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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-14

REMARKs.-We are much obliged to Mr..
Fairbanks for his interesting letter and the
valuable observations he has reported. 1t
may be that he has struck the real reason
for the hole-making propensity of this bird,
and although it does not make him less OBJ
jectionable to the orchardist it will be GER
tainly valuable contribution to science.
We may say, in reference to his criticism of
"the boys" that probably they do not re-
gard sap as more than an occasional diet
of the birds, though if migratory they may
find sap the year round. We have ourself
thought it was the inner bark they were
eating, as we never have found any under
the trees where we have caught them at
work. Perhaps they eat both the bark and
the insects attracted by the sap. No sap
flows from the apple-trees where they have
been pecked, and we have not noticed that
insects were attracted to the holes. We
trust further observations may be made in
the line suggested by Mr.. Fairbanks.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-14
at WOuld Hurt Me the Most"

"Would you like To buy some berries ?"
said a bright, cheerful voice at the baek-door
+" How many have you 2"
1.-TWO quarts"
Z" Are you sure there are so many ?"
" Yes, ma'am."
The lady hesitated. 1t really looked TO
her like quite a small measure
g wouldn't cheat, ma am" said the same
clear voice; A" it would hurt me the most if !
did. But you can measure them"
They were all right and the lady bought
them, the little girl going on her way in the
glad possession of her hard.earned money,
and in the possession of truth that it
would be well for us all to learn,-that,
when in any way we cheat or rob others, we
injure ourselves the most.
Z" ! can't see Why" said little black-eyed
Frank at my side.
" Because, my boy, by cheating Others, we
ouly deprive them of some of their earthly
treasure, which, at the longest they can keep
but II little time but AS for ourselves, we in
jure our souls, which are to live forever"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-14
Hosiery. Gloves. e UandkerehielS

The largest, rarest, and most unique frcuc.
novelties In the city. Also the medium grades
hose Tor ladies and children at very nodcrar
prices
Ladies misses, and childrons kid CLOTH and
Lisle Thread Gloves of the best manufacture, IN
all the newes ST shades TO match any dress material
A superior selection OF plain hemmed linen, aud
all linen hcmstitehed, and scollOpcd llandker
chiefs Also. embroidered SILK Handke rchiefs
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-14

TINS happened in primary school. Ex-
animation in geography was progressing,
and the teacher asked: "What are the
three grand divisions :" The answer came
promptly from wee bit of boy Water,
ground and grass"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-14
Suits and Costumes.
pre-eminence So Justly established, and always
represent the latest styles aud fashions.
Ladies' and Childrel's Endorsements.

Superb assortment Of fine French handmade
UNDERWEAR, comprising every requisite for
lady's wardrobe. Also, children's suits for every
age and size,
Our Infants Furnishing Department is thor
oughly equipped Complete MardrOhcs as low a.
t35 better goods in proportion, Any article In
the Wardrobe at list price, really cheaper than
the homemade article, and much more sati'lac.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
Phlladclphia's Dog Pound.

"Arc all those dogs to be killed ?"
inquired the reporter, touched with pi-
ty at the thought of the untimely end
that awaited them.
"Oh, no. Some of them we have had
here for long time. The best of them
we are ablefto sell. Thus far we have
sold during the present year twenty-one
dogs, and the sum realized for them
goes into the treasury Of the society.
We keep them at least four days, unless
the pound is overcrowded and then We
are required to keep them but forty
eight hours. The owner of the dog can
get him out by paying two dollars. The
city gets the money, and has received,
up to the 1st of August, $424 in redemp-
tiOn money during the present year.
Besides this, we have dogs sent here to
board while their owners are out of
town, for which we get at least fifty
cents per week, and sometimes more
than this"
"What do you feed them on?' in
quired the reporter.
con caCkliDgs. just come with me,
and I'll show yon how we prepare it
but | guess you'd better leave your UNI
brella behind, or that Siberian mastilf
might think it as a club, and be don't
like sticks" replied the agent, putting
his hand on the gate leading into the
pen.
"Never mlnd," interposed the scribe,
as his knees began to knock together,
"I'll just take your word for it,"
"Oh, come along, they won't hurt
you; I've been here seven years and
never was bitten yet" answered the
keeper, encouragingly, and, closing his
comments with an eXhortation to the
quadrupeds to "clear out" he led the
way into the inclosure.
"Now, lay me down to Sleep" MUIR
INJURED the news gatherer to himself,
trying to recall something of the reli-
gious instructions Of other days, and
tremblingly he tottered towards the IA
tai gate.
"Did you ever bear of Daniel being
cast into the lions den ~ asked the re-
porter, standing with one foot In the
air, fearful of putting 1t to the ground,
lest 1t should come in contact with one
of the 200 paws that crowded around
him.
Don't be alarmed" was the assur-
ing reply Of the dog manager, "they
don't care for bones, with malicious
smile lightning up his dogmatic fea-
lures. "Get out, tell you tthis to the
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
Going Down Hill.


