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CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
Appointments by the President. Etc


The President to-day appointed Edward Hop
kins to be collector of customs for the district
of st. Johns, Fla.
Inc President has appointed Lewis Gebhard
Reed to be United States consul at Karbadoes,
and Otto E. Reiner at Santiago de Cuba.
Mr.. John B. Trainor, of New York, has been
s,ppointed secretary of the congressional library
building commission.
W. W: Carraway, of North Carolina, and Geo.
r smith OF Iowa, have been appointed post
The following appointments were made in
the life-saving service to-day: H. L. Smith, to
be keeper of Townsends Inlet station, New
met river station, Mass.
me acting Secretary of the Treasury has
hn"se seev,a sae 1,%oWng VI appontments In the light.
Washington, Md; o. B. Davis, to be second as
slstant keeper at Cape Lookout, NC; WI. Sim
R;,,S; BIZ; I1omas Spires, to be keeper at North
River, NC; August Wholstrom, to be assistant
Keeper at Hog Island, R. and Augustus Hall,
10 oe keeper at Hog Island, RI.
Mr.: Seth w. Clark, the recorder of the Gen.
eral Land Office has been suspended by the
esiaen. ia cent a. the request of Secretary Lamar, to
,Copyists at 5000 have been appointed under
the civil service rules in the Patent Office as
follows; Miss Lizz,e F. CASTLE. New York; Miss
Mary !. Hanckel, Virginia; Miss Mae F. Nor
row, District OF Columbia; Miss Carrie NJ.
Johnston, Illinois; Mrs. Mary R. Banks Geor.
Ernestine H. Rowland, Louisiana: Miss Mary
l. Goddard, District OF Columbia, and Mrs.
Mary E. Collins, Ohio.
Presidential POstmasterS.
NO MORE COMMISSIONS TO EXPIRE UNTIL CON.
GREss MEETS IN DECEMBER.
The Postmaster General has cleared his desk
OF the presidential cases that remained after the
adjournment of Congress. and with the excep-
tion of the following cases, in regard to which
no action has been taken, there will be no fur.
ther changes in the presidential offices until
next December, except in the contingency OF
death or resignation: Shreveport, La: Monte.
vldeQ, Minn.; National Military Home, Ohio;
Curwensville, Pa; LIE Sueur, Minn.; De Soto,
Minn.; Hornellsvllle, N. Y; Salem, n. Y; Mil.
!ersburgh, Pa; st. Mary's, Pa; st. Augustine
Fla. All the nominations that were sent to the
Senate and not acted upon by that body have
been appointed by the President since adjourn.
Ihe commissions that expired during the
months Of July and August have been disposed
OF with the exceptions above enumerated. AS
congress lOur years ago remained In session
until the 9Th of August, there were no commits
sions issued from that date until December
when Congress again convened, and conse.
quently there are no commissions to expire
until next December. Under the policy of the
present administration postmasters are per.
mltted to serve out their unexpired terms, un.
less there is some reason for q change, and in
consequence until next December the only
presidential appointments will be to fill vacan.
cles caused by death or resignation.
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fcr(s REMOVAL
O|A Dr. THOS o. HILLS,
DENTIST,
Office and residence removed to 1921 New York
avenue jyl7lm*
ff~rSs PHOSVITE-THISC SCOMBINATION OF
49, Caisaya. Wild Cherry and HOrsfOrd's Acid
rhosphates Is popular and efficient Brain and Nerve
Tonic. and u safeguard agsinss Malaria Sold at
MILBURN'S PHARMACY, 1929 Peuusyly yauia ave
III bottles or on draught with soda water. tl6
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TTrs EDWARD c. TOWNSEND
O%a TEACHER OF ELOCUTION
Has Removed to
jy1-2m* 1877 18th street ,v

-s~ THE WASHINGTON PER CENT PER
- MANENT BUILDING ASSOCIATION
either small monthly savings or larger amounts paid
In as advanced stock. The security stoc holders
Is first mortgage on Washington city estate In
terest on stock paid annually.
outstanding loans February l, 1886 $3.50 27O 90
For statement and further information apply at Office
of the Association, 624 + st. NV. bet 10 am and
pm CHAS. HERMAN President
H. L. bERG MANN, treasurer. jy22-jm
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fE>syS THERE WILL Re SERMON ON
- the office of the Holy Ghost Hebrew
orethren on SUNDAY. AUGUST 18TH corner eth
ST. and Pennsylvania avenue, at O'clock pm au13-2*
- 8 rEI, & M
Evening star., 1886-08-13

