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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
SuperstitiOns Of the Tea.Cup.

III while the tea is being made and
the lid, which has been removed to
pour in the water, is forgotten, it is q
sure sign that some one will drop in to
tea." If a single person happens TO
have two spoons in his or her saucer 1t
is prediction that the. fortunate Tor
unfortunate drinker of that particular
cup will be married within a year
from that date. If you put cream in
your cup before the sugar il will "cross
your love-" so he very careful. If
tea-stalk floats in the cup it is called
beau" and when this is seen un-
married women should stir their tea
very quickly round and round and
round, and then hold the spoon up-
right in the centre of the cup. If the
" beau " i, attracted to the spoon and
clings to it, he will be sure to call very
shortly, II not the same evening; but,
If the stalk goes to the side of The cup
he will not come. Examine the tea
leaves in your cup if you are pebean
enough to boil your tea instead of draw
ing it in the refined and dainty fashion.
for lot of leaves means money and
fortune. If you want to know how
many years will elapse before you may
expect to be married, balance your
spoon on the edge of your cup, first
noting that it is perfectly dry; fill
another spoon partly with tea and,
holding it above the balanced spoon,
let the drops of tea gather TO the tip of
the spoon and gently fall in the bowl of
the one below. Count the drops-each
one stands for one year. 1t is a sign of
fair weather if the cluster of small air.
bubbles formed by the sugar collect
and remain in the centre of the cup.
1t they rush to the sides it will surely
rain before night. When the toast is
made, three or four thin slices of bread
must be cut the whole length of the
loaf and placed one over the other.
This done, they must all be cut in half
by one sweep of the knife. If this is
done by young woman, and the slices
are not severed clean through to the
plate, she will not be married within
the year: if the bread parts in two
even heaps she might as we'll order her
trousseau. On no account must she
take the last piece of toa st or bread on
the plate unless she wishes to be an old
maid.--NeW York Advertiser.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
Bedroom CARPETS.

There is an excellent way of laying
bedroom carpets, in houses where rugs
are not the rule. Fasten small, strong
hooks in the baseboards, close to the
floor, and on the edge of the carpet sew
corresponding rings. Slip the rings
over the hooks, and the carpet is Sc
curely laid. OF course, few tacks
must be put where the carpet crosses a
doorway, but these are quickly removed.
BY this method, which is employed in
the s!eeping-rooms of many hotels, a
carpet may frequently be taken up,
thoroughly shaken and replaced, with
out much more labor than would be re.
quired to sweep it while on the floor
Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
An Electrical Fly Catcher.

A certain storekeeper in Richmond,
Ind, with some knowledge of electri.
city and considerable Ingenuity in get
ting up window attractions, recently
constructed an electrical fly catcher
that is unique. 1t consists of a small
induction coil, giving about quarter
inch spark, with a couple of cells of
battery and series of fine wires strung
on board, very much as in the must
cal instrument called the either. Each
al ornate wire is connected to ter
minal of the coil, and the sliding regu-
lator so adjusted that the spark will not
strike across between wires until an I'M
lucky fly alights on one wire, when the
prof 9cting body receives a spark and
the victim takes header between the
wires and leaves the field clear for the
next conner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
A New Style for PillOw-Shams.

Aspillow-shams are frequently difficult
to wash and iron properly, new style
has come into favor for everyday use.
White crepon, or soft bunting, or fine
cheese-cloth is taken, long enough and
wide enough to cover both pillows at
once. The material is embroidered
with roses, lilies, bluets, violets, or in
any other pattern or color that is
thought desirable. The sham may be
hemstitched all around, or done in
drawn work, or edged with lace. 1t
furnishes well, and does not rumple
as muslin or linen does.-Peterson s
MAGAZINE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
A Paper MOusetrap.

