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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-02
n You Earn so Much

a month and your family lives on what
you earn. how will they be provided
for each month II you die? Look In
to our policy providing a monthly In
come for life. National Life Insur-
ance Company of Vermont. (Mutual)
Earle S. Kinsley. General Agent, Mead
Building. Rutland, VT
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Warninq to Cairymen.

We have repeatedly warned the
dairynen that the oleomargarire law
is likely to be amended next win -er,
and that the amendments proposed
will destroy the value OF the law, sc
far as concerns the protection OF dairy
products. Again, we ask you-haye
you written your congressman about
it? Do you know his views? Does
he know what you want him to do
in the matter? Does he know what
you are going to do 10 him in the
campaign next year if he doesn't give
you a square deal? This is no joke.
1t is serious proposition, and no
time is to be lost if the oleomargarine
law is to be preserved in its present
form.-Missouri Dairyman.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Zee Notes.

Never waste time wintering weak
colonies.
Cold appears to be main element
in granulatiOn.
November is the month to pack the
colonies for winter.
Ii honey is overheated both color
and transparency are injured.
Have as many young bees as pos
sible to go into winter quarters.
Strong colonies protect themselves
against robbers and bee moths.
Bees Matched in the fall will live
through the winter until spring.
Bees travel long distances in search
of honey and pollen; they travel from
tree to tree and distribute the pollen
from one tree to another; from one or
chard to the other.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
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TELLING AcE OF CHICKENS.
Generally the Spurs will Distinguish
Two-Yesr-Cld Eird


ENGLISH authorities hold that there
is no certain test Of age N fowls. But
they admit that in general the spurs
both of hens and Cocks will dlstln-
guish q two-year-old bird.
There are exceptions, however, IN
which really young birds develop Old
looking spurs, while really second
wear birds preserve the short, round
ed spurs of coclserel.
The texture Of the legs is guide,
to some extent, and SO are the dellca-
CIV and freshness Of the skin OF the
face and comb, but sill an occasional
hen Will preserve her youthful appear
ance to a startling degree.
/ The skin of the body is a better
test, as it becomes coarser and dryer
looking with age.
Formerly the wing feathers were
considered an absolute test as between
a pullet and hen. even after the long
practice of early breeding had made
the molting of early pullets quite conf
| mon.
An Austrian authority says that
pullet will show rose-colored veins on
the surface of the skin, under the
wings.
There will also be long, silky mars
growing there. After year old these
hairs disappear, as also do the veins,
and the skin grows white and VEIN
| less.
1t is more difficult to judge the age
of water fowl than OF other poultry,
partly from the absence OF spurs, part
ly from greater longevity and partly
because the water keeps their legs
soft and fresh.
Ducks waddle more heavily as they
grew older, and after two or three
years they acquire q depression down
the breast.
An abdominal pouch Of considerable
size indicates great age in geese.
Turkeys up to a year old are said
to have black feet, which grow pink up
| to three years OF age, when they gradu-
ally turn gray and dull.
Age in pigeons is often told by the
color Of the breast. In squads the
flesh looks whitish as seen through
the skin, but becomes more and more
purplish as the bird grows older.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Hard Worked Bees.

A o1aint method Of working the
bees overtime was given by one OF the
enthusiasts who claims that'the bees
real1v eniov the "busy' life through
out the year when they lind tnem'
selves where honey-producing dos
sons are plentiful.
"Ny bees now work overtime" ne
said. NO alternating for them. III
the e3rfng | send them down SCUM
and they toll like bllzes among the
Southern flowers. In summer DrlhS
them here 70 the East, working them
fiji the honeysuci,le and the clover are
cutie gone. TIC autumn season mas
them in Florida, where they make
peculiarly rich and aromatic money
from the Florida flowers. Calllornla
gives them all they can do in the
winter.
"It's a splendid idea. l got it from
those hotelkeepers of Europe VINO
have winter hotels on the Riviera ana
summer hotels at Dinard or Trouvllie.
NV travelling bees yield thrice as
much honey {, stay at home ones.
Thank goodness, there are no LABOR
unions among these insects"
The beekeepers who on the other
hand are content to have their bees
remain in the same place throughout
the year and work during the blossom
time OF fruits, flowers, the barley and
clover and wayside flowers were con-
suited as to the best methods of hous-
ing the bees during the winter.
Some experts are in favor OF shell
tering the colony by placing all the
hives in a sort Of open pen, snugly en-
closed on the north and left open to
the southern exposure. These ell
closures are preferably long and mar
row and but little higher than The
hives. which are set ciOse together
in a straight line. Here the summer
workers hibernate during the coolest
winter weather and so cosey and warm
are their winter quarters that they
are strong and hardy and ready for
work at the first possible suggestion
OF early spring blOom.-lndianapo
| Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Sunshine In the Dairy.

