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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
MAUD M. MERRICK.
One Of Montpelier's Well known
Young Women Died Sunday Morn

ing.
Miss Maud M. Merrick, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Merrick, died on
Sunday morning at her home, q
Kent street, after an illness of very
few days with appendicitis.
Miss Merrick gave up her work in
the telephone exchange about two
weeks ago but her condition was not
considered serious at the time. On
Thursday evening, her physicians
recognized that she was dangerously
i'll and the young woman struggled
bravely to live relapsing into uncon-
seriousness many hours before her
death. So sudden was the crisis, that
many Of her friends had not heard
of her illness and the news of her
death was a shock to them.
Miss Merrick was % years Of age
and had always made her home in
this city. She attended st. Michael's
school and, for the past few years
has been employed as operator by
the Vermont Telephone and Tele-
graph company. She attended st
Augustines church and was a young
woman of considerable and courteous
bearing, one who made many friends
both at her work and in other cir
Giles and her early death is regretted
by numbers of acquaintances ant
friends.
She is survived by her parents, one
brother, William Merrick, of Chicago
and two sisters, May and Alice Mer
rick, who reside at home, Funera
arrang ements will not be completed
until her brother, who has been no
titled of her death, has Deen hear,
from.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
NEW VAULT AT CEMETERY.
VIII BE Built Into Il Solid Ledge of
Rock at Lower End of Catholic
Cemetery.

tNmOttiys
The new vault which 1t was decid-
ed to build at the Catholic cemetery
some time age was begun last Friday
and already much progress has been
made on the work. The location is
at the further end of the grounds and
it is to be built into solid ledge Of
rock. The front entrance will be ON
a level with the driveway and the
men are at present busy clearing
away the earth from the front so
that the stone cutters can get at the
rock to blast it out. The vault, it is
understood, will be q commodious af-
fair capable of accommodating all the
remains that usually are inferred in
the cemetery during a single winter
and Will be covered over with the
natural green as it is at present with
the exception of the front entrance
which will be finished in granite and
have an iron door. The structure
will be completed for use this win
ter A-~A,4uAias! { "a A.4z4Esat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14

my friends what it has done for me-
Mrs. Il. HANSON, 304 East Long St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville. VT. =" L was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored myhealthand
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women am willing you
should publish my letter" = MRS.
CHARLES BARCLAY, r. d., Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
which is made from roots and herbs,
mas been the standard remedy fol
female ills. In almost every commu
nity you will find women who have
been restored to health by Lydia Il
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
BARRE NEWS
FALLS FROM ENGINE.
Yard Master Harry NJ. Russell Falls
Into Pile Of Stone Chips and Sus-
tains SeriOus Cuts.

Into Pile Of Stone Chips and Sus-
tains Serious Cuts.
Yard Master Harry NJ. Russell, IN
the employ of the Central Vermont
Railroad in this city, had a narrow
escape from serious injury yesterday
afternoon at about $50 o'clock, when
he was thrown heavily into a pile oil
stone chips from the steps of a swift
ly moving engine in the local yard.
Mr.. Russell was riding on the engine
in charge of Engineer Michael Nc
Mahon, and while running into the
siding of Mari & Gordon to pick up
car, Mr.. Russell jumped off to set
a switch, but in some way his fooc
slipped from under him. and the en-
CINE was travelling at a rapid gait, he
fell head foremost into the stone pile,
rendering him semi-uhconscious.
He was picked up and carried to
the c. v freight office, where Drs.
Stevenson and o. G.. Stickney were
called Immediately They discovered
that Mr. Russell had suffered several
minor cuts and bruises about the
] head and face, while one wrist was
also badly lacerated. He was later
removed to the Office of DR.. Steven
son, where his injuries were dressed,
after which he was taken to his home
on Highland avenue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
ELEVEN FOREIGNERS NATURAL
lied.
Session of United States District
Court Held at Rutland.

Eleven foreigners were naturalized
at a session of the United States
Court held in this city this afternoon
by Judge James L. Martin, of Brattle-
boro. The grand jury will report to-
morrow afternoon and the petit jury
will report Tuesday afternoon, the
10Th.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
CUTS THROAT IN STREET
G. A. Lawson, of Barre. Attempts Sui
eide on North Main Street Thursday
Afternoon - Condition Serious ut
City Hospital From Loss Of Blood
Had Been Demented.

City Hospital From Loss OF BLOOD
Had Been Demented.
In full view of street full of peo
pie, none of whom was near enough
however, to stop his action, G. A.
Lawson slashed his throat while on
North Main street in Barre, at 12:45
Thursday afternoon. and was hustled
to the City Hospital In a dangerous
condition. The police had been look
ing for him since Wednesday night
because he had been acting queerly
and they were afraid that he would
do injury to himself. Chief Faulkner
had started out again in the after
noon in team and had got as far
as Blackwell street when he spied
Lawson.
Stopping the team Chief Faulkner
called, Hello, Charles!"
Whereupon Lawson drew the knife
and with both hands pulled it across
his throat. Chief Faulkner jumped
TO prevent the act, but was too far
away to grasp Lawson before he had
hacked himself terribly, although he
did not reach the jugular vein. TAX
ing the knife away and pinning Law
sons arms, Chief Faulkner got back
into the team and was driven rapidly
up the street to the hospital, stop
ping on the way to get Dr.. p. S. Duff
fy DR.. J.. l.. Leonard also respond
ed soon, and the flow Of blood was
stopped as much as possible. 1t was
found that the wound was a ragged
one fully three and half inches
long, largely on the left side of the
neck The man was weak from the
loss Of blood
The police had been looking for
lawson since Wednesday night when
a telephone massage came to them
from a house on Maple avenue that
Lawson was there and acting queer
Iy He was paying a visit TO house
that he had not visited for two years
telling the people there that he want
ed to see them once more before he
died They were alarmed at his
speech and actions, and leaving hin
in a second story room they tele
phoned to the police. While the!
were telephoning, Lawson, probably
divining their motive, jumped from
the second story window and flee
into the darkness.
Report came that Lawson was seel
on Seminary street Thursday fore
noon with a knife in his hands, ant
that he stopped and whetted tn
knife on a stOnestep and then no
being satisfied after drawing his fin
ger across the blade went back of TIN
house and sharpened the blade on
grindstone. This spurred the polio
to renewed efforts, and the who'll
force started out to catch the NAL
before he had harmed himself o
someone else.
The man has apparently been de
mented for several days, as the pol
ice were called to the stone shed
where he was working on Monday
They decided then that he was com
ing out o his spell all right, an,
that his condition did not warran
looking hi up. He became worse
however, ? | one of his delusion
seemed to H." that commitment paper
had alreadP been made out to sen,
him to the State Asylum at Water
bury He told several people some
thing to til t effect.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.
Case Of Mears VS.. Daniels in COunt5
Court Must BE Tried Over.

The jury in the case of Mark
Mears vs.. Harry Daniels, after a
twenty hour session during which
time they came in twice for instruc-
tons, came before Judge e. L. Wa
terman again Saturday and through
their foreman stated that they were
unable TO reach an ag cc'ncut. TIE
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
Dress Shields.

II seems highly likely that all of
the dressmakers have not mastered
the placing of the shield, II results
prove anything.
There are few women who would
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14

pOunQ q u r l II <
change of life. My
doctor told me it
was good, and since
taking it L feel so
much better that /
can do all my work
again. L { h in k
Lydia e. Pinkham's
V ge ia b le Com
pound a fine remedy
for all woman's
troubles, and l
never forget To fell
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14

Woman loves a clear, rosy complex
ion. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies
the blood, clears the skin, restores
rudy, sound health.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14

There's nothing so good for a sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil
Cures it in a few hours. Relieves any
pain in any part.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14
HER
PHYSICIAN
ADVISED
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Columbus, Ohio. 81 have taken
TYdia E. Pinkham'S Xepetahla Com.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-14

If you are going to be barber, bs
one-and be the very best in the
world-try >and own a shop of your
own.
II You are going to be telegra-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Reclaimfng Washed Land.

l had about one acre of washed
clay land on one side of good field
1t was absolutely devoid of vegeta
ton, had been left out for number
of years after wasting fertilizer upon
it, and was an eyesore. Early In the
spring | crossed it with burrows about
5 feet apart. In these burrows |
dropped wild blackberry roots, one
about every feet. l dropped fork
full of stable manure next to each root,
partially covering it, and covered the
whole with one furrow made with the
turn plow. In the next furrow |
dropped small pine tops and partially
covered them with the plow. | went
over all the land in the same way.
The work required three days for two
men and a team. The following spring
| plowed out the middles. This was
five years ago, and l have not touched
the land since. / have gathered two
good crops of blackberries and the
land is now covered with heavy berry
bushes and good wild grass sod,
with no wash to speak of.-G. NJ.
Humphreys, in Agricultural Epito.
mist.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

sisted" or were charming" in some par.
ticular raiment
The doctor advised change for Por-
ter, the purpose of which was to make il
impossible for him to return to his work
before his complete recovery Evelyn
and the doctor chose Asheville before
they mentioned it to him, and the plan,
of course, included his son Grant. Mrs.
Whipple still supervised the Porter house
hold at long range, and the general fire.
quently called alone to help the banker
over the hard places in his concalevsence,
A day had been fixed for their depar'
ture, and Mrs. Whipple was reviewing
and approving their plans in the library,
as Evelyn and her father and Grant
discussed them.
I'VE shall probably not see you at
home much in the future" Mrs. Whipple
said to Mr.. Porter, who lay in invalid
ease on a lounge, with Roman com
forter over his knees. You'll be sure
to become the worst of gad-abouts-Eu-
rope, the far East, and all that
II guess not" he said, emphatically.
II never expect to have any time for
loafing." -
We'll, you're going now, anyhow. Don't
let this girl get into mischief while you're
away. An invalid father-only young
brother to care for her and keep the suit
ors away Be sure and bring her back
without trail of encumbrances. Grant,
she said, turning to the boy. you must
protect Evelyn from those Eastern men."
"I'll do my best" the lad answered
at J,,Io ond Marry
says all the real men live out West
II guess that's right" said Mr.. Porter.
She rose gathering her wrap about
her. Grant rose as she did. His man
ners were very nice, and he walked into
the hall and took up his hat to go down
to the car with Mrs. Whipple. 1t was
dusk, and a man was going through the
grounds lighting the lamps. Mrs. whip
pie talked with her usual vvacity or the
New Hampshire school which the boy
had attended, and of the trip he was
about to make with his father and sister
They stood at the curb in front of the
Porter gate waiting for her car. A buggy
stopped near them and man alighted
and stood talking to companion VINO
remained seated.
"Is this the way to Mr.. Porter's sta
ble?" one of the men called to them
Yes" Grant answered, as he stepped
into the street to signal the car. The
man who had alighted got back into the
buggy as if to drive into the grounds
The street light overhead hissed and then
burned brightly above them. Mrs. Whip
pie turned and saw one of the men plain
". The car came to a stop; Grant help
ed her aboard, and waved his hand to
her as she gained the platform.
At o'clock a general alarm was sent
out in Clarkson that Grant Porter had
disappeared,
(To be continued)
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
MottIpJ DutfPr,

Streaky or mottled butter may be
caused by the salt, or it may be due
to the working of the butter. The
salt is so evenly diffused in the finest
kind of butter that, as Is shown by a
microscope, every grain Is surrounded
by a film of clear and transparent
brine. which points out the necessity
of avoiding the overworking of the
butter before the salt is added. In
the first working every particle of
milk should be gotten rid Of, but
enough clear water should be left to
dissolve every grain of salt in twelve
hours before the next working. II
this is done there will be but little
danger of streakiness in the butter,
but to get the best results the salt
should be very finely ground.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

The chief difficulty in growing silage
corn in some of the Northern States Is
in getting a suitable variety, and farm
ers are strongly urged to take advan-
tage of such new varieties Of silage
corn as may be offered for trial by
the experimental stations of their re-
spective States or by the United States
Department Of Agriculture, and also
to select their own seed in order to
fill It. In sections where potatoes fill
the place of corn in a ration, silage
can be made from Japanese millet or
other crops and succulent winter feed
be thus provided. Glover and Italian
rye grasses are successfully used for
silage in the State of Washington
and the combination is worthy of trial
in northern Maine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
SilO building.

In all silos the greatest waste oc
ours around the sides, particularly in
the corners, because the air has great
er access to these parts. The fodder
is not packed tightly in the corners,
the air fills the interstices and decay
results. With the cylindrical silo the
friction is equally distributed over the
entire inside wall surface, so that the
silage settles evenly.
The place silo is to occupy may
determine the form to build. There
are several kinds. Chief among these
are the round the stave, the square
rectangular, and the octagonal form
A square or rectangular silo can usu-
ally be constructed within a barn with
better economy of space than round
silo. For these reasons square silos
are most frequently employed within
the barn, and the circular type when
a separate building is constructed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

Intensive Dairy Farming.
The question Is often asked how
many cows certain number Of acres
VIII support. BY the question Is
meant that the entire energy Of the
farm is to be devoted to raising food
for the dairy COW. A farm in good
state Of fertility can be easily arrang-
ed so that one could keep COW
to every two acres II the land is all
good, rich, tillable land. And one
would be able to raise both the forage
or bulky part Of the ration. and the
grain ration, too. 1t could be done
in few years time with the proper
handling of the herd on the farm.
Three crops upon the farm will do
it-first, corn; second, clover hay, and,
third. peas and oats. OF course, the
clover sod would be plowed down for
corn and then the corn ground be put
into peas and oats the following sea-
son. With these three foods one can
make balanced ration for the dairy
COW without purchasing any other out
side food. either concentrated or
bulky.
The statement has often been made
that an acre Of good land will sup
port a cow the year around. One
dairyman made the remark that he
could keep two cows on an acre, but
practically the man who keeps one
COW on two acres is doing very good
business If he gets fair prices for the
product. 1t is fact that the demand
for milk, butter and cheese is increas-
ing faster than cows and the prices
are continually advancing. There Is
no better business than dairying.-
Agricultural Epitomist.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
Deet Culture Wanes.

Comment has arisen over the appar
ent decadence of sugar-beet culture in
the farming section about Toledo,
Ohio. Where a few years ago a dozen
fields could be seen without travelling
more than a mile or two. now scarcely
one exists. A farmer reported he saw
but one field between Toledo and Mon
roe, though only few years ago this
section produced heavily. Several fac
tors have arisen to work against beet
raising. In the first place, labor and
care considered, the present high
priced cereals are considerably more
profitable again, farmers have begun
to learn that beets tax soil vitality
about as heavily as any crop, and,
unless fertilizing elements are constant.
ly applied the land invariably suffers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

AS the result of a series of recen.
experiments conducted by the j. C
J. Rogers pulp mills at Ausable Forks,
N. Y, 1t is announced that new uses
have been found for the "sludge" or
waste material Of the wood pulp mills.
This will not only be a great saving to
the pulp interests, but will end the
pollution of streams on which the
mills are located. 1t is demonstrated
that the poisonous sulphite waste can
be used as a substitute for the corn
meal and molasses employed in iron
foundry core casting as top dressing
for macadam roads and for other pur-
noses
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
bitter Dutter.

