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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-01
g The Ideal New England Newspaper"
Springfield Republican
FOR 1887.

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An Unworthy Measure.

The resolution to pay DR.. Brush not
to exceed $500 for original rolls of 1912
war soldiers, introduced in the house
by Mr., Ripley of Mendon and adopted
without consideration by committee,
was a job, and, if unknown to Mr.. Rip
ley, he was unfortunate in keeping it
three weeks and not Offering it until
the last night of the session. Prior
sessions of the legislature had uniformly
refused to recognize this claim when it
had been presented, and always by reso-
luton. Mr.. Smith of Vershire created
quite sensation after the resolution
had been adopted when he stated that
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Soloiers' &uo9et.
Pensions Granted.

To Hannah e. Flint, Hancock, Sl2 a
month and about S2, 900 arrears; Hiram
Perkins, Berlin, S4 a month and SS7
arrears; Ira A. Marshall, Waterbury
an increase from SO to So month;
William II. Shepard, Warren, an in
crease from IS to $40 month; John
Devine, Berlin, an increase from "a
to IS month; Charles 5. George
Washington, an increase from SO tic
S12 month.
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advertisements.
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THE FIRST KEEN TwINGE.-As the season
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PSORIASIS, OR sCALY SKIN.

John j. Case, ID. D. S., having practised dentistry
IN this county for thirty five years and being wei
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cured me of Psoriasis or Scay Skin in eight days
after the doctors with whom I had consulted CAV,
me no hope or encouragement.
JOHN J. CASE, ID. ID. S.
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ECZEMA RADICALLY CURED.

For the radical cure of obstinate case of Eczema
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THE MISSES BRIDGMAN, graduates OF the Mon
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pared TO give instruction in yoiceculture expies
sion gesture and rendition. They will respond to
calls for associations, lecture courses, literary and
church societies. 7. o. address, Hardwick, Vt.
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DUSTPANFUL OF SCALES.

II. f. Carpenter. Henderson, N. " cured of Pseri-
asis or Leprosy, of twenty years standing by CUTI-
CURA REMEDIES. The most wonderful cure on
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Physicians and his friends thought he must die.
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DISTRESSING ERUPTION.

Your CuTICURA REMEDIES performed a wonder.
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1T FEELS GOOD.

YS Those worn out with Pains, Aches and
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SERIES OF WAR MEMORIES,

Being interesting "reminiscences of the rebellion
written expressly for its columns, chiefly by Western
Massachusetts veterans, both officers and privates.
These articles appear in Mondays Daily and in THE
WEEKLY REPUBLICAN each week.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17
The whiskey egg.

BosroN, July 29.-An ingenious " ay
of getting around the prohibition law in
Rhode Island was discovered yesterday.
Several cases Of eggs were tipped off
truck by an accident on fremont street.
On picking up the eggs from the street
they found to be made of porce lane.
and, instead ofcontaining the legitimate
products Of the barn-yard they were
filled with whiskey. each egg holding a
good square drink." as one ofthe spec
ators expressed it. The liquor was put.
IN through q hole in the big end and tho
hole stopped by cement cloth, which
was chalked to resemble the natural
color. The driver Of the team said he
was taking them from liquor dealer at
the North End to tho Providenee depot,
The cases were market to- houses IN
Newport and Narragansott. Pier. There
were stx cases -of forty -nine dozen each
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17
Bloody Belfast,

