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Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
A Man Whom Vanderbilt Made. IErnna fhe Chicaoo Trihunal


 There arrived at the Palmer house yester" day quiet little man that one would put down for an actor. Young looking, without silver hair, yet he is seventy years of age. Many years ago he was struggling for liv- ing in New York state. Suddenly he was 8 millionaire; then almost as suddenly he had not penny. Again the scenes shifted and he had more pennies than an English syndi- cate. After four or five years on the top wave again he was down. This is brief history of John Barker.
 When Commodore Vanderbilt was search- ing the United States for mate for his flyer, Mountain Boy, Mir. Harker, then a small horse trader, appeared in New York and presented Commodore Vanderbilt with Lady Planet.
 "I think I've matched your horse," said MT. Harker. eff Mountain Boy and Lady Planet make swift team you are welcome to my horse. don't want cent for her."
 It was swift span, as everybody knows. The commodore beat every team on the road and held the double team record for years. John Harker was not forgotten. He was worth some eight hundred thousand dollars in little while. Harker was not satisfied and the many whirls he took in Wall street soon caused his fortune to disappear. Again Commodore Vanderbilt placed him on the top shelf. The erst while horse trader then retired from active speculation and lived like king for 8 few years, until he found his way to Wall street once more. His as- sociation with the bulls and bears soon caused separation between him and his coin, and for the third time he joined the bread winners. Now he has & fair compe- tency aud enjoys life.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25

Spitzbergen-of the snow which covered the icebergs, and which had come from still higher attitudes. He found 1t strewn with a multitude of minute black particles, spread over the surface or situated at the bottom of little pits, great number of which were to
 be seen on the outer layer of snow. Many of such particles wore also lodged in the lower
 strata. The dust, which became gray on
 drying, the Professor found to contain a
 large proportion of metallic particles attract
 ed by the magnet, and capable of decompos-
 ing sulphate of copper. An observation
 made little later on other icebergs proved
 the presence of similar dust in layer of
 granular crystalline snow situated beneath a
 stratum of light fresh snow and another of
 hardened snow. Upon analysis, Professor
 Nordenskjold found this matter to be conn.,
 posed in varying proportions of metallic iron
 phosphorus, cobalt, and fragments of Diato-
 macem.
 One curious result of the recent conversion of British consols was the discovery of 8 large amount upon which interest was un- claimed, and some for the principal, of "A~ASAA sAASAo "0Ao Ao oWAo1o uv hls Oub or 66, 800 notices posted, there were returned, through the dead letter office, owing to de- fective addresses, 12,700, of which only about 1, 200 admitted of being reposted to fresh addresses. Many of the letters so re. turned were marked "deoeased," and from this and other sources the bank learned for the first time that hundreds of stockholders
 were dead. Many persons were reminded by the notices that they were owners of
 stock which they had been too careless to l claim for many years, while others were made aware for the first time that they had l money in the funds, and in some instances
 the stock in question, about which there was
 this agreeable surprise, amounted to as
 much as et ,000, with many back dividends
 accrued. The redemption operations were | continued till the end of the last September,
 and when they were concluded there re- 1 mained at the Bank of England sum of s7,849, 755 due to stockholders, but un- l claimed. This sum was credited to 1o,90O | accounts, which included more than forty l holdings of over ZIG, 1000, the holding of one individual in consols and reduced threes amounting together to e187, ,598. In addi- tion there were unclaimed stocks in the hands of the national debt commissioners
 amounting to e576. .366, so that the total amount of stock for which no owners could be found was eS,246,141
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
Cloak Department.

Spring Jackets, Capes, Wraps and Long Garments, make ex- pressly for us, now ready in full assortment. Special values at $2.o8, $50, 500, 6.5o, 7.5o, $o.5 and 1000. Misses Garments, all the newest styles, at right prices. Special bargain in Misses Con- nemaras, all sizes at 5000.
 Silk Faced Melaneis Cloths are the ONLY Fast Black Satine Fabrics, with white print ed figures, ever made. We are showing our new styles in this handsome, lustrous black cloth, with the small and medium sized white figures, so much in demand. This Black cannot be harmed by acids, soapsuds or precipitation.
 w Samples sent.
 All Silk Vests for Ladies at 6oc each. Colors are Ecru, Pink and Blue.
 Only 22c for Boys Seamless, warranted fast black Hose, dou- ble heels, etc. All sizes, from 7 to oH.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25

According to Iron, one of the most interest ing contributions of Professor Nordenskjold to popular science is his exapination-when about 80 degrees north latitude, before reaching Parry's island, to the northwest of
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
An Ocean Prospect. l paused to view the ocean One cloudless summer day, When I had chanced to visit Tho onfronNo fo fha ho-

