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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-09

and look at that great big bony coward of
a Riley. I've done him no harm, but he
wants to abuse me, and he's afraid of me.
He daren't touch me. lie has to coax
you to stand by him, to protect him from
poor little me. He's great big"
"Calf," broke in Bob Holiday, with a
laugh.
"You'd better be careful" said Pewee
to Jack, rising to his feet "I stand by
Riley
evil you defend him if l hit him p"
eyes"
"Well, then, won't hit him. But you
don't mean that he is to abuse me while
l am not allowed to answer back q
word 2"
Well" said Pewee, hesitatingly.
"Well," said Bob Holiday, holly, "I
say that Jack has Just as good right to
talk with his tongue as Riley. Stand by
Riley If he's hit, Pewee he needs it.
But don't you try to shut up jack" And
Bob got up and put his broad hand on
Jacks shoulder. Nobody had ever seen
the big fellow angry before, and the ex-
citement was very great. The girls
clspped their hands.
Good for you, Bob, | say" came from
Susan Lanham, and poor ungainly Bob
blushed to the roots of his hair to find
himself the hero of the girls.
81 don't mean to shut up jack" said
Pewee, looking at Bob's size, but 1 stand
by Riley"
swell, do your standing sitting down,
them" said Susan. "I'll get a milking.
stool for you, if that'll keep you quiet"
1t was well for Pewee that the master
came in just then, or there would have
been lively time. As it was, no one
said any more, and Jack retired to his
seat, having decidedly the best of it,
Christian at Work.
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e0nr the GhilMer.
A WEATHER PROPHET.

II rains; this morning on tree
We heard a shrilly chirring;
We searched to find It carefully,
For well we knew the rogue must be
A little tree-frog purrng.
Blue as larkspur was the sky;
The bees went booming, hummng;
White clouds like slow, fair ships sailed by;
No sign was there to any eye
OF sudden rain-storm coming.
But chirr, he piped, and chirr and chirr-r;
The children sighed, Provoking"
Quite out Of sorts indeed they were
That that small hidden thing should stir
The sweet air with his croaking.
Their play was planned for out of doors,
When first they heard him calling;
And now a heavy darkness lowers
Rain battered first, and now It pours
AS IL the sky were falling.
/ fancy he will find some chlnk
With twigs and leaves for cover,
Where he can safely sit and blink
And thrust his nose out for a drink,
Until the rain is over.
You'd like to see him some fine day2
Only quick eyes can find him;
He has a most mysterious way
OF being gray If bark Is gray,
Green, If there's green behind him.
Clara d. Bates, in Sunday School Time5
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Group. A Mothers Tribute,

"While in the country last winter my little
boy, three years old, was taken i'll with Group;
IL seemed as IL he would die from strangu-
'lation. One of the family suggested the use
of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL. a bottle of
which was always kept in the house. This
was tried in small and frequent doses, and
to our delight in less than half an hour the
tor said that the CHERRY PICTORIAL had
saved my darlings life. Can you wonder at
our gratitude? Sincerely yours,
MRS. EMMA GEDNEY.'
15o West 12sth St., New York, May 16, 1882.
81 have used AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL
in my family for several years, and do not
hesitate to pronounce it the most etfectual
remedy for coughs and colds we have ever
tried. A. j. CRANE"
Lake Crystal, Mimi, March 10, 1852.
81 suffered for eight years from Bronchitis,
and after trying many reme ties with no sue
cess, was cured by tie use of AYERS CHER
RY PICTORIAL. JOSEPH WALDEN"
Byhalia, Miss, April 8, 1852.
81 cannot say enough in praise of AYERS
CHERRY PICTORIAL, believing as | do that
but for its use | should long since have died
from lung troubles. T.. BRAGDON."
Palestine, Texas, April %, 1852.
No case of an affection of the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by the use of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL,
and it will ARRAYS cure when the disease Is
not already beyond the control + medicine.
PREPARED BY
Dr.. c. Ayer& Co.. , Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists,
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Prize for Puzzle Makers. .

