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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30
Maple Is Holding Its Own.

Though at one time in the early
history of the country an average OF
6 90 maple trees were destroyed in
clearing the ordinary New York or
Pennsylvania farm. maple is today,
according to the department OF ag-
riculture, one of the most widely
used and valuable native hardwoods.
A bulletin on the uses Of maple,
i - issued by the department states
thai the wood finds place in an
enormous number of articles In
daily use. from ROLLING pins to pianos
and o rgans. 1t Is one of the best
woods for flooring, and is always
favorite material for the floors OF
roller skating Kinks and bowling al
leys. Ii leads all other woods as a
material for shoe lasts, the demand
for which in Massachusetts alone ex-
ceeds 13 million board feet annual
ly.
Sugar maple stands near the top
II the list of furniture woods in this
country. The so-called "birds-eye"
effect, the department explains, is
probably due to buds which for soma
reason can not force their way
through the bark, but which remain
| just beneath II year after year.
The young wood is disturbed each
aaceeding season by the presence
4 the bud and grows around 1t In
| fantastic forms which are exposed
when the saw cuts through the alb
normal growth.
Maple, the department goes on
to say, is one Of the chief woods
ased for agricultural implements
and farm machinery, being so en-
ployed because OF Its strength and
hardness. All kinds of wooden ware
are made OF maple, which holds i'm
portan I rank also In the manufac-
ture Of shuttles, spools, and bob
bins. II completes with black gum
for first Place in the manufacture Of
rollers Of many kinds, from those
employed In house moving to the
less massive ones used on lawn NOW
ers. Athletic goods. school sup
plies, brush backs, pulleys. type
cases, and crutches are few Of the
other articles for which maple Is in
| demand,
Seven species OF maple grow in the
United States. of which sugar maple
sometimes called hard maple, Is
the most important. The total cut
Of maple in the isn.tsd Staes an
nually amounts 20 about 1.151t co.
600 feet Nearly one half Is pro.
duced by Michigan. with Wisconsin
4 Pennsylvania. New FORK. ana West
Virginia followi.g IN the order nam
ed Sugar maple SAYS ilie depart
ment, Is in li'..s LANCET Of disap.
pearlng from the American forests
for II Is a strong, vigorous. aggres'
sive tree. and though no. fast
grower Is able 10 hold its own. In
Michigan II is not unusual for ma
pie TO take possession Of land from
J which pine or hardwoods have beer
cut clean. and from New England
westward through the Lake State
and southwark TO the Ohio and Pc
tomae rivers few other species arr
= oftener seen In woodlots.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30

TRUSTEES. |. Il. Gibson, President;
j. r. Judson, Vice-President; h. y,
yelling, John Robinson, A. 3.
Gardner, 4. II. Putnam, Edward u.
Sibley.
c. II. Dewey. Treasurer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30

We the undersigned, do hereby
agree 70 refund the money on 30
cent bottle OF Greene's Warranted
Syrup OF Tar II ii fails TO cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee
a rs cent bottle TO prove satisfac-
tory or money refunded.
Hard's Drug Store. W w Pratt.
whlpple's Drug Store. W. A. Brophy.
J. A. Marshall Adams A. Co.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30
Wedding Stationery.

