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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

King Williams War, 1890; Captain John
Maudsley, or Moseley, who served in King
Philips War as lieutenant and captain;
Cap ain Elizar Holy Yoke, who was an early
settler of Springfield and an ladisn fighter,
and The man for whom Mount Holyoke was
namsd, and others ilso.-Hartfurd Courant.
y chariah Perrin came to Berli in
March, 1889. He was thirty.nine years OF
age and his wife was thirty one. They had
four children, born 10 Hebron, CT, the old
est eight and tue youngest two years old.
Five children were born in the loghouse in
Berlin, the youngest but one being Mary,
the wife of DIR. julius @. Dewey. Mr..
Perrin displayed great energy and enter
prise digging out OF the Verm )nt hills
means sufficient TO educate his family of
children, two sons being college graduates,
and none Of them vas sent away empty.
He bought land in 1772, nine years before
his marriage, md before he left Connecticut
he owned In Hebron and Glastonbury a lit
tie over 100 acres. His first deed was from
"Tbomas Perrng to Zicharah Perring in
the Colony OF Conn scticut, in the 18th year
of the reign OF our Sovereign Lord, George
the Third Of Great Britain, ETC., King, An
noq ie Domino, 1772." In October, 1778, he
bought land in Berlin OF John g. Bagley
and James Bsyley of NewbIry, W., $50
acres, and built his cabin one side, west of
Barre line. In the ing of 1889 he bought
100 acres Of James Bayley. The July FOL
owing he bought o Th)mis C1ittsnden OF
Williston, 400 acres, and in 1772 he bought
$50 acres of Thomas Chittendeu, at that
date amounting to LOO acres. He contin-
ned to buy land during his lifetime In
1888, in his eighty fourth year, he bought
two pieces OF land containing 125 acres.
He had an interest in the moral and re-
ligous welfare OF his town. He was one OF
the committee to build the first meeting
house" In Berlin. He boarded the first pas
tor, Rev. James Hobart, who afterwards
married his oldest daughter AS member
of the church, he was once reproved for
saying in a church meeting that he didn'G
believe in long prayers. Iu 1889, one hun
dred years from the time our worthy ances-
tor came to Berlin, his defendants met on
the old farm to commemora the occasion,
and since that time we have observed yearly
an anniver AIRY picnic in memory OF our en-
terprising ancestor and his noble wife.
j. n. PERRIN
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TO RECLAIM THE LAND.
bikes Arc Proposed In a Plan 20
Render Submerged CALIFORNIA;
Estates Profitable,

Application of the Dutch method Of
dilting has resulted In the reclamation
of about 10000 acres of low-lying
ground in the basin of the Sacramento
river, California, below the city Of Sac
ramento, while work is in progress TO
protect 10000 more acres from the in
cursions of the last IS or 10 years. About
100000 acres are yet to be drained In
the Sacramento bottoms and less area
In the lowlands of the valley of the San
Joaquin. Attempts at dilsing made over
go years ago failed because the sur
face soils and the peat used in con-
Btructing the bikes could not Withstand
the wearing effect of the rivers current.
Much money was wasted and the dis
heartened workers abandoned the en-
terprise. The newcomers on the ground
dug deeper than their predecessors and
found a bed of potter's clay, which,
when heaped up in levees, is baked by
the sun to almost the consistency of
pottery. The accumulated water with
In the dikes is discharged into the river
by pumps. A system of irrigation of
the higher portion of the reclaimed
lands is provided, and the apparent con-
tradiction Is presented of the draining
and the irrigation at one time of the
same body of land. For a depth of two
feet the land is a mat of decayed tule
stems, and, with control of the water,
the former swamps have been made the
most productive lands in the state.
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TO STOP BLEEDING.
El ectricity Now Declared to BE the
Most Efcacious Measure
Employed.

The arresting of bleeding in surgical
operations has always been one of the
difficulties in certain cases, and the cleo
trio current has been used before this
with view to bringing about that con-
dition of heat which is necessary in or
der to cause the blood to clot and so
act as block to the mouth of bleeding
vessels, arresting hemorrhage.
This, indeed, has resulted in the utili-
cation of the electric cautery, as it is
called, In certain operations, the plat
mum wire at red or almost white heat
even supplanting the knife, because 1t
burns through the tissues and at the
same time prevents the wound bleeding
to any great extent. This effect of
heat was, indeed, known to our ances-
tors, who used red-hot irons or boiling
pitch to scar the surface of the flesh
after their operations, thus causing an
immense amount of suffering to the pa
tient, before the days of chloroform.
A new adaptation Of this use of cleo
tricity for the purpose of stopping
bleeding has been devised by inclos-
ing a platinum wire In pair of forceps
or other instrument the wire being in
sulated In a bed Of burnt pipe clay, and
as soon as the bleeding vessel is seized
by the forceps and compressed in the
ordinary way an electric current is
turned on. whose effect Is SO great that
the tissues and the walls of the blood
vessels are all agglutinated, so that the
blood is no longer able to pass.
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Admiral Dewey's Ancestors.

