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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

An Illinois farmer very properly OBJ
jects to the term breaking" colts, That
which USUALLY goes under this name
should never mean anything more than
educating the animals to DO certain
kinds Of work that win increase their
value and usefulness. We 10 not want
TO break down the colts spirit at all. but
merely to direct it, and this can best be
done by making the frisky young Great
ure know that you are his friend
For q number Of months American
live stock inspectors have been stationed
by the United States government at for
eign ports where our live food animals
are debarked During all these months
the inspectors have watched clo5ely, and
yet not one case Of pleurO-pneumnnia
have they found among o0r beef cattle
shipped abroad, What have foreign
governments TO say now about the
heslthfulress Of American meat:
Spring auction sales Of pedigreed cat
tie are taking place in various large cities
Of tho country. Cattle stool, has seri-
ously deterioratod in the past few years,
owing to tho fact that farmers, breeders
and ranciIulcn were dlsguSted with the
low prices that prevailed, and let their
stook get down at the heel. Whole herds
of splendid pedigroed animals were in
some cases sold at mere butchers prices
for scrub meat. The Indications arc
that DOW the owners Of these viii wish
they had not done it. SO pay particular
attention TO the blood Of your stock cat
tle this spring.
Pleuro-pneumOpia is disease propa-
gated only By direct conta9iOn.
A hog famine in tho southwest is
threatened for next year. Tho stock was
nearly al sold off on account of scarcity
OF corn from the orouth
A practical farmer says, "Wheneyer
pork is cheap always fatten and kill all
my pigs, except breeding sows, as soon
as possible"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
THE STATES FIRST SETTLEMENT
How Vermont obtained Town From
Massachusetts,

How Vermont Obtained Town From
Massachusetts
To the Editor of the Free Press:
The first permanent civilized settlement
within the present borders of Vermont was
in what is now Vernon, as early as 1890.
That is stated as fact which should be
tablished in history. Tradition and well
authenticated records have always confirm
place: the date 11?i. Starting from the
first proposition and going on to facts, it is
true that there are documents in existence
to-day which prove that land was decided in
the northern part Of the town of Northfield,
Mass, as early Us 1866. There is no proof,
however, that any settlement was begun as
early as that, but prominent men well
versed in the oldcn lore of the State are
firm i'll the opinion that early as 1890 a
permanent settlement had been made.
Mortified lies on both sides OF the Con
uecticut river. When first granted it was
about - miles long, north and south, and
the north line was two miles north of the
great bend in the river near the State line.
The town, therefore, included the great
meadow in Vernon just opposite the mouth
of the Ashulot river Northiieid was within
the territory of the Squakhoay In
dians, whose principal settlement was
in the bend OF the river. The whites
made a permanent settlement before 1853
and bought out the indians for 10 pounds
and took u deed that year which Is still in
existence. The settlement pushed out far
ther on to the great meadow IN Vernon, but
was laid down in history as u part of North
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: FRIDAY April. II, 1891

field, Mass, and the records can still be
found which prove this claim.
In 1141 the line between the provinces of
New Hampshire Vermont and Massachu-
sets was re-run and tte northern part OF
Mortified cut Off Previous to that Mas
sachusetts had claimed as far north as the
southern base of Ascutney and New Hamp-
shire to the Black mountain. The arbtra-
ton, which resulted in the present location
of the line by the king of England, gave
New Hampshire more than she asked for
and included in the newly acquired territory
was the settlement in what Is now Vernon.
The difference in the claimed boundary ac
cording to the dispute between tue two
provinces was over 100 miles
After the northern boundary of Massn-
chusetts was fixed the towns of the rovnce
of New Hampshire remained as they were
until 1864, when the eastern line of New
York was fixed at the west bank of tho Con
necticut river BY that decision Ilinsdale
was divided into two towns and the part
west of tho river became Vernon in 1902.
so far as have searched have been un-
able to find the exact date OF the first set
Element, but there is absolute proof it was
long before 1924.
In 1872 settlements were made in North
field, but Were broken up as critic has
said, and resumed IN 1888, and from that
time up to the present date there has been
no time when there were not white settlers
in Vernon. have quoted from published
and unpublished letters of Hon. H. II.
Wheeler and Prof. Edward Conant, and
also direct from records and other docu-
ments which substantiate these claims.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
CARE OF LIVE STOCK.
WHY SO MANY HIDES ARE WORTH
LESS ron LEATHER.