A paper mousetrap? Certainly; and
an uncommonly good one, too. 1t was
invented-or discovered; Josh Billings
used to say that all our inventions are
mere discoveries-by a bright little
housekeeper in a neighboring city
after this fashion: Despite all screens,
The ubiquitous fly persisted in visiting
her kitchen, and TO stop this buzzing,
she bought some sticky fiy-paper and
iold madame, the cook, to display its
attractive and retentve surface freely
in various parts of the room. And il
was so. But the mex. morning there
was sound of squeaking and of squeal,
ing, and lol Upon sheet of the paper
which had been lad fiat upon the tub
lids, was a Master Mus Musculus, very
much distressed in mind, and as to all
four feet, very much stuck fast. There
after, whenever mice became trouble
,ome, sheet of the paper was hid neal
heir run, with sure repetition of thu
sbove result. Up to date, eight have
been thus taken, and the paper still
holds good. No patent applied for
Neto York Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

gowns, or are used as full ruches, as
they were last season, to surround Loui'
Quinze coats and wraps.
A HANDSOME indoor toilette is OF
smooth-faced cloth, with trimmings of
black braid. Such gown is especially
elegant made up in resedd green or in
mulberry-shaded cloth, with trimmings
of black braid. The severely plain yet
graceful outlines of this gown are es-
pecially worthy of note. The bodice is
slashed irregularly at the edge, and the
short vest and high collar are deliberately
braided. The sleeve is long, close to
the forearm, but high and full on the
shoulder in gigot style.
A TWEED walking dress is made with
vest and trimmings of plain cloth. The
bodice is open in front, displaying the
entire length of the vest. 1t is short
in front, but quite long in the back, ac-
cording to one of the most popular
styles of the season. The sleeves are
slightly raised on the shoulder, but close
TO the forearm. The skirt is slashed in
front, with fans of plain cloth set in.
1t is represented as rather longer than
tailors make their walking dresses this
fall. A strong effort is being made to
do away with the slovenly practice of
trailing the dress in the street. although
the gowns first made up for the prome-
made, this season, lay several inches on
the sidewalk. This extreme fashion
has led to a reaction in taste, and the
most refined people will not adopt these
trailing gowns.
ROYAL blue cloth, trimmed with sable
and braided in brown braid in the shade
of the sable, forms the material of one
of the most elegant gowns recently ex-
hibited. 1t was made with a plain
skirt, demi-trained, and trimmed on the
edge with a nine-inch band of sable,
which was crossed diagonally at inter-
va,s of ten inches by sable tails. The
bodice was made with double breasted
waistcoat, and opened as far as the bust
line to display plastron OF brown braid
ing. Small, brown buttons of tortoise
shell ornamented the waistcoat in front.
The high, leg-o'-mutton sleeves were
close at the forearm, where they were
braid I'd deliberately with brown braid
and trimmed with sable. Large, brown
buttons trimmed the dress at the back
and on the pocket-faps. Helena Rowe,
IN Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
Grant and Lee at AppOmattOx,

