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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
SOLDIERS BUDGET.
The Ballad OF Ishmael Day.


One summer morning a daring band
or rebels rode into Maryland
Over the prosperous, peaceful farms
Sending terror and strange alarms,
The clatter Of hoofs and the clang Of arms.
Fresh from the South. where the hungry pine.
They are like Pharaoh's starving kline;
They swept the land like devouringisurge,
And left their path, TO its furthest verge,
Bare as the track of the locustscourge.
" The rebels are coming !" far and near
Rang the tdngs Of dread and fear;
Some psed, and covered and sought to hide
Some stood erect In their fearless pride
And women shuddered and children cried.
But others-vipers in human form,
Singing the bosom that kept them warm
Welcomed with triumph the thievish band,
Hurried to offer the friendly hand,
Az the rebels rode into Maryland
Made them merry with food and wine,
Clad them In garments rich and fine,
FOR rags and hunger to make amends;
Flattered them, praised them, with selfish ends
Leave US scathless, for we are friendsl"
Could traitors trust to traitor MOI
Little they favored friend or foe,
But gathered the cattle the farms across,
FlinRing back with scornful toss
" II ye are friends ye can bear the lost"
Flushed with triumph, and wine, and prey,
They neared the dwelling of Ishmsel Day
sturdy veteran, gray and old,
With heart of patriot firm and bold.
Strong and stesdfast--unbribed, unsold.
And Ishmael Day. his brave head bare,
His white locks tossed by the morning air
Fearless of danger, or death, or scare.
Went out to raise, by the farm.yard bars.
The dear old flag OF the Stripes and Stars.
Proudly, steadily up II flew,
Gorgeous with crimson and white and blue
His withered hand, as he shook II freer,
May have trembled. but not with fear,
While. shouting, the rebels drew more near.
" Hanl"-They had seen tho hated sign
Floating free from old Ishmaels line
Lower that ragi " was their wrathful cry
Never rung Ishmsel Days reply;
Fire. II It please you'll can but diet"
One, with a loud, defiant laugh,
Left his comrades and neared the staff.
" DoVni"-came the fearless patriots cry
Dare to lower that nag, and die
One must bleed for it--you or :"
But caring not for The stern command.
He drew tho halliarda with daring hand;
Pingl went the rifle ball--down he came
Under the flag he had tried to shame
Old Ishmael Day took careful aim!
Seventy winters and three had shed
Their snowy glores on Ishmseps head;
But though cheeks may wither and locks gro'
gray,
His fame shall be fresh and young Away
Honor be to old Ishmsel Day Selected
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

General Rufus Ingalls,, who died in
New York short time ago, was an init
mate friend of General Grant and
served on his staff during the Virginia
campaign. ingalls,, who was good
deal of character in his way, had
among his attendants a spotted dog,
which he priced very highly, but which
was regarded at headquarters as about
the most worthless of the army of ours
that haunted the camp. One day Gen.
eral Grant said: Ingalls,. are you going
TO take that dog into Richmond with
your" "Shouldn't WONDER" was the
cool reply. He comes of very long
lived breed. -ETchdnge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
The Pen Mightier than the Sword.

While the Army of the Potomac was
making its way into Virginia, party of
soldiers, hungry and fierce, had just
reached rail fence, tied their horses,
and pitched their officers tents, when
four pigs incautiously approached the
camp. The men, on noticing them,
Immediately decided upon their capture.
They stationed two parties, one at
each end of V in the fence, with rails
to complete the two sides of square
two men were then sent to scatter
corn before the pigs, and lead them
along inside the V, when the square
was finished and the pigs penned. A
cavalry officer, whose men had at
tempted their destruction with theil
sabres, came up and said, "Ahl the
pen is still mightier than the suOrd!'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
A TEMPORARY PROTECTORfTE

Established Over the Hawaiian Islands -
The Provisional Government Recognized
by the British Consul.
A PROCLAMATION has been issued by
United States Minister Stevens, establish
ing temporary protectorate over the Ha-
waiian islands pending the negotiations at
Washington. The British consul has recog.
nized the provisional government while
awaiting Instructions from London, and all
is quiet. The new government has revoked
the lottery franchise. The marines and
sailors from the United States steamship
Boston are paraded through the streets sew.
eral times each day, but no hostile word OF
objection to their presence Is ext ressed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
A Brave Soldier Gone.

