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Just the Thing"

1t is great resource and "a good store
to have box or drawer of piece-mate-
rial, collected as one finds the oppor-
tunity by purchase of pretty stuffs and
of bits of needlework accomplished at
leisure-ready to renovate and brighten
up with as occasion calls. A scrap of
tapestry-a few yards of curtain or
table drapery, in some lovely and
artistic pattern, in style and tints that
appeal to ones individual taste and
touch the home-harmonies, may often
be secured at very moderate outlay, and
can hardly come amiss, but will almost
surely be "just the thing" in some
sudden little emergency of arrange
ment.-A. d. T. Whitney, in The Home
Maker
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Log Cabin Success.
What ails the Young men?

What ails the young men?
Robert CARROTS father left him a
fortune of twenty millions. He was
from childhood reared in luxury; he
received splendid education with an
especial training into thorough knowl-
edge of railroad management and was
expected to succeed his father as rail-
road king.
Within three years after the RESPONSE
bilities which his fathers death threw
upon him were assumed, he is reported
a broken down man, with mind and
health permanently shattered.
George Law is another young man
left with millions of money, who is re-
ported among the wrecks" His
father, bred a stone mason, was of gil
gantic size and strength, with COM
mensurate brain power, so he became
great contractor, then railroad king
and left half dozen millions for his
son to dissipate. The young man is a
success as dissipator.
The founders of both of these great
estates were born in the most humble
walks of life, grew strong, mentally and
physically, by simple living and honest
labor and developed into financial
giants. Their sons were reared in the
lap of luxury and developed into intel
lectual pigmies.
The great men of our country have
not, as rule, come from the elegant
mansions of the cities, but from the
Log Cabins of the rural districts.
Simple ways of living, freedom from
dissipation and enervating pleasures,
simple remedies for disease, effective
and which leave no poison in the sys-
tenn, develop brawny, brainy men, who
compel the world to recognize their
strength and power.
The wholesome, old-fashioned Log
Cabin remedies are the safest and
surest for family use. Our grand
mothers knew how to prepare the teas
and syrups of roots, herbs and balsams
which drive disease out of the system
by natural methods and leave no after
ill-effects. The most potent of these
old-time remedies were, after long and
searching investigation, secured by H.
Fl. Warner of safe cure fame and are
now put out for the " healing of the ma
tons" in the Warmers Log Cabin
remedies.
Regulate the regulator with Warmers
Log Cabin sarsaparilla and with pure
blood giving health, strength, mental
and bodily vigor, you may hope to cope
successfully with the most gigantic
financial problems of the age, without
wrecking health and manhood
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Fall Coats and Nantes.

Heavy, Scotch tweeds and Irish kerr
seys and fancy trouserings of various
kinds are materials most IN use by
tailors for ladies' coats. These coats
are no longer bound but are stitched
on the edges with two rows of stitch
ing about a quarter of an inch apart.
They are finished with fly fronts or
with buttons of twist woven in basket
pattern and rather larger than those
worn recently. High standing collars
and in some cases revers displaying the
vest and hussar-like trimmings of braid
are shown on some of these coats.
Stylish coats of plain cloth are edged
with mere border of black Russian
lamb, and above this border narrow
pattern of braid in arabesque style is
traced. Plain coats are made of dag
onal cloth in wide and narrow vale and
of dull-faced clay diagonal cloth. The
new mantles for fall are quite short at
the back and considerably longer in
front. They are made of camePs hair
and vigogne cloths, in black and dark
colors and in grays and suede brown,
and will be trimmed for winter chiefly
with long furs like Alaska sable or bear
ohih, VI w oilghI oAtohe, III INC shoiu
plucked furs like otter or natural
beaver. For fall these mantles will be
trimmed with velvet and passemente-
ries. Old-fashioned fringes are shown
on some of the imported silk mantles.
A stylish mantle of pale silver gray
vigogne, figured in all-over design in
darker gray, is trimmed with bands of
dark gray velvet on the cuffs, high
standing collar of velvet and bands of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03
Hot Alum. Water for Ants and Bugs.

