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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25

We shall aim to make the soldiers
department of the WATCHMAN, so
popular in the past, more interest
ing and valuable to our soldier patrons
in the future. Its matter will be mainly
furnished by T. j. Deavitt, Esq, of
Montpelier, the best known pension
and claim attorney in New England,
whose wide acquaintance with the
soldiers and thorough knowledge of the
laws affecting their rights is a sufii-
cient guarantee that this department
will be one that no soldier or pensioner
can afford to be without. The new acts
of congress and the new rulings of the
departments giving increase, addi-
tional or new pensions will be promptly
published in its columns, with such ex-
PLANTATION as will enable the soldier and
pensioner to understand, without con-
sulting an attorney, whether or not he
himself is benefited by such new law.
We shall give from time to time infor-
nation as to who are entitled to pen
sion, bounty, land and other allowances
from the government, and how to pro-
cure them. We shall keep the soldiers
informed in regard to soldiers homes,
state and national, and how to obtain
their friendly aid. This department
will contain interesting accounts of the
soldiers life on the march, in camp and
in battle, which no soldier can read
without being reminded of his own ex-
perience-if indeed the very incident
he reads is not itself part of his own,
for the accounts that will appear will
be facts gathered from the soldiers
themselves 1t will contain answers
to correspondents, and all subscribers
are invited to ask questions pertaining
to the soldiers history and rights, which
will be answered in the department or
by letter to the correspondent without
charge. 1t will contain the names of
many who are granted pensions, with
the rate and amount of arrears re-
/ ceived. 1t will expose the tricks that
dishonest claim agents at Washington
and elsewhere impose upon the soldiers
and their heirs. The matter will be
given in shape to interest the general
reader in the important disbursements
of S75 100000 year from the public
treasury to take and keep disabled per-
sons from the poor-houses of this cOun-
try and make them respected citizens.
The subscription of veterans is solicited
and the friendly cooperation of those
who are subscribers in extending the
circulation of the paper among ex-sol-
| diers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25
Bless the Farmer Boy.

A character often written about in
fishing stories is the barefooted, tanned
and freckled farmers boy-that very
chap | saw coming toward me as / was
peering through the bushes to find
place where l could put my flies. His
twinkling eyes seemed to be comparing
my trim lance wood bark with his birch
pole and the silk waterproof line with
the cotton cord that the wind was whip
ping in the air. He watched me as /
cast in the rifles, and chuckled as he
saw my line come back empty so often.
He thought to himself, g can beat
that" and he did. Going back to the
edge of the slashing, he threw in his
line. 1t hardly touched the water
when he shouted, Look ERE, will
your" and nice trout l saw dangling
at the end of the cord. Not only once,
but four times did he do it, and that,
too, in the very waters / had so care
fully fished. Bless the farmer boy!
Under his slouched hat is ten times
more wood lore than many of us pos
sess. He can tell you, as the warm
spring days come, where the pheasant
is building her nest; how many eggs
the quail had yesterday down in the
tangled weeds in the old pasture lot;
he can not tell you the name, but he
knows that brown bird with spotted
breast sitting yonder. In the deep
shadows of the woods it sings sweet
song that softly echoes among the great
trees like the tinkling of silver bells
while he sits on the moss-cOvered rocks
and listens until the shadows turn to
darkness. Down the old log road he
hastens home to dream of the dark
woods and green meadows, of the foam
ing waters that rush by the great rocks,
of the deep, quiet pool barred over
with the shadows of the alders and
where the trout hide away. Bless the
farmer boy!-FOrest and Stream.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25
Pensions.

THE following are the amounts of
pensions granted: To William Dillon,
I'd, Putnamsville, an increase from "a
to Sc month and $3.50 arrears; James
S. Hurson, Underhill Center, an in
crease from 81 to Sl2 month and 5000
arrears; Arethusa B. Webster, a de-
pendent mother, Gouldsville, S12 a
month and $50 arrears; Orrin S.
Chamberlain, West Randolph, an in
crease from So to so month; John
w. Avery, Barre, bounty of SIS; E. T.
Stockwell, Mortified, back pay and
bounty, Sl36.
The following are those to whom
pensions have been granted Original
Charles S. Adams of Marshfeld, Michael
w. Murphy of Bennington, Wallace ID.
King of Brandon, Alonzo H. Gregory of
North Troy. Reissue-Eli Pierce of
Bridgewater Corners, Augustus W.
Lyon of Westmore. Increase-Emmett
r. Seward of Pittsford, Henry A. Pike of
Stowe, Nelson johnson of Barre, Lyn-
don Arnold of st. Johnsbury, Dexter
Benson of Rockingham, Silas Giddings
of Castleton, Jerome A. Brown of
Wallingford, Patrick Mcbride of Dor
set, Wesley E. Dana of Warren, Henry
c. West of Brownsville, Edmund Mon
roe of Poultney.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25
DehOrning Cattle.

