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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

routed with terrible slaughter, and Its
remnants fed to Khartoum, two
hundred miles to the northeast, at the
junction Of the White and the Blue Nile.
Khartoum is indefensible. All Egypt is
in panic, for there is nothing south of
Cairo to stay the victorious hordes of
FL Mahdi.
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A SUGGESTIVE side light is thrown upon

A SUGGESTIVE side light is thrown upon
the late public developments of the old
bourbon spirit in the South by private
correspondence from that section. From
the private letter of Virginia bourbon
we are permitted to make the following
extract, inspired by the defeat of Malone !:
"Mr. Niger has found his level by de-
cision of court and voice Of the people.
He cannot be white, but black always !;
and if the question is dropped he will be.
come satisfied and content to be what he
is, an African, not capable of selt.govern-
ing, and much better off governed by
southern bourbon democrats" Here is
the disposition to re-enslave d" Mr.. Niger"
OF such is the solid South, and while
this spirit survives the solid North will
have solid South to fight.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

East Montpelier.-Mr. Stephen Arms was
taken with hemcrrhage, last Wednesday, while
lifting logs. IL is thought to be from the heart
He Is very low, having had several bleeding
spells. Norman Goodwin has returned from
New York, where he spent the past six months.
.... Fred Fuller split his big toe, one day last
week, while choppDg wood You may go to
the front, Fred; the rest of us don't care to
chop and split at the same time. William
Ormsbee died last week Thursday. He leaves
a wild W and step son also a little daughter
by his fl rst wife James McDermd Is visit
ing relatives and friends In this vicinity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

Waitsfield.-Unions services were held at the
c. P. Taplin, pastor of the Methodist church,
preaching the sermon. james Baird, 4 h, left
his horse standing unhitched at the residence
of Mrs Fisher, while he went into the house;
but the horse. thinking he was staying too long.
started for home. He WAS afterwsrd found In
near Joe Palmer's. The wagon was somewhat
demolished by the transaction. The bail at
the hotel was pleasant and successful affair,
about fifty couples attending. :. Eddie B Arid,
who was hurt by tree rolling on him, is
recovering
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

HOLIDAY GFTs-A view of the fancy old
m tnufacture, AT Paine's, 48 Canal street, Bos-
ton, will well pay visit to that city and save
you one-thid the cost in purchasing, and at
the same time give you the choicest new
styles OF the very finest finish to be found in
any place in America.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

Cabot.-H. w. Tucker, who left here re-
Gently, has located in Stockton, Cal, In the
San Joaquin valley, and has purchased three
hundred acres of land, for which he paid Fl T.
teen dollars per acre. Mrs Beedle has bought
the place at the lower end OF Main street, for
merly occupied by the late P. o. Morse. The
school directors have issued the following an
nouncement OF teachers for the district schools
for the winter: District No. 3. Josie Beedle;
district No 4, Alma Leonard; district No. 3,
Kate Webster; district No 7, Jennie Hill dis
trict No. 8 II. L. Gale, Alice Z. Kenney and
Helen Baker; district No. II, Lizzie M. Alb
bolt; district No. 10, Lena Clark. Scholars
desiring to pursue advanced studies will at
tend In district M. 8 Schools commenced on
Monday. ...To-morrow (Thursday) evening
at half-past six. at the vestry Of the Congrega-
tional church, the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union will give temperance literary en-
tertaiDment and "pie supper" Admission to
the vestry free. Mr.. Alvah Elmer, one Of
our oldest and highly respected citizens, died
OF cancer, Sunday morning, December g. aged
eighty-three years. Mr.. Elmer had lived in
town about twenty-five years, and had always
borne the reputation of an honest, upright
man. He was worthy and consistent mem
Der of the Methodist church, and until the
weight OF years came upon him was a constant
attendant upon public worship. and ever con-
tributed literally for its support. Funeral SER
vices to-day "Wednesday, after which the re-
mains will be taken to Calais for interment. &.
The selectmen have appointed Milton Fisher,
Esq overseer Of the poor to fill out the unex-
pired term of his son, c. M. Fisher, deceased
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Plainfield.-Mr. c. A. Bartlett returned
last week from trip to Springborough, Penn.
whore he went to visit the stock farm of Powell
Brothers. He brought with him colt, two
years old last spring, that is nearly sixteen
hands high, and weighs about thirteen hundred
pounds. 1t was imported from Clydesdale,
Scotland, when 1t WAS one year old, and is a
full.blood OF the breed known as the Clydes-
dale horses. 1t is the first of the kind ever
owned In this part of the state. 1t is to be
used for stock horse, and gives horse breeders
In this section rare opportunity to improve
their breed Of horses. Our village schools
commenced on Monday, with Fred Laird and
Mrs Belle B,tchelder as teachers, which gives
us the assurance of having first-class school,
IN c. Lombard. Esq, is just beginning to
mend from severe fever. We regrer to
learn of the financial embarrassment of Mr.. F.
G. Huntley, the mortgage on his farm being
foreclosed and all his personal property under
attachment. Our village meeting was held
last Monday evening. W. F. Lqzele was
elected baiiff; O.. L. Hoyt, T. P. Bartlett,
Louis Lapien and Clark Reed, trustees; M. T.
Page clerk; D. B. Smith, treasurer. 1t was
voted that lamps be bought for lighting streets
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Mtddlesex.-Friday evening last was quite
stormy. yet 1t did not deter about two hundred
OF the friends Of Rufus w. Warren and wife from
turning out for the purpose OF celebrating the
twenty. fifth anniversary of their marriage.
Had the weather been pleasant their house
many valuable articles of silver-ware, etc. %.
II. Richardson took possession of the Aims
worth saw-mill Saturday, the lst inst. He in
tends to put up an addition to the mill i'm
mediately, and put In clapboard machinery;
has not yet returned to his charge here, since
the accident he received to his hand, some
four weeks since. His pulpit for the two
Sabbaths past has been very acceptably sup
piled by Elmer Reynolds, a student at the
Vermont Conference Seminary
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

