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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
What Baking Powder Shall We Use !

This plain question comes home to every
housekeeper. We all desire pure and
wholesome food, and this cannot be had
with the use of impure or poisonous baking
powder. There can be no longer ques-
ton that all the cheaper, lower grade of
baking powders contain either alum, lime
or phosphate acid. AS 10th as we may be
to admit so much against what may have
been some of our household gods, there can
be no gainsaying the unanimous testimony
of the official chemists. Indeed, analysts
seem to find no baking powder entirely free
from some one of these Objectionable ingre-
dients except the Royal and that they re-
port as chemically pure We find some of
the baking powders, advertised as pure, to
contain under the tests of Professors Chan
dler, Habirshaw and others, nearly twelve
per cent of lime, while others are made
from alum with no cream of tartar. This,
we presume accounts for their lack OF
leavening power as sometimes complained
of by the cook, and for the bitter taste
found in the biscuits so frequently COM
planned of by ourselves.
But aside from the inferiority of the work
done by these powders, the physiologists
assure us that lime and alum taken into the
system in such quantities as this are inluri-
Gus. They are not decomposed by heat nor
dissolved by mixing or baking. They go
with the bread, therefore, into the stomach,
where their physiological effects are indi-
Stslloi, uysptpSld, VI MoisS cNiiS'
The question naturally arises, Why do
these cheap baking powder makers use
these things? Alum is three cents pound
lime still cheaper, while cream of tartar
costs thirty-ive or forty. The reasons for
the chemical purity of the Royal Baking
Powder were recently given in the New
York Times in an interesting description OF
a new method for refining argols, or crude
cream of tartar. 1t seems that it is only un'
der this process that cream of tartar can be
freed from the lime natural to it and rem
dered chemically pure; that the patents
and plant for this cost the Royal Baking
Powder Company about half million dol
lars, and that they maintain exclusive con
troll of the rights.
Professor McMurtrie, late chief chemist
of the department of agriculture at Wash,
ington, ID. c., in the interests of commerce
made an examination of this process, and
reported upon the results attained in the
refined cream of tartar. The following ex
tract from his report would seem to answer
! the question repeated at the head of this
article, and which is so frequently pro
pounded by the housekeeper
al have examined the cream of tartar
used by the Royal Baking Powder Com
pany in the manufacture of their baking
| powder, and find it to be perfectly pure and
| free from lime in any form. The chemica
tests to which have submitted the Roya
Baking Powder prove IL perfectly healthfu
and free from every deleterious substance
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14

specialists in the treatment OF them are now
consulted, and DIR. Royce is emphatically
specialist. In all chronic diseases the doc
tor has been very successful. DIR. Royce has
diplomas and medals from three OF the lead
ing medical colleges in this country. They
close their office at the Montpelier House
April oath.
THE best Sarsaparilla in the world. Only
fifty cents per bottle of 100 doses; three
bottles for $1.25. Sold only by Babcock q
Barnard.
WE wish to call the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of b. A. Atkinson
& Co., 1927 Washington street, Boston, Mass,
which appears on the third page of this
paper. Their speciality this week is carpets,
and they are Offering the greatest induce
ments to intending purchasers ever offered
in this line. They are not only selling
cheaper than their competitors, but they are
delivering their goods to any railroad depot
in any town or city in the New England
States They also are the largest dis
tributors of parlor, chamber and dining
room furniture, bedding stoves and ranges
in the Eastern States. 1t will pay you to
write them or give them a call.
WANTED-AGENTs-Six general agents for
counties in Vermont and one hundred sew
enty-five sub-agents for the fastest selling
goods in the market. Old agents say it is the
best thing they have ever seen. To introduce
it where we have no agent we will, on receipt
of fifty cents, send to any address, securely
packed, one No. 9 Common Sense Boot
Dryer. You can use it on any stove or in
the sugar-camp. 1t is handled by mer-
chants in over fifty towns in Vermont, and
they all guarantee it to give perfect satisfac-
ton Compare it with other dryers, and
then you will know which is the best; and
if you want good thing, write for terms
to agents w. e. Laird, Montpelier, VT.
w. L. FRENCH, thrifty farmer of Stock
bridge, says under date of February Goth:
" In the early winter one of my horses had
the scratches very badly, for the cure of
which bought several extensively adver-
! tised remedies, not one of which did him
a particle of good. had Maxham's Car
bolzed Ointment recommended and at
once began its use, and am very happy to
say that my horse, although 1 worked him
every day, not allowing him to lay by at all
to be treated, was entirely cured inside OF
one week, as was one of my oxen, which
had the disease as bad as the horse. One
twenty-fiv cent box of the ointment cured
both animals. 1t is the most wonderful
remedy that have ever seen and now adj
wise all of my friends to use it," Babcock &
Barnard sell it in Montpelier. E. A. Max
ham, Bethel, will send it to any address
upon receipt of twenty-five cents.
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Obituary..

