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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-13
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Information Wanted.

C. Il. Jones of Sharon, VT, has been appointed
committee by the Vermont Central Baptist Associa-
ton to prepare a compendium of the Barre Baptist
Association and he desires all members of the diff
ferent churches-especially Barre, Wiamstown,
Thetford and Topshain where there used to be
churches-to look over their old books and papers
and see If there cannot be found copies of the fol-
lowing dates, viz 1907 to 1911, 1876 ISL 1918, 1894,
1896 1927 to 1888 1884 1851 and send them to him, as
assigned him. 1881
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-13

A WESTON temperance man emptied upon
the ground, the other morning, fifteen barrels
of cider which he took from his own cellar.
How it got into his cellar is not known.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-13
For Sale or Exchange.

The j. NJ. Palmer farm situated in Williamstown,
VT. one mile south of the village is for sale or ex
change 1t contains two hundred one acres, by
measure suitably divided into tillage, pasturing and
wood land. There is an excellent apple orchard;
also sugar orchard of one thousand trees, together
with sugaring utensils, etc. Terms easy II sold for
cash, or exchanged for small farm or village prop
erty either in Barre Montpelier Address the
owner at Nashua, n. H., or ii. II. Martin, on the
farm. &. e. ELLIS, NJ. ID.
Nashua, n. H.. October 5th, 1885.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-01-13

cine, and always keep bottle in {
house.-Mrs. Cordeltd Narcotic, Wdl1
street. HdUerhW, Mass.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
of cases of
SICK

Headache are permanently cured every year ta'
the hundreds of testimonials in my possession viii
testify by the use of
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23

WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 21.-Of the $lO,-
OOO,O per cent bonds called for redemp-
ton Feb. l, s., 500, 900 have been presented
and paid. Notwithstanding this large dis
bursement the books of the treasury show
that there has been an increase In the gold
fund since Feb IL of S. ,000, 600, the amount
of gold now held not covered by outstanding
certificates being Sl4l, 100000, against
$l36, 600, 900 on the first of the month. There
has been an excess Of receipts over expendi.
lures every day during the current month,
and although the disbursements for the
quarterly pensions due March will be
made this month, and viii amount to nearly
Sl0,G0,0OO it is believed at the treasury de-
partnent that the next statement will show
a good reduction in the debt for February.
A bond coll was issued Saturday for
Sl0,000,000 3 per cents issued under the act
approved July 12, 1882 The call embraces
the following, and they are payable April
next: $50, No 20 to No 1877, inclusive, and
No. 1858 to No 1,3z5, both inclusive; 500,
No. Z, 108 to No. 2,l4s, inclusive, and No
1854 to No. a,s79, both inclusive; $500, No
1912 to No. ,052 inclusive, and No. ,aOl to
No 400, both inclusive; $1,000, No. 1901
to No. 8, 1s8 inclusive. and No. 23,5S3 to No
1868, 10th inclusive; $4,000, No II, 459 to
No 16, AS inclusive.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
THE ARGUMENT FOR SILVER.
What the Minority of the Coinage Com
mittee Has to Say About it.

What the Minority of the Coinage Com
mittee Has to Say About it.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 23.-Messrs
Bland of Missouri, Lanham of Texas, and
Bynum of Indiana, OF the house coinage
committee, have submitted minority re-
port on the bill for the free coinage of silver
adversely reported the'other day 1t declares
that silver was demonetized in 1878 in VIC
lation of the constitution; that all
the outstanding interesting bearing
coin obligations of the govern.
ment were issued after silver coinage
was resumed, and are, therefore, legally
and morally payable in eithsr gold or silver.
The report declares that Europe can not
further demonetize silver without great dis
aster to itself The national debt ought to
be paid, it argues. When raid the basis of
the national bank system will BE- gone
Some other system will have to be devised
Or the government will have TO issue either
paper or silver to replace it The report
prefers the issue of coin
Dis ussing the possibility of supplanting
the 100000, 900 of gold in circulation the re-
port says that if silver should drive gold tc
Europe it would be blessing, as the gold
would render Europe better able to buy our
products. while the silver would set millions
of idle Americans at work, swell the reve-
nues, and tighten taxation If the minis OF
the county were open to silver the same as
to gold silver would not be, as it is now
subject to the adverse whims Of the treasury
officials, who heretofore have tried how to
keep it out of cir, ulation. 1t is asserted that
the principal function of money is its legal
tender function, and that if the god stand
ard were adopted all over the world few
men could get control of enough of that
natal to dominate the affairs of every ma
ton
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23

[Joe Howard in Philadelphia Press
How much does it help the poor devil In
the dregs and the bitterness OF poverty, in
the very filth Of physical dirt to sling him q
quarter, or dollarl What he wants il
sympathy-and q dollar What he wants
is contemporaneous human interest What
he wants is to feel that there Is some one,
this side of eternity, who recognizes that a
spark of decency still exists which might
possibly be famed into flames of usefulness
and honest sndeavor That's where we
fail That's where l fail 1t doesn't
trouble me, with 500 in my pocket, to give
q man IS. 1t doesn't trouble me, with SIS
in my pocket, to give a man 81. 1t doesn't
trouble me, with SO in nay packet to give
a man "a quarter. That isn't the point to
which my mind should bs directed
What should do in my own interest is to
take these poor devils by the hand and let
ting them -ee that 1t was not the useless
money cheorfully chucked them In their
trouble and distress, but that largesse, hui
manity, love for my kind recognition OF
common brotherhood. That's what they
want That's what can't, somehow or
other, give to dirty person. The Lord has
made us on different patterns. My stomach
is very near my nose, and my nose is very
near my eyes, and, If sec anything lit.
tie off color, my eyes detect 1t and my nose
resents it quicker than a fash. / don't
mean that / have any bsastly pride as
against that poor devil would kick my
self around the block OF contemplation il
could detect the faintest suggestion Of such
infamy in myself. l don't mean that !
wouldn't do for him what / could. sim
ply mean that the physical possibilities Of
my talking with that person in has present
filthy condition don't exist.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23

FiNLAy, Ohio, Feb 23ASaturday night
at IL O'Clock full vein of gas was struck
at the depth of 125 feet Previd has to this
strike a small Vein had been struck, and the
surplus gas was let through a G-inch pipe
into 2-foot iron smokestack of the OIL mill
of McManners a. Seymour, the proprietors
Of the gas we'll One-half hour after the
big strike the volume of gas was pouring
through this 2-foot pipe, and had been
ignited. The smokestack was about forty
feet high, and the flame rosa to a hight OF
twenty-five feet above this 1t is the largest
well yet struck, except the famous Karg
well, and many think it will prove stronger
as it will be sunk number of feet deeper
This is the fourteenth well that has been
sunk in this locality, and only one has been
failure. One is purely oil, two yield oil
and gas, and the others are purely gas
wells
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
THE New York Herald is making active
,,,o rforo an TIM Florida eWindlers Ii has

TIE New York Herald is making active
warfare on the Florida swindlers. 1t has
sent a representative to the "Land OF
Flowers" to examine the attractions so
prandly advertised by the land boomers,
and his reports show that in most in>
stances the purchasers Of Florida lands
are robbed shamefully. The Herald man
found that there was no comparison be-
tween the pictures. the lurid descriptions
of the advertiser and the actual plots sold.
The whole display was delusion and
snare. He went TO the designated spots
only to find that lovely lawns were
swamps, the beautiful groves. thickets
and jungles and that not an orange nor
flower nor healthy breath of air could be
obtained on thousand acres of such soil.
Great wastes of sand were the tracts
which bore such tempting titles as "Crys-
tai CITY," malarious marshes were the
orange groves, and reeking puddles the
lakes and springs so glowingly painted
for northern dupes.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
WAsHlNeToN's BIRTHDAY
Celebrated with Appropriate Ceremony
at the Capital and Elsewhere.


WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 23-The 154th
anniversary Of Washington's birthday was
celebrated as a national holiday here, the
departments, schools, banks and courts being
closed and there being partial suspension
of business A national salute was fired at
sunrise by the regular army batteries, and
at noon national airs were rendered at the
church chimes. A local military company
in the uniform Of the continental army
made trip to Washington's tomb, at Mount
Vernon, accompanied by nearly 100 men,
ters of congress The tomb was decorated
with flowers, and speeches were delivered by
Commissioner of Pensions Black, and Con-
gresham Cabell, of Virginia, and Compton,
of Maryland The Old Inhabitants associa-
ton and the Washington Monument society
held anniversary meetings with appropriate
exercises
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23-The anniver-
sary of the birth of Washington was very
generally observed in this city. All the
banks, exchanges and municipal offices were
closed and business generally suspended
Flags were flying from all public buildings,
as well as from many business establish
ments and private residences The weather
was pleasant and the streets crowded with
people in holiday attire.
NEW YORK, Feb % - Washington's
birthday was generally observed here The
banks and Exchanges were closed and bust
pess almost wholly suspended The news
papers, with but few exceptions, publishel
only one edition.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
ADVICE TO morHFRs.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest bya sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth7 If SO,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon it mothers.
there is no mistake about it. 1t cures
diarrhoea. regulates the stom-
ach and bowels, cures wind collie, soft
ems the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the Oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
-2S-m-w-s- N l-y
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23

Nelson H. Baker District Attorney,
Westchester Co, n Y Office at White
Plains, writes June %, 1885: Five years
ago |, my two sons and wife were very
liable to colds. We wore the heaviest
clothing, wrapping ourselves up warm;
but it was colds, coughs and catarrh all
the time. Finally we commenced wear.
ing Allcock's Porous .Plasters as chest
protectors. The first year we got rid of
our heavy flannel as well as all coughs
and colds. We each wore two plasters
on the chest and pit of the stomach for
three or four weeks at a time, then wash>
ed the parts with alcohol and put on
fresh ones, they appeared to warm and
invigorate the whole body so that we
never took cold"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23

ANOTHER peculiar specimen of jour
nalistic enterprise is the Prison Press,
which is written and published by the in
mates of the state prison at Waupun.
Wis. 1t is weekly. four page paper
printed on small sheet, and has only
reached its sixth issue. The price of the
paper is two cents a copy, or sixty cents
year. The last number contains call
for $500 subscribers and offers liberal
terms to any who will undertake an
agency for the pepper not only in every
city and town in Wisconsin, but every
state in the union. The editors and
publishers Of the paper are George W.
Kane, Charles l.. Stewart and L. L. Gun.
derson. who call themselves the Prison
Press company, The last number OF The
Press is an interesting one. 1t contains,
besides prison statistics, an article on
Whisky and Crime, 10 which the opin'
ions of The prisoners as to the effects OF
intemperance are given. Of the AS in
mates, 272 say that whisky is the direct
cause of Imprisonment, 80 thought il
might have had some effect, 1913 stated
that neither whisky nor beer had any Dr.
rect agency, 10 were mot in, and two
thought it was none of the EDITORS bust
ness what brought them to the peniten
tiary. OF the 1873 who gave negative
answers, some attributed their downfall
to evil associations, others to malice OF
the part of others, and many frankly
stated that the only cause was chronic
and irresistible cussedness. Another ar
ticle has the suggestive title, Honesty II
the Best Policy On the editorial page
the question, Does Crooked Lift
Payf' is discussed at considerable length
and with much much ability, by one wht
has evidently found that it didn't. Fer
dinand Ward and 'Joe" Mackin, The
Chicago ex-boss, are cited as examples
of the results to which crookedness will
bring a man. An original three column
story is contributed by one of the prison
ers, who is said to be boy in his teens
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
The NanticOke Rascuers,

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb 23-The owners
of the susquehanna Coal company are very
much afraid that the men constituting the
rescuing party at Slope No l will within
the next twentyfour hours quit work, as
they have reached very close to the point of
the cavern, where there is great danger
ahead They have no means of escape
should another rush of sand and rock come
Should they refuse to work it is probable
that no other men can de found to take
their places Therefore the twenty six
bodies of the miners who were entombed or
Dec. Is will forever remain in the pit
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23

ST. LOUIS, Feb 23-Sports driven from
st Louis by the Missouri law making gam
bling fe.ony, have been running their
places free AT East Sc Louis for a year. II
is alleged that the grand jury has evidence
that the gamblers paid certain officials
81 600 month hush money. On learning
this the county authorities ordered Sheriff
Ropiquet to raid the gamblers Early Sun,
day morning four houses We're raided and
100 players captured The proprietors and
their traps were taken to Belleville 1t is
thought that the raid was in some way a
sequel to the murder of ex-MayorJ ], B. Bow,
man, three months ago. Startling revela
tions are likely to be made in the prosecu
ton of these cases.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
HOW TO sECuRE HEALTH.

