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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29
AN ACCIDENTAL WASH.

The Lady--Say. hobo. were you ever
washed?
The Hobo-Yes, lady. ! used to be a
sailor, and l was washed ashore once.
Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29
EXPLAINED.

SAY, pav"
"Why does that man in the band run
the trombone down his throat"
Il suppose it is because he has a
taste for music."--Town Topics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29

as those accomplished by Hoods Sarsa
parilla, did YOU? II is Americas Great
est Medicine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29
DEMOCRATS DISMAYED
Thunderstruck at Consequences of
Herrick Nomination.
Trcnchcry Clusters Around the
Record Of Justice Hcrrick That
They Are Not Sure of Loyal
Supporters in Any Quars
ter,


With tho SOLDERING effect OF the con-
temptation which comes the day after,
Albany democrats arc thunderstruck at
the consequences OF the nomination for
governor OF democrat whose record
as II tactonal leader and "a 1udge-boss
IS known TO every politician in this coun-
try Tor hfteen years, says an Albany dis
phtch to tho New York Tribune.
Ever since y. Cady iIerrick graspad
'ne relhS as theY iel from the hands
OF Daniel Manning, as surrogate and
as supreme court justice the judge
poss mas been III the thickest OF Inc
iray AT primaries ana at elections me
pailot stuiilng achievements that preced-
this machine are common property. and
1t Is no eXagseration to say that there
- hot q d1riocrat IN this country VINO
~ ,io' tr'inp'inS q, INC prospect Oh 'h'lr
,uH 'NP'oI''''on' ~ was an UPRISING OF
'"c uoc'ht uehnocrats' allleo WIN we re
P""''''"o' ,'"t "r"No the i'eirlCh MA
chihe OUT OF power wh"n corruption mad
passed Ihe endurance OF inc poiticaliy
l"ne suncrIne cltZehS OF thls county u
was iackN Mc' apc ana Gene Wood
''' Hli'S Oh ex-senator nm, WHO So'"eu
l"ii''cai control ana from that day 10
,ilS tHe supporters OF fi"rrlck nave pc
.r"N'u every party ho'nihat'oh ana DC
!,""u MOI ie" ''"'e 'i.he.s, nat
'hiS NOMINATION means 10 the mn sup
l"i'riS ~ ms county WI" nd.e p''.h
N"i'N "eh''nS losing heh' ior many
Yours can nc rest recognized ny the
nl''' conversation tmat took p,are DC
tween ex-senator I'M ana Pachy NC
oane IN saratoga laSt Week.
senator won't stand for H. us
an outrage and shame! stormed Nc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29

Tcrms-S1.OOa Year. Always in Advance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29

BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPT. p
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29
T'rom the Waterbury Record.)

1t is high time that some new method
was introduced in selecting the chaplain
of both House and senate for the I.egis-
laturc. To-day it is n political fight for
the clergyman who wirS and it is being
carried so far that it is subject to ridi-
Guile. 1t might be better for the sergeant
of arms to make the appointment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29
(From the Barre Times)

From sentimental standpoint the av-
eragc Nermontcr reads, with feeling
akin to satisfaction, that the big lumber
deal by which l23O0 acres a spruce for
csts were to be transferred to Rockefel-
Ter interests, has been declared Off, And
this in spite of the fact that we were
told that the trust would see to it
that the forests would be cut over scien-
tihcally so that these immense timber
tracts would not be dcnudcd as the hand
of some ruthless slashers has denuded
and dcspoiled some of the best timber
sections of demonstrations whose very
baroness now cries out in protest against
the wantoh practice. Yet from the COM
mercial viewpoint Vermont is undoubted-
ly a loser through the failure of the trust,
so-callcd. to consummate its plans. The
price which would have been paid for
the transfer 81 500 600. forms a glitterins
allurement to the eye, but Vermont has
not reached that stage OF commercial
madness whereby it will mourn long for
the loss of the million and half The
immense forest tracts are preserved. al
least
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-31
Central Committee rIeeting.

