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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

The following is the summary of the To-
cal weather record for last month, as fur
nished by w. B. Gates, observer for the
United States signal service Mean tenn
perature, 25S; maximum temperature,
55.1 on the 10th; minimum temperature,
or on the eth range of temperature,
5.G4' prevailing wind, south total rain
fall and melted snow, 2.07 inches average
daily rainfall, .067 inch number of days
on which 0.0l inch or more rain fell,
twelve total snow fall during the month";
1873 inches frosts were observed on the
9th, Sth, 21st. 25th Goth, 2Ttn and Both :
aurora on the 9Th high winds, followed
by rain. from the south on the Sth, 9th
and 23d, followed by fair weather from
the northwest on the 9Th, 9TH and 2lst !;
the heaviest snow storm of the month &C
CARED during the night of the 4th and
morning OF the 5th, when six inches or
nearly one-half the entire amount fell 4;
the heaviest rain storm came on the 3lst.
AS compared with December, 1884, the
rainfall was half an incr smaller, while
the mean temperature was one degree
lower. The minimum in December, 1884
however was -17.3. There were only ten
fair days and one clear day in the whole
month.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

and from the community of Interests in
the two they naturally belong together.
a large number of the residents in one
place have business or work in the other
The people of Winooski have an addi-
tional interest in the welfare of this city
from the large amount of trading that
they do in this city. | suppose that on an
average as many as 800 residents of Wi
noosk come to Burlington every day
We want Winooski principally to give us
larger population and II larger tax list
A large population is what Will help us
now more than any other one thing that
can be named. | am confident that ut no
distant time that of Winooski will be
counted with our own"
OPINION OF HON. HENRY BALLARD.
Hon. Henry Ballard thought there was
no question but what Il union would be
beneficial to both Burlington and WinOos-
XII and that it would be accomplished in
the near future. "Winooski would un-
doubleday derive greater advantages from
annexation than we would, )" said he, land
can see no way in which it would be to
the detrlment of either. They need our
form of government and our schools. and
they certainly have great need OF our
police regulations and the other improve
ments which we could give them. The
great objection which they have always
had to becoming part of burlington
was our taxes, but | think the rates OF
taxation are so nearly alike in the two
places now that that objection has ceased
to exist. Of course the two places in Il
business point of view are practically one
now, but their number added to ours
would give us the reputation OF city nav
ing Il population of over 1000 and
through the natural increase we would
have, with our present ratio of growth, In
| 1890 population exceeding 10000 which
makes quite a city in New England away
from the great centres like Boston and
| Providence. Some do not place very
| high estimate on the advantage the IN
crease in population would give us, but
the matter of size has great influence in
determining the location of many people.
| When it went out in 1870 that we had
gained 5000 in population in short time
which was great surprise to everybody
Notwithstanding the fact that the census
was fraudulent large number of people
| flocked to this city and we then gained
some of our best citizens. Our business
interests link us firmly together, but
when the street cars get to running ovel
a bridge such rs hope we are to have
there, space will be practically annihllat
ed and the car trips instead of being once
in 30 minutes will have to be made a.
often as every 10 or 90 minutes so that peo
pie can go from one place to the other an,
time they choose. think the business mel
OF Winooski are Largely in favor of being
annexed to this city and when the tim
comes as surely it WILL in my opinion
there Will be very little opposition to tn
union of the two places"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

HOODS SARsAPARILLA is sold by all Drug
gists. Price 81 per bottle; six for S.. Pre-
pared by G. |. HOOD * CO.. Lowell, Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
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OF HEALTH. ID k.N%OD

