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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-23

and mother, wondered not that the
dreadful news, coming at such mo-
ment, had deprived him of life, for we
thought him dead for some moments,
and when at last he gave signs of re-
viving | trembled for the consequences
of returning recollection.
Poor child / never shall forget the
wan, unearthly look with which be re-
garded me when our efforts had proved
successful. He caught my hand and
held it with trembling grasp for hours,
and If at any time | essayed to move
the tears would run down his cheeks.
For days he lay in kind of stupor, the
mind deadened by the dreadful blow;
the senses scarce taking cognzance ex-
cept of my presence. Once in awhile,
if | offered it, he would taste food, but
would take it from no one else. His
recovery was slow-for weeks together
he never left his bed. One morning,
just after daylight, | was sent for in
haste. | supposed my little soldier was
dying, but no. There he sat, upright
in his bed, his cheeks scarlet, his eyes
blazing, his lips parted in clad smiles.
ooh, chaplain " he cried, regardless
of who was about him, " get right down
on your knees and praise God for me.
My mother is alive, and one of my
brothers who they told me was killed
the eldest one--was taken prisoner, is
released and coming to see me to-day
O, chaplain won't be good now?" he
cried, the tears falling like rain. 60,
what shall ] say to God, to thank him?"
There were rejoicings all through the
rude hospital. One poor, dying fellow
turned his face round and whispered a
"Thank God"
The letter was in my hand 1t had
been delayed two weeks. 1t seemed
that when the mother wrote last she
was to undergo a painful operation,
from which she had a presentiment
she should not recover. But all had
passed off well, and she babe fair to
live many years longer. The effect of
such joyful news was an almost instan-
taneous recovery from depression and
! illness. took that occasion to i'm
press the great principles of truth upon
the grateful heart of the boy, and
| through Gods help, | was successful.
Ernest has been home with his
brother since to visit his mother, but
he will not desert the post of duty.
He is now back again, a young, happy,
heightened Christian, an enemy to the
! grog-cup and to all the vices that
demoralize the camp. But though
strict in the observance of every duty,
frank to condemn sin and quick to de-
fend his principles, he is more than ever
the idol of the soldiers and the pet of the
regiment. Waterman and Reflector.
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WI sun INC u lho' a,
"Pure blood" continued the doctor, lis the
great cause Of health; impaired blood the source
Of most diseases. 1t may even go back to the
grand or great grand parents"
81 have in mind prominent man, said the
reverend gentleman, General Alfred O. Mon
roe, of No. Pemberton Square, Boston. He
inherited kidney troubles from both parents,
one of whom died with it. He suffered terribly
from pains in the back and head, an i at times
when walking the dizziness became so bad
that he was compelled to lay hold of some con-
yenient post for support He was in most
desperate condition"
"And is he so stll2" asked the doctor.
mo, he is in perfect health DIR. McGregor,
believe of Maine who had amputated an arm
for the general, cured him."
Do you know what medicine he used ?"
81 understand it was Hunts Remedy"
ooh, Hunts Remedy. l know il very we'll !"
said DIR. Vaudeville. az consider it the best
remedy for kidney, liver, heart troubles, and
female difficulties in the world. 1t is in no
sense patent medicine, but standard RENE
dy, which deserves to be used by all intelligent
people. Tho fact is, no blood-tant can exist
when the kidneys are in perfect order, and
there is where Hunts Remedy shows its mar
velous superiority"
=" / only WISH said Rev. DIR. Brooks, that
all people who inherit tendency to disease
could know of this remedy of which you speak
so highly and use it. l am positive it would
greatly lessen suffering and death"
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Selcttco Storm.
Before Mine Eyes.

Before mine eyes are sea and sky,
And from the sea mountain high
Bathed In the softest silver light,
The suns great shield so dazzling bright
Upon the tranquil sea doth lie.
Such radiant gems there descry
Nor emperors nor queens may buy,
They shine like flashing stars of night
Before mine eyes
O. mountain soft as clouds that fly,
oh, Clouds twixt heaven and earth that ply
And sea of silver, shorn of night
BY peaceful sky, most blessed sight,
TO soothe, to cheer, TO fortify,
Before mine eyes.
-CdrOliDe Hde0rd.
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DYsPEPTICs can eat Lactated Food.
Nothing so fully meets their needs as
this predigested preparation. 1t is es-
pecially valuable for convalescents and
those troubled with wasting diseases.
Also in cases of chronic diarrhGa, ire
mems and gastritis.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
DR.. GREENE'S
NERVURA
NERVE TONIC,
THE GREAT STRENGTHENING AND
INVlG0RATING REMEDY,
FOR THE POSITIVE CURE OF

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Neuralgia, rheumatism, Pains in Side
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PaIpitation, Nervous and Sick Headache.
Tired Feeling, Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Loss of Appetite, Constipation, Kidney
and Liver Diseases, etc.
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The Pet of the Regiment.

