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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-18

the signs of the times point to this as a
probable solution. Some solution is
imperative, for deep-seated discomfort
is manifest among the people every
where.
THE Connecticut Farmer narrates the
following little story of an encounter
between COW and dog, which makes
one wish that other classes of farm
stock subject to like attacks might be
able to do likewise: " There is West
Hartford farmer who is the possessor of
the right kind of a COW for every
farmer to have. The other day dog
with more aggressiveness than good
judgment, and perhaps inspired with
confidence by the presence of his
owner, made an attack upon her, and
after the mann of his kind, fastened
his teeth in her NV and held on for all
he was worth. The COW started for a
neighboring brook with considerable
depth of water, and there managed to
snake OH her tormentOr. The brute,
however, savagely renewed the attack,
needless of his masters calls. This
time the COW managed to get one of her
horns entangled i'll his collar, and
churned thu brook with him until she
had shaken the last vestige of life from
his worthless carcass, after which she
came up the bank, tossed the corpse al
the feet of its master, and went about
her usual business. Pity there isn't a
COW of that sort in company with every
flock of sheep in the state"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-18
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roof two-tenement house, built six years in pood
repair one new twostory house, with twenty eight
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Marshhed lot Of land In Peacham, small farm in
Orange, lease land six hundred feet inch steam
must be sold to close estate fNpS-"
ALBERT JOHoNNOT, Adraisistrator
Montpelier. VT, December 8, 1880
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-18

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HARPER'S PERIODICALS,

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The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12

A dispatch from Detroit says: Tho
natural gas supply was suddenly shut on
las, night throughout the city. owing to an
accident, and several families in different
parts OF the city suffered from partial as
physiaton. About two o'clock In tho
morning tho automatic trip regulator at
tho distributing station got out of order,
shut OF tho flow OF gas and cx,inguished
all the lights and fires in the city. When
tho regular How was resumed the gas per-
mcatcd the houses Of many families, the
inmates OF which wcrc asleep. Safety
valves on the meters undoubtedly saved
many lives. Tho manager notified the
police of the danger, and the police reused
up half the town. A call was also made
upon the fire department, and all tho men
that could be spared went about the city.
while the department remained upon the
alert, expecting to DO called out every
minute. Charles kcehan and Mrs. May
Grcncllc, wife OF Row. Grcncllc, were both
seriously burned by striking lights in tho
presence OF tho accumulation of gas
Members of other families arc also report
ed TO be suffering from partial asphyxis-
tion.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
COAL MINERS KILLED.
A Terrible Explosion in a Mine at
ST. Etienne. France. With
Awful Results.

The report OF terrible mining
disaster comes from ST. EtIenue. in the do
partment OF the Loire and the center oil
the richest coal fields in France. An OK
ploslon Of IRE damp occurred at noon on
the 9th, In one OF tho numerous coal pts
In that region anu many OF the workers
were unable To escape from the mine
According TO the dispatches SO fur re
coived sixty men persisted in tho pit.
The explosion occurred In u pit belong
Ing to the ST Etienno col!iery. iihme'
dia,ely after the explosion dense volumes
OF smoke issued from tho mouth oil the
connecting pit, and In u short time crowd,
OF relatives and friends OF the Imprisoned
miners gathered about tho entrance oil the
pit, and prepared for the work Of rescue.
Fortunately tho day WAS being observed
Us fo,o day and u comparatively small
number OF men were at work In tho mine
1.-THE accident had happened on an ordi'
nary working day the loss OF lIfe would
have been appalling. When tho Drst NJ
tempt was made TO rescue the Imprisoned
men the recpyerers were driven back
by the foul fumes that poured forth, and
for nearly an hour nothing could DO done
10 extrica,e tho unfortunate men from the
pit.
In order TO dispersc the smoke that
filed tho shaft the cage was lowered and
drawn up rapidly number OF times, ana
at length the shaft wa, sufficiently cleared
To enable the reseuer, to descend and DO
GIN the work OF exploration.
Al tho very outset tho rescuers en-
couuiarcd serious obstacle, US tho main
gallery was found to have collapsed. thus
preventing access to tho Imprisoned men.
After working several hours In relays,
tho party OF roseuors had cleared AWAY .
portion OF tho debris, and u fow minutes
later thoy came across the bodies OF four
miners. The men, although unconscious,
were still alive and were quickly sont ts
tho surface. where they quickly revived,
TO the delight OF tho bysiandors and sor
rowing wives aud families who had col
leeteI at tho pits mouth.
While the rcscuers were nj work several
doctor, aud several ambulAreos Ind bcor
summoned frop: 81. Etlenno and supply
OF rosioT.tlycs procured. go that the
prompies, as, istAnco n.ishi DO given To NIL
who alOlli DO brought from the pit alive.
Tho sDocdy revival OF tho moa rescued
gave hopo that other, In tho ri, might "
saved. and ,hl, hops was strengthened
when. a shor: ,lms af,srwatd, another
ro,euins party. which had entered tho pit,
,ent To tho .uriae, four more Of the vic
Tins, ali OF whom wero quickly restored n
eonseiousness.
TIL, psr,y Of rosruors, however. found
thA: IL Wa. !mpossib.. To reach tho o;hcs
Imprisoned men, aud there ss hardly .
doubt bE, that all OF tho latter have sue
cumbed 10 the po.,oaoa, sas ,ha, Allied the
cell, Of tho mlHc.
Al mldHiRht ~ was aseertalnod ihA, q
miners had porlshed. Tho wives. children
aud relative, Of the oniomhei inlncrs s,ill
surrounded the mouth Of I'll, pi; and the
mos. hoar,rcnilns scenes weru witnessed
a. the bodies Of tho victims weru brought
,e the surface.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
Rus,ies Capture Soldiers.

