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A Fortified Rabbit.

A short while ago we happened to see
queer thing in the shape of a petrified
rabbit. He had run into q hole to es-
cape. probably, from pursuit, and be.
coming wedged in had to remain.
Some property in the soil had changed
him into solid stone, but left every hail
unrutfled and natural as to color. He
seemed so natural we could scarcely re-
sist the temptation to shy u stone al
him, or to whoop up the dogs and have
a chase.-Crawfordville (Ga) Demo
orof
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4 Queer Sect.

NJ. Soucleliff is the leader of sect in
Russia which breaches suicide as an alb
solute necessity for salvation. At one
of his great '.reyivals" in Kief he
preached so hard IN favor of murder and
suicide that several OF his followers cut
one another's throats. There are dozens
OF other fanatical religious bodies in the
empire Of the car, many of whom prac.
tice blood curdling sacrificial ceremo
nies.-St. Louis Republic.
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A SONG OF REST.

Oh, sing me q song of evening,
A song of peace and rest,
When, weary with useless flying,
The wild birds seek the nest;
When the lamps of home are lighted,
And those we love draw nigh,
Aud overhead the kindly stars
Arc smiling in the sky.
Tho day has been dark and dreary,
The shadows fall thick and fast,
And my limbs and my heart arc weary
From battling with the blast;
Aud now as the shades of evening
Creep larkly DER the land,
sigh for Il breath of peace and rest
And the touch vi Il friendly hand.
My thoughts turn back in the twilight,
TO scenes long passed away,
When free from the thrall of labor
Wandered i'll childish play;
see the vinccled doorway,
Where oft ry mother stood,
And the thoughts Of II home know no moro
Come DER mo like q flood.
Then sing me Il song of evening,
Of peaceful love and rest:
Lam weary OF useless striving
And long for the shcltcring nest.
The rugged shadows of evening
Are filling all the land.
And sigh for II breath Of love and rest
And the touch Of u mothers hand.
Mortimer c. Brown in Yankee Blade.
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How w. can Move Our Ewes.

All the muscles of the eyes are so ar
ranged as to enable us to bring both
eyes to bear on the same object at
once. If we wish to look to the right
an exterior muscle sets the right eye in
motion, but an interior the left. Thus
we can look inward at the tip of the
nose, but not outward, one eye to the
left the other to the right, or one eye
up the other down.-Chambers Jour
nal.
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His Protest WIS lsnectiro.

A citizen of Paris, KY, who was fined
seven dollars for allowing his own cat on
his own premises to kill his own chick
ems, protested so vehemently against
this interference with Il mans enjoy
ment of an inalicnable right that the
judge, per force, RENTED the penalty.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
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-
CAnc1darafA

Doctor" said the president OF the
board of trustees to the Rev. DR.. Third
ly, ''the board has decided to give you
months vacation. !"
But, brother, l had month not
long ago. don't need another rest SO
SOON"
Perhaps not, but the congregation
does. New York Epoch.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-11-28

Water, it should be known, can easily
be kept cool without ice by Unfolding
the carthen pitcher or jar which receives
it iii three folds of cotton OF linen cloth
kept constantly wet.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-11-28
Poverty aud WEALTH

Miss De Pretty was out riding to-
day with Mr.. Swellhead, the editor Of
The Hightone Magazine.
Poor Author (rival suitor)-Did he
pay for the rig in postage stamps2-
Good News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-11-28

Colonel Theodore A. Dodge makes the
startling statement that every shot
from IL big gun consumes $1,000" AT
this rate war has become Il very expen-
siye luxury.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-11-28

The father of fretful baby consoled
himself with thinking that after all he
shouldn't know how to get along with
out tin fact, that it was "a crying ne.
cessity."
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-11-28

The marble capitol building at Hart
ford is 800 feet long. and the engineers
declare thatit is three inches longer in
summer than in winter.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-11-28

A strange whim was that of an officer
in the English army who could not
sleep if his tooth brush and himself oc-
cupied the same apartment.
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{" stops for passengers on lgnal toconductor
X" daily. except sunday.
Cape Charles City, Va.
R. B. Cooke, Gcn'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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SUMMER SCHEDULE. @s-
OF THE ys49zzS -
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company
OF BALTIMORE
Untilfurther notice. Will run their steamers as
follows, twcather Iermilting,l leaving South st.

