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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16
The COngregatiOnalist.

REV. T. p. RoE well known Presbyterian clergy
man, and whose books have become almost as familiar as
household words, commences his new story, WITH
OUT HOME" in the Con0regationalist, February
sh Mr. Roe has sat with judges day day the police
courts of New York and has been accommodating his ma
teral for this book for several years. and will undoubt
edly be the best from his pen thus far.
we snail also print during the year twelve articles under
me head Great Questions such topics The Crea-
tOn, Trial by jury The Question OF Divorce Suffrage and
The Ballot The Woman Question. Among the writer's will
be men OF the first rank such PROP AUSTIN PHELPS
PRESIDENTS PORTER and BARTLETT DR. MARX HOPKINS
DIR. GEORGE NJ. BEARD, JUDGE WILLIAM STRONG, GIN
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Mr. Roes story will continue for nine months and
In order 10 accommodate the thousands desiring the paper
Will be sent till the close of the serial $500 Address
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

Iron vessels cross the ocean,
Iron engines give them motion,
Iron needles northward veering,
Iron tillers vessels steering,
Iron pipe our gas delivers,
Iron bridges span our rivers,
Iron pens are used for writing,
Iron ink our thoughts inditing,
Iron stores for cooking victuals,
Iron ovens, pots and kettles,
Iron horses draw our loads,
Iron rails compose our roads,
Iron anchors hold in sands,
Iron bolts and rods and bands,
Iron houses, iron walls,
Iron cannon, iron balls,
Iron axes, knives and chains,
Iron augers, saws, and planes,
Iron globules in our blood,
Iron particles in food,
Iron lightning-rods and spires,
Iron Geographic wires,
Iron hammers, nails and screws,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

We all looked anxiously at mamma, and
Rob drew nearer and leaned against her
chair. She did not keep us waiting, but
said: "You have answered the questions
correctly, and so well that you deserve to go
to picnic, even in the company of king,
and l will do anything can to add to your
pleasure"
We thanked her heartily and ran back to
the sitting-room to complete our plans, Bert
shouting Three cheers for King Iron."
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
Foreign Immigration.

According to the returns of the Treas ury Department the enormous number of 58, 452 passengers from foreign ports were landed on our shores during the month of September. Eighty three hundred of these were our own citizens returning from abroad, and more than three thousand were aliens who came on either business or pleasure, intending to go back. During the three months ending with September the figures stand I'll, 1903 as against 155, 233 for the same period the year before. An analysis of the September figures is interesting. Germany is the largest contributor to our new population, her quota being nearly twenty thousand England and Wales come next with about nine thou sand Canada with over eight thousand and Ireland with less than six thousand. France stands lowest on the list of great European countries, she having sent us only little more than six hundred, less even than Russia, which gave us nearly eight hundred. There could scarcely be better test of the relative prosperity of the different countries of the world than is furnished in these tables, since at least seventy-five per cent. of those who came here do so be- cause they believe they can make better living in America than they could have done at home. Measured by this standard France is the most prosperous part of the Continent, while Canada is be1ng drained of it's population more rapidly than even Ireland.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
Wanted the Gold.

An old gentleman from the interior of Ohio arrived in Washington few days ago with $17, 1000 in United States six per cent. bonds which he purchased in 1861 and which were called in July last. He first visited the loan division, where he said he came to obtain gold for his bonds as he had paid gold for them. When told that draft on the United States Treasury was as good as gold he insisted upon the gold, and would not listen to any explanation regarding an equivalent in any other form. The next day he appeared with large leather valise in which he carried off the whole amount of his clam in $2O gold pieces, weighing in all seventy five pounds. He became very much pro- voked with Treasurer Gilfllan when that officer endeavored to persuade him to accept drafts and have them cashed when he reached home, reiterating that he came for gold and declining to take anything else. He staggered under his heavy load as far as Assistant Treasurer Wyman's room, where he expressed 8 wish to count his treasure before leav- ing town. A room was assigned to him for that purpose. After the entire amount had been counted and found to be correct, the old gentleman was per suaded to express the coin to his home. During the time he was engaged Tn counting his money, 8 city detective who had been summoned kept watch over the bag.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
Something in the Way of Heat.

