davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1885-10-10

500 tons per dry. We shall therefore
know in Il little while which ot these
conclusions is the correct one.
If TT rs A FACT; it means hat
we are OH the eve Of II revolution in
sugar refining, without a parallel in its
history +; it means that planters in all
parts Of the world can, if they choose
and have the capital, refine their W
sugars onthe spot. ItopenS up, beSidesa
market for refined sugar with miIli-
ons of people in India, who, from a
religious belief, are now debarred from
its use on of the animal char
conI employed in refining under the
old system.
The particulars of the invention
may be stated to be rs follows =
The process is an electro chemical
one, which is worked by a machine,
automatic in its action 10 a very great
extent. Boiling and animal charcoal
are entirely dispensed with. No Sy-
rnps c soft sugars of different grades
are produced, the entire product be
ing hard sugars in whatever forms or
sizes it may be desirable to pro
duce, that is from finest powdered up
to and including cut and pressed loaf.
One valuable feature IN this mode of
manufacture is that all the saccha-
rine matter in raw sugar, whether
crystalIisable or uncrvStalIisable IN
der The old system of b.iIiug and fill
tering, is by This system rendered INTO
hard sugar, with a small fraction of Il
loSs,-less than n per cent. of the
whole quantity. The cost OF r%cfniny
by this process is Is l. per ton ed,
prrcwr. } and rhe tiOe occupied not
more than four hours,
BY the favour of Mr.. Robertson
we have been furnished with samples
of sugar refined by this process, and
which are at our office, 81, Market
Street, Manchester, tor Inspection
Sugar Cane.
, 1885-10-10

arrow lle oN pcfltnFlllS 10 DC uldQ6 eA-
ccpt in his presence, although he pro-
fr>Sed to do nothing butadd his white
powder to the iron Stag in The cruel
bic, About two years ngo the city
became too hot for him and he Gisnp-
pcared, leaving many INDECENT victims.
The sugar trade of New York has
Just been treated to what appears to-
he somewhat of Il similar experience
Some months ago a stranger to sugar
merchants and brokers appeared III
Wall Street and offered to sell stock
in a discovery warranted to revolu-
tionize the sugar trade-nO less II DO.
nalIza than n process by which raw
sugar could be refined by electricity
i'll eight homs, at a cost of forty cents
alton. Aprocess which did such thing
would be worth untold millions and
the man was listened to, especially as
il was known hat something of the
sort had been talked of in France.
Thr strangers exhibitions, however,
were no such us to inspire confidence.
He was accustomed to take a certain
quantity ot raw sugar furnished by
the investigator and lock himself up
in a room with it. At The end of
eight hours he unlocked the door and
produced IL lot Of beautifully refined
sugar. The alleged refuse consisted
of filth and coIoring matter, no syrup
YIASItltI.lr fIhn 81. .nnlIO1 Inyya.fnp
would not explain his process or al
low any one 10 see him at work. A
STRONG effort was made 10 organize q
syndicate willing to furnish enough
money for a trial of the process upon
Il urge scale, and for a time it looked
as if some actual money would be in.
vested. The refusal of amy chemists
of reputation to acknowledge that the
SO called invention could he anything
but Il downright swindle led finally to
the gradual withdrawal of support
from sugar dealers.
The leading Wall Street sugar bro
kerS do not hesitate at present to de-
nounco the scheme as a Swindle, pure
and simple, Notwithstanding that an
English company is said by Sugar
Cane, the trade journal, to have in
vested money in it upon the strength
of a "tesl" in which forty barrels of
refined sugar were produced apparent
ly from an equal qualify of raw su-
gar in about one-third of the time
needed by the usual methods. One
sugar broker said to-day that the cir
cumstances in which the alleged dis
covery was introduced here were too
suspicious to warrant serious men in
putting their money even into ''experl-
ments y the nan appal emily knew
nothing of chemistry and nothing of
the ordinary methods of sugar REIN
ing. A report which obtained cur
rency last week to the effect that an
important firm of sugar refiners had
paid a large sum of money for the
process was found TO be without any
foundation whatever.-GleGner
, 1885-10-10
Sugar Refining by Electricity.