Sunshine is the daiTyman's best
friend When the sun beats down not
in the summer we are apt TO think
it an enemy, but a week OF clouds,
even in July, casts a gloom over every
thing and makes boih man and beast
at cross purposes with the world. Sun
shine is required to kill germs and
microbes and keep both animal and
human dispositions sweet. The Yer
monter's COW barn that must be built
so warm and tight lacks sunshine to
keep the inmates III the best OF health.
All along our country's northern Dor
der. tuberculosis is on the increase in
dairy herds-Farmers' Mail and
Breeze
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Midniqht In the GZarkS

and yet sleepless Hirman Scranton,
Of Clay City, Ill coughed and cough.
ed. He was in the mountains on the
advice Of five doctors, who said he
had consumption, but found no help
in the climate and started home
Hearing of DIR. Kings New Discov.
cry, he began to use it, Il believe il
saved my Iife," he writes for il
made a new man of me. so that
can now do good work again" Fol-
all lung diseases, coughs, colds, la.
grippe, asthma, Group. whoorinp
cough, hay fever, hemorrhages
hoarseness or quinsy, its the best
known remedy. Price SOC. aud 81 90
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by E
T. Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Saved His Mothers Life,

-Four doctors had given me up, ?"
writes Mrs. Laura Gaines, of Avoca,
La, land my children and all my
friends were looking for me to die,
when my son insisted that l use
Electric Bitters. / did so, and they
have me world of good. will al
ways praise them" Electric Bitters
is priceless blessing to women
troubled with fainting and dizzy
spells. backache, headache, weak
ness, debility. constipation or kidney
disorders. Use them and gain new
health, strength and vigor. They
are guaranteed to satisfy or money
refunded. Only SOC. at E. T. White
head Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Her Lie a Burden.

Ratcliff, TeI.-In a letter from
Ratclif, Mrs. Matte Campbell says,
My health was very bad. suffer
ed untold misery every month, and
at times | wished for death to end
my suffering, for life was burden
to me. I tried Cardui and it helped
me right away. Cardui has stopped
my suffering, made life worth living
and filled my home with JOY and
happiness" IF you suffer as Mrs
Campbell did, Cardui will certainly
help you, as it did her. Why not
try it?
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
No Slavery to Work.

Deskins, Va. Mrs. Mary A. Van
dyke, in a letter from Deskins, says:
Il had serious female troubles, last
ing 40 days at time. | was so weak
l could hardly walk, SO l tried Car
dui. Soon l was better. Now I am
WE'LL" If you suffer from any wo-
manly pain or weakness, take Car
dui, the woman's tonic. Cardui
will lift you out of the misery and
WEAKNESS, caused by womanly weak.
ness, and help you to see the bright
side of life. Try it. Your druggist
eslls it.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
A Lack of Eoresin1t,

The lack of high-class dairy COWS,
the high price OF grain and mill prod
ucts and the difficulty of securing COM
petent farm labor have brought great
hardship on the New England dairy
men who have been neglecting the
production of gardens, fruits, poultry,
etc., which should find a place on
every well-organiZed farm.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

rinsed out AS can be seen in the IL
Iustration, the brush is a wire frame
work with bristies on the outer edge.
1t is curved so that when it is lowered
into the neck of the can the upper
part fits naturally in The shoulder OF
the receptacle, which is otherwise al
most impossible TO thoroughly clean
by hand At any rate, the work OF
cleaning this portion Of the can is or
dinarily so difficult that only the most
particular take the trouble to 90 it.
With a brush made for the purpose it
is likely that the percentage of cans
that viii now be free from the i'm
purities that collect on the inside will
be much greater than before.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Bees in America.

Bees were unknown 20 the Indians,
but they were brought over from Eng
land only few years after the 1and-
ing of the Pilgrim Fathers. 1t was
more than two centuries after the
first white invasion of New England,
however, before modern beekeeping
began. The industry of the present
day dates from the invention of the
movable-frame hive by Langstreth in
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Mjikinu Cows.

When COWS are nervous or trouble
some in any way at milking time they
should be fed just before being milk
ed. The giving down Of the milk is
the cows mind is taken from the
milking process the less action the
nerves will have on the milk secreting
glands. Feed will make the COW more
contented, which in turn will result in
larger yields.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
A MOTHERS GRATITUDE.
Many q Mother in Scotland
Neck VIII Appreciate the
Following.