General Horace Porter, who was an
aide ofGeneral Grant, contributes to
recent number of the Century an ac-
count of his last campaign. From it
we quote as follows: g The contest be-
tween the two commanders was very
striking and could not fail to attract
attention, as they sat ten feet apart
facing each other. General Grant, then
forty-three years of age, was five feet
eight inches in height, with shoulders
Slightly s,opsd. His hair and full beard
were nut brown, without a trace of
gray in them. He had on a single
breasted blouse, made of dark blue fan-
waistcoat underneath. He wore an
ordinary pair OF top boots, with his
trousers inside, and was without spurs.
The boots and portions of his clothes
were spattered with mud. He had on
pair of thread gloves, of dark yell
low color, which he had taken off on en-
tering the room. His felt sugar-loaf'
stiff-brimmed hat was thrown on the
table beside him. He had no sword,
and pair of shoulder straps was all
there was about him to designate his
rank. In fact, aside from these his
uniform was that of private soldier.
Lee, on the other hand, was fully six feet
in height, and quite erect for one of his
age, for he was Grants senior by sixteen
years. His hair aud full beard were sill
very gray, an lquite thick except that the
hair had become a little thin in front.
He wore new uniform of confe lerate
gray, buttoned up TO the throat, and at
his side he carried long sword of ex-
ceedingly fine workmanship, the hilt
studded with jewels. 1t was said to be
the sword which had been presented to
him by the state of Virginia. His top
boots were comparatively new, and
seemed to have on them some orna-
mental stitching of red silk. Like his
uniform they were singularly clean and
but little travel-stained. Ga the boots
were handsome spurs, with large rowels.
A felt hat, which in color matched
pretty closely that of his uniform, and
a pair OF long buckskin gauntlets lay be-
side him on the table. We asked
Colonel Marshall afterward how it was
that both he and his chief wore such
fine toggery, and looked so much as if
they had just turned out to 90 to church,
while with us our outward garb scarcely
rose to the dignity even of the shabby
genteel.' He enlightened us regarding
the contrast by explaining that when
their headquarters wagons had been
pressed so closely by our cavalry few
days before, and it was found they
would have to destroy all their baggage
except the clothes they carried on their
backs, each one, naturally, selected the
newest suit he had, and sought to pro-
pitiate the gods of obstruction by sac
rifice of his second best"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
To Keep Palms in q Room.

There is but little difficulty in keep
ing palms in house, even where gas
is used, if they are properly treated;
we know of some still fresh and beau j.
flu, which have decorated a parlor for
over two years. The plant should be
plunged over the top of the pots in
water for about two hours, once week
in winter, twice in summer, and the
leaves sponged on both sides. The
water should be quite cold. They
should be kept few feet from the
window, but not in draught, as that is
fatal to them; and, as ali cannot have
the best position, it is well to change
them occ AsionAlly. They do not ne5d
much sun.-PeterSon' Magazine
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
fliseeIlanp.
"The Summer is Ended. y

The beautiful summer is ended;
Its glory has faded away,
And autumn has softly blended
Its sunshine with summers decay.
But delicate flowers are faded,
Their freshness and fragrance are gone.
And musical songsters have left us
For nestings in regions unknown.
The billowy wheatfields have ripened,
And reapers have garner'd the grain
The plowmen are blowing the fallows,
To At them for seeding again.
The maize fields are tossing their tassels,
And unsteady rustling their leaves;
Their tall pumes are gracefully nodding,
Foretelling harvest Of sheaves.
The wine-vlnes are bending with clusters
That temptingly hang from the stems,
With hue of amber and purple,
And fruit more bewitching than gems;
The shellbarks and chestnuts are falling,
with gentle and pattering sound,
Like musical rain.drops of summer
That quietly patter around.
The katydds nightly are wrangling.
And chatting their green, gauzy wings,
And falsely report their vile Islander
That Katy had done naughty things
But Katy's admirers defend her,
And tartly the charges deny,
BY sharply asserting " Katy didn't"
Thus branding the scandal a lie.
Now autumn becomes the stepmother
To the orphans that summer has left,
She solemnly promised to rear them,
As If they were never bereft
Yet keenly they miss the caressings
Their mother was wont to bestow,
That brought to their hearts the bright blessin
That banished their weeping and woe
- q Do
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
Gbe 4ouseboIo.
Getting Rid of Fleas.

A correspondent of the Washington
Star, who has been studying the subject
OF getting rid of fleas, gives this as the re-
suit of his investigations: =" If those who
are troubled with this insect will place
the common adhesive hy-paper on the
floors of the rooms infested, with a
small piece of fresh meat in the center
of each sheet, they will find that the
fleas will jump toward the meat and
adhere to the paper. l completely rid
badly infested house in two nights by
this means. "-.Scientifc American.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
Autumn Gowns.