Captain Frank K. Moran, soldier.
writer and veteran, well known in
Grand Army circles, died 10 Baltimore,
December 3. His life was an eventful
one. He was born in Dunnville, Can
ada, in 1874. When the war broke out
he enlisted in the Seventy-third New
York Volunteers. He served through
General McCiellan's Peninsula cam
paign, and was wounded in the battle
of Williams burg. He claimed to be the
first UViOn soldier to enter the breast
works at Yorktown, Va, after it was
abandoned by the Confederates under
Gen. j. B. Mag. uder. He was in the
battle of Frederick sburg, and was then
promoted to sergeant. He was at
Charlottesville, where he won Sec
ond lieutenancy. At Gettysburg he
was twice wounded, piece of shell,
which struck him in the LEI; eve. de-
stroying the sight. He was taken pris,
oner and sent 10 Richmond, whNSE5S =.
was confined for twenty months. lufe.ns
ing that time he was in six prsoet-cKs
capes, the last of which was thestS
the famous Colonel Rose tunnel. crlSs
was recaptured, but got his release al
Wilmington, N. c., and was at opcs
promoted to the rank of captain. AfheH
the war he was appointed clerk in be
New York post.ofiice, where he ;e.
manned for sixteen years. He then Ne.
moved to Philadelphia. where he WIS
for five years in the mint. Mr.. Moran
contributed many articles to the Cen
tury and other magazines, one of which
was an account of the famous escape BY
tunnel from Libby prison.-Philudel
phia Telegraph.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
CONSOLIDATED.

The Old Colony and the New York, New
Haven and Ha, tford Railroads-Terms
of the Agreement.
The union of the Old Colony and New
Haven roads that has long been rumored
has at last been practically settled, but the
arrangement will not destroy the identity OF
she Old Colony system. The basis on " hich
the terms of the union are agreed upon Ia the
exchange OF nine shares OF New Haven for
ten shares OF Old Colony stock. The union
is 10 take effect from the first of last Janu-
airy, but the New Haven directors will not
actually take possession until July next.
The result was finally brought about by the
application Of the Old Colony people for
such move. II is thought that the ABSORB.
ton will in no manner tend to weaken the
future outlook of the New Haven road, but
will bind together two great corporations
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
LYNCH Law IN TEXAS.

Governor Hogg Takes Strong Ground
Against It-His Recommendations to
the State Legislature.
THE recent burning OF the negro, Smith,
bv an angry mob at Paris, Tex, has led
Governor Hogg TO suggest additional leRis-
lation on that subject. He has sent mes
sage 10 the state legislature asking that
body to take some action TO prevent mob
violence in Texas and for the suitable pun
ishment of those who take the law into
their own hands, overcame the local officers
and set the legal machinery of justice at
defiance. The governor uses strong Ian
guage. He characterizes a mob execution
"a murder, and urges that something be
done 10 teach those who participate in such
procs edings that they must answer for their
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
HOW MANY Are THERE?
YOU'D MAKE 4 STIRTLING ARRAY
OF FIG URES.
An Interesting Count Which Would Re
veal Great Deal-some inside History
In Feminine Lives.

Women are great sufferers from nervous
ness, weakness, nervous prostration and
debility. Thousands of girls droop and
lapguish in the close, confined atmosphere
of shops, factories or offices, and hundreds
of thousands wear out their nerve force and
powe r In household cares, family bereave-
ments and responsibilities and work which
never ends.
Here lies the great strain upon the nerv-
GUS systems OF women. Here is the cause
why so many women complain Of being
weak, nervous, tired and exhausted,
2 They have little OF no rest; their life is
one continual round of work duties here,
duties there, duties without number. What
wonder that such women go to bed at night
fatigued, and wake tired and unrefreshed
In the morningl What wonder that they
become worn out, so to speak, in nerve and
vital powerl What wonder that they have
great weakness, exhaustion, pains in back
and limbs, together with the distressing
female complaints which are always caused
by loss of vital strength and vigor! OF how
many thousands of women is the above a
true and exact transcript OF daily life? They
have worn out and exhausted their nerve
force and physical power. They must
work, but 1t follows as surely as the day
follows the night that they must receive
from some source renewal Of nerve force
and physical energies, or the human ma.
chine will soon cease to run at ALL
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
DOMESTIC NEWS.
BLAZING WOOL.
Another Large Warehouse Burned
in Boston.