An Ocean Prospect. Ipaused to view the ocean
 One cloudlesS summer day, When had chanced to visit
 The entrance to the bay. Blue was the sky above ne,
 Blue lay the sea below; While in the far blue spaces
 The sHpS went to and fro. some ships were sailing outward, Somo coming into shore; Some sought the windless haven, Some braved the pillows roar One bounded gaiIy outward
 And caught @ favoring breeze; With merry hearts and gleeful-- The danger did but please. One came in marred and shattered And worsted by the fight; Others. with cargoes weighted, Were with success well dight. gaze upon the surges
 Of Hfe's great, restless sea, Whose farthest depths and vistas Reach to eternity. Here, craft are bold and forward, And seek the stormy seas; There, boats, more timid, follow The shore and milder breeze. For some the voyage endeth,
 Its storms and teznpests past; They gladly make the harbor And furl their sails at last. With tattered sails and ensigns, Or whole and all unharmsd, They come at last to anchor, Their fearful hearts now calmed. So ever on life's ocean,
 Laden with commerce vast, For some the voyage waiteth,
 For others it is past. J. N. G.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-25
Q. M. WEIGH 6 SON, 9o and go Congress Avenue.
 Branch Grand Avenue

CapOns, Turkeys, Broilcrs, Philadelphia Chickens, Primo Reef, Primo Lamb, Lettuce, Spinach, Cabbage, and everything ct peicss to defy all competition, at
 E. SCHONBERGER's, |, Q, Central Market Congress ave. New Haven.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
A Dogs Sense.

A young girl was crossing the Public
Garden one morning, upon the main
path which crossed the bridge. She
was accompanied by a magnificent mas
tiff, who strobe along beside her in the
most companionable sort of way, look
ing up into her face occasionally, as if
to remark casually that it was very
fiue morning, or to ask if there was
anything he could do for her. The
two crossed the bridge together, and
finally came to the Charles street gate.
Here the young girl, evidently not
wishing to have the care of the dog in
busy streets, turned to him, and said:-
"There, that is far enough now,
Marco. You need not 90 with me any
farther, but turn about and 60 home"
She spoke as she would to small
brother, in a pleasant conversational
voice. Marco looked at her with his
large eyes, then looked across the COM
mon, wagging his tail slowly, as though
he were thinking how pleasant it would
be to 60 the rest of the way. Finally,
he turned back to her again, and, with
movement of his head and eyes, asked
as plainly as though the words had
come from his mouth, "Please let me
90 a little farther, it is such a fine
morning?"
"No, dear. I'm going shopping, you
know" answered the girl, explaining
the difficulty, as if Marco were human.
"There'll be crowds of people, and l
shall not know what to do with you.
But 60 along now, there's good fell
low; and I'll be back soon."
Without another word, Marco turned
and walked back across the gardens.
He did not stink away, as some dogs do
when sent back, but marched leisurely
along with his head in the air, stopped
moment on the bridge to watch the
children skating below, then trotted on
toward Commonwealth avenue.-BoS-
ton Erening Record.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
What a Boy Does.

He comes out at the front door,
bright-faced and happy. He comes out
for no particular reason, save that he
wants to be moving about. He is full
of physical action and he must get some
of it out of him before bedtime or he
won't be fit to sleep. He doesn't know
this with his head, but his body knows
it; for, after all, the body does great
deal of its own thinking, Independently
of what we call consciousness. He
stands on the step and looks up and
down the street. He doesn't know
what he is looking for. Indeed, he is
not looking for anything. He Just
looks with sort of underlined hope that
he will see something suggestive to him
of what to do. He jumps down the
steps and goes to,the gate, hangs on it
moment, makes few sounds with
his voice such as nobody but boy can
make, and nobody else would make if
he could. They don't mean anything.
He makes them because-well, because
he is a boy. As if he had suddenly
thought of something to do, he bangs
the gate open and rushes down the
middle of the street yelling like young
Indian. But he has not suddenly
thought of something to do. He has
simply done that because he couldn't
think of anything to do, and must do
something. Then he picks up stone
and fires it at dog, and cringes and
feels sorry ii it hits the mark. He
doesn't want to hurt the dog. He throws
the stone because he and the dog and
the stone are there, and it is handy to
do so. For a few seconds he stands
and looks up into tree at-nothing.
Then he breaks into run again, and
suddenly sits down on the curbstone as
if he had accomplished something and
was content Washington Capital.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

You've ladies who intend to become
teachers should take warning from the
pronunciamento of the principal of the
state normal school at New Britain,
Conn, who recently refused to keep his
contract with young lady from Ohio
because " she was too homely." The
young lady had been engaged for the
term, but when the principal saw her
he Informed her sister that he could not
keep his word, but would give her a
months pay and the expenses of the
journey. Those who saw her say her
manners are engaging and that she APP
pears to be fitted for the position. The
principal was probably jealous of the
reputation of the profession as to
physical beauty. "Handsome is as
handsome does " is not cardinal prin-
ciple at that school.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
,tloral ano Rslialous.
The Power Of Freedom.

