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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17

The reports ofthe condition Of wheat
all over the United States and Canada
are d~eplorable. Many farmers lose
their whole crop, and are blowing the
ground for Spring sowing Last year
many farmers did the same thing, and
ID many cases regretted their haste.
Half q croD Is better thar to destroy
what Is left and 60 to the expense of a
new blowing apd seeding, with all the
risks of the season. Az a rule the
wheat RECEIVERS very quickly and turns
out better than might have been ex-
pected. A correspondent let year,
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17
Chlorine as a pssinteotant.

An Investigation reported upon by
DR.. Klein is the application ofchlorine
as an air diSinfectant, especially i'll re-
spect 20 swine disease. II has been
shown that this disease is highly infec.
tious, and that infection is easily con.
veyed by the air-the usual manner oil
the communication of the disease. 1t
was therefore considered by DR.. Klein
to be specially suited for ascertaining
experimentally the gaseous substance
by which it could be best Combated. 1t
is known that a healthy pig placed in
the same stable with a diseased one is
SURE to take the disease, though the ami.
mails arecarefully kept apart from each
other. DR.. Klein therefore experiment.
ed as to the extent to which this atmos.
pheric communicating obtainedi in an
atmosphere im%pregnated with as much
chlorine as the animals could endure
without evincing discomfort. 1t was
found that a healthy animal could,
with safety, beplaced in the same COM
partment with a diseased pig, even for
so long a time as six hours, for five
successive days, provided the airinthe
compartment was maintained well
iumigated with chlorine gas, two good
fumigations up to a marked pungency
in the six hours beingrequired. 1t was
also found that one good fumigation
with chlorine ne~utralized effectually the
virus in a compartment from which a
diseased pig had been removed, so that
another animal could be placed in it
without danger of injection.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02

that such acts as he plans will be re-
garded as unfriendly to it, and that it
will use moral persuasion to cause him
to halt in his bold career.
These facts show that the United
States has itself only narrowly escaped
war. If the senate, last month, had
ratified instead of rejected the Nicara-
qua treaty, we should now find it nee
essary to interfere with force in this
tropical squabble between peoples
whose national pastime is war. 1t is
to be hoped that this struggle will
make our responsibilities in agreeing
to build or singly guarantee any canal
across the isthmus, so apparent that
the canal question will hereafter re-
ceive business and not sentimental
treatment The whole history of the
Suez canal proves that it is folly for us
to expect that by simply building a
canal with our own money and giving
it our name, we can monopOlize it or
even get its greatest commercial or
military benefit.
As we have no commercial marine,
any canal across the isthmus must
transfer to England and other Euro
pean powers much of our present trans
continental traffic. To hold such n
canal IN time of war we must have
railroad connection with it through
Central America and a navy. Until
then we have at least a commercial
marine and navy. AS De Lesseps is
now building one canal that will serve
the immediate needs of the whole
world, it will require stronger reasons
than have been brought forward to
Justify our gov ernmeDt in entering into
partnership, limited or unlimited,
with any Spanish American state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Wells River.
In Memory of a Brave Man.

In the winter of 'S4 post of the G..
A. X. was organized in this place and
named after thegallant colonel of theIs
Vt. cavalry, Col. A. w. Preston, who
was killed ut the battle of Cold Har-
Dor, Va, June Bird, 1864. The evening
of March 25th the widow and daughter
of Col. Preston presented to this post an
excellent picture of the Colonel in uni
form. The picture was made by ID. a.
Clifford of st. Juhnsbury from pho
tograph, and reproduces the COlOncl's
features almost perfectly. The post
with invited guests filled their hall to
overlooking, Commander Brock pre-
siding. There was also present large
delegation with ladies of the Relief
corps IN. a. Westgate" post, North
Haverhill. After brief speeches of
presentation and acceptance, all were
invited to refreshments-hot coffee and
army "hard tack" This post seems in
tlOurishing condition and were high
ly pleased with picture of one whose
character and bravery they hold in so
high esteem.
a homeopathic physician has been
visiting our place with Il view of To-
eating. There are Il few at least, who
would welcome the advent of physi-
elan of that school, and a man of skill
might work mp good practice.
DIR. Nelson is expected back from
Florida to day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Vermont News.
DEATH OF GEN. w. w. LYNDE

