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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02

pupllc documents which may peN N
hv heads of bureaus without exE,
thorizat1cn by Congress. The ana
was rejected u to 81. Mr.. Ric5a
then offered the same amendment IN
Notification which expressly eycerSu IN a
Department of Agriculture from I fbs ,lAs
itation. Agreed to without on,os;t;
MI. Richardson offered an am ump''' U5llO
providing that no document 81 tr , n,"Ivlt
an executive department Shall uunta1no o}
notice that the same is sent vita the t.' IA an
Dlimentso of an officer OF the coyprn eOl'
Agreed to. The committee then rInn an
reported the bill to the House. Tbas ssld
amendment voted on was that strikinc4 IG
the appropriation OF 5000 0Ol 1 AZ. 0I
new mint building at PhiI2da4I,, a
The amendment was rejected: y Ss,- y.
nays. 116. Mr.. Holman moved a wv rs,s y,
sideration and Mr.. Bingham moya{ II,
table that motion. Mr.. Bingham : mn. .
was carried; yeas: 107; nays. IL: amy ~S' @ga
appropriation for the mint remains IN W.
bill. The remaining amendments ,o ~t
adopted IN bulk; and the bill (Which WYE
consumed almost three weeks Of the TN, na
of the House) was finally passed. N4'
WASHINGTON, May Is. = The HIM.
spent the day nominally in c0nSldcrmg" !,
committee of the whole the p0si-oiicaa A.
preparation bill. incidentally the NcEr,II
lev tariff was discussed. The matt y M, n'-
still under discussion when the connn~o
rose and the House adjourned unit! Tna,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
TEN THOUSAND HOMELESS
Appeal Issue ed for Destitute Flood Suffer-
ers in Arkansas.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, May 25.-The
Board of Trade to-day issued an appeal
to the public for aid for food sufferers.
Reports from points along the White
and st. Francis rivers, tributaries
to the Arkansas, estimate that
fully 10000 residents Of the val.
leys of these rivers have been
rendered homeless. A number of lives
have also been lost, and there is much
restitution and suffering among the
afflicted people. Two lives are re-
ported to have been lost in the lower
Arkansas bottoms.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
YELLOW FEVER IN INDIANA.

Alleged Case Near Brazil Causes Great
Alarm.
BRAZIL, Ind, May 26.-There is 8
rumor that yellow fever has caused
one death near here, and this town is
greatly excited lest It be visited by the
dread disease. A camp of gypsies
stayed here about a week ago. One of
the women became violently sick and
died. Many think it was case of the
genuine fever. Officers are to investi-
gate the case.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
CREEDE MAY BE WIPED OUT.
Tho Colorado Mining Town in Danger OF
Inupd alton.

Tho Colorado Mining Town in Danger OF
InuRdation.
CREEDE, Col, May 27.-Creede is IN
danger of being swept away. Tho
melting of the snow on the ranges
has caused Willow Creek to rise
rapidly, and for the past week
it has been running bank full. 1t is
now almost out of it's banks, and
the dykes are apt to give way
at any moment. Residences along
the valley road are in a
perilous position, for once the dyke
gives way there is no hope for the town,
which is mostly bottom land. Many
people have left the city, owing to the
danger of flood.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
WOODRUFF DIED A PAUPER.
A Well Known Wisconsin Man Who Mar
ried Sister of Gov. Peck.

A Well Known Wisconsin Man VINO MAJ
ried Sister OF Gov. Peck.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 2S.-Davlo
K. Woodruff, a pauper, died in St
Marks Hospital yesterday of carbuncIe.
He was once wealthy and engageIe
in the marble business near Nil
waukee. He married sister O.!
Gov. Peck, of Wisconsin, but the mar
riage was not happy, and divorce wa'
obtained by the wife and he sank rapid
ly in the social scale. Since the separa,
ton Mrs. Woodruff has been resldenl
of Fort Atkinson, Wis, where she hal
taken care Of her aged parents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02

of s32,000,oOO. which includes dam
age to railway property. de-
struction OF or damage to levees, to
farmbuildings, machinery, live stock
and crops, as we'll as loss on other pro-
perry. Louisiana and Arkansas have
lost less in this respect than has peen
reported, and Illinois and Missouri
probably more. Losses in Iowa and
kansas have been greatly exaggerated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
The tiolor Line IN Kentucky,

Gov. Bird n, of Kentucky, has signed
the separate coach" bill. The law
provides that every passenger railway
train shall be provided with separate
coach for negroes. It goes into effect
ninety days after the adjournment of
the legislature. The negroes of the
state have been strongly opposed to the
law.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
OUT OF A MEXICAN PRISON.
The California Constable Who Was Alb
ducted To Re ReIensed.