For the best original puzzle contributed for
use in this department during the remainder OF
the summer season desirable book Is offered.
Competitors may send more than one puzzle
II they wish, from which we will select the best.
Each puzzle should be followed by its correct
answer, and the signature the author desires to
have printed.
Please write on only one side of the paper,
and not more than one puzzle-with its answer
on one sheet.
The offer is open until the close of Saturday,
August 30, at which time all puzzles sent in
competition must be In hand.
1t is understood that all puzzles offered will
be subject to our use in the department.
Mark everything sent In response to this
offer Prize puzzles for THE VERMONT
WATCHMAN.
The award OF the prize has been referred to
W. II. Eastman, East Sumner, Me-, to whom
the puzzles should be sent.
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0m Huzglf Corner.

1.-Charade.
Were first removed,
1t has been proved
That life at once would end;
Then you'll agree
I'm sure-with me
That tbs constant friend.
In olden days
$50 history says
In second screened from view
The valiant knight
Would grimly fight
For life and honor too.
No workman skilled
We need, to build
The whole, structure fair
Yet princely halls
With gilded walls
With it cannot compare. R. II. E. T.
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2.-Biblical Enigma.

Composed of "a letters)
"17 8 10 3 8 IS heareth his fathers in
struction is quotation from Proverbs.
Fear not the gods of the II IA II 10
"a is quoted from Judges.
ga babbler is no 8 90 - 10 10 10" is found
in Ecclesiastes.
"The thing that is 16 % bringeth he
forth " is from Job.
"21 20 IL II Is IA and honey shall he eat
is taken from Isaiah.
The whole is part Of a verse in Proverbs.
COUSIN KITTY.
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3-DUuble AcrOstic.
Words of four letters.)
IA place of burial.
"A person famed for noble action.
ga masculine name
ITO injure.
"a proposition.
Ga plant.
The finals give the name Of city.
The primals give the city's nickname.
EYE EN- Es
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-09

MATTRESSES and bedding of new clean
stock furnished at short notice, and sam.
Piles of hair and feathers, with prices, sent
by mail from Paine's, AZ Canal street, on
receiving postal card to do 80.
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4.-PhOnetic Blanks.

4.-PhOnetic Blanks.
(Fill with the names Of duadrupeds.)
1-Some OF the latest novelties in dress goods
are very cheap.
2-The stranger soon found friends through
the influence of his three -.
3-The old mans head is quite -.
1.-The - in yonder window is bright
and cheerful.
5-"- our goods very cheap" said the
merchant. WICKED WILL.
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A Terrible Cough Cured.

"In 1857 took a severe cold, which affected
my lungs. l had a terrible cough, and passed
night after night without sleep The doctors
gave me up. l tried AYERS CHERRY Pee
ToRAL, which relieved my lungs, induced
sleep, and afforded me the rest necessary
continued use Of the PICTORIAL a perma-
nent cure was effected. | am now 62 years
old, hale and hearty, and am satisfied your
CHERRY PICTORIAL saved me.
HORACE FAIRBRoTHER."
Rockingham, VT, July 10, 1852.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-09

A LITTLE girl was trying to tell her
mother how beautifully certain lady
could trill in singing, and said: 40
mamma, you ought to hear her gargle
She does it 80 sweetly."
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Hay Fever

Is a type OF catarrh
having peculiar symp-
toms. 1t is attended by
an infiamed condition
of the lining membrane
OF the nostrils, tear
ducts and throat, Q feet
ing the lungs. An acrid
mucus Ia secreted, the
discharge Is sccompan-
led with a painful burn
ing sensation. There
are severe spasms of
sneezing, frequent at
tacks of binding head
ache, a watery and in
famed state OF the eyes.
Ely's Cream Balm
is q remedy founded on
a correct diagnosis of
this disease and can be
depended upon. 50 ct
at druggists; 60 cts. by
mall. sample bottle by
ruggists, owego, n. Y.
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AYERS
Cherry Pectoral.

No other complaints are so insidious in their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs:
none so trihed with by the majority of suffer-
ers. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps from trifiing or unconscious ex-
posure is often but the beginning of fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL has
well proven its efficacy in a forty years fight
with throat and lung diseases, and should be
taken in all cases without delay.
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"WHY are trees among the best-man-
nered productions of the globe? Because
they always leave in time, and never leave
without q bough."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-07-09

"WHAT are pauses ?" asked the teacher
of a primary class. Things that grow
on CATS" piped the small boy at the foot.
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Answers to Puzzles OF Last Week.

