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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10
The Tools of Animals.

Animals do not know enough to make
their own tools as man can, but God
has given them readymade ones. The
tail of fish is his sculling oar. He
moves it first to one side and then to
the other, using his fins as balances to
guide his motion. If the fish moves
fast and wants to stop, he straightens
out his fins just as the rover of a boat
does his oars. A man makes a tool for
drilling wood, but the woodpecker has
drill in his own bill, and when he
drills holes in the trees in search of
food you can hear the click of his tool,
just as you would the mans. The drill
of the woodpecker has another tool in
side-a sort of insect catcher. On the
end is bony thorn with sharp teeth,
like barbs on fish-hook. AS he works
and finds an insect, he opens the drill
and sends out this barbed tongue and
draws it into his mouth. Some animals
have tools to dig with. The hen digs
for herself and her chickens. The pig
uses his snout and roots away under
the mud. The elephant uses his strong
tusks, and the queer underground gal
leries of the mole are made with heavy
claws with which he plows and digs.
The woodchuck, too, is great digger.
His hind-feet are shovels to dig the
hole where he lives. The beaver uses
his broad, fiat tail as the mason does
his trowel, scattering and smoothing
the mud with it as he builds the walls
of his cabin, while his sharp, powerful
teeth are his saws, with which he gnaws
off large branches of trees to build his
dams. There is no limit to Gods
power in supplying the needs of the
creatures he has made.-Selected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

EUPEPsY.-This is what you ought to
have, in fact, you must have it, to fully
enjoy life. Thousands are searching
for it daily, and mourning because they
find it not. Thousands upon thousands
of dollars are spent annually by our
people in the hope that they may attain
this boon. And yet it may be had by
all. We guarantee that Electric Bitters,
if used according to directions and the
use persisted in, will bring you good
digestion and Gust the demon dyspepsia
and install instead eupepsy. We recon-
mend the Electric Bitters for dyspepsia
and all diseases of liver, stomach and
kidneys. Sold at fifty cents and 81 90
per bottle by any druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10
Soldiers &uooet.
Soldiers Letters.


A singular place for letters, you say
Up in the hay-oft, hidden away,
For many day
package of letters old and gray.
And these the songs that the letters rehearse-
quote from each but a single verse;
snatch from time,
That fain would bury their lyric chime;
All quiet along the Potomac, tonight
Except now and then stray picket
Is shot, as he walks on his beat to and fro
by rheman hid i'm the thicket"
ON the field Of battle mother,
All the night alone / lay
Angels watching DER me, mother,
Till the breaking of the day"
The Union forever hurrah. boys hurrah!
Down with the traitor, up with the star
While rally round the flag, boys,
Rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom"
Don't you see the black cloud
Risn ober yonder,
Just rs II we's gwne to hab storm
Neber you be frightened,
Dem only darkies
And de buttons on dere uniform"
" De massa rum ha, hal
De uaThleb stay no. no
An 1t mus be now de kingdom comm,
An de year of jubilo!"
" Ring the bell Waterman ring, ring, ring
Yes, yes, the good news is the wing;
Yes, yes, they come and with tidngs to tell
Glorious and blessed tdings, ring, ring the bell"
And these are the songs treasure to-day,
Found in the attic of fragrant hay;
read them
With thrill of pain and OF pleasure, too
Pain, that the parting Of the ways
Has led me afar from youthful days
And friends dear
In memsry's hallowed atmosphere.
Pleasure, in manhood's prime of life,
The love of children, of home and wife,
Not least the joy, Away,
OF reading old letters amid the hay
-Isddore Baker
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10
Pensions Granted.