Editor Of the Watchm an:-The following
clipping from the Hartford C0urdnt has
come into my hands. II published in the
WATCHMAN, 1 think it would interest a large
number OF your readers
Vorious articles have appeared about AID.
miral Dewey's ancestry, and Connecticut
has been proud to claim him, but none have
shown how closely he Is connected with
Hartford. AT least one OF his ancestors lies
in our ancient burial ground-su recently
thrown open to the public view, viz: John
Talcott, who came from Braintree, County
Essex, England, with Hooker, and was
deputy from 1887. and magistrate and
treasurer OF the colony 1854. 1860. The ad.
miral's grandmother was Mary Talcott,
daughter Of Samuel and Mary (Smith) Tai
colt OF Glastonbury The house whore
they lived is still standing in Marlborough.
that town being formed out of territory
from Colchester, Hebron and Glastonbury.
On the Gilead church record is the mar
rage OF Zachariah Perrin TO Mary Talcott
in January, 1881.
then pioneer settlement Of Berlin, Yer
mont, near Montpelier. A number OF fam
lilies from Hebron, Colchester and Glaston-
bury went together to the new settlements
in Vermont. The story is told how Zach
| ariah Perrin left Hebron in winter, with
two pairs OF oxen and sled, taking his
wife and two children, and a stock of pro-
| visions, by the Connecticut and White
rivers to Brookfield. which was then the
end of the road. The remainder OF the
journey was by marked trees, aud in snow
three 10 four feet deep, and they arrived at
their destination In March
Mr.. Perrin took an active part in the set
Element and organization OF the town, and
became prominent citizen. His daughter
Mary, born in 1899, married DR.. Julius G..
Dewey OF Montpelier, and became the
mother OF Admiral George Dewey. The
admiral inherits his fighting qualities
fairly, as he is descended from a number Of
men who served vaiantly in the Indian
and French wars. In this line he has Cap
tain Samuel Ta)cott, who commanded the
Dragons at Deerfeld at the outbreak Of
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People in England are constantly
complaining that French novels are not
what they were, says writer in the
Contemporary. And this is true; the
crop Is slighter, and the quality has alb
ruptly varied. "Ye cannot gather
grapes of thistles." A few months ago
one of the first of French novelists told
me how impossible he found it to lose
himself in an imaginary world while
such ominous rumors fill the streets of
Paris. The intricate Chinese puzzle
of fashionable psychology seems, after
all, trivial thing compared to the tire
mendous issues of reality. And II the
author feels this, judge of the senti-
ments of the reader! The effect of the
affare Dreyfus on literature has been
the sudden disappearance of the ro-
man-a-trois, the old provincial theme
OF the married lady, her husband and
her lover. After a brilliant renais-
sance, after occupying almost the whole
area of fiction. this theme has subsidized,
and If people read and write novels still,
to a certain extent, these novels, or at
any rate, the best of them, have who'll
ly different motive, interest, and In
tent.
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Let the Cannon Roar.

