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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-23
ERAsTUs Ii. DwINELL's ESTATE.

~ COM MISSIONERS' NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash.
ington commissioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Erastus Is. Dwnell late of Marshfied
In said District, deceased, and all claims ex.
hibited In offset thereto, hereby give notice that
will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the late resi-
dence of Erastus b. Dwinell the 22d day of
January and I'D day of April next, from one
o'clock p NJ until four O'Clock p each of said days
and that six months from the 23d day of October
A D. 1891 is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors to present their claims to us for examina
ton and allowance
Dated at Marshheld. this 18th day of December A
ID: lssl. ELI s nlThIN, Commissioners
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-23

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, 1891-12-23
How God Teaches the Birds.

On the island of Java grows a tree,
the leaves of which are said to be
deadly poison to all venomous reptiles.
the whole snake family that if they
come near the plant in their travels,
they Immediately turn about and take
an opposite direction. A traveller on
the island noticed, one day, a peculiar
huttering and cry of distress from a
bird high above his head. Looking up,
he saw mother bird lowering round
nest of little ones in such frightened
and perplexed manner as to cause him
to stop and examine into the trouble.
Going around to the other side of the
tree, he found large snake climbing
slowly up the tree in the direction of
the little nest. 1t was beyond his
reach; and, since he could not help the
little feathered songster by dealing a
deathblow, sat down to see the result
of the attack. Soon the piteous cry of
the bird ceased and he thought, Can
it be possible she has left her young to
their late, and has flown away to seek
her own satety?" No; for again he
heard futtering of wings, and look
ing up he saw her fly into the tree with
large leaf from this tree Of poison,
and carefully spread it over her little
ones. Tnen, alighting on branch
high above her nest, she quietly watched
the approach of her enemy. His ugly,
writhiug body crept slowly along,
nearer aud still nearer, until within
foot of the nest; then, just as he opened
his mouth to take in his dainty little
breakfast, down he went to the ground
as suddenly as though a bullet had
gone through his head, and hurried off
into the jungle beyond. The little
birds were unharmed; and as the
mother-bird flew down aud spread her
wings over them, the poison leaf (poi-
son only to the snake) fell at the feet
of the traveller, and he felt, as never
before, the force of the words, " Are
not two sparrows sold for farming?
yet not one of them shall fall to the
ground without your Father -; for who
but he who made the dear little birds
could have told this one the power
there was in this little leafP-0ood
Words.
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JUST AR RIVED

We have just received direct from the manufacturer
in Europe beautiful line of Souvenir China consist
ing of Bread and Butter Plates, Bouillon Cups and
Saucers Dessert Plates, Milk Tumblers, Bon Bon
Trays Cream Pitchers, Engagement Cups and Saucers,
etc. This China is very choice and the Montpelier
views beautifully executed. These goods, together
with large assortment of Holiday Goods, Central
Draft Metal Table Banquet and Piano Lamps, should
prove very interesting to any DESTROYS of purchas
ing a useful ornamental holiday gift.
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ToEL REMINGToN's ESTATE.

y STAIE OF NEKMONI Washington D1str1ct, 50:
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and for said
District, on the LIST day of December, A. d. 1891:
An instrument purporting to be the last VIII and
Testament of Joel Remington, late of Waterbury,
In said District deceased, being presented to
the Court for Probate: 1t is ordered by said
Court that all persons concerned therein be notified
to appear session OF said Court to be held at the
Probate ONCE. IN said Montpelier, on the oath day Of
December, A. ID. 1891, and show cause, II any they
may have against he Probate of said instrument for
which purpose II is further ordered that notice of this
order be published three weeks successfully in the
Vermont Hdtchmdn q 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.
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advertisements.

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:. A. G.. STONE, =.
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THE best kind of committee is a
committee of three, with two sick in
bed.-Spurgeon.
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A COMMITTEE at your back is good
thing, but one on your back isn't
Price Hughes.
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Reaal Motites.
GORGE Il. w. BLISS, ESTATE,

FORGE b; w. BLISS, ESTATE.
~ STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District, ss.
In Probate Court held Montpelier in and for said
District, on the 18th day of December, A. ID. 1885,
John a. Gilman, Administrator of the estate of
George b. w. Bliss, late of Calais, in said Dis.
trict, deceased, makes application to said Court,
with the consent and appreciation in writing Of the
heirs Of SAID deceased residing in the State of Yer.
mont, for license to sell all of the real estate ct
said deceased situated in Calais, in said Dis.
trict to wit The interest of said deceased in farm
and buildings thereon, including the homestead
therein representing that the sale thereof would be
beneficial to the widow and heirs Of said de-
ceased and those interested in his estate in order
to. convert said real estate into monsy. Where
upon II is ordered by said Court that said application
be referred to session thereof, to be held at
the Probate ONCE in said Montpelier the 3lst day
of December, A. ID. 1891 for hearing and decision
thereon and, 1t is further ordered that all persons
interested be notified hereof by publication OF notice
OF said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully In the VermORt Waterman State Jour
nal, newspaper published at Montpelier, in this
state, and which circulates In the neghborhood OF
those interested before said time of hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place. and n they
see cause, object thereto by the Court.-Attest,
1872 HIRAM CARLETON .Iudoe
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Cline Gables.
Montpelier E. Wells River
and Barre Branch r. r.

