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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
The Oshkosh Darkness.

The love of the marvellous so strongly
inheres in human nature that advance
ing civilization has harder fight against
it than against any other source of
prejudice and delusion. Our ancestors
began journalism by splicing political
circulars with the local wonders of the
hour. They used to cape over stories to
the effect that John Smiths COW had had
a calf with lions head; or that Jerry
Robinson had seen ball of fire as big
as haystack roll along the highway;
or that weird and mystic baby had
been born, and after frightening every
body into fits by delivering a woful
prophecy when one hour old, had there
upon expired. Such news as this was
current in the good old times, and most
people accepted it all confdingly. And
though the school-master has been
abroad much and widely since then,
by no means extinguished, nor the
popular disposition to accept wonder
full stories in a childlike way. The
latest instance of the wonderful is the
dispatch from Oshkosh, Wis, to a
Chicago paper, giving an account of a
dreadful darkness alleged to have fallen
upon that place the other day. The
dispatch says: "The most remarkable
atmospheric phenomenon ever known
here occurred at three p. NJ. The day
had been light, though slightly cloudy,
when suddenly, at the hour named,
darkness began settling down, and in
five minutes it was as dark as midnight.
General CONSERVATION prevailed, peo-
pie on the streets rushed to and fro,
teams dashed along, and women and
children beat precipitate retreat into
cellars. All business operations ceased
until the lights could be lighted. Not
a breath of air was stirring on the sur
face of the earth. The darkness lasted
from eight to ten minutes, when it
passed off, seemingly from east to
west" This reads as if it had been
taken bodily from old John Stoves
Surrey or Bakers Chronicle. In the
Middle Ages phenomena of this sort
were constantly occurring, and they
occurred because the people did not
question. But latterly such wonder
full things have become less frequent,
and partly for the reason that they dc
not escape criticism and inquiry. To-
day, instead of accepting the Oshkosh
: story, the public first incline to doubt
| the good faith of the statement wholly
and if they admit the possibility of any
foundation of fact for it, they set il
, down as gross exaggeration of sim
, pie and natural affair.-Iribome.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

tillery, thousands of prisoners of war
and thirty-seven battle-flags fell into
our hands. On the morning of the
memorable 9th of April, at the very
moment of the surrender, Custer's Di-
vision, under heavy fire, was on a ter
rible charge for Lees wagon trains,
which were in plain sight short dis
lance in front of us. Wells Brigade
was ahead, Generals Custer and Wells
leading the charge, and the First Yer
mont the advance regiment of the
brigade. The noise of the battle was
terrible, and the rebels were running
by thousands, but Custer gave them no
heed. 1t was The train, boys; we
will capture it! Follow mep And as
we were going at a headlong speed
through piece of woods two rebel Of
ficers dashed up to General Custer with
flag of truce, and Immediately the
column halted. Silence reigned all
along the lines. whats up?' went
along the whole front. Then came the
words: Lee has surrendered, and
cheer after cheer filled the morning all
for miles around"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Paying Grant e. Wards Debts.

Some time before the failure of the
firm of Grant & Ward, Mrs. Virginia
Corbin, General Grants sister, was in
vited to place money in the firm for in
vestment. She called at the firms
office and was introduced to Ferdinand
Ward. She took dislike to him, and
it is said told Colonel Fred Grant that
she believed Ward was untrustworthy.
A few days later Mrs. Corbin intrusted
Colonel Grant with S25 900, which he
invested with the firm without hel
knowledge. When the crash came Gen
eral Grant, in looking over the accounts
discovered that the firm owed Mrs. Cor
bin this amount. AS he was preparing
for the end he charged his family tC
pay all the debts caused by his unfortu
nate connection with Ward, A day o.
two ago Mrs. Grant sent a certified
check for $25, 900 to Mrs. Corbin in pay
ment of the investment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Questions Answered.

