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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11

TIKI vicissitudes Of climate are trying TO
most constitutions, especially to people
having impure blood. For all such and
they constitute the majority, the best
safeguard is Ayers Saresparillo, the use Of
which clesnses the blood and strengthens
and invig0rstss the system.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11
Axes to Grind.

StOrekeepers snd druggists with private
lakes to grind, - although we'll aware of
the superiority of SOZODONT to all pre-
parations for the teeth, sometimes recon-
mend other articles as equally good" or
'the same thing or superior" Insist
on having S0Z0DONT.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11

The encouraging news comes ifom
Washington that the cruiser Boston was
not seriously damaged By her late scraped
acquaintance with the ocean bottom. 1t
was a narrow escape for our navy.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11

LONDON dispatches show 8 tendency on
the part Of Trish members of Parliament to
break loose from Mr.. PARNElL's leader
ship. The came scheme has been tried be-
fore, with no very astonishing success. 1t
has always been Ireland's misfortune that
SIZE had a surplus of leaders, who could
not lead, and were not content to follow.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11
4 Rnd Man In Kentuchv

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 1O.-JOhn
Proctor, who murdered Wade Purcell, at
Mt. Vernon, XIV, last Monday. attempted
to kill Editor W. K. Cress, of the Mountain
Sigaal, yesterday. Cress had denounced
the murderer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11
SPOKANE'S LOSS.
The Figures Put Between Six Million and
Eight Million.

The Figures Put BetWeen SIX MIIIIOn anu
Eight Million.
SPOKANE FALLS, W. T., August TO-
Insurance adjusters, representing 30 COM
panies, are here and on TIE way here, and
the work of ascertaining the loss has been
in progress several days. After careful
overhauling OF the burnt district it is
found that the total losses, including
buildings and stock, will not reach over
IS, 100000, while conservative business
men who are well acquainted with the
growth of the city and the amount in
volved. are of opinion the loss will not ex-
coed So OOO. 600.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11
The Adlrondaoks shaken.

SARATOGA, n Y, August 1O-A shock
of earthquake Of fOrty-fye seconds dura-
ton was felt in the Adirondacks at S:4C
O'Clock this morning. Dishes ratified and
buildings shook in at least dozen different
plsces
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11

AN earthquake is reported on the Adj
roudacks, but still New York is not salts
fed. She wants the Worlds Fair, too.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-11
FRATERNAL MATTERS.
A History Of Ohio Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ,
From Its Organization
UNTIL EIGHTEEN AND SEVENTY
Talk About the Other Secret Societies in the
City.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR ALL.

The followingisa
condensed histo-
~ of the Ohio
Lodge, No. l, A.
F. A. Masons,
from its orgsni-
zation To the year
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26
HOw's This E?

We offer One Hundred Dollars re.
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by taking HALLS Catarrh
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26
tom the Weaver. The Tempest

