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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-15
KILLED BY NIGHT TRAIN
Mangled Body of Herman Welk
Found on Rutland Track.
Victim Was Member of Troop G. Of
In CayniEs, Vow I'm Route TO
Quonsct Point, II. L., from Fort
Ethan Allen.

The dead body Of Herman WEEK a.
member Of Troop g Of the Second cav
airy, stationed a Fort Ethan Allen, vas
found early Saturday morning OF the
track Of the Rutland railroad near Non
roes crossing and about one and one
half miles north of the spot at Shell
burne, whore his troop, with troops +.
+ and II had gone into camp for the
night The body was in horribly
mangied condition and all Indications
point to the fact that the man had
been killed by either the $40 or 1880
southbound sleepcrs out Of this city
No good reason seems to be forthcom-
ing why Prirat" Wel< should nave been
SO far this side OF the amp and it is
evident that he was walking on the track
apd did not hear tho train A had frac-
ture Of the scalp indicates that death
must have been almost instantaneous
Both arms We're broken and one foot
was severed. Tho other leg was broken
and all his ribs were crushed From
blood marks beside the tics IL could be
seen that the body was hit by a train
going south and had been pushed some
little distance down the track The man
must have been unaccompanied as no
eyewitness OF tn" accident has been
found The man was with his squadron
on their hike to Quonset Point, r l..
the first camp being at Shelburne
Private Welk had been at Fort Ethan
Allen but a short time He enlisted a,
Fort Slocnr at New York on March q
and was sent TO q troop Of the Second
cavalry on May @. His government
papers show him to be the son Of John
I'll, -
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CARE OF THE FAMILY COW
she's n Gentle Creature and AmpIy
Repays Kindness.

The floor Of the COW stable should be
preferably of cork brick, for not only is
(, sanitary and durable but warmer In
winter than cement n brick If used only
where the COW stands. the expense is
less. the rest of the floor being Of
cement In the proportion Of l2s The
brick should be set in thin base Of
cement. laid on a sub-base of cinders
we'll tramped To keep out dampness
lay a course of tarred roofing paper
well-lapped. between the first and second
SIM inches of cement The length of
the stall between the manger and the
manure gutter should be about %
feet, or long enough to insure tho com
fort of the COW and vet hold her we'll
back to the gutter, Have the stanchion
OF the swing type. and in building the
manager let the bottom be three inches
above the floor.
The manure gutter. made in the floor
should have width of IS inches and a
depth OF eight inches. In this gutter al
ways keep two inches of dry earth as
An absorbent. and cut straw will make
the best bedding and is cheaper than
rye straw. Regularity in feeding and
milking, and unfaiing kindness are alb
solutely essential in handling a COW: in
other words. never strike a COW or speak
roughly to her. II does not seem TO be
fully understood by the average person
that any act which reflects on a cows
nervous system means loss of milk.
The first work in the morning should
he to clean and air the stable. tprovide
box ventilator running to the roof to
brush off the COW taking care TO go over
he nd mi ,..i.
dipped in warm water, and then wiping
them dry, While this is being done she
can be having her breakfast. which may
consist of wheat bran ono pound: corn
meal, one pound: gluten meal. one
pound cottonseed meal, one pound
The milking over. throw a heaping
bushel of lawn clippings or other green
fodder in the manger. and give her all
the water she will drink, three times
daily. At noon give light forkful Of
well-crred clover hay. which Ia obtain
able at any feed store. At five p. m
she is again fed the same amount Of
feed mixed in the proportion given
above. and while she is eating the stable
and COW are again cleaned then after
the evening milking another heaping
basket Of green food is given Finally.
before closing up for the night. the
wise man will visit the stable to gee that
all is well. and a small forkful Of hay
thrown in the manger will Re appreciat-
ed.
In summer screen the windows and
put on a heavy wire screen-door to
keep out flies. As for exercise. a half
hour spent daily In a paddock 2Oxl5 feet
will suffice for the COW. or having no
paddock, II walked up and down the
driveway for IS minutes every day 1t
vii! be ample
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dure, they would make more money at
farming, stock raising and fruit grow
ing.
good many hundreds Of families
have migrated from Vermont into the
new country during the last twenty five
wears and have lived IKE early settlers,
in dug-outs or shacks. having no con-
veniences OF any kind or character.
They have grubbed for wears TO bring
their lands into a state of producuveness
And the cost of wster-ir,1eatiO n--is a
constant expense, good many Of them
have made a failure OF It, while others
have done well, hut the best Of them,
had they been content with the same
pioneer surroundings in Vermont or New
hampshire, and had worked hard, would
have done better
Land in the middle west, in states like
Illinois, Iowa, Michigan. Wisconsin
commands abnormally high prices, Farm
ing land frequently costs 500 to $3.50 al
acre, when the interest on the invest
ment is taken out. there is little left ir
the way Of clean profit. AS a result tbs
farms have been bought In great mum
hers by foreigners who are content Il
live in most frugal way. The exist
ence Of the Vermont farmer, in com
pa rison is that of n prince.
Vermont land suitable for fruit grow
ing. stock raising and small crops car
be bought for from one fourth to one
tenth OF the ruling rate I'm the middle
west The opportunities are better her,
for money making than in the new coun
try-if people are content with primitive
| methods
It Is passing strange that emigration
continues under the circumstances, Al
| these fac are appreciated there VIII b,
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INCREASING THE EGG YIELD


