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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20

1t may seem ungrateful, too much like
looking gift horse in the mouth, to crit,
else, but it really appears that the testing
part of the bounty law, as far as it applies
to maple sugar, is likely TO be rather incon-
venient, cumbersome and expensive. A
simpler method that ould answer all prac-
tlcal purposes equally well is not, perhaps,
impossible to devise The cost of the DO
larlscope test may possibly equal or exceed
the amount of bounty that would be saved
to the United States on all the maple sugar
not found up to the bounty standard. 1t
must be an exceedingly poor quality that
will not test above 80, judging from the
fact that of all the low grade sugar import
ed less than two per cent tests below so of
the polariscope. Probably no sugar of as
low grade as 80 and not above 10,
Dutch standard, is ever used for direct con
sumption, but goes first to the refner.
The reduction of the duty on granulated
sugar is referred to in the article above as
being two cents per pound Two cents per
pound is about the average reduction on all
kinds of sugar, but little graduated sugar
being imported, The duty on sugar under
the tariff of lSS3-stil in force-is from
Ia to 3! cents per pound. The new tariff
on sugar, to go into effect April l, 1891
provides that all sugar not exceeding num-
Der 10, Dutch standard, shall be admitted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20
Children Cry for Pitchers CastOria.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was a Child, she cried for CastoriA,
When she became Miss, she chung to CastOriA,
When she had Children, she gave them CasloriA.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20
THE POLARISCOPE

So many questions are being asked h;
farmers about the polariscc.., - WIN oe
etc that tho fnlI~t ~tlscOpe is an lnstru-
If Interest AZ resembling a telescope, so
mani - Sved that when tube is put in the
idle of it filled with a solution made nv
dlssolving a certain weight of the sugar
under examination in certain quantity of
water and then is pointed at strong light.
the light is reflected out of the tube until a
prism of crystal, called Iceland spar, is so
turned in the tube that the light passes
through and into the eye of the observer
Inc moving of this prism is measured on a
scale, aud on this scale the per cent of sug-
ar may he read. If distilled water be
placed in the tube the scale reads zero; if
solution of 26 05 grains of pure sugar in
lOO cubic centimetres be placed in the tube.
the scale reads 100; if the same weight of
sugar of unknown quality be dissolved
IN the same volume of water, the reading
OF the scale, wherever it NAV be located be-
tween zero and 100, will be the per cent of
sugar present The use of the polariscope
by individual farmers is utterly out of
the question, both on account of its cost and
the fact that only an experienced chemist
can understand the method of test. The
Instruments are made in this country. but
all that are used here are imported from
Germany, those manufactured there being
much superior. With duty paid, a polari-
scope would cost ordinarily about Sl75. If
one test only was made, it would take fully
half an hour, and rapid days work could
hardly turn out more than go tests. The
task of testing will thus entail a vast
amount of labor, and the exact method by
which 1t will be done is not known.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20

Potatoes were not planted in New England
fields until l7lS. A '''''u
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20
". l. HAULET,
WOOD YARD.

ANlNd bought the wood business furmerI,
carried on by II. l.. Canedy on Elliot sti,,.t
van am prepared 10 furnish HARD and Sol T
MUD both green and dry. four feet long ,r
ntVFu Ior the stove, at the lowest living pr,. =
sicn klndlings and shavings Orders by man or
HIt az richardson's meat market promptly at
Tended tn. Terms strictly cash
2S' GEORGE ~. PERRY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20

It costs the government S72, 900 year for Irvine
TO tie up mail packages with.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20