Scovili's Sarsaparilla and Stillingia or
blood and liver syrup will restore perfect
health to the physical organization. 1t is
indeed, Strengthening syrup, pleasant
to take. and has often proven itself to be
the best blood purifier ever discovered
effeclnally curing scrofula, syphiltic dis
orders, weakness of the kidneys, erysipe.
las, malaria, all nervous disorders and
debility, bilious complaints. and all dis
eases indicating an impure condition of
the blood. liver, kidneys, stomach, etc.
II corrects indigestion, especially when
the complaint is of an exhaustive nature,
having a tendency to lessen the vigor of
the brain and nervous system.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
NEVER GIVE Up.

If YOU are suffering with low and de-
pressed spirits. loss of appetite, general
debility, disordered blood. weak con.
stilution, headache, or any disease of a
bilious nature, by all means procure a
bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return; pain and misery will cease. and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise
of Electric Bltters. Sold at fifty cents a
uOttle by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
ASOUTHERN CITY IN ASHES
THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF WHINING
TON, N. c., DESTROYED BY FIRE.

The Conflagration Caused by Burning
Steamer - Boats and Other Valuable
Property Destroyed-suffering Inhabit-
ants--Natural Gas Plays Havoc.
WILMINGTON, N c., Feb 23.--The steamer
Bladen, plying between this city and Fay
etteville, N G., caught fire Sunday after
noon about O'Clock, just before reaching
her wharf, and, owing to the infammable
nature OF her cargo, consisting of resin,
spirits of turpentine and cotton, was imme-
diately enveloped in flames The pilot
headed her for the nearest available wharf,
and the passengers succeeded in escaping
some by boats from adjoining vessels and
others by jumping overheard, when they
were quickly rescued. The steamer landed
against the wharf Of the New York and
Wilmington Steamship company, and the
fire was quickly communicated to the sheds
and warehouses thereon. All the wharves
and sheds being saturated with resin and
turpentine the spread of the fire was rapid,
and despite the efforts OF the firemen be-
came disastrous confiagration There was
gaze blowing from tie southwest, and soon
the blocks on the water front were burning
furiously.
At about S O'Clock the fire was gotten
under control, but not until it had destroyed
s1,5oo,0O0 worth of property. Starting
from Chestnut street, the New York Steam
ship company's wharf and warehouse were
burned; next the store of F. W. Kerchner
the store and offices of kerchner q Calior
Bros, S. F. Shooter, & Co, A. D. Vessel
Worth & Worth, o. &. Parsley, Alex.
Sprunt & Son, Chadburn's lumber mill c.
C. Bonney & Co, B. Wright, flour and grist
mill. The Champion Compressor Warehouse
company, the Wright warehouses of the
Wilmington a. Weldon, and Wilmington,
Columbia & Augusta Railroad companies,
and several boarding houses were
also destroyed, and in addition to
the steamer Bladen, the steamer
River Queen, of the SANE line, was
burned to the waters edge The American
schooner Lille Holmes was also burned, and
will prove total loss. Over s25o,050 worth
Of goods were burned in one warehouse
Owing to sparks waited by the high wind
numerous private dwellings caught fire and
were burned to the ground, including those
of Hon. George Davis, Col f K. Brink,
Mr.. Solomon Baer, and about thirty others
In addition a block OF small tenemCntS, DC
cupied by colored people, was entirely swept
away, although nearly mile distant from
the main fire. The general offices of the
Atlantic Coast line were destroyed, with
numerous valuable papers and records The
Front Street Methodist church was also
burned, and is a total loss
The city presented scene of desolation
| and ruin Monday morning titful little
columns of smoke were still issuing from the
| ruins of Sunday nights fire, and the air was
heavy with the odors of burning wood and
merchandise. Many of the poor colored
| people whose tenement houses were destroyed
were huddled in groups about the ruins
homeless and utterly helpless. The work OF
| removing the immediate and urgent want:
of the sufferers began in an impromptu way
Sunday night, and Monday more systematic
| measures were taken.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
GREAT MEETING OF WoRKINGMeN.
Fifty Thousand Listen to Speeches In
Hyde Park London

LONDON, Feb % -Fifty thousand Social
lists, workingmen, and men of al classes and
conditions assembled in Hyde park Sunday,
in response to the call issued by the So ial
Democratic federation last Monday. The
boistereus element usually attendant upon
such gatherings was present in considerable
force, but the preseI,e OF the police, of
whom there were more than 5000 discour-
agel their inclination to disorder, and The
meeting, consi iering thu charal ter aud Sis
OF the assemblage, was comparatively quiet
The speeches were, compared with those at
Trafalgar square on the day OF the riot,
models OF temperate olatory, but they ex-
pressed the sentiment which paryaded the
entire sathering-that the unemployed must
have work and the government must pro
vide it
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23

Rev. H. Il. Fairall, d. D., editor of the
Iowa Methodist. says editorially, in the
November Q663) number of his paper
1--WE have tested the merit of EIy's Cream
Balm, and believe that, by thorough
course of treatment. it will cure almost
every case of Catarfh Ministers as a
class, are afflicted with head and throat
troubles. aud eatarrh seems more preva,
lent than ever. We cannot recommend
Ely's cream Balm too highly" Not a
liquid nor snuff. Apply to nostrils with
the finger
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
THROW PHYsIc TO THE DOGS

when 1t is the old-fashioned blue mass
blue pill sort, and insist on using DR..
Pierse's Pleasant Purgative Pellets" a
modern medical luxury, being small sug~
ar coated granules, containing the active
principles of certain roots and herbs, and
which will be found to contain as much
cathartIc power us any of the oldfashIon-
ed, larger pills. without the iatters vio-
lent, drastic effects. The pellets operate
thoroughly but harmlessly, establishing
permanently healthy action of the
stomach and bowels, and MS an anlibil-
ious remedy are unequaled
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-23
GUARDED AGAINST THE sUNKO MAN
The Rural Visitor Not Easily Taken ina
Titled EngIisbman.

Titled Englisbman.
New York Cor. Cincinnati Enquirerl
1t is no longer safe for spruce young
man of the city to accost a rural visitor In
the straet The notoriety of the bunko
swindlsrs has made the stranger SO cautious
that be is really t. con.true every advance
as evidence OF nefariou' intent 1t is curl
Gus h. watch the development OF this ex.
trerps caution The work OF the sale man
employed by Wholesale houses Is compli-
Gated By il Under a loag established Gus
tom, these ensrgetic boomers read the
daily list of hotel arrivals, identify
country merchants among them, hunt
up the possible customer; in the even
ing. load them into sociaoility. and thcnce
to the tore n3xt day. but now the wary
sojournsr is offish the instant that the
sunve drummer introduces himself, AMI as
likely as not threatens to have him ARE ted
IL he doesn't instantly clear out
As to the genuine son OF an old acquaint-
ance, he might as well introduce himself to
the police directly as to try to ingratiate
or win the favor Of his fathers chum with.
out documentary proofs OF his claim. The
mistrujt Is not unreasonable, in view Of the
fact that few man, unless obviou ly New
Workers, escape the attention OF the scoun'
drels About the only exception is the
British nobleman, whose constitutional lack
of urbanity toward foreigners renders him
safe in Broadway. The clerks and de-
tectves of the hotels where aristocrat5 from
England usually stay tall me that there has
never bseh, so far as they know, any case OF
robbery among them by confidence thieves.
Earl Rn5sell ia here this waak
"Hs lorlship hadn't been in town si1
hour said the special officer of his hotal
before bunko sharp tackled him. But il
WINS dead failure right from the first word
You are from London, perceive, the sharI
began, and presume that you are seeing
the sights Of the city How dare you in
trude yourself on me without an introduc
tionp responded Earl Russell That ended
it, and the Englishman hadn't the faintssl
idea that the fellow was rascal. That's
about the experience of all the swindler'
that have accostsd titled Englishmen."