ALBERT DODGE, Barre, increase
from so to $40 month; Thomas F.
Dwyer, Waterbury, increase of 81;
Alfred b. Smalley, Waterbury, increase
from SIC to S25; William Dillon, I'd,
Putnamsville, increase from sc to
IS; Harlon b. Elthorp, Vergennes, SC
a month and S673 arrears.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

would, DOCTOR" replied the sick man
as he turned his head on the pillow; ,
" ] would, but there are number of
valuable dogs in the neighborhood,
and | don't want to kill 'em off"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

~ wv 'AiN - l"''iN ~ ~ hhAA' =
Celery Compound has per-
manently cured the worst
cases Of rheumatism and
neuralgia-so say those who
have used 1t.
"Having been troubled
with rheumatism at the knee
and foot for five years, | was
almost unable to get around,
and was very often confined
TO my bed for weeks at {.
time. | used only one bot
tie of Paine's Celery Com
pound. and was perfectly
cured. | can now jump
around, and feel as lively as
O boy" CRANK CARROLL,
Eurplya Nevada
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10
advertisements.
Rheumatsm
and MeurQIGjQ

These twin diseases cause untold suffering.
Doctors admit that they are difficult to cure
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

SoMK grocers' scales never learn the error
of their weighs Washington Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10
Assets Represented $250,000 co.
A. G.. BROWN e. SON,
FIRE, LIFE and ACCIDENT
Insurance Agents,
Both Foreign and American Companies Represented.
$25O,OOO,OOO.OO.
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Connecticut Fire Insurance Company Assets 100000
Continental Insurance Company Assets
Commercial Union Assurance Company Assets, 100000
Fire Association of Philadelphia Assets, 100000
First National Fire Insurance Company. Assets 100000
Granite State Fire Insurance Company. Assets $4,000
Liberty Company Assets,
Lancashire Insurance Company Assets 100000
The Niagara Company Assets
The Phenix Insurance Company. Assets,
Peoples Fire Insurance Company Assets, 100000
Company. 100000
Sun Fire Company Oldest in the World
ACCIDENT COMPANIES
New York Life Insurance Company New York Assets
National Life Insurance Company, MonpelerV Assets 100000
Travellers Insurance Company Assets
Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Company Assets 10000
W Correspondence and Orders Mail Telegraph Promptly
Attended to- Losses Settled and Promptly Paid at this Office
OFFICES:
Corner Main and State Streets Montpelier, Vermont.
Granite Block Barre, Vermont.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

"Paine's Celery Compound has been a Cod
send to me. For the past two years have suf-
tered with neuralgia OF the heart, doctor after
doctor falling to cure me. ] have now taken
nearly four bottles OF the Compound and am
free from the complaint. | feel very grateful
To you.n CHAs. Ii. LEWIS Central VILLAGE. CT.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

1T Is stated upon the best of authority
that British manufacturers of tin plate
have contributed several hundred
thousand dollars for the purpose of de-
feating the Senate amendment to the
tariff bill putting duty upon tin plate
that will enable that article to be manu-
featured in this country. A free trade
organ somewhere has spoken of the mat
ter as taking the dinner pail" They
are very solicitous that the workman
should have a cheap dinner pail but are
perfectly oblivious to the matter of
whether he has anything in his cheap
dinner pail. The Republicans believe
in giving the workmen something more
substantial. Upwards of $50, 100000 are
yearly paid to firms abroad for the sup
ply of tin plate used i'll the United States.
1t is proposed to make the duty high
enough to enable American mills to
make these plates and have this $50, OOO,-
600 spent at home for the benefit of100,-
600 working men and in developing the
tin mines which exist in various por-
tons of our country. Thus will not only
the working mans dinner pail be taken
care of, but his dinner also, and a good
many other things. For short time
tin may be a trifle higher but in short
time owing to the competition among
home manufacturers the price will 90
lower than at present. This is the his
tory of all other industries which have
been built up through protective tar
if. 1t is the good old Republican doc
trine, and we hope the 100000 of Brit
ish gold will not serve its Ubiquitous pur-
nOsn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01
CONGRESSMAN BURROWS, of Michigan