Men who mismanage things and fail
must not expect to be pitied. Why
wasn't he sharper? There was Robin
son, now; he failed, and cleared $780,
600 by il! That was something like
Robinson is smart fellow! Got his
eye teeth! The men that gets the in
side track of Robinson must rise early
Yes, sir!
But Jones was always soft-hearted
No wonder he lost everything. lie
never pressed his creditors for COM
pound interest and his rents were never
half collected. When his tenants came
with the old story of sickness and so
many children" Jones let them off, the
milk-and-water fool Children, indeed
AS if poor folks had any right to raise
children and as for sickness, that is n
luxury which none but the wealthy
should indulge in.
And now Jones is going down hill!
Well, he deservesi it. Help him along !!
lie ought to have foreseen that the
Jimcrank mine would have burst up,
and that the Moravian would have been
lost at sea, and that the half dozen
friends, whose notes he indorsed,
would have gone under before the wear
was over, Pure mismanagement!
1t was mismanagement. Yes, sir.
Help him? OF course not A person
must be crazy to insinuate anything Of
the kind. Guess you amt quite so
green as that! no, not quite
Times are hard, and you've got all
you can do to help yourself. Look out
for No, is your motto. Let No. ? do
the same.
Men who neglect things, let them
selves be fooled by poor people who
have the audacity to give birth to child
rem as often as rich folks do, ought to go
down hill; and you'll help them on
their way, and think you are doing a
righteous thing
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
A PolIceman's Philosophy.

A policeman having been called upon
to shoot dog in yard, took a seat on
fence, drew his legs out of danger,
and remarked to himself as he took aim I:
"The seat of all vanity is the heart, and
here goes" A COW in the lot beyond
threw up her head ami went galloping
around, and the dog tIOtt,d over the
yard as If perfectly at home. The
officer got good ready and observed:
"The fear of death is often as strongly
exhibited in beasts as in man, and their
dying agOnies have been known to bring
tears to the eyes of their executors ,
Bang! A woman who was working up
an old knot In the alley, flung down the
ak, put her head over the fence and
warned the policeman that she didn't
want to be bothered any more, though
she wouldn't object to his shooting up
in the air If the police regulations re-
quired it.
"Natnral history asserts that the av
erage life Of canine is four years" !"
resumed the officer as he brought the
revolver down again, "and that they are
subjected to fourteen different diseases.
| will now take that chap right behind
the ear, penetrating skull and brain,
and causing death IN from two to four
minutes" The smoke had scarcely
lifted when a melon peddler whose
horse was coming down the street at a
pace, rose up in his wagon, and called
out: elf you boys don't stop shootin,
beans vt me l'll wallop the hull crowd,
rich ones and all That ERE last one
just tickled my nose"
Natural hist" began the officer
when the dog discovered a hole under
the fence and slipped into the street and
made of. Natural history" repeated
the blue-cOatas he dropped off the fence,
'explicitly states that dogs must stand
still when being shot at, and If l didn't
hit him, it's the fault OF education"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
Sensations Under Chlorororm.