rTHE marvellous results Of HOOPS SAR-
i sAPAR1LLA upon all humors and low
conditions of the blood (as 4 T. /prov-
en- by the cures Effected w prove
1t the best BLOOD MED>/ N/ICINE.
Such has been the sue i o. i cess OF
this article at home i ~ that near
ly every family m/N/whole neigh
borhoods have been i cN talking it at
scrofula, vital, ~ /izes and enrich
es the blood i 9 Thereby restoring
and renovat/ fling the whole sys-
ten. Hoods c. /SARsAPARILLA puri-
fes the /So/blood. Hoods sARsA-
rARrLLA ! ~ /cures dyspepsia. Hoods
SARsA- i ~ /PARILLA cures bilious
sss s;s91' .1 int, in +, 5sS:
up and strengthens the system, while it
eradicates disease, and as natures great
assistant proves itself invaluable as pro-
lection from diseases that originate in
changes Of the seasons, Of climate and OF
life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

bank deposits should be required by law
to he invested in good real estate mort
cages on property within the State.
Will the legislature have the indepen-
dent intelligence to require II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Upon the assembling of court in the af-
ternoou, the case of Plat q Allen and
others versus Towns of Colchester and
Milton and others was taken up, Judge
Powers having taken the place upon the
bench of Judge Rowell, who heard one
branch of the case in the lower court.
This is the celebrated case involving the
construction of IA new road and bridge to
South Hero, one-third of the cost of which
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
Farm Buildings Burned.

The farm dwelling, barns and outbuild-
ings of Horace Goodhue at Westminster
West were burned the night of the 9Th
with their contents, including 4 horse
two cows and other stock. Loss $500 in
sured in the Union Mutual of Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

Mr.. Charles Schrener, Foreman of large
meat House in Baltimore, Md, says He
had spruIncd wrist for several weeks and
began to think il was never going to get well
he was advi-ed to Try salvation Oil, did so and
II worked like magic and II few applications
entire curpl him,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15

A neighbor of our, Mrs. A. II. Fenton, who
was so badly afflicted with rheumat SIN that
she could not raise her arms to the top of her
head or shut her hands, after using five bot
ties OF Athlophol os Is nearly free from the
trouble. Hitchcock Burbank, Pittsford,
Vt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
Annual Election.

At the 56th annual meeting of the
Boxes Engine company, No. 3, the follow
ing officers were elected: Foreman, Il. +.
Dooley LIST assistant, George McCannon
I'd assistant, Daniel Mitchell; clerk, Will
liam \. ROddy; treasurer, Patrick
Richie; auditor, ID. +. Flynn; committee
on membership, Patrick Richie, l.. j.
Rust, IL. 5. Lane. The Boxer Engine
company is one of the oldest fire compa
MES in the State, having been organized
in 1890, and has done excellent service in
this city. This is the sixth election Mr..
Dooley has received as foreman of the
company, Il fact which testities at once to
his efficiency and popularity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
SCROFULA.
1876 HOWARD STREET,
7 y,ttrt-tf AIkug Inn a.

LOWELL, MASS, Jan. l7J
MEssRs. G. !. HOOP " Co.: Gentlemen
] have used HOOPS SARSAPARILLA in my
family for scrofulous humOr with wonderful
success, and am happy to tell you that it is
the best medicine we ever used. ] do sim
cerely advise any one who is troubled with
scrofua to give this valuable remedy trial,
and assure them they will not be disappoint-
ed. Very truly yours,
(Coburn Shuttle Coz C. G. PICKERING.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
JAPANESE SOAP.

STRICTLY PURE. Best in the world for
all purposes, the Laundry. Bath. or Toilet.
Will not yellow, stick or green the clothes
like many soaps made mostly of rostn. Con-
tains no filthy disease giving greases. cleanest
soap made. Positively cures and prevents
chapped or sore hands. Send MS seven Wrap
pers or Trade Marks and get the handsomest
set of cards ever sent out.
Sold by all groccrs. Manufactured only by
FISK MFG. CO., Springfield. Mass.
2S.w6m
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
Don't Blind the Babies.

