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Evening journal., 1894-03-02
nerIaIon AImost CompIeted.

II Is the expectation Of the Levy Court
commissioners TO complete the revision
OF the assessment before adjournment
this evening. They have been employed
on the work since the first Tuesday In
February.
The Sixth and Eleventh wards were
reported last evening and the report &C
cepted To day the commissioners are
pushing the work energetically, being
ably assisted by the assessors
This afternoon the members ascer.
tained that IT. would be impossible for
them to complete the revision to-day.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
A Novel walking Stick.

William Condor, Market street shoe
merchant, has a cane which Is quite a
novelty In it's way. Il Is made Of 225
pieces Of leather joined In some mysteri-
Gus way. the result being an exceedingly
heavy and pliRble cane
Mr.. Condor is quite proud Of his stick
IS it is altogether the result OF his own
ingenuity.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
MISSIONARIES, GOOD WORK.
Letters Read From Heroic Women TOl
ing In Foreign Lands.

Letters Read FROM Heroic women Toll
ing In Foreign Lands.
The quarterly meeting Of the VIII
mington Branch of the Womsn's Foreign
Missionary Society of the NJ f. Church,
was held yesterday afternoon in Grace
M. E. Church. Tue meeting was we'll
attended. The greater part Of the after
noon was spent in hearing the reports
of the various committees. The branch
is in fourishing condition.
Letters were read from Miss Reed,
Mrs. Keen and Miss Spencer. mission
aries in India. The letter from Miss
Reed hwas unusually interesting .She
has been teaching in the leper settle
ment for years. Several years ago she
returned to this country and found that
she was afflicted with leprosy. Return.
ing TO India she took up hor residence in
the leper settlement. where she estab
lished school, and has resided ever
sin 20
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

First class furnished rooms to rent at sos
plan.
Bishop Vincent. L. L. d., will deliver his
iecture, Tom and His Teachers" )" in kpworth
NJ. 4. Church. on Monday, March 10
The transfer Of three-story brick
dwelling house, northerly side OF Seventh
street. west of Harrison. from Francis p.
Dnlon to Francis II. Hoffecker, was recorded
to-day.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
A .MURDERoUsgcoNWcT.

He killed His Keeper In TrYlnE 20 Escape
From Prison.
TRENTON, March 2.--Joseph Walwitz.
a convict, tried to escape from prison
this morning.
In the attempt he killed one keeper
aud fatally injured another.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
Ininred FIrht.

Andrew Cochran, who lives beyond
Eleventh street bridge, was broulh to
the City Hall this afternoon with blood
streaming down his face. He had been
In fight and sustained deep cash on
the head. DR.. Hughes dressed the wound
which Is not serious.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
A New store Front.

Architect E. L Rice has boarded plans
for extensive alterations TO be made to
the storehouse, No All Market street,
owned by George w. Cooley. Con
tractors are now figuring on the work.
The contract will be awarded to morrow
afternoon. The new front will be one
of the most artistic on the street
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
The weather.

In the Middle States and New England to-
d " fair 10 partly cloudy, mild weather and
lixht southwesterly and fresh, variable winds
will prevail, with slight temperature changes,
followed by light rain or snow in the lake
region and by light local rains on the coasts.
On Saturday. in both Of these sections, tair,
slightly cooler weather and fresh southwest
erly winds will prevail followed by higher
temperature, and on Sunday partly CLOUDY,
warmer weather, followed by rain.
New York Herald Weather FOrecasts.-The
depression in Ontario will move to the east
ward, with mild temperature in the CeLtral
ana Atlantic States to-day. A storm in the
10 Lake MICHIGAN. attended bv rain and snow.
rnd followed in the Northwest by "cold
wave Tomorrow or Sunday. A disturbance
on hatteras Will move northward, possibly
New Jersey.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
RuIIdInr Permit. I..nsd.