Leave Montpelier At at i M 4 A Is n + No n
Arrive at Wells River at 81: so A. M, 2:30 p. NJ,
o: 50 Z. NJ.
Leave Wells River 81 IS.g s' sx A. a ~
p. Arrive at Montpelier at $50 A. NJ. IL so A. M.
$40 NJ.
Trains leaving Montpelier at s:l5 A. NJ. and LILO
NJ. make close connections at Wells River for all
points in the White Mountains, and for points north
and south on the Passumpsic railroad; also for
Boston and all intermediate points.
Train leaves Montpelier for Barre at ii :25 A NJ.
Train leaves Barre for Montpelier at q SIS p M.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 6:35 A. M, 80 A. M, 0:l0 A.
NJ II :55 A. M $50 p M, 3iO p. M. 500 p. 30 p.
NJ, $500 p. NJ. Leave Barre at 7;i5 A. NJ 300 A. M,
l0;40 AN l2;i0 p NJ, 2;2O p. NJ, 45 p. NJ, 5;30P.M
1880 T, M, $3.50 p. NJ.
Train leaving Montpelier at II IS A. NJ. connects
through to the quarres making trip round the
mountain; returning leaves Barre at 3;05, arriving
at Montpelier at $3.50 p. NJ.
Train leaving Barre at Is A. If. connects az
Montpelier with the train for Wells River.
w. A. STOWELL, Superintendent.
wv. MORSE. General Passenger agent.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

"A Cadiz (O.) cat tried to kill .
three-iOot black snake. She didn't Sue
coed, bu: was ch0hed to death in the
attempt.
The expression 1.-THE long and the
short OF it, is never better understood
than when IA man longs for money
when he is short OF it.
"A citizen Ol Charleston, ". Va,
turned over his ~illow in arising the
other nlora'..-r .ad icuEd / .ii;tlcs-ass
coiled NJ i.:i.; sleep under It.
a = \ ;aay not be afraid of danger.
bu h.. Q - down in t;,a mouth when
be a-s ..,'es 70 descend into "a mine
D.ngiiunioa Republican.
Wien :. ,n.a aisirr:s that there 8
lots of money in lea her, don't dis
,ri.e hir;--par=.'5 are MAO. OF leather.
-Shce {; I'd Leather ..c2or:e-,.
The po'@so Is declared to bc de;eri-
Grating. = II a. p'o.n,gi.ed ;i-om gen
GRAFTON - senera:ie:. iastead OF from
seed i, ss--i. it seems 70 be on the de-
cline.
--T..c:'c ;s mni:uay iisiiig today. with
possibly fcw c.eaps.Dns, vino viii
see a.:c;..o:. year n .Th.ea tho lure
.-9 DIS 'ic:: alrsar. arkansas Tray
-
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
BEECHER WAS
AFRAID.
OFTEN

To one always ready to give 60 much
Zeal and courage to any cause which
claimed his 81 lecial service 1t was SIN
gular 20 not, how ,iistrus,f Il Mr.. Beecii-
e. vas cf his abiil.v - succeed. writes
1Mfa. Henry Ward Beeaher in the me
fio.ra Of her husband Ia tie Dece III Der
Ladies Home aourssl IA his earlier
work, this iace uf confidence in him self
was sometimes painfal until he rose 10
speak. But generally the moment be
stepped upon the platform all thoughts
Of himself disappeared
Many times when going to speak on
subject of special interest which
greatly desired to hear, he would say,
"Oh! don't go! l am sure l am going
to fail and don't want you to be pres
ent. For several years l yielded to
such request, and anxious and troub-
led lest he should fail, waited his re-
turn. But he invariably came home
cheerful, and would say, Il had great
liberty; now wish you had gone. The
audience appeared greatly interested
asd very appreciat,ve. They gave me
great comfort and courage, and he
would appear happy and surprised. As
l came to understand his moods better,
l no longer feared any failure.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
THE KANSAS ELECTION.

