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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-11
THE CHRONIC STATE OF ARMENIA.

That the recent outrages are con
sp'cuous by their extent rather than
character, the following incident,
which came within the writer's own
knowledge, on the ground at the
time, will show. In June, 1893, four
young Armenians and their wives,
living only two miles from the city of
Van, where the governor and large
military force reside, were picking
herbs on the hill side, They carefully
kept together and intended to return
before night. They were observed by
band of passing Kurds, who, in
broad daylight, fell upon the defense
less party. butchered the young men,
and, as to the brides, it is needless to
relate further. The villagers going
out the next day found the bodies, not
simply dead, but slashed and dishg-
ured almost beyond recognition.
They resolved to make A desperate
effort to let their wrongs at least be
known.
Hastily yoking up four rude OK
carts they placed on each the naked
remains of one of the victims, with
his distracted widow sitting by the
side, shorn of her hair in token OF dis
honor This gruesome procession
soon reached the outskirts of the city,
where it was met by soldiers sent to
turn it back. The unarmed villagers
offer no resistance, but declare their
readiness to perish if not heard. The
soldiers shrink from extreme meas
ures that might cause trouble among
the thirty thousand Armenians of
Van, who are now rapidly gathering
about the scene. The Turkish bayo-
nets retreat before the barred breasts
OF the villagers. With ever increasing
numbers, but without tumult, the
procession passed before the doors of
the British and Russian vice. consul
ates, of the Persian consul general,
the chief Of police and other high
officials, tillit paused before the great
palace of the governor.
At this point Bahri Pasha, who is
still governor, stuck his head out Of
the second story window and said:
Il see it. Too bad Take them
away and bury them. Twill do what
is necessary" Within two DAYS
some Kurds were brought in, among
whom were several who were posi-.
lively identified by the women; but,
upon their denying the crime, they
were Immediately released and escap-
ed. The utter hopelessness of sccur-
ing any justice was so apparent, and
experience had SC often demonstrate ted
the danger OF arousing the Kurds to
greater atrocity by further efforts to
punish them, that the case was drop
ped and soon forgotten in the cal
lousness produced by other cases of
frequent occurrence. The system OF
mail inspection is SO effective tall let
tiers OF subjects must be handed in
open at the post Office and the dan
ger OF reporting is so great that
doubt that any account of this incl
dent has ever been given to the civil
lied world. This case was doubtless
reported by the former British vice
consul, unless he was busy hunting,
and, as usual, was buried in the ar
chives of the foreign office for state
reasons. - From The Armenian
Crisis in the January Review OF
Reviews.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-11
OUR wARRA Mt FOR COMING TOGOD.

The supreme warrents which we
have for coming to God are our
weakness or sorrow, and our sin,
and the infinite resources OF grace
whereby our wants are met and sup
piled. The most urgent appeal which
little babe makes to its mother is
its cry of helplessness, pain or hun
ger. That cry goes straight to the
ear and heart of the mother. Just
so, but in a deeper and higher sense
than we can realize in this world.
the cry of need, the wall of penite Z
the appeal for deliverance, the prayer
for guidance, evoked from the depths
of a needy and distressed human
SOUL reaches the one who encourages
us to call him our Father, and who
has said, "As one whom his mother
comforteth, so will comfort you"
Not wisdom but ignorance; Not
merit but a sense OF infirmity and
danger and helplessness-these are
the warrantsfor approaching God in
prayer. With these warrants and
coming in humility and faith, and
with penitent heart, we shall not
have come in vain.-[Central Christ
ain Advocate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-11

the result wished for, and give up
trusting to chance for picture,
hoping that somehow it will come
ont all right"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-11
A Tale of Fur.


