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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-08-21
Dan age by Forest Fires.

| was on Cancels Hump on Saturday
surveying lines in the burned tract,
where marks and monuments were
nearly obliterated by the fires early in
summer writes a correspondent of the
Waterbury Record. Where the fire
burned it looks desolate in the extreme.
In many places no green object exists,
and no bird, beast or reptile appears to
eniven the scene, Much of the timber
is already fallen down and will have to
be removed at once to be of any value
and still the land is of more value to the
present owner than it was before it was
burned over though it will be valueless
when the lumber is removed. This may
seem strange but the fact is the lumber
will bring many times the valuation of
the land, at any price the owner ever
fixed upon it. One large owner who
thought at first that he had suffered an
irreparable loss told me few days since,
that he now considered it providential
for at present prices for lumber he could
realize much more from the land than
he ever expected to, for on some of it
the net value of the dead timber was
more than one hundred dollars per
acre.
There dose not appear to be as large
proportion of timber land (destroyed3
however as was supposed to be. In the
State of Maine an official report places
the loss at about per cent and in Yer
mont it is not certainly any more and
the enhanced valuation of the remain
ing land will more than compensate the
owner even if that Burned over had been
totally destroyed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-08-21
a Great Attraction.

One of the most novel attractions ever
seen in this country will be the
"Kramers," the worlds greatest bicycle
performers and trick riders. Their acts
which will be given in front of the
Grand stand at the Fair, Sept /, 2, 3, and
A. are simply marvellous.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-08-21
r. S. Benedict.
Guaranteed Income POLICY.
DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS

Any surplus accruing on this policy
will be apportioned at the end CT twenty
or fifteen years and annually thereafter.
The surplus apportioned at the end of
the first period can he drawn in cash, or
applied to purchase an increase to the
guaranteed income or deferred annuity,
or to purchase additional paid-up life in
surance under the usual conditions. The
latter additional amount increases the
amount of the insurance but not the an
nual income.
That part Of the premium which pro-
vides for the income or deferred am
nuity in combination is participating and
will increase the surplus.
The additions purchased with the sur
plus. once credited are participating and
non-forfeitable.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-08-21

In your next order include bottle of
Welch's Grape Juice, which is sold
under an absolute guarantee of purity,
being wholly grape juice, unfermented,
undiluted, and unadulterated.
1t is natural tonic food for the sick
and convalescent.
Try this Grape Juice as table bever-
age and as light refreshment for special
occasions. 1t is a delicious, fruity drink,
which all appreciate.
Welch's Grape Juice is suitable for the
Sacrament being pure and unfermented
Quarts, soc; Pints, 25.
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door at each end Of the house open
ing into the alIcyway which is three
and half feet wide and extends the
entire length of the building on its
north side. This passageway is scpa-
rated from the pens by n matched
board partition. The pens are IL feet
square, with two windows in the
front or south side Of each pen A
door opens from the allcyway into
each pen, and there is a door in each
partition between the pens
Ventilation without direct draughts
is provided by means Of an opening
two feet square cut through the cell
ing 20 the loft above, Fresh air is
supplied to the loft through cupola
ycntilators in the roof and by win
dows at the gable ends These ven.
tilntors are constructed so tha. they
can be closed at any degree necessary
and give complete control Of the air
supply.
The roosting platform, with
pcrchcs above and nests beneath, e.
placed on the north side Of each pen.
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POULTRY PARAGRAPHS.

The hens ought to have o dry place
20 scratch aud loaf In during rainy
weather
The work Of the poultry yards il an
everyday business though not an
urduou, task
The, mailer ,hc noclis the better the
chance for each hen aud the more eggs
TO be expected,
Give the chicks fine grit with their
FIRST food, They must get their Nrst
teeth curly In lilc,
breeding fowls especially should be
kept IN a good condition, neither TOO
fat nor too lean,
The priucipol cause Of ducks dying
In the shell is too rapid evaporation
during incubation,
Give regular attention 20 the ponl.
try NJ 60 any other stock on the farm
and II will pay you,
II the poultry ~ yardcd see that they
have more shade than afforded by q
wire netting fence,
Don't sell your poultry, II h too val.
uoblc 'o dispose Of now, right 10 the
midst of the crp season.
Cooked turulps are good feed for
chickens, aud they do we'll on the
muuglc Wurt2lc, fed raw,
Muuy a lilllc chick dies from what In
supposed to be some mysterious all
mcnt when The trouble Is simply lice
Commercial Poultry
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SMALL GERMAN FARMS.
Owner of n Quarter Section Is Con-
sidered II Wealthy Person in
the Old Country.