A FIRR which at one time threatened to
ee repetition Of the Federal street blaze
started last Thursday morning in one of the
large five-story buildings on Atlantic Ave-
nue. Boston, used for storing wool. Before
it was conquered, quantity Of wool valued
at 800, 900 and owned by T. Remick & Co.,
was burned. A second and third alarm was
sounded, but, owing TO bungling OF sleepy
operators at the fire alarm headquarters, a
dozen streams were sent in wrong direc-
ions and valuable time was lost. Many
narrow escapes of firemen from the sudden
collapse of the heavily-laden floors and the
prevalence of live electric wires are re-
corded but happily no fatalities are re-
ported
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
asa J.. POTTER FOUND GUILrr

And May he Imprisoned for Twenty-Five
Years.
THE jury in the case Of Asa =. Potter, ex-
president of the wrecked Maverick Ma
tional Bank of Boston, charged with false
verdict OF guilty on fifteen counts, which
practically covers the case. The case will
go to the supreme court on exceptions.
The minimum sentence is q fine, and the
maximum is twenty-five years in state
prison.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
A Grateful Veteran.

During The war great many of the
regiments passed through Xenia, going
in different directions, and the loyal
ladies Of that community, whenever
they heard that the troops were to pass
through, went to the depot and fur
nished them hot coffee, sandwiches,
ETC., besides providing for them many
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
VERMONT STATE NEWS.
CATTLE QUARANTINE

At Vermont Ports on the Canadian Border
for Period Of Ninety Days.
In accordance with an order from the
agricultural department, signed by Secre-
Canada at the port of st. Adams has been
discontinued for ninety days. The order
establishes quarantine for that length of
time on all Canadian cattle at the port of
Buffalo and declares that city TO be the only
port where such cattle can be admitted into
the United States.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE P1NAMA CULPRITS.

Five of Them Get Very Heavy Fines and
imprisonment.
THE sentences of those prominent in the
Panama scandal were delivered in Paris
last Thursday and caused a profound sem
sation. Those found guilty of swindling
and breach of the peace are Charles De-
Lesseps, who gets five years and thirty
thousand francs fine; Fontane and COtter
each two years and thirty thousand francs;
Eifel, two years and fine OF twenty thou
sand francs. In view of these sentences, it
would appear that the howl against the
government by the press of Paris was pre-
mature,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

The question is difficult to deal with, but
II your honorable bodies will enact suitable
laws and place the means at my command,
every person who takes part In a mob shall
be brought to trial or the strength Of the
machinery of justice shall be thoroughly
tested in the effort"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
The Acre OF Fire.


At the battle of Iuka, Captain Ar
thur G. Ducat, an officer of General
Ord's staff and subsequently, inspector
general of the Army Of the Cumber-
land, seeing division of IT bells about
to flank one of the Union regiments,
rode up and informed General Rose
Grams of the danger. "Hide up and
warn Stanley at once" said the gen.
eral. An acre Of FIRE, and showered
with bullets, lay between them and the
menaced troops. The officer looked at
it, and said: General, have wife
and children" "You knew that when
you came here" said the general,
coolly. "I'll go, sir" was the only
answer. "Stay moment. We must
make sure of this" and, hastily writing
some dispatches, the general called
three of his orderlies. Giving a dis
patch to each, he said to the officer;
"Now 60" He started, and at inter.
walls of about fifty yards, bearing a SINH
lar message, the orderlies followed
The officer ran the fiery gauntlet, and
his clothes pierced with bullets, and
his horse Keeling from mortal wound
reached Stanley, but the orderlies founC
their graves on that acre of fire.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

A man takes more pride in
possessing a good thing when
other people covet it. $50
does a woman.) The covet-
Gus spirit always seems to be
aroused at sight of the new
qulcka0ln@fAg Waterbury,"
A r4-karat gold filled, or
coin-silver case and fine
enamel dial, add beauty and
elegance to its accurate
timekeeping.
A jewelled watch, "stem-
winder" and stem-set. 1t is
also low priced.
Your jewei'er seDs 1t, and win sho,
you NafiN'~
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15
DISBURSED IN lSsk2.

BAlAScr MT ASSETS, Dec. 81, 1892. 'soa7:os It
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-15

Gives all the news OF Town. County and
State, and az much National news as any
other paper OF its class. Your Home
would be incomplete without it.
The record-union., 1893-05-31

Now that spring has come once again
and that there must needs be some white
washing done. the following will be
found to be good, ii not the best that can
be applied: Take half bushel Of un-
slaked lime, slake it with boiling soft
water, keep it covered, strain through
fine sieve, add TO it peck Of salt dis
solved in soft water, three pounds Of
ground rice boiled to thin paste and
stirred in boiling hot; Spanish whiting
half a pound, and pound Of glue dis
solved by hanging over a fire in a small
vessel inside a larger one filled with
water, stir well, let stand three or four
days covered from dirt, put it OH hot and
and you will have white coat that looks
well and wears we'll
The record-union., 1893-05-31