York for refining sugar by electricity,
and we also gave a report, taken from
a contemporary, of some sugars
which had arrived in thi country, and
which, it was stated, had been refined
by this process. We gave the account
as Il curiosity-n0 more believing 1T,
than if we had been told that some
one had arrived in Liverpool that
morning, having left New York the
previous day in a balloon.
Experiments with this new process
have continued to be made, with re-
suits, as reported, which are simply
astounding.
Within the Inst few days we have
seen Mr.. Robertson of Liverpool,
who is interested in this Company,
and eprrsent~ it in England. No one,
we think, can converse with this gen
tIeman, without being persuaded that
he most thoroughly believes in this
invention, and that ii really does
what is reported of it,
lie told us that a gentleman in New
York, in order to test the matter, had
3cwt. of raw sugar taken to the in
venior's room for the purpose of be
lao refined he satisfied himself that
there was no other sugar in the room
except that which he bad brought
with him, and that there was no way
by which the sugar could be repIaced,
exc ~ through the door, which he
had securely fastened and sealed
upon leaving. Within two hours he
re.enterrd the room: during his alb
srnce the raw sugar had been passed
through the machine by the inventor
aud converted INTO refined sugar, The
weight returned beng within l per
cent. of the Sacchariue contents OF
the raw sugar.
An experiment upon a much larger
scale has within the past three weeks
been made, under conditions set forth
in Mr.. Robprtson's Circular, dated
July II, which we give at page 439,
together with the report of the five
gentlemen who were selected to GER
tify to its genuineness; we notice that
two out of the five gentlemen are pre-
Sldent and vicepresident of the Com
pany. Assuming, as we do, that all
is perfectl, square, we think the com
pany would have done better to have
obtained the services of five we'll
known gentlemen who were perfectly
disintertstcd.
The quantity of raw sugar to be re-
fined was 80 bags-prodnclng 40 bar
relsofrefneds sugar of 12dlferenSslzes,
from the finest granuIated up tOabout
the size of a small birds egg; the
time occupied in the process was sew
EN- hours. These gentlemen did not
witness the operation itself, but they
conclude their report as follows: eve
"have no reason whatevertOd0ubtthat
"the aforesaid refined sugar was pro
''duced by The said professor Friend
"by his said process on the said l4tb.
Gully from The aforesaid raw sugar"
The conclusion that n is driven to
with this information before one, is that
it is either a great fact or it is a great
fraud. The company are about starting
u,o,Lc 80 rn6no hu this nrOceSS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-29
Bob Ingersoll's Big Fec.

While ex-senator Dorsey was here in
attendance at the cattle convention he
was asked one day how much he paid
Bob Ingersol for his defense in the
star route trials. 'Well, said he, "it
was very curious how that was done.
From the beginning to the end of the
trial Ingersol never asked me a dollar.
One day, after ! had been acquitted on
the second trial, met Ingersoll and l
asked him how much | owed him. He
at first declined to talk about it, saying
he had no charge to make and he didn't
care if he never got cent | asked
him to walk q few squares with me, and
we went to a safe deposit building. /
unlocked my box, and took out 4 per
cent government bond for 100000 and
gave it to him. He put it in his pocket
and we walked away, and have not re-
ferred to the bjeet since.--St. LO':Ss
Globe DCHi0crQt
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-29
4 Remarkable Escape.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, of Turk
hammock, Pa, was afflicted for six
years with Asthma and Bronchitis,
during which time the best physi
clans could give no relief. Her life
wus dispaired of, until in last octo-
Der she procured q bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery, when imme.
date relief was felt, aud 10y contin-
uiug its use for short time she was
completely cured, gaining in flesh
90 lbs. in few mouths.
Free trial bottles of this certain
cure of all throat and lung diseases
at c r. Moffetts Drug store Large
bottles 81 on.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-29

