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farm and firesiae.
"JIIST COMMON CHICKENS"

When John took unto himself an
energetic country girl for wife his
grandmother took occasion to give the
Young man bit of her experience as
a poultry raiser. 1t was, Of course,
before the days of incubators, brooders
and poultry standard the business was
conducted on purely common.sense
principles and no conscious attempt
was made to breed fancy birds. Chick
ems weren't called birds then the one
term chicken covered the field.
Johns grandmother, calling him to
her easy chair and bidding him sit
down on q nearby three-legged stool,
said "John, 1 want to tell you few
things about poultry raisin' that'll be
helpful to you and Sallie after ye get
kind'r settled down at farmin'. When
your grandpa and I married we con-
cluded to raise chickens long with our
other stuff; he was so busy all the
time with farm work that I had most
all the work to do round the house
and always had to tend to the chick
ems. Course I took big interest in
them, and soon wus selling several
dollars worth of eggs every week,
trading 'em for groceries and the like.
The chickens didn't have any name
'cept chickens; all these fine haired,
highferlutten chicken people talk bout
now didn't exist then. We couldn't
ford to fool with 'em ours wuz just
common chickens. We never had to
pay cash for groceries my eggs al
ways bought 'em and my dress stuff,
too. Now I kept a lot of good hens
and killed every one that didn't lay
good; always kept my best hens for
my own use. We got two good roos-
tiers from a neighbor one year, and at
ter that we swapped with neighbors,
always gettin' roosters not kin to the
hens. Course we had good, warm
place for them in winter; it was made
of straw and fodder-didn't cost moth
ing but few hours time. l never
set hens too early and wouldn't put
but nine eggs under each sitter; big
hens, but they couldn't cover more
Just as I wanted 'em to. l fed my
chickens regular every morning and
night in winter and gathered up the
eggs twice day. Why, John, it wus
no trouble tall to raise chickens and
get eggs, only we had to treat the
fowls like they wuz worth something"
Farmers Voice.
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Humorous department.
HE WAS NOT ARTISTIC.