Above ali, the invitation cards ana
announcements should he elegant. dig
ulticd and according TO the accepted
conventional style, which any hrst
rlass statloner will he glad To show
10 You when You are deciding In this
matter
White or erean paper, with black
engraving. is always In good taste
The exact proportions vary, but you
can decide that from the various sam
Piles offered 90 you.
Plain script or block lettering Is used.
and II any crest or initials OF the bride
be added 20 the top II Is embossed IN
white. This is really unnecessary.
Monograms and ether devices In colors
or metals are not correct
When you order your wedding sta
tionery after choosing the style you
will lind that one invitation has two
envelopes. one little larger than tue
other. The smaller one Is not sealed
the larger one is the outer one. on
which the postal address is written.
Cards announcing the at home date
Of the bride and bridegroom and their
new address are ordered and Enclosed
with the Invitations
The accepted form Of an Invitation
is quite simple II is arranged IKE
this;
Mr and Mrs John Hall
request the honor Of your presence at the
marriage Of their daughter
Janet
Mr. Richard Davis
on Monday evening October the nfth
at elsht o'clock
ST GATHERINGS Church
New York
Another form has a dotted line OF
which Il ii be written Ny hand th'
name OF the guest
Sometimes when church weddini
Il In danger 81 having uninyIted stran
gers alllng the pews. 10 the exclusion
OF the guests. card okdmission Is In
closed with the invitation. II Is
small white slip and has on u.
please present thlsSsard AZ 81 Cath
crimes church on Monday oeioDeF IN
I nth
III the bride lives In the country IN
I city guests ARE notified OF the trains
etc. by small cards engraved.
4 Train leaves Grand Central station 10
1 Roseiyn al co b, m Returning traii
/ leaves Roselyu at 10 p ~.
Very rarely Is r. s. V. r. used o.
a wedding card These letters stan'
for the words Of French phrase tina
means. "Reply. IL you please The
indicate that an acceptance or dcclina
ton Is requested These letters ar
never added 10 an Invitation 10
church ceremony oniy They are use
when provision must he INSIDE 70
guests sud the number 10 he enie'
tanned mns, H. known 10 order 70 ~
sure comfort 10 ALL
Those l,rtdss eiect that do not wis
"a 90 % the expense of wedding Sts
,iotery. s.s,saiaHy n the ceremony
10 lie saEnple one and Witnessed by
very few. are now writing personal u
formal noie~ inviting t6elr friends
share the hspplness by being preseu
Announcements can be ordered "a
sent 70 all friends and relatives. IT'D
! plAp supplies msttsrs and y CROWN
Ia favor With women who fe@i that Y
weiains siag muri he shared Gully VII
! ,be few dearest ones
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30
RUPERT.

Mrs. Frances Sheldon Cleverdon
or Greenfield. Mass, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Shell
don.
Isaac DEMO Of Rome, N. y. for
merly Of Rupert, was in town this
week.
4, MIR. and Mrs. O. r. Elwell OF
Salem, Wis, are guests of }. E.
Austin.
Mrs. Il. Il. Hay, who had been
visiting In Lincoln, Neb., has return
ed home.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30
DECIDE YOURSELF.
The Opportunity Is Here, Backed
BY Manchester Center Testimony.

Don't take our word for IT,
Don't depend on strangers state
ment.
Read Manchester Center endorse
ment.
Read the statements Of Marches
ter Center citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here Is one case OF IL;
James Kennedy, Manchester Cen
ter, Vt, says: For years my back
and kidneys bothered me and the
Trouble became 80 bad at times l
bcould hardly stoop or straighten.
Mornings when / first got up my
back was lame and stiff and pains
extended from my kidneys into my
loins and hips. The kidney secre-
lions were unnatural and ] was
really In bad shape when ! began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. procur-
ed at Pratt's Pharmacy. They help
ed me at once and 1t was not long
before they had fixed me up IN
good shape. My back was strength
ened, the pains were removed ana
nv health was restored. Whenever
have felt In need OF kidney medi
cine since. I have taken a few doses
of Doan's Kidney Pills and have
had benefit"
For sale by all dealers. Price oo
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name--Dosn 8
aul take no other.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30
AMONG THE PEOPLE.