tom the Weaver. The Tempest
Ariel.
We can give this time only part Of
the quotations received. The following
are from ." Cousin Polly ~:
UNEASY lies, the head that wears a
crown "-Henry ".
"Let all the ends thou aimst at be thy
country's, thy Gods and truths. "-Henry
VII.
"The evil that men do lives after them;
the good is oft inferred with their bones.'-
Julius Caesar.
"Peach- blow " sends the quotations
given below:
Creeping like the snail unwilingly to
school."-AS You Like II.
"Who steals my purse steals trash"-
OtheHo.
/" The quality of mercy is not strands;
1t droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath: it is twice blessed ;
1t blesseth him that gives and him that
takes" The Merchant Of Venice.
A request has been received from
one of our members that we study
Hamlet. Preparatory to this we will
ask these two questions: Q) Where is
the scene of this play? (2) Has it any
historical foundation?
And for those who are not inter
ested in studying Shakespeare here is
another point to explain, which we ran
across in an old number of 50. Nicholas /.
Jack-in-the- " oyerheard-and
overlooked-while Deacon Green was
telling a crowd of children about a
Frenchman who spoke of the lobster
as d" the cardinal IF the sea-" The chill
dren looked puzzled. Cardinals, y
explained the deacon, generally dress
| in bright red, which is consequently
known as cardinal red, so you see the
Frenchman called the lobster the -''
"Oh! OH" exclaimed several of these
little ones, showing their white teeth
and laughing in hearty earnest. 81
see you understand" said the deacon.
Now" says Jack, what did they
understand, and where was the mistake
in calling a lobster the cardinal of the
sea?' Is there no one to take the part
of the absent Frenchman? Come, dear
little land-crabs, explain"
Send explanations and answers IL
Scribe, Is South Loring street, Lowell
Mass.
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in carriage. He probably does not
walk altogether as much as quarter of
a mile day. Suddenly some violent
emotion is excited within him; the heart
participates in the great disturbance.
1t throws more blood into the lungs
than they can manage, the pulmonary
vessels are clogged, it can not over
come the obstacle of column of al
most stagnant blood, it stops, and the
individual is dead of heart failure. We
can scarcely pick up newspaper with
out reading of some such occurrences
as these, not the result of organic
disease of the heart, such as derange-
ment of its valves, but a functional
disorder, the result of vicious mode
of life. That in many cases the heart
may be strengthened by proper hygienic
measures and medical treatment is not
a question. In regard to this there is
no doubt. Systematic but moderate
exercise. which, strengthening the
other muscles of the body, also strength
ems the heart, is probably the most val
liable of all the means to be adopted,
and of this climbing heights should be
prominent feature. A person unac-
customed to this kind of physical exer-
ton should, of course, proceed very
carefully and under the direction of a
physician until the body has become
habituated to the work. The food
should be of the most nutritious char
acter, not overstimulating, and es-
pecially not excessive in quantity.
Tobacco, if used at all, should be used
in moderation, for it is very certain
that inordinate indulgence in this di-
rection weakcns the heart. The like is
true of alcoholic drinks of all kinds.
The mode of life should be such as to
initiate against the accumulation of
fat in the body. The heart of a man
weighing one hundred fifty pounds, for
instance, may be strong enough for all
the purposes of life; but if he makes
his body weigh two hundred pounds
the proper proportion is destroyed and
the heart is relatively weak. The ma
terra medca embraces several agents
which are directly heart tonics, and by
the use of which the tone of the organ
is increased, but they are not to be en-
ployed without the advice of a physi-
clan. 1t is just as easy to make the
heart strong as it is to strengthen
the muscles of the arms or legs; and if
proper views on this subject can be
caused to prevail and to be carried out
IN practice we shall hear less of weak
heart and heart failure. A person will
then be able to dispense with an ele-
vator when he has to ascend to the
seventh Or eighth story of a building,
and he can then indulge in a fit of
anger, if so disposed, without running
the risk of dropping dead at the feet of
his antagonist W. A. Hammond.
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Causes of Heart Failure.

Ordinarily, and in normal conditions
of the system and in adults, the pulsa-
tons vary in number from sixty to
eighty in a minute, but this rule is not
without its exceptions. | have known
healthy persons in whom the heart
beats were as few as forty minute
and others in which it exceeded ninety.
They are generally increased in all
persons by mental excitement, by slim
ulating food or drink, or even by an
ordinary meal and by physical eXer-
else. | think it undoubtedly true that
the heart beats more rapidly at the pres
ent day than it did fifty years ago-a
result which must be ascribed to the
greater mental activity of the age. As
a consequence the heart wears out more
quickly now than it did with our ances-
tors, and cases of heart weakness and
heart failure, which in former times were
almost unknown, are now quite COM
mon. Like every other muscle of the
body, the heart is strengthened by ex-
ercise, but this exercise must be sys-
tematic, regular and not so excessive
as to make too great demand on the
powers of the organ. For instance,
person who has not been in the habit
of taking much physical exercise has a
heart, which, like all the other muscles
of the body, is comparatively weak.
He is suddenly forced to exert himself
in a manner which is unusual to him.
He runs one hundred yards or so, or
rapidly ascends long and steep stair
case This exertion causes him to
breathe more rapidly than is natural to
him, the blood must be sent into the
lungs in increased quantity, the heart
must respond to the demands made
upon it, and in order to accomplish its
work its pulsations are greatly increased
in number. 1t may be unable to ac-
complish its task, and it suddenly stops
altogether, and in the twinkling of an
eye death ensues. Another may think
he is leading very regular life; his
business is of sedentary character
and when he has to go from place to
place he rides in horse-car or drives
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26
Making Fun.