DEATH OF GEN. w. w. LYNDE.
Gen. William w. Lynde died sud
denly at his home in Brattleboro Fri
day. He was about his business dur
ing the forenoon and after dinner, as
usual, but was taken sick about |
o'clock and died of apOpleXy IN hour
and half afterward. About seven
years ago Gen. Lynde was seriously
injured about the head in a railroad
accident, from which he never fully
recovered. He was born in Guilford
i'll 1929. Before and after the war he
kept IL country store ut Marlboro, which
town he represented in the Legisla-
ttre in 1860, 81, 20 and 90 and from
ID to 10. He WAS state senator in
1870 and n and quartermaster-g gem
eral of the state from 1870 to 1874. He
recruited Co. | of the Sth Vermont
volunteers at Newfane and served in
the army rs captain from 1861 to 1863.
He went to BrattlebOro about six years
ago, where he has since been in the
flour and grain bus ness. He was gen
orally known throughout the state and
highly esteemed. He leaves IL widow
and one daughter.
A couple of Bristol men recently shot
il l44pOunds black bear.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02

before he heard of the appointment.
He will not go to England for some
weeks on account of press of private
business. He will probably retain his
professorShip at Yale and will deliver
his regular lectures to the students for
some time to come. Secretary Bayard
is said to be responsible for Mr.. Phelps
nomination. Mr.. Phelps has only two
children living, a son about %, who is
now learning the railroad business in
Detroit, and a married daughter who
has been spending the winter in the
Adirondacks for the benefit of her hus-
bands health. Another son died last
fall. A New Haven paper says of Mrs.
Phelps "She wins the hearts of all
who have the good fortune to know
her and is equal in all respects to the
duties that will come to her as wife of
the American minister at London"
The following nominations were sent
by the president to the senate Mon
day, with others To be cOnsuls- gen
eral, Thomas NJ. Waller of Connect
cut, at London; Frederick Raine OF
Maryland, at Berlin to be ENJOYS eX-
traordinary and ministers plenipoten-
tiary: Thomas J. Jarvis of North Car
DINA, to Brazil Robert A. LawtOn OF
Georgia, to Russia Anthony NJ. Kelly
of Virginia, to Italy to be consul gen
eral Edmund Jusser of Illinois, ut
Vienna, Austria.
War has begun in Central America,
with engagements between the forces
of Honduras and San Salvador. Hon
duras is supporting Guatemala against
San Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica.
The president on Tuesday nominated
Postmaster Pearson of New York, for
another term. The nomination was
not acted OH at once, but went over
under the rules of the senate. 1t is
criticised by democratic leaders. Mr..
Pearson was endorsed by Dorman B.
Eaton, the civil service refOrmer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Lyndon.

At the annual meeting of Lyndon
academy and graded school j. S.
Thompson was elected moderator +.
III. Hoffman, clerk G. NJ. Chase, treas
urer S. X. McGaffey, collector; w.
H. McGaffey, w. II. Richardson, w. j.
Stanton, jr., auditors. DR.. Hubbard
was elected committee for one year to
fill vacancy caused by removal of O..
w. Newell, and Henry Chase and 5. S.
Mattocks committee for three years.
Voted that the prudential committee
he instructed to take such action as
they think proper in remOdeling the
heating apparatus so that all the ROOMS
may be properly heated in the severe
cold weather.
Charles Bradshaw has closed his la
bors as hOstler at the Lyndon house ;
he goes to Bethlehem, \. H., TO accept
similar position at summer board
ing house. Leon Lucky, engineer for
Wilder Il Co. for number of years,
takes his place.
Lester TillOtsOn has resumed his po-
sition behind the counter of j. Hidden
after an absence of two months.
Easter services will be held both at
the Congregational and Methodist
churches next Sabbath.
Alonzo Rand, employed by Hall &
Chase, is soon to move into the house
formerly occupied by o. w. Newell.
Prof 5. H. Waters of Lyndon acade
nv takes IA vacation for week or
more to look after the interests of the
Waters butter worker. Frank Water
man, from the state university, a grad
nate of St. Johnsbury academy, class
of 50, supplies during Prof. Waters
absence.
George Ide makes the first new ma
Pile sugar, but all sugar-makers are
now busy and good yield is antici
pated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Sheffield.