BELFAST, August 9.-During the riot
ing which occurred here from Saturday.
evening to an early hour this evening.
eleven persons were killed and 100 seri-
ously wounded. The majority of the,
| injured persons have shot wounds. ~!
Riotirg was renewed to-day, and ~
herce encounter took place between the
soldiers and mob, in which a number
were wounded. A soldier at close quar-
ters fired at boy, shattering his hand.
The soldier was arrested.
Reinforcements Of troops to the nun "a
Der of twelve hundred have arrived I'M
Belfast to-day. ~ ~
Attempts to stop the rioting have
been unsuccessful, and the violence Of.
the mob is increasing. Thirty rioterss
have been wounded. The police keep
up merciless fire upon the mob. The
city, owing to the wreck and ruin Of
houses, presents deplorable aspect. It's;
appearance is similar to that of Paris af.s
ter the Commune It is feared that
numerous death. resulting from the riots q
have taken place which will never be-
heard of. The hospitals are taxed tos3
the utmost to accommodate the grext
number Of wounded persons in need Of
attention.
The painful feature Of the riots ia the
number Of children wounded. Yester-% B
day boy was shot while returning from s
Sunday school. To-day little girl .wass
shot on the street, and, It is thought fa-8'
tally wounded. She was carried away
apparently lifeless. Train loads ofsaal
troops are constantly arriving.
One incident Of the disorders is as fol-
lows Miss McIlwaine OH Saturday haass
rangued small crowd Of neighboTs ms
regard to the riots, and roundly abuscds
the police for firing upon the people,
She afterwards expressed the fear thats
she would lose her life on account sof
her speech. She therefore,. in order to-
avoid recognition, put on black dress d
on Sunday, instead Of the white once
which she wore ON Saturday. This PREF
caution, however, failed to save her.
Yesterday, during the progress Of the
riot, she ran to her door to gather in &
some straying children, when bullet
struck her in the head, and she fell iii
less in the doorway.
The aspect of affairs was so threaten
ng at noon to-day that the authorities
ordered all the taverns in the city 20 he 81
closed until Tomorrow evening. Groups
If men arc assembled everywhere,
'itodly discussing the situation. The
military thus morning dispersed several;
'iyal mobs Mt the point Of the bayonef
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17

Thirty-four county school commits
sioners Gone for each county, are to be
chosen in this State at the coming cleo
ton. Who shall they be /? From what
profession or walk Of life shall they be
chosen The Teacher. would suggest
that thoroughly practical school man,
one who has taught school himself and
knows what it is, be nominated and
elected in each county. The office is
one Of great Importance, not to teachers
only, but to the moral and intellectual
interests of the community at large, and
it is duty each man owes himsclf, his
community, and his children to do all
he can. to put q good man. in the place.
BY the word ''good" we do not mean a
good-natured, jolly fellow, though thai,
is desirable qualification nor do we
mean the man who was 9 brave soldier,
an 1 lost limb in his country's service,
though he certainly deserves credit--of
some other kind !; nor yet do we mean
the man who "can't support himself in
any other way, and so ought to have it,
If the public mast support these men,
and many others belonging to the same
list give them pension orretire them
on fullipay bnt whatever you may do.
do not support them at .he expense of
your child's mental culture, and conse-
quent future success and happiness.
Choose the foremost teacher in your
county, man full Of push. enthusiasm,
and the latest methods of instruction !;
one who is strong both mentally and
and who knows the wants of
our common country schools, and pos.
sesses the executive ability to meet these
wants. II from any cause it becomes
necessary to select man from some
other profession, one should be taken
Who made teaching the stepping-stone
to that profession. bnt be sure that the
msss hiss not grown ell over him since
he used the stepping g-stone, !,
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17
A 100000 Mail Rabbary.

ST. Louis, July 30.-The PostofScss
Inspectors OF the postal division be-.
tween this city and New York are now,
looking for the author Of the first I'M
portant mail robbery on that diyisions
The robbery occurred about 4 montk
ago, but the amount Of the money l0sES
was so large that the inspectors hsysa
taken unusual precaution to keep It se.ss
cret: "he postal car, which LEFT New
York for st. Louis, June 20, had among
its mail pouch, No. 353. for st. Louis,
which contained about SIC, 900 in money
and drafts bonds, checks and other vsla5
liable papers and property, valued .t
$4,000. At Pittsburg the far west mail
was transferred, passing into the hand8
Of Chief Clerk j ames Ferald. The train.
as sual, made very short stop 40 sthsg
place, and also, as usual, the chief clerk
signed receipts for the various po1cheas
without inspecting them, the time being
too short to do so. During the run i0s
Indianapolis he found that he had resI
ceipted for the ST. Louis pouch, which
was not in his possession and which
probably had not been turned over
him with the rest Of tho mail. He JIM
mediately reported the robbery ard
detectives have been working on tiiA
case ever since without as yet, hayings
made any arrests. It is believed stha8:
the pouch was stolen bsswsan New
York and Pittsbnrg by one Of . numbsi
of clerks who bsye since then loft tho
service. Z. 81 ss sa SO
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17