Answers to Puzzles OF Last Week.
Goldfish.
2-(D Bear, pear (2) Pear, fear; (3) Dread,
bread; (4) Meat. peat; (5) Grief, brief; (6)
Horn, corn; (7) Case, lace; (S) Paper. taper
(9) Harm. farm; (lO) Cake, rake; (l1) Rat,
cat; (12) Cent, dent; (13) Battle, cattle (14)
Sage, rage; (l5) Guest, quest.
g. ii
F o Z
II o V E L
Z f L
4-Abecedarian.
SD Meat, (2) Bread, (3) Butter, az Hash,
10y Fish, (6) Ham, ~ Rice.
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THE old-time board of education the
single.
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Mew Idrsrfsements.

Mew eIdpsrfsements.
A. G. BROWNS
Insurance Agency,
MONTPELIER, VT.
Capita Represented, '$I5O,OO0,OO0.
In these days of doubt and uncertaint,
in business, especially in the standing and
solvency OF Fire and Life Insurance Com
panies, the attention of insurers is respect
fully called to the following list of reliable
and substantial Companies represented in
this Agency.
Fire Companies.
Northern Insurance Company
OF ENGLAND,
Organized In 1886. Assets, 1926, 225, 596.
Imperial Fire ms. Comp any
OF ENGLAND,
NiS""iA0u III AoV"' Aeoo'oi VlN,AiV,o0V'
Phoenix Assurance Company
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1882. Assets, IS, 107, 125.
First National Fire ms. Go.
OF WORCESTER. MASS,
Organized in 1868. Assets, 100000.
Pennsylvania Fire ms. Comply
OF PHILADELPHIA,
Philadelphia Fire Association
OF PHILADELPHIA,
Organized y 1920 Assets, "a, 600, 900.
Insurance Go. of State of Penn.
OF PHILADELPHIA,
Organized in 1894. Assets, S65O,0OO.
New York City Insurance Go.
OF NEW YORK,
Organized in 1872. Assets. $425,OOo.
The Royal Insurance Comply
OF ENGLAND,
Organized In 1845. Assets, gold, 100000
London & Lancashire ms. Co.
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1861. Assets, 81, SOC, 900.
Commercial Union Assoc Co.
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1861 Assets, S19 ,671.
Lancashire Insurance Comply
OF ENGLAND,
Organized in 1852. = Assets, gold, SIC, 00O 900.
La Confance Insurance Co.
OF FRANCE,
Organized in 1874. Assets gold, &c. 10000.
Connecticut Fire Insur'ce Co.
OF HARTFORD,
Continental Insurance Comply
OF NEW YORK,
Organized in 1882 - Assets, SO, 100000.
Manhattan Fire Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK,
Organized in 1872. Assets, 100000.
Travellers Insurance Comply
OF HARTFORD,
Paid-up Capital, S6OOOOO Assets, "a, 900, 800. AZ.
Secure General Accident Policy for specified sum-
to be paid in of death by accident weekly in
demnty If the injury wholly dsabes the insured from
his employment. 1t will be written for
months year, may be desired, and the cost Is
low to place comfortable insurance within the reach
of almost every whose time and labor of any
value him and his family One in sixteen of the in
sured have received cash payments under their accident
policies.
Large risks placed at a moments no
tice, and at equitable rates. Losses ad-
justed and paid at this Office, and due
notice of expiration of policies given.
Correspondence, and orders by mail or
telegraph, faithfully attended to.
A. Q. BROWN,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,
Montpelier, VT.
Sherburne & Dodge,
F~t~oI Ho~oo@nf
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Sherburne & Dodge,
Central Vermont
Bicycle and Tricycle. Agency!