A lady correspondent of Good House
keeping states that: Ono insect which
crawls can live under the application of
hot alum water. 1t will destroy red and
black ants, cockroaches, spiders, bed
bugs, and all the myriads of crawling
pests which infest our houses during
the heated term. Take two pounds of
alum and dissolve it in three or four
quarts of boiling water let it stand on
the stove until the alum is all melted !;
then apply it with brush while nearly
boiling hot to every joint and crevice
in your closets, bedsteads, pantry
shelves, and the like; brush the cracks
in the floor and the crevices in the
skirting or mopboards, if you suspect
that they harbor vermin."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03

New HAMPSHIRE Patrons are re-
joicing over the great success of the
third annual state grange fair which
was held at Tilton September II, -
and H. Over 10000 people were pres.
ent the 18th. Many of the leading
citizens of the state attended and spoke
during the fair. Amongst the speakers
were the governor, candidates for gov
ernor and for congress at the coming
election, and the master of the state
grange. Who says the grange is "play-
ing out?N
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Meeting of National Grange.

The twenty-second annual session of
the national grange will be held at
Topeka, Kansas, beginning November
IA. Efforts are being made to secure
reduced railroad rates from all parts of
the country so that farmers of moder-
ate means may attend this great annual
meeting of representative farmers
from all the states and territories, and
also from Canada. The national
grange is composed of the masters and
past masters of state oranges and their
wives, but only masters and their
wives are voting members. There are
seven degrees in the order, but all the
business of the national grange is done
in the fourth degree, which enables
the rank and file of the order to be
present and listen to the proceedings.
This is one reason why the national
grange is so popular with the people.
Last year thousands of the members of
subordinate oranges were in attend
ance at different times during the
session. The people of Kansas will
doubtless give the national grange and
all visiting members hearty welcome
and genuine western hospitality will be
dispensed with a generous hand. We
understand that the meetings will be
held in the elegant senate chamber of
the new capitol building in Topeka,
which will contribute to the pleasure
and comfort of those who may attend.
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WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE EFFEM-
INATE.-The history of the rise and deca-
dence of the great nations of the earth has
left self-evident reasons for the cause. The
rise to power has always originated from
the vigor, intelligence and endurance
grown from simple habits of living. Their
decay from the effeminacy resulting from
wealth, luxurious living, breaking good
constitutions through destroying the func-
tons of the stomach by the use of rich, i'm
proper food. Leaving out the vigorous,
healthy blood infused into the nation
through emigrants, compelled by poverty
and hardship to simple habits of living in
the old world, the American born popula-
ton are already unfit for physical labor and
if it were not for our hardy adopted citizens,
Americans would be in deplorable state
to-day, because the nerve forces of the peo-
pie are starved and exhausted, and the av-
erage American nervous system cannot give
the stomach power TO digest the food of the
nerves TO proper condition for absorption
through the delicate porous membrane COW
ering the nerve substance. The Moxie
Nerve Food was made to meet this emer-
gency, and nervous wrecks, recovered by
1t in every city, will tell you it is remark
ably effective.
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Farmers Discussions.

Our farm and grange exchanges now
contain an unusual number of notices
and reports of farmers picnics and field
meetings which are being held in all
parts of the country. These meetings
we consider to be among the most
hopeful signs of the times, because
their tendency is to educate and elevate
the farmers and give them broader
and truer conception of the complex
questions which affect their lives and
prosperity as a class. From ten to fif-
teen years ago, when the grange was
young and lacking in experimental
wisdom as well-the discussions at
these meetings, which were just being
inaugurated, were closely confined to
farm and household topics. Farmers
had to a certain extent been made to
believe that the discussion of such SUBJ
jects as related in any way to the body
polite should be handed over TO politi-
cal conventions, there to be discussed
by lawyers and politicians who were
supposed to be possessors of all the
knowledge obtainable in regard to these
important matters. 1t was enough for
farmers to attend the business of their
farms and coincide with the opinions
of those who claimed so much superior
ity in politics and on questions of
political economy. But a great change
in this matter has been wrought.
In grange meetings in former years,
after the farmers had become some
what accustomed to discussions and
found that they all had interests in COM
mon, it was just as natural for them to
drift away from the discussion of
farm topics and touch upon questions
of political economy as it is for water
to run down hill. Water may be held
back for time by dams and embank-
ments, but it will soon find an outlet in
some direction. Neither can be made
to run in channel too narrow or shall
low for its volume. So it is, in a meas
ure, with farmers. While their ideas
were expanding and the volume of
their thought was increasing they could
not be kept in the old circumscribed
channel which had been so long in use.
The national grange at first prohibited
the discussion of all political questions
within grange halls. But it learned
from experience that it was impossible
to enforce this iron-clad rule. within its
own doors, and the decree went forth
that, " Sectarian or partisan questions
will not be tolerated as subjects of dis
cussion in the work of the order.n This
gave wide scope for the discussion of
legislative subjects, both state and ma
tional, which has resulted in the enact
ment of laws that are of incalculable
benefit to the farming interests of the
country. These discussions are now
going forward with increasing force
and potency as the months go by.
They are indispensable means of edu-
eating and awakening farmers to just
and adequate conception of their own
power and worth in the state and ma
tion
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A Strike.