Once, when travelling in stage coach,
| met young lady who seemed to be
upon the constant lookout for some.
thing laughable; and, not content with
laughing herself, took great pains to
make others do the same. Now tray
cling in stage-coach is rather prosy
business. People in the situation are
apt to show themselves peevish and
selfish, so the young lady's good humor
was for time very agreeable to the
travellers. Every old barn was made
the subject of a passing joke, while the
COWS and hens looked demurely on,
little dreaming that folks could be
merry at their expense. Animals are
not sensitive in that respect. They
are not likely to have their feelings in
jured because people make fun of them;
but when we come to human beings,
that is quite another thing. So il,
seemed to me, for after awhile an old
woman came running across the fields,
swinging her bag at the coachman and
in a shrill voice begging him to stop.
The good-natured cOachman drew up
his horses, and the good old lady, com
ing to the fence by the roadside,
squeezed herself through two bars,
which were not only in a horizontal po-
sition, but very near together. The
young lady in the stage-coach made
some ludicrous remark and the pas
sengers laughed. 1t seemed very ex-
cusable, for in getting through the
fence the poor woman had made sad
work with her old black bonnet, and
now, taking her seat beside a we'll
dressed lady, really looked as if she
had been blown there by whirlwind.
This was new piece of fun, and the
girl made the most of it. She carica-
tured the old lady upon card; pre-
tended, when she was not looking
to take patterns of her bonnet, and
in various ways tried to raise laugh.
At length the poor woman turned 8
pale face toward her. My DEAR
said she, you are young, healthy ant
happy; l have been so, too, but thai
time has passed. l am now decrepi
and forlorn. This coach is taking m,
to the death-bed of my child. Ant
then, my dear, shall be poor ole
woman, all alone in the world, where
merry girls think me very amusing
object. They will laugh at my old-fash
toned clothes and odd appearance, for
getting that the old woman has a spiri
that has loved and suffered and will
live forever" The coach now stopped
before a poor-looking house, and tn
old lady feebly descended the steps
How is she?' was the first trembling
inquiry of the poor mother. "Jus
alive" said the man who was leading
her into the house. Putting up tn
steps, the driver mounted his box, ant
we were upon the road again. Gu
merry friend had placed her card il
her pocket. She was leaning her hea,
upon her hand, and you may be assure
| was not sorry to see tear upon he
fair young cheek. 1t was good lessor
and one which, l hoped, would do he
good.-Ihe Presbyterian.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26
The Mattress.

