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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

Ham, when he wants to be, is hard to
discount. This fact was forcibly illus
trated in an incident connected with
the recent trial of the Chambers case
at Ironton. 1t will be remembered
thas one of the principal witnesses for
the defence was Frank jenkins, a negro
and eyewitness of the tragedy. Frank
was withdrawing a chicken-coop only
a few feet away when the shooting &C.
Cured. On the direct examination he
told his story in a plain, straight
forward way, and his evidence was very
material. The examiner pro-
pounded the usual questions and made
strenuous attempt to tangle the wit
ness in giving his testimony. Con-
corning the facts Immediately preceding
and at the time of the shooting ques-
ton would be asked Frank, to which
he would give prompt reply, and then
the attorney would ask: " What did
you do then?" 81 Just went on white
washing the chicken-coop." But
when the defendant appeared with the
gun, and it seemed as if some one was
going to be hurt, what did you do
then?" " l kept on withdrawing the
chicken-coop. 1t was none of my
business, and where | came from, in
Woodward county, Kentucky, | long
ago learned not to interfere with two
white gentlemen engaged in settling
question of honor. turned up one
end of the coop and kept right on with
my white-washing." When the shot
was fred what did you dor" Kept
right on withdrawing" Did you
do anything when they removed the
bodyP" Eyes; kept right on white
washing" The judge smiled, the
spectators Uttered and the whole court
room appreciated this wonderful dis
play of disposition to attend strictly to
ones own affairs.-St. Louis Repub-
Hcnn
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
How Antiquities are Made.

The most approved method of giving
a floor or wall look of old age is to
scrub it at intervals with gallons of old
ale. This produces fine effect Ma
hogany is generally used for the manu-
facture of antique pieces of furniture.
In its natural state it is no darker than
black walnut, and to make it of a proper
hue staining must be resorted to. If
oak is wanted, it is rubbed with COM
mon shoe backing, and the usual wax
finish put on afterward. This is war;
ranted to add fifty years to the apparent
history of bureau or desk in one hour.
For the inside works of the desk or
bureau pine is employed, and this is
given the requisite look of antiquity by
repeatedly firing a shotgun loaded with
nothing but powder, and plenty of it,
into the drawers and around them, until
the surfaces exposed are sufficiently
discolored, and thus get those curious
indentations which ordinarily indicate
age. Another process is to wash the
drawers, etc., with coarse sponge
dipped in powerful acid, which affects
the wood here and there, and insures
the same result.-National Builder
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
Mistellanp.
A Laughing Plant.

While the Stanley expedition was
crossing a portion of the southern ex-
tremity of the Sahara desert they were
made acquainted with the peculiar prop
critics of plant known only to that re-
gion, called by the Arabs Gull koia, or
the laughing plant. Professor Salchi,
attached to the expedition, was fortu-
nate enough to procure several fine
specimens of this peculiar plant, which
he is at present cultivating, with view
to practical experiments. The produce
ton of laughter by artificial means it
is thought can be reduced to a science,
now that the discovery of a plant, the
properties of which are a direct incent-
i've to laughter, has been made. Any
amount of exclamation can be pro-
duced by simply increasing or diminish
ing the laugh producing dose. There
was a time when the somnolent effects
produced by the poppy were not gener-
ally known, but the soporific properties
of this plant are now beyond cavil, and
in short time it is expected that Pro-
fessor Salchi will have crop of the
laugh-producing plants large enough
for practical experiments. The now
almost unknown plant will soon be-
come stable article of commerce, and
the principal cereal cultivated in many
vast garden will be the laughter-pro-
ducing plant. AS opium is certain to
produce sleep, so can the laughing plant
be at all times relied upon to produce
laughter in all animated creatures, from
the micro-organisms of the oscillatorie
up to the genus homo. This strange
plant grows ia the arid deserts of Arabia
and on the vast sea of the white sand
known as the desert of Sahara, in
Africa. The plant is of moderate size,
with bright yellow flowers and soft,
velvety seed pods, each of which con-
tains two or three seeds, resembling
small black beans. The natives of the
district where this strange plant grows
dry the seeds in the sun and reduce
them to fine impalpable powder by a
process of maceration between two
stones. A small dose of this powder
has similar effects to that arising from
the inhalation of laughing gas. 1t
causes the most sober person to dance,
shout and laugh with the boisterous ex-
element of a mailman, and to rush
about, cutting the most ridiculous capers,
for about an hour. AT the expiration
of this time exhaustion sets in, and the
excited person falls asleep, to wake
after an hour or more, with more or
less vivid recollection of having been
in the seventh heaven of enjoyment
Philddelphid Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
A Variety of Napkins.

