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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

~MALL fruit can he grown almos,
rs easily rs corn or onts II Il
~ II gone al IN the right way
A liberal quantity grown at
home is a luxury that is within the
reach Of every farmer. Grown on a
larger scale, the small fruits are
among the most profitable crops that
the farm WIN produce,
The best liked aud most widely dis.
trlbuied small fruit In the strawberry
The best soil for the strawberry bed
is y sandy loan. Strawberries do bet
ter on light soils. and the berries are
larger aud Of better quality lf~you
have no ligh, soil that can be used
for thr straw berry bed you can greatly
improve a heavy soil by mauurlng II
well or course II must he well
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
contained ilmnihy bay IN Witch the
seeds we're etpe enough % rres
Rsspesrriss sne BLACK hsse,s.

contained llnsnshy bay IN Witch the
seeds were eipe cneneh 20 Fruw
Rsssssrriss sne elseshsrrisa
Next 10 strawberries IN lmpuiAnnc
aro raw,ssfgirs and hiackherrirs The
beat soil fof blackberYiss Is shout uke
that Tor stra wbcrrtes. white fur tmSp
berries n mas o. 4 little heavier Tho
twe kinds ~ rsspbcrriss NOS, cxten.
sisely grown IN this countfy arr nd
and black The rcd raspberry u prupa
gated BY shoots which grow 40 from
the roots one year-old sboois ar
preferable for planting The rows
should he ai least four feet apart With
the plants two feet apart In the rev
Frequent aud thorough cultivation Is
necessary 10 keep down the suckers
which grow up from the roots. u IL y
good plan 20 pillow the ground between
the rows every spring,
Black raspberrics do not send up root
shoots They are propagated by bury
Ing the TIPS " the shoots In the ground
some tlme IN August These take root
aud produce new plants which can be-
transplanted the following spring. The
black raspberries are more rank In
their habits of growth and should be
planted farther apart than the red va
rieties Planning every three feet In
rows seven to eight feet apart Is a
good distance, They should receive
thorough cultivation In the same man.
ner ms the red sorts
The application o. coat Of manure
between the rows In the fall VIII ma
terially increase the yield OF all small
fruits Pruning Is also important
Blackberry and raspberry shoots bear
but once. so In the spring all those
which produces fruit the season he
fore should be cut out Black rasp
berry shoots should have the tip nip
ped OF when they are about eighteen
inches high. This causes lateral
branches 10 form and greatly Increases
the yield. The same treatment should
be given TO blackberries After about
-four good crops OF raspberries have
been secured the patch should be plow'
ed up and new one started some
where else.
Blackberries are usually propagated
by suckers The distance apart 10
about four feet IN the row with rows
seven feet apart The proper depth to
set the plants Is about four inches. II
Is common practice TO plant a row Of
potatoes or some other vegetable be-
tween the blackberry rows the first
season. This can also be done with
black raspberries About four or i've
blackberry shoots are all that should
be allowed TO grow up the first sea.
son. After that the number may be
gradually increased. A well establish.
ed blackberry patch win last six or
seven years The yields that may be
secured depend largely upon the fire.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
Green Cut Bone and Meat.

rRE COLD wgATHER rurlrRN rW0D.
Fowls have natural craving For
animal food. especially ~hcn The wealth.
er Is cold. All kinds Of grains are good.
bat 30 prcdace lots Of eggs. au occa
sonai ration % green cut bone aud
meal II absolutely essential. I'his pro.
daei can b. obtained o. Carroll y Page.
Hyde Park. VI he slll ship a 800 %.
barrel 10 any address 90 receipt IL
$3.50 aud Al Tits pfSce pay the freight
10 any railroad Stallion IL New England
~ ils Middle States Money may he
ani Al BIS risk by registered letter.
postal money erict. check or express
money order. When writing han men.
hon ,Aa paper. no.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
LITTLE FACTS FOR FARMERS

