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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Advantages OF Low Ceilings.

"Rooms with low ceilings, or with
ceilings even with the window tops"
says the Popular Science Monthly, " are
more readily and completely ventilated
than those with high ceilings. The
leakage of air which is always going
on keeps all parts of the air in motion
in such rooms, whereas if the ceiling
is higher only the lower part of the air
is moved, and an inverted lake of foul
and hot air is left floating in the space
above the window tops. To have the
currents of fresh air circulating only in
the lower parts of the room, while the
upper portion of the air is left I'M
affected, is really the worst way of
ventilating, for the stagnant atmos-
pheric lake under the ceiling, although
motionless, keeps actively at work,
under the law of the diffusion of
gases, fouling the fresh currents cir
culating beneath it. With low ceilings
and high windows no such accumula-
ton of air is possible, for the whole
height of the room is swept by the
currents, as the dust of the floor is
swept by the broom. Low ceilings
have also the advantage of enabling
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Plants In Witchcraft.

Occasionally when the dairy-maid
churned for a long time without making
butter she would stir the cream with
twig of mountain-ash and beat the COW
with another, thus breaking the witch's
spell. But, to prevent accidents of this
kind it has long been customary in the
northern counties to make the churn-
staff of ash. For the same reason
herd-boys employ an ash-twig for
driving cattle, and one may often see
mountain.ash growing near house.
On the continent the tree is in equal
repute, and in Norway and Denmark
rowan-branches are usually put over
stable doors to keep out witches, sim
liar notion prevailing in Germany. No
tree, perhaps, holds such a prominent
place in witchcraft lore as the mountain
ash, its mystic power having rarely
failed to render fruitless the evil inhu-
ence of these enemies of mankind
To counteract the spell of the evil eye,
from which many innocent persons
were believed to suffer in the witchcraft
period, many flowers have been in
requisition among the numerous charms
used. Thus the Russian maidens still
hang around the stem of the birch-tree
red ribbon, the Brahmas gather rice,
and in Italy rue is in demand. The
Scotch peasantry pluck twigs of the ash,
the Highland women the groundsel, and
the German folk wear the radish. In
early times the ringwort was recon-
mended by Apuleius, and later on the
fern was regarded as preservative
against this baneful influence. The Chi
nese put faith in the garlic; and, in
short, every country has its own special
plants. 1t would seem, too, that after a
witch was dead and buried precaution
airy measures were taken to Illustrate her
baneful intence. Thus, in Rus ia, aspen
is laid on a witch's grave, the dead sor-
ceress being then prevented from riding
abroad. -Popular Science Monthly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

"Cousin Polly" has the following
additional particulars in answer to the
second and third questions:
2. The poetry of this period began
with the writings of Sackville, Lord
Buckhurst, 1869, but the first really
noted poet was Edmund Spenser, who
was born in London in 1862. The pub
LEGATION of his poem, the Shepherds
Calender" made him the first poet OF
the day. He died destitute in 1899.
g. Sponsors most important work
was "The Faerie Queen" poem in
twelve books. This was the first great
ideal poem by an English author, and
is the source of our modern poetry.
One writer says of it that " it has never
ceased to make poets, and it will not
lose its power while our language lasts"
The Elizabethan period of literature
did not begin until about the middle Of
Elizabeth's reign, and Ascham had
then finished his work. Although
Raleigh was born before Sydney, and
Bacon but few years afterward, their
chief literary work was not done until
after Sydney's early death, hence Sir
Philip Sydney is more usually spoken
of as the first prose writer of that pc
Rod.
"Cousin Polly" asks, "Will the
Scribe tell me something of Ascham's
book Toxophilus?"
Some mention of that work, with a
short quotation from it, was given Feb
ruary 81, before "Cousin Polly" had
Joined our club. We will say here,
however, that it was treatise on arch
cry, written in the form of a dialogue
between Toxophilus, a lover of archery,
and Philologus, lover of words-that
is, student. Its purpose was to di-
vert the attention of people from the
barbarous sports of the time-bull-6ght
ing and the like-to the more civilized
amusement of archery, and to set forth
its dignity and healthfulness.
For the next time:
l. Give a brief account of "The
Fairie Queene."
2. In what year was the Authorized
Version of our English Bible publishedi
3. State briefly how it was prepared.
Is South Loring street, Lowell, Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Keep Warm.
keeping.

