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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL: WEDNESDAY, MAF 5, 1897,
AGRIGULTURAL,
1'reiMriug tlio Soll.
A largo pnrl of tho succoes or fnlluro
of n crop (lcpcnds upon tbo prormratlon
of tbo soll boforo tbo crop 1b put in.
Poor plowlng, elaok barrowlng, llght
manuring nro suro to pavo tbo way to a
crop falluro. Tbo bcncflts of tlllago
bavo long bccD known, but tbo majority
of fnrmors do not rcnllzo how mucb it
1b ncodeil. Spriug is olvvays a hurry
ing tirac on tbo farm, aml fow can ro
siat tbo tcmptaliou to burry in tbo
crops wlth tbo land poorly prcparcd.
Tbo plowlng In moBt placcs may bo
ilono in tbo fnll, but tbo soll is thon
Bomotimos packcd by tho enow and
rain. On tbo otbcr band tbo frosts
will gcnorally looscn tbo surfaco soll.
All plows for turningsod ground should
bavo a jolntor. This Is a little stcol so
sbapcd that It turus tbo top incb or
two of crasB over lnto tbo furrow bot-
tom sldo up. Wbon tho picco is dono
all tbo grasa is buricd out of sigbt. Tbo
ordinary straigbt cutter doce not do
nnythlng liko tbis, and most plows
leavo moro or Icsb grass noar tbo sur-
face. Tbo horrows of tho proscnt timo
aro so many and sucb an improvcmont
upon tbo old-tirao epike-tootli imple
mont that ncarly cvory faimor has ono
or moro and tbus has tho means of
thoroughly pulverizing tho soil. "When
a farm Is largo enougb, it is bcst to
havo tbreo or four borses and uso thcm
on ono largo harrow. Ono man and
four borses can do as much aB two men
and two pairs of borses. This is ono of
tho modorn methods of farming.
A rollcr is indispensablo to thorough
tillage. Harrow, thcn roll, then har
row and roll again until tbo soil
is
thoroughly andflnoly pulverized. After
tbo crop is in, if possible continuo tho
tillage, keeping tho surfaco soil stirred
bo that weeds will bo killed, a mulch of
dust kept on tho Burfaco, and tho air
with its nitrogen allowed to havo freo
access to tbo soil. A good rulo is to
uot put in auy crop until tbo top four
iuchos of soil iB fino and mellow. Of
course thero is stony and hard,lumpy
land wbich it is almost impossible to
get into shapo. Sucb land is better
kept in permauent pasture or mowing
but when a man has no othcr kind of
land, ho must plow such. Tho roots
of plants can obtain their food far bet
ter from finely-pulvorized soll than
from coarse, lumpy soil aud manure.
Tho manuro should bo mado flno and
thoroughly mixed with the soil. A
manure spreader Ib a very great saver
of timo and makes tbo manure go
mucb furthcr. Bomo farmers claim
that twenty loads of manure put on
with a spreader will do as much good
as thirly spread by tho averago hired
man. But the spreader cannot be
used on sidehills or when manuro is
frozen, or when snow is on the ground.
Fushiug Thiugs.
That is wbat business men bavo to
do in order to succeed. It is what farm
ers must do or they will fall behind.
Push the work of proparing the soil,
putting in tho crops on time, getting
tho soil into tho bcBt condition not
neglecting tho garden, the strawberry
plat and a corner for llowers. One
secret of auccess in spring's work is not
to undertako too mucb, then not at
tempting to do moro than you can do
well. To farm well a man nceds a
clear hcad, nceds to do what hc ought
to do at the rlght time. The low prices
of farm products and the high prico of
belp make tbe outlook discouraging for
farmers, and it iB a puzzling problem
for many to kuow what to do. It is
not bcst to wear onc's self out by try-
ing to do two men's work, working
from four till nino with no stopB only
for cating. A man must bavo rest.
Ho cannot work liko an iron macbino
day after day. Ho cannot work liko a
elavo and bo as much of a man as ho
can to do a reaeonablo amount of work
and then rest. A farmer must think
and plan, muBt uso hls hcad, and if ho
uses up all his strength in bard unro
mitting toil, then bo cannot think.
Pushing thinga does not mean driving
ahead without plan or thought. Hurry
and rush iB not not push, Push pushed
intelligently, does its work so that every
Rtroko counts. A man can uso lots of
strength and get tired out juet bcating
tho air. Hurry is not push.
It takes considerablo of a man to di
rect work intelligently. There 1b need
of moro thought on many a farm. If
farmers would push their business aa
intelligently and persiatently aB do tbe
business men in towna and citics, tbey
would mako much moro monoy tban
they now do. Go into a buBinesa houso
and study thinga awhilc. Soo tho
amount of push thero Is in mcdern
busincBB methods. Catch tbo spirit of
push and tako it bomo with you. Writo
tosomo firm for circulara and priccs of
somo kinds of farm machinery. Seo
how tho agontB will push to get you to
buy. Bo a gonuino hustlor or rustler
or wbatovor you may call it, bo that
you mako things llvoly on your farm,
not keoping every body in a fover of
hasto, but making cvory body around
you fecl that you aro pushing your
business. It is a good thing to havo
ono or moro pushing farmors in a
nolgbborbood. Folks don't liko to bo
bobind tboir noighbors, and if ono
man pusbcs hls work, othcrs omulato
him and push thoirs. But guard against
wasting onorgy in hurryiug,ln norvoue,
fldgely dashing into tbings without
plan or Intolligent purposo. J3o stcady,
casy; bo maator of your work, and do
not lot it maator you.
