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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
MILK PRODUCERS UNION.
Officers of the General Union Met 10 Boston
Yesterday-What they Did.

feSter1ay-Nhdl tney Dtu.
George M. Cory Of Saxtons River was
seen by TINES representative getting off
the II o'clock train from Boston last even
ing and asked to give an account OF him.
self. He said ''As the director from
Vermont I have been attending a special
meeting of the officers of the Milk Pro-
ducers' Union held in the Quincy house in
Boston to-day. The president and vice
presidents, secretary and treasurer and
the directors were present; the only alb
sentee was C. S. White OF Grafton.
1.-The most important thing done was to
choose Mr.. Bowker of Worcester, Mass,
agent for the union, and committee OF
three was chosen to see him and engage
bis services at salary not to exceed $150
month He is to hear all grievances from
local unions, investigate freight charges,
find out what it actually costs to set milk
down in Boston, estimate the profits made
by the contractors and report at special
meeting OF the officers of the union to be
held in Boston March 8.
GA vote was taken favoring an equal
division half and half of the surplus be-
tween producers and contractors. Now
the contractors stand per cent, and the
producers from Is to 20 per cent.
/ "The prevailing sentiment was in favor
of continuing to deal with the contractors
provided fair deal can be made; other
wise the union should take the business in.
to its own hands, from a stock company
and handle its own milk in Boston.
81 submitted schedule prepared by
Mr.. Wells of Chester which was well re
ceived, but held over for fuller considera-
ton at another meeting.
There was one point we investigated
which is of especial interest to all milh
producers, the matter OF sour milk. Mr.
| Graustein has stated that cans of milk re
turned sour never left the car; our in
vestigation did not confirm this statement
the fact is that most if not all of the CAM
returned as sour have been taken from tn,
car, left with customers and collected thu
following morning and returned to the car
for example, A is peddler and B his Gus
toner who takes ten cans each morning
some days B uses only seven cans and whei
A comes around the next morning b.
leaves ten fresh cans and takes the three
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
A WELL-ARRANGED PIGGERY.
It Should be Located High and Dry, ana
a Southern Exposure is Desirable.

It Should be Located High and Dry, ana
Southern Exposure is Desirable.
The piggery illustrated herewith Is
20 bv 80 feet with feet posts and has
a one quarter pitch roof The four
pens are arranged along the south side
of the building and each pen is provid-
ed with door 21a feet square. In or
der to secure maximum amount OF
air and sunshine, window three feet
square is placed in each pen, four feet
from the floor. A plank floor extend
ing the width Of the pen and four feet
long, should be placed under the trough
and furnish place for feedin. A per-
spective view is given in Fig. ]. The
ground plan, Fig. 2, shows the arrange
ment and size of pens, troughs, doors,
alley, feed bins, etc. At each end OF
the four-foot alley, d, d, is an outside
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06

The Y. M. G.. A. teaul defeated Brattle,
bore high school team In game OF basket
ball in Union hall last evening by a score
of SO to 10.
w. A. Conant, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
j, Conant, railway postal clerk between
Cleveland, Ohio and Buffalo, N. Y, was
married in Cleveland Tuesday, his bride be-
ing Miss Helen Walker of Cleveland. Mr..
Conant is we'll remembered here, although
he has lived in Cleveland ~ years, and hi.
friends unite in congratulations.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
Fig. l. Perspective View of Piggery.

door made in two sections, three feet
wide and 31s feet high. The upper hall
may be opened for light and air whlle
the lower section serves every purpose
of a door. Two doors, e, e, four by
eight feet and made similar to the
above, are fitted to the opening in the
north side of the alley, and cooker,
f, f, or slop barrel, is in the space lead
ing to these doors. Feed bins are at
G, g,g,g. Doors two feet wide open out
of each pen into the alley, and gates
working with a lever from the alley
should be suspended above the troughs,
to shut the hogs away from them while
putting in the feed. A platform the
width of the alley, with the proper in
cline and at the end OF the alley most
accessible to wagon, furnishes very
con rnient way of loading and unload
ing hogs. The small doors opening
from each pen to the alley make such
a platform available. The location for
the piggery should be high and dry,
and southern exposure is desirable
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
Apples for Horses.

