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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-20
Ge9al Notttes.
A UGUSTA COBB'S ESTATE.
A N a : : LII L

N COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners, to receive exa inc and ad-
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Augusta Cobb, late of Montpelier in
said District, deceased and all claims exhibited in
Offset the reto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the office of the Mont
pelier Savings Bank and Trust Company, in said
Montpelier. on the 10th day of November and the
18th day af March, next from ten o'clock A. until
four o'clock =. NJ, each of said days, and that six
months from the 23d day of September, A. d. 1886 is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors to
present. their claims to for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Montpelier, this 18th day of Oct AID 1886
HOMER w. HEATON,l Co,,,,,..,.,,o.
1916 A. o. CUMMINS, commissioners
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Thursday, October IA.
sENATE-MoRNIN

SENAIE-MOkNlNG.
Called to order. Devotional exercises by
the chaplain. Journal of yesterday read and
approved.
Senator Smith of Washington moved to
reconsider the vote by which joint resolu-
ton in relation to holding joint assembly
to elect Judges was adopted; agreed to. He
then moved that the day appointed should
be the Goth day of October instead of the
2lst; agreed to.
BWS Introduced and Referred.-By Sena-
tor Stoddard OF Windham, S. %, an act to
prevent unjust discrimination by railroads
to com. on railroads.
BY Senator Pierce of Windsor S. "a, an
act in amendment of chap. 1863, revised laws
to judd com. Provides that If any person
by himself, clerk, servant or agent sells, or
has on hand with intent to sell, any liquor
or cider, in violation of the law, shall, upon
conviction, pay a fine of $50
BY Senator Baker of Rutland, S. %, an
act to amend sec $40, revised laws relating
vides that each justice of the peace, before
deposit with the county clerk a duplicate of
his official oath, signed by himself, with a
certificate of the magistrate administering
the same that he takes such oath.
BY Senator Swain Of Windham, S. 26 An
act in amendment of chap. 7, revised laws,
relating to the manner Of conducting cleo
tons; to com. on elections. Provides that
persons qualified to vote for any such Of
| ficers may in person deliver to the presiding
officer ballot with the name of the person
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THE MISSES BRIDGMAN, graduates OF the Mon
roe school of Oratory and Dramatic Art, pre-
pared to give instruction in yoce-cuture, express
Sion gesture and rendition. They will respond to
calls for associations lecture courses, literary and
church societies. L. o. address, Hardwick, VT,
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Cine Gables.
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing Oct. 2, 1886.

Commencing Oct. 2, 1886.
Trains Going South will Leave Montpelie
as follows;
9:O3 A. nj. arinet tp1" for &c coh Aonh Mar
chester, Nashua, Worcester, Lowell, Ftchburg. BOs
ton, Springfield, New London and New York.
1925 G pAdsr. IEAS Sa9 sPs
New London. Pullman Drawing Room Car to Bos-
ton via Lowell and New York via Springfield
800 p. M. MIXED TRAIN.
7:OOP. M. MIXED, for ROxbury.
1910 A. M M MHalI1, E 3gssd,Srs f, ssa
the West for Boston via Lowell and ali points in New
England. Sleeping Cars to Boston via Lowell.
Trains Going North and West:
800 A. M IeR and Kew Yssk from FST M sS
Montreal.
6:25 A, M. ACCOMMODATIONS ACC! to st. Al
9O3 A. k2oALExpREss IS from White
st. Adams and Rchford.
345 p M bAY 81 ExHrbs a5s fST ssr6s e.
densburg and the West Drawing Room Car to st.
Adams.
700 p M E EAa phi1r dss M F%%sp
Trains leave for Barre at 1900 A. NJ, 9; 80 A. N.
and 4: 10 r. Nj.
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West for
j. W. HOBART, General Manager.
S. W. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent
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The hour having arrived for joint as
sembly, the senate appeared on the floor of
the house The report of the joint canvass
ing committee for county officers was heard
and the joint assembly dissolved.
adjournment oper Sunday. Mr.. Poland
moved that when the house adjourn this
afternoon it be until Monday afternoon;
9adopted.
Special Order.-H. So was read a third
time and put on its final passage. A dis
cussion arising, on motion the matter was
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-20
HoUsE-AFTERNOON,