!. G.. K, ST. ALBANs.-If an at
ney dies while prosecuting claim
a pension the applicant is at liberty
appoint new attorney.
boLDIER, WELLS RIvER.-Where an
Ger in receipt of pension has his
bster corrected to show that he was
titled to higher rank at the time he
Eeived his disability, he is entitled to
corresponding increase in his pension.
3. A. W., CHELsEA.-The increase
widows and dependent relatives
nsion from IS to S12 a month COM
bnces from March 10Th, when the bill
Is signed by the President. The in
base will be paid on the old pension
rtificate, and if new voucher is re-
ired it will be sent you.
i. II. E., WATERBURY.-Ify your case
Is been placed in the hands of a
ecial examiner of the pension office
will not advance it by your procuring
|idavits. The examiner will take all
e testimony in his own way and time,
I'D it would only cause you unneces-
ny expense should you obtain testi-
ony in advance of his examination.
Mrs. M. r., BURLINGToN.-If SOL
er dies while his claim for pension is
hfnished, his widow can complete his
aim and receive the same amount of
bnsion the soldier would have received
hd he completed his claim prior to his
bath. If the soldier never filed a
aim, the widow cannot recover any
ension for the time that elapsed from
fs discharge to the date of his death.
G. w. B., CONCORD, N. H.-The
Pstimony filed in the pension office in
bur claim can be used if you apply tc
bngress for a special act. You can
lso file additional testimony with the
ommittee on pensions. If you have
haterial evidence bearing upon the
oint on which the claim was rejected
y the pension office, you ought to have
considered by the committee before
hey report the case to the house.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Stray Shots.

NINE hundred seventy-two original
pensions were granted from the pension
Pffice last week.
congress to repay to the State of New
Hampshire the amount of bounties that
tate paid her soldiers during the re-
bellion.
THE pension claim of Betsey Motif
bf Northfield, dependent mother,
which has been pending in the pension
bffice for the'last twelve years, is being
Investigated by Special Examiner James
E. Curran.
matter of how Pension Commissioner
Black, if he is "mental and physical
wreck" is entitled to receive pension
of 800 month and can earn $4,000 a
year salary.
THE people of St. Johnsbury have
appointed a committee to secure the To-
cation of the Soldiers Home in that
town. Barre has committee ap-
pointed for like purpose, who are
quite confident that the Home will be
built in Barre.
SON OhESo lido pdooCu Dlilo XIV Ing
pensions to Bridget, the dependent
mother of Patrick Rush, First Vermont
Cavalry, William Blanchard, Company
d, Sixth Regiment, and Betsey Martin
widow of Jesse Martin, who served il
the war of 1872.
THE first volume of Vermont in the
Rebellion is out. Five thousand copies
have already been sold by subscription
in Vermont. Orrin Daley of Mont
pelier took orders for over one Thousand
copies, which was the largest humble
sold by any single agent.
Two hundred thirty-six Vermonter
died in Andersonville, Georgia, il
eleven months (between April, 1864
and March, 1869. The names of eacl
of those soldiers, with the date ant
cause of death and the number of tn
grave, were published in the WATCH
MAN of June 16, 1865.
SARAH A. WHITNEY, widow @
Isaac p. Whitney, late of Wolcott, ha
been granted pension of IS mont
and 50 additional for each of her chi
dren, with several hundred dollars @
arrears, on decision of the secretar
of the interior. The commissioner {
pensions rejected her claim on tn
ground that the fatal disease of he
husband was not due to his service
the army. She appealed to the secr'
tary of the interior, with the aboN
result.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Lunch at Gettysburg.

"You were at Gettysburg with Han
cock, General Pleasanton?" said the
Press correspondent. "Were you near
him when he was wounded?" Il was
about hundred yards Distant" replied
the general. Before the fighting began
/ was at General Meade's headquarters,
and General Hancock rode over to in
vite us to partake of lunch. He had
placed a table in the open field, and
upon it was cold chicken, ham, army
cheese, sandwiches and other cold Wet
uals that were mighty tempting. Meade,
HUMPHREYS, Hancock and six or eight
other officers attacked the lunch, and had
just about finished as the enemy opened
the fight with three guns. Gentle
men, mount and go to your stations,
exclaimed General Meade. We started
for our horses, and no sooner had we
moved away from the table than it was
surrounded by crowd of hungry stray
glers; who began to devour the remains
of the repast. | jumped upon my
horse, and had not gone fifty yards be-
fore the enemy let drive about one hun
bred sixty guns. / heard the explosion
of shell behind me, and, looking back,
saw flying in the air an indiscriminate
mass of sandwiches, cheese, crackers
and stragglers all mixed up together. A
shell had exploded right on the table
from which a moment before we had
been eating, and if that battle had been
opened with one hundred sixty guns
instead of three guns, the Army of the
Potomac would have been deprived OF
the services of greater number Of
general officers than it could well have
spared. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

