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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-12

verse Is the case There arc mosquitoes
which confine their activities to the day
light hours, and which will lavish their
caresses principally on the tender foliage
of trees and aromatic plants. These
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-12

THIS is world of compensations-
snow comes down in the winter and ice
goes up in the summer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-12
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
INCS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Joke cts that Are Supposed to
Fave Been Recently Rorn-sayings and
Doings that Are Odd, Curious and
Laug hablo.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-12
ABOUT THE MOSQUITO.
FACTS ABOUT THE MIDSUMMER
NIGHTS PEST.

Mosquitoes, as Som Under the Micro
scope, with AN Ace punt Of the Manner in
Which They AFRO no savage Females
and Their H. oolent Siouses.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-12

has penetrated. About thirty species
are known In the United States.
In the human family the female 10 the
moro ornamental as we'll as the more
amiable animal In the insect world,
particularly among mosquitoes, tho re-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-12
At the Smiths nian.

McCauly-Oh. say, Dan; hadn't yez
better check yer face? Yer mout
break somethin' wild il.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Who Should Bows First.

A great deal of nonsense has been
talked about the question of whose
place it is to bow first when a lady and
gentleman meet upon the street or in
any public assembly. 1t is very alb.
surd to say that man should always
wait until lady has recognized him.
In this, as in most other matters, COM
mon sense and mutual convenience are
the only guides. Many ladies are near
sighted; many others find great diff
Guilty in remembering faces. Are
they, because of these drawbacks, to
be always debarred of the pleasure of
a chance meeting with some agreeable
man? The important thing, of course,
is that man should not presume;
that, for instance, he should not speak
to lady to whom he has been merely
introduced, unless she shows some
sign of willingness to continue the
acquaintance. Not to lift his hat with
Difference would be a rudeness, but he
should not stop to speak unless she
makes the first movement in that di-
rection. When two people meet who
are really acquainted, it is not the man
who should necessarily bow first, or the
lady-it is whichever of them is the
first to perceive and recognize the
other. If lady is walking and meets
a man whom she knows well, and who
desires to speak with her, he will, of
course, not commit the awkwardness
of keeping her standing in the street, but
if he has time will beg permission to
join her for few moments and walk
beside her long enough for a brief
chat. The lady, on her part, will make
it easy for him to leave her when they
have exchanged The few pleasant SEN
fences that belong to such a meeting
Louise Chandler Moulton.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
The Nightingale.

A pretty wrap for an invalid who can
not well be disturbed by putting on a
sacque in bed is made by taking two
yards of single width flannel, of any de-
slrable quality or color-for a gentle
man a dark grey being possibly the
most suitable. whilst lady can have a
white or very light colored one. Hold
the flannel together, end TO end, and
from one side cut slit of six inches in
depth into the middle crease. The
corners are turned back to form a col
lar. The corners at each end on the
same selvedge side are turned back to
form the cuff, through which the hands
can be thrust. The edges can be fin
ished off in any desirable fashion, by
by catch stitching, binding, edging, by
lace or any such way. Three or four
button holes can be made down the
front, and narrow ribbons confine the
wrap at the neck. This is pretty and
convenient wrap for sick person.
Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Hints About Lace Gowns.

Somebody asks, I" Will black lace be
worm" and one is glad to answer with
an emphatic yes. 1t is little early to
decide just how the lace gowns will be
made, but they will be lace rather than
net. French or Chantilly lace will re-
main in vogue, and the Spanish will
also be seen. A particularly elaborate
lace has its border design outlined with
velvet cord, and each flower has vel
vet heart with this a bodice of lace
and velvet will be worn, and that anom-
ally for the summer days, velvet bon
net, will be assumed. This, of course
is an elaborate gown, and is only suited
for carriage or house wear. A simpler
style shows plain, full skirt of lace
made over silk, with pointed bodice
of lace, and sleeves, very high and full,
of heavy silk with frills of lace as the
finish at the wrists. Home
Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
General Crooks Bravery,