"Speaking of railway accidents" "
remarked the man with the bulbous
nose, II think the strangest one l ever
saw was over here in 10 Daviess coun-
ty. Two freight trains met head on,
when they were coming around a
curve. I was in the caboose attached
to one of the trains, and as soon as
could drag myself out of the debris
believe debris is the proper word-''
"Debris is a good word" said the
man smoking the inverted pipe. "Go
on"
II hurried down the track. The
cars were piled up in inextricable
confusion-
"Inextricable confusion" cheerfully
spoke up the man with the white spot
in his mustache, sis peach. Keep
a-going."
"But what struck me as most re.
markable was that 1 found myself
presently wading through custard-'
"What ?"
"That's what I'm telling you. Gus
tard. Tons of it, scattered along both
sides of the track for so yards. |
investigated the matter, and found
that two cars of condensed milk, a
car of eggs and car of sugar had
been iammed together with such fright
full force that their contents had be-
come"
"Inextricably confused !" suggested
the man with the glass eye.
"I'm operating the running gear OF
this narrative. When I need any as
sistance I'll signify it by making the
usual sign. The contents of these
four cars, I say, were so thoroughly
mixed that they turned into custard.
If you ignoramuses know the ingredi'
euts of a custard, you will under
stand"
81 believe the story, of course" said
the man with his feet on the table
"but can't understand how it could
have been cooked so quickly. Wasn't
there a car of stoves, or car OF
matches, or gasoline, or something
of that kind, somewhere on one of the
trains? ?"
II should have explained" the man
with the bulbous nose said, coughing
behind his hand, "that the thermome-
ter stood that day at 127 in the SUM-"
"I don't mind little artistic lying"
observed the man with the green cog.
giles, after long pause but 1 do hate
a bungler. r."-Chicago Tribune.
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p@ Meahdering Mike heaved deep
sigh. "What's de matter ?" asked his
companion.
''I were jes' t'nkin' about bad roads
an de wonders O. SCIENCE" was the
answer. "Dis earth is spinnin' roun'
faster'n a railway train behind time. "
"Well, we amt fell off yit."
"No. But t'ink O. what a convent
ence it 'ud be if we could have some
place to grab onto while de territory
slid under our feet until de place we
wanted to 60 to came along.-Wash-
ington Star.
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"Why," said Mr.. Rogers, in q sur
prised way, "I'm driving the COW to
pasture" And he waved his hand to-
ward where the COW ought to have
been.
"Well, where's the cowy asked his
friend
81 suppose forgot to let her out of
the barn." answered Mr.. Rogers hum
bly, as he realized his position. And he
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HAD ONE AT HOME-A class was
being examined in spelling the other
day at school in Manchester, when
the teacher questioned little girl as
follows:
"Ethel, spell kitten"
"K, double i, double t, e, n" replied
Ethel.
"Kitten has two is, then, has it?"
said the teacher.
eyes, ma'am," answered Ethel con-
fidently, "ours has"
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A PROBABLE REsULT.-"If people
were only compelled to practice what
they preach" sighed the theorist.
"What good would that do?" de-
manded the practical man.
"It would make the world better,
wouldn't it ?"
"Oh, don't know. I'm rather in
clined to think that whatever changes
we noticed would be in the preaching
rather than in the practice" ."-Chicagc
Post.
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aa The British general was hum
ming to himself as he walked along.
"Wot's that 'e's singin' ?" asked
Tommy Atkins.
The correspondent shook his head.
81 don't recognize it," he said, "but
very likely it's There's one more river
to cross. '"-Chicago Post.
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Took THE SAME.-Lawyer-You
say that you were in the saloon al
the time of the assault referred to in
the complaint.
Witness-I was sir.
Lawyer-Did you take cognizance
of the barkeeper at the time.
Witness-I don't know what he
called it; but 1 took what the rest
did. Boston Courier.
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TROUBLE AHEAD.-Mrs. Peck-You
know very well, Henry, that I'm a
woman Of few words.
Heury-True, my dear; but the few
are shamefully Observation-Disclosures
News.
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Hdr "You'd better surrender" said
the commander of the American forces
in the Philippines, 'I've got the whs e
United States army behind me-"
"Huh So have l." replied Aguinal.
do, and ere the next five minutes had
elapsed his pedometer registered an
other mile.-Pbiladelphia Press.
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WHEN TO CUT TIMBER.-When the
sap rises in the spring it changes the
starch stored in the cells of the new
wood into sugar-water, to be utilized
in the growth and early blossoming OF
the branches. When spring growth is
about completed in June, the cells OF
the new wood have less starch than at
any time during the year. The new
growth in June is in cambium layer,
Just under the bark. If cut at this
time, the bark peeled of, and the posts
split and ricked up properly for drying
during the heat of summer, they will
not "powder-post" and will prove far
more durable than when cut and split
in winter with the new wood cells
loaded with starch.
All makers of ak. .helves know that
hickory cut in winter will be attacked
by borers but if cut in early summer,
split and dried it is all right.
In all European forestry schools
early summer cutting of tough young
timber is recommended, followed by
speedy drying. This tough young tim
Der of oak, hickory or other trees, has
its outer new wood and family colored
heart-wood in which some life is yet
retained. But with old trees with in
tense colored heart-wood and little sap.
wood the time of cutting is less impor-
tant. The tannin in such old heart
wood is antiseptic and preventive, and
has no life or sap circulation. Yet
this deeply colored heart-wood proves
more durable, when used for posts or
sills, if thoroughly dried before using,
which can be more rapidly done in
summer than in winter and spring.
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n6 Milling-How did you become
acquainted with your wife? Dilling-
I married her.--Judge's Quarterly.
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g9~ When you are going to sweep a
dusty floor take shallow pan and put
in enough coal oil to dampen the broom
an inch or two up, and no dust will rise
and the floor will look beautifully clean.
A carpeted room may be treated in the
same way, taking care not to Use too
much coal oil. A clerk in Il dry goods
store iils told me this and since then
1 have proved it for myself. The
odor of the coal oil will soon leave
the room if you leave the door open
awhile.
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Published Wednesday and Saturday
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tended for Wednesdays issue, and on
Wednesday when intended for Saturdays
issue.
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Blackberry Balsam, 25 Cts, for
Dysentery. YORK DRUG STORE.
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to be enacted,
BB" The town trustees of Benton, KY.
have granted license to a citizen to
open saloon on an agreement that
be shall keep his doors open all the
time, use no screens whatever, and
that no one shall be allowed to "treat''
or set 'em up in his place of business.
Every man who takes a drink must
pay for his own liquor.
a9 At Dewey, thirty miles south Of
Cotfeyville, Kan, gigantic walnut
log has been cut for shipment to the
Paris exposition. The tree from
which the g was taken was supposed
to have been 400 years old. The
trunk was 16 feet in circumference,
and the first limb grew 45 feet from
the ground.
9HThe Chinese are the most lightly
taxed people in the world. They
have no chancellor Of the eXchequer
worried over budget making. All the
land there belongs to the state, and a
trifling sum per acre, never altered
through long centuries, is paid as rent.
This is the only tax in the country,
and it amounts to about IS per head
yearly.
aa Conjugal affection depends
largely upon mutual confidence. 81
make it rule" said wiseacre 10 a
friend, "to tell my wife everything
that happens. In this way we avoid
any misunderstanding" Not TO be
outdone in generosity the good friend
replied, "Well, sir, you are not so
open and frank as l am, for tell my
wife great many things that never
happen"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
FIRST EDITION
3 o'clock.
VIOLATED INJUNCTION.

