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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23

men serving in the Boer forces who
would desert if assured of pardon from
the British.
Advces from Lorenzo MARQUES say
that Hazel's American scouts have suf-
fered more heavily than any other
corps during the war. In the past six
weeks out of force 100 strong they
have lost 81 killed, wounded or captur-
ed. While storming the British position
at Tobaberg Grand they simply wipe
out the detachment holding the post
and captured Captain Cheyne and six
men,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
ODD FELLOWS ENCAMPMENT.

lows held on Tuesday at Burlington the re-
port of @. W. Farr Of st. Johnsbury, grand
scribe, showed the receipts from the subor-
dinate lodges for the past year to have been
S782.16 and the total membership to be
1,407.
year ensuing:-Grand Patriarch, III. O. Far.
rar, Rutland; grand high priest, l.. Il. Mel
len OF Middleburyi grand senior warden, III
r. Kimball Of St. Albsns; grand scribe, O.
w. Farr OF st. Johnsbury; grand junior
warden, O. w. Spaulding OF Woodstock
grand treasurer, l.. j. Brown OF Bradford;
grand sentinel. K. A. Cook OF Newport;
grand outside sentinel, ID. M. Damon OF
Bellows Falls grand representatives, K. II.
Smith Of Barre and Charles II. Lockwood OF
Springfield.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS

At the annual session Of the grand lodge
OF Odd Fellows held Wednesday at Burl-
ington, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:-Grand Master, e. H.
Jackson Of Windsor; deputy grand master,
+. A. Sherburne OF Montpelier; grand war
den, s. b. Waite Of Hyde Park; grand sec
Rotary, II. e. Parker Of Bradford grand
treasurer, K. H. Adams, OF Swanton; grand
representative, e. M. Bartlett Of Island
Pond. This was Mr.. Parker's fourteenth
consecutive election as grand secretary OF
that body
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23

"THE BETTER PART of valor is dis
cretion," and the better part of the
Disease originates in impurities in the
blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla purifes the
blood. People who take it at this sea-
son say they are kept healthy the year
round. 1t is because this medicine ex-
pels impurities and makes the blood rich
and health-giving.
All liver ills are cured by Hoods
Pills. % cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
FOR MIDDLE.ACED WOMEN.

Two Letters from Women Helped Through
the "Change of Life" by Lydia f.. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
"DEAR MRS. PINKnAM when first
wrote to you was in very bad con-
dition. 1 was passing through the
change of life, and the doctors said I
had bladder and liver trouble. / had
suffered for nine years. Doctors failed
to do me any good. Since have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, my health has improved very
much. will gladly recommend your
medicine to others and am sure that IL
will prove as great blessing to them
as it has to e."-MBs. GEO. II. JUHE,
9oi DeKalb Ave-, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
HaIe's
Honey Of
and 7 ar.

1t has cured thousands of colds; it
will cure thousands of others-and
yours. use, soc, sI.oo per bottle;
the largest size cheapest. AT all drug
gists. Be sure and get Hale's.
Pixies TOOthache Drops Cure In One Minute.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
Relief Came Promptly

DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM Il had been
under treatment with the doctors for
four years, and seemed TO get no better,
1 thought would try your medicine.
My trouble was change of life, and
must say that 1 never had anything
help me SO much as Lydia G. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound Relief
came almost Immediately. l have
better health now than l ever had.
feel like new woman, perfectly
strong. 1 give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Compound all the credit, and would
not do without her medicine for any
thing. 1 have recommended IL to
several of my friends There is no
need of women suffering SO much for
Mrs Pinkham's remedies are sure
cure" " MAHALA BUTLER, Bridge
water, III.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23

Hundreds of lives saved every year by
having DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil in the
house just when 1t Is needed. Cures Group,
heals cuts, wounds of every sort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23

No need to fear sudden attacks OF cholera
infantum, dysentery, diarrhps, or summer
complaints, If you have DR.. Fowler's Ex-
tract of Wild Strawberry in the medicine
cheat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23

Energy all gone? Headache2 Stomach
out Of order? Simply case of torpid liver.
Burdock Blood Bitters will make a new man
or woman of you.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23

Scald head Is an eczema OF the scalp
very severe sometimes, but it can be cured.
Doan's Ointment, quick and permanent in
Its results. AT any. drug store, 30 cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
Time and Experience

are severe tests; but both tests, and
all other tests, have been met by
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-23
Another Woman Helped

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Il took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
during change of life and derived great
benefit from its use. MARY E. JAMES,
1876 Coydon St., Bradford, Pa.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
The White Holland Turkey.