Rose Terry Cooke says: "If you
want to be happy keep warm. Women
are eaten up with neuralgia, say the
doctors. No wonder. They sit all the
morning by hot register and then tie
the five or six-inch strip of bonnet over
their back hair, bit of lace film over
their bangs, put on kid boots, with silk
or thread stockings underneath, and
dawdle along the pave, with bitter winds
of winter shifting their temples, their
delicate ears, their Threats and the
bases of what should be their brain.
Their outraged nerves shrink and
culver under this barbarous exposure.
But no matter; their chests are we'll
covered with fur cloaks and sacks, but
cold feet, the numb ears, the redeemed
temples, the exposed neck will have
their own story to tell Then you
won't wear flannel next the skin. Why?
Because your waists will look too large
and it is the style to be as near in
shapeliness to that delightful and lovely
insect, the wasp, as humanity can be
forced. Do you really like to ache and
groan and to be laid aside every few
days with agonizing headaches or pant
ing, laboring hearts? Strange, if true! "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
What is Patent Flour?

Patent flour is not any particular part
of the wheat berry, 1t is not as strong
as the bakers of clear flour, and
stronger than the low grade. We fire.
quently hear it said that the patent
flour is only made up of the harder and
more glutinous portions of the wheat.
The low grade, or the flour from next
the bran, would come as near meeting
this definition as does the -four from
the middlings in the present system of
manufacture. In the old system of
grinding with the milestone, and es-
pecially the low grinding system, the
middings were that portion of the
wheat which was best calculated to re-
sist the action of the millstone-the
hardest part. The present system of
making middlings by corrugated rolls
does not depend. upon the varying
hardness of the different portions of the
wheat to make middlings. Where the
wheat is harder it will be more brittle,
but this is merely an incident. Mid
dlings making is the principal object in
reducing wheat by corrugated rolls,
and by this method the wheat is broken
into middlings, not ground into flour,
with portion remaining as middlings
because of its hardness. For this rea-
son patent flour, made according to the
present methods, does not necessarily
mean flour from any particular part OF
the wheat berry, as ordinarily under
stood.-The Milestone.
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FRANK n. BASCOM,
General Eastern Agent, Representing
Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont,
MONTPELIER, YER
Refers by Permission to

heleTS ny IeTmlSSlOn 10
Col. Fred E. Smith, president Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Mont
pelier, Vt.
II. n Taplin, Esq, treasurer Vermont
Mrtual Fire Insurance Company, Mont
pelier, VT.
Hon. Charles Dewey, president National
Life Insurance Company, Montpelier Vt.
j. G. Houghton Esq, treasurer National
Life Insurance Company, Montpelier VT
Hiram Atkins, editor Argus & Patriot,
Montpelier, Vt.
j. G. Reed, wholesale tobacconist, Bur-
lington, VT.
w. A. Stowell, division superintendent
Boston & Lowell railroad Woodsville, N. H.
f. w. Morse, general passenger agent
Montpelier & Wells River railroad, Mont
pelier, Vt.
w. ID. Reid, Md, Barre, VT.
Hon. H. Mann, Jr., Wilmington, Vt.
Hon. Leslie Crane, Proctor, Vt.
Myron w. Smith, Esq, Fairlee, Vt.
George NJ. Fletcher, Esq, Moretown, VT.
j. b. Smith, wholesale clothing, Burling
ton, Vt.
o. c. Clement, Esq, Corinth, Vt.
II. NJ. Clark, Van Ness house, Burling-
ton VT
HIN. Drury, ticket agent, Burlington, Vt.
j. II. Mitchell, Esq, Burlington, Vt,
Eli Camp, East Randolph, Vt.
Hon. A. A. Hall, grand master of Masons,
St. Adams, Vt.
Hon. w. ID. Wilson, past grand master
of Odd Fellows, st. Adams, VT, and many
others who do not desire the use of their
names, who have invested in the stock and
building lots through his agency
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Our &ops ann Girls.
Reminding the Hen.