WOrcester.-rhe editor of THE WAToHMAN
has b sen favored during the past week, with
three communications relative to the matter
published last week under this head. Lack OF
space forbids that we should make any allu-
sion to the affair, further than to say that the
statement published is claimed by both sides to
be incorrect
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tionsl church, Thanksgiving evening, was we'll
attended and very interesting. The Congre-
gational church has been undergoing some re-
pairs and changes the past week, which makes
1t more agreeable for pastor and choir 1t must
be seen to be appreciated. e. Rev. c. Fl. Farms
worth and wife spent Thanksgiving at his
home in Mortified . Minnie f. Davis has
been at home visiting for week, and last Fri.
day evening entertained few OF her friends
at her home. She returned to Bradford last
Saturday, and goes into the composing room of
the Bradford Opinion as a compostor. Pro-
lessor Smiths convention occurs next week at
Hotel hall, opening Tuesday evening and clos
ing Friday evening Fl. II. Scribner (pianist),
Ira H. Edison (clsrioneist) Burt M. Shepard
(cornetist), and some of our best singing tai
emit, will assist. A good chance for all to brush
up their voices. Professor Smith will use the
Laus Deo compiled by Arthur Henshaw.
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Help for Women.

Br. Editor MANY women will find them
selves In painful accord with the pathetic ap-
peal OF A Mother" which appeared In THE
WATERMAN OF last week, as she pleads for the
nomination of men Of unblemished character
only for offices Of honor and trust Many
mothers will offer sincere thanks, though per-
baps silently, that one has the courage to thus
call for help, that their lfe-work be not set at
naught, as when. In the choice OF rulers and
legislators, no distinction Ia made between men
OF honorable and clean lives and such as put
not on even the outward semblance Of moral
ity. By your quotation from the Apostle Paul
for heading for 81 Mothers" communica
ton, one naturally infers that you consider the
moral efforts Of mothers worthy Of help, and
as You remove II from Its context and give II
as command, 1t Is to be presumed you are
ready TO render whatever help you can. which
Is 10 touchiDgy asked for. How will you give
It'll Are you aware that the political privileges
and prerogatives OF women are limited to Pc
titions, .pleadings, prayers? Have you OBJ.
served how seldom these prevail? Have you
noted the slow progress OF women in reforma-
tory work--the temperance work. for instance
because Of these limitations? Has 1t ever oc.
CURED to you, Mr.. Editor, to put yourself In
the place OF women, and so consider for mo.
ment what you would do therein, what you
would wish others to do2 Do you, az is often
done, admoDish mothers that their field OF Ia.
hor is the home, and assert that with good in.
fiuences and wholesome instruction there, only
good results can follow 10 the character and
conduct OF their children Who does not know
the mary, many mothers who labor lovingly
and fai hfully all the best years OF their lives
to teach their children the worth OF personal
purity and honor, and who can deny that the
fathers Of the same children, nine times in ten
would cast their ballots for the debauchee oil
the druukard. we're such the regular nominee
OF their party? In view of the fact, then, thai
you can bravely face public opinion when Il
conflicts with your own ideas OF right ant
truth, may we not hope In this food.tide o.
immortality, when in politics purity draws NJ
premium, that no past conservatism shall binC
your eyes or harden your conscience Will,
yonr active brain searches for the wisest way o
relieving the helplessness OF women? NV. r.
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North MOntpelier.-Fundsa are being raised
to support singing-school In this village this
winter, with Professor G. +. Dudley as teacher.
49, The total receipts OF the Nye benefit con.
cert were S65.. :. II. N. Morse, who lately re.
turned from the West, has leased the hotel at
Barre for one year, and will take POSSESSION
soon.. People from far and near come here
to mill, which shows they appreciate the re-
cent improvements Mr. Holi.ter has added.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-22
VESSELS LEAVING THIS DAY
Schr Marion for Kukuihaclc
PASSENGERS,