Burlington, Sept. lin chancery
court yesterday morning Chancellor
Taft found the respondent guilty in
the case OF State VS.. L. H. Murphy
for contempt in violating an injunc-
tion, The sentence imposed was a
fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for
six months in the House Of Correction
at Rutland. An attempt was made
to secure an appeal by Attorneys
Cushman and Haselton, but this was
denied, the chancellor ruling that the
only proceedings available of the char
acter Of an appeal being those of a
habeas corpus. Amos e. Lemerise,
who was found guilty of contempt in
violating an Injunction, was sentenced
to serve four months in the county
jail.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
IN DANGER
The Unity Of tho Allied Troops
Put TO a
SEVERE SEST
The Pivot Is Said To Be
Resting on Germany.

London, Sept. lin the absence
Of further news from China the pa.
pers are again filled with discussions
of the Russo-American proposals,
which SO far as may be gathered from
the representations Of opinion in the
various European capitals, are calcu.
lated to subject the unity of the al.
lies to an exceedingly severe and dan
gerous test.
In Germany especially these pro-
posals are SO diametrically opposed to
Emperor Williams policy that they
have produced something like conster-
nation. AS the Daily News editorial
ly remarks "Count Won Waldersee
was assuredly not sent to assist in
restoring the Empress Dowager.
1t is recognized on all sides that
Germany's decision is the pivot of the
matter Emperor William intended by
despatching Count Won Waldersee to
have the master hand in the Chinese
settlement. Russia has taken the
wind out of that officers sails and is
now posing as the friend and protec.
tor of China,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
ST. ALBANs HOTEL.

st. Albans, Sept. |. - Henry G.
Folsom who last week took the respon-
sibility of securing the $142O0 needed
to complete the capital stock Of the
st. Albans Hotel Company, which has
been formed for the purpose of re-
building the Welden House, announc-
cS that he is confident of success.
The subscriptions have amounted to
almost $4,000 already and his future
plans are as follows.
First of all he will arrange grand
We lden house benefit entertainment
to be held at the city hall some eve
next week and will sell 1000 tickets
for this at 81 each. The program
will be furnished by favorite local
musicians and readers: the expenses
will be practically nothing: and every
one will be glad to help build the
Welden house by buying tickets. In
this way at least 50, 900 can be added
to the fund.
Then with only $4,000 lacking, the
way is easy. The owners Of what
ever site the company may decide to
purchase will be asked to accept 40
shares of stock at 80 a share as part
payment. There is little doubt that
the owners will accept this PROPOSE
tion of $50, 900 and will enable the
company to take prompt steps toward
rebuilding the hotel
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
A SURPRISE PARTY

East Barre, Sept. IA surprise
party occurred at the home of M. w.
Hyland on Wednesday evening, Aug.
20. Shortly after s O'Clock about 10 of
their friends, headed by G. M. Scott
and wife, started for their home at
Eastman farm, the occasion being the
birthday of Mrs, Hyland. In short
order the lawn was lit with lanterns
and huge bonfire kindled to roast
corn, after which musical program
was rendered. Cake, ice cream, meats
and fruit were served by the ladies'.
1t was genuine surprise and Mrs.
Hyland was the recipient of many
gifts, among which were a lovely
rocker, paror lamp and rug, also sew
eral other gifts. Toasts were offered,
and a general good time enjoyed by all.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
NO Discrimination.