THE SPECIAL DELIVERY SERvIcE.-The
POSTMASTER General to-day issued to postmas.
tiers circular of instructions in regard to the
extension of the special stamp delivery SER
wee, which after October 1st will include all the
post offices in the country, instead of those
located in towns of q 900 or more Inhabitants
Evening star., 1886-08-13
CORSON & MCCARTNEY
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds,

F>scS JNO. w. CORsON. JNO. w. MCCARTNEY
Member n V Stock Ex
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
The Lark's Nest.

Some years ago one of the porters
employed at small station near Darn
stadt observed pair of larks building
their nest in an angle in the middle of
the railway where two rails crossed.
He did not disturb them. The nest was
finished, and soon after four eggs were
laid in it. Then the Matching began.
By this time the attention of all the
people employed about the station had
been turned to the nest. 1t seemed to
them such a wonderful thing that they
resolved to do all in their power to pro-
tect it and its owners. Meantime the
birds themselves seemed to have very
clear ideas as to the dangers that threat
ened them. 1t was pretty to see how
the hen bird, which was sitting on the
eggs, would duck her head down when
a train passed, and then look up cheer
fully when the danger was over. In
due course of time three young ones
appeared. One day, after they were
big enough to move about little, but
not to fly, one of them hoped out of
the nest and seated itself on the rail.
AT that moment train was seen APP
preaching. The parent birds called and
coaXed in vain. The thOughtless little
creature remained obstinately sitting
on its dangerous perch. Its destruc-
ton seemed inevitable. Just as the
train came up, the mother bird flew up
from the nest, seized it by the tuft on
its head and threw it over the line,
ducking down again itself until the dan.
ger was past. The lark's first friend
the porter, who had noticed the whole
proceeding, now resolved to remove the
nest, with all its living contents, from
its perilous position. He took it out
carefully, and deposited it in neigh
boring clover-field. The old birds fol
lowed him, step by step, uttering shril
cries of anxiety, which changed to {
loud thrill of joy and, one might almos
say of gratitude, when they saw thu
comfortable spot in which their kline
friend had put their nest. Could human
beings have acted differently Har
per'S Young People.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Temperance in Sweden.

The temperance cause is receiving
new impetus in Sweden, and making
such progress as never was known
there before. The agitation for total
abstinence is led by the king and queen,
the king declaring that prohibition is
the one cure for the drink evil. He
says that almost all the crime and alb
iect misery in his realm are caused by
drink. He informed Mr.. Gustafson
that in exercising the prerogative of
pardon he had noticed that the causes
of persons condemned to the severest
penalties were nearly always pleaded
again before him by the advocates of
these malefactors, and that the plea
was always the responsibility caused
by the use of alcohol. Inquiry led him
to the conclusion that the cause was
well based. He says that it keeps their
prisons full and, what is more terrible,
the persons over whom it has the most
absolute power are persons who have
the finest nervous organizations. The
friends of temperance are agitating for
national prohibition, with good prospect
of success.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Generous Kitten.

A white kitten in Dorchester, rejoic-
ing in the name of Ben, had little
sister Joanna, tortoise-shell kitten,
that for some reason was weak and
puny. That Ben should play with her,
sleep by her side and eat from the same
plate, of course was nothing remarkable.
Kittens brought up together are rarely
otherwise than good friends. But one
day Ben showed himself a gentleman
in the best sense of the word-generous
and kind. The mistress, while busy
cooking or putting dishes away, threw
down one bit of meat that happened to
be left. She did not stop to cut it, but
left it for whichever kitten happened to
get it. Ben reached his paw toward it,
but waited, looking at his mistress.
When he found that she kept on with
her work, and no meat was forthcoming,
he deliberately pushed the one piece
toward Joanna, walked away, and lay
down by the stove.-Selected
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Romance.