G. w. Grimmer a farmer ard feed
er at Greeley, Kan, who is a native Of
Germany, in commenting on the visit
Of the German student Of agriculture
10 this country at this time said 20 a
Drovers' Telegram representative:
"If German farmer; that is, the av-
erage countryman, has ten or Is
acre tract Of land, he is considered
somebody. Many farmers own only
five acres, LNt they plant so many diff
ferent kinds Of grains, vegetables and
the like and till AID fertiIize the
ground so well that the five acres Is
ample to support geuerous-si2ed
family throughout the year, 4 quar-
ter section Of land is a modorate-si2ed
farm in America, but in Germany the
owner OF such tract OF land would
be considered a very wealthy person,
Another thing In which American and
German farm rfe is different is that
the Germans farm is rarely in one
body. The land there is 50 valuable
and it is divided into such small tracts
that farmer often finds himself own
ing a couple OF acres in body, an acre
or two half mile away and four or
FIVE acres In another direction. The
farms are thus nothing more than
Eood-sized gardens, Many western
Kansas farm has n larger garden and
family orchard than the average Ger.
man farm. A farm in the old country
costs from $500 an acre up
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e. cjacuIations of di,may. Over all the
eternal stars brooding peacefully
above the trivial tolls of man.
Lance splashed along with dcgged
determination, Speariug founders. and
saying nothing. lie would say some
thing presently-while the speeches
were being made. After they went
ashore the oracle would be void. He
saw no hope of word with Ccdoui
until the orator should be called to
attend his public duties. Even then
she would probably be invited inside
the circle of light But he would see
that she did not go. Like all quiet
men, when deed was once deter
mined upon, Lance expected to carry
it through. He had not an idea what
he would say-only that Cedoni
pencd that when the grand stand-a
bay of shallow WATERWAYS reached,
and the torch bearers began to cir
Gle around the speakers, Ccdoni felt
a strong hand upon her arm,
"Nou wish something's Her tone
was distant, as it had been ever since
he reproachcd her for that bit of idle
gossip,
81 wanted to speak to YOU" Lance
replied, quietly.
"Well?"
"Aftcr the speeches begin"
"Nou must excuse me. | am to
sing the opening song
81 can't excuse YOU
"Nou must" But he held her arm
firmly and silently, while the circle
closed and the song began
"Do you consider this courteous ~
she asked, Indignantly.
81 wanted to speak to you,' he re-
peatcd, quietly.
"Well speak for" The notes Of
america" swelled out and drowned
her words. Hundreds Of voices sing
ing under the stars, and the music
huatcd far away over the silent wa
ter. IT was soul-inspirng, yes, was
more than that. Lance leaned over
Cedoni
81 love YOU dear" His strong
voice was little husky, Did she
hear? She stood by him until the
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THE SQUAD INDUSTRY.
Can BE Made RemuncratiSen at
All Times.

With 500 Homer and Antwerp pi-
geons, Fred Sudow, a clerk in a gro
cery store, is doing a nice business IN
raising squads. He writes; My plant
consists of a house $50 feet long, 10
feet deep and 10 feet high, divided INTO
Is rooms, and II feet high wire runs to
the south of house. all one run. Inc
wire is put feet in the ground; no
boards are used The construction OF
my nests and nest room for a pair OF
birds offers from anyone elSe's l have
seen. | give each pair of birds nest
room of 20 inches deep (2NlO-Inch
board shelves. feet long, 10 inches
high; in this compartment | place a
removable box, just to the nest eNlo
inches, open top and one side, when
gives chance to clean very reaClIy
with a small hoe. enabling one man to
clean the whole 2j0-foot house in four
hours. Pigeons look for a dark place
TO hatch. and having this one separate
compartment there is no interference
from blUtG DTttGtTSs we al hh'" SN
well when making love We look for a
secluded spot; pigeons are a great
deal Of the same nature.
A thorough cleaning is done every
week; the nests from which squads
were taken that week are removed
and whitewashed again, this keeping
the house perfectly whitewashed at all
times without further disturbance 10
the birds. Never remain over - min
utes in one room. Two cups Of kero-
sene oil is mixed to a bucketful OF
whitewash. Kerosene is great lice
and lice egg destroyer, The droppings
are taken from the floor with large
shovel The house is made rat and
mice proof with mice proof wire net
ting under the floor. The manure is
also scrapcd in the run from the
ground and a horse and hand cultiva-
tor used to refresh the soil, never al
lowing it to get green.-Farm anH
Home.
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THE AGE OF A HORSE.
as How Not TO Make n Mis-
take About II.

