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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-03

~ NhifOW Escape.
The alarm of tire was given Yesterday
evening shout o'clock. and the fun do.
partnent was brought out After much
sklrlnlshing the blaze was found to PRO.
coed from "A pile of weeds on East
Weathcriord street, and the BOYS re-
turned to headquarters in deep disgust,
AS Protection trucks turned down
West Second, ON Still-hunt after the
IRE, an accident occurred which came
near being fatal. Frank Miller, who
Keeps stationers' and confectionery
stand on Houston street. attempted 10
Jump on the trucks rs they were 20.
ing at full speed Failing to sc.
cure firm hold, he rOeled and
fell, striking the ground just beyond the
range OF the wheels For minute he re.
NAMED motionlcss, stunned by the fall,
aud large crowd gathered around, ex.
pectlnS to find him dead. He was taken
to the city hall, however, and soon re.
vived, suffering no more serious injury
than several painful bruises.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Southern Girls.

There was an amusing story, as true
as it was pathetic, that a number of
girls in an Alabama town Ct now forget
the name of it; i wish l didn'D, who
formed themselves into a society, and i,
as they had no gold jewels, they deter
mined to cut off their luXuriant locks
and send them to Richmond, to be sold
for the benefit of the cause. The secre-
tary of the cabinet, to whom they were
consigned, by express, could scarce be-
lieve his eyes when the box was opened
before him, and at first he was amused {;
but, thinking further, he said: "Could
patriotism go further? These girls
have sacrificed woman's browning
glory. 1t is more than the gift of
jewels that now lie idle in the treasury
vaults. 1t is an abnegation of self of
which | did not believe woman capa-
ble." Turning to his secretary, he told
him to prepare letter to each of the
blonde, the black and the auburn
haired patriots, and to send them back
her each and every lock of hair, with a
special government tag attached to it
showing that the confederate govern
ment did not wish to make trade in
the hair of its fairest maidens. The
girls all got their hair back, with a
special tag and note from President
Davis, and l have no doubt they
cherish these mementoes still. South.
ern Correspondent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Questions Answered.

G.. O. W., Brattleboro.- sur
geons of the Tenth Regiment, Yer
mont Volunteers, now living, are Dr. j.
G. Rutherford, Newport, VT, and DIR,
Almon Clark, Sheboygan, Wis.
A. F., Granville.--If you was worth
50, 800 in 1864, when your son died in
the army, and was in good health and
able to do full labor, you could not OBJ
tain a pension under existing laws as
dependent father.
A. j. S., worcestershire Washing
ton attorney who sent you an applca-
ton for increase of your pension prob
ably obtained your name from the
printed list of pensioners that was pub
lished about two years since.
B. A., Monroe, Maine.-It has been
repeatedly decided by the courts of
your state that where the officers of
town assisted pauper to obtain a pen
sion, under an agreement that the back
pay which might be recovered should
be appropriated toward paying for the
pauper's support, that the town could
not retain the pension for that purpose.
In a case reported in Seventy-third
Maine, page 1872, it was decided that
where the pension had been actually
paid to the town that the pauper could
recover it back.
M. p. X, Putnamsville, says he To-
Gated his government land with the
Vermont colony by an agent; that the six
months allowed him in which to take
possession are about expiring; that he
finds himself unable to go upon his
land and is informed that he can have
the time extended, and wants to know
what he shall do to obtain the extern
sion. Answer-Under the existing
laws, you cannot have the time ex-
tended beyond the six months. If you
do not take possession within that time
you loose your land and cannot again
locate it,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Iceland as a Summer Resort.