At times, say when the thermometer was 98 degrees in the shade, we have thought the sun was warm, but we never knew how really hot it was until Professor Young told us. He computes from later experiments that the solar radiation is about 25 per cent. greater than Herschel thought, and Herschel had no mean idea of it. Prof. Young says: eff we could build up solid column of ice from the earth to the sun two miles and quarter in diameter, spanning the inconceivable abyss of ninety-three million miles, and if then the sun should concentrate his power upon it, it would dissolve and melt, not in an hour, nor in a minute, but in a single second; one swing of the pendu- lum and it would be water; seven more and it would be dissipated in vapor.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
A Cape Ann Story.

A story has for years been told by Cape Ann firesides of Andrew Robinson, Cape Ann man, whose equal it never had. Once, far from home in harbor he, with his two men and sloop, was captured by Indians. His men were speedily dispatched, but Robinson was reserved for death feast. That night he was guarded by the only sober h. dian. When the others were asleep, the captain killed him, and, miles away, boarded his sloop and set sail. At day light the Indians discovered their loss and gave pursuit. A sailing craft, in a light wind, with helmsman only-how easy for canoes to capture As they neared him, Robinson dropped his gun; the Indians bounded on deck one after another, only to fall and be thrown overheard, tomahawked by the captain seeing which, the others wavered and withdrew, convinced that his life was charmed. His salvation was due to scupper nails which he had scattered over the deck where the enemy would alight, = the short, sharp heads and points of which gave to naked feet no foothold, but only terror and pain.- Scribeer for Novensber.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
COnnecticut's Troops at Yorktown.

The notable feat of the review at Yorktown on the last day was per- formed by the Connecticut troops. The steamer Charleston, which had them on board was delayed by foggy weather. She arrived after a very slow and tedious voyage in the Chesa- peake Bay late Wednesday evening. It was the wish of the command to push through to the Yorktown landing and go at once into the camp which had been pitched for them on the Temple farm for several days. Unfortunately, or fortunately as it now turns out, the pilot was not sufficiently acquainted with the river and the anchorage to come in at night. The Charleston con- sequently laid off the York River all night and Thursday morning steamed in, arriving at the wharves at 10 o'clock a. m. At that hour the preparations for the military review were complete and the columns of troops were in posi- tion. Unaware of this the Connecticut regiment disembarked, formed, and, with their splendid band, marched to the encampment. They reached the ground about Il a. m., when the march ing columns were already filing past the grand stand. Taking in the situa- tion at glance, the colonel of the Con- necticut troops debouched to the left of the parade ground, and, making 8 cir cult in rear of the Presidents stand, reached the parade ground in time to fall in and march past in regular order. Few people knew they had arrived, and owing to the prevailing anxiety on &C., count of their unexplained delay, their appearance was genuine surprise. When they marched in splendid order and with the finest military precision Tn front of the stand they were loudly applauded and received the heartiest cheers of any command on the ground. At the close of the review the command concluded not to go into camp, and without even visiting the quarters in- tended for them, they wisely returned to their steamer. The delay Tn arriving proved opportune. They participated in the great military function of the occasion and remained quartered on their steamer until they left for Charles ton, s. O., where they were the guests of the military corps of that city.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
The Adventure of Two Boys.
FINDING REFUGE FROM THE FOREST FIRES
 IN 4 WELL.

