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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31
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FALLOW FIELDS.


These Are No Longer Favored -- Seeding
with Catch Crop Advised.
In former times it was a common
practice among farmers to allow field
to lie fallow for one season in order to
increase it's fertility. The advisability
of this process is extremely questionable
according to II. w. Wiley, who has the
following to say on the subject in re-
port from the division of chemistry,
United States department of agriculture.
During moderately dry summer
there is probably very little loss expert
enced by blowing field after the spring
rains and keeping It's surface sufficiently
well cultivated during the summer to
prevent the growth of weeds. In the alb
sence of heavy rainfall the stores of
available nitrogen in such IA soil will
undoubtedly be increased during the
summer. But in case of heavy rains,
producing thorough saturation and
teaching of the soil. the losses in field
lying fallow during the summer will
be very great, and it is not well at any
time to take the risk.
1t is advisable, therefore, instead of
allowing the fields to lie tallow, to seed
them with catch crop, such as barley,
rye or peas which may retain the prod
ucts # nitiifcaticn. When the timo
comes for seeding tine field with the in
tended crop the catch can be turned un-
der with tho plow and, i'll the process Of
decay, furnish again the nitrogcnous
food in an available form. This practice
should never be ncgl Ctod in fields
which lie over during the winter in
preparation for planting during the fol-
lowing spring.
OF course this statement does not APP
ply so particularly to fields which may
be plowed late in the autumn, after the
activity of the nitrifying ferments is
practically suspended for the winter In
temperate climate fields may be plowed
late in November or during the month
of December and the freshly turned soil
be exposed to the action of the wealth ar
during the winter without great danger
of loss.
In many localities even an earlier
period might be chosen for the autumn
blowing, which should be deep or &C
companied by subsoiling. The loosened
soil should he brought into good filth
and thus form an absorbent which will
hold large quantities of moisture, be-
coming available for the following sea-
son during the period of deficient rains.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31

SCENE IN THE STATE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
and have need of such an institution is
shown by the fact that during the five
hours which the bureau was open on the
first day over 600 idle persons called and
applied for work.
The free employment bureau is designed
to reduce the number of idlers in the me-
troplis by securing work for them without
any expense to the wage seekers. 1t is
patterned after similar institutions which
have been established in Cincinnati and
Cleveland, and which have been conduct
ed for some time with much success Blu
reaus of this kind also exist in Europe
Various New York labor unions have
maintained free employment bureaus for
their members, but this one is to be much
broader in scope
The credit for its establishment should
be given to the Working Women's society
of New York, whose officers urged the in
PRODUCTION of the bill and insisted that it
should be for the benefit of men and wom-
ell alike
The operation of the bureau is simple
and as devoid of red tape as possible. Tho
applicant for work is first given a blank to
fill out or is required to answer the ques-
tions on a printed formula. These are
rather searching in their character. He is
asked his name, age, nationality, etc, the
name OF his last employer, how long he
has been idle and why, and the last rate of
wages he received Then his address is
taken, and he Is informed that he will be
notified when place has been found for
INN.
1hese blanks are handed to the agents of
the bureau, VINO make an investigation of
the applicant as far as practical. If it is
found That lie has not told the truth, he is
called to account, but this does not debaT
nm from receiving aid from the bureau,
as II Is the idea to help all men or women
VINO are wiling toWork whether they tell
the truth or not
When the agents have finished their work,
the Applications are sent to the bureau of
labor statistics at Albany, where the list Of
names Is printed ana copies distributed to
every one u the l, 400 village supervisors
III the state. he supervisors are required
TO post the lists IN conspicuous place and
FURNISH descriptions of the applicants to
employers VINO come to them Tor workmen.
Inc lists Will De altered regularly once a
week. and laborcr and employer will be
promptly put IN communication with each
other Where applicants desire work III the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31
Baling Hay.