A meeting of the Yuma county republican central committee is hereby called to be held at the law offices of Peter T. Robert son, in the town of Yuma, on Saturday, September 10th, 1904, at 4 o'clock p. m., for the pur- pose of electing seven delegates to attend and represent said Yuma county at the territorial republican convention to be held in the city of Prescott, Arizona territory, on the 17th day of September, and for the transac- tion of such other business as may properly come before said committee.
 By order of the Executive Committee.
 J. H. CARPENTER,
 Chairman. PETER T. ROBERTSON,
 Secretary.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-31
Territorial Taxes.

The territorial board of equal ization finished it's work yester- day and the out of town members left for their homes last night or this morning. The work of the board has not yet been classified but Clerk Hill of the board was working late last night on the classification and the figures will be given out today. The total valuation of all the property in the territory for taxable purpos- es as returned by the various boards of supervisors, is S44,- 957. 548.24 This is an increase of nearly s, OOO,O over the val nation last year, or just about the amount of the increase of the valuation of Cochise county. Phoenix Republican.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-31
Tourists Rates.

The Frisco system will issue, during the Summer months, Tourists round trip tickets to various resorts and loca- tions-the Mountains, Lakes and Sea- shore, at greatly reduced rates, with ample return limit.
 Call on nearest agent, or address
 Passenger Traffic Department,
 SAINT LOUIS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-31

pleted the Common Council shall issue the proper warrants for the collection of the said tax and name the dates when said warrants re- spectively shall be returned. But the said dates may be by the Common Council extended from time to time
 Section IS. Sections z 8, 9, 10 and II of Ordi- nance No. 17 of the Town of Yuma, adopted July l5, 1868 are hereby re-enacted as part of this present ordinance, except that the words ''the Arizona Sentinel are hereby stricken from section thereof for the purposes of this present ordinance only.
 Section l6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage. Passed by the Common Council of the Town of Yuma this 25th day of August, A. D. 1904.
 H. H. CONVERSELY,
 Mayor. Attest: J. l.. REDONDO,
 Town Clerk, First pub. Aug 31, l9O4-St
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-31
"HOrned" Out We'll.

At recent auction of unclaimed baggage by the Santa Fe company in Los Angeles, an old trunk tied up with rope was sold for $6.25. When the purchaser opened up his property he found miscellaneous assortment of "plunder' which had evidently be- longed to some old miner. Besides some much-worn working clothes, there were specimens of ore, blasting caps, six-shooter, box of cartridges, couple of razors and two steer horns. The horns were tightly stuffed with rags, and when uncorked disclosed S2SI in currency and S60 in gold.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-31
Lost.

Between Yuma and my ranch, F miles west, book of accounts and can celled notes on or about the 5th of August. Finder will please leave at this office or give to owner.
 J. W. Crowley.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-08-31
Listed Wealth of Arizona.

The territorial board of equalization fixed the valuation by counties and also determined the territorial tax rate, making it 95 cents on each $l00 of val uation, which is 10 cents lower than last years rate.
 The compiled statement of the board shows the following valuations:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER

to produce energy, and to make fat in the body.
Now, then, the whole question of feeding is con-
cerned simply in furnishing these three materials
IN the proper quantity and in the proper proper
ton, one to the other. If we were to feed corn
alone, for instance, there would not be enough
protein for supplying the wants of the body. Were
we to add timothy hay to corn, as many of us do
in feeding our work horses, then we would still
get too little protein, because timothy contains
so little of this material. That explains why our
work horses and mules grow poor when we work
them hard, and feed them nothing but corn and
timothy hay, regardless of the quantity that is
fed. Now this ration could be improved and made
thoroughly satisfactory by feeding, instead of corn
in entirety, a few pounds of bran or a pound or
two of cottonseed meal. This would correct the
deficiency in protein and make the ration "bal-
anced," as it is called. Perhaps the ration can
be further improved by cutting down the quantity
of timothy hay, and substituting in place of this
quantity cut down, some clover hay, or cowpea
hay, or alfalfa. Either of these are rich in pro-
tein and they will furnish the necessary muscle
making materials for the proper functions of the
body. The PROBLEM of feeding is simply one then
of furnishing necessary ingredients in the proper
quantity and proper proportion-Th is just what
a practical and successful feeder does. He may
not know it, but yet he is doing just this thing.
When we feed our cattle corn, cottonseed meal,
cottonseed hulls, and cowpea hay, or the mixed
ration" we are furnishing just the materials that
the animal body needs for growth, maintenance,
and fat production, and we are furnishing these
materials in just the proper proportion we do to
the others. G. w. BURKETT. =
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
POULTRY RAISING ON THE FARM.