Building Inspector Dohl issued per-
mits to William Foulk & Son. for the
building of an Office on the east side OF
West street between Eighth and Ninth.
and also to A. L. Johnson for repairs to
No. East Third street.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
Argument for = Preliminary Injunetl

Argument for n Preliminary Injunction
An application for a preliminary In.
junction was asked of Judge Wales In
the u. CircuitsCourt this morning. on
a bill fled by the Puaey and Jones Com
pany against Mary A p. Miller executrlx
for the late Lewis Miller, aud VIII w.
Bierce, TO restrain Mrs Miller from
further prosecuting her suit at law
agalnat the Pusey and Jones Company
now pending In this court. CoIoasl
Benjamin Nields represented the Pusey
aud Jones Company, and Messrs Giles
and Roads for Mrs Miller. The argument
occupied the whole Of the morning and
was continued this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
"UncIs SANS" Horso Ran Away.

A horse attached TO the wagon which
is used In transferring the mails from
the P, w & B. depot TO the post Office,
bs6ane frightened at Front and French
streets last night and rau away. II was
captured by a fireman at Fourth and
French streets. No damage was done.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
Bought BY John Maxwell.

James a. HoIecker. Jr., administrator
of the estate of the late Benjamin B.
Maxwell, sold the house No. DIS West
Seventh street at the Court House to-
day. It was bought by John Maxwell
for $500.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
ARM CRUSHED WHILE At WORK.
Herman Botham Suffers n Probably Per-
manent Injury by Being Caught In q
sandpaperIng Machine.

sandpapering Machine.
Herman Botham. a wood worker in
the shops of the Harlan aud Hollings-
worth Company was seriously and prob
ably permanently disabled yesterday
afternoon, while at work
Mr.. Bothan was at the time sandpaper
ing sash He put his right hand between
two rollers in order TO throw lever, and
when he had reached In as far as the
elbow. a sash, which had entered between
the rolls, caught and crushed the arm at
that point.
The injured man was taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital, and was after
wards removed to his home, No. 1901
West Seventh street The physicians
in attendance wanted to Rmputate the
arm, but to this Mr.. Botham would not
listen. he suffered excruciating pain
last night, and with much pain he was
moved. The injury will probably be
permanent,
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
EntertaInment a. s.. Pnul,..

The mite boxes Of the Home Mission
airy Society of St Paups NJ K. Church,
were opened last night. An interest.
ing musical and literary program was
rendered
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
The Modern Invalid

Has tastes incidentally, in keeping with
other luxuries Aremedy must be pleas
antly acceptable in form, purely whole
some in composition, truly beneficial in
effect and entirely free from every objec-
tiouable quality. II really i'll he consults a
physician; II constipated he uses the gen
tie family Laxative Syrup Of Figs.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02

Another New Yorker 60 30 Shaved.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Fay, ,another..N New
York election fraud. was, this morning,
before a crowded court room. sentenced
to FIVE yeRrA' imprisonment at hard labor.
he will be taken TO Sing Sing next week.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02

William J. Quigley, northwest corner
Of Fourth and Shipley streets, has a large
snapper weighing thirty eight pounds,
which he will serve for soup on Saturday
night next. March B.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
TIE starr Farm Sold.

The Starr farm, consisting of thirty
a,res on the Concord turnpike. has been
sold to John Carr by Hawkins & Co. 1t
WAS owned by Isaac Belts.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
sectIon Hand Ininred.

William Council, a section hand on
the P. w. & B railroad injured his
hand this morning while at work. He
was taken to his home and the wound
dressed.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
REAL ESTATE.

EOR sALE-ON EASY TERMS. A BEAU
II tiful little suburban residence at Els
mere. All modern cOnveniences. A rare
opportunity for a bargain. Address, HOE
and Market streets, city.
NOR RENT-THE DWELLING NO. 800
IT Madison street, six rooms and bath. Sl2. 50
per month. JAMES MONAGHAN, No. AIS
Market street.
TOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-FOUR 10
II room houses, 2i7, 10, p and % Broome
street. Will be sold on easy terms or ex-
changed for other city property. BROOME
STREET IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, No.
3 West Third street.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02

w. Henry Wright has purchased the
stock and fixtures Of Cole & Co., No. 403
Market street. and takes pleasure In an
nounclng to his friends that he will have
his grand opening on o-morrow, Satnr'
day, evening, land will keep . full line
of mems furnishings, aud kindly solicit q
share OF your patronage.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
Testipe sight and Hearing.