Bills Introduced and Refered.- By Mr..
Ransom of Castleton, IL. IS, limiting the
amount of church property exempt from
taxation; to gen. com. Two acres to one
church or chapel and fifteen acres to one
parsonage.
BY Mr.. Terrill of Underhill, II. 50, an act
to legalize the grand list OF the town Of
Underhill for 1886; to CON- on grand list.
BY Mr.. Haselton of Burlington, ii. 60, re-
pealing sec. 696, Revised Laws, which limits
jurisdiction of courts of chancery to causes
relating to property valued at more than $50;
TO jud. com.
BY Mr.. Rowland of Poultney, II. 81, an
act amending the last clause of sec 1867
Revised laws; to jud. com. In the settle
ment of accounts of assignees in the insol-
vency act the order of dividends payable
provides further wages due employees,
etc, TO an amount not exceeding 500. y
This act makes it 500.
BY Mr.. Capron of Leicester II. 90, to pay
justices of the peace mileage fees; to com.
on court expenses. Provides when any
justice of the peace holds court at any place
in his county other than his Office he shall
receive eight cents per mile for his travel,
said fee to be part of the taxable costs.
By Mr.. Lombard of Randolph, II. 63. to
empower the village of Randolph to bring
water into said village and to issue bonds
for that purpose; to com. on corporations.
BY Mr.. Wall of Dorsst, ii. GA, relating to
the election and term of office of town Of
ficers; to jud. com. This bill proposes to
change the method of electing such officers,
by providing that they shall be elected one
for one year, one for two years, and one for
three years; when vacancy occurs, select
men may appoint man to fill 1t for the UNI
expired balance OF such term OF office.
JOINT ASSEMBLY.
joint assembly convened this afternoon
to hear the reports OF committees to canvass
votes for members OF congress, which We're
in substance that w. w. Grout and John
w. Stewart were respectively elected.
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JOINT ASSEMBLY.

A Joint assembly convened this afternoon
to hear the reports of committees to canvass
votes for members Of congress, which were
w. Stewart were respectively elected
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
Quakers in the House OF Commons.
From the London Daily News.1


The twenty Quaker and ez-
Quaker members of the House
OF Commons thus well represent
the very respectable society to which
they belong or belonged. All of
them are prosperous men of bust
ness, half OF them in the northern iron
trade and in banking. Hitherto
Friends" have spoken little in the
House. Speech making and debating
are not encouraged by the society, al
though most of it's members can speak
we'll and 30 the point on occasion.
Mr.. Bright remains, and is likely to
remain, their great orator, although
Mr.. Firth is an effective speaker at a
public meeting or in debate. But in
Mr.. Bright's own way we shall perhaps
not hear his like again. The modern
"Friend" has had university educa-
ton, and quotes Greek after dinner at
the Mansion House-N hen Mr.. Glad
stone is there. In Mr.. Bright's boy
hood no Greek was taught, and but
little Latin, in thegreat Quaker school
at Ackworth to which he went; but
the boys knew their Bible in English
by heart. To read it aloud carefully
and to recite a whole chapter of it
from memory without mistake of g.
word was g. daily practice. If they
read any poetry it was from Milton,
with perhaps little Cowper. The ef-
feet OF this training is in all Mr.. Bright's
speeches.
Their language is simple as that of
the Bible. ''Methinks that I hear the
beating of the wings of the angel of
death" was passage in perhaps the
finest speech which Mr.. Bright ever
made, when he lifted up his voice
against the Crimean War. With ex-
actly the same number OF words, and
more than twice the number of sylla-
bles, Lord Brougham closes perhaps
his grandest speech against slavery In
the sentence-"He walks abroad re-
deemed, regenerated and disenthralled
by the irresistible genius of universal
emanciation And the tendency Of
modern oratory is rather like that of
Lord Brougham, to multiply sylla-
bleS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
A Tall Story Of a Centipede.
Iron the Tombstone. ]


A company of emigranGs had
camped in New Mexico and one night
one of the party, who was sleeping on
the ground, was awakened by g. pecul-
lar sensation on his toes. He looked
and saw an enormous centipede crawl
ing across his foot. Only few feet
from him was the campfire and he
could see every fiber of the reptile.
Knowing its peculiarities ard the eff
fects of its sting, he, too, was in fever
Excitement. Afraid to move a muscle,
he dared not attempt to shake it off.
After g. seconds pause he reached I'M
der his head, got his pistol, and taking
deliberate aim, fired. 1t was q life
saving shot for the man. The cent?
pede divided and dropped on sach side
of his foot. But here comes the most
remarkable part of the story. Within
an hour after the shot was fired the
men heard a terrible grooming from
one of their mules tied only O. few
yards away. They went to them and
found one of them with his left foreleg
swollen to an immense size. The
swelling increased, as did the agonies
and groans of the brute, until it died
in about thirty minutes thereafter.
An examination was made, and it was
discovered that the bullet that had
severed the centipede had entered the
mules foot just above the hoof and in
oculated it with the poison from the
reptile,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
What is a Oayuse?
From the Overland Monthly

[From the Overland Monthly.l
II the camel is the "ship of the des-
ert," the cayuse is the yacht of the
prairies. He is not for pack, but g.
passenger. He is at the door, and /
am ready for the ride. It is a May
morning. The air is crystal. The for
ests are fresh. The birds are mirthful.
The journey is inviting. 1t is to be g.
gallop through Eastern Washington
the newest northwest. I make my
mount at the door of friend, g. dozen
miles south ofSpokane Falls. l vault
upon the back of saddled something.
What is it? A cayuse. What is
cayuse? An angel if humored-a
devil if resisted-a blockhead-a
Machiavelli. / saw hundreds of them.
I talked with many men about him.
l fed him, and rode him, and studied
him, but never could find him out.
His origin is lost in antiquity-his
reputation is the same. His name is
not In our largest dictionary, nor his
pedigree in any standard work have
seen. In descent he may be q degener-
ate OF the English horse, as the
mustang is of the Spanish. He is the
Indian among horses.
Every Indian on the Spokane plat
eau has his cayuse, as every Bedouin
in the Orient has his Arab. They are
personal friends, and equals in all
things. They have acommon bed and
board, and common aims in life. To
eat, to drink and to have their own
way-these are the be-all and end-all
of their existence. But to be specific;
My mount is an iron.gray, weight 700
pounds, black eyes and banged fore
top, ears notched into four points;
strong, stocky. How far will he car
ry me in a day?" l ask. GAS far as
you can ride him." answers the owner.
Then comes q volley of facts about
neighbors who have ridden cayuses
seventy miles day for ten days at g.
stretch. "What shall / feed him ?"
"When you stop, picket him out on
the bunch grass" "Does he buck ?"
every cayuse bucks" "Does he
bite?" "Ofcourse he bites" "Kick ?''
"Kicks!" I have learned enough to
start on-although I have found my
Strongbow (for SO named the cAyuse
after the first mile) was somewhat bet
Ter than his reDutatiOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29

rose, however, to more than double,
and hundreds persisted of actual want.
November was cold and clustering;
snow fell so as to make good sleighing.
On the 26th snow fell to the depth OF
four inches in the City of Mexico.
Deem Der was mild and comfortable.
The above is a brief summary OF the
cold summer of 1916, as it was called,
in order to distinguish it from the win
ter. The winter was mild. Frost and
ice were common in every month OF
the year. Very little vegetation was
matured in the Eastern and Middle
States. The SUMS rays seemed to be
destitute of heat during the summer;
all nature seemed clad in g. sable hue,
and men exhibited no little anxiety
concerning the future of this life.
The average price of flour during the
year in the New York market was $lo
per barrel. The average price OF wheat
In England was CTS per quarter.
Bread riots occurred throughout
Great Britain in 1917, in consequence
of the high price of the staff of life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
An Old Mans Feat.

