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A Baby Eskimo SHARP. Shooter.

One of the first toys that little Es-
kimo has is small bow of whalebone
or light wood; and, sitting on the end
of the snow-bed, he shoots his toy
arrows. under the direction of his father
or mother or some one who cares to
play with him, at something on the
other side of the snow-house. This is
usually small piece of boiled meat, of
which he is very fond, stuck in a crack
between the snow blocks; and if he hits
it, he is entitled to eat it as a reward.
although the little fellow seldom needs
such encouragement to stimulate him
in his plays, so lonesome and long are
the dreary winter days in which he lives
buried beneath the snow. These toy
arrows are pointed with pins; but he is
also furnished with blunt arrows, and
whenever some inquisitive dog pokes
his head in the igloo door, looking
around for a stray piece of meat or
blubber to steal, the little Eskimo, if he
shoots straight, will hit him upon the
nose or head with one of the blunt
arrows, and the dog will beat hasty
retreat. In this sense, the little Es-
kimo boy has plenty of targets to shoot
at, for the iglOo door is nearly always
filled with the heads of two or three
dogs watching the baby's mother close
ly; and if she turns her head or back
for moment, they will make rush to
steal something, and to get out as soon
as possible, before she can pound them
on the head. In these exciting raids
of half-dozen hungry dogs, the little
marksman is liable to get, by all odds,
the worst of the encounter. He is too
small to be noticed, and the first big
dog that rushes by him knocks him
over; the next probably rolls him off
the bed to the floor; another npsets the
lamp full of oil on him; and while he is
reeking with oil, another big dog, TAX
ing him for sealskin full of blubber,
tries to drag him out, when his mother
happens to rescue him after she has ac-
cidentally pommeled him two or three
times with the club with which she is
striking at the dogs; and if it were not
for his hideous yelling and crying, one
would hardly know what he is, so COW
cred is he with dirt, grease and snow.
Thus the dogs occasionally have their
revenge on the young sharp-shooter.-
st. Nicholas for May.
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Questions Answered.

r. c., Berlin.-You cannot take your
appeal to the secretary of the interior
until your claim for pension has been
rejected in the pension office.
G. W. b., Rutland.-First, General
Grants pay from the government is
S13, 800 year, and, like the presidents
salary, is paid monthly. Second, Gen
eral Custer was killed at the battle of
Little Big Horn. No one of the cavalry
under his command survived that con-
test. An unexpected horde of Indians
swept down and annihilated the entire
force.
T. L., East Elmore.- To obtain the
accrued pension due the pensioner you
name, at the date of her death, address
a letter to the treasury department,
third auditors office, Washington, d.
c., for blanks and instructions. If the
pensioner left sufficient money or prop
erty to defray the expenses of her last
sickness and burial no part of the ac-
crued pension can be obtained.
A SOLDIER, Fairlee, says "Many
soldiers who apply for pension for two
diseases, and who fairly prove both,
are rated for but one, and low at that
Will you tell us why this is so and what
is the remedy?" The cause is not al
ways the same. In some cases the sur
geons who examine the applicant for
pension fail to find more than one
disease. In other cases there is rec
ord of the existence of one disease
while in the service and no record or
evidence of the existence of the other
disease. In such cases the disease
shown to have existed in the service
by the record requires less evidence
from the applicant to establish his right
to pension. When the right to pen
sion on one disease is fully shown the
pension is granted on that disease, and
the claim based on the remaining dis
ease may be prosecuted until pension
is allowed on that disease also, or until
that claim is rejected. An appeal can
be taken to the secretary of the interior
after a claim of this kind has been re-
jected. Each disease set up in an APP
plication is in the nature of an indie
pendent claim and the right to pension
on each must be fully shown by testi-
mony. When so established the pen
sioner receives a rating on each disease
and the sum of the different ratings is
the rating at which his pension is paid.
For example, pension might be, on
deafness, IS; rheumatism, "a; diarrhpa
Sc. The total rating of the pension in
| that case would he S1S
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General Custer and Wife.