From San Francisco per City of
New York, Feb. ais g Smith,
Rt Rev Lord Bishop of Honolulu,
M Gartenburgh, M V b Mil.ard,
Jno Thruman,, Mrs "A + Grant, Thos
Mallen, r, a. Barker, Mrs NJ Rose
and daughter, Mrs Seymour, Mrs
Capt Green, Mrs J A Paxton, w G
Buckingham, ] r Sayers, D H
Arnold, Mrs Shane andiboy,l Mrs j
M Roper, J Beaudois, J E McCreery
H Allen, D F Dovell, Miss Gullcx-
son, DR. A b Virsick, Miss G
Rhodes, Miss Kate Dickson, II
Churchill, j \ Smith, Mrs Hume.
and about 20 stecragc.
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VESSELS EXPECTED.

Rig IA Name n. I From ( Due
Ger Ehrenstein, FIN Bremen, NH
Am tern NJ E Smith FIN PIT Gamble, ia 30
Am blk Amy Turner from Boston, Jan 20
Or blk Campus FIN Bremen, Feb 2
- Jubilee from Newcastle. Feb IL
Stmr City of Sydney FIN Sydney, NH u
Stmr Zealandla from 8. F. March IL
Br ship Ambassador, FIN Newcastle
Bark Loeb Lee FIN Newcastle, Dec, q
Am bktne Elinor Vernon, I'm NY. NH 10
Blk Janet Court, FIN Liverpool, March
Blk G R Bishop, from Bremen, Feb 10
Br ship Glenbervie I'm Livcrp1, NH
VESSELS EXPECTED At KAHuLuI.
Blk f S Thompson from Nanaimo
Bgtne Hazard from Pt Townsend
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sH- The largest selection of Ladies'
Fichues and Collarettcs of the latest
Patterns are to be had at the Honolulu
Clothing Emporium Of A. nj. MELLIs,
104 Fort Street ahB s.E8s sh =
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-02-22

s6-Plain Sateens all colors, at
Chas- J. Fishel's Leading Millinery
House. i,fat ~. 800
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VESSELS IN PORT.

u s s Lackawanna, Wilson
U.S.S. Wachusctts, Pearson .Ns.%,1
II. b. M. S. Mutine, f. Edwards.
French man.of.war Limicr
Am ship Hope, f.t
Ship Abcraman, Chapman
Ship Gettysburg, Theobald
Bark ID G Murray, jerks
Blk Hermann
Bark Ullock ts
Bark Revere. }AbC Ns}t fll'
Bark Forest Queen
Bark Emerald
Bktnc Eureka, Penhallow
Am tern Datoka,
Tern j G Ford asFr, y. tf
Bgtne Consuclo, Howard W. - y
Bgtne John d Sprcckcls
Bgtnc Morning Star 19a1lf -Aat
Haw brig Ninito, Cameron
Schr Anna, McCulloch ~ PMS a.
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eS- A fine selection of Ladies' Satin
Corsets can be had at the Honolulu
Clothing Emporium of A. M. MELL1s,
1O4 Fort Street. 2H
St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-26
The Ghost That MIR. Jones Saw.