Once upon evening dreary,
As pondered, sad and weary,
Ger the basket with the mending from the wash
the day before;
As thought of countless stitches
To be placed in little breeches,
Rose my heart rebellious in me- as 1t oft had done
before,
At the fate that did condemn me, when my daily
task DER
To that basket evermore.
John, with not sign notion
Sat and read the Yankee Notion,
with no thought of the commoton
Which within me ranked sore.
He," thought /, when day is ended,
Has no stockings to be mended,
Has no babies to be tended,
He can sit and read and snore:
He can sit and read and rest him:
Must work thus evermore?"
And my heart rebellious answered,
Nevermore no. nevermore."
For though am but woman,
Every nerve within is human,
Aching, throbbing, overworked,
Mind and body sick and sore,
will strike. When day is ended,
Though the stockings are not mended,
Though my course can't be defended
Safe behind the closet door
Goes the basket with the mending. and I'll haunted
be no more.
In the daylight shall be crowded all the work that
will do;
When the evening lam ps lighted, will read the
papers, too Selected,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03

TOMATOES FOR RHEUMATISM AT
the recent meeting of the Muskingum
County Horticultural Society in Dres-
den, Ohio, the tomato was under dis
cussion, and a physician made the
statement that, from the large amount
of citric acid and potash contained in
the ripened product, sufferers from
rheumatism could not fail to find bene-
fit by combining their diet largely to it.
This, however, is but one of the ways
in which this fruit-so popular in
modern times-is healthful.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03

INTERESTED PEOPLE. - Advertising a
patent medicine in the peculiar way in
which the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam for
conghs and colds does, is indeed wonderful.
He authorizes all druggists to give those
who call for II a sample bottle free, that
they may try it before purchasing The
large bottles are fifty cents and one dollar.
We certainly would advise trial. 1t may
save you from consumption.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03

IN our article last week on I" A Plain
Duty" =" but long ago." etc., was
written and should have been printed
"not long ago." etc.
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velvet down either side, bordered with
gray passementerie trimming mixed
with threads of silver, lining of gray
silk shot with coral color completing
the warp.-GoOd Housekeepinq.
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patrons of 9usbanorp.

Grange news, notices or reports OF grange meet
ings to secure prompt insertion, should be sent
direct to the office of publication. Communications
contributed articles should be sent to A MRssER
Rochester, VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03

ECZEMA, ITCHY, ScALY SKIN ToRTUREs.-
The simple application of SwAyNE's ONT
MINT. without any internal medicine, will
cure any case OF letter. salt rheum, ring
worm, piles, itch, sores, pimples, eczema.
all scaly, itchy skin eruptions, no matter
how obstinate or long standing. 1t is po-
tent, effective and costs but trite.
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Vermont Mutual.

The annual meeting of the members of the Yer,
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company will be held
at two o'clock p M for the choice OF Directors and
the transaction of any other business thought proper
when met. BY order Of the Directors.
JAMES T. SABIN, Secretary.
Montpelier, VT, September l. 1855.
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How is that butter sent your" asked a
Warwick grocer of transient customer.
Better, thanks; gains strength every
day. Wdrlcick Dispatch.
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Gbe 4ouseboIo.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DIR. T. II. HosKINs, Newport, Vt, or di
recty to THE WAToHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
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FARMER" After you get through digging,
what are you going to do?" Amateur Gar
dener-" Put porous plaster ON my
back. life.
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DENNlSON DEWEY & SON, Agents, Montpelier, Vt
VILLAGE PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

Intending to soon remove from town, offer for
sale property in the village Of Montpelier con;
sisting of the twostory dwelling house and lot No 20
Hubbard street, and the adjoining vacant lot on the
corner of Hubbard and East State streets, Said
water, has sewer connection and is situated near
schools, churches and railroad depots The property
will be sold separately and easy terms IL desired.
l. l.. ROBBINS,
No. % Hubbard street, Montpelier, Vt.
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aud told Us of the commotlon which
our absence had excited. I-non in.
curry we found that. while nassiny
our college, be peeped in the chapel /
shutters. aud, finding so compara-
lively few present at "studv-hall," ne
nat rally supposed the Others had
gone in search of Us. OF course we
ielt computations of conscience. st
having, by the qualification. of our
wishes, caused so much llneasiue.s
But any misgvings we may have hsd
were di-pelled, by the abrupt arrival
OF another of these same messengers.
lie at once began description OF the
entertainment at the Y. NJ. c. A. told
us OF the crowd that was
among the number out. and
Mrs. Rounsaval and sew
eral of her girls. Then We felt as
sured that our absence had been un
noticed, SO we eagerly listened to the
interesting account given us of the
programme OF the evening. His
praises were great in regard to the
rendition of Miss Lille Craven's yo-
cal solo, aud also OF oil instrumental
duet, but he had targotten the names
of the young lady performers. But
well did he remember the instru-
mental solo, so charmingly played by
Mrs. Bagby, whose delicate touch and
evident correctness of mus-
cal knowledge, elected many re-
marks of admiration. Yes, and we
were told too, of one of our own
CO llege gills whose sweet tones well
filled the crowded room. The elocu-
ton next engaged his descriptive
powers. and admiringly he spoke OF
the girlish simplicity and clear voice
of Miss Dyer Others were mentioned
i'll their turn; but much of the con
versation was lost upon US, eXccp
that all OF the class did we'll. and nc
doubt reelected much credit upol
their teacher. The warning light o
the moon had attracted our attention
and we were warned that we shout
immediately return TO our mundane
sphere
Calling up a host of his moon
beams who were to guide us on GU
home-ward way, our kind friend, tn
"mBn in the moon" babe us good bye
We left him with the promise tina
he should hear from our college
every week through the columns o
The EXAMINER, to which worth,
Journal he has long been subscriber
Our journey home was uneventfu
and upon our arrival, we were be
sieged with questions which tool
hours to answer satisfactorily to tn
girls. NALLA SURRAT.
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T1IE lady TEACHER.

"Ycs," said the young man as he
threw himself AT the feet of the pref
ty school teacher, 81 love you and
would go to tho worlds end for YOU"
"You could rot 90 to the end of the
world for me, James. The world, or
the earth, as ii is called, is round like
a bali. slightly tlatteued at the pOles.
One OF the first lessons in elementary
geography is devoted to the shape OF
the globe. You must have studied it
when boy"
"Of course did, but"
Gard it is no longer a theory
Circumnavigators have established
the fact"
81 know, but what meant was
that | would do anything to please
you. All, Minerva, if you knew the
aching void"
"There no such thing as void,
James. Nature abhors vacuum: but,
admitting That there should be such
thing, how could the void you speak
of be id if there was an ache
in t?'
meant to say that my life would
be lonely vii hout you; that you are
my ually tuouSht ana my HlSnIly
dream. | would 60 anywhere to be
with you. If you were in Australia
or at the North Pole | would fly to
YOU. /"
ely 1t will be another century
before men can fly. Even when the
laws of gravitation are successfully
overcome there will still remain, says
a late scientific authority, the diff
Guilty of maintaining balance"
"We'l, at oil events" exclaims the
youth, give got a pretty fair balance
i'll the savings bank and want you
TO be my vito Therel'
dwell, James, since you put it i'll
that light, /"
Let the curtain fall Boston
! Courier.
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The Waco Light Infantry

The Waco Light Infantry held quite
an enthusiastic meeting last evening
al their armory. There were over thjf-
ty men i'll line tor drill. \ good uinuy
new members have joined and the
company will go down to Austin with
splendid lot of privates rs we'll
as officers. The company drill-
every Monday, Wednesday and FRY
day nights hereafter, and the awk-
ward squsd drill every Tuesday and
Saturday nights. The members of
the company have sold already 100
tickets to the entertainment to be
given on the fifth aud sixth of April
for the benefit OF the Light Infantry,
the Catholic church and y. NJ. II. A.
There will be u petition sent the adj
jutant general for new guns,
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ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
lmbold's tor fishiug tackles.