Once on a time there was a little girl
and there was a little cat, and they
lived five miles from each other, and
the little girl had never heard of the lit
tie cat, and the little cat had never
heard of the little girl. The little girls
name was Nell, and she lived with her
grandparents, and she was lonesome,
because she was all the young small lit
tie person there was in the house. The
little cats name was Capertoes, and he
was lonesome because he was a barn
cat, and great hunter" Now cats
like to catch rats and mice; but they
like other things, tOO-such things as
fires and rugs, and gentle words, and
the touch of a gentle hand. Now Ca
pertoes had grown sick of the barn, and
of rats and mice, and one night he left
the barn and set out " to seek his for
tune 1t was a long, cold, snowy
road, and Capertoes went, and went,
and went, all night. But at the end of
the night, and at the end of the road,
he found his fortune. AS he was pass
ing house, a little girl with brown
eyes and brown hair opened window
and called to him: GO Kitty, kittyn'
Capertoes stopped, and after looking al
her minute, he went up to the win
dow. The little girl told him her name
was Nell, and asked him what his was
and when he had heard her talk bit
he liked the sound of her voice, and the
touch of her hand was soft and gentle
and, presently, when she asked him il
he would not like to be her cat, he
iumpp6 in and Stoi1 and was har cat
always afterward. But his name there
was Velvetcoat, not Capertoes, -SarC
Il. Fdrmoa, in Little Men and Women.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Costly Thing.

The following story exhibits the
costliness of the drinking habit: A gen.
tleman was walking in Regents Park,
London, and he met man whose only
home was in the poor-house. He had
come out to take the air, and excited
the gentleman's interested attention.
" Well, my FRIEND" said the gentle
man, getting into conversation, it is
a pity that man like you should be
situated where you are. Now, may l
ask you how old you are?" The man
said he was eighty years of age. Had
you any trade before you became pen
niless % " Yes, was a carpenter"
Did you use Intoxicating drink"
"No, oh no. only took my beer; never
anything stronger; nothing but my
beer" " How much did your beer
come to day?n " Oh, sixpence a
day, | suppose" " For how long a
years. The gentleman had taken out
his notebook, and ne continued figur-
ing with his pencil while he went on
talking with the man. Now let me
tell you," he said, as he finished his
calculations, how much that beer cost
you, my man. You can 90 over the
figures yourself" And the gentleman
demonstrated that the money, six
pence day, for sixty years, expended
in beer, would, if it had been placed at
interest, have yielded him nearly eight
hundred dollars a year, or an income of
fifteen dollars week for self-support.
Let me tell you how much gallon of
whiskey costs,' said a judge, after try
ing case. "One gallon of whiskey
made two murderers, it made two wives
widows and eight children orphans. D
DR.. Richard NeWton.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
The Drink Evil.

We commend the following arraign-
ment of the drink evil, by the New
York Tribune, to those who regard pro-
hibitionists as fanatics: " Whoever Sc
riously studies any of the problems of
the time is speedily confronted by the
drink evil. 1t swallows the savings of
operatives. 1t furnishes the founda-
ton for political corruption which
threatens disaster to the state. 1t coun-
teracts the labors of the churches. 1t
battles philanthropy. 1t re-enforces So
cialism and the commune. 1t keeps
the lowest classes brutal and danger
Gus, and those next in order Philistine
and material In a thousand subtle
ways, by direction and indirection, pur-
posely and as of instinct, it acts and re-
acts against the progress of humanity
everywhere making heavier the burden
of the reformer, everywhere rendering
more unresponsive the masses whose
regeneration is being attempted"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
The Saloon Business.

There are many ways by which capt.
tai is retired from business or destroyed.
War does this as surely as if its vast eX-
penses were cast into the seas. Hoard
ing, whether by the individual or the
nation, accomplishes the same purpose.
Vast tracts of fertile lands kept from
the farmer and converted into hunting
grounds is a similar withdrawal of capt
tai. But the great vortex of destruc-
ton is the saloon business. Nine hun
bred millions of dollars are thus with
drawn from the results of production
every year. If these nine hundred mil
lions could be saved and invested as
capital for houses and conveniences
which the laboring people want, great
demand for manufactures would spring
up, factories would all be running and
all laborers would be employed.-Pro-
fessor Everest.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Temperance.
Diary Of a Rumseller.