Good Itoads.
It is a most satisfactoiy sign of tho
timcs that tho neonlo in all sections of
tho country aro awakening to tho groat
iranortanco of tno Kccpmg oi tno roaus.
To tho agricultural community. and in-
dcod to all ln rurai uistncts, it is a sub
jcct of much momont concornlng tho
matcrial wolfaro of tbo pooplo, and as
bucu canuot bo too acttveiy or too por
sistontiy Kept tioioro tno puDitc oyo.
ln thcBO days of closo compctilion
tbo farmor is of ncccssity bound to
avail bimself of all tho moans in IiIb
nowor to lcsson tho cost of distributlon
from nroducer to consumor. and whilo
attncks aro boinc mado often with
grossly unduo vonom upon tho ways of
tno commission man, wno in our pros
ont conditions is somowbat of a ncces-
sity, other mcans of curtailing pecu
niarv losa ln tho form of chargcs for dis
tribution are nasscd over. Therefore,
wo Bav. it is a satisfactory sign of the
timos that tho farmer ie pushing intel
Hcontlv tho " cood-roads" quostion.
In tho citieB the valuo of good roadB
haa beon long rccognizcd and actod
upon. The bicyclo crazo is having a
good healthy roaction which cannot fail
to bencflt the intorcsts which we have
at hcart; thoso urban dovotecs of tbo
wheel havo been clamoring loudly for
better cvcling roads, and in tbe immedi
ate vicinitv of tho largo cities havo
olready secured to thomselves cindcr
paths and such liko at tbo pubiic cost
but in dlatriclB more remoto from tho
largo cities. theso bicycllBtB have seen
tho improprioty of agitating for roads
for their special beneflt, and joining
hands with tho farmer aro largely
agitating tho causo of good roadB.
tho urban, suburban and rural forces
unite tbcro must of necessity bo formed
a movement that will be irrcsistiblo
Tho great problem to-day In tho
farming districts is not how to grow
tho crops but how to get an adequato
coin return for them; in tho city tho
auestion is not so decidcdlv one of
prico as it is of quality in the goods
offered for sale. This means simply
that if tho farmer can get the best into
tho markct at a reasonable outlay, sativ
factory rcturnB are ensued, aud tbcre
foro if doublo tho uroduco can be
haulcd for what it now costs to haul
Kiyen quantity, bttter markols will ro'
sult.
It has been eBtimatcd that whilo 200
pounds forco is required to draw one
ton over an ordinary dirt road, 100
pounds will accomplish tho saine work
on maeadam, 38 pounds on grauito
blocks and 15 pounds on asphalt.
Theeo are Dgures full of food for
thought, and money invested in the
construction of goad roads is put out
at good interest, other things being
cqual.
As further illustration of tho position
on which wo stand, tho subjoined cx
tract from a local farmor's lctter to a
Florida paper will bo of interest.
Ho Bays: " Cultivating ten acres
eigbt miles from tho station, I buy two
tons of fertilzer for 870. This quan
tity makeB eigbt loads foronohorso,
and six hours required for a trip. Tho
timo of mysclf and horse is worth sixty
cents per load. I mako 500 crateB of
vegelables, which require 71 trips to
get them to tho station, at a cost of
S42.G0. On hard roads I could haul my
$70 worth of fertilizer in four trips of
four hours each, at a cost of S1.60. I
could haul my 500 crates of vegetables
in 35 trips of four hours each, at a cost
of 814. On tho sand roads ono horse
is required 71 days to ship my crop,
which iB a longer timo than the ship
ping eeason, henco I am compclled to
keep two borses during tho year, or
hire from my neighbors at a busy timo.
Tbo coBt of keeping tbo second boree
may be safcly cstimatcd at 825. So
much of my timo Is used in my trips to
town that during tbreo months of tho
year I am compelled to hire an extra
band, which costs mo about 845."
Tho foregoing items sufllco to show
that bad roads cost on the tcn-acro crop
8101.80, being a tax of over 810 por
acro, aud we do not tninK tnat any aa
vanced farmer will willingly placo him-
Belf longer under sucti a burdcn.
American Gardening.
It is a mistako to wear a shoo too
Bmall for you, tbinking it will mako
your foot look prettier. It causes your
toot to look crampeu, noavy anu ciubny
and will effectually provent you from
walking well, comfortably or gracofully.
Flat bcels aro tho only sonslblo heels
to shoea, and tho only heels that will
enable ono to becomo an casy, light
walkor.