Holiday makers who are at loss where
to go to insure cool spot may, per-
haps, be tempted to cry Iceland. 1t is
not necessarily cool there, notwith-
standing the refreshing sound of the
name, but it is a good deal less likely
to be hot than Swiss or even Scotch
valleys, and there is good deal more
to see that would be fresh to the visitor.
Nor is the island by any means very
difficult to get at. The Danish Royal
Mail steamers make a monthly voyage
from Copenhagen to Reykjavik, and
five of them run all round the island,
as we'll as calling on each voyage at
Leith. There is also an English line
during the summer from Leith to
Reykjavik. Iceland is by no means the
diminutive country which people who
do not look at large maps are in danger
of supposing it to be, when they read
that the population does not much ex-
coed that of third-rate English town.
1t is possible to travel from east to west
than from London to Carlisle, so that
the island is really of very respectable
dimensions. Nor are the people, re-
mote as is their dwelling place from the
centers of sweetness and light, by any
means an uncultured race. They have
had a parliament of their own-the
Arlington now nearly a thousand
years, and they are a great deal better
instructed than European populations
generally. The ordinary Cockney tour
list would hardly find himself at home
among them, but an intelligent OBJ
server, interested in the study of ma
ture and in the ways of isolated COM
munities, might really do much worse
than brace himself up for the winter by a
week or two in Iceland. Fishing and
farming are the Icelanders' principal
pursuits, and fish ing is more important,
perhaps, than farming. There are practi-
cally no manufactures in the country,
and trade is so little developed that up to
last year the island did not even possess
occupying itself with the establishment
of such an institution. Some interest
ing information on the Icelandic fish
cries is contained in the last report pre-
scented to the foreign office by Mr..
Consul Paterson. The Iceland fisher
mans best customers are not his COM
paratively near neighbors-he has no
neighbors at all but the Greenlanders
within six hundred miles-but the
Spaniards. A good deal of the fish
caught goes to Copenhagen, but more
to Spain, and Spain gets the pick of the
catches. Wheat-growing is no part of
the Iceland farmers industry. For that
the climate is not warm enough. He
breeds hocks and herds, and during his
short summer is much concerned for
the results of his hay harvest. These,
last year, were not satisfactory in the
southern part of the island, owing to
the occurrence of wet weather late in
the summer A further reduction of
live stock was the consequence of the
scarcity of fodder. In the north, how
ever, the hay crop was good, and the
farming interest there is fairly pros
porous. - London Globe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
A Thought for Mothers.

| am sadly conscious that thousands
of mothers are so overburdened that
the actual demands of life from day to
day consume all their time and strength.
But "of two evils choose the less;"
and which would you call the less, an
upolished stove or an untaught boy?
Dirty windows, or a child whose conf
dence you have failed to gain? Cob
webs in corner, or son over whose
soul crust has formed so strong that
you despair of melting it with your hot
tears and your fervent prayers? have
seen woman who was absolutely igno-
rant of her children's habits of thought,
who never felt that she could spare
half hour to read or talk with them-I
have seen this woman spend ten min
utes in ironing sheet (there were six
in the wash); one hour in tluting the
rufiles and arranging the puffs of her
little girls "sweet white suit" thirty
minutes in polishing tins that were al
ready bright and clean; forty minutes
in frosting and decorating cake for
tea because 4" company was expected"
Oh, these childrenl these children
The restless, eager boys and girls
whom we love more than our lives!
Shall we devote our time and strength
to that which perisheth, while the rich
garden of our child's soul lies neg
lected, with foul weeds choking out all
worthy and beautiful growths? Shall
we eXalt the incidentals of life to the
rank of purpose, to the shutting out
of that work whose results reach be-
yond the stars? Fleeting, O mother,
are the days of childhood Speckless
windows, snowy linen, the conscious
ness that everything about the house is
faultlessly bright and clean, will be
poor comfort in that day wherein we
shall discover that our poor boys feet
have chosen the path that shall take
him out of the way to all eternity
| Christian Observer,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
General Meckleham Writes a
War Article.