The marshy, oyeriiowed lands, sunken lots and
mar submerged river banks, which give them
blrlu, the seeds of malaria impregnate the air
anu are Inhaled at every breath by thousands un,
provided with any adequate safeguard against
lnr anriul influence Yet such eXist-potent
auhr TO remedy or TO prevent, pure In its constit
urnls, and the professionally recognized suhsti.
iut" Tor the hateful drug, Qunine It's name is
ho'u'tlri stomach Buffers, a family specific and
sAl, guard foremost not only as an antidute to
WNAlh' nut also as means Of permanently re-
moving dyspepsia, and relieving constipation
HNrf complaint, rheumatism, kidney and bladder
alllrhl', ana nervousness. Among inygoraDts
~ llhrs the hrSt place, and is also superb an.
FlNer. Use II systematically
California regulators recently hanged the wrong
man aud then sent a letter of apology TO his
widow. - ~ ~
Here 1t is, and fills the bill much better than
anything Nr could say: 1T gives me the greatest
P'a-uiT 20 write 4uu IA regard To Chamherlain's
Nvush Remedy. During the past winter have
SON more ul u than any other kind, and have vet
70 mig ANY one hut what was benefited hy taxing
~ nave never had any medicine in MY stol,,
nlai gave such universal satisfaction - NJ
Rooney druggist, Geuda Springs. Kansas Fiftv
cent ool'leS Tor sale by +. G. Thorn.
have been a sufferer from catarrh for "A wears
FOUND immediate relief In the use of FIy's
cream Balm Since using il have not suffered
"A moment from headache, sore throat or loss Of
s"'p rom which / prev iously suffered caused
"4 v"'t'lh consider your Balm valuable rem.
Guy a. u Nassar, ~ Warren ST.. New York
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20

NothiD- Saved. SO the panic hit YOU
hard ~ Yes, everything ne except nv
honor Sorry. | had o. idea you were
such total wreck, "-Neic York Recorder.
Have you read my last novel, my dear
friend - Certainly" "Well, and how
did you like it ~ II laid down the book
with the ltrentest sntisfnctinr %
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-20

'illi"rnih regulators recently hanged the wrong
n'ih a"d then sent letter of apology to his
The record-union., 1891-04-21
Home Decorations.

kanko crete for curtains is a fabric
done in patterns of the Japanese order.
stencilled or printed in part, and part OF
the design brought out by embroidery
stitches. 1t is, in fact, compromise be-
tween plain printed crete and embroid-
cry. Industrious women will find a
charm in filling in the printed portions
of the fabric, with stitches in COPY of that
embroidered on the work.
a rich and brilliant effect is obtained in
walls intended to be decorated by mixing
an equal quantity of marble dust with
the lime used in making the plaster.
This gives softness of tint which cannot
be obtained with ordinary plaster. In
Italy it has long been the custom to give
final coating of marble dust to walls in
tended to be treated by the wet process.
new effect in color in wall decoration
has been devised by Mr.. Whistler, in the
painting of small London room. The
walls We're first painted pure black, and
were then afterwards overlaid with a coat
of semi-transparent yellow. The effect
was the apparent annihilation of the
walls and the production of the impress
sion of living in petrified nocturne, an
endless London fog, but the small room
no longer looked small.
The record-union., 1891-04-21
Special to the REcoRp- UNION.


NEW YoRK, April 20. - A terrible
tragedy was enacted in the Italian quar-
ters of Hoboken early this morning. An
gelo Gaboth and wife came to spend the
night at the home of Mrs. GabOth's par
ents, Antonio Chincella and wife. Gaboth
was shiftless fellow, and in view of the
tragedy it is probable that last nights
visit was a deliberate plot to rob the
Chincellas.
About o'clock this morning Gaboth
arose, and, entering the room where his
wife was sleeping with her mother,
plunged a stiletto into the old woman's
abdomen, killing her. The fact that his
wife remained perfectly quiet, with the
mothers blood squirting over her, is
taken as evidence of the fact that she was
a party to the horrible plot.
Gaboth then went into the next room,
and thrust the stiletto into the neck of
old Chincella, meaning to end his father
in-law's life with one blow. He missed
the vital spot, however, and the old man
gave cry, which aroused his two sons in
the next room.
One of them seized the stiletto, and
Sprang at the murderer like tiger. a
fierce contest followed, the men lighting
up and down the room, striking at each
other. Suddenly Gaboth's wife sprang
out of bed and tried to separate the COM
batants, receiving two serious stabs. The
Older of the sons seized her, pulled her
away, and let the combatants fight it out.
a moment later Gaboth flung up his
arms with a loud cry and fell dead.
Young Chincella had driven the stilettO
through his left eye into the brain.
Young Chincella went at once to the
police station and reported the occur
renee. He was seriously cut. His sis
ter's injuries are not dangerous, but the
old man will probably die.
The bodies of Mrs. Chincella and Ga
both were taken to the MOrgue.
TRUE BILL AGAINST GIBSON.
CHICAGO, April 20.-The Federal Grand
Jury returned true bill this morning
against George J. Gibson, former Secre-
tary of the whisky trust, on the charge of
attempting to bribe Government agent
to blow up Shufeldt's distillery. A capias
for GibsOn's arrest was at once issued.
4 DESPERATE NEGRO.
CHARLESTON CIV. Va.), April 20-Sim
Johnson. negro who ravished Eva
Baily. respectable white girl, was sem
fenced to-day to be hanged. After Judge
Snyder pronounced the sentence john
son made desperate attempt to kill him,
but the officers, after a struggle, sue
ceeded in dragging the negro away be-
fore he had seriously injured the Judge.
SIX NEGROES KILLED.
CHATTANOOGA CTenn.), April 20.-A re-
port has reached here from lockwood,
seventy-siX miles from Chattanooga, on
the Cincinnati Southern road, that twenty
five miles from that place, on Sunday, a
party of native mOuntaineers rode into
ihe tan bark camp of the Cumberland
Mountains, and without warming shot
and killed six negroes and wounded ten
mountaineers. 1t is said that they had
been discharged for incompetency, and
took this method of vengeance.
The record-union., 1891-04-21
THE JAcksoN-CoRBEr.r FIGHT.
Corbett Sends n Letter to the Press
Regarding Jackson's Actions.