ity activity. and health, never breed
from her Much Of the low fertility in
eggs used for Matching. the early dis
eases Of chicks etc, Is due 10 consti
tutional weakness in the breeding stock.
Lack of vigor may be due to any one
Of the following causes Increased pro-
duction; overfeeding; overcrovding; lack
Of exercise; bad Judgment in the selec-
ton OF breeding stock. and lack OF
knowledge in Matching and raising little
chicks. In hey natural state far back
In the dim past. the hen laid a few eggs
In the spring. inoubated them and rails
ed hey brood afterwards enjoying life
In lAisurely fashion until the following
season To-day a Well-behaved doulest-
Gated fowl Is expected to lay from 100
to 80 eggs per annun- and moreover We
expect some Of these eggs when set will
produce fine healthy chickens, which
when gown will in turn lay a large
number Of eggs Such being the case,
every effort must Re made to supply
Madam Hen with such accessories as
tend TO build UP and keep her IN nne
physical condition. or her offspring will
be found 10 degenerate rapidly
OVERFEEDING AND CROwpING
DAME
Overlooking produces all sorts Of
trouble, such as ind gestion. liver dis
orders, excessive fat. etc, and II eggs
are used from breeders out of condition
they are sure 10 produce chicks lacking
In viCor Overcrowding reduces the
vitality OF a hen surprisingly. for she IA
deprived of the proper amount OF fresh
air, lack Of space In which to exercise
and her supply OF green foods and In
sects, so very essential to her we'll
being, is also cut down The breeders
should bc provided with ample room
hoth night and day If their offspring
are TO be strong and vigorous Unless
we'll shared. fresh eggs from healthy
hens are selected for Matching and all
the rules for the proper ncuba tior, Of
eggs carefully followed the result Will
be an uneven, undergraduate flock Of
chicks The same holds true OF ring
chicks. Unless properly housed fed.
and protected, they become stunted and
lacking in all that which constitutes a
good future breeder
The following signs # high vitality
have been listed ny the Cornell Agricul
tural College: The actions and move
ments of fowls probably hest indicate
their physical condition The physical.
~ weak are inactive and dull, and more
likely to sit than to stand They do not
range to any extent IN search of forage,
nor do they scratch In search Of feed
They are longest on the perch, possibly
spending the entire day there. The loud
ness and frequency of the crow of the
male and the cackle of the female, are
indications Of strength and superiority.
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decided movement towards New Eng
land
STRICrER AUTO REGULATION
(From the EnoShurg standard

(From the Enoshurg standard
IT is encoura cling to note the increasing
denunciation by the state press OF the
lax enforcement of the Law in many Yer
mont communities, where violations Of
the speed regulations by drunken auto
drivers are concerned.
The Burlington Free Press referring
TO the heavy fine imposed upon an in
toxicated driver by Brooklyn magis-
trate, says:
We have noted cases in Vermont where
the culprit was allowed to go free be-
cause he was intoxicated when the ACCT
dent happened. We have seen parties
under the influence of liquor, hut not to
n degree warranting arrest for intoXica-
tion, starting out on a trip by automo-
bile, and We have wondered at what stage
on their tour they would reach the dan
ger point in recklessly rnnning an auto
car"
to observe that this IL a sad commentary
on the way some Vermont dispensers of
justice deal out their commodity" and
leads the contemporary to the conclu-
sion that there is "A demand FOR stricter
regulation Of motoring
stricter regulation was, as the stand
ard has repeatedly pointed out, hound to
he the demand Of the public looking for
some means of abating the drunken
driver nuisance and stopping the loss Of
life and injury resulting from the opera
lions NJ these irresponsible parties
| It Is M exaggeration to say that n
lesSA .lAp,snt Of Sisk haA aapaA To hA 10
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GREEN AND ANIMAL FOODS.