''The groom that came TO Chester
with Old Abdallah, the sire Of Ham
hlctonian, 55 years ago said n vet
cran Orange county horscman 10 a
New York sun reporter, "told me
how 10 tell the age Of a horse, aud
II has run in my head ever since.
This IS the way it ram and he re-
peated the following rhyme;
To tell the age Of any horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, Of course,
The six front teeth the tale will tell,
And every doubt and fear GispCL
The middle "nppors' you behold
Before the colt ls two weeks old,
Before eight weeks two more vii come;
Eight months, the CORNERS" cut the gum,
The outside grooves VIII disappear
From middle two In Just one year;
In TWO years from the second pair;
IN three the corners too, are bare
At two the middle "uIppcrs" drops
AZ three. The second pair can't stop;
when four years old. ,lo third pair goes;
At nyc, a iuIi new Sct D., shows
The deep black spots VIII pays from vlcw,
Al ok years from the middle two,
The second pair at s,yOU years,
At eight the spot each corner clears,
From middle "nipptrs" upper iaV,
At nine the black pot. Vill withdraw,
The second pair ut ten are white,
Eleven finds the corners light
~ time goes on the borsrmon know
The oval teeth trr,ossid,d grow,
They longer get protect before
TIil twenty when ~ know no more,
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a DEVOTED MOTHER.

II had a little sick dolly,
know what | should DO;
Iwou.d tend it with care, and give II iresh
air,
And go 10 the doctors too.
And then if the doctor should hand me
Some candy pills from the shelf,
And dolly said: "OE, can't take them
no.
I'd swallow them all myself.
For you know, Of course, could never use
force,
So Ia swallow them all myself
Yes, I'm a careful young mother.
when dollies are sick and weak
/ forbid them to walk, don't let them tax
Nor even permit them to speak,
II winter give them q straw ride,
Well wrapped up Is each little Elf,
And smiling TO see with what vigor and
E.ee
am skipping and singing myself.
TIE unselfsh and good and wise mother
should
Do the skipping and singing herself
-EtheIwyn Wetheraid, in Youths Com
panlon.
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HANGER FOR A KETTLE.
Should He Made of strong Material
and Put Up Firmly and with
Considerable Care.

An exceedingly simple yet conven-
lent hanger for kettle is shown. Let
represent a post 4N36 inches; b
piece 3N4 eGgewise, with three-quarter-
inch bolt through it and the post, so
b can turn easily; is a small iron
loop-like rod on wagon end gate, so
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irrigation. The land is adapted n
raising wheat, barley rice and cota
4 territory as large as SaNony iE|
Italy together will be opened up n
German markets
To find the shortest way to linda
an achievement which has occupe|
the attention Of European commerI|
nations since the earliest times, NJ
highway built by the Persian satrap
the success Of Nasco de Cana IN hndly|
water way around Africa, and I'D
construction Of the SueI canal mani
opoChs in the development Of Egv|
pean commerce with India. The cot|
struction Of the Bagdad railway vii
probably be fraught with equally gta|
results, as it will not only serve as
connecting link between the Bl'd|
sea and the Persian gulf, but ltvl|
tap a large territory which in rec''
times has been Of practically no Wa
to the commercial world at large
In 1901 German imports from THEf|
and Asia Minor amounted TO Sl6i!@|
or five per cent, Of Germany's total M
ports, During the same year Gef1
many's exports to Turkey and Asa
Minor amounted to ss,sO6O00, or eisAI
per cent. Of her total exports,
The Anatolian railway has aIreag
been the means Of furthering GerH'|
commerce in Asia Minor, Every yH|
this railroad moves 250,0O0 tons \
grain, 100000 tons Cf rock salt aH
10000 tons OF wool from the interiors
the seaboard. These same trains ~
turn with $500 tons Of irOnware IRON
Germany, 6O00 tons Of petroleum 'rop
Russia, and i,5OO tons Of sugar iT0s
Nus,rR, A direct steamship llne' cor
siNing ~ 20 wcll.equlppcd vessels, VA
established In 1850 between Gefnil
and Leyantlnr ports, A German pau
was established some years ago y
Jerusalem, which exchanged Slo@
600 worth of money in 1901 MAJ"
thousand German colonisls are can
ng livelihood In Asia Minor to-day |"
merchants and hor,Iculturists,
The clNm Is pnt forth by many lNlN'
'he agricultural development OF "'
Minor will relieve Germany OF her ee
peudcnce upon the United stat" ",
her cotton and grain supply but W'
agricultural development Of ave-
Minor need give no American fatlnu
or cotton grower Apprehension Nu
India, Egypt and Cnucnslo fan 10 U'
Asia Minor will hardly succeed % %
Ing, The influence Of the logdad ~.
way will hr confined chiefly 70 ".
orient II 1t leads 20 Nn increased VUI
put of grain and other ncces'otl" " .
lffc, the capacity for consumpUou n
ihc part Of the 5000 900 lnhohllon'.,
Asia Minor viii, In allproboblIl'N"'
pace with the production
ERNEST H. lIA'h'
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al NL> simple but beautiful
vAv "F WIN straight lamp chimney the kind the Agand
- ." U' Nhmgh FNIRhl fir of and
I' around h chimney the middle Then STRIP of the same
the " ~ W wv ''"' u"
Now take hr'o bwh the kind made lamp chimney, NIn
"" "N' ' WNv' wrap perfectly dry silk hunlkorhrf
'| your Nl mana 20 that your fingers do the ,psf
brrhN back aud forth ''' '"' -
rms part OF the experiment should be the dark and H. whit.
ruH U' 'om'l you take the brush then Won Vu 500
r M N uo 'H H 'Iorh of electricity jump piece Of TIM
foi to the other In other words nndr by u ,
'uFNld lnr lamp chimney INTO electrical mach ''
M1,'r fr'E experiment. the Brooklyn Eagle uny n, ood.
m%r % mNo o' unio letting end hang down five or sIy r
~ ulH V n'iCh tcN' strips Of cigarette paper m bunch Ny ,
oe ofWh h'o lh chimney NJ the u.rl ~,
'up "N me thtuiS thus generated pi ,h, s,,,,.
paP oo h'N' W'm tiAhd ou from each , i ua
.uurFUng t" hs far a prssihIe ' ''' "''c anu
IT the paper lp cut rns ,br s,.,, .l,
stiug aud amusing " '''"' WI" We very inter-
well % t m'G w G oE n,., made In perfectly dry weather. aud
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rise straight up through it, hang at

