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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-07

"what better can he do;' and many
try going West, many give up and go
into the cities and large villages to
work at what they can find to do.
Very few really improve their condi-
ton, but they keep on working, even
when they have almost or quite given
up hoping. -
EDUCATION seems to us the only
possible remedy for this sad condition.
That wretched old idea, that it does
not require education to be a farmer,
must be given up. An education suit
able to his business is now, if never be-
fore, required to enable man to farm
successfully. A good many of us are
striving to pick this education up, by
observation, reading and experiment,
and certainly some do it successfully.
But they do it against serious Odds
Agricultural colleges have been estab-
lished at the expense of the general
government, and agricultural expert
ment stations are at work with liberal
endowments. They are going to do
good deal of good, but they are doing
and will do it mostly for the very men
who are getting along fairly well by
themselves. And who are these? AL
most invariably they are men who got
little better education in their youth
than other farm boys. Here in YER
mont, at least, we are aware that our
successful farmers are fairly educated,
reading men.
BETTER COMMON SCHOOLS are en-
phatically what we need to help the
farmer in these striving times-schools
in which the facts that underlie his
business are carefully taught, free, to
every boy and girl. 1t may be truth
fully said that, other things being
equal, young farmer who starts with
fair knowledge of the natural sci
ences has very much the best chance
for success. But where can he get
this knowledge? Not the first spark
of it is taught in our common schools.
1t is impossible TO understand the prin-
ciples of crop-growing, of manuring,
tillage, seeding and the many fine
points of our work, without some ac-
quaintance with the natural sciences
at least so much that the terms used
can be understood when heard and
encountered in reading.
! AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES, if prop
erly conducted, can give us the teach
ers for such schools; but the states
must encourage the attendance at such
colleges by seeking their graduates as
teachers in the rural schools. We con-
fess that here we feel, equally with the
need, the helplessness of the situation
Not unless the farming population can
be got to realize the necessity for a
better education for its youth can the
votes be had to make over our common
schools in a way to benefit the agricul.
ture of the country. 1t will be done
sometime-for it must be done-bu
we fear we shall not see the work ever
begun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-07
KIM BALL UNION ACADEMY,
MERlDEN, N. H.

The next year of the Academic and Classical
Course in this School will open August ~,
1889. Expenses low, Tuition reduced Send for
circular ID. q. MILLER, AM, PrHcipdL
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-07

Music for social singing of the best quality is in
College Songs, soc: the same for Guitar or
Banjo, 81 Minstrel Songs, Old and New,
So: War Songs. soc. American Ballad Col
lection, ST Vocal Guitar Album. ST Good
Old Songs We Used to Sing, &1.25; Old
Folks Tunes. 4Oc; Jubilee and Plantation
Songs, SOC.
Any Book Mailed for Retail Price.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
,sistant Adiutant General.
A Mexican Mine.

Articles of incorporation of the Canton
Minos Mining company have been hled
with the county clerk of Kent coHuty.
The capital stock is 81, 900, coo, divided into
Al, 900 shares of S25, 600 each, owned by the
following gentlemen: a. Il. knowlton,
5000 shares VIM. Durham, w. II. Shelby,
II. Stewart White, Thomas Friant, John A.
Cavode, r. Crofton Fox, $500 each: n. Nj.
Reynolds, 1900; Cad Freeman OF Chihua,
hua, Mexico 5000, and Will Il. Race OF FL
Pasco, Tex, 2, 600 shares.
The property Of the company consists OF
a mineral concession from the republic OF
Mexico, valued at $975, 900, located at san
Jose DeCruces, Guadalupe Calvo mining
district, Canton Minos, Chihuahua, MeNl-
ico The amount of cash capitol stock
actually paid in is $4,000. The main
office of the company is to be located in
Grand Rapids. with branch Offices at ri
Paso, Tex, and at the mines. The follow
ing is the board of directors of the com
pany chosen for the ensuing year: a. Is.
Knowlton, VIM. Durham, w. r. shelby,
T. Stewart White, Il. Crofton Fox, VIM.
ID. Gilbert, II. NJ. Reynolds.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
The Promised Land Omen.