Among the many hundred sufferers by the forest fire that swept across the upper counties of the Michigan Penin- sula was MT. David Carroll. His farm is in Huron County, about two miles west of the lake of that name. Great clouds of smoke warned MT. Carroll that the fire was unusually large, but not until he heard the angry flames cracking through the woods in the rear of his house did he realize that his fami- ly was in danger. Then he quickly placed his wife and two little girls in his wagon, but circumstances forced him to leave his sons, Alexander, who is 12 years of age, and Willie, two years younger, to take care of themselves. About an hour before the boys had wandered into the woods and no one knew where they had gone. MT. Car rolls loud shouts were not answered, and so, in despair, at last he left them. He drove with all speed to the lake and there luckily found boat.
 Alick and Will were fixing rabbit snares in the woods more than a mile from home when the great wave of fire and smoke came rolling down. They dropped their string and knives and ran to the nearest field, in the corner of which stood log house. The fire was at their heels, and if boys ever got over ground Alick and Will did on that frightful morning, They reached the log house ahead of the fire, but the air was hot wherever they turned. They found that the people who lived in the house had disappeared. What were they to do? Woods were to the right and left, and in few minutes the cabin would be in blaze. They stood at the mouth of the we'll and looked down. dreading to get into the bucket; but as the tongue of flame began to lap up the grass in the field they decided to un- dertake the bold step.
 Alick threw several pieces of board downsinto the water, took Will in the grasp of his right arm and started for the bottom. The descent was made without trouble, Alick letting the up- going rope slip in the crook of his arm. The water seemed very cold at the first moment, but after that they were glad to be in it. Smoke rolled across the mouth of the we'll and for time they were nearly suffocated. The heat was intense and occasionally 8 burning limb fell in. Alick's head was cut by stick and his hair was singed, but otherwise the boys escaped injury. How long they were in the we'll they had no clear idea, but it must have been several hours. As soon as Alick saw the blue sky above he sent Will up in one of the buckets, pulling hand-over-hand upon his end of the rope. Then Will drew Alick up from the bottom. The boys remained at the we'll until the next morning, when they succeeded in reach ing their fathers place of refuge on the lake shore.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
A Lawyers Duty.

General Benjamin F. Butler has writ ten to MT. George Scoville, Guiteau's counsel, that hls professional engage ments so occupy his time that it would be impossible to conduct the assassin's defence. At the same time he says: 'I hold it to be part of the chivalry of my profession that no lawyer within the circuit where. he practices ought, without good cause, to refuse to stand for man whose life is in danger, be- fore court of justice, whether the per sonal. belief might be that the accused was innocent or guilty; and, of course, the amount of compensation in the case ought not to become a makeweight in the question" ~ ee r. .-a- r. r-
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
How to Make a Lawn.

J. J. s., Fairfield County, Conn, writes: "Two years ago I had lawn in front of new house that I was anxious to get a first-rate sod on as soon as possible. In grading the land the surface soil had been removed, and there remained hard soil that resisted the spade. How to make grass grow on such an uninviting bed puzzled me not little. I finally called to my as- sistance an old neighbor farmer, who advised me to break up the land in the late fall, setting up the furrows as much as possible, and giving frosts and thaws a chance at it. This I did. Then in the spring as soon as the ground was dry enough to work, I plowed it, and then used cultivator and harrow, and worked in liberal supply of well-rot- ted compost, consisting of barn-yard manure and refuse and dissolved bones, Having put the ground in 8 fine state of filth, sowed mixture of seed known as Lawn Mixture at the rate of four bushels per acre, during the month of August. Next, I lightly covered with 8 mixture, sown broadcast, of guano, leaf mould and road dust. During hot, dry weather watered my lawn and rolled it occasionally. Since then my manage ment has been to remove the weeds as fast as they appear, reseed any bare places and regularly cut and roll my lawn. The result has been all I could ask. As the present is good season for working up hard soils that are to be seeded to grass, I thought would send a page from my own experience in the matter"
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
New York Amusem ments.'