A quart or two of sweet apples per
day for each horse will be worth more
to it than the same bulk of oats addi-
tional to its regular ration of hay and
grain. The apples are better than any
kind of roots, and this year they are
everywhere cheap and plenty. Sour
apples are nearly as good, but the
horses prefer the sweet apples when
they can be had. In nutritive value
there is very little difference. There
is much sweet in what we call sour"
apple, which is only called sour" be-
cause an acid DISCUSSES the sweet it
contains
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06

His hands would be blistered and not a
stump be out. The farmers have
oceans of information thrust at them,
and some try to swallow it all. They
can't, nor could they digest it if they
did The first thing student has to
learn is to concentrate his mind on
what he is trying to learn, and read
nothing else except for recreation.
The farmer should do likewise. Each
man feels what he needs TO know. Let
him get all he can on that subject and
pursue it until he has formed a conclu-
sion, one way or another. Then he is
ready for something else.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
News Which is Good News to Women.

1t is fact that women who suffer from
female complaints and are consequently
weak, tired, nervous, dragged-out and full Of
pains and aches, do not have the same OPP
portunity to be cured as do the residents OF
the great cities where the most successful
specialists in female diseases reside. Dr..
Green of "a. Temple Place, Boston, Mass,
who has the largest practice in the world and
who is without doubt the most successful
specialist ni2curiug female complains, offers
TO give free nsutationby mail to all women
discharges, pains and irregularities. Write
at once and we promise DIR. Greene will cure
YOU.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06

cans Of ailt back to the ear and they ara
returned to the producer as sour We
favor taking back no milk as sour where
the cans have been taken from the cars.
1.-The situation will be thoroughly studied
and at our meeting March 8, some definite
action will probably be taken"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
Size of Animals.

The larger an animal the more it
costs to maintain it, as a rule, hence
it will cost much more, in proportion
to weight, to produce hog weighing
500 pounds than one weighing 100
pounds, consequently there is a larg-
er profit per pound from the small hog
than from the large one, and the far
mer can keep more small hogs than he
can of large ones
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
A Sprained Ankle.
delegates.

For sprained ankle there is no remedy
equal to Neurotic Oil. Battle the part affect
ed thoroughly with the oil and in severe
cases place the flannel saturated with the
remedy over the part and the pain and sore
ness will be quickly removed. This is also
the quickest and surest way to remove the
pain resulting from rheumatism, neuralgia
and sciatca.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06

We have complete list Of nanes, in
Guiding contestants, referee, umpire, back
ers, trainers, rushers Of the growler, and
all who were present, which will be placed
in the hands Of the Drewsville police at
any time they wish to investigate.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
Fig. 2. Ground Plan of Piggery

because more sunshine, especially in
winter, is thus made available. The
pen should be reasonably warm, SO
that close budding of the swine will
not be Necessary in order to be COM
Portable. Good ventilation without di-
rect draft is perative.-Herbert w.
Mumford. in American Agricultural.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
THE TIMES.
New Advertisements This Week.

Special Prices--Moreton A. Durkee.
On tho Run-O. ID. Gray 4 Co.
eSash-Frank Is. Phelps.
Mark-Down Sale--Dunham Bros.
Opera House-"The Gilhoolys Abroad"
Real Estate For Sale-C. f. Maynard.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
BUSINESS NOTICES.

HNew trimmings in bolero effects at j..
C. DAY & Co.'S.
TAny person having $l5 to exchange
for sleigh worth $50 please call at j. Z.
DAY & Co.'S.
TWANrED-A girl to do table work,
Immediately. Hotel Dinsmore, Walpole,
N. H.
TLetter heads and envelopes and all
kinds of commercial printing can be had at
the TIMES Job Department.
II Wedding cards and invitations printed
in nice manner and on short notice at the
TINES Job Department.
TDance orders for societies and private
parties can be procured at the TIMES JOB
Department.
TWooD-Fitted to stove mixed $3.50
hard So. Pine and oak lumber for sale
also green wood at So. So SO and 50; also
2O00 white oak posts 6 10 to 8 feet long.
G.. X. LABAREE.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06


Valentines at r. G. Winnewisser's.
IT He is showing the largest line OF
novelties in town; special discount to
teachers, Call early for good selections,
at the News STORE.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-06
War;.