From the Sacramento Bee.
Pedestrianism, which bobbed up
like mushroom several years ago
and at once jumped into popularity,
adding to the sporting history OF the
country the names of Weston,
O'Leary and other men of leg talent,
is again growing in favor. Walkers
are wendicg their way over the coun-
try giving exhibitions, and the sport
is likely to become q craze once more.
Many daring men, in quest of notorie-
ty and eager for the purse that en-
thusiastic sports usually put up, have
crossed the continent to the Pacific
coast, trudging night and day over
mountains and plains, and sleeping
wherever night overtakes them. Not
a few have pushed before them wheel
barrow, to make the fact more I'M
portant in the eyes of the watchful
public. "Oofty Goofty," a local char
acter of San Francisco, recently start
ed out for New York with barrow,
but he became weary and footsore be-
fore he got out of eight of the bay,
and abandoned the project.
The latest man to attempt the I'M
dertaking is G. P. Downer, who left
Portland, Me-, on the 18th day OF
last June, to win O. wager of So, 1000,
put up by men in New York, Chicago
and Omaha for anyone who would re-
duce the record of "hoofng it" across
the country. Mr.. Downer arrived in
Sacramento this morning and was
seen by a reporter of the Bee. The
pedestrian is q iovial soul, and is the
picture of perfect health, although he
has outlived the time usually allotted
to man-four score years. Notwith-
standing his advanced age. he stands
erect, has stout limbs, and asserts
that he is prepared to start on the re-
turn trip without a days rest. There
are g. few gray hairs in his head.
Downer wore O. heavy pair Of shoes,
SLOUGH hat, a blue flannel shirt and q
dark suit of clothing. In crossing the
Rocky Mountains the old man car
ried g. couple of blankets, but these
were burdensome and he gave them
away. He has not come with g. rush,
but has walked at his natural gait,
and is now twelve days ahead of any
predecessors. Downer said he had no
difficulty in crossing the country, but
at times, during the night, he expect
ed to be "chawed" up by coyotes,
bears and other wild animals. The
old man has been in California before
in fact, he was one of the first white
men to step upon our golden shores,
as he came around the Horn on one
of the first whaling vessels. He says
that when he was here then there was
only one building where San Francis
co now stands, and that was hut &C.
cupied by Spanish fishermen. Down
er is naturally q wanderer, and has
travelled nearly all over the world.
He was a sailor for nearly sixty-one
years. This great walk is one of the
prominent features of his life, and
with the So, 900 he is to get he pro-
poses to settle down and rest. Upon
his arrival in San Francisco he will
make arrangements for publishing a.
book, making his pedestrian feat the
leading feature, describing the sights
and incidents along the road. He has
walked from Portland to sacramento
a, 28O miles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
A Story by Gen. Sherman.
From the San FRANCISCO Chronicle. ]

From the San Francisco Chron1cle.I
While Gen. Sherman was chatting
with our reporter the other day the
conversation turned upon the religious
clement of the South during the war.
The old general smiled grimly and
said: "That reminds me of an inter-
esting interview / had with a clergy
man when I entered Memphis. found
business entirely suspended. The
stores were closed, the public schools
were shut and no churches were opened
on Sunday. I stood it g. few days,
and then [ issued q general order re-
quiring all stores to be opened, the
public schools to be resumed and the
usual religious exercises to be held In
the churches on Sunday.
s"The day after the order was pro-
mulgated I YVES waited upon at my
headquarters by q clergyman, who an
nounced himself as Rev. Mr.. -, of the
Episcopal Church of that city. He
was got up in the highest style OF
clerical garb, and his face wore the ex-
preston OF g. predetermined martyr.
| said: sit down; am very glad to
see you. What do you want? What
can I do for your He answered.:
General / have seen your order about
opening the churches on Sunday, and
l am q good deal embarrassed to
know how to obey it, or how to state
my objections L replied: There is
no embarrassment in obeying an or
der, and as to objections | don't care
to hear them. You obey the order
and never mind the objections He
replied: But, general, you are aware
that since our unhappy civil war
commenced the ritual of the Epis-
copal Church South has under
gone material change Has it, ;
said 1; 4 havenot noted it, He said:
'We are now directed by our church to
pray for the Hon. Jefferson Davis,
president of the Confederate states,
and of course am enthusiastically COM
PEELED to obey the directions OF the
church., and he looked at me with the
expression of g. martyr about to be
taken to the stake and burned alive.
[ regarded him O. moment and then
said: 'Oh, never mind; pray for d.
Wis; pray for him just as hard as you
can. He needs every prayer you can
get off; but, my friend, am dreadful
~ afraid praying won't do him any
good; he's gone up He looked Curl
ously at me and then said: will you
require me to pray for Abraham Lin
coin as president of the United
states?' BY no means, my dear fell
low said l. Let him alone. He
don't need any prayers. Abraham
Lincoln is just as sure of salvation as
any man who has ever died or will
ever de-
"Next Sunday morning it occurred
to me would go to this church of his
and see how he got on. Services had
just begun when | went IN, but I took
my seat where I could have good
view of him and he me. He saw me
before [ got half way down the aisle.
He went on with the service, and when
he arrived at the point of conflict
with the Episcopal church South and
the order of Sherman, with one eye on
the prayer-book and the other eye on
me, he prayed for 'all in authority
over u.s. left out Davis, and let Lin
coin alone"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
A Battered Silk Hat.