A man proud of having served with
General Crook in his western cam
paigns was telling number of stories
of that noted general in an uptown
club the other evening, and, in speak
ing of his fearlessness of the red men,
said: "We had been fighting the
Apaches led by Mangus Colorado, for
several months in 49,, when one after
noon the hostiles sent squaw into
camp to say that they were ready to
parley. We all advised General Crook
to take no notice of the offer. The In
dams had frequently made these adj
vances only to get our officers in their
power and then attack them. The gen.
eral said nothing, but took his gun,
saying that he was going out to shoot
ducks. Night came on and he failed
to put in an appearance. A party was
made up and diligent search begun.
After an hours hunting General Crook
was found sitting under the lee of an
aroya idly whiting chip of wood,
while the hostile chiefs sat all around
him trying to make satisfactory terms
of surrender. His informal meeting
resulted in the surrender of Mangus
Colorado, one of the fiercest of the
Apache chiefs. He was succeeded in
the command of the Apaches by Ger
onimO. "-Phitddelphia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Black Cats as Railroad HOOdOOs.

The Madison branch of the p. G. G..
Il st. L. sports what is called by the
railroad boys the "Black Cat" train.
Some time over month ago the train
in charge of Conductor Wheedon
pulled out from Columbus, and lust
beyond that city the trainmen observed
two black cats crossing the track ahead
of the locomotive. 1t was jokingy re-
marked that this was a sign of i'll luck.
and sure enough the train was wrecked
few moments after. Fortunately no.
body was hurt. Since then the train
men claim to have seen one or both
black cats crossing the track ahead of
the train several times, and some mis-
hap always followed. Night before
last the black cat crossed in front of the
train again, and sure enough the engine
broke her "saddle " few miles below
Columbus. This is the last piece of i'll
luck credited to the black cat. 1t is
said that the trainmen are becoming
nervous over the persistence of the
ebony-hued feline, and next time they
see it cross before the train will turn
back for fresh start at the risk of dis
charge. -L0uisrille Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15

which Scotchmen will find it hard to
match: Captain c. of Bradford, VT,
had shepherd dog" which was ac-
customed to bring home the COWS at
night; always separating them from
the other cattle, and never allowing
any but mich cows to come up. One
day Captain C accompanied the
dog in driving the cows to pasture. At
one place on the road the captain was
surprised to see the dog desert the
herd and take to the woods by the side
of the road. The captain went on with
the cattle, which were walking briskly
in advance. Within quarter of mile
they came to break in the fence, of
which the captain had no knowledge,
leading into field; and here, in the
gap of the fence, sat the dog in mat
ter-of-fact way, guarding it against the
entrance of the cattle What else could
his master suppose than that the dog
was aware of the gap in the fence, and,
knowing that the man would bring up
the cattle, made detour through the
woods to the place, to prevent the cat
tie from going into the fleld?-Listener
IN Boston Transcript.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Speed Of Thought i'm Dreams.

During the Franco Prussian war a
telegraph operator was receiving a
press dispatch concerning battle that
had just occurred. In it Prince Bis
marck's name was frequently repeated.
Worn out from three days and two
nights continuous service, without
sleep, the poor operator took down the
" Bis y of the old warriors name and
then fell asleep. In his sleep he
dreamed that he visited the scenes of
his childhood's day; went hunting with
some Indians; had great deal of sport,
passing through an experience that
would take days to perform, and finally,
after returning from the chase, and
during dispute over dividing the
game, he woke in time to hear the in
strument click out the final syllable of
Bismarck's name and succeeded in
making complete copy of the message.
AT the rate of about forty words min
ute the average at that time) the oper-
ator could not have slept more than the
44-1OOth, of second-only during the
time that the middle letter of the name
was being recorded by the instru-
ment. Chicago Mail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
A Famous Sword.