An educational meeting under the
direction of the state superintendent of
education was held at the Free Baptist
church on Wednesday of last week.
On account of bad weather and roads
the attendance was not large, yet the
meeting was quite interesting. In the
afternoon the town and district sys-
TENS of schools were compared and
discussed and we think a few were con
verted to the town system.
The Ladies' aid society will give n
literary and musical entertainment at
the NJ. Il. church on Friday evening,
April 10. This will be the last even
ing entertainment of the season by this
society. Their sociable and basket
festival at c. B. Simpsons on Friday
afternoon and evening was success
socially and financially.
X. C.. Hall has purchased of Alfred
Gray IL building lot near the parsonage
and will erect set of buildings there
on early this summer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Gov. Pingree's Fast Day Procla-
nation.

The custom and example of our fore
fathers, in defeating Il special day of
the year to the pious service of fasting,
humility and prayer to the Lord, has
been beneficent in it's influences upon
the people of our state and nation, and
is worthy of our perpetuation.
| do, therefore, designate and APP
point Friday, the third day of April
next, as the day of our annual fast, to
be observed and kept as such by the
people of this state.
And | recommend that on that day
all the people rest from unnecessary
labor and business, abstain from recre
alton and amusemcnts, and engage in
exercises of penitence and devotion to
God, in our customary places of public
worship, and in deeds and services of
love to Him and to our fellow-men in
our communities and homes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
East Burke.

Henry Stockwell's aged mother died
ut ST. Adams last week.
Charles Walter is at home on a va
cation.
Alfred Finney was accompanied
home from his trip to Massachusetts
last week by Mr.. Henry c. Lord of
Boston, who will board with him
awhile, through sugaring at least.
Harris Bemis spent Sunday in the
place.
Miss Della Farr has been visiting
Burke friends lately.
Fast day services at the Baptist
church mt IL o'clock.
Mr.. Curtis Humphrey, his daughter,
Mrs. Nellie Kean, and little Fred Mon
tague Humphrey, all of Manchester,
\. H., have been in Burke the past few
days.
Mrs. Della Fairbanks is much better
lately.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Barnet.

James Welch sold his house and
about ten acres of land to Mrs. Samuel
Gammell Tuesday for $1,000.
james Gould's family, with his son
Fred and wife, are removing to Gays
vile.
Willard Heath has moved into the
Morgan house, and Timothy Worth is
to occupy the Gould house.
There were 1900 pounds of butter
shipped from Barnet depot on Monday
morning. One Peacham man brought
a ton and Barnet claims only half the
honor.
Rev. Mr.. Mckinley at the Centre
parsonage is rejoicing over the arrival
of little daughter.
Miss Addie Earle from Litchfield,
Me-, who has been spending the winter
at Mr. Kenerson's, was summoned
home on Monday by the severe sick
ness of her mother.
The subscription for the spool mill
has reached nearly $1,000 and the pros
pect is good for rebuilding.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
LYndOnVille.

The band boys have organized a
minstrel troupe and will give public
entertainment about April Is. They
are lacking about 1925 to pay for the
new silver Instruments and will try to
earn money enough in this and other
ways to make up the deficiency.
j. B. Temple, late telegraph opera
tor at Wells River, comes to assist the
operator here and to take charge of the
ticket office.
w. S. Masten and Geo. Nj. HOugh-
ton have formed a partnership in the
drug and jewelry business. Since C..
H. Hopkins took II partner in the but
ter-tub business the firm is known as
"The LyHdOnville Manufacturing Co."
Mrs. L. Z. Parker has returned from
Texas.
Prof. Sherman will give a free lee
ture on phrenOlogy and chemistry at
Good Templars hall next Monday even
ing.
In the Vile district there were 81
births and 10 deaths in 1884.
The Juvenile templars have a con-
cert and sugar party ut Good Temp
lars hall on Thursday evening, April ..
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
The Rebel Brigadiers.
From the Rutland Herald. |

