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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
A Struggle with a Bull Dog.

An incident of horrible atrOcity took
place at about o'clock last evening at
the saloon of John Maggie on Federal
street, nearly opposite the New York
and New England station. A crowd
vas attracted by the cries of man
wnOm the first corners found helplessly
struggling with large bull dog. The
animal had borne the man to the
ground and was tearing the flesh off his
face with frightful ferocity. The dog
could not be separated from his victim
until after n lively struggle, in which
several took part. Then the man was
lifted to his feet. He was horribly mu-
tilated. Blood streamed from the torn
flesh all over his face, and scarcely IA
feature had not been lacerated. He
was assisted into a neighbOring tene-
ment and cared for. His name is John
McGary, and he lives on Essex street.
His story of the affair is, that there
was some dispute about the price of
some drinks, and that the bartender
lrned the dog loose and set the beast
upon him. The saloon keeper claims
that McGary kicked up a row and
broke two panes of glass in the door
of the saloon. The dog is a large,
full-bloOded bull dog, of peculiar
mouse color. 1t is kept chained. Nc
Gary was afterward arrested for break
ing the glass. Boston Journal, Aug.
5. Moral: Don't sell or drink rum
and then there will be no use for a
bull dog.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

COmmittee-E. B. Merriam, st.
Johnsbury, VIM. Kicker, Peacham, w.
F. Kelley, st. Johnsbury.
A written statement must be attach
ed to each tub of butter offered for
premium, giving time when made,
kind and number of cows from which
made, kind and quality of salt used,
and the manner of laying down and
pressing the same.
No competitor shall be entitled to
but one premium in the same class.
cTTnAD HnNEU DDEAn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
STALLION REX PATCHEN:-

REX PATCHEN will make the season of 1884 at
Drew's Stable, near St Johnsbury House.
TERMS, $25, to Warrant.
Rex Patchen was sired by Geo NJ Patchen. Jr
(Godfreys Patchenl dam by Harris's Hambleton-
Is half brother to Hopeful, Genet, Lady
Smell and Wellesley Boy. He is beautiful bay
with LACK points. stands Isl hands high, is per
is perfect natural trotter. and has superior
a Ur0tting stock horse. He has a record OF go and
has trOtted Mystic Park mile in 26 and repeat
in 243 making the last quarter in 33a seconds,
His colts all very fine, resembling him closely
in form and action, and we know of yearling
selling less than three hundred dollars, and his
first when fourteen months old, sold for five hun
dred and ten dollars.
Good pasturing free of charge for mares from q
distance. All mares at risk of owners escape and
injury. Colts will be holden for services of horse
unless promptly paid within the year.
43 JERRY DREW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

The Boston and Albany railroad
company are putting wooden blocks in
the angles of all frogs and between the
second rails of all switches on their
lines for the purpose of preventing loss
of life among brakemen. The blocks
are low enough to allow car wheels to
pass over them without striking, but
high enough to prevent the possibility
of brakeman catching his foot while
switching cars. About one-half of the
line is now so equipped and the re-
mainder will be finished in a short
time. The cost of the work is small,
and the annual saving in lives and
limbs of railroad employees will be
great. The method of putting in the
blocks used by the Boston and Albany
road is the invention of their trackmen
and has been adopted by several other
railroads. A bill is now before the
legislature forcing the protection of all
frogs and switches in this manner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
Justices Record in Criminal Cases

new blank for Justice of the Peace just
printed pII, and fer sale at the CALIFORNIAN OF
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
Best lot muskmelOns

Committee-J. P. Foster, Barnet,
Geo. Pettengill, Danville, Marshall
Clifford, Danville.
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
sTOCK-DURHAMS.

Committee-Wm. Clement, Danville,
VIM. Roy, Barnet, Willard Kinney,
Waterford.
Special NOte-No bull of any breed
over one year old will be allowed to be
exhibited on the ground without ring
and staff.
DEVONS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

NOWs ID LIls CIlss are 10 De tNHIDII-
ed and the same from any other class
may compete in this.
Committee C. II. Ingalls,, Lyndon,
}. p. Miller, Barnet, Richard Shaw,
Peacham.
NOte-Owners of cows competing in
this class must present written state
ment of the breed of the COW, time the
COW came in, kind of feed used, and
the manner of feeding. Test: Amount
of butter made and quantity of milk
required to make it, quality considered.
Time of trial, the first week of any
month and the first week of the third
month thereafter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14


Best tub maple sugar not less than
twenty pounds | 90
I'd rs
Sd so
Best tub unrefned sugar 90
I'd rs
Sd 50
Best bees honey not less than six
pounds 50
Best maple honey not less than
eight pounds IS
I'd 80
Best specimen of white bread with
recipe in writing so
I'd 25
Best specimen graham bread 80
ID 25
Best specimen rye and Indian
bread 50
I'd 25
Best lot pastry four or more varie-
ties 30
ID 25
Best specimen preserves so
ID 25
Best specimen pickles so
I'd %
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
SWEEPSTAKES PREMIUMS.

