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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
Too Cheap.

A preacher of the gospel had gone
down into coal mine during the noon
hour, to tell the miners of that grace
and truth which came by Jesus Christ.
After telling the simple story of Gods
love to lost sinners-man's state and
Gods remedy, a full and free salvation
offcred-the time came for the men to
resume work, and the preacher came
back to the shaft to ascend to the world
again. Meeting the foreman, he asked
him what he thought of Gods saliva
ton. The man replied ooh, it's too
cheap. | can not believe in such reli-
gion as that" Without an immediate
answer to his remark, the preacher
asked: How do you get out of this
place?' " Simply by getting into the
cage was the reply. Does it take
very long to get to the top?" ooh.
no; only few seconds" Well, that
is very easy and simple; but do you
not need to help raise yourself?" asked
the preacher. "Of course not" re-
piled the miner. AS have said, you
have nothing to do but get into the
cage" " But what about the people
who sunk the shaft and perfected all
this arrangement? Was there much
labor or expense about it?' "Indeed,
yes; that was laborions and expen-
sive work. The shaft is eighteen hun
dred feet deep, and it was sunk at a
great cost to the proprietor; but it is our
only way out, and without it we should
never be able to get to the surface"
Just so. And when God tells you
that whatsoever believeth on the Son of
God hath everlasting life, you at once
say, Too cheap! Too cheap!'-for-
getting that Gods work to bring you and
others out of the pit of destruction and
death was accomplished at a vast cost.
the price being the death of his own
Son."-BoptiSt Teacher.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

A SAFE investment is one which is
guaranteed to bring you satisfactory re-
suits, or in case of failure return of
purchase price. On this safe plan you
can buy from our advertised druggist a
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. 1t is guaranteed to
bring relief in every case, when used
for any affection of throat, lungs or
chest, such as consumption, infamma-
ton of lungs, bronchitis, asthma,
whooping-cough, Group, ETC., etc. 1t
is pleasant and agreeable to taste, per-
fectly safe, and can always be depended
upon. Trial bottle at any drugstore.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
nloral ano Religious.
Where the Muster DMelleth.

" II any man serve me, let him follow me
and where am, there shall also my servant
be; If any man serve me, him will my
Father onor."-JoHN XII: 2G.
Have We looked for sheep in the desert,
For those who have lost their way?
Have ye been in the wild waste places,
Where the lost and wandering stray
Have We trodden the lonely highway,
The foul and the darksome street?
II may be yed see In the cleaning
The print of my wounded feet
Have we folded home to your bosom
The trembling, neglected lamb,
And taught to the little lost one
The sound of the Shepherds name?
Have ye searched for the poor and needy,
With no clothing, no home, no bread?
The Son Of man among them
He had nowhere to lay his head.
Have ye carried the living water
To the parched and thirsty soul?
Have we said to the sick and wounded,
- Christ Jesus will make thee whoe?"
Have ye told my faintng children
OF the strength of the Fathers hand2
Have ye guided the tottering footsteps
To the shore of the golden land?
Have We stood by the sad and weary,
To smooth the pillow of death,
To comfort the sorrow stricken
And strengthen the feeble faith2
And have we felt when the glory
Has streamed through the open door
And fitted across the shadows
That had been there before2
Have ye wept with the broken-hearted
In their agony of woe?
You might hear me whispering beside you,
IT'S the pathway often go.
My brethren, my friends. my disciples,
Can ye dare to follow me?
Then wherever the Master dwelleth
There shall the servant be. Selected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

GENTLEMEN" said an indignant
passenger on south side cable car,
yesterday, "will none of you get up
and give this old lady seat?" "I'll
thank you, sir" snapped the lady, " to
attend to your own affairs. l am not
as old as your are by twenty years, if
Pm any judge of PERSONS age" The
indignant passenger got off at the next
crossing. CHICAGO Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

THAT tired feeling atiiicts nearly every
one in the spring. The system, having be-
ter, is weakened by the warm days of the
changing season, and readily yields to at
tacks of disease. Hoods Sarsaparilla is
Just the medicine needed, 1t tones and
builds up every part of the body, and also
expels all impurities from the blood. Try
IL this season.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

AN idler is watch that wants both
hands; as useless if it goes as If it
tands.-Co,oper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

