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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

Were those who write for the press
aware of the infinite trouble, loss of
time and expense entailed by careless
handwriting, it is certain more pains
would be taken to make legible manu-
script. Many a good article or letter is
thrown into the waste-basket because
the editor can not spend time to re-
write it. From his training and knowl.
edge of the theme written upon he is
usually, though not always, able to
give a correct guess as to what an
illegible word may be; but the compost
tor who puts the article in type can not
be expected to exercise his Judgment,
and certainly he should not be asked TO
give his time, which means bread and
butter for the family, in deciphering
words. We are moved to refer to this
matter again at this time by manu-
script now lying before us written by a
lady who can, and does as a whole, write
very plainly, yet to many letters twist
or quirk is given that entirely destroys
the meaning of the writer. One illus
tration will answer: She uses the word
US, frequently; not an individual in the
office read the word correctly, but all
said it was no. Sometimes the context
showed what it should be, but not
always. Now to put that short contri-
button in shape for the compositor cost
one dollar. To have made it legible to
anybody would have cost the writer
nothing but a little care After an
article or letter intended for publica-
ton is written the writer should read it
before sending it off, and if a word is
found likely to be mistaken by the
printer it is an easy matter to write it
plainly directly over the original
These comments are not made in any
spirit of fault-fnding, but in the inter
est of all concerned. 1t would give
great pain to many kind-hearted people
could they realize how much real loss,
both of money and vital force, is caused
by habits of composition and handwrit-
ing which, with only little effort, they
could prevent. An editor does not eX-
pect perfection; he does not mind any
number of misspelled words, nor does
he contract his eyebrows at the sight of
awkward handwriting. On the whole,
he is patient, enduring mortal; but he
has little patience with carelessness,
especially when it is evidently the
result of indifference rather than
Observation-Disclosures.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

the value of its commerce with Great
Britain alone exceeds 100000, 900
sterling. Last years estimate
of the annual industrial productions of
the population, including both agricul-
tural and mineral wealth, was no less
than G95, 042, 900. Its cities
also are among the finest of modern
times. The public buildings, shops
and parks compare favorably with any
in Europe or America, while the float
ing palaces of the Peninsula and ORR
entail Steamship Company give weekly
communication with the Old World. In
outdoor sports the Australians excel,
and their racing establishments and
courses are the wonder and admiration
of all visitors from abroad. Who has
not heard of the champion boatmen
and cricketers of Australia?-lSir r..
w. Cameron, in Forum.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
Removing Grease-SpOtS.

On using naphtha and benzine to
remove grease-spots from fabrics, often
a circle or outline of the spot is left so
clearly defined that the effect is but
little better than that of the grease
spot itself; it is, in fact, the grease
spot itself spread out thinly over a
larger surface. To remove the spot
entirely the best way is to lay the
affected part between brown paper or
blotting paper, and to press thoroughly
with warm iron. Then, if any grease
remains, rub the spot gently with a
sponge moistened in benzine, rubbing
from the edge toward the center. Lay
piece of plotting paper over the spot
once more, to absorb as much of the
grease as possible; then wash out the
spot in cold water without soap, and
press it on the wrong side with a warm
iron until it is dry. Ammonia should
be used with caution in removing spots,
as it sometimes changes the color of
fabrics as well. In other cases a very
weak solution of household ammonia
has been known to restore color per-
fectly. For this reason it is best to
first apply it on an extra piece of the
goods, or in some place hidden from
sight.-ETchdnge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
Gbe 3ousebulo.
Proper Bridal Etiquette.