OPEN TO THE STATE ON ALL THOROUGH
BREEDS.
Herd book pedigrees required. Herd
to consist of bull, not less than one
year old, two mich cows, two two
year-old heifers, two yearling heifers,
and two calves. The herd must be of
the same blood, and owned by the
exhibitor. Being present as a herd
will not debar their competing in other
classes.
lst premium Silver Medal,
I'd Bronze Medal.
COmmittee-Asa S. Livingston, Chas.
A. Sylvester, c. T. A. Humphrey.
IInDSES EInSn, III 400
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

best bee hives and honey.
COmmittee-Ira G. Smith and wife,
st. job ,sbrry, Cloud Harvey and wife,
Barnet, Reuben Spaulding and wife,
st. JOhnsbury.
Written statement of making and re-
fining sugar must be furnished the
committee by applicant.
MECHANICAL WARES-FIRsT CLASS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

ID 400
I'd 3 90
Best pair draft horses 5 90
I'd 90
I'd 8 90
Best gelding or mare w
ID 3 90
3D. 2 90
Best roadster, gelding or mare NO
I'd 90
3D. . 90
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14
PREMIUM LIST.


c. ID. Bigelow, Lyndon, Calvin Brown,
Waterford, c. Il. a. Humphrey, Burke,
j. G. IIovey, St. Johnsbury.
Mole Cattle from town strings are
permitted to compete for one other
premium.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-08-14

Furnished in large small lots and desirable
styles.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-09-05
heWare of Beatty the Organ Man.

A lady in the West sent to us an
account against Daniel F. Beatty, who
al Washington, New Jersey, advertis-
es to make and sell organs and pianos.
ABOUT one year ago she sent to him
Hfoo Tor piano. He acknowledged
'ne receipt of the cash, but declines
TO ship the article or return the mon
ey' We have heard several such
complaints of late, and advise all per-
SONS not to send money to that concern
ana at the same time ask the 5000
newspaper editors to whom this paper
% sent to add Daniel T. Beatty to
'''elr list of persons it is unsafe to
ueal with. Letters to Mr.. Beatty on
u, 'n's subject bring no response, and
we distance the robbed lady is from
MS place of business makes it, under
'De circumstances, impossible for her
appear and bring suit for the re-
SO'ery OF the money e. S. Demo
erat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-09-05
Notice.

In the matter of the estate of Fred Hoffman, de-
ceased.
In Probate Court of Boise county. I. T.
1t appea ring TO the Judge of said Court by the
petition in writing, presented and filed by Ella NJ.
Hoffman, the administratrix of the estate of Fred
Hoffman, deceased. praying for order to sell re-
al estate that it is necessary TO sell the whole
some portion OF the real estate pay the de bts out
standing against the deceased, and the debts, ex-
penses and cuarges of this administration.
1t is erefore ordered by the Court that all per
interested IN the said estate appear before the
said Probate Court on Tuesday, the 9th day of Sep
tember, 1854 at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said
day the Court room of SAID Probate Court in the
Court House OF said county, to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the said admnlstra
II TX sell much of the real estate of said de-
ceased IS shall be necessary. And that a copy of
this order be published in the Idaho Semi Weekly
World, newspaper printed and published at Ida,
ho City, in sand county. at least four consecu i've
weeks before said ninth day of September. 1854.
NJ Z, MOORE.
Probate Judge.
IpAgo CITY, Aug 7, T4-4w.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-09-05
Admirable w 0rE1.
News Miner.

When the west bound train arriv-
ed at American Falls on Saturday
last, two dead beats boarded thef
train, and with guns awninformed !
the conductor that they "were going
to ride with him to Shoshone." The
conductor asked for their tickets, and
they replied that they ''didn't put up
fare for no damned railroad" where
upon the plucly collector of fares
bounced them from his train. He
wired the particulars to Superinten-
dent Bllckensderfer. Later the
tramps, or beats, as the railroad boys
call them, threatened to kill the con-
ductor and to burn the bridge across
American Falls. A deputy sheriff
was dispatched from PocateIlo to ap-
prehend the tramp desperadoes. The
officer did not arrive until after an
attempt had been made to burn the
bridge, which was thwarted, howev
er, by citizens of the Falls. Learn
ing Of the whereabouts of the often
ders, the deputy sheriff proceeded,
alone, to arrest his men. He found
them and ordered them to throw up
their hands. They immediately went
down for their guns, whereupon the
officer dropped one and the other
veal kened. The officers shot was a
mailer, and the big desperate never
squawked after being hit. The officer
returned to Pocatello with his prison
er.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
A Matrimonial Scheme.