FAIRBANKs.-Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks of
St. Johnsbury died at five o'clock Monday
morning, aged ninety years. He was born
in Dedham, Mass, in 1896. When fifteen
years old he removed to st. Johnsbury with
his father, and with him built a saw and
grst-mill, which they operated for several
years, In 1923 he started an iron foundry,
making cooking-stoves and cast-iron plows,
the first iron plowshares ever made. In
1880 he invented the Fairbanks scale, and
with his brothers, Erastus and Joseph COM
menced the manufacture of them. They
met with many reverses in the way of fire,
ETC., but, in spite of all they pushed the
business till they made it a success. For
improvements in scales he has received
over thirty patents. He also patented the
arrangement of refrigerator placing the
ice above the article to be cooled, and a
steam heating apparatus. In 1873 he was
knighted by the emperor of Austria. In
1920 he married Lucy Peck Barker, by whom
Henry Fairbanks, are dead His wife died
in 1866. Mr.. Fairbanks took a great inter
est in religious and educational work. He
was one of the founders of the st. Johnsbury
cemetery, and has been president of the as
sociation since it was founded. In 1878 the
St. Johnsbury Academy, with the hall, was
erected at cost of about $4,000. Mr. Fair
banks has endowed it with 900, besides
paying largely toward its current expenses
His total benefactions to this institution
amount to 100000. His funeral will take
place this afternoon.
Mrs. S. w. CUMMINGS, who has been fol
some months in Thomasville, Ga, on ac
count of poor health, died there on the Stl
instant aged forty-two years. Her remain,
were taken to Providence, r. l., for inter
ment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14

Isaac Allen Lathrop, which occurred at his
home on Court street last week Tuesday
evening at ten o'clock He had been at
work all day Tuesday and was in his usual
health until short time after retiring, when
he was seized with hemorrhage of the lungs,
which caused his demise. Mr.. Lathrop was
born in Braintree, VT, April 9th, 1917, and
at the age of thirteen years went to Boston
to learn the trade of tinsmith. Having ac-
complished this he worked at the trade for
eight years in New York city, after which
he lived at Cincinnati, Detroit, and Bloom
ington, Ill. In 1859 he came to Montpelier
and entered the employ of Denison Dewey,
where he had remained for twenty-seven
years. He was a superior workman, and
his long service for Mr.. Dewey is evidence
that he was faithful one. He held a
license as an auctioneer, and was frequently
seen Of late on Saturday afternoons selling
personal property of every conceivable
kind. Mr. Lathrop was twice married, hav-
ing buried his first wife in 1872. His second
wife and two daughters, both married, sur
vive him. Funeral services were held at
his late residence Thursday afternoon, Rev.
T. z. Frost and Rev. j. e. Wright con-
Quoting, and the remains were taken to
Braintree Friday morning for interment.
SEMINARY HILL.
IT is expected that some from here will
attend the lecture of Mrs. Lathrop at North
SEVERAL of the students took advantage
OF the opportunity afforded by Fast day to
spend some time at home or among friends.
SEVERE colds seem to be epidemic. Pro-
fessor Dickinson has been unable to meet
his classes for the past week, but is now
improving.
THE unfinished work of last term in pub
lie rhetoricals is being presented by the
senior class at this time. Private classes in
rhetorical work are formed, as usual.
WE are panied to chronicle the death of a
| former student, Miss Ada Bliss of Calais
She is remembered by all who knew her as
thorough and efficient in her work and a
possessor of personal qualities of great merit
THE regular lyceum was held on Friday
Miss Lizzie NJ. Bickford gave a recitation
and the quartette song. An interesting
debate followed upon the resolution, Re
| SOiUed, That the commercial interests o
this country would best be advanced by the
growth and extension of foreign missions
| The disputants affirmative, Messrs
Goss and Bushnell negative, Messrs. Tucker
and III. j. Bickford. The volunteers were
Holden, Webber, Hyde and J. w. Spencer
| The board returned a decision for the mega
tive.
A COUGH memorial service was given
under the auspices of the Young People
Christian Temperance Union, in the chape
on Sunday night. Miss Bickford, the presi
dent, presided. The exercises were opened
by an organ voluntary by Edward Luce
followed by Scripture reading and praye
by Rev. John Currier. A defamation wa
given by j. w. Spencer and readings b,
Miss Little and Miss Bickford. Mis-
Cooper and Mr.. Webber read well-pre
pared essays on Mr.. Coughs life. A well
trained quartette furnished some excellen
selections of temperance songs, and the ex
ercises concluded by benediction from Pre-
siding Elder Spencer.
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Montpelier and Vicinity.