When John Brown went to conquer
the South with twenty-three men he
believed that the less he trusted arms
of flesh the more Jehovah might be de-
pended on to unsheathe his sword. The
only other sword Brown considered
worthy to be used by the Almighty was
that which Washington was said to
have re ceived from Frederick the Great.
One of Browns men (Cook) came as a
spy to Bel Air, and was Hospitality
shown the Washington relics for which
he inquired. Brown told Colonel Wash
ington, after taking him a prisoner,
that he wished to get hold of the sword
"because it has been used by two sue
cessful generals" The superstition cost
him dear. In order to get the sword
Brown detached six of his men to 90
after it-five miles away. He thus lost
half day, and all chance of escape.
Seventeen lives were offered as on an
altar before this mythical sword. Mon
cure ID. Conway, in Century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Sleeve Holder.

A little sleeve holder is a sensible
gift in these days when high-shouldered
sleeves to dresses make putting on
cloaks difficult proceeding, writes Mrs.
Hungerford in Harper's Bozar. The
holder is made of knitting silk with a
crochet-needle. Make chain of five
and Join in ring. Work single GRO
Chef in the back loop of chain stitches
in continuous rounds till there is a
crocheted tube or pipe twenty-four to
twenty-eight inches long. Fasten each
end to a ring covered with crochet
work. The ring should be large enough
to be slipped on the forefinger, then
the cord is wound tightly around the
sleeve near the wrist, leaving enough
of it to allow the other ring to slip over
the thumb; the coat sleeve can then be
drawn on and the holder easily pulled
out, leaving the dress sleeve in place.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
A Hint for Reading Clubs.

Let each member write on a bit of
paper what book he or she would like
to read during the next week or two
weeks, that is, between the lapses of
the club meetings. Then, when the
votes are all collected-for these really
are votes-let the book that has the
greatest number be the one that is read
at home, and at the next meeting every
member will come with a notebook in
which is written what the opinion of
the book is, any little anecdote about
the characters or the places where the
scene is laid, something that has been
heard or read about the author, and a
short personal opinion of the book as a
specimen of good English, as to what
its influence would be on the average
reader, and whether it is book that
might be called permanent or evanes-
cent. These written opinions should
not occupy more than five minutes in
reading, and you will be surprised to
find what fund of information is yours
when the evening is over.-Lddies'
Home Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
The Africans Belief in Fate.

Perhaps the most interesting races
with whom l have been thrown into
contact are the African, and 1 will con-
slider them first. | have more espe-
cially had to do with the natives of East
Africa, who are Mohammedans of a
somewhat lax and unorthodox type, and
yet, owing to their implicit acceptance
of Mohammed's fatalistic doctrines,
their submission to kismet is so COM
plete as distinctly to influence the
course of their illnesses. Indirectly it
does so in the following way: When a
Sidi-boy incurs, for instance, wound
on his leg, he thinks that if Allah wills
that this should get we'll its healing is
certain, but, if the divine wish is other
wise, no human skill or care can do one
iota of good; on this account details Of
simple dressing and protection are quite
neglected by this poor fellow, or as
much so as the surgeon will allow. If
under discipline, he is willing to have
his name on the sick list for the privi-
leges which belong to it; but in his
heart he despises surgical treatment.
Clearly, then, the prognosis with such
a case is much worse than it would be
in other subjects. The same argument
applies with much greater force to medi-
cal cases, on account of the childlike
ignorance which exists among such peo-
pie as to what disease actually means.
This extreme and apathetic dependence
on fate forms the greatest difficulty
with which the physician has to con-
tend. 1t speaks well for the blind re-
ligious faith of these races, and puts to
shame many protesting Christians on
their ick-beds; but it costs many lives,
and entails much extra work on medi-
cal attendants, who have perhaps to adj
minister remedies with their own hands,
and that under great difficulties and at
much personal sacriice.-G B. Hol-
nleister, in Popular Science Monthly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Arnold Winkelried.