General Meckeham decided upon
writing series of war articles. =" Why
shouldn't l, Mary?" he asked of his
wife, who belongs to a literary society
and who is considered an excellent
critic. 81 would just like to know
why ought not to give my experience.
/ went through the war and served
with distinction, and l know how to
write. 1 understand the construction
of sentences. | understand the use of
vigorous English. What do you say,
Mary?" " Why, by all means, write
your experience. l do not see why
you should keep back anything that
might prove of interest to the public
and result in profit to YOURSELF"
That's it, Mary, that's it. While l
was at college the students used to
laugh at me for devoting so much at
tention to rhetoric. 1t will come in
handy now, you see. / shall 90 to
work at once.' The next evening,
when the lamp had been lighted, the
general said: " Mary, are you ready to
hear my war paper?" He read it to
her. =" What do you think of it?" 1t
is good" Don't you think it's first
class?" eyes, l do" 81 have never
said much about it, Mary, blu, 1 am
writer. Many time, while visiting
newspaper offices, have said to my
self, All, well, you fellows think that
you are great writers, but you haven't
learned your,first lesson Now, shall
wad it up and send it to magazine.
ought to get at least 500 for it."
" You are going to copy it, are you
not?H "Oh, no; not necessary. It's
as plain as print" Z" l didn't know
but you might want to make few cor
rections. Let me see the manuscript
minute. Listen to this paragraph:
General Beauregard, seeing that the
left wing was weakening, determined
to reinforce them Don't you think
that you should say it, instead of
them?'" Why? Refers to the
soldiers" emo, it means wing, which
should be it," "Well, go on, go
on" The general at one time, "
continued the woman, finding another
Objectionable paragraph, "' was much
moved to see soldier dragging a gun
with broken Leg" What's wrong
with that? It's fact, for l saw it
myself" eyes, but how did he drag
a gun with broken Lego" " Don't
you see? The fellows leg was broken
but so determined was he that he still
stuck to his gun. "-Arkansas Traveller
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Rejected Articles.

The editor, faithfully guarding his
paper, is obliged to reject that which is
unworthy, and his adverse judgments
are often the plainest rebukes a writer
gets for slovenly or incompetent work.
He will get in return for his faithful
ness many letter written spitefully,
or complainingly, or threateningly, or
dictatorially. 1t takes bravery and de-
cision to make good editor. The ar
ticle may be excellent in itself, and yet
he be quite right in rejecting it. He
has a wider outlook than we, and is the
only one competent to Judge. Perhaps
the article is of local rather than of
general interest. Perhaps its subject
does not appeal to his class of readers.
Perhaps it treats of theme lately con-
sidered with sufficient fulness. Per-
haps its method of treatment is not in
the style he requires. Perhaps the ar
ticle is too long for the space he can
give the subject. If the article be really
good and timely, it can find place some
where else. The rejection of it from
one paper is no proof of its untitness
for publication. The editor often sees
the dement's of an article when the
contributor and his friends cannot
He is an impartial judge. He is con-
stantly exercising his critical faculty.
The writer composes his article in a
certain mood. His vanity and interest
rise as mist about him. The editor
is under no such influence. He tests
everything by its fitness to reach the
public. He is as anxious to accept a
good article as we can be to have him.
Consequently, when an article comes
back, it is almost certain that he is
right and that the article is somewhere
seriously defective. THE Adudnce.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Young Men as Generals.

Grant was forty-three when he fin
ished his campaigns, Napoleon was
twenty-three at the siege of Toulon
and twenty-seven when commander of
the army of Italy. He was forty-six at
Waterloo, and Wellington, his con-
queror, was then of the same age.
Cromwell was forty-three at Marston
Moor. Washington was forty-three
when he took command of the revolu-
tionary army. Jackson was forty-eight
at the battle of New Orleans. Sher-
man and Sheridan were, respectively,
forty-one and thirty at the outbreak of
the war. Lee was fifty-four, Albert
Sidney Johnston fifty-eight and Joe
Johnston fifty-four. Bragg was forty
four, Beauregard forty-three, Jackson
thirty-seven and Hood thirty. Free
mont was forty-eight, Hooker forty.
seven, Halleck and Meade forty-siX
Thomas forty-fve, Mcdowell forty
three, Hancock thirty-seven and Nc.
Clellan thirty-6ve. 1t will be seen
that the young men have a good show,
ing in this list.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Something in It.