CONGRESSMAN BURROWS, of Michigan,
who is candidate for Speaker, - very
earnest in his demands for an extra ses-
sion, and proposes to make General
Harrison visit for the purpose of pre-
senting the subject in all its Importance.
He says: "That not to have an extra
session will be to gamble with fate and
court defeat. An extra session is an alb
solute necessity. To postpone the meet
ing of the Fifty-frst Congress until De-
cember, will make it an utter impossi-
bility to accomplish the legislation which
the country needs before the campaign
of 1890. The Republican party must
meet the expectation of the people. 1t
has promised to legislate for the soldier,
revise the tariff and pass some kind OF
an election law which will give us free
dom and security of elections through
out the country. The taking of the cen
sus and the demand of the territories
for admittance, together with the settle
ment of the 30 contested contested cleo
ton cases must all be provided for, and
1t will be impossible to do it all before
the beginning of the campaign. If we
do not meet until December, the result
will be that we will 60 into the campaign
with our promises unredeemed and sub.
iect to the criticisms of the people. u
This may be all true. in a measure, but
the people are as general thing willing
to exist while on Republican promises
and q matter of few months CAM
make very much difference. The coun.
try would probably survive, even if Con
gress shouldn't meet for several years
yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

CHESTER A. wAsHBURN, one of the five
brothers of Senator-elect Washburn,
died at Morrison, N. j., suddenly Satur-
day. The deceased was born in Maine,
and was one of the California pioneers
in 1850. For several years he was the
editor of the alta Californian. In 1861 he
was appointed commissioner 10 Para
quay, and later was made United States
minister to that country. In 1868 he re-
turned to this country, and has since
devoted himself to literary pursuits.
The death of this brother, and General
Washburn's recent election as Senator
makes the following particulars regard
ing what must be admitted as one of the
most remarkable of American families,
very interesting. 1t is clipped from the
Cleveland. CO., Leader:
The sturdy old father, Israel Wash
burn, ST., went from Massachusetts to
Maine early in life, and there became
one of the most prominent men of his
adopted state. Six of his sons have
achieved national renown. Israel Wash
DuTH, JT., WIS d HeUlUcT Vi congress, an
author, and the Governor of Maine.
Cadwallader c. Washburn became mem
Der of Congress, major general in the
Union army, and Governor of Wiscon-
sin. Elihu B. Washburn was one of the
most prominent men in the House of
Representatives long before he was
made United States Minister to France,
where he distinguished himself and
honored this country during the German
siege of Paris and in the DAYS of the
Commune. He too was an author of
merit. Samuel B. Washburn was one of
the heroes of the Union army during
the Rebellion, and Charles A. Wash
burn, another author of note, was the
virtual founder of Republican journalism
on the Pacific Coast and United States
Minister to Paraguay. William D. Wash
burn, likewise, is famous man, equally
noted for his business achievements and
public service. We do not believe that
another instance can be found in Ameri-
can history In which six brothers achiey-
ed such brilliant success in life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01
CLEVELAND seems to be making

CLEVELAND seems to be making stud
led attempt to embarrass the Incoming
administration by appointing all the
Democrats possible to positions which
are soon to become vacant. The bust
ness is about what should be expected
from man of Cleveland's calibre. AS
an instance, he has appointed man
named Webb to term as commission
er of the district of Columbia. Webb is
a Republican. If confirmed he would
remain until President Harrison's term
is nearly ended. The only nomination
left to the new President during his term
would be that of Democrat to succeed
Commissioner Wheatley. Thus Mr..
Cleveland seeks to tie the hands of his
successor in matters where the Presi-
dent is personally responsible for their
administration. The case would not be
as bad if the management of the mum
Icipal affairs of the National Capital had
been either decent or honest, or if they
had been in a large degree controlled
by the public interest. But, as has been
established by abundant proof, the man
agement has been a continuing outrage
upon the general interests of the Dis
trict. The public good has been con-
stantly and perslstently sacrificed to
combinations of spectators. Such a
brazen attempt surely should not be
condoned by the Senate, but if it is Mr..
Harrison will be compelled to remove
Webb as one of the first necessities of
his administration of the district govern
ment. Another disgraceful thing was
the recent attempt to provides life po-
sitlon for General Black, one of the pets
of the Cleveland regime. While this
effort to promote Black, civilian, to a
life position as Brigadier General and
head of the law department. of the army
was not a direct imposition upon the
new President, it was glaring outrage
upon the army, and we'll illustrates the
indecent WAYS in which the dying Ad-
ministiation is attempting to crowd all
available offices with its henchmen.
The fact that it has failed does not con-
done the improperly of the attempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

