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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-When the
caucus of Republican senators reassem-
bles next Friday. the caucus committee APP
pointed to select candidates for the elect
i've Offices in the senate and to distribute
the patronage will present the name of
James s. Sherman of Utica. member of
congress from the Twenty-fifth New
York district, for secretary of the senate.
1t is said there is no doubt of his accept
ancp
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19

MIDDLETOWN. y. Y. Jan. 49,
George X. Bosler of Milford and John r.
Heise and William r. Fleming of Brook.
Ign have formed a partnership for the
purpose of conducting skunk farm near
Milford. They will breed skunks for their
hides and for oil, which will be marketed
in New York.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19
Many Killed by Storm.

VICTORIA, Jan. 12.-Advices by the
steamship Empress of Japan tell of a
fierce storm sweeping the japanese coast
on Dec. -, by which 80 junks were lost
while being towed from Osaka to Kobe,
and III persons persisted. A tidal wave
accompanied the storm, by which All
lives in all were lost.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19

SARATOGA, Jan. lex Congress.
man George West of Ballston Spa was
stricken again with apoplexy there yes.
terday afternoon. His condition is con.
sidered critical. The absent members OF
the family have been telegraphed for.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-General
Corbin announces that the subscriptions
to the Lawton fund have reached the
handsome figure of SSO,lOl being an in.
crease of nearly $1,000 since the last re.
port. Yesterdays subscriptions included
one of 5000 from the members of the
Union League club of New York, which
is in addition to subscriptions sent to
Washington direct by members of the
club amounting to SLOPE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19
Insular Census Returns.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Every eff
fort is making to tabulate the returns OF
the census of Cuba and Porto Rico as
rapidly as possible, and it is probable that
the general results of the work may be
ready for public announcement in three
or four weeks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19
General Greedy Improving.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. - General
Adolphus w. Greedy, who was badly in.
jured by being thrown down his steps by
a drunken man last Sunday, was able to
sit up for several hours yesterday, and
his general condition continues satisfac.
tOry
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19

LONDON. Jan. 13.-Professor James
Martineau, the eminent Unitarian theolo
gian. died yesterday. He was in his nine
ty-fifth year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19
Carnerte's Generous Offer

OTTUMWA, Ia, Jan. 15.-Andrew
Carnegie has offered to give $4,000 tc
Ottumwa for a public library if the city
will agree to spend $1,000 year to main
tain IT,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19

Is it burn? Use DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. A cut? Use DR.. Thomas
Eclectrlc Oil. AT your druggists.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19
What to Do.

What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed. that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfils every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys liver, bladder and every part
OF the urinary passage. It corrects inability
to hold water and scaldng pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use Of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to 60 often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
Hyou need medicine you should have the
best. Sold BY druggists in 5oc and ST. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery fr-Fr
and book that tells As5-sYs1 1s%Is-ss
more about it, both sent b Il m s;Ess
absolutely free by mail, ssSslss. kssssSfEEszn
address DR.. Kilmer & Home Of swamp.Roo,
Co., Binghamton. NY When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours: a
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Important 10 Poultry Raisers.