| began to be terrified to such Il won
dcrful extent that | would never be-
fore have guessed possible. | made an
involuntary effort to. get out of the
chair, and then suddenly became
aware that | was looking at nothing !;
while taken up by the confusion in my
lungs, the outward things in the room
had gone, and ! was "alone in the
dark" telt a force ON my arm
(Which did not strike me as the sur
geOns hand, "-but merely as an eXter-
nal restrainD keeping me down, and
this was the last straw which made me
give in the last definite thing-smell,
sound, sight or touch-I remembered
outside my own body. Instantly | was
seized and overwhelmed by the panic
inside. could feel every air-cell
struggling spasmOdically against an
awful pressure. In their struggles
they seemed to tear away from one an
other in all directions, and there was
universal racking torture, while mean
time the common foe, in the shape of
this iron pressure, kept settling down
with more and more irresistible might
into every nook and crevice of the
scene. My consciousness was now
about this: ! was not aware of any
thing but an isolated scene Of torture,
pervaded by hitherto unknown sense
of terror (ahd by what ! have since
learned is called the "unity of con-
sciOusness; this never deserted the
scene, even down to the very last in
audible heart-beat). Yet ! cal, it a
scene" because | recognized some
parts Of my body, and felt the pain in
one part was not the same as that in
another. Meanwhile, along With the
intensity of cOnvulsion in my lungs, an
element of noise had sprung up. A
chaotic roaring ran through my brain,
innumerable drums began to beat far
inside my ear, till the confusion pres
emily came to monstrous thudding,
every thud of which wounded me like
a club falling repeatedly on the same
spot.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
Adroit Thieves.

Chinese thieves are cunning experts
at their profession, adopting the most
ingenius devices uOattain their infamous
ends. | recollect burglary which
took place at a friends house, when
the thief found his way into the princi-
pal bedroom, and deliberately used up
half box of matches before he could
get the candle to light. His patience
being rewarded at last, he proceeded
with equal GOODNESS In the plunder of
the apartment, not forgetting to search
beneath the pillow. where he secured a
revolver and watch. These Chinese
robbers are reported to be able to stu
pity their victims by using some mar
Cotic known only to themselves. have
no doubt this was done in the case re-
ferred to, by the agency of the Chinese
house servants, who perhaps introduced
the drug TO my friends bed. Chinese,
when il suits their purpose, do not
stick at trifles, as may be gathered
from the fact that a Chinaman, esteemed
respectable member of society, at
tempted, on one occasion, to poison the
whole foreign community of Hong
Kong with bread he supplied. The
Malays have told me of cases where, as
they ayerred, the cunning Chinese thief
passes the door of the house to be pill
laged, and tOsses in handful of rice
impregnated with some aromatic drug.
This drug soon sends the inmates of
into a deep repOse, from which they
will seldom awaken till long after the
robber has finished his undertaking,
and that in the complete and deliberate
style that suits the taste of the Chinese.
For | must tell you that they at all
times object to vulgar haste, whatever
be the business they are pursuing; and
they prefer, if possible, to avoid sudden
surprise; and unexpected attacks-the
slightest sound, will make them take to
cOwardly flight, dropping their booty
and their neither garments, if they have
any, in order to facilitate escape. But
when they have daring burglary on
hand, they go quite naked, with the
body oiled all over, and the queue
coiled up in bob at the back of the
head, and stuck full of needles on every
side. The following adventure with a
Chinese burglar befel a friend Of mine.
About midnight, as he lay awake in
his bed, with the lamps eXtlnguished,
and the windows open TO admit the air,
he saw dark form Chamber over the
windOw-sil and enter the apartment.
He kept himself mCtiOnlesS, till the
thief, believing all to lie safe, had stolen
into the centre of the room, and then
sprang ont of bed and seized the lntru-
der. Both were powerful men, and a
furious struggle consequently ensued {;
but the robber had the advantage, for
his only covering was coat of oil; so
that at last, slipping like an eel from
the grasp of his antagonist, he made a
piung for the window, he was about to
drop into the garden beneath, when
his pursuer, with final effort, managed
to catch him by the tail. The tail was
stuck full Of needles, and, alas! false
one, too, and came away by the weight
of the tall, and was left a worthless
trophy in the hands of the European,
whom its proprietor had yainly tried to
rob.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
RAIN.