Tho newspapers OF Eastern Ger.
many contain fEcqGca, complaints Of out
rage. by Russian soldiers oa tho frontier
tn. iiassians In sarrlson near tho bordssS
OF wcsy tlgssla appear 70 10 peculiarly
iawirss .at 1asy raid and fossss ss'ss
tho German Inhabitants across tho limo al.
nosi as II war was already declared, and
these oa,sagcs when c,mplalnci OF arc no,
me, with redress. a few days ago Kas-
.lans crossed tho iron,lcr a. Sa,a!iieaam,f
Ea,, Prussia, Aad cndcayorcd TO drive
away number OF cattle belonging To the
eoun,ry people,
Tho Latter determined 10 put stop &c
the ou,raFc.. bg, not caring 10 nee, the
armed soldiers In orcn conflict, lay In a,n
bu,h fos the Russians A. tho latter came
near tho froniIor they ~cro moro careless,
thinking thor would soon be ogt Of roach
Of pursuit. Suddenly. while tho raiders
were still on German soil number OF
country ncn rushed eg; upon ihcn, from q
place Of eoncsalmeat Tac Russians. al.
though ;akcs OF their guard. made rcso-
lu,o resistance. Tho Germans. however.
laid about them manfglly. and pressed
clo>o upon tho Russians TO provcni tho la,
ter from using their weapons. They soop
had every Russian captive with hi.
hand. bound bchind him. Some OF tho
moro earnest spoke 81 inaIe;lus summary
punishment upon tho prisoners, but they
determined 70 deliver them at tho nearest
russian post, with a s's,ctncn, OF wha;
,hcy had done.
Tho prisoners would sood deal have
preferred q thrashing on tho SPOT, but they
were marched along until Russian sarri.
son was reached. aud ,hcrc surrendered.
Tho Russian commanding oniccr who 70.
cciyed ,hcm seemed moro deeply chasrincd
at tho ignomimuus capture OF his men by a
10, o. German peasants than By their dc.
lection In cattle stealing. Hc promised
that the raiders would DO severely pun.
i.hcd, aud a. tho Germans were leaving,
several OF tho soldiers were already being
stripped for tho knoui- a. former com
plants OF similar raids have gone unhcci
@ 1, the Germans assumed that tho punish
men, was for being caught and no, for
tho crime.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12

Sheep demand clean food rnd eis.,
water II ihsy arr kept In thrifty con
tii,ion.
Whenever . shes? goes OF by Itself you
may h r-asouably sure ,ha; there is
something radically wroas with IT,
Get an old rat-a, oairp Hsy9r; and ca;
on; tNo-thirtis Of tho leaves Gu; ou:
every sensible thing yuu 500 In your pa
pcra relating TO sheep and paste y; on the
remaining ls,s-s. In few year. your
,rfap.b5os will 10 perfect encyclopedias
of sheep lore
In Ohio and Michigan, sheep have In.
creased la numbers and quality. the nut.
ton trrci. having tho lead. For thrc.
year. pas; the prodsr; o, tho iiocks ha.
Teen largely sold for feed or fol by tho
farmers. In mos; Of tho old state. tau;.
,ou breeds arc now tho mos; popular.
The tcs; 'surp curp' for foo, 10, ls TO
place tho s;ocs on dry stony land l.
this cnn not 10 had 4; is a good Plan to
bring tho sheep up once n month. par. tho
houfa well aai then driv, them. one at a
tituc. through a long. shallow trough Goa.
,nlnlnE q solution OF nrsoaIc or cat,.ol.c
acid This ia the approved Australian
remedy.
II sheds arc used TO feed sheep in. {. Is
always best to construct rack, around
noxt 60 tho walls tina; the hay mar he
M, In from tho oatslic. They nrc easily
made by driving stakes Of scaniiing '~cn;y
inches from tho til inside mud six feet
apart, nail on toaris abou, ono foot wide
n, tho bottom and Others, narrower. cisb,
or ton inches nl,ovo these. Cira,, may be
nailed UP and down oncc in ten niche. 1!
desired. so TINT each sheep may have q
stall by itself
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
DROWNED IN THE HUDSON.
A Large Number Of Lives Lost by tho
Capsixins OF Barges.

