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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-11-03

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manufactured end ws ciu clieoriuIy recommend thum
DO he public &c. being ghicr more durable and at She
1e time developing moro power than any other horse
pnwer vo hlge seau
Very troly yours sHEDp 6 WALKER
a GLARS of whitehall, ~. w. statos hc threshcd
and CLEANED iur Gilbert Hunt OF West Haven, We 23iO
oushe. oft oats n I've days with a. W Gray sons two
liurscp0wcr. Hnd lu two dnys out of M five ho hreshod
and cleaned poo busho, ul asu chat Doc oarned 100
Tire hns oaNoa 500, and $50 moi pay QUE ans thing Tor
rcpnlr.
Lrruru 5n5Ho North Nrryle states be tirJshod and
cleaned 1 hgacF ol ut u lhrUe hours be- also states
he sawed thro caris of wood in twenty-five minutes
.tt % tF0-hora power.
S. Vs. CfvrHHttnf Els. Hraonfh0r1 Wa 7t1fcs ho
-tWDd with One nor1-p0Wcr fnd drag saw DO The
shortest days llat winter cords 0l maple wood Lea 81
days and l 1H1 sltr tint Too challenges al Caledonia
County 90 furnish aucaina go do aa we'll af he can with
Uray'a.
AvHY BuAvray Of Hartford n Y states bis neighbour
W. ~. siodlnui 90 hs own know adee. thfesbod and
cleaned Lotweeu 3 O'Clock and % o'clock A. ~. N5
buals Of oats 1nd moved OH machine and thrcshcd aud
pirauci ll bushels moro bcfore rigW
= FBEE oS APPLICATION. ADDRESS
GRAY s. SONS, Niddlotowu, Vt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-11-03
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)NEsDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1869.


II sou per year, strictly In advance, or ESQ
ifnot paid within three months.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-11-03

The Constitution and Health may Do ruined by few
applications Of the lead sulphur hair dyes ia tho
market "Not Dye may De tho motto OF such nos
trumi but DIE may be- Che result OF using them. Eut
aN-ts am pVp l,,s i,r,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-11-03
rRlEn AND AcQulrrEp

ofal doleterous tendency unlor tho nmihlr laws Of
Science, Bet knuwa 90 au that
CRSrADORO'S EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE
has been anayzed uy the distinguished chemist, Profess
Chiffon and his certificate Of It's wholoomcncsi may
be seen at Cristodoro's, Aston House, New York.
CRIsrA pORO's HAIR Preventative, asa Dress
ing, acts like a charm the Hair amer Dyeng Try It,
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30
Curious Facts In Natural History.

The rattlesnake finds superior foe In
deer and the black snake. Whenever a
buck discovers rattlesnake In situation
which invites attack, he loses no time In
preparing for battle. He makes up TO
within ten or twelve feet of the snake
then leaps forward, and aims to sever the
body Of the snake with his sharp, byfurca-
ted hoofs. The first onset is most COM
monty successful but II otherwise, the
buck repeats the trial until he cuts the
snake In twain. The rapidlty and fatality
OF his skillful maneuver leave but q slight
chance for It's victim either 70 escape or
TO inject Its poison into his more alert
antagonist. The black snake Ia also more
than an equal competitor against the
rattlesnAke.
Such is its celebrity OF motion, moi
only In running, but in entwining
itself round its victim, that the
Tattlesnake has no way Of escaping
from It's fatal embrace, When the black
and rattlesnAkes are about 10 meet for
battle, the former darts forward at the
height Of his speed, and strikes at the neck
Of the latter with unerring certainty, leav-
ing q foot or two OF the upper part OF his
own body At liberty. In an instant he
enoircles him within five or ak folds he
then stops and looks the strAngled and
gAsping foe in the face, 70 ascertain the
effect produced upon his corSeted body
II he shows signs of life, the coils are
multiplied and the screws ightened-
the operator all the while narrowly watch
ing the oountenance of the helpless VIC
tim. Thus the two remain thirty or forty
minutes-the executioner then slaokeni
one coil, noticing at the same time whether
any signs Of life appear; II 30, the coil Il
resumed, and retained until the incar
cerated wretch Is completely dead. Tn,
moocasin snake Is destroyed in the sam,
way.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30
Cultivation OF Dwarf Pear Trees.

