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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-28

Many men and women are almost
within the deadly grasp of consumption.
Although its fatal hand is unseen, its
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-28

POTTER CHAPTER. NO. %, R. A. NJ.
Ed,cdrd II. Martin, f. II. p.
Stated convocations the third Tuesday even
ing of each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-28

MIDDLEBURY COUNCIL, NO. IA, R. AND s. NJ.
j. NJ Cheney, T. L. M
Stated assemblies the second Tuesday even
ing of each month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-28

GREEN MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. STA, X. OF H.
j. 7. Kingsley, Dictator.
Regular meetings the first and third Friday
evenings OF each month.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
HORTICULTURE
WINTER

1t is a pretty we'll settled fact that if
profitable crops of fruit are to be grown
the soil must be kept reasonably rich.
Choice crops of fruit can not be grown
without plenty of available plant food,
any more than can good crops of wheat,
corn or potatoes. Growing other crops
in the land until it has run down so
that a good growth and yield cannot
be secured, and then planting to fruit
and expe citing good yields without
building up the fertility does not in.
dictate the best Of judgment.
While the trees may be set out in
reasonably thin land and make a good
start to grow, yet if they are to bear
good crops Of good fruit the soil must
be reasonably rich During the growth
Of the trees is a good time to build up,
and during the winter is a good time
to haul out and apply. Whenit is pos
sible it is best to haul out and apply
broadcast all over the surface. OF
course, WHEN the trees are first set out
the roots do not extend very far out,
but as they grow the roots push their
way through the soil, and if the best
results are secured broadcasting the
manure should be followed.
So far as al be done we always pre-
fer to apply manure on pIowed ground.
In this way there is but little if any
loss, as the rain and melting nov will
carry the soluble portions into the soil
much better than if the manur is ap
piled upon a hard soil.
The more economical plan of man
agement is to load directly into the
wagons from the stables or sheds, haul
to the fields or orchards, and scatter
out from the wagon, taking care al
ways to scatter al evenly as possible,
and then it a be worked thoroughly
into the surface with a cultivator or
harrow.
When the supply Of manure is not
sufficient to manure broadcast all over
the surface, the next best plan of man
sgement is 10 scatter it under the trees
as far out as the branches extend, tax
Jog care not to pile up close around the
trunk, az this is more or less Injurious,
and besides affords a hiding place for
vermin.-N. J. Shepherd.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22

OBSERVE,

Keep the hen On nest eggs until you
are assured it is safe 10 give her those
eggs intended for setting, and do not
give a sitting hen soft food. Corn and
wheat with plenty OF water i~seuficient.
Once a day will often enough to feed
her. Do not set a hen amongst a lot
of other chickens that will modest her.
They are apt to break some Of her eggs.
II eggs accidentally get broken in the
nest wash them off in luke warm water
and clean the nest we'll. Remember
this and do it, or WOE" be into the
breeder a few weeks later. Another
thing we wish to say-so many people
without thinking pick up up an egg
that they are going to set and shake IL
close to the g and listen if it ''rattles."
Well, If it rattles, it is not likely TO
hatch. But it is very easy to make q
fresh egg rattle" by such shaking.
Never shake an egg, handle it carefully
and give it a fair chance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
THE ADVANTAGES OF sHKRP.

An institute lecturer once summed
summed up the advantages Of sheep IN
this wise:
1. They are profitable.
2. They weaken the soil least and
strengthen it the most.
3. They are enemies of weeds.
4 The care they need is required
when other farm operations r slack.
5. The amount of investment need
not be large.
6. The returns are quick and many.
z. They are the quietest and easiest
handled Of all farm stock.
8. Other farm products are made
more largely from cash grains, while
those from the sheep are made prin
cipally from pasture.
9. There is no other product of the
farm that has fuctuated so slightly In
value as good mutton.
10. By comparison wool costs moth
ing, for do not the horse and COW in
shedding their GOATS waste what the
sheep saves7
In conclusion met me repeat: Sheep
pay.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
cows.

The brush and currycomb are far
less used on COWS than they are on
horses, yet they are quite as necessary
TO the animals comfort. Who has not
seen cattle rubbing their sides against
q fence or tree, or their backs under
some overhanging limbs9 1t not only
adds to their comfort to rub them
down, but it draws the blood nearer
the surface, so that the animal is
warmer. With the same feeding a
we'll groomed COW will keep in good
condition when she would be scrawny
and raw boned if not regularly curried
or brushed. The brush is really best
for mich COWS, for If a COW is a good
mixer, her bones will be too prominent
to have her curried with any pleasure
to the operator, though even q COW
thin in flesh will prefer to be curried
rather than have no grooming at all
American Cu~ltivator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
Franklin Co., Vt.

Remove the milk of every COW at
ono from the stable to a clean, dry
room, where the air is pure and sweet.
Strain the milk through a metal and
Of linen, or cotton as soon as it is
drawn. = \
Never close a can containing warm
milk which has not been aerated.
If cover is left eff the can, a piece of
cloth or mosquito netting should be
used bo keep out insects.
II milk is stored, it should be held in
tanks of fresh, cold water (renewed
daily, In q clean, dry, cold room. Un
less 1t 10 desired to remove cream, it
should be stirred with a thin stirrer
often enough to prevent forming a thick
cream layer.
Keep the night milk under shelter 80
rain cannot get into the cans. In warm
weather hold it in a tank OF fresh, cold
water.
Never mix fresh, warm milk with
that which has been cooled.
Do not allow milk to fire. ze.
Under no circumstances should any
thing be added to prevent it's souripg.
Cleanliness and cold are the only pre-
ventives needed.
All milk should be in good condition
when delivered. This may make it
necessary to deliver twice a day during
the hottest weather.
When cans are hauled far they should
be full, and carried in a spring wagon.
In hot weather cover the cans when
moved in a wagon, with a clean wet
blanket or canvas.-Farmers' Bulletin
No. SO in part.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
STANDARD BREEDS OF FOWLS.
ARTICLE VII.

The Black Minorca is a we'll estab
lished breed of English fowl, belonging
to the Spanish varieties, and wherever
bred are considered a valuable breed.
They are hardy, both as to fowls and
chicks. They mature early and pullets
commence laying when quite young.
They are famous for laying large, white
eggs and many hens average as high as
200 q year. The are non settlers, small
eaters and splendid foragers, and, with
out doubt, very profitable. Their
adaptibility to all soils and places,
whether in confinement or allowed un-
limited ranges them very popular and
suitable to the city fancier as we'll as
the farmer. Their plumage is pure
black with a green or metallic lustre.
The legs are f~eatherless, clean and OF a
dark slate color. The chief and strik
ing ornament Of the cock is his comb,
which ls very large, single, straight as
an arrow and evenly seFrated, The
comb OF the hen lies over to side of
the face, in a peculiar, double fold,
similar to that Of the Leghorn, but
much larger. Wattles are in proper
ton to the combs. The face is red but
the lobcs are Of pure white and show
up very distinctly. They are very
stylish, having 3 stately, upright Car
risge. Standard weight Of cock, 8
pounds; hens, 81 pounds.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22

and do the cleaning and clearing easier
and better than the boy with the hoe
or man with the scythe.
Give the boy q few sheep, and keep
him on the farm and out Of town.
Charge him for all they consume and
pay him for all they return in fertility
and labor saved in helping to clean and
clear the fields, and you will find q
benefit to the farm, a profit to the
owner and an object lesson to the giver.
Boys, get some sheep, take good care
of them, study them. Your health
will be better, your happiness greater
and your wealth be almost what you
choose to make it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
Tor Sale

Cabbage Plants; the hardest, Iarg-
est, earliest and best known varieties
Wakefield and Succession, grown in
the open air, from seed of Henderson
& Co., and Thornburn 6 Co, New
York; will stand heavy tree zing with
out injury. Price, less than 5000,
81 80; 5 900 to 10, 600, 81 25; over 10, 900,
81. Special express rate very low to
all points. Address: NORMAN q.
BLTTCH. Express Agent and Post
master, Meggett, 8. Q.
Mention this paper when you write
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
MAMMoTa BRONZE TURKEYS

