Buch fur ALLIE.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
+" HaIi.Hanged Maggie"

A curious instance of the hangman's
rope failing to perform its fatal work
gave to Margaret Dickson, an English
woman of century and a half ago,
the nickname of Half-Hanged Mag
gie," name by which she was known
throughout the British Isles. Maggie
had been convicted of some capital OF.
fonse there were several such offenses
catalogued in the English statutes at
that time), and was finally taken to
the gallows on the hill at Edinburgh.
After the drop fell she was allowed to
hang several hours before friends
claimed the remains and started with
them in cart for Musselburg, six
miles away. On the way some drunk
en- apprentices rudely halted the cart
and opend the coffin in order to see
the woman who had been hanged.
This let in fresh air, and the air and
jolting of the cart combined to revive
the supposed dead woman long before
the home of the relatives was reached.
Arriving there she was carried into
the house, alive, but very faint and
barely conscious. A minister was
called to pray for her, but she soon
recovered sufficiently to demand that
the preacher be dispatched for doc.
tor. The physician soon arrived and
Maggie quickly recovered. but was
never again tried or even arrested for
her crime. Later on she married and
became the mother of several children.
She lived to be quite old, but the nick
name of "Half- Hanged Maggie" stayed
even after, death, being engraved on
the sandstone slab that marked her
grave. st. Louis Republic.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
THE ORCHARD.

Many Of the orchards of our coun-
try are shamefully neglected. and it
would naturally appear from obvious
inference, that the farmer is unwilling
to give his fruit trees even as little
care as is ordinarily expended upon
crops of corn or potatoes. An estab-
lished orchard, consisting of standard
market varieties of fruits, is one of
the best paying properties the farmer
can maintain. 1t should be borne in
mind, however, that something can
never come from nothing. Fruit can
not be produced, except the soil con-
tain the proper materials for the form
alton of the same. A continual taking
away will surely tend to emptiness in
the end; and that soil, that has pro-
duced many crops of apples or other
fruits, must soon become sterile and
unproductive, unless restoration of
plant food is regularly made. Why
not feed the orchard every year us
we'll as market garden crops2 As o
fertilizer for fruits, nothing surpasses
a mixture of hard wood ashes and
ground bone. This produces sound,
large, richly colored fruit of firm
texture, that brings the highest mar
ket price. Let an annual application
of from onehalf to a whole ton of
ashes, and from two hundred to five
hundred pounds of ground bone be
made on each acre of orchard area.
The winter season affords excellent
opportunity to make this dressing, as
it may be broadcast on the surface Of
the snow, which will materially aid in
rendering it soluble and available as
plant food. If a tough old sod has
formed in the orchard, break it up by
blowing shallow burrows, or by scarf
flying the surface with sharp cutaway
harrow The idea is, of course, SIM
ply to loosen and mellow the surface
soil without disturbing many roots of
the trees. Every orchardist needs to
give some attention to pruning. The
time for this work is during the in
fancy of the tree, when undesirable
and unnecessary shoots may be re.
moved with thumb and finger. After
a tree has attained maturity, it should
not be, required: to sever any large
branches, but merely to cut out any
dead wood or shoots, that interlock or
render the head of the tree too dense
and compact. It should be remem-
bered that tree With rather low
head is much more handy for picking
apples from than high, rangy growth.
New York Observer
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
STRAWBERRY CULTURE.

AS to planting strawberries, about
which we have many inquiries, there
are several ways. or course, the
ground must be dug good depth, and
pulverized carefully, having applied q
liberal quantity of barnyard manure.
The beds can be marked out three feet
wide and made as long as may be de-
sired. Let the footpaths between the
beds be eighteen inches apart and re-
move from them oil the runners as fast
as they encroach. Set the plants firm.
ly but not too deeply in the ground,
one foot apart each way. Get any of
the following varieties: Captain Jack,
Seth Boyden, the Great American, the
Monarch of the West, or Triomphe de
Gand, for private purposes. If a crop
is wanted exclusively for marketing
choose the Albany Seeding by all
means. It will produce generally n
greater quantity of fruit than any
other and will bring in the most
money. Strawberry beds can be
planted out as early as the ground can
be got in suitable condition.
Many persons prefer the hill system
of planting out Strawberries. aud with
some very strong growing varieties it
is probably the best. When this is
adopted the plants should be set two
feet apart each way. But from our
own experience we prefer the broad
cast planting. 1t has several advan-
tages. The plants keep tho ground
moister, it requires less labor to culti-
vate, and the beds last twice as long
by producing new bearing plants every
year. The disadvantage is, the weeds
cannot be removed so easily. In the
hills the old plants are fruited yeai
after year, and as consequence the
berries yearly get smaller.
One thing must be particularly
borne in mind: The beds must ba
kept clear of weeds. Two weeks after
the crop has been secured, say some
time III July. NOW off the vines, not SO
closely as to injure the crown, and let
them remain as mulch. Lnte in the
autumn the beds should be covered
with straw or light manure; and in the
spring the very coarsest portions
should either be removed or carefully
placed about the plants. When this
is done, should the plants have been
disturbed oy the frost. pess over them
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13