There are many little things about
weddings that people inquire about,
saws the Ladies' Home Journal. The
bride writes personal note of thanks
for every gift received, whether it be a
great one or little one, and, if she
can not do this before the ceremony,
she does it after the bridal trip. In the
church the bridegroom's family and
friends sit at the right of the altar, be-
ing on the bridegrocm's right hand,
while those of the bride are placed on
the left at the BRIDES left. The BRIDE
groom does not pay for anything con-
nected with the wedding unless he
should choose to send bouquets to the
bridesmaids, and, of course, to the bride,
and presents and boutonnieres to his
best man and the ushers. A widow
removes her first wedding ring at her
second marriage and does not assume
it again. The engagement ring is taken
from the third finger of the left hand,
and worn afterwards as guard to the
wedding ring. 1t is not considered
good tase to cut the finger out of the
glove for assuming the ring.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
Gating BEFORE Sleep.

Some persons, though not actually
sick, keep below par in strength and
general tone, and am of the opinion
that fasting during the long interval
between supper and breakfast, and es-
pecially the complete emptiness of the
stomach during sleep, adds greatly to
the amount of emaciation, sleeplessness
and general weakness we so often meet.
Physiology teaches that in the BODY
there is perpetual disintegration Of
tissue, sleeping or waking. Vt is here
fore logical to believe that the supply
of nourishment should be s&mewhat
continuous. AS bodily exercilS is sus-
pended during sleep, with wear and
tear correspondingly diminished, while
digestion, assimilation and nutritive
activity continue as usual, the food
furnished during this period adds more
than is destroyed, and increased weight
and improved general vigor are the re-
suit. All beings except man are gov
erned by natural instinct and every
being with a stomach, except man, eats
before sleep, and even the human in.
FAINT, guided by the same instinct,
drinks frequently day and night, aud if
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
ShOrt-Sightedness on the Increase.

According to returns compiled by the
civic statistical bureau on the schools
of Munich, there are in those schools
= 1927 children suffering from defective
sight-99G boys and 1881 girls. The
gradual increase in the figures, which
proceeds according to the distribution
of the pupils into several classes, is
highly significant OF every 1000
boys in the first, or elementary class,
SO IRE short sighted; in the second, 40;
in the third, 70; in the fourth, "a; in
the fifth, los; in the sixth, 104, and in
the seventh and last, los The num-
Der of short-sighted boys, therefore,
from the first class to the seventh in
creases about three-fOld. In the case
of the girls, the increase is from 81 to
119.-Ne'o York Ledger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
Progressive Australia.

Australia to-day is as far advanced in
civilization as any country in the world.
The roads are better than any on this
continent; the daily and weekly papers
and the development of literature and
art are far in advance of the age of the
colonies or the population. The new
commonwealth has all Europe and
America as a field in which to seek the
improvements of the time and means
to secure them. Its present wealth is
almost beyond belief and its resources
are almost incalculable. 1t produces
more than one-fourth of the wool of the
WORLDWIDE as much as the United
States. 1t produces one-half the tin of
the world, and there is no precious
metal that has not been found within
its domain. Its coal-6elds on the coast,
convenient for export to all countries,
are inexhaustible. The inward and
outward shipping of one port alone ex-
ceeds $500, 900 tons per annum, and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
Pockets.


A Boston paper, commenting on
women's clothes, says that the women
of to-day need pockets infinitely more
than the ballot. Certainly pockets
would add to the comfort and physical
freedom of women of the present day,
but to be an advantage they must be
placed in position where the wearer
can reach them without growing red in
the face With the effort. The other
day a lady walked down Broadway
dressed in a tailor-made cloth gown.
On the right side of the tkirt, at a con-
yenient distance below tie waist-line.
was a pocket inserted as a Jacket
pocket is inserted, and covered with a
stitched and buttoned lap. The pocket
was deep and broad under the skirt,
and evidently fastened flat on the
under or muslin skirt. Her hands
were free, and as she walked alohs she
was an object of envy to the women
struggling with purse, card, case, UNI
brella and handkerchief, The tailor
made Gown was the re,ult of demand
for a dress light ir weight and free
from dust-gatherirs and mud-accumu.
Iatinr draperies. out it has cut itself
down until its tightened skirt will not
permit that necessity to every
oet-at-ablepocket.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
III Young Women of To- day.