It's well ran into the garden"
Said Eddie, his face all aglow;
=" For what do you think mamma, happened9
You never will guess IT, know
" The little brown hen was there, cluckingi
Cut-cut,' she'd say, quick as a wink,
Then cut-cut again, only slower,
And then she would stop short and think.
" And then she would say 1t all over,
She did look so mad and so vexed;
For, mamma, do you know, she'd forgotten
The word that she ought to cluck next.
" SO l said, Ca-ddo-cut, ca-ddp-cut'
As loud and as strong as could;
And she looked round at me very thankful;
tell you 1t made her feel good.
" Then she tapped and said Cut-cut-ca ddW-cut >;
She remembered just how It went then,
But it's well ran into the garden
She might never have clucked right again"
Bessie Chandler, in Nep FORK Evangelist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

THE VERDICT UNANIMoUs.-W. d.
Suit, druggist, Bippus, Ind, testifes:
&c can recommend Electric Bitters as
the very best remedy. Every bottle
sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles and was
cured of rheumatism of ten years
standing" Abraham Hare, druggist,
Bellville, Ohio, affirms: "The best
selling medicine l have ever handled
in my twenty years. experience is
Electric Bitters." Thousands of 9th
ers have added their testimony, so that
the verdict is unanimous that Electric
Bitters do cure all disease of the liver,
kidneys or blood. Only half-dollar
a bottle at any drugstore.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

the rooms to be warmed with less ex-
penditure of heat and less cost of fuel.
The above does not agree with the gen.
erally.accepted idea of the height of
rooms in dwellings, but the authority
is good and well worthy of considera-
ton by persons about to build"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

IT is curious fact that the body is now
more susceptible to benefit from medicine
than at any other season. Hence the i'm
portance of taking Hoods Sarsaparilla now,
when it will do you the most good. 1t is
really wonderful for purifying and enrich
ing the blood, creating an appetite and CIV
ing healthy tone to the whole system. Be
sure to get Hoods Sarsaparilla, which is
peculiar to itself
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
F financial Opportunity.

The undersigned having assumed the
general eastern agency for the sale of the
stock and building lots of the MUNCIE NAT
URAL GAS LAND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY Of
Muncie, Indiana, respectfully offers them to
the public, believing this to be an unpar-
alleled opportunity to make money rapidly
and legitimately on moderate invest
ment-having spent over three weeks at
Muncie and the offices of the company
looking over its charming city, its fifty-three
manufactures, aud its wonderful natural
gas, which warns and lights the homes OF
its 10000 people, propels its factories, lights
its streets and saves its people in fuel and
light already over S500,000 annually. Its
population has doubled in the last few
months and must soon reach $4,000. Hav-
ing thoroughly investigated its affairs and
the standing of its officers to complete salts
faction the expert prediction is that the
stock which is to-day offered at $50 per
share will, inside of eighteen months, COM
mand $3.50, and It's building lots increase IN
value over fourfold. Those who invest
now will get the bottom or ground floor
prices. The man or woman of moderate
means will receive the same consideration
in purchasing one share of stock or one
building lot as the banker or capitalist.
All orders from this section of the country
are passed to the credit of the eastern agent,
whether made through him or the officers
of the company. All correspondence or in
vestments made will be regarded as strictly
confidential, and those dealing here direct
may receive advice and suggestions which
they have neither the time or opportunity
to devote to at the general offices of the
company The subscriber has taken per-
sonally and disposed of to intimate
friends already over SS3,OOO worth OF stock
and building lots, and respectfully invites
correspondence and personal visitation at
his office, where he will be happy to extend
every courtesy he possesses to inquirers
and customers, Respectfully,
FRANK II. BAsCoM
General Eastern Agent
Montpelier, VT, May l, 1889.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
abe 9oussbulb.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either TO DIR. T. II. HosKIEs, Newport, VT, or d.
rectly TO THE wAToHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
advertisements.
NATURAL GAS
LAND I'M IMPROVEMENT CO.,
MUNCIE, IND.
CAPITAL STOCK, $2,OOO,OOO,
PAR VALUE, 500.
ELL PAID AND NON ASSEsSA nIE
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS,

