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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-01
THE OLD STORY.

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Our Watches are reliable time
keepers. Our J welry, the lat
est designs. Oar Silver Ware
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Our Cameras, the latest models.
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OUR PRICES

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rect or want them to be for
absolute safety on your pur-
chase. A fine line o Spo ctacles
and Eye Glasses. Your eyes
examined by competent OPP
tician FREE OF CHARGE.
Fine Watch, Clock and Jewelry
Repairing Specially.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-01
BUSINESS NOTICES.

How TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA this
time of the year cold is very easily con-
tracted, and il left to run its course without
the aid OF some reliable cough medicine is
liable to result in that dread disease pneu-
mona. We know Of no better remedy to
cure cough or cold than Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. We have used it quite ex-
tensively and it has always given entire
satisfaction. = Olagah, Indian Territory,
Chief. c. Blakely and w. e. Terrill & Co.,
druggists
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DEATHS.

In Middlesex, Nov. 49, David Herrick, aged 80
years. months and % days. Funeral at his late
home this afternoon, Dec l. at one O'Clock.
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One Minute Cough Cure, cures
That 10 what IL wa made for.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-01

Richard P. Church died on Friday at the
was held at the house on Sunday, Rev Mr..
Vance officiating. - Mrs. K G. Poole
has returned from the hospital at Burling-
ton and her many friends will be glad to
hear that she is improving rapidly. -
Rev. Mr.. Manning was called to Waterbury
on Saturday by the death of nephew.
- Roy Smith and Roy Newton are at
home from the Montpelier Seminary for the
vacation. - g. #. Smith and family and
Miss Alice Newton visited in Waterbury
Center part of last week at the home OF
III. M. Dufur. - Miss Nellie Tillotson ia
at home from Warren, N. H., where she has
been teaching school.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
o kAFFIR CORN.
Experience Fails to Sustain Many of
the Claims Made for 1t.

u SAAfnhB 1nAuC lot H.
Some enthusiasts declare that Kaffr
corn is destined to supersede both wheat
and Indian corn in Kansas, but the
Kansas authorities and the department.
OF agriculture do not sustain this claim.
Kaffir corn, an Egyptian miIlet, is a
sorghum, and as a crop possesses these
advantages: The yield is larger by from
20 TO so per cent. than Indian corn; it
viii grow and yield a crop-not a large
one-on very poor soil; it is injured
much less thar Indian corn by drought,
and even when withered by the hot, dry
winds of the prairies, it will recover I'M
der moisture.
1t forms an excellent food for cattle
and pigs. All the experiments, of which
many have been made by scientific agri-
culturists, show that it is inferior in
fatening power to either wheat or
corn. Nevertheless, as a surer and
larger crop than corn, it promises most
important results for regions like Kan
sas and Nebraska, where scorching
winds frequently wither the corn and
destroy the crop.
AS food for man, it is nourishing,
wholesome and palatable. But the lat
est conclusions of the national depart
ment OF agriculture are that its use will
probably be somewhat like that of buck
wheat-it will form an occasional
rather than a staple article of diet. In
nourishing power it stands at 81, where
bolted cornmeal stands at 81, wheat
foura at As and oatmeal at 60.
Heretofore it has been difficult to
grind this corr fine enough for use as
human food. 1t is said that this diff
Guilty has been overcome lately. If so,
there will soon be an opportunity to
test its food value On an extensive scale.
Farmers Voice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
o THE POULTRY.

Do not let ducklings battle until well
feathered.
Do not set hens in the laying part of
the poultry house.
In order to have poultry tender and
juicy fatten it quickly.
Weight and size are important fea-
lures in market fowls.
To maintain health keep the drinking
and feeding places clean.
Better results IN whitewashing will
be secured if it is applied hot.
Hens not kept with ROSTERS will lay
longer and sit less than others.
If well fed and watered a good hen
will hatch out ten good broods of chick
ems.
Lime is needed by all fowls for the
growth of bones and for egg-shell ma
terial.
Sell all the early-hatched ducks as
soon as ready, andkeep the later Matched
for breeders and layers.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Guard Against Overlooking.

1t is an easy matter for a poultry
raiser to overfeed his fowls. If a flock
has the privilege of a range the farmer
need give hardly any food at all if grass,
seeds and insects are plentiful, yet
some who are really careful of their
hens feed three times a day, under the
belief that the more food the greater
the number of eggs, and endeavoring to
secure as many eggs as possible they
get the hens in a condition that in
capacitates them entirely. Heavy feed
ing of grain is at times an advantage.
such as during extremely cold weather,
but the food must be regulated not only
according to the seasons, but also in
accordance with the condition of the
hens.-Dakota Field and Farm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Rem Strnw for sheen.

1t has been we'll attested hat bean
straw is a valuable feed for sheep, and
thai they are fond of it. The bean, like
clover is a leguminous plant, and many
farmers say that the straw, though
coarse and harsh, has nearly as muck
nutrition as clover hay. 1t makes a
very rich manure when fed to either
sheep or cows. That is shown by it's
rotting very fast when piled and giving
off the strong smell of ammonia which
from feeding any manure rich in
heterogeneous nutrition.-Dakota Field
and Farm.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Securing in Young Pigs.

There are several remedies in ease OF
securing in young pigs. First hold up
on the feed of the dam, or change it to
something else. If this does not stop it
take a lump of alum the size of a wal
nut, dissolve it in a pint of water, give
zach pig a teaspoonful three times a
day. Another good remedy is to parch
wheat flour until brown. and mix with
skim milk and feed in the same way. or
if the pigs are old enough to eat, feed
IN a trough. This last is an excellent
remedy for scours IN calves or young
colth-Rurai World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
r AND PARKS.
Description of an Economical Sum.
mer Run fer Poultry.

Description of an Economical Sum.
mer Run fer Poultry.
Where fowls are kept in confinement
i. will be found best l provide outdoor
runs or yards for them during the sum
mer months. Give them free access 10
these yards whenever the weather Will
permit. The most economical form,
everything considered, for a poultry
yard is one much longer than wide.
Two rods wide and eight rods long is
sufficient for 50 fowls. Whenever a
poultry plant of considerable size is
to be established, it will be found most
economical to arrange the yards side
by side, with one end at the poultry
house. The fences which inclose these
yards may be made of poultry netting
or pickets, and should be at least seven
feet high. In either case it is best to
have a board at the bottom, for some
times it will be desirable to give quite
young chickens the u of these yards.
If the poultry yards are constructed as
described, there is sufficient room for
a row of fruit trees down the center
of the yard, and still leave ample room
for horse cultivation on either side,
either with one or two horses.
These yards are to be kept thorough
ly cultivated. If thought best, grain
may be sown before cultivation to fur
nish part of the green food for the
fowls. Of all fruit trees, probably there
are none that are more suitable for the
poultry yard than the plum. The drop
pings of the fowls will manure the
trees, and the fowls as insect destroyers
perform n great office in protecting
plums from the curculio. After the
trees are once well established, a crop
of plums should be secured nearly every
year. These, too, will require no extra
cultivation. The plum trees perform a
valuable service in providing shade for
the fowls. Where trees are not avail
able, sunfiowers may be used for this
purpose with a considerable degree of
satisfaction. However, some protec-
ton must be given the plants until they
are well established, and even then
many plants will be destroyed unless
the fowls have an abundance of green
food all the time.-Rural World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
The Tornado in Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIs, Mimi, June l "A spe-
c!al to the journal from Lyle, Mimi,
says: So far as yet known Henry
Hanson was the only nan killed by
Thursday nights tornado. There are
ten injured. some of them SO badly that
further deaths are possible. They are
as follows:
PeterIIanson. broken leg and arm,
and otherwise badly bruised.
Mrs. Peter Hanson, serious contu.
sions.
Robert, son of Peter Hanson; bad
confusion in the forehead.
Charles Larson, wife and child.
Mrs. Stipe.
Christian Peterson.
Maud Peterson.
Peter Peterson.
Charles Severson.
Mrs. w. A. Frazer.
Mrs. NJ. L. Hughson.
VIM. Brooke and wife.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Laying Hens Need Egs.helI..