Corbett Sends Letter to the Press
Regarding Jackson's Actions.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2O.-James ].
Corbett, who is matched to meet Peter
Jackson before the California Athletic
Club on May 21st, has sent the following
communication to the press:
Having noticed n statement of Jack
sons that there is no forfeit up in our
match, 1 beg to inform you that on the
night our match was made the Directors
of the California Athletic Club asked
both jackson and myself to put up $500
each as guarantee that we would both
be on hand on the night of May 2lst. The
| Treasurer of the California Club after
wards came to me and got my five hun
dred, and trusted TO the honesty of the
Directors of the club to do the same with
Jackson. President Eulda promised me
| that the California Club would go secur-
| ity for Jackson. Now, if this match is
postponed on .lackson's account l will
look TO the Directors of the California
Club for his five hundred, and l will will
ingly forfeit my money if by any acci-
dent | am unable to appear on May 2lst.
when 1 was East l became sick, and,
cancelling all engagements, / returned to
California as soon us possible, to get into
condition to train for this match. On the
other hand Mr.. Jackson hurt his foot
three weeks ago, and instead of trying to
get well, he has been dissipating in every
way since, which assertion l can prove
! by several reputable citizens of Oakland.
"There is considerable talk as to
whether the match will take place or not
1t certainly appears that Mr.. Jackson is
| not over anxious to meet me. 1t is a
source of annoyance to me not to be able
to know positively whether the match
will come off or not. This is the first
time l have alluded to Mr.. Jackson's
| ability or courage, and l do it now only
on behalf of my friends and myself"
The record-union., 1891-04-21
RECIPROCITY WITH SPAIN.
PROVISIONS OF THE NEW COM
MERCIAL TREATY.
Spain Forced to Make Many Conces-
sions-Fear of Civil War
in Cuba.
in Cuba.
Special to the REcoRDUN1oN.