Those wishing to purchase Bicycles or Trcycles the
coming will find it to their advantage to call
address the above parties. Agents for The Pope
Manufacturing Company, overman Wheel Company,
stoddard. Lowering Co. few second hand machines
may be had early In the season. Address with stamp
SHERBURNE q DODGE.
Ass Barre, Vermont.
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This kind of outburst on Riley's part
always brought laugh from the school.
But, before the laugh had died down, Jack
Dudley took the word, saying, in dry
and quizzical way:
"Don't you try to claim kin with me
that way, Riley. No use; won't stand
it. / don't belong to your family. I'm
neither fool nor coward"
Hurrah |" shouted Bob Holiday, bring
ing down first one and then the other of
his big feet on the floor. Its your put
in now, Riley"
"Don't be backward in coming forward,
viii, as the Irish priest said to his PEG.
ple," came from grave Harvey Collins,
who here looked up from his book, thor
oughly enjoyed the bully's discontinue.
"That's awfully good,' said Joanna
Merwin, clasping her hands and giggling
with delight.
King Pewee doubled up his fists and
looked at Riley to see if he ought to try
his sort of wit on Jack. II frog, being
pelted to death by cruel boys, should turn
and pelt them again, they could not be
more surprised than were Riley and King
Pewee at Jacks repartees.
"You'd better be careful what you say
to Will Riley" said Pewee. 81 stand
by him."
But Jacks blood was up now, and he
was not to be scared.
"All the more shame to him." said
Jack. "Look at me, shaken all to pieces
with the fever and ague on the Wildcat.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-23
IrLgGRAPHIC BREvIT1ES.

fhe faiatlay has arrived at Gloucester,
Mass ahd II proceeding to connect the
cables.
"Wednesday was a semi-holiday in Brook
Nn where $4,000 Sunday-school children
fafaded,
\ sydney dispatch says: Hanlan won
the seulling match, beating Laycock by
half a length.
General Butler accepts the nomination of
the National Autobiography Organization
for President of the United States
Rumors were floating in Wall street yes
terday afternoon from reliable sources that
L :. Grant, Jr., has left for Canada
The British ship Syria is wrecked on the
Fiji Islands Seventy passengers were
drowned. The lost passengers were coolies
Representative Money denies that he has
expressed any intention to decline a re-
nomination and start newspaper in San
Francisco.
The Secretary of the Interior has accepted
the resignation of II. b Sheldon, Indian
Agent at Round Valley Indian Reserva-
ton, California.
The steamer CASTLE, from Palermo for
New York, from Il Spanish port, has jet
tisoned part of her cargo. Rough weather
prevents assistance.
Ii is now understood that the April earn
ings of the Union Pacific will show de
crease of from 100000 to S500,000, COM
pared with last year.
Secretary Folger has issued the one hun
dred and twenty-eighth call for the redemp-
ton of bonds of Sl0,000000 three per cents,
maturing on June 30th.
\ prominent cattle man of Texas, who
has Just made an extensive tour of the
cattle region and some northern markets.
says the outlook for beeves is very fine.
Nine. Colemine, the left-handed wife of
the Duke of Darmstadt, will defend the
that his wife concealed misconduct before
marriage.
Mary Suffer was yesterday appointed
postmisuess at SuScol, California, and Max
Muller at jacksonville Oregon. The name
of the office at Bethany, w. T., has been
changed to Pitt.
Ferdinand Ward, of the firm of Grant &
Ward, was arrested yesterday afternoon on
application of City Chamberlain J. Nelson
Tappan who claims that the firm owes
him S535,000. Bail was fixed at 100000.
The Secretary of the Interior has affirmed
the decision of the General Land Office in
favor of the University Of California, in the
case of A. O. Cotton vs.. the University, in
volving a tract of land in the San Francis
co district
Elicit, Dewey & Co, wholesale dry goods
dealers of Richmond, Va, have assigned 4;
liabilities, 100000; assets not known.
Dewey thinks they will pay dollar for
dollar The preferred creditors claims
amount to 100000.
Jay Gould says: l have proof positive
that outside investors have been heavy
buyers of Western Union for two weeks
Stock has been taken from the street and
transferred. Concerning the market have
very little to say. Parties with capital are
anxious to get securities at present figures
and there is every reason to suppose we
have passed through our troubles.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-23
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Commencement exercises will be held a
the University of California on Wednesday
May 2Sth.
The Magdalen Asylum reports 60 Indus
trial School girls maintained at that insti.
tuition last week.
The Chinese damsel whom Judge Hoff:
man put in charge of Colonel Bee Il few
days ago has been placed in the Chinese
Presbyterian Mission Home, No. 933 Sacra-
mento street. The sum of 81 80 had been
offered for the girl.
The foundation of the palatial residence
of J. c. Flood is about completed, and not
many months will elapse before the sum
nit of Mob Hill will be crowned by another
ornament to the city's architecture. The
building will cover one-half Of the block.
on the other half Of which the Cotton man
sion now stands.
\ wrestling match has been arranged
between Clarence Whistler and Tom Can
non, champion GrGco-Roman wrestler OF
England. The agreement states that the
match shall be Grpco-Roman style. The
match must be decided and no draw will be
allowed, two falls out of three being neces-
Sary to win. No rest will be given until a
fall is gained and only fifteen minutes rest
is to take place inside Of eighteen days.
Two cases where return certificates have
been sold by their owners to other China
men in China, in order TO effect a landing
here, have been so far. brought to the no.
tice OF the Custom authorities Surveyor
Morton says that such methods cannot
prove successful so long rs Inspectors con-
tinue to do their duty. Not only must the
oI,Dnarpnpa Of tho Cinnamon Il
with the description in the certificate. but
he must satisfactorily answer questions,
James Lawless, only eight years old. was
examined by the Insanity Commissioners
"Wednesday and declared hopelessly insane
but no disposition was made of the case
Besides being insane, the boy has been
dumb from his birth His mother has
been III the Napa Insane Asylum for three
years, also insane The father takes no
interest in his boy. leaving him in charge
of grandmother The boy is being tenn
porarily taken care Of by Secretary Hunter,
of the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Children.
The Grand Council of the Chosen Friends
Yesterday elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Grand Councillor, c.
.. Burton, San Francisco; Grand Vice
Councillor Z. c. Wheeler, Portland, Or:
Grand Secretary, Isaac l.. Long San Fran
cisco; Grand Treasurer, George II. Haas.
Alameda; Grand Marshal, Mrs. Abbie f.
Wood San Francisco; Grand Warden, G.
J. Pullin, Livermore: Grand Guard. c. NJ.
Parker, Vallejo Grand Sentry, 5. Sand
hOldt, Ccnteryillc; Grand Trustees, !. c.
Palmer, W. I. Gibbs, c. T. Jones, J. NJ.
Lesser and E. j. Case. 4 committee re
port making the Finance Committee mem
bers of the Grand Council was adopted.
and w. Il. Ivory. j. NJ. Arom. \. L. Att.
\. Rosenberg and N. Cohn were appointed
~, .lti,.n.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-23
MERCHANDISE REPORT.