Quoted to Be Released.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, May 26.-The excite
ment over the case of Deputy Con-
stable Oberlander, who was arrested
and imprisoned in Mexico, just below
the line at Tia Juana, is abating. Tie
reports that Oberlander was ill-treated
by the Mexican officers appear now to
be untrue. He has been brought back
to Tia Juana. Gov. Torres will arrive
Tomorrow and make personal lnves-
tigation, and it is expected that Ober-
lander will be released.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
ANNA DICKINSON BEATEN.

She Loses Her Suit Agninst the RePUb-
lican National Committee.
New York, May 27.-Anna Dickin-
sons suit against members of the Re-
publican National Committee was dis
missed on the ground that the con-
tract she set up was illegal. She
claimed that she had been employ to
make campaign addresses in thstfast
presidential election. Ape,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02
S3c. 900. 600 DAMAGE ,,x The Floods

Nav York, May 27.-Special advices
to Bradstreet's from regions affected
more seriously by the foods point
10 an aggregate loss in FIVE states
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-06-02

to the trench and pulled the two men
out. A physician was called, and in a
short time the men were revived.
A CIRCULAR on school architecture is
being prepared in the Office Of the SUI
perintendent of public instruction at
Madison. The circular contains plans
and directions for the building, heating,
ventilating, ETC.. Of school houses of I'll
sizes from one to twenty rooms. 1t
will, when completed, be distributed
among all the school boards Of the state.
MARIA SWEENEY, the notorious win
dow-smasher, is again IN Ashland.
JAMES COLLINS and Thomas Ryan
we're sentenced at Ashland to three and
two years respectively, III the state pen
itentiarv. They were put off Wiscon-
sin Central train about two weeks ago
by the conductor, and shot several
times at the latter.
BIDS have been opened for erecting a
new hall for the La Crosse Deutscher
Nerein. to replace Gernanla Hall,
which was destroyed by fire last fall.
They were satisfactory, and a comfort
lum, klndergarten rooms, etc., q theater
that will accommodate sou people, with
8 stage 40 by is feet, will be secured for
about $4,000.
returns from all but eight of the vot-
ing precincts in the Twenty-third Sena-
torial Ts5trict indicate the election of
DR.. Solliday, of Watertown, over George
]. kispert, OF Jefferson, by about the
same majority that the late Senator
Greene received over Stone in 1890.
THE Peoples party has placed the
following state ticket in the field: For
governor, C. NJ. Butt, of Vernon; lieu
tenant-governor, Martin Pattison, of
Douglas: secretary of state, Aaron
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
The Saber Has Had Its Day.

1.-THE saber," said Colonel John S.
Mosby, the famous confederate soldier,
recently, " is about as useless in actual
warfare as the fifth wheel of coach.
1t is only tradition. Gunpowder
knocked it out, and it has been retained
in the service largely on sentimental
grounds. On dress parade and on &C.
casions of ceremony the saber does
well enough, but no sane man would
think of using saber in a modern bat
tie. During the Franco-Prussian war
only seven men were killed by the
saber on beth sides, and yet you could
count the men killed in our war by that
weapon on your fingers. We discarded
it altogether in my command. In the
ancient days when King Arthur was on
earth, the saber was of some use, but
it is entirely out of place in the nine
teenth century. The government could
save money and at the same time I'M
prove the efficiency of the service by
abolishing the saber from the army
Fiction writers will, of course, cling to
it, for its loss would deprive them of
one Of the chief articles of their stock
in trade. The paper hero must cut his
way through the ranks of the enemy ,
just so often or he is no good. Then,
it looks well-on paper-for regiment
or army to charge on the enemy with
sabers drawn etc. All that kind of
stuff may 'go' in books, but it is SUI
premely ridiculous to military men,
CHICAGO Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
What Was 1t.