Live. and sell their Furs so cheaply
Listen to this simple story
To this tale of business shrewdness.
When the summer sun was scorching
And the heated earth seemed painting,
And the bull frog the Dahinda
Rugged the shady sides OF Bayous,
And most dealers hung their hammocks
Underneath the pleasant shade trees,
To keep off the fiery la ices
Hurled at them by Shawondasee,
Or else packed their grips and sauntered
Where the breezes OF the ocean
Would allow their linen collars
Half chance to keep their shape up,
HE'D them to the big sea water
To assuage their perspiration,
Then it was these hustling merchants
Bucklcd on their belts of wampum,
Hurried off without complaining
To the haunts of Solomon Levi;
And they took him by his left ear,
Quietly aside they led him;
Ascertained as they expected
That uncertain legislation
Had destroyed and killed his business,
Killed it deader than a door-nail.
As unto the bow the cord is,
So unto the Jew is money;
He will break his back to get it,
1t will break his heart to lose it,
He was in a bad dilemma,
For his skins Of mink and beaver,
Skins OF muskrat, skunk and coney.
Wool seals, fur seals and electrics,
Monkeys, astrachans and persians,
All the skins skin could think of
For to skin the meek. eyed Christian,
Had not as yet felt the knife blade,
Felt the knife blade that would shape them
Into all the latest fashions
That his cunning hand was skilled in,
He was very sore and needy
For he had note maturing
So he made unheard of prices,
lust to set the ball rolling;
Then he got generous order,
Got an order that surprised him.
Loud he called upon Rebecca,
Moses, Isaac and Solomon, IT,,
Told them that great expedition
And great keenness in selecting
Was the only thing t'would save them
From immediate annihilation.
Twas with eager hand and willing
That they went about their labor;
All the coed stock they selected,
All the poor stock they rejected
Put the warm side (fur side) outside
Put the cold side (skin side inside,
Used the the very best of edgngs,
Used the very finest Innings,
So that when turned inside outside,
None could criticise or censure
Homeward then these merchants journeyed
Felt rewarded for their labor;
Got their goods all in and paid for,
Ere the frost had nipped the cabbage;
Thus it was they beat all rivals,
Wiped the very earth up with them,
Wiped the earth up with such fury
That the deep jurassic stratum
Was laid bare in several places.
If you want to save ten dollars,
Save ten dollars at one full swoop,
At the same time get bargain
Which environs every comfort
That a human heart could wish for,
Should you want to get bargain,
At the same time get protection
From the searching winds of winter
From Ka-bi-bon-ok-k breathing.
From the chill septentrion fures,
From Jack Frost and cruel snap.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-11

We feel sure that we'll not disappoint
you as we have about 80 Fur Capes
and Head Scarfs. all of which will be
sold at sharp reduction for cash.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07
thing was lost, no insurat
Feeding and Raising Poultry

As &
Feeding chickens wet, sloppy
food is almost certain to induce
Idiarrhea, says correspondent oi
the Republic. s
Feed steamed wheat, bran, oat
meal and corn meal to growing
ducks.
The chief reason why so mary
focks run down is that little judg-
ment is exercised in selection Of the
breeding fowls.
By making the nests i'll dark
| place the risk of the hens learning
TO eat the eggs will be largely re-
duced.
Keep charcoal, grit and crushed
shells in box where the fowls can
help themselves. They Will eat
only what they need.
i Eggs laid by active, healthy hens,
supplied with good, fresh food are
!, better than those laid by hens that
, are common scavengers.
Turkeys are subject to all the ills
that atlict chickens, and they are
+ not so easily cured when they are
q sick. ..ss;t
S Grain and grass are the natural
r food of poultry when they are at
+ liberty, and if when they are con on
fined they are deprived of green
e food trouble will ensue. 3.4>
I'll A fat hen seldom lays anything
It but soft-shelled eggs. ApoRlee.vT-
It and egg-bound are results OF excess
d i've fat. ,r
IS Millet and sorghum seed are both
ri good feeds for. young. poultry
They can be used in connection with
Of cornmeal and table scraps to gooc
" advantage.
q Milk can be kept in vessels where
pf,| the fowls can help themselves, or i
is can be mixed up with their food.
When eggs are the main obieo
o. the. non.sitting breeds should b'
ofl selected.
Bees, poultry and small fruit
ofl make good combination for
40 small farm. Each will assist tn
or other during different seasons an
be the profits of the one WILL ofte
cell make up the deficiency Of the Others
mi One gain iu cooking food for tn
re poultry is that 1t fattens rapidly to
8 the reason that is 50 easily digestes
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07

A circular issued BY the Price 4
Keith Commission Company of Chi
cago says: Livery year the people OF
the United States import potatoes,
the home supply seldom being equal
to the demand. During the year
1894 the imports were 2,S6s,221
bushels, at costsof sl,205,416,
against 4,O6L359 bushels, worth
81 .99s, ,7oS, for 1893, All this in
spite of the fact that for the nine
years from 1880 olSSs inclusive
tl,e average yield Of potatoes wa.
| 1868 bushels pei acre, and the. yield
in 1894 was 62,3 bushels per acre,
" orth s53 cents per bi,shel. This
" ould give a grossaverage value Y
the4crop of s3s per acre last year
against s6.4S per acre for the whea'
crop. The crop il Germany IL
| 1884 was theenofm9rs quantity o
| ,2sa, 70s, ,SS4 bushels of potatoes
and if we assume avalue per bushe
Leaual to that IN this country tn
4 potato crop Of Germany last yea
!, would be worth sBf 1,043,5SS, asun
more than seven times the value 9
our own crop Of Potatoes, and equa
to- the combined value of all tn
J wheat, cotton, cats and huckwhea
l prbduced4n the uhited States j
/ 1894. Perhaps there is an objet
& lesson in the .figuresfor America
= farmers to ponder over. If this
not made veihll TO them by tl
\ facts and 6gpr here set fort
tb1re woull ec0 to be no virtue ]
y tisties y, y n ths farmers al
Iioerned. !.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07