ION to Cuba. Wanted men for army,
4 months. JOHN LITTLE, Rutland, Vt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

must be perfect Enclosure, formed by front
line at reasonable distance from shore, and
two lines leading from the beach out to the
front line on each side. At most pavilions there
are several other lines also leading from the
peach outward and dividing the main Enclosure
up into smaller parts. There must be a man
stationed in lifeboat which he rows up and
down the outside line guarding its entire
length. Two life-savers besides, in bathing
suits, must patrol the beach. With all these
precautions, 1t is seldom that any bather, how
ever careless ventUresome, succeeds in get
ting himself drowned.
n young man who is now in his sixth year of
service as life-saver at one Of the largest pavil-
ions on the island, close to the Iron Pier, had
some interesting things TO say the other day.
The deep bronze tint OF his skin, from constant
exposure to the sun and wind distinguishes
him in a moment from all the hundreds of SINH
larry dressed bathers about him. and his we'll
developed muscles and general air of strength
would seem to prove that his occupation is
healthfu one. He says that he enjoys it, al
though he admits that when there is a large
crowd in the water. and particularly at dusk
the close watching which becomes necessary is
rather wearing
-'Most of the danger that there is" ne SAYS
comes because people don't understand the
turing out, even If they do. They think they
can swim out to a certain distance. and then
swim in again just as easily. OF course they
can't. When they get out little way where
they catch the force of the tide. running down
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

toward the pier, they begin to be swept aiohs
hv ~ For every stroke that they make they
lose two. Then, instead Of keeping COOL anu
working inshOre gradually, While allowing 'heih-
salves to go somewhat with the tide. they lose
their heads throw up their hands ana slhh'
IF some one doesn't catch them quickly 'heh
they are gone. Sometimes people get frightened
in shallow water. where there isn't any danger
at all If their heads go under minute t"'S
think they are drowning, and 50 they "ouiu ''
sometimes if they were not caught just DC
cause they give up and don't 90 ahythHs u
help themselves
.eNhen I go out for a drowning person
usually take him under the arms because ''a'
is the easiest place to get good hoio anu o."
keen his head well out of water. Then swirl
in OF my back holding him on top OF ihe-'ile
water Of course helping me to keep Hi" up
There might be easier ways OF MANAGING 9'u
could reason with anybody who is drowning
and make him do you told him, Dut III hiile
teen cases out of twenty that is impossipie'
comotiroes if the person struggles too much
49, o1;nos to mo so that he is dragging me down,
h.yo to catch him under the chest with my
Lra, ar hit him on the temple, partially stun
ming him. Only very light blow Is necessary
. doesn't take much to make drowning person
unconscious. ..,.. .o.,. ,oro
"Onca ashore. I take him into this tent mere,
got the water out of him. and begin arthcial
resniration. according TO the regular inethoo u
restoring half drowned people.
~ ,,n, is a large one and stands directly on
49, toocb near the water line 1t has IN IL
two comfortable cots, plenty of bedding 'aole'
chairs basins. pitcher of water, towels anu al
a.sor,ment or restoratves which would DC 'hoS.
useful. Here the sufferer can nave just Dc $50
nd
- tho COTS until he is thoroughly able 10
ok away. The tent has considerable USE io'
While there are not many serious cases. peopis
'o,,otiroes faint or become sick In the water ana
GRO Obliged to have some treatment
Occasionally bather Is cut more VI i'.1
.averelv by a bit of broken glass, such as III
IT. of clearing and sweeping, frequently hnds
us way to the beach. Then the hfe-saver Is
Obliged to DO little bandaging' and ne Is Wy
M means an unskilled surgeon In his way.
there are any stitches to be taken physician
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

