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, watering—Western Plow-man.
- when open, while the block (d) is 'to
- necessary-if all horns were removed
.WATER IN ABUNpANcE.
It Is Absolutely Essential to the‘
Highest and Most Perfect Milk
Production.
An abundant supply of water, easily
obtained whenevex the cow wants it,
ismecessary to the highest milk produc-
'fion. About 87 per cent. of milk' is wa—
flier, and if the cow,’ s supply, of water
’is limited the milk yielded is propon-
Itionately reduced. It pays to furnish
pure, palatable water summer and win-
ter, so that the cow will dlink large
quantities, a-,s within reasonable limits,
an increase in watei consumption
brings an increase in the milk yield. _
S-ome dairymeu are obliged to water
their cows in summer from artificial
lponds. When this is the case the pond
should be fenced and the water drawn
:0if into a trough by a pipe controlled
by a float valve, so that the trough will
‘always be full of clean water. When
cows are allowed to stand in a pond
Jthe water becomes indescribably filthy
and the cows will not drink enough to
maintain a full milk yield. Such water
is liable to taint the milk, and some of
ithe filth. which collects on the cow’s
:-body while standing in the water is
very apt to fall into the pail at milking.
This summer we saw dairy cows drink-
1ing from ponds in which they stood
and in1 which pigs wallowed. Milk from
a single herd of cows watered in this
way might taint. the entire product of
a creamery.
In Vv1nter dairy cows which have poor
shelter and are obliged to drink ice
‘water from a creek dread the chill and
often do not. drink as much water as
3n-eeded. ,It will often pay to warm the
water, using one of the cheap heaters
on the market.
On stormy days if cows are exposed
while drinking the milk yield will be
reduced sometimes as much as 25 per
cent, and when the Weather is bad it
will pay either to have the watering
trough under a shed or else carry w'a«
iter to the cdws and let them stay. in
the stable. .
There are devices on the market
Iwhich keep a supply of water constant-
1y before cows in the stable, and tests
made with these devices show that
when; used the milk yield is increased
over that given by any other method of
AUTOMATIC STANCHION.
A Most Excellent and Safe Device
for Cafifle That Have Not
Been Deho-rned.
The pieces A and B are the movable
parts, the first closed and the other
open. The narrow strips I, II, III, each
of which is two inches wide and three
quarters of an inch thick, represent the
apparatus by which the st-anchions are
op-.erated The pieces I and III are
fastened to the immovable upright (e)
.and connected through II by means of
bolts, that at g being fitted with ablock
against which the upright A is to play
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hold the strips in place. when the stan-
chion is shut, the weight of the whole
causing I to restIupon it. Thus, to un-
lock the stanchion one must lift this
strip, which raises the other two, and
push up the drop (f); the upright (A)
may the-n be pushed back and the ani-
mal withdraw her head. On the other
hand, when she comes in and takes her
place in the open stanchion she must-
press -agair..-t lever (III) in trying to
get at~ the iced below, and this causes
the rests 1' II and I) to come down, and
so brings upright A, by means of the
block a 4;, into the place again, the
drop (1,: locking it so that the cow can-
not g1: out until released by human
l1and.—Fred O. Sibley, in Farm and
Fire Ede
Economy at Hornless 'eows.
When it comes to putting up cows for
winter, the cow that has no horns will
lc found to take much less room than
her neighb who is tempted to and
generally does hook and fight ‘all those
near her. In the stable, of course, each_
stall will accommodate its cow, horns
or no horns. But we believe that horned
cattle are often kept in stables on
bright, pleasant winter days. to keep:
them from hooking one another V1 hen
they would be much healthier if allow ed
to run in a. small yard. Mos/t barnyards
are made much larger than would. be
This wastes manure, as more surface .
is exposed to rains, and the droppings f
in a. large yard are often so scattered
that they are never gathered into heaps 1
and carried where they are needed.—
American Cultivator.
The Senna-attain of Cream.
You cannot théroughly separate I
cream from milk if the separator is not 1
run at full speed. (16am for consumers I
should be pastemized. This kind of'
cream will appefiu to be thin, but it
should be sold by the Babcock test.