tho Southwestern hide and Fur Com
pany Have Issued Circular Telling
Ment and Cattle Mon How an Animal
Ought TO 30 "SIsun."
The Northwestern Hide and Fur COM
pany, of Minneapolis, have made some
suggestions about skinning animal car
raSses that will be Of use to our readers.
II cannot be too strongly impressed on
The rearers Of live stock that every scar,
ut or biemieh In an animals cidn takes
away largely from the value of the dress
pi hide. Brands upon the body, cuts from
OK goads or whips, scratches or hurts Of
any kind run tho price of the hide down
ia rapidly descending scale. Where
the live animal has been subjected to
cruel treatment the skin is in many
cases so injured as to he practically
worthless
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

Experience has taught INC that clean,
warm houses and good healthful feed is
the best medicine for chickens When
| commenced the business | used every
remedy That heard Of and fed red pep
per llyishly. Ny billsf for remedies We're
large Red pepper and a little sulphur
fed onco Il week is good for fowls, es-
peciallv during the moulting process.
Corn meal and wheat bran made damp
but not wet, and well mixed, IL better
than sloppy feed. 1t - better dry than
too wet. Plenty Of warm Grnl,nG
water I'm very cold. and cold IN warm
weather is indispensable.
Another question with most persons
is, Whore can | get the cheapest stock:
would respond, where YOU get the best.
regardless Of I"arc. l Would explain
thp' do mot l.odn that 1t - necessary 10
pay the high pri'ea asked by tho prlz"
winners for their stock IL order 10 get
good stool, for the farm, but it IS nccos-
-arv that We VINO advertise ow took get
| from such breeders and keep our stock
| up .lsh IN the standarI ia order 10 DO
| this We must pay very hgh prices, and
! i'm turn cannot afford To sell stool, for the
! low prices we often sec adYcrtiSed-such
as c0r6crcIs # the very best at one dol
! Jar each. y moments reflection will
-how that 10 breeder OF first class stock
can sell at sucA prices, In one commu-
nifty amy farmers VITO who keeps pure
stock can sell cocEcrels at her door for
ONE dollar each. All breeders know that
when we have got the very best stock
possible, when shipping timc comes we
ind we have many culs, and these we
can Of course afford 20 sell at reduced
rates.
Very few persons engage in any bust
ness enterprise for pleasure alone. The
American people especially are people
who ask the question, before embarling
in any business ship, VIII 1t pay; So
with regard TO cheap poultry | can say
cheap stock never pays for an adyer-
tiser. and there is certainly no pleasure
III anything that does not give satisfac-
tory results One thing in making in
quiries is better to be stated whether
you breed for market or shipping to
other breeders. Often you can get just
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
The Great Nerve, Brain and Blood
lnylgOrant.

DR.. GREENII'!S NERTUR1
o. the most successful TemcdU
ecer diSrOUered. It's sdles are
SimDtJ enormous. 1t cHIcs
more cases of disease than any
other AnOWn medicine, ana
las SdUed thousands upon
thousands from PdrdlysiS, IN
sanity, Nervous PrOStTOtiOn,
Physical Exhaustion or Dedth.
1t is beyond all question the
DreGteSt HealM TeStOrer in &C.
iStence.
Use this wonderful remedy II you wish to
get well. for 1t is sure aud positive cure
For sale by all druggists; price Sl.0O per bot
Tie. Refuse all substitutes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
s o E VI, 4

Is that inpurity of the blood which produces
unsightly Jumps or swellmgs in the neck;
which causes running sores on the arms,
legs, or feet which develops ulcers in the
eyes ears, or nose, often causing blindness or
deafness; which is the origin Of pmples, can
cerous growths, or "humors," which, fasten-
Ing upon the lungs, causes consumption and
death. 1t is the most ancient Of all diseases,
and very few persons are entirely free from 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
Is This How You Feel?