1.-THE FOLLOWING STORY, FIRST PUBLISHED IN
1868, is REPRINTED BY REQUEST
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Nervous Debility.

Sufferers from nervous debility complain of phys
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in the back bad taste in the mouth mornings; the
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the great specialist in curing nervous and chronic
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'"IT WAS INHERITED"

The Fearful Erect of Heredity Upon the
Lives of Men and women-A
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1.-THE man or woman
does not live who is free
from hereditary innu-
ences." This remark
was made by tho cele-
DR.. Vaudeville,
of New York, to tho Rev.
DR.. Brooks, at q recent
convention of scientists.
81 agree with you, doc
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-15

The matter of correct weights of
Jockeys is receiving more attention at
this meeting than in any previous rae
ing season. The police are especially
charged with seeing that Jockeys come
direct to the " Weighing room after dis
mounting. Another fact is that de-
tectives keep track of the jockeys when
they dismount, and see that they do
not change or discard any Of their
equipments. This system has resulted
in several misdeeds, which led to fines
being imposed or warnings given.
One jockey swapped brides after get
ting off his horse, the trainer handing
him one of different weight from that
in which he rode. Tompkins was
caught slipping weight on his way to
the scale room, and got off with $25
fine Another jockey tried to ride be-
fore he got down to riding weight. He
weighed in with less equipments than
he could possibly ride with, and in
consequence tried to throw some Of
them away under the timers stand.
He got off very easy, but has not tried
the game since. This matter of cheat
ing the scales is an old one.
There is a trick that used to be prac-
ticed until the clerks of the scales
found it out. The rider, who had more
weight than he was allowed to carry,
would place the edge of the saddle on
the top bar of the scales and lean for
ward on the saddle. This would make
him appear lighter than he really was.
A still more skillful fraud consisted in
the weighing in with a paper mache
saddle. This was made the exact inn
itation of racing saddle, and weighed
almost nothing. OF course the jockey
rode with leather saddle, which he
would discard for the imitation affair
when it came to showing weights after
the race. Here the bodily weight ta-
BILE comes in. 1t is safe to say that the
jockeys here have less chance to make
false weight than anywhere in the
country. -New Orleans Picayane.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-15
A Good Revolutionary Ring.

Speaking of the names given to our new
men-of-war, Boston newspaper says that
with one exception, the Petrol, the names
have good revolutionary ring: but SUI
perstitious old salts will take exception to
two or three of them. There was York
town, sloop-of-war, which was wrecked
at Cape de Verde fifty years ago, The
only Philadelphia which bore any impor-
,tant part in the deeds Of the navy was the
frigate of that name, which, in the war
with Tripoli, ran aground and was sur
rendered, and was subsequently, cut out
and destroyed by Decatur and his gallant
companions. A Philadelphia small steamer
bought into the service in the late war
was sunk by torpedo. The old Con-
cord, sloop-of-war, was wrecked on the
coast of Africa in 1848. Bennington is q
new name in the navy. There was Pc
trel in the service in the rebellion. She
was captured by the Confederates. The
old man-of-warsman will say that Davy
Jones has his mark on every one of the
vessels except the Bennington and the
San Francisco. New York Sun.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-15
Maria when Rugged for the Night.


Maria began to go to bed at 1890,
aud really reached the sheets at Il
sharp, writes Clara Belle. Her haiI
was taken down, brushed and done uE
to wave at the sides aud curl at the
top. Her face went through a won.
derful course of treatment For &c
minutes it was carefully rubbed up.
ward by the tips of the fingers under
the eyes. Then the mouth was held
open in the shape of an EXPLANATORY
D, while the cheeks at the. sides were
rubbed from the ears toward the nose.
A tremendous effort was made with
that treacherous spot Just under the
chin that will get drawn lines with
the coming on Of years. For twenty
good minutes Maria smoothed her gull
let. Then she brushed her teeth care.
fully. She wet lock of cotton with
rose water and put it in her mouth at
the base of her hind window teeth, be.
tween the cheek and the teeth. This
is so-called wonder for preventing
any wither on the part of the cheeks.
All this time a decoction had been
stewing in q small silver-plated vessel
over the gas. This cooking utensil
had come over in Maria's bag of toilet
tricks. A hot and resinous-smelline
poultice was the result. Maria daubed
her face thickly with it, and applied a
flannel-lined mask. Great Scott
She looked like the yelled prophet in
that mask and her night dress. Out.
side of her whole paraphernalia she
laced an odd saNved-off sort of corset.
1t was just very wide belt, flaring at
top and bottom, but it lashed up her
victuals and vitals like a relentless
wise. Then came the hard-soled NIT
tens, with their Spanish insteps. Into
their grease-smeared interiors she
plunged her hands, and got me to tie
them around her wrists.
"What if you want to scratch your
ears in the night?" said /.
'Don't suggest it," she replied. 81
bore a mark for week when | must
have dug that center steel into my
eye."
Then she went to bed. took a
look at her an hour after. Those
wash-leather mittens were stiffly
crossed on her breast. Her flannel
swathed face was upturned in the dim
light. She was for all the world like
in the effigy in stone that lies in West
minister Abbey over the sarcophagus
of Annie Boleyn. The hammers Of
the relic hunter have carried away
much of Annie's nose and several Of
the fingers. The mask and mittens
had the same general effect. 1t was
reassuring to see her turn up at the
breakfast table after her martyrdom,
general flavor of mild decay pervad-
ing her person, but yet living friend.
Some night Maria will surely swallow
her cotton quid; and then goodbye,
dear! She will never survive that ac.
cident. Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-15
On the Outposts, 1880.