IT'S not enough that the young
vc1en of to-day shall be what their
,,5thers are or were. They must be
1ore. The spirit of the times calls on
women for a higher order of things,
and the requirements of the woman of
the future will be great. | must mo- be
misconstrued into saying that the future
woman will be one of mind rather than
of heart. Power of mind in itself no
more makes a true woman than does
wealth. beauty of person or social sta
ton. But a clear intellect, a we'll
trained mind, adorns a woman, Just as an
ivy will adorn a splendid oak. A true
woman has power, something pecu-
liarly her own, in her moral influence,
which, when duly developed, makes
her queen over wide realm of spirit.
But this she can possess only as her
mowers are cultivated Cultivated
women weld the scepter of authority
over ale world at hrge. Wherever a
crIivated woman dw9lls, be sure that
mere you will find r,fnement, moral
power and life in its highest form. Foi
woman to be cultivated she must be.
gin early. The days d girlhood are
transitory and fast.heetibg, and girls
are women before we know IT in these
rapid times. Every girl has certain
station to occupy in this life, some one
pNce to fill, and often she makes her
own station by her capacity to create
and I'll it. The beginning influences
the ent.-LadieS' Home Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
What Gloves are Made OF.

Many of the gloves that ale sold in
this country under the comprehensive
title of kid" said a glove manufac.
turer, care really made of goatskin.
There is hardly country in the world
that does not supply some sort of ma
terials which are made up into gloves,
and many of which pass for kid in the
retail stores. The supply of kidskins
of the finest quality is naturally limited.
The greater part is absorbed in the
manufacture of women's gloves. Mems
gloves, therefore, are frequently made
of fine lambskin, which is better than
The second-rate kid. The genuine fine
kllskins are mainly of French origin,
and those obtained from mountain
slopes of southern France are world
t9med for their excellence. All the
pest conditions of climate, air and diet
appear TO unite in exactly the degree
required to secure perfection in this dis
tflct. Nowhere else are the conditions
equally favorable, although kidskins of
great excellence are produced through
out the mountain ranges of southern
Europe. Their production is the prin-
clpal industry among the mountaineers.
|
cure the sottness and delicacy of text
ure ana freedom from blemish which
form the value of the kidskins. The
dlet Is the most important factor, and
mothers milk is required to keep the
kid IN perfect condition. If the ami
NAL is allowed to eat grass, its value de
clines, as the skin Immediately beoins
to grow harder and coarser in texture,
To keep the skin in perfect condition.
the young kid is kept closely penned
and carefully guarded against injury
from scratches, bruises, and so on. As
soon as the kids have reached the ACE
at which their skins are in the best con-
dition for the glover, they are killed
and the skins are sold to travelling ned.
dlers, who bear them to the great centers
of the tanning industry at Grenoble
Annonay, Millau and Paris.
" Fine lambskins are raised in great
quantities in southern Europe and
throughout Hungary, Servia, Bulgaris
and Roumania. The American glove
makers buy most of their lambskins al
! Vienna or Muhlburg.
London is the chief market of all the
miscellaneous skins. Here may be
found the Cape sheepskins, tough
and durable, from the Cape Of
Good Hope, colt and calfskins from
Buenos Ayres and other cities Of
South America; hogskins from Mexico
and Brazil; antelope from India,
Brazil, Colorado and Africa. OF
late years, many of these skins have
been 1rought directly to New York
and american buyers no longer find il
necessary to go to London. While
fine lambskins are the staple in mems
gloves, coltskins are rapidly coming
into favor, and fine calfskins are also
extensively used. Each has a grain
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

MERIT WINs.-We desire to say to
our citizens that for years we have
been selling DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption, DIR. Kings New Life
Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Elec-
trio Bitters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or that
have given such universal satisfaction.
We do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time, and we stand ready to re-
fund the purchase price if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popular
ity purely on their merits. AT c..
Blakely's, Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
9fltstellanp.
Long Ago.