John Winslow of Poughkeepsie was
building of the first Monitor during the
last war. A Baltimore gentleman, who
recently visited Mr.. Winslow, relates
story given by Mr.. Winslow of his ex-
perience in Washington when he sought
to have Ericsson's invention recognized
by the government. Mr.. Winslow was
firmly convinced of the merits of
Ericsson's invention. He was ready
to furnish him the capital required, pro-
vided the government would recognize
Ericsson and adopt the Monitor in the
service. Winslow and Ericsson went
to Washington. They had interviews
with Secretaries Stanton and Welles.
Neither of them gave them the slightest
encouragement. They went to Mr.. Lin
coin. He listened to them very care
fully and then said: "This is a matter
for my secretaries to consider" But
we have already been to Them" said
Mr.. Winslow. Well, what do you
want me to do?" said Mr. Lincoln.
We want you to get us another hear
ing before the secretary of war, and we
want you to be present during the inter-
view and to give us, if possible. the
benefit of your approval" Mr.. Lin
coin promised to come over during the
afternoon. An engagement was made
with Stanton. Mr.. Lincoln appeared
promptly at the time set. In the Sec
retary's room at that time there was a
huge pine box of some kind of army
supplies standing up on end. Mr.. Lin
coin mounted this box and sat on its
top, drumming against its sides with
his heels as Ericsson and Winslow pre-
sented their arguments and explained
what they expected to do. Mr.. Lincoln
never said word during the course of
the talk, and did not ask single ques-
ton. He listened, though, with the
most profound attention. Stanton
turned towards him at the close of the
argument and said, "What do you
think of it?" Mr.. Lincoln rubbed his
knee softly and said, "This reminds
me of little story. There was once a
woman who was very stout, and who
had long struggle one day putting on
a tight stocking When she had fin
ished she stamped her foot and said,
think there is something in it, -
With this Mr.. Lincoln left the room.
This form of his approval of the scheme
was enough for Mr.. Stanton. Orders
were given that very afternoon Tor the
construction of the Monitor. 1t was
completed none too soon, for it arrived
off Fortress Monroe upon the very day
when the Merrimac had started out on
its career of destruction of the north
ern cities. The part played by John
Winslow and John Ericsson in putting
down the war of the rebellion is equal
to that of any of the great generals of
that time. -Erchdmge
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
In a Washington Lunch Room.

The Attorney dairy" is the most
interesting of the scores of cheap lunch
rooms at Washington. In it at noon
you will find cabinet officers, depart
ment clerks, leading bankers and pretty
female counters from the treasury
across the way-all of them standing
or sitting with a big shaving-mug of
coffee or milk in one hand and a biscuit
or piece of pie in the other, munching
away while they chat between the bites
with old friends whom they meet here
as regularly as the days go round, 1t
is a queer place, and l don't believe
there is one like it anywhere in the
world. Imagine long, narrow room,
with high ceiling like that of bank
vault, and at the back polished oak
counter running entirely across it. The
door is of dark shellac, and long
strip of carpet runs from the door to
the milk bar. Along the walls are
comfortable wicker chairs, above them
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Select Mlistellanp.
A Welcome Greeting.*

To friends from the hills and swiftrunning rs,
Where natives once roamed DER lands untitled,
And axe.men went whistling from tree to tree;
How changed now the echoes that hourly arise
The voice of the engine sends smoke to the skies,
While steeples chime ueiconle to hosts now free.
Rough hands ungloved all clothed warmly with love-
Find in their pathway trees scored as they move
The loud laugh that rings the gush of the soul
Is daintily changed, all our manners arranged
To meet the new fashion-old fashions deranged-
Affectation, feathers and pomp take control.
While genius of mind, with pencil inclined,
Filed in, as we march, left ignorance behind
To work for progression, lofty highway.
The pealing of bells, as greetings now swell,
Proclaim glad tidings past history now tells
How human friendships perish not with age.
Few heads, decked with snow from long time ago,
Survive on with us, move surely, but slow,
Now seated in high chairs reserved for the weak.
All hail, with good cheer and welcome those here
Who store up wise lessons, learned each year,
Engraved on the halls where statesmen now speak.
While science and art are playing their part
TO drive night from the world with lightning
spark
To enighten mankind Ger ages of time,
And change converse through all the universe
Such thoughtwaves of soul are free from SIM curse,
Have we stopped brothers? Yes often stepped amiss
And often overstepped, in our efforts to bless
Quite often have failed, thus breeding regret
But find those unctions from times holy oil
Revive weak plants neither suffer or spoil
our wives mere To-Day ana daughters so gay
Away our solace Ger tmes wmohg way
anu our Joiiy, sweet oaoes' such heavenly Ones
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14