The avidity with which laying hens
will eat crushed eggshells shows how
necessary they are in the hens econ
omy for egg production. There is no
better way to supply the lime repaired
for eggshells than this. The shells in
the gizzard also act as grit, enabling it
to digest food. The only are in feed
ing is to crush the shell thoroughly, so
that it's likeness to the egg may not be
seen. Where eggshells are thrown out
without being crushed the fowls 500
learn the habit of picking at the shells
on eggs, and from this they quickly be-
come egg eaters, a habit which once
formed is never forgotten.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
NEW ROTATION THEORY.
Its Adoption Might Improve the Con-
ditiOn of Western I'M

ditiOn of Western Farmers.
When the farmers of the west see
their way clear to abandon the idea of
devoting the land to corn as the prin-
cipal crop and substitute clover, sheep
and the sugar beet as the trinity neces-
sary to the redemption of the producers
from the depression resulting from low
prices for farm products progress will
be made towards better conditions.
Glover and sheep produce good mutton
while enriching the land. Sugar beets
are good for sheep and produce the best
of sugar at good profit. Let every farm
CT who a and who has not already
done so make a start in this trium-
virate theory of rotation which is GER
tain of success if properly conducted,
in restoring the prosperity which is so
much wished for. There is an increas-
ing demand for good mutton, an arti-
Gle which but few farmers know how to
produce to perfection. The large profit
is only possible where the best is pro-
duced for market. Give the people good
md desirable food products and con
sumers will pay literally for the same.
Mutton, if properly grown, is the most
nutritious and wholesome of the meat
diets. The mutton breeds of sheep are
the most desirable and satisfactory of
the domestic animals for the farm and
ran be cared for with the least labor.
The profits in sheep are also the most
assuring for the future of any of the
other domestic animals. Devote less
lands to the cereals and prosper
Farmers Union.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
THE RECENT STORMS.
All Of the Colorado Railroads Sufferes
Damage by Washouts.

All of the Colorado Railroads Suffered
Damage by Washouts.
DENVER, Col, June 12.-Four railway
washouts, a S25, 600 fire and a host of
minor losses, epitomize the evil results
of the storm which prevailed in Dem
yer and the southearn section of the
state generally. from near seven o'clock
Thursday evening until a little after
midnight. A cloudburst on the slope
of Pixies Peak shut off traffic on the
Rio Grande and Midland lines between
Manitou and Colorado Springs. Six
teen miles out of Denver the Julesberg
tracks were washed out in spots for
miles in length, leaving the 1920
o'clock Union Pacific train for Chicago
stalled at the Union depot. A wash
out on the Burlington & Missouri
road occurred near Barr station, SO the
$50 train v e that line for the EAST
was not able to leave Denver until
morning. Men were at work all night
repairing the damages done by the
storm.
From the time the storm reached its
height until travel ceased upon the
streets, the car lines were either in
operative altogether or gave but poor
service. Many parts of the city were
flooded to a depth of several feet. num-
bers of families having to abandon
their homes. 1t is feared that ranch
men living in the lowlands to the east
of this point have lost heavily in stock
and buildings by the nights floods.
The storm was general all owe south.
western Colorado.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
MASS ACRE IN D

a British Force Attacked on the Nsrth-
ern Frontier Quite n Number Killed and
W~ounded-The Attack Supposed to Have
Been ~Instigated BY the Notorious Mullah
of Powinah-Col Bunny is Among the
Killed.
BOMBAY, June 12.-Advices received
from Simla, the residence of the Indian
government officials during the heated
periods of the year, announces serious
trouble on the northern frontier. and
the massacre of anumber of British Of
ticers and native soldiers in the gov
eminent employ. From the particulars
obtained at present it seems that two
guns belonging to a Bombay mounted
battery, escorted by 800 men belonging
to the First regiment of Sikhs, and the
First Punjab infantry, were treacher-
ously attacked in the Tochi valley by a
large force of hostile natives.
The first reports said that Col. Bum
ny, two officers and % privates had
been killed. and that three officers and
% men had been wounded. In addi-
ton a number of mules and horses are
reported killed.
Indications are that the affair is more
than a mere conflict with warlike ma
tives, and that the notorious Mullah
of Powindah IS at the bottom of the
trouble. The latest advices are that a
political officer, Mr.. McCiee, was visit
ing Shirani with an escort of troops
when he was attacked at Maiza by
vastly superior forces. The British
troops were compelled to re-
treat, and were followed for several
miles by overwhelming numbers of the
enemy. The fighting was desperate.
All the British officers were severely
wounded. Capt. Browne, of the First
Sikhs, a son of the late Sir James
Browne, and Lieut.. Cruikshank, of the
Royal artillery, were killed, and Sur
geOn H~igginsOn, Lieut.. Higginson, of
the First Sikhs, and Lieut.. Sea-
ton Browne, of the Punjab in
~fantry, were wounded. The Sec
ond dispatch does not mention
the death of Col. Bunny, but from the
fact that it says that Col. Gray Miriam
shah has taken over the command Of
the British force engaged. it is inferred
that Col. Bunny is also among the dead
as at first announced.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
WASHING

Summer is the best time for washing.
blankets. To do the work satisfactorily
fill a tub half full of soft hot water in.
which half a bar of Ivory soap has been.
dissolved, and wash gently with the
hands. Resin soap and hard rubbing
ruins blankets. When clean rinse we'll
hang on the line in the sun. AS To- a
dry, fold evenly and put away securely
in a box or closet. Blankets washed
thus will remain fresh and soft for
years.
ELIZA r PARKER
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
JAMES FRENCH HANGED.
The Condemned Wife Murderer and the
Sheriff Both Lost Their Nerve.

The Condemned Wife Murderer and the
Sheriff Both Lost Their Nerve.
ROCKFORD, ILL.,, June Thames
French was hangedin a stockade south
of the county Jail for the cold-blooded
murder of his wife last July. Two
hundred people witnessed the execu-
ton, while the streets in the vicinity
We're crowded with thousands.
French did not weaken till the last,
when he tainted as the black cap was
placed over his head. Deputies had to
brace him for a minute till the trap
could be sprung. Sheriff Oliver suf.
fered prostration Thursday
night, and the execution had to be
postponed nearly an hour to allow hiI5
20 perform it.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
FRESH WATER FOR CHICKS.

by a quarter of an inch wide, and the
device is complete.
To use it, fill the can with water, in
vert the saucer over it, then quickly in
vert both and set the device on the floor.
The water will remain in the inverted
car till used. The water keeps fresh
and the space around the can in the
saucer is so small that the little chicks
cannot get in and wet themselves or
drown, as so often happens. The water
keeps clean. This is a handy device
worth a great deal to poultry raisers.-
G. w. Waters. in Journal of Agricul-
ture.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS.
VIM. f. Rogers Arrested for Possessing
Counterfeiting Tools.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-Wm. f.
Rogers, the father of James and Kitty
Rogers, who were recently ar
rested for counterfeiting, was taken
into custody by Secret Service
Agent Harris charged with hav-
ing counterfeiters' tools in his pos
session. Four years ago he was ar
rested for counterfeiting nickels, but
was released on account of the utter
restitution of his family. He was re.
manded for examination.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
BOX FOR SEED
GRASS SEED CATCHER.

shown in the cut. If the seed is famed,
1t may be used for spring seeding. Or
if weedy, as poultry never void undi-
gested seed, such seeds may be profit
ably fed to the poultry by placing in
the scratch room each week. - Farm
and Home.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

The Richmond national bank, of
Richmond. KY, has reduced its capital
stock from 500, 600 to 500, 600, as a re-
suit of the adverse bank tax decision.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
ELIZA r. PARKER.


Cynthia-Do you think Frank win
love me when 1 am old, Maud.
Maud-Well, there's one thing, dear,
you'll soon know.-Pick-Me-Up.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

The special election to decide whether
Brookhaven, Miss, would establish
water-works and electric lights was
carried in the affirmative.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Last Car Load OF Supplies.

The last carload of supplies from the
government to flood sufferers was
shipped from Memphis, Tenn. the 9TH
er day, to the lower Mississippi delts-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
WATER FOR CHICKS.

Drinking Fountain Made of nm Oyster
CHn and a Saucer.
A neat and handy device for water
ing young chicks may be made of an
oyster can and a common saucer. Melt
the top off the can, cut a triangular
notch in the edge as shown at A in the
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Alleged Effort Made to Tamper With a
Jury.

OMAHA. Neb., June 9-When the
trial of eS-State Treasurer BARLEY was
resumed before Judge Baker. County
Attorney Baldrige made the statement
that an effort had been made to tamper
with the jury. At the direction of the
court an information was filed charg-
ing one Wright with attempting to
bride Jurors. The examination of jur-
ors then proceeded.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
SAVING GRASS SEED.

The Cut with This Article ExpIafns
How 1t Can BE Done.
1t is an easy matter to save hay seed
by a Slated manager bottom (a). as
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

After six years. suffering, I was cured ~
tiso'S a GaTs;mMd5y TMh Srrh ~ o. ae99s oh's
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet
1t cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain cure for
sweating, ~callous, hot, tired, aching fsss.
Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE
Write to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

81 want something nice in oil for q din
ing-room." Eyes. madam. A landscape o.
a box of sardines?"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

When we say that wisdom is better than
rubies We generally mean our wisdom and
other peoples rubies.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

The poorer a man is, the more agents try
to sell him ~things.-Washington Democrat
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
The News Confirmed,

BOMBAY, June 12.-The news of the
disaster on the frontier of British India
has been officially confirmed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is q Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-06-19
THE "GROWN-UP" DAUGHTERS DUTY TO HER
MOTHER.

You can only have one mother; therefore, when her step
md her mind gloomy with rebodings. and You can see
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-16

What ever induced the Gazleys to 90
to that wretched mountain resort
again? They said when they got back
last year that they would not return
there even if their board were offered
to them for nothing"
"oh, then, you haven't heard? Why,
the landlord wrote to Mr.. Galley that
he had secured an impoverished for
eign nobleman to act as waiter. The
old man didn't intend to say anything
about 1t to his wife and daughter, but
Mrs. Galley found the letter in his
pocket, so they packed up and started
the next Cleveland Leader.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-16

known country, across an almost track
less waste of Ice and snow, is the story
Of a wedding trip that must have been
more thrilling than comfortable. But
love lightens labor and laughs at dan
ger when it is united to the clear grit
which these two had.
1t was no freak journey, undertaken
in a whimsical spirit Of haphazard
venture. Clarence Berry had talked Of
gold to Ethel Bush while he was WOO
ing her. There was golden thread
running all through his tale OF love.
Among the pretty things he said to win
her heart he was constantly whisper
ing to her the suggestion of fortune to
be sought and found, hand in hand,
they two together, in the frozen viii
derness of the northwest.
Rumors Of wealth beyond the
dreams of avarice" had been floating
down from there for many a year. So
when they stood up before the minister
and pledged themselves for life they