l once knew all the birds that came
And nestled in our orchard trees,
For every flower l had name [bees
My friends were woodchucks, toads and
I knew where thrived in yonder glen toe
What plants would soothe stone-bruiset
Oh, was very learned then,
But that was very long ago.
I knew the spot upon the hill
Where checkerberries could be found;
| knew the rushes near the mill,
Where pickerel lay that weighed pound
l knew the wood-the very tree
Where lived the poaching, saucy crow
And all the woods and crows knew me
But that was very long ago,
And, pining for the joys of youth,
| tread the old familiar spot,
Only to learn this solemn truth:
l have forgotten am forgot
Yet here's this youngster at my knee
Knows all the things 1 used to know;
To think once was wise as he
But that was very long ago.
1 know it's folly to complain
OF whatsoever the fates decree,
Yet, were not wishes all in vain
tell you what my wish should be-
I'd wish to be boy again,
Back with the friends | used to know;
For was, oh, so happy then
But that was very long agol
Eugene Field, in Chicago Ne,cS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
Do Pearls Get Ill !

"Do you know that pearls get sick?"
said well-known Atlanta jeweler, yes
terday. They do, and, like babies,
they require a change of climate when
their health is bad, or else they crum-
BILE or die. knew of case once where
lady went into a jewelers. with mag
nifcent set of pearls that were losing
their luster and beginning to look dead.
These pearls are sick said the jeweler,
upon examining them, and unless you
take or send them to a decidedly differ
ent climate at once, they will become
worthless They were sent off, and
within a month were as bright and
pretty again as they had ever been. y
4 tLdnt0 Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
characteristics of the Cowboy.

Where the cowboy comes from is a
mystery. He is often of Mexican ORR
gin, and more than half Indian. He is
democrat always; he lives under the
flag of republic, and knows it, He
recognizes no social superior in any
man: but, on the other hand, to those
he considers his interiors, as the Indian
or negro, no aristocrat of aristocrats
could be laughter. He is brave to
fool-hardiness, and will take chances of
his life that it would seem none but a
crazy man would. He takes no manner
of care of his health. When a long
way from the camp or ranch he sleeps
where night finds him on the open
prairie, with only the stars for light
He bathes when he has time, and eats
and drinks anything he can get, and all
ne can get. He can be depended upon
to do his work well, be it in camp or
when driving in big bunch of horses
from the ranges to the ranch. He is as
strong as an OK, has an unbounded love
for gay trappings, and is generally gay
and free from care. His chief charac-
teristic is a profound contempt for the
denizen of the East, whom he calls a
tenderfoot. The cowboy might not
shine on Fifth avenue, but he is found
just the proper person for the ranch,
and he is, withal, a very picturesque,
very useful and very natural man. The
wages paid him are small, and are
usually expended as the first opportu-
nifty presents itself. He thinks not of
the morrow. He is creature of to-day.
He is the same cowboy that Mark Twain
knew, and he is no different when driv-
ing the beeves in Kansas or the bunch
of horses on the prairies of Dakota and
the Northwest. -Harper'S Weekly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24
SOap-Bubbles.

A recipe for soap.bubble mixture
allows sixty grains of white CASTLE soap
to an ounce of soft water. The mixture
should be placed in bottle three times
as large as will contain it, and after
standing two or three hours, one-half
as much glycerine as water should be
added. This may be allowed a few
hours to dissolve, and then should be
thoroughly shaken at intervals to facil-
itate thorough solution. Large and
durable bubbles can be made from this
mixture, which should be prepared
twenty-four hours before it is to be
used
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

WHAT it costs must be carefully con-
sidered by the great majority of people
in buying even necessities of life.
Hoods Sarsaparilla commends itself
with special force to the great middle
classes, because it combines positive
economy with great medicinal power.
1t is the only medicine of which can
truly be said some hundred doses one
dollar" and bottle, taken according
to directions, will average month.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

a SIMPLE remedy for round Shout
ders is to stand facing corner of the
room, and, with hands extended on the
wall in either direction, and the feet
firmly placed, to move the body slowly
toward the corner. This exercise, faith
fully repeated every morning, will
make the form beautifully erect.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