hang many pictures of country scenes,
and between each of these short
horned Attorney cow in papier-mache
has stuck her head and part of her neck
through the finely papered wall. There
are, perhaps, two score of these heads,
and they look at you from everywhere.
Back of the milk bar, at the right hand
corner, is one of those nickel barrels
full of French drip coffee, and in the
center number of faucets which will
pour forth for you milk, cream, half-and-
half, or buttermilk, on the showing of
dime. On bracket shelves at either
end of the bar are tongue and ham sand
witches and little round fat biscuits,
both buttered and unbuttered. At
tached to each basket is the price of the
article upon it, and see that plain bis
cults cost one cent apiece while those
with butter on cost two. Sandwiches are
five cents, and pie turnovers the same.
A full mug of coffee, holding nearly as
much as the big beer-mugs which they
use at the Hoffbrauhaus at Munich, is
worth ten cents; and half mugs, about
twice the size of the ordinary coffee
cup, are worth five cents. There are
no tables in this room, and you must
hold your mug of coffee while drinking
it. Two little shallow green bowls of
white lump sugar are fastened to the
walls near the bar, looking like the
holy water basins of Catholic church,
and each customer helps himself with
the silver sugar-tongs which lie on the
top of them. 1t is wonderful how
many prominent men eat at this
dairy. Secretary Folger's lips have
often kissed these coffee-mugs. Judge
Shelabarger, the great Washington
lawyer, gulps down huge drafts of milk
here every day.-CWrespondence st.
| InIis Glnhe- Dellncrnt
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
Tbc Soldiers Budget.
Pensions Granted.

To Horace b. Dodge, Mortified, 81
a month and 81 ,060 arrears; Morillo G..
McLoud, Calais, IS a month and 81 AGA
arrears; Mrs. Frances A. Moses, West
Randolph, $40 a month and 81 $50
arrears; Ansel Foster, Groton, an in
crease of pension from "a to IS a month A;
WILDER Moore, South Fairlee, an in
crease from "a to Sc month; Joel
Williams, Morgan, an increase from
"a to IS month.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14

DURING the heat of the engagement
at Gains Mills an officer. mounted on a
white horse, rode up to the Eighteenth
New York Regiment and ordered it to
cease firing. His appearance was
much like that of well-known field
officer of an associated regiment and he
was mistaken by some for him; but
upon his coming within fifty yards he
was recognized as confederate officer
and shot dead by one of the color guard
OF the regiment. AS he fell his foot
caught in the stirrup and his frightened
horse dragged his lifeless body into the
confederate lines.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14
A Story of Lincoln.

In the summer of 1864 our regiment
was stationed temporarily near Wash
ington. One day | strolled into the
grounds between the White House and
the river and threw myself flat on my
back under the trees. | was in a dis
consulate frame of mind, as the weight
OF the war at that time was very heavy
upon me. l lay there for some time,
absorbed in my own thoughts and look
ing up at the fragments of blue sky
seen through the leaves of the trees. /
heard some persons approach, heard
them sit down on one of the benches
near, and l turned my head carelessly
to see who the intruders were. / saw
at a glance that my visitors were Presi-
dent Lincoln and his wife. sprang to
my feet, gave military salute, and
started away. The President returned
the salute with an awkward sweep of
his long, ungainly arm, and said,
Don't go. What is your regiment?"
When | had told him that ] belonged
to the Fifteenth Massachusetts, and
had answered some other questions as
to what service | had seen, he asked,
Are you going to re-enlist?" | said,
No, not Immediately; l want to 90
home in time to vote for your re-elec-
ton" He smiled, turned to Mrs. Lin
coin, and said in old-fashioned kind
ness: "There, mother, you see, that's
the way all my boys feel" Then he
turned to me and said, with tender Sc
robustness: 81 am very glad to know
that the soldiers who have done such
hard work in the field feel that way.
We all are bearing our burdens in this
war, and only hope that may bear
mine as patiently and hopefully as do
the boys who carry the rifles" Then
he shook my hand and said "Good-
by" and after l had stepped away some