More than the wind, more than the snow,
More than the sunshine love rain;
Whether it droppeth soft and low,
Whether il rusheth amAin.
Dark as the night, it spreadeth its wings,
Slow and silently up on the hills;
Then sweeps DER the vale like q steed that
springs
From the grasp Of thousand Wills.
Swift sweeps under heaven the raven clouds
flight;
And the land, aud the lakes, and the main,
Lie beted beneath with steel-brght light,
The light Of the swift-rushing rain.
On evenings OF summer, when sunlight is low,
Soft the rain falls from opal-hued skies;
And the flowers the most delicate summer can
show
Are not stirred by its gentle surprise.
1t falls on the poo's, and no wrinklingi it makes,
But touching, mets in, like the smile
That sinks in the face OF dreamer, but breaks
Not the calm Of his dreams happy VILE
The grass rises up as it falls on the meadsi
The bird softler sings in its bower,
And the circles Of gnsts circle on like winged
seeds,
Through the soft sunny lines Of the shower.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16

In the selection of cages do not let
beauty control your selection alone, but
let the comfort of your pet be your first
object in view, whether his home be
slightly to view or otherwise. ROOmy
abodes are necessary to health. Wire
cages are preferable to wooden ones, in
that they do not gender insects mortal
enemies of the feathered tribe. Scald
your perches, and do not be content
with wiping theuI off, as insects breed
in the wood, and soon prey upon your
captives. Keep the usual flshbOne in his
cage, as it serves 10 sharpen his bill, and
aids digestion. The bottom Of his cage
should contain sand and gravel; it is his
delight to pick in ii, and it is servicea-
BILE. Do not thrust IN his wires, cakes,
bread ana sweetmeals, as In their cap
tive state they are difficult Of digestion
and are pernicious In their results. A
simple diet with cnange OF seed in
spring, in summer, cabbage and salad
leaves, in winter, ripe piece of apple,
is all they require, and better suited
than more luXuriant diet to p omOte
health. The canary birds received their
name from their native Islands, and
were introduced into Europe through a
peculiar accident. A vessel laden with
merchandise, and bearing in its freight
many of these lovely songsters, strand
on the coast of Italy, opposite the fam.
Gus ST. Elba, the eXiled home of NapOl-
con. The birds, set free, sought shore; /;
the climate being favorable they would
have become naturalized, but the beau
ty of their plumage, and sweetness of
their song, caused them to be sought for
and captured, and transported in such
numbers that they were at last eStir-
pated. Their first introduction into
Europe was in the sixteenth century,
and to-day throughout Europe, even in
Russia and Siberia, they are found in
considerable numbers. Our best musici
ans are said to come from the Hartz
mountains, Hanover and Thuringia,
rivalling Saxony, which alone, in 1867,
furnished the market with $4,000 cana
rles, this being her usual yield. Thirty
thousand during that year were shipped
to the United States, and found ready
market. Since that time the taste for
pet songsters having greatly increased
The importations are almost incredible,
and, the supply being up to the de-
mand, the price Of pet clnary is now
within the reach of all.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
CLEVELAND TENN, JANUARY IL. 1879. NO2.

hours, spent in each Others society, he
requested the honor of her hand, what
could she say but eyes" for was il
not her fate as told by the stars by Il
wonderful astrolOger. OF course she
said yes.
Then they joined in the festivity as
if nothing had happened OUT of the COM
mon.
He never had occasion to repent his
action, for Maggie was the tenderest
and sweetest of wives. But her secret
was her secret forever.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16

