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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-27
The Cow...A ChiId's Composition.

The COW is a noble quadrerped,
though not so noble as the horse, much
less the roaring lion. 1t has four short
legs, big head for its size and thick
body. Its back legs are bent, and
there's two big bones sticking out just
above. Its tail is more noble than the
donkey's, but nothin' to cum up to that
of the race-horse. The COW gives us
milk and niced beef and shoolether.
How thankful should children be to this
tame quadrerped. The reason why
beef is so dear is that cows cost so much
and the earth is gettin' full of people.
| always have beef to my dinner on
Sundays; on other days bread and
drippin' or bread and lard, sometimes
treacle. Mother says that if Pm hun
cry on my rounds | can eat a bit of cats
meat if it doesn't smell, but | mustn't
eat the liver, she says. How thankful
ought we to be to the COW for nice hot
beef. Pertaters grows; they are not
on the COW. The four things what you
sees under the cows belly are what the
milk comes through. How thankful
should we be. The COW makes milk
from grass. God teaches the COW how
to do it. A cows feet is split in two
like Sleeps; they are called hooves.
Little cows are called carves. Carves
are the stupidist of all tame quadrer-
peds, except pigs and donkeys. When
you drive cart, never prick it behind,
but push it gently with your fiat hand.
Men are crewel to carves coz they can't
draw milk from them. You can genly
find mushrooms in cows fields, but
you mustn't go in if there's board up.
How would your mothers like you to be
called TrespassP-Longmdn'S Magazine.
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terrible. Some die of
fevers, some of child
birth, and some of in
herited disease, but by far
the greater number pass
away by the innumerable
troubles known us female
com plants. There is
something about these
complaints that makes
Ine shudder to think of.
1t would seem that they
are needless, but we find
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readily see if every particle of the soda
is dissolved. Does it make any differ
ence if the water is hot or cold? Yes;
soda should always, if possible, be dis
solved in a cold liquid, as hot liquid
would liberate the carbonic acid gas,
which would be lost, thus decreasing the
tightening power of the soda.--Moria
Parloa, in Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-27

The simple application of SwAYNE's ONT
MINT, without any internal medicine. will
cure any case of letter, salt rheum, ring
worm, piles, itch, sores, pimples, eczema,
all scaly, itchy skin eruptions, no matter
how obstinate or long standing. 1t is po-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-27
A WOMAN'S ADVICE.
The Rich Experience and Earnest
Counsel Given by "a Lady who wishes
the Good of Her Sex

The official statistics for New England show
that more than three -fourths of nil who die are
females. This is something appalling. TO think
of the thousands of beautiful, delicate and
lovely women, who pass each year into untimely
graves and often after long suffering, is
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Gbe 4ousebulo.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DIR. r. H. HosKiNs, Newport Vt, or di-
rectly TO THE wATCHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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70 The Avon to the Severn runs,
The Severn to the sea;
And Wiclifs dust shall spread abroad
Wide as the waters he"