MANY fruit-growers complain that their
dwarf pear trees fail after few years, or
at best produce only small quantity of
inferior fruit The probability is that if
the causes of failure was investigated il
would be found that in nine cases out of
ten the decline of the trees is occasioned
by want of proper cultivation. 1t should be
borne in mind; that the pear and ounce
are quite distinct in their habits, and re-
quire different soils aud different treat
ment The wild pear tree grows in dry
soil and sends its roots down to the hard
est banks of clay, forming large tree of
very hard wood, living for centuries. The
QuincP, OHdoRiG VUlgGris, was introduced
into Europe from the Island of Crete,
whose ancient name it bears, and in its
native habitat ii is still found growing
in rich, moist soil on the banks of rivers,
and in the openings of the forest among
the debris of decaying semitropical Vege,
tation. In order to dwarf the pear 1t is
graf(ed ON the ounce, but the habits of
the stock are seldom taken into account
Whenever they are there is no complaint
of the failure of the trees. The soil for
dwarf pears or the ounce should be very
deep and exceedingly rich; thin, dry,
hard soil, is totally unfit for them. The
roots should be protected from drought,
by mulch of rotten straw, decomposed
bsrn-yard manure, leAfmould, or any other
substance that will resist heat, and at the
same time afford tertilizing ingredients TO
the soil.
In a garden in the city of De
troit may be seen dwarf pear trees grow
ing in deep soil, which has been formed
by filling up hollow place with rich
muck, streetsweepings, and barn.yard
manure, to the height of nearly three feet
above the original surface; these trees
have continued to grow rapidly from the
time they were planted They make a
fine growth of healthy wood every year,
and bear large crop of fruit, while trees
planted at the same time, in less favorable
soil, have made very little growth and
and have borne scarcely any fruit
In another garden in the same city may
be- seen Louise Bonne de Jersey dwarf
| pear tree, which, although several years
old, made very little growth until an az.
paragus bed was made adjoining 70 IL
into which the roots extended Il then
grew vigorously, and bears fruit annually.
These facts, among others, prove the ne
cessiiy Of deep, rich soil, and careful cul-
| ture for the dwarf pear WcStorn Rurdl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30

and they should by no means be confined
in the yard during the night time, and re-
tained there no longer than IL necessary
at milking time. A good supply Of fresh
pure water IL a. essential ~ plenty OF feed
TO keep up the yield of milk, and very
great error Is entertained by some who
suppose that IL cows get their fill once a
day II is all they require. II farmer Is
compelled 10 water his stock ct the well
In dry time, large trough should be
furnished, and kept filed 30 that they can
drink when they choose. The water is
all the better for standing short time exs
posed TO the atmosphere. Farmers some
times get the idea that cattle do not want
water but once day, for the reason that
they will come to the well only that often
TO get t. When drink first fails them in
the pasture, cattle will visit the we'll two
or three times day for short time, but
soon learn that water Is furnished only at
certain times, and then they remain away,
however thirsty they may become, until
the hour arrives which has been set as a
time to supply them.
A great deal Of trouble is experienced
some seasons by the cow-pox getting into
the dairy. This pustule eruption usually
first appears upon one COW, and many
Times may DC kept from gong any IuILneI
by the exercise of care. The best way to
prevent It's spread Is TO always milk the
COW having it last. This disorder is con
tagious and can easily be conveyed upon
the hands of the mixer from one cow tc
another.
Cow-pox frst appears in small yellow
punches upon the teats, which contain
purulent matter and afterwards break ouI
into dischargiDg ulcers, becoming very
troublesome and hard to heal. The teati
should be washed clean with warm cas-
tile-soap suds and dressed with some heal
ing salve, oil or ointment. Jennings rec
ommends citrine (uot citron) Ointment
which may be obtained at any drug store
but we have never seen any greater benefl
from the use of this, after giving it q thor
ough trial, than from the use of sweet oi
alone, or from an ointment made of lar,
two parts, and one part each of rosin an,
calamine carbonate of zinc) The Gala
mine should be finely powdered and adde
after the first two have been melted tC
gether, and partly cooled,-An'ericd
| Stock Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30