THE papers up north are devOtlng con-
siderable attention to the subject of re-
apportionment of the State as to leglsla-
tive districts. The Minneapolis Tribune
says the matter is likely to come before
the legislature, as both houses have
passed resolution providing for spec
lal committee on the subject, and action
favorable to such committee has been
taken by both bodies. The question,
however, has been raised if the legisla-
ture at this time has the power to re-
apportion. The constitution, some ar
que, IS against such action, the point be-
Ing made by such that the re-apportion-
ment must come at the first session after
the census has been taken. The follow
ing is from the constitution on this
point:
The legislature shall provide by law
for an examination of the inhabitants OF
this State in the year 1865 and every 10th
year thereafter. At the first session af-
ter each enumeration made by the au-
thority of the United Stntes, the legisla-
ture sh. II have the power to prescribe
the bounds of congressional, senatorial
and representative districts, and to APP
portion anew the senators and represent
tatives among the several districts &C
cording to section second of this article.
The section 2 alluded to provides that
the apportionment shall not be greater
than one seuator for every 5000 of pop
ulation and one representative for every
1000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

THERE is to be a new dictionary to
compete with the old "Webster" and
Worcester" 1t is to be called the
Century dictionary, and is now Learly
ready for publication. For seven years
Professor Whitney, of Yale, has been
engaged in the work, assisted by about
fifty experts and college professors.
Even current magazines and American
literary works have been searched for
words and the use of words, and more
than two thousand authors will be quo
ted. Prof. E. S. Dana, of Yale, has
charge of the department of physics and
mineralogy; Professor Thomas r. Leuns-
bury, middle English and Chaucer, and
Professor James r. Thatcher, surgery
and physiology. The most important
feature of the new dictionary will be the
attention to special departments, and a
man in any profession or trade will find
that it is q complete dictionary for him.
During the seven years of the work
more than one hundred people have
been engaged in it. Each expert il
reading the proofs of the entire book.
The printers have been setting the type
for two years. The dictionary will be
published by subscription. The whole
consisting of $500 pages. will be bound
in six quarto volumes, to be issued at in
tervals of about month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Mr.. Lane of Hennepin has introduced
in the House bill to amend the game
laws, providing for three game wardens,
to hold office for four years, at salary
of 81 600 each year, with power to ap.
point deputies without compensation.
The season for various game birds was
fixed as follows: Woodcock, July l to
October l ; chickens and grouse, during
September; quail and partridge, Septem-
Der, October and November; wild duck,
brant and geese, March and April and
September, October and November.
A memorial to Congress was present
ed by Senator Scheffer, and was referred
to the committee on soldiers home. 1t
provides that all honorably discharged
Union soldierslwho have been in a con-
federate prison shall receive a pension
of not less than SIP per month and shall
receive 81 for every dav they were in
prison.
Senator Compton of the committee on
banks recommended that the Senate bill
reducing the legal rate ofinterest from 10
to8 per cent. be indefinitely postponed.
Senator Brown moved that the bill be
referred to the committee of the whole.
and his motion was carried. 1t will pro-
woke debate.
Eric Ingebratson. of Wells, had his
name changed Friday to Eric l. Wau-
gan, by the mouse bill introduced for
that purpose by Representative Smout.
Representative McKusIc has attacked
the telephone monopoly, and will wage
vigorous war upon it. His bill, intro
duced yesterday, to regulate the fees to
not more than % cents and the rentals
to not moae than $3.50 per month, will
be hailed with JOY in every town in the
State using telephones.
Senate File No. 1902 IS bill introduced
by Senator Pope. 1t proposes to appro-
pirate 81, 0l2.07 to paw legal services and
expenses of attorneys employed by the
railroad and warehouse commissioners
in testing the Milwaukee milk case.
The senate committee on soldiers
home held its first meeting Friday af-
ternoon in Senator Pope's room at the
Merchants hotel. The joint resolution
favoring the placing on the pension lists
of all the old soldiers who were confined
In rebel prisons, met with the endorse
ment of the committee. Certain APP
pointments were also considered, but no
definite action was taken with regard to
them. The committee will probably
hold a conference with the trustees of
the home at an early day with re ference
to the appropriations for the institution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