The president has issued his proclama-
tion opening the Oklahoma lands. After
giving the act of congress by which the
land was acquired from the Creek Indians
he states the conditions on which settlers
may take up claims. Then after describ-
ing the limitations of the lands ninutely
he declares that at and after II O'Clock
noon Of the twenty second day OF April
next they shall be open for settlement I'M
der the terms of and subject 10 all the con
iii ions, limitations and restrictions con.
tanned IN the act of congress By which they
were acquired.
The proclamation closes with notice
that no other portions of the Indian terri
tory than those described are to be consid'
cred as open TO settlement and warning
that no person entering upon ana occupying
said lands before the time specified for the
opening of the lands will ever be permitted
TO enter any of said lands or acquire any
rights.
The commissioner Of the general land
Office issued an order establishing
two land offices in the Oklahoma territory
The land Office or the western district is
loo ated at Kingdshers stage station ane
for the eastern district at Guthrie. Each
district contains approximately the same
number OF townships.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04

of anarchists occurred in Dundee, Scotland,
the other morning, which resulted in the
serious injury OF number OF people.
w. H. Harvey of Guelph, Ont, murdered
his wife and two children on the morning
of March "a. Tho day before he had been
arrested for the embezzlement OF 81 100
from his employers. 1t is thought he is In
sane. Harvey was very prominent IN
church and Sunday school work, and had
been very exemplary citizen.
A steamer foundered on Lake Chapala in
Mexico the other day. An excursion party
was on board, nearly all Of whom were
drowned Sixty bodies have been
recovered.
The Spanish mail steamer Mindanoa was
sunk by collision with the Spanish steamer
Visayas of Manila, March 20, and 30 OF
the crew and passengers were drowned.
Ferdinand Vandertaelen, merchant OF
Antwerp, committed suicide the other day.
The act was due 10 the failure Of several
allied firms, whose liabilities will probably
reach colossal sum. Mr.. Vandertaelen
was a leading member Of the liberal party
and had been dubbed the John Bright OF
! Belgium"
All Ireland rejoices over the appointment
OF Patrick Egan as minister TO Chilli.
Another plot TO assassinate the car has
| been unearthed
London newspapers are greatly pleased
| over the appointment of Robert Lincoln as
| minister to England.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
A SUDDEN SUMMONS.
Justice Stanley Matthews Dead.-HC
was Iii but Short Time.

Justice Stanley Matthews died at 10
o'clock on the morning of the 22d inst. at
his home in Washington. The death was
unexpected though the justice has been i'll
for several weeks, but his physicians have
been predicting his complete recovery.
In his last hours the dying Justice was
surrounded by members of his family.
who have been with him throughout his
illness.
In the United States supreme court i'm
medlately upon assembling, the chief JUS
tice announced the death of Justice Mat
thews, and as "a mark OF respect 10 his
memory, the court adI ourned until Tuesday
March ~.
The immediate cause Of death was ex-
haustion of the heart and congestion of the
kidneys.
The senate also adjourned out of respect
TO the memory of the dead Justice.
Stanley Matthews was born al Cincin-
natl, O., July Il, 1924. lie was graduated
at Kenyon college, Ohio, Il; was early in
the anti slavery movement and edited the
Herald, an anti-slavery paper IN Clncin-
natl; was made Judge OF the court OF com
mon pleas in Hanover county 81 4; elected
state senator 10: was United StItos attOr-
ney for the southern district Of Ohio at the
outbreak of the war, when he was appoint
ed lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-third
Ohio and was present at the battles
of Rich Mountain, Chicamauga, Murfrees
boro and Lookout Mountain; retired TO be
Judge of the superior court in Cincinnati in
'63; was one of the electors on the Lincoln
johnson ticket in o. and the Grant ColiaX
in Is; was defeated for congress in II one
of the visiting statesman To Louisiana In the
Hayes -Tilden contest; republican counsel
for Florida and Oregon before the elector-
al commission in 20; was elected senator
that year in place of Sherman, resigned to
go into Hayness cabinet, and was appoint
ed 10 the United States supreme court in
| 1881.
"The circuit judges were formerly
| obliged to 20 over their circuit at least
once in two years, said United States Judge
| Brown, of Detroit "but the appointment OF
districs judges has for the past 10 years
! ightened their duties in tins regard. Judge
Matthews has not held court in Detroit
| since 1855. He was, previous 10 his ap-
| pointment, the leading lawyer Of Cincin-
| natl, and has always been veiy famous in
his profession. Personally he was a
charming companion, and as Judge was
one of the most able on the supreme
| bench
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
THE STATE.
a DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
Charles Smith of ChebOygan Shot by
the Sheriff.