Bitter cream and butter may ana
generally does result after the COW mas
been feeding literally on moldy
hay, decaying roots and certain weeds.
Another fruitful source Of bitter cream
and butter Is the holding Of the cream
at too low a temperature, when obJec-
tionable bacteria get in their work.
causing a pungent or bitter naVor'
For best results cream should be cool
ed and held at temperature OF about
SO degrees for six or seven hours I'M
mediately after separation, after when
1t should be ripened in a temperature
Of from so to 70 degrees. When II
begins to turn sour 1t Is ready to be
churned. and then the sooner 1t IS
churned the better. In small dairies'
where several separator skimmings
are required to make up the quantity
Of cream for a churning, the cream
should never be run from the separa.
tor into the vessel holding previous
skimmings One needs cream can OF
sufficient size to hold all that Is re-
quired to make up the churning, and
such vessels should be kept in place
where the temperature Is about 60
degrees. Each skimming should be
cooled before being emptied into this
storage can. When fresh cream Is
emptied 1t should be at once thoroug-
ly incorporated with the contents OF
the can by stirring with spoon or
ladle. Churning should not take place
within five or six hours after the last
cream has thus been added.-Field and
Fa rDo
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16

end Of the rope, thread on the sticks
Knot the cord on either side of the
sticks, then throw the same across
the cows neck (having regulated the
knots and sticks to suit the small Of
the neck and also the shoulder), and
the end of the cords around the first
knot. The accompanying illustration
shows the result. This device pre-
vents the COW from reaching her
hanks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-09-16
SITE OF TYBURN TREE.
Marble Tablet Placed on Spot Where
Thousands Met Death.

Thousands Met Death.
Thousands of English malefactors
and thousands who were not maletac-
tors, according to modern ideas, met
their death at the hands Of the hang
man on a spot in one of the busiest
centers of London county council, a
London dispatch says.
The spot Is the site Of tLa famous
Tyburn tree, the gallows on which
London's criminals were hanged tcl
more than 900 years. 1t Is situated
at the junction of oxford street, Edge
ware road and Bayswater road, oppo
site the marble arch which marks the
principal entrance to Hyde Park.
Shops and mansions look out on the
snot which was once avoided by the
superstitious.
The London county council has
marked the exact spot where the per
manent gallows stood by letting a tab
let into the roadway. 1t bears an ex
cellent representation Of the old gal
lows, surrounded by triangle witt
the following inscription:
Here stood Tyburn Tree. Removed
1859"
The exact site was only fixed after
much research and poring over old
maps by the county councils archaeo-
logical experts. The reason for the
difficulty was that different authorities
equally trustworthy-gave two sites
for Tyburn tree, and it was not until
1t was discovered that there were real
ly two of them that the mystery wai
solved. The spot now marked Is the
site Of the old permanent gallows
which 1t is known was in use In 1196
which was probably standing for many
years before than time and which was
removed in 1859. 1t was replaced by
a movable gallows which was situated
a few hundred yards away and was
finally removed in 1888, when It was
decided that public executions were
barbarous spectacles, and that men
and women should be hanged In fu-
ture within the walls of Newgate pris-
on.
At the time when Tyburn tree was
bearing its dreadful fruit its site was
far out in the country Oxford street,
now London's greatest shopping thor
oughfare. was a country road and was
known at Tyburn road. . It is the d.
rect route from Newgate prison, in the
old city of London, to Tyburn, and It
was the last road over which the con-
demned men Travelled, sitting in an
open cart with a priest or clergyman
standing beside them and a mob Of
curious spectators following. Half
way to Tyburn tree there was a liquor
shop known as Last Drink House."
at which the condemned man was al
ways served with quart Of ale. That
has long since been destroyed and a
great business building stands on its
site.
Many famous criminals were hanged
on Tyburn tree and 1t is estimated
that at least $4,000 persons met their
death there. Claude Duval, the IA
nous highwayman, was hanged there,
and John Price, the original Jack
Ketch," the hangman, was hanged for
murder In 1718 on the very gal
lows on which he had hanged so many
other men.