The American Game Keeper, which
from the name should be authority on
the fowl subject, gives the following
simple directions for protecting set
ting hens against lice and mites, which
is their hesetting annoyance: A cheap
and easy method of destroying these
pests and keeping them from the set
ting hens, it says, Is TO place one or
two of the camphorated balls (such as
those displayed in the windows of drug
stores) in each nest. They cost very
little and by putting them in the nest
the work is done, single ball lasting
through the entire warm season.
Every time the hen goes on the nest
she imparts heat to it. and Il portion
of the camphor odorizes her body and
also the material of the nest; lice Civ
ing it Il wide berth. One of the balls
if placed in vial of sweet oil and ap-
piled to the heads of the fowls and
chicks, on the shanks or under the
wings. will also prove serviceable in
preventing scaly-legs and destroying
the large lice.
For chicks only use one or two drops
of the mixture as grease of any kind
is injurious to chicks.
If preferred mixture may be pre-
pared by using one part lard OIL one
part linseed OIL few grains of cam
phor and two or three drops of oil OF
sassafras. shaking the mixture well be-
fore using.
Whitewash the top and sides of the
hen house and use plenty of carbolic
acid in the wash: put it Oh thick over
the roosts, nests. and every board, to
kill the insect eggs. lice, mites. and
germs of contagious diseases, If there
are any. and to purify and keep things
healthy.
Chicks will commence to scratch
when they are but a day old, no diff
ference whether they see the old hen
scratch or not. If they are Matched i'll
an incubator and reared in Il brooder
they will scratch just the same. This
proves that scratching comes by in
tuition and is natures plan whereby
fowls may get their living. 1t is
sensible thing To believe that fowls
shCuld be made TO scratch for nearly
all they eat. Scratching. will tend To
make them vigorous and prolific.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Fre.h Air in the sick Room.

A clever idea for changing and fresh
ening the air in sick room and at
the same time affording mild spectac-
ular entertainment for a patient un'
able to move is the following: Put
teaspoonful of the whole coffee berries
in q saucer and set where the Invalid
can see it. Fill it up with toilet water
eau de cologne or perfumery-and set
fire to it. If this is done when the
room is dark the effect will be found
especially pretty and the change of air
most refreshing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
To Prevent Loss OF Moisture.

Rolling is an advantage in prevent
ing the loss of moisture from soils
not compact enough to hold much
water. The compacting of such soils
by repeated rolling decreases the
amount of water that passes through
them and beyond the reach OF roots.
When the object OF rolling is to save
soil moisture, tooth harrow should
be used if possible after rolling, so as
TO form a layer of loose soil on the
surface: otherwise rolling Will de-
crease the soil moisture. The roller
should be used with caution on clay
ey lands. The purpose of using the
roller after seeding during dry wealth
er is to compact the soil. thus increas-
ing the capillary action. which carries
the necessary amount of moisture TO
the seeds to cause termination. The
roller is sometimes used after the
plants are up, which of course favors
the rise of water 10 the young roots.
The addition of lumuS to soils de-
iicicnt in organic material Will great
ly increase their capacity for holding
water. This may he supplied by us
ing vegetable mold. cover crops. ROTH
tiOnS. green nanures. ana stable
manures Soil moisture may be
saved by other means but those men,
toned above are the most important.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Prciit in Bu;terinaking.

To sell milk off the farm is TO sell
all the fertiliZing elements there are
in the milk, but these are not as great
as those that were in The grain aud
fodder that the cows ate. or the
grain no small part of those elements
are left in the manure heap: not quite
as much of clover hay. yet more than
Of the grasses. Ii one is selling his
milk he should determine that part
of the money he receives for it. shall
he returned. either in grain bought and
fed out or in fertiliZng material put
upon the fields. Only in this way
can the soil be kept up to its condi-
tiou.
But one who keeps COWS and makes
butter at home. using his skimmilk
for growing calves and hogs, and buys
grain TO feed out, Will ever find his
land improving, his crops growing
larger il properly cared for and he
should grow richer 10y reason thereof
If prices maintain their proper rela-
tion to one another. The man who
sells milk may improve his farm and
still make money if the milk prices
arc high enough. hut we cannot help
feeling that il is doubtful for those
who have TO sell at the prices estah-
iishcd by the milk contractors who
buy for our cities. When we sold
milk at the prices We now pay Tor IL,
OF from five Ia seven cents a quart.
we thought 1t nonr 700 much, hut VI
ntaIp "a living nj il To have sod at
prices paid 10y contractors for the sup
ply of Boston would have soon meant
bankruptcy for us. AMI We should have
preferred 10 have brought OUT the tin
pans, the churn and other apparatus
IN use in those days, ana made but
ter again. To-day. with more modern
appliances. we think butter making
should he much easier end more profit
tole.--EostOn tultlVator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Food for Laying Hens.