A READER who is taking time by the
forelock asks for a good recipe for
making raspberry shrub, and desires
also to learn how to can blackberries so
as to preserve them nicely. Will some
reader of the household respond? Our
friend mourns the absence of the racy
and instructive letters that used to APP
pear in this department. We regret to
say that sickness and various kinds of
disability have retired the most of them
from active service. The following
note from one whose contributions in
prose and poetry have enlivened and
enriched these columns accounts for
one whose absence, among others, we
have mourned: Ever since l last
wrote you sickness has been my lot.
am just beginning to mend. AS my
head and eyes are seriously involved in
the trouble, the time may be long be-
fore shall be able to write anything
for you. But if that time shall ever
COllc yOu Will DCdl lIOln l1t dSdlu.
For the pleasure and comfort of our
friend, as well as of our readers, may
that time come quickly. Meantime
from all our able-bodied and able
minded friends, old and new, we shall
be glad to hear, and we assure our read
ers we will steadily do our best to main
tain the interest in this department. If
any inquiring or thoughtful sister has
anything on her mind, let her speak out
APROPos of the above is the follow
ing from valued contributor: eve
ought to have letters from the ladies'
every week. 1t is not possible that
they are not interested in anything but
recipes, and, having sent all of them,
are at a stand-stil. Stir them up"
Every sister who has something to
say, and will say it and write di-
rectly to the point, is herewith stirred
up" Our space is necessarily limited,
but it is large enough, if thoughts
or suggestions, or information is tersely
put, to contain great deal of valuable
matter. Send in, sisters, but Z" boil it
down"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
CllRES ALL HuMORS,

worst Scrofula. Salt-rheum, "Fever-sores,"
scaly or Rough Skin, in short, all diseases
POWERFUL purifying, and invigorating medi-
cine. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under
its benign influence. Espe caly has Il mani
Erysipelas Boils, Carbuncles Sore Eyes. Scrof-
ulous Sores and Swelings Hip-joint Disease,
white Swellings," Geitre, or Thick Neck,
and Enlarged Clan s Send ten cents in
stamps for large Treatise, with colorcd
plates, on Skin Diseases or the same amount
for q Trentisn ON ScrnlnlOnS AFFECTIONS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
Now is Your Time!

you feel, as most people do in spring
months, that you need an invigoratng
tonic to help you over the change from
winter to spring and sun er, use Bells
Sarsaparilla. You will find it just the thing.
II. NJ. Burnham, the well-known druggist
at Oldtown, Maine, says: 9" do not sell
medicine that gives better satisfaction than
Bells Sarsaparlla." Give it a trial once
yourself. Only fifty cents per bottle. All
druggists.
A. N. Robinson, Jr., ApOtheOap Prop Bangor, Me-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
Use IL Now!

N"'"o"D ~ IL Easyi Elegant Economical
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20

@"0 - WV nights Hdk, LI,gbihg
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
mF0R THE BLOOD is THE LIFE"
CONSUMPTION,


which is ScrofuIa OF the Lungs, is arrested
and cured by this remedy, if taken in the
earlier stages of the disease. From its mar
veous power over this terribly fatal disease,
when first Offering this now world-famed rem
edy to the public, DIR. Pierce thought seriously
of calling it his CONSUMPTION CURE" but
abandoned that name as too restrictive for
a medicine which, from its wonderful COM
bination of tonic, or strengthening Alternative
or blood-cleansing anti-bilious, pectoral, ana
nutritive properties, is uncqualed. not only
as a remedy for Consumption, but for al
Chronic Diseases of the
Liver, Blood, and Lungs.
For Weak Lungs. Splitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath, Chronic Nasal Catarrh, Bron
chitis. Asthma, Severe Coughs and kindred
affections it is an efficient remedy.
Sold by Druggists, at S100, or Six Bottle
for $500.
~" Send ten cents in stamps for DR.. PIERCE
book on Consumption Address,
Worlds DiSpenSary Medical Association,
663 Main ST.. BUFFALO, N. "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
ia MANI
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE

&c, r, /. & P. and c. K q n R'ys)
West, Northwest and Southwest. 1t includes
CHICAGO, JOLIET, ROCK ISLAND, DAVEN-
PORT, DIES MONIES. COUNCIL BLUFFS, WA
TERTOWN, SIOUX FALLS, MINNEAPOLIS,
ST. PAUL. ST. JOSEPH, ATCHISON, LEAVEN-
WORTH, KANSAS CITY, TOPEKA, COLORADO
SPRINGS, DENVER, PUEBLO, and hundreds OF
prosperous cities and towns-traversing vast areas
of l,ln,.i cl,nc fn,rr incl d. The,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-20
SOLID VESTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS


Leading all competitors in splendor and luxury
of accommodations daily between CHICAGO
and COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER and PU-
EBLo, Similar magnificent VESTIBULE TRAIN
service daily between CHICAGO and COUNCIL
BLUFFS (OMAHA). and between CHICAGO and
KANSAS CITY Modern Day Coaches elegant
Dining Cars Serving delicious meals at moderate
prices restful Reclining Chair Cars seats FREE
and Palace Sleeping Cars The direct line to
NELSON, HORTON HUTCHINSON, WICHITA,
ABILENE. CALDWELL, and all points in South
ern Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, the Indian Ter
ritory and Texas. California Excursions daily.
Choice of routes to the Pacific coast.
The Famous Albert Lea Route
Runs superby equipped Express Trains, daily.
between Chicago, st. Joseph, Atchson, Leaven
worth. Kansas City, and Minneapolis and St.
Paul The popular tourist line 10 the scenic resorts
and hunting and fishing grounds of the northwest
Its Watertown and Sioux Falls branch traverses
the great WHEAT AND DAIRY BELT" OF
Northern Iowa. Southwestern Minnesota and East
Central Dakota
The Short Line via Seneca and Kanlkakee offers
facilities TO travel TO and from indianapolis Gin
cinnati and other Southern points.
For Tickets. Maps. Folders desired infcrna-
tion apply at any Coupon Ticket Office, or address
e. ST. JOHN, E.A. HOLBROOK,
Gen1 Manager Genl Tiki. & Pass Agt
CHICAGO, ILL.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23
Evil Effects Of Corsets.

A Russian physician has renewed the
assault on corsets, aud charges them
with causing weakness of tho lung and
muscular structures of the trunk, lax
abdominal walls and prOtuberent
bellies, local Inflammation of the liver
and growing Of that organ (discov-
cred post mortem), gall stones, hillary
collie, wandering liver and displace-
ment of the kidneys, displacement and
flexions of the womb, curvature of the
spine. dyspepsia. cramped lungs and
oxygen starvation. anmmia, albumin
uria weak eyes and intercostal
neuralgia Tightlacing evidently
cramps tho vital organs, interferes
with their normal functions and thus
brings about great variety of dis
orders. commonly known as female
complaints. But all the excessive tip
piers OF alcohol don't die young. and
all the women who enjoy the dissipa-
ton of tight corsets don't kill them
selves thereby. Most of them do man.
age, however, to prolong rather q
miserable sort of existence. plague tho
doctors and deplete the family purses.
Heath Monthly.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23
The Feeding of Animals.

In the feeding of animals it should
not be forgotten that the manure is to
be valued as the feeding is poor or
rich. Poor food makes poor manure,
rich food makes rich manure. Manure
from straw-fed animals is next to worth
less; that from animals fed upon clover
hay, cotton-seed meal, bran, peas, wheat
middlings and linseed meal is rich and
contains as much fertilizing matter as,
if purchased from the dealer, would
cost very nearly as much as the
feed itself. This is q bugbear
and a paradox to many farmers,
but it is as true as that taken
from leaves 4, and these figures apt
ly represent this absolute fact. For if
the above rich feeds are valued at S.
in money, the COWS or horses or pigs
or beeves take the value of 81 ont of
them, leaving 81 for the farmer in the
manure. And it is equally true that
the SIS worth of these foods, if ludici-
ously used, will bring to tho farmer
fully S. or So or more in the growth Of
the animal. Was not. then, the wise
Cicero quite right when he said the
feeding of animals is the most import
ant part of husbandryP-M. Y. Times.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23
How to Utilize Taurus.

A tread-power is a good place to
keep the bull out Of mischief and let
him earn his feed by Smelling corn,
churning, running the grindstone, saw
ing wood, etc. have used tread
power a number Of years to run "a feed
grinder and like it we'll. I can grind
from eight to twelve bushels of corn
and oats per hour, according to fine
ness. This fall ran feed-cutter with
twenty-four foot elevator (and cut
two good loads per hour with only two
mules, which weigh about 200 pounds
each) to fill my silo, 14x3Ox16 feet in
side. OF course heavier team will
do more work than light one. A
tread-power has one great advantage
over a sweep-power as it does not take
driver and is easily housed. Two
horses will give as much power on q
tread as four on sweep-power.-
Western Rural.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23
A Boston Woman's AGE,