of hay, last Saturday night about 9
O'Clock by fire. How the barn
caught fire is a mystery. Loss $3.50,
Insured for $3.50.
Scott County Newsboy: The
long rest since October has done
the Blodgett ball players up brown,
somehow, as last Saturday the nlne
went out to timber up on the dia
mond. The first man to the bat,
Scarboro, got Els nose bloodied and
otherwise damaged sliding to Sec
ond. j. M. Austin, being the next
man, sprained his ankle on thIro
and Will Fields had q nail knocked
off and a finger disjointed, so the
MOB dispersed. ;;
Tuesday evening, Feb. rs, Phi
la. Hafner, editor of the Scott
County Newsboy, and Miss Jernlf
Dickerson of st. Louis, formerly OF
Commerce, were married by Rev.
Charles Zeigier at 1904 CLARK ave
nue., St. Louis.
Cape Democrat: Mr.. Cracrsft
informs US that the firm of Mueller
L. Cracraft, pork packers at Jackson Y.
salted down this season nineteen
hundred head of hogs. !
i New ties are being distribntet
along the line of the St. Louis, Caps
Girardeau Il Fort Smith railroad
and as soon as the weather VIII
permit the roadbed will be put II
: good condition. g.
, Charleston Enterprise: Two bur
4 glars entered the general store o
W. H. Marshall at Morehonse Thurs
e day night and when in the act o
f robbing it the night watchman a
d the Himmerberger mills came upol
them. He fred two or three shot
c at the burglars, hitting one of ther
= in the leg near the ankle 4h
g thieves names were Robinson an
q BRYANT. Robinson was the ma
Is shot and was badly hurt. II.
Dexter Messenger: A, J. Egzeh
Is residence, four and q Shaif mil
III southeast III Dexter, rsatl sssaaa,.' 4 !
q no m |sE d eezs Pasteur."
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07
NORTH ZALMA,

Although it has been some tl,ae
since | last wrote, ! have not for
gotten you; and as ! have a few
minutes time to-day will devote
IL to sending You the news from our
thriving young city. .usl
Mrs. Joseph Gaines is very lcv
with pneumonia. Az
Forest fires envcloped Us n !
thick smoke several days. !
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07
~ IA -
PATTON.


The people are pesinniiiS " enihA
about farming.
George Albright, who has been
on the sick list, is improving.
F.M. O'Kelly of Younts was Wis
ting his father the other day.
| hear that R. P. Dalton, our drug
man, is not going to Jackson now.
An Illinois man was here last
week buying mules. He bought
several cheap.
Our people are happy over the
probability that in a week or so the
bottom of the mud may be found. 8
Will Davis, when on his way to
town the other day, was thrown OIL
his mule and two of his ribs were
broken. ....
An agent passed through town the
other day selling dlsh-washers; but
thew were not the kind the boys II
| this vicinity yearn for.
W. c. lount is talking of open
ing up big stock Of merchandise
in the Smith building and selling a.
cheap as they do anywhere else
THAT'S right, these hard times.
NJ David Brotherton and Georg
4 Martin got into racket the othe
dav about some tritiing matter ant
; we're going to fight it out, whel
!, !, James Brotherton stepped in an
spoke for the job. Martin knocke'
d him into the middle Of next wee
! with a l2-pound piece Of iron, Gu
ting his head badly. David Brotl
!. erton tried to take a hand in tn
: : game ard Joshua Martin pulled hi
! back, whereupon Dave turned an
Il stabbed Joshua, inf iat,ng what W;
Il supposed to be d mortal wound, b'
8 Martin is getting along all righ
James and Dave Bsotherton wei
- = drinking. James was arrested ~
Y assessed $685. for his share in q
y fun. but Dave escaped aud has n
y been heard FROM, u -
y Constable Sid Burnet. assisted
= CT. Sharrock, took James. Brot
III erton into camp and he was tri
before Justice D. F. Bollinger,
y Hearty good wishes for The FRI
70 and it's army Of readers.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07
Hiram Shell and Viola Girdley
;. =, j nsnrbnrsdav q last.