Mr.. MALAND, of Fillmore, Friday
presented bill to prohibit the sale of
intoxicating liquors in counties by local
option. The bill provides that one-fifth
of the voters in any county may petition
the county commissioners to submit the
question of prohibition to the voters of
the county at any general election. fla
majority of the voters vote for prohibi-
ton, the question is to be again submit
ted at the next general election. If the
majority want local option at this cleo
ton, the law provides that they shall
have it. 1t is our judgment that as be-
ginning it would be better to make this
apply only to townships and incorpora
ted cities. 1t is preferable to have Il
small beginning and good ending rath-
er than big effort and a big failure.
Some of our counties are pretty large,
and while several townships might pre-
fer to prohibit the liSuor traffic, it would
be impossible to carry the entire county
for it. Try the townships first, and if all
works well there will be no trouble in
extending the law to the counties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

THE latest proposed device f : protect
ing New York harbor against foreign
fleet Is a complete outfit of petroleum
pipe lines running from the shores and
opening into the water approaches to
the Narrows, SO that petroleum can be
spread over the surface of the lower
bay. and when ignited by bombs will
produce grand outburst of fire and
smoke. The Press says there is little
doubt that the black, suffocating petro-
leum smoke would utterly demoralize
the enemy, blind him, nauseate him,
smoke him out in fact, more efiectuaily
than common smoke would drive
woodchuck from his hole. If this is the
great secret of coast defense, hurrah for
smoke! But if the wind was IN the
wrong direction what would become of
the inhabitants of the CITY?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01
TIE Lesueur Ners cordially remarks:

We notice that among the various pa
pers which championed the cause of
Senator Sabin, none were more loyal to
the decision of the caucus that nomina-
ted Washburn, than were the Mortified
NeWS and Mankato FREE PRESS. Joel P.
Heatwole, editor ofthe former, so we'll
known throughout the state as chief in
the council of the working element of
the Republican party of Minnesota, is
too broad gagged to hesitate for mo-
ment to stand by any honorable nomi-
nee of his party; and of l.. P. Hunt, edi-
as truthfully said. Although Mr.. Hunt
was the first to come out squarely for
Mr.. Sabln and was one of his heartiest
supporters still he uttered not word
against Senator-elect Washburn, by
whom to day he is held in very high es-
teem
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01
A PETITION presented In the Senate

a PETITION presented In the Senate by
Senator Morrill, from Vermont farmers
urges congress to increase the duties on
various farm products. The farmers of
the United states. the petition says, are
undersold in many of our cities and
towns by the products of Ill-paId or I'M
paid foreign labor. Onions from Spain
and Egypt appear in market as far west
as Chicago. Tobacco raised by coolies
in Sumatra and imported, the petition
says, lessons the reward of American
growers. Wool clipped by slaves, by
conyicts, or by creatures scarcely less
degraded, stops wool growing by an ar
my of American farmers and sends g.
1000 sheep annually to the slaughter.
Potatoes and cabbages by the cargo, from
places where women work daily in the
fields, come here as ballasts, with eggs by
the ship load from Holland, cattle from
Mexico and barley from Canada. By all
means let us hare some protection for
that deserving individual, the American
farmer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-01

We published two weeks ago a.state-
ment that had been made by Private
Dalzell, to the effect that there was GER
tain money awaiting all pensioners at
Washington. which said pensioners ap-
parently knew nothing about. Simon
Price, of Troy, read the article and at
once wrote to Hon. John Lind regarding
the matter. Mr.. Lind writes: private
Dalzell, from whom the above comes is
fraud and nuisance. He makes wild
statements like the above every little
while. There is not word of truth in
1t. Other pensioners and ex-soldiers
have written me and | have looked it
up.