enter church. The whole service proceeds with
soemnity which can only be compared with tnat
observed during the elevation of the host in "A
Roman Catholic church. After a short sermon
the minister descends TO the body of the church:
where the communion tables are arranged, ana
breaks the saCramental bread, children and the
uncOnfirmed leaving the church in the mean tline.
First the men communicate, then the women In
some churches it is customary for the coininunl-
cant before leaving the table TO slip silver coin
under the cloth. The service lasts about three
hours. In the afternoon the congregation as
semble for thanksgiving, and in the evening the
final prayer meeting is held. In the Intervals
between the several services the farmers pay
visit TO friends THUS huise. and coffee is drunk
al h. Frvolity is avoided as though it were
deadly sin. This is the observance according 10
the orthodox faith, which except man, OUT
wardly at all events, observes he is accounted OF
but little Importance in Dutch Reformed rural
circles.
THE RETURN TO EVERYDAY LIFE
Bv noon on Monday the village will have lost
half it's Sunday population; the thuls-hulse are
closed and the villagers settling down TO their
everyday humdrum life The congregation VIII
have scattered. Farmers wives have ridden OFT
with their wagons laden with quarter gro
ceries rolls Of stuff to cut up into suits Tor their
better halves and children. and, more frequent
" than not a demijohn filled with Boer brandy
turks beneath the parcels. The plous farmers
talk of the geZegende Nachtmaal-the blessings
of the festival-while the shOpkeepers congratu-
late themselves on the goede Nachtmaal.
The elders and deacons remain for the quar-
terly kerkeraadS VergaderlnS uheetlhS ot ,Hc
vestry) at which the minister presides At this
meeting the financial affairs Of the congregation
are discussed. and the spiritual condition ana
progress noted Frequently an elder tells or en-
nifty between two members Of the congregation.
who on that account absented themselves from
Nachtmaal and he is invariably appointed to act
as the church peacemaker. Sometimes a black
sheep appears before the kerkeraad on some or
other charge and so great is the influence or the
raad that the accused parties rarely fail to APP
pear The person found guilty is put under the
y, l,av for rta
sacrament and his children are refused baptism.
In this way the minister and the kerkeraad exert
a powerful influence in the Cape Colony. for the
Dutch Reformed Church is the church OF the
people outside the larger towns and villages
And herein lies the influence OF the Dutch Re-
formed clergy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
IN THE RE .Cr AT WEST REST

tons of the prophets would not be realized. The
ideal battery would be about as simple as steam
boiler. with a place to shovel in coal and place
to shovel out residue But in a boiler the
pressure as well as the quantity of steam gen
Grated can be increased by increasing the size
Of the firebox. The electromotive force Of a coal
battery could not be enhanced in the same way.
1t would be necessary to multiply the number of
cells and their connections. "To feed these"
says Mr. Baxter, without too much trouble it
would be necessary to devise an automatic
feeder capable of operating with degree Of
perfection hardly obtainable without the aid of
human intelligence"
The sun motor is already n reality but it is
too irregular in its action to be convenient. owing
to the frequency of cloudy weather. Tide motors
ard wave motors too. are old. and, in the nature
OF things they must be very cumbrous. Besides,
in most cases, they can be used only where power
is not likely to be wanted in great amounts
Steam power and water power are likely to re-
main mans favorte mechanical agents for many
years to come.
In this connection it is worth noting that at
recent meeting Of the American Association Of
Mechanical Engineers in Providence Il paper was
read the reduction of the cost Of steam
power within the last twenty-five years. In 1870
it was necessary to evaporate nineteen or twenty
pounds of water to produce "A rse-power. Now
it can he obtained with twelve and half pounds
owing to various improvements in engines. such
as compounding relocating the Steam, tacketinS
the cylinders and using higher pressures This
means that only about five-eighths OF the fuel
formerly needed to produce a horsepower Is
now required. The writer OF the paper con-
tanning this declaration thought that by the use
of superheated steam il would soon be feasible
to get a horsepower with ten pounds OF water.
or, in other words, with only half the fuel con-
sumed n quarter of century ago. 1t is on such
lines as these, apparently. that the greatest
gains are to be made in mechanics during the
next few years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
A SWEET REVENGE.
From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It is claimed that this story originated IN
Cleveland claim which may very well be
true because Cleveland-and especially the East
End-has more precocious children to the acre
than Boston could boast Of in her palmlest
DAYS. This particular precocious infant lives
on q pretty cross street in that favored locality.
Not long ago she troubled with an annoy
ing and persistent toothache. FINALLY her
mamma took her to a dentist and the dentlst
interviewed the troublesome tooth.
After examining it he told her that the bes~
thing to do under the circumstances was 10
have the tooth extracted as it contained very
large cavity and this was the seat OF the
trouble
Bracng herself firmly in the chair she bade
him go ahead and remove the acher. After the
operation was over she carefully wrapped the
tooth in paper and declared she would take 1t
home.
Next day her mamma noticed that she was an
unusually good girl, and upon looking around
located her in a window seat industriously
poking sugar into the cavity of the extracted
tooth Her mother demanded the cause of thid
strange proceeding.
why" she said. I'm poking sugar In the
old thing just To see it ache
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
ECONOMY IN POWER PRODCCTION.
TIE STEAM ENGINE NOT LIKELY TO BE SUP
PLANTED IMMEDIATELY