We, the undersigned, democratic
City committee, of the city of Barre,
having made a thorough investigation
to ascertain who made and published
certain political circular that ap-
feared last Tue sday, d.sire to state
to the public that the circular is in
the following words:-
"No foreigners. Frank McWhOrter
is not foreigner. Vote for him" ~
We found that said circular was not
made or published by or with the au-
thority Of the Democratic City Com
mittee, or by or with the authority of
any one working in the interest of Mr..
McWhorter. We are convinced be-
yond reasonable doubt that such cir
cular was not made or published by
the Republican City Committee, or
under their direction or at their re-
quest, but we are convinced that such
circular was made and published by
one leading Republican and supporter
of Mr.. McWhorter with the aid and
assistance Of two more subordinates.
At first glance it might appear to
some that the circular was published
in the interest of McWhorter but
when we consulted the fact that
large majority of our voting popula-
tion are foreign born American
citizens it at once appears that the
circular would have tendency to
array our foreign born citizens, the
native born Americans and this is the
cunning way the author of the circu-
llr hopes to consolidate the foreign
v)te and accomplish the defeat of
McWhorter and secure the election
forMr. MacKay. There has never been
any prejudice existing in the ranks
Of the democratic party but on
the contrary the relation between the
native born and the foreign born
citizens has been most friendly and
cordial. We condemn the making
and publishing of the afore said cir
cular as cowardly and contemplate
and we deny having any thing to do
with it.
c. w. Melcher, ID. w. Mcdonald,
Henry Premier, Clarence b. Glad
ding.
Barre, Sept. 1900.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
EAST BARRE,

The Modern Woodmen held meet
ing in Odd Fellows hall Thursday
evening when four candidates were
admitted. A. O. Palmer State
Deputy Head: Counsel was present
assisted by E. W. Marble of Burling-
ton who took active part in exempllfy-
ing the degrees.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Patterson were
in Montpelier Thursday visiting
friends and relatives.
Hon. R. NJ. Harvey was in town
Wednesday.
Mr.. H. S. Brown representing i.
H. Brown x Co., of Greenfield, Mass,
wholesale dealers in stationary, ETC.,
was in Gown Thursday.
Master Hazen Whitson of MOntpe-
lier is the guest of his aunt Mrs. w.
f. Poole this week.
Miss Sadie Abbott visited in Gran
itevi lie Wednesday and Thursday.
Vergilio Zontini OF Groton is at
his home for few days visiting his
parents.
The members and friends of the
Congregational church society were
entertained Thursday evening at the
residence of W. c. Nye. A corn
roast was the principlef eature of the
evening A short literary program
was rendered which added much to
the evenings entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Waterman and
two daughters we're the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. H. f. Sargent Friday.
Ell. Campbell has added to his
business a job corn cabinet which he
will put into. operation at once.
Robert Redpath moved his family
from one of the Jetford houses to the
Stearns cottage on Railroad st.
The board Of civil authority meet
in the opera house this evening for the
purpose of revising the check list this
being the last chance it is every
voters duty to personally appear
where there is the least doubt ABOUT
his name being on the list.
The Congregational Sunday School
held picnic Friday in Mr.. Cheney's
woods next to the school house. All
report fine time.
Vern Coleman returned from his
vacation the first of the week to his
duties in the store of j. l.. Dix.
w. A. Cutler took charge Of the
drug store during the absence OF W..
e. Poole, who was attending bradford
fair Wednesday and Thursday.
Geo. Davis, brother of B. +. Davis,
got through at Jones Bros. quarry
Tuesday. He expects to attend school
at his home In Chelsea the coming fall
term.
The East Barre orchestra will give
q dance in Opera House hall this even
ing, as usual, and good attendance
is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E Sargent were in
Bradford Wednesday and THURSDAY
attending the fair. They returned
Thursday night,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
LYNDONv|LLE FIRE.