Jesus Christ escapes from the slavery
of money and of luxury because his
soul is absorbed in the eternal plans of
God: he escapes from the traditions of
his people because he lives in the eter-
nal truths of God, and he escapes from
circumstances because he lives in char
acter. Jesus Christ is positive and not
negative. love to think of that calm
figure, walking majestically, because it
is so calm, through the perplexed and
troubled and feverish streets, as if he
stood to-day and rebuked you-why?
Not for doing the things which you are
doing; not for being occupied with the
details of life which have been thrust
into your hands, and which you have
constantly to do with, but for being the
slaves where you ought to be the mas
tiers, or being ruled by the things
which you ought to have under your
control. Here he stands, the poor
Christ, the calm Christ, the simple
Christ, in the midst of our agitation
and our riches and our perplexity and
our artificialness and our slowness of
life. The power of freedom is forever
in being fastened to the heart of God !;
is forever in living, in walking with
the divine life of which he was part.
1t is forever in the positive and not in
the negative; in the great strength of
the goodness TO which he chung and
not in the weakness of the evil which
he declined. And so it must be with
us. | may say, {" am the son of God.
He told me so. l am the son of God;
with my divine belongings, with my
divine readings toward the higher
life, with my possibilities of intimate
union and close connection with him
who rules the world, and from whom
all holiness proceeds. am the child
of God, and therefore the life of the
child of God who is my Elder Brother
may become the picture of the life
which l may live, and may enter into
his salvation. "-PhillipS Brooks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
Temptations.

That man is really the weakest at
his strongest points was never more
forcibiy illustrated than in the case of a
very prominent Chicago physician.
DESTROYS of making some experiments
with opium and yet fully convinced be-
fore he made any essays that he would
never allow the drug to fasten itself
upon him or himself to become slave
to it, he went at the matter in a prac-
teal yet serious sort of way. He had
not pursued his experiments very far
when he became slave to it. He grew
so fond of it that he squandered his
estates to purchase it. He lost his
practice, sold his house-even to the
furniture-reduced himself from gen.
tleman to complete wreck, finally
abandoned his family-his wife and
chidren-and had to be sent to an in
ebriate asylum. He was, alas! not
strongest at his weakest point, but
weakest at what he considered to he
his strongest point. There is a story
which tells of a fortress in Scotland
which at one time the enemy desired to
take, but which those holding it knew
they could not seize at the strongest
point, which, by the way, was steep
declivity. Strange enough, while the
keepers were terrifying the TANKS
where they expected the enemy to
come, the enemy scaled the declivity,
fell down upon the keepers and de-
stroyed them, thus taking the fort
ress.-Reu. j. +. Grumbiue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
Catarrh Can't be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
can not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure it you have
to take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces, Halls Catarrh Cure is no quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of
the best physicians in this country for
years, and is regular prescription. 1t
is composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination of the two in
gradients is what produces such won.
derful results in curing catarrh. Send
for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists. Priceseventy-iive
cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

THE remarkable thing about the in
dustrial disturbances of the present
time is their universally. AT Chicago,
Southampton, Eng, and Australia
at the four corners of the world-labor
and "capital" have found themselves
pitted against each other in strikes.
And now Scotland, which has been
singularly free from labor disturbances,
is having serious trouble in her fur
naces. The lesson of this condition of
things is that transition is in progress,
and both parties will do well to go
slowly. The competitive idea, as be-
tween labor and capital" seems to be
narrowing to stubborn fight. After
all, it may be necessary to abandon it
for some form of cooperation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

PRONOUNCED HOPELEsS-SAvED.-
From letter written by Mrs. Ada E..
Hurd of Groton, S. D., we quote
{" Was taken with bad cold, which
settled on my lungs, cough set in and
finally terminated in consumption.
-Four doctors gave me up, saying |
could live but short time. ] gave
myself up to my Savior, determined
if | could not stay with my friends on
earth, would meet my absent ones
above. NV husband was advised to
get DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds. l
gave it trial, took, in all, eight bottles.
1t has cured me, and thank God am
now well and hearty woman" Trial
bottles ten cents at G. Blakely's drug
store. Regular size, fifty cents and
S100.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
Good Hints.
NEVER be late at meal hours.