From the Alta California;
johnson ls a good-hearted fellow
and good workman, but, boys, l
can't go his airs. Every night he
takes g. bath, puts on his Sunday
clothes and q silk hat, and comes
down town. You'd take him to be
q stock broker instead of machinist.
Now, I've got nothing agin q
mans wearing good clothes, but l
draw the line at silk hats every day.
[ wear one myself on Sundays, and
that's enough style for hard handed
mechanic. Now, the next time we
catch him in here let's make g. foot
ball Of his hat, and if ne kicks we will
buy him another" So spoke young
man named Sanders, who works in
the railway machine shops, the other
evening to several of the boys who
were playing pool in g. Market Street
saloon.
1t was agreed upon that Johnson
should be invited to take drink, and
while at the bar Sanders should
knock his hat off and the others make
q football of it. The next evening
Johnson walked in, greeted the boys
pleasantly, and invited them to take
q drink with him. The time had
come, and in moment Johpson's
hat was in q condition that would
have discredited g. tramp, for it
looked like q hairy accordion. John
son smiled blandly, lit cigar, and
philosophically pulled away until the
boys had demolished the hat and
their shouts of laughter had subsidized,
when he said. quietly:
"You fellows seem to be enjoying
yourselves"
"You bet," retorted Sanders.
"Don't wear a plug hat every day,
Johnson. Honest, the boys think
you feel above them. We just kicked
the hat to pieces partly for joke and
partly to let you know that we think
you are trying to put on airs. Now,
we will buy you another"
"Oh, it's not necessary. The hat
wasn't mine"
Whose was it, then?" asked one of
the boys.
"WeIl, you see, it's this way. I took
my hat down to get it blocked this
morning, so l stepped into Sanders
room-you know we board at the
same place-and borrowed his hat to
wear tonight. knew he would loan
it to me if | asked him, 80 I made free
to take it, seeing he wasn't5 there.
Sorry, boys, for the hat, but glad to
see you enjoy yourselves"
Sanders looked at the remains of
the hat, then at Johnson, burst into
q hearty laugh and remarked: "Come
up, boys, this is on me. Serves me
right"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29

American clippers yards and sails
came down and topmasts housed
some minutes before the man-of.war.
Again in the morning, at the signal,
the yards were sent up and the En-
glishman was again behind. For sew
eral days the race went on with the
same result, until the American re-
ceived her cargo, and on the day be-
fore setting sail the yards came down
and were sent to the English frigate
with the compliments of the Yankee
captain. They were bamboo poles
with painted furled) sails.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
A Maine Woman Journalist.
[Erom the Norway (Me.) Advertiser.I

From the Norway (Me.l Advertiser.]
Laura A. Sanborn, wife of the pro-
prietor, is the managing editor, proof
reader and the generalissimo of the
Office. She is practical printer and
can turn her hand to any work in the
mechanical department, from washing
rollers to doctoring the tapes on sick
press And when occasion requires
She sets up jobs, displayed advertis-
ing, carves wooden letters with q jack
knife, tends the boiler and engine,
locks up the newspaper forms, chas-
tises the devil with the 'shootingstick, -
and makes all hands march TO the
music OF progressive enterprise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
HARVEST HYMN.
BY EMILY A. BRowNELL.

we thank Thee, Heavenly Father,
For this fair and fertile land,
For vine, and fruit, and golden sheaves,
Gifts os Thy bounteous hand.
For the woods and fields we bless Thee,
For the charm of summer hours,
The glory of the sunset skies,
Sweet birds and fragrant flowers.
We thank Thee, tender Shepherd,
Who children blest Of old:
For the precious gift of little ones
That still our arms enfold.
For fireside Joys we bless Thee
In love and peace secure,
For sweet communion heart to heart,
For friendship warm and pure.
For the fair and stately temples
Rear'd by prayer and faith to Thee,
For the blessednesss of worship,
Chant, and hymn and litany.
We bless and praise Thy glorious name
For all Thy mercies given;
And may we reach, LIES harvest DER,
The tadeless fields of Heaven.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-29
A Yankee Shippers Ingenuity.
From the New London Telegraph.

In the early days of our commerce
with China after the treaty which al
lowed American clippers to enter the
harbor of Hong Kong, one of the larg
est English three-deckers was lying in
the harbor, and at sunset her yards
and topmasts were housed to show
the manner in which the ship was
manned. A Yankee captain who was
awaiting freight o. new tea watched
the Englishman and decided to try
his hand with him. Two or three
days later, at the sunset gun, the