White Holland turkeys are more diff
fcult to bring to maturity than other
kinds, and are slightly smaller, but
are more domestic, and on this account
more desirable. We have found out
per cent. of loss much less when we al
lowed the hen turkeys to take entire
care of their broods from the first,
merely combining them for "a hours
without feeding, after all are Matched j;
then permitting the old turkey to roam
with them wherever she pleases. She
knows best what food to give them,
and where to find it, and as white tur-
keys are excellent mothers, she keeps
them warm and dry. She will occa-
sionally fetch them to the house, when
small grain for the young turkeys and
corn for the old one and water should
be given them as reimbursement to
come again. We might say that one of
our white Hollands this season weighs
~ pounds, and will dress off four or
five pounds.-Ohio Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
BEES AND GRAPES.
The HOney-Makers Suck the Juice OF
the Ripe Fruit Only After 1T
Has Burst Open.

The question whether bees pune
ture grapes has been discussed from
various stanGpoints for a good many
years, and the conclusions reached by
most thinkers and Investigators on the
subject are that bees DO not puncture
grapes, but suck the juice of grapes
only after they have been burst open or
been bitten by birds. Prof. r. L. lay
lor, of the Michigan experiment sta
ton, has conducted some experiments
that would seem to put the question
at rest. His observations were that
the bees worked only on the Delaware
and Lady grapes, varieties that burst
open badly in wet seasons. Prof. Tay-
lor placed 1000 sacks on clusters of
10 different varieties of grapes so that
the bees could not get at them. To-
ward the close of the experiment it
was found that the grapes inclosed in
sacks were suffering more than those
that were left uncovered, and many of
the grapes had burst open. The ex-
perimenter concluded that the sucking
away of the juice of the grapes by the
bees is a direct benefit rather than an
injury, in that these juices are pre-
vented from flowing upon sound
grapes, and thus increasing the amount
of the injury by the cracking of the
skin.-Farmers' Voice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
GEESE ON THE FARM.
They Have No More business near the
House Than Have Swine or
Other Live Stock.

Not nearly so many geese are seen
to-day on farms as were seen several
years ago; the breeding of this noisy
fowl has greatly decreased and there
are dozens only now where perhaps
hundreds used to be. Somehow or other
an almost universal disapproval OF the
goose has been brought about among
farmers wives, who usually manage
that branch of the business, and they
are not nearly SO enthusiastic in out
stripping their neighbors in the num-
Der of goslings. There are several rea-
sons for the diminution of geese and
their decreased breeding on the farms:
They are, first, a very unclean, filthy,
noisy and meddlesome fowl, contain
mating stock water if given access toit,
scattering their feathers about the
premises, depositing excrement wher-
ever they most do congregate, and that
is usually around the kitchen door, or,
at all events, in the yard, and as table
fowl they are not very popular, being
excelled by the turkey, chicken and
even the duck.
But the goose has place on the
1arms IL mas Vdlue q III Aldy NC B AO"A
with profit, as many could testify.
Feathers will bring from 80 to 40 cents
per pound and geese on foot will bring
from five to seven cents per pound, or
from 60 cents to one dollar each. A fat
ted goose will range in weight from 10
to IS pounds. IL pounds being about the
average. If geese can be raised about
the barn or a considerable distc nee
from the house, in special pasture ar
ranged for them, having water, forage
and q house for winter occupancy, we
believe it will pay to raise them, though
there is more money in chickens be-
cause there is better demand for the
meat and the greatest consideration IL
the egg yield.
The chicken has three distinct values;
for eggs, flesh and feathers, while the
goose possesses only the last two, feath'
ers being perhaps its most profitable
products. Geese, however, have no more
business near the house and in the yard
than have swine or cows.-Farmers
Voice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
AMONG THE POULTRY.

Fine cut fresh bone is one of the best
foods for laying hens and young chick
ems. Tainted bone is vile.
During the winter months, when
grain is fed in considerable quantities,
grit is absolutely necessary to the
fowls.
Unfertile eggs are preferred for the
kitchen, because they are supposed to
retain their freshness longer than fer
tile ones.
Leaves and dry earth make an ex-
cellent combination on the floor of the
poultry house. Dry earth absorbs and
disinfects, while leaves make scratch
ing material for the fowls.
A New York commission firm advises
that all kinds of poultry be killed by
cutting through the roof of the mouth
to the brain with sharp-pointed knife.
The idea is o'bleed the fowl freely.
Only choice, well-selected dressed
poultry should be shipped to the city
markets if good prices are expected,
Unassorted lots invariably bring poor
returns. Snip the culls separately, II
they are to go.-Ohio Poultry Journal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
HOw's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that eau
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo. Ohio.
We the undersigned, have known F,
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieye him perfectly honorable in al!
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & Traux, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, @.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
naIly, acting directly upon the blood
and Mucous surfaces of the system
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by ali
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