THREE daughters of j. V. Morrow are i'll
with lung fever.
WHooPING-coUGH is quite prevalent in
Montpelier at present.
Mr.. AND Mrs. WILLIS BLANCHARD left
for Milwaukee Monday.
THADDEUs THATCHER, Esq, of Benning-
ton was in town on Thursday.
Mrs. b. j. REED was the soprano of
Bethany choir on Sunday last.
REV. T. p. FROST expects to preach at
Wrightsville next Sunday at two P. NJ.
F. II. ALLEN and o. R. Leonard of Brat
tleboro were in town last week Wednesday.
e. S. CAMP went last Monday to visit
sister who is dangerously ill at Stanstead,
Pc.
Mrs. ED. p. JOHNSON is visiting her pa
rents in Worcester during the sugaring
season.
Hon. CHARLES DEWEY has kindly sent us
from London copy of the Times, published
in that city.
FRANK j. TILLoTsoN has returned to his
employment in Cross bakery after a So
journ of two weeks at his parents home in
Warren
THE bag sale at Bethany chapel last week
Thursday afternoon and evening was a very
successful affair. The net proceeds were in
the vicinity of 800.
MASTER CLARK PINGREE of Northfield re-
Gently received tiny specimen of Florida
alligator from his brother, Will, who is rail
roading in that state.
Mr.. S. A. MATrIsoN of Philadelphia, gen.
eral agent for Pennsylvania of the National
Life Insurance Company, has been in town
during the past week.
IT has been stated that the Gilbert Mikado
Company expect to visit Montpelier again
in the near future, but no definite arrange
ments to that effect have been made as yet
DON'T forget the festival rehearsal to be
held at the Golden Fleece, commencing al
half-past seven o'clock this "Wednesday,
evening, under the direction of Mr.. III. G
Blaisdell of Concord, n. II.
LEWIS RoDNEYs house on Clay Hill
caught fire Thursday evening from defec'
tive chimney, but the fire was extinguished
spot. The damage was slight.
THE committees appointed for the Chris
church Easter sale are to meet in the vestry
room of the church this wednesday, after
noon at half-past two. Sewing society il
the same place on Friday afternoon
Miss MARY A. PHINNEy has been stop
ping at Brandon for a few days on he
way to New York, and the Brandon Uniol
speaks highly of her singing in St. Thomas
church and at a private musicale in tina
place.
THE county court finally adjourned FIR
day afternoon. In the Sanders divorce cas-
Mrs. Sanders was granted divorce and wa
given the custody of the child. review {
the business of the full term will be give
in our next issue.
, REV. T. DEWITT TALMAGE declines fift
: invitations TO lecture where he accepts on'
, He lectured to large audience at tn
q Academy of Music, Boston, March It'll
: May 18th he will lecture at Montpelier upo
"The Bright Side of Things"
A LARGE delegation from the Seminar.
>. with some additions from this village, wi
, attend the lecture by Mrs. Mary T. Lathro
of Michigan at Northheld this evening
Tickets are on sale for the round trip Il
y fare one way, and special car will be pr
a yided to return to Montpelier at ten P.
0 The visitors will go at three P. NJ, and wi
: be provided with supper by the ladies
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-14
Mattbman 4 gulunal.
EEDNESDAY, APRIL IA, 1886.
ArbOr Day Proclamation.
ny THE GOVERNOR.