The following is one of the charges
brought against him by priest, and
gives a glimpse of the spirit of the
times in which he lived: "This Master
John Wiclif translated out of Latin
into English, the gospel which Christ
had intrusted with the clergy and doc
tors of the church, that they might min
lister it to the laity and weaker sort, ac-
cording to the exigency of times and
their several occasions. So that by this
means the gospel is made vulgar and
laid more open to the laity, and even to
women who could read, than it used to
be to the most learned of the clergy,
and those of the best understanding.
And so the gospel jewel, or evangelical
pearl, is thrown about and trodden
under foot of swine" And this is said
to be but mild specimen of the papal
rage against him. For the next time
we will have the following questions:
"a When did Vaudeville live and
what was the character of his writings?
(2) Who introduced the art of print
ing into England, and when?
(3) What translations of the Bible
were made before that of our Author
lied Version?
Do not hesitate to send incomplete
answers if you can not find all. The
incomplete ones may have some facts
or points of interest in them which are
not found in the most complete; when
ever it is so they will be acknowledged.
Send as promptly as you can to 1SSouth
Loring street, Lowell, Mass.
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transations, as many of the best teach
ers now require, may be interested to
know that Ascham attributed Queen
Elizabeth's wonderful proficiency in
Latin to this method of instruction.
which he adopted in teaching her.
After three hundred years more of gram
mar-drilling with beginners, teachers
are now quite generally adopting his
way of giving but short time at the out
set to Latin grammar, and taking up at
once what he called "the method of
double translation" and which is thus
described: First from Latin into En-
glish, and shortly after from English
into Latin, correcting the mistakes of
the student, and leading to the forma-
ton of classic style by pointing out
the difference between the retransla-
ton and the original, and explaining
their reason"
A sketch of the " Morning Star of the
Reformation, contributed by Aunt
Becky" was promised when the answer
to question should be received. Here
it Isl
John Wvcliffe sometimes spelled
Wyclif, or Wickliffe-or, better still,
Wiclif) has been called the Morning
Star of the Reformation, and was the
typical prose author of the formative
period of English literature. He was
born 1924 and died 1884. He gave us
the first English translation of the Bible.
Blackburn, in his Church History, page
1886, speaks of Wiclif as the founder of
our later English prose, master of
popular invective, of irony, of per-
suasion, deXterous politi ian, an au-
dacious partisan, the organizer of re-
| ligious order, the unsparing assailant of
abuses, the boldest and most indefatig-
able of controversialists, the first re-
! former who dared, when deserted and
alone, to question and deny the creed of
| Christendom around him, to break
through the tradition of the past, and
with his last breath to assert the freedom
of religious thought against the dogmas
of the papacy." Thirty-one years after
his death his doctrines were condemned
as heretical by the Council of Con-
stance, and his bones were dug up and
burned and the ashes cast upon the
waters of the river Swift So some one
has said: The Swift bore them to the
Avon, and the Avon to the Severn, and
the Severn to the ocean, to be dispersed
into all lands-an emblem of his doc
trines, which have spread through all
the world"
Wordsworth has given us a para
phrase in verse of this last thought;
and some ether poet (can any one tell
us who it isO has written this stanza
upon it,
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IF believers are condemned by the world
let them remember that they shall not be
condemned with the world.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-27

HOODS SARsAPARILLA is peculiar to itself
and superior to all other preparations in
strength economy and medicinal merit.
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LII iHfED FOCO itts.cOHruL,sceRtS reiSehH

Df1MOMD DKCc Color AHyhing any Colo,.
OiHMVHD DIEo Simple Dtrubie, Economical
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-02
DAMAGE AT PETERSBURG
The create i'm Forty Years-Ihe Lower
Part Of the city Under water.

PETERSBURG. VA, June 1t is
nearly forty years since Petersburg had
its last big food. 1t occurred on
March Q, 1851, but it was nothing IN
comparison with what has been
experience here to-day. The
violent rains of yesterday sent
the Appomattox on a boom,
and later in the day the rush of the
" aters increased. The earliest dam1 ge
was from the bursting of the receiving
reservoir at the water works. This
occurred about Il o clock last night,
and as due TO the fact that the flood
gate, which if open might have been
sufficient to relieve the Extraordinary
pressure. was closed. As result Of
this oversight the enormous volume Of
water broke the en- baDkmeDt, and, in
less time than it takes to tell.
it had inundated the surround
ing territory. 1t tore down the
fencing around the Tump-house
and flooded the building to the dep.h
of seven feet. doing great damage to the
machinery. 1t will be several days be-
fore this damage can be repaired, aud
mtdnHhlio the ptopic may Dc put Du
short rations of water.
The whole lower part of the city is
under water. and Friends warehouse Is
burned, large quantity OF lime being
ignited by contact with the water.
Every bridge but one spanning the
river, including tho Atlantic Coast Liae
trestle, is swept away, and all railroad
communication North ard South is
suspended, and will probably remain
so for day or two. Stearns elk n Ill
is badly damaged, Poole's Touring mill
and Eanes' planning mill are swept away;
a large pumber OF other mil owners
and merchants sustain heavy damage
and loss on freight in cars that are sub
merged on the tracks, and cannot bs
estimated. Nothing like accurate esii-
mate Of the total loss by this food can
be made. but It is not exaggerated if
placed at ope hundred Thousand dol
lars, All work in the cotton fac
tories at Blttersea. Etlrick, aud
Swift Greek is stopped, aud from all
parts of the adjoining counties comes
news Of damages 10 railroads, county
bridges and crops. SO far one loss of
life mas been reliably reported. though
all sorts Of vague rumors have been
aAoat,
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week j. a bargain day.
T0.M0RROM