If yOW are sCedE, tiFCd and
nervous WiM Hfeiess leei'"O
ana no ambition to 9COrh, IL
"W restore yOur strength,
rj0Or ana energies. JfyO" are
sieepiess and acdke tired morn
mJs soith dHU hedd, bad taste
in the mouth, no appetite de-
preston of mind amt extreme
nervousness, IL WiU clear your
bedd, tome up yOur HeT0es,
incigorote yoW blood and puk
rim ana life into yOu.
Dr. Greene, the famous lecturer and spe-
clalist in the cure OF nervous and chronic
diseases can be consulted free at his office, "a
Temple Ppas boston. Mas, personally or
! by leIteT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17
ITG. 3.

Tho same instructions hold good in
eldnning fur animals, such as the bear,
beaver, wolf, raccoon and badger only
they should be tackled up and dried
without salt Mink, fox, skunk and
some others should be cased to bring
best Faice. Tho cleaner you got them
from meat the better.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

No one should attempt to skin beef
without a curved skinning knife. A. one
hole will pay for several knives it is folly
to try to do without good knife. In
ekinniug keep the knife close to the hide
and draw tightly with the left hand On
tbe hide; by so doing you Will not be il
nble TO cut and scar them. For hides
weighing from fifty to sixty pounds put
en- even water bucket Of No.
coarse salt, larger and smaller in pro-
portion; rub it on even, leave it spread
out until the salt has struck in, then lay
it On a pile, head on head and tail on
tail, or roll them up in bundles. Hides
treated thus, If not damaged by cuts,
will bring tie highest prices, 10 get
best prices for hides never cry them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-17

The children's health must not he neg
lected. Cold in the head causes caiurrh Ely's
safe and is easily applied into the nostrlls,
the worst cases yIe ing to il. ice SOC.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06

,lE . ~
wonderful. Many good judges place tn
average yield at not less than thirty bushel
per acre, while some fields will yield forty
bushels 'l There is a great dearth of har-
vest hands. It is safe to say that not half
enough harvest help is now in sight and
:, farmers are seriously alarmed over
the situation.
W. Il. Dewey and Charles r. Baker, Of
minneapolis arrived at Grand Forks in a
olrch bark canoe. They left Minneapolis
June !, went down the Mississippi to the
mouth Of the Minnesota, up the Msnnesota
70 Big Stone lake, through the Big Stone
ana traverse lakes. Their canoe and camp
ing outfit was conveyed by wagon Is miles
TO Wahpeton, where they took the Red river
and IoWed to Grand Forks. They travelled
about 1, 200 miles.
1t IS known fact among few that three
or four leading capitalists of the state have
for some time looked upon the CLAW de-
posts in the vicinity of Dickinson with
much favor, and Prof E. ]. Babcock, of the
State university, has been getting samples
OF clay for chemical analysis some of
which he will send to the New Jersey pot
terles for test of what it will make in the
way OF terra Gotta, etc. He states that
some Of the most promising deposits of
line clay west Of the Mississippi river are
located about here.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
NORTH DAKOTA.

Joseph Amstett, 10 years old, son of N.
Amstett, was seriously wounded at Grand
Forks by shot from repeating rife
Harvest hands are very scarce and it is
feared that some of the grain around For
man will suffer from lack ofhelp to proper
ly care for it.
Advices from Ardock state that hail
storm, extending over about six hundred
acres, passed half mile north Of Ardock,,
totally destroying the crops.
Work is in, progress at Forman on
county jail which is being built at the ex-
pens eofthe town in compliance with a
pledge made during the county seat fight
last fall.
q. B. Rollins, q druggist at Hunter, a
small town west of Grandin, is missing on
account of information made by the W. G.
=. y, charging him with selling liquor
without druggist permit.
Bishop John Stanley, of jamestown, ad-
ministered confirmation to 81 at st. Joseph's
Catholic church Devils Lake, and lectured
to large audience at the court house in
the evening. Hespent a week visiting mis-
sions in this district and confirmed over
200.
An Cakes special says the crop is simply
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
SOUTH DAKOTA,