k ssThe Professor" is now in it's sixth month, filling Madison Square Theatre every night The piece is very amusing, there is no tiresome delay between the acts and the house is the most comfortable and elegant in the city.
 HAvERLY's FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE.-The success that the eminent comedians Robson and Crane have met with at his popular thea- tre is unequaled in the annals Of amuse- mepts. For this week they produce Shake speare's immortal Twelfth Night" which has received the highest inducements of the press and public wherever pro !uced.
 METROPOLITAN CASINO (4lst street and Broad waY).--The establishment of place of enter ainment like the Casino deserves encourage nent and the enterprise of Messrs. Abbey and
 fillmore will be recognized bv the lovers of light and amusing opera. Audran's charm ng opera, OIlv ctto," is now running to crowdt d houses. Miss Catherine Lewis and John Howson in the cast. Next week, ''Lcs Cloche de Cornville will be put Oil in a mag nitcent manner. The Sunday night concerts are quite feature, and the admission is so low, namely, 50 cents, and 8 cents extra for reserved seats. the house is crowded nightly.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
What 8 Cheap Cigar Will Do.

The moral influence of 8 cigar is greater than that of the finest speech delivered since the days of the Roman Republic. No man should set out on 8 journey without providing himself with at least fifty cheap cigars. Those which can be bought for two cents each are just as good as those sold for dime, and the gift of one is rewarded with just the same courtesy. You are in hurry to change trains and re-check baggage. The checkman doesn't care two cents whether you are left or not, and the chances are that you would be left but for the cigar. Edge up to him, drop the clgar into his fingers and ask him to re-check you to Indianapolis and you are fixed in six seconds. Hours later, when he comes to sit down for smoke, he may remember your phiz and bless it, but you are far away.
 The brakeman on a passenger train studies gruffness. You can't offer him money nor ask him out to take glass of beer, but if you want to know exactly how long you have to wait at Hanover Junction, and how long it takes you to run from there to Washington, just ten- der him two cent cigar. His granite countenance will instantly melt and run all over his face, and he will feel him. self bound to not only answer all inquiries, but to tell you how to save two shillings in getting your supper at Quantice. <
 Ticket agents in depots have stereo- typed set of answers, and it almost breaks their necks to have 8 man come along and ask something new. The cigar dodge works beautifully on them. Approach them with smile, extend the weed, and observe:
 ''Say, old fellow, when do leave here to make close connection with the Erie at Elmira?''
 Out comes his time- tables and railway guide, and he'll not only fix you to 8 second, but give you the population of every station on the road. A two cent cigar will stop any citizen of any city and make him feel happy to answer a dozen questions. l. will direct you to the best hotel, point ont the best sights, make street car conductors talk, give you the best seat in the omnibus, and accomplish all that gold or silver could do. No man should travel without them, and tobacconists should make two brands especially for travellers. One brand should contain old rope, rags and scraps of leather and be sold for cent, This brand would be for officials who are really good at heart, and whose sud- den removal from earth would bring sorrow to large families. The other brand should have torpedo in the centre, warranted to blow out six teeth and drive the end of the nose up at an angle of forty-fve degrees. These could probably be sold for cent and a half apiece, and would be given out wherever it was deemed necessary to teach an official that civility toward travellers benefits road far more than the burst ing of three trunks. The baggageman in the Union depot at Toledo is waiting for just such @ cigar and it's moral les son.-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET.