A napkin for every kind of food that
is to be served hot seems to be a re-
quircment of the day, and to decorate
these napkins in suitable fashion is a
pleasant pastime. The fish-napkin,
made somewhat longer than the length
of the platter, is plain in the center,
and embroidered at the end in tiny
shells, seaweeds or branching coral.
The ends may, in addition, be fringed
or only hemmed. An egg-napkin is
prettily embroidered with chickens in
shades of yellow silk, and corn-napkin
with ears of corn, partly opened, so
that the grain and the silk appear. AS
there is not so much poetry in a re-
alistic potato, a nonsense rhyme or the
vine and flower of the potato are
wrought across the potato-napkin, and
the squares of linen laid on butter-dish
may be embroidered with grasses or
disks representing butter-balls in white
or gold. A napkin for hot biscuits,
which is really more of necessity than
any of these pretty fancies, may be
decked with flowers or line from the
poets or "prosists " in regard to
bread.-Ne,o York Evening Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
He Worked for the Fun of 1t.

Allegheny City has rich young man
whose life is burden to him, because
he has nothing to employ his time. A
happy thought struck him week ago,
and going to the proprietor of a mems
furnishing store he offered his services
without recompense. He had enough
money, but he wanted work. He was
accepted The young fellow enjoyed
the change for few days, until his fell
low employees discovered he was work
ing without pay. They at once held an
indignation meeting, and decided that
they would be ruined by the cheap
labor of rich men. A vigorous protest
was made to the proprietor of the store,
and to avert a strike he sent note to
the Alleghenian, telling him his occupa-
ton was gone. The young man will
again start out to search for an object
in life.-PutSburgh Dispatch
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
Cats that Catch Fish.

Cats are usually afraid of the water,
but family of felines-a mother cat
and three kittens-who live at a rail
road signal station out on the meadows
between Newark and New York have
no such fear. The kind-hearted opera
tor at the station could not bear to
drive the cats away when they came
there hungry and thin from nobody
knew where, so tried to think of some
way to feed them. 1t soon occurred to
him to catch number of minnOws
from the pond near by in small net,
put them in pail of water, and feed a
few of them to the cats each day. This
he kept on doing, until he one day saw
the entire family at the pond splashing
in the water and catching their own
fish, no thanks to anybody! When
asked to explain how the cats knew
enough to go to the pond and catch
fish, he said he had heard that diet OF
fish made good brain food; and as these
cats had been fed on fish and nothing
else for some time, they were, doubt
less, wiser than ordinary cats.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
Hair-Pin Handy Thing.

What the jack-knife is to the average
school-boy the hair-pin is to the school
girl. She does not use it to white
with, since girls usually have a horror
of that boyish accomplishment; but
she has duties which are just as imper-
alive, and the hair-pin is her ever
ready implement. She has no pocket suit
able for carrying a jack-knife, but her
braids or twists furnish abundant room
for slowing away few extra hair-pins,
and it is the handiest thing in the world
to take them out, use them and return
them. What does she do with them?
mayhap our bachelor friend will ask.
Buttons her shoes and her gloves, uses
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

them for hooks, safety.pins and ordin-
airy pins, if the original articles are not
Mt hand; fastens her pictures to the
walls, secures her bric-a-brac, adjusts
her curtains, fastens her window in
whatever position she wishes, renders
the lock of her door burglar-proof by
thrusting hair-pin into it, or if she
has lost her key or lent it, picks locks,
mends broken hinges, repairs her para
sol, secures an awkward bundle, and
by bending and twisting them makes
more handy things than a carpenter
could get into tool-chest in the ordin-
airy line. Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
The Gentle Bloodhound.