A storm of Indignation is raised all
over the country against the practice of
dehorning cattle. . 1t affects the pre-
potency of bulls and makes a COW a
fool and is cruel and barbarous. These
things and much more are charged
against the practice. 1t must be borne
in mind that these charges come from
men who have never had any expe-
rience in the matter There are many
things to be said in favor of dehorning,
and instances are very rare where those
who have adopted the practice are dis
satisfied with the result. 1t is not prac-
ticed to great extent in this state.
James II. Walker of Springfield, VT,
is a believer in dehorning and prac-
tees it upon his fine herd of Jerseys.
He says that he can not afford to winter
horns. When in Iowa, last fall, the
writer saw several large herds of cattle
that were dehorned. They were all in
fine condition and appeared contented
and happy. Nor did they exhibit any
special signs of " foolishness." But,
like most agricultural experiments, it
will take time to establish the merits of
the new practice.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25
Questions Answered.

A. n. S., RICHMOND.-All the veto
messages of all the presidents up to
the close of last session of congress
have recently been printed as senate
document. You can get a copy of it
from any member of congress until the
supply is exhausted OF course it in
cludes the vetoes of private pensions
by Cleveland.
l.. NJ. H., VERMONT CITY, OAK
The second volume of Vermont in
the Civil War is not yet published. We
understand it is about half printed.
The publisher has delayed the delivery
of this book so long that his subscribers
are not legally bound to take ii, no
doubt, but the delay may have i'm
proved the work, as it is stated that
much of it has been rewritten since the
first volume was published.
G. w. NJ, RUTLAND.-Strictly speak
ing, there is no surplus in the United
States. The public debt is 81 ,317, 7S4,-
703; cash in the treasury, 5000 ,S54 ,0S9.
This debt must be paid before we have
right to brag about our surplus. If
free-trade is adopted in this country
the public debt will have to be paid by
some kind of taxation that will be more
burdensome to the people than the
present method of revenue. In three
years from now enough of the public
debt will fall due to absorb all the So
called surplus that will be likely to
accumulate in the treasury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25
A Short Essay on ROad-Making.
Published by request

Our country roads are disgrace to
this progressive age. Everything is be-
ing improved but the country road, and
that gets worse year by year, although
we pay tax enough to have smooth,
solid highways everywhere. Our roads
become almost impossible during por-
tons of autumn, winter and spring,
just at the times when most needed by
the farmers, who desire to reach town
to do business at the stores; but they
stay away rather than risk smashing
their wagons and gripping their horses
in the endeavor to reach town through
deep ruts, canals of slushy mud and
over masses of jagged rocks. And all
the while merchants mourn for the I'M
sold goods on their shelves. Let them
insist on the authorities giving us good
roads; they will have business all the
year round, and not by" fits and starts"
The way to do it is to levy slight gen
eral tax, and repeal the old cow-path
law, which permits people to {" work
out their road tax" Such "work "
simply consists in heaping mud and
rocks out of the cutters upon the roa d.
bed, which by far had better be left
undone. And now a few words about
the way to make smooth, solid road
Mud and large stones should be removed
from the road-bed; they are not wanted
on the roads, for they mean extra labor
to horses, jerking and smashing of
wagons and carriages and increased
wear to the road. Take hard stone,
flint or granite, broken to the uniform
size of an inch and half, so that each
piaoa will hrDurh w NJ al, irnr,
ring. Shape and smooth the road-bed
so that it is slightly higher in the
middle, in order to carry off rain,
and then spread it over with three
inches of broken stone. Use no clay
for &" binding" and take heavy roller
filled with sand, to give it more
weight, drawn by pair of horses. This
process will combine and "bind" the
broken stone and yield solid road
bed that will require but little attention
to keep it in repair and make it i" Joy
forever" to the man who has fine
horse to drive and to the farmer, " the
butcher and baker, and candlestick-
maker" who desires to bowl along a
. smooth, solid road to transact his bust
ness, which can be done in half the
time now taken on the wagon-breaking,
horse-crippling apology dubbed pub
lie highway" Even a gravel road
would be thousand-fold better. Hav-
ing made the road as above directed,
give it two or three coatings of broken
stone for the first year thereafter; it
will require but little attention by the
supervisor, who should carefully ex-
anime it occasionally, and at the
| slightest sign of ruts have them filled
at once. When the road is properly
made and rolled, wooden scrapers and
birch brooms should be used to keep
off the mud and dust" tramps" could
be utilized for this purpose. A crush
ing-machine for breaking stone could
be purchased at reasonable price
that would break about mile of stone
per day. The people want good roads,
and they are bound to have them, in
stead of the cow-paths for which we
pay such heavy taxes now.-Dr. S. A.
Dgoe, in Washington (N. J) Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25
Soldiers Budget.