The father had come to the COM
mencement exercises, and the son was
showing him the sights. See that
heavy-set fellow over there by the
pump" said the boy, as they passed
through the campus. eyes; who's
hep" responded the father, with COM
mendable curiosity. "He's our cham
pion football kicker; and that one he's
talking to leads the record in base ball"
" All and who's the tall chap with the
lantern jaw?" "He's our champion
tennis player. Nobody in the state can
swing racket in the same atmosphere
he does" "Proud of him, suppose?"
ventured the father. You bet we are !;
and 80 we are of the dark-haired fellow
down there by the gate. He's our
crack oarsman and best all.around gym
mast. Rare combination; but he's a
corker, is Jimmie" and the son threw
kiss to Jimmie. "By the way" in
quired the father, "who is valedicto-
rian of the class this year?" The son
looked at his father questioningly.
"Valedictorian?" he asked, with puz-
zled look. Yes; valedictorian, re-
peated the father. "And what's that,
I'd like to know" came from the son
next; and the father went down to the
first train out, and got on board.-De-
trOit Free Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
BARRE TRAINS.
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing July II, 1892.

Trains Going South and East iDW Leave Mont
pelter as follo,oS.
0:OOA. NJ. MAIL. for Fitchburg, Boston, Spring.
field New London and New York.
I2; 80 +. NJ. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low
ell and and New York M ys SsPrPgg 1
and way stations to White River Junction and
5;55 p. NJ. PASSENGER, for White River
sIa:4O A. NJ EXPRESS, for Boston via Lowell
and all points in New England, New York and South
Trains Going North and West.
90: so A. NJ. EXPRESS for Montreal, ogdens.
6:a3 A. Nj. ACCOMMODATION, to st. Adams,
Burlington and Rutland, Troy and New York.
IO:OOA. Nj. PASSENGER, for Burlington, ST.
Adams, Richford, Rouse's Point and St. Johns max.
connections for Troy, Albany and New York.
so 7. NJ. PASSENG GER, fer Burlington, st.
Adams, Montreal, ogdensburg and the West.
3 800 +. M, WHITE MOUNTAIN EXPRESS, for
burlington, Lake Champain and Adirondack points,
o 10 +. NJ. FAST EXPRESS. Pullman sleep
ing Car to Chicago.
making connections at Essex junction for Troy, AL
bany and New York.
Through tickets Chicago and all points West for
ale at the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at '3l5. 1900, 9l5 l0:l5 A. NJ, 100
4:lO, $3.50, 40 1880 p. NJ. Arrive at Barre twenty
five minutes after leaving time.
Leave Barre at ti;J5 6:UO o:35 $40 A. NJ 1900 $780,
4:4G, 700, $780, ll:0O p NJ. Arrive at Montpelier
twenty-five minutes after leaving time.
Trains leave for Williamstown at lO;l5 A. NJ. and
Daily, Sundays included. Sundays only.
All passenger trains Will stop at the Pioneer Works
to take or leave passengers when signalled.
L. W. THOMPSON, Agent.
+. w. BALDWIN, General Superintendent
S. W. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Coast Defense Made Easy.

Should the United States become in
volved in war tomorrow the harbor of
San Francisco would Immediately be
planted with system of subaqueous
mines, the precise locations for all of
which are plated on charts in the pos
session of the war department. Two
telescopes, trained from different OBJ
serving stations, the latter connected
by telegraph, would follow any hostile
vessel that ventured to enter the port,
and the minute she arrived over one of
the mines she would be blown sky high.
This simple operation would be per-
formed by gentleman quietly seated
at table with map before him and
his finger on an electric button.-,San
Francisco Examiner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Mistfll
Snake Charmed Birds.