TRAP READY FOR IdE ohONn'
floor of neighbours summer kitchen,
and as the floor was not tight got into
the habit of coming into the room
above. The farmer captured them by
use of the trap shown in the illustra-
ton.
A small-sized dry goods box, not so
large but it can be easily carried, Is
fixed with trap door, which is attached
to a lever connected with trigger in
such a manner that when sprung the
door will drop. The box can be carried
with it's captive to safe distance,
where the odor will not be disturbing,
and the prisoner shot or dispatched by
trusty dog.
The illustration shows the trap ready
set. The trap door, a, is attached to a
lever, b, which rests on fulcrum at G.
The other end of the lever is fastened to
the trigger, d. The trigger passes
through the top of the box, the notch,
f, catching on the edge of the hole in
the box, which should be large enough
to give plenty of play. The trigger
stick should be long enough to reach
within an inch of the bottom of the box,
where the bait, e, is fastened. A
hinged door in the side of the box
makes the last~act easy-that of dis
patching the entrapped animal. If the
box is carried carefully, there is no dan
ger of the skunk opening hostilities un-
til immediate danger threatens him.
Orange Judd Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
How to House Big Colonies.

A writer in the Chicago Stockman
says he bufsSs bee houses ten feet long,
sixfeetwide anN six feet high to accom-
modate II colonies, at acost of about one
dollar per colony. He sets hives two
feet apart. from center to center, and
makes entrances in the sides to CORE
spond with the entrances to the hives.
He prefers to place the hives on the
usual bottom boards, WHICH are nailed
to cleats at each end, so hat the hives
are some four inches frdm the floor
which leaves room for chaf packing in
the winter. An old dwelling house,
with two ordinary-sized rooms IA feet
square, should be large enough for 50
colonies, and the room would give q
working space among the hives.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
jAi|*4P y .: { + j
~. 10 Be SQX{K7
EFFECTIVE SKUNK TRAP.
II Ia Not Diaicult to Construct ani
VIII Do All That Can Be
Expected of 1t.

Skunks are a nuisance about farm
house or barnyard, and where they get
into the habit of raiding the chicken
yards, must be gotten rid of at any cost.
Often they are allowed to make and oc-
cupy nests in the vicinity OF the barn
or house and remain undisturbed on &C.
count of the disagreeable consequences
an interference would bring about.
The average man would rather beard
the lion in his den than risk an encoun-
ter with skunk. A pair of these ami
mails made their abode beneath the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
NO RIGHT TO UGLINESS.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form ana temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attractive
must keep her heath. If she is weak
sickly and run down, she will be
nervous ana irritable. If she has con-
stipation or kidney tlouble, her Impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin
eruptlons and wretcbed complexion.
Electric Bltters Is the best medicine in
tie world TO regulate stomache, liver
and kidneys and to purify the blood. 1t
gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth
velvety skin, rich complexion. It will
make good looking, charming woman
of a run down invalid. Only so cents at
E. L. Whitehead & Co.'S Drug store.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
HIS LIFE WAS SAVED

Mr.. J. E. Lilly prominet citizen of
Hannibal. Mo-, lately had wonderful
dellverance from frightlul death. In
telling of 1t he says: II was taken with
Typhoid Fever, that ran into pneumon-
ia. My lungs hardened. was so
weak I coulden't even sit up in bed.
Nothing helped me. / expected to
soon die OF consumption. when I heard
of DR.. Kings New Discovery. One
bottle gave great relief. I continued
to Use it, and now am we'll and strong.
I can't say too much in its praise This
marvellous medicine ia the surest and
quickest cure in the world for all throat
and lung trouble. Regular sizes so cts
and 100, Trial bottles free at E. T..
Whitehead & Co.'S Drug Store every
bottle guaranteed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
Storage of Comb Honey,

The driest and warmest place in the
house should be chosen for storing Sec
tons of comb honey in. says the British
Bee Journal. A kitchen cupboard close
to the fire forms an ideal storing place,
and if the sections are protected from
dust, insects, mice, etc., by careful
wrapping, the honey in them will keep
liquid for over IL months. In some
seasons, however, honey in sections will
granulate in spite of every care. Per.
sonally we have many times had sec
lions in the best of condition after fe
or IS months storing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success.
It soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Dlarrhoea. 1t
will relieve the poor little sufferer I'M
medlately. Sold by Druggistsin every
part of the world. twenty-five cents
a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take
no other kind. 427-ly
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

The Caucasian, Buffers paper Is to
be published as daily and will be the
recognised organ of the opponents of
the amendment. If the editor-in-chief
has half an eye to the eternal fitness
of things, he will change the name be-
fore the first issue.-Durham Herald.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