Has it ever occurred to those who
purchase coaches for their babies, and
who make it. q point to select the
brightest colors they can find for the
screen that is interposed between the
eyes of the child and thesun, that they
are liable to do irreparable injury to
the vision of the little one? Aninfant
generally lies on its back, it's eyes, of
course upturned towards the bright
covering above it, it's gaze being the
more intense the brighter the covering
and the more direct the rays of the
sun upon it. Nothing but injury can
result from such thoughtless exposure.
An experienced nurse says there can
not be doubt as to the injurious ef-
fects of those bright so called shields
upon the tender eyes of children. Par
ents who are wise will select the darker
and oenser shades, even Though they
may not be as handsome or snowy in
their eyes as some of those which are
more fashionable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28

DE broken. We have seen horses
whose feet were in very ragged con-
dltlon as theresult of the nails through
the crust. This difficulty can be
avoided to some extent by using small
nails and not driving them too HIGH.
A writer in Wallace's Monthly saws
that 1t may seem an extravaoa,t az.
sertlon, but half an inch Is quite
enough and less than that will do in =
good foot. We presume, however he
IS referring to driving horses. We
should hardly think that would hold
a shoe in heavy pulling. The old nail
holes should be always cut away when
that Is possible and if the nails are
not driven high, most OF them can be.
The sheer ought to know when he picks
up horses foot that he is handling
an important piece of mechanism;
and he ought to thoroughly familiar
with it. But it is not always possible
to find such man, and when one is
not to be had, the owner himself-who
is most terested-should familiarize
himself with the requirements of prop
er shoeing, and oversee the work. It
is shame to let such an important
operation go on without some intelli-
gent direction.-PracGcaI Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
What They do at Sunday school.
TFrom the Cincinnati n

From the Cincinnati Times Star.
The last official visit Of Rev. w. +.
Hypes, presiding elder OF the west Gin
cinnatl district, to his charge at Har-
rison took place Sunday. At the Sun
day school the infant class, oil expec-
tation and futter in the illustrious
presence, toed the mark to be cate
chised by the elder.
Said he: Children. what do you go
to Sunday-school for?"
"ro learn to be good" came with
vOciferous earnestness from the little
urchins.
Correct, my dears. Now, what do
you do in Sunday-school to learn to
be good"
eve all pray" chimed little fell
low.
eve sing," put in another. "And
we read Gods holy word" said the
biggest in the class.
"Quite right, my children" smiling
ly quoth the elder "But what else
do your" This was a poser. The
boys had evidently struck a snag and
the suspense was becoming painfully
embarrassing to the boys, and prolific
OF knowledgeous smiles on the part OF
the elder, when little hand appeared
nervously futtering from a back row
to attract attention. "Aha, there is
little boy who knows. Now. my lit
tie man, what else do we do?"
"Take up a cOllectiOn.''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28

vested and labor performed. The
only safety for the farmers of this
country is in mixed husbandry and
rotation of crops.
Skillful cultivation should be the aim
OF every farmer who raises crops, OF
even house plant, to make farming
or gardening profitable. It should be
the aim to have something in return
for every stroke that is made and for
every dollar that is invested, even
when only few house plants are
cared for. We expect to see growth
and bloom to repay for their care. II
not, our interest in them would soon be
lost. If we devote an acre Of land to
any crop it costs for the season the in
terest tor a year on the investment,
besides the expense OF preparation,
cultivation, harvesting, marketing,
etc. When a crop is but half cultivat-
ed, and weget only q half-yield of what
there would have been by extra culti-
walton, the expense has been about
the same as for the extra crop, as the
cost of harvesting and other expenses
will be but little less.
Should the farmer be at q little more
expense In the preparation and culti-
walton, enough to insure the best re-
suits, making the crop yield twice as
large, and perhaps enhanced in value
by it's superior quality, all the excess
is profit, and this is what makes pros
perity and success instead of failure in
farming Culhvator.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
He "Played Them for Suckers
From the Buffalo Courier. I