We will place On sale
thousands OG wards Of New
summer Dress asO0dS.
several cases beautiful
Dress GinSIlamS as = al
cents. WORT: a.5 l-9.
5000 wards sheer white
goods at , cents. 6 81
cents. q cents.
Three cases Esaptistt
Lawns at > cents per yard
All wOOI IO~iuCh Alba.
trO>s. cream. Iiglit-biuc,
nile. pini. lavender, &C,
81 So cents. worth 80
cents.
Fifteen hundred piece
New Ribbons. just opened,
10 prices that will sweep
them a. a Storm.
LOOk at our Notion
Counter: there are ninety
siV bargains boxes filled
with articles from cent
up 90 20 cents. WhiGh yOT'il
need every day in the
WcCk.
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The Dam &C Done Ia ana Around Mary
land.

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 1.-The fol-
lowing is a resume of the damage done
in and around Maryland by the
storm: The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad was submerged between
Harper's Ferry and Piedmont, w. Va.
bv the overflow of the Potomac and
land slides are numerous. The dis
patches are meagre. because the tele-
graph wires are paralyz zed.
Great trouble is experience el at
Green Spring by the submergug OF
tracks. A big landslide il reported be
tween Hollywood and Cumberland.
The old main line between Ellicott
City and Sir Johns Rul Jared
badly. There is 20 end
TO the washouts and submergi s.
and destroyed trestling. Several freight
cars were swept with the track into the
Patapsco. at Sykesville. a heavy
land slide IL reported near the
Blue Ridge. Near Mechaniostown three
railroad bridges were carried OF Their
abutments. A teamstear was drow ed
in the current of Big Pipe creek, near
Uniontown. Trackmen says 1t VIII
take two weeks TO make re-
oars so ps to enable the
movement of trains. 4 number Of
piers. trestles. and high walls have
been washed ou.. The damage at
Laurel. Prince George Q'unty, Is
estimated at $50 coo. Two bridges were
destroyed. Fredei ick reports the
Monacacy river fearfully high, ard a
number of largebrldges gone,
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BRIDGE CARRIED AWAY.
Woman ana Two children Seen
Floating Down the River.

PITTsBURG. PA. June IA telegram
to the Leader from Allegheny junction,
on the West Pennsylvania Railroad,
saws: The bridge at Leechburg, five
miles East of this place, was carried
away during last night, and no trains
can pass that point. At . O'Clock
Yesterday woman and two chill
dren were seen foa ting down
the Kiskiminetas river, on a part of
house roof. A gallant effort was made
TO rescue them. but ii could not be ac-
compHshed. They must have drowned,
as they were not seen to pass out into
the Allegheny river at this place.
A number Of dead bodies were also
seen floating past Leechburg this morn
ing. but they must have sunk, as they
were not seen here.
The Pittsburg newspapers joined this
morning in leading two cars with pro
visions for the sufferers at Johnstown.
They were forwarded at once, and
will be rushed to their destina-
ton with all possible speed. The
Pennsylvania Railroad has side-tracked
a number of cars on Liberty street 20 be
loaded with contributions from citi'
zens. At II o'clock the Times sub
scription fund has swelled to SsGs
Kaufman & Brothers, clolhiers, gave
81 900 worth of hats, caps, shoes, cloth
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DEADLY WATERS.
SIX THOUSAND PE0-
PIE DROWNED.
Mourning In Many
Homes.
THE RIVERS WILD
RUSH.
1t Tells a Tale Of Anguish Un-
heard Of Before in America.
THE FLAMES ADD FURY TO THE
CALAMITY BY DESTROYING
SEVENTY LIVES.
fire and FLOOD 60 Hand in Hand in
Its awful Death Dealing Career:

JOHNsTOwN. Pa, June 1.-The waters
which overwhelmed this town
yesterday, carrying deaths to
hundreds and misery to thou
snands, are subsiding raridly.
Its no exaggeration to-day that there
are mOurneIs in every family. 1t is
impossible to describe freely the sudden
ness with which disaster came after the
warning sound heard at COnemaugh,
two miles distant. few minutes before
the rush Of water came. but it was
attributed 10 some meteorological dis
turbance. and no trouble borrowed he
cause of things unseen. A low rum
bling noise increased in volume. how
ever. and came nearer; a suspicion of
danger began to force itself upon even
the bravest. which was increased TO a
certainty a few minutes later. when
with a rush a mighty stream spread out
in width. and there vas no time to save
themselves. Many unfortunates were
whirled into the midst Of the
stream before they could turn around.
Men. women and children were strug
Cling in the waters, and it is thought
that many Of them will never reach
this place.
Here a similar scene was enacted.
only on much larger scale. as the
population is greater, and a sweeping
whirlpool rushed into a denser mass Of
humanity. 1t was twilight Of
terror. and the gathering shades
Of evening closed in a panorama
of horrors that has few parallels in the
history of casualties. Now and then
the waters would wash against one side
Of the mountain and then to the other
side, carrying with them their human
freight. and this diversion enabled those
on the tanks to rescue many.
The water is still too high to even at
tempt to estimate the extent Of the dis
aster, but the city is a complete wreck,
and il is certain the loss Of life will be
immense.
The fugitives are returning to the
place where. a few hours ago, they
were prosperous and happy.
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tween this city and New florence
IL in working order and over it mes
sages are constantly being transmitted. /.
ordering collins. embalming fluids ard
special cars for funeral purposes.
A railroad conductor who arrived in
the city TO day. said: There IS 10 tell
ing how many lives are Lost. We got
as far as Bolivar and the sight was
terrible. Some Of us picked ~
the body OF a boy there.
Altogether eleven bodies were recoy-
esed. do not think that any one got
into Johnstown. and it is my opinion
that they will not get in very
soon. No one who is not
on the ground has any idea
of damage done. 1t will be at least a
week before the extent of this Hood -
known. Many OF the bodies will ncver
be recovered" Assistant Superin-
tendent Wilson, of the PeuDsy lvania
Railroad, is in receipt OF a telegram
stating that a number of people are
lodged in trees and wrecks OF build
ings along the line, some Of whom are
alive and asking that rescuirg parties
be advised at stations Of the road.
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A Nad " e<saCs.

CHICAGO, ILL June Captain ]. Z
Fitzpatrick, of Central police detail
received dispatch from his brother
who was chief of police at Cambria
Pa. opposite JohnstOwn, as follows
Rose, her husband and child, and my
wife and three children, were drowned
also some Of Bob's children Persons
referred to in the message are Rose
Brady. Captain Fitzpatrick's sister
James Brady, the husband; Ellen
Brady. daughter; Mary Fitzpatrick. and
her three children, two boys and one
girl. Bob refers to another brother
living there who had nine children.
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LIKE A FaEXzIED WHIRLPOOL.
the mad waters Rushed on Dealing
Death and destruction.

BOLIVAR. PA. June 1.-Water IS
higher here than ever known, and two
story houses, barns, stables, whole for
ests. trees. out-hOuses. railroad bridges
country bridges. RATS. inverted skiiIs,
drift-wood by the acre, from all OF
which imploring hands were held out
to those on banks willing. but impoient
TO help. have noated down the swollen
torrent Of COnemaugb.
Information received is meagre, but
for the most part accurate. AT Lock
port, two miles east. more than twenty
people have been taken from the flood.
The first great rush of water reached
here at seven o'clock last evening.
This came from the burst dam above
j ,hnstown. 1t came ike fienzied
VIII rlrool, aud before the people could
realize il they were in its grasp. For
tunately people liYins on low-lying
ground escaped.
AZ . .o' = Cav I'A' ~
was swep. along. and from 1t shrek
upon shrek came, Help, for God 8
sake" Hor,ified spectators on shore
saw three women, to one Of whom was
clinging two children. Rapidly the
current precluded all possibility OF
even thinking in the matter, and the
raft passed out Of sight, screams OF wo-
men and children blending in their pitt
Gus pleadiugs for aid long after the rail
was around the bend. The stream then
became thickly strewn with men, wo-
men. and children, cliuging to all sorts
Of temporary structures for their saliva
ton. and two men aud woman ciung
madly to the tops Of huge trees, the
men emulating the females in then
shrieks for help that it was not possible
10 give.
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MOST DISTRESSING REPORTS.
The I,yer fiiIed with wreckaGe-Iowns
NuDmergcd.