The willow has such wondcrful vi-
tality tbat, ovon when tho intorior is so
far gono from decay that only tbo shell
of tho tree remains the appcarance of
lifo in green leaves and foliage will Btill
provau.
How's This 1
Wo offor ono bundrod dollars roward
for any caso of catarrh tbat can not be
:ured by taking Ilall'a Catarrh Curo,
F. J. CIIENEY & CO.,
Propriotors, Toledo, Ohio.
Wo. tbo tindcrslcncd. havo known F,
J. Chenoy for tbo last flf toen years, and
beliovo him porfcctly honorablo in all
buBincBB transactions and flnuncially
ablo to carry out any obligationB mado
bv tho flrm.
West & TitUAX, "Wholoaalo Druggists,
xoiodo, uuio.
Waldinq, Kinnan & MAllYIN, WholO'
salo DruggictB, Toledo, Ohio.
Hail'a Catarrh Curo is takon intor
nallv, acting dircctly upon tho blood
aud mucous surfaces of tbo syBtctn
Prico sovontv-flvo conts por bottlo.
Sold by all druggiBts. TostimonialB
freo.
DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE
ABOUT A
CREAM SEPARATOR !
Don't lot nnv ono fool you about tho
advantages ot tho" Alpha" discs used ln
tLo Do liaval " llauy " (jroam Beparators.
Thoy mako a world of differenco ln al
most ovory respoct. xuoy uouuio mo
actual valuo of any sonarator. Do Laval
soparators hoII for Just half as much with
out tuetn. utner macuinoB aro wonn hlui
loss.
(iMmovED "Babt" No. 2.)
Tlin " Alnha " dlacs make a machlne Hkim
cleaner, leave no fat ln 'tho bowl.produce
a cream tbat cuurns out commetoiy, anu t
butter which always scores hfchost in com.
nntltlvo contest. They onable tho uso oi t
much smaller bowl, wlth one-half less
nnnml. wblch means runnlnc much easier
less wear and greater durablllty. They are
oasior to clean, better mado, and practically
superior ln every respect.
Tho followinu lotter simply illustratos
facts which may be duplicated ln every ln
stanco. and from which tuere can bo no
variatlon:
'Pittston, N. Y., Aprll C, 1807.
Moseley & Stoddard MfR. Co.,
Uutland, Vt.:
Gontlemen: After a trial of tho'U. S.'
separator for twenty-sevon days, your acent
caine here aud set up a De Laval ' Baby 1
No. 2 and wantod mo to try it. I told him
I had about inade up my lnlud that tbe ' U.
S.' was as Rood as any soparator, but ho
sald so much in favor of tho ' Alpba ' that I
decided to rIvo it u thorough trial, as I
wanted the best one, and wlth the following
results: Mllking our covrs at nieht and
putting the Uillk in a large can, tborouRhly
uiixiug it, aud dlviding equally, runnine 40
lbs. throufih ea& ?i!parator aad joinB
turougu tno samo process ln tho niormng,
ruuniug 42 lbs. thtough each separator, fol
lowing tho directions of both agents in run
ulng aud handling both inachinos, and cool
ing the cream as cool as our water would do
lt, anu cuurninji oacu separaieiy, mo u.
8.' cream churned in 32 minutes 4 lb.-7 oz.
of butter j tho 'Baby ' Da Laval churned ln
31 minutes 4 lb.-li oz., each being salted
with tbe satne number of ounces ol salt te
foro working. I also found tbat the De
Laval turnod easier, cleaued qulcker, and
rau more mllk per hour. Just as wo wore
weigblng tbe butter the agenta of tho ' U.
S.' drove up and wanted us to keep the two
machiues through tho week, welghing the
mllk and dividing tbo samo as beforo, and
wlth this rosult: ln a lour uays' test, witn
an avorago of 95 lbs. of mllk per day, the
De Laval mado 6 oz. of butter per day more
than tho 1 U. 8.' machlne, each using one
half the mllk. Therefore I could uot declde
but to tako tho De Laval machlne.
Truly yours,
IIkhiskht A. Mason."
Send for brand new " Baby " or Dairy
Separator Cataloguo, No. 207, containing a
fuud of practlcal dairying information.
THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR GO,
t Randolph & Canal Sta.,
7) Cortlaudt Street,
NEW YOltK.
CU1CAGO.
MOSELEY & STODDARD MFG.G0.
New England Supervislng Agents,
R.xxtltncl9 "Vt.
Wanted Summer Board
By thousands of Brooklyn, N. Y., peoplo.
Can you tako a few? If so, 11st your houso
ln the BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE FREE
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hecauso tbo EAGLE INFORMATION BU
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write for listlng blank, picture of Bureau
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Mentlon the paper
this advortiBement.
in whlcb you seo
SMllSlSIISI
iCaveats. and Trade-Marks obtalncdnnd all Pat-
fcnt business conducted (or Moderate FECS,
iOUROrFICCISOPPOSITC U. S. PATCNTOrriCC
iand wc cansecure jiatcntm less time than Ibose
t Send model, drawing or plioto., wlth descrlp
ftlon. We advise, if patentable or not, freo of
gcharge, Our feo not Uue till patent is secured. a ,
S A Pamphlet, " How to Outaln ratents," with'
fcost of samo in the U. S. and forclsn countrict'
(sent trce. Address,
SC.A.SNOW&CO.