A New York dispatch says: Twelve
brick barges coming down tho Hudson
river woro struck by violent wind storm
on Croton point ~ o'clock Friday and
were cApsIssd. Twcnty live. Arv reported
10 have been lost Tho bodies OF ten have
boon recovered ~ midnight The barscs
wore In tow Of tho Cornell Towing Com.
pays ship Townsend.
Tho storm came upon ihcm jus, - they
reached tho point Tho river IL very wide
at this place. aud high sea was running.
A. tho tow came around tho polni tho
waycs wcro so heavy that they begun to
wash over tho steamers aide. To say.
her from forndcr.n. 1, was necessary TO
hcavo TO. with head to tho sea- Tho mo-
ment tho tow line was cast on. tho bArscs
began TO drive into one another aud boald
ABOUT In the sesway.
As they knocked together some had holes
stove in their sides aad sank. and soGi-
caught ono against another. aad carried
over by their heavy deck loads. tho waves
and tho wind turned them bottom upwards.
All this hApponcd In very few minutes.
Tho crcws of the barros. each barge car
rsed alb out eve nca And boys. who wcro
down below p,syin. esrds or tcliia. stories.
Tho heavy winds drove everyone from tho
deck. No warning seems 10 havo bccn
given Iby tho tug boat people when ,hcy
hovo To. The nrSt thing tho men In tho
baAxcs know iholr boats wcrvtsmashins
into each other and sinking. some had
time 70 ruah on deck and jump Into tho
wstss. Many mus. have h-ss osaxht II
The cables esss carried dowa.;
On all The base~s ihcrc were 81 least
atty people. OF ihcsc only thirty havo
come ashore.
Tho boats whIca capslscd dropped their
car1oes and kept anoa:. Il may DO that
some Of The mon Iunaecountrd for climbed
back and may rot 30 80 we'd. Tho men who
AVIAN ashore had hard struggle for life
In tho cold walor aud high surf.
As soon ss ihey had landed and told their
story two iu.s wsrc dispatched from Hav.
crstraw after tho bar1cs.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12

After nil. tho question OF special
farming resolved itself into this; No
coil can stand continuous cultivation
OF my particular crop. for rotation
Of crops Is just ms essential TO tho soil
a. fertilizers Special farming may
do for n short time n few years nj tho
utmost but beyond that 1t cannot be
made to pay. Many of those who ad-
vocato special farming from expert
once do 30 after few years trial Of
some particular crop. but it takes u
long timo to test tho question thor
oughly.
One farmer may conclude that rails.
ing potatoes for tho market is the
specially which will pay him the most,
and from ono or two good seasons
crops no draws his conclusions. But
wha. OF the special crop OF potatoes u
few years lator when the soil begins
TO deterioratc' Some other crop will
then have TO be grown 10 restore tho
lost fertility. Corn, wheat or potatoes
may be grown TO n certain extent rs n
specially. but not exclusively.
Other crops must come In for ro-
tntion or tho soil will become worth
less. The whole subject of specially
IN farming must be considered in the
light of what such cultivation of the
soil is going 10 have on the future fer
Utility of the farm. Potatoes may be
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12

grown as a specially for many years
and commercial fertilizers used 10
keep the soil up To such standard
that good crops can DO produced
But there will DO a gradual deteriora-
ton in the soil. and II would DO found
cheaper and safer in tho end 10 rotate
with clover and grain, to give TO ihe
soil constituents that commercial Ter
filters never can.
Tho only true way for speciality In
farming Is to find out what tho soil
and locality OF the firms Is best ht'ed
10 produce. This can DO done only
by testing IT. Then make this crop
the special one, but sec to It that
other crops are brough, In To Keep the
soil from losing its strength. All mat
need be- grown are such crops neees-
sary for wise rotation and thea the
ideal farm Is reached. In this sense
specially in farming has nm Intelligent
meaning; but In any other sense II Is
worse than meaningless. i, is mis-
leading. A. Is. Barrett, in the Ams'i'
can Culilyator.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12