Where any intensive system of poui-
try culture Is rracticed two ingredients
are lacking in the ration OF the laying
hon. These are green and animal foods.
The table waste may supply substitutes
for the green food and in sects that fowls
gather on range. but probably they will
not in full measure. Besides the green
foods ALREADY mentioned. ground alfalfa
o. clover may he added 10 the mash
fresh vegetables may he used However.
the greatest deficiency is most likely to
occur in the supply of animal food.
substitute for this deficiency Is found in
beef scraps when well rendered and
wholesome: cut green hone. fed sparinglv
when sweet: milk. good in any form. II
cheap; and other preparations easily OBJ
tanned
During the warm weather especially
II male bird is kept In the flock. eggs
should he collected two or three times
daily "a many hens are broody at this
time The germs Of eggs left under these
hens are likely to start. Moreover, heat
quickly causes the eggs to deteriorate by
enabling the bacteria to multiply rapidly.
CARE OF YOUNG CHICKS
on back lot or in confined area, the
care Of young chicks is a problem that
Ia not nearly as easily solved as the
care of grown birds Pasture, not runs,
IL what a chicken needs to he grown eco
nomcally ms veil as healthily There
fore, duplicate natural conditions as
nearly as possible. by compelling eXer-
else as with grown fowls and furnish
substitutes for the green foods and In
sects.
TO be entirely rid Of rates. good cat
must he kept When the neighborhood
is overrun with rodents. every means of
prevention must he used. Grain must he
kept in rat-proof containers and fed in
rat-proof hoppers, Starve the rats out
and they will disappear. To overfeed in
the litter means a meal or more for the
rats
Put the chick houses away from other
buildings and raise tho coops above the
ground sufficiently high to let the light
underneath. No rat will stay there. To
get a non-chicken eating cat. raise one or
more kittens with the chickens. Poisons
may he used by placing them under wire
cages so constructor that rats may enter
| hit fowls and chicks cannot
! Cement walls which extend two feet
or more below the ground level and a
| foot or more above the surface do much
| to keep out rats Fine wire nailed -
| the sill and extended two or more feet
below the ground level will also keer
| the rats out Covered windows are a bout
| the only protection against bad cats
SULPHUR WILL. KILL PESTS.
Methods of preventing and destroying
mites have been already given. Body lice
may be destroyed by using any OF tbs
many good kinds of lice powder on the
market or ny applying little finely pow
dered sulphur through the fluffy feather,
| at the rear of the body. a little lice
powder or sulphur In the nests is pre-
ventive, a dust bath Of coal ashes will
assist in eliminating body lice.
The backyard poultry plant has beer
the training ground of many successful
| poultrymen. It's importance to the in
dustrN cannot he overestimeted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-15
THE FIRST VERMONT.