There appears to have been no lack
of humorous incidents attending the
registration of the women voters hero
in Boston. The latest story comes
from the headquarters of the regis
trars, and may be accepted as entirely
authentic. A large number of the
women seem to have been exceedingly
annoyed at being obliged to give their
age to the registrars, and in number
OF cases they forfeited their right 10
vote rather than to state how old they
were. In one instance a spinster gave
her age as ''twenty-one plus" "What
do you mean by 'twenty-one plus?' I"
inquired the registrar. Il mean, sir,
that am over twenty-one," was the
tart reply. 1--WE can not allow any of
that nonsense here" said tho official;
you must give your exact age if you
desire to to registered. This she
persistently declined to do, and con-
3eqlently her name is not on the vot.
ina list.-Bostoe Herald,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23
FANTASTiCAL FRAGMENTS.

STRANGE to say, tho literary mans society
To less to be desired when he is amusing
than at any other time.
LADIES may not know how to sharpen q
Lead pencil, but they have wonderful
knack OF bringing to a point the fellows
who can.
A TEMPERANCE paper says four A:nks 4
DAY will buy u man au overco<st in three
months. Yes, but the man who has -four
drinks day doesn't need an overeoat.
"GO, SHOOT the hut, the old straw hat,
It's served Its purpose now:
Convert 1t into kindlng stuff,
Or feed it 1.-THE brindle cow
THE Manx cat is supposed to be a freah
81 nature. Its history is not known. 1t il
easy work to breed u tailless variety Of cats.
voiceless variety would DO more welcome
IN cities.
"WuY, 'Lijah," said tho farmer, discov.
ering tho Old man in his hen house, II nev.
sr expected this Of you. always thought
Deed is, sah,' replied the old reprobate.
"Yo' mus recommended dat do days am
gettin' short"
GRocER-"l don't have to crael1 up tina,
butter, Uncle Rastus, it sells iteoif" Uucle
4iastus (testing it)-"Yes, sab, dat butter
oughter sell itsof, tie up Itself, dsliy Ell
'tso'f, eat Itself, an still have strength nn 4
lei' ter diges' Itself Wot you cha GIN TO-
axle grease dis mawnin', Mister Sealesa"
LITTLE mole Is growing, John.
Just here Oenea my chin,
1t gives mo SO much trouble, John,
I'm growing pale and thin.
And SO l want to ask you. John,
VIM e'cr Your love grow coldy
Oh, whisper to me, darling
W:u you love mo when I'm moleds
The gas furnished the city Of San An.
tonic. Tex, is Of a very inferior quality, and
consequently the streets are very poorly
lighted, but they arc allowed to burn until
after daylight. A stranger asked promi
men German druggist: "Why do the gas
lights burn all nightin this town." ''Pecause
lose flashlights was so shmal dot doy vas
afraid to go out ven it vas dark"
In some parts OF Africo a mans wealth is
judged by the number of his wives. A man
with sixty wives is looked upon as sort Of
bonanza king His wives probably 20 ouI
washing at hfty cents u CAY, or make shirts
1T forty cents a dozen. In this country ;
mans wealth is judged by the number O.
dogs he owns. The possessor OF eight dog:
IS generally too poor TO pay school tax, an(
ais wife takes in washing.
A FARMER missed a couple Of his COW!
some time ago, and o diiScnt search ant
notices in the country papers failed to bring
hem to light. Whllo in the field he noticed
d hole in one side Of his pumpkin, aud or
getting lantern and going in he found the
lost COWS quietly eatlng pumpkia seeas ant
getting fat. The NOE in the fruit wa.
caused by the rapid growth of the vines
which had dragged it along over the grount
ior half q mile
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23

I'm Southern New Mexico rabbits
have become as numerous and destruct-
i've as in New Zealand, Australia and
Southern California Gardening and
farming are no longer remuneratsve,
unless these pests are kept under.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23

First DamA---.'Whats shall we do to-
day? Let's go to tho matinee" Sec
ond Dame-'Can't; we haven't any
money. It takes money togo to the
,heater.' $50 it does. I did not think
Of that. swell, let's go shopping."-
Paila1lelp/liu Rec0rd. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23

7 YHAN d. BAIRD,
ATTORNEY 1T LAW
Real Estate, InsurancS and Collection Agent
Once, front room, recond aoor.e Hall b Vests
store, Austin, Minnesota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23