Cream should be sold for one cent 1'01
every per cent. of butter fat in the
cream.‘ Parchment paper wet in cold
water will draw the color from the Nut. E
ter. washing butter in salt water is i
simply throwing away salt. Casein will '
coagulate at 90 degrees, and it is safe to
pom hot watel into the cream and
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7m! New Yorker .. ,, . ... ‘-
'lina.” Nye declared.
. mence.
, would stop to think.
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ENDING. UP FLOOR BOARDS.
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Dne Man’s “fay of Handling ’I‘Ihem,
Iprarently with Some Suv- '
ing‘ of Strength.
It is a common thing to see men pass-
ing floor boards right .up the front-of
a. building. The man on the: ground
raises a board scuthat its upper end
can be grasped by a man standing at
the window of the second story, who
now swings the lower end of it around
through the air and up within the
grasp of aman‘ standing at a window
in the story above. The third man-in
turn swings it up to' a'man at a win-
dow in the story above him, and so
the board goes in this way from the
ground to Whatever story it is to be
t'aken 1n at, says the New York Sun.
It takes muscle. to lift the boards by
one end in this way and swing them
up and to keep at it. The other day a
little variation in the method em-
ployed was observed in this city by
which the man on the ground managed
to save himself a. little. Instead of
lifting the dead weight of each board
he brought leverage to'bear with his
shoulder for a fulcrum. The load of
boards had been slid off from the
truck in the street, no? alongside the
curb, but at right angles to it in the
street. The ends of the boards were
toward the building and in front of
it. The man on the ground: would pick
up a board by the end and walk toward1
the building, holding it, and then in—
stead of facing the pile and tilting the
board by sheer strength he would face
the building, and, lifting the board on
his shoulder, wmflcl depress the for-
ward end of the board and so swing
the other end up. It looked like an
easier way-of doing it than. the dead
lift. It was possible only on the
ground, in front of the building, where
there was room to move, and possible
to advantage only with the load thus
conveniently placed.
JUNGLE FOOD AND POISON.
An Intimate Acqmintnnce in Re-
quired in the Forests
, of India.
Those who have traveled much
through the damp jungles of India,
such as the Terai, cannot have helped
ifoticing the large amount of fungoid
growth, beth terrestrial and epiphyti-
cal, that presents itself, much of which
is edible, but requires an intimate ac-
quaintance with botany to determine
between the poisoners and inimical,
says the Indian Planters’ Gazette. What
were not long since considered semi;
savage races on the northeast frontier
are the best guides the uninitia¢éd1,
however, can. employ to distinguish the
two classes. So close is the resem—
blance that it would be dangerous for-
own unaided discrimination, $141 if the
services of a human nomad are not
available, the fungi should be submit~
ted to the equally au fait judgment of
a tame monkey, a. thing n01 traveler
should be without. The animal must
be very closely watched when sitting
in judgment, especial notice' being
taken of his countenance. If the speci-
nlen is poisonous there is a decided
look of disgust apparent as the crea-
ture throws it from him, but if non-
poisonous it is torn into fragments,
first smelled and then transferred to
the mouth, in which case one may
rest perfectly satisfied that it' is edible.
Even though “jocko” may not eat, in;
no case will our remote connections
make a mistake, nor, for that matter,
will an elephant either. "A spare ele-
phant or two is also a. handy thing to ‘
have among your luggage.
NYE KNEW NORTH CAROLINA.
He Helped to Paint the State Riel
But It Faded in. El!
Absence.
While standing on top of Lookout,
mountain a few days ago, says W. L.
Visscher in the Chicago Times-Herald.
I was carried back to the memories of
dear old Bill Nye, for we had stood
upon that same spot some years be-
fore. and a guide told 11s that we could
see seven states from that point. of
view; namely, ”Tennessee,
oliua, Georgia and Aluba 11a.
“Where’s North Carolina?" Nye in-
quired.
The man pointed to a place in the
horizon to which distance gave a pur-
ple hue.
"What makestou think thatis North
Carolina?" Nye asked.
“Oh. we know by the direction. and
the conformation of the mountains
there." the man replied. .
"Well, 1 know that's not, North Caro-
with some vehe-
“And you know it. too, if you
Here is a map
of the United States, and you can see
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Il‘btnl Cost of Wagon Freight for
5 Twelve Months epre-scnts an
Enom'o Amount.