The way through the woods was
deep in snow and encumbered as they
were with cattle, the party under Rob.
ertson made but slow progress, it be-
ing Christmas Day, 1879, before they
arrived at their destination. They
were not molested by the Indians, but
suffered much from cold on the jour.
ney, for the winter was the most severe
which had been known in q century.
The ice in the Cumberland was thick
enough to sustain the passage of ami.
mails, and it was not many days before
the settlers had crossed over and be.
gun on the bluffs which lined the
southern bank the building of the fort
and the few log houses which formed
the nucleus of the future capital Of
Tennessee. -.
1t was in the very heart of the will.
dcrness, surrounded by nearly twenty
thousand Greeks, Cherokees, Choc.
taws, and Chickasaws, all of whom
were in alliance with Great Britain
which at that moment had overrun
and all but subjugated the Southern
colonies. =.
The stations erected, the settlers
awaited in anxious suspense for the
coming of their wives and children.
The three months allowed for the voy.
age had expired, but no tidings had
come from them, nor had the sound OF
their approach broke the stiffness OF
the river solitudes. The anxiety about
them soon became intense. Thus il
was for full month. and until the end
of April. Then one morning at sun.
rise solitary four-pounder echoed
along the Cumberland, and in few
hours the little feet of forty fat-boats,
canoes, and pirogues came to anchor
under the walls of the fort amid
such rejoicing as never before was
known in the wilderness.
1t had been voyage without o
parallel in modern history. A
thousand miles they had come, through
country infested with hostile Indians,
in frail boats, down rapid and peril
GUS rivers never before navigated by
white men. Their way had been
through foaming whirl-pools and over
dangerous shoals thirty miles in extent,
and they had endured the bitterest
cold, and for many long days and
nights been subjected to the constant
and deadly fire of fifteen hundred
Chickamaugas, the most ferocious tribe
of savages on the American continent.
Thirty-one of the company had been
left by the way, butchcred by the saw.
ages, and one had been taken prisoner.
Thus, amid ice and snow and the in.
tense cold of 1780-still noted as the
coldest winter in American latitudes-
was planted the first civilized settle
ment in the Mississippi Valley
Edmund Kirke, in Harper's Magazine.
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window Gardening.

To begin with. we would not at
tempt anything delicate; hardy
common plant is certainly more than
rare exotic turning pale and yellow
Then it was desirable to have a plan;
with pretty leaves, in case We wert
not successful enough to make it bios
som. Lastly, we did not want mor
than half dozen pots, as they would
have to be moved every night, ane
more would be burdensome. Coins
to greenhouse ''way uptown" fol
motives of economy, we found a mos
friendly and kind man, who seemed
disposed to give us good advice when
we laid onr wants before him. 0u
fond desire for maiden's hair fern
was checked when we found it wa,
hard to grow even in greenhouse
Our first choice was an English ivy,
because of its ever-inereasing beauty,
and its hardness. Second in the hab
dozen came scarlet geranium of the
kind most given to blossoming, &C,
cording to the gard ener's statement
The color is most vivid scarlet, anG
there are already two clusters of buds
OcSiuuIHR W peop OUT. n OulneSt
primrose with its delicate white flow
ers and rough fuzzy leaves was th,
third choice. A pot of hyacinth bulbs
blue, white and yellow, will by and BY
give variety and sweetness to our win
dow. But now, according to the dt
rections given for growing bulbs, they
stand in cool, dark closet, and there
they must stay for four or five weeks,
until their roots have reached the bot
tom of the pot, when they will grad
ually be brought near the light and
warmth of our window. Two pots Of
very hardy ferns gave us promise Of
more greenery. A little hanging-bas
ket, like the section of a smallish limb,
had oxalis bulbs, mixed pink and yell
low, tradescantia, and strawberry
plant. and hung above our row of pots
Out of these half dozen pots, we hope
to have great satisfaction this winter
but only provided we are attentive tc
their wants.. III. Turner. in Good
Housekeeping.