Until further notice. Will run their steamers az
fo,Iows, (wealher permitting, leaving SCUM 81.
Wharf at G .oG o'clock +. m.
steamer EhSTERN SHORE.
GAIT G. II. RAMON.
SUNDAYS and WlDNrs] AVS for Crlsfeld Hon.
man'a. Evans Brgss'. Nandua. Concord, d.
vis', Reads Milrs', Shields and Rue's. RE-
TCRNING-IcaYe Ruc's tuesdays and Fridays
NJ S. 80 a. NJ, Shields Q, Miles 9.l5, Davis 10.
Reads 10 90, Concord il, Nandua 12.3U, bugGs
2.l5, Evans 3, Nunman's S.l5
Steamer TANGIER.
GAIT. W. W. MATTHEWS.
Mondays and Thursdays for For's, Crl' Held,
Finncy's. Onancock. CbrscnnncsscX, HuntlnS
Creek Guilford and Mcssonco. RETURNING
loAvcs Messongo on Wednesdays ana Sntur-
days ut G Il. M, Guford =, Hunting Crock 9.ao,
CheecohpcsseX 1l.3c. Opancock $50 PM, Fin
ney's 3.3u, FOrd's 7.30.
Steamer pOCOMOEE.
GAIT. HEwAhD.
| tuesday and Friday for Crsticld ,TanC'erlslaDd,
tinrey's, Onuhcock, Pitts' Wharf c. dar Bnli,
TUENING-AlOndHys ana Thursday. leaves
SHOW Hill 6 am, PocUmoke City g Reh 9b"th
Q, Cedar Hall $50, Fits wharf 10. Onancock
$50 p. M, Finney's 8, Taagier Island 4.
ALL Steamers leave Crisfeld fol Baltt
~ more. on arrival OF lastdoWn Train
Freight aud passengers received or all points
or lie \. Y, rhiln. and Norfolk, Wic6 mlco ana
| Pocomoke r. K. daily, delaware, Maryland anu
yirgnia Railroads on Tuesdays and FRIDAYS
OILY.
Positively no freight received after s 30 p M
and must be prepaid to all POINTS, except
on the N. ?. Phi!l and Norfolk Railroad.
PR. CLARK. General Agent,
iO5 South street Baltimore
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-RrpRrsrrrrD BY seweIl II. cIadding. of Acoomae
H. L. Crockett

We prepared orders with anything you may want IN the
line OF Fertilizers
YOU want PURE have and know it is PURE
taao
Won want DISSOLVED BONE NURIATE OF POTASH SULPHATE
of SALT we have hen fact any fertlzer you need
Won want something call Tor sweet pc
buy No. gentleman near onaae h re i'm
his patch aud dug August rs sprouts filling barrel
Orders promptly flled-cheap for cash
III! OlnS e. oo No'i W e - CROCKETT WINDER
Alng d. Onancock, Va
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Messrs. Crockett & Winder:
Sirs:-I used your mixture A No. l
last year on my sweet potato crop;
Will say l mace more potatoes and
sold them for more money than
ever did before. l shall surely use it
again this year.
GAINESVILLE, February 9TH, 1891.
Messrs. Crockett s. Winder:
Gentlemen:-I used your mixture
A, last season by the side of other
No. / fertilizers. The mixture A was
decidedly the best of all. Will use it
again this season. :,
Very respectfully,
r. w. Ames
February Cd, 1901.
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Messrs. Crockett & Winder:
Gentlemcn:-I used some OF your
mixture A last year on sweet potatoes
in very poor land and it give me per-
feet satisfaction, and think it is as
good fertilizer as any for sweet pota-
toes. / shall use it again this year..
Yours respectfully,
VIM. d. Tunnel.
Onley, February 4th, 1891.
Messrs. Crockett & Winder:
Gentlemen:-Having used your Mix
ture A on sweet potatoes last year,
take pleasure in saying that 1t IS an
excellent fertilizer, and: l belleve
there is none better on the market.
l.. Floyd Mock.
Accomac G. H.. Feb. 10Th. 1891.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Church Lotteries,