While the feather bed in most homes
receives excellent care, this is not al
ways so in regard to the mattress. This
article is supposed to take care of itself,
yet little care would make it last as
long again as it generally does. The
springs on beds are very destructive to
mattress, unless covered. If they do
not rust it the pressure on the iron
rings soon wears it out, no matter how
often it may be turned. Cover the
springs always with stout unbleached
cotton. Some housewives object to
this plan, claiming that it is almost i'm
possible to keep the springs we'll busted
when covered, and the only answer to
this is 10 cover the mattress, then when
removed the springs may be as easily
busted as they well can be. Make the
cover so it may be removed easily and
washed when so desired. Some women,
in making a cover of this kind, leave
one side open to admit the mattress,
then fasten it together with buttons
and button-holes. This covering is
usually made of unbleached cotton,
but some. not liking the appearance of
this, use instead a light grade of tick
ing. Either will save the wear and
tear of the springs on the mattress, but
the ticking is generally the stouter.
Sometimes old mattresses will become
spotted in places from dust or stain
from moving. Take some clear, warm
water, and to it add few drops of
ammonia Gust enough to make the
water feel smooth); then with clean
cloth wash the spot, using some good
soap; then rinse in clear water and rub
well with a dry cloth. Do n It use
much water, but just enough to dampen
the spot If the stain is obstinate
take clean cloth dipped in the pure
ammonia, rub hard, then rinse in clear
water and dry. If it is not removed
then it has come to stay. Turn the
mattress frequently from side to side,
and from head to foot, to insure it
wearing evenly. Most people are
familiar with mattresses sagged at one
end, but may not know that this is due
to neglect in turning. They should be
well aired each day, and the dust re-
moved from the top by brushing well
with a small whisk broom. Old eX-
celsior or palm-leaf mattresses do not
always pay to make over, and many
women, when one of these are worn
much, make new tick, and, undoing
the knots in the mattress, empty the
contents into the new ticking. This
makes a nice, cool bed, when well
shaken, for the summer weather, many
preferring it to hair mattress. Hair
mattresses when old should be sent
away from home to be renovated.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26
How to Prepare Strawberries.

If strawberries from the market al
ways came to our hands as free from
dust and grit as the dollhouse specimens
forced during the winter months, or
as the carefully-protected fruit of Eng
lands Conservatives, which are usually
served with the stems on and without
washing, it would only be necessary
to arrange the beautiful scarlet cones
on a pretty dish and serve them as
natural, to be dipped in sugar and
eaten with the fingers, as they usually
are served on English tables. But most
of our strawberries need washing, and
we want to eat them covered with cream
and sugar and with spoon or fork, as
some extremists in table manners would
have us do. Yet in washing and hull
ing them much of the pquant flavor
which distinguishes the strawberries
may be lost if they are not carefully
handled. Usually as soon as they are
huled they begin to bleed" and if
then they are put into water much of
their delicious juice is lost. The way
to avoid this is to wash them before re-
moving the bulls. Do not pour the
water on and off them, as careless serv-
ants will sometimes do, leaving sand
and berries in the bottom of the dish
together, but drop them gently into a
pan of water, stir them around little
to dislodge all particles of grit, ETC.,
then lift them out few at time and
lay them in colander to drain. 1t is
an excellent idea to use square of
new cheese-cloth, kept for the sole pur-
pose, to dry the strawberries. This
absorbs the moisture much more rapidly
and thoroughly than it will drain off
Take the berries from the colander, a
few at time, and let them lie on the
cloth as you hull them one by one.
The cloth must be scalded each time it
is used, and dried, but not washed with
soap and ironed; of course it will show
stains, but it will be clean. When the
strawberries are washed remove the
hulls carefully with silver knife !;
pinching them off may be as well, but
it is difficult to avoid bruising ripe
berries in doing so. Arrange the straw
berries in pretty glass dish, the finest
on the top, following the example of
the market-men, and if strawberry
leaves, which are the prettiest, are not
to be had, few young, crisp leaves of
lettuce, as a garnish, make an effective
contrast. The leaves may be laid
around inside the dish before putting
in the strawberries. Some persons like
strawberries sugared and set away on ice
a little while before serving, and when
they are not very ripe or little tart il
is good way; but they do not look SO
pretty, and unless all the family like
them so, it is better to let each one add
cream and sugar according to individual
taste. - DemOrest.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26