p. m, when tho whole body began to
swell the hands and feet became cold (;
the pulse became weak an irresistible
stupor came on, with loud rumbling In
the abdomen. At pa. n. he aWoke and
vomited brown dirty matter for q quar-
ter of an hour, after which he fell back
and expired. A post mortem examine
ton revealed dark congestcd spleen, the
brain congested, and an uncoagulated
state of tho blood"
The mode Of treatment which the doc
tor suggests, is the following:
"If the patient is seen as soon as II is
known that the poison has been absorbed
by any crack or abrasion, the part should
be thoroughly washed with strong soap
and water (using the common washing
soap,) and afterward a solution of bro
mine should be applied to the poisoned
portion. II the violent symptoms Of Ger.
ebral excitement set in, the bromide OF
potassium should be given in the usual
medicinal doses for time, when II the
condition do not improve, give lachesie,
belladonna, apis, aconite, or stramonium,
as the case seems 10 demand. Several
physicians have found baptsiea and lach'
esis, In alienation, TO act bene6cially in
severe cases.
AZ lOCal dppIChIiOu bO tno enoImOun
local swelling which occurs, there is prob
ably nothing better than the extract oi
hamamelis I; a weak solution of the spirits
of ammonia, OF lotion Of aconite, arnicar
or veratrum viride.
"If sudden and alarming prostration
sets in, resort should be had 10 ammonia
alcohol in some form, or q preparation oi
arsenic, given internally.
"If the acute symptoms subside, and a
| typhoid or septic condition obtains, the
| indications are 10 treat it in the same man
ner as we would case of typhoid from
any other cause.
ain those cases where the fumes have
been inhaled, II is probable that the vapol
of bromine, of proper strength, inhaled
soon after, would act as an efficient anti
| dote."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30
Enormous Exhibition Of Power.

A paragraph has been recently going
the rounds ofthe press, in which it is stated
that the greatest blast ON record was
recently made on the proposed site of q
fort In San Francisco harbor. Twelve
tons Of powder were fred at once, dis
lodging 10000 tons Of rock. So far as the
quantity Of powder exploded is concerned,
this Is probably true, at least In regard 10
ordinary blasting and mining operations
much larger quantities of powder have
been exploded accidentally and in military
operations. The greatest exhibition OF
power of which we have any knowledge
was the blast st the Round Down cliff at
Dover, England, January 28th, 1S43. The
cliff was 1915 feet above high-water mark,
and as projection of 1t prevented d.
rect line of the South eastern Railroad
being taken to the mouth of the Shake
speare Tunnel, II was resolved to remove
the obstruction by blasting. Three gal
leriea, 800 feet long, were excsvated in the
chalk rock. Nine tons Of powder were
placed in the bottom of the shafts, ar
ranged in three separate charges, which
were fred simultaneously by means oi
powerful voltaic batteries. As soon al
the current was sent through the wires, Q
low, faint, indescribable subterraneaI
rumble was heard, and, Immediately after
the bottom of the cliff began TO bulge out
and then, almost Immediately, about SOC
feet in breadth of the summit began grad
ually but rapidly TO sink. There was nc
roaring explosion, no bursting out of fire
no violent and crashing splitting of rocks
and, comparatively speaking, but very
little smoke. For q proceeding of mighty
and irrepressible force, 1t had little o.
nothing Of the appearance OF force. Tn,
rock seemed as If Il had exchanged IL
solid for fluid nature, for 1t glided like
stream into the sea, which was at the dis
tance of 100 yards nom its base. BY thi
blast one million tons of rock were re
moved, which would otherwise have re
quired the labor of thousands of men fo
upwards of twelve months C0untrI
| Gentlemdn.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30

A Pooa, but dishonest evss IL about AZ
low down ~ emmy man kan get, onless he
drinks whiskes "a.
Error win alp thru q crack while truth
viii git stuck in q doorway.
The man who hez Just found out he
kant afford 70 burn green wood hez taken
his fust lessun In ekonemy.
There " only one thing that kin beat
truth, and that Ia he who always SPEAKS
y.
II IL hard work, at first sight 70 see the
wisdom of rattle anaik bite, but there Ia
thousands Of folks who never think ov
their sims until they are bit by rattle
snaik.
There IL a crate deal ov humin natur in
q krab, II yu don't pick them up In the
rite way yu will discover it.
think now, II had all the money that
IL due me, would invest It In q saw mill
and then !" let her rip"
Take the humbugg out ov this world
and you wont hAv much LEFT 10 do bizzt-
ness with.
Advertising " sed 70 be certain means
ov suckcess some folks are 30 impressed
with this truth that II sticks out ov their
| tombstun.
Ekonomy IL savings bank, into which
men drop pennys, and git dollars In re-
| turn.
ThAre IL one thing yu kant put out, and
tnet " yure conscience yu may smotneI
put IKE , coai PHI konVsihs 'ne
onarIeo Iemains. u-, l..
| Ine tWv ,'Gness mon noW nvus
Amenka tnet kno ov, ~ sne one VINO naz
gov .ne mos. money anu lne osncI VIZ w
wants tne leas. anu inc iAs' ono ID INC
haRpleas ov tne sWo. .Lo,.
III OsTenoy s sny n1UeSs,y U PnoT,s ,.o
sVUu .pLeoulns ~ tno lu1y y. ,no VII. WI
| lev 90 sgLeeaDie - simply W " esslly
plea.eu-n ehls " 70, no" eeSny anu Pie1S'
Sns " ~ 70 pe sgIeeaps' - -. a.
| ne Hhom ene gOou PrAl.e anu In, ~,
Hlckeo naee ougnS Ve" De sa'isneu VIII
ms fePuseuon' ,
AZ mas Deen SsoerSalneu py q esrne'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30
Summer PerIIs-HOw 70 Escape them