meet the elevated side wall and forms
a narrow chink for the escape of smoke.
The cooking is done over an open fire,
built on top of stone-wall of conven-
lent height, and fires are never used for
warming or drying their homes. Small,
circular threshing-hoors are to be seen
on most of the patches of farming land.
At threshing time the grain is spread
over these hard floors, and heavy
wooden planks or drags are drawn
around the circle by oxen that trample
out the grain; the weight of the drag
is generally increased by seating several
members of the household upon it. In
the villages the scanty crop of wheat or
peas or beans is often spread out on
sheets in the open streets to dry. The
Azoreans are farming and fruit
raising people. Their exports consist
chiefly of oranges, lemons, bananas
and pineapples. Manufactures are of
the simplest and rudest character,
though there are few more elaborate
upon the island of Fayal. Fayal hats
and the well-known Fayal lace, knit by
the women from the long, silky fibre Of
the aloe leaf, are the most important of
these. The women also embroider
handsomely, and are skillful in many
kinds of fine needlework. From the
number of shoe-shops and the guam
tity of men employed in them it might
be inferred that the making of shoes is
an important industry, and one must
wonder what becomes of all the shoes
in community where so few of the
people wear them. The makers of mu-
steal instruments and the cabinet
makers are also busily employed.-Let-
| ter from the AzOreS
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
An Amusing Incident.

During the war the " last man and
60 last ditch were common phrases,
and, strange as it may seem, they were
located at the end of the war. On the
Fourth of July morning, 1866, fifteen
months after Lees surrender, the sec
rotary of war, who had planned fish
ing excursion to the fails of the Poto-
mac, received a telegram from the pro-
that a squad of confederate soldiers
were at his Office ready to deliver up
their arms and be amnested. Knowing
that joking of that description would
subject the perpetator to court-martial,
he made Decline for the White House
to consult President Johnson, which
resulted in a telegram to the provost
marshal: Who are they and where
did they come from?" The answer was
direct to the point: "Sergeant Tweks-
bury and squad from Dismal Swamp.
Did not know the war was over" After
good roar of laughter the provost-mar-
shall was ordered to receive their capitu-
lation. Tweksbury, a Virginian, or
dered a couple of Georgians to come
forward, give up their shooting irons,
and stick their fists to the docyment,' y
resolving himself as the last man and
old Dismal Swamp the last ditch
Tweksbury's description of how he as
certained the war was over was anus
ing. He and his companions had been
posted on the edge of the swamp tt
watch the movements of Yanks from
Norfolk, with orders to remain unit
relieved. He never was relieved, an(
had subsisted on game and fish for three
years. He met an old negro who toll
him that the war had been over abou
year, which tickled him better than i
he had been kicked by mule, as he ia
cetiously expressed it.-Cincinnah In
oliro1.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Good Record.

The First Vermont Cavalry Regiment
is said to have been in more battles of
the rebellion than any other organiza-
ton. A correspondent of the Rutland
Herald, writing from Petersburg, Va,
April %, 1865, thus describes the final
service of the regiment in the field;
Since leaving our bivouac near Fort
Ross, the Odd ultimo, Clusters division
has made the heaviest capture of any
one division in this army. AS many as
four trains of cars, several trains OF
loaded army wagons, hundreds of horses
and mules, forty-five pieces of field ar
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Jbe Soldiers 8uooet.
Pensions Granted.