~, ''ON'V''
-. 's'''"' VA NVePs tu' oest OF every
''','s'
:, Cnolce'' meats at the Waco supply
VIA No'
send your orders for cream cakes
Il" . o"nu'os 10 ne" ell =
l)r, Terrell treats, eye, ear, throat
and nose, 5l2 Austin street.
I'M Bros carry the hAndsomest .
lhe OF stationery in the market.
Ask for Philip Best Brewing cos /
Bottle Beer. The finest ON earth.
Or. K. l.. Monroe, dentist. 7l2 AIS
tin Ave bet Seventh and Eighth.
Nou can yat tho host ,ic,lo c;,.or
in The civ at " 4 Willjnmson G.
Cos.
Old n.nors at THE rxA,,,x,y ot
ice Mt 20 cents a bnndre1 ~ nr ,' ~ ~ 5N ~
thousand
w ,vu,.
snonin,,v ~ t ''','' IL ~" CO. ~ ~ a."No
nurtrd cigars
Otho,s ,on,, ,, 49,. ,..,. t
u,o ,i,a,o rW,iJ ""' - nv SUI
WV ri,","s "pn.i '"o VI AGO
'''"''0'' ~ Vu''o''
puy your meats rom d. g. Grip
pou oGp'ra' 'iarAe' ana DC hAppy
'" " ~, ". ''o 0"' 1000
Dew Ell lce-craIh works are beng
rehoV"I'u prepAraUor! 10 furnishing
Norm ltN"s win deIlcious ices
', Complicated watch repairing spec
ialty at A. j. Leslie's. Experience and
skill combined. Moderate charges.
For carriages. bus or baggage wagon
for city business or trains, telephone
, higgins " Green, managers City
Transfer company
f Phillip Best Brewing cos Bottle
, Beer is possessed of highly nutritive
+, Qualities is a fayorite remedy for do.
, bIljtv and "a highly recommended h,
Dhysicians
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Talent Exhibited i.

Tho beautiful sidewalk now in
course of construction in front of the
Graham block is sufficient testimony
tor the Will OF Mr.. j. NJ. Rice for lay
ing Tyler marble sidewalks. This
plaster is beautiful as well as econom-
ic and durable; - cents foot for or
namented and II cents for plain. For
particulars apply to j. NJ. Rice, at
Taylor's Office, corner Austin and
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-25

If tree were to break window,
what might the window say: Ire
mendous (tre.mend-u,). Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet Gum and
Mullen has a tremendous sale, for it
mends all forms of coughs, colds and
lung troubles
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-25

a. Herr has opened in connection
with his new cigar store an elegant
billiard parlor, where the young men
of the city can spend pleasant even
ing away from Objectionable surroun-
dings. Best cigars in the city, All
the lhtcet neri0dicAls
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Free Lecture.

At the New Lehman hotel parlor,
Tuesday, March n, at 3 p. m, by
Prof VIM. Isrnsll, Of Chicago, eX-
planstory Of Christian science heal
ing. This is the most grand beauti-
full system of philosophy ever known
on this planet. All interested are
invited to come and bring their
friends
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-25
For Kidnapping.

Antonio Fernandez, u Mexican, was
arrested and brought in yesterday
evening by Constable Chimney, OF
Harrison, The charge against Fer
nandez is that he Kidnapped the child
Of a Mexican woman who lives near
AXtcll. Owing to the time OF arrest
the incidents connected with the case
could not be learned
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For sale.

Norman, Clydesdale and Handle
tonean stations. Ragisteed snort
horn bulls VIII sell at bargains
Winsns & Grant, Brookside Farm
T.orepa. Texas.