Deb Howey, the rapist, was bound over
at Vermillion to await the action of the
grand jury.
1t is reported at WATERFOWL that Judge
Andrews, of the Third judicial circuit, is
about to resign on account of i'll health.
The South Dakota Teachers association
has chosen Mitchell as the next place Of
meeting. The dates are Dec 20, 80 and 81,
1891.
Mrs. Minnie G. Barrows, of Aberdeen re-
celved the appointment recently as matron
OF the Indian school at Kewaunee, Wis,
and departed at once for that place.
Fire completely destroyed the freight
depot of the Chicago. & Northwestern Rail
road at Huron. Loss on building and con-
tents $4,000 Some freight cars were also
damaged. 49,.
1t is reliably reported at Aberdeen that
the Northwestern has secured control of
the Gettysburg & Forest City and will op-
crate 1t in connection with their line to
Gettysburg.
Theodore Reder, saw mill man and
rancher, living fifteen miles back in the
hills, came to Rapid City recently and re-
ported that early one morning his stable
was broken open and two horses and two
saddles stolen. Reder Started in pursuit,
but lost the trail. He thinks that Reddv
Lightfoot, a burglar, and Nell McDougall,
forger, who broke Jail at Deadwood few
days ago, are the thieves. By this time
they have probably got across the state
line into Wyoming or Montana.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
AMONG THE TOILERS.

FURNACE No. 1 Of the Cambria Iron Com
pany, at Hollidaysburg, Pa, which has
been idle for some months, has started up.
Two hundred men are given empIoyment.
THE labor assembly of Chicago has
decided to issue warning to the workmen
of the world not to come to Chicago in
expectation of getting work in connection
with the worlds fair.
AT Harrisburg, Pa, President Weihe, of
the Amalgamated Association decided, aft
er comforting with the strikers, that the
men had violated the laws of the associa-
ton by striking without the sanction Of
that body and must return to work.
OVER !, 400 conductors and drivers of the
West End street railway, Boston, have en-
rolled themselves as members of the teder-
alton oflabor and it is claimed that within
the week 80 per cent Of the men in these de-
partments will have joined the federation.
AT Duquoin ILL.,, 500 coal miners march
ed in body to Hngley House and served
notice on Robert Cummings, an anti-labor
agitator to leave town. Cummings is a
coal miner, but is against the locked
out miners attitude here in not resumlng
work.
The Catasaqua Rolling Mill, at Allen.
town, Pa, where 900 employees have been
idle since July because the managers
refused to sign the Amalgamated Associa-
ton schedule, will resume with non-uni on
hands. The fires were lighted in the
furnaces. The burgess has promised ample
police protection. @
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
SPORTS.

WHILE going from Chicago to Saratoga.
Proctor Knott, the famous geldine con-
tracted cold which DEVELOPED into lung
lever, and he may die. "
JOHN S. PRINCE, of Omaha the champion
bicycle rider, is arranging for series of BIZ
cycle races in Wi!ona. A large number
will enter the races.
The Hersey & Bean base ball nine have
challenged the Mascots (both of Stillwater)
tor game of ball at the new park, Sunday.
Aug. 9, tor $25 side -, =, =.
AUSTIN GIBBONS signed the articles of
agreement that were signed bv Jack McAn-
life, agreeing to fight on Sept. Is at the
Granite club, Hoboken, N. J.
MANAGER CHAPMAN, of the Louisville
team, says salaries are paid to Aug. !. and
he has more to run the club for some weeks
He claims that there will be plenty of back
ing should the present stockholders fail to
stand by the club.
FRANK L1NDENsrE1NE, tailor of Kansas
City, broke the worlds high diving record.
He dived from platform 81 feet high into
the lake at Washington parA, beating the
record by five feet. Lindensteine struck of
his shoulder and came up winded, but
none the worse for his feat. TWEEN ty
thousand people witnessed the event.
FIERCE and bloody fight of six rounds
was fought to a finish near Hattiesbure.
Miss, between E. s. Eastland, a Mormon
elder, and Sebe Pierce, a Protestant There
had been some trouble between the parties
and they agreed to fight it out with bare
knuckels: A ring was formed, referee
and timekeepers appointed and the contest
conducted in regular prize ring stVle.
Pierce was knocked out.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Fremont, ONO, is without watersupply,
owing to the tearing away Of dam.
A HEAVY rain storm flooded the streets of
Williamsport, Pa, two to three feet deep,
and did much damage.
CLouDBURsTs occurred at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, and Austin, New. The losses were
$50, 600 and TO- 600 respectively.
AT Cheyenne, Mrs. John Kurtz was
fatally burned, as the result of pouring
kerosene upon a lighted fire in stove :
AT Pleasantville, N. j., lightning struck
the Pennsylvania express, doing consider
able damage to one OF the coaches. w.
; A CLOUD burst occurred at Ashua, N, Y,
causing the track to spread so that rail
road engine was wrecked and fireman
fatally injured.
AT Warren, Ohio, Ed Caldwell (colored)
and John Tumason took refuge under
tree during rain storm. Lightning struck
the tree and killed both men. =.
A WRECK occurred on the Iron Mountain
road in Arkansas in which eight people
were hurt, but none seriously The acct
dent was caused by spreading of the rails.
AT Chicago, Arthur Thomas. the 9-year-
old son of Manager Thomas of the "Coun-
ty Fair" was thrown from his horse and re-
ceived fatal injuries, dying soon afterward.
In the Berwind mines at Portage, Pa,
John Church and William Meyers were in
stantly killed by fall of coal. A third
man, a Hungarian, was probably fatally
hurt.
AT Denver, Co.,. w. S. Pollett, general
manager Of the Western Coal Screening
and Patent Manufacturing Company, was
run over by Union Pacific train and in
stantly killed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
Collecting Stamps,