we're married opI Thursday last.
John Harold turned out the first
new wagon at his factory last week.
Glen Allen attracted Jacob Hahn
and Louis Debls several days last
week.
The regent cold snap found the
bottomsef many potato pits in this
vicinity.
Miss Ida Boatn, who has been
staying at the mill some time, came
home Friday. lgss,.
| Our. basket factory is turning ont
q good srticle and fnAing ready sale
for its product. s5
Owing tastrict qta5antineby our
board of h4alth The sasles has net
appeared iA ls
i j examined akrsAimble spenip en-
i Of scrubbing brush recently ltwas
!, manufactured in Nsrth Zalma.
i Mark Shell, one of North Z alma: 4
| thriving. young fa1ntrs, Was mar
ried to Alice Baker iast Sunday.
Onrtown is drftih eiong slowly
! some few iimprovemefts are bein|
lmade and business picking %.
! Riley Mcbride, 4 NRs 4 moved her N !.
recently from NelssAsille, ofiio,
occupying a cottage on Hernal
II GraY's place. ,s
Jacob Hawn haEspart OF the mf
If Iteriial Oh the grdnHA for new bus
rtness house which Sill be quite Z
4 addition to our citYs s,ss,
Louia 6. DehiS N., started fc
B Hale's college Saturday. He VI
J have charge fthe college farm WIN
8 getting an education !.
9 There issome talkof Green'ss
y mill moving to this place some H'l! flIi
e this summer, also Of y shingles m1
Y taking up its quarters hece.
!, Robert Bolin, who spent the NJ
Y ter in the sunny south, is amo,Ag
again. He is still single and yhe
is'yet 4 chance for thissald mAsd
~ ss q tsalz y ]
X ture several yohng PA MI MI l. II
vent certain young lies tnonl !.
IN coming old maids, h ours trnl
for instance,
IS John Draper met 18th p sad
s. cident the other day While atwo
lts with a large anger he -someht
lcrushed in his breastbone. He
.st recovering rapidly
hit When wrote, sonatime ago, a
stated among other things that c
he city needed gas works ! had no il
he taat the men, women and child1
of North Zalma wouldyie with es
to other to supply the article. No
off ZaIma has unearthed more (allegt
,re correspondents than the balance
the county. 1t was not natural {
he ] meant. WANTED tito supply
out street lamps.
in | know you think old maids
carruIous and l have lots more
en- say, but with. my regards to. t
Use dear old bov, Sheeny III let W
ras ho'1hi'
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07

When France and GERMANY hei,i
any hard lighting 70 do they WY
need American beof.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1895-03-07
sccoPpUs.

Health good.
Fine weather at last.
D. NJ. Newell made a business trip
to Jackson.
Farmers are thinking of sowing
oats in few days.
We are all for Farrar for school,
commissioner, you bet.
Newell & Brown have commenced
work at their sawmill again.
IF. M. Newell is busy in his black.
smith shop. Frace is a hustler,
Jacob James has, been making q
lot Of improvements on his place.
Assessor Cooper and wife were
visiting Mrs. Cooper,s father, D. M
! Newell, last Sunday. .s.
John Brown made,a "trip to Dunk
hin county last week and says he
found plenty of mud
There have been several cases Of
measles in this vicinity. All are
improving and nonew cases.
W. Salyer of Talley, New Mad
rid county, was visiting friends ano
attended the close Of his sons schoo
last week.
| Joe R. Limbaugh is on a.ylsit e
;Ifriends in this neighborhood. 70,
I moved to Cape Girardeau county
J last summer.
i Ada Brown received the premium
lat our school for the best reader
j Girls, next term do q little bette
and you will receive the blue ri
bon, too.
aY Our Scopus merchant, Mr.. Cois
n is rather blue on account Of the q
| Law of bill of merchandise soip'
d where on the road that should hay
1 come to hand several days ago, nc
that he. is hurting SO much, but ,
i fears, several old parties will SUITE
III for fheir coffee. NJ
Success tpt The PREsS and its + y
q tsmerdas readers. MILD Bib.
Hi ssHH9s III M Fs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-18
THE MARCHING STEP.
How the Armies Of Europe Show Up
Comparison.