The matter of destroying weeds has
been frequently discussed, but there is no
portion of the work on the farm that de-
serves more attention than that of keep
ing down the weeds. The varieties of
weeds are so numerous as to almost be-
wilder the farmer who is on the lookout
for them, for they adapt themselves to all
manner of conditions and make desperate
struggles to seize and hold full possession
OF the ground that should be occupied by
more profitable crops.
Ii work is pressing in some depart
ments the weeds are often given an op-
portunity to make full headway. When
this is done they will have taken from
the soil large share of the plant food
which the farmer placed there for the
ready use of his crop, and if the season is
dry the weeds will secure the moisture
that IS required by the crops. There
should be no pOstponement Of the work
OF weed destruction. 1t is more econo-
lhlca4 10 neglect some other work, il such
LhusI happen, in order to destroy the
weeds when they are young for il is then
tnat tnelr destruction will be more com
pIete ana less damage will have been
Done the crop by the weeds. A weeks
ulHerence IN the growth of weeds is quite
d peIlod OF time, for they make surpris-
ing headWay, and in that time they will
nave so seriously interfered with the
crop as to delay it throughout the entire
growing season, for every farmer knows
that an early start is OF great assistance
TO the crop. The weeds themselves teach
lesson IN that respect, as they aim to
get ahead OF the crop as soon as possible.
II any of the weeds are beyond the
reach OF the cultivator the hoe should be
used, and in some locations it NAV be
necessary to hanu-pull the weeds, in Or
DER not TO permit one of them to 90 to
seed. 4 single weed may produce a
thousand seeds, to be carried by the winds
over the whole farm, thus entailing labor
at another time. If all weeds can be pre-
vented from seeding there will be less
work to do next year. and with thorough
cultivation they may be eXterminated:
put the work must begin at this season.
With no lntermlssiOn until frost appears
II ileld is overrun with weeds NOV
them down while they are green, plow
the Iand and SOW it in hungarian grass.
winch not only crowds out the weeds bV
IT'S rapid growth, but which may be
moved several times for hav. during
which process the weeds are moved also,
There should be no such thing as finish
ing The work OF cultivating a corn crop as
long as weeds or grass can be seen in the
rows. One of the advantages of a corn
crop is the clean cultivation reouired
which clears the Iand of weeds.-PhiIa-
delphia Record.
The record-union., 1893-05-31
ADDITIONAL NAMES.

J. B. Fuchs, 2414 Q street.
John Schilling. 1922 j street.
George Grunenwald, 1927 ] street.
Alfred Spinks, Oak Park.
n. \. Flint, Hotel Rhein.
Jos. Ehret, Nineteenth, = and Q streets.
A. Schark, 2427 q street.
Albert ElkuS. 1912 NJ street.
e. f. Swain, S2o l street.
The Following Have Signed Blue Notes:
Henry Mtan, Front and X streets.
Walter l.. DOSch, 602 q street.
Harris Ginsberg, Sacramento Depot.
w. F. Gormey, 729 I street.
Il. w. Grothen. sos Fourteenth street.
I. d. Manson, 1915 street.
q. l.. Bdttell, 10 Fifteenth street.
ID. q. Kimberly, 1117 Twelfth street.
W. p. Dillman, 1527 \ street.
John Williams, 1916 + street.
The Following Have Signed Red Notes.:
Dwight II. Miller.
$. Robinson. Railroad Depot.
l.. L. Hanchett Southern Pacific Depot.
ID. j. Walsh, PIP NJ street
+. A. Hamilton, Southern Pacific Depot
+. \. DarouX, 1926 J street.
Mrs. J. f. Lucas, 500 y street.
The record-union., 1893-05-31