Many q strong man and many q
healthy woman has much for winch
to thank mother. The care taken
during their childhood brought them
past the danger point and made
them healthy men and women.
Children are oeuerally bothered at
some period with incontlnence OF
urine, and inability to retain it is
oflimes called habit. It is not the
children's fault-tbe difficulty lies
with the kidneys, and can be readily
rightad if taken in the proper way.
A Scotland Neck mother shows you
how.
Mrs. w. S. Bradley, Roanoke ST.,
Scotland Neck, n. c., says: L have
been convinced that Doan's Kidney
Pills are a good kidney medicine for
they have been used in my family
with splendid results. One Of my
children had a kidney weakness and
used Doau's Kidney Pills in this
case, getting them at E. t. White
head Co. S Drug Store. The results
were very satisfactory.
For sale ty al dealers. Price So
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan s
and take no other.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Constipation brings many ailments
in its train and is the primary cause
of much sickness. Keep your bowels
madam, and you will escape many
of the ailments to which women are
subject. Constipation is very sim
pie thing. but like many simple
things, it may lead to serious conse-
quences. Nature often needs lit
tie assistance and when Chamber
lain's Tablets are given at the first
indication, much distress and suffer-
ing may be avoided. Sold by all
dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Never Out Of Work.

The busiest little things ever made
are DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Every pill is sugar-coated globule
Of health, that changes weakness in
to strength, languor into energy,
brain-fag into mental power; curing
constipation, headache, chills, dys-
pepsia, malaria. Only 25c. at E. T.
Whitehead Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Removing Honey.

In removing honey, as with almost
any other operation with bees, choose
daylight after the bees are out in the
fields in force. when they will be out
Of the way A great lot OF bees piled
up on the combs, idle and out of hui
NOR are a nuisance to be avoided if
possible. Don't forget to have the
smoker well filled and going good be-
fore beginning, and let them have
smoke all along at any time they seem
to need it to keep them from singing.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Don't Get Al! Run Down.

Weak and miserable. If you have
kidney or bladder trouble. headache
pains in the back, and feel tired all
over and want a pleasant herb
remedy, try Mother Gray's AROMA
TIC-LEAF. AS a system regulator
it has no equal. All druggists, soc
Ask to-day. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress, The Mother Gray Co., LIE Roy
N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Shade Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, the antiseptic
powder. It relieves hot. tired, ach-
ing, swollen, sweating feet, and
makes walking easy. Takes the
sting out Of corns and bunions.
Over 80. 900 testimonials. Sold every
where, 25c. Don't accept any sub
stitute. Sample FREE. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Row, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

When a medicine must be given
to young children it should be pleas
ant to take. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is made from loaf sugar,
and the roots used in its preparation
gives it a flavor similar to maple
syrup, making it pleasant to take.
1t has no superior for colds, Group
and whooping cough. For sale by
all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
KicAgd BY a Mad Horse.

Samuel Birch, Of Beetown, Wis,
had a most narrow escape from los
ing his leg, as no doctor could heal
the frightful sore that developed,
but at last Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured it completely. It's the great
est healer Of ulcers. burns. boils,
eczema, scalds, cuts, corns, cold
sores, bruises and piles on earth.
Try it. 25c at E. T. Whitehead Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Constipation causes headache.
nausea, dizziness, languor, heart
palpitation Drastic physics grippe,
5icken, weaken the bowels and don |
cure. Doan's Regulets act gently
and cure constipation. p cents. ASK
your druggist.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Benham-You women want the
ballot. What would you do with it
Il you had it?
Mrs. Benham-We'd change fash
ions once in while; we wouldn't go
or voting fer Bryan forever. Judge.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
HOW TO CURE RHEuE aATlsM
1t Is An Internal Disease And Re-
Qufres An Internal Remedy,

1t Is An Internal Disease And Re-
quires An Internal Remedy.
The cause of rheumatism and kindred
diseases is an excess of uric acid in the
blood. To cure this terrible disease this
acid must be expelled and the system so
regulated that no more acid will be
formed in excessive quantities. Rheuma-
ism is an internal disease and requires
an internal remedy. RUBBING with
oils and Liniments WILL NOT CURE,
affords only temporary relief at best,
causes you to delay the proper treat
,aent, and allows the malady to get
firner hold on you. Liniments may ease
the pain, but they will no more cure
rheumatism than paint will change the
fiber of rotten wood.
Science has at last discovered a per-
feet and complete cure, which is called
Rheumacide. Testedin hundreds of cases.
it has effected the most marvellous cures;
We believe it will cure you. Rheumacide
Gets at the joints from the inside. sweeps
the poisons out of the system, tones up
dne stomach, regulates the liver and
kidneys and makes you well all over.
-.heumaeide strikes the root Of the dis.
ease and removes it's cause. This splen-
did remedy is sold by druggists and
dealers generally at Soc. and 81 a bottle
In Tablet form at Csc. and SOC. package.
Write to Bobbitt Chemical Co., Balti-
more. Md. Booklet free. Tablets sent
b. mail.
FOR SALE BY
E. T. WHITEHEAD COMPANY
Scotland Neck. N. C.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Late Corn Fodder,

The feeding of late corn fodder to
dairy cows should be continued just as
long as the corn is at all green. 1t
is a splendid supplementary feed with
the short autumn pasture grass.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
A Good Dairy 1eifsr.