Monday.-Took Ragged Bill's last
ime for whiskey.
Tuesday. Had visit from Charlie
Piper, who swore off three months ago
nd signed the pledge; gave him three
Kinks on tick.
Wednesday. - That poor fool, Dick
Plaster, who gets wild and nervous
litter one drink, came in to-day; sold
him quart. p. Shear he killed his
wife in drunken rage.
Th,wsddy johnny Slogans wife
begged me never to sell another drop
10 him. She cried till / promised.
P. S.-Sold him enough this very day
10 make him smash furniture and beat
his children. Hal ha! hal Business
s business.
F9tday.-Phil Carter had no money;
ook his wife's wedding-ring and silk
lress for an old bill; sent him home
gloriously drunk.
Sat,wday.-Young Sam. Chap took
his third drink to-day. l know he likes
t and will speedily make drunkard,
but 1 gave him the value of his money.
His father implored me to help break
up the practice before it became habit,
but l told him if l didn't sell to him
some one else would.
Somday.-Pretended to keep the Sun
day law to-day, but kept open my back
door. Sold beer and wine to some boys,
but they'll be ashamed to tell of it. Bet
my till is fuller tonight than the church
baskets are.
N. B.-My business must be respect
able, for real gentlemen patronize my
bar. And yet l guess won't keep a
diary, for these facts look very queer
on paper.-St. Louis Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
for the CHILDREN.
Prince and Pearl.

In the very same year. on the very same day,
Two little babies were born;
one was doggy, and one was girl.
One was named Prince, and one was named Pearl,
All on a New Years morn.
And In one cradle the babies slept,
All through the mid-winter weather;
One on her pillow, dmpled and sweet,
And one curled up at the darng's feet
Prince and Pearl together.
But Prince grew fast, as doggies will,
TIL he soon was large and strong,
With a coal-black coat that was curly and fine
with big, big bark and sorrowful whine;
And he learned to know right from wrong.
And Prince would sit by the baby PEARL
Rocking her while she slept,
Gently, lightly, to and fro,
And the mother was free to or go,
For Prince true watch kept
And he'd bear caresses from baby hands
With never so much a vince;
And Pearl on his back was secure from harm,
For he'd carry her safely all over the farm
Darling, trusty old Prncel
And when Pearl went to the village school,
mile away,
Prince carried her basket and primer, too,
And would run to fetch her when school was through
AT the close of the long, long day.
Oh, they were ever the best of friends,
In sunny stormy weather;
Up in the mountains or down by the sea,
In town country, 'twould always be
Prince and Pearl together -Routh'S Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Jerry HUTCHINsON's ESTATE.

In Probate Court, holden at Washington, ON the
25th day of February, A II. 1855;
Lewis Hutchinson, Administrat of the estate of
Jerry Hutchinson, late of Orange in said Dis
for license to sell all of the real estate of said de-
ceased representing that said sale thereof is neces
sary for the payment of the debts of said deceased
and the expenses of administration, Whereupon,
it is ordered by said Court that said application come
under consideration and he heard on the 10th day of
April A. d. 1886 at the Probate Office in Washington,
VT, And it is further ordered, that all persons in
terested be notified hereof, by publication of notice
of this application and order thereon three weeks
successfully in the Vermont WdtchmdR d State Jour
nal, printed at Montpelier VT, before said time of
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and ii they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court,-Attest,
4il6 Ii, A. WHITE, Register.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
HENMtAHNs g GA NssP ESIF r. ESTATE;

Il n
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District, on the 22d day of March A. ID, 1856:
Betsey l.. Carpenter and Joel Foster, Administra-
tors, with the Will annexed, of the estate of Heman
Carpenter, late of Mortified in said District de-
ceased, make application to said Court, for license
to sell all of the real estate of said deceased situated
in said State of Vermont, except the widows right
reverson of said dover, representing that the sale
thereof except the homestead is necessary for the
payment of the debts of the deceased aforesaid and
the expenses of administration Of his estate and
that sale of the homestead would he beneficial to
the widow of the aforesaid deceased Whereupon,
II is ordered by said Court, that said application
be referred to session thereof, to be held at
the Probate Once, in said Montpelier, the 26th
day of April A. ID. 1856, for hearing and decision
theron and 1t Is further ordered, that all persons
interested be notified hereof, by publication of mo-
tice of said application and order thereon, three
weeks successfully in the Vermont Udtchinap A.
State Journal a newspaper published at Montpelier,
and which circulates IN the neighborhood of those
may appear At said time and place, and If they see
cause object thereto
by the Court.-Attest,
46f7 A. q. ANERILL, Register
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A MBROSE TAYLOR'S ESTATE.