Editor Journal
In an ably written editorial from
which | copy this heading Poverty
Stricken Schools" the writer at
tempts to show up the reason why
the results of our publis school sys-
TEN il so barren OF results. 1t is
all very true that large corporations
do spend large sums experimenting,
al tnat is different proposition.
Some OF our enthusiasts OH the
hesi question show lots of inter
st but they aIe not the ones who
nance the project generally speak
lag.
40 me that all communities are
very much alike as far as business
conditions are concerned. So let us
l3ok into the affairs right at home
il you win give me little space
How many college educated men
- women does Manchester need to
| [ ansact business here? Show one
a. lance where the higher educa-
| ion Is a necessity to the success
lul conduct of any operation in this
town and | will advance the argu-
ment hat specialized education is
i OF far more consequence. A banker
| has no use for Latin verbs. a sum
mer hotel manager has no call to
understand the principles OF farm
ing; mechanic can get along nice
Nv without being grounded In bank
I ing laws and rules; a farmer Is not
supposed to understand civil engin-
erlng: and II an editor can run a
| new spaper so that his patrons are
| pleased with his editorials and he
never has a kick coming, need he
concern himself about the dry goods
OF grocery trade?
Now let us specialize further. rake
for instance the Rich Lumber Co.,
who have jest commenced opera
tons this season in Manchester show
me one single phase of the business
that requires any Of their workmen
to be college educated. Now ! am
taking considerable interest In theii
business simply because | like u
see prosperity, and what ! learn b,
observation Ii that every workman
employed by them is a specialist
from the managers down to the
men who shovel gravel To be SURE
the head OF the concern needs :
more varied education to be sue
G ssful: the bookkeeper must b.
skilled In that line; the BUILDING
manager must be a man OF exper
fence In that aud each foreman car
penter is specialist; the masons
Numbers. electricians, millwrights
railroad men, surveyors, axemen
woods foremen and boarding hous'
keeper are experts In their speeia
lline Of work. Suppose. for illustra
ton, every man now In the employ
OF this company were college edu
Gated. would you naturally expec
,he,n 10 be a. efficient AS workmei
a. they are now Aren't We gisin'
l.he pupils d our public school,
more advantages than they appre
afs7 wonid'nt il be much better Y
give our boys and girls the chanc
10 acquire knowledge OF specia
trades for which they have an inch
nation than 10 insist upon genera
, education. expert IN no one brancl
or ealilugg And 80 TO my mind "
are wasting time and money. an
$ lots Of Il. In forcing many OF on
ehildren through an edueAtiona
course which win never be Of prae
teal use 10 them when they tax
part III carrying on the world
work Respectfully yours,
EBER l. TAYLOR
Manchester Depot. Oct II, 1913
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30
Card Of Thanks.

We desire TO express our thanks
to the many friends who so kindly
assisted In the sickness and burial
of our dear brother, especially Rev.
G. A. Parker and the singers; also
the brother Odd Fellows and sister
Rebekahs, and all those that sent
flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Day,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Goodell
Ernest Goodell
Belcher, N. Y, Oct. "a. 1913.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-30

As a rule. isa~ Do not secompsny .
suby's cries Until the child 10 three
uoaihs %
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05
GIVING CHARCOAL TO FOWLS
Puts Thorn In Good Condition for
Work and Prevents Many Diseases
Incidental to Season.

Does the average farmer know that
an excellent grade Of charcoal can
be made by burning corn cobs till
they turn red, extinguishing the fire
and when dry grinding for mash
feeding for the poultry.
Charcoal is not a food, though
fowls gain in flesh and eggs during
its use; it simply puts them and
keeps them in a good condition for
work. 1t prevents disease because OF
Its great capacity to absorb gases,
acids and impurities. 1t is an alter
ative, changing diseased conditions
to normal, disinfecting the diges-
tive tract and toning up the system.
In putrid disease like roup, In fer
mentation like sour crop, in intssti-
nal maladies like diarrhca or cholera,
1t Is OF great benefit. In spring and
In summer, when the fowls blood In
sluggish It Is needed az q purifier to
ward of diseases incidental to these
seasons.
It should be kept before fowls in
size to suit their age, and where fowls
refuse to eat 1t nne charcoal should
be mixed In the mash occasionally. It
is best given to individual birds In
five-grain capsules--large doses are
necessary.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05
ADVANTAGES or GOOD sIL0
Size of Receptacle Should Be Adapted
to Number of Head of Animals
to Avoid Spelling.
By PROF. W. M. EATON, Connection

(By PROF. W. M. EATON, Connecticut
Experiment Station.)
One of the greatest advantages OF
the silo Is that it can be made to TIDE
over the time when there is serious
diminution of green pasture feed dur
ing July and August. The question
of the size of silo becomes very I'M
portant. During the warmest part OF
the year silage spoils very rapidly
where it comes in contact with air.
Spoiled silage Ia dangerous SUD
stance to feed. Besides tainting the
milk and upsetting the digestion Oh
the cow, 1t often becomes poisonous.
To avoid this, it Is necessary to FEED
off each day from one and a half 10
two inches. If this Is done the silage
does not have time to change or fer
ment much. A silo IS feet in diameter
will feed AZ animals; 16 feet in d.
amster 80 animals, and IL feet Will
feed 20 animals. If the herd Is large
enough, two silos Of different d.
ameters are a great economic con-
venience. For the winter feed use the
large diameter, and for summer the
small one. Another advantage is IN
filing. One will be settling while, the
other is being filed and one-third
more silags can be put in both. The
tall, narrow silo ia better than the
broad low one. The loss Is much less.
Taking all things into consideration,
1t is evident that a round, wooden
stave silo Is the best. And wooden
silo, II taken care of as 1t always
should be, can be made to last as long
as a wooden building. Certain proc
esses can be applies to the wood, such
as soaking it in some wood preserva-
tive or applying asphaltum and creo-
sote substances to the bottom OF the
slaves for a few feet, keeping the
other outside areas well painted.
These are factors which would deter
mine the lasting qualities of a silo.
The size of the silo should be
adapted to the size of the herd. A
tall silo with rather narrow di-
ameter is preferable. Silage is pre-
served best with the least loss in a
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05
HOW TO PRUNE FRUIT TREES
Branches Wantsd as Leading Shoots
Should Not Be Touched-Weaker
Ones May Be Punched Back.