r. R. Flint, SO 1 street.
John Ryan, 1929 @ street.
w. G. Reith, 1909 Seventh street.
y. 5. Peck. 1916 Eighteenth street.
James Mcbride, l111}2 l street.
James +. Frlel, III y Street.
NJ. Stein, 726 X street.
Rudolph WittenbrOck, 1900 street.
H G. Chapman, GA n street.
j. NJ. Morrison. 1912 j street.
r. {. Irvine, 1900 II street.
MIS- c. K. McClatchy, 1015 o street
Charlotte NJ. McClatchy, 800 7 street.
Margaret Lowrey, 211 Twelfth street.
Henry Wuttke, Eleventh, U and streets
Emily E. McCIatchy, 800 street.
Fanny McClatchv Richardson, Sausal1to.
H. L. Buckley, S16% K street.
Jas. Seadler, lois Eighth street.
Mrs. q. a. Cilsey, 1922 N street.
W. 2. Coleman.
William SaiZ, 201S ] street.
w. j. Ulrich, 24l6 G street.
VIM. G.. Cox. 1517 n street.
Annie f. Paulk. 913 f street.
Edward Dougherty, First and S streets.
Henry Shulmyer, Third ana 7 streets.
John Welch, 1929 Second street.
Manuel de Barros, 500 q street.
John Kroner, 2417 j street.
T. J. Buckley. 1917 d street.
e. l.. Hawk. 1910 Fourth street.
Elizabeth Mohr, 1871 l. street.
Sacramento Coal Company.
Jennie Kirk. 1929 Z street.
George S. Brand, $500 Fourth street.
Eliza NJ. r. Hartley, 11O7 + street.
NJ. w. Wentworth, 416 seventh street.
+. II. Crlmmins. titth-street Hotel.
l.. A. Duhain, 1880 Q street.
A. f. Morton, K, Seventh and Eighth SITS.
+. NJ. Jones, III | street.
a. j. Brown, 721 G street.
John Ruedy, 1908 street.
The record-union., 1893-05-31
FARM And ORCHARD.
Root Out the Weeds-HOw They
Steal Plant Food.

Starting an Animal Right-Preseryinc
EgGs-CultIvating Potatoes-White-
washing-Does it Pay?-The Jersey
Cow-Farm Notes.
The record-union., 1893-05-31

docs poultry-keeping pay?" is always
an open question for discussion among
farmers. One way TO decide this for
yourself would be to invest say $40 the
price Of a good COW, in good fowls, and
then take as much care of them as you
would OF the COW, and keep account of
the expenses and receipts; but remember
that You would not let the cows stable
go month without being cleaned, nor
wouli you expect it to pick up its own
living. Poultry keeping does pay, but
how well depends upon the man and his
methods.
The record-union., 1893-05-31
FOR FACTORIES! I!

The following friends Of Sac
ramento have signed for one
half Of / per cent. per year for
four years to the
The record-union., 1893-05-31

An Indiana COW, on a test Of seven
days, gave 240 pounds and two ounces Of
milk about 10 quarts), and made twenty
two pounds and six ounces OF butter, the
butter being sailed one ounce to the
pound and worked dry. The COW was q
Jersey, and her food consisted, for the
week, of eighJyfour pounds bran, fifty
pounds corn meal. fifty pounds ground
oats, twelve pounds linseed meal and 24O
pounds ensilage.
The record-union., 1893-05-31

To induce location or large
manufacturing interests in
Sacramento, according to the
terms and trusts expressed in
the articles Of incorporation of
said association:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-07-11
A pRrrTy COCO BAD GOV.

pNkON 0OOO UAo wv
A good many pears ego now, small,
hare.Ieered bcy 81 out IRON his home
n Portsmouth, New Hampshirs, for a
aftsrnoon's sport with . gun. he
nmbled along, - boys VII Win me-
eyes wide opea for everything that came
under them, q wsli % tor the game that
vss ths special object Of his expedition,
and be had not gops far when he saw .
carriage approaching, driven oy toe
chief magistfsts Of The State.
The Governor was . very popular ana
distinGuisbsd man, Who was being talked
Of for tho Presidcncy, and We should
not have liked the small boy II he had
not been . little overawed By finding
himself alone In the presence OF % Az
gust personsge. He was equal TO the
occasion, however, and - the chaiss
reached him, he stood aside TO Jet u pass
and grsvely presented arms. The Gov.
eruor at once pulled up his horse and
looked with amusement 1t the little TEL
low standing there 10 serious ~ sentry,
with his gun held rigidly before him.
"wha: ID your Manner said the GOV
erpor.
.Thomas Bailey Aidrich," replied the
boy, with q military salute.
Tie WAS invited Into the chaise, ano
though ne lost his shooting, what wai
that In comparison with the distinction
Of riding Into Portsmouth Town VIII
Governor Woodbury.
That Was forty years ago, snd since
then Thomas Bailey Aldrich has earned
. place among the foremost authors oy
series of books, some 10 prose anG
some In verse, which are distinguished
By the purity Of their tone, the renne
meut OF their style, and the picturesque
ness of their invention. One OF these
famous works Il entitled "Ihe story o,
Bad Boy" and except that some o.
the names If persons and places an
changed Il II 90 faithful picture OF thu
authors boyhood that Il might be called
an sutobIography.-william II. Rideing
lin ST. Nicholas.