N STATE OF VERMONT, Randolph District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at Washington, in and for
said District, on the 10th day of March, A. d. 1855:
An instrument purportng to be the last VIII and
Testament of Ambrose Taylor. late of Washington.
the S Court hr S1s
therein named for Probate; 1t is ordered by
said Court, that all persons concerned therein
be notified to appear at a session of said Court
to be held at the Probate Onice in Washington
ON the Sd day of April, A D. lSs6, and show cause,
If any they may have, against the Probate of said
will for which purpose il is further ordered that
copy of the record of this order be published three
weeks successfully in the Vermont Wdtchmdn d
State JourHdl newspaper printed at Montpelier,
previous to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court-Attest,
44-i6 IL. A. WHITE, Register.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Farm to Rent.

valuable farm has recently come into my hands
which wish to rent, either for money specified
pounds, or upon shares 1t is well situated half way
between Barre depot on the Central Vermont rail-
road and Plainfied depot the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad, four miles from each, and is now un-
der good state of cultivation. 1t is well wooded
and watered, water running to all the buildings.
Cuts seventy to eighty tons of hay besides twenty
five to thirty of cutivating land most of which
plowed last fall. Iti now stocked with eighteen
cows ninety sheep, OK and horse teams, five other
horse kind and eleven head of young cattle, and all
the necessary farming dairy and sugarng tools.
There are two sets of buildings for the accommoda-
ton of two families, If desired. chance for a
good man. Possession given the first week in April
Apply or write 80
ORANGE FIFIELD, Montpelier VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
HATTIE A. DWINELL's ESTATE. ~

II YUM
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of WASH
ington, Commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Hattie A. Dwnell late of Plainfed in
said District deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid the Office of o. l.. T.
q. Hoyt, in said painfeld. on the 18th day of April
and 18th day of September next, from one o'clock
until five O'Clock r. NJ each of said days and that six
months from the 18th day of March, A. d. 1856 is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors TO pre-
sent their claims to us for examination and allow
ance.
d. lSS6.
o. l.. HOYT, lcau,,,,;.,;,,,a,,
4547 IL. IL. DEWEY, commissioners
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

A JAPANESE proverb: " A man takes
drink; then the drink takes drink I;
next the drink takes the man; last of
all, the devil takes the man and the
drink y
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

HOUSEWIVES, shop-girls and sales
women all suffer more or less from
weak back and sideache. Apply a
Hop Porous Plaster and get instant re-
lief. A famous strengthened. Twenty
five cents at druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
A Card.

To those having colts to castrate the coming sea-
would say that confidently recon-
mend to you Ezekiel Skinner of Plainfeld, VT, he
having done work for us from time to time and
always with good success and for a reasonable price.
Erastus Batchelder, L. Z. Batchelder, Arthur N.
VIII Wi VI a N m3}ihsteI, o. IL, Ioilster,
application by mail or otherwise, that work may be
done i'll season.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

PURIFY your blood, tone up the sys-
tenn and regulate the digestive organs
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold
by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31
Eeaal Motites.
MARIA c. STORRS' EST
= = 4

MARIA c. STORRS ESTATE.
NJ COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington commissioners, to receive, examine and ad-
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Maria g. Storrs, late of Montpelier,
in said District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that will
meet for the purposes aforesaid, at the Banking
Rooms of the Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust
Company, in Montpelier, on the I'd Monday of May
and I'd Monday of August next, from ten o'clock
A, NJ until four o'clock p. each of said days, and
that six months from the 10Th day of February,
A. d. 1856, is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to for eXamina
ton and allowance.
Dated at Montpelier, this 18th day of March, A. d..
1886. W. c. FERRIN, }co,,,,,,,.;o,,o.s
45II W. i. BRAMAN, ! commissioners
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-31

THE MISSES BRIDGMAN, graduates OF the Mon,
roe School of Oratory and Dramatic Art, are pre-
pared to give instruction in voiee-culture, expires
sion, gesture and rendition. They will respond to
calls for associations lecture courses literary and
church societies. i. o. address, Hardwick, Vt