Opp. Patcnt Orricr, Washington, d. C
SCIKNTIFIC 1IOHSE SIIOFJNIJ,
Kneo Outtlng, Interierlng aud Cllcklng
I'osltlvely (Jured. Dlseased Feet trentud
wlth SuccesH. Trotteru, I'acers nnd Qontle
tnens' Roadsters a Bpeclalty,
J. A. McLEOD,
Ileglstered Shoelng Sinlth, Ornultovlllo, Vt,
HuiiHKii STAMr mado to order by tbe
Watchman Publlshlng Companv.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Tlils Old Qticstlon Has to bo Answcrcd
Unndldly hj Jiontpoller 1'eoplc.
Wliat do tlio neonlo of iMontnolior think of
tho Btntomont puhHslicd below? Cnn ntiy
citlcn nsk for moro coiivinciiiK proof of tlio
merits clnlmcd by tho nrticlo nndor discuasion?
Whnt is theroi Inckiiic iu such ovidcnco ? Tho
most supcrficinl invostigntion will corrohorato
pcoplo. It is not tho atylo of proof othcr
memcnl prcnnrntioiis otter Knlnmnzoo, Micli.
proof for Jlontpolier peoplo. Tho most ox
nctiti); cnnnot wislt for nnytlniif; moro.
Mtb. l. tu. Alexniuler. ot JNa. 07 iierliti
street, says: My kidnoys trouUod nie for
vcnrs nnu i n.ivo suuored a irrcnt uonl. l
doctored niul used vnrious kinds of modicino
hut they utd not honefit mo but vcry little
Thero wns n constnnt nain ncross my bnck no-
coiupniuc(l by n uull benring down pressuro
over my hips. It bothercd mo a groat deal
nnd mado mo rcstloss nnd norvous so I could
not sleep at night. A kidnoy weakncss which
wus nlwavs distressini' and annovini? wos also
prosent. I wns obliged to work rather hard
and I was rontinuallv failinir in hcnlth. Mv
danghter rcad about Doan's Kidney I'ills and
sho called my nttention to tliom. I got a box
from Ivestcr 11, Urccn s urup; storo nnu it nu
mo so much irood that I irot n second. When
I lind finished that tho pain ncross my back
wns cono nnd I could rest well at nieht. Tho
other kidney diillculty was rclioved nnd I felt
nnd sinco tnen l linvo uono n great deal ot
work nnd only onco havo I felt n slight pain
ncross mv back. I cot nnother box of Doan's
Kidney I'ills nnd nscd them a fow days nnd
tho pain left mo. I nm fcelitift better to-dny
than for years. I cannot spenk too well of
Doan's Kidney I'ills. I have recommcndcd
them to many of my friends and I can refor
vou to a number who havo been cured. You
can publish my statument nnd I will ho clad if
it will bo tho means of benofitinf; others.
Doan's Kidney Pills aro sold for r0 cents
nor box by nll denlers. or sent by mail on ro'
ceipt of prico. Foster-Milburn Co., solo nuent's
lor tlie U. . llullalo, iN. X.
ItEMEMBEIt THE NAME DOAN'S AND
TAKE NO OTHER.
W. L Douglas $3 Shoe.
Styllsh, durable, pertect fittlnt;.
Endorsed by over 1,000,000 wcarcrs.
W. L. Douglas $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00
Shoes are the productions of skilled
workmen, from the best material pos
sible at these prices. Also $2.50 and $2
Shoes for Men, $2.50, $2 and $ J.75 Boys
Wo uso only thc best Calf, Itus j! Calf, Trench
l'ntent Calf, I'rtnch Knamcl, Vlcl Kld, etc.,
grndcd to correspond wlth prices of tho shoes.
If dealcr cnnnot supply you, wrlte
Catalogfree. W. L.DOUGLAS,Brockton,Mass.
SOLD 11V
C. H. SHIPMAN, Montpelier, Vt.
Ever Sneeze,
cough, nnd acho nll over your
body? Does your hcad throb
and throat f eel rouph or parch
ed ? PosMbly you bliivcror feel
cold nnd thcn lluhhed. Your
friends say you are coining1
down with tho (irip. If you ever
had this dreadful disease you
know wliat to expect.
You toss about in n vnin scarch
for fomo place to rost your uch
iiiffbones. After tho shnrpf ever
sttbsides you are so tired nnd
weak you can hardly move, with
a linci coufjli which makes
the nihta thintr to bu dreaded.
If nugleutcd it will end in Con
sumption. We are maWing a
mcdicine to eure this disease.
We know it will curo. IJecause it
has curod others. Iiecau.se tho
inpredicnts nre the best that
eraineut medieal men have been
ablctofind in the treatment of
La Grippo. Follow tho directions
nnd it will eure you. I f not, your
money buck. At all druyjjists.