Contributions to this department are solicited
from veterans and from members of the woman's
Relief Corps. Address THE wATcHMAN PUBLISH
ING COMPANY. Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25

"TNE tries all things and has proved
that DIR. WIsrAR's BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY it the remedy par excellence for the
cure of coughs, colds, Group, whooping-
cough, bronchitis asthma, sore throat and
influenza. 1t cures coughs inStdnter, and
even consumption yields TO its magic in
huence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25

THOSE democratic soldiers who will
not vote for Cleveland for president at
the coming election are requested to
send their names to 7. j. Deavitt of
Montpelier, who has already quite a list
of democratic soldiers who say they
will vote for Harrison for president.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25

"RoME was not built in one day >"
nor is a good dairy herd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-30
ONE OF the GRADUATES.
A Full JeweIIed Young Fellow Pulled
In by officer hussey.

Yesterday afternoon Officer Hussey
learned that young man, wet through and
generally demoralized so far as looks went
had turned up at the Eagle hotel last Friday
morning, where he registered under a very
honest looking name. But as he hadn't given
any accent of himself ami appeared to have
nothing to do. Officer Hussey thought it
might be well to investigate him little. So
he called to see him little after O'Clock
last evening. The young man didn't seem
glad to see the officer and when the latter
insinuated that he had better answer
promptly or he would arrest him, he very
independently asked, "Where is your war
rant?"
Fright here" said the officer and he
gathered the young fellow in.
He proved to be prize. When taken to
the station his grip sack was found to con-
tain jewelry enough to fit out the feminine
half Of good sized dancing party. There
were gold neck chains, rings, gold pens and
and pencils, opera glasses, etc, etc. The
young man said he " as IS years old and that
his name was Leon Hutchins. He got the
jewelry, he said, in Milliken's jewelry store
in Saco, which was broken open by burglars
about month ago. He claims that he did the
job alone. by breaking the shutters and glass
and turning the window catch. He was in a
contrite mood last night and made a confess
sion to the officers as to other spoils of his
exploits. 1t is is evident from what he con-
fesses that he has been very industrious
young man in his line of business. Officer
Hussey says he is graduate of the State
Reform School. Among his outfit the officer
found several masks made of cloth. large
enough to cover his face and completely dis
guise him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-30
MRS. oliver cornish.

The announcement OF the death of Mrs.
Gerrish reminds me of her life and appear.
ance when we both were young. Although
she was several years my senior, recollect
her school days, and afterwards as a belle,
and an heiress. (as country people consid-
cred her, in the right of her mother, she
being her only child; of the giving of heI
away in marriage, by my father as her guar.
dian. (she being an orphan, to the young
appearing bridegroom. And now after a
married life of sixty-six years, she is taken
from his side, when he has reached the great
age Of 90 years True he has a devoted
daughter and two sons, yet the wife's death
makes sad the last years of an honorable
life.
Mrs. Gerrish was the daughter of Paul
Little, who came to Falmouth Neck from
Newburg in 176l, with John Butler silver
smith Of whom he had learned the trade.
Parson Smith records on the third day of
September, Butler and Little came here to
live" The next year Mr.. Little married
Hannah Emery of Newbury She died in
iii, and he married widow Souther, native
of Ipswich. Mr. Titles third wife was
widow Emery of Poland, who was the
mother of Mrs. Gerrish. She was born in
Windham in 1902. Paul Little, the father
had silver-smith's shop on the west corner
of Middle and India streets which was burnt
by Mowatt in 1775. His loss as set down by
the committee, was 6S3 pounds. He after
wards moved to Windham where he served
six years as selectman, and for many years
as trial justice of the peace. He was al
ways spoken of as Squire Little" squires
were not as plenty then as now. He died in
1918 From Mr.. Little's first arrival in what
is now Portland. to the death of his daughter
here, extends over an period of 127 years.
w O.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-30
BAIT TRAPS.
A Plan For American Fisermen to Get
Bait from Americans.