1t is the popular belief that serpents
have power to charm their prey before
devouring it.. This belief seems to be
applied only to the smaller snakes. The
small snakes, l observe, are endowed
with more patience, and when they
wish TO procure meal they do not
rush upon their victim and by force
crush out its life, but calmly and pa
tiently await their opportunity. be-
lieve that no serpent has the power to
charm. The snake is a natural enemy
to bird-life. For this reason, when
bird observes a snake, it Immediately
sets about to drive away its enemy.
The snake may raise its head and retain
a motiouless attitude, save now and then
the thrusting out of the tongue. The
bird will fly or flutter about, manifest
ing the greatest excitement, cha6ng
and chattering, scolding and screaming
by turns, all the while fitting in hur
ried manner back and forth, until by
this violent exercise in the fruitless eff
fort to accomplish its purpose, it so re-
duces its physical force that it is unable
to continue the warfare further than to
retain with difficulty its hold upon some
friendly branch. In this exhausted
condition it can only flutter its wings,
make fluffy its feathers, and emit a
slight vocal sound. Tired out, the bird
is unable to escape, and thus falls an
easy prey to the snake, that simply
bides its time, and at the right moment
reaches up and captures it.-ForeSt and
| Stream.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

The decrease in the size of families
is subject which causes some alarm.
Taking the United States as a whole, it
is found by the census figures that in
1850 the average family consisted of
8. SO persons. There has been gradual
decrease, it being in 1860 539, in 1870
500, in 1880 5.04, and in 1890 4.94.
Looking at the different geographical
divisions, it is found that this rule holds
true except in the western division,
where the average size of the family
has risen from AIS in 1850 to 4.SS in
1890, the increase having been steady
through the intermediate decades. This
result would have been expected, of
course, on account of the settlement of
the West in the last few years, the pop
ulation having increased rapidly, and
being more and more brought to the
family basis, instead of that of single
individuals or young families settling
in Western territories. The small av-
erage size of the family in Oklahoma,
now territory just opened for settle
ment, shows the influence of new settle
ments upon the size of the family. In
Oklahoma the size of the family will
increase until population becomes fairly
dense, when it will follow the rule OF
older communities, and decrease. When
population becomes more or less urban
in character the maximum is reached
and after that a constantly receding av-
erage will probably be shown at each
succeeding census.-CarroU d. Wright
IN Popular Science Monthly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Only the Grand Army in the Parade.

There is some loud grumbling be-
cause of COMMANDMENT. chief Palmer's
announcement that only members of
the Grand Army of the Republic will
be admitted to the parade at the time of
the national encampment. The reason
for this restriction will be clear to any
one who thinks little on the matter.
The parade is purely a Grand Army
affair and it is regulated by fixed rules,
which give the order in which the de-
partments and posts shall march. There
is no provision in the rules and regula-
tions for outsiders. There has never
been any objection to veterans who
did not belong to the order marching
in the procession, and there is not now.
But since they do not belong to any de-
partment or post, they cannot fall in
with them, but must bring up the rear.
The parade on the Goth of September
next will be so long that it will be i'm
practicable for those who march in the
extreme rear to get up in any time at
ALL The rule adopted by the encamp-
ment at Detroit restricted the line of
march to two miles. 1t is estimated
that there will be fully 10000 men in
the various posts and departments who
will march. 1t has become very Sc
rious question how to get this number
of men over the two miles in any rea-
sonable time. If they are marched
with front of fifteen files, which is
large front for so long march, it is
calculated it may take ten hours to pass
all over the prescribed two miles. A
wider front than fifteen files makes
very hard marching, especially for men
who have not drilled for a quarter of
century; and besides, Pennsylvania
avenue narrows down to an ordinary
street width, with car tracks in the
center, on the eastern side of the treas
ury department. If it is going to take
ten hours to pass the department over
the line of march, and the procession
moves at ten A. M, it will be eight
O'Clock at night before the last depart
ment passes the reviewing stand, so
there will not be much fun for those
who are marching in the rear. The
place where all soldiers will be at home,
without reference to their Grand Army
affiliations, will be the White Lot, where
they will meet by corps, divisions, reg
iments, batteries, etc. This will be a
matter of more importance TO all than
marching in the parade, and every man
who served in the army or navy will be
welcomed to White Lot and find his
comrades and shipmates there to greet
him. National Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
.LM1RA HooKER.s ESTATE.