DANA S. CARPENTCR,
fllddlctown Springs, Vt.
HUMPHREYS'
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
Cures Fever.
" Worms.
" Infants' Dlseases.
" Dlarrhea.
" Neuralgio.
Cures Headache.
" Dyspepsla.
" Delayed Perlods.
" Leuchorrea.
8
4
8
O
IO
1 1
12
14
1
Skln Dlseases.
Rheumatlsm.
Malaria.
Whooping Cough
Kidney Dlseases.
Urinary Dlseases
Colds and Grip.
IB Cures
ia
No. 20
No. 27
No. ao
No. 77
Sold by
Druggists, or sent prepaid on
rccoipt of prico, 25c, or 5 for $1,
Dn. IIuMriinETs' IIoiiEorATnio Manuai.
or Diseases JIailed Fjiee.
Humphreys' Med. Co., 111 William St.,K.Y.
ONE
oil
MINUTE
COUCH CURE
cures nulckly. That ii what it wta
mado for. Prompt, safe, sure, quick
rollof, quick eure. Plcaiant to lake.
Clilldreu liko it and ndults liko lt.
Mothorti buy it for their chlldren,
,.1'rapirod by K. O. DeWHt A Oo,. rnakcri ol
fip Wlti'n Llttlo Early Ulsera, tho famual
8D11U.
I)ogs and
Sliccp How
Nulsancc,
to Abnto tho I
A subscribor ln Ponnsvlvanla wrltos
mo that ho would liko to kcop moro
shocp; that ho has a hllly farm, pretty
rougu for n cow pasturo, but woll
adantod for shocn. but tho does aro so
nau; tncy kiii 111s suoop to sucn an ox-
tont tnat no ib uiscourageu, and aaks
how ho can abato tho nuisanco. Ono
of tho strango colncidonccs of clvlllza
tion is, tbat in all countrios, lust ln
proportion as uogs increaso sheon dc-
croaso. It don't seom posslblo for does
nnd shoop to flourisb ln tho samo coun
try. l know tnat tho removing of tho
tarlff on wool had much to do wlth tho
dlmlnishing of tho ilocka of this coun
try, but in all tho older sottlod parts,
tbo immonso incrcaBo in numbors and
viciousnosB of dogs kopt has had moro
to do with this unfortunato docllno than
unfavorablo tariff lcglslation. It sooms
strango to mo that so sonslblo a pooplo
as tno Amoricans will bucomo so on-
amorod with the canino raco.
But I started out to toll this fnend
how ho can protect hls shoop and abato
tho dog nuisanco. Ho can put a dog-
proot fenco 'about his pasturo. lt can
bo mado of tho Pago or Koyatono fonc-
ing, four foot high, or ho can mako lt
of iight strands of wiro drawn tightly
on jjxl inch pickots wovon in ovory
two feet apart. liy making a tooi 10
slip along tho wlres, with a handlo two
foot long projecting from ono siuo, ho
can, by pushing and pulling on tho
handlo, throw tho wires out and in, so
as to tako tho plckcts in liko tho rags
in thc warp of a rag carpot, then by
driving small wiro fonco Btaples over
the wireB and into tho pickots ho can
mako a fenco tbat no dog can crawl
through. If this fonco bo four feet
bigh and inclincd or slanting outward
no dog can iump ovor it. These, if
proporly put up, will any of them pro
tect his flock, but it won't abato tbe
nuisance. I know thoro is a Btringent
law ngainst poisoning dogs, but I don't
care for that. I don't beliovo my
neichbor's dog has any moral rigbt,
whatover tho law may bo, to roam over
mv lielUB anu cbaso my stock, and
while I would not injuro him in any
way. so long as ho uoesn't trcspass on
my rights, if ho comcs on my premises
and gets any bits of meat 1 am bo 11b-
cral as to drop about, ho muBt do so at
hls peril. If they don't agreo with
him it is not my fault. But tbe laws
aro mado by dog ownors and are all
against sheep ownors, so if ho would
uso poiBon ho must not even tell his
wifo tbat ho has any around, nor is it
safo to buy it at a homo drugstoro.
Of course, ho can sboot any-dog if ho
catches him in his flock, but dogs never
kill Bboop in tho daytimc, nor when tho
owner is prosent, and to shoot makes a
noiso and if he is lucky enough to kill
ho will have to bury tho cur to get lt
out of sight. Now tho beBt thing to do
is when ho is away from homo to quiet
ly buy a quarter's worth of Btrychnine,
ako it homo and lock it up in his pri
vato drawor. Now get some piecos of
meat as largo as hcn's eggs, tako a little
tissuo paper and oil it and put a piecc
of strychnine tho sizo of a kornel of
wheat into an inch squaro of tho paper
and make a holo into the meat and
push tho paper into the hole. Drop a
half dozen of theso about the sheep
pasturo and my word for it tho dog nui
sanco on his premises will be surely
abatcd. If ho wants to mako assuranco
doubly suro ho can tako a pieco of fat
bacon or bam and scorch it over tbo
flro until it can bo smelled a half mile
and drag that about tho licld, dropping
his pieces of prepared meat at con
veniont places. Tho beauty of this
way of flxing tho thing is that if tho
dog doesn't get tho meat for a day or'
two tho poison don't dissolvo to mako
meat so blttor ho won't cat it. And
then, when tho dog gots it, ho goes qui
etly homo to the bosom of his master's
family and waits until the action of hls
stomach dissolvea the oiled paper be
foro tho poison acts and tho shcop own
er don't havo to bury tho carcass nor
expiain how bo came to dio on his
premises. Strychnine is tho shoep
owner's friond. Practical Farmer.