Charles Smith was the proprietor of a
house of low character near the railroad
depot in Cheboygan. The other night
Sheriff Hayes was at the depot when he
heard the sounds of a disturbance in smith
place The sheriff at once entered the
house and endeavored TO quell the commo-
ton by demonstrating with the proprietor
Smith was greatly angered by the sherln' 5
interference, and, Sprlnging over the coun-
ter, drew a revolver from drawer. Mar
shall Bouchard, who had accompanied the
sheriff for the purpose of assisting him il
necessary, Immediately ran behind the bar
and grappled with Smith. In an effort TO
wrench the revolver from the enraged man
Bouchard stumbled. AT the moment Smith
shot him through the face, the ball entering
one cheek and coming out the other. The
wounded man fell To the noor ana was I'm
able TO return the fire.
AS the smoke cleared away Smith level
ed his weapon at Sheriff Hayes. But the
sheriff was too quick TOR him. lie drew
and tired, the ball passing entirely through
Smiths throat 1t staggered him, but
didn't finish him. Still clutching his weap-
on he sprang upon the sheriff. The latter
struck Smiths revolver aside, lust as II
was discharged, the ball whizzing past the
officers head and burying itself in the wall
of the room
A fence struggle then ensued, Smith,
Notwithstanding the wound in his throat,
fighting savagely. Fintlly Sheriff Hayes,
managing to press the muzzle of his revolv-
er against the side of his desperate oppo.
nent, pulled the trigger. The shot dropped
Smith 10 the floor.
Sheriff Hayes and others carried Smith
to the open air, where he shortly after
ward expired. Before he passed away the
diving man asked the sheriff TO give him his
hand Holding it. he said "Hayes, you've
killed me-but don't blame you for it."
Hayes is fully eXonerated from all blame
in the matter, for Smith was desperate
character, and was fully determined TO re
sist the authorities His look before tn,
shooting meant that he intended TO kill al
the officers who went to arrest him.
Marshal Bouchard stands good chance
of recovery.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
A Railroad Change.

The p. II. & N. W. railway company will
be practically turned over TO the r. u II.
M. company on Monday, April 1, although
nominally it VIII continue for n time under
its present name and general management.
Mr. Stanford Grape, a son OF President
Grape OF the T. a. II. NJ, will be superin-
tendent, with headquarters AT Port Huron.
The following circular has been issued.
PoRT HURON q NoRTHwEsTERN RY. Co.
General Managers Office :
Port Huron, March d, 1889
To Employes-The following appoint
ments are MADE, TO take effect April
next: Assistant general man.
ager, David Edwards super
intendent, Sanford Keeler; assistant SUI
perintendent, w. +. Fuller general freight
agent A. Patriarche; auditor, Gilbert w.
Leslie; read master, George M. Brown
master mechanic, II. J. Hatswell; master
car builder, j. X. Reniff general baggage
agent, J.. II. Pines And these instructions
pertaining to their respective departments
will be observed:
That portion between East Saginaw and
Saginaw Junction will be known as tho
'sPort Huron Division" and will be operat
ed from East Saginaw. The other branches
will be operated from PIT. Huron. Mr.. Stan
ford II. Grape is hereby appointed superin
tendent of the Island Beach and Almont
divisions"
Signed, HENRY McMoRRAN,
General Manager.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
General Order No. 1.

Judge Brown of Big Rapids, as depart
ment commander, q. A r., has issued the
following order;
HEADQUARTERS Dept, MICHIGAN C. AR,
Big RAPIDS, March25, 1889.
General Order No. /.
The following appointments are an
nounced as the staff of the department com
munder: Assistant adjutant general, Ma
than II. Vincent, Big Rapids; assistant
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES w. A. Whitney,
Big Rapids; Judge advocate, r. A. Parker,
Detroit; inspector, Charles >. wilson,
Grand Rapids; chief mastering officer,
Louis Kanitz, Muskegon. They will be
obeyed accordinly. Comrades j. ii. Kidd,
Ionia; IL. l.. Warren, Albion, and john
Northwood, New Lothrop, are appointed a
committee to visit the soldiers home. Com
rades w. A. Gavett Grand Rapids; Is. r.
Graves Adrian, and SIS. Daboll, st. johns,
are appointed committee on transporta-
ton Aides de camp and assistant inspect
ors will be appointed in future orders, the
latter on the recommendation OF the de-
partment inspector. Department head.
quarters are established in the city OF
Big Rapids.
by command of -
MICHAEL BROWN,
Department Commander.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
Detroit Produce Market.