For weeks prior to the late election
Republican and Democratic paper.
have be filed with trash relative to ;ar,
disin,egration of the Alliance and the
Peoples party, and the return of t,c
members to their formel' afiilia:i0i.s
Just after the Sailna rir, tia-,a Il pnrport
ed interview witt. tiaas Ieti' .th Wa
published in which lee W. n,a!r to s,y
thai the Al nee n.emie -nl: l,i IA
Iea od during tie past ye..s .go,n ~, =
,,iJ :" 81. uuu. add tins .us hersi54-c
All over the country with Z yIeg II lis
oovisslrg not o8iy .i,e isemaef> "a car
own state, but likewise the people Of
ether states. who have been locking TO
Kansas as the foremost IN the impend-
ing political revolution. Tine most dis
reputable methods have been persis
tently pursued before the election to
deceive the people respecting the issues
Of the contest and the sentiment and
strength of the Peoples Party, and,
since the election, the same persistent
effort aud the same disreputable
methods are pursued to deceive with
respect to the result. A stranger read
ing the scarecrow headlines In the daily
papers, and, being ignorant of the un-
scrupuluus character OF partisan jour
nalism, would conclude that the ALI
auce and the Peoples party had been
literally annihilated and wiped from the
face of the earth. The predict s'd,s-
integration" would be supposed to have
come to pass. The Advocate is not given
to vain boastings. or to publication of
statements that will not bear the scrut.
iny of friends or the assaults of enc
mics; and in giving a summary of the
results of the election il will as usual
be conservative, and its conclusions
will be found to be NOR thar verified
BY the most careful analysis of the vote
when the official result is fully known.
The day was unfavorab!e for full
vote. A cold, drzixling rain prevailed
over the greater part of the state that
undoubtedly kept many men at home.
1t Is only natural to suppose that mos:
Of these were in the rural districts which
wsrs q . dissasss from As psils.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
MEADE COUNTY.

In 1888 the Republicans of this
county were 236 votes in the lead. In
1890, out of 4S3 votes the republican
had 276, the democrats, liz, aud the
peoples party 95. In 1891 there
were the republican and peoples tick
cts in the field, and the peoples party
has elected commissioner. In q vote
Of 436 the candidate of the peoples
party for surveyor had ga; for
clerk, 1913; for treasurer, 1872;
for sheriff and coroner, each 1911; for
register of deeds 1SO. The highest
republican vote cast was for register
Of deeds-25S-which is l8 votes less
than was cast for William Higgins for
secretary of state in 1890. Probably
the enlightened and tru hful Capital
will say that the repu licans have
made wonderful gains in .Ieade coun-
~. Why shouldn't it Advocate.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20

"A winter with no snow and an 1n-
dian-summer temperature is not good
for the boot and shoe manufacturers,
Or the retailers who sell their goods.
out, if misery loves company, these
lnfortunates should remember that the
coal men, the ice men. the plumbers
and the sleigh and skate makers arc
10 better of.
The growth of the Argentine repub-
lie in the past thirty years has been re-
markable. According to recent statis-
tics the population Of the republic is
now 1000, 900, Is against 1850, 900 in
1851. There are now 100000 acres
under cultivation where in 1861 there
were 400, 200, and while in that year
there were but eighteen miles Of rail
road in the country there are now over
5000 miles in operation and 5000 more.
including the great transcontinental
route, in course Of construction. The
public debt has grown pretty vigorous
", too, however. It has increased from
~, ,00o, 900 to s613, ,0O0, 900.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20

The press dispatches say the big
convention at indianapolis endorsed
the peoples party and its platform
amid the widest enthusiasm, and this
too, when McAilisier and his little
band, who are paid bv the old party
bosses, attempted to force himself and
his followers upon the convention.
But he Jared rather badly, and was so
promptly sat down upon that it took
him two lays to realize that he and
his schemes of disruption we're to cut
no figure whatever in this great re-
form movement.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
TURNING THE TABLES.
How . TaouS itful Lover OutwittcI II
Best Girls Father.