An aid-de-camp TO the Duke of Well
ington had, at the peace preceding
The escape 81 Napoleon from Eloa,
gone 10 1urquay Tor the benefit OF his
health, being ia an advanced stage Of
consumption. On hearing that Bona
parte was again at Paris, the captain
sent for his medical attendant, and
asked him how long, with care, he
might hope to live. with care, sew
eraI months, replied the doctor "Sev-
eral months only, said the poor in
valid; "then ! may as well die in bat
ito as in my bed He joined his regi-
ment, fought CALAMITY at Waterloo, re-
ceiyed 4 wound ost COX away all the
diseased rSt lungs, and lived
mar
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-29
For Sale-A Bargain.
RuckLen,s Arnica sanc.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapprd Hands, Chilblains
Cons, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or 40 pay required. II is guaran-
iced to give perfect satisfaction, or mcney re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For Sale By
e, K. Moffe:t Silly
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
New Publications,

WE have received little volume of one
hundred thirty pages, entitled The Green
Mountain Boys, or Vermont dndth Ne,p York
Ldnd Jobbers. 1t is from the pen of Philip
IL. Smith, author of Acadid, Historv of
Duchess County, etc, and published by the
author at Pawling, n. Y. Price seventy
five cents; liberal discount to the trade.
From cursory examination of the work, it
appears to be a correct, and, in the MAN,
an impartial review of an important episode
in our country's history. However, the
author makes no concealment of his personal
bias in favor of the Vermont side of the con-
troversy, and he says in the preface: "The
story OF the Vermont troubles has one rare
quality-the poor, Woodworking settlers
were ultimately successful, and for once the
cause OF the humble cottager prevailed
against the Vaccinations of the favorites of
royalty Mr.. Smiths little work will be
found entertaining, as well as a useful book
OF reference, and it is of especial interest to
Vermont people.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
SOcialistic Nonsense.

If 1t ever accords with Christian moralities
to call man fool, the term can properly
be applied TO the Chicago socialists. One of
their notices is Down with the Throne,
the Altar and the Money-bagr' OF course
the throne indicates the judge who is likely
to sentence them for persuadng a man to
give up his property by knocking him down
two or three times in lieu of argument; the
altar signifies the Bible injunction that a
man shall not steal, and their object in
destroying the money-bag is TO spill its
contents over the floor, that there may be
general scramble for them. A highway
man. pirate, sneak-thief very willingly
adopts this motto because it gives him a
chance to get what he wants without work
ing for IT, These socialists like to sit in the
shade all day while honest men are earning
a living, and then in the evening, when they
are hungry, they babble about some cock
and-bull philosophy which will compel the
honest worker TO support them Their
theory is simply an attempt to find a reason
why the industrious should work for the
lazy. They are the uncanny folk to whom
Sairey Camp referred when she said: "You
twining serpiant. "-NeU York Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
The "Frederick Billings"

The Camden (NIaine) correspondent of the
Boston journal thus describes this great
vessel. " She is built for Carleton, Nor
wood * Co., is the second largest ship ever
built in the United States and the only four
masted ship. Her name is the " Frederick
Billings" in honor of one of the owners in
New York connected with the Northern Pa
citic railroad. Her tonnage is 2,62S, and, con-
sidering the difference of the new measure
ment, but tritle smaller than the Great
Republic" The length of the ship is two
hundred ninety-one feet, and from the deck
10 main truck it is one hundred eighty-one
feet. 1t will give better idea of her huge
proportions to say that her masts will eX-
tend seventy feet above the Brooklyn bridge,
and three of the four sections of the masts
will have to be lowered in order to pass I'M
der that structure. The main sticks of the
masts are ninety feet long, made of solid
Oregon pine. The length of the fore and
main yards is ninety feet each and she will
spread twelve hundred yards of canvas
The oak frame of the ship came from Vir-
ginia and her hard pine planks from South
Carolina. Her anchors number five, with a
total weight of nineteen thousand seven
hundred forty pounds. The total cost will
be about Sl50,000. and she is built and fin
ished throughout in substantial and first
class manner"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Orange County.