Wheat, No red, 81; May, 9S14c; June,
csc; July, SojsG0S7 &c; August, e6l%c; No
3 red. s5c. No | white, 81; May, white, csc
bid. Corn-No 2 spot, 49, +; No 3, S2lEc;;
No yellow, 34c bid. Oats--No mixed,
2Gc; No 3, PIC.
Apples-sl 25@l so; fancy, per single
Beans~City hanapicked, 81 tOa1 55 per
blu in car lots 81 55611 60 in Job lots; un-
picked, 81 OoGl 20; very dull.
Butter-Choice rolls, 1d@loc; fancy, 1Pt9
2Oc; choice fresh creamery, 25G2ic; oleo-
margarine, l3egl5c.
veal G(dSc; mutton, 5(0oc.
Dressed poultry-Chickens, lie; ducks,
12@l3c; turkeys, l2Ql3c. Live fowls, ia
l2c; ducks, 1l@l2c; pigeons, 25c per pair.
Market quiet.
Eggs--lldl2 cents per dozen.
Flour-Mlchigan patent, - 40 per Dbl;
roller process, S5(d5 %; Minnesota patent,
x7a7 %; Minnesota bakers, S5(d5 %; rye
| flour, SO t0,03 10; buckwheat flour, Michi-
can patent, So 25tG2 30; eastern do. 81 20.
Hides-No green, 4l9c per d; No do,
| 3I5c.: Mol cured, 5'4c; part cured, 4%c;
| No 2, &C. bulls and st9gs, &c; No calf
| skins, 4I%c; NO2 do, 252c; No | veal kip,
&c; No 2 do, PC; No cured calf and Kip,
| Is per cent higher.
NHay-Timothy, loose pressed, SIG; loose
in wagon lots, Sl0@l6; straw, in wagon
lots, S7al0; do, loose pressed, S9,a11; No 1
timothy, in car lots, Sll@l2; do, in lob
lois, Sl3CGl4; No. = do in car lots, $l0Cs
IL; do in Job lois, sl1@l2; clover mixed,
S.(G9: do in jobbing lots, Sl0tGll; straw,
5.50tD6.50; tobbing do, SG50@S.
Provisions-Nless pork, S13.25 per bbl.
family, Sl35O@l375; short clear Sl4.5O@
1915; lard in tcrces, refined, 1@T14c pei
10; kettle 6s40oyc; small packages, usua
difference; hams 10lf0llc; shoulders, *
GD1Stc; bacon, 991td10c; dried beef hams
S1S09gc; extra mess beef, S1.2591.50 pei
Dbl; plate beef SS.5O(G9.
Potatoes-ln car lots, 10000; job lots p
625c. Rutabagas, 15(020c
Seeds-ClOver seed, Sj.2j@j.4O per bu
timothy, prime western, $l.656l75 hel'
peas, 1adS5c. Above are jobbing prices.
Onions-20c per blu.
Tallow-3l1 E033c per Ii.
Wool-Fine, PIC; coarse, 29c; medium
3Oc.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Market active, firm, 5(9lOc higher
light, "a sOC05 05; rough packing, 81 1U0
4 80; mixed, 81 5000; heavy packing an
shipping, "a S0014 g7l6. Cattle--Marke
stronger; beeves 1904 GO; cows, 81 i5(6S
stoclsers and feeders, 50 4O03 30 Sheep
Market stronger; muttons, SO 4O@Si west
ems, 81 s0Cnl 20; lambs, 81 5000,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
A Now Baltimore Tragedy.

A terrible affair occurred az the farm
house of Frank Siefcrt, about three miles
from New Baltimore, the other night.
About seven o'clock, while the
family, consisting of Siefort, his wife
and two children, were az supper,
the door opened and man named Charles
Cunts Tor Guntz) walked in, holding re
volver in each hand, and muttering some
thing to the effect that he would kill them
all, at once opened fire One shot was di-
rected at SieTert and another at Mrs. Sic
fert, but neither took effect He then di-
rected his fire at Siefert again, firing two
more shots. One of these went through his
leg and the other entered his back and
passed through his body.
In the efforts TO escape from the desper-
ado, Mrs. Siefert knocked the lamp over,
and il being dark, the children fell upon
her. piuning her TO the floor for few
minutes. When she got up she saw her
husband lying helpless and bleeding upon
the floor. Guns had fled
Mrs. Siefert hurried one of the children
through the darkness for aid, half mile
distant, but Guns had made good his escape
before he could be followed. He was found
a few hours later in a barn about two miles
from Siefert's house, AMI is now in the
county Jail.
Guns is a young man who formerly lived
in New Baltimore, whore he bore hard
name Some years ago he went west and
after knocking about on the plains for a
time is believed TO have crossed the border
into Mexico, where 1t is said he was engin-
Ger in a silver mine. lie is known to have
threatened the Sieferts once before, and
was generally looked upon as desperate
character. He had held a grudge against
Siefert for many years, but no one seemed
TO know exactly why.
Sicfert is still alive, and the probable re
sSlt of his wounds cannot yet be stated.
5is physicians found the ball that entered
his back and extracted it, IL had passed
through his body aud lodged just under n :
skin in front
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
AFFECTS MICHIGAN COMPANY.
A Decision Against the Michigan Con-
press Water COMPANY.