In reply to query about baling hay
direct from meadows the editor of The
Hay Trade Journal thus replies i'll the
columns of The Rural New Yorker
This is done along the Hudson river,
whore the hay is put aboard hargcs and
sent to New York city for Immediate
use. The hay is PIT up i'll large bales,
Weighing $50 to 200 pounds, but loosely
pressed. and even then, Oftcntimes, this
hay gets hot and loses in value very ma
terially. My advice is to have the hay
well cured before pressing, as it would
be disastrous to press it from the field
and put it in store Only immediate use
could prevent it from heating and being
a total loss. | made an experiment in
this direction a number of years ago.
The hay taken from the meadow was in
good condition to go into the barn.
had several bales of it pressed, allowed
it to remain i'll the store for 30 days and
then dumped it i'll the river, as it was
absolutely worthless.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31

There is no better proportion for a
vigorous timothy sod than to SOW alsike
clover seed with it, according to Ameri-
can Cultivator, authority for the fol-
lowing: Alsike is better than the COM
mon red clover because it does not grow
so rank as to smother the grass sown
with it. Besides this, when the alsike
grows up the second year and seeds
with its first and only crop, after alsike
has seeded, the entire plant dies, and its
roots scattered through the soil, begin
at once to rot, furnishing an abundance
of plant food for tho grass roots Up to
the time the alsikc clover is cut the
timothy will not make much growth,
but so soon as the alsike is out of the
way the timothy shoots up, and its roots
spread so that "A complete sod is very
quickly formed.
A good growth of alsikc clover and a
second crop of timothy, the latter -
tons per acre, have been grown in the
northern states the same year. With the
common red clover there is a second
growth, which keeps the timothy back
so that it does not fill the ground until
the third year. Though red clover is a
biennial, it lasts longer than the alsile,
for one reason, probably, because it is a
more uncertain sccdcr. If led clover
fails to seed through too frequent cut
ting, its life may be continued until the
third year and possibly longer This is
true also of most other biennials.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31
Alfalfa In Indiana.

After extensive experiments with al
falfa the Indiana station concludes that
it requires clean land and one year to
establish itself, as it is delicate till its
roots get deep into the soil. If the sub
soil is compact, deep subsoiling is neces-
sary, and if wet it must be underdrained.
In no case will alfalfa yield more than
two cuttings per year in Indiana with
out irrigation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31
borrowing Trouble.

II nivver knew such woman fur Dor
ryin thruhblc, " remarked Mrs Dolan "as
is Mrs Rafferty, next dure "
"She is, " replied Mr. Dolan
"Oi had rayson to notice thOt same Pc
culiarity Yesterday afternoon while yez wor
out
"Yez dido"
eyes She KEN over an got the loan az
yer bicycle Washington Star.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31
FREE LABOR BUREAU
THE STATE OF NEW YORK TRIES AN
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.

A Public Intelligence Office Where No
Fees Are Charged-An Equal Chance
For the Unemployed of Both Sexes.
Working Women Proposed the Scheme.
The state of New York has gone into the
business of finding work for its great army
of unemployed. A free employment bureau
has been opened in New York city under
the direction of the state bureau of labor
statistics, as directed by law passed by
the last state legislature. That the idle
men and women of that city appreciate
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31

A man must accept what his employer
pays him, pay out what other men charge
him, put on the underwear his wife puts
out for him, eat what she spreads before
him and sleep in the bed the way she
makes it. Still occasionally there is talk Of
a man being free and independent -At0A-
ison Globe
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-31

the bureau on the ground that it would be
used in time If labor troubles for the pur-
pose of collecting workmen to take the
places of strikers. Superintendent Bealin
says that the bureau will not be used for
any such purpose, and that it will be oper-
ated solely for the benefit of the thousands
of unemployed men and women who can
not afford to pay the fee demanded by the
private employment bureaus.
Operating, as it does, throughout the
state, the idle men and women will be Of
fered much wider field of work and will
be able to get out of the overcrowded city
II they SO desire. s. X. MACDONALD.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-17