For our laying hens we prepare the
iood MS follows: We get green bones
and bopy meat that are suitable to
run through the bone cutter, are
pulled out; the rest we put into Il
large iron kettle. and boil them until
the whole is thoroughly cooked; then
we pick cut the bones. and mix with
the soup. or broth. chopped clover
and mill feed. We stir in enough of
this to make Il stiff mush boil it well,
cover it. and as we need it, feed 1t.
In the winter when ii is very cold, we
take enough for one feed and place it
into the mixing trough, put hot water
on it, and put with such mill feed as
we have at hand. This Is the principal
meal for the morning. At noon, We
give about one quart of wheat TO
eight or 10 chickens, and in the even
ing we give about the same amount
of corn. During the day we have
mangels or rutabagas hanging around
in their pens.M. 1arter. i'll The
tIpitomist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04

for three fine farms for his SONS. His
views coincide with mine exactly, for
| feel that my father has made money
by feeding grain to the cows while ON
pasture.
1t is true, perhaps. that for a month
or SO. while the grass is plentiful and
succulent. the cows will give as large
returns without grain feed as with 1t,
but during times of drouth an the fly
season, grain fed cows will always hold
their own much better than those not
SO fed. They also milk much better
during the last few months of the lac
tation period. The quantity of grain
to be used will depend to some extent
OIL the condition of the pastures and
the size of the cows. 1t is not general
ly advisable to feed more than from
four to eight pounds per COW per day.
The university dairy cows are fed
daily from three to five pounds each
of mixture of equal parts OF corn
meal and glsiten feed, depending on
the size of the COW and the length OF
time she has been milking. Our large
cows get more than the small ones,
and we also feed our fresh cows heav-
ier than those that have been milking
several montbs.--W. j. Kennedy, in
American Agriculturist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Farm and Garden Notes.

Early shearing gives more and bet.
ter wool.
Corn fodder is excellent feed for
horses, especially as change of diet.
Each pigpen should be divided into
two parts, one for sleeping and the
other for feeding.
Liberal amounts of protein tend to
increase the flow OF milk and lessen the
natural shrinkage due TO lactation.
Salt. sulphur, charcoal. ashes and
bone dust should occasionally be
placed where the pigs can get at 1t.
Mutton growing with wool as an in
cidental product. will continue to he
the mos, profitable method of sheep
breeding.
Farm ward manure or feeding highly
concentrated foods on n pasture sup
ply the most appropriate fertiliz!ng ele-
ments for permanent pasture.
\ growing pig must have food that
will promote growth. MIX shorts.
clover, peas. oats and Il small allow
ancc of corn will be found very salts
factory.
Wood an1 al materials that decay
easily should be avoided In irrigation
works as much a. possible. OF course
these must he used In many eases and
IN that event should be- carefully
watched.
The advantage Of feeding silage over
corn fodder is that there IL practically
no waste. 10 the one passing dairy
farm and noticing the cornstalks In
the COW yard this fact Is Impressed
upon them al once
Richness IN nitrogen may be meas
ured in a large degree by the humus
contained in the soil. OF course the
stage of decomposition of this organic
matter is an important factor m de-
lerminlng the availability of nitrogen.
Turnlps ana swedes draw their food
supply from the surface soil. Their
uawrr of taking up nitrogen from the
soil ls greater than cereal crops. As II
consequence clover and cowpeas should
o,a'ur Frequently IL the rotation where
turnips aud swedes are grown.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
For NV LadY,a Boudoir.

For ones own room a pretty device
IS to take yard of broad satin ribbon
and prepare n handsome bow for each
end Take IL number of photographs
and paste strip of strong paper to
the back of each. leaving an unpasted
space at the center through which the
ribbon may pass. Run the ribbon band
through the openings so that the row
of photographs stand face outward
mounted on the strip. Sew the bows
to the end of the ribbon and tack the
bows TO the wall. A vertical row of
photographs can be made by running
the strips of paper across the backs
of the photographs and only tackinS
the upper bow to the wall. or prefer
ably putting no bow ut all below.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
To Clean Tapestry.