Cardinal Manning says: call nv life
long have done my utmost to pre-
vent the holding of baz ,rs, lotteries or
raffles for works of charity or religion.
1t seems to me that our Lords works
ought to be done in our Lords way;
that is, for his sake, and with the purest
motive. Anything of self or of the
world mixing in so far destroys the
purity of the motive, and as St. Paul
says of charity, may reduce them to
nothing. We are all in danger of
these lower motives, and we certainly
ought not to encourage them" An
o.her says: evil the Proc Mt
churches ever learn to give up the grab
bag, the rattle, the chance games which
are only another form of lottery? Many
churches have already discarded these
Objectionable methods; but many more
continue to practice them, bringing the
church as an institution and the cause
of religion also into contempt. Il is
well to denounce that great swindle,
the Louisiana Lottery Company; but
it is not at all well to recognize the lot
terry idea in the raf1les and prize-bacs
and weight-guessing devices of the or
binary church fair
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
The King of SPANS Squirt Gun.

The big eyed little king is very fond
OF his garden, and some time ago one
of the queens Austrian relatives, who
was going to pay visit to the Spanish
court, Dough a very nice squirt-gun in
Vienna for the young monarch to use
in watering his plants. His majesty
found it perfectly charming for this
purpose. 1t would send a stream of
water to almost any height or distance.
and such wel-watered domain as the
royal parterre had scarcely been known
before. Indeed, there was altogether
too much OF it to confne it strictly to
the garden, and the king soon began to
make experiments in other directions.
Fine paintings, rich draperes, and va
rious works of art were played upon at
intervals, to the great satisfaction of
his youthful majesty; but soon he
yearned for more exciting subjects.
There is no great glory in attacking in
animate objects that cannot move nor
"answer back" and Alphonso next
cast speculative eyes on his noble play
m ates and the ladies who surrounded
him. He also cast the contents of his
squirt-gun in the same direction, and
found himself in possession of more en-
joyment than his short life had vet af-
forded him. The cries and scuff1es of
his victims, though muffled in their
generation for their sovereign, added
greatly to the zest of these perform
ances, and it was long time before
Queen Christina knew of the indoor
waterings which gave her small son
such infinite pleasure. But Alphonso
nioll oh in;n -.
squirt-gun, and this led to his exposure
and tutor to keep him in better order.
The Queen Regent gave a grand gar
den party, at which celebrities from far
and near were present; and the king,
singing out big general in a magnifi.
cent blue and gold uniform, put himself
behind shrub and shouted at him.
The general approached the spot, and
Alphonso held up handful of flowers
to lure him on. The glittering uniform
came nearer, and when close to the
shrub behind which majesty lurked in
ambush, the point of the Viennese
squirt-gun appeared like serpent
among the leaves, drenching and spot
ling the gorgeous suit which a moment
before had been so imposing. The
dripping general backed out of range as
quickly as possible, and b fore the mis-
chievous boy could reload and follow up
his victory, his injured subject had
taEea refuge under the protecting eve
OF Queen Christina. Then the merry
monarch tried to inveigle into his
snare no less a person than Monsignor
Del Val, son of the Spanish ambassador
at Vienna, but the young prelate had
seen the generals plight, and was
wary enough to keep several persons
between him and his sovereign for the
rest of the afternoon. On the follow.
ing day it was decided at the palace
thrt a masculine hand was needed to
lie heavy on Alphonso, and the cautious
Monsignor Del Val was selected to
train his Majesty. He was to have en-.
tered upon his difficult office on the 1st
Of August.-From Harper's Young
People.
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Faces in the Clouds.

In one of the German picture gall
leries is painting called " Cloudland. ~
1t hangs at the end of long gallery,
and at first sight it looks like a huge.
repulsive daub of confused color, with.
out form or comeliness. AS YOU walk
toward it, the picture begins to take
shape. 1t proves to be a mass of ex-
quisite little cherub faces, like those at
the head of the canvas in r tphaeps
" Madonna San Sisto." IF you come
close to the picture, you see only an in
Vulnerable company of little angels and
cherubim. How often the soul that is
frightened by trial sees nothing but
confused and repulsive mass of broken
expectations and crushed hopes! but if
that soul, instead of fleeing away into
unbelief and despair, would only draw
up near TO God, it would soon discover
that the clouds were full of angels of
mercy. In one cherub face it would
see" Whom love, l chasten." An
other angel would say, "Al things
work together for good to them that
love God" In still another sweet face
the heavenly words are coming forth.
" Let not your hearts be troubled; be-
heve also in me. In my Fathers house
are many mansions. Where | am.
there shall ye be also. "-Cuyler.
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An Involuntary Compliment.