At recent wedding reception in
South Carolina a young lawyer beg
ged leave to offer a new scheme of
matrimony, which he believed
would be beneficial. He proposed
"that one man in the company
should be selected as president;
that this person should be duly
sworn to keep secret all communi-
cations that should be forwarded to
him in his official department that
night, and that each unmarried
gentleman or lady should write his
or her name on piece of paper
and under it the name of the person
they wished to marry, then hand it
to the president for inspection, and
if any gentleman and lady had re-
ciprocally chosen each other the
president was to inform each of the
result and those who had not chosen
reciprocally to be kept entirely Sc
cret." After the appointment of
the president communications were
accordingly handed up to the chair.
and it was found that twelve ladies
and gentlemen had made reciprocal
choice, but whom they had chosen
remained a secret to all but them
selves and the president.
l was passing through the same
place few days ago, and was in
formed that eleven matches had been
solemnized. and that the young gen.
tlemen of eight couples of the elev-
en- had declared that their diffidence
was SO great that they certainly
should not have addressed their re-
spective wives if the above scheme
had not been introduced.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Ladies Costumes in Africa.

The only primitive costumes we
saw, writes one of our correspond
ents, was on the first day after leav-
ing Assouan on the left bank-the
country of Kalabshe-where the
young ladies simply wore round the
loins fringe composed of thin
leather strips. The married ladies
were clothed to the feet. Curiously
enough the ladies on both banks
hate or dread being looked at
through a glass. One / saw run
away, screaming as hard as she
could; others at once covered their
blanching faces with their hands.
1t is fact not generally well known
that dark-skinned ladies blush
white
Others anathematize you accor-
ding to fashion all over the East,
even among the Greeks of Constan-
tinople, by holding up the hand,
palm outward, and jerking it toward
you. This, l am told, means May
five devils seize you'll 1t they wish
to emphasize the spell they hold up
ten fingers.
At some villages, encouraged by
the soldiers who flung biscuits from
the deck, lads and girls ran frantic
ally down the banks scrambling for
them. to the great indignation Of
the landowners over whose crops
they ran riot. In vain these colored
gentlemen stood in the way, mud
and stones came flying at them.
They scrambled by, and continued
the chase as long as biscuit was
flung or until dead beat.-Loadon
Nelcs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Saving Manure.

The pig-pen ,poultry-house, stables
and yards will turn out complete
fertilizers that can be depended up
on, which cannot be said of many
commercial fertilizers that contain
but a part of the ingredients Of
plant food, supposlng them to be
genuine. With few exceptions COM
mercial fertilizers, when intelli-
gently used are valuable aids in pro-
ducing large crops; but when a
commercial manure is advertised as
desirable for all crops, on all soils,
beware of fraud. Phosphates and
super-phosphates may furnish a
good supply of phosphoric acid, sui
phuric acid, and lime, but they lack
IN potash and ammonia. BY using
such fertilizers a very stimulating
effect may be produced for a few
years, but unless they are supple
mented by more complete and sub
stantiai manure the soil may become
impoverished in those elements that
the fertilizers do not furnish. To be
sure, they produce extraordinary re-
suits for few years, and costs no
more than hauling out a good coat
of barnyard manure; but in increas-
ing them you are borrowing from
the future, and drawing upon the
fertility of your farm.
So make all you can of good, sub
stantial, complete manure at home.
Very few farmers realize in this way
as much from the resources at their
command as they ought. How
much does the average farmer get
from his pig-pens? A load or two
each year of the clear, raw manure
that is dumped into few heaps out
in the field. Its great strength goes
to waste on few square rods, pro-
ducing a rank growth of vegetation
that will lodge and, in large meas
ure be lost. The same manure
properly composted with more bulky
absorbents would have covered an
acre and made it highly productive
When will we learn the value of alb
sorbents in the pens, yards, and sta
bies.
The straw stack and the muck
bed may be used to absorb the fer
tilizing liquids and gasses that are
daily going to waste Put a good
coat of manure under the hen roosts,
keep supply of it for the stable
gutter. the yards, and the privies.
Keep the pig-pens. the stable, the
calf-pens, and sheep-pens well litter
ed with fine chaff and straw, and you
will find that the loads of manure
upon your farm will be doubled.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26