Tapestry and cretonne may be
cleaned and revived by this process:
Cut up some soap into shreds, allowing
four ounces of soap to each quart OF
water. and boil to jelly. Have ready
two tubs of pretty hot water. Add To
this enough boiled soap to make
good lather. Add two handfuls of bran
quickly with little rubbing. first in one,
and then in the other tub. and then
rinse out in either salt and water or
vinegar and water. Shake well to get
rid of the bran. and dry at once.
Starch in thin boiled starch, roll
tightly III Il clean cloth. mangle, and
then iron with moderately hot iron.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
The Fashion in Tablecloths.

Tablecloths to which up-to-date
women accord the highest homage are
of plain French damask. hemstitched
and worked with magnificent sprays
of tilled-in embroidery. These sprays
are varied in shape. Some tablecloths
have two. starting mt opposite corners
and swinging their way along the ends
and up the opposite side for short
distance others have bands across the
ends. while still others have great,
bunchy effects The important thing
about these sprays is. of course. that
they must not interfere with the plac-
ing of the plates.
When the filled-in embroidery covers
the sides of the tablecloth pretty
thoroughly no monograms are used
But ordinarily tablecloth is embroid-
cred with four, one at each corner
"a inches from the end and II inches
on each side of the centre. This ar
rangcment places them so that they re-
main uncovered during the entire nIsal
For more ordinary use tableclOths
are still of French damask. with wide
hemstitch. The patterns vary; some
are large. others small. and generally
a woman chooses them to suit her
fancy. Yet there seems TO be q ten
dency to select the small. plain pat
terms, rather than those more elabo-
rate. For instance. popular design
is merely striped damask. with fancy
square woven in the centre. Fr.nged
table linen rarely now is used.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Grain far Cav. 90 Pasture.

The majority of dalrymen do not he
iicyr in feeding grain Ia their COWS
while on pasture. us tlgy claim II does
not pay On the hoin. farm we have
fed grain 10 our COWS the yrar round
for several years. aud number Of
utir most progressive nclghbprs have
done likewise, Many people doubted
the wisdom of such Practice at first.
hul some of them are now following
our example. \ year ago | met one
of our most successful dnlrynen on
his Way h"mc from the station witt. a
large load al corn ineul and bran 10.
his COWS I asked him II he Was satis-
fed that IL paid him 90 feed So much
grain during the summer months. lie
said. II do not think that could ar
ford To- stop feeding grain te nay COWS
while they are an pasture. might
say that this tam has not ONLY bought
aud pall for bran aud corn meal f.s'
nls COWS. hal with the net returns fropl
his eows lac has purchased aud paid
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
~HoUJEAoZD
HR1 RECIPES
CAA AN.e. ., =: .. ..

Spiced Gooseberries--For five pounds
Of fruit allow three pounds OF
sugar. one pint of vinegar and ono
tablespoonful each of ground CHINA
mon and cloves. Mix all together,
cook until thick. stirring occasionally,
and seal in glass jars.
Spanish Sweet Pepper Parboil for
10 minutes three green peppers: halvc
them. dip In oil and fry for 10 minutes
when cool shred fine, mix with an
equal weight of cold cooked fresh fish
flaked; sift In Il cup OF shredded young
lettuce: pour over II mayonnaise and
serve OH lettuce nests.
Krehutyne, or Bohemian Doughnuts
Two eggs, three tablespOonfuls ot
water. Mix with flour into II stlff
dough, adding n saltsponfnl of salt.
Roll ont as thin as IA soda cracker
cut into fancy shapes, fry in hot lard.
Another way of making this Il tn
sweetcn with Tablespoonful of sugar.
Serve cold
biscuit One pint of sour cream: dis.
solve scant tt1ispoonful of soda In
tablespoonful of hot water stir IL Into
the cream heating until II foaIns over
the cup: add u salispoonful of salt
and Hour enough Ia make u soft
dough; pat over With the hands Ia the
thickness at an Inch cut with small
cutter and bake.
Chicken Salad Two large fowls
boiled; TWO large heads of celery. cut
the meat aud celery into small pieces.
For dressing The ch'eken gravy and
one half pint of vinegar, II small piece
Of butter. one tablespoonful Of must
ard. Il small Tablespoonful of cayenne.
one tablespoonful of salt; stir Ia the
yoke of eight eggs Just before taking
from the sto,e: when cold stir Ia one
cup or mare Of thick cream. Mlx ~
gethei with u fsrs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
A GREAT STAR MAP
Now Making by 9 Observatories OF
the World.