PIrrsBuRG. PA, June 1.-Reports
from all along the Kiskimine.as river
into which Conemaugh empties are most
distressing. The river near Saltzburg is
filled with wreckage. The volume OF
water is Unprecedented. The iron bridge
connecting Blairsville with Blairsviiie
intersection has been carried away ana
with it train OF heavily-loaded cars
standing on the bridge to hold IL III
Mace. This was the largest and strong
est bridge on the West Pennsylvania
railway.
All towns in Kiskiminetas Valley,
more or less. are flooded. Among them
are Livermore, Sallzburg, Apollo
Leechburg, and Avenmore, having pop
ulalions from 5000 to 10000 EACH
Boketown is reported completely SUD-
merged.
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seventy gurued 10 Death

PITTsBURG, June with the frs
edition Of the Times, headed pop ular
subscription for the relief OF the flood
sufferers with $500, an appeal was made
for out side aid. At mass meet
ing this afternoon citizens con-
tributed fifty-five thousand dollars
for the suffering. All sorts Of reports
are coming IN, and it is impossible to
estimate the loss Of life. A dispatch
from New Florence says that seventy
persons were burned TO death in the
wreckage at the Johnstown bridge.
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DESTRUCTION AT FREDERICkSBr RG,
The River SIM Rising One Lire Losi.

FREDERIcKs BURG, VA, June 1.-The
liver continues to rise at the rate of
twenty-four inches per hour. A great
many families have lost all their pcs
sessions by it. The only life lost.
IS far as known, is that Of
Charles 4. Hunter. Jr.. who was
drowned near Beck's Island. on which
he lived with his father. The hood at
tackled their home and threatened TO
carry il away, While young Hunter
was endeayoring to rescue his father
from bis perilous position this morning.
his boat was overturned and he was
drowned.
The Hunter family is in the second
story OF the house, which is completely
surrounded by water. There is no
possibility of rescue, and il the house
should be swept away, they Ynl
drown
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Prominent c,tisen. visii Fort Payne

FORT PAYNE, ALA. June L Gov
einor Seay, of Alabama. with STATE
Treasurer, Mayor of Monigo merry
and party of thirty promi-
nent citizens visited this city
by special train, spent the day
in visiting the new bull lirgs and
industries and exploring the beautiful
cave. two miles in length.
At a meeting this evening Easter d
capitalists promised assistance III estab'
fishing cotton mills in Montgomery.
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Washington Entirely Cui en-

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June Wash
ington has been entirely cut oil from
railroad communication with other
places. The only trains running are on
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads between this city and
New York.
AT the railroad Offices it is stated that
the washout is general through Virgin
ia and West Virginia, and no trains can
possibly be sent out before 0:4O o clock
tonight.
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LEXINGTON.
Weather Clear and wafer Falling Rap.
idly.
Especial 10 the Times. |

Speclai 10 tue Times.
LEXINGTON, VA, June l.-Heavy
rains Wednesday night to Friday morn
ing flooded North. South and James
rivers. breaking railroad and telegraph
Communication in all directions until
to-day. Water in North river last night
wa fl teen feet above low-waIer mark.
and within two feet of mark Of 1870.
Weather clear and water falling rap
idly. Richmond and Allegheny wires
are down. and no reports in from along
the line of road, but the dam
age must be very heavy.
Not atrlil in or out since Thursday
evenin aad more are expected in the
ne. t fr ,e.ght b urs. Trains on the