President, Leon Albeit, Ex-Governor of
New Jersey.
Vice President and General Manager,
Elbridge G.. Rideout Of New York.
Treasurer, William Harris, Union City,
Ind.
Secretary S. G. Goshorn, Muncie, Ind.
James f. Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio
Nicholas Dinner of Dayton, Ohio; and w.
III. Hall, Findlay, Ohio.
This company has now opened subscrip-
ton books at its offices for the sale of linn
tied amount Of stock at the initial and low
est subscription figures. More than three
fourths OF the stock has already been taken.
For the remainder subscriptions will be
received at the company's offices until
May 20 at the bottom price of $50 per
share. AT er that date the price will be
advanced. The company owns about
1900 valuable house and building lots in
and adj joining the city of Munce, situated
in the most desirable center OF the natural
gas field of Indiana. These lands are to be
at once improved by opening avenues and
spacious boulevards and erecting desirable
residences, and supplying natural gas to
consumers. The common council of the
city has granted franchise for electric
street cars, which will soon run through the
property where houses are to be immedi-
ately erected. The lowest estimate of the
value of this property, readily salable, is over
| 81 900 900, and it is constantly advancing,
insurng thereby the most advantageous in
vestment possible to offer. Remit by bank
check draft or express to the undersigned.
A descriptive pamphlet of thirty pages,
handsomely illustrated, containing plat Of
lands, with scale of prices, maps, ETC., for
warded upon application, by
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Special Railroad Meeting.

Pursuant to the order of the directors, IA special
meeting of the Stockholders OF the Montpelier &
Wella River railroad will be held at their railroad
ofice in Montpelier Vt, on Saturday, the 18th day
of May, 1889, at two o'clock 4. NJ.
FirSt-To II the stockholders of the Montpelier
a Wells River railroad will instruct the directors to
take a lease of the barre Branch Railroad Company
thereof.
Second-To see II the stockholders OF the Mont.
pelier Wells River railroad will approve of lease
OF the Barre Branch railroad to be submitted TO the
meeting, and instruct the directors to execute such
lease ON behalf of the corporation,
Third-To transact any other business that may
legally come before the meeting.
By order OF the directors,
JOEL FOSTER, CLERK.
Montpelier, VT, April %. 1889.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
Choice Seed Potatoes

Early Albino and Early Durham, $500 per bar.
rel; Morning Star White Elephant, Thunderbolt
and Bonanza, 500 per barrel, for one barrel, at
Marshheld or West Danvile. The above varieties
section. l.. H. READ, Cabot VI.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
advertisements.
I]oHNS'!9!s!!;s'LIN|!M.!!l:!H'';;!!;:,:
For Internal and External Use.

stops Pain Cramps Inflammation in body or limb,
like magic Cures Group, Asthma Colds Catarrh, Choli
err Morbus, Diarrhna, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lame
back stiff Joints and Strans Full particulars free Price
SO eta postpaid l. 8. JOHNSON CO., Boston, Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08
MEMORIAL, COMMENCEMENT,
Exhibition, Anniversary,

And all festival DAY MUSIC can certainly be
procured of Dtson Company. Send freely for Lists,
Descriptions and advice.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-08
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.
An Industry That Promises to Yield Big
Results,

An Industry That Promises to Yield Big
Results.
For the first time there has been public
exhibit in this city of the products of DR..
Goehring's Geometrical Wood Carving Ma
chine, although it was designed and built
here, As is we'll known, DR.. G. L. GOeh-
ring is a successful physician in Allegheny,
but he kept his wonderful discovery quiet
until it was perfected. Thinking, perhaps,
there might be some truth in the old saying
that prophets and inventors are more popu-
lar away from home, he made his first pub
lie exhibits at the Minneapolis, Chicago,
st. Louis and Dallas Expositions.
The exhibit to be seen at the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition will satisfy anyone that this
wonderful machine is going to work big
change in house finishing. 1t turns out
over 1000 patterns of carved lumber, which
can be combined to surpass any other finish,
save hand carved.
The beauty of it is that this lumber is
turned out at an expense only trlhe
greater than that of plain finish, which
brings it within the reach of all. That this
is going 10 become a leading industry is
quite evident from the great favor with
which the lumber has been received.
A company has been formed here TO oper-
ate in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio
and West Virginia. The works on North
avenue, near the railroad, Allegheny, are
equipped with splendid dryer, one ma
chine, boilers, engine and everything neces-
sary. At recent meeting of the stock
holders it was decided to sell small block
of the stock to increase the working capital
sufficiently to meet the demands ofthe trade.
H. A. Spangler, Cashier of the Third Nat
ional Bank, Allegheny, is secretary Of the
company, and has charge OF the stock sale.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-08
IMMUNITY FROM FIRE AND THIEVES
Illustrated by the Comprehensive Display Of
Safes Made by