Now Making by Q Observatories OF
the World.
At congress held at Paris in 1887,
IL was decided that the. end of the
nineteenth century should see the
n aking of a great catalogue OF all the
stars in the sky, upon a scale OF COM
pleteness and precision SURPRISING any
thing previously attempted. 1t is i'm
possible to exaggerate the Importance
of such work; for upon our star cat
alogues depends ultimately the entire
structure of astronomical science. The
work was far too vast for the powers
of any one observatory. Therefore
the whole sky, from pole to pole. was
divided into eighteen belts or zones OF
approximately equal area; and each OF
these was assigned to a single observ-
atory to be photographed. A series
of telescopes were specially construct
ed, so that every part of the work
should be done with the same type OF
instrument. AS far as possible, an at
tempt was made to secure uniformity
of methods, and particularly uniform
scale of precision. To cover the entire
sky upon the plan proposed, no less
than forty-four thousand one hundred
and eight negatives are required;
and most of these have now been fin
ished. The further measurement OF
the pictures and the drawing up of a
vast printed star catalogue are also
we'll under way. One Of the partici-
pating observatories, that of Potsdam,
Germany, has just published the first
volume of it's part of the catalogue. 1t
is estimated that this observatory
alone will require twenty quartc
volumes to contain merely the final re.
suits of it's work on the catalogue. AL
together not less than two million stars
will find place in this, our latest di.
rectory of the heavens.-Exchange.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
City Named for Huntington.

The prosperous and growing city of
Huntington. w. Va, was named after
the late Coils P. Huntington, who pro-
jected the place, and some thirty years
ago purchased the land upon which it
is situated. He subsequent conveyed
the property to the Central md COM
pany, corporation in wi / he was
chief stockholder and of n he was
special receiver at the lie of his
death. (8
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
fskgsln. =. .c1RpEN.::,
Flowing Cow reas Under.

When cow peas produce pods ana
the pods begin to turn yellow. they
should he plowed under. If grown
for hay cut the vines when the pods
are about four inches long. When
grown as q manurial crop the longer
the vipes remain on the ground De-
fore they are plowed under the more
nodules will he formed on the roots,
hence the more nitrogen added to the
soil
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Deafness. Cannot 4 Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an m
hamed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eqstachian Tube. When this tube is in
framed you have n rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness Is the result, and unless the nfiam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten arr.
caused by catarrh which Is nothing but an in
tanned condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
Ease of Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
a tiad Break.

"Yonr wife seems 10 have taken ..
violent dislike 10 Meechem.'
Yves. When he was NJ the house
the other Gay la leaned his head back
against ou, OF the ornainrnted tidles
she keeps on the rnekIvy cnN-s"-chi'
cagu Tribune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04

To Cure . Cold In One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROho QuININB TABLErs All
druggists refund the IN ,ney II 1t fails to cure
L W. GRovI's signature IL on each box. 25c
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04

Sixteen parks are maintained by the
City OF Mexico.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-04
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

The bells of Pekin, China, seven in mum.
Der, weigh 10000 pounds.