Chats SO, the editor hears MI. Market
Gardner say. Well, why don't you have
them? Simply because you don't plant
Salzer's Northern grown seeds. Hts vegeta-
bles are bred to earliness and they never dis
appoint you. salzer is the largest grower OF
vegetables, farm seeds, grasses, clovers, po-
tatoes, etc.
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND IT TO
the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis,
with 10c. postage, you will get sample pack
age of Early Bird Radish (ready in 16 days.
and their great catalogue Catalogue alone,
&c. postage. (A.)
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
THE EFFECT OF SALT ON MILK.


Salt given to COWS has some effect
on the quality of the milk. This is
necessarily so, as the salt aids very
much in the digestion of the food, and
it is the quantity of the food digested
that regulates the quantity and quality
OF the milk. Salt is indispensable to
the health of any animal that feeds on
vegetable matter. and the milk is af.
fected greatly by the health or oppo-
site condition of COW. When salt is
given to excess, it is injurious and
causes an intense thirst, but this does
not necessarily make the milk more
watery than usual. If the COW drinks
more water than is customary there is
no reason to believe that this excess of
water dilutes the milk. The milk is
not made in any such way as would
make this possible. 1t is produced by
the breaking down OF. the glandular
tissue of the udder and this never con-
tains more than normal quantity OF
water. The kidneys are charged with
the removal of any excess of water
from the blood, and this drain, or out
let, if in good working condition, will
always attend to its own business,
and if it does not or cannot, for any
reason, the milk glands cannot per-
form this function. but the COW be-
comes diseased at once. But is athis
question that the careful farmer will
never have to consider. because he
will always take care that such sup
posed mistake will never happen. It
is only the careless farmer who runs
risks OF giving his COWS, or permit
ting them to get, too much SALT
Farm and Home.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
Antelope Fast Disappearing.

Sioux indians are slaughtering deer
aud antelope oy the hundred along
the North and South Moreau Rivers
and among the Slim Buttes and Cave
Hills, in South Dakota, according to
the stockmen in that region. 1t is
reported that more than 400 hides of
antelope were seen in one Indian camp
recently, and the whole region is scat.
tered over with carcasses CT deer and
antelope, the Indians killing the ani-
mails solely for the hides. The stock
men say that these animals will soon
oe exterminated in that region ii the
indians are permitted to continue tiair
ruthless slaughter.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
Gludness Comes

With better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
1y removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when You purs
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, then Iaxa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informede everywhere, Syrup Of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
DRY EARTH ON FERr1n1zERs.

A few inches of dry earth over pile
OF fermenting manure will effectually
prevent loss of ammonia. This is q
much more common cause of loss
where manure is piled than is leach.
ing. We doubt whether during sum.
mer and until cold weather the piles OF
manure left out of doors get more
rainfall than is good for them. This is
especially true of horse manure, which
will burn into ashes and lose most of
its manurial value if kept where rain
cannot reach it. The waste from leach
ing OF manure occurs mainly in winter
and early spring, when the melting of
SHOWS and heavy rainfalls drench the
soil with water. Farm, Field and
Fireside.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
LAUNDERING EMBROIDERY.

Ses that the silk handerchiefs,
scarfs. ETC., are washed by themselves
and not placed with linen articles to
be laundered, no n.stter how fine and
dainty the articles may he. with their
delicate embroidery. Soak the silk
articles in lukewarm water for couple
Of hours. After soaking squeeze
lightly with the hands, and if still
soiled soak in warm water in which a
little good soap has been dissolved.
If it can be avoided do not rub soap
on the silk, no matter what the quality.
After a second washing and rinsing
give third rinsing in lukewarm water,
in which little common salt has been
dissolved. The salt will help to set
the colors in the silk and in the en-
broidery, giving the whole brighter
appearance than if simply rinsed in
clear water. Press the handkerchiefs
with warm iron before they are per.
fectly dry.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
Gotham's Army of Bicyclers.

Talk about bicycle inventions-it is
claimed there are now about 400 diff
ferent kinds of wheels now on the To-
cal market, and at least 200, 900 riders
in the city. Nearly every great wheel
manufacturing house in the country
has an agency in the metropolis and
the business has grown to an immense
volume. Branch houses and agencies
have sprung npall oyer the city and
all are doing a wonderful business.
One year ago there were but $500
members of the New York division of
the League of American Wheelmen,
while now that number has increased
to 10000. New York has become the
headquarters for the sale of bicycles.
New York Advertiser.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
TO DRAIN A CELLAR.