Writers for the press" said gen.
tleman who has extensive private ken
nels, "should do everything in their
power to take away the stigma which at
present rests upon the bloodhound.
have nine distinct breeds of dogs at my
place, have won prizes and made more
or less of a study of all kinds of dogs.
| admit that for long while my per-
sonal likings ran to collie for beauty
and bulldog for fidelity and honesty.
Some time ago in England bought a
brace of bloodhounds, and in the course
of three years they have weaned me in
measure from every other dog own.
They are as gentle, faithful and intel
ligent as any dog to be found in the
world, and it is outrageous that their
keenness in following blood scent
should have brought upon them such a
reputation for fierceness. To speak of
bloodhounds is TO make the average
man shudder, and yet these delicately
organized, highly sensitive and faithful
animals deserve to rank as the best
friend of man. Their eyes have the
eXpressiveness of woman and their
tempers are as equable and even as a
thoroughbred mastiff's. The question
of beauty in dog is rather hard to de-
fine. Bloodhound pups are unquestion-
ably remarkably attractive looking
creatures. Their long ears, velvety
paws and wonderful eyes are all
valuable. AS they grow old they un-
doubtedly lose much of their beauty of
outline, but they are the most winning
and affectionate dogs in the world. l
hope sometime that they will recover
from the handicap which Uncle Toms
Cabin has saddled them with. p
Brooklyn Eagle
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

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 all drug-stores.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

ASSISTANT EDITOR: "Here is an in
quiry from fellow who wants us to
tell him in our Answers to Cor
respondents whether it is proper to
use the word without in the sense of
unless Editor Daily Tomahatok
(rehecting momenD: " Haven't l
used it in that sense in one or two ed
itorials lately?" Assistant /" think
you have" Editor: "Tell him such
use of the word is sanctioned by many
of the best living writers of English. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
Gbe 8uusebulo.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DIR. T. II. HosKINs, Newport, VT, or di-
recty to THE wATCHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
None OF His Business.

For cool self-possession or remark
able display of indifference in trying
and exciting times the descendant of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

How sad it makes man feel to OBJ
serve So straw hat on a seven-cent
head. -Kearney Enterprise.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
NMBALL UNION ACAD envy
Meriden, N. n.

The fall term of this institution will open on Tues
day August 26. A full board of teachers. Three
full courses of study, Fits young men and young
women for college. A limited number received on
the 800 plan" For full particulars address
Prof. w. IL. CUMMINGS, AM, Principal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03
THAT FOUL MILL RACE.
Attention, City Council / The Ordi-
nances Not Complied With.

a JOURNAL reporter made II thor
ough inquiry and investigation, this
morning of the mill ditch in North
Salem. He found the water moving
slowly but not with sufficient cur
rent to keep it pure. The brush has
been permitted to grow up on the
banks obstructing the view and fill
ing the ditch with its foliage ev-
cry season which generates enough
of disease tosicken the whole locality
and in addition to this some of the
families are 50 careless as TO throw
the swill from the kitchen and water
from the family laundry into the
the race.
The ordinance granting the con-
struction Of this ditch required II
picket fence To be built fencing in
the race but instead of that an un-
comely barbed wire fence greets the
sight of every passer-by. There are
NN'N'"A Nf'NNo VI Nbu lkut
alol z the course of the race which
are attributed to the condition of the
water in the ditch.
This ditch runs through n heauti.
ml locality aud the people should
not he hurdened by any unnecessary
Inconvenience 10y its presence, much
less should they suffer the disagree
able oder which is said to arise from
II In warm weather The brush
should be cut from the hanks, that
the people may be able to see out,
aud a neat picket fence, as required .
By the city ordinance, should bee put .
lp at once. The hlth that has al. .
ready accumulated IN the ditch
should be removed aud the water
allowed TO run through SO AS TO keep
i pure, aud then no complaints will
some from that part of the city In
regard TO poor health aud bad air.
The city council should look amer
this matter immediately, aud take /
steps To remedy the wrong.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL.

BARN DESTROYED The large
barn of J. w. Gilbert, who lives on
the old stage road, about five miles
north of this city, had large barn
destroyed by fire Monday. The ori-
gin Of the fire is unknown, but it is
supposed to be the work of some i'm
cendiary. In addition to the barn,
about fifteen tons of hay, a self
binder and eight hogs, were burned.
At the time Of the fire a stormy
breeze was blowing from the south
west, which prevented the fine
house of Mr.. Gilbert from being de-
stroyed. The fire attracted many OF
the neighbors, but their efforts wer,
of no avail, as it had too much
the start. Mr.. Gilbert's loss will be
about $500. AS far as could be as
certained there was 40 insurance Oh
the building.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

PAID THE FINE.-F. Wanless
of Salem Prairie, and j. Barn, VIII,
engaged in a few blows last night,
were brought up before his honor
recorder Conn this morning. Both
plead guilty and were fined, which
they paid and were discharged.
c. Jones, the colored puglllst who
boxed two or three opposers around
quite freely ~ the Columbia saloon
last night was fined, which he
could not pay and was sent up for ten
days. Officer Miuto had quite "a chase
in arresting Jones, and chased him
from the saloon to South Salem,
fired shot or two at him, before he
would surrender.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

BoONE-ALLEN.-At oakgrove,

BOONE-ALLEN.-At Oakgrove,
Polk county. May %, Mr.. &. F..
Boone and Miss Lena Allen.
Miss Allen is a daughter of the
late Hon. j. G. Allen, and is high
ly accomplished young lady.
Mr.. Boone is a young man Of ex-
cellent habits, formerly Of Polk
county, but at present a merchant
in Paloose City, Washington.
The young couple left for Wash
ington where they will make their
future home.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

RUNAWAY. "A dangerous run
away took place this morning at
Levi Herren's this side Of Turner.
II was the team of Mr.. j. II. Porter,
aud his wife aud son were in, The
team ran to Turner, throwing Mr..
Porter out aud hurting him some in
the back.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

BASE BALL.-The Capital base
ball club, of this city, will play II
match game with the Albany nine
Thursday afternoon In the Capitals
grounds In Wilson's avenue. Friday
they play with the Dallas nine at
Dallas, in Polk county, and Satur.
day with the Chemowa boys here
In Salem.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

Look HERE, FIDDLEs!-If YOU
are pretty fair violinist, and want
a strictly first-class violin, at Il mod
crate price, you caH fluid such an
one at the Court street jewelry store,
corner Court aud Liberty. 1t.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03
mot Poisoned on His lee Cream.

Ed. JoURNAL:-I wish it distinct
ly understood that the parties pois-
oned on ice cream, did not get that
ice cream at my place, for my ice
cream is not built in that way, and
| do not wish to suffer for others
carelessness
{. w. HELLENBRAND,
Proprietor of Hellenbrand's Eating
ParlOrs. 5-31-lw.
SALEM, Or, May 30
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

oiiVe lodge, /. o. o. f., conducted
the regular semi-annual election of
oIileels Saturday night with the fol.
lowing result; J. IL. Kayanaugh,
n. G.i r. e. Rednan, V.G.;JL,
Mitchell secretary john Moir, treas.
urer' June 10Th has been set apart
aS odd Fellows Memorial day.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

STILL VorINd.- Both parties are
sun voting that the Capitol Adven-
ture Cos, clearance sale In clothing,
hats aud dry goods must surely win.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

sAriNns. Reduced to l2l cents II
YARD at the Capitol Adventure Co.
ladies' take a look at them. 1t will
F"' 9'"' 6:20-tf
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