Some two years ago Charles A. Dyer, the
fish packer conceived the plan of establish
ing a series of fish traps along the coast by
which American fishermen would be able to
get all the bait they wanted without being
dependent on Canada, and he built trap at
Richmond's Island to show his idea. He
drove stakes in with a pile driver to the
depth of about five feet Cords were
attached to these stakes making a big en-
closure of netting heart shaped and with
another enclosure leading out of this also
heart-shaped, called the bowl. A long leader
of netting. some 300 yards in length, led the
fish into the heart and then into the bowl
from whichy the couldn't escape. and then
boats went up the netting to the bowl and
scooped out the fish.
The trap cost $500 and has served to fur
nish his vessels that supply his factory
with ell the fish wanted without their hav-
ing to go all the way to Eastport, and he fig
ures it has saved him $4,000 in the past few
weeks.
Mr.. Dyer says series of these traps, if
the government would appropriate S25, 900,
could be bnilt, say five in pumber-one of
them at Deer Isle and one at Eastport and
another at Cod Ledge where the fish are usu-
ally found in large numbers. They should
be set at the outer shoals and made strong
They would prove of inestimable value to
Gloucester as well as Maine fishermen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-30
BRIEF JoTTINcS.

The cloul effects at sunset were very fine
last night.
Ivanhoe Lodge, X. of p, will confer the
Amplifed Third rank this evening.
The postponed costume party of the young
people of the New Church will be held to-
night at Thatcher Post Hall.
Hadattah Lodge of Odd Fellows will be in
corporated next Wednesday evening, and
will confer the initiatory degree upon eleven
candidates.
The schooner Annie b. Cannon landed 25,-
900 pounds of halibut yesterday. and the
George Gushing $4,000 pounds of cod and
haddock.
A petition for the establishment of new
Knights of Pythias lodge in this city is in
circulation. 1t is understood that it has a
large number of signatures.
Pythian Sisterhood, No. 1, of Maine, will
meet next Friday evening at o'clock, at "a
High street. A full attendance is desired.
The charter list will remain open until that
meeting.
The owners of the schooner Sarah have
admitted their liability in the collision with
the Morelight. and have surrendered the
vessel. She will be sold at auction, at Bath,
Friday, to meet the claims.
The First Parish Society are notified that
there will be reception at the Parish rooms,
5l13 Congress street, Friday evening" Nov.
I'd, from to 10. The committee will be in
attendance to receive cake, which the ladies
are requested to send.
meeting of the Old Orchard Steamboat
Company was held at the Office of Hon. Geo.
p. Wescott yesterday. 1t was voted to sell
the steamer S. E. Spring at public auction
Nov. goth, and the meeting was adjourned to
that day.
The many friends of Mr.. Walter Wescott,
the banjo player, who was seriously injured
by being run over by the cars at Gorham, N.
H., recently, and who lost an arm, are to
tender him benefit in City Hail. The
affair is being arranged by Mr.. John An
dreWS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-30
PERSONAL.