There are now sixty-fiye active beef
sugar factories located In sixteen DIFF
ferent states Last year 3G5.oo0 acres
we're given over 10 beeis. and the
farmers delivered 20 the factories
3,sTD.oo0 tons.
Good. strong. well developed pigs
from mature sires and dams will make
better growth and more economical
gains than the understood runts thai
result from breeding Immature sows
10 sotne six months-oid boar pig
Somebody has estimated from sta
tlstics that fruit trees aud bushes will
bear for the following periods Apple.
% 20 40 years. blackberry. q 10 IA
years. currani. 20 years. gooscbcrry,
20 ~ years. pear. 80 10 IS years.
plum. ~ TO % years; raspberry, 0 to
IL years. strawberry. 70 3 years.
The largest grapevine In the world
nourtsheS at San Gabriel. Cal u was
planted by the San Franciscan friars
and IL i2D years old The stalk Is one
and one half feet Ia dia meter aud eight
feet high. and the branches and foliage
cover 5000 square feet Last year II
produced two and one,haif tons of
grapes
Lean. hank hogs and poor fences will
discourage almost any farmer who has
such combination. With animals
that viii multiply a. rapidly as pigs
II seems almost q shame TO see man
breeding old scrub SONS TO some boar
that has no pride Of ancestry OF hope
~ postetty Yet this Is exactly the
course that about half of the farmers
are following and wondering shy feed.
ing hogs u not paying substantial
profits Never set the ides in your
heads that hresding from Young ard |
immature bresdin. stock encourages
earis maturity 10 the progeny,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
orioin of Flower Names.

II Is interesting TO know how certain
flowers got their names. Many were
named after individuals. For instance.
fuchsias were SO called because they
were discovered by Leonard Fuchs
Dahllas were named for Andre Dahl.
who brought them from Peru. The
cameila was so called for mission.
airy named kamel. who brought some
magnificent specimens OF the flower to
France from Japan. He called It the
Rose Of Japan, but his friends changed
II to camellia. Magnolias were named
In honor OF Professor Magnol de Mont
pelier. who first brought the beautiful
tree TO France from America and Asia
Because they trembled with the wind
Is the meaning Of anemones. The
Latin word to wash Is layare. and
lavender received its name because
the Romans put the flowers into the
water when they washed to perfume
their hands.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
A Palace OF Pumpkins.

The Illustration shows an exhibit OF
as II was seen nj an Ohio
agricultural fair last fall In Hills
boro. The palace" was so large that
refreshments were served inside Of II.
The pumpkins were arranged in colors
and shapes so as 10 make very at.
iractiye display. Az Independence.
Mo. a similar ''palace" was erected
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

FIG. xxxIv PINE spRiG OF RAsPBERRIEs.
quency Of rainfall during the ripening
season. A little dry weather at this
time will result In shrIveled. worth
less berries. -
In sections where the winter Is Sc
we're the best results cannot he oh.
tanned from raspbcrries and blackber.
ries unless some sort OF protection is
given The simplest method of doing
this is by bending the canes down
along the row aud covering them with
dirt
Currants and Goose berries.
A clayey loan soil. with plenty OF
moisture. Is best for currunts and
gooseberries. They do all the better
for n little shade and are not SO par.
ticular about cultivation as the other
small fruits A heavy mulch OF straw
or coarse manure may be used to keep
down the weeds and conserve mois-
ture and cultivation dispensed with
entirely.
A few bushes set along fence row
will furnish enough Of this kind o.
fruit for the family. They are propa.
gated by cuttings, pieces Of branches
which are planted In moist earth.
where they take root Two-year-old
plants are best for planting. Being
harder than the other small fruits.
currnnts and gooseberries will stand
fall planting. Indeed. this is almost a
necessity. since they start growing al.
most as soon as the ground thnws in
the spring All weak and old branches
should be cut ont early each spring
Currants and gooseberries will continue
to yield profitable crops on the same
ground for long time
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

brother, y. NJ Hawkins, d0ring tb'
past week
Miss Mary Hard Of Povnal !,
spending several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. X. II. Andrew.
The Ladies' Aid u the NJ. r..
church viii meet with Mrs. Charles
Eddy this Thursday afternoon.
Rev, James r. Harper d North
Bennington occupied the pulp, in the
Congregational church Sunday.
WEST ARLINGTON.
Mrs, II. O. Buck Is on the sick list.
The Austin place has been pur.
chased by Henry Coniin. The personal
property VIA sold At auction last seek.
MIR. and Mrs. Lalsatte 81 Arlington
were IN town Friday.
Harry Farnbam Of South shafte.
bury was 10 town one day last week.
Mrs. Enrice farnhAm has been
moved V the home Of her son y. q.
Farnham. Louis Warner 10 70 wok
her farm this year
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
suoeulent Crop. For Winter.