How tho Armies of Europe Show Up
Comparison.
Comparative statistics showing the
lengths of steps and their number per
minute. furnish a good basis for esti-
mating movements Of the various Eu-
ropean armies while on the march. The
Russian soldier makes from 112 to 11c
steps of 2S inches each per minute; the
Italian soldier. ia steps Of 31k inches
each: the German, l15 Of the same
length; the Austrian. lis of 2Sh inches
each, and the French 120 of the same
length.
Theoretically the Russian covers 200
feet minute. the Austrian $50, the
French and Italian 295 and the German
soldier 800. Commenting upon these
figures, LIE Temps states that in France
1t Is proposed to diminish the length of
the military step in order to increase
the endurance of the soldiers. In or
der to do this the length of step should
be in proportion to the heighth Of the
man; in order to prevent untimely ia
tigue 1t should not exceed three-sev-
enths Of the heighth. This would cor
respond to a length of step Of 27E
inches, as the average height Of the SOL
der is feet inches. The present step
of 2Sh inches would. according to this,
be proper for an average height of s
feet inches. 1t Is curious that the
greatest endurance In marching Is
shown by the Turkish soldier, although
no statistics have been taken nor ex-
periments made as to what length of
step Is most proper for their height.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-18
'CARbONDALE.
cARBoNDALE BEATEN.
bit they 0utplaysd MOST Of the Scranton
:. Team.


Although the Alumni Foot BAN team
did not win from Scranton Business
COLLEGE Saturday afternoon, they put up
such An excellent game that they do not
feel down-hearted at the result. They
had prepared to play the Business col
lege, but there. were very few men on
The visiting team who belonged to that
institution. Indeed, the best players,
and those who did the star work, were
composed Of outsiders. Among these
were Zang, Walsh. McGouldrick and
others Of the Scranton Bicycle CLUB
team, 30 It was as much game against
them as against the Business college.
The day was an ideal one for the
sport, and q large crowd took advan-
take Of the weather and went to the
game. The attendance was probably
the largest Of the season.
Scranton kicked OFF and the runner
was downed In an instant. Then slow
ly, but surely, the Carbonate boys
pushed their heavy opponents down the
field. The gains were not long. but
they were constant and 1t looked as II
we should soon score. But, after push
ing It half way down the field, Scran-
ton received the ball on downs. Then
II was that the work of their borrowed
players came In. Their interference
was good, and making long sweep
around the ends. they made Dig gains.
However. they had had the ball but a
few minutes, when time was called.
The next half Scranton seemed to
have worn off her dullness and started
into the game with q dash. Time and
again they circled the ends for big
gains. This was the only way they
could, as the center was like stone
wall.
When on their 5-yard line, Carbondale
received the ball and at once began
to push it out of the dangerous posi-
ticn However. they lost the ball on
tumble and then. with a mighty push,
Scranton had the bail over the line.
Steel kicked the goal, the score stand
ing go. This was the only score made
in the game, the game ending with the
ball near the center of the field.
All the Carbondale men played good
game. Brennan, Crane and Forbes
probably excelling. The tackling of
Crane at full back was clean and hard.
and he deserves much credit for his
work. The game. which otherwise
would have been most exciting and in
teresting, was somewhat spoiled by the
constant wrangling on both sides.
Next Saturday the Alumni team goes
to Pittston, while the High School team
will contest against the Wilkes-B Barre
high school. This will be a good game
and should bring out a crowd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-18
WORK AT THE SILVER MINE.
proSpcctors at Sonth Canaan Arc Of tho
Opinion That 1t Is q Bonanza.

Mr.. Grimes, the mining expert who
Is conducting the prospecting opera
tions on the Delaney farm, in South
Canaan, was in town Saturday. Mr..
Grimes came to Carbondale for pump,
which he Is expecting. Operations at
the shaft were suspended during the
past week on account of water, and the
pump Is expected to relieve this condi-
ton, and allow the work to be pushed.
Mr.. Grimes, who is one Of the most
successful projectors in the country,
says that he never saw better indica-
tions. How far he may have to sink
the shaft Is hard to determine. but he
thinks he may have to go down lao
feet. Some OF the local parties inter-
ested recently telegraphed to Tuscon.
Arizona, for Instructions from the
wealthy mine owner who Is the finan-
cial backing Of the operators In South
Canaan, and who has employed Mr.
Grimes In many such enterprises. Tell
Grimes to go ahead" was the reply,
The shaft will 60 down until the Ques-
tion Of precious metal Is settled.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-18
New c. N. b. A. Officers.

AT the meeting OF Branch 80, Catholic
Mutual Benevolent association. on
Thursday evening the following were
placed in. nomination as officers for
the ensuing year. The election win
take place at the first meeting in De-
cefnber: President, r. H. Kerwin:
first vice president, Frank Clifford; sec
ond "vice president, Michael Mccain;
recording secretary, +. A. Kirkwood; !;
treasurer, J. r. O'Boyle; marshal, John
=. Brown; guard, R: H. Heating; trus-
tees, John W. Burke and Martin Ger
IIyys.s