Hon. w. F. Lunt left for Arizona yester-
day.
Sheriff Wormell of Bethel is at the United
States Hotel.
DR.. Lapham of Augustais at the Falmouth
Hotel.
Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr, left yesterday
for New York, where he is to be engaged in
stumping during the closing week of tie
campaign.
Stanley p. bennett, son of Mr. Charles III.
bennett of Bangor, has been elected presi-
dent Of his class, numbering over eighty, at
Annapolis Naval Academy.
The Republican State Committee of New
York have engaged the services of Stanley
Plummer, Esq, of Skowhegan, Me-, who
will speak all this week in Allegheny coun-
ty.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Gerrish took
place yesterday afternoon. A number of our
best known citizens were present. Rev. Mr..
Durham officiated, and Rev. Mr.. Hayden
read short sketch of the deceased.
Mr.. p. W. Mcintyre, associate editor of
the Argus, has returned to the city, having
spent number of weeks in the country for
his health. Mr.. McIntyre's many friends
will be glad to learn shat he is better.
Mr. Fred A. Little, who for the past twelve
years has been in the employ of s. s.
Brooks & Co., of Augusta, is to travel
through the western part of the State for
the hardware firm of Smith, Tibbetts & Co.,
of Portland.
DR.. Albion P. Carr. of Mechanic Falls,
who went TO the war as surgeon of the 4th
Maine Regiment, died Saturday afternoon,
aged nearly GA years. He had been sick for
several months, his disease probably arising
from wound received at the battle of Chan
celloTsyille.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-30
NOT TO BLAM &.
The Engineer Tells How Mr.. Pickett
Was Killed.

The coroner's jury met yesterday to hold
an inquest on the body of Nathan S. Pickett,
run over and killed by train on the rail-
road bridge leading to Turner's Island.
Mr. Pickett. as has been said, was deaf
The important evidence was given by the en-
gineer of the incoming train which struck and
killed MrFickett. He said he saw Mr. Flick
EFT some distance off, walking on the planks
at the side of the track. He was in no dan
ger then and the engineer did not think of
such thing as an accident. He, however,
kept his eye on the old man. Just as the
train was running to the draw, Mr.. Pickett
stepped upon the draw and began to walk
on the plank between the rails, directly in
front of and towards the locomotive. His
head was bent and his eyes were directed
towards his feet. He evidently did not sus
pect the approach of a train.
The engineer says his train was running
slowly, about eight miles an hour. He was
horror struck at the apparent unconscious
ness of the old man. The engineer shouted
at the top of his voice, blew the whistle and
reversed his engine. putting ON the air
brakes at the same time. Mr.. Pickett even
then had plenty of time to turn and get out
of the way. He raised his head. looked the
engineer full in the face, appeared dazed,
and then commenced to run directly toward
the engine. The train struck him and he
was thrown upon the cow-catcher and car
ried along until the train stopped. He
breathed but few moments.
The eoroner's jury returned verdict ex-
oneratlng the road and its employees from all
blame in the matter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-30
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
NOTES.


MD,e. Hadlng's Camille is more whole
some and a less morbid Camille than has
been seen before, and it is an Interpretation
far more pleasing than the traditional inter.
probation of our stage. Nine. Hading is con.
tented to make deep and pathetic imperso.
nation, bringing out the redeeming power Of
great love, and in this she is more than sue
ceSSful.
Signor Italo Campanini was expected to
reach New York Sunday morning by the
Transatlantic line. With the exception of a
yiolinist, the popular r-impresario's
company is now complete. 1t includes, with
himself, Signor Stehle, secondo tenore.
Signor del Puente, baritone; Sgnor Bologna.
bdSS0 cGntdnte; Sign0r Carbone, buffo: Sig
nora Clementina De We're, soprano; Miss
Marie Groebl, contralto; Signor Dali AZ lilo.
concerts occur at Steinway Hall, Nov. 10th
and 18th. 1t appears in the Stockbridge
course
Among recent arrivals of artists should be
noted that of Miss Madge Wickham, young
American violinist, who studied with Joa-
chin and met with great success in concerts
given throughout Germany. Miss Wickham
is very tall and pretty brunette; as a per-
former she is understood to belong to the
corps of players that Germany has qualified
for artistic work the world over.
OF Mr.. Theodore Thomas and symphony
orchestras in general, the Suns capable mu-
steal writer says: "Mr Thomas's friends are
diligently striving to raise fund of money
that will permit their favorite conductor to
reorganize his bald. The amount required
to gather its disjectd membrd and keep them
together for the season is about $4,000.
Doubts are expressed as to the possibility of
getting so large sum, but in any case there
Will be no difficulty in securing sufficient
number of subscribers to arrange brief Sc
rles of Thomas symphony concerts in New
York, and most people will prefer half
loaf to no bread.