DON'T FORGET IT.-In addition to
the grocery in our front room, which
is rapidly securing the cream of trade,
we have established tin shop in the
rear of the shanty and propose to do
all sorts Of repairing. Later on we
may add q harness shop and other
needed enterprises. II we build in the
spring. as we now figure on, we shall
put in a marble shop and furnish grave
stones cheaper than has ever been
heard of in Arizona. We may also
add q grlst-mill. James Gordon Ben
nett, Henry Watterson and Amelie
Rives may have time to junlxet around
the country and show off their clothes,
but we haven't. We are always at
home. The Chicago Times may ridi-
Guile our grocery in connection with the
Kicker, but there are no flies on US.
Six bars for quarter, and horn comb
thrown in: ''Give US call before
purchasing elsewhere. "-Delroit Free
Press.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23

The general rule for making win
ter food for bees, if the honey supply
is deficient, is to boil one part water
and two pats sugar. '-",.~
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-31

In answer to the question, "Who
owns the United States y Mr.. Thomas
G. Shearman gives some surprising fig
ures in the Nov. Forum. These figures
show conclnsively that there is a great
er concentration Of wealth in this coun-
try than in any other country in the
world. He gives a list of 40 names that
aggregate 50, 200, 900, 900, an average
of more than s37, 500, 900 each. Mr..
Shearman states that a list of ten per-
sons can be found whose wealth aver
ages 500, 900, 900 each, and list of
100 persons can be made up whose av-
erage wealth is s25, 900, 900 each. No
such lists can be made up n any other
country. Mr.. Shearman's conclusion
is that %, 900 persons own one-half the
wealth of the United States and that
the whole wealth of the country is prac-
tically in the hands Of 250, 1000 persons,
or one in sixty Of the adult male popu-
lation; and he predicts, from the rapid
concentration of wealth recently. that
under present conditions, within thirty
years $1,000 persons, or one in 500 Of
the adult male population, win pracii- /
cally own al the wealth of the country. i
All this indicates that we are rapidly /
fastening into that condition Of things 4
described BY the author Of Looking 4
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-31
THE COLOR LINE.

The class of '9l in Harvard college
has made choice of a negro as class or
ator. The negro in question is the son
Of slave, would doubtless have been
in bondage to-day had it not been for
emancipation, worked in a barber shop
previous TO pursuing his studies, has
proved himself fine scholar an excel
lent writer, a superior orator, and the
honor he has received proves that he
was popular with, and highly respected
by. his classmates. We know not
what motives may have led 10 his selec-
ton for place so distinguished as this
among college students, but upon the
face it appears to be an unusual recogni-
tion of the worth of this particular ne
gro, and an utter ignoring Of the color
line, even in the most aristocratic cir
cles of Northern society. Harvard is
one Of the oldest colleges in the country,
ii is one Of the largest, il is one of the
most high-toned,it is the favorite resort
Of the sous Of the wealthy men Of Bos-
ton, it has much in its history to give
it a high if not the highest place among
the colleges Of the land. But we do
not believe that any single act has con-
ferred upon it higher honor than the
giving of this honor to a member of the
colored race. 1t is a coveted honor. the
members of a college class place upon
it the highest worth. 1t indicates not
only oratorical gifts, sound and thorough
scholarship. but the estimation in which
a man Is held by his classmates. No /
weak man could take this honor. how /
ever popular he might be. No popular
nan could take this honor, who depend /
d upon his popularity only. The class
# ~ has performed a good deed. 1t
las taken away one obstacle thrown in
he path Of the negro. 1t has said in
n act that speaks louder than any ut
erance Of the lips. the negro Is just as
-ood as a white man when he behaves
5 wen and knows as much. This act
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-31
MINES AND oUARRiEs OF vER-
MONT.

Ii appears from the advance sheets
Of the state geologist's report, contain
ing the first summary ever made OF
the annual return from Yer
mont's mineral workings, that in the
last year the output Of marble was
3 1868, ,l20 cubic feet. valued at 81. .497-
l2S; granite, 3G4,961 cubic feet val
ued at s77. .i29 lime, slate and soap
stone to the value Of S976.039 and
Z, 5,245, 900 brick. The extensive cop
per works at the Ely mines have been
set in operation. Kaolin and tale
have been mined in considerable guam
titles. Manganese and iron mines
at South Wallingford are in good form
for extensive operation, with a good
outlook.-Exchange.
There Is evidently big mistake in
this item as Barre alone has put out
many times the amount Of granite nam
ed above.