The Peopie of VermoRt The custom OF desig-
~ an annual Arbor Day has already become
bred by time and the welcome recognition and
rvance of 1t by the citizens In several OF the
Snonwealths of our Union. 1t has extended
| wear to year, and now prevails In many states
|will 1t is believed. embrace our whole country
|he near future. No measure can be devised
In will contribute more to the value, attractive
and beauty of our Vermont towns, villages and
es than the judicous improvement of the eco
lie adornments of nature, which may be so read
utilized by all. The so general and earnest re-
Sc to the executive recommendation of last year
Die people of the state demands that a day be
IN designated for united progression in the work
L so Systematically organized and prosecuted
bughout the towns and villages. Therefore, in
|dience to the popular will, and in the hope that
practice may become general with Vermonters,
has with the people of other progressive states,
hereby designate and set apart SATURDAY, THE
u DAY OF APRIL, INSTANT, to he observed as
Por Day in Vermont. And recommend that the
|ple prepare for its observance by an interchange
Views, and by further organization, discussion
distribution of information on the subject, that
labors of the day may be directed towards in
igent and enduring results. And invite all So
[ies, associations army posts, schools and indi-
nals to devote the day to the planting of trees,
'ubbery and the vue for ornament comfort and
in the parks and commons, as well as by the pri-
e home-around the public buildings and society
s on the school grounds, by the church, around
cemetery, and along the roadsides and the
lage streets
yen under my hand and the state seal at Hartford
this 9Th day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.
SAMUEL L. PINGREE.
'y the GoUerHOr:
ALFRED E. WATSON,
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Overdue Subscriptions.
ALFRED L. WATSON,
'etdry Of Girl and Mhtary AfdirS.

Subscribers who are owing for this paper
be year or more will confer favor by MAX
|g early payment of their dues; and we
|ould be pleased to have all others pay in
evance or within reasonable time.
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Northfeld in the vestry of the Methodist

Northfeld in the vestry of the Methodist
church.
THE following appointments were made
by the county court last week for the en-
suing year: Road commissioners, Charles
T. Sabin of Montpelier, Philander Ryford of
Warren and George Gould of Cabot; COM
missioners of jail delivery, j. w. Ellis,
Denison Taft and Joel Foster of Mont
pelie auditor, NJ. e. Smile
Mr.. j, II. BAIRD, now of Woodstock, for
merly editor of the Lancaster N. H., Re-
publican, has brought an action for libel
against Hiram Atkins and the papers were
served by Officer Dudley last evening.
The damages are fixed at $4,000 and the
action is returnable at the May term of the
Windsor county court, and will be tried at
Woodstock.
FAST DAY was observed in much the usual
manner in Montpelier, The union service
in the morning at Bethany church was well
attended, and those who were present lis
tened to an eloquent and forcible sermon
from the Rev. Mr.. Frost. Stores were very
generally closed in the afternoon and the
young people availed themselves OF the OPP
portunity to go sugaring. The weather was
very pleasant.
larger towns, including Brattebor9, Bellows Falls
they will probay visit
Montpelier and Braintree."
Original item in Northfeld NelcS, copied
without credit by Free Press. The Saliva
ton Army shows good judgment in tack
ling" the tough places first, and the "prob-
ably" would seem to indicate that there is
some question as to the necessity of visiting
the last-named towns at all
THE Argus last week, charged that the
WATcHMAN appropriated without credit its
report of the Phillips Hill golden wedding.
The account of this affair printed in the
| WATCHMAN was sent to this office in manu-
script and we had no knowledge that it was
a copy of the Argus report We notice that
the 1rgus failed to credit the WATCHMAN
with the obituary notice of the late S. b.
Watrous, written for this paper by Hon. e.
p. Walton.
81. p. G. CoTTRILL, the once eminent law
yer of Milwaukee, and native of Mont
pelier, is incurably insane. More than
thirty years ago, when he was a sophomore
in the University in this city, while assist
| ing to haze new student, he received q
blow on the head, from which he never
| fully recovered, and which finally developed
softening of the brain and hopeless in
sanity-a terrible testimony against the
barbarism of hazing. ."-Burlington Clipper.
WE publish the following for the benefit
of our esteemed contemporary, the Argus ana
Patriot, which swallowed whole a recent
WATcHMAN item to the effect that the genia
gentleman and stanch democrat, Mr.. w
A. Stowell, is to be the republican candidate
for Montpelier's next town representative
| Hiram Atkins is mentioned as the latest re
publican candidate for town representative
Now this is a joke. Can't you see joke. L
not, we won't attempt another.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-14
THE CREDIT RIOBgLIER,