General Custer obtained leave of
absence from the army to go North
and get married. The wedding was
hardly over when movement of the
enemy made the generals presence at
the front necessary. Mrs. Custer has
written book on the military career
of her husband, and speaks of his sud-
den call to duty in this way: eve
had no sooner reached Washington
on our wedding journey than kilograms
came, following one another in quick
succession, asking him to give up the
rest of his leave of absence and hasten,
without an hours delay, to the front.
/ begged so hard not to be left behind
that l finally prevailed. The result
was that found myself in few hours
on the extreme wing of the Army of
the Potomac, in an isolated Virginia
farmhouse, finishing my honeymoon
alone. / had so besought him to allow
me to come that / did not dare to own
to myself the desolation and fright
felt. 1t was a sudden plunge into life
of vicissitude and danger, and hardly
remember the time during the twelve
years that followed when / was not in
fear of some immediate peril or in
dread of some danger that threatened.
After the raid was ended we spent
some delightful weeks together, and
when the regular spring campaign be-
gan / returned to Washington, where
l remained until the surrender and the
close of the war;"
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comfortable. 1t might be built in a
lonely, out-of-the-way place, where an
old soldier would feel like going to "St.
Patrick's purgatory " to become its in
mate. In such a place it would have
neither support nor inmates. Let the
location be attractive, acceptable and
healthful, and its success is almost ac-
comblished at the beginning. We have
heard from soldiers in distant parts of
the state who say the Soldiers Home
should be at or near Montpelier, the
capital of the state, or, as Judge Barrett
once expressed it, the top of the
state" The state house, arsenal and
other state property are matters of at
traction. The war records, war pic
lures, and the battle flags, all subjects of
great interest to the soldiers, are here and
not elsewhere in the state The officers
and soldiers reunions are held more
frequently at Montpelier than in any
other town. 1t is the place where sol
diers' like to congregate on account of
these attractions and on account of the
sessions of the legislature. If the Sol
diers' Home is located in Montpelier,
Barre, Waterbury, or any other town in
this county, the people will both welcome
it and give it their aid and support. The
legislature would have better 6ppor-
tunity to judge of its worth and needs
and to make suitable appropriations for
its maintenance.
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StOnewall Jackson at the First
Bull Run.

General John ID. Imboden, whose
battery bore the brunt of the artillery
charge at Bull Run, relates some of the
incidents of the battle in the May Cen
tury, from which we take the following:
4" Several other batteries soon came
into line, so that by the time Griffin and
Ricketts, were in position near the
Henry house, we had, as / now remem-
Der, twenty-siX fresh guns ready for
them. The fighting was renewed and
was terrific. Jackson ordered me to
go from battery to battery and see that
the guns were properly aimed and the
fuses cut the right length. This was
the work of but few minutes. On re-
turning to the left of the line of guns,
/ stopped to ask General Jackson's per-
mission to rejoin my battery. The fight
was just then hot enough to make him
feel well. His eyes fairly blazed. He
had way of throwing up his left hand
with the open palm towards the person
he was addressing. He threw up his
hand as he told me to go. The air was
full of flying missiles, and as he spoke
he jerked down his hand, and l saw the
blood was streaming from it. l ex-
claimed, General, you are wounded
He replied, as he drew handkerchief
from his breastpocket, and began to
bind it up, only scratch-a mere
scratch, and galloped away along his
line. General Jackson's wound, re-
ceived under the circumstances | have
described, became very serious when
inflammation set in. On hearing, three
days after the fight, that he was suffer-
ing with it, l rode to his quarters, in a
little farmhouse near Centerville. AL
though it was barely sunrise, he was
out under the trees, bathing the hand
with spring water. 1t was much swollen
and very painful, but he bore himself
stoically. His wife and baby had ar
rived the night before. His little
daughter Julia was still in long dresses,
and / remember tossing her, to her
great delight, while breakfast was be-
ing made ready on rude table under
the trees. OF course the battle was
the only topic discussed at breakfast.
| remarked, in Mrs. Jackson's hearing,
General, how is it that you can keep
so cool, and appear so utterly insensible
to danger in such storm of shell and
bullets as rained about you when your
hand was hit?' He instantly became
grave and reverential in his manner,
and answered, in a low tone of great
earnestness: Captain, my religious be-
lief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as
in bed. God has fixed the time for my
death. l do not concern myself about
that, but to be always ready, no matter
when it may overtake me- He added
after a pause, looking me full in the
face: Captain, that is the way all men
should live, and then all men would be
equally brave"
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hind end of the tent open from as high
as he could reach to the ground.
Through this opening, Colwell en-
tered. The light in the tent Git was
nine O'Clock P. ny was too dim to see
plainly what lay before him, but he
heard a voice in the farther corner,
warning him to be careful and not step
on Ellison and Council. He found
Greedy lying under the folds of the
tent, with the fallen poles across his
body. Biederbeck was standing; Eli
son and Council lay on either side of
the opening, the latter apparently
dead. Stepping carefully across their
bodies, he dragged Greedy out and set
him up. He was so weak that he could
barely swallow the crumbs of hard
tack that Colwell gave to him in the
smallest pinches. 1t was said that
Greedy first asked the rescuers if we
were Englishmen; and on being told
that we were his own countrymen, he
added, and L am glad to see you"
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The Finding of Greedy.