While not strictly forage crops. loot
crops, pumpkins and squashes answer
the same purpose. Sugar beets, man.
gels and turnips yield heavily, but re-
qulre considerable attention during
the growing season. Carrots are es-
pecially good rs a horse feed. Squashes
yield as many tons OF dry matter to
the acre as roots, are Just as good
feed and are much more easily grown.
Pumpkins can be grown in large guam.
titles IN the cornfelds with little ex-
frD labor
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

rem Woodward; constable. Ray Bent
ley; town agent, Reuben Bentley; road
commissioner, chas. Bentley; auditors.
Reuben Bentley, Ed. Hays. W. j.
Hamilton; town grand Juror. Frank
Lampher. Town tax u 10. License
vote. yes. 81 no.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
Home Course
In Live Stock
Farming
Nl.--Pastures and Forage
Crops.
BY c. Y. GREGORY.

Aufiaor 81 Home ceur,s In Meesrn
Asr4eyiguFe ~rfsAfas rionss on
she Tsrfa.@ Ito.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
EAST ARLrSerox.

Clarence Hover speat Saturday in
Bennington
IF. N. Dean Of Wallingford was in
Town over Sunday.
&C. g. Hard was in BrAtileboro and
and North Adams recently.
Mrs. Lucy Dean Of Orange. N. j..
is visiting friends IN town.
Geo. Cole and wife Of North Adams
spent Sunday al Fred Cole's.
Mrs. Ralph Ganl returned 70 her
home in North Bennington Saturday.
The Young Ladies' Enterprise viii
meet with Mrs. u. A. Warner Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Fannie Taylor visited her
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

TRUSTEES. |. h. Gibson, President;
j. X. Judson, Vlee.President; h. d
yelling. John Robinson, A. b
Gardener, 4. II. Putnam, Edward l.
Sibey.
c. H. Dewey, Treasurer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

sorghum IL not used as green feed II
eau be cut and shocked for winter use
II will have 70 be left In the field until
needed for feeding, as II spells when
stacked.
A Good Forage Crop.
Indian corn makes good forage IL
sown thickly enough. The largest
planter plates should be used together
with the fastest drill attachment, MS
thick planting makes small and tender
stalks. Corn which has well devel-
oped ears is often used as. a combined
grain and forage crop for "hogging
down" The hogs are turned into the
field In the fall and left until ready
for market. A few shotes turned In
later will clean up all the corn which
the fat hogs have missed. Lambs get
great deal of feed out Of the corn
field In the fall especially II rape has
been sown at the last cultivation. and
do little damage to the corn.
Excellent fall feed can be obtained
by sowing rape or mixture OF rape
and clover with the small grain In the
spring. II there is moisture enough
In the ground after the grain crop Is
removed splendid crop Of fall forage
will be available In three or four
weeks. Often the fall feed Is worth
more than the grain,
An excellent forage crop for pigs Is
Canada field peas. They should be
sown In the spring AZ the rate Of one
half bushel to the acre, together with
two bushels OF oats. IL sown alone
the rate Of seeding should be two
bushels TO the acre. The hogs may be
turned on when the peas are In the
dough stage. In the southern parts
OF the United States cowpeas and soy
beans may be used In the same way
Millet yields heavily and makes a
good quality OF hay, II is also used
occasionally as green feed Millet
Is dangerous feed for horses, but
may be fed to other classes Of stock
with safety
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
4 Per Cent.

Dividends are declared twice n year, viz
according To law.
to the principal and draw interest ns new
deposits whether bank book Il prescntee
or not.
Deposits made on or before the NTH daS
of any month draw interest from the firsl
day of that month.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
Rutland Savings
Bank

RUTLAND. VERMONT
incorporated IN lNla
gssorErKSl
Loans and securities g.. ag.. 3l2 b
Cash GA hand 2la.,hltl
si,Gsa .9ls as
hArlariFs
llar 1850 doposi,cr. si,2sS. lal ~
Surplus and lu'ocst ~ i'o,as
$500. 6sN3 ~
The State Laws have been changed
SO that il has made i legal Tor tins
Bank 10 pay interest At She rate Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
4 Per Cent.