From Une Buffalo Courier.
The New York Legislature OF 1906
passed a bill giving a Greene County
quack doctor, named John M. Crous,
1000 in consideration of his making
public ga perfect and inlallibleremedy"
for the hydrophobia. The bill seems
to have passed the Senate, of which
De Witt Clinton, Joseph G. Yates,
Ezra L'Hommedieu and other dis
tlnguished men we're members, uDan-
imously, and although it met with
some opposition in the House, it
passed that body, with sons amend
ments which were afterwards stricken
out by the House, by sixty-fve to
twenty. The council of revision, con-
sisting of Gov. Lewis Morgan, Chancel-
lor John Lansing, Jr., Ambrose Spen-
Ger, Daniel D. Tompkins and James
Kent, the great legal authority, ap-
proved the measure, and it was signed
by the governor. Crous was required
by it to give a bond in $4,000 to re-
turn the money with interest In case
the remedy proved Intellectual at any
time within four years, but no trace
of the bond has been discovered. The
prescription called for such ingredients
as an ounce OF the jaw bone of a dog,
burned and pulverized; the false tongue
of a newly foaled colt, and scruple
of verdigris from a copper of George I.
or II. Crous was Hessian during the
revolution who deserted from the
British army, established himself at
what is now Athens, and grew rich
upon the credulity of hepeople OF that
region
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
PERSONAL POINTERS.

HOWELLs' novel, "Silas Lapham,"
has reached it's twelfth edition.
Ex-Gov. A. J. CURTIN announces his
desire to retire from politics, and de-
cllnes to be candinate for reelection
to Congress.
HENRY M. Stanley will begin a lee
ture tour of the British Provinces in
| October, under the management of the
Appleton bureau.
MARQUIS JAMES G. BIDDLE-CoPE, the
author OF the noval "Grey of Grey
burgh," has just made a. S55 900 real
estate investment in Philadelphia.
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND esti-
mates that he has written an average
OF 10000 words g. week for the last
twenty-five years. This would make
$50 volumes of 600 or 700 pages
each.
SARAH BERNHARDT's entry into Rio
de Janeiro was the occasion of a
tremendous popular demonstration
which ended In a riot, and numerous
heads were broken and dozen men
locked up.
MRS. ELIZABETH SMALL, widow of the
late DR.. Samuel Small of Jay, Me-, and
sister of the late Silas Barnard, of
Dlxtield, was 100 years old, July 7,
1886. She is IN good health and re-
tains her faculties well.
MRS. GEN. w. T. SHERMAN has de-
clared her intention to devote the
summer TO the study Of languages at
Burlington, VT, and the general is
| reported as thinking that 1t is about
time he gave his Choctaw brushing
up.
NINE. GovULL, aged la years, and
formerly q maid of honor at the court
of Emperor Paul l., was buried recent
ly in the cemetery of smolensk, Rus
sla. Behind the hearse walked with
firm step the younger sister Of the de-
ceased, aged 113 years.
LIEUT. Cow. G. SHEPPARD, of South
Carolina, who becomes governor by
the advancement of Gov. Thomson to
the treasury department at Washing
ton, is one OF the youngest men in
public life in that state. He has been
speaker of the South Carolina House
OF Representatives, and he is consid-
cred a rising man.
The French government has pre-
sented a gold medal to NJ. Dupuisch,
common porter of Paris, in recogni-
ton of his extraordinary devotion
in giving his blood in operations of
TRANSMISSION of blood, thereby saving
the lives of several persons" During
the past three years the gallant port
er has braved the perilous operation
seven times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
A DRAPED ENGINE.

The sombre streamers floating from the engine
she passes,
Festoon and fold that drape and swathe her
brightly polished brasses;
Rosette and band of black and white, concealing
gold and red,
Convey along the line the news: can Engineer is
deadp'
Perchance some woman, OverwOrn with grief,
and weak. with weeping,
Has Left her heart WITHIN the grave where he, for
aye, is sleeping.
Perhaps some little orphaned child is sadly won
dering why
The "dear papa" so long has gone-and why
mamma should cry.
What matter though knew him not? Is he the
less my brother?
Or, can heart that bleeds for one be hardened
toward another1
Or, may not we, in verify, the old command
n1ent keep
"Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep
with them that weep"
Whether within peaceful home, or at his post
OF danger,
This engineer saluted Death-I do not know; q
stranger,
He was to me; yet tears will spring. cannot
keep them back;
am conquered by the pathos of the engine
draped in black
Railway and I'ran1way Express, London
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
Didn't Think He Knew Him.
From the Detroit Free Press I