BRooKLYE March In the Kearsargs
inquiry thls morning, eye and ear tests
Of the Koarsarge's lookouts we're made.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
CIeared for Nordenham.

The British steamship Elbruz cleared
from this port this morning for Norden.
ham. Germany. She bad on cargo Of
1 2OOU gallons of oil from Marcus
Hook
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
John 2. CarrY Insane.

John P. Carry, Of No. 307 Adams
street. was declared insane yesterday By
Drs. Kittinger. Ogle and Hughes. He
was taken to FArnhurst last night.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02

Go TO Wilmington Photograph Company
No 311{ Market street. 90 cents per doz.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02

Edward w. Houston, clerk Of the
reacs Of Sussex county, was in the city
TO day.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02

LONDON. March 2-Ths big ocean
liner scandiS put back this morning
badly disabled.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
FoR SALE.

TOR SALE-A BAY MARE. ELEVEN
IT years old. will be sold at the Western Ho-
tel. corner Fourth and Orange streets, on
Saturday mcrning next, at II O'Clock. Pro-
perty of JOHN SCANLON.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
scANpIA IN TROUBLE.

She Puts Back From Sea This Morning
for Repairs.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
IT is MAGISTRATE KELLEY.

The Commission Reached This City Late
Yesterday. Afternoon and the New Mag
-.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
PuRLIc SALES.

DUBLIC SALE-ON FRIDAY AND SAT-
Il urday.the "a and 3 I of March. at o'c 'ock D.
m.and 30 in the evening, a special sale of Car
pets and Furniture wiil be held to clean out
our stock. Having gone into the laundry
business we must dispose Of our entire stock
of goods, which we win do at whatever they
win bring. We have about 900 yards of Car
pets and good variety OF Furniture. HOI-
LIS STOVE AND FURNITURE COM
PANY. No. 9 East Fourth street.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02
HELP WANTED.
nOARn AID ROOMS

E'IRST CLASS FURNISHED ROOMS TO
IL rent at tOS Market street. Meals served
on the European plan.
WANTED -BOARDERS-GOOD ACCOM-
w mOdations 2O7 West Fourth street.
DOARDING-.SE SECOND AND THIRD
ID story front rooms l07 East Eighth st.
WANTED-BOARDER GOOD ACCOM-
w modations. No. 406 East Fourth street.
Evening journal., 1894-03-02

cur THIS OUT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
DOES PIT PAY To RAISE HORSES?

This question was asked at the
Farmers institute in Michigan and
the following statistics were present
ed in an answer:
According to the report of the
secretary Of agriculture for 1892 the
average valuation was SCI %.
Would it be more profitable for
farmers to raise horses than to raise
mich COWS with an average valua-
ton of Splits, or oxen or other
cattle that average 1854? In
settling this question, the cost Of
breeding and length OF time horse
must be kept must be considered. 1t
may seem a little discouraging on
account of the small demand for
horses just now, and while the low
price may be partly accounted for by
the increase in the number of horses
in 1893 over 1892, there are other
causes for the low prices of horses.
In 1898 there were 16,2O6, 8O2
horses in the United States. being an
increase of 7OS, 662 over the previous
year. The decrease in the average
price of horses was So 70. This will
make many quit raising colts, but it
is a good rule to begin raising when
others quit the business.
Iowa owes much of her prosperity
to the sale Of her horses, the average
price of horses being SCI .34, the
total valuation $50. O41 ,533. In
Georgia the price is $3.50, whole
valuation So, 562, POS. In Kentucky
the average is $68.18, whole value,
$57, 963, 224. If the cotton states
would buy more mares and less
mules, and raise more horses, it
would add wonderfully to the
wealth of these states. While it is
some bother to have a colt and work
the mother at the same time. the
profits would more than make up
for the trouble
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
VERMONT MATTERS.