Lily bells lily bells swinging and singing,
Sweet golden bells on the still summer air,
Are we calling the birds to their mathis Of singing
Summoning Nature to worship and prayer
Lily bells lily bells daintily swaying,
Posing your petals like butterflies wings,
As the breeze murmurs round you, pray what Is he
saying,
Is he whispering ove-words and soft pretty things2
Lily belsl lily bells mid the long grasses
Cleaning like sunbeams in STILL shady bowers,
Have you stolen your gold from the he passes?
Are you guarding your treasure in buds and in
Covers?
LILY bellsl lily bells bowling and bending.
Are ye nodding a welcome to go?
DO ye know that my heart bears love never ending
For bright golden lily bells all in row.
Lily bels lily bells down in the meadows
As I see your fair forms mid the MOSES and
brakes
My heart wanders back to the past with It's shadows
To Christ and the wise, loving words that he
spalSe.
Consider the lilies yes this was his teaching
1.-THE modest field lilies, that toll not spin;
Yet to them is my loving reaching,
My heart takes the feeblest and lowliest in"
Lily bells lily bells! waving and swinging,
II Jesus, my Master, watch over you
I'll go to i'm daily with gladness and singing,
Relieving hen love me and care for me too
Lily bellsl lily bells bending and swayng,
Ring out your sweet peals on the sweet summer
air,
1 would we might lure all to trusting and praying,
And teach them sweet lessons of Gods loving
care. Selected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26

EPoCH.-The transition from long,
lingering and painful sickness to robust
health marks an epoch in the life of the
individual. Such a remarkable event
is treasured in the memory, and the
agency whereby the good health has
been attained is gratefully blessed.
Hence it is that so much is heard in
praise of Electric Bitters, so many
feel they owe their restoration to
health to the use of the great Alternative
and tonic. If you are troubled with
any disease of kidneys, liver or stomach,
of long or short standing, you will
surely find relief by use of Electric
Bitters. Sold at fifty cents and 81 per
bottle at any drugstore.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-26

If you would save your carpets and
your lungs from the ill effects of dust
laden air sprinkle the floor coverings
with damp corn bran before sweeping,
then rub it around with the broom,
sweep lightly together and brush upon
the dustpan, 1t is best to apply the
bran to portion of the surface at a
time, and when the whole has been
gone over sweep the whole carpet
again, brushing the bran from the cor
ners very carefully.
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Worth More than Money F.!

COULD NOT SLEEP RAILWAY CLERKS
EXPER1ENCE.-I can truthfully say that
Bells Sarsaparilla helped me very much of
Indigestion, and cured me of a Nervous
Difficulty that troubled me a good deal while
in the T. S. Railway Mail Service. Many
times l could not sleep after hard days
work until I took this medicine. 1t en-
tirely cured me. l can recommend it as
sure and reliable. r b. Cookson, Bangor
Custom House, September 10, 1887. Fifty
cents bottle everywhere.
A. NJ. Robinson IT,, Apothecay Prop Bangor Me.
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f. j. CHENEY. & co.


F. j. CHENEY, & CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by the firm.
WEST AND TRUAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, KINNAN q MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
E. II. VAN HoEsEN, Cashier Toledo
National Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces of the system. Tes-
timonials sent free. Price seventy-fve
cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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Gbe 4ousebolo.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DIR. T. H. HosKIEs Newport Vt, or d.
rectly to THE wATCHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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advertisements.
Constipation,

f not remedied in season, is liable to
1 become habitual and chronic. Dras-
tic purgatives, by weakening the bowels,
confirm, rather than cure, the evil.
Ayers Pills, being mild effective, and
strengthening in their action, are gener-
ally recommended by the faculty as the
best of aperients.
"Having been subject, for years, TO
constipation without being able to find
much relief, ut last tried Ayers Pills.
l deem it both duty and a pleasure
to testify that | have derived great ben
eft from their use. For over two years
past l have taken one of these pills
every night before retiring. would not
willingly be without them" &c. w.
Bowman, 26 East Main st., Carlisle, Pa.
at have been taking Ayers Pills and
using them in my family since 1857, and
cheerfully recommend them to all in
need of n safe but effectual cathartc."
John NJ. Boggs, Louisville, Ky.
"For eight years I was afflicted with
constipation, which at last became so
bad that the doctors could do no more
for me. Then 1 began to take Ayers
Pills, and soon the bowels recovered
their natural and regular action, so that
now / am in excellent health, IS. l..
Loughbridge, Bryan, Texas.
" Having used Ayers Pills, with good
results, fully indorse them for the pur-
poses for which they are recommended"
IT. Corners, NJ. D., Centre Bridge, Pa.
Ayers Pills,
PREPARED BY
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Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine.