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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
No Market for Bad Butter.

Having spent few days in Boston last
week looking up the market in the interest
of our creamery here, | thought perhaps a
few words in regard to the conditions of the
market, etc, might be of interest to some of
your readers. Found the market very bare
of fine butter. Dealers say that for many
years they have not seen the market so well
cleaned up and so bare of fine butter as at
present. But still there is no activity in the
market, for it is heavily supplied with cleo
margarine, which takes the place of all but
ter except the best grade. For instance, a
customer came in and asked dealer for a
tub of good fine butter for cooking; he
showed him tub of dairy butter that was a
little off in flavor, but cost twenty-six cents
in the country. The customer thought the
price too high for the quality, and asked the
dealer If he would not go out and get him a
tub of butterine. So he stepped into the
next door and bought tub of butterne for
eleven and one-half cents, and brought it in
and compared it with the butter, and it ap-
peared better in every respect; and he took
it at twelve and one-half cents and was sat
istied. 1t is plain case that dairymen have
got to take more pains than ever to make a
good article, and the buyer has got to dis
criminate closer in buying than ever before
The demand for creamery butter is steadily
increasing and the best marks are sought
after at good prices. l had no trouble in
placing our make of butter with well-known
y
ter, who are anxious to secure our goods,
provided we succeed in making fine thing
which we are bound to do. We are sparing
no pains or expense in fitting up, and shall
begin operations the first of May. While
gone l visited several creameries, among
them one at Milton, N. H., noted in Boston
for its fine butter, run by Mr.. e. Whiting &
Sons, who have been in the business for sew.
eral years. At present they are making
about eight hundred pounds per day, which
sells in Boston at thirty-five to thirty-eighl
cents per pound. Winter dairying is the
rule in that section of the state, and they
think it strange that Franklin county should
be so far behind the times They think il
much more profitable to make butter dur.
ing that part of the season when it is com
paratively high. Think the dairymen o.
this section would find it greatly to their ad
vantage to turn their attention more to the
production of milk in winter. Dealers il
Boston report the outlook for the season
not very encouraging, but think perhaps
that butter will do a little better than las
year. And the only alternative for the but
ter-maker is to make the best article posi-
BILE, and get all he can for it'll S. H., in 81
dIbnnS MpSSenUer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14

The editor of Hdypers WeekIy is, perhaps
to be regarded as the leading mugwump of
the country. AT all events, he is dis
tinguished mugwump whose views touch
ing the true inwardness of mugwumpery
are, of COURSE entitled TO be regarded as
those of an expert. In late issue OF Hdr-
pers Weekly Mr.. Curtis, in answer to the
charge that mugwumpery aims at govern
ment without party, expressed himself this
way: This assertion is a convenient falsi-
fication for the purposes of machine politi-
clans, but If any honest man is deluded by
them, we beg to assure him that, in our
opinion, as maintained in this journal for
many year, independence aims simply
at honest and decent government by party"
Now it is not a " convenient falsification,"
but the sober truth, to assert that Mr.. Cur
It's is mistaken. His own record as mug
wump contradicts his explanation of the
aim of mugwumpery. The mugwumpery
of Mr.. Curtis is not mugwumpery that
looks to government by party. Directly
before Grover Cleveland was nominated for
the presidency by the democratic party Mr..
Curtis expressed his matured estimate of
that party on the floor of the republican
national convention. The Indictment of the
democracy which he then drew up con-
with the democratic party, very hungry
and, as you may well believe very thirsty
party without a single definite principle, a
party without any distinct national policy
which 1t dareS TO present TO the country, Il
party which fell from power as conspiracy
against human rights, and now attempts to
sneak back to power as conspiracy for
plumber and spoils." 1t will not be pre-
tended that in supporting Mr.. Cleveland for
the presidency Mr.. Curtis was laboring to
restore to power in the nation a political
party which he had thus pilloried and exco-
rated. OF course not The very sugges-
ton is an insult to his intelligence and sin
cerity. But, on the other hand, his devo-
ton to Mr.. Cleveland was not due to an ar
dent desire to retain the republican party in
power. Very well then-so far as the last
campaign was concerned mugwumpery, as it
expressed itself through Mr.. Curtis, had for
its aim not government by either party, but
the success of an individual. Hence our
conundrum to Mr.. Curtis If you believed
in government by party in 1884, which
party was it that you believed ought to gov
ern?-Ne,C York Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
Gifts of Poison.

1t is time that respectable merchants com.
bined with consumers for the suppression of
all gift, prize and lottery schemes in con-
nection with the sale of articles of merchan-
disc. These schemes are not only demoraliz-
ing to legitimate business and to the morals
of the community, but in the extent in
which they are being carried in the sale of
articles of food have become source of
great danger to the public health. They
are, no matter in what form they appear,
nothing more or less than devices to swindle
honest and unsuspecting people.
1t is gratifying to learn that in some in
stances the officers of the law have taken
hold of the matter. In New York, and also
in Chicago, parties who in this way offered
gifts to purchasers of their packages have
recently been arrested upon indictments for
lottery swindling. The latest candidates,
both for public eXecration and criminal
prosecution, are the manufacturers of the
alum baking powders, who are, both by
means of gifts and lottery tickets, dsposing
of large quantities of their corrosively poi
sonous compounds, which are NO well-known
to be detrimental to health that no house,
keeper will admit them to her kitchen
knowingly. This form of swindle is not
only being peddled from house to house,
but under the promise of large profits TO be
realized, the manufacturers are entrenching
themselves behind the counters of many
grocers by getting them to offer the alum
tached, thereby shifting the liability to pros
ecution, in part, upon other and, perhaps,
innocent parties. Every grocer or dealer,
for instance, who sells or offers for sale any
of the prize or lottery baking powders is a
criminal in the eye of the law and liable,
upon conviction, to fine and imprisonment,
while those who sell the gift goods are,
morally, as responsible, for they are offering
an inducement, or prize, to housekeepers to
use "a food that contains corrosive poison.
This is a predicament in which it is not
possible our grocers will care to place them
selves when they come to think seriously of
the matter.
1t must be borne in mind that every one
OF these gift or prize baking powders are
alum baking powders. These powders cost
less than four cents a pound to produce;
the gift or prize costs but few cents more.
They are sold at the price of first-class
baking powder, so that the swindle, in a
commercial sense, is enormous. But the
chief iniquity of the business consists in
selling, as presumably wholesome, an article
OF positively injurious character, and by
means OF gifts or brides inducing servants
or unsuspecting housekeepers to purchase
and use it in our daily food.
There should be some prompt method of
reaching these dangerous practices and
punishlng the parties engaged in their pro-
motion. If the present laws are not ample,
we commend the matter to the considera-
ton OF our State Board of Health for recon-
mendation of such additional legislation as
shall be effective for the protection of the
public -B0StOH Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
SpecialiSm i'm Medicine.

In recent number of the London Fort
nightly ReUieW DR.. Morell Mackenzie says
of medical specialists: 60 If specialists did
not meet distinct want they would soon be
driven from the field. 1t is idle to inquire
whether in this instance the demand Gre
ated the supply, or vice versa; all that we
are concerned with here is the fact that the
public voice decisively approves of the ex-
istence of specialists" Or. Mackenzie is
broad enough in his intellect and liberal
enough in his views to overlook the preiu-
dice that exists among certain practitioners
against specialists, and TO allow that there
is a field for the latter which the regularly
located practitioner does not and cannot
fill. When DR.. r. w. Royce first came here
there was much of this prejudice manifest
here; but it is pleasure to state that the
thoroughly professional methods of the doc
tors treatment and the uprightness of his
business transactions have dissolved it, and
now he is treating patients among the very
best class of our people who would not go
to him second time if they were not thor
oughly satisfied of his professional ability on
the occasion of their first visit DIR. Royce
has also been called in consultation in two
or three cases by other physicians during
his stay here, and on every occasion has
won the goodwill of his fellow practitioners
by the clearness of his diagnoses and his
medical erudition. He has achieved a de-
gree of fame in this locality seldom attained
in so short time, and some of his cures have
been subjects of much wonder among our
people. Gases for years considered hopeless
and incurable have been taken by the doe
tor, and almost invariably they have yielded
to his treatment. OF course he meets every
day cases he can do nothing to relieve; but
where he finds one of this class he finds a
hundred that he cures. 1t is compliment
enough to the doctor that during the four
months of his stay here he has treated 05t
patients, coming from all parts of the sur.
rounding country, and not one of all this
number has expressed the least dissatisfac
ton with the treatment they have received
The doctor goes from here carrying with
him the good wishes of all who have met
him, either professionally or otherwise, and
leaving behind him an enviable reputation
as amedical practitioner and courteous gen
tleman.-Rutland (W.) ReUieW.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
The Weldon Railroad Affair.

Mr.. Editor'-Some two years ago 4 met
Mr.. Benedict and promised him / would
give my recollections of the 23d of June,
1864. i did so and enclose You a copy of the
same. When received a copy OF Yer
mont in the Civil War" in looking it through
/ found several places where it did not give
things in accordance with my recollection
of them; but when l reached page 473 was
almost willing to say was not myself.
could stand it better If the historian had not
been quite so lavish with his praise of at
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14

total fall Of snow during the past winter,
according to the record kept at the mill,
was eight feet
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14

FIRE III the Academy of Fine Arts in Phil
adelphia destroyed many valuable paintings.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
EAU CLAIRE.
Current News of the Great Lumber
City.

Special TO the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, April 7.--George W. Penni-
man. of Minneapolis, district lecturer 1. o.
G. T.. visited lCdEe of the order here yester-
day, and will speak at neighboring towns this
week. The report of the city superintend-
ent shows expenses for poor for March to
have been S657.36. The state board of
dental examiners is in session here to-day.
o. @. Chittenden, Madison, Edgar
B. S. Markline, Milwaukee. and z. c. French,
Eau Claire are present, and three G Indicates
are being examined. There is a probability
that the Sherman lumber company's saw
mill will run this summer, as il is understood
the committee of this Chippewa logging COM
pany appointed on this matter, is in favor OF
giving the mill logs, which il was feared
could not be done on ac-
count of the shortage of les. ZOO. 900
in the cut of last winter A
little girl aoout the age of IL years, named
Robinson. living with her parents near the
northerly confines of the Sixth ward, nearly
opposite the paper-mill, was assaulted by an
unknown scoundrel Tuesday afternoon, not
far from the West side depot. The child es-
capped the clutches of the villain and reached
home terribly frightened and with bruised
face and torn garments. A neighbor, Mr..
Wiley, on hearing of the occurrence. started
out with a revolver on the track Of the brute.
and overhauled a man whom he thought
might be the culprit and took his prisoner TO
the West side depot The child, however
said he was not the man 9 I'd he was released
No clue to the real perpetrator has been
found. Henry Marshall, mail agent between
Eau Claire and Wabasha. son OF Judge Mar
shall OF Chippewa Falls has resigned his DO
sition TO go into business.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
Northwestern Lumbcrmcn.

5pecial to the Globe.
DULUTH, April An important meeting
Of lumbermen was held in this city to-day
Representatives from leading lumber manu-
facturerS doing business along the lines of
railroads centering here were present among
whom the following are the most prominent:
Remmick Suaw lamber company and c. N.
Nelson lumber company, Cloquet, A. NJ.
Miles, Thompson, Mark Paine, N. p. Juno,
Howes Bros, Braiuerd; ii. b. Merriam.
Modey. 5. IL. Shellabarger, Staples, Mum;
Duncan, IA nble x Co., Duluth lumber com
pany, Gruu, Murray Co., Peyton, Kimball
and Barber and many others. The meeting
was held in the Opera house. Nearly all the
delegates represent saw and planning mill
enterprises. They are. earnest, intelligent
men, who have built up fourshing lumber
establishments on the line of the Northern
Pacific railroad. by which the product of
their mills is widely distributed. Having
learned by eXper. ence the benefits of united
action in futhering trade interests, they have
come TO Duluth to talk in a general way of
all matters that concern the entire trade.
Various matters were discussed. They ad-
vanced the price in Duluth district on first
common boards from Sll to Sl2 and second
common from 80 TO $40. The price for di-
mens!on stuff was not Gu anged, namely: $ll
per NJ, for places west prices were advanced
81 per NJ over Duluth prices. The log crop
Of this year and last season, as estimated to-
day, is as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
BY Aid. Sanborn-

1t is h~reby ordered by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of ST. Paul:
That the matter of opening and extend
ing Toronto avenue across lots / and of
block of the arrangement of Highland
Park addition to an intersection of Fair
mount place with st. Adams street. ex-
tended south to Fairmount place, and the
matter of opening and extending Toronto
avenue, from its present southern terminus
to st. Clair street, be and the same is
hereby referred to the Board Of Public
Works TO investigate and report
First-ls this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate OF
the expense thereof, and state whether
one-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the contract
is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent of damages. costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application of the own
ers of majority of the property to be as
sesSed for such improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or profile
Of said Improvements as required by law,
If you report in favor of the same.
Sixth-Send the Council proper order
directing the work 10 be done.
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con.
nor, Peosch, Cullen, SanbOrn, johnson,
Van Slyke, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. Presient-14.
Approved April z, 1856.
Adjourned.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President of Council.
Attest:
THos. A. PRESDEReAsr. City Clerk.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
Must Have Positive Evidence.

WASHINGTON, April THE acting Sec
rotary of the treasury has instructed the
collector of customs at Port Townsend,
Washington territory:
In cases where Chinese subjects claiming
to be merchants, teachers, students and 9th
ers of the classes exempt from the restrictive
provisions of the Chinese immigration act,
arrive at that port from places in countries
other than China, where there are no repre-
seutatives of the Chinese government, he
(the collector) is TO facilitate a determination
by the courts of the treaty rights of the i'm
migrants in question, and is not to send back
without judicial examination any of the n
unless there is positive evidence that they
are of the prohibited class.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
CAPTAIN HEROD
2:25H.
By the bingham Horse.

A son of King Herod, sire of
Herod, 2:24H at Is years Of age /;
Foxy V, 2:23X; Darkness, 2;26K;
Cupid and several others in $50
list; son Of Sherman's Black
Hawk. by Hills Black Hawk. by
Sherman Morgan, by Justus Nor
gan. King Herod's dam by Green
Mountain Boy, by Hills Black
Hawk.
Captain Herod will make the
season Of 1886 at Overpeck's
Barn, 348 Robert street, st
Paul, MINI.
TERMS-$5O, season, cash.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
RE ID WING.
New Officers Chesen--Dist Court
.-GeueraI News.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, April AT the special meeting
of the city council, held Monday afternoon.
S. ]. willard was employed as bookkeeper of
the board Of water commissioners for one
year, commencing May 1, 1886, at a salary of
$500. T. Busch and S. J. Willard were chosen
members of the water board for the term of
three years, commencing May /, to succeed
f. Busch and T. Q. Simmons; J. W. Delano
was chosen his own successor as member of
the local board of health. In the district
court: J. S. Dickinson VS. +. A. Carlson, first
case. verdict of $293. &c for plaintiff; second
case verdict for defendant; State of Mime
sofa vs. Tbomas.Bjorngaard, for selling liquor
without a license, no verdict yet in....
Last Sunday the residence of /. Austenson.
who lives eight miles north of Kenyon. was
entered while the family was absent at
church, and $40 In gold stolen out of a bu-
reau drawer. Several suspicious characters
have been arrested. The mail route be-
tween here and Kenyon has been ordered
changed so that White Rock and Ryan on
this route will receive three mails q week
each way, instead of one as heretofore
The funeral of Mr.. Weimer took place from
st. Josephs Catholic church at 10 a. m. to-
day. The remains were followed to the grave
by large number of mourning friends. ..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
Total. 172, 100000 226,000.00O
The lumber lin feet in the points named
this year and last is as follows:
Another DuIuth Failure.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH. April president Forbes of the
board of trade explained at the afternoon
session that Wright, Ray s. Co. held $4,000
bushels of wheat which they had bought long
for customers, who failed 10 pay up their
customary margins. The firm accordingly
were not in a position to go on in business.
Mr.. Forbes made this statement al the re-
quest of the firm. Much regret was eX-
pressed at the failure of the firm, which is
popular On the board and has a good name
Tor fair dealing and cautious trading. Mr..
Wright, the Sc nior member, has been here
about five years. Mr.. Ray was formerly
connected with the Chicago press and is a
good business man, who is much esteem d on
the beard. 1t is hoped they will resume us
mess DrOmptly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
The Result Mt PRESCOTT.

Special TO the Globe.
PREsCoTr, Wis, April THE result
of the charter election, held here yesterday,
was as follows:
For City at Large-Mayor, Edward r.
WEIGH; city clerk, George S. HOLSTER;
treasurer, T. ]. Griffin. First Ward-Super-
visor, Ii. A. Jay; alderman, W. +. McGray;
assessor, c. F. Covell; Justice, W. II. Leavitt;
constable, Peter Won Below. Second Ward
Supervisor. w. II. H. Clements; alderman,
Peter Clemens; assessor, ID. b. Coulter:
justice, John Clemens; constable, Frank
Meder. Third Ward-Supervisor, j. X
Ravens; alderman, +. A. Ross; assessor,
John L. Barnes; Justice, Parker Adams;
constable, George Williams.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08

Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MILES CITY, April THE Northern Pa
cifc d pot at this place was destroyed by fire
tonight. The building was valued at $1,000,
and was full of freight which was all lost.
The origin OF the fire is unknown. There Is
no fire protection here. No attempt was
made 10 save IL. coal shed. containing
about 500 tons of COAL was also DESTROYED.
None OF the depot records were saved. The
travelling auditor aud agent were Just en-
gagged in checking up accounts when the hre
spread over all the building. The property
is undoubtedly covered by Insurance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
BY AID. BRYANT.

By Aid. Bryant,
1t is hereby ordered by the Common Coun-
ell of the City of ST. Paul:
That the matter of grading Ducas street
from the southerly right of way of the
Minnesota IL Northwestern Railroad CON-
pany to Concord street. be and the same is
hereby referred to the Board of Public
Worksto investigate and report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate of
the expense thereof, and state whether one
half of the cost thereof is 10 be paid into
the City Treasury before the contract is
let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said improvement be found benefited to the
extent of damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked for
upon the petition or application of the own
ers of a majority of the property to be
assessed for such improvement
Fifth-Send the Council plan or profile
of said improvements as required by law, il
you report in favor of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council a proper order
directing the work TO be done.
Yeas AID. Cummings. Dowlan, 0'Con-
nor, PetSch. Cullen. Sanborn, johnson.
Van Slyke, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant Minea,
Long. Mr.. President-l4.
Approved April z, 1886.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
Anti-POIygamy mOrmons.

DIES MONIES, Ia. April THE anti-polyg-
amy Mormons' general conference for the
United States began at Lahore. Decatur
county, yesterday, with Joseph Smith, Jr..
presiding. Reports show u 10 al membership
of over 1000 in localities from Maine TO Cali
fornia, but chiefly on tie line of the flight
west from Nauvoo. The report shows that
Lake Crystal, Minn., is entitled TO one dele
gate. The reports show an increase of 100
members over all loss, and the organization
of forty-three new branches in various parts
of the United States, England, Wales, Aus
tria and the Society Islands, and a total pres
ent membership of over ], 100000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
Passed a CreditabIe Examination
Al

NORTHFIELD, April THE returns from
the recent state examination of the high
school have been received. OF the 80 papers
sent to the high school examinator, 81 were
above the passing mark of SO per cent, and
81 certificates have cor sequently been sent
here for distribution among the pupils of the
high school. Miss Estella Bullock took the
lead of all N this examination, getting 100 in
arithmetic and that, too, after having her
paper examined twice, once by the teachers
OF the high school and once by the state ex-
aminater, DR.. Northrop.