telegraph with the signal service at
Washington that it drops time ball
automatically every day at noon. This
time ball drops from a point directly
under the vane to the roof of the tower.
Below the wind vane and time bal is
a clock with a dial 16 inches in dame
ter, SO arranged that it is also regulated
every day fro M Washington. The COL
umn also contains barometer, big
thermometer, and the government
weather forecasts, and the time of the
rising and setting of the sun and moon.
The clock will be IA feet high and will
occupy a space 2 feet. 6 inches, by feet,
10 inches. 1t will be fine ornament.
and will cost about 1900. The clock is
to be in charge Of the local manager OF
the Postal Photograph com pany, over
whose wires the clock is regulated from
Washington.
In several other cities, including Lew
iston and Bangor, these towers are to be
erected.
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mi
w ~. puild. 1t has one seventh the
th "atn to tax. Any large increase of
b bis n ssate tax will be painfully felt. The
snS S oie tax, at it's utmost. will be In
s, amUlent. The farmers. who receive a
s mis1 part Of the benefits of state roads
tn TIL also IN large part pay for them.
han. conditions the farmer has to meet
ias te grown increasingly severe in the
ts. lew years. A favorite explanation
turing the recent campaign that foreign
- marKets once controlled by the Ameri-
oAh farmer, are being supplied from 9TH
y quarters. Will any one venture to say
Ihat this process has reached it's limitf
IS the outlook for the farmer even now
brilliant? And If not. is it worth while
70 pile heavy additional load OF taxes
upon them2 1t is good policy to set
MIN grinding in the prison house OF
hopeiessnessS 1t may be-well to remem-
ner that the pillars of the state are with
In his reach.
CITIZEN.
Freeport, November II.
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Dominican Fathers Object to the State

Dominican Fathers Object to the State
A despatch to the Boston Herald says
that while making the rounds OF cot
ton mill in Lewiston recently, r. F.
Chalk, state inspector of factories and
workshops, received from an overseer
several copies of a new certificate, issued
by the management of the parochlal
school there to show that the children
employed had attended at least sixteen
weeks of school during the year.
1t was about two thirds the size Of the
regular form, and was worded differently
some portions of the original being
omitted. ~ the top were the words,
est. Peters Parochial School," and in
place of the state seal was printed the
ecclesiastical seal of the Dominican
Fathers. Each certificate was signed
by the Rev. FIR. j. A. Motion, prior
of the Dominican Fathers.
Inspector Chalk objected to taking
these new certificates, and had confer
enoe with FIR. Motion relative to the
matter. The latter stated his willing
ness to adopt new certificate, worded
ike the state form, but emitting the
state seal. This proposition Inspector
Chalk declined to accept. He sent for
Commissioner Matthews of the state bu-
eau of industrial and labor statistics,
and second conference was held at the
paIochial residence, with the result that
the use of the state form of certificate
has since been adhered to in ST. Peters
paroohial school.
1t has just come to Inspector Chalk 8
knowledge that in another cotton manu-
featuring city in the state the regular
form of certificate has been discarded In
parochial school and special certi-
fcate substituted. In this case, as at
Lewiston. the inspector will insist on a
strict oomplia nee with the law.
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Freeport, November II.
St. Luke's.

At St. Luke's cathedral Sunday even.
ing the bishop spoke OF the proposed
new creed drawn up by Rev. DR.. Wat
son. and advocated by the Church
Unity society of New York, as supple
mont to the present creeds, or substi-
tute for them. and designed to furnish
a common ground on which all churches
from the Catholic to the Unitarian can
stand, and which wouldsbe basis for
church unity. The leading points in the
proposed oresd a as follows:
An acknowledgement Of the father
hood of God, and of the brotherhood of
man.
The spiritual leadership of Jesus
Christ.
The leading of unwoIldly lives.
The Beatitudes.
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NEW GLOUCESTER.