From an account of Ensign Harlow,
of the Greedy Relief ship Thetis, in the
May Century, we quote this description
of Greely's condition when found
The launch whistled frequently as
she steamed along, and we knew after
wards that the sound was heard by
those who lay in the tent, which was
partly blown down. Brainard and
Long succeeded in creeping out from
under its folds, and crawled to the top
of hill near by, from which was visible
the coast towards Cape Sabine. At
first nothing was seen by them; and
Brainard returned to the tent, telling
by the silent despair of his face that
there was no hope The survivors
discussed the probable cause of the
noise, and decided that it was the
wind blowing over the edge of a tin
can. Meanwhile Long crept higher up
the hill and watched attentively in the
direction from which the sound had
apparently come. A small black OBJ
ject met his gaze. 1t might be rock,
but none had been seen there before
A thin white cloud appeared above it;
his ear caught the welcome sound, and
the poor fellow knew that relief had
come. In the ecstasy of his Joy he
raised the signal flag, which the gale had
blown down, 1t was a sad, pitiable OBJ
iect-the back of white flannel under
shirt, the leg of pair of drawers, and
piece of blue bunting tackled to an
oar. The effort proved too much for
him, and he sank exhausted on the
rocks, 1t was enough for the relief
party; they saw him, whisted again,
and turned in for the shore with all
possible speed, Long rose again, and
fairly rolled down the hill in his eager
ness to meet them. The launch touched
the ice-foot, and the relief party hur-
ried towards him. The ice-pilot of the
Bear reached him first, spoke word of
cheer, and asked him where Greedy
was. He informed him of the location
of the tent and the state of the party.
They hurried in the direction indicated,
and soon reached the tent, while Mr..
Lowe took Long off to the Bear. In
reply to our ice-pilot's question, Is
that you, Greely?' feeble voice re-
sponded, Yes; cut the tent The
pilot whipped out his knife and cut the
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Stray Shots.

THE medical boards to examine APP
plicants for pensions are being recon-
structed and are to consist of two dem
ocrats and one republican.
JOHN E. ROLLINS of Barre, who
was granted pension of IS month
and $4,000 arrears, last year, has had
his pension suspended until it can be
investigated, to ascertain the truth of
reports made to the pension Office that
he did not contract the disability on
which he was pensioned until after his
discharge from the service. A hearing
will be had at Barre, at an early day, be-
fore James p. Curran, special exam
iner of the pension office.
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Select Mtistellanp.
May Morning.


The lips Of morn, like rosebuds bursting sweet
Now kiss the earth and all the blushing sky,
In dew drops mirrored, radiant sees It's face.
The forests myriad threats, pure-voiced divine,
Are chanting praise in artess barmonies.
Wild worship of the BIRDS loves morning feast
Short dwelling in my heart the songs rise up,
Mysterious music moving there, unknown.
Borne with the upward strain, distended light
with gladness, seems to emanate from me
Another being; but while winged toward heaven,
And for a moment breathes its natural bliss
My soul, the voice of memory awakes
Discordant with the echoes of the past.
Then separate the soft strain rises still,
While, to Its cell with double bonds oppressed,
With quickened sense of impotence and woe
Still strengthened new, returns that which 1 am.
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The Soldiers Home.