The following freight passed Ogden May 18th:
For SacramentO-I. W Ashley, ] sewing ma
chine: Huntington, Hopkins Il Co., 10 bundles
hoes, 60 bundles forks, 500 kegs nails boxes
saws; California Wire Works, cases wire goods:
Baker x Hamilton, 203 kegs nails $ bales leather
betting; John Breuner, barrel and l box cast
ingS ! box chair seats: Hall Luhrs Il Co. A
barrels hams; Emil BuckOw, box pears; NeU-
bOurg " Lagos, barrels brewers pitch; Hol-
man. Stanton 4 CO., bundles handles: A. A.
Van VOORHEES, Il Co., box leather; H. Fisher ,
cases artificial flowers; T. G. Schiller, 70 spOos
fence wire keg staples; Naterhouse Il Lester
ST bundles and crates Sp0kes, lG2 bundles fell
lies, II crates Singletrecs, crates neckyokes, t
boxes carriage bolts: !. r. Burns Il Co., ! box
and barrels umblerS, barrels glassware; J. T..
Davis X son, buggy lazy backs; Adams, Nc
Neil 4 Co. Is packages tobacco
For PlaCeryillc-I. \, Siqpart, box clocks
For Biggs-TrUman, lsham u Co, - spoolS
barbed wire.
For Gridley-Truman, Isham 4 Co., % spools
barbed wire.
For Red Bluff-Cone d Kimball, ! box hard
ware ( bundles Singletrees, bundles neck
yokeS, l bundle steel rakes bundles mop
sticks, - grindstoneS.
For Grass Nallcy-H. Henderson, l bundle
wrapping paper.
For Observation-Disclosures Il Hampton, Il
bundles Shovels, 6 bundles spades. HB
For Stockholm. T. Hickenbotham, Is sets
and I bundle wheels; H. c. Shaw, 80 iron hay
rakes.
For MeConnens-G. II. Meadows, stallion.