There arc many leaks upon some
farms, and some upon nearly every
farm. a few OF them arc, n lack oil
Knowledge OF the principles OF feeding.
so that the foods are no. rightly pro-
portloned for the results desired. An
attempt 10 do moro than can DO prop
erly done and Il consequent, neglec' 20
do work in tho proper season. This
lead, TO extra cost for labor 10 destroy
large weeds which could have been
easily killed while small. and In future
seasons 10 killing those that spring up
from their seeds. IL also results In
crops not harvested when they arc n,
their most favorable conditions. ms the
la,a cut hay the frozen vegetable, or
fruit and other damaged products will
testify.
Tho keeping o. land which does rot,
either o. pasture moving land or
woodland. or In hoed crops pay n fair
profit over tho cost of MANURE labor
and seed. with fair wages TO the farm
er. q. another bad leak Of common oc-
curfonca. Again. cows that DO no,
pay their keeping for more than nlno
months in tho year. and horses whose
DAYS work during tho year does no,
amount 10 ~ much Us ihelr feed costs,
are leak. that 10, tho profits run away
very rapidly. When these arc all
stopped others can DO easily named.
bu, these arr enough Tor once Amer
lean CulilyatoF.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12

The race of Scotch.spcaking people
IL passing away and not many are LEI,
To tell the story in tho rich broguc of
the national tongue. And there was
always story 70 tell. SO that one on
this very subject comes in pa, here.
y youth who had been educated in
England returned 10 his family In Scot
lnnd and was shown OIL by admiring
friends.
is he no, charming?" remarked
one 10 tho young mans sister.
'Oh. yes, but he speaks English
now" she answered in real distress.
An old lady being asked II person
she had lately sccn was Scotch" an
swcrcd with much bitterness
hi'l Gamma say. io a speak sac gen.
teel now that ! dinna ken whar's
Scotch. Detroit Fee Press.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
A Catholic Congress to be hold in Chi.
cago.

A dispatch from 81. Louis says: AFTER
q consultation with Cardinal Gibbons and
tho visiting proiatc., ccclcsiastical conscn,
was given TO tho holding OF a Catholic con.
grcss at Chicago during tho Worlds Fair.
Al a meeting In tho Southern hotel the
nrchb!shops and bishops substantially Gu.
dorscd tho report Of tho sui. committee up.
pointed at Boston. of which ". J. Onahau
Is tho chairman. This report provides for
tho appointment Of ten delegates from each
diocese and additional dcicg atcs ia proper
ton to every 1000 Of the Catholic popula-
ton, to DO chosen by the bishops sixty days
prior 10 tho assembling Of tho congrcas.
Delegates from each Catholic university,
academy and college will also takc part In
tho congress. The questions TO DO dis
cusscd will include tho social and economic
questions embraced In tho popcs rccen,
encyclicai,,o bring out II possible prac,ica
results, remedies for social grievances and
tho improvement Of tho wage working
classes. A committee Of nine, consisting OF
archbishops and bishops, was appointed to
arrange for tho Congress. This commit
tee will nc, In conjunction with lay com.
fuittpr
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12

A cnrpc, cnn he greatly improved by n
second sweeping with coarse salt or damp
cnrd corn meal scattered over IL. It /,
quite astonishing how much dirt will 10
taken up.
Pure mir and sunshine. Il - said, nry
natures health givcrs, and cnrc should 10
taken to ndmit them literally into every
room Give your children plenty OF both.
indoors and out
A quart OF milk, a tenspoonful cnch OF
corn. starch and sugar mud n beaten eg.
stirred In tho basin of a double boiler
until the boiling point is reached make an
excellent substitute for cream when cold.
Fish that is to he fried should bc laid in
cloth TO lose some of Its moisture, thon
rolled in fnc crumbs or corn meal. Those
kinds TIM, nrc liable to brcnk must be
dipped In beaten egg. then in crumbs
The fat In which 1t IL fried, whether It 10
lard, butter or oil. must be very hot All
fried fish must he garnished with parsley
brigh. woman living in one room
with a folding bed makes one Sc, OF pill.
lows serve ON n low, manufactured divnn,
rug covered, rs well MS on the bed She
had them made square and large, and by
day they nrc cncnscd in slips OF plain
satccn, snugly buttoned. while ut nigh.
they arc clnd in snowy linen. This mny
be n suggestion TO some other woman
similarly situated.
In making layer cnkc, ono sometimes
tires OF using jelly or chocolate for filling
aud fig. and rnisins make nm agreeable
change ns well rs richer cake Take
one half pound OF tig. and one cup of raj
sins Cut tho figs in halves and steam tho
iaisins Tor half mn hour, then chop while
warm Heat the white of an egg to n
stir froth and add To tho fruit, together
with two. thirds Of cupful OF graduated
sugar and one teaspoonful OF vanilla
This lie now ready to spread between the
LAYERS Of cake.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
CRUSHED BY A WALL.
Seven Men Killed in ST. Paul by thu
Collapse Of Burned Building.