SLEEVELESS jackets are the delight
of the woman whose purse does not
permit of unlimited expenditure. These
Jackets are worn with skirts of different
coIors. the sleeves frequently being of
black lace.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-24

THE laborer is worthy of his hire, and
so is capital. Capital has rights, and so
has labor. They are mutually de-
pendent upon each other
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-23
FRONT ELEVATION,

feet frontage, and is so planned as to Sc
cure an open space on each side of the
building for light and air, with the cells
for prisoners in the rear.
The building is of brick, trimmed with
stone. The front is faced with pressed
brick. The main entrance opens directly
into the desk room or Office, and is pro-
tected by neat stone porch with turned
columns. In the center, and suspended
from the ceiling of the porch, is hand
some lamp, which lights the entrance at
night A good sized vestibule, shut off by
double doors, separates the outside en-
trance from the desk room. The desk room
or Office is where all complaints are made,
bonds given and where all general business
transactions take place. The roll call also
takes place in this room, and in it all applica-
tions for excuses, etc., are made to the cap
tain. This room should be large enough
to allow the men to assemble in platoons
before the captain preparatory to march
ing out.
At the left of the main office is the cap
tain's sitting and bed room. The sitting
room has an open fireplace, and is pleas
antly lighted from the front by two large
windows. The bedroom is lighted from
the side. Back of the captains bedroom is
roundsman's room. Behind the office,
upon the opposite side of the building, is
the sergeant's room. Back of these are
the toilet rooms and staircase hall, from
which stairs ascend to the different stories.
The cells and yard at the rear occupy the
full width of the lot. The cells are about
feet wide by ~ feet in length and So in
height, with corridor extending entirely
around it, This corridor is lighted by win
dows at the side. The doors of the cells
consist of strong iron grilles hung upon
wrought iron hinges, which are securely
fastened in the masonry with heavy bolts,
and with locks which are operated from
the outside. The cells are two stories in
height with an iron staircase ascending to
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-23

the same. If desired the cells could be
carried up one or more additional stories.
Between the main hall and the cells in the
first story is mems large sitting room,
with wash bowls and sink for general use.
Across the corridor, upon the opposite side
of the building, are ten rooms for SER
geants and detectives room.
In the stories above are provided sleeping
apartments for the sergeants and rounds
men. Usually the sergeants occupy q
room together, while the men occupy single
beds in large room in the front or rear.
In addition to the sleeping apartments in
the stories above are provided bathrooms
and suitable toilet rooms.
The floors of the building throughout
are of yellow pine, thoroughly kiln dried.
and finished with four coats of varnish
rubbed smooth.
The stairs are of iron, with hardwood
rails. ALI other inside woodwork is of
light oak, filed and finished with three
coats of varnish rubbed smooth. Doors
and all furniture finished in the same
manner. The advantage Of having wood
work finished in this manner is that it can
be easily kept clean. The cells are Of
course built of masonry The cost of this
building would be from $4,000 to $40, 900.
. .-S.--.s.-.-.-..- .,..--t.s ~. w. hlN6.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-23
Reptiles in the MesOIsfG+Epoeh.

Early in the mesozoic epoch there ap-
peared marine reptiles which, though de-
rived from land species, became more and
more aquatic through the necessity of liv.
ing in water, developed on that account
swimming organs, etc. Land reptiles also
began to develope in huge proportions
Why they grew so big no one knows,
but it may have been because they had
no rivals in the struggle for existence;
they had all they wanted to eat and nat
urally increased in bulk. At all events
no creatures are known to have existed
in this world comparable in size to these
reptiles of ages ago.-Interview in Wash
ington Star.