A cellar in wet soil must necessarily
be drained so as to prevent the water
from rising in it through the floor.
1t is not the surface water that settles
down into it, but the subsoil water
that is forced up by the pressure of
the outside water sinking from the
surface. So that by laying drain
tile all around the cellar under the
walls the drainage is not complete.
Several drains should be laid, one all
around close to the foundation and
some cross drains about six feet apart
in the cellar floor and connecting with
the main drain at the walls. These
drains should be at least sixteen inches
below the floor of the cellar. Some
times water percolates through the
wall, especially if it is of brick, and
to prevent this and keep the walls
quite dry the outside should be thor
oughly saturated with hot tar to make
them waterproof. This should be
done with every cellar wall when a
house is built, as it is a costly job to
do afterward, but easily done at the
right time. In laying cement floor
in cellar it should be done in this
manner: First, layer of coarse
gravel or broken stone is we'll rammed
down and made level and smooth.
Then the same kind of material is
wetted and mixed with one part of ce-
ment mortar to six of it, and this is
laid at once in small quantities, as it
is made, and smoothed and beaten
down with broad rammer to make it
solid and firm. This material is mixed
in small quantities as it can be laid,
or it will harden prematurely. The
finishing coat is made of coat of the
mortar. which is of one part of the ce-
ment and two of good, sharp sand,
laid one inch thick. 1t is smoothed
with piece of board having suitable
sloping handle, which is rubbed back
and forth as the cement is wetted with
water. This gives nice. smooth
finish. New York Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
Frost, FrOIic and Business.

The wind over frozen pounds and lakes,
over snow-fields of plains and open country,
is heavily charged with frost and fine par
tices of frozen matter. 1t is the most pene-
trating way for chill to set in. Sudden
warmth, sudden chill, and severe colds
Girls and boys skating, driving for pleasure
or business, and men at work atleld know
the difference in temperature. Yet the
youngsters skate away and with mouth open
laughing take in dose OF sorethroat.
Drivers and workmen throw aside wraps and
all know the next day from soreness and stiff
ness what sudden chill means. Now the
best thingto do when housed is to rub we'll
at once with st. Jacobs Oil. If you do, you
will not have sorethroat; or ii you are stiff
and sore, it will cureby warming the surfaca
to throw out the chill
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
Gets a Medal for Sueed.

Engineer William Turnkey, who
pulled the Lake Shores record break
ing train from Erie to Buffalo last
October. has just been given an elab.
crate silver medal by W. K. Wander
bilt andW. Seward Webb. Mr.. Tun.
keys ability as an engineer saved this
trial of speed from being failure, for
when the train reached Erie it seemed
irretrievably behind tho scheduled
time, and Mr.. Turkeys quick work
saved the day. The medal given to
Mr.. Turnkey is OF solid silver, weighs
nearly two pounds, and is work OF
art.-Scientific American.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
FLORIDA FACTS.

months to visit Florida. The climate is fls
and the social features at their height Of
interest. When you have made up your mind
CO. yGn want to get there as
ner. II you live in New York, Boston or
Buffalo, you can take one of the Magnificent
Trains of the "Big Four Route" from any one
Of these cities to Cincinnati, and with only
one change of cars continue your journey to
Jacksonville. Direct connection made In Cen
tral Union Station, Cincinnati, with through
trains of all lines to Florida. Address Z. o.
Mccormick, Passenger Traffic Manager, or
d. d. Martin, General Passenger and Ticket
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
The Largest Bicycle.

What is saidto be the largest bicycle
in the world has been made by
bicycle company in Providence, r. !.
It is made to carry six persons. Its
length over oil is 156 inches, and its
wheel base is 1876 inches. The diameter
of the wheels is thirty inches, the tires
are 2a inches in diameter, the gear is
compounded to 1853, and the machine
weighs 1871 pounds.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
A Hog Sold ior $500.

Iowa's prize hog, "King Medium"
belonging to famous Poland. China
herd on J. A. Benson's Norwood"
farm il O'Brien County, of that State,
was sold this week for $500, probably
the largest price ever paid in this
country for hog. The rest of the
herd averaged $40 piece. Washing
ton Pathfinder.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13

President Clements r. Markham, of
The Royal Geographical Society, has
probably risked his life oftener than
any other civilian in Great Britain.
He is great adventurer and was
trained in the navy with McClintock,
the illustrious Arctic explorer, as q
comrade.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FJ CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ]. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per,
fectly honorable in all business transactions
ard financially abla to carry out any obliga.
ton icade by their firm.
WEST g. :auAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
WALpING. KIssAN &C. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, To,edo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Curc Is taken internally, act.
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 7c. per bottle. Sold
by ali Druggists. Testimonials free.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-03-13
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
ruRNrrunn poIrsH,

Here is recipe for making q good
furniture polish. Take equal proper.
tions of linseed oil. turpentine, vino
gar and spirits Of wine. Mix we'll
together. When used shake the mix.
ture and rub the furniture with piece
OF linen. Then polish with clean
soft cloth. New York World.