As an earnest, radical republican, as
an eX-UniOn soldier, the writer is frank
to say that the southern men who are
to-day the most progressive states
men of their section, who are disposed
to educate the negro and to frown on
the race prejudice which would rob
him of his civil rights, are the cOnfed-
crate brigadiers. A brave man is gen.
orally manly and generous fellow,
and it is but just to say that Gems.
Beauregard, Johnston, Heberd, limbo
den, Colquitt, Gordon, Wickham, Ran
som, Longstreet, McLaws, Nichols and
Gibson have always thrown the weight
of their influence i'll favor of educating
and protecting the negro (; if President
Cleveland must recognize the southern
democracy, he recognizes its brains, its
courage and its advanced thought
when he recognizes the confederate
brigadiers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
War in Central America.

Rutino Barrios, the president of Qua
tcmala. is not Il member of the Ameri-
can peace society. Elected president
i'm 1873 for the term of four years, he
still holds the office. In 1876 he avoid
ed the Inconvenience of asking IL re-
election by getting mp Il constitutional
convention which unconstitutionally
heightened his term. Even in tropical
Guatemala there were Il few patriots
who objected to this HsurpatiOn, but
BarrioS put Il OF them to death and
there was peace in the land. In 1879
new constitution was adopted pro-
vidiug that the presidential term
should bc six years, beginning March
LIST. lSSO. Bauios made good use of
the spoils at his disposal, reminded the
local mugwumpS of the fate of the II
misguided patriots who fell in 1876,
appealed to the country as represen-
tative Of the grand old party which
put down that rebellion and was elect
ed by a large majority. His term of
having had his own way in Guatemala
for II years and having made so much
money out Of it that he has been able
to invest largely in real estate in New
York city. has become bold. He not
only has no idea Of giving up his pow
er, but seems to be thinking of playing
the part of Alexander in Central Amer
lea aud of making additional invest
mentS.
Our proposal to dig a ditch through
Nicaragua at cost of 800, O0O, 900,
and to loan that government forthwith
1000. 900. and the possibility that
other states may set to work to dig
bitches through the isthmus, so that
each may have its own little canal,
seems to Barrios likely to raise the
value of these lands, and accordingly he
proposes to own. OF ut least control.
all the corner lots. So now Barrios
has got his faithful congressman to de
clare him Supreme Military Chief of
Central America, and has nominally
annexed Honduras. San Salvador, Mic
aragua and Costa Rica To his own cOun-
try, and gracefully notified other states
of his merited promotion. Unhappily
for Barrios, the annexed republics do
not approve of his plan and have called
out their armies to resist the great con
solidator lie is doubtless prepared
for this, for long experience has taught
him that the people of Central America
are never at peace except when they
are i'll fight. Meanwhile Mexico has
sent word to the great annexer that
her army Will be used to curb his am
bition. and the United States has read
him long lecture about the oppor-
tunity for self-deyelOpment and indie
pendent government which this coun-
Try desires to have enjoyed 10y it's
southern neighbors, and has added
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
East Barnet.

1t appears as if spring was nearly
here, and some have begun work in
their sugar places. The snow is rap
idly settling and there is not an aver
age depth, except i'll drifts, compared
with the last two or three seasons.
J. F. Adams had one of his best cows
get loose and eat all the corn meal it
wanted. DR.. Geo. Ward is trying to
save it, but it will probably die. Too
bad to waste meal that way when 1T is
as scarce as it is now.
Many of the children and some older
persons are having whoOping cough,
some being very sick with it. Mr..
Warden is no better, and Mrs. w. Is
now sick also.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Lyndon Gantra