The upshot of the whole discussion
seems to be somewhat as follows:
The strictest historical research has es-
tablished that a man, Arnold Winkel-
ried, lived in STAINS of Unterwalden at
about the time of the battle of Sem
pach, but it is still a debatable question
whether he was present at the battle.
The fact that he came from a knightly
family, distinguished for its warlike
character, would lead one to suppose
that he would not absent himself at a
critical moment, such as the day of
Sempach undoubtedly was. AS for
the act itself, the evidence for and
against seems fairly well balanced.
There was, unquestionably, wonder
full turning-point in the course of the
battle, and Winkelried's act might
have accomplished all that has been
claimed for it; but, on the other hand,
the silence of contemporary accounts,
the similarity of the feat recorded of
the battle of Bicocca, and the unscru-
pulousness of chroniclers aud ballad
mongers in clarifying their particular
locality, are arguments which must be
considered to weigh heavily against the
story OF the patriotic self-sacrifce.
Personally, | confess to an intense en-
thusiasm for this heroic act, whether
performed at Sempach or at Bicocca,
by Winkelried or by an unknown
" trusty man amongst the confeder-
ates." 1t has in it something excep-
tionally noble, something classic, as
though destined to fire the magma
ton and arouse the devotion of man.
kind for all time. William Tell's dis
appearance from the historical stage
has proved great gain, especially by
opening the way for serious study of
the origin of the Swiss Confederation.
His conduct never merited the euo-
gums which have always been lavished
upon it; for to imperil the life of his
own child by an exhibition of fancy
shooting, and then to murder the ty-
rant from ambush, were acts which we
can not sanction unreservedly. Will
lam TELLS story is picturesque, but
Winkelried's is heroic, unsoiled even
by the semblance of self-interest. If
it be destined to disappear from the
pages of strict history, let it at least
live in the hearts of men forever as a
divine fiction.-W. d. McCrackan, IN
atlantic Monthly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Care of House Plants.

AS spring approaches, plants that
have grown but little during winter
start into vigorous growth, making nice
tops, which is the best of stock for slips.
These should be detached from the par
ent plant, the bottom leaves stripped
off and inserted in three inches of
coarse sand placed in an old box of any
sort. Geranium cuttings may be four
inches long; two inches will be better
for fuchsias, heliotrope, Coleus, acyran-
thus, and others. Press slips firmly in
the sand, then water generously with a
fine sprinkler and set in a shaded
window-that is, out of the sun. Never
let them get dry or every one will fail
to root. All large-leaved begonias can
be rooted by cutting off leaf with one
inch of stem and treating the same as
other cuttings. Have patience, as. it
takes them two months to form new
leaves, which come from the point
where the stem joins the leaf, also from
the base of the stem. Bouvardias are
propagated by cutting up the larger
roots of the old plant into lengths of
two or three inches placed one inch
deep in pot or box. The tops of pinks
are merely pulled out of the second or
third socket, as it were. firmly placed
in the sand where they grow readily.
lay special emphasis on the frming in
the sand, as half the failures ensue
from neglect to do so. Probably more
simple system is the mud system"
which give briefly. Take any com,
mon dish two or three inches deep
even soup plate or saucer will an
swer-into which put not over two
inches of sand; it does not matter if
the bottom of "slip" is against the
bottom of dish. Then prepare the
slip by cutting it smoothly and denud-
ing it of its bottom leaves. Place in
the sand close enough to hold each
other up, that is quite close, as large
number seem to do better than few.
The sand is then watered until it is of
the condition of mud, and it must be
kept in that condition by saturating it
frequently until the " slips" are rotted,
which will be in about four weeks.
Remember this muddy condition of
sand is essential to success. Place the
dish in sunny window. In watering
be careful not to wash the " slip" out.
There is no reason why five out of six
should not root, provided the cuttings
were not too soft and the temperature
of the room not too low. When rooted
pot off in small pots, or plant them two
inches apart.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Two Cake Recipes.