‘ Gen. Roy Stone figures out that there-
are 1, 500, 000 miles of public road in the
United States, over which 500, 000, 000
:tons of freight are hauled every y ear.
Putting the average haul at. eight
miles—though this is probably an over-
estimate—he figures the cost ofcarting
at two dollars the ton, or $1, 000, 000, 0100
the year.
With uniformly good roads the cost
of moving this freight would be only
$400, 000', 000, saving $600, 000, 000 to the
public annually. This is equivalent to
the yearly interest on: $20, 000, 000-, 000 of
three per cent. government bonds.
One-half of this almosrtinconceivably
vast sum would rebuild every mile of
road in the United States at. an average-
cost of, say, $6,166 per mile, and the
other half would furnish a yearly in-
come of $200 per mile for their repair
and maintenance.
At- present the people spend the vast
sum of $20,000,000 each year in repair-
ing their worthless roads. This sum
Would build 4,000 miles of thoroughly
good macadam road, sufficiently wide
for rural use.
Experiments made in the Missouri
agricultural experiment station show
that in nearly all road conditions broad—'
tired wagons pull easier than those
with. narrow tires. On macada'm road
a. lead of 2,518 pounds can be hauled on
bro-ad tires with the same. draught as a.
load of 2,000 pounds on narrow tires.
On gravel road, except when wet- and
sloppy on top, the draught of the broad-
tired wagon is much less than that of
the narrow- -tired wagon, a load 0352 ,482
pounds can be hauled on bro-ad tires
.with the draught required for 2,000
pounds on narrow tires.
The trials on dirt roads give varying.
results. When it is dry, hard and free
from dust 2.,530 pounds can be hauled
on broad tires with the draught re—
quired for 2,000 pounds on narrow tires.
When the surface is covered with two
or three inches of dry, loose dust, the
results are unfavorable to the broad
tire.
In general, the better the road the
greater the advantage of the broad tire.
On turf it, is much easier of draught.
SWINGS BOTH WAYS.
A Farm Gate That Has Been Found
Safe and Cheap \Vh-erever It
Has Been Used.
The gate shown in the. illustration I
have used for years and find it safe and
cheap. The horizontal boards (a) are
six inches wide and 14 feet long. The
uprights (b) are twoeby-f-ours, three of
them, 41/2 feet, high, and the. fourth (c)
> . ,_ r ' a, . . - . th
the ignorant traveler to trust to his 1 seven feet Mortlse the boards mto e
upright-s to a depth of one inch. For a
brace usetwo one-by-fours, 16 feet long
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(g). Bolt the top of seven-foot up-
right and at the bottom of thefro-nt one
(b). Nail a board over the back end
the gate plank. This makesthe wh'
thing stronger, and I prefer it too, four-
by-four for a. hinge timber. Get your
blacksmith to make 'a. pair of hinges.
The post hinge at the-top must be long
enough to go clear through, so that a.
burr can be placed on the end. As the
gate sags this is tightened. The bot
tom one can simply be driven into the
post. It should have a shoulder to rest
against.——George James, in Orange
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lionses’ Trail of Blood.
A gentleman who traveled over the
road from here to Tompkinsville one
day last week, in talking with aNews
man of his trip, said: “I tell you, the
? roads are in a worse condition than I
V irg‘inia, -
Kentucky, North Carolina, South Car-l
that North Carolina is pink. Besides, ';
I know it is pink. I live in that state
considerably, and I have helped to
paint, it red, but of course I go away
. sometimes, and it fades a little, leaving
it pink. 0, sir; you can’t stuff me.
The place you are pointing at acolori
blind man could’ see is purple.”
Nye said those things so seriously
that the man was almost dazed. He
gave Nye a puzzled look, and then went
on pointing out, other sister states in =
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the late confederacy.
'l‘urk’s Indifference to His Wife.
Rarely indeed is a wealthy Turk seen
at his wife’s dinner table.
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ever sawIthem. I had rather start to.
