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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-30
The Early Use of SOAP.

The remains of well-Organized soap
factory have been found in the ruins Of
Pompeii. Tyler says the first express
mention of it occurs in Pliny and Galen'
and the former declares it to be an In
vention of the Gauls, though he prefers
the Germ;Vl to the Gallo soap. Id
remote periods clothes were cleansea
by being rubbed or stamped upon IN
water. Nausicaa and her attendants
Homer tells US, washed theirs by treaa.
ing upon them with their feet in PITS Oh
water.-Odyssey, book vi. TIE manu-
facture of soap began in London in l'.t
before which time it was supplied W
Bristol at one penny per pound
Christian at Work.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-30

Ducks in China are Matched in large
quantities, artifcially, in ovens heated
by fires of charcoal They are kept in
immense quantities by the boatmen
who buy the young ducks from farmers,
who in turn buy from the men who
hatch them. The boatmen pasture them
along the river banks. They are trained
to return to the boats when called.
They thrive and grow rapidly with very
little feeding on the muddy river banks.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-30

|, Boston has street-railway horse
forty years old, who for twenty-five
years logged along before car running
between Boston and Brookline. In that
time he never lost trip from sickness
or disability, and actually travelled 1885,
600 miles. He is now on the retired list,
and will never be required by the COM
pany to do any more work.
One of the most striking Christian
enterprises in Japan is an orphan asy-
lum started two years ago at Okayama
by medical man and his wife, in imi-
tation of George Muller. It's home is in
a Buddhist temple and it has now fifty.
five orphans.
1t is stated that the Indians of the
Tongue River Agency thinks that a Sa.
vlour is shortly to appear among them.
They think he is white and that he Is
somewhere in the mountains. They
believe that when he comes he will de-
stroy the whites and ask all the Indians
to give un firearms and use only bows
and spears.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-30

At the dinner-table of the four that
night gloomy silence prevailed. Dick
was sulky and said nothing. Harry and
Jack seemed in low spirits, while a look
OF awful sternness overspread TOMS
blonde features. 1t was relief when
the meal was concluded. but as they
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Toms Gold Dust.

"That boy knows how to take care
of his gold DUST" said Toms uncle
often to himself, and sometimes aloud.
Tom went to college, and every account
they heard of him he was going ahead,
laying a solid foundation for the future.
Certainly" said his uncle, "cer-
tainly; that boy, tell you, knows how
to take care of his gold dust" Gold
dustl Where did Tom get gold dust?
He was poor boy. He had not been
to California. He never was a miner
When did he get gold dust? Ali he
has seconds and minutes, and these are
the gold dust of time, specks and parti-
Giles of time which boys and girls and
grown-up people are apt to waste and
throw away. Tom knew their value.
His father had taught him that every
speck and particle of time was worth
its weight in gold, and his son took care
of them as if they were. Take care OF
your gold Young Reaper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
New Books.

BISMARCK IN PRIVATE LIFE, by a
fellow student. Translated by Henry
Hayward. Published by d. Appleton
& Co., New York. Price, in paper,
fifty cents. Bismarck, though out of
office, remains one of the most COM
manding figures in Europe, and the
general interest in his personality will
insure a welcome for this entertaining
book. 1t describes Bismarck the man,
and the intimate view of the iron chan
cellor, which is furnished in anecdotes
and descriptions, will be found to pos
sess an extreme interest. The book is
illustrated with little known portrait
of Bismarck, and portraits of the Prin-
cess Bismarck, Count Herbert Bis
marck, the Emperors William, Freder-
lex and William H., the youthful
Crown Prince, and the present chan
cellor, Count Caprivi.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
A Lesson in POliteness.

The late Professor Morren related
once, in our hearing, rebuke which he
gave to a high-strung Beacon Hill dam
sci, which is worth repeating for the
moral it carries. The young lady was
one of his pupils, and made herself par
ticularly obnoxious by her naughty and
even insolent bearing, displaying her
contempt for all about her so markedly
that it became at last unbearable. 81
knew her mother in France" said the
professor, whose broken English there
is no need of producing here, I" and she
was most eXquisitely modest and I'M
assuming woman. But the daughter
was so insolent that she had to have a
lesson; so / said to her: Will you be
so good as to remain after the lesson?
l have something to tell you She
stayed, and in her haughtiest manner
she said: You wish to speak to me?'
'Yes; you are Miss So-and-So?' Yes
And you live at No. - Beacon street?'
'Yes.' And your father is Mr.. So
and-So?' Yes And your mother
is the lovely and sweet Mrs. So-and-So
l have met in France?' 'Well?' 'Oh,'
/ said, you are sure there is no mis-
take?' mo mistakel What do you
mean?' am exceedingly surprised
that you come of such family and so
well born 'Sir!' i am much sur
prised have been sure you came of
new rich family, some paruenu-'
'Sir!' you think, mademoi elle,' !
said, softening my manner, that
haughtiness is aristocratic. Now, you
will pardon an old man if / remind you
that the contrary is true. l have
known your mother so long that dare
to be frank with you. You have been
very insolent in the Glass; 'Insolent
MONSIEUR 'Yes, mademoiselle. You
have mistaken this for a mark of arts
tocracy. You would much better copy
your mother, your gentle, lady mother
And l made her my best bow and lief
her to think about it. And she was {
good girl afterward; very goot
girl. "-BoSton Courier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Home.

That is laudable and worthy ambi-
ton which seeks to make home the
brightest, sweetest and happiest place
on earth. Father can be less absorbed
in business, politics and society, and
give more of love and service to wife
and children. Mother can be less irri-
table and more considerate of the boys
and girls in romp and play. Husband
and wife can have less charms for the
outside world, and bestow the wealth
of their devotion upon one another and
the inmates of their household. Chill
dren can restrain their selfish tenden-
cies, and have regard to others enjoy
ment. In fact, there are a thousand
ways by which all can add to the home
attractiveness and delight. Love, tact,
taste and determination must be
brought into play. There must be a
daily doing and sacrificing, combined
effort, a mutual giving and receiving of
the gifts of the mind and heart. In
the charmed family life the kind word
springs promptly and kindly to the lips
the kind and loving feeling rises to the
surface; the right action is performed
at the right time and manner; forbear-
ance and charity rule, and the advan-
tages and privileges are common prop
erty.-PreSbyteridn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Current Eiterature.
October Magazines.

THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL con-
tains the story of the courtship of Gen
eral Grant, told by Mrs. Grant. With
this number Mrs. Margaret Bottome,
president of the " Kings Daughters"
begins a department devoted to this or
ganization, which now numbers nearly
200 900 members. Another contributor
to the Journal during the coming
months will be p. T. Barnum. The
magazine promises to be one of the
most popular in the country.
THE NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE is a
cotton number, in honor of the GEN.
tennial celebration, at Pawtucket, r. l.,
of the building of the first cotton mill
in this country. In connection with
this subject there are two richly illus
trated articles in the number, one en-
titled "The Cotton Industry in New
England, and the other dealing with
Pawtucket as an old historical New
England, town. There are also two ex-
cellent articles, with good portraits, on
two Englishmen prominent in the re-
ligious word-Cardinal Newman and
Stopford Brooke. President Goodall
has finely illustrated article on the
Massachusetts Agricultural College,
which accompanies an article on "Agri-
cultural Education" by Mr.. Reeve.
THE ARENA is, as usual, very in
teresting number, with a frontispiece
portrait of w. II. II. Murray, who
writes on " Ar Endowed Press" Other
articles of much suggestion are Z" The
Death Penalty" by DR.. George F.
Shrady; "The Race Problem" by
Professor w. 5. Scarborough with por-
traiD; Symbolic Characters in the
Old Testament" Professor Sheridan
p. Wait; "The Propagation of the
British Parliament" General Marcus
j. Wright; Development of Charac-
ter in Schools" Abby Morton Diaz;
"Our Unchurched Millions" Thaddeus
B. Wakeman. The Notes on Living
Problems include one on Trusts"
another on " The Great Political Up
on "The Race Problem" There are
also editorial notes on timely topics.
LIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE contains
its usual variety of interesting articles.
w. Clark Russell, famous for his de-
lightful sea stories, and author of "The
Wreck of the Grosvenor, ~" Marooned,"
etc., contributes the complete novel The
story is entitled I" A Marriage at Sea-"
and is tale of love and adventure
upon the deep. Tartuffe in Ebony :"
is an entertaining sketch by young
southern writer, Jeanie Drake. A New
England professor and an admirer of
the southern darkey from afar goes
South and engages what is technically
known as " colored help" The man
ner in which the trusting professor is
imposed upon by dark-hued Tartuffe
is very amusingly described. Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland contributes an arti-
Gle entitled My Florida" A thought
full paper upon" University Extension"
is from the pen of Professor Skidmore.
Poems are contributed by Bessie Chan
der, Julian Hawthorne and NJ. G. Nc
| Clelland.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Royal Fish.

While old and wise heads of the
United States and England are carry
ing on dignified quarrel over the own
ership of the seal in Behring sea, let
me tell you something about royal fish.
You know that kings and queens have
many rights and prerogatives. Well,
one of these prerogatives of English
rulers in Olden times related to royal
fish. Royal fish are sturgeon and
whale, which are considered the finest
of deep-sea fish. For this reason,
son account of their superior excel
lence," whenever one of these fish was
thrown ashore or caught near the coast
of England it became the property of
the king. This seems very unjust to
those who might secure the whale or
sturgeon, for they were compelled to
give it up without receiving any pay.
However, the king had some ground
for claiming these royal fish as his prop
erty, because it was he who guarded
and protected the seas from pirates and
robbers, and in those days there were
very many of them. The most peculiar
feature of the custom of royal fish was
this-that while the whole of the stur-
geon belonged to the king only half of
a whale did, for it was a prerogative,
as it is called of the queen that the tail
of every whale caught in the way l
have told you was her property, while
the head only was the kings. The
reason for this division, as given by the
old records, was to furnish the queens
wardrobe with whalebone; and this
reason is more amusing than the GUS
tom is peculiar, for the whalebone lies
entirely in the head of the whale. But
there are many more as strange and
amusing customs recorded in England's
early laws. This right to royal fish was
considered of great importance, and
was carefully guarded for many gen.
erations. 1t was also prerogative of
the kings of Denmark and the dukes
of Normandy, and from one of these
it was probably derived by the princes
of England.-W. r. s., IN Harper'S
Young People.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Thoughts.

A VERY sure mark of ripeness is a
loose hold of earth. Ripe fruit easily
parts from the Dough. -Spurgeon.
LET no man who wants to do any
thing for the soul of man lose chance
of doing something for his body
George Mcdonald.
OUR future history is as secure as
that of the past if only that moral life
remains which was in the founders of
these commonwealth, when peril did
not brighten or hardship discourage
them, and when their rude daily expe-
rience took from the Bible a consecra-
ton and gleam.-Dr. StorrS.
CHRIST is the guide who never leaves
the traveller; feeling is the torch, some
times burning brightly, but very liable
to be blown out. He who trusts mere
feeling will trust light most likely to
be blown out when most he needs light
and comfort, while it will often burn
brightly when it is least needed.-R
III. LOUeU.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01

unhopeful; my mood came out in my
tone. "'Peak like you do when you
laugh" called the weak little voice up
stairs; and, If ever felt rebuked by
an angel, that was the moment. 1t
has come up to me hundred times
since. l hope am the brighter and
cheerier for it. "Speak like you do
when you laugh" That means sparkle
and gladness and good will. Those
fretful lines at the mouth corners don't
come from laughing. The weary ones
around the eyes have another origin.
But the plainest outward sign of de-
spondency is that in the tone. The
sick feel it; that is why visitors are
forbidden" Little children are in
fallible weather prophets; they will not
"take to" you. And you and Just
common working men and women,
neither sick nor young nor old, but
busy and often tired, we love-yes,
that is the word--we love the bright,
loving, laughing, happy voice. "Speak
like you do when you laugh. "-SeIected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Christian Missions.

The strongest argument for our low
ing lost world and doing something to
save it must be based on Gods love
for lost world, of which we are part.
We may count up the blessings of
Christianity for this present life, and
they are almost without number; we
may estimate the contributions of Chris
tanity to civilization, and they are
almost without limit; we may calculate
the strength which Christianity gives to
a state, and the happiness which it brings
to people, and both are of mighty pro-
portions; and yet, if the central thought
that animated God in sending his Son is
lost sight of, there will be and there
can be no genuine missionary spirit,
but only calculating, wise policy which
will treat missions as it would treat any
other investment. That central thought
by which God was moved was that
whatsoever believeth on his Son might
not perish, but have everlasting life.
Christian missions are not for the ex-
tension of trade and commerce, not to
open new countries for our manufac-
lures and agricultural products, not to
make men observe the customs of
civilization instead of leading the life
of a savage, not to ameliorate the tenn
poral condition of men who have hard
time of it here, not for any one of a
hundred things which they incidentally
bring about; but simply and solely for
the furtherance of Gods own purpose
in giving his Son, that men who, with
out Christ, would perish, may have an
opportunity to believe in Christ, and SO
may not perish but have everlasting
life.-Dr. Cyrus Northrup.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01

THE PULPIT AND THE STAGE.-Rev.
F. M. Shrout, pastor United Brethren
Church, Blue Mound, Kan, says;
81 feel il my duty to tell what won
ders DIR. Kings New Discovery has
done for me. NY lungs were badly
diseased, and my parishioners thought
l could live only few weeks. 1 took
five bottles of DIR. Kings New Dis
covery and am sound and well, gaining
twenty-six pounds in weight" Arthur
Love, Manager Loves Funny Folks
Combination, writes: CATER thor
ough trial and convincing evidence l
am confident DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption beats 'em all and
cures when everything else fails. The
greatest kindness / can do my many
thousand friends is to urge them to try
it," Ten-cent trial bottles at c..
Blakely's drugstore. Regular sizes
City cents and Sl.00.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
Our Sons ann Girls.
A Child's Fancy.

Hush, hush Speak softly, mother, dear,
SO that the daisies may not hear;
For when the stars begin to peep
The pretty daisies go to sleep.
See. mother. round us on the lawn,
with soft, white lashes closely drawn,
They've shut their eyes. so golden gay,
Which looked up through the long, long day.
But now they're tired OF all the fun,
OF bees and birds, of wind and sun,
Playing their game at hide and seek;
Then very softly let us speak"
A myriad stars above the child
Looked from heaven and sweetly smiled;
But not star in all the skies
Beamed on him with his mothers eyes.
She stroked his curly. chestnut head,
And, whispering very softly, said;
"Td quite forgotten they might hear;
Thank you for that reminder, dear"
The academy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
The Love of God.