Illustrated by the Comprehensive Display OF
Safes Made by
THE BARNES SAFE AND LOCK co.
Among the prominent industries of Pitts
burg the Barnes safes stand as decided
feature. They have made a special exhibit
for the consideration of the distinguished
members of the ePan-American Congress, and
it has been examined in a consistent man.
ner by these gentlemen, who have expressed
themselves in unmeasured terms concerning
the practicalities and stable qualities
which are here exemplifed in their highest
sense. This manufacture has a worldwide
reputation. The excellence of the product
Is patent to all and this point of observation
has attracted universal attention.
The Barnes safe was established in 1845.
about the time of the great fire, which de-
vastated the main part of the business center
OF Pittsburg. From q small beginning it
now ranks among the largest industries of
the land. Over 200, 900 OF these safes are
now in use in the United States and fatter-
ing testimonials have been received from
the owners of safes which stood the test of
the great fires in Chicago, Boston, Holyoke,
Seattle and Spokane.
CHAMPION SAFES IN THE EXHIBIT.
One of the chief objects is bank burglar
proof safe, weighing Z, 900 pounds, to which
is fitted a Sargent & Greenleaf time lock.
This is one of the handsomest bank safes
ever made in this or any other country. 1t
affords perfect security for valuables against
the depredations of rogues. Several Sec
tions of the various parts used in making
these burglar-proof safes were shown and
their stability admired. A vault door
stands in the center at the rear of the space.
In this class of work Barnes stands pre-
eminent. There is scarcely building of
prominence in Pittsburg where vaults are
used but what is supplied with doors OF this
manufacture.
A very attractive line of freproof safes of
various sizes is also in this display and they
have received large share of attention from
the visitors. 1t is the finest exhibit of safes
ever shown from Maine to California, and
as these safes are found in every State in
the Union, besides many foreign countries,
the Endorsement of their excellence is most
pronounced. The Barnes Safe and Lock
Company shipped in the last year safes to
Europe, and have big trade with Mexico.
So extensive is eheir reputation that they
have recently shipped safes to China.
The Barnes Safe and Lock Co., founders,
manufacturers and sole proprietors of the
Barnes Fire and Burglar Proof Safes are
located at 124, 126, 127, 129 and 131 Third
avenue, Pittsburg, and their factory is a
model of its kind.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-08
THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH
BRANCH OFFTCES,

For the accommodation Of the
public, Branch Offices have been
established at the following places,
where Want, For Sale, To Let, and
other transient advertisements will
be received up to g P. M. for inser-
ton next morning:
Advertisements are 10 be prepaid except where
advertisers already have accounts with THE DIS
PATCH
PITTSBURG.
THOMAS MCCAFFREY, 3569 Butler street.
EMIL g. STUCKEY, 24th street and Penn ave.
z. G. STUCkEY &CO., Wylie ave. and FultonsG
n. STOKELY. Fifth Avenue Market House.
EAST END.
j. W. WALLACE, 6121 Penn avenue.
McALLISTER sHEIBLER, 5th av. &Atwood st.
soUTHsIDE.
JACOB sPOHN. No. 2Carson street.
Il. A. DONALDSON, 17O7 Carson street.
ALLEGHENY.
A. j. KAERCHER, 50 Federal street.
h. j. MCBRIDE, Market House, Allegheny.
FRED H. EGGERS T72 Ohio street.
+. d. EGGERS SON, Ohio and Chestnut sts.
j. F. STEVENSON. Arch and Jackson streetL
THOMAS McHENRY, Western and Irwin aves.
&. w. HUGHES, Pennsylvania and Beaver aves.
FERRY NJ. GLEIM. Rebecca and Allegheny aVes.
MlLLVALE BOROUGH.
w. WI. FLOCKER, Stationer, No. 4Grant ave.