At the annual school meeting it was
voted to have 30 weeks school the en-
suing year, to raise a tax not to exceed
ten cents on a dollar. There is a bal
ance of $50 in the treasurer's hands.
The following officers were elected !:
Moderator, ID. S. Winter; clerk, E. NJ.
Campbell prudential committe, b. o.
Cheney collector, John McGaffey.
James Locke has moved into III. NJ.
Nichols tenemen thouse.
Ill. Ii. Miller has just returned from
ii trip through New Brunswick. He
reports snow seven feet deep on level
in that country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02

Curdy treasurer, and Geo. E. Goodall
auditor. 1t was voted to have 80
weeks school and to raise 20 cents on
the dollar of the grand list for schools
the ensuing year. The collector of
taxes is to receive s. for collecting
taxes for the ensuing year. Voted not
to accept the wood drawn by Ed. HOvey
and that he be notified to remove it to
make room for better.
II. c. Wood has sold his house in this
village to Geo. COpp for Sl4O0.
Mrs. Dclphina Lawrence died yester-
day afternoon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02

4 friend at our elbow wonders how
State GeoIogist Cutting, the agricultu-
raj editor of the new st. Johnsbury
paper, enjoys a column puff of Brad
ley's fertilizer on the same side OF the
paper in which he makes his debut !.
As the late editor of the late Index
would say, this is "a cOrker" Brad
lev has suit in the courts against
Cutting for alleged detractiOn of his
phosphate, and between the lawyers
and the newspapers both parties are
getting good deal of gratuitous add
veriising.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
St. Johnsburv East.

Capt. F. c. Harrington is a candi-
date for postmaster. A good many
are willing the present officer should
continue, as he gives general satisfac-
ton.
David Lawrence has bought of the
Merchants National bank of st. Johns
bury the Harry Merchant farm in Kir-
by for $500.
At the annual school meeting George
Babcock was chosen moderator, Henry
Griswold prudential committee, Chas
Locke collector of taxes, Matthew Nc
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
The Straight Republican" Paper

1t was published last Thursday after
noon-the first number of the straight
republican, paper at st. JOhnsbury,
which ha, been heralded so long and
SO loud. In its editorial it announces {:
'The Republican in the first place
will give its heartiest support and adj
hereucc to the republican party, and
will be always steadfast in the advOca-
cy of its principles. On the carrying
out of these principles it firmly be
lieves the prosperity and safety of the
country depends. 1t will
have no sympathy for those who have
placed themselves in opposition to the
party, by rhdterer name they may call
themselves. There is but one
republican party, and IchOeCcr IS not for
II is dJGiHSt IL. Those who are
theoretically for it aud practically
against it are undeserving the name
republican. Il the same
time ,re shalt not hesitate to criticjse IChdt
ercr party measures seem TO as mistdkHs
and HTOHg. The Republl-
can furthermore will always advocate
the cause of temperance and will ever
be found on the side of morality and
Tigh teOHSHcSS. Its StdHddTd
rH be- u high one"
We have drawn attention to some
important points in this new organs
creed 10y italics I'm view of the trans
actions of the past few months we deem
comment quite unnecessary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02
Walden.

A. j. Hough delivers lecture here
Thursday night of this week.
w S. Dutton has gone to Hardwick
to work for c. III. Lane.
At the school meeting in district
No. | the following officers were elect
ed Clerk and treasurer, G. III. Stev-
ems committee, Chas. Perkins col
lector, l.. Voodry; auditors, E. T.
GoOdenOugh, A. f. Dutton and G. j.
Perkins. Voted, To have two terms OF
twelve weeks, spring or summer term
to begin May 18th, fall term to begin
Oct. 10. Voted, to raise 30 cents on Il
dollar of grand list.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-04-02

Lucius Bigelow, editor of the Rut-
land Herald, was Il soldier in the Union
army. When therefore he says good
word for the rebel brigadiers, it is not
because he symPathized with them
twenty odd years ago. He seems TO
realize that the war of the rebellion is
some distance behind us and he is now
ready to recognize true manliness and
brains even if once engaged in bad
cause.