CTo the tune Of Tramp, Tramp. Tramp
In New England there's state
And We call it old Vermont
Oh the mountains there are steep and
tall and thick,
And the exercise We gain
Marching up and down explains
Why our military regiments are quick
Hike, hike. hike, the First Nermonters
Route step, 'tention or trot
Put Nermonters in the lead
Keep the column closed, and speed
And you'll reach your destination on the
dot
At Pine-Camp in Nineteen Ter
Sure We got some hiking then
And we marched in circles round the
Second Maine.
And the Fifth /. : and us
Didn't seem to care cuss
How they scorched us round Connecticut
again.
Hike. hike hike, the First Verrnonters
Quick time, double time or run
We were called the Flying FIRST"
And we raised A bully thirst
That provided us with quite a lot Of fun.
In the DAYS Of Sixty-One
The Vermont Brigade was some
And the old boys used TO tramp and
tramp and tramp,
Now we'll hit a merry clip
Till We take the final trip
When Assembly blows in old Saint
Peters canp.
Hike, hike, hike the First Vermonters
Quick time. double time or run.
II We ever have a fight
We Will march the way that's right
And We'll never leave the battle TIL its
done.
Linn n Taylor il man
Who will get there if he can
And tonight we're glad to see him here
He was just a little late
And his baggage came by freight
That's a thing that happen. nearly every
year,
Freight. Freight, Freight for IAnn D
Taylor.
Suit case, overcoat and all
For he always sees a sign
Down along the Rutland line
Where he has to stop and make a little
call.
Capt X. A. Pemher, lst Inf V, y, G
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fected with germs Of disease. These
might be cleaned by removing the top
and replacing il with fresh earth bur
this is always a la borous and often u
very expensive process In general
way, II may ne said that a ward that
supports growing vegetables will he
healthful.
tender forage crop which will an
s~er the double purpose Of purifying the
soil and absorbing and turning to ac-
count the fertlizing value Of the fowls
d-oppings should be sown. This crop
will he soon consumed or uprooted and
therefore. it is advantageous to have at
least two wards for each flock In this
way green food Is supplied constantly
with the least possible labor. For quick
growth. SOW oats or millet although al
most any small grain will answer the
purpose It ia well TO SOW winter rye
or wheat late in the summer in one Of
the yards. 70 that supply of green
/ food may he had early In the spring
EXERCISE ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH.
The method Of feeding should be such
that the fowls are compelled TO take
normal amount Of exercise. Exercise Ia
essential to the health of the hen but II
the hen has plenty to eat she has little
inducement to exercise. Unless she is
in the best Of health she will not lay.
hence the need OF exercise. Feeding
small grains in litter is the most gen
eral practice. To feed sparngly at morn.
ing and noon and give a full meal at
night is good rule. Exercise Of the
most vigorous kind may re induced hv
hurying the grains in the earth. This
is generally done after the fowls are on
the roosts. If given grains in no other
way the fowls will he eager to dig them
up Tho amount 81 exercise that the
fowls will re compelled 70 take depends
upon the depth at which the grain is
buried
Every poultry keeper has his method Of
feeding and his individual preference as
to grains. Corn. wheat oats are most
commonly fed but to these barley may
! ns added Whole corn Is almost too
! heavy and too hearty for the fow on
range and certainly should not he fed
to those closely confined. Wheat at pres
ont prices is almost prohibitive and bar
lev may be used instead.
/ Dry mash can be fed economically on
ly In hoppers, Table scraps should. and
in many cases will comprise a consid
cradle portion Of the diet. If these are
very rich-that is, contain much starchy
matter. the dry mash should he light
or bulky. Table scraps usually consist
Of pastry, vegetables and meats and the
amount Of each should be roughly con-
sidered, at least in making up the dry
mash.
1t usually pays TO chop the table waste
TO sent-fne state; add to this A little
bran. corn meal, ground oats or a little
of the already mixed dry mash. After
mixing all thoroughly, while dry, add a
little boiling water. mix to a moist but
crlmhly state, and feed warm. but not
hot. II they are fed literally with such
mash, the fowls will not exercise
Therefore, when table waste forms a
large part Of the daily ration il should
be fed at night rather than in the morn
ing. The fowls will then come from the
roosts with empty crops. ready to rustic
the litter or scratch in the earth to Sc.
cure their grain rations
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volved in travelling Vermont highway =
and such travel has been robbed of much
Of It's enjoyment by the unrestraned &c
ton OF reckless and drunken auto driv-
ers.
From information that comes to the
Standard II would appear that the sec
rotary OF state Is adopting q vigorous
policy in revoking the licenses Of drivers
with drink record and in refusing to
issue licenses to such persons, and In this
he is entitled to tho commends ton and
support of all good citizens, whether own
ers or nou-oWners of cars
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A JOB IN PROSPECT

Another story has been added to the
imposing array Of those told at the ex-
pense of the newly 7edged bachelors Of
arts. who have not found the world rs
eager for their services as they could
wish. While waiting for the manager 10
be at leisure. a young Job hunter took
occasion to converse with the Office hoy
do YOU suppose there Is an opening
here for college praduate?" he asked
Well, deere will be- was the reply. '1f
de hoss don't raise me salary to tree
dollars week by ter-n1orrer night. -
The Youths Companion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-15