A story is told in the Boston Her.
aid of an elderly uncle who left to his
nephew the entire contents of his
house, which was very nearly all he
had to leave. In the uncle desk was
found an enormous accumulation of
papers. for he had much correspon-
dence with m my corners ofthe world,
and had carefully preserved every
letter he had received. And, what is
more, inside the fold of every letter
was the envelope in which it had
come.
The nephew, who was an ingenious
young gentleman, saw a small for
tune in this seeming triviality Many
of the foreign and colonial stamps on
the envelopes were of great value,
and he sold them en- bloc to a dealer
in foreign stamps for several hundred
pounds. Some of these very stamps
may, perhaps, have found placein
the exhibition which lately opened in
Vienna, says London journal.
1t clearly will not do to laugh at
the stamp maniacs any more.
stamp collecting is no longer confined
to- schoolhoys, but has become the
amusement and often the passion, of
millionaires.
For to make a collection with any
approach to completeness is only
possible to a millionaire-or his SON.
in-law. 1t is, we believe, a member
of a French branch of the house of
RothschiId who possesses the most
complete collection. 1t seems rather
a crazy thing to give $50 to e1O0
for a postage stamp, but the man
who does that is no worse than the
book collector who gives handful of
sovereigns for an edition which is
half an inch taller than one for which
he would not give half crown. We
are all mad on some point, so by all
means let US have free trade in
manias.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-08-06
PEOPLE PRINT.

THE grand duke of Mecklenburg is dv-
ing. His limbs are becoming paralyzed.
HERR ScHL1cK, Conservative has been
elected to the seat in the reichstag for
Memel made vacant by the death ofCount
Won Motke.
JESSIE FoTHERG1LL, the novelist, is dead
in London. Miss Fothergill was the
author OF 1.-THE First Violin'' and other
works. ----
FREDERICK c. HAvEMEYER, founder of
the well known Havemeyer sugar firm.
died at Throggsneck, N. Y, aged eighty
five. He was possessed of a vast estate.
JOHN ROLAND REED, familiarity known
as "Old Pop Reed, and the father of
Roland, the widely known comedian, has
just died at his residence in Philadelphia
after long illness.
MISS HALL, correspondent of the New
York Mail and Express and other papers,
will bring suit against the Boston Herald
for damages on account of an alleged libel
Gus article that appeared in az issue of that
paper. $780,
niece of NJ. ]. Carpenter, general mana
ger OF the Duluth & Iron Mountain rail-
road, died suddenly in her uncle's special
car between Evansville and GAINESVILLE, Wis,
while en- route to Chicago. The car was
side tracked at GAINESVILLE on account of the
death.
DR.. WILLIAM R. HARPER has accepted
the principalship of the entire Chautauqu a
system ofstudy. Chancellor Bishop Vim
cent, however, still remains at the head.
George b. Vincent will be vice principal
and the chancellor's assistant.
The Flemings, one of the oldest families
of West Virginia, are arranging for a ma
tional reunion on the 10th Of August. Ex-
Gov. Fleming of Florida, and Gov. Elem
ing, of West Virginia, and large number
OF distinguished men Of the name will be
| present. The family is most numerous in
| New En- gland and the Western states.