The Bellows Falls correspondent of the
Brattleboro Phoenix hints that the Con
necticut River Lumber Company's drive
by that place this year will be very
small-even if they start one at all; and
the Fall Mountain Paper Company are
cutting no logs at all this season either
in Vermont or New Hampshire. Last
year they cut about 100000 feet OF
spruce logs.
Three justices of the peace of Worces-
ter, in Washington county, have left
town since their election, the town clerk
and overseer of the poor have died, the
sexton has refused to take his Office, and
one selectman resigned nearly year ago.
All these offices are still vacant and the
board of civil authority consists of only
three members.
In the United States Court at Brattle-
boro Richard of Chelsea. for violation
of the internal revenue law was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the Chelsea jail and
to pay a fine Of 500. Chin Poy, for
smuggling Cinnamon, was sentenced to
80 days in Jail and to pay 5000 fine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
HARD TIMES IN NEW YORK.

The Paper Trade Journal quotes
the folio wing letter as an illustra-
ton OF the hard times -
NEW YORK. Jan. 16, 1894.
Mr.. Jake Einstein:
Dear Strive received your letter of
10th inst, NIT route list and expense
account.
Vat We want is orders. We hafe plenty
of maps of New York State to make up
route lists and blk families to make
expenses.
Mr. Einstein, we find in your expense
account an item, $3.50, for billiards;
please buy no more billiards for us; and
also 81 80 for horse and buggy; we're is
de horse, and vat did you do NIT de
buggy?
We send you today by express two
boxes cigars. The one cost $1.4O you
can smoke yourself, one cigar after each
meal; the one at 90 cents you can give
your customers.
We also send you samples of an article
that cost $50 per gross. Sell at SIPS
dozen. If you can't, take So You
got it only two years in stock. Do
not date any more bills ahead, as
the days are longer in summers than in
winter.
Yours truly, Y x \
"Jakie" must have smoked at least
one of the cigars, for he has not been
heard OF since.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
FOR tf1r Farm.
A HOPEFUL FARMER.

Not every farmer is blue" even
in these hard times. Here is one
A. w. Thompson of Woodstock, who
writes the New England Farmer
thus cheerfully in regard to some
things the farmer has to dispose of:
Everything the farmer has to sell
brings the best of prices except
horses and wool. Milk cows are a
third higher than year ago. There
is a great call for them. A good
cow is considered by many to be
worth more than horse. 1t is
claimed Vermont leads all the other
New England states in her number
of COWS, some 100000, valued at
nearly seven millions of dollars. Pork
is worth seven cents pound dress
ed beef SIX cents a pound; hay
$1,000 a ton at the barns; eggs, 80
cents dozen. 1t pays to keep hens
when eggs bring 80 cents a dozen.
There was a good crop of apples but
the surplus has been sent off at $500
a barrel"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
VERMONT AND SHEEP.

Vermont has the largest average
wool clip of any state. In 1890 it
averaged 6.72 pounds per sheep. The
next highest average was in New
Hampshire, Where sheep averaged
$50 pounds per head in 1890. These
high figures are the results Of i'm
proving the American Merino, which
will now produce a greater weight
of secured wool per hundred pounds
of carcas than any other sheep ever
held The Merino sheep has in this
country reached nearly perfection as
a wool-bearing animal, but so many
full-bloOded rams have been shipped
to Australia by Vermont and west
ern New York breeders that
very fine and even woods are now
produced in that quarter of the
world. Some fine wool sheep have
been sent to South Africa, but there
the climate has not proven so good
for wool production as is that OF
ralia.-[American Cultivator.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18

notice of it without special plead
ing. Therefore there is no neces-
sity for any ambassador or member
of his suite to formally claim the
privilege. Consequently l have no
power in this matter, and you can
not go on with your summons,
which was issued from this court in
ignorance of this gentleman's posi-
ton. The money which you paid
for the summons will be refunded"
The cabman thanked his worship
and got back the Is. he had paid for
his summons.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
A CAB FARE DISPUTE.