The most horrible accident that ever
occurred In st. Paul took place shortly sf
ter l o'clock on the ith, when tho center
wall Of the west section or tho Sheppard
building. recently occupied BY Fsrwei'.
Osemun & Kirk, fell In, burying the work
men beneath the ruins. There were sup
posed 70 have been iifteen men beneath the
wall ~ the time It fell, and the majority oil
them were killed or received injuries which
will prove fatal.
The cause Of the wreck MAS the wall
which had bssn undermined by the hre.
becoming top-heayy from the amount OF
debris removed from the bottom. and Tall
ing over from ils own weight For some
timo II has been considered dangerous by
people who frequealed the place. bu, tho
contractor who examined IL pronounced
tho wall sound and tho men continued to
work without fear Of accident The wall
had appeared Arm and gave no sign OF
weakening up 70 the time ofithe fall. when
II came down In . heap without seconds
warning.
II WAS . sight never to be- forgotten As
the dead aud Injured were taken out, some
Of them crushed almost 10 pulp. There
were men with all their limbs broken,
faces bruised and crushed out OF all re-
somblAnce 70 humanity. Others were not
so badly mangied. but had evidently been
instantly killed BY tho brick falling On
their heads. OF those who We're wounded
and taken 70 the hospital, two were able To
Sit up Ia the Wagon on tho way. aud these
arc tho two whovil. recover. The greater
number had 70 % taken on strotehors and
handled very. very carefully. There were
no sroans OF cries from tho Injured ~ the
poor fellows wers extrieaicd from the
ruins by thdr fellow workmen. Not ono
had retained consciousness There were
eroans aud sxciamAtions without number
from tho spectators. however.
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
Award to Worlds Fair Sculptor.

Miss Alice Ridout of San Francisco
"a been awarded first prize in the compc-
tition of women sculptors for the finest dc
signs of groups for the attic. cornicc aud
pedimcnis for the woman's Words Fair
building. The award carries with it the
con;rac, for tho execution OF fuli.sizcd
models for the groups at price from
sl'sDJ to e, zoo for each Of tho two smaller
designs, aud from s1,oOO TO $500 for tho
great iurty-iooi panel.
The successful competitor Is not yet out
Of hcr "lccns," and ia described as petite
blonde, serious, dieniiiod. and quite pretty.
she has made modelling and sculpture n
study from childhood.
The three uronrs Designed for tho WON
ans building represent respectively
"woman's V,rtucs.', woman as the Spiri.
of Civilization" and "Womau's Place in
History"
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
Russian, Getting Desperate.

Adviccs from Samara state the
pcasaniry, driven TO desperation by the OK
,or,ions of the "koolaks,' as tho native
u.urcr. are called, have killed number OF
them. ard robbed their dwellings OF tho
money and yaluablcs wrung from the
starving country people. In one Samnra
village kodiak, noted for his grasniug
disI osition, had come into possession since
the beginning Of the famine Of nearly al
tho icwclry worn as hcirioOms BY the vo-
men of the ncishborhoOd. Iiis lie was
spared on surrcnderinr tho pledges. Tho
koolaks are known to bc, In many eases,
IN collision with the officials, who aid In
oxtnrting their cNorbi;ant interest one
effect of famine. however, has bccu 10
make the Russian peasant reckless Of tho
profound respect which authority In Russia
has heretofore commanded, aud several 10.
cal officials are among the victims OF the
recent outhreaks
The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
Fighting for Diamonds.

Shortly after nino o'clock Friday
cvcniH. . burglar smashed In tho largo
plato window Of . iowslcr In st. Paul with
q stone tied up In . sscx. seized q tray con.
tainiu1 $500 worth OF diamonds and
e,ovor!y eludcd tho police. just - he
soisci tho tray. however. hc slipped aud
tho sparkicrs How In every direction In the
mud.
A great mob was soon on tho ground
fshuu. over tho riuIs. Twenty-Five o.
them wcru recovered and turned over.
How many wcro pockcscd by tho crowd
and how many wcro carried away by the
burglar IL Of courso moro conjecture.
There wcro forty rings In tho tray WHOM
tho store cloacd.