70 Dan Grandy, Waitsfeld, 1914 a
nth and $40 arrears; Horace l..
Hey, West Topsham, ~ month
$500 arrears; Horace b. Cole,
chester, an increase from 50 to SO a
nth; James M. Celley, West Tops
h, an increase from IS to $40 a
nth; Thomas 7. Farrell, Richmond,
month and S24 arrears; Sidney b..
|stings, Middlesex, an increase from
J to SIG a month; Charles LaPage,
IRE, an increase from "a to So a
|,,th
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

THERE are probably a hundred or
more persons in this and neighboring
towns, who daily suffer from the dis
tressing effects.of kidney troubles, who
do not know that JohRSon'S Anodyne
Imminent is almost a sure cure. In Sc
we're cases great relief may be obtained,
if not perfect cure.
WE notice that agricultural news
papers all over the country are now ex-
posing the worthlessness of the larqe
packs of horse and cattle powders. We
put the ball in motion and claim the
credit of it. Sheridan'S Cavalry Con-
dition Po,cders are absolutely pure, and
are the only kind worth buying.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Year Ago.

I was so rich year ago that every day
A little child looked up to me amid its play.
I was so very rich because the child was mine;
did not think he was but lent little time
dreamed for him bright dreams, and he?
The castles that he built were all for me.
l cannot tell you, If try, how golden bright
The head upon my pillow every night,
never could begin to tell Il wish l could
How sweet this child of mine-how sweet, how
good;
Or half how rich felt myself; you do not know
How very rich was year ago.
George Rringle
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

ALL cases of weak or lame back,
backache, rheumatism, etc., will find
relief by wearing one of Carter's Smart
weed and Belladonna Backache Plas-
tiers. Price twenty-five cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Secret.

A smiling face turn toward fate,
willing hand to toll lend
bar no beggar from my gate,
My strength freely spend;
And yet little hoard I hide,
And patiently my time bide.
The sun beats down upon my head;
Footsore press the journey on;
An arrow to its mark has sped
And all my fears are flown;
The crescent hope my heart held fast
Rounds to golden sphere at last.
-SpriRgfeid Sunday Republican.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Stoves and Ranges.

We have fitted up a new sales-room for these
goods and we can truly say that we make the finest
display of any house.furnishing store In New
plete, for ga double oven range, ware complete,
for only $50; We also carry fun line OF the
New Hub, Hub Junior, Groveland, New Tariff,
Quaker B. A. Atkinson Il Co., and others of the
most popular lines in the market Paror Stoves for
49, $3.50 "a and up We will close out the balance OF
stock of parlor stoves at fifteen per cent below
the actual cost to save carrying them over to next
season.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
lw;st,edDedh

would end my agony, my suffering from neural
gia great. had terrible spells every two or
three weeks before taking ATHLoPHoRos, which
was a year ago last April. and have only had two
since. Words can never express my relef."-So
writes Mrs. @. N. PAIGE, Boltonville. Vt
Many ladies suffer from headaches which arc
of neuralgia origin. In such cases AthIophoroo
is invaluable. as 1t will quickly remove the cause
Thousands are enduring untold agony from
neuralgia who might find instant relief by using
ATH0PH0R0S p nas f %es to s' Iss n'ss
It is absolutely safe and 1t never fails to drive
neuralgia away. Neuralgia and rheumatism arc
twin diseases. Athiophoros cures both. Hun
dreds OF people have tried 1t and now warmly
recommend It, Send for names Of parties in your
own State who bave been cured by 1t II you have
any doubt as to its merit.
Ask your druggist for Athlophoros. II you
cannot get 1t of him we will send 1t express paid on
receipt Of regular price-ei.oo per bottle. We
prefer that you buy it from your druggist. but IL
he hasn't 1t do not be persuaded to try something
else. but order at once from US as directed
ATHL0PH0R0S CO., it2 WALL ST., NEW YORK.
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$500.

We quote the following prices on plush parlor
SUITS either covered in one color or in a combina-
ton of colors solid walnut frames seven pieces
complete for gas $780, S55 $780, Cos, s5, and so on up
to 1850
PARLOR SUITS in ramie raw and spun silk,
plain, embossed and crushed pushes. satins. dam
set for $50.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
PARLOR FURNITURE

A Black HaircIoth Parlor Set of seven pieces,
complete, consisting of Sofa large Gents Armchair,
Ladys Patent Rocker and four large Sitting chairs.
This set is not set that has been blown together
and upholstered to advertise on but frstclass set,
covered in best harcloth; and with this set, for
limited time only will add an elegant mantel or pier
Mirror. And now be prepared for a surprise. For
"A yyp m al
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-04
SUPREME C0URT---IR CHAMBERS.
THE EXTRACTION CASE.