Wuen a carpet comes to be laid
afresb, the colors aro apt to look some
what dingy and certainly not so brigbt
as was expected. To remcdy tbis use
a pailful of warm wator containing two
or threo tablespoonfuls of household
ammonia and a soft flannol and two
fresh cloths for rubbing tho carpet dry
after it has been washed with tho flrst
flannel and water. This treatment
will, when tho carpet is quite dry, bo
found to givo a most effectual ronova
tion. But it must bo remembored tbat
certain greenB will not bcar ammonia;
in such cases clear warm water will
freshon and help the carpot very much.
Loors for hanging up garmonts aro
always woaring out and breakiug, par
tlcularly with childron's cloaks and
conts. To mako a Borvlceablo loop cut
a etrip of kid from an old glove, roll in
it a pieco of coarso string, and bow tho
edges of kid neatly together. This
loop, fastcned securoly to a garment,
will Btand any amount of pulling with
out wcariug or broaking.
A little lcmon peol makes n de
HciouB llavoring for many things, such
as puddings,fruit Baucesroquettcsnd
meat piea, and is ono of tbo things it is
best to havo at band. When using tho
juico only of lemonB savo tho peol by
riuslng lt in cloar water and lotting it
dry; thon gratlng it and putting it ln a
glass jar wlth a closo covor. Treated
thus lt is always roady.
The Giiandest Remedy. Mr. 11.
B. Greovo, morchant, of Chilhowlo,
Vn., cortiQeB tbat bo bad conBumptlon,
was givon up to dio, sought all mcdlcal
treatment that money could procure,
tried all cough romodies ho could hear
of, butgot no reliof; spont many nigbts
Bittlng up in a clmir; was induccd to
try Dr. King's Now Discovory, and
was cured by uso of two bottlos. For
naBt threo years has beon attondiug to
uuBluesB, and says Dr. King's New
Discovery is tho graudost remody ovor
mado. as it has dono bo much for him
aud also for others in his community.
Dr. Klng'a Now Discovery is guar
nntood for coughs, colds and consump
tion. It don't fall. Trial bottles freo
at O. Blakely's drug storo, Montpelier.
nri-IERE is a right way to paint
A and a wrong way. The right
way is to have thc best paint
Pure White Lcad (see list of gen
uine brands) and Linsecd Oil
applied by a practical painter. The
wrong way is to get some mixture
about which you know nothing
and apply it yourself or have
some inexpericnced, irresponsi
ble person do it.
rjrirjr; IlyujtngNatlonalLeadCo.'s Ture White Lead Tlntlflfr Col
PlVljri f",any deilred hade Ii readlly obtalned. Pamohlet gMng
valuable Information and card thowlng ample or colors free;
also cardi thowing piciures of twelve houses of differcnt dejigns palnted ln
varlous ityles or combinatlons of thades forwarded upon appllcatlon,
NATIONAL LBAD CO., ATLANTIC BRANCII,
2S7 I'carl Street, New York.
I Montpelier Crackers
Havelalways borno the ropntatlon ol bolnu the "Best ln the World," and
are;advertlsed thns. "Why is it bo? It is because the old flrm of O. H. OrosB
9K andlO. H. Cross & Son havo mado them for slzty years. The Bamo work
menlhavolbaked them In the factory
Baked in Ovens with Soapstone Bottoms,
which koeps them molst, crlsp and tondor a great whlle longer thanlif
baked ln ovens with iron bottoms. As good crackers cannot bo baked on
iron) as on soapstone. Be sure to cail for " MONTPELIER CRACK
EUS," and yon Rat tho flnost made.
MANUFAOTUnED BY
G H, CROSS & SON, - MONTPELIER, VT.
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT,
Yerinont Markots.
rnoDUCE.
Montvelxer
liutter, freh new, InSIb boxes.B.. 18 17
Jtutter, I reab new, ln tuba, V Xb 16 16
Uheeo, dalry.ff lt. 11 & 12
KltK'.V doz 13 H
Potatoea, lbuahel to
Hoz. Htb. VI 1b m 3
HoKa,dresed,)tb ig tX
I.ainba, tt. 4 W 4S
Veala. llve iii
Chlckena 12KCJ 15
Kowla 1(1 12
Turker 1- 11
Barre
Hutter, dalry 16
K(?aa,?(doz 10 & 12
Potatoea, $1 buehel M..