Il will not do to trido with the health in hot
weather. Nigor oozss through the skin at every
pore, and 1t Is by physical vigor only that un.
healthy influences can be bailied and repelled
The vital elements are evaporated In persplration
Intense heat converts a man into a self acting
pump, and the moisture that Ia pumped out Of
him is derived from the wel-springs OF life within
him. There is great need, therefore, that these
sources Of physical strength should be In a cond-
ton to bear, without danger or inconvenience,
the extraordinary drain. II they are not in such
q condition, the individual becomes languid and
low. spirited.
The main thing Is to keep the digestive appara-
tus in good working trim; for II the stomach, the
purveyor Of the system, does tts duty thoroughly,
the liver, the bowels, the brain, and the nervous
system, being duly nurtured, will be likely TO DO
theirs. In view OF these facts 1t is manifest that
a powerful and wholesome vegetable tonic like
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BTrTERS lie especial
ly req uired At this enfeebing season. 1t is the
most admirable Of all coTrectives and invigorants,
and for this reason 1t does not Overstimulate the
system. The proportions Of aperient, tonic and
stimulating componente are 80 judictously grad
uated, that the processes Of invigoraton and pur
| 1cation go on simultaneously, and no undue ex
All unmedicated stimulapts, however pure, excite
| the pulse and the nervous system. Their exhila
rating effect Is temporary, and when IT passes of
| the physical and mental depression they were EN-
| ployed to remove returns In an aggravated form
| But this lie not the case when HOSTETTERS
| BlTTERS are taken as a et0machic and nervine
The medical herbs, roots and gums with which
| they are impregnated, neutralize the exciting
principle of the rye spirit which forms their basis
| and which is in itself the most wholesome OF al
| the varieties Of alcohol.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30

az A correspondent of the New York
Tribune administers the following Anec-
dOte as applicable TO Andy's case
"The persistence with which this indi-
vidual hangs ON 10 the idea that somehow
or other the people want his services, or
NJ least his opinions, reminds me of the
man who persisted in going to ball
where he was neither invited nor wanted.
All sorts Of hints were given him 10 leave,
but in vain. He was then forcibly put
out, kicked down several flights of stairs,
Ind out into the middle of the street,
where, seated In the mud, ne was heard TO
exclaim, i don't much believe they want
me up there II is true, A. j. has not
come TO the same conclusion with regard
70 himself yet but let us have fsith that
he will in time. Aa there Is limit to all
things here below, probably his selfcon
oeit has bounds somewhere. Thirty-fiVe
against nineteen on impeachment was a
gentle hint that might have made some
men diatrust their popularity, but II had
an opposite effect on him, and he evident.
ly expected that the dear people would
make him President for the next fouI
years He still thinks they want him W
there"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30
The Potato Bug aud Its Poison.