His Honor Chief Justice Judd de-
livered his decision this afternoon,
in the Mccarthy extradition case.
The decision has been filed in the
Clerks office. The proceedings
taken in the case, both here and in
California, are set forth at length,
together with the pleas and argu-
mcnts of the Hon. Attorney-General,
and the counsel for the defense.
His Honor then, after taking into
consideration the force of the several
arguments, quotes Section 449 of
the Civil Code, and concludes by
saying: 81 shall certify to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs that |
deem the evidence sufficient to sus-
tain the charge in order that he may
issue warrant for the surrender of
the fugitive"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-04
SHIPPING NOTES.

Nine or ten whalers are expected here
during this month.
Stmr Jas Makcc brought 2Gl5 bags of
sugar to Irwin IL Co. She sails ut
O'Clock this NJ for Waianac, Kilauea
and Kapaa.
The whaling schooner Page. Captain
Spencer, sailed this A NJ for Japan Sea
where she will cruise for oil
The bark Elsinore was tOwed to sea
this NJ with 1G,9S4 bags of sugar,
valued ut SIG, 59G.i0.
The tern Mary Dodge brought 1872 III
feet of dressed and G5.0l7 feet of rough
lumber, also $3.50 pickets.
The steamer Kilauea Hou takes con-
siderable machinery this evening for
Hamakua Poke.
The summary of the Zealandia's cargo
isas follows: Specie valued at $50, 900; 20
cases whiskey, 30 pkgs wine, As pkgs
medicines and drugs, 6 bdls leather, !
bell, 10 bdls wire, 400 SKIS barley. IS SKIS
shorts, $50 SKIS bran, % SKIS beans. 62
Dkgs tobacco, 10 bdls Olive trees, 400 3
SKIS flour, 1876 SKIS potatoes, 20 kegs
butter, 2S pkgs saddlery, etc., pig iron,
III pkgs iron ware, and 1912 mixed
merchandise and groceries.
The $ Zealandia hauled away from
the Pacific Mail Co.'S wharf at San Fran
cisco at Clio A NJ, on the 9th January,
and anchored In the stream. She started
from there at 2.45 p NJ on same day, but
on account of thick fog outside the
heads was detained there trying to find
the pilot cutter. Ultimately this had to
be given up and the pilot carried on to
Honolulu. Another pilot, who came on
board for passage to the cutter outside
the bar, was also carried on. Light
variable winds, fine weather and calm
sea experienced during the passage down
with the exception of the night between
the LIST and End inst, when heavy rail
squalls with thunder and lightning were
experienced. The Honolulu pilot board
ed ut $50 PM .''r'.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-04
The FIREMEN'S PARADE.

At half-past nine O'Clock, this
morning, tiremen in their gay uni
forms were seen to be mastering on
and about the corner of Fort and
Hotel streets and in front of the
bell-tower, the headquarters of the
fire brigade. In front of this build
ING was drawn up Engine No. 2, to
which were harnessed four magnifi-
cent prancing grays. The Royal
Hawaiian Band and the Reformatory
School Band were also on the
ground, playing series of stirring
pieces, as Bandmaster Berger's
"boys" only know to play. The
engine was profusely decorated with
ferns, flowers and palm leaves. The
engineers and drivers took their
positions under beautifully con-
structed evergreen and floral arches,
and on each side of the engine an
arched canvas was fixed bearing the
inscription 1S53-2-lSS6. The Hose
cart was also deliberately decorated.
No. Engine, drawn by fourtine bays,
had taken up position at the corner
of Fort and Hotel streets. Another
engine and also a hose cart stood
further up Fort street towards Bere'
tania. No. Engine, though in use
some seven years, is in fine order
and the decorations, though not Sc
elaborate as those of No. 2, were
exceedingly tasteful and well ar
ranged. Every engine, in short
was dressed in full holiday costume
The Chinese company's decorations
besides several curious Mongolial
fancies, consisted partly of the ire
pressible and ubiquitous triangula
yellow dragon flags. An operate
from Mr.. J.J. Williams's photograph
establishment planted his camera il
front of No. 2 Engine, at the start
and subsequently took views of tn