CoNTEsT.-Tuesday afternoon,
June 10Th, ut p. M, there will be
an elocutionary contest between
five pupils Of Miss Longs classes.
Two prizes are offered by r. McF.
Patton and Weller Bros The con-
test will be held at the University
chapel. Admission % cts. Two
scenes from the works Of eminent
dranlatists, by Miss Long and pu-
pills will be presented. Miss Long
will also read famous scene flom
Charles Reade's Christie Johnston.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

Mems light coats and vests, nom
$3.50 10 IS. A No. I goods. All
styles aud eolors, Al the Capitol
Adventure 90. n
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

sunday morning at a. m. fire
broke out at the Mt. Angel college
building II was promptly put out
ny the active professors and
students.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

FOR sALE.-An Eb cornet, cheap
lor cash, at Court street Jewelry
Store corner Court and Liberty. II.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03
Brick and Tile for Sale
MURPHY & DESART,

Successors to ID. Nash, have a well estab-
lished Brick and Tile factory In North
Salem; near the fair grounds, and are pre-
pared TO furnish flrst-class brick and tile
on short notice,
Samples Of Brick or Tile sent free to any
point desired, on short notice. Orders can
be left with Jos. Fishburn, ITO State street,
where samples can be seen. 81 d6w
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

Jones d Bernardo are now located
at 106 State street in their elegant
new quarters.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03
THE
RUNS

Fast trains with Pullman Vestibule
Drawing room sleepers, dining cars and
coaches of latest design, between Chicago
and Milwaukee and st. Paul and Mime
apolis.
Fast Trains with Pullman vestibuled
drawing room sleepers, dining cars and
coaches of latest design, between Chicago
and Milwaukee and Ashland and Duluth.
Through Pullman vestibule drawing
room and colonist sleepers via the North
ern Pacific railroad between Chicago and
Portland, Or.
Convenient trains to and from Eastern,
Western, Northern and central Wiscon.
sin points, affOrdlng unequaled service to
and from Waukesha Fond du Lac, Osh.
kosh, Neenab. Menesha, Chippewa Falls,
Eau Claire, Hurley, Wis, and Ironwood
and Bessemer, Mich.
For tickets. sleeping car reservations,
time tables and other Information, apply
to agents anywhere in the United States
or Canada. II. c. BARLOW,
Genl Traffic Mgr.
y. K AlNSLIE. Gen1. Mgr.
LOUIS ECKSTEIN.
Asst Genl Pass'r and Tkt Agt., Milwau.
kee. Wis.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

II u reported that the residence of
Frank J. Beaty, near Chenawa
wAs burned this morning. No par
tloulars.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

A LIVELY RUN.-The guerney
belonging to Minto d Lowe, took Il
lively run this morning. The
driver took q passenger to the 6
O'Clock boat, and while assisting her
from the cab, the boat whistled,
which frightened the team, and
caused them to break loose from the
driver. They ran to the hill near
the asylum, before they were caught.
A broken bride was all the damage
done.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

~ ls reported thar MeBee aud
wallace are defeated Ia Polk county.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

IN PROBATE. In the estate of
Juliette Rauch, deceased. file of
bonds of $1,000, NJ. d. l.. Remington
executor. John n. Davis. II. w.
Davenport and M, j. Brown, APP
praisers. In the estate of Anna
Mascher, deceased. c. f. Mascher,
administrator, files bonds Of $G23O,
G. Esenhart, Jas. Moores and Eph
Thurman appraisers.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03

nne pair Of carriage horses for
sale at the Capitol Adv, Ca. l8at
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-03
Guard Well the Childrens Health.

Whooping cough and Group in
stantly cured by Holden's Ethereal
cough shrup. 1t is infallible in its
effects, and pleasant to take. Large
size 81, small so cts. For sale by all
druggists.