A CHANGE for the better has been made in
our postoflice. 1t is not a change in post
masters, however, but new letter-boX and
lower delivery window. - l.. +. Hale
and wife and William b. Stevens and wife
are expected home from Rye Beach about
the middle of this week - George A.
Dickey and family of Kansas City are here
visiting his parents. - John f. Davis
has hired the old Prichard store, and is to
open biliard-room and keep general as
sortment of groceries. o. II. Baker is
sick at the Trotter House with bilious fever.
- n. r. Doe arrived last Saturday from
New York.
Braintree.
The East Braintree and West Brookfeld
Sunday-schools will hold picnic tomorrow
(Thursday) in the grove near William Full
er's residence. All are invited. - Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac A. Lathrop of Montpelier
are in town visiting their daughter, Mrs. A.
X McIntire. 60 Charles Thresher of
Peacham has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
L. a. Blanchard. - Mr., and Mrs, Frank
Riford of West Randolph are visiting Mrs.
Riford's sister, Mrs. +. f. Clatin. -
Anna Farnsworth and Mary French have
returned from Johnson, where they have
been visiting, - Mrs. Hiram Weaver of
Fairfax is visiting her niece, Mrs. l., H.
Spear
Brookfeld.
Mrs. NATHNIEL WHEATLEY, while driving
from the West HILL met with severe acct
dent The horse fell and Mrs. Wheatley
sprang from the wagon, injuring her knees
so severely that she is unable to walk.
= Price & Marshall's stationary engine
has arrived and is being placed in position.
We understand that il Is to furnish the
motive power for grist, saw and cider-mill.
Brookfield has paid tribute to her sister towns
for years in the matter of grinding grain, and
the farmers will appreciate this new enter
prise in their midst. - Calvin Freeman
has lost thirty of his turkeys, the willy fox
having 8 appropriated that number as his
share of this years crop" - Mr..
Hinkley of Chicago was married to Ina
Ainsworth of this town on Thursday last,
Rev. William Carr officiating. - Clara
Staples goes to Lowell, Mass, this week, to
work in the mill, - Rev. S. L. Bates
and family of Newbury are spending their
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19

IHE fifth annual meeting of the Windsor
County Veterans was held at Windsor last
week Wednesday. Fully seven thousand
people attended, while five hundred veter-
ans joined in the procession, which marched
through the principal streets. Seven bands
and two drum corps were present. At two
o'clock business meeting was held, pre-
sided over by Captain Il. j. Coffey. The
place Tor the next meeting is Woodstock.
The following were elected as an executive
committees: John T. Eaton, Edwin c. EN-
mons and w. G. Whipple, all of Wood
stock, with III. H. Woodbury. as secretary.
The address of welcome was by Marsh D.
Perkins. The POSTMASTER was Colonel
George w. Hooker. The addresses were by
Colonies Childs, Seaver and Pingree, Rev.
IL. A. Van Dalsen and Captain Fay of Clare
mont The exercises closed with camp
hre and fireworks. Letters of regret We're
read from Senator Evarts, G. C.. Beaman
and Governor Pingree, who were all de-
tanned by business.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Orleans County.


AMAsA ScoTT is the owner of a five-vears.
old COW that dropped her calf in November
ana Tor the next twenty-seven weeks made
three hundred pounds of butter - THE
Merrill Brothers are doing large business
II, II, tIelr sash and blind factory. They have
lately built large lighthouse and shed for
storing lumber. - X. A. Patterson con-
templates starting a butter-tub factory in
the upper part of his mill - Our post
masters are patiently waiting for change,
- Mr.. Skinner, who has occupied the
Mill House at Mill Village for the past two
years, will soon vacate and Mr.. Wheeler
VIII take possession. 60 George Howard
has sold two Jersey cows to parties in
Ohio, - f. j. Hastings and wife are
spending few weeks at Saratoga.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
The New Delivery Stamp,