Where shall the Soldiers Home in
Vermont be located? is aquestion often
asked by its friends and is soon to de-
mand a decision by those intrusted
with the important business of selecting
its site. 1t should not be built in a
town simply because it will benefit any
particular locality, or because the peo-
pie where located will give largely to-
ward it. The needs of the soldiers are
to be considered in locating home for
their homeless. 1t should be located
where they can be best accommodated,
made the most contented, happy and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-05-13
BILIoUsNEss is very prevalent at tbt

BILIoUsNEss is very prevalent at this
season, the symptoms being bitter taste
offensive breath, coated tongue, sick
headache, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of
appetite. If this condition is allowed
to continue, serious consequences may
result. BY promptly taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla fever may be avoided or
premature death prevented. 1t is a
positive cure for biliousness. Sold by
all druggists.
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advertisements.
ECZEMA
And Every Species Of Itch
ing and Burning Diseases
Positively Cured.

ECZEMA, or Salt Rheum, with its agonizing itch
IL ing and burning, instantly relieved by warm
bath with CUTICuRA SOAR, and single application
of CUTICURA, the great Skin Cure. This repeated
daily, with two or three doses of CUT1CuRA RE
SOLVENT, the New Blood Purifier TO keep the blood
cool. the perspiration pure and unirrtating, the
bowels open, the liver and kidneys active, will
speedily cure Eczema, letter, Ringworm Psoriasis,
Lichen Pruritus, Scall Head, Dandruff, and every
species of Itching Scay, and Pmpy lIumors of the
Scalp and Skin, when the best physicians and all
known remedies fail.
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VIII Mcdonald, 25i2 Dearborn street, Chicago,
gratefully acknowledges n cure of Eczema or Salt
Rheum on head neck, face, arms and legs for sew,
enteen years not able to walk except on hands and
knees for one year; not able to help himself for
eight years; tried hundreds of remedies; doctors
pronounced his case hopeless; permanently cured
by CUT1CURA REsoLvENT blood puriier) inter
nally and CUTICuRA and CUTICURA SOAR (the great
skin cures externally,
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Chas. Houghton, Esq. lawyer, Is State St., Bos-
ton, reports of Eczema under his observation
for ten years, which covered the patients body and
limbs, and to which all known methods of treatment
had been applied without benefit which com
pletely cured solely by the CUTICURA REMEDIES,
leaving clean and healthy skin.
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r. ii. Drake, Esq, Detroit, Mich, suffered un
told tortures from Eczema, which appeared on his
hands head and face, and nearly destroyed his eyes
After the most careful doctoring and consultation
of hysicans failed to relieve him, he used the Gu
TI0URA REMEDIES, and was cured, and has re-
manned so to date.
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Mr.. John Thiel, wilkesbarre, Pa, writes 81
have suffered from Salt Rheum for eight years,
at times so bad that could not attend to my bust
ness for weeks at time. Three boxes of CUricURA
and four bottles REsoLvENT have entirely cured
me of this dreadful disease"
Sold by all druggists. Price CUTICURA, so cts. /;
REsoLvENT gil SOAP, 25 cts. POTTER DRUG AND
CHEMICAL Co, Boston, Mass.
Send for I" How to Cure Skin Diseases"
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Pensions Granted,

70 Freeland Kelley, Newbury, $24
month and about $4,000 arrears; An
drew Baker, Berlin, $l2 month and
81 SIG arrears; James F, Slack, Wash
ington, IS month and $2,152 arrears.
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CIergymen, VocaIists,


Weary sufferer from Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia, Weak
and Sore Lungs, Coughs and
Colds. Weak Back, Weak
Stomach and Bowels, Dys-
pepsia, Female Weakness,
Shooting Pains through the
'se Plasters. Placed over the
ley prevent and cure Ague
yer Complaints, and protect
sand ills. 25c.
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Carriage Repairing and Painting =!