This variety of turkeys is the largest.
hardest, best and most popular In ex
istence. Their plumage is q rich me-
tallic broDzs that glistens in the sun
shine like FURNISHED gold; they are
hardy, mature early and attain greater
weights than any other breed. It is
safe to say that there are moro Bronze
turkeys bred throughous the country
than all other varieties combined. They
are good layers and it is no unusual
occurrence for a turkey hen to lay fifty
eggs during Matching a from
March to July. Most turkeys do not
lay after the first of July.
HOW TO RAISE THR YOUNG.
When the young brood is Matched
the old bird should be confined to the
coop sill the young ones are strong
enough to follow the hsn. The prec
tice generally followed of keeping the
youRg penned until they can fly over q
fence a foot high is a good one. To
make the pen, Rot shree or four foot
Tide boards on edge and stake in posi-
6lon. Pus a large coop in the centre of
the pen and keep the mother in it for
two or three days, then set her at LID
erty, as her family cannot get out of
the pen she will not wander awav.
Curded milk and scalded corn meal
make excellent food for the young ones
They need green food and grit very
early in life. Young onions choDOed
fine are excellent. They need a great
deal OF care especially in cold and wet
weather. If the brood be left to wander
of early in the morning while the fields
are wet with dew. the result will he
disastrous. Turkeys wander verv far
in the day time, but if fed regularly
every evening they will come home to
roost. Those that over the farm
grow larger and are better favored
4 than those raised about the house.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
EDITED BY
SPRING CARE OF cows.

Correspondence Of the-P Progressive Farmer.
The larger portion of the dalrymen
of the United States, aside from those
who furnish milk for the city markets,
have their COWS come fresh during the
spring months, principally in March
and April. This is the old time prac
tice, and for various reasons is still pre-
ferred by many. O. course during the
summer season the COWS should do bet
ter tran when MIXED through the
winter. But where this is the case, or
rather the practice, it should always
be the aim to have the COWS in the best
condition for successful milk prOduc-
ton when the time arrives, Il this is
the case and proper care is then exer
cised they should do exceedingly we'll
during the season.
On the contrary, if the COWS have
been scantiIy fed and worse cared for,
they can make but a poor beginning
and it will require a considerable time
with better treatment to make up for
what was lost during the winter. There
cannot often be any reasonable excuse
for poorly caring for dairy animals at
any time Of the year. II there is prac
ticed there will almost always be q
reaction on the part Of the COWS that
will even more than offset any sup
posed gain from economic motives.
This is only the natural result OF the
laws of compensation and which 1t will
be wisdom on the part of the farmer to
try to avoid.
In some parts of the country it will
not be long now before vegetation will
start anew and there will be a tempta.
ton to turn the COWS out of doors too
early. This practice is not advisable,
only in exceptional cases. While the
COWS have to be fed at the barn,R taste
of grass, even of old growth might rem
der the appetite and relish for their
daily rations less keen and appreca-
tive. This is something not to be de-
sired and every farmer who is intent
on excelling in dairy matters should
endeavor to feed his COWS up to the
most profitable point for the produc-
ton of milk and butter.
For this purpose the earliest and best
portion Of the hay crop, including a
liberal proportion Of clover il possible,
should have been kept for spring uAe,
and if there is ensilage, cured fodder
corn, or any other feeding materials
that will help to give variety and value
to the feeding rations, it will be 80
much the better. And so with the grain
feed. There should be enough of this
for the most profitable feeding, and of
those kinds that science and experience
have demonstrated to be the best to go
along with the different varieties of
folders being used, making as far as
practicable the most satisfactory ration
for securing the best results at the pail.
This careful feeding and treatment
should be followed as long as necessary
to keep the COWS at the barn and grad
ually discontinued-that is the feeding
as the change is made from the barn
to the pasture.
E, r. TOWLE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR
SHEEP RAISARS.