Postmaster-general Villas has issued
circular relating to the immediate delivery
system, which is to be put in operation
October 1st He says: " Section 3 of the
postotfice appropriation act, approved March
3D. 1888, provides that special stamp of the
valuation of ten cents may be issued when
ever deemed advisable, which-when at
tached to letter, in addition to the lawful
postage thereon, the delivery of which is to
be from free delivery office, or at any town
or village containing population of four
thousand or more, according to the federal
census-shall be regarded as emitting such
letter TO immediate delivery within the
carrier limit of any free delivery Office which
may be designated by the postmaster
general as special delivery office, or within
one mile of the postotfice of any other office
coming within the province of this section.
which may in like manner be designated as
free delivery office. 1t has accordingly
been decided to introduce the special de-
livery system October LIST next at all the
postoffices at which it is permitted by the
law. The special delivery stamp can be
used only for the purpose of securing the
immediate delivery of letters addressed to.
and received in, the mails at any of the
offices designated as special delivery offices
Under no circumstances are they to be used
IN the payment of hostages of any descrip-
ton or of the registry fee, nor can any other
stamps be used to secure special delivery. ~
The following is "A technical description of
the stamp; A line engraved on steel, oh
long in form; dimensions, one and three
siXteenths by one and seven-siXteenths
inches; color, dark blue. Design-on the
left, an arched panel, bearing the figure of
mail messenger boy ON run, and sur
mounted by the words United States -: on
the right, an oblong tablet, ornamented
with wreath of oak and laurel surround
ing the words, Secures immediate delivery
at a special delivery office -; across the top
of the tablet is the legend, Special postal
delivery" and at the bottom the words
Ten cents" separated by small shield
bearing the numera 10"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
The Battle Monument Meeting.

At the Battle Monument Association
meeting, held at Bennington last week
Wednesday, there were present Governor
Pingree, Senators Evarts of New York
and Morrill, of Vermont, Professor Perry
of Williams College, acknowledgement
Ormsbee and other notable and representa-
tive men. The meeting was harmonious,
and at its beginning the design by Professor
Wier was Withdrawn, leaving that by J. p,
Rim of Boston the only one to consider
Pending the adoption of resolution
Professor Perry and Senators Evarts and
Morrill, made addresses in favor of the
monument proposed. Resolutions were then
unanimously adopted, as follows ReSolyed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Chittenden County.
Richmond.

A HIGHwAYMAN stopped German on Bry-
ant Hill, last week Tuesday, and demanded
his money. The German gave him his coat
and Sl.50 in money. He proved to be one
"Chet White, formerly of Huntington
but more recently of Swanton. Officer
Conant pursued the man as far as Canada,
where he was obliged to abandon the pur-
suit. White is now supposed to be West.
Justice Green, last Monday, on charge of
intoxication, with the usual results.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Caledonia County.
Groton.

THE Methodist Sunday is to have
basket picnic at the summit, on the line
of the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
next Saturday, and invitations have been
extended to the Baptist school of this place
and the schools of South Ryegate. Marsh.
field and Plainfeld, and any others who
may feel inclined to join. A good time is
anticipated - l.. w. Renfrew and
Frank w. Russell's two sons returned to
Plymouth, N H., last week Tuesday.
Frank Renfrew and Frank Welch returned
to Manchester, n H., last Thursday.
Mrs. Darling and two children of Boston
are visiting III. WEIGH, Jr.
East Hardwick.
THERE was slight frost near the river
last Saturday night. il. Burdick has
sold his farm to l.. r. Healey of st. Johns.
bury. Immediate possession given. -
DIR. Sanborn and wife returned from New
York last week, improved in health -
Albert Worcester and daughter of St
Johnsbury are visiting at K. Hunts. -
Editor Harris of Burlington was in town
last week visiting his mother. - Clar.
ence Cheever and family of Indiana, and
his sister, are visiting at G. G.. Montgom-
ery's. - Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Dye OF
Wisconsin are in town. - Arson Gif.
fin of Brookfield, Mass, made a short visit
among his friends, recently, after many
years absence. - Miss L. p. Stevens is
spending few weeks at DR.. Wiswell's in
Cabot.
Peacham.
THE musical convention recently given
here, under the direction of Mr.. and Mrs
Parker, was a success. - Mrs Harvey
and daughter, who have been visiting friends
in the West, have returned to town. -
The supper recently given by the church
aid society was well patronized.
Walden.
ED. GooDENoUGH had a colt killed by
lightning during recent thunder shower
- Elder Damon has bought and moved
on to the Haseltine place. He paid $3.50
for good house and seven acres of land.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19

game OF ball, last Saturday, with the North
hyde Park club. - Nelson GAY of FL
more was arrested last Sunday for selling
,,lquor on the camp-ground. He was brought
mere and lodged in Jail, and Monday morn
lhg ne Dreaded guilty and paid his fine and
Wlswell, accompanied by his son, Leon, is
absent on ten days trip, intending TO
WISH burlington, Rutland, Springfield and
other places in the south part of the state.