Also general blacksmthing, that may be required.
shall manu- fracture and keep in stock variety OF
styles of light carriages and sleighs, and shall hope
to all of MIR. Rolfe's old customers and as many
new as fit to give their patronage.
Trusting you will favor me with the same. | remain
yours truly, H. NJ BUGBEE.
Waterbury, Vt. May |, 1885 1923
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advertisements.
A Great Problem.

Take all the Kidney and Liver
Medicines,
Take all the Blood purifiers,
Take all the Rheumatic remedies,
Take all the Dyspepsia and Indigestion
cures,
Take all the Ague. Fever, and bilious
specifics,
Take all the Brain and Nerve force
reUtUers,
Take all the Great health restorers.
In short, take all the best qualities of all
these, and the best
Qualities of all the best medicines in the
world, and you will find that Hop
-Bitters have the best curative qualities
and powers of all concentrated
In them, and that they will cure when
any or all of these, singly or combined
Fail. A thorough trial will give positive
proof of this
Hardened Liver.
Five years ago broke down with kidney
and liver complaint and rheumatism.
Since then have been unable to be about
at all. My liver became hard like wood; ;
my limbs were pulled up and filed with
water.
All the best physicians agreed that moth
ing could cure me. / resolved to try Hop
Bitters: have used seven bottles; the hard
ness has all gone from my liver, the swell
ing from my limbs, and it has ,Corked q mir
dcle in my case; otherwise ] would have
been now in my grave. j. w. MoREY.
Buffalo, Oct. /, 1881.
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GB" None genuine without bunch of
green Hops on the white label. Shun all
the vile, poisonous stuff with Hop" or
q" Hops " in their name.
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Poverty and Suffering,

81 was dragged down with debt poverty
and suffering for years, caused by sick
family and large bills for doctoring.
l was completely discouraged until one
year ago, by the advice of my pastor, l COM
menced using Hop Bitters, and in one month
we were all well, and none of us have seen
a sick day since and l want to say to all
poor men, you can keep your families well
year with Hop Bitters for less than one
doctors visit will cost. | know it,
A WoRKINGMAN.
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New Carriage Firm!

Having purchased the business interest and rented
the carriage establishment of +. s. Rolfe of Water
bury VT, propose to continue the business at
the same stand, and shall be hand May 9TH, 1886
to do any work in the line of
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COLLINS
VM1Nc El[cTno
RLAsTERs

Loins and Back, try the
pit of the Stomach, tn
Pains, Bilious Collie, Ii,
the system from a thous
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A.sIrn,ne n. or john Roach.

John Roach, Of the firm Of John Roach &
snns, the famous ship builders, has assign.
eli to Geo. w. Quinturd and Geo. T.. Weed
with certain preferences. The failure il as.
cribed by some to the refusal OF Secretary
Whitney to accept the dispatch boat Dol
phin constructed by direction Of the United
States government. He first directs the
payment of the wages and salaries of his la
borers and other employees, us the law pro-
vidcs shall be done, and names preferred
creditors to the extent Of about SIPS. 900.
One cause OF the assignment il said to be
Mr.. Roach's state Of health He is suffer-
ing from heart disease, and fatal results
were feared II he continued to worry over
tho supervision OF his business His nttor-
ney says the contract for the three cruisers
will be carried out.
The Herald's New York special gives the
following as Secretary Whitney, y reply to u
question as to the probable effect OF tho
Roach failure upon the government. Sec
lrtary Whitney said:
don't think it will have any effect upoIt
the government. nm very sorry for Mr..
Rnach. ! am always sorry when a man
ialls into such diflicultipa. hut do not see
that the failure can have any considerable
elect upon the government. The govern
ment has ono vessel in his ship yard, and
two az New York building but the amounts
are nearly all paid on them. saw in a
morning paper that Mr.. Roach thinks
am responsible for The trouble, or at least
could give relief but the government owes
only ihc amount still due upon the Dol
phin which would not he enough to put
MN upon sr:c footing again.