Poultryman Jeffrey Makes Some General Suggestions
on the Subject.
Editors Progressive Farmer:
It cannot be expected that the average farmer
can make a speciality of poultry or even devote
any large part of his time to it, but as poultry is
found on nearly all of the farms ia the United
States, and the value of the poultry products for
the year 1899, as given by the United States Cen
sus Report, was nearly $500, OOO, 900, it is surely
worth some little time and attention.
WHY WESTERN POULTRY IS MORE PROFITABLE THAN
SOUTHERN.
The climatic conditions in this State are such
that poultry raising should be very profitable. Our
mild winters permit the raising of chickens earlier
in the season, and at less cost than is possible in
the North, and we should be able, therefore, to
supply the early market when prices are high.
That we do not reap the full benefit of our adj
vantages, is abundaontly evident to anyone who
watches the market quotations for Philadelphia,
New York and Boston.
Last spring when Western broilers were quoted
in New York at "a cents per pound, Southern and
Southwestern were listed at 16 cents to Is cents
per pound, and demand slow. Why was this great
difference in price? Simply on account of the
small size and poor condition of the Southern
stock. / think it is largely due to the ease with
which chickens can be raised.here that we are in
this position. They will grow ina kind of a way
with little or no attention, and they are therefore
allowed to raise themselves in a large measure,
getting no care and very little food besides what
they find for themselves. Consequently they are
not ready for market as soon as they would be
if we'll fed and cared for, and when they do get
to the market they bring about one-third less than
the products of the Western farms.
No business man or manufacturer could live
with a handicap of this kind, and the farmer,H
no In to be a successful farmer, should see that 1t
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26

is to his advantage to raise the best quality posi-
BILE, whether it be poultry, cotton or any other
crop on the farm.
GET 4 GOOD BREED AND GIVE IT GOOD CARE.
What have the Western farmers done to bring
their poultry up to the grade where it will bring
the best prices? And is there any reason why the
North Carolinians cannot do as wel2 In the first
place, the Westerners recognized the superiority
of pure bred stock over the common mixtures
which we see on the majority of farms here, and
having bought that stock, they give it good care
and attention. There is no use buying good stock
if you will not feed and care for it, for it will
soon go back till it is little better than what
you have at present.
WHAT KIND OF BREED rs NEEDED.
If you cannot afford to buy all pure bred fowls,
at least have a pure bred male and select some of
your best hens to mate him with. What breed
you select will depend on your market and its re-
quirements. In the majority of cases, however,
one of the general purpose breeds, such as the
Plymouth Rocks or Wyandottes, will be found best
for the farm. They will give you nearly as many
eggs as the Leghorns or Minorcas, and the sur
plus males and old hens will be worth more when
marketed.
DON'T RELY O CORN DOUGH ALONE.
In regard to feeding, you must be governed
largely by the price of the different grains. It is
better, if possible, to feed a variety rather than
conGne yourself to one kind, even If you could
get any one grain that would make a balanced
ration, for fowls, as well as people, get tired of
the same thing day after day.
A great many people here, from what I can
learn, feed their chicks corn dough and think that
given any attention to feeding knows that corn
alone is not a proper food for any animal, to say
nothing of one that is growing rapidly and MAX
ing bone, flesh and feathers.
HOW TO FEED
Next in Importance to "what to feed" is chow
to feed" What in some conditions would be d
good ration for laying hens would under other
conditions be too fattening. Fowls shut up in
small quarters without. any way of exercising,
free range or are compelled to scratch part of
their food out of litter of some kind.
If fowls are kept in confinement / know of no
better way of keeping them in condition than
feeding from one-third to one-half Of their ration
in litter, such as straw or leaves, and making
them work for it.
CARE OF NESTS AND HEN HOUSES.
+ Good care of fowls includes not only what and
how to feed, but also the providing of comfortable
sleeping quarters and keeping them clean. A hen
will stand a great deal of cold without injury
but is very susceptible to colds and other troubles
if exposed to draughts and dampness when on
the roost. I do not mean that they should be shut
up tight so that they do not have plenty of fresh
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
CARE OF NESTS AND HEN HOUSES.