HoK,dreaaed,) lb 4 & til
Veala. llre H
KprlnL- lambi. i) Ib 3X&
lieef, hindquartera, lb 6 (a 6i
lleef, forequartera, tb 3i5 4
Fowls.1 lb 12 & 14
Sprlns chlckona sp 13
Turkeya 13 4J 14,
SI.Aliant
Ilutter, creamery 13
liutter, dalry, fair to Rood 13 w 14
liutter, dalry, aelectlona 11 13
liutter, dalry, eeparator 13 16
n'attrtury
liutter, freab, t lb 13 16
liutter, cratea,?lbox 13 g 17
KgRa, 1 doz g 12
l'otatoes, l buahel 33
lloKa.llve, V lb W 5, ,
llORa, dressed, 1 Ib 4i
Lamlie 3 3
Veala, llve
Chlckena )-H
Turkcya 14 13
BieAmonif
liutter, crearaery 17 (g W
liutter, dalry, tub 14 16
liutter, cratea 17
Clieeae, factory 12
Cheeae, dalry 12
Cheeae, aago 13
KKa .,...,. .............. 10
Potatoea, V buahel 23
Hoca, llre ?t lb M
Iloita, dreaaed, llb 3
Veala, llve 4
lleef, hlndquartera 3
lleet, forequartera & 4
Kheep.llve , 2
Spriug lauiba 4
lurkeya 12
SprliiB chlckena 10
BBTA1L DEALKUS' FBICES.
Flour, SprluR Wheat V barrel 3 J5 3 50
Klour, Wlnter Wheat, W barrel 3 O0S 3 50
Klour, Famllyllioller, V barrel 5 OOft 3 25
Feed, V cwt 75g 80
Meal.lcwt Sl H
MlddlliiKa,icwt W
Oata.V buahel 27
Com, buahel 34S 36
Hran.percwt 72K
lieaueiW buahel 1730 2 00
Iiostou Produce Market,
BkT-The quotatlona glTen below repreaent prtcea
obtalned by recetTtra for ichtltiale lol$ (.not jobbini
prices) uoleaa otherwlse lndlcated, and are lmended
to repreaent actual aelei.
UUTTKB.
Ureamery, Vt.andN. IL.aaaorted altea, 18 19;
Creamery, North'n Jf. Y., aaaorted aliea, ,. & 18
Creauiery, uorthern flrata 16 17
Creauiery, oaatern 16 & 17
Creamory, weatern flrat 13 w 16
Creamery, aeconaa 14 g J5
Dalry, Vt.. extra .. 16
Dalry, N. Y extra 1J 16
Dalry, N. Y, and Vt., flrita 14 15
Dalry, N, Y. and Vt., aeconda 11 13
Dalry, N. Y. and Vt., low gradea 10
lloxea, extra creamery 6a
lloxea, extra dalry lb 17
lloxea, com. to good 12 15
Trunk, prluta, ex. creamery j'J
Truuk, prlnta, ex. dalry .. 7
Trunk.lprlnte, com, to iood Ii 15
C1IKK8B.
New York, extra 13 2
Vermont, extra 12
Vermont, larfto extra .. 12
Vermont, flrata 10 W II
Vermont, aeconda 7 9
Saite 1J f 11
l'art aklma , &
FLOUlt.
Common extra 3 00 S S0
Oholce extraa and aecoud i4.3.
Mluuneaota cloar and atraluht 3 6.V3 4 00
Mlchlgau, clear and atralKht 4 40 4 60
New York, cloar and atralght 4 40(S 4 to
Ohio and St. Loula clear 4 403 4 60
Ohio and Ht. Loula atralght 4 65g 4 90
Ohio and St. Loula patent . .. 3 00
Wtaconaln and Mluu, patent 4 3W 4 30
OATS.
No. l.cllpped white 27, 0 J3K
No.2 clipped white 27?? 26
No. 2, white 0 26
No. 3, white 23 25
ltejected white Q Ui
Newoata O 24
liEANS.
I'ea, N. Y. and Vt., amall band-plcked & 1 16
l'ea, marrow, haud-plcked 83
l'oa, acreened 73
l'ea, aeconda , bOQ 70
Medluma,cholce haud-plcked (0Q W
Medluma, acreened , 70 to
Medluuia, aeconda 60 70
Yellow eyea, extra 0 J 13
Yellow eyea, aeconda 90 ftf 100
UedKlduey 1 40 1 60
FOTATOKS.
Arooatook llebrona 45 49
New llamiiahlre llebrona 33 (j 40
Vermont llebrona 38 0 40
PIIKS1I MEAT3,
lleef , cholce 1 lb - 1X ?.
lleef, llght cholceWlb g 7
lleef, heavy good V lb 6. 7
lleef, good Vlb 5.f, ,?
lleef, hlndquartera, cholce 11
lleef, hlndquartera, coinmouto good 7 10
lleef, forequartera, cholce.... S S t)j
lleef, forequartera, common to good 3 4
tluttou, extra 7iW 8
Muttou, common to good ,, 6 K 7J
Imba.cli. eaat. llb I t? 8
Lainba, com. to good II lb ,,,,, 6 8
Veala, cholce eaateruVlb 7 t 8
Veala, f air to good,..., I P 7
Veala. common 4 6
for tblrty years. They aro
Uoston Wool Market.
MlCHiaAN.
Xandabove 17Kft 18
No.l. 20 22
No. 2 20 a
Klne unwaahed 15
Unmerchantable 15 16
No. l.comblnR, and i blood 23
No. 2, comblng, H blood... 23
Delalne 20 21
KENTTJCKY AND INDIANA.
Comblng, l', blood 21 m SJ
Comblng, i blood u 22 i7t 23
Comblng, brald 20
Clotlilng, blood 17 :
Clotblng, coarae 18
FDLLED AND SCOURKD.
A Bne 3T )i
A.auper 6 " 37
II auper 33 & lt
O auper 27 29
Comblng, flno 35 37
Comblng, common 38 33
Currcut Coiiimcnt.
Oats. Tho market has hardened some
what during the week, but the call for sup
plies is quiet, and sales rnle slow.
Cobn. The spot demand for supplies ls
quiet, but tbe tono is flrm, and prices are
gonerally higher than a week ago.
Ouekse. Receiptsfor export, 1,008 boxes.
Stocks of old cheeso are well reduced, and
remalning lots are firmly held. There is a
steady moderate demand at unchanged quo
tatlona, Votatoks. Recelpts have been moderate
for the past week, Cholce Aroostook He
brons have been in steady good demand
and havo been selling at 45 to 48c. Rose re
main quiet.
Flour. The market has been quite firmi
but during the past few days tne wheat
market has broken, and the cIobo is dnll,
wlth values about 20c lower to sell. There
has not been much demand for flour during
tho boom, although some sales have been
mado, and at tho close buyers appear to
have no interest in the situatlon.
Maple Suoab and Sybdp. Thero has
been but little stock received this week,
but trade has beon quiet and consignments
on hand are closing out slowly. Syrup is
particularly dull. Prices for both sugar and
syrup are rullng as last quoted. The moBt
salable package for syrup is the square can
containing a full gallon of 11 lbs., nackod
0 or 8 ln a case. Buyors show a decided
preference for this style of packing, and
shippers would do well to use such instead
of tbe round can packed in bbls.
Botter. Iteceipts have been heavy, but
the market has kept well cleaned up and
prices have been well sustained. Strictly
lino Vt. and N. II. creamery has been in
steady demantl at 18c, but some odds and
ends have been cleaned up at 18c. Best
York state lots have been steady at 18c, but
arrivals are liberal and move slowly at over
17ic. Strictly extra separator creamery has
kept well sold up at l"lc, and the market
closes with a steady tone, Best gathered
cream lots selling generally at 17c,
Wool: Sales for the week, 0,852,000
pounds. The demand is exceedlngly quiet,
only onebnyer of any consequence has been
in the market this week, and he has beon
taking Australian wool. The demand for
domestio wool seems to have dlsappeared
from sight for the present, and wbat salos
aro reported are in very considerablo degree
Bales actually mado during the boom, but
not reported till this week. The market Is
Btill in favor of sellers, that ls to say thero
are no concessions on prices In any direc
tion. There is, however, moro or less ner
vonsness in regard to the enormous imports
and the very heavy stocks of wool known
to be liold by the tnllls. It will be noted
that the recelpts at this port of foreign wool
are three times what they were at this date
last year, breakingall records for the month
of April.
Llvo Stock Markct.
Beef Oattle. Iteceipts wore heavy both
from tho West and New England. Export
ers took their shares of the better grades.
The demand for cattle for beef was sonie
what slow and prices were Jo weaker.
I'ricks of store cattle: Working oxen per
palr, 800 to 8130; farrow cows, S12 to 822:
fanoy cows, $50 to 08; mllch cows and
calves, S20 to 518; yearlings, 88 to 810j.
two-year-olds, 812 to 822; three-year-olds,
820 to 832; Western fat swlne, Hvtj, 4 to
4Jc; Northern dressed hogs 0c per pound.
Prices of sheep and lainbs; ln lots, 82.00
to 82.73 each: extra, 83 00 to S1.75, or from 2
to 4Jo per lb. lauiba, 4 to Oo; veal calves, 3
toCc,
JIilch Cows and Sfrinokrs. The de
mand is modorate, and prices rulo steady at
about last weok's quotatlons.
Siikep andLambs. The posltiou ls about
tho samo as last week, both as regards
prices and demand. Iteceipts from tha
Wost wero liberal.
Arrivals ot llve stock at markets: At
Watertowu: Cattle, 4,631; sheep, 11,088;
veals, 2,297; swlne, 11,370; horses, . At
Somerville: Cattle, 1,737; sheep 7,952; veals,
1,972; swlne, 30,590. At Brighton: Cattle,
707; sheep, 270; veals, 407; swlne, 1,377;
horses, 177.
nudD'S PILLS curo Llvor I Its, Bll
lousnoss, Indlgostlon, Hoadacho.
Easy to tako, oasy to ooorato. 23c.