rise straight up through 1t, hang at
instant in midfall. and be hurled back
and killed. often, on the rocks beneath.
To-Day felt a new thrill. "a watched
them. Something of the evident eN-
citement among the fish possessed me.
| somehow knew that, as the horse
men put it: The track was faster TO-
day"-that the swimmers were on
their mettle, that a record would be
broken.
The falls were all a-fash and a-glit-
ter with the daring fishes. Not only
was there a great number in the con-
test: there was also a much higher
average jump than usual. Over and
over again one would get within half
a foot of the lip of the gate.
Soon noticed that it seemed TO be
a certain fish that made this highest
mark. | followed her as she fell back,
and, though it was impossible through
the foam and thick rush Of other forms
to keep her in sight, yet am sure
that each time she rose il was with a
peculiar bound showing particularly
long, 1.-the body And each time she
fell, peculiar good luck attended, or
else it was that her superior sense and
training served her, for each time she
landed just between or just beyond
the rocks.
Again she flashed through the foam
and hung, fixed like a silver arrow in
the dark water just below the edge,
Again she fell. | was excited. Flash.
fash! fashe a score of the shining
ones shot into the falls, when over
them, above them, flashed the long,
1.-THE form Of the winner, striking one
of the weaker rivals beneath her just
as she reached her highest mark, and
bounding siGewi,e from her, glanced
over the dam and was gone.
The record was broken, and within
five minutes, by the same curious hap
another turned her silver side over the
great hurdle and dived into the quiet
pool beyond
1t is rather para@oXical state of
things that creatures like these fish
hate cloudy, cold weather and rain
and will not leave the ocean Willingly
for the shallow fresh waters unless
the sun shines and the wind suits and
the temperature is to their liking
There is some reason for the chickens
staying in when it rains; but what
need have herrings Of umbrellas?-
Dallas Love Sharp, in ST. Nicholas,
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LARGE POULTRY HOUSE.
Erected Recently In New York state,
in Accordance with Latest scicn-
tific Principles.