A Suit Brought Against the Trustees
 of the Company.
 NEW YORK, May 13.-Rowland Hazard of South Kingston, R. l., and about fifty other stockholders of the Credit Mobilier of Amer ica have brought suit in the United States circuit court to secure an accounting of the affairs of that celebrated company. The suit is brought against Sidney Dillon and H. c. Crane of New York, c. S, Bushnell of New Haven, Henry B. Hammond, executor of the estate of B. E. Bates of Boston, John R. Duff and William buff, executors of the estate of John Duff, and William w. Durant as trustees of the Credit Mobilier. The com plaint sets forth that Oakes Ames assigned his Union Pacific contracts to the Credit Mobilier, which was to complete the road, but which entrusted the work to Thomas O. Durant, who neglected his business and made extravagant and fraudulent contracts and fraudulently acquired 5,65S shares of Credit Mobilier stock now represented by il ,316 shares of Union Pacific stock, $7O0,- 900 income bonds and fourteen thousand other shares of Union Pacific stock, the earn iags on which the plaintiffs seek by this suit to recover from the defendants.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-14
THE ATTACHMENT RAISED.

A. F. Richardson Orders the Attach
 ment Placed by Him Sn Charles c.
 Ford's Adverti sing Agency Raised.
 Yesterday afternoon at the order of A. F. Richardson the attachment placed on Charles c. Ford's advertising agency for $6,5OO was raised, and the prospect aow is that MT. Ford will be able to settle all the claims against him in full, and continue on in his over the books with MT. Ford and after ind ing that the assets were much larger than he at first supposed raised his attachment to give Mir. Ford an opportunity to settle up. Mr. Ford said yesterday he thought he could go on and pay all claims.
 Mir. Richardson called at this office last evening accompanied by Mr. Ford. MT. Richardson stated that his examination of the books and accounts of MT. Ford had sat isfed him beyond shadow of doubt that MT. Ford would be able if allowed to contin- ue to pay all creditors in full; hence he had withdrawn his attachment. MT. Ford vii! therefore without doubt be left free to con. tinue his business.
 Pleasant Gathering at Elks, Hall
 Last evening Washington camp No. 4 P. O. S. of A., had pleasant gathering oi members of the order at Elks' hall. Ther. were present about twenty-five members from Meriden and all camps in the city were rep resented, there being about one hundred present in all. The evening was spent il listening to remarks, songs and musical SC lections. A pleasant feature was the presen tation of set of spears 10 Camps 1 and { from Camp of Meridea, Past President Fred Farr of Meriden maizing the presents ] ton speech and Presidents Ross and Flagl
Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-14

Building Lots Tn West Haven. IT HAVE desirable plot of ground on a new \ street, very near the Green, some 400 feet front and 200 feet deep, which can be bought for less money than anything else of equal value Ap- ply 154 Water street. EDWARD A. RAY.
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