| confess that when | hear some of
our modern euchre-playing, theater-go-
ing church-members speaking of the
hard views of God entertained by
such men as " the gentle Gillespie "
and the sanity Rutherford, whose let
tiers breathe the very essence of loving
communion with God, I can not repress
my Indignation. When / hear them
say that the times call for more promi-
nent presentation of the love of God to
men, of the gentler side of Gods char
acter, | am reminded of a conversation
| had few years ago with one of the
most eminent statesmen of this country,
now justice on the supreme bench at
Washington. Though not professor
of religion, he was man who thought
very profoundly on all religious sub
jects, and he said to me: You min
listers are making a fatal mistake in not
holding forth before men. as promi-
nently as the previous generation did,
the retributive justice of God. You
are fallen into sentimental style of
rhapsOdizing over the love of God, and
you are not appealing to that fear of
future punishment which your Lord
and Master made such a prominent
element in his preaching. And we are
seeing the effects of it in the widespread
decentralization of private virtue and
corruption of the public conscience
throughout the land" Think we, who
are ministers of the gospel, see in the
overcrowding of the rolls of the church
with people in whose hearts there has
never been any of what the old divines
called "deep law work." and whose
connection with the church is simply a
nominal one, further evidence that the
times demand not more explicit state
ment in our creeds of the love of God
to all men, but more explicit statement
in our preaching that the axe is laid
to the root" and that " every tree that
bringeth not forth good fruit shall be
hewn down and cast into the fire. y
DR.. T. d. IVitherSpoOn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
r ICY PERRY's ESTATE.

IL COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners, to receive, examine and ad-
lust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Lucy Perry, late of Cabot, in said
District deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes Aforesaid at the town clerks
office in Cabot the Goth day of October and goth
day of February next from ten o'clock A. N. until
four o'clock r. NJ, each of said days, and that six
months from the 18th day of August A. ID. 1890, is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to us for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Cabot this 27th day of August A. d. 1890.
1881 ORVIS Fits. Ooiuhlsslohei9'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
A LFRED YORK'S ESTATE.
~ L !. :

IN COMMlSSlDNEkN' NOIlCE
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Washing
ton, Commissioners, to receive, examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Alfred York late of Waterbury, VI;
in said District, deceased and ali claims exhibited
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the store of Wy
man Wallace, on the 18th day of october and
5th day of March next, from one o'clock p. NJ.
until four o'clock p. each of said days and that
six months from the 5th day of September. A. d.
1890, is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to us for exam
nation and allowance.
Dated at Waterbury, VT this 9th d'y of September,
A. ie Ri 1870 G Y, MMYMHN Commissioners.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
NOAH A CLARK's ESTATE.

~ STATE OF NEkMONI, washington District IS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier In and Tor
George NJ Webster, Administrator Of the estate of
Noah A. Clark, late of Cabot in said District, de-
ceased makes application to said Court, with the
consent and appreciation in writing Of the heirs OF
said deceased residing in the State of Vermont for
license to sell all of the real estate of said deceased
situated in Cabot In said District to wit: About ten
of land with buildings thereon, including the
homestead therein, representing that the sale
thereof would be beneficial to the widow and
heirs of said deceased, and those interested
in his estate, In order to convert said real
estate into money. Whereupon, 1t is ordered
by said Court that said application be referred to a
session thereof to be held at the Probate ONCE,
In said Montpelier on the Sd day of October,
1t is further ordered, that all persons interested
be notified hereof by publication of notice of said
application and order thereon three weeks success
Sively in the Vermont WdtehmqR & State Journal a
newspaper published AT Montpelier, in this state,
and which circulates in the neighborhood of those
interested, before said time of hearing that they
cause object thereto. BY the Gourt.-Attest,
1881 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
A sA BLANCHARD's ESTATE.

IN COMMISSION EKS' NOTICE,
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington Commissioners to receive, examine and adj
just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Asa Blanchard late of Montpelier,
in said District deceased, and all claims exhibited
in Offset thereto hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid at the office
of Homer W. Heaton, in Montpelier aforesaid, on
the 10Th day of October and II day of March next,
from ten O'Clock A. NJ. until four O'Clock p. NJ each
said days and that six months from the 18th day of
September, A. d. 1890 is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their claims to us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Montpelier this 22d day of September,
A; D. 1880. HOMER " HEAToN, Commissioners.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-01
"Speak Like You do When
You Laugh.V

A baby of three years once preached
me a sermon, and pass it on for the
benefit of other downcast and despond-
ent ones who need to learn to " re-
ioice evermore." "How is the baby?"
/ asked, drearily, standing at the foot of
the staircase leading up to chamber
where the little one lay i'll. i was tired,