NEVER be late at meal hours.
NEVER interrupt any conversation
but wait patiently your turn to speak.
NEVER sit down at the table or in
the parlor with dirty hands or tumbled
hair.
NEVER reserve your good manners
for company, but be equally polite at
home and abroad.
NEVER call to persons upstairs or in
the next room; if you wish to speak to
them, go quietly where they are.
WHEN you are told to do or not to
do thing, by either parent, never ask
why you should or should not do it,
Farm and FireSide.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

THE new census enumeration in New
York city is being taken by the police,
and the report is that it is working
smoothly. 1t will take four or five
days to do it. In London the method
of enumeration has been for the police
and assistants to do the counting in one
night. This rapid work does not seem
to have been practicable in New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

THE baby has its preferences as well
as anybody, and the taste of DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup renders it acceptable to
every infant. Price twenty-five cents.
IT is a mean thing to be suffering
from catarrh, still many people 60 on
torturing themselves, when they might
find almost instant relief by using Old
Saul's Catarrh Cure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
The Fourteen Mistakes OF Life.

An exchange says that somebody has
condensed the mistakes of life and ar
rived at the conclusion that there are
fourteen of them. Most people would
say, if they told the truth, that there is
n limit to the mistakes of life; that
they are like drops in the ocean, or the
sands on the shore in number; but it is
as well to be accurate. Here, then, are
fourteen great mistakes: 0D 1t is a
great mistake to set up our own stand
ard of right and wrong, and judge peO-
pie accordingly. (2) 1t is great mis-
take to measure the enjoyment of 9TH
ers by our own. (3) 1t is great mis-
take to expect uniformity of opinion in
this world. (4) 1t is great mistake to
look for judgment and experience in
youth. (5) 1t is great mistake to en-
deavor to mold all dispositions alike.
CO. 1t is great mistake not to yield to
immaterial trihes. CD 1t is a great
mistake to look for perfection in our
own actions. (S) 1t is great mistake
to worry ourselves and others with
what can not be remedied. (9) 1t is a
great mistake not to alleviate all that
needs alienation, as far as lies in our
power. QO 1t is great mis,ak not
TO make allowance for the infrmities
of others. Q1) 1t is great mistake to
consider everything impossible that
we can not perform. Q2) 1t is great
mistake to believe only what our finite
minds can grasp. Q3) 1t is great
mistake to expect to be able to under
stand everything. Q4 The greatest
of mistakes is to live for time alone,
when any moment may launch us into
eternity.-Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

WIRE screens in the stable windows
to keep out insects will enable tired
horses to rest better at night.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08

A TENTION called to THE RANSIT AND
"A BUILDING FUND SOCIETY of Bishop
William Taylors Self-supporting Mission. Send
contributions and communications to RICHARD
GRANT, Treasurer, Isl Hudson street, New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
Via The Albert Lea Route.

Via The Albert Lea Route.
Solid Express Trains daily between Chicago and
Minneapolis and st, Paul, with THROUGH Re-
clining Chair Cars GREE to and from those
points and Kansas City. Through Chair Car and
Sleeper between Peoria, Spirit Lake and Sioux
Falls via Roch Island. The Favorite Line to
WATERFOWL, SIoL Ills, tho Summer Resorts and
Hunting and Fish iroJ.'" of the Northwest
The Short Line via Z, o':;. .,anlkakee offers
facilities to travel to and ,Vm Indianapolis. Gin
cinnati and other Southern I, 'ints.
For Tickets, Maps, Folders, desired informa'
ton, apply at any Coupon Ticket Office, or address
G. ST. Hfa, 20 -ir, ,SEnAo flAN,
GEM Manager. zen Tiki. & Pass. Agt
CHICAGO. ILL.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
SOLID VESTlBULE EXPRESS TRAINS

Of Through Coaches, sleepers, Free Reclining
Vhair Cars and EAST Of Mo. RIVER Dining Care
GIL BLUFFS and OMAHA, with FREE Reclin-
mE Chair Car 20 NORTH PLATTE (Neb.j, and
between CHICAGO and DENVER, COLORADO
SPRINGS and PUEBLO, via st. Joseph, or Kan
sas City and Topeka. Splendid Dining Hotels
west of St. Joseph and Kansas City. Excursions
daily, with Choice of Routes to and from Salt
Lake. Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Direct Line 10 and from Pixies Peak, Mani
tou. Garden of the Gods, the Sanitariums, and
Scenic GrandpIrs NJ Colorado
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
ADMINISTRATIVE SALE.

Lorinda $. Winter, administrator of the estate of
Ira W, Winter, will sell at auction Friday, DC
tobcr 10, 1890, at nine O'Clock A. NJ the home
farm of said estate consisting of one hundred sixty
five acres, II Is under good state of cultivation
Forty five acres are meadow land and cut one hup
dred tons of hay. Good running water at house ana
barn, Sugar.place of nine hundred trees. Good
buildings, IN good repair, situated about one mile
from Marshtlcd village Sale on the premises.
There will he sold at the same time and place,
back pasture of sNtyfve acres situated in the town
of Peacham. Terms of payment made known on
application -
LoRINDA s. WINTER. .idminiStrdtriE
Marshtield, VT, September 49, 1890.