TRIMMINGS of black are used as much
as ever with color, and jet is introduced
extensively in millinery, and jet cabo
chons and buckles of jet are used on
dresses of cloth with trimmings of
black braid. Jet is also used, as it has
been, on elegant gowns of velvet, or
Muscovite cords. Trimmings of o.
trich plumes form two.inch fringe on
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
Lost.

Stories are told of guides who have
iropped sticks into streams to find
which way they were flowing, and when
he sticks went in a different direction
rom what they thought was right, dis
regarding their plain testimony, and
lvowing that the stream was running
up hill. Other stories are told of hunt
RS who have been found frozen to
death ia the depths of tangled swamps
With compasses picked to pieces b.
ause they would not point the way the
,ewildered man thought they should,
md so were plainly out of killer. These
tories, thong individually unreliable,
bear witness to general truth. The
fact is that it is the easiest thing in the
world under certain circumstances to
)ecome "turned around" in the woods,
md no one is exempt from this failing.
Old hands know and understand this
fact. 1t is only the tyros who do not,
md who ri1icule those who own up to
having been lost And when these
,coffers go into the woods themselves,
line times out of ten there comes a
night when they do not turn up at
camp. Then there is rejoicing among
those who have borne their arrogance,
or it is the turn of these to crow, and
hey who laugh last laugh best. 10 a
Hat wooded country, with the sun
obscured and no compass to guide
him, the best woodsman is apt to
ose his way. Under less unfavor-
able conditions the same thing often
happens from preoccupation. Interest
n hunting or fishing drives away all
bought of ones course till suddenly he
is rudely reused to find that he is in an
unfamiliar wilderness with no notion Of
the way out.-Forest and Stream.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale by G. Blakely,
Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

If you have not discovered that you
are fallible, if you never confess your
self mistaken, it is to be feared that
you have not made much progress in
self-acquaintance, nor attained to any
great growth in grace.-Cumberland
PRESBYTERIAN,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

For scrofula in every form Hoods
Sarsap lrilla is a radical, reliable rem
edy. 1t has an unequaled record of
cures.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04

Accept at whatever cost the service
offered to you, high or low, far or near.
Then burn 10 the socket
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
PrOprietOrs, Toledo,

CASE OF CdTd1Tu t1dI CdnnOC DC CuTEU by
taking HALLS Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Proprietors, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years,
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions, and finan-
cially able to carry out any Obligations
made by their firm
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, seventy-fve cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-21

same enildren passed around the front
and down the side aisle. crossing at
the rear of the church. again to fall
into line and continue the round and
round march. No one seemed to OBJ
serve them or put a stopt to their prom
enade. | couldn't help but wonder
whether that wasn't the sort of senti-
mcnt which. permitted in the young,
makes inveterate and incorrgible the
ater-goers in later life.
1T is fondly to be hoped that the
time will come when all funerals will
he held in private houses. and as far
as possible at evening. The services
are much more impressive ut night.
and IN ordinary private house is. or
should be, amply sufficient to contain
those whose Legitimate right it is TO be
present.
Very few persons except those in
public life have Il sufficiently large cir
Gle of acquaintance to warrant a
church funeral. OF course. as affairs
at present stand, custom rules in this
as in many other matters. but there
seems To be Il gradual narrowing of
the limits of II funeral congregation.
wv here there ;.r2 many persons at
the church it IS often the case that She
announcement is made that the inter-
ment will be strictly private. This is.
or should be. n suilicien. bar to the
presence of the curious. who often 20
10 such places merely to crafty NOR
bid sentiment. ~ J. Ledger.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-21
Looking After the Little Things.

A writer in the n. Y. Tribune urges
women at the housccIeauing time TO
make it rule to inspect everything in
the way OF the lifting and furniture Of
the house. If there are Stats out of the
blinds or the blinds are out of order ia
any way have them repaired. Look at
the locks and bolts aud see that every
thing is in order. that the KEYS are in
place and move easily in the lock.
Sometimes when II lock is stiff few
drops Of Kerosene oil will make it all
right. Ii there are cracked window
panes do not wait i'll they come out
themselves. but have them repaired
now. Look at the cane-boitomed
chairs and have new seats put in if
they need it. Ii is a saving of money
and endless annoyance to have articles
out of rrpnIr promptly mended so they
eau he of service.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-21
How Monkeys Sleep.