At the Westminster Police-court,
recently, MaJor-General Boutourline,
Military Attache to the Russian En-
bassy, Chesham House, was sum-
moned by George Padbury, a cab
man, tor 3D., disputed distance cab
fare. The defendant did not attend
the court, and it was understood
that after service of the summons Of
fetal representation was made to
the Foreign-office as to the privilege
attaching o foreign embassies. The
cabman, an elderly man, entered the
witness box to support his COM
plant, and Mr.. Biron then address,
ed him: The summons against this
gentleman which was granted to
you has been served; but the fact
has since been brought to our knowl-
edge that Major-General Boutour-
line is in the service of the Russian
Ambassador. You are probably not
aware that in the seventh year of
the reign of Queen Anne-that is in
the 17OS-an Act of Parliament was
passed in consequence of the arrest
of a Russian Ambassador which
directs that no proceedings shall be
taken against anv foreign ambas-
sador or his servant IN our courts
The cabmau: l was not aware OF it,
sir. Mr.. Biron: That statute goes
on TO say, That this shall be taken
and allowed in all courts within this
kingdom as public act. and that
all judges and justices shall take
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
THE DAIRY COW.

There has been some controversy
as to which is preferable in cows
breed or feed l think feed will come
out ahead in almost every case.
Given the breed and feed both, is
where the most profit arises. 1t is a
grand combination. But let not the
man who is not able to buy thor
oughbred cattle despair of success.
Good feed is not wasted on COWS
which are innocent of pedigree.
While there are cows with and with
out pedigrees which are incapable Of
being profitable in the dairy, there
are plenty of COWS of the despised
scrub" variety that are veritable
gold mines A bit Of advice from
one who has graded up from the
common COWS until nearly every
animal in the herd is a graded Jersey
or Guernsey: Do not be content
with common native COWS, even the
best of them. Grade up. You will
find the half-bloods far superior to
the original stock, and by pursuing
this course, in a few years you will
have a herd which, as far as prac-
teal results are concerned, will be
fully equal to the thoroughbred cows
which perhaps you would not feel
able to buy. But whether you have
thoroughbred, grade, ornative COWS,
feed and care for them in a proper
IN amer, and they will not fail to pay
good interest on the money invest
ed Country Gentleman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
A DOG COMMITS SUICIDE.

Half dozen boys amused them
selves for an hour today violently
chasing a dog owned by Ellis
Hughes. The animal was first
routed out of warm bed in a sunny
nook and driven into the road. Then
the bowling urchins started in pur-
suit of the yelping canine. 1t leaped
fences and found Itself finally in a
strange back yard. Three minutes
later two of the boys found the pant
ing cur and shield a handful of stones
at it. With a wistful and weary
look the dog trotted away, crept
out of the yard and was met by the
other four boys with Skinny clubs.
A blow on one hind leg made him
limp, but he pushed down an alley
and around a stable. He sought
refuge in a stall, but was stabbed
by a pitchfork in the hands of a
hostler, who thought the hot and
breathless dog was mad The
fugitive yelped with pain and fed
out the door.
He was driven then through alleys,
streets, and by-paths, hit with clubs
and stones, and at the end of an
hour the tired brute sought his
home. Life was very miserable to
him. Then he deliberately poked his
head between two fence pickets Is
inches from the ground and hanged
himself. There the boys 10 minutes
later found the dogs limp and life
less body He had committed
suicide to escape their cruelty
Philadelphia Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-18
THIS AND THAT.
One Duty of the State.

If the people are compelled to get
along from hand TO mouth, to pinch
and economic. to practice selfdedial
ii i reasona bic and just that their
condition and capacity should be
reflected in the conduct of the affairs
of the commonwealth. If the indi-
vidual citizen-of whatever grade or
81 isis poor, if even the rich man
feels crippled in his resources-the
state itself is in similar condition !;
and If the individual citizen must re-
trench and economic, why should