Good care of fowls includes not only what and
how to feed, but also the providing of comfortable
sleeping quarters and keeping them clean. A hen
will stand a great deal of cold without injury
but is very susceptible to colds and other troubles
if exposed to draughts and dampness when on
the roost. I do not mean that they should be shut
up tight so that they do not have plenty of fresh
air, but even fresh air can be overdone on a cold
night.
Never let the house or fowls become infested
with mites or lice, as no matter how well you feed,
if your hens are lousy they will never be prohta-
BILE. I have not time here to go into the question
of houses, but there is one caution 1 want to give:
no matter what style of a house you build, have it
so that everything can be taken out and thor
oughly cleaned. Nest boxes nailed to the wall
make a capital hiding place for lice, and it is al
most impossible to get at them to drive them out.
See that the nests do not become fouled so that
the eggs are dirtied.
Sort your eggs, keeping out all the very small
ones, and the very large ones, as the more uniform
in size, the better they look. Never send dirty or
cracked eggs to market, as they will reduce the
price of all you send and will often make your
whole lot worth less than they would be if these
were kept at home.
j. S. JEFFREY,
Pou1tryman, North Carolina Experiment Station,
Raleigh.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17

ing Of the water and the making of
the tea.
AS soon as school is dismissed. he
hurries home. He does not stop 10
play with the American boys. for he
knows he will be wanted, and he likes
to get his work done early so that he
can spend a good part of the evening
in study.
1T is pleasant to have these boys
ABOUT the house. Their manners are
ref1ned, they always study to please
they are strictly honest and truthful
and they do things without being told.
Every housekeeper knows how rare
that is in a servant.
1T is wonderful how hard thew
work to get an American education
and learn American ways. Naturally
many of them grow up to be success
1ui and prominent men, either in San
Francisco or in Japan.
The other day l met a Japanese
gentleman at the house of a friend.
when | was paying a social call. [
was told that he was one of the lead
ing doctors in Nagasaki, and had come
over on a visit. We had an Interest,"
ing conversation. His face seemed
familiar, and presently l asked him
whether we had met before.
is it possible that you don't re-
member me" he replied. I was A
boy in your house for two years, and
left you only nine years ago
In his manners and conversation
he was exactly like an educated and
accomplished American gentleman"
Many of these little Japs, when they
grow up, marry in San Francisco,
either with their countrywomen or
with white women, attain good posi-
lions, and live in America all their
lives, They do not always stay on
the Pacific coast. Many of them es-
tabHsh businesses in the other large
cities, and prosper exceedingly If
you talk to rich Japanese merchant
IN any part of the country, you will be
quite likely to find that he started his
American career as a servant boy in
Frisco.
A man who spent an evening at the
house of wealthy Japanese in Phil
adelphia, came away enthusiastic in
praise of his hosts children.
They were the incest little shavers
you ever met" he said. Just like
American children in many ways, but
with a grave politeness and gentle
manners that American children do
not always possess. They were a
queer mixture. In one breath the boy
| informed me that he was going to
Harvard when he grew up; in the next
he proudly told me stories of the great
deeds of his samurai ancestors. The
girl played Memberships Spring
Song like a real musician and then
| dressed herself in a kimona and told
| japanese fairy tales.
During the evening they played a
| japanese game very much like ping
pong. l charged them with having
copied it from US. Not at ALI they
said. This game has been played in
Japan for thousand years. Ping
pong must have been copied from it. -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17

The Amazon Indians all suffer mar
tyrdom from the mosquitoes. Nobody
in even the worst mosquito regions of
the United States, can imagine what
the mosquitoes of the Amazon regions
are like. They actually drive the In
dams, hardened as they are. from their
villages at times. The people drag
their women and children into the
woods and uplands on such occasions.
fleeing in headlong terror, and they do
not venture back TO their homes until
daylight.
Smudges and other similar means
for fighting the pest are of no use in
the Amazon country when the mos
uuitoes sally forth for a might out"
They appear, then, In such hordes that
the masses force themselves through
smoke and even IRE,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17
QUEER USES
FOR OLD
FURNITURE