that no movements Of troops or vessels
has been ordered with view to possible
warfare. At the State Department it is
said that there is nothing new which ii
would be proper to make public at pres
ent, but that there is still no reason to
doubt an amicable adjustment of the
Cutting affair. 1t is unofficially learned
that correspondence now in progress is
expected to bring about definite results
of some kind within few days, and
that the direct objects sought to be ac-
complished by this Government are,
first, the release of Cutting, and second,
the Remuneration Of the claim by Mexico
Of extra territorial jurisdiction.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17

Animals are often afflicted with disease cal
led the mango, the same disease iu human
beings Is called the itch and is highly conta
{ Don't suppose IL you have that pain through
the right side and shoulder blade, that Y yeliow-
ness of skin and whites of the eyes, and
urred appearances Of the tongue, that these
by themselves; much better take DR.. j. H..
MoLean's homeopathic Liver and Kidney
PelletsSa and remedy the trouble. 25c. per via,
for sale by all druEgists.
: Disease lies In ambush for the weak feeble
constitution ist i'll adaSted to encounter n ma
larious atmosphere and sudden oh ges Of tenn
persture, and the least robust are asuaily the
easiest victims DIR. j. III. McLean,s Strength
!aning Cordial and Blood Purifier will give
tone, and vitality and strength 70, yohf entir.
body. 100 per bottle. S. 4. !. Y.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17
The College and Free Tuition.

Periodically, it seems, the question o
free tuition in the South Carolina Uni
versity, is made an issue in the politics
OF this State. This seems to be a trif-
ling matter, but it means great dea
more than some suppose. Although
none will acknowledge that they are
opposed to education, it is fact that
some men will do very little towards
helping the young men OF this country
to obtain it. Much is being said against
the educational institutions of the STATED;
we hear that the University is a rich
mans college they say that the appro-
priation is enormous. Now we ask the
question, are these objections we'll ta-
ken.
The object Of the University is not to
make lawyers, doctors or mechanics, nor
is it to educate n particular class of
young men; but this grand old institu-
ton, that has ever been the pride and
glory Of South Carolina, owes its exis-
tence to the fact that there have been
those who believed that liberal educa-
ton was blessing. This University is
school free and open to every white
boy in tie State. No one is compelled
tc study Latin or Greek, or anything
else, but the choice Of studies is left
with him. Professors are there to give
instruction in science, literature or ag
riculture. This is given by the State
free Of charge, and if you desire to know
how much money comes out Of each in
dividual tax payer, it is easy to ascertain
Count by actual figures and you will
find that upon one hundred dollars worth
OF property one cent year goes towards
this institution. A man worth one thou
sand dollars pays ten cents q year.
Think of it And yet we hear men who
are not called upon to pay two cents,
it burden which should
be removed.
While the civilized world is now agi-
tating compulsory education, in free
schools, some people in this State object
to allowing poor boysf free education.
The first editorial ever written for the
Advertiser was on the South Carolina
College, and we still say, let it remain
free and open to the poor Us we'll as the
rich. Let every white boy in South
Carolina who can manage to pay board,
have an opportunity Of drinking at this
Of knowledge.
Some warm friends of the college are
being led to advocate charging tuition
ZEE, because Of the denominational COL
eges. When young men are forced to
pay tuition. the appropriation must stop
md the standard Of this grand old col
egc will necessarily be lowered. Let
t remain in the future as in the past
md none will feel the burden, but edu-
cation and civilization will be advanced.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17
Fodder Pulling.

The question Of the wisdom Of the or
dinary practice Of pulling fodder as j
prevails all over the South has now beer
satisfactorily settled. The results o
scientifically conducted experiments n
the several Experimental stations have
| generally been against the practice
Many farmers are dou btful Of its pro
priety, but the practice is still we'll nigl
universal in the cotton States. The sys
tom originated in the early settlement
Of the country, and was based upon
what appeared to be necessity-bcforc
the lands were brought into condition
for the use of the scythe blade. When
corn is. grown on rich virgin soils, OF
soils abounding in vegetable matter, the
blades remain green and succulent some
time after the ears have become fully
matured. 1t seems to be the habit of
Indian corn and other cereal grasses, to
thoroughly ripcn the seed before the
leaves and stake shov any decided in
dications Of decay ,or death. This may
be easily verified in any ground
field of corn OF where the natural con-
ditions of deep and fertile soil are
present. On such soils, in ordinary sea-
sons, the ears of corn are observed to
ripen-as shown by the complete dry
ing of tho shuck and the pendency of
the ear itself-long before the blades
have undergone any, decided change in
color. This is probably the true econo-
my of the vegetable life Of this plant
IT the pulling of the blades be deferred
until the above condition Of ripeness Of
the grain, according to the indications
described, is attained, no injury will
result from stripping off the blades. But
the fact is, very few Of our cornfelds
are Of such character of soil as to meet
the condition
In most fields, and especially if a
drought is prevailing at the time, the
blades will commence to sire" some
days before the ear indicates the stage
OF ripeness at which it no longer needs
their Offices. Very often farmer must
pull his fodder at once. or lose it, regard
less Of the condition Of the ear. In all
such cases greater or less injury and loss
must result. Often the loss of grain will
equal in weight the fodder saved and
the farmer simply swaps grain for an
equal weight of fodder and has his labor
and trouble for nothing. AS rule, with
a few exceptions, the practice should be
abandoned. Even if it did not injurc
the grain in the least, fodder pulling is
too tedious and laborions an operation to
be longer practiced.
= OF course, provisions must be made in
advance for supplies Of cured forageif
the practice is to DC given up. Fodder
pulling;c can only be justified at the time.
by the absence fany other resource to
meet the coming necessity for.long for
age and sometimes it would evon be
better to let the bladas dry up on the
stalks md ''go to tn am that sell and
,buy'' bay,-Southern Cstltsvator. 2s
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17
NOTES.

St, Louis, in mass meeting, resolved
on war.
Gov. Ireland is pleased with his al
most universal endorsement Of his po-
sition.
A midnight special says "rhere
are no new developments to report in
the Cutting case"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-17

IS WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o.--It is stated ut
the War and Navy Departments to-day
that, while the fighting branches Of the
Government are in the customary con-
-dition Of readiness for action, offensive
gor defensive, The present difficulties
With Mexico are as yet the exclusive
concern Of the diplomatic branch, and
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-03-13
4 Montana Canniba!.

Eating Johnson, the famous
Yellowstone scout, was on the witness
stand last week as an expert witness
as to how long horses or men could
be trailed over this country, says the
Miles City Journal. His testimony
was contrary to that of the profess
sional trainer, Montgomery. and carTi-
ed much weight with the jury. Mr.,
Johnson's peculiar name was gained
long before white men were in this
country, he having roamed over the
mountains of Montana and Wyoming
nineteen years ago. His fayorite
sport, when not trapping OF hunting
was to go out on an Indian roundup
and Stay a few Indians. If his heart
was CD the ground he would Kill a
few more than usual to enllyen his
spirits. He could drop an Indian as
lar as he could see him with his
trusty rife, and on n occasion when
his heart was bad because he had
found but few Indians, he swore a
petrified oath that he would eat the
liver of the first Indian he saw. Soon
after making this resolve a lonely
Indian came in sight w a hog back
and was al once shot. and true to his
promise johnson cut his liver cut and
then and there proceeded to make a
feast. He has gone all over this eoun-
try when Indians were thick, and that
he has escaped with bis life is due to
his GOODNESS IN presence OF danger
and the terror with which the Indians
regarded the man, who to them bore
& charmed life.