Beginning with the top-notch flyer
why was Rarus 50 namedy This ques
non can happily be answered by re-
production of a portion of an interview
which appeared recently in a sporting
paper, held with a veteran horseman
who knew the great trotter from birth
"Rcporter-How did Rarus get hii
nameg
Mr.. M.-Why, it means rare, doni
it, That he's a remarkable horse; moi
many such"
"Reporter-Of course, that is what il
means; bur rdrus is Latin adjective
aud as Conkling is not scholarly
man. it seems strange that his horse
should get such name.
"Mr. Nj can tell you all about
that. lie had q son who went to college
and got to be about as much too smari
AS the old man didn't know enough, if
you know what that means. This chaI
named all his dads herses, and he gave
them names that nobody else in thai
part of the country understood.
And this is the way that Rarus got
his name. Goldsmith Maid, 1t is sulll.
ciently well-known, was so called from
Mr.. Alden Goldsmith, who developed
her tro ting powers and introduced
her TO the turf. We never saw any
significance in the name of Smuggler
unless because he had stealing gait,
or had smugged trotting qualities into
a pacing. Occident, of course, was Sc
called because of his being reared neal
the setting sun. Flora Temple was
so named from her dam, Madame Tenn
pie, while Lucille and Fleety Goldust,
in common with many other speedy
fly ers, obtained a patronymic from their
sire, and indicated the sex by the pre-
fix.
One tretter with a peculiar name,
was baptized in this manner: When
still anonymous, its owner was debat-
ing with a friend, both what to call
him, and whether to ship him to GER
tain place where he was to trot, 10y
boat or by rail. He settled the point
by saying: "Id sooner ship him by
boat" when his friend exclaimed,
"Why not call him SOoner?" and un-
der that name he trotted in 2.25. Those
who think that he was so named in the
belief that he could reach the wire
sooner than any other horse will see
that they have been mistaken.
Another queer name involves quite a
little story: Several years ago the
Chicago Times, as bit Of sensational
enterprise, detailed a reporter to pro
cure package of whiskey eacn from 9
aumber of sample-rooms in the city,
He returned from his mission with
Uwenty-siX bottles, which were respec-
lively labeled with the letters of the
alphabet, and then submitted to a
chemist for analysis and report. His
verdict showed that the bottle labeled
81 " contained the purest liquor, and
private key Informed the li'acS that
the "Z" whskey came from the sample
room of one Jacob WUlford. These
facts being duly published Wolford
L" whiskey became the rage, the ad-
vertisemPnt was immense, and in the
most natural manner in the world the
name was bestowed upon trotter who
has made his mile in 2.21.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
Fat Man Made Happy-Loses 81 Pounds.
PRAT1vMLE, Ala, July 20, 1873

PRATIvILLE, Ala, July 20, 1873.
BOTANIC MEDICINE Co., Buffalo, NY.
Gentlemen. bout three months ago
| commenced using your "Anti-Fat, "
at which time my weight was 2l9
pounds. By following your directions
carefully, have succeeded in reducing
my weight TO 1853 pounds, This is all
very satisfactory and pleasant; but just
previous to my commencing the use OF
your medicine, l had purchased two
suits of fine clothes at high price, and
find to my dismay, that they are entirely
useless to me now. When put one of
my coats on, my friends tell me it looks
like coffee sack on bean pole, and
when put the pants on well, descrip-
ton fails. My object in writing Is to
ascertain whether you have not, in con-
nection with your medicine business,
an establishment where your patrons,
similarly situated, could exchange these
useless garments for others that would
fit. think you ought to have some
thing Of the kind, as 1t would be an in
ducement for many to use the Anti Fat,
who now object to using 1t, in conse.
quence of the loss they would sustain in
throwing aside valuable garments.
Just turn this matter over in your mind.
A "Clothing Exchange" is what you
want In connection with your Anti. Fat
business. Yours, truly,
GEORGE BOYD
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16

HAVE for Miny years past Used IN my own
family and recommended TO the families Of my
congregation, as the best remedy Ow Of lor
Coughs, Colds and Inclplent C0nslmp ION, Dr.
JayDe's ExppCtolant, and also ia, ne Sanaliye
pins as remedy for CostlyeDess, Biliousness
and lmpurty OF the Blood MY confidence In
the gre et value OF these IL edlclnes, Increases
the longer use them and obs rye their won
derful health restoring effects. They nave
given universal satisfaction in all the families
TO W ON have recommended tnein--hev. Dr..
Bowling, late Pastor OF Berean Baptist Church,
New York
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16

New York Is the largest cultivator
of buckwheat, raising 1904 ,03O out Of a
total of 9,S2l ,72l bushels.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-01-16
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