Ara recent meeting of the Cook County
Qll.) Homeopathic society, DR.. K. M. Hale
read an interesting essay on the potato
bug, giving description of the insect. its
habits, poison, and the antidotes. The
doctor states that there are ten different
species of potato bugs, of which the "Col-
orado bug Is most numerous and to be
dreaded.
In regard to the poison of this bug, and
its effects, DR.. Hale says:
Persons have been poisoned by this bug
In various ways, namely:
1. BY inhSling the fumes from the in
sects when placed in hot water
2. BY inhAling the fumes from them
when the bugs have been placed in pans
and subjected TO the action of dry heat,
3. From bruising them between the
fingers or In the palms of the hands.
The Colorado bug is peculiarly tena-
cious of life. They will live after being
subjected to an amount of heat that would
kill most insects. II is this tenacity OF life
thai makes the bug greater annoyance
to the agriculturist, and has obliged him
TO resort to various severe expediepts TO
destroy them after he has collected them
from the plants. From time to time the
newspapers have contained cases of poi-
soning by this insect, but many of the
instances were doubtless exaggerations
One peculiarity, however, was noticed,
that in all the cases the i'll results occurred
from killing the bugs by one Of the
methods just mentioned.
Another popularity is, that the various
reports do not mention any such results
as local VeSiedtiOn from an application of
this species.
In the CdntAOris and Lyon, and other
blistering insects, the poison, doubtless,
resides In the external portions of the in.
sect as their mere application without
bruising viii cause vesication. But the
poison of the DorypA0rd appears "a
reside in the fluids of Its body, which
fluid, when VolAtili2ed by heat of as great
or greater degree, Is absorbed by the
system, and results in = general blood
poisoning. No experiments have yet
been made to ascertain whether general
poisoning would result from iRserting the
liquid portions OF the insect into the blood
Perhaps the cases Of poisoning from
bruising the bug in the hands may have
resulted nom inoculStion, for the hands ol
hArd-working lAboreTs are very apt, 10 be
covered with tissures or Shrasions
II has been already inhmated that il is
more than probable that this yirulent poi.
son acts upon the blood. In this respect
Il 10 probably analogous TO the serpent
poisons. as well as the results of poison.
ing by spiders. scorpions and the bee.
Under its influence the blood becomes
dtsorgantzed, septic condition obtains,
and Inflammation Of low grade, simulat.
ing erysipelAs, results.
DR. Hale also gave several cases OF
poisoning By this insect, Of which one Is
a. folloWss
"a maa picked the bugs nom the zines
and killed them by crushing them between
the fingers. He did not wash his hands
afterward. He was attacked In q few
hours with violent fever, bloated face,
dellrium, eyes protruding, pulse 1913
These symptoms lasted frOm . a. N. 70 II
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30

IN recent extemporaDeous address
delivered by Mayor Hall before q class OF
business college graduates, the following
"Thore IL no better word in the English
language than 'plod.' II you would real.
ly and truly succeed In life, young men,
you must ploe. oh says somebody,
John Brown--a snap OF the finger for
him he IL only plodder Only a
plOddsri There never was man, though
he WAS the most brilliant genius In the
world, who did not owe whatever Of real
success he may have achieved 10 being =
plodder az well. II II all very well 70 Co
ruscatc and light the path OF life, bat II
must be PLUCK and rIoD that carries q
man successfully over"
Worse things than that have been said
/ In the pulpit; and we do not doubt that
this little lay sermon will bo productive oi
as much good a. many o more elaborate
disquisiti0n flenked on either side with
ritual pomp and ceremony. The world
has recently gone into reptures over the
completion OF the Pacific Railroad, which
Is aptly termed the greatest achievement
| Of the century. How much would geniuI
alone have done towards planting high
way across this mighty continentl o
what use would have been CongreSslona
appropriations, the right Of way, prelimi
nary surveys and spread-eagl without
the "pluck and plod Of the sturdy work
men, who,finch by inch and foot by foot
levelled the mountains and filled up thu
valleys for the path of empire =" AL
honor to the men who conceived thi
great enterprise, and equal honor TO tn,
| willing hands and sturdy hearts that mad
Its achievement possible.
Fortune and fame which come withou
the requisite toll are rarely blessings II
themselves, and rarely come 70 stay. TIL
law Of compensation Ia benehcent in II
action, and much more universal In 1t
application than we are apt TO believe
Courage, sobriety, trust In God, and
steady perseverance in right doing carr
with them continual blessings, and lea
to the only legitimate success.--PdckGrd
\ MOntlHV
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30
The Internal Revenue.

THE new administration is redesming
It's promises Of retrenchment In expendi.
ture and OF reform in the collection OF the
revenue The doubt which existed In the
minds OF many, whether the corruption
OF the internal revenue system, especially.
had not proceeded too far 70 allow OF anv
other remedy than excision, must give
way to the demonstrations Of figures.
The prompt Anc rapid increase of receipts
from all sources ia guarantee that the
lAst tive years are 10 remain a miserable
and shameful fact by themselves
II is well that II should be so. Another
such two yeara might have sunk the Vics
Of official corruption too deeply into the
constitution Of the public body for any
peaceful remedy There has, indeed
beer reason 70 fear that the country wal
approaching the condition where Legal
penalties and executive vigilance an