From the address of President 8. @,
Gest, before the meeting Of West Vir
ginia Sheep Breeders and Wool Grow
ers' Association, We clip the following
THE RAISING OF SHEEP.
1t is to the raising Of sheep we wish
to direct this mans attention. Draw
ing him away from the excessive plow-
ing of his land, and buying commerclsl
fertilizer for wheat, from the exhaust
i've and destructive washing away Of
soil raising corn for hogs, or from the
very combining labor of the dairy, to a
more natural and less laborious gather
ing of profits by pasturing. Well
might he give some Of his colts away,
rather than have his boys follow the
races, or sell some of the pigs. rather
than pillow that extra field for corn.
But let US say again, if nature has
endowed you with the ability to guc
coed in raising p~roftably any other
stock than sheep, continue at whab you
are already doing successfully. You
might succeed with sheep, but life is
o SHORT FOR EXPERIMENT.
It is to the man whose farm is partly
on the hill and partly in the valley,
whose wealth of soil about the fences
furnishes a rank growth Of alders and
briers; it is to the man whose clover
fails to catch, and whose yield of crops
is not what it was in the past, to whom
we appeal.
To invite a return of soil fertility, to
nip a living from brier leaf or sprout,
to distribute fertility evenly, taking
from the rich valley to the tops of tho
hills, changing brier to blue grass and
causing bare spots to blossom as they
eve did before; with confidence, the
sheep is recommended to you to do ali
this.
They will grow wool and make NUT
ton, kill briers, peel alders and sprouts
and look well on less feed, than n
other domestic animal living, but with
re and feed and shelter the return is
nited.
gentleman living in Usher county
, that one flick of coarse wooded
In his county had yielded a profit
3 per head in one season to their
oner. Such sheep as these
WOULD PAY ANYWHERE.
Insteedot giving the boy a hoe, or
the man a scythe, to cut those weeds
and briers and sprouts, give him a
bucket of salt and a few sheep; let him
SOW some salt over the places to be
cleaned. The sheep will get a living
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
POMONA HILL NURSERIES
POMONA, N. @.

Two miles west Of Greensboro, N. O., on Ii,
Southern Railway. Well known for THIRTY
years. Up with the times with all the new IS wei
as the old fruits that are suited to my trade
which extends from Maine to Texas. The new
Japan fruits and all other good fruit and hOw
ers I have, as shown in my new illustrate
catalogue, free to &Ll. Agents wanted.
Qs08l J. VAN LINDLEY. Prnr"v
Mention this paper when you write.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-19
CAPITAL TOPICS.

Statement of the treasury condition
shows available cash balances. SOS. 74S-
119: gold reserve. $3.50. 525.
A bill appropriating 100000 to provide
a battleship to replace the Maine. was
Introduced in the house by Mr.. Foote of
New York.
The secret service has discovered a new
counterfeit SO national bank note. Il is
on the Hibernia National bank Of New
Orleans. series 1852. check letter B. Rose
Grams, register: Nebeker, treasurer. 1t is
a poor counterfeit.
The Dostofiice department has been in
formed that after March 1. samples of
liquids. greases. powders and e:ass will
be admitted to the mails of .reat britain.
Samples Of the materials arc a.ieadv adj
mitted to the mails of a NUMBER of coun-
tries. --ersrsa---afa-r- ga
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-19
Mob Made a Murder0us Rush For
His Carriage.
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
DIFFICULTY OF LABORIE TO
OBTAIN ANSWERS.
General Fight In the Streets of Paris
Subdued Only By the Troops
General Boisdeffre Saved From
Questions of the Defense-Ester-
Hays Sullen Department.

Paris. Feb. 1S.-There were riOtous
proceedings after the adjournment of
the court today, and NJ. lola narrowly
escaped being lynched by the mob
outside.
On leaving the palace of justice all
the officers were acclaimed by the
crowd outside the building, and Cen
eral Pellieux. who descended the steps
bareheaded. was given a great recep-
ton. Major Esterhazy was greeted
with shouts or ''NiVe larmee. Inc
police were powerless to maintain the
immense crowds, and several Jews
were the objects of insults and men
aces. There was a general fight. the
mob threw itself on the Jews yelling,
Death to the Jewsi' Throw the Jews
into the SeineI" Finally the republican
guards charged the rioters and cleared
the square. The crowd fell back, after
the charge of the army, singing the
Marseilles and shouting, Spit on
ZoIar' lola left the palace of justice
at $50 p. m, and Immediately he had
emerged from the building he was
greeted with a storm of Kisses and de-
risive cries. The authorities were
obliged to protect his carriage with
double Gordon of police.
On reaching the st. Michael bridge,
the mob made a murderous rush for
the carriage, but the police threw them
selves between the vehicle and the mob,
and a series of miniature battles en-
sued Ultimately the police drove the
mob back, and NJ. lola was allowed
to proceed without further molestation.
A number of arrests were made, but
all those who were taken into custody
were released later.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-19
Notes and Personals.