As the majority of those keeping
fowls do SO for the purpose of supply
ing their own table With fresh eggs,
they are naturally much interested in
all details pertaining 10 any increase in
the egg yield Thus the New York
State Agricultural department has laid
down the following rules for the beefit
OF those who are eager 90 succeed In
breeding for egg production Keep only
pure bred birds, breed from heavy
producers and perssten, LAYERS; breed
from mature birds practice ne-breed-
Ing: breed from early producing pullets;
breed from late moulters; breed from
heavy eaters. breed from early risers
and late retirers; pra ctice proper manage
ment
In selecting breeders he sure to pick
out only heavy producers. namely birds
that begin laying early In the autumn
and continue persstently, wei into the
summer, hardly stopping to mout be-
fore beginning again In the autumn To
make sure that the breeders picked out
are the best layers, install trap nests.
leg band he birds and keep accurate
records The selection should also IN
clude only mature birds, for these are
more sure to produce offspring with
vigor and vitality than pullets The
breeding stock once picked out let all
increase in the flock he through line
breeding 10 avoid the dangers attendant
upon out-crossing, and for the benefit
Of those never having practiced line
oreeding, this subject will he taken up
next week
BREEDING GOOD HABITS.
II once a habit can he hxed in a breed,
II will as a rule, become so firmly
rooted as to be transmitted to tho off
spring Thus II early-layns pullets are
Invariably selected for breeding stock,
this characteristic will become intensi-
fled in each succeeding generation The
same is true Of moultlng, II has been
proved ny repeated experiments that the
late moulters are the heaviest layers
Frequently the hen that mouths in July
or August, donning her new gown early,
is not tho heavy layer. Observe, on the
other hand. the industrious hen that con-
tinues Smelling out eggs generously until
cool weather in the autumn, she will
doubtless have somewhat shabby APP
pearance hut ignore her looks, for wher
she does start 10 moult she will he
found 10 make a complete and rapid
lob of 1t and he IN good condition again
to sing her little egg song early in the
winter. When the composition Of egA.
is considered, and also that a leghorr
hen weighing about three pounds will
| II she lays 10 eggs a wear produce ovel
| eight times her weight In what Is con
sidered to he one of the most oomplet,
| Of human foods, It Is easy to under
stand why hens with large appetite.
should hA preferred when selectn.
breeders, Then hen with vigorous ap
petite is the one that hops down from
| the roost very early In the morning anc
is among the last to retire at night,
4 bird may have all the characteristics
] dA~arahAd- but IL shs hs larkins in vital
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Copyright, 1879
White Indian Runner Ducks.

ing breed Of ducks known. The market
is far from being supplied and duck far
mers are finding this a profitable branch
Of the business. The heaviest laying
ducks necessarily are the most profitable,
and duck growers are finding tho indian
Runners. both Colored and white, very
satisfactory for this purpose.
The White Indian Runner Duck makes
n better appearance when dressed than
the colored Indian Runner. II has every
other quality of tho Indian Runner and
its spreading popularity bids fair TO re-
suit In a very few years. In the suprem-
acy Of the White Indian Runner duck
over it's sister with coored feathers.
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BEFORE AND AFTER

BEFORE AND AFTER
When Henry graduated.
His parents proudly said.
He'll land a fat position
And earn our daily bread"
A stipend Of ten thousand,
They thought that he would draw;
He was the smartest student
The home town ever saw
Then Henry started looking
For some Job good enough
OF course. he couldn't find it
The bosses were all grun
They asked most pointed question:
In harshest tones they'd sneak;
The hest job that was offered.
Paid seven bones per week
The graduation essay
The town will ne'er forget
But as 10 that position
Well, Henry's looking Vet.
-'Brooklyn Eagle.
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An ART DIATOGJ F..

There is an anecdote Of dialogue be-
tween Whistler and Leighton. whose
over finished and commonplace work he
could never hear. The two men were
saunterng along. talking art. My dear
whistler said Leighton, you leave
your work so rough and sketchy. Why
do you never 1nlsh?" Whistler screwed
his glass into his aye and gave a fend-
ism laugh. My dear Leighton" said he,
why do you ever begin ?"-Christian Adj
voCate.