IA Or NEhAONI washington DISTRICT S.
In Probate Court held Montpelier, ana for said
District, on the nth day of August, A. ID. 1892;
George Gould, Administrator of the estate of
Almira L. Hooker, late of Cabot in said Dis
trict, deceased, makes application to said Court,
with the consent and appreciation in writing of the
heirs of said deceased residing in the State of Yer
mont for license to sell all of the real estate OF
said deceased to wit; Home farm, situated In said
Cabot also one undivided half of cottage, situated
In Queen City Park, South Burlington, in the
representing that the sale thereof would be
beneficial TO the heirs of said deceased and
those interested in her estate, in order to
convert said real estate into money Where
upon II Is ordered by said Court that said application
be referred TO session thereof, to be held at
the Probate ONCE. In said Montpelier ON the LIST day
of September, A. ID. 1872, for hearing ana decision
thereon and 1t is further ordered that all persons
interested be notified hereof by publication OF notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully In the Vermont WdtchmdR State Jour
ndl newspaper published at Montpelier, In this
state, and which circulates in the neighborhood OF
those interested, before said time of hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place and II they
see cause, object thereto. by the Court.-Attest,
05-Q7 HIRAM CARLETON Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
The Expression "Hand and Seal"

The expression "hand and SEAL"
which occurs so frequently in legal
documents, is reminder of the time
when few men were able to write even
their own names. Scores of old Eng
lish and French deeds are extant, some
of them executed by kings and noble
men, in which the signature is hand
dipped in ink, the seal being afterward
appended, together with the sign of
the cross, the name of the man execut-
ing the deed being written by another
hand. Dipping the entire hand in ink
was, however, announcement and dirty,
and later the thumb was substituted.
The seal continued to be used, and
though now it has become only form
atty, legal practice has in many cases
pronounced its employment indispens-
able.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
JACOB EATON's ESTATE.

u STATE OF VERMONT, WashlngtOn DISTRICT So,
In Probate Court, held AT Montpelier IN said Dis-
trict, on the 9Th day of August AID. 1882:
George H. Gray, Administrator of the estate of
Jacob Eaton, late of Calais, in said District, de-
ceased, presents his administration account for
examination and allowance, and makes applica-
ton for decree of distribution and partition of the
estate of said deceased. Whereupon II is ordered by
said Court that said account and said application be
ONCE in said Montpelier, on the 18th DAY of Au.
gust A. ID. 1892, tor hearing and decision thereon
And II is further ordered that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested, by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Vermont WdtehmaR
d. State Journal, a newspaper published at Mont
peler, previous to said time appointed for hearing
that they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause If any they may have, why said account
should not be allowed and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest,
O4O6 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
ALEXANDER BoYLEs' ESTATE.

Z n
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ngton Commissioners to receive examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Alexander Boyles late of Marshfed
in said District, deceased, and all claims
hbted in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the
residence of james Boyles. in Marshfed on the Sd
day of September and It'll day of January next,
from clock Pm. until four o'clock PM, each of
said days and that six months from the eth day of
July A. D. s2 is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims to for
animation aud allowance.
Dated at Marshheld, this LIST day of August A. D.
lSg3. ELI S. PITKIN, ICo,,r,issicnars
O4O6 j. b. PIKE, INOi'irissiOHeis'f
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
SoPHRoNIA II. EDsoN's ESTATE.

y COMMISSIONERS NOTIIE
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of WASH
ington, Commissioners to receive examine and ad-
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Sophronia r. Edson late of Mortified,
in said District, deceased, and all claims
hibited in offset thereto hereby give notice that
will meet for the purposes aforesaid at Mortified
Savings Bank the I'd day OF September and 5th day
of November next, from ten O'Clock A. NJ. until two
O'Clock M, each of said days and that six months
from the 23d day of June, A. ID. lsg2, is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Mortified, this LIST day of August, a. d.
1892 U. A. CLARK JR., iCor,,,issio,ars
04-06 U. ). WILLIAMS, commissioners