|
MADRID, April 20. = The reciprocity
convention betweeuSpain and the United
States provides thatin turn for the privi-
lege of the free entry into the United
States of Antilles sugars, molasses, coffee
and hides, and a reduction of duty on
1 tea, America viii obtain the exemption
from duties on most of her raw and man
ufactured products and a reduction Of the
tariff on cereals and flour.
The negotiations were protracted on
cereals, flour and oils, including petrole-
um and lard. Some question in regard
to tobacco was also raised, but not COM
ing within the scope of the reciprocity
section, the American tariff was put
| aside.
Premier Canovas offered a protracted
| resistance to the abolition of the tariff on
| flour, owing to the protests of the Span
ish traders. Eventually representations
that American reciprocity would be inn
! possible without the free admission of
American cereals, induced Premier Ca
novas to assent to such reduction of the
| tariff as will place American flour upon
nearly an equal footing with Spanish
| flour.
The Santander merchants declare that,
taking into consideration the cost of
| transportion, American flour will crush
out the Spanish product in the Spanish
! West Indies. Cuba now consumes 5O0,-
600 barrels of flour yearly, chiefly Span
| ish, which enters free of duty, and paws
for it So per barrel.
The trade in American flour burdened
with an extra duty of twenty per cent.
| since 1889, has been completely wiped out
to the advantage of the Spanish product
! Under the new convention the entry of
American flour practically free of duty,
! will lower the price to about S6per barrel,
and Will extinguish the importation OF
| Spanish flour, while increasing the Cuban
consumption to a million barrels yearly,
| all of which will be American product
If the pressure of the Spanish interests
had not been counteracted by the de-
mands of the Cuban Commission, Cano-
vas would have declined to make such
concessions. The prospect ola dangerous
tension of the relations of Spain with
Cuba and Porto Rico, resulting possibly
in civil war, obliged the Government to
sacrifice the home industries to colonial
interests.
Under the new convention America
will obtain kind of Zollverein with
the Spanish Antilles. Her wheat
beans, flour, lard, petroleum, manufact-
ured products and machinery will enter
practically free of duty. Among other
| Spanish exports, olive oil will be replaced
by American lard and beans, now ex-
| ported to Cuba in large quantities, will
cease to be sent. The advantage resulting
to Cuba will be great, but it is impossible
to estimate the injury to the Spanish
trade.
The record-union., 1891-04-21

great productions of the field into the
manufactures of products is very great
1here can certainly be no reason why a
very large part of the million bales of
cotton which you produce should not be
spun IN Texas. lCheers. / hope your
people Will more and more turn their
thoughts to this matter, for just in pro-
portion as a community or State suitably
divides its energies among the various
industries, so does it retain the wealth it
produces and increase its population.
Applause
My fellow citizens, the pride of Amer
lea, that which should attract the admira-
ton, and has attracted the imagination of
many people upon the face of the earth,
is our system of government. APP
plause.l 1 am glad to know, and here
express my satisfaction, that here in the
State OF Texas you are giving attention to
education; that you have been able to
establish school fund, the interest upon
which promises a most magnificent en-
dowment for your schools. These schools
are the pride and safety of our State.
They gather into them, upon the COM
mon level with us, and | hope with you,
children of the rich and poor"
SANDERsoN (Tex.), April 2O.-The
Presidential party passed through here
at lO:45 tonight, Ell route to Eel Paso,
where they are due tomorrow at 10
| o'clock.
REPRESENTATIVES, FROM PRESIDENT
DIAZ.
| WASHINGTON, April 20-The Collector
| at FL PasO has been instructed to permit
| the Governor of Chihuahua, Mexico, and
stat staff with battery of artillery to enter
| the United States tomorrow. They come
as representatives of President Diaz TO
pay their respects to President Harrison
and fire salute in his honor.
The record-union., 1891-04-21
Special to the RECoRp-UNToN.

PRESCOTT "a. IT,, April 20.--Tom Gala
CHER, book-keeper for the United Verde
Copper Company at Jerome, shot and
killed James Hawkins, Constable,
yesterday.
Gallagher had been arrested on Satur-
day and taken before Justice of the
Peace charged with resisting an officer.
His trial was to have taken place to-day,
and he was turned over to the custody of
Constable Hawkins to guard until the
trial, there being no Jail.
Hawkins gave him in charge of a
deputy for a few hours, during which
Gallagher procured pistol, which he
concealed in his clothes. When Hawkins
resumed charge of him, and while walk
ing along the street with the prisoner,
Gallagher suddenly, without warning,
drew his pistol, and, placing it against
Hawkins body, fired, the ball passing
through his body, producing wound
from which he died in few hours.
Gallagher is in custody, but refuses to
make any statement, further than to
state that he was drunk at the time.
The record-union., 1891-04-21
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The Complaint of the Glenwood Lun
ber Company Dismissed.