Mrs. Teas" contribution to the
Household " last week was welcome
break in the monotony of " clippings "
that have been our weekly bill of fare
for some time, and L fancy something
original pleases the editor as well as
readers. Mrs. Tea, your sweets sound
very appetizing. Can you not give us
a recipe for maple sugar frosting? 1
have eaten some that was delicious but
have not the recipe for its manufacture
will give you my rule for roll jelly
cake, with which am nearly always
successful.
ROLL JELLY CAKE.-One cup sugar,
one cup flour, four eggs, level tea
spoon of cream of tartar and little
soda; beat all together and bake on
long tins in quick oven; spread with
jelly and roll while warm; wrap in a
napkin to keep in shape. have found
that sprinkling the buttered tin with
-four before putting in the cake batter
prevents it sticking to the pan, almost
as well as buttered paper. l like the
above rule for roll jelly cake used as
plain sponge cake, but it needs to be
baked thicker than when you wish to
roll it.
SPONGE CAKE.-Three eggs, beaten
two minutes; add one and one-half
cups sugar; beat five minutes; add one
cup -four, one teaspoon cream of tartar,
beat two minutes; add half cup of
cold water, half teaspoon soda; beat
one minute; add one cup of flour, lit
tie salt, rose or lemon to flavor. Try this.
1t is excellent.
Can not Mrs. Tea give us something
nice (and new for desserts, this spring
when fresh fruit is not to be obtained
easily, except by those who are lucky
enough to raise it?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Deafness Can't be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Gus
tachian tube. When the tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out, aud this tube restored to tie nor
NAL condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever. Nine cases out of
ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by ca
tarrh) that we can not cure by taking
HALLS Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
ca Sold by druggists, at seventy
five cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
Mistellanp.
Dear Eyes.

love, o wife, thine eyes are they
Ny springs from out whose shining gray
Issue the sweet celestial streams
That feed my lfe's bright Lake Of Dreams
Oval and large and passion pure
And gray and large and honor sure
Soft as dying violet breath,
Yet calmly unafraid of death.
Thronged, like two dove.cotes Of gray doves
with wife's and mothers and poor folks loves,
And home loves and high glory loves,
And science.loves and story.lOves,
And loves for all that God and man
In art and nature make or plan,
And lady loves for spidery lace
And broideries and supple grace,
And diamonds and the whole sweet round
or Titles that large life compound
And loves for God and Gods bare truth,
And loves for Magdalen and Ruth.
Dear eyes, dear eyes and rare complete
Being heavenly sweet and earthly sweet
marvel that God made you mine,
For when he frowns, It's then ye shine
Sidney Ldnier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15

Topped ribbon or string, with tassels
hanging down. The top of the basket
should be covered with ribbon, laced
down by silk cord. On the panel-like
sides of the scrap basket paint back
ground of yellow, blue or terra Gotta.
Any kind of appropriate panel pic
tures-such as flowers, tall grass or
marine views-may be painted on the
sides. Large, haring puffs of silk half
way down either corner of the basket
should complete the design. Such a
cheap scrap basket is a splendid orna-
ment for any room.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15

Now TRY THIs.-It will cost you
nothing and will surely do you good,
if you have a cough, cold, or any trouble
with throat, chest or lungs: DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to give
relief, or money will be paid back. Suf-
ferers from la grippe found it just the
thing, and, under its use, had speedy
and perfect recovery. Try a sample
bottle at our expense and learn for
yourself just how good thing it is.
Trial bottles free at @. Blakely's drug
store. Large sizes fifty cents and one
dollar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-15
A Clever Vermont Dog.

1t is to be regretted that some of the
Vermont farmers and sheep-breeders
do not exhibit their sheep.dogs. They
are first cousins to the collies, being de-
scendants of the English sheep-dog-
an invaluable and beautiful animal,
which, in its purity, is seldom seen in
our bench shows. The Vermonters
have developed almost special breed,
with which they take no little pains.
The dog has the same conditions of life
which made the Scotch collie, and some
time their breed may be famous. Here
is true story of Vermont sheep-dog