Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-02-19

through at the knee, and they always are
quite as soon as you expect. A friend assur-
ed me II cost more money to clothe his six
year.old namesake than himself, and declared
he meant to test the virtues Of blue denim
ovetalls " did not think his boy would take
kindly to blue denim, and told him so. He
" thought he'd have to try it," | wanted to
know how the experiment ended, but never
did.
There are some devices that will even palli'
ate some Of the evils attending boys trowsers.
In buying CLOTH choose the best always. 1t
is sad waste to buy poor cloth for children.
Grays and dtabs are usually stronger than
dark colors. Pick out some Of the filing and
see whether it is honest yarn or shoddy
Two or more pairs alike are great advantage
in repairing. Wien they are made, piece
Of the same faced under the knee and stitch
ed in with the seam, delers the first mending
longer han any thing else have tried At
ter hey have been mended till they look badly
cut out the front Of the leg above the knee
and insert The back Of one Of the same color
anu they will De quite tidy again.
Then the childten's shoes are home from
the store with the pegs quite long enough &c
gall the little feet and tear the stockings
Cut thick paste board sole from an old boz
or hat, and crowd into the shoe it will pro.
tect the feet nicely and is done quicker thar
the pegs can be cut. A sole Of almost any
kind covered with wooden cloth. will greatly
increase the warmth Of the feet; and warm
feet prevent hot and aching heads.
Then there is wool and kerosene that ar,
always growing less If some way could b'
devised to make them last longer, 1t would b'
a real saving. Does your stove pipe fl well
if not, when the wind blows you have a colo
draught down chimney that cools your room
too quick | lost nice stand Of plants b,
that neglect once, in November, too, before
had thought of their freezing. If you canno
get mortar, make cement, three parts ashe;
and one salt, made into a stiff paste with
water put bits Of earthern ware or brick
around the pipe and cement.
Then do you keep your funnel dampe
wide open 80 that the heat will more thar
half draw up the chimney and out at the top
to warm the clouds and stars OpeT
draughts are grea; waste Of wood Iot
burn twice as much with but half the com
fort When your room is warm, shut al
your hampers and see how mild and pleAsan
the heat will be. To save kerosene, turi
down the light when you take a nap on tht
sofa when you set lamp in the hall fol
somebody gone to lecture, turn it down o.
put it out when nobody needs it, and whei
you hear your husband plying Jones because
he can't pay his bills, you'll be glad it ism
Jones pityiny your husband. Besides, yoi
can save enough in one month to pay for
newspaper a year. Its he best thing to bu,
no shoddy.-M H. Mirror.
WEATHER SiGNs Whether clear or cou
dy, rosy sky at sunse; presages fine wealth
er red sky in the morning, bad weather
or much wind gray sky in the morning
fine weather high dawn, wind low dawn
fair leather. Sof looking or delicate cloud
foretel fine weather, with moderate or ligh
breezes; hard-edged, oily-looking cloud.
wind. dark, gloomy sky is windy; a light
brght-blue sky indicates fair weather. Gen
orally, the softer clouds look, the less wind
but perhaps more rain may be expected ant
the harder, more greasy, rolled, tuited, or rag
ged they appear, the stronger the coming
wind will prove A bright-yellow sky at sun
set pressges wind pale-yellow, wet snC
thus by the prevalence Of red. yellow, or gta,
tints, the coming weather may be foretolC
very nearly. Small inky-looking clouds fore
tell rain light scud driving across heavy
masses show wind and rain, but, if alone, may
indicate wind only High upper clouds, eros
sing in direction different from the wind fel
bel, W, foretel change of wind. After fin,
weather, the first signs in the sky Of com
ing change are usually light streaks, curled
or notified patches Of white distant cloud
which increase, and are followed by an over
casting of misty vapor that grows into cloud
mess. This appearance, more or less oily O
watery as wind or rain will prevail, is an in
fallible sign. Misty clouds, forming or hang
ing on heights, if they remain or increase
show wind nd rain coming. If they rise o
dispense, the weather will improve.
Dew and fog are indications Of fine wealth
er; for neither form under cloudy or over
cast sky, or when there is much wind Re
markable clearness Of the atmosphere near tn
horizon, or a &, oil hearing day, indicates rair
/ if not wind