speaking of ghosts, said Mr.. Jones,
III a loud voice, as he and Mrs. Jones
were discussing these subjects the other
evening, 81 could never be afraid Of
them because don't believe in them.
So far, / haven't seen anything that
looked much worse than myself. "
. And you never will, = said Mrs.
Jones, swallowing ten cents she had
put in her mouth for safe keeping and
which was intended for Willie's bank;
s.for my part / do believe in ghosts
what's that in the corner, Jephtha?"
I believe I'm getting Nervousness, |
am certain of it. i know there are
ghosts. My father always said so. =
tsDid he ever see onePn asked
Jones, glancing into the hall, which was
dark, and shivering as if he felt a
draught.
No; he never saw one himself, but
he.saw another man, who saw man,
who had brother whose wife s father s
cousin said he had seen a man who had
spoken with a man who had seen a
ghost answered Mrs. Jones, in a con-
firmatory manner.
81 don t believe it, /" answered Jones.
..How is it possible for the vague, un-
substantial air to be recognized into an
impalpable being
But just then the tongs fell over, and
Jones jumped up and said he'd no idea
it was so late, and soon everybody was
in bed and sound asleep.
It was near morning and Jones was
dreaming sweetly of being tossed on the
horns of white cow, when Mrs. ]. laid
cold hand on the back of his neck and
whispered in his nigh ear: s. Wake up,
Jephtha, some ones stirring!i
'.Stirring What2' asked Jones, sleep
lily.
For answer there was a sound that
has dismayed many soul at midnight
the ghostlY creaking of a stair. Jones
got up and wrapping the drapery OF
his couch about him went forth to inter-
view the ghost, spook or whatever it
might be. He opened his chamber door
valiantly and confronted a sheeted fig
ure CARRYING light. His eyes bulged
out of his head. his knees smote togeth-
er; he tried to remember some OF the
dead languages in which he might APP
peal to the approaching ghost. He re-
called the words of another gentleman
with similar experience and gasped
forth:
s.AngeIs and ministers of grace de-
fend us. Be thou spirit of health or
goblin damned?n And the ghost an
swered:
..Shure if ye were decent man,
Misther Jones. ye'd close the dure till |
got by. I aforementioned to put the
salt mackerel in soak for yure break
fasht. an I'm afther goin' down to at
tind to it now shure.'
!" Bridget by all that's holy said
Mr.. Jones as the ghost materialized,
and he went back to bed and sneezed
himself to sleep again. Detroit Post and
Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-26

he's never paid him yet! [Groans, and
cries bf Name!] I shall not tell his
name. He is not one of these here.
One boy did two mean things. When
he was sweeping out school-house, he
found q ten-cent piece and kept it pri-
vate. And when q store-keeper gave
him back cent too much change, he
spent the cent, when it wasn't his cent.
Once there was a boy and he had Sis
ter and they were both small children
and they both had banks, and they
heard about the great Michigan fire.
That fire burnt up a great many peo-
pies houses, and barns. and cows. and
horses, and clothes, and everything they
had. This boy and girl heard about the
Michigan children that had to 60 with
out stockings and shoes, and they took
the money there was in their banks
and wrapped it up in piece OF
! brown paper and got somebody to
write on it: 'sTo help buy shoes for
the children that had theirs burnt
up And that money was sent tc
Michigan with grown peoples money.
Applause. Ever so many years ago.
two girls, one named Susan, and one
named Rebecca, were friends to one
another, and Susan was going away
somewhere to make visit, and she
gave the other girl, the one named Re-
| becca, a tin box with thirteen quar-
tiers OF dollar in it to keep for her.
And while she was making the visit,
her uncle came there and bought her
very good clothes, and carried her
somewhere to go to school, and she
grew up and got married to Captain
of vessel, and went to sea with him
in that vessel. The girl that was
named Rebecca took care of the thir-
teen quarters, and when she grew up
and her husband died, and she could
not get enough for her children to eat
five children-people said: why
don't you spend the thirteen quarters
you've kept so long?" She said: 81
will not; they are not mine.'' When
she was an old woman, then people
said: s'Oh, Susan will never come back!
no use keeping the thirteen quarters any
longer And her grandchildren said:
ssCome, grandma, buy us something with
the thirteen quartersr' She said: .'They
are not mine'' One day young man
named Charlie came to that town to
see the house his grandmother lived in
when she was q small child. His
grandmother used to be that Susan that
| never came back. She was not alive.
| Aunt Rebecca said to him: '' Here is
your grandmother's money-thirteen
quarters-in your grandmother tin
box. have kept them over sixty
years; take them. Charlie said:
" You have taken care Of them over
sixty years; keep them.'' She would
not keep them, and he would not take
them, and they sent them to the people
that had their clothes burnt in that
great Michigan fire. Applause.
My aunt says that sometimes money
makes people do very mean things.
She thinks we ought to spend some OF
our money, and keep some to give
away. Here is a verse she made. She
says it is not very good because she
made it herself.
There was a mean fellow named Benny,
Who had many and many penny,
But would not give anybody any.
He spent every one for his own self alone,
This stingy old fellow named Benny.
Hrs. d. III. Di1z, IN Wi1e-AaUdEe.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-26
Just for Fun"