In the last number of The Popular Science
Monthly" William Baxter, jr., talks pessimist-
cally. but perhaps none the less truthfully,
about 'forecasting the progress Of invention.
Writers and orators on this subject when seized
with the spirit Of prophecy, prone to be too
revolutionary. Mr.. Baxter thinks And he de-
tocts a considerable uniformity in the subjects
of their predictions. Aerial navigation the pro-
duction Of electricity from coal without heat. and
the utilization OF solar heat. the tides and wave
motion appear to mOnopolize their attention.
Regarding the navigation OF the air, Mr..
Baxter believes that there has been a great deal
Of eXtraVaGant speculation. No matter whether
balloons or aroplanes are employed, it is phys-
cally impossible for airshps flying machines
ever to carry any bu: the liShtest burdens. And
atmospheric resistance will prevent any such
speeds being obtained with these appliances as
are already realized on the best railroads.
Were the problem Of getting the latent power
out Of coal in the form of electricity. once solved,
this writer declares that the hopes and predic-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
WHEN LOVE GREW COLD.

From Answers
Not long ago a servant living in Derbyshire
gave notice to leave her situation, informing
her mistress that she about to be married.
As the time drew near for leaving she adj
dressed her mistress thus
please mum, have you got girl YETI
mo. Bridget; why do you ask?
Because if you haven't should like to stay"
what, thought you were going 10 marry the
sweep"
"Oh. YES. ma'am" replied Bridget. hesitatng
". hut when | saw him after his face was
washed | felt | couldn't love him"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
4 COLLECTOR or TIE QUEENS PORTRAITS
From Answers.

From Answers
A Jondoner was reproaching the owner Of a
house on the route Of the great procession with
having let it for the day to d citizen Of the
United States.
'U is disgraceful," he said Indignantly. THE
Oueen graciously offers to show herself to a
tain number of her London subjects. and they
promptly let their windows and go to another
part Of the town. 1T is dsloyal!"
"Disloyalt' replied the householder. Just the
contrary We do it for the purpose Of having aS
many portraits Of our sovereign as possible-and
all in gold.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
A REMARKABLE CURE.
From Harper's Round Table.

From Harper'S Round Table.
The proceedings of the Royal Society of Lon-
don were not taken seriously 100 years ago as
they are now A sailor who had broken his leg
was advised to send to the Royal Society an ac-
count of the remarkable manner in which he had
healed the fracture He did 50. His story was
that having fractured his leg by falling from
the top of a mast. he had dressed it with nothing
but tar and oakum, which had proved so won
derfuy efficacious that in three days he was
able to walk just well as before the accident
This remarkable story naturally caused some
excitement among the members of the society
No one had previously suspected tar and oakum
IF possessing such miraculous healing powers
The society wrote for further particulars, ana
doubted indeed, whether the leg had been really
fractured. The truth of this part OF the story
however. was proved beyond the shadow or
doubt Several letters passed between the Royat
Society and the humble sailor. who continued TO
assert most soemnly that his broken leg had
been treated with tar and oakum. and win
these two applications only. The society and the
humble sailor might have correspondent Tor an
indefinite period had not the honest sailor re-
marked in a postscript to his last letter:
II forgot to tell your honors that the leg was
wooden one