In pruning fruit trees, attention has
to be given to the manner In which
the particular kind bears fruit, writes
An expert in an exchange. The cherry
and the pear both bear their fruit on
short s-urs, and in trimming, there
fore, the effort should be to produce
large quantity of healthy fruit spurs.
Summer pruning does this admir-
ably.
The branches that we want to re-
main as leading shoots should not be
touched; but the weaker ones may be
oinched back about midsummer, one
foot or tyo-thirds Of their growth.
This win induce the swelling OF a
number of buds that will produce
lowers instead of branches, and In
this way fruit spurs can be Obtained
On comparatively young trees; hut
with such kinds as the grape vine, the
fruit In borne on the branches of last
years growth, so the effort should
be to throw all the Vigor possible to
those growing branches that we want
70 bear fruit the next season.
To do this we pinch back the shoots
that we do not want to extend; or
even pull these weak shoots out alto
gether. 4 little pruning is then nee
sssary in the winter; to shorten
back these strong, bearing canes.
or to pruns cut altogether the weaker
ones that we check by pinching back
during the growing season.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05

&sr-:a@ NOTES

Prane out the old raspberry canes
rs soon ~ they are through fruiting.
The packages used for shipping
pears vary widely In different parts
of the country.
Tip layer the black raspberries this
month II you wish to set out new
plants next year.
Do not prune your trees until the
sap has gone out of them and then
prune very sparingly.
Among the perennial plants, the
old-fashioned hollyhock has bloomed
especially well this year.
It 10 q mistake to cultivate an
orchard on a hillside. Nothing but
the sod will hold the soil there.
A new strawberry bed may be set
now II the ground Is moist, although
spring In generally a better time,
No part of farm work Is so thor
oughly misunderstood and neglected
al the raising and selling Of fruit.
A real satisfactory remedy for the
control OF aphides or lice on apples
and other fruit has not been found.
Esriy blooming wild flowers may be
transplanted from the woods now.
II they are carefully set they will
bloom next year.
A well selected apple orchard OF
Is acres In a good location next to
q big market will, in ten years, pro-
ducs q large, permanent income.
It Is reported that berry grower
In the state Of Washington has per-
fsstsd . method for drying strawbsr-
ries by Sunlight 50 that they are very
palatable.
Hoe around the shrubs and plants
In the school yard. Give them good
watering, II necessary. A little atten-
ton now win enable them to bloom
another year.
Haye you thought about ordering
bulbs fer fan planting7 Send to
some Of the seedsmen for bulb cata.
losues and plant few tulips daffo.
dis ana ether bulbs this fall.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05

first dirt Is thrown I put In the TOP
soil and shake the tree, 80 the dirt
will fill in well around the roots, and
tramp to make solid. When I have
finished planting I trim to a switch.
being careful to cut branches close.
cutting the tree back to 81 feet.
When the tree puts out It can be
shaped to suit. I start my trees three
feet from the ground and sucker low.
er limbs the first year.
The Kisffsr pear La q very strong
grower, 30 the second year head tho
trees in to about ten or twelve inches
from the body. In doing this I am
very careful that the outside limbs are
cut with a bud the way want the
limb to grow, also to head In an ON
brella shape. I head In every year
in February or March until the trees
are ave or six years old, SO as to get
strong limbs and to prevent their
breaking In q heavy yield. After that
/ head In only every two years, as by
SO doing the limbs are lower, and
the fruit more readily picked and
much finer.
have 40 acres In Kieffer trees.
from four to fifteen years old. Some
are on sandy soil and some on yellow
clay subsoil, and there Is no .percep-
tible difference either In the size OF
the fruit or coloring. The trees should
be sprayed with bordeaux twice dur
ing the season. The first time after
the blossom falls, and again three or
four weeks later. After the trees are
planted I I'LL by throwing furrow to
them, leaving the clearing-up furrow
in the center as shallow as possible.
The first two years plant tomatoes
In the orchard, and use 800 to 1000
pounds of s per cent phosphoric acid,
per cent potash and per cent am
monia to the acre. After the trees
get to bearing I use 500 pounds acid
phosphate, 800 pounds bone and 200
pounds kainit. For . cover crop I
use crimson clover and pillow the Or
chard as early in the spring al the
ground Is In condition, and till as long
as possible, or as the limbo and fruit
will allow. I have always been sue
cessful with the pear crop, and have
picked as many as seven baskets
from fve-year-old trees. My oldest
trees have averaged 10 baskets.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05