4 Per Cent.
and il expects 10 do so from July
LIST. lsva.
II. o. CARPENTER, President.
~. II. HARRINGTON. Nice-prosident.
CHAs. A, SIMPSON, Treasurer.
l.. Il. CAMPBELL, Asst, Treasurer.
TRUSTEES.
n. o. Carpenter, r. II, Harrington,
n. X. Chaffee. Edward Dana,
Fred A. Field, W X. kinsman,
T.. c. Tutile. Thomas c. Robbins.
Geo. II, Vail Allen.
Bank open "a, NJ. 30 3P, N. |
Saturdays 9A.M, to I'm.
Mondays and Saturt y 10 sP. NJ.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

acre are used when sown broadcast or
half as much when drilled. II can be
sown with grain drill by stopping up
every other hole. The saccharine va
rieties make the best feed. II all the
sorghum Is not used as green feed II
eau be cut and shocked for winter use
II will have 10 be left In the field until
needed for feeding, as II spoIls when
stacked
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

coprnshf, 1919. hy Americsn Press
Association
[" iiE eilnag~si gains GA farm ami.
mails are made with green
feed Plans should bc made
10 haze a plentiful suppl, ON
hand NJ aii times. There viii be the
clover meadows. VI course. which will
he used piiaeig,aig To- bay, Occasion
ally there VIII b. a lnxnrlant growth
u fan feed on them which can be
used for pasture TO advantage This
second growth clover Is especially val
nable for mia COWS. calves and hogs.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

With the best OF pasture. however,
some additional green feed Is neces-
sary, especially during the midsum.
IDer months AZ that time Of year
when flies aud heat are worst. 3 slack
enlng IN the food supply means a loss
IN gain on young stock aud In milk
prDjuriion from The COWS A web plan
ned supply OF forage crsis az this time
viii give larger returns for tbs land
used than almost anything Elise that
can be grown Forage crops can often
be- used 10 goei advantage Ne catch
crcim whcr. either crops have failed "a
grow 90 sitter something else has bs~u
harvested Forage crops By keeping
The land occupied with rank growing
crop bslp 20 keep Me@is la cenirui.
They ALSO enable more stock 10 be kept
on the farm than would BE- the case
Otherwise
usse Of the bs.sg forsge crops IL rape.
II yields Aeayy cruiss ~ cxcelien, feed
II Is especially valuable for hogs and
sheep Ibey Hake csceiieui gains "a
rape particularly II q little gsxln ID
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10

JOHN y. woopFIs, President.
CHAs r.. ROSS. Wee President.
fvog y. NACFARLANE. Treasurer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-10
Planting Straw berries.

Spring planting is the most reliable,
but where the fall is moist or the
patch can be READILY watered fall plant
Ing gives very good results. The two
important points in planting are
spreading the roots and packing the
dirt tightly about them The plants
should be set so the crowns are just
level with the surface Of the ground
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
WONDERFUL REMEDY
THAT'S WHAT is SAID OF ST0M-
ACH PRESCRIPTION GUAR
ANTEED BY PHILLIPS.

Stephen Waits of Lansing, Michi-
gan, writes:
For over three years | suffered
much pain and annoyance from stom-
aeh disease. had no help Prom my
digestive organs apparently, and my
food would Stay in my stomach ant
ferment, causing gas; there was alsC
dizzy headache. ! doctored anC
used every remedy that | heard of
but it remained for MI-O-NA TO cure
ne entirely. Before had used three
boxes, my appetite and digestive or.
gans beacme all right. 1t Is Won
derful remedy"
M-O-NA stomach tablets are
small and easy TO swallow. They
stop the most painful stomach dis
tress in five minutes. They drive on
soreness and gas and make the stom-
ach clean and sweet.
They are sold by Phillips under {
positive guarantee to cure any cas-
of indigestion, or money back.
They put vigor and vitality into
people run down by Indigestion. SOLD
by Phillips and leading druggists ev-
erywhere at 80 cents large box.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
TRANSMISSION OF
QUART OF BLOOD
From Veins of Son to Mother Prob
ably Saved Her Life. Hopes fer
Speedy Recovery.