How raous ,tfai Lover OutwitteI life
Best Girfs Father.
Mr.. Hummer had appeared to be
nervous for some time.
Ever and anonymously he would
lower his paper and look over his
spectacles Ut tie c,oc.l. and his face
would take OF a more cruel and deter
mined expression.
Mr.. Hummer said nothing. rs she
rapia.y piled her needle. but occasion
ally she also would cast furtive and
anxious glanccs at the clock and her
husbands face.
Neither the husband nor the wife
broke the silence, until the oid-fash-
iOned clock on the mantle-piece lad Il
mysterious inward convulsi6 n. and
chimed out the hour OF eleven. Then,
with u sudden gesture. Mr.. Hummer
threw down his paper and turned to
his wife, with suppressed fiercenejs in
his manner. and asked:
'.Is that young Beauman in the par
lor yet?"
Mrs. Hummer could only nod in re-
ply, while her face assumed an even
more anxious expression.
A moment Mr.. Hummer hesitated,
and then, rising with but poorly con-
cealed anger, he drew upon his good
right foot the heavy boot which had
covered it during the day. and. while
dear, timid little Mrs. Hummer con-
cealed her face in her handkerchief,
tipped softly out into the front hall,
and as silently closed the door.
All was still. The silence seemed
almost painful to the tender-hearted
little mother waiting in the living
room. and she longed to warn her
daughters lover of his peril.
Minutes passed, which seemed as
hours. but there came to her ears no
sounds of violent alteration. The sus-
pense was terrible.
Suddenly the door opened softly. and
old Mr.. Hummer tiptoed in again. like
the "Son John" Of history, with one
boot of and one boot on, and stood be-
fore her.
For full minute he stood gazing
silently at his wife. with puzzled ex-
preston upon his face. while family
and indistinctly from the parlor came
the soft sounds of sweet converse still
unbroken.
''Well?" interrogated Mrs. Hummer
at length.
WELL" answered the old man,
''what do you b'I'eve that impudent
young shipper snapper has got, but
q short-nOsed. lop-eared. cross-eyed,
white bull pup layin' on
the mat in front of the parlOr door.
that wont let fond parent come with
in ten feet of him.-C. N. Hood. in
brakes Magazine.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20

When We remember that change Of
so votes would have elected the entire
people, ticket in this county, and
remember also that between two elect
ions 24O votes were gained over the
vote Of last year, is there any earthly
reason for = third party man to feel
discouraged? We think not. But on
the other hand, a study of these 6g-
ures is very gratifying, and right now
without any loss Of time we want t.
see every third party man engaged in
. special effort to make this change Of
so votes. When that is accomplished
Ford County can safely be counted as
one more added to the list Of people o
puaty euuutiss.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
A VAIL.

The returns from various parts of the
state show that the straight democratic
vote cast in the election does not much
exceed $4,000.
Making all allowance for the fact
that in . number of counties there was
no democratic ticket, this is a bad show
ing for the democratic rarty in this
state.
Nothing could more unmistakably
show the extent of the Decentralization
Of the democratic party in Kansas.
The democratic party, indeed, has
just narrowly escaped destruction in
this state.
Ard tins on she sve Of = well.nioh
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20

Some democrats seem to rejoice that
they have got over into the ranks, and
BY so doing have caused the defeat Of
the peoples party in some counties
in this state. This will make but lit
tie difference to the third party, for
the sooner the people understood there
is no real issue between the republican
and democratic parties, except that one
is In and the other wants in, the soon
er will the peoples be successful in its
efforts to oust these two parties and at
the same time the moneyed aristocracy
which moves and governs them like
puppets on stage.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20

Some people have been mean enough
to suspect the democrats Of having biea
led into the republican camp under .
solemn and sacred promise from that
party that they shall have resub-
mission. Whether this is 50 or not
the fact remains that something like
IS, 900 democrats voted with the re
publicans.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
The third party had the combise'

The third party had the combiaed
opposition of both old parties, rail.
roads, corporations. money lenders,
ETC., to contend with this year. aud
came out of the battle with . clear
gain of 5000 votes, and this In the face
of the fact that there was falling of
in the total vote of nearly 10000 as
compared with last year. Aud yet
the old party pr=ss says the third par
tY is dead.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20

The opposition is claiming grand
victory 10 this county over the Peoples
party. Now, let US look at the facts.
What grounds have they for this claim?
Last year the Republican vote in this
county was 6O8 and the Democratic
362, " hich combined would give $40
Is the full strength of both the old
varties This year they united, and
.he:r combined vote was 964, or six
less than they polled last year, and
this result We obtained by taking the
vote on sheriff. Taking Mr.. Elgin's
vote, which would probably be nearer
correct, their full vote would only be
9l5, or 55 less than they poled last year.
Just think of it. falling off of fifty
Eve votes, and yet it is grand vic
tory! Well, it is strange what it takes
to constitute victory in the minds of
some people Only elected two out of
seven candidates, and had the farmers
turned out to the polls they would not
have accomplished that much.-Lin
coin County Farmer.
Dodge City times., 1891-11-20
ACurious OLD Document.

One Of the dealers in secondhand
books in Washington has unearthed a
curious old document in the shape of
subscription list, written ON a long
parchment and bearing date l774, in
which George Washington, Charles Car
roll, William Ellery and several other
notable Americans bind themselves by
their autograph signatures to pay the
various sums set opposite their names
toward tho expense a csesuiuv She bod
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