A woman with beautiful face and
a charming manner walked into an ele.
waited train, the other day, and sat down
in one of the cross seats. Just oppo-
site her sat little boy in very shabby
attire. He looked at her very intently
for long time and noticed all her
charms-the smiling mouth, the beauti-
full eyes, the dainty gown she wore.
Then his grimy little hand stole down
to his knee, where there was a big rent
in his stocking and without removing
his eyes from her face, he covered the
place with his hand and held il there as
long as she sat opposite him Do
you know" she said, in speaking of il
alterward, 81 think that was the great.
est compliment l ever had plid me
that poor, little ragged urchin's desire
TO present a good personal appearance
while in my presence. "-New York
Recorder.
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Believe.

1t is not unbelief that makes any
man strong. Not by the shutting out
of anything, not by the shutting out of
lie, does the power come. 1t cannot
come by any negative. 1t must be pos
tive. Deny the falsehood with all your
power and voice. That is your duty.
But that does not make you strong. 1t
only makes you ready to be strong.
II Aving turned the lie out of doors, you
throw these same doors open to the
truth. Then strength will come pour
ing in. 1t has always been throug h
men of belief, not unbelief, that power
from God has poured into man. 1t is
not the discriminating critic, but he
whose beating, throbbing life offers it.
self a channel for the divine force
Phillips Brooks.
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Arithmetic aud Dresses.

Teacher: elf your mother had
twenty-five yards of stuff and made a
dress requiring but eighteen yards, how
much would she have left?" Little
girl: " Mamma can't make her own
dresses. She has tried often, and they
are always either too" "Teacher
Suppose she sent it to a dressmaker
how much would the dressmaker send
back?" Little girl: Depends on
which dressmaker she sent it to. Some
wouldn't send back any," Teacher
Gmpatiently): "Suppose she sent it tc
an honest one?" Little girl: Some
of the honestest ones cuts things tc
waste so that there is never anything
left, no matter how much you send
'em. "-Street d Smiths Good News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing Sept. 20, 1891.

Commencing Sept. 20, 1891.
Trains Going South and East WW LeaUe Mont.
pelier as fOilOlCS.
9:15A. M MAIL, for Fitchburg, Boston, Spring
field, New London and New York.
I2:4O T.. M. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Lou
ell and New York via Springfield.
2:I0 Il, NJ. Mixed for Mortified and Roxbury
3: 55 4. NJ. PASSENGER, for White kiye'
Junction.
1910 A. NJ. EXPRESS, for Boston via Lowell
and all points in New England.
Trains Going North and Vest:
2: 80 A. NJ. EXPRESS. for Montreal, Ogdens
burg and the West.
6:23 A. NJ. ACCOMMODATION, to St. Albans
Burlington ana Rutland Troy and New York.
9:I6 A. M PASSENGER. for Burlington, ST
Albans, kichtord, Rouses Point and St Johns.
3; 80 Z. Nj PASSENGER. for Burlington, ST
Adams, Montreal Ogdensburg and the West.
7;26 Il. Nj. FAST EXPRESS. Pullman Sleep
ing Car TO Chicago.
Trains leave for Barre at 81 Is, 6: a. and 10; 05 A.
ano II 49, 10 and Il a. p M Trains leave for VIII
lam town at 10 los A. NJ. and I: 10 2. NJ
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West for
ale at the principal stations.
}, W. HOBART, General Manager.
S. W. CUMMINGS General Passenger Agent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
TAMEs MARTINS ESTATE.

~ STATE or EkMONI, kanuOlph District, IS,
In Probate Court held at Randolph, in and for said
District, ON the 3Oth day of November A. ID, lS9l
An instrument, purporting to be the last " III and
Testament of James Martin, late of WiamstOwn.
in said District, deceased, being presented to the
Court by Irwin ii. Martin the executor named
therein, for Probate 1t is ordered by said Court,
that all persons concerned therein be notified TO APP
pear at IA session of said Court, to he held at the
Monument House IN wiamstown, on the 18th day
OF December, A. d. 1891 and show cause, IL any
they may have, against the Probate of said will;
for which purpose 1t is further ordered that copy
OF the record of this order be published three weeks
excessively In the Vermont WatchmoR & State Jour
nal! printed at Montpelier, previous to said time ap
pointed for hearing. by the COurt-Attest,
oS-Tv WILLIAM II, NICHOLS Judge,
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Geaal Motltes.
ToEL REMINGToN,s ESTATE.