Four boys were full of fun; they
wanted to see the people get o tumble
as they came out of church, so they
stretched q rope across the sidewalk and
hid behind the hedge to have good
laugh. -
Little Alice came running down the
street; ahe had been carrying basket
of fruit and flowers to Auntie Comstock,
who was ill; and the CHEEKY words
spoken by the invalid made the little
girl very happy; SO she came hopping
and singing along, gay as any bird.
The night was dark, the street-lamps
dim and far apart. The little girl fell.
The boys ran away!
After service the people found the
rope; they found something else lying
near, lying quite still, and bore il to
the light-poor little Alice! 1t was long
before she opened her eyes again; and
then it was only to know she could not
skip about any more, could never even
sit in her coy chair; but must lie on her
couch all the years of her life. just for
fun!
Johnnie and Charlie wanted a laugh.
"Girls are such stiles, you know!'
Johnnie made dough face and put it
on Charlie, wrapped him in sheet, and
hid him behind the tall old clock on the
stairs.
Dear little Mamie came down the
long corridor hushing Dollie in her
arms.
An awful groan and a flourish OF
white from out the shadows!-a shrek, )
flying figure, and fall! The boys
had their fun, but Johnnie has no sister
now. -
Some young men in college must
shave a little fun you know" SO they
pinioned companion and poured bran
DIV down his throat. A few hours later
this telegram went flashing over the
wires into a peaceful home: Come at
once; your son is dead!
To-day those boys are wanderers over
the face of the earth; behind them IS {; a
.desolate home, an early grave all
for fun!''
Five or six idle boys wanted $ jolly
time, so they caught a little homeless
dog, saturated it's tangled and matted
hair with kerosene, then applied a
lighted match. In moment the poor
creature was in blaze. With cries OK
agony it ran hither and thither-on'
how the boys laughed!-then rushed !, IN
to the open barn and hid beneath me n,
close -packed hay. In a moment aH
was ablaze, and before assistance coulo
arrive, barn, house and the entire con,
tents were destroyed. The boys had
their fun; mamma and the little ones L,
were left homeless. Humane Joa77sas's
St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-26
Our Young Readers.
THE, BIRDS NEST.

Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Chipping Bird
Came from the South to-day:
And this is what I saw them do,
And almost heard them say:
Their last years house stood empty still
Twas in Crab Apple Row,
On Grape Vine corner, where the grapes
In autumn sweetest grow.
The house was only one year old
Last spring they built it new;
But snow and rain all winter long
Had drenched it through and through.
And winds had rocked it back and forth,
And torn it on one side;
Twas but q shabby little house 5G
1t can not be denied.
I Still, lift were patched, as birds know how,
1t might do one more year:
And Mr.. Chipping Bird, / think,
Believed that this was clear.
Eying it round. and round, and round,
He hoped about the tree,
And chatted gayly to his wife,
AS pleased as he could De.
"a little here and there" he said,
".Twill be as good as new!
Upon my word, my dear, think
That we can make it dO!' 4z.s. as =.
.sHumph!'' said the wife lat least she looked
AS if that were the word)-
81 think you must have lost you head, s8
Dear Mr.. Chipping Bird! sfE efs
s'To patch up such shell as that
Is worse than building new;
doubt if we could mend it so
'Twould last the summer through
any dear, you're wrong .'T'is not so bad
Ills all your silly pride!
Twill answer!' Mr.. Chipping Bird
s In shriller accents cried. 500 s5aeeIs5
'Ha! Will it," chirped the little wife,
And at the tree she flew, 46Fs
And in jiffy, with her feet,
She tore the house in two! Fti Is
sNow let's see you mend that she said,
Smart Mr.. Chipping Birdw
And then she cooked her eye at him
And never spoke nor stirred.
Wise Mr.. Chipping Bird, he laughed;
What better could be done? 4
And off they flew, and in an hour
The new house was begun!
"a. st. Nicholas,