DO YOU know" said the monkey
man ut the Zoo. that few people evsF
saw a monkey asleep? suppose there
are people who imagine they never do
sleep, as they are usually alert in the
presence of visitors" 1t was yester-
day afternoon. and this drowSy Septem-
ber air had exerted its influence upon
sleepy mustached monkey. and the
delegate had II good view of the sleep
ing beast. He lay upon his shelf. up
on his back, with his arms thrown
careless'y about; hut the pretty
feature was the position of the long
tail. IL was curled about the body.
and just under the head il made
double curl. and upon This soft roll
rested the monkeys heai-a pillow fit
for king. When alone they always
use their tails for pillows" said the
keeper. but if two or more sleep mt
the same time they huddle close to-
gether, resting their heads upon one"
--Cincinnati Tim s.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-21

Maj. Won Wissmann has arrived as
Zanzibar with the materials Tor the
field railway on which his steamer 10
TO he conveyed to Lake Victoria. His
railway is to be taken up from behind
and laid in front of the steamer MS IL
advances BY using rails he expects
that 900 carriers will suffice TO take
the vessel TO the lake. Without the
railway he would need about 1000
porters.
Brazil's first electric railroad will
soon be in operation in the city OF
Bahia. Ii will he narrow-gauge pas
senyer road n mile and half long.
The whole plant and equipment were
made in this country and shipped a
short time ago. 1t is sample in
s,allment. and If the Brazilians are
pleased with the electric method OF
transportation much longer road will
be built.
An ingenious application of electric
ity for ventilation has been brought
out i'm France. An electric fan fur
nishes the current of air. which can be
cooled by means of ice or other cool
ing agent. If hot air is required cleo
tricity is sent through series OF
meshes of wire whose high resistance
causes it to become not, and the air
passing through these is given the
heat required.
A novel cure for nervous diseases is
being practiced in Worishofen. Bava-
ria. The treatment is the outcome OF
the study of an old priest. and consists
chiefly in spraying water over the
body in various places. dressing at
once without drying. and brisk walk
ing Immediately afterward. The diet
is carefully attended 10, and thousands
have been cured Of nervous troubles
which had delicd all previous physi-
cinns.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-21
Cuckoo Clocks.

lie said that she'd be the little mans wife.
aud there came tie happicst duy of his life,
4 bile the neigilors with gifts prep red 10
" nuck-
.H"1'd Iihe the most" she told him. "a cuckoo
clock"
A roguish twink lc was In his eyes.
Pleasantly hinting of some surprise,
And. while they were talking, they hC ard "a
knock.
AID little boy brought In a cuckoo clock.
Then a package came which had been cx-
pressed
BY dear acquaintance who lived out west,
bile from IL tncre sounded faint tick
tock,"
And blest II IL wasn't cuckoo clock!
Mrs. Smith appeared with her friend Miss
Jones.
And laid the latter. In laughing tones.
I've asked Mrs Smith what's lu her box.
And find that we've both brought cuckoo
clocks"
TIE little jcwclcr followed them.
BEST wisicSl" h. said 'Ahcm! ahcml
I've just |. On looking over my stock.
And thought I'd give you cuckoo clock"
And was that the last one? Oh. dear. no!
They'd found out the gift that she'd most
prize. so
All the ncighbor for blocks and blocks
Kept on coming with cuckoo clocks.
"Oo-hool' "Oo-hoo." 20 s-hoo!" "Oo-hool''
T would have set me frantic wouldnt = II you?
All cuckoo cocks! All cuckoo cocks
Male lin Douglas, In ST. Nicholas.