vehicle axle is supported is made OF
strap iron measuring l by % inch.
This is fulcrumed between the up
rights by means Of bolt which passes
through holes in the sides of the up
rights. There are number of sucn
bolt holes to permit Of adjusting the
lever to various heights. The weight
comes on the short arm of the lever
and is lifted by depressing the long
arm To hold the long arm In de-
pressed position rod Is provided
which is fastened to the lever at one
end, while the other end passes be-
tween the uprights and is welded to
a block of metal. This is adapted to
bear against the uprights and serves
as a catch to hold the lever at any
desired adjustment. The rcd shown
in the drawinp. IL = inch in diameter.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05
BOX Fruit for the East,

think there is big opportunity in
the east for well-packed, high-quality
fruit in boxes. There are going to be
a great many apples packed in boxes
and those growers who pack scaly,
wormy apples will say the box-pack
is no good, says writer in an ex.
change. I paid five cents apiece for
Baldwin apples Ia Ithaca last year. In
the city market recently they were
selling Rome Beauty apples for five
cents apiece. II the growers will ad-
vertise the quality of their fruit and
put the packs up 80 that people can
depend on them, they will beat the
western people out
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05
TRACTION WHEEL FOR FARM
1t Is Especially Intended for Use on
Implements for Field Work
In PIowed Ground.

In speaking of and illustrating an
invention of J. e. McWilliams Of
Hitchcock, Okla, the Scientific
American says:
This invention relates generally to
wheels, and more particularly COM
prehends a traction wheel, especially
intended for use on farm implements,
for field work in especially plowed
ground. The principal object is to
provide a traction wheel especially
adapted for use on farm implements,
he wheel comprising number OF
taggered spokes adapted for engage
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05

WANTED so select young men to
study Greg's Shorthand and con.
tract for stenographic positions up,
on graduation paying a salary OF
5000. Wanted so high-school and
college gr duates to take our specl-
al course in Banking and contract
for banking positions upon gradu-
alton paying a guaranteed salary
of $500. Wanted so educated
ladies to qualify for high salarled
law office positions. Send postal
for Special Card proposition:
Sam Jack Musick, Mgr,
Piedmont Business College, Inc,
Lynchburg, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05
|P| POULTRY
|kVVS<y$0|
DETERMINE SEX OF A GOOSE
One Good Way lie to Notice Difference
In Volces-Matlng Season fs
Usually In Fall.

In answer to q query AZ to method
or rule for determining the sex of geese,
an exchange makes the following re-
ply:
There are no marks by which o1s
can tell the gandsr from the goose.
The only ways are to watch the &C
tcns Of the birds and to notice the
differences In their voices. The gan
der has what Is popularity called a
tenor voice. 1t is possible that all four
Of your birds may be geese. If 30,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-01-05

you will be unfortunate In attempts
to raise any goslings even II you do Sc
cure sanders. This Is because the
mating season Is in the fall, usually
in September or October, and also be-
cause geese very much dislike to have
their quarters changed when once &C.
customed to them. For this reason peo-
pie who wish to secure birds for breed
ing purposes mako their purchases In
the fall 10 the fowls will get accus-
toned to their new surroundings.
Doubtless nests will be made and the
eggs laid, but the eggs may not hatch.
II you are forced to buy q sander this
spring, 1t will perhaps bs advisable
for you to purchase some good eggs
OF the same breed rs you keep. and
use these rather than the eggs from
your own flock, or ut least mark the
eggs 30 that you can distinguish the
purchased ones from those laid by
your own birds. In this way you
should not be wholly disappointed.