General Manager Bancroft, of the
Short Line, is in Idaho.
The Canadian Pacific earnings for
the week ending Feb. 10. were 1915. 900;
same week last year, 1928 600. Increase,
So, 600.
The Marie Wainwright company left
yesterday morning over the Rio Grande
Western for Ogden, and today will
start for San Francisco.
The Oregon Short Line will run a
special train from this city to Ogden on
Feb. "A, the occasion OF the visit of the
Salt Lake Opera company to that place,
the train leaving here at 5:45 D. m. and
returning after the performance. The
fare for the round trip has been fixed
at 81.
The Minneapolis Journal excursion,
which arrives in the city next week, will
be taken in charge here by the Union
Pacific. There will be a trip to the
post, an organ recital at the tabernacle
and a free bath at the sanitarium
among the attractions. The local press
is expected to make a showing also in
the direction of entertaining the dis
tinguiShed visitors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-19

1t has been decided to appoint j. D.
Mansfield general agent of the Rio
Grande Western at Portland, to MI the
position made vacant by the resisna-
ton of w. H. Paul.
Mr.. Mansfield has been contracting
agent of the Western at San Fran
cisco. for three years past and has
shown himself able and efficient. He
is a young man and is. energetic and
hustling.
The appointment viii take effect on
the 1st of March. when Mr.. Mansfield
viii assume the duties of the pace.
Travelling Freight Agent John a
Beckett, of the Western, departs for the
coast to assume the duties of his new
place at San Francisco today. bearing
with him the best wishes OF many
friends for his success.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-19

said, II entreat you most earnestly to
rise above the emotions OF the misled
public and to consider that We are
perhaps at a turning point in our his
tory. and that your decision will have
consequences which no one today can
measure
The court then retired to deliberate.
During the suspension of the session
there was a great demonstration in the
court room in favor of General PellieuX-
A man who cried ''Vive Zola,'' was set
upon, maltreated and bundled out of
court
When the session was resumed the
presiding judge announced that NJ.
Laborie's demands for the recalls of
Generals Boisdeffre and PelheuX were
overruled, but that Major Esterhazy
might be recalled if counsel wished
EsTERHAZY REFUSED To
ANSWER
The major was recalled, took the
stand. turned his back on NJ. lola and
NJ I.aborie and refused to answer their
questions.
Colonel Picquart was then recalled.
and said that the moment the Ester
hazy inquiry began the suspected docu-
ment, calculated to whitewash Ester
hay, arrived at the ministry OF war.
This. he added. was the document to
Colonel Picquart said il can be con-
sidered forgery. General Gonz, who
was recalled affirmed that the docu-
nent was authentic, but he refused TO
give any further particulars
Major EsterhaZy. when he was again
recalled, refused to reply to NJ. Labo-
ries questions and NJ. Clemenceau,
counsel for the Aurore, questioned him
regarding his correspondence with
Madame De Boulancey. The witness
turned his back upon counsel and faced
the jury with his face livid and evil
IDENTIFY laboring under intense excite
ment.
NJ. Clemenceau asked him if he had
relations with the German military at
tache, Schwartz Kophen. but the pre-
siding judge overruled the question on
the ground that it concerned foreign af-
fairs.
Major Esterhazy left the stand with
out opening his mouth. NJ. Antan, Ma
jor Esterhazy's landlord, testified that
he had informed the court martial that
the major had expressed a desire to
commit suicide.
NJ. Huret, editor of the Figaro, and
General Won Vier were called, but the
judge refused TO receive their evidence,
on the ground that he had not previ-
ously been notified that they were to be
called.
The court then adjourned. There are
yet five or six witnesses to be called.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-19
TELEGRAPHrC BRIEFS.

The Spanish armored cruiser Alairan-
teoQuerdo left Las Palmas, Canary ISL
ands. for Havana.
The appointment of Count Cassini as
ambassador to the United States. instead
of minister. is gazetted al st. Peters
burg.
Four. men comprising the crew of the
barge Excelsior. which foundered on
Handkerchief shoals. Cape Cod Wednes-
day night. were lost
One hundred and ten bodies have been
recovered from the Vereignte. Carolin En-
gluck, Prussian. colliery which was de-
stroyed Thursday by an explosion of fire.
damp.
The east-bound passenger train, leaving
johannesburg. Cal, at $50 last evening.
collided with the west-bound MIXED train
on the Santa Fe road. three niles east
of Kramer. instantly killing John Davis,
engineer of the east-nound train. and
John Coons. engineer of the west-bound
train.