Reliable Poultry Journal gives an
illustrated account Of the continuous
poultry house erected by the White
Leghorn poultry yards at Watcrville,
y. Y. The interior view is here pro-
duced The house is 2jo feet long
by 16 fec. wide. The floor is Of
matched onc-inch boards. The out
side walls are boarded, then covered
with sheathing paper and clapboard-
ed, with inside walls of matched tim
per, making an air space Of four
inches between the walls. The cell
ings are of matched boards laid at
the level of the plates. There is a
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the run Of herring. For week they
had been struggling in from the sea
but to-day they poured in by thousands.
The stream was cloggeG.
Something -- their increased mum
bers and greater rivalry, perhaps-had
noticeably excited the fish, They
seemed electric with it. Perhaps this
school had been delayed by the cold
April weather, and now must reach
the pond to lay their eggs and were
in a hurry. Whatever the cause they
certainly seemed to be in hurry. for
| had never seen them scramble over
the shoals and over one another in
quite this rush before.
The unusual excitement was less
manifest in their mad rush upstream
than in their still maddcr rush at the
falls. On any running Gay a few Of
the stronger, bolder fish, finding their
way barred by q four-foot dam, try
70 climb over through the dowu-pour.
ing sheet Of water Theyast iority.
HoNtNtr-hut unlike, ! suppose, the
majority Of mcn-comiug TO the i'm.
possible barrier, stop in the easy pen
built for them beneath the falls, and
are content to be scooped out, for pick.
ling and tishbuit, most cf them though
q few are carried up in barrels to the
spawniugponds
But to-day it was different. Instead
Of the usual few there were many
fighting TO get over ! had watched
them time and time again. but had
never seen one pass the four feet Of
sheer falling water, In Wild Life Near
Home have GcscrjbcGhow they would
dart through the foam into the great
sheet Of water strike it like an arrow,
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THE BAGDAD RA|| M
A New Line That Gern.,.
:, Aaay /
Build in Asia Minor,
VIII oner New Possibilities,
man Commerce and Ona
of the Richest Coun,r,
in the World.

There exists to-day a railroad,
Constantinople to Konia in ="
Minor, which is called the Ap,,a''
railway. 1t has branches to Sn
and Angora. German fnapcia,1
succeeded in getting a concessions
Turkey to continue this route !,
konia to Bagdad, and ever,.E
through to Koweit, on the p.s
gulf. a corporation for the purpo,. !
building the road has been FORM,
Constantinople. under the mama -
Imperial Ottoman Bagdad Rsa.
company, with a capital Of S3NNn
Its president is one of the manao.,
of the German bank in Berlin nj
Anatolian line to Kolia will M,
merged in the larger concern. b1, N
cooperation with the new enterD,,|
has been assured. The approxin,'
cost of the railroad is 500, 1000 OO0 ,,1
will be about 1900 miles in length
1t is claimed that when the ont,
prise is completed it will bring los
three days nearer London. II NJ
shorten by IA days the journey \
camel train from Aleppo to the yp1
of the Lower Euphrates, where alno1
every square mile of land has #, 4
teresting ruin or hidden treay,
Speaking of the country between 4.
Euphrates and Tigris, the Chemniu,
Tageblatt, Of Germany, says;
THE railway will pass through u
of the oldest and richest countre,
the world. The most fruitful part.
what was once ancient Mesopotan,
is that part of the country beivss
Ursa and Mosul. So regular and pls
tiful are the rains that out Of eys-
six or seven harvests only two /,
short. In other portions Of the cou
try rain is not so frequent, and 4
soil must be nurtured by process
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AND so THEY CELrBRATGD THl FOURTH
orators tones rang out and then she
moved,
await" he said, "Dld you hcar2'
"Ncs," she answered steadily
When the second speaker came for.
ward, Lance poke again, quietly he
was not pleading only stating fact
"rhis suspense Is killing me-"
Ccdon,s spear fcll into the water
with splash She caught the big,
un,tcody hand H. both her own, aud
kissed IL,
Far away was cheering, and torch.
light and song, but here upon a log
hulf.Nmk IN the sand sat two lover,
talking Of we'll dream fountain
and leaf Nud so they celebrated
the Fourth, Was the manner miquc2
Minneapolis iloWckCcpcr
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Flavor Depends on Food.

The food animals consume modI.
hcs the character uf their flesh. Tur.
nips yield a peculiar flavor 10 NUT.
ton, The flavor Of mutton from
sheep that have lived upon the high.
land IL different from thnt " sheen
which have obtained their food chmf.
~ from the lowlonds, The garlic of
the meadows and some fragrant
herbs modify the flavor " the meat,
Oily food tends 10 make the fat
soft Hens partly fed ON scraps of
dccOycd meat yield eggs that are NJ
once unpleasant 20 the taste and nm.
healthy Feeding the animals for
human food ls then of great lmpor.
,Nncc aud demands experience, II h
not enough that food makes fat
" should also impOrt an agreeable
flavor,