St. Johnsbury, Sept. 1.-Fire last
Thursday night badly damaged the
Lyndonville National Bank block at
Lyndonville, in which besides the bank
there is a grocery store and the Yer
mont Union, a weekly paper edited by
G. M. Chase.
All these suffer considerable dam
age. Cause of the fire is unknown.
The insurance will partially cover the
loss.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
KILLED BY TRAIN.

Rutland, Sept. 1.-The Delaware
& Hudson train due here at 1910
yesterday afternoon struck Paul La.
pine, Of West Rutland, just this side
of that station killing him almost in
stantly.
He was walking on the track and
paid no attention to the whistle which
was repeatedly sounded by the engi-
neer.
His head was horribly bruised and
his left leg nearly severed from the
body. One arm was broken and he
was otherwise injured.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
A VICTORY
The Work on fhe Chicago
Building TO be Done
BY UNION MEN
All Non>Union Men Will
Be Discharged.

Chicago, Sept. l.-After several
weeks unsuccessful efforts to carry on
she construction of the new federal
building with non-union men, the
contractor has signed the agreement
with the union, All non-union men
will be discharged and union men
start to work Tuesday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01


Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Poole, in com
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. IL.
IILtchins, took ia bradford fair We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Warren Grearson attended Bradford
fair on Wednesday and Thursday re-
turning Friday.
w. Il. Bixby has opened a meat
market in the basement Of the Stearns
block, which was formerly occupied
by O. V. Downing. Mr.. Bixby in
tends to give the people of East Barre
chance to patronize a home market,
and will do his utmost to please his
customers and the citizens of this
place will no doubt appreciate a mar
ket, and do all in their power to sus-
tain the same.
O. A. Smith has been decorating the
interior of Geo. Laline's house with
paint and paper.
Ray Osborn has rented the upstairs
tenement of +. l.. Sargent on Con-
struction street.
Miss Agnes Whitcomb of Hyde
Park, VT, is the guest of Miss Bessie
Wbitcomb and Mrs. f. II. Campbell,
her cousins.
A. b. HutchinS went to Lebanon,
N. H., Wednesday morning to attend
the funeral of his father in-law re-
turning the same evening.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
NORTHFIELD REPUBLICANS.
Especial to TELEGRAM.)


Northfeld, Sept. 1.-The republi-
cans and many democrats turned out
in large numbers last evening at a
grand republican rally held in Concert
hall. Every seat was-Gaken and en-.
thusiasm ran high. The speakers in
cluded COL Kittridge >Haskins Of
Brattleboro, candidate for congress
from this district, and Judge S. w.
Finn of st. Adams. The Gouldsville
band added to the occasion by timely
selections. Everything indicates that
local politics will run high at North
field next Tuesday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
$4,000 BAIL.

Bennington, Sept. lin the n. u
ncipal court yesterday Herbert Ken:
non, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill his
wife, waived examination and was
held for the grand jury in $4,000 bail,
which he cannot furnish.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
PAGE uFFoRD DEAD.

Faiafax, Sept. Page Ufford an
old and we'll known resident Of Fair
fax, died at his home here after
long illness from paralysis. The fun
eral will be held at the house at l
O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Ufford was about 60 years old
and had lived in Fairfax nearly all his
life. During his service in the Civil
war he was a prisoner in both Libby
and Andersonylle prisons.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-09-01
The RECORD
Steamer Deutschland Makes
Remarkable Speed IN
CROSSING ATLANTIC
Voyage Made in a Little Over
Five Days.

New York Sept l. - The famous
express steamer Deutschland of the
Hamburg-American line has again
eclipsed all previous records of fast
trip across the Atlantic travelling both
east and west. The time Of her voy-
age just ended was five days, twelve
hours and twenty-nine minutes be-
tween the Mole at the entrance to
Cherbourg Harbor and Sandy Hook
Lightship. Average speed 1902
knots.