The Complaint of the Glenwood Lum-
ber Company Dismissed.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-The Rail-
road Commissioners met to-day. The
case of the Glenwood Lumber Company
VS.. the Southern Pacific Company was
dismissed upon the request of the attor-
neys of the plaintiff. The original COM
plant alleged excessive rates on lumber
between Santa Cruz and San Francisco.
The case of the residents of Pasadena,
charging an increase in the price of com
utation tickets between the above men
toned place and the city of Los Angeles.
was postponed for one week, during
which time both sides will file briefs
The evidence will be considered, and a
decision given at the next meeting of the
board.
The complaint of Mr.. Emmons against
the 9reka Branch Railroad was referred
to Commissioner Beckman, with power
to act.
The Secretary read complaint from
George II. Bennett, who speaks on behalf
of the people of Coatinga, Fresno County.
This gentlemen would like to know if
the Southern Pacific Company is under
contract with the Government to deliver
the mail daily at the town mentioned
At present the mail is delivered only
three times a week-Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. The complaint con-
cludes with a statement that Coatinpa
shipped $4,000 sacks OF wheat last year.
and is suffering from lack of depot IA
cilitieS.
The record-union., 1891-04-21
REBELLIOUs SOLDIERS.
An Artillery Battery Refuses to Obey
an Order to Parade.

An Artillery Battery Refuses to Obey
an Order to Parade.
LONDON, April 20.-Another evidence
similar to the case of the Grenadier
Guards has been furnished of the discon-
tented and rebellious spirit rife in the
ranks Of the army. The Thirty-fourth
Artillery Battery, stationed at Fort
Grange, Gossport, when ordered out for
parade Saturday, refused to obey the
command. The men rushed out of their
quarters swearing and threatening the
officers, and finally stoned the officers
quarters, breaking the windows The
men being uncomfortable, other compa-
nies We're ordered to arrest the rioters,
but they refused to carry out the instruc-
tons. The recalcitrants We're prevailed
upon by the urging of some of the more
popular officers to resume their duties,
the promise being made that their griev-
ances would be listened to at the proper
time. Eight of the men were afterward
arrested. The men allege that they are
drilled to excess, and subjected to an un-
necessary amount of menial duty, be-
sides being poorly fed. An inquiry into
the affair has been orderedstrom London.
The record-union., 1891-04-21
MRS. FossUN,s SLAYER.
He is Believed to Have Been browne
in the Sacramento River,

He is Believed to Have Been Drowned
in the Sacramento River.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-The police
are satisfied that they have found Andrew
Hedgberg, the brutal murderer of Mrs.
Fossum. But he will not cause them
much worriment now, for he is dead and
his body has been found at Collinsyille.
1t was dragged out of the water in fish
erman's net last night. This morning
Chief Crowley received a dispatch from
Acting Coroner Dozer advising him of
the above facts.
The Identification of the drowned man
as Hedgberg is complete, if Mrs Brown.
who lived next to Mrs. Fossum on Stew
enson street and who knew Hedgberg, is
to be relied on. a day or two since
Detective Anthony was sent to Collins
vile on the track of the supposed muir
derer, who was working near there on a
ranch. When the detective arrived the
man was gone, but he left some of his
clothing behind, and this Anthony
brought to this city. Mrs. Brown identi-
fed it as that which Hedgberg had worn.
The dispatch received by the Chief to-
day states that the drowned man is the
one who owned the clothing There is
another man suspected of being Hedg-
berg, under arrest at Arbuckle, Colusa
County, and Detective Whitaker and
Mrs. Brown have been sent there to see
whether he is really Hedgberg. From
the Collinsville dispatch it is likely that
the Arbuckle authorities have made a
mistake. Mrs. Brown will be sent to the
latter place to identify the drowned man,
if possible.
The Coroner's jury began an investiga-
ton into Mrs. FOssum's death this morn
ing. Testimony was introduced similar
to the story already published in the
nounced that he would postpone the in
quest until the Collinsvflle matter is in
vestigated. The jurymen protested that
the postponement was unnecessary, say
ing that the case was clearly one of MUIR
Der, and their duties were ended. The
case went over.
The record-union., 1891-04-21
British Grain Market.

LONDON, April 20.-The Marx Lane
cypress says: English wheat continues in
the sellers favor. Foreign was active
during the week, and there were large
sales at rise Of Sd. Barley is in demand
at an advance of Is. Oats are Sd higher.
For maize there was an increased in
quiry, atan advance of Is to IS. Trade is
realizing. big profits. At to-day smarket
the London average for English wheats
was 39s 4d, while ASS Sd was paid forgood
reds, and 45s Sd for the best whites. For
eign was Is higher for reds, and Is Cd for
whites. Flour weRe8up Is Cd. Maize is
| strong, and advanced Is Sd, being quoted
at 3lS TO 23S