The following account of the re-
markable friendship between the ell
ephant "Queen and little Don
Melville is taken from the article by
John r. Coryeli in ST. Nicholas for
October: When be could Just tod
die, Don would run uD to Queen
with q chuekle of delight, and put
ting his white plump little arms
around her great brown hairy trunk,
would tug away with all MS little
strength as if he believed he could
pull that living mountain over.
And strange to say, he actually
accomplished his object, for Queen
humored the little fellows fancy.
Swaying and rumbling with delight,
she would gradually allow herself
10 come to her knees, and finally to
fall over on her side. And it was
touching to see how all the time she
kept her eyes lovingly ON the beauti-
f,l baby, taking care that no move
ment oil hers should even disturb
him ,
When she was at last PROSTATE,
Don would lock around as if to say.
See what | can dol' Then he
would initiate what be had seen the
trainer perform. He would clamb-
Der and climb until hewas on Queens
head. and there he would sit, with
the air of a con0ueror. He was
quite likely to thrust his little fist
into the elephants eye, or 10 swing
his foot into her mouth, buJ not
motion would the patient creature
make while he sat there, for she
seemed to know that he was not
very secure in his high perch.
Sometimes Don would carry his
picture-blocks to Queen, and togeth-
er they would build houses. Don
would put on one block, and then
Queen would take one up in her
trunk and put it in its placeas care
fully as if she had been used to the
game all her life and when Don
would kick the house down, as he
usually did when it was about half
built. his merry laugh and her thun-
der-like rumble were something
worth going miles to hear
1t never seemed to occur 10 Don
that there was anything odd in his
companionship with the gigantic
creature and had it entered his lit
tie head to do so. there is no doubt
that he would have proposed a
walk in the fields with her. with as
much innocence as if she had been
a small dog"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Electricity as a Brute Tanner.

The latest application of electrici-
ty is an invention made in the in
terest of lion-tamers, which consists
of an apparatus of great power,
shaped like stick three feet and q
half in length. Mr.. Rauspach, the
inventor, is a lion-tamer himself,
who has been "a good bit worried
during a long and successful career.
He has already experimental
with it upon the denizens of the
cages of his menagerie, and relates
the different effects upon the brutes.
Three of his lions receiving the
shock Immediately showed signs OF
the greatest terror. They were
seized with trembling and growled
fi.fully. The tiger was more quick
ly subdued, became Supplied, and
crouched in corner of the cage.
Bruin was more refractory to cleo
tricity, which seemed scarcely to
affect him. He would growl and
show his teeth, and was subdued
after repeated discharges.
The most astonishing effects, how
eyer, were perceptible in the boa
constructor. On receiving the dis
charge the specimen from Cayenne,
nearly twenty feetin length, became
at once paralyzed and remained
mo,ionless for six hours afterwards
When he recovered he showed
signs of numbness for three days
Finally, the elephant on being elec'
trified by a touch of the stick OF
the tip of his trunk set up . series
of wild cries aud became. SO strange
that the tanner feared the brute
would break his heavy iron chain
Mr.. Rauspach is said to intend ad
dressing a paper upon the expert
ment to the Academy of Sciences
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Nature I-leases All.

I'VE hev summer" said the ora
tor, as he pulled down his vest, Sin
order dat watermelyons may ripen,
an we hev winter dat 'possums
may fatten up. We hev 16, 6,465 diff
ferent kinds of weather in de course
OBJ var, in order to 'commodate
all kinds as fur as possible. We
hev moonlight nights fur sich pus-
sons as are behindhand in hoein'
corn or sawin' wood, an we hev
dark an cloudy nigh;s fur de bene-
fit of burglars, cats, an gas compan-
les. Natur' didn't make de kentry
all mountings nor all prairie, kase
she realized dat de scenery would
be monotonous. Had de sile bin
all sand we could have raised muffin
but sweet taters. Had it bin all
clay we should have run largely to
wheat, an crowded de price down
to 16 cents a bushel. De ocean
was made salty so dat de corpses
of horses, cows. dogs, and cats
dumped into it off Coney Island
wouldn't interfere wild the seaside
hotel business. De lakes were
made fresh in order dat Chicago
an Buffalo might once in a while
change deir drinks. Fack am, my
hearers, man am mighty slimsy
grain OBJ sand when compared Il
Natur! While she has made ebry
thin fur de bes' an in de bes' way
de vises' man on earth, had b,
been giben de job OBJ maxim yal
ler dog, would have got de fore an
hind legs all mixed up an left ds
tail of altogether, ,"-Liws Kil'
Club