There are only a few houses which
furniture tucked away in the garnet.
Many of these are useless to the own
er. and if sold to a dealer would bring
little money. 1t is, therefore, quite the
fashion to utilize the old wood in
making some odd pieces of furni-
ture.
A crib recently seen was saved from
the attic and converted into a coy
corner by the woman to whom it had
become endeared by associations. 1t
was one of the old-fashioned kind
which looked as if it had been made
from spools, and one side of 1t was
hinged on. 1t had long been enam-
elled white, but to make 1T look less
like a crib, it was painted with thin
coat of forest green enamel, through
which the white showed.
The hinged side was then removed
and firmly secured to the back, max
ing that the height of the ends, and in
the shape of a Settee. The legs were
sawed off to make it a convenient dis
lance from the floor to use as a seat.
A hair mattress was made into box
cushion to fit the seat, and this was
covered with green burlap, which had
large ping roses on it. The cushion
was tackled in squares with pink floss.
the ends tied securely before cutting.
A thick pad was also made for the
side and ends of the crib and just long
enough to upholster neatly This was
also covered with green burlap, tackled
firmly almost to the top rail. 1t was
then finished with upholsterers' braid
put on with gilt-headed tacks.
IL 80 f14a
burlap was put around the bottom of
the crib in the same manner, and this,
too, was finished with braid. When
this cosy seat was set i'm a. niche by
the chimney and piled high with coll
ored cushions, no one would have
even dreamed of it's humble origin.
Another woman, who had hand
had it converted into a chest. She
then carved the panels with a design
of ferns, palms and holly berries. 1t
was finished with a coat of oil and
brass trimmings. An old, rosewood
table top, the underpnnings of which
were decayed with age, was used to
make a violin. The circular pieces
ture frames. The deep rich eoloring
which age had given the wood chal-
lenged the finisher's art.
Old walnut dining table tops have
been used for wainscoting in a dining
room fireplace corner A settee up
holstered in plush, when replaced by
carved panels of walnut, was hand
some. The middle panel had the own
er's initials in Old English lettering
cut within a circle in the center. The
settee was then upholstered in
leather.
Some of the most attractive Gothic
screens seen are made of black walnut
table tops. They are finished with an
oil-painted canvas in each pannel. The
floral designs carved on the wood are
usually of hawthorne, fern and poison
ivy.
The remnants OF an old ebony table
were recently used for a piano. When
finished they were sent to factory
and the instrument ordered made.
The case was ebonized to match the
panels.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17

masses. AS soon as the last clip of
the shears mas been made the shearer
kicks the fleece out of his way, the
struggling sheep is released and races
off and another one is bundled in.
1t is a great sight to see the wool
wagons go over the plains to the near
est shipping point. The distances are
so great in many cases that it is neces-
sary to haul as big a load as possible.
Consequently the wagons are laden
with bags on bags until they are piled
high up like towers.
1t is a common thing to have a load
so immense that ten horses have to be
harnessed to it, and as many as twen-
ty-four horses are needed often.
While many of the sheep growers
own immense ranges and occupy fixed
territory, there also are many tramp"
herds that wander from season to sea-
son, browsing on the way. In the win
ter they move toward Texas. In the
dry summer they go as far as northern
Wyoming or Idaho.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17

or hammer in his right
Remember that in cutting out any
opening into which a tenon is to be
fitted, the first cut of the chisel should
be midway in the space marked out
for the mortise and the cutting must
be made from the middle toward
either end.
The chisel always cuts across the
grain, and the bevel of the chisel must
in every case be held toward the CEN
ter of the mortise.
Do not attempt to rush work by
cutting away too much wood at once.
If thu mortise is large you will save
time bv boring holes with an auger,
covering an area as nearly the size of
the mortise as you can. and then fin
ishing your work with your chisel.
Small work can be done upon the
carpenters bench.
Beside the mortisinE or flrmer chisel
you will need a pairing chisel Unless
you wish to do large and heavy work,
this one chisel will perhaps answer all
purposes.
1t varies in width from one-half inch