The local correspondent OF the New York
World has received letter from the Dewey
editor OF that paper in which he says: "As
fitting tribute, the World suggests that at
the time of Admiral Dewey's arrival there
should be fred in each OF the State capitals
an Admiral's salute OF seventeen guns. II
you can interest your local fire department
or military authorities, or civil officers, and
get them to take this matter in hand, the
World will wire the exact minute OF Adj
miral Dewey's arrival" etc.
An excellent suggestionl Already such
arrangements have been ma ie at State capt.
tails both inside and outside New England.
The capital Of Vermont, the birthplace Of
the Admiral, cannot afford to be anywhere
except at the head of the procession
The cadets OF Norwich University with
their field pieces can be brought to Mont
pelier at small expense. The boys would
gladly give their time II their expenses
were paid. Let the cannon from Dewey
hall wake the echoes on the hills OF the
capital the moment Admiral Dewey sets
foot on his native soil.
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him the tribute to Admiral Dewey propos-
ed by the New York World, Of which exclu.
sive mention was made in thess columns
The Governor heartily approves the idea OF
firing an Admirals salute OF seventeen guns
at the capital of every State in the Union
at the moment the Admiral sets foot on
American soil. The Governor was also of
the opinion that the Norwich University
cadets would be available for this pleasant
duty. He promised to think the m after
over, and will undoubtedly take action to
have such salute fred at Montpelier.
At ten O'Clock on Thursday pretty home
wedding occurred at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George o. Stratton, 6 Summer street,
parents of the bride, when osepb Viau and
Miss Bertha l.. Siratton were united in
marriage by Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver. The
aft air was quiet one with only the i'm
mediate friends and relatives of the bride
and groom present Mr.. and Mrs Viau left
on the noon train for Hanover, N. H., the
groom's former home. After a short bridal
tour they will return TO this city where
they will have rooms at the home Of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs Viau are
among Montpelier's best and most iavor-
ably-known young people and will receive
the best wishes for their future from wide
circle of friends. They were the recipients
of large number of beautiful and valuable
presents.
A meeting of the local entertainment
committee for the Dewey celebration was
held Tuesday evening at which bureau of
Information was appointed, comprising
George o. Stratton, chairman, and one
member from each ward, as follows: Ward
one, W. s. Smith; ward two c. DEF Ban.
croft ward three, w. N. Theriault; ward
four, George X Putnam; ward FIVE, j. j.
Bergen; ward six, f. r. Dawley. This
bureau will solicit rooms for use as lodg-
ings on the date of the celebration and on
that day will have headquarters near the
Central Vermont station from which as
signments Of visitors will be made. A
corps of messengers will be employed to
conduct visitors to their lodgings The bu
reau is to meet with the entertainment
committee at its next meeting for the pur-
pose of organic alton aud to secure full in-
structions as to the duties devoving upon
its members
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
For Women.

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RUTLAND, Sept. flames Mcdonald, a
House OF Correction prisoner who murder
ously assaulted his keeper, John Holland,
June 81, made a crematory Of his prison
cell this morning and roasted himself alive
He made a fire of his bedding, stuffed the
clothes into the windows making them air
tight, and thus deliberately killed himself.
Mcdonald was awaiting trial for assault
with intent Of murder.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

No such thing as Summer complaint"
where DR.. Fowler's Elk of Wild Straw
berry Is kept handy. Natures remedy for
looseness OF the bowels.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

Rural free delivery postal service will be
established at West Rutland September 18.
Tue population of the town is 700. One
pointed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

Every body's liable to itching piles. Rich
and poor, old and young-terrible the tor
ture they suffer. Only one sure cure.
Doan's Ointment. Absolutely safe; can't
fail
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Mrs. Barnard Thanks
MRS. PINKHAM FOR HEALTH.


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Herrin n =.

More behring's are eaten than any
other kind of fish.
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RUBBER STAMPS made to order by the
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r II e e -!

Car fare from youI home to SPENCER's BUsl.
NESS SCHOOL, Kingston, N Y $50 students last
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Established 1880 Beautiful New Building Best H.
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TO VIEW NATURAL BRIDGE.


HOT SPRINGS. Va. May 12-The presi-
Dental party will break its visit here to-
morrow morning by a trip to Natural
Bridge. Va Besides President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley the party will include Secretary and
Mrs. Gage, DR.. and Mrs. Rixey. Assistant
Secretary Cortleyou, Mr.. Barnes Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. ingalls,. Mr.. and Mrs. Schmid-
latt and Mr.. and Mrs. Golston. of Cincin-
natl. The train will leave at Sis a. m, go
ing through Covington and Clifton Forge.
1t is expected that about two hours will be
given to sightseeing, and the party will re-
turn in time for dinner.
The President is still resting quietly. To-
day he walked about the roadways with
Secretary Gage both In the forenoon and
again after lunch. He took his medicinal
bath under the direction of DIR. Rixey dur
ing the morning. Official business has been
very light the signing of some commissions
for postmasters and army promotions be-
ing the extent of these duties to-day.
Mrs. McKinleys indisposition has kept
the President somewhat closely to his
rooms. The change to this high altitude af-
fected her for day or so. but she Is feel
ing so well tonight that the run to Natural
Bridge, which has been held in allegiance
was decided upon. The walks are much en-
joyed by the President, and incidents oc-
curing through him are repeated through
the hotel corridor. Yesterday he found a
tot of girl with big. heavy valise which
she was laboring to fill with grass. Mr..
Mckinley. amused by her ardor and bright
face, stopped moment and aided her in her
efforts by plucking grass for its receptacle.
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Regiment Has Becn Fighting since
Feb. 2, and Has Had Little Rest
and No Change OF Clothes.
THE DEWEY OF THE ARMY"
sOBRIQUET WON BY CAPTAIN GRANT,
OF THE UTAH BATTERY.
His Management OF the ssTin-CIad.
Gunboats Appreciated-Otis's last
Of Casualties-Filipin0C Congress.

MANILA, May 12.-Fresh troops are b.
ginning TO go 10 the front. Two battalions
of the Seventeenth Infantry (regulars) that
had been holding the lines about the city
of Manila will join Major General Near
thurs division at San Fernando tomorrow
and one battalion of the same regiment win
reinforce Major General Lawton's division.
near Bacolor These troops will be replaced
here by the Twenty-first Infantry Regiment.
which arrived from Luzon by the transport
Hancock yesterday.
Captain Grant, of the Utah battery. whose
success in managing the army gunboats La
guna de Bay and Cavadonga won for him
the sobriquet of 1.-The Dewey OF the army"
has been put in command or the recently
purchased Spanish gunboats whose arms the
insurgents captured. These vessels are now
being prepared for operations on the rivera
and along the coast The arming os the
gunboats is being pushed with all diligence.
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TO BE ORDAINED SUNDAY.


NEW YORK, May 12-Bishop Potter gave
out the following formal notice to-day:
THE Rev. DIR. Briggs and the Rev. c. III.
Snedeker will be ordained on the day off,
cially appointed by the bishop of New York.
May IA, at the Pro-Cathedral. Staunton
street. New York, at 10:45 a. m. The Rev.
George William Douglass will preach the
ordination sermon. The Re-. DR.. Cornelius
B. Smith will present DR.. Briggs and the
Rev. George F. Nelson will present Mr..
Snedeker"
Bishop Potter chose the Pro-Cathedral as
the place for the ordination because DR..
Briggs had asked TO be assigned TO work
there and will work there in future. The
Churchman of this week says:
THE sensational stories that have aD-
peared in the daily press with regard to the
ordination OF DIR. Briggs suggests the neces-
sity of giving to our readers certain in
formation thar may help them to make
right judgment in the premises. The Rev.
DR.. Briggs was ordained to the deacsnate
last year, having met all canonical require
ments, and after having been recommended
by the standing committee. composed of the
Rev. Drs. Morgan Dix, Thomas r. Harris,
Octavius Applegate and j. Shipman and
Messrs. Stephen p. Nash, G.. McCullagh
Miller. S. Nicholson Kane and Herman c.
Van Post. He has met all the requirements
for advancement to the priesthood and has
been recommended again by this same COM
mittee, with only one change in its compo
sition-Mr. George Zabriski having been Sc
lected to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Nash. Many persons have
been disturbed by passages quoted in the
daily papers from Dr. Briggss late book.
1t is only fair TO state that most of these
passages appear to be wrested from their
true setting"
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"wHAr SHALL WE DO FOR DEwEY.v
New York Times Suggests the Ad-
mfrars Services Be Recognized.

NEW YORK, May 12--The New York
Times in an editorial entitled What Shall
We Do for Dewey" tomorrow will say:
what shall we do for the man who has
done so much for us? That is the question
which has for a long time been agitating
the American people. 1t is quite true that,
according to our precedents. We have not
been niggardly in recognition of the great
services of Commodore Dewey as he was
a year ago. But there is a persistent and
prevailing feeling thst we ought to do more !;
that the American Nation in some unofficial
and spontaneous way should recognize the
services OF Dewey as the British nation
officially recognized the services of yelling
ton when IL presented him with the estate
OF Strathfieldsay. Evidently IL will not do
to make an exclusive acknowledgment OF
the services of an American hero to whom
all Americans feel equally grateful. Evil
IDENTIFY IL Will not do 70 leave him at the
mercy of group of millionaires. Evident
ly IL will not do 10 exclude from the ma
tional Testimonial 10 the admiral any Amer
lean citizen who desires TO bear his part In
1t. Why not appeal directly to the public
through It's immediate organs and agents.
the newspapers, which get their living by
representing its sentiments?
There are some 2D.ooo periodicals in the
United States which are entitled TO trans
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CLASH BETWEEN COURTS.
Federal and state Judiciary at Log
gersheads Over q Divorce Case.

NEWPORT, KY, May 12-The Federal
and State courts have collided here and Sc
rious results are expected tomorrow. Judge
Hodge granted Mrs. Charles Houston di-
vorce and almony. Her husband then went
before Judge Evans OF the United States
Court and filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Judge Evans also issued an order for no
payments out of Houston's estate. Houston
was cited before Judge Hodge yesterday for
contempt and was sent TO jail for not pay
ing the weekly alimony. To-day Houston
was transferred 10 the Jail at Alexandria
Ky. Tonight United States Marshal Comp
ton left for Alexandria under orders from
Judge Evans TO produce Houston in the
federal court here at 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
Developments are awaited with interest