When you see a calf that is every
thing that could be asked for in the
way of gentleness, there is every pros
pect that she will make q good dairy
cow A wild calf can hardly ever be
made fit for the dairy.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Teacher Who discovered the
North Pole?
Pupil don't dare to tell you.
Mother still says it was Cook, and
father says it was Peary.-Harper's
Bazaar.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Keen ON Eeedinn

Feed freely. Feed in summer. Feed
in winter. Feed when heifers. Feed
when cows. Feed when dry. Feed
when giving milk. Feed! Feed! {!
Feed
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Lame Shoulder is nearly always
due to rheumatism of the muscles,
and quickly yields to the free appli-
cation Of Chamberiain's Liniment.
For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

vigor and cheerful
ness sooll disappear
VIXEN the kidneys are
out of order Or dis
eased.
kidney trouble has
become SO nrevaleH:
that it is not unco11l-
mon for Z child 70 be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. Is tire
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Tive just been having tussle
with the Dentist
"Ah! Who come off best?"
"Oh-er-it was a draw!"
Bits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

A regularity of good feed and kind
treatment will make it unnecessary to
drive the cows in at night.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
DAIRY ~~o ] |
2: $5:SCRIs AMI: r (l))
hqlLK-CAN BRUSH.
Especially Decigned to Reach Up un'
dor SiinI.Ic,er Of Cans.

An invention OF paramount import
arce to 0airymcn and farmers Who
sell mucn milk is the milk-cln brush
invented by g Minnesota nan. Tals
brush is designed particularly With
the purpose OF reaching up under tne
shoulder of the can and cleaning tnat
portion which heretofore was only
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Among the men of letters the
pOStman is the most popular.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

The milk must not be adulterated
in any way.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Necessity knows no law, but as
the mot 1er Of invention she should
at least be conversant with the pat
ent laws.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

With the advent Of spring and
trees will begin to leave.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

When a brides relatives begin to
visit her it's sign her husband has
forgotten there ever was honey
moon
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

A small boy defines dust as mud
with the juice squeezed out.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13
Women as Well as Hen ara Mada E,saEab'o
by Kidney and Rladda. Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessensanDitlcn; beauty,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

child urinates TOO often, if the Urine scalds
the flesh, or If, wien the Child reaches an
age when it should be able to control tie
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause OF the dltl-
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the iirst
step should be towards Tie treatment OF
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition Of
the kidneys and bladder ard not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made -tl1ser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy:
The mild and the immediate effect ct
Swamp=Root is soon realized. 1t IS sole
by druggists, in fifty e12ss.c.,
cent and one-dollar l IG 3 !, :; = !aI:
size bottles. You may
have sample bottle !. =, =:
by mail free, also ss4 ss2s.
pamphlet telling all $50 $50 -, -
about Swamp-R cot, Home OF s~amr-Itoot.
including many OF the thousands OF testi-
uonial letters received from, sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DR.. Kiltner
& Co., Bingha1ntc1l, n. V, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DIR.
Kilmer's Swa1np-Root, and the address,
Binghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Never borrow anything you can t
return-nOt even trouble.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Pride and summer go before a
fall.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

The love Of other mems money
may be the root Of much evil.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-04-13

Too many political platforms are
made up Of gang Dlanks.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-10-12

The hog has been imposed upon
more or less by the expression as
dirty as a pig" for, If given an oppor-
tunity. no other animal about the farm
is more Clearly within his abode than
is the porker. Being unable to per-
spire. the hog naturally suffers from
warm weather more than other ami
mails, and because Of the lack OF a
cleaner place in which to cool his
body he takes to the mud.
The concrete hog wallow Is an inn
proyement which every hog raiser
should consider an absolute necessity
The hogs find great satisfaction In the
concrete walIow, lying down In the
water, excepting In quite cold weather
The wallow proves a very practical
scheme for killing vermin when a
quantity Of crude oil or other disin.
fectant Is put In and the intake and
outlet stopped. This does away with
the expense of dipping tank and
the trouble of dipping. Many farmers
keep small amount Of oil In the wal
low at all times, which keeps the skin
of the animals in good condition. The