PHILADELPHIA. Dee. 20.-The
successful TRANSMISSION of quart uf
blood from the veins of a son to tho Se
If his mother, in the Howard hospital
Saturday is expected to accomplish
the speedy recovery of the latter.
who Was suffering from anaemia.
The patient i Mrs. Ciere Nercauor.
the mother of six children, who was
admitted to the hospital about one
s,ack aQa-sf.o- having had =.-.... ::
violent hemorrhages. She was so
weak from the loss of blood and the
impoverished condition Of that which
remained that the physicians had If
tie hope of saving her life unless a
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
A TALK TO THE BOYS.

Ny heart goes out after the boy.
| Everybody is wondering what will be.
come of him. He has left the day
| school: he is not at all up in the
! studies of the school room; he has
gone from the Sunday school and has
almost or entirely forsaken the God
to whom his mother prayed that ne
might keep and protect him ind to
make her boy a manly man, mac
whom men would delight to honor; a
cure enough man; yes, a man among
men.
Bows, let me tell You of two boys
whom we will suppose lived on farm
well surrounded with all the nece-'s;'-
ries of life; on a farm where boys
ought to be happy; plenty of lu5ci"u,
fruit; arising with the lark; full 1T
mirthsome play; loving father 70 m
struct and to care for their welfare;
loving. kind hearted mother to
fondly caress them;-a mother to whom
they could go after the days toll aild
tell her all, and bury their sorrows lii
her loving bosom; to be kissed AID ra-
ressed by the best friend boy ever
had or ever will have on earth.
Boys, couldn't you stay at such 4
home? Wouldn't you stay at slch Il
But let us reckon that one day they
went to the city and entered the whirl
home? Does it not look reasonable
that those two boys would be happy
and Just delighted to stay nj u me
of Vanity Fair; saw fast young mcn
and maidens in the wihrl: smoked.
perhaps. their first cigaYet; e1tcie1
also the saloon and took the first
glass of wine; became aequa ried
with fast young men; found cut 'hd;
was a dude-a thing dressed NJ 1t
the wet end of a cigaret.
What was the result? Home had
nc more charms for one of these boys.
"Mother's ways" are too old fashion
ed; there isn't life enough at the old
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
HERO|SM OF
.. S|HER|FIF'S SON
Prevented Escape of Many Prisoners
After Father Had Been Dealt MuT-
derauS BleW.

LIMA, o., Dee 20.-Twisting III
the lock upon the inside door with an
iron rod, which had been portion
of one OF the cell beds, and overpow-
ering Sheriff Van Gunten when he
went TO lock the prisoners up for
The night. Spencer Stevens, Charles
Collins, VIM. Evans and Herman
Berger made their escape from the
county Jail Sunday night.
Berger and Evans were recapturcd
shortly afterward, while Collins and
Stevens are still at liberty.
Collins, who is charged with burg
larry and larceny, death Van Gun
ten a murderous blow with a short
IRON rod and led tire rush for the
door. The sheriff's two sons camC
TO his rescue and the youngest, boy
Of ID. stopped the other prisoners
from coming out of the door with an
empty rifle. Ten prisoners were con
fined in the Jail. and all are believed
to be implicated in the plot.
Stevens was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for shooting with intent TO
kill and was to have been taken away
Monday. The other three who made
their escape are charged with burg
larry and larceny. Evans is but lad
of II. He and Collins. who goes by
the name of Kent Sherlock, also
we're sentenced to the Mansfield re-
formatory for an indefinite period.
Saturday. Van Gunten was painful
ly injured.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-20
IRON MOUND.

Mrs. Manda Sons is on the sick
list.
Mr.. Edward Rrookshire made a
business trip TO Lexington one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Stone and two
daughters, Josie b. and Minnie, were
pleasant guests of Mr.. Mack Sons
and family Sunday.
Mr.. W. NJ Hawkins was in Irvine
on business Wednesday.
Warden and Elmer Stone were the
pleasant guests of ShelbyviIe and
Dewey Gains Tuesday night.
Mrs. Grassie Davis was the guest
of Mrs. V. r. Combs Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mss Nancy and Sadie Sons, Ber-
tha Lee and Sherman Palmer, Archie
and Elmer Sons, Shelby Gains and
Philip Prichett were the guests of
Messrs. Temple, Alice, Sallie and
Warden Stone Thursday night.