Inter state commerce Commissioner
Bragg has decided the case of the Michigan
congress water company VS.. the Chicago ~
Grand Trunk railroad. The material facts
in this case, he said, are that the congress
water company owns and operates valu-
able mineral artesian well at the city Of
Lansing in the state OF Michigan, from
which. for many years past, II has been
furnishing this water in considerable guam
titles in various portions OF the country by
shipment over rail lines, as well as IN the
state of Michigan. In the state of Michigan
the established price of this water is 10
cents per gallon in bulk When transport
ed in quantities of 5000 gallons in tank
car to market in other states il is worth
about sixteen and two-third cents PER gal
lon: and when bottled up for the market in
other states it is worth about thirty cents
per gallon. Until about three or four years
ago it's shipments of this water were
chiefly over the Lake Shore * Mich-
gan Southern railway and since
then have been over the Chi
cage & Grand Trunk and its connecting
lines to points off its main line, which eX-
tends from Chicago TO Fort Gratiot. Its
rates are made by agreement with connect
ing lines. The rates specially complained
of in this proceeding are made by agree
ments with its connecting lines and relate
TO instances Of shipments TO New York IN a
tank car owned by complainant. In a gen
SIdl way, uub hOO upOh SpSSlAAb Hi4Sr oeiOhS
complaint was also made of rates charged
by defendant and its connecting lines on
barrels, bottles and Jars, less than carloads,
over defendants line and its connecting
lines The commissioner decides that a
railway company cannot be require TO haul
a tank car loaded with congress water
when the car is in an unsafe condition TO be
transported; that the evidence shows nC
comb nat on or efforts on the part OF tho
railroad company or its officials or agent:
TO give other mineral water preference ii
rates or facilities over that of complainant
aud dismsses the petition in this proceed
ing
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
As Free as Water.

Illicit whisky and beer making has been
flourishing in Alabama, because the errone-
Gus idea prevails that the government has
exhausted funds al propriated for prosecu-
ton of moonshiners. Five deputy collect
tors of internal revenue arrested three no
torious outlaws in the mountain fastness Of
Marion county March -, seized eight
large copper stills and destroyed $500
worth of distilling apparatus, besides let
ting 200 gallons of corn whisky and 10000
gallons of beer run TO waste. One moon
sinner escaped with a couple of pistol balls
in his body. More than 20 of these out
laws are already in Jail
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
FOREIGN.

The labor movement Is spreading
throughout Germany, and strikes are of
frequent occurrence.
IL is stated upon reliable authority that
the French government will almost imme-
diately establish military fort at DunkirR
on the English Channel.
The Toronto Mail will make bitter
fight in its libel suit with the Jesuits.
Parnell will be rendered a banquet in
London April IL.
A collision between the police and band
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
Struck by a Train.

A passenger train on the Lake Shore,
bound west near Dunlaps, five miles west Of
Goshen, Ind, struck a buggy containing
Robert Mccartney, aged 20, son of james
McCanrey of Goshen, and Miss Della Love,
aged rs, OF Elkhart. When the train was
stopped both were found on the pilot of the
engine, dead. McCafreys head was
crushed and the young ladys neck broken.
The horse was killed and the buggy COM
pletely demolished. IL is supposed they
were asleep when struck.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
A King Incapaciated.

In the second chamber of the states gen.
eral the other day Premier Baron Mackay
announced that the cabinet had decided
that the king of Holland was incapaciated
from governing the country any longer.
The cabinet had, he said, communicated
this decision 10 the state council, whose de-
claration was awaited
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
Harrison's Proclamation.

President Harrison has issued his procla-
nation concerning the Alaska seal fisheries.
IL contains the provisions Of The law pro-
hibting the taking of seals and other fur
bearing animals ia the territory and waters
of Alaska and the penalties therefor, and
the Stoekbridge act concerning salmon fish
ing in said waters. In the latter Is contain
ed the section which asserts the jurisdiction
of the United States over the waters OF
Behring sea. Persons violating the law
will be fined or imprisoned, and their yes
sells, tackle, etc, seized and forfeited
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04
Justice Matthew's Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains Of tho
late Associate Justice Matthews were held
March ~ at his late residence. The presi-
dent and cabinet the justices OF the SUI
preme court many members OF congress-
and other prominent persons were present.
The remains were conveyed TO Glendale
o., for intermeut.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-04-04

The Governor has signed the bill author
ling the auditor general to act as register
Of deeds for the resurrects,4 county OF Isle
Royale.