The wholesale New York market quotations show:
 BEANs.-Prime. ss25@$s.45; fair to good $3. .4o@$3 50 per bushel, choice, in pails and 24c. 827c. common tc good; Western sold at 26c. @27c., and the common Western at 17c. @18c.
 CHEESE. fancy, 1215c. @13c.; do fair Go good, lie. 012c.
 Eees.-Quotations ranged from 22c. fol and Pennsylvania.
 FLouR.Ssuperine, S4. 7O@$5. 80; Western &6. 4O@$7. .0O; extra New York, $5. 75@6. 25 HAY.- Shipping, 65c. @75c.; clover, 65c. c 70c.; salt, csc; straw soc: @s5c.
 HoPs.-New York, S2c. @31c.; Eastern, 22c. @24c.; yearlings, 12c. @23c:; olds, 4c. @15c. PETROLEUM. = Refined, 916c.; crude, 6c. @7c in bulk in barrels, 71ac.; naphtha, Ice. in shipping order, and He. @12c. in cases.
 PoRI;-New mess, s1s5o@s19'oo; dressed hoWEs, WnsAT se: :gSSaGi No. g. s1.2o@s1so; Mil waulkee, No. 2, 1.4O; amber, S1. 5O@$1 40; white, S1. .4O@$1. .45
 RYE.-State, $1 .O7@$1.Os.
 WooL.-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, xxx, 43c. @45e. U, 42c. @44c.; X, 4zc. @44c. s3c. @S5c.; New York and Western xx ana x, 4Oc. @421c.: No. 1. 4Sc. @45c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
 F1ouR.-State family, $7.25@$7. .50; rye flour, s612L@$-; wheat, ,state $1. .51@1.52 amber. $1 .45; corr, ,yellow, 73c.; mixed State, 71c. @72.
 PRTRo1EUM.-Refned, 7slc.; crude, 6%c.
 WooL.-State and Western XIX, 46c. @50c. X, 47c. @4Sc.; medium. soc. @51c.; coarse, 45c.
 BOSTON MARKET.
 F1ouR.-From $5. .5O@$6. .O0 for low and medium, to &6. 50@$7.75 for choice Mime sota.' Corn, 79c. .@s0c.for mixed and yellow. BUTTER. Common, 19c. @20c. Vermont dairy, 26c. @31c.; choice creamery, ,S2c. @34c. CHEESE. -9c. @1311c.
 BEANs.-$3. .O0@$3. .75.
 HAY.-Ohoice, $21@$22.
 CATTLE MARKETS.
 BUFFALo.--Oattle. good quality, $5. 65@ 60. %; hogs, fair to good, $6.20@$6. 40; best $6. 30. EAST LIBERTY, PENN. N.-Rest cattle, &6.25@ $6. 35; medium to good, S5. .754&6 %; common to fair, $4.25@$4. 75; Hogs, Workers, $6.40@ $6 60; Philadelphias, $7. .O0@$7.25; Sheep, $5.20@$5.O0.
 WATERrowN, MASS. Cattle, choice, $S.t0 @s9. 50; extra, $7.0O@ss; oO; 1rst quality $6.OO@$6.50; second quality, $5.00Q$5. 50 :; third quality, $4.O0@$4. 50. Sheep and lambs -- sool sheep $2. .60@$5. .0O; extra, $5.25@ S5.7b.; spring lambe, 4kc.@6c. Veal calve, |, Se.07c.
Connecticut western news., 1881-10-26
Our Silk Industry.

It may interest some Of our fair read CTS to know that fully one-half of the silk goods sold in the United States now are of domestic manufacture. To be accurate, the value of those made here ast year was in round figures $34, 5OO,- 900, while the value of those imported
 was $31, 500, 900, or 8, ,OOO, 900 less. In the matter of ribbons, American manu- lecturers sell twice as much as their European competitors, while they have almost a monopoly of the handkerchief trade. In dress trimmings, too, the American is far ahead, the value of his manufactures being over $5,OOO, 1000, as against about $1, 500, 900 of the foreign CTS. The latter have the advantage, though, in point of dress goods, which aggregate over one-half of the entire value of imported silk goods, or over $17, ,000, 900, while the value of Ameri- can goods of the same character is but 8 little over $7, ,00O,0O In machine twist and sewing silk the American manufac. turer has the market all to himself again, the value of his productions in that line during the year being over $6, ,000,0 ,000. When the value of the raw silk is deducted from the total value of the goods turned out by domestic manufacturers, it appears that the cost of manufacture is equal to fully two thirds the total value. The raw silk inn ported last year at New York and San Francisco, which are the only ports where it is received in any quantity, was returned as valued at 8 little over $11 ,O00, 900, of which China furnished one-half, or $e,oOo, 900 worth, the quota of Japan being $3, 500, 900, while Europe furnished but $1, 800, 900 worth.