New Gloucester, November 16.-DaviGi
Winslow Merrill WAS born in New Glou-
cester, December IS, 1920, and died Ooto-
Der 80, 1896, aged Is years. 10 months.
Heswas the youngest son of WilliamTand
Lydia (Purington) Merrill. and was the
last Of his generation, his only brother,
James Merrill, dying in June of the
present year.
Soon after the death of his father in
1889 he took charge of the home farm
in the west part of the town, remaining
there several years. In 1855, he came to
Upper Gloucester and two. years later
purchased the farm which has ever since
been his home. In 1857 hefentered into
partnership with George Blake in the
dry goods and grocery business. which
continued five years. Since that time
tion with much business OF a public ma
ture.
He married October IA. 1874 PAMELA
Dunlap Soule of Lisbon. To them were
born five children, the first dying in in
fancy, Neal Dow at tho age of ten and
Willie at the age of seven years. Mrs.
Myra M. Metcalf of Washington, D. O.,
surviving children. His wife died in
1873. In January, 1888, he married Miss
Hannah A. Latham of New Gloucester
with whom be lived ten years, she dying
September. 1888 In 1895, he married
Miss Florence II. Leach. who survives
him. In politics Mr.. Morrill, has been a
staunch Repu blican ever since the party
was organized and for many years had
an active interest in the affairs Of his
town and held various public offices. He
served as selectman form 1861 to 1857,
which covered the period of the Civil
War, when wisdom and executive ability
was specially needed everywhere and
the office was faithfully attended. He
was collector and treasurer one year and
In 1867 was elected to the lagi stature.
he was custom house officer in Port
1and six years and Chairman of the
republican town committee for thirty
years, and for several years member of
tne county committee. during which
time he was actively engaged In the
affairs of his party.
Mr. Merrill has been man Of good
neaith until within few years past.
ne mas never given up to sickness, but
q Kept his harness on to the last. His
.hSl illness was Of three days duration.
a neart difficulty which caused severe
SUFFERING. brought the end suddenly and
Wneh MS work was done to go quickly.
ms wish was granted. He was man
" youthful feelings and pleaiures.
IL touhg people loved his company, and
I'D ms neighborhood no gathering was
complete without him. Little children
were fond Of him; he had pleasant
woru and smile for them everywhere
a large circle of acquaintance will miss
nIM, among them those who have re-
e ts OF his neighborly klndnesses and
I1ose TO whom he has been helper and
auviser In business, as we'll as his near
ess friends who feol the loss most kaenly.
Many Years ago with his first wife he
united with the Universalist church and
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POLICE COURT.
A smooth-faced Bar Tender-Mary q.
Lynch's Honeymoon Interrupted-other
Cases.

The police court yesterday morning
had few cases Of interest. Mrs. Mary
G. Lynch, young woman of fair ap-
pearanoe but defiant aspect, was brought
up for intoxication. She laid the blame
onto her husband, to whom she said she
had been married five weeks. Deputy
Marshal Sterling testified, however. that
evening, Mrs. Lynch was intoxicated
and her husband was sober. The judge
fined Mary IS and costs.
The next case was called against
Charles Adams. TO the surprise of all
youth of fair face and studious aspect
but the charge against him was search
and seizure. 1t developed that he WAS
bar tender of the ST. julian. He was
bound over TO the Superior Court, hav
ing waived examination.
Victor NJ. DeCost was charged with
having knocked over James Boardman
at the entrance of Hunts restauranJ
Sunday evening. Boardman testified
that DeCost, whom he had never seen
before, hit him in the head, knocking
him senseless. George A. Matthews cor
roborated this testimony. DeCost was
sentenced to five months in jail.
James A. Haley was sentenced to 81
days In Jail for repeated intoxication.
He attempted to beg off; but Judge Rob
inson informed him that he knew all
about him, that his wife supported him
by taking in washing, and that as often
as he should come to the court for drunk
enness he would get 80 days.
Patrick Malta, for intoxication and
resisting an officer, got 80 days in jail
and $50 and costs.
VIM. L. Ewing for intoxication was
sent to jail for 30 days.
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has, ever since given his support and at.

has, ever since given his support and a.
tendance to the church of his choice.
The funeral services were conducteu az
his late residence Monday, Novempsr
Snd. Mr.. Rose of Auburn officiating. :.
large gathering of relatives and 1rienus
were present. The floral offerings YET .
beautiful. The Masons and GOOD IL
plars rendered their burial services nv
me house. The interment was at Upper
gloucester cemetery at the close OF
peautlful day, and the last rays OF ol .
grave.
say not Goodbye but in some
ing.'
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A New DisInfectant

The Board Of Health have received a
new disinfecting apparatus, the invention
of Prof. Robinson of Bowdoin college.
It5 consists of a simple arrangement for
burning wood alcohol in fat dish so
that the fumes will pass up through a
sheet iron funnel and penetrate every
part OF the room. Prof. Robinson says
that it appears to be very powerful
means of fumigating. he enclosed a
live diphtheria germ in the folds of
mattress, and after the wood alcohol had
been buried two hours in the room the
germ was founi to BIZ dead. The Board
of Health will make use of the appara-
tus and test its merits.
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The CumberIand,s Ball.

