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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08
A /" WObhIe.V

Obeying the call of Fleur De Lis, l
hasten to join in the MARBLE of Flora's
dainty followers. My long silence has
not been caused by illness or grief.
On the contrary, an unexpected frost
nipped my twining branches quite early
in the season, and l was thus spared
the sorrowful experience of witnessing,
in myself and comrades, the gradual
change of decay which inevitably fol-
lows the bud and bloom of summer
luxuriance. But though so snugly
wrapped in the soft dark mantle of
Mother Earth, l have been neither
lonely nor unhappy. How the billiards.
did pile the beautiful snow" above
my soft warm pillow, while Boreas
shrieked and howled in kingly rage.
Neither have | been entirely cut off
from visions of the outer world; for
when the boy of all work "took down
the frost-bitten branches he accident
ally left one half concealed by the
shutter. Now this branch grew over a
south window where the sun came in
all day; so that the shutter was al
most never closed; and, as it gradually
lowered with its own weight, it soon
reached below the easement. Through
this branch 1 could note in my dark re-
cess all that transpired in that large
fair room which the children called
mothers ROOM"
Now can not in one short wobble !"
recall all the delightful incidents that
came to me from this rare opportunity,
but must tell you of the rosebud of a
baby that came into this room in the
early winter. The children all de-
clared that he was "just too sweet"
and when l saw the delight that his
coming had caused, | said to myself, it
is too good to be true but the little
fellow throve and grew more and more
winsone as he sucked his chubby fist
and laughed and crowed in baby glee.
But when the spring cleaning began
the branch was discovered and removed.
l have not seen the baby since, and |
am so eager to look again into his sweet
face that l can scarcely wait for the
summers growth, when l shall once
more reach above the easement, and
send down my twigs and branches to
softly beat against the pane, when the
warm south wind comes up from the
meadows. And this shall be King
Baby's royal rattle, and the big blue
eyes will grow bigger. Then l will
throw out my brightest leaves and
sweetest blossoms to make the toy still
more beautiful. Thus thinking and
planning, l grow more and more inn
patient, and repeat, over and over again
1T is too good to be true"
Will not Clematis tell us how she
spent the winter? l often think of her
with great punches of snowy blossoms,
whose fleecy wilderness is more beau
tiful in decay. WILD ROSE.
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Grange Work and OBJ jects.

At recent meeting of the Windham
County Pomona Grange, F. f. Ward
made an address of welcome from
which we make the following extracts
relating to the work and objects of the
grange The principal object of our
order is the elevation of the people, its
design to make better men and women
and better citizens. Through practice
of the rules and principles of the order,
honesty and justice are inculcated. In
our homes the virtues of patrons are
taught their children. They are guided
into our ranks and they become worthy
and intelligent tillers of the soil. 1t
would be well for every member of the
grange to consider what relation each
bears to the whole body and to each in
dividual member; it would be well for
all to remember that, when they joined
the grange, they solemnly agreed to
work for the good of the order, to the
best of their ability. This covenant
can not be fulfilled by absence from
regular meetings, week after week,
either leaving few of the more faith
full to carry on the meetings or letting
the meetings cease entirely. 1t is to
be feared that there are too many who
say, when the time of meeting comes,
4" am too tired to attend tonight. |
guess there are others who can be
present better than l." With this re-
Election they dispose of the matter in
their own minds. Very soon they lose
their interest in the grange, and know
little and seem to care less about what
is being done at the meetings. Some
think that the duty all lies with the
officers; that they must sustain and
carry on the whole business. 1t is true
that the officers are necessary for carry
ing on grange work, but it is just as
necessary that each member should
feel that he, too, has duty to perform.
And now what has the grange done for
us as individuals? Have we been bene-
fitted morally, mentally and socially?
Have we in any way been made better
by meeting and exchanging thoughts
and ideas2 think there is none pres
ent that will answer nay. think the
social part of the grange is great
benefit. In coming together as we
have from the different oranges in this
county, we meet with those we should
never know but for the grange, and
with whom we may be working for the
same great object, the elevation of
mankind.
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advertisements.
ntap, Reaoer, we shall not

Qtap, Reaeer, we shall not
stay you long. IT'S now exc
nigh unto the proper season
when in the papers you shall
perceive the mighty adver-
tisements of advertising
mites. IT'S in Organs a
wondrous trade they promise
you, but when your eye is on
the trade they do send, you
shall spell it not Haae, but
hraae. Exceeding angry
shall you wax, and you would,
nothing 10th, put whacks
upon the dealer we're he by.
Buy of another dealer and
he will not SO deal by you.
Beseech you trade with
EsTEY of Brattleboro, VT,
and you shall dance with JOY,
- the Organ playing your
accompaniment.
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FAST HORSES AND ADMINISTRATION
prize fighters and fast horses were put in
contest years ago, they We're stuffed with
alcohol to give them vim. Since the in
furious effects of stimulants became known,
it has been almost any kind of diet for
strength and endurance-no two alike
Late years, the diet has been mostly rice,
mutton, potatoes, potato-yeast bread and
Moxie Nerve Food. There is scarcely an
athlete, pedestrian, fast horse or over
worked person in our large cities now, that
does not use the latter almost continually
1t gives a most remarkable strength of
nerve, having the effect of food on them, in
stead of the always reactive, Initiative slim
ulant. Probably no one thing ever came
into such an enormous use on so little adj
vertsing as the Moxie Nerve Food. 1t is
very seldom that people get harmless
luscious beverage that is so quick to act
and so useful
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better favored and to be larger than
the English vegetables. Beans and
peas come largely from France, and
even the strawberries and asparagrass
mostly from other countries. Green
corn is unknown, and turnips, parsnips,
squash, carrots and the like seldom
reach the table. Tomatoes grow in
lighthouses and are costly. Peaches are
a great luxury and are worth twenty
five cents apiece. Water-melons are
not heard of, but musk-melon3 are i'm
ported in small quantities from France.
The English people, as rule, eat well
and heartily and without much in the
way of fancy cooking, and, very SEN
sibly, they do not stuff themselves with
a lot of rich and greasy food. The
Englishman starts in with brandy and
soda in the morning and habitually
drinks alcoholic beverages with his
meals and more or less at other times.
The English beefsteak is generally
broiled and is tender and juicy, and
the roast beef is uucommonly good +,
the roasting piece being, not IA rib, as
Americans sometimes have it, but a
very thick porterhouse steak. The
domestic beef, mutton, ham and bacon
can not be beaten for quality, and are
justly entitled to all the praise that has
been given to them. The venison is
not well favored and the birds are
hung up until they are almost putrid.
AT any rate, this is what a traveller
says about these things.-Good House
keepinq.
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Chauncey VI. Depew and the Farmers.

1t is generally understood that the
anti-railroad sentiment of the western
farmers was what injured Chauncey
NJ. Depew's chances of nomination at
the Chicago convention. The farmers
of the west and northwest have suffered
extremely from railway extortion; and,
for some years, they have been trying
to compel the roads to heed their cry
of distress and give them reasonable
rates of transportation. On the one
side are the powerful railroad corpora
tons, backed by unlimited capital; on
the other side, the farmers, whose only
defense is the ballot, largely controlled
by republican voters. These latter
secured the passage of the noted
granger laws few years ago, and they
are now supplementing those laws with
such legislation as will be just to both
the roads and the people.
The grange has been, and now is, a
leading factor in this work, and to the
grange can be attributed Mr.. Depew's
defeat If he had been nominated and
elected, we believe that he is too broad
gagged a man to have used the i'm
mense power and patronage of the
presidential office to Cypress the peo-
pie by undue favors to the railroads.
But whether he would or not matters
but little at the present time. The les
son of his defeat is his,-that, through
organization and unity of action the
farmers, can easily direct even national
affairs and prevent the nomination of
a candidate for the highest office in the
gift of the people if they have reason
to believe that he he will disregard, in
any way, their highest and best interests.
This lesson is a very important one and
it should not be forgotten. The organ
ization of farmers, though not formed
for this specific object, caused the with
drawal of a prominent but unde-
sirable candidate and the nomination of
another, the wisdom of whose choice
no one, not even Mr.. Depew, can
question.
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Food in England.

An American visitor to England has
noticed the absence of great variety
of vegetables at the meals. There are
plenty of meats, fish, game, fowls and
the animal foods, but the vegetables
are few. The list of these is about
complete with potatoes, French beans
and peas, cauliflower, cucumber, let
tuce, radishes and vegetable marrow.
The peas are characterized as flavor
less little things and the cucumbers as
thin and sometimes about yard long.
The lettuce is called the sweetest and
best in the world, but the vegetable
marrow is insipid, watery and soft and
tastes about like an overripe cucumber
American peas, beans, cucumbers, rad
ishes and potatoes are said to be much
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

OWING to the lateness of the spring,
farmers have been unusually busy for
the past three months and there is
need of some relaxation from almost
incessant toll. A few days spent in
visiting or attending grange picnics
will serve to relieve the monotony of
farm life and make an excellant tonic
for the spirits of the farmer and his
family. The grange is a remarkable
help in this direction.
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True Fame.


by MRS. MARY A. PARKER.
In the alluring dreams of youth
What wondrous visions rise,
How easy seems the path of fame
To our delighted eyes.
We're rich, we're learned, wise and great,
In us all virtues meet;
Our merit such the whole world throngs
To worship at our feet.
The years glide on, our visions fly
Like mist before the wind;
But, fortunately for our peace,
Leave not wreck behind.
For time so gently teaches us,
We hardly realize;
Though once the world was not enough,
How little satisfies.
A quiet home, little farm,
And calm, domestic joys,
A few old friends, and, best of all,
A lot of girls and boys.
And now we find that wealth and fame
Were not an idle dream;
The prophecies of youth are true,
And things are what they seem.
For in our children are fulfilled
The visions of our prime;
They spread our fame, they take our name
Far down the stream of time.
No costly marbles sculptured shaft,
No great historians page
Is such lasting monument,
Renewed from age to age.
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THE next meeting of White River
River Valley Pomona grange will be
held with Rescue grange at Norwich,
Tuesday, August IA. 1T is hoped there
will be full attendance, although Nor
witch is so far from the center of the dis
trict. Why can not there be little help
from the patrons around Hanover, N.
H., and down the Connecticut, from
Hartland and Windsor? The programme
is as follows: Address of welcome by G.
H. Slack; response by G. b. Smith;
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If Mrs. Cleveland wants our vote
this year she must pronounce in no un-
certain tone against the nefarious her.
esy of eating ice-cream with fork,
We are willing to comply with the dem
ocratic fashion of eating pie with a
knife, but we draw the line at ice
cream and forks. The trouble is that
free trade is bound to let in from
foreign lands lot of customs irrecon-
cilably opposed to the spirit of our re-
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A Great Scheme.

According to the Springfield Union, a
good wife of that city has cured her
husband of forgetting her orders by
writing them out in verse and making
him commit them to memory. He may
be seen marching down State street oc-
casionally humming the following to the
tune of Yankee Doodle:
Butter, cocoa, raisins, eggs,
Molasses, baking-powder,
Vanilla, sugar, cheese and beans,
Salt pork and fish for chowder
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-08

A GREAT surprise is in store for all who
use Kemps Balsam for the Throat and
Lungs, the great guaranteed remedy. Would
you believe that It is sold ON its merits and
that any druggist is authorized by the pro-
prietor of this wonderful remedy to give
you sample bottle free? 1t never fails to
cure acute or chronic coughs. All drug
gists sell Kemp's Balsam. Large bottles
fifty cents and one dollar.
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question, resolved that it would pro-
mote the welfare of the grange to re-
duce the initiation fee as it now exists {;
essays by G. G. Whitney and John f.
Shepard; paper by Mrs. w. f. Slack,
Mrs. w. V. Eastman, Mrs, a, =. Salter,
Mrs. G. F.. Hart and Miss Laura l..
Paine; essay by c. b. Smith; question
for discussion, " Has the pecunlary
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of the farmer kept pace with
and modern inventions?"

FIFTEEN hundred persons were pres
ent at a recent grange picnic at Forest
Park, Lowville, N. Y. Addresses were
delivered by Mortimer Whitehead and
the lecturer of the New York state
orange
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Notice..

Correspondents and contributors are no.
tilted that matter must be in hand Thurs
day Of any week in order TO secure publica-
ton in his department in the paper of the
following week
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Datruns of 3usbanorp.

Grange news. notices or reports of grange meet
ings, to secure prompt insertion, should be sent
direct to the Office of publication. Communications
or contributed articles should be sent to A. MEssER,
Rochester, VT.
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GODDARD SEMINARY
Barre, Vermont,
Fall Term Opens Tuesday, Aug. rs, 1888.

1t aims to give thorough and systematic training
In all branches of an Academic education; to pro-
vide home-like surroundings and atmosphere for
the STUDENT to furnish the best instruction in Vocal
and Instrumental Music through specialists of long
experiences to give, by the help of endowment
funds, the greatest advantages at the least cost.
Nine resident teachers give their whole time the
work of the school. Nine endowed scholarships
give free tuition TO such as fulfil the conditions.
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Gbe Duusebulo.

Contributions to this department may he sent
either to DIR. r. II. HosKINs Newport, Vt. di-
rectly to THE wATCHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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MY friendsl there are no friends. The
man who has many friends, has nome
Aristotle, b. c. 1884,
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SANFORD'S GIN GER,
ThelDelicious Summer Medicine.
TARIFF LITERATURE FOR ALL.

THE AMERICAN PROTECTIVE TARIFF LEAGUE is
publishing a most valuable series of Tariff docu-
ments, These are prepared with view not only to
also to convince doubtful voters, whether they
farmers, aborers. merchants or professional men.
Each issue of the series appeals to those engaged
in separate industries, and presents indisputable
facts comparison of wages cost of living and other
arguments showing the benefits of Protection. Re
cent issues include the following;
PAGES.
The Farmer and the Tariff" COL THOMAS
THE Wool Interest" juror WILLIAM
LAWRENCE....,,.......... "A
"Workingmen and the Tariff" ................
Reply 10 the Presidents Free Trade Mes.
sage" r. Z, PoRTER..,..........,....,.. 3
ness Man" GEO. DRAPER. .,........ 80
Tariff Talks among Workingmen." ISAAC
Fa Ii Of Free Trade. i. T. MILLER 50
Wages. Living and Tariff" f. A. Harris.
rb V,a S, indus 1"
tries be Abandoned and American Mar
kets Surrendered" .,....,.,,.............,., 8
1.-THE Advantages of Protective Tariff TO
the Labor and Industries of the United
States" First Prize Essay, ISL. CRAw
FORD ID, HENING, Univ. Pa S7.........,.. 81
Protection" L. II. AMMIDowN. .....:.....
what is a Tariff Answers to a Working
The entire list of 12 Documents-nearly
paid, ON receipt of TEN CENTS.
Address
JOSEPH ID. WEEKS, GENERAL SECRETARY,
American Protective Tariff League,
% West Twenty-Third Street, New York
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Opportunities for the Study Of Music and
Art are UueXCelled

Good board, including heat, light and
washing, $3.50 per week. Tuition moder-
ate. Application for rooms and half-fare checks
should be sent in at For further particulars
and catalogues address the Principal,
ID. l.. MAULSBY. Barre, Vt.
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WHATS in prayer but this twofold force?
To be forestalled e'er we fall, or pardoned
being down. hdkespedre.
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DINO REvOLVERS. Send stamp for price list
uUTVO to JOHNSTON a son, Pittsburgh, Penn
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ILuITITI0kl has revolutonized the world dur
IMut nj lIIIM ing the last half century Not
INVI NII(JIv least among the wonders of in
ventiye progress is method and
system Of work that be performed all the
country without separating the workers from their
homes Pay liberal; any do the work; either
sex, young or old special ability required. Capital
not needed; you started free Cut this out and
turn to and we will send you free, something OF
great value and Importance TO you, that will start
you in business, which will bring you in money
right away, than anything else in the world. Grand
Outft free, Address TRUE Co., Augusta, Maine. l02
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
TIVE Visitors.