There are number of ways of select
ing eggs to send to market. The best
of these ways is to pass each egg before
. candle held On the other side of box
or board through which hole has been
made. When we say candle of course
we recognize the fact that an actual
candle is not necessary-any kind of a
light will do provided it be powerful
enough to send it's light through the
egg. Only fresh eggs should be sent to
market, especially If private Gust TONERS
are being supplied.-Farmers' Review.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

WHAT A WONDERFUL DISCOV-
cry is pain killer It not only cures
the ills of the human family, but is
also the sure remidy for horses with
collie. It has never been known to
fail in cure of the worst cases; and
Tor sprains, gals, etc it never fails, try
it once. Directions accompany each
bottle. Sold by druggists generally.
Avoid substitutes, there is but one
pain. killer, Perry Davis. Price 25 cts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
QUEER NAMES,

An old mama seems to be good ad-
vertisement for a newspaper in the
far west and probably that is why the
Sedalia Bazoo, the Texas Jimplecute
and the Tombstone Epitaph Of other
days hsYe plenty OF imitators or sue
cessCrs.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
THE QUESTION SETTLED.

George" size said with considerable
severity" this is the last time I shsi!
ask you for money to get my sealskin
coat made over"
"Good" be exclaimed. "There's an
other matter out of the way that has
been worrying me for long time."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS.

Are grand, but skin erup:ions rob
life of JOY. Bucklen,s Arnica Salye,
cures them; also old, running and
fever sores, Ulcers Boils, Felons, Corns
Warts, Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Scalds.
Chapped hands, Chilblains. Best Pile
cure on earth, Drives out pains and
aches. Only rs cts, box. Cure qua
ranteed. Sold by E. T. Whitehead &
CO. Druggists.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
RUN OF SASH AND STRAW.

RUN OF SASH AND STRAW.
front, and the top is covered with straw
or corn stalks. Make the top strong
enough to hold the weight of the snow
that may fall upon it. If there is no
tight board fence at hand, the back can
be boarded roughly and then banked
right up to and over the top with straw
Farmer
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP new
er disappoints those who use it Tor
obstinate coughs, colds and lrritations
of the throat and lungs. 1t stands un-
rivaled as remedy for throat and lung
diseases. Sold by all dauggists for %
cts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
CATARRH CAN BE CURED
Murdoch S Catarrh Cure.
It Goes to Every Part
Sure, Safe and Pleasant.

reliable
In been offered suffering
completely ruined
Dyspepsia
and affected
In ma
and scientific preparation and is
affected by the disease 1t relieves the worst forms
and where continued for reasonable time No
often
fom colds Like all and valuable preparations will find Others
A CONVINCE. Mailed address,
paid, receipt of price.
Put up in tin boxes, 81 per MURDOCH CURE CO.,
box: treatment for 80 DAYS. Atlanta Ga
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

H ARMLESS, efficient, reliable and
pleasant to take, is Roberts Chill
Tonic for chills, feyers, malaria, night
sweats and la grippe. Csc. No cure.
No pay. "The best I ever saw" Is
what they all say. At E. T. White
head & Co.'s
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

More mushrooms are raised in the
vicinity of Paris than in any other
place in the world.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
Valuable to Women.

Especially valuable to women is Browns
Iron Bitters. Backache vanishes, headache
disappears, strength takes the place of
weakness, and the glow of health readily
comes to the pallid cheek when this won
derful remedy is taken. For sickly children
or overworked men it has no equal. No home
should be without this famous remedy.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold By all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
CHEAP WINTER RUN.
A Poultry Yard Device That Can Be
Made at Little Expense of
Time or Money.

The cut shows an easy way to make
sunny winter run for poultry at little
expense, either of money, time or labor.
Some old window sash is set up for the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15
An Uncertain Disease.

There is nc disease more uncertain in ito
nature than dyspepsia. Physicians say that
the symptoms of no two cases agree. 1t il
therefore most difficult to make . correct
diagnosis. No matter how severe or under
what disguise dyspepsia attacks you, Browns
diseases Of the stomach, blood end nerves.
Browns Iron Bitten il sold By eli; dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

*Dally. daily except Sunday.
Trains No. 40 and 4S solid trains Re-
tween Primers Point and Wilmington.
Train No. 40 connects at Rocky Mt.
with train % for all points South and
No. IS train for all points North.
G. N. SERPELL, J. r. KENLY,
Genr1 Manager Sup't Tains.
T. Nj. EMERSON,
Gen1i Passenger Agent
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

Snow drifts have blocked trains, and
the snow was over foot deep on the
level in England.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

Comes to grlef-the undertaken.
The clock-maker is never in q hurry
He always has plenty of time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

The instal!ment dealer seems to be q
firm believer in trusts.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

Sewing is not 40 painful as reaping
Goethe.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-15

Cure Cold In mead.
Kermotts Chocolates Laxative Quinine, easy
to take and quick to cure cold in head and sore
The things accredited the cleverest
are often the result of accident.