Don't forget the Cumberland ball this
evening. The boys are working hard to
make it success and a good time is
assured to ell who attend. The boat
races will start at 8 o'clook, the pair
oaredzfrst, the.double next and the sssin-
gle scull race last. Mr.. Daniel e,
Bowen, the well known boating man,
will act as referee and starter. Mr..
Keins, the inventor of the rowing ma
chine, arrived at noon yesterday and will
be present at the races
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u. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.

Monday-In the matter of the schooner
Grace Webster, petitions to intervene
from the Central Wharf Towboat COM
pany, q. W. Clark, M. Fl. Dodge, J. g.
J. Fowler Of portland, A. Q. Gay &
Co.. Of Rockland, White s. Co., of New
York and W. M. Niokerson of Whey ard
Haven, were heard for apportionment of
their respective claims against the
schooner for service, rendered. The
amounts due. all small, were then deter
mined. George =. Bird. Esq, for Gay
other petitioners.
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Cumberland Rowing Associations Bali.
Tonight the grand rowing exhibition
and ball of the Cumberland Rowing as
ISOLATION takes place. Mr.. Kerns, the
inventor of the rowing machine, ON
which the races will take place, arrived
yesterday and will be present at the ball
this evening. There will be four events
At 8 O'Clock will occur the four oAred
race. r. J. Jacobs and B. J. Merrill
will row against P. b. MoDonough and
q. p. Feeeney. After this will OCCUR the
double scull race, tine contestants being
CIV. Peterson and ST.. MoCaEty against
Pr. Foley and O. j. Fairweather. This
event will he followed by the single
SOUL race between J. r. MCCARTHY and
A.A. Frates. Captain Brown will deco
rate the hall and Garrity's orchestra will
furnish the music. There will probably
be large attendance.
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George Washington Council.

Next Thursday evening George Wash
ington council. No. 8, @. U. A. NJ, will
celebrate its anniversary and full at
tendance is desired. State Councillor
A. HAYES, assisted by National Deputy
Peter Fitzpatrick and full staff of state
officers, will institute a council at Var
month. George Washington council of
this city and Warren council Of West
brook will send large delegations and
good time is assured all who attend.
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A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of Worthington, Ind,
"Sun," writes: sYou have a valuable
prescription in Electric Bitters, and I
can cheerfully recommend 1t for Consti-
patton and Sick Headache, and az a gem
eral system tonic 1t has no equal Mrs.
Annie Stehle. 1925 Cottage Grove Ave,
Chicago, was all run down, could not eat
nor digest food, had backaohe which
never left her and felt tired aud weary,
but six bottles of Electric Hitters restored
her health and renewed her stregth.
Prices 80 cents and $1.00. Get Bottle
at Fl. S. Goold's. Drug store, 577 Con-
gress street, under Congress Square
Hotel.
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Had His Finger Taken Off.

On Saturday night Alonzo Odlum of
Boothbay Harbor, formerly captain Of
the schooner Wide Awake, met with a
painful accident while at work On one
OF the Spite drivers at the Grand Trunk
elevator. He was fixing the iron cap on
the top of Spite when without warning
tina heavy hammer fell, crushing
odlum's left hand so badly that the
forehnger had to be amputated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-17

Several new cases of diphtheria were
reported yesterday. Nellie Mullen, aged
10 and Margaret Mullen.aged 8, at No.
10 10 Pearl street; Joseph Z. Mountfort.
aged 33, at No. 70 Smith street. Scarlet
fever cases are Sadie Norman, aged Z,
at Ne. IS Dyer lane, and Philip Payson.
aged 4, at No. 166 Vaughan street.
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