Prof Woodhave and George Harris,
of the Wichita mining company, ar
rived in this city Monday, and this
morning in company with Capt. J. F.
Lewis and G. L. Woman, they went
out to the latter gentleman's farm and
examined certain deposits. In con
versation with a reporter after their
return, Professor Woodhave said he
would be back to this city in a week
and spend several days in this section,
and make thorough examination of
the deposits, which would take week.
They did not feel inclined to say much
in regard TO their future intentions.
They intend to leave for Wichita on
the afternoon train.
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A Terrible Revenge.

There was loud rap at the door OF
the managing editors room. The
busy occupant growled a surly "come
in, and fierce looking man entered.
81 opine you're the editor" said
he, with stern glance at the journ-
alist.
81 am" replied the editor, without
looking up from his work.
81 have come here for information
and. by grab, 1 propose to have it.
Now, sir, if man should come here
with grievance and demand re-
traction or blood, what would be the
result ?"
Blood" grunted the editor, still
hustling his pen over the paper.
''Just so" remarked the stranger,
''but you did not say whose gore
would figure in the result"
Invariably that of the rooster who
yearns for retraction."
"Ah-ha, L comprehend. You
called me a thief and grave-robber in
your paper the other day and l ham
ker for retraction. Are you pre-
pared to die p
Meyer more so" And the edi-
itor's left hand sneaked under an exr
change and grasped trusty SIX
shooter.
'Weli, l am not" said the stranger,
as he backed toward the door, "and l
observe from the look in your eye
that you are not Christian Hence,
l will not steep my soul in your
infidel gore; but God help me, will
stop my paper" And he faded rap
idly down the stairway.-Er.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09
Led Astray.

Ferdinando, Nassau Co., Fla, March 29th, $780,
81 have used DIR. Simmons Liver
Regulator and always found it would
do what is claimed for it. The last
bottle and two packages did me nc
good and worse than nothing. l see
it is not put up by j. H: Zeilin & Co.,
and not genuine, and waste of
money to buy it. 1 would be glad to
get the pure and genuine. Send me
some from honest hands with red Il.
and Zeilin & Co.'S signature on
the wrapper) The fictitious stuff sold
will injure some one badly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-02-09

j. q. Dawson has been in the
vicinity of Clafiin for the past few
days buying wheat for the Walnut
Greek Mills. Like others who have
been in the northern part of the
county, he reports a very promising
wheat crop for next season.
A quiet wedding occurred Monday
night at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Bland, only two or three
persons outside of the family being
present. Judge Ogle performed the
ceremony which made Mr.. Chas-
Pelter and Miss Effie Bland man and
wife, The young couple have our
congratulations and best wishes for
their future happiness.
Pawne Rock has many things to
which other towns cannot lay claim,
but we never knew until Sunday that
it marlboro a rival of Mrs. harrington.
A crowd were at the depot watching
mirage weave its mysterious and
wierd-like shapes, when they wer e
joined by citizen: not long since a
resident of Missouri. After gazing
intently a few seconds he convulsed
the group by remarking, "Well, if
there amt another one of them damn
hemmorhag esi"-Leader.
Attorney Sedgwick, of Emporia, was
in the city tuesday, taking dispositions
in the case. of BlayIock Us. Mo. Pa
cifc railroad. Mr.. Blaylock was in
jured last fall during the meeting of
the American coursing club, by a
piece of timber which was sticking
out of a baggage car door, and as the
Car was passing over the Walnut
creek the piece of timber struck the
bridge in such a manner that Mr..
Blaylock, who wasin the baggage car,
was caught and seriously injured.
Mrs. Jennie Miller, Of this city,
who is well known to many of us as a
very fine reader, was invited to assist
Professor Hamil, of the Chicago
school of oratory, in giving an elo-
cutionary entertainment in Chase, on
Friday evening of last week. They
also gave a like entertainment at
Sterling, on Saturday evening, for
the benefit of the Cooper College.
This speaks well for Mrs. Miller, as
Prof. Hamil is one of the leading
elocutionists of the west. The press
of those towns speaks in high terms
of the entertainments.