- STATE OF VERMONT Washington District, IS
In Probate Court held at Montpelier, in ana ton said
District, on the LIST day of December, A. ID. 1891;
An instrument purportng to be the last VIII and
Testament of Joel Remington, late of Waterbury,
III said District, deceased, being presented to
the Court for Probate; II is ordered by said
Court that all persons concerned therein be notified
Probate once, in said Montpelier the 2ith day of
December. A, ID. 1881, and show cause, II any they
may have against the Probate of said nstrument for
which purpose 1t is further ordered that notice of this
order be published three weeks successfully in the
Vermont WdfchmdH d state Journal, "A newspaper
printed at Montpelier in this state previous TO said
time appointed for hearing. by the COurt.-Attest,
$50 HIRAM CARLETON Judge
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

CoMMENDABLE.-All claims not con-
sistent with the high character of Sy-
rup of Figs are purposely avoided by
the California Fig Syrup Company. 1t
acts gently on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, cleansing the system effectu-
ally, but is not cure-all and makes no
pretensions that every bottle will not
substantiate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

l HARDLY think l have any father, l
hardly think have any father" i've
year-old Helen was heard repeating to
herself. " Why, child, what are you
saying?" asked her mother. "Oh, I've
got to learn it to please my Sunday
school teacher; she says IFS prayer"
And so it was; but investigation proved
II to begin, 81 heartily thank thee,
Heavenly Father. "-Harper's Young
PpODIe
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

WHEN Frances was being put to bed,
the other night, instead of the usual
tory" her mamma gave her lesson
on divine goodness. 1.-THE dear Lord
loves everything" said mamma; "why,
not sparrow falls from its nest to the
ground but he knows it.n "Does he
put the little birdie back again,
mamma?" asked Frances, anxiously.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

IT is said by those who have tried it
that mixture of sal ammoniac and
camphor dissolved in water will readily
remove warts from cows teats. 1t is a
simple remedy and one that almost any
farmer can easily try. Warts are a
great annoyance, not only to the mixer
but to the COW as well.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

l HAVE noticed with much regret
that in movements of citizens to en-
force the Sunday laws of the country
Catholics are not in large numbers
among the foremost combatants. This
may rise from some singular political
ideas held by them, but no political
ideas must prevail against such obliga-
tions as those binding us to the OBJ
seryance of the Sunday. -Archbishop
Ireland.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

| HAVE before me letter from a
Partisan friend, gentleman of some
literary note in his own country, who
informs me that he is learning English
by the aid of small textbook and a
dictionary, without any other instructor;
and he adds: "In small time can
learn so many English as l think will
to come at the America and go on the
scaffold to lecture. - Detroit Free
Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

The peoples remedy for the cure of
coughs, colds, asthma, hoarseness, bron-
chitis, Group, influenza, whooping cough,
incipient consumption, is DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup, the old reliable. Price.
twenty-five cents.
To promptly and permanently cure
rheumatism or neuralgia, use Salvation
Oil. Price, twenty-five cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
9t(ural ano Beligiuus.
The Old Westinghouse.


We love thevenerable house
Our fathers built to Gods
In heaven are kept their grateful VOWS,
Their dust endears the sod.
Here holy thoughts a light have shed
From many radiant face,
And prayers Of tender hope have spread
A perfume through the place.
And anxious hearts have pondered here
The mystery of life,
And prayed the eternal Spirit clear
Their doubts and end their strife.
From humble tenements around
Came up the pensive train,
And in the church blessing found
Which filed their homes again.
For faith, and peace, and mighty love,
That from the God-head flow,
Showed them the life of heaven above
Springs from the life below
They live with God, their homes are dust;
But here their children pray,
And in this feeting lifetime trust
To find the narrow way.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

" l DO love to see children" said a
sweet little woman, five years old.
They look so tind o. fresh and
new."- Youths Companion.