From the Detroit Free Press
A Detrolter who recently paid a
visit to Harper's Ferry accosted q
citizen with:
81 suppose you know all about old
John Brown"
"John Brown-old John Brown?
Did he live here ?"
"Why, mean old John Brown who
tried to free the slaves"
"Wanted to free the slaves, Ell? did
he have any middle name?"
81 am speaking of John Brown who
got up the Instruction"
eyes. | suppose you are. Got up
an insurrection, did he? Heshouidn't
have done it, When did he leave here ?"
els it possible you have never heard
of John BrownW
"Seems to me / have heard his
name mentioned here. What did the
instruction amount to, and who in
surrected?"
"He captured the engine house down
there. Haven't you ever read hesign
on the building?"
"Lot's of times. but Ididn suppose
it amounted to anything. John
Brown? John Brown? How old g.
man was he?"
"Never mind" replied the Detroiter.
"I'll probably find some one here who
can tell me what [ want to know"
''Let's go together, then. You've
got my curiosity excited, and I'd real
ly like to know who he was and what
reasons he'had for leaving the place.
Say we go and ask the bridge-tender
He's great hand to remember picnics
and instructions"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
Was Too Cunning.
From the Buffalo Courier.

A lady living on South Division
Street, who thought she might have
an invasion of visitors who only come
on the glorious Fourth and use her
house as a sort of hotel, decided that
she had had about enough of that
kind of imposition.
She locked the doors, pulled down
the blinds, and beteok herself to a con-
venient window, where, securely hidden
from sight, she could await results.
About noon three persons came, and
shortly after 2 O'Clock another put in
appearance, all women. The Buffalo
lady thoroughly enjoyed the situation
until about o'clock last evening she
learned that the last arrival was her
sister, who had gone to New York, en-
route from St. Louis, and that she
would not be in town again until
autumn. They had not met in some
years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-28
The Horses Feet.


It is a matter of surprise that there
is not more foot disease among horses
than there is, though foot trouble is
very common. There are thousands
of horses whose feet never receive q
thought from their owners-except to
have them shod-from the tirlo the
colt is foaled until the horse is worn
out and dies. The feet are never
cleaned and never examined; the
horse is allowed to stand in filth
whenever it is in the stable, and is
cooked by the hot manure beneath
the animal, 1t may be we'll to re.
mark right here that the horse owner
who gives special attention to the
cleanliness of the stable does a work
that will pay him excellently. But
the foot of the horse suffers from
nothing as much as from bad shoeing.
It is very true that there is not as
much bad shoeing asis usually claimed.
The sheer is apt to get all the blame
that belongs to him and all which the
owner of the horse himself should
bear. But that there is not more bad
shoeing than there is, is more the re-
suit of luck than intelligence. There
is enough of it, however, to cost horse
owners a vast deal ofmoney. Itcannot
be expected to be otherwise while
there are so many shoers who do
their work with little intelligence and
do it wholly as a mechanical opera
ton. To such shoers the making Of
the shoe, the preparation of the foot
and the application of the shoe are
operations of precisely similar charac-
ter, altogether mechanical. Few OF us
have not seen the foot Clipped and
shaved of until the sole would give
under the pressure Of the thumb, and
few have not seen the senseless opera
ton of cutting away the frog and
crust of the heel. And every one of us
have seen a shoe applied that was
smaller than the hoof and then the
foot rasped down to tit the shoe, which
is an operation that suggests that the
gentleman with the leather apron on
is engaged in telling nature that she
does not know her business. But she
does, the gentleman's opinion to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The crust
that the man files off is the provision
of nature to give strength to the hoof,
and if sheer is determined to apply
q shoe smaller in circumference than
the foot, the owner should forbid him
to file the foot down to fit his inartis-
tic shoeing. Let it go, and the next
time go to a sheer who knows some
thing.
In mailing on a shoe the hoof or shell
is apt to be placed in a condition to