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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
How TO Save Manure.

While going around the country /
see quite few barns where the ma
nure is being thrown out of holes and
is lying in piles under the caves. Once
in while there are water conduct. RS
on the barn, but usually where manure
is thrown out this way the water from
the caves falls directly on it. After all
that has been written or said on this
subject it is surprising that any one in
The Eastern States at least will follow
the practice. Within week dairy
man complained bitterly to me about
the poor returns he got. Right in sight
while he was talking were the little
piles of manure under the caves of his
barn. 1t is too late now, my dear
friends, to fix the stable floor, but there
is no need of throwing manure out
where half its value, more or less, will
leach away, and where it will rot the
barn. Even with water conductors on
the barn it will waste seriously when
in number of piles. Aud your farm
needs this plant food that teaches away,
and it will take many dollars of your
hard earned money to buy back in fer
tilizers as much as you have lost,
If it is not practicable for you to
draw manure directly on to your land
and spread it from day to day, why,
buy wheelbarrow and wheel it out
and pile it away from the caves and
surface wash. 1t isn't much more
work than throwing it out OF holes.
Perhaps you can select a place TO make
the pile where you can have plank
runway arranged to lead right up onto
the heap. The first step the writer
made thirty years ago in this line of
manure saving was to buy wheel
barrow. Manure had been thrown out
to waste before. I wheeled it OUT and
threw it up onto the pile, as runway
could not be arranged readily. Then
before rain shoveled up the edges
of the pile that would leach out. This
was the very beginning of building up
the fertility of the farm. l scattered
the horse manure in thin layers over
the COW manure. We do just the
same way now, only there is a roof
over where we make the plea man
ure shed. This prevents all loss. The
pile in the open yard was much better
than several piles under the caves, and
as we'll as we could do then.-T. b.
Terry, in Practical Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
The Hereford in England,

The victory of Her Majesty's Here
ford steer in Bingley Hall on Saturday
was particularly gratifying to support
ers of the famous beef breed of the
West Midlands. The triumph of the
Flemish Farm bullock was satisfactory
in that it was well deserved and unan-
imously approved of; in short, that it
was indisputable and complete. But
for Hereford breeders it possessed a
far deeper and more abiding cause for
rejoicing. In 1881 and 1882 the Bing-
ley Hall shows were championed by
Hereford bullocks fed by John Price,
Court House, PEN bridge, but since
the latter year no representative of the
local variety had won the supreme
honor until the Queens wonderful
steer achieved it on Saturday. More
than once the whitefaces have fought
their way TO the final combat; but in
the end the reserve, instead of the
more coveted card, has been their re.
Ward. 80 persistent had become the
overthrow of the Hereford representa-
tive at the vital moment that the sup
pOrters of the breed had wellnigh
given up all hope of ever again seeing
Mr.. Prices achievement repeated in
part. Saturdays well merited victory,
however, will revive the wavering
hopes of Hereford breeders, and it
demonstrates very clearly that the
Hereford breed is still capable of hold.
ing its own under the high pressure
system of feeding, as it so amply does
in the ordinary practices of the coun-
try. - Birmingham (England) Daily
Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
HOME MIXED CALF MEAL.

1 was interested in the article re-
Gently copied from the Dairy World on
calf feeding but it strikes me the pro-
posed amount OF calf meal (two and
half pounds per day for each calf
must be intended for big old calf.
Certainly very young calf could bear
only a few ounces of such feed per
day
When skim milk is used, small
quantity of the ground fax seed viii
the oil in it is the only addition needed
but where milk is sold somethiI G is
wanted to go as far as possible towards
taking the place of milk. Blatchford's
calf meal is advertised to do wonders
and at the price it is sold for, four
cents per pound, it certainly must be
profitable for the maker and seller, but
it gives no living chance for the man
who must pay his bills from the income
OF his farm.
Here is an opportunity for Expert
ment Station workers to help the farm
ers out. They should be, and doubt
less are, capable of studying out as
good combination of feeding material
for calves as the maker OF any secret
formular stuff that is put upon the
market.
If any one can tell us where pure
ground fax seed with the oil in it can
be obtained at reasonable price he
will confer a favor upon many who
would like,to use it.
CoRINTHIAN.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
HOW's This 2

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by taking HALLS Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by the firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDINe, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrb Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price seventy.fve cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
China Asters.

One of the most thankful of ANIMALS
is the aster. 1t is an easy thing to
grow. In fact, if you have bed one
year it is sure to be covered with young
plants next year. The plant is about
half hardy, so that there is little dan
ger of its being injured by late frost.
There are dwarf forms Dwarf Bou-
quet and others) which grow close and
compact and give bloom reasonably
early. The tall forms are little late.
Indeed, the aster is usually considered
to be a fall flower. But by sowing seed
early in open ground, or by starting the
plants under glass in February or
March, we can have them in full
bloom in midsummer From that time
on we can have them bearing bios
SONS in profusion almost until the
snow flies, especially if tie bloom is
freely out An acquaintance of mine
living in the suburbs OF Buffalo, VIII I'm
| met in The city the other day, told
me that he has sold over $50 worth of
aster blossoms this summer, all grown
in open ground on very few square
rods Of land. He tells me that there is
steady demand for such flowers and
that the average prices are such as to
leave to the grower good profit. The
aster has peculiar advantages iior cut
flower. 1t seems 10 be the nature of
the flowers 10 have long stems, and
long stems are wanted. This flower
can be had in all colors and shades. 1t
is beauty and joy forever. And,
what is OF particular value, the bloom
will keep for long time in it's natural
condition. 1t never willis. The stem
is woody, and no part of the plant is
watery II. Grenier, in Farm anc Fire
side.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
AGRICULTURAL.
A GOOD HORSE STORY.

NUUD hUhSE 0iUhhs
The following interesting story of an
old fire horse is related in the Christ
mas number of The Horse ReUie1C: "a
number of old horses that had been
used by the Hartford fire department
were sold at auction last week. One
of them, sleepy old fellow, was sold
and traded around until he got into the
hands of man who peddled milk.
The old horse thought he had struck
something that just suited him in his
old age, and he trotted along with the
milk wagon as haudily rs possible; and
the German peddler, who did not K1ow
anything about the former employment
of the fire horse, smoked his pipe in
peace and emptied his milk in pitchers
as though there was no care on his
mind. One Sunday morning the Ger.
man was decantiug some alleged milk
into a red-headed girls pitcher on
Grand avenue when the fire bell struck
II. The old white horse simply
raised his forefeet in the air and made
one jump before the old man could
pull up on the reins, when the beast
was stopped. 1t is presumed that
there never was more astonished
Dutchman in the world than this one.
The milkman was covered with milk,
and, looking over his shoulder at his
customer, he saw that he had emptied
some of the milk into her red hair, CIV
ing it the appearance of a piece OF
crazy patchwork, while the milk was
running down her neck and seeking
its level on the sidewalk. The damsel
was looking at a broken pitcher and
swearing at the milkman in English
that was as badly broken as the pitcher.
BY the time the peddler got the horse
quoted the fire engine and hook and
ladder truck and hose carriage came
along, the alarm and gongs ringing
and the crowd running and yelling;
then it was that the old white horse
hitched to the milk wagon began to
show his style of going to fire. He
started up Grand avenue on run-the
milk wagon rafting and the German
trying to hold the horse with one hand
while he kept six milk cans right side
up with the other one and both legs.
The animal kept ahead of the engine,
and at every stroke of the bell gave an
extra jump, until he arrived at the
store from which the smoke proceeded,
VIII n he turned the milk wagon up to q
hydrant on the corner and stopped so
quick that the driver went over the
dash board with milk-can landing on
his ear. The fire apparatus stopped at
convenient points, and the old horse
looked over his shoulder in a manner
that said: "You thought old Tom was
played out, but notice his flag is still
there, and he can teach some of you a
thing or two about fire department.
The old German got out and wiped the
nIIh ilOLI LIS HcOhi soI tHo Saho liSho
side up, kicked the old horse in the
stomach, and as a saloon keeper looked
at the hydrant and asked the old man
if he was going to water his milk, the
peddler got into his wagon and drove
off to find the girl with the milk in her
hair, and said: "Vell, tink dot old
wife boss vos crank. He yoost goes
cri ~ ven red headed girl comes out
NIT pitcher for milk"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
Old People Made Young.

j. G. Sherman, the veteran editor of the
Vermontville (Mich) Echo, has discovered
the remarkable secret OF keeping old peo'
pie young. For years he has avoided ner-
vousness, sleeplessness, indigestion, heart
trouble, constipation and rheumatism, by
using Electric Bitters, and he writes: ut
can't be praised too highly. 1t gently slim
ulstes the kidneys, tones the stomach, aids
digestion, and gives splendid appetite.
1t has worked wonders for my wife and
me It's marvellous remedy for old peo-
pe's complaints" Only fifty cents at G.
Blakely drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
We VIII Positively Pay You

One dollar if one bottle of Smiths
Green Mountain Renovator does not
benefit you in case you are troubled
with any blood disorder, chronic rheu-
matism or neuralgia affections. Ii is
endorsed by the best physicians in the
country and is warranted to do what is
claimed for it. G. Biakely, w. Il. Ter
rill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
Made Young Again,

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills each
night for two weeks has put me in my teens
again" writes ID. II. Turner OF Dempsey
town, Pa. They're the best in the world
for liver, stomach and bowels. Purely
vegetable. Never grippe. Only 25c at G.
Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10
CORINTHIAN.

az think / would go crazy with pain were
It not for Chamberlains's Pain Balm"
writes Mr.. W. II. Stapleton, Herminie,
Pa. 81 have been afflicted with rheuma-
tism for several years aud have tried reme-
dies without number but Pain Balm Ia the
best medicine / have got hold Of" One ap-
plication relieves the pain For sale by G.
Blakely and W. e. Terrill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10

THOSE WORRYING PILEsl-One applica-
ton of DR.. Agnew's ointment will give You
comfort. Applied every night for three to
six nights and cure is effected in the most
stubborn cases of blind, bleeding, r itch
ing piles, DR.. Agnew's DIN ment cures &C.
ma aud all itching and burning skin dis
eases. Its acts like magic. 80 cents.-7S
O. Blakey.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10

j. D. Bridges, Editor Democrat" Ian.
caster, N. H., says, Zone Minute Cough
Cure is the best remedy for Group 1 ever
used" Immediately relieves and cures
coughs, colds, Group, asthma, pneumonia
bronchitis, grippe and all throat aud lung
troubles. 1t prevents consumption. w. E.,
Terrill & Co,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-10

Monarch over pain, Burns, cuts, sprains,
stings Instant relief, DIR, Thomas Eclec-
trio OIL. At any drug store.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01
4 IlRtrich :Fea iii arsL .

/. -
Ostrich feathers have been used for
personal adjournment from time imme-|
mortal, alike by savage foe and civI-
ltzed man. both in battle and the.
courts Of kings AT the present time.
and for some hund dreds OF years prob-5
ably, no s,ebnrt lady.ss toilet would be.
nsidered cenp1s thont the head
losl pin1aeesssIn
the past stpstrich sfeAt hsrs were q luxnry
that only the wealthy could safford, be-
cause the feathers could be obtained
only by hunting the birds IN their wild
state. S @ 5s:i= sss5 sss *g *5sg
But since fostriches have been reared.
artificially the value Of the feather has
much decreased; at the same time the
value Of the feathers OF the domestica-
ted ostrich lis much less than that Of
the feathers of the wild bird. Few wild
Sostriches now exist, and those only
north of the Waal and Orange rivers ln
South Africa. Ostriches belong TO that
genus pf birds called struthio. The
name struthio has reference to the fact
that this order Of birds have undevel-
oped or rudimentary wings. thewings
being absolutely useless for flying.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01

Z 8
In AallstriR "a man who was without
feet or arms rs sseven years agu, lacking
two mDnths, sentenced to hard labor
for that term of years, is said to be
we'll and hea1ay and with eager long
ing looks forward to the day when he
shall be liberated. Simon Oppasich is
his naHfe. Born legless and armless,
he 1na1aged in ahe course of fifty years
to make purely by begging $50, ,0DO, and
this huge sum he was in the habit of
carrying about with him by day and
hiding ID the wall Of the cellar Where
The slept by night He got into trouble
by declaring that he was destitute and
taking an oath to that effect. ass S
3S Lately in England died one Isaac
Gordon. who had sbeen a prof ofessional
beggar. and when he was picked MP
lifeless out Of the street lit was found
that he had SIS 900 on his person. And
q writing was likewise found that sig
nidess that he had made a will. Vol..
unteer V heirs are plenty full
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01
Napoleon Used Bran.

British critics Of the Beers are fond
of asserting that the sturdy Transyaal-
#ers use little soap. This may be true
or not Even if true there is plenty
of precedent The apanese, the most
ScIeanly people in the world, rarely use
soap The Russians use yapor baths
Tor e1eanli mess sake Rough inside
clothing cleanses the skin. There are.
doctors who have cured skin diseases:
BY insisting upon their delicate pa
.tiaRts abandoning silk nderwear and
using very coarse stuff instead. Napo-,
leon whose hands we're good to model
and beautiful II white, used bran and.
lemon Juice & and no. soap, unless toa
shave. In Eng land, Oh account Of coal
smoke aud smut, soap IS more. needed
than ii countries vi III clear air.
ManY fash hsonahl 4 IL. les ofs tosiay. who
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01

81 Z 5 u, -
!. The duke Of Norfolk is only So, and
quite able to take up arms for her
majesty, God bless. her. It would be
hard to find better blood than that of
the Ftzalan-Howards The postmast-
ser-general is the premier duke and earl
of England, and is the earl marshal
and hereditary marshal Of the king
dom. He has a dozen dignified titles:
and owns 900 acres of Britain's fn-
est land, which is 19 800 more than be-
longed to the late duke Of West
minister. One of his ancestors fed the
van Of Richard HIS army at Bos
worth; another won Flodden Field
from James w of Scotland; a third
was executed by Henry WIZ, a
fourth held communication with Mary
Queen of Scots and was beheaded; a
fifth died a prisoner in the Tower; a
sixth became admiral Of the north
under Edward III His country seat,
Arundel castle, is one of the show
places of England He also owns Der
went hall and the Farm at Sheffield.
His eldest son, youngster of. q, is
named Mary that is Mary is one Of
his names, the full list being Philip
Joseph Mary itza1an-H earl OF
Arundel and Surrey New York Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01


The miser of the story book usually
boards his money in. good red gold
under the hearthstone or in some such
mfortable spot. Real misers Of.
today seem as rule to prefer bank
notes. They are certainly more easy
to handle. Tori, a notorious Italian
beggar and miser, who died little
time ago, after a life of gripping want
and misery, left 100000, all of which
was hidden in boxes, tins and behind
the tattered wallpaper in his room. tt
was almost entirely in paper money.
Another man Of the same type who
died at sAuxerre, in France. in 1898.
left left a large sum in bonds, but most of
his wealth he had invested in rare
vine. No less than 400 bottles Of one
very choice vintage over eighty years
old were found in the cellar he lived
il, This he must have bought bottle
by bottle. was practically certain
that h he himself had never SO much as
Is tasted drop Of this liquid gold. ss
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01
GRAND MARAIs MINNTsoTA SEPTEMBER

20 be borne, and that he would nevef.
dare il the girl had = fathsr or 81
brother to protect her z
Most rowardly 1nd objectionable
person. I AMI glad that the lady whom
7 am In love with IS not an heiress
or 8 ;sfs Us,
l oh, you are in love, are you y she
then said. Who is she ?'' .5s55S5 IS. s.S5
Well, really, you see, as . strang-..
- ls s ss
You know perfectly well who
am. s.S# 5 s:ts t$ssS
Certainly but as You appear o. - .
Lady Whitney s really hne eyes liter
ally flashed fire. but at that moment
the ladies fortunately rose. 5s
8 She reached home without having
delivered herself, and. feeling that she
must do SO or burst, she wrote a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01
ms tructs serva a II nts on States.

. Mrs Kendall, the actress, has an ex-
scellent plan which might be widely
adopted BY other women in the man
sagement Of their houses If these
sabodes chance to be large. It is her.
custom every day to make a tour Of
insp pection through the house, In eY-.
SeryR room hangs q slate and pencil, and
whenever Mrs. Kendai finds anything
amiss or thinks 1T desirable give an
order she at once writes it on the
slate 6for the benefit ef the servant who
has charge OF that particular room.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01
No Canned Goods sor Hi

y No Canned Goods hr Him.
4. Your majesty" said the chief cook
timidly to the cannibal king, "the new
missionary lis enveloped IN complete
suit of.armor from head do foot" 8.
& Thea send him away" returned his
majesty indifferentiy- ii never could
bear timed goods. . 9,5ss. @ ..sS& z.s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01

= pheasant smile
he has! and said,.
One thing is quite
'cefttain, t that
could not like her
! less than she did
me- Don't you
know who 3.she
was? I said; and 1,
when he said No..
s ;add led She is
your connection,
Lady Whitney 81.
,stHis face was a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01

When running the ostrich spreads out
its feathery stumps and uses them as
sails steady it. Ia this way It is able.
TO greatly accelerate the rate at which
1T runs. and they are also of use IN
enabling the bird to twist and turn
with iextraordi dinary agility The speed
with which ostriches can run is almost
Incredible; they are able to oVertake
the ssWlftest horse. ..rsF.r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01

she came. IN Look perfect ST uid y.
ing Ready tto.Gopd Lord! he
Burst with ;Rage.said. the dowager!ii
Do you suppose sshe knew me?'
well, she could have hardly help
ed doing so, 'as, atSstupid Watkins an
nounced You together as Lord and
Lady Whitney, 5E.:3 ~ .2a
You should shavesseen how he star
ed and. then he la1,g ghed, Watkins
ia kss the cake ne Bat 3 wish
hadnst been the hero of Il and least:
Of III with the dowager. It's odd, by
the-bye, how different she is to what S
pictured her!' +. :.%
what was 1that' / naturally
asked. # 81 5@5.s ..ss;. s. s, s.
= tOh ,!old and frunpy, the regulation
dowager, with high nose and plas-
tered-down bands. 's5,z' z.. ss.. &5 "a
'1,4n this nnlucky fashion began the
personal acquaintance, if it may be so
called, between the new Lord Whitney
and the widow Of his predecessor. The
piuuaney of the situation from the
spectatorss rpoint cof >view lay lin the
fact that the two persons concerned
were. the opposing leaders of a family
feua. The sold Lord Whitney had al
ways resented the fact that he had no
son, aand Lady Whitney was even more
indignant that her daughter could not
inherit to; the exclusion Of the distant
cousin. The fact that the principal seat
and estate were entailed lent fuel to
the fire. .g - q d
Lord Whitney had pictured j is dear
relation sas "a typical dowager with
the external appearance OF q arump
and the manners Of a true virago. Lady
3 Whitney, as it happened. was zone Of
those fortunate women who nreserve
their tfineness zof figure, delicacy OF
skin, and piquancy Of figure. Also
she dftl mot disdain to lend some skill
ful assistance to the work Of nature.
She had been married young, but she
looked much younger than she was,
and b,1t for the we'll known fact that
] her daughters coming OUT was one
OF the events OF the year, she might
{ haved posed successfully as the typical
femme .trente ans. 5;
Whitney sought to marry his cousin
and reunite the title and the property
was what the world said. Kind and
busy bodying people even hustled
about and tried ITO help this on An
entirely unpremeditated effect, how
ever, was produced by some well
meaning hut ignorant rich people.
Z.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-01

- sT j gse
Sometimes the world is crazy,
It's sdizzy-so am i. HI <8{ 81. b
My brain is twirling all around.
And why? I know not why, 35
Something makes me happy,
/ What is It? do not care,
II know that am happy y *
And all the world is fair. 4,
Something brings me sorrow,
! Why is it I am not glad !?
II know that my heart is heavy So
\ The world itself lis sad. ss
!. rs. al.
Now listen to my sadness, 4
Ny sbulful, suaIen cry: u \ r y
But nature has dts gladness, S$; s.:
+ Its sympathixing sigh. "a
Sweet natures smiling with me, \
31 Sweet natpares sun has melt.
Oh, say you're Smiling with U.s. Isl;
s Oh, say your soul has felt. "a sS &
$.s John Davenport O 'Connor