Boston today than to start back to
Tompkinsv-ille. Why, I could almost
trace every step the horses take by the
bloods-talus left on the ground. The
ground was frozen just enough to cut
the horses’ feet, all to pieces, and the
peor animals hobbled along like they
were. walking on glass, and every now
and then sinking in frozen m'ud up to
their knees and pulling theirfeet out
dripping with blood. Occasionally the
horse would give a groan of pain, and
on looking down one could see blood
trickling down from a fresh cut on their
swollen legs. HOW the mails ever got
through I can’t understand. I think
the mails ought to be stopped until the
roads get so they can be traveled with-
out inflicting such cruel punishment on
the horses ”—Glasgow (Ky. ) News.
Wants a. \Vlmc 'l‘ire Law.
A Toronto man wants his goveI nment.
“to enact. a law compelling all vehicles
carrying a dead weightuof 600 pounds or
over on the public highway, to have a .
tire not less than five inches wide. It
is the narrow tire that is destroying
our roads. As soon as the rains soften
them the 11511 row tire cuts like aknife.
I do not believe that there is, or ever
will be, acountry road constructed that
will stand the narrow tire.
' tire, however, will press and make the
He usually_f
dines in a part of the house remote '
from that occupied by his connubial ’
partner or partners.
Hand-some Glft.
Every year the king of Italy receives
as a New Year’s gift 5.0010 cigars from
the emperor of Austria.
Three Verdicts In Murder Trials.
surface still more solid. especially when
the road is softened by rain, instead of
cutting as a. narrow tire does.”
Victims o-‘LMndl Roads.
The sad condition of roads about
Scottsville, Va., is said to be stirring up
the people tremendously. The farmers
. have been pent up at home so long by
impassable highway-s they are growing
1 desperate, and, as soon as they can get
There are three possible verdicts in i
make white specks in the butter. —-Ru- I acriminalcase iv a Scot‘s court: Guilty. I lug and prepare to improve the high.
not proven, not- vru'l‘y
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together, they are going to hold a meet-
ways
A five-inch
HUMAN TP RAITS IN ANIMALS
Despomlency and Jealousy Unmls-
tat-{ably Displayed by Bird
and Dog.
A, parrot. in Xenia. 0., fell from its
13::c.. exclaiming: “I am dying!" and
1111111 1diate1y expired
A giimon committed suicide in Chi-
cago becauSe of despondency, as is sup
posed. The deed was witnessed by sev-
' erul board of trade men, whosaw the
bird wrap about its neck a piece of
twine. one end of which was fastened
to the building, and then deliberately
strangle itself.
Airs. James Dund ore, wife of a Penn-
sylvania farmer living near Lebanon,
is thought to be (lying as the result of
an attack on her by one of the family
pets, 21 crrey hound While she was ca-
ressing a little pet dog the jealous
houndb sprang at her and mlacerated her
hand w1th its teeth. The combinedpain
of the wound and the shock rendered
her condition critical.
Dr. Weir, in discussing the tendency
of some insects to get drunk, says: “An
intoxicated bee ‘was carried to my
laboratory for dissection. This insect
. was so drunk thatwhen- placed upon-its
‘back it had‘the greatest difficulty in
getting upon its legs, yet when aco-s-
mos blossom was brought within two
inches of its head the bee thrust out its
probosis and staggered) toward it. It
immediately began to suck the nectar,
and in a few moments tumbled over, a-
drunken, senseless, almost inert little
mass—a. victim of appetite.”
Man’s Indebtedness to Insects.
According to Grant Allen, in the'
Strand Magazine, beetles and other in-
sects anticipated man in the burial of
his dead and manuring of his fields by
devouring and burying dead animals
where they enrich the soil and promote
the growth of vegetation. .“There is,”
he says, “hardly a human trade or ahu—
man activity which does not find its
counterpart in animal and vegetable
life.“ ,
WANTED
Ladies and gentlemen suffering from
throat and lung difficulties to call at
our store for a sample bottle of Otto’ s
Cure, which, we are distributing free
of charge. We confidently recommend
it as a cure for Coughs, Colds, Bron~
chitis, Consumption, and all diseases of
the throat and lungs. It will stop a
cough quicker than any other known
remedy. We believe it will cure you.
In croup or whooping cough it is sure
to give instant relief. La1 gc sizes 50c.
and 250. Sold by Edward P. Weed,
Norwalk; anerus. Scott Williiamson,
Darien.
When you awake
more tired shan when you went to bed ’
, with an unpleasant taste in the mouth,
your tongue coated and dry, and having
no appetite for breakfast you are suf-
fering from Dyspepsia.
Numbers of people are suffering ser-
iously from this complaint and its result,
when one package of U. S. ARMY &
NAVY TABLETS will bring about a
prompt cure. A few doses will do more
for 3. Weak or Sour Stomach than a pro
longed course of any other medicine.
. Nothing can be used with so much oer-
tainty 1n obstinate cases of Constipation.
These tablets are the outcome of years
of study. and are compounded of the
finest drugs only, purely vegetable, they
do not gripe, produce no reaction. Take
no substitute. 10 GEN TS PER PACK-'
AGE
If you cannot get them at your drug
store, send 10 cts. for a package of 12
to the U. S. ARMY 85 NAVY TAB-
LET 00,,17 Eas'r 14TH 81.an YORK.
Crud; {5.- S'I‘i’i'fi’filiii Hogs.
It will be profitable to any breeder to
always ship his pigs in a neat, light
crate, in which the animal can be com-
fortably crated. Some breeders are
very negligent on this line: they use old
fence boards, which makes heavy and
clumsy crates. Sometimes the’ animal
is not able to be comfortable because of
its either being too short or too nar-
row. It is not business to use anything
but. good, neat. clean-looking crates.
suitable for size of pig shipped in it.
It is an advertisement- for the breeder.
It has an air of business that-impresses
the buyer favorably.
’ haven't
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but recommend some
thing else... No thank'
you I want ‘lvorine’.’
~or nor/ting" and if you
don’t keep it I ll do to
some store that doe-53’
' Strong words but
fZZ/J’Ol’les...“ Ask for
“what youxwant and get
what you ask for!
G?
You get a cake of pure
white IGlyccrin’e Toilet'
Soap m every package.
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DEBILITY.
There is No Necessity of Dragging Through
Lite Without Strength or Ambition.
Vinol, the Modern Tonic ReconStnictor,
Makes’the Weak Strong.
If you feel worn out, languid, run down,
you may know something is wrong. Nature
dxd not intend such feelings.
YOu can get over this trouble quickly by
taking Vino], the'modern tonic reconstructor.
I' aids digestion and enables the stomach to
go from every day food sufficient nourish-
ment to keep the body well, strong and
healthy. A feeling of strength and energy
will. succeed that terrible lassitude.
We guarantee that Vinol will do all we
claim for it and will refund the money to any
one who is not. satisfied.
PLAISTED’S drug store. 43 Washing
ton 813., So. Norwalk.
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Trains leave South Norwalk as follows. I ’
FOR NEW YORK— Accommodation
”1.115111551193641: 405. m., 1 11, 3.04, 4.97,
5. 33, 6. 41, 8. 11, 10. 20p. m. Express trains
554355, ’5.45, 6,15 (local, 6.55, apnea]
7.13, (local), ’7. 54, (local), 316 9.0 3(lo 7S,
9.,58 10.,35 11.35. (coal) 8.. m.
2.25, 5. 10 5.55, 7. 55p. m. For Washing 1
ton via. Harlem River 12.53 a. to daily)
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 9. a. m.
5. 35, (local), 7. 20, (local)10. 10 p. in. Ex,
press 4. 55, 5. 45 a. m.
FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST—-
Accommodation trains at 6. 28, 7.42,
8.46 and 11.42 a. m., 1.12, 2.42, (ton’tig
4.18, 5.27, 6.27, 7.28 (to B’ p,’t)
and 11.15 p. m. Express trains at. "1.151
1.20 9.,11 10.05,11.08 9.. m.,12.,02 3.05
5.04 (Naugatuck Express) 7. 05, 9:05
SUNDAYS—Accommodation 7.42, 9.12
T231” and 7.15 p. m. Express 1 11 and
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The sudden Epidemic of Grip has startled the coun
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The doctors confess they 1_ ave no sure Cure
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of Garcia and Err-Senator Brice and the alarming in-
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